Volume 73, Issue 2: October 9, 1992 North Park Press

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October 9, 1992 • Volume 73 • Issue 2 IIEWS
Serious IM action: Female football players prepare to break each other.
Professor addresses
campaign issues
Because it is an election year, The College News is
devoting space to those with viewpoints pertaining to the
candidates. This week, one of our reporters spoke with
Communications professor Victoria Nelson.
College News : Let's talk about politics and the issues of
communication involved.
Victoria Nelson: We can talk about the quality of the
political discourse that we're hearing, rather than eval-uate
it on a conservative / liberal scale. Although I
won't hesitate to say that my inclinations are more to
the liberal side.
CN: As a Communications instructor how do you
think that televised images affect political discourse?
VN: In the last election, much to society loss, we saw
the replacement of verbal, reasoned argument with
visual image. When the visual overcomes the verbal
we can have problems.
There is the now famous Leslie Stahl report that
was critical of the Reagan administration, accompa-nied
by videos of the President. She was startled the
next day to receive a phone call from Mike Deaver, the
President's communication advisor, saying, "Great
piece! We loved it!" And she said, "But wait a
minute...I was critical." He said, "It doesn't matter.
The people don't hear that; they read the picture."
And the picture had been Reagan with some handi-capped
children, opening a center for elderly citizens,
riding his white horse, and chopping wood. Even
though what she was saying was a severe indictment,
the pictures overtook the verbal message.
CN: Could Clinton's smoothness be deception? Does
the debate format lend itself to reasoned discourse, or
is it a vehicle of persona?
VN: I think it can, given the right situation. I don't
think reporters competing for the most disturbing
question is the right format. The question of persona
is a valid one. In the absence of the ability to solve
complex problems I think what people look at is per-sonality,
"Is this someone we can trust?" It's a proper
question. This year when we have someone who has
said "Read my lips: No new taxes," and someone who
has questions regarding marital fidelity and draft
records, the question of trust caves into "Which guy
do I like the least?"
CN: Have you seen any surprising uses of mediums
in this election year?
VN: Clinton's appearance on the Arsenio Hall show
was at a time when Perot's ratings were at an all-time
high. Clinton had been effectively marginalized by the
media. He took a tremendous gamble. He has to con-vince
people that he can handle global issues, yet he
had to get back into the ring. By going on Arsenio
with the shades and the saxophone, he certainly didn't
look presidential, but it got him back in the attention
of the media. If he wins this election, people will go
back and look at that appearance as a turning-point in
the campaign. Will we see more of that? I think so.
CN: How do those cultural limits relate to economic
limits, in regards to the Free Trade Agreement, or the
attempt in Oregon to specify what medical procedures
public health care would and would not cover?
VN: I think there are some paradoxes here. I think
there is an argument for the promotion of individual
control. But, let's not at the same time promote the
growing of tobacco by underwriting the farmers; let's
not saturate inner-city neighborhoods with billboards
advertising malt liquor, which has more alcohol con-tent
than regular beer, and is targeted to black and His-panic
neighborhoods; let's stand up to these corpora-tions.
I feel the same way about the weapons industry.
We can't keep producing and selling weapons to both
sides of conflicts and moan about the fact that we have
to go put out these fires.
If we are going to redefine a moral social order,
something is going to have to give, and it's going to
require someone standing up to corporations, special
interests, and deep-pocket contributors and saying
enough is enough.
CN: What is the church's role in that?
VN: That's a hard question for me to answer because
I'm a Roman Catholic and I have a lot of arguments
with my church. I'm a practicing believer, I love my
parish, but nevertheless I have arguments with them
on the broader social issues.
I was interested to note the reaction of many
church members to the Republican appropriation of
God, especially Bush's statement that "the Democratic
platform lacks the three simple letters, G-O-D." There
were several letters co-authored by representatives
from a wide variety of denominations, both Christian
and Jewish, saying "No political party has a monopoly
on God. God does not speak through Republicans
more than he speaks through Democrats." +
Eddy defends ID policy
by Ian Sethre
LAST THURSDAY, A FORUM WAS
held by Dean Edward Eddy to
discuss the new identification
policy. Eddy was 30 minutes late.
Most students were discontent
with the newly adopted policy.
Only one of the 21 students in
attendance actually supported the
precautions in question.
Under this new security policy,
all on-camppus residents are
required to show a student I.D.
when entering their dorm. In addi-tion
to this, All residents wising to
have guests must leave their I.D. ,
along with that of their guest, at
the front desk, even if the guest is
another North Park resident. All
guests must have their host escort
them, wherever they go.
This policy was adopted last
spring by a seven member comit-tee.
According to Eddy, the school
was asked to tighten up security
measures in order to recieve gov-ernment
funding.
The students told Eddy the new
policy was "cumbersome and
redundant," as well as "an uneces-sary
security measure." Others
expressed concern on whether the
IDs can be used by someone other
than their proper owner.
It was not clear whether the pol-icy
would be adapted or amended
in any way.
Apathy epidemic
spreading
By Todd Durston
OUR GENERATION, THE YOUTH
of America, has a disease.
It is passed down from our
parents and grows stronger with
age. It numbs our moral senses
and confuses our concerns. Even-tually
it runs our lives and we
become mindless idiots. But
instead of fighting this epidemic,
we feed it and let it thrive. We
then die, not having made any-thing
worthwhile of our brute exis-tences.
Apathy is an appealing poi-son
that has only one antidote,
moral passion.
Passion discovered this country.
She invented the airplane. She
writes novels, plays, symphonies,
and comic books. Passion saves
children from burning fires and
empties her stuffed pockets to the
poor.
She stays up all night smoking
Chesterfields, arguing with the per-son
she loves the most. Passion
rides an Indian across America and
doesn't tolerate dysfunctional gov-ernments.
Passion is friends with
the "fat guy." She inspires, creates,
gives from her heart, fights, cries,
hates and loves. We are becoming
passionless.
