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TOMS on CampusStudents make a dierence

one step at a time, PAGE 5



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From March 12 through Oct. 24, 2010, visitorscan be catapulted 2,000 years back to the original

discovery o the amous Dead Sea Scrolls. TheScience Museum o Minnesota is showcasing the

Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World

exhibit at 120 W. Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul, Minne-sota.

A startling noise led to the unearthing o theinamous scrolls in 1947. A Bedouin shepherd

boy chased a stray goat, threw a rock into one o Israel’s many caves along the Dead Sea coast, and

discovered he’d struck ancient clay jars holdinghidden manuscripts. These are what are knowntoday as the Hebrew Bible’s earliest known manu-

scripts.Since then, archaeologists have searched the

region near the Qumran settlement and uncov-

ered enough scroll ragments to complete morethan 900 religious, historical, and legal documentspertaining to Jewish culture during the Second

Temple Period.

No one knows or sure who hid the manuscripts.Most speculation points to a religious or political

sect that tried to keep them rom Roman dis-

covery. Scholars generally believe that it was theEssenes, a group o seclusive religious gures, who

wrote their policies and belies on papyrus andstored them in the caves. The Romans obliterated

the sect and the Essene’s Qumran settlement

around A.D. 68. Ater that, their Hebrew and Ara-maic manuscripts remained unseen until the 20th

century.In touring the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit, visitors

will see photo murals, archaeological artiacts,maps, videos, and experience an audio tour in ad-

dition to the rotating Dead Sea Scroll manuscriptexhibit. Due to their sensitivity to light, the scrollswill never be on display all at the same time. Three

sets o ve selected manuscripts are interchangedon a constant basis.

The Israel Antiquities Authority included scrolls

rom the prophetic, Torah, and Psalms genresalong with historical commentaries.Using the protected collections rom the

National Treasures, the Israel Antiquities Authority

created the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition in partner-ship with the Science Museum o Minnesota.

On rare occasions occasions these treasures are

publicly displayed at world-class museums.Concluding the Dead Sea Scrolls tour is a rep-

resentation o the newest hand-written illustratedBible, the rst o its k ind in over 500 years. This

historical work o art is The Saint John’s Bible.

Work on this piece originated in Minnesota. Alongwith this opportunity, the team has included a

Thursday Evening Lecture Series covering dierentperspectives o the scrolls on select dates at 7:00

p.m. The cost is $20 or non members to attend.Another cultural addition to the exhibit is the

new Arabia lm in the museum’s Omnitheatre. This is the rst lm allowed to be shown in over 20Arabian locations. In 45 minutes, the land’s culture,

religion, geography and history will give visitorsinsight into the Islamic Golden Age and Muslims’

hajj to their holy city o Mecca.

Regular ticket prices to the Dead Sea Scrollsexhibit are $28. Ater 5 p.m., students presentingtheir school i.d. can buy tickets or $26. The Arabialm in the Omnitheatre is $6 with the purchase o

a Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit ticket.For more inormation visit http://www.smm.

org/

Science Museum Hosts Dead Sea Scrolls ExhibitionBy ERICA FULGHUM

Responses tostudent production

By BRITTANY BRAZIL

During the last two weekends o February, the Fine Arts departmentput on its spring 2010 production, “Wit.” Written by Margaret Edson, Wit is

a play centered around a woman named Vivian Bearing who is dying romovarian cancer.

Throughout the play, we saw her struggle and question how she haslived her lie. Overall, the play can allow the audience to see what is really

important in lie and question i lie is being lived to the ullest.North Central students were asked their thoughts on the play.

“I liked it a lot, especially since I had read the book beorehand,”said reshman vocal perormance major Arielle Harmon. “I think that theycould’ve improved on the scene when the proessor nally dies and walks

toward the light. I think that it could have been better portrayed in theplay since it was o so much importance and had major emphasis in the

book. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it.”Freshman recording arts major Tori Kelly had a dierent view.“I thought it was very good – I liked how it added some “wit” into a

serious topic (cancer) and how it made it easier to watch the play asVivian (the main character) struggled and deteriorated rom her cancer,

said Kelly. “I learned rom it to enjoy lie while you are living it; the maincharacter was all wrapped up in her studies and job to see this beore it

was too late.”

“Wit”

North Central’s student production o “WIT” AMY JOHNSTON



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As the semester is coming to a close, students and proessors are reecting upon their spring semester andwhat is in store or the all. For one proessor though, the journey at North Central will be coming to an end.

This is the last semester that Dave Pedde will be teaching at North Central, as many ound out during the rstchapel o the 2009-2010 school year. It has saddened many North Central students, but there are dierent plansin store or the man most students call “Dave.”

“It’s going to be dierent with him gone – nobody can really replace him,” said sophomore music and elemen-tary education major Kim Sargent. “I think he’s an interesting teacher who has his own style. He has a lot o

knowledge and I really learned a lot rom him.”Pedde graduated rom North Central in 1985 with a B.S. in Sacred Music, and is currently the Assistant Proessor

o Music and North Central’s composer in residence. He has taught at North Central since 1992 – 18 years.

Pedde recalled some o the classes he’s orchestrated during this time.“I’ve taught conducting, Perormance Preparation I and II, Songwriting I and II, Worship Leading, Music Ap-

preciation, Songcrat, Rhythm Section Methods, Biblical Theology o Christian Worship, Contemporary ChristianMusic Ministry Philosophy…should I go on?”

“Apparently my goal has been to come up with class titles that can’t t on a DA (degree audit) sheet,” he joked.He has also been the One Accord director since 1992 ater taking it over rom its ounder, Larry Bach.

