Volume 83 Number 11 Northwestern College, Orange City, IA December 3, 2010 Holiday season debuts with annual ChristmasVespers BY KATI HENG the Christmas story with students, of the Women’s Choir, are both Father’s Love Begotten and Steven Gloria, by the French composer OPINION EDITOR with faculty and with a larger looking forward to the Vespers Amundson’s Glories Ring. Francis Poulenc, will be performed Northwestern’s A cappella and audience from the community,” concerts. The Women’s choir, directed by by the A cappella choir and will Women’s Choirs, Brass Ensemble Dr. Thomas Holm, director of the A “The concert brings in the Dr. Linell Moss, will be performing feature soprano solos by students and Chamber Orchestra will be cappella choir said. “The Christmas Christmas season,” Hallberg said. Gloria ad modum tubae by composer Renee Ausborn, Karina Smit and presenting the campus and the story is fundamental to who we “The music is beautiful, the carols Guillame Dufay and John Rutter’s Erica Bauserman. The A cappella community with the Christmas are as Christians, and there is a are fun to perform with the audience Candlelight Carol. Students Kiersten choir will also be performing Eric Vespers concerts on Saturday, Dec. great joy in inviting the audience and I enjoy having so many different Van Wyhe, Katlyn DeVries, Sam Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque, with a 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5, at to participate in that story with us types of choirs and bands. I think Schouweiler and Jana Bruce will solo from sophomore Rianna De 3 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Admission in a musical way.” this a favorite concert for those who have instrumental solos in the Winkle, and Paul Christiansen’s is free, and all are invited to attend Rev. John Hubers, who now are watching and listening.” performance of Hope for Resolution arrangement of Infant Holy, Infant and enjoy in this annual Christmas serves as a professor in NW’s “Singing with the huge group by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory. Lowly. tradition. religion department, was a member of both choirs and Christmas Vespers, a concert of the A cappella choir while a audience members celebrating the Christmas story, student at NW in the 1970’s. During in such a collective, has been taking place at NW for that time, the choir focused all their worshipful way decades. Happening every year time on preparing for their spring is probably the on the first weekend following tour and did not get the chance to best part,” said Thanksgiving break, the concert give a Christmas concert. Biernacki. provides an excellent kick-off for “I love the idea of Christmas The program the Christmas season. This year’s Vespers,” Rev. Hubers said. will open with a concert theme is “Gloria.” “Christmas is in danger of being performance from The concert is considered an completely subsumed to the the Brass Ensemble audience favorite. Members of commercial spirit.” Rev. Hubers that will set the the audience will not only get the appreciated the concert’s ability to tone for the event. chance to witness beautiful choral introduce the audience to a broader T h e C h a m b e r arrangements but will also get to be range of Christmas music, with both Orchestra, directed a part of them. Several well-known songs that capture the depths of the by Dr. Kimberly carols will be sung, and the audience incarnation and carols that allow the U t k e S va n o e , is encouraged to participate. audience to participate. will perform an PHOTO BY BOB LATCHAW “I think what I enjoy most about Sophomores Hannah Biernacki arrangement of Members of the symphonic band rehearse for the annual holiday production, Christmas Vespers. The band is one Christmas Vespers is celebrating and Andrea Hallberg, members the carol Of the of many music groups to perform in the Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon shows. One Acts express talent, Swing to spirit SAC to host winter ball BY KATE WALLIN SAC member Holly Lawrence months of preparation CONTRIBUTING WRITER said, “The holiday spirit will be in BY LINDEN FIGGIE they are also an opportunity for all Aaron developing our characters ‘Twas the weeks before full swing. There’s going to be lots NEWS EDITOR students and staff to be involved and the blocking of the show.” Christmas, when all throughout of Christmas trees and lights and Months of hard work and with the theatre department. Be sure to see “Amicable Parting” campus not a creature was stirring, cream puffs. SAC is putting a lot of preparation culminate for theater “I loved doing theatre in high on Wednesday at approximately not even a louse. The projects were work into it, and I think it’ll pay off students next Wednesday, Dec. 8, school, but since I am an elementary 7:39 p.m., along with other done in the late night with care, in a really fun night for everyone.” as the annual One Act productions education major, I don’t have a lot performances. in hopes that Winter Break soon Sophomore Charlotte Richards set the stage of the Allen Theatre of time to be involved in NW’s would be here. said, “I think people should in the DeWitt Theatre Arts Center. theatre department,” Van Gorp Then, from out on the Green, definitely go! It’s so much fun. I The 14 short plays, directed said. “Being in the One Acts there arose such a clatter that we love dressing up with the girls and performed by Northwestern allows me to still act on stage, sprang from our dorms to see what on my wing and having fun with students, as well as NW professors, but the commitment is more was the matter. Realizing it was time them.” are the directing class’s culminating manageable.” for Winter Formal, away to the RSC Freshman Shannon Gier agrees. final that began in October. Directing Van Gorp is acting in we flew with a flash. Trading in our “I keep hearing how it’s an awesome students chose their own pieces, “Amicable Parting,” a drama normal wear, we got on our dance. bonding experience because you held auditions and will now present directed by junior Greta Hays. That’s right, Northwestern, close get to get ready with all the girls on the many hours spent in willful The play follows the relational the books and put the projects on your floor. I can’t wait! It’s an excuse preparation and rehearsal. struggle of a young couple, Bill, hold! This Saturday at 9:30 p.m., to dress up, and it’s fun to dance With themes stimulating a staged by junior Aaron Bauer, come boogie the night away in the away the stress that upcoming wide range of emotions, audience and Alicia, played by Van Gorp, RSC at NW’s annual Winter Formal. finals bring.” members should expect to preview as they work through the many The dance is a chance to dress up SophomoreTyler Zeutenhorst the “funny, serious, dramatic, layers of divorce. in your finest before finals. While said, “I went last year and it was tear-jerking and historical” facets “The process of creating this many NW dances tend towards a a lot of fun. I liked the formal of theater, sophomore Rachel Van one-act has been a lot of fun more casual atmosphere, this event atmosphere, and the Christmas Gorp said. and very enjoyable for me,” PHOTO BY LINDEN FIGGIE offers a merry and sophisticated decorations were great.” While the Acts exhibit the Van Gorp said. “It has been Seniors Aaron Bauer and Greta Hays rehearse setting to celebrate the upcoming “Amicable Parting” for the Wednesday show. directors’ semester-long projects, great to work with Greta and holidays. See “Dancing” on pg. 2 2 NEWS December 3, 2010 Work, wilderness and worship Art news from across the campus and around the world A look into A Christian Ministry in National Parks BY TYLER LEHMANN BY JULIA LANTZ be explored by hiking, white water members have the chance to preach CONTRIBUTING WRITER CONTRIBUTING WRITER rafting, running, fishing, canoeing during some point in their time of Art steps into the A Christian