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Cosmonaught

A look into a music minsitry

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Cosmonaught is not your average band. Not only

do they have a heart to communicate Jesus through

passionate lyrics surrounded by epic dance rock music,but they build real relationships with their audience.

They want to see a growth o understanding who God is

sprout up in each o their listeners lives.Were not just about going, seeing, and then leaving.

We actually want to be there or people, drummer

Adam Byer said.Cosmonaught began two years ago when lead singer

and guitarist Ben Pierce and Byer met at a school inNew Zealand. They started leading worship together at

a church in Minneapolis, and then keyboardist DavidDonnelly joined the duo.

The band gave their rst unocial perormance at aClub 3 Degrees tournament a ew months later, but theydidnt dub their group Cosmonaught until September

2010. Joe Riley (bass), Courtney Pierce (vocals), and EricBerg (guitar #2) were added to the group then.

The band has grown almost unnaturally since itsbeginning. In Ben Pierces words, they are ridiculouslydierent rom where they were a year ago. Their

rst competition put them on the lowest end o thescoreboard, and their most recent per ormance carried

them to the top.Our rst show at the Club 3 tournament was terrible,

but weve improved immensely since then. We went

rom getting a score in the low 80s to a score o 115. The

dierence in ve months has been crazy. We used that

last tournament as a catalyst, B. Pierce said.Cosmonaughts music has changed as well. They

want to present God in a way thats relevant with their

music and visuals. Their mission is to push the envelopon what creativity is through demonstrating the Gospelin a more creative way.

A big principle in our ministry is that you have toshow people who Jesus is, because lots o people have

a skewed vision o God and Christianity, Byer said.Through their constant pursuit or God and their

willingness to be used as tools or His k ingdom, theymaximize the platorm God has given them at every

show. They present a bold message o Jesus throughtheir lyrics, actions, and words.

Their platorm does not end on the stage, though.

Cosmonaught extends their ministry outside o showvenues to the relationships in their lives and the Bible

study they ormed. The Bible study opens up a placewhere the public can walk in and deepen their aithwith Jesus.

We want to be involved in the ministry side o it. Wewant people to grow in their understanding o God.

Were not interested in entertaining people, Byer said.Cosmonaughts vision is to connect with people and

help them see the realness o Christ through music that

is relatable to the modern generation. In the uture,

they want to put on evangelistic events throughout

the Twin Cities by partnering with local churches andschools. Young people could bring their non-Christianriends to the shows where a message o truth would be

presented.They are unreached and hungry or truth straight

Gospel truth. And they want to hear it because they are

desperate or something genuine, real, and applicableto their lives, B. Pierce said.

The past two years have been an incredible growingexperience or the band, but their dream is still hanging

in the clouds. They have huge plans, and their desire toreach a lost generation is evident through their passion

or music and relationship with people. They are not inexistence to start another bandwagon, trend thing.

They genuinely want to pour Jesus into peoples lives

by developing strong relationships with their listeners.Be bold and dont waste the platorm God has given

you. Use [it] or the thing that matters. Its signicant, B.Pierce said.

Cosmonaught will be opening or The Violet Burning

at Renewal Vineyard Church in Crystal, MN on Oct. 14at 7:00 p.m. Also, they will be perorming at Fine Line

Music Ca on Nov. 12. Check out their Facebook pageor more inormation and download their 4-song EP at

cosmonaught.bandcamp.com.

By REBEKAH JACOBSON

Maximizing the Platorm Through Music

Danica Donelly


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According to

the Merriam-

Webster online

dictionary,

entry is

dened as.

The act o

entering

or passing

into or upon

something.

Entry is North

Centrals

on-campus

organization

acilitating

student-led

chapel. Their

mission statement is toallow students the opportunity

to minister to students in a variety o ways. The main

ocus o our service is to bring the message o God to

the student body in a 50-minute service so they may be

rereshed, encouraged, motivated, and well-rounded to

go and do the work o God in return or what they have

been given.

The services, held three days a week, which began on

Oct. 4, provide a unique way to enter or pass into daily

worship.

According to many students, one o the main

benets o attending Entry is the relaxed and intimate

atmosphere.

