Letter to the Editor
April 29, 2004, Page 6
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Dear Editor,
A number of ironies accompanied the appearance of Sarah Weddington to the Doane campus, where she recently spoke as an exemplar of “leadership.”
Weddington, of course, was the lawyer for Martha McCorvey, otherwise known as “Jane Roe,” in the famous Roe v. Wade decision (1973) that forced the morality of abortion-on-demand on all states and locales throughout the country.
Perhaps the major irony of the build-up to Weddingron’s engagement was the slogan “Some leaders are born women.” Yes, provided that they are born at all, which is increasingly problematic because of people like Sarah Weddington.
It is also noteworthy that McCorvey had a rather abrasive falling-out with Weddington after the Roe v. Wade case was settled. McCorvey was a tough-talking woman from a lower class background who, according to her own testimony, was merely “used” by Weddington to get a case started.
She was not the type of person that is well-liked by feminist elites, and was quickly “dropped” by “pro-choice” leadership. Her central position in the Roe v. Wade case did not prevent the pro-choice leadership from forbidding McCorvey to speak at pro-choice conventions.
In essence, Weddington made her fame and earned her “leadership” credentials from crass opportunism and subsequent disdain for the woman who made it all possible. How that translates into exemplary “leadership” is a question that should be addressed.
Also ironic is the fact that Martha McCorvey is now a “pro-life” activist, and speaks openly about the various manipulative and class conscious elitism of Weddington and her companions who pass themselves off of advocates for womens’ rights.
Perhaps Doane should invite McCorvey to speak sometime, to give us (as Paul Harvey would put it) “the rest of the story.”
Richard Terrell
Professor of Art
Monday, April 23, 2007
Spring Choral Festival ends with tears, smiles
Megan Bowen
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 7
The tears started flowing early Sunday as the two choirs, Doane Choir and Collegiate Chorale, prepared for their concert. This would be the next to last concert Professor Larry Monson would direct for these two groups, as he is retiring at the end of the semester.
The choirs sang at the First Plymouth Church in Lincoln on Sunday. The performance was underway promptly at 3 p.m., starting with the Collegiate Choral.
They began with a piece by Gottfried August Homilius entitled “Deo Dicamus Gratias,” meaning to God give thanks. This song was sung in Latin. Following that junior Marcus Kroese student-conducted another Latin piece. This one, written by John Leavitt, was called “Festival Sanctus.” Junior Dustin Witte narrated the next piece. It was named “Saul,” based on the book of Acts 8:1-4, and 7-9. It was composed by Egil Hovland.
“Samba-lele,” written by Daniel Afonso, was sung in Portuguese. This song came with a little background. It is a Brazilian folk song which tells the story of Samba-lele who, despite being sick with a broken head, still finds time to flirt with a beautiful brunette.
Senior Randy Garton student-conducted the next composition, “Soon-a Will Be Done,” arranged by William Dawson.
Collegiate Choral then left the stage and Doane Choir came on. Their first piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, titled “Venite Populi” was sung in Latin, as was the following piece by Anton Bruckner, “Os Justi.” “Venite Populi” had three parts: allegro, adagio and then allegro. “Os Justi” was based on Psalm 37: 30-31.
The songs shifted, and junior Scott Morris accompanied the choir on his alto saxophone. The song “Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song,” arranged by Douglas Starr, was followed by “Alleluia” by Ralph Manuel.
“Gloria in Excelsis,” written by Charles Stanford, was accompanied by brass, organ and the choir, with a solo by senior Shannon King. “Prologue to Mefistofele,” composed by Arrigo Boito and arranged by Brian Pfoltner, was preceded by “Crossin’ Ovah,” a song arranged by Richard Jackson. Junior Marcus Kroese soloed with the choir as his back up.
The choirs combined, along with the Plymouth Brass, directed by Dr. Charles Ore. They sang four songs. “Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals” by Karg-Elert, arranged by Arthur Harris; “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” arranged by Gilbert Martin; “Now Thank We All Our God,” arranged by John Hotchkis, and finally “America the Beautiful,” arranged by James Mulholland.
As the group sang the last note, the crowd exploded into applause and gave them a standing ovation. The emotional experience ended with tears, but also with smiles.
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 7
The tears started flowing early Sunday as the two choirs, Doane Choir and Collegiate Chorale, prepared for their concert. This would be the next to last concert Professor Larry Monson would direct for these two groups, as he is retiring at the end of the semester.
The choirs sang at the First Plymouth Church in Lincoln on Sunday. The performance was underway promptly at 3 p.m., starting with the Collegiate Choral.
