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Homeland Security, S.W.A.T. coming to
UNW campus for shooter simulation
by Macayla Stone
Public Safety and area law enforcement prepare for the Oct. 22 active
shooter simulation activity (photo courtesy of Marita Meinerts).
Law enforcement officials,
homeland security, S.W.A.T.
and emergency medical responders will flood the University of Northwestern – Saint
Paul’s campus Tuesday, Oct. 22
in a full-scale training exercise.
This simulates an active shooter engaging in random killings
and is intended to help groups
practice emergency readiness.
During the exercise, staff will
be confined indoors and students restricted from the majority of campus.
On the morning of the
simulation, up to 75 volunteer
roleplayers will report to over
100 public safety officials in
the Ericksen parking lot.
continued on page 4
Northwestern buying new dorms
by Amber Hudson
The University of Northwestern is planning to purchase the Country Inn and
Suites near the Mel Johnson
Media Center. The dorms
have been unusually full
due to the large number of
students attending Northwestern this school year. In
Knutson, Hartill and KnuHa,
many students have had to
make due with four people
per room. In the years to
come, it is hoped and expected that the number of students will continue to grow,
and thus more housing for
the coming years is needed.
Jerod Cornelius, associate dean of residence life
and housing, said, “Acquiring
additional housing facilities
will allow for us to continue
being a primarily residential
university for our traditional
undergraduate
students.
From the leadership of UNW
on down to the students,
there is a high value placed in
and out of the classroom with
life-learning that happens at
UNW. One of the primary
venues that this education
and life-learning takes place
is the residence halls. Our
hope is that by acquiring additional housing, we would
be able to continue to offer
the on-campus experience.”
In order to purchase the
Country Inn and Suites,
Northwestern is in the process of receiving approval
from the City of Roseville to
place students into the building as a housing facility. This
new addition to campus will
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Northwestern students explore Spain for fall semester
by Annie Kelby
Opinion Editor
So far, it has been a trip to
remember for the 10 University of Northwestern - Saint
Paul students who traveled
to Seville, Spain for the 2013
fall semester. Junior Ali Stroeing, one of the 10 Northwestern students, gave family and
friends back home a glimpse
into what the trip has held for
the students abroad thus far.
The trip, called Semester
in Spain, is a requirement for
Spanish majors, but Stroeing
isn’t complaining.
“I decided to go on this trip
because it is required for my
major,” said Stroeing. “All of
the credits transfer really easily through the program, but
even more so, it is a great opportunity to travel the world
while improving my language
skills at the same time.”
Professor Kimberly Aaron,
a Spanish lecturer at UNW,
believes that studying abroad
is an opportunity every college
student should consider.
“I, personally, am an advocate of a study abroad experience for any college student,”
said Aaron. “[It is a valuable
experience] because of the increasingly global community
in which we find ourselves.
Most careers out there are going to either formally or informally involve crossing cultural, and maybe even linguistic,
barriers, and having study
abroad experience shows employers that our students have
been out in the world, learned
to adapt to a culture other than
their own, and hopefully have
come to appreciate or even
adopt the strengths that other
cultures and communities offer that we might lack in our
own cultures and subcultures.”
Aaron believes that anyone
studying Spanish needs to be-
come immersed in the Spanish
culture to grasp the language.
“Learning Spanish solely
in a classroom is drastically
different than learning Spanish in a country where a student goes to grammar or literature class, then leaves school
and continues to practice the
language as they walk down
the street, grab some appetizers with friends, chat with
their host family, watch TV or
any other activity,” said Aaron.
The program costs about
the same as a semester at
Northwestern would cost,
coming to approximately
$15,000 dollars per semester.
This price includes tuition,
housing, books and meals.
Stroeing admits that the
trip has its downsides, but
there are benefits to studying
in another country.
“My biggest concern about
the trip was homesickness,”
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10 Northwestern students recently traveled to Seville, Spain for the
2013 fall semester (photo courtesy of Ali Stroeing).
News
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Crime at Northwestern decreases in 2012
by Maddi Wagner
Although the University
of Northwestern - Saint Paul
is located near the big city of
Minneapolis, the crime rate on
campus is relatively low. However, in the last three years,
there have been 35 reported
cases of burglary, the most
common crime at Northwestern. The Christian doctrine of
the campus does not guarantee its protection from crime
According to the Annual
Security and Fire Safety Report, a report released by Public Safety detailing crime on
college and university cam-
puses, crime at Northwestern
has gone down. In 2011, there
were 15 cases of reported burglary and three motor vehicle
thefts. In 2012, those numbers
were reduced to 10 cases of
burglary and one reported
motor vehicle theft.
Bethel University had 81
reported cases of burglary in
the past three years. The University of Minnesota - Twin
Cities, which is 10 times the
size of Northwestern, had 168
reported cases of burglary in
the past three years. North
Central University, which is
located in downtown Minneapolis and is half the size of
Northwestern, had 20 cases.
Pete Sola, head of Northwestern’s security, says, “The
majority of these crimes are
‘crimes of opportunity,’ meaning someone was careless with
their personal belonging, and
someone took the opportunity
to commit the crime, and it did
not require a great deal of risk
on the criminal’s part.”
Sola says, “Never leave
valuables unattended. Always
lock your residence room door
and your vehicle doors. Never
prop a door on campus, especially exterior doors. Do not allow unknown persons into the
residence halls.”
According to the recent crime report released by Public Safety, the
number of crimes at Northwestern went down roughly 33 percent in
2012 (photo by Laura Taylor).
DOSS marks 15 years of campus collaboration
by Anna Bjorlin
News Editor
The Disabilities Office for Support
Services (DOSS) program is celebrating its 15th year at the University of
Northwestern – Saint Paul. Because of
this, Northwestern is hosting Disability
Awareness Month instead of the traditional week of awareness.
There will be several events held to
commemorate this month, such as student and faculty panels and two chapels on Oct. 23 and 24 that will focus on
disabilities. In addition, a related event
will take place in the spring: Joni Erickson Tada, a nationally-known speaker
on disabilities, will be speaking during
chapel on March 31st.
“The acknowledgment of our diverse abilities (whether physical, emotional and/or cognitive) in how God
has designed us is our first goal in celebrating during the month of October,”
said Yvonne RB-Banks, a professor in
the education department.
In 1990, the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act (or ADA) was passed into
federal law. This act meant that Northwestern, along with other colleges and
universities, had a legal obligation to
provide reasonable accommodations
for students with qualified, documented disabilities. Soon after, Minnesota
also proclaimed the month of October
“Disability Awareness Month.”
“Across the nation, October has become the month of acknowledgement
with a focus on “abilities” for those often left or pushed to the margins in our
society because of how they are ‘made/
formed,’” RB-Banks explained.
DOSS offers students with unique
challenges the support needed to experience access to Northwestern’s
community.
Director of DOSS David Golias added, “Although DOSS works with and
provides accommodations to students
with disabilities, it is also an education
source. We’re hoping to raise disability awareness this month; people need
to understand on a greater level what
disabilities are and what students who
David Golias is the director of DOSS, which offers students with unique challenges
the support they need to experience full access to Northwestern’s community (photo by
Megan Hatfield).
have them require for equal access.”
According to Golias, the hiring of
Professor RB-Banks in 1998 was a monumental step for DOSS.
“It was the college’s big decision
that said we as a campus needed to
take the whole ADA seriously and create an organized, structured program,”
he explained.
RB-Banks was originally hired as a
professor in the education department
before being asked to oversee disability services as well.
“The team heard about my dissertation work that focused on those with
special needs transitioning into higher
education, and during that interview
[for a position in the education department] I was asked if I would consider starting services for those labeled
with a disability,” said RB-Banks. “So
combined with training, dissertation
research and 18 years of k-12 experience, off I went to do what I believed
God was guiding me to do – being creative, setting policies and establishing
accommodations for those who need
it – that was my ultimate goal when I
started: to do for others what I would
want someone to do for me.”
In 1999, DOSS served seven students and today serves nearly 100 students per year. This month, the program is highlighting the “building of
a bridge” over the years; tracking its
progress from where it started 15 years
ago to where it stands now.
