Purple Reign Is on The

wHAT’S INSIDE Candidate Profiles pages 6-7 The Mummy movie review page 8 Waldorf Sports page 9 The Waldorf College Lobbyist Forest City, Iowa Monday, September 29, 2008 Vol. 88 No.2 PurpleSarah Sly ReignGrandview is College on Wednesday, the Club way will also Staff Writer Oct. 1, with the women beginning host a tailgating at 1 p.m. and the men to follow at meal, preceding Better break out the umbrellas, 3 p.m. the football game because rain is in the near future; Later in the evening, the Waldorf beginning at 11:30 Purple Reign that is. “Purple Reign” Theatre Department will present a.m. The Warrior is the theme for Waldorf’s 2008 “Tag Team,” written by Bob football team will Homecoming weekend, Oct. 3-5. AuFrance. The show will run from host Peru State Homecoming week activities Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, beginning College starting at kick off Sunday, Sept. 28, with a at 7:30 p.m. at Smith Theatre. 1 p.m. return from Country singer Shevy Friday, Oct. 3 will give way In conjunction Smith, a student favorite from last to the Waldorf Homecoming with the Waldorf year. The event is hosted by SWAT mainstay, Candidate Review, student body outside near Lund Pond beginning starting at 6 p.m. in the Atrium. homecoming 7 p.m. Both the Waldorf and Forest City theme, a new The always-popular Warrior communities are encouraged community effort Cup Competition also makes a to come and take part in the by the name of return Homecoming week, hosted celebratory ritual. Door prizes “Grow Forest Waldorf College Homecoming T-shirt design by Student Senate. Several events will also be distributed during the City,” has teamed will be taking place throughout the event, as well as a break allowing up with Waldorf College, lending the homecoming week, Director duration of the week, so students students to vote for king and a hand for a hospitable Warrior of Student Activities Nicole Lovik- should be on the look out for queen. The Homecoming dance welcome. Waldorf alumni will be Blaser encourages students to come further details concerning location will follow from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., welcomed back to their alma mater forward with their suggestions and time of each event. with the 2008 king and queen to be with a festive premise as well, “Live and ideas, as she is open to any Results will be announced crowned. Purple.” ideas and is willing to make them during halftime of the football The annual Homecoming “We look forward to this become a reality. game. First place participants Parade will give way to Saturday’s weekend all year long,” said “Even though Homecoming is a will be awarded the coveted activities, beginning at 10 a.m. Any Director of Alumni Relations, Rita special and memorable time for our Warrior Cup, as well as $350 to the reunion classes, special groups Gilbertson. “Not only to welcome alum, it’s just as important for our organization. Participating groups and student organizations are back our alumni and engage current students too.” Lovik-Blaser can include, but are not limited encouraged to place an entry for current students in the spirit of said. “Although everyone is busy, to student organizations, teams, the event; in the form of a float or Homecoming, but to embrace the I hope in the years to come, the residence halls or floors, theme simply walking as a group. Those opportunity for alumni and current current students here at Waldorf houses, majors and countless other interested should contact the students to get to know each other will take ownership of the special student organizations. Student Activities office. a little as well.” event. It’s a significant time for Tuesday, Sept. 30, the men’s The Communications Although it may appear to some students too, as the memories are soccer team will host Pillsbury Department will be hosting a students there will be a lack of what you take out of here when you College starting at 4 p.m. Both barbeque in front of Thorson at 11 activities throughout the course of leave.” the men and women will host a.m. The Waldorf Warriors’ Booster a logistical What is candidate review? challenge,” Professor Joy Sarah Sly each nominee, as well as audience Newcom said. Staff Writer participation, which helps to carry “There are so the show. many aspects Over the past several weeks, Hosting the ceremony this year in the planning many Waldorf students have had will be Professor David Damm and process that their noses to the grindstone, Jamie Copley, KIMT-TV 3 evening demand gaining hands-on experience anchor in Mason City. attention, and through preparations concerning From the early stages of the it’s important Waldorf’s Homecoming fixture; homecoming theme, down to the to impress that Candidate