Volume 74, Issue 16: March 11, 1994 North Park Press

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March 11, 1994 • Volume 74 • Issue 16
Smashing glass
wakes Burgh
By David Ryding
BURGH RESIDENTS WERE
awakened last Thursday
night by a loud smashing
sound, much like that of breaking
glass. Uncertain as to the cause of
the sound (but correctly assuming
that it was vandalism), several stu-dents
left their beds to investigate
the problem.
What these students saw when
they peered out of their windows
was shocking: a man was standing
over a car and swinging what
seemed to be a lead pipe into the
windshield. Before anyone called
security, stunned students watched
as this man smashed seven wind-shields.
In front of Burgh, a group of stu-dents
gathered to see what had
happened. Several Chicago police
officers showed up and immedi-ately
began recording the license
plates of the cars that had been
damaged. Approximately 20 min-utes
later, North Park security offi-cers
arrived at the scene.
Five of the cars vandalized were
owned by North Park students
Matt Teichert, Matt Landin,
Deanne Fitzpatrick, John Camp-bell,
and Sam Moon, who all woke
the next morning to find their
windshields smashed. On Spauld-ing
Ave., directly in front of Burgh,
a total of sixteen cars were vandal-ized.
Peace seemed to have been
restored as Burgh residents
returned to their rooms. However,
moments later there was more
commotion from outside and sev-eral
students returned to their win-dows
to see what was happening.
Apparently, the police had captured
the perpetrator and he was sitting
in a van in front of Burgh.
Jeremy Carlson, Gunnar Nelson
and David Ryding positively iden-tified
the man and went to the
police station to give a statement to
a detective. According to police,
the perpetrator had been in three
prisons and is a convicted car thief,
but has had a clean record for the
past six years. The man, 37, is also
allegedly a member of the Kings, a
Chicago area gang. He was a driver
who delivered pizza for an area
restaurant. A total of 44 wind-shields
were damaged near North
Park. The cars damaged were
located on Sawyer, Spaulding, and
Argyle Avenues.
Apparently, the same man had
been on campus earlier in the
evening and seemed to be intoxi-cated,
according to witnesses. Stu-dents
heard him yell, "I'll kill all
these cars!"
Carlson, Nelson, and Ryding are
expected to testify when the case
goes to court. This individual is
now under arrest and facing felony
charges lodged by the State's Attor-ney's
Office. +
Gus Anderson gargles a tune for his candidate.
The cast of Scoohy Doo endorsed "Velma."(Kirstin Jackson)
t east stu ents win en last week in a random act of van
Convention kicks off
student elections
By Ellen Aimee
SEX EMPOWERMENT, DRUGS,
and rock and roll. What else
would one expect from the
annual SA convention? This year's
candidate-producing fete proved
that at least some North Parkers
still have the urge to perform for
no logical reason (endorsing such
unlikely candidates as Jesse Jack-son
and Tonya Harding) and still
others get a kick out of simply
watching them.
The tone of the event was set by
SA President Jay Collins, whose
keynote address turned out to be
more of a keynote ballad. Accom-panied
by a guitar, his advice to the
candidates: be pompous, dull,
wise, tasteless, obsequious, clair-voyant,
and, if all else fails, put a
chicken in your underwear.
The spirit of the never-conven-tional
convention soared from that
point forward. The high-jinx began
with Statement of the Heart's tum-bling
duo, Julie Kepler and Sonja
Lindquist, who named Matt Lund-gren
as their candidate. Lundgren,
not too surprisingly, later declined
his nomination.
After Chief Justice Tim McGin-nis
asked, quite rhetorically, "if we
were having fun yet," the State of
Interpretation's delegates Kira
Ecker and Anna Sundholm per-formed
an interpretative dance
homage to their candidate Jamey
Lundblad. Not too surprisingly, the
dance was enough to inspire Lund-blad
to accept his nomination.
The State of Pain capitalized on
recent events in the worlds of fig-ure
skating and domestic violence
in order to throw a little humor the
audience's way. Their chief dele-gate,
Lorena Bobbitt, presented
nominee Nancy Kerrigan. Not
unexpectedly, Kerrigan's response
to her nomination was a whiny
"Why Me?!" President Jay Collins
was convincingly menacing as the
lead-pipe wielding Jeff Gilooly.
Bobbitt also took a moment to
lament the fact that the SiVs presi-dency
has belonged to men for too
long.
The State of Sam brought mul-ticulturalism
to the fore with their
PC reading of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs
and Ham. To the right of readers
Anne-Marie Olson and Laurie
Olson, Ana Retamal translated the
story into Spanish, while to the
readers' left Amy Eikenbary acted
out the story with easy-to-under-stand
hand gestures.
The State of Scandal, headed by
ring-leader Matt Doherty, then took
the stage dressed as covert agents
armed with a controversial (albeit
phony) slide show involving can-didates
Aaron Olson, Ryan
Richardson and marijuana. The
presentation received the most
laughter from the audience. Their
nominee was Pasqualli, the title
character in last fall's homecoming
production of "A Servant of Two
Masters."
Next came a performance by
Ringo Peres and Ake Larson, who
were on stage via a state formed
merely to see them there. They
sang their now infamous "Burn
and Rob," in which they blame
rock and roll music for their
ruinous lives.
The State of Unsolved Mysteries
made a statement in favor of
women's empowerment as a
pseudo-Scooby Doo cast (consist-ing
of sophomore women) set the
stage for Velma's final breakdown,
during which she shed her dowdy
image in favor of a nineties woman
powerhouse. "Stop oppressing
me," demanded the New Velma, as
portrayed by Kirstin Jackson.
Following the State of Utah's
strip Uno game and subsequent
nomination of Anna "banana"
Sundholm, the State of Rawhide's
pride and joy, Gus Anderson, took
the stage to gargle - yes gargle - the
theme to the popular sixties pro-gram
Rawhide. His rendition sent
the balcony into a fit of hysterics
and was followed by a bid for
Aaron Olson.
The most serious portion of the
convention came at the end, as
nominees either accepted or
declined their nominations. In the
end, the only remaining candidates
were Aaron Olson and Jamey
Lundblad. Their running mates are
Ryan Richardson and Jennie John-son,
respectively.
The Olson/Rishcardson ticket
promised a renewed focus on
structure and improved communi-cation
between students and the
administration.
The Lundblad/Johnson duo
emphasized the need to improve
quality and intensity. (See presi-dential
platforms, p.5, for further
elaboration). +
Debate to be held
By TimMcGinnis
AFTER THE MARIJUANA
smoke cleared, two candi-dates
emerged from the
Convention ready to do battle.
Jamey Lundblad and Jennie
Johnson will be vying for the S.A.
Presidency and Vice-Presidency in
the upcoming election. They will
be opposed by Aaron Olson and
Ryan Richardson.
These two pairs will square off in
a battle of the minds in the Presi-dential
Debate on Monday, March
21 at 10 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose
Room. They will discuss issues
that will probably vary from Com-muter-
Resident relations, multicul-turalism,
organization, and com-munication
with the Administra-tion.