“Brick by brick, this bridge has
been built through the relationships
between us and other departments
on campus working together,” CAPSS
(Center for Academic Programs for
Support Services) Office Coordinator
Laura Haugerud said. CAPSS is the
department that DOSS is a branch of.
“The goal is to highlight all the
progress that has been made over this
milestone of 15 years at UNW. Truly,
it has taken ‘a village’ – meaning from
the President’s office and those in Riley who made the first contributions to
help DOSS to those behind the scenes,
such as those in counseling services
who helped get the first team together
for DOSS week and those in the Department of Education who took on
the first newsletter,” RB-Banks added.
“There are many, many hands and
feet that keep our campus accessible
– think about the Access Shuttle (ADA
bus), the food services team and how
many of our students give their time
to help peers be full members of our
community.”
“As the program was built, facilities were changed to match the new
additions. New buildings had to be
constructed to accommodate students
with disabilities and older facilities
needed changes and new additions,”
said Golias. “The mailboxes used to
be in the lower level of Nazareth Hall,
and there used to be only stairs in Maranatha. There was no way for a person
in a wheelchair to access these areas.”
Although students may not know
exactly what DOSS is or its purpose,
students are attending Northwestern
today who would not previously been
able to thanks to this program.
“Thank you to our community for
all that has occurred over the past 15
years – it will be exciting to see what
the next phase of God’s plan for DOSS
will bring,” said RB-Banks, before adding, “This occasion for DOSS is different because we are different. When you
look around, you see God’s handiwork
right here at Northwestern – and that
is so worth giving a month to, right?”
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UNW participates in art tour with Bethel, MCAD
by Rebecca Rehm
On Oct. 5, the University of
Northwestern – St. Paul’s art
department braved temperamental weather and unpredictable Wi-Fi to participate in the
College Art Gallery Collaborative’s Fall Art Tour—an annual
event celebrating community
and collaboration among Twin
Cities liberal arts institutions.
Sharing the gallery with two
other schools, UNW students
explored the way other local
universities see and create art
and made new acquaintances
both inside and outside of the
art world.
The patter of rain on the
tent’s roof and the smoky scent
of charcoal wafting from one
piece was a world away from
the UNW art department’s
clean, bright home at Denler
Art Gallery, but the offbeat
setting for the Fall Art Tour
seemed to fit the show.
“It definitely was different than I thought it would
be,” said gallery assistant Riki
Cummings, a sophomore art
major at UNW. “The location
of the show wasn’t where we
originally counted on, and
there was a scary moment
when we lost our internet connection”— something absolutely vital to one piece. “But it
just worked out,” she added.
The gallery—a temporary
installation on University Avenue shared with Bethel University and the Minneapolis
College of Art and Design—
represented a tremendous
opportunity for the school, art
students, and Denler Art Gallery director Luke Aleckson.
“We don’t always get invited into things like this because we’re out of the way,”
Aleckson said. “It’s fantastic to
just have a spot in that social
circle (alongside the schools of
the Associated Colleges of the
Twin Cities). We can see how
other institutions think about
art, how they think about community, and just have this direct kind of show-and-tell.”
By collaborating with Bethel and MCAD to make a temporary gallery, UNW students
are able to be involved without
asking attendees to stray too
far from the schools that started the tour ten years ago.
“It’s one of those rare circumstances where we can be
on a level playing field, con- On Oct. 5, UNW art students participated in the College Art Gallery Collaborative’s Fall Art Tour alongside
necting with all these other Bethel and MCAD students. At the gallery, they viewed works of art by students from Twin Cities liberal
people who are interested in art institutions. To the left is a mixed-media piece by Levi Budd, a UNW alum (photos by Rebecca Rehm).
similar things,” Aleckson said.
To further promote unity (called “The Remote View”) was Skye Gilkerson’s video even students who claim they
and a “culture of collabora- was made memorable by the installation “All My Ghosts,” aren’t “art people.”
“I think it’s important for
tion,” ACTC chooses an overall fact that he was hundreds of a ring of Mac computers that
theme each year for the partic- miles away from the gallery at played time-lapse videos of people who don’t ‘get’ art to
ipating galleries to follow. This the time. The routine was con- places the artist has lived, in- go to events like this,” Aleckyear, the theme was sculpture. ducted over a phone call from cluding Scotland, Aspen and son said. “Art is tough. It’s like
The droning speakers of a Chicago hotel room, with Al- New York. “Initially, I liked it learning a language. At first it
Adam Hamilton’s “Transmit eckson assisting at the gallery because I’m interested in trav- seems like nonsense; maybe
& Transmute” and the curls in Minnesota. The act required eling, but I thought it was so you pick up things here or
of smoke from Trevor Knott’s audience participation, and at- cool that she used technology there, and some things universally translate, but it takes
campfire-style piece created tendees like UNW sophomore in that way,” Fritchley said.
People who weren’t even time and effort. You need to
an atmosphere that set the Taylor Fritchley gladly stepped
part of the tour stopped by, immerse yourself in art to apUNW, Bethel and MCAD gal- up to volunteer.
lery apart from other schools,
Fritchley, who is studying and Cummings said that “it preciate a lot of those things
as did a mind-reading perfor- nursing, said, “It’s interesting was a great turnout, especially that aren’t really there on the
mance by Matt McAuliffe.
to see how people come up considering the rain.” Aleck- surface. You have to invest in it
While not exactly sculp- with things I would never have son encourages everyone to for it to give as much back to
tural, McAuliffe’s performance thought of.” Her favorite piece check out next year’s show— you as it does.”
Engineering students practice walking on water
by Sarah Oliver
Every year the Intro to Engineering class attempts to
walk on water, and this year
was no different. On Friday,
Sept. 27, the class met on the
island to test their homemade
“water walkers” and put the
knowledge they had gained
about buoyancy and water
displacement into action.
The “water walkers” were
constructed by the students
using duct tape and insulation
board. Some students also
chose to purchase additional
materials, but the materials
had to be common enough
that any student would have
access to them.
Students had to stand up
without having someone support them and then walk in
their “water walkers” for 10
meters and not touch the bottom of the lake. Some “water
walkers” worked better than
others, but overall most were
successful in these tasks.
“Everyone was able to get
up and walk,” said junior Katie
Gjesdahl, “And most of them
made it at least halfway to
the finish line. The ones who
fell over mostly just lost their
balance, so most of the water
walkers didn’t sink or break.”
The purpose of the exer-
cise is to get students engaged
with what they’re learning in
the classroom in a hands-on
manner. Part of the purpose,
though, is entertainment.
“Dr. Hyre likes to watch
people ‘fall, crash and burn,
faceplant, wipe out, stuff like
that,’” said freshman Taylor
Olson. “I enjoyed the event. It
really put what we learned to
practical use.”
As part of the Introduction to Engineering class, freshmen David Lange, Olivia Volker (left) and Ethan Ryan test out their homemade ‘water
walkers’ on Lake Johanna Friday, Sept. 27th. The ‘walkers’ were constructed with duct tape and insulation board (photos courtesy of Josh Pham).
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Northwestern planning to convert Country Inn and Suites into dorms
continued from page 1
provide housing for about 190
students.
This new building would
be unique, yet have a familiar
feel, according to Cornelius.
“I think it would really be
a unique building that is very
different than anything that
we currently have on campus.
That being said, it would be
most similar to Hartill/Knutson/KnuHa in that it would
more closely have the look and
feel of a traditional dormitory-style residence hall rather
than an apartment-style residence hall,” Cornelius stated.
“We would be very excited to
be able to add this building to
our housing options for stu-
dents. Obviously, this building would provide needed
additional bed spaces for students. This would allow for us
to not be operating quite as
much at an overcapacity level
on a year-in and year-out basis. We believe that students
would be very excited about
what the building has to offer. The building itself is in
very good condition, there are
lounges and gathering spaces,
there is a pool and exercise
room, and a number of different type of rooming options.
One big advantage is that
the building is already in the
midst of other Northwestern
properties; it would not require a significant adjustment
to shuttling, and it is not too
far for students to walk to the
academic side of campus.”
Although many staff, faculty and students would enjoy
this new building, some students have a different opinion.
Katie Bonack, a sophomore
business major said, “We do
need more housing here at
Northwestern, but I am sad
that it will be in the Country
Inn and Suites. When my parents come to visit, this is where
they usually stay, and with a
discount nonetheless. So, I’m
not looking forward for this
great hotel to be taken over,
but I am happy that Northwestern is expanding.”
