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NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY NCUNORTHERNER.COM OCTOBER 10, 2017 VOLUME 59 ISSUE 1

Scott Hagan inaugurated as North Centrals 7th president

University leadership passed on in official ceremony
Kathryn Hoffland
Scott Hagan was inau-
gurated as North Cen-
trals 7th president in an
official ceremony in the
Lindquist Chapel Friday,
Sept. 29, 2017. The stabil-
ity of leadership at North
Central has been cham-
pioned by the adminis-
tration in recent months
and was celebrated at the
inauguration ceremony
well attended by distin-
guished guests, family
and friends of Hagan, fac-
ulty, staff and students.
Classes were dismissed
at 9:30am in lieu of the
10a.m.- 12p.m. ceremo-
ny. Following the proces-
sional of administration
and faculty and a wel-
come from Dr. Andrew
Denton, vice president
of university relations,
the North Central Wor-
Ron Bontrager, Board of Regents chairman, conducts the swearing in of Scott Hagan as North Centrals 7th President.
ship Live band led wor- Photo by Ericka Sura
ship from their Always of God, Kwame Anku, President Hagan, I want follow Jesus, that you fol- attendance rose and ap- remain standing and ex-
Remain album released co-founder of Black An- to charge you and Karen to low them. They are your plauded as Ron Bontrag- tend a hand toward the
earlier this year. Dr. gel Tech Fund in Sacra- follow hard after Jesus, leaders. God has estab- er, chair of the Board of newly inaugurated pres-
Don Tucker, vice presi- mento, California, Carol John Jackson, president of lished them there. They Regents, placed the pres- ident as he offered a
dent of academic affairs, Massie-McCants, deacon William Jessup Universi- love you and care deeply idential hood and med- prayer of commission.
opened the ceremony. of Real Life Church in ty, said via video message. for them, Jackson said. al around Hagans neck. We thank God for the
Notable speakers in- Sacramento and Charles And NCU, youve got Hagan took his vow of Gordon Anderson, for- history of leadership
cluded Alton Garrison, Crabtree, former assistant a new president. I want commitment with Karen mer president of North that they bring to this
assistant general superin- general superintendent of to suggest to you that as Hagan, his wife, hold- Central University, asked office this day, but to-
Continued on page 2
tendent of the Assemblies the Assemblies of God. President and Mrs. Hagan ing the Bible. Those in those in attendance to

Administration optimistic about future enrollment

Summer classes improve, campus diversity expands
Roger Busse
North Centrals admin-
istration has been hard
at work to bolster enroll-
ment. Though the number
of incoming freshmen de-
creased from 220 last year
to 201 during the Fall 2017
semester, the total num-
ber of incoming students
rose this semester by 11
students. Dee McDonald,
chief enrollment officer at
North Central, expressed
great optimism about the
future despite this decline.
I think this year we
saw some of the growing
pains of getting back to
where we need to be and
I think enrollments going
to go up especially with
a president so focused on
enrollment and recruiting
and development Mc-
Donald said. Thats a rolling. Thats incredible.
huge factor for us.North
Centrals tuition discount
rate decreased this year. es increased dramatically
Total Number of New Incoming Students
The decrease was offset this year. Before summer
by the relatively low num- 2016, North Central had
ber of incoming freshmen not offered many on-
keeping North Central fi- line summer courses.By
nancially balanced. The offering online classes
enrollment process looks during the summer, North
like a funnel, McDonald Central is able to accom-
said. Prospective stu- modate these students
dents names enter the top leading to an increase
and are filtered through in summer class enroll-
whether or not the students ment. North Centrals
submit an application, are ethnic diversity is chang-
admitted, sent in a depos- ing with each new class.
it and finally enrolled. Our total overall North
Our rates for getting stu- Central student-of-col-
dents from application to or population is 20%,
admitted to deposited are McDonald said. The
some of the highest in the incoming class was
country. McDonald said. 23% students of col-
That speaks very well of or which is incredible.
our staff. More than half Its going to help make
of our admitted students, your experience better,
end up depositing and en- because youre going
to meet people from all
The number of students sorts of different plac-
enrolled in summer cours- es and backgrounds.
Graph created by Ericka Sura
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News The Northerner

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
continued from page 1

North Central inaugurates 7th president in 87 years

University leadership passed on in official ceremony
day is not about the past, it is the Jordan River before the
about the future, Anderson waters closed back over the
prayed. O God, we pray the place where the leaders stood
anointing of the Holy Spirit as the Israelites crossed over.
that has been on their lives will Hagan sees North Central as a
grow and develop and deepen place that creates dry ground for
for the days that are ahead. students to pass over as they get
The newly inaugurat- to the place God has promised
ed President thanked sev- to them. Hagan highlighted the
eral family members, pas- second set of stones from Josh-
tors, and friends as he ua 4:8-10 that God commanded.
briefly addressed the audience. I cannot believe that I get to
I cannot believe that I do this and serve you, and to
get to do this and serve help create the conditions and
you, and to help create the stand in the middle of the Jor-
conditions and stand in the dan, Hagan said through tears.
middle of the Jordan, Closing remarks were made
-President Scott Hagan by Dr. Doug Graham, vice
president of spiritual life. The
Hagan highlighted the sec- NCU Chorale, conducted by
ond set of stones God com- Larry Bach, sang a benedic-
manded Joshua to place in the tion before the recessional.
middle of the dry ground of Dr. Gordon Anderson, North Centrals 6th president, prays over his successor President Scott Hagan. Photo by Ericka Sura

