Northwestern College inside this issue challenge me, chapel PAGE 5 track finishes at top PAGE 7 SGA talks smoking Beacon PAGE 8 Volume 79 Number 14 February 9, 2007 Cold snap causes arctic temperatures BY KIM EASON warmed up slightly since then. when highs were -9. NEWS EDITOR Another one to three inches of snow However, what Iowa has After more than a decade of is expected to fall this weekend. seen is only a fraction of what tolerable weather conditions, snow According to the National other places around the U.S. and wind chills have come back to Weather Service, the record low for have been dealing with. cool us again. Orange City is -30, set in January Northern Minnesota towns Orange City saw temps as low of 1972. The last time Iowa saw saw temps as low as 38 below as -12 this weekend, and it has only record-setting temps was in 1996 early this week, not including wind chill. Temps won’t rise above freezing until after the weekend for parts of Michigan. Areas of New York are seeing snow totals as much as seven feet with another foot or two possibly coming this weekend. Sub-zero temperatures have also added to the winter weather. PHOTO COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM The significant amount of Wind chils are expected to get as low as -28 in parts of Minnesota and other northern parts of the U.S. snow is because of the lake- effect over Lake Ontario. The lake- Parts of Interstate 81 have and Thursday in anticipation of the effect is when cold air moves over been closed due to the whiteout icy weather. the warm lake water. The air picks conditions, with snow falling at a The bitter cold and slippery roads up moisture and the heat from the rate of more than 5 inches per hour at have been the cause of more than water rises. The moisture begins to times. Travelers have been stranded 20 deaths across the Midwest and condense in the form of clouds, and in the Midwest, as their flights to Northeast.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FOXNEWS.COM when there is enough moisture, the the Northeast have been cancelled Temps are expected to stay in the Freezing temperatures create pretty frost designs on windows. air can no longer hold it, and it falls due to the weather. Delta Airlines teens next week and then warm up to in the form of snow. cancelled 200 flights on Wednesday the upper 20’s late in the week. Raiders win eight straight Van Otterloo signs BY KIM EASON NEWS EDITOR with Sioux City Bandits On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the men’s BY JULIE JOHNSON basketball team defeated the Dakota CONTRIBUTING WRITER Wesleyan University Tigers to record Senior Jordan Van Otterloo has their eighth consecutive victory. signed a one-year contract to play With the win, Northwestern improves arena football for the Sioux City to 12-3 in the GPAC, and they remain tied Bandits. The Bandits are a part of with USF for the lead in the GPAC with three the United Independent Football games left to play. NW is 19-6 overall and is League. ranked 10th in this week’s NAIA D-II poll. Van Otterloo played cornerback The Raiders remained in control for most in junior high and high school at the of the first half, leading by four at halftime, Le Mars Community Schools and with the score 41-37. The Tigers cut the lead collegiately for the Northwestern down to one early in the second half, but Red Raiders. He will continue to PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS the Raiders responded with a 10-4 run to play cornerback for the Bandits. ability as two more assets he will regain the lead. The final score was 82-70. Van Otterloo will have to make bring with him to the Bandits. Junior Chad Schuiteman scored his some adjustments to play at the During the 2006 season with 15th double-double of the year with 23 arena level. Arena football is played the Raiders, Van Otterloo led the points and 16 rebounds, leading the team. on a hockey rink on an Astroturf-like team in interceptions, along with Sophomore guard Kale Wiertzema scored surface. Cleats are not allowed to be fellow senior Austin Janssen, each 18 points, and sophomore Andrew Stimson worn. Since the field is smaller, the pulling in seven. Van Otterloo led added another 16 points to the total. goalposts are also narrower, and the the Raiders in interceptions the The Raiders limited the leading scorer game is played eight-on-eight. previous three years. He earned first in the GPAC, DWU’s Brock Seim, to Raiders’ Head Coach Orv Otten team all-conference honors for the just 11 points and held the Tigers to a thinks this style of play will suit Van second year in a row. 39 shooting percentage from the field. Otterloo very well because he will The season starts on March 9 with NW will travel to Fremont, bring versatility to the field. “Jordan training camp and practice. The first PHOTO BY ABIGAIL NEDRUD Neb. on Saturday, Feb. 10, to play can play both sides of the ball,” Otten game of the season for the Bandits Chad Schuiteman battles the Tiger defender in order to attempt a shot. Schuiteman Midland Lutheran. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. scored his 15th double-double of the year on Wednesday with 23 points and 16 mentioned, and referenced Van is March 24 at the Sioux City Tyson rebounds. Otterloo’s quickness and catching Events Center. 2 Opinion February 2, 2007 We should support our computing services workers BY DONNEL “SCRUFF” EADDY com and other Web sites, the Internet staff trying to fix this pain in the We all complain about the just might work a little faster. keyboard: I salute you. It must be front desk Internet being down and how Or if we decided to do most difficult trying to please everyone, WITH KIM EASON it’s slow. Well, in my opinion, it’s of our extensive Internet usage and though we think that more can not entirely the school’s fault. at night when most are sleeping be done, you guys know best. We Let’s get into worship more I’ve noticed that students have and studying. I know it sounds as a student body don’t hate you; This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go to the Mt. Zion Baptist been streaming music videos, tough, especially when we have we are just frustrated. Sometimes Church Gospel Choir concert, and I can’t help but want them back. downloading files and playing projects and homework to do, but it may come off wrong with all of Let me try and explain the atmosphere to you. The choir was mostly video games over the network a what I am suggesting just might our bickering, but we do appreciate black women of varying ages with a few black men. In addition to that norm, lot lately. I don’t know much about help the situation to improve. what you are trying to accomplish. there was a boy and girl who didn’t look much older than 10, a teenage networking, but perhaps all of these Some small effort by the One day, the Internet will be fast, girl, an arthritic old man with a giant cane and a white woman with very activities aren’t making the process student body can create a world and one day you won’t hear a single blond hair. This definitely wasn’t your typical choir. of having a fast-working Internet of opportunity for us in the complaint. Until then, do what you But these people were on fire. It didn’t matter what they were singing; any better. Maybe if we stopped future of our Internet surfing. guys do best. You have my support they were dancing, clapping, doing actions, lifting their hands in praise streaming music videos on youtube. To all of the hard working and the support of many others. to God. A few were sweating like crazy, and they couldn’t have cared less. Even facing the very white, somewhat Dutch, Northwestern crowd, they Should we be rethinking the meaning of the atonement? weren’t fazed a bit. A few songs went on for a ridiculously long time just JAMES BIERLY cookies, and God would see to it slights against him without