Northerner – Vol 54, Issue 3

8/13/2019 Northerner Vol 54, Issue 3

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NorthernerN O R T H C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y - N O V E M B E R , 2 0 1 3 V O L . 5 4 I S S U E 3

Betsy Hodges ofcially won the Minneapolis mayoral election

Nov. 7, 2013, beating the eld of 34 other candidates with 49cent of the vote. Mark Andrews came in second with 31 percent

he vote.

Abdi Warsame became the highest elected Somali-American in

nation by winning the Minneapolis City Council seat for Ward

Seven new Minneapolis City Council members were elected in-

ding Blong Yang (Ward 5) and Alondra Cano (Ward 9). Yang and

no became the Councils rst Hmong and Hispanic members.

Ranked-choice voting was used in the election, allowing voters

ank their rst, second and third choices. Voter turn out was about

percent of registered voters said Jeanne Massey, director of Fair-

e Minnesota, in an interview with the Pioneer Press.

Upon winning the election, Hodges expressed her appreciation

voters as well and her desire to work with the community as a

ole.

Thank you so much to the people of Minneapolis for the faith

u have placed in me to be your next mayor, said Hodges in a

tement released the night of her victory as recorded by Kare 11.

ook forward to working together to build a city by everybody, forerybody and with everybody.

Hodges has set forth a large vision of growing the citys popu-

on to 500,000 people. She wants to implement a streetcar along

collet Avenue in an effort to create an increase in economic devel-

ment and a lowering of property taxes.

Having chaired the City Councils budget committee since

10, Hodges became known for her record of scal responsibility.

e also worked closely with outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak over her

ht years serving on the City Council, and she hopes to improve

on his policies to make Minneapolis an even greater city.

When we are all together, we will have a future that is far

ater than whatever we could do separate from one another, said

dges in the same statement recorded by Kare 11. Together we

bigger than the sum of our parts.

Abdi Warsame won the election with 64 percent of the vote,

ating 12-year Council member Robert Lilligren. Warsames

ong, inclusive message resonated with residents of the Somali

mmunity, creating a record voter turnout.We told them [Somali residents] that the politics that affect

ir day-to-day life was the local politics, said Warsame in an

erview with WCCO. If they [the residents] had problems with

using, parking, safety and security, education, all those things

re on the local level.

Warsame, 35, was born in Somalia but spent much of his life in

gland. There he earned a bachelors degree in business and a mas-

s degree in international business. He moved to Minneapolis in

06, and he currently heads the tenant association for the Riverside

za, which houses 4,000 East Africans.

As City Council member, one of Warsames priorities is to im-

ve the education system, closing the achievement gap, especially

ong minority children. He also wants to create safe and produc-

e activities for youth after school and in the summer.

I dont think there are enough programs targeting youth or

st Africans, said Warsame in an interview with WCCO. I want

work on creating mentorship programs, training job programs and

cational programs to get people into work and youth out of risk.Warsame is also focused on increasing economic development

supporting small businesses and helping residents have access to

re affordable housing.

The Somali and East African community has grown to well

er 10,000 residents in Minneapolis, with more than 32,000 So-

lis in Minnesota. This constitutes the largest Somali population

he United States.

This dramatic change to the dynamics of Minneapolis and

ticularly Ward 6 changed the campaigning strategy for City

uncil candidates. Hundreds of volunteers worked on Warsames

vpaign, trying to persuade as many residents as possible to vote.

This is a strong signal that they [the Somali community] are

a exing political musclethey are an important and central voicein that part of the city, said Ryan Allen of the Humphrey School of

Public Affairs in an interview with WCCO.

Last year, through a series of public hearings, Warsame urged

the Minneapolis Charter Commission to redraw the citys politi-

cal boundaries to maximize the voting power of the East African

community. The commission agreed, drawing a new map that t as

many East African voters as possible within a single Minneapolis

City Council Ward.

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that ultimately will give Somalis a direct voice into the City Council

and local politics. Although Warsame gained much of the Somalicommunitys vote, he expressed a desire to represent the entire com-

munity.

Im an American who happens to be Somalithis is my base,

and Im proud of that, said Warsame during a post-election celebra-

tion at the Mixed Blood Theatre, as reported by the Star Tribune.

But, Im here to represent everyone in my ward. If I dont, I will

have failed.

When we are all together, we will have

a future that is far greater than what-

ever we could do separate from one an-

other.

- Betsy Hodges

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE BETSY HODGES CAMPAIGN PHOTO PROVIDED BY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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Betsy Hodges, the winner of the 2013 Minneapolismayoral race.

Abdi Warsame, the winner of the Ward 6 city council seat.


2/12

NEWS

North Central and River

ley Leadership Institute de-oped a partnership that al-

ws North Central students to

ticipate in a three-year min-

y program including a one-

r intensive internship.

We are excited to forge a

tnership with North Central

grow Gods kingdom and

p students reach the fullest

ential of the calling God has

their lives, said Don Cham-

n, director of River Valley

adership Institute.

The partnership is designed

give North Central students

ability to grow, not only in

classroom, but as leaders in

ir given elds. During thet two years of the program,

dents volunteer at River Val-

Church.

Every North Central stu-

t must volunteer with a

rch as part of his or her

duation requirements. The

ference between working

h River Valley and other

rches is that the third year of

program gives students the

portunity to intern with River

ley.

The core of the River Val-

Leadership Institute is the

full year intensive intern-

p, said Tracy Paino, dean of

college of ministry.Students who participate in

program and who maintain

demic excellence throughout

ir time at North Central will

recognized at graduation as

er Valley Scholars.

The partnership formed

fall, said Champion. We

Church Partnership Expands

nternship Opportunties

Y BENJAMIN PIRIE

tudents gain access to unique, ministry-oriented internrogram through River Valley Leadership Institute

enrolled two students last fall

and now have over 30 this fall.Students who wish to par-

ticipate in the program must ap-

ply online at rvli.org.

Even at the volunteer lev-

el, as students work with River

Valley they will be partnered

with and mentored by a member

of the leadership team at River

Valley, said Paino.

The volunteer portion of

the program requires signi-

cantly less time than the intern-

ship portion. Core responsi-

bilities for volunteers consist of

working primarily on Sundays

during church services. This

commitment requires between

two to four hours of service eachweek.

First and second year

students will be provided off-

campus leadership seminars

and engagement opportunities.

Interns, however, gain hands-

on experience by working with

the River Valley leadership team

throughout the week.

Anybody can do their in-

ternship with River Valley be-

cause it is a large church that has

a large variety of departments,

said Paino.

Three areas one might in-

tern include pastoral, creative

arts and business. With a pasto-

ral focused internship, studentswill have the ability to work in

areas such as church planting,

global projects, GO Kids, life-

groups, ONE Student Ministries

and pastoral care.