North Central crowns homecoming court

King and queen named to promote school spirit South Miller and 3 East Phil- in many events around campus.
Ethan Krohn lipps, took the victory as they The student activities com-
The 2017 Homecoming at led the event attendees in a new mittee (SAC) kicked off The
North Central was marked with rendition of the North Central Week by taking over chapel
the beginning of a new tradition fight song to the tune of My Monday, Sept. 25. Mr. NCU
among the student body. Stu- Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean. Kenneth Schrock reprised his
dents showed off their school [Im looking forward to] dance from the bachelor pag-
spirit in a competition to be hanging out with them, getting eant last year. Scott Hagan was
crowned the homecoming king to know them, and forming a formally inaugurated as the 7th
and queen of North Central. long-lasting friendship with president of North Central Uni-
Each bro-sis floor nominat- them, Payge Pieper, home- versity on Friday of The Week.
ed two individuals to represent coming queen, said about the NCUs Got Talent was held
them in this competition. The dinner that her and her floor Friday night as a competition
floors then helped the students will have with President Hagan between current students and
come up with a creative way to and his wife.Students, faculty alumni. This is the second year
showcase their school spirit in and alumni gathered to cele- the competition has been run
less than 90 seconds. The win- brate the end of homecoming like this and for the second year
ning floor received additional week with the mens and wom- in a row alumni took the victory.
funds to add to their floor bud- ens soccer games. Although Matt Gusmer, a North Central
get as well as a private catered the homecoming soccer games alumnus, captivated the audi-
dinner with the newly inaugu- cap off homecoming week at ence with a drum and light show.
rated President Scott Hagan North Central, they are not the
and his wife, Karen. Payge only festivities during the week.
Leading the Homecoming court parade is Nick Beert and Payge Pieper, Homecoming King and Queen.
Photo by Ethan Krohn Pieper and Nick Beert, who Over the course of the week stu-
represented 5 West Carlson, 3 dents observed and participated

Partners for Progress hosts 50th annual dinner

Alumni honored; Scott and Karen Hagan speak at North Central fundraising event
Grace Lindberg were presented to alumni who Scott Hagan spoke about his
exhibit spirit-filled leadership in vision for North Centrals future
The 50th annual Partners for
their personal and professional and introduced the NCU fund, a
Progress dinner took place Sep-
lives and who actively support new project designed to provide
tember 30th, 2017 at the Re-
missions and the local church. consistent financial support to
naissance Minneapolis Depot.
students through scholarships
Larry Bach, dean of the Col- and financial aid packages.
Partners for Progress is an
lege of Fine Arts, conducted
annual event hosted by North
the NCU chorale as they pre- The 1930 Society was high-
Central, bringing together
sented musical selections after lighted and the funds raised
friends and supporters of the
the dinner. An interview ses- through the society this year will
university for a night of cel-
sion with North Centrals new be put towards the NCU fund.
ebrating alumni, highlight-
president, Scott Hagan, and his
ing changes, and fundraising.
wife Karen followed the music. Members of the 1930 Soci-
ety annually donate $1,000
Part of the evening is dedicated
Throughout the interview to North Central; last year
to celebrating alumni of North
they shared their passion to the society had 49 members
Central. Charis Wilson won
be spiritual parents to the and President Hagans goal
the Ivan O. Miller award and
students and people they in- is to have over 100 members.
Jamie McIntosh won the Frank
teract with at North Central. Graphic created by Ericka Sura using a photo by Nils Stahl on Unsplash.
J. Lindquist award. The awards
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The Northerner
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 News
A moldy situation for Phillipps Hall
Students relocated to new housing after discovery of mold
Kyle Crowell no health risk to students and the university board wasnt able to all Phillipps Hall residents quested Zimmerman House
faculty using the classrooms, to act upon and resolve the sit- to determine the placement which had already been des-
Mold discovered in the east offices and Clay Commons in uation before classes started. for the students and if the new ignated as housing for women
wing floors of Phillipps Hall Phillipps Hall. However, 89 stu- All students that moved hous- housing met their needs and during the relocation period.
late this summer brought the dents from the east wing dorms ing will have the opportunity to expectations as well. This was As a whole, Ive become ac-
displacement of dozens of stu- and one student from the west move back into Phillipps Hall sent out to all Phillips Hall customed to it, Caleb Taylor,
dents who originally planned on wing dorms have been relocat- by the beginning of the spring students; including the west resident advisor of the Phillips
living there this semester. An ed to different housing for the 2018 semester in January. wing occupants that werent 2 East students, said about the
official statement released by entirety of the fall semester. Throughout the Fall semester required to move housing, but move from Phillipps to Mensing
Todd Monger, executive direc- Nancy Zugschwert, director of the university will be replacing had the option to if they pre- Hall. At first I wasnt excited
tor of student development and communication at North Cen- the moldy HVAC systems, as ferred not to live in the building. about [switching buildings],
Jay Vetter, director of facilities tral said due to the late in the well as hiring an outside firm Of the responses to the sur- but I do think [North Central]
management stated there was summer discovery of the mold, of professional engineers to vey by students originally handled the situation well.
assess the situation and hope- planning to live in the east Most students, while eager to
fully determine how the mold wing, 74 responses stated they move back to Phillipps Hall next
started exactly, and precau- had their needs met by the semester, have been satisfied
tions the school can take so school during their relocation. with their temporary housing
that this doesnt happen again. There were 34 responses and are enjoying the small perks
The students responded with from west wing residents who like having access to a full kitch-
great understanding and grace, werent required to move, but en in the lounges of Mensing.
helping make this unexpected given the opportunity to if they Focusing on the community
situation a lot less stressful, desired. Only one west wing stu- rather than the building were
Zugschwert said. The student dent chose to switch locations. in has been helpful for many
development staff, along with The vast majority of survey students as well,Taylor said.
facilities management, demon- responses indicated the stu- The only major difference is
strated great creativity and re- dents were pleased with how having to calculate more time
sourcefulness by coming up North Central handled the for walking to and from class-
with a plan and quickly readying situation. The only nota- es since Mensing is a couple
North Centrals Phillipps Hall is in the beginning stages of construction because of a mold problem. campus spaces for residents. ble discrepancies were from blocks away from the majori-
Photo by Ericka Sura

