mum-q Macadam? Youianotdano more-tress is said ‘ Each ‘ “ '* ‘ shame-Mapeciallylor Ioeslatoknowhim/laa'aelf. huh- Ibo have new ad- just-mes and expectations. Aaotha Hob stress paiod is the “by -Novaan and December. Bartolutti said Bomber is a very bids strss noun bewiaeof finals. finana'al mas.... Show moremum-q Macadam? Youianotdano more-tress is said ‘ Each ‘ “ '* ‘ shame-Mapeciallylor Ioeslatoknowhim/laa'aelf. huh- Ibo have new ad- just-mes and expectations. Aaotha Hob stress paiod is the “by -Novaan and December. Bartolutti said Bomber is a very bids strss noun bewiaeof finals. finana'al mas. animus and. for some. going home. The spring months are another lid Its time. More people seen to an donated in the spring. The number of referrals and m who go in for counseling is higha' in the spring. according to Medcraft. Spring is an especth stressful period for seniors. according to Bartolutti. “I‘ve never felt more stressed out than this semester." said one Augsburg senior. “A lot of it is because of job anxiety and uncer- tainty." “Over short periods of time our bodies can cope with these various stressors." Medcraft said. “But they can't cope over long periods. That's what you get breakdowns. which can take many forms." According to Segal. symptoms of stress. physical and emotional. are the bodies natural alarms. When you experience a great deal of stress. your body may tell you. "I feel anxious. unaaded and “1 gm moody and said a sophomore. Individuals have a wide range ofresponses to the same stressors. Howdoyonlrnowifyonhave toomnsfisaress‘fbledcrafimid thaearepbysicahaaotionaland behavioral signals of stress. l" ' youmay ' a eeling man. may. tarful. dqnessed and tense are unotional signs. Behaviorally. anything that is un- charactaistic for that person may be a sign of stress. according to Medaaft. Banolutti said she sees stress in students when they act out with inappropriate or atypical behavior. what they show signifi- cant mood changes and when they have interpersonal conflicts. "We all have a diversity of resources to cope with stress. We need to know our own resources," Medcraft said. “I don’t think a person could be in college if that person didn‘t have the resources. “when I work with students who are unduly stressed. 1 often need to help them reach a balance in their lives." said Medcrafl. The search for balance. for ways to understand the alarm symptoms and for ways to manage stress is the search for health. according to the Stress According to Medcraft. it's im- portant to find out what's behind the stress and develop an nndm " about the , ‘ One ‘ L , “l maygobuyabookorgobeby myselfandtrytoguagripon thing." “Crying and talking worlr for me when i feel stressed." said another student. Everyone has his/her own set of abilities to handle stress. accor- ding to Medcraft. “There are also skills you can learn to deal with stress. For example. relaxation skills can be helpful for some." According to her. a teacher of classes on relaxation skills. learn- ing to relax for five minutes before bedtime can make all of the difference for some people. Getting adequate sleep, eating properly and exercise are also im— portant considering these are the areas where we are most often af- fected by stress. said Medcralt. “If you notice the signs. it is im- portant to reach out to others. whether it be friends. a counselor or someone else you respect." said Medcrafl. “Just the process of Ialking about it can be beneficial." if you would like to learn more about mess or would like to talk to someone about your own stress habits. you may call any of the ‘ at CSD (Medcraft. Joan Slater and .lim Grubs) to ask questions or set up an appoint- latent. Continued from page 4 laarns what they enter a room "misty-optically" rather than op- timinlcall y. Similarly. afternoon classes need more breaks. If we start a little late. it's no big deal. Eva'yone needs 30-45 minutes (depending on what day it is) to prepare for class. [twill help students absorb the material better. Alan. if classes are ended 30-45 minutes early (again depending on the day) it will five us time to reflect on the subjects of study. This time is audal tor reunion of important ideas. Mmmeoftheae Weareall Into ' ' on a mary-go-round. and this is the way of the whirled. smash AS 0 Saturday , Apr: I est; aprri—llam l0m «Floor Norieneen NO MINORS Cool: 03 (mWaeobymmAprilsund) on: mmrlerw guest per Person WATCH m2 souls Renae mama; meo mat/M, mm "7 Edward Munch 's The Scream. ACT C English majors discuss various topics lly DEVONEY LOOSER Squf Wri/cr A conference for English mn- jors. sponsored annually by the Amiated Colleges of the Twin Cities, (ACT C) came to Augsburg on Friday, April 3. Students and faculty interested in the study of literature spent an afternoon at— tending panel discussions. 3 recep— tion and a dinner. Student representatives from each of the ACTC schools (Augsburg. Hamline, Macalester. St. Catherine's and St. Thomas) comprised four panels on the sub- jects of theory. fiction, drama and poetry. Conference participants chose to attend two of the four panels. Jonathan Stensland. Teal Grey, Andrew Altenburg and Cheryl Witsoe represented Augsburg on the student panels. Each of them met with the other ACTC panelists several times before the conference. and each spoke for approximately 10 minutes on their respective topics. Panel one. entitled “Com- munities of Interpretation." con- sidered the purposes of literary study. According to the panel, groups with common interests in literary theory come into existence when two or more people want to sharerha'rinsightsandvaluesina lituary work. Pandists spoke on the com» of libu'al ans inaitutions. nations. “denim and non» (when approaching literary inter- pretation) . . . I want to shun: where l'm coming from.“ “Reading Cultural Difference: Maxine Hong Kingston‘s No Name Woman."’ panel lwtt. discussed how culture creates literature and how literature reflects culture. Hong's shan story looks in the problems at young first generation Chinese woman faces. Grey speculated about whclher the story was a narrnlivc or an autobiography. She presented research on the author's Me It) at tempt to answer this question. Altenburg represented Augsburg in panel Ihree, “(ireek Legend Meets Christian Gospel- Oedipus at Coionus and I‘m! Gospel al ('ulonus. " Commenting upon the two plays and who they were produced for. Ihe panelists discussed roles of participant and observer In drama. communities in Greek dramas verses church services. and functions 0! a chorus. The panel questioned, “What happens in a modern adaptation of a classic?" “Poetry and Gender," panel four. looked at the difference (if any) gender makes in writing and reading poetry. Distributing poems ol which the writer's or subject's gender was unknown. panelists invited the audience to speculate on gender and answer questions on its importance. A reception in the alumni gallery followed the panels. Ending the conference was a dinner built! at Omar's Oaaia' . Altenburg summed up the con. ference commenting. “There was ayatmixotuudamandtaculiy tiapatson. Show less
Rory Brmkman competing in [[0 Inc/er high hurdles. He finished Ihird. Auggie tracksters — Wom en gather 7 wins By TODD STEENSON Slaff Writer The first outdoor meet of the year led to a number of firsts by the Augsburg College women‘s track team; seven to be exact. That is the number of first place... Show moreRory Brmkman competing in [[0 Inc/er high hurdles. He finished Ihird. Auggie tracksters — Wom en gather 7 wins By TODD STEENSON Slaff Writer The first outdoor meet of the year led to a number of firsts by the Augsburg College women‘s track team; seven to be exact. That is the number of first place finishes the Auggies gathered at a meet last weekend at Hamline University in St. Paul. According to Augsburg Coach Paul (irauerI “It was a great meet. We really had some out- standing times.“ Senior Karen Sterner lead the Auggies with three first place finishes. winning the 100 meter hurdles. the high jump and the 200 meter dash. According to (.iraucr. Sterner's time of 15.5 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles was a good early season time. Sterner also finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15‘ 9". Sophomore Carol Ross also turtted in some excellent perfor» tnances. Graucr said. Ross won the loo mcter dash in 12.8 seconds and the 400 meter intermediate lturdles in a time of l:06.4. By comparison. Grauer said the win- ning time in the 400 meter hurdles in a recent meet at the University of Minnesota was 1:064. The women‘s 4x400 meter relay team of Ross, Shelley Carpenter. Ann Bogren and Sterner took first with a time of 4 minutes 12.4 seconds. According to Grauer. this time was six seconds faster than the team's best indoor time this year. Senior Melanie Herrera won the shot put with a throw of 46‘ 1“, her best throw outdoors. Herrera also took fourth in the discus with a toss of 117' 10". Other good performances were turned in by Carpenter, who took second in the 100 and 2(1) meter dashes. and Ann Bogren. who took third in the 1500 meter run. Grauer was especially pleased with Bogren‘s performance in the 4x400 meter relay. “It was her first time running the event and she really did a good job for us." Grauer said. Grauer said that the track at Hamlinc was brand new and that this meet was the first time it had been used. “All the first place —Phola by Jean Gerlnrh finishes set track records. “The Augsburg men's team also turned in some good perfor- mances," Grauer said. Krisanus Medlock placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 41' 7" and fifth in the high jump at 6’ 4". a good early season leap. according to Grauer. Mark Buckentin placed fourth in the 110 meter hurdles and fourth in the javclin throw with a toss of 148‘ 7". “This was Mark’s first time throwing the javelin and he did it really well." Grauer said. Other place winners for Augsburg included Rory Brinkman. third in the 100 meter hurdles; Joe Boyer. second in the 200 meter dash; Todd Delong. fourth in the 400 meter dash; and Bob Telander. third in the 5000 meter run. “Overall it was a good opening meet.” Grauer said. “We are start- ing to show the results of our good indoor season." The Augsburg track team‘s next meet will be this weekend at Carleton College in Northfield. Softballs go 3—4 in sun state The Auggie softball team com- pleted its spring trip to California with a 3-4 record. The team started out the trip by splitting a double-header with the sixth rank- ed teattt in the region. The Aug» gtes defeated Whittier College 3-1 iii the first game and lost the second game +1. in game number one. senior pitcher Amy Hyland scattered four hits. walked three and struck out three. The Auggie batters received a big boost with senior left fielder Kim Panek. junior catcher Michele Boyer and sophomore utility player Kari Smith each col- Iecttng two hits. ln game number two. freshman right fielder Janel McGraw cole lected three hits in three at bats. Despite McGraw‘s effon. the Auggies left nine runners in scor- ing positions. Atter splitting with Whittier. the Auggics traveled down the coast to play the fifth ranked team in the region. University of California at San Diego. Again the Auggies split the double header. in the sixth inning of the game. the Auggies scored four runs on hits by Kelly Theis. Shel— ly Craft. Smith and MCGHW. and 8 four UCSD errors to break open a 1-1 tie. The Auggies hung on to table a 53 win. in game two. freshman pitcher Birgit Lillehei went the distance to chalk up a 5—1 loss. Coach Carol Enke said of Lillehei‘s first com— plete game, “Birgit threw very well for only her second outing of the season. Unfortunately we complicated things for her by committing two ‘uncool' errors and only getting four hits." The fifth game of the trip sent the Auggies to the first round of the eight team California Lutheran tournament. Hyland picked up her third win in as many starts with the help of some excellent defensive effons by Theis and freshman outfielder Dee Cook. The Auggies defeated Azula Pacific 3-]. Missed opportunities cost the Auggies a chance to reach the quarterfinals as they fell to the University of LaVeme 3—2 in the second round. The Auggies left eight runners on base. committed two base running errors and one fielding error to aid LaVcrne's victory. The loss matched the Auggies up with UCSD for the third time in two days. This time. UCSD's endurance prevailed. as they trounced the Auggies 80. Although the Auggies failed to score a runI they collected 10 hits and left 13 runners on base. Panek was 3—3 while sophomore catcher Rene Fernette was 24. “it was obvious we were tired against UCSD. Besides it being our third game of the day, it was our seventh game in three days. The team showed a lot of en- thusiasm and desire in that game. but we just didn't have enough left in us. No matter what Amy or Birgit threw them. they hit it. There's not much you can do under those circumstances. “Overall I feel we played in- credibly well over those three days. We had excellent perfor- mances by several players and the team's overall attitude was superb." said Enke. The Auggies finished a busy weekend last week. defating St. Schohstica (8'3. 14-13, in eight in- nings) and losing two close games to St. Cloud (0-1. 4-5). Amburg's mos currmt record is 5-6. Impressive football coach inducted into Hall of Fame By A. SAMWAYS Staff Writer 0n Much 16, Amburg alum- nus Earle Solamonson returned to his nlma meter to be inducted into the hall of fame. Solomonson, now head football coach at Mon- tana State University. gained his fame during his career It North Dakota State. when the Bisons won 23 consecutive games. Solomonson's record is impres- sive, and his honors many. He was recently named the Kodak Divi- sion 11 National “Coach of the Year." Last season he was given the same title by the Chevrolet Na- tional Division II and is likely to receive that award again this year. The Bisons were known as a running football team. and Solomonson plans to continue with a strong offensive style. "We'll certainly have an option running attack and that will be the basis of our football nrortram. We are committed to being sound, both of fensively and defensively." he said. During his stay at North Dakota State. Solomonson‘s team boasted a graduation rate of 91 percent. “Our commitment is to the athletic field in football, but it is also to the student athlete in the classroom. They go together. It is a critical aspect of what college football is about." according to Solomonson. Solomoan spoke in chapel at Augsburg and later held a meeting with the football squads and coaches where he stressed the im- portance of the individual as well as the team as a whole. Solomonson graduated from Augsburg College in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in social science. He then went on to the College of St. Thomas to earn his master‘s degree in education. Mayer, McCauley named 1987 football captains Senior quarterback John Mayer and senior cornerback Jeff Mc- Cauley have been named co- captains of the 1987 Augsburg College football team. Mayer was a captain in 1986 and holds the school record for most pass attempts in a game (43) and has tied the school record for most completions in a game (22). Mayer led the team in both rushing (427) and passing (1174) last year. He was named MIAC Player of the Week for his perfor- mance against the Hamline University Pipers during the 1986 season. Against Hamline. he had 277 yards total offense and scored two touchdowns in a near upset of the Pipers. Mayer is a 1984 grad- uate of Webb High School in Reedsburg. Wisc. He is majoring in business. McCauley has been a three-year starter at cornerback for the Aug- gies. He was second in solo tackles for the team last season with 28 and fourth overall with 63 total tackles. A 1984 graduate of Arch- bishop Brady High School. Mc- Cauley is majoring in business. MlA’s, The Universe of Jean Arp Continuedfram page 3 more easily accepted by the public than abstract paintings. Arp saw sculpture as the dynamic medium suited to nature. Nature scutpted driftwood. rocks and leaves. Sculpture is dynamic through the time taken to walk around it. through changing shadows cast from moving sunlight, and in its process of creation. He guided dynamics of physics to create shape: falling. dripping. breaking. tearing. His collages mix materials and time. He compulsively recycled his old sculptural fragments and torn Al’s Breakfast Continued from page 2 has the character which matches that of Belushi. His boisterous comic style appeals to people of all ages. He noticed a young girl at the counter. He said. “Do you want to see something fun? Watch this." He picked up a pancake, a raw egg and a roll of scotch tape. He juggled all three as everyone in the restaurant applauded his mastery. When he finished he bellowed. “All right, who ordered the blueberry pancakes." The walls are scattered with unusual paraphernalia from all over the world. A portion of a wall is plastered with currencies from different countries. People donate their heirlooms and souvenirs like hats. pictures. postcards. banners and proverbial ' like. “Tipping is not a dty in Russia. ' The food is reasonably priced and pinung to the pallet. The prices range from a bowl of yogurt at W3 to spaialty items at etchings into new collages. regenderating them like nature. To summarize in Arp’s words: “What arrogance is concealed in perfection. Why struggle for precision. purity, when they can never be attained. The decay that begins immediately upon comple- tion ofthe work was now welcome to me.” The Universe of Hans Arp is here through May 24. If you miss- ed it in Stuttgart. Strassbourg and Paris and can't see it in Boston or San Fransisco. then drive a mile west on Franklin. left at 3rd Avenue. $6.25. The wide variety of menu items enhances the international arnbience. They offer specialty items like the “Israeli Special." which is scrambled eggs with kosher salami and onions; and “Hucvos Ranchero's.“ which is fried eggs with green peppers, hot peppers and onions. They also of- fer waffles. omelettes. french toast and corned beef hash. My favorite. “the Spike," consists of scrambled eggs. cheddar cheese. sauteed mushrooms and garlic. This tiny cafe is located in the hm of Dinkytown on Nth Avenue South Fast. When look- ing for Al's be sure not to blink; You may miss it. it is sandwiched between Gioco Caffe and Simms Hardware. Al’s is open Monday through Saturday 6:w a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Sunday from 9:03 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It's a brakfut bonanza that should not be missed. Augsburg Echo/Friday, April [0. I987 Show less