because they were following the leading of the Spirit. It didn’t matter to OPINION EDITOR that you paid a thousand times venting his anger somewhere. them that they’d sung the chorus six times already. If the Spirit led them Most Christians with a Nicene over unless you “really” accepted I have become convinced as well further, they’d just keep singing. view of Christ believe him to be the Jesus. My later understanding that this present, physical world and The pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church came up in between songs Son of God. We believe that his life, that God didn’t necessarily directly the day to day lives we live in it matter to get the crowd involved a little more and to introduce the next song. death and resurrection were “for us inflict punishment but simply greatly to God, and the doctrine of This didn’t stop them either. The men on the keyboard kept playing their and for our salvation.” What isn’t cast you out of the presence of penal substitution focuses our improv tunes, members of the choir would shout “Amen!” after every spelled out in the creed is what is God to wallow in sin and pain attention on a largely spiritual phrase. The teenage girl took this time after her amazing solo to turn meant by salvation and how Christ for all eternity if you weren’t problem concerned primarily with around, calm down and lift her hands in thanks and praise to the God achieves this. The Church in its first “really” saved didn’t help much. the next life (getting saved from the who helped her through it. centuries tended to favor either My religious beliefs were often a wrath of God in the next life and The crowd didn’t really know what hit them. It took them a few songs to a Christus Victor understanding source of misery for most of my years helping others escape as well), and get into the spirit of the evening, and even after that, some were reluctant (Jesus somehow defeats or disarms growing up because I was always although it may engender some to join in. the powers and principalities that fully conscious of the presence of good deeds in thankfulness for My question is: why? Why do we consider it so weird and different hold the world in bondage) or a God and also fully conscious of how our salvation, or in hopes of luring when people are so excited about Jesus’ love for them that they dance and Ransom understanding (Jesus pays angered this eternal being was at me. others over to the right religion sing loudly and don’t care what people think of them? Why do we only off/tricks Satan on the cross) of the My beliefs about sin haven’t changed and thereby saving them from hell, stick to our comfort zones instead of reaching out to others? crucifixion. The development of substantially, but my understanding it has a kind of built-in disregard You see, to me, this choir was only a small representation of what the the idea that God’s offended honor of God has changed. I no longer see for the present physical world. body of Christ should look like. People of all ages, races and personalities God as a god of wrath and vengeance Does this picture of the atonement coming together for one purpose: to share the glory of God. They celebrated Why would God need to but of love and peace, and this has make sense? And moreso, is it the the God who doesn’t care who you are and where you come from, and kill Jesus in order to be able freed me to begin questioning many only acceptable position for true they embodied him themselves. to forgive people? things I would not have dared to risk Christians? There are a variety of These weren’t people of all races and personalities coming together for hell by seriously considering before. other ways of understanding Christ’s the purpose of getting another chapel credit and maybe some extra study must be appeased for every sin and Why would God need to kill Jesus work on the cross (personally, I am time. They didn’t just walk in, throw their stuff down and check the clock the works of Anselm, Aquinas and in order to be able to forgive people? highly enjoying an exploration to see how much longer they have to be there. Calvin eventually helped to develop If a human father can forgive his of the version of the Christus Let’s re-form our ideas a little more when we’re in chapel and start the idea of the atonement as an act child without needing to take out Victor theory advocated by René embodying the body of Christ. And so what if it means dancing around a of penal substitution in the West, his anger on something (perhaps Girard and have found much of little and raising your hands in thanks and praise? We have the best reason and this concept is fully embraced bashing his hand with a hammer if interest in the Eastern Orthodox in the world to do so. as the heart of the gospel message the child lied or killing a cat if the conception of the work of Christ), by many American evangelicals. kid did something really bad, like and its meaning for our world. In this view, salvation means taking drugs), then why would a A pastor I know recently told Northwestern College that Jesus took the punishment perfect, divine father be incapable me that although he studied other that God had planned for humans of true forgiveness, wherein the theories in seminary, he generally (or only “the elect” in the view of infraction is actually forgiven, only preaches penal substitution BEACON some), and so now God doesn’t as opposed to simply shifting because it’s simple and easy. I have to punish people forever to the target of the punishment? would like to encourage people Editor Bethany Kroeze satisfy his justice. Songs born from The explanation often given is to stop doing the simple and THE BEACON is the stu- dent newspaper serving News Editor Kim Eason this view sing things like “on that that God may want to forgive and easy thing and be willing to re- the campus community Assistant News Editor Jaime Evenhuis cross as Jesus died; The wrath of love people (or at least “the elect”), examine what the cross means. of Northwestern College. Opinion Editor James Bierly God was satisfied; For every sin but he has an equally insatiable Published weekly and dis- tributed Friday noon, The Entertainment Editor Betsy Heiberger on Him was laid.” I think that desire for justice and vengeance Beacon encourages com- Features Editor Amanda Kuehn using this as the primary or even that has he has to get out of his QUOTE OF THE WEEK ments from readers. All Sports Editor Laura Jacobson the only way to understand the system first. God, apparently letters must be 300 words or less, signed with a phone Photo Editor Abigail Nedrud crucifixion is a practice that we need a very prideful being, cannot “They say that when God number, and turned in to the Assistant Photo Editor Jenni Sybesma to begin a serious discussion about. tolerate any insult to his greatness, was in Jerusalem he forgave Beacon office located in the Web and Design Editor Vaughn Donahue For me growing up, Jesus was a and thus his vengeance must fall his murderers, but now he will basement of Granberg Hall by Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Copy Editor Katie Gosselink shield to hide behind, a desperate somewhere or he would not be God, not forgive an honest man for Beacon reserves the right to Adviser Carl Vandermeulen hope that maybe it really was who is defined primarily by his differing with him on the subject edit letters. To obtain a sub- possible for me to escape the “passion for his glory” in this view. of the Trinity. They say that scription, please send $10 to address below. fires of hell being stirred by an But isn’t the story in the Gospels God says to me, “Forgive your angry God. It was explained to the story of a God who is humble? enemies.” I say, “I do;” but he me at summer camp that even A God who sleeps in a manger CONTACT US: says, “I will damn mine.” 101 7th St. SW the tiniest little