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Crossing cultures on campus BY JOCELYN VAN DYKE “Nationwide, the idea together. We don’t usually FEATURES CO-EDITOR of [cross-cultural] housing get outside our social N o r t h w e s t e r n is on the rise and is always sphere, but it’s the best thing College’s Cross-Cultural debatable regarding its you can do for yourself.” Community House aims potential to retain students Junior Gee Daka said she to create a community and/or alienate them from also saw the cross-cultural that respects, values and the campus community,” housing as a way to branch celebrates differences as Franklin said. out from her normal group well as similarities. The hope is that the cross- of friends: “I thought living According to Multi- cultural housing on campus here would be really cool. Ethnic Student Counselor will create a place where As an international student, Rahn Fanklin, this idea was community can thrive. I was hanging out with the set into motion after much Located on the second same people and I wanted to research was completed. floor of Bolks Apartment meet new people,” Daka said. “Northwestern survey B (East), the Cross-Cultural “You never know what you data reveals that despite Community House is home can learn from someone, and increasing diversity to 22 students from a I wanted to learn new things among the student body, wide variety of racial and about myself, too.” students have few positive cultural backgrounds. Still others weren’t cross-racial interactions,” Students found out about immediately sure about Franklin said. the opportunity to live in what to do for housing. The survey indicated this community through “Last year the cross- that NW students are more friends, roommates, La cultural housing was comfortable interacting Mosaic meetings and the mentioned in La Mosaic. It with their own racial or Day of Learning. For senior sounded cool, but I didn’t ethnic groups than other Samantha Bender, living really want to do it because I groups. It found that in another country made wanted to stay in the dorms. I students of different cultural her realize the importance had a few roommate offers, backgrounds are less of what this type of but I was still struggling likely to have intellectual environment could offer. with where I wanted to discussions outside class; “I spent a semester and live,” said sophomore Talitha share personal feelings and a summer in Romania. Witt. “I was praying and problems; eat, socialize or Something I found to asking God, ‘What do I do study together; and have be really valuable was for housing?’ After that, I just honest discussions about spending time with people saw the words ‘cross-cultural’ racial and ethnic relations who are different from you,” everywhere I looked. I took it outside of their classrooms. Bender said. “Although we as a sign from God.” NW’s cross-cultural approach life differently in Living with people from housing is fashioned after different situations, there’s other cultural backgrounds PHOTO SUBMITTED the Antioch community at a lot of beauty in diversity. is already beginning to Liz Burton, Isaiah Custer, Patricia Daka, Talitha Witt, Genesis Torres and Gee Daka work together to make breakfast. Starting at 10 a.m. on September 29, in Bolks apartment East Room 223, the group Northwestern College in St. I was excited to just do life transform opinions. will be serving breakfast for anyone on campus interested in attending as a way of encouraging others Paul, Minn. on campus to visit and get to know the students in the cross-cultural housing community. See “Learning” on Page 4 King-Vilsack debate brings oppurtunity for both parties to visit NW BY GILLIAN ANDERSON and informative. “How a debate works is likely topic; Vilsack says retrospective view, which debate] is a good experience, Political candidates “It will be different from they decide on the issues she wants to preserve the means we can measure and it broadens our exposure will be on Northwestern’s the Romney rally because they want to talk about, Pell Grant, and King has a what he says against his to politics,” said sophomore Campus once again when at a rally it is more to then go through the rules history of voting against past actions. Christie Vilsack Joleen Wilhelm. congressional candidates get people hyped up and and decide on the location,” acts such as the College Cost has a more prospective Professor Ann Minnick Rep. Steve King (R) and not go in depth about the Raysby said. “They will Reduction and Access Act. view in the fact that we will be the representative Christie Vilsack (D) debate in issues,” said junior Ethan decide who the moderator M a n y p r o f e s s o r s , will have to listen to what from NW on a panel that also Christ Chapel Sept 27. Raysby, a political science will be and what questions including Jeff Van Der she has to say. We have no includes representatives The debate will be major. “At the debate the can be asked.” Werff, have encouraged past evidence since she has from KTIV and N’West notably different in tone candidates won’t be able to One of the issues that their students to attend the never sought office.” Iowa REVIEW, co-hosts of from the Romney rally that avoid questions, and they will possibly be brought debate and to research the Recently, there has the debate. There will likely was held on campus two will go more in depth.” up during the debate is candidates’ positions. been much debate around be media outlets from Des weeks ago. In contrast Unlike the Romney healthcare; King says he “King has a record,” Van campus about whether NW Moines and Sioux City as with the pep-rally feel of rally, NW sought out the wants to repeal Obamacare Der Werff said. “He has should be hosting political well as other locations. Romney’s event, the debate opportunity to host this and Vilsack says she does been in congress for about candidates at all. “I am curious to see if will be more issue-focused debate on its campus. not. Education is another 10 years. He has more of a “I think [hosting this students are sick of political See “Debate” on Page 8 2 West RD makes music to connect to God BY JEFF HUBERS “It’s funny that people think I’ve played