Jazz bands team up with NISO in concert

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February 2, 2007
Jazz bands team up with NISO in concert
working hard in preparation for
tomorrow night’s concert according
Northwestern’s Jazz Band will
to McGarvey. They have the
perform during the Northwest
opportunity to share three pieces,
Iowa Symphony Orchestra (NISO)
which are selections the Jazz Band
Pops Concert presented at 7:30 p.m.
originally played in NW’s fall
tomorrow night as the BJ Haan
concert.
Auditorium, located on the Dordt
Another treat for this winter
College campus.
concert will come from a guest
Music from the non-classical
drummer and composer/arranger
tradition will be performed under
soloist, David Glunk. This Professor
the direction of Henry Duitman
of Studio Composition from
said Associate Professor of Music
Purchase College State University
Timothy McGarvey.
in New York is a member of an
NISO is comprised of several
internationally known RHYTHM &
BRASS group. Glunk
will perform with
both jazz bands. In
addition, Glunk will
also present a solo
of a world premiere
composition he
wrote for NISO
using a multiple
p e r c u s s i o n
instrument setup.
PHOTO BY ABIGAIL NEDRUD
Hearing this
Northwestern’s Jazz Band will be playing this weekend with the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Dordt’s
renowned soloist
Jazz Band.
BY RENEE NYHOF
STAFF WRITER
outstanding regional musicians
that range from adults in Northwest
Iowa and South Dakota, along with
college students from NW and
Dordt and a few area high school
students. Each year NISO presents
three concerts with an annual
Concert for Children in fifth and
sixth grades in November.
For the Pops Concert tomorrow
night, the symphonic orchestra will
take the stage for part of the concert
and share the remaining time with
the Dordt and NW jazz bands.
NW’s Jazz Band has been
PHOTO COURTESY OF NISO.DORDT.EDU
Guest percussionist David Glunk will present a world premiere solo as well as playing with the
jazz bands from NW and Dordt.
and coming together with regional
musicians is not the only anticipation
NW’s Jazz band has for tomorrow
night.
“Getting to play for a different
audience and play to people who
wouldn’t normally hear us is
exciting,” said McGarvey.
All in all, NW’s Jazz Band
hopes to share a variety of musical
melodies with various artists
tomorrow night at the NISO Pops
Concert and they encourage you to
join them. If you want to learn more
about the concert or are interested in
sampling a taste of the music NISO
performs, check out NISO’s web site
at http://niso.dordt.edu.
Aqua Teen marketing scheme shuts down part of Boston
BY KIM EASON AND JAIME
EVENHUIS
NEWS EDITORS
Parts of Boston were temporarily
shut down on Wednesday, Jan. 31,
when several blinking electronic
devices were found at bridges
and other spots and panicked
the city.
The electronic devices
resembled a circuit board with
protruding wires. The one-foot
signs were actually part of a
marketing campaign for Cartoon
Network’s Adult Swim Cartoon
“Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” a series
about a talking milkshake, a box
of fries and a meatball. The signs
portrayed a Mooninite, an alien
character from the show.
The devices have been in place
for several weeks in 10 major cities,
including Boston, New York,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle,
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOXNEWS.COM
Sean Stevens and Peter Berdovsky are the suspects in the Boston scare on Wednesday.
Portland, Austin, San Francisco
and Philadelphia.
T h e N e w Yo r k P o l i c e
Department found a total of
41 devices in Manhattan and
Brooklyn. No complaints were
made to New York or Seattle
officials. Philadelphia police found
56 devices.
The packages were made up
of magnetic lights and posed no
real danger. However, before the
devices were declared harmless,
Boston officials send out bomb
squads to the locations of the
devices.
The first Mooninite was
discovered in a subway and bus
station located beneath Interstate
93. The station and the highway
were shut down. Other subway
stations, highways, bridges and a
part of the Charles River were shut
down as well. The placement of
the devices in high profile areas
around the city caused panic and
fear of terrorist activity. A total
of 38 Mooninites were found
throughout the city.
Suspects Peter Berdovsky and
Sean Stevens were arrested on
Wednesday for their part in the
marketing scheme.
Fans of the series came out in
support of Berdovsky and Stevens,
carrying signs saying “Free Peter”
and “1-31-07 Never Forget.” Fans
believe Boston officials overreacted
to the Mooninites placed around
the city.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino
is outraged and plans to press
criminal charges. Menino is
demanding restitution of at least
$750,000 in compensation for
police costs to the city.
Authorities plan on
investigating further into the
reaction by Boston officials. They
are also questioning whether or
not Turner Broadcasting, parent
company of Cartoon Network,
should be criminally charged.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOXNEWS.COM
A bomb squad member inspects the suspicious Mooninite electronic devices.
Opinion
2
February 2, 2007
God’s word is not a matter of opinion but of absolute truth
front desk
WITH AMANDA KUEHN
Have patience in spouse hunting
The other day (that likely being yesterday) I, a well-seasoned
sophomore-by-semester-junior-by-credits, was reflecting on how my views
of Northwestern have changed from the time I was a young and naive
prospective student. I recall the summer I received my housing information
revealing to me where and with whom I would be living.
Knowing nothing of dorm stereotypes (or the exceptions to them) I
immediately began finding my own pros and cons. Hospers was all the way
on the other side of campus (which, in reality, was only a two minute walk)
from the cafeteria and the sports complex. It had the smallest rooms of the
three female dorms and lofting was not an option. However, it also housed
a small community, was near the chapel and right next to Colenbrander,
the largest of male dorms. This, I thought, would be most beneficial.
A dating-deprived and hopelessly hopeful freshman, I pictured the men
of Coly coming over to Hospers to visit. How fortuitous that the smallest
of female and largest of male dorms would be side-by-side. Surely this
would help to combat the two-to-one female-to-male ratio so typical of
small Christian colleges and universities.
Little did I know that NW was home to many a female hunter, and it
was always open-season on male students. Open dorm hours began and
the spotted prey stood no chance. Females from all parts of campus flocked
to Coly (and perhaps the other male dorms) to stake their claim.
My friends and I called them the “Cookie Girls.” It appeared that their
tactic was to bake several dozen cookies and proceed to knock down the
doors of Coly, hoping to find a worthy specimen. Within a few weeks I gave
up my dreams of chivalry, theorizing that perhaps the most competitive
program at NW may be pursuing the M.R.S. degree.
Still, something seemed amiss. Why was this campus (myself included)
so insistent on pursuing romantic partners? Whatever happened to “Do
not arouse or awaken love until it so desires (Song of Songs 8:4)?”
I’m not arguing for a return to arranged marriages. I’m not even trying
to argue (there seems to be enough of that on campus). All I ask is that
you consider an alternative to competitive pursual. Is it really so difficult
to conceive waiting for relationships to develop naturally?