The debate will have a typical
debate format. It will be moder-ated
by Tim McGinnis. The four
person panel, which will ask two
questions each, will consist of
Sohlberg RD, Carl Hobbs, Senior
Senator, Ryan Barber, President Jay
Collins, and one other person yet
to be determined.
After the candidates have a
chance to answer the questions and
give their rebuttals, there will be a
chance for the members of the
audience to ask questions. Read
the platforms on page 5 and come
up with questions that you would
like to hear answered.
A representative government
doesn't work if the people don't
know who is representing them. It
also doesn't work if people don't
vote.
The Presidential Election will be
held on Tuesday, March 22. That's
the day after the debate. Every stu-dent
is encouraged to vote, the
ballot box will be open in the
Viking Lounge, Carlson Lobby, and
ARA all day long.
Also, March 22 is the deadline
for turning in completed Senator
petitions to the Campus Center.
The Senator elections will be held
on March 29.
You can't complain if you don't
get involved.
One-acts dazzle
"Ow
By Becky Eklund
STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE
time to attend the Winter
One Act Festival the week-end
before mid-terms were enter-tained
and amused by five one act
plays. Robert Hostetter produced
the One Acts, which ran the nights
of March 4 and 5. The student
directors were all new, and both
experienced and new actors partic-ipated.
Matthew Doherty directed
Chekov's classic piece "The Bear"
delighting the audience with its
fast-paced story and surprise con-clusion.
On quite a different note,
Michael Dayton directed an
excerpt from a play by Christopher
Durang called "Beyond Therapy,"
in which actor Chris Williams
made a convincing lunatic. Direc-tor
Cara Maurizi presented a more
serious play by Ernest Hemingway,
an adaptation of "Hills Like White
Elephants." Student Rebecca Nor-land
played the part of a woman
deciding whether or not to have an
abortion.
Returning from more somber,
quieting thoughts to open hilarity,
Chris Pappenfus directed "Picnic
on the Battlefield," an absurdist
play by Fernando Arrabal. This
play was generally agreed to be the
strangest and possibly the most
hilarious, enjoyed especially by
Monty Python fans.
Lastly, Jen LaBreche presented a
unique adaptation of African-
American female playwright and
poet N tozake Shange's poem "I
Talk to Myself." Cindy Carl, Erin
Heiser, and Lori Burns did a beau-tiful
job playing the parts of Zaki,
the three selves of the poet.
All of the plays were well-done
and superbly acted. Audience reac-tion
to the festival was overwhelm-ingly
positive. The One Acts will be
continued next year. Pappenfus,
one of the directors, comments,
"What we would like to do is make
it a tradition again." He feels that
actors as well as the directors had a
good time working with the vari-ous
plays.
Directors go through an applica-tion
process, so there may be some
new faces among the familiar ones
next year. Robert Hostetter and
North Park Theater will produce
the festival once again. Students
can look forward to the Winter
One Acts as an enjoyable event in
upcoming years. +
Pride of Norway
By Erik OlkiewitZ
THE APPLAUSE THUNDERED
against the walls of Ander-son
Chapel last Wednesday
night as the famous Norwegian
actor Toralf Maurstad entered the
stage. He performed a two hour
long monologue and personal
interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's
"Peer Gynt".
This was a performance espe-cially
anticipated by the Norwegian
students on campus. Maurstad is
the director of Oslo's National The-ater
and has starred in numerous
Broadway shows and Hollywood
movies. His debut as an actor was
in Shakespeare's "A Winters Tale"
at the age of seven. Today he is
Norway's leading actor and can
look back on 61 years of acting
experience. He is currently touring
the United States with stops in
Minneapolis, Washington DC and
New York City. "He is our answer
to Paul Newman", says Norwegian
student Heidi Stenersen.
The play Toralf Maurstad so
enthusiastically and energetically
performed is Ibsen's best known.
Most Norwegians have read or seen
it. The setting is Vessengen, Nor-way,
a place that the Norwegians
know well. "We identify ourselves
in the nature which is described.
The powerful nature becomes a
picture of our inner selves,"
explains Bodil Bjerkvik, another
Norwegian student. She continues:
"The play Peer Gynt is like a fairy
tale for grown-ups. It's like the old
fairy tales which we heard when
we were children; the one's who are
honest to themselves will suc-ceed!"
Peer Gynt is the most important
fictional character in Norwegian
literature and has influenced his
readers in various ways. Norwe-gian
student Thomas Skottene
describes Peer Gynt as "a person
who tries to find himself. In his
search he tries different roles but
none of them is really him."
"I think that Peer Gynt is Peer
Gynt all over the world", said
Toralf Maurstad. The actor himself
describes his character Peer Gynt
as "a very talented person who is
misusing his imagination." It's
something he says he shares with
his character. The Norwegian
folkhero goes so far as to say:
"There's a little bit of Peer Gynt in
everyone!" +
Adam Stevenson goes up against a defender at an IM game.
Ann-Marie Olson and Laurie Olson read Dr. Suess at the Convention.
Week in review
World
• A Jewish settler from New York
City opened fire in Hebron, in the
occupied West bank, and killed
about 40 Muslims as they prayed.
The gunman was then beaten to
death. At least 250 more were
wounded in ensuing riots through-out
Israel and the occupied territo-ries.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin apologized later to PLO
chairman Yasser Arafat (the same
two who were shaking hands on
the White House lawn not too long
ago).
• The UN-imposed cease-fire in
Sarajevo has been bypassed by
snipers using gun silencers to
elude peace keepers.
Nation
• Eleven members of the Branch
Davidians were acquitted by a
Texas court on counts of murder
and conspiracy to murder for their
part in last year's Waco, Texas bar-ricade.
Five more were convicted of
voluntary manslaughter and two
on weapons charges.
• Jury deliberations began for
the World Trade Center bombing
in New York City. Meanwhile, a
Florida court found Michael Grif-fin,
the man accused of killing an
abortion doctor last year, was sen-tenced
to life in prison. A Florida
judge ordered that Griffin could
not plead insanity, even though his
lawyers contended that he had
been influenced by watching too
many graphic anti-abortion films
and falling under the influence of
Christian fundamentalists.
• In Riverside, California, a
woman dying of ovarian cancer
seemed to emit noxious fumes
from her body. Six people suc-cumbed
to the gases, becoming
violently ill. Even after the woman
died and an autopsy was per-formed,
experts were totally baffled
as to the cause of the ammonia-like
emissions.
• Garrett Morris, a member of
Saturday Night Live's original cast,
was shot by two pistol-toting mug-gers
in South Central Los Angeles.
Morris was in critical condition
with gunshots to his chest and
arms, but is expected to fully
recover.
• Comedic actor John Candy, 43,
died in his sleep of heart failure in
Mexico, where he was filming his
latest movie. Candy was a member
of Chicago's Second City and is
best known for his roles in Stripes,
Planes, Trains ,and Automobiles, and
Uncle Buck. He is survived by a
wife and two children.
Chicago
• As perennial as spring flowers,
construction on the Kennedy
expressway has begun yet again.
Barricades have been erected and
lanes closed as repairs to the north-bound
lanes. Construction will
continue until October 31. +
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WHAT'S THE DEAL?