The Elliot PSEO students North Central sent a survey some male students who re- ty of North Central buildings.

Apartments living on Interim CFO oversees

are off the campus
market for increases
Kathryn Hoffland
NCU students Senior Postsecondary Enroll-
Grace Lindberg ment Options (PSEO) students
taking classes at North Central
Fall of 2017 marks a change
in residency for North Central are allowed to live on campus
based on the amount of avail-
in the Elliot Apartments. The
apartments are no longer avail- able housing and specific qual-
ifications. The option was first
able for North Central students
to rent are now being rented made available during the 2015-
16 school year. Seven PSEO
to the public. This change in
search for ideal candidate
Jan Haas structures goals during interim
Ross Miltimore
As of June 1, 2017, Jan Haas
has filled the role of interim vice
president of business and finance
at North Central. Haas replaced
Joy Brathwaite who held the
position since February 2016.
Prior to coming to North Cen-
tral, Haas served at Cairn Uni-
versity for 16 years as senior vice
plicants to a small group. Tele-
phone interviews will be con-
ducted with the individuals in
the narrowed down group to de-
termine who will come to North
Central for on-site interviews.
Haas looks for three qualities
in candidates which he believes North Central has a new interim Vice President of
are critical for this role. Agree-
business and finance, Jan Haas. Photo by Ericka Sura

residency options has brought students are living on campus

during the Fall 2017 semester.
significant changes within the
North Central community. The move to allow PSEO stu-
dents to live on campus was
Todd Monger, executive di-
rector of student development, made both because of avail-
able space in the campus dor-
viewed this as a positive change
for the community because mitories and to benefit PSEO
students who know they want
placing the students who previ-
ously lived in the Elliots clos- to later attend North Central
for their undergraduate degree.
er to campus builds a stronger
community within the residence We want these students to
be a part of the community, to
halls themselves. Additional-
ly, with higher rates of vacan- be connected, Stacy Sikow-
ski, PSEO and student sup-
cy in the residence halls over
the past few years, space will port specialist said. They are
shortening their college ca-
be utilized more effectively.
Matthew Dascenzo, a North reer by up to two years, and
this allows them to partici-
Central student and former res-
ident of the Elliot apartments, pate in college life when they
know they want to stay here.
has welcomed the change al-
though he misses some of the The students must meet sever-
al eligibility requirements to be
aesthetic of the Elliot building.
The biggest way I was affect- permitted to live on campus. The
minimum GPA is 3.5 and they
ed was just having to move,
Dascenzo said. I live in the must be at least 17 years of age.
The students go through an
Orfields now and the commu-
nity is much better. The biggest interview process before be-
ing approved to live on cam-
pro is having a nice big win-
dow with a view of the skyline, pus. All costs are the same for
PSEO students as for under-
along with North Central Wi-
Fi reaching the apartments. graduates, but they must pay
all living costs out of pocket.
president of finance and admin-
istration. Haas works as a senior
consultant for CFO Colleague,
an advisory firm providing in-
terim services and financial and
operational consulting to private
institutions of higher education.
Haas first connected with
North Central when he served
on a board with Sheryl Book,
the predecessor of Brathwaite.
He was on a prayer team
when North Central was in the
process of selling the Praise
FM radio station in 2014.
Haas role includes working
with a committee to active-
ly search for a new full-time
vice president of business and
finance for North Central.
Haas personally reviews all ap-
plicants resumes. He will cate-
gorize them by how well he de-
termines they will fit the position.
A committee of people in-
cluding Haas; Don Tucker, vice
president of academic affairs;
Andrew Denton, vice presi-
dent of university relations and
Sue Bentley, director of human
resources will narrow the ap-
ment with the mission of North
Central is the biggest priority.
They have to be a good
mission fit, Haas said.
Maintaining a profession-
al attitude is another require-
ment of candidates Haas is
reviewing, along with seek-
ing individuals with integrity.
Much of Haas time as the
vice president of business
and finance is spent meeting
with the people and depart-
ments he directly reports to
including human resourc-
es, accounting, and facilities.
Haas prioritizes setting and
clarifying vision. He also fo-
cuses on gaining commitment
from the people around him.
Allocation of resources and
removing barriers are key as-
pects of his job so he can en-
sure people are able to ac-
complish their own tasks.
Haaspredecessor, Braithwaite,
kept a work log and Haas found
it aided him well in his transition
into the role at North Central.
He decided to continue add-
ing to the log every other day
with information he feels is
important to pass on. This
will ensure the incoming vice
president of business and fi-
nance has a detailed record
of what has previously hap-
pened in this area of leadership.
Haas has three goals to ac-
complish before he transitions
out of this position. He believes
that one of these, refinancing a
small amount of long term debt,
will be complete by late Octo-
ber or early November of 2017.
Another goal is to fill the open
position for director of human
resources. A third goal is to start
the process of replacing the uni-
versitys Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) software. This
software interconnects many
of North Centrals programs.
They have identified the pre-
ferred vendor and are working
on a contract to be finalized
later this fall. Haas said that it
will be a lengthy task that will
affect everyone. A new academ-
ic center for science and tech-
nology is also being considered.
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Opinion The Northerner