AUGSBURG {W Augsburg College, Minneapolis milio Estevez comes to Augsburg If!" kfi‘ By RANDA BOCK and LAURA FERRY Co-Editors in Chief What in the world was Emilio Estevez doing on Augsburg's cam- pus last week? Would you believe filming a movie in the ice arena? As we walked onto the ice to get a... Show moreAUGSBURG {W Augsburg College, Minneapolis milio Estevez comes to Augsburg If!" kfi‘ By RANDA BOCK and LAURA FERRY Co-Editors in Chief What in the world was Emilio Estevez doing on Augsburg's cam- pus last week? Would you believe filming a movie in the ice arena? As we walked onto the ice to get a closer look at the approximately 50 film crew members and actors who were milling (or skating) about, Emilio sat in a director’s chair at the far end of the rink, talking on his cellular phone. In front of the cameras a peewee hockey team was practicing their soft passing with eggs. Although people looked busy, nothing seemed to be getting accom- plished—except crossword puzzles and card games. During the hour we watched the filming, one ac— ceptable take was shot. "Bombay" is the working title of the movie which has been film— ed since Jan. 22 in the Twin Cities' metropolitan area, including the Augsburg College Ice Arena. The movie centers around Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), a fast- track lawyer who is assigned to coach an inner city kids‘ hockey team. Even though very little seemed to be accomplished while we look- ed on, the atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. The actors practiced their skating. Director Stephen Herek (“Bill and Ted‘s Excellent Adventure“) tromped around in moon boots. Wardrobe skated after the kids checking their costumes, referring to polaroids of the hockey players so that they looked the same in each scene. Emilio finished his phone conver- sation and a make-up artist check» ed his face—even though he look- ed good to us—before he joined the other actors. Crew members scraped and swept the ice directly in front of the camera. But why did the film producers choose Augsburg’s ice? Bombay Films, lnc. originally wanted to film the team’s practices on a pond in Peavey Park, said Cat Thompson, location manager of the movie who lives in the Twin Cities. “We had this incredibly warm winter, and we lost our pond. So we had to rewrite part of that scene and put it inside somewhere,” she said. In October the production designer came to Minnesota and photographed all the ice rinks within 50 miles ofthe Twin Cities. Eight rinks were chosen as loca- tions to shoot the film. They chose more than enough rinks in case of warm weather. Augsburg was specifically chosen for its unique look from the other rinks they were using. “In the film itself you want to be able to show people visually and quickly that you're in a dif- ferent arena each time," said Thompson. Her job is to choose possible sites for filming and to ensure things run smoothly at each site. In exchange for using Augs- burg’s ice arena, the company bought ice time and made a dona— tion to the St. Paul Figure Skating Club. It was also filmed at the New Hope, Minnetonka and Pa- rade ice arenas. The weather also prevented the filming of a scene at the Winter Carnival Ice Palace because it melted. They rewrote the scene and m0ved it to Rice Park in St. Paul. The Landmark Center lights up the background. Artists were hired to create ice sculptures, and trucks hauled snow to the park. Vol. 98, No. 18 “It turned out to be a much lovelier shot than the ice castle would have been,“ said Thomp- son. The movie will be filmed at 22 locations in Minnesota, including IDS Center, St. Cloud Court- house, Gaviidae Common, Grand Avenue and Wilson School. They also shot in the Elliot Park neighborhood which is the setting for the hockey players‘ homes. The film crew changed the ap- pearance of the community by painting and replacing glass. “The people who lived there loved it and wished we could have kept it like that,“ Thompson said. “I find the people in the Twin Cities are incredibly giving," she added. “Film—making here is still fairly new so people are somewhat fascinated with it . . . The Twin Cities has a really good reputation in terms of the cities being cooperative to film. They make it easy for film companies to come in." We asked her about gawkers and security problems on campus. “For having a working rink next door and being on a college cam- pus, it's not too bad," she said. “People are curious and you have to expect that." While we were on the set, Co- producer Martin Huberty came and spoke to us. As co-producer he acts as a troubleshooter when problems arise. “We can spend up to $70,000 a day,“ he said. “If a main actor like Emilio has the wrong Sweater on and nobody can find the right sweater, or something as stupid as that, we can shut down production.“ Huberty told us that they had shot over 300,000 feet of film. The editors, director and producers Continued on page 4 The turnch {Vflk wit upfur a Shot on the ice of the .«1 agsburg arena us Co-Editor Runda Bot-It talks with a co» prt ldllct‘ V 7 Phulu m I) ( m: nei‘. [summit I.,imv [m f», Friday, April 10, 1992 I? ‘3‘ ! ‘ . -o . Q During u /)/'(’tI/\' from filming [inn/in [is/eve: (III(/ the I'm! of l/It‘ HltIl'lt‘ crew eat lunch new to the east sit/e of loss (‘eii/ei‘. il'lio/o Iii Air/Ir Ira/wimp Parking fees are the highest at Augsburg and may be increased WiBy “NBA TE’ITZTAFF Staff Writer Parking fees may be going up at Augsburg next year, according to the Parking Committee, Augsburg has a weekday student body of 1,400 with 530 faculty and staff, Within a two-block radius there are 559 parking spaces. Here the lots are designated, with 218 spaces for faculty / staff, 176 for commuters, l28 for residents and 37 for mertlovt. At Augsburg an annual parking permit costs $50. Hamline University enrolls 2,500 students who share the 700 spaces in their four lots with 500 faculty and staff. All lots are within a two—block radius. Users are charged a $36 annual ice. The Uniyersity‘ of St. Thomas' 4,423 students and 774 staff also share parking~2,035 spaces within about three blocks. Students and staff pay $20 for a lull-year permit. Nearby. the College of St. Catherine charges only $10 for the lull year of parking. Their 600 spaces are also shared by all. Some in the main lot are reserscd for faculty for limited hours of the day, but this is not a problem because “that lot is neser com- pletely full," according to secu- rity. The College has 1,827 students and 541 faculty and staff. The fifth A( l(’ iricmber, Macalt'stcr College, has 365 spaces for lllL'll l,lShow less
Page Two Commentary Political system lacks real substance LBy ROB VOEDISCH Newsvgdl‘tor This is an election year, and the candidates are getting on my nerves quicker than usual. In ‘88 I watched the Democrats with interest all the way to the convention. This year, I was bored with the Democratic... Show morePage Two Commentary Political system lacks real substance LBy ROB VOEDISCH Newsvgdl‘tor This is an election year, and the candidates are getting on my nerves quicker than usual. In ‘88 I watched the Democrats with interest all the way to the convention. This year, I was bored with the Democratic candidates at about the same time the Twins dropped three in Atlanta. I will be the first to admit that I know nothing about this country‘s political system. It does not excite me in the least. And while this is not entirely my own fault, I feel I should apologize. We should apologize. I have asked numerous people whom they support for presi- dent. Most have answered with a resounding “none of the above.” This cannot be. Granted, we as voters have very little to choose from; I may be mistaken, but I think it was John Chancellor who coined the phrase “they all suck pus." But because these guys are so terrible, we should be keeping track of them all the more. It is important to know where these individuals stand on the issues. And not just your pet issues. You should know what to expect from Bush, Buchanan, Brown and Clinton on as many policies as you can. And, as my uncle (the ex-marine) says, “Look at what they do and not at what they say." In other words, when Bush confides in us that he is going to be the “environmental/educational/low tax/funky, fresh, fly" president, we should look at his record Over the last four (or actually 12) years. Do not trust his lips again, kids. Too much is at stake. And speaking of crooks, let's take a peek at Congress. The Liberty Bell is an By NATALIE HENKE Columnist You know the story. You grew up in a small white town (or suburb). Your parents worked hard but never suffered too much. And if you really wanted something, you could probably have it. You came to Augsburg because you wanted to be in the excitement of the city. Or fered? And did you think much about it? THE ALARM IS RINGING...WAKE UP!!! A wise person I know said that we (meaning white. basically middle and upper class people) keep tell- ing less privileged people that they don't have what we have, and that they will never have the things that we have. We must ask ourselves, how long are they going to take it? (Mo Are they really the hard drinking, rap n’ pillaging, check-bouncing goons we have come to know and love? I don’t know. Here’s a better question: Does it matter? To me, no. I don’t think it should matter to the American public either. If you are going to vote these clowns out of office, do it for a real reason. Vote ’em out because of their views, because of their policies, because of their records. Do not, I repeat, do not give a congressperson the heave-ho simply because he or she screwed the house bank. I would hate to see Sen. Jesse Helms’ chances for re- election in 1996 shattered because he wrote a few bad checks; it would be quite sad to learn that his con- stituents back in ’01 Carolina could tolerate his racist, sexist, homophobic, Nee-fascist, Ku Klux Klanesque ideas for all these years, but could not stand by and let him forget to balance his bank account. Sure, throw the bums out, but at least have a decent reason. Believe me, you will not have that far to look for one, but you should look. The world is at a crossroads. Or, at least that is what Tom Brokaw told me. He could be lying. I don’t know much, but I do know this: it takes more than great hair to win a NCAA basketball championship (and Christian Laetner does have great hair, I have to say). It also takes more than a browsing of Newsweek to know who to vote for. Take the time to know what they are about. If we listened only to what Connie Chung told us, we’d be convinced that Brown was born on Jupiter; Buchanan is really, really, really pro-American; Bush came to us by way of a virgin birth; and Clinton is a reefer addict. There has to be more to democracy than this. know each other, the more con- fused, misinformed and frighten- ed we become. The gap continues to widen. There are so many people with blinders on. So many people who only know that they need to have Nintendo and M-T.V. and three cars so that everyone can pollute the air when it is conve- nient for them to do so. What are we waiting for? It's not getting better! If we aren‘t help out in some of the rougher neighborhoods, you can still go back to your suburb and be with all of your "comfortable" (meaning rich) friends. Someday, someone is going to push someone in the oppressed classes too far, and the United States is going to spontaneously combust. When that happens, what is going to save any of us, whatever our race, culture, gender, religion? Who is going to Can you feel the tension? Can you see your sometimes invisible privileges? When you graduate from Augsburg, you will probably be able to go anywhere you want to. Even if you decide to save the world, or do your part to because you wanted to see the “real” city. Or because you wanted to meet people who are different than you. What have you found out here? Have you met people who are different than you are? Have you met people who have suf~ Letters to the Editor Be aware of car theft To the Editor: I would like to address the problem of theft from car and car theft. Last Oct. I7 my friend’s truck was broken in to. He, like many Augsburg students, left valuables in his truck with the doors locked. The thieves broke two windows, stealing stereo equipment and other things totaling a large sum. His truck was parked on 22nd Avenue between Murphy's and Urness. This is a city street so it is not an Augsburg Security responsibility, even though the security booth is less than 100 yards away. On Dec. 20 the truck was stolen from the overflow lot behind the tennis court. It has not been recovered. I understand Augsburg's com— mitment to being a liberal arts college in an urban setting. But I do not understand why we don‘t have the level of security a city college needs. This is not a letter of blame. Augsburg Security is doing the best they can with the budget and resources they have. So what can the Augsburg community do to help them? I ask the students at Augsburg to look out for each other and not be naive. If you see someone tampering with a car, tell security right away. Report any suspicious activity. And please, don't leave valuables in your car. Do you think a lock— ed door is going to deter a thief? I ask the administration to ex- amine solutions to the problem. It's not just a student problem. Faculty cars have also been stolen. Perhaps the solution is surveillance cameras or a secured parking ramp. We all know the problem of parking on campus, why not consider the idea of a ramp? Augsburg wants to build more housing and WEC is grow- ing. Where are we going to park? It may be expensive, but perhaps we could lease parking bother to find out what I think about the world when all they can see is one more college- educated white bitch? The few people who have tried to stay receptive to different voices will be forced to withdraw for their own safety. And the less we space to the hospital. I have spoken with a former hospital board member who says the hospital needs more parking, too. I ask only one thing of everyone, be aware and do something. Ilse Schwarzkopf Disrespect needs change To the Editor: I wish to applaud Christopher King on his letter to the editor in the March I3 issue. The current dictionary defini- tions of mascot and emblem are incorrectly stated. Although I would rather not see Mr. King’s suggestions implemented, I would instead hope that we can eradicate the disrespect that lead him to get so pissed off. Twelve years ago, when l was in high school, I questioned why the school was changing its long- seeing the suffering of oppressed classes now, when will we? Cer- tainly we won't get any more in touch when we are graduating and getting married and starting jobs. We have a lot of power as students, so everyone tells us. Why don't we use it? time name of the Hopkins War- riors. lvdidn‘t know at the time that the word “warrior” was in any possible way racist with the Anishinaabe. It, of course, was not. What was considered was the fact that the mascot was the face and headdress of these Stan had . to miss his FYE Seminar... Friday, Aprll 10, 1992 We 7 @ ouvvwcmmmmsrmu alarm clock that is now ringing I don't know what to advocate politically. I don’t see much I like. I need to do more research. Individually, I know a little reading and personal exploration can broaden perspective. Also, we must think seriously about our own lives. No one else is go- ing to tell us (if we don‘t want to hear it) that we need to give up this specific luxury or that lux- urious idea. I am not claiming to be inno- cent or even to say that my blinder days are in the past. But I am trying to hear and see and feel. Maybe you can help we to do that. And maybe I can help you, too. respectful people. The school system simply wanted to eradicate all possible connections to racism. Since then, I‘ve learned about the ways of the Native American and can see how deep racism can and has cut into them. I really 3’. . .. -- \§&\§\3§\ ~ \\» .\'\\\‘ \ '\ \ \ \\ ‘ \\ \ t . \;\\ . ‘ Show less
Friday, April 10, 1992 Commentary {do Page Three More letters to the editor: Continued from page 2 appreciate what my high school didandwishthattherestofthis so called “nation” would follow. I am upset to learn that Augsburg hired a non-Indian to teach Indian history. I would understand if there... Show moreFriday, April 10, 1992 Commentary {do Page Three More letters to the editor: Continued from page 2 appreciate what my high school didandwishthattherestofthis so called “nation” would follow. I am upset to learn that Augsburg hired a non-Indian to teach Indian history. I would understand if there weren't any Native Americans who could do the job, but according to Mr. King there was not only ONE, but FIVE! Augsburg is con- tinually doing stupid things, but this is unforgivable! In the past I have felt proud to have attended Augsburg and have defended it from ridicule; now I can only hope that I don't start making my own jokes. This ‘pair of pants’ would love to see t-shirts that say “Whiteskins go back to Europe’ and ‘San Diego Caucasians,’ it would serve us right to be treated the way we’ve treated others. Eric Egertson Culture is the issue To the Editor: I feel the need to say some things regarding the American Indian history course at Augsburg. The issue about Mr. Pilz is not, nor has it ever been, one regarding his academic credentials/qualifications. The issue is whether it is culturally appropriate to have a non-Indian teach this course. And the only people qualified to address this issue are culturally connected In- dians. Indians have been taught by non-Indians for 500 years. We are saying it is time to change that, it is time to hear history (particularly our own history) from a different perspective. The American Indian history course was added to Augsburg’s curriculum as part of an American Indian Studies minor. The intent of the authors of the proposal was that these courses (Al history, AI literature, AI religion) be available for American Indian students “who need to learn their history, ex— plore their roots and find pride in their heritage." I maintain you cannot accomplish this goal by having non-Indian people teaching these courses. Another objective of the authors in including these courses in Augsburg’s curriculum is the recruiting and retaining of American Indian students at Augsburg. I submit that Augsburg will not recruit or re- tain American Indian students in this fashion. A third objective was to pro- vide a cultural minor for American Indian students in- terested in obtaining teaching licensure to return to community schools to teach their history, culture, language, etc. The education of non-Indians of this campus was not a main objective. It is a perk. These basic objectives, the reasons for including an AI history course here in the first place, are not being met. What the Indian people on this campus are saying, and perhaps we haven’t been clear about this, is that these courses need to be taught by culturally appropriate, experienced people. That means people who are connected to community and who actively par- ticipate in their cultural tradi- tions. It is not enough to just have knowledge. It is not enough to just be Indian. There is a dif- ference between race and culture. An individual can be racially In- dian but have no connection to the Indian community or have any experience with his/her cultural traditions and practices. In a recent letter in the Echo a student expressed alarm that non-Indians ever be “qualified” to teach these courses. Facts and issues pertinent to Indian history and culture are taught in elemen- tary and secondary schools in this state. I believe they need to be taught by “sensitized” teachers. I am saying you cannot be appropriately or effectively LAURA FERRY RANDA DOCK BOYD KOEHLER TERI“ BURNOR ROI VOEDISCH PHYLLIS WILLIAMS JENNIFER NIELSEN LUKE MALLOY KELLY LUDEKING STEVEN TAFF DAWN IOHMBACH STEVEN OSWOOD JOHN SIMSO ALAYNE THOREON WENDY GENSKOW ARI McKEE Becky Warzyniak. AUGSBURG {Lia Sun Writers: Lisa Alexander. Gene McCtivem, Matt Mirmak, Cassandra Moering. Chad Pietro, Marla Stratton. Linda Tetzlat'f. Chad Thompson, Julie Trait. Published weekly each Friday except during Augsburg interim, vacation periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg College, 731 - 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the supponing statt, administration, faculty, or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or services it advertises. antplsmm. Printed at Tandem Inc. Ridtfield, MN on recyclable paper. Editor in Chief Editor in Chief Faculty Advisor News Editor News Editor Features Editor Ans 8t Entertainment Editor Sports Editor Photography Editor Production Editor Production Editor Copy Editor Copy Editor Copy Editor Business Manager Columnist sensitized by learning about In- dians from non-Indians. It is op- timally effective to learn about Indians from Indians. When hiring culturally ap- propriate people you need to consult with and actively involve people who have knowledge of these things and people that will be affected by decisions made. In this case, that means faculty from the history department, Bonnie Wallace and' some of the Indian students enrolled at Augsburg. This college has made repeated, emphatic, public statements about being commit- ted to diversity. What does that mean? To me diversity is recognizing and celebrating differences. How are we doing that here? Yes, we have added Indian studies courses to our curriculum. Yes, we have increased the numbers of students of color on our cam- pus. Yes, we are adding an Asian-American support person to our staff. But our (Indian) community looks at the fact that a non-Indian was hired to teach Indian history and it says: “What’s this? What about Augsburg’s commitment to diversity? They are just going to supply the info without the flavor?” Or worse yet: “I’m not surprised.” This one action speaks louder than all the words about commitment. The commit- ment is noble but the actions have to match the words. Cindy Peterson American Indian Support Program All races have suffered To the Editor: Last Friday, Chris King wrote a letter to the editor stating that he was sick of the mistreatment of the Indian community and heritage, etc. He showed many examples of how society degrades the Indian community and its heritage by using the In- dian as a mascot and using the Indian chant as part of a cheer for a baseball team. Chris, the government has been screwing all people since government was created. Your nationality is not the only one that has gotten in the rear from good 01’ US. Government. High taxes and inflation do not know cultural or color lines. They af- fect everybody regardless of race, color or creed. Now, you'll pro- bably say that the government hasn’t killed whites, blacks or yellow, etc. or taken their land from them and driven them into the dirt. If you look at history, you will see quite the opposite. This country has done that to every nationality since time began. You deserve no special treatment in that area. I do agree mascots that use the Indian in a less than deserving manner are unacceptable. But when all the Atlanta fans were doing the chop or the Washington fans were chanting, I do not think that they did it to personally humiliate the Indian. I seriously doubt they were con— scious of it until the AIM came in and started complaining about tt. I do not like your jokes about Malcolm X is a puss, etc. Even if you intended no harm. you have offended