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Vikings stadiumconstruction 17

percent completeDespite controversy over the design, the massive projectmoves closer to its grand opening in 2016

BY ANNA KOCHAs the largest and most iconic

construction project in Minne-

apolis, the new Vikings Stadium

begins to take shape as construc-

tion workers and the Minnesota

Sports Facility Association

(MSFA) ensure the massive

project stays on schedule and

within the set $1 billion dollar

budget.

Currently in the 12th month

of construction, more than 17

percent of the stadium is com-

plete, as crews focus on pour-

ing thousands of cubic yards

of concrete and installing steel

roof trusses weighing more than

177 tons and towering 275 feet

above street level.

The heaviest pieces are lifted

into place by the largest tow-

er crane in the world, which is

supported by four other tower

cranes used to maneuver the re-

maining large materials. These

cranes will also install the glass-

like material for the stadium’s

see-through roof – the largest

roof of its kind in North Amer-

ica.

“It’s a huge construction op-

eration, but with a very large

equity component to it,” said

Jennifer Hathaway, director of

communications at the MSFA.

The MSFA has exceeded its

employment goals for the num-

ber of hours worked by minority

workers by 6 percent, and the

number of hours worked by

women by 3 percent. The Asso-

ciation is using more than 200

Minnesota-based companies to

contribute with construction,

and more than 550 construction

workers are on-site everyday.

Guidelines for the minimum

number of hours labored by

minority workers, women and

veterans were mandated by the

state before construction on the

48 percent of sta

have degrees fromother institutionsStaff without North Central degrees share their perspectiveBY KAYLA TRULSEN

According to director of hu-

man resources David Harrison,

52 percent of staff members

hold degrees from North Central

and 48 percent of staff members

do not. These staff members

without North Central degrees

state that their college experi-

ence still plays a role in their

current position on campus.Administrative assistant

for the college of missions

and school of business, Vien-

na Lewin, attended Cedarville

University in Cedarville, Ohio.

According to Lewin, both uni-

versities emphasize spiritual

life, developing students, grow-

ing community and forming

long-lasting relationships. One

major difference, though, is the

effect that the size of each uni-

versity has on the culture there.

“Cedarville has around 3,600

students and a large campus,

so naturally the atmosphere at

North Central is different in that

way,” said Lewin. “I have no-

ticed during my time here that

North Central is very much a

close-knit family and every de-

partment is interconnected.”

According to Lewin, because

she did not attend college here

she has a different perspective

of how policies and processes

work within the university.

“When I rst started working

at North Central, it took me a

little while to understand North

Central culture,” said Lewin.

“But, I think that this helped

me understand new studentswho are trying to assimilate into

North Central and think of ways

to help them better adjust to life

and the culture here.”

In her position, Lewin is in-

volved with students and faculty

in both the college of missions

and the school of business. She

plans events and meetings for

both departments, helps cre-

ate new policy and curriculum

changes each semester, and she

manages student internships,

eldwork experiences and col-

lege of missions study abroadprograms. She is also involved

in several committees on cam-

pus, among other things.

Halloweenoutreach tounite community

lliot Park United will open North Central’s doors to theommunity for a family-friendly Halloween party

Y REBEKAH JACOBSON

On Oct. 31, Elliot Park Unit-

along with other IMPACT

anizations will host the

mmunity Fall Party – also

own as the Halloween Out-

ch – as an alternative event

trick-or-treating for families

the neighborhood. The Legovie-themed party will fea-

e carnival games, inatable

mes, a costume contest, snack

d, a community business fair

parents, and other activities

m 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the

ark Danielson Gymnasium.

Elliot Park United co-director

d junior social work major

becca Thomas comments that

y hope the event will draw in

er 500 people, which would

double of previous years’

endances. Thomas and her

director, sophomore busi-

s administration major Kari

ndeman, have advertised the

ent on posters in the commu-

y and in the Elliot Park news-

er.

“We denitely want it to be

ger than it has been in past

ars,” said Thomas. “I think

e way that would change is

denitely if we had more North

Central people show up.”

Students can volunteer on the

night of the event by showing

up in a costume and assisting

with one of the various activi-

ties. Yet, Thomas points out that

the most impactful way studentscan help is by simply interacting

with the children and parents

who attend.

“We want people just to be

there talking with people in the

community,” said Thomas. “It’s

a really good opportunity to get

to know the people around us.”

According to Mindeman,

there are two other key ways in

which students can get involved

with the event.

First, students can participate

in the candy drive. The party

needs hundreds of bags of can-

dy, and Elliot Park United relies

on the North Central community

to donate all of the candy.

Boxes for collection have

been placed on each residence

oor, in addition to the commut-

er lounges, apartment buildings,

and staff and faculty ofces. Ev-

ery few days, the bags of candy

will be collected and weighed

by Thomas and Mindeman. The

community that collects the

most candy will be given $40 to

add to their budget.

Another role that students can

take is to pray for the event.

“[Pray that] there would bepowerful interactions between

students and kids, and… that

they would feel the love of

Christ through the students in

this place that’s safe and full of

love,” said Mindeman.

Elliot Park United encourag-

es students to participate in the

Community Fall Party in the

most plausible way they can.

Thomas and Mindeman agree

that the event cannot function

effectively without candy, vol-

unteers and prayer.

“It’s such a tangible way we

can bless the community, and it

opens up adults’ and kids’ eyes

to who we are as a college,” said

Mindeman.

Sign-up sheets will be avail-

able during the lunch hour in

the deli over the next few weeks

for students wishing to volun-

teer.

iot Park United co-director Rebecca Thomas, IMPACT director Jacob Nadelin and El-

t Park United co-director Kari Mindeman hold boxes they made for candy donations.

xes have been placed on each resident oor and other places around campus.

