Wednesday, October 31, 1984 The Clarion Page Three How T o CopeWith Homesickness By Troy Hughes tion, or your family. Or it could and of Christmas, all memories way around the world) or don’t But if all else fails (and it has to be a severe case of homesickness Does anyone have a spare car be something important like a you associate with home. have a car, we re lucky to get is money doesn’t help...) there is he can lend me? Or maybe $200 boyfriend or a girlfriend, or the So what can you do? It’s bound home once a year. one more thing you can do. It f o r a plane ticket? It’s tough liv­ beach (for you Floridians...). to happen sometime-- i n g 700 miles away from home I’m sure everyone misses homesickness strikes the har­ People who can’t go home takes a lot of effort, and it isn’t by sometimes, esp ecially when something back home, and that’s diest of souls (usually when they every time they get homesick any means a sure thing, but it you’re broke and your car doesn’t a symptom of homesickness. least expect it). What’s the best have to settle for substitutes. The We’re now entering that time of treatment for homesickness? best substitute there is is mail. might work. It’s simply this: try run. to think of college as sort of a Homesickness is a disease that year when cases of homesickness Mail can bring all kinds of things home away from home. strikes everyone, I think, to some really become acute. It’s sort of Probably the best thing you can to help you get over the away- degree or another while they are like the flu-it has something to do do is simply go home. If you don’t from-home blues, or at least I know it sounds corny, and it a t college. (You day students can with the cold weather. live too far away and you have make them more bearable. Things like cards from is. I tried it and it didn’t help stop reading now-go home for Cold weather brings memories transportation, you can go home sweethearts, news from friends, much. See, it doesn’t look like I’ll lunch or something.) of staying warm with that special every weekend. Problem solved. and money from Mom and Dad. be going home until Christmas. It could be just missing someone at high school football But, for those of us who live a Especially money from Mom and Unless of course someone has an something trivial like your room games, of your first snowball good distance from home Dad. extra car or $200 they don’t need. at home, or a favorite radio sta­ fight (for you non-Floridians...) (anywhere from 800 miles to half Movies Spend Spring Break “Teachers” In Sunny Jamaica Disappointing By Robin Thomas “Teachers,” starring Nick Would you like to spend spring be helping teach this combination Nolte, Judd Hirsch, and JoBeth break snorkeling over spec­ field trip/lecture course, which Williams, despite its talented tacular coral reefs, observing will emphasize an introduction to cast, is a predictable and very vividly colored reef fishes, learn­ marine plants, animals, and disappointing movie. ing about the varied marine and tropical ecosystems of Jamaica. The movie begins as a comedy terrestrial environments and the Approximate trip cost is $800-850 set at J.F.K. High School. It deals organisms that populate them, dollars for the 8 night stay. with a school psychologist who while seeing the “real” If you are interested in obtain­ goes crazy, a teacher who is real­ Jamaica? If so, maybe you ing more information about the ly an escaped mental patient, and should consider enrolling in trip, please attend an organiza­ This”year’s Ambassador Singers are: (row 1) Lynda another who snores through all Biology 289, Marine and Tropical tional and informational meeting Lambeth, Christopher Mann, Ann Kirby, (row 2) Tim on Thursday, November 1, at 7:00 his classes. Eventually, however, Ecology, which will be offered 'Wall, Lynley Todd, Susie Head, Daryll 'Williams, (row the movie becomes very serious. spring semester. p.m. in room 201 in the Moore Science Building. Slides from 3) Donnie Shiftlet, Caryn Claus, Joel Rogers, and Tina JoBeth Williams (“The Big Dr. Bill Brower will be return­ last year’s trip will be shown. If Chill” ) plays an attorney who is ing to Hofstra University’s Taylor. you are unable to attend, please handling a suit involving a stu­ Marine Lab in Jamaica with a contact Dr. Brower or Dr. Alex­ dent who graduated from the small group of students, follow­ Ambassador Singers Selected ander in the Mpore Science school without learning how to ing last year’s very successful Singers would be. They plan to Building