Volume 72, Issue 7: November 22, 1991 North Park Press

              Chicago, Illinois Friday, November 22, 1991 Volume 72, Number 7
Academic reconfiguration under consideration
By Jeff Pearson and Dave Wilson
The first step of academic
reconfiguration, creating a new
academic calendar under which all
North Park events would be
planned, is currently in the plan-ning
stages. An ad-hoc committee
has been formed to gather infor-mation
regarding academic calen-dar
options, and the resulting
implementations upon student and
faculty work loads. The final cal-endar
approval could occur at the
Dec. 16 faculty meeting.
Academic reconfiguration
refers to the inter-scholastic review
of major areas of study, the aca-demic
schedule, and the curricu-lum.
The primary result of this aca-demic
reconfiguration, which
could take place as soon as fall of
1993, could be a switch to a
semester system, a 4-1-4 system, a
traditional quarters system, or a
maintenance of the existing
trimester (or quarter) system.
Academic reconfiguration was
first approved for further investi-gation
in 1987. However, the fac-ulty
was forced to deal with other
issues, and the plan was put on
hold.
The ad-hoc calendar committee,
consisting of faculty members
Sally Anderson, Louise Hedstrom,
Bob Hostetter, Karen Tillotson,
Chuck Wiberg, and chaired by
Peter Pearson, is currently gather-ing
and preparing data to further
investigate the issue.
Changing to a new academic
system would allow greater aca-demic
depth and diversity, by
increasing the number of weeks
students are in class before exami-nations.
Students would be offered
greater academic versatility
through more in-depth class
options.
Pearson said that other reasons
for investigating change are finan-cial.
Administrative costs in terms
of student registration, billing, and
sending grade reports could be cut
if a new plan were instituted.
In creating any new academic
calendar, the committee hopes to
create a more efficient daily class
schedule. Also, because five-credit
classes currently do not
always meet five times per week,
the committee hopes that recon-figuration
would bring course
credit in line with the number of
times classes meet per week.
Major study area requirements as
well as GE requirements would be
reviewed with a new calendar, and
the committee will also review fac-ulty
workloads, duties, and profes-
Ackerberg named
Student Laureate
By Karla Johnson
Amy Ackerberg, a North Park senior, was
chosen as NPC's candidate for Student
Laureate. The award is sponsored by the
Lincoln Academy of
Illinois. Each year a
student is nominated
from every four-year
college or university in
Illinois. The Office of
Student Development
voted Ackerberg as the
nominee. Ackerberg
received a letter from
North Park President
Homer informing her
that she had been nom-inated.
Nominees are based
on their curricular
standings and their
involvement in extra-curricular
activities.
Amy has been involved
with the College Life
Hospitality Team,
Cross-Country and
Track, and Intramural
Basketball. She is dou-ble
majoring in Math and History and is in
the Kappa-Mu-Epsilon sorority. She is also
the editor of North Park's yearbook, the
Cupola.
Ackerberg received a certificate along
with a medallion and
$150. On November
9, Ackerberg, along
with Dean of Students
Eddy and his wife
Joyce, travelled to
Springfield, Ill. At a
ceremony, Governor
Edgar presented Amy
with the Student
Laureate certificate.
Following this was a
Governor's luncheon,
at which pictures were
taken of Ackerberg
with Governor Edgar.
When asked
how she felt,
Ackerberg said she
was surprised,
"Because there were
so many others who
could've gotten it. It
was really cool."
sional opportunities in light of con-sidering
a new calendar.
If a new calendar is proposed,
the faculty committee will then
address implementation costs to
the institution, as well as academic
workloads for students and faculty.
If implemented, an early
semester plan would dictate full-time
students to enroll in four
classes per semester (requiring rad-ical
course reconfiguration), and
the implementation of a calendar
that would begin sooner in the fall
and end sooner in the spring. It
would also allow for longer
Christmas and spring breaks.
Likewise, spring semesters would
end sooner than in the past, thereby
creating more time for students to
participate in summer jobs.
Reconfiguration to a semester
system would be better conducive
to students transferring into North
Park, because the plan would place
NPC on the same calendar as 58%
of other American colleges.
The break between semesters
would occur at Christmas jtime,
allowing for an extended academic
vacation, instead of the current
mid-term split, which many pro-fessors
consider educationally
unsound.
The 4-1-4 or 4-4-1 system
would require students to take two
terms of four-course, 14-week
work, and a 3.5 week mini-term in
January or May during which stu-dents
and faculty would only be
responsible for one class. Faculty
would only teach seven courses per
year, and the system would be less
taxing on students than the 15-
week term. However, this system
is slowly being abandoned by most
colleges.
Orchestra to perform tonight
By Travis Klingberg
The North Park College Orchestra will
be performing in the LHA at 8:15 tonight.
The concert is part of the Centennial Concert
Series that will continue throughout the year.
The Orchestra will be playing a short piece
by Sibelius, an even shorter piece by Pablo
CasaIs, a slightly longer Harp Concerto by
Handel, and a much longer Symphony #2
by Charles Ives.
Doug Hoover is one of two students high-lighted
in tonight's Orchestra Concert. He
will be playing a solo during Pablo CasaIs'
piece on the cello. Harpist Whe Rim Kim is
the other featured musician. Kim began
playing the harp when she came to North
Park a few years ago. She will be playing a
piece tonight that normally would be out of
reach for a harpist with her experience. She
will share her impressive achievement
tonight with her father, who has come from
Korea to hear her perform for the first time
on the harp.
Charles Ives Symphony #2 was described
by Alan Heatherington, the Orchestra's
director, as "the most ambitious symphony
the Orchestra has played." The piece is long
and difficult, but it should be an audience
pleaser. Heatherington described it as "thor-oughly
American" as it fuses together pop-ular
American songs, hymns, and anthems.
He added that tonight's show was well-pre-pared
for, and that it will be exciting.
Admission is free to students, $3.00 for
faculty/staff members, and $5.00 for the
general public.
Campus crime up, neighborhood crime closing in
By Dave Wilson
"Crime is on the increase all over the
country, and all over the city," Captain Harry
Tannehill, head of North Park Security, said
regarding crime in the North Park neigh-borhood.
"But in our general location, crime
is down right now, compared to what was
happening last year," Tannehill said. He also
said that on campus, crimes such as theft are
down.
At Argyle and Sawyer recently, Kathryn
Simons, a student, was walking home at 3
p.m. A juvenile, approximately 14 years
old, approached her, demanding money. "I
said I didn't have any money, and then he
pulled out a gun, and he took all of $1.28,"
Simons said. Then a car drove by and scared
the young burglar away. "I called the police,
and they caught him about 45 minutes later
because he did the same thing to a girl about
two blocks north," Simons said.
Police eventually apprehended the juve-nile
that afternoon, and arrested him. He
was in possession of both a toy gun and a
real gun, Simons said.
"After! called 911, I talked to security. I
didn't really want their help, but I just
wanted to let them know that this kid was
only a block from campus, in case he walked
over to campus and pulled something. They
didn't get in touch with me until the next
day," Simons said.
Contrary to rumor, the juvenile was not
committing the crime for acceptance in a
gang. "He was just doing it for monetary
purposes. It doesn't appear to involve a gang
or anything," Tannehill said. The case has
been turned over to the courts.
Regarding gang activity in the neighbor-hood,
Tannehill said, "The gangs stay shy of
the campus. I haven't seen any evidence of
gangs on the campus per say." Gang activ-ity
is mostly concentrated south of campus,
around Lawrence Avenue.
Last Sunday at 7 p.m., a mugging
occurred at Foster and Spaulding. Police are
still looking for the thief, but have leads
regarding his identity.
The homicide that happened early last
December on Carmen Street has not been
solved yet. The murder, involving a 51-year
old Korean businessman, was apparently
robbery-related, as the killers took the man's
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North Park College News
November Elections, Christmas Depression
This time of the year is the worst for the
American morale. With the approaching
holiday season, most people just can't keep
up with the stress, blood, cookies and
schlock that accompany Christmas each year.
All the excess that this season brings about
whips people into a frenzy that
closely resembles peyote
euphoria. Suicides go up,
loneliness increases, and street-corner
Santas are drunk. It's
enough to make one want to
strangle him/her self with the
garland hanging from the tree.
But Christmas isn't the only
cause of such yuletide depression.
Each second Tuesday in
November, a handful of
Americans show up at the polls to
participate in possibly the most
depressing of all facets of
participatory democracy, the
election. These elections, not the By Dave Wilson
politics that defies the trends and gets the
whole country excited, enraged, or activated
enough to get off their fat duffs and into the
polls. If the election is not happening in their
district, oftentimes the excitement gets
people voting anyway, even if their own
voting doesn't affect the outcome
Notes from
left field
approaching Christmas season, are the cause
for most holiday depressional wrist-slashings.
Once upon a time, elections were fun for
all, an experience that drew the whole
country into red, white and blue cubicles
representing one's residence in the greatest
country in the world. Voters (and in the early
days, everyone voted) proudly strutted into
these small confines to punch in for their
candidates and their parties.
But in today's America, voters slink
somewhat bashfully into the polls to vote
against their least favorite politicians, or, in
some instances, to vote against their least
favorite party. Elections just aren't fun
anymore, and voters know this. They either
don't show up, or show up just for spite.
But once in a great while, an election
arises out of the doldrums of American
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of the exciting election.
