Myspace changes social interaction Jason Munday Banner Staff Writer

The website MySpace.com has become the standard for social networking. MySpace offers users free customizable profiles in which they can upload photos, write web logs (a.k.a. blogs), and the ability to post bulletins and comments for other users to see. In addition to general users, MySpace has become a place for musicians, filmmakers, and comedians to add music, video, and audio files to their profiles. Many independent artists utilize MySpace because of its wide base of users and free service. As a result, MySpace has led many artists to success through the massive audience and easy advertising that the service provides. MySpace is currently the sixth most popular website in the world, Myspace creator Tom Anderson’s myspace profile. photo: www.myspace.com/tom the fourth most popular website of all English-speaking countries, and the third as ‘Tom,’ because he is the first user college and high school students from changes. The event made national news most popular website in the United States, added to new users’ friends lists. News around the country with their own online and was addressed by the creator, Mark according to www.alexa.com. Although Corporation, a parent company of Fox, community, very similar to MySpace. Zuckerberg, in an apology to Facebook MySpace competes with other popular purchased the website in July 2005 for a Facebook was first created as a site to users. On Sept. 11, Facebook announced websites such as Google, Amazon, reported $580 million. MySpace currently rate pictures of classmates, similar to that it would now be open to all internet Wikipedia, and You Tube, it was briefly hosts over 100 million accounts and is Hotornot.com, but was eventually caught users. the most popular website in all of the reporting roughly 230,000 new accounts by school administrators and was ordered The Banner News is now above locations during July 2006. daily. to be taken down. Recently Facebook available for download on MySpace at The service was founded in Another player in the change underwent major changes in its layout, www.myspace.com/bannernews. The July 2003 by Tom Anderson, who is now of social interaction online is Facebook. angering many users and spawning groups Banner welcomes letters to the editor in commonly known by all MySpace users com, created in 2004, which provides of thousands of members protesting the the form of comments on the site. First Amendment Day draws DMACC students Kal Schuller own work and others via DMACC web rights then “we the people” need to make speeches. Banner Staff Writer cast. Coppoc read Allen Ginsberg’s the start. A free burger feed was put on famous poem “Howl,” in celebration of The Boone Campus provided by the National Guard. Voter registration Of the 27 amendments that make Constitution Day. Coppoc, a performance an open mic activity that allowed information, banned book readings and up the Constitution, the First Amendment poet, read some of his own work students and faculty to speak their mind. free giveaways were also provided. serves as the foundation of American including “Unemployment” and “I Think It showcased some very interesting freedom. My Wife Hates Sinatra.” He has seen DMACC held the First walk-outs and has been kicked out of Amendment festival on Constitution Day, his performances because his poetry was Sept. 20. Different activities were held considered too vulgar. He educated the and guest speakers talked throughout students in poetry by discussing its history DMACC’s six campuses. and demonstrating the type of people who Bob Eschliman, a former write poetry. DMACC student and former Banner Ben Stone, the Executive editor-in-chief, discussed “Life as a Director of the American Civil Liberties New Conservative in Liberal Madison.” Union of Iowa, gave a speech on “The Eschliman stressed that there needs to ‘Battle’ within the ‘War’: Stopping the be more balance and expressed opinions Abuse of Power.” Stone started by saying, rather than everyone joining together “How are we doing 229 years after our on opinions. “Everyone has the right constitution was created? I am afraid we to disagree,” Eschliman said. “If there are in the midst of a constitutional crisis.” is anything you need to get from the Stone believes that we need to restore our Constitution it should be, you must use checks and balances. He showed a short your rights in order to maintain them.” film demonstrating America not upholding In “Fusion Poetry: Finding its rights. It asked the question: are we Freedom in the First Amendment” Jim destroying our own rights? Stone believed Photo: Eden Hinrichs if we want America to demonstrate its Coppoc, an acclaimed poet, read his Bob Eschliman, former Banner editor-in-chief, talks about the First Amendment.

FreeFree Pool,Pool, p.p.6 6 Face of DMACC, p. 5 BearsBears Win,Win, p.p. 66 Music Review, p.8 Students dig free pool in the Courter Center. Who is this young lady? You’ll finally know.FaceThe of Bears are back in action and looking good. House of Heroes “Say No More.”

