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Cosmonaught
A look into a music minsitry
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Cosmonaught is not your average band. Not only
do they have a heart to communicate Jesus through
passionate lyrics surrounded by epic dance rock music,but they build real relationships with their audience.
They want to see a growth o understanding who God is
sprout up in each o their listeners lives.Were not just about going, seeing, and then leaving.
We actually want to be there or people, drummer
Adam Byer said.Cosmonaught began two years ago when lead singer
and guitarist Ben Pierce and Byer met at a school inNew Zealand. They started leading worship together at
a church in Minneapolis, and then keyboardist DavidDonnelly joined the duo.
The band gave their rst unocial perormance at aClub 3 Degrees tournament a ew months later, but theydidnt dub their group Cosmonaught until September
2010. Joe Riley (bass), Courtney Pierce (vocals), and EricBerg (guitar #2) were added to the group then.
The band has grown almost unnaturally since itsbeginning. In Ben Pierces words, they are ridiculouslydierent rom where they were a year ago. Their
rst competition put them on the lowest end o thescoreboard, and their most recent per ormance carried
them to the top.Our rst show at the Club 3 tournament was terrible,
but weve improved immensely since then. We went
rom getting a score in the low 80s to a score o 115. The
dierence in ve months has been crazy. We used that
last tournament as a catalyst, B. Pierce said.Cosmonaughts music has changed as well. They
want to present God in a way thats relevant with their
music and visuals. Their mission is to push the envelopon what creativity is through demonstrating the Gospelin a more creative way.
A big principle in our ministry is that you have toshow people who Jesus is, because lots o people have
a skewed vision o God and Christianity, Byer said.Through their constant pursuit or God and their
willingness to be used as tools or His k ingdom, theymaximize the platorm God has given them at every
show. They present a bold message o Jesus throughtheir lyrics, actions, and words.
Their platorm does not end on the stage, though.
Cosmonaught extends their ministry outside o showvenues to the relationships in their lives and the Bible
study they ormed. The Bible study opens up a placewhere the public can walk in and deepen their aithwith Jesus.
We want to be involved in the ministry side o it. Wewant people to grow in their understanding o God.
Were not interested in entertaining people, Byer said.Cosmonaughts vision is to connect with people and
help them see the realness o Christ through music that
is relatable to the modern generation. In the uture,
they want to put on evangelistic events throughout
the Twin Cities by partnering with local churches andschools. Young people could bring their non-Christianriends to the shows where a message o truth would be
presented.They are unreached and hungry or truth straight
Gospel truth. And they want to hear it because they are
desperate or something genuine, real, and applicableto their lives, B. Pierce said.
The past two years have been an incredible growingexperience or the band, but their dream is still hanging
in the clouds. They have huge plans, and their desire toreach a lost generation is evident through their passion
or music and relationship with people. They are not inexistence to start another bandwagon, trend thing.
They genuinely want to pour Jesus into peoples lives
by developing strong relationships with their listeners.Be bold and dont waste the platorm God has given
you. Use [it] or the thing that matters. Its signicant, B.Pierce said.
Cosmonaught will be opening or The Violet Burning
at Renewal Vineyard Church in Crystal, MN on Oct. 14at 7:00 p.m. Also, they will be perorming at Fine Line
Music Ca on Nov. 12. Check out their Facebook pageor more inormation and download their 4-song EP at
cosmonaught.bandcamp.com.
By REBEKAH JACOBSON
Maximizing the Platorm Through Music
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According to
the Merriam-
Webster online
dictionary,
entry is
dened as.
The act o
entering
or passing
into or upon
something.
Entry is North
Centrals
on-campus
organization
acilitating
student-led
chapel. Their
mission statement is toallow students the opportunity
to minister to students in a variety o ways. The main
ocus o our service is to bring the message o God to
the student body in a 50-minute service so they may be
rereshed, encouraged, motivated, and well-rounded to
go and do the work o God in return or what they have
been given.
The services, held three days a week, which began on
Oct. 4, provide a unique way to enter or pass into daily
worship.
According to many students, one o the main
benets o attending Entry is the relaxed and intimate
atmosphere.