UNW is currently in the process of purchasing the Country Inn and
Suites near the Mel Johnson Media Center to provide more housing
for its growing population of students (photo by Kaia Larson).
Shooter simulation requires staff and students to remain indoors
continued from page 1
Emergency Training Exercise volunteers will play assigned roles such as injured
victims, individuals having
“inside” information, and
dead/deceased. After staged
911 calls are placed, the scenarios will take place on the
academic portion of campus,
unfolding in Moyer, Totino
Fine Arts Center and the Berntsen Resource Center.
Ramsey County Sheriff
Matt Bostrom, a UNW alumnus, has been partnering with
local colleges and universities
to host similar large-scale simulations. Bethel hosted a similar simulation in August, while
Century College hosted one in
Oct. 2012. All UNW academic
buildings will be in full lockdown mode. Staff will be encouraged to utilize “shelter in
place” conversations and discussions in an effort to practice readiness. Individuals in
the Billy Graham Community
Life Commons, Nazareth Hall,
and Riley will be confined inside and limited to tunnel usage during the exercise.
“Most importantly, no one
will be allowed to walk outside
anywhere north of Hartill,”
said Pete Sola, the director of
Northwestern’s Public Safety.
Emergency responders will
treat any unidentified individuals, regardless of exercise
involvement, as suspects and
threats to the training.
Vehicles will not be allowed
access to campus during the
exercise. Students wishing
to park on campus must do
so before 8 a.m. and remain
parked until noon.
Morning parking is limited
to the Robertson Student Cen-
ter and pond lots. Students
and staff needing to leave or
return to campus must park
in lots with designated shuttle
service: Mel Johnson Media
Center and the Northwestern
Office Center.
Moyer residents will be
required to vacate the building for the exercise. All other
housing will be accessible.
Sola and the UNW Emergency Response Team have
been partnering with the police department since Sept.
2012 to prepare for the simulation. UNW staff and law en-
forcement officials have met
monthly since January 2013 to
work on creating the complicated simulation.
“I am excited that our volunteer participants will be
able to be ‘on the inside’ of an
exercise of this caliber to see
how a scenario might play out
in real life,” said Sola. “[The
main goal is for] the involved
Public Safety partners to gain
a better level of preparedness
in the event that an incident
like this occurs on our campus, in our city, in our state or
in our nation.”
Northwestern group marvels at the beauty of Spain
the students will spend time.
“So far we have traveled
said Stroeing. “I am very close
to Córdoba and Portugal,”
with my family, so being sepasaid Stroeing. “Portugal was
rated from them for nearly
absolutely amazing. We went
four months is very difficult for
hiking, cliff jumping, rock
me. But so far it has not been
climbing and surfing all in
as big of an issue as I thought
one weekend, she said. “Next
it would be because we are
weekend I am going to Barcestaying so busy. I was also a
lona, and during my fall break
little worried about not being
I plan on going to Dublin and
able to understand the native
Rome. I hope to end the sespeakers, but that hasn’t been
mester by going to Germany
an issue. All of our professors
to visit a friend.”
are amazing and are very good
With so many new experiat teaching Spanish to non-naences, choosing one highlight
tive speakers.”
is a difficult task.
Another bonus is the loca“Traveling to Portugal was
tion of the program.
definitely the highlight of my
“The city itself is gorgeous,”
trip so far,” said Stroeing. “The
said Stroeing. “It was made for
sights were magnificent and
walking and biking, which
the only way to describe it is
most people do. It is much
like what you see in the movmore common to walk or bike
ies...turquoise water, white
to work or school here than it
sandy beaches, waves crashing
is in the United States. There
into cliffs...I still can’t believe I
are shops, cafes, bars and
got to experience it myself.”
restaurants lining the streets.
Stroeing noted some of the
Life here is much different
major differences between the
schedule-wise than it is in the
United States and Spain.
States.”
“There are tons of difSeville isn’t the only place
ferences between the States
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and Spain,” said Stroeing. “In
Spain, people are much more
closed-off at first. For example,
when walking down the street,
people don’t look or smile at
each other, even if there are
small children or adorable
puppies involved.
The food is also different. The food here is mostly
all fresh and people go to the
market nearly every day to buy
their food. The concept of ‘buying in bulk’ doesn’t really exist
here. The fruits and vegetables
here are amazing. The climate
is perfect for fruits so we eat
fruit with nearly every meal.
I do still miss American food
though. They don’t eat much
red meat here at all, and they
eat a lot more fish and seafood
than we do in the States.”
With only 10 students from
Northwestern on the trip, the
bond between the students
has become very strong.
“I have grown closer with
all of the Northwestern students on the trip,” said Stroeing. “I knew almost all of them
before coming to Spain, but it
has brought us all closer together. Traveling together has
been a blast.”
Spanish students Megan
Abendroth, Molly Barry, Elizabeth Hurtley, Kalyn Caterina,
Kayla Hennen, Zoey Cole,
Morgan Huber, Katrina Balzer,
Alyssa Temte and Benjamin
Clapp join Stroeing on the fall
semester experience in Spain.
Not only is Stroeing experiencing growth between her
classmates, but her faith is being stretched as well.
“Faith here is a very abstract concept,” said Stroeing.
“Less than one percent of the
population are evangelical
Christians. Most of the people
here are Catholic in theory but
do not actually practice their
religion. Evangelical churches
are few and far between, but
I have found a great church
here that I attend on Sundays.
We also have what is called
Encuentro, a Wednesday night
worship and Bible study. It is a
great opportunity to strengthen your faith and get to know
the other students.”
Study abroad programs
have long been a favorite
among college students, and
for good reason.
“I definitely encourage everyone to study abroad,” said
Stroeing. “It has its challenges,
but the benefits greatly outweigh the challenges. It is a
blast and a great way to get
to know another language
and culture. It is probably the
only time I will ever get to
spend four months in another
country, and you get to travel
to other countries while you
study. It is a once-in-a-lifetime
experience that will greatly
impact my life. You learn a ton
about yourself by studying
abroad.”
Those back home in the
States only wish the best for
these fortunate students.
“Studying abroad is an
invaluable experience for
any wanting to learn any language, and I am so excited for
our students studying in Seville right now,” said Aaron. “It
is an investment that will pay
off for the rest of their lives.”
Opinion
10.17.13 | The Column | Page 5
Believing we are beautifully and wonderfully made
by Anna Rose Meeds
Web Editor
Mosquitoes, blood, bathrooms, germs – people are
grossed out by many things.
However what used to disgust
me the most was something I
could not escape: my body.
Before you scoff at the absurdity of this, I challenge you
to look at how you treat your
body. How do you talk about
it to friends? What do you
think about it when no one is
around?
Growing up, I paid close
attention to many Scripture
verses concerning my physical body. Romans 8:8 which
states, “Those who are in the
flesh cannot please God,” be-
came my motto. To be a good
Christian, I needed to ignore
my physical being.
Gradually, this ignoring
turned to loathing. If I abused
my body, that must be a way
to serve God. After all, I was
rejecting my earthly desires to
follow Him.
Starvation, self-harm, disregard for personal safety and
overexerting myself became a
normal part of my life. Anytime I ate or drank, guilt of
gluttony overwhelmed me.
The only part of my body that
appeased me was the scars I
inflicted.
Finally, I needed to make
a change in my life to simply
stay alive. After taking time
away from school for treat-
ment, I am back stronger and
wiser. Although I still struggle
with my body, God has given
me the grace to see where my
thinking was faulty. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, it says, “Do
you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit
within you, whom you have
from God? You are not your
own, for you were bought with
a price. So glorify God in your
body.”
I want to encourage us all
at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul to look at
how we view our bodies. Do
we see them as a sinful burden
or a gift from God?
When we are raised on the
last day, God will grant us new
bodies. Unlike the angels, hu-
mans were created to be more
than spirits.
You might not have an eating disorder or problems with
self-harm. However reflecting
on how you view and treat
your body is important. Do
you lament about little defects
instead of thanking God for
your abilities? Do you push
yourself too far in order to impress others instead of paying
attention to physical cues? Are
you constantly trying to look
better instead of being satisfied with how God created
you?