This past weeekend, the
Louisiana runoff election
whipped the U.S. into a political
frenzy, with former Nazi David
Duke attempting to win the
gubernatorial election. Although
the former fascist had taken on
the guise of conservative
Republicanism, he still ran his
campaign out of the National
Association for the Advancement
of White People's office outside
of New Orleans. He was
trounced by Edwin Edwards,
who walked home with 61% of
the vote. Edwards, no saint of his own
either, is a reputed gambler and womanizer.
But he wasn't a Nazi.
The election drew in a record 75% of
Louisiana's population. A dense 78,000
absentees voted, a feat in itself. At a time
when the biggest-drawing elections are
Presidential ones that still draw around 30%
of the voting audience, this was nothing
short of miraculous. Apparently, this
election surfaced enough rage to get even the
most lazy Louisianans out of their living
rooms. It takes a Nazi to draw votes.
Even as soon ago as 1989, Duke had
distributed Nazi literature from his office.
Knowing that an upstart Klaus Barbie could
never be governor, Duke supposedly cleaned
up his act and became a Christian, to win the
votes of people who might have sympathized
with a reformed-type. But he never did
denounce his supremacist beliefs, which
ultimately killed him.
Duke's platform, backgrounded by his
young looks and air-brushed hairdo, was
formulated around his opposition to
affirmative action, forced busing, and
welfare. Sound familiar? Of course; he
sounds like any other Republican candidate.
And so, this Christmas season the
depression and suicides may be a little less
rampant, as the Louisiana election has
possibly ebbed the normally-depressing post-election
psychological state of many
Americans. Once again, fascism has been
stomped, and Americans can rest a little
easier for a couple months, at least until the
spring elections.
Reconfiguration and Student Involvement
Once again its time for a slap on the
student body's wrists because of its lack of
involvement in activities and issues which
are for their benefit.
No, this won't be a "this place is no fun
because nobody attends dances and other
events" article. This is about
something a little more serious.
Academic Reconfiguration. If
you have to ask what's that?,
then your one of the many who
should hurry up and find out
what is going on.
The faculty is currently
considering a proposal to
change the academic calendar.
This means instead of three 10-
week long quarters, we may
have two 15-week semesters, or
a slightly different format (see
story, front page). This could
mean that a full-time student would take anywhere from three By Jeff Pearson
to five classes at one time during a
term/semester.
What might this mean for you? Each
plan has many advantages and
disadvantages.
The early semester would provide for a
longer Christmas break and would
eliminate the Thanksgiving crunch and
split winter term. On the other hand,
having four or five finals and papers due
during one week would put me into the
"danger" zone on the stress meter. End
classes earlier would also reduce the
number of warm weather days for student
activities.
Other academic calendar systems
would require students to take 40 classes
in order to graduate instead of the current
requirement of 36. The ability to double
major could possibly be reduced because
of class conflicts and time constraints.
It is all very confusing to me, which
will explain why I can't accurately and
precisely describe all of the possibilities.
What I do know, however, is that you, the
student, have a large role to play in this
decision. By attending meetings, and
expressing your concerns and opinions
about the subject, you will actually affect
the outcome.
The problem is that about only six or
seven students attended a forum on the
issue that was held last Wednesday
afternoon. A good number of faculty
turned out to get questions
My two
cents' worth
answered and voice concerns.
Part of the reason for the
paltry turnout was probably
that no one knew about the
forum. Why? Because the
Student Association does not
have a student representative to
the faculty. Nobody has
volunteered to be the liason
between faculty and students.
Ever since the begining of
school the S.A. has been
without a rep. to the faculty.
While this may not be a
glamorous position, it certainly
is an important one. An
election will be held Dec. 3 to select a
representative. This person will attend all
the faculty meetings and communicate the
students concerns to the faculty, and the
faculty's concerns to the S.A. Currently,
not one person has announced that he or
she is running in the election. Some
election huh?
If and when a change in the academic
calendar is made, and you are angry about
it, you will have no one to blame but
yourself. By the time most realize what is
happening, it may be too late to express
your opinion.
The new academic calendar would not
be implemented until the fall of 1993. I
would strongly suggest to the sophomores
and freshmen, as well as everyone else,
that they attend the second scheduled
forum on Dec. 10 in C34 at 3:30p.m. to
express their opinion and concerns. I
would also like to suggest that someone
step forward and become the student
representative to the faculty before some
other major decision "blindsides" the
student body.
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Probing in all directions to the greatest Magnitude!
By Andy Almquist and Karl Soderstrom
Vectors updates students on current events:
-Recycling bins have appeared on campus. The bright blue garbage
cans are the perfect way to dispose of your pop cans and be nice to
our planet at the same time. Vectors was unable to receive
comment from the Burgh 3rd North RA who has failed to empty his
bin three weeks in a row.
-David Duke bites the dust. Watch for him to snag Bush's hatred
votes in the '92 campaign.
-Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain claims to have slept with over 20,000
different women since he was fifteen years old. That's 2.5 women
per day according to the Vectors statistics team. He's obviously a
liberal since he fails to promote abstinence.
-George Bush has been in the country for over a week now. During
that time the country's unemployment, medical care, and homeless
problems have been solved.
-Dean Dean Ebner has proposed that North Park implement a
semester system as opposed to the current trimester plan.
-Da Bulls night at ARA was a great success. Nearly all students on
the meal plan attended.
',Vectors of Society run out of column ideas. Resort to silly blurbs
about current events.
-"Sex Respect" program to be implemented at North Park College
soon. As a result, Shell and White Hen expect drop in condom
sales to students.
-Lawn at North Park aerated.
•Scope Book breaks new record by failing to picture 35% of current
students. Students complain of difficulty securing dates with aid of
new book.
Vectors updates students on Vector accomplishments:
-Paper towel dispensers reappear in Burgh hall bathrooms. Thanks
Keith.
-Condiment pumps and butter patties dazzle students at ARA.
Thanks Jane.
-Access for handicapped individuals to Carlson Tower is installed at
Foster entrance.
-Chapel construction delayed again so that students can enjoy
Ohlson Beach for another season.
-Lab assistants in Student Computer Lab have been taught how to
format disks. Thanks Karen.
-Special meals at ARA a la Da Bulls night for under six bucks.
Vector Score Card (for those who are keeping score at home):
Vectors: 2 Jerry Lange: 0
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North Park College News Friday, November 22, 1991
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
I appreciate the service of the Vectors of Society in
printing a definition of the word "liberal." I would like to
point out that, for a judge, the third definition ("free from
bias in judgement") runs counter to the first ("favoring
civil liberties and social progress"). It is the first definition
that defined the Supreme Court from 1955 to 1988. The
appointments of Presidents Reagan and Bush have, for the
most part, sought to be liberal in the third definition.
The job of a justice is to defend and uphold the
Constitution. The Constitution is not a set of principles; it
is the law. When a party appeals to the Supreme Court
citing a violation of the Constitution by the federal
government or a state government, it must be specific as to
what provision of the Constitution was actually violated.
When the court strikes down an act of one of our
democratically appointed state governments or of our
federal government while failing to cite just what in the
Constitution has been violated, it fails to be free from bias.
Here are just some of the achievements of the Supreme
Court in the last 65 years:
1. Made some provisions of the Bill of Rights
applicable to state government.
2. Maintains that the Constitution protects the right to
privacy.
3. Forced state legislatures to redraw their districts in
order that the population may be more equally represented
(one person, one vote).
4. Said that freedom of speech and freedom of
expression are the same thing.
5. Took children away from their neigborhood schools
and placed them in schools many miles from their homes.
6. Prohibited public schools from holding prayers.
7. Interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act as banning
discrimination against blacks, when in reality it prohibits
racial discrimination in general.
Very liberal things indeed, and this is what Jerry Lange
was talking about. None of these Supreme Court actions,
however, have any reasoning based on the words of the
Constitution. When the Court imposes its own moral
philosophy and views of America on us, whether it be
liberal or conservative, it subverts the democratic process
and curtails legitimate powers of government. It also
unnecessarily increases its own workload and increases its
own power.
I think people should be free to bum their flags. I think
they should have access to birth control. I am against the
death penalty and against officially sanctioned prayer in
school. I am angered at racisim in this society, and tolerant
of other viewpoints. I also believe that the Supreme Court
should be free from bias in judgement, and that the people
have the power, throught their vote, to protect those
precious rights which are not specifically mentioned in the
Constitution. Gee, it looks like I have fulfilled Roget's
requirements for being a liberal. Who'd have thought it?
James Wilson
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate you on the talented writers
you have. They are very good with words, probably
College Life Sponsors
Christmas Kickoff
By Sam Chan
On Friday, December 6, College Life
will sponsor a "Christmas Kickoff' from
9-11 p.m. in the Chapel/Multipurpose
Room. The event will provide a source of
relaxation in a Christmas atmosphere, as
candlelight will illuminate the Chapel.
The program will include musical perfor-mances,
including piano recitals, vocalists,
a saxophone quartet, and will also feature
the talent of Eric Johnson, Randy
Tumblin, Kim Peterson, Steve Benson,
and Jay Collins & Friends. Admission is
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other beverages, donuts, donut holes, and
fresh fruits, will be sold at various prices.
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because of their extensive use of Roget's Thesaurus. It's
really good for enhancing verbal skills. However, using it
as a political science textbook makes about as much sense
as doing anthropology with a phone book. Consequently,
the attempt by the "Vectors of Society" to convert me to
liberalism was less than convincing.
Liberalism as a political and social system is more about
big government (and big taxes) than big-heartedness. It
also tends to favor the rejection of traditional social and
moral values. One example of liberal solutions to societal
problems shows both of these aspects. What do liberals
want to do about teenage pregnancy and the increase in
teenage AIDS cases? Distribute condoms! Pay for it with
public money! And make sure that kids' parents aren't
allowed to know about it. They're saying, "You do
whatever you feel like, kids, and big government will
protect you from responsibility and consequences." This is
not social progress.