I’m no theologian (though I realize we all practice theology), but it seems
to me that there is an awful lot of Scripture that directs us to wait on and
seek God. “In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I
lay my requests before you and wait in expectation (Psalm 5:3).” If we are
pursuing anyone it should be God. “My heart says of you, “‘Seek his face!’
Your face, LORD, I will seek (Psalm 27:8).” Instead of chasing through the
halls of a male dorm with a tray full of cookies, I think I would be much
better off taking my heart full of prayers and seeking the love of my life
in the chapel.
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BY CHANTELLE STEGGERDA
When it comes to the issue of
truth, many cross the line. We
cannot measure truth by opinion.
There is a story of some blind men
trying to figure out what an elephant
is like. Each feels a different part and
concludes that the elephant is like
that part. No one man is correct by
himself. Neither can the blind men
figure out what the elephant is like
only by listening to the testimonies
of the other men. They can’t put all
of the pieces together because no
man can describe where his part is
in relation to all the others. The only
way for him to know is either to see it
or to feel the entire elephant himself.
This is a picture of us as a
community trying to define what
is right and true. None of us sees
the whole thing. Although we can
listen to the opinions of others, we
are all still blind, and there’s no
saying that our final view, based
on our collective experiences and
opinions alone, will be correct. From
our blind and limited positions, the
only way to know truth is to have
someone with sight describe to us
how each part fits together or how
each part has been misinterpreted.
No human has that sight.
As Christians who claim that
“all truth is God’s truth,” which
is the same as “God’s truth is the
only truth,” we should not depart
from the teachings of the Bible and
its definitions of truth, right and
wrong. The Bible is the source of
truth. It is the only thing we have
that contains God’s exact word and
the words of those directly called by
God. We must take the Bible, context
and all, and not pick out verses that
seem to fit one particular stance.
We can’t shape truth. It’s absolute.
We should take all of it as absolute
truth, or none of it, not weakly citing
parts of it while dismissing others.
The basic underlying issue of
opinion as it relates to truth is this:
American Christians, in general, are
too worried about disagreeing with
others or sticking to a point of truth
in a way that says that someone else
may be wrong. They adopt a sort of
relativism that allows them to accept
the lifestyles of the people around
them so as not to cause any tension.
Biblical Christianity has never
offered such a wishy-washy version
of truth. A relative truth is not one
that you can die for because it is
subjective to preference and opinion.
We shouldn’t value our opinions
to the point of shoving them over an
issue of truth or Christian morality
in an attempt to make truth fit our
lives instead of molding our lives
according to truth. Never exchange
God’s truth for human opinion.
BY KEVIN SAS
This past week, I only ate
leftovers. The only food I ate
was from what others put on the
conveyor belt in the caf. I was trying
to put myself in a position where I
would be like someone who is poor
or homeless and does not have the
same luxury of eating what “normal”
people can eat. I also wanted to do
this to show how much food is
wasted by us here at Northwestern.
The first meal was difficult.
I went into the caf, grabbed a
fork and spoon, and sat down
by a table near the conveyor belt.
It was hard to make myself go
up and take others’ leftovers.
Honestly, I was a bit afraid of what
they might think. I was also afraid of
what might have been done to the
food. Maybe someone who was sick
had put their fork through the food.
How long had they been playing
with the leftovers on their tray before
bringing it up to the conveyor belt?
Finally, I was able to eat some
partially-eaten grilled cheese
sandwiches and some pasta that
was left. After the first few meals, I
left the caf a little bit hungry. I had
not eaten as much as I normally
would have. But as I continued,
I found it easier to eat half-eaten
food, take leftover drinks that
came to the conveyor belt, and eat
foods without the condiments that
I would normally have with it.
More and more people noticed
that I was doing something out of the
ordinary. People began to question
me or just give me strange looks. I
know there were a few people that
saw me grab food off the line, gave
me a look of wonder and then turned
to their neighbors to ask if they had
seen what I had done. At times I felt
like when I went to grab something
from the conveyor belt that there
were so many people watching me,
wondering what this crazy guy was
doing. Often, it made me feel uneasy.
Other times, I was hungry so I didn’t
care what others would do or say.
and wonder what he’s doing. They
might whisper to those they’re
walking with, talking about the
person digging through the garbage.
That’s the only food that person
can get, and yet we walk by in our
nice clothes, not worrying about
where our next meal will come
from. We’ll eat until we’re stuffed,
realize we’ve taken twice as much
as we can eat, throw the rest away,
maybe after playing with it for
awhile, and mock the person who
finds our trash to be a delicacy.
This person has to put up with
our strange glances and eat food
that no one else wants while we
get our fill on an abundance of
food that we want, prepared how
we like it, when we want it, and
in amounts that we want, none
of which this person can have.
I realized how much time this
took up. Sometimes I sat in the caf
for close to an hour and a half waiting
to get food and drink. I thought
about how long it might take to get
a meal for a homeless person. If they
don’t make it to the soup kitchen,
they might have to dig through the
garbage for a meal or beg for money
in order to buy a meal. This takes
time. Time that could be used to
do other things, such as looking for
a job or waiting in line at a shelter.
I learned that I am selfish and
proud. I learned that I take a lot for
granted. I can just go into the caf
and get anything I want out of there.
After having eaten a few “normal”
meals in the caf now, I want to eat
everything I take, I am more thankful
for the food that I have, and when
seeing the trays by the conveyor
belt, I still have a little urge to
grab the uneaten food because I
don’t want to see it go to waste.
Discovering the joys of secondhand food in the cateteria
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The dying, the cripple,
the mental, the unwanted,
the unloved; they are Jesus
in disguise.”
-Mother Theresa
Sometimes I was amazed at
the food that I got. Three whole,
seemingly untouched hamburgers.
Whole grilled cheese sandwiches.
Full glasses of water or lemonade.
I realized that there is a lot of food
that we waste here. Sometimes
I doubted it because it seemed
like I couldn’t find any food.
But I realized that it was because
I was too selfish and proud to take
food that someone else ate off or put
their fork through a few too many
times. I didn’t want the “gross” stuff.
I still wanted the untouched stuff
that I was used to, even if it was a little
colder than when I usually get it.
One time I saw some people
mixing their leftovers together,
dumping salt and pepper on them,
and putting them in their drinks. I
almost felt like saying something
because I wanted that food they
were playing with. I wanted what
they didn’t want. I wanted to drink
their milk. But they had “ruined” it.
I thought about how a homeless
person would feel when he or she is
simply trying to find food. Others
walk by and see this “crazy person”
ENTERTAINMENT
3
Welcome to the Black Parade:
a sardonic blend of bittersweet anthems
BY BETHANY KROEZE
EDITOR
believe me / your memory will
carry on.”