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The Dreamers & DACA

Lizzie Schaut

On September 5th 2017, the ble. The dreamer narrative may circumstances like asylum or
Department of Homeland Secu- be subject to interpretation, marriage to an American citizen.
rity (DHS) initiated the orderly but the program itself is clearly
phase out of the program known outlined on the U.S. Depart-
as Deferred Action for Child- ment of Citizenship and Im- DACA recipients
hood Arrivals (DACA) U.S.
Department of Citizenship and
migration Services website.
There is plenty of research to
apply to the program
Immigration Services states.. be done on the complexities of every two years for
This single statement has
rocked our media and our com-
the DACA program; the out-
line below is extremely sim-
renewal
munity since its release. There ple and intended to address a DACA enrollees can pay
are a handful of students at few common misconceptions: to apply every two years for
North Central who are DACA DACA receipt or renewal. They
recipients; these are your are not guaranteed any de-
friends, your teammates, and
DACA temporarily gree of status security beyond
maybe even your roommates. and conditionally the two years earned, regard-
The cessation of DACA is an less of historical DACA status.
issue that requires our attention protects recipients
as North Central students and from deportation. DACA recipients pay
as Americans. Confrontation of
this issue is complex. Both rel- Upon DACA receipt, recipients taxes
evant human experience and le- can receive documentation that
gal obligation are foundational, allows them to live in the United Contrary to popular be-
in tandem, to produce a solution. States. They may then be tempo- lief, DACA recipients do
While some of us may feel rarily authorized to work, attend pay taxes according to the
that our opinion on perma- school, obtain a driver license, Institute on Taxation and
nent legal action regarding the etc., as long as they maintain Economic Policy (ITEP).
DACA recipients, also known necessary DACA requirements.
as dreamers, is clearly the
opinion of justice, the balance
DACA recipients are
of compassion and legality here DACA recipients are not eligible to receive
is ultimately grey. It is vital not eligible to pursue any federal assis-
to understand the truth about
DACA and the narrative of permanent residen- tance/aid/funding
DACA recipients before nav- cy or United States North Central senior business administration major Lizzie Schaut. Photo provided by Lizzie Schaut.
igating the grey of this issue DACA recipients are not eligi-
citizenship ble for any federal aid programs,
DACA: What is This is arguably the most im-
like the FAFSA, Obamacare, DACA recipients
or Medicaid. Did you catch DACA recipients will be re-
it and who does it portant facet of DACA to under- that? They pay taxes; they do jected from the program have no governmen-
stand; DACA recipients are not
include? eligible to pursue legal immigra-
not receive federal benefits. upon conviction of one felony, tal representation
one significant misdemean-
tion status in the United States. or or three misdemeanors.
Despite the sensationalized me- There are very few alternative DACA recipients In some circumstances, even
DACA recipients are not
represented in government.
dia that has represented DACA
recently, legitimate information
means by which a DACA recipi-
ent could become a legal resident
cannot carry a crimi- an arrest without convic- They cannot vote and gov-
tion can warrant deportation.
about DACA is easily accessi- or citizen, including extenuating nal record erning bodies are not neces-
sarily obligated to consider
them as unauthorized persons.