I love the more personal eel o the smaller room. Im

not a an o huge crowds, so the smaller numbers and

personal aspect o it is great, senior pastoral studies

major Jordan Valley said.

Echoing Valleys thoughts, junior biblical languages

major Julian Flores said, The small setting allows the

students to speak whats actually on their minds, plus Im

a sucker or small churches and I get that homey eeling

in Entr y.

Flores also commented on how encouraging it is to hear

the hearts o ellow students because you get a little

insight into their spiritual walks and can be challenged by

their words.

Director o Entry, junior intercultural studies major

Sarah Kim, says the team has chosen a theme or this year

entitled Deeper. Their vision is the idea that no matter

where we are at, we are called to seek the deeper things

o God. The more we taste o H is goodness, the more we

hunger. I the way to Gods heart is a well, it is an innite

well. And the deeper we go, the richer the water.

Their goals or the student body will be drawn out

through scheduled services as well as an unscheduled

service on Wednesdays, which will be a time meant or

students to come seek the Lord in their own way.

The hope o the Entry team is to oster an environment

where students can know the Lord in a deeper way. It

is intended to be a place where the kingdom is sought

ater together, challenging students to be the heavenly

kingdom at work.

By JESSICA TRAUDT

Diving Into Gods Well

The all musical is an event many North Central

students look orward to each year, and the upcoming

production, Godspell, is no dierent. The showpresents a creative, playul take on the Gospel o

Matthew.

The intention o the musical was to present the

theme o community -- to show the people who came

together rom all dierent walks o lie to ollow Jesus,

said Assistant Proessor o Fine Arts Wayne Matthews.

However, the perormance is not a straight Gospel

narrative; rather, it presents a conglomeration o the

many parables and teachings o Jesus.

North Centrals ocus o Godspell will be presented

dierently than typical productions, it will be set ina high school showcasing dierent personalities

jocks, firts, goths, etc. -- which is an uncharacteristic

backdrop or the story.

Its not High School Musical. Its Godspell, but we

want it to be relatable. Our stereotypes arent over the

top -- theyre real people, Matthew said.

The play will concentrate on character development

around Jesus as a ocal point. Senior children and

amily ministries major Evan Fortunato, who will be

playing the role o a high school jock/disciple, says

exploring his character is one o the most exciting

parts o the production or him.

[The whole play] has very much been a

collaboration o all the cast to create things so ar, and

Im excited to see how it will turn out, Fortunato said.

In addition to the ocus on character development,

the original music, arranged by Peter Shu, provides a

more updated, modern eel to the original score.

The director and cast share a mutual desire or theaudience to gain more rom the experience beyond

pure enjoyment.

The play is crazy and silly at times, but the main

ocus is on showing how Jesus can truly create change

in each person. I hope that NCU students gain a sense

o enjoymentbut more than that I hope they gain a

greater appreciation or who God is and or how much

he loves us [and] that this piece, with all o the silliness

involved, glories God and helps the audience better

understand Him, Fortunato said.

Perormances will be held Nov. 10 - 13 and Nov. 17 -

20. All Thursday through Saturday perormances begin

at 7:30 p.m., and all Sunday perormances begin at

3:00 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased through the Fine Arts

website or by calling Administrative Assistant Karla

Johnson at the Fine Arts oce. Prices are $15 or

adults, $12 or seniors and children ages 12 and under,

and $10 or North Central students with a student I.D.

Matthews encourages students to come out to see

Godspell.

We want riends to see it as a night out and

brother/sister foors to come togetherIts a musical

youll enjoy, but we believe youll walk away learning

more about yoursel and with a dierent perspective

than you had coming in, Matthews said.

GodspellBy LISA HAWTHORNE

Dale Houghton

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Rebekah Wilson


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By MARK SONNTAG

As the new Dean o Community

Lie, Greg Leeper takes on the task

o overseeing the Community Lie

department as well as advising various

University committees such as NCSA,

Senate and Board o Directors. In his rst

year at North Central, Leeper also takes

on the task o acquainting himsel with

resh aces and new perspectives. Said

Leeper, My main goal this rst year is to

learn. [I want to] learn the NCU student

and organizational cultures learn to do

my job really well and learn what positive

kingdom changes I may be able to make.