Once we realize that God
created our bodies beautifully
and wonderfully, we can begin
to honor and praise Him with
our whole being.
Anna Rose Meeds, a junior
professional
writing
major,
strives to be a bright light in
the dark and advocate for those
struggling with mental illness.
You can follow her daily blog at
www.annarosemeeds.wordpress.
com.
‘Lean In’? A student’s perspective on feminism and the workplace
by Annie Kelby
Opinion Editor
I am not a feminist. I don’t
invest energy in the ongoing
argument between genders
that centers around the belief
that men are treated better
than women.
Recently, Sheryl Sandberg,
the chief operating officer of
Facebook, came out with a
book titled “Lean In.” Again,
I am not a feminist, but I am
planning on joining the workforce someday, so I bought
the book. After reading only
a couple pages of the work, I
completely understood why
this book is a best-seller.
Sandberg is a powerful
woman with many past experiences in the area of feeling
inadequate compared to men.
She has experienced the putdowns, the moments of feeling
voiceless, and the ever-surfacing issue of being treated
differently than a man in the
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same corporate position. It is
clear that she is qualified to
speak on this “issue.”
There are a couple reasons
this book is difficult to embrace. It can come off as whiny,
negative and unfamiliar.
Women, by nature, are
wired to desire to be nurtures
and mothers. In a way, we really don’t have much of a choice
in the matter. But, for some
reason, this offends some
women. However, generally,
the Northwestern community
has yet to experience the phenomenon of offended women.
When asking different female
students what they want to do
after graduation, I’m tempted to say that the response is
“I’d like to be a stay-at-home
mom” nearly 50 percent of the
time.
After reading this book, I
feel more strongly than ever
that we women need to embrace our natural instincts.
Sandberg suggests that wom-
en lack confidence in the
workplace, and that we need
to start being assertive and
strong when it comes to communicating what our needs
are. In contrast, I’d like to argue that women are incredibly
strong, but where you see this
strength displayed may be unexpected.
Even the strong women of
the past displayed their power
in the form of quiet strength.
Esther calmly approached the
king’s thrown, Rosa Parks quietly declined to leave her seat
on the bus and Mother Teresa
diligently served the poor for
years.
Sandberg believes that taking a trained and highly-qualified woman and placing her
in a home instead of an office
is a problem. She almost labels
such a situation a catastrophe.
But here’s a question I
think that women need to
ask themselves: What is it
that you really want? To look
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at paint colors instead of financial statements? To discuss
recipes with friends over lattes
or lawsuits over stale doughnuts? Because it is here that
the truth about women in the
workplace lies.
Are there some women
that will enter the workforce?
Definitely. But is there anything wrong with a trained
and highly-qualified woman
choosing to trade an office for
a home and her co-workers
for her babies? Absolutely
not. Because, in the end, that’s
what we are wired to desire.
And this is something
that the world will eventually
have to let lie. Because, once
people accept the fact that
women and men are different
and that those differences will
be seen in the workplace, we
will finally be able to see what
women excel at over men.
These things may not be centered around money or fame,
but these skills keep a house-
hold running smoothly, raise
babies into functioning adults
and juggle the lives of fourplus individual people. And
that, in my opinion, is definitely something women should
“Lean In[to]”.
Annie Kelby is a junior journalism
major at Northwestern. After
graduation, she hopes to work
in either a TV newsroom or at a
newspaper. She is from Siren,
Wis.
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How do loans work?
Paying
for
chool
Understand student loan conditions and requirements, advises Blatchley
by Anna Rose Meeds
Web Editor
According to a recent study by Fidelity Investments, 70 percent of college students graduating in 2013 have debt. With
loan amounts increasing, the average
student owes $35,200.
Richard Blatchley Jr., director of Financial Aid, pointed out that the University of Northwestern – Saint Paul compares favorably to other schools. According to him, 2013 spring graduates finished with an average of $22,235 of debt
which is 36 percent less than the national
average.
Also, 84 percent of UNW students accumulate debt, a normal percentage for a
private university according to Blatchley.
Instead of discouraging loans, Blatchley stated the importance of research.
“Know the terms of the loan, and be
aware that loans also require a certain
minimum number of credits taken to receive the funding in a semester,” he said.
“Always be in touch with your loan servicer. If adverse conditions arise…they
may be able to give you some temporary
relief if you can’t make your full payments.”
Many types of loans exist. Federal
loans, the most common type, include
the subsidized, unsubsidized, Parent
PLUS and Perkins.
Similar in numerous ways, subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans
do not require payments while a student
remains in school. After six months out
of school, graduates begin to pay at least
$50 a month for around 10 years. However, subsidized loans begin accruing interest when payments begin after graduation. Unsubsidized loans require 3.86
percent interest even while a student is
in college.
If a student’s family wishes to help financially, parents can contribute by taking out a PLUS Loan, which is in a parent’s name. This requires a fee, and interest rates are significantly higher than
the interest rates of the subsidized and
unsubsidized loans.
Another option is the Perkins Loan.
Despite a slightly higher interest rate, this
loan can be forgiven for graduates who
become teachers. Teachers who teach at a
low-income school for five years are eligible for such forgiveness.
To avoid expensive interest from
loans, Blatchley advised students to “pay
them off – the sooner, the better.” Failure
to pay monthly payments results in default.
Minnesota institutions have an average default rate of 6.35 percent. Over the
past three years, UNW’s default rate has
been 3.5 percent.
Students can also take private loans
from banks. Examples of these are the
SELF Loan and iHELP Loans. Each bank
or private loan requires different criteria
as well as interest rates, payment plans
and other conditions.
On their website, Federal Student Aid
echoed Blatchley’s advice to research and
understand loans. “Before you take out a
loan; it is important to understand that a
loan is a legal obligation that you will be
responsible for repaying with interest,”
Federal Student Aid stated. “You may not
have to begin repaying your federal student loans right away, but you don’t have
to wait to understand your responsibilities as a borrower.”
$
by Nathan Grizzle
UNW students could potentially sell
their bodies to pay for school. No, nothing
illegal or immoral. Instead, they can participate in clinical research and donate blood
plasma.
Dr. Kent Kaiser, an associate professor of
communication at the University of Northwestern - Saint Paul, strongly encourages
students to participate in clinical research
trials. Kaiser himself has been in studies
that paid anywhere from $500 to $3,200.
What does it take to get paid like this?
First, interested individuals must find a
clinical research company and come in for
a medical screening. The research company
keeps a file on the individual and references it when they apply for a trial to determine if the individual is eligible for the trial
in question.
Trials are typically drug tests and can
be drugs currently on the market or drugs
awaiting release. This may sound intimidating, but Kaiser said students have nothing
to worry about.
“They give you a sense of the risks before you enroll,” Kaiser said. “I have never
enrolled in a study in which adverse affects
were expected.” He noted that the drugs are
always tested on animals first.
Participating in a study typically involves staying at the research facility for a
few days. Though the test processes vary,
one thing remains constant. Participants
are not allowed to leave the facility but are
adequately provided for.
“The staff take really good care of you in
terms of food and everything,” Kaiser said.
The second way students could potentially make some money is by donating
blood plasma. Adam Satterlie, a junior at
UNW, is one example.
“The place to go is BioLife Plasma Services,” Satterlie said. “The closest donation
center is in Mounds View, so it’s pretty close
[to UNW].”
Patients must go through a physical
screening to ensure they are eligible to donate.
After that, patients move on to the actual
donation period, which Satterlie described
as going smoothly.
“The place is clean and the people who
work there know what they’re doing,” Satterlie said.“Every once in a while the nurses
miss the vein or need to make an adjustment, but overall the experience has been
pretty smooth and painless.”
Donating plasma pays up to $60 per
week. A single donation pays $20. If a donor
returns a second time in the same week, the
second donation will pay $40.
In order to collect plasma, blood is
drawn from the donor’s arm. The plasma is
then filtered out of the blood, replaced with
a saline solution, and pumped back in to
the donor. Satterlie noted that this solution
caused the blood going back in his arm to
feel cold.
As with any medical process, there are
some caveats. “When I donated plasma...I
would feel weaker and usually ate and
drank a lot later in the day,” Satterlie said.