BY TIM MCGINNIS
AciIL ACROSS THE COUN-try,
college stu-ents
are anxiously
awaiting that special time
of the year when they can
all get together, socialize,
drink large quantities of
malt-based beverages,
and end up throwing up
all over themselves. This
tradition, is, of course,
spring break.
However, I am confi-dent
that North Parkers, being of higher
moral quality than the run-of-the-mill college
student, will at least feel bad when they
throw up on someone. Actually, in all seri-ousness,
not everyone has the same plans for
spring break. There are going to be people
throwing up in many different places. And
now a word from our sponsors...
DON'T FORGET THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
ON MONDAY, MARCH 21 AT 10:00 PM IN
THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM!
The primary gathering area for spring
break is Florida. Florida, also known as the
"Huge Mutant Cockroach State," is popular
for many reasons. It is warm, it has many
beaches, and it is geared for tourists. Their is
one drawback though; everyone there hates
you. The reason for this is simple - the resi-dents
all know that you are only being
slightly inconvenienced by cockroaches that
have grown so large that they have actually
been given voting privileges. They know that
you can leave at any time, while they are
stuck there. This feeling has brought about
many gun-related deaths.
If you are considering going someplace
warm, but don't feel like going someplace
where a prime tourist attraction involves
wrestling alligators, you should consider
Alabama. They wrestle pigs in Alabama.
Seriously, it is just west of Florida, and has
some very nice Gulf Coast land. In fact, it
was going to become a part of Florida, but
the cockroaches voted it down. The problem
with Alabama, besides the fact that everyone
who lives there is related (however, this
should not be a problem for most North Park-ers),
is that they do not speak English. They
speak Alabaman: "Y'all mosey down yonder
by the back forty and scare up some chitlins."
(Translation: Help, I am missing key teeth.)
THAT'S THE MONDAY WE GET BACK
FROM SPRING BREAK! DON'T MISS IT!
Not everyone likes to go to warm places,
however. Many people derive just as much
enjoyment from throwing up in cold climates
as throwing up in warm climates. One great
place to do this is New York State. The
"What Are You Lookin' At State" is very
diverse. I had some notes on things to do in
New York City, but someone stole them.
However, there is much more to New York
than New York City. It is also known
throughout the country as "that state next to
Canada." Many people travel through West-ern
New York, notice that there is not any-thing
better to do than eat obscure chicken
parts, and continue on their way to Niagara
Falls.
Viewing Niagara Falls makes you remem-ber
that nature is precious, and that it can
pound you into pieces the size of Bacos®.
There is also much to do in Niagara Falls
besides look at the falls. They also have
cheesy museums and lots of cheap souvenir
stores, so looking at the falls is probably your
best bet. If you feel like one day at the falls is
not enough, you can always stay over in one
of the many fine hotels located in the most
tasteless spots imaginable. These hotels
often feature something known as "love
tubs."
MONDAY THE 21st THAT IS!
There is also a hotel that, while I was there,
was proudly proclaiming, in big bold letters,
"INDOOR P00." This offer may still be
good! I didn't stay at this hotel. In fact, I
would recommend that you get out of
Canada as soon as possible; if the customs
officials let you, of course.
EDIT
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ALS
10 p.m IN THE MPR.
If you are planning to stay in Chicago for
the break, take heart, there is still plenty to
do. Chicago offers a wide variety of enter-tainment
in the form of culture that most col-lege
students can not possibly afford. How-ever,
the Windy City (Motto: "I will if you
bribe me") also has many affordable sources
of entertainment for those who are not inde-pendently
wealthy. These are mostly in the
form of bars. Please don't throw up on me.
Thank you.
DID I MENTION THAT YOU SHOULD GO TO
THE DEBATE ON MONDAY, MARCH 21 AT 10
PM?
If you would like to place ads within my
column, I am now taking offers. Rates are
cheap, results are not guaranteed.
Gun warrants concern
Last week, a North Park student's life was
threatened at gunpoint by a Von Steuben stu-dent.
It saddens me that I have to be the one to
say this, but this is a very serious problem.
Apparently, other people don't seem to agree.
As I was walking back from class the other day
(a couple of days after the incident), I over-heard
one of our fine North Park tour guides
tell a group of visitors and prospective stu-dents
what a nice school Von Stueben was and
how North Park rarely has problems with their
students. I guess you don't call a gun a prob-lem.
What really worried me was that the tour
guide and the administration did not feel it
was necessary to inform the prospectives of
the incident, which I feel was their moral obli-gation.
This is both irresponsible and dishon-est.
Prospectives, by all means, have a right to
know about any and every incident that occurs
on campus. Perhaps the tour guide was afraid
that if they knew the truth, they would decide
to go to Bethel instead.
This letter is not intended to attack the tour
guide as much as it is to challenge President
Horner to actually do something to better
ensure safety on this campus. His negligence
indicates that he doesn't really care about the
safety of the current and potential students.
What am I supposed to do if and when I get
assaulted by a mob of Stubies? Fight them off
with Rob Reed's flier?
Jeff Aleckson
Junior
Tuition grants rights
I am concerned as to what has made the
NPC Computer Lab such a security state. Last
week, I went in to simply print a paper right
before class. Unfortunately, I was not coming
from my dorm room and did not have my ID. I
was told that I could not use the computers,
but I had no choice and used them anyway.
The student Computer Lab assistant called me
by name and when the assistant supervisor
came to get me, also called me by name.
This scenario lacks one key point, I pay my
dues to the computer lab, therefore, I am a
member. It is not a privilege to use the lab, but
a right, as we all pay to use it. If both assistants
knew who I was, I should not be hassled. An
even more bizarre incident occurred. My
friend, Steve, stepped inside of the door of the
Computer Lab to see if I was in there. He
didn't have his ID and didn't want to use the
computers but was kicked out and not even
allowed to look and see if I was there. If a
member of any organization or club was
treated like this by a worker they would have
been fired. This is an abhorrent way to do
business.
I can under-stand
if a Semi-nary
student
doesn't recog-nize
me,
he/she
shouldn't let
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me by, but I'm here to get an education. I
shouldn't be late for a class because of hassles
with the Computer Lab. I do carry my ID, but
if I forget it, I should simply be asked to
remember it next time, or receive some kind of
friendly warning, not be threatened with phys-ical
removal.
Melody M. Edlund
Junior
Roseanne debate rages
I took extreme exception to last week's let-ter
entitled, "Roseanne defended," by Phoebe
Myers. Not only was the letter a complete
misrepresentation of my upbringing (which
was anything but white-bread, fundamentalist
Christian) but it was also arrogant and rude.
Does Ms. Myers assume that the entire country
had the same upbringing she had?
Doesn't she realize that just because
Roseanne echoes what millions of "regular"
Americans feel is reality that it might not be
good? By investigating the show more closely
I found that the premise of the show was to be
as sarcastic as possible. The characters were to
say exactly what they felt like saying in given
situations. However, this is supposed to be a
world of fantasy. There is not supposed to be
carry-over into the real world.
