September 25, 2015
Volume 110 - Issue 4
calvin.edu/chimes
ANNOUNCER DEATH PAGE 5
WORSHIP APPRENTICES PAGE 6
Water cleanups raise awareness
BY NATASHA STRYDHORST
Sci-Tech Editor
Last Saturday, West Michigan
Environmental Action Council
(WMEAC) hosted the 12th annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup.
The event drew volunteers from
across West Michigan, including a number of Calvin College
students, to collect trash from the
banks of the Grand River and its
tributaries.
Last year, the cleanup removed
over 30,000 pounds of garbage,
than ks to the help of nearly
1,500 volunteers, according to
WMEAC’s website.
According to local news channel WZZM 13, this cleanup will be
Mayor Heartwell’s last as Grand
Rapids’s mayor. He co-founded the event with WMEAC 12
years ago.
Over t he past decade, t he
cleanup has cleared upwards of
130,000 pounds of trash from the
Grand River watershed, according to WZZM 13.
Volunteers assembled at Sixth
Street Park to collect garbage bags
and plastic work gloves, and to
listen to a safety talk before dividing up and diving into the trash
collection task.
Stephanie Brad-shaw, a junior at Calvin College, and a
leader of the Environmental
Stewardship Coalition (ESC)
on campus, joined the group
collecting along a section of
Plaster Creek.
“ We w e r e o u t t h e r e f o r
about an hour,” she said, “and
we picked up 10 to 15 garbage
bags of trash.” The event goes
a step further than ridding the
river of garbage; it intentionally
sorts recyclables.
“It’s cool that the Grand River
cleanup does recycling as well as
trash pickup,” Bradshaw said.
The date also marked the
30 t h an n iversa r y of t he
International Coastal Cleanup,
an event coordinated by the
O c e a n C o n s e r v a n c y. L a s t
year, according to the Ocean
Conservancy’s website, “560,000
volunteers in 91 countries picked
up more than 16 million pounds
of trash.”
In Michigan alone, 2,331 volunteers collectively cleaned 116.7
miles of coastline, removing
4,124 pounds of trash, according
to the Ocean Conservancy’s 2015
report. The stats for the country
stand at over 200,000 people collecting over four million pounds
of trash al-ong approximately
8,500 miles.
Carolina An-gulo, a junior
at Calvin College, participated in t he coastal cleanup of
Lake Michigan.
“The amount of garbage was
surprising,” Angulo said. “A lot
of Styrofoam and a lot of plastic.
I’m not going to look at those
things the same way again.”
“I feel like we were successful,” she added. The group collected around 20 pounds of trash
over the course of the morning. Ang ulo, who participated last year as well, reported a
similar experience.
“There was about the same
amount of trash [this year],”
she said. “I remember there being a lot last year too — tiny
little pieces.”
“I wou ld e ncou ra ge p eo ple to go next time,” Angulo
said. “It’s a great event helpi n g t o c le a n up s o me t h i n g
we all use and something we
all love.”
DUNES ON PLUTO PAGE 7
Campus shooter situations
Campus safety details what to do and why
CHIMES FILE PHOTO
BY JOSH PARKS
Print Editor
O n Tuesd ay a f te r noon,
William Corner, director of
campus safety, gave a presentation in the Commons
Annex Lecture Hall called
“Shot s Fi red on Ca mpu s:
What to do in the event of an
active shooter.”
Last year, Calvin’s campus
was put on lockdown after
campus safety received reports
of an active shooter in the area.
Events like this emphasize the
importance of always knowing
what to do in an emergency,
Corner said.
“I h ate to s ay it ,” s a id
Corner, “but we seem to see
with more frequency these kind
of events happening around
the country.”
I n order to help Ca lv i n
be better prepared for this
rare but potentially dangerous event, Corner suggested a
few strategies.
Before any kind of violent
situation occurs, be aware of
the emergency response plan
available at calvin.edu and the
Calvin Assessment Response
and Evaluation (CARE) team.
The CAR E team, made up
of representatives from many
Ca lv i n d iv ision s, ha nd les
reports of students exhibiting
at-risk behavior. “It doesn’t
have to be that they’re threatening someone,” said Corner.
“It cou ld be sel f-ha r m; it
could be that they’re in a state
of extreme depression.” To repor t a st udent to the CA R E
team, fill out the online form on
their website.
In the event that there is a
shooter on campus, campus safety recommends the “run, hide,
fight” thought process. If you
hear something that sounds like
shots, assume they are and get out
of the building. Keep an exit route
in mind, and only help others who
are along that exit route. Move in
a zig-zag so you’re harder to hit.
When you reach an exit, move
away so that it doesn’t get blocked
and prevent others from entering the building. Follow police
instructions, keeping your hands
visible at all times if police are
present. Run until you feel you’re
safe, which could be off campus.
“Never pull the fire
alarm in an active
shooter situation, as
it will drive people
into the hallways
and into danger.”
If evacuation is impossible,
f i nd a place to hide outside
the shooter’s view. Get out of
hallways immediately. Ideally,
your hiding place will provide
CAMPUS SAFETY EMERGENCY:
PHOTO BY CAROLINA ANGULO
Students joined Professor Deanna van Dijk at the coas-tal
clean-up event on Lake Michigan.
POPE IN AMERICA PAGE 9
(616) 526-3333
t h e o f f i c i a l s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r o f c a lv i n c o l l e g e s i n c e
both protection and cover (like
a brick wall), rather than just
cover. Make sure your hiding
place doesn’t restrict your movement. Barricade doors if possible,
though this is often diff icult
with classroom doors that are
required by fire code to open out.
Keep quiet and talk only to make
a plan.
Fighting the shooter is a last
resort if your life is in immediate
danger. Attempt to incapacitate
the threat, act with commitment and remember that almost
anything (like heavy backpacks)
can be used as a weapon. Once
the subject is incapacitated, push
weapons away and secure him
or her. Remain with the suspect unless another is known to
be present.
Call 911 and/or campus safety
only when it is safe to do so. If
the incident is on campus, you
must call campus safety’s emergency number at (616) 526-3333
because they are the first responders for the campus and will be
able to direct local police to the
correct building.
Never pull the fire alarm in an
active shooter situation, as it will
drive people into the hallways and
into danger.
Advance knowledge and preparation is key, Corner said. “Even
being someone who’s trained in
how to respond to these things, it
can be quite scary and sometimes
your head is spinning.” Avoid
being “frozen in fear” by thinking about the unthinkable ahead
of time.
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WWW.CALVIN.EDU/CARE
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2015-2016
Campus News
Business department celebrates local partnerships
Editor in Chief
BY JON GORTER
Anna Delph
Campus Co-Editor
Print Editor
Last Tuesday, the business
department hosted its annual
Calvin Business Partners Award
Luncheon, an event honoring
businesses and individuals in
the Grand Rapids area that have
partnered with Calvin’s business program in various ways,
including sponsoring the Calvin
Action Project (CAP), a program that challenges students
to solve real-world problems.
Now entering its fourth year,
the luncheon serves as a gathe r i ng s pace whe re bu si ness
students, alumni and others can
hear from a respected speaker
and network with businesses
and professionals.
T his year’s speaker, Dr.
Tracy Brower, shed insights on
how weaving a work-life support system into an organization’s culture can help companies cultivate a talented workforce, drawing themes from her
n e we s t b o o k “ B r i n g Wo r k
to Life by Bringing Life
to Work.”
“Work-life balance is not such
a helpful concept,” said Brower,
“because it’s about trade-offs …
and you’re always in this place
of finding equilibrium.” Instead,
Brower emphasized work-life
integration, a model she finds
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Nancy Van Noord has taught
physic a l edu c at io n c l a s s e s,
namely Women’s Self Defense,
at Calvin since the ‘70s. Though
she says she isn’t “a very in-thespotlight person,” she makes it
her goal to help students and be
a “plumb line” in the lives of all
she meets.
Q. How did you become interested
women’s self defense?
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One of the more inf luential
ways businesses and individuals have partnered with Calvin
is through the sponsoring of
CAPs. The program is structured
to match teams of students with
a specific business problem—
PHOTO COURTESY DAVID CHANDLER
who held an internship at Plante
Moran, one of the nation’s largest
public accounting and business
advisory firms. The advisory
firm—known for its award-winning culture and its commitment to attracting talent—was
recognized at the luncheon as
one of the college’s Outstanding
Cor porate Business Par tners
of 2015.
whether it be in the area of accounting, financing, marketing,
management or strategy—that
a real business is facing. Over
the course of a year, the team
meets with the business and
proposes a project to address
the problem.