MCR claims several influences,
including Queen, Thursday, Iron
Maiden and Pink Floyd. This
variety of influence is easily heard
throughout the new album.
The song “Mama” begins with
a bouncy melody and vocals,
which reminds me of the AC/DC
song “Big Balls.” The verses of
“Mama” continue with this bouncy,
slightly sardonic sound. As the song
continues, the bitter lyrics become
The track “Teenagers” reminds
me of the ska punk flavor of ‘90s
group The Offspring, particularly
their song “Why Don’t You Get
a Job?” “Teenagers” is about
how teens are scary to those
surrounding them. The chorus
says that teenagers “could care less
as long as someone’ll bleed.” The
lyrics to the second verse hit on high
school cliques while the general
idea of the hurt and destruction
teenagers emit is conveyed through
the entirety of the song.
My Chemical Romance’s (MCR)
most recent release, “Welcome to
the Black Parade,” reeks of midseventies pop-punk melodies but
thrives in current pop culture.
MCR’s third release boasts
13 tracks, plus a hidden bonus
track, and includes the top ten hit
“Welcome to the Black Parade.”
The first single, “Welcome to
the Black Parade,” starts off slow,
emphasizing the strong vocals of
lead singer and songwriter
Gerard Way. The compelling
piano line leads into a new
sound with marching bandesque drums and more
screamy vocals. A drumroll
leads into another change in
sound, emphasizing MCR’s
pop-punk style label.
The marching band feel
seems appropriate with the
opening lyrics, “When I was a
young boy / my father took me
into the city / to see a marching
band.” When I first heard this
song, the lyrics that struck
me the most were the father’s
words to his son, “Son, when
you grow up, / would you be
the savior of the broken, / the
beaten and the damned?” The
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.COM
father continues to instruct
My
Chemical
Romance
is
not
new
to
the
music
scene.
“Welcome
to
the
Black Parade” is their third
his son to defeat his demons,
album.
those who don’t believe in
him and, ultimately, carry on more clearly reflected through the
“Welcome to the Black Parade”
without his father. The peppy intensity of the music. The exquisite displays a great amount of creativity
chorus repeats “We’ll carry on… / variety of sound featured in this and a variety of great punk style.
and though you’re dead and gone song easily makes it my favorite The diversity of MCR’s influence
track on the album.
is portrayed through the range
“I Don’t Love You” is more of of songs on this album. Alex
a classic punk ballad with a gentle Henderson said on Billboard.com
flowing sound and a slight feel of that the video for “Welcome to
pop. In this song, the singer cries out the Black Parade” “looked and
to his girlfriend as she leaves, “Well, sounded like the result of Tim
when you go / don’t ever think I’ll Burton directing Queen.” David
make you try to stay.” In the chorus, Fricke from Rolling Stone said
he asks, “When you go / would you that the album “is the best mideven turn to say / ‘I don’t love you seventies record of 2006, a rabid,
/ like I did / yesterday.’” This bitter ingenious paraphrasing of echoes
sadness is felt throughout the song, and kitsch from rock’s golden age
which finishes with the slightly less of bombast.”
than dramatic declaration “I don’t
While I listened to the album,
love you like I did yesterday.”
I referenced several different
I felt like this song was trying to influences, but I would liken it to
fit into a mold that the band should the sounds of Pink Floyd and Queen
not conform to—the need for a joining with the energy of Fall Out
love ballad. The contrast from the Boy (but none of their sound). MCR’s
rest of the album is quite drastic. sound is a diverse mix of pop, punk,
While most of the album revolves ska and rock, blended together into
around death, evil and suffering, a great album that I would listen to
the suffering in this song does not again and again.
come close to being comparable.
For more information on
The melodic variety in this song is MCR, view their videos or
limited and the general sound of the order their album, visit www.
song is more or less the same.
mychemicalromance.com.
PHOTO BY
AMANDA KUEHN
Hemingway’s
Lodge: the man’s
“coffee shop” is
now open next to
Blue Mountain.
Hemingway: not only for readers
BY AMANDA KUEHN
FEATURES EDITOR
Born July 21, 1899, American
novelist and short-story writer
Ernest Hemingway continues
to find his way into the lives of
present-day Americans. Some know
him through the literary circle of F.
Scott Fitzgerald and Ezra Pound.
Others are familiar with his famous
works “For Whom the Bells Toll,”
“A Farewell to Arms” and “The
Old Man and the Sea.” Still others
recognize him as a decorated hero
who was injured in WWI and went
on to serve as a war correspondent
in both the Spanish Civil War and
WWII. Then there are the few
residents of Orange City who
may first come into contact with
Hemingway at a local bar and
grill.
Adjacent to the city-renowned
Blue Mountain, Hemingway’s
Lodge is a sophisticated little place
which provides an atmosphere
that is simultaneously rugged and
sophisticated. Created in the spirit
of Hemingway himself, the lodge
features a roaring fireplace, high
top tables, a large screen TV and
high quality fare.
Hemingway’s prides itself on
cooking over a charcoal grill. The
smell of it is enough to make your
mouth water. After walking into this
joint, the lucky customer orders at
the counter from a menu featuring
drinks, appetizers, burgers, hot
dogs, specialties and sides. These
menu items range in both variety
and price, from buffalo wings for
$6.00 to cheese balls for $3.50 to a
side of fries for $1.25. You may even
venture out and try some smoked
chicken nachos, the Buffalo burger
or the Hemingway Sandwich, which
boasts Italian sausage, onion straws,
cheese and BBQ sauce.
I selected a quarter of the
jerked chicken for $2.75. Opting to
use the convenient water station
helped me save some additional
change. My lunch dates chose the
chicken quesadilla and Hemingway
Sandwich. Though both were
deemed “a little pricey,” they were
nonetheless delicious.
Hemingway’s could be described
as a male version of “the coffee
shop.” It serves as a fine place to get
together for drinks and appetizers
or have a casual lunch meeting
—business or otherwise. Though
perhaps not practical for the pennypinching college student, it certainly
is a step up from traditional cafeteria
food.
campus
QUOTES
“It is entirely possible for me to be wrong. I am, after all, on
drugs.”
- Professor Joel Westerholm, discussing “The Ramayana” and
drinking coffee
“That is my opinion, worth nothing to you, worth everything to
me.”
- Professor Jackie Smallbones, in her Christian Spirituality
class
“He’s almost like Jesus...”
- Sophomore Amanda Maloney, describing Robin Hood
“The Faculty Ghetto.”
- Professor Michael Yoder, referring to where the faculty sit during
chapel
Send your Campus Quotes, with context, to beacon@nwciowa.edu.
