Basketball Photo

Jerrome Morgan
Photo Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 8

Freshman Michael Stoynev shoots a free throw during the first round of the GPAC tournament. Stoynev was named GPAC freshman of the year and averaged six points per game during the tournament and nine points per game all season.

Men fall short in GPAC finals

Zach Meyer
Sports Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 8

The men’s Tiger basketball team fell 17 points short of an NAIA national tournament berth Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, S. D.
The Tigers lost to the Sioux Falls University Cougars 80-63 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship.
The winner of the matchup received an automatic bid to the national tournament in Branson, Mo.
The Tigers more or less became the Cinderella team of the eight team tournament after defeating the Northwestern Red Raiders 71-64 Friday in Orange City, Iowa.
The Red Raiders were not only the top seed in the tournament, but are also nationally rated and are coming off of a national championship season.
The Tigers had defeated Sioux Falls earlier this season in Crete, but Sioux Falls had different ideas for their home court.
The Tigers hung with the Cougars through the first half. They were down by nine at halftime, 36-27.
They could only manage to get within six in the second half, however. Cougar senior forward Steve Essesling had an impressive night against the Tigers. Esselink scored 28 points while shooting 11-15 from the field.
Three other Cougars scored in double figures and senior center J. D. Roberts hauled in 11 rebounds and blocked four shots.
Senior Brian Jakubowski led the Tigers with 24 points and six rebounds. Jakubowski, who has been hot from the three point line recently, managed to shoot 1-7 from behind the arc.
Senior Bryshonne Bryant tried to make up for it, shooting 4-7 from the three point line.
Bryant was able to rack up 16 points on the night and was the only other Tiger to score in double figures.
It was a balanced team attack that helped the Tigers upset the Red Raiders on their home court.
Five Tigers scored in double figures and junior Adam Schueth had a double-double scoring 10 points and bringing down 11 rebounds.
Freshman Brent Cole led all scorers with 16 points and shot 6-8 from the free throw line.
Bryant had 13 points, Jakubowski had 12 and freshman Michael Stoynev finished with 10 points.
The Tigers finished their season with a 17-14 overall record.
More impressively, the Tigers finished the GPAC regular season in fourth place with an 11-6 record and earned second place in the GPAC tournament.
The Tigers will return three players who earned GPAC honors which were announced Wednesday.
Schueth and sophomore Jarred Royal both earned honorable mention on the All-GPAC men’s basketball team.
Stoynev was recognized as the GPAC freshman player of the year.
Two graduating seniors also grabbed honors. Jakubowski earned first team honors and Bryant was also given honorable mention honors.
Three members of the women’s team also earned conference recognition.
Senior Andrea Swanson was named first team all-GPAC.
Seniors Amanda Hanzlik and Kate Reeson were given honorable mention honors.

Teams hope outdoor season will build off indoor success

Andy Dygert
News Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 7

Doane’s track and field athletes have burst out of the confines of another long indoor track season and are headed for the open air.
The outdoor season is about to begin as indoor track nationals begin today. The Doane men’s and women’s teams are looking for a successful and victory-laden season.
“We set the standard at the beginning of the year,” freshman Joel Bacon said. “We decided that we would dominate this year.”
The women’s track team is coming off their fourteenth consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference victory in indoor and they are looking to make it complete by winning in outdoor as well.
They are also prepared to give a shot at winning a third national championship in four years. The women won back to back national championships in 2001 – 2002 and finished second last year.
“In the past there were one or two teams that were really able to win the championship,” Head Coach Ed Fye said. “This year there’s about six that should get a lot of points, but we’ve got a chance as we should be scoring a lot of points as well.”
The men are also hungry for a win in conference after losing to Nebraska Wesleyan University by 14 points in the indoor GPAC meet.
“You can bet your ass that Wesleyan will be going down in conference this time,” Bacon said.
The outdoor season meets begin March 26. The GPAC Championship will be held May 1 at Doane’s Lauritsen Track.
The outdoor national championships will be held on May 27-29 at Lousville, Ky.
“We’ve got a good looking team going into the outdoor season,” Fye said. “We’ve got national champions and great new athletes. We can chip away with everyone and I think we have the opportunity to compete strongly.”