They began with a piece by Gottfried August Homilius entitled “Deo Dicamus Gratias,” meaning to God give thanks. This song was sung in Latin. Following that junior Marcus Kroese student-conducted another Latin piece. This one, written by John Leavitt, was called “Festival Sanctus.” Junior Dustin Witte narrated the next piece. It was named “Saul,” based on the book of Acts 8:1-4, and 7-9. It was composed by Egil Hovland.
“Samba-lele,” written by Daniel Afonso, was sung in Portuguese. This song came with a little background. It is a Brazilian folk song which tells the story of Samba-lele who, despite being sick with a broken head, still finds time to flirt with a beautiful brunette.
Senior Randy Garton student-conducted the next composition, “Soon-a Will Be Done,” arranged by William Dawson.
Collegiate Choral then left the stage and Doane Choir came on. Their first piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, titled “Venite Populi” was sung in Latin, as was the following piece by Anton Bruckner, “Os Justi.” “Venite Populi” had three parts: allegro, adagio and then allegro. “Os Justi” was based on Psalm 37: 30-31.
The songs shifted, and junior Scott Morris accompanied the choir on his alto saxophone. The song “Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song,” arranged by Douglas Starr, was followed by “Alleluia” by Ralph Manuel.
“Gloria in Excelsis,” written by Charles Stanford, was accompanied by brass, organ and the choir, with a solo by senior Shannon King. “Prologue to Mefistofele,” composed by Arrigo Boito and arranged by Brian Pfoltner, was preceded by “Crossin’ Ovah,” a song arranged by Richard Jackson. Junior Marcus Kroese soloed with the choir as his back up.
The choirs combined, along with the Plymouth Brass, directed by Dr. Charles Ore. They sang four songs. “Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals” by Karg-Elert, arranged by Arthur Harris; “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” arranged by Gilbert Martin; “Now Thank We All Our God,” arranged by John Hotchkis, and finally “America the Beautiful,” arranged by James Mulholland.
As the group sang the last note, the crowd exploded into applause and gave them a standing ovation. The emotional experience ended with tears, but also with smiles.
Morsell masters acting as Douglass
Heidi Hochstetler
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 7
He is electrifying on stage. His lyrical voice resonates through the auditorium and holds the audience in rapt attention. In period costume and the trademark lion’s-mane hair, Fred Morsell is Frederick Douglass.
Morsell performed his one-person play, “Presenting Mr. Frederick Douglass,” in Heckman Auditorium on Friday and Saturday as part of Doane’s 10th annual Multicultural Fair.
Backstage, the Douglass illusion fades as Morsell packs the pocket watch and eye glasses into meticulously organized plastic storage containers. The wig comes off, too, revealing Morsell’s own shock of gray hair.
“It’s the wig that seals the character,” Morsell said. For the last 20 years, Morsell has been immersed in the life of Douglass, an experience he said has changed his life.
“I have learned a great deal about myself, Douglass and human nature,” he said.
Morsell said he hopes the audience learns a lot, too. He describes his job as an actor as similar to that of a teacher. In Morsell’s interpretation, the message of Frederick Douglass is learning how to take accountability for ourselves.
“It is very important that people understand the civil rights movement, the truth of history and recognize the importance of fighting for what we have today,” Morsell said.
Over the years, Morsell said that his performance has changed and matured as he learned more of the details of Douglass’ life. He said he keeps the material fresh by paying close attention to the audience and making split-second decisions about which parts to include or leave out.
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 7
He is electrifying on stage. His lyrical voice resonates through the auditorium and holds the audience in rapt attention. In period costume and the trademark lion’s-mane hair, Fred Morsell is Frederick Douglass.
Morsell performed his one-person play, “Presenting Mr. Frederick Douglass,” in Heckman Auditorium on Friday and Saturday as part of Doane’s 10th annual Multicultural Fair.
Backstage, the Douglass illusion fades as Morsell packs the pocket watch and eye glasses into meticulously organized plastic storage containers. The wig comes off, too, revealing Morsell’s own shock of gray hair.
“It’s the wig that seals the character,” Morsell said. For the last 20 years, Morsell has been immersed in the life of Douglass, an experience he said has changed his life.
“I have learned a great deal about myself, Douglass and human nature,” he said.
Morsell said he hopes the audience learns a lot, too. He describes his job as an actor as similar to that of a teacher. In Morsell’s interpretation, the message of Frederick Douglass is learning how to take accountability for ourselves.
“It is very important that people understand the civil rights movement, the truth of history and recognize the importance of fighting for what we have today,” Morsell said.
Over the years, Morsell said that his performance has changed and matured as he learned more of the details of Douglass’ life. He said he keeps the material fresh by paying close attention to the audience and making split-second decisions about which parts to include or leave out.
