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Super Bowl shuts down North Central
North Central facilities to be used for Super Bowl functions; no classes held
By Ross Miltimore
and Josiah Mayo
North Centrals campus will
be shut down between Jan.
26 at 12 p.m. and Feb. 5 at
12 p.m. due to the activity of
the Super Bowl happening in
Minneapolis. Students have
been asked to leave campus
during this time. Classes will
not be held, no offices will be
open and no faculty will be on
campus.
When the Super Bowl comes
to a city, the National Football
League (NFL) does what they
call a land grab. This NFL
requires a certain amount of
space and buildings to house
their various operations to ef-
fectively function during the
event. The official Super Bowl
committee scopes out what fa-
cilities will work for the needs
of the Super Bowl. Once this
process began last year North
Central began considering
how to contribute.
It always starts out with;
how do we serve the com-
munity? said Todd Monger,
executive director of student
development.
According to Monger, the
Super Bowl is a great opportu-
nity for North Central. Monger
believes the Super Bowl will
provide massive exposure for
North Central, as well as pro-
vide an opportunity for com-
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munity outreach. Monger said
that North Central longs to be
the how can we help kind of
place instead of closing off the
door to the needs of its com-
munity.
Monger explained there is a
misconception that North Cen-
tral is making a large quantity
of money from this agreement.
He expressed his frustration
with the statements that North
Central was selling students
rooms. Simply inaccurate,
Monger said.
North Central has a Super
Bowl task force that is working
closely with the Super Bowl
Host Committee. The univer-
sitys campus will be occu-
pied for a variety of support
funtions for the week leading
up to the event, according to
an email from North Centrals
communications department.
The visitors will primarily
be using the College Life Cen-
ter (CLC) and large assembly
areas such as Trask Word and
Worship Center on campus.
Skyways connecting Carlson
and Miller Halls will not be
accessible to students, accord-
ing to Monger.
It will be extremely difficult
for students to gain a quality
education during the Super
Bowl week. Students will not
be easily able to get to campus
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due to the expected extreme
traffic throughout Minneapo-
lis. Besides affecting on-cam-
pus students, the traffic would
create extra difficulty for com-
muter students. Even if stu-
dents could get to their classes
they wouldnt be able to learn
well, Monger said.
Even if youre not looking
out the window, youre just
aware that theres something
going on out there said Mon-
ger. It doesnt really set you
up for a good learning experi-
ence.
Philipps Hall resident Mi-
kayla Saak, sophomore, has
applied to stay on campus
during the 10-day break at
North Central for the Super
Bowl. She works two jobs in
Minneapolis that expect her to
be here and working. Saak has
mixed emotions about North
Central shutting down for the
10-day time period, however
she believes that North Cen-
tral has handled it the best way
possible.
North Central has been
very good with communicat-
ing all the details and require-
ments if you are needing to
stay on campus during this
time, Saak said.
Carlson Hall resident Ken
Schrock, sophomore, believes
the Super Bowl coming to
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Minnesota will have positive with Kare 11. nize the 10-day-long extrav-
impacts on Minneapolis and Airports will not be the only aganza. The Super Bowl has
North Central. public transportation service become so much more than a
Because of North Centrals feeling the effects of the Super football game; it has evolved
unique position in the city, it Bowl. The Metro Transit rail into a week packed full of
has the opportunity to make system will be running on all events that will affect the en-
business connections that cylinders for the 10-day span tire city.
we wouldnt get to make if it of activities. According to The 1992 Super Bowl was
hadnt been here, Schrock Howie Padilla, spokesperson just a speck of what it is to-
said. for Metro Transit, in an inter- day said Dave Haselman,
Schrock said the break will view with KSTP, the transit chief operating officer of the
help some students pay for the will need all hands-on deck for Minnesota Super Bowl Host
semester that week as they go the duration of the activities. Committee in an interview
back home and work. Schrock People who remember the with the Star Tribune.
will be headed home for the 1992 Super Bowl wont recog-
Super Bowl.
Going home will allow me
to take a little break and give
me some freedom, whereas if
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I stay Ill be stuck on campus
and wont have the freedom
to go around campus freely
Schrock said. North
Applications to stay on cam-
pus were due Nov. 1. Notifica-
tions to students will be sent
Centrals
fashion
out Nov. 20 letting students
know whether they are ap-
proved or denied to stay on
campus.
The NFL informed Minne-
from the
apolis airports to be prepared
for 60,000-70,000 people ar- past four
riving to the city by airplanes.
Were looking at 12 to 15
hundred aircraft coming in to
decades
all of our airports said the
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News
North Central commemorates 500th anniversary of Protestantism
Protestant theologian visits campus to speak; teach in classes
By Kathryn Hoffland
As the 500th anniversary of the
Protestant Reformation approached,
North Central hosted public events
to commemorate the occasion. Ve-
li-Matti Krkkinen, professor of
systematic theology at Fuller Theo-
logical Seminary and a well-known
Lutheran/Pentecostal theologian,
presented in several classes Monday,
Oct. 23 through Wednesday, Oct. 25
as well as speaking in chapel those
three days. Krkkinen also lectured
on the doctrine of justification at a
7p.m. public event on Monday; Tues-
day evening brought a panel discus-
sion by the Catholic/Evangelical Dia-
logue also open to the public.
Allen Tennison, professor of theol-
ogy at North Central, said the word
commemorate was chosen when
promoting this event as it acknowl-
edges the fact that the Reformation
was monumental in affecting church
history, but all aspects of it are not
necessarily worth celebrating.
We certainly use the word
celebrate, which implies the Ref-
ormation was a good thing, but that
doesnt always mean everything in
the Reformation was a good thing,
Tennison said. The word commem-
orate becomes important because we
want to recognize that something
happened that shaped world history.
Discussions about how North Cen-
tral should commemorate the 500th
anniversary of the Protestant Refor-
mation began about three years ago
according to Tennison. During those
three years, many changes have hap-
pened at the university but the plans
for these events were still on the ta-
ble. Tennison received permission
HLC reviews accreditation
North Central positive after visit,
proposes online degrees
By Roger Busse
The Higher Learning Commission
(HLC) visited North Central Monday,
October 2 through Tuesday, October
3 to determine whether or not to con-
tinue the universitys accreditation.
The HLC is an organization which
accredits universities.
Accreditation exists to show the
education provided by a university
meets established standards and that
it is striving to improve the instruc-
tion it provides, according to Greg
Leeper, director of institutional effec-
tiveness and research at North Cen-
tral.
Much was done to prepare for the
visit over the course of several years.
North Central composed a 120-page
book about itself in the process of
evaluating the entire university, ac-
cording to Leeper. The book intend-
ed to express the ways North Cen-
tral meets the HLCs 90 criteria for
accreditation. Additional proof was
required, amounting to nearly 500
evidence documents.
Paperwork was arranged for the
On Tuesday October 24th, North Central hosted William Stevenson (left), Glen Menzies, Veli-Matti Krkkinen (middle), Christian Washburn, Bonn Clayton (right) in a panel in celebration
of the 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation. Photo by Ericka Sura
from North Central to see if Krk-
kinen was free to speak on campus.
Because of the work Krkkinen
does in international ecumenical cir-
cles, Tennison said he could not think
of a better individual to speak at the
events North Central was putting to-
gether.
Krkkinen is a voice that speaks
for a lot of Christians but also knows
how to communicate to Christians of
various traditions. There is something
about him that is somewhat diplomat-
ic as well said Tennison.
In his lecture on justification, Krk-
kinen acknowledged the presence
of much intra-Christian diversity on
topics of doctrine. He finds his work
federal government concerning
compliance regarding truth in ad-
vertising and management of feder-
al financial aid funds. One outcome
of the HLCs decision is that it will
influence whether or not the federal
government will provide financial aid
to students attending North Central.
Moreover, maintaining accredited
status impacts recruitment, since stu-
dents lean towards attending an ac-
credited institution and that [be-
ing accredited] helps our students get
into graduate school as well, Leeper
said.
An additional document was also
composed as North Central is begin-
ning the process of offering degrees
which can be fully completed on-