“Calvin’s business majors all
work on at least three Calvin
Action Projects while they are
students at Calvin, which gives
them real-world learning experiences,” said Bob Eames,
director of the Calvin Center for
Innovation in Business. “Last
year we did 99 projects for over
50 unique clients. In total, we’ve
done literally hundreds of projects
in the five years that we have
called them CAPs and hundreds
more before that.”
T he prog ram was based
on the M A P projects, a
signature program at the Ross
School of Busi ness at t he
University of Michigan. CAPs
are likely so successful because
they are a win-win situation—
students gain experience working
in the real world, while businesses can get educated input on
how to solve some of t he i r
problems. “The projects themselves can be trick y because
they are real and the business
world and our clients are always
changing, which is what makes the
e x p e r i e n c e s o v a l u a b l e ,”
said Eames.
“I didn’t know CAP was a
thing, and I’m a business major,”
said senior Andrew Darmawan.
“Calvin should know about this
opportunity.” Since the inception of the CAP, students have
partnered with businesses like
Herman Miller, Steelcase, and
Wolverine World Wide, and their
number of partnerships has only
been increasing.
Faculty bio: Nancy Van Noord
BY JULIANA LUDEMA
Chimes
Calvin College
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Grand Rapids, MI 49546
more conducive to maintaining
boundaries while allowing the
workplace to thrive.
In addition to the keynote speaker, the luncheon also
included a talk from accounting student Emily Strikwerda,
A. I was introduced when I
was in grad school. One of my
friends wanted to take a class. I
had no interest in it but she kept
begging and so I went. I was
blown away by the practicality
of it and I wanted to take it to
Calvin students.
Q. What did you teach before
focusing on self defense?
A. My main area was in sports
psychology but I taught a wide
variety of classes. In 1982 I sustained a brain injury and since
that time I’ve been part time.
I used to coach women’s tennis and women’s volleyball and
I would see athletes perform
beautifully during practices but
fall apart during competition. I
couldn’t help them. I decided to
focus on sports psychology so I
could help students really reach
their potential.
Q. What is your favorite part of
your job?
A. I love the process of teaching. I love working with students.
I love expanding their knowledge
base and giving them new insights
and skills, and helping them push
past preconceived limitations.
Regardless of the course being taught, another passion is to
help students develop intimate
and vibrant relationships with
Jesus. “The joy of the Lord is
my strength.” I so desire to see
students experience all that the
Lord has to offer them. If they’re
grieving, he can offer comfort.
If they’re addicted, he can offer release. If they’re lonely, he
can offer companionship and
an intimate relationship beyond
anything in a human relationship.
Q. How do you integrate this in
your classes?
A. Through teaching I do devotions. I integrate Christ into as
much as possible in every class. I
talk about my own relationship
with Christ.
I a l so teach t he s pi r it u a l
strength and training class which
takes place during Interim. Most
students experience a dramatic
transformation with Jesus during
the 15 days of the class.
I try to walk the talk. I believe
and I live what I preach.
Q. What advice do you have for
female students at Calvin?
A. Trust and act upon your
good instincts. Oftentimes women discount or minimize what
they’re actually sensing. They
may talk themselves out of what
they’re act ually sensing and
think, “Oh, he’s probably a nice
guy, I’m just imagining things.”
If you feel uneasy, there’s probably a good reason for it and you
need to act on those gut instincts.
If you feel pressured, it’s very
likely you are being pressured.
You should never let anyone pressure you to do anything you don’t
want to do.
Date rapists use pressure to
wear down a woman’s resistance.
Women feel they need to rationalize why they don’t want to do
whatever he wants them to do…
if she continues being ignored it’s
time to leave the situation; say, “I
need you to take me seriously.”
The date rapist is most interested in self-gratification and doesn’t
care about the wellbeing of the
women he’s trying to pressure.
PHOTO COURTESY CALVIN.EDU
Nancy Van Noord has been teaching at Calvin since the 70s.
Think through limits ahead of
time and ask, “If my boundaries
are crossed what would I do?” It’s
a lot easier to think through limits
ahead of time instead of in a high
pressure situation.
Try to nip things in the bud
a s soon a s you st a r t to feel
uncomfortable. Women tend to
push their feelings to the side. The
longer you wait, the harder it is
to stop an unwanted activity. If a
person really cared about you he
would want to know he was doing
something you find hurtful.
Alcohol dramatically reduces a
woman’s ability to defend herself.
Rapists use alcohol as a tool to
lower someone’s resistance.
And don’t forget to pray to God
for help and for protection..
Q. Who would you say has been
the biggest influence in your life?
A. Lillian Samuel. She is one
of the facilitators for the Bible
Bonanza club on campus. She is
totally sold out to Jesus Christ,
is my friend and ministry partner and my spiritual mentor.
She’s a real inspiration to me.
I have a plumb line hanging
in my office as a reminder to be
a plumb line in others’ lives and
in my own actions. We serve as
plumb lines to those around us.
People who don’t know Christ
look to our lives and then they
reflect on who Christ is.
September 25, 2015
Campus News 3
Incoming class most diverse in recent history
Day 10 report shows steady enrollment, admissions starts begins new initiatives
BY JOSH PARKS
Print Editor
This fall’s Day 10 enrollment
report tells a familiar story. Both
total enrollment and the number
of incoming students are held
steady from last year, while the
student body continues to become
more diverse.
Between first-time college attendees and transfers, Calvin welcomes 1,026 students to campus
this fall, the exact same number
as last year. Calvin’s overall
enrollment is 3,990 students,
down only slightly from last
year’s 3,993.
The current strong U.S. dollar led to fewer incoming international students this year,
though Asian, Hispanic/Latino,
African and Native American
(A H A NA) en rol l ment is up
nearly 15 percent, making this
Calvin’s most diverse incoming
class ever. According to a Calvin
press release, it also has an average GPA of 3.70, “the highest in
recent history.”
T he populations Calvi n
has pulled most students from
throughout its history — members of the Christian Reformed
Church (CRC), children of alumni, and students of local Christian
high schools — continue to show
less loyalty to Calvin, looking
more widely at other college
options than in previous generations. The CRC itself is also
shrinking, providing a smaller
pool to draw from.
According to Russ Bloem,
Calvin’s vice president of enrollment management, the decreasing size of these key sub-populations has prompted the college to
target new demographic groups,
such as a larger swath of Christian
denominations and more upper
midwest public schools.
In a presentation to faculty senate on Monday, Sept. 21, Bloem
detailed several initiatives the
admissions department is pursuing in hopes of maintaining and
increasing enrollment numbers.
A year-long audit of Calvin’s admissions system by two experts
in the field prompted many of
these ideas.
One of the initiatives is an
overhaul of Calvin’s financial
aid structure. A Legacy Award
of $4,000 per year is now automatically offered to admits whose
parents are Calvin alumni and/or
CRC members, and the academic
scholarships have increased as
well, now topping out at $18,000
per year.
The number of domestic admissions counselors will also
increase from eight to 12. Bloem
cited this as a “low risk” idea
from the auditing consultants,
since counselors are relatively
inexpensive and can pay for themselves with only a few additional
students enrolled.
Other factors Bloem hopes
will help boost enrollment include Calvin’s recent re-branding
campaign, a higher advertising
budget, greater social media
presence and new data
management software.
“The college is excited to welcome these excellent students
f rom around the cor ner and
around the world to campus,”
said Bloem. “What we are realizing more and more is that
when you bring together a diverse
group of students with a diverse
set of experiences, the learning
environment is much richer.”
Highlights from the
DAY 10 REPORT
2012
2013
2014
2015
4,008
4,034
3,993
3,990
First Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
1,031
892
864
1,042
1,037
975
821
1,054
984
940
881
1,011
949
911
885
1,033
AHANA
International
474
403
523
407
523
425
568
412
Students from
CRC
1,609
1,511
1,434
1,340
Students from
other religious
traditions
2,339
2,523
2,559
2,650
474
403
523
407
523
425
568
412
2,199
2,078
2,048
2,077
643
677
677
685
Female
2,161
2,224
2,211
2,229
Male
1,847
1,810
1,782
1,761
Top Scholarship
Recipients
2,272
2,374
2,336
2,388
Children of
Alumni
1,441
1,408
1,361
1,293
Total
Enrollment
AHANA
International
Students from
Michigan
Students from
other Great
Lakes States
(IL, IN, OH, WI)
PHOTO COURTESY CALVIN.EDU
International students make up 15 percent of the incoming class.
student organization spolight:
BETHANY COK
On-Call Writer
Though this club may be
historically small in numbers,
it is rich in community, offcampus expeditions, and understanding connections with
other disciplines.
The Calvin Architecture
Club, though comprised mainly of students that are part of
Calvin’s relatively small architecture minor, welcomes all
who are interested in any kind
of architect ure —any thing
from looking at interesting
buildings to rearranging furniture to studying sustainability
in construction.
