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Editor’s NoteWe’ve made it to our second issue. Come along as we recap all of the festivities of Homecoming as well as Halloween. We have coverage of kids trick-or-treat-ing and the Hallow-een Bash featuring The Victory Lap and other bands from the midwest. We’ll also explore the hys-teria around horror movies. If you’ve stayed with us this long check us out in two weeks, we’ll be at the Arrowhead game and P&L Pep Rally.

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Halloween Bash

Trick-or-Treating

Horror Movies

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Editor in ChiefCourtney EdwardsFeatures EditorBrian Johnsondesign EditorBethany HonkompstaffMichael DuntzTy StevensJason LawrenceJenny LeeMomoko OtsukaMark KauffmanShaylee YountMichaela FernenAshley SpaldingBrett CannonKristina Maddox

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The Bearcats kicked off Homecoming weekend with a decisive 44th Conference win. Check out the story and photos from the game. Page 6

Take a look at the festivities sur-rounding Home-coming last week, including all of the crazy floats in the parade, the Bearcats dominat-ing in the football game and the hilarious skits in the variety show.

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Last Friday the Rose Theater celebrated Halloween early. They hosted their first concert featuring The Victory Lap and four other bands. Page 8

Too old to trick-or-treat? Live vicariously through these kids who got to partake in Halloween early at the dorms. Page 10

Ever wondered why you go to horror movies? We explore the psychology behind horror movies and why we pay to get scared. Page 14

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2010 Homecoming Week

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The finale of “The Oregon Trail” sketch, brought the audience and the members of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia together for their curtain call. The skit took the actors on a journey through an accurate depiction of The Oregon Trail game. | kari kolts

Sitting on top of Mount Olympus Aphrodite, Abby Edwards, convinces Zeus, Karl Achey, to assist the Bearcats in returning to their time. The evening was filled with many references to the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians. | kari kolts

Ollie Williams makes an appearance during the Phi Mu Alpha sketch about the Oregon Trail game. Williams popped out twice when asked about the river conditions, claiming it was wet. | kari kolts

An on stage drum battle erupts as Taylor Moore and Mike Fuller duke it out during Ziggida-Buzz’s sketch in the first act of the Variety Show. During the Thursday night show, Fuller’s drum crashes to the floor, as he tries to secure it, Moore provokes him into more stage fighting. | kari kolts

By Michael Duntz Putting together an entire (variety) show can be more difficult than one might think. The master of ceremonies needs to bounce energy off each

other and the audience, the stage hands need to make sure all the lighting is working properly and the microphones are all live, the actors/actress/writers need to know enough pop culture references to create a laughable sketch and enjoyable night. The 2010 Homecoming Variety Show was filled with: spoofs of Lady Gaga, Family Guy, Antoine Dodson – the “bed intruder” singer; an accurate game play of the Oregon Trail Game; the Ancient Greek Gods; three main dance groups with each act featuring some of their own dancing; both off and on key singing and finally the crowning of the 2010 Homecoming Royalty – Brandon Clark and Kelsi Franklin.

Zombies rock out to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” during the “Homecoming Time Machine” sketch when actors were transported back in time to Ancient Egypt to fight the evil Victor. | kari kolts

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This year’s parade theme was a blast from the past. With floats ranging from the wild west to royalty esque floats it was a “blast”. | michaela fernen

Some of the floats required alot of power to pull them due to their moterized parts, or just a lot of paper. | michaela fernen

Phi Mu is pictured here right before the turn onto Fourth street. The parade route went all the way to N. Market and Third. | michaela fernen

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Far Right: Sophomore wide receiver John Hinchey lifts sophomore running back Jor-dan Simmons into the air after an 11-yard touchdown run. | courtney edwards

Right: Sophomore running back Jordan Simmons breaks a tackle as he finds a hole versus Fort Hays State in the Homecoming game Saturday. Simmons ran for 66 yards and one touchdown. | courtney edwards

Senior offensive lineman Dane Wardenburg hoists senior running back Kelvin Austin above his head after a seven-yard touch-down run. Austin ran for 73 yards and one touchdown in the win over Fort Hays State. | courtney edwards

Senior tight end Josh Baker hops over a diving Fort Hays State defender. Baker had six recep-tions for 131 yards and one touchdown in the win. | courtney edwards

Junior defensive lineman Josh Lorensen and senior linebacker Adam Vondrak chase down Fort Hays quarterback Mike Garrison. The defense combined for four sacks on Saturday. | courtney edwards

By Jason LawrenceEdge Staff

The Homecoming game was true to the ‘Blast from the Past’ theme as several members of the National Championship team returned for the Bearcats’ 45-27 win over Fort Hays State.

“We kind of relaxed and said we were going to go out and have fun,” head coach Mel Tjeerdsma said. “I thought that they did that.”