Fifty-two percent of the current administration and staare North Central alumni. 48 percent have not received

degrees from North Central, according to director of hu-

man resources David Harrison.

PHOO BY REBEKAH JACOBSON

GRAPHIC BY KAYLA RULSEN

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already breaking ground.”

kings stadiumonstruction 17ercent complete

began.

the rst project to

those high expecta-

oals for a construc-

t,” said Hathaway.

tty big focus … to

we are including

d minorities on the

specially with state

trian bridge is alsorks, connecting the

East light rail sta-

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alleviating a lot of

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ng in 2018, we are

th the Metro Transit

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ringing the stadium

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tadium virtually so

onrm the sequence

struction step.

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vents that have to

id Hathaway. “We’re

ng them, but they are

on budget, so we’re

ta taxpayers are ex-

ontribute $477 mil-

e stadium – almost

billion-dollar proj-

ikings added anoth-

ion to their share oflast August, citing

r more player ame-

were not previously

et. This increase in

used criticism by the

udubon Society, who

or the glass-like roof

all to be made with

ass, costing an extra

n.

Audubon Society

he nearly 200,000

of glass-like mate-

or the roof and west

d conict with bird

patterns and possibly

eath of thousands of

along the Mississip-

ridor each year.

han 73,000 people

d a petition asking the

d the MSFA to do the

here,” said Matthew

Audubon Minnesota

Executive Director, in a press

release by the Audubon Society.

“They’ve got the money ap-

parently. They just refuse to do

what’s right.”

Building design guidelines

enacted by the Minnesota De-

partment of Commerce in May

2013 included regulations to

help with bird safety. The Vi-

kings Stadium design, however,was completed before the new

guidelines were imposed, waiv-

ing their application to the con-

struction of the new st adium.

“We have met with the Na-

tional Bird Society and with the

Minnesota Audubon Society

and asked, ‘Besides the glass

what can we do?’” said Hatha-

way. “We thought the glass was

not the best way to address bird

safety, but instead to address it

through lighting design and op-

erations.”

As a result, most of the lights

that would have pointed up-

wards in the stadium will point

downwards, and all of the sta-

dium lights will be shut off at

night, especially from two to

ve a.m. when the birds are

most active, Hathaway said.

Despite the controversy, the

MSFA is moving forward with

the current stadium design and

construction.

Once the stadium is com-

pleted, the MSFA is planning

to attract more events than just

football. They are hoping to see

amateur and professional sports

like baseball, soccer, basketball

and hockey played in the new

stadium. Concerts and conven-

tions will also be held center

stage in the stadium, which has

up to 72,000 seats.

“What we want to do with

the stadium, that we didn’t do

with the Metrodome, is market

to a very broad audience,” said

Hathaway.

The MSFA won the bid tohold the 2018 Super Bowl in the

new stadium and is waiting for

a decision, due in November, on

its bid to hold the 2019 NCAA

Final Four.

“The stadium isn’t just an

NFL stadium,” Hathaway said.

“We’ve worked really hard with

the (Vikings’) help to accom-

modate almost any sport in the

stadium.”

Like the Metrodome, the sta-

dium will accommodate activi-

ties like running and rollerblad-

ing in the winter by opening the

upper level and main level con-

courses that run the circumfer-

ence of the stadium. “Because

the Vikings play in the stadium

they are basically subsidizing

the ability to have this amazing

building that people can come

and use and play in,” said Ha-

thaway.

“It’s a nice partnership and

a nice way for us to build this

stadium together with private

funds and public funds,” she

said. “We’re using tax dollars to

bring the community an amenity

they wouldn’t already have.”

Soccer eld toopen in Spring 2015Construction in Elliot Park advances

On Sept. 17, the ground-

breaking ceremony commenced

for the full-size soccer eld in

Elliot Park, and since then the

park has morphed in appear-

ance. Ofcial construction be-

gan on Sept. 26. The skate park

and tennis courts in Elliot Park

are no longer there, resulting in

various piles of rubble, concrete

and rebar in the construction

zone.

The soccer eld is set for

completion in spring 2015. The

core of the construction work,

including the tree removal and

the leveling of the eld, ought

to be completed by the end of

the fall according to head men’s

soccer coach, Jake Smith.

The due date is much further

in the future than originally

thought last spring, and that is

due to the effects of cooler tem-

peratures. The glue used for the

turf eld requires that air tem-

peratures stay above 40 degrees

during construction. According

to Coach Smith, if the weath-

er stays warm enough this fall,

there is a possibility the eld

could be completed as early as

the beginning of November.

According to the Minneapo-

lis Park and Recreation Board

website, the skate park in Elliot

Park is also set to re-open along

with the soccer eld in spring

of 2015. However, there will no

longer be tennis courts in Elliot

Park.

BY BROOKE VIKLA

Large tower cranes move and lift heavy pieces of the sta-

dium into place.

PHOTO BY ANNA KOCH

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Doug Daggett

Republican Doug Daggett has had a successful career in technology and software sales for almost 30 years. Daggett resignedfrom his position in June 2014 to dedicate his time to the Fifth Congressional District. He is a graduate of Carlson School of Man-agement at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Daggett believes the role of the government is to promote and protect a setting that will let its citizens create a plethora of opportu-nities to improve their lives and the community. (http://dougdaggettforcongress.org)

Keith Ellison

Democrat Keith Elliso n earned his law degree from the University of Minnesot a Law School in 1990. He has been the representa-tive for the Fifth Congressional District since he took ofce on Jan. 4, 2007.

