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Radrs,What are you doing aer graduation? Tat is the question I hear most inmy lie. I heard it once beore when I was in high school, but this time I do notknow what to answer. My rst response was easy: Im starting this all at NorthCentral University in Minneapolis. But now that Im leaving this place, wherewill I go next?

I want to hop on a plane, travel the Seven Wonders o the World, and explore

Gods creation while challenging my worldview. Tere are countries I have stillnot seen, other cultures I have not experience, and I need to continue to learnabout mysel. I will travel the world regardless o my relationship status; beingalone is not a crime. It is normal to not be engaged or married aer graduation.Although my ring nger is naked, and I am acing the dilemma o nding a

job, many graduates are in thesame position as me.

In a perect world, mydream job would be waitingor me right aer I graduate.

I am scared or those whoexpect jobs to be handed tothem instead o working hardto nd them. It is important

to remain positive throughout this journey to getting a rst job as a collegegraduate. Be reassured that you will ail many times, you will never get what youwant, and you wont be always right.

One thing Ive learned while applying or jobs is that making connectionsand gaining experience is vital. Continue to soak up your proessors wisdom.Get a mentor who can keep you sane and who will also encourage you in your

relationship with Christ. Start volunteering in your specic eld and exploredierent career options. Also, do not burn any bridges with riends or ellowclassmates; those relationships may mean a lot to you now, but you may beneturther rom them in the uture. Do not ear the uture. Do not panic i youare unsure which path to take. Continue to dream big and do not let anyoneconvince you that achieving it is impossible.

In less than ten days Ill enter a new realm o lie, and will carry with methe tools to be successul. I am scared about making the wrong decision, but Iwill rely on Gods truth to guide me to the places I need to be. I pray that I willremain devoted to Gods calling on my lie, no matter how dicult the voyage

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Finally, the elections are over. No more ads lling our ears with lies and slander.I will say that this years presidential election was not a great one or my political

views. Te candidates this year, or both the democratic and republican parties, wereawul. I did not like what President Obama did in his rst term and I did not agreewith many o Romney big business policies. I voted or the third party Libertariancandidate Gary Johnson, this year. He is all or small businesses and has a smallgovernment mindset.

Some o my peers said I threw away my vote. As I sat watching the results come in,and the news outlets declaring Obama the victor with only 37 percent o the states

reporting, I wasnt surprised. Tere were many allegations against Obama in regardsto voter raud. However, no evidence was ound to prove these allegations. I believethat the economic state this country is in will not change at all. I eel that we haveseen the worst, but it will not stablized. In regard to the troops overseas, Obama isstill set on his timetable o bringing them all home by 2014.

As or the elections in Minnesota, both o the amendments to change theconstitution were shut down. Tese issues dont aect me directly and what mostpeople do not realize is that with the same-sex marriage amendment, the Vote Nocampaign won in a popular vote does not make same-sex marriage legal in the stateo Minnesota. It is simply stating that there will not be a constitutional amendment

banning same-sex marriage but that it will be easier now to legalize same-sexmarriage. Because o this, I strongly believe that in the coming years Minnesota willocially and legally recognize same-sex marriage.

Even though our ne state is headed in the wrong direction politically, I will notback down rom my spiritual belies and morals which make me an outcast or havinga view dierent rom the state. I will not move away, but ace these issues head-onand continue to love everyone just as Christ loved on the church.

Regardless o how the elections have turned out, who is in oce, or runningthe Senate or House, we must still back our commander in chie and our electedocials. We must, as a country, hold together in these times o depression. And most

importantly, we must always trust in God.

In the days nearing Election Day with media commercials flling withpolitical ads, I wrote this poem in my pent up rage from the annoyancesthose ads are.

Elections.Lies, deceit, and smiles.The fat cats selling us on our chosensavior.

Broken promises and names litter thefront lawns of the neighbors up anddown the block.They will fx everything,Turn us all into millionaires.Their mudslinging is traveling throughthe air waves, infecting my ears like adisease.They can dumb down to my level andput on their Wranglers and work bootsas they loosen their ties.

They tell me about their hard times inlife,How they relate with me.The cameras ash as they kiss a baby

and pose with their fake smiles.Friends feuding and torn apart downthe middle of the red and blue line.You are either with us or against us,There is no middle ground.They set such high goals for thecountry,Just to eventually crush our spiritsand liberties.Its that time of the year again.Elections.


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Peoples worldviews shape the way they interpretthe world around them. It aects their morals anddecisions on a day to day basis. For many NorthCentral students, this worldview has been shelteredand conned by what is oen reerred to as the

Christian bubble. In other words, these studentshave been raised in a Christian home and havealways been surrounded by other believers. Tisis not to say that it is wrong to be brought up in aChristian home, but it is important to understandthat not everyone shares the same values andexperiences.