Track Photos

Jerrome Morgan
Photo Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 7

Freshman sprinter Michael Logsdon warms up before practice at Fuhrer Field House.

Freshman Katie Kosmos sails over the high jump bar. Kosmos is competing in three events at the indoor national meet, including the pentathlon.

Senior Dan Underwood tosses the weight for the weight throw while practicing in Fuhrer Field House. Underwood is seeded eigth at the national indoor meet in the competition.

National title is next goal for tracksters

Ryan Moore
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 7

Before the indoor season the Doane track team sets team goals.
The biggest goal the Tigers shoot for every year is to win the Great Plains Athletic Conference. This year the women accomplished this goal, as they have for the last 13 years. The Doane men fell just short, losing to Nebraska Wesleyan by 14 points.
Head coach Ed Fye was pleased with the conference results.
“Every year we aim our focus towards conference. This year we, as a coaching staff, felt as though both the men and the women accomplished our goals,” Fye said.
The conference meet was an exclamation mark at the end of a long track season for many of the athletes.
“The conference meet was my most memorable moment of the indoor season. At conference people do things that you don’t expect them to,” senior Rochelle Schmidt said.
Schmidt, who won the triple jump and long jump at the conference meet, stressed the importance of teamwork even though track is often thought of as an individual sport.
“I feel that the guy’s team often gets overlooked,” Schmidt said. “I see us men and women as one team, and with our combined team scores, we beat Wesleyan by 75 points at conference.”
Freshman Katie Kosmos emphasized the team concept.
“In high school I stood out individually,” Kosmos said, “but coming to Doane, we’re so good, nobody stands out. We are an awesome team.”
Fye, who was named GPAC women’s coach of the year, felt that one of the biggest surprises of the year was the contribution that the younger athletes made.
“The younger kids scored on a higher level than many of us expected,” he said. “It’s mainly due to the leadership of the juniors and seniors.”
Now that the regular season is over, 44 Doane athletes turn their focus towards a national championship as they start competing today at the indoor National Track Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Fye is optimistic of the Tigers chances in Tennessee.
“We want to put ourselves in a position where we can compete,” he said. “We feel that on the women’s side we could have a top five finish, and on the men’s side a top 10 finish.”
Schmidt, who is ranked number one in the nation in both the long and triple jump, is a nationals veteran, this being the fourth year she has competed on the national stage.
“There is a little nervousness being number one because everyone will be after me,” Schmidt said, “but I also have to look at it from the other side and use it as a confidence booster.”
Although Doane has a lot of experience making the trip to Tennessee, many of the Tiger’s are first time national competitors. Freshman Derek Deyle is seeded first in the the shot put and is confident despite never competing at nationals.
“I have a lot of confidence right now, but that could go away once I get there,” Deyle said. “I’m just going to compare it to high school because I came from Kearney and we have won 10 straight Nebraska state titles so I am used to competing at important meets.”
Two other Tigers that are expected to place high are Kosmos, who is ranked second in the pentathlon. Kosmos will also compete in the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump. Sophomore Rhonda Egger is seeded second in the long jump only, behind only teammate Schmidt.
Senior Dusty Krusemark also heads to the national meet after being named GPAC indoor track and field male athlete of the year. Krusemark will compete in the 400-meter dash and is an anchor on the 4x400 meter relay.

