Volume 71, Issue 20: May 3, 1991 North Park Press

              Chicago, Illinois Friday, May 3, 1991 Volume 71, Number 20
Spring Event '91
begins tonight
Bands, dance highlight weekend
By Kristin Gustafson
Pete Dahlstrom and Dave Youngberg say
they have been planning this weekend in the
back of their minds for the past year.
"Mentally, we have constantly been prepar-ing
ourselves," says Youngberg.
"Physically, we have been working non-stop
for two weeks," adds Dahlstrom.
What has got Dahlstrom and Youngberg
dashing all over campus like frenzied mad-men
for these two weeks? It's North Park's
Annual Spring Event Weekend — a week-end
overflowing with fun and memories
waiting to happen.
A weekend under the Student
Association's control, Spring Event is cur-rently
co-chaired by Youngberg and
Dahlstrom. "The Senate got a good deal by
letting us co-chair the committee," said
Dahlstrom. "We were the only ones who
applied and had the necessary skills such as
procrastination," admitted Youngberg. The
two compliment each other very well, both
in their determination to make this weekend
fun for the whole student body and also in
their sarcastic wit and constant energy.
The most disappointing part of their job
was the fact that the student body missed
out on their original plan to have a reggae
band play on the Hump tonight. "It was not
only a downfall for us, but one for the stu-dent
body," said Dahlstrom. The problem
was that the person who was going to try
and find a band for them lost contact with the
co-chairs. But Youngberg and Dahlstrom
have pumped up the weekend's activities in
order to make the weekend a success.
Tonight, ARA will serve the student body
its own Jamaican dinner on Anderson lawn.
Then at 8 p.m., the "Big, Big" talent show
begins with "Big, Big" cash prizes ranging
from $150 for first prize to $13.67 for the
booby prize. Dahlstrom said about the tal-ent
offered this year, "students had better
start pumping their veins with caffiene just
to get ready for this one." After this big
round-up of entertainment is completed, stu-dents
are invited to visit Magnuson TV
Lounge for "The Mighty Quinn" (Rated R),
filmed in Jamaica and receiving four thumbs
up from the co-chairs. Refreshments will
be served during the movie.
On Saturday, prepare yourself for RMA
Volleyball in the morning followed by the
Band Jam on Ohlson Beach at 1 p.m. and
tye-dying on the Hump. The co-chairs
encourage students to bring their own
refreshments and blankets while taking in a
number of bands including the Whereabouts,
Steve Pridmore's band, Craig Dirksen's
band, and Little Stevie and the Foster Horns.
The biggest event of the weekend is the
Boat Dance. Tickets are $5/person or
$9.50/couple. Four types of music will be
featured - House, alternative, oldies, and reg-gae
- and students can make suggestions
when they buy tickets. The dance will com-mence
at 9 p.m. and end at 1 a.m., and
according to the co-chairs, "will be the most
boat dance for the money."
Buses will leave from Foster and Kedzie
at 7:45 p.m. and everyone is encouraged to
attend. Lots of students are going stag and
Dahlstrom encourages it. "In fact, I don't
have a date," he adds. So all you single NPC
women, here's your chance to snag Pete for
a night.
Sunday will conclude with the Jeff Adell
concert in the chapel. The concert will be
funded by a freewill donation.
Spring Event t-shirts, designed by fresh-man
Lane Mott, are available for $10 (cash
only) starting Friday.
What have the two co-chairs learned from
this whole experience? "It's difficult to
order t-shirts from an oriental man on the
phone," said Youngberg. "The title Spring
Event Co-Chair has been the greatest part of
the job," replied Dahlstrom. Whatever the
motivation, Youngberg and Dahlstrom will
have the satisfaction of providing a fun-filled
weekend for their fellow students.
Show them your support and let's have a
great Spring Event weekend!
SPRING Friday, May 3
4:45 p.m. Jamaican dinner on Anderson Lawn
8:00 p.m. Big, Big talent show, LHA
10:00 p.m. Movie: "The Mighty Quinn" TV
Lounge
Saturday, May 4
Morning RMA volleyball in the sand pit
Afternoon Band Jam on Ohlson Beach
7:45 p.m. Buses leave from Ohlson House for
Boat Dance
9:00 p.m. Boat leaves from dock
Sunday, May 5
8:15 p.m. Jeff Adell concert, Chapel
Dr. David Homer stands with Tina Sajdak, Jo Fergus and Kristin Anderson,
the first students to receive Presidential Scholarships in the MBA program.
The program, which will begin next fall, is North Park's first graduate
prospectus. "It should be a cost/effective way to acquire the degree," Horner
said. "I think the program will gain in stature, and that it will be a very strong
program at North Park for a very long time. For North Park graduates, the
program here will eliminate the risk factor of choosing another school. The
MBA is the most universally-acceptable graduate program available, and
gives you a foundation to go in hundreds of directions," Horner said.
Chamber ensembles
perform tonight
Six chamber ensembles, comprised
of members of the Jazz ensemble and
orchestra, will perform tonight at 8:15
in the Hanson Recital Hall (H 23).
The North Park trio, featuring vio-linist
Enrique Vilaseco, cellist Douglas
Hoover, and pianist Michael Kellerhals,
will begin the program, performing
Dmitri Shostakovich's Trio for Violin,
Cello, and Piano, Op. 8. Shostakovich
composed this piece in 1923.
The North Park Brass Ensemble will
perform second on the program, playing
Girolamo Frescobaldi's Canzon
terzadecima a 4. The brass group is
comprised of trumpeters Geoffrey
Sterling and John Love, and trombon-ists
Jim Geake and Dave Wilson.
Flutist Carol Lopez, cellist Brian
Kubin, harpsichordist Jennifer Benson,
and violinist Vilaseco will then perform
eight movements from G.P. Telemann's
Suite in B minor for Violin, Flute, and
Continuo.
Vilaseco will be joined onstage by
cellist Hoover and violinist Michael
Nelson to perform one movement of his
own composition, entitled Trio for
Violin, Viola, and Cello.
The North Park Saxophone ensem-ble,
comprised of five members of the
jazz band, will perform A.
Frackenpohl's arrangement of W.H.
Krell's Mississippi Rag. Jay Collins
and Kristi Mortenson will play alto sax-ophone,
Kristen Pool and Brad Johnson
will play tenor saxophone, and Jeff
Eckblad will play baritone saxophone
for the ensemble.
The North Park String Quartet will
close the program, performing the
"Allegro molto" movement of Mozart's
Quartet in C Major, K. 465. The quar-tet
includes violinists Nelson and
Vilaseco, cellist Hoover, and violist
Kay Longo.
Special Graduation issue
A special section on pages 4-5
dedicated to the class of '91
• Tribute to Dr. Horner
• Memories of the last four years
• Reflections from the Homecoming King
and Queen
• Personal messages for the Seniors
• Whatever happened to the missing
classmates?
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North Park College News Friday, May 3, 1991
A final farewell and thanks
I never wanted to be a writer. I still
don't consider myself one. English was
just always easy for me, and people told
me I wrote well. My brother Danny was
the writer of the family, not me.
I never thought I'd end up editor of
the College News. Yeah, my
sister Colette did it for two
terms her senior year at North
Park, but who wants to follow
in the footsteps of their sister?
I sure didn't.
But back in the fall of 1987
the College News had an editor
and then suddenly didn't. The
SA was desperately looking for
someone to do the job, and the
SA President actually asked
me if I would consider doing
it. I had only written one
article at the time, and knew it
would be impossible and
improbable for a freshman to
be editor of the News.
Luckily, someone else took the job,
but the staff was very small. I was soon
hired as the copy editor. Wow, you
mean I can get paid to do this? As the
saying goes, the rest is history. (Well,
don't think I'm a money-hungry swine.
The money just made the workload a
little more worthwhile.)
Four years and approximately 75
issues later, I have come to the end.
I looked back at all the issues of the
College News that I worked on and I
was amazed at how far we've come.
Yes, I'm being a snob when I say that
the writing in the College News my
freshman year left a little to be desired.
The topics for stories were sometimes so
- well - lame. We were not a school
newspaper. In the words of my sister, it
was a "rah-rah rag."
I am proud of the work that Dave
Wilson and our staff has done to make
the College News a more professional
paper - one written in journalistic style
with a continuous format.
Of course I have my regrets, which I
don't want to mention in print again.
There were many things I wanted to
accomplish - if only. If only I had a
bigger staff, if only we had more time, if
only we had more money, etc. As I sit
here and write this I can't believe it's the
end. Hopefully, for the College News
it's just the beginning.