Internships focused on

creative arts will provide oppor-

tunities working with graphic

design, live production, market-

ing, video production and wor-ship expression.

Internships focused on

business will primarily encom-

pass accounting and administra-

tion aspects of running a large

church.

The program was designed

primarily to meet the 12-credit

internship which ministry ma-

jors are required to ll. The in-

ternship portion counts for six

credits each semester allowing

student to meet the 12-credit re-

quirement in one academic year.

Students of other majors,

who are not required to com-

plete as many internship credits,

can still work with River Valley.In this case, their credits would

be split up between the two se-

mesters.

One of the unique aspects

of the internship program will

be the option for students to

serve overseas. River Valley has

two overseas campuses. One is

located in Swaziland, Africa,

and the other is located in Va-

lencia, Spain.

River Valley interns will

be able to work in either of the

two overseas campuses for 90

days during their internship if

they are able to raise the funds

needed, although serving over-

seas will not be required ofthem, said Paino.

Those interested in apply-

ing to the River Valley Leader-

ship Institute for the upcoming

spring semester can still do so.

As noted on rvli.org, spring se-

mester applications will be ac-

cepted through Dec. 5, 2013.

On page 1, the Don Samuels and Dan Cohen columns should be swapped to match the correspond-

ing photo above each column.

The photo caption for the Carlson Hall Break-in story identied the man in the photo as a thief.

However, he has not been charged with a crime. The caption should have called him the man North

Central security identied as a suspect in the burglary.

In the Carlson Hall Break-in story, it was written that [no comma] the second break-in occurred

between 1:20 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. The time was 1:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

In the subhead with the Testimony Box story, the word disability was spelled incorrectly.

In the story about The Butler, it was written that [no comma] Louis travels to Nashville for college

and becomes a part of the Freedom Writers. The group is called the Freedom Riders.

In the Rec and Wellness story, it was written that St. Croix River canoe trip was cancelled because,state parks were closed due to the government shutdown. The state parks were not closed. However,

the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway was closed because it is a national park. The trip coordinators

planned on using its entry and exit points during the trip, therefore the trip was cancelled because these

points were closed.

In the corrections box, Huldah Bontanes name was spelled incorrectly.

In the Elliot Park Field story, it was written that [no comma] the school has yet to secure dona-

tions for the eld. During the Partners for Progress dinner, the administration requested $400,000 in

donations for the eld.

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3/12

On Oct. 25, 2013, at ap-

proximately 1:42 a.m., two men,

ages 23 and 24, were shot in a

vehicle near the intersection of

15th Street and Chicago Av-

enue.

The police report indicated

that the two adult males arrived

at Hennepin County Medical

Center in a vehicle. Accordingto the Hennepin County Medi-

cal Examiner, the passenger,

24-year-old Abdiaziz Yusuf

Jama, died from multiple gun-

shot wounds. Jama passed away

at HCMC at 1:57 a.m. on Oct.

25. The driver was listed in criti-

cal condition.

This is an ongoing in-

vestigation, said Cyndi Bar-

rington, Minneapolis Police

Department public information

ofcer, in an email interview.

There is no suspect informa-

tion, and no arrests have been

made at this time. The motive is

also unknown.

BY KAYLA TRULSEN

Fatal Shooting on Campus Border

Holds Unanswered Questions

NEWS

Shortly after the crime was

reported, homicide investiga-

tors reported to both HCMC and

the intersection where the shots

were red.

Although this is a very se-

rious incident, we do not believe

our community is at high risk,

said Mike Cappelli, executive

director of campus safety and

security. The incident took

place closer to Park Avenue and

15th Street and at an hour whenour students are not normally

present.

North Central was alerted

of the incident when the Min-

neapolis Police Department

(MPD) asked if the security de-

partment had any video footage

of the incident. Cappelli said

there was no footage because

the shooting took place off cam-

pus where there are no video

cameras.

Students expressed varying

responses to the incident. One

student expressed her feelings

about how the student body re-

sponds to tragic situations.

When people who are part

of our campus die, we make it a

big deal, but we dont let it af-

fect us when it is outside of our

community, said junior youth

ministries major Heidi Ander-

son. I feel like I have become

desensitized. Yes, we can only

do so much, but I need to check

to see if God would want me to

do anything in this situation to

reach out.

Although no one associ-ated with North Central was in-

jured, the incident caused some

hesitancy regarding safety.

The combination of cars

getting stolen out of the North

Central parking lots and a shoot-

ing makes me feel less secure,

said junior psychology major

Melissa Nordmann. It is not

just one incident, but the combi-

nation of all of them. However,

I do not feel unsafe when I am

walking around campus.

Another student responded

to the incident by encouraging

people to trust God for protec-

tion.

I do sincerely believe that

the leaders of this school pray

for safety over this school,

said senior intercultural studies

major Tyrone Waldon. Psalm

91 is something that should be

memorized by more students.

I think it would denitely be a

great way to calm some fears

and anxieties that may be nag-

ging at some about the issue of

safety and security.

The security departmentdoes not recommend any new

precautions for students be-

cause of this incident.

If it was a random crime,

the police would be very quick

to put out an alert to say the

public is in danger, but thats

not the case, said Renee Al-

len, MPD rst precinct crime

prevention specialist, at the El-

liot Park Livability Task Force

meeting.

As of Nov. 11, investiga-

tion was still being conducted

on this incident. No suspects

had been reported.

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4/12

NEWS

Residents of the Elliot Park

ighborhood are on the search

a new watering hole after thesing of Net Caf Coffee on

corner of 11th Ave. S. and E.

h St. Although the neighbor-

od could not recall the specif-

closing date, all effects have

en met in a withdrawal of the

al shop as residents continue

rsting elsewhere.

Augustana Health Care

nter (residents and workers),

ng with HCMC (workers),

looking for a place to pur-

ase coffee but cant nd it,

d East Village Apartments

nager Barzan Khailany.

However, their thirst may

n be quenched in an attempt

to ll the vacancy.

In the last few weeks

there has been movement to getoccupants, said David Fields,

community development coor-

dinator for Elliot Park Neigh-

borhood. As noted by Fields,

progress has been made for a

possible tenant with one for-

mal and another potential bid

being processed. This would be

the fourth occupant in the past

12 years.

The shop opened in 2001

as Dunn Brothers Coffee, then

later changed its management

but kept the franchise name.

Fields said the shop always

struggled as Dunn Brothers,

even under new management.

The building was then sold

and became Net Caf Coffee in

2011. This new business cateredto the community and correlated

with East Village Grilla sit-

down restaurant next door.

