Staff Editorial
April 15, 2004, Page 4
In the real world, the public is told the voting numbers.
The number of votes a candidate receives is released to the public. It doesn’t matter if the candidate gets five votes or 500.
At Doane, students don’t know how close Student Congress races actually are. Doane politicians are apparently too sensitive and fragile for numbers to be released.
Back in the real world, those who choose to run for public office are subjected to scrutiny. The election results are analyzed and feelings get hurt. But they get over it.
So should Doane.
What are the people withholding these numbers afraid of? Our egos should be used to being injured by the time we reach college. Life is full of competition. Students were pitted against each other before they enrolled in Doane when scholarships were awarded.
Doane should be preparing students for the disappointments of life just as much as the successes. Students who are considering politics should be learning how to handle losing.
Students can learn just as much from the process of running for office as from being elected.
Without knowing the numbers, only speculation is left. Sheltering students by not disclosing figures only draws students further away from how the world actually works.
Doane students deserve to know the StuCo results. Are students too stupid to understand voting numbers? Will a student’s life be ruined by publishing how many votes they received? No.
Doane students are being fooled into believing that the real world election process is a safe haven for the weak hearted. It’s not. If a politician cannot handle the constant polls declaring him or her a certain percentage above or below his or her opponent, they should not be running for office.
How much longer will this foolish process of withholding voting numbers continue? Students should not stand this dulling of defeat and victory.
Students deserve to be treated like actual voters and competitors.
We’re in college, not kindergarten.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down 04/15/04
- Thumbs up to all the activities that are going on around campus the next few weeks.
- Thumbs up to the nice spring weather.
- Thumbs up to men’s track team for winning their dual against Nebraskan Wesleyan.
- Thumbs down to watering the sidewalk.
- Thumbs down to having to experience the spring weather by glancing out a window while stuck in a classroom.
- Thumbs down to tests that are scheduled back to back.
Life’s lemons
Kaylene Vieselmeyer
Columnist
April 15, 2004, Page 4
How big was the stone? This question came to mind this weekend as I pondered the Easter season.
It seems as though the stone that was placed in front of the tomb of Jesus was a concern and is mentioned by each Gospel writer.
Matthew talks about how an earthquake came upon the earth and an angel rolled the stone way (Matthew 28:2). In Mark when the women were going to the tomb they asked one another, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they came to the tomb it was already rolled away (Mark 16 :3). Luke and John also mention how it was rolled away from the entrance of the tomb. (Luke 24:2 & John 20:1).
It is interesting that each account of the Resurrection mentions something about how the stone was rolled away. A minor detail, but a very big significance for the story!
Try to imagine the size of the stone or the tomb itself. The best idea when I think of stones or boulders is the magnificent rocks in the “Garden of the Gods” in Colorado.
These huge rocks tower over the land.
When I look at photos that were taken of my family next to these rocks it helps me realize just how small we really are.
Imagine a huge stone in front of the tomb of Christ. Most likely it took several people to roll it over to the entrance.
It is true that many times in our own lives we have a huge stone or boulder in our life that keep us from seeing Jesus.
Maybe we know and accept the risen Lord, but there is always something that we feel we need to do first; we have to finish this project or that job and don’t seem to have the time for Jesus.
Amazingly enough Jesus is all the time we need. His death wasn’t anything fancy, in fact it was horrifying and terrible. He endured tremendous torment, beating and insulting word. But He endured it all and on the third day the stone was rolled away allowing us to see the risen Christ.
It is still true today in our own lives and the stones that we build up. Maybe the stones are things like money, greed, envy, jealously, lust, self-centeredness, anger and the list goes on.
These things block our view of Jesus. Even our own busyness can get in the way of the One who really matters.
So find the stone that is blocking the light of Christ and ask Christ to remove it. Trust Him—He has the power to move mountains!
Columnist
April 15, 2004, Page 4
How big was the stone? This question came to mind this weekend as I pondered the Easter season.
It seems as though the stone that was placed in front of the tomb of Jesus was a concern and is mentioned by each Gospel writer.