Ministry in National and kayaking, rock climbing, serving at the National Park. spotlight this week Parks (ACMNP) extends the camping, etc. ACMNP provides Regional at Northwestern and ministry of Jesus Christ to the As employees of private Training Conferences each spring around the world. people who live, work and vacation businesses inside the parks, staff to prepare Staff Members for Here at NW, a wide in national parks by offering members often get discounts on boat park ministry and individual range of media from interdenominational Sunday or bus rides, tours and equipment responsibilities. Staff members the college’s permanent worship services in the parks’ rentals. ACMNP expects each staff actually start working sometime collection is on display. natural sanctuaries. ACMNP brings member to explore the park only between Memorial Day and Labor Internationally, the Christian teaching and community with the proper equipment and Day and work for a period of 90 discovery last week of to people who are often isolated preparation. days or longer. Preferences for the hundreds of lost works from contact with local churches and The ministry of ACMNP different parks and locations may by Picasso takes center to millions of visitors who come to is both formal and informal. be indicated on the application stage. relish in God’s creation. Sunday worship services are form. NW’s exhibit features Every year from October to held in amphitheaters and lodges Melody Kennell, an ACMNP about one-fourth of the April, ACMNP recruits at colleges, located across the parks. Ministry representative, will be coming to permanent collection. universities and seminaries across Team members are expected to NW on Tuesday, Dec. 7, to share When selecting pieces the country to be a part of the participate in preparing and leading more about the ministry. Additional for the exhibit, art Ministry Staff. ACMNP has 25 worship services which consist of information and applications can be f a c u l t y a i m e d f o r national parks across the country, short sermons, prayers, responsive found online at www.acmnp.com. “variety in media size from Alaska to the U.S. Virgin readings and music. All staff and subject,” according Islands. t o a r t p r o f e s s o r PHOTO COURTESY OF NW PUBLIC RELATIONS The experience of ACMNP is R e i n Va n d e r h i l l . NW will exhibit art from its permanent collection, including this 1926 mezzotint by Japanese artist Nobuo best described in three words: work, He said faculty also Satoh. wilderness and worship. considered the exhibit’s Each ministry staff member is cohesiveness. employed by a concessionaire in “When one hangs a show, the After being contacted by the the park and works as a desk clerk, room becomes the artwork. Each Picasso family, French police raided housekeeper, bellhop, store clerk, piece interacts with the other, Le Guennec’s house to confiscate the wait staff or other job typical of which determines what is selected,” works. Investigators are now trying seasonal employment and lives with Vanderhill said. to establish how the electrician co-workers in employee housing in The entire collection contains got hold of the pieces, which are the park. As a regular employee, around 100 pieces including estimated to be worth 80 million each staff member earns a wage. paintings, drawings, prints and dollars. Room and board is usually provided sculptures. Some of the works are It’s unlikely any of these surprise by the employer at minimal cost and currently displayed around campus, Picasso works will be on display is automatically deducted from each such as in…. anytime soon, but NW students paycheck. Each year, art faculty purchase can see the college’s exhibit starting When not working or engaged one or two more pieces for the Friday night. The art will be on

in a ministry activity, ministry staff PHOTO COURTESY OF ACMNP collection. Vanderhill said each display in Te Paske Gallery in the members may use their free time Crater Lake in Oregon is the location of one of ACMNP’s ministry sites. College-aged purchase is based on the piece’s Korver Visual Arts Center through to explore the park. Each park has students from around the country serve in national parks like this one during the summer value as a teaching example and the Dec. 15. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. months. its own beautiful scenery that can enjoyment it could give the campus to midnight Monday through community. Saturday and 1 p.m. to midnight Around the world, art collectors Sunday. Dancing into the most wonderful time of year hope to purchase the hundreds of Cont. from pg. 1 Winter Formal.’ And she said, ‘Um... was like one big closet. We had a previously unknown Picasso works Still, two age-old questions okay.’ And the rest is history.” pre-dance fashion show to figure out revealed by Pierre Le Guennec, a remain: who to go with and what to His advice to NW’s young what dress to wear. It was a really retired electrician who worked for wear. Like the formal events from men considering asking a special fun way to start off the evening.” the artist. REMINDER high school eras gone-by, some young lady to accompany them this No matter what you choose Le Guennec contacted Picasso’s suggest bringing a date, while others Saturday, “Be bold and confident. to wear or whom you choose to estate to authenticate 271 pieces Bella Ruse Concert encourage going with a group of And just ask!” go with, Zeutenhorst encouraged he says Picasso gave him as gifts. friends or floor mates. He adds, “It helps if the girl everyone to “link arms and head When Picasso’s son Claude deemed Friday, Dec. 3 Nate Johnston recalls asking you’re asking doesn’t already have over to the winter ball” to celebrate the pieces genuine, a few eyebrows his date to the last year’s formal. “I a date.” the most wonderful time of the year. raised. 8 p.m. at the went over to where she was sitting Morgan Stahl recommends Admission is three dollars and a free “To give away such a large

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just said, ‘You’re going with me to among friends. “Last year, our floor add up,” Claude said. By # 125 300 20 25 800,000 The Personal kills Jack Bauer Feet the Cosmopolitan Hours spent stranded on Years Oprah Winfrey Gallons of water required has had in his five sea- Sail Fish can travel in I-90 by New York motor- has hosted her popular to fill an Olympic-size sons of “24.” three seconds. ists after heavy snowfall daytime talk show. pool. Numbers: this week. OPINION 3 Maybe Good Ol’ Saint Nick is not so good BY ZACHARY VAUL end of December. They can cause miracles relies on a level of magic Romanian Ruminations The allure of magic can cause children to gravitate toward that once Santa isn’t real can many parents to teach their these products even if they become questioned. From my Musings by Marit Langley children about Santa Claus. Our didn’t care about the product experiences with childhood society expects and, in many ways, itself. friends, this can even cause Today, Monday, Nov. 29, is significant for many reasons. It is the exploits this. Santa has become a The media domination them to lose their faith. They birthday of our dear, wonderful program administrator, Kadie. It conduit for the vices of our society, goes a step further with started questioning is a week before we leave for the United States. And it marks the a weight problem, materialism, the flood of Christmas everything that their beginning of finals week. And this is the first time in my college corporate greed and, of course, has specials. Starting parents told them. career that I have finished any of my final papers by the time finals become domination by the media. after Thanksgiving Even when they week proper rolls around. His weight problem is not seen i t i s n e a r l y approached it As I sit on the couch in Apartment Lucy on Monday, three of my as an issue by many people and impossible to turn