Ellison wrote a legislation that was included in the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights in 2009 allowing lenders to increase their in-terest rate for a customer that has late payments with other lenders. Ellison also wrote Protecting Tenants of Foreclosure Act, whichrequires banks and other new owners to give at least 90 days notice of eviction. (http://ellison.house.gov)

Minnesota SenatorMike McFadden

Rep ublican Mike McFadden graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a major in economics. He has helped build the com-pany Lazard Middle Market for more than 20 years, and he actively coaches his six kids in sports activities.

McFadden is passionately involved in educating the youth of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood.Through his experience with youth struggling with education, McFadden realized the hardships that Minnesotans face and has uniqueinsight on ways to make a better life for its citizens. (https://www.mikemcfadden.com)

Al Franken

D emocrat Al Franken grew up in St. Louis Park, Minn. He graduated from Harvard Univer sity in 1973. Franken was a comedy writer,author and radio talk show host before he ran for Senate. He ran for Senate in 2008 with an extremely close ballot that needed to berecounted to make the nal decision. Franken has an impressive record for making legislative accomplishments. He fought for a provision in the health care reform lawthat requires insurance companies to put 80 to 85 percent of their premiums to actual health services, not administrative costs, mar-keting campaigns or prots. He made an amendment to the Wall Street reform bill to end the conict of interest that is apparent in thecurrent pay-to-play credit rating system, which has received a lot of praise for being one of the toughest industry reforms. Frankenhas helped families understand the cost of college and worked hard to make it more affordable and helped high school students bymaking testing more exible. (https://www.franken.senate.gov)

Jeff Johnson and Bill Kuisle

Rep ublican Jeff Johnson was born in Detroit Lakes, Minn. He graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead and Georgetown LawSchool in Washington. Johnson worked at Cargill, Inc. to handle employment and labor law matters. He eventually left to start MidwestEmployment Resources which provides t raining for employment law, human resources, work investigations and lawsuit mediations.

Johnson has worked hard to signicantly limit the power of the government. According to his website, Johnson also aggressivelyfought the methamphetamine epidemic with the most comprehensive anti-meth bill ever passed in the United States, as well as cutthe Minnesota capital gains tax rate.Republican Bill Kuisle (running for Lt. Governor) was born outside Rochester, Minnesota. He is a farmer and involved in public service.

In the legislature he chaired the Transportation Finance Committee and served on the Tax committee and the committee on ways andmeans. He focused efforts on improving Minnesota’s roads, and cutting taxes for Minnesota families. (http://johnsonforgovernor.org)

Mark Dayton and Tina Smith

Democrat and current Governor Mark Dayton was born in Minneapolis and graduated from Yale University. Later he served underRudy Perpich as Commissioner of Economic Development. He was elected Minnesota State Auditor in 1990 and United States Senatorin 2000. Governor Dayton has fought for better funding for Minnesota schools, worked to improve the quality of government services,and provided support for men and women in our Armed Forces. Gov ernor Dayton continues to increase funding for K-12 every year. He has worked hard to close the budget decit with permanentcuts in state spending of $2 billion for two years. He continues to put investments into education, careers and public transportation.According to his website, there are 122,000 individuals with jobs due to Governor Dayton’s efforts.

Democrat Tina Smith is regarded as one of the most accomplished managers in Minnesota. She has been a marketing manager for

General Mills and spent a decade in public service. Smith has also managed non-prots and currently owns a small business. Herinitiatives created a free all-day kindergarten facility available for all Minnesota children. Smith’s work also provided the largest increasein a generation for nancial aid and turned a $6 billion decit to a $1 billion surplus. (http://markdayton.org)

Secretary of StateDan Severson

Republican Dan Severson was bor n in Mora, Minn. He received a degree in physics and a minor in math and computer sci-ences, before receiving a commission from the Navy. Dan accepted two Meritorious Service medals for leadership and a totalof nine military commendations. After arriving back to civilian life, he helped develop a patent to deal with free space commu-nication. Currently he is the CEO of Minority Liberty Alliance. Seve rson ran for State Representative to represent legislat ive district 14A in 2003. After serving as the legislator, Severson ranfor Secretary of State but lost by three points in 2010. (http://danseverson.com)

Steve Simon

Democrat Steve Simon grew up in Hopkins and St. Louis Park, Minn. He graduated with a degree in political science fromTufts University. Afterward, he became a full-time staff member for Bill Clinton as part of the campaign’s response team. Afterthe Clinton campaign he went to law school at the University of Minnesota. Straight out of college he became assistant attorneygeneral of Minnesota. He also was a private lawyer. Turning again to politics, Simon ran for House of St. Louis Park/Hopkinsand won.Simon has written an anti-fraud law, a landmark law that allows victims of sexual assaults to seek justice from their assailants.

He has won several awards including “The Civic Leadership Award” from the non-partisan Citizens League, the “OutstandingLegislator Award” from the Minnesota School Board Association and was named one of 24 elected ofcials across the nationas “rising stars,” by the Aspen Institute. He has also volunteered at presidential campaigns. (http://stevesimonmn.com)

U.S. Representative

Governor and Lt. Governor

Student’s guide to vot-

ing in Minnesota:

• 18 years old by Elec-tion Day• Must be a United

States citizen• Minnesota requires

voters to register inorder to vote. Potentialvoters need to ll out a

Minnesota Voter Regis-tration Application andtake this application tothe local courthouse.This can either be done21 days before the elec-tion or in the pollingplace on the ElectionDay. In order to reg-ister on election daythe individual needs tohave a proof of resi-dence such as: a driverslicense, mail with nameand address, etc.• The closest place to

vote near North Centralis the Elliot Park Com-munity Center.• If you cannot make it

to a voting location, ll

out an absentee ballothere at: https://mnvote-sinfo.sos.state.mn.us.• To nd out more in-formation about votingvisit https://mnvotesin-fo.sos.state.mn.us.