Matthew talks about how an earthquake came upon the earth and an angel rolled the stone way (Matthew 28:2). In Mark when the women were going to the tomb they asked one another, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they came to the tomb it was already rolled away (Mark 16 :3). Luke and John also mention how it was rolled away from the entrance of the tomb. (Luke 24:2 & John 20:1).
It is interesting that each account of the Resurrection mentions something about how the stone was rolled away. A minor detail, but a very big significance for the story!
Try to imagine the size of the stone or the tomb itself. The best idea when I think of stones or boulders is the magnificent rocks in the “Garden of the Gods” in Colorado.
These huge rocks tower over the land.
When I look at photos that were taken of my family next to these rocks it helps me realize just how small we really are.
Imagine a huge stone in front of the tomb of Christ. Most likely it took several people to roll it over to the entrance.
It is true that many times in our own lives we have a huge stone or boulder in our life that keep us from seeing Jesus.
Maybe we know and accept the risen Lord, but there is always something that we feel we need to do first; we have to finish this project or that job and don’t seem to have the time for Jesus.
Amazingly enough Jesus is all the time we need. His death wasn’t anything fancy, in fact it was horrifying and terrible. He endured tremendous torment, beating and insulting word. But He endured it all and on the third day the stone was rolled away allowing us to see the risen Christ.
It is still true today in our own lives and the stones that we build up. Maybe the stones are things like money, greed, envy, jealously, lust, self-centeredness, anger and the list goes on.
These things block our view of Jesus. Even our own busyness can get in the way of the One who really matters.
So find the stone that is blocking the light of Christ and ask Christ to remove it. Trust Him—He has the power to move mountains!
Letter to the Editor: Swans should stay
Letter to the Editor
April 15, 2004, Page 4
Dear Editor:
We are outraged about the students’ comments in this last issue of The Owl. We are going to defend the swans.
First of all, the reason they are more aggressive now is because of everyone aggravating them. They are more defensive because some of the immature and inappropriate students that we seem to have on campus insist on annoying the beautiful swans.
The swans would not be as aggravating if the students just minded their own business.
For example, instead of stopping and “kicking the swans in the head” when the male swan approaches the student, keep walking in your initial direction.
If the swan follows you then run in the direction you are headed. The swans should not be removed from the lake. Also, there is no way that you should remove the male swan during their nesting period.
If administration is thinking about doing anything then they should block off all access to the stone path in-between the nest and the bridge. We are in favor of putting up the temporary fence around the lake.
It would be the safest way to keep our wonderful swans in their nest and still keep the students away from them. If there is an issue about cost or labor, money can be raised and students can put it in (group, “community” effort). Just say the word and it can be done.
Another thing, what are the Crete youths doing by our swans anyway?
If everybody can respect the swans and what they are going through, then there shouldn’t be a problem. I just think that there are not enough respectable students.
We previously thought that highly of the Doane student community. They have proven us wrong if they are assaulting our beautiful creatures in the lake.
Thank you and we hope something reasonable can be done.
Just please do not remove them from the lake.
Heather Poysa
Holly Bitzinger
April 15, 2004, Page 4
Dear Editor:
We are outraged about the students’ comments in this last issue of The Owl. We are going to defend the swans.
First of all, the reason they are more aggressive now is because of everyone aggravating them. They are more defensive because some of the immature and inappropriate students that we seem to have on campus insist on annoying the beautiful swans.
The swans would not be as aggravating if the students just minded their own business.
For example, instead of stopping and “kicking the swans in the head” when the male swan approaches the student, keep walking in your initial direction.
If the swan follows you then run in the direction you are headed. The swans should not be removed from the lake. Also, there is no way that you should remove the male swan during their nesting period.
If administration is thinking about doing anything then they should block off all access to the stone path in-between the nest and the bridge. We are in favor of putting up the temporary fence around the lake.
It would be the safest way to keep our wonderful swans in their nest and still keep the students away from them. If there is an issue about cost or labor, money can be raised and students can put it in (group, “community” effort). Just say the word and it can be done.