the African Americans in this school, and even white students would take offense to that stupid remark. If you com- plain about the way society treats your race, be sure that you do not do the same to others. And do you seriously think that whites haven‘t gained some nicknames over the years? Do names like ‘honkey‘ or ‘white bread' ring a bell to you? Again. your race is not the only one af- fected by slander. Chris, your letter was the straw that broke the camel’s back, so to speak. I am sick and tired of minority groups com- plaining about this or that. I am sick and tired of hearing that this group or that group is staging a protest because there are no minorities in this department or that department. I am sick and tired of hearing of Diversity Day at Augsburg College. I am NOT a non-Indian Chris! I take that comment offensively. Again, in attempt to defend your nationali- ty, you have offended another. I am a white, protestant male from an average home with average parents and an average income. Does that group even exist anymore? I have been bom— barded with flyers about African American Day and Native Indian Day and whatever else. What about German Ancestry Day? Why not? It seems that every other nationality gets their own day, why can't I have my own? I am proud of my ancestors and my heritage, too, but I do not go shoving it down Non-Protestant White Males, throats. Please do not classify me as a racist or some- one like that Davis freak at the University. I’m just sick of it all. I just wish every could realize that we are all God’s people and that we are all equal in His eyes. Forget about what color skin you have or where your grandad came from. In the end, none of that will matter anyway. Jesus, won‘t people realize this until it is too late? Chris, I am glad to know that you are proud of your heritage. It is something to hold on to and remember. But please, do not force it down my throat or else I will choke. I am already lying on the floor gasping for air. Jeff Krengel Columnist is misinformed on ideology To the editors: Someone missed the point. I’ll keep this simple for your under- standing. The hoped—for result was that you realize that conser— vatives are not to be labeled bor- ing or knee-jerk. Conservatism is one of the most important ideolo- gies in the history of this world. It is a movement you can neither ignore not one against which you should make misinformed ac- cusations. Looking back on it, Ari, you may well be right. I am probably a closet liberal. I suppose that my comments about feminism and minorities were insincere and sappy. You can keep your rather condescending comments regard— ing Earhart and Nightingale. I will continue to admire persons like Helen Olsen, former state VP of AAUW in South Dakota (that’s like NOW, only better) and the best example of true feminism l, or anyone else, could know, “alive and well and mak— ing daily life better for all of us“—a damn better job than a columnist, who keeps coming back. She raised me well Ari, and I do mean what I said about feminism. It‘s like a bad dream, The col- umnist wildly misses the mark, gets rebutted and starts talking about breast cancer. Did I miss anylhing? Why am I confused? I didn ’1 say a word aboul ills‘ilF mice companies or imp/unit . . . Breast cancer is not a joking matter. I take it just as seriously as you do, Ari. Both sexes can get it and far too little is done to stop it. I‘m not going to argue heroes; (yeah, Jesus of Nazareth. because there are some Jesuses of Topeka out there, and Chris- tianity is not to laugh at) our argument should be about ideology, and a columnist who made assumptions with no em- pirical backing. What you said was wrong, that's all. But if you want a really great column sub- ject, just keep on talking about other people‘s sex lives. l'm available for interviews . . . One of the most important lessons I learned in high school geometry was, “Never assume, it brings the ass out of u and me." Ari, on Feb. 28, you did that. It has now made asses of both of us. I believe in different means to desired ends than you do. Enough, I am weary. If you want more fight, pipe down and call me, I‘m in the Auggie. Jon S. Olsen President, Class of 1995 Group is in opposition to death penalty To the Editor: Amnesty International at Augsburg, what an idea! Don’t kill that axe murderer, it isn’t his fault he killed an entire town! What? Can what I‘m saying be true? Docs Al support crime? No, they don’t support crime per se, but since they are against the death penalty, they in- advertently help crime along. There are countries where a pick-pocketer gets his hand chopped off, and an axe murderer is put to death. These places have the lowest crime rates in the world. Here in America, where crime runs ram- pant, pick-pocketers get their hands slapped and axe murderers get counseling. Thank you Amnesty! A lot of what Amnesty stands for I couldn’t agree with more, with the one minor exception of the death penalty. This nation has overcrowded prisons, and the inmates who want to die are not allowed to. The inmates who should have been slain are serv- ing life sentences, and in some cases will be on the streets in seven to ID years. Boy, I sure do feel safe! Eric Egertson Show less
Page Four (do Students of the Year chosen By RANDA nous (‘o-Edltor In Chief Two African students were recently presettted the 1992 Augsburg International Student of the Year award. Senior Deginesh Worku and junior Angela Mburu were nominated by faculty and staff and earned the award which is... Show morePage Four (do Students of the Year chosen By RANDA nous (‘o-Edltor In Chief Two African students were recently presettted the 1992 Augsburg International Student of the Year award. Senior Deginesh Worku and junior Angela Mburu were nominated by faculty and staff and earned the award which is given to two inter— national students each year. Worku is Ethiopian and came to Augsburg with her husband and two children in September 1980. She majors in social work with a minor in women‘s studies. In Ethiopia she worked for the Lutheran church and earned a scholarship from the church to attend Augsburg. Slte appreciates the availability of books in the United States. "Whatever type of paper I want to write there are always books for it.” said Worku. Books are not nearly as available in her native country. But she feels Americans tend to take things like this for granted. In the United States Worku said making friends is much more dif- ficult than in Ethiopia. She misses the “cohesive friendships“ of her name country. Ethiopians take care of people who \isit their country. Here people are so busy earning money to live on and for their education that they have less time for themselxes and for friends. said Worku. The style of worship of American Lutherans has been dif- ficult for her to adjust to. In Ethiopia. the Lutheran worship senice is more “reyiving” accord- ing to \Vorku. and e\ery Sunday she feels she grows spiritually. Here Lutherans are much less ex- pressixe in their worship. whereas in Ethiopia. people are not the New WEC By MARLA STRATI'ON Staff Writer Elizabeth Bruch is no stranger to dealing with adult student con- cerns. The new director of weekend college is the former dean of the adult degree program at Concordia College in St. Paul. She came to Augsburg in mid— December to take over for Rick Thoni, who is now the vice— president of enrollment manage— ment. Bruch’s official title is associate dean of graduate and non-tradi- tional programs, which means she is in charge of the graduate pro gram and summer school, as well as weekend college. A major part of Bruch’s job is same inside a chttrch worshiping as they are in every day life. Another difficult adjustment for her and her husband has been the prevalence of kidnapping in the United States. “That scares us so much. In Ethiopia our children are your children and yours are mine.“ Worku said. Parents watch over and even discipline each others‘ children. Worku and her husband wish to raise their children to be friendly Christians. but in the schools they are told not to talk to strangers. “This really is a contradiction with our culture,“ she said. This fall Worku will attend Luther Northwestern Seminary in St. Paul to earn a master‘s degree in family counseling. When she graduates she plans to return to Ethiopia and said she will be the first woman counselor of her country. Since living in the United States, Worku often speaks to women of the Christian church around the Twin Cities and also spoke in Chicago. Mburu came from her native country, Kenya, in August 1990. She majors in business administra» tion with a specialization in finance. Her father encouraged her to come to the United States to study and is able to support her financially. Mburu's sister. who attended the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, recom- mended Augsburg as a college with a good business program. Studying in the United States is “a once in a lifetime experience" for Mburu. When she graduates she plans to apply at Cargill‘s financial department so that she could transfer to the company's branch in Kenya. She is able to stay in the United States one year after graduating to gain work ex- perience. Right now Mburu interns at a law firm and real estate company which does business internation- ally. Mburu. of course. speaks Kenya's national language. Swahili. as well as German and French, so she corresponds with clients in other countries at her internship. Mburu also is vice president of the Cross Cultural Club, sings in the chapel choir, is the Pan- African Student Union chaplain and participates in the planning committee for the fall 1992 Christensen Symposium. When she first came. to Augs- burg, Mburu was shocked when her roommate‘s male friends visited their dorm room. She at- tended a boarding school in high school and there women called matrons watched over the girls. “Our matrons were so strict they didn‘t allow boys to visit us in our rooms," said Mburu. Men were only allowed to visit women in public. She also found the freedom from bells in between classes dif- ferent from Kenya. “Here you're in charge of yourself.“ she said. She feels she has grown to become more independent since coming to the United States and views that as a positive change. At the university in Nairobi. Kenya, Mburu said students must concentrate on courses in their majors so she appreciates the variety of classes from a liberal arts education. She also appreciates American shopping malls because they are larger and less expensive to shop when compared to her native country. director takes over to deal with the concerns of weekend college students. She believes that many students have the same concerns facing them: time management, the high cost of education and finding a job. “Weekend college students are very concerned about quality education. Just because it’s in a different format doesn’t mean it should be any less," Bruch said. Bruch sees herself as a connec- tion between students and the ad- ministration. “Students want to know that they still have a connec» tion. I want them to know that I'm here. Much of my education was when I was older and I know the concerns first hand because I‘ve lived them,” Bruch said. Bruch also works with the faculty to decide what courses are necessary for students to complete their education. Bruch does not have any major changes planned for weekend col- lege but sees that space may be a problem and that they may have to look to more evening courses. Bruch would like to see more interaction between day school students and weekend college students. One of her ideas is to set up a networking directory be- tween the day school and WEC. This would be helpful for students who are looking for jobs to make contacts with students who are already in the business commu- nity. Friday, Aprll 10, 1992 I celebrate the month of Ramadan. am On Saturday, April 4, a group of Muslims met in Si Melby to pray and —Phota by Kelly Lads/(ing .St-utt Mll‘hllt’l and Jill Johnson do some of the paperwurk at the Housing Lottery held last Sunday. —Pho!n by Erit‘ Bishop Buchanan’s campaign warns about other presidential candidates By MATT MIRMAK Staff Writer A crowd of 250 supporters at— tended a rally at the Hyatt Regen- cy hotel in Minneapolis on Wednesday. April I, for GOP presidential candidate Patrick J. Buchanan. who is campaigning in Minnesota for the upcoming April 7 presidential primary. Buchanan, a former speech- writer for former Presidents Nix- on and Reagan and conservative commentator, continued his criticism of the Bush Administra- tion‘s policies on taxes and the lack of an agenda on domestic issues, which he feels “betrays the principles of the Republican Party.“ Buchanan cited the I990 budget deal and the signing of the I991 Civil Rights Act as examples in his criticism of Bush. Buchanan warned the crowd of supporters that President Bush will be “sending his surrogates down to tell [them] that Buchanan was alright on “Crossfire.” but all he‘s doing is sending a message.“ Buchanan urged the crowd to tell Bush's surrogates “that they are exactly right" and cast their vote for Buchanan at the voting booth. Buchanan spared no mercy as he criticized Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson and the Democratic controlled Congress for their inept Movie will view all footage and put together the final product. They are planning on four months of post-production, although nor- mally six to eight months is need- ed. In 1985 Emilio Estevez (“The Breakfast Club," “St. Elmo‘s Fire“) filmed in Minnesota for the first time when he starred in an adaptation of the S. E. Hinton book, “That Was Then This Is Now," for which he also wrote the screenplay. management of the economy, for increasing taxes, and for “check kiting." Buchanan urged the crowd to send the same message to Carlson and Congress by voting them out of office as well. Although Buchanan has not won any primaries against the President so far, he is claiming victory nonetheless. “We are go- ing to keep fighting this battle, even though we are losing the delegate count, because we are winning this national debate, and we are going to win the battle for the future of our country . . . we have taken at least one-third of the vote against a sitting president and have done better than any Republican in New Hampshire against an incumbent since Teddy Roosevelt went against William Howard Taft.“ Buchanan ended his speech with a call to action. He urged the voters to get the word out about the campaign and to continue the “national debate" and fight for “the heart and the soul of the Republican Party." Buchanan left Minnesota on Thursday after addressing the State Legislature at the State Capitol. He will continue to cam- paign in North Carolina and California prior to the Republican National Convention in Houston, which will be held in August. Continued from page I The film also stars Heidi Kling, M. C. Gainey, Joshua Jackson, J. D. Daniels, Marguerite Moreau. Garette Ratliff, Brandon Adams, Aaron Schwartz, Matt Doherty, Shaun Weiss, Vincent LaRusso. Eldon Ratliff. Jussie Smollett, Danny Tamberelli. Jane Plank and Michael Ooms. “Bombay” is scheduled to con- tinue shooting through April 17 and be released in August. 0 ASAC President 0 Echo Editor WANTED: STUDENT LEADERS Positions are available for the 1992-93 school year: 0 Augsburgian Editor 0 Link Commissioner 0 KCMR Commissioner 0 Student Senate Secretary and Treasurer All positions pay $475 per semester. Applications are available at the 8.0.8. desk. Interviews will begin April 20. Direct any questions to Jason Koch at 373-8147 or Misti Allen at 373-8121. Show less
Frlday, April 10, 1992 {w Page Five Zemsky discusses sexuality myths By RANDA BOCK _ _' (lo-Editor in Chief A psychotherapist from the Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council in Minneapolis spoke on sensitivity to gays, lesbians and bisexuals and incorporating the topic of homosexuality into cur... Show moreFrlday, April 10, 1992 {w Page Five Zemsky discusses sexuality myths By RANDA BOCK _ _' (lo-Editor in Chief A psychotherapist from the Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council in Minneapolis spoke on sensitivity to gays, lesbians and bisexuals and incorporating the topic of homosexuality into cur- riculum during a brown bag lunch on March 18. Beth Zemsky coordinates com— munity education and social ser- vices programs at the council. Bisexual and Gay/ Lesbian Ser- vices (BAGLS) and Faculty Development sponsored the talk, which was attended by a group of about 30 students, faculty and staff. “There are a tremendous amount of myths about sexual identity,” said Zemsky. “People think it should only be a ‘bedroom issue.”’ Zemsky said that many people believe that homosexuals are “biological freaks." But there are no proven biological differences in gays, lesbians and bisexuals, she said. Other myths that Zemsky talk- ed about are that gay men are more “feminine” than hetero- sexual men, lesbians are more "butch" than heterosexual women, homosexuals want to be the opposite sex and that gay men are sexually out of control. When heterosexual boys and men “cruise” for women, people respond by saying “boys will be boys,” said Zemsky. But when gay men “cruise” they are seen as sexually promiscuous. The media often portrays gay men in this way. Zemsky said, in the past year, there have been several murders of gay men in the Twin Cities. Two of the murders occured in “cruising spots” for homosexuals. “The media choose to pick up on these stories,” she said. Zemsky said the media were uninterested when she suggested feature stories on gay dads and lesbian moms. Myths that educators believe are about the appro- priateness of teaching of homosexuality. Homosexuality is most often discussed in current often issues, sexual education or human developing courses. “Sexual iden- tity is thought of as an issue [or] controversy like abortion and not thought of as part of diversity," she said. Zemsky encouraged English professors to not only teach literature by homosexuals but also about them. Professors often avoid discuss» ing homosexuality in classes because they feel they might lose credibility. Students may believe the professor is promoting homosexuality or is a homo— sexual. In a religiously affiliated school like Augsburg, Zemsky said it is common for professors to be afraid they may be “challenged on a religious basis” if they discuss homosexuality. Before professors discuss homosexuality in their courses, Zemsky advised them to overcome any discomfort they may have about the subject. “Try to present it as regular. if it's not regular for you it won‘t be for students," she said. People also avoid the topic of Clean-up allows students to fight hunger, homelessness By BECKY WARZYNIAK LINK Co-Commissioner This month Augsburg will again be participating in the Annual Great Hunger Clean-Up. This event is sponsored by the National Student Campaign Against Hun- ger and Homelessness. Land 0' Lakes is a financial backer of this project as well. This is the Eighth Annual Clean-Up and the fourth year Augsburg has par— ticipated. The Great Hunger Clean-Up is one way students across the nation are doing their part to end hunger and homelessness throughout the world. It is a work-a-thon and fundraiser. Students get pledges (an average of $20) and on Satur— day, April ll, they will go to an assigned worksite in the communi- ty and “clean up" a social service agency. This spring cleaning is much needed, especially because most agencies cannot afford to pay someone to clean up for them. One half of the money Augsburg students raise will go to Our Saviour’s Homeless Shelter, an agency where many Augsburg students volunteer their time. The other half will go to the national office of NSCAHH for redistribu- tion to help out around the world. Students who have been on Clean-Up teams in the past have found this a fun way to get to know other students, get some ex- ercise on a Saturday morning and feel good about themselves. Many of the students who participate wish to continue with other com- munity service projects. Some of the team leaders for this year’s event include: Anjie Tonolli, Randa Bock, Beth Buchanan, Michele Rosin and Mayken Schaefle. They will be forming teams to work at such sites as the St. Joseph’s Home For Children, St. Martin’s Table, Our Saviour‘s Homeless Shelter and the Matthew’s Center. We are putting out press releases, so there is a chance that you may be on TV for participating in this event. The LINK sponsors this event. We find team leaders who help Classifieds Annual seminar planned Sexual harassment is a problem that should not be ignored. This year‘s Batalden Seminar on Ap- plied Ethics will recognize the problem and focus primarily on the ethical aspects of sexual harassment. The 10th annual seminar will feature lectures by Rev. Lowell Erdahl, Bishop of the St. Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Hubert Humphrey lll, attorney general of Minnesota. Panels of Augsburg faculty and national authorities will discuss “The Sexual Harassment Con- tinuum on the College Campus: Annoyance to Assault" and “Sex- ual Harassment and the Work- place: How to Create a Healthy Environment.