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FEATURE Te Northerner | October 15, 2014

DRA KJETLAND

rganizationSpotlight

lliot Park

United various communities collide with one another

48 percent of stahave degrees fromother instituitions

thin the heart of Min-

ommunity surrounds

ral — and with that

ntless opportunities

ut to the neighbors

ark. IMPACT’s for-

Park Ministries was

giving way to Elliot

d due to the belief

ential for North Cen-

s and faculty to build

with those living just

school’s facilities.

ark United is a way

nsistent friendships,”

ector of Elliot Park

junior social work

cca Thomas. “It’s a

sed on socializing.”

e group hopes to cre-

community between

tral and the Elliot

borhood, they want

with the community

ather than lead them.

calls how Elliot Park

formed new ideas,

liot Park United, she

me alongside of local

using readily avail-

unity resources.

nt committees areth community board

ke Hennepin County

aenter, Augustana,

ives from the Vikings

entatives just from

nity in general,” said

They all meet and talk

rent things that can

community.

says she hopes to get

ved in those commit-

voice in the commu-

e group, being a part

-making and know-

events or activities is

mportance.

pe to achieve] an in-

f students with the

,” said co-director

rk United and soph-

iness administration

i Mindeman. “[We

e interaction there,

we’re really hoping to grow,”

said Mindeman.

Though the group aims for

community involvement in their

events, they want North Centralstudents to invest as well.

“We’re so engrossed in the

NCU bubble,” said Thomas.

“But it’s so rewarding to move

past that. You’re in this school

for a reason, you’re in this lo-

cation for a reason because

God wants you here, so why

wouldn’t we use that?”

Students can get involved

by looking for posters that an-

nounce upcoming events such

as Halloween Outreach. Inter-

ested students can also get in

contact with Thomas or Minde-

man via text or Facebook.

“It just makes sense that we

be a community and that we be

more than just our North Cen-

tral community and the Elliot

Park community,” said Thomas.

“We need to come together and

be United.”

whether that’s kids or people at

Augustana or just whoever.”

Thomas hopes to achieve

consistent integration of North

Central students and communitymembers. Her goal is to see this

interaction become a normal oc-

currence, where people do not

view it as out of the ordinary.

“[I look forward to] people

being able to have relationships

with people in the community

here,” said Mindeman.

Elliot Park United has already

hosted two game days at Elliot

Park Community Center. They

built connections with local

children by providing snacks

and board games.

Additionally, the group is al-

ready envisioning huge plans

for the new soccer eld. Be -

tween soccer clinics, recess

games, local soccer tournaments

and outdoor concerts, the orga-

nization will do all that it can to

attract community members.

“We’re starting small, and

“I loved the idea of working

in a loving, Christian environ-

ment where people are genuine-

ly kind,” said Lewin. “I also like

working in higher education and

learning the inner workings of a

university.”

Working as an Admis-

sions counselor for PSEO and

non-traditional students, Ch-

anyce Heindel graduated from

the University of Minnesota in

May 2014 and began working atNorth Central in August 2014.

During school, Heindel was a

student worker at the UM in the

advising department for art and

social science.

“Not everyone is a believer

in that context, and I think I was

the only believer in my ofce,”

said Heindel. “It is really great

that meetings here will start off

with prayer. It is also great to

see here that people have more

respect for each other, and their

standard of work ethic is more

emphasized.”

According to Heindel, if she

had attended North Central for

her undergraduate degree, her

current position would differ

mainly by already knowing the

culture at North Central.

Heindel earned her under-

graduate degree in art and com-

munication and has already

seen that both of those areas

are benecial to her position

on campus. Her focus in com-

munication was interpersonal,

and according to Heindel, that

will play into her position as an

admissions counselor working

with potential students.

“The art major surprisingly

does come into play a lot,” said

Heindel. “This is a new role that

was recently created, so that

means there will be a lot of pi-

oneering and creating new pro-cesses. So, a lot of the creativity

part will come from that, which

is good.”

Lewin graduated in May

2012 with a degree in music and

was hired as an administrative

assistant here on campus in Au-

gust 2012.

“Studying music in college

helped me learn great focus and

concentration skills, as well as

the art of self-pacing and self-

study,” said Lewin. “My posi-

tion here involves many projects

and the need for self-direction.”

Both Lewin and Heindel stat-

ed that their experiences at othercolleges were helpful in prepar-

ing them for their respective po-

sitions here.

The Northerner

History Box

October 2005

North Central purchases 901 apartment building across from Carlson

The 901 building on 15th street was used to house students for the rst time.

October 1995

Dr. Gordon Anderson inaugurated

President Dr. Anderson is instated as president, following former presidentDon Argue.

October 1993

North Central’s campus radio station reopens

With the help of student disc jockeys, contemporary Christian music isplayed throughout Miller Hall and the cafeteria.

Tis month in North Central history:

BY BROOKE VIKLA

Chanyce Heindel graduat-

ed from the University of

Minnesota in May of 2014

and has now joined the

North Central admissions

sta.

PHOTO BY KAYLA TRULSEN

Vienna Lewin was hired as

an administrative assistant

in August of 2012 after

completing her undergrad-

uate degree at Cedarville

University.

PHOTO BY KAYLA TRULSEN

PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SKEESICK

Elliot Park United co-directors Rebecca Thomas and

Kari Mindeman work on arts-and-crafts projects with

local children at the Elliot Park Community Center.

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FEATUREOctober 15, 2014 | Te Northerner

Musical accents

emotion in Anne

Frank’s Diary Fall musical based on the diary of Anne Frank set to

premiere in November

BY EDDIE CHISHAM

The North Central Theatre

Department is putting on a pro-

duction of “Yours, Anne,” a

musical with set entirely in the

Annex where Anne Frank livedfrom when she was 13 to when

she was nearly 16 years old. The

libretto is by Enid Flutterman

with music by Michael Cohen.