Features
4
FUN
“FACT”
FOR
FRIDAY
Realize and utilize untapped resources
BY AMANDA KUEHN
FEATURES EDITOR
It is amazing how often we don’t see the
wonderful things that are right under our noses,
under our feet, or—in this case—across campus,
under our noses and under our feet, in the lower
level of the Center for Spiritual Formation and
Vocation.
Time to change things up a
bit. Do you have any fun facts
(or false facts) that you’d like to
put in the Beacon? If so, send
them to beacon@nwciowa.
edu and we’ll print them in next
week’s Features section.
1. Jazz fans and gun owners
are among the most sexually
active Americans.
2. The collecting of beer
mats (coasters) is called
tegestology.
3. People who drink coffee
are less likely to commit suicide
than people who don’t.
PHOTO BY AMANDA KUEHN
4.The largest toy distributor
in the world is McDonald’s.
5. Approximately 55% of
movies released are Rated R.
Answers to last week’s fun
facts:
1) Fact
2) Crap
3) Fact
4) Fact
5) Crap
February 2, 2007
The student meeting room features a relaxing and trendy
atmosphere.
One of the most overlooked
resources on campus, the Center
offers many of the things college
students desire most direction,
advice, opportunity and space.
Believe it or not, despite the
completely booked classrooms
and overcrowded housing, there is
space for students that is not being
used to its full potential. It is space
that has been created for sacred and
social function, space that is almost
always available, space that you
could be using.
If you enter the west doors of
the Center, on your left you will
encounter rooms 104 and 106, more
specifically the Prayer Room and
Student Meeting Room, both ready
and waiting to be used and occupied
by you.
PHOTO BY AMANDA KUEHN
The Prayer Room, which is Room 104 in the Center for Spiritual Formation and Vocation provides a quiet
open from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m., offers place to reflect alone or with others.
a stained glass window, icon-type
television, couches and lighting, it looks like
pictures, chairs, candle, and stillness in which to something off Trading Spaces. Though this room
pray alone or corporately. There is also a small is occasionally occupied during the day (as listed
adjoining room containing a table, chair, lamp outside the door), it is otherwise available for
and community prayer journal. It’s a great place reservation and student use.
to get away from the busyness of class and hectic
Instead of complaining about the lack of
life of the dorms.
resources available at a small private school,
Next door is the Student Meeting Room, perhaps you should take advantage of the ones
freshly redecorated and equipped with you do have. Check out the Center and make
a keyboard, high-top tables, large screen use of all that your tuition provides.
A time to retreat into stillness
BY CLARE WINTER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
As active college students,
sometimes stillness can be as
hard to encounter in our lives
as appealing food is difficult to
locate in the cafeteria. Often we
are unable to find enough quiet
time to sleep, much less focus on
spiritual disciplines involving
silence. But, on Friday, Jan. 19, 17
students, two student leaders and
one spiritual facilitator set out on
a Spiritual Stillness Retreat with
the goal of acquiring such spiritual
disciplines.
Seniors Lindsey De Kruif
and Emily Fischer, Discipleship
Coordinators for the Campus
Ministry Team, were placed as
student leaders of the event because
of a personal interest in the retreat’s
focus.
Professor of Religion and
Christ ian Edu cat ion Jack ie
Smallbones, who has previously
led similar retreats both here
and in South Africa, was the
spiritual facilitator of the event,
which was held at the BroomTree
Retreat Center near Irene, S.D.
The Campus Ministry Team and
Lilly Grant sponsored the event,
allowing students to attend for an
affordable $10.
The event enabled students
to experience spiritual renewal
through disciplines including
meditation, Lectio Divina
(scriptural or devotional reading
intended to promote communion
with God), communal prayer, and
silence. Junior Christel de Waard,
describes her time at the retreat as
“truly refreshing… to be able to sit
in silence without a planner, cell
phone, computer or visitors who
stop by.”
Many of the retreat attendees
expressed an appreciation for
places value in being busy and in
instant results. Being still doesn’t
always produce instant gratification
and results. You just have to know
that you are in the
presence of God,
even when you
don’t feel it.”
The Campus
M i n i s t r y Te a m
hopes to offer
similar experiences
each semester
and Smallbones
has expressed her
willingness to lead
future retreats
focusing on spiritual
disciplines relating
to silence.
In the bustling
atmosphere of NW,
it is often difficult to
withdraw from the
noise and distraction
created by hundreds
PHOTO BY ELLEN SCHUCH
of individuals.
Stillness and quiet allowed students to meditate on creation.
Smallbones argues
that meditating in
the disciplined silence that was silence and solitude offers an
required during the event. Ellen “opportunity to practice disciplines
Schuch, a sophomore who attended that we may not have been trained
the retreat, explained, “It’s so good to do.” Though it could pose as a
to practice being still and listening challenge, perhaps it is something
to God, especially in a world that all students should try.
Features
5
Bonds of love deeper than those of blood
BY LINDSAY SQUIRES
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
What transcends skin color and joins
nations together? For several Northwestern
faculty and students, the answer is family.
Those who have been involved with
international adoption understand that family
ties are not just determined by blood.
As junior Jessica Regan said of her diverse
family, “The Regan family has four nations
living under one roof.”
“It’s unique walking into church and
having your whole family represent the
diversity in one pew. We’re different, but I
believe I’ve been blessed to see and be a part
of the Kingdom of God,” she said.
Although international adoption is a
familiar subject, many of us are unaware that
adoption has played a significant role in the
lives of many on our own campus.
Out of Ethiopia
Instructor in Education Laura Heitritter
and her husband Steve have also been a part
of the Kingdom of God through international
adoption. Though the Heitritters originally
considered adopting from China, NW
Cataloger and Library Systems Specialist
Sherri Langdon influenced their decision to
adopt from Ethiopia.
After a year-long process, the Heitritters
welcomed two little Ethiopian girls into their
family on December 16, 2006. Though their
PHOTO BY LAURA HEITRITTER
Shaya and Megan spend some time together.
personalities are very different, Megan and
Shaya are biological sisters from an orphanage
in Ethiopia.
“I had always thought about adopting for
many years,” Heitritter said. “About two years
ago, I started to feel that tug.”
Heitritter admitted that she and her
husband have much to learn but said,
“Parenting is something we enjoy and felt it
was something we could do.”
Leaving Ethiopia and coming to America
has been a significant transition for the sisters,
especially Shaya. As Heitritter said, “Shaya
is grieving her first parents, her country, her
culture and her language.”
Trusting the Heitritters has not come easily
for Shaya, and she is always testing her new
parents. Shaya also seems to think that when
fun ends, she will never have fun again. For
example, after having a wonderful time
swimming one day, Shaya cried for nearly
three hours after leaving the pool.
While in Ethiopia, Shaya’s one-year-old
As Watters asserted, adoption does have
emotional and psychological effects. Those
who are adopted usually wrestle with a sense
of identity at some point.