“ The seminar will take place on Friday, April 24 in the Hoversten Chapel in Foss Center. Experienced computer word processing available for reports, term papers, etc. 933-3984. F A S T FUNDRAISING P R O G R A M Fraternities. somiu'es, sum clubs. Earn up to ‘10(X) in one week. Plus receive a ‘10“) bonus yourself. And a FREE WATCH justfa'callingl-8w- 932-0528Ext65. C R U l S E J O B 8 Cruise Lines Now Hiring. Earn 52,000+ per month working on cruise ships. World naval! Holiday, Sum- mandFull—umeempbyment avail- recruit students, faculty and staff to be on their teams. if you have a group of people who are in— terested, you can get a team together and call xl125 and get a team leader packet and other in— formation. There are free T-Shirts for the participants. We also have a continental breakfast for the participants at sign-in time on the day of the event and an optional picnic at 1 pm. for the par ticipants. The Great Hunger Clean-Up is a great way for students to do their part in the fight against hunger and homelessness without taking up too much precious time and money. If you are interested, please contact the LINK at x1125 and we‘ll give you more information about teams and the event. homosexuality because they automatically think of the sexual practices of gay, lesbians and bisexuals. But Zemsky pointed out that she had talked for 30 minutes on the subject of homosexuality without talking about sex. She said there are also myths about sexual practices of gays, lesbians and bisexuals. According to Zemsky, homosexuals practice many of the same sexual activities as heterosexuals. Twenty to 30 percent of gay men never practice anal sex, while the same percentage of heterosexual men commonly practice anal sex. In other suneys. 33 percent of lesbians never per- form oral sex while 80 percent of heterosexual women say their preferred way of achieving orgasm is by oral sex. After her talk Zemsky asked the audience for comments. Druid Gabrielson, associate dean oi academic affairs, commented that professors do not wish to talk about something like liomosc\— ualin because they don't know tnuch about it. Zemsky responded by saying. “it‘s not about being experts. it‘s about being sensnixe.” New learning center to help students, faculty improve communication By TERRiiitJRNOR cowefidélg, Opening as early as fall l992, depending on the president‘s staff’s final approval, the Center for Teaching and Learning will improve communication between students and faculty. Combining services and staff, the center will be comprised of the faculty development office, the academic enrichment program, the advising center, the honors program and support services for students. “The whole effort is to make a place even better for students,” said Marie McNeff, director of faculty development. The offices will be able to do things better together than we ever could separately, she said. The center will reflect a "total experience of learning and teaching." said Don Warren, director of academic enrichment. “it exists to combine our knowledge of effective teaching and effective learning and how they can interrelate," he said. The possibilities are unlimited, Warren said, with the “ultimate objective or goal to support facul~ ty in enjoying the art of teaching and to support students in enjoy- ing the art of learning." Advising, but not evaluation services, will be provided, said Warren. Information will be shared between faculty and students, he said. Students will learn how to involve themselves more in classroom participation: faculty will learn how to motivate a classroom with a variety of students; and both will learn how a general interaction of popula— tions will benefit each other, he said. Four task force members will be attending a summer institute at the College of St. Olaf this June to futher design and plan the center. said McNeff. Augsburg's pro- posal “as one of 12 chosen. The objectiie is to plan the best proposal to submit to the Bush Foundation for an endowment, said Warren. While a location has not been assigned for the center, all the fur- nishings including study cartels and couches, have been donated, said Warren. The center will provide study space and a computer lab. Hopefully, tutors will also be available for students. lAlf lHt KEYS [All A CAll lAll A SlAIll '5‘ '3! U S Department or ' ansomation iHIENUS UUN'l ltl lHllNllS UHIVE UHUNK. ABE Yllll NEEDING DOUGH, BlIT AREN'T MAKING ANY BREAD? UPS pays $8/hr. for PT work. You’ll also earn medical benefits and paid holidays. Make your work count for something. Visit us upstairs in the Dinkydome at 1501 University Ave. SE. (Mon-Fri 10 am-3 pm) or call 681-2800. Euual Oooortunity Employer M/F ® UPS Delivers Education Show less
Page Six {m Frlday,Aprll10,1992 Karlen teaches music during semester in China I!) (‘IIAD THOMPSON Staff erter Bach. Mozart. Chopin and Beethoven are only a few coin~ posei's that come to mind when \\ estet ti society tliitiks of musical masters. Isolated from the liar last. the music of liiirope... Show morePage Six {m Frlday,Aprll10,1992 Karlen teaches music during semester in China I!) (‘IIAD THOMPSON Staff erter Bach. Mozart. Chopin and Beethoven are only a few coin~ posei's that come to mind when \\ estet ti society tliitiks of musical masters. Isolated from the liar last. the music of liiirope was developed. located on tlte other side of the world is the liastern tia- tion of China. In Fastern coun- tries different foundations and styles of music were created. Robert Karlen of the Augsburg music faculty had the opportunity to spend a term iii Chengdu. China at the Sichuan Conser- vatory of Music. Karlen is a pro- fessor of composition and con- ducting at Augsburg. Tltis spring the Augsburg band will be perfor- itiiiig a transcription of a composi- tion by Karlen. According to Karlen. Beijing and Hong Kong are a few cities that are heavily integrated with Western music. The ftirtlter the location away from these cultural centers. Oriental music is the predominant fortit of tntisie. At the conservatory Karlen coached six different chamber ensembles. This was an oppor» (unity for tiiany of the ensemble participants to perform popular European and classical composi- tions they had never performed before. The availability of printed iiittsic is a misfortune for music performers in China. In the I960s a cultural revolution was ex- perienced in China. During this period articles of non-Asian des- cent were banned and destroyed. Today. the availability of Western music scores is still limited. With an awareness of this situation Karlen‘s jottrncy to China includ- ed the transportation of large quantities of chamber music scores. These transported scores pro- vided the opportunity for some The lugs/titre ('lioir practices prior to I/IL'IF Tour Home ( oiii't-rl u! (‘t-nlru/ Iii/lit'rtm ('liim'li. lht- t‘lioir rctiirncdfroni their tour through the Midwest. ‘Thunderheart’ dances in mystery By CHAD PIERRO filmfiritic The movie industry just loves to compare “Thunderheart” with “Dances With Wolves." largely because Kevin Costner‘s tidy little epic did so nicely at the box office. That certainly is a decent promo< tional technique for ticket sales, but it doesn‘t do justice to “Thunderheart.” an entirely uni- que and well-made film that doesn‘t need to be labeled as “Dances With Wolves ll." Based on the violence occuring in the I970s between government authorities and the American In- dian Movement (AIM), this film tells two stories at once. One is of self-discovery while the other revolves around the political in- stability on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. An FBI agent. Ray Levoi (Val Kilmcr), based in Washington is called to South Dakota to help in the investigation of a murder at Pine Ridge. Being part Indian himself, Levoi is considered to be a mighty fine asset by the FBI in this case. There is already a suspect for the murder by the time Levoi shows up. The agent on the scene, Frank Coutellc (Sam Shepard), has found himself quite the ac- tivist. Our activist and possible murder-man is Jimmy Looks Twice (John Trudell). but he is more of a noisemaker than anything else. Levoi questions Jimmy‘s guilt from the beginning, not only because of Jimmy‘s Exhibit focuses on symbols to explain an Indian myth By CASSANDRA iviotLRtNo Staff Writer lntermedia Arts Gallery is holding an exhibit with perfor- mances by David Means. “In the Forest of Symbols: Toward a Language of Image and Sound" is on exhibit until April ll. Means examines the Haida In- dian myth “He Who Hunted Birds in His I‘ather‘s Village." According to Means, "This pro- duction set the myth against the 1897 ,Icsup expedition to Alaska’s Northwest coast . . . The myth and the expedition are interwoven through the character of Manley Dohol, an adventurer and soldier- olrlorttiric who falls in love with the swan maiden and gradually transforms into the hunter." Thc darkened room has digital electronic music playing with a moving design on video to create the atmosphere. There are black pyramid structures placed along- side of each other on parts of the floor, and white musical whole notes and other geometric shapes can be seen on the black pyramids There is also a video playing that shows trees and red triangle signs. The installation and perfor- mances are an attempt at inte- grating certain clcments of music, dance, text and visual arts to iti- stitutc a message and create an ex- perience. The performances are I'riday, April It) attd Saturday, April II, at X p.m. The cost is $8 or $6 for members. mythical I’liulii ’H Ai'llt I Ill/("f’lk' radical (btit harmless) protesting nature. btit also because Levoi starts to look at the real victims on the reservation. Levoi eventually meets tip with Walter (‘rovv Horse ((iraham (ireenc). a tribal officer in the area. Not only does Crow Horse prove to bc a good friend who helps Levoi reali/c himself, btit he is a definite help in the investiga- tion. Crow Horse. in a humorous way, shows Levoi that it isn‘t all that bad having some Indian blood, something Levoi had Chinese musicians to perform music that was unavailable to them before. One of the ensem- bles had its first opportunity to perform French music under Karlen’s coaching. When asked how Karlen's sab- batical has influenced his instruc- tion at Augsburg, he replied that his expectations of Augsburg students are greater. Students at the conservatory work diligently with poor practice facilities that are unheated. a lack of western sheet music and conservatory owned instruments. Near the end of the sabbatical a concert of chamber music was performed. At this performance Karlen was declared an honorary faculty member of the Sichuan Conservatory. The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia spon- sored the 1991 sabbatical. The Sichuan Conservatory has invited Karlen to instruct at the conser- vatory again. During the I993-94 school year Karlen will spend a term in Chengdu coaching chamber music. The 1993 sab- batical will be sponsored by Augsburg College. Many more Chinese students will have the op- portunity to experience western music under the direction of Karlen. Choir riulrns home By JENNIFER NIELSEN Arts and Entertainment Editor If you ask a member of the Augsburg Choir what they did for spring break, you will hear about a choir tour of the upper Midwest. The tour ran from March 20 to April 5 (which was their home tour). In 12 days they were at I4 different places. They sang in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota. When they returned, they had a recording session at St. Thomas. According to Nikki Goerger. senior and soprano section leader, the tour was hard. but the reason behind the tour gave everyone a driving force . . . to get through and enjoy the tour. The driving force? To spread God's word. first year students Karin Lud- WigsL‘n. second alto. and Steve [)ovv. baritone, also held strong denied for most of his life. Central to this film is Levoi's eventual acknowledgement of his Native American ancestry. He takes his time here. but he does come to appreciate the horribly oppressed perspective most of the reservation's citizens have. Val Kilmer (Remember “The Doors"???) is powerful and con- vincing in this transition. Greene is impressive with his humor and command of the screen. He was in “Dances With Wolves." and was equally good there. feelings for the tour. “Musically we got better and better each time we performed. It was fantastic!" Ludwigsen said. “I‘ve never been part of such an emotional and uplifting musical group," Dow said. The choir performed songs such as “Patapan” and “In that Great Gettin' Up Mornin" which were performed at Advent Vespers; “Comfort. Lord" which was writ- ten for the choir by bass section leader John Sorlien, and “My Heart is Longing to Praise My Savior" which was arranged by Leland B. Sateren. The choir was accompanied at times by Stephen Gabrielsen on the organ, Ellen Gilson on the cello and Michael Dayton on the English horn. The Augsburg Choir is con— ducted by Thomas Rossin. Director Michael Apted (“Gorillas In The Mist." “Coal Miner‘s Daughter") has made a provocative piece of work with a strong cast and nice visuals. The mystery keeps you watching, and the characters keep you feeling. “Thunderheart” earns three and one»half stars. *tti New Lives Start Here. When you donate clothing and household items to Goodwill Industries, you help people with disabilities or other special needs learn job skills, find meaningful employment--and start new lives of independence. Please donate today. Goodwill Industries (612) 646-2591 Bum‘wi" Our Business Works. 50 People Can. o Show less
Friday, April 10, 1992 {m Arts and Entertainment Page Seven Rick Shiomi will direct the production of ‘Rosie ’5 Cafe, ’ a play he wrote that addresses the issues of Japanese—Canadians. —Ph0!0 courtesy (If R. A. Shiomi Flour creates unique art exhibit By JULIE TRAFT Staff Writer Filed in gallery A... Show moreFriday, April 10, 1992 {m Arts and Entertainment Page Seven Rick Shiomi will direct the production of ‘Rosie ’5 Cafe, ’ a play he wrote that addresses the issues of Japanese—Canadians. —Ph0!0 courtesy (If R. A. Shiomi Flour creates unique art exhibit By JULIE TRAFT Staff Writer Filed in gallery A of the Walker Art Center is a gigantic mound of flour. The flour moves by con- veyer belt to gallery B, where it imperceptively sifts down over two oak trestle tables and chairs. The flour is part of an exhibit assembled by California artists Ann Hamilton and David Ireland, in their first collaborative effort. The exhibit was developed specifically for the area and for the museum. There is a pervasive smell of flour in the rooms, and flour dust hangs in the air. The floor is slip- pery with the drifted particles. Part of the exhibit is a glass cabinet with layers of concrete and dried foliage and flowers ex- posed like archeological strata. A mysterious book with Braille characters, under glass so it can’t be read, is white on white like the flour. There is a disembodied voice intoning what may be Latin, at Walker or may be gibberish, for all I could tell. The flour makes intersting pat- terns, like ripples in sand, and reflects light in an amazing number of shades of white. Adult visitors to the gallery all seemed to share my reaction- amazement. Is this art? I felt like a character in “The Emperor's New Clothes” when someone said “But it’s just flour!" Children, on the other hand, no doubt delighted that this was not another room full of pictures, en- joyed sliding around on the tiles and admiring the flour. However, adults and children alike were ready to leave in less than 10 minutes. Gallery A was made possible by General Mills (I) and gallery B by Honeywell. This exhibit runs through July. The Walker Art Center is open daily except Mondays. There is free admission the first Saturday of every month. Visiting playwright directs Augsburg theater production By LISA ALEXANDER Staff Writer During World War 11 both the United States and Canada forced people of Japanese heritage into internment camps. The conse- quences? They are seldom talked about and perhaps unknown to the general public. Rick Shiomi, playwright and guest director for Augsburg Theatre’s spring pro- duction of “Rosie‘s Cafe,” ad- dresses the issues Japanese Cana- dians faced immediately after World War II, as well as the con- sequences still seen today. Rick Shiomi was born and rais- ed in Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1970 as a history major. Shiomi describes Toronto as being white and middle class. Shiomi says he felt invisible and as if he never fit in there. After graduation he moved to Vancouver where he at- tended Simon Fraser University and received his teacher’s cer— tificate. Shiomi smiled when he said, “I knew one of two things. One, that I didn‘t know anything and, two, that l was not in a position to teach." At this point Shiomi decided to travel around the world. He spent a year teaching in Hong Kong, visited Japan, Europe and other parts of Asia. After traveling, he returned to Vancouver where Shiomi says that he “hung out" and taught English part time. In 1976 Shiomi became involved with the Japanese Cana- dian community for the first time. A year later he helped coordinate the Powell Street Festival, which is a Japanese Canadian cultural festival in Vancouver. It was at this point that he started to realize how his whole life had been affected by the camps. If not for the camps he would have grown up in a tight knit Japanese com- munity, thinks Shiomi. Shiomi says he didn‘t realize the impact until 1977. “The irony was that l was a history major, but never once studied the Japanese Cana- dian experience." Shiomi hopes to take the Japanese Canadian and American experience into the education system. In 1980 Shiomi went to San Francisco and got involved with the Asian theater. In 1982 Shiomi produced “Yellow Fever” and in 1985 he produced “Rosie's Cafe." Shiomi‘s most recent play is “Uncle Tadao,” a play which addresses the redress period in the 19805 when the US. government admitted its wrong-doing and paid compensation. “Rosie’s Cafe" deals with the situation of Japanese Canadians in the 19505 after leaving the in- ternment camps and returning to the Canadian west coast. In this romantic comedy, the main ques- tion facing Japanese Canadians at the time is that of assimilation. Shiomi’s award-winning play. “Yellow Fever.“ is a sequel to “Rosie‘s Cafe." What is especially unique about the Augsburg performance of “Rosie’s Cafe" is that for the first time open casting is being used. Shiomi says that he had “original- ly hoped for a multiethnic cast, but it turned out to be Caucas- ian." Shiomi says that when he accepted the invitation he knew that he would be working with Augsburg College. Shiomi sees this as a challenge to change perceptions and see theater as an art. As well as directing the play, Rick Shiomi will also be running theater workshops for Asian American students at Augsburg, as well as other area colleges. Play dates are April 24, 25, 26, 30 and May I, 2 and 3. Tickets are $3. For reservations or more in- formation about the play call the Augsburg College Box Office at 330-1257. Martha Johnston and Dong ll Lee are the assistant directors. ‘Princess Power’ examines a dream by focusing on self-discovery and emotions By JENNIFER NIELSEN Arts aid Entertainment Editor The Red Eye Collaboration is currently running “Princess Power" through April 19. The play was written, directed, designed and costumed by Carolyn Goelzer, who also starred in it. The play consists of three parts: Princess Power, Princess Passion and Princess Pig. They all revolve around the life of the Princess, played by Goelzer. Princess Power tells of Goelzer’s dream to become a The Loft aims its programs to writers and readers in community By PHYLLIS WILLIAMS Features Editor Where can you go for art and entertainment that soothes your soul and lets your mind wonder? It’s the Loft. The Loft is a place for writers and readers. If you en» joy reading poetry, writing literature or just listening, you'll be right at home at the Loft. The Loft is an ans organization that started in 1974 by a group of writers who came up with the idea of meeting in a Minneapolis bookstore. Today the Loft has a variety of workshops, classes, competitions and readings. The Loft is nestled at the edge of the border between Min- neapolis and St. Paul, across from the Water Tower (known as the old witch tower). They have made a home in the Pratte Community Center at 66 Malcolm Ave. SE. The Loft has a variety of ac- tivities such as poetry and short story readings, classes, workshops and used book sales. John Dougan is the new marketing director for the Loft. He plans to advertise more events this year and try to encourage readers and writers throughout the community to get involved. The Loft features writers from around the world such as Carol Bly, Ntozake Shange, David Mura, Patricia Hampl, Andrei Codrescu, Will Weaver and many more. The Loft also offers workshops and open writing groups where writers can share their works in a supportive setting. These writing groups are free and open to the public. Dougan also claims that the Loft is an environment that wants to foster a writing community. He encourages college students to get involved. If you‘re interested in the Loft please call 379-8999. Memberships are available. On April 10, at 8 p.m. the Loft will present a poetry reading by Augsburg English Instructor Cary Waterman and Kate Green. The cost is $5 for non-members and $4 for members. princess. When she realizes that she cannot inherit the position, she tries to find it through the love of a “prince.” Eventually, she realizes that she is lesbian and fits her ideals of a princess into that role. Princess Passion involves the sexual discoveries that Goelzer in- volves herself in. She then moves beyond this discovery to “an in- trospective search for the ultimate, consummate expression of love." Princess Pig is the story of a tea party. Slowly, the princess shows her true feelings and imperfec- tions. At the end, the princess finds her true self, the princess from the Walt Disney fairy tales, through a visitor in the mirror. This was a wonderful play. It is a monologue; Goelzer tells her tale to the audience with the silent help of her royal attendants, Rhonda Lund and John Bolding. The staging is simple, but very ell fective. The theater itself is very small and intimate. “Princess Power“ runs until April 19. Tickets run from $8 to $12.50. The Red Eye is located at 15 W, 14th Street. For ticket information. call the theater at 870-0309. recycling 3 single can. cans is enough to power year. WHY RECYCLE A CAN? You can power your T.V. for 3 hours with the energy saved by If 250,000 people recycled one can per day, America could save the equivalent of 3.5 million gallons of gas per year. Today, the energy saved from recycling aluminum the city of Boston for a full AUGSBURG RECYCLES Show less