for further information. By Susan Rogers read or write. trip. Dr. Bill Alexander will also Thirteen outstanding members perform in various places around Nick Nolte (“48 Hours”), the of the Brevard College Collegiate the state in the spring. brightest spot in the movie, plays Creeking: Singers have been selected to According to soprano Tina the most believable character. make up the 1984-85 Ambassador Taylor, “This group is an ideal He portrays a social studies size for performing and touring Singers. teacher willing to fight the school OldBC The group made their debut in and all the voices blend together system and falls in love with his a salute to Broadway during “An very well.” former student, the attorney Afternoon in the Park,” a recent (Williams). This romance is not Tradition Life and Culture presentation. The Ambassador Singers is only hard to believe, but it hap­ They performed a number of made up of ten sophomores and pens much too fast and then three freshmen.. They are Caryn By Andrea Braymiller well-known show tunes and never seems to go "nywhere, Claus, Tina Taylor, Ann Kirby, leaving tin:, audience not really The creek in all its innocence received their first standing ova­ Susie Head, Lynley Todd, caring about either character. and beauty, banked by weeping tion. Chikako Yamaguchi, Sara Judd Hirsch, (“Taxi”) plays willows blowing gently in the This special group was chosen Carter, Lynda Lambeth, Daryll the school vice-principal who is wind is party to an old Brevard to participate in several extra­ Williams, Christopher Mann, torn between the school system tradition. What is this tradition curricular activities that, Tim Wall, Joel Rogers, and Don­ with Nolte, his close friend, or which familiarizes Brevard Col­ because of its small size, it it nie Shiftlet. giving in to demands for a cover- lege students with its icy yet more suited to than the Collegiate refreshing water? The answer is 99 up. Ralph Macchio (“The Karate “creeking” which each student Waite’s “No Brakes Kid”) and Richard Mulligan will experience at least once in (“Soap”) add some humor and Ms or her career at Brevard Col­ sensitivity to the story but over lege. Promises Success “Restless Heart,” “Love Colli­ all most movie-goers should pass The student is generally for­ By Robin Thomas sion,” and “Dreamtime/Shake It this one by. mally introduced to the creek on “No Brakes” the newly releas­ Up.’’ Ms birthday; however, there are ed album by singer-songwriter Parents’ Day Schedule some people who can not wait “Euroshima” and “For Your John Waite, containing the hit N o v .2-parents may attend that long. The student never because if the spectators are not Love,” also written by Waite, are “Missing You,” can be easily en­ quite knows when the “creeking” satisfied, they will push him in both good contrasts to “Missing classes joyed by those who want to hear -8:15 presentation of time will be. The morning, noon, again. You” and since his next release good rock-n-roll and by listeners Minutes before the cafeteria Clad in soaked clothing, the stu­ should be different, either of the Oklahoma” who appreciate a variety of well Nov.3-9:30 a.m. parents may stops serving dinner, and even in dent is escorted back to his dorm songs would be favored. written, well arranged songs. the dead of night are all excellent room to change clothes. Wet meet faculty “Missing You,” written by Players Gary Myrick - 1:00 p.m. women’s blue- Possibilites. clothes are the only problem Waite and the slowest song on the (guitars), Curly Smith (drum white basketball game The lucky person is given “a because they have to be washed, album, is definately one of the kit), Donnie Nossov (electric -3:00 p.m. men’s blue- free lift” to the creek by generous but that’s life! album’s high points. Waite’s bass guitar), Bruce Brody white basketball game So if your birthday is fast ap­ ®nd caring friends. Once smooth, clear singing voice can —8:15 presentation of ■■eaching the creek, the student is proaching, here is some simple easily be heard and understood. (keyboards), and Steve Scales “Oklahoma” carried across the bridge and advice: beware, wear old clothes, (percussion), all help make John Other songs written by Waite Nov.4-10:00 a.m. special college *ith the blessing of the water, he and don’t worry about doing a Waite’s “No Brakes” a promis­ are “Saturday Night,” an ex­ worship service_____ is thrown in. He may splash bang-up job on your hair. Happy cellent upbeat opening song. ing success. around to make it look good Creeking!