Once again, the shop

awaits a new change. Just busi-

ness was Khailanys answer

when asked about the reason be-

hind Net Caf Coffees sudden

closure. David Fields was also

surprised by this change to the

neighborhood.

This is an ideal place as

stated by Fields. We (Elliot

Park Neighborhood) need al-

most everything. He went on

to explain how this space could

be occupied for the better of the

community by adding to the

family or individually owned

shops like Segue Cafe and the

Band Box Diner.

Jane Lundquist, owner ofSegue Cafe, agrees as she has

seen growth in the neighbor-

hood after her shop opened in

July 2010.

With the new Vikings foot-

ball stadium set to be nished

in July 2016 and having a pro-

jected 7,500 workers on the job,

the attention to the neighbor-

hood will most likely generate

income for local shops.

It would only increase

business, said Lundquist. The

Segue board has agreed to look

toward additional space in this

neighborhood.

Segue is located only halfa mile from Net Caf Coffee

on the other side of Elliot Park.

Fields agrees that Segue would

be an ideal potential buyer for

the vacant shop.

Fields does not know what

the delay has been in nalizing

new ownership for the shop.

He hinted to speculations of the

previous tenants ownership and

the equipment inside the vacant

building to be a reason. This has

left the neighborhood to ques-

tion what the next company will

be, and more importantly, when

a decision will be made.

What else will be donewith community in mind with

this new business? asks Khai-

lany.

This question and many

more await the new potential

leaser of the former Net Caf

Coffee, as the Elliot Park Neigh-

borhood struggles to satisfy the

thirst.

Net CafClosedVacant shop leaves neighborhood thirsty for answers

Y BRADEN HORNING

At an estimated cost of

00,904, the city of Minneapo-

Asphalt Pavement Resurfac-Program has nished resur-

ing 14th St. and Grant St. for

rst time in 31 years.

Christopher Trembath,

pervisor engineering

technician for the City of

Minneapolis Department of

Public Works, said, Resurfacingthese streets would extend the

life of the pavement by at least

10 years.

Starting in 2014, the half-

million dollar project will be

paid for through real estate taxes

over the next ve years.

14th St. and Grant St. hadmany cracks and potholes be-

fore the resurfacing project

started this October. The poor

conditions were damaging to

Elliot Park drivers vehicles

and made traveling difcult and

dangerous for bicyclists.

In August, the city began

resurfacing 14th St. E. from

Chicago Ave. to 11th Ave. S. On

Oct. 4, the city began resurfac-

ing Grant St. E. from the I-35W

bridge to Park Ave., and 14th St.

E. from Park Ave. to 11th Ave.

S.

Many students have com-

mented on the poor road con-

ditions surrounding the school.

senior social work major Em-

ily Folstad said most students

have observed 14th St. to bein the poorest condition of the

surrounding roads.senior social

work major Ashley Blum said

because 14th St. had no lines in

the road, it was easily mistaken

as a one-way street by those

who were new to the area.

Security Manager Jason

Wickstrom received a phone

call from the city informing him

of the immediate process of re-

surfacing 14th St. and Grant St.

This would consist of one day

designated to tearing up gravel,

a second day of resurfacing, and

then two weeks later the city

would return to paint lines on

the road.The resurfacing that took

place in August on 14th St. E.,

from Chicago Ave. to 11th Ave.

S., affected parking on 14th St.

during the rst two days of Wel-

come Week (Aug. 24 and 25) at

North Central.

The resurfacing process

that took place in October again

prohibited North Central park-

ing on the street while construc-

tion was underway. It also re-

quired the Elliot parking lot and

the CYL parking lot to be closed

while the blacktop was being

torn and resurfaced.

Security Ofcer Eddie Al-

meida said several students had

their cars towed due to parking

during hours of street sweep-

ing. Students argued that the

no-parking signs about the past

construction were not postedin an adequate amount of time

(less than 24 hours prior), and

the short warning was not fair to

students.

Ofcer Almeida empa-

thized with students. A lot of

students dont use their car ev-

ery day. So if you didnt need to

take your car out that day, you

may not have walked by your

car to see the sign, said Al-

meida.

When asked what

prompted the repaving of 14th

and Grant St., Trembath, said,

All of the city streets are rat-

ed on an ongoing bases by the

public works department. If this

work was not done, it is likely

that more expensive and inten-

sive street work would need to

be performed in the not-too-dis-

tant future.

Trembath said thecost for repaving 14th and Grant

St. was included in a cost esti-

mate along with 11th St. and 5th

Ave. He conrmed the project

is complete, and the city has no

other plans to resurface streets

near Elliot Park this year.

14th St. and Grant St.The Resurfacing of

Workers complete half-million dollar project to makeroads safer for drivers, bikers and pedestrians

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The space for Net Cafe Coee remains vacant after several months of being closed.

14th St. is a busy road stretching down the center of theNorth Central campus.


5/12

FEATURE

Enactus is a group who

es business avenues to aid

dents by getting involvedh the community. Working

ough the business program at

rth Central, Enactus is open

students from all programs.

At its core, Enactus is an

portunity for students to par-

pate and to have an impact

this world, said business

ofessor Bill Tibbetts. Tibbetts

acts as the overseer of North

Centrals Enactus by mentoring,

coaching and directing students.Formerly known as SIFE

or Students In Free Enterprise

Enactus is a national organiza-

tion with involvement in college

campuses all over the country.

Changing the name from SIFE

to Enactus not only occurred at

North Central, but the change

took place on a national level

Y MATT SCHMIECHEL

rganizationSpotlight

ENACTUSaffecting campuses across the

United States.

Students In Free Enter-

prise kind of implies more of abusiness aspect, and they want

to let people know that SIFE,

or Enactus, isnt just for busi-

ness people, said senior busi-

ness major Ben Peters. It was

made for other people as well.

Peters volunteers for the group

and, for a short time, was the

community director for Enactus

at North Central. The organiza-

tion is hoping the name change

will give a better example of

what they do and draw in morepeople.

Enactus offers many busi-

ness-based opportunities for

students. One of their more well

known events is Financial Boot-

camp. This event started last

year and has continued again

this semester. The weeklong

seminarwhich offers students

nancial tools to help them be

nancially stablehad shown

success both years through a full

registration attendance.

Because of the success and

importance to young adults, an-

other session will be offered this

spring. The seminar is taught

by Bill Tibbetts, who focuseson tying biblical principles into

managing nances and helping

students understand how to wor-

ship God with their money and

become debt free.

Another opportunity that

Enactus provides is Interview

Me. Interview Me is a service

that helps students prepare for

the application and interview

process of nding a job during

or after college. By providing

tips and tools, the service helps

students build professional rsu-

ms and interviewing skills.