If this show is a brilliant portrayal of mid-dle-
class American life, that is unfortunate.
No wonder the occurrence of teen-age suicide,
pregnancy, drug-abuse, and AIDS cases are up.
The world I see portrayed on Roseanne does
not look anything like the world I grew up in.
In fact, I do not know what domain I was
inhabiting, but it certainly doesn't seem to
have been the planet earth. However, it was a
nice place to grow up in and I wouldn't trade it
for anything.
Roy Matthewson
Fifth year senior
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Saftey Week is March 21-24
Monday* Gangs
Tuesday,Rape and date rape
Wednesday* Crash course in self
defense
Thursday* Saftey in your dorm
or apartment
Cranny 7pm
*Snacks provided•
A #Ct(JESTION OF FAITH
BY RICK YNGVE
I AM WRIT-ing
this
out of
concern. I
am a first
year student.
When I first
came to the
NPC campus,
I was excited
because I
had a great
chance to
answer ques-tions
I had about faith. As many
of my friends know, I am quite a
talker and am willing to discuss
faith with others. I feel it is one of
the best opportunities to learn
about yourself. Instead of answer-ing
some of my questions and
getting stronger in my faith, I
began to doubt and feel
attacked. The problem was that
instead of being involved in a dis-cussion,
I felt that I was being
preached at. (I am only talking
about a minority of people I
talked to, but at the time it
seemed like it was everyone.) I
was criticized and condemned for
certain things I believed in.
Some of these were very basic,
like creation vs. evolution. My
faith was shattered before Christ-mas
break. Fortunately, I pulled
through with some help from
family, friends, and a very special
lady, Sister Pat. Sister Pat is the
Jesus Christ in my life. It's impos-sible
for me to explain her in such
a small place. As soon as she sees
you, you are enveloped by a mon-strous
hug and a big compliment
that will leave you forgetting your
worries and ready to face any-thing.
She cares for everyone
unconditionally. These are
extremely strong words, but I
believe they are true with all my
heart. I have come to realize that
it is her love and how she treats
people that has made the largest
difference in my own attitude.
One of the best lessons she
taught me was about love. She
taught me how to care, and see
past differences and outward
Van
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appearances. Sr. Pat always saw
the positive. For example, Kristen
has been abusing drugs for many
years and has a mouth like a
truckdriver. Before I met Sr. Pat, I
did not think very highly of Kris-ten.
I used to be the preacher
type. I thought this girl was lost,
and could never be a Christian
because she is so "different."
After meeting Sr. Pat, I've
changed dramatically, and now
am close friends with Kristen. Sr.
Pat taught me to see through
Kristen's tough image and see
Christ-like works. Now I see Kris-ten
as a Christian who cares
greatly about others but doesn't
worry much about herself. Kris-ten
was actually one of the peo-ple
that got me through my
struggles last semester. Sr. Pat
taught me how to see past the
differences and taught me how to
judge by action, not by hasty
words. She taught me to worry
about what I do rather than what
I say. You can say all you want,
but if you don't do it those words
are just floating through space.
The main thing Sr. Pat taught
was about openness and love.
Openness will allow a person to
love. There are so many issues
that I could relate to this, but I
want to stress just one thing.
Rather than judging a person
from their background (Catholic,
Lutheran, Covenant, Baptist), I
learn to see them through their
actions. It takes awhile to learn
openness through actions
because it is so easy to judge by
words. Christians need to come
together rather than grow apart.
I'd like to see this happen on our
campus. Let's stop saying that
person is bad because they do not
go to church, or whatever the
reason may be, but let's start
reaching out to each other
through love and learn to see the
goodness is peoples' actions. I
hope that we can all love like Sis-ter
Pat.
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Jamey Lundblad SA Election Jennie Johnson
W1LMA AND FRED, BONNIE
and Clyde, Mac and
Cheese, Donnie, Marie,
Regis and Kathy Lee. Unforgettable
pairs with a passion for teamwork.
That same notion of partnership is
what we're all about. We're a well-balanced
combo of energy and sub-stance,
committed to the students
of North Park.
Jamey is a junior, double major-ing
in Swedish and Communica-tions.
He's been active as a junior
Senator and a member of the Sen-ate's
Nominating Committee.
Jamey was also a 1993 Homecom-ing
Committee Chair, a member of
Ja Team, RAC, the College Life
Worship Team, and the College
Choir, a writer for the College
News, a student representative to
the Honors Committee and, most
recently, the student representative
to the Alumni Association.
Jennie is also a junior majoring
in both Elementary Education and
Swedish. This year, she is president
of Ohlson House in her second
year on the executive board. Jennie
has also been an active member of
Senate, serving on the Nominating
Committee and as a junior Senator.
Her other activities over the past
three years have included Womens'
Varsity Basketball, Swedish Club
and Urban Outreach.
We have an effective and com-plimentary
working relationship,
experience in campus activities and
a strong commitment to all aspects
of student life at North Park. We
want to represent your opinions
next year and rebuild an environ-ment
of quality and intensity.
QUALITY.
A. Major Renovations in Carl-son
Tower Lobby, the Viking
Lounge and Magnuson Campus
Center.
A quality institution should pro-vide
quality facilities. So we plan to
initiate serious improvements to
the spaces on campus which stu-dents
use the most. Our first goal is
to convert the lobby of Carlson
Tower into a more functional and
comfortable lounge area. A fresh
coat of paint, new furniture, car-pets
and plants could transform
our dumpy lobby into a place
where students enjoy relaxing
between classes. We've chosen this
area as our focus for spending cap-ital
improvement funds because
the lobby is used by nearly every
student and faculty member at
North Park. Creating a common
area at the base of Carlson would
encourage interaction between the
faculty members, commuters and
resident students gathered there. A
sister project would include new
furniture for the overcrowded
Viking Lounge as well as plans for
making the Viking Cafe less sterile
and cold.
Our second reconstruction goal
will focus on the renovation of
Magnuson Campus Center. It's our
goal to completely re-energize the
Campus Center by repainting,
recarpeting, redecorating and even
renaming the Lower Cranny. Tables
and chairs will be added in the
hallway to encourage snacking,
proper digestion and casual con-versation.
And still more furniture
will be moved into the refurbished
Lower Cranny, creating a 24-hour
lounge and conference room to be
used whenever daytime activities
do not need the space.
B. Effective Communication.
From nearly any viewpoint,
North Park is a happenin' place,
full of activity. But how can we dis-cover
what's in it for us unle-we're
well informed? We'd like
print a quarterly newsletter, which
includes reports from the Senators
in each class, the activity of student
committees and clubs, the photos
of everyone involved with SA and
a calendar of events which describe
the months ahead. This newsletter
would not only keep students, fac-ulty
and staff updated, but also
motivate your student leaders to
actively pursue projects worthy of
print.
Senate meetings, too, should cre-ate
an environment for quality
communication. Once every
month, we'd like to host an open
Senate, with a town-hall-meeting
format, in the Lower Cranny or
Multi-Purpose Room. These late
night events would warmly wel-come
students and faculty with
coffee and donuts and would allow
time for questions from the floor.