Leepers transition brought him rom

Trinity International University where

he held a similar position o Director o

Leadership Development near Chicago, IL.

With no real intentions o leaving Trinity

International, Leeper noticed the job

opening or his current position online.

I elt like the job description was written

with me in mind! I decided to apply to see

i this was maybe an open door rom the

Lord.

While Chicago is home to his riends

and amily, Leeper comments that the

eels he had grown too comortable where

he was. He eels the Lord has challenged

him and his wie through several big

changes at once. I think the Lord wanted

to stretch us through [this]. New jobs, new

home, [and a] new addition to the amily

on the way!

Leeper hopes to share his strenths

in both strategic thinking and action-

oriented categories with the community

o North Central to help develop students

and get involved in practical details o

doing lie with students.

Dean o Residence Lie

By MARK SONNTAG

Ater eight years o serving as the RD

o Phillipps hall, Juice Montezon has

now taken on the role o the Dean o

Residence Lie. Ater so long o being an

RD, Montezon says he misses his previous

position. Says Montezon, As much as

Im going to miss [it] Im really enjoying

my new position. He looks orward to

the change and the challenges this new

role is going to oer. Jake Smith did an

incredible job o developing Res. Lie to

where it is today, so I hope to build on

where he let o.

The transition was quick or Montezon.

Ater being hired in May, he had to be

out o his apartment by July and despite

not thinking they would nd a house

in time, the Montezon amily was able

to buy a house and move in within ve

weeks. We love our new house or the

space and the yard, but I miss living

on campus. I love the students at NCU

and I loved living lie with them. Says

Montezon.

With his new position, Montezon hopes

to help students realize that discipline in

not something to be araid o. His goal

is to show that the sta and aculty care

about the students and North Central.

One o the ways we are trying to do this

is by building relationships with students

so they can trust a person, not just a

system.

Montezon shares his sympathies

students acing discipline and is making

an eort to alleviate some o the ear that

comes rom disciplinary meetings and

wants to keep lines o communication

open with students to be able to share

the heart behind the discipline. We

would be happy to talk to anyone about

anything they are going through, no

matter what it is and to [assist] them with

[any] help they want.

Josh Gregory

northcentral.edu

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With classes in ull swing, most students are ready or the upcoming all break,

October 20-23! With all that ree time to hang out with riends and amily, thequestion on most students minds is, what to do? Several students already haveclear plans or how they intend to make the most o all break.

Junior alcohol and drug counseling major Emily Carbone is excited about herplans.

My roommate rom last year is coming to visit, and then were going to go homeand eat pizza, lots o pizza. We hope to go swing dancing. And then hang out with

the amily, Carbone said.

When asked what she was most excited about, Carbone replied, Sleep, and timewith my amily.

Another student, sophomore youth development major Kendra Dagen, is notcompletely sure i she will be able to go home, but hopes to so that she can see her

brother in a play.This is not concrete, but hopeully Ill be able to go home. My brothers is perorming

at dinner theatre. Hes going to be Spok, Dagen said. (What dinner theater and whatis the play called)

For Dagen, the most exciting thing about all break is, Being with my amily,

hanging out and resting a bit.

For sophomore business major Donnivan Clausen, break is less about a list o plans

than it is about being with amily. He plans to, Go meet up with amily and eat lotso ood. Work, study, watch TV, and play with my cats. One is bipolar schizophrenic,Clausen said.

Clausen is most excited about, eating lots o ood: home-cooked ood.For many students, going home or all break is not an option due to distance.

However, there are many options or those planning to stay.Carbone recommends that students staying in the Twin Cities over break visit

the swing dancing venue Wabasha Caves and the Ring Mountain Creamery. Dagon

considers Minnehaha Falls and the apple orchards good places to visit or those whohave time.

The students also have nal words o wisdom or those looking to get the most outo their all break. Clausen has advice or students unable to go home.

Try to nd riends that live in the area, or hang out with other people who cant gohome. Dont be alone unless you need to be alone, Clausen said.

Carbone also gives advice, Dont sleep the whole time. Take advantage o the reetime to be with the Lord, because thats the bomb. And try something new.I theres something you want to do, make a point to do it, instead o just letting it fy

by, said Dagen.

