Volume 86 - Issue 8 November 1, 2013 and said that she never wanted to grow up. Of course, Spangler became aware of her body as she grew a little Embracing the strange older, but she has still kept some of her childlike whimsy. Katie Petts said that she would compare Spangler to someone like Jack Sparrow. “She’s the odd character that everyone loves,” Petts said. But, frankly, not everyone loves Spangler. Some make statements such as, “She’s off in her own little world singing songs. I can’t connect with her,” or “I just want to tell her that she is not making the world better by being so obnoxious,” or “I don’t get her at all, nor do I want to.” It’s not as if her strangeness goes away when one gets to know her. Actually, the more one knows her, the stranger she seems. A good place to begin the search for evidence of this deeper strangeness, is in her room. Spangler’s room hosts many oddities. Piles of clothing, dishes and books are spewed sporadically on the floor. An assortment of hats she wears daily are stacked unorderly atop her vanity, PHOTO BY TERESA ODERA and a collection of action figures she BY SARAH ODOM decibel with an equally unexplainable “I would compare her to Lady Gaga,” plans to display are in an open box near The screen at the front of the chapel color that is both bright and dark at Jeanie Fairchild, an acquaintance of her window. In the corner, there is a shows lyrics to worship songs that the same time. Her name? Hana. Hana Spangler’s, said. “If she felt really didgeridoo that she plays from time are all too easily ignored. People in (pronounced hah-nuh) Spangler. strongly about the treatment of animals, to time. (She might also bring out her neighboring pews give slow glances in Spangler is strange. She’s strange in I could totally see her wearing a meat mouth harp.) The refrigerator houses a her direction. Girls snicker and point the way she talks: Every word matters, suit.” she then paused to think for a variety of ethnic foods such as mochi, a from the balcony on the left-hand and as a result her speech is slow and second and said, “Only I see Hana as Japanese rice cake filled with bean jam, side of the chapel. Some guy next to cautious — loud and dripping with more creative than Lady Gaga. Lady and kimbap, a Korean sushi. the snickering girls nods his head at a expression when she feels the need to Gaga would probably get her ideas Spangler is adventurous in the ways buddy standing on the balcony on the be heard and soft like a sleepy child’s from Hana.” of food. She loves ethnic food, especially right-hand side of the chapel as a way to when she feels reserved. She’s strange In a sense, Fairchild might be right: Japanese and Ethiopean. Ethnic food is motion him to look down at her. People in the way she walks: stiffly, often with Hana is very creative and always has not where her bizarre food choices end. take turns gaping and then glancing at her hands in her pockets like some sort been. If she has an orange, she will probably one another while bursts of muffled of suave detective — the sounds of “All little kids like to play pretend, eat the peal, too. laughter escape their pursed lips. whistles and show tunes tickle her lips of course,” Teri Stettnisch, Spangler’s “Why not?” Spangler said. “Orange They laugh because she stands nearly as often as oxygen itself. She’s mother, said. “But Hana was a devotee peels are packed with vitamin C.” shamelessly with arms raised high strange in the way she laughs: a loud, to character development, pretending Spangler began eating orange peels — fingers splayed apart awkwardly unabashed melodic thing. She’s strange to be Puck when we were reading about when she was sick of the peels from as they hyperextend at the knuckles. in the way she thinks: a mind in which Midsummer Night’s Dream, for example, sack lunches making her room smell They laugh because she’s wearing one both child and scholar are constantly and climbing up the ladder of her bad and decided eating them was the of those hats she always wears atop trying to burst their way through, in lofted bed with a toy plastic spring- simplest solution. The oddest thing unbrushed hair (today it’s the one made which imagination and knowledge loaded knife stuck into her underwear that Spangler has been known to eat, with forest green felt and upholstery overflow. She’s strange in the way she waistband and announcing that she however, is packing peanuts. with creamy yellow leaves). Mainly, dresses: a combination of tattered jeans, was Tarzan.” “I am not stupid,” she said. they laugh because her singing sweeps t-shirts and bold