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BENINO REGINO

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 will remain in North

Central history as the day write in candidates Chantel

Guajardo and Benino Regino were announced as

student body President and Vice-President elect.

Junior American Sign Language major Guajardo and

Junior intercultural studies- Islamic track major Regino

will represent the student body for the Fall 2011 and

Spring 2012 school year.

Dean of Community Life, Jolene Casselius-Erlacher,

issued a statement after the polls closed saying, The

North Central community would like to oer warm

congratulations to the newly elected Student Body

President and Vice-President, Chantel Guajardo and

Benino Regino.

In a statement by President elect Guajardo when

issuing her platform, announced that they will be

working on adding a green pass for students. Guajardo

also said in a separate interview, Im not completely

sure what I would put rst, but most important is unity;

knowing that were just one body rather than being

separated by living areas.

Vice-President elect Regino said, One of the rst

things I plan to do is make sure that the student body

believes in its government and that their ideas become

the outcome.

As a write in candidate, there wasnt an ocial

process for us, but it turned out to be more of a blessing

as we were able to have more freedom, Guajardo said.

Current Vice-President Katrina Schiferl said, Its been

a very interesting election, just with the fact that a write

in candidate won. In my time its not something thats

been close to happening, and its been a very interesting

race to watch because of the dynamics of everything

involved.

Director of Delta Kappa and Junior urban studies/

development major Andrea Arts said I think its a

great reection on Chantel and Benino in the way they

interact with the North Central community, and their

leadership and networking abilities have denitely

shown through in the election.

When asked about her plans in oce, Guajardo said,

I guess in my mind that if I get to come before the

lord, and lay in front of him 1000 students, then Im

presenting 1000 people that are able to change the

world.

By JACOB VON ARX

Guajardo and Regino take the ticket

Vice-President Elect B enino Regino, Junior Intercultural Studies major, celebrated the outcome o the election while studying abroad in Turkey.


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Professor Charlie McElveen has recentlytaken a part-time professor position atNorth Central. McElveen has been a full-time

professor in the Bible and Theology andIntercultural Studies departments for years.

Before his years at North Central, McElveenwas the Associate Pastor at Azalea GardenChurch and the President of Tidewater Bible

College.

McElveen began teaching at North Centralin 2002. He started as faculty in addition to

being the Dean of Church Relations. He thenbecame the Director of Urban Studies.In 2008 he ended his full time position at

North Central, but he still stuck around as anadjunct professor.

I taught a class here and there between

2008 and this semester, and it was usuallyIntroduction to Urban Studies.

Six months before McElveen left hisposition at North Central, he felt God telling

him to go into full-time vocational ministry

while remaining a part-time educator. Hestarted working at Bethel Seminary as wellas Union Gospel Mission, a Christian ministrydedicated to serving the homeless, the poor,

and the addicted in the community.

McElveen is currently the Director ofChaplains at the Union Gospel Mission.

By meeting physical, spiritual, emotional,and educational needs, our mission is

changing lives! said McElveen.

Union Gospel Missions two focuses

within pastoral care and human services are

physical care and spiritual ministry. Theyconnect practitioners from the communityto the classroom for current real world

application.

McElveen is living out his dream.

Coming from the real world to the fulltime classroom, you lose some current

application. Now I can bring in things tothe classroom Im experiencing today, saidMcElveen.

This semester, McElveen is teaching Acts,

Intro to Urban Studies, and Topics in BiblicalJustice with an emphasis in homelessness.I am teachingthree courses I really enjoy,

said McElveen.

By JACLYN TRIEB

Charlie Mac is back

In Nov. 2010, Dr. Amy Anderson published, When YouCome Together: Challenging the Church to an InteractiveRelationship with God.Anderson, an accomplished scholar

and one of North Centrals very own professors, teaches NewTestament and Greek classes every semester, and is also the

instructor for the Johannine literature class.When You Come Togetheris the second book Anderson

has published, along with various articles and presentations.

Her rst book, The Textual Tradition of the Gospels, is anacademic, scholarly book and is hard to read if a person is not

a textual critic, said Anderson. Her newest book is dierent, asit is a ministry book that is accessible and easy for all to read.

Anderson said this book has been about 30 years in themaking, and it came out of a lifetime of experience.

In the 1980s, Anderson was involved in a Twin Cities

ministry called Christians in Action. She related that sheexperienced a worship and community she never dreamed

possible during this time.In 1985, she left the United States to do missions work in

Germany for almost a decade, and later went on to live inEngland.

While in Europe, Anderson guided her ministries into

similar experiences as she had in the Twin Cities. However,since returning to the United States in 1994, she has found

American Christianity, in many cases, to be routinized,

following the same structure and leaving little room for thegifts of the Spirit. Because of this, she felt she needed to sharewhat she had experienced in past years.