The conservative solution is education with programs
like "Sex Respect" which is the only program anywhere
that has actually reduced teen promiscuity and pregnancy.
Liberals have viciously attacked "Sex Respect" because it
promotes abstinence instead of condoms. In other words, it
tells kids to take responsibility fro their own actions, and it
encourages the positive values that most of us grew up
with.
Of course no political system is perfect. None could be
in this fallen world. But, Roget's notwithstanding, I will
continue to consider myself a conservative.
Sincerely,
Jerry Lange, North Park Seminary
New Career Planning
Resource materials
Just arrived in Career Planning Services:
The National Directory of Internships.
Here you may obtain information about
internships in arts, business and industry,
communications, the environment, health,
international affairs, recreation, and others.
These internships are national, and are in
addition to the sites presently listed in the
NPC Internships Guide.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
(Vols. I &II.). This pair of volumes can be
great assistance to the student who wants to
find out what the daily activities are like for
people in various occupations.
The Complete Guide to International
Jobs & Careers and International Careers.
Opportunities, suggestions, and words of
encouragement are available in each vol-ume.
Stop by Career Planning Services to see
these and other resources which may help
your career planning.
ISCPA Careerfest 1992
All graduating seniors are cordially
invited to attend the ISCPA Careerfest
1992. This is a job fair held exclusively for
liberal arts private colleges in Illinois. It
will be held at Drury Lane in Oakbrook
Terrace, IL on January 31, 1992, from
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To register, submit
your resume and a $5 check payable to
ISCPA by December 6 (the cost for regis-tration
is $20). For more information con-tact
Career Planning Services (C-16).
Rev. Washington to
speak in Chapel
Rev. Raleigh Washington will be the
featured chapel speaker on Wednesday and
Friday of the first week in December. He
will help us to focus on the theme, "Christ
in the City," as we begin the celebration of
the Advent season.
On Wednesday, December 4, Rev.
Washington will preach on "The Civil
Rights Act of A.D. 30." On Friday,
December 6, he will preach a sermon enti-tled
"Beyond Bitterness." Also on Friday,
musicians from his church will be per-forming
during the service.
Rev. Washington is pastor of the Rock
of Our Salvation Free Church, which he
started in the Austin Community in
Chicago in 1983. He also serves as
Director of the Urban Ministry program at
Trinity Seminary in Deerfield, Ill. In addi-tion,
he is President of the Board of
Directors for Circle Urban Ministries.
Before entering the pastorate, he served
extensively with the U.S. Army, attaining
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and earned
the Bronze Star for meritorious service in
Vietnam.
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A question of faith: Influence and theory
By Jonathan Wilson
Students at a liberal arts college
should take an active interest not
only in the condition of their own
education, but in the theories that
influence the current trends in their
fields of study. Why is the profes-sor
teaching what is being taught?
Are there other, equally valuable
ways of understanding the mate-rial?
Are there ways that are more
valuable?
Concerned about the theories
currently in fashion for the study of
Constitutional law, two distin-guished
scholars noted: "This is
precisely the situation in literature
and history - abstract, highly
methodological - the point of
which is to relativize the disci-plines
thoroughly. Any methodol-ogy
becomes permissible (except,
of course, the traditional one), and
any reading of the texts becomes
legitimate (except, of course, that
of the author). The purpose is not
only to create a new privileged
mandarin class who alone are com-petent
to interpret the texts, but
also to recreate the discipline...so
as the better to politicize it, to cre-ate
a (clean slate) upon which any-thing
can be written. (Excerpted
from Gertrude Himmelfarb in
Robert Bork'sThe Tempting of
America p. 137.)
"That is why what is being writ-ten
and taught in our schools mat-ters.
That is why it is important to
understand that the spectacular
efflorescence of modern
Constitutional theory is not a sign
of vigor and health but in reality is
the brilliant flower of decay." This
is found on page 138 of Bork's The
Tempting of America.
What is happening in law, his-tory
and literature is also happen-ing
in theology. What was
understood to be true by the writ-ers
of the Bible and the Christians
of the New Testament Church has
been relativized and substituted by
the theologies of eighteen centuries
of commentators: Tertullian,
Ignatius, Augustine, Thomas
Aquinas, Martin Luther, John
Wesley, etc. and by the philoso-phies
and agendas of post-enlight-enment
theorists, many of whom
were and are thoroughly secular:
Hume, Freud, Nietzsche, Marx,
Guitterriez, and Madeline Murray
O'Hare to name but a few.
Each one of these points of
view has become permissible, and
each reading of the Bible from
these perspectives has become
legitimate in academic circles.
So what? Any study of the
Bible that brings truth to light con-tributes
to our understanding; that
is true. However, too often
Biblical instruction is geared to
buttress a particular philosophical
or political agenda, and omits
Biblical texts troublesome to that
agenda. For example, Martin
Luther could not justify the Epistle
of James against the acid test of his
reformation theology, and wished
to remove it from Canon.
Some argue that such biases are
inevitable. Perhaps. My
Evangelical bias has instructed me,
however, that my prejudices, atti-tudes,
beliefs, wants, needs, per-ceptions,
grudges, hopes,
aspirations, and ambitions, all of
which are informed by my social
and cultural conditioning, must be
turned over to God as part of my
surrender to Jesus. Part of being
"born again" (John 3), the catch-phrase
among Evangelicals, is to
"be not conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renew-ing
of your mind, that you may
present your bodies as a living sac-rifice,
holy and pleasing to the
Lord" (Hebrews 12:1-2).
A mind renewed by Christ can-not
be limited to any methodology
built on only partial truths, whether
By Judy Howard
Just to get me started this week, I'd
thought I'd share a tidbit of information with
you. Did you know that there are no women
Senators on the U.S. Senate? The great
experience I've had with the North Park
Student Association has compelled to rectify
this situation. Judy Howard for U.S.
Senator, 2012.
Back to reality, if that's what you call
North Park. Saturday night the Religious
Life Committee is sponsoring a study break
entitled, "Cookies if you want 'em." This
veritable food and fun frenzy featuring
homemade cookies will begin at 10p.m. in
the Lower Cranny. This is not limited to the
geeks who stay in this Saturday night to
study, but will be open to anyone with the
munchies!
This is the last time I will ever mention
Scope Books in this article. If you have
comments or suggestions for next years
Scope Books let your Senators know. We
have heard complaints running rampant
about the lack of pictures. This is not our
fault, we are not parents in charge of getting
their children to registration. If you want
more pictures in the Scope Book, then take
the responsibility next year to motivate your
fellow classmates to stand in the registration
lines.
FYI-The Senate is working to provide
forums on both mixed housing and academic
reconfiguration. Signs will be posted, please
take the time to attend, otherwise, you know
the rules... if you don't take action then don't
complain about the results.
The Senate also discussed the problem of
uninvited critters taking up residence in our
dormitories and dining hall. While the
Senate understands that "infestation" falls
under Physical Plants job description,
remember, "cleanliness is next to
Godliness." Keeping food and dishes out of
the bathrooms and out from underneath your
beds may help to encourage the little critters
to back off.
Spend, spend, spend: even the Student
Association is getting into the holiday spirit.
Uses for Capital Improvements funds will be
discussed extensively during the next Senate
meeting. If you have ideas regarding capi-tal
improvements that would enhance stu-dent
life, that are not too outlandish, let your
Senators know.
As a last item of business Angie Mork
was elected your new ARA Food Service
Representative. Comments and concerns
regarding ARA may now be submitted
directly to Angie. Last but not least, David
R. Wilson is now the new BSA President,
Congrats to the both of you!
Thanksgiving wishes to all of you. Have
a safe holiday and while you're relaxing
away the end of the term stress, don't forget
to thank the BIG GUY for the many bless-ings
he has bestowed upon our humble little
oasis in the middle of the urban jungle.
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jacket, which contained a large sum of
money. The man was killed by a gun shot to
the back of his head. Police continue to pur-sue
leads to this crime, one year after the
fact.
"If you think you are being followed, or
being cased, walk into a business or some-thing.
Go where there's people. Tell the
people, 'I think I'm being followed, call the
police.' Don't just continue on thinking that
that person is not going to bother you. If you
sense that (you are being followed), more
than likely you are being followed,"
Tannehill said regarding personal safety tips.
"Be aware of your surroundings. Don't
walk around with your head down, and your
face buried in a book or something. Look
what's around you. If you feel that you are
intimidated by someone or a group of peo-ple,
walk the other way," Tannehill said.
"Criminals pick their victims. Criminals
pick the person that looks very timid. If you
walk with authority, and act like you're the
meanest person on the street, criminals are
going to back off from you," Tannehill said.
"If it's a robbery, give them your belong-ings,"
Tannehill said.
these partial truths are cited by
Martin Luther, or Evangelical
preachers, or feminists, or what-ever
agenda suits the reader. The
only legitimate methodology is
Truth itself, and its only limitation
is the Spirit of Christ.
It is important to understand the
convictions of the Bible writers
and New Testament believers,
since the Bible must be the stan-dard
against which all other sys-tems
and agendas are measured.
Hume's dismissal of miracles does
not change the truth of the resur-rection,
nor can the Marxist ethic
refute or replace the proverbs of
Solomon. Luther could not
remove the Epistle of James from
the New Testament. No amount of
liberal populism can change the
regard Jesus showed towards an
officer of an imperialist occupation
army, or to tax collectors working
for and profiting by an oppressive
economic system.
