Northwestern College, Iowa NWCommons The Beacon, 2014-2015 The Beacon 2-13-2015 The Beacon, February 13, 2015 Beacon Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/beacon2014 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Beacon at NWCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Beacon, 2014-2015 by an authorized administrator of NWCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BeaconNorthwestern College DLC promotes creativity, courage BY LEIGH CARSON Northwestern’s Day of with chapel and a keynote at the Old Factory. Sessions Learning in Community address from Steve Taylor, will run for various lengths is embracing something director of “Blue Like Jazz,” between noon–6 p.m. DLC different this year: The Art about the art of courage. will conclude with a showing of Courage. Incorporating Afterward, students areand discussion of “Blue Like all of NW’s art programs dismissed to the afternoon Jazz” led by Taylor. as well as several from the sessions. DLC is being organized community, a schedule has There will be 26 sessions by a small committee made been laid out for students, presented by 30 different up of theatre professor Drew faculty and community faculty, staff, students and Schmidt, art professor Phil members to enjoy. community members. All Scorza and theatre manager DLC will be held sessions will be held in NW’s Jennifer Sabo. Wednesday, Feb. 18, beginning main campus buildings or See “Blue” on Page 4 PHOTO BY CLARISSA OEHLER PHOTO SUBMITTED Brianne Hassman is one of several students performing a devised theater piece Wednesday. Steve Taylor, director of “Blue Like Jazz,” will be the main speaker at the Day of Learning. Mr. Red Raider brings the ‘beau’ to ‘beauty’ BY ETHAN DE GROOT Many students have seen “Toddlers in Graves have added some exciting new features. Tiaras” and the Miss America Pageant. Now “Mr. Congeniality and Mr. Red Raider take away the tears and tutus and add some would still be judges’ choice, but there would testosterone and feats of manliness, and the also be a People’s Choice winner that the show could almost be the second annual Mr. Red audience could vote on by texting,” Graves said. Raider Pageant. This will allow for a little more audience The pageant will feature men from across participation, and give students a voice in who campus competing for the coveted sash and is named the winner. crown. The competition will take place at 9 p.m. “We are planning on utilizing Twitter for on Friday, Feb. 20 in Christ Chapel. the Q&A portion of the competition, so have Most of the features of the competition some good questions ready,” Graves said. will be the same as last year’s pageant. Each Another change is that contestants contestant must compete in four events — the this year are required to submit a form and Group Dance, Formal Wear, Talent Show and audition tape rather than just having students Question and Answer. nominate other peers they think would be Event organizers Elle Helmkamp and Alexis good contestants. PHOTO BY JAKE AUERBACH See “Long” on Page 8 Myles Anderson, former Mr. Red Raider, is not quite ready to relinquish his throne. 2|Changes in photography 4|Tuition increase 7|Track dominates Volume 87 - Issue 14 INSIDE 3|Eric Robinson art exhibit 5|Mortified 8|Dahn wins award February 13, 2015 2 Star Guide Photography brings on big changes Classic: BY KEATON HETTVER Excellent: From starting out as a device to capturing special Good: events or family portraits, to being used to take selfies Fair: and Instagram photos, the camera has had a huge impact Poor: on American society. Its invention made it possible to capture real-life moments in an image that can be saved, cherished and looked at forever. The art of photography is always changing. There 717 8th Street SE Orange City was a point in history when photography was only done Shows & Times Feb 13 - Feb 19 by professionals, but now Holland Plaza Newspaper Ad most people carry a cell FIFTY SHADES of GREY R phone camera in their pocket. for the period: Fri 7:00 10:00, Sat & Sun (1:00 4:00) 7:00 Professor Phil Scorza, who 10:00, Mon-Thurs 7:00 10:00 teaches photography classes R at Northwestern, said that the KINGSMAN main reason for this change is Week of Feb 13th… Fri 7:15 9:55, Sat & Sun (1:00 4:00) 7:15 PHOTO BY CLARISSA OEHLER because of ease. 9:55, Mon-Thurs 7:15 9:55 Film cameras like this Canon T50 are being used much less as the iPhone becomes the camera of choice. “Now (with today’s SPONGEBOB MOVIE PG Then it has evolved to being many pictures as all humanity with a $1000Thanks camera can do the Scorza