from their own four papers have been turned in. “Aha, you’ve finally learned!” one yet, by looking up to his respected the television on a n g l e , t h e y might say. But one would be wrong. It is not that I have suddenly, and beloved image, he encourages and not see a random couldn’t regain the halfway through my senior year, learned to work on my papers in a children to gain weight. He gives Christmas special, faith they had before. timely manner. This beautiful, momentous occasion is due entirely out sweets, which by their nature most likely from the They became the very to a weekend at the Cabana. can cause weight gain. 1970’s. thing that in the years The FNO Cabana sits in the small ski-village of Straja atop Mt. Santa Claus is a symbol for Children oftentimes before they hated: Straja, nine kilometers due “up” from Lupeni. Straja is home to materialism. Good Ol’ Saint Nick see Christmas as the time a cold and cynical the summer Viața camp, and the Cabana at Straja is home to Viața’s actively promotes children to ask that Santa visits their person. summer leaders. In the winter, though, it is home to Adi and, for the for things that they feel that they house and leaves them G i v i n g y o u r past weekend, Kadie and us students. can never get. This can distract from presents and forget about children the dream of On Thursday night, after a beautiful Thanksgiving Day of the meaning of the season - peace, the religious reasons Santa can be a good fellowship and food at the Bates’ home, we five students, Kadie and love, goodwill and hope - replacing for the season (i.e. the thing. That I won’t deny. Adi drove up Strada Straja (Straja Road) to the town of Straja where we it instead with envy, gluttony and birth of Christ). I can However, the negative intended to stay two nights and return on Saturday evening. Upon impatience. personally attest to the side of the story is what our departure, we laughed at ourselves for the excessive quantity of With corporate greed and the fact that the Christmas happens when they lose food we had packed, but by this morning, we had just about finished media domination tied together, it Eve service at my the magic of it. Many it. I worried beforehand about how little homework I would get done, is unfortunate Santa has fallen into c h u r c h w a s people are perfectly locked in a cabin on a mountain with a mess of fun people for the their marketing hands. Santa is used torturous to my fine, but there are weekend. By last night, however, I had accomplished a good deal more in many advertising campaigns, young mind since those children that than I ever would have in Lupeni. So now, an extra two nights later, including his appearances for it was at midnight and I was you need to watch out for. here we are back in Lupeni thanks to a glorious weekend of snow. Mac, M&Ms, and of course the worried that Santa wouldn’t come These children can have lasting There is simply nothing more delightful than being snowed into a immortal Coca-Cola Santa. These to my house because I wasn’t asleep. damage. That is something that warm cabin in the mountains on the weekend with no urgent need to ads fill our televisions, newspapers When the Santa myth is broken, parents need to gauge on a case- leave. And the extra time just made it even more relaxing, productive and store displays from the a child’s entire world view can be by-case basis. and delightful. We had spent much of our semester until this weekend middle of October through the shattered. The explanation of Jesus’ waiting in hopes of seeing snow on the Transylvanian Alps before our departure. Hence, a full weekend of snow from atop the mountains Santa is part of the magical Christmas season was simply heavenly! BY DANI MAURER to children, despite its basis on an important standard to pass Other than the many papers completed, here are some of my There’s something about deception. First, as children at a along to children at this young, make-you-jealous highlights of the weekend: Good conversation with Christmastime that raises young age are not capable of impressionable age. His life is filled great company; a den-like living room for cozying up with a good spirits and lifts a hopeful thinking with conventional with giving and not expecting book; a nearly constant snowfall; huge windows overlooking the fog- sentiment deep in the soul. logic, they see the world anything in return. He has a covered mountains, town, valley and steady stream of children and Shimmering snowflakes through a skewed and often selfless character that children sleds flying down the hill; laughing at (and later joining) Kelly and cascade down on city streets silly, yet magical, lens. should emulate in their own lives. Julie as they danced around the living room to the sounds of Luther while paper snowflakes Teaching children about By giving Santa cookies and the College Choral Christmas music; and hiking up to the Straja Cross are strung from ceilings. Santa just enhances this reindeer carrots, children learn that and then through snowy pine woods down a darling little trail. All The sustained scent of unique and short time it is nice to give to other people this was accompanied by a massive extensive snowball fight and, of sugar cookies, rolled out, in their life. I feel that and to say thank you for the little course, knitting with Kadie! The perfect way to spend the weekend cut into characters of parents should make things people do for them. of finals? I think so! the Christmas tradition, this time one that is Beyond the lessons learned and I wrap up my time in Romania very much in agreement with this baked and iced by especially magical the family bonding time, the most quote from “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi: “You get a small, pudgy hands. A and whimsical so that important effect that Santa has on strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place…like you’ll not magical essence swoops it can be looked back children is pure joy. This can come only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are all over creation during upon with favorable from writing a letter to Santa and now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way this season and children memories in later sending it all the way to the North ever again.” are especially graced by years. Pole, getting to meet the real Santa untainted joy. Pa r e n t s a n d at the mall, eagerly waiting up late A jolly old man that c h i l d r e n g e t t i n g at night and trying to catch him, radiates cheer lives up at together and making or waking up early on Christmas Beacon Staff You have ‘em... the North Pole and makes it Christmas treats for morning to tumble out to the living Editor LeAnn Johnson Assitant Editor Andrew Lovgren WE WANT ‘EM his life’s mission to spread Santa or carefully room to see the full-to-the-brim News Editor Linden Figgie merriment to all of the children hanging stockings stockings. A & E Editor Jordan Langer Campus Activities of the world. All year he make family traditions Yes, Christmas is about Christ. Features Editor Emily Gowing Energy Drinks prepares presents for the and promote family It is important that children learn Sports Editor Heidi Hildebrandt Legalizing medical marijuana children, and on one special bonding time. Families about the Christmas story and the Opinion Editor Kati Heng silent night he flies all over can and should spend true meaning behind Christmas. Yet Photo Editor Bob Latchaw In Vitro Fertilization the globe to every child’s home, time together preparing there is only this small time frame in Assistant Photo Editor Andrea Ochsner If you have opinions on these climbs down the chimney and fills for the arrival of Santa and his a person’s life when they can believe Web & Design Editor Caleb Kester upcoming topics and are Assistant Web Editor Ansley Griess willing to write about them, the red and green stockings hanging reindeer. This also allows everyone that there is something absolutely Copy Editor Emily Brewer or if you have other ideas for over the fireplace. to take a break from the hectic magical and brilliant about the Assistant Copy Editor Holly Lawrence this page, please contact us at I believe that Santa is holiday schedules to do something world that is purely good. It is an Advertising Manager Katlyn DeVries [email protected]. wonderful. The story of Santa enjoyable. extraordinary time that should be Adviser Weston Cutter contains a number of benefits Santa also promotes charity, cherished and fully celebrated. 