Regan, who was adopted from the
PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMILLE MARTIN
Camille Martin and her adopted siblings Jill and Trevor behave like any other family.
sister Megan had measles, mumps, malaria,
giardia and pneumonia. Though Megan
is healthy now, Heitritter said that she has
experienced “motor delays due to lying down
for so many months in an orphanage.” Despite
the health problems, Megan is a pleasant,
sunny baby. “We needed a happy baby,”
Heitritter smiled.
Heitritter has a very humble spirit about
her role in Shaya and Megan’s lives. During
the adoption process, Heitritter realized that
“these are God’s kids and that He will take
care of them.”
Mixed Views
Even as the Heitritters and Langdons
welcome new members into their family,
sophomore Hannah Watters admitted that
she has “mixed views on adoption.” Watters
was adopted from South Korea at the age
of two.
“The circumstances surrounding adoption
are really huge,” she said. Though her
biological mother died and her father could
not take care of her, Watters said her father
gave her up for adoption because he loved
her and wanted a better life for her. She also
has an older brother and sister in Korea.
Though she has no contact with them, she
hopes to go back to Korea and look up her
records someday.
“I don’t think people understand how hard
[being adopted] can be.” She believes that
parents should be better prepared to realize
the “emotional and psychological effects” of
adoption on the child.
Speaking of the effect of being from a
different race as a child, Watters said, “I kind of
resented my difference from white people for
awhile.” Now, she admits, “I think I usually
forget that I’m of a different race. I came to
accept the fact that that’s who I am and that’s
part of me.”
Though laughing in recollection of
her siblings teasing her about her Asian
appearance, she said, “The Asian race is a
very well-respected race.”
Identity
Philippines at the age of one, admitted, “I have
struggled to understand where I come from
biologically and that I am not just Filipina but
half African-American as well.”
Reflecting on her childhood, Regan said,
“Growing up, I always understood that I was
adopted and that it was special. I knew very
well that my skin color didn’t match that of my
parents, but my mother’s famous quote was
this, ‘Jessica, you may not be of my tummy
but you’re of my heart.’ That has stuck with
me since day one and I’ll never forget it.”
Regan’s strong faith in God was integral
to establishing her identity. “I needed to first
make my identity in Christ. When that was
in place, it didn’t matter if I was an AsianAmerican or an adoptee. I am a child of Jesus
Christ,” she said.
Watters also found her identity in Christ but
noted that her home environment contributed
to her having a secure identity. “My parents
were very, very loving and created an amazing
environment for me to grow up in,” she
smiled. “[It was] like my whole family was
adopting me.”
Though sophomore CJ Wurpts recalled
times as a child when the vicious comments
of his peers made him ashamed of his nonEuropean identity, he has also found his
security in Christ.
“I used to wonder
why God would send
me into the world only to
be rejected by my birth
mother and sent off to
some hicks in Iowa.  I
eventually changed my
mind, however, and
now see it as I do any
other aspect of my life…
It’s who I am and who
I am is because of God
and who he wants me to
be,” he said.
Racism
Adopted from South
Korea at the age of six
months, Wurpts has not always experienced
civility and respect. While the teasing remarks
of peers are a familiar memory, he reflected
on the presence of racism in his life.
“Perhaps the ugliest portion of being Asian
in Northwest Iowa is the actual racism that
pervades the entire area at times.  Racism is
one of the nastiest experiences you can have,
and when it’s unfounded, it’s even worse. 
Mostly it’s a subtle hatred that shows itself in
the form of being ignored in conversation, but
other times it’s much more apparent.”
Wurpts related a recent experience in which
he was confronted by an employer’s prejudice
after merely seeking a job application.
Sophomore Camille Martin also recalled
the racism that her adopted Korean sister,
Jill, has often faced. When Jill was buying
an item at a gas station one day, the cashier
would not put the change in Jill’s hand as he
had for other customers but instead plunked
it down on the counter.
Adopted Siblings
Adoption affects receiving siblings as much
as it does those that are adopted. Several
NW students have enjoyed having adopted
siblings in their lives.
In addition to her 21-year-old adopted
sister from South Korea, Martin also has a
26-year-old adopted brother from Tennessee.
She said that Jill and Trevor have “enriched
[her] family’s life as a whole.” Attesting to the
closeness she shares with her sister, Martin
said, “I do not see my sister as a race but as
my sister.”
Martin has received comments for having
adopted siblings. “So you don’t have any real
brothers and sisters?” people would ask. To
this question, Martin would reply, “They are
my real brother and sister. It’s family. I don’t
care if there are blood ties or not.”
Sophomore Chelsea Harberts’family is also
strongly considering adoption. “Ever since I
was little, my Dad and I had talked about it but
never really told my mom,” she grinned.
Recently, her parents have started reading
books and going to meetings in Sioux Center
where approximately 15 couples meet to learn
about adoption. Though countries such as
Guatemala, China, and Poland have been
discussed as possible adoption sites, Harberts
said, “I want to get them out of India because
of the religion aspect.”
With the likelihood of adoption standing
at “90 percent,” Harberts is very excited by
the prospect of one or two new additions to
her family.
6
Sports
February 2, 2007
NW defeats Women’s basketball defeats rival Dordt
Dordt, builds
win streak to 6
BY LAURA JACOBSON
SPORTS EDITOR
BY MIKE VAN ENGEN
STAFF WRITER
In a packed DeWitt Gymnasium,
the heat turned up as Northwestern
took on conference rival Dordt on
their home court last Saturday, Jan.
27. The Raiders topped Dordt 76-59
and improved to 17-6 overall and
10-3 in conference play. The win
boosted the Raiders to a share at the
top of the GPAC and a ranking in the
national top 10. NW has now won
six games consecutively and looks
to further their standings in NAIA
division II basketball.
Dordt and Northwestern were
head-to-head for most of the first
half. The Raiders finished the half
with an 8-5 run and went into the
break up by three. NW came out of
the break continuing their lead and
going up by as many as 11, but the
Defenders would not give up. Dordt
went on a 10-0 run and crawled back
to within one. With 11 minutes of
play left, the Raiders turned it up
and finished the game outscoring
the Defenders 25-9.
“We started trusting each
other, knowing our roles, and not
worrying about ourselves but our
team,” junior Chad Schuiteman
commented. “When Dordt went
on that 10-0 run, we had a lot of
turnovers, missed rebounds, but
when we got that figured out, we
got our transition game going and
finished the game strong.”
The Raiders had a tremendous
defensive effort as they held Dordt
to shooting just 36 percent from the
floor, which included 25 percent in
the second half. Four Raiders led
the offensive effort, with sophomore
Andrew Stimson netting 16 points
as NW’s leading scorer. Schuiteman
added 15 points, eight rebounds,
and six assists while sophomore
Kale Wiertzema and junior Curt
Schilling each added 13.