Another noteworthy op-

portunity provided by Enactus

is their partnership with the min-

istry Mission: Moving Moun-tains in Uganda, Africa. This

past summer a team traveled to

Uganda and taught small busi-

ness principles to those in need.

We had three criteria in

building this project, said Tib-

betts. One, that we were going

to partner with an organization

that believed in holistic minis-

try. Two, we wanted to partner

with a ministry that was run by

natives to Uganda, and three,

we were not going to bring in -

nancial resources. We wanted to

teach how to use the resources

that were available.

With these criteria in mind,

the team conducted businesstraining. Eighty or so Ugandans

crammed shoulder to shoulder

in a small room, eager to learn

as students described small

business principles that could

help sustain an economy and

provide lasting prot. At times,

the team did not have a transla-

tor, so pictures were used to de-

scribe the teaching.

You dont have dry-erase

boards, so wed use butcher

paper, said Tibbetts. You just

roll it out, nail it to a mud wall

outside of a house, and everyone

would be sitting on benches or

on the ground, and were up

there drawing pictures and

teaching.This rst trip was consid-

ered a test project, but the trip

to follow next summer will be

called Project 350. The name

describes the goal of the trip.

While there for 15 days, Enac-

tus wants to be working toward

the 350 days that they will not

be there. Their goal is to set up

a sustainable economy that can

function independently for the

people living there.

We are so deeply grateful

for the support we receive from

North Central administration,

including Dr. Burkman, Mike

Nosser, the VPs and Gordon

Anderson, said Tibbetts. Theyhave been so supportive.

North Centrals Enac-

tus looks to impact this world

through business. The Enactus

website states that Enactus is an

acronym created by the national

organization which stands for

ENtrepreneurial ACTion US.

Together, these words dene a

group of people connected as a

community, who have the abil-

ity and skill to see possibilities

and the willingness to act in pur-

suit of those possibilities. That

is Enactus.

Its not none of your business anymore

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6/12

FEATURE

The DownWith North Centrals small

size, starting a new program

or organization can be tricky.

Nevertheless, junior secondary

education/English major Matt

Schmeichel had a passion and

a vision, which he would do

everything in his power to real-

ize. With that being said, North

Central welcomes its newest

student-led organizationits

rst ever drumline.

The creation of the program

had not been easy. Schmeichel

overcame many obstacles to

make this dream a reality. The

process rst began last spring

when he involved students

by creating an online petition

gauging interest in a drumline.

Knowing that North Central is

home to many percussionists, he

saw purpose and potential.

Schmeichel took his case to

Kevin Mills, assistant professor

in the college of ne arts. Mills

was impressed at Schmeichels

presentation and committed to

help.

I believe in [the drumline];

I believe it will be good for the

school, said Mills.

Although the presentation

was inspiring, money was a

huge issue in the creation of a

drumline. The initial estimated

cost was upwards of $6,000,

a gure that was not in the

schools budget for accommo-

dations. But Schmeichels deter-

mination led him to get creative.

This year, Schmeichel

coached the drumline at Burns-

ville High School. The school

owned a set of used drums that

they agreed to sell for only

$1,000. This sale was worthy

of a pitch to Larry Bach, dean

of the college of ne arts. With

assistance from adjunct fac-

ulty member Zach Millerwho

teaches percussion methods and

will also have ample use out of

the drums with his students

the pitch was approved, and the

drums were purchased.

Schmeichel could not have

been more excited to witness the

production of a drumline. Afterrunning victory laps around his

apartment building, Schmeichel

immediately worked on adver-

tising the drumline, planning an

informational meeting and even

writing his own drum cadences.

He has put in a lot of effort to

get this group started, and he

expects its prospective members

to do the same.

This is not a rag-tag

thingthat is not what I have

envisioned for this, said Sch-

meichel at the drumline infor-

mational meeting. He expects

each member to be fully com-

mitted in order to maximize the

drumlines potential.Schmeichels efforts were

not futile, as many students

have expressed excitement at

the conception of a drumline.

Not having a drumline was

the one downside of coming to

North Central, said freshman

music performance major Jor-

dan Hays. Im really excited

that this is starting!

Sutton Rehwaldt, junior

biblical studies major, has con-

dence in the programs success.

Im here to succeed, and Matt

is the most qualied person

to run this program, said Re-

hwaldt.

Students should expect tosee the drumline at North Cen-

trals home basketball games

working together with the pep

band to amplify school spirit.

The drumline may also make

appearances at other school

events as opportunities arise.

BY JACKIE GAUTHIER

Testimony:The Miracle of aHelping Hand

Finances were never a

ong suit for sophomore pas-

al studies major Brett Dykes

d his family. Dykes parents

re always hardworking, do-

whatever they could to pro-

e for their family.

Dykes made the decision

come to North Central, be-

use it was familiar to him.ople from his home church,

ng with his youth pastors,

d been students as well. He

d dreamed of attending North

ntral but never fully expected

have the opportunity.

Due to medical problems

ch as cancer, multiple jobs not

rking out, weather-depen-

nt jobs etc., things have been

d, said Dykes. He believes it

a miracle he made it to college

s year since not having the

ra funds and working to pay

Ram Plan payments on time.

Each month, Dykes has to

y off a $400 payment to stu-

nt accounts. His parents dohelp him, so he puts forth

erything he earns toward

hool.

Dykes rst job did not

me until September. He was

ort of money in October,

d the payment deadline was

ckly approaching. By the end

of October, he was able to pay

off the rst $400 payment just

in time to turn around and pay

another $135 to his Ram Plan.

If I didnt pay this pay-

ment, I wouldnt be able to reg-

ister for classes, said Dykes.

The whole situation was ex-

tremely stressful and frustrating.

I just wanted to be ahead.On Oct. 29, at the end of

a Lifecore meeting, the men

on Dykes oor were sharing

prayer requests. They prayed

for Dykes situation, that God

would provide the $135 that he

needed for the next payment due

in two days, and that he would

be able to get ahead on his pay-

ments.

After he went to his room,

Dykes later heard a knock at his

door. A oormate asked how

much his payment was. He then

reached into his pocket to pull

out his wallet and handed Dykes

$300 in cash to pay for his Ram

Plan.I was speechless, said

Dykes. I was going to object,

but I knew he wouldnt allow

me. I had never received money

like that before, so I had no idea

what to do except hug him.

Y PAISLEY BENNETT

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ophomore Brett Dykes shows his chillersonality while sharing his testimonyf Gods provision

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Starting from scratch, Matt Schmeichel made his vision into reality through dedication.

AGE 6


7/12

OPINION

Letter from the Editor:

Y REBEKAH JACOBSON

PAGE 7

God Can and Does Inict Pain on Us

Y HUNTER BAUGH

A good God isnt afraid to hurt you.

