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ISSUE 5
BY ANISSA GODFREY
larger.
Thomas direction changed in 2003, when he was just 26 years
old. He received a call in the middle of the night that his mother had
passed away. After a few days of doubt, confusion, and tears, the
time came for his mothers funeral service. It was at this service that
his mothers pastor gave him a prophetic word that would change
his life forever.
North Centrals
miracle on ice
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The JT Experience
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continued on page 7
NEWS
North Central
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NEWS
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OPINION
Letter from the editor: Theres a
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paper.
So here I am four months later, an English major that fights
tooth and nail for Oxford commas in a place where Oxford
commas are killed with fire.
(I would have been doing this
even if I hadnt been hired as
the Editor in Chief, it just would
have been a bit more difficult.)
I am not cut from the same
fabric that Communications
majors are, which should explain why you might be seeing
some unusual activity from The
Northerner, even before you
picked up this issue.
You might have seen an article last week on our Facebook
page called 14 Things Pentecostals Say When They Pray
Over You. That article is a list
of clichs that are often heard
in Pentecostal circles, a simple,
lighthearted attempt at poking
fun at ourselves.
You might have heard about
The Whenever Show with
Blake Mayes, a variety show
Kingdom Identity
BY MICHAEL C WOODS
Many people in
the world have
been disenchanted
by the church we
have built. We as
Christians have
given Christ a
black eye.
needed gimmicks or cultural
training to draw crowds that
hanged on his every word.
In one passage he asks his
disciples if they intend to leave
him. Their reply was, where
will we go? You have the words
of eternal life.
Should we resort to building
communities focused on man
made features? Jesus said in
John 12, If I be lifted up, I will
OPINION
A few questions before you
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BY CALAH DELAURENTIS
How much time did I spend in the Carlson lounge watching people play pool, or any other lounge on campus, that I could
have spent working? Was my excuse, BUT, social health is just as important?
Have I financially supported people doing the mission I want to do short term, but who are doing it long term?
How many of my friends are pooling the same broke college crowd for more money on Facebook? How effective has it
been for them?
How much money did I spend on going to the movies or buying pointless clothes this semester?
Did I try to offer a service or an exchange for the money I was asking for?
I am sure you can imagine more
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FEATURE
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of the
president
BY CALEB BROSE
The North Central Chiefs hockey team played their games at Mariucci Arena to packed audiences.
North Central may not be an athletic school by nature, but its
sports have enthralled students for much of the schools history.
The students of the residence halls jump and scream to the tune of
intramural sports, and they all come together as one for the games
played by the North Central Rams. The student body packs out the
home basketball games, and everyone wants to know who won
when the games are away. There used to be one more sport in
particular that filled the school with glee: hockey.
North Centrals hockey team only lasted for a short time in the
late 80s. Hockey was not an official sport at North Central, leaving the makeshift team no funding or support from the school. It
was simply part of a club league, made up of a few colleges and
ministries in the Twin Cities area. The information was sparse, so
I sought out alumni who might have played on the team.
I got in contact with Richard Leveque, a 1991 North Central
graduate, who played right wing on the hockey team in the 199091 season. As I asked him about the hockey team, he sent back
pictures and memories that had been hidden in the archives for
too long.
The North Central Chiefs hockey team worked hard to make
their time on the ice count. Receiving no funding from the school
meant they had to pay for their time on the ice by themselves,
purchase their own equipment and jerseys, and provide their own
transportation to and from Mariucci Arena, located on the U of M
campus.
The team often found time to play late at night because it was
the only time they could get, leaving the team and the spectators
in the cold. Even still, the players and fans were dedicated to the
sport.
We represented NCBC proudly and had a strong following,
Leveque said.
It was hard being part of a sport that the school just didnt have
the capacity to support, but we did it anyways for the love of the
game.
The team also boasted a nice selection of Canadians, often characterized as prime hockey players.
I am from Ontario, Canada, and I was part of the proud contingent of Canadian students that attended there, Leveque said.
Every year, out of about 1,100 students, there would be about
30 to 40 Canadians, and we always knew each other.
Richie said that of the 17 players, eight of them were Canadians.
As Leveque recounted his most vivid memory, it became clear
that the Canadian blood was serving them well. He told of their
biggest game of the year, a game against Oconto Sports Ministries
Red during the North Central Invitational, a tournament with four
teams playing four games.
That game was our big game of the year. We won that game
4-3 with two goals coming from Rod Young. The March 1991
edition of Northern Light (former name of The Northerner) reports
that North Central won the tournament with three wins and one
loss, scoring a total of six points.