line: The Associate of Arts in Church
Leadership and Master of Arts in
Strategic Leadership degrees.
The HLC visit went well, accord-
ing to Leeper. The HLCs visiting
reviewers voiced encouraging com-
ments and agreed with the respective
strengths and weaknesses explained
and research important so that ecu-
menical convergence can be found;
however, he does not see the doctri-
nal diversity among Christians as a
problem that needs fixing.
Krkkinen gleans from Protestant,
Catholic, Orthodox, and Methodist
traditions in his speaking and writing.
He also uses Pentecostal and Char-
ismatic resources. Krkkinen noted
there are many areas where doctrinal
understanding about the relationship
between faith and good works are
pointing in the same direction; both
parties agree that faith without works
is dead and that salvation comes by
faith.
Linking faith and deeds tightly
in North Centrals document they
read before arriving. Now North
Central waits, possibly until February
2018, to hear the final determination
from the HLC.
Leeper noted one way improve-
ments could be made would be to fur-
ther develop the way in which North
Central evaluates student learning
and implements changes based on
data; a committee has been devel-
oped to help provide solutions.
Every semester well be doing
major surveys that are emailed to all
students and its a great way for stu-
dent voices to be heard and for us to
make improvements based on student
feedback, Leeper said. We do make
changes based on the information.
The administration, faculty, staff, re-
ally care about what students have to
say and this is one of the main ways
that we hear student feedback.
Previously only certain classes is-
sued student-review surveys but now
all classes will and they will be com-
pleted electronically.
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together helps correct the liability
of Protestant theology, Krkkinen
said.
Krkkinen facilitated the panel
discussion between four representa-
tives of the Catholic/Evangelical dia-
logue; Glen Menzies, Bonn Clayton,
William Stevenson, and Christian
Washurn. The panel members an-
swered questions from Krkkinen
about unity among believers and in-
terdenominational conversations.
Having the conversation before
engaging in the argument is always
extremely clarifying, Washburn
said.
NCU REWIND:
Freshmen will face required ministry
April 28, 1989
Originally published 1989
North Central Bible College will
enact a policy next fall requiring
incoming freshmen to participate
in four semesters of church or
parachurch ministry during their
years at the college, according
to Paul Freitag, college ministries
coordinator.
The regulation, which applies
only to incoming students, calls
for active student participation in
ministry. Each student will be re-
sponsible to find a church in the
Twin Cities and plug into it, Fre-
itag said. It doesnt have to be a
leadership role. It can be teach-
ing Sunday school, ushering or
janitorial work as long as it gets
the student involved in the local
church meetings.
Though the regulation calls pri-
marily for church ministry, other
forms of ministry participation
may be accepted for up to two
semesters if approval is given
by the college ministries offic,
according got Dr. Carolyn Ten-
nant, vice-president for student
life. All ministry choices must be
approved by the college ministry
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Krkkinen speaking in chapel. Photo by
Ericka Sura
office, and freshmen cannot par-
ticipate unitl their second semes-
ter, Freitag added.
Freitag said approval will be
given to ministry choices if the
ministry requires weekly student
attendance and preparation. Stu-
dent participation must be veri-
fie d by a church leader, Freitag
added.
Though unaffected by the reg-
ulation, current NC students
have expressed support for the
measure. I like the idea, said
Shawn Phillips, a senior major-
ing in Christian studies. A lot
of people graduate from North
Central with academic degrees
but are lacking in the practics,
Lisa Midlam, a senior majoring in
mass communications added: It
could change the attitude of stu-
dents on campus: when youre
involved, youre less critical.
Tennant said the reuglation is
a resuclt of concerns express
to college officials by pastors
and members of North Central;s
Board of Regents who said stu-
dents were not gaining sufficient
practical experience through in-
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North Central sees increase in liquor
and drug law violations on campus
Annual security report shows campus criminal activity statistics
By Kyle Crowell
Crime is everywhere, and North
Central is no exception. The most
common violations that occur on
campus are thefts or burglaries. These
recently peaked in 2015 when there
were six burglaries and a car theft on
campus. There was a recent spike in
liquor law and drug law violations on
campus with seven and nine incidents
respectively being reported in 2016.
Despite these violations,
North Central security strives to keep
the students and faculty as safe as
possible.
Our goal, and our prayer, is each
day our team will do our best to assist
with safety on our campus, and our
university community members will
do their part by supporting campus
rules and being mindful as they are
out and about in our urban neighbor-
hood, James Crabtree, director of
campus safety and security, said.
Each year North Central releases
the Annual Security Report and Fire
Safety Report that shows statistics
of the crimes committed on and near
campus throughout the past three
years. This years report lists offenses
from 2014, 2015 and 2016. This re-
port is accessible to all members of
the North Central community and
includes statistics on, but not limited
1500 Park Ave. suspected arson case under investigation
Suspect faces two counts of second degree murder
By Grace Lindberg
Further investigation into the Oct.
6 apartment fire at 1500 Park Avenue
is being done by the Hennepin Coun-
ty Medical Examiner, Minneapolis
Police and the State Fire Marshall is
taking place.
Arson is the suspected cause of the
fire and the suspect, Marcus Dewayne
Shanks, is facing two counts of sec-
ond degree murder. The Star Tribune
reported that Royce Wayne James,
age 59, jumped from the window of
a third-floor apartment to escape the
fire. James died from multiple blunt
force and thermal injuries according
to the Hennepin County Medical Ex-
aminer.
Vickie Lee Ness, age 59, also
jumped from the apartment window
to escape the flames. Ness was tak-
en to the Hennepin County Medical
Center in critical condition following
the fire. Ness died from multisystem
organ failure complicating man-
agement of thermal and blunt force
injuries on Oct. 27 according to the
Hennepin County Medical Examiner.
Shanks has been charged with two
counts of second degree murder, ar-
son and a count of murder, according
to the criminal charge records for
Hennepin County, Minnesota. He is
currently in custody with $1,000,000
as his bail.
to, thefts, drug and alcohol miscon-
duct, and sexual assaults and offens-
es. It also keeps track of offenses like
homicides, manslaughter, and arson;
none of which North Central has had
any reported cases of in the last three
years.
The perpetrators of these crimes
are often thought to be people that
make their way onto campus from
the street, like when Chris Woelfle,
Carlson Hall resident director, had his
apartment burglarized in recent years.
Suspects were seen gaining access
into the school from off the street, but
couldnt be confirmed at the scene of
the crime, said Woelfe regarding his
burglary case.
However, unless there is absolute
and undeniable proof of guilt, many
of these crimes are left open-ended
with no convictions or disciplinary
actions being taken. In instances
where its a North Central student
that is found to be guilty, there are
steps North Central faculty will take
to resolve the issue.
When an accusation is brought to
light, the first step is always to offer
the accused student a chance to meet
with their respective resident director
to voice their side of the story, in case
of misinformation or miscommunica-
1500 Park Avenue was the site of a possible arson on October 6th. Photo by Kathyrn Hoffland
tion in the process.
There have been some spiteful
false accusations in the past, said
Woelfe.
North Central handles each situ-
ation very carefully and as fairly as
possible. If the guilt of a student is
proven there are an array of ways the
school will respond depending on
the severity of the crime and how the
guilty party responds to accusations.
This ranges from a verbal warning
to dismissal from campus. Instanc-
es where guilty students are putting
themselves or others in danger are
typically the violations that are dealt
with the most severely.
If the guilty party complies with the
school, they will typically face softer
repercussions. These include coun-
seling, writing apology letters, or for-
feiting student leadership positions,
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sports teams, etc.
The whole process is meant to be
educational and supportive [for the
students involved], Woelfe said.
Individuals who see or hear of
crimes happening on campus are
encouraged to contact the security
emergency line as soon as possible at
612-343-4444.
Corrections from
volume 59, issue 1:
Variety Section
Lewis Hatchers first name in
the profile was published with an
incorrect spelling. This error has
been fixed and is reflected in both
the web and downloadable copies
of Issue 1.
Homecoming court
Since publication, it has been