Page Eight Sports {do Friday, April 10, 1992 The .4 ugshurg truck and field loom has a busy wee/tend full of compelilion. (Back row 14) Coach Paul Gmucr. Todd CHILI. Erik Alto, .4sxl. Couch Gene McGii'ern. (Middle row) Mike ll'inlers, Rob knight, Doug Turner, Todd Hulicr. (From row) Jodi DivinS/t... Show morePage Eight Sports {do Friday, April 10, 1992 The .4 ugshurg truck and field loom has a busy wee/tend full of compelilion. (Back row 14) Coach Paul Gmucr. Todd CHILI. Erik Alto, .4sxl. Couch Gene McGii'ern. (Middle row) Mike ll'inlers, Rob knight, Doug Turner, Todd Hulicr. (From row) Jodi DivinS/t'i. Andi Mal/rim. Julie Ste/tan. Calhy Brioche/e, Jodi H'oyke, Lea/i Johnson. 7 I’holu hr Aell)’ I mlr'lt‘mrg Sports Update: Softball team wins against stiff co VB) GENE McGlVERN Sports Infotaajiflfleflt , Auggie softball goes 5-3 in Florida The Augsburg softball team started the week with a 2-0 MlAC record and a TS merall mark against some stiff competition. The Auggies swept Macalester last Saturday on the heels of a 104 and 10 doubleheader loss to Luther College. Coach Carol Enke‘s team completed a suc~ cessful week in Florida on March 26 with a 53 finish against some tough competition. Augsburg opened its season with \iCtOl’tes over Moravian (2—0), Western Connecticut (4-3) and Eastern Connecticut (2-1). The Auggies then lost to Buena Vista (5-4) and St. Thomas (5-7). and rebounded with wins over Millikin (3-1) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (3—0). They completed the series on a dismal note with an 8-0 loss to Allegheny. Senior pitcher Shannon Solem recorded a 4-0 record with one save in five appearances in Florida. allowed only two runs, both unearned, in 30 innings, while striking out 22 and walking only seven. in statistics through 12 games, Juli Gustafson leads in batting (.375) and hits (12), Melissa Danko leads in RBI (6), Kathy Dunn leads in sacrifices (4) and walks (6). Other top batters are Sue (iehrke (.346), Heather Hanson (.313), Janel Schmidt (.282) and Julie Hanson (.281). Augsburg played at St. Catherine’s Tuesday and hosted St. Ben's Thursday. They host Concordia~Moorhead Saturday at 1 pm. in a doubleheader. The April 1 games with Wisconsin-Eau Claire were postponed until April 29. Next week. the Auggies play Monday at Gustavus and host St. Thomas Wednesday. Baseball drops MlAC openers Augsburg saw its season baseball record dip to 9-11 with a doubleheader loss at Harnline last Saturday. Coach Ron l’etrich's team bowed 3-2 and 4-3 to the Pipers, and played St. Thomas in their home opener Wednesday, The Auggies swept Northwestern College on April 2, 5-1 and 2-0. and had a 2-6 finish in Florida over spring break. The Auggies topped Westminster (10—0) and Williams (9-6) in an otherwise dismal week in Florida. The Aug- gies host .‘vlacalester in a double: header Saturday at noon at Parade Stadium, then travel to Northfield Tuesday to play Carleton at 2:30. Soph Jon Rose leads the Auggies in hitting (.325) and on»base percentage (.471); Joel Tveite leads in hits (16); Dan Wenzel leads in RBI (13) and doubles (4); Tom Bance leads in stolen bases (7). Tveite is second in hitting at .314 and (ing Wenlcl is batting .294. Tveite is 2-3 with a 3.19 ERA, while Dan Wenzel is 1-2 with a 3.56 ERA, and Al Breidenbach is 3-2 with a 5.74 ERA. Track teams face busy week Augsburg's track and field athletes will split up this weekend. Senior Julie Stepan will compete today in the hcptathlon at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines. The rest of the squad will compete Softball game planned The first annual Augsburg faculty/staff vs. the women's soft- ball team will bc held on l‘riday, May 1 at 7 pm. on the turf under the lights. The cost to students with an 11) is $1, adults $2 and under 12 free. The faculty/staff players will he coached by (jarol lankc, head softa ball coach. She Will also play on the faculty/stall learn. The anA riouricers for the game Include Rev. Dave Wold and Well-known An~ rioiiuccr Ken l'loriari. 'l he Augsr burg (ollcgc Pep “and, directed by Bob Stack, will also be there to cheer on the teams. For those faculty/staff who have not yet signed up, call either John Ccrrito at 330—1768, Sue (iehrkc at 333-0287 or Melissa Danko at 3738130. The purpose of the event is to create awareness of women's athletics, fundraising for women's athletics, a cornmtittity builder and, most of all, to have fun. So come out arid support your fellow Auggies as well as get a good laugh. mpetition at Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Satur- day. Jodi Divinski. Andi Mathieu. Leah Johnson and Todd Huber run the middle distances; Rob Knight. Todd Cina. Dotig Turner and Mike Winters in the sprints and jumps; Jodi Woykc in the hurdles; Cathy Bucchelc in the high jump; and Erik Aho in the shot put. Four Auggies tabbed Academic All-MIAC Augsburg had four winter-sport athletes voted to the MlAC All- Academic team. On the women‘s side. junior basketball player Alison l~alk and senior trackstcr Julie Stcpan were chosen, arid male recipients were jttnior basketball player Dave Carlson and junior wrestler (iary Thomp- son. l‘alk. an elementary cduca~ tion major, has a 3.87 gpa and was a top reserve for the Auggie basketball team. Stcpan, a com» municatiorts major, was the con» ference runner-up in the indoor pentathlon. Carlson. a psychology major, has been a three-year starter in basketball and already ranks among the top 10 scorers in school history. Thompson, a marketing major, had a 3013-] record for the Auggic national runner-up wrestling team. To be eligible, student-athletes must have a cumulative gpa of 3.20 or higher, although freshmen and first-year transfers aren't eligible. The trm'ltsfmm the movie crew lined the streets over the wee/rend. Member qu/u' ms/ err/over! f’lt' M‘t’tllht'r by Season Ticket: The By LUKE MALLOY Sports Editor Now that the Final Four is over, basketball fans can shift their at- tention to the NBA playoffs. The regular season will end on April 19 but the World Champion will not be decided until June. That makes for a very long season for some teams. Yet it will be longer for a few special. talented players who will represent the United States in Barcelona in the Summer Olympics this July. Finally, the International Olym- pic Committee allowed profes- sionals from the NBA to play in the Olympics. Before this, it seemed so stupid not to have the best athletes represent their coun- try when a lot of people referred to the Olympics as the best athletes in the world. Now that the Olympics are tak- ing professionals in basketball and also in tennis, they might as well allow other sports' professionals athletes to play in the Olympics. We want to see America do well at the games. We must give the amateurs equal chance to earn a spot on the team. But the amateurs do have other inter- national competitions that they can compete in, like the Pan Am games and others like it. The point is that Olympic coni- petition should bean international playingjimlhull our on Ihvji'u/rl when they look u lm'u/t'from/ilmi/ig. best should get to play competition between each coun- try's best in a chosen sport, not amateurs who are good, but not the best. Detroit Piston coach Chuck (bad choice) Daly will be coaching this year’s team. With a team of NBA stars that includes Jordan, Barkley. Malone and Bird, the United States should cake walk through and grab the gold. You can't write an article about NBA stars in the Olympics without say- ing something about Magic. Hopefully he will be able to com- pete and help the team to a gold medal. What a way to top an unbelievable career. This is definitely the way it should be. We have the best players. now let them show it to the world. The United States lacks the money and facilties for Olympic training like the other countries do but we have just as much or more talent as the other countries so it's time we strutted our stuff. 1 am so glad that Coach Daly won't have his point guard Isiah Thomas on the team. Mr. Cry Baby himself doesn‘t deserve to be on the team and l‘m glad he is not. Hopefully, the excitement stirred up this summer will help the domino effect take place and all professionals will be able to com- pete if so desired, which will make it a lot better for the fans and sup- porters of our country. \s lver Get Somebo III Wasted! - s 7 I'liom hi At'l/i limit-Ame Show less
EECHO llic \iigxliiirg College Stiitlcni Nt:\\\p.|pcr Friday, April 10, 2015 Volume CXXI, Issue 19 Minneapolis, Minnesota The wheels on the ACTC bus no longer go ’round and Blair Stewi , Staff Writer On May 22, the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) bus service will no longer be... Show moreEECHO llic \iigxliiirg College Stiitlcni Nt:\\\p.|pcr Friday, April 10, 2015 Volume CXXI, Issue 19 Minneapolis, Minnesota The wheels on the ACTC bus no longer go ’round and Blair Stewi , Staff Writer On May 22, the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) bus service will no longer be running, meaning students, staff and faculty will be taking their last trip on this bus before it stops its services forever. The bus service has served the Augsburg, Hamline, Macalester, St. Catherine’s and St. Thomas campuses since the 19705. At the time, this shuttle service was needed as there were few alternative transportation options for students who travelled between ACTC campuses. The closing of thisbus service is due to the introduction of new, affordable and sustainable transportation options introduced around the ACTC campuses. ’round With the Green Line, newly improved bus routes, and car and bike-share programs, more and more ways for students from different campuses to travel to and from other campuses are accessible. According to the ACTC website, the decision to close the bus shuttle also considered each school's values on environmental and financial sustainability as well as considering the new transportation that has been recently introduced or improved aroundtheeampuses. Last semester alone, about 420 students cross-registered at another ACTC school. Approximately 300-600 people use the ACTC bus on a regular basis. On average, 650 people ride one-way each day and 325 ride round-trip each day. According to the ACTC FAQ page, “The ACTC bus has historically been funded through institutional fees: each ACTC school is charged a per-semester fee of $7.00 per cross-registration-eligible undergraduate student. ACTC will no longer assess this fee to our member schools." The decision to discontinue the bus shuttle service was made after a year of much discussion by chief academic officers of the ACTC schools. They ultimately deemed the ACTC bus system as unaffordable and unsustainable. Each school is coming up with their own solutions to the closing of the ACTC shuttle. Hamline will Continue to work with students as well as other transportation organizations in order to provide students with the opportunity to continue studying at other ACTC schools. Macalester will continue to do the same as Hamline, however, they also plan to use the bus funds as a means to support other modes of transportation for their students. At St. Kate’s, administrators will be working on the same solutions as both Macalester and Hamline. St. Kate’s also plans on possibly pursuing a private shuttle service to provide transportation between the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses. St. Thomas will be working with other transportation services but the shuttle will not be replaced at this time. Augsburg will continue to support those who would like to pursue the option of cross registering and studying on other ACTC campuses. Augsburg is working with local organizations such as Metro Transit, HOURCAR, CarZGo and NiceRide to provide affordable and sustainable transportation options. Ifyou have any questions or concerns about the transportation options, you can contact the registrars office at registrar@augsburg.edu. If you have questions about inter-campus transit you can contact Ann Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs at garvey@augsburg.edu. Voices of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis heard by many at Augsburg College Tina Mon'e, News Editor On Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 5:30 p.m., Augsburg students and faculty joined in discussion with organizer from Black Lives Matter Minneapolis (BLM). According to their website. ELM, most recently popularized by the frequent national use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, began in 2012 after George Zimmerman was acquitted for the death of Trayvon Martin and is a “call to action and a response to the virulent anti- Black racism that permeates our society." Titled “Black Lives Matter. Organizers' Voices," the hour— and-a-half discussion was organized by associate professor andSaboChairandFellow Lars Christiansen, asociate piofesor of sociology Nancy Fischer, associate professor of political science Sarah Combellick—Bidney and Augsburg sociology student Keisha Barnard in collaboration with Augsburg's Students for Raciallustioe. “The panel brought voices of organizers who are taking decisive action toward racial justice at a pivotal moment in US history," said Combellick-Bidney, to which “50 many students came." Oren Gateway 100 “was full and folks had to sit on the floor.” Active audience member and Augsburg student Marquell Moorer said the event was a success, and that the panel prompted a “great discussion As part of the conversation, each panelist shared their experiences in social movements and how they became involved with BLM “in reaction to the lack of indictment of Ferguson police office Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown," said Fischer. Invited panelists, while fielding audience questions. discussed some of the nuances of the events and protests that have taken place in the Twin Cities. including the carefully-planned shutdown of 1-35, for which BLM activists used their own cars to block traffic to provide safety “for activists on foot to take the highway," according to Fischer. Panelists also talked about how BLM Minneapolis “is not associated with one thing," said Fischer. They discussed their presence at City Hall in an effort to “[emphasize] campaign promises that city council had made on equity and justice issues." Furthermore, they are currently with $15 New Minnesota, a campaign to raise Minnesota's minimum wage. The conversation also included a discussion about the recent BLM protest at the Mall of America and, according to Moorer, the “truth [of] what actually happened" there. Fischer noted that one of the most interesting topics during the discussion had to do with the media and how “the MOA protest had reporters positioned so they could NOT get a clear shot of protesters, only police." According to Christiansen, protesters had also designated volunteers specifically placed in the role of maintaining peace, safe walking space, and respect for mall-goers uninterested in the protest. “What [is implied] when public sees riot police?" asked Fischer. The issue around social movements in the media is part of why the discussion happened here at Augsburg. “I wanted this event." said Christiansen, "because social movement organizer voices are typically absent in media coverage." “Social movements that challenge the social order, and the people most directly involved, are marginalized in a host of ways. By providing the space for those voices to be heard," continued Christiansen, “the hope was that Augsburg students, staff, and faculty could learn more about the movement, its intentions and motivations, its framings, and so forth.“ Christiansen also expressed that the discussion is relevant to the Augsburg community because of the school‘s commitment to “engage the larger culture, to examine it critically, and make sense of it, to the degree that we can, using the intellectual tools that we developing as students and teachers." Combellick—Bidney also said, “Their movement is relevant to Augsburg, as we see from the walkout that took place last semester." Moorer shared these sentiments. saying the “transformative” experience of attending the discussion panel gave the Augsburg community an opportunity to challenge itself “to stand up against violence and racism from police and other local authorities... we will no longer accept this mistreatment.“ Student and audience member K Taylor said the event was important because "a lot of students. faculty and staff are out of touch when it comes to the harsh realities of racial oppression and biases that [people of color] are affected by on a daily basis.” Taylor said, "Augsburg has gotten away with symbolic gestures of diversity" for a while now. and to have a “panel discussion by and for black people and other [people of color] is meaningful." Taylor acknowledged the ctlort while also being reminded that one panel discussmn is still not enough because "there are only a handful of (administrators, staff] and professors" who represent the racial and ethnic diversity of Augsburg's student body. Concluding the discussion. according to Fischer, the panelists talked about “how students can get involved on our own campus and/ or with BLM." Combellick- Bidney also shared that the discussion's closure “included a chant by Assata Shakur: “it is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other We have nothing to lose but our chains.” For more information about BLM Minneapolis, visit their Faccbuok page www.Faccbook. com/ BIackLivcsMaticr Minneapolis or Visit BlackLivesMaiicr.com Show less