Column: Bush amendment suppresses rights

Tosha Rae Long
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 6

The Constitution of the United States has been amended 17 times.
The amendments give or preserve Americans rights. On Feb. 24, that standard was threatened.
On that day, President Bush called for an amendment to the Constitution that would define and protect marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
In reality, it is bigotry in disguise.
Bush’s call for a Constitutional amendment came shortly after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
This act, combined with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples, enticed Bush to stop this supposed defamation of a historical institution.
Bush says that Americans must protect the meaning of marriage from being changed. He sees the actions of local courts and authorities as arbitrary and unlawful. Bush argues that same-sex marriage is a national issue requiring a Constitutional solution defending marriage.
What exactly is Bush trying to defend? Marriage isn’t under attack. It is not being abolished, simply reconstructed to fit the needs of everyone. His decision to see marriage in the context of only a man and a woman is primitive. The notion suggests that our country has not grown in the last 200 years. Bush thinks his beliefs should be everyone’s beliefs, a characteristic of a dictatorship rather than a democracy.
Bush needs to keep in mind that not everyone agrees with his set of family values.
Bush leaves some leeway for the notion of civil unions, a term coined to define a homosexual relationship in a marital context, by providing that state legislatures make their own decisions.
But, civil unions segregate same-sex couples. This proposal takes away a basic right for gays and lesbians.
Civil unions simply aren’t good enough. All Americans are created equal and guaranteed equal rights under the Constitution. That, above all else, should be the prevailing law.
States such as Massachusetts and cities such as San Francisco set the example that Americans can challenge the system and fight suppression.

Life’s Lemons: Learning who both Jesus and you are takes time

Kaylene Vieselmeyer
Columnist
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 6

“Not because of who I am
But because of what You’ve done
Not because of what I’ve done
But because of who You are.”
These words are from the chorus of “Who Am I,” by Casting Crowns.
This song is describing Jesus and who he is and what he does for us.
The amazing thing about this song is it reminds us of how we so often try it alone.
We feel that we have to do everything by ourselves. Sometimes this works, but other times we are more successful when we reason a problem out together.
Just think about all the things that we relay on each other for our every day needs.
Everything we own was probably created or grown by someone else.
The list is almost endless of all the things that we have and all the people that help us through this world.
The song above actually raises a question, “Who Am I?”
For many of us that is a tough one, but it is something that we can answer over time and with the help of others and especially when we listen to Jesus.
“…I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I’m calling
Lord, You catch me when I’m falling
And You’ve told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours...”
The answer is simple. Once you accept it won’t be an easy road.
It will be a road that was never intended to be easy, but one that He will always promise to be near.
Jesus said in John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches.
If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
It is because of who He is, not because of who we are.

Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down 03/04/04

• Thumbs up to HLP for being informative speakers to campus. Great job.
• Thumbs up to track members who made it to Nationals.
• Thumbs up Women’s History Month events at Doane.

• Thumbs down to the dreary, cloudy weather.
• Thumbs down to network freezes. It seems to happen just before you save.
• Thumbs down to the new viruses acting like Doane e-mail. Don’t open them!

Editorial: Equal punishments needed

Staff Editorial
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 6

Lately Resident Assistants have been getting themselves into trouble. Last semester an RA got in trouble with a credit card. This semester, a joyride caused problems. Both of these incidences involved students using something that did not belong to them. Both students were punished, but in very different ways.
It seems that when it comes to handing out punishments, Doane lets some people slide and throws the book at others. Why should one former RA be held up to a higher standard than the other?
The punishment should fit the crime. If it’s a serious offense, it should come with a stiff penalty.
Punishments should be judged by this standard, not who the person was, how many responsibilities they held or other miscellaneous factors. Some of the brightest people have done bad deeds. While some of the focus should be on past history, the majority of focus should remain on the current situation.
One student was accused of a Class III Misdemeanor. The other was accused of a Class IV Felony. A felony is a much more serious breach of the law than a misdemeanor. It would be reasonable to conclude that someone accused of a felony would face more severe consequences than someone accused of a misdemeanor.
Having to deal with any kind of breach in conduct is difficult, especially when it involves students that were believed to be bright and capable. Personal biases for or against these students should not play a factor. Students should be dealt with as the administrator would treat an accused stranger.
Justice is symbolized by a balanced scale for a reason. At Doane, why does it seem that the scale’s balace depends on who’s being weighed?