By HANNHA ONEYMaking the Most o Fall

Kelsey Marrin


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Another Sunday night arrives and

chances are, many students are already

tired o Chipotle and Noodles and

Company. O course, living in the dorms

may limit the options on nding delicious

ood, but there are other options than Easy

Mac and ast ood. As overwhelming as it

can be, cooking in the dorms is easier and

less expensive than many students believe.

Miller Hall resident Caiti King, a senior

youth ministry major, owns a microwave,

Crock-pot (slow cooker), hot pot, and a

blender usually designated or desserts.

I got sick o Ramen really ast, so ater

a ew months, I started looking up recipes

online. I you know where to look, you can

nd just about anything, King said.

With slow cookers, the trickiest part is

getting the timing right, but by starting the

meal in the morning, it should be nished

cooking around dinnertime.

Pretty much anything you make in a

kitchen, you can make in the dormsroast,

baked potatoes, sloppy joes, ajitas, King

said.

For Crock-pot ajitas, begin in the

morning by derosting and cutting up

rozen chicken breasts and throw it in a

Crock-pot with green peppers and onions.

(For spicier ajitas, add taco seasoning and

spices) Around dinnertime check your

ajitas requently to determine an end or

the cook time. Ater the dish is completed

cooked, warm up a ew tortillas and add

toppings, like grated cheese, chopped

lettuce, and diced tomatoes, and then your

made-rom-scratch ajitas will be ready.

With the addition o a blender, a ruit

smoothie can be added or a healthy

dessert by adding ruit with a little yogurt,

juice, and ice.

Another option or nding home-

cooked ood in the dorms, according to

senior pastoral studies major Meagan

Collinsworth, is nding a riend in the

apartmentsa riend with an oven, stove,

and large rerigerator who does not mind

having a riend hang around their kitchen.

Cooking at my riends apartment is

un. Just make sure you have your own

designated shel in the rerigerator,

Collinsworth said.

Cooking on CampusBy LISA HAWTHORNE

Stacey Jones, a middle aged,

energetic, Segue Ca employee plays

more than the role o a typical barista.

He is the pastor o Urban Jerusalem,

a church whose mission is to present

the Kingdom o God in relevant orm

through the art o hip-hop.

The term hip-hop that Urban

Jerusalem reers to is not the description

the rest o the world thinks o according

to Jones.

What you see on TV is not hip-hop,

MTV is not the accurate description;

mainstream is not accurate, Jones said.

Originating in the south Bronx, hip-

hop was a cultural movement designed

to keep kids o the street utilizing urban

expression. Urban Jerusalem breaks this

art down into our main elements, which

consist o an Emcee (rapper), grati

artist, break-dancer, and DJ. The church

tries to use one o these elements in

every service, accompanied with the

occasional live painter on stage.

The name Urban Jerusalem comes

rom Psalm 51 where the Holy Spirit ell

on Jerusalem, the city o peace. Gods

desire in Jerusalem was to make sure

peace was maniested through the city,

which is Urban Jerusalems desire or

Minneapolis as well.

People look at urban areas in

Minneapolis as war zones, but when I

look at the area where we are, there is a

lot o peace said Jones.

Urban Jerusalem is a ull-fedged church,

not solely a youth ministry church but

one that caters to all ages. Husband and

wives, amilies, young adults, children; all

are welcome.

Recently, Urban Jerusalem is

partnering with Segue Ca to put on

Express-Soul Night which is an open

mic ormat, or anyone is able to express

what is on his or her soul, whether it is

through spoken word, song, or reading

a piece. This is taking place the rst

Wednesday o every month, starting

October 5. The public is welcomed and

encouraged to attend.

Segue Ca also has a special discount

that applies only to North Central

students rom 4-6 pm every day: buy

one coee, get one hal o.

Urban Jerusalem encourages and

welcomes all to check them out and

experience a unique orm o worship

thats main purpose is to give glory to

God!

For more inormation and service

times or Urban Jerusalem, look up their

Facebook page:

http://www.acebook.com/

UrbanJerusalem?re=tsle://localhost/

Users/administrator/Desktop/Mack_

Urban%20Jerusalem-FINAL.docx.html.