Learning to be Patient During theHolidays

Respond to this article byemailing ncunortherner@

gmail.com.

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emailing ncunortherner@

gmail.com.

It is 11:50 p.m., and hun-

ds of people line the walls

Wal-Mart, their wallets load-

with cash and their bellies

ffed with grandmas cook-

. Ten minutes later the doors

en, and a stampede of peoplerst through in search of the

st deals.

Black Friday, the informal

American holiday that praises

materialism, is starting earlier

than ever this year. Stores are

opening their doors as early as 4

p.m. on Thanksgiving day, and

K-Mart is even staying open all

day.What has Thanksgiving

become? Instead of being a holi-

day that celebrates our blessings

with family and friends, it has

now become a day that exalts

our greed and boasts our impa-

tience.

As Americans, we have

fallen into a pattern of go, go,

go. We are constantly on themove and have forgotten how

to slow down and wait. We are a

microwave culture demanding,

I want this, and I want it now.

If that request is not met, we

become irritated and impatient.

I have fallen into this pat-

tern. I ll my schedule to the

max, and I am terrible at self-

control. During the summer I

was convicted of this, and that

is when God began teaching me

about rest and patience.

In Psalm 127:2, the psalm-

ist exhorts that any work done

anxiously is wrong: In vain

you rise early and stay up late,toiling for food to eatfor he

grants sleep to those he loves.

The psalmist is not accus-

ing the time at which you wake

up and go to bed. God wants

us to be diligent and work, but

when our work becomes the

sole purpose for our existence

and we forget to take time to

rest, this becomes a problem.

It is especially a problem

when we are not allowing time

for God throughout the day.

In Psalm 41:60, the psalmist

writes, Be still, and know that

I am God. Every day we need

to push pause in our schedule

and sit in Gods presence.In my last letter, I referred

to this time as abiding. Abid-

ing needs to be meaningful, and

it can take form through a vari-

ety of activities, such as listen-

ing to worship music, praying

or reading the Bible. The length

of time is less important. God

would rather have you spend

ve minutes with him focused

and rested, than an hour with

him worried and distracted.

This reminds me of some-

thing a friend of mine said: Pa-

tience is not how long you wait,

but how you wait.

Am I being patient in mytime with God, or am I just

rushing through it so I can tack-

le the next item on my agenda?

Sometimes my time with God

becomes a checklist rather than

an intimate moment with him.

I get caught up in making

sure I pray for everyone who

has given me prayer requests

and reading my daily devotional

with the corresponding Bible

passages, that I forget to just sit

and listen to God.

It is easy to focus on my

needs and my questions when

I sit in Gods presence, but it

is hard to shift my gaze to his

glory.In Ecclesiastes 5:2, Solo-

mon writes, Do not be quick

with your mouth, do not be

hasty in your heart to utter any-

thing before God. God is in

heaven and you are on earth, so

let you words be few.

Right now, my words are

many. Maybe it is time for me

to quiet my thoughts in Gods

presence and give him a chance

to speak. So often we are the

talkers and not the listeners, and

as a result we are unable to hear

God speak to us.

Patience is more than a vir-

tue, as the saying goes. Patienceis a spiritual discipline we learn

through the act of abiding. As

we wait in Gods presence, fo-

cusing on nothing but God him-

self, we will nd rest and hear

his voice more clearly.

Thanksgiving Break is a

week away, and during that time

I challenge you to wait patiently

in Gods presence. Eat pumpkin

pie, jump in the leaves or go

Black Friday shopping if you

enjoy it, but do not let the hur-

riedness of the holiday interfere

with your time in Gods pres-

ence.

When verses from the Bi-

are used outside of context

end to throw things. Among

h famous lines like Jeremiah

11 and John 3:16 is 1 John

: Anyone who does not love

does not know God, because

God is love.

Through speech and even

tweets, the last piece of the verse

has been and is used to misrep-

resent who God is. Love is God

in its fullest understanding; he

created it, and it is completely

and perfectly represented in his

being and his actions. Love is

God in its entirety, but God is

not love in his entirety.

And the way he shows this

love is not always in a manner

we nd enjoyable. Sometimes

God puts you through sorrow

and pain, and that is a blessedly

good thing. There are examplesof God directly causing pain all

over the Bible, but I will high-

light a few passages to prove

my point.

After being aficted in

his physical body, his fam-

ily and his land, Job responds

to his wife after she suggests

that he curse God for the pain

he experienced. He said to her,

You speak as one of the fool-

ish women would speak. Shall

we receive good from God,

and shall we not receive evil?

In all this Job did not sin with

his lips. (Job 2:10) Read the

passage as a whole for more

context.Jobs response was not to

praise God in spite of the dev-

ils actions, but to praise God

even though he aficted him.

Job told her that it was fool-

ish to only receive good things

from God and not receive evil.

He understood that God was

God; and that God had every

right to inict pain on him, even

though he lived a righteous life.

In 2 Corinthians 1:8, Paul

writes, For we do not wantyou to be unaware, brothers, of

the afiction we experienced

in Asia. For we were so utterly

burdened beyond our strength

that we despaired of life itself.

Paul, the apostle responsible for

the majority of the New Tes-

tament writings that we read

and preach from now, tells this

church that they were so af-

icted, they loathed the fact that

they were alive. They were so

overwhelmed that they thought

they had received a death sen-

tence.

Read this passage fully,

and see how it reects Pauls

understanding of suffering.The passage in Corinthians

hints at something you should

grab ahold of: pain from God

brings about good and worthy

things.

So in the death of your

dearest family member, or when

you over skip a class you have

to wait years to take again, or

when your relationship ends in

ames, remember this: our suf-

fering is never meaningless.

Your mistakes are never mean-ingless, for God is working

them together for good.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

says, So we do not lose heart.

Though our outer self is wasting

away, our inner self is being re-

newed day by day. For this light

momentary afiction is prepar-

ing for us an eternal weight of

glory beyond all comparison, as

we look not to the things that are

seen but to the things that are

unseen

Always remember, even

though the Lord may afict and

cause our spirits to dwell in low

places for a time, there is an

eternal purpose in what we asbelievers can trust in. He will

never, ever, leave you there.

Y HUNTER BAUGH PHOTO BY PAISLEY BENNETT



8/12

OPINION

Y NATHAN HIRSH

A call to rethink how we interact with the opposite sex.

AGE 8

Letter to the Editor

Redening The Relationship

Opinions expressed in the opin-

ion section do not necessarily

reect the views of administra-

tors, faculty or North Central

University. Editorials reect the

views of the Northerner edito-

rial board

Respond to this article by

emailing ncunortherner@

gmail.com.