“What we talk about is
relevant for anyone with an interest in design, construction,
buildings, and for people who
are interested in jobs that will
involve working with archi-
tects, such as engineers and electricians,” said Nicole Reenders, a
member of the club’s leadership.
Reenders, a senior French
major and architecture minor,
highlighted the off-campus trips
of Architecture Club as a big draw
for interested students.
Every year, members take a
trip to the Meyer May House,
a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed
house located in the Heritage
Hill Historic District of Grand
Rapids. The club also pays visits
to graduate schools with architecture programs and goes to
architecture firms to talk with
architects about their work.
Last year, the group took a
trip to Chicago to see some more
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
and look at Millennium Park
from an architectural point of
view.
They also volunteer every so
often with Habitat for Humanity,
which does housing restorations
and renovations, said Reenders.
ARCHITECTURE CLUB
PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES
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Children’s Healing Center allows safe play
BY SOPHIE VANSICKLE
Local Editor
In 2013, the first plans began
to come together for the nation’s
f irst recreational play center
for sick children. This year, on
September 16, that dream became a reality for Lymphoma
sur vivor Amanda Winn, the
designer of this project.
T houg h t he nat ion is f u l l
of ch i ld re n’s hos pit a l s t h at
provide care for ill kids, Children’s
Healing Center, located on Fulton
Street in Grand Rapids, is the
first organization whose focus is
centered around giving children with weak immune systems
a chance to play in a safe and healthy
environment.
The staff takes special care
to keep the environment very
clean, and everyone who enters
receives a screening to be sure
that they are healthy enough
not to infect any other children.
Aside from being a safe and
clean environment, Children’s
Healing Center of fers many
different ways to participate in
its opportunities. Not only is there free play, but
they also offer classes and other
coordinated programming, such
as art classes and dance and
other fitness classes to keep the
kids active.
In Winn’s interview with Fox
17, she talked about her struggles
with isolation as she battled
cancer, which
birthed this idea
that would allow sick ch i ldren to engage
in play and be
nor mal k ids
w it hout jeop ardising t hei r
health. This
program foc uses on k ids
ages 3-18, and
is i ntent iona l
about including
the families of
these children
in group activiFILE PHOTO
ties. By allowing the families
to participate with their kids,
they help maintain a sense of
community for children who
suffer from diseases that cause poor
immune systems.
Children’s Healing Center
has partnered with many children’s resources in Grand Rapids
that benef its these children,
such as housing, support groups
and medical treatment. Their
main goals are to help child re n g row, i n side a nd out;
through lear ning, socialization and physical fitness, children are given the means and
opportunity to achieve all of
these goals and beyond.
Trader Joe’s opens Grand Rapids location
BY SOPHIE VANSICKLE
Local Editor
In the late 1950s, the retail
grocery chain Trader Joe’s made
its first appearance in Pasadena,
Calif. In the ‘80s, they expanded from Southern California
to Nor ther n Califor nia, and
in the ‘90s, Trader Joe’s began
to add stores to other states
near and on the West Coast,
including Oregon, Washington
and Nevada.
In the following one and a half
decades, Trader Joe’s began to
open many more stores, making
their 400 store franchise mark
in 2013. In 2000, Trader Joe’s
opened their first two locations in
the Midwest, and on this Friday,
after several years in the making,
Sept. 25, Grand Rapids will join
that growing list.
Trader Joe’s is a retail grocery franchise famous for its
original Trader Joe’s labeled
products, organic and international foods, low prices and
Hawaiian-themed interior (along
with the Hawaiin shirts worn by
all employees. Now the need to
drive to the east side of the state
for a luxury grocery trip is over,
as the renowned store has arrived
in this beloved city.
Traditionally, new store openings are introduced with a ribbon
cutting ceremony, but Trader
Joe’s and Grand Rapids have
decided to mix it up and instead,
keep Trader Joe’s trademark style
as the staff hosts a ceremonial
lei cutting followed by the grand
opening. But that opening is
not the only way that this will
differ from other grand openings.
Instead of focusing on big deals and
savings to draw in their first customers on the opening day, Trader
Joe’s plans to celebrate with live
music, food demonstrations,
face-painting for children and
a photo booth.
A unique feature that will
s e p a r a t e t h i s ne w lo c a t io n
from others around the nation
is the store’s focus on Grand
Rapids as they include several
local items such as Founders and
Michigan Bee Company products. Additionally, colorful murals paying homage to the city of
Grand Rapids will be included
with the tropical interior, finalizing the perfect mix of the store’s
integration of local and international products.
Trader Joe’s resides on 28th
Street, taking the place of the now
retired Ruby Tuesday storefront
that has remained in that spot for
the past twenty years. The Grand Rapids location
w i l l be one of seven Trader
Joe’s in Michigan, including the
notable grocery stores in Ann
Arbor and Royal Oak. According
to local contractors, it looks
like this Trader Joe’s will be one
of the smallest at 12,500 square
feet, which is good news for
local shoppers.
A q u a r t e r of t h e s i z e of
a reg ular grocer y store, this
Tra d e r Joe’s w i l l a l low for
lower prices and easier navigation around the store, which will
come in handy when there are
so many new-to-West Michigan
products to choose f rom,
products that regular grocery
stores don’t carry, allowing us
to avoid those dreaded minutes of wander i ng around
large stores just to check off an
item from grocery lists.
Currently open daily from
8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Trader Joe’s will
be a welcome addition to this
always growing city.
“
Children are given the opportunity to achieve.
Sophie VanSickle “Children’s”
”
National and World News
Migrant crisis: EU to boost
aid to agencies
(BBC) “European Union leaders have pledged another €1bn (£700m,
$1.1bn) to help UN agencies support Syrian refugees in the Middle East, as
part of renewed efforts to tackle the EU’s migrant crisis. More help will be
extended to Syria’s neighours, where millinos have fled since the country’s
conflict began. ”
Pope likely to challenge Congress on
climate change and poverty
(Al Jazeera English) “John Boehner and other Republics in Congress
may be getting more than they bargained for when Pope Francis addresses
a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday morning.”
Volkswagen CEO quits over
emissions scandal
(DailyMail) “Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned just days after the car manufacturer admitted it had rigged emissions
tests. The CEO intially refused to step down after VW revealed 11 millino
of its disel vehicles had been programmed to cheat the tests.”
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 100 prisoners,
including Jazeera journalists
(Global Post) “Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100
prisoners including three Al Jazeera television journalists on Wednesday,
a day before he plans to head to the annual United Nations summit of
world leaders.”
Eight local parks re-open after renovations
these parks and that it could
not have happened without all
Local Editor
of last year’s input from residents living near the parks who
This summer, Grand Rapids
par ticipated in design workre-opened many of its parks with
shops for t he re- c reat ion of
the intention of enhancing the
the parks near their neighborrecreational opportunities that
hoods. Though the grand ret he cit y proopening occur red
vides. In 2013,
at Fuller Park
Grand Rapids
on ly, t here was a
voters approved
trolley tour followa seve n-yea r
ing t he ceremony
parks measure
in which the mayor
implementing
of Grand Rapids as
their intentions
well as other cit y
to renovate all of
leaders saw the enthe city’s parks.
hancements made to
This year alone,
the seven remaining
eight of Grand
renovated parks.
R apids’ park s
T houg h t hese
completed their
eight park renovaongoing renotions are complete,
vations. Cherry
the parks and recPa r k w a s t he
reation department
first to be comof G ra nd R apid s
pleted on July 31
is not yet finished
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of this year, and
with park updates
it was followed by Cherry Park, one of the renovated locations
in the city. There are
the renovation of
plans for even more
Westow n Commons Park in Garfield, Highland, Lincoln, park renovations for Campau,
August, which stands out as it Roosevelt and Wilcox Parks have Camelot, Douglas, Dickinson,
is complete with a brand new all seen major upgrades that the Mary Waters and Mulick parks
skate deck.
city hopes will receive positive to begin construction in 2016.
The final six parks were com- remarks and opinons.
Similar design processes and
pleted prior to Labor Day weekAt the new park re-opening, upgrades are to be implemented,
end, all including enhancements Ne w Pa rk s D i r e c tor Dav id a project that will no doubt imchosen by those living in the Marquardt explained that all of prove the quality and welcoming
neighborhoods surrounding each these improvements show how e nv i ron me nt of t hese pa rk s
park. Included in these renova- much work has been put into as well.
BY SOPHIE VANSICKLE
tions was new playground equipment, new seating, new splashpad
water features and various other
new amenities that improve the
entirety of the parks.
The renovations of all eight
park total $6 million in enhancements, meaning that Fuller,
“
In practice they challenge everyone and from one to 26 [players] it’s the best we’ve had.