In 1994, Anderson came to North Central and taught a

class called Community of Worship and Prayer. In this class,her students were able to experience and discuss what she

had learned about worship and the church. The course waslast oered in 2006, but her passion for the topic remained.

It was something God put on my heart, said Anderson.She had known for years that she needed to write a bookabout her understanding of church gatherings and was just

waiting for the right timing. During the summer of 2009, she

knew the time had come.I woke up one morning and started writing the book, said

Anderson. The Holy Spirit said, Go.

In this book, according to Anderson, she re-dene[s] whatit means to be pentecostal and charismatic.

Based upon years of experience, education, asking

questions and studying scripture, Anderson takes a look atour cultural denitions of these terms and compares them

with scripture to nd the original meaning. She also discusseswhat her ndings mean for the church today, and gives tips

on how to apply them.Because this book pushes the cultural norm, Anderson said

she is anxious to see how readers will receive it, particularly

pastors. She encourages readers to be open to seeking Godsheart for Christian gatherings and to not reject it because its

new or not what has always been done.Andersons book can be purchased at the North Central

bookstore or rented from the TJ Jones Library, and is listedon Lulu.com for purchase. She also had copies for sale in heroce.

In addition to this, Community of Worship and Prayer willonce again be oered as a class in the spring of 2012.

It will be a very experiential class trying to live out thevision of being truly pentecostal, said Anderson.

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Not only was Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 a big day for two NFL teams andtheir fans, it was also an important one for two groups of North Central students.

The nal day of the Financial Bowl competition between The Celts and TheAlaskan Mitch had arrived.

The competition of nancial knowledge started with a bracket of 30 teams and

ran through three weeks of playing head-to-head matches of Financial Football.The virtual games were held in the computer lab on Mondays during the lunch

hour, earning the event the nickname Monday Lunch Football.Teams of competitors were given multiple-choice questions about dierentnancial aspects to answer. Strategy was involved with choosing the diculty

level of the questions, and depending on how well each team answered them, theteam received a certain number of yards for its virtual team to advance and tried

to score touchdowns. The team that earned the most points before the game timeran out would win.

After three weeks, the competition was narrowed down to two nal teams, TheCelts and The Alaskan Mitch. During the half-time show of the NFL Super Bowl,the Financial Bowl took place. Members of the winning team would each receive a

$500 scholarship.The Celts, leading as the Green Bay Packers 8-0 in the rst quarter, tied 8-8 with

The Alaskan Mitch, which played as the Minnesota Vikings.Throughout the competition, the crowds eyes were xed on the teams and the

enthusiasm level was high.Overall, we had really great student participation with this whole event, said

Philip Furnish, a freshman business administration major, who helped coordinate

the event. From the players to the sta it was a really awesome event.The main goal of those who organized the competition was to help students

become more aware of their nances without feeling like they were attending anancial seminar.

I feel like it has been pretty successful, said senior music major BriannaArneson, who was also a coordinator of the event.

Project SOS partnered with S.I.F.E. to hold the event with the help of Cullen

Johnson and Mitchell Swenson, both business administration majors.Brianna and I denitely could not have done this without the help of Cullen

Johnson and Mitchell Swenson, said Furnish.In the end, The Celts won the Financial Bowl with a nal score of 16-8 after

regaining their lead in the third quarter.I was more excited about winning with my teammates and how we won as a

team, said junior worship arts major and team captain Jacob Hansen.

Although the members of The Alaskan Mitch did not get the $500 scholarship,

they did not leave empty handed. Each member of the team was rewarded withgoodie bags with AMC and Chipotle gift cards.

Financial half-time

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A proposal is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

that is retold time and again. It is a landmarkof any marriage and a moment that is never

forgotten.Several North Central students have the

opportunity to experience this event while still inschool. It is a relatively brief moment that oftentakes a great deal of planning and preparation. A

memorable proposal lasts a lifetime.Senior Kristy Osters, an education major, had

the chance to answer the question, Will youmarry me? after knowing her anc for close to

nine years. They went out for dinner at to therestaurant where they rst established themselves

as a real couple. After a quick dinner they decidedto go to their favorite local spot. Her anc AJNickols best friend had beat them their and set

up candles, and their song Then by Brad Paisleywas playing. By the time Kristy made sense of

what was going on AJ was on one knee proposingto her with the most beautiful ring she had everseen.