Now here's the easy part; I get to
thank everyone who made everything
possible:
Andy, Ellen, Mathina, JPP,
meMorandum
By Joan E. Moran
COLLEGE NEWS STAFF
EDITORS
Joan E. Moran
Dave Wilson
LAYOUT EDITORS
Gregory P. Johnson
Tristin L. Melvie
WRITERS
Ellen Almer
Andy Almquist
Kristin Gustafson
Paul Hawkinson
Dan Hill
Mathina R. Johnson
Michelle Linn
Jeff Pearson
Karl Soderstrom
Jonathan Wilson
BUSINESS / ADVERTISING
Greg Hammond
TYPIST
Kristin Gustafson
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr. Ron Dooley
Published seven times a term during the
school year by the Student Association
of North Park College, 3225 W. Foster,
Chicago IL 60625. Telephone 583-2700
ext. 4215. Opinions which may be
contained in columns or byline material
do not necessarily reflect those of the
editor or of North Park College. Letters
to the editor must contain the author's
name, address, and phone number and
be sent to the College News, Box 10, or
brought to the College News office in
the Student Services Building. The
editor reserves the right to edit for
length and clarity, but the content will
never be altered.
Dan, Tristin, Greg, Ralphie,
Kristin, Karl, Jonathan, Hawk,
Michelle, and Gregg, thanks for
putting up with me and Dave
all year and making the News
was it is.
Ron Dooley, thanks for
sticking with us (I think).
Dr. Horner, thanks for being
a friend.
Sandy Goplin, Greg Sager,
Tom Fredrickson, Renee
Fricke, Steve Gerencer, Dave
Liljengren and Steve Meysing,
thanks for giving me a College
News tradition to live up to.
Elaine, Kari, Victoria, Debbie, Mars,
Mary, Michelle and Meghan, thanks for
showing me your beauty.
Eck, thanks for telling me to grow out
my bangs and introducing me to more
music than I've ever known.
Tom, Mark and Renee, Diane, Doreen
and Donna, thanks for influencing me in
your own special ways.
Danny, thanks for making me laugh
at myself when I took things too
seriously.
Colette, my alter ego, thanks for
always believing in me, even when I
didn't believe in myself.
Dad and Ma, thanks for giving me a
beautiful life. You have made me more
proud than you will ever know.
And Dave, thanks for being ... Dave.
May they grow to love you as much as I
do.
BYE!
Thank you and goodnight...
My tenth grade English teacher read
my research paper, and a look of scorn
crossed his knitted brow.
"It's not long enough," he growled.
"All right," I sighed, as the now-famous
wicked grin materialized on my
face, even at the tender age of
14. I silently vowed to turn in
the ultimate Charles Dickens
dissertation the next day.
The grin never left my face
the whole evening, as I prepared
the longest and heaviest paper
any high school student could
muster. At ten pages, and
heavily relying on an Oxford
thesaurus, it was obvious that I
was going to make the teacher
suffer.
But rather than get angry, the
teacher simply buffed my psyche
in another direction: "I'm going
to demand that you write for the
school newspaper next year."
The rest is history.
* * *
Plainfield Enterprise for giving me my
first professional journalism gig, which
was a lot of work, but was also very
rewarding and fun. That paper will never
be the same.
My parents inspired my writing every
step of the way. Without them
to crawl home wounded to with
my tail between my legs (which
I still often do) I would go
bonkers. They continually send
me back to school full of fresh
air and pens after journalistic
scrapes and bruises render me
hurt.
Here at North Park, the hours
are much longer, the fights are
much more viscious, and reader
appreciation is even less than it
was back in Plainfield. The two
compliments we get per week (a
Notes from
left field
By Dave Wilson
Beyond this angst-ridden entry into the
journalism world, high school gave me yet
more inspirations to write with the two
filthiest words in journalism that I know,
passion and fury. Though doing all they
could to curb these tendencies, both the
aforementioned teacher and my high
school newspaper adviser deserve to be
thanked for whipping my journalistic
interest, as well as teaching me the 5 Ws
and how to write with discipline.
Writing for a high school audience also
taught me the first rule in journalism,
"write for your readers." Without an
apathetic audience to entertain, my writing
today would be limp. I must thank those
who read The Fielder under my Feature
editorship for helping me to create an
entertaining writing style.
Likewise, I must thank those at the
The Vectors of Society
We probe all directions of society!
By 4ndy 4Imquist and Karl Soderstrom
Ahoy, mates! It's time to shove off for the annual Spring
Event Boat Dance. This is the time for all those landlubbers
who copped out on the grueling schedule of NSO to cut the
aqua-rug with their sea legs. The luxury liner leaves the dock at
9 p.m. Saturday night for a three hour tour up and down the
Chicago coastline. Skipper Pete Dahlstrom and First-Mate Dave
Youngberg have planned a bonanza of hydrophilic fun aboard
their love boat.
But the Boat Dance isn't all that's happening during this
festival of foolery. Be ready for reggae-mania, mon. Bob and
Ziggy Marley cancelled out at the last second, but they sent
some complimentary CDs that are far out. Bahama rider Jim
Geake is using his native talents to put the hair of brave
individuals in dredlocks for free in the 3rd North bathroom all
day on Friday. The Jamaican bobsled team will be signing
autographs out of the ARA refrigerator on Saturday. Vectors
salutes those who put this great weekend together and
encourages all North Parkers to attend every single planned
event. Let's ride.->
Dear Vectors:
Why is the Sadie Hawkins dance no longer on the calender of
events at North Park? 1 haven't been asked out since the last
Sadie Hawkins dance, which was in 1988.
Respectfully,
Goop
good week, that is) usually make
it worthwhile. But many thanks
anyway to those of you (Jeff Eckblad, Dan
Hill) who generally DO compliment us.
You, our faithful readers, are our
inspiration.
Those who have addressed us with
discontent of late also deserve recognition.
Although you haven't liked what we at the
College News have produced, your
dissatisfaction has often motivated us into
working even harder, and writing even
better. And whether or not you agree, at
least you do read the News...
The greatest thanks, however, must be
reserved for my co-editor, whom I must
thank for endless fights, advice, and
support which all worked to the benefit of
the News. Without Joan Moran, I could
not have been an editor, and I could not
have grown to the editing fiend that I am
today. I thank her wholly for the great
oppurtunity she gave me, as well as the
terrific friendship that has evolved
between us.
This is an excellent question that perhaps masks some serious
social trends underlying the psychological make-up of the North
Park student body. Unfortunately, neither of the Vectors have
experienced the exhilaration and thrill of being asked to a North
Park dance because the Sadie Hawkins affair was axed long
before we arrived here. However, we probed to bottom of this
question anyway.
Our first subject was Elaine Rowe, who is female and a North
Park student. Elaine claims that she and her friends regularly
exercise their right to hit men with clubs and drag them to
dances. Of course this is done without the official sanction of a
Sadie Hawkins event. Many men tend to cower from women
who seize the initiative. One male told us that he didn't brush
his teeth and ate Fritos for a week to ward off an over-zealous
female. The RWC tells us that the Hawkins dance was scrapped
because of lack of participation. Likely story. Perhaps members
of both sexes should take the advice of rapper Young MC who
encourages all to "Bust a Move." Let's ride.->
Until next week remember that red sky at night is a sailor's
delight. Also, do as you oughta - add acid to water. Lastly,
check your repeato and head to the boat dance in your new
tuxedo. This Vector report has reached the terminal point. Ride
on!->
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Friday, May 3, 1991
Letters to the Editors
North Park Golf "team"?
Dear Editors:
The first time I read an article about North Park's "golf
team," it prompted a conversation with Dr. Homer about the
fiscal responsibility of having a golf team here at North Park.
My tuition keeps going up, and I feel some concern about the
way in which the college is spending money. The second time
I read a similar article it prompted me to write you this letter. I
am a believer in college athletics, but I also know how expen-sive
it is to run a collegiate program in the CCIW. For a team
to compete in the CCIW, it means travel costs, food costs, and
coaching costs that can be thousands of dollars.
My concern is this: the nature of the golf articles in the
College News have reflected a very recreational attitude
towards the team. Having a good time is an important aspect
of collegiate life, but wouldn't it benefit NPC more to have
these men play on the weekends, on their own funds, and leave
the money allocated to the golf program for the more serious
sports that can never seem to get enough funding?
Having been the assistant volleyball coach here at NPC as
well as the PomPon squad advisor, I know what it is like hying
to stay within budget. Both of those teams work hard and take
their positions seriously. Yet the PomPon squad was forced to
raise their own funds for uniforms this year. How about it,
golf team? Are you willing to allocate some of the money
given to support your program of recreation to the more serious
sports programs that can never seem to get enough money?
Jodi Mullen
God at work at NPC
Dear Editors:
I'd like to take this moment to address what God is doing at
NPC.
Personally, I want to thank Kelly Daniel for her letter to the
Editors. I found it to be very truthful, personal and encourag-ing.