I love the more personal eel o the smaller room. Im
not a an o huge crowds, so the smaller numbers and
personal aspect o it is great, senior pastoral studies
major Jordan Valley said.
Echoing Valleys thoughts, junior biblical languages
major Julian Flores said, The small setting allows the
students to speak whats actually on their minds, plus Im
a sucker or small churches and I get that homey eeling
in Entr y.
Flores also commented on how encouraging it is to hear
the hearts o ellow students because you get a little
insight into their spiritual walks and can be challenged by
their words.
Director o Entry, junior intercultural studies major
Sarah Kim, says the team has chosen a theme or this year
entitled Deeper. Their vision is the idea that no matter
where we are at, we are called to seek the deeper things
o God. The more we taste o H is goodness, the more we
hunger. I the way to Gods heart is a well, it is an innite
well. And the deeper we go, the richer the water.
Their goals or the student body will be drawn out
through scheduled services as well as an unscheduled
service on Wednesdays, which will be a time meant or
students to come seek the Lord in their own way.
The hope o the Entry team is to oster an environment
where students can know the Lord in a deeper way. It
is intended to be a place where the kingdom is sought
ater together, challenging students to be the heavenly
kingdom at work.
By JESSICA TRAUDT
Diving Into Gods Well
The all musical is an event many North Central
students look orward to each year, and the upcoming
production, Godspell, is no dierent. The showpresents a creative, playul take on the Gospel o
Matthew.
The intention o the musical was to present the
theme o community -- to show the people who came
together rom all dierent walks o lie to ollow Jesus,
said Assistant Proessor o Fine Arts Wayne Matthews.
However, the perormance is not a straight Gospel
narrative; rather, it presents a conglomeration o the
many parables and teachings o Jesus.
North Centrals ocus o Godspell will be presented
dierently than typical productions, it will be set ina high school showcasing dierent personalities
jocks, firts, goths, etc. -- which is an uncharacteristic
backdrop or the story.
Its not High School Musical. Its Godspell, but we
want it to be relatable. Our stereotypes arent over the
top -- theyre real people, Matthew said.
The play will concentrate on character development
around Jesus as a ocal point. Senior children and
amily ministries major Evan Fortunato, who will be
playing the role o a high school jock/disciple, says
exploring his character is one o the most exciting
parts o the production or him.
[The whole play] has very much been a
collaboration o all the cast to create things so ar, and
Im excited to see how it will turn out, Fortunato said.
In addition to the ocus on character development,
the original music, arranged by Peter Shu, provides a
more updated, modern eel to the original score.
The director and cast share a mutual desire or theaudience to gain more rom the experience beyond
pure enjoyment.
The play is crazy and silly at times, but the main
ocus is on showing how Jesus can truly create change
in each person. I hope that NCU students gain a sense
o enjoymentbut more than that I hope they gain a
greater appreciation or who God is and or how much
he loves us [and] that this piece, with all o the silliness
involved, glories God and helps the audience better
understand Him, Fortunato said.
Perormances will be held Nov. 10 - 13 and Nov. 17 -
20. All Thursday through Saturday perormances begin
at 7:30 p.m., and all Sunday perormances begin at
3:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased through the Fine Arts
website or by calling Administrative Assistant Karla
Johnson at the Fine Arts oce. Prices are $15 or
adults, $12 or seniors and children ages 12 and under,
and $10 or North Central students with a student I.D.
Matthews encourages students to come out to see
Godspell.
We want riends to see it as a night out and
brother/sister foors to come togetherIts a musical
youll enjoy, but we believe youll walk away learning
more about yoursel and with a dierent perspective
than you had coming in, Matthews said.
GodspellBy LISA HAWTHORNE
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By MARK SONNTAG
As the new Dean o Community
Lie, Greg Leeper takes on the task
o overseeing the Community Lie
department as well as advising various
University committees such as NCSA,
Senate and Board o Directors. In his rst
year at North Central, Leeper also takes
on the task o acquainting himsel with
resh aces and new perspectives. Said
Leeper, My main goal this rst year is to
learn. [I want to] learn the NCU student
and organizational cultures learn to do
my job really well and learn what positive
kingdom changes I may be able to make.