sin was enough to and dies the death of a criminal -Robert Ingersoll Orange City, IA 51041 warrant eternal damnation. Think doesn’t seem to me like a God who [email protected] a bad thought, eat one too many would be incapable of forgiving ENTERTAINMENT 3 “Children of Men”: campus Worth the hype? QUOTES BY JAMES BIERLY a group of good scientists who civilization is already behaving as if “Darla’s my sunshine.” OPINION EDITOR will use the baby for the benefit of the next generation is irrelevant. - Sophomore Pavel Rezabek, checking his chapel credit count In the film “Children of Men,” everyone. Granted, this is a rather simplistic humanity has lost the ability to “Children of Men” raises the picture. Much of the violence in our “I think I dated a girl on the corner of Purity & Chastity.” reproduce. As the world mourns the question: “What happens when a world today is justified with the - Professor Keith Fynaardt, elaborating on Pella’s original street death of its youngest living human, society knows its citizens will be claim that it is being done to “secure names, many of which were named after Christian characteristics a lady, Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), the last on earth? What happens the future for our children.” Yet it conceives a baby. The hero of the if we have no children to pass our does seem to ring true that without “I just wanted to see what she looked like. But then I saw a little film, Theo (Clive Owen), must help world on to?” hope and a future for our race, many too much of what she looked like.” this woman and her baby escape The answer the film seems to people would turn to nihilism and - Junior Betsy Heiberger, looking up Google images of Anna give is that they do all the destructive despair. Nicole Smith same things they do now, What kind of meaning could only a bit worse. They wage people create for their lives in a “I love West. I just want to give it a big hug.” violent religious wars, lock world like this? How would religion - Sophomore Carl Erickson, referring to his place of residence up illegal immigrants and adapt to it? And if a new child were mistreat them and destroy to be introduced into this world, Send your Campus Quotes, with context, to [email protected]. their environment. Anarchy how would it impact the culture? takes over as everyone decides Could a new birth save this society Due to the manic overacting of the the appropriate shock and awe. A to take out the organizations, or would it have crossed the point various people Theo encounters few scenes later, she is easily passed people and races they dislike. of no return? along his way (everyone seems off as someone who is simply sick Since humanity is doomed All these would make interesting to have a penchant for talking (or perhaps merely overweight). anyhow, people might as well questions for the film to explore, with dramatic and abundant The filmmaker can’t seem to make take their revenge on their but unfortunately, past the first hand gestures), the film is often up his mind as to how far along the enemies while they still can. quarter of the film, they become unintentionally funny. pregnancy, until it serves the story’s The fact that the film uses unimportant. The pregnant woman Also, there are many things that needs for the child to be born. magnified versions of present quickly becomes a mere McGuffin seem so incredibly implausible that it “Children of Men” raises some day “hot button” issues as its to be ferreted past a variety of destroys the suspension of disbelief. interesting questions but would great evils of the future (it clichéd post-apocalyptic action For example, a maximum security rather be a run-of-the-mill action is implied that the problems and suspense scenes. All the things prison camp has a convenient escape thriller than spend a lot of time plaguing the characters in you would expect occur—there’s boat leading out of it. In one scene, exploring those questions. the film began in our present a car chase, the self-sacrifice of a the pregnant woman must throw IMAGE COURTESY OF GOOGLE.COM CHILDREN OF MEN “Children of Men” will be a popular pick among time, and many of the heroes mentor figure, villains conveniently off her robe, dramatically exposing action film fans. apparently got their start as appearing out of nowhere at just her breasts to the camera in order to There are many things that seem so protestors against the Bush the right dramatic moment. The show Theo that she is pregnant. A incredibly implausible that it destroys from the people who want to use and Blair administrations) raises film attempts to inject witticisms day later, it is obvious to everyone the suspension of disbelief. the child for their own dastardly the haunting prospect in the mind and comic relief at all the wrong that she is pregnant, even when she is R purposes, and he must get her to of viewers that perhaps Western moments, undermining the tension. fully clothed, and they respond with K-Outlet offers a welcoming spirit and cheap prices BY KATIE VAN ETTEN “Sweaters.” In this room, a customer sell everything from hunting and CONTRIBUTING WRITER can look through zippered sweaters, farming vests for $5 to lunch bags Looking for cheap dental floss hoodies, pull-overs and sweater vests and backpacks for $3. In the bins are or hand sanitizer for that special all for $3. The room also sells logoed smaller, cheaper, more usable items, someone? How about a cow- long-sleeve t-shirts for $1. like dental floss and hand sanitizer, patterned trucker hat just to have on In the final room on the right side which sell for 10¢ each. hand? Or maybe a long-sleeved logo of the store is the “Cap Room,” which K-Outlet sells a variety of items in shirt for the painter in the family? has much more than just caps. It has a variety of brands. They sell surplus The K-Outlet Store, an extension beanies and trucker hats for $1 each, or discontinued products from more of American Identity, has all these stuffed animals for 25¢ to $1, play popularly recognized companies like and more in its glorious bins of trucks for kids for $2, water bottles Schwanns but also less recognized discontinued, mass-produced items. for 25¢ and mouse pads, lanyards, companies like: Tee-Pee Seed Co., K-Outlet lies just beyond the huge mugs and cups for 10¢ each. Pudgie’s Good Time Pizza Pasta & American Identity factory on the The last room in the store, at the Subs, and Revolution, a company

south side of Albany on the drive out PHOTO BY KATIE VAN ETTEN back on the left, is the one which which coins the phrase “Grow the of Orange City. Junior Elizabeth Becker checks out the sells “Heavy Jackets.” This room Feed, Not the Weeds” on their very K-Outlet’s doors have only been varieties of apparel offered at K-Outlet. has winter jackets which range from hats. open for six years, but it has already get his hands on. $15 to $20. Junior Elizabeth Becker said that attracted national customers. Donna, Around the store are designated Roger, a local who works for a she felt so relaxed when she went an employee who has worked for rooms, there to grant customers power company and is a frequent there to buy a sweater and a couple K-Outlet since it has been open, some organization of all the surplus customer in K-Outlet, informed me of shirts. She said, “It feels so much says that they receive customers not products. The first room on the during my visit that it’s the Carhartt like home to me that when I walked only locally but from as far away right side of the main storeroom is jackets or the ones without logos that out of the rooms, I wanted to shut the as Washington and California. She the “Bargain Room.” In this room, usually sell at higher prices. He was lights off.” and Helene (an employee who will a customer can find great deals on surprised to see that the store still K-Outlet is open Thursdays celebrate her one-year anniversary scrubs (assorted pants and shirts for had a couple of Carhartts even this from 11a.m. to 8p.m., Fridays from of working for K-Outlet this week) $1), collared long-sleeve and short- far into the winter. 