February 13, 2002 “Voices from the Boone Campus” Volume 1, Issue
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Inside this New Pink Floyd CD Day Care on Is smoking really Who’s your issue review Campus that bad? favorite Valentine? Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 February 13, 2002 “Voices from the Boone Campus” Volume 1, Issue DMACC Boone Campus Banner Rapper brings message to Ames Nathaniel D. Hawkins tance of R&B.” ing from this point he was very adamant and hype that we witness on television, is Banner Staff So what is Hip-Hop? Chuck D will tell about making it clear, that all the glitter exactly that, HYPE. you that it is Technology Chuck D brought the noise to CY just the term The last thing that Chuck D talked Stephens Auditorium in Ames last Tuesday for creativ- about was technology. As one can see by with his keynote speech, “Rap, Race, and ity from the Chuck D’s accomplishments, the use of Reality.” The speech was part of the urban area technology is prominent in his endeavors. Institute on National Affairs series, “The in the last However, the point Chuck D made the Business of Music in America.” thirty years. following point about technology, “Don’t In his lecture, or as Chuck D put it, “I Hip-Hop as let the technology control you, you control don’t have lectures, I have a conversation, a matter of the technology... he elaborated on three things: Rap, Race, fact is not so Closing his “conversation,” Chuck D and Reality, also indulging into a fourth much a genre said one thing to remember is, “It’s not topic, technology. of music but who you are, it’s where you are,” he said, What is rap & what is hip-hop rather a sub- quoting Rah Kim, one of the greatest “You can’t freestyle a definition,” says culture. philosophical minds of our time, accord- Chuck D, in reference to the overwhelm- Race & ing to Chuck D. ing difficulty that seems to face musical reality photo courtesy of Chuck D artists, when they attempt to define Rap A main Music or Hip-Hop. “Rap music is not focus point throughout Chuck D’s “con- a music, Rap music is exactly what it versation” was reality, and if there was Students to offer soup before sounds like…it’s a vocal application on one thing that was made perfectly clear top of music.” He then elaborated on the throughout the “conversation” it was that Kirkwood game Feb 23 grassroots of music and why we get the individuals should not lose focus on their The entire community term Rhythm and Blues, which in turn reality. “Everybody can’t be a balla,” Karol King contest” will be held on Monday, Feb. 18, in the is invited to come out and comes from Blues music and how Rock exclaimed Chuck D, “If you’re in college Banner Staff Courter Center. enjoy soup and a game. ‘n’ Roll is derived from R&B or as he put get your money’s worth. Don’t fool your- it, “Rock ‘n’ Roll was the white accep- self with entertainment.” Never waver- A soup dinner will be offered on Saturday, Feb. New golf course 23, before the DMACC Bears game against Kirkwood, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. outside the Anyone ‘fore’ 18 holes gymnasium. Pam Snow of the new expansion is to expand from The Student Activities Banner Staff nine holes to eighteen. It is also a good Council (SAC) along with way to expand Boone.” the Rotaract Club are FORE! That word will soon be heard This will remain a private course. sponsoring this event. from the doors of the Boone DMACC Memberships are available for $980 for Soup, crackers, and Campus. one year, per person. lemonade will be offered The Boone Golf and Country The clubhouse will stay where to the public, at no cost; Club is building a new golf it is located now, on the original however, donations will course, which will be located course. Some additions for the new be accepted. on the southeast side of the section will be family housing and The money donated DMACC building, by the stu- town homes. These will be built will go toward buying a dent housing. This course will and ready to move into before new book for every new- not have any connections to the course is finished. They will born baby in the Boone DMACC. It is being built to expand the also be tearing down the old white house County Hospital this com- original course that is located on Cedar located south of the student housing. ing year. photo by Karol King Street. The land was farmland and bought “There is no telling how much it will To select which soup is to be served, students had Justin Vetter and an unidentified Boone from the Hermit family. cost to build the new course,” said Caffery. Campus student stop by the soup-tasting table Jim Caffery, president of the Boone It is scheduled to be finished sometime in the opportunity to taste Golf and Country Club said, “The purpose 2003. several on Monday, Feb. set up in the Courter Center on Monday. 