a lot this year already,” said West Hall Resident Director Corey Kundert. “To me, it feels like I haven’t played in a long time.” Since the semester began, Kundert has performed for The Red Letter Festival and a night of music at The The Killers released Battle Born, their first album since 2008. Old Factory. Those that have seen West Hall’s R.D. Killers latest doesn’t perform know he is also a singer/songwriter. K u n d e r t i s k n o w n have enough heart around Northwestern for ALBUM REVIEWW his solo act, but everything BY MATT LATCHAW he has done for the NW Few bands can claim success like The Killers. With audience remains only a each of their three previous albums selling in the multi- portion of a much fuller platinum category, people respect what they have to say. and distinctive experience. PHOTO SUBMITTED The Killers released Battle Born, the long-awaited “The things I’ve played West RD Corey Kundert plays his own brand of music, a genre he would define as “post-indie rock.” follow-up to 2008’s Day & Age on Tuesday, Sept. 18, but here are really watered- held it, I was glued to it,” through a couple different time he plays before an fans of the fast-paced punk feel of their first album, Hot down compared to their Kundert said. band names and styles, but audience, he blocks them Fuss, will only find tiny elements of favorites like “Mr. sound as part of a band,” For the first year, Kundert always playing with the out completely. Brightside” in the latest record. Kundert said. stuck with the four-strings. same people. Kundert’s “A lot of things are going In the same way, the glam and pomp of Day & Age has Back in Kundert’s home This way he learned weird brother was the person to on during a performance,” been pushed to the fringes. Instead, the band has taken in Indiana, his collaborations chord progressions and play with; the music they Kundert said. “I recall the grandiose storytelling of their critically acclaimed with his brother and friends taught himself to make made together was some of the past, where God has sophomore album, Sam’s Town, and made it even bigger. are truly the treasures in music from eerie but his best. taken me.” No band member takes the backseat in this endeavor. his musical experiences. melodious sounds. “I’ve asked myself that “It’s not ‘radio’ music,” Pounding drums, powerful guitar, plinking synth and Kundert started making “The guitar was all I a lot of times, and always Kundert said, when asked persistent bass all take turns driving. And while the drum sets out of Lil’ did,” Kundert said. “Every it wasn’t the right time,” to define the genre of his music drives the album, the vocals ride shotgun, giving Caesar’s pizza boxes as a day, all day, that was it. I Kundert said, when asked music. “It’s ‘not successful.’ the album direction. child. This led to his parents stuck to what I taught myself if he would ever consider Most people describe it as Named after the slogan on the flag of the band’s home purchasing a drum set and from there developed doing music full time. “I ‘post-rock/indie rock.’ I state of Nevada, Battle Born is a distinctly American for him and his brother my own unique style. I think decided on school, a degree think ‘math rock’ defines work of art. The emotional ballads are meant for the first to share. For six years, teaching sometimes hinders and a job. There’s always it well. We always try to do slow dance at prom and the huge arena rock numbers Kundert shared the drum such creativity.” ‘what if,’ but God has given different patterns; we never are meant for just that—to be played in a huge arena. set with his brother, until Kundert began playing me peace and that I’m play the same thing twice.” The massive influence of Springsteen-style Americana he came into possession of with friends and writing exactly where I need to be For Kundert, music and heartland rock and the sound of U2 or Coldplay is his uncle’s guitar. songs in high school. He according to His plan.” isn’t about making a undeniable. Blues organ, gospel choirs and slide guitars “It only had four strings, stuck with this same group Music is Kundert’s way living, but about doing make appearances on a few songs. but from the moment I through the years, going of connecting to God. Every what he loves. Nostalgia is the clear theme of the album. The retrospective musical style is paired with reminiscent lyrics that remind us of the good old days of Carly Rae can’t replicate ‘Maybe’ magic American lore. Unfortunately, this album fails to capture the sincerity ALBUM REVIEWW egregious offenders include power, as Jepsen is joined and potency of previous favorites from the band like BY TOM WESTERHOLM few synthesizer effects. The “Tonight I’m Getting Over by Justin Bieber, owner of “When You Were Young” and “A Dustland Fairytale.” A&C EDITOR song relied on quick-hitting You” and “Guitar String/ Jepsen’s label Schoolboy This album falls for the same trap that the band’s This may be difficult strings, a simple drumbeat Wedding Ring,” both of Records. Jepsen and Bieber hometown of Las Vegas practically invented: Behind to believe, but The Kiss, and extended spaces in which abuse the synth play a stripped-down all the lights and showiness, the music lacks true heart. Carly Rae Jepsen’s first full- between chords to create a sounds and auto- acoustic song that allows The emotions seem forced and the nostalgia feels length release since “Call bouncy, energetic sound. It tune Jepsen to nearly both to demonstrate their artificial. This is partially due to the immaculate Me Maybe” blew up like was oddly simple. unrecognizable lengths. considerable vocal talents production value of the whole album. Though gorgeous napalm, sounds quite a bit Jepsen’s producers went The heavy auto-tune on without the overly polished and polished, everything is perfectly tuned and like “Call Me Maybe.” completely away from the Jepsen’s voice is painful. auto-tune that usually calculated in a way that feels overdone. The problem, of course, minimalist sound for most of Her unaffected voice is an pervades their songs. Most of the songs fade into the past, but the one is that capturing the same The Kiss, making the album extremely light