Pedde has elt a mix o emotions about leaving North Central.“I eel sad, excited, overwhelmed, condent in His leading/provision, and like I am leaving home.”Pedde indicated the main reason or his leaving is God’s leading.

“I have a saying as it relates to God’s leading: not one day longer, not one day shorter,” he said. “I came in 1992or a one-year interim position and got to extend my stay another 17 years - what a great ride. I would not be tak-

ing one step in any direction away rom here were I not convinced that God was leading us.”

He has challenged many students and pushed them to reach their ull potential. Senior Jess Nickel is one o those students. story continued on page 4

By BRITTANY BRAZIL

According to www.projectstudentdebt.org, the average debt o agraduating senior is $33,050. One organization is dedicated to helping

North Central students not only graduate with less debt than the aver-age, but also helping students spend and save wisely while in school—

two actions that can make or break the rest o a person’s nancial lie.“Project SOS is a nancial literacy program designed to educate

and motivate students to be more involved in their personal nances,”said Alison Mauro, a North Central student and Project SOS leader. “Sooten [students] neglect the managing o their nances while in school

or [students] make common mistakes that with a little education andsome basic principles, can easily be solved.” Project SOS is meant to

provide that education and those principles.

While Project SOS is designed or all students, the organizationocuses on helping reshman develop good nancial habits or the resto school and preparing seniors or lie in the “real world.” In the uture,Project SOS hopes that sophomores and juniors who participated

during their reshmen year can mentor new students. According toMauro, this would provide opportunities or learning, applying, and

mentoring.A typical Project SOS event involves games, prizes, and ree ood.

The subject o that event (student loans or student credit) is then pre-sented in creative ways. In the past, Project SOS has used illustrations,stories or guest presenters who have authoritative knowledge o the

topic. Representatives rom US Bank or Wells Fargo are usually on site

to answer questions that students have regarding various topics suchas loans, savings, and credit.Project SOS, which consists o three separate groups (Students in

Free Enterprise, the student accounts oce , and the nancial aid o-ce), says that the events in the past have been very successul. “[Theevents] have enlightened the students about their own nancial pat-

terns and habits and have given them simple ways they can managetheir nances,” said Mauro.

Though past events have been successul, the organization looksorward to the uture. Overall, leaders o Project SOS expressed a

desire to see the program develop group mentoring among studentsinvolving discussions about nancial resources and a system o ac-countability or themselves.

“We would like to see students eel empowered by their nances,”said Mauro.

The next Project SOS event will take place on April 13 at 7:00 PM. The session will ocus on student loans and will include desserts,

prizes, a guest speaker, and useul tips or those who attend.For more inormation, see the RAMA Report or look or on-campus

yers regarding the event.

Project SOS educates studentsabout personal nanceBy MITCHELL CHAMBERLIN“I have a saying that

relates to God’s leading:not one day longer, not

one day shorter. I came

or an one-year interim

position and got to

extend my stay or

another 17 years - whata great ride.”

Dave Pedde’s Final Stanza

DEBBIE PEDDE

CD Release Party and Send-o CelebrationTo give Dave a proper send-o, and attempt to show him our appreciation or the way he

poured his heart and soul into our lives over the years, there will be a party on Monday eve-ning, April 26th, in the Chapel at NCU at 7 pm. Dave will be sharing music rom his new worshipalbum, and a ew o his students will be paying tribute to him in story and song. It will be a night

to remember or all o us, but mostly a night or Dave to be reminded that his work has meantthe world to us, and has had an impact in the Kingdom o God that will last orever. Please RSVP

Melody Olson at [email protected] or online on Facebook.



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The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team o North Central won the

Minneapolis Regional Championship on March 22.North Central’s team included Daniel Bare; senior business adminis-

tration, Breeanna Martinez; senior business administration, John Mer-

ritte Jones; junior business administration, Joel Balzar; senior businessadministration, Katie Olson; senior business administration, and Nathan

Ragsdale; junior business administration. Twenty-eight teams competedwith 10 chosen as Regional Champions to urther advance to the National

Exposition in May 2010. The Regional Championship and National Exposition gives the com-petitors an opportunity to compare their presentation and networking

skills with those o other area colleges. Daniel Bare explained what thecompetition includes.

“SIFE Teams rom around the North Central United States Region(Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin) present the results o their various

projects rom the past year to panels o business leaders and are judgedon their ability to impact their target audience o their events,” said Bare.

“Business leaders generally come rom any o the over 250 SIFE Donor

Companies, such as Best Buy, Supervalu, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Walgreens,Regis Corporation, and many more. The teams have 24 minutes to pres-

ent the inormation to the judges.” The competition also serves as a “mock” interview as companies are

looking to hire students or internship employment, which may lead toull-time employment.

North Central SIFE students have planned over 13 events and projects

this year and presented in the entrepreneurship category or the coner-ence.

North Central SIFE’s “Project SOS,” which taught about consumer credit,included a quiz beore and ater the workshop that they presented.

Competition was based on “helping the audience understand topics inthe areas o market economics, success skills, entrepreneurship, nancialliteracy, environmental sustainability, and business ethics,” stated Daniel

Bare.

The team will advance to the National Exposition in Minneapolis heldMay 11-13, 2010.

Getting down to business

By LINDSEY BAILEY

“I’m excited or Dave to do other things that he’s been called to and branch out to the

other gits God has given him, but it is a sad loss or the school, she said. “(In) being a part o

Worship Live, he’s taught me to not just sing and lead people in worship, but to nd mysel in the words. He’s challenged me and pushed me into making my music perormance betterwithout just giving me all the answers.”