Softball Photos
Jerrome Morgan
Photo Editor
April 29, 2004, Page 8
Freshman Amanda Duensing playing catcher for the Tigers.
Freshman Jackie Bandy gets instructions before she heads to the plate to bat.
Photo Editor
April 29, 2004, Page 8
Freshman Amanda Duensing playing catcher for the Tigers.
Freshman Jackie Bandy gets instructions before she heads to the plate to bat.
Softball picks up much needed wins
Andy Dygert
News Editor
April 29, 2004, Page 8
The Doane Tiger softball team (13-27 overall) took advantage of crowd support garnered from the Doane Day at the Ballpark as they topped Dordt twice with solid play.
Free t-shirts, pop, chips and Subway sandwiches brought out a cheerful crowd already anticipating the not quite official advent of Stop Day for the day after.
The women’s team played off the boisterous energy of their 50 plus supporters and won their first game 3-2.
Sophomore third baseman Tiffany Cunningham went three for three on the day with an RBI and a run scored to help sophomore pitcher Alli Sperry attain the victory.
“I had great defense behind me,” Sperry said. “The offense really came out too in the game.”
The crowds began to break up before the second game of the night as students went back to their dorms to warm up for the Stop Day festivities.
The Tigers didn’t let this faze them as they followed suit and simply picked up the pace, run-ruling Dordt in five innings, 10-2.
Eight different Tigers scored runs to give Sperry her second win of the night, improving her record to 9-14.
The Tiger’s next game is 5 p.m. today against Concordia University in Seward.
“We really needed the two wins,” Sperry said. “Hopefully we can put it together against Concordia to make the GPAC tournament.”
News Editor
April 29, 2004, Page 8
The Doane Tiger softball team (13-27 overall) took advantage of crowd support garnered from the Doane Day at the Ballpark as they topped Dordt twice with solid play.
Free t-shirts, pop, chips and Subway sandwiches brought out a cheerful crowd already anticipating the not quite official advent of Stop Day for the day after.
The women’s team played off the boisterous energy of their 50 plus supporters and won their first game 3-2.
Sophomore third baseman Tiffany Cunningham went three for three on the day with an RBI and a run scored to help sophomore pitcher Alli Sperry attain the victory.
“I had great defense behind me,” Sperry said. “The offense really came out too in the game.”
The crowds began to break up before the second game of the night as students went back to their dorms to warm up for the Stop Day festivities.
The Tigers didn’t let this faze them as they followed suit and simply picked up the pace, run-ruling Dordt in five innings, 10-2.
Eight different Tigers scored runs to give Sperry her second win of the night, improving her record to 9-14.
The Tiger’s next game is 5 p.m. today against Concordia University in Seward.
“We really needed the two wins,” Sperry said. “Hopefully we can put it together against Concordia to make the GPAC tournament.”
Kosmos keeps breaking records
Jey Sin
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 8
The Heptathlon is as hard to compete in as it is to pronounce. It consists of the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800 meter run.
Freshman Katie Kosmos was last week’s Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance in the women’s Heptathlon. She scored a Doane record of 4876 points in the event.
Kosmos has been involved with track since she was 10 years old and has loved it ever since. She grew up in rural Saline County until high school, when she moved to Lincoln and attended Northeast High School.
Kosmos was active in gymnastics early on, but when she was about 10 years old she dislocated her thumb and couldn’t participate in gymnastics anymore.
Since she couldn’t play softball or do gymnastics, Kosmos bugged her mom to find her something to do. Her mom suggested track.
Ever since then Kosmos has been an active track athlete and has been focused on excelling in any event she competed in.
Outside of high school track, Kosmos also ran with the Saline Spartans, a summer track program in Crete. This is where she found her calling for the Heptathlon.
When she started out she competed in the Pentathlon, which consists of five events instead of seven.
Kosmos came to Doane this year as a freshman, and instantly fell in love with the track program. She said that track at Doane has helped her excel more than she was able to anywhere else.
“I love to be active and being in track and competing gives me an uplifting feeling,” Kosmos said.
She recalls the last race for her record breaking Heptathlon and what her coach said to her. He told her that she could break the record if she ran a fast enough time in this race She was stunned.
“I had no idea until that moment that I had a chance to set a new record,” Kosmos said.
To be the best at anything you do, you have to be consistent and consistency seems to be Kosmos’ middle name.
She competed last Friday at Nebraska Wesleyan and broke another record, in the 400- hurdles.
She ran a time of one minute, 2.6 seconds beating the past record of one minute 2.9 seconds.
Kosmos takes all the attention in stride and keeps on competing:
“I just stay focused on what I have to do.”