It even cracked me up. Kelly wrote, "When I saw God
working through the people here I understood all the things I
had heard about love and compassion, and for the first time I
felt it and I believed." Who says God is dead?
College Life, under the leadership of Priscilla and Todd, has
had an increase in attendance of 175% to 200%. Who says
God is dead?
Faithful prayers have been pleading for revival; interceding
for students, professors and the administration; bringing forth
families and friends to God; challenging and rebuking the
Satanic forces; physical healings have taken place; cliques are
breaking; friendships are growing stronger, Christian love is
overflowing; unity is occuring... Who says God is dead?
ARA has improved. Since Jane is in charge of ARA, the
speed of service has increased, the ARA area has been kept
very clean, and the many servers are very friendly. Who says
God is dead?
Carman's free concert "Revival In the Land" World Tour
was filled up to the 18,000 seating capacity in Rosemont
Horizon. Some were turned away. Hundreds of people came
forward to Christ during the altar call. Who says God is dead?
A boy named Emmanuel became a Christian last Friday
night through the Urban Outreach program Shelter. Our God
reigns.
There are many praises to be offered up to God and to be
publicly recognized as well. Our God reigns.
As I close, I commend you to pray that God would bring
revival to the campus of NPC as well as the Theological
Seminary. It is written: "if my people, who are called by my
name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and
turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and
will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
A.J. Wang
Personnel incompetent
Dear Editors:
The Eleventh Commandment, "Thou Shalt Not Be
Admitted To The Computer Lab Without I.D.," is wonderful.
However, some unknown genius decided that it is necessary to
leave your I.D. in a brilliantly-designed lunchbox-type con-tainer.
Perhaps someday, someone will grow a brain, and real-ize
that showing someone your I.D., having them verify it, and
authorize your admittance into the Computer Center, is far and
away a better method. The reason for my dissatisfaction with
the method we use now is this: While using the Mac, a spine-less
vermin stole my I.D. It went unnoticed, because the per-son
in charge of the Computer Center at that time was fighting
off the "Vulcan" people in some game like "Space People
Attack and Suck the Brains Out of Human Idiots." I realize the
importance of keeping the "Vulcan" people at bay, and realize
the entire Earth was at stake, but during the spacecapades, an
evil person made off with my I.D. I asked the worker where
my LD. went, but he had no answer. (He probably thinks the
Vulcan people have it.)
I have tried to replace it, and attempted to explain what hap-pened
to the persons in charge of replacing it, however these
people cannot find their own butts, even if they use two hands.
The only thing they can do is say, "go see so and so," who in
turn says the exact same thing. I wish that for just one time, all
the people who work in these North Park offices would get
together and tell one another what they actually do, if they
really do anything, that is. So, something as simple as replac-ing
an I.D. has become my only goal in life right now. In the
meantime, I cannot even return to the Computer Lab because I
need my I.D. to prove I am not one of the "Vulcan" people. It
is this run-around that this "personal" and "Christian" college
always gives to people trying to solve simple problems. This is
why I am transferring to a bigger school that actually knows
what it is doing.
My brief guide to dealing with office personnel:
1. Automatically assume you know more than they do.
2. If they put on an air, mention how important education is to
you because you do not want to wind up with a meaningless
secretarial position.
3. Refer tODr. Homer as your "close, personal friend."
4. If they become rude or hostile, do exactly the same.
Mimmick their actions, they love it.
5. Don't be afraid to make a scene. Throw a temper tantrum,
or begin to cry.
6. If they try and get rid of you by sending you to someone
else, say you just talked to that person, and he/she is as mad as
h#!!.
7. Never let them see you sweat.
8. Finally, if you just can't win and the school makes you pay
ten bucks for the LD. that was stolen when it was in the
school's possession, feel free to help yourself to any school
property laying around that looks like it's worth ten bucks. It
makes you even.
Geoffrey Sterling
Erickson says thanks
Dear Editors:
I'm writing in appreciation of all the support I received
these past two weeks. I was amazed and thankful for the
amount of prayer and caring I received after my accident. I
would like to thank everyone for being there for me. It really
says a lot for NPC the way that people went out of their way to
see that my recovery was comfortable. I would especially like
to thank the people who set up my room and also Jim Geake
for transporting my parents at that ungodly hour. It was really
uplifting to me to read your messages and cards.
Thanks again NPC for the prayers and support.
Wade Erickson
North Parkers report from Sweden
Greetings from JOnkOping.
No, we are not dead, we're in
Sweden and having a groovy
time. Wouldn't you know the
minute we landed in
Copenhagen Carmen ran into an
American friend. Warning to
those International flyers: the
toilets on the plane explode two
minutes after being flushed.
We're loving all the letters we're
getting, inte (not). Thanks to
those who care enough to send
their very best. While you've
been enjoying your 70° days, we
have been experiencing many
cloudy, cool, rainy days.
We're loving the Swedish
food. Fruit soup is a famous
dessert with pickled herring,
caviar, cucumbers, carrots, along
with cold cuts and banana on rye
for breakfast. We can't get use
to the vegetable and fruit in one
bite. But believe you me, we are
enjoying the bread and cheese
and of course the films (coffee breaks every
two hours with a Swedish pastry).
Seriously though, we're learning tons
and having a great time meeting lifelong
friends. We've all "done" the distant-rela-tive
thing, mastered JOnkOping, and the
Swedish language (well, not quite).
April 25th our class left for Russia to
visit Leningrad and Moscow. We're look-ing
forward to this travel and even hope to
speak a little Russian before we leave. As
noted in the "Let's Go Europe" travel guide,
don't ask a Russian man for the time,
because it might be interpreted as, and I
quote, "Turbo-charge me, you surging mass
of machine."
They have McDonald's here in town, but
a Big Mac, fries and drink cost you $10. It
doesn't matter though, because it's awesome
to taste American food, and Swedish money
is just Monopoly money anyhow.
We are putting some Swedish
men in our suitcases to auction
off back at North Park. They
cook gourmet meals, mop their
floors, and even iron their socks.
Tracey Dvorak - Bosse is still
raving about you even after two
years! College Line I guys:
Don't worry, we're keeping
Frank company!
We all crave twinkies, Chicken
Delight Sandwiches, and drinks
with Ice like there's no tomor-row.
Swedes don't seem to
believe in ice, heat, water foun-tains
or soft toilet paper.
We have been teaching our
Swedish roommates some good
American slang. It is funny to
hear them say, "Groovy, Holy
cow, Face, and Oh My Head,
etc."
Well, there's bunches of other
stuff to tell, but if you want to
know it, you'll have to write.
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North Park College News Friday, May 3, 1991
Horner finishes his first four at NPC
By Joan E. Moran
On a balmy morning in the fall of 1987, a freshman
woman from Chicago walked to the Dining Hall with her new
roommate, who was from Rhode Island. A tall man with
glasses and nestlike hair approached them, and said hello to
the Rhode Islander as if he knew her. The Chicagoan was
puzzled, thinldng that her roommate didn't know anyone at
North Park. "Who was that?" she asked. "The President of
the school," her roommate answered matter-of-factly.
I was the clueless freshman, and my roommate was
Kristen Youngren. The man we saw on the path was some-one
Kristen knew from her East Coast home, none other than
Dr. David G. Homer. In the four years since that fall day, I
have come to know and appreciate the man who took on the
difficult task of running North Park. I write this as a tribute
to him and all that he has done here. (Believe me, I'm not
doing this to brown-nose. He has given me the same amount
of appreciation as well.)
My first year at North Park was Homer's first as well, and
he faced the same awkwardness and embarassments that we
freshmen did. Shortly into the year, Homer implemented
what is now known as "The Retrenchment," in which 25
faculty and staff positions were cut, and other organizational
changes were made, such as the combining of the Seminary
and College libraries.
One staff member released was the Dean of the College,
David Strang, with Art Nelson becoming Dean of both the
College and Seminary. The student reaction was one of out-rage;
students picketed with signs that read, "Keep Dean
Strang - Save North Park." We silly freshmen had no idea
what the fuss was about, because we did not have emotional
ties to Strang that the upperclassmen did.
Homer's response to the protestors was not an unfeeling
iron fist; he held a forum in the LHA to address their con-cerns.
The standing-room only crowd debated with Homer
for two and a half hours. Homer explained that without the
cutbacks, the school would face a $1.3 million deficit in addi-tion
to the $3 million already incurred from previous years.
However, many students still had a bad taste in their mouths
about this new President.
"The personnel reductions in the fall of 1987 were clearly
the toughest task that I have faced at North Park," said Homer
about the experience. "I certainly hope I will not be required
to do anything like that again at North Park."