Osters graduates this spring and on June 1,2012, Kristy Osters will ocially become Mrs. AJ

Nickol.Casey Mack and Riley Sampson, both

sophomores, were on their way to see Rileysparents before the holidays when their proposalhappened. Riley had secretly gotten both of

Caseys sisters to go on ahead of them and helpprepare the perfect romantic scene, a peaceful

rustic viewing place of a lake. It all happened at aplace close to Rileys home, a wooded area where

a large spiral staircase overlooked the lake whereRiley had rst told Casey how he felt about her.

The night of the proposal it had been snowing

a lot and when they got to their special placeoverlooking a lake. A path had been shoveled up

to the staircase and rose peddles where coveringthe snow. On the way up the stairs there were 12

individual roses each with a small note that hada memory of something they had done togetherwritten and attached to each rose. The nal note

said that he could not remember everything theyhad done together so he wanted to spend the rest

of their time together.Riley then got down on one knee, holding

Caseys moms ring tted with a dierent diamond,and asked Casey to marry him. Following theproposal, Riley and Casey shared their rst kiss.

The wedding date is set for August 7, 2011.

The ProposalBy DAVID RISDALL

Making new friends is never an easy task; especially

when the elementary school curriculum includes strangeravoidance. Growing up in a suburb of a suburb, there is a

tendency to forget everything thats taught in school abouthow to avoid danger. Going on walks in the middle of the

night, and yelling at the people on the side of the roaddont exactly mean the same thing in Ramsey as opposedto Minneapolis.

Freshman undeclared major Luke Spangrud said, City lifeis crazy! Its nonstop day and night! People are crazy, and

theyre all around. There has been a spike in crime recently,but while some things are inevitable, there are ways to

reduce the risk of getting picked.Be aware of the surroundings. Even the business

district during the lunch holds dozens of people looking

to pick a purse or wallet. According to the MinneapolisPolice Department, 161 acts of burglary and larceny were

reported in the downtown area in December 2010. SeniorBusiness major John Merritte Jones says to, Keep your

distance from anything that could potentially pose a threat

to your safety.North Central Security guard and Sophomore Sports

Management major Trevor recommends never going outat night alone, and to just use common sense. This one

should be obvious, but it still happens. Minneapolis is amajor metropolitan area, and carries such a stereotype;safe, almost like a suburb in some areas, but extremely

dangerous in others. A total of 24 police reports were ledin Jan 2011 in just the Elliott park area, according to the

Minneapolis Police.If all else fails, carry pepper spray. Safety is in large part, a

state of mind. Like all self defense techniques, pepper spraymust be used with discretion. Just dont be that person whogoes o spraying any random bystander with it because

they complimented your shoes.A little protection as a backup is never a bad idea, said

Matt Huberty Junior Sports Management major and NorthCentral Security guard.

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Shana Danzinger

SophomoreICS

I went to my night class and thenskyped my boyfriend who is currently

in Russia.

Sasha Morris

SeniorElementary Education

I went to in-hall, but I am still waiting

for Tom to plan something.

Juan MartinezSophomore

Business AdministrationMy girlfriend had class, in-hall,

and work...so I went to bed early.

Molly HallSophomore

Childrens Ministries

Celebrated Valentines Day the dayafter...so its cheaper.

Kevin Van SlykeJunior

Business

Me and the woman double dated witha hot young couple. Progressive din-

ner, owers, roller coasters- the wholeshebang.

What did you do for Valentines Day??

Parking lot vs. the streetsBy JACLYN TRIEB

The two most common parking violations that the NorthCentral security oce gives tickets for are Parking Without a

Permit/Expired Permit, and Parking in Incorrect Lot. Usuallythese two parking violations can be voided if students reviewthe parking regulations every semester, when they apply for

parking, said Bonnie Von Wald, Plant/Security Administrator.According to Von Wald, if a student feels they wrongfully

received a North Central parking ticket, the next step is to visitthe security oce on the rst oor of Miller Hall, present the

ticket in question, and ll out a grievance form. The ParkingGrievance Committee would then review the form and send thestudent a notice in the mail explaining the security oces nal

decision regarding the ticket.Leah Bukowski, junior intercultural studies major received

a snow emergency parking ticket last spring. I was reallyfrustrated because I was a new student and had never been

informed about snow emergency. I looked up the rules onlinebut there was no way to get out of the ticket, said Bukowski.

Parking is $270 per semester for students parking on-campus

and at the 1500 apartments. Commuter parking is $50 persemester. Parking is free for one East Elliot Apartment resident

per apartment. Street parking is $25 from August to August, andit is given through the City of Minneapolis only to those who live

on-campus or in the apartments. It is $280 per semester to parkin the Mensing parking ramp.

Some North Central students have shared their opinion on

campus parking.Samuel Luthi, senior music major, lives in the Elliots and parks

for free. I would never pay for on-campus parking otherwise,my other choice would denitely be the less expensive street

parking pass, said Luthi.