The danger is that the agenda of
the theologian too often supplants
the spirit of truth as the primary
consideration while developing a
system. Though a system might
illuminate some truths, it might
also reject or limit other truths of
equal value. These agendas are
taught to your church pastors, who
spend years in seminary wading
through thousands of pages of
these sources most influential to
"doctrine."
Certain agendas filter through
to Christian educators in the form
of Sunday School texts and youth
ministry materials. The "party on,
God!" curriculums are eating away
at the church like a cancer, and are
at present a far more severe short-term
threat to the church than the
abstruse theologies limited to aca-demic
circles and college and sem-inary
classrooms.
The Christian Church has been
able to weather the heresies,
attacks, and misrepresentations of
the gospel that have risen through-out
history. Unlike Constitutional
theory, theology has a fail-safe cor-recting
mechanism in the Holy
Spirit. Bork, whom I quoted ear-lier,
is concerned for the survival of
the country. While America may
never recover from certain disas-trous
precedents set by the
Supreme Court, the church will
continue. Old hOld heresies will
rise again, new heresies will be
born, but the church will limp
along until Christ returns. That is
another truth that will remain eter-nal.
Si not so good, either
In addition to the U.S. News rating earlier
thus fall, North Park has also achieved status
in another national magazine. Sports
Illustrated has listed North Park College's
football team as one of the nation's ten worst.
SI hired a computer expert to statistically
pit the 677 college football teams against
every other team each week. The computer
program ranked each team not only on the
school's actual results, but also on the
strength of each team's schedule. NPC
ranked 671 on the list of 677, in between
Principia College (Elsah, Ill.) and Illinois
College (Jacksonville, Ill.).
Sports Illustrated, a magazine noted for its
coverage of sports personalities, not the sports
themselves, has bottomed off the list of the
College News' ratings of the nation's worst
periodicals. We tabulated the periodicals not
using a pretentious computer program like SI,
but by using our staff's vast knowledge of
magazine usefulness and appropriateness.
10. Weekly World News
9. High limes
8. Archie's comics, post-1973
7. People
6. Fangoria
5. Dynamite
4. Bop
3. Sports Illustrated
2. Cosmopolitan
1. Soldier of Fortune
Delays, Ohlson beach,
and the new chapel
By Bryan T. Muecke
Delays. The world is full of delays. You
get delayed at O'Hare because your pilot is
in the airport bar knocking back a few cold
ones, or you're delayed on the Kennedy
because some jerk isn't smart enough to real-ize
that the roads get slippery when it snows.
Worse yet, someone could decide that a
basement would be nice for the new chapel,
thus delaying the painful act of taking over
the majestic Ohlson Beach.
Ahh, Ohlson Beach, the place of co-ed
tackle football games and half-naked sun-tanning
freshman females in the spring
(well, those who haven't put on the dreaded
"15" anyway). A place of pure bliss, a place
on campus where friends can get together
and relieve some tension.
Why do we need a new chapel anyway?
Just because our old one is cold, drafty and
lacking permanent pews is no reason to build
a new one on Ohlson Beach. The old chapel
could be torn down and the new chapel built
there. What's the old chapel going to be
used for, anyway? Storage? Just because
you have an open space where grass actually
grows in Chicago doesn't mean you need to
slap a building on it.
There are plenty of other places where
the new chapel could go. Take ARA for
example. Who needs it? Take the dining
area and remodel it a little. You'd have a
great sanctuary, plus you could have catered
services. What a deal!
Here's what I'd like to see in the new
chapel. It better have comfortable seating.
If I go in there, sit down and within ten min-utes
my butt is sore I'll stand up and let
everyone know. It must have good acous-tics.
None of this echoing stuff. The sound
system must be good, too. If I can't hear the
sermon, how am I supposed to feel close to
God? Lighting is essential. I want to be
able to see who came to Wednesday chapel
so I can judge those who didn't come.
One last thing. I'd like to see all the right
people there. None of those outsiders or
homeless people, they make me feel too
uncomfortable! All of those things should
be a part of the new chapel if we're going to
give up Ohlson Beach.
This article or anything anyone else says
about the chapel being placed on Ohlson
Beach probably won't have any effect on the
situation. But it is fun to complain about it
and anger people. So my advice to you is,
go out and enjoy Ohlson Beach while you
can. Carve your name in the trees, urinate on
the lawn if you want - they're just going to
dig it up someday anyway!
North Park Co lege News Friday, November 22, 1991
Drug survey results surprisingly "high"
Ellen Almer, Jeff Eckblad, Gregory
Johnson, and Dave Wilson contributed to
this article.
Contrary to what many people would
like to think, drugs are everywhere. They
are used and abused on city streets, in the
suburbs, and in rural areas. Drugs are
especially prevalent on college campuses.
According to a recent survey by the
College News , drug use even occurs at a
Christian college such as ours.
For our survey, we presented over 350
students with an anonymous questionnaire
regarding drug use. The form asked about
the students' background, (Covenant or
non-Covenant), if and how long ago they
had been intoxicated, if they had ever
experimented with several specific drugs,
if they bought the drugs on campus, and a
few attitude questions about drug use at
North Park.
We found the distribution of students
fairly equal; i.e., the number of freshmen,
sophomores, juniors, and seniors was
about 24% each. There was an even split
between Covenanters and non-
Covenanters; 54% and 46%, respectively.
Of those surveyed, 310 gave usable
responses. The results were informative,
and even shocking.
One thing that virtually the entire
student body agreed upon is that the war
on drugs is not succeeding: 81%
responded that the war, begun in 1987 with
Nancy Reagan's "Just say No" campaign,
is failing.
Perhaps the most relevant statistic
involved alcohol use among the NPC
student body. Almost 50% responded that
they had been intoxicated within the last
month. As a whole, about 73% of the
student body has been intoxicated at least
once. Apparently, coming from a
Covenant background makes little
difference when it comes to alcohol abuse
— 70% of the Covenanters responded that
Percentage of students who tried drugs
Marijuana
Hallucinogens
Inhalants • 9.0%
Cocaine 6.8%
Amphetamines 6.5%
Barbiturates 5.2%
OpiatesM 2 . 6 %
OtherM 1.6%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0%
34.2%
12.3%
15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%
they had been intoxicated at least once.
The incidence of intoxicated non-
Covenanters was only slightly higher at
76%. Of all males surveyed, 78% have
been intoxicated at least once. Of females,
66% have been intoxicated.
34% of all students indicated that they
had experimented with Marijuana — by far
the most common response to the question
about use of specific drugs. 12% of those
surveyed admitted to being under the
influence of drugs or alcohol w hile
attending a North Park class. 6% had
bought drugs at North Park, 5% bought
them from a student.
One area where a Covenant background
made a difference was in experimenting
with the "harder" drugs. In all cases, a
higher percentage of non-Covenanters than
Covenanters had tried the drugs surveyed.
In the case of Marijuana, 26% of the
Covenanters had tried the drug, while 44%
of the non-Covenanters had tried it.
Several students commented on the
subject of drug use at NPC. Some
optimistic comments: "It's not a big
problem, although it does exist, as in any
other college in America..." says one
senior male. One sophomore male says: "I
feel that compared to other colleges, NPC
"North Park Live" coming
soon to an LHA near you
by Roy Matthewson
In an unrestrained burst of energy
brought on by the lack of interest and pre-paredness
in class, Professor Jack Levison
assaults a student who answered an incredi-bly
easy question with an unbelievably
stupid answer in the evening edition of
"Traditions of the Midwest." Professor
Levison leaps off the table in front of the
class over the first two rows of students
(quite a feat in itself) onto the witless student
and proceeds to scream in his face, "What?
What? What?" Levison is restrained and
physically removed from the room by an
outraged Neale Murray.
That is just one of the ideas that is being
tossed around by students hoping to present
their version of the stimulating and highly
popular class effectionately known as
"Trads."
Plans are in the works for a North Park
College improvisational theatre night tenta-tively
scheduled to be held sometime this
winter. The event is going to be sponsered
by your own Student Association. The
Saturday Night Live take-off theme is the
brain child of College News Editor David K.
Wilson. He said, "I bounced the idea off
Dahls' [Senior Senator Peter Dahlstrom]
forehead and he liked it. Since there is really
no forum for student written and directed
theater, we thought it would be a good idea."
Wilson's point about the lack of an arena
for the performance of student run drama is
well founded. Last year the drama depart-ment
sponsered the Winter One Acts. These
short dramas, are usually directed by stu-dents.
Included in the program was a play
by Peter Olson which Dahlstrom directed.
The drama department decided not to have
a Winter One Acts theatre weekend this
school year because they did not think the
talent was available.
Wilson said some of the ideas that are
being talked about include a slapstick per-formance
of some of the scenes from "Old
Main A Love Story," Wade's World, some-thing
to parody Foster Bank, and some pro-fessor
impersonations. They are also
interested in getting some bands to play.
"We need lots of input. Come up with skits
about North Park or something like that."
"People who want to get on stage and do
something, but do not have a skit of their
own should talk to me or Pete. We can find
something for them," said Wilson.
"Costumes and props should be limited."
"This thing is for people who would like
to be in drama while they are at North Park,
but don't feel they have the time to be in a
two hour production and the commitment
that entails. People can do a short skit with-out
having to take huge amounts of time to
do it."
If you have any ideas for skits or would
like to be in a skit, contact Pete Dahlstrom,
X5732 or Dave Wilson, X6142. Until then,
we'll see you in trads.
doesn't have a real drug problem..." Some
responses were relatively liberal; one
junior male says: "...a beer here and there
won't hurt."