I remember when I rst

spoke in tongues as a small

child. I told my mom I wanted

to speak in tongues. She prayed

for me, and then I could speak

in tongues.

Obviously, it is not a salva-

tion issue because there are a lot

of non-tongues speaking Chris-

tians, and my salvation was

never in doubt before I spoke in

tongues. But the position of the

Assemblies of God has always

been that speaking in tongues

is the rst physical evidence of

being lled with the Spirit andthat it empowers people to serve

because that is what the book of

Acts says.

The Assemblies of God

was founded in part because

of the Azuza Street revivals.

So to remove tongues and

baptism of the Holy Spirit

from the Assemblies of God

is to remove essential parts of

the fellowships theology and

what distinguishes it from other

Evangelical denominations.

There are all sorts of in-

credible ministries that have

sprung up from people who

speak in tongues, including DL

Moody (Moody Bible College),

Loren Cunningham (YWAM),

David Wilkerson (Teen Chal-

lenge) and Paul Crouch (TBN).

So, there is this cool kid

your brother-sister oor. You

t on the bro-sis walk after

nky Night, and you kept talk-

past when your RA yelled to

itch to a new person. Later,

u add each other on Facebook

d start to sit together in the

ch room. Then you notice it

the rst time.

Under the table at that cof-

shop you started studying at,

ur legs are touching. In factwhole night, there has been

rush here and an extra second

hug there. Suddenly, none of

eems accidental. Your heart

ats faster.

What do you do? Hold

nds? Kiss? Is all of this real,

s it an accident and really the

er does not feel anything for

u at all?

So you leave confused and

lize there is only one course

actionthe dreaded dening

he relationship.

This is how we treat our

ationships, and I believe it is

sonous to the way we interact

h the opposite gender. We tellselves that men and women

nnot just be friends. As a re-

t, whenever two people start

ing each other regularly, no

tter how innocent their inten-

ns, the assumption is either

y are going to start dating or

y will stop seeing each other.

If we make the assumption

that all male-female relation-

ships will end in dating, then

there is a passive assumption

that any time a guy spends time

with a girl or vice versa, it is

because they are interested in

dating. So if someone wants to

spend enough time to actually

get to know a person and see if

they might be able to date, they

have to declare intentions of a

dating relationship. Often, peo-

ple break up after a week andtear apart friendships because

they rushed into a relationship,

or they never get to know each

other at all out of fear of losing

what they have.

What other option do we

have? I will tell you. We throw

out this idea that men and wom-

en cannot be friends. It is an ig-

norant concept that works under

the belief that we are incapable

of exercising one of the fruits of

the spiritself-control.

The opposite gender is not

an object for relational gratica-

tion. They are a unique part of

the Body, and to cut them off the

way we have is to cut ourselvesoff from healthy relationships

with 50 percent of the Kingdom.

Replace that unhealthy

concept with intentional pursuit

of one another, the same kind

of pursuit we encourage with

members of the same gender.

When I lived in Carlson

Hall, I remember being taught to

seek my brothers beyond a sur-

face level, to get to know them,

because that was a way of show-

ing them I genuinely cared.

Often we assume that when

someone pursues that same in-

formation from the opposite

gender that it must be for the

sole purpose of a dating rela-

tionship.

So let us change that. Let us

start pursuing those friendships,

stop pressuring our friends to-wards relationship and allow

ourselves to actually begin inti-

mately understanding each other

without assuming intentions one

way or the other.

Pursue the Body for the

sake of the Body and not for

yourselves. Instead of relation-

ships starting with a leg brush

under a coffee table, they will

begin from a condent pursuit.

It is okay if people do not

want to speak in tongues or

are not interested in speaking

in tongues, because there are

plenty of other denominations

out there if that is a problem for

them. But speaking in tongues

is important, and it does have

an effect on a persons life and

ministry. I think it should al-

ways remain a core Pentecostal

distinctive of the fellowship.

BY MATTHEW MODRICH

So to remove tongues and baptism

of the Holy Spirit from the Assembliesof God is to remove essential parts of

the fellowships theology and what dis-

tinguishes it from other Evangelical de-nominations. -Matthew Modrich

A response to Necessity of Initial Physical Evidence in

the Oct. 9, 2013 issue.

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9/12

REVIEWSPAGE 9

Thanksgiving Time:Y AMANDA KHAUKHA

Bring something new to the dinner table.

As the awaited holiday

rking the near-end of the fall

mester approaches, a look

some of the most popular

anksgiving foods may be just

at students need to get their

renaline pumping for the end

the semester.

When thinking aboutanksgiving, there are certain

ples that come to mind for

t about any American. These

ods can be prepared a variety

ways, as one could imagine,

e to family recipes and the

ermixing of cultures. Fami-

s who have settled here from

untries all around the world

ebrate in the spirit of Thanks-

ing for freedom and family.

With that in mind, here are

me great recipes for Thanks-

ing favorites with a twist.

The rst food that comes to

nd is turkey. However, ham is

lose second. An adventurous

ipe with some Latin Ameri-

can avor is a pomegranate-ja-

lapeno glazed ham recipe. Here

in the Midwest, jalapeno jelly

may be somewhat of a mystery,

but in the southern United States

it is often a staple. This unique

sweet-and-spicy blend using

pomegranate juice and jalapeno

jelly, along with a blend of spic-es such as cinnamon and ginger,

is sure to make your family ham

the talk of the season.

Next comes the stufng.

This stufng is a variation to the

classic, often used in the South.

Corn bread, chorizo and collard

stufng might be just the thing

to peak interest this Thanksgiv-

ing. Most ingredients here are

standard, but as the name sug-

gests, the two unusual ingredi-

ents are the chorizo (Mexican

sausage) and the collard greens.

Sweet potatoes are a classic

Thanksgiving side dish, but you

might try this creamy, sweet and

mild recipe. Whipped sweet po-

Step Up Your Thanksgiving Favorites

Pomegranate-Jalapeno-Glazed Ham

ne 7-pound, bone-in, spiral-cut smoked hamup chicken stock or low-sodium brothwhole cloves

ne 10-ounce jar jalapeo jelly (1 cup)up sweetened pomegranate juiceablespoons fresh lemon juiceablespoons Dijon mustard

4 teaspoon ground cinnamon4 teaspoon ground ginger

Preheat the oven to 325. Place the ham in a large roasting pan and add the chickenock. Stud the ham all over with the cloves.a medium saucepan, bring the jalapeo jelly, pomegranate juice and lemon juice tooil. Simmer over moderate heat until slightly thickened, 10 minutes. Whisk in the

ustard, cinnamon and ginger and simmer until reduced to about 1 1/4 cups, aboutminutes.Drizzle half of the glaze over the ham and cover with foil. Roast for 1 1/2 hours,sting frequently, until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the ham regis-s 125. Remove the foil and brush the ham with any remaining glaze. Roast for 30nutes longer, until the top is lightly caramelized. Transfer to a platter. Discard the

oves. Pour the pan juices into a bowl and serve with the ham.