”
Nick Groenewold, “Men’s soccer”
Men’s soccer dominates Hope 4-0
BY ANNA GERNANT
Guest Writer
T he C a lv i n me n’s socce r
defeated rival Hope College
last week Saturday. The win
brought them to an overall record
of 7-0-1 and 3-0-0 in the MIAA
conference.
The Knights looked strong
from the start as senior Taylor
Pruis scored early on a free kick,
assisted by first-year student defender Trent Vegter. Pruis scored
again later in the first half, and
fellow seniors Sam Hanover and
“Especially in a game like this,
having four years of experience,
it’s good for the younger guys
to keep them in line by staying
focused on the little things and
not losing our heads.”
Head coach Ryan Souders
was also very impressed with his
team, and believes ion working
his team one day at a time.
“Hope hais a great program
and anytime you can get four
points off a rival it’s a good day.
We just need to be com m itted to today and then the next
day and the next day and try to
build on those.”
ATHLETE
HIGHLIGHTS
Nick Groenewold tallied goals in
the second half.
Calvin’s defense performed
well during the first half of the
game, as they denied Hope any opportunity to shoot against senior
goalkeeper Niko Giantsopoulos.
Because of this, the Knights were
able to control possession of the
ball, putting pressure on Hope’s
defense. In the second half of
the match the Knights’ defense
allotted seven opportunities for
Hope to score with two saves
from Giantsopoulos.
Groenewold contributed off of
a corner kick in the final minutes
of the game. As a senior, he has
taken a great leadership role on
the field, and being in the back
of the field allows him to communicate to his teammates and
keep everyone under control
throughout the game. He was
proud of his team after the game.
“We did the things we wanted
to do, we executed them well,
and it’s always good when you
beat Hope.” said Groenewold.
The majority of starters are upperclassmen, though Groenewold
and coach Souders are ver y
plea sed w it h t he ha rd work
and dedication put in by the
first-year students.
“We have a decent numberamount of [first-year students] who
come in and play good minutes
and make great impacts which
is really good to have because
some of the starters need rest
time, but the level doesn’t drop,”
Groenewold continued. “In practice they challenge everyone and
from one to 26 [players] it’s the
best we’ve had.”
Coach Souders said he loves
having the first-year students
on t he tea m bec au se of t he
energy and character they bring.
as well as their performance.
The team has been off to the
best star t since Groenewold
has been on theteam and he
bel ieves i f t hey cont i nue to
build on that and push each other
eve r y d ay i n t ra i n i ng, t hey
can go wherever they want.
If the MLB Playoffs Started Now
1 Royals (87-63)
1 Cardinals (95-56)
4 Yankees (83-67)
Maggie Kamp
Volleyball - Senior
Maggie Kamp was
named the MIAA
Volleyball Player of
the Week for matches
through Sept. 20.
She lead her squad
to three wins last
weekend in Georgia,
recording a .225 hit
percentage and a
match total of 19 kills
and 14 digs versus
top ranked Emory
University.
Soccer - Senior goalkeeper Niko Gianstopolous has been
a defensive anchor
for the men’s soccer
team all year. Calvin
won 1-0 last Tuesday
versus Alma College; Giantsopolous
recorded two saves,
making it his third
straight shutout and
fifth overall in the
season.
Nick
Groenewold
5 Cubs (89-62)
2 Dodgers (85-65)
3 Mets (87-63)
**As of 9/23/2015
Premier League Week 6 Finals
Saturday
Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0
Aston Villa 0, West Bromwich Albion 1
Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0
Manchester City 1, West Ham United 2
Swansea City 0, Everton 0
Stoke City 2, Leicester CIty 2
Newcastle 1, Watford 2
Sunday
Tottenham 1, Crystal Palace 0
Southampton 2, Manchester United 3
Liverpool 1, Norwich City 1
Falcons (2-0) 24 at Cowboys (2-0) 17
Colts (0-2) 14 at Titans (1-1) 28
Raiders (1-1) 21 at Browns (1-1) 10
Bengals (2-0) 17 at Ravens (0-2) 14
Jaguars (1-1) 10 at Patriots (2-0) 42
Saints 7 (0-2) at Panthers (2-0) 20
Buccaneers (1-1) 20 at Texans (0-2) 23
Chargers (1-1) 26 at Vikings (1-1) 33
Steelers (1-1) 38 at Rams (1-1) 12
49ers (1-1) 33 at Cardinals (2-0) 30
Bills (1-1) 20 at Dolphines (1-1) 17 (OT)
Bears (0-2) 0 at Seahawks (0-2) 27
Cheifs (1-1) 16 at Packers (2-0) 28
Upsets of the Week
Eagles (0-2) 28 at Jets (2-0) 27
Lions (0-2) 30 at Broncos (2-0) 27
Notes:
QBs Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford questionable. Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell returns. Cowboys trade
for QB Matt Cassell in wake of Romo injury.
5 Astros (80-73)
3 Rangers (81-69)
WEEK 3
Niko
Giantsopolous
4 Pirates (91-60)
2 Blue Jays (86-65)
E DITOR’ S N F L PIC K S:
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Men’s soccer is tied for first in the MIAA at 3-0 with two others.
5
s p o rt s
Soccer - Senior Nick
Groenewold was
named Men’s Soccer Defensive Player
of the Week through
Sept. 20. Groenewold
manned a defensive
back that has been
clean for three games
in a row. He also
showed his offensive
prowess with a goal
versus Hope College
in Calvin’s 4-0 shutout last Saturday.
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Longtime Calvin broadcaster dies
BY MARK PELESS
Sports Editor
Fo r f i v e d e c a d e s D o u g
Wentworth called Calvin men’s
basketball games. At the age
of 79, Wentworth passed away
last Saturday.
A Wisconsin native, he called
his last game in 2014 in a 78-53 win
over Hope College in the MIAA
Tou r na me nt C ha mpion sh ip
game. His journey as a radio announcer for Calvin began in the
1964-65 season.
After attending John Brown
University, he started broadcasting in Waupaca, Wis. He would
then go on to move to Rogers
City, Mich. and begin working
WJBL in West Michigan where
he announced area high school
football and basketball games.
In 1985 he moved to Grand
R apid s to cont i nu e c a l l i n g
men’s basketball games. 1985
is also the year he started announcing Hope College football
games, which he did until 2010.
He also called the Hope men’s
basketball games and folloewd
the team during their NCAA
I I I Fi na l Fou r ap pea ra nces
in 1996 and 1998.
He retired due to health concerns and earlier this year was
interviewed by his longtime partner Gregg Bareman. He reminisced about his time at Calvin:
“In the 1964-1965 season Dr.
Barney Stein was the coach.
Their top player was a man by
the name of Ken Fletcher out of
Kalamazoo Christian.”
Some of his favorite memories
included national championship
years for men’s basketball in 1992
and 2000, stating specific players
he enjoyed calling and watching.
In 2003 Calvin honored him
with alumni status for his time at
the college. He was further honored in 2005 with the MHSAA
Bush Award for his work in West
Michigan high school athletics broadcasting. He was given
several other awards but none
more last i ng t ha n bei ng i nducted into the media division
of t he Basketba l l Coaches
Association of Michigan Hall
of Honor.
Wentworth is survived by his
wife of 53 years, Bonnie, and
several grandchildren.
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f e at u r e s
What is
a WA?
Calvin welcomes eight new students to ministry
BY AMELIA STERENBERG
Guest Writer
Campus ministries hired
eight new worship apprentices
(WA) to serve for the 2015-16
school year. The WAs are a
group of six to eight students
responsible for leading worship
at Calvin, planning chapel and
LOFT services, arranging music
and doing office and publicity
work. The new WA team
consists of Simon Boenaidi,
Rachael Hoekwater, Jiyong
Kim, Erin Koster, Kathryn
Mae Post, Brennan Steenhoek,
Andrew Twining and Kendra
Walters. Their jobs encompass
everything within the service
of ministry.
“As a WA, my responsibilities
range from picking up LOFT
cookies, setting out chapel
s i g n s, p l a n n i n g c h a p e l s,
ar ranging music, leading
rehearsals, choosing songs and
leading various conference
worship services,” said Rachael
Hoekwater, a sophomore
majoring in vocal music
education. Hoekwater’s love
for music started in second
grade. Since then, she has
greatly enjoyed singing in choir,
playing the viola in orchestra,
participating in praise teams
and doing musical theater.
Now that she is a WA, she is
excited about being able to lead
God’s people in worship.
The application and selection
process for this job happened
last school year, and the chosen
applicants had to arrive on
campus two weeks before the
start of school in order to
meet each other and undergo
intensive training, planning and
team-building. This prepares
them for the year, which will
be busy, yet fulfilling.