Many lamented over the two-sided
nature of many students: "...What bothers
me is the vast amount of hypocrisy that
goes on among the 'Covey' crowd of
hidden alcoholics," says a senior male. A
female junior adds: "Students at NPC seem
to argue strongly against drug use.
Unfortunately, they are often hypocrites."
One startling comment, made by a female
senior: "Off the top of my head, I could
name five students who sell drugs (two
who live on campus) and four that buy
drugs on a regular basis."
Perhaps one female sophomore puts it
best "On one hand, NPC being a Christian
college, I think it's a horrible
representation of Christianity to have
students using drugs. But also I don't
believe it is fair or Christ-like to judge
others on that basis. Perhaps signing a
lifestyle contract would cut down on the
amount of drugs and alcohol on campus,
but I don't believe that if Jesus Christ was
the president of NPC, he'd only let the
people who were "Christian enough" to
sign a lifestyle agreement come into North
Park. Yes, there will be drugs and alcohol
at Christian schools because Christians
aren't perfect. That's why we need Christ.
I think it is up to a Christian college to
handle the problem of drugs and alcohol
on campus in a personal manner, and stop
judging the ones who use drugs and
alcohol by treating them like they don't
belong here. Also, we need to stop judging
the ones who aren't using drugs and
getting blasted on weekends. Are they
Covies just because they choose to stay
clean and stick to their Biblically based
morals? I think not."
Estimates made by NPC students about
prevalence of drug use at NPC
0-10
10-25
25-50
50-75
75-100 10.3%
24.2%
9.0%
22.6%
41.3%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%
Percentage of students selecting each range
By Karla Johnson
Name: Diane Marston.
Occupation: Psychology
Instructor.
Birth date: 12/11/42.
Birth place: Oak Park, Illinois.
Current home: Oak Park, Illinois.
Marital status: Married.
Car: '91 Ford Escort.
Working on: Dissertation on
children's cognitive development.
Most embarrassing moment:
Leaving pop bottles on the roof of
my car, driving off and wondering
what the crashing noise behind me
was.
Books I'm recommending:
Mysteries by woman authors.
Fantasy: To travel with a circus as
part of the flying trapeze act and/or Nai.
riding racehorses (be a female jockey).
Why my friends like me: I'm optimistic and I listen.
Favorite childhood memory: Going downtown to Marshall Field's and eating
lunch under the big tree in the Walnut Room at Christmas with my family, and the
camping trips my family took to Devil's Lake, Wisconsin.
Worst part of my job: The commute.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Shy and skinny (believe it
or not).
If! could change one thing about myself: I would be able to sing - at least carry
a tune.
Major accomplishment: Three lovely daughters of whom I'm very proud.
Nobody would believe it if they saw me: Playing darts.
I would give anything to meet: Jean Piaget.
Three words that describe me: Optimistic, spontaneous, caring.
North Park College News
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Fr'day, November 22, 1991
Cockburn, Phillips light up Riviera
By Mat Klemp
I am not a music critic, and I am a very
big Bruce Cockburn fan. It is in this rather
unqualified position that I present this
review of the Bruce Cockburn concert which
took place on Saturday, November 9. Sam
Phillips (formerly Leslie Phillips) opened
with an extra special guest appearance by 1-
Bone Burnett (T-Bone Burnett, incidentally
is the producer of Cockburn's new album
Nothing But a Burning Light).
For those of you unfamiliar with Sam,
she is a Christian artist who has just recently
changed her name and her music is simple
and folksy. It is similar in a way to that of
Nancy Griffith or Suzanne Vega. She had
quite a following of her own present and
more than once she had to stop and ask the
rest of the audience, impatient for Bruce, to
sit down and shut up. The over-riding theme
of her performance was the familiar
Christian criticism of the deterioration of our
social and cultural norms. She told the audi-ence
of her addiction to but aversion towards
television because of the message it portrays.
Cockburn did not talk much though,
except to name some new songs, introduce
his band, and respond to one fan who told
him to "get going." I don't know whether or
not the Riviera was sold out, but the audi-ence
was very large and very diverse. There
were many Birckenstocks there, some hip-pies,
"granola people" (whatever the heck
that means), many students, fewer profes-sors,
even fewer businessmen, and one
drunk photographer from Indiana who fell
on top of my girlfriend about halfway
through the night.
One Chicago Tribune critic said of
Cockbum that "he doesn't wear his faith on
his sleeve, but then, he is not one who hides
it either." This is more than evident if one
listens and concentrates on his lyrics - espe-cially
of his new album Nothing But a
Burning Light, the burning light being a ref-erence
to the Bible. Cockburn mixed the
selection up nicely, playing six or seven
songs off his new album including "Soul of
a Man" which contains this verse: "I read the
Bible often, I try to read it right. As far as I
can understand, it's nothing but a burning
light."
The remainder of the songs he played
were off the older albums, most of which I
was familiar with. He played "Tokyo,"
"Rocket Launcher," and "Stolen Land"
among others which gave his listeners
insight into his political concerns. He also
played "Waiting for a Miracle," "Lovers in
a Dangerous Time," "The Coldest Night of
the Year," and others which are more
abstract reflections on the state of our world
and what we can still hope for it. All in all,
the concert was tremendous, Cockburn gave
two encores, the last of which saw the return
of Sam Phillips and T-Bone to help him with
"Waiting For a Miracle."
The only disappointment I felt was not
hearing him doing any of his earlier acous-tic
tunes like "All The Diamonds" and
"Going For The Country," which are my
personal favorites. Outside of being one of
the greatest lyricists in the music industry
today, his guitar-playing is phenomenal, and
what that brings to his lyrics is a progressive
Eric Clapton quality which really does make
him one of the greats of our time.
Likewise, his new album is wonderful
and is interestingly his most explicitly
Christian album since some of his early
1970s work. If you run out and buy this and
love it and want more I recommend Waiting
For a Miracle, which is a collection of sin-gles
from 1970-1987. Cockburn's message
is not always easy to ascertain, but for qual-ity
of meaning and content, and musical abil-ity,
there aren't many who stand above him.
Low Budget Chicago: the Field Museum
By Andrew J. Ediger
Last week while I was at the Oceanarium I
had a little extra time, so I thought I would take
a walk across Lake Shore Drive and visit the
Field Museum Of Natural History. I've been
there before, and the Museum has appeared in
this column before, and although I don't like to
repeat myself, the fates have conspired and I
must once again bring it into your lives once
again.
The Field Museum curators have found their
paleontology exhibit wanting. To rectify this
they have decided to dismantle all the dinosaur
bones and put them in storage in order to create
a new space for them. The only problem is that
it will take two years to complete the project,
and I fear that many of the NPC hundreds will
miss out on an awe- inspiring sight.
When I was a but a child my father took my
sister and Ito see the King Tut exhibit. As I
remember it was quite popular, and the only
way to be assured tickets was to wait in line.
But the exhibit was so popular the line would
begin the night before so to get in we had to
camp out on the steps of the museum.
When we finally got in the first thing I saw
was the huge form of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The room it was in is called the Stanley Field
Hall and it was huge. The image will be burned
in my memory until the day I lose it.
To make a long plug short, get down there
and see it before it is gone!
While you're there check out the Egyptian
Tomb. It is very strange and I was actually
caught off guard twice. It is a walk- through
exhibit with secret passages and hidden mum-mies,
mysteriously conspire to shake up your
museum visit.
Anyway, it's the only full-sized replica of an
Old Kingdom tomb to be found outside of
Egypt. If you walk down the stairs of the tomb
you will find yourself in the middle of the
Ancient Egypt Exhibit which, although not as
impressive as the one at the Oriental Institute, is
quite interesting in its own right.
The other exhibit I recommend is Gem
Room, which has replicas of famous diamonds
such as the accursed Hope Diamond, as well as
a Tiffany window. Although there are a few
reproductions in this room, the vast majority are
real and almost worth bringing a glass cutter
with.
I'm running out of space so here's a list of
other sights in the museum: Volcanos of the
Pacific, people and magic of the Pacific, more
dinosaurs, the interactive Earth Science exhibit
seven large Native American rooms, giant
tables, Will Perdue's Nike's, snakes, birds,
McDonald's, Plants of the World, sea mammals,
a cloak room with wheel chairs, prehistoric peo-ple,
telephones, totem poles, smoking areas, a
Dimetrodon, funny masks with big lips, and
much, much more.
The Field Museum is located Roosevelt
Road at Lake Shore Drive just across the street
from Soldier Field. Cost: $ 3 adults; $ 2 chil-dren,
students and senior citizens: $10 maxi-mum
for families. Thursdays are free to all.
This is the Travel Guru reminding you to
keep an eye on your wallet or purse when in
public places. Confidential to the Canadian
Goose in the North Branch: No, it just seems
like it's flowing backwards, and no, the water is
not fit for bird consumption.
Get Healthy: On preventing STDs
By Joan Matson, R.N. and Laurel Nelson, R.N.
A growing concern on college campuses, including our
own, is the higher incidence of sexual encounters and
evidence of promiscuity with the ensuing physical and
emotional results.
There are many forms of sexually transmitted diseases.
The list includes AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes
simples, chlamydia, vaginitis, urinary tract infections,
trichomoniasis, and genital warts. STDs can reoccur after
one episode because immunity can't usually be built up
and there is no vaccination against them. Most cases
involve people under the age of 30! About 7,000 people
die each year as a result of STDs (not counting deaths
from AIDS). Let us examine some of the above-named
STDs.
AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. In a
recent survey conducted by American College Health
Association of 17,000 students tested for the presence of
AIDS or HIV virus, 30 tested positive. That means two
serum positive for every 1,000 students tested. This
disease impairs the body's ability to fight infection. It is
transmitted by sexual contact, an infected needle or
syringe used in taking drugs (including steroids) and by
contact with infected blood if you yourself have an open
cut. Symptoms include recurrent fever, rapid weight loss,
swollen lymph glands, fatigue, diarrhea, and white spots in
the mouth. There is no known cure and death always
results from this disease.
Gonorrhea. This disease is caused by the Neisseria
Gonorrhoeae bacteria. It is transmitted during sexual
contact. Symptoms are not always apparent but in males
may include whitish discharge from the penis and a
burning sensation during urination. In females, there can
be discharge from the vagina, burning during urination,
abnormal menstruation, and abdominal pain which
signifies pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Possible
results, if left untreated, can include sterility and infections
damaging joints, heart tissue, etc. A doctor's visit with a
laboratory exam of genital secretions is a must. Treatment
with an antibiotic such as penicillin or tetracycline done
early prevents complications and effects a cure.
Syphilis. This disease is caused by a bacteria. It is
transmitted by sexual contact but can also be spread by
broken skin contact. Symptoms in stage one include a red
bump or chancre sore at the point the bacteria entered the
body, usually painless and lasting one to five weeks.
Stage two can include a rash on the trunk of the body and
the arms and legs, with enlarged lymph nodes, fever, and
malaise. These symptoms can occur within one to six
months after contact. Stage three results in ulcers on the
skin and internal organs, arthritis, and numbness in the
arms and legs. These symptoms occur three years after
contact. If untreated, heart damage and death may result.
A trip to the doctor with the first symptom and the disease
confirmed by a blood test or lab exam of pus from the
sores is mandatory. Treatment with antibiotics stops the
progression of the disease, but there is no cure for
previous damage done because of lack of proper
treatment.
Enough for this month on the more serious STDs. We
have much information in the Health Service on STDs.
Any treatment is confidential. Don't be afraid to come if
you have any questions. Remember the answer to the
STD problem is prevention and being responsible.
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North Park College News Friday, November 22, 1991
Julie Ostberg, Mike Gustafson, John Ester, Kristi Peterson, and Linda
Lundin proudly display a dead cat following the biology bowl.
North Park's Theta Mu
earns second place at
biology quiz bowl
By John Ester
When other schools think of North Park
they undoubtedly think of our athletic
supremacy. They shudder at the thought of
competing against our illustrious football
team. Most likely the last thing to come to
their minds is a feeling of intellectual inferi-ority.
Well the time has come to set that
straight, too. North Park's Theta Mu chap-ter
of Beta Beta Beta, the biology honors
society, agreed to attend a Biology Quiz
Bowl last Saturday against Loyola, St.
Xavier, and Illinois Wesleyan.
At 9 a.m. Mike Gustafson, Julie Ostberg,
John Ester and Captain Ben Brinkman
girded their loins and headed to circle cen-ter
of UIC with full intentions to crush their
opponents into quivering puddles of igno-rance.
And they came out victoriously in
second place just behind Illinois Wesleyan.
However, North Park can justify its place-ment
by noting that Wesleyan brought with
them a young prodigy with a photographic
memory. It is awfully difficult to compete
against a textbook. Our team members and
professor Larry Knipp agree that if it were
not for the prodigy we would be dancing on
their graves right now singing Hallelujah.
The final scores were 87:30 over Loyola,
50:6 over St. Xavier and 17:25 under
Wesleyan.
Recently Tri-Beta has elected its 1991-92
executive committee: Linda Lundin,
President; Mike Gustafson, Vice President;
Julie Ostberg, Treasurer; Kristi Peterson,
Secretary; and John Ester, Historian. The
executive committee has already met twice
and is planning an exciting year of field trips
and lectures.
New members will be inducted on
December 12 at 6:15 p.m., followed by a
presentation by Professor Robert J. Tofte.
The presentation is about his trip to Norway,
en titled "The Viking Saga: Biology of the
Tundra and Surrounding Waters." We
would cordially like to invite all North Park
students and Faculty interested in Biology to
attend.
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The Sky Is Crying:
tribute to Vaughn
features guitarist's
unreleased work
By Bruce Bruns
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble
The Sky is Crying
Epic Records
It is quite possibly his best album, and
yet he never intended to release it.
Especially not over a year after his death.
But The Sky is Crying is here and it is
some of Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double
Trouble's best work.
Compiled as a tribute by his brother
Jimmie, of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, The
Sky is Crying is made up of studio cuts
recorded between 1984 and 1989. None of
these, with the exception of "Empty
Arms," a different version of which was
released on "Soul to Soul," were ever
released.
As much as it is a tribute to Stevie, the
album is also a parade of his influences
that he followed from his very beginning
all the way to the end: Elmore James,
Lonnie Mack, Kenny Burrell, Howlin'
Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix and
Albert King. The album is complicated
and diverse, showing off Stevie's different
influences and talents. Not to mention
those of Double Trouble who, although
each is an incredible blues player, never
had a problem standing in Stevie's shadow.
Mack's instrumental "Wham" is hard-driving
blues. Stevie, along with Chris
Layton on drums and Tommy Shannon on
bass, push each other hard all the way to
the end and yet neither of them seem to be
struggling to keep up. Kenny Burrell's
"Chitlins Con Came" shows off Stevie's
unforgivably underrated jazz skill,
something he seldom showed live or in
recordings, while "Boot Hill" is some of
the darkest, meanest blues Double Tn3uble
ever tackled.
The only letdown on the album is
Howlin' Wolfe's slow blues "May I Have a
Talk With You?" Stevie's vocals are
strained and just don't fit with the raunchy
groove being churned out by the band. It's
just awkward and probably would have
made a better instrumental.
In the mid-1980s Stevie was being
hailed as the next guitar "hero." Most
critics wrote him off as another guitar
slingin' blues man with an, at best,
mediocre voice. Two cuts off the album,
"Life By The Drop" and Muddy Waters'
"Close To You," prove this to be a gross
misunderstanding. Stevie has a deeply
soulful voice that, when kept within its
boundaries, can bring a song alive.
The two really high points on the album
are the instrumental version of Hendrix's
"Little Wing" and Stevie's acoustic solo
"Life By The Drop." On "Little Wing"
Stevie takes a good helping of blues, some
jazz and just enough Hendrix to keep it all
together. Throws it in a blender and what
comes out is an innovative, exciting piece
of music that can be listened to over and
over. It starts off melodic, soft, ballad-like
and builds up to amp-burning power that
would make Hendrix proud.
On the other extreme, "Life By The
Drop" is a slow blues leaving Stevie alone
with his 12-string. Its simplicity makes it
all the better. The easy groove of the
music along with the lyrics makes "Life
By The Drop" a fitting end to his last
album.
Out of the crowd of imitators that has
materialized over the last ten years, Stevie
Ray Vaughn proved himself to be a soulful,
passionate, creative musician and singer.
The Sky is Crying remains true to that
memory.
Chamber singers, choir, orchestra to present Christmas concerts
On Friday, December 13 at 8:30 p.m. in
Isaacson Chapel (Nyvall Hall), the Chamber
Singers, directed by Associate Professor of Music
Gregory S. Athnos, will continue their now 25-
year tradition of candlelit Christmas concerts.
This year's program will include music for the
season, Renaissance motets, and poetry written by
Athnos to celebrate the milestone of their 25th
anniversary.
Members of the Chamber Singers are Jennifer
Benson, who also serves as accompanist, Karin
Freeberg, Tim Garretson, Jung Kim, Steve Larson,
Sarah Lindquist, Kim Peterson, Greg Schrock,
Jennifer Swanson, Nancy Wiebe, and director
Gregory S. Athnos. Harpist Whe Rim Kim and
violinist Michael Nelson will be featured soloists.
Tickets are $3 for North Park faculty and staff,
and FREE for North Park College and Seminary
students. Tickets will be available at Wilson Hall
on or around December 1, or at the door, if any
tickets are left. Faculty and staff are invited to a
private 7:00 performance as part of the Christmas
dinner evening. The campus program is one of six
performances the Chamber Singers will give this
Christmas season in Wisconsin and Illinois.
A Festival of Lessons and Carols on Monday,
December 16 and Thursday, December 19 at 8:15
p.m. each evening, will again be held at Queen of
All Saints Basilica, 6280 N. Sauganash, near
Devon and Cicero.
The magnificence of this sanctuary provides an
inspirational setting for bringing the message of
God's love in the giving of the Christ child. This
worship service shares the musical gifts of some
100 students from the Chamber Singers, Choir,
Orchestra, and Flute Choir.
All are encouraged to arrive well ahead of the
8:15 starting time, as the sanctuary is filled to
capacity each evening. Prelude music will begin
at approximately 7:45. There is no admission
charge; a free-will offering will be taken.
The format for A Festival of Lessons and
Carols originated in England in the late 19th
century. There are nine readings about the
prophecy, annunciation, and birth of Christ,
interspersed with musical selections relating to the
scriptures.
The congregation joins the choir, orchestra and
organ in the familiar hymns, Once in Royal
David's City, The First Noel, and 0 Come All Ye
Faithful. Readers are President David Homer,
Dean Ebner, Klyne Snodgrass, David Scholer, Ron
Dooley, Bob Hostetter, and Jill Wettersten of the
campus community; Dierdre Banks from
Covenant Headquarters; Phil Stenberg and Jeff
Woods, pastors of local Covenant churches; and
Fr. Charles Cronin, pastor of Queen of All Saints
Basilica.