The writers of this musical inter-

pretation of Anne Frank’s diary

took the music to Otto Frank,

Anne’s father, before he died.

Althought hesitant at rst, Frank

eventually approved the idea of

a musical production after hear-

ing the music.

“What is going to happen in a

musical of Anne Frank?” asked

freshman intercultural studies

major, Cameron Cornell (Mr.

van Daan). “The music bringsthe emotions that, I think, mere

dialogue can’t capture… There

was a lot of hope and not in the

sense of false hope that would

get dashed later on, but hope

that sustains and allows you to

keep living on in unlivable cir-

cumstances.”

Junior theatre major Joseph

McLaughlin (Peter van Daan)

says Anne Frank’s story needs

to be told. He says the play is

one is very emotionally charged.

“It’s emotionally exhausting

because it is so deep,” said se-

nior theatre major Hannah Jack-

son (Mrs. van Daan).Along with an emotional

vibe comes a stunning realiza-

tion that real people had to go

through the horrors of the Ho-

locaust. Freshman music ma-

jor Zoe Zaropoulos (Margo

Frank) says that experiencing

what they experienced is hard

to comprehend. Similarly, soph-

omore math major Tony Elder

(Otto Frank) says seeing the

play acted out is more powerful

than just reading the diary.

“The whole cast is expend-

ing a lot emotionally into the

piece,” said ne arts professor

and director of the production,

Wayne Matthews. “Even though

it is emotional, it is wonderful.”

Matthews feels that the cast

works well. He says junior the-

atre major Anna Baker has a

challenge on her hands because

she is a college student portray-

ing a 13-year-old Anne Frank.

“The character of Anne is

amazing,” said Matthews. “We

think about it being a negative

situation where nobody smiles,

but it isn’t like that at all.”

PHOTO BY ANDREW KINNEY

At play rehearsal, Anna Baker (Anne Frank) sings about her dreams of being famous

while her family and others hiding in the Annex go about their daily activities. Pictured

from left to right on stage sre Joshua P eterson, Zoe Zaropoulos, Tony Elder, AnnaBaker, Ali Brown, Hannah Jackson, Joe McLaughlin, and Cameron Cornell.

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upcoming diner ready to serve

to your taste bud’s needs.

Sam Turner and Dion Coker

opened Nicollet diner this fall.

They decided that breakfast,

burgers, fries, and shakes would

be the ideal concept, and that it

t best for the area that they are

located in. The goal with this

concept was to be able to be

approachable in their neighbor-

hood.

They are tucked between

the Minneapolis Uptown and

Downtown neighborhoods, in

the area referred to as Loring

Park or Eat Street. Their loca-

tion is one of the most visible

storefronts in the area.

Immediately after walking

through the doors I sensed the

warm and inviting atmosphere.

After walking into the brightly

lit diner and taking my seat inone of the many blue booths, it

was close to impossible not to

watch all the hustle and bustle

outside my window. There was

constant movement of people

getting on and off the bus, or

people walking quickly to wher-

ever they needed to go.

I felt as if I was experiencing

something new. Although we

live downtown where there is

non-stop action, in this part of

town there was uniqueness to it.

I did not think that the location

would really have an impact

on my experience, but it did. It

made me appreciate where we

are located even more.

Our waiter was very pleasant

and helpful to our wants and

questions that we had. They

have an extensive menu that

made it hard to choose what I

wanted to stuff my face with.

My friend and I started off with

frickles, which are fried pickles.

I had never had them before but

I know I will denitely have

them again. Along with that wewanted something sweet but

it was so hard to choose with

all the malt and shake options

that they have. We both ended

up settling on root beer oats,

which was a great decision. We

also learned that they do not car-

ry Coke or Pepsi products, but

their fountain drinks are from

the locally owned and operated

company MinneSoda, which

makes them even more unique.

Between all the breakfast op-

tions and burger options, I set-

tled on a burger that was much

better then my expectations. All

of their burgers are hand patted,

never frozen and are made just

before being cooked. You could

taste the freshness and avors

with each bite. They make ev-

erything from scratch when it is

realistic to do so, making it more

authentic and something that

you cannot nd anywhere else.

I will denitely be making a

trip back over there to try one

of those delicious-looking malts

and bring more friends with meto experience the other side of

town.

Hours:

Mon-Thu: 6AM-10PM

Fri-Sat: 6AM-11PM

Sun: 6AM-10PM

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1428 Nicollet Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-399-MALT (6258)

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outlet caters to college students on a budget

PHANIE XIONG

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round $8-$20. Min-

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B. Resale, they carry many sizes

for all of the pieces that they of-

fer. Although it is street wear, I

did nd a few vintage items.

If you ’re into vintage cloth-

ing or looking for an exclusive

nd then B. Resale is the place

to check out.

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eight items for a total cost of

$30 or less. B. Resale also has

an Instagram that will let you

hold items they post up for at

least two days. This is conve-

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have but that can also be an

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missed out on an item you will

not be able to purchase it.

B. Resale sells local jewelry

brands and local designer items

which are priced at the higherend. The most expensive items

are the local designers cloth-

ing. One of the local designers

I have seen inside the store is

Seams Vintage, which were

priced above $30 but have greatquality and style. Their shoe se-

lection goes from 5.5-11 or even

12 with low prices. As for the

jewelry, I have seen the price

ranging around $18-$25. Local

jewelry artists have an interest-ing and quirky style while still

being edgy.