made evident that there have been
previous homecoming kings and
queens in North Centrals history.
Story headlines
Some subheadlines in the News
section and Variety section were
cut off in the editing process. The
missing words have been re-add-
ed and now are displayed correct-
ly in the downloadable copy of
Issue 1.
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Opinion
NFL players kneel for racial injustice
Method of protest becomes focus instead of issue
By Jessica Baker
Colin Kaepernick was a quarter-
back for the San Francisco 49ers until
he chose to opted out of his contract.
During last years preseason, Kaeper-
nick decided to take a seat during the
national anthem as a silent protest
against police brutality towards un-
armed African Americans.
Many people, including Attorney
General Jeff Sessions, believe that
players should make their protest
other places and that someone should
stand during the national anthem. But
for many African Americans, the flag
and the anthem are symbolic remind-
ers of the promises they hold that
have not come to pass yet.
Nate Boyer, a U.S. military veteran
sat down with Kaepernick and dis-
cussed the difference between sitting
down and kneeling during the nation-
al anthem.
After hours of consideration, ac-
cording to a Snopes article Boyer
said,
Soldiers take a knee in front of a
fallen brothers grave, you know, to
show respect. When were on a pa-
trol, and we go into a security halt,
we take a knee. We choose to kneel
because its a respectful gesture. I
remember thinking our posture was
like a flag flown at half-mast to mark
a tragedy.
The national anthem reflects the
freedom that one has as a citizen in
America. But thousands if not hun-
dreds of thousands of African Amer-
icans across America do not receive
that same freedom we all supposedly
Assassins Creed: Origins Review
Is a soft reboot enough to save the franchise?
By Christian Morris
After a one-year hiatus to refresh
the franchise, the beloved series is
back with Assassins Creed: Origins.
The game is set in Ptolemaic Egypt
and takes place in the 40s B.C. Bayek
of Siwa, one of the last Egyptian
medjay, and his wife Aya are the main
characters.
As a whole, Origins story works.
Ubisoft released Assassins Creed: Origins on Octorber 27, 2017. Poster by Ubisoft
If we are white, we are the products of the his-
tory our ancestors chose. If we are black we are
products of the history our ancestors most like-
ly didnt choose. When we understand this, is
when we can escape from it. -13th Documentary
deserve.
I am not going to stand up to show
pride in a flag for a country that op-
presses black people and people of
color, Kaepernick said in a state-
ment. To me, this is bigger than
football and it would be selfish on my
part to look the other way. There are
bodies in the street and people get-
ting paid leave and getting away with
murder.
Taking a knee is an act of faith.
Many people believe that it isnt
the right time and place but my
question is when is the right time
and place? When Rosa Parks took a
stand, and sat down on the bus - we
ridiculed her. When protests filled the
streets in America - we told them they
had to be silent. When football play-
ers decided to take a knee to show the
injustice that is happening still to this
day - we told them it wasnt the right
time.
The moment an African American
dies - just for having a different skin
color - we become silent. I believe
that when protests happen, many
people look at the method rather than
the overall message they are trying to
get across.
I believe that it is easier to have an
opinion on whether or not there are
better and less controversial ways to
protest then it is to have an opinion on
Its not the best story in the series, but
it kept me engaged in the 35 hours it
took to beat it. Bayek and Aya are two
of the more charismatic characters in
the series, and their relationship was
exciting to follow.
The storys pacing is awful. Assas-
sination targets are given no time to
develop. The goal of the story is the
show the origination of the Assassin
Brotherhood. It does this, but it felt
the elements of racism in America. In
other words, we have an opinion on
the way these protests are happening
so we dont have to talk about the ac-
tual topic at hand.
For example, Domonique Fox-
worth and Will Cain debated over
this topic on ESPN. Throughout the
debate you see Cain overlooking the
message and solely looking at the
method of which he used.
Foxworth asked Cain, Do you
agree with what Kaepernick is trying
to say and do you believe we have
an injustice at hand, because I be-
lieve that this is the conversation we
should be having
Cain went on to say, I am happy
to have that conversation, I am here
right now with you. But heres my
problem, when you make that of-
fensive kind of gesture like that and
choose to sit down during the na-
tional anthem... and the message is
missed.
I believe this is what often happens
anytime we have a difficult conver-
sation that we dont want to face. We
throw a bandage on a broken leg that
instead, needs a cast.
Your American experience is
yours and no one will ever take that
away, it is your truth. Matt Ufford
said in Foxworth and Cain ESPN ex-
change. But it is not universal and
rushed at the tail-end of the game
while too much time was spent on
the backstory which led to the orig-
ination.
The biggest story drawback for me
was Ayas three playable missions.
They feel like they were shoehorned
into the game. None of the upgrades
Bayek obtains transfer to Aya, and
Aya is not playable outside of these
missions. I was disappointed to not
be controlling Bayek, a character I
had become emotionally invested
in, during the climax and then the
final mission of the game. I enjoyed
playing as Aya, but its puzzling that
the development team chose to go
this route after Assassins Creed:
Syndicates excellent handling of a
two-playable-characters system.
Origins also has a playable pres-
ent-day story with all-new charac-
ters mostly unconnected to previous
events in the series. The present day
isnt much, having maybe an hours
worth of content. Its reminiscent of
the first game in the series. Whats
there seems to be setting the stage for
future games.
Unlike previous games in the se-
ries, Origins places a strong empha-
sis on RPG elements like leveling up
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
During the NFLs 2016 preseason 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, took a knee during
the National Anthem which started a protest throughout the NFL.Jessica Baker, North
Central junior, took a knee to explain her thoughts on the pro-football players protest.
Photo by Ericka Sura
if you are going to take the time to
lay out why you respect the flag, you
probably have a few extra moments
for reflecting on what someone elses
experience might be.
This topic is not about you. This is
not about me. It is not about the mil-
itary, the national anthem, the flag
or America as a whole. This topic is
and obtaining new weapons for your
character. This new leveling system
works well. I only had to grind out
extra levels two different times while
I played through the story, and I nev-
er felt like it took Bayek too long to
reach the next level, even as I quick-
ly approached the level cap. This is
largely due to the new quest format.
Gone are the days of DNA-format-
ted quests with their mission con-
straints in order to fully synch a
mission. Completing quests will give
you a level-appropriate amount of ex-
perience and possibly a new weapon.
I found most of the side quests to be
quite entertaining. Some tell a story
of their own while others flesh out
characters Bayek encountered in the
main story. These side quests made
leveling seem less of a chore and
more entertaining than most RPGs.
The loot system is the most play-
er-friendly system I have encoun-
tered. Weapons are divided into
three categories: normal, rare and
legendary. Legendary weapons are
easily obtainable through daily loot
box quests or high-level side quests.
Weapons have levels which can be
increased by paying a blacksmith a
sizable amount of money to upgrade,
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about the injustice that is happening
in our backyard. This is about in-
equality. Being an American isnt just
saying the pledge of allegiance and
being proud to live in this country.
Its about working to improve it and I
believe that it will never come to pass
unless we begin to put other peoples
rights ahead of our own comfort.
meaning you can use your favorite
weapon throughout the game.
Egypt is massive. The amount of
side quests, hunting areas and forts
for Bayek to raid can be overwhelm-
ing at first. There are at least 60 to 80
hours of content for the player. The
main story takes Bayek through just
over half the map, leaving plenty of
exploration for the post-game. To top
it off, there is a gladiator and racing
arena for Bayek to take part in. The
environments throughout the map
are greatly varied. Each major city
feels different. The northern part of
the map is filled with lush swamp-
land contrasted by huge deserts in the
south.
Assassins Creed: Origins is a fun
game. The new combat system large-
ly works, but is rough around the edg-
es. The many weapon types each play
differently, encouraging the player to
experiment with their playstyle. The
massive map, the player-friendly loot
system and the new quest system are
all strides in the right direction, but
the game is held back by a poorly
paced story and the addition of loot
boxes, no matter how friendly they
may be to the player.
Final score: 8/10