“I love that my days and
weeks revolve around worship,”
said Kathryn (Mae) Post, a
sophomore majoring in
English writing & Christian
ministry leadership. “My life
is infused with planning, leading,
contemplating and experiencing
worship. I am provided with
more opportunities to refocus my
life on what truly matters and to
develop my spiritual relationship
with Christ. It is also a joy to
be constantly surrounded by
people who challenge, mentor and
encourage me along the way.” Post
is from Midland Park, N.J., where
she has found a love for leading
worship in schools and churches,
especially with children. WAs
are expected to prioritize their
duties just below their academic
work.“The most difficult part of
being a WA is taking the time to
do ordinary classwork,” said Post.
“Studying for a test suddenly seems far less important when juxtaposed with
discussing and organizing
a service on the unfathomable mercy of God.”
Although being a WA is a
paid job, sophomore, engineering
student Brennan Steenhoek
expressed that it’s unlike a
normal job. “There are some
super cool people that I work
ver y closely with,” he said,
“and there’s a fun community within
chapel teams.” “It’s also a great
way to serve campus, and to
be honest, a lot of the time it
doesn’t even feel like it’s my job! I
enjoy it so much.” Steenhoek
came to Calvin from Gun Lake,
Mich., and although worship
music is a fairly new interest,
he has been able to develop
his guitar skills over several
years and now looks forward
to the spiritual and relationship
growth this new position will
bring. The WA program began
in 2002, originally funded by
the same Lilly Endowment grant
that made the Jubilee Fellows
and Barnabas programs
possible. All three programs
were designed to help students
consider vocational ministry,
with the WA program focusing
specifically on worship leadership
education. The whole team is
proficient in music whether that
be playing an instrument, singing
or both.Each member brings
something to the chapel stage
and the Calvin community.
WAs go into the job to serve,
but also to gain and build on
skills that they already have or
hope to obtain. “My aspirations
for the year are to become a better
musician, to grow in relationships
with others and to learn how to
be a better follower of Jesus,”
said Steenhoek. “This position
is a totally new perspective of
ministry and has already done
so much with my perspectives
on life.” Many WAs have gone
on to fulfill roles of worship
leading ministry in churches all
across the country. WAs develop
skills beyond worship leadership,
such as problem solving, teamwork
and event planning. Hoekwater
highlighted some of the joys
of her position: “What I enjoy
most about being a WA is
gaining knowledge about how to
more effectively lead worship
and learn alongside close friends,
sharing the experience together
and learning from each other.”
Although this is a temporary
job, lasting only for the school
year, many of the WAs plan on
taking what they learn during this
experience into the next chapter
of their life. Jiyong Kim, a junior
religion major, is planning to
be a pastor. He hopes to go out into
the world to train and worship
with people, sharing the good
news and the love of God.
Other WAs intend to use the
experience to learn more about
others.“I would love to learn
more about the diverse cultures
and experiences of other
students on campus,” Post said.
“There are so many incredible
people with such beautiful and
significant stories to tell. I have
so much to learn from my peers,
and my position as a worship
apprentice is a great opportunity
to begin learning!”
“
In honor of [the confluence] event, Calvin’s telescope will be open to the public
Sunday from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Christopher Spedden, “Observatory Corner”
O B S E RVATO RY
CO R N E R
Observatory open Sunday
8:30 p.m. — 11:30 p.m.
By Christopher Spedden
Hello once again, and welcome to a special edition
of Observatory Corner for
Friday, September 25! In
astronomy news this week
is the rare supermoon total
lunar eclipse, which will occur this Sunday, September
27. A supermoon is one that
appears slightly larger than
normal due to certain atmospheric conditions; a total
lunar eclipse occurs when
the Earth passes directly
between the moon and the
sun, eclipsing it completely
and leaving it blood red. This
confluence of a supermoon,
a full moon and a total lunar
eclipse has not occurred for
32 years, and it will be 18
more years until it happens
again. In honor of this event,
Calvin’s telescope will be
open to the public Sunday
from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., so
be sure to come out to catch
a glimpse of this exceedingly rare event, and be sure
to tune in with us again
next time!
”
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SCIENCE AND
TEC H N O LOGY
New Horizons mission reveals complex landscape on Pluto
BY MICHAEL MESSINA
Staff Writer
Earlier this month, planetary
scientists made an unexpected
observation: Pluto might be home
to a series of dunes.
“We have detected vast fields
of features that look like dunes,”
S. A lan Ster n, the pr incipal
investigator for NASA’s New
Horizons mission, told the New
York Times. “Now we are being careful to say they look like
dunes. They may or may not
actually be dunes.”
The goal of the New Horizons
m i s s io n i s t o he lp hu m a n s
better understand the planets
(or, in the case of Pluto, dwarf
p l a n e t) a t t h e e d g e o f o u r
solar system. NASA launched its
nuclear-powered reconnaissance
spacecraft in 2006. The spacecraft just passed Pluto, becoming
the first spaceship to do so, this
past July.
As it f lew by, the spacecraft
took a series of photographs of
the dwarf planet. Some were sent
down to Earth immediately; the
rest will be downlinked to Earth
over the course of a year.
The reason for the lengthy process is that the images are “lossless” – they are uncompressed,
producing high-quality images
without any pixelation. Due to
their high-resolution, lossless
images require large amounts of
data, and as a result, a longer time
to acquire.
It is in these lossless photos u n c l e a r. O n E a r t h , d u n e s may have a veneer of dark stuff
that scientists spotted the dune- are largely composed of sand on them,” Dr. Stern told the
like structures.
New York Times.
Dunes form
“Or they may be
when pardifferent. We just
ticles, carried
don’t know.”
through the air
D u nes a re n’t
by wind, come
the only possible
to a rest to form
landfor m that
a pi le. Over
the New Horizon
time, the wind
photos are revealwill continue
ing. The images
to deposit paralso reveal mounticles on this
tains, possible nipile, for ming
trogen ice f lows,
a dune.
and networks of
Pluto’s curvalleys that may
rent atmohave bee n t he
sphere is too
res u lt of m ate thin and weak
rial f lowing over
to generate
Pluto’s surface.
enoug h wind
“T he su r face
to c reate t he
of Pluto is every
kilometers of
bit as complex as
dunes seen in
that of Mars,” said
the photos. It is
the leader of the
possible then,
Ne w Ho r i z o n s
that the dwarf
G e olog y, G e o planet once
physics and
had a thicker
Imaging team.
atmosphere.
“Pluto is showIt is also posing us a diversiPHOTO COURTESY NASA
sible that some New lossless photos captured by NASA’s New Horizon show ty of landforms
f o r c e o t h e r the dwarf planet Pluto’s landscape in detail.
and complexit y
than wind
of processes that
c reated t hese la nd for m s, i n g r a i n s . S o m e o f t h e l a n d - rival anything we’ve seen in the
wh ich c a se t he y wou ld not forms on Pluto are bright and solar system,” Dr. Stern said
be dunes.
ref lective, suggesting the pos- i n a s t a t e m e n t .“ I f a n a r t“Their origin is under de- sibility of ice particles; others i s t h a d p a i n t e d t h i s P l u t o
bate,” Dr. Stern told the New are very dark, as sand-like bits before our f lyby, I probably
York Times.
of rock would be.
w o u l d h av e c a l l e d i t o v e r
T he composit ion of t hese
“The dunes may all be identi- t he top – but t hat ’s what is
p o t e n t i a l d u n e s i s a l s o cal in composition, but some actually there.”
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67th Emmys tackles social issues
BY NATE HUNT
Arts & Entertainment Editor
The 67th Primetime Emmy
Awards aired Sunday, Sept. 20,
and honored a wide variety of
shows, both new and old, and actors, both veteran and recent. The
awards show served as a Mecca
for Hollywood stars who turned
out to celebrate the many great
achievements in television over
the past year.
Despite the show drawing the
smallest audience ever, over 11
million viewers still tuned in to
watch as host Andy Samberg
took the stage following a humorous song and dance number in
which the former SNL star locked
himself in a bunker to watch all
the shows nominated for awards
this year.
Samberg brought his wealth of
comedic talent and timing to the
stage, exuding confidence and wit
while poking fun at attendees, past
hosts and current events. Samberg
also took a moment to shed light
on important social issues like
the wide range of diversity present at the awards and the wage
gap between men and women
in Hollywood.
The awards themselves, alt h o u g h s o m e w h a t p r e d i c table, included enough surprises to keep the evening exciting. “Veep” f inally managed
to topple the reigning comedy
show “Modern Family” to win
Outstanding Comedy Series, and
Jon Hamm won long-deserved
recognition for his role in “Mad
Men,” taking home the award
for Outstanding Lead Actor in
a Drama.