What is happening? All we do is
talk about our favorite candidate,
quote the Simpsons, point out
other people's shortcomings, imi-tate
television characters, claim
how no one can relate to us, justify
our tobacco addictions, and try to
be seen where it counts.
We suck.
But I vote, I'm a vegetarian, I'm
a member of Greenpeace and
Amnesty International, I go to
church, I was a scout, I smoke
Chesterfields, I recycle, I wear con-doms,
I marched at the Capitol
building, I hate 90210, I read
Rolling Stone, I wear Birkenstocks
and used clothes, I donate lots of
money to Sally Struthers, I love my
significant other.
Sorry. I don't mean to make fun
of anyone, but passions hopefully
go a lot deeper than this. I'm not
another bleeding-heart trying to
change what I don't like. God
knows, I'm among the biggest apa-thy-
inflicted people drifting across
this country. I'm just a scared kid
pointing out something I think we
all see.., a grim future. We are our
only hope. How can passion be
rekindled? What needs to be done
or said? Or am 1 way off base?
Dwell on this and let me know
what you think. I could use some
answers. 4.
Campus politics
Recently, Urban Outreach conducted a survey asking students var-ious
questions regarding the '92 election. Following are the results
from the 259 students polled.
83% intend to vote in the 1992 election
17% do not intend to vote
64% are registered to vote
35% are not registered
41%
28%
23%
are republicans
are democrats
are independent
22% consider themselves liberal
49% consider themselves moderate
26% consider themselves conservative
47% understand the candidate's views on issues
36% are unsure
15% do not understand
35% do know how to receive an absentee ballot
37% do not
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WHAT'S THE DEAL?
BY TIM MCGINNIS
ALL I'VE HEARD
about lately is
Perot. Perot,
Perot, Perot. Will Perot
re-enter the Presidential
race? Who will Perot
pick as his running mate?
Is Perot really serious this
time? What is Perot
thinking? Are those
really Perot's ears? Just
how tall is Perot anyway? When is Perot
going to stop wearing women's underwear?
Well, I am sick of Perot, and I'm sick of
hearing about him. As my personal protest
against the little guy, I'm not going to write
about him anymore.
Instead, let's talk about a guy who really
can't make up his
mind. Someone who
has brainwashed all of
America into thinking
he is the most won-derful
human being
since Mother Theresa.
Can you guess who
I'm referring to?
Nope, try again.
You're getting colder,
try again. Boy, you're
really bad at this
ous ad campaigns for shoes, carbonated bev-erages,
and feminine hygiene products, so it
is obviously not for any monetary needs.
Maybe there's a Porsche or a summer home
that's not fully paid off that we are unaware
of.
He retired because he has HIV, the AIDS-causing
virus. While it has not turned into
AIDS yet, it could at any time. Has he forgot-ten
about his family? Why should he deliber-ately
go out and shorten his life so that his
child will have to grow up without a father?
Why would he want to get on Quayle's bad
side?
Yet, America loves him. Why? Because he
has a warm smile? Don't forget, that's how
Jimmy Carter was elected President. The truth
is, he slept with almost any woman that threw
herself at him. When
did he pick up HIV?
How many women did
he spread it to before
he discovered he had it?
Is this the model for a
hero in America?
What would have
happened if Charles
Barkley had come down
with HIV? He would
have been ridiculed for
his lifestyle. I can hear
"WHAT WOULD
HAVE HAPPENED IF
MAGIC HAD
CONTRACTED HIV
FROM ANOTHER
GUY?"
aren't you?
The person that I speak of is none other
than Earvin "Magic" Johnson. I don't know
about everyone else, but I saw his "come-back"
coming when he started talking about
playing on the All-Star team. It was some-thing
he said about how maybe his career
wasn't over after all, or something like that. I
don't get it. What's the point?
He is already rich enough due to his numer-the
conversations now:
Ignorant fan #1: That jerk finally got what
he deserved for spitting on that little girl.
Ignorant fan #2: What happened to Axl
Rose?
Why should Magic be treated better?
Shortly after Magic declared that he had
HIV, it was revealed that Arthur Ashe, the ten-nis
great, had AIDS. He had contracted it
cavalierly by having a blood transfusion. Can
you believe the nerve of that guy? Of course,
he was blasted by the media for trying to hide
the fact that he had the disease. I 'guess if he
had contracted it by sleeping around and then
held a press conference to announce it, he
would be a hero to us all.
What would have happened if Magic had
contracted HIV from another guy? What if
he had slept with hundreds of men? Would
he still be the hero he is today? I think not.
He would have been chastised for leading
such a perverse life. I guess the moral for all
the children out there is that sexual promiscu-ity
is O.K. as long it is heterosexual activity
(and remember to wear a condom).
How many people would say that gambling
is more serious than contracting and possibly
spreading HIV? A show of hands please.
That's what I thought. Well then, can anyone
tell me why Magic Johnson has had his num-ber
retired, a
"Magic Johnson
Appreciation
Day" at the
Forum in Los
Angeles, and
sportscasters
refer to him as a
future Hall of
Famer, while
Pete Rose, the
best singles hit-ter
of all time,
has been
banned from his
sport and its Hall
of Fame? I
guess its better
to hit on single
women.
All hail Magic
AMATEU RAMBLE
BY KRISTIN NORDAL
0NE OF THE FEW GREAT PLEA-sures
of living in Ander-son
Hall 805 is when, on
a clear day, I can view the uneven
beauty of the majestic Chicago
skyline from my window. Espe-cially
in the dark, coming back to
my room after a long day, when
the city is all lit up and the sky is
colored in all nuances from the
lights in the skyscrapers.
But the pleasure of look-ing
into a clear sky, I have learned, is not to be taken
for granted. On quite a few nights when I come
home, all my eyes can vision is a grayish smog of
nothing. I know the skyscrapers are only a few miles
south, but I cannot see them as hard as I try.