Leepers transition brought him rom
Trinity International University where
he held a similar position o Director o
Leadership Development near Chicago, IL.
With no real intentions o leaving Trinity
International, Leeper noticed the job
opening or his current position online.
I elt like the job description was written
with me in mind! I decided to apply to see
i this was maybe an open door rom the
Lord.
While Chicago is home to his riends
and amily, Leeper comments that the
eels he had grown too comortable where
he was. He eels the Lord has challenged
him and his wie through several big
changes at once. I think the Lord wanted
to stretch us through [this]. New jobs, new
home, [and a] new addition to the amily
on the way!
Leeper hopes to share his strenths
in both strategic thinking and action-
oriented categories with the community
o North Central to help develop students
and get involved in practical details o
doing lie with students.
Dean o Residence Lie
By MARK SONNTAG
Ater eight years o serving as the RD
o Phillipps hall, Juice Montezon has
now taken on the role o the Dean o
Residence Lie. Ater so long o being an
RD, Montezon says he misses his previous
position. Says Montezon, As much as
Im going to miss [it] Im really enjoying
my new position. He looks orward to
the change and the challenges this new
role is going to oer. Jake Smith did an
incredible job o developing Res. Lie to
where it is today, so I hope to build on
where he let o.
The transition was quick or Montezon.
Ater being hired in May, he had to be
out o his apartment by July and despite
not thinking they would nd a house
in time, the Montezon amily was able
to buy a house and move in within ve
weeks. We love our new house or the
space and the yard, but I miss living
on campus. I love the students at NCU
and I loved living lie with them. Says
Montezon.
With his new position, Montezon hopes
to help students realize that discipline in
not something to be araid o. His goal
is to show that the sta and aculty care
about the students and North Central.
One o the ways we are trying to do this
is by building relationships with students
so they can trust a person, not just a
system.
Montezon shares his sympathies
students acing discipline and is making
an eort to alleviate some o the ear that
comes rom disciplinary meetings and
wants to keep lines o communication
open with students to be able to share
the heart behind the discipline. We
would be happy to talk to anyone about
anything they are going through, no
matter what it is and to [assist] them with
[any] help they want.
Josh Gregory
northcentral.edu
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With classes in ull swing, most students are ready or the upcoming all break,
October 20-23! With all that ree time to hang out with riends and amily, thequestion on most students minds is, what to do? Several students already haveclear plans or how they intend to make the most o all break.
Junior alcohol and drug counseling major Emily Carbone is excited about herplans.
My roommate rom last year is coming to visit, and then were going to go homeand eat pizza, lots o pizza. We hope to go swing dancing. And then hang out with
the amily, Carbone said.
When asked what she was most excited about, Carbone replied, Sleep, and timewith my amily.
Another student, sophomore youth development major Kendra Dagen, is notcompletely sure i she will be able to go home, but hopes to so that she can see her
brother in a play.This is not concrete, but hopeully Ill be able to go home. My brothers is perorming
at dinner theatre. Hes going to be Spok, Dagen said. (What dinner theater and whatis the play called)
For Dagen, the most exciting thing about all break is, Being with my amily,
hanging out and resting a bit.
For sophomore business major Donnivan Clausen, break is less about a list o plans
than it is about being with amily. He plans to, Go meet up with amily and eat lotso ood. Work, study, watch TV, and play with my cats. One is bipolar schizophrenic,Clausen said.
Clausen is most excited about, eating lots o ood: home-cooked ood.For many students, going home or all break is not an option due to distance.
However, there are many options or those planning to stay.Carbone recommends that students staying in the Twin Cities over break visit
the swing dancing venue Wabasha Caves and the Ring Mountain Creamery. Dagon
considers Minnehaha Falls and the apple orchards good places to visit or those whohave time.
The students also have nal words o wisdom or those looking to get the most outo their all break. Clausen has advice or students unable to go home.
Try to nd riends that live in the area, or hang out with other people who cant gohome. Dont be alone unless you need to be alone, Clausen said.
Carbone also gives advice, Dont sleep the whole time. Take advantage o the reetime to be with the Lord, because thats the bomb. And try something new.I theres something you want to do, make a point to do it, instead o just letting it fy
by, said Dagen.