T he k i ng of t he Em mys
was, unsurprisingly, “Game of
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a rt s a n d
e n t e rta i n m e n t
“Black Mass” provides excellent perfomances
”
Thrones” which took home 12
awards, setting a new record
for the most awards received
by a single show.
The HBO network, home
of shows like “Thrones” and
“Veep,” also garnered the most
recognition, with a staggering
40 nominations.
Inequalit y issues received spotlight as well, as
some winners used their acceptance speech platform as
an opportunity to promote
the courage of those in the
transgendered community.
Viol a Dav i s, who wo n
Outstanding Lead Actress in
a Drama, the first AfricanAmerican woman to do so,
also delivered a stirring speech
in which she noted the lack
of oppor t unities for women, especially black women,
in Hollywood.
The most surprising moment of the night occurred
whe n c o me d i a n Tr a c y
Morgan, who had been on
hiatus following a car accident
last year, made his return to
t he publ ic eye. T he aud ience gave Morgan a standing ovation as he took the
stage to present the nomin a t io n s f o r O u t s t a n d i n g
Drama Series.
Overall, despite poor viewe r sh ip, t he eve n i ng m a na ge d to p r ove a s u c c e s s,
thanks to the likability of host
Samberg and t he recog nition of overlooked shows and
actor talent.
Hopef u l ly t he Em mys
w i l l cont i nue to se r ve a s
a for um for increased dialogue about the gender and
racial disparities still evident
in Hollywood.
BY DANIEL BAAS
Guest Writer
When going to a movie, the
viewer t ypically has an idea
where the story is going to go.
When it comes to “Black Mass,”
the story is real; James “Whitey”
Bulger is considered one of the
most notor ious gangsters in
U.S. history.
The film tells the
story of Bulger’s
(Johnny Depp) rise
f rom small-time
crook to criminal
kingpin in the city
of Boston. Bulger
is free to do almost
whatever he wants
after becoming an
FBI informant for
a childhood friend,
Joh n Con nol ly
(Joel Edgerton).
Bulger, known
as “Jimmy” in the
film, makes it clear
to Connolly that he
is not a snitch, so
the two form an alliance in an effort
to rid the city of the
Italian mob for the
sake of closing an
FBI investigation and Whitey’s
burgeoning empire.
The story is told within the
framework of testimony given
by members of Bulger’s gang.
While this mode of storytelling
is certainly clunky, the story that
gets told is not. In between this
connective tissue is the rich story
of loss, anger and violence.
Depp’s performance is fantastic. From the first time we meet
him, he says so much without
saying a word. The camera lingers
on his face as he broods, shadows
covering his eyes. And so it is
throughout the film’s frequent
close-ups that we get insight into
Bulger’s mindset.
On the other end of the spectrum, we see Bulger’s humanity
displayed through interactions
with his young son. That boy is
the one thing he truly loves. In
talking to his son, Bulger reveals
Connolly becomes more bold and
brash in his defense and admiration of Bulger. It is an interesting
dynamic and a performance that
Edgerton pulls off incredibly well.
The film is peppered with great
performances from other actors.
Benedict Cumberbatch sports a
Boston accent as a state senator
and Bulger’s older brother. Kevin
Bacon also excels as Connolly’s
FILE PHOTO
one of his central tenants, “If
nobody sees it, didn’t happen.”
And so that is what Bulger
does. He lives in the open, helping
old ladies with their groceries and
acting as an upstanding community man. But really, he dwells in
the shadows.
On the other side of the line,
Agent Connolly shows himself
to be a timid man, holding Bulger
in high esteem after Bulger saved
him from a beating when they
were kids. But as the film goes on,
boss. One of the more underrated performances comes from
Peter Sarsgaard who plays a jittery, cocaine-addicted hitman.
Sarsgaard provides much needed
comic relief in the middle of a
dramatically heavy film.
“Black Mass” is well worth
your time. It is able to overcome
its minor problems to showcase
stellar performances and is a
great, personality-driven film. If
this is where gangster movies are
headed, let’s enjoy the ride.
Sylvan Esso delivers a new sound to Calvin
BY NATALIE HENDERSON
Guest Writer
indie-music world: “I think part
of what is attractive to us about
Sylvan Esso is sonic ... I think
their greatest strength is the mood
they create ... Hopefully, for some
students, this is inviting them to
engage with a different kind of
music. Hopefully we are providing a different vibe, a different
have a pretty wide-ranging sound.
They can be very dancey—there’s
a lot of EDM inf luence ... We
want to encourage dancing.”
Williamson added, “Not all
their songs demand to be danced
to, but people will want to move,
especially if they’re fans of the
show. I think it will be fun.”
The Student Activity Office
(SAO) will host Sylvan Esso for
a concert on Calvin’s campus on
Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. Amelia
Meath (vocals) of Mountain Man
and Nick Sanbourn (instrumentals and production) of Megafaun make
up the independent pop
duo from Durham, N.C.
The band is a fairly
new project, yet they are
surprisingly successful
for having only started
in 2013. Their premiere
self-titled and self-produced album, which was
recorded in Sanbourn’s
bedroom, was released
i n M a y 2 014 , a f t e r
which they made their
f i r s t T V ap pe a ra nce
on “Late Nig ht wit h
Jimmy Fallon” with the
song “Coffee.”
If you’ve ever attended a concert at Calvin,
you would notice the
distinct sense of community that’s created
between the crowd and
the performers. Sylvan
Esso will not disappoint
in creating a unique and
inviting atmosphere for
those who attend. Their
sound bends and melds
genres: part pop, part
dance and part indie.
Sylvan Esso’s music is
easy to listen to and accessible to a wide range
Sylvan Esso duo Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn.
of listeners.
In a conversation about the feel, a different way of finding joy
Amelia Meath, the vocalist,
band, John Williamson, SAO’s in music than we sometimes do.” dances continually throughout
research and program coordinaKen Heffner, director of stu- her performances. Her quirky
tor, shed some light on Sylvan dent activities, mentioned Sylvan moves will be sure to inspire
Esso’s unique imprint on the Esso’s pop-dance sound: “They movement in the crowd. “She is al-
ways moving,” said Williamson,
“and that is perhaps a part of her
performance, but she is not reliant on that as many female performers are asked or required to
be ... I think we value bringing artists with a female frontwoman who isn’t decoration or
a token female member. [Meath]
is a strong, independent female
performer who is thoughtf ul
about her music and is not dependent on sort of a sexuality
or sensuality.”
Another unique opportunity
that SAO provides to Calvin students is a conversation with the
artist before the show. Heffner
commented, “I think Amelia
Meath will be an interesting
conversation. She is ver y articulate and has a vision of what
she’s doing. She also has a great
stage presence. So
I’m looking forward
to watc h i n g wh at
she does a s wel l
as hearing what
she says about
her work.”
The conversation
w it h Sylv a n E s s o
will begin at 6 p.m.
i n t he choi r room
(CFAC 115).
Whether you are
look ing for a time
to relax, to dance or
just to listen, Sylvan
Esso promises to
bring a captivating,
unique performance
and a superior sound
quality to the stage.
This concert is a
pa r t of SAO’s fa l l
concert series.
Calvin’s Student
Activities Office is
committed to bringi n g i n h i g h q u a lity artists to campus
for students.
They provide engaging, interesting
and thoughtful films
and concerts for the
Calvin community
to enjoy.
This fall’s concert
FILE PHOTO
season is packed
with captivating artists such
as Nate Ruess from FUN, The
Eag le Rock Gospel Singers,
Drew Holcomb and Over
the Rhine.
“
What if it had been a bomb? So the teacher is supposed to see something that
looks like a bomb and go, ‘Oh wait, this just might be my white privilege talking?’
Bill Maher, “Young”
9
”
RELIGION
Young Muslim arrested for bomb hoax, others claim religious profiling
Ahmed Mohamed sparks discussions of racial and religious tensions in America
BY TRENT GROENHOUT
Geust Writer
O n M o n d a y, S e p t e m b e r
14, aspiring engineer Ahmed
Mohamed walked into his high
school in Irving, Texas, with a
homemade digital clock that he
been working on as a science
project. However, rather than receiving credit for his assignment,
the 14-year-old was arrested and
questioned by police on charges
of a bomb hoax.
According to Mohamed, when
he showed his clock to his engineering teacher, Mohamed
was told that it was “very nice”
but advised “not to show any
other teachers.” Kept in a metal
pencil case with a circuit board
and a power supply, the clock
later made a beeping noise in his
English class.
Af ter showing the English
teacher his clock, Mohamed
claims that she told him, “It
looks like a bomb.” The teacher
then confiscated the device, and
soon after, the school’s principal
brought Mohamed into a room
with five other police officers
to be questioned and have his
belongings searched.