One way this sheltered view o lie is seen is inhow we react to areas around us. I you spend ouror ve years at North Central and never bother to

take a walk and see the city, then that is a sure signthat you are in this bubble. Another sign is that

even i you do decide to take a trip to Dinkytown orUptown, you are uncomortable because it becomesapparent that you are no longer surrounded byChristians. Te problem with this is that in thereal world you wont always be around people who

believe what you do.It sometimes seems like we can be so caught up

in building our own spiritual lives that we orget toshow love to those around us. As Christians, we arecalled to be a light to the world, but that is hard todo when we are scared to walk into it. Even withinour own community, there are people rom dierentreligious backgrounds. Are we showing Christslove to those who dier rom us or do we see themas less spiritual? Tese are questions we should

ask ourselves on a regular basis to make sure we areeectively being that light to the world.


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Everyone has pet peeves. Rappers who thank

God at award ceremonies and wobbly tablesannoy me. It bothers me when the toilet paperroll is on the wrong way, when someones hoodis inside out, when people drive under the speedlimit, walk slow in ront o me when Im rushingto be on time, art in the elevator, leave the capo the toothpaste, throw recyclable items in thetrash, and clip their nails in public. My numberone pet peeve is when peoples phones seem to beglued onto their hands.

One morning I was headed back to myroom aer class. I like to say hello and goodmorning to people I pass in the hall, buteveryone I encountered was looking downat his or her phone. I approached two girlsin the stairwell I knew, but their eyes did notleave the screen o the phone in their palms.How annoying! Phones are meant to enhancecommunication, not thwart everyday humaninteraction.

I went to a birthday dinner at the beginning

o the semester expecting to have a great time the combination o people was surely going to

result in a hysterically un evening. As soon aseveryone sat down the phones came out. Insteado talking to each other, laughing, and having agood time, people decided there was someonenot present at the table that was more interestingto talk to. Te guy next to me was on Facebook.I sat at the table shocked. People are obsessedwith their phones it is not even unny. Whathappened to simply having a good conversation?When people eel uncomortable in a group,

they take out their phones and become sociallyhandicapped.

What are we communicating to the world? AsChristians, what are we saying to the lost? MaybeI am old ashioned in my thinking, but I havemade it my goal to keep my phone out o sightwhen I am with others. I want everyone to eel

valued and respected whether we are having aconversation or just walking together. Join me asI swim against the t ide o our iPhone generation.

Do not be someones pet peeve.

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NEW FIELD?

Discssio dr ay orpossible turf eld in Elliotpar.

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For students who may be more likely to supportthe Rams in soccer i their home eld was close by,that day might come soon.

North Central is considering partnering with

Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc., and MinneapolisPark and Recreation to create a ull-size soccer eldin the area o Elliot Park many students reer to asthe dust bowl.

Te task o building a 110-by-70 yard soccereld would cost approximately $1.1 million. NorthCentral has not yet determined how much tocontribute.

At this point all parties involved with the projectare researching possible money rom donors,

oundations, and grants, said Jonathan High,director o athletics.

Te Rams are currently traveling to Coon Rapidsto play their home soccer games. A closer home eldcould mean an increase in attendance and supportor the Rams at their games.

It would improve our perormance because othe encouragement rom our peers, said ValerieMassman, senior urban development major andmember o the womens soccer team.

Te development o a soccer eld in Elliot Parkcould also give students a new opportunity toconnect with the community outside o NorthCentral.

Tis eld would enable the student body tointegrate with the neighborhood, said Massman.

We could practice [soccer] with people rom theneighborhood and get to know them.

High also expressed support or the project.I NCU can be a key contributor to making the

community better, we can be seen as givers and nottakers, said High.

I the nal decision is to go ahead with the project,work will begin towards building the soccer eldas one community. I the decision is to delay theproject, North Central and community partners willcontinue to meet and come to a more conclusivedecision at a later date. I they decide to dismiss theproject altogether, they will instead build a small tureld in Elliot Park or recreational purposes.

All those involved in the deliberation process arehoping to come to a denite decision by the end o

December.

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MATT BROWN SHARES THE VISION AND MISSION OF THE ORGANIzATION

By Kristin Mindeman

Tink Eternity, a nonprot, proclaims thegospel through live events and social media whileequipping other groups to do likewise. Tenonprot evangelical ministry isnt the only one tocome rom North Central University in this decade,but it is one rapidly gaining momentum withChristian audiences. Tink Eternity was ounded in2002 by ormer alumni Matt and Michelle Brown.

According to Matt Brown, evangelism is notsimply a major at North Central University; it is aliestyle or every disciple o Christ.

Evangelism is sharing the gospel about Jesus, notjust, Jesus loves you, he said. It is walking peoplethrough the gospel.

Tink Eternity has the opportunity tocommunicate the gospel via social media to anaudience o over 100,000 ollowers to urtheradvance the mission and vision o Tink Eternity.

Matt Brown and his wie attended North CentralUniversity. Matt majored in pastoral studies whileMichelle majored in missions. Te evangelismmajor was not oered at the time.

ogether Matt and Michelle began the ministryentitled Tink Eternity.

We came up with the name about eight yearsago and established it as a non-prot about ouryears ago. It took about two years to process it, saidBrown.