DMACC Banner News Boone Campus Page 2 Banner celebrates Hunziker Center Fiftieth Anniversary hosted September Julianne Hamil times. BJC News changed in 1971 to the Banner Staff Writer Bear Facts when the Boone Junior College became part of DMACC. Later in 2001 board meeting Half a century has lapsed and the staff petitioned to change the name the Banner News keeps on publishing. again. It is now called the Banner. Sept. 27, 2006 marks the 50 anniversary When DMACC was formed, the Saige Heyer idea of what it was like for him as a child to the day that DMACC Boone Campus Boone Campus was the only DMACC Editor-in-Chief in Ethiopia. published the first student newspaper. campus to have a newspaper. The paper Campbell expressed that it is The newspaper staff began as was written here in Boone and distributed The DMACC Board of Directors exciting to have a DMACC center in a volunteer project among students who to the other campuses. Today because held their monthly board meeting at the Ames. “Things we used to do in our loved journalism. The first paper was of the advancement in technology, three Hunziker Center in Ames on Monday own little bubble cannot happen that published Sept. 27, 1956 and was called campuses publish their own papers. Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. way anymore, they all have to be done in the BJC News, for Boone Junior College After 50 years, technology Board members present were collaboration,” said Campbell. The paper began as a hand has now streamlined the paper. Digital Harold Belken, Jim Crawford, Kevin President Denson presented written paper with a lot of artistic detail. cameras with the help of Photoshop has Halterman, Cheryl Langston, Naomi Neu, Naomi Neu with a retirement gift because Years later “Microsoft Word” was used to made taking pictures cheaper and easier Joe Pugel, Wayne Rouse, Madelyn Tursi. it was her last board meeting. The gift write stories, but many details were still than ever. Layout has about a million Board member Ben Norman was absent. was a rotating cube with a clock face on done by hand. Forty years later students options because of In Design. “The color DMACC President Robert Denson and two sides and the DMACC logo on the still used a mimeograph machine to make and quality of today’s paper is much nicer Board Secretary Carolyn Farlow were also other sides. Neu’s name and her term on copies. “We used to have to cut and paste than we ever had,” said James Joy, former in attendance, as well as many faculty and the board was engraved on the base. our articles, and then run them through editor of Bear Facts, now with a master’s staff. In other business: • a wax machine,” said Bob Eschliman, at Drake. “Today’s staff is spoiled.” Many presentations were given The retraining or training former editor-in-chief of the Bear Facts, Want to be paid to go to class? by Randy Gabriel, Director of Program agreements with Chicago Bridge today managing editor of the Reinbeck The editor-in-chief position has paid $500 Development, Briane Greene, Assistant and Iron, CAS Enterprises, and Courier and the Gladbrook Northern. per semester since Vivian Brandmier was Provost in Boone, Ann Campbell, Tim Medipharm and Sysco Food “The process was very time consuming.” the provost of Boone Campus. LaVille Bascom, DMACC HEA representative Services was approved. • Getting pictures was an even has asked to have that increased for the and author of “Chameleon Days.” The final five percent of the harder task with new students each upcoming semesters. Work study is also Gabriel introduced the staff of payment for the Newton campus’ semester trying to learn how to develop an option for students. The Banner pays the Hunziker Center and gave an overview chemistry and nursing lab film in a dark room. Without the use staff $7.50 an hour for qualified students of the process in which the development, renovation was approved. • of e-mail, after layout was completed, that are not taking the class for credit. construction, and programming took The final five percent of the someone had to drive the finished plates The Banner staff can never be too place. He explained the eight academic payment for the Urban campus’ to The Boone News Republican to have big. If anyone would like to learn more concepts that are taught in the 34,000 bookstore addition was approved. • copies made. In the past nothing was ever about how the newspaper works, join us square-foot facility, which are auto The final five percent of the done easily. With small steps each year, at 11:15 a.m. in room 115 on Wednesday collision, automotive technology, building payment for the Ankeny campus’ the paper progressed into something much to celebrate the progression of one of