Balancing Life and School

Homecoming Court to be Kids Appreciation Introduced at Upcoming Tennis Goes to Day with Bulldogs Football Game Nationals Emma Cummings Page 4 Page 5 Joan-Marc Rodriguez Page 8 the SpectatorStudent Run Newspaper for McPherson College Issue 3, Volume 101 October 14, 2016 By Channing Wall freshman level be incorporated into Etch as soon as possible, because hen graphic design and music what it does is gives them potentially minor Lillian Oeding was hired four years of client interaction versus onW for Etch as a designer she knew it a lot of other academic situations you would be a new challenge, but one she Balancing Life may not get that type of opportunity was willing to face head on. McPherson unless you decide to do freelance,” College was recommended to her for the Erway-Sherwood said. graphic design opportunities and when With more practice in the she visited Hess Fine Arts Building she graphic design world comes was convinced this could be home for her strength in skillset. and School college career. “It kind of makes you, “One of my favorite painting teachers as a young designer, recommended this school so I came and take things more visited, I saw this building and it was seriously which in awesome,” Oeding said. Etch Provides tune I think will Oeding applied and interviewed for the greatly affects the web design and social media director but quality of work after reviewing her portfolio Oeding was in the classroom,” Students with hired on as a designer. Erway-Sherwood said. “I heard that they were having Being student-run interviews but that there weren’t really means that operations Opportunity design positions but I sat on it a while and are constantly changing decided it would be good just to get into with new input. Etch the business,” Oeding said. will continue to expand for Professional Since joining she has received and provide students with assignments but is handling the extra load a valuable opportunity for that the client work introduces. Balancing personal growth in school Experience school life and work life is a task every as well as the working student faces. Along with giving back world. to the community, Etch was designed to provide real world graphic design experience. “I think it [work load] is very realistic to real world situations. Because in a real world work situation you’re going to have your day job but at night most designers are doing freelance or their own personal art to stay creative and fresh,” Dee Erway-Sherwood, faculty advisor of Etch, said. The company was started with the understanding it would be student operated. Leadership roles and decisions are made by students, so the company has changed a little bit with each new wave of students. “It’s something that is very important, to push yourself in those different directions from what is normally required in class, because one of the most beneficial things I see from it is that it is really polishing how you use your time. It makes you stay very efficient and also the personal connections and networking that ends up happening out of this type of experience that you normally don’t get from a classroom,” Erway-Sherwood said. Along with challenges and expanding horizons also comes a need for methods of stress relief. “I’m also into fine arts, I love drawing. That’s usually what I turn to for a stress reliever but as far as from a graphic design stand point I love the control. When you’re painting there isn’t Control+Z where you can undo a brush stroke or something, so I love that about digital art,” Oeding said. Along with commitments to Etch and classes Oeding also works on personal projects. “I did a couple t-shirts for a couple sororities at K-State and for my old high school’s marching band,” Oeding said. Part of the graphic design curriculum includes a personal branding and putting a professional portfolio together. “Etch, especially with Dee, she really encourages personal and kind of coaxes students through that process,” Oeding said. Providing an opportunity for real-world working experience through Etch is not limited to juniors and seniors, meaning there is a chance for up to four total years of gained experience. Lillian Oeding “I’d like to have students at the Photo By Micah Gilbert Dorm Stuff? Graber ’s Check. 2 News Philosophy Professor Welcomed Honors Awarded at Convocation By Katie Paulson year at College of Lake By Ethan Winter the path they were going doctorate in dentistry in to our current students ith departure of County. Dr. MacGregor cPherson College down was propelling them 1995. here at the college as many Dr. Steven Crain soon learned about a new Mhas always made it towards their future careers. Their success has resulted students may have some fromW the philosophy teaching opportunity a priority to honor young The path that each recipient from their hard work and doubts about the current and religion department available at McPherson MC alumni each year at of this year’s Young Alumni dedication as students path they are taking or the came a challenge to find College. Dr. MacGregor the Honors Convocation to Award took to get him while here at McPherson major they are in. a new versatile professor said he has “waited help kick off Homecoming or her to where they are College. Kristen Reynolds “If you don’t take the to fill a vacant position. eleven years for a chance weekend. Every year, in their careers today is works as an Occupational chance you will always Many applicants rose to teach at a Brethren McPherson College selects different than those they Therapist at RehabVisions, have regrets,” Frankenberry to the challenge; having school.” While the a number of alumni who graduated with, and were a healthcare center through said. “Always be willing multiple interviews and competition was tough have graduated from MC selected based on their The Cedars, a nursing home to go for it, and know it is even teaching mock for the teaching position, within the last 30 years unique individualism. in McPherson, Kan. Jim okay to change your mind classes, but only one Dr. MacGregor showed to be candidates for the “Originally I was VanGoethem, owner of midstream. Go after what candidate prevailed: Dr. promise as an outstanding Young Alumni Award. This a business major and Midwest Electric Service, interests you and what you Kirk MacGregor. candidate. Current head year’s honorees are: Todd switched to biology pre- prides himself on hard work wish to do for the rest of Dr. MacGregor’s of the philosophy and Frankenberry, ’91of Benton, med,” Frankenberry said. because of how it has gotten your life. No matter what, family, going back almost religion department Dr. Kan.; Kristen Reynolds, ’91 “The switch basically put him to where he is today. continue getting your 250 years, has had ties Herbert Smith said he had of McPherson, Kan.; and me on a path to continue my “I’m just a normal guy,” education. In the beginning, to the Church of the a positive feeling about Jim Vangoethem, ’91 of education after McPherson VanGoethem said. “I’ve it might not seem like what Brethren. His family’s Dr. MacGregor from the Galva, Kan. College. It helped me always worked hard and you are studying is very history of pastoral work start. Twenty-five years ago determine what I wanted God has blessed me with interesting, but someday can be traced all the “Dr. MacGregor they were sitting in the to continue to study after gracious outcomes.” you will find something that way back to Alexander brings with him a very exact seats that McPherson graduating.” Frankenberry The hard work and you want to do for the rest Mack, founder of the wide range of teaching College students are using also talked about how dedication to each of the of your life and the rest will Schwarzenau Brethren, experiences at colleges today; thinking about what switching majors affected honoree’s respective goals all make sense.” the early German version and universities. What they wanted to do after his educational focus. has landed them exactly The Honors Convocation of the Church of the made him attractive was graduation and the future He later went on to The where they were striving is taking place in Brown Brethren we know he has both studied the ahead of them. They may University of Oklahoma to be 25 years ago. Not Auditorium at noon Friday, today. Anabaptist traditions have not known then, like College of Dentistry where giving up and taking risks Oct. 14. Moving throughout as well as many other many students today, that he graduated with his is Frankenberry’s advice his childhood and into religions.” Dr. Smith his school life, Dr. said and also commented MacGregor recalls the that Dr. MacGregor particular class that got has continued to make him interested in the progress and commended field of philosophy and him on his precision and religion academically. He efficiency in attempting recalls taking a class with to recruit students to Dr. Edwin Yamauchi at join the philosophyPhoto By Takeiaand Smith AustinMiami Atkins, University, senior, during called his shefreligion toss turn major. at the Festival of Cultures.“Relations Between Jews Last Monday in and Early Christians.” Dr. August marked the start MacGregor recalls that of a group known as as he did his research for Reasonable Faith. The the class, he discovered group, started by Dr. his personal passion for MacGregor, attempts to the field.

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