N EWS Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 2 AISA and American Indian Student Services hosts 7th annual powwow r AbbyiTetzlaff, Staff Writeri On Saturday, March 28, Augsburg students, staff and the surrounding community were invited to attend a powwow, held in the Si Melby Gym. It was the seventh... Show moreN EWS Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 2 AISA and American Indian Student Services hosts 7th annual powwow r AbbyiTetzlaff, Staff Writeri On Saturday, March 28, Augsburg students, staff and the surrounding community were invited to attend a powwow, held in the Si Melby Gym. It was the seventh consecutive powwow held at Augsburg. Each year, the event is sponsored by Augsburg Indigenous Student Association (AISA) and Augsburg‘s American Indian Student Services. The event was an educational, intertribal gathering. Tribes from the areas attended, as well as representatives from international indigenous tribes as well. The festivities lasted into the afternoon, with Grand Entrances at 1 pm, and 6 pm, each time carrying in the eagle staff, a flag of sovereign indigenous nations, the American flag and the Minnesota state flag. Spectators immersed themselves in watching the colorful regalia and had the opportunity to learn about the different dance categories by watching the dancers move around the center of the gym in a clockwise direction. As the drums beat out rhythm, the dancers moved across the gym to the beat, with singing above the drums. Each dance has a series of separate dance moves, and their regalia, whether a jingle dress, the ribbons of a grass dancer or the shawl of women fancy dancers, each represents a different symbol and importance to the dance and the culture. Each dance group had its own circle of drummers and singers, taking turns based on the style of the song, Many of the dancers say they learn their craft through a lifetime of discipline and practice, as well as have a deep appreciation for the symbolic nature oftheir dance. Outside the gym, vendors and sponsorship tables were present, all raising awareness for cultural and social conditions that American Indians face in the American mainstream society. AISA ran a concession stand with candy bars, drinks and even fry bread that could be topped with butter and honey or sour cream and salsa. Other vendors sold T-shirts, tribal crafts, furs and various pieces of colorful jewelry to fit the occasion, Last month, AISA was refused re-commissioning for next year by Augsburg’s Day Student Government, sending waves of shock throughout the community close to the AISA. However, in an appeal with Augsburg's Student Government Commissioning Appeals Committee, they were reinstated for proper funding next year. Some speculate the situation took place due to student government’s attempts to reallocate student activities money in a different distribution combination. Despite the large number of dancers and spectators at Si Melby on that Saturday, DPS did not give the event 7 its own parking. Many had to park near a meter or park their cars across the street in the hospital ramp and carry their regalia and drums across Riverside Avenue. The Joy Project brings an eating disorder support group to Augsburg Katie Davidson, 0 inions Editor Friday, March 27 marked the first eating disorder support group meeting held by The Joy Project at Augsburg College. The meeting was held in the Augsburg Room from 6:30 p.m.78 pm, which is now its permanent location for the remainder of the school year, The Joy Project (TJ P) began online in 2007 and has recently made its way to Augsburg. According to Haeley Hendrickson, an Augsburg student who works as an intern for TJP, the Project was the first social media site of its kind to offer a recovery-oriented safe space for individuals struggling with eating disorders Joy Nollenberg, head of TJP, was a "real pioneer" in those days, said Hendrickson. "Joy realized that there are so few recovery and support resources available to people outside of traditional treatment, which can be spendy,” said Hendrickson. "The average cost of a month of inpatient treatment for an eating disorder is around $30,000." Hendrickson commented on how people face many barriers that keep them from getting proper care but said the largest ban-ier comes from being unable to obtain adequate insurance covemge for treatment. "Many privately managed care organizations specifically exclude or severely limit the amount of treatment one can receive for an eating disorder, so sometimes one must be able to pay the bulk of recovery costs out of pocket," she said. Aside from financial complications, finding a treatment center and being able to dedicate a large amount of time to receiving treatment gets to be difficult for most people. "There are relatively few treatment centers that focus exclusively on eating disorders in the US," said Hendrickson. "For some people, this means commuting for several hours a day or even buying a plane ticket for an extended stay." This makes it extremely challenging for someone undergoing treatment to be able to carry out a normal lifeitheir main goal. "Inpatient treatment is the most commonly recommended type of treatment, but this requires a minimum of a 2-week stay," said Hendrickson. "For many individuals, taking two weeks off from work or school is simply not an option. Who's going to pay the bills, watch the kids, feed the cat. " Although the meetings are not as intensive as inpatient treatment, the Friday meetings put on by TJ P now being held at Augsburg offer support for those whose schedules or financial situations do not allow them to undergo inpatient treatment, TJP has been holding support group meetings at the University of Lutheran Church of Hope in Dinkytown, and it was Hendrickson's idea to bring a support group to Augsburg. "I believe the support groups answer a need on this campus," said Hendrickson. "So many individuals struggle with eating or body related issues, and I wanted to create a resource students could utilize regardless of background or circumstance," Hendrickson recommends TJ P for everyone. "All are welcome at our support group, whether you're in the midst of treatment, looking to maintain recovery, have a loved one who struggles or just want a safe space where people understand eating disorders," she said. "The atmosphere of our groups are a little bit different than most, because everyone who attends chooses to be there and wants to be there." Hendrickson said this creates a community of people who want to uplift and encourage others. The mission statement of TJP is, "Ending eating disorders through real world situations." By offering support for college students with chaotic schedules and others who simply just do not have the time or money to go through inpatient treatment, TJP is accomplishing their goal. "Having suffered from an eating disorder myself, I know myself how difficult it is to feel isolated, and so one thing I would say to students is that, even if you’re not ready to pursue treatment options, we can at least help with the isolation," said Hendrickson. "We are here to accept you as you are." Augsburg College Echo Spring 2015 Editor-in-Chief Jens Pinther Managing Editor Mary Cornelius Layout Editor Maggie Royce Copy Editor Carter Williams News Editor Tina Monje Sports Editor ‘ Sarah Mueller Opinions Editor Katie Davidson A&E Editor Abigail Carpenter Features Editor A Del Logeais Faculty Adviser Boyd Koebler 7312Lst Avenue 5, CB I48 ; Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454‘ E-mail echo@augsburg.cdu Phone (612) 330-1102 The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday — except during vacation periods and holidays — by the students of Augsburg College. Opinions exprssed in the Echo are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the supporting srafi‘, administra- tion, faculty, alumni/ac or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessar- ily promote the products or services it advertises. Advmisc— ments can be placed in the Echo by contacting the advertising manager: Submissions are welcome and can be sent to echo@augburg edu. All submissions should be between 500—700 words and accompanied by the writer‘s name and contact information. All submissions become the property of the Echo and are subject to revision, The Echo reserves the right to edit submitted material because of space limitations, repetitive subject matter, libelous content or any other reason the editors deem appropriate. Prion by Print Group Midwest on recycled paper. Show less
SPORTS Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 3 Augsburg wrestling wins their 12th National Championship Dave Fier Staff Writer On March 13—14 in Hershey, Pa., at the Giant Event Center, the Augsburg wrestling team took home their 12th national title. Augsburg qualified a program record ten wrestlers for... Show moreSPORTS Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 3 Augsburg wrestling wins their 12th National Championship Dave Fier Staff Writer On March 13—14 in Hershey, Pa., at the Giant Event Center, the Augsburg wrestling team took home their 12th national title. Augsburg qualified a program record ten wrestlers for nationals: Mike Fuenffinger at 125 weight class, Chad Bartschenfeld at 133 weight class, Marcus Hamer at 141 weight class, Will Keeter at 149 weight class, Gable Frandsen at 157 weight class,Eric Hansel at 165 weight class, Tryell Martin at 174 pound weight class, Tommy Teigen at 184 pound weight class, Matt Hechsel 197 weight class and Donny Longendyke at heavy weight class. Going into nationals, Augsburg was ranked 6th in the nation with a record of 12—4. Mike Fuenffinger led the way for Auggies, wrestling Lucas Malmberg of Messiah College and defeating him 15—2. After winning his weight class and being declared a National Champion, Fuenft'inger said, “Faith is the biggest thing. I just went out there and stayed focused. I just wanted to go out there and fight for the glory of God. Jesus is what got me here. I owe it all to him. Being able to represent him in the best way I can, that's what I was striving for." Donny Longendyke was one of the big factors brought the national title home for Augsburg with his dominating wrestling. In the last match, but possibly the most important match of the tournament, Longendyke wrestled Terrance Jacques of Rhode Island College. He prevailed in victorious fashion with a 1—0 decision. “You had two evenly matched athletes right there," said Augsburg head coach, Jim Moulsoff. “They’re not your typical heavyweights. Donny did a heck of a job for us this year...As the season went on, we took our lumps, I know that, but it didn't make a difference. We learned along the way, and we grew because the wrestlers knew they’re going to crown a national champ come March. That was their goal, and that’s what they did." The Auggies finished first and earned 100.0 points. Wartburg finished second and earned 8915 points. Wabash College of Indiana finished third with 66.5 points. Wisconsin-Whitewater finished fourth earning 60.5 points. By Augsburg winning their 12th national title, they were able to successfully end Wanburg‘s streak of winning four national titles in a row. Either Augsburg or Wartburg has won the NCAA division III national title since 1995. The Auggies earned several top honors in the awards that the national wrestling coaches association presents after the wrestling action ends. Moulsoff was named division III national coach of the year and division III rookie coach of the year. Tony Valek was named assistant coach of the year for all the support and mentorship he gave to the wrestlers this season. Eric Hensel earned the tournament’s most falls in the least amount of time award. Fuenffinger was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler. Vikings staying patient, adding depth and potential this Undro Smith-Brown Staff Writer Patience is always a virtue when it comes to Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman‘s ofi'season plans, especially during the free agency period- His philosophy istore-sigi current Vikingswho may be due for an extension, and let the waves of big spending between the other 31 NFL franchises occnr before extending ofiers to the players whohittheopenmarket Fans may have been underwhelmed by the lack of activity from the Minnesota Vikings after the initial wave of free agency, which officially began on March 10. The Vikings finished 7—9 last season, and have needs @551; St E ;.fi$e Fiertfigf‘gri'eu ,, Name: #39 Tanner Oakes Sport: Baseball Position: Pitcher Year: Senior Major: Special Education Hometown: Jordan, Minn. Tanner Oakes is the first and only pitcher in Augsburg baseball history to pitch a no- hitter, otherwise known as a perfect game, which he did his freshman year. The Auggie baseball team currently has a record of 10-10. They are doing everything they can to chase a MIAC playoff birth. Q: What does Auggie pride mean to you? A: "Auggie pride to me means working together: everyone chipping in doing their role to complete a common goal." Q: What are some of the at several positions including guard, safety, corner and linebacker. Some wondered whether the Vikings would pursue any of the bigger names that this year’s free agent pool had to ofl‘er, or wait undl the draft to improve the roster. So far, the Vikings have signed six new players for cheap, short contracts, looking to add depth to the roster, and hopefully capitalize on the potential shown by the players signed. The Vikings decided to take care of depth at the quarterback position first, by signing 35-year-old Shaun Hill. Hill was signed to a two-year deal to serve as the back-up to Teddy Bridgewater, The biggest splash of the Vikings offseason came with a trade when they acquired wide receiver, Mike Wallace, from the Miami Dolphins. The Viking could have a steal in Wallace if he is able to play like a number—one receiver. The Vikings gave up a fifth» round pick in the current drafi and a 2016 seventh-round pick forWallace. The Wallace trade also led Minnesota to cut receiver Greg Jennings. Jennings never played up to the five-year, $45 million contract he signed in 2013. The Vikings added a few defensive players to the roster with hopes that they will bring a positive impact to the team. The Vikings added two former Bengals players to the secondary. 27-year-old safety Taylor Mays, and 38-year-old glance: Tanner Oakes ways you train during the offseason to dominate during the season? A: “We do a lot of lifting three days a week, and then within that the pitchers do a lot of different types of conditioning, a lot of sprints. Our pitching coach has us working pretty hard during the offseason as well as in season too. In the dome we do all kinds of stuff, throwing a lot of long toss." Q: What are your team‘s goals this season? A: “Our goal is to make the playoffs. It all comes down to giving ourselves a chances to move onto that next step and playoffs is it for us. Playoffs begin in early May. The MIAC is pretty wide open: one through ten is pretty solid throughout the MIAC, but there is no one that you can just show up and beat automatically. You got to be on your best game at all times." Q: Who is Augsburg biggest rival in baseball? A: “We always want to beat our rival. which is St. Thomas. They’re always at the top. You have to beat them to win anything, so they‘re number one. After that I would say it‘s pretty competitive throughout.“ Q: What have been your greatest memories playing for Augsburg? A: “Sophomore year making the playoffs was fun. Hopefully we can do that again this year. The Arizona trips are always a ton of fun. Just being with your teammates for a whole week is awesome and so is being in good weather." Q: As a team do you have a motto or quote t hat you live by? A: “I‘m pissed off for comerback Terence Newman. Mays is known for being a hard hitter and brings much needed athleticism to the safety position. It will be a win for theteamiftheycanpairMays alongidebuddingstarHarrison Smith and find success. Mays has yet to play up to the potential he showed coming out of USC, but hopefully Zimmer canhelphimsucceed. The Vikings also signed former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker, Casey Matthews, to a deal. The former fourth- round draft pick from Oregon had a career-high 62 tackles last season. Matthews looks to compete for a spot at inside linebacker for the Vikings. One of the most interesting signings the team made was greatness, because if you aren't pissed off for greatness you‘re okay with being mediocre." Q: What is it going to take for the team to make playoffs? A: “Pitching and defense. Our hitters have been doing really well so far. Our pitchers need to step up, and if the pitchers can step up, I think we'll be okay. It's got to start today." Q: Tell me about someone that you look up to or that inspires you? A: "I would say my dad. He has beaten Leukemia twice now, and he has been an inspiration not only to me but to thousands of people. His attitude during his fight wrth cancer twice has been nothing short of remarkable. He is just a really tough guy." Q: Where do you see yourself when your Auggie career is said oft-season 6'9" 351-pound offensive tackle from Poland, Babatunde “Babs” Aiyegbusi. Aiyegbusi made a name for himself in the Polish and German football leagues, but success in the NFL remains to be seen. The Vikings have a young team whose success depends on how this young talent develops. The moves that the Vikings have made in the ofiseason so far, gives them more flexibility when the draft comes April 30. The Vikings can take the best player available that day and keep building this team into a contender. The Vikings will have the 11th overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. and done? A: "Hopefully I'll be teaching specral education. probably in an elementary school. Hopefully along With that I can do some coaching basketball and baseball." "Tanner is as intelligent as any coach, he has grown up around the game and gets the ebb and flow ofbaseball. He has a good work ethic, he takes care of himself. and he takes care of his arm. His greatest strength is he takes personal responsibility in his daily excellence, He has always been a low maintenance proactive type of player, He knows what he needs to do aitd comes in and does it Darc i say it, he is a model student athlete " -Kcith Batcman, head baseball coach. Show less
OPINIONS Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 4 Letter to the editor: do you know what "consent" means? Maddie Williams, égribufo: Do you know the definition of the word consent? According to the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, it means. “free and active agreement, given equally by both... Show moreOPINIONS Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 4 Letter to the editor: do you know what "consent" means? Maddie Williams, égribufo: Do you know the definition of the word consent? According to the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, it means. “free and active agreement, given equally by both partners, to engage in a specific sexual activity.” This means that giving in or giving up does not equal consent. The statistics on sexual assault would make one think such a concept is not taught in American society. Statistics show 1 in 4—5 women experience rape or attempted rape while they are in college 790% of those women know their attackers. Prof: ioshigc. tittieicimiriiiufii An opinion piece entitled “Midterm grading better not take too long," appeared in the March 13 edition of the Echo about the frustrations students feel when professors complain about having to grade exams. I do think the critique of professors‘ complaints about having to grade exams is helpful. I have learned the hard way that I have sometimes made too much work for both myself and my students. College is still a learning process for me too, and I learn from the interaction and construcnve L'rlIlClSm of my students all the time. This helps me be a better teacher and learner. Moreover. there is something about a professor's complaining about doing his or her job that demeans the students. the professor. the institution and the profession. Yet, there is also something to be said for exams and lectures. The aforementioned opinion piece argued that midterm exams cannot possibly assess a student‘s progress and that discussion and small-group work are better methods. The piece asserted that group work can help students make money and synthesize new ideas while “Neither of these things has any possibility of happening in the age- old ‘lecture and test' class format." These statements are too universal and fail to take into account that exams and lectures, along with other How does this make you feel? Uncomfortable? Good. More needs to be done to help prevent sexual assault, and we can start here on campus. We can’t just leave it up to fliers around campus that get torn down within minutes or the two- minute portion of a skit during SOAR for incoming students. Sexual assault is prevalent enough that our institution needs to make more of an effort not only to teach students about consent, healthy relationships and boundaries but also to make it a part of our mission to help prevent such trauma in our community. Augsburg is “committe " to educating our campus about such issues, so DPS uses the “Not Anymore" video campaign program with the hopes of giving our fellow students and faculty the tools to help reduce dating and sexual violence. Although the institution’s intentions are great, without more advertisements and promotion of the program, most students won’t know that this program even exists. We can't just rely on the school‘s websites, because if students aren't aware of what is readily available to them, they most likely won’t actively seek out the information that is at their fingertips, If you did not know, Augsburg partners with The Aurora Center at the U of M to provide support groups for Augsburg and U of M students who have experienced sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Aurora has been a great escape for not only myself, but countless others who had no place else to go. The Sexual Violence Center (SVC) located in North Minneapolis, where I currently serve as an advocate against sexual violence, provides amazing free services for both primary and secondary victim/survivors of sexual assault over the age of 12. SVC serves Hennepin, Carver and Scott counties with 24-hour crisis counseling, legal and medical advocacies, as well as facilitating multiple support groups and one—to- one counseling. It is important to understand that victim/survivors of sexual assault can suffer from an extreme amount of post- traumatic stress, so if you know anyone who has experienced an assault remember to be very patient and kind. There are resources out there that assist supporters in helping friends or family. No one is alone. Sexual violence truly does afi‘ect everyone. What will you do to help? formats, can be parts of a bigger picture of learning. Midterm exams, when written well and accompanied by other methods, can get the big picture of what we are learning in the first half of a course. Notice that I say “can, not “will.” I must write exams well, covering the big picture and some of the important details. I prove nothing by testing students on the most esoteric minutia in a reading that I don‘t cover in class other than that I can be a jerk. I don't want to do that. Instead, I want students to be able to recognize things that can be helpful later in life as well as in the course. For instance, I want them to be able to know the five pillars of Islam so that when they talk to their neighbors or colleagues who are Muslim, they have an understanding of Islam that goes beyond the talking points of the media. I know this can work, because former students who have graduated have thanked me for it. Group work and discussion are valuable tools and should be used well. Conversation is a great way of coming to understandings on topics in class, especially in a religion course. That does not mean that these methods should be the ONLY things in our toolboxes. Some students are hesitant to talk in class for a variety of reasons but have an excellent grasp of the knowledge we've been discussing in class. Those students deserve to be able to prove that to the professor. Students have different learning styles, and I want to use a variety of methods of assessment so that I can grade fairly. Group work, journaling, essays, discussion, reading, responses and even lectures and exams have their place. I don’t want to short-change my students by relying too much on one format, no matter which format it is. l I disagree with the charge 1 that exams and lectures won't lead to students making money. Skills in test-taking and active listening to lectures can lead to success, even in the business world. I say this as an adjunct who also has a job in the business developed ' world. The ability to listen ‘ attentively, even to something you ultimately don't care about, can go a long way in developing a good customer service attitude. Employers know this, and they look for it. Something similar can be said about taking an exam. Doing something you don‘t like, performing under time constraints develops you as a human being and workervit demonstrates what Hemmingway called "grace under pressure.