By HANNHA ONEYMaking the Most o Fall
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Another Sunday night arrives and
chances are, many students are already
tired o Chipotle and Noodles and
Company. O course, living in the dorms
may limit the options on nding delicious
ood, but there are other options than Easy
Mac and ast ood. As overwhelming as it
can be, cooking in the dorms is easier and
less expensive than many students believe.
Miller Hall resident Caiti King, a senior
youth ministry major, owns a microwave,
Crock-pot (slow cooker), hot pot, and a
blender usually designated or desserts.
I got sick o Ramen really ast, so ater
a ew months, I started looking up recipes
online. I you know where to look, you can
nd just about anything, King said.
With slow cookers, the trickiest part is
getting the timing right, but by starting the
meal in the morning, it should be nished
cooking around dinnertime.
Pretty much anything you make in a
kitchen, you can make in the dormsroast,
baked potatoes, sloppy joes, ajitas, King
said.
For Crock-pot ajitas, begin in the
morning by derosting and cutting up
rozen chicken breasts and throw it in a
Crock-pot with green peppers and onions.
(For spicier ajitas, add taco seasoning and
spices) Around dinnertime check your
ajitas requently to determine an end or
the cook time. Ater the dish is completed
cooked, warm up a ew tortillas and add
toppings, like grated cheese, chopped
lettuce, and diced tomatoes, and then your
made-rom-scratch ajitas will be ready.
With the addition o a blender, a ruit
smoothie can be added or a healthy
dessert by adding ruit with a little yogurt,
juice, and ice.
Another option or nding home-
cooked ood in the dorms, according to
senior pastoral studies major Meagan
Collinsworth, is nding a riend in the
apartmentsa riend with an oven, stove,
and large rerigerator who does not mind
having a riend hang around their kitchen.
Cooking at my riends apartment is
un. Just make sure you have your own
designated shel in the rerigerator,
Collinsworth said.
Cooking on CampusBy LISA HAWTHORNE
Stacey Jones, a middle aged,
energetic, Segue Ca employee plays
more than the role o a typical barista.
He is the pastor o Urban Jerusalem,
a church whose mission is to present
the Kingdom o God in relevant orm
through the art o hip-hop.
The term hip-hop that Urban
Jerusalem reers to is not the description
the rest o the world thinks o according
to Jones.
What you see on TV is not hip-hop,
MTV is not the accurate description;
mainstream is not accurate, Jones said.
Originating in the south Bronx, hip-
hop was a cultural movement designed
to keep kids o the street utilizing urban
expression. Urban Jerusalem breaks this
art down into our main elements, which
consist o an Emcee (rapper), grati
artist, break-dancer, and DJ. The church
tries to use one o these elements in
every service, accompanied with the
occasional live painter on stage.
The name Urban Jerusalem comes
rom Psalm 51 where the Holy Spirit ell
on Jerusalem, the city o peace. Gods
desire in Jerusalem was to make sure
peace was maniested through the city,
which is Urban Jerusalems desire or
Minneapolis as well.
People look at urban areas in
Minneapolis as war zones, but when I
look at the area where we are, there is a
lot o peace said Jones.
Urban Jerusalem is a ull-fedged church,
not solely a youth ministry church but
one that caters to all ages. Husband and
wives, amilies, young adults, children; all
are welcome.
Recently, Urban Jerusalem is
partnering with Segue Ca to put on
Express-Soul Night which is an open
mic ormat, or anyone is able to express
what is on his or her soul, whether it is
through spoken word, song, or reading
a piece. This is taking place the rst
Wednesday o every month, starting
October 5. The public is welcomed and
encouraged to attend.
Segue Ca also has a special discount
that applies only to North Central
students rom 4-6 pm every day: buy
one coee, get one hal o.
Urban Jerusalem encourages and
welcomes all to check them out and
experience a unique orm o worship
thats main purpose is to give glory to
God!
For more inormation and service
times or Urban Jerusalem, look up their
Facebook page:
http://www.acebook.com/
UrbanJerusalem?re=tsle://localhost/
Users/administrator/Desktop/Mack_
Urban%20Jerusalem-FINAL.docx.html.