12:30p.m. to 5p.m., and Saturdays remember a man who would come sleeve shirts and polos. All of these The main storeroom area has from 8a.m. to noon. If you have any down from Michigan on a regular logoed products are $2 each. racks and bins lining the walls and questions, feel free to call K-Outlet basis just to buy whatever he could The next room is designated dispersed all over. These racks at 712-737-4925. 4 Features February 9, 2007 Terra Nova: taking time to take care Got Questions? BY RACHEL RIETSMA stated that it costs money to throw away in general. “We shouldn’t think that just BY TYLER NESPER STAFF WRITER garbage since it can’t be stacked up forever. because we paid for something, we should How many times have you and your buddies been Adam and Eve tended to the Garden of It costs more than $20 to deliver one ton use it wastefully; that’s a destructive sitting in a room late at night, and wondered, “Why Eden because God created them to nurture of trash. Other than the transportation mentality,” she said. does Northwestern…?” I know my friends and I have the earth. As their descendents, we are cost, there’s no fee for delivery to the Americans in general tend to possess had several late night discussions about the “reasons” required to fulfill that purpose. recycling plant. this mentality as billions of cans are why NW does some of the things it does. So instead of Unknown to many, there is a club on thrown away each year. If the population speculating, I decided to get some concrete answers. campus that exists “to share with others recycled one-tenth of these cans, 3.2 billion Why do you care? Well, if you want answers too, I the inherent value of creation in order cans could be reused, according to Terra am offering to do the work. I am offering to take the to attempt to redeem/restore creation Nova’s Web site. Every Sunday, an entire questions that you have and go straight to the people for God.” Northwestern Associate forest is cut down to supply Americans who can answer them. If I am refused an answer after Professor of Biology and coleader of with newspapers. The first time Gena numerous attempts, the question won’t be hidden, nor Terra Nova Laurie Furlong believes that Dubois, Terra Nova’s vice president, will the fact that I was refused an answer. it is pertinent for students to connect printed in the dorm this year, she was Let me give you two examples. their Christianity with every aspect of pleasantly surprised to find it double- Recently, I have been wondering when NW will their world view, especially in regards to sided. “This may seem like a small and upgrade its computers to Windows Vista (the next creation stewardship. insignificant change, but I believe that it version of the Windows operating system). Harlan According to Furlong, recycling will greatly reduce paper waste on campus Jorgensen, the director of Computing Services, told me, is an outward expression of good and, in a small way, help to diminish forest “Our thought right now is summer 2008. This gives stewardship—an expression that should degradation,” Dubois said. the platform at least a year to come out and get rid of be higher on students’ priority lists. This past year, Tracy conducted some of the normal startup bugs and also allows us “Compared to other campuses I’ve been a four-week study, which calculated to get geared up for the changes and new issues we on, it seems as though NW is a little behind cafeteria food wastage over 14 meals. In will have to encounter.” Jorgensen goes on to say that the game in recycling,” she said. However, PHOTO BY ABIGAIL NEDRUD comparison to his 2002 study, the food Even with recycling bins available, many students there will be two rounds of hardware upgrades before she noted that over the past few years, NW toss their paper waste in the trash. wastage decreased by 10%, and beverage the summer of 2008, and that if a compelling reason has grown in care towards recycling. wastage decreased by 35%. However, arises, the timetable may be moved up. Sara James, resident director of Preserving the world’s resources can beverage waste is a moderate estimate, as Another example, “Are the rumors that there will Stegenga Hall, encourages the students in be accomplished through ways that one water was included in the 2002 study but be a change to the 21 meal plan true? And if so, what her dorm to recycle. Stegenga faithfully may not always think about. Furlong not in 2006. Wastage decline also remains is it?” recycles cans, bottles, plastic containers suggested refilling water bottles and a conservative estimate as students were John Brogan said, “Students living in the residence and most papers. Despite the commitment, using a hand towel instead of a paper aware of the 2002 study as it was being halls will be required to purchase a full meal plan, but James feels she could do more to make towel. “There are health issues associated conducted. we are negotiating with Sodexho to provide various students aware of the many benefits with using ‘disposable’ water bottles and As they scraped plates in 2006, options for number of meals and flex dollars under reaped from recycling. She believes her using dirty hand towels over and over,” students were appalled by the amount of the full meal plan. We are considering other options, efforts are a success because the hall’s she said. Simply using fewer disposable sandwiches and fruit left untouched. Both including a partial meal plan, for students living in the recycling containers get full at a rather items such as Styrofoam cups and paper student shock and wastage decrease bring apartments and cottages. Announcements concerning fast rate but adds that there is always plates or reusing scrap paper will help Tracy some satisfaction with his studies. the meal plans will go out to students before housing room for improvement. “I don’t know as well. “I was pleased that awareness of sign-ups.” many students in the hall who are We waste more than H20 when we the issue was raised on campus, and Students, I am not some articulate English major; against recycling,” she said. “Maybe leave the water running in the dorms. In my hope was that students would then I am an inarticulate business major who wants to get additional students would participate if order for it to be reused, water needs to rebuke fellow students who waste food,” answers—answers to the questions that we students we encouraged it more.” be pumped and cleaned, which requires he said. want to know. Not only does recycling preserve energy. Another aspect of water waste is An increase in creation stewardship So how simple is this for you? E-mail any question God’s creation, but it saves a great deal of the energy used to heat the water. Furlong will allow for future generations to live in you have—any question about residence life, campus money. Assistant Professor of Biology and thinks that students are missing the bigger the world that God created for them. There policies, student government, literally anything to fellow coleader of Terra Nova Todd Tracy picture when it comes to campus resources is only one earth; please don’t waste it. [email protected]. All I ask is that you keep it clean and reasonable. Don’t ask me if Kugler wears boxers or briefs. Fads that may cost you your health BY JANICE SWIER The associated health risks do not deter all students from Some students, such as freshman Alison Hager, give some CONTRIBUTING WRITER catching the lamp rays; tanning salons in Orange City claim consideration to the health risks even when they go tanning. Are people getting darker? It may seem that way with that they still get decent business from college students. Hair