Jon-Michael Sherman, senior pastoral studies major parksnear the Kingswriter building and feels that street parking is a far

better nancial decision for North Central students. Yet he warns,If you do not pay attention, there is a possibility that you couldbe towed or ticketed and your nancial savings are lost. I think

that it is worth the risk, said Sherman.Jay Beichly, junior elementary education major says that street

parking is a high risk reward. It can get tricky to nd a spotduring a snow emergency, and sometimes you have to watch

out for when they randomly clean the streets, butyou save alot of money said Beichly.

Bukowski likes on-campus parking. This has been convenient

for me but also expensive. I like that our parking lots havecameras since we live in downtown, said Bukowski.

In the event of a snow fall, plant will declare a North Centralsnow emergency when two or more inches of snow had fallen.

Be aware that a snow emergency may be declared at any timeby the plant department, even just to allow accessibility to theparking lots so they can be freshly plowed.

Phase 1 of a snow emergency occurs between 11pm the rstday and 7am the next morning. Phase 2 starts at 11pm the

second day and ends at 7am the third day. Snow emergenciesare stated to allow students who park on campus the knowledge

of when and where to move their cars when the streets or lotsare plowed.

The security oce keeps snow emergency yers for students

use. There is a self-monitored snow emergency e-mail listservice that students may sign up for at https://lists.northcentral.

edu/mailman/listinfo/ncusecurity. Students who park on campusshould review the parking regulations found at http://www.northcentral.edu/content/parking-regulations.


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There is a holiday dedicated to expressing love to some one special to you, Valentines

Day. While celebrating this love fest day, people everywhere spend billions of dollarson gifts and cards.

Why is there a day dedicated to love? In my Internet research, I found over a dozen

dierent legends claiming to be the true story of how the holiday evolved. One legendI found most interesting was of a Roman Priest name Valentine during the 3rd century,who would secretly marry young lovers.

Emperor Cladious banned marriages during war because he wanted his soldiers to

focus on ghting rather than being caught up in romances. This priest was rebelliousagainst his ruler to ensure that young couples through out the empire could bemarried. When Cladious found out about Valentines disloyal actions, he put Valentine

in jail. While Valentine waited in jail to get executed, he fell in love with the jailers

daughter. On the day he was executed, February 14th, and before the executors hung

him, he handed a note to the jailers daughter signed Your Valentine.

Somehow this death love letter started a trend during that time and now has becomea holiday for us. Once a year we dedicate a day to spoiling our signicant others or

love ones, only because a criminal fell in love with a women and gave her a lettersigned by himself.

What if his name was Lawrence? Saying Happy Lawrence Day to some one you lovejust sounds awkward. Anyone could have signed that love letter and it would be their

name we put all over Hallmark Cards. Shouldnt we make time everyday to show andtell the people close in our lives we love them? Or is love too scary of a word to saybecause of what it personally means to you? Valentines day is a typical Hallmark cards

day, there is no other signicance to this so-called holiday.

The only thing I ever really liked about Valentines Day was when I was in elementary

school and we made our own personalized Valentines box that my classmates wouldput mass-produced Disney cartoon valentine cards in.

Now, I believe I am in an awkward stage of my life when it comes to celebrating

Valentines Day. It was fun to pass out valentines when I was younger and receivecandy from my parents.

Through past relationships I have expected to be treated to an expensive dinner outand a thoughtful gift of some kind. This year, I have mixed feelings about this holiday.

Why does there have to be one day set aside to be extra loving? What does a girl haveto do to wait for a decent respectful guy who treats a girl like a queen? For those who

are engaged or married can experience Valentines Day on a whole new level rather

than those who are single or in a newer relationship.

I have heard too many of my girl friends tell me they are depressed because they donot have anyone to spend Valentines Day with. Stop stressing about if you are going

to spend Valentines Day with someone special. You will have the rest of your life tospend money on mass produced love cards and dark chocolates.

Soon enough ladies, if you stay around North Central you will get your diamonds, butmaybe not this Valentines Day. I challenge you to not only show love to the obvious

people in your life on Valentines Day, but also show love to people who least expectit.

Valentines DayBy KAYLA GRELL lifestyle editor

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If you search across America from sea to shining sea, across the purple mountain majesties and the fruited plain in hopes

of nding an American grown Coee bean, you wont nd it. You will have to travel to the tropical islands of Hawaii. ThatsrightHawaii is the only producer of coee in the U.S.

Companies like Caribou Coee, Dunn Bros., and Starbucks have a variety of international coees. They get their coee

imported in from Africa, Central and South America, and as far as some Middle Eastern countries.

You could literally travel the globe on a caeinated cruise ship sailing on a sea of Coee. It is one great experience getting totaste the world of coee with a caeine IV hooked up to your arm.