Another thing, what are the Crete youths doing by our swans anyway?
If everybody can respect the swans and what they are going through, then there shouldn’t be a problem. I just think that there are not enough respectable students.
We previously thought that highly of the Doane student community. They have proven us wrong if they are assaulting our beautiful creatures in the lake.
Thank you and we hope something reasonable can be done.
Just please do not remove them from the lake.
Heather Poysa
Holly Bitzinger
Letter to the Editor: Rights and religion can coexist
Letter to the Editor
April 15, 2004, Page 4
April 15, 2004, Page 4
Dear Editor:
I find myself unable to conserve my opinions involving the recent rash of traditionalist appeals and satirical responses involving sexuality.
I am a Christian, and feel unrepresented by the authors of this newspaper. As a Christian, I believe that the foundations set by Christ are example for all truths.
A major basis for Christianity is that “There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither bond nor free, neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28.
The Old Testament Laws showing homosexuality as sin can not be used to prove or disapprove homosexuality today because Christ fulfilled those laws, reforming them, Galatians 5:14, 18.
The rules apply equally to those of heterosexual and homosexual orientation. We get our identity in Christ, not in our sexual orientation or anything else. In Christ there is neither male nor female…homosexual nor heterosexual. God looks only at the heart!
Ready for the kicker?
Although I am forgiven for my sins, God is worthy of my best efforts and the Church is our model of righteous living, and therefore has no right to condone homosexuality or any other selfish act.
Just because we are forgiven does not mean that we should condone the behaviors which set us apart from God. The Church, however, also must recognize that a homosexual is no guiltier of sin than is the minister or congregation and therefore can not be condemned.
So what does this say of the legality of homosexuality?
It means the Church must accept gays as it accepts all people, but it cannot marry them.
Does this mean that gays should not have the right to union?
Absolutely not!
America was founded on the principle that all humans should have the right to pursue happiness equally under God.
If I have the right to watch TV all day while people are starving elsewhere, then the rights of all people seeking selfish fulfillment should also be protected under the constitution.
So, the Church cannot marry gays but the State can, keeping separate the two identities so that both freedom and righteousness are protected.
Jeff Daniels
Review: Christian band rocks Cassel
Tosha Rae Long
Staff Writer
April 15, 2004, Page 5
The size of the crowd did no justice to the extraordinarily large sound “After the Order” sent into Thursday’s chilly night sky.
Those few in attendance got more than they could have bargained for. The excitement rolled from their enthusiastic bodies as the sweat dripped from their foreheads. The stage was overtaken by the four; their movements enthralled the audience.
The hard rock sound blasted Cassel Theatre. Everyone within earshot couldn’t help but bob their heads and sway their bodies to the definitive bass line and drum beat. Many pairs of hands swayed and clapped at the direction of the lead singer Luke Mills. His passion for the music and its message led the entire show. He jumped erratically in the air, emphasizing the quick crescendos and bursts of sound created by the drums, bass and guitar.
Short commentaries between most songs gave the show a somewhat comedic overtone, making the audience and band more of a unit. The concert was a celebration of God via an alternative route, which many can relate to. The perception of punk/rock bands is in large contrast to what “After the Order” stands for. Walking down the street, these four gentlemen could not be easily recognized as leaders in the Christian community. This band showed that praise isn’t a concrete thing. The sky is the limit to the ways a person can worship.
Though the weather proved somewhat cool, it was hardly noticeable for that hour of music – a total utopian experience. The majority of the crowd huddled close to the stage, jumping up and down to the beats coming from the stage before them.
“After the Order” rocked Doane’s campus.
Staff Writer
April 15, 2004, Page 5
The size of the crowd did no justice to the extraordinarily large sound “After the Order” sent into Thursday’s chilly night sky.
Those few in attendance got more than they could have bargained for. The excitement rolled from their enthusiastic bodies as the sweat dripped from their foreheads. The stage was overtaken by the four; their movements enthralled the audience.