DACA recipients do
not attend college for
free
DACA recipients are not eligible
for the Free Application for Fed-
eral Student Aid (FAFSA). While
some institutions and states
may offer them funds, many do
not and they are not automati-
cally awarded federal dollars.
The Pew Research Cen-
ter has published a demo-
graphic study on DACA
enrollees. Around 800,000
people have received DACA
in the programs five-year life.
Currently, 690,000 Dreamers
are enrolled in DACA, 94 per-
cent of whom are from Mexico.
About 110,000 DACA recipients
are no longer in the program:
70,000 did not renew their
DACA status or were expelled
from the program and 40,000 ob-
Protesters march past Trump Towers in response to the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in New York City. tained a green card through one
Photo from Wikimedia Commons, by user Ryan McGrady (Twitter @Antisomniac). No changes were made to the photo.
of the few alternatives available.
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The Northerner
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Opinion
The Dreamer
Narrative
passed for the dreamers,
which led to the Obama ad-
must determine the fate of
the dreamers. Our friends
Letter
from
ministrations controversial and family that are vulnera-
DACA is only a part of the decision to instate DACA as ble to the recent cessation of
dreamer narrative that be- a temporary program to pro- DACA need our support now.
gan nearly 20 years ago. The tect them while the United We must continue to be

the
dreamers are a group of young States government worked present in this uncertainty
(ages 16-36, majority under to pass relevant legislation. by caring, questioning, pray-
30), unauthorized immigrants The dreamers are a group ing and learning. I implore
who arrived in the U.S. as chil- that is alienated from both the you; be present in this issue.

Editor
dren due to the unauthorized country of their familys origin Make an effort to keep up
immigration of their parents. and the country in which they with the storyline that is sure
Numerous legislative at- reside. Many of them have little to unfold before legislation falls
tempts at providing a path knowledge of the nation of their into place for the dreamers.
to permanent legal status for parents; they may not know any Be intentional about bal- Josiah Mayo
these immigrants have mean- language other than English, and ancing justice between com-
dered in and out of governing some may have only discovered passion and legality, carefully North Central is embarking
bodies over the last 16 years. that they are not American cit- acknowledging that you are upon a new season in its 80-
The Development, Relief and izens upon attempting to open naturally inclined to lean to- plus year history. A new presi-
North Central senior communications major Josiah
Education for Alien Minors Act their first checking account. ward one end of the dichotomy. dent is casting a new, long-term Mayo

(Dream) introduced in 2001, is Especially for dreamers who DACA and the dreamers vision, an increasingly diverse
the most well-known legisla- arrived in the United States have existed in the grey for two community is being created on
tive attempt at addressing the as infants, sending them decades; its time to set their campus and the student reten-
dreamers per the American back to their home country narrative on a firm foundation tion is the highest in 25 years.
Immigration Council; this is would be much like sending a permanent legislative solution. The Northerner is North Cen-
also the origin of the nickname. you to their home country. trals student news organization.
No solution has ever been By March 2018, Congress Our primary goal is to create
discussion among members of
the community of North Cen-
tral, including staff, faculty, stu-
dents and Elliot Park residents.
This year the editorial staff
is making a strong effort to dig
deeper into the lives of stu-
dents and create an enriching,
safe space for reader feedback.
There will be opportunities
for open discussion on top-
ics that are both real and dear
to the North Central commu-
nity and alumni. Our hope
is to cover as many relevant
topics as possible within our
capacity as a writing staff.
The university has seen many
changes in staff and faculty in
the last couple of years, creat-
ing a challenge for student and
faculty morale. This year, the
inauguration of university pres-
ident Scott Hagan has brought
a resurgence of optimism.
This next year is a new horizon
for Minneapolis, being the host
city for Super Bowl LII. The
Super Bowl will undoubtedly
be historic for the surrounding
downtown area, boosting the
economy through local business.
One dreamer shares her opinion while marching with others on September 9, 2017 in New York City. Photo from
Wikimedia Commons, by user Ryan McGrady (Twitter @Antisomniac). No changes were made to the photo.
There are many current
events that are causing discus-
sion not only on campus, but
throughout the world. Amer-
ican tensions with North Ko-
rea are expanding, hurricanes
and earthquakes have caused
immense destruction and the
deadliest mass shooting in mod-
ern American history occurred
in Las Vegas, Nevada Oct. 1.
These events have no doubt
caused much hurt and heartache
for those impacted. In the after-
math of these events, its import-
ant for us as the student body of
North Central to embody unity
and keep in mind that there may
be peers and those in our local
community of Elliot Park that
have been directly or indirectly
impacted by the recent tragedies.
During a meeting with our
university president, Scott Ha-
gan, I heard him state that he
believes North Central is the
best kept secret in America. I
believe North Centrals cam-
pus is uniquely positioned
in downtown Minneapolis.
Its a much more vibrant, de-
veloped, dynamic city, Hagan
said, describing his experience
since moving to Minneapolis.
North Centrals future potential
lies in relationships with people.
As students, we have the oppor-
tunity to impact those around us
by uniting together through the
ups and downs of this next year.
We cant change who we
are, Hagan said. The best
way to do life is with re-
lationships with people.