Hip-Hop ChurchBy SARAH MACK
In celebration o the all season
arriving, junior education major
Charity Richardson utilizes her
Elliot apartment stove to bake a
homemade pie.
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Sunny Day in St. PaulBy AMY LAMBERT
It was a beautiul all Sunday, the weather was
perect and the leaves were all changing color.
Ater church, my roommate, Lauren Ruth Davies, a
sophomore elementary education major, and I decided
to go on a bus trip to St Paul.
Our rst stop o the day was at Mickeys Diner or
lunch. Because o its small size, there is usually a
waiting period and I would suggest a group o no
larger than our go out together. The prices were very
reasonable, easily under $10 or a meal, and the ood
was good. I had a BLT and Davies had a quarter lb.
hamburger and ries.
Mickeys buys their meat, coee, and bread locally. It
is a amily owned and operated restaurant, and is open
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is known or being
in The Mighty Ducks, and many celebrities have eaten
there including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Meryl
Streep.
Ater lunch, we walked over to the Science Museum
o Minnesota. Its bit expensive; $13 to see the exhibits,
and more i you want to watch the omnitheater. On
Thursdays ater 5 PM, there is a student discount.
The rst foors main exhibit was on the Mississippi
River with inormation and charts. The next foor
had multiple exhibits including child growth and
the human body. You can look at some parasites
under a microscope. The bottom foor has a dinosaur
exhibit, and has more interactive activities, such as a
tornado simulation and the math in playing dierent
instruments. Depending on the time o year, they have
mini-gol and other activities to do outside.
Ater the museum, we took another bus over
to Como Zoo. For dinner, we went to Snuys Malt
Shop. The service wasnt great, nor were the meals
themselves. The serving size was small and the ood
was dry. It was more along the lines o $10-15 or a
meal. The malts were the best part o Snuys. A small is
$3.45 and a large is $4.45. There are 20 favors to choose
rom, and they also have sundaes and foats available as
well.
Ater dinner we walked back to Como Zoo, which is
ree to see the animals and gardens. Mini-gol is also
available at a reasonable price; every 9 holes cost $2.50,
cash only. Then we got back on a next bus and headed
back to school. We were back in our room around 9.
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In his veins runs lyrics, in his heart pumps beats.
He is a natural born musician who writes, perorms
and entertains or the pure love o the art o music.
Andrew Jay and the Americans have a olk/bluegrass
eel to their music. Their songs are based around
dierent events that dierent members o the band
have ound themselves going through over the past
couple o years. With a band lled with ve dierent
instruments many will be sure to nd themselves
hearing the type o sound they looking or.
For lead guitarist Andrew Molle o Andrew Jay and
the Americans music has been a part o him since he
was a little kid. However, unlike most musicians, he is
not playing music to make the big bucks.
Music is more o a liestyle or me. Im not real
worried about making a record. I just really enjoy
writing the music and playing with my riends. Molle
said. When hearing those words must people already
know without listening to Molles music that it is going
to be wonderul.
Another aspect o Andrew Jay and the Americans
is the act that they have yet to charge anyone or
downloading their music. They want to make sure that
anyone is able to hear their music that wants to. It all
goes back to what Molle said about music being more
o a liestyle then anything else. Andrew Jay and the
Americans are currently working on setting up some
concerts or the next couple o months, but nothing
has been set in stone yet.
This band is lled with soul, rythem, passion, and
love. They put on a show that people dont orget, and
they have an amazing time perorming. Andrew Jay
and the Americans is a band worth listening to, worth
giving a try, worth alling in love with. In the mean
time, while youre waiting to nd a concert o theirs
to go to make sure to visit Andrew Molles myspace
page in the meantime in order to download some o
Andrew Jay and the Americans music.
Andrew Jay and the AmericansBy KELSEY MARRIN
Charming exposed brick, hardwoodfoors, on a second story that has views
o downtown makes Annies Parloura perect date spot or hang out spot.
Annies Parlour is located in Dinkytown,on the west bank o the University oMinnesota. Typical burgers, ries, and
killer malt milkshakes. I wish I could saythat this is a typical restaurant review,
but it isnt. The ood was delicious,atmosphere great, but the part that
made this experience memorable is theinteraction I had with the waitress.