Hager always makes sure to apply a skin protector to her face the tanning industry in the United States pulling in about $2 Clinic Nail & Tanning Center estimated that they have around in attempts to minimize the risks. billion per year and with estimates that 28 million Americans 20 college-aged females and five college-aged males come in So, are there any benefits to tanning besides darker skin? are annually making use of indoor tanning. and use their facilities on a regular basis. Freshman Amy Tiesler thinks so. “It helps me to relax, and Many health professionals are concerned with this upward it is nice to be able to be by myself for awhile,” she said. trend of tanning, citing evidence that links both the UVA Tiesler’s theory that tanning causes relaxation is a view widely and UVB rays found in the sun and under tanning lamps to shared by tanners. This is likely because tanning can trigger types of cancer and premature aging of the skin. According endorphins—a set of hormones that, when released, generally to the Skin Cancer Foundation, a 1994 Swedish study found cause an uplift in emotion. that women ages 18 to 30 who frequented tanning parlors Another health benefit claimed by tanning salons is that more than 10 times a year had seven times greater incidences exposure to rays allows your body to create Vitamin D. of melanoma than those women who did not go to tanning While health experts do recognize this, they say that only salons. Some experts argue that these rays can also cause a small amount of skin needs to be exposed to the sunlight damage to a person’s immune system. for a few minutes each day to create a sufficient amount of The health risks play a major part in students’ opinions Vitamin D, which you can easily obtain in foods such as of tanning. Freshman Kyle Sauter said, “I think that it is dairy products. stupid to put your body through something you know will Health risks aren’t the only concern of students, however; increase your chances of cancer—I wouldn’t want to risk it.” some students may choose not to go to tanning salons for other Sophomore Rachel Kleinsasser agreed with Sauter’s thought reasons. Many students do not like the “unnatural” look of process and stated, “The health risks are a red flag, and I don’t being tan in the winter. Sophomore Emily Keen stated, “I don’t mind being pale for the winter.” mind being white, and I wouldn’t pay that much money.” Features 5 Prepare to be challenged BY ANDREA DAVIS want to eliminate all new or different ideas.” planned. The unfortunate thing is that chapel President for Student Development John STAFF WRITER How then do you decide what is and is not is not a place for dialogue–other times and Brogan said, “It would be much easier for You are required to attend it 45 times each an appropriate challenge? Van Oort said that places must be set aside for that. Are there us...to be a fundamentalist college.” Rather, semester and allotted 7 “get out of jail free” chapel speakers must be Christians who are in actual venues available which exist in order to students are asked to confront difficult cards. Correction—that’s “get out of chapel tune with the goals established for chapel. He facilitate the interaction of various people who issues, which include how we as Christians free” cards. Chapel—what is it all about, said that some of these goals include helping hold various viewpoints about an issue? respond to an extremely troubling concept: anyway? students to better trust, love and worship Although there are usually a couple the “radical” love and ideas of Jesus and As we enter Christ Chapel a few times each God, engage ideas by connecting knowledge of discussion gatherings sponsored by how they affect the way we live our lives, as week do we have a clear sense of the purpose and experience and respond to God’s call in Campus Ministries each semester, they are senior Rebecca James put it. We work within of chapel as laid out by Campus Ministries our lives. not regular occurrences. And students like culture to transform it with the radical love and Chaplain Harlan Van Oort? The general of Jesus. consensus held by students, staff, faculty and NW has a wonderfully diverse campus. the administration at Northwestern is that Van Oort feels that the variety of thoughts chapel is a place of worship. Of course, in all on campus is a beautiful thing. It allows us to areas of our lives as Christians, we are to be challenge one another, but it is also a challenge worshipping God: in class, in the caf, in the to have so much diversity. Junior Remy dorms and in chapel. Could we somehow Zwaagstra said, “We need to be respectful develop a better understanding of chapel when we [encounter differing viewpoints], that could be communicated to those both and even if we still don’t agree when the on and off campus? day is over, we must realize that we don’t Van Oort, who is involved in the process know everything and still see the person with of finding chapel speakers, said “chapel opposing views with grace.” James believes is worship, hopefully with a variety of that “we’re up for the challenge of creating a expressions. It includes biblical instruction community where we can discuss.” and a provocative exchange of ideas.” At the Sensitivity is key, as, in various places same time, he said that “we need to be sensitive all over campus, we engage ideas with one to how provocative these ideas can be.” another. No matter how much foresight or Think of the whole spectrum of issues sensitivity we have, we will not always get which are potential topics for chapel: issues it right. There will likely never be a chapel within politics, society, theology, etc. These speech in which every single word spoken affect our lives every single day, and God corresponds with the beliefs of every single is in these spectrums just as much as he is PHOTO BY ABIGAIL NEDRUD person at NW. How interesting would life be A group of students sport shirts like the one above, declaring their views on the purpose of chapel. in Christ Chapel. A Web site started this if we all thought the same way? semester called “Challenge Me NWC” Senior Ben Kappers said that “by its very Kappers and Scholtens think that “if a non- (challengemenwc.blogspot.com) has been nature, the chapel is not a fair place to hold threatening environment for honest and Express your opinion created to make “a statement that we think [certain] discussions.” Rarely is there the genuine conversation could be constructed, Take part in the forum “Christians chapel should be a place where our thoughts opportunity for a variety of viewpoints and it could potentially be very beneficial.” Junior Dialogue about Same Sex Relationships” about our faith and our conceptions of God ideas to be expressed and discussed within Katie Van Etten agreed. “We are in a safe Thursday, March 15 in Christ Chapel at and the world are challenged,” explained one 15 to 20 minute chapel speech. Van Oort environment where we can question things 7:30 p. m. Sponsored by Campus Ministries senior Erin Scholtens. agreed that with issues like these, there and struggle together.” Van Oort said that he is and led by a group of inhouse panelists, the Van Oort said that it is “not our intention must be an opportunity for dialogue. That’s very concerned with offering the opportunity forum will discuss questions such as “How to create [divisive] controversy, but we don’t one thing that is considered when chapel is for students to speak out on challenging do Christians vote when same-sex marriage issues—in fact, there is is on the ballot?” “What does the Bible say Scott Monsma Speaks Out a forum scheduled for about homosexuality?” “Is a law about a the middle of March. moral issue interpreted as approval?” and INTERVIEWED BY ANDREA DAVIS neighbor?’ Let’s talk about how I relate to the person in Speaking about the “Is homosexuality a choice?” January 12, 2007: a Friday. It is a day that will remain the dorm room next to me. Okay, that’s challenging, but NW community, Vice etched into the minds of those in the Northwestern that’s not challenging enough. [The thesis of the talk] is community. What was it about, anyway? the question [above]. The story [of the two partners] is So you’ve been wondering what the real deal is on this an illustration of where I wrestle with [how to love my chapel speech that Associate Professor of Sociology Scott neighbor], where I think about the implications, and Monsma gave on January 12. This is your opportunity by saying the word ‘I’ here, I’m certainly only talking to sit down with Monsma over coffee (hot chocolate, about how I think about it. I’m not trying to tell other in his case) and get the facts “straight” from the source people how to think about it because people disagree. (did you catch the pun?). Our disagreement—that’s okay—but let’s just figure Is what Monsma said in chapel the official NW out how to talk about it and figure out why we [each] position? No. Was it really about homosexual marriage? think the way we do. No. Neither of these are what Monsma really cared I tried to be very clear in what I said, that I said: about. But, “for some people, just hearing the word here’s my question, it has led me on a journey, this is homosexual [is] enough of an issue that it’s going to make what I think, this is the position I have come to. For it really hard to hear anything else,” Monsma said. some people, it was really clear that I spoke for myself. Regardless of what you think about homosexuality For some people, it wasn’t clear enough. and the idea of homosexual marriage, regardless of It was so important for me to carefully craft how I what you think about Scott Monsma, put down your said things and the way I said things in an effort to be assumptions for just a few moments and listen to this non-confrontational—to be sensitive to the audience. I honest, open discussion of his interpretation of the anticipated that some people would say, ‘I’m not really events surrounding January 12 to now: comfortable with what you’re doing.’ I certainly did “My intent was to propose a question for us to wrestle not anticipate the hostility or the depth of the anger with: ‘Who is my neighbor and what does it mean to that came out.” love them?’ If we’re going to take the question seriously, For the rest of the story and continuation this let’s push the question beyond ‘okay, how do I love my interview, check out next week’s Beacon. 6 Sports February 9, 2007 Wrestlers step up at last dual BY BETSY HEIBERGER Petty commented, “I was extremely relieved to have ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sam qualify, he is one of the hardest workers that we The Northwestern Raiders’ final regular season have on this team and definitely one of the hardest competitions took place in Sioux City this week working heavyweights that I have ever coached or with the Briar Cliff Invitational on Saturday, Feb. been around.” 3, and their final dual, also against Briar Cliff, on Freshman Lamar Reed (165) also had an excellent Wednesday, Feb. 7. day. He entered the tournament as the number-four NW dominated the GPAC dual, ending the night seed and finished the day as the champion of his with a 35 to 9 final score against the Chargers. Briar weight class. Reed defeated the number-one seed in Cliff only received points from one decision match the semi-finals and ended his day with a perfect 3-0 and one forfeit. record. Petty noted, “Lamar has begun to improve The Raiders walked away with eight individual during the right time of the season. When he works wins on Wednesday evening. Senior Chris Keating hard in practice and his confidence is up, he becomes (149) dominated with a whopping 13 points in a very tough opponent. I expect him to finish the comparison to his opponent’s two. Sophomore Brian season very strong.” Heiberger (157) also dominated his opponent, beating Also winning gold in the tournament were him with a final score of 9 to 1. sophomores Levi Price (141) and Francois (174). Both Sophomore Enock Francois (184) and junior were seeded number one in the tournament and did Andrew Lundgren (197) both scored nine points each not let the team down, each ending their day with in their individual matches, defeating their respective a 3-0 record. opponents’ three points and five points. The final win Heiberger (157) also placed in the tournament. He of the evening went to sophomore Derek Kosters (174) finished with a 4-1 record and a third place title, and with a score of seven to four. narrowly missed being the ninth national qualifier Also scoring points for NW were sophomore Levi for the Raiders. Price (141), freshman Lamar Reed (165) and freshman In other wrestling news, Francois is on pace to Sam Zylstra (285), who all won by forfeit. break NW’s wrestling record of most wins in a season Saturday’s invitational was a confidence booster (37) and most takedowns in a season (110). As of after last week’s disappointing duals. The Raiders Saturday after the invitational, Francois was currently placed first as a team in the tournament followed by at 32 wins and 104 takedowns. He has approximately Morningside College and York College. Individually, 10 matches remaining in the season. If he continues on the NW men wrestled outstandingly with four this track without any injuries, he should break both claiming individual titles and one man coming in records. Petty commented on Francois’s impending third. achievement. “Let me be very clear,” said Petty, “his The biggest win of the day went to freshman Sam goals are to do his best to win team and individual Zylstra (285) who, according to Head Coach John post season tournaments—beginning with the Petty, has “shown tremendous improvement” since GPAC, then regionals and ultimately the national the beginning of the season. Zylstra took first place in tournament.” his weight class, pinning his championship opponent The GPAC Championship, the final tournament in an astonishingly fast 1:07. With this win, Zylstra before NAIA regionals and nationals, will be held in PHOTO BY ABIGAIL NEDRUD became the eighth Red Raider to qualify for the 2007 Mitchell, S.D., on Saturday morning. The competition Sophomore Jenna Koele plays smothering defense on her Dakota Wesleyan opponent. National Tournament. begins at 10 a.m. Women boost win streak to four BY BETHANY KROEZE lead about five minutes into the The Raiders’ final answer half, improved from 35.5 percent very many second chances.” EDITOR game. The rest of the first half came with a two-point jumper by in the first. Remmerde led the scoring and With Wednesday night’s 77-59 was a pretty close match with the sophomore Heather Nold with Junior guard Deb Remmerde rebounding campaigns with 29 victory over the Dakota Wesleyan Raiders taking their biggest lead, 1:18 left to play. Two final scores led the Raiders with 35 points points and eight rebounds. Senior Tigers, the Red Raider women 22-11, with just under 10 minutes by the Tigers ended the game with and nine rebounds. Junior Amy Hoegh added 14 points and dished increased their win streak to remaining in the half. The Raiders a 77-59 Raider victory. Larson put up 11 points, shooting out five assists. four games and improved their led 34-28 heading into the locker three-for-four beyond the three- Woudstra said, “As a team, we record to 19-6 overall and 12-3 in room at halftime. “Basketball is a game of point arc, while junior Crystal had 24 assists that were spread out the GPAC. Woudstra said, “Our emphasis ups and downs. We did a Algood added eight points and among a number of players—that Head Coach Earl Woudstra against DWU was to stop their better job of weathering a seven assists. is really an exciting stat. It means said, “I think the real key for dribble penetration