NW looks to extend its win streak
with a home game tomorrow against
Dana College. Dana currently holds
a 6-7 GPAC record. Tip off is set for
4 p.m. in the Bultman Center.
PHOTO BY JENNI SYBESMA
Senior Karl Towns gets down on defense against his Dordt opponent. Towns pulled down eight
rebounds and chipped in seven points in the contest.
next face Dana College in tomorrow’s home contest.
“Dana is kind of a scary team because they have a little
bit of a deceiving record,” said Woudstra. “They’ve
taken some of the best teams in our league right down
to the wire.” Larson described the team’s approach to
the upcoming game. “Right now, we are just taking
things one game at a time,” she said. “Rebounding has
been a primary focus during this week of preparation.
After not having a game during the week, it will be
nice to play again.”
Dana enters the contest with a 3-10 GPAC record.
The Raiders are currently 10-3 in the conference and
22nd in the most recent NAIA poll. Saturday’s game
will begin at 2 p.m.
The Northwestern women’s basketball team defeated
rival Dordt College on Saturday, Jan. 27., in a decisive
96-73 victory. The game began in a dry spell, with the
two teams tied at 8-8 nearly halfway through the first half
after trading leads throughout the first seven minutes.
But the Raiders pulled ahead to gain a substantial lead
of 48-29 going into the break.
Despite the slow start, Head Coach Earl Woudstra
credited the win in part to the women’s offensive
effort. “In the first two minutes, we weren’t as sharp,”
Woudstra said. “We were in a hurry. But our offensive
execution in the last 15 minutes of the first half was as
good as it’s been all year.”
Amy Larson also noted the factors contributing
to NW’s win. “We came out ready to play our game
from the start,” said the junior guard. “We attacked
the basket well and were able to get points from the
post and perimeter players. It was a fun atmosphere,
and everyone got the chance to play quite a bit, so
that made it more fun.” Larson also commented on
the team’s improvement on the offensive end. “We
took care of the ball better than we have all season and
had good ball
movement,”
“We came out ready
she said,
to play our game from
“ w h i c h
the start. It was a fun
helped us get
atmosphere, and everyone
good shots.”
got the chance to play quite
Junior
a bit, so that made it more
guard Deb
Remmerde
fun.”
led the NW
- Amy Larson
offense with
29 points, fifteen of those coming from behind the
three-point line. With her final shot of the game, a
three-point shot midway through the second half,
Remmerde broke NW’s all-time scoring record. Her
current accumulation of 2,520 career points sets her
just ahead of the previous mark.
Senior Jaime Hoegh also netted 19 points in the
victory. “Deb and Jaime are usually our 1-2 punch,”
said Woudstra. Larson also reached double figures
with 13 points.
PHOTO BY JENNI SYBESMA
Woudstra pointed to the offensive contributions of Junior Crystal Algood puts up a lay-up in Saturday night’s game against
other Raiders as well. “Miranda Boekhout and Mandy Dordt. Algood had nine points, four rebounds and three blocks in the win.
Carr played really well taking care
of the basketball,” Woudstra said.
The two juniors recorded nine assists
and only one turnover between the
two of them.
Woudstra commented on the
team’s positive defensive intensity
but noted needed improvement as
well. “‘Defense wins games and
rebounding wins championships,’”
Woudstra quoted. “That needs to
continue to be an extra point of
emphasis. Being both an offensive
and defensive rebounding team is
an area we need to keep improving
on.”
Larson agreed. “We just need to
keep working hard every day,” she
said, “so we can continue improving
on defense, rebounding and taking
care of the basketball. Those are
three things that are important in
every game.”
After a bye in GPAC play
Wednesday night, the Raiders will
Sports
7
Wrestlers work hard
Raider track and field
competes at BVU Invite for a strong finish
Complete Results
BY DAN CLIFF
STAFF WRITER
Women
Athlete Event
Emily De Weerd 55m hurdles
Effort Place
9.24 8th
Addie Bartlett 55m dash 8.36 17th
Shayla Lavely
55m dash
8.8622nd
Jessica Regan
200m dash
28.1 6th
Emily De Weerd 200m dash
28.31 8th
Megan Harding 200m dash
28.37 9th
Emily Gaalswyk 200m dash
28.91 14th
Laura Jacobson
400m dash 1:00.54 1st
Emily Gaalswyk 400mdash 1:04.81 8th
Kristen Becker
600m run
1:38.3 2nd
Julia Strom
600m run
1:48.1 9th
Sarah Korver
1000m run 3:23.03 8th
Kendra Van’t Hof 1000m run 3:30.64 9th
Kap Ainslie
1 mile run 5:47.03 3rd
Amanda Schwieger1 mile run 6:06.04 9th
Jennifer Moseman1 mile run 6:07.09 10th
Kelsey Driver
3000m run 13:41.99 18th
Sarah Storm
5000m run 19:59.63 5th
Ingrid Carlson
5000m run 20:45.13 7th
Stephanie Korfe 5000m run 21:35.36 9th
4x400m relay 4:10.58 2nd
Regan, Harding, Becker, Jacobson
Jessica Regan
high jump 1.40m 7th
Halee Wilken
pole vault 2.65m1st (t)
Amy Katsma
shot put 11.90m 4th
Sarah Earleywine
shot put 10.62m 9th
Rae Taylor
shot put 10.23m 16th
Natalie Schneider
shot put 9.38m 25th
Teryn DeHaan
shot put 9.30m 26th
Catie Sabata
Rae Taylor
shot put 9.02m 28th
weight throw 10.49m 13th
Men
Robbie Cundy 55m hurdles
Kyle Sauter
7.74 1st*
55m hurdles
8.14 3rd*
Michael Ortmeier 55m hurdles
8.74 12th
Kyle Blankers
55m dash
6.78 4th
Luke Hofmeyer
55m dash
6.81 8th
Caleb Tilstra
55m dash
7.09 21st
Tom Petakavich
55m dash
7.40 26th
Luke Hofmeyer 200m dash
23.88 5th
Steve Westerkamp 200m dash
24.02 6th
Jameson Guthmiller 200m dash
24.34 8th
Kyle Sauter
52.52 3rd
Daniel Lichter 400m dash
600m run 1:28.09 13th
Derrick Rensink 600m run 1:30.50 16th
Nick Tjeerdsma 600m run 1:30.74 17th
Lee Stover 800m run 2:09.98 13th
Nathan Lichter 800m run 2:13.54 17th
Joel Watters 1000m run 2:45.02 4th
Kyle Gerhard 1000m run 2:53.65 8th
Andy Norris 1 mile run 4:49.56 7th
Mark Den Hartog: 1 mile run 4:52.82 9th
Ryan Dembeck 1 mile run 5:02.30 13th
Curtis Bowden 3000m run 9:41.86 9th
Dan Walhof
5000m run 16:15.47 2nd
Jon Woehl
5000m run 16:35.79 3rd
4x200m relay 1:35.72 5th
Tilstra, Hofmeyer, Guthmiller, Jensen
4x400m relay 3:27.81 1st
Cundy, Westerkamp, Jensen, Becker
Michael Ortmeier high jump 1.86m 4th
Tim Swart
high jump 1.81m 6th
Michael Ortmeier pole vault 3.77m 3rd
Kyle Blankers
long jump 6.23m 5th
Tim Swart
long jump 6.06m 9th
Michael Ortmeier long jump 5.82m 12th
Josh Earleywine
shot put 12.34m 14th
Andrew Ortmeier weight throw 15.81m 1st*
*denotes national qualifier
The Northwestern College track
and field squad traveled to Storm
Lake to compete in the Buena Vista
Invitational last Saturday, Jan. 27.