After swallowing the bad pill of the Retrenchment, Homer
continued working on his "vision" for North Park, the infa-mous
strategic plan to make North Park the #1 Christian
College in America. Upperclassmen in '87 saw this as
merely a delusion of grandeur - North Park would have shut
down in the early '80s without the help of the C2C fund (the
Century Two Campaign). The C2C money was now almost
all gone, with a large portion being used for the renovation
of Ohlson House (for us fortunate freshmen women). Homer
maintained his positive attitude: "Many people see North
Park as having problems; I see it as having great possibili-ties,"
he told the College News in 1987.
That first year did have some lighter moments. He and
Mrs. Homer held a informal forum on marriage. The April
Fool's issue of the College News "revealed" that Homer was
David Letterman. Homer's wit came through on many occa-sions,
such as when he wore a Viking helmet (horns and all)
to the Honors Convocation because he couldn't find his doc-toral
cap. One of Homer's first promises to the students was
to attend a North Park dance, which he fulfilled during
Homecoming.
"Based on my embarrassing performance, accentuated by
the fact that everyone formed a big circle to watch, I have not
returned to the North Park dance floor since," Homer said.
"I believe I have scheduling conflicts with all future dances
as well."
The second year for us as sophomores was no longer one
of adjustment, but settling in. We had been here one year, we
had made some friends, we were becoming involved in the
school and not just hiding out in Ohlson and Sohlberg. The
second year for Homer was one of making himself more vis-ible
to the student body, and not just hiding out in Old Main.
Homer came to a Senate meeting early that year (with his
teddy bear Theo beside him), saying that he was pleased with
what was taking place on campus: student enrollment was up
for the first time in years, chapels were rejuvenated, and there
was a sound sense of community.
"The atmosphere of North Park is calmer this year and
more prepared to progress academically," Homer said at the
meeting. No more freshmen pranks for us; it was time for
serious business.
One naive senator asked Homer the inevitable, "Is the
school's budget balanced?" His response reflected the con-tinuation
of the vision: "I could have balanced the budget last
year by using accounting games, but this would not have
been in the long-term interests of the school. The long term
strategy has maximum results," Homer responded. The
deficit of the previous year of $1,300,000 had been reduced
to about $245,000.
Homer hoped to correct his "woeful ways" of not being
as available to students the previous year as he had wanted
to be, and set up quarterly forums in the dorms and commuter
lounge to hear what students had to say. Some students didn't
realized the significance of the President of a school coming
to a dormitory, and didn't go to the meetings. Those that did,
however, got to tell the man at the top things like the show-ers
in Anderson spewed ice cold and/or scalding hot water.
On any given evening Homer could be found watching
"Monty Python" at Burgh Hall. The man who said he would
never dance again donned a pink tutu and graced the LHA
stage for "North Park Dances." Soon, for some reason
Homer began calling Sohlberg Hall more often than he had
in the past. This reason was his 6"7' tall son Marc. President
Homer now appeared even more human to the disbelievers
as he cheered on his own son playing basketball for the
Vikings.
The third year of school for some college students is con-sidered
the best, because we are involved in school activities
and not worrying about the real world. For Homer it was one
to remember. North Park was named an exceptional school
by a U.S. News & World Report survey, so now the school
was more than just a quaint college in an urban setting. We
were now contenders.
Homer's appearance at student events was now a common
sight. His refereeing of and eventual participation in a jello-wrestling
event was not surprising to students. Yet how many
other college Presidents would jump into a pool full of warm
gelatin? Not many.
The fourth year, this year, is the last for many of us, finally
- but not for all. Some will stay one more, some even longer.
But we all begin to lose touch with North Park and look to
the future. Homer was looking to the future, too, with the
implementation of the housing policy, but like any human
being could have done, he handled it poorly. Yet he was also
human enough to admit that he made a mistake, and changed
the plan according to the students' wishes.
The last of the Homer clan, Shanna, came to North Park
this year, so Homer's reputation as "Dad" was cemented. As
many times as he let Shama or Marc come into his office to
get the Volvo keys, Homer allowed other students to come to
him with their problems and concerns.
Looking back on his four years, one can say that Homer
has turned North Park around and given it new life, despite
the errors he may have made.
"I am sure I have made many mistakes - some of which
are a matter of public record (e.g. how I handled the housing
policy changes)," said Homer. I have to say, however, that I
have found North Park to be a very forgiving place, at least
with respect to my errors of omission or commission."
"Overall, I feel we have made very good progress on the
goal of positioning North Park as a leader in Christian higher
education," said Homer. "We have a very ambitious agenda
and not everything we have tried has been successful, but I
believe we are on track to meet the goal I talked about when
I first came to North Park. In fact, if anything I see more pos-sibilities
for North Park now than I did then."
We seniors facing graduation no longer have to worry
about the intricate world of North Park as we move on to big-ger
and better things. Homer, however, may be here for the
next 20 years if he chooses, making North Park a bigger and
better place.
"My 'crystal ball' is not necessarily better than anyone
else's, but I see a very exciting decade in front of North
Park," said Homer. "We have so much to be proud of in our
past, and we also have, I believe, a great deal to look forward
to in the future."
Indeed we do, Dr. Homer.
Remember
- when Burgh basement was a game
room?
the Sohlberg Hall Deck Dance?
- Mollie and Rob not dating?
- the King and Queen of Sweden
coming to Chicago?
- Ohlson House throwing a car
wash?
- the Dean of Women (Betty
Nelson)?
- tennis courts at Foster and Kedzie?
- McDonald's on the Southeast cor-ner'?
- hanging out in River Park?
- when Goop was Greg?
- when they called Corey "hands"?
- sidewalk driving?
- Gretchen H. getting caught in
Blake's room after visiting hours?
- Jane Hutchins chasing Courtney
and Adam throughout Anderson?
- life before Tetris?
- when Tim Olson only wore grey
sweats, birkenstocks and Amvets
T-shirts? (oops, guess he still does)
Tarni Gallanzlo?
- Tim and Brian hanging ties all over
campus.
- finding cat's intestines in your
room?
- Margaret getting a letter from "Tim
Heintzelman"?
- when the College News was printed
on real newspaper?
- when the newly-renovated Ohlson
House wasn't ready for us?
- the "Retrenchment"?
- Dean Strang?
- when students could "waive" GE
classes?
- U2, REM (at the Aragon?), the
Grateful Dead, Trip Shakespeare
- the escort service?
- a Seminarian RA?
- buying books at Beck's?
- when the Cranny was cut in half
for the new gameroom?
- the Whiter Olympics?
- when the Cranny was upstairs and
people hung out there?
- the Hawkeye Club?
-Dave Perko proposing that
Burghatory be a homeless shelter?
- the Computer Lab in the library's
basement?
- "Bill Watts For Bright Ideas"?
- the cupola without lights?
- the Amnesty International chapter?
- "The Dating Game"?
- North Park's black professor (Dr.
George Kieh)?
- Joan's spiked hair?
- Mario Rodriquez coming from
Mexico on the exchange program?
- that Dr. Horner is David
Letterman?
- when the College and Seminary
libraries weren't combined?
- Anderson Hall's "mushrooms"?
- a brand-new shelf in Ohlson falling
on KJ Pool?
- the Boat Dance on the boat that
didn't move?
- Anderson's bed bolsters?
- phones in the hallways?
- the College News weekly cartoon?
- the football team breaking their 24-
game losing streak?
- Randy and Tom switching hair col-ors?
- Frank "Mr. Happiness" Rao?
- Dave Knight's jello slide for
BeachFest?
- singing Christmas carols inside
Water Tower Place?
- cashing checks at Covenant
Bookstore?
- when there was only one off-cam-pus
apartment?
- Paul Janus' parties?
- the "fun stage"?
- Our first Germanfest?
- Amy Harger's senate campaign?
- when dances were well-attended?
- when KJ Pool was a cheerleader?
- going to Pepe's?
- Jen Ecklund's perm?
- Dr Homer dancing in a tutu?
- the pool tournament?
- the disco dance?
- five freshman dressing up as con-doms
for the SA convention?
- the Wheaton Homecoming Dance?
- snow during Spring Event?
- the ping-pang table in the game-room?
- cockroaches invading ARA?
- Tjej Tjusama?
- the Wood nights?
- the soccer team brawling?
- the scope books coming out after
Christmas?
- 150 skinheads invading the NPC
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- these couples? Blake and Sharon,
Steve and Mary, Chumpy and
Peeps, Randy and Kristina and
Tom, Gretchen and Goop, Russ and
Kristen, Kari and Scott, Jen and
Brian, Pete and Shelley, Beth and
Erik, Jen and Steve, Gary and
Jackie, Dan and Laura, Dana and
Greg, Chris and Jason, Kristin and
Eric, Jen and Paul, Sheri and Mark
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North Park College News Friday, May 3, 1991
Reflections from Homecoming royalty
By Dan Hill and Kristi Tamte, Homecoming King & Queen
As we sat down and began to catalogue events from our
respective North Park experiences, we realized that there are
many obvious elements of North Park life that differentiate
it from possible experiences at other schools. The "Tar and
Feathering" rituals and the "Freshman Streak" are only two
of a wide variety of odd and memorable events. While these
things are special, fun and valuable, they have barely begun
to scratch the surface of what the North Park experience is
all about.