Review. very last poster, students both thought upon Candidate Review presents stressfully and anxiously await the students in PR Homecoming Candidates (see story on pages 8-9) students with the opportunity to moment when all the preparations Skills.” “The only way to gain a better better acquaint themselves with are put into action and the hard Newcom, who teaches PR understanding of the demands the homecoming court through work pays off. Skills, is in her fifth year leading of such an occupation is to live an “interactive” outlet with brief “This event is so big as her students through one of their through the stress of deadlines,” video bios depicting the lives of far as planning is concerned; it’s biggest skill challenges to date. Continued on page 5 News/ Feature 2 Biology lab receives new equipment Molly Lumley “It is similar to using mice in a Staff Writer laboratory,” said Murphy. “It grows quickly and easily and is easy to do The biology lab has been upgraded genetics on.” to accommodate a broader range of Senior Emily Hedum, Biology science classes. The new equipment major, uses some of the equipment for this semester comes in a series of renovations which have been going on for years. “When we announced Dr. Paul Bartelt said the new equipment makes Waldorf a more we were building a new competitive school for scientific lab people flocked to disciplines. “When we announced we were apply.” building a new lab people flocked Dr. Paul Bartelt to apply,” Bartelt said. “We hit the jackpot with the new equipment in her research project. She is the Dr. Kimberly Murphy and Ross Lippincott discuss the centrifuge. and Dr. Kimberly Murphy.” only student taking Developmental medical challenges that will not get computer program that can do the The biggest additions are Biology this semester. After smaller.” same things as a living thing,” said the Laminar flow hood and the graduation, Hedum plans on The Biology department is in the junior Biology major Amy Geffre. refrigerated centrifuge. The flow attending medical school to become process of adding other equipment “It’s a computer program to calculate hood is designed to give students a pediatrician. for the next semester. A Geowall is how a living thing would work.” a sterile environment to work “I work with bacteria as a research going to be added in room 215. The The funding for the equipment with bacterial cultures. It uses project so this will help me have a equipment will arrive at the end of came from a Title III grant. These an ultraviolet light to eliminate more sterile environment,” Hedum September and the science faculty congressional grants are very contaminates when the glass hood said. “There ís a lot of air flow in this will spend the rest of the semester competitive. They are awarded is closed. The refrigerated centrifuge room so it helps to have someplace setting it up and becoming familiar to colleges with potential to is used to separate cells in a cold to put bacteria specimens so they with it. expand enrollment in a particular environment so DNA and RNA aren’t exposed to it. I’m excited to “Basically, a Geowall is a 3D department. The Biology samples are not damaged in the use it.” Imax type theater for Biology,” said department has a $150,000 grant process. Bartelt said that the new Murphy. “Just put on your glasses which is dispersed over a period of An aquarium has been added to equipment will be beneficial to and it feels like youíre walking five years. The department is in its study the development of the zebra the entire college and scientific through a landscape or the human third year. fish, as well as sea urchins, worms community in general, not just the body.” “There was equipment in there and slime molds. A small growth Biology students. The Geowall will allow students from the 1920s and 1960s. We now chamber will be used to study “The sciences are fundamental to study geospatial analysis, which have state-of-the-art equipment,” Wisconsin Fast Plants. According to our society. We are a very allows students to examine the said Waldorf College Title III to Murphy, the plants are used scientifically savvy society,” Bartelt different layers of a landscape as a Director Laura Friesenborg. “The for looking at plant growth and said. “We have environmental whole, and bioinformatics. US government identified Waldorf development. challenges that will not get smaller; “Bioinformatics is making a as a strong candidate for growth.” New Warrior mascot in the works Aubrey Draves to have a full cartoon costume, or students more involved. Lobbyist Staff Members Staff Writer to have a huge athletic helmet with The Warrior mascot could bring a new atmosphere to Waldorf Managing Editor..

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