The gray nothing through which my eyes cannot
pierce, is not a natural, rainy-day fog. It is a brown-ish,
unhealthy mud-color that smells bad if I open my
eighth floor window. This is, in addition to the
prison-like ID-policy, the slow-if-working elevator, and
the lack of paper recycling boxes, one of the several
inconveniences of living in Anderson Hall, room 805.
The smelly and gray Chicago air makes me sit
down and wonder why the current presidential cam-paigns
do not rank protection of the environment
high among the issues. In fact, the Bush campaign
makes fun of the people who were referred to as
"the environmental extremists" at the Republican
convention.
The environmentalists are in company with gays,
feminists and young African-American civil rights
fighters (referred to at the republican convention as
"the mob"), labeled the enemy in the war to get
back the good old land of opportunity, freedom of
speech and happiness.
I did not, by the way, randomly pick the word
"war." Pat Buchanan introduced us to "the war" in
his "yes-l-support-Bush" speech at the republican
convention. Buchanan is at the moment engaged in a
cultural war. The Bush campaign is his frontier, and
environmental extremists are among the enemies.
Despite all this "environmental extremity" in
America, this very country lies far behind when it
comes to being environmentally sound, when com-pared
to nations to whom the Americans usually pre-fer
to compare themselves. Yes, Japan again.
George Bush's claim that Americans have to
choose between the environment and their jobs has
just been proven nonsense. Japan, and Germany as
well, have pollution limits on their plants which are
four times stricter than the U.S. But who makes the
best-selling, cheapest and longest-lasting cars?
The strictest controls on toxic waste, the toughest
recycling programs, the cars with the best fuel effi-ciency,
all the leads in this field belong to European
countries and Japan, states The New York Times . But
the environmentalists in America are so extreme,
Buchanan keeps saying. Let's instead concentrate on
family values and save the whales, whatever that
means in terms of a concrete, political program.
"Do you want to keep your job or do you want to
save the environment?" Bush's ultimatum is neither
real nor relevant. But the knife on the throat is there
all right. And the threat goes as follows: no environ-ment:
no jobs, no life, no winter nor summer, no
late-night dream-views out of an eighth floor Ander-son
window. 4'
EDIT
IR
ALS
Johnson! He is conquering that dreaded virus
with his warm personality. He has given
health and dignity a backseat in favor of greed
and selfishness. I, for one, do not want to
participate in the festivities surrounding his
comeback. So, forgive me when I cheer if Sir
Charles breaks his nose with an elbow and
sends his infected blood all over the court.•
WAXING
JOURNALISTIC
BY ELLEN ALMER
I'M AS GUILTY AS ANYONE. i SUBSCRIBE TO THIS
pseudo-religion, just like everybody else. We all
watch it, quote it, eat it and breathe it and
sometimes even live it. What I'm talking about, of
course, is television.
But we could all give it up in a second, right? Just
like we could quit smoking any day now, or start jog-ging
again, or call mom or eat our vegetables. Like
anything else, it's just a habit. Some of you may say
it's not even that.
What may shock you, or perhaps even horrify you, is that in a recent sur-vey
by that bible of couch potatoes, TV Guide, 25% of all American adults
said they wouldn't give up watching TV for 1 million dollars.
Now that's a statement. You'd have to value your Wheel of Fortune
pretty much to pass up a million dollars just for the privilege of seeing what
Vanna's wearing every day. I have yet to see a television show worth a mil-lion
dollars.
But, you say, without television, how do we find out what's going on in
the world? Without television, we'd be totally out of touch with everything.
Gosh, life without television would be like living in a cave.
Just imagine what it would be like to raise a whole generation of kids
without television. They wouldn't know how to start a fight or throw a
punch right. Where would kids learn about the birds and the bees, or the
definitions of four-letter words? They'd never know how to interact with
society. Heck, without television they wouldn't have any social skills to apply
to the real world.
But wait. What is wrong here? It all seems to boil down to the old
chicken and egg debate. Which came first, television or civilization? Does
television equal civilization? I believe not.
It seems that the world did go around for quite awhile before the advent
of television. In fact, your grandparents may even tell you that the world
was a better place before the 1950s, when TVs started springing up in
almost every living room.
Let's examine some more stats. The report in TV Guide claims that 63%
of American adults and 76% of 18 to 24 -year-olds watch 1V during meals.
This doesn't seem to leave much room for meaningful exchanges between
parents and their children. This is assuming, of course, that parent and child
agree on one program to watch and are actually together in one room.
This image of a family scattered throughout a house, each watching a
different program, every dinner a TV dinner, doesn't do much for the morale
of the already disintegrating family unit.
Meanwhile, the whole time Dan Quayle is espousing "Family Values,"
he can't stop talking about TV! Obviously, TV is not as educational as peo-ple
claim.
So where exactly should one seek cerebral stimulation if not from TV?
That's what newspapers, such as this publication, are precisely for. Any-thing
you see on the nightly news (plus more) is in a newspaper.
So you still seek the pleasure and satisfaction of TV's visual aspects? Go
to an art museum or sit at a busy corner and people-watch. Truth has
always been stranger than fiction. The deal never ruled out movies, either.
This is like beating the proverbial dead horse, of course, because if the
TV's there, someone will be watching it. In fact, I wonder how many peo-ple
are watching the old boob tube instead of reading this column.
I must confess, I would have a very hard time giving up TV forever. But
if someone were waving a million dollars under my nose, I'd surrender that
remote control in one second.
Just imagine how many books, magazines, and newspapers you could
buy with that much money. *
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A QUESTION OF FAITH
BY ERIC P. HOLM
AfQUESTION OF FAITH IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHICH
will focus on issues pertaining to religious
aith. Faith questions deal with the core of
one's life and existence, whether one is a Chris-tian,
a Hindu, a Muslim, an agnostic, or an atheist.
Does life have meaning? What is the value of
human life? What makes a life meaningful? If
there is a God, what difference will that God make
in our lives?