Hip-Hop ChurchBy SARAH MACK

In celebration o the all season

arriving, junior education major

Charity Richardson utilizes her

Elliot apartment stove to bake a

homemade pie.

Kayla Grell

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Sunny Day in St. PaulBy AMY LAMBERT

It was a beautiul all Sunday, the weather was

perect and the leaves were all changing color.

Ater church, my roommate, Lauren Ruth Davies, a

sophomore elementary education major, and I decided

to go on a bus trip to St Paul.

Our rst stop o the day was at Mickeys Diner or

lunch. Because o its small size, there is usually a

waiting period and I would suggest a group o no

larger than our go out together. The prices were very

reasonable, easily under $10 or a meal, and the ood

was good. I had a BLT and Davies had a quarter lb.

hamburger and ries.

Mickeys buys their meat, coee, and bread locally. It

is a amily owned and operated restaurant, and is open

24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is known or being

in The Mighty Ducks, and many celebrities have eaten

there including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Meryl

Streep.

Ater lunch, we walked over to the Science Museum

o Minnesota. Its bit expensive; $13 to see the exhibits,

and more i you want to watch the omnitheater. On

Thursdays ater 5 PM, there is a student discount.

The rst foors main exhibit was on the Mississippi

River with inormation and charts. The next foor

had multiple exhibits including child growth and

the human body. You can look at some parasites

under a microscope. The bottom foor has a dinosaur

exhibit, and has more interactive activities, such as a

tornado simulation and the math in playing dierent

instruments. Depending on the time o year, they have

mini-gol and other activities to do outside.

Ater the museum, we took another bus over

to Como Zoo. For dinner, we went to Snuys Malt

Shop. The service wasnt great, nor were the meals

themselves. The serving size was small and the ood

was dry. It was more along the lines o $10-15 or a

meal. The malts were the best part o Snuys. A small is

$3.45 and a large is $4.45. There are 20 favors to choose

rom, and they also have sundaes and foats available as

well.

Ater dinner we walked back to Como Zoo, which is

ree to see the animals and gardens. Mini-gol is also

available at a reasonable price; every 9 holes cost $2.50,

cash only. Then we got back on a next bus and headed

back to school. We were back in our room around 9.

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In his veins runs lyrics, in his heart pumps beats.

He is a natural born musician who writes, perorms

and entertains or the pure love o the art o music.

Andrew Jay and the Americans have a olk/bluegrass

eel to their music. Their songs are based around

dierent events that dierent members o the band

have ound themselves going through over the past

couple o years. With a band lled with ve dierent

instruments many will be sure to nd themselves

hearing the type o sound they looking or.

For lead guitarist Andrew Molle o Andrew Jay and

the Americans music has been a part o him since he

was a little kid. However, unlike most musicians, he is

not playing music to make the big bucks.

Music is more o a liestyle or me. Im not real

worried about making a record. I just really enjoy

writing the music and playing with my riends. Molle

said. When hearing those words must people already

know without listening to Molles music that it is going

to be wonderul.

Another aspect o Andrew Jay and the Americans

is the act that they have yet to charge anyone or

downloading their music. They want to make sure that

anyone is able to hear their music that wants to. It all

goes back to what Molle said about music being more

o a liestyle then anything else. Andrew Jay and the

Americans are currently working on setting up some

concerts or the next couple o months, but nothing

has been set in stone yet.

This band is lled with soul, rythem, passion, and

love. They put on a show that people dont orget, and

they have an amazing time perorming. Andrew Jay

and the Americans is a band worth listening to, worth

giving a try, worth alling in love with. In the mean

time, while youre waiting to nd a concert o theirs

to go to make sure to visit Andrew Molles myspace

page in the meantime in order to download some o

Andrew Jay and the Americans music.

Andrew Jay and the AmericansBy KELSEY MARRIN

Charming exposed brick, hardwoodfoors, on a second story that has views

o downtown makes Annies Parloura perect date spot or hang out spot.

Annies Parlour is located in Dinkytown,on the west bank o the University oMinnesota. Typical burgers, ries, and

killer malt milkshakes. I wish I could saythat this is a typical restaurant review,

but it isnt. The ood was delicious,atmosphere great, but the part that

made this experience memorable is theinteraction I had with the waitress.