Frontczak Photo

Jerrome Morgan
Photo Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 5

Susan Marie Frontczak acts out some highlights from Marie Curie’s life.

Review: Frontczak amazes

Jo Teeters
Managing Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 5

“Manya: A Living History of Marie Curie” is a stunning retelling of the highlights of the life of an amazing woman. Susan Marie Frontczak performed the play at 7 p.m. Thursday in Heckman.
One aspect that makes this one-woman play, written by the actress, so amazing is its format. Where some people would have stood at a podium and lectured on Curie’s accomplishments or turned the play into a theatrical extravaganza, Frontczak, in the persona of Curie, speaks directly to the audience about her life. She breaks down the fourth wall of the theatre and draws the audience into the story.
Frontczak’s acting also made it an enthralling experience. With minimal props, a Victorian table and chair set and an old table with antique laboratory equipment, Frontczak acted out tasks such as shoveling a ton of pitch blend to extract pure uranium and brushing Curie’s daughters’ hair. Frontczak performed so well that it almost seemed she really was shoveling pitch blend or brushing the girls’ hair.
Frontczak’s acting was punctuated by the lighting. As Frontczak enacted Curie’s discovery of radium, the stage went completely black, revealing the blue glow of radium in the vial she held. After the intermission, the lights gradually come up, bringing the audience back into the story. Another effective use of lighting came toward the middle of the second act, after the death of Curie’s husband, Pierre.
The only light left was a blue-toned spotlight on Frontczak, perhaps symbolizing the loneliness Curie felt. As Frontczak told of Curie taking her husband’s old teaching position, she moved from the blue spotlight into another, brighter spot. The light increased in size until the stage lights were all lit again, signaling that Curie had transitioned out of her grief and into the rest of her life.
Frontczak ended with loud applause from an audience of around 100 people.
The ending of the play seemed a little rushed; still, it was a wonderful experience.

Review: Three Doane students enjoy attending benefit at UNL

Bridget Kimball
Special to The Owl
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 5

A free-will benefit concert to raise money for earthquake victims in Iran took place last Thursday at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cultural center. It brought in a total of $500.
A number of musicians and bands donated their time and talent for the cause. An acoustic duo from UNL, who played cover songs such as “Tears in Heaven” and “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” opened the evening.
Doane senior Chris “Howie” Howard and junior Scott Morris, howie&scott, also played at the benefit.
Other acts included an Iranian musician and Michael Murphy.
Poetry about the Iran earthquakes, Iraq war and other foreign affairs was read between each musical act.
Sponsors of the benefit were the UNL Muslim Student Association, UNL Iranian Student Association, Nebraskans for Peace and Amnesty International.
Seniors Andrea Clark and Katharine Lamarche and sophomore Bridget Kimball, members of P.E.A.C.E. and Club Internationale, attended the benefit concert.
“I think it was a nice effort for the Muslim group to put on this event,” Clark said. “I really enjoyed the variety of music they offered. But, at the same time I think it was a shame that not a lot of people were there.”

Makeba relates 1950s bus boycott events

Sara Mettlen
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 5

Awarding-winning actress and storyteller Awele Makeba will present a documentary performance titled “Rage Is Not a One-Day Thing” at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Great Hall in Perry Campus Center.
The story examines a portion of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56.
It is told mostly through the voice of 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, who became a star witness in the federal court case of Rosa Parks.
Parks was prosecuted nine months after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus.
“I believe it’s really going to be a good cultural experience for the campus and community,” Student Activities Director Wilma Jackson said. “It is rare to find an actress that performs historical events.”
Makeba’s act also portrays the parts of other influential women of the time, such as JoAnn Robinson, former president of the Women’s Political Council in Montgomery.
The performance is based on biographies, memoirs, court transcripts, interviews and oral histories.
Through her work researching, writing and performing hidden African American history, Makeba introduces audiences to emotional issues. She incorporates lessons about common humanity into her presentation.
“It’s something that we can all embrace and a really good piece of history that everyone can share,” Jackson said.
“It’s really a one of a kind event,” she said. “It should be a stellar performance.”