I had some homework and my
computer with me. I was enjoyingmy chocolate- coee malk-shake and
making small talk with the waitress.So, do you go to the U?
No, Im a student at North Central
University, its a small--Christian school? Hm.
Then she turned and walked away.Eyes wide, mouth dropped, I turned
my head in disbelie. Surprisingly, Iwas intrigued more than oended and
inspired more than discouraged.Im sorry, did I say something to
oend you?
I didnt mean to be rude. I justknow Christians have a lot to say to
non-Christians. I dislike having religion
orced at me, like I am a bad personbecause I dont share the same belies.
Like, I dont have anything againstpeople who believe, but I just dont
share it. Both reasons o belie and non-belie have their own good reasons, tothemselves, and it isnt worth arguing.
I was speechless.Non-Christians can have good
hearts too.I wish I could write that I prayed over
her and God swooped in and changedher heart. That this was a miracle otransormation. But it is not. She has
control over what her heart decidesand as Christians, we are in control
o how we interact, react, and showlove to non-Christians. We are able to
speak into others lives and plant seeds
that only God can sprout. Every seedbears ruit at a season later than when
planted. We have the Lords Spirit as aGuide and Source o Wisdom. How are
we sharing that with others?
Annies Parlour ExperienceBy RACHEL KRUK
Media Prohibition ActBy BEN PIRIE
It is no surprise that R rated movies
are banned here at North Central. The
question is, is banning R rated movies,
cable, and explicit music air, also should
the rules be dierent or those who live
in the apartments as the rules currently
stand?
All who attend North Central, with a
ew exceptions, are out o high school
and are 18 years o age or older. When
we chose to come to North Central we
signed a consent orm limiting some
o our rights. One o those rights limit
media.
I have conficting eelings as to whether
media should be limited to students
or not. On one hand, I see why North
Central would want to limit media that
could potentially lead someone to sin
against God. On the other, I cannot help
but eel that taking away the decision o
entertainment is wrong.
I have no desire to listen to most
worldly music. Most music today is
nothing but garbage. The reason or this
is that most worldly music is explicit.
Music rated explicit is mostly due to
proanity, sexual themes, or themes about
drugs and alcohol. Nothing good can
come rom putting that kind o material
in ones mind.
My issue with the rules is the banning
o R rated lms. I eel that R rated lms
should be allowed pending why the
movie has received the R rating. Some
movies such as the Passion o the Christ
are banned here at NCU, which I nd to
be ridiculous. We come to North Central
to ollow God, learn about him, and to
grow closer to him and yet when a lm
is made depicting what Christ endured
or our sin we are not allowed to watch
it. I have watched the movie and it has
greatly ministered to me.
It is so easy to read the bible and not
really sit back and think about what Christ
went through or us. This lm has been
an immense eye opener or me in my
lie and is something I eel anyone who
loves Christ should have to ability and
opportunity i they desire to watch it.
Kayla Grell
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REUBEN DAVID
TODD WOLD
Early Start to Fall BreakBy RUBEN PRIETO
By the time
o the release o
this issue I will
have begun my
all break; fying
to my destination,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Upon arrival, I
will be anxiously
rendezvousing with
my parents, brother
and sister-in-law
along with my
two nieces. The
youngest one I will be meeting or the rst time.
Earlier this year my parents decided to plan trips
to see my siblings. I am the youngest o three boys,
and both o my older brothers currently serve in the
United States Army. Because o their service, as well
as the responsibility that comes with new marriages
and their amily development, time has fown by
since mysel or parents have seen them.
My nuclear amily and my extended amily have
always been close. Throughout my lie I can recall
having a variety o extended amily members that
lived with us, on either a short-term or long-term
basis. As a result o this, amily dinner sometimes
seemed like a mini-holiday experienceinstead o
a turkey with all the xings, it would be enchiladas,
beans and rice with Jarritos to drink.
Needless to say, I grew up with a close amily
environment, and the combination o me going to
school in Minnesota, having one brother stationed
in Hawaii, and the other stationed in Washington
altered the relational aspect o my amily orever. My
eelings leave me wishing thoughts o those past
holiday-like moments, but reality is, part o growing
up and accepting change, mak ing adjustments
and reinorcing connections with those who are
important to you, like amily.
