September 11, 2014 Issue 7 Dordt College TheDiamond In this Issue First Mondays: more than a Are you “Half-Healthy?” Pg 2 Culture Shock of Pg 3 community block Living Abroad Lydia Marcus - Staff Writer ways,” said professor De Roo. Every year, the Andreas Center and the What would bring critically acclaimed co-curricular committee compose a list GlynLyon Summer Team Pg 4 speakers and writers such as Rev. Tony of six high-quality speakers. Pastor Aaron Campolo, James Schaap, and Dr. Nancy Baart, along with professor De Roo and the Pearcey to a small college in northwest Iowa? co-curricular committee, have chosen this Dordt’s First Monday Speaker Series. year’s speakers. “Lamest School?” Pg 5 “The vision of the First Monday Speaker Professor De Roo says, “We try to get Submitted Photo Series (FMSS) is to bring people to campus speakers who will help us think more deeply who will challenge us and the broader and clearly about how God’s will, expressed Mr. Watts has worked for an organization community to ‘stretch our imaginations, in God’s Word and God’s world, should engaged in providing Christian awareness Volleyball California Trip Pg 6 grow our understanding, and engage our shape how we live in a variety of different initiatives in public schools and rehabilitation world deeply and differently,’” said philosophy kinds of relationships (student, friend, programs for the urban poor. He was also professor Neal De Roo, fellow of the Andreas employee, nurse, farmer, neighbor, etc.) a founding member of a major Australian Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service. and those who will help us understand the Christian magazine called “On Being.” Watts The Andreas Center, in conjunction pressing issues facing us in the world today.” has served as a professor at Regent College Watanbee Art Show Pg 7 with Dordt’s co-curricular committee, has The next individual in this year’s series, (Canada), Gordon-Cromwell University, coordinated and sponsored the FMSS since Sara Gerritsma-DeMoor, will speak on Wycliffe Hall (United Kingdom), Latrobe 2009. Oct. 6. Ms. Derritsma-DeMoor is one of University (Australia), and the Bible College “At the Andreas Center, we think this fits four CRC campus pastors at the University of Victoria (Australia). Music Review - Banks Pg 8 well with our desire to inspire people to live of Toronto. She is also on the Christian Students are encouraged to take advantage in healthy relationships with God and with Reformed Board of Home Missions and of the opportunity presented by the First creation, both by helping us better understand the Executive Committee of the Christian Monday Speaker Series to gain insight what these “healthy” relationships might look Reformed Campus Ministry Association. from individuals who strive to live lives of like and by inspiring us to then live in those Mr. Rikk Watts will speak on Nov. 3. obedience. Dordt offers new Art department community major welcomes Wassenaar Lauren Bird - Staff Writer Wassenaar had spent time previously Narayan Núñez Blandón - Staff Writer of development and cooperate in a more living in Florida where she was a high school New professor Sara Alsum-Wassenaar meaningful way. art teacher, and also has previous experience has loved art for as long as she can The faculty at Dordt College have created a In addition to the community in teaching middle-schoolers outdoor new major for students who are interested in remember. education. development foundation courses, students “I remember when I was little, helping others but are not sure which major Wassenaar’s love for what she does can must also take courses from two fields in even before I started going to school, I or tools will help them in their aspiration. be described simply. “I love the non-verbal which they want to specialize. Some of the would always ask for art supplies on my mode of communication that art offers,” This new major is community development. fields of specialization include: business Christmas list,” Wassenaar said. Wassenaar said. “It can communicate a huge The new community development major and economics, communication and digital Her specialty is three-dimensional art, range of ideas.” equips students to understand a community’s media, facilities and infrastructure, politics including ceramics and sculpture. Wassenaar had heard of Dordt College dynamic systems and the complexity of and social policy, and others. Originally from Holland, Michigan, through her husband, whose family is from a development program. Furthermore, it The department intends to invite Wassenaar received her B.A. in art and the area. When she heard there was an provides the students with knowledge and community developers from around the