I had some homework and my

computer with me. I was enjoyingmy chocolate- coee malk-shake and

making small talk with the waitress.So, do you go to the U?

No, Im a student at North Central

University, its a small--Christian school? Hm.

Then she turned and walked away.Eyes wide, mouth dropped, I turned

my head in disbelie. Surprisingly, Iwas intrigued more than oended and

inspired more than discouraged.Im sorry, did I say something to

oend you?

I didnt mean to be rude. I justknow Christians have a lot to say to

non-Christians. I dislike having religion

orced at me, like I am a bad personbecause I dont share the same belies.

Like, I dont have anything againstpeople who believe, but I just dont

share it. Both reasons o belie and non-belie have their own good reasons, tothemselves, and it isnt worth arguing.

I was speechless.Non-Christians can have good

hearts too.I wish I could write that I prayed over

her and God swooped in and changedher heart. That this was a miracle otransormation. But it is not. She has

control over what her heart decidesand as Christians, we are in control

o how we interact, react, and showlove to non-Christians. We are able to

speak into others lives and plant seeds

that only God can sprout. Every seedbears ruit at a season later than when

planted. We have the Lords Spirit as aGuide and Source o Wisdom. How are

we sharing that with others?

Annies Parlour ExperienceBy RACHEL KRUK

Media Prohibition ActBy BEN PIRIE

It is no surprise that R rated movies

are banned here at North Central. The

question is, is banning R rated movies,

cable, and explicit music air, also should

the rules be dierent or those who live

in the apartments as the rules currently

stand?

All who attend North Central, with a

ew exceptions, are out o high school

and are 18 years o age or older. When

we chose to come to North Central we

signed a consent orm limiting some

o our rights. One o those rights limit

media.

I have conficting eelings as to whether

media should be limited to students

or not. On one hand, I see why North

Central would want to limit media that

could potentially lead someone to sin

against God. On the other, I cannot help

but eel that taking away the decision o

entertainment is wrong.

I have no desire to listen to most

worldly music. Most music today is

nothing but garbage. The reason or this

is that most worldly music is explicit.

Music rated explicit is mostly due to

proanity, sexual themes, or themes about

drugs and alcohol. Nothing good can

come rom putting that kind o material

in ones mind.

My issue with the rules is the banning

o R rated lms. I eel that R rated lms

should be allowed pending why the

movie has received the R rating. Some

movies such as the Passion o the Christ

are banned here at NCU, which I nd to

be ridiculous. We come to North Central

to ollow God, learn about him, and to

grow closer to him and yet when a lm

is made depicting what Christ endured

or our sin we are not allowed to watch

it. I have watched the movie and it has

greatly ministered to me.

It is so easy to read the bible and not

really sit back and think about what Christ

went through or us. This lm has been

an immense eye opener or me in my

lie and is something I eel anyone who

loves Christ should have to ability and

opportunity i they desire to watch it.

Kayla Grell

Dale Houghton

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Early Start to Fall BreakBy RUBEN PRIETO

By the time

o the release o

this issue I will

have begun my

all break; fying

to my destination,

Honolulu, Hawaii.

Upon arrival, I

will be anxiously

rendezvousing with

my parents, brother

and sister-in-law

along with my

two nieces. The

youngest one I will be meeting or the rst time.

Earlier this year my parents decided to plan trips

to see my siblings. I am the youngest o three boys,

and both o my older brothers currently serve in the

United States Army. Because o their service, as well

as the responsibility that comes with new marriages

and their amily development, time has fown by

since mysel or parents have seen them.

My nuclear amily and my extended amily have

always been close. Throughout my lie I can recall

having a variety o extended amily members that

lived with us, on either a short-term or long-term

basis. As a result o this, amily dinner sometimes

seemed like a mini-holiday experienceinstead o

a turkey with all the xings, it would be enchiladas,

beans and rice with Jarritos to drink.

Needless to say, I grew up with a close amily

environment, and the combination o me going to

school in Minnesota, having one brother stationed

in Hawaii, and the other stationed in Washington

altered the relational aspect o my amily orever. My

eelings leave me wishing thoughts o those past

holiday-like moments, but reality is, part o growing

up and accepting change, mak ing adjustments

and reinorcing connections with those who are

important to you, like amily.