soprano, As a pop-sensation, beautiful exception is the single, “Runaways.” Even magic twelve tracks in a little different than the Katy like one’s eardrums are Jepsen will gain a lot of cynics would want to drive into the sunset in an old row is a nearly impossible Perrys and the Nicki Minajs resting on a cotton ball. money, but not a lot of convertible with their sweetheart while listening to feat, and unfortunately of the music world. It’s easy J e p s e n ’ s a u t o - t u n e d critical acclaim. this song. for Jepsen, T h e K i s s to see why they would make voice is a high-pitched That’s probably fine with The Killers have mastered the arena ballad, but don’t fails to accomplish the this decision: it sells records. s a w , h a c k i n g a w a y Jepsen, and it’s definitely fine expect tears or pensive reminiscence or remorse with nearly impossible. But it doesn’t make for a a t t h e e a r d r u m w i t h with her handlers. It’s just a the fond memories presented here. Much of what made particularly distinct sound, unpleasant intensity. little disappointing for the “Call Me Maybe” so and it definitely doesn’t When Jepsen operates rest of us. Rating: unspeakably catchy was the make for an album that lives simply, the album works. Key Track: “Runaways,” “Flesh and Bone” Rating: minimalist way the song was up to the “Maybe” hype. The gem is “Beautiful,” three Key Track: “Beautiful” presented. There were very Tw o o f t h e m o r e minutes of pop-superstar 3

Lazy ‘Retribution’

PHOTO SUBMITTED Senior Laura Tellinghuisen (far right) poses for a picture with girls she worked with while at Inspiration Hills summer camp in Inwood. isn’t even bad-fun MOVIE REVIEWW BY MICHAEL GUTSCHE Students bring confidence from camp to college Even on a bad-movie-that’s-fun spectrum, Resident BY KATI HENG back approach to style. Hills in Inwood for the third t-shirts and sandals,” Evil: Retribution ranks very low, and even for a Resident A&C EDITOR At camp, fashion simply summer in a row. “You’re Jonker said. “I started to Evil movie, it’s not very good. For counselors and kids doesn’t matter. not just around 10-year-old try to wear nicer things The content is barely content, the acting is sub- alike, summer is a wonderful “At camp, I’d just grab kids anymore.” because it makes me feel sub-par, and the few small glimmers of cleverness are time of the year because of the first thing out of my Hassman said now she more professional.” drowned out by dialogue that might have been written summer camp. Days are suitcase to wear,” said Rachel feels as if she is conforming Coming back to school, by a seventh-grader. The costume design is barely filled with swimming, hiking Kosakowski, a senior who more to the culture of the counselors said they semblant of the characters the actors are supposed to and playing outdoors in the worked at Victory Center campus, putting more realized it’s okay to look a be representing. The score sounds like a self-respecting sun, and nights are filled with Bible Camp in Pierre, S.D. time into her appearance little different. sound designer got asked to make a “mashup of s’mores and counting stars. “I got a perm before this before classes. “Working at a summer dubstep and the Inception soundtrack because those Especially for counselors, summer so I wouldn’t have “I didn’t wear make-up camp has helped me to are popular.” The musician sullenly created the music it’s a time when clothing, to do my hair.” at all this summer, so when feel more comfortable as satirically as possible and when presenting it to the makeup and appearances Counselors were more I first came back to college, w i t h o u t m a k e u p o n , ” producers was met, aghast, with a “Yeah, that sounds hardly matter. concerned with getting in wearing any make-up at all Tellinghuisen said. perfect! Great work!” “I kinda forgot what it time for sleep, or waking up felt fake,” Hassman said. Maybe it’s the ease of All technicalities aside, this movie is about people was like to look nice over the early to do devotionals than “Eventually, I’d start to not caring about style shooting other not-quite-people and sometimes people, summer,” said junior Holly spending time getting ready enjoy putting more on and for a few months of the too. That’s tolerable. Hassman, who spent her most mornings. looking nice.” year, or maybe it’s the What isn’t tolerable is how offensively bored summer working at Hidden But when August and For others, such as camps themselves that every actor and actress is and how poorly done every Acres Christian Center in the beginning of school sophomore Laura Jonker make the counselors feel potentially cool concept is. Let’s have them fight Dayton. “I wouldn’t take comes around, coming back who spent her summer confident, no matter how through an underwater fortress made of gigantic urban much time at all getting to college can demonstrate working at Camp Grow in they look. recreations of major population centers full of clones and ready. Sometimes I’d sleep just how different the two Markesan, Wisc., it took “I feel more confident where a giant evil corporation tests their bioweapons. in clothes for the next day.” environments can be. some time to get back into in who I am after working There’s a chase scene wherein heavily armed Soviet Other Northwestern “It’s a whole different the routine of dressing up. at camp,” Jonker said. zombies, some of which are on motorcycles, pursue four students who worked environment at school,” said “For the first couple of “You’re expected to act humans in a fancy car through a full-scale recreation as camp counselors this senior Laura Tellinghuisen, weeks at school, I was just crazy to show the kids that of downtown Moscow. Oh, and there’s a giant zombie summer also took a laid- who worked at Inspiration used to wearing shorts, it’s okay to be yourself.” bulldog-ape. As impossible as it seems to screw that up, Resident Evil manages to do so. The movie would be an hour long if every action scene wasn’t in slow motion. It’s as impressively Campus Quotes saturated with slow-mo as the slow-mo is arbitrary. There’s little rhyme or reason to when it kicks in aside from “is there a bullet?” or “is someone being