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U2 in the Nineties: Achtung Baby
By Dave Wilson
U2
Achtung Baby
Island Records
In 1983, I was 13 years old. My friend's older brother
had won an advanced copy of Boy, this album of really
different music made by a band oddly named U2, from
WXRT. The raw drums that began the album seemed so
serrated from the usual pop crap I usually listened to, and I
immediately was drawn into the record. For once, the
music seemed so real, so innovative, so genuine, and so
energetic, compared to the electronically-based music I
was used to.
I didn't realize it at the time, but U2 would become the
biggest band on the planet while I was a teenager. Two
years later, I watched U2 perform at LiveAid, and I was
sold on the band. The singer sought to break down the
barriers between performer and audience, even when in
front of 100,000 people. His name was Bono, and he
picked this girl out of the audience to dance with onstage.
It was cool.
Also in 1985, the band released The Worgettable Fire,
and for the first time I realized that rock lyrics didn't have
to be about sex or drugs to be good. On this record, they
sang about Martin Luther King, human rights, and the
dangers of drug abuse. I realized that good music could
have a good message, too.
U2 toured or something for two years, and I didn't hear
from them until 1987. The band released The Joshua
Tree, an album that virtually became my life's soundtrack.
Many mornings I drove to school, with the sun rising over
the Plainfield corn fields, while "Where the Streets Have
No Name” cranked through the mist-lined back roads.
The tune was highly majestic and emotional, and it was
perfect for driving to school at 6:30 a.m.
The band toured the States twice that year, and
somehow I didn't get to see them. Everyone else at my
school did, and I felt left out. My classmates' reports from
the concert were nothing short of phenomenal.
By 1989 I was in college, and U2 hadn't really done
much of anything since these tours. That fall, rumors
circulated that the band was making a movie. I was leery;
how could a band that seemed so cool think of pulling
such a narcissistic move?
Well, the flick came out, along with its million-selling
soundtrack album. Everyone saw the movie, bought the
album, and waited for them tour. We're still waiting. Lots
of people figured that the band had sold out, or worse yet,
had grown up.
Achtung Baby went on sale Tuesday, and dozens of
record stores opened at midnight to appease rabid U2 fans.
Most had waited three years for this music.
U2 brought back all their old buddies top help make
this album. Various songs are produced by Euro-cronies
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, as well as long-time U2
ringmaster Steve Lillywhite.
The opening track, "Zoo Station," sounds almost like a
metal song at its start. The Edge's guitar, blasting beyond
distortion, drives this song, aided by the additional axing
of producer Daniel Lanois. The second track, "Even
Better than the Real Thing," is another upbeat number,
minus the distortion.
The third number, "One," displays the band in a slower,
introspective light, with lyrics that speak of growing up
and out of love, yet wanting to maintain the feelings
that still accompany it.
"Until the End of the World" displays the
increasingly-interesting guitar work of the Edge. The
beat is somewhat hip-hop-ish, a rhythmic genre that
U2 experiments heavily with on Achtung Baby.
As the album continues, the Edge continues to
inject a mysterious element into the album's overall
aura. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" is
introduced by an immense guitar sound, heavily
distorted, before the song somehow turns softer. The
intro guitar is an interesting juxtaposition into yet
another song lyrically based around love, this time the
loss of it.
U2 seems to be experimenting with dance
rhythms. On many songs, the band introduces a
somewhat funkified drum rhythm, adds a distorted (but
not obnoxious) guitar, and the usually-dripping vocals
of Bono. "So Cruel" is a perfect example of this, with
the nice additions of piano and string arrangements.
"The Fly," a single release from Achtung Baby, has
been getting lots of airplay lately on Chicago radio
stations. The song adds a gospel element to U2's
musical experimentation.
"Mysterious Ways" starts out almost George
Clinton-esque, with again a heavy distorted guitar and
a funked-up beat by drummer Larry Mullen. Adam
Clayton's bass is recognized as a rhythmic force for the
first time on the album during this number, which also
includes a keyboard that sounds like an old Hammond
B-12. The vocals are unmistakably gospel, with Bono
emotionalizing over the lyrics.
Following a minimalistic bass and drum intro,
Bono again begins the next track with a soft vocal
segment. "Tryin' to Throw Arms Around the World"
is a softer number that balances the album well.
"Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" begins soft, then
grows louder, with the addition of the now-familiar
Larry Mullen funk-beat. The lyrics here again reflect
an old love: "I remember when we could sleep on
stones/Now we lie together in whispers and moans...
Your love was a light bulb Hanging over my bed."
The Edge begins the next number mysteriously
again, with a scraping guitar introduction, before the
beat indicates an almost oxymoronic musical direction
of softer introspection. "Acrobat" lyrically addresses
living life to its fullest.
"Love is Blindness" begins slowly, and stays that
way. The Edge does juxtapose more distorted guitar,
however, creating a dreamy feel with a nightmarish
element of six-stringed experimentation. The lyrics
again address love: "Love is blindness I don't want to
see, Won't you wrap the night around me."
The album will undoubtedly be a million-seller,
as have all U2 albums. But this should be no deterrant;
the music is enjoyable, and displays a still-evolving
U2. Hopefully, the band will tour to support the
record, although thealbum photography displays an
aging band, which could mean they're too old to tour.
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EXERCISE
Does Your Heart Good.
1FAmerican Heart Association
North Park College News Friday, November 22, 1991
By Jonathan Wilson
I met Tom Landry when he graced
Covenant Bookstore in the summer of 1990
during the publicity tour for his autobiogra-phy.
His presence filled the store. I felt ner-vous
as I gingerly stepped into line,
wondering what I would say if I dared speak
to him.
Naturally I dressed for the occasion;
snakeskin cowboy boots, a blue tie, and a
gray cowboy hat donned my figure with the
intention of honoring him for all his years of
coaching the Dallas Cowboys.
When my turn came I held forward my
copy of his book and told him my name,
"spelled without an 'h'." He signed the book.
We chatted briefly, and! departed. After I left
the store I ran back to Burgh Hall, whooping
and hollering my excitement.
Before then I had procured the autograph
of an outside linebacker for the Green Bay
Packers. Although a big deal to me, the event
does not compare. Tom Landry is an
American cultural icon, whose hats and suits
and lifestyle and Christian witness lent class
to the game of football over three decades.
Tom Landry is a hero. Tom Landry is an
institution.
Magic Johnson is also an institution. I
have never met Magic Johnson, and I have
only rarely seen him play. Yet I know the
name and the team for which he played, and
even some of his accomplishments. To meet
Magic Johnson would be an honor compara-ble
to meeting Tom Landry, and for many
would warrant much greater enthusiasm.
Tom Landry embodied and esteemed cer-tain
values which feed American tradition.
So did Magic Johnson. Obviously the values
were not the same, although both were
equally American.
Landry openly espoused the Christian
faith, and translated it into an American work
Centennial Flashback
Traditions of the West, 1969: Professors Hawkinson, Wiberg, and
Wettersten cast an intimidating glance. Photo taken from the Cupola.
ethic in which his labor bore abundant fruit to
be enjoyed temperately and frugally. He set
an example for moral living, reared a loving,
functioning family, and humbly accepted the
rewards for which he worked. His accom-plishments
and his personal style earned him
the awe and reverence of millions.
Johnson's life also espoused the American
work ethic of energetic labor and humble
acceptance of the rewards for which he
worked. An equally likable person, millions
valued him as a role model and were
awestruck by his performance on the basket-ball
court. Yet a fundamental difference sep-arates
Johnson from Landry. Johnson's
lifestyle reflected a secular sexual ethic. His
choices led to tragic consequences, and now
his role has changed.
When Tom Landry was fired by the new
management of the Cowboys, America was
scandalized. Even his detractors, who
accused him of being too old to coach today's
football, lamented the classless method of
forcing his exit. Landry should have been
allowed to retire. He did not control his fate;
sports columnists everywhere washed their
hands of the affair, saying, "We find no fault
in him."
Johnson's retirement from basketball is
even more scandalous, because Johnson
destroyed himself. His fault is glaringly evi-dent,
and a stumbling block to millions. No
dentist gave Johnson the H.I.V. virus; it was
a sexual partner he selected in promiscuity.
Now he feels it incumbent upon himself to
warn others against making his mistakes. He
is now an example of what not to do and what
not to be.
Perhaps Tom Landry is a relic, irrelevant
to today's requirements for an example to the
young. Landry is an elderly, Southern
Christian gentleman, hardly what is expected
as a pitchman for condoms. Today's world
sees, on network television, child prodigies
practicing safe sex, and understanding moth-ers
distributing condoms to their teenage
daughters. Perhaps Magic Johnson is the
hero for today, a tragic figure of a great man
who esteemed himself immortal, but forgot
that sex could kill.
Still, Tom Landry will live past his sixties.
Is there yet a place in America where some
values can be judged as being fundamentally
superior to others? Will the tragedy of Magic
Johnson teach us the lesson that needs to be
learned?
Viking men finish
seventh at CCIW meet
By Lisa Dorn
On November 2, the North Park College
men's cross country team went south to
Davenport, Iowa to prove themselves in the
conference championship cross country
meet. The men grabbed a 7th place finish on
Augustana's Credit Island race course.
Official race results say that the temper-ature
was 25 degrees with snow flurries.
The windchill for the day was estimated at
minus 5 degrees. Although the course is
flat, and therefore generally fast, times were
slower because much of the race was run
directly into the wind.