and perimeter few storms and difficulties. Woudstra said, “I think Jaime we are doing a good job of sharing us [Wednesday] night was to shooting. I thought we did a I thought it was a good Hoegh has continued to do a great the basketball and getting a keep battling through a little pretty good job of this for most of job of leading, and her 10 points, number of people involved.” adversity.” the game but ended up giving up test for us as we face a 5 rebounds and 3 assists was a The Raiders shot 50 percent “Basketball is a game of ups too many easy baskets in the post very difficult part of our good effort.” from beyond the three-point line and downs,” he continued. “We and on offensive rebounds.” schedule.” Last Saturday, the Raiders and 56.3 percent from the floor. did a better job of weathering In the second half, the Raiders - Coach Earl Woudstra hosted the Dana College Vikings. Their defense was victorious both a few storms and difficulties. I started strong, working to a Leading 44-22 at halftime, the in limiting the Vikings’ shooting thought it was a good test for us 14-point lead with just over 14 Raiders continued to extend their to 26.2 percent overall, and in as we face a very difficult part of minutes remaining in the game. “Offensively, I thought we did lead throughout the second half winning the rebound battle, 45- our schedule.” DWU hit a couple of three-point a much better job in the second to secure the 90-50 victory. 35. The Raiders started with a shots to pull the lead down to half of keeping the ball moving,” Woudstra said, “The real key This weekend, the Raiders five-point run, taking advantage eight, but the Raiders’ defense said Woudstra, “which led to a to the game against Dana was our travel to Fremont, Neb., to take of some missed shots by the answered by not allowing the much better shooting percentage defensive effort. We were able on Midland Lutheran. Tip-off is Tigers. However, the Tigers came Tigers to score for the next five in the second half.” The Raiders to limit Dana to a low shooting scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow. roaring back and took a small minutes. shot 41.4 percent in the second percentage and did not give them Sports 7 Raider track and field earns nine top finishes at Dordt BY DAN CLIFF for the national meet at the Buena first in the 400 meter dash with a STAFF WRITER Vista University Invitational last time of 1:01.73. The women’s 4x400 On Saturday, Feb. 3, weekend in the same event with a meter relay matched the men with the Northwestern track team time of 7.74. a first place finish of their own with participated in the Dordt Invitational “I’m thankful for the opportunity a time of 4:09.11. Harding, Jacobson, held by their Great Plains Athletic to run at nationals,” Cundy said. Becker and junior Jessica Regan Conference rival in Sioux Center “It’s one more opportunity to run were part of the winning relay for at the DeWitt Center. The Raiders some hurdles, and it’s a fun race!” the Raiders. recorded nine top finishes and Freshman Kyle Sauter improved “Overall, our throwers for men added another national qualifier his provisional time to 8.06 in the and women had outstanding days,” at the meet. Senior Nick Fynaardt same event as Cundy, the 55 meter Head Coach Nate Wolf said. “The qualified in the shot put for the NAIA hurdles, and finished third in the upcoming BVU Classic should be national meet in Johnson City, Tenn., event. Cundy had some praise for one of the best competitions the team with his throw of 50’7”. his freshman teammate: “Kyle is a will face before the GPAC Indoor Several other Raiders qualified great worker, and he will continue Championships.” provisionally. Senior Andrew to improve this year. It is really not Sophomore captain Emily Ortmeier provisionally qualified in much of a surprise that he’s doing Gaalswyk echoed her coach’s the shot put with a throw of 50’1.5”, as well as he is.” sentiment. “This [BVU Classic] will good for second place behind fellow Other first place finishers for be a tough meet against some really Raider Fynaardt. Senior Kristen the Raiders included junior Kyle good teams. We’ve just got to show Becker also provisionally qualified Blankers, who finished first in the up and compete like we know how. with a second place finish and a time long jump with leap of 21’.0”, and We’ve been working hard all season, of 1:39.60 in the 600 meter run. senior Bryce Becker, who finished and we know how to get on that track Junior runner Laura Jacobson first in the 600 meter run with a time and run with the best of them.” was one of the six NW individuals of 1:24.01. The men’s 4x400 meter The BVU Classic is held in Storm to record a first place finish. She ran relay that includes Becker, Sauter, Lake and begins on Friday, Feb. the 600 meter run in 1:38.44 to take freshman Steve Westerkamp and 9. The indoor season will quickly first and also broke the meet record Cundy finished first with a time wind down after that, with meets in the event. of 3:27.89. the following Friday, Feb. 15, and PHOTO BY INGRID CARLSON Freshman Nathan Lichter outpaces a USF runner in the 1000m run. Lichter finished thirteenth Senior captain Robbie Cundy On the women’s side, freshman Saturday, Feb. 16, before the GPAC in that race with a time of 2:55.84. recorded his second straight first Sarah Earleywine took top honors in indoor championships on Feb. 24 in place finish in the 55 meter hurdles the shot put with a throw of 37’6.5”, Lincoln, Neb. Complete Results Complete Results with a time of 7.78. Cundy qualified and senior Megan Harding finished Women Men Athlete Event Effort Place Athlete Event Effort Place Emily De Weerd 55m hurdles 9.27 5th Robbie Cundy* 55m hurdles 7.78 1st Kyle Sauter# 55m hurdles 8.06 3rd PLAYER PROFILE Addie Bartlett 55m dash 8.33 16th Emily De Weerd 200m dash 27.94 3rd Derrick Rensink 55m hurdles 8.61 8th Emily Gaalswyk 200m dash 28.52 7th Kyle Blankers 55m dash 6.76 3rd Megan Harding 400m dash 1:01.73 1st Luke Hofmeyer 55m dash 6.85 7th Emily Gaalswyk 400m dash 1:03.79 6th Kurt Aksamit 55m dash 7.17 15th Megan Harding Laura Jacobson* 600m run 1:38.44 1st Tom Petakavich 55m dash 7.27 17th BY KAYLA MAXEDON Kristen Becker# 600m run 1:39.60 2nd Luke Hofmeyer 200m dash 23.83 5th I know that I have run my best and captains on the team. She deals STAFF WRITER Jessica Regan 600m run 1:40.97 4th Jameson Guthmiller 200m dash 24.48 8th that is what glorifies Him.” with adversity well and has the Julia Strom 600m run 1:48.01 7th Craig Menke 200m dash 24.89 12th Community is one thing According to Head Coach strength in her personal life and Kap Ainslie 1000m run 3:22.00 6th Daniel Lichter 400m dash 53.97 7th Northwestern strives to bring to Nate Wolf, “Megan has filled an athletic ability to finish both life Mary Maasen† 1000m run 3:24.09 9th Derrick Rensink 400m dash 54.36 8th its students, and senior Megan important role on the team for the and races stronger than most of Natalie Johnson† 1 mile run 6:09.77 8th Bryce Becker 600m run 1:24.01 1st Harding’s success on the track past two years. In addition to being her competitors. Harding also has Meredith Reed† 1 mile run 6:46.94 12th Brock Jensen 600m run 1:27.32 7th team shows the college’s efforts a steady performer in the 400 meter a great attitude and work ethic that Nick Tjeerdsma 600m run 1:30.80 12th Kendra Thomas 1 mile run 7:17.15 15th have paid off. “Most see track as dash and 4 x 4 0 0 is contagious to the team.” Joel Watters 1000m run 2:40.21 5th Sarah Storm 3000m run 11:21.71 4th an individual sport,” Harding said. m e t e r relay, When Harding isn’t running Ingrid Carlson 3000m run 11:51.34 6th Nathan Lichter 1000m run 2:55.84 13th “It’s hard for me to agree with them s h e ’ s b e e n or training, it may be hard to find Stephanie Korfe 3000m run 12:04.40 7th Kyle Gerhard 1 mile run 4:50.40 5th because there is no way I could one of