Satterlie also would not recommend that
anyone with a fear of needles donate plasma. When all is done, students who do participate in plasma donation can feel gratified, knowing that their plasma “may actually be saving lives,” said Satterlie.
For more information about clinical
trials, visit prismresearchinc.com and davitaclinicalresearch.com.
For more
information about plasma donation, visit
biolifeplasma.com.
by Hannah Gullickson
Feature Editor
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Medical trials, plasma donation offer hefty rewards
Northwestern graduate shares tips for finding scholarships
How do grants work?
A scholarship for tall individuals? A scholarship for duck-calling?
Find out more in an exclusive online article at unwcolumn.com.
Grants differ from scholarships and require FASFA
by Anna Rose Meeds
Web Editor
At the University of Northwestern – Saint Paul, 86 percent
of students receive grants, according to the Office of Financial Aid. For the average student,
grants make up 55 percent of
the aid they receive. Grants and
scholarships are called “gift aid,”
and they differ from loans because the money never needs to
be repaid.
Although often grouped together, grants and scholarships
differ in several ways. Grants
are usually need-based, while
scholarships are generally merit-based.
Grants can be federal, state
or private. At UNW, students
usually receive one or more of
four main grants: the Federal
Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant (FSEOG), Minnesota State
Grant and University of Northwestern Grant.
Both Pell and FSEOG grants
are from the federal government. Pell grants range from
$575 to $5,500 per year while
FSEOG range from about $300 to
$4,000. Although each provides
aid for low-income students, the
FSEOG focuses on those with
more need. The US Department
of Education stated that each
“institution must give priority to
those students with ‘exceptional
need.’”
From the state government,
Minnesota State Grants function
similarly to federal grants. Students can receive $100 to $10,450
per school year from the state.
Universities may have their
own private grants. UNW has
the University of Northwestern
Grant. Ranging from $300 to
$10,000, this comes solely from
UNW and not the government.
To receive a federal grant,
students must yearly fill out and
submit a Free Application for
Federal Student Aid or FAFSA.
Federal Student Aid material
stated to “be sure to fill out FAFSA even if you think you won’t
qualify for federal aid” because
of the possibility of aid. Also, this
process is free.
Students can apply online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov, print off a PDF
form at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov or call 1-800-4-FEDAID to request a form.
Before applying, students
must acquire a PIN at www.pin.
ed.gov. Social Security numbers,
driver’s license numbers, federal
tax information, and any records
of untaxed income are required
on the forms. People can begin
submitting FAFSA in January.
Deadlines for the applications vary in different states and
schools. Currently the federal
deadline is June 30 and Minnesota’s is 30 days after the term
starts. At UNW, the priority
deadline is May 1 but the official
deadline is the last day of attendance during the academic year.
The FASFA takes time to
complete. Catie Erickson, a junior ESL and Spanish education major, stated, “I always have
seen [grants] as a good thing,
but I don’t take time to do them.”
Instead, she prefers to pay for
school by working because she
knows the amount of money she
will receive.
Celine Murray, a sophomore
English and writing major added her perspective. “I think that
grants can be a good thing since
they are ‘free aid,’ but you have
to remember that the money is
ultimately coming from the government and from your taxes
which makes it a little ironic to
call it ‘gift aid,’” she said.
Although Richard Blatchley,
Jr., director of Financial Aid, reminded students that grants
give free assistance, he added
that they need to be knowledgeable about them. “Know what
the requirements to receive the
full grant or scholarship (are) –
there are qualifiers that students
need to be aware of (i.e. number
of credits needed to be taking),”
he said.
Northwestern graduate Hannah
Rivard funded her entire college
education through scholarships. She
majored in Entrepreneurial Business, graduated in spring 2012 and
soon wrote a book, “Thousand Dollar Hour: Funding College through
Scholarships.” In her book, Rivard
shared how students can win scholarships and graduate debt-free like
she did.
Rivard started searching for
scholarships in her senior year of
high school but found she was completely clueless. She said, “I didn’t
know what I was doing. I didn’t
know how to find scholarships. But
I’m like, ‘Dude, I’m going to fund
college through scholarships.’”
She maintained a mindset that
finding scholarships is like getting
a part-time job—only this job, she
said, was “the best paying job” she
ever had.
“That’s how I was able to get so
many scholarships,” she said. “I committed. I didn’t have to take unpaid
internships. I didn’t have to work
during college. I just did scholarships during breaks, and it completely freed me up over the summer.”
Rivard used Google as her main
search engine and combined the
words “scholarship” or “grant” with
keywords that described her passion: business, entrepreneurship
and horse training. Many of the
scholarships required an essay, and
she included these keywords and
other words mentioned with positive
connotation by the company.
Rivard said that determination
is the key to winning scholarships.
“When I started out with scholar-
ships…all I knew was I was totally
sure I was going to fund college
through scholarships,” she said.
“That’s what allowed me to keep going with it.”
Rivard
encouraged students
to apply for scholarships, even if
they think they have no time or that
they’ll never get any. She said, “Even
though it seems initially that you’re
too busy for scholarships, the more
you do, the more you should actually
focus on scholarships.” Rivard gives
students three tips: list their credentials, use Google as a search engine
and maintain a positive attitude.
Rivard said credentials help
prove the student’s merit. Volunteer
work, jobs, awards—anything related to the intended career—can be
organized in an Excel spreadsheet.
When students answer scholarship
prompts, they can check the spreadsheet of their activities and answer
the prompts quickly.
Next, Rivard encourages students
to use Google as their main search
engine. Students can find private
organizations such as honors societies, fellowships and businesses who
give scholarships with little competition because most students, she said,
rarely search there.
Rivard added that while other
scholarship search engines offer
many options, they should not be
used extensively. “When students go
to FastWeb, for instance, they’re going to have huge competition,” she
said. “They almost certainly will not
get scholarships because everyone’s
brother, uncle and dog-sitter knows
about FastWeb.”
Most importantly, Rivard said
that students should remember that
their attitude affects whether they
win scholarships. Rivard said, “If
students are going in it with passion,
the scholarship providers will think,
‘I know I’m funding something
worthwhile.’”
To any student, Rivard says,“Look
at the rewards about what you’re
getting. If you have a certain goal
you’re trying to fund, that’s going to
motivate you to find scholarships.
Show that you’re passionate about
your goals. Show them what you’re
doing and why you would rather do
that than anything else in the world.”
A final tip: “Winning scholarships
is all about building relationships,”
Rivard said. She advises students to
email the scholarship providers with
questions and thank them when
they’ve won. If students choose to
reapply, they’ll have already established rapport with the providers.
Rivard trains horses, hosts conferences on how to win scholarships
and helps students one-on-one with
their scholarship applications. For
more information, visit thousanddollarhour.com.
Hannah Rivard (‘12) graduated debtfree (photo courtesy of Hannah Rivard).
UNW students find scholarships from hometown organizations
by Jessica Mosloski
and Alissa Dahlke
UNW students Andrea Petersen,
Sarah Oliver and Karina Triller all
helped fund their education through
scholarships from organizations outside Northwestern.
For Oliver, the application process for a local scholarship was as
simple as filling out a form and submitting an autobiography she had already written for a high school class.
The $1,000 scholarship she received
was offered through J&B Group, a
food manufacturing and distribution
company based in St. Michael, Minn.
Petersen went through a similar
process with one of her scholarships.
The $500 scholarship was offered by
People’s Coop., a local power company, and open to any students living
in the area.
“I heard about it through my
school and simply filled out the ap-
plication and wrote an essay. It wasn’t
very difficult at all,” said Petersen.
Triller received an individual memorial scholarship—the George K.
Steil Scholarship. Triller noted that
applying for this scholarship was
comparatively easy. It required a
two-page essay on the importance of
college.
“It is renewable, which means I
receive it every year of college. I’m
incredibly grateful and blessed that
I don’t have to worry about paying a
huge chunk of money out of pocket
every year,” said Triller.
A second scholarship that she
won was the Jessica Joy Arnold Memorial Scholarship. It also required
an essay on her community service
and leadership roles. Triller also received a scholarship from her church.
Director of Financial Aid Richard
Blatchley noted that the vast majority
of outside scholarships are for firstyear students, because high school
seniors tend to put more effort into
finding scholarships than students
already in college.