4 FEATURES December 3, 2010 It’s the day Americans go crazy; annually EMILY GOWING the name “Black Friday” because nothing on Chicago. With 24-hour always keep their promises as 75 Its occupants were expecting a three FEATURES EDITOR retailer’s profits go from red to Wal-Marts sprinkled throughout angry Wal-Mart customers learned hour wait to get in the store that was Turkey, stuffing, potatoes and black.) the city, people don’t have to stand in Plainfield, Ill., this Black Friday. already open. What a fun job door pie. Enjoy the fellowship with family If you’re from a small town, Wal- outside and freeze. But what do you “I stood in line for the GPS management must have had at 10 while scarfing down platefulls of Mart, Target and a few hometown do when the sales don’t start until 5 and my daughter stood in line p.m. on the night of Thanksgiving food. Unbutton the top of your jeans stores might be your only options a.m.? Those poor employees. for the TV,” said the exasperated – standing in the 30 degree weather. if you forgot to wear your stretchy for the busiest—and craziest— Lines were 20 people deep by woman waiting in line at the Chicago was quite the ones. Now clear the dishes and shopping-day of the year. But the time the clock struck midnight. checkout. “Miscounting 75 flat experience this year on Black spread out the catalogs; it’s time to oftentimes those big-name chain It’d be another two hours before the screen televisions just isn’t ok.” Friday. Riots broke out when the get down to business. stores are the ones with the best employees would pass out wrist- Chicago Premium Outlets in TVs went missing but no one was bands. Get a wristband and you’re Aurora, Ill., opened at 10 p.m. but trampled to death by a stampede of promised a TV, camera, iHome or by 10:05 drivers were parking their shoppers as Wal-Mart employees other fancy electronic when they cars in a field two blocks away and had been in years prior. Chicago still go on sale three hours later. At least running past port-a-potties to get sits in the humble Midwest. New now that you have your wristband in line for Coach. It zigged and York or L.A.? Now that would be you can take a bathroom break and zagged from the front doors of the a sight to see. roam the store. But people don’t store to the other end of the strip. Season’s fleetings HOLLY STEWART about two weeks before Christmas. getting and on the true reason for the STAFF WRITER “It’s okay for a day or two, but after season, our Savior’s birth,” advised Since the from Thanksgiving that, you end up hating all things sophomore Jennifer Angus. break, students have been festive. At least I do.” “I think about all of the people serenaded by the Christmas music ”Personally I believe that who can’t celebrate Christmas the wafting from Zwemer Hall. But even Christmas music should not way that I can, and it helps me not though the Christmas spirit may be played until the day after to get caught up in the greediness,” seem to be pushed upon us, not all Thanksgiving. While I do love added sophomore Erin Ogden. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOOROFTRUTH.COM students are feeling in tune with the Christmas music, I feel that “I donate all of my gently used On Black Friday people will wait in lines for hours, if not days, to get the doorbuster deals of the season. spirit of the season. listening to it on the radio takes my things to people who I know need “I think that I’ve been too busy to attention away from spending time it. If I get double of something for The Thanksgiving holiday can steals. It’s just a shame you have to even think about Christmas at this look vastly different from family to roll out of bed and get there by five in point. This is sad because Christmas family but a scene at least relatively the morning. Even that’s debatable, is one of my favorite times of the similar to this probably took place however. year, but the workload and pressure in your cozy home or the home of Experiencing Black Friday in of finals is taking away my spirit one of your relatives. Another scene Chicago this year shed a completely for Christmas this season,” said that by now is all too familiar is that new light on the shopping freshman Aaron DeBoer. of overly eager shoppers waiting experiences of prior years. When Sophomore Keely Wright agreed in line outside of retail stores early lines used to start forming maybe an that the stress of finals week brings in the morning on one of the best hour before the store opened, you down the Christmas spirit but says days for America’s consumerist thought people showed dedication she tries “to make sure I give myself economy – Black Friday. (The day by choosing to stand outside in the plenty of study breaks to enjoy after Thanksgiving has been given cold that long. Small-town Iowa has some good winter activities with my roommate.” On the other hand, some students refuse to let finals week bring them down. “Nothing can break my Christmas spirit! I look forward to it for way too long,” said freshman Jake Gilleland. PHOTO BY BOB LATCHAW “It’s more that the Christmas Sophomore Michael Gutsche plugs his ears to Christmas music until finals are over. spirit brings my mood up during finals week,” agreed sophomore Sarah Licius. appreciating the meaning behind Christmas, instead of returning it For some students, Christmas the Thanksgiving holiday,” said to get something else, I donate it,” music helps aid the Christmas spirit senior Michelle Mether. said sophomore Nicki Schlickbernd. even in a time of stress. Students “My philosophy is, listen to As we near Christmas time, it disagree on when Christmas music whatever music makes you happy. is evident that the Northwestern should start playing. The general If that happens to be Christmas campus is getting in gear for the notion is that it should be played music in the middle of spring, then season. Christmas trees and lights after Thanksgiving, but some so be it,” said sophomore Michelle are starting to crop up in various students appreciate Christmas tunes Kraayenbrink. buildings, and students are starting year round. The transition from the to wrap their doors. Now the snow Many students agree that gratefulness of Thanksgiving and is officially here to stay, perhaps Christmas music should not be the greediness of Christmas is quick it’s time to embrace the spirit of played before Thanksgiving. and sometimes we get caught up Christmas and allow that joy to push Sophomore Michael Gutsche thinks in the business of the Christmas you on through finals. that it should not be played until season. “Focus on giving and not FEATURES 5 Holiday traditions aren’t so traditional at NW ANNA HENKE threaten to crush the seasonal joy. them a Christmas Christmas.” STAFF WRITER But we start our own traditions story. A n d e r s o n As the holidays draw near, we during these college years. The first West Hall sets says, “One of my are burdened by finals as we watch time we celebrate holidays with up a living room favorite aspects the snow fall. We slip on the ice our friends in our own dorms and e ve r y h o l i d a y of the Bash from outside VPH. We freeze shuffling apartments is something special. season in the front an RD standpoint to the caf every day. All we want So how does NW celebrate? entryway. It’s very is it achieves to do is be at home, next to a lit-up We deck the halls of