Matt Brown has a passion or evangelism.Mission and vision is to reach as many people as

possible with the love and grace o Christ. Calledto do that through live events and online ministry.Since (Michelle and I) were younger, we elt called tothe proclamation o the gospel through live events,said Brown.

Recently, Tink Eternity put on the IgniteConerence at North Heights Lutheran Church in

Arden Hills, MN. During this conerence, Brown

taught Evangelism training used by the BillyGraham Evangelistic Association.

It can be dicult at times to share ones aith withan unbeliever. Tis is why Tink Eternity ocuseson proclaiming the gospel and equipping others todo the same. When asked what motivates him dailyto proclaim the gospel Brown replied that it comesback to what God has done in my own lie and myown amily. He said many members o his amilywere godly infuences and that motivated him tostart the ministry.

Brown oered advice or students who questiontheir callings.

I would say God speaks to all o us dierently,said Brown. Some people He gives clear guidanceto, to other people it is not as clear and that isnormal and that is okay.

He urther explained that it is not necessary orone to worry about ones call.

God never gives us the ull picture at once. WhatGod is really aer in our lives is dependency. Heuses unanswered prayers or us to be dependent onHim because that is where are ultimate joy is ound,said Brown.

As an evangelist, Brown has had opportunities tominister alongside other evangelists and read manybooks about evangelism. He shared what he learnedmost.

Te main thing about most o those guysRheinard Bonnke, Billy Graham, Franklin Graham,Sean Smith, Sujo John, Bill Bright, and a lot oothershas been their longevity.

I he came ace to ace with Billy Graham andcould ask him one question, he replied I wouldreally like to know what were some o the keymoments in their ministry with undraising thathelped them launch on a larger scale rom when

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On Nov. 26, 2012, a decision was made by thecongregation o Emmanuel Christian Center to voteNate Ruch as their new senior pastor.

Ruch is known as North Centrals vice presidento university relations. His position oversawadmissions and recruitment, marketing andcommunications, nancial aid, and also had a partin the process o choosing chapel speakers. Ruchalso attended various summer camps each year to

speak on behal o North Central.However, his job description will come to a

change.In January o this year, Ruch was approached by

Pastor Dwight Denyes, the current senior pastor oEmmanuel Christian Center, about an opportunityto step in to his new position as the new seniorpastor. Denyes explained that he was stepping downrom his position and elt that God wanted Ruch totake his place.

Aer consideration and prayer, Ruch and his

amily agreed that God was calling him to be inthis position, and the deacon board at Emmanuelsubmitted Ruch as their candidate.

Ruch will be the senior pastor beginning March2013.

Emmanuel Christian Center is no new territoryor Ruch. Beore coming to North Central, he was ayouth pastor at Emmanuel and met his wie there.Te Ruch amily currently resides near the church

and is already active in the community.Tis decision was a God call, said Ruch.Ruchs position responsibilities will be spread out

between his ellow vice presidents: Paul Freitag,vice president o advancement; Cheryl Book, vicepresident o business and nance; and Mike Nosser,

vice president o student development in 2013.Tere will be no immediate replacement in

the uture or Ruchs position, said Dr. GordonAnderson, president oNorth Central.

North Central willremain a big part o

Ruchs lie.I really eel grateul

or the opportunity toserve at North Central,to be around dreamers,to be around peoplethat have a uture, saidRuch. Im transitioningto a dierent role, butthat doesnt mean I am

leaving the NCU amily.

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Simpson Housing Services, SHS, an organizationclose to North Central that has many volunteeropportunities. SHS is dedicated to helping thoseexperiencing homelessness.

Everyone deserves a sae place to go, said

Christina Giese, volunteer services coordinator.According to Giese, the most popular volunteer

position or college students is the overnight stay.From 5:45p.m.-7a.m., students can come spend

the night and provide a warm and welcomingenvironment to those experiencing homelessness,said Giese.

Giese added that students love this positionbecause it allows them to directly interact with thepeople, and these interactions help to break the

stereotypes o the homeless.Te overnight shelter is located on 2740 FirstAve. S. and the administrative oce is on 2100Pillsbury Ave. S. Both are located in Minneapolis.

Open Arms o Minnesota is devoted to a dierenttype o people in need-those who have serious orterminal illnesses.

Open Arms is a nonprot organization that

delivers specically tailored meals to those who havea dicult time grocery shopping or preparing mealsor themselves.

Volunteers serve by cooking, baking, or deliveringmeals that meet the nutritional needs o theseclients. According to Susan Pagani, communicationsdirector, Open Arms delivers about 460,000 meals ayear.

Volunteers love giving back to the communitythis way, said Pagani. No one else in the win

Cities does the kind o work we do.Aer completing an orientation, volunteers can

help out in a 2-3 hour shi on every day o the weekexcept Sunday.

Open Arms is located on 2500 Bloomington Ave.Minneapolis.

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By Lexy Spangrud

THE HOLIDAY SEASON PROVIDES SEVERAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR TWIN CITIES RESIDENTS.