11, and another “tasting Page Boone Banner Feb. 13, 2002 2 Campus News Hancock Drive FREE FLICKS part of the city DMACC snow route Boone Theatre Tuesday 12:50-3:50pm If there are two or more Thursdays 12:50-1:50pm inches of snow, cars will be towed to the city lot if Wednesday 6:00-10:00pm parked along Hancock Drive south of the DMACC cam- pus. Feb. 19-21 According to Boone Cartoons during world War II, Tex Police Chief, Steven A. Avery, Robert Clampett, Chuck Jones, Peasley, when a vehicle is Dr. Seuss, Walt Disney, the Fleischers, towed for a parking viola- and more. tion, the owner is required to pay for the cost of the Feb. 26-28 towing, typically between Late ‘40s and ‘50s cartoons: Road Runner, $45- 55, pay the cost of any Pepe Le Pew, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, parking ticket issued at $5 Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Marian, apiece, and pay for storage Woody Woodpecker. fees which are $2 daily. Vehicles are towed to Humanities 133: America in the Movies: Animated Film the city maintenance facil- Dr. James Bittner, English/Humanities ity located at 8th & Cedar Streets and are not released until all costs are paid in full. tered owner. PTK to hold 3rd Annual Iowa Regional Convention Jennie Yates Iowa Regional Coordinator, is excited A special service will honor Regena Visiting members will be staying at Banner Staff about the upcoming convention. Peters for all of her hard work for PTK. the AmeriHost Inn. They will also be On Feb. 22, representatives from Iowa She was the former Iowa having a dinner at the Golden Coral. On Feb. 21 and 22, Phi Theta Kappa State University, Wartburg College in Regional Coordinator. Any other questions can be directed to welcomes PTK Executive Director Rod Waverly, Stephens College in Columbia Students are encouraged Woods in Room 224. Risley as its special speaker for the Mo., Simpson College in Indianola and to attend this service. annual Iowa Regional Convention on the University of Dubuque will be avail- PTK members we be the DMACC Boone Campus. Nancy able in the Courter Center during the electing new regional Woods, PTK adviser, who is also the new convention. Rod A. Risley officers. In addition to Executive Director Phi Theta Kappa the election, there will be many other activities taking place mostly in rooms C108 and C109 on the Boone Campus. Feb. 13, 2001 Volume 1, Issue 9 Boone Campus Banner is a student published bi-weekly at Des Moines Area Community College, 1125 Hancock Dr., Boone, Iowa 50036 (515)433-5092. Boone Banner is distributed free to all DMACC students, staff and alumni. Subscriptions can be purchased at the annual rate of $10 to the general public. The editorial offices of Boone Banner are located in Room 210, on the second floor of the Boone Campus. Editorial policy Boone Banner welcomes all letters in an attempt to provide a forum for the many diverse views of the cam- pus. The views expressed in Boone Banner are not necessarily the views or endorsements of Des Moines Area Community College or the Boone Banner editorial board. Letters should be no longer than 200 words, signed and brought to the editorial offices of Boone Banner or can be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed in care of the college. Boone Banner reserves the right to edit as necessary for libelous content, pro- fanity, copy-fitting, grammatical and spelling errors or clarity. Boone Banner staff: Kelly Countryman [email protected], Nathaneil D. Hawkins [email protected], Ted Herrick [email protected], Robbie Maass [email protected], Pam Snow [email protected], Nicole Rock [email protected], Karol King [email protected] Editor in chief: Jennie Yates [email protected] Banner adviser: Jan LaVille [email protected] Boone Campus Executive Dean: William Hitesman Printer: Boone News Republican Feb. 13, 2002 Page Boone Banner 3 Editorial Carolina; Hodding Carter; and NCAA dents, seem to have the idea that anything Commissioner Cedric W. Chadwick is acceptable as long as you win, includ- among many others said that, if anything, ing cheating. Many of them truly believe the problems in college sports have that it’s only cheating if you get caught! become worse than had been the case And what of this nauseatingly repeat- Politalks when they issued their first report ten ed sports metaphor about being a “team Theodore Herrick years earlier.