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Northwestern College, Iowa NWCommons The Beacon, 2012-2013 The Beacon 4-12-2013 The Beacon, April 12, 2013 Beacon staff Follow this and additional works at: https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/beacon2012 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Beacon at NWCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Beacon, 2012-2013 by an authorized administrator of NWCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 85 - Issue 20 April 12, 2013 NW student published BY JOCELYN VAN DYKE “I didn’t want to say my horrible thoughts to my best piece gave more meaning to her work. FEATURES CO-EDITOR friend,” Heng said. “So I said them to myself instead.” “I didn’t want to be that kind of writer who went to What started as personal reflection for Northwestern Through this verbalization of Heng’s “horrible college to work on something that couldn’t be used in life,” senior Kati Heng soon became an advanced writing project thoughts,” she was able to create a story of two characters Heng said. that was recently published on an online literary journal, wrestling with questions about life and death. This was NewerYork.com. illustrated through dialogue between therapist John See “Heng” on Page 4 Entitled “New Jellyfish Lives,” Heng’s work was inspired Lindgate, who has been recently diagnosed with pancreatic by the recent diagnosis of a close family friend. Lori, the cancer, and his patient, Michael Mansford, a 20-year-old mother of Heng’s best friend, was diagnosed with stage four struggling with chronic depression. pancreatic cancer in October 2012. “The therapist was based on Lori,” Heng said. “At the “(When Lori was diagnosed) it was all I had on my mind,” beginning, she was just really calm about it. When she was Heng said. “I wrote about it to get it off my mind. I couldn’t first diagnosed, she didn’t really understand. The other even think about other things.” person was kind of my own horrible thoughts.” Heng said Lori was the third person to see her in the hospital One thing Heng explained about pancreatic cancer is that when she was born. Heng describes Lori as a “second mom.” it confuses a person’s hormones and releases hormones that “Lori was the best,” Heng said. “She was always super cause depression. With this in mind, Heng pictured Lori as if fair and so chill. We always went to Heidi’s house to watch she had been younger when she was diagnosed. movies and have parties because Lori was the best host ever. “I imagined more of the depressed side,” Heng said. You could never leave hungry. She’d always be shoving “Like, ‘What’s the point of even doing the next five months?’ food at you.” I imagined that side of her that didn’t want to sit around and Heng’s relationship with Lori deepened over the years. wait to die. I imagined all of the horrible things that people “When I got older, it was really cool because I’d talk to don’t usually say out loud.” her adult to adult,” Heng said. “She would get up early and Heng submitted her piece five different places, and two walk their dog, and we’d just stop and talk when I ran into online literary journals replied saying they wanted to publish her. She was awesome.” her work. Although Heng’s work was inspired by Lori’s diagnosis, “I was super excited,” Heng said. “It was my first time she said she wouldn’t necessarily refer to the process of writing not getting an email that said ‘we liked your work, but it PHOTO SUBMITTED this piece as therapy. Rather, it was simply an outlet for her didn’t fit with our style.’” Senior Kati Heng (left) stands with friend Heidi Wilson (right), to think through the things that were going on around her. The fact that other people would be reading Heng’s whose mother was the inspiration for Heng’s published story. RD wives share about life in men’s dorms BY ERIN VAN HORN Suites’ RD. of Ashley and Kendall said she does, as well. become more important.” Many married couples in the Midwest Although each day has its own agenda, “I can play with the boys, sometimes Living in a college dorm as a family can have their own house, lawn and garage. This one thing stays the same: spending time duck-duck goose,” she said. be tough, but Ashley pointed out that she is is not the case for Northwestern’s resident with students. never lacking for babysitters. directors or their wives. But what the life “I wish I could tell you I feed homeless “My kids love living in the dorm,” Ashley of an RD’s wife lacks in