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Variety
Evangelist and entertainer
Student ministers around the country while completing degree
Hillary Streitberger
North Central senior, Kyle
Jorris, is impacting small lives
in big ways. Jorris is an Elemen-
tary Education Major on top of
finishing up his college career
and being the director of Student
Activities Committee (SAC), he
is traveling the country, speak-
ing and engaging with children.
Jorris comes from a back-
ground of childrens ministers.
My parents have been in full-
time childrens ministry for 35
plus years, Jorris said. They
were childrens evangelists
in the late 80s and early 90s,
traveling the entire country as
speakers at kids camps, church-
es and community outreaches.
New
Dean of
Students
driven to
engage
students
Hatcher to
provide
a new
voice for
students
Meghan Bishop
Kicking off the year in his
new position as Dean of Stu-
dents at North Central, with
a PhD. in psychology, Lewis
Hatcher entered his role the
weekend of North Centrals Su-
per Saturday and has since been
busy learning of all his duties.
Hatchers wife, Chaka, has
been teaching at North Central
for the past two years as an as-
He recalls accompanying
them on their travels and
crediting them for his skills.
I traveled with them as a
kid during the summers af-
ter they settled down as chil-
drens pastors in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Jorris said. Almost
all of my ministry skills were
taught to me by my parents.
Jorris ministry was birthed
from the thought of not want-
ing to wait to evangelize and
being equipped by his parents
to do so, as a teen. Up until
the age of 17, he worked with
children in other ways, like en-
tertaining at birthday parties
and started building his minis-
try platform. His summer be-
fore North Central was when
sistant professor in the School of
Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Hatcher had been on the
North Central campus mul-
tiple times before taking the
position as Dean of Students,
having been to Rams sport-
ing events and Christmas con-
certs because of his wifes job.
Being known, seen, and
better understood by NCU
students is what Hatcher
is hoping to achieve during
the 2017-18 school year.
Through his work this year,
Hatcher wants to stress the ques-
tion, what do the students want?
An important role as the Dean
of Students is to oversee where
the schools federal require-
ments and beliefs are, along
with going over school policies.
Hatcher believes in making
a space for student concerns.
He wants to know what stu-
dents opinions are about life at
North Central, address those
concerns and take action, so
North Central students can feel
that their voice can be heard.
From policies like how many
chapel skips one is allotted
per semester, to the amounted
hours of open dorms, to what
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
the ministry began to take off.
Kyle Jorris is North Centrals SAC director and has his own traveling childrens ministry. Photos provided from
I was invited to speak at www.kylejorris.com
five different churches in three and his campus involvement. such a fun, high quality and ex-
different states, Jorris said. Its so hard to manage citing way, Jorris said. The
The ministry has grown a school, my ministry and SAC experiences that inspire me the
great deal since his freshman at the same time. Everything most are not when adults come
year, through networking, ad- is non-stop, Jorris said. But and compliment me on what
vertising, help from individuals my professors are very un- I did, but when a child comes
on campus and also because the derstanding and the education up to me and tells me they love
credibility of his family name. department has helped me tre- me, or gives me a picture they
I love serving Jesus and mendously over the years. drew, or asks to pray for me.
leading kids to Christ Jorris has preached to young au- When it comes to his pri-
more than I will ever love diences as small as four children, orities, Jorris says his
reading a text book, up to 4,000 children, but that is ministry comes first.
-Kyle Jorris what keeps it exciting, he said. I love serving Jesus and
Currently, he is booked ev- I get to speak to kids every- leading kids to Christ more
ery Sunday this semester and where: big churches, church than I will ever love read-
his travels are funded by the plants, or small town churches in ing a text book, Jorris said.
churches, organizations that the middle of nowhere who have To book Kyle Jorris, view photo-
schedule him, but it is a bit maybe never had the chance graphs and hear stories, visit his
of juggle, with homework to hear the gospel presented in website at www.kylejorris.com.
Dr. Louis Hatcher is North Centrals new Dean of Students. Photo by Ericka Sura
time students believe curfew know they can be heard. Stu- Hatcher hopes to increase
should be at, one can go to dents are the ones experiencing the amount of conversations
Hatcher to address concerns. what its like to go to school at between students about their
Hatcher plans to discuss North Central, so Hatcher wants concerns for North Central.
school policies to give students to be open ears for students. Hatcher believes that one
feedback on why policies are Students are being directly af- has to be there in order to be
the way they are. He wants stu- fected by North Centrals stan- part of it, and thats just what
dents to answer as to why they dards and policies. One goal he hes going to encourage stu-
believe certain policies are in has for this year is to make it to at dents to do, as well as himself.
place and then discuss possi- least two home sporting events.
ble changes the school could By being part of student
make on that policy and why. life and getting a better grasp
Hatcher wants to let students on the NCU student culture,
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The Northerner
Tuesday, Ocotber 10, 2017 Variety

North Central students enjoying a beautiful day outside at the new Commons Park across from the U.S. Bank
Stadium.
Photo by Samantha Burgum