Undoubtedly, our years here have been defined by the
people with whom we have been. The multitude of people
with whom we have come in contact during our years here
has made these years gratifying in many different ways.
Though North Park College rests in Chicago, the sur-rounding
community's personal nature has transformed the
area into a town of its own. This feeling could not be
achieved without the caring and supportive attitudes of the
people in this area. This extremely supportive attitude has
been self-evident during the valuable religious experience at
North Park. One strict set of religious beliefs are not forced
on anyone. Therefore, there is ample opportunity to develop
your own beliefs as you choose. Although this sort of thing
has probably been heard before, it is a very positive aspect
of this school.
We come from significantly different religious back-gounds,
and we have some differences in our sets of beliefs.
However, both of us realize that the freedom of choice
emphasized at North Park has helped refine and strengthen
our respective beliefs. North Park does not have a pre-scribed
method of worship, but methods to help one under-stand
his/her beliefs better are available at all times.
The academic sector of North Park life has also been
very challenging and rewarding. Being able to have your
academic advisor double as your teacher in several classes
has been great. The small student-to-teacher ration enables
personal contact and understanding between students and
teachers to grow. Often, the advantages of a liberal arts
education overshadow the outstanding work done in a par-ticular
field. As the years went on, we both saw the personal
academic guidance assist us greatly in our "classroom
majors."
Moreover, North Park offered us the chance to pursue our
"pure enjoyment majors" to the fullest degree. Singing with
the North Park Choir in Poland and Hungary at the time of
the first free election since the Communist takeover is a pre-cious
memory to be cherished forever. By the same token,
the electricity in a rowdy North Park gym before and during
a basketball game versus North Central or Illinois Wesleyan
is an unparalleled feeling of excitement.
As we said before, the most valuable and rewarding
aspect of the North Park experience is the relationships you
form with others. The countless relationships we have been
a part of throughout our careers here will far outlive the
time we've spent here as students. Although time as North
Park students has ended, that doesn't mean, by any stretch
of the imagination, that friendships will dwindle and disap-pear.
We realize that extra effort will have to be made to
maintain the closeness established here, but that is fine.
North Park College has guided all of us through priceless
"human relations" teachings, and the use of that teaching
will be of central importance as our lives move on.
Discussions with friends about problems, either personal or
general in nature, is the most valuable "internship work"
available in the class called "Life 497." By far, the people
of North Park College are the most important aspect of time
spent at NPC.
We began to compose our list of thank-yous and found
the task impossible and never-ending. As we have said pre-viously,
we feel that personal growth resulting from lifetime
friendships is the cornerstone of North Park. Therefore,
rather that thank everyone in this piece, we would much
rather thank everyone personally for the remainder of the
school year and, most importantly, for the remainder of our
lives.
SENIORS' PERSONALS
Lisa Andersen - Congrats! We'll miss you.
Love, 2nd floor North
M.C. Nasty, Vanilla Mousse, and the
HipHopper - Here's to lots of great memo-ries
(and parties) in the apt! Can't wait til
Sept! Flavin' Float
Joan - thanks for the understanding when I
overslept, forgot to write my story, or went
to work! You and Dave have made the
paper something the staff is really proud to
be a part of. I'll miss you guys next year but
who knows what kind of impact I could
make on the personals columns of
Northeastern! Congratulations! Luv, your
keyboard slave
Ode to Tim Olson - You're good in every-thing
you do/ and no one can wake me up
like you/ Your four years at NPC are spent/
So go make some money to pay our rent.
NValt - we'll miss you next year. Who you
kidding, you'll be back. Ex-roomie.
Joan - hey Miss Chicago - just once or just
too much of the same old same old - well
babe, I'll miss seeing your face next year -
congratulations and thanks for everything -
and did I ever say - words just don't say
enough?
Good luck Eric - Love, Becky
KJ/AJ - guess its time to join CJ in the real
world. It would have been nice to have met
you but the time will come soon enough,
I'm sure. Thanks.
Rock on Little Stevie - from the Foster Horns.
Kristi Tamte - Congratulations and good
luck from the best 2nd South ever! We've
missed you! You're the greatest - thanks for
believing in us! 2S '89-'90 - Kristin, Ellie,
Jen, Carlene, and Julie
CLM - Me gustan tus bunos. DBEW
KJP - It's not just my heart that's thumping
for you. frog.
Ellie- Donnie and I are still looking for ya.
Love, Skin
CB for sale - 40 channels includes micro-phone
and mount, Great cond. $20 or B.O.
Call Dave at 588-7478 leave message.
Joan - you never quite got what you wanted
- did ya?
Snap! and another one checks into the roach
hotel ...
The graduating English majors - KJ, Joan,
Dan Hill, Beth, Spider - the best minds of
the Class '91 - good luck to you all; your
inspired Fan Greg W.
Carol - congratulations from your bro.
El(A.Gear,A.Law, evator), Jen(orama),
Car(Semi-oops,that's Jeep), Lisa(Slick)-
despite fights on LSD(Lake Shore, Lisa),
I'll miss the four of you stuck in the dorm
(halha!). You guys have been interesting, to
say the least and the closest of friends, to say
the most. Love ya! Sharpshooter, Miss
limo, Miss thoughtful, Speedy.
Joan E. -You done good!
Dale Gustafson - You made it! Way to Go!
Love, Elaine
Party 'til you peke!
Kristi Tamte - Congratulations! You've
made it! I'll miss you next year Kristi -
you're super special to me! Thanks for
everything! May God bless you and all of
your future dreams. Love you! Love, Kim
Wayne - It's been quite the teen-dance party
with you around. Thanks for introductions
(then again, maybe not) and memories
(keeping El & I company this summer, free
movies, Terry's party, etc). You've been a
great friend-full of surprises- I'll miss you
lots! Luv, Kristin
EVIL- sick! Another year for you at North
Park?
Eat "Qui"
You went to Arizona to golf, and you know it.
Why is it that the minute you graduate, I
finally have the equipment necessary to pro-vide
you with opportunities for enjoyment?
Hnunmm...?
Boogie Joan. Goop and Pet are sex. Love ya
Lenny
Good luck and Godspeed "Lame"
Peter Olson - "Bite Me!" Love, Russ
Jo-o-o-o-o-oan - don't ever miss a Beatlefest
- or I'll cry!
Blake S. I-uh, I-uh, um ... urn... I want you to
uh? Good Luck!
Lew Babe - you are my sunshine
Dan Hill- Thanks for your friendship and all
the times you cheered me up! I'll miss you
and the "novels" you write as articles each
week! Keep in touch-you're the greatest!
Luv, Gus
Thomas J. Nelson - Du Spinnist ja!
Jen Ecklund - Watch out for those Banana
Peels. Love, Pete 0.
Pete 0. - Are you in Biology?
Congratulations Garden Weasels! You'll
be missed on this campus.
Matt L. We love you, baby! Good luck from
the 4 South studlings
Tim Dweeb Olson - Grey sweats, Jesus shirts
and Birkenstocks forever!
I don't know why some of these seniors are
going to be at NPC again. Are you on 7-
year plans - Chuck, Keri?
Noble - FUB, How did you get through col-lege
without Am. Gov't? Love, Us.
Hakan, Relax, it's spring break.
Foomaster - Foose the Goose in Phoenix.
Love, Me.
Kelly Daniels - You are the true laser eye.
Petey D. Good try, Pete! Maybe next year.
William Watts - Rack m'up Ross!
Pete 0. Your fridge is always open to me.
Thanks.
Math majors - your intuition is a very per-sonal
thing! I love you all
Jon Almer (the iguana) here's to the scholar
of the family. Congratulations! Love, your
l'il cousin
Jowowwowwowan-J0000aaan-Joanus-
Good luck darling.
Because you're evil and you lie, and if you
die I may feel slightly sad — But I won't
cry.
I think XYZ and PDQ should listen to the
above message, don't you?
To all the senior guys who never asked me out
- I'm glad you're graduating.
Theater fags: I hope I nerved you well. Love,
the goddess of the backstage
And remember, you need to bring $10 and
money for the bus...what do you need $10
for?!?
Lisa Thomas - Congratulations! Thanks for
being there for me this year! I'll miss you!
Love-Heather
Kristi Tamte - Thanks for a great year!