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Domestic violence in new PlayStation trailer sparks controversy
Game developer David Cage aims to push the videogame medium
By Kazden Risk
Last week Sony showcased a pleth-
ora of video game trailers for the Play-
Station 4 console at the Paris Games
Week conference. However, while
games such as Marvels Spider-Man
gave us glimpses of web-slinging
action and colorful fun, one game
decided to lean into raw, violent emo-
tion to market their product.
For some commentators in the in-
dustry a trailer such as this was to be
expected, yet some have reservations
as to what we should choose to em-
brace as video games ease their way
more into mainstream media.
Quantic Dream, a studio that has
been around for 20 years, has always
been one of the forerunners in push-
ing the limits of how we view video
game narratives. Their game Heavy
Rain was described by Tim Clark of
the Official PlayStation Magazine as
one of the freshest, most exciting
and important games on [PlayStation
3].
Classified as an interactive ac-
tion-adventure drama, the story fo-
Kara, played by Valorie Curry, is a female
android owned by a human in this scene.
She is choosing to disobey and protect
Alice, seen behind Kara, against her father,
Todd.
cused on the mystery of a serial kill-
er. It has an aggregate score of 87/100
on Metacritic and was one of the first
titles to lean heavily on multiple out-
comes and story-arc endings based
on player choices.
David De Gruttola, known in the
industry as David Cage and the
founder and CEO of Quantic Dream,
wrote and directed these hits and is
currently working on his newest title,
Detroit: Become Human. The games
narrative focuses on artificial intelli-
gence (AI) as they develop sentience.
One of the prominent characters is
named Kara, who is on a search for
their role in the company of humans.
Martin Robinson, author for Eurog-
amers features and reviews, inter-
viewed Cage to discuss issues of re-
sponsible exploration in this medium
as well as what exactly is fair game
in video gaming. This interview was
conducted one day after the premier
of the trailer. At the time, Cage had
not had the opportunity to view feed-
back on the trailer - yet regardless of
feedback Cage advises that people
should see the scene, play the game
and see it in context to really under-
stand it.
Cage goes on to explain that a scene
like this has to have a purpose, have
a meaning, and create something that
is hopefully meaningful for people.
Robinson said in response, Domes-
tic abuse and child abuse is quite ex-
treme as these things go.
When asked on what is off-limits as
a writer, Cage said, When you feel
okay with the content and the mean-
ing when you know you have nothing
to be ashamed of because its fair and
it tells the right story and because its
moving - there are no limits.
Ive been saying the same thing
for 20 years, [video games are] an art
form, and an art form should be free
to express different things, including
Opinion
strong and dark emotions as long as
its done in a fair, honest, and sincere
way.
Many others across the internet
have echoed Robinsons hesitations
with Cages writing. Austin Walker,
editor-in-chief of Waypoint and for-
merly an employee of Giant Bomb,
said in a tweet, I dont think theres
a person I trust less to do an abusive
dad story than David Cage.
Unlike almost every other medi-
um, video games can take those im-
mersive graphics, environments, and
characters and allow you, as a player,
to interact with them. Thus, why not
use such an art form to allow us to ex-
perience new perspectives, situations,
and challenges?
Robinson reiterates throughout
his interview with Cage that writ-
ers need to be careful with how far
to push the experience. If we push
video games as an art for the sake of
simply pushing them, we risk turning
what could be a respectable form of
art into something to be dismissed by
the masses.
Thats not to say Cage isnt han-
dling the situation with the utmost
5
care and research - yet when a trail-
er showcasing such heavy themes is
presented without context at a trade-
show meant to build hype and antic-
ipation it can come across as cheap
and irresponsible. Its not necessarily
wrong to have these issues in Detroit:
Become Human, but they should be
experienced in the proper progres-
sion - not on a stage with little to no
preparation for what youre about to
witness.
Furthermore, when Cage responds
to feedback and questioning on his
work with deflecting it makes it ap-
pear even more so that that he may
not have the caution that should be
demanded of a scene like this.
Its not the message, its the mes-
senger. Highly emotional and sensi-
tive topics can help us grow as people
and games can be used as a platform
for that - yet you must be able to trust
the source. Hopefully Detroit: Be-
come Human has pacing and subtext
that work together to make Karas
story really resonate with gamers.
The games release is slated for early
2018. Well see then.