trades, criminal forensics, culinary arts, Building 4 chemistry lab more polished. the oldest community college student health, information technology and renovation was approved. • The adviser position changed newspapers. The staff will be celebrating manufacturing technology. The proposal to the Fire Science several times until Jan LaVille, now head with cake and a sneak peak at the digitally Greene thanked the Boone staff Training Bureau for a fire science of the journalism department, took over. enhanced copies of almost every issue for assisting at the Hunziker Center in training facility funded by the The name of the paper has changed a few DMACC Boone Campus has published. the evenings. He also explained that Iowa General Assembly was enrollment in DMACC classes is up over approved. 20 percent from last year when classes • President Denson gave an update were held at the high school in Ames. of the CIETC activities in the Fall 2006 Banner Staff The majority of which are Iowa State past month. Saige Heyer Editor-in-chief University students. • Joe Robbins, controller, gave the Jesse Blackwell Staff Writer Bascom read excerpts from presentation of financial report. Mary Elizabeth Drahos Columnist “Chameleon Days” in order to give an Moses Eckstein Copy Editor Kristine Fenton Photographer Julianne Hamil Business Manager Eden Hinrichs Photographer Pamela Holt Contributing Writer Liz Jay Contributing Writer Tim Larson Managing Editor Richie Monk Staff Writer Jason Munday Layout Editor Andrew Penner Sports Writer Kal Schuller Staff Writer Erick Ude Photography Editor The Boone Banner is a student newspaper published bi-weekly at Des Moines Area Community College, 1125 Hancock Dr., Boone, Iowa 50036. Letters to the editor should be no longer than 250 words and may be submitted to [email protected].

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Students to perform ‘Once Upon a Broomstick’ this October Julianne Hamil The show can’t go on without Banner Staff Writer stage hands. Tech people are needed to run lights and sound. Open the magic door to a love Kay Mueller, drama director, lost, then bewitched for revenge. would also like a couple of cameos, The two-sided love triangle takes a short tap dance, tumbling, juggling jealousy to a whole new level. A little too or anyone wanting to act as a jester to much of this and that from the cat causes contact her in Room 132. nothing but trouble. The show is scheduled to open The cast for this year’s Friday Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m. There will be production, “Once Upon a Broomstick” a matinee on Saturday, and three shows on includes DMACC students Megan Tuesday Oct. 31 at 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and McMahon, Mary Elizabeth Drahos, Thad 12:45 p.m. Photo: Contributed Imerman, Kelsi Junk and Pamela Holt. Boone Campus student, Mary Elizabeth Drahos, who plays Vinegar (Tom Malvo- lia’s cat) in the play “Once Upon a Broomstick” is frightened by a spider. CAST Megan McMahon as Malvolia, the mean witch Mary Elizabeth Drahos as Vinegar, Tom Malvolia’s cat Thad Imerman as Tobias, the apprentice Kelsi Jurik as Belinda, Malvolia’s maid Pamela Holt as the Professor Kristi Miller will play the Caterpillar and the mouse Cynthia Sari as the Butterfly and the monster

Photo: Contributed Pamela Holt, Boone Campus student who plays the Professor; is supervised by the crow as she paints some set pieces. Band looking for musicians Erick Ude season that the band played at sporting Banner Staff Writer events was in January 2002. The Bears’ Band is comprised Do you play an instrument? of students, faculty, staff, and local Then join the DMACC Boone Campus residents who are interested in pepping Bears’ Band this fall. The Bears’ Band is up the Bears’ fans. They play at all home looking to recruit new members to play basketball games, but they also will be at the home basketball games and other playing at the volleyball match against sporting events. Kirkwood on Oct. 18. The Bears’ Band at DMACC If you are interested in joining Boone Campus started a few years ago Bears’ Band, contact Maggie Stone in Dusko Stojnic Photo: Eden Hinirchs as a result of a conversation among some Room 124 or at [email protected]. faculty on how a band could give a boost to our sports teams. The first official Dusko Stojnic brings talent to DMACC Jesse Blackwell the internet. “My favorite types of music Banner Staff Writer are mostly Latino, electro house and, of course, rap, but basically anything with a Basketball is a sport that brings good beat.” many young players from around the When asked what he liked the world to colleges throughout the United most about the U.S., he said “I like the States. Dusko Stojnic is