Freshman contemporary christian music major Essie Baker is one o many other studentswho will miss Pedde.

“I’m sad that he is leaving. He’s really cool, inspiring, and his whole outlook on lie is down

to earth; you can just see the real relationship he has with God,” Said Baker. “He makes mewant to have a better relationship with God and to be closer to Him. I only got to have one

class with him, but I know he is going where God wants him to go and have an impact onmore people’s lives and inuence people in Canada.”

As or Pedde’s plans ater North Central, he, his wie Debbie, and two o their ve childrenwill be moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to partner with a thriving church called The

Portico. The church is establishing a two-year school that will have an emphasis on worship

ministries.

“It’s a super exciting and challenging adventure, one that we are condent that God is

leading us towards,” said Pedde.As he reects back on his 18 years at North Central, one o his best memories on campus is

the prayer and asting times on Fridays and one o his best experiences has been teaching.

“I can’t believe what an absolutely incredible privilege it has been to be a teacher and men-tor to so many,” he said. “I never ‘grew up’ wanting to be a teacher, but I know now that Godashioned me or it.”

“Watching people grow in Christ and serve Him throughout their lives is gratiying beyondwhat I ever thought it would be,” added Pedde. “People who started out as my students have

become my riends...wow, (it’s) humbling.” Pedde said that the best advice he can give to any-one is to ollow God. He also wanted to let everyone know how thankul he is or everything.

“Thank you to my colleagues or allowing me the privilege o learning rom you,” said Pedde.On behal o the Northerner, may God bless Dave and his amily in their uture endeavors.

Dave Pedde, continued

From Let to Right: Joel Balzar, Breeanna Martinez, Nathan Ragsdale, Daniel Bare, John Merritte Jones, Katie Olson, Bill Tibbetts

NCU SIFE wins Regional Championship



TOMS: one step at a timeBy LINDSEY BAILEY

Lifestyle

TOMS Shoe Company started back in May 2006 by a driven man named Blake Mycoskie,

who went on a trip to Argentina and had seen the need or shoes rst hand. He discoveredthat children were getting inected with diseases through the soil rom going place to placebareoot.

The “one or one” company is one o the astest growing innovative companies in 2010;Fortune 500 ranked them number six in the retail shoe category.

Mr. Mycoskie birthed the project ater the CBS television show, “Amazing Race” which hissister and he were contestants on. Even though they didn’t win the race, he won more as hebegan to make shoes in the same kind o comortable pattern that they wore when he was

there, as a great need to help children. The shoes are now or men, women, and children and they are low maintenance because

they can be slipped on with the wide canvas tongue. They began with basic red, blue, andblack, but have expanded their colors over the our years the company has been in business.

There are many students here at North Central that are joining with TOMS and making adierence. But what is it about TOMS that make them so great? I asked a ew students whatthey love about their TOMS or why they chose to buy them.

“With every pair you purchase, TOMS gave a pair o new shoes to a child in need. I love my TOMS,” said junior worship leading major Sunil John.

Sophomore psychology major Ian McGuire adds, “I bought the casual style TOMS and theyare a pretty universal shoe and very easy to wear. It is very easy to justiy paying $45 or so or

technically two pairs o shoes. I currently have a black pair with white writing on them.”“I love my TOMS. They are denitely a spring/summer shoe, but I must admit, I wear them

in the winter too because I love them so much,” explains senior music major AJ Radord.

Senior pastoral studies major Anna Hoyt said, “I bought TOMS because I had heard aboutthe great quality o the shoes and also how a child rom another country receives a pair with

each pair bought. What a great combo!” She added, “I have the sparkly silver ones, and they

most denitely make a statement. It never ails that each time I wear them, someone notices

and asks me about my shoes.”Stasia Stein, a junior psychology major, also enjoyed giving me her input, stating, “My riend

in Mozambique called me about them because kids at their orphanage had received some

TOMS so they encouraged me to support the mission and buy some mysel, and I love them!I have gone through 2 pairs o the gray, but I have their boots and 2 other pairs o the basic

slippers. They are very comortable; I wear them everywhere! Since my rst purchase, both o my sisters, my brother, and my mom own a pair, not to mention lots o riends rom home andhere at NCU. I think it is a great idea, and they are always happy or people to get involved!”

Sophomore communication arts major Faith Harshbarger stated, “I wanted to buy a pair o TOMS ever since I rst ound out what they were all about. We all have to buy shoes anyways,

so I think it ’s great to be able to help someone else in the process. TOMS are pretty expensive,but i you think about it, the price you’re paying is really or two pairs.”

Harshbarger also pointed out that TOMS range in price rom $44–$79 or the shoes and$98 or the boots, which is still comparable to popular shoe brands such as Vans, which startsomewhere around $40 and Converse, which start around $50.

In some places, children walk to school or several miles without shoes. Freshman youthministry major PeggySue Imihy knows the luxury o wearing her TOMS as she states, “They

are the most comortable shoes I’ve ever had. A lot o times when I wear them I think, ‘Whydo I ever wear other shoes?’ I think o them as buying a pair or me and a pair or a kid around

the world and that just makes me eel good, and my eet too!” These students along with others at NCU and around the world are supporting the TOMS

one-or-one movement and donating a pair o shoes to a child in need.

To hear stories or nd out more inormation about TOMS and their mission, visit: www.onedaywithoutshoes.com and to buy your own pair o TOMS, visit: http://www.toms.com.