said that the cameras) you can shoot Fri *7:10 *9:30, Sat & Sun (1:20 *4:20) *7:10 hundreds of photos, thousands a book on a coffee table. But took in the 1800s. Alec Soth, same job,” ScorzaAny said. questions regardingdifference this Ad that makes a of photos at a time,” Scorza said. now seldom do they ever have a professional photographer The sudden increase photograph art is the difference *9:30, Mon-Thurs *7:10 *9:30 *RealD 3D “Photography is becoming less a photo book, it’s now a digital based out of Minneapolis in photographycan be done directed with to between someone who takes JUPITER ASCENDING PG13 and less of a professional art; file that a lot of times nobody posed the question, “How high-end cameras has made a simple snapshot versus Fri 7:00 9:45, Sat & Sun (1:10 4:10) 7:00 sees. Now they upload versus do you deal with being a it harder Billfor atprofessional (800) 496- 2347someone who cares enough now anyone can do it.” 9:45, Mon-Thurs 7:00 9:45 This art form hasproduce photos.” photographer when tens of photographers to showcase to look through a viewfinder, constantly been evolving since With the increase in thousands of photographs are their work. Because of this, compose and take a picture. SEVENTH SON PG13 its inception. photo-taking for social media, being uploaded to Facebook Scorza said that it is hard for Someone who actually Fri 7:15 9:50, Sat & Sun (1:20 4:20) 7:15 “Back a long time ago, Scorza said that perhaps the every second?” a photograph to get accepted cares enough to go through 9:50, Mon-Thurs 7:15 9:50 you could take one shot on a artistic side of photography is With cameras so accessible, into any kind of gallery or the work of capturing a good piece of metal, and you would dying, and along with it, the the demand for photographers is contest. This makes Scorza picture is the one who makes a have your image,” Scorza said. profession. diminishing. wonder if people will photograph artistic. All Seats $5 Tuesday! “People maybe had one or two It has been estimated that “Professional photographers continue to accept it as an “Don’t be a snapshotter,” $2 Soft Drinks & $2 Popcorn photos of them in their life. every two minutes we snap as now are rarely needed; anyone art form. Scorza said. ‘Sponge Out of Water’ makes a splash MOVIE REVIEW BY JOSEPH TOLSMA “Sponge Out of Water” is a surprising success. The new animated movie by Nickelodeon Studios features everyone’s favorite yellow sponge. Paul Tibbit skillfully adapts Bikini Bottom from 20-minute episodes to a 93-minute feature on the big screen. This is an incredible feat considering the shallow nature of many classic episodes. True to form, Spongebob grabs viewers’ attention immediately. Antonio Banderas’ opening scene sets the plot before literally diving in. At this point, the stage is set for an epic adventure. Bikini Bottom residents find themselves on a quest to find the missing recipe for the mythic Krabby Patty. Shockingly, the movie manages to hold viewers’ attention throughout as Spongebob and his unlikely team travel through time, avoid a post-apocalyptic mob and reach dry land, as the movie’s name suggests. The movie doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is a refreshing surprise in the animated scene that is currently saturated by overly-serious plots and characters. The expertly crafted soundtrack works seamlessly throughout to add to Tibbit’s animated masterpiece. The soundtrack features hot artists including Pharrell Williams and Avril Lavigne. Fans of the television series will be thoroughly pleased by a short song sequence featuring Spongebob and Plankton that sends waves of nostalgia down the spine that are reminiscent PHOTO COURTESY OF CGMEETUP.NET of the “good ol’ days”. The lack of inappropriate humor is also a refreshing break from the current trend in Closer inspection of the movie, however, leaves the viewer with lasting messages of the many animated films. Aside from a few cleverly crafted fart jokes, this film avoids any jokes importance of teamwork, “writing your own story” and giving people second chances. that threaten its “family friendly” label. Plankton an illuminati dolphin, and excellent puns lift this movie from greatness to My initial skepticism about the film’s quality evaporated throughout the spectacle, but cinematic legend. the last five minutes simply blew me away. The movie ends with an unexpected twist that leaves viewers wishing it would never end. Rating: 3 Des Moines artist hangs prints in Te Paske many viewpoints,” Robinson fit the day’s theme best. said in his artist statement.