Arts & Culture
Des Moines artist hangs prints in Te Paske
With the Day of Learning in Community fast approaching, Northwestern has begun to put together displays to fit this year’s theme, The Art of Courage. Eric Robinson, an artist based out of Des Moines, will have work featured at the Te Paske gallery in NW’s Korver Arts Center. Robinson’s work, composed primarily of woodcut prints, more »
Features
DLC promotes creativity, courage
Northwestern’s Day of Learning in Community is embracing something different this year: The Art of Courage. Incorporating all of NW’s art programs as well as several from the community, a schedule has been laid out for students, faculty and community members to enjoy. DLC will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18, beginning with chapel and a more »
News
Coldwater offers adventure for students
A group of people promoting the Coldwater Foundation visited the Rowenhorst Student Center this week. This organization has been supported by many students on campus and has helped to further develop leadership and community in these students. According to its mission statement, the Coldwater Foundation encourages middle school, high school, college students and adults to more »
Opinion
What is healthy love?
Last week, Shelby Maznio wrote a piece on being single on Valentine’s Day. I would like to use this opportunity to add to the discussion. Love is a little like chocolate. Not in the sense that we give chocolate to the people we enjoy, but the fact that love and chocolate are addicting. And hard more »
Sports
Women dominate rivals
The Northwestern women’s basketball team defeated Dordt 73-58 on Wednesday, Feb. 18. With the victory, NW improved to 11-8 in the GPAC and 17-10 overall. In addition, the Raiders clinched a No. 5 seed for the upcoming GPAC tournament starting Feb. 25. Although the Raiders trailed early (11-5), they dominated the first half with separate more »
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Study abroad policies change
Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, financial aid policies for semester study abroads will change. Northwestern’s previous policies allowed students to study abroad anywhere they chose and still receive all the financial aid they were receiving while studying on campus. Next year’s program will allow some programs to keep all financial aid, while others will more »
Dance Team to compete at Morningside
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Red Raider Dance Team will be competing for the second year at Morningside in the second annual GPAC competition. Last year was the first year there was a GPAC dance competition. The GPAC requirement is to have three types of styles of dance in the routine; pom, hip-hop and jazz. more »
Is evolution biblical?
According to Jonathan Wells in “Icons of Evolution,” “Evolution is the theory that all living things are modified descendants of a common ancestor that lived in the distant past.” “Living things” include trees, insects, humans, bacteria, giraffes, dogs, flowers, etc. The distant past refers to the belief the earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. more »
Track team takes home 10 first-place finishes
After traveling to Storm Lake for the BVU Open this past Saturday, the Raider track and field team left with 10 first-place finishes by meet’s end. Both the men’s and women’s teams took first collectively among the nine teams competing in the contest. For the men’s side of the squad, the 4×800-meter relay team of more »
Virginity isn’t everything
Lately I have had a constant flow of pregnancy announcements on my computer. If people complain about how all their friends are getting engaged in college, well all of my high school classmates are having children. And let me tell you, it’s easy for me to judge them. I find myself rolling my eyes in more »
Freshman class breaks retention record
Every December, college students across the country take their final exams and head home for winter break.Northwestern students are no exception to this rule. After a brief respite to spend time with family or friends from back home, students return to campus and the new semester becomes routine. This 2014-15 year, an unprecedented 95 percent more »
Low gas prices prove surprising, helpful
The price of gas has hovered around the two-dollar mark for several months, a reality that has students at Northwestern both delighted and confused. Some students who have noticed this change the most are those that live off campus. Leo Sanchez-Perry is one such commuter. “My brother and I drive to campus every day, because more »
Two new faculty welcomed to campus
This spring semester Northwestern welcomed two new faculty members to their staff: Professors Andrew Klumpp and Tyler Scott. Professor Andrew Klumpp, Religion and Christian Education Department What brought you to NW? I was working down at Duke, and got a call from Mead letting me know about the opening here at NW. This more »
Basketball swept by Chargers
The Northwestern women’s basketball team was defeated 73-63 by Briar Cliff on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The Raiders fell to 8-7 in the GPAC and 14-9 overall. Although they scored the first four points of the game, NW trailed the rest of the first in half after Briar Cliff went on a 9-2 run to bring more »
Raider wrestling squad splits triangular
The Northwestern wrestling team split a triangular 1-1 on Tuesday, Jan. 27, against Morningside and non-conference opponent Buena Vista. The Raiders fell to Morningside 27-9 but won a closely contested match against Buena Vista 23-22. With the split, NW fell to 3-5 on the season and 2-4 in the GPAC. “We have the talent and more »