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/2 pounds fresh or frozen cranberriescups sugar

/2 cups waternch of cinnamon4 cup raw pumpkin seeds

teaspoon vegetable oil2 teaspoon sweet paprika4 teaspoon ground cuminlt and freshly ground pepper

Preheat the oven to 350. In a saucepan, bring the cranberries, sugar and water to ail, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil over high heat, stirring occasionally, until theanberries pop, about 10 minutes. Let cool to warm and stir in the cinnamon.On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss the pumpkin seeds with the oil. In a smallwl, mix the paprika and cumin; toss with the pumpkin seeds. Spread the seeds in anen layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for about 8 minutes, until lightlyowned. Let cool completely. Just before serving, stir the pumpkin seeds into theanberry sauce and serve.

Cranberry Sause with Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

CORN BREAD2 tablespoons vegetable oil2 1/2 cups stone-ground white cornmeal2 1/2 cups all-purpose our1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt3/4 teaspoon baking soda3 cups buttermilk2 extra-large eggs1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, melted

STUFFING2 pounds collard greens, large stems discarded4 tablespoons unsalted butter1 pound chorizo, coarsely chopped1 large onion, coarsely chopped3 celery ribs, nely choppedSalt and freshly ground pepper4 large eggs2 1/2 cups chicken or turkey stock or canned low-sodium broth

1. Preheat the oven to 425. Pour the oil into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and heat in

the oven. In a large bowl, whisk the cornmeal with the our, sugar, baking powder,salt and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the eggs. Pour thebuttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients, add the melted butter and stir with awooden spoon until just blended; do not overmix.2. Remove the baking dish from the oven and swirl to coat with the oil. Scrape thebatter into the hot dish and bake for 25 minutes, or until springy and a cake testerinserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a rack and let cool. Turn the ovendown to 375. Crumble the corn bread into small chunks and spread on 2 large bakingsheets. Bake the corn bread for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until dryand golden. Leave the oven on.3. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the collard greens until just tender, about5 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Squeeze dry and coarsely chop.3. Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the chorizo and cook over moderately lowheat for 5 minutes. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring, until softened, about10 minutes. Stir in the collards and remove from the heat. Let cool completely.4. Scrape the corn bread into a very large bowl and add the collard mixture. Seasonwith salt and pepper. In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the stock and pour over the stuff-ing; mix well.

5. Butter 2 large, shallow baking dishes and divide the stufng between them. Coverand bake at 375 for about 25 minutes, or until heated through. Uncover and bake forabout 10 minutes longer, or until browned. Serve hot.

MAKE AHEAD The corn bread can be frozen for up to 1 month. The stufng canbe assembled and refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before baking.

Corn Bread, Chorizo, and Collard Stung

tatoes with coconut and ginger

uses coconut cream and fresh

ginger to add a subtle kick to

your average sweet potato dish.

Also, do not forget the clas-

sic garnish of cranberry sauce.

This simple recipe for cranber-

ry sauce with spiced pumpkin

seeds is more than appropri-ate. Fresh cranberries, pumpkin

seeds and an interesting mixture

of paprika, cumin and cinnamon

can be considered autumn in a

dish.

Last, but not least, the des-

sert for those students who just

cannot forget the coffee: Krispy

Kreme bread pudding with

espresso whipped cream. What

a way to satisfy your holiday

sweet tooth with glazed dough-

nuts, sweet cream and brewed

espresso. Need I say more?

Let your holidays be lled

with fun, family and are. Give

thanks and try something new!


10/12

REVIEWSAGE 10

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The HP EliteBook 8570p is

a top of the line laptop that sells

for $850, which is comparable

to the popular Apple MacBook

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In the world of lm-

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Apple is viewed as the supe-

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myth based on? Is it based on

specs, software performance or

appearance? Fact is, a laptop is

not superior merely by the logoengraved on its cover. This re-

view compares two very similar

laptops: the EliteBook and the

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laptops have a clean and simple

look. The EliteBook has more

of a professional and durable

look. It features a silver casing

with black accents. The Mac-

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color scheme but has a more

slick and simple look.

Depending on what work

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laptop is visually unsatisfying,however, the MacBook Pro is

denitely more visually appeal-

ing.

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or. And both laptops have excel-

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Tied!

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me up with a vibe and look

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SPORTSPAGE 11

Rams Basketball Ready to

Both mens and womens basketball teams look to further their runs in the postseason and make a statement in theregular season.


Sophomore Shelby Norman takes a breakaway steal up for a layup in a Rams defeat 78-50 against Wisconsin-Stout.

As the mens basketballm takes to the court this

son, they will be looking to

ld on their strong effort from

t year, where they nished

ond in the UMAC confer-

ce in the regular season and

n the NCCAA regional tour-

ment to secure a berth in the

ional tournament.

Coming off last years im-

ovements, the Rams are not

ised. Having a taste of suc-

s, head coach Jon High ex-

cts the team to come into the

son with a hunger to reach

next level and go farther in

postseason.

Theres some energy,ce its a new seasonand its

ew group, said High.

A distinct difference be-

een the Rams of this year

d the Rams of the past will

the loss of key players and

nior leaders Dylan McKneely

d Nate Roeder, both of whom

mpleted their last year of

gibility last season. Roeder

ves an especially large hole

ll, as he nished his career

king up numerous awards

d school records.

Even so, Coach Highs out-

k for the year is optimistic.

Nate Roeder is obviously

ery good player, and hes hadch a strong presence with ev-

thing that weve donees-

cially in the past few years

ere hes kind of been the

in leader, and the other guys

ve been supporting roles,

d High.

Well, now what we have

a bunch of guys who have had

pporting roles, and theyve

to gure that out, continued

gh. Its a new way of putting

puzzle together each year.

As a result, the Rams will

opt a new play style this year,

en the change of dynamics in

roster.

We have more inter-angeable parts than weve had

ce Ive coached here, said

gh. Typically, were playing

out eight guys in the varsity

meright now were at about

or eleven [ready to play var-

y basketball].

Consequently, High expects

the team to be balanced inscoring this year without a go-

to player like Roeder in the mix.

We still try to play pretty

fastwere probably not going

to have anybody average twen-

ty-ve points a game like Nate

did, but well have a bunch of

guys that will be between eight

and fourteen points, said High.

You total that up, and theres

your seventy to eighty points

you want to score if you have

ve to six guys with ten to f-

teen points.