One's ultimate object of faith (whether
that object is God, Allah, money, social status, or
whatever) will and should affect the rest of one's
ife. How can we be consistent in our faith? How can we integrate the
various parts of our lives into a meaningful whole?
We shall not, however, be tackling such heavy-duty, all-encom-passing
questions every week. Instead, we shall focus on a particular
issue, and we generally shall approach the issue from a specifically
Christian perspective, though we shall also try to be open to other per-spectives.
As a Christian, I want to know how to apply my faith to all aspects
of my life. When I write the "A Question of Faith" article, it is usually
because I am curious about something, and I like to ask questions and
ID policy
requires revision
By Linda Schroeder
LAST SPRING, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED A
mandate for colleges to upgrade dorm safety
policies. At that time, North Park organized a
committee to start making changes. This committee
consisted of seven school officials and one NPC stu-dent
who doesn't even live on campus this year.
Since then, little has been done to inform incoming
students of the new rules and responsibilities they
would encounter this fall. Although most of the enter-ing
freshmen do not recognize it as a change, many
upperclassmen are upset about the new policies and
restrictions.
There are a few safety precautions that are being
taken which I and many others find unnecessary. The
common complaint among North Park students is that
it is inconvenient and redundant to have to show iden-tification
every time they enter the dorm.
If I know the desksitter, or they recognize me as
someone who lives there, I shouldn't have to show
them my ID over and over. Another problem with the
new system is that the dorm residents need to leave
their IDs along with their guest's ID. This means that
residents must walk their guest both to and from the
lobby to get their ID back. I feel like this is a waste of
time.
I know that escorting guests is necessary to prevent
unwanted visitors. But if my guest wants to go some-where
with another resident, I shouldn't have to escort
them both back to the lobby just to reclaim my ID.
Another "safety precaution" which seems to be hin-dering
the social atmosphere of North Park dorms is
that guests, even ones from NPC, aren't supposed to
walk around the dorms unattended by their host. In
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other words, if I have a guest who wants to talk to
someone on another floor, I have to go with, even if
I'd rather stay in my room.
I don't know if this policy is enforced in other
dorms, but in Ohlson, guests aren't even supposed to
go to the bathroom alone! This rule is going a bit too
far.
If the committee put a little more thought into the
policy they created, it actually wouldn't be so bad. For
example, students should only need to show IDs at the
discretion of the desksitter. If they don't recognize me,
they can simply request that I show who I am.
To solve the problem of having to escort guests back
and forth again and again, simply require that only the
guest leave an ID. The host should still sign the guest
in, but another resident should be allowed to sign him
or her out.
This way, if a problem such as theft occurs, security
will know who is in the building, but the host will be
saved the trouble of making an extra trip downstairs.
Besides, if I don't want my property stolen, I most
likely will lock my door. It also should be kept in
mind that thefts in dorms are not only committed by
visitors, but by other residents.
Additionally, guests who wish to visit more than
one person should be allowed to do so freely. But, if a
problem should occur, the host and the guest need to
be held responsible.
In the future, it would be nice if committees such
as the one that created these policies would ask for
some student input before making final decisions. We
are adults, and we do care about things like this that
affect our everyday lives. It would make things easier
for all those involved. +
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search for possible answers.
Like everyone else, however, I am a pilgrim, journeying across desert
lands, searching for truth. I have pretty good maps—the Bible, prayer,
and more experienced fellow travelers—but that is no guarantee I will
always strike gold.
What I offer is my best attempt at understanding an issue. If you
disagree with something written, please let us all know! It is important
for us all to hear different perspectives. If I am proven wrong on an
issue, all the better for me! It is good to learn that one is wrong, if it
helps one to find the truth.
In discussing questions of faith, we all must be ruled by five virtues.
First of all, regarding our own religious views, we must show humility.
A person I know likes nothing better than to prove that his own belief
about an issue is the only possible choice, to the point that he consid-ers
anyone who disagrees with him a lesser person, or at least a lesser
Christian, than himself.
He does not try to understand others, or see why they believe what
they do. Instead, he just frustrates them and drives them away. What,
exactly, are the motives for trying so hard to prove others wrong?
Might not such an attempt be a prideful effort to build oneself up,
while tearing others down?
We are all in the same boat. We are all limited, sinful individuals,
and none of us has a monopoly on religious truth. The best thing for
us to do is to remain humble. (Note: the prideful person I mentioned
is most of us at times, especially myself.)
Second and third, we must be tolerant toward the religious views of
others and we must remain open to both understanding and being
corrected by other perspectives. We must not close ourselves from
other people's ideas.
Being a middle-class-Midwestern-American-Protestant-Christian-
Evangelical-Covenant-liberal-great-grandson-of-Swedish-and-Norwe-gian-
immigrants, I come to faith questions from a particular, limited
point of view.
How odd and arrogant I would be if I asserted that my way was the
only way, and that I had nothing to learn from others! Therefore, we
must be tolerant of and open to other points of view.
Fourth, we need to remain faithful to God. Even if we cannot prove
the truth of our faith, it is best to remain true to our experience and
religious traditions. We would not be justified in abandoning our reli-gious
perspective simply because of a measure of doubt about it.
How strange we must all look to God, quibbling about the little
details of life and theology as if the universe depended on our solving
all their difficulties. I cannot prove that God exists, but I can trust that
God does exist, and see if I am proven wrong.
As it stands, I believe in God, not because I can prove it, but because
God enters into and affects life in real ways. Yet, we must always
remain open to the possibility that we are wrong, especially about the
little details (e.g., what type of baptism is appropriate, or whether Mary
sinned).
Let us be light-hearted about it: if we are wrong, then we shall find
out even more how much we need the grace of God. We are all sin-ners,
we all make mistakes. At the bottom, the only certainty one can
find must come by faith, and by being truly faithful to one's God, and
even then, there is doubt mixed in with the certainty of faith. That is
what makes faith faith, because if we had no doubt about our reli-gious
ideas and about our relation to God, we would not need faith.