one of these opportunity that is here for everyone.” players. The nearly seven-foot-tall Stojnic hails from Gradiska, a basketball player is one of DMACC’s town on the southwest border of Bosnia. taller students and should bring a great He came to Thatcher, Ariz. where presence to the basketball team. People he attended college before attending may not have seen the likes of him since DMACC. He said “The reason for me Vladi Divac. coming to the U.S. was to get a good When you see him walking education and to get a great knowledge around campus, don’t be afraid to shout for the game of basketball.” out “Cao!” which means “Hello” in Photo: Contributed Stojnic is fluent in both English Serbian. Maggie Stone, far right, directs the Bears pep band during a past basketball game. and Serbian, known in his homeland as She is looking for new musicians to play in the band. Practice started Tuesday Yugo. His hobbies include listening to Sept. 26. music from various genres and surfing DMACC Banner News Boone Campus Page 5 New face of DMACC Founder of ‘Des Moines Mary Elizabeth Drahos Columnist for Darfur’ to speak at Her face graces the cover of every DMACC student handbook, advertising billboard, and homepage. Boone Campus Her name is Kassidy Briles, a Tim Larson According to the United Nations, former DMACC student from the Ankeny Managing Editor all four major groups involved in the Campus. She was chosen to be the conflict (Fur, Massalit, Zaghawa and “DMACC girl.” On Oct. 9, Peggy Harris, founder Janjaweed) are Arab Muslims. Briles has a long list of of Des Moines For Darfur, will speak accomplishments accredited to her name. at the DMACC Boone Campus as part She started her own business, Dream of the “One Book, One Campus, One Wings, when she was 13 years old. With Community” project. her business, she raised butterflies in her The Darfur region of the Sudan room for people’s weddings, birthdays, or has been in a perpetual state of unrest other special events. since early in 2003. In February of 2003 Another big moment for Briles the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLA) was in 2005, when she and her then and Justice and Equality Movement fiancée, Jimmy Vanderkamp, won the (JEM) organized an uprising against the Iowa State Fair Wedding Give-Away Sudanese government. The government after holding hands with each other and responded by unleashing their Janjaweed keeping their other hand on a limo for 77 militias. hours and 43 minutes. Since the conflict began nearly Briles, who is now married, Photo: www.dmacc.edu.com 2.5 million people have been displaced, resides with her husband in Ankeny. Kassidy Briles is the “DMACC girl.” and over 400,000 people have died. On Aug. 31, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 1706 which approved the deployment of an additional 20,000 troops to the Darfur. As a response to the UN Photo: Laura Melo, WFP resolution the Sudanese government launched a new offensive in the area. Old man getting food aid from WFP (World Food Program). DMACC sponsors D.C. theatre troop

DMACC--Des Moines Area Community African Americans. The play depicts College (DMACC) is sponsoring Black ingenuity as an integral part of our a humorous play performed by a everyday lives. Washington, D.C. theatre group to “This is an educational, audiences at the DMACC Boone and entertaining, high-caliber, nationally Ankeny Campuses as well as at Des recognized presentation that highlights Moines North High School. diversity,” said DMACC Boone Campus Counselor Rita Davenport. “DMACC Photo: Eden Hinrichs Pin Points Theatre will perform is committed to diversity. This play Tom Lee, provost, assists the National Guard in grilling free burgers and hot dogs “1,001 Black Inventions” at 11:15 a.m., demonstrates that DMACC is a place in celebration of First Ammendment Day. Wed., Oct. 4 in the DMACC Boone Campus Auditorium; at 9:30 a.m., where differences are not a barrier to Thur., Oct. 5 in the Des Moines North educational attainment.” High School Auditorium; and at noon, Established in 1980, Pin Points Speak up, speak out Thur., Oct. 5 in the DMACC Ankeny Theatre emphasizes plays that are Campus Bldg. #5 Student Lounge. All enlightening, entertaining, professional The Banner needs your help! We are looking for people to contribute stories, performances are free and open to the and non-offensive for the diverse photos, poems, cartoons or any other printable material. In order to better serve the public. mixture of people in the audience. These DMACC community we are asking everyone to get involved. Students, faculty and The play “1,001 Black Inventions” productions have brought Pin Points many anyone who reads this paper is welcome to contribute. Speak up, speak