Lil BrorsOut o the 3,279,833 people that live in the win

Cities area, about 917,500 regularly volunteer,according to Volunteering in America. Many

organizations that need volunteers are just a ewminutes away rom North Central, including LittleBrothers Friends o the Elderly, Simpson HousingServices, and Open Arms o Minnesota.

Little Brothers Friends o the Elderly, LBFE, isan organization that pairs its volunteers with elderlycitizens who suer rom loneliness and isolation.

Debra Strege, program and volunteer manager,said that many elderly people dont have anyoneto visit them. Volunteers can help by partaking in

various opportunities such as visiting the olderadults, driving them to specic activities, andbringing elderly residents meals or the holidays.

According to Strege, Christmas is a time whenmany volunteers are needed. On Christmas Day,

various positions need to be lled, including oodpreparation, driving the elderly, and eating mealswith the elderly.

Strege added that the experience is also rewardingor the volunteer.

Building a relationship with someone rom adierent generation is one o the biggest things thatthe volunteers get out o the experience, said Strege.

LBFE is located on 1845 E. Lake Street inMinneapolis.

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By Blake Mayes

LOCAL CHURCH OPENS ITS SEASONAL HOMELESSSHELTER.

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n Oct. 1, the homeless shelter at First CovenantChurch opened its doors or the rst time thisseason.

First Covenant Church, located at 810 S.Seventh St., works in partnership with HarborLight Center, which is run by the Salvation

Army. Te homeless shelter at First Covenant serves as an overfowor guests that the Salvation Army is unable to accommodate. Tebuilding has a maximum capacity o 50 guests and is typicallycompletely ull.

Tose who stay at the shelter must commit to staying or 28 daysand having an 8 p.m. curew as a way to stay accountable.

Norm Blagman, coordinator o the shelter, said that while thecenter is a great way to reach the lost and the broken, it can also be agreat learning experience in servanthood or Christians.

As Christians, we all have a story o redemption. We can learn

rom the people that come to the shelter, said Blagman.Blagman added that there is an appropriate way or volunteers toapproach guests.

As children o God, we need to treat the guests as equals, saidBlagman. We must come with a willing heart and come to serve andnot judge.

First Covenant need volunteers to help in the morning rom 5a.m.to 7 a.m. Volunteers will help distribute a continental breakastand pick up sleeping mats and chairs. Tere is also an evening shithat runs rom 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with tasks such as monitoring

restrooms and distributing linens and hygiene items. Volunteers donot have to commit to coming every day, but a regular schedule ispreerred.

Te shelter will be in operation until April 30, 2013 and NorthCentral students can use this opportunity to ulll the requirementsor a ministry service learning credit.

Students who are interested in volunteering can contact FirstCovenant Church at 612-332-3125.

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UPCOMING ELEVATOR UPGRADE WILL BE A COSTLY UNDERTAKING

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In January o this year, the city oMinneapolis did an inspection on the Carlson

Hall utility elevator, known by many as thereight elevator. Aer the inspection, thecity inormed North Central that signicantchanges needed to be made to the elevator.

Although the Carlson Hall reight elevator is90 years old, it is working properly and is usedon a daily basis, said Chris Woelfe, residentdirector o Carlson Hall.

Woelfe added that despite this, the city oMinneapolis is requiring that the elevator be

updated to contemporary building codes. Teelevator has been part o Carlson Hall eversince the building was built in 1922.

Te renovation will require that all o themechanical components o the elevator beupdated, as well as improvements to thestructural integrity o the elevator sha. Terewill also need to be a complete overhaul o themechanical room on the sixth foor.

Currently there are ve or six contractors

bidding or the job, said Marv Langmade romacilities management.

Because a contractor is yet selected, it is stillundetermined when the renovation will begin

and how much it will cost. Based o o thebids coming in, it is speculated that it will costNorth Central around hal a million dollars.

Hoping to avoid this costly expense, NorthCentral originally wanted to decommission theutility elevator entirely and re-trac all elevatoruse to Carlson Halls two passenger elevators.

Te city inormed North Central thatthey had to maintain an elevator that couldaccommodate an ambulance stretcher. Te

ADA did an inspection and came to theconclusion, along with the city, that the twopassenger elevators are not large enough andthat the reight elevator has to be redone.

Beore news o the elevator came about, planswere in motion towards renovating some o thedorms in Carlson.

Although nothing has been decided, thehope is that the renovation to the dormswill be done at the same time as the elevator

renovation, said Langmade.



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Te rst MobilePack event or Feed My StarvingChildren, FMSC will be held on Feb. 7 and 8.Tis event will integrate North Central membersand community members or packing meals ormalnourished children around the world.

Nathan Hirsh, student body president and seniorEnglish major, began the dreaming process or thisevent last semester as he was running or oce.

Te process is s imple, and one o the otherreasons were excited about it is that well be able toengage the Elliot Park community. Well be invitingElliot Park residents to come and pack alongside ourstudents, giving us an opportunity to show them thelove o God, said Hirsh.