kicked?” The only fun cinematographic trick involves reversing the opening action scene in (surprise) slow motion. And “My bathtub ledge is too skinny for candles now, and I’m furry so I’d light on fire.” it isn’t even slow-mo used to hide the bad choreography. - Professor Sam Martin on the dangers of cleaning oneself. It just emphasizes how nine out of every ten shots is poorly composed. “I was taught by Pedro Ruiz to say ‘We’re down,’ so I’m down.” The lowest point in a series of sub-oceanic points is - Professor Ann Lundberg, incorrectly using the phrase “I’m down.” probably the fact that everything could have been good. There are great concepts here, but they’re executed with “You know what came through NW’s campus that was a bigger deal than Romney? such clumsiness and amateur filmmaking that it’s an Count Chocula. ” - Junior Micah Czirr embarrassment to kinda-dumb zombie action movies everywhere. Doomsday would be disappointed with “Be liberal with your politics and conservative with your clicking. It’ll bring joy to you, Resident Evil. Not angry. Just disappointed. your life.” “Resident Evil: Retribution” is simple. Picture what - Professor Dave Arnett on the laws of using a computer mouse. a 12-year-old thinks is a good action movie about zombies, then make it poorly, and slow it down. Send your Campus Quotes, with context, to [email protected] or submit via twitter, @NWC_Beacon. Rating: September 21, 2012 beacon.nwciowa.edu Features 4 Learning from each other FROM PAGE 1 “I had so many perceptions of people, and they’ve already changed,” said senior Jasmine Smith. “We had perceptions of each other as roommates, but they’ve changed. For example, my freshman year Samantha [Bender] was a lot different than she is now. Just seeing the growth of someone that you haven’t been around for so long is fascinating.” In weekly meetings, roommates join other students on the floor to get to know one another and to discuss ways to break down walls. Bender and her roommates collided on multiple issues, especially those regarding faith. In their apartment, not everyone is Christian. They are learning different perspectives about what it means to love one’s neighbor and what it means to love God. Bender said they appreciate the beauty in other faiths and have books about Islam, Jewish prayer books and the Bible lying out on coffee tables at the same time in their room. Junior Isaiah Custer and his roommates are learning about perspective in another way: They are discovering how to appreciate each other’s passions. Custer is a theatre major and involved in many productions, and his roommates are on the football team. Busy schedules make it difficult for the five of them to find time together, but they are learning to appreciate one another’s interests. PHOTO SUBMITTED Students gather in Bolks apartment East Room 223 for Saturday morning breakfast. “It’s been interesting because the four guys I’m living with have known each other forever,” Custer said. “A thing we found out about stereotypes is that they’re other people and inviting other people into your space,” “They play football together, lift weights together and funny at times but other times hurtful,” said junior Isaiah Prachar said. “It’s pushed us a lot to not just be intentional eat together. It’s been interesting coming in not knowing Twitty. “We all share some of the same issues.” about living here but going out to campus and bringing them, but it’s been a good experience that has made me As students begin to relate more to one another in people back here.” conscious of other groups on campus and what their this way, personal viewpoints have begun to change. One way in which Prachar and her roommates are schedules are like.” Sophomore Kaela Prachar is realizing the importance of being intentional about this is through hosting Saturday Not only are Custer’s views changing about interests her own cultural background, which is something she morning breakfasts in their apartment. Witt said the large other than his own but he’s also become aware of hasn’t noticed until now. space of the apartment allows them to create a place in another thing. “A lot of people have come up to me and asked, ‘Why which people can come and feel welcomed. So far, they’ve “I’m a minority. I’m the only white guy on the do you live in the cross-cultural housing? You’re white.’ served between 30 and 50 people every weekend. The six entire floor,” Custer said. “I’m used to being one in the In being asked that question, I have become aware of the students had originally planned to serve breakfast every crowd where I blend in with everyone else, so it’s really parts of culture in my life that are unique to me,” Prachar Saturday but due to a lack of funds are only able to do so interesting to me to be the one who stands out because said. “I’m learning that there are things in my culture that every other weekend. of my race. That’s kind of a cool thing to me because I’m I’ve taken for granted.” A diverse community is being built not only within so used to seeing white people as the prevalent race in When people have addressed Witt with the same remark individual rooms, or even on one floor, but instead, it’s America, but I realize that there are so many different about her skin color, she has always responded, “I still being spread throughout campus. cultures around us that influence things like politics, have a culture!” “We’ve had to approach so many things with an open music, acting and management.” Living in the apartments has encouraged students not mind,” Prachar said. “The cross-cultural house is not just Life in the cross-cultural housing is also helping to teach only to identify with their unique cultural backgrounds about living together. It’s about walking in and being so students that no matter where they’ve come from or what but also to celebrate those differences with others. open and so flexible. It’s created something that doesn’t they’ve previously dealt with, they are living life together. “There’s so much emphasis on community, on loving happen in all places.”

“Hit the Clubs” is a new weekly series that spotlights Hit the clubs: Gospel Choir student organizations at Northwestern.