The hard rock sound blasted Cassel Theatre. Everyone within earshot couldn’t help but bob their heads and sway their bodies to the definitive bass line and drum beat. Many pairs of hands swayed and clapped at the direction of the lead singer Luke Mills. His passion for the music and its message led the entire show. He jumped erratically in the air, emphasizing the quick crescendos and bursts of sound created by the drums, bass and guitar.
Short commentaries between most songs gave the show a somewhat comedic overtone, making the audience and band more of a unit. The concert was a celebration of God via an alternative route, which many can relate to. The perception of punk/rock bands is in large contrast to what “After the Order” stands for. Walking down the street, these four gentlemen could not be easily recognized as leaders in the Christian community. This band showed that praise isn’t a concrete thing. The sky is the limit to the ways a person can worship.
Though the weather proved somewhat cool, it was hardly noticeable for that hour of music – a total utopian experience. The majority of the crowd huddled close to the stage, jumping up and down to the beats coming from the stage before them.
“After the Order” rocked Doane’s campus.
Review: ‘Pieces of April’ proves captivating
Heidi Hochstetler
Staff Writer
April 15, 2004, Page 5
Even though “Pieces of April” chronicles one family’s Thanksgiving holiday, it is entertaining at any time of year.
Filmed in just 16 days, with a budget of less than $7 million, “Pieces of April” relies on acting ability and an interesting script rather than on big-budget gimmicks. Katie Holmes stars as April Burns, a young woman who tries to bridge a family rift by cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
After a struggle to prepare the turkey, April and her boyfriend Bobby, played by Derek Luke, discover their oven is broken.
April is forced to knock on doors in her dilapidated apartment building, looking for a neighbor willing to cook the turkey for a few hours.
Patricia Clarkson delivers an Oscar-nominated performance as April’s ailing mother, Joy. During the long car ride to April’s New York apartment, Joy becomes increasingly acerbic and despondent as she realizes that her only good memory of her oldest daughter was actually about April’s younger sister, Beth, played by Alison Pill.
April’s father, played by Oliver Platt, is the mediator who tries to hold the family together. From the know-it-all Beth to April’s brother Timmy, played by John Gallagher Jr., who rolls his mother’s joints, the Burns family seems more likely to self-destruct than to mend fences.
This honest portrayal of the characters in “Pieces of April” is one of the movie’s strengths. Each member of the Burns family is multifaceted; they are, in a word, human.
“Pieces of April” writer and director Peter Hedges said that the movie is a tribute to, though not a biography of, his mother who died of cancer in 2000.If you missed “Pieces of April” on the big screen, it should be your next rental.
Staff Writer
April 15, 2004, Page 5
Even though “Pieces of April” chronicles one family’s Thanksgiving holiday, it is entertaining at any time of year.
Filmed in just 16 days, with a budget of less than $7 million, “Pieces of April” relies on acting ability and an interesting script rather than on big-budget gimmicks. Katie Holmes stars as April Burns, a young woman who tries to bridge a family rift by cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
After a struggle to prepare the turkey, April and her boyfriend Bobby, played by Derek Luke, discover their oven is broken.
April is forced to knock on doors in her dilapidated apartment building, looking for a neighbor willing to cook the turkey for a few hours.
Patricia Clarkson delivers an Oscar-nominated performance as April’s ailing mother, Joy. During the long car ride to April’s New York apartment, Joy becomes increasingly acerbic and despondent as she realizes that her only good memory of her oldest daughter was actually about April’s younger sister, Beth, played by Alison Pill.
April’s father, played by Oliver Platt, is the mediator who tries to hold the family together. From the know-it-all Beth to April’s brother Timmy, played by John Gallagher Jr., who rolls his mother’s joints, the Burns family seems more likely to self-destruct than to mend fences.
This honest portrayal of the characters in “Pieces of April” is one of the movie’s strengths. Each member of the Burns family is multifaceted; they are, in a word, human.
“Pieces of April” writer and director Peter Hedges said that the movie is a tribute to, though not a biography of, his mother who died of cancer in 2000.If you missed “Pieces of April” on the big screen, it should be your next rental.
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