Feed My Starving Children is a nonprotorganization that raises money to pack oodor children who are without ood or means oreceiving ood. Each packed meal contains rice, soy,

veggetables, and a vitamin and mineral vegetarianchicken favoring and costs 22 cents to produce.Along with the ministry opportunity o packing

the meals alongside community members, Feed My

Starving Children has agreed to send all o the mealsthrough Convoy o Hope, a Christian organizationthat also strives or the same purpose.

According to Feed My Starving Childrenguidelines, a minimum o 100,000 meals must bepacked at the event in order or it to be held. Hirshestimates that i the event has the maximum amounto meal packers or the maximum amount o time,

800,000 meals will be packed. Te undraising

required or that amount o meals is $180,000.We as a team do not have much experience with

this kind o undraising, but now with what wevelearned well be able to repeat the process muchmore smoothly and eectively, and we believe thatthe $180,000 is actually really attainable, said Hirsh.

He envisions this MobilePack event as setting aprecedent at North Central and other Assemblies o

God universities in the ollowing years.Tis event is supposed to be the rst o many likeit that are ocused on making an external impact inboth our local and our global communities. We wantwhat happens here at North Central to start leakinginto the greater community, said Hirsh.

Any student looking to get involved with thisevent is welcome to participate in both the mealpacking and undraising.

He continued,Tere is no kind o undraising

students cant do. It lets students rely on their giingsand callings. I think it is a really interesting way opushing students to look at the way they do thingsnow and start to pursue new opportunities.

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Spring semester is just around the cornercomplete with new classes and a new bill to pay.College comes at a price, but scholarships exist tooset the cost or those who choose to pursue them.

Although many scholarships oered by North

Central are awarded to only incoming reshmanor transer students, both the church matchscholarships and the donor scholarships are availableto returning students.

Katie Detlo, a junior social work major receiveda scholarship rom her church when she rstcame to North Central. As a result o receiving theHosanna! Student Leadership Scholarship, Detlowas also eligible or a North Central church matchscholarship. Te 50 percent match rate increased the

original $500 she received rom her church to a totalo $750.

Te scholarship was $750 dollars that I didnthave to pay that semester and less loans I have toworry about in the uture, said Detlo.

North Central also oers donor scholarshipsthat students can apply or every February. Tesescholarships require an online application, and acommittee decides the recipients.

Being active in your major is very helpul in

getting donor scholarships, said Alicia Wip,nancial aid counselor.

Donor scholarships are only available orreturning students, and according to Eric Austin,Assistant Director o nancial aid, 70 studentsaeceived donor scholarships this year.

Te nancial aid oce not only promotes NorthCentral scholarships, but also promote certainoutside scholarships by posting them in the RamaReport.

Apart rom North Central, websites such

as astweb.com serve as places to look orscholarships.

Fastweb is my avorite, and it has beenaround since I was in high school, said ClaireMontenegro, Associate Director o Processing.

Fastweb unctions as a huge scholarship searchdatabase. Although this makes users aware o themultitude o scholarships that are available, someeel this comes with problems.

One complaint about Fastweb is that you getbombarded with junk emails, said Wip.

When searching or scholarship advice,thousanddollarhour.com is a resource tobe regarded. Tis site oers advice rom aNorthwestern College graduate who paid or all o

her college education through scholarships.Even with so many resources, you oen have to

look or a long time with little results, said Austin.Because web-based scholarships can be so

widespread, Montenegro suggests looking or localscholarships oered by private practices such asdentists, banks, organizations students parents area part o, or unions.

Wip said that between 115 and 120 studentsreceived outside scholarships this past year.

Antiquika Jones, a junior secondary educationmajor received a little less than $10,000 inscholarships her rst year at college, much o thiscoming rom outside scholarships.

Most scholarships require an essay, and Jonessuggested having one or two sample essays thatcan be tweaked to match specic requirements odierent scholarships.

You have to have that essay that brings people totears or causes them to get this big happy smile on

their ace. You are not like everyone else; you need to

separate yoursel, said Jones.Jones encouraged people to not get discouragedwhen looking or scholarships.

Even though you might not get 20 out o 25scholarships you apply or, you still get something.Keep selling yoursel, said Jones.

ools and advice are available in the searchor scholarships. I students take time and applythemselves, they may just end up with some reemoney to help with the rising cost o education.

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ON-CAMPUS HONOR SOCIETIES LAMBDA PI ETA AND SIGMA TAU DELTA PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

The Creation of a

Lgacy

Student organizations like SD and LPE are rapidly evolving and paving the

way or a legacy. Te academic organizations on campus are popular becausethey provide opportunities to meet new students and interact with others withinthe same major.

Lamba Pi Eta is the ocial honor society or communication arts majors atNorth Central. Added in Spring 2012, Lambda Pi Eta is working hard to developthe society and encourage scholastic achievement among communicationsstudents. o be eligible or Lamba Pi Eta students must have completed ninecredits o communication courses and with that have a GPA o 3.0. Lastsemester, the society had its rst induction ceremony and ocially welcomedour students. It is anticipated that seven more students will be added at the end

o November with another ceremony.We meet once a month to discuss the Open Mic, applications and inductions,

and what we want this group to look like in the long run, said Amy Lambert,senior media communication major.