As for men’s clothing, they

have a wide range of selection

from tee shirts to stylish button

ups and even winter gear. Their

shoe selection usually runs on

the bigger sizes. B. Resale has

two racks full of men jeans,

shorts, and trousers.

Interestingly, B. Resale has

permanent markers for people to

tag, design, draw, or leave mes-

sages inside their tting room

stalls. Even though B. Resale

is already selling items at a low

rate, they also have a clearance

rack that averaged around $1-

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it to Buffalo Exchange but with

lower price tags.

At the end of this month, B.

Resale will be hosting a vin-

tage capsule collection at theirstore. On November 8th they

will be have a trunk show and

on Thanksgiving week they will

have a Black Friday sale. These

are a few dates to get more per-

centage off already low prices!

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B. Resale is conveniently located on Eat Street.

OPINIONPAGE 7

October 15, 2014 | Te Northerner

Negligence in global awarenessStudents share their ignorance on the Islamic State crisis and need for dialogue on campus

adam kordell • freshman • psychology

“I have not been keeping up with it like at all. But I think

the reason they are not making a bigger deal about it is that

they don’t want to scare people even though stuff is happen-

ing. I think what we could be doing at the school is just ed-

ucate people about what’s going on rather than scare them.”

morgan choitz • sophomore • social work

“We are just not informed about it, and we don’t know much

about what’s going in the world here at North Central. Either

because it’s not really talked about it a lot, and people don’t read

the news. I think we are just misinformed about it. Somebody

somewhere should address this so we know to care about it.”

hannah volmuth • sophomore • youth ministry

“Tey are telling everyone they have to denounce

Christianity. I think it should effect us in a big

way, it’s our country. It is easy to get caught up

in the busyness of school and then not pay atten-

tion. Tis is a big deal. We should know”

stephanie daniels • sophomore •

worship leading

“I haven’t heard a whole lot; there

is persecution, and I don’t know

the extent. Tat’s all I know, I do

not know why they are doing it.”

alex rose • senior • pastoral studies

“Stand in faith and allow this to keep happening

or do we take a stand and do something about

this? I didn’t even know the extent of this. I’m

kinda out of the loop. My views have been largely

that of a Christian less so that of an American.”

BY CALAH DELAURENTIS

Originally, I set out on an

adventure for knowledge of

fellow student’s take on a ma-

jor global issue; I performed a

series of interviews that left me

realizing how little our school

has to say on the Islamic State.

Our student body awakes each

day oceans away from any war

zones, and we are too calloused

to know what to sympathize for.

Our school’s callouses to-

ward global affairs are not

formed out of hatred and malice

to the outside world, but formed

out of luxury.

American youth are too priv-

ileged to notice that, according

to the Associated Press, the US

has invested in the Islamic State

(IS) crisis as much as $1.1 bil-

lion on military operations .

The majority of us are bliss-

fully unaware that, as the

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

cites, of 2000 people murdered

and 2500 people injured in

June in Iraq, 70 percent were

civilians. I have to wonder if it

would even stir us to read from

CNN that in Mosul, one of the

oldest Christian towns located

in Nothern Iraq, IS has sys-

tematically expelled all Chris-

tians, executed civilians and

destroyed numerous relics and

historical artifacts.

Some students were aware

of the recent beheadings that

have been broadcasted, but

what about our awareness of the

40,000 civilians that were exiled

to a mountain top with no sup-

plies, left to starve and die until

Kurdish rebels were able to res-

cue surviving victims?

Numerous interviewed stu-

dent’s sentiment was that they

had no statement, they had no

idea what was going on. Most

students refused to make a

statement because of their lack

of knowledge. Not one student

claimed to having paid any at-

tention to the IS despite the

massive amounts of media cov-

ering the events.

Everyone who participated

agreed that our school should be

talking about this, often citing

the lack of community dialogue

around the conict as a major

factor in their ignorance. Sev-

eral students stated that the only

class that mentioned this was

Global Perspectives, but this is

history in the making, and there

are many other contexts on cam-

pus in which this could be ref-

erenced and discussed. Do we

wait till our kids are studying

about it in history books before

we learn the events unfurling?

Or do we seize history and make

a statement?

We should seize the oppor-

tunity to be a part of the future

as it’s shaping, and to exert pos-

itive inuence however we are

able!

If any one thing was consis-

tent in the interviews, it is that

we have a desire to understand

and we need to have a burden

on our conscious that causes us

to be a well-informed force. Our

current lack of interest does not

mean we are incapable of being

a part of this.

We should be proactive,

not reactive; we can’t wait for

a news story to become viral

to care about it. Start an “ice

bucket challenge” for Turk-

ish displaced peoples (there

are estimates of 3 million dis-

placed peoples in Turkey and

surrounding countries right

now); mourn for the death that

is happening currently; worry

about our nation’s nancing.

Pursue understanding on what is

a world-shaping issue and ulti-

mately engage our student body

in the world around us.

Time to grow upNorth Central’s parental control over students will be harmful in the long run

BY EDDIE CHISHAM

Every so often, I run into

problems at North Central that

make me wonder if I am an

adult or a child. An adult is ca-

pable of making his or her own

decisions, while a child needs to

be controlled and watched over

while doing basic tasks.

Why do parents and guard-

ians watch their children so

closely?

Well, because they do not

trust their children to make

healthy decisions. In fact, there

is a constant concern that the

children will do something to

hurt themselves. So why should

I, a 20 year old adult, feel like

the administration (or should I

say Mom and Dad?) is constant-

ly in an effort to keep me from

hurting myself?

This apparently parental over-

sight can be seen in school pol-

icies. Chapel attendance, open

dorms, the R-rated movie poli-

cy, curfew and internet rewalls

are just some of the examples of

North Central’s trust issues withstudents. Not only are we adults,

but we are Christian adults.