our cozy—with living both wing and Christmas tree, free at last. apartment. We hang twinkle lights room furniture and d o r m u n i t y. Unfortunately, the end of the and buy a tiny tree from the cheap a TV permanently While much of semester is no time to relax. The last aisle at Wal-Mart. Ugly, mismatched, set to the fireside the work is done few weeks are always crazy. Papers probably handknitted stockings are log channel. It’s with wingmates, and tests and project deadlines hung from pushpins on living room a great center for I think when the walls. Sparkly red and gold community, which night is over, the Christmas bulbs hung from characterizes the guys walk away the top of windowsills add spirit of West Hall. feeling proud Christmas Quiz nice finishing touches to This year will to be a part of any dorm or appartment. be the 19th annual Colenbrander Additionally, a mixed Coly Christmas—a Hall.” He assures Among the winners of Coly CD of Christmas songs is tradition that has me that “once Christmas in the past five years was almost a must for those been going on since again, the guys A) A Charlie Brown Christmas who like to sing in the 1992. Each wing are dreaming B) Christmas in Hawaii shower. “It’s the most chooses a theme up some good C) An Office Christmas wonderful time of the and transforms themes so the D) A Dordt Christmas year….” t h e i r h a l l wa y. 2010 Bash is sure Here at Northwestern, Some themes from to be another dorm celebrations take the past include good one.” many forms. Stegenga N o r t h w e s t e r n With such a

and Fern both celebrate Christmas, State PHOTO BY BOB LATCHAW short time on C h r i s t m a s m o r n i n g School Christmas, Juniors Bobby James and Mark Mineart, along with RD Ryan Anderson, heighten their campus between s o m e t i m e i n e a r l y A C h r i s t m a s Coly Christmas spirit by decorating the Coly lounge. Thanksgiving December. This is a Catastrophe, and and Christmas delightful ritual which Heemstra Christmas. (Ironically animals, famous people and even break, be sure to dive right in to involves surprises for the enough, A Heemstra Christmas Northwestern “celebrities.” Kathy the decorating. Be sure to celebrate freshmen and breakfast was previously put on by 3rd Meendering from the caf even made but also be sure to study so you can in pajamas with the entire West Coly—the new home for a cameo appearance last year,” said continue to enjoy NW traditions hall. Last year in Steggy, Heemstra men.) The Coly guys go Coly RD Ryan Anderson. She no year after year. there was an appearance all out, “taking on the roles of actor, doubt sealed the deal for 2nd North, by Santa—and he read singer, dancer, tour guide, Santa, who won the vote last year with “Caf Printing pride is a positive part of Pam’s power SHELBY VANDER MOLEN daily interactions with a variety of staff, I don’t view as just professors colleagues. We laugh together new technology and methods. STAFF WRITER people. “A lot of the professors and and staff. They are my friends and and cry together. They are like an But Vlieger has been more than If you venture into Pam extended family to me.” printing extraordinaire at NWC Vlieger’s nook of the Zwemer Though she mainly works over the years. After completing basement, you’re sure to find a with faculty, her services are two years towards her degree in smile and greeting, a bit of music also available to students. business administration, Vlieger bopping out from the radio on Vlieger says students are began work in the admissions office the back counter and a piece of often unaware that they can doing clerical work in 1982. She then candy from the bowl on her desk utilize the printing services transferred to the printing office, as you go. But besides her warm but she is more than willing her original goal, and began her personality, Vlieger’s expertise to print color copies or make first stint at the printing office that has illuminated the printing transparencies among other lasted about seven years. She then services office for years. projects, especially if given at completed her degree and became Every day, Vlieger can be least a day to complete them. manager of the bookstore for about found copying tests and booklets With technology, Vlieger’s five years. Now, back at the printing and fulfilling general classroom job has continually changed, office, she is soon to reach her 30th needs for various professors. specifically in the last 3-5 year at NWC. Each morning, she handles years. In years past, her Wife to Harold, a Sioux county UPS deliveries and distributes office contained a giant farmer and businessman for self- morning mail to faculty and press. Since then it has been initiated Verity Farms, as well as staff. She works with graphics replaced by electronics like mother to three and an avid cook in Microsoft Publisher or Adobe copiers and scanners, and and gardener, Vlieger has enjoyed Illustrator and scans materials to Vlieger says this has helped being on ¾ time status for many of be converted to PDF. cut costs while making her those years. This has enabled her to But Pam has made this job into work more efficient, clean keep family as a priority. “That’s one more than paper and text. She and contained. “I do kind of of the reasons I’ve stayed so long. It’s says, “My role is to be a servant like puzzles, so it keeps me very family friendly,” Vlieger says. here and to help people with interested in my job to figure PHOTO BY ANDREA OSCHNER their needs no matter how big or Pam Vlieger is happy to help anyone who comes into her office with printing needs. out different ways to do small.” She especially values her things,” she says of learning 6 A & E December 3, 2010 Check Disney lets down its hair, finds gold in old conventions BY ANDREW LOVGREN fun songs and strong character chameleon, the characters and antics Nutcracker,” for example). Out CO-EDITOR development keeps their tradition were wonderfully familiar. Still, As with any quality Disney The trend of overhyped, of animated brilliance alive, adding “Tangled” is much more than just villain, Rapunzel’s kidnapper is a Time killers and space fillers underachieving 3-D CGI films has Rapunzel to the ranks of the elite characters plugged into an equation; menacing, despicable being, able been broken, and it took the classic Disney princesses. the lighthearted only to be loathed. Greedy, selfish Disney recipe to do it. Their latest If I had to f i l m c a r r i e d and disturbing to look upon, princess film, “Tangled,” displays make a complaint, m e t h r o u g h , her darkness is well-known and a fresh take on the classic story however, it would entertaining and prevalent, yet emphasized just of Rapunzel and her first journey be that I wanted lifting my spirits enough to create depth rather than outside her keep. more of the same. from beginning terrifying intensity. Also in true Following the underperforming, The catchy tunes, to end. Disney fashion, evil is conquered in though wonderful, hand-drawn primarily those One of the their trademark, dramatic manner ”Princess and the Frog,” Disney sung by Rapunzel, movie’s largest that may cause children, and a once again conforms to modern played by Mandy s t r e n g t h s i s college student or two, to loosen movie-making trends. As much M o o r e , w e r e Disney’s handling their grip on the popcorn. as I enjoyed the classic feel to their mostly toward of scary material. Although we would all love to previous film, the 3-D CGI effects the front of the Most ‘children’s’ have the hand-drawn excellence of created a brilliantly painted world film and left me m o v i e s a r e our childhood back, the animated DVD: “Restrepo” and enticing effects, which impress longing for more either devoid of powerhouse has sent a reminder to This documentary follows a even those, such as me, who remain dramatic, show- dark material or the likes of Pixar and Dreamworks U.S. Army platoon’s active opposed to