out, write for features the lives of brilliant men and honors including the D.C. Commission the Banner. women, then takes you into the Twilight on the Arts’ “Mayor’s Excellence in the Zone as a typical American family Arts Awards,” endorsements from the attempts to survive in a world without Smithsonian Institution, and more than inventions created by Africans and 3,000 performances in Asia, Canada, and throughout the United States. SAC wants you Moses Powell Eckstein and participating, helping with or being Dairy Queen Banner Staff Writer involved in SAC activities, and checking 1304 South Story Street in on room 188D at least once every The Student Activity Council at couple of days. Boone, IA the DMACC Boone Campus is searching Tuesday Oct. 3 is the first SAC 515-432-6645 for motivated individuals to represent meeting, which will be at 12:45 p.m. in students for fall semester. room 162. At the meeting members will The requirements for being on also elect the president, vice president, the council are a minimum 2.3 cumulative and the secretary. PET MEDICAL grade point average, a minimum of six Benefits of being on SAC include CENTER credits, and being free of disciplinary making new friends, learning leadership OF AMES action. skills, managing a descent-sized budget, If one is interested in being a and possibly earning a free credit. DONNA RIZZO DVM JEAN BRUDVIG DVM member, pick up a form in SAC adviser Krafcisin said that if someone Steve Krafcisin’s office, room 188D, is interested in being a member, he will 1416 South Duff Avenue which is next to the gym. find a way to get them in. “We’re looking Ames, Iowa 50010 The duties of the SAC forward to a great year,” he said. Voice: 515-232-7204 Fax: 515-239-5026 members include attending meetings Website: pmcofames.com DMACC Banner Opinion Boone Campus Page 6 Free pool a blast Bears win Moses Powell Eckstein Krafcisin said he looked forward Banner Staff Writer to opening both tables for free pool on Mondays and Thursdays. He said it triangular tournament DMACC offers free pool to would encourage students to play pool and Andrew Penner Wenzel and two blocks from Kelley Stitz. Boone Campus students at the blue table generate more money to invest in other Contributing Writer The two games ended on a high note with in the Courter Center on Mondays and activities. a kill made by Stitz in the second game. Thursdays. Krafcisin also said that league On Monday Sept. 18 the The Bears had a rough start with Students like freshman Kurtis games are a possibility in the future “if volleyball team took to the road to host the Dutch allowing them to get first with Lyones have the chance to get in a game there’s an interest.” a triangular match at DMACC’s Ankeny two kills. Ashley Bayer led the charge as during the lunch period. He said that The SAC sponsors this activity Campus against the JV squads from she drilled the ball through a failed block. he would even pay a quarter for the along with several others to give students Central College Dutch and the Grand The Bears took the lead but the Dutch opportunity to play pool. an enhanced college experience. View Vikings. kept it close. The Bears left the Dutch in “It’s a good idea to get kids The Bears were successful in the dust after two kills coming from Liz more involved,” said freshman Kristen defeating the Vikings 30-13 and 30-18. Schreck, Bayer and an ace by Jodi Jurik. Bollenbaugh. Bollenbaugh said she plays They were also successful at defeating the In the end the Bears were regularly. “It gives you something to do Dutch 30-20 and 30-16. too much for the Dutch and Vikings. when you don’t have something to do,” The Bears took advantage of the DMACC is now 3-0 in the conference and she said. many errors by the Vikings. The Bears 11-5 overall. Steve Krafcisin, adviser of the scored early with an ace from Rachel Student Activity Council, said, “We’re not paying anyone to make it free. The family of Mrs. Courter donated the blue table, which belonged to DMACC as long as the Photo: Moses Eckstein Courter Center. Freshman Kurtis Lyones plays pool. DMACC Bears’ volleyball schedule

9/27/2006 Clinton* Clinton 7:00 p.m. 9/30/2006 NDSCS Wahpeton, 8:00 a.m. ND 10/3/2006 Southwestern* DMACC 6:30 p.m. 10/5/2006 Iowa Central* DMACC 6:30 p.m. 10/9/2006 NIACC* DMACC 6:30 p.m. 10/11/2006 Marshalltown* Marshalltown 7:00 p.m. 10/13/2006 DMACC Tourney DMACC 1:00 p.m. 10/14/2006 DMACC Tourney DMACC 8:00 a.m. 10/18/2006 Kirkwood* DMACC 6:30 p.m. 10/19/2006 Clinton* DMACC 6:30 p.m. 10/24/2006 Southeastern* Burlington 6:30 p.m. 10/26/2006 Iowa Lakes * DMACC 6:30 p.m. 10/31/2006 Playoff 4th & 5th Highest 7:00 p.m. Place Seat 11/3/2006 Region XI Cedar 5:00&6:30 Semifinals Rapids p.m. 11/4/2006 Region XI Finals Cedar 1:00 p.m. Rapids 11/16/06 National Scottsdale, TBA – 11/18/06 Championships AZ Photo: Eden Hinrichs The Bears’ volleyball team celebrates after a victory at the home opener. *Conference Games Bears knock Black Hawks out of the sky