The Raiders came away with four
first place finishes at the meet, which
featured 11 different collegiate
teams.
Senior Andrew Ortmeier
provisionally qualified for the
NAIA national meet and took first
place in the weight throw with
his toss of 15.81 meters. Fellow
senior Robbie Cundy qualified for
nationals automatically and took
first place in the 55 meter hurdles
with a time of 7.74. Freshman Kyle
Sauter was third in the same event
with a time of 8.14 and was a surprise
provisional qualifier for nationals
for the Raiders.
“This is a great milestone for
Kyle,” Wolf said. “He is still learning
and his form is getting cleaner. I’m
excited for his future.”
The men’s 4x400 team also
took first place at the Buena Vista
Invitational with a time of 3:27.81.
The team consisted of senior Bryce
Becker, Cundy, junior Brock Jensen
and freshman Steve Westerkamp.
“This was an excellent race,” Wolf
said. “The team competed the whole
way and it was fun to see them come
away with a first place finish.”
Junior Laura Jacobson took top
honors on the women’s side for the
second weekend in a row, but this
time it was in the 400 meter dash.
Her time of 1:00.54 was nearly two
seconds faster than the second place
finisher from Dordt College with a
time of 1:02.22. Last week Jacobson
was third at the Iowa State Open
with her time of 1:29.02 in the 600
yard run which also qualified her for
the NAIA Indoor Nationals.
“This was a good run for Laura,”
Coach Nate Wolf said. “This is not a
race that she usually runs but we put
her in it for a change of pace.”
Seven other Raiders grabbed
a place in the top three in their
individual events. Freshman Halee
Wilken tied for first in the pole vault
with her 2.65 meter effort. Senior
Kristen Becker finished second in
the 600 meter run with a time of
1:38.3. Junior Kap Ainslie recorded
a third place finish in the mile run
with a time of 5:47.03. Sauter, who
provisionally qualified in the 55
meter hurdles, finished third in the
400 meter dash with a time of 52.52.
Sophomore Dan Walhof and junior
Jon Woehl both ran in the 5,000 meter
run. Walhof took second with a
time of 16:15.47 and Woehl finished
behind him in third with a time of
16:35.79. Michael Ortmeier, a junior,
finished third in the pole vault after
clearing 3.77 meters.
“For half of our squad this was
their first meet of the year and it
looked like we responded pretty
well,” Wolf said. “We showed
potential with both our men
and women runners, but we still
have some work to do before the
conference meet.”
The squad’s next competition is
Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Dordt College
Invite in Sioux Center.
PLAYER PROFILE
BY KAYLA MAXEDON
STAFF WRITER
Skin diseases. Extreme weight loss.
Grueling daily workouts. Wrestling
is not a sport many people seem
intrigued by, nor would even
dare to try. But junior Andrew
Lundgren took the challenge
and because of it, he has
qualified for nationals the past
two years and is currently rated
fourth in the nation.
Not only does Lundgren
excel at what he does, but
he also enjoys it. “I love
the feeling experienced
physically after practice,”
said Lundgren. “It gives me
a sense of accomplishment.
My favorite part of the
sport is just doing what
“I feel extremely good about our
performance as a team and the
Despite their effort and focus, way we competed in a hostile
the Raider wrestlers didn’t manage environment,” Petty said. “I believe
to pull off two more dual wins this the GPAC, the region and soon
past week. The Northwestern men the nation will know that the Red
hosted the Morningside Mustangs Raiders mean business.” The Raider
on Tuesday night, which ended wrestlers did succeed in a few of
in a final score of 22 to 12 with their matches. Francois, Keating,
Morningside taking the lead.
and sophomore Derek Kosters (174)
Even with this loss, the Raiders all recorded wins by decision in the
still had some outstanding matches. away dual. Francois and Kosters
Freshman Sam Zylstra (285) fought each bumped up a weight class for
a long fight against his man, the competition. Petty was pleased
winning in the end with a two-point with their performance, saying
lead. Ever the winner, sophomore Kosters “defeated a very solid
Enock Francois
wrestler ” and
( 1 7 4 ) d i d n ’t
Francois “had
“I believe the GPAC, the
disappoint,
a great victory.”
region and soon the nation The last win
defeating his
will know that the Red
opponent with
against Dana
Raiders mean business.”
a final score of
went to Price
9 to 3.
- Coach Petty who defeated his
Sophomore
eighth-ranked
Levi Price (141) came out with an opponent with a pin fall of 6:48.
11 to 6 win against Jared Pickett of
At this point in the season, three
Morningside who had placed third NW men are nationally-ranked.
in the Raider Invite. Senior Chris Junior Andrew Lundgren (197) and
Keating (149) also contributed to the Francois are both ranked fourth
team point total with his 10-4 victory. in their respective weight classes.
Senior Courtney Goodwin (157) Sophomore Jordan Keckler is ranked
fought a good fight against eighth- sixth at 133 pounds.
ranked Matt Gustafson, losing
Only two wrestling events remain
narrowly in the overtime match.
before the GPAC Championships
On Friday night, Jan. 26, the on Saturday, Feb. 10. Tomorrow
Raiders wrestled well in a dual the Raiders travel to Sioux City
against defending champions, Dana to participate in the Briar Cliff
College, but came up short with a Invitational starting at 9:00 a.m.
14-22 ending score. Head Coach On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Raiders
John Petty commented, “We had will return to Briar Cliff to face the
our chances but didn’t capitalize Chargers in the final dual match of
on them.” However, he was also the season.
very positive about the experience.
BY BETSY HEIBERGER
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Andrew Lundgren
I love.” He says he lives by Psalm
144:1. “It just reminds me that God is
with me and that I can go up against
anything,” Lundgren said.