The Commons, the Suburbia

within Minneapolis
A place to create and engage in the community
Samantha Bergum

The Commons is a place that munity around the park. is. It holds farmers markets
was created to provide a place for This area has been so easy throughout the summer as well
gathering outdoors in downtown to just take my kids to, there as different workout classes.
Minneapolis. In 2015, the city are books, games, color- A few upcoming events list-
hired a team to design and build ing, and outdoor time all in ed on the Commons web-
to make the Commons come to one and I have enjoyed hav- site, including, Bike with a
life near U.S. Bank Stadium. ing it in walkable distance, Ranger where people can
Today the Commons is an an Elliot Park resident said. go on a bike ride down by the
established city park holding The park also has bird nests Mississippi and learn about
numerous events to cater to the that were built for many dif- the area from a park ranger.
people of the community. Its a ferent breeds of birds to live There will be a new list of
great place to celebrate the Vi- in, so there is a constant chirp- events coming soon for this
kings before and after the games. ing noise, making the park Fall, again found on their
(Top) The youngest Elliot Park residents appreciate the new playground at Commons Park. Photo by Samantha
The Commons recently held feel more suburban than it website: commonsmpls.com. Burgum
a concert by the Minneso- (Bottom) Google maps of The Commons

ta Orchestra, that some North

Central students attended.
This event was so fun. Re-
becca Hammond, a North Cen-
tral senior, said. It was free,
the music was amazing and so
many people from the commu-
nity gathered together for it.
Hammond said she is grateful
for the park and community this
event held as well as extreme
support for the arts. The concert
will be happening again next fall.
The park also has many ac-
tivities within the space. There
is a lot of open grass to hold
yard games. The park keeps
different sporting equipment
there for people to use as well.
There are many different
benches and areas to sit and
enjoy the scenery and com-
8
Athletics
Mens soccer seeks continued success under new head coach
Marissa Gruening
North Centrals mens soc-
cer team is looking to build on
playing in the NCCAA cham-
pionship game last year. The
Rams have a 3-4-2 record under
new head coach George Carr.
Carr, a North Central athlet-
ics alum, was an assistant coach
during the 2016 season under
former head coach Jake Smith.
When he found out Smith would
not be returning, he applied
for the head coach position.
In an email, Carr said his
first thought after finding out
he would be the head coach
was How soon can I start?
His passion for soccer was
evident. Carr discovered his
passion for soccer while in the
midst of his playing career.
After many years of coaching
youth and recreational soccer
players, he decided to pour into
the Rams program the same
Volleyball
struggling
under new
coach
New coach
Vander Galien
sets priorities for
volleyball team
Ross Anderson
North Centrals volleyball
team is trying to build mo-
mentum under first-year coach
Faith Vander Galien. A new
Rams Monthly Recap
Christian Morris
CROSS COUNTRY
The mens team finished in
seventh place in the Early Bird
Triangular hosted by Crown
College and the Falcon Invi-
tational hosted by University
of Wisconsin-River Falls on
Sept. 1 and 8, respectively. The
team came in 13th place at the
Gil Dodds Invitational hosted
by Wheaton College on Sept.
16. The Rams finished third at
the Viking Invitational host-
ed by Bethany Lutheran, their
best finish of the season so far.
Freshman Kedric Brantner has
been the Rams best runner,
having the best finish in all of
the Rams meets. Brantners
best time this season is 28:08.
The womens team finished
ninth in the Early Bird Triangu-
lar, seventh in the Falcon Invi-
tational, 13th in the Gil Dodds
Invitational and fifth in the Vi-
North Centrals mens soccer team faces off with Minnesota Morris for homecoming game on Saturday September
30th.
Photo by Ethan Krohn
way his coaches poured into
him when he played. Carr wants
to apply his own brand of soccer
to the program. There are high
expectations for this season,
as the team returned many of
their successful players. How-
ever, talented players were lost
and adjustments as head coach
had to be made. Growing pains
will likely occur but his team
coach brings new philosophies,
new focus and a new vibe.
The Rams have struggled
to a 1-15 record this sea-
son. Their only win came
on Sept. 16 against Faith
Baptist Bible College, 3-1.
Coach Vander Galien says she
has other priorities for her team.
It was amazing to get the first
win, Vander Galien said, but
that is not my priority. I find a
win when we go out and we play
the best volleyball we can play.
She brings a new intensity
to the court this year, senior
team captain Ashley Kelzer
said. Shes very strategic and
widens our awareness of what
we are up against. She iscon-
fident in us and shows us our
potential; and furthermore,
pushes us to that potential.
king Invitational. Junior Taylor
Novak led the team at the Early
Bird, Falcon and Viking meets.
Novaks best time of the sea-
son is 29:17. Freshman Holly
Peterson had the best finish for
the Rams at the Gil Dodds Invi-
tational, with a time of 29:23.7.
GOLF
The mens team started the
season with a seventh-place fin-
ish at the two-day Twin Ports
Collegiate Invitational on Sept.
1-2 and a ninth-place finish at
the UMAC Preview on Sept. 6.
Junior Justin Johnson was the