The final virtue is the one which ties humility, tolerance, openness,
and faithfulness together: love. If we love our neighbors, then we shall
listen to them, be humble toward them, and truly care about what they
have to say. If we love God, we shall also listen to him, and be faith-ful
to him.
We should be guided by the ideal of a group of faithful individuals
gathering together, in humility and love striving to understand one
other, but conscious of the possibilities of error on all sides, most espe-cially
one's own. That is what A Question of Faith is all about. 4,
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This report comes directly from S.V.E
in JankOping. The "F" in S.V.E stands
for folkhOgskola; and although this
trivial tidbit alone may not be of
much interest, the place a
folkhOgskola holds in the Swedish
school system and how it differs from
an American college like North Park,
fortunately may.
Swedish academic life begins most
often at the age of seven. For the next
six years, youngsters attend Ligstadiet
and mellanstadiet, the Swedish equiv-alent
to grammar school, and then,il
three-year middle school, hogstaliet
These early years are comprised
mainly of general education courses,
in which students collectively learn
practical skills as well as the impor-tance
of their structured roles in soci-ety.
A more individualized method of
learning, however, begins once the
students reach gymnasium, the clos-est
equivalent to an American high
school. There, they must select a line
of study such as natural science, eco-nomics
or humanities.
After either two or three years,
most students move directly to the
university level, which requires above
average grades or passing a university
entrance exam similiar to the SAT,
while others choose a more indirect
route via a folkhOgskola.
Most of these applicants are either
teenagers waiting for admission into
a university, or unemployed adults
seeking a broader education.
Students applying for admission
merely submit a personal essay to
determine whether the applicant has
the appropriate personality traits to
thrive in his/her chosen major. The
submission of grades and test results
is never required.
Although S.V.E seems minute by
American standards, it is considered
either the first or second largest
school of its kind in Sweden, with an
enrollment of only 250.
Classes tend to be quite small and
highly personalized. In fact, it is not
uncommon for teachers to ask stu-dents
what the lecture material
should include, when tests should be
given, etc. students spend nearly two
hours more in classes each day than
those at North Park, yet daily home-work
requiring more than a few min-utes
is unusual.
Students at S.V.E may choose
among several specialized lines of
study, including music, journalism,
food preparation and textiles, Bible,
and college, the line in which North
Parkers participate.
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American students enrolled in the
college line take classes in Swedish,
Scandinavian history, and Scandina-vian
literature as a small group; reli-gion,
European history, and interna-tional
issues as a larger group with 19
Swedes.
"The folkOgskola," said Hans Nils-son,
"often gives students the second
chance that they're looking for. The
college line goes beyond by providing
an environment to encourage social
maturity in a new atmosphere and
also an international experience to
study languages and raise awareness
of a larger world."
Jamey Lundblad, Sophomore
The Vectors of Society
Probing all areas of society to the greatest magnitude
By Andy Almquist and Karl Soderstrom
5ADDLE UP NORTH PARK! THE VECTORS
of Society have returned from a seven
month sabbatical and the maniacal
impulse to probe in every direction has infil-trated
our every thought and deed. Fueled
by political and economic elation that can
only stem from a Democrat charging toward
Pennsylvania Avenue, the Vectors are revi-talized
and poised to enlighten and amuse
the confused masses who annually congre-gate
at this hotbed of social rest that we call
North Park College. Seven months ago the
Vectors quietly got off the pot, but now we're
once again ready to poop. So let's ride. .*
Summer 1992 found the Vectors explor-ing
the mysterious realms of polymer chem-istry
and amorphous solids (see next week's
column) in exchange for paychecks from the
National Science Foundation. Despite our
physical entrapment in the laboratories of
Northwestern University in Evanston, the
heart and soul of the Vectors was reportedly
seen at the Democratic National Convention
in New York City. We breathed a sigh of
relief when it became apparent that our
seven month hiatus had not adversely
affected the fortunes of America's agent of
change in 1992. We cheered as Bill Clinton
mounted the steamroller that is now rapidly
squeezing the incumbancy out of George
Bush.
Viewer discretion was advised, however,
at the Republican National Convention.
America has not seen such fear and loathing
since ex-North Parkers Dave Wilson and Jeff
Eckblad spent an afternoon at Wheaton Col-lege
back in 1989. With all this in mind, the
Vectors of Society present the highlights and
lowlights of the '92 campaign to this point:
Highlight: July—Self-proclaimed barn
sweeper Ross Perot acknowledges the revi-talization
of the Democratic party and drops
out of the presidential race.
Lowlight: September—Despite being about
as welcome as a crow in a cornfield and with
poll support sinking lower than a snake belly
in a wagon rut, Ross Perot re-enters the race
with the only real plan for eliminating the
deficit.
Highlight: Currently—The North Park
Urban Outreach office is filled with educa-tional
posters about serious topics like teen
pregnancy and drug abuse. The posters were
printed by the Children's Defense Fund.
Lowlight: August—Republicans in Houston
condemn the Children's Defense Fund as a
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radical, femi-nazi led organization that seeks
to break up families. Ironically, Hillary Clin-ton
is a former chairperson of the organiza-tion.
Highlight: June—Vietnam vet Dan Quayle
wears Hollywood's scorn as a badge of honor
when he criticizes TV's Murphy Brown for
bearing a child out of wedlock. All the while,
Republican pal and chairman of the Presi-dential
Fitness Council, Arnold
Schwarzeneggar, is reaping several awards
and millions of dollars for mangling dozens
of citizens and law enforcement officials in
his hit movie, Terminator 2.
Lowlight: September—War hero Dan Quayle
films promotional ads for Murphy Brown re-runs
on a Los Angeles TV station. Those
who saw the ads reported that Quayle's
badge has been put in a drawer along with
his anatomically correct South American doll
and his spelling flash cards.
Highlight: 1787—Founding Fathers guaran-tee
freedom of religion and lifestyle to all
Americans.