You're the best R.A. We love you! Love,
2nd South Ohlson
Dan Harrison - May the bells always toll for
you
Woof!Woof!Woof! The Jane's Addiction
Crew
Blaze 103 Rules!
Gary Mott - You are one cool dude! Wish
you the best in the real world - can we be
pen pals forever? Julie Roth
Go North Park.
Kari Hult - You are the best pool player
(female) in Anderson Hall.
Kristin - How's my second mom. Thanks for
being such an awesome roomie; "I thank
my God upon every remembrance of you."
May your future be full of wonderful sur-prises.
Love ya, April
Dree - Way to go! Remember ... Grossman's
leaving, so there's always that spot. Love,
Lydia
Nice try.
To the Godfather of Goofiness, to the Master
of Mayhem, to the Lord of the Lounge, to
the Wizard of Waterballoons, to the Guru of
Gags, to the Greatest Prankster of All
Time... Wayne .... YEEEAAAHHHH
B0000YYY!!!!
Des Plaines Kicks ... I like it a lot! Another
language to conquer, MacGyver
Go second south and their seniors
Tom, John, Chris (Weed-boy), Ben Seaver,
Skin, Donnie, Terry ... I tried everything
dear - but it looks like you didn't really need
my help!
Andrea Carlson - Congratulations lil hussy!
Love you idol and mentor- Sara
Freaky dog - You still the man. Eck-mon
Whatever
happened tom
The following information is all that we
received about the "missing freshmen":
Chad Anderson and Joe Youngquist -
are both studying at the University of
Wisconsin in Madison - a more condusive
atmosphere to their lifestyles. This is the
first time in four years that they aren't
roommates. Joe is still singing, Chad is
still playing guitar. Both are in a band
called "Brown Dog Brutus."
Dave Bach - as of last summer was
attending Azusa Pacific University in
California.
Keith Brown - left North Park to attend
Northeastern.
David Carlson - was with Black Sheep
Grip in Washington, D.C. as a bike
messenger/deliveryman.
Bill Dieckman - is attending the
University of Nebraska on a track and field
scholarship. He broke up with Zoe Custer.
She married someone else and has a baby
now.
Anne Deidrich - is studying biology at the
University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. She
will be graduating in another year. She is
still dating Todd Mitchell and is again
growing her hair out.
Kristen Giovenco - is usually hanging out
at George's and will be attending Loyola in
the fall.
Amy Harger - is presently living in
Weiser, Idaho (with her father Burt, a
retired PanAm pilot) where she is the
youth leader at her church. For a year she
lived in Berlin, West Germany, where she
learned the language and was romantically
involved with an ex-boxer and Afghanistan
War Veteran from Leningrad, USSR. She
is planning to attend University of New
Hampshire next fall.
Katie Hoekstra Beaver - is living in
Hagerstown, Maryland with her husband
Doug. She is in school and has a job
working at a cosmetics store. Contrary to
popular belief, she is not pregnant, nor has
she been - that was a rumor.
Leslie LaPlante - will be graduating from
Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa with
a degree in English Literature. Upon
graduation, she plans to move to Seattle.
She now has one-length long hair.
Russ VanderPol - goes to school at
Emporia State University.
Melissa Volpe - is rumored to have gotten
married.
Kristen Youngren - is in her first year at
Mt. Union College in Alliance, Ohio. She
is majoring in Religious Studies and will
graduate in May of '93. She is not going
to be a minister (people ask if that is her
intent).
North Park College News Friday, May 3, 1991
"The Glass Menagerie" to be presented
By Ellen Almer
Attention all Tennessee Williams fans:
this year's spring play is "The Glass
Menagerie" and it will be performed May
9th through the 12th in the LHA.
For those who are not familiar with the
play, it is the story of young Laura
Wingfield (played by Jennifer Ecklund) and
her struggles with her domineering and
overprotective mother (Nancy Wiebe).
Laura has been crippled all of her life
(one of her legs is shorter than the other) and
spends most of her life inside the
Wingfield's small apartment staring at a col-lection
of glass figurines (hence, the title of
the play). Although Laura seems to find
satisfaction in this, her mother has higher
hopes for her daughter. Namely, she wants
to find Laura a husband. She enlists the
help of her son, Tom (Pete Olson), who
eventually brings home Laura's first "gen-tleman
caller," James O'Connor (Russ
Durand).
The play is directed by Professor
Raymond Jarvi, who practices his small cast
for two and a half to three hours every
Monday through Thursday. Joan E. Moran
is stage manager once again, receiving
assistance from Eileen Wyatt. Susan
Osborn has the all-important job of prompt-ing
and supplying props, while Michael
Kellerhals plays piano and Carol Lopez
plays the flute. Credit for stage design goes
to Luis Ramirez.
Rehearsals for the play began about two
weeks after spring break. Auditions were
held privately, and Jarvi had the difficult job
of casting, even though the number of par-ticipants
was small. Nancy Wiebe says that
"the spring play traditionally has less of a
turnout for auditions than the other plays."
Ecklund added, "Don't say that, they'll
think we aren't good."
Because this is the last play for Ecklund,
Durand, and Olson (all three are seniors),
they say that it "has sentimental value."
Through the years, this cast has had the
opportunity to work together on several
other projects. In the words of Ecklund:
"We've developed a real rapport with one
another." Jarvi continues her thought:
"Each time, our experience gets richer ...
It's a great pleasure working with this cast."
Durand is quick to add "It's an even greater
pleasure working with Jarvi." While
Durand and Jarvi are busy complimenting
each other, Olson speaks: "It's not good for
Amanda (Nancy Wiebe) comforts her daughter Laura (Jennifer Ecklund) at a rehearsal
your smoking habit." In case you're won-dering,
he really is inhaling that cigarette
up there on stage.
This is certainly a cast that commands
respect. As Wiebe points out, "its different
when you have such a small cast - you have
more lines."
Admission is $1 for students and tickets
are available at the door. It should be worth
the price to see the final performances of
some fine North Park actors.
Fireside chat focuses on "Women in sciences"
By Mathina R. Johnson
"Women in the Sciences," a fireside chat featuring Dr.
Sue V. Rosser, Professor of Family and Preventative
Medicine and Director of the Women's Studies Program at
the University of South Carolina, was held in Brorson
Lounge last Thursday. The fireside dealt with the issue of
why there were so few women in the sciences, how to attract
women to the sciences, and some of the problems women in
the sciences face be-cause of gender.
Rosser has written over 40 articles, has lectured at nearly
50 schools in the last decade, and has written three books:
Teaching Science and Health from a Feminist Perspective,
Feminism In the Science and Health Care Profession and
Female-Friendly Science. Previously, she has taught at
Mary Baldwin College and at the University of Wisconsin
at Madison. Most relative to this fireside, Rosser is a con-sultant
to at least 40 different colleges concerning the inte-gration
of women's studies programs. One of these is
Wabash College, which is an all-male institution.
Rosser's lectures have addressed such topics as,
"Feminist Perspectives on Science," "Toward a Gender
Balanced Curriculum," and "Female-Friendly Science." Her
articles include "Good Science: Can it ever be gender-free?"
and "Revisioning Clinical Research, Gender and the Ethics
of Clinical Design.
First Rosser discussed her interest in drawing women to
the sciences. She discussed reasons for the lack of interest
in science among women. "There is a shortage of scientists
in the world today," she said. There are fewer 18-22 year-olds
in the population today than there were 20 years ago,
and so there is a need to appeal to groups such as women and
minorities, who are not traditionally attracted to the sci-ences.
Out of 1000 men and 1000 women who graduate from
high school, 280 men and only 220 women have taken
enough mathematics to pursue a technical career. Of those,
140 men and 44 women actually pursue scientific careers.
Of those, 46 men and 20 women receive a bachelor's degree
in a scientific field, and of the original 1000 men and 1000
women, five men and one woman receives a Ph.D in a sci-entific
field.
Rosser has many reasons for wanting to attract women
and minorities to the field of science. "Women have some
diverse points of view to contribute to science," she said. An
increase of women in scientific fields would benefit both
women and science.
She has tried to evolve several methods for drawing
women into the field, but is not by any means trying to
exclude men. "Right now, science isn't very attractive to
anyone, so we're trying to make it appealing to a wider
group of people, not just women."
Rosser discussed several changes that could be made in
the teaching of science to make a science career more attain-able
for women. The first change is a suggestion that fac-ulty
expand the traditional observations of science. "Those
who teach (for example lab manuals) convince students they
aren't scientific because they don't see exactly what they
should," she said. Women are more inclined to see a "big-ger
picture" than men are, and therefore might not see
exactly what the author of the text (usually a man) saw. For
example, women primatologists studied the male/male,
female/male, and female/female relationships among mon-keys
and chimpanzees, whereas men primatologists for years
had only studied male/male and male/female relationships.