The Senate would also encourage a
member of the College News to
write an opinionated, heavily
biased and even controversial
"review" of such gatherings. Our
goals in "opening" Senate are to
increase student involvement and
to peak student interest in the
goings on of North Park.
INTENSITY
North Park has never been a dull
school, and North Parkers are not
apathetic. Our campus isn't lazy;
It's just tired. This past year of
growth and change has been a real
adjustment, but now that we're all
reconfigured, next year is sure to
be intense.
A. Creative and Highly-Publi-cized
Events.
We plan to focus on events
which are well-planned, well-pub-licized
and excessively wacky. Cre-ative
planning can spark student
interest, especially if many people
are committed to making an event
worthwhile. We might, for exam-ple,
encourage the Social Events
Committee to work closely with
RAC and the Commuter Associa-tion
in planning an entire week of
Midwinter Festivities. Their com-bined
efforts could generate greater
energy, involvement and intensity.
B. Recreating a North Park
Identity.
We all made the right decision in
choosing North Park. We actually
have a lot to be proud of. Our
urban location, for example,
should be a celebrated part of our
uniqueness. Next year we plan to
encourage several student trips
around Chicago each term, to visit
comedy clubs, concerts, restau-rants,
museums and talk shows.
We will also encourage Chicago
artists, photographers, business-men,
poets, bands, celebrities and
political leaders to visit our campus
and to share their talents with us.
The examples briefly outlined
above will increase our contact
with the world class city we're liv-ing
in, and redefine our exciting
urban identity.
These are just a few of our ideas
for redirection at North Park. We
think they have real substance and
genuine potential, but we're actu-ally
most interested in your goals
and visions. We truly hope to serve
as your voice in a year of quality,
intensity and fun.
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Aaron Olson
ryan richardson
W HAT DO WE WANT FROM
our Student Associa-tion?
This is the ques-tion
we asked ourselves when we
first considered running for office.
We wouldn't be running if we
didn't have vision; a vision of how
the Student Association can be a
stronger, more active, more influ-ential
part of our school. But how
can we make this happen?
Of course, broad goals like we've
stated above need more substance.
To fulfill these large goals, we need
to have concrete areas of focus for
change. We would like to focus on
the following areas for improve-ment.
Encouraging more diverse and
numerous activities on campus.
As you might remember, this was a
focus of last year's campaign. While
there has been improvement, we
believe that this area deserves still
more emphasis, and significant
improvements are still needed.
Committees are the primary
groups responsible for activities on
campus. These committees are
under direct responsibility of the
Student Association, specifically
the Vice President. The new
offices, already being set up in the
lounge in Magnuson are tentatively
designated for BSA, LASO, and the
Commuter Association. This will
be a good step towards improving
communication between commit-tees
and Senate, and in establishing
the credibility and permanence of
these groups as important parts of
SA. These new offices will help us
in our strong dedication to holding
committees to greater accountability
for providing frequent and diverse
events.
What do we mean by diverse
activities? Having a movie night
every weekend would fill the cal-endar,
but it would get old quickly.
Campus activities should include
an exciting, varied range of
options; not only independent,
one-time events, but also as regu-lar
activities. This will come from
encouraging creativity within com-mittees,
and by promoting organi-zations
which naturally lend them-selves
to unique activities.
For example, the Gospel Choir
has arisen this year as a model of
much of what North Park strives to
be. This group excels because it not
only provides an interesting and
different activity for students, but
it also meets the needs of ministry
and diversity, filling a cultural void
which previously existed. Beyond
simply serving those students who
become directly involved, it bene-fits
the entire campus, and is an
excellent example for the student
body and the greater community.
Regular activities of this type can
expect enthusiastic and substantial
backing by our Presidency, if they
so desire.
If groups like this are encour-aged,
North Park can achieve a
diverse range of campus-wide
options for student involvement,
participation, and enjoyment.
Defining Senate's role and struc-ture.
In the last two years, being
involved in Senate, we have expe-rienced
a general ambiguity about
what the Senate's job is. Senators
are not given a concrete "mission".
We think that this is because the
Senate has not put enough thought
into this matter in the recent past.
Thus, we will make certain, after
new senators have been elected, to
invest significant time during Senate
meetings into defining Senate's role.
We have a strong sense of the
direction in which we want Senate
to move, but we excpect senators
to play a significant part in making
these decisions. Discussion will
focus on how senators can be per-onally
active, what types of goals
they should pursue, and how sen-ate
funds should be spent.
We believe that Senate should
focus on larger, campus wide
issues. This can be accomplished
by delegating the smaller localized
issues that Senate now deals with
to other parties. For example,
instead of the Senate dealing with
issues confined to dorms, these can
be dealt with by the Hall Councils.
Likewise, the Commuter Associa-tion
is geared to meet the needs of
a specific part of the greater stu-dent
body. They are better
equipped to recognize and meet
the needs of that group of students
than Senate would be.
It is important to recognize that
the Commuter Association is part
of the Student Association. How-ever,
we believe that giving the
Commuter Association a greater
ability to meet their own needs is
necessary. This can be accom-plished
by giving that group
greater authority through Senate
backing and by giving them a bud-get
which allows them to more eas-ily
meet the specific needs of Com-muter
students.
With other groups handling
these localized concerns, a void
remains concerning what Senate is
supposed to do. The Senate will be
forced to fill this void by focusing
on larger campus-wide issues and
projects. Senators, accustomed to
looking for small problems to fix,
will look instead for larger, more
comprehensive ideas—things that
the Senate can put significant effort
into and accomplish.
Thus, the structure we will estab-lish
will lead to focusing on develop-ing
and actualizing significant ideas
, such as the coffee house.
Seeking out and enacting
improvements in campus facili-ties.
Improving our campus facili-ties
is one of the major areas that
can be positively affected by the
Senate. Seeing areas for improve-ment
and need can be a specific job
of senators. And if it is, these kinds
of needs can be more readily dis-covered,
discussed, and met.
Currently, we see several specific
needs. These include finding addi-tional
lounge space (taken away by
the new offices in Magnuson),
improvements in the game room,
and an evaluation of the purpose of
the Lower Cranny.
To meet these needs, we have
considered converting the former
BSA Lounge to an area similar to
the previous TV Lounge. The
Lower Cranny is another potential
lounge, and consideration should
go into a way to possibly make that
space a comfortable area, while still
being modular to accommodate
various activities.
These possible projects only
address some of the mentioned
needs. The best way to accomplish
these goals is to encourage senators
to collect ideas from students, and
to actively seek various options.
However, improvements in facil-ities
should not just be for students
on campus. Therefore, we advocate
setting parameters on spending for
campus facilities. Using the per-centage
of total students who are
Commuters as a guideline, money
should be set aside for campus
facilities which will be geared
towards the entire student body, so
that money won't just be spent to
benifit residents only. Money
which is collected from all students
can be spent more appropriately to
meet needs of all students.
To summarize, we emphasize
that improvements in facilities will
be a direct result of the restructuring
of the Senate. It will be a major goal
of the Senate to find and meet these
needs.
Focusing the Student Associa-tion
on the service of the North
Park community. We'll admit right
now that this goal is one of our
most ambitious, and most ambigu-ous.