Currently, Lamba Pi Eta is ocusing on a monthly poetry night.As o right now, we are partnering up with Sigma au Delta, the International

honor society or English, and together we host Undergrounds Open Mic oncea month in the CYL Basement, said Lambert. She encourages everyone to comeread or recite poetry in a casual setting while enjoying a cup o coee.

According to the ocial Sigma au Delta description, Sigma au Delta is

the international English honors society that is dedicated to high standards

o academic excellence and the promotion o English, including the areas olanguage, literature, and writing, along with serving society by ostering literacy.

Te society meets weekly or biweekly or the purpose o editing peers workand planning or uture events. Six members are currently involved, withpotential members waiting to join. o become a part o Sigma au Delta studentsmust complete at least nine credits o English rom North Central and maintaina GPA o 3.0.

I am blessed to be part o an organization that not only wants to developexcellence in the gis and talents God gave students, but they want to use thatexcellence to better serve their community and the world, said Victoria Pyron,

senior english major and Sigma au Delta president.Sigma au Delta also participates in multiple literary events located in the

win Cities and is currently in the process o planning to go to a convention inPortland, Ore. during spring 2013.

At the convention, there will be members rom all over the world, and we willpossibly have the chance to read some o our work, said Pyron.

Sigma au Delta runs a literary journal or NCU that was once called TeBeard, and is now reerred to as Wineskin.

Both organizations have been working to establish themselves whileencouraging students in their respective majors to excel academically so as to

become eligible and join the legacy or years to come.

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i PinterestTHE THIRD MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK CREATES

GRASSROOTS FOR BUSINESSES AND CONTROL FOR USERS.

By Jy Yerrick

It has gained nearly 11 million users since its launch in 2010.It is the third most popular networking site or hits per week.Now, according to a study by Buzz Reerrals, its leading Facebook and witter in reerrals as well.Its practicality, simplicity, and visual appeal are reasons why Pinterest, the virtual pin board website, is rising to become one o the most popular online tools.

prsoal prossioalBritta Jensen, English literature major, has been using Pinterest or the last

six months aer being persuaded by a riend to join the site. Jensen has createdboards that have pins related to recipes, hairstyles, organizational tips, andhome dcor ideas.

Whats nice about it is that its practical. Teres more to do rather than justsimply look at, Jensen said. Teres more control than compared to umblr.Jensen admits that most o the things she has pinned are Pin Now, Read/DoLaters. Pinterest allows users to invest, in a sense, in what they pin or utureuse.

Te use o Pinterest may end up changing the way people catalogueinormation. For example, a user can simply pin a handul o recipes into a oodboard in a matter o minutes, compared to handwriting them or even typingthem into a book. Tere, they can access their board online anywhere, searchor items more quickly, and even share their board with riends. Tere has neverbeen a aster and easier way or people to share ideas and inormation.

Caleb Norman, a youth ministry alumnus and the photographer or EPICFocus, began using Pinterest in May o 2012 when he was reerred to the site bya riend.

I Im looking or something creative, I look on Pinterest to see i somethingwill spark an idea, said Norman. He admits to using the site or repins ratherthan pinning his own pictures. According to the study by Buzz Reerrals, 80percent o the pins on the website are repins.

Its simple. Teres not a lot o text and its picture driven, said Norman. Itswidely usedso I know that a lot o dierent things will come rom corporatesites to people who have done some [photography] on their own.

Pinterest gives people direct access to big and small businesses, organizations,musicians, blogs, articles, and more by using pictures to connect users to thewebsites where they originated. Since Pinterest is photo ocused, products andideas are shared aster to a wider audience and with more accessibility.

Te sta at Forage Modern Workshop,a urniture and home dcor store inMinneapolis, have experienced the benet oPinterest themselves. Since opening onlinein April o this year and settling down shopin Minneapolis on Sept. 6, Forage has seenrsthand how the trac rom Pinterest haspromoted sales. By using creative ideas to spurbuyers, Forage oers discounts and giveawaysor users who repin products that they

aectionately call, Repin to Win!We liked the act that it was more o a

grassroots way or people to be introduced toour products, shared Rebekah Cook, businessmanager at Forage.

Forage Modern Workshop utilizes thesite in two ways: First, to get their productsout to people that they do not have a directconnection with and also to nd otherproducts. It saves them time by ollowing other

designers and people who have similar tastein urniture and dcor design. Many o the

designers that now collaborate with them area direct result o networking on Pinterest.

Te great thing is people can repin theproducts and open it up to other groupso people. said Cook. Pinterest givesusers control over what trends they ollow.Because users dont have to be directlynetworked to each others boards in order toshare pins, it makes sharing pictures muchquicker.

For upcoming events, Forage ModernWorkshop will be promoting their productson Pinterest. People who like modern, retro,and creative design are encouraged to visitany o their pages or to take a trip to theirbricks and mortar store on Lake Street.