Spoiler: Have you really seen Stranger Things 2?

By Meghan Bishop
Last years first season of Stranger
Things turned the Netflix watchers
world upside down. This year on the
morning of Oct. 31 was the beginning
to a new year of Hawkins Lab mys-
teries and demogorgan hunts, it was
the release of season two. Let me tell
you, the anticipation had built. Peo-
ple stayed up until midnight Oct. 20
to catch the new season. I can imag-
ine there were quite a few sleepy peo-
ple on the North Central campus that
next morning.
The producers had some nerve
making fans wait over a year to get
their eyes on season two. Some fans
may say that waiting a whole year
wasnt even worth it. I believe be-
cause of the second seasons charac-
ter development and production qual-
ity; a year was more than worth it.
Season two featured almost all the
same characters as the first season,
but the personality roles of who the
characters turned out to be were very
different this season. Heres to diving
into the drama and opening the cur-
tains on Stranger Things 2:
Nancy Wheeler was season ones
sweetheart and now Nancy is a
heart breaking liar, whos falling for
shy boy Jonathan Byers. Nancy
and Steve Harrington started out the
season as a happy couple planning
their future together. By the second
episode, we find Nancy and Steve
together at a Halloween party that
Jonathan Byers also decides to show
up too, invited by no other than Nan-
cy Wheeler herself. During the par-
ty, Nancys mind is doing so much
bouncing around about Barb that she
gets mad at Steve for thinking of what
happened to Barb as something of
the past and that she should just get
over it. Nancy breaks up with Steve
that night and ends up having Jona-
than drive her home, which lights
the flame to the Nancy and Jonathan
flicker that was always there.
Steve Harrington was first seasons
too cool for you bad boy, with one
heck of an eye for Nancy Wheeler.
The first seasons ends with the two
choosing to make it official. This
season bad boy Steve, newly heart-
broken, takes a turn in his life for the
better. He becomes the shows mom
figure and by that I mean Steve takes
a guardian role over the main group
of boys for over half the season.
Steves character became mature,
understanding and humble; for last
seasons fans that idea can be pretty
mind blowing.
Eleven, also known as El, es-
caped the upside down not too long
after she was taken there from defeat-
ing the demogorgon at the end of last
season. She doesnt know where to
go, but also knows she needs to hide
from the bad men, which leads
her to living in the woods for a little
while until she runs into Jim Hopper.
Hopper takes El in and lets her live
with him while also keeping her ex-
istence a secret for her own safety.
Eventually, El gets sick of not being
allowed to exist in the world outside
of Hoppers house so she chooses to
run away from the safety of Hopper,
taking her on an adventure, finding
her mother, sister and deepest fears.
Two new kids came to Hawkins
this year, Billy and Max. Billy, from
the moment he makes an appearance
in the season, becomes known as the
towns new bad boy, but this boy
is much worse than the first seasons
Steve Harrington. Max is Billys
younger sister, who also happens to
be in 8th grade just like Mike, Lucas,
Dustin, and Will. The two characters
become weaved into the plot, to the
point where Billy almost beats Steve
to death and Max kisses Lucas at
Hawkins middle school Snow Ball
dance.
Bob Newby is Joyce Byers new
boyfriend. Joyce is Wills mom. As
the season progresses, we learn that
Bob and Joyce went to high school
together. Joyce was once an attractive
rebellious teenager, while Bob was
a nerdy math geek known as Bob
the Brain. The twos relationship
becomes strengthened to the point
where Bob asks Joyce to move to
Maine, where her and her boys can
have a fresh start and a stable family.
Bobs character was vital to this sea-
son, for one reason, and one reason
only. Bob saved everyone from being
eaten alive by demodogs while try-
ing to escape Hawkins lab. The only
person Bob didnt save was himself.
Well never know if Joyce would
have chosen to leave everything her
and her family had built in Hawkins
to escape to Maine for a normal life,
but one thing we do know is that new-
ly single Joyce Byers and divorced
Chief Hopper may not be without a
special someone for much longer, if
you know what I mean.
All in all, the season was a blast
(from the past, literally, because its
set in 1984). Just about anyone that
you ask about Stranger Things 2 will
tell you it was a mix of 80s nostal-
gia, The Goonies and CGI. The one
thing I can say for certain that Im
happy about, is that Eleven and Mike
reunited and are together again, and
if that doesnt make every Stranger
Things fan smile, then I dont know
what will.