The unpredictability o various destinations God
will take you make up the joys and challenges o
lie. My all break destination this year is Hawaii, a
considerably joyous one. In addition to spending time
with my amily, I will have the chance to experience
somewhat o a delayed transition to the upcoming
dreadul approach o winter, which will hopeully
include a tour o the inamous Pearl Harbor base.
Uncertainty in particular destinations o lie
impact individuals by provoking an assortment o
responsespleasant or notbut remembering
a simple principle o thankulness, encourages
appreciation o who and what God has put in each o
our lives. Make the most o your current destination,
always evoke thoughts o sympathy to others when
necessary, and encourage one another by elaborating
on similar experiences with past destinations.
Dale Houghton
There many thingsabout the Christianliestyle that Ive grown to
despise, and while I dontthink one should go about
their lie living in sin, thereis too big o an ethical
grey area in a Christianslie these days.I dont like irrelevant
Christian biases. The
act that Tim Tebow hasmissionary parents shouldnt matter when talkingabout how good he is or isnt. The act remains that
he still cant throw downeld.Do I like the guy? Sure, but dont expect me tocheer or him on Sunday just because he loves God.
I dont want him on my team, and you shouldnteither.
Going to church doesnt make you anymore oa Christian than overusing a quote makes you a
philosopher. Hopeully that killed that saying or awhile.
Growing up in a primarily secular amily, I
understand the eects o alcohol. This means Iknow the dierence between a glass o wine, anda th o vodka. We, upon applying or admittance
to this University, signed a waiver to our right asadults to drink alcohol. A glass o wine is actually
benecial or your health. Besides the obviousstress relie, red wine contains Resveratrol, which
helps prevent damage to blood vessels, reducelow-density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, andprevent blood clots. I am in no way advocating
bar hopping, or participating in the ever-popular
zombie pub crawl.Sometimes making these moral, ethical decisions
can get in the way o our aith. They shouldnt, but
they do. Its like picking the medic perk in BlackOps. Should I waste one o my open slots justso I can revive you, even though youll respawn
seconds later? I dont care about your kill streak, orhow close you were to dogs, even though youre -8
with a spaz on WMD.No matter what stance is on alcohol, Christian
athletes, or Call o Duty, allowing your Christianaith to bias your opinion in a completely irrelevant
topic is stupid.
Maintaining Christian Liestyle Outside o NCUBy JAKE VON ARX
Kayla Grell
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By JAKE VON ARX
Soccer: Matt HubertyBy RUBEN PRIETO
Cross Country: Je Winkelman
Many high school athletes go on to
participate in collegiate level sports, but
senior sports management major Matt
Huberty is privileged to excel in two
areas. Hes been a utility player or the
baseball team since arriving, but having a
background as a soccer player caused him
to take up the sport as well.
Huberty has played keeper or the
team, allowing 4 goals in 2 games, and 13
saves on the season. He also recorded a
shutout against St. Marys University.
They were a much stronger opponent
than most teams weve aced, and we
were ortunate to get the shutout,
Huberty said about the tie.
When asked why he decided to playor the team this year, Huberty replied, I
regret quitting hockey prematurely, and
I didnt want to make the same mistake
with soccer while I still had the chance to
play competitively.
Beating Faith Baptist Bible College
and Providence College in regionals are
the things the rst year goalie is looking
orward to the most or the remainder o
the season.
The uture seems bright or Huberty,
as he looks orward to graduation, and
eventually going into International sports
tourism, which he described as, the
business o providing routes and acilities
or international sports enthusiasts and
guides.
While this is only Hubertys rst year
playing collegiate soccer, hes not exactly
new to sports, playing three sports
throughout high school.
In the spring semester, Huberty plans
on playing baseball again, and looks
orward to the upcoming season. The
team will be under the direction o
new head coach Nick Solberg, and thereturning senior said hes looking orward
to busting his butt under him.
Its an exciting new year with an
exciting new coach, Huberty said about
the position change.
Huberty reminisced about past
baseball seasons, claiming, mullet
hunting in the heart o Missouri as his
best memory with the team so ar.