Sunil john and Allison Hotchkiss wearing TOMS shoes JOSHUA OLSON



By ERICA FULGHUM

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Lifestyle

Dorm Cook By JENNY CHADDOCK • guest writer

Coming to college and discovering that there is no access to a stove in the dorms can put a damper on your

cooking aspirations, but it doesn’t have to.

Here is a recipe you can make in the dorms, using a bowl to melt, a plastic bag to mix, and a ew measuringcups:

Puppy Chow: ($4-5) Melt: 1 cup chocolatechips, 1 stick butter, and 1/2 cup peanut butter. Then mix indgredients with 8 cups Chex cerealin a plastic bag and shake 1 to 2 cups pow-dered sugar on top.

It is possible to cook almost anything in the dorms, or cheap, with two appliances: a sandwich maker and a

hot pot (not a Crockpot). Every aspiring dorm cook should buy these two appliances, both cost only ten dollarseach. A sandwich maker is like a wafe maker--only deeper, allowing it to cook anything rom eggs to brownies(remember, George Foreman grills are not sandwich makers and are not allowed in the dorms.) When you look or

a hot pot, look or one that’s deep like a pot and allows you to cook noodles inside it.To Use a hot pot you can make any noodle meal easily. You can cook Ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese

(the good stu in the box, not just Easy Mac!) and Hamburger Helper meals (you can skip the meat or add cannedmeat). Just boil the noodles in water, and then add the seasoning. You can even experiment by buying plain

noodles and adding your own cheese or spices.

Using the sandwich maker can be a little more complicated. Here are some recipes to ollow to get thehang o it:

Brownies: ($2-3) Mix the box together (save hal the box or only 10-12 brownies), turn sandwichmaker on, then bake a small scoop o the mix ineach well or 8-10 minutes. Brownies are donewhen they are sot but not squishy in the middle.

The trick to getting them out is to tip the sand-wich maker and use a plastic knie (not metal,it will scratch the sandwich maker and make itharder to clean) to slide them onto a plate.

Muns:($1-3) Mix batter together. Turn sandwich maker on. Bake a small scoopo the mix in each well or 8-10 minutes (until bottom is golden brown).

Cookies: ($2-4) Bake a small attened ball o dough in each well or 4-5 minutes.Flip and bake another 5 or until brown.

You can also make omelets ($1-2), pancakes ($1-2), corn bread ($<1), and sandwiches -obviously. There are othercheap appliances allowed in the dorms. A small Crockpot, an air popper (popcorn), and a veggie and rice steamer

all go or about ten dollars each. A smoothie maker isn’t as cheap, going or about twenty to thirty dollars. Withthese appliances, cooking is easy and un in the dorms.

An interesting job is dicult tograsp unless it rst grabs you.

For sophomore elementary

education major RachelMarino, this is exactly what

happened.For six years, Marino has

re-enacted dierent timeperiods at Historic Fort Snel-

ling in St. Paul, Minnesota. I

ound out her expertise includesa diverse knowledge o history—it’s

not restricted to one era. The Fort boasts national recognition or its accuracy, and attracts

international visitors rom Germany, Australia, Japan, and Canada, aswell as local adventure seekers.

Marino and I sat down or a chat about her years o volunteerism

and work at her interesting summer job at Historic Fort Snelling.

EF: How did you frst become involved at the Fort?

RM: When my amily visited the Fort or the rst time, my sister and I

saw kid volunteers there. We thought that was so cool! I was only 14, sovolunteering was all I could do. I loved mak ing costumes and dressingup, and still do.

EF: What role do you play in your reenactments?

RM: I reenact scenes rom the Civil War, 1827 (a random year that ocus-es on the Snelling amily and the Minnesota ur trade), and World War II

eras. I wasn’t old enough to play the part o a wie when I was younger,so usually I played a daughter. I’m older now, so I can be a wie.

EF: What intrigues you about working at the Fort?

RM: All the employees generally want to be there. It’s not like that at

some other jobs. I love talking to people; I get to be a k id and dress up.I also love teaching and being a part o making the memories amilies

keep with them. I especially enjoy teaching kids history when theydon’t realize it. They learn by playing games, baking gingerbread cook-ies, and helping us with household chores. I think kids will learn better

i they can touch and interact with history.

EF: Are there any unique characteristics that are shared among

employees?

RM: It’s been said that you have to be a certain kind o crazy to work atthe Fort. Most people get dressed and go to work, and we go to work and get dressed in our costumes. People who work here are willing

to get dirty, are interested in history, and either like or have a git ortalking to people. Re-enactors get a bad rap, though. Some mix their

clothes with costumes and spout o random acts, although there arepeople working here who are better acclimated to society.

EF: How has working at Historic Fort Snelling benefted you?

RM: The rst day I worked I didn’t know how to talk, teach, or help

people. Someone came up to me and all I could say was “hello.” I shouldhave said “good day” or something else that would be in character.

Working at the Fort is rewarding. It’s never boring unless you make itthat way—and that goes or visitors, too.



Lifestyle

By TYLER SEVLIE • guest columnist

Cofee ShopsA guide to local cofee shops ina city inused with options

Minneapolis is a city inused with coee shops – there’s about 40 within a mile radius o downtown. With nals coming up, this is verygood news. We’ll end with two coee shops that close a bit earlier but are worth checking out. But rst, we’re going to look at three coeeshops that cater to the night owl. My parents said I wasn’t allowed to stay out past 11:30 in high school because nothing good happens ater

midnight. Consider yoursel warned.