psychology from Hope College, her M.A. opening, she jumped at the opportunity. skills necessary to comprehend community world to be part of this initiative. Additionally, in education from Grand Valley State “It’s Dordt’s caring community that I University, and her M.F.A. in new media development theories and methods so that Continued on page 2 like the best,” Wassenaar said. “I always feel they, as individuals, see the wider picture from the University of Illinois. welcomed, and it’s great seeing people I know With her new position as assistant art all over the community.” professor, Wassenaar teaches classes on Her art show that was produced while she ceramics, design theory, art education, was finishing her M.FA. degree in Illinois is and a section of core 160. called “Foraging Set.” In her artist statement, She also has a passion for art in the she speaks of how the piece represents to her media, and discovering new ways that art the “foraging activities possible in the human and psychology are connected. environment.” “It’s so interesting to me how art and With Wassenaar’s strong experience in the psychology can overlap,” Wassenaar said. field of education and art, she has been able to “It’s seeing how images can affect your teach and instruct students in what she loves brain and how you can respond to them.” to do most. Professor Ronald Vos helped create the new major. Photo by Narayan Nunez Blandon Page 2 News Student health Megan Kaiser - Staff Writer wrap, sandwich, or salad isn’t enough. And when one adds more options to their meal, “Half-healthy” may be the correct words Defender dollars can burn up quickly. to describe a majority of students and faculty Kaylie Ogle, a junior at of Dordt when it comes to Dordt is now entering her eating. Grille Purchases third year of working in the However, more than half ordered fries as as a salad. Many would rather eat the whole ‘To be healthy, or not to commons. their side. Forty-one unhealthy sides of chips meal over risking feeling hungry twenty be healthy’ is a choice for 11:20AM-12:30PM “Just from observing, overshadows the nineteen healthy sides of minutes later. both teachers and students, Thursday, September 4, 2014 freshmen seem really that were purchased. “When I graduate, my eating habits both upper and lower 91 fresh items purchased overwhelmed when they get Students cannot be the only ones to blame. probably won’t differ from my eating habits classmen. One may think Girls: 74 in line at the commons. They Members of faculty are also a part of the stats. now. It will really depend on my income. that lowerclassmen have it Boys: 17 seem to throw it all on their “I am healthier during the summer. I live Sixty-nine cent mac and cheese is my present easier with pre-paid meal Hot Items served: 59 plates. Nevertheless, as the way more active lifestyle then too. I can’t and potentially my future,” said senior Ross plans to access the Grille and Girls: 25 Boys: 34 year goes on, I think it finally really say I blame the Commons and Grille Van Groningen. Commons, but that may not starts to dawn on them that for a lack of healthy options though,” said Still, what is offered on campus cannot be be the case. There are plenty of 19 healthy snacks purchased they aren’t as hungry as they on-campus pastor Aaron Baart. “I feel like to blame. Plenty of fresh options are offered. interfering factors. 41 unhealthy snacks purchased think they are.” there are plenty of healthy options at either The choices that are made by both members “My eating habits have In a round of observation location. It’s more the fact that I make poor of faculty and the students are what determine gotten worse since starting at from 11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. choices, especially when I am in a rush, but the health status of Dordt. Being told what is Dairy Queen. I eat there for dinner because on Thursday, Sept. 4, approximately ninety- I think that some faculty members make healthy and what isn’t can only do so much. I get a discount. Unfortunately, the Dining one fresh food items were sold from the Grille. incredibly healthy and environmentally Exercise does not balance out bad eating, but Commons aren’t open for dinner before Many salads and wraps were sold, but almost responsible eating choices,” said Baart. the same can be said about healthy eating and I have to leave for work,” said sophomore everyone made chips their side of choice. Students may feel more pressure to watch inactivity. The battle is mindfully choosing Domenic Vermeulen. Fifty-nine hot meals were served during that their wallets rather than their waistline, and executing what is best for one’s body. Of course the Grille is open at this time, time as well.