September 25, 2014 Issue 8 Dordt College TheDiamond campus community.” If students don’t typically keep up with Sexual Harassment: changes in federal laws, then the appearence of this module may have been a surprise to In this Issue them. As a result, many students had mixed feelings about being required to take the raising awareness course. Domenic Vermeulen, a sophomore at Meet Professor Lappenga Pg 2 Lauren Bird - Staff Writer The course sent out to students is meant to Dordt, had a positive view of the course. educate them about Title IX and how to deal “When I received the email about Earlier this month, in compliance with with cases of sexual harassment or violence the course, I thought it was great,” said federal requirements, all Dordt students on campus. Students can view Dordt’s annual Vermeulen. “However, I believe that there are Diversity and Inequality Pg 3 received an email containing the link to an security reports online, which list the number other things we hear about or experience that online course about sexual harassment and of crimes, including any sexual offenses. The need to be addressed as well, such as verbal Panels Made sexual violence. report can be found by going to www.dordt. or communicative harassment. But I really This decision was not made only by Dordt edu and searching “Clery.” appreciate that they’re starting to address this New Theater Shop Opens Pg 4 staff members, but is also a requirement One look at the number of crimes on campus.” included in Title IX and the Clery Act. Title committed on campus in the past few years On the other hand, some students believe IX is a portion of the United States Education shows that reported crimes or acts of sexual that the course is not necessary. Arielle Amendments of 1972, and, according to the harassment do not frequently happen at Johnston, a junior, had a negative opinion of National Center for Education Statistics, Dordt. However, Robert Taylor, Dordt’s Dean the course. “Dear Freshman Self...” Pg 5 “protects people from discrimination based for Campus Life, believes that the required “I feel like a lot of the information they gave on sex in education programs and activities module is a preventative measure. us in the course was common knowledge,” that receive federal financial assistance.” “I think it really helps people think said Johnston. “I haven’t hardly seen any The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and through how to interact and deal with victims behavior on campus that would warrant the Women’s XC Ranked 2nd Pg 6 universities in the United States to share of sexual harassment,” said Taylor. “Anything use of the knowledge presented in the course. information about crime on and around their could happen, and further education on the Besides, I think many people already have a campuses. subject helps prevent and protect us as a pre-determined notion of what continued on page 3 2nd Anual Airband Pg 7 Music Review - alt-J Pg 8 Online host of the Dordt College harassment course Contributed Photo Feature Athlete: First step, internship Kayla Bartman Next step, career Justin Pastoor - Sports Editor into her fourth, she’s led our offense in her Meagen DeGraaf - Staff Writer coming out of college. And after getting position as a setter. hired, that student could even start at a “Volleyball is played on 900 square feet “She understands her strengths and Maybe you’ve seen the signs. They’re higher pay rate than a student who never got on your side of the net. Kayla’s job is to move abilities of her teammates and knows how brightly colored and plastered all over the experience during college. our six individuals in an organized fashion and when to utilize each one of those.” the campus center, with clever sayings in On day 4 of #whyinternweek, at least to land the ball on the other side.” – Chad For Kayla, volleyball came to her naturally bold print on each one. They all have the five students shared their experiences of Hanson, Head Coach, volleyball. from a young age. Her mother coached her same message, as the hashtag #whyintern internships in the agriculture, engineering, Senior setter Kayla Bartman came to through a portion of her grade school career appears on each one. and business fields. They talked about how Dordt after a successful career at Western and once high school hit, things began to take Maybe you’ve ignored these signs. Christian in Hull, Iowa and since then has important their internships were to their off. Well, that’s your loss. They were been an iatrical part of the Defender program careers, and urged students to get thinking “Volleyball probably wasn’t my number advertising Dordt College’s #whyintern from day one, before Coach Hanson was even about doing the same thing. one sport early on, but it was my best sport week, which featured helpful career hired on as head coach. “The point of this is to get students so it was the one that I really pressed on with. advice as well as free food. “I knew she was good, but I didn’t fully thinking about internships,” Sarah Moss Going to Western influenced it tremendously. Those who attended learned about the know and understand her athleticism, The school made it fun through competitive explained. For many, an internship isn’t the great benefits of interning. Sarah Moss, leadership, and pure talent until preseason,” nature and support from the school along first thing to focus on when starting out the the career center coordinator, said that it said Hanson. “Now for three years, going with the success we had,” said Bartman. school year. This was an attempt to raise is important to go through “experiential In her first three years at Dordt, Bartman awareness for this important step in a career. has twice been named First Team All- learning” to be truly prepared for a career. And what better way to encourage poor GPAC, twice been named an All-American Employers will be more likely to college students than with free food? Those (honorable mention, and third team), twice hire a student who has had at least one who took note of the posters went to twitter, been named to the AVCA all-regional internship, especially if they are just Continued on page 2 team, a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete and a CoSIDA All-District Academic All- American honoree, a trend that began in high school with multiple All-State selections and a player of the year selection. Each year she has increased her assist total and average per game. In 2011, while splitting time with former teammate, now coach and sister-in-law Jessica Gesink, averaged 4.42 assists per game. This increased to 9.26 per game in 2012 and then to 10.5 assists per game in 2013 for her junior season. An assist directly leads to a point for the team; Continued on page 6 Page 2 News Dr. Lappenga joins theology department Haley Mulder- Staff Writer Bible. Lappenga realized how important Biblical interpretation is, and decided to It’s not always typical to have a professor pursue it as a career. who was once a rock-star. With his strong background in classic Before New Theology Professor Benjamin Biblical languages, Lappenga believes that Lappenga entered the world of academia, he language is an important aspect in Biblical started off his career in a successful rock band interpretation. named Driving the Eights. “Knowing the language and how it works With their music available on iTunes is a tool that is needed to interpret well,” and Pandora, Lappenga and his band were Lappenga said. “However, it is just one fairly successful and performed in Seattle, piece of a bigger puzzle concerning Biblical Washington. Lappenga played the guitar, interpretation.” sang, and did songwriting for the band. Lappenga has taught at Azusa Pacific “ I love music and have always been University and Loyal Marymount University involved in church worship,” Lappenga said. prior to coming to Dordt. Professor Lappenga joins Dordt’s faculty this fall Photo by Jeremy Vreeken “People say our music has the feel of Coldplay He plans to teach courses on Greek, and U2.” Biblical foundations, Biblical methods, on Besides his love of music, Lappenga has a prophets and on the gospels. adjunct professor at the school. many talents with the campus community passion for training up new leaders. Lappenga joins the Dordt community “It’s been a culture shock moving to including participating in the worship bands, Lappenga spent a majority of his spare with his wife and three kids. Originally northwest Iowa” Lappenga said. “It surprises and delivering a message for the students at time volunteering at a homeless shelter where from Holland, Michigan, Lappenga received me that I came here from the west coast, but Gift on Sunday night. he used to live in Seattle, Washington. This is his bachelor’s degree from Hope College in Sioux Center and Dordt are a good fit for me “I have a passion for Biblical studies where his love for raising Christian leaders classical language studying Greek and Latin. and my family at this point in our lives right and training up leaders,” Lappenga said. first began. Later on, Lappenga earned his PhD at Fuller n ow.” “Theology is important in raising up future During his time at the shelter, he felt a Seminary in California while teaching as an Lappenga has already begun to share his leaders.” calling to use his gifts while studying the #whyintern (continued) Continued from page 1 Plus, internships can be interesting.