t h e her because she is very busy being Jennifer Moseman 3000m run 12:07.22 8th Ryan Dembeck 1 mile run 4:57.17 10th Angela Wiggins 3000m run 12:45.51 11th Dan Walhof 3000m run 9:09.95 3rd do this without my teammates. a part of the Mission House along Kelsey Driver 3000m run 13:38.44 13th Anthony Ebert 3000m run 9:19.13 9th Not only do we help each other with student teaching. But if you 4x400m relay 4:09.11 1st Jon Woehl 3000m run 9:24.97 10th through the sport but also through are lucky, you will see her enjoying Regan, Harding, Becker, Jacobson 4x200m relay 1:36.32 5th personal issues that we’re going some of her favorite pasttimes, 4x800 relay 10:31.46 3rd Hofmeyer, Guthmiller, Tilstra, Westerkamp through.” such as being outdoors, camping, Schwieger, Korver, Van’t Hof, Storm 4x400m relay Being a part of the national reading, or even eating chocolate A - Cundy, Sauter, Westerkamp, Becker 3:27.89 1st Halee Wilken pole vault 9-00.00 3rd B - Rensink, Tjeerdsma, D. Lichter, Jensen 3:37.56 6th qualifying 4x400 relay team the ice cream in the cafeteria. Sarah Earleywine shot put 37-06.50 1st C - Den Hartog, Stover, Norris, N. Lichter 3:44.10 9th past two years has been a huge This spring, Harding will be Rae Taylor shot put 35-07.25 4th 4x800m relay 8:29.08 4th accomplishment for Harding, graduating with an elementary Natalie Schneider shot put 35-02.50 5th Brown, Stover, Norris, Den Hartog and she credits taking time with education major and an ESL Amy Katsma shot put 34-10.50 6th Tim Swart high jump 6-00.00 6th God for her success. In order to endorsement. She doesn’t know Catie Sabata shot put 27-08.25 14th Kyle Blankers long jump 21-00.00 1st prep for each race, whether an her plans for the future yet but Jameson Guthmiller long jump 18-10.00 8th †unattached individual or team event, she is open to where God is taking *national qualifier - automatic Tim Swart triple jump 43-02.00 4th #national qualifier - provisional Nick Fynaardt* shot put 50-07.00 1st takes time to pray. “I focus more her. At some point, she would Andrew Ortmeier# shot put 50-01.50 2nd on doing it all for Him,” she like to do some mission work, Josh Earleywine shot put 44-04.00 5th said. “I know that when but she is leaving that all in the race is over, it doesn’t his hands to decide a place *national qualifier - automatic #national qualifer - provisional matter what the clock says. and time. 8 NEWS February 9, 2007 Weger to hold student recital on Sunday

BY BETHANY KROEZE Weger’s second piece, Beethoven’s EDITOR “Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in Junior Aubrey Weger of Huron, D Major,” comes from the classical S.D., will present a violin recital period. on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. in From the romantic period, she Christ Chapel. will perform “Violin Concerto in Weger, a violin performance E Minor” by Felix Mendelssohn. and music education major, Weger will close with “Havanaise,” will perform four pieces on her a late 19th century piece based on violin. Latin rhythms by Camille Saint- She will open with J.S. Bach’s Saëns. “Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in At Northwestern, Weger is B Minor.” This baroque dance involved with several musical suite has become a favorite of activities, including Symphonette, Weger’s. Chamber Strings, A cappella Choir, “It’s expressive and very Heritage Singers and Symphonic powerful music,” she said. “It Band. PHOTO BY JASON PUNT Students dressed as senior citizens for BINGO night fun last weekend. sounds much more raw and Weger plans to pursue graduate PHOTO BY ABIGAIL NEDRUD passionate than you might expect studies after completing her NW Aubrey Weger practicing for her recital. from a baroque piece.” education in the spring of 2008. SGA convenes to discuss campus tobacco policy

BY ANDREW KLUMPP of the dangers associated with Reasons not to change the current STAFF WRITER smoking that impact smokers tobacco policy were also considered. The Student Government and non-smokers, as well as the They included community-building Association convened in the movement towards tobacco-free aspects of social tobacco use and Center for Spiritual Formation and environments at other colleges, the fact that tobacco use is legal for Vocation on Monday, Jan. 29, with universities and cities. nearly all NW students. a hefty topic on the table for the After the presentation by Additionally, the SGA considered evening’s discussion: the proposed Koerselman, the subcommittee the fact that NW strives to manage modification to the campus tobacco dealing with this proposal the tension between being extremely policy. presented the policy in its entirety, rigid with regulations and being In the current policy, “students and discussion ensued. extremely lenient. are encouraged to refrain from Findings from a campus survey After discussion on different using tobacco.” Students are only showed that the majority of manners in deciding the policy and prohibited from using tobacco Northwestern students support the times in which to decide, the campus inside campus buildings. The modification of the current policy. tobacco policy decision was tabled modified policy prohibits students The effects of tobacco use on until the February 5 meeting. from any tobacco use on campus; non-tobacco-using students was During this meeting, it was however, it does not prohibit use highlighted, as well as the negative brought to the attention of the elsewhere. effects that tobacco use has on group that the policy would cause The SGA was briefly joined the physical well-being of the people who did not support the by Lisa Koerselman, the tobacco user. These negative effects were modifications to become upset. coordinator from the Sioux interpreted as being inconsistent After discussion pertaining news County Department of Health. with the goals presented in NW’s to the policy’s exact wording and Koerselman highlighted several handbook. possible methods of communicating AROUND THE WORLD the rationale behind the COMPILED BY RENEE NYHOF policy, more discussion Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple company, has requested the music ensued. At 7:06, President industry to sell digital music files without anti-piracy controls. This Kappers called for a recess would allow consumers to download and play music files regardless of at 7:10. the make of the player. An attempt was made to call the policy to a vote either In Kansas City, Mo., multiple explosions rocked a chemical distribution for or against, but the call facility in the city’s industrial area on Wednesday. It could be seen for to a vote failed by a vote of miles, sending up a huge smoke cloud and dropping sticky substances. six to five in favor of voting No immediate injuries were reported. on the policy. The failure to call to a vote by a two-thirds In La Paz, Bolivia, over 20,000 miners marched into the city on majority left the policy on Wednesday, throwing dynamite in protest of protesting against a tax rise the table when the meeting they believe to be unfair. Police said more than 270 sticks of dynamite recessed moments later. were seized. However, parts of the city were still affected by the blasts. The SGA hopes to vote on the proposed modification In Orlando, Fla., NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak was charged with at its next meeting Monday, attempted first-degree murder on Tuesday. NASA officials will review Feb. 12, in the conference the psychology screenings of the astronauts involved. room at the Center. The SGA encourages On Friday, Feb. 2, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre announced the input of the campus that he will be back in 2007. The team is excited about his return and hopes community either by to continue the success they were building at the end of last year. contacting members or a t t e n d i n g M o n d a y ’s meeting.