The unpredictability o various destinations God

will take you make up the joys and challenges o

lie. My all break destination this year is Hawaii, a

considerably joyous one. In addition to spending time

with my amily, I will have the chance to experience

somewhat o a delayed transition to the upcoming

dreadul approach o winter, which will hopeully

include a tour o the inamous Pearl Harbor base.

Uncertainty in particular destinations o lie

impact individuals by provoking an assortment o

responsespleasant or notbut remembering

a simple principle o thankulness, encourages

appreciation o who and what God has put in each o

our lives. Make the most o your current destination,

always evoke thoughts o sympathy to others when

necessary, and encourage one another by elaborating

on similar experiences with past destinations.

Dale Houghton

There many thingsabout the Christianliestyle that Ive grown to

despise, and while I dontthink one should go about

their lie living in sin, thereis too big o an ethical

grey area in a Christianslie these days.I dont like irrelevant

Christian biases. The

act that Tim Tebow hasmissionary parents shouldnt matter when talkingabout how good he is or isnt. The act remains that

he still cant throw downeld.Do I like the guy? Sure, but dont expect me tocheer or him on Sunday just because he loves God.

I dont want him on my team, and you shouldnteither.

Going to church doesnt make you anymore oa Christian than overusing a quote makes you a

philosopher. Hopeully that killed that saying or awhile.

Growing up in a primarily secular amily, I

understand the eects o alcohol. This means Iknow the dierence between a glass o wine, anda th o vodka. We, upon applying or admittance

to this University, signed a waiver to our right asadults to drink alcohol. A glass o wine is actually

benecial or your health. Besides the obviousstress relie, red wine contains Resveratrol, which

helps prevent damage to blood vessels, reducelow-density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, andprevent blood clots. I am in no way advocating

bar hopping, or participating in the ever-popular

zombie pub crawl.Sometimes making these moral, ethical decisions

can get in the way o our aith. They shouldnt, but

they do. Its like picking the medic perk in BlackOps. Should I waste one o my open slots justso I can revive you, even though youll respawn

seconds later? I dont care about your kill streak, orhow close you were to dogs, even though youre -8

with a spaz on WMD.No matter what stance is on alcohol, Christian

athletes, or Call o Duty, allowing your Christianaith to bias your opinion in a completely irrelevant

topic is stupid.

Maintaining Christian Liestyle Outside o NCUBy JAKE VON ARX

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By JAKE VON ARX

Soccer: Matt HubertyBy RUBEN PRIETO

Cross Country: Je Winkelman

Many high school athletes go on to

participate in collegiate level sports, but

senior sports management major Matt

Huberty is privileged to excel in two

areas. Hes been a utility player or the

baseball team since arriving, but having a

background as a soccer player caused him

to take up the sport as well.

Huberty has played keeper or the

team, allowing 4 goals in 2 games, and 13

saves on the season. He also recorded a

shutout against St. Marys University.

They were a much stronger opponent

than most teams weve aced, and we

were ortunate to get the shutout,

Huberty said about the tie.

When asked why he decided to playor the team this year, Huberty replied, I

regret quitting hockey prematurely, and

I didnt want to make the same mistake

with soccer while I still had the chance to

play competitively.

Beating Faith Baptist Bible College

and Providence College in regionals are

the things the rst year goalie is looking

orward to the most or the remainder o

the season.

The uture seems bright or Huberty,

as he looks orward to graduation, and

eventually going into International sports

tourism, which he described as, the

business o providing routes and acilities

or international sports enthusiasts and

guides.

While this is only Hubertys rst year

playing collegiate soccer, hes not exactly

new to sports, playing three sports

throughout high school.

In the spring semester, Huberty plans

on playing baseball again, and looks

orward to the upcoming season. The

team will be under the direction o

new head coach Nick Solberg, and thereturning senior said hes looking orward

to busting his butt under him.

Its an exciting new year with an

exciting new coach, Huberty said about

the position change.

Huberty reminisced about past

baseball seasons, claiming, mullet

hunting in the heart o Missouri as his

best memory with the team so ar.