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 8
The Heptathlon is as hard to compete in as it is to pronounce. It consists of the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800 meter run.
Freshman Katie Kosmos was last week’s Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance in the women’s Heptathlon. She scored a Doane record of 4876 points in the event.
Kosmos has been involved with track since she was 10 years old and has loved it ever since. She grew up in rural Saline County until high school, when she moved to Lincoln and attended Northeast High School.
Kosmos was active in gymnastics early on, but when she was about 10 years old she dislocated her thumb and couldn’t participate in gymnastics anymore.
Since she couldn’t play softball or do gymnastics, Kosmos bugged her mom to find her something to do. Her mom suggested track.
Ever since then Kosmos has been an active track athlete and has been focused on excelling in any event she competed in.
Outside of high school track, Kosmos also ran with the Saline Spartans, a summer track program in Crete. This is where she found her calling for the Heptathlon.
When she started out she competed in the Pentathlon, which consists of five events instead of seven.
Kosmos came to Doane this year as a freshman, and instantly fell in love with the track program. She said that track at Doane has helped her excel more than she was able to anywhere else.
“I love to be active and being in track and competing gives me an uplifting feeling,” Kosmos said.
She recalls the last race for her record breaking Heptathlon and what her coach said to her. He told her that she could break the record if she ran a fast enough time in this race She was stunned.
“I had no idea until that moment that I had a chance to set a new record,” Kosmos said.
To be the best at anything you do, you have to be consistent and consistency seems to be Kosmos’ middle name.
She competed last Friday at Nebraska Wesleyan and broke another record, in the 400- hurdles.
She ran a time of one minute, 2.6 seconds beating the past record of one minute 2.9 seconds.
Kosmos takes all the attention in stride and keeps on competing:
“I just stay focused on what I have to do.”
Vernon is team player
Kelsey Tegtmeier
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 8
Freshman Mitch Vernon erupted last week hitting five home runs in four days, but he was more excited about the team’s big wins.
“Getting GPAC (Great Plains Athletic Conference) and regional player of the week was an honor, but it was nice to go five and one for the week as a team,” Vernon said.
Vernon’s teammates were excited about his performance last week.
“It’s impressive that a freshman, like Mitch, was able to come through in situations that were that important to us,” senior co-captain Brandon Noerrlinger said.
Vernon said that one of his favorite things about playing baseball at Doane is playing with the eight seniors.
“I like being around people that love baseball as much as I do,” Vernon said.
He said he always wanted to play baseball in college, and the designated hitter from Crete chose Doane because it was close to home.
Baseball is more important at Doane than it was in high school, he said.
“I’ve never played with a group of guys that play for the team more than they play for themselves, until now,” Vernon said.
Vernon has played baseball for at least twelve years. He lived near Tuxedo Park and walked to the field to play with his friends. He said that he always has fun when he’s playing baseball.
The diehard baseball fan has been to five professional games and tries to catch every Atlanta Braves game on TV.
Vernon said he enjoys watching games on TV, but nothing compares to being on the field.
After a disappointing weekend the Tigers are 8-10 in the conference and 21-13 overall. They hope to be one of the eight teams to play in the GPAC tournament beginning May 6.
“I’m trying to do my best to make sure the seniors get to the tournament,” Vernon said.
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 8
Freshman Mitch Vernon erupted last week hitting five home runs in four days, but he was more excited about the team’s big wins.
“Getting GPAC (Great Plains Athletic Conference) and regional player of the week was an honor, but it was nice to go five and one for the week as a team,” Vernon said.
Vernon’s teammates were excited about his performance last week.
“It’s impressive that a freshman, like Mitch, was able to come through in situations that were that important to us,” senior co-captain Brandon Noerrlinger said.
Vernon said that one of his favorite things about playing baseball at Doane is playing with the eight seniors.
“I like being around people that love baseball as much as I do,” Vernon said.
He said he always wanted to play baseball in college, and the designated hitter from Crete chose Doane because it was close to home.
Baseball is more important at Doane than it was in high school, he said.
“I’ve never played with a group of guys that play for the team more than they play for themselves, until now,” Vernon said.
Vernon has played baseball for at least twelve years. He lived near Tuxedo Park and walked to the field to play with his friends. He said that he always has fun when he’s playing baseball.
The diehard baseball fan has been to five professional games and tries to catch every Atlanta Braves game on TV.
Vernon said he enjoys watching games on TV, but nothing compares to being on the field.
After a disappointing weekend the Tigers are 8-10 in the conference and 21-13 overall. They hope to be one of the eight teams to play in the GPAC tournament beginning May 6.
“I’m trying to do my best to make sure the seniors get to the tournament,” Vernon said.
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