NOCTILUCA November 2017

FEATURES Appleton, Wisconsin November 2017 Vol. XXIII

Issue II

Page 5

Humans of North: Rodney Delfosse

Voices of Men 2017 Call to Action Breakfast Event The Radison Ballroom beggining to fill in preperation for the 2017 Call to Action Breakfast Event. Photo by Henry Ptacek

Rodney laughing in the halls of North. Photo by Henry Ptacek

how she found forgivingness and justice for herself. She shares her #settheexpectation pledge, the pledge against sexual assault and rape. Guante, an artist and poet, shared his message through a series of poems. He travels the country performing and speaking at high schools and community events. His “Ten Responses to The Phrase Man Up” fit right into to the Man Up skit performed dur- ing the breakfast. Brenda and Guante perfectly com- plemented each other. Their goal was the same, and see- ing their two mediums of get- ting there was a unique expe- rience. North High School brought more than 30 stu- dents to the breakfast this year, most of which were members of the sister club to Voices of Men, “Stand Up.” North’s community hopes to continue their involvement with Voices of Men this year and in the years to come.

By Shia Ulman

By Henry Ptacek

Everyone knows Rodney as the campus supervisor at Apple- ton North wearing a fanny pack around his waist and a coffee mug in hand, helping not only students but teachers with any predicament they may find themselves in, but what was his life before Appleton North? Rodney was born in 1957, shortly after, Rodney’s parents divorced, and he became a fos- ter child. He moved around to a total of five foster homes and two group homes. Rodney at- tended Neenah High School and graduated with a scholar- ship to become a chef. He at- tended the Fox Valley Techni- cal College, but a semester later Rodney changed his mind and joined the Marine corps. Rod- ney trudged through four years in the Marines and got out but only for a short period of time. After the Beirut bombings, on October 23, 1983, Rodney felt it was his duty to reenlist. That’s when he met Mrs. Delfosse. Af- ter touring in North Carolina, Rodney was deployed all over; Okinawa, Israel, the Mediterra- nean Sea, and Samaya. After all of Rodney’s de- ployments, he was chosen to become a drill instructor. “Yell- ing and screaming at the recruits and then also teaching them of- fensive and defensive package” was what Rodney did for the next two and a half years of his life. Shortly after, he was once again deployed back to Oki- nawa. During some free time in Japan, Rodney climbed Mt Fuji, and active volcano and the tall- est peak in the country. Rodney retired in June 2000 and came home to Wisconsin, where he served at the post of- fice for three months before see- ing an ad in the paper for secu- rity guards at Appleton North. Rodney has been Campus Su- pervisor for the past eighteen years.

By Henry Ptacek This past November 7th, the 8th annual Voices of Men Call to Action Breakfast took place. A full year of prepara- tion went into the Call to Ac- tion; hundreds of meetings and dedication from many. The result was a powerful and emotional hour of en- lightenment and inspiration. Voices of Men focuses on preventing sexual assault and domestic violence. The orga- nization works with the four sexual assault crisis centers in the area: Christine Ann, Reach Counseling, Harbor House, and Sexual Assault Crisis Center. Voices of Men is unique in the sense that it is purely a organization work- ing on prevention, not acting when it is too late. Voices of Men’s mission is: “ Fox Val- ley men helping end sexual assault and domestic violence by dismantling Man Box cul- ture and building a culture of Tony Krueger, a senior here at north, shares his mu- sical taste. He finds himself jamming to copious amounts of 90’s hip-hop, specifically artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Hieroglyphics, and Gang Starr. A Tribe Called Quest consisted of members Jarobi White, Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, they released six al- bums between 1990 and 2016. Phife Dawg recently died last year, the impact of his death was felt around the hip-hop world. For Tony, listening to this style of music is a daily ritual, and it can be listened to and enjoyed anytime, any- where. In his free time, Tony enjoys not only listening to this genre of music, but creat- ing it as well. Tony possesses

Guante performing the poem “Handshakes” in front of 1000 people. Photo by Henry Ptacek

Healthy Manhood.” The Call to Action hopes to illuminate the problem in the Fox Cit- ies and to inspire the men of our community. This years breakfast debuted a “Take Action” zine, the contents were 10 pages of actions that anyone could take to prevent sexual assault, as these ac- tions eradicate a culture of

toxic masculinity.

Brenda Tracy and Guante were the featured speak- ers for the Call to Action. Brenda, an open rape survi- vor, shared the horrendous story of her attack. After the room has been silenced, Brenda comes back up to the stage, this time with a more positive outlook. She shares dad’s band, Ill Genesi. “I make beats very similar to the 90’s hip hop style I lis- ten to,“ Krueger commented, “Some of my beats are a bit more trap-like, and some of them are more like the style of dubstep.” Overall Tony loves the music he listens to, and is inspired to create, not only listen. Junior, Jenna Kopitske is a huge fan of rock. The term “rock” is an extremely broad umbrella term, however Jenna enjoys lots of 90’s-00’s artists. Some of her favorite bands to rock out to consist of: Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Pep- pers, Three Days Grace, and Silversun Pickups. She finds that listening to rock music motivates her as a musician and an artist. “Rock makes

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Jenna Kopitske. Photo by Henry Ptacek you want to jam out and learn the styles that these people play,” Jenna stated. Kopitske, as a drummer, loves to play along with the songs that she listens to, ultimately improv- ing her skills. Her passion for music is amplified drastically when listening to these artists. “I love to listen whenever I practice,” she added, “It makes me a much better musician.”

Tony Krueger. Photo by Henry Ptacek a musical creativity not com- mon found in students.. Tony frequently spends his free time not playing baseball by crafting beats with the soft- ware “Reason”. He has a com- puter, a couple speakers and a sampling keyboard. Coupled with his dad’s recording set up in his basement he has all the tools he needs. Some of his beats can be heard in his