Lowlight: August—Pat Buchanan sets back
the clock with hateful oratories against gays,
single parent families, those who don't
espouse the Judeo-Christian ethic, and worse
yet - liberals. Marilyn Quayle insists she's try-ing
to win votes - but cuts down working
moms anyway.
Highlight: June—Bill Clinton agrees to a
series of debates sponsored by a Bi-partisan
(that means both democrats and republi-cans)
Commission on Debates.
Lowlight: September—George Bush fails
to show up at the first two debates because
he doesn't like the format set up by the
commission.
Highlight: Current—Bush quickly earns
the title "Chicken George" for being too
yellow to show up at the debates. Sud-denly
hecklers in chicken suits begin hen-pecking
Chicken George at campaign
stops across the country. In the end,
Chicken George agrees to a series of three
whuppin's at the hands of the Arkansas
governor.
Highlight: Current—A Vectors of Soci-ety/
ARA Services poll shows that the Clin-ton-
Gore ticket is maintaining a slim 51%
to 49% advantage over the Chicken
George-Rambo Quayle tandem. An ARA
analyst was quick to infer, "The incum-bants
may have fared better if we had
served chicken pot pie instead of meat and
potatoes on the polling day." Ride on! .0
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
• President David Horner will be the chapel preacher on Wednes-day,
October 14, at 10:30 a.m. in the College Chapel. Dr. Horner
will preach on "We are the World."
• In the college Chapel on Friday, October 16, the A.D. Players
will present a time of innovative theater. This Christian theater
company has performed throughout the United States, Europe and
Israel. They are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and
are known for their unique presentation of the scriptures.
The A.D. Players will present Parables , a group of four short
plays which are entitled: "A Pair of Ables," "The Parable of the
Good Punk Rocker," "The Pestered Judge," and "The Parable of
the Lost Sheep."
Get Health
By Joan Matson, R.N. B.S.
Laurel Nelson, R.N.
Franklin Baroi, M.D.
AiLL FULL AND HALF TIME
students, including college
nd seminary, pay a yearly
health fee which is included with
your tuition payment. This fee
entitles you to the services of the
College Health Service located at
3317 W. Foster Ave. The phone
number is 509-6237 or 583-
2700, extention 6237.
The doctor will see students by
scheduled appointments. Nurses
may be seen any time between 9:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday. The nurses give
allergy injections, dispense non-prescription
drugs for a variety of
health needs, do some lab tests, as
well as glucose and hemoglobin
blood tests.
We draw blood for any other
tests that may be ordered by the
doctor and send them to Swedish
Covenant Hospital laboratory for
analysis. Pap smears are also done
on female students when
requested. (You are financially
responsible for these tests at a min-imal
cost, as well as some immu-nizations
you may need from spe-cialists
our doctor may refer you
to.) X-rays are also available at
Swedish Covenant Hospital when
recommended by our doctor.
Blood pressure screening, diet
counseling, and first aid for minor
problems are also available in the
Health Service. If you need some-one
to talk to or just some "moth-ering,"
come see the nurses. We
can't promise to have all the
answers to your questions but we
will try to answer some of them.
All information given to us is kept
strictly confidential. •:•
Player Profile
B y Tony Ciccone
atiUST A REGULAR GUY" IS HOW
Morgan Nichols chooses to
describe himself. But to North
Park and the Viking football team,
he has meant much more.
Morgan can be seen often during
his 20 hour schedule either
strolling to class playing around
with classmates, or walking com-fortably
alone. You see, Nichols
graduated from Centralia High
School in Illinois, home of the
Orphans.
Now, although Orphans was
only the school's nickname,
Nichols was an only child. It is
what has given him the ability to
be content even when alone.
"I think being an only child is
why I'm so independent," Morgan
said. "My father also allowed me to
grow up and be the person I
wanted to be. He let me make my
own mistakes. He's been my
biggest influence."
What has resulted from this up
bringing is a football player that
leads by words and example.
Nichols has been the starting
center in all four of his years with
the Vikings and is this year's cap-tain.
He was named to the All-
CCIW second team as a junior.
But prior to this success on the
field, Nicholas encountered some
difficulty off of it..
He had been awarded a three-year
scholarship for his involve-ment
in the R.O.T.C. Nichols needs
to maintain a GPA of 3.0 in order
for Nichols to keep the award.
But a tough freshman load
which included Calculus proved to
be a little to heavy to carry the
required GPA.
Nichols scored a 2.7. The schol-arship
was gone, and his future
uncertain.
"He didn't fully understand what
was required in his studies," Head
Coach Tim Rucks said. "It was
scary because we knew he would
be our starting center while he was
here. But my number one concern
was for him to do what was best for
him."
After thinking it over, Nichols
decided that remaining at North
Park was best. He did it through
the conventional ways of financial
aid, loans, and a job.
"An obligation to football and
the friends I made here are what
influenced me to stay," Nichols
said.
Rucks believes the benefits that
the team has gained from this deci-sion
are immeasurable.
"Morgy is an outstanding team
leader," Rucks said. "He demands a
lot from the players and pushes
them. It's like having another coach
out there. He takes a lot of what
happens with the team personally"
This became clearly evident at
one practice when
the offensive and
defensive lines were
practicing on oppo-site
sides of the
field. When the two
later joined, defen-sive
line coach Dan
Galante was
suprised at the
tongue lashing that
Rucks had given
the offensive line.
"Wow! You were
really yelling at
those guys today,"
Galante said.
Rucks replied,
"That wasn't me. It
was Morgan."
This enthusiasm
still pours out in
every practice and
game, despite being
on the losing end of
so many contests in
his career at North
Park.
"It's amazing
how anyone that
has as many losses
still attacks the
game the way he
does," Rucks said.
"Players like Morgan don't come
along much anymore. They say
everyone can be replaced, but you
will not be able to replace Mor-gan."
Nichols chooses not to measure
his success by wins and losses. To
him, success is measured by his
education, his friends and the good
times he has.
"I love playing football," Nichols
said. "But education comes first,
and it is the school that attracted
me. I could have gone anywhere if
I just wanted to play football. I've
made a lot of good friends here."