Preparations for the race were centered
around the bad weather. The men spent a
solid hour running and stretching to prepare
for the race. Some of the teams were intim-idated
by the weather; however, the North
Park men felt that the weather gave them an
advantage. The North Park Cross Country
team is known for their ability to dig in and
respond with guts to difficult conditions.
The men did not disappoint, as they ran with
an extremely focused attitude.
The first finisher for the team was Marc
Eix who ran 27:40 for five miles, and placed
31st overall in the conference. John Stahl
was the next finisher, posting a 39th place
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finish in 28:35. Andy Mount was one sec-ond
behind Stahl, placing 40th in the CCIW.
Daryl Scott came through the chute in
29:20, placing 43rd. Andy Sebanc, Dave
Koch, and Scott Magnuson finished 52nd,
53rd, and 54th respectively. Sebanc turned
in a time of 30:12, Koch ran 30:27, and
Magnuson's finishing time was 31:25. The
men were pleased with the race results, hav-ing
made the step up from 9th place last year.
Two weeks later the men travelled north
to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the NCAA
Midwest Regional Meet. The weather was
considerably warmer this week, melting the
six inches of snow that had been on the
ground.
The race was held on the Oshkosh
Country Club golf course which retained a
great deal of ground water. The course was
one giant mud pit, and everyone looked like
mud wrestlers at the end. The people at
Ponderosa were extremely pleased to see so
many muddy people frequent their humble
establishment.
Finishing order for the team is as follows:
Marc Eix, Andy Mount, John Stahl, Daryl
Scott, Andy Sebanc, and Scott Magnuson.
The regional race was the last race of senior
Sebanc's career. Andy will be greatly
missed, as will his gentle humor.
LIGHTEN UP
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North Park College News Friday, November 22, 1991
Kern, Vikings clash with Wesleyan
By Jonathan Wilson
Senior fullback Elbert Kern looked like a
runaway tank against the Illinois Wesleyan
Titans as he pounded their line 24 times for
135 yards. Unfortunately, Kern could not
carry the Vikings to victory against the
Titans when the two teams clashed in the
final game of the season on Saturday,
November 9. Wesleyan's explosive offense
left North Park on the short end of a 47-14
score. Still, for his final game of intercolle-giate
full-contact football, Elbert Kern rose
to the occasion. Exploiting the gaps opened
to him by the Vikings offensive line, Kern
cast finesse aside in favor of punishing his
tacklers, sometimes dragging them two or
three yards. His performance, reminiscent
of Earl Campbell, was rewarded with his
first touchdown of the season, coming on a
four-yard blast in the fourth quarter.
"The offensive line came through for
me," Kern later recalled, "They gave me an
ending I will never forget, my first college
one hundred yard game. Now I guess I have
to take them all out to dinner..."
Kern has averaged more than 5.6 yards
per carry in his final, and most outstanding,
game with the Vikings.
The team suffered an early setback when
starting quarterback Pat Rooney left the
game in the first half with a sprained knee.
Earlier prognoses were far grimmer, with
concerns about torn cartilage, but those were
luckily disproved. Sophomore Don Salfi
finished the game, completing nine passes
for 80 yards and while mounting two sec-ond-
half scoring drives.
Freshman running back Jim McCarthy
acquitted himself well, netting 34 yards in
eight carries. After Kern's touchdown,
McCarthy pulled in Salfi's pass for the two-point
conversion, then scored the team's sec-ond
touchdown on a one yard plunge late in
Snyder, Melendez pace
NPC's women runners
By Lisa Dorn
The North Park Women's Cross Country
team prepared for the conference meet with
great anticipation. A whole season of train-ing
was focused on the goal of this meet.
The women had a chance to prove them-selves
against the other women in the con-ference,
and did not come up short.
The women finished fourth in the con-ference,
and had two all-CCIW athletes,
Tami Snyder and Carmen Melendez. North
Park finished behind Augustana (1st place),
North Central, and Wheaton. The CCIW is
one of the toughest cross country confer-ences
in the nation; Augustana is the 1990
Division III cross country champion. To fin-ish
fourth was extremely satisfying for the
women, but not surprising, as the talent and
the determination have always been there.
Despite the extremely cold weather, the
women were determined to be mentally
focused, and to run their own races as
aggressively as possible. Several other
teams felt threatened by the cold weather,
which changed their race strategy. In the
end, the teams that succeeded were the teams
that rejected this strategy to run aggressively
as individuals. Next year the women will be
gunning for the conference title.
Leading the way this year for the team
were Tami Snyder and Carmen Melendez.
Snyder finished fourth in the CCIW, and will
be the top returning athlete next year.
Snyder ran 19:26 for three miles. Melendez
finished ninth in the conference, running
19:45. Finishing 20th in the CCIW with a
time of 20:44 was Amy Ackerberg. Next
was Lisa Dorn, running 22:35, placing 40th
overall. Finishing 44th and 45th were
Kirsten Hook and Mindy Lemons. Hook
and Lemons ran 22:42 and 22:48 respec-tively.
Kirsten Moore rounded out the var-sity
team, running 23:36, and finishing 47th
in the conference.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin was the site of the
women's cross country team's last race. The
season ended on a superb note, everyone
enjoyed the last race of the year now that the
pressure was off. The mud and water and
weather made for a great time. Finishing
order was as follows: Tami Snyder, Carmen
Melendez, Amy Ackerberg, Lisa Dorn,
Mindy Lemons. The Midwest Regional was
the last race of Ackerberg's and Dorn's col-lege
career. It's been an awesome four years,
and we love you crazy runners so much!
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the fourth quarter.
The team called 73 plays from scrim-mage
and netted 269 yards of offense. The
Vikings also beat the spread of 39 reported
in the Chicago Tribune, making the Vikings
4-4 against the point spread and 0-1 in
games they were favored to win. The
Vikings scored nine touchdowns in nine
games for a total of 61 points.
Jeff Manz, the team's leading receiver,
missed the last two games with an injury,
but will be graduating this year. Dependable
kick returner and wide receiver Craig Smith,
whose darting moves frustrated tacklers, is
also a senior.
Because the team is young, the players
and coaches can look forward despite their
winless season.
"We were basically a j.v. (junior varsity)
team playing a varsity schedule," said defen-sive
coach Dan Galante. "You can't com-pete
in the CCIW with freshmen and
sophomores. We know that if we stay
together for the next three or four years,
good things will start to happen."
Next season the team has two non-con-ference
games and several junior varsity
games lined up in addition to the league
games.
"J.V. games really help the players
develop," says tight end Alby Zander. "If
guys stay around the team will get better.
You can't compete in this conference with a
young team."
On another note, Sports Illustrated runs
an annual feature rating the condition of col-lege
football programs. Thus, their judge-ment
of North Park is not really "news."
What is important is that we have motivated
personnel determined to rebuild North
Park's football program. Returning veterans
play a key role in that rebuilding. The key
for all involved, especially the fans, is
patience.
Ultimate frisbee on the hump: Josh Cobbiey and Billy Bower squabbling.
Vikings place six on all-
CCIW soccer team
By Jeff Pearson
For the first time in NPC history, six play-ers
on the Soccer team were recently named
to the All-Conference Team. The Vikings
finished 11-10 and placed second in the
CCIW tournament, one of their best seasons
ever.
Seniors Scott Steib, Eric Erickson, and
Mat Klemp, along with Junior Chris Rowe
and Sophomores Magnus Ramstrom and
Chad Peterson, were the six Viking players
given post-season honors. North Park led
the league with six All-Conference selec-tions
while, Wheaton and North Central both
had five.
"While our record, 11-10, wasn't as good
as we would've liked, we accomplished all
but one of our goals," said coach Tim
Johnson. 'The one goal we didn't get was
the conference championship." At one point
this season, the Vikings were ranked tenth in
the midwest region. "We played a very
tough schedule this year," said Johnson.
"Five of our losses came against teams
ranked in the Top 20 nationally in Division
III."
Forward Scott Steib tied the career goals
scored record this season at 25. He also is
second in career points with 59. Last year he
was named to the second team All-
Conference. Although he is a senior, he does
have one year of eligibility left.
This makes the second time in three years
that midfielder Eric Erickson has made the
All-Conference team. Eric is currently in
sixth place on the career scoring list. Eric
has started ever since he arrived at North
Park. "It's nice to be recognized for my
efforts," said Erickson, "but justice was
finally served in that the team got the recog-nition
it deserves."
For the third time in four years Mat
Klemp earned All-Conference honors.
Although Mat anchors the defense, he is tied
for fourth on the career scoring list with 34
points. "It's nice, but I would trade this All-
Conference award for a conference champi-onship
in a second," said Klemp.
Defenseman Chris Rowe was the "best
man-to-man defender we had this year"
according to Johnson. After showing his
defensive skills in indoor soccer last Spring,
Chris continued to improve and won a start-ing
spot this year. Coach Johnson expects
Chris to be the anchor of next seasons'
defense.
Midfielder Magnus Ramstrom finished
the season with three goals and five assists.
"Magnus and Eric really controlled the mid-field
area all season long for us," said coach
Johnson. Coach Johnson hopes the sopho-more
from Stockholm, Sweden will return to
use his physical play to control the midfield
once again.
Goalkeeper Chad Peterson tied a school
record for most shoutouts in a single season.
He tied Todd Sletcha's 1982 record of seven
shutouts. "Chad has tremendous ability,"
said coach Johnson. "His consistency will
grow as he gains more experience."
While this year's team had an excellent
season, next year's team will be hard-pressed
for a repeat performance. The Vikings will
lose six starters and return a handful of play-ers
with limited field experience.