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Variety The Northerner

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Retro 1970s spec-
ticles featured in a
classic look.
Photo by Makenna
Heitman.
Model: Trevor
Westad.

NCU Fashion time capsule

Taking a journey back through our wardrobe.
By Hillary Streitberger

One of the things that make a Pentecostal campus unique, is the dress code is always changing. What is allowed,
what is not allowed. Based off that, we develop our own styles that are unique to us. Obviously, things have been
vastly different throughout the years and now we have more flexibility, but you could not always pair your suit and
tie with tattoos. Turning back time to take a closer look is helpful-47 years to be exact.
Starting with the 70s, all the
way through modern day, we
will take a journey through the
fashion and trends of North
Central. What is interesting is
a lot of the present reflects the
past. Certain apparel is making
its way back. Watching conser-
vative and contemporary unfold
throughout the years of atten-
dance and throughout the years
of The Northerner is exciting to
watch come about. Thumbing
through the archives, traveling
through plaid and high-tops,
washed out denim and cuffed
sleeves the sense of creativity
among students, past and pres-
ent is relative.
The self-expression we see
throughout campus is a subtle,
but incredible way to keep this
expression of art alive.

A window back to North Central in the 1980s

Photo by Makenna Heitman.
Model:Klarissa Inumerable

Top: A contemporary twist on Millennium era campus fashion.

Photo by Makenna Heitman.
Model: Trevor Westad

Right: A modern-day approach on campus fashion.