Rather than encouraging a

campus of developing students

to build each other up in the

faith through experiential spir-

itual life, there are rules that

uniformly enforce Christian be-

havior.

This kind of treatment to-

wards spiritual development is

not conducive to personal Chris-

tian revelation or discovery. In-

stead it facilitates attitudes of

impersonal and homogenized

moral obligation. Students at-

tending North Central are mak-

ing a conscious decision to go to

a Christian college.

When we applied, we wrote

a letter as a statement of faith.

These letters are all reviewed

and considered an important

part of the application process.

In theory, the Christians that are

accepted into this school live

Christian lifestyles.

In all honesty, I can say that

North Central is the most Chris-

tian environment I have ever

been in. I attribute the positive

spiritual atmosphere to greatleadership and administration,

and a student body that is tru-

ly committed to serving God.

North Central is a great place to

grow as a Christian, because of

the encouragement and support

from the student body.

North Central’s prime loca-

tion in downtown Minneapolis,

allows us to offer an abundance

of opportunities for personal,

mental, emotional, physical

and spiritual health, involving

healthcare, eateries, arts and

ministry.

We should be growing, but

instead we are steadily losing

students every year. Perhaps

this is a result of the policies at

North Central. The closed hous-

ing in Zimmerman House and

Mensing Hall is just the rst

sign of a shrinking student body.

If North Central truly be-

lieves the student body needs

the current rules and policies,

what is expected to happen after

we graduate? If the mentality of

North Central is that we cannot

live Christian lifestyles without

a steady hand guiding (or forc-

ing) us into the right direction,won’t we immediately start liv-

ing lives of sin upon graduation?

Does North Central adminis-

tration believe that without its

strict policies, students will live

sinful lifestyles?

If that is the assumption or

precaution, it seems to com-

municate that North Central’s

student body perpetuates a su-

percial brand of Christianity. If

North Central believes that the

rules are not a necessity for liv-

ing a Christian lifestyle, why are

they in place? When we leave

home, we are expecting to enter

into an environment where we

can independently make deci-

sions.

Having the freedom to choose

to live a good, Christian life will

ultimately strengthen our walk

with God. However, when we

come to North Central, it seems

as if we encounter more rules

than we had at home. This will

not prepare us for the real world

when we leave college.

The real world has very few

rules or limitations on how one

should make moral decisions. I

strongly believe that North Cen-tral should give students more

freedom while they are in this

Christian environment, so we

can work to solidify our faith by

making the right decisions with

the help of fellow Christian sup-

port and accountability.

When we graduate, our rst

freedoms will be in a world that

glories and encourages a life of

sin. Will we be ready?

I understand that the policies

are for the minority of students,

not the majority, but the princi-

ple of the policies is based on a

lack of trust. Even with dramatic

policy changes, a non-Christian

would not likely be interested in

coming to North Central.

While the students and the

environment promote Christian

growth, they do not provide a

desirable atmosphere for an in-

dividual who wants a lifestyle

of sin.

I have faith in the self-control

of our student body to continue

pursuing a Christian lifestyle

despite a policy change. Does

our administration share the

same assurance in our Christian

walks?This is not a place where sin-

ful lifestyles run rampant, and

there are already students chos-

ing deliberately to live outside

of the faith. Rules do not change

hearts effectively. It is disciple-

ship, encouragement, trust, and

accountability from other stu-

dents and leadership that are es-

sential for equipping graduating

classes with the tools they need

for productive ministry in a fall-

en world.

Opinions expressed in theopinion section do notnecessarily reflect the views

of administrators, faculty orNorth Central University.Editorials reflect the views of

the Northerner editorial board.

Respond to these articles byemailing ncunortherner@gmail.

com.

PHOTOS BY CALAH DELAURENTIS



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Te Northerner | October 15, 2014

2014 Men’s Soccer Standings

SCHOOL UMAC OVERALL

Minnesota Morris

Northwestern

St. Scholastica

Crown

Bethany Lutheran

8-0

5-1-2

4-2-1

3-2-2

3-3-1

3-5

11-2

6-4-2

6-4-2

3-7-2

3-9-1

3-8

2014 Women’s Soccer Standings

SCHOOL UMAC OVERALL

Crown

Northwestern

St. Scholastica

Minnesota Morris

Bethany LutheranMartin Luther

Northland

North Central

7-0-1

7-0-1

4-3

4-4

3-4

2-5

2-6

0-7

8-4-1

7-6-1

5-7-1

5-7

3-8

4-8-1

5-7

2-7

Martin Luther

2014 Women’s Volleyball Standings

SCHOOL UMAC OVERALL

St. Scholastica

Minnesota Morris

Northwestern

Bethany Lutheran

Martin Luther

Crown

9-0

8-1

5-3

5-4

4-4

2-8

15-7

17-5

10-10

10-13

5-12

4-17

Men’s soccer team reectson season’s progresslayers look toward improving team building

PHOTO BY CALEB CONVEY

Y CALEB CONVEY

Northland 1-7 3-9

0-7 1-9North Central

North Central

Northland

1-6

0-8

4-11

1-13

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With nationals approaching,

North Central men’s soccer

m has formidable hope on the

izon of their progressive and

ploratory season. Inherent in

s team is a spirit of youthful

d experimental exuberance.

mong the promising new play-

are the identiable talents of

ior forward, David Afolabi,

d freshman defender, Nickalker.

Afolabi grew up in Amster-

m and is a transfer student

m Itasca Community Col-

e. He was the captain of his

h school squad his senior

ar. Afolabi recalls that it was

ing his high school years that

realized soccer was his num-

one sport because he really

gan developing and progress-

as a player.