“ The ability to perform from memory under pressure and to do so with a minimum of complaining makes you a better employee, colleague . and a better around. In world, I have tests all the person all time, and the ability to take ‘ the business ‘ them has served me well and helped me to advance. Yes, it has even helped me get a raise or two. Lectures and exams, when used in conjunction with discussion and group work, can help synthesize new ideas. I know that from my experiences teaching and listening to the feedback of 'i Lectures and exams still have a place my students. Learning is a two-way street though, and I as a professor learn every day from my students. I expect my students to do their part in the learning experience, but I also seek to honor them with careful listening and with timely feedback and grading. l with ptesntation by Assi Aiar. Assi Atari: an imminent Israeli entetlainment personality, TV hnsl. and screenplay writer Viiteil by nut magaztne in ma as an: at the "toll MOSHMMMM‘ gays in the watlil." Azat uses his stage to figlil for lGBl equal rights. ASSI AZAR W host and screenplay wtilet M In his documentary. "Mom and Bait: I Have Something In tell You." Am snares liis experience at Cnl’llll’ll nut. day, April 13 5pm. | Marshall Room omit, .ssmn. [mu] .n it“ i, r i; Show less
iOPINIONS Friday, April IO, 2015 Page 5 Surveying the privileged landscape Rile Hunter, Staff Writer On Saturday, April 11, students from Com355: Small Group Communication will host discussions on the topic of White Privilege (WP) from 3—5 pm. in the Christensen Center‘s student lounge. The... Show moreiOPINIONS Friday, April IO, 2015 Page 5 Surveying the privileged landscape Rile Hunter, Staff Writer On Saturday, April 11, students from Com355: Small Group Communication will host discussions on the topic of White Privilege (WP) from 3—5 pm. in the Christensen Center‘s student lounge. The discussions will take place in 30 minute blocks, each featuring screenings of comedic videos covering WP, as well as a brief PSA drawing on student-conducted survey results, setting the stage for the discussion. One of the many great things about Augsburg is that faculty find ways to build our mission of service and emphasis on social justice into the curriculum. Over the past few months, three classmates and I have taken a dive into the topic of WP for our Activism Project. one of the course requirements. We distilled this topic down from the colossal topics of social justice and racism, and though the topic of WP is still enormous, it's an experience we canspeak fromasWhitepeople. As Peggy McIntosh writes in her 1989 essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack," people are socialized not to see mcisrn as the zero-sum game it really is. Those in power, mostly straight White cisgendered, able-bodied Christian males, make decisions, control services and distribute resources, and both mounting research and anecdotal testimony shows that racial biases are expressed in these areas, often at an unconscious level. We live in a world of finite resources—good jobs, houses, etc.———so when one group of people is allocated a disproportionately large share, others are allowed less by default. The takeaway here is twofold—firstly, racism is intimately connected to the advantages White people have in the United States, and secondly, it operates at an everyday level far removed from the black-andShow less
A&E Friday, April l0, 2015 Page 6 "Better Call Saul” 7 Nick Palime“ Writer When it was announced roughly a year ago that Vince Gilligan would be creating a spin-off of “Breaking Bad" starring Saul Goodman, I was hesitant to say the least, The character of Saul has been that of a jokester on ... Show moreA&E Friday, April l0, 2015 Page 6 "Better Call Saul” 7 Nick Palime“ Writer When it was announced roughly a year ago that Vince Gilligan would be creating a spin-off of “Breaking Bad" starring Saul Goodman, I was hesitant to say the least, The character of Saul has been that of a jokester on “Breaking Ba ," always able to talk his way out of any predicament which came his way. The idea of him having his own show seemed more like a cash grab than anything. However, when “Better Call Saul” debuted just ten weeks ago, it was evident that this show would become a worthy successor to “Breaking Bad," and, possrbly, even surpassing it one day. Bob Odenkirk plays the clever lawyer Saul Goodman. The show takes place some years before he meets Walter White and Jssie Pinkman and before he even goes by the name of Saul Goodman, going instead by Jimmy McGill. At this time, Jimmy is a struggling lawyer who is trying to live up to his brother's name and become a respected lawyer in his own right. It’s an interesting contrast to the person fans of “Bad” know. Jimmy tries to always do the right thing and, while his effom are valiant, they are ultimately futile as viewers know which path Jimmy will eventually go down. Jonathan Banks reprises his role as Mike Ehrmantraut, an ex-police officer who is now working the ticket booth of a parking lot. This is where Jimmy meets Mike and, while the two don’t see eye-to-eye initially, they do eventually gain something of a respect for one another by the season‘s end. Banks always does flawless work as Mike, maintaining the stoic seriousness of the character while conveying extreme emotion when it’s called for, making him an essential part of this ensemble of characters. Rhea Seehorn portrays Jimmy's friend and fellow lawyer Kim Wexler. While it is obvious that there is some sort of history between these two, it’s never really explored in the utmost clarity. Kim ultimately wants what is best for Jimmy and becomes his confidant for much of the season. Michael McKean plays Chuck McGill, Jimmy‘s older brother who is sick with some strange illness. Chuck became one of the more interesting characters over the course of the season as he became more of a mystery, and ultimately more of a hindrance to Jimmy’s success as the season went on. While there are some short cameos from "Breaking Bad” in the opening episodes, the show truly does thrive from its originality and from its ability to stand on its own two feet with these characters. One of the more powerful episodes from the season is the one which gives Mike’s backstory. It's one of the darkest parts about the show as it explains what events created the Mike Ehrmantraut of today, and it truly is a sad series of events. Without major plot spoilers, I am going to dive into the finale, asitisthecapstoneofthefirst season. The finale has a very diflerent feel from the rest of the season as it sees Jimmy return to his hometown. The events that take place here are much wins with its first season difierent than the other episodes and thus have a strange tone to them, breaking the show away from its drama and tension— filled moments. There is a moment in the finale, however, in which Jimmy finds himself at a crossroads. He can choose to embraces someone’s vision of him as “Slippin' Jimmy," a con man, or continue striving to achieve legal success as a lawyer. It’s a neat scene to see play out as the audience very much wants to see Jimmy become something different than the man he is destined to become. “Better Call Saul" succeeds in many areas. The show is able to create a similar feel and tone as “Breaking Bad" while making itself stand out as unique. It also gives us backstories to critical characters in this universe. With great twists, a likeable cast and fantastic performances by the entire major cast, “Better Call Saul” proves itself to be a worthy successor to the highly successful “Breaking Bad." Nick Pefl doc rim'em online a! Warm/W Augsburg Community Garden grows plants and commit)! irblair Slewig, Staff Writer The Augsburg Community Garden, run by Campus Kitchen, is open to any and all volunteers for people interested in growing and maintaining the garden this coming summer, The Augsburg Community Garden was started in order to give students, faculty, staff, neighbors and community organizations the opportunity to learn how to grow their own, fresh produce and to grow as a community. “Like most Cedar-Riverside residents, 1 live in an apartment, and have no green space of my own," said one community member. “Being within three blocks of a place where I can not just see greenery, but create it, is incredibly amazing, and makes the neighborhood so much more livable." The community gardens serves as a place for everyone to come together. They feature farmers from Minnesota farms, Ethiopia, Somalia, Vietnam and Mexico—all of whom garden together and share their diverse skills and example with one another, especially with those who are just beginning to learn how to garden, These gardens give those who may not have the resources such as land, equipment, etc, the opportunity for them to grow and harvest food. Another community member said, “I don't live in a stand— alone single family house on a piece of land, so sometimes I feel like I am missing out on that American dream—type thing of having a yard. To me, my plot in the community garden is a place I can go to participate in the time-honored tradition of backyard gardening, Iloveit." Instead of Campus Kitchen attempting to grow food to provide food for free, they provide land, tools, water and cempost to anyone, so they take ownership of their own space and produce. Not only do they have individual plots, but they also have communal plots that anyone and everyone has access toAlike the raspberry patch along the sidewalk. It does not take much to get your own plot if you so Choose, more CREDIT AUGSBURG COLLEGE Campus Kitchen simply asks that interested people have a strong connection to the Cedar-Riverside Community, pay a contribution of $30 for the year (with scholarships available to cover the fee) and volunteer at least four hours to help maintain and improve the entirety of the garden, Applications for the 2015 garden plots are now open. One can find the application for the gardening community on the campus kitchen page found on the Augnet. If you would like assistance with the application or would simply just like to learn more or ask a few questions, you can email campuskitchen@ augsburgedu or can contact Allyson at (612)-330-1624. Paper applications can be printed and sent to “Campus Kitchen, 2211 Riverside Ave, Campus Box 108, Minneapolis, MN 55454.” Campus Kitchen is able to accept just about everyone that applies and asks that if you have any interested friends or neighbors, please encourage them to apply as well. Upcoming Augsburg Events Friday, April 10 Zyzzageton 2 to 4 p. rn. Oren Gateway Center Carousel Play 7p. rn. Tim-Nelson floater Saturday, April 11 White Privilege PSA Screenings & Discussions 3 to 5 pm. Student Lounge Chrimnsen Center Monday, April 13 Assi Azzar Movie Screening & Presentation 6 to 8pm. Marshall Room Chrislensen Center Tuesday, April 14 Lavender Celebration 4 to 5:30 p m. East Commons Christensen Center Show less
TA&E Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 7 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "Carousel" to open this weekend on campus Dal M. Lo eais, Features Editor This spring, Augsburg’s theater department is putting on the 1945 musical “Carousel.” The music and lyrics are by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II... Show moreTA&E Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 7 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "Carousel" to open this weekend on campus Dal M. Lo eais, Features Editor This spring, Augsburg’s theater department is putting on the 1945 musical “Carousel.” The music and lyrics are by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II respectively. The show, directed by Darcey Eugen, music direction by Sonja Thompson, opens Friday, April 10, and will run through Sunday, April 19. “Carousel’s” story is really one about a handsome and romantically sought-after carousel barker, Billy Bigelow, who falls in love with the pensive and introspective Julie Jordan, a factory worker, after she pays a visit to the carousel with best friend Carrie Pipperidge. It is revealed very early on in the play that Billy struggles with a number of deep-rooted mental illnesses. He is consistently very. short—tempered, and. self- deprecating in nature, and he brings these things, for better or for worse, into his romance with Julie, all the while navigating a complex relationship with money and his work— eventually losing his job. These conditions come together and provoke some controversial subject matter within the play, domestic violence and suicide among them. In 1945, when “Carousel” was put on for the first time, these things were especially controversial, so the script takes a very hesitant and subtle approach to deconstructing them, if it takes any at all. In the second act of the musical, for example, Billy’s daughter, Louise, poses a question to Julie, her mother, after being physically abused by Billy: “But is it possible, Mother, for someone to hit you hard like that—~real loud and hard—and not hurt you at all?" “It’s possible, dear—for someone to hit you—hit you hard—and not hurt at all," said Julie in the script. As this series of lines, among many others, glorifies the experience of domestic abuse, and is indisputably problematic, the musical, when put on in the modem-day, has the potential to convey a message to audiences that is equally as problematic— making “Carousel” somewhat of a risk for venues everywhere, Augsburg included. For this reason, director Darcey Engen, with the help of “Carousel’s” cast and crew, is making it a priority to wholly deconstruct and place emphasis on controversial themes in order to transform the musical into something of a commentary on them. Throughout the rehearsal process, the cast has hosted a number of guest speakers with careers based in social work and domestic violence and participated in hours worth of discussion and dissection of the script and its controversial themes. “Darcey has done a great job making us all hyper-aware of the problematic themes contained within the script from the very beginning," said one member of the cast. “[The cast] knew from the start that Darcey would do something brilliant and progressive with the script. I wouldn‘t want to be part of the production if it was in anyone else’s hands. She’s great. The work we’ve put in has been great. It's not your typical mid-19405 musical, and that '5 important." “We’ve created a unique piece by taking an old musical and adapting it for a more modern message,“ said actor Riley Parham. Augsburg students can purchase tickets for “Carousel” PLAYBILL’ LINCOLN CENTER THEATER AT THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT PHOTO CRE DlT \vww AMAZON COM for $4, and the general public for $12. Individuals interested in reserving tickets for the production should contact the box office at 612-330-1257 or online at http://wwwaugsburg. edu/theater/current-season/ ticket-informationfl Additional information about the musical and ticket reservations can be found on the Augsburg theater webpage. Leslie Jamison reads as part of ACTC Visiting Writer series Mary Cornelius, Managing Editor “There are a lot of things we do before we have labels for why we do them," explained essayist and novelist Leslie Jamison to a packed audience last ’Iiresday night. For Jamison, her “thing” was writing about pain, and specifically “how we understand pain in the lives of others. . .[and] how we make our own pain legible." Although she did not know it when she began, her uncollected assays about pain and empathy would grow into the critically acclaimed essay collection “The Empathy Exams," which was published in April 2014 by the Minneapolis-based Graywolf Press. Jamison spoke to a full hall of students and faculty at Macalester College in the Weyerhauser Hall Boardroom as one of the five Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) Visiting Writers this year. During the hour—long event, Jamison read two essays from her book and answered student questions about her topics and writing habits. The first essay she read explored her personal experience attending a conference in support of people living with Morgellons, a disease that has had a complicated relationship with the medical community. Many doctors, when diagnosing Morgellons, list it as a psychosomatic rather than physical disorder, which is upsetting for individuals who feel their pain is being discounted. Jamison interviewed many people who identify with having the disease, and then she expanded the conversation to include the pain and potential pain we all experience in different degrees. "Fearing the worst is worse than knowing the worst," Jamison said. The second essay she read was a personal reflection on reading James Agee's “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.” Jamison quoted Agee, who said his writing was “the effort to perceive the cruel radiance of what is," To her, this perception (focused, in Agee’s book, on sharecroppers in the American South during the Great Depression) enabled empathy. “Empathy is a contagion, and Agee catches it and passes it to us," said Jamison. During the question and answer session that followed the reading, students asked Jamison about the difference between writing fiction and non-fiction and about how her essay collection came together. “The process is different [for fiction and non-fiction]," said Jamison. “Non-fiction is external, engaging with what is not me. It is an encounter with the self and not-self. The root is beyond my control," she said, explaining how interviewees giving answers she didn't plan for gave her an interesting and challenging set of Creative constraints. With fiction, she noted the author has a more total control of the content, and so a different set of creative restraints, “The motivating curiosities [behind both fiction and non-fiction] are the same, though," said Jamison, who added her work dealt greatly with ideas of consciousness. The ACTC Creative Writing Programs bring in 273 writers a semester through their Visiting Writer series, with each of the five colleges hosting one author per year. This past fall, Augsburg hosted prolific and award-winning poet Sean Thomas Dougherty. The series‘ past roster has included both locally based authors, such as University ofMinnesota faculty member Julie Shumacher in April 2011, and national names, like best-selling author Cheryl Strayed in October 2012. Strayed's memoir. “Wild,” was recently adapted into an Oscar- nodded movie. Kevin Moffett. the last author in this year's Visiting Writer series, will read at Hamline University on April 14 at 7:00 pm. Moffett is the author of two short story collections and has won many awards for his work, including the John Simmons Short Fiction Award and the Pushcan Prize. Show less