Career fair: Job options numerous

Sara Mettlen
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 4

A career fair, open to all students, is being held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Perry Campus Center.
Many graduate programs and 31 employers have signed up to send representatives to talk to students about prospective future plans.
Graduate programs from schools like Doane, Creighton, and the Biomedical Research Training and Physical Therapy Education programs from University of Nebraska Medical Center are bring recruiters to talk about the admissions process and how to apply.
Employers ranging from Wells Fargo Financial to KOLN-KGIN Television to Centerpointe will have information on employment opportunities as well as internship availability.
Graduate programs will be upstairs by the Kleinkoff and East/West dining rooms, and employers will be mostly in the Great Hall.
Darlene Williams, director of Career Development, recommends that students come before 1 p.m. because some booths will start shutting down at that time.
“This is a great opportunity, whether you are a freshman or a senior,” Williams said. “Take advantage while you are here.”
Williams stressed how important it is to make personal connections in the business world, not only now, but for the future. Williams offered several hints to help students make the most of the career fair:

• Dress nicely when talking with employers to give a good impression.
• Bring copies of your resume to give out.
• Ask for business cards from people you talk to.

Each recruiter will have a door prize students can sign up to win. Williams noted that it is important for students and even faculty to attend because if there is a low turnout the recruiters will most likely not come again.

S.A.C. brings activities for Women’s History Month

India Williams
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 4

Europe celebrated International Women’s Day for the first time on March 8, 1911.
Ninety-three years later the Student Activities Council is designating March as Doane’s official Women’s History Month for the first time.
The purpose of Women’s History Month is to increase individuals’ knowledge about women’s struggles and contributions to the world. S.A.C. plans on celebrating this month by focusing on women’s minds, bodies and souls on campus. The scheduled events are arranged to help women feel appreciated and special while recognizing those who paved the way for women today.
“In order to make the students feel special, we’ve scheduled self defense classes, massages, a health awareness day and many other activities,” said S.A.C. Director Wilma Jackson. “We hope this will give women on this campus the opportunity to focus on themselves for once.”
Other colleges in Nebraska celebrate Women’s History Month differently. Instead of a month, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln celebrates a week (March 1-6). Every year they give the celebration a theme. This year’s theme is “Everyday Activism” where they plan to recognize nationally known activists and UNL students for their commitment to make a change.
Even though Women’s History Month is a national celebration, students express how they never heard information about it here.
“I didn’t know about this month, but I wish Doane would’ve acknowledged it before,” said senior Elizabeth Wells. “Doane should’ve celebrated this month before because women need to know about women of their past.”
“Although I knew about this holiday, I never seen it publicize like Black History Month or Cinco de Mayo, but it needs to be because it also informs people about influential individuals,” said sophomore Brande’ Johnson.
Some students question whether there should be a celebration for men in addition to Women’s History Month.
“We should celebrate this month because history itself is based off males and it’s time for women to be brought to the surface,” said junior Mark Henry.
“We shouldn’t necessarily have a month just for women because men aren’t recognized,” freshman Myndee Ebbers said. “Men and women should equally be celebrated.”
Students interested in celebrating Women’s History Month can contact Wilma Jackson or look for fliers throughout campus.