Andrew Penner Game two followed in the same Contributing Writer fashion with a number of errors by the Black Hawks. The Bears continued to The DMACC Bears’ volleyball dominate the Black Hawks with kills from team held its home opener on Sept. Danni Richardson, Kelley Stitz and Liz 13 hosting the Black Hawks from Schreck, to name a few. Southeastern Community College in In the third game the Bears had Burlington. DMACC made a clean sweep a little trouble getting started. They were Lasting Impressions over the Black Hawks by the score of 30- caught off guard by a couple of rotation 9, 30-20 and 30-15. errors, although that wouldn’t be enough DMACC took the lead early and for the Black Hawks, as they got beat Tattoo ran with it. The Bears were forcing the anyway. 114 Welch Ave Black Hawks to commit multiple errors. The Bears are now 8-5 and 2-0 The Bears made their presence known in the conference. They are now ranked in Ames with two aces from Jodi Jurik and Becca the top 25 nationally sitting at the number Ames’ Oldest 296-4642 Swalla in the first game. 12 spot. and Best! DMACC Banner Feature Boone Campus Page 7 Waitress, I have a fly in my soup Editorial This is a good time to offer a bit of advice to DMACC students. Mary Elizabeth Drahos This pertains especially to the students who are not from Iowa and also Columnist the ones enrolled at ISU. If one is not from Iowa, apply for residency. DMACC considers Is having a stick up your rear one qualified for residency in Iowa after 90 days if one has been residing genetic, or is it learned? Whatever the answer is, it still sucks. (paying rent or owning a home), working and paying taxes in Iowa I just don’t understand why during that time. Detailed information about applying for residency can certain people feel they need to be as be obtained from the registration offices. rude as possible when they associate least a few bucks for a tip). For those attending ISU and DMACC, transfer as many credits with others. I understand that everyone, However, for every negative as possible to ISU. Some attend ISU for a year and regret not taking at some time, has had a bad day and tend person I associate with, I associate with to lash out. But I’m not talking about the general education classes at a community college. Tuition and the five or six positive ones. And usually if those kinds of people. I am talking about annual percentage rate are rising, and financial aid just doesn’t seem to the rude people don’t leave me a tip, the chronic rudeness. cut it. Therefore, paying the least amount of money as possible for one’s positive ones give me double the normal People labeled under this amount, making me come out ahead at the education is a plus. category tend to think that they are end of the night. Most classes at DMACC will transfer to ISU, and some will better than almost everybody, especially If all else fails, and I know they underlings with crappy service jobs. transfer to other four-year institutions. Some students are told by are a lost cause, I will do or say certain I, as one of those underlings, advisers at ISU that only general education credits transfer, not those things that are inside jokes for my friends have felt the wrath of those people and toward’s one’s major. This is incorrect. For instance, two semesters of and peers, so we can laugh about it later. always wondered why. After years and Recently some of the things I have said Newspaper Production at DMACC will transfer to ISU as the layout and years of studying these kinds of people I include we are out of certain food items design class. realize that no matter what I try to do, they when it was almost time to close (even won’t change. Additional information about transferring credits can be obtained though we weren’t), sarcastic comments I have tried physical comedy, from the registration offices at DMACC and any four year school. such as telling customers that the “rest being overly nice, and have even sunk so However, some students who are decided on a professional major rooms” are located under the big sign that low as to treat them just as terribly as they says rest rooms, or even charging them or one that does not require many general education classes can ignore treated me. extra for things that I normally don’t this editorial. Also if one recently inherited a fortune and is dead set on a I ended up coming to the charge for. conclusion that there is nothing I can do to private college or university, skip the community college