BY ERIN VAN HORN choirs, in church with family According to Raab, A flash mob in chapel members and at school Gospel Choir’s aim is to Friday, Sept. 14, performed sporting events, where she provide students with an by members of Gospel sang the national anthem. unintimidating opportunity Choir took many students Raab said singing in for musical involvement. by surprise. Northwestern Gospel Choir has been an Members are not required to senior Katie Raab, who is a impactful experience for participate in performances. leader of the group, said she many members, including Raab said the group isn’t planned the flash mob as an herself. Her favorite song only about singing but also exciting fall kick-off. she has sung in the choir is meeting new people and “I think we definitely “Going to Another Level.” having a good time together. surprised a bunch of people,” Students seeking to She described Gospel Choir Raab said. join Gospel Choir are not members as “very fun and During her freshman required to audition. Raab very energetic.” year, Raab was one of Gospel said she wants everyone to Students interested in Choir’s founding members. feel welcome in the group, Gospel Choir can email Raab She said she developed her regardless of musical talent. at katie.raab@nwciowa. The PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY Senior Olivia Norman, sophomore Arynn Maznio, senior Katie Raab and sophomore Genesis Torres are love for music through her “You don’t even have to group rehearses at 7 p.m. on members of Northwestern’s Gospel Choir. experiences singing in school be able to sing,” Raab said. Tuesdays in Christ Chapel. beacon.nwciowa.edu beacon.nwciowa.edu September 21, 2012 Features 5 NW grad returns as Steggy RD McBride grew up outside of Philadelphia, advertisements and redesigned their website. Penn. After graduating from high school, “Moving to Louisiana was harder than I expected, but God she began attending college at a state school. taught me how to identify goodness even in hard situations,” There she majored in English and was a pre-law McBride said. “Every day caused my faith to grow and me to student, but she soon discovered she wasn’t satisfied. have to sacrifice giving up parts of my pride and expectations.” McBride started considering transferring to a As her year of working with Hope for Opelousas neared Christian institution and discovered Northwestern. its end, McBride began thinking about her future plans. Her “I wanted to have personal relationships with my former RD at NW called and encouraged her to think about professors, and I wanted to go to school with people I wanted returning as an RD herself. to be like,” McBride said. At first, McBride said no. However, the more she thought At NW, McBride switched her majors to English and and prayed about it, the more she became interested in the theatre.She was a RUSH choreographer, an actor in various job, she said. theatre productions and an employee at The Hub, yet she still McBride called NW to ask if the job was still available. did well in her classes. She discovered it was and applied. Later, she was offered the After graduation, McBride began working as an position and accepted it. admissions counselor for NW. McBride is excited to be back at NW and living in Steggy. She said she loved her job because she could give kids She said her goal is to make everyone in the dorm feel they confidence in a time when they were in doubt or stressed are seen, known and wanted. PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY about their college decisions. She hopes to accomplish this while coordinating hall events, Hannah McBride is serving as Stegenga Hall’s resident director After two years as an admissions counselor, McBride said balancing the hall budget, solving maintenance issues and after spending the last year working with a nonprofit organization in Louisiana. she felt God calling her to Opelousas, La. to work with the attending meetings. nonprofit agency Hope for Opelousas. As someone who has spent much time at NW, McBride BY SARAH WEDEL The organization offers academic help, an after-school has advice for students. For Stegenga Hall’s new resident director Hannah program, internships for high school students, neighborhood “Take being a student and being engaged in the McBride, living in a building surrounded by people is support and enrichment experiences for young children. community seriously, don’t take yourself too seriously,” nothing new. McBride specifically worked to revamp the organization’s McBride said. “God has a way of growing us the most when “My family is big! Six kids and two parents,” she said. communications department. She wrote publications and we let go of ourselves and surrender to him.” New profs express creativity BY TYLER LEHMANN with her family, Shin said. degree in creative writing FEATURES CO-EDITOR A native of South Korea, from the University of Toronto, Northwestern College’s Shin earned a bachelor of where he struggled to reconcile new faculty members include fine arts degree in industrial his opinions on writing with sculptor and ceramist Yun Shin design from Cho-Sun those of other students. and novelist Dr. Sam Martin. University. After moving “People wanted to be S h i n , w h o j o i n e d to the U.S., she earned an jaded or ironic about things,” the art department as an additional B.F.A. in craft Martin said. “Cynicism was assistant professor, said and material studies from the tone that people assumed she appreciates NW’s Virginia Commonwealth you needed in creative writing Christian atmosphere after University. Shin completed of that level.” participating in an artist her Master of Fine Arts degree Instead, Martin said residency program where she in studio art at the University he seeks to depict the was the only Christian. of Texas in May. world truthfully without At the Rochester Folk Art Martin, who teaches disregarding compassion. Guild in rural New York, creative writing in the English “There is a difference Shin lived and worked with department, said he enjoys between seeing clearly and 13 other artists, including NW’s Christian environment being cynical,” he said. glassblowers, bookmakers as well. “Cynicism is just another and woodworkers. “I was told there was a way of closing your eyes.” PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY “It was really good to go high density of churches, the As a professor, Martin Dr. Sam Martin is a novelist who joined Northwestern’s English department this fall. to a rural area and get away difference being that people bases his teaching philosophy from the city,” Shin said. “I actually attend them here,” on his belief that writers was isolated, so I was able to Martin said. must represent the world both focus on my art.” M a r t i n p r e v i o u s l y truthfully and compassionately. Inspired by everyday lived in Newfoundland, a “In terms of teaching Monday Night Any Large Pizza activities, Shin calls herself Canadian province that has here, I teach people that a conceptual artist, meaning become largely secularized in you can pay serious loving College Buet Only $10.00 she emphasizes the ideas recent history. attention to things,” Martin Just $6.00 Free Delivery presented in her art over the “To come to a place where said. “Everything you look with ID to Campus actual products. the churches are full was eye- at, you should try to see Monday - Thursday Shin is currently working opening,” he said. truthfully, but you need to on a sculpture made of her While in Newfoundland, see things compassionately 11:00 am - 10:00 pm father’s shirts that she has Martin completed his as well.” Friday & Saturday collected over the years. doctorate in English Martin authored a short 11:00 am - 11:00 pm Woven together with golden language and literature at story collection titled “This 1505 8th St. SE 712-737-3711 thread, the project is a Memorial University. Ramshackle Tabernacle” and reflection on her relationship Martin received a master’s the novel “A Blessed Snarl.” 