conventionality is people and adopt cats, but I really just “I wish I could tell you I said. “They have constant playmates and made up in unforgettable memories. hang out with people,” Amanda said. feed homeless people and attention, lots of built-in babysitters.” “It’s not my job to be involved in the Although variable schedules keep them adopt cats, but I really just Living in the dorms has proven to have dorm; it’s more of a privilege to be here and busy, there are many great times spent in hang out with people.” many perks. be involved with these guys,” said Amanda the residence hall. The Stanislav’s currently - Amanda Kundert “In the morning, sometimes they play Kundert, wife of West Hall’s RD. have two kids with a baby due in two weeks. music,” Amanda said. “I just turn down the Although there is no technical job for “We have a lot of fun living in the hall,” TV and enjoy it. It’s been awesome because RD wives, their husbands’ crazy schedules Ashley said. “Some people think we’re crazy Living in close proximity with others I don’t know any different. I’m sure if I got directly affect their own agendas. for living here. We’re glad our kids get to comes with various ups and downs. married and lived in my own house, this “In some ways, every day is different grow up with these relationships.” “It was a bit difficult at first, but the more would’ve been a huge change.” because Kendall’s schedule is different,” Ashley isn’t the only one who enjoys you live in community, the less you care about said Ashley Stanislav, wife of the North living in the North Suites. Mady, daughter things,” Amanda said. “The relationships See “Wives” on Page 4 • Page 2: Macklemore concert gets • Page 3: Tyler, the Creator, crafts top review successful album • Page 4: Episcopal church is • Page 5: Homeschooler finds new INSIDE building attendance talent in track • Page 7: Softball on four-game • Page 8: Choir to premiere this issue: winning streak acclaimed composer’s piece 2 Popping tags and Sour Patch Kids with Macklemore BY MICHAEL SIMMELINK while resonating more with when he spoke into the SPORTS EDITOR the hometown crowd. Songs microphone it was usually In their song “Victory such as “Sleep Awake” and in a harsh-voiced yell that Lap,” Seattle-based rap “Rap Music from the Middle came with more force than group Macklemore and Ryan of Nowhere” received good expected from the scrawny Lewis celebrate seemingly audience participation. DJ. Ray Dalton, better overnight success. “From The headliners played for known as the demi-god nothing to getting us booked a crowd of around 4,500. voice in “Can’t Hold Us,” around the country/I know Augustana College had provided live vocals to no limits, life can change booked the Seattle-based almost half of the set list. in an instant,” Macklemore duo to play in its basketball Also from Seattle, Dalton raps gleefully. On April 5, gym before they were was the most overdressed getting booked around the nationally well-known. The man in the place. He country brought the duo gym, which has less bleacher wore khaki slacks and to Sioux Falls, S.D., and seating than Northwestern’s a tucked-in dress shirt. Macklemore and Ryan Bultman Center, made His slow groove while Lewis showed no signs for an intensely loud singing only enhanced his PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARGUS LEADER Macklemore performs before an enthusiastic audience in Sioux Falls on April 5. of wear from their Heist atmosphere that reached classiness. A live trumpet World Tour. an apex of clamor when player, Owuor Arunga, was through various interactions crowd. He stood on the hands now, and I just hope that As expected, Macklemore Macklemore came out on also a part of Macklemore’s with the crowd both in of the crowd during “Can’t the people have a strong (pronounced with the “l” stage and also when he asked crew. Arunga, originally between and during songs. Hold Us,” although it took opinion either way.” before the “e,” not how the for a commitment to “go from Kenya, provided solid During “Thrift Shop,” a a while for him to find his After his final encore, little girl in “Thrift Shop” insane” during “Can’t Hold live instrumentals in every fan offered his fur coat, balance on a less-than- he thanked the crowd one says it) and Ryan Lewis Us.” Cheers reverberated song yet played nuanced which Macklemore wore ideal foundation of arms. more time and emphasized were preceded by two other off the cement walls, which improvisations to make while performing the song.