Whether personal or proessional,Pinterest is an online tool that is here to stay.Instead o recipe books being handed downthrough the years, it may be a small slip o

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17November 2012

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Ssaiabl eorsCOMMUNITY LIFE DEPARTMENT HEADS UP RECYCLING

PROGRAM IN ATTEMPTS TO ExPAND IN THE COMING YEARS

A greater emphasis on the act o recycling is beingimplemented this semester in attempts to transormNorth Central into a more eco-riendly university.

o create and sustain an opportunity or recyclingin the university community, recycling bins havebeen placed in the residence halls and are emptiedon a bi-weekly basis. Student Senate originallyinstituted the program and now Student Lie hasemployed a small part-time sta o students whohave a passion or recycling to carry it out.

While Student Lie has extra recycling bins onhand, they are not expanding into the rest o campus.

I the rest o campus wants to participate [in

recycling], they have to empty the recycling binsthemselves, said Peter Hansen, Community LieCoordinator and the head o North Centralsrecycling program. Te reason or that is that therewas never an easy way to get students keys or thataer hours [or security reasons].

Currently, the recycling project keeps a close tracko how much material is being recycled, recordingboth how ull the bins are when emptied and thelength o time it takes workers to empty the bins.

Tis data is collected with the intent to supportuture expansion with statistical backing.

Such an expansion would mean increasing theamount o recycling bins in the dorms, addingthem to classrooms and oces, and increasing therequency that the bins are emptied.

Given such an expansion, Hansen is optimistic.I would estimate that we would recycle 50

percent more than we do now, said Hansen.Tere is currently no timeline or this expansion,

but NCU is starting o on the right oot with plentyo passion or continued eorts.

Te initiative originally began operating ona volunteer basis, and the program eventuallyshied to a paid position out o a need or workerconsistency.

Te Housekeeping department has remainedseparate rom the recycling project due to a lack oresources to maintain and manage a comprehensivecampus-wide eort.

Housekeeping does not oversee recycling

[because] there is a signicant cost or ourdepartment to run an eective and ecientrecycling program, o which we just dont haveunding available right now, said Lauren Milani,

the assistant director o Housekeeping. In orderto keep the schools costs as low as possible StudentDevelopment is utilizing their sta to run theprogram or designated locations.

For the students involved in the recycling project,

it is more than simply a part-time job. In part, theysee what they do as a calling.

God has called each one o us to be goodstewards o all he has given us, said Soa Almarza,

junior media communications major and recyclingassistant. Tis includes being responsible withwhat we do with our trash. Because I have had arevelation about stewardship in my own lie, I recyclewith conviction. Im not big supporter o go greencampaigns and all o that hype, but I know recycling

is very important.

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SPORTS.

Brakig Grod

or Brakig Bak?On March 1, Governor Dayton announced an agreement to build a newstadium or the Vikings on the current Metrodome site. Nine days later theMinnesota Legislature approved the unding or the proposed $975 millionstadium.

Te Vikings have agreed to pay $477 million o the construction costs, whichis the third largest NFL contribution to date or a sports acility. Te rest o thecost will be covered by the state ($248 million) and the city ($150 million). Testate and city will be using taxes and other means in order to provide the unds.

World-renowned architecture rm HKS Inc. beat out our competitors andwon the $34 million contract to design the new stadium. HKS also designedthe amous Cowboys and Lucas Oil stadiums in Dallas and Indianapolis. Tisproject is unique in the aspect that the Minneapolis Sports Facilities Authority(MSFA) has set the goal to make it possible or 8 percent o architectural andengineering work to be perormed by minority owned businesses and 11 percentor those that are women owned.

Students at North Central are divided as to whether or not the stadium is agood idea. Te main argument against construction is the cost, with a ew citingidol worship. Matt Schmeichel, sophomore secondary English education major,said, Its not needed. Scott Peterson, junior psychology major, said, I thinkits a good idea. Ross Kongslien, sophomore youth ministires major, somewhatagreed with Schmeichel and said, I dont know i its wise nancially to be

spending that kind o money on a new stadium, especially i we already haveone, but it would be sweet! Mark Cronk, junior communication arts major, said,Upront it will be a lot o money, but in the long run it could be economicallybenecial or downtown.

Former Economic Development Manager or Elliot Park NeighborhoodIncorporated (EPNI), Robert Woods said, Its not just a world class stadium butan economic development project due to the large amount o money that will becoming through the community. Woods says that the community surroundingthe Metrodome needs to be looking at the new stadium as a potential oreconomic gains.

Recent turmoil over unding has come rom Governor Daytons strongopposition toward the Vikings idea o utilizing Personal Seat Licensing (PSL)in order to charge those who wish to buy season tickets with an initial uprontcost in order to purchase a license or individual seats which would then allowthem to purchase tickets. Te Dallas Cowboys currently have PSL ees varyingbetween $250 and $162,500 per seat. Sports columnist or the Star ribune, SidHartman stated that Dayton is simply pulling a political move when he knewall along that PSLs were a part o the Vikings nancial plan. Nevertheless,construction is planned to begin in the all o 2013 allowing or the Vikings toutilize the new stadium or the 2016 season.