Although they might be a little
more difficult to find, there are still
plenty of scholarship opportunities
out there for students at any stage in
their college careers.
Financial Aid Counselor Emily
Johnson pointed out that scholarship
deadlines vary, so students should
create a habit of looking for them. In
addition to updating the Daily Journal on theROCK with new scholarship opportunities, the Office of Financial Aid invites students to come
to the office to take advantage of a
large scholarship binder and a helpful tip sheet that they keep there.
Although searching for outside
scholarships requires time and effort,
the results will be worth it.“It’s a very
labor intensive process, but those
who really apply themselves will find
scholarships,” concluded Johnson.
Lifestyle
10.17.13 | The Column | Page 8
‘Oklahoma!’ cast puts finishing touches on performance before opening night
by Aaron Wellmann
This fall, the University of
Northwestern - Saint Paul theater
department will be performing its
adaptation of Rogers and Hammerstein’s beloved American classic “Oklahoma!” The staff of the
theater department at the UNW
spend a great deal of time selecting their productions. According to
Nathan Cousins, director of “Oklahoma!” this year was no exception.
“We approach the selection of our
season of shows very carefully and
seriously,” said Cousins.
Cousins explained that they
tend to draw from great pieces of
literature as well as something that
the department can “access and
tackle” through the lens of their
faith. He also explained that the
department considers other offcampus aspects when deciding on
a piece.
“We take into account what’s
been done recently, what is currently being produced in our Twin
Cities theater community,” said
Cousins.
Cousins explained that this
year, the production is going to be
a little different than in previous
years.“Every two to three years, the
theater program partners with the
music department to produce a big
blockbuster smash hit of a musical;
something big and fun and mostly
pure entertainment where we pull
out all the stops,” said Cousins.
He went on to explain that the
decision to recreate the musical
“Oklahoma!” was not a hard one
for the staff. “‘Oklahoma!’ seemed
to easily fit the bill for a large-scale
musical with big-name recognition, a beautiful score, huge orchestra and a large cast with lots of
opportunity that would be widely
appreciated on campus,” Cousins
said.
Student actress Sharayah Bunce
also had some insight into the decision making process behind “Oklahoma!” She revealed how “Oklahoma!” came as a “mid-summer
surprise” for the entire theater department. Bunce explained that the
department had originally planned
to perform “West Side Story” this
fall, but another group that is touring nationally has exclusive rights
to the script that was going to be
used for that show, so the production had to be scrapped.
Bunce remained positive about
the change. “There are some interesting similarities between ‘West
Side Story’ and ‘Oklahoma!’ that
you wouldn’t expect…overall I
think this will be the most stunning
and fast-paced version of ‘Oklahoma!’ people have ever seen,” she
said.
Cousins said that he planned to
do the full “Oklahoma!” story as it
has been known and loved for 70
years. “My aim is to be true to the
integrity of these characters and
music and deliver as big and proud
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a production of ‘Oklahoma!’ as we
possibly can,” said Cousins. One of
the ways Cousins is staying true to
the original production of “Oklahoma!” is by developing choreography that is inspired by the original
work of Agnes De Mille, the lead
choreographer for the original production of “Oklahoma!”
Despite the fact that the production will stay true to the original,
Cousins made it clear that he still
had some surprises up his sleeve.
“Everything about Northwestern’s
‘Oklahoma!’ should be close to the
heart of the original. That’s not to
say that we haven’t done a few really fun things with it, because we
have,” said Cousins.
Both Bunce and Cousins agreed
that the audience can expect a lot
of laughs, energy and talent. Bunce
emphasized the importance of the
audience. “Most of all, we are hoping that “Oklahoma!” has lots of attendees because without an audience, we are just crazy people pretending to be farmers and cowboys
in an empty auditorium,” she said.
Cousins describes his vision for the
production: “It’s hilarious, moving,
the music is beautiful, the characters, the dancing impressive and
the spectacle is something you
won’t want to miss,” said Cousins.
Tickets are on-sale in Maranatha
Hall now. “Oklahoma!” will be performed Oct. 31, Nov. 1,2 and 7-9 at
7 p.m. in Maranatha Hall.
Cast members fine tune their singing and
choreography to prepare for the Oct. 31 opening night
(photo credit Heather Redinger).
Student Activities brings Northwestern
community to Sever’s corn maze for fall fun
Clothing Stores
•Banana Republic: 15 percent off
•Charlotte Russe: 10 percent off in-store with ID
•J. Crew: 15 percent off regular-priced items
•The Limited: 15 percent off
•Madwell: 15 percent off with ID
•TOMS: Free shipping for students
•Topshop: 10 percent off
Entertainment/Media
•AMC Theaters: Thursday student discounted tickets
•Apple: 8 percent off in-store and online
•Barnes & Nobel: 10 percent off with membership
•Sony: 10 percent off
Food
•Arby’s: 10 percent off
•Buffalo Wild Wings: 10 percent off
•Burger King: 10 percent off
•Chick-Fil-A: Free drink with ID
•Chipotle: Free drink with purchase
•Qdoba: $5 burrito meals for students
•Subway: 10 percent off with ID
Emma Ripley, Taylor Monk, Alex Rouse, Sara Oakes,
Brittney Cook, McKayla Adams and Laura Thomford
enjoy the festivities at the Student Activities Sever’s
Fall Palooza event which took place on Oct. 12.
Students enjoyed the fall day by taking part in the
corn maze, petting zoo, hayrides and corn pit (photos
courtesy of Emma Ripley).
Lifestyle
10.17.13 | The Column | Page 9
‘The Fifth Estate’ explores the journey of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
‘Two people and a secret: the beginning of all conspiracies’
by Alex Jindra
“Hero or villain? You decide” reads the fitting tag line
for the movie “The Fifth Estate.” The story begins when
WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel
Bruhl) team up to become
underground watchdogs of
the privileged and powerful. Quickly they create an
online platform (WikiLeaks)
that allows whistle-blowers to
anonymously leak covert data,
shining a light into dark recesses of government secrets
and corporate crimes.
The tag team starts out
with somewhat innocuous information but then continues
to become established and
eventually stumbles into the
largest collection of confidential intelligence documentation in U.S. history. Because
of their findings, a number
of governments soon begin
closely trailing Assange and
Domscheit-Berg.
The suspense continues to
build as agents begin following them, and the sense of real
Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Bruhl star as the founders of WikiLeaks in the action-packed film,
“The Fifth Estate.”The film will be publicly released on Oct. 18.
danger is tangible. However,
the two soon begin to battle
against each other, and a defining question of our time
emerges: what are the costs of
keeping secrets in a free society, and what are the costs of
exposing them?
The film is based on the two
books published in 2011 on
the topic of WikiLeaks. “Inside
WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World’s
Most Dangerous Website”
was written by Daniel Domscheit-Berg. The second, authored by David Leigh, is titled
“WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy.” Each
book is critical of WikiLeaks
and especially critical of Julian
Assange’s involvement with
the organization.
As an actor, Benedict Cumberbatch captures Assange’s
narcissism and raging para-
UNW music students perform junior/
senior and general student recitals
by Lauren Schwabe
Lifestyle Editor
Nearly every Tuesday and
Thursday afternoon, months
of practice and hard work
can be heard in the flowing melodies and harmonies
coming from Nazareth Chapel. Already, the students of
University of Northwestern
- Saint Paul’s Department of
Music have begun preparing
for and performing their general student recitals and will
continue to do so until Dec.
3. General student recitals
are performed each semester by music majors, minors
and students taking private
lessons in order to meet the
department’s
performance
requirements. Up to 10 students play at each recital, and
families and friends alike are
encouraged to attend free of
charge. Performances feature
vocal, instrumental and piano
students as well as pieces by
music composition students.
The music department
at UNW thinks that performance skills are valuable for
all music students to have.
Each student in the department, regardless of whether
they are a major or minor,
takes private music lessons
to help develop these skills
and prepare them for the
mandatory recitals. In addition to this, one of the goals
of the music department is to
serve the campus, surrounding community and region
through performance.
“Music performance is a
huge part of the department.