"They had never been women, so [the scientists] didn't think
to study the relationships between two females," she said.
"This new information concerning the female/female
relationships could change the whole notion of what was
going on in those societies," Rosser said. "Women see dif-ferent
things. It's not that the men were wrong, they were just
incomplete." Adding women to the sciences would in this
way add another dimension that would fill in the spaces men
have left out and complete the picture.
College Life and the Student Association present
Contemporary Christian Rock Artist
Jeff Adel!,
(1990 North Park Alumnus)
and Band in concert.
Sunday May 5 8:15 p.m. (Right after College Life)
in the North Park Chapel.
Free will offering will be taken.
The second suggestion Rosser had was to increase the
number of observations, and to remain longer in the obser-vation
stage. This includes not pairing boys and girls
together as lab partners because invariably, the boy will
"play with the equipment" and the girl will take notes. This
way the girl is never exposed to using scientific equipment
and it remains foreign to her.
Rosser's third suggestion was to incorporate personal
experiences into class discussion. Students will learn better
if they can identify with what is being discussed. Women
usually cannot relate to questions and problems dealing with
military matters and would better be able to solve a problem
which had social significance.
For a fourth method, Rosser would also like to see more
experience built into the science curriculum. The more
experience (i.e. with equipment) one has, the more com-fortable
one feels in the field.
Having more women in the sciences will not only be ben-eficial
to women, but will provide the fulfillment of a pre-viously
incomplete picture. Many studies have been done
using only men as subjects. This isn't just sexist; it's bad sci-ence.
A study on the effects of aspirin helping reduce one's
risk of heart attack was run on men only, and a study on cof-fee
and its harmful effects was performed with only male
subjects. The irony of such studies is that more medication
is prescribed for women than for men.
In conclusion, Rosser felt there was a need for the pres-sure
to shift from science to women, "Women don't need to
change that much, science does. Maybe they're teaching it
wrong," she said.
The floor was then opened for discussion and questions,
and Linda McDonald, Assistant Professor of Physics, joined
Rosser to respond as well.
The audiences discussion focused mainly on how women
are treated differently than men throughout the whole pro-cess
of obtaining a degree and pursuing a career in the field.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
It's time for the third annual Student Handbook and Calendar photog-raphy
contest, open to all faculty, staff, and students. Black and white
glossies depicting life at North Park will be accepted by Joey Ekberg,
Director of Student Services, in the office of Student Development until
Monday, May 20.
The first prize winner will be the recipient of $100 and have his or her
photograph published on the front cover of the 1991-1992 Student
Handbook and Calendar. The second and third prize winners will be the
recipients of $75 and $50, respectively, and have their photographs pub-lished
on the back cover of the Handbook and Calendar. For further
details, call Joey at x4046.
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North Park College News Friday, May 3, 1991
Senate Update
By Judy Howard, Senior Senator pus activities. The Heroes of the Bible
dance, boasting a fabulous trip for two
Once again, Mike Tamte, our Food to St. Louis, was remarkably well
Service Representative, started off our attended and two of the three kings are
meeting with an onslaught of informa- leaving their camels behind to fly to St.
tion. It's "bad news for the toaster peo- Louis.
pie." However, there is alight at the end Senate has also decided that there
of the tunnel. While the school does are too many dances on the social
not presently have the budget for a new events agenda. To reflect your interests
toaster and ketchup squirters, the new in social events, please let us know of
fiscal year begins in a short two months, possible alternatives for next year.
so it looks as if our bread can be toasted Summer housing was also briefly
on both sides next year. Sorry seniors. discussed. Students wishing to stay on
Wait, things get crazier. Jane campus for the summer will be residing
Wilsher has told Mike that it is possible in Sohlberg Hall. This is to facilitate the
to raise the quality of ARA food. bulldozing of Anderson. Didn't mean
Surprised? With a mere 50 cents more to get your hopes up, this is to facilitate
per day, per student, we could be eating the renovation scheduled for this sum-steaks
instead of Chickaletti. We need mer. The renovations in Anderson will
your input to improve the quality of include new carpeting, the repainting of
campus services, the hallways, the conversion of the PJ
Also, bad news for those looldng for lounge into study space, and new
savings in the 15 meal plan. Many of lounge furniture.
you may have noticed there is very lit- Three new SA positions were
tie difference in cost between the 15 and approved: Mike Tamte as Treasurer,
20 meal plan. However, Mike has been Julie Lindahl as Secretary, and Dave
told by the administration that if we are Wilson as College News editor.
interested in increasing the difference This concludes a not so exciting syn-in
cost, the price of the 20 meal plan opsis of this week's Senate meeting.
could be raised. Looks like we'll stick Remember, if you're disappointed with
with what we've got. an aspect of North Park and you're
On the lighter side, the Senate has looking for change... DO IT YOUR-officially
decided that bribes do work as SELF. Apply for a position in Senate,
an incentive for attendance to on cam- there are still positions available.
FRIDAY, MAY 3
SPRING EVENT WEEKEND
(events listed on front page)
8:15 p.m. Student Chamber Ensembles Concert, H-23
SATURDAY, MAY 4
SPRING EVENT WEEKEND
WEEKLY
SUNDAY, MAYS
SPRING EVENT WEEKEND
7 p.m. College Life, Gerry Egan, professor of psychology speaking, Chapel
TUESDAY, MAY 7
10:30 a.m. Commuter Student Forum, Viking Lounge
10 p.m. S.A. Meeting, President's Room
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
10:40 a.m. Chapel, "Agendas Worthy of Us," Raymond Bakke, Staley
Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecturer
8 p.m. Forum, "Innercity Christian Family Survival," Raymond Bakke,
Chapel
THURSDAY, MAY 9
8 p.m. Spring Play, "The Glass Menagerie," LHA
YOU MUST MENTION THIS COUPON WHEN ORDERING
HOURS: 4 to 11:30 DAILY
FRI & SAT 4 to 12:30AM
SUNDAY 2:30 to 10:30 PM
Staley lectures
feature Bakkes
Next week Dr. Raymond Bakke and his
son Brian Bakke will be featured at North
Park in a series on Chicago and urban min-istries.
The lectures are sponsored by the
Staley Distinguished Christian Scholars pro-gram.
The elder Bakke is director of
International Urban Associates in Chicago,
a network of church and mission leaders
calling and mobilizing the Christian church
for more effective ministry in the large cities
of the world. He has written numerous
scholarly and practical papers on urban
issues, and his latest book is entitled The
Urban Christian.
In addition to his distinguished career as
pastor, professor, consultant, lecturer, and
author, Dr. Bakke was a Senior Associate
for Large Cities with the Sausanne
Committee for World Evangelism. For
many years he was professor of ministry at
Northern Baptist Seminary.
Brian Bakke is an artist/photographer and
also lists Chicago as his major interest also.
His work is currently showing in area art
museums and exhibits, and Brian will pre-sent
slides he has taken in and of Chicago.
This will add visual impact to the series.
In addition to the lectures, Dr. Bakke will
be in the dining hall Friday at noon to inter-act
with students, faculty, and staff who are
interested. Everyone is welcome to bring a
lunch or just stop by for all or part of this
conversation hour.
On Wednesday, May 8 at 10:40 am. in
the College Chapel, Bakke will lead an all-campus
worship entitled "Agendas Worthy
of Us." That evening in the chapel at 8 p.m.,
Bakke will lead a forum entitled "Innercity
Christian Family Survival."
On Friday, May 10 at 10:40 a.m. in the
College Chapel, Bakke will lead a college
convocation entitled "Chicago: How to Fall
in Love with the City."
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Name: Gerry Egan.
Occupation: Professor of
Psychology, Chair of Department
and Clinical Psychologist.
Birthday: August 27, 1928.
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York. I
grew up in a little town outside of
Buffalo, Winchester, New York.
Current Home: Des Plaines.
Car: '86 Honda Wagon.
Family: Married; five adult
children.
Working on: A book about styles
of contemporary Christian
spirituality.
The book I'm recommending:
Book of Dorothy Day by Robert
Coles.
Favorite childhood memory:
Coming on a beautiful white heron
while exploring a nearby woods
with my transient dog, Jack.
I'd give anything to meet: At this
moment, Simone Weil.
People in high school thought I was: Well-rounded: bright and a good athelete
(unfortunately, it was a very small high school).
My friends like me because: I'm easy to be with (usually).
My major accomplishment: My relationship with my wife and children.
My most embarrassing moment: When I forgot my talk in the Seminary.
The worst part of my job: Grading papers.
If! could change one thing about myself, I'd: want to have grown up in a bi- or
tri-lingual setting.
Fantasy: To travel around the world with my wife.
Most irrational act: There are too many from which to select.
Nobody would believe it if they saw me: In my tuxedo.