My choice at Caribou Coee is the Ethiopian Finjal, which allows me to travel to the birthplace of coee, Africa. The EthiopianFinjal is a fairly dark roasted coee not enough where it takes your breath away, but enough to keep your eyes open and the

blood pumping through your veins. This dark roasted drink takes me on a safari through the Serengeti and Kenya up to theNorthwest section of Africa into Ethiopia.

With Americans consuming large quantities of coee daily. These International Beans allow us to forget about life for asecond to smell the sweet aroma in the air. You could almost imagine yourself relaxing next to a cozy replace, in the dead of

winter, sipping back on a steamy fresh brewed cup of coee, while remembering to appreciate the simple times like these.Join me on my next trip around the world with a great book in one hand and an international cup of java in the other.

Oh the places youll go with coeeBy CURTIS WARD

Relationships suck. Yes, that is exactly how I want to startthis. At rst, I tried to think of something witty to say, maybe

reminisce about when I was younger, but nothing soundedright about my feelings for the moment.

I might be alone on this one, especially at North CentralBridal College, but I just cant ever see myself settling down

with a nice Miller girl who sees herself as a missionary in thePhilippines. As much as I like the Tim Tebow story, its just

not for me. That isnt to say someone wont come along, andwell live happily ever after, but Ive just been through themotions too many times to want that.

Ive made the excuse that I just dont have enough time,

but in all honesty I have nothing but time. Its managing itthats the hard part. Youre expecting me to choose between

school, sleep, Call of Duty, and you? Not happening.

Maybe I will settle down. Find a pastoral studies major,have eight kids, and go to Lake Geneva camp three weeksevery summer. Unlikely, but anything can happen. I have

enough experience in recreational dating to know what Iwant and dont want, but at the same time I have no clue.

You probably dont either. Do you really want to stay athome for the rest of your life dropping the kids o at soccer

practice in your Chrysler Town and Country with Hotel For

Dogs playing for them in the back seat before you go homeand make tater tot hot dish?

While I dont like relationships, being pulled away from

my friends, while yours friends dont like me, I must say theyhave their benets; I just cant think of them now.

For the love of CODBy JACOB VON ARX

About a year ago I decided to

change my major. I switch frommusic to pastoral studies for

many reasons, but the most

important one was becauseGod radically changed my life.

This entire school year I havebeen making adjustments to

my life and have been assessingmy priorities from what they

have been, where they are, and whatthey need to be. My focus has been trying

to understand what my responsibility I have as a

Christian, a student, a son, and so on.

My dependence on the Lord is a must and I needto be fully engaged with him in order for me to

continue to grow in Him.

This semester I have to privilege to take biblical

principles of evangelism with Dr. Watson. Wehave been learning applicable information about

evangelism that simply begins with our individualrelationship with God.

This class and my personal devotion time are

stirring a burden in me in wanting to passionatelyfurther the kingdom of God.

In order to be eective with our witnessing we

must be seeking the Lord for His direction in ourevangelism. Our purpose should be focused on

further our intimacy with God, so we can be moresensitive and obedient to the Holy Spirit.

In the book of Matthew 28:19-20, we are instructedwith the Great Commission. All Christians are

responsible to live out this commission and I

believe that we should view it as an opportunityto serve God, instead of being driven with thementally of intimation by the fear of rejection ofman.

I believe that we should always ask God for His

direction in our lives, but also recognize that weneed to be responsible with the commission that

Christ gave us.

ResponsibilityBy RUBEN PRIETO editor-in-chief

Youre expecting me

to choose between...

Call of Duty andyou?

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Im sure most of you have some sort of idea aboutwhat has been happening in Egypt for the past

couple of months. A popular revolt began tohappen in January of this year. By the time this

is published, new developments will probablyhave happened already. This isnt about those new

developments though.Im concerned about what Egypt decided to do on Jan

28th. At 12:34 am local time, Egypts government decided

to shut down the internet in all forms as well as cell phoneservice. It was a coordinated move to stop a popular

usurping of a thirty year old dictatorship.So, what does this have to do with the United States?

Everything. A bill, called the Protecting Cyberspace asa National Asset Act, was introduced in the summer of2010. It was meant to give the government the power to

turn o key pieces of cyber infrastructure in case essentialinformation, economic, or nancial networks were being

attacked. The government already has the right to do thisthrough the Federal Communication Commission. This bill

would solidify that right. Generally, I would agree that thegovernment has the right to do this because one of themain purposes of the government is to protect its people.