A big factor for the team

will be the current group of

seniors, including Bryce Burk-

man, Ben Peters and MatthewShepherd. High also considers

players like Chauncee Holling-

sworth and Jordan Harrellju-

niors in terms of academics and

eligibilityas part of the same

group, and he plans to lean on

them heavily throughout the

season to lead and carry the

team.

Luke Chan is another key

returner for the Rams, having

been named Freshman of the

Year within the UMAC confer-

ence last season.

Beyond these noteworthy

returners, High is also pleased

with the group of newcomers

including transfers Juice Wash-ington and Josh High, as well as

freshman Isaiah Rustad.

Even though this is only

North Centrals second year in

the UMAC, the mens program

is commanding respect from the

other coaches in the conference,

tying for a second place nish in

a recent UMAC coaches pre-

season poll.

The womens basketball

team is also commanding re-

spect from other coaches in the

UMAC, but for a different rea-

son.

With head coach Jeff

Grenell starting his second

season this year, his goal is totake the womens program to the

next level and become a regular

contender at the year-end

UMAC regional tournament.

The Rams have come a long

way in recent years to become

competitive within the UMAC,

a trend Grenell believes needs

to be underscored by a strong

recruiting effort.

Recruiting takes time,

said Grenell. I really want that

said, becauseif you dont re-

cruit and build relationships,

you have to build a team in-

house. You cant do that andcompete in the UMAC. You

cant. These teams are getting

All-Conference players; there

are All-State players at the divi-

sion three level. We dont have

that kid yet. So, to compete with

that kind of a level of athlete, we

have to compete in relationship

rst.

In the meantime, the

Ramsranked seventh in the

UMAC in the coaches pre-

season pollwill return four of

their starters, including senior

captains Jorie Grenell and Ju-

lia Skeesick, as well as sopho-

more captain Jamie High. Coach

Grenell expects these team lead-ers to be impact players for the

team on the court, in the class-

room and in the locker room.

Coach Grenell is also look-

ing for returning players like

senior Emily Aleckson and

sophomores Shelby Norman

and Whitney Reames to take the

next step this year, seeing a

lot of potential in their develop-

ment.

Both the mens and wom-

ens teams, however, care about

their conduct on the court more

than the win/loss column.

Athletes use sport as our

Y DAN ERICKSON

Bounce Back After SourPostseason Finishes

worship, said Grenell. Its re-

ally difcult for some people to

understand that, but its at the

crux of our game. This is what

we do as Christians. Athletes:

we do sport.

We want to represent

NCU well, said High. We

want the student body to be

proud of how we play, both in

our style of play and in our at-

titudes. It means a lot to us.

Junior Chauncee Hollingsworth sends a pass down court while being pressured by thedefense in a 88-70 defeat over University-Dubuque Spartans.



12/12

SPORTS

PHOTO BY KELSEY BJORKMAN

AGE 12

5 on 5Coach Meadows on teaching hisrunners to get out of the boat

Y JENNY SCOTT

Cross Country Coach

. What made you interested in coaching cross-country?

.Coach Meadows: I was a student at North C entral or fivers. I ran cross-country or our years; my fifh year I was out o

ibility. Te coach at that time had asked me to continue to help

with the team. Afer graduating in 2004, I began the role o thestant coach or two years. In 2006 Greg Hayton, who was the

etic director at the time, transitioned out o his role as the head

ss-country coach, and I transitioned into it. I was a little hesitantut it, but Hayton believed in me. And now eight years later, here

m.

.What is the cross-country team like this year?

. Coach Meadows: I coach two teams, both the men and themen. It has been a unique dynamic this year having only oneior on the team. We have captains and we have leaders like

teams, but having one senior creates a strong sense o shared

ponsibility or all o the runners. It has been really un to watchhomores and juniors step into leadership roles and have a strong

Trey Meadows

UMAC 2013 Volleyball Standings

UMAC 2013 Mens Soccer Standings

UMAC 2013 Womens Soccer Standings

SCHOOL UMAC OVERALLMinnesota Morris

Northwestern

Martin Luther

St. Scholastica

Bethany Lutheran

Crown

North Central

Northland

13-1

13-1

10-4

8-6

6-8

4-10

1-13

1-13

23-12

23-12

17-12

13-16

7-20

5-26

5-25

3-25

SCHOOL UMAC OVERALLSt. Scholastica

Minnesota Morris

Northwestern

Bethany Lutheran

Martin Luther

Crown

Northland

North Central

14-0

10-3-1

10-3-1

9-5

4-10

3-10-1

2-11-1

1-11-2

17-3-3

11-9-1

11-9

11-9

5-14

4-13-1

4-15-1

2-12-3

SCHOOL UMAC OVERALLSt. Scholastica

Minnesota Morris

Martin Luther

Northland

Northwestern

Bethany Lutheran

Crown

North Central

14-0

11-3

10-4

5-7-2

5-8-2

4-8-2

4-9-1

0-14

18-2-1

12-6

12-7

11-9

5-14

4-13-1

4-15-1

2-12-3

sense o ownership or the team. We have eight men and seven

women on the team. It is very satisying to learn the differences o

what is important to emale runners as opposed to male runners. Ihave learned that what the women value is different rom what the

men value. Competitive wise, the guys are doing better than last year.

Te women had their b est year in NCU history l ast year. Tis createsa strong expectation or this years team. Tey are carrying on that

champion effort.

Q.What are some of your team goals this year?A. Coach Meadows: Our first goal is always to operate out o 1Corinthians 12 by showing people excellence. What is cool about

this chapter is that it is ollowed by the love chapter (1 Corinthians13). We strive to show that excellence and love to draw others to-

wards the Lord. Competitively, we want at least one athlete rom thewomens and mens team to go all-conerence in UMAC, and we want

to qualiy or NCC Nationals. [We have] already completed two out

o three goals. Our team will b e traveling to Nationals in Cedarville,OH on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Q.Is there a theme for your team this year? If so, what is it?A. Coach Meadows: Running is a weird thing; it is hard to developa team because it is such an individual thing. Making it a team sport

means being willing to give more than you had to b eore taking risk,

getting outside o yoursel. Our theme th is year comes rom Mathew14 when Peter is called to walk on water. Like Peter, we dont walk on

water unless we get out o the boat. Tere is a lot o risk in 22 weeks

o training or one race. Tere is no guarantee o anything; there isno deense team. Being willing to hurt a little more in practice and

push a little harder takes risk. We are challenging ourselves to getout o the boat.

Q.Describe your experience at NCU so far.

A. Coach Meadows: North Central is where I found out the Lordtruly has a plan for my life. I like helping others discover that too.This is the place where I discovered the Lord cares about who I amindividually, and He cares about what I do.

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