“It could reasonably be mistaken as a device if left in a bathroom
or under a car,” Irving police
spokesman James McLellan told
reporters. “The concern was,
what was this thing built for?
Do we take him into custody?”
Mohamed was taken to a juvenile
detention center where he was
fingerprinted before eventually
being released to his parents.
In an interview, Mohamed
said, “I felt like I was a criminal.
I felt like I was a terrorist. I felt
like all the names I was called.”
When asked to clarify, Mohamed
said that in middle school he had
been called a “terrorist and bombmaker just because of my race
and religion.” Mohamed’s father
added that although “[Mohamed]
just wants to invent good things
for mankind, but because his
name is Mohamed and because
of September 11, I think my son
got mistreated.”
The incident did not stop there,
however, as social media picked
up on the story and many proceeded to display their outrage at
the situation due to the fact that
Mohamed seemed to be profiled
for his identification as a Muslim.
“Assembling a clock from
bought components is
fine. Taking the clock out
of its case to make it look
as if he built it is not fine.
Which is true?”
T he Tw it t e r t a g #I St a nd
WithAhmed went viral in support of the young engineer and
has been mentioned i n over
100,000 tweets. Twitter even
saw a mention from President
Obama, tweeting from the official
POTUS account, “Cool clock,
Ahmed. Want to bring it to the
White House? We should inspire
more kids like you to like science.
It’s what makes America great.”
Even Facebook creator Mark
Zuckerberg posted in support:
“Having the skill and ambition to
build something cool should lead
to applause, not arrest. The future
belongs to people like Ahmed.
Ahmed, if you ever want to come
by Facebook, I’d love to meet you.
Keep building.”
Moh a med told r e por te r s,
“I built a clock to impress my
teacher but when I showed it to
her, she thought it was a threat
to her. It was really sad that
she took the wrong impression
of it.” But in a statement after
his release, Mohamed said that
he was pleased that the charges
against him were dropped, and
that he did not mind that he did
not receive an apology from the
police department.
However, Irving Police Chief
Larry Boyd went on record to
say that the school and responding officer’s reaction to the clock
“wou ld have been t he same
regardless” of Mohamed’s religion. “We live in an age where
you can’t take things like that
to school,” Boyd said. The police chief plans to meet with
Mohamed’s father to talk over the
situation and answer any remaining questions for him. School district spokesperson Lesley Weaver
also dismissed the notion that
race or religion had anything to
do with the issue, and that it was
the students’ safety that was the
main focus.
Support for Mohamed has also
received criticism from several
well-known public figures such as
Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins.
The two believe that profiling had
nothing to do with the situation,
and that all appropriate measures were taken when handling
the case. “What if it had been a
bomb?” Maher asked during an
interview. “So the teacher is supposed to see something that looks
like a bomb and go, ‘Oh wait, this
just might be my white privilege
talking. I sure don’t want to be
politically incorrect, so I’ll just
let it go.’”
Others have criticized the situation as a “purposeful hoax.” Two
investigators on the case recently
concluded that Mohamed did not
make the clock, but rather took an
existing one out of its case and
transferred all the components
to the metal pencil box. Scientist
R ichard Dawk ins voiced his
opinion on the matter, tweeting,
PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
“Assembling a clock from bought
components is fine. Taking the
clock out of its case to make it
look as if he built it is not fine.
Which is true?”
Many critics voiced their disapproval that a teenager was invited
to the White House and Facebook
headquarters, along with being
given other perks, due to him
taking credit for a “homemade”
clock that is now believed to be
bought from a store. But other
critics are making even greater
claims about the situation, saying it was a fraud for national
attention, donation money, and
to bring tension to race relations.
“So the teacher is supposed to see something
that looks like a bomb
and go, ‘Oh wait, this just
might be my white privilege talking.’”
Mark Cuban, owner of the
Dallas Mavericks NBA franchise,
claimed that he called Mohamed
to talk about the situation because
they grew up in the same area.
In an interview, Cuban said that
while they were talking on the
phone, “as I ask[ed] him a question, ‘Tell me what happened
because I’m curious.’ Right? His
sister, over his shoulder, you
could hear, listening to the question, giving him the answers.”
Adding to the claims of hoax,
Mohamed’s father has also become a suspect of suspicion.
His father, Mohamed Elhassan,
immigrated to the United States
from Sudan, where he ran twice
for the countr y’s presidency.
When he came to the States,
he quickly anointed himself as
an “Islamic rights” activist, but
even those in his community are
skeptical about his work. Imam
Zia ul Haque Sheikh, the head
of the Islamic Center of Irving,
said that “this so-called leader,
we have never heard of this person; I believe the whole thing is
made up.”
This past week, Mohamed’s
family has collected thousands of
dollars from public funding campaigns, claiming that they will
use the money to file a lawsuit
against the school and the police
officers involved in the case.
O n top of t he don at ion s,
Mohamed has a lso received
thousands of dollars’ worth of
academic scholarships for his undergraduate studies. After speculation that it was all an elaborate
hoax, the family has stated that
they have no intention of returning any of the funding donations
and will proceed with the lawsuit.
Although the charges were
dropped against Mohamed, the
school still decided to uphold his
three-day suspension, prompting
Mohamed to transfer to another
high school this past week.
Pope Francis visits the United States for the first time
The pontiff makes a landmark visit to Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia
Pope Francis during a visit in Brazil.
BY MARISA HEULE
On-Call Writer
This past Tuesday marked
Pope Francis’s first visit to the
United States, and only the fourth
time a pontiff has visited the
United States. Arriving from
Cuba, Pope Francis was warmly
greeted in Washington, D.C.
by President Obama and Vice
President Biden and their fami-
lies. Francis is scheduled for a
six-day tour through D.C., New
York City and Philadelphia.
After being welcomed into
the White House on Wednesday,
after being welcomed into the
W hite House on Wednesday
Francis paraded th rough
downtown Washington along
the National Mall in his Jeep
Wrangler Popemobile among
thousands of onlookers. Later in
the day, Francis held the first can-
PHOTO COURTESY WIKIPEDIA
onization mass on U.S. soil at the
Basilica of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception.
Thursday was politically significance as the Senate and House
welcomed Francis in a joint session. As the first pope ever to deliver a joint address to Congress,
Americans were interested how
Francis’s position on income inequality, climate change and immigration regulations would play
out in his interactions with politi-
cians in D.C. After his address,
rather than staying to have lunch
with lawmakers, Francis visited
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
for lunch served by the Catholic
Charities of the Archdiocese with
around 300 homeless people.
Departing from Washington
on Thursday night, Francis arrived in New York City to host
an evening prayer service at St.
Patrick’s Cathedral. With this
year marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, Francis
me t w it h t he U.N. G e ne ra l
Assembly Friday morning.
Later in the day, Francis is set
to meet with survivors and family members of those killed on
9/11 by the World Trade Center
attacks. Scheduled to take place at
the Ground Zero memorial outside the 9/11 museum, Francis’s
meeting will be followed by a
multi-religious service.
A c c o r d i n g t o T h e Wa l l
Street Journal, the service is
expected to include Buddhist,
Protestant, Greek Orthodox,
Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh
leaders. While many of the 9/11
victims were New Yorkers, law
enforcers, and firefighters, the
Christian Post reports that a great
number of citizens from “the
United Kingdom, Dominican
Republic, South Korea, India
and dozens of other countries”
died from the attacks as well.
Following a procession through
Central Park, the pope will also
be hosting Mass at Madison
Square Garden on Friday evening. The chair that the Francis
will sit on during the service
has been intentionally commissioned to be built by a group of
immigrant day laborers, while
the altar was built by young men
from Lincoln Hall Boys Haven.
Francis will spend the last
leg of his trip in Philadelphia.
The pope will be hosting
mass Saturday morning at the
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter
and Paul. Over 100,000 communion wafers have been prepared
by a group of nuns for the pontiff’s mass in Philadelphia. The
pope will then tour through the
historic Independence Mall to
visit the Liberty Bell as well as
Independence Hall, where the
Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution were signed.
On Sunday, Francis will lead
a papal meeting with bishops at
St. Martin’s Chapel of St. Charles
Borromeo Seminary. He is then
set to visit inmates at CurranFromhold Correctional Facility,
where several inmates who have
been spending time learning carpentry in a vocational workshop
have built a chair for the pope to
sit in during his visit.
Before taking off back to Rome,
one more mass will be hosted by
Francis with the World Meeting
of Families.
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ET CETER A
from the pages of
Come Back
Mary Herrema (2003)
alone at two a.m.
wrapped in moonlit sheets
why am I so hungry?
Submissions are open at calvin.edu/dialogue.