A amily tradition including thirteen

members o participation in cross-country

sports continues to inspire, junior campus

missions major Je Winklemen. Beginning

the long distance running sport in th

grade, Winklemen continues to carry out

the amily legacy by marking his twelth

and nal year o running.

Winklemen serves as co-captain with

senior elementary education major Jay

Beichley or the mens team. Winklemen

supports the team by communicating

necessary inormation regarding team

logistics, leading workout training

sessions, and urthering the development

o the community within the team.

Most people dont realize that cross-country is a team sport, Winklemen said.

One o Winklemens avorite aspects

o the team is the implementation o

encouragement or the team while at

practices because it helps cultivates

community.

An element o reward is ound in

running, even though most people

dont like it, a sense o accomplishment

occurs when completing a race or

practice,Winkleman said.

Being Winklemens last year with the

team he views part o his role as well

as upper classmen, is building up the

reshmen to pass on the reigns or uture

seasons.

Going through the experience o

running together, while having support

through the love-hate relationship

o the runner and running process

promotes ridiculous amounts o bonding,

Winklemen said.

His perspective he approaches

running is with a determination to gloriy

God.

Its a way o giving back to God,Winklemen said.

Winklemen maintains academic

achievement by practicing a principle o

discipline by meticulously structuring his

schedule. Practice or the team regularly

includes early mornings, on average

beginning at 5:30 a.m., or our days

a week, and an aternoon practice on

Tuesdays.

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The regular season or intramural ootballhas come to a close, and the playo picture

is in ull view. The top three teams all nishedwith undeeated records, and it came to a pointdierential to determine the seeding.

4 East Carlson, led by junior social workmajor Isaiah Rockett, earned the top seed, with

rival 4 West Carlson, anchored by senior youthministries major Ben Freitag not ar behind.

These teams have a rst round bye on Saturday.2 West Phillipps, also undeeated, ended with

the third seed, will ace 3 East Carlson, whoended the season 2-2, in the rst round. MOEalso nished 2-2, and earned the ourth seed,

and will play 5 West Carlson, who are also 2-2.When asked about the playo environment,

Rockett said, I am most looking orward to thecompetition. The best o the best have made itthis ar, and its un to play against other teams

who can give our team a run or our money.Much anticipation is leading into the playo

games, with the possibility o yet another 4thfoor championship game. The past two years

have nished on the last drive, with last yearsSnow Bowl ending in overtime.

Sophomore pastoral studies major Andrew

Berndt o 2 West is wary o his teams successagainst our non-playo teams, including 2 East

Phillipps who oreited most o their season dueto a lack o players.

I think 2 West did alright, although ater lastweeks game [against 5 East Carlson] we havesome faws and timing issues to work on, but i

we get those things gured out theres not anyreason that we shouldnt be a avorite to at least

get to the championship game and see whathappens!

Each team has their own ever-changing gameplan to lead them to victory, but Freitag has a

core set o goals or his team.To play as a team, as hard as we can, with

good attitudes, and to gloriy God with our play!I those things produce a win, then good or us!

There will be no short o anticipation in

the air or the playos to start, as every teaminvolved will be getting their timing down,

and every part o their oense perected.Expectations will be running high as each team

hopes or a spot in the championship game.As or the regular season, theres a general

consensus that the reduced schedule was tooshort to truly determine the right teams or thepostseason.

I think it was a little short and it should beextended to six weeks so you actually have a

chance to make adjustments and have a chanceto make the playos, said Berndt.

Despite the shortened season, plenty o

memories were made, both on and o the eld,mainly stemming rom the competitive nature

o the players.Frietag said, Getting to play with a new groups

o guys, and to see everyone really mesh welltogether. Beating MOE in double overtime wasa avorite too; theyre a very tough team.

When asked or this avorite part o this pastseason, Rockett said, My avorite part o the

season has been earning the one seed with myteam. Nothing is better than foor unity while

also being a dominant team.No matter what the length o schedule, or the

results o the playos, this season has turned

out to be truly special. Each team has theirexpectations or themselves, and will do their

best to reach the promised land.We are like the [Green Bay] Packers, sick on

deense, and nasty on oense! Berndt addedwith optimism.

By JAKE VON ARX

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