the trend of the added stopping tunes to overproduced as to just who is in charge of the COURTESY OF THE-MOVIE-VAULT.COM combat in Afghanistan “dimension.” keep up the warm Disney’s “Tangled” shows the studio’s a n d t o o fairytales. Rather than succumbing following the death of What really gives the film an pace. knack for the magical. frightening for to using dramatic visuals to cover one of its medics is killed edge on their more recent works To add to the their intended up a sub-par plot, their most recent earlier in the campaign. is their return to the characteristic nostalgic journey, the orphaned audience (Disney’s “Christmas animated epic implements music, The film has been widely Disney formula. The company used thief Flynn Rider’s love affair with Carol,” “Megamind,” “Cars”). story and character development acclaimed for its accurate, to be associated with dramatic, the restless princess who longs Though admittedly not needed in with engaging effects to capture if brutal, depiction of the musically-invigorating fairytales for the outside world, albeit from all kid flicks, the inevitable victory the audience. This holiday season, war-torn area. filled with action, adventure and a lone keep rather than a palace, of good over evil is played out amid other animated flops and an unrealistic, sappy love story that drew constant comparisons to with poise and suspense, thrilling disappointments, students should Christmas Lights: inspired all ages. Aladdin. Aided by music from without succumbing to the pointless wrap themselves up in “Tangled” Sioux Falls’ “Tangled” unexpectedly fulfills Alan Menken (“Aladdin,” “Beauty dramatics of many recent animated and rekindle their imaginations “Winter Wonderland” that brilliant formula. The simple, and the Beast”) and an Abu-esque epics (the recent 3-D flop “The with Disney’s continued brilliance. If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit with a significant other, this Best-selling novel better than its flashy cover would suggest well-lit park might be the BY JOSH DOORENBOS assigned to read and review “The assistant, Lisbeth Salander. place to go. For a more STAFF WRITER Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Salander (the woman with the urban display, visit The A cheesy, glossy yellow-green the late Stieg Larsson, I would have famous tattoo) is one of the most Old Market in downtown cover with a silly, pulpy-sounding just walked by it on the shelves and interesting characters I’ve come Omaha. title to boot I’ll admit it, I judged laughed. The back cover is littered across. Although she’s considered this book by its cover. Were I not with words from gushing reviewers mentally incompetent by the state like “mesmerizing” and “a blazing and has to go through a guardian to literary sensation.” Even so, if I were have access to her money, she is an a casual book store shopper, it would incredibly talented computer hacker be just a bit too silly for me. and has photographic memory. It starts off slow, but it wasn’t Sexuality of all kinds is much long before I was caught. It wasn’t on display throughout this novel: the style of writing (which, after Blomkvist casually hooking up translation, is functional at best) or with a variety of women and, more the characters (who are sometimes importantly, many of the women hard to grasp as real). It’s the intricate are sexually abused.

way in which Larsson plots the Understandably, the original COURTESY OF BOOKCOVERARCHIVE.COM novel, creating a book that keeps you title in Swedish translates “Men Larsson’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” has been the year’s best-selling book. guessing but never tries to fool you. Who Hate Women.” Supposedly, This novel is one of three in the Larsson wrote this novel after seeing of the repulsion, but I myself did Millennium series that Larsson a woman named Lisbeth being not feel the descriptions to be left unpublished at his untimely violently raped. Frustrated with overwhelming any more than the death in November 2004. In this his inability to help the woman, he actions were. This story takes on the book, Blomkvist, an investigative wrote this seemingly as a way for specific enemy of sexual violence journalist in the process of being Lisbeth to get even. against women, and is therefore convicted of libel, is hired by Henrik Critical response to the required to show its enemy in its Vanger to find the murderer of his overwhelming violent sexual true form. great-niece Harriet – who died imagery is varied. Some see it as As a detective novel, none are forty years ago. Blomkvist takes the a crusade against the sexual abuse more intelligently plotted. If you job, with no intention of actually in question, but others accuse have the stomach for some horrific cracking the case, because Vanger Larsson of almost glorifying it by imagery and are able to trust that offers him (or rather bribes him with) his vivid descriptions. Reviewer the author is not leading you in the information that will vindicate him Laurie Penny notes that one of its wrong direction, then “The Girl with of the crimes he has been charged themes is that “misogynist violence the Dragon Tattoo” is well worth with. When Blomkvist sees the case is appalling, even while it whispers looking past its gaudy, distracting beginning to unravel he convinces ‘now here’s some more.’” cover. Vanger to hire him a research I understood and shared some A & E 7 Kanye’s “Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” BY JORDAN LANGER he often refers to), Kanye manically of jerk-offs, right? R a e k w o n — A&E EDITOR utilizes the identity, even fleshing But he knows that he’s alone, the they’re all great Do you remember when Kanye it out some, to make something only one willing to see the self with in themselves, told us that “Jesus Walks” with “the heroically human. Whether in terms the disdained respect it deserves. and even better hustlers, murderers, drug dealers, of morale or volition, he becomes the The track is bookended with f o r K a n ye ’s even the strippers?” He isn’t St. fully realized postmodern identity, contrasted loneliness—starting with writing and Augustine, but he had the basic the epitomic “twenty-first century a ultra-minimalistic, solitary-feeling producing. I’ll theology, right? Isn’t it something schizoid.” piano stroke and ending with him give Nicki Minaj you believe? Or are you one to push “We love Jesus, but you done crooning into a vocoder like a dying a special nod for redemption away from the ranters, learned a lot from Satan,” he says machine. The same kind of contrast giving the most Swift interrupters and anybody on “Devil In a New Dress.” It’s is used in the supersized “All of the wicked, rad who has the gall to Tweet about another theological claim that seems Lights,” which seems like it would performance I ritzy merchandise? right on cue. have plenty of company with its have ever heard It’s okay if you are. It all adds He’s an anti-hero godsend not over-the-top 11-person guest list on “Monster.” to Kanye’s hell-bent energy. In because what he does is always (which includes everybody from So, to say his “Dark Twisted Fantasy,” he’ll righteous (far from it), but because Rihanna to Elton John) and majestic all of this more be honest with you: he carries it is so openly authentic to the horns for backbone. But what is the generally: this a little bit of Satan with him, contradictory thing that he is. He song about? How his failures move is one of the too. He describes himself with mixes material excesses with their him away from any kind of real love. most musically COURTESY OF KILLERHIPHOP.COM Kanye’s slew of controversial moments drive his latest and best an array of diabolic, villainous mixed bag of existential results. His All of the glamour and e x p a n s i v e album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” images, his abusiveness (“All of hedonistic life—filled with exotic devastation