Tyler Sevlie gives his local cuisine recomendations

So I’m laying at the beach, letting the

humming noise o the waves and theexcited thrills o children playing in thesand lull me to sleep when I eel the burn-

ing sensation o my skin rying in the sun.It’s at that moment I consider reapplying

sunscreen.I’ve learned that in order to achieve a

long-lasting bronze tan, one must wearsunscreen, just not the SPF 800, whichmust be made or someone like the kid in

Martian Child (quality movie, by the way)who lives in a cardboard box and reuses

to go outside in the sun. Instead, I opt orthe SPF 8 or 10, and i I’m eeling adventur-

ous, even the SPF 4.Sunscreen, even in small doses, really

does the trick or a nice tan. However, i

you truly are air-skinned and burn easily,use SPF 15 or 30. Just know that anything

over SPF 30 really doesn’t block more o the sun, it’s just a matter o reapplying

while you’re outside or a long time and

ater you’re in the water that is the key tonot burning.

Now, I’ve tried the continuous spraybottled sunscreen and ound it to be really

convenient, until I wander inside ater along day in the sun and nd that instead

o having a nice even tan, I have bizarrechunks o skin that are rather red in colorbecause I missed a ew spots with the

spray. It’s tricky like that. It eels like you’regetting ull-coverage, but sometimes

you’re really not, so be mindul.

Also, with the spray sunscreen that iswaterproo (which most claim to be), real-ize that it is extremely waterproo. It took me a dunk in the ocean, two showers and

a lot o scrubbing to get that stubbornstu completely o my skin! It let a lot

o residue ater using it multiple times. Ipreer the lotion...call me old-ashioned.

In conclusion, I recommend using sun-screen when you plan a day at the beachor lake, your skin will thank you and you’ll

have a longer-lasting tan or the summermonths to come!

The Complete Idiot’s

Guide to Sunscreen

The

Buzz

By CAITLIN GILMARTIN • lifestyle editor

The Beat is serious about their coee. They only rench press it and regularly eature dierent locally roastedsingle-origin coees selected or their exceptional deliciousness. Combine that with a huge seating areaand riendly sta, and you’ve got a great place to set up or a marathon study session.

The Beat Cofee House1414 W. 28th St. • Distance from campus: 2.7 miles • Closes at 11 p.m.

Caetto has a lot o what I like to call “character.” The urniture is mismatched and worn. The walls arecovered with kitschy pictures o sailing ships. There are pinball machines in the basement. But i you’re okay

with not being the rst person in your chair, you’ll nd good coee and baked goods, and i you’re there tostudy you won’t be the only one. This is also an excellent spot to do some people-watching.

Cafetto708 W. 22nd St. • Distance from campus: 1.9 miles • Closes at 1 a.m.

That’s right. 4 a.m. And they open again at 6 a.m. The ood is terric – resh, made to order, and it comes

in huge portions. The coee is excellent. I you’re planning on studying, you’ll see a lot o students romAugsburg and the U. But the best reason or going to the Hard Times Caé is the people. Hard Times is the

unocial clubhouse or the punks, anarchists, and traveler kids in Minneapolis, and as the night goes onexpect to see homeless people and the bar rush ll out the empty corners.

Hard Times Caé1821 Riverside Ave. • Distance from campus: 1.2 miles • Closes at 4 a.m.

First up in the “Early Closers” set is Open Book, on Washington and 11th. High ceilings, antique printing

presses, and a secret 3rd oor patio make this one o the best places in Minneapolis or enjoying a cup o coee. The same ambience makes it an excellent place to get some studying done or have the one-on-

one with that attractive someone you’ve been trying to get to know or the last three months.

Open Book 1011 Washington Ave. S. • Distance from campus: 0.7 miles • Closes at 8 p.m., 5 p.m. on Sundays

The Aster is skewed towards the caé end o the spectrum; sandwiches are made to order, and they havea nice selection o salads, which is great i you get there early and plan to stay a while. They’re on St.

Anthony Main, one o the most picturesque streets in Minneapolis, and have a beautiul space to match.

It can get crowded at times, but when it’s quiet it’s an excellent place to get a lot o work done.

Aster Caé125 SE Main St. • Distance from campus: 1.9 miles • Closes at 10 p.m.

JOSHUA OLSON



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I you’ve seen me around campus, you know that I am usually in a suit. Why am I always dressed up? Well, be-

cause I love having that proessional look.Have you ever wondered what it really means to dress or success? Maybe you really enjoy looking good or

that special date or going to class. That’s great, but my denition has to do mostly with the business world.I want to share my opinion with all you men about how to dress in the business world and why I think it’s impor-

tant to look your best.

You just landed your dream job and now you may be wondering what on earth you should wear. Please don’tgo to Savers! I would suggest you go to Macy’s or a more aordable alternative. They have a nice selection o

business suits, ties, and accessories. Most stores will have sta on hand to help you coordinate. Or, ask me and Imight just go shopping with you.

You’ll need a business suit, in a solid color o your choice. Black, blue, and grey are my top choices, but there aremany other colors you can choose.

Let’s say you chose a blue suit, and you don’t know what color to coordinate with it. I pick out my ties rst, and Imake sure it matches and looks great with my suit color. Then I pick my dress shirt based on the colors in the tie.

No matter what color suit and accessories you wear, the shoes you wear will complete your outt. Black shoes

look great with any suit, with the exception o brown. I you have a brown suit, I suggest you nd shoes that arethat exact shade o brown.

Looking proessional makes me eel more condent about mysel. Hopeully these ideas will help you prepare

you or the business world and build your condence. The time is now to start dressing or success!