What bothers me are the changes that were made by aSenate committee to the bill. In the nalized draft, which

will be revisited by congress in the coming months, thegovernment would be granted the right to turn o the

internet without being subject to judicial review. In otherwords, the President of the United States, the leader of thefree world, would have the ability to simply turn o the

internet and not tell anyone why.If an internet provider disagrees with the President

and would like the right to turn the internet back on: toobad. If a school is dependent on the internet to teach its

children: too bad. If a team of scientists needs to send

information across the world to save the life of a littlegirl with a rare form of cancer: too bad. If this bill passes,

the President would have no accountability and no legalliability to tell anyone why he or she is turning o the

internet; nor would he or she be subject to any legalprocess if acting foolishly or selshly. Does this worry

anyone else?

The Government

(and the internet)By MITCHELL CHAMBERLIN

First o, I would like to

point out that the

Packers won theSuperbowl- like Ipredicted. Thats

all.

Now onto the

next thing. If youdont know, I live in

Phillipps Hall. Proud ofthis fact! It is a great place

to live! Besides the obvious things like airconditioning, suites, and having your own

bathroom, there is a lot more to love. Suchas the leadership in Phillipps, the communityit has, and the mix gender atmosphere it

provides.

However, I am not necessarily here to talkto you about why I think Phillpps Hall is awonderful place to live. Something that I

would like to discuss is being proud of whereyou come from. I am sure anyone from Miller

OR Carlson could say the exact same thingsabout why they love the Hall they live in (or

apartment, we mustnt leave them out of this).But what I am particularly talking about isloving your fellow Christians.

It seems as though recently there has been

some hostility towards other peoples livingoors. When something like this goes around,

I cant tell you how disappointed I get. Herewe are, going to a Christian university, praisingGod, living a life with purpose, yet we tear

down our fellow Christian because of wherethey choose to live! Just typing that out makes

it sound even pettier.

What I challenge you to do it to put asidethese built up stereotypes you have, trueor not, and live a life of love. Gods greatest

commandment is to love God and love people.If we cant even do that in our closed o

community that we have, then how can wewhen we hit the real world?

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Believe it or not, spring is on its way and that means the

start of another tennis season. Although the court may not

appear to be anywhere near ready at this point, the coachand her players are enthusiastic to begin the season.Acting captains for this season will be junior elementary

education major Rachel Smith and senior youth

development major Rachel Lojovich for the womens team,and senior youth ministry major Josiah Tonder for the

mens team. Last years Assistant Coach Jessica Tonder isassuming the position of head coach this season.

This season will be another season of building, CoachTonder. We have some great returning players and I amvery excited about those who are joining our program for

the rst time. I have a lot of respect for each of the peopleon our team and I feel honored to work with them.

Coach Tonder has condence in her team, and this

year she would like to see them step up their game and

reach a higher level of competition. On a more individuallevel, she would like to see each player improve his or herrecords from last season. Tennis is a newer sport for manyof the team members so the challenge will be to build

their individual skill levels quickly.However, they wont let that stop the members from

making a great team. Coach Tonder expressed that theyare a tight knit team that gives lots of encouragement

and understands that the sport means a lot more thanwhat happens on the court. The team is preparingthemselves well for the upcoming season by setting

specic goals both as individuals, and as a whole. Theyplan to achieve success this upcoming season.

Our main goal for this year is to be more competitive

in the UMAC than the past two year, said Captain

Tonder. A specic goal that I have for our team is to beatNorthwestern who has been a strong rival for us thepast few years. I would also like to see us nish as one ofthe top three schools in the UMAC this year, and that is

something we can do if we push ourselves this year.Practices for both teams will begin near the end of

February, and the women will kick everything o withtheir rst tournament March 4 and 5 in Crookston, MN.

On March 26, the women and men will join together fortheir rst team match. Not all the matches are scheduledfor the team at this point, but Coach Tonder estimates that

the team will attend between 10 and 13 matches total thisseason.

Game. Set. Match.By JESSICA WARD

The North Central Rams score, and the crowds growwild! But who are the Rams fans that make up the crowds?

Which North Central sports do they like going to the

most?Twenty students and athletic sta were asked what

percentage of students, sta and parents attend NorthCentral sporting events. Ranging from eight percent to 68

percent, the average guess was 30 percent of students, 14percent of sta, and 22 percent of local students parents.

The winner for the most-attended North Central sport wason-campus basketball.

Track, cross country, and tennis events are basically

one combined event and they are typically some of thelowest attended events we have, with golf being the

lowest, said sports information director Trey Meadows.

The soccer games are at least 15 minutes away andheld in the afternoon. Most students do not have thetransportation or the time to attend.

Andrew Agnew, senior intercultural studies major,

pointed out that soccer has its faithful attendees, though.Soccer seems to get a large traveling fan group, said

Agnew.

