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Thursday, November 1, 2001 Page 11 ------ltOYALLIFE Candidates d-ebat-e at University By Maureen A. Paley television commercials. reconvict DiStefano, making Royallife Editor Jarbola suggested that sure that the DNA evidence is McGrath had a "short stint" in sufficient for a conviction. On Tuesday, The University the secret service. Jarbola defended himself welcomed Lackawanna Count­ Moreover, Jarbola refutes the claiming that his office will sen­ y's "District Attorney candidates contention that McGrath guard- . tence someone . only if their by hosting a debate for the oppo­ ed former President Ronald charges are worthy of being nents. Regan during his attempted proved with absoluteness. Current district attorney, assasination. Moreover, Jarbola sites his Andrew Jarbola and opposing In light of these insults, Mc­ involvement in the establish­ candidate for district attorney, Grath counterattacked Jarbola ment of Lackawanna Cotinty's Harold McGrath engaged in a citing his faults as current dis­ anti-drug task force and anti­ war of words, so to speak, in The trict attorney. crime and education program for Ho.ulihan McClean Center. McGrath suggests that Lackawanna County's youth. Jarbola, a Republican, mainly Jarbola's shortcomings can be Overall, Jarbola continuously pointed out McGrath's short­ seen in his failure to see trials played upon McGrath's inexpe­ comings seen in his lack of expe­ through, resulting in plea bar­ rience for Jarbola's benefit. rience. gaining and insufficient sen­ Plenty of intense arguing As presiding district attorney, tences for what should have been ensued at the debate. Jarbola feels McGrath's poten­ stem convictions for criminals. In addition to members of tial position would include train­ McGrath also brought up the The University community, ing rather than duties as the dis­ notorious Christopher DiStefano Lackawanna County community trict attorney. murder triaL members also attended the McGrath, a Democrat, has Some critics assume that debate. been praised for his efforts as a Jarbola failed in his duties as dis­ In fact, Robert Casey, Jr., the secret - service employee. trict attorney, making for an Auditor General and son of late Aquinas Photo I Joseph Salamon Lackawanna County candidate for District Attorney, Harold McGrath However, most of his experience overturn of DiStefano's case. Pennsylvania Governor Robert speaks as current District Attorney, Andrew Jarbola listens in the there has been marred by recent Although the case has been Casey Sr., was on hand for the Houlihan McClean Center Tuesday night. mudslinging by his opponent in overturned, Jarbola says he will event. Kids cover Bo-wie, -while Incubus _lacks vision for its View

Canada, with no budget; by old novice takes to the drums record could have been made aspiring ·rocker I music teacher (with his own sense of rhythm) five years ago, or ten months Making Noise Hans Fenger, the project was ini­ and many of the children play from now; the sound blends in . tiated only because the kids vibraphones and such. ·.vith the majority of shirtless, Johnny D. reviews some new loved the music and their teacher The highlight of the album is drive-less rockers permeating releases: The Langley had the vision to record the com­ the kids' distw:bing and lasting the airwaves. positions on his two-track ·tape version of the ·Bowie classic Take "Wish you Were Here," Schools Music Project and deck. ••space Oddity." for example. Incubus. · ·· . F eiiger arranged the vocal The tiiriing is way off, but the It featUre-s a stale guitar hook, harmonies for the children, song still feels right. and melodramatic crooning, "1 By John P. DiCosmo .. Sweet Caroline'' and various slightly altering the originals The idea to put the Music wish you were here I I wish you Assistant Royallife Editor Beach Boys tunes -with a sparse while retaining. the melody and Project onto CD came after a were here I uh I yeah I the world musical accompaniment. Pretty adding an innocent, yet flawed, tape of ••space Oddity" was sent is a rollercoaster." The Langley Schools Music annoying. feel to the songs. · to renowned free-form radio sta­ The music itself is not shame­ Project· But Innocence and Despqir is for example, the Wings clas­ tion WFMU in New Jersey, and ful, as the band members know Innocence and ~espair a recording unlike anything you sic ..Band on the Run" has every­ the song was quickly added to how to play their instruments, Bar-None Records have heard before. · thing that makes it such a great heavy rotation and became quite but it is what they play that Complex, · beautiful and un­ tune, but itS quiet to loud, stop I popular. makes the music boring. Imagine an auditorium full of contrived, this record is a folked­ start momentwn gives its famil­ Over a year later, The The most annoying part of the tonally gifted children singing out masterpiece. iarity a brand new feel. Langley Schools Music Project record is the singing of Brandon songs like.· David Bowie's Arranged and recorded in Fenger plays the acoustic gui­ is available on Bar-None Boyd. .. Space Oddity," Neil Diamond's 1977 at a music school in tar on most tracks, a nine-year Records. Forget The Strokes, He sounds confused... does he this is the stuff of which legends want to be Eddie Vedder? Layne are made. Staley? Prince? Seemingly, he is making up Incubus cliched things to shout about; Morning Vzew "seeing you is like pulling Sony Music teeth." The band took some of the Morning Vzew is the fourth allowance money eager teen­ full-length release from Incubus. agers spent on their last record --.\vh~tdo.y.ou;·do-·to di~tract yourself from The record is mediocre at Make Yourself (selling two mil­ curr.ent.events? · - · · · best, sounding like a hodge- lion copies) and purchased a Pl.okdge of bandsd. The band took sorne mansion on the 1 e 311 an beach in Malibu Creed mixed Of the allowance to record !dorning Vie>,. with a touch of ,mon 1 's,e.) 1 e a ger D'Angelo? Perhaps this . ·\Vait! Do not teenagers Spent 017 is where the run to the record their last record .. inspiration for store yet, you d h d the more uplift­ have heard this an pure ase a ing tracks like all before. mansion to record "tv1exico" and While the Morning View. "Echo" came band's following======~ from. appears devout, While not the supporting them on a current worst record, Moming View is tour of the nation, those standing far from being something sub­ on the musical sidelines might stantial. feel that Morning View lacks The video for "Wish you substance· and relevance. were here" can he seen on MTV The thirteen tracks on this and in the food court at the mall.