[As a music performance major,] you have to be able to
play in front of an audience;
it’s the difference between
being an observer and being a
participant,” said Lori Bunce,
project and events coordinator of the department of music. Bunce has worked in this
position for six years and has
been involved in planning
events such as Christmas at
Northwestern, ensemble concerts, junior/senior recitals
and the general student recitals.
Because of the high value
of performance opportuni-
ties, the music department
also holds faculty recitals and
junior/senior recitals. Faculty
recitals showcase the talent of
the professors in the department and are held most often
in the evenings. Junior/Senior
recitals are the culmination
of private study for performance, composition and education majors. These recitals
are very formal and can feature up to 18 pieces. Senior
music composition major Rob
Luebbert will be the next student to perform one such recital. He has been preparing
for months and is looking forward to the end result.
This semester, the general
student recitals fall on Tuesdays, Oct. 8, 15, 29 and Nov. 12,
19, 26 and Dec. 3. Luebbert’s
senior recital will be held Oct.
31 at 12:45 p.m. Amber Franks,
a senior music education and
vocal performance student,
will hold hers on Nov. 7. Other senior recitals will be held
Nov. 14, 21, and December 5
and 12. All recitals are held at
12:45 p.m. in Nazareth Chapel
and are open to the public.
noia very well. He’s especially
cunning in scenes where Assange tells lies only to revise
them when the truth surfaces.
At one point, Assange
quotes, “Man is least himself
when he talks with his own
person. But if you give him a
mask, he will tell you the truth.
Two people and a secret: the
beginning of all conspiracies.
More people and more secrets. But if we could find one
moral man, one whistle-blower, someone willing to expose
those secrets, that man can
topple the most powerful and
most repressive of regimes.”
He says this as if it were a
nursery rhyme he has known
his entire life.
“The Fifth Estate” is directed by Bill Condon (Twilight
Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2).
The acting and suspense correlate well with the fast-paced
plot line of the film.
The film is often overly critical of Julian Assange. Assange
himself has said he’s not a fan
of the movie and feels that the
film projects him and his work
in a negative light.
Overall, the film is well
done. It features quality acting, a solid plot line, a tense
pace and an ambiguous ending. The greatest strength of
this film is that there isn’t a
clear hero or villain. It’s up to
the viewer, to interpret which
is which. The answer may be
neither.
Release Date: Oct. 18
Rated R for language and
some violence
Genre: Drama, Adaptation
Things to do if you’re stuck
on campus for fall break
1. Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA).
MIA holds a plethora work that varies from contemporary art to sculpture and textiles. Admission is free,
and it is open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
(Closed on Monday).
2. Support student athletes.
Several teams are playing at home over the weekend.
On Saturday, volleyball plays at 1 p.m., women’s soccer
plays at noon and men’s soccer plays at 2:15 p.m.
3. Take a walk and enjoy the leaves at Silverwood
Park.
This free park incorporates art into a beautiful, natural, lakeside landscape. Silverwood Park is about 10 minutes from campus. The park is free and is open from 5
a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
4. Play hide-and-seek in IKEA.
The extensive showroom of this Swedish home furnishings company is perfect for a respectful game of
hide-and-seek. IKEA is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on Monday and Tuesday.
5. Stay off the academic side of campus on Tuesday.
Everywhere north of Hartill will be on lockdown Tuesday morning for an emergency training exercise. See the
page 1 story for more details.
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Athlete profile: Senior Cody Kielsa
Year: Senior
Major: Kinesiology
Position in football: Defensive back
Football #: 8
Q: What has been your favorite game to play in your
career?
A: My favorite game to play was last season when we
traveled up to Duluth to play the college of St. Scholastica
when we were underdogs and beat them by 1 point.
Q: Who has been the biggest influence or support in
your football career?
A: My father is my biggest influence and support. I
have been on many traveling teams and been throughout the country for football, hockey and baseball on select
Senior Cody Kielsa plays in the Oct. 12
teams, and my family has always been there to support me
game against St. Scholastica (photo by Andy
and cheer me on
Haagenson).
Q: Who is your favorite professional football team and/
or player?
A: I love the Miami Dolphins, and my favorite player is
Johnny Manziel.
Q: What are some of your other hobbies?
A: I love to play hockey and baseball. Also I play video
games, I am constantly in the weight room, I love to walk
my Siberian Husky Shanook and hang out with my friends
and girlfriend.
Q: What is your favorite professor? Favorite professor?
Favorite place to study on campus?
A: My favorite professor was Dr. Muska, favorite class
was Volleyball with Coach Eric Wilmeth and my favorite
place to study on campus is in the guard shack where I
work.
Athlete profile: Sophomore outside hitter Kendra Korporal
Year: Sophomore
Major: Health Sciences
Position in Volleyball: Outside hitter
Volleyball #: 9
Q: Who are your biggest supporters?
A: Our biggest supporters are the JV team! They
are amazing at cheering us on and always being encouraging!
Q: What has been your biggest personal accomplishment?
A: My biggest personal accomplishment was by
far making the NCAA tournament with the team last
year, and making it as far as we did my freshman year.
Q: When is the next big game/tournament?
A: Our next tournament is this weekend in Eau
Claire, Wisconsin. We will play Steven’s point and
Eau Claire.
Q: What’s the best part of being on the Northwestern team?
A: The best part of being on a Christian volleyball team is that my teammates are some of my best
friends and will continue to be.
Q: How do you juggle both school and athletics?
Any tips?
A: Being a student athlete is not easy, but after
freshman year it got a lot easier. Time management is
a biggie, and realizing that being a student comes first
before the sport is another important thing.
Kendra Korporal says her volleyball teammates are
some of her best friends (photo by Katie Morford).
Volleyball team rallies in big games, continues to grow as a team
by Hannah Haegele
Assistant Sports Editor
The University of
Northwestern - Saint
Paul volleyball team is
currently in the heart of
its season. The team has
begun conference play
and is also filling up its
schedule with tough
non-conference games.
After a rough start, the
team pulled together six
straight conference wins
heading into two big
weekends of games, including a commanding
win over Crown College
Friday, Oct. 4 at home.
Saturday, Oct. 5 the
Eagles hosted a three-
Freshman middle blocker Shanay Gonder earned five
kills and got her hands on four blocks during the Eagles
conference match against Crown College (photo by
Hannah Haegele).
team tournament including conference rival
University of Minnesota
Morris and non-conference opponent Gustavus
Adolphus College. The
first game of the day was
against the Cougars of
Morris. The Eagles were
hitting hard from the
start and built up some
momentum with two
thrilling sets that they
won in extra points. In
set three, Morris took
advantage of some key
plays to ultimately win
the set.
Going forth in the
match, Morris did not let
go of its new momentum
and went on to win set
four as well. In the final
set, the teams battled to
be the first to reach 15
points. Morris started
off the set on a mission
to win and took an early
lead, but UNW did not
give up and rallied to
tie it up 9-9 late in the
set. The next few points
left fans holding their
breaths as the points
went back and forth.
With the score knotted up at 11, Morris saw
the victory in sight and
won the last four points,
completing its comeback
to win the match. After
leading 2-0, the UNW
Eagles fell to the Morris
Cougars 2-3.
The team then faced
off against Gustavus
Adolphus. The Eagles
had a slight advantage since they had a
break between matches,
whereas Gustavus had
just played a five set
match with Morris. It
didn’t take long to realize that UNW was using
the tough loss to Morris as fuel in its second
match. The Eagles came
out swinging and easily
won the first set. Chal-
lenged minimally in the
second and third set, the
Eagles were committed to getting the win,
and they did. The Eagles
took down Gustavus in a
clean sweep, 3-0.
“Gustavus was really refreshing to win in
three sets and get done,”
said sophomore Lydia
Palkert.
The Eagles had a
whole week to practice
before they had their
next big weekend tournament. Palkert discussed how the team is
preparing for the rest of
the season. “Right now
we’re still growing a ton
as a team, and it’s really
exciting to see our progress quicken with every
practice. I think by the
time it gets to playoffs
we’ll be ready to take on
anyone.”