Senior quarterback Blake Bolles accounted for almost as many points as the Tigers, collecting four scores in the game en route to the Don Black Award. Bolles also won the award last year as the Homecoming game MVP.

Bolles also moved atop the career passing touchdowns list with 69, surpassing Chris Griesen.

“It’s a very humbling experience,” Bolles said. “There have been some great quarterbacks that have come through here and played and done some great things, so to be up there is just a great feeling.”

Northwest scored first after Fort Hays’ initial drive stalled. Sophomore running back Jordan Simmons got into the endzone from 11 yards out to give Northwest a lead it would never relinquish.

Fort Hays got a 39-yard field goal from Tyler Kimbrough to cut the lead to four. Junior wide receiver Jake Soy tied the career record for touchdown catches (38) with a 28-yard score two minutes into the second

quarter.“I feel like it’s a great accomplishment to be up

there with those guys,” Soy said. “I think it was Jamaica’s (Rector) record. That’s a privilege to be mentioned in the same name as him.”

Sophomore kicker Todd Adolf booted a 28-yard field goal and not even two minutes later, senior tight end Josh Baker broke loose for an 82-yard score from Bolles.

Then Fort Hays’ offense kicked it up a notch in the final three minutes of the first half.

Quarterback Mike Garrison hooked up with Cord-arol Scales for an eight-yard score and hit O.J. Murdock with a 56-yard bomb. Both extra points were blocked, but the Tigers went into halftime trailing by only nine.

“We said all week that Fort Hays, particularly on of-fense, is a pretty skilled team,” Tjeerdsma said. “Their quarterback, I think, is playing really well and they’ve got some really good receivers. They mix it up well.”

“Their quarterback is playing as well as any quarter-back other than Bolles, I really believe that.”

Northwest kept up its recent trend of scoring right out of the gate to start the second half. Bolles added his third touchdown of the day with a one-yard dive.

“It’s just halftime adjustments that we make,” Bolles said. “We really push the tempo and we consider the drive right after half to be the most pivotal, most impor-tant drive of the game. Everybody’s on the same page and we just have to go score.”

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Bolles leads ’Cats to 44th straight conference win

Senior offensive lineman Dane Wardenburg hoists senior running back Kelvin Austin above his head after a seven-yard touch-down run. Austin ran for 73 yards and one touchdown in the win over Fort Hays State. | courtney edwards

Above: LeAd singer of The Victory Lap, Mark Anderson, shouts the song to the crowd during the Halloween Bash Friday. The Victory Lap was the final act to go on stage.

right: guitArist ZAch sAuLs, of Indie/Hip Hop band Let’s Talk from Kansas City, belts out a lyric to get the crowd pumped Halloween Bash Friday at The Rose Theater. The Hallow-een Bash was the first concert held at the newly opened theater.

fAr right: LeAd singer of The Catalyst, Rusty Schneiter, stops in front of the crowd to finish a line in the song. Schneiter walked back and forth in front of the stage during the whole performance. The Catalyst is a hardcore metal band from Chillicothe, Mo.

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Bassist Nick Fricke, lead singer Zac Palmerton and guitarist Andrew Tool pump up the crowd during the Halloween Bash Friday at The Rose Theater. A Summer Better Than Yours is a pop/punk band from Lincoln, Neb. | courtney edwards

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HalloweenThe normally quiet intersection of Third

and Buchannan was suddenly full of life as five bands from around the midwest christened the Rose Theater for its first concert Friday Oct. 29.

The Victory Lap, Maryville; A Summer Bet-ter Than Yours, Lincoln, Neb.; The Catalyst, Chillicothe, Mo.; Let’s Talk, Kansas City; and An Endless Chapter, Maryville, all kicked off

Halloween weekend with some metal and punk rock.

People filed in and out as their favorite band performed, trying to leave their own unique im-pression on the audience.

Stayed tuned as we’re sure to hear more from theses bands in the future.

The Rose Theater opens its doors to 5 bands Halloween weekend

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“So chin up, eyes forward, with your feet on the ground. Stand proud, scream loud, you know nobody’s around.

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C a m p u s trees provide a beautiful b a c k d r o p for students walking to class.

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By Brett Cannon

It is the time of year where candy is handed out, everyone puts on a fun costume and scary stories get told. For those who were too young to be excited for Homecoming, were more likely to be excited for Halloween. Some of the Northwest students joined in on the fun too. The residence halls at Hudson and Perrin held a Trick-or-Treat night Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Maps were handed out at the front desk of the residence halls for all visitors. Ladybugs, army men, witches, ninjas, and Superwoman were only some of the unique costumes to be seen.