Review: ‘Passion’ brutally truthful historical movie

Joelle Schumacher
Entertainment Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 4

As a Roman Catholic, I have been going to Mass ever since I was born.
This means I have attended Easter Sunday Mass for 18 years. Each year, I hear the narrative of the Passion during Mass.
Nothing, though, could have prepared me for Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.”
As the show started, the audience fell silent. And I have never sat in a movie theater as quiet as during the split seconds between the end of the movie and the beginning of the credits.
I was slightly disappointed when the film opened in the Garden of Gethsemane.
I was expecting to see the Last Supper and other important events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion.
But the script was well thought-out, using effectively placed flashbacks to incorporate events from before Gethsemane.
The brutality of the soldiers when bringing Jesus into custody and the torture inflicted all the way through was almost more than I could bear. More than half of the two hour, six minute film was filled with the bloody beatings.
I found myself wiping tears from my eyes and covering my mouth to stifle gasps of shock.
Other audience members must have been similarly affected because I could hear sniffling, gasps and quiet moans throughout the theater. I wanted to look away or cover my eyes, but I was captivated.
The only problem I have with this movie is that characters were never introduced; they just appeared. I think Gibson over-assumed that everyone knew the story extremely well. I recognized most scenes from the Bible, but still had a difficult time following who was who.
In order to match names with faces, I had to keep referring my mind back to the Scriptures I’ve heard during Mass and in catechism classes.
The acting is superb. The emotion is awesome. The intensity is incredible. This could very well be the most beautiful, and yet the most disturbing, movie I ever see. The scenes with the demons and Mary’s flashback scene will stay with me for a long time.
I would recommend this movie to anyone wishing to see a brutally truthful account of the last 12 hours of Jesus’ life. Bring tissues and prepare your heart, mind, soul and stomach for the gruesome scenes.
This movie had an incredibly powerful effect, bringing the story to a completely new level for me.
I can only imagine the effect making it must have had on Gibson, the entire cast and crew and especially on James Caviezel, who played Jesus and is also a devout Roman Catholic.

‘Passion’ engulfs Doane community

Mandie Craven
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 4

This year’s Ash Wednesday was somewhat different than years past. Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” opened in theaters Feb. 25 to a multitude of mixed emotions. Conversations have been started nation and campus-wide of conflicting views about the movie’s accuracy, graphic nature, and overall appeal to audiences.
“I was very cautious about the movie at first,” Greg Madsen, head pastor at Crete Berean Church said. “Knowing the direction movies in Hollywood are taken, and how this one would be portrayed— I wondered if it would be truthful or not.”
“The Passion of the Christ” is an epic film displaying the last 12 days of Christ’s life here on Earth. The storyline is adapted from composite accounts of The Passion assembled from the four biblical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It [The Passion] was filmed entirely in Italy, and is spoken in Aramaic and Latin, with English subtitles.
The film is constantly in the public’s eye and under scrutinization. By breaking it down, students and staff can see that even though this topic is nationally discussed, it applies to their lives as a college community too.
The movie is spreading by word of mouth across campus like a wildfire in the brush, creeping its way into everyday conversations.
“It’s a good conversation starter for all students,” said Jeff Hagaman, Doane College Chaplin said. However, as conversation is a positive example that this film has brought about, conflict is not.
Even though Doane is a private Christian campus, discussions that are faith related, do not seem to be brought about in everyday conversation. This movie has given the students and the staff an opportunity to have their own voice and state their opinions about the film.
“This movie really can be for everyone,” says Kirk Kingston, associate pastor at Crete Berean Church. “For those who are interested in history, the movie provides excellent historical documentation; and for those who want to know more of God, it gives you that, too.”
Newman Club Sponsor Kathy Springer said that the movie should affect people on campus.
“Doane does not work in a vacuum, and so the Doane community should be just as affected as the ‘outside’ world by our Lord’s sacrifice for our sins, whether they see it on screen or read it in the Bible,” Springer said.
Senior Mary Hagemann, a member of the missionary team for FCA said that the movie was very visual.
“It (“The Passion) makes everything visual and understandable for everyone to see, whether they believe or not,” Hagemann said.
While many people have said the movie was powerful and influential, it doesn’t mean this is the only opinion. The movie may just be one person’s idea of what faith is, and everyone else has to figure out what it means to him or her.
“Doane is a liberal arts college, and taking this movie from that view point— it can apply to everyone,” Kingston said. “It affects each person in it’s own and different way.”
Students and staff members had their own opinions about the movie, after watching it.
“If I were a movie critic, I would say skip the movie and read ‘the book’,” Hagaman said.
“The Passion of the Christ” will be showing at the Rivoli Theater in Seward the week of March 19-26, at which time it will come to the Isis Theater at 139 W. 13th Street.
It is also playing in Douglas 3, East Park and Edgewood Theatres in Lincoln.