However, we also see it as one
of our most exciting goals.
What we envision is a chance to
heighten the Student Association
to a position of greater influence by
truly focusing on meeting the
needs of the people we should
serve. Evidence shows that the SA
is not currently exercising its full
potential. Many students see the
Senate as a group that simply
hands out money. The administra-tion
doesn't paint the Java Haus (a
Senate project) because it ques-tions
the long term commitment
and backing of the Senate and of
students.
This student body needs leader-ship
which will be willing to stand
firmly behind its beliefs. It needs a
Senate that won't be afraid to take
a stand on important issues that
directly affect students.
If we are given a chance to help
Senate enact all the ideas which we
have outlined, we will be in a posi-tion
to achieve these goals. We can
set a standard for the Student Associ-ation
for service through decisive,
committed leadership. Leadership
will help the Student Association
earn the respect it rightfully
deserves. And this respect will build
the authority that the body needs to
be influential in all aspects of North
Park, allowing SA to better meet the
needs of the students that it serves.
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By Kris Klockars and Anna Brinkmamt
HEY THERE, EVERYONE! SAVE
this issue of Eupnea for
future reference; there's a
ton of stuff coming up before the
next issue of the College News.
Our advice is to neatly tape this
copy of Eupnea to your wall, so
it's ready to greet your tan face
upon your return from Spring
Break! (Gee, Kris, I guess my face
will be tan, but yours might not
be, eh?) (Ever hear of Fake 'N
Bake, Anna?)
UP-COMING, ON-CAMPUS:
On Monday, March 21st, the
candidates for Senate President
and Vice-President for the '94-'95
academic year will be debating the
"hot" issues at 10 pm in the Multi-
Purpose Room. Please come and
learn more about the candidates to
make an educated vote!
There will be a Student Ensem-bles
Concert in Anderson Chapel,
March 22, at 8:15 pm. Come lis-ten
to your favorite musical North
Parkers, coached by Julie Zumsteg
and Joe Lill, as they flaunt their
talent. David Johnson and Joe Lill
are on trumpets in the first group,
along with Gretchen Tate on
French horn, and Jennifer John-son
on trombone to form a lovely,
brass quartet. Amy Karasek, cello;
Jung Ok Paik, piano; and Rick
Johnson, violin comprise the sec-ond
group, and Hwa Young Seo,
piano; Brian Kubin, cello; and
Michael Nelson, violin; are the
third featured group.
If you love poetry and/or
women, you should definitely
check out the NPC Women's
Poetry Reading on March 23, at 9
pm. This event, sponsored by the
Coalition for Gender Equality, will
be in our very own Java Haus.
Remember, this is sponsored by
the Coalition for Gender Equality,
not only for females. Please come
out and support gender equality
on our campus, or Anna and I will
kick your butts.
The Chamber Music Series will
present the Vermeer Quartet and
guests, performing works by
Haydn, Berg, and Tchaikovsky.
March 25, at 8:15 pm. North
Parkers are invited to Anderson
Chapel for this special treat.
"These professional musicians get
big bucks for downtown concerts;
we are privileged to have them on
our campus, and free (for stu-dents)
too!" said to Mary Helfrich,
Fine Arts Coordinator of NPC.
Are you ready to laugh? Well,
here's your chance... Second City
(a Chicago based comedy club) is
coming to our campus on March
25th! This has been an annual tra-dition,
and is guaranteed to knock
your socks off. This event is spon-sored
by the Student Events Com-mittee
so keep a look out for signs
with time and place of the event.
The Student Performance
Awards Music Competition will
be March 29, at 8:15 pm in
Anderson Chapel. Performers
always appreciate at least a few
audience members to cheer them
on during this rather nerve-wracking
event. The students will
be competing for scholarship
funds for the coming year, and the
Art Award winners are also
announced at this event. A recep-tion
(that means food!) will follow
for everyone in H23!
To celebrate Women's History
Month (March) the Coalition for
Gender Equality will be holding a
Cross-Cultural Women's Forum
on March 28th. This will be held
at 8:30p.m. in the multi-purpose
room, and will be an informative
event. Please come to become
more aware.
LOOKING AHEAD IN THE
WINDY CITY.. .
The North Pier has found a way
to top the St Patrick's Day Com-mittee's
annual tradition of dying
the river green, by dying the sky
green! Beginning at 7 pm on
Thursday, March 17, a dazzling
Northwestern
Summer Session '94
display of green, gold and white
fireworks will light the night sky.
The night is sponsored by North
Pier, Zima Clearmalt, and the
Blaze 103.5 FM. The evening will
start at 6:15 with "The Shannon
Rovers Irish Pipe Band" and there
will also be five restaurants fea-tured,
and the ever popular "Blaze
Girls." (Hey, Anna, aren't you one
of them?) (Sorry, Kris, I will not in
this lifetime, be known as any-thing
"Girls" when tight clothing
is involved!) (They turned you
down too, huh?) Anyways, if you
would like more information-call
1-800-FUN-PIER!
Can you hear Peter Cottontail
getting closer? Now's your chance
to have Breakfast with a Bunny
(like you've always dreamed of...).
The Brookfield Zoo's answering
dreams and their Breakfast with a
bunny is just a hop, skip and
jump away-on March 26,27 and
April 2. Join Mr. and Mrs. Bunny
for an all-you-can-eat breakfast
buffet at Safari Shop Restaurant.
The buffet is $15.75 for adults,
which is a little steep, but it is all-you-
can-eat, so take this to heart
if you go! Call (708) 485-0263
ext.355 for reservations or more
information.
SPRING BREAK TIPS
• Go someplace other than
Chicago
•Go someplace warm
'Sleep a lot
•Eat a lot
• Meet a guy with a one syllable
name(like Biff!)
'Meet a girl whose name ends in
"y" (like Buffy)
'Don't call home (except when
you need more money)
• Don't think about Trads
•Don't think
'Don't do anything productive
•Have a great (safe) break and
we'll be back in early April!
Thanks for the suggestions. ..keep
them rolling in! Toodles!:
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Senate Update
By Caroline Gustafson
MARCH 21: 10 P.M. PRESIDEN-TIAL
DEBATE IN THE MULI-PURPOSE
ROOM!
11111 ARCH 21-24 Is SAFETY
week - each night at 7
pm a different event will
be held in the lower cranny. On
Monday, there will be a meeting
about gangs, on Tuesday there will
be a speaker on rape and date rape,
on Wednesday there will be a crash
course on self-defense, and on
Thursday there will be a meeting
about safety in campus residence
halls and apartments. Also, Senate
is currently looking into the possi-bility
of having a 10-meal plan for
ARA.
For those of you wondering
when the on-campus apartments
and international Living Center
(I.LC.) lotteries will be, they will
be held in mid-April. Posters will
be put up after spring break to
announce the exact dates of the
lotteries. Only fourth-year stu-dents
may apply for the on-cam-pus
apartments, and interna-tional
students who are second-year
students and above may
enter the I.L.C. lottery.