Director of athletics Jonathan High stressed that astudent may not attend a game because he or she was

never involved with a sport. If more games were playedon-campus, however, more students would show up.

I believe that if we had on-campus facilities for oursoccer, baseball and softball teams, we would see a

signicant jump in spectator attendance, said High.Local students parents attend games often. Meadows

guessed that 90 percent of parents in the metro area

attend their students games regularly.Parents are some of our most faithful fans overall. It is

hard for some sports because our teams such as soccer

play at times that would require parents to take time o orleave work early, said Meadows.North Central stas game attendance is relatively low.Outside of special events that specically invite sta,

we might only have two to three sta members attendany given game [outside of athletic sta ], said Allison

Murphy, compliance coordinator and senior womens

administrator.Some students polled mentioned there is more

attendance at mens games. However, the crowds at thewomans games keep growing.

Our mens basketball team has by far the largestturnout, but the womens basketball team has seen much

higher attendance numbers than in the past, said Murphy.Students explained that basketball is consistently

attended is because it is enjoyable.

I think they have done a good job of getting intoschool spirit at basketball games. You arent going to go

to a tennis match or golf meet and see that, said Bethany

Bostron, junior business administration major.There are many reasons why people attend or donot attend North Central sporting events. The teamsappreciate the attendance that they have.

Sports attendance at NCUBy JACLYN TRIEB

MARY BETH OAKS


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Minutes before the clock strikes 7:30 p.m., thebleachers in the gymnasium become a sea of navy

and gold. It is the beginning of the infamous mensbasketball game during The Week at North Central.

Ravenous cheers echo across the walls as studentsand parents prepare to watch the ght between the

Rams and the Crown College Storm before their eyes.Suddenly, the lights dim and the sound of

crumpling newspapers lls the air as fans turn their

backs to the court. A spotlight is gleamed ontofreshman business administration major Chauncee

Hollingsworth as the starting line-up for the Rams isannounced.

The game erupted with the rst Rams pointsscored by freshman undeclared major AndrewBerndt. The rst half of the game was followed by

several three-point shots from the Storm, putting theRams behind on the scoreboard. Though the point

dierence between the two teams became large attimes, the Rams did not stop giving their best eort.

We just stayed poised and maintained ourcomposure, said Berndt. Even though we havesome young players on this years team, we dont get

rattled too easily.By halftime, the score was 43-40 with the Rams

taking the upper hand. The game progressed intothe second half with the Rams struggling to keep the

ball on their side of the court. With 12 minutes and34 seconds left in the game, though, freshman youthdevelopmnt studies major Nathan Roeder shot a

two-pointer to put the Rams ahead by one point. Therest of the game consisted of intense back-to-back

play between the Rams and the Storm.The game ended with a nal score of 88-85, with

the Rams clenching the victory. Berndt led the Ramswith 25 points, including the crucial game-winningshot with only seconds left on the clock. Other key

players in the game were Roeder with 20 points andsix assists, and senior pastoral studies major Levi

Kooistra with 18 points and 12 rebounds.The game was a highlight of the mens basketball

season, and it pushed the team to further their abilityboth mentally and physically. Along with it being ahighlight of the season, it was also an exciting night

during The Week at North Central. Free hot dogswere served before the game started, and fans were

able to sport their favorite North Central apparel.

NCU vs. CrownBy REBEKAH JACOBSON

Senior interdisciplinary studies major Caleb

Thomas will be a fth year student during the2011 soccer season. However, after tearing

his hamstring, his playing status is pending.Currently, he is studying history at North

Central and military science at the University ofMinnesota.

A little known fact about Thomas is that he wasborn on the mission eld in Pakistan.

I consider Macedonia to be home, said Thomas.

Growing up overseas, he strove to be just like theother kids.

If you didnt or couldnt play soccer, lets face it,

you werent cool, sad Thomas. And since everylittle kid wants to be cool, I got good at soccer.

During an early game this past season, Thomasruptured one of the muscles in his hamstring.

There is no chance that I will not allow myself

to not be prepared and healthy to play nextseason, said Thomas.

Although the upcoming soccer season will behis last, Thomas does not plan on hanging up his

cleats when the season is over.

The truth is, after this there is no more soccer, Iwont stop playing. I love it too much not to keep

playing, Thomas said.

Thomas hobbies outside of soccer include

working out, playing just about every othersport, traveling, eating, and climbing mountains.

Thomas also enjoys sleeping and lying onbeaches. Future plans for Thomas include

entering the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant.

Spotlight: Caleb ThomasBy BAILEY SCHOTT

MARY BETH OAKS

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Originally from Milwaukee, WI, senior psychology major

Charity Bowers has been playing basketball since fth grade.I was pretty popular in school due to the fact that I was the

class geek and I stood about six inches taller than everyone,said Bowers.