Photo by Makenna Heitman.
Klarissa
Inumerable

The Northerner
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Cats and Coffee
The Caf Meow is soon to be opening their doors in Uptown Minneapolis
By Meghan Bishop
Pairing the local coffee shop with
the local animal shelter, The Caf
Meow is bringing Minnesotas first
ever cat caf experience to Uptown
Minneapolis this fall.
The caf signed a lease to 2317
Hennepin Ave. at the beginning of
this October, according to The Caf
Meows Instagram post.
I was looking for a business to
build near the end of my university
career, co-owner of The Caf Meow,
Jessica Burge, said
Burge and co-owner Danielle Ras-
mussen have been trying to start the
caf in Minneapolis since 2014, ac-
cording to the Star Tribune. Burge
had been looking into possible busi-
Campus Organizations are Building Blocks for Student Faith
North Central student organizations encourage students to find authentic community
By Ethan Krohn
See what Ken Schrock (right), Journey
director, and Isaac Pirk (left), assistant
director, have done with the mens ministry
they created and developed last year.
Photo by Ericka Sura
Regina Daniels brings passion into career choice
With a passion for dancing and PhD in signing, the two assets come together for
By Samantha Bergum
Regina Daniels is the newest pro-
fessor in the Carlstrom American
Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting
program at North Central. Teaching
American Sign Language is only one
of the many hats she wears.
Daniels grew up with her mom and
sister in New Orleans. She grew up
in a deaf home but attended a main-
stream school, meaning she was the
only deaf student in her classes until
her middle school years. She then at-
tended a residential deaf school. She
was very involved in fine arts includ-
ing dance, theatre and pageants.
After graduating high school, she
was recruited to Gallaudet Univer-
sity for dancing. Although she loved
being there the only thing she imag-
ined herself doing after school was
dancing and Gallaudet didnt offer a
dance or theatre major. As she wres-
tled through considering her next
step, one of her professors suggested
American University.
Daniels took an internship at
American University and from there
they recognized her talent for dancing
and encouraged her to attend Julliard
School, Columbia College or Phil-
ness start-up opportunities when she
found Purina Ones pop up cat caf
in New York City, which sparked the
idea to begin one of her own, accord-
ing to The Caf Meows website.
The cafe will consist of two sepa-
rate areas: the cat room and the cafe.
You can come order some cat time
with your coffee, Burge said. Cus-
tomers can visit the cats before or
after having coffee. There is also the
option of only playing with the cats.
No coffee drinking necessary.
We will be supporting our local
shelters by providing housing for
some of their cats temporarily, ac-
cording to The Caf Meows website.
The cat population provided by our
partner shelters will be shifted every
North Central has many opportuni-
ties for students to get involved in the
campus community through student
organizations. Unlike many universi-
ties where one or two organizations
have their roots in faith and religion,
most of North Centrals student orga-
nizations are founded with a basis of
faith in God.
Journey and Delta Kappa are two
organizations on North Centrals
campus that are dedicated to the de-
velopment of community for men
and women in their organizations and
within North Centrals as a whole.
Delta Kappa is open to all women
of North Central. Delta Kappa seeks
to create a way for women to find
adelphia University. Her top choice
was Julliard but the tuition price was
high, so she went to Philadelphia.
She realized she didnt know what
she wanted to major in, so she went
back to live with her mom and sister
in Maryland.
While at home she was involved in
deaf theatre companies. While work-
ing with the theatre companies, she
discovered The University of Mary-
land and decided to go there for her
bachelors degree in dance. Follow-
ing the achievement of her bachelors
degree she went to Chicago for grad-
uate school.
Through her dance classes she met
with her interpreters to teach them
dance words and make sure they
knew what she needed to know to be
successful in her classes. Teaching
ASL, Daniels began to see the arts
dynamic uniqueness.
Her professors began to ask why
she didnt teach ASL because she
was so good at it. Daniels consid-
ered it and finally decided to teach
an introductory ASL course. As she
started she fell in love with teaching
and dancing was slowly pushed to the
side.
quarter if they are not adopted be-
fore then. The goal being more cats
will have exposure and in turn, find a
good home. Being able to adopt the
cats from the caf is a new concept
that Burge hopes will be something
that could benefit the cities by provid-
ing a unique place that could really
do some good for bringing up adop-
tion rates of cats.
The Caf Meow is planning on
working with local roasters, tea-sup-
pliers, farms, and bakeries to deliver
a sustainable experience to our cus-
tomers. All our coffees and teas will
be Fair Trade Certified and organic,
states The Caf Meow website. The
Cafe Meow believes in the local busi-
nesses of Minnesota and has created
community, enduring authenticity
and a sense of belonging at NCU,
says junior Meagan Teply, director of
Delta Kappa.
Although the name resembles that
of a Greek sorority, Delta Kappa is
not a sorority, but a womens minis-
try and activities organization. As an
organization, they realize that what it
means to be feminine looks different
to every woman, and they look to em-
brace that and provide diverse oppor-
tunities for every woman on campus
to get involved.
Delta Kappa will be hosting a mov-
ie night at the beginning of next se-
mester in January. They will also be
collaborating with Release, North
She graduated with her masters de-
gree and continued teaching and be-
ing involved in signing theatre com-
panies. As she continued to do theatre
she realized her love of teaching and
decided to really pursue it. She took
a teaching while pursuing her PhD
through Boston University and taught
there for four years.
While in Boston an associate pro-
fessor at North Central, Bill Ross,
asked her if she was interested in tak-
ing the position at North Central. All
things seemed to point to her being at
North Central and truly feels that she
has found her home.
She has not only grown in her
teaching, but also has grown a lot in
her faith. She grew up Catholic and
has enjoyed learning more about the
Lord.
My office days are Tuesday and
Thursday, and I can typically do work
from home, but I will always drive in
for chapel. Daniels said. [Through
an interpreter]
She loves the experience North
Central holds within the spiritual
realm and being able to experience
it with fellow faculty members and
students.
Variety
partnerships to provide all the cafe
needs.
Burge has several goals planned
for the cafe starting with helping to
get shelter cats adopted especially
long-term rescue cats and older cats.
The other main goal is to support
small and growing local businesses.
To do that we are getting our coffee
beans, treats, teas and most of our
other products from local business-
es, Burge said. Supporting The Caf
Meow supports the community of
Minneapolis.
When the caf is to open has not yet
been determined. Once we have all
our permits for build out and licens-
ing approved it will be easier to pro-
vide an estimated timeline. We will
Centrals human trafficking aware-
ness organization, for an event called
Banquet for the Broken which seeks
to raise awareness for human traffick-
ing.
Much like Delta Kappa, Journey is
a place where men can come togeth-
er for community at North Central.
[Journeys] main goal is to connect
the men of North Central and grow
together in our faith and vocation.
We want journey to be a place where
men come together and pour into
each other, said sophomore Kenneth
Schrock, Director of Journey.
This is Journeys first year as a stu-
dent organization, and like many new
organizations Journey went through
North Central welcomes new American Sign Language professor Regina Daniels.
Photo Cred: provided to us by Regina Daniels
This job has everything I have
wanted and gives me opportunities
I didnt have teaching elsewhere, deaf theatre.
Daniels said. She has enjoyed
dreaming with Ross about whats
next for the Interpreting program at
North Central.
She hopes to add emphasis to in-
terpreting majors because it is a very
broad major in itself and gives stu-
dents the opportunities to learn more
about the specific field they plan to go
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Uptown residents welcome new neighbors,
The Caf Meow, where customers can drink
coffee with some cat company.
Photo provided by The Cafe Meow
keep everyone updated on social me-
dia, through our blog, Burge said.
Follow the journey of The Caf
Meow on Instagram and Facebook,
as Minneapolis get its first ever cat
caf.
some growing pains at the begin-
ning of the year. However, they are
now well supported among the men
of North Central. As the organization
continues to grow they are searching
for more ways to connect with the
men of North Central. There is such
a big demographic on men; its hard
to come up with an event that incor-
porates the majority, Schrock said.
Student organizations help students
to find a smaller community within
the community of North Central to
belong in. Delta Kappa and Jour-
ney are two student organizations at
North Central that help to shape the
community of the University that
stands today.
into. She also hopes to partner with
the theatre department to do more
Outside of North Central, she plans
to do some side work at the Guthrie
with deaf theatre as well. She is so
excited to be able to combine her pas-
sions of teaching with dancing/the-
atre and grow here at North Central.
Daniels is looking forward with an-
ticipation to the future at North Cen-
tral ahead of her.
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Athletics The Northerner

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Kicking their way to new goals

Future recruiting is crucial with loss of three seniors
By Marissa Gruening
North Centrals womens soccer
team is coached by Andrew Cam-
eron, a class of 2010 alumni that
has since been heavily involved in
womens soccer. In his second year
as head coach, he derived a new sys-
tem of play for the women to take on
the 2017 season. Continuing this new
system will build a solid foundation
for future athletes Cameron is recruit-
ing.
The new system is based on the
positioning of players. Cameron has
changed to a field of four defenders,
three mid-fielders and three forwards
to ensure a stronger attacking oppor-
tunity for more scoring options.
Dakotah [Sparrman] is probably
our most lethal scoring threat, Cam-
eron said.
Sparrman, a senior captain who
was named to the UMAC All-Con-
ference second team, holds the school
record for most goals scored in a sin-
gle season with 72 goals scored in the
2015 season.
Though the team has players with
the ability to score, it took some
time for the women to become com-
fortable with the new system. There
were seven new players scoring goals
and getting assists this season, which
shows an understanding of the new
system that magnifies benefits as
well. Freshmen Anna Hartwig and
Cheyenne Brown scored seven and
nine goals respectively, and freshman
Brea Zellner added three assists.
Showing up ready to play in games
I know were capable of competing
in shows the teams intensity and tac-
tics, Sparrman said in an email.
Going into next season, Cameron
is losing three significant players due
to graduation. Sparrman, Rebekah
Simerson and Lindsay Freitag have
all had an impact on North Centrals
soccer program.
All three of them are starters so
thatll be significant to find people
who are competent in those areas,
Cameron said. Thats all a matter of
recruiting.
Cameron has a list of recruits for
the 2018 season: some have commit-
ted, some are on the fence and some
he knows will commit later in their
application process to North Central.
Not only is recruiting for 2018 taking
place, but Cameron has started a list
for the 2019 season as well. He likes
to accumulate a large pool of names
and contacts then narrow it down as
the next season approaches.
For the recruits living in the Mid-
west, Cameron makes it a point to
attend a game to get an idea of the
player both on and off the field. With North Centrals womans soccer team played against Northwestern University on October
28th. The Rams lost 5-1. Photo by Samantha Burgum
those located further away, Cameron
relies on game film and phone calls who may not be surrounded by the recorded five wins came from confer-
to the players recent coaches to learn downtown heart of a city. ence play where the Rams defeated
about the students method of play. Theres a lot of opportunity that Crown College. The other wins were
As for North Central, Cameron is comes with being so close to the accounted for by defeating Alverno
certain to tell recruits of what makes downtown area, Cameron said. College, Faith Baptist College, and
the university stand out compared to That is the single biggest draw for a Providence University. An additional
other Division III options. Having re- lot of students looking at a Christian two wins came from the Mount Mary
quired chapel every day reflects the Division III institution. invitational tournament early in the
active faith-based aspect along with The Rams finished their season season that sparked the Rams to fur-
the location being a draw to those with a final record of 5-12. Two of the ther success.