Three words to describe me: Lust for life.
Favorite TV show: Cousteau's "Water's of Sorrow," from Haiti.
Favorite Stanley Kubrick Movie: "Full Metal Jacket."
North Park College News Friday, May 3, 1991
Tennis team
competes at
Carroll invite
By Karl Soderstrom
The men's tennis team had a jam-packed
weekend of tennis last Saturday and Sunday
in Wisconsin. The Redman of Carthage
hosted five conference teams, including
Illinois Wesleyan, Carroll, Millikin, and
North Park, to their Lake Michigan campus.
This turned out to be the biggest challenge to
a team that has been enjoying such success
in previous matches this season.
The 12 courts Carthage provided turned
out useless because of the torrential thun-derstorms
on Saturday morning. North Park
was able to continue playing their initial
match against the home team indoors on two
courts located on either side of their basket-ball
floor. The lighting was terrible and the
court surface was much faster than even the
grass at Wimbledon. Adding to the distrac-tion
of the players was constant traffic
around the courts by track and baseball
teams.
However, the Vikings have become used
to adverse conditions ranging from freezing
temperatures to 40 mph winds to cracked
and overgrown courts. Playing in ideal
weather, with nice courts, is actually a for-eign
experience to this tennis team and actu-ally
hinders the performance of some of its
members.
Rising above the conditions, and later the
competition, North Park went on to defeat
Carthage 9 -0 to start off a weekend of four
conference matches.
After the confidence-building victory,
they took advantage of the improved
weather and returned outside to play Illinois
Wesleyan. Much to the dismay of the team,
"Blaze," a cocky and obnoxious member of
the Wesleyan team last year, was not to play.
However, this did not seem to affect their
team ability as they went on to defeat North
Park decisively. Our weary team, after what
turned out to be a 12 hour day with close to
seven hours of tennis, returned home only to
go back the next morning at 7:30 a.m.
Sunday morning the Vikings had high
hopes but sore bodies as they faced Millikin
and Carroll for the final matches of the
weekend. Falling early to Millikin, North
Karl Soderstrom grimaces and volleys
against an opponent at a North Park
home tennis match.
Park took on a new attitude of riskier but
more agressive play. Coach Bob Farrington
said to the troops, "If you lose because I tell
you to play much more agressive, I'll take all
the blame, but at least go for it." The team
ended up playing much better against Carroll
and ended up losing in a close score with the
losing matches going to three sets.
North Park ended up the weekend 1-3 to
bring their record to 6-6 for the season.
Taking some of this week off to relax and
loosen up, the team prepares for Conference
Finals on Friday and Saturday at Illinois
Wesleyan.
Viking softball team
beats U of Chicago
By Dan Hill and Jeff Pearson
North Park won its first softball game of
the season Wednesday at the University of
Chicago with a score of 4-1. The team has
improved greatly since last season, and they
were justly rewarded with a victory
Wednesday afternoon.
Melissa Moreland was the winning
pitcher and helped her own cause by driving
in "Spunky" Bernhard with NPC's first run.
Molly Dunn, after steamrolling the U of C
second baseman on a steal of second base,
scored on Bernhard's RBI single later in the
contest. Dunn also knocked in catcher Beth
O'Connell with another tally. Jen Fulmer's
RBI double to right-center field provided the
Vikings with their fourth and final run.
The ten special players, coached by Jerry
Chaplin, responsible for this win are as fol-lows:
O'Connell, catcher; Moreland,
pitcher; Heather Thyreen, first base; Fulmer,
second base; Bernhard, shortstop; Ann
McNaughton, third base; Dunn, left field;
Dana Sylvester, center field; and a platoon of
Rachel Gilligan and Nancy Bergen in right
field and the designated hitter slot.
After an entire season of excellent play
without a victory to show for it, Dunn
summed up the feelings of the North Park
team after winning: "There aren't any words
for it."
Track team breaks
records at Elmhurst
By Michelle Linn
Providing a break before this weekend's
CCIW meet at Illinois Wesleyan, the
Elmhurst Relays was a good experience for
the North Park track teams.
Despite a rainy start, many of the track-sters
ran personal bests. In the 100m hurdles
Amy Ackerberg PR ' d by half a second.
Also, the men's 800m relay just missed the
school record in that event. However, the
men's sprint medley made up of Mark
Cederberg, Steve Ramgren, Nick Schiller,
and Marc Eix shattered the NPC record
there.
Other PRs were turned in by Kim Allen
in the 3000m run. Allen ran her best time by
one minute. Deb Townsend ran a season
best time in that event and Tami Snyder ran
well, according to coach Larry Brown, "con-sidering
she raced farther than she's been
training." Snyder has been hampered by a
knee injury. Townsend and Snyder joined
together with Carmen Melendez and
Caroline Gustafson to run the distance med-ley
relay. The women came close to the
school record but did not break it.
Brown also noted that the women's sprint
medley relay of Andrea Brook, Jenna
Cowan, Sandy Newton and Michelle Linn
ran well.
To end the meet, Schiller, Cederberg, Eix,
and Andy Mount joined together for an
excellent 1600m relay. On the women's
side, Caroline Gustafson and Carmen
Melendez ran PRs in that event with times of
1:05.03 and 1:04.3 respectively.
Despite some tracksters who were out
due to injuries at Elmhurst, Brown was
pleased with the overall performance and
commented that everyone is "looking for-ward
to conference with great anticipation."
Vikings finish season third in 001W
By Dan Hill
North Park finished in third place (8-8) of its division of
the conference, a mere one spot away from going to its fifth
consecutive CCIW tournament. They were the victims of a
pair of doubleheader sweeps at Elmhurst Wednesday, April
24th and at Carthage last Sunday afternoon. Despite hard-fought
and competitive contests, the Vikings fell short of
their goal to advance to post-season play.
Elmhurst jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of
game one and never looked back. John Valentin pitched well
after the first inning, finishing with totals of seven runs sur-rendered
(only five earned) and zero walks issued. The
Vikings pushed across their lone run in the fourth inning of
their 7-1 loss when Brian Palm and Jeff Pearson walked,
Chris Oblak singled and Palm scored on John Wachowicz's
double-play groundout. Oblak had two of North Park's four
hits.
The second game at Elmhurst was a slugfest ending in a
13-12 Elmhurst victory after a North Park offensive explo-sion,
an Elmhurst comeback and a controversial call by the
umpire to end the fiasco. NPC jumped on Elmhurst starter
Lance Yale and two relievers for 12 runs in three innings.
With the Vikings ahead 12-5 after four innings, the Elmhurst
Bluejays stormed back for six runs in the fifth inning, cut-ting
the lead to one run.
After falling behind 13-12 in the sixth inning, North Park
had its final chance to tie or take the lead in the seventh
inning. With two outs and Chris Nelson, "Pudge" Polanski
and Dan Casas aboard the basepaths, John Klebba hit a
mammoth drive to left field. As Bluejay left fielder Phil
ICastro lunged over the fence to make the catch, he flipped
over the fence and the ball temporarily came out of his mitt.
After a lengthy delay, the umpire called Klebba out and the
game over.
There was no certainty as to whether or not Kastro actu-ally
caught the ball or dropped it and shielded the drop from
the umpire. Unfortunately, the game went into the record
books as a 13-12 loss for NPC. Polanski (2 RBI), Casas (2
hits, 3 runs, 2 RBI) and Klebba (3 hits, 3 runs, 2 RBI) had
outstanding offensive games for the Vikings. Palm also
drove in four runs on a pair of doubles and a sacrifice fly.
At Carthage, North Park jumped ahead in the third inning
of game one after a Rick Zygadto walk, a Nelson hit-by-pitch,
and Polanski's muffed line drive to left field. Casas
crushed a two-run single and Klebba knocked in Polanski to
make the score 4-1 in favor of NPC. After tying the score
5-5 in the fifth inning, Carthage won it in the seventh inning,
6-5. Nelson delivered a gutty performance on the mound,
limiting Carthage to six runs (five earned) and squirming out
of a man-on-third, one-out jam in the sixth inning. Casas
stayed hot by collecting three hits and driving in two runs.
Carthage pitching ace Jimmy Fackinham stymied the
NPC bats in game two, allowing only five hits and one run
over seven innings. North Park jumped ahead 1-0 in the sec-ond
inning when Pearson drove in Klebba with an RBI
groundout. Klebba reached base on a double and was sac-rificed
to third by Palm. Oblak and Klebba each smashed
two hits and Pearson doubled in the seventh inning, the only
extra-base hit besides Klebba's double. Valentin was steady
by pitching six innings and being touched for only four runs
on six hits.
North Park takes this weekend off and returns to action
Tuesday and Wednesday against Illinois Benedictine and
the University of Chicago, both at the North Park baseball
field.