Attending a private school required that the female studentswear uniforms consisting of green shirts and tan skirts.

I was often referred to as the Jolly Green Giant, and I actually

found it quite hilarious, said Bowers.Bowers nds her inspiration to play basketball in just having

the ability to do so.I learned at an early age that life is not promised, so I try

to appreciate it every time I breathe in and breathe out, saidBowers.

She used to play basketball with her best friend, David

Franklin, who always pushed her to be more than she thought

she was. Upon the passing of Franklin, Bowers wears his

number (32) to help remind her that basketball is more than agame; it is another chance to thank God for the opportunity.

Life is a constant inspiration for me, and I thank God for thegift to live it, said Bowers.

Outside of basketball, Bowers enjoys a lot.It is not hard for me to become entertained by some of the

smallest things, said Bowers.

Bowers values her family, in which she is the daughter of twopastors and the youngest girl of 14 children.

I really nd joy in spending time with my family and friends;they never cease to amaze me through who they are and what

they give me, said Bowers.Bowers also enjoys movies, video games, a good read, candy

and food. Future plans for Bowers include returning home to

help with her parents missions eorts.

Prole on BowersBy BAILEY SCHOTT

A Husband. A Father. A Teacher. A Coach. A College AthleticDirector. These are the various titles of Jonathan High. Whatever

title he goes by, High has a major impact throughout NorthCentral.

High started his career at North Central three years ago.Currently, High teaches a sports management class and is the

head mens basketball coach for North Central. However, hismain job as North Centrals athletic director entails a lot of hardwork and lots of time. High oversees all 14-sport teams at North

Central by managing schedules, teams travel needs, homeevents, budgets, equipment and more.

High is very busy working as the athletic director, the headmens basketball coach, and as a teacher. Outside of North

Central, High spends his time with his children and wife. H igh

has three children: two boys and one girl, they reside in Bualo,MN area. All of Highs children are extremely involved in sports

at their schools.When Im not going to a game, I enjoy getting out and

catching a movie or dinner with my wife, Amy, said High.

High stays very busy with work, coaching, and being involvedwith his childrens sports. However, he is much appreciated by

the students and players.He is a great person who loves his players and wants

everyone to have a great athletic college experience, saidcaptain of the mens basketball team and sophomore youth

development studies major, Nate Roeder.High feels that the future for North Central athletes is

extremely bright, especially with us [North Central] becoming

a member of the NCAA Division III. The opportunities are nowgreater.

High dreams of the day that North Central Athletics will berecognized not only on a state level, but as a Midwest region as

well.

Through his many titles at North Central and in thecommunity, High has impacted many, whether it be his

students, players, children, or wife. High continues to pushthrough all the obstacles put before him and will continue to be

there for everyone in the years to come.

A man of many titlesBy CURTIS WARD

What is it like to be the only man on a womens team?

Assistant Coach Peter Hansen answers that question withoften. Hansen is starting his second year as assistant to the

head coach for North Centrals softball team, under HeadCoach Allison Murphy.

When asked about the rst thing that comes to his mind

about coaching the softball team Hansen responded with,We are a big family, we stick together through thick and

thin. Trust, honesty, having fun. I ts more than wins andlosses.

There are, of course, challenges to being to the only male,such as being out voted on where to eat, but Hansen shareda more formidable challenge, I think its a little harder for

the girls to open up. I need to prove that Im trustworthyand real.

Catcher Kristolyn Pettygrove, a sophomore elementaryeducation major, rst thought about Hansen as Caring.

Coach is so willing to listen and encourage everyone, on and

o the eld.When asked if there have been any awkward moments

with being the only guy on the team, Hansen shared that

when there are some, they are usually on his part, Usually

its me saying or doing awkward things, i.e. spilling wateron the front of my pants or saying phrases that have double

meanings and not realizing it until after I said it.

Pitcher Danielle Anderson, a junior intercultural studiesmajor, shed a little more light on the awkwardness, He

always says the funniest things without realizing it. We wereeating breakfast one day before a game and he said that hisfood was H. O. E. heaven on earth

Its clear that while sometimes its awkward to have onlyone male traveling and coaching with a team full of women,

it also can be a good time. Hansen sums it all up with hisfavorite thing about being, well him. being a positive male

inuence in their lives. Since Im married, its like having 13daughters so any boys that are interested in them will haveto deal with me rst. If you need proof, just ask my girls. On

a lighter note, I get my own hotel room!Peter Hansen is well-loved and respected by his softball

girls and cant wait to begin the softball season.

Coach Peter Hansens extended familyBy CONNIE ZIMMERMAN

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