A amily tradition including thirteen
members o participation in cross-country
sports continues to inspire, junior campus
missions major Je Winklemen. Beginning
the long distance running sport in th
grade, Winklemen continues to carry out
the amily legacy by marking his twelth
and nal year o running.
Winklemen serves as co-captain with
senior elementary education major Jay
Beichley or the mens team. Winklemen
supports the team by communicating
necessary inormation regarding team
logistics, leading workout training
sessions, and urthering the development
o the community within the team.
Most people dont realize that cross-country is a team sport, Winklemen said.
One o Winklemens avorite aspects
o the team is the implementation o
encouragement or the team while at
practices because it helps cultivates
community.
An element o reward is ound in
running, even though most people
dont like it, a sense o accomplishment
occurs when completing a race or
practice,Winkleman said.
Being Winklemens last year with the
team he views part o his role as well
as upper classmen, is building up the
reshmen to pass on the reigns or uture
seasons.
Going through the experience o
running together, while having support
through the love-hate relationship
o the runner and running process
promotes ridiculous amounts o bonding,
Winklemen said.
His perspective he approaches
running is with a determination to gloriy
God.
Its a way o giving back to God,Winklemen said.
Winklemen maintains academic
achievement by practicing a principle o
discipline by meticulously structuring his
schedule. Practice or the team regularly
includes early mornings, on average
beginning at 5:30 a.m., or our days
a week, and an aternoon practice on
Tuesdays.
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The regular season or intramural ootballhas come to a close, and the playo picture
is in ull view. The top three teams all nishedwith undeeated records, and it came to a pointdierential to determine the seeding.
4 East Carlson, led by junior social workmajor Isaiah Rockett, earned the top seed, with
rival 4 West Carlson, anchored by senior youthministries major Ben Freitag not ar behind.
These teams have a rst round bye on Saturday.2 West Phillipps, also undeeated, ended with
the third seed, will ace 3 East Carlson, whoended the season 2-2, in the rst round. MOEalso nished 2-2, and earned the ourth seed,
and will play 5 West Carlson, who are also 2-2.When asked about the playo environment,
Rockett said, I am most looking orward to thecompetition. The best o the best have made itthis ar, and its un to play against other teams
who can give our team a run or our money.Much anticipation is leading into the playo
games, with the possibility o yet another 4thfoor championship game. The past two years
have nished on the last drive, with last yearsSnow Bowl ending in overtime.
Sophomore pastoral studies major Andrew
Berndt o 2 West is wary o his teams successagainst our non-playo teams, including 2 East
Phillipps who oreited most o their season dueto a lack o players.
I think 2 West did alright, although ater lastweeks game [against 5 East Carlson] we havesome faws and timing issues to work on, but i
we get those things gured out theres not anyreason that we shouldnt be a avorite to at least
get to the championship game and see whathappens!
Each team has their own ever-changing gameplan to lead them to victory, but Freitag has a
core set o goals or his team.To play as a team, as hard as we can, with
good attitudes, and to gloriy God with our play!I those things produce a win, then good or us!
There will be no short o anticipation in
the air or the playos to start, as every teaminvolved will be getting their timing down,
and every part o their oense perected.Expectations will be running high as each team
hopes or a spot in the championship game.As or the regular season, theres a general
consensus that the reduced schedule was tooshort to truly determine the right teams or thepostseason.
I think it was a little short and it should beextended to six weeks so you actually have a
chance to make adjustments and have a chanceto make the playos, said Berndt.
Despite the shortened season, plenty o
memories were made, both on and o the eld,mainly stemming rom the competitive nature
o the players.Frietag said, Getting to play with a new groups
o guys, and to see everyone really mesh welltogether. Beating MOE in double overtime wasa avorite too; theyre a very tough team.
When asked or this avorite part o this pastseason, Rockett said, My avorite part o the
season has been earning the one seed with myteam. Nothing is better than foor unity while
also being a dominant team.No matter what the length o schedule, or the
results o the playos, this season has turned
out to be truly special. Each team has theirexpectations or themselves, and will do their
best to reach the promised land.We are like the [Green Bay] Packers, sick on
deense, and nasty on oense! Berndt addedwith optimism.
By JAKE VON ARX
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