hurdle. So go ahead and be rude to me, change these negative entities. I can only because I will end up having the last Saige Heyer and Moses Eckstein try to schmooze them up enough to get laugh. what I want from them (for example, at Don’t read this column Tailgating Checklist Erick Ude cookies, etc. Don’t forget to bring hand Banner Staff Writer sanitizer to use after handling raw meat. Tim Larson 5. Plates, silverware, cups and paper Managing Editor Make sure you go through towels can come in handy. this checklist so you won’t leave any 6. Koozie. You don’t want your beverage As DMACC celebrates the important items behind on your next to get warm. First Amendment through various tailgating trip. 7. Fun games like cards, bean bag toss festivities this week (for fans of irony, the game, washers and ladder golf. celebration is legally mandated as of 2004 1. Appropriate attire. Dress in your team’s 8. Chairs, so you can be comfy while for any educational institution receiving colors. waiting for kickoff. federal funds), I feel compelled to make a 2. Assorted beverages. Better to have too 9. A folding table to put the food on that few observations. many than too few. You don’t want to be can later double as a beer pong/flippy cup The freedom of speech is stuck mid-game feeling parched. table. fundamental to a free society. If the private citizen? If I want to put a mall 3. Grill and various supplies needed such 10. Sweatshirt/poncho. The weather people are not allowed to speak their on your house, I can, and the government as charcoal, lighter fluid and tongs. doesn’t always stay clear for the games. minds or to offer in print their objections will help. Marx was wrong. Religion is 4. Food, including brats, hot dogs, The tornado at last year’s ISU game was a or make public commentary on the state not the opiate of the masses. Ignorance is. burgers, buns, chips, dip, potato salad, prime example. of society, the barest foundations of liberty As the country continues are debased. Speaking is only valuable if to invest itself in “infotainment” our someone listens; writing is only valuable problems become progressively worse. if someone reads. If I speak and no one We will never feel the pain of our listens, I am silent. If I write and no one collapse because we have indulged our reads, I’ve printed a blank page. taste for “opium.” We have rendered The sad reality is that there is ourselves unconscious by our own no need to ban controversial books, or ignorance. Instead of reading William to censor any author critical of the status Faulkner or Allen Ginsberg to stretch quo. We, the American populace, have our understanding, we read “Cosmo” voluntarily censored our own exposure to dull our minds. Instead of watching to information. Books have not been “Happiness” or “Manic” we watch pulled from shelves, authors haven’t been “Dancing with the Stars.” imprisoned, but if the words are not read There will always be men and the message is not received. To ignore the women willing and able to speak the words of writers serves as a de facto ban. truth. There will always be authors who There is no need to ban a book that no one compose manuscripts to stretch thinking will read. and understanding. If we do not uphold Our unwillingness to intelligently our end, if we do not listen, if we do not engage in ideas will be our downfall. read, if the truth falls on deaf ears, then We allow events to unfold, and we don’t we, the American public, have imprisoned notice. How much have we simply the first dissident, burned the first book ignored? Did you know that the Red and sewn the seeds of our own demise. Cross report on prisoner treatment at “If a nation expects to be ignorant Guantanamo was suppressed? Did you and free…it expects what never know that the Supreme Court’s decision was and never will be.” Photo: Contributed on Kelo allows the government to seize - Thomas Jefferson Students play games and hang out at the ISU vs. UNLV game. private property, only to sell it to another DMACC Banner Reviews Boone Campus Page 8