UNW faced two nonconference teams on
Oct. 12 at the University of Wisconsin – Eau
Claire. The Eagles first
took on the University
of Wisconsin – Stevens
Point. UNW took the
first set from the Pointers
but couldn’t secure the
match and lost 3-1. The
women couldn’t dwell
on the loss because they
had another match to
play immediately after
against Wisconsin-Eau
Claire. The Eagles started off slow and could not
shake off the rust until
the third set. The women
lit a fire and were able to
push it to five games and
won the match.
The Eagles will continue their non-conference schedule against
Carleton on Wednesday,
Oct. 16 and will return
home on Friday and
Saturday to play against
Bethany Lutheran and
Martin Luther.
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Northwestern soccer teams aiming to improve
by DeAndre’ Floyd
The University of Northwestern’s men’s and women’s
soccer teams have had many
ups and downs as they continue to fight hard against multiple injuries.
Men’s:
The UNW men’s soccer team played at Augsburg
College Oct. 7. The Eagles
matched the Augsburg Auggies throughout most of the
first half with a tied score of
0-0. It was not until late in the
first half that the Auggies finally got a goal and took the
lead.
The Eagles fought hard
with three shots on goals but
couldn’t seem to get one past
the Auggie goalie. Throughout the second half, the Eagles
continued to try to break the
Auggie defense, but Augsburg
managed to stop all of the
Eagles’ attempts to score. The
game ended with the Auggies
Freshman forward Jordan Skarin is currently ranked second on the
team for goals scored (photo by Laura Taylor).
taking home the win with a
score of 1-0.
The Eagles rebounded
nicely with a win last Friday
against North Central with a
score 2-0. The goals came from
freshman Josh Fryc, and an accidental goal from one of the
North Central players, scoring
on their own goal.
Women’s:
The women’s team played
Hamline last week at home on
Oct. 8. The Eagles fought hard
against Hamline but couldn’t
maintain the upper hand.
Eagle’s goal keeper Miranda
Carda made her freshman debut with 12 saves. However,
that was not enough for the
Eagles, who lost 5-0.
Junior Kirsten Aderton
gave some insight into the
team’s struggle against Hamline. “A lot of players are out
due to health reasons and are
looking forward to getting better and returning for the rest
of the season.”
Aderton also added that
this game was a learning experience. “We’ll take this loss as
not something to dwell on, but
we’ll take the things we did
right and move forward with
intensity,” she said.
The team is looking to improve as a whole and individually.
Freshman Jordan Skarin
said, “I am looking to work
Men’s golf completes season at
conference meet, finishes third
by Chanel Madson
It has been a trying season
for the University of Northwestern - Saint Paul men’s
golf team. After a season of
ups and downs, the Eagles
are now done until the spring
season rolls around in April.
“It’s been a difficult year to
find consistency in,” said Senior Steven Willey. “We started off the year feeling pretty
confident and excited for a
strong group of guys to shoot
well, but golf is so unpredictable. We’ve had a lot of strong
leadership, but we haven’t put
up the kind of numbers that
we hoped for at the beginning of the season. Golf isn’t
a game where you can just try
harder; some days are good,
and some days aren’t.”
Out of the seven contests
the Eagles have participated
in, they failed to reach first
place at any of them, but they
were usually near the top or
middle of the pack.
Alec Willey, a sophomore
on the team, said, “We struggled this season with putting
up the scores that we needed
to edge out the competition,
and consistency was something that was hard for us to
find. But, we did a very good
job of being lights for God
out on the course. Our team
is full of amazing people that
make it a goal to glorify God
with our play and our conversation with other teams. We
made so many improvements
over the course of the season,
and I can’t wait until we have
another shot at it next year.”
Junior Luke Pederson had
some good insight into the
outlook of the season. “We
had some ups and downs, but
we really saw improvement,
which is the most important
thing,” he said.
The Eagles ended the sea-
son well, finishing in third
place at the conference meet.
The Eagles scored a total
of 314 in the third and final
round of the tournament, with
senior Eric Robinson shooting
the best on the team.
The Eagles hope to find
more consistency and improvement in the upcoming
spring season beginning in
April.
“This spring will be a great
opportunity to see what we’re
made of and how we can
bounce back from a rough fall
season,” said Alec Willey. “We
are looking to bring home a
couple wins this spring and to
continue to be lights for God.
There are no guys I’d rather
be out on the course with than
the guys on my team, and that
in itself is enough to get us excited to be back on the course
come springtime.”
Junior midfielder Sarah Gerten uses her body to protect the ball
against Hamline’s aggressive offense (photo by Laura Taylor).
on my accuracy especially on
my cross shots. It is important
for me to improve on being a
leader for my team especially
when things don’t always go
perfectly. I need to lead with a
good attitude.”
On Oct. 4, the women took
the ways to improve seriously
as they earned a much needed
win against North Central 3-1.
The men and women will
continue their season this
Friday playing the College of
St. Scholastica at home. The
women will play at 1 p.m. and
the men will play at 3:15 p.m.
Women’s golf wraps up season
with second-place finish at
UMAC conference tournament
by Hannah Haegele
Assistant Sports Editor
The women’s team came into the conference tournament with very high hopes since it had won several
meets this season. Looking to take the top spot, the Eagles knew the key to success would be consistent accuracy and control.
Although the team shot pretty well, it could not overtake Concordia University Wisconsin for the win. The
women finished in a commendable second place. Two of
the team’s members, Naomi Black and Sarah Poppema,
received all-conference honors, and the head coach Billy
Aune received the Coach-of-the-year award.
Barbara Murray, a UNW freshman team member
shared her thoughts on the meet. “I know with this being
my first conference meet, I personally was a little nervous. Also, the first day was shortened because of weather, and we had to play in rain and wind which definitely
was tough.” Murray added, “Our whole team still gave it
our all and our scores showed that. The second day was
pretty awesome when we all shot under 100 for 18 holes,
which was the first time for our team this season.”
The team is proud of its second-place finish, and the
players have a lot to look forward to for the spring.
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Eagles victorious over Morris, defeated by St. Scholastica in recent play
by Josiah Thao
The University of Northwestern - Saint Paul football
team recently faced two big
conference rivals.
Saturday, Oct. 5, the Eagles
traveled to Morris to face the
University of Minnesota Morris in the sixth game of the
season.
Less than ten minutes into
the first quarter, Josh Sinnen
ran in for a two-yard touchdown to establish the lead for
the Eagles. Near the end of
the second quarter, the Eagles
continued to drive into the opponent’s field and connected
on a 5-yard touchdown pass
from Jacob Fletcher to Caleb
Couwenhov. Later in the half,
both teams found offensive
rhythm. At halftime, the score
was 24-14.
As the teams fought on,
both continued to capitalize
on every given opportunity as
they each tried desperately to
pull away, but they remained
toe-to-toe until the very end of
the game. The Eagles’ defense
stepped up to the occasion
Sophomore running back Zac Cash sprints down the field with the help of sophomore offensive lineman
Albin Sterneman in the Oct. 12 game against St. Scholastica (photo by Andy Haagenson).
and turned the ball over to the
offense to score in the final
second of the game, winning
50-45 over Morris.
“The last second touchdown was the key to sealing
the game,” said sophomore
wide receiver Joe Sutton.
On Saturday, Oct. 12, the
UNW football team faced
Saint Scholastica, the school
tied with Greenville for the
top position in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
The first score in the game
came from a pass from Jacob
Fletcher to Daniel Shultz. The
second score came from another pass from Jacob Fletcher; this time he connected with
Caleb Couwenhov for 15-yard
gain.
The Eagles were up 14-0,
but Saint Scholatica answered
back and closed the gap to
7-14.
The second half began
with a scoring drive from the
Saints to even the tally to 1414. The Eagle offense could
not drive the ball down to
capitalize on opportunities to
close in on the Saints, and the
Eagles were defeated 14-25.
“Turnovers and penalties made it really difficult to
sustain drives, so our defense
was forced to be on the field
for the majority of the half,”
said senior quarterback Jacob
Fletcher. He added, “My interception in the third quarter
really hurt us in a battle for
field position so that the next
couple drives started in the
ten yard line.”
“We kind of let our guard
down. Their intensity was high
and it was hard for us to establish our running game as a
result we struggled getting the
ball in the air,” said Joe Sutton,
a sophomore wide receiver.
The Eagles will travel east
to Greenville, Ill. to face the
Panthers on Saturday, Oct. 19
at 1 p.m.