Over Easter break I took a trip to the Minnesota Zoo with my boy-

riend and my amily. I you read my previous article, you will k nowhow much I absolutely love animals. So going to the zoo to me is like

taking a kid into the candy store.

While I was there, I saw some o the craziest animals and it got methinking. What i I was like some o those animals? I don’t mean to saythat I am locked in a cage and can’t get out, but rather, what i I ap-proached lie like a ew o them do? I will warn you that this may be the

silliest thing you ever read, but just hear me out.The animal that ascinated me (and made me laugh so hard) was

the White Cheeked Gibbon. These small apes have long arms and aremade or lie in the trees. When they swing rom branch to branch,

instead o grasping the branch, their hands orm a hook which allowsthem to move switly. My jaw was pretty much on the ground as Iwatched this Gibbon y through the trees.

You might wonder what on earth a Gibbon could oer me. Well,

one thing I noticed was this: condence. That little guy didn’t need tostop and think, “Am I going to make it across these branches?” He justswung rom one to the next, boldly reaching or the next one. I wish I

could swing though the branches o my lie with total condence.The second that had an impact on me was the Malayan Tapir. I’m

sorry, but these things are ugly and probably the weirdest thing I have

ever seen. When I saw the Tapir at the zoo, all it did was lay there. Itdenitely wasn’t very exciting at all to watch this oversized pig-look-

ing-thing.However, when I read about the Tapir, I learned something interest-

ing. They use their eshy, exible snouts to sni through the orest andpull vegetation to their mouth. They eat branches and leaves. Whowould know that by just looking at them? I had no idea that this ugly

Tapir laying in ront o me had such a cool eature.I look at the Tapir and then I look at my lie. Am I just “lying around”

when really I have talents and eatures that no one knows about? Oram I using what God has given me every day and enjoying the talents

I possess?You may think it’s silly, but I nd that sometimes looking at the sim-

ple things o lie helps me out a whole lot. I you are like the Gibbon,

then that is awesome. Just don’t be too condent in yoursel, rather, becondent in the Lord.

I you’re the Tapir (and I don’t mean ugly), then get up! Don’t wasteyour talent and abilities. Lie is too short to let what God gave you go

to waste.

Are you aGibbonor a

Tapir?

By COURTNEY WIEST • opinion editor

Dress or SuccessBy RICHARD TERRELL

JOSHUA OLSONRichard Terrell showing of his proessional look



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Opinion

Clash o the Titans

“Clash o the Titans” has been one o the more talked about movies over the

last month or so. It’s based on Greek Mythology and has to do with the rela-tionship between the Greeks and the gods. Zeus (Liam Neeson) is the “alpha-

god”. He is the creator o all things. The other gods, while seen briey in themovie, don’t really have a part. Hades (Ralph Fiennes) is the brother o Zeusand rules the underworld. These brothers don’t get along.

The gods are dependent upon human love or them and cannot survivewithout it. The Greeks are mad at the gods and decide not to love them any-

more. This, they believe, puts the power in their hands.Hades comes to Zeus and convinces him that war needs to be waged on the

Greeks, primarily in Argos, because o their rebellion. Hades secretly wants tosteal Zeus’s power. Zeus gives in and allows Hades to make war against theGreeks.

Then there’s Perseus (Sam Worthington). Perseus is the son o Zues and is a

“demi-god”, which means that he is hal god and hal man; a act he never knewabout himsel. Basically, Zeus slept with the King o Argos’ wie and out camePerseus. The King was enraged, killed his wie, and attempted to kill Perseus

as an inant. However, Perseus lived and was rescued by a sherman and hisamily.

These two stories converge when Perseus’ amily gets caught in the middle

o a battle between Hades and the Greeks and they get killed. Perseus survivesand makes his way to Argos. While there, Hades visits and tells the people that

because o their rebellion, they must sacrice the King’s daughter Andromedain a week or he will “release the kraken” on Argos.

Perseus is urious at the gods and Hades. He soon nds out that he is ademi-god but doesn’t want to accept it. He goes along with a band o warriors

to gure out a way to stop Hades without sacricing Andromeda. The rest o the movie plays out, they become involved in several intense battle scenes,and it ends rather predictably.

I wasn’t very impressed with the movie. Overall I would say that it was amediocre plot held together by cool visuals and battle scenes. These visuals

were the strongest part o the movie and made it relatively enjoyable. But likeI said, the plot is mediocre. It was pretty similar to the 1981 version o Clash o the Titans, but it just didn’t draw me into the movie or connect me in any way

to the main characters. I don’t think they did a very good job o making thecharacters likable.

I would say that i you want to see this movie and enjoy it, don’t take it veryseriously and don’t go in with very high expectations. You will probably only

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yet another motion picture, along with “A Walk to Remember,” “Message in

a Bottle,” “The Notebook,” and now “The Last Song”.“The Last Song” is a about a seventeen-year-old girl, Ronnie, who is an-

gry with her parent’s divorce three years earlier and is now rebellious. Hermother thinks it would be in Ronnie’s best interest i she stayed with her

ather or the summer in a small beachside town in North Carolina. Ron-nie’s ather was a ormer concert pianist and teacher but is currently

immersed in creating a work o art or a local church.She went to North Carolina with the intentions o getting the summer

over as quickly as possible and ignoring her ather. As soon as she getsthere, she realizes her summer will not go as she had planned.

She begins to all in love with a boy named Will, who shines light into

her darkened lie. Ronnie begins to open up throughout the summer not

only with Will, but to her ather as well. She learns to trust once again. Asthe summer comes to a close, more than one tragedy occurs, and Ronniemust ace some hard truths in her lie.