6 Politics at NW should spur conversation Beacon Abroad BY JASON KATSMA it up with hopes that the hear a debate, one in With 2012 being a insanity would carry us to which the candidates will A view from the mountains presidential election year, the polls and encourage us hopefully stand up for BY LYRIC MORRIS political awareness at to vote straight ticket. what they believe and what FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Northwestern has been at The rally got me charged they will do in office and LUPENI, Romania — I sat near the mountaintop an all time high, and I could up to decide who I will vote explain why. in Retezat National Park overlooking a bubbling not be any happier about it. for. A lot of this has come The policy, beliefs and stream with Bible and walnuts in hand I was deep in I loved the opportunity we up in the conversations I’ve action plans that were contemplation of the wonders of nature, the ways of man had as a campus to host a event and a fun atmosphere. had and the questions I’ve missing at the Romney and how clearly God’s presence intertwines the two. presidential candidate. I t ’ s m y f i r s t t i m e asked since the rally. I don’t Rally will hopefully be Never in my life had I felt more connected to the I was hoping to hear more experiencing the craziness know if these conversations present at the debate. richness of creation around me. Yet it was in this moment about Romney’s beliefs and and whirlwind of a political would have happened if the The bickering, candidate- that I realized it doesn’t take a semester in far off policies, but I had to check campaign because this will rally hadn’t taken place. bashing and overzealous European mountains to experience the full abundance my expectations and realize be my first time voting for These conversations promises that were present our lives have to offer. My fellow study-abroaders and that the intent of the rally a presidential candidate. have led me to wait in at the Romney Rally will I happened upon several of these lessons during our was no different than the Would the rally have been eager expectation for the hopefully be left at home. time spent in the mountains last week. pep rally that was held at any different if President political debate being I am not expecting much First, we were shown the ways in which nature draws Korver Field. The NW Pep Obama would have come held on campus next week from façade-filled politicians you closer to the people around you. When we left behind Rally and the Romney Rally to NW? No. We would have between Kristie Vilsack reciting answers they have distractions, we found ourselves with hours of time spent were similar: Free swag gotten the same security, and Steve King. I can’t practiced for weeks, but I walking across rickety plank bridges or climbing over (if you would call it that), -press and missed classes. wait to get the disgusting am excited for this campus boulders together. We could bond over the beauty of the connecting faces with names It was a political rally. The glamour known as politics to continue to be active this sights we were surrounded by, as well as discover the that we often hear, a social Romney campaign dreamt out of the way and actually political season. beauty that lies inside each of our own stories. This time also gave us chances to understand ourselves on a deeper level. When college students are Teachers’ strike in Chicago hits home caught up in trying to balance schoolwork, time with BY KRISTIN TREASE learning conditions” friends, church activities and extra-curriculars, it’s often Trease is student teaching at Kelvyn Park High School “1/29th of my time isn’t good enough.” our personal time that is the first thing to be cut from in Chicago this semester. “You can’t put students first if you put teachers last.” the list of priorities. If we don’t take this time to stop As for me, I’m standing with the teachers. They and reflect on what’s going on in our lives, everything It was the first week of school. I was in a high school are fighting for their rights and for students’ well- else will fall out of whack, and we’ll lose our direction. with approximately the same number of students that walk being.They are fighting for my future in this city — a During our trip, we were given one full day to Northwestern College’s campus. There were 150 some odd fight that legally I’m not allowed to be a part of as spend in solitude reflecting on our experiences so freshmen passing through our classroom. I was attempting a student teacher. far in Romania. It is not an impossible goal to spend to learn names; they were re-learning how to go to school. Yes, it is a crappy situation. Parents are scrambling a small amount of time reflecting each day during And then the walkout happened. After four days for child care, teenagers are at home bored, teachers a walk down the Puddlejumper or a drive out of of school, teachers were outside holding signs and are chanting in the streets. town to watch the sunset. When we spend time alone chanting rather than inside the classroom teaching. Despite all this, it has been beautiful to see a huge surrounded by God’s handiwork, it’s impossible not Students were not in the classrooms. And I was not portion of Chicago come together strong and united. to foster a great appreciation and desire to care for it. fulfilling my student teaching requirements. It was Not just teachers supporting teachers but students, Finally, our time spent in God’s creation seemed to slightly problematic on all counts. parents and community members supporting teachers. be for each of us a reflection of his creativity that pulled If you listen to the mainstream media, chances are My favorite were the firemen and policemen joining us closer to him. In Isaiah 55, it is written “Seek the Lord the teachers and union are being cast in some pretty with the chanting as the teachers rallied down the while he is to be found; call upon him while he is near.” dim light. They are “depriving students of learning streets. There is no place where it seems God can be more opportunities,” “being unfair in their demands,” “asking Hopefully by the time this article is published, easily found