of the American dream things you will the Lights” or “Blame Game”) and fishes, a Murcielago and fleshed-out are given auditory representation ever hear. Its earns every one of his claims. And egotism (“Power”) analogized sexual fetishes—is at times enticing on “Beautiful Twisted Fantasy.” palate alone makes it the best album even though his egotism makes him pretty explicitly. All of this is to say (“Hell of a Life”); lovely (“Devil Kanye has always been the king of of the year. a villain, I find him all the more that he’s at the peak of his already- In a New Dress”); ridiculous (“So sampling, but he’s outdone himself Kanye knows that—perhaps all compelling for it. But maybe that’s usual vulnerability here, fleshing Appalled”); alienating (“Runaway”) with some truly special choices. too well as far as you’re concerned. just because I have a pretty clear out the flaws that everyone’s been and cold (“Blame Game”). “Screams For instance, “Lost in the World” Yes, his egomania is in full force sense of my own demons—the ones quick to note in him. He gets it: you from the haters” are his superhero features the monkish mythos of Bon within his “Twisted Fantasy.” He I hate and the ones I love. think he’s a devil. theme music (“Power”). Iver’s “Woods” and a 1970 spoken- describes himself as being on top Where does that leave him? “Every bag, every blouse, every word clip from Gil-Scott Heron. of Mount Olympus. “How do you…refresh the page bracelet comes with a price tag,” he Kanye also returns to some of the But as far as I’m concerned, he and restart the memory? Respark says in the anthemic “Runaway” vocal manipulation that he took up the soul and rebuild the energy?” before giving “a toast to the douche in “808s and Heartbreak.” This time, Appointed by haters that want him bags.” Its “ladies and gentlemen” though, it’s used to get some of these to separate his craft and his douche sample, hilariously perverted themes that Kanye, despite all of his campus baggage, he finds that he can’t. So ethos and sing-along nature makes bravado and deserved bravo, has QUOTES rather than wash out or trim up it seem like it’s being set up as a had his voice filtered from the public. his “blackness” like the similarly self-celebration that can shared by And actually he lets his guests do lambasted Michael Jackson (which everybody. After all, America’s full much of the talking. Jay-Z, RZA, “So I was looking over a paper and I had misspelled the word ‘categories.’ My spell check’s only suggestion was ‘cat orgies.’” Consumer expectations keep games bland - Senior Laura Denekas, on the failures of Microsoft Word. BY MICHAEL GUTSCHE This all gets pretty technical, then the game is written off as bad “He’s not the brightest bulb in the watt.” CONTRIBUTING WRITER but it’s these pre-conceived notions based on this butter-thin point. - Freshman Joe Clark, attempting to debase someone’s intelligence. One of the greatest problems that consumers need to re-evaluate With expectations so blandly facing the games industry today is if the medium is ever to achieve defined, we get exactly what we “Dealing drugs to small children? I’m so excited.” the expectations of the consumer. something truly groundbreaking. ask for: very few games, made on - Freshman Kate Fonte, looking forward to her role as pharmacist. For instance, a game’s visuals In the meantime, it’s the popular flabbergastingly large budgets by are expected to be realistic more games that dictate what’s good armies of developers, focus-tested to Send your Campus Quotes, with context, to [email protected]. than they’re expected to be and what’s a failure. With long- death, and marketed to as broad of communicative. Games must both standing series like “Halo,” “Call an audience as possible, thus making not contain any filler to pad their of Duty” and “Mario” holding most oceans of money. It’s a repeat cycle. length, but must also be at least 10 of the market, it can be difficult The value we place on things hours long. Each game must have to approach anything but what is like photorealistic graphics can some sort of in-game incentive to familiar without dismissing it as discourage those developers from Orange City Pizza Hut replay it, whether it be unlockables, bad or strange. And even when a making anything but a brown and branching story paths, or a leveling game is released as a standalone grey first person shooter. After 737-3030 up mechanic. And it must have title—not a part of a series’ story all, Call of Duty made a tidy pile multiplayer. If you can’t compete and environment—it is still pitted of money, didn’t it? It’s sitting up with others, if you can’t win, there against the precedent of other there on that pile in its money- must be something terribly wrong games in its so-called genre. throne, wearing clothes sewn from with the game. It’s a game, isn’t it? Take graphics, for instance. Some currency, twirling it’s money-stache, So suddenly we have a rut games don’t have a photorealistic eating soup. And it thinks it’s better Mon.-Thurs. in which to sprain our mind- look, or even attempt to—whether than you. ankles: video games are games, and the reason be a chosen artistic style, When expectation rules what we games are for playing. And “play” the developer’s budget, or even will accept as valuable, bad things $4.99 Buffet assumes a few things: a complete just a different priority within the are a’ happening. Video games are knowledge of the environment that game. Even so, this visual criteria is still in their relative infancy, and is participated in, wherein the goal is almost always the basis for instant if they become too machined, too $.99 Drink almost invariably to perform better judgment. This is probably because precise, then they may collapse on than another person participating we gather information fastest themselves. And that’d be terrible. or by some arbitrary measurement through our eyes. Altogether, it leads of success. In other words, to win is to something you’ve heard before: Now FREE delivery to campus! its only goal. “Those graphics suck, dude!” And 8 SPORTS December 3, 2010 Miles ends career Volleyball shocked by Point Loma Women’s basketball dominates the court at national meet BY MICHAEL SIMMELINK tallied 28 kills on the match. BY HEIDI HILDEBRANDT scored 10 off the bench. NW had the BY HEIDI HILDEBRANDT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tuesday night, Nov. 30, saw SPORTS EDITOR rebounding advantage, 43-39. De SPORTS EDITOR The fourth-ranked Northwestern the Raiders pick up a win against Northwestern women’s basketball Jong pulled down nine rebounds and Senior Charity Miles finished volleyball team tasted bitter defeat Malone, Ohio, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25- team defeated Central and William Hulst had seven, while De Jong and an impressive collegiate cross for the first time this season on 18) in their first round of pool play. Penn in the Pizza Ranch Classic on Hurley dished out eight and seven country career at the NAIA National Wednesday, Dec. 1, after falling in NW had 22 blocks to limit Malone Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26-27. assists, respectively. Championship meet in Vancouver, pool play to 17th ranked Point Loma to a negative hitting efficiency (-.09). The Red Raiders decimated NW defeated the Statesman 88-64. Wash., on Saturday, Nov. 20. Miles Nazarene 3-1 (30-28, 25-16, 25-20, Hanno tallied 15 kills and Central, 90-52. The beginning of the Hurley scored a career-high 36 points, placed 79th in the race with a five- 25-23). NW is now 36-1 on the year. sophomore Jennie Jansen added game was tight, but after Central tied shooting 10 of 17 from the field and kilometer time of 19:11. She was NW hit .171 on the match and eight kills and Buyert registered six. the score at 33, NW went on a 13-0 13 of 14 from the free throw line. De the fifth runner from the Great was led by senior Hillary Hanno’s Rich led the team with