FEATURES Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 8 Derek Nikitas - Augsburg’s new MFA in Creative Writing "£991:stde 5t [Writen . Augsburg's MFA program has settled on Derek Nikitas to head its MFA in Creative Writing. Nikitas will start his position in August of 2015, taking over for the current MFA... Show moreFEATURES Friday, April 10, 2015 Page 8 Derek Nikitas - Augsburg’s new MFA in Creative Writing "£991:stde 5t [Writen . Augsburg's MFA program has settled on Derek Nikitas to head its MFA in Creative Writing. Nikitas will start his position in August of 2015, taking over for the current MFA director Cass Dalglish, who will remain an undergraduate professor and a mentor in the MFA program. Nikitas is well known for his novels in the thriller genre, with his first two novels being titled “Pyres” and “The Long Division." He said greats such as Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen King and Franz Kafka influence his writing the most. Nikitas has been nominated for an Edgar award by the Mystery Writers of America for his debut novel, “Pyres,” a thrilling story of a 15-year- old girl, Luc. After her father's mysterious death. Luc is dragged into the police investigation. What makes the tale unique, however, is its focus on two different narrating protagonists, Luc and the police investigator who is assigned to the case, both of them women with backgrounds far different from Nikitas' own. He received positive reviews of his writing for the book, and his creativity is evident across the whole novel. In addition to experience writing, however, Nikitas has experience leading a MFA program similar to Augsburg’s. He led Eastern Kentucky University’s MFA Bluegrass Writer’s Studio, which is a low-residency program like Augsburg’s MFA program. This is far from his only teaching experience, however. He also taught creative writing at the State University of New York at Brockport and at the University of Rhode Island. He describes his short fiction as “True Noir,” fiction that focuses on existentialist themes and often ends on a very bitter note. While he has experimented with literary fiction, almost all of his published works involve crime or are mystery novels. He is an enthusiastic protector of genre fiction in the academic setting, where it is often frowned upon, even here at Augsburg. He is interested in the interplay between language and plot and has written multiple blog posts on this theme. Among these academic essays, Nikitas also writes about “Game of Thrones" and other genre fiction, something he has a strong interest in as a mystery writer. “I love genre, but I love it not as an end in itself," he said about the fiction genre. “I love it mono canon: PLUS GOGGLECOM as a boundary within which a good writer can create something rich, surprising and fresh.” While speaking on college writing programs, Nikitas said, “Teachers can help you confront more quickly, more consciously, the hurdles you must overcome as a writer. The same is true for great Director books on the practice of writing—and great works of fiction—but there is something to be said for the personalized commentary you get from your instructor." Derek Nikitas will be visiting the MFA residency over the summer. His website is located at dereknikitas.com and his blog is dereknikitas. blogspot.com. Poet, activist Andrea Gibson visits the Twin Cities Del M. Lo aais, Features Editor On Thursday, March 26, world-renowned poet, spoken-word artist and activist Andrea Gibson visited the Twin Cities to perform some of their poetry, alongside musical artist Jesse Thompson, for a packed Cedar Cultural Center g just blocks from the Augsburg campus. Gibson, bold and unafraid in communicating their personal truths, is really at the forefront of the spoken- word movement, providing commentary on things such as race, class, gender and sexuality, among others. The poet grew up in Calais, Maine. They were raised of the Baptist faith. Gibson attended Saint Joseph's College of Maine, and participated in their first open-mic in Denver after moving to the city with a longtime partner. A four- time Denver Grand Slam Champion, Gibson finished fourth at the 2004 National Poetry Slam, and went on to finish third at both the 2006 and 2007 Individual World Poetry Slams. In 2008, Gibson became the first poet ever to win the Women of the World Poetry Slam, held in Detroit. Since then, they have published a number of books, "Pansy" being the most recent. They have released a number of records, and many of these incorporate both poetry and music. "Truce," released in 2013, is the most recent of these records. When Gibson, providing social and political commentary on real issues via their poetry, is not on the road performing, they can be found among other activists as they are involved with a wide variety of different activist groups, including Vox Feminista, which aims, concerning oppression, to “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable" on a political level. “I have spent the last decade working with Vox Feminista, a performance group of radical artists and activists bent on social justice," Gibson said, speaking on what activism meant to them in a recent interview with Maya Brown of the SPARK Movement. “Vox’s motto is ‘To comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.’ I consider that every time I write a poem, and I consider that in my daily life. The year I discovered spoken word was the year I participated in my first political action, and perhaps that’s why the two have always been intertwined for me. In a culture full of so much destruction, creativity is in itself activism. That said, I’m aware when I’m writing that more is needed than our words.” Gibson often performs at “Take Back the Night" events, LGBTQIA oriented events, various anti-war and peace rallies, anti-Palestine occupation rallies and events aiming to deconstruct and examine the wrongs of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. They, too, are also the co-founder of “STAY HERE WITH ME," an online community that uses art and shame-free discussions to aid in suicide prevention. Staying true to spoken- word’s historical ties to activism and radicalism, Gibson plans to keep up their work with the art form for years to come. Those interested in learning more about the poet should visit andreagibsonorg. Horoscopes Aries (March 21 - April 19): Try to focus on the really important things in your life. Put emphasis on the positive. Taurus (April 20 - May 20): Something may trigger you to make a move. Think before you act, but don’t think too hard. Gemini (May 21 - June 20): You may find yourself in a situation where you have to compromise or make a sacrifice. Don‘t be alarmed by this. Cancer (June 21 - July 22): You may need to take initiative. If you want something, you must go for it. If you don‘t capture something right away, then you may missout. Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): If you give you will receive, eventually Patience is everything Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): You tend to shut people out, but recently there are a lot of people trying to get in. Will you let them? Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): You have a very strong personality, coupled with strong beliefs. This can make for someone who is a force to reckon with. Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Like anyone, you can be a tad pushy. Although this can be a helpful trait, it can also be hurtful. Mind this. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): You tend to love a number of people. Don’t be afraid to show this love to those whom you care about. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): Be sure to look out for and put yourself first. Don’t be afraid to be a little selfish sometimes. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Be sure to listen carefully to those around you. You may find some hidden messages. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20): Be bold, and don‘t be afraid to rock your true colors. Show less
I'KZN.) I THE AUGSURG ECHO ,LUME XLIV wide the gates to their them plantation, the Junior class - ;entextain the Seniors Friday eve- , April 19, at the Leamington l. e Southern theme has been car- out to the minute details, even menu being taken from the “land Iotlaon." enneth Carlson, plantation... Show moreI'KZN.) I THE AUGSURG ECHO ,LUME XLIV wide the gates to their them plantation, the Junior class - ;entextain the Seniors Friday eve- , April 19, at the Leamington l. e Southern theme has been car- out to the minute details, even menu being taken from the “land Iotlaon." enneth Carlson, plantation massa, be hastmaster and together with Junior class, will show the Sen- that old-fashioned Southern itality. ving Hoel, Senior class t, will give the response. r. Widen of Deaconess Hospital ! give the address of the evening. Widen has attained prominence the medical field as well as in the “ensic realm, being known as a at speaker. tussell Quanbeck and Richard Ja. ‘ son have written the Junior class m “phecy and are waiting to advise “ Seniors on their future life. John de of the Seniors states, “I have ‘sulted many legal books and texts. . tee] I am now ready to read the ~ tior class will." The dinner mu- will be provided by the Leaming' _ Hotel String Trio. 11 Jatherine Lovaas, general arrange- I its chairman, is very pleased with arrangements thus far and ted, “The banquet plans are pro- rssing nicely and We hope to pro- 3 an evening that will be enjoyed both Seniors and Juniors. I know "Z banquet will be one of the best in J ent years." presi- ai W of Ca r: H 'alters, Green Stress " udent Initiative at “0 :cent M.C.P.A. Meet ‘he Augsburg Press Club enter- ied the Twin City chapter of the inesota College Press Association Thursday evening, April 4, in the J morial Hall lounge. I iuest speakers for the evening 'e Basil Walters, Editor of the _ r-Journal, and Louis Greene, ' rts editor of the Minneapolis Tri- 2. Mr. Walters encouraged stu- ts to make use of every possibility create their own places in the i of journalism. Mr. Greene .ed that college students take Ir sports too seriously. He em- sized the need to recognize the d athletes at all colleges. Each E :tie speakers concluded his talk by wen‘ng the questions of the stu- ts. E'l'ie next meeting, which is the ing clinic, will be held at Ham- University in May. m inny South", Banquet Theme; r. Widen Will Give Address "Send a Missionary" Slogan of Society The Augsburg College Mission So— ciety is launching a drive to secure two hundred students to pledge fifty cents every month during the school year for the purpose of sending out a missionary to some foreign field. This decision was made after the Mission Fellowship Group carefully considered the matter at a meeting in Memorial Hall Saturday evening, March 16. Miss Lenora Erickson, a student at the Lutheran Bible Institute who plans to leave for China this fall as a missionary, spoke to the student body April 4—thc morning this pro~ ject was presented to the student body. Harold Grindal, president of the Mission Society. stated, “This im» portant missionary project rcully grew out of the last Mission Festival. where the missionary fires weri- kindled in the hearts of the students by the challenging messages. espe- cially by Rev. Arthur S. Olson, mis- sionary to China." Norse Students Contest For Sigvald Kvale Prize The annual Sigvald Kvale Memo- rial contest will be held in the Augs- burg College Chapel April 18, at eight P. M. Eight or ten contestants will- take par: with declamatisns of various kinds to be given in the Nor~ wegian language. Several students are now working on their selections. Among them are: Mildred Morck. Morris Ulring. Ger— ald Thorson, Sherman Lee, Evorald Strom, Mildred Ryan, John Strand. Leisel Tinglum. Vivian Larson. Wan- da Sevcrson, Hans Berg, Oscar Laa— veg, and Lloyd Osness. Eliminations will be held previous to the contest to. determine the participants. This will take the place of the monthly meeting of the Norse Club, but it is open to anyone who under- stands Norwegian. Refreshments will be served in Memorial Hall for the contestants and judges after the con— test. The silver medal winner from Augsburg will be presented in the Gold Medal contest held here on cam« pus April 27, at eight P. M. Students who have won silver medals at their respective schools throughout the United States will gather to com» pete for the Gold Medal. Helen Tokle won the silver medal last year from a large group of con- testants. Deans to Attend Meeting at Hamline Miss Gerda Mortensen, Dean of Women, and Miss Esther Chilson. Assistant Dean of Women, will at- tend the Conference of the Associa- tion of Deans of Women at Hamline University on Saturday, April 13. The speakers for the conference will be Dr. J. T. McConnell. Director of Educational Reseaich at the Uni- versity of Minnesota. who will speak on the Relationship of Personnel Work to Curriculum Devclopiiii-nt; Mrs. Glenn Walters of Minneapolis. who will speak on the Devr-lopiiicnl of the Motion Picture as on Art; and Miss Dorothy Romero. Instructor in Education at Mankiito Slate Touch- cr’s College, will address the group on Child Development in Rural Areas. Reports from the vontioii by Miss Margaret Kelly. Deunof Women at Beniidji Stali- Teacher's College. and Miss Eleanor Norton. Dean of Girls zit South St. Paul lligh School will be given. Anne Pederson Ta N.A.I).\\'. Con» Absence For Masters De I111 .llu i'joric Sli'olncxs Miss Anne Pederson. who hus‘ been teaching Jreshmaii Composition zind English Literature at Augsburg for the past years, has decided to hike :i short leave of absence from llt'l‘ teaching duties. This to enable her to work on her master's dvgri-i- at the University of i‘IllllltSUiil. lli-r teaching duties are being taken over by Mr. Haugen and Miss Lillehei. If .""'."liC-;:" fur'bc" compliant matters. Miss Pedi-rson hopes to oli— luin her degree by the end of [he first summer session at the U. By the end of that time she has to finish her thesis, which she has been work- ing on for some time. and also take is on examination outside of her rou- ulur work. On being asked what her thesis was about, Miss Pedcrson said that it was on "The Romanticism of Emily Dickenson." but that was all she would tell about it until after it was finished. “It‘s so indelinitc. I‘d rather not say anything until it is all done," she said. Miss Pcderson isn’t desorting us entirely, however, for We will still have her cheery presence with us iii the dining hall. and if nothing unv expected occurs. she will be back with us next fall. As to what she was going to do the ‘utter part of the summer, Miss Pe- dci'son smiled and said, “I’m going to California. I think I'll need a rest.” Four out of live read the Augsburg Echo. ,‘rge Attendence -‘-eets Choristers at Appearances he Augsburg Novette returned ,day evening after a week-end _‘ert tour in the Mille Lacs re- “: They held concerts at Zim- .‘inan, Cushing, Aitken, Malmo, » and Mora. he personnel of the Novette is as JWB: Harold Caspersen, Clayton en, first tenors; Verne Lavik, Law- '3: Rydquist, second tenors; Ken- v Gaare, Richard Jacobson, first es; Orloue Gisselquist, Grant Ol- and Russell Quanbeck, second hes. These are under the direc- * of Merton Strommen. heir program consisted of two gaps of choral numbers, one group Negro splrltuals, t ‘o solos by Various members of the Novettc. l t \ Kenneth Gaare, and short talks by broadcasts over KSTP and concerts at Broadway Temple, Trinity, and The Novette has given several other churches in the city. "lovette Returns From Week End Tour AUGSBURG COLLEGE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, APRIL 11, 1940 I’rol‘. ops-mi kes Leave Of gree Torstensen Leads Class in Discussing Future of Cooperatives in U.S. On Friday evening. April lit'trcii students mi-l ill Morton Hull for :1 dich .ion of co—opci'utires. Mr. and Mr. 'l‘orstcnson met with and (oil? pui’t'iii’tiic‘di‘iu “ on. Ii'lt' group thi- possibility of Working out co-operalives with share- croppi-is. They distinguished between the producer's co-uperulire and tin- consumer's co-opcrutiye. Tlll‘ ll‘l‘.¢ oi‘ the group discussed \\'h\'lllei' IlH‘ lichS Christian ('omiiiunislic. The lirsl meeting was :.n orientation ol~ CII~II|7t'l’l|ll\'t‘S. considered Illl‘lll» co-opc \\'(‘l't‘ (il’ Thi- next meeting is on Tuesday, April 16. when ii speaker from 11 co— organizulioii will operative address the group. thi- group- NUMBER 9 Choir Leaves April 21st for 15 Day Tour oi Northwest 1800 Mile Tour Highlight of Season With the advent of spring comes the annual tour of the Augsburg College Choir, which is the culmina- tion of several months of intensive training by the members of the Choir. The (‘hoir is planning a 15 day tour through Minnesota and North Dakota that will cover appi‘riXimately 1800 miles. beginning on Sunday, April 21, and ending Sunday crening. May 5. During the two—week tour the Choir will present eighteen concerts. There are (oi 'x members making the trip Prof. Opswlh. director; Lawrence liudmestad, business man- age; and it (’liilln'l'lrll who as yet has not been selected. An iiiti-ic rig highlight of the tour will lll,‘ a radio broadcast by the Augsburg Choir at I’zirgu. .\'. Baku. April :31. The itinerary for the tour as ur- runged lvy Mi. (iudmcs'ud i~’ as lV-l- lows: llL'fIllL‘.\ April Bl. Sunday zifti-i'iiuoniNe“ London. Minn.; at Willinur III the owning: April 1222. I’ergus Falls. .\linn.; April 25!, L’limux. Minn: April 24. l’urgo. N. D: April Volley City, '. I).; April Eli. Hui" \ N. 1).: April :27. Tiogzi. N. 0.: April 2*. Sunday ill'IL'I'll‘“Ingl'lll'lllll. X. LL: Sunday evening :i'. Minot: April 21'. {ugh}: N. I).: April 30. Grand Forks N. D.; May 1. Warren. Minna )liiy .. Hallock. .\linn.; May 3. Fos- stun. Minn; May «I. (ilk-nomad. .\linn.. ‘llll May 5. Sunduy afternooni‘ _ \ h. . .C-(vl-w-lr s: .. |L4 . n'Aanlal.‘ (It -‘ ..i U\iu i'ii"v~ 'i v\ ' Hing. Tbi- (‘hoir will sing fourteen num— lcrs in three groups which follows: ill": 11$ GROUP I Join. Only to Think of Tlicc . homo Ri-Jiviic Today \\Illi One Accord Noble Clll'lslllx‘ Forms Esl — - - Ancrh Mukr' MC. 0 Luiil God. Prue in Heart Bro/iris GROUP 11 0 PLUM? the Name til the Lord Gretiluniinufl linid csl du do: >l\)0n - - " O LIL'lil DlVlllL‘ — » _ ,r. lrkliiindi'l V “'iio Ix Like Thee Tnnliliiimil mu m Melody “like. Awake _ (‘Imsimnxm (Continued on page 3) Flashll Coach Named Collegiate Poll Reveals Favorable Opinion on Part of New Deal Whether the Demucruls or the Rev publicuns win the election in Novem— bcij, almost all college students be- lieve that there are parts of the New Deal that should be continued. The Civilian Conservation Corps, the Glenwood High School. ’ Robert Carlson. couch or Glenwood, Mind. was announced yesterday by Athletic Director Dick Pautz as Head Football Couch to succeed Dun El— “101‘. Carlson is u former football player of the University of Minnesota. play- ingr the end position on Biermaii's championship teams of 1935 and 1936. While at the University. he also participated in bas‘ketball and baseball. At the present time, Bob is the Athletic Director and coach at During his National Youth Administration, the two yours as coach there, he has been Works Progress Administrution. and Very successful. The Glomyood High SOUiul St‘t‘lll‘ity are the most popular School tennis in basketball and foot- agcncies umong collegians, it is tall have finished either first or sec- pointed out. by the liltcst national and under his leadership. sampling conducted by the Student Opinion Surveys of America. College students of today will to n greut extent fill the positions of im~ portuncc and influence when they be» come established in the nation. Most of of public opinion will be college trnincd men America's moldch and women. The Surveys, then, min be pointing to new trends in U. S. ulfiiirs thut may come to full develop- ment in ii decade or two. A chance for youth, jobs for the unemployed, security for the unfor- tunute—Unclc Sum as the guardian—that is where college up— provnl falls greatest. sociiil (Continued on page 2) As a result of an injury, Carlson was unable to participate in football at the University in 1937, but he was assistant to Sig Harris in coaching the Minnesota football reserves and he also was assistant to Mike Cie- lusek in coaching the freshman bas~ ketball prospects He graduated from the University in 1937 with a Buch- clor of Science Degree with o major in Physical Education. During his high school career, Carlson wus iiii iill~urouud uthlote and scholar. While fulfilling his duties here as football couch and teacher in Physical Edu- cation, he will work for his 1\ aster/'5'" ' Degree at the University. also assist Cully Swans . / (Cor‘-nucd on V ', Show less