The fall deadline is October 12.
We are looking for a cartoonist to draw more
of Richard Chimes for us. If interested,
contact us at chimes@calvin.edu.
Campus Safety Report
Campus safety officers responded to a suspicious person at the Spoelhof Fieldhouse complex in
relation to previous larceny incidents. The person who was suspected of committing the thefts had
obtained a lost ID card and was using it to gain access in the men’s pool locker room. The card had
been placed on card watch in an attempt to try and identify and catch the person if they tried to use
it. The suspect swiped the card but left the Fieldhouse prior to officers arriving. The stolen ID card
was recovered in the men’s pool locker room.
Reported 9/15/2015
A campus safety supervisor responded to the library on a suspicious person complaint. A staff
member called about a subject who previously had a no-contact order and was now frequenting
the library again. The campus safety supervisor made contact with the subject, who was asked to
leave campus until arrangements could be made for library usage through judicial affairs.
Reported 9/17/2015
The campus safety department took a stolen bike report. A student reported they last saw their
bike in the first week of May in the van Reken bike rack. They did not report it before leaving
campus in the spring. Upon arriving back this fall they were still unable to locate the bike.
Reported 9/18/2015
A campus safety supervisor observed a subject on campus who had previously been banned from
campus. The supervisor was unable to make contact with the subject but did locate the person
entering and exiting the library on video surveillance. The report is being forwarded to the GRPD
with a request for prosecution for trespassing.
Reported 9/19/2015
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necessarily represent the opinions of Chimes, Calvin College or the Christian Reformed Church.
OPINION AND
E D I TO R I A L
11
Inside out of a freshman’s head during the first week
DANA DROSDICK
Guest Writer
If there’s any time when the
little panel of emotions is going
crazy in your head, it’s freshman year of college. With new
people, classes and basically a
new life, our brains are busy trying to process it all. In light of the
recent showing of “Inside Out” at
the CFAC, it seems appropriate
to give those characters a voice,
displaying the true inner workings of a freshman approaching
life here at Calvin College.
Walking onto campus, my
emotions were hard at work.
Each memory orb stored was a
mixture of fear, joy and sadness.
Fear was busy running frantically
around the control center, dreaming of every possible scenario that
could happen.
“What if she can’t find her
classes okay? What if she doesn’t
m a k e f r ie nd s? W h a t i f he r
roommate isn’t what she expected her to be? What if…”
a shudder went down Fear’s
spine, “she has to sit alone in the
dining hall?”
Out ward ly I g ulped. Fear
was right. “This is a terrible
and scary place,” I thought to
myself. Next, Sadness took the
control center.
“There’s no point in worrying,” she sighed to Fear as if it
was obvious. “There’s no point
to anything,” she wailed. “Mom
and Dad are leaving and they’re
never coming back. Everyone
is going to have friends already,
and she is going to be all alone 14
hours from home. She just needs
to sleep until December when it’s
time for Christmas, and she can
go home.”
Then, came the final goodbye. Inside, I felt sentimental.
Outwardly, Disgust had taken
the reigns and I hid my sadness
through a dismissive and curt
goodbye. “Why are they being
so clingy? Why won’t they just
leave already so I can start college?” This goodbye, though
short and anticlimactic, signified the true beginning of my
college journey.
Just then, Anger kicked in.
“Look at them go,” he vented.
“They’re just walk ing away,
not even looking back. They
don’t care about us. They’re
probably celebrating the fact that
we’re leaving.”
However, after the parents
we r e gone a nd QU EST b e gan, Joy finally took control.
“She’s gonna be okay. Everything is going to be great! All we
need is a smile and a friendly attitude. College is going to be
the best years of her life!”
So with a little bit of fear,
disgust, anger, sadness and a
lot of joy I embarked on my
f resh ma n yea r at Ca lv i n
C ol le ge. A s t he we e k s p r o
gressed, those scary faces began to be recognizable faces…
and even friends. The layout of
the campus became more and
more familiar. The original fears
had gone away and Joy was
back in her rightful spot, creating beautiful memories during
this exciting new chapter of
my life.
The dearth of non-indie Letter to the editor
KELSEY POWERS
Opinion and Editorial Editor
Do you like indie music? If you
like attending concerts at Calvin
(hopefully you do) a good majority of their concerts have indie
music. If you’re not the biggest
fan of indie... well, you’re left out
in the cold. There’s not a ton of
variety going on.
Unfortunately, that’s what
sophomores Kerri DeVries and
Jordyn Stromback have discovered. As a result, they feel a bit
left out in the music scene at
Calvin. DeVries – who prefers
all just sounds like the same. The
concerts are more fun when you
know who’s there and you know
the songs.”
Stromback, who does like indie
music, agrees. “It’s hard when every band is new to you. I like a lot
of it, but I feel like a lot of people
get left out.” Both sophomores
understand that there needs to
be an appeal to the larger fan
base. Clearly, indie music is
p o p u l a r at C a lv i n , s o t he y
u nde r s t a nd why a m ajor it y
of their concer ts would
s t i l l b e i n d i e . T h a t ’s n o t
r e a l l y s o m e t h i n g t h e y ’r e
arguing with.
be remembered.
There’s also the fact that if
you’re not from the area, you
may never have heard of a lot of
the indie bands. Before coming
to Calvin, neither DeVries nor
Stromback had even remotely
heard about a good chunk of
the bands that performed here
– supporting local indie is good,
but it’s also great to remember
that your audience comes from
a l l over t he count r y and
the world.
It’s hard to be in that position — to like music and very
much want to listen, but finding
that there’s nothing but con-
In “Changing the way we
talk about women at Calvin,”
Emily Anderson writes that
a poster put up by the men of
first Huizenga put an “emphasis solely on women’s role
in the family structure” and
was a “reinforcement of these
same outdated gender roles.”
Is it an outdated gender role
for women to be mothers?
I sure hope not, because if
s o, h u m a n i t y w i l l s o o n
go extinct.
Yes, t he quotat ion
on the poster only mentions
women whose identities are
connected to that of men. It
also only mentions men whose
identity is connected with that
of women. “There is no mention of ... a career woman, a
single woman.” Nor is there
a mention of such a man. The
poster emphasizes that men
need women, not that women
are subservient to men.
She also writes,
“Women don’t get their identities from the roles they fill.”
That is not true. I have met
women who say that their
goal in life is to be a mother.
I have also met women who
say they plan to remain single
and pursue a career. Both
such women are finding their
identities in the roles they fill.
Emily Anderson seeks to change
the way we speak about gender
roles at Calvin, but it will never
be wrong or demeaning to use
the terms “wife” and “mother”
to refer to women who fill those
roles, or to encourage women
to fill them excellently, because
God calls many women to them.
Motherhood (or rather, parenting
in general) is honorable enough
that God made a commandment
about it.
Finally, the last line of
the poster, “But Kalsbeek girls are
usually the ones up front” forces
us to reinterpret the preceding
lines; it is a deliberate reversal. It
says, “Behind every great woman
is a man who supports her, behind every good wife is a husband worth being good for, and
behind every little girl is a father that teaches her well.” As a
man, I do not take that statement to mean that my only role
is to support my wife and my
d au g ht e r. It me a n s t h a t
bot h me n a nd wome n a re
great only when supported by
each ot her. T h is is not h i ng
to be ashamed of, but something in which to rejoice. Praise
God that he made us to
need each other.
Joshua Ruiter, ‘16
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country – can only recall one
country concert in the entirety of
last year: Home Free, an acapella
country group. Even then, she
felt like SAO joked about them
and didn’t really treat them as
“real musicians,” in comparison
to the indie groups that are all
over Calvin.
“It’s very frustrating,” said
DeVr ies, who f requent ly attends indie concerts even though
she’s not particularly a fan. “It
At the same time, though,
it doesn’t change the fact that
they’re left out. DeVries said
that she believes SAO doesn’t
have non-indie concerts as often
because they don’t think they’ll
sell as well – but that’s only because they focus on their indie
fan base. Maybe the indie-lovers
won’t come, but they don’t represent all the music-lovers on
Calvin’s campus, which the two
sophomores feel needs to
cert after concert of the kind of
music you don’t ca re for at
all. Just remember these two
when you’re checking out the
music var iet y at Calvin – if
you see a non-indie concer t,
maybe go check it out? A little
support goes a long way, and
i t c o u l d m e a n t h a t w e ’d
get more variety in the
long run!
Think of the non-indie fans!
We exist!
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PHOTO ESSAY
September 25, 2015
Calvin Remembers
Chase Froese & Michael Thompson
Psalms 61:1-2
Hear my cry, O God, listen to my
prayer; from the end of the earth
I call to you when my heart is
faint. Lead me to the rock that is
higher than I