seven blocks. run to take a 46-33 halftime lead. The Jong followed with 22 points, while Plains Athletic Conference to cross 15 kills. Junior Rylee Hulstein added Beaver had 35 assists, five kills and Raiders held the Dutch’s offense to 18 Kuhlmann had a season-high 20. the finish line. Michelle Steiger nine kills. Senior Bobbie jean Rich three ace serves. Hulstein’s 19 digs percent shooting from the field in the NW shot 53 percent from the field from Dordt earned All-American and sophomore Kate Buyert each led the back row. second half to seal the deal. and held the Statesmen to 34 percent. honors with a 21st place finish. Kara had eight kills and five blocks. Senior The Raiders found themselves The Raiders shot 49 percent for The Raiders took advantage of Nelson and Jessica Hudelson from Kaitlin Beaver added five blocks to in a must-win situation Thursday the game, 32 percent behind the Dordt’s 33 turnovers to win 88-60 on Morningside and Ashley Unruh her 38 assists. Sophomore Jaci Moret night, Dec. 2, against Lewis-Clark three-point line. Four Raiders scored Wednesday, Dec. 1. from USF finished in the top 50. and Hulstein combined to lead the State. Results were not available at in double figures, led by sophomore Kuhlmann led with 20 points and Justyna Mudy from Shorter Raiders with 15 digs. press time. Kendra De Jong with 18 points. seven assists. Hurley netted 18 points University won her second The Raiders could not find an Senior Becca Hurley and junior Kami and junior Val Kleinjan added 12. consecutive national championship answer for junior All-American Kuhlmann chipped in 17 and 15, Junior Melanie Babcock chipped in with a time of 17:42. The team Tabitha Henken of Point Loma, who respectively, and senior Allison Hulst a career-high 11 points. championship went to California State-San Marcos, who finished 39 Men’s basketball goes 1-1 at Dickinson State Wrestlers take down Wayne State, wrestle at Auggie Open points ahead of second place with BY MICHAEL SIMMELINK The Raiders couldn’t pull off a BY HEIDI HILDEBRANDT Sophomore Tyler Hatch placed a team total of 88 points. CONTRIBUTING WRITER win in the first game of the Dickinson SPORTS EDITOR third in the 133-pound Silver Miles ran at nationals every year Northwestern defeated Dordt in State Classic last Friday, Nov. 26, The Northwestern wrestlers Division with two wins by decision, as a Red Raider, with finishes of 55th, a back-and-forth game Wednesday, in Dickinson, N.D. They lost at the defeated Wayne State on 10-4 and 3-2. Freshman Ryan 31st and an All-American fifth place Dec. 1, 79-65, to pick up a big hands of Rocky Mountain College, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 31-13. McLaurin got a well-placed bye to as a freshman. She closes out her conference win from their rivals. 83-80. NW sank a season-best 11 Sophomore Diego Quintana get fourth place in the 184-pound career holding the second-fastest Sophomore Ben Miller shined three-pointers led by Seim, who pinned his opponent in 2:46 at Bronze Division. Sophomore Pedro 5K time in NW history with 17:49. brightest for the Raiders by scoring had 19 points, 15 from behind the 125 pounds to kick off the night. Ruiz lost his first match in the 22 points and grabbing 12 boards. arc. Miller put in 17, and Hoogeveen Freshman JL Mayo won by major 133-pound C1 Division but then Sophomore Dan Van Kalsbeek added 12. Van Kalsbeek led the decision, 18-7, at 141. Sophomore won by major decision, 16-7, to earn dropped 23 points and had eight Raiders with seven boards, and Jerod Flores won by decision at 149, fifth place. rebounds. Junior Walker Seim hit sophomore Stu Goslinga added six. 12-10, and at 157, freshman Mark Four other Raiders won matches three three-pointers in his 13 points. The game on Saturday turned Evjen won by fall in 5:11. in the tournament: junior Matt Senior Ryan Hoogeveen had two out better for NW as they rode Van Freshman Jesse McCann beat his Dowell by major decision, 9-0, dunks in his ten points. Overall, the Kalsbeek’s 26 points to an 80-76 win opponent by decision, 11-9, at 165. in the 141-pound Gold Division; Raiders shot 42 percent. over Montana Western. Seim and At 184, freshman Chris Michael got sophomore Jerod Flores by a 7-2 Dordt came out ready to play Hoogeveen chipped in 16 and 14 a pin in 5:35, and senior Zane Platt decision in the 149 Gold; freshman and went up 11-0 immediately. points, respectively. Goslinga led rounded out the line-up with a 9-4 Mark Evjen at 157 Silver; and senior The Raiders came within four by the Raiders in rebounds by pulling win by decision at 285. Luke Evjen at 184 Gold. halftime, 33-29. Coming out of the down 10. Three Red Raiders fought their NW is set to take on Grand locker room, the Raiders went on a NW will play in Hastings way through a field of 500 wrestlers View tonight in Des Moines before 13-5 run, but Dordt responded with tomorrow at 4 p.m. in another and placed in the Auggie Brute traveling to Indianola for the 11 straight points of their own. NW GPAC game. Adidas Open in Minneapolis, Minn., Simpson Invitational tomorrow, PHOTO BY SARA HESS then scored 12 straight points to take on Nov. 20. Dec. 4. Charity Miles runs to 79th place at nationals. the lead for good.

“God’s plan is beautiful and I need to PLAYER PROFILE trust that and not make my own plans. Kristin Neth There’s only so much you can control.” BY ANDREA OCHSNER passionate about it.” After switching to an Exercise only so much you can control.” CONTRIBUTING WRITER Science major, Neth discovered a field within it Neth leaves NW with this piece of advice: Kristin Neth has been playing basketball since known as Wellness Coaching. “Matthew 6:33, ‘Seek first His Kingdom.’” This she was in fifth grade. “The first year I played, I was “My sophomore year, I became a D-group verse is also the team’s theme for the year. “No awful and super clumsy. I just loved it. I practiced leader and became really passionate about matter what you do, no matter what you spend all the time in the summer and got good.” discipling women. I’m really excited to be able to your time doing, make sure to keep your focus on Despite a rough start, basketball has become a sit down with people who are really struggling what’s important and that’s seeking Him first. We huge part of her life. “It was a big part of my decision with something and helping them find that deeper struggle to find life in the things that aren’t going [to come to Northwestern] because I wanted to play wellness. I want to be able to partner with women to give us life, when Christ is really going to give basketball, but it wasn’t the full reason because and disciple them.” us life and enjoyment in all those other things.” there were a lot of schools in the GPAC that were In her time at NW, Neth has learned to be After graduating in May, Neth is scheduled recruiting me. I had a full ride to go to Mount Marty, accepting of God’s plan and leaving the control up to exchange vows with Tyler Tigges, former NW but I wanted to come to NW because it had more to Him. “Basketball is something that I hope God student, on May 29th. They plan to do a ministry trip of the authentic Christian aspect, and it wasn’t just will use to refine me. I’ve learned a lot through together to Israel with Athletes in Action for their a title of the school.” basketball. The biggest thing I’ve learned is how to honeymoon. Neth also plans to take a wellness Neth and her teammates enjoy Neth will be graduating in the spring with a work my butt off and give up control and just trust class and get certified in Wellness Coaching while playing practical jokes. Here, she displays pictures of her fellow degree in Exercise Science. “I originally started God in His plans. His plan is beautiful, and I need starting her life with her new husband. senior basketball teammates going for Physical Therapy, but decided I wasn’t as to trust that and not make my own plans. There’s Allison Hulst and Becca Hurley.