As with most o Mr. Spark’s novels, you will nd yoursel not being ableto put the book down. And when you reach the last 40 pages do not besurprised i you begin reaching or the Kleenex box!

The Last SongBy AIMEE CORNELIUS

By JOSH HARSHBARGER



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Opinion

By COURTNEY WIEST • opinion editor

Now beore you skip over this and assume it is like every other racial proling discussion, hold on. I am goingto go out on a limb and say this: racial proling is necessary at times.

Hear me out on this one. You’re in an airplane plane sitting next to man o Middle Eastern descent and heseems to be nervous and sweating prousely. Do you become nervous? What do you do? I believe that a lot o uswould be nervous and suspicious in this situation.

But does this make you racist? I think not, but instead this makes you real about the situation in ront o you,instead o being “politically correct.”

My ather travels on airlines twice a month, and he is a minority. Basically, I’m saying that it is okay to judgemy ather by his color and do a double check on his background. He says that he would rather have security do a

double check on him based on his color. He believes this means they are simply doing their job, and that is betteror the saety o Americans.

I that means more checks on people who act suspiciously or look like they could be up to something o no

good, then by all means let’s racial prole. I believe I am able to say this because I am a minority.For those o you thinking that statement is wrong; think about it. I would rather be pulled aside in an airport

because o the way I look and act; because then I k now that they are doing their job and keeping the saety o thewhole in mind. And plus, there is nothing I need to hide, so I should not be oended.

I do say this with the knowledge that racial proling is wrong at times. Let’s take World War II and the bombingo Pearl Harbor. Ater this, our own government put Japanese Americans into camps because o their suspicionso them. They took them rom their own homes. This type o racial proling is wrong.

Our country has a past where we proled individuals wrongully by their race. And though we have cometo the realization that what we have been doing is wrong, I think that we have come to the point where we are

blinded with trying to be politically correct rather than looking at one o the purposes o our government: saety.We are so consumed with trying not to oend our neighbor, rather than being real with situations and ourselves.

Racial Proling?By AIMEE CORNELIUS

Kim Sargent - Sophmore

Elementary Education/Music

“I’ll miss hanging out with riendsthe most.”

Sasha Morris – Junior

Elementary Education

“I’m going to miss Friday chapels,the community I live in and the

un events”

Rebekah Faletti - Junior

Social Work

“I will miss watching people in El-liot Park, nice teachers, and play-

ing April Fool's jokes on riends."

A Senior FarewellAs the school year comes to a close, I am lled with mixed emo-

tions. Spring is here, and senioritis has denitely set in. I am excited tograduate and move orward with the rest o my lie. College is a time

to grow, change, teach and be taught. However, as you get closer and

closer to your nal semester, you eel more and more ready to spreadyour own wings. With these eelings o excitement and anticipation,I also eel overjoyed. No more homework—are you kidding me?? I’ve

been in school or decades! What am I even going to do with my Sun-day nights anymore? Well, I have a list o hundreds o things I can’t waitto devote time to doing, now that homework and classes will no longer

be consuming all my time! I also eel a sense that I’m losing something.It’s a guarantee I’ll lose riends. It’s just inevitable. When the luxury o a

Christian amily like this is no longer a part o my hour-by-hour routine,I know that it won’t be humanly possible to keep in touch with all the

amiliar aces I’ve grown to love and appreciate over the years.

I do have a last wish, a ew dying words…i you will. As I preparemysel to step o this campus and never have the opportunity to bean undergrad student here again, I have this advice to those who still

remain: whatever you do, research the acts. Take this rom an experi-enced editor and senior, to those who will soon be in my shoes ready

to take on the world—seek inormation. Get both sides. Challenge thenorm, and always ask yoursel, “why.”



Sports

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For the rst time in North Central history, the women’s sotball teamhad an out-o-the-park homerun, hit by reshman elementary education

major Kristolyn Pettygrove, symbolizing a new era or the team.“We got o to a great start with our rst home dome tournament in

Plymouth. We nished 3-2…and I think we surprised people by how wellwe played in the tournament,” remarked sophomore intercultural studiesmajor and captain Danielle Anderson. She is averaging a 1.35 strikeouts

per inning pitched.Anderson went on to say how the team has been working hard this

season and committed to this sport. She also expects that the rest o theseason should go great, with the team “winning many more games.”

Coach Allison Murphy commented that she believes the team is work-ing very hard and does well at the plate. They are coming across somecompetitive teams that will be surprised when they come against North

Central this year.

“We will demand other teams to play good deense. I expect us tocontinue to hit well, and to only improve as the season goes on,” coachMurphy stated.

The team has recently improved their record to 8-4, with wins againstPresentation College on April 8.

A review o the current seasons

On the eld

By AIMEE CORNELIUS

Baseball Review

Sotball Review

TREY MEADOWS

TREY MEADOWS

Read more sports stories by loggingon to www.NCUnortherner.com.

The North Central Men’s baseball team is doing better than theyhave in years, according to head coach Tim Beasley. The team is

showing signs o potential despite the records.“We are currently learning how to win. We have played a lot o

close games all year but need to get over that hump and win them,”

commented Beasley.He went on to say that they lost the last our games by six runs, all

o which they had a lead in.“We have come a long way as a program to be in a position to

compete every game against such good competition. The next stepis learning how to win close games,” said Beasley.

