Arts & Culture
‘The Wedding Ringer:’A bromantic flop that needs to stop
Doug Harris is an average guy. He has a nice apartment and a stable job but describes himself as never being noticed by women. Despite this self-doubt, Harris is getting married to the woman of his dreams. There is only one problem; he doesn’t have any friends to be in his wedding. “The Wedding Ringer” more »
Features
Quirky student New Year’s resolutions
Whether students are ready for it or not, 2015 has arrived. With a new year beginning, students have been in forming New Year’s resolutions. Although a great deal of Northwestern students have stuck with the classic goals of eating healthier and working out more — or perhaps do not have a resolution at all — more »
News
Student celebrates Christmas year-round
The Christmas season seems to come earlier and earlier each year. Just days after Halloween, Wal-Mart was flooded with tinsel and Christmas ornaments, and Orange City’s main street streamed with decorations. Even Northwestern’s campus is welcoming the early Christmas season with music and sweaters. However, for some people an “early” Christmas season doesn’t exist. “Former more »
Opinion
Sincerely, Miss Sensitive
Dear All Who Have Called Me Sensitive and All Who Are Like Me, Yes, I’ve cried in a class before. Not like the weeping-and-gnashing-of-teeth type of crying, but the silent, painful tears-streaming-down-my-face kind. The topic of discussion had hit a nerve, and I couldn’t keep talking when my heart was breaking. So, I responded in more »
Sports
Track makes stellar debut
The Red Raider track and field team made their season debut at the Dordt Open last Saturday and walked away with a pair of first place finishes and seven national qualifying marks. Senior Karen Ettleman leaped her way to a first place finish at the meet and an NAIA automatic mark with a long jump more »
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Offense unable to get jumpstarted
The Northwestern No. 15 NAIA women’s basketball team fell 60-73 in the conference opener against Doane on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The host Raiders drop to 2-1 overall. NW struck first blood with a 12-4 run early on. But with nine minutes to go in the first half, Doane charged back with a 14-2 run of more »
Dressember asks students to dress up, speak up
There are 21 million–30 million people in slavery today. In the United States alone there are 60,000 victims of slavery, mostly for the purpose of sexual exploitation. “So many people just don’t know that there is still slavery,” Ally Austin said. “A lot of people want to do something, but we have this idea that more »
Raiders falter in second half
The Northwestern football team fell to rival Morningside 42-24 on Saturday, Nov. 8. This marks the team’s only GPAC loss so far this season making their conference record 7-1. Morningside was the first to put points on the board after a 19-yard run from Mustang running back, and former Iowa Hawkeye standout, Brandon Wegher to more »
Symphonic Band aims to inspire
Northwestern College’s Symphonic Band will perform their annual Fall Concert in Christ Chapel tonight. An array of wonderful music is featured. Conducted by Dr. Tim McGarvey, the band has been studiously rehearsing, spending many hours in their rehearsal space and many more hours in practice rooms. Since the onset of the school year and the more »
Cross country makes historic run
Before the start of this year’s season, the Northwestern men’s cross country team put together several goals it wanted to achieve. Among the goals was to be ranked in the top 25 teams in the nation, to win the Great Plains Athletic Conference meet and to qualify for nationals. The team crossed another of these more »
Behind the Scenes: Meet the head of campus security
You may know him as the person who sends emails about parking or anything to do with campus security and safety. The man is campus security, literally. Peter Boerema is Director of Campus Safety and Environmental health and the only non-student member on security. Boerema graduated in 2004 from Northwestern with a major in biology more »
Shots swoosh in season opener
The Northwestern women’s basketball team picked up a 92-64 win over Grand View on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The No. 15 Raiders kick start their season to 1-0. NW stormed out of the gates early with a 13-6 advantage, but Grand View went on an 8-0 run to give them a 14-13 lead, which was their more »
A very hairy history
It’s finally November. This means scarves and sweaters for everyone, an excuse to drink apple cider every day and a signal that there’s only six weeks until Christmas break. But the start of this chilly autumn month also hails the beginning of a time-honored tradition: No Shave November. Since beards become such a hot commodity more »
Stick ‘em up, NW
As students shuffle through the cold, through VPH, across the green to the Learning Commons and search for a cozy spot to study, there is a prevailing sight to be held: stickers. As college students strive to express themselves, a new fad on campus is adorning students’ water bottles and laptops with decorative stickers. Some more »
Steggy Hall home to 126 freshmen students
For freshmen girls on campus, Stegenga Hall is the place to be after West was torn down and Hospers transitioned to a men’s dorm. “We always have about 80 freshmen in Steggy and 80 in Fern,” resident director Hannah McBride said. “We usually split evenly. We keep our ratio similar of guys and girls in more »