A NEW VIKINGS STADIUM CREATES CONTROVERSY

By Sam olmstead

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THE RAMS BASKETBALL TEAM SUITS UP AND PREPARES FOR THEUPCOMING SEASON.

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All Good tigs Ms Com o a edMENS AND WOMENS SOCCER SEASON WRAP UP FOR THE YEAR.

Te Womens NCCAA Division II National Soccer Championship took placeon November 7-10 in Kissimmee, Florida. Tis makes the h time in a rowthat the womens soccer team has made it to nationals. Ultimately, the team tookourth place at the end o the tournament.

Te team played Clearwater on Wednesday resulting in a loss 2-0. Teathletes started o the tournament well. Alyssa Freitag, a senior American SignLanguage major stated, Te rst game we had adrenaline, hustled, and wereally competed with Clearwater.

On Friday, the team played Maranatha Baptist Bible College with a win 2-0.Te nal game on Saturday was a 1-0 loss to Providence University College,resulting in ourth place.

Freitag said, Tey scored o a penalty kick that should not have been apenalty kick. Te penalty kick that was called was questionable.

Head coach Allison Murphy said, We played airly well in our rst game

against the eventual national champions and I think that though we suered amajor injury, during our second game we played well.During the second game, Christina Goodman, a senior psychology major

was slide tackled by an opponent, resulting in her serious injury and unable tonish the game and play the next and nal games against Providence.

Overall the team worked together very well and it was though things weredicult or us down there the team responded well emotionally and spiritually.Te team stayed true to our three goals (#1 Refect Christ, #2 Be good sisters inChrist to one another, and #3 Work hard) even though we had several obstaclesto overcome, said Murphy.

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By Crissie Parker

Mens soccer looked to deend their

NCCAA Regional Championship title lastmonth on Oct. 23 and 24. Te rst o twogames was a 2-0 win over Faith BaptistBible College in the semi nals. Teteam then recorded a second place nishon the tails o a 0-5 loss to ProvidenceCollege. A win in the nals would haveallowed the men to travel to Florida orthe NCCAA Division II National SoccerChampionship. Instead, the mens soccer

team nished their season on Oct. 27 witha 1-0 win over Crown College. Te winpropelled their record to 8-12-1 on theseason.

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XC Crosss fiis LiA LOOK BACK AT THIS FALLS CROSS COUNTRY SEASON.

Te mens and womens cross country teams have wrapped up their seasonsthis past weekend. Both teams traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in theNCCAA National Championships.

Looking back on the season, head coach rey Meadows has nothing butpositive things to say about each o his teams, rom their work ethic, to theirdedication, to their ability to gloriy Christ in all they said and did. He could notbe more proud or all the hard work and time every athlete put in.

Te season began with the Early Bird Meet on Aug. 31. Te mens teamnished 2nd and the women started o their season with an impressive

perormance nishing 1st. Te teams went on to run in ve more meets beorethey headed o to Ohio to compete in the NCCAA Championships. Te mennished 17th, 7th, 6th, 8th, and 7th respectively in those meets. Te womennished 16th, 4th, 1st, 3rd, and 5th respectively.

In Ohio, North Central competed against 50 other NCCAA schools. Techampionships was hosted by Cedarville University at the Elvin King CrossCountry Course.

Te mens team wrapped up its season with a 6th place nish at Nationals.Te Rams were led by Sutton Rehwaldt, a sophomore biblical studies major,who nished 6th overall, less than 20 seconds o h place time, which would

have earned him an All-American award. Aer the meet, Austin Muchow, asenior psychology major received special recognition at the National AwardsBanquet or being a NCCAA National Scholar Athlete.

Te womens team ended its season just as they started it with a 1st placenish. Te team grabbed their unprecedented eighth straight victory at theNCCAA Division II National Championship. Freshman social work major RuN FoR ThE GoLD

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Annalise Schroeder, a reshman social work major, Kara Montanez, a seniorurban studies major, and Jacie Jawaski, a reshman elementary education major

each were named NCCAA All-Americans.Te men overcame many challenges this season. Muchow recognized themain challenge as having a small team.

You need ve runners to start and nish a race in order or your team toscore, and since we only had ve runners on the team this meant that no onecould be sick or injured or a race, said Muchow. Yet, the team was able toovercome this challenge due to everyone being committed and showing upready to work hard every day.

Meadows recognized the teams incredible accomplishment during the seasonby stating, o take sixth at nationals was as good an accomplishment as Ive

ever had as a coach, even though weve won championships beore.Te women, aside rom only having two returners, were able to nish oa remarkable year. Despite what people might see as a lack o experience,we succeeded due to the act that we had a team with open minds and thewillingness to work insanely hard, said captain Meghan Smith, a senior englishmajor.

Smith accredits the success o the team to many things, such as waking upbeore 5 a.m. to sneak in a long run beore classes to running ourselves intocomplete exhaustion during uesday aernoon interval workouts.

Meadows was quick to recognize the character and work ethic o this team.Te character o this team was the reason there was any sort o success. Terewere never any excuses, said Meadows.

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