Team chemistry propels mens golf to season goals

Rams look to build on team unity moving into next season
By Ross Anderson
Another Rams golf season has
come to an end, but their consisten-
cy at the conference tournament is
pushing the team into next season on
a positive note.
The team finished in seventh place
or lower in every meet this year ex-
cept for the St. Scholastica Invita-
tional where they finished fifth, and
the North Central Invitational where
they finished at a season-high second
place.
The Rams finished no higher than
seventh place on any of the three days
of the UMAC Championship Tour-
nament, but second year head coach
Lon Flippo says this meet was the
highlight of the season.
Its a grind, and its tough work.
Flippo said of the three day tourna-
ment. We stayed right in that niche
where we wanted to be.
The Rams scores improved dra-
matically from last season to this sea-
son. The Rams finished the meet with
a 423 score, shaving off 63 strokes
from their score in the 2016 confer-
ence meet.
Going into this season, Flippo was
focused on two main goals: be com-
petitive and be consistent.
We really wanted to avoid the Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde rounds Flippo
said in reference to a good round, fol-
lowed by a terrible one. The Rams did
exactly that in the conference meet
with their top player Justin Johnson
keeping his daily scores within a two-
stroke range, putting together rounds
of 80, 81 and 82 (243, +27) to place
20th individually.
Flippo credits a great deal of the
teams consistency to the chemistry
that comes from upperclassmen lead-
ership. With a majority underclass-
man team, Flippo said of his older
players, Bringing that life experi-
ence was very influential on the de-
velopment of the team.
Although the team scores were no
more than average, Flippo views this
season as a great success. The Rams
will not lose any players to gradua-
tion this offseason, and look to con-
tinue to build on this years chemistry
moving into future seasons.

Rams monthly recap

By: Christian Morris

Cross Country
The mens team did not place at
the Jim Drews Invitational hosted
by the University of Wisconsin La-
Crosse. Freshman Kendric Branter
finished with a 194th-place 5:42.0,
sophomore Austin Hagemeister fin-
ished with 317th 6:10.2 and soph-
omore Brody Elg had his best time
of the season, 6:53.6, finishing in
35oth place. Every Rams runner had
either a season or career best time
at the UMAC Championship meet,
where the team finished sixth. Brant-
er finished 16th with a 27:40.2, junior
Kaleb Gunderson ran a 39th-place
29:12.2, Hagemeister finished 46th
with a 30:29.2, senior Daniel Mor-
genstern ran 31:35.4 to finish 57th
and Elg finished 66th with a 32:44.6
The womens team finished 21st at
the Tori Neubaur Invitational hosted
by the University of Wisconsin La-
Crosse. Freshman Holly Peterson led
the Rams with a 261st-place 7:41.3,
junior Taylor Novak ran a 278th-place
8:09.8, freshman Sidney Palmer ran a
8:17.7 to finish 283rd, junior Brianna
Griffin finished at 8:20.8 for 285th
place and sophomore Raen Barcelon
ran a 287th-place 8:21.7. The Rams
finished ninth at the UMAC Champi-
On Saturday November 11th North Centrals Mens and Womans Cross Country teams
competed in the NCAA region Championship hosted at Carleton College in Northfield, MN.
Photo by Ethan Krohn.
onship, where the team had their best
average time of the season. Novak
led the way for the Rams with a 68th-
place 29:31.5, Griffin finished 7oth
with a 29:45.3, Barcelon ran 30:20.7
for 73rd, Palmer ran a 74th-place
30:29.5 and junior Danelle Pageler
ran 32:09.3 to finish 83rd.
Soccer
The mens team found themselves
in position to return to the NCCAA
Division III championship tourna-
ment after losing the championship
game last year. Entering the final
week of the season with a 5-6-3 re-
cord, the Rams needed to win one
game to make the tournament. The
Rams lost to St. Scholastica 5-0 and
battled to a double-overtime draw
at home against Northwestern. The
Rams did not qualify for the tourna-
ment and finished the season with a
5-7-4 record.
Sophomore Josu Boutouli led
the Rams with 11 goals scored this
season. Junior Kaleb Smith led the
team with two assists. Junior Ga-
briel Hartwig, the teams primary
goalkeeper, ended the season with
North Centrals Mens soccer team faced off against Northwestern University on October
83 saves on .716 save percentage. 28th. The game ended in a 2-2 double overtime draw. Photo by Ericka Sura
Boutouli was named to the UMAC
All-Conference first team and junior and final win of the season on Oct. kills and blocks per set, was named
Danny Williams earned Honorable 20, defeating Mount Mary on the to the UMAC All-Conference sec-
Mention. road, 3-0. Faith Vander Gailens de- ond team. Senior Bekah Johnson led
but season as head coach ended with the team in assists per set and junior
Volleyball a 2-26 record. Sophomore Emma Maddie Stocker led in digs per set.
The Rams picked up their second Middendorf, who led the Rams in