One challenge the Rams ace is this year’s sixteen-player team has

eleven reshmen on it.“I don’t want to use anything as a complaint; we have a lot o tal-

ent,” said captain Juan Martinez, rst year business major, “but thedierence between our team and the other teams is that we don’t

have depth.”Martinez won the National Athlete o the Week during the rst

week o the season at the Metrodome against Robert Morris—one

o North Central’s toughest competitors. He has been having a greatseason hitting .431 through 21 games.

What’s the strategy or the remainder o the season? “I we putin our eort,” Martinez commented, “we will get more wins. I we

execute the little things, we’ll be successul…we want to win.”



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Sports

The North Central men and women’s tennis teams began the seasonon Friday, March 19 against St. Mary’s University o Winona.

According to two o the captains, junior youth ministries majorJosiah Tonder and sophomore youth development major Rachel Lojo-

vich, despite losing their matches, both the men and women playedwell.

“We all played better than expected. A ew o us almost beat them,

especially our doubles teams. We were neck and neck with their topdoubles players!” said Lojovich.

St. Mary’s is a Division II school, and has had a number o matchesalready this season. St Mary’s also has the luxury o practice year-round

in indoor courts.According to Tonder, “We just weren’t consistent because we have

only been practicing and playing or about a month. I we were to

play that team again in a ew weeks, I think some o us would win ourmatches.”

Both teams will have the chance to prove themselves as the seasonprogresses.

“We now have a eel or actual matches again, and we have learned alot about the importance o being conditioned or the physical endur-ance we need during matches. I’m proud o the team” said Lojovich.

On March 30, ater their tough start against three very talentedschools, both tennis teams went up against U o M Morris at the Base-

line Tennis Center on the University o Minnesota campus and put up aerce competition.

A ew o the women’s doubles won their matches, and some alsowon their singles matches. For the men, junior evangelism major MikeSvoboda and sophomore pastoral studies major Dan Risdall both won

their singles matches.“It was nice to play a team that we can compete with,” said Lojovich.

“The last two matches we played beore [versus Macalaster and St.Scholastica] were both very good, so it was nice to win some matches.”

Lojovich also added that ater these matches, “we are starting to look and eel like a team.”

Tennis Updatewith JOSH HARSHBARGER

North Central Athletics is poised to make a transition that will increase credibility, competitiveness, and theamount o home games played to the program.

Though it plans to stay in the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA), North Central is cur-

rently nishing its our-year provisional status in the NCAA Division III, and will be a ull member next year.

According to Jon High, the Athletic Director at North Central, competing in this conerence will lead to anumber o benets, including raising the competitiveness o North Central sports teams, giving North Centralcredibility to other schools and prospective students, and creating the opportunity or more local games,

because many Twin Cities schools belong to this conerence.North Central’s inclusion in the NCAA Division III is coming at an opportune time, as the division is working

to recreate its image as a legitimate and competitive league with serious athletes.

In order to compete in the NCAA Division III, a certain number o requirements must be met; including hav-ing 12 varsity sports.

Though North Central is joining a new league, High explains, it is not leaving the NCCAA. Continuing toparticipate in the NCCAA allows North Central to continue to compete and succeed in regional and national

championships against like-minded Christian schools. To nd more inormation on the NCAA’s re-imaging, go to www.ncaa.org.

This year the running Rams are keeping at it with their hard work and determination. Early morning practices

are the clockwork o this knit-together team.

“The worst part o the season is running ‘killers’ in the gym non-stop or an hour and a hal…and getting upat 5 am or practice is also not so un,” said senior music major Mary Saviano.

Junior intercultural studies major Amber Thaemert knows about the training needed or this sport. Thaemertparticipates in the shot-put and discus events. Her goal or this year is “to develop endurance and dedicate

mysel to practicing, also to continually remember that I am doing this or God,” said Thaemert. She praisescoach Trey Meadows or reminding the team o that act continually, that they are “Honoring God through their

sport.”Both the men and women track and eld players have set North Central school records according to Coach

Meadows. Senior business administration, Daniel Bare have qualied or the NCAA Division II National Champi-onship tournament in the 800 and 1500 meter race and he also set the North Central school record in the 1500meter race with a 4:05.88 time. Player’s sophomore youth ministries major, Jamie Hall and secondary education

major Taylor Molenda, reshman Nate Kraines and secondary education major, Isaiah Rocket ran a 45.27 in the4x100 relay race which was the ourth best time in the school history in the Saint Johns Invitational.

Junior intercultural studies major, Catherine Mead also qualied or the National Championship tournamentin the 1500 meter and she set the school record in the 5000, 1500, and the 800 meters this was all done in the

Saint Johns Invitational. Freshman psychology major, Lauren Poole set the school record in the women’s long jump with a 14-8 ½ inches jump.

Sophomore children’s ministry major Evan Fortunato participates in eld events and shared that, “I'm really

looking orward to the dierent events I'm doing this season. I'm throwing shot-put and discus, but I'm alsotrying out a sprinting event. I' ve never done track beore, so I'm really looking orward to trying something

dierent and exciting.”When asked about his teammates, Fortunato went on to say, “We have a great group o athletes all around,

and I think that as we progress we will have a chance to be pretty competitive.”Track and Field is known or its very competitive group o athletes. Through competing so hard, they have

become a amily. Saviano shared a light-hearted moment rom this season. “My avorite team moment was

playing maa on the way back rom our Duluth meet. Everyone killed Dan Bare each time. It was hilarious.”

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Come Support Your RAMS

Keeping right on track By CONNIE ZIMMERMAN

Moving up!By MITCHELL CHAMBERLIN

Visit www.ncurams.com or updated sports schecules.

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