For those who plan on living
in the residence halls next year,
each class (first-year, second -
year, etc... ) will have a separate
time slot to choose their housing,
so be sure to come at the correct
time. All men will gather in mid-
April to choose rooms from
either Burgh and Sohlberg at the
same time, and all women will
choose from Anderson and
Ohlson at the same time. Each
person will pick a number at the
entrance, which will designate
his/her turn to choose rooms.
This year, in order to participate,
you must sign a housing con-tract.
Be on the lookout for signs
announcing this event, as well.
Until the next Senate Update,
have a great spring break, and
don't get too tan, or I'll be jeal-ous!
V-ball finally falls
By Roland Gustayson
OK, WHO'S TIRED OF HEARING
about how well the men's
volleyball team is doing?
Each week, it's the same old non-sense
about how badly the men
whooped teams like Wheaton and
Olivet Nazarene University or how
the team made Morton and Moody
look like sissy chumps. Well, the
team would like to convey their
apologies and feed you some new
news, like a loss.
Now all you readers must be say-ing,
"A loss? What's that?", but yes,
the men's volleyball team has expe-rienced
their second loss of the
season to a formidable foe, Loyola
University. The NPCers traveled to
Loyola last Friday and faced an
excellent adversary. Though the
gym was as big as an empty closet,
the two teams pounded each other
to take the match to five long
games. NPC took the first and
fourth games easily but came up
short in the fifth and final game to
lose the match to last year's #2
team. Outside hitter, Nate
Manlove, had a field day that night
with 24 kills. The team as a whole
played outstanding and swore, and
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Now, get a 25-percent discount on every
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For more information, please call
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I do mean swore, to beat Loyola on
their next meeting which just hap-pens
to be at home on April 4!!
Now the following night's home
game is still a little fuzzy as to
whether or not NPC played Moody
or the Chicago Symphony Fairy
Dancers. The volleyball match
wasn't just slow, it was silly. Since
the Moody players are too nice, I
find it difficult to humiliate them
so I'll just get to the highlights;
NPC started the match at 7:30 and
won by 8:10 in 3 straight. Oh well,
maybe next year little fairy
dancers!
Next week is Spring Break and
like the baseball team, the volley-ball
team is traveling to warmer cli-mates,
like to the beaches of
Hawaii!! The team will have a dif-ficult
schedule ahead of them as
they face the likes of nationally
ranked #2 UCLA, #3 University of
Hawaii, and #9 California State. All
games will be televised on Pay-Per-
View! If you can't, or won't, afford
the televised showing, you can see
the North Park men play ONU at
home on Friday March 25 at 8 PM.
Enjoy!
Call 1-800-FINDS NU (in Illinois, call 708-491-
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OUT OF PLAY Indoor track finishes
BY JOHN STAHL
HE UNITED STATES WOMEN FIGURE SKATERS
attracted much more than their share of atten-tion
during the Winter Olympics. The remark-able
thing is what they did with the attention that
many athletes crave for. They abused the privelege and
both came out smelling like yesterday's garbage.
Everyone knows all about the debacle and that
Tonya Harding knew of the plan before the police did.
Tonya had very little chance to come out of the intense
media blitz with her sanity or stardom intact. It is not
surprising then that she has not been a perfect angel
when dealing with the press.
Nancy Kerrigan, on the other hand, was given a perfect set up for star-dom.
All she had to do was to be gracious in defeat or victory. After the
first day of competition, the compulsory figures, the average person, influ-enced
heavily by the major media players, was certain that Kerrigan would
have to have a complete breakdown to not win the gold medal. This
impression was erroneous. Kerrigan skated well in the freestyle competi-tion
and was very close to winning the gold. However, there was a brilliant
performance by a sixteen year old Ukranian named Oksana Baiul that stole
the show and the gold medal.
Most people in the crowd were able to acknowledge that Baiul was the
better skater this time around. Kerrigan, however, refused to acknowledge
this fact, let alone the superior performance, of Baiul. Kerrigan was her
usual whiny self and was overheard saying, "So she's going to get out here
and cry again. What's the difference?"
This matches her selfish nature. Instead of waiting around for the closing
ceremony, Kerrigan was flown to Disney World via the Concorde to take
part in a parade there. Right about now Disney is probably wishing that for
$2.5 million, Kerrigan would be smart enough not to utter the comments
she did which included, "This is so corny. This is so dumb. I hate it."
Kerrigan does not seem concerned with the public's perception of her.
She is on a course that is set on becoming a footnote in the annals of
Olympic competition. The USFSA has asked Kerrigan to skate in the upcom-ing
world championships. This meet determines the number of places that
the US will have in the next World Championships. With both Harding and
Kerrigan not competing, the US will have to find the women to compete
elsewhere and hope that they are ready for the competition. The reason
Kerrigan gave for not wanting to compete any more is that she is tired of it
all.
Kerrigan will use the time off to recuperate and to host "Saturday Night
Live" tommorrow night. This gives all the people who have become
addicted to her visage a chance to see it one more time. Maybe we'll get a
chance to see her make more stupid comments. If we're lucky, someone
will ask again how her last fiance had proposed. She can come back with
the same courteous reply she used last time a reporter asked, "I don't
know." Or they could do a skit were Kerrigan is in a hotel room whining
that she is bored.
The kind coach could then suggest she go out and find something to do.
Her response to this would be the same as last time. Scream "But if I go
out, everyone will want to take my picture." Good news, Nancy. You can go
out into public and no one will want to take your picture. No one will care
at all. t>
Home track meet
RIOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE
the North Park Track and
Field team compete at
home. On Friday, March 25, North
Park will be hosting Illinois Bene-dictine
and Carthage for their first
home track meet in eight years.
The meet will take place at the
Hadstrand Athletic Field, also
known as the football/baseball
field. The Vikings are having this
meet to display their newly resur-faced
track and to let all the fun-loving
people in the North Park
community in on some exciting
competition.
Anyone wishing to try the track
out for themselves will have the
opportunity to do so. A mile Fun
Run/Walk will begin at 2:15 pm.
Everyone is invited to try, no mat-ter
how slow or fast, young or old.
Contact Kris Heinsman at ext.
4378 for more details or just show
up ready to go at the starting line
at 2:10.
Show up early for the field
events, which start at 1:30 pm. The
javelin toss will be held on the
practice football field and the dis-cus
throw will be on the track
infield. The long jump, followed by
the triple jump, will take place at
the north end of the track (next to
Foster Ave.), while the shot put
and high jump areas are located at
the south end of the stadium.
The running events will begin at
2:30 with the 4 by 100 meter relay.
The meet will feature some non-standard
distances. One highlight
of the meet will be at the end when
there is a "weight men's and
women's" relay. Only throwers in
the meet are eligible to compete in
this 400m relay.
Don't miss this chance to sup-port
your 1994 track and field team
as they open their outdoor season
at home. +
By Nicolette McDavid
WOW, WHAT A SEASON!