than while standing on top of a mountain, for too much,” etc. we will all be back where we belong — in the at the base of a foaming waterfall or while staring up There is a lot of misinformation out there. From classroom, back to reading books and grading at a natural mountain-made planetarium framing the my experience, very few teachers really wanted to papers. Through this all, it’s clear that no one hates Milky Way. When we immerse ourselves in something strike. Most saw this as a last resort. Negotiations kids being out of classrooms more than teachers. so intimately connected to God, he is there — ready had been in the works since last November and Why else would they spend so much time taking and waiting to meet us. were getting nowhere fast. attendance every morning? Though we are thousands of miles away from home, As I walked the streets of downtown Chicago engulfed each of us here in Romania find comfort in knowing that in a sea of red shirts and picket signs Monday afternoon, each evening we are looking at the same night sky as there were some words of wisdom being held that say the people we love. God’s creation knows no bounds it better than I do: Beacon Staff and has these same lessons waiting for each of us, no “‘I’m doing this to get rich,’ said no teacher ever.” Linden Figgie Michael Simmelink matter our location, if we choose to seek them. “Teacher’s working conditions = Student’s Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor Kati Heng Alyssa Currier Tom Westerholm News Editor Arts & Culture Editors Emilee Berry FOLLOW Tyler Lehmann Photo Editor Jocelyn Van Dyke Sarah Lichius US ON Features Editors Emma Westerholm Jodi Stahl Christine Williams TWITTER! Opinions Editor Copy Editors The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions for style, clarity and length. @NWC_ For advertising rates and submissions, email Advertising Manager Sara Van Gorp at [email protected]. BEACON Online Email beacon.nwciowa.edu [email protected] 7 Raider golfers finish tourny in first place BY JORDAN DYKSTRA but I know that we can play The Raiders took home better as a whole. It was first place at the Doane comforting to know that even College Invitational at the when we did not play up to Wilderness Ridge Golf our standards, that we could Course September 17-18, still manage to get the win.” finishing with a 36-hole Monahan won GPAC total of 611, and finishing Golfer of the Week for his 22 strokes ahead of second efforts at this meet and the place Morningside. GPAC Qualifier on Sept. Junior Neil Malenke 13, making this the third took home the individual straight week a Raider has PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY championship by shooting collected the honor. Juniors Junior Theo Bartman breaks a run to the outside against Doane last Saturday. He had a career-high 143 yards rushing and one touchdown. a 146 for a two day score (71 Kyle Stanek and Ryan Kiewiet and 75). Junior Ryan Kiewet also have claimed the award finished in fifth with a 154 (78 earlier this year. Raiders establish ground game in victory and 76) and senior Michael “It was a very tough BY DALTON KELLEY strong in the second half. “Our offense started off Junior Nate Van Ginkel Dykema tied for sixth with a course, probably the toughest The Raiders emerged They scored right away a little slow,” Bartman said, also had an impressive 155 (81 and 74). course we will see all year,” victorious over the Tigers on a five-yard pass from “but once we fixed the little interception in the fourth “Neil played really well, Stanek said. “So winning from Doane College with a Bloemendaal to sophomore things, we started playing quarter, giving the Raiders shooting a 71 at that tough by 22 strokes really shows score of 28-14. Ben Green, which put NW our game.” another chance on offense. of a course,” said junior Kyle the potential of this team. The excitment started off ahead 20-7. Smith also scored and ran “Our guys stopped the Stanek. “He put the team on Coach [Aaron Aberson] with a four-yard touchdown The last score from the for 117 yards, making this the run well which put them his back.” was pleased we won, but pass from junior Davis Raiders came on a seven- second time the pair of backs into predictable situations,” However, members of the understands that we need to Bloemendaal to junior Brice yard run by junior Theo ran for over 100 yards in the Van Ginkel said about his team admitted that while they play well there next spring Byker to put NW ahead 6-0. Bartman and a successful same game. defensive teammates. were victorious, they felt that for the GPAC meet, so this The Tigers answered with two-point conversion pass to Bloemendaal went 15-22 The defensive side went their play was definitely not benefited us in getting a good an 80 yard drive ending senior tight end Jacey Hoegh, passing with a total of 144 to work against the Doane as a sharp as it could be. feel for the course.” in a 23-yard halfback pass making the score 28-7. yards and two touchdowns. offense. They held the Sophomore Jay Monahan, The Raiders will play making the score 7-6. Doane ended its scoring He adjusted to senior Tigers to 234 total offense who shot a 157 (79 and 78 for today and tomorrow at the W i t h a b o u t t h r e e with a 14-yard run and Willie Willats’ snaps after yards, irregular from the 443 both days), said, “It is always Palace City Invite in Mitchell, minutes left in the half, the an unsuccessful on-side redshirt sophomore Tyler yards they had averaged in good when you get the win, S.D. Raiders took the lead once kick recovered by senior Janota had to leave the game previous games. again on a three-yard run wideout Tyler Walker to due to injury. “Our defense played well Online this week @ beacon.nwciowa.edu from senior running back clinch the win. Defensively, NW was and did a good job at making Brandon Smith topping off a Overall, the Raiders led in tackles by senior stops,” Bartman said. 68-yard drive. Bloemendaal recorded 406 yards of total linebacker Aaron Jansen , The next match up for • Men’s soccer wins big on road rushed to convert the two- offense led by Bartman who who recorded 8.5 tackles, the Raiders will be at 1 p.m. point conversion. had a career-high 143 yards as three of which were for a tomorrow against Dakota • Volleyball routs Briar Cliff The Raiders came out well as a rushing touchdown. loss of yards. State at Korver Field. NW pulls record even after spilting games BY LACY GREEN In the William Penn game, Zika scored the first goal of her This was another busy week for the Raiders, who started off collegiate career in the 38th minute. with a strong 3-1 win Saturday at Oskaloosa against William After William Penn scored just after halftime, Farr answered Penn. They followed the success with 3-2 loss to Central back with two goals to make the score 3-1 in the 70th and College on Tuesday. 