There were students at that game that had never been to a hockey game before we packed the arena with over 200 students!
Leveque said.
They made a noise that to this day I still get goose bumps
thinking about yelling and cheering for a team that they wanted
to see not only succeed but also perhaps blaze a trail for future
teams and show the school that this was something they could get
behind and support. It was an honor to be a part of.
FEATURE
Jaye Thomas: man of passion
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A question that I am frequently asked is, How is the president role going? Depending on
the day or the situation that the
question is asked, I will often
have the same answer.
Its going really well. It is
definitely different, but good.
I often respond in that way
because it is different. The role
of the student body president is
a unique role. It is something
that I have never had any experience in, because it is a role that
heavily takes on the characteristics of the person who fills it.
There are certain expectations for the person who fills the
role, several solidified meetings,
events that must be attended and
other absolutes that come with
the job.
The rest of the position, and
the part that is often most seen
by the outside observer, is defined by how the person in the
role responds to the perceived
expectations of those he or she
represents.
What makes the role different in my opinion is the process
of defining what the response to
those expectations looks like.
Student leadership at North
Central is a unique experience
due to the extremely high turnover. Most positions are filled
and refilled every academic
year. This high turnover can be
a challenge and an opportunity.
It provides opportunity for the
students to have experience in
many different roles, developing both individually and corporately within a different team
dynamic each year.
However, this great opportunity is paired with the temptation of working with a narrow
scope. It becomes easy to focus
only on the one academic year
ahead and not think about what
is coming next in two, five, eight
years.
Longevity is important. It is
something not often discussed
due to the difficulty of working
with longevity-focused paradigms. We live in a time where
we want results immediately.
However, a focus on longevity
interest.
Through a miraculous and
almost unbelievable turn of
events (which can be read about
at www.jayethomas.com/blog,
in the post named Purpose.
Prophesy. And Prayer.), Thomas led a prophetic worship set
during a service one night.
As a result of that night,
Thomas became a worship leader at IHOP and has been there
almost six years now.
There are few places on the
earth where the tabernacle of
David is actually being modeled
again in this age, 24/7, he says,
It gives us the opportunity to
tap into eternity right now.
Its this sense of eternity that
has kept Thomas at IHOP for six
years. It is also what makes him
want to stay with the program
for many more years to come.
I dont consider myself a
songwriter, Thomas says with
a humble honesty in his voice.
Im a singer. Im not a songwriter, but its easy to write
songs when youre singing the
Word.
Singing the Bible is a spiritual discipline that Thomas has
made a part of his everyday life.
name.
The rest of the song came
during another set while singing The Stand by Hillsong. As
he played through that similar
chord progression once more,
the lyrics to the verse poured out
of him.
Though this songwriting process may seem easy to some,
Thomas knows that it is the way
that he and his team approach
worship that gives opportunity
for amazing things to happen.
www.acrhomes.com
SPORTS
The JT experience
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Freshman teammates and roommates rise through the ranks of mens basketball
BY EDDIE CHISHAM
The JT experience is announced as Joel Cline and Travis Voigt come into the game
off the bench. As the game progresses, no quality of play is
lost. It is almost as if they can
read each others minds as plays
between the two are executed
more fluently than speaking the
native tongue. Fresh legs can always help bring life to a team,
but Cline and Voigt bring something extra.
I think me and Travis have
more chemistry than I do with
anyone else on the team, said
freshman post Joel Cline. His
teammate and roommate, freshman guard Travis Voigt expanded, (As roommates) we can tell
each other what you expect and
what you as a player prefer, and
the type of style that you play
with and whatnot.
Voigt and Cline have both
had a successful start to their
collegiate basketball careers.
Of the eight freshman and three
sophomores on the team, Cline
and Voigt are leaders in scoring
with 195 (Voigt) and 82 (Cline)
points, and minutes played with
364 (Voigt) and 273 (Cline). Impressively, the JT experience
are both in the top three of the
whole team in field goal percentage with 52.5 (Voigt) and
45.5 (Cline) percent. Voigt also
leads the team in 3-point field
Left: Joel Cline, 30, sets a pick for Travis Voigt, 13, in a game against Northwestern.
be attributed to the chemistry
that they have built, and it has
not gone unnoticed. In fact, the
name JT experience is the
coined name of Cline and Voigt for the substitution package
that Coach Jon High uses.
It is kind of evident that we
have good chemistry together,
but also it is rotation too, said