“I am dressed as a cat-witch. I like to come because of dressing up and getting candy,” Zoey Christensen, age seven, said. The hallways were dimly lit to add to the scary atmosphere. To encourage the students to participate, the halls held a door contest for the top

three best-decorated doors with a mystery prize at the end of the night. Room 280 in Perrin Hall was exceptionally spooky. Spider webs hung so low you had to duck to get to the girls handing out candy. Scary witch

laughs were played on a CD with other moans, groans and laughter.“We love Halloween and wanted to participate for the fun of it,” freshmen Emily Tucker, Taylor Ruhnke and Tessa Ham said.Parents and children of Maryville took over the five floors participating. There was no method to the madness, no certain order to follow, just

parents and baby-sitters pointing the children to a door and letting them do the rest. One parent involved in the frenzy was one of Northwest’s own, Mass Communication Instructor Jason Offutt.

“We come to the halls to because it’s nice to see the college students get involved with the kids,” Offutt said.

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By Brian Johnson Features Editor

It’s a cold October night, but this is no horror story. It is a story of a group of people preparing themselves for a night of scintillating scares at the multiplex. It’s the opening night of “Paranormal Activity 2,” the sequel to last year’s low-budget horror hit that many were calling the scariest movie to haunt people in years, and had people questioning the creaks and sounds in their own homes.

There were no seats left if you just showed up to see the movie on a whim. On this night the anticipation was so great that everyone had to order their tickets ahead of time. There’s a sudden hush as the first frame falls across the screen and the audience braces themselves for an hour and a half of terror. The irony is that everyone there has paid for the chance to have their pulses raced and their psyches and their sanity questioned.

That night, “Paranormal Activity 2” set the record for most tickets sold for an R-rated midnight showing, and it’s only gotten bigger. In less than two weeks, the film has made over $100 million, and the only film to beat it at the box office this past weekend was “Saw 3D,” which drew $22.5 million. There’s no doubt that people’s desire to scream turns into dollar signs.

“It is a safe way to get an adrenaline rush,” says Brianna Moseman. “The feeling you get when adrenaline is rushing through your body is one of the most exciting feelings you can get.”

Moseman, a junior at Northwest, has been making movies since she was in middle school. When she came to Northwest, she took an

interest in making horror films as she learned how to do the makeup necessary for “blood and gore” in horror movies. She too went to the opening night of “Paranormal Activity 2” for her adrenaline rush.

“My favorite thing to do is to make horror films,” Moseman said, with an excited smile. “Because I love all the effects that can go into it.”

Moseman thinks that going to a horror movie is basically the safest way to get this adrenaline rush. She claims that there are lots of ways to get this such as roller coasters and even sex, but that you’re safe in a movie, and that nothing bad can happen to you in a movie.

A way to live through people is another reason horror movies are popular, Moseman thinks. She points to the way we recog-nize with the characters in the movies and how we can put ourselves in that situation in a safe way. She also thinks that a tendency to watch harm on oth-ers is a part of human nature, and horror films feed into that.

“Since the dawn of time, we’ve seen other people get hurt, and we’ve hurt other peo-ple,” Moseman said. “I think a lot of people find it fun to watch bad things happen to not them, and again, horror movies are a safe way to do that.”

Dr. Alisha Francis, a profes-sor at Northwest, teaches a Psychology in Film course which teaches students examples of general psychology in a range of movies from popular to more obscure. She says what it comes down to is people when they see horror films, they want to just purely be entertained by unattainable plots.

“My husband is a very big fan of the horror

genre,” Francis said. “One thought is that a lot of them require a

suspension of disbelief. They really do require you to say ‘OK I’m going to turn off this part of my brain now, and let it be thrilled.’”

While the horror movie industry pulls in hundreds of millions of dollars every year, it still becomes a touchy subject with some peo-ple. In a country that is obsessed with violence, there has to be concern about what effect these movies are having on the psyches of people. Francis thinks that while movies may not help a person who is already having problems, it’s not the root cause, and that every person is affected differently.

“My thought would be that a symptom would be associated with something else,” Francis said. “So we kind of need to know the bigger patterns of behavior.”

Moseman thinks that the violence of horror movies certainly impacts our culture, but not necessarily in a negative way.

“Michael Myers, a guy running around in a Halloween mask killing people could feasibly happen,” Moseman said, speaking about the 1978 horror classic, “Halloween.” “So a movie like that kind of reminds you, ‘that could actu-ally happen, I need to remember to be careful.’ It doesn’t always have to be a negative thing which I think a lot of people try to make it out to be.”

While the violence of horror movies may be too much for some, Moseman thinks that not enough attention is paid to the positive in-fluences of horror movies, as hard as they may be to find, that are still there.

“Honestly, horror movies try to promote the hero defeating the big bad, or die trying,” Moseman said. “So when you look at it that way, it can actually be a positive.”

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