Rams best golfer on all three
days, shooting 86, 90 and 83.
The highlight of the Rams sea-
son was the North Central In-
vitational on Sept. 12, a home
event where the Rams finished
second out of four teams, one
stroke from tying for first place.
is well equipped to handle it.
We really like his vision
and goals, senior captain Jake
Loukinen said in an email.
Hes a good tactical coach
and knows the game really
well, which gives players mo-
tivation to learn from him.
The vision is to make the
Upper Midwest Athletic Con-
ference playoffs for the sec-
Vander Galien graduated from
the University of Northwest-
ern in 2015, where she was a
four-year volleyball standout.
Her teams won four consec-
utive Upper Midwest Athletic
Conference championships and
advanced to the NCAA Divi-
sion III Tournament each time.
The team capped off
Vander Galiens final sea-
son with a Sweet 16 appear-
ance. Vander Galien was in
Spain on a missions trip when
North Central posted the
open head coaching position.
Vander Galien found out
about the position when
her former head coach,
Beth Wilmeth, texted her.
Following the conversa-
tion with Wilmeth, Vander
Galien submitted her appli-
Sophomore D.J. OBrien led the
Rams with a 79. In spite of soph-
omore Ben Majerles career-low
86, the Rams finished last at
the Northwestern Invitational
on Sept. 26. The team finished
eighth in the two-day Bethany
Lutheran Invitational on Sept.
29-30. Freshman Noah Gross
had the best finish for the Rams
on the first day with an 83. John-
son was the best finisher on day
two, shooting an 89. The Rams
finshed eighth UMAC champi-
onship. Johnson was the Rams
best golfer at the three-day
event, shooting 80, 81 and 82.
The womens team opened the
season with a fifth-place finish
at the Twin Ports Collegiate In-
vitational. Senior Amanda Roth
was the top Ram both days of
the event, shooting 122 and
112. The team finished next-
to-last seventh at the UMAC
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
ond time in program history or
make another run at the NC-
CAA national championship.
Loukinen noted in an email
how he has witnessed the pro-
gram grow. Three years ago,
the Rams won only one game,
a non-conference matchup. The
next season, the team made it
to the UMAC playoffs. Then
the team played in the NCCAA
championship game last year.
We have to top that this
year, and I think we can do
it, Loukinen said in an email.
Weve built strong relation-
ships, and I think that translates
well to success on the field.
Carr believes success comes
from the number of games
won, saying in an email,
we can always do better.
In Carrs eyes, doing better
means the men grow closer, ce-
menting a healthy environment
cation for the open position.
Soon after, she was sched-
uled for a phone interview and
then an on campus interview.
She was hired one week later.
I was so excited because I
knew it was the perfect job for
me, Vander Galien said. It
aligned my passion for Christ
and my passion for volley-
ball. I get to come to work ev-
ery day and do what I love.
Though the Rams have got-
ten off to a slow start this sea-
son, Coach Vander Galien
says her priorities are much
bigger than wins and losses.
If we as a team have im-
pacted others and shown
Christ to every single team,
that is what I want to get out-
of the season, Galien said.
Preview, led by Junior Rebekah
Winkels 128. The team fin-
ished last at the North Central,
Northwestern and Bethany Lu-
theran Invitationals. Winkel
was the teams low scorer in all
three events, shooting 119 at the
North Central, 118 at the North-
western and 114 and 122 at the
two-day Bethany Lutheran.
The Rams finished next-to-last
seventh at the UMAC cham-
pionship. Winkel led the team,
shooting 108, 117 and 111.
SOCCER
The mens team is 4-4-2 this
season, with a 1-3-2 UMAC
record. The three wins came
against Faith Baptist Bible
College, Moody Bible College
and Martin Luther College.
The Rams scored 14 goals in
their 10 games, led by soph-
omore Josu Boutoulis six
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based on trust in one another and
love for Christ. The programs
motto is for the 12th. The men
play the sport they love for the
12th man, meaning Christ.
They say the phrase in their
cheer before games begin.
Carr explained that every-
thing they do should reflect
Christ and live out the stan-
dard for which Christ set for us.
Carr would like to elevate the
program so that all Christian
soccer players in the Twin Cit-
ies area know that North Central
is a possible choice for a col-
lege education. Senior captain
Nick Walker said in an email
that it is his goal to help Carr
continue to grow the program.
The program has poten-
tial to do great things in the
near future, Walker said.
North Centrals Womens volleyball team goes another
round against Martin Luthers Volleyball team. Photo
by Ericka Sura
goals. Junior Kaleb Smith
leads the team with two assists.
The womens team is 5-6 with
a 1-5 UMAC record. The four
wins were against Mount Mary
University, Alverno College,
Faith Baptist Bible College
and Crown College. The Rams
scored 12 goals in 10 games so
far this season. Senior Dako-
tah Sparrman leads the team
with 10 goals. Emma Brekhus
leads the team with 3 assists.
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team is 1-16 this
season with a 0-10 UMAC re-
cord. The sole win came against
Faith Baptist Bible College.
The team leaders are sopho-
more Emma Middendorf with
2.16 kills per set, junior Mad-
die Stocker with 4.05 digs per
set and junior Bekah John-
son with 3.07 assists per set.