There are a few people who have
greatly helped Andrew get where he
is now. “My dad has always been there
for me,” Lundgren said. “He coached
me through high school and continues
to, which has not only helped me as an
athlete but also made our relationship
strong.” Lundgren also notes the role
played by his faith. “Jesus Christ
also is a huge impact on my life and
I could not do this without Him,”
said Lundgren. “Just knowing He is
always there for me is what gets me
through the tough times.”
According to Head Coach John
Petty, “Andrew is the pulse and
inspiration of the team. He gives
100 percent all of the time and leads
verbally and in his actions on the
mat and in the classroom.  He is also
a great person and a great spirit to
be around.”
When not on the mat, Lundgren
enjoys fishing, camping and other
outdoor activities. His future
plans include graduating from
Northwestern in 2008 with a degree
in physical education, marrying his
fiancée Emily Elsberry that summer,
and then settling into teaching and
coaching somewhere in Orange
City.
Andrew wants to congratulate his
teammates on how they are doing.
“They are doing great and are all
doing a good job at achieving their
goals. I also want to thank everyone
for all of their support.”
NEWS
8
Winter family fun this weekend
BY JAIME EVENHUIS
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Northwestern College’s annual
Winter Family Weekend will be held
this weekend, Feb. 2 to 4.
The festivities begin on Friday,
Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel,
with a concert presented by the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church Mass Choir
from Sioux City.
Following the concert, students
and their families are invited to the
Rowenhorst Student Center gym for
BINGO, which begins at 10 p.m.
NW’s women’s basketball team
will play Dana college at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Bultman
Center. The men’s team will play
at 4 p.m.
A pizza buffet will be held on
Saturday evening at 5:15 p.m. in the
RSC gym. The cost is $5 for adults,
$3 for children between ages 6 and 12
and children under 5 eat for free.
NW’s 24th annual Gala Auction
will be held on Saturday night
beginning at 6 p.m. with the
silent auction, to be followed by
the traditional verbal auction at
7 p.m.
The auction includes over 300
items, which can be viewed and
bid on online at www.nwciowa.
edu/galaauction.
Items up for bid include
guided deep-sea fishing off the
coast of California, a mini chopper
bike and golfing at courses in
Iowa, South Dakota and Arizona.
The auction raises money for
scholarships, student life programs
and teaching excellence.
Winter Family Weekend will
wrap up on Sunday with a worship
service at 10:30 a.m. in Christ
Chapel.
February 2, 2007
Laaveg and Landegent hold recital
BY BETHANY KROEZE
EDITOR
Seniors Dan Laaveg and Titus
Landegent will perform a student
recital on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m.,
in Christ Chapel.
Laaveg will be singing 11 pieces,
ranging from English baroque to
Handel’s “Messiah” to Broadway
selections.
Laaveg will begin with three
pieces composed by Henry Purcell:
“If Music Be the Food of Love,”
“Music for a While” from “Oedipus”
and “Hark! The Echoing Air” from
“The Fairy Queen.”
Next, Laaveg will perform his
favorite piece of the set, J.S. Bach’s
“Mache dich” from “St. Matthew
Passion.”
“This piece comes right after
Christ’s crucifixion. The text is well
written and very reflective,” said
Laaveg.
Laaveg’s repertoire also includes,
among others, three pieces by Sergei
Rachmaninoff. He will conclude his
performance with two Broadway
numbers: “Her Face” from Bob
Merrill’s “Carnival!” and “Brush
Up Your Shakespeare” from Cole
Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate.”
Laaveg is a vocal music education
major and a member of the Acappella
Choir and Heritage Singers.
Landegent will be performing
four percussion pieces. He will
open with “Back Talk” by Harry
Breuer, a xylophone solo from the
1920s.
He will be accompanied by
his uncle, Dan Landegent of
Orange City, on the piano. Next,
Landegent will perform two works
Do you want a Nintendo Wii? Play BINGO Friday night
BY JULIE JOHNSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PHOTO BY AMY OELSCHLAGER
Participants bidding on items at the Gala Auction in 2006.
with Associate Professor of Music
Marc Wooldridge. “Diamond Hill”
is a marimba duet composed by
Wooldridge.
“‘Diamond Hill’ is a pretty
difficult piece,” said Landegent,
“but it’s an awesome experience
to play alongside the composer of
any piece.”
Landegent and Wooldridge will
also perform Bo Holten’s “Ancher
Erectum,” a multiple percussion
duet.
Landegent will close with a
snare drum solo entitled “American
Suite” by Guy G. Gauthreaux II.
Landegent is majoring in
elementary education and modified
music and minoring in elementary
Spanish education. He plays in
Northwestern’s Jazz Band and
Percussion Ensemble.
Tonight, the SAC is hosting on BINGO night
starting at 10 p.m. in the RSC. The
grand prize winner will receive a
Nintendo Wii.
Other prizes include a semester
movie pass, DVD player, board
games, a cappuccino machine, a
car accessories kit, a pizza pizzazz
and various gift certificates.
BINGO is a long running
tradition at Northwestern.
Students who dress head-to-toe
like a senior citizen will receive 5
extra BINGO cards.
Without dressing up, students
will receive 15 cards: one for each
news
round. SAC member Jenna Fox said that of the
expected 600 to 700 students, the majority usually
dress up and get into the spirit of the evening.
PHOTO BY YESENIA ESPINAL
AROUND SIOUXLAND
COMPILED BY ALLISON ROORDA
The Sioux City Art Center will present the exhibition “Celebration: Our Siouxland, Our Art Center”
Feb. 10 to May 10, in honor of the Art Center’s 70th birthday as well as the 10-year anniversary of the new
building. The exhibition will feature artwork by over 500 students from public and private elementary
and high schools in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Professor of Art Rein Vanderhill will judge the
exhibition along with University of Vermillion Professor of Art John Banasiak. Students will receive
awards for each grade level. Elementary awards will be presented Feb. 11, middle school awards on Feb.
25 and high school awards March 11.
Alex Moser of Lester, Iowa, placed second in the nation in the sheep shearing division at the National
Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. Moser lives on his family farm, where he learned sheep shearing
from his father. Moser has been shearing sheep since he was fourteen and can shear 242 ewes in an eighthour day. He attended Iowa State University in Ames and majored in animal science. Moser was awarded
$1,000 for placing second in competitive sheep shearing.
The Iowa Supreme Court suspended the law license of Orange City attorney Andrea Van Beek due to
alcoholism. Van Beek has been struggling with alcoholism, according to the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney
Disciplinary Board, since March 2005. During the disciplinary hearing, several clients testified to Van Beek’s
inability to perform her job due to alcohol. Van Beek will be able to apply to have her license reinstated by
filing an application with the Attorney Disciplinary Board and the chief judge of the 3rd Judicial District
and by showing a sustained period of sobriety.
Mike Goll and Nicole Ubben enjoying being dressed as senior citizens at BINGO last year.