Tiger Inn Photo

Jerrome Morgan
Photo Editor
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 3

Freshmen Alex Aten and Randy Tvrdik eat their food and enjoy a game of pool in Tiger Inn.

Doane students speak out on same-sex marriage amendment

Ryan Moore
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 3

Although Massachusetts is a long way away from Nebraska, this ruling is affecting people on Doane's Campus.
"You don't choose to fall in love with someone, you just do," PRIDE president J.T. Hills said. "So why does it matter what sex the two people in love are?"
The ruling, however, has come with nationwide scrutiny as well.
"Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman," President George W. Bush said.
Bush is proposing an amendment to the constitution defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. That amendment would have to be ratified by both houses of Legislature in two successive legislative sessions and then be ratified by voters. Thirty-eight states have enacted laws barring the recognition of same-sex marriages, including Nebraska.
Hills feels many people oppose gay marriage because they think it will be detrimental to society.
"They often feel the same way about gay adoption," Hills said. "I sit here at Doane as proof that a lesbian can raise a child with strong morals, a child who is intelligent and articulate, and a child who will see a life of opportunity ahead of him."
After a Supreme Court ruling in November, same-sex marriage is going to be legal in the state of Massachusetts.
The controversy began in 2001 when seven gay couples went to their city and town halls to obtain marriage licensees. All were denied, causing them to sue the state.
Four justices came to their decision issuing the statement, "For no rational reason the marriage laws of the commonwealth discriminate against a defined class." Part of the push by the gay community for the "civil marriage" title, instead of the Vermont style "civil union," is that with marriage couples obtain additional federal benefits such as Social Security benefits.
The ruling is another milestone in a year that has brought about many advancements in gay rights in America. This decision follows Canada's allowance of same-sex marriage as well as a US Supreme Court decision to strike down a Texas ban on gay sex.

Fresh faces in faculty

Sara Mettlen
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 3

Four new professors will be on campus in August.
According to Maureen Franklin, Vice President of Academic Affairs, three full-time faculty members have been hired for next year:

• Brad Elder, who will replace the retired Robert Wikel.
• Pete Lipins, who was on a temporary basis but has now been named to the ongoing position in economics.
• Kurt Runestad, who will replace Larry Monson after his retirement as choir director.

The search has begun for the fourth position, a new secondary education professor.
Lyn Forester, Chair of the Education Division, said the department already has advertisements for the position in the Lincoln Journal-Star, the Omaha World-Herald and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Before any of this can begin however, Forester said the division had to get permission from the Cabinet to hire a new faculty member. Gaining approval is done working most closely with Franklin and President Fred Brown.
After getting the Cabinet’s consent, the chair of the department writes a job description and advertising begins.
The next step to fill the secondary education position will be Franklin appointing a search committee.
“They [the committee] usually are people in and out of the division and a student” Forester said.
Forester said that the search committee looks through every file that comes in.
“We usually pick between three and four people to bring in and make a selection from those,” Forester said.
“We are looking for a person who will work with under graduates and with our alternative certification program,” Forester said. “They will need to have a secondary teaching background.”