Maybe not such a regular guy
after all. •:•
Morgan Nichols: Balancing academics
and football leadership
6 October 9, 1992 • North Park College News
• All potential MBA students are encouraged to attend the MBA
forums taking place this fall. The forums have a twofold purpose
by helping individuals determine whether or not the MBA degree
would be useful to them and, if so, what school is best for them.
The Chicago dates are November sixth and seventh at the
Palmer House Hotel. For further information, contact the Career
Planning Services center in C-16, ext. 4060.
• Students are encouraged to attend the issue of the month forum,
sponsored by Urban Outreach. The election forum will be held
October 14 at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel.
• Anyone interested in traveling to Israel might consider a trip
during project period. The total cost of the trip is $1,730 and a
$200 deposit is required upon application. If you would like more
information, call Sonia Bodi at ext. 4085.
• The history department and the music department recently
joined forces recently to organize a trip to the Soviet Union next
spring. All students are welcome to go on this trip, not just choir
members. Anyone interested should contact Professor Charles
Wiberg (Carlson, sixth floor, x4439). A formal application process
will take place later, but for now all that is needed is some indica-tion
of interest.
REVIEWS
Mark Curry
It's Only Time
Virgin Reecords
Mark Curry is someone who seems to only be intersted in writing music
without any labels attached. He sings with a definent passion in his voice
that reaches out and grabs you from the first note of the album. His lyrics are
intense and to the point, ranging from streetwise humor and childlike inno-cence
to self doubt and personal loss. Songs susch as: "Sorry About The
Weather," "Musta Been Jo," and "Somehow" illustrate the lighter side to his
album. While the more dark side of the album is portratyed in songs like:
"Nothin' At All" (Never thought I'd be the one goin' down / With nowhere
to fall), "All Over Me" (Stalin' into a puddle on my front porch / Feelin' too
small to swim), and "Wanna Run Away" (I must love this ing pain I'm
feelin').
Mark Curry definently has talent in his ablity to write poetry and moving
lyrics. At times it even seems as if one could identify with nearly all of the
songs on It's Only Time and grasp their full meaning. The intention of these
11 songs is there and they can stand on their own wonderfully. However,
the music on Mark Curry's debut album doesn't seem to have any direction.
Some of the songs portray a folk image while others blast at you with a
rock/funk mix. Although Curry intends to defy a label associated with his
music, it makes it difficult to get into the flow if the album and it's meanings.
The artist surely has the potential to bring us something that can be
wrapped nicely into an LP without any inconsistancies. Mark Curry's abil-ity
to write memorable lyrics and facinating music at times will no doubt
bring him another step closer to a reserved slot in our musical libraries. Per-haps
another producer will do the trick, who knows? (Stephen Hendricks)
Peter Gabriel
Us
Geffen Records
With Genesis in the early 70s, Peter Gabriel, along with other "dinosaur"
bands such as Yes and Pink Floyd, transcended the boundaries of the rock
genre and initiated a new form of musical expression. This was later
termed the art-rock era and spawned a newfound respect for the musi-cianship
and artistry of practitioners of the new style.
Twenty years later, while the remaining members of Genesis, Yes, and
Pink Floyd have slipped into the abyss of pop music mediocrity, Gabriel
has once again emerged as an innovator, and is still recording music burst-ing
with originality and genius.
In 1986, Gabriel's album So along with Paul Simon's Graceland (the
last great analog recording) explored and experimented with a multi-cul-tural
sound that would come to be known as World Music. 1989 brought
the release Passion, a soundtrack for the film The Last Temptation of
Christ, where Gabriel further developed the unique combination of his
rock roots and World Music.
With Us, Peter Gabriel has finally and fully realized his global vision of
music making. Utilizing instuments as traditional as guitars and drums
in combination with ethnic instruments as diverse as the doudouk,
djembe, and bagpipes, Gabriel has once again elevated his art light years
beyond the rest of the musical world. Produced by Daniel Lanois, who
also turned the knobs on So and U2's commercial breakthrough The
Joshua Tree, Us is as diverse as it is original without sacrificing its the-matic
coherence.
As he burns through "Sledgehammer"-like songs such as "Steam" and
"Kiss That Frog" we see Gabriel at his commercially sensible best. The
emotionally appealing intensity and ferocious bass lines of "Come Talk
To Me" and "Digging In The Dirt" bring to mind the quiet introspective-ness
of the So hit "In Your Eyes."
Doses of self doubt on "Love to be Loved," social criticism on "Four-teen
Black Paintings" and religious imagery on "Blood of Eden" combine
to create the quintessential Peter Gabriel album and a certain contender
for Album of the Year come Grammy time. (Joe DeJohn)
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TIME OUT
BY BRYAN MUECKE
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ATHLETES IN ACTION
to our campus this year, there seems to be
a growing interest in the Christian athlete.
Many of us have been asking ourselves, how can
we share our faith when we're on the court or field in
the heat of battle? This is the main question that
"Time Out" will address this year.
There are many athletes in the public eye that have
found ways to share their faith. We will be looking at
several professional and hopefully some of our own
athletes here at NPC, to see how they have success-fully
shared their faith with a fellow athlete.
One such pro-athlete that comes to mind is Min-nesota
Twins catcher Brian Harper.
Harper has been in the Major Leagues for a few years and has seen what
goes on behind the scenes. During road trips players frequently use women
for sex, drink excessively and do whatever else they can find to pass the
time. But Harper has found it more fulfilling to be obedient to God and
faithful to his wife than being a party-hearty, drunken hooligan. (Too bad
"Magic" Johnson didn't follow this kind of an example.)
Besides setting an example through his actions, Harper listens carefully to
God's will for his life. A few years ago he felt as though God was leading
him towards an education so he would have a life after baseball.
After winning the 1991 World Series, Harper started taking Christian
education courses from Southwestern Bible College in Waxahachie, Texas.