Scorpio (Oct.Horoscopes 23-Nov. 22) – While your imagination is running at an all- time high, don’t let your reality sink to an all-time low. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – A few hours alone with your school books will sooth your soul. The stress caused by your regular procrastination could cease for the week. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Keep your pants on, the only true side effects of sex are STD’s and babies! Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) – It’s time to get out the mirror and see if who you really are is the same as others perceive you. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) – It’s time to celebrate good times and liven up your social scene. Aries (March 21-April 19) – Stop “thinking” about what people are saying and listen to what they say! Taurus (April 20-May 20) – Get your rest, eat right (no fast food or Photo: us.movies1.yimg.com meals from the gas station) and do your homework. You need to be prepared for your upcoming hurtles. Movie Guy Reviews ‘Beerfest’ Gemini (May 21- June 21) – You’re secretly afraid of not having the Moses Powell Eckstein right stuff. Put aside your doubts and accept the next friendly Banner Staff Writer super drinkers from their days of college, including man-whore Barry invitation. You have all the right stuff! From the crazy guys who brought (Jay Chandrasekhar), competitive eater Cancer (June 22-July 22) – What if’s throw you into an endless spiral you “Super Troopers,” comes this year’s Landfill (Kevin Heffernan), and scientist of speculation. Remember, what isn’t can never be, but what is wackiest movie. Jay Chandrasekhar Steve “Fink” Finklestein (Steve Lemme). can be wonderful. (“Super Troopers” and “The Dukes of They must train hard to eliminate Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) – Don’t set boundaries on your new ideas; let Hazzard”) directs a beer-loving cast. the hulking German competitors led When their grandpa dies, by Wolfgang von Wolfhaus (Jürgen your brain explore all the avenues of possibility. brothers Jan (Paul Soter) and Todd Prochnow). Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – This week the answers you seek are not what Wolfhouse (Erik Stolhanske) are on Punctuated by short periods of you want to hear. Good thing, this change in direction is just a mission to dispense his ashes at hilarity and some of the funniest scenes what you needed! Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. After (Gam Gam stroking a sausage) in any partying wildly at Oktoberfest and getting recent comedy, Beerfest stands out in a heap of trouble, a strange bearded among other out-of-control movies. On House of Heroes man leads them to a secret club where the other hand, it is a cult movie like Tim Larson the top drinkers in Europe clash in a “Super Troopers,” and those who find the Managing Editor competition called Beerfest. consumption of gallons of beer repulsive At the competition, Jan and Todd might want to pass on this one. House of Heroes came out learn that their great-grandfather stole a “Beerfest” is rated R for swinging with their freshman release “Say secret beer recipe from the Germans pervasive crude and sexual content, No More.” The trio from Columbus, Ohio and ran away to America with a whore, language, nudity and substance abuse starts out the album with the exceptionally their Great Gam Gam (Cloris Leachman). (plenty of it). It runs for 110 minutes, and catchy “Buckets For Bullet Wounds.” After being insulted by the Germans, it will leave one with a warm and fuzzy The song is a bit of a dichotomy, with Jan and Todd vow to return for the next feeling in the gut. happy music and dark lyrics. It has a Beerfest with an American team. 7.5 out of 10 laughs schizophrenic air about it. They assemble a squad of As the album progresses it becomes progressively catchier. “Say No Mary Elizabeth’s Tips More” never becomes so nauseatingly catchy as some other recent Myspace Photo: www.zambooie.com bands (I’m looking at you Hawthorne their label. Mono Vs Stereo is the new How not to get a second date Heights). The third track, “Friday Night,” home of Relient K (“Be My Escape”) • Arrive late with no excuse • Stand up to every person who is the kind of song you find yourself and one of my favorite bands, Chasing • Say you will call, then wait smiles at your date humming for days on end. Victory. longer than three days to call • Tell your date you can’t wait Overall the album is quite House of Heroes is better live • Halfway through dinner, tell your until you move in together and acceptable for a freshman release. House than they are from the studio. The album date you didn’t bring any money have kids of Heroes will be one to watch over the is worth a listen. Don’t pass on a chance • Talk about all of your failed • Dress like it is laundry day next few years. For that matter so will to see them live. relationships and how none of it • Don’t practice proper hygiene was your fault • Don’t hesitate to slap your date • Check out other potential mates on the butt in public, especially in the room when there are kids or parents • Constantly take calls on your cell around phone To play Sudoku, enter the digits Answers: 1-9 in each cell of the 9x9 grid until every region (3x3 grid), row, and column contains only one appear- ance of each digit.

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