THE NORTHWESTERN BEACON is the student newspaper serving the campus community of Northwestern College. It is published weekly and distributed Friday noon. The Beacon encourages comments from readers. All letters must be 300 words or less, signed with a daytime phone number, and turned in to the Beacon office located in the basement of Granberg Hall by Wednesday at 6 p.m. The staff can also be reached via e-mail at
beacon@nwciowa.edu. The Beacon reserves the right to edit all letters.
To obtain a subscription, send $10 to The Northwestern Beacon, Northwestern College, 208 8th St. SW, Orange City, Iowa 51041.
Laura Jacobson
Editor
Kim Eason
News Editor
Renee Nyhof
Assistant News Editor
Jenna Boote
Opinion Editor
Amanda Wright
Entertainment Editor
Amanda Kuehn
Features Editor
Beth Mouw
Sports Editor
Clare Winter
Photo Editor
Jenni Sybesma
Assistant Photo Editor
Ryan Mathiot
Web and Design Editor
Paula Pudewell
Copy Editor
Brian Springer
Advertising Manager
Carl Vandermeulen
Adviser