89th minutes. In the Raider loss to Central, possession was in favor of “The team’s passes were really starting to connect,” Shaw Northwestern. The game’s momentum was toward NW as said, “and no one player stood out, but everyone all played they consistently moved the ball foward. as one.” However, the majority of balls moving forward didn’t find The offense of NW got 18 shots off, and William Penn was feet, and the passes through the midfield were not connecting. only able to get nine attempts on goal. Freshman Mattie Ostrowski tied the game at 1-1 in Even though the Raiders were not prepared for playing the 9th minute with an assist from fellow freshman on the turf and lacked ball control, they found a way to keep Michaela Gibson. possession and create scoring opportunities. After Central scored in the 52nd minute, freshman Nikki The Raiders had a spectacular week from junior goalkeeper Zika finished sophomore Tyler Farr’s pass to knot the contest Ariel Watts, who won GPAC Defensive Player of the Week at 2-2. for Sept. 12-18. She allowed one goal with 12 saves in the A goal in the last 30 seconds of the game dropped NW. William Penn and College of Saint Mary’s wins. Farr led the team with six shot attempts. The team’s record is now 3-3-1. The team will play again at PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY Freshman Michaela Gibson takes the ball away from a Central “I think that we were the better team in this game,” said 5 p.m. tomorrow in Orange City against Nebraska Wesleyan defender in the Raider’s 3-2 loss on Tuesday. junior Caiti Shaw, “but the score did not show it.” in their opening GPAC game. 8 Around Campus Strike impacts Chicago Semester BY JULIA LANTZ Chicago public schools Art Exhibit are in the middle of their NW’s Te Paske Gallery s e c o n d we e k w i t h o u t will house an exhibit of school due to the ongoing artwork by Kathleen Scott, Chicago Teacher Union Thursday, Sept. 21-Oct. (CTU) strikes that began 19. A public reception is Sunday, Sept. 9. scheduled for 7 p.m. on Senior Kristin Trease Friday, Sept. 21. and the other 13 student teachers enrolled in the Chicago Semester Debate have been discussing A debate between Iowa the teacher strikes in congressman Steve King their seminar sessions. and his oponent in the Each student teacher congressional election was asked to write about Christie Vilsack will be held the pros and cons of the in Christ Chapel at 7 p.m. strike and reflect on how on Thursday, Sept. 27. the strike has impacted them personally. “We are looking at this as a learning experience, RUSH as are most of the teachers NW’s annual dance performance, RUSH, will we are working with,” open at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Trease said. “It’s been Sept. 27 in the England 25 years since the last PHOTO SUBMITTED Theatre at the DeWitt strike, so there is a lot of The teacher strike in Chicago began on Sunday, Sept. 9, and has caused senior Kristin Trease to be reassigned from her original student Theatre Arts Center. There unfamiliar ground.” teaching placement through the Chicago Semester to a day camp for high schoolers. will be seven performances: The teacher strike the student teaching stipulates 40 percent of don’t like that good teachers held in school sites, parks, 7 and 9:30 p.m. on was announced one week program coordinator of teacher evaluation should are worried about their job libraries and community Thursday, Sept. 27, 7 and into the school year after Chicago semester. be based on students’ security,” Van Wyhe said. and faith centers across 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. CTU delegates and school C o m p e n s a t i o n , standardized test scores. The CTU strike has the city. 28 and 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. administrators failed to health care benefits and The teacher strike has left 350,000 students T r e a s e h a s b e e n reach a contract agreement job security are the key also caused education without schools to attend r e a s s i g n e d f r o m h e r despite 10 months of issues surrounding the m a j o r s o n c a m p u s t o and caused parents to original student teaching previous negotiations. strike. CTU teachers think about their futures s c r a m b l e t o a r r a n g e placement to a day camp The next day, teachers w a n t t h e i r e x i s t i n g as teachers. alternative daytime plans for high school students. STORY IDEAS. affiliated with the union h e a l t h b e n e f i t s a n d “It is ridiculous that a for their children. Chicago “ I h a v e a s p e c i a l BREAKING NEWS. began managing picket s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s teacher’s evaluation is so Public Schools (CPS) has a s s i g n m e n t w i t h PHOTOS. lines instead of their p r e s e r v e d a n d w a n t highly impacted by student expanded its activity a p r o g r a m c a l l e d CAMPUS QUOTES. classrooms. Monday’s additional job security, standardized test scores,” offerings to comply with Language for Scholars picketing activated the especially in light of said junior Becca Rens. the lengthened strike. Camp, where students @NWC_BEACON IS first teacher strike the city t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n Junior Kiersten Van CPS students are being a r e l e a r n i n g p u b l i c NOW ON TWITTER. has had since 1987. o f t h e n e w t e a c h e r Wyhe says she is also served by the Children speaking skills, business “This is a stressful time e va l u a t i o n s y s t e m . c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e First Plan, which can English and social cues,” for [student teachers] as This new system has teacher evaluation criteria. serve more than 160,000 Trease said. they were ready to teach the potential to pull as “I think it is good that students at 450 sites in The last teacher strike and jump into their schools, many as 6,000 teachers we are trying to hold our neighborhoods across the in 1987 lasted 19 school but on their first days from their jobs because teachers accountable and city. These sites provide days. Hensey is hopeful Chapel there were already talks of the system proposed by giving districts a way to full-day opportunities for that this one will not go strike,” said Lisa Hensey, the Chicago school district weed out bad teachers, but I children and are being on for that long. Monday wSummer study abroad Debate to be held STEVE KING VS. CHRISTIE VILSACK FROM PAGE 1 Tuesday information,” Wilhem said. “I think the debate will draw wSummer study more interest, and it will show the contrast between the abroad two candidates.” The moderators will be in charge of asking the candidates questions. However, if students have Wednesday questions they would like the moderator to ask, they wWomen’s Choir can email professors Van Der Werff, Duane Beeson w or Ann Minnick. Spanish chapel The debate will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. Tickets are available by email at debate@ nwciowa.edu or by phone at 712-707-7100. When Friday requesting tickets include a name and address. w PHOTO SUBMITTED The Rev. Jan Iowa Rep. Steve King will debate his opponent in the congressional election, Christie Vilsack, in Christ For those who are unable to attend the event, it will Christiansen, LeMars Chapel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. be broadcast on KTIV.com.