Nick Walker graduated from

wen Valley High School in

encer, Ind., where he played

cer for all four years of high

ool. He also played for a

uple of summer teams before

ming to North Central. So

this Rams season, Walker

found a consistent spot in

ense, at either center back

outside back, the former be-

his primary position in high

ool.

n contrast, this season Afola-

has played forward, which is

he opposite end of the pitch

m where he played primarily

sweeper during high school.

wever, Afolabi says he is

mewhat of a utility player be-

use he has previous playingperience at outside and inside

deld as well.

Both Afolabi and Walker ad-

mit to the learning experience

they’ve undergone, and contin-

ue to undergo, as it relates to

team chemistry, especially with

those positioned around them.

Afolabi identies his im-

proved teamwork and instinc-

tual understanding with speci-

cally, sophomore striker Steven

Klapak, sophomore mideld-

er Ryan Windauer, freshmanmidelder Jake Loukinen, and

freshman forward Ian Brekhus.

Afolabi highlights Windau-

er’s ability to play him the ball

where it needs it to be played, at

the correct moment it needs to

be played.

Walker typically plays in

a at back four defense with

the following three defenders:

sophomore Joe Kornbaum,

sophomore captain, Lukas Ma-

jerle, and sophomore defender/

backup keeper Evan Hartwig.

He says the chemistry was ini-

tially “shaky.” But he also feels

that “a lot of [them] are starting

to click.”

What has been most challeng-

ing for Walker individually has

been the pace of the game. But

according to Walker, the whole

team should work at controlling

the pace of the game. He advo-

cates for quicker passing and

better communication, which

just might aid in greater control

of the tempo, something he feels

they cannot afford to surrender.

As Walker explains: “A

lot of times we go up against

teams that control the pace of

the game, the whole game. Butthat just comes with experience

I think.”

Additionally, Walker says

he has had to get used to the

size and athleticism of college

players, as opposed to his high

school opponents who were no-

tably inferior in these areas.

Collectively speaking, Walk-

er believes the team can im-

prove in communication as well.

“A lot of the goals that have

been scored on us could have

been avoided by just talking,”

says Walker. Walker also es-

teems the capitalization of

chances, something that could

have drastically altered the

team’s past outcomes.

Afolabi does not cite the pace

of the game as being challenging

for him, instead he contends thatdefenders are recognizing his

pace with and control over the

ball. He feels this has resulted

in defenses marking him tight-

er, so he is still trying to gure

out how he can nd space away

from defenders, to create attack-

ing chances and shots on goal.

But a better understanding of his

teammates’ thought processes

and playing styles—something

he admits to struggling with,

might provide a great deal of

help in providing a solution.

Another area that Afolabi

feels the team can improve upon

is mental toughness and rigidity.

“We don’t respond well when

we get scored on... We got to

play our best until the game

is over,” he says. However, if

the Rams can muster sufcient

mental strength till the end of

the game, the by-product could

be very positive, as Afolabi

compliments their ability to

start games with intensity, pur-

pose and attacking prowess.

In many cases, with such a

young team, questions about

adequate leadership might come

into play, but from the perspec-

tive of Afolabi and Walker, the

sophomore captains, Lukas

Majerle and defender/mideld-

er Tyler Maag, have done their

best to pave the way in charac-

ter and skill. Afolabi appreciates

Majerle for his strong and phys-

ical play on the ball, and Maag’s

soccer intelligence.

As Afolabi puts it, “Tylerknows a lot about the game.” Or

as Walker states, “They’re just

awesome guys.” He continues

by saying, “They’re both men

of God. That’s one thing I really

admire about them. If you have

a problem with soccer or outside

of soccer, you can go to them.”

As Afolabi and Walker said,

some vital components have yet

to be added to the team’s reper-

toire. Yet there is evidence of

the North Central men’s soccer

team possessing foundational

leadership, technical skills and

in-game intelligence, which are

visible on the pitch with perfor-

mance, and off the pitch in the

team’s community.

nior forward David Afolabi (pictured above at center)

ads with the ball at a game against Crown College.

PHOTO BY ANDREW KINNEY

Nick Walker is a freshman defender for the men’s soccer

team.

Golfersharesfuture goals

Junior era Weyer shares golf dreamsBY MATT MARCINIEC

could perform at. It’s through

this process that she learned to

play to glorify God, and not to

play to receive awards.

Weyer still has one goal left

in mind, and that is to compete

nationally. In previous years,

the NCCAA (National ChristianCollege Athletic Association)

had individuals submit average

scores in order to qualify.

This year, the conference has

regional tournaments in which

teams compete in their region

to qualify for nationals. Since

North Central did not have a full

team this year, the university

was not able to compete in re-

gional tournaments.

Now, Weyer will have the

opportunity to qualify as an at-

large candidate at the national

tournament, where she can com-

pete with other individuals who

won their regions. She came up

short in qualifying for nationals

this season but will have another

go at it next year.

“New season, new opportuni-

ties,” Weyer explained.

The North Central women’s

golf team ended their season on

a high note at the Mid-County

Bank Classic in September, with

junior Tera Weyer taking rst

place and posting the second

lowest score of her college ca-

reer. Weyer nishes her seasonwith her fourth top-ten nish of

the year.

She credits her individual

success to her nine years of

golng experience and practice.

Golf is all about “learning how

to hit bad shots well,” according

to Weyer.

Weyer also stated that she

would like to see more women

give golf a try and come out

for the team, but she warns that

carrying heavy bags is involved.

She hopes to be the trailblazer

in woman’s golf here at North

Central; a program that is still in

the developmental stages.

As a Christian, faith plays

out on the golf course for Wey-

er. Last season, she played in-

jured which hindered her from

playing at a level she knew she

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