accessories that evoke Her mother warned her that clothes through the chapel at an unexplainable exotic flavors of steampunk. were a necessity, but Spangler protested See “Student” on Page 4 • Page 2: Jo Alberda art exhibit • Page 3: Review of The Counselor • Page 5: Read about adoptive • Page 6: Cleanliness is next to INSIDE parents at NW godliness • Page 8: Former NW students • Page 7: Basketball previews this issue: run for Orange City mayor 2 Tales from Heaven and Earth on display at Korver BY JACOB CHRISTIANSEN LEFT PHOTO BY DAVID LI; RIGHT PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY LEFT PHOTO BY DAVID LI: Freshman Alissa Sinclair views a row of Jo Albera’s embroidered fabric pieces from her “Heaven” collection. RIGHT: Alberda’s work, including the pieces pictured, can be seen in Te Paske Gallery of the Korver Visual Arts Center until Nov. 15. According to Sioux a variety of line and shape Montana. Photographs of old a neat way of looking at it,” from the creation account on beauty as superficial, Center Artist Jo Alberda, applications to present a and decaying wood from the Alberda said. “I’ve been in Genesis 1. Each of the but I don’t think that’s art is a vital and integral part beautiful collection. empty city inspired Alberda working with the circular seven works takes on a true. God has made a lot of of the Kingdom of Christ. Alberda’s exhibit, as the to create a set of pieces that form for a few years now and different day of creation beautiful things and filled “It’s a way we express title suggests, is presented are organic and based in was inspired.” while still maintaining the world with them. If our faith,” she said. “We in two parts: “Heaven” and simple patterns and color This circular form is Alberda’s work on the you believe God created make images that express the “Earth.” Each part is done in schemes. present in Alberda’s circular form. These works the world and you look things we believe.” its own style and contains a Apollo 15 Astronaut “Heaven;” each piece were inspired by her visit to around, you will see God Albera’s exhibit, Tales from variety of works. James B. Irwin’s famous appears to be a planet viewed a monastery and the newly there,” Alberda said. Heaven and Earth, premiered The inspirations for observation that from space, from space. transcribed and illustrated Tales from Heaven and this past Monday, Oct. 28, “Heaven” and “Earth” the Earth takes on the Contained within Saint John’s Bible. Earth will close on Nov. in the Te Paske Gallery were also different. “Earth” appearance of a little blue “Heaven” is a smaller Alberda said beauty 15. A public reception of the Korver Visual Arts was prompted by images marble inspired Alberda to set of pieces Alberda has is an important part of for Alberda’s show will Center. Alberda uses hand- from Virginia City, a well- create “Heaven.” titled “In the Beginning.” her work. be held at 7 p.m. tonight, dyed fabrics, stitching and preserved ghost town in “I just thought that was These works are derived “A lot of modern art looks Nov. 1. ArcadeALBUM REVIEW Fire still red hot BY IAN CARD Since its debut in funk. This new post- Exist” and “Flashbulb This week, Montreal- 2003, Arcade Fire has punk sabotage and disco Eyes,” Haitian percussion based indie-rock group consistently set itself dance cocktail draws artists Willinson Duprate Arcade Fire released its apart as an innovative influences from artists and Verrieux Zile came fourth studio album. group that is always such as David Bowie, in to collaborate. The The highly anticipated pushing the boundaries Michael Jackson and the move brough new depths album, Reflektor, of its creative abilities Rolling Stones. The album of rhythmic quality and dropped late in the and genre. In 2010, to comprehensively and some new percussive day on Monday after a the surprise of many, creatively samples the flavors to the project. music store in Ireland Arcade Fire took home a best of all of these artists Still, some tracks are prematurely placed the Grammy for “Album of and combines it into reminiscent of the sound record on sale (USA the Year.” It seems that something unique yet still Arcade Fire produced Today). they would stick closely to signature Arcade Fire. on its first few albums. The group released a the formula that brought Highlighting one or Arguably the only true stream of the full album them a Grammy; however two tracks doesn’t quite rock song on the album, via a YouTube video with Reflektor takes ambitious do justice to the beauty of “Normal Person,” the sound played over leaps and bounds outside the album as a whole.