Northwestern College, Iowa NWCommons The Beacon, 2018-2019 The Beacon student newspaper 4-12-2019 The Beacon, April 12, 2019 Beacon Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/beacon2018 BEACONNORTHWESTERN COLLEGE April 12, 2019 Volume 92 - Issue 17 Unsung heroes of NW: Kathy DeVos BELOVED CAFETERIA CASHIER SHARES STORY AND SIMPLE JOYS OF THE JOB SYDNEY RODMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS When students, faculty and staff gather for a meal, they are often greeted by the smile of Kathy DeVos. DeVos, who has served as the cashier at the caf for more than four years, spends her days scanning IDs and having conversations with members of the Northwest- ern community. After growing up in the Sheldon, Iowa, area, De- Vos has called Orange City home for all of her married life. In 1980, she started at a food service company in town called Harker’s Distribution where she worked in human relations and coordinated payroll. When the company closed in 2008, DeVos worked for an agency where she coordinated temporary work for clients. After this, DeVos applied for an opening at the cafe- teria at the recommendation of her neighbor, Shelley En- eboe, who also works for NW’s Dining Services. After be- ing hired, she worked at the salad bar and sandwich bar, but soon after, transitioned to her current role as cashier. According to DeVos, cashiering is her favorite role so far because she gets to spend the day interacting with students and greeting familiar faces. PHOTO BY: JOSHUA DAHL She also gets to extend a special welcome to pro- Kathy DeVos has become a cherished part of NW students’ cafeteria experience with her friendly smile and warm greetings. spective students and their families who are experienc- ing NW’s caf for the first time. DeVos is a beloved part of campus and the students when she enters the caf for a meal. She enjoys working with the rest of the staff at the enjoy seeing her every day. Junior nursing major Kate caf because they are all so easy to get along with. Staab appreciates being greeted with a hug and a smile CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 President Christy hosts seniors as a farewell CHRISTYS OFFER LUNCH president, summarizes what the PRIOR TO GRADUATION senior lunches are like. “Michelle opens with a brief RACHEL KOERTNER devotional, students enjoy lunch PUBLIC RELATIONS and have the chance to ask ques- tions and share something they Putting their love of college love and will miss about NW students into action, Northwest- and something they wish could ern’s President Greg Christy and change,” Haarsma said. “President his wife Michelle invite seniors Christy closes with a few words into their home. of encouragement, letting seniors A beloved tradition on cam- know that we are here to help pus, Greg (affectionately known them land well after graduation.” as PGC) and Michelle started the Both Greg and Michelle senior lunch tradition in 2012. Christy say they really enjoy Every spring, they have anyone hosting this event, and that it is from the senior class over for a one of the highlights of each year. meal and fellowship before they “Both of us have the gift of graduate. These students come hospitality, so I thought, what in shifts. There are usually sev- can we do to bless the students en to eight options for when to and bring some closure and come for lunch, and only a max- celebration to them?” Michelle imum of 21 students can come at Christy said. a time. The couple hosts students at their house during freshmen Since the event is during orientation as well, so hundreds PHOTO SUBMITTED the spring semester, this year an of first-year students come to President Christy and his wife Michelle host graduating seniors every year for lunch at their home. evening meal has been added to the house at once. The Christys love the idea of being there at cas Heiberger graduated last Christy’s hosting students fresh- the schedule to accommodate say they love doing that, but the student teachers. size of the event does not allow the start of a students’ journey May and says that he really en- men year as well as senior year. Jill Haarsma, executive ad- for personal connection and and at the end. joyed the event. He also loves Admissions Counselor Lu- ministrative assistant to the conversation. Therefore, they the “full circle” feeling of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 beacon.nwciowa.edu 2|Five Feet Apart 4|New Novel 7|Baseball Northwestern College - Beacon INSIDE 3|Campus Concerts 5|Women in Ministry 8|Juried Art Show @NWC_Beacon ARTS & CULTURE 2 Classic romance movie falls short MOVIE REVIEW SWEET MESSAGE; Will (the bad boy, derstood like all bad boys without it. Touch and be- TOO MANY CLICHES played by Cole Sprouse) is are, but he is too dull. Even ing around people we love also confined to the hos- when he is in love with Stel- is important and valuable, LIZZY JOHNSTON pital and is taking part la, there is still no emotion. and we wouldn’t notice PUBLIC RELATIONS in testing a new drug for Second, the director how crucial it is unless it CF. Being the classic bad brings so much awareness was suddenly taken away. “Five Feet Apart” is a boy, he doesn’t stick with to CF; the movie shows This isn’t the best YA classic young adult (YA) the medical routine and what daily life is like for movie ever. It uses a lot romance movie—a bad boy skimps on medications someone with CF, and ev- of sick teenager movie and a good girl meet, the and treatments. ery little barrier, blockade clichés, and the concept girl is apprehensive at first, When Stella and Will and annoyance they ex- has been done before in but boy and girl fall in love. meet, their relationship has perience in a given day. movies like “The Fault in In this movie, both boy complications. CF symp- Personally, I didn’t know Our Stars,” “Everything, and girl have cystic fibrosis toms differ from person much about CF before Everything,” “My Sister’s (CF), so they aren’t allowed to person, so they can’t seeing the movie, but the Keeper,” “A Walk to Re- to be within six feet of each touch each other—or be movie taught me a lot. member,” etc. Nothing re- other—this is now a classic in a close radius—because Lastly, the movie de- ally stands out or is mem- YA forbidden love movie. their bacteria could sicken livers a sweet message. The orable in this movie. Stella (the good girl, or kill them. However, the movie opens with Stella However, if you’re a played by Haley Lu Rich- two find ways to date and narrating about how im- fan of this genre and like ardson) has adapted to CF be around each other. portant touch is to life—it’s cute hospital romances, by creating detailed to-do There are some cool a main form of commu- go see it. Even if you don’t lists, developing an app for things happening in the nicating, and expressing see the movie, do some her medication schedule, movie. Richardson is stellar emotions and feelings. The research on CF and learn hyper-organizing her med- as Stella—she is sweet and movie ends with her saying more about it, because it’s cart and vlogging to seem cheery but also convincing to touch and be with the an important disease to be in control of her disease. when she needs to be angry people you love just be- aware of. She religiously follows her or sad. Sprouse is not as cause you can. The movie medication plan, never convincing. He never really reminds the audience of breaks rules and is content expresses emotions. 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