He takes the courses through the mail so he doesn't have to leave the com-fort
of his wife and home.
With his degree, Harper says he'd like to go into coaching high school or
college baseball teams. There are many coaches who are bad examples, he
says. He hopes to do some good by setting an example for the younger
generation of players.
1 Peter 3:16 calls us to "...have a good conscience, that when they
defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may
be ashamed." So let's learn from Brian Harper and strive to be examples for
those around us. •
Molly Dunn serves
past Joanne
McCormick during
a recent
doubles match.
Women's tennis enjoys
"hearty" victories
B y Molly D u n n
ON OCT. 3, THE WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM SUITED
up in full armor and sailed south to conquer
Olivet Nazarene, in Kankakee. After a tough
loss to Elmhurst the day before, the team was ready
for a hearty win.
Win heartily is exactly what they did. Since The
Vikings slaughtered their rivals in the singles, it was
arranged that they only had to play an eight game pro-set.
Captain Arwen Murray said, "The most exciting
part of my game was being able to execute all the
shots that I
Cross country morale boosted
By John Stahl
SINCE THE START OF THE
school year, the men and
women that make up North
Park's cross country team have
been hard at work training, getting
to know each another, and prepar-ing
for the meets. So far this year,
the team has gone to three meets.
The first meet was before classes
had started and took place at North
Central where they met many
teams that are considered national
contenders. Since this was our first
meet, the females ran in groups to
alleviate any pressure felt by those
running for the first time at the col-lege
level. Andy Mount led the way
for the men's team while Deb
Townsend and Carmen Melendez
led the way for the women.
The second meet was hosted by
North Park and held in River Park.
The team thanks those that came
out to help set up the course and
support the team. This time, Deb
and Carmen were setting their own
pace on their way to placing thir
and fifth respectively in the meet.
With those performances, Deb and
Carmen earned T-shirts and helped
to place the team third behind
North Central and Augustana. The
men placed tenth, but were only a
few points from being seventh.
Again, thanks to all who came out
to cheer the team on.
The third meet was held just
this past weekend at the University
of Wisconsin at Whitewater. The
day was supposed to be sunny, but
as many of you recall, the morning
was not as dry as expected. With
several of the runners being sick or
injured for the women, it was nec-essary
to have the women run at
less than a full effort. The women
used packs again to make sure
everyone had a positive experience.
The men were challenged by a hilly
course and the rain to make posi-tive
steps, but Andy Mount ran 35
seconds faster than he did the pre-vious
year for that course.
Both the men and the women
are looking forward to competing
at Augustana this upcoming week-end.
The team has high goals and
hopefully will be able to meet
them. Good luck team and may
God run with you.
Editorial note: This article was
intended to run in the Oct. 2 issue
of the College News. Due to lack of
space, it was cut at the last minute.
Since then the XC teams have com-peted
at Augustana. Three of the
women,Tami Snyder, Carmen
Melendez and Deb Townsend, fin-ished
in the top ten leading the
team to a second-place finish.
Despite having an incomplete team
and finishing last, the men's team
had a positive outing. Andy Mount,
Gus Anderson and Mark Johnson
all ran personal bests. John Stahl
and Bryan Muecke are coming
back fom minor injuries and are
expected to be ready for the con-ference
meet at Millikin Nov. 7. 4.
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Arwen also
said that she and
her partner, Jen-nifer
Lindberg,
played "Awe-some"
doubles.
They cleared
away ONU in
what seemed to
be ten minutes,
winning 8-2.
Jill
Anderson won
her match 6-3,
6-4. During Jill's interview she told the press "I just
played average, but it worked." Sounds simple
enough.
Joanne McCormick struggled in her first set losing
4-6. Coming back with a tough mental edge, Joanne
won her next two sets 6-2, 7-5.
Returning from the injured list, Bonnie Krause
hopped aboard, killing her opponent 7-6,6-2.
Coach Bob Farrington said" The team is getting
more experienced and they're each playing with their
own style. Everyone is playing with more patience,
executing their shots, and working on a game plan."
In the future Bob's game plan is to make the team
work on executing their shots to an even higher level.
Anne Soderstrom declined an interview after she
won 6-3,4-6, 6-3. However, she did feel that the. sun
was bright and the wind was strong.
Whatever the weather, the Viking's are always ready
for a good fight. With a nice southerly wind North
Park's ship came in with a righteous win of 8-1. Team-mates
Annie Fishman and Sarah Carlson were recov-ering
from injuries so they were unable to join the
team at Olivet Nazarene University. The North Park
Women's Tennis Team is thankful to Sarah and Annie
as they have supported their fellow teammates.
"Two Vikings on
all tourney team
By Roger Janse
ASTHE NORTH PARK VOLLEY-bailers
finished second in
he Moody tournament
last weekend, two of the Vikings
received special honors. Freshman-setter
Kari Johnson and senior-middle
hitter Vicky Porter were
both selected on the all tourney
team.
"We were really surprised. But
sure, it was fun", the girls say.
For the Vikings, the tournament
was a confidence-booster after a
rough start to the CC1W-season.
"We hope this result will have a
carry-over-effect to the conference-games",
Johnson and Porter say.
"At Moody we played close to
our potential, at least on the final
day of the tournament" Vicky
Porter says.
On that day, last Saturday, the
Vikings defeated Moody 2-1 and
Lincoln Christian 2-0, to earn a
place in the final against Hannibal
La Grange.
North Park was going for gold,
winning the first game of the final
in convincing style: 15-9. But only
to experience what is described as
a "mental laps".
Hannibal La Grange charged
right back into the match and
evened out the score in a 15-10-
game, and sending the final into a
deciding rally score game.
"We lost our concentration",
Kari Johnson says, explaining the
6-15 blowout in that third game.
Still, the Vikings left Moody
with a higher level of self-confi-dence.
Now, they're looking for-ward
to a series of home-games,
including another meeting with
Moody, Tuesday, October 13. .0.
North Park College News • October 9, 1992 7
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