The track and field
team had an excellent
indoor season that should be
remembered. Some great accom-plishments
this season were
Malissa Patnaude lowering her
school records in the 55m dash
and the 200m dash nearly every
time she ran. Tami Snyder set a
new school record in the mile
(5.26.24 FAT). "The Stud Man"
Steve Milton, broke, then reset the
school record in the 200m dash
(23.09 FAT). Chris Luzadder, who
established the 20 lb. weight throw
record at the beginning of the sea-son,
broke her own record twice
and set the new field house record
at North Central College in the
process (31'4 1/2").
There have been some creative
humorous accomplishments as
well this season. First year student
Nicky McDavid has developed
some interesting ways of finishing
her race. There has been the
"swim" to the finish; the "flying"
finish, where it looked like she was
flapping her arms so fast that she
was going to fly away. The most
memorable of all was the "hop stop
shuffle" finish, where she landed
exactly on the finish line.
An important tradition that
started this season was the "cookie
trade off." This tradition was
started by Coach Heinsman, who
brought some cookies to a meet
one day, and from there everything
went like a rocket (the cookies,
that is). Different people took
turns bringing cookies and the race
would be on to consume them in
record time.
Other bright spots in the indoor
season were the number of indi-vidual
PR's (personal records)
achieved by almost everyone on
the team. Several new first year
students are contributing in a big
way. On the men's team, Erik
Christenson is showing a lot of
promise in the throws. Nicky
McDavid has learned a lot from her
first indoor season, and looks to be
a threat in the conference outdoor
400.
"I am very pleased with the
effort and attitude of this year's
team," said coach Heinsman.
"They put in a lot of heavy work
and their consistency is starting to
pay off. The indoor season went
very well and so I expect great
things in the outdoor season."
All in all, the indoor season has
been a great experience to put the
Viking tracksters in a position for
the upcoming outdoor season and
the CCIW Conference champi-onships
in May. +
National league preview
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T
write too much about
baseball? Nevertheless,
here is how the National League is
shaping up in 1994.
National League East
1. Atlanta - Who else? The
Braves have pretty much the same
team intact from last year, includ-ing
their spectacular pitching staff.
Cy Young Winners Tom Glavine
(1991) and Greg Maddux (1992,
'93) are joined by potential Cy
Young winner Steve Avery. Throw
in John Smoltz and Kent Mercker
and you have the best rotation in
the league. The bullpen is strong,
but has no real closer. Ron Gant,
David Justice, and Fred McGriff
will provide plenty of offense. The
only questions involve Deion
Sanders' durability as a starting
center fielder and rookie catcher
Javier Lopez playing everyday.
2. Montreal - The Expos have
the best outfield in the league and
the best bullpen. However, with
Delino DeShields traded away, the
infield is very young and very inex-perienced.
Montreal probably
could have won the East in the old
system. However, they will proba-bly
be the beneficiary of the wild-card
berth.
3. Philadelphia - These guys are
rough and tough, but last year was
more the exception than the rule.
Lenny Dykstra, Darren Daulton,
and John Kruk are all going to have
to repeat their monster years in
order for the team to compete with
their mediocre pitching staff.
Despite all the towel hanging last
year, Mitch Williams and his 43
saves will be missed and the
boobirds will reemerge in the City
of Brotherly Love.
4. Florida - The Marlins will
probably have to fight to stay away
from the 100 loss mark. They have
a very strong offensive outfield
with Jeff Conine, Chuck Carr, and
Gary Sheffield. Carr is also a defen-sive
whiz. But, Charlie Hough is
considered the staff ace and he is
46 years old. If they manage to get
a lead late into the ballgame,
though, Bryan Harvey is almost a
lock to save it.
5. New York Mets - My mother
taught me that if I couldn't say any-thing
nice, I shouldn't say it at all.
There are few bright spots for this
team. One of them is Bobby Bonilla
if he can stay healthy for the entire
season this year. They did some
off-season moves to try to fill the
holes, as well. They picked up Luis
Rivera to help at shortstop and Pete
Smith with the starting pitching.
National League Central
1. Houston - Doug Drabek and
Greg Swindell were major busts
last year, but chances are that at
least one of them will rebound.
Teamed with Pete Harnisch and
Darryl Kile, the Astros will have
enough pitching to win the weak-est
division in baseball. Mitch
Williams is always a question
mark, but somehow, he is success-ful
more often than he isn't. It
might not necessarily be pretty, but
the Astros are heading to the play-offs.
2. Cincinnati - The Reds are
depending on a resurgence of their
big name players. Rob Dibble, Tom
Browning, John Smiley, and Kevin
Mitchell need to resurrect their
careers if the Reds are going to con-tend
with Houston. They will score
runs, but they are going to have
trouble keeping other teams from
scoring just as much.
3. Chicago Cubs - The Cubs are
bound and determined to not play
in a World series before the end of
the century. For the second year in
a row, they let their winningest
pitcher go. Greg Hibbard will be
winning for Seattle and Mike
Harkey is in Colorado. This leaves
them with no real ace and only two
bonafide starters. They also seem
to have something against playing
defense in the outfield. They will,
however, lead the league in short-stops
with four.
4. St. Louis - The Cardinals have
about the same quality team as the
Cubs, but they lack a quality
closer. Lee Smith was traded last
year, throwing the whole bullpen
into disarray. The outfield is the
traditional Cardinal outfield,
speedy and very good defensively.
They will score, but the opposition
will score more.
5. Pittsburgh - Oh, how the
mighty have fallen. Poor Andy Van
Slyke will toil away for a team that
completely dismantled the great
team of the late 80's. They have
very few pitchers who can pitch
into the seventh inning. The
bullpen will not be effective unless
Alejandro Pefia comes back from
elbow surgery successfully. It is a
young team, so they could make a
move in the future.
National League West
1. San Francisco - Without
Atlanta to beat them down, the
Giants are almost a guaranteed this
division. Will Clark is gone, but
Barry Bonds, Matt Williams, Willie
McGee will provide enough offense
to carry them. John Burkett and
Bill Swift will return after their Cy
Young-like years. Joining them will
be Mark Portugal, Houston's win-ningest
pitcher last year. With Rod
Beck shutting the door, the Giants
look tough to beat in the West.
2. Los Angeles - This is an old
team. But they may have one good
year left in them. The starting
pitching is strong, anchored by
Ramon Martinez. The relief staff
remains a liability. Mike Piazza and
Delino DeShields will add a little
youth. DeShields will also plug up
one of the holes in a porous defen-sive
infield. The defense still is sus-pect,
though.
3. Colorado - The Rockies are
young and will probably contend
for a good portion of the year. They
have five potential 20 home run
hitters in Howard Johnson, Ellis
Burks, Dante Bichette, Charlie
Hayes, and Andres Galarraga. They
improved a terrible pitching staff
by acquiring Mike Harkey. It is
now simply a bad pitching staff.
4. San Diego - This team could
make the Mets look good. Watch
for Tony Gwynn to win another
batting championship while his
team loses 100 games for the sec-ond
consecutive year. The staff ace
is the unproven Andy Benes who
started off last year impressively,
but faded as the season wore on. It
remains to be seen whether the
Padres will continue the trend of
trading away all their high salaries.
The National League has the
new expansion teams which has
led to lots of hitting in the league,
but very little quality pitching.
Look for lots of high scoring games
again this year. +
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