Harding University Scholar Works at Harding The iB son Archives and Special Collections 11-12-1999 The iB son, November 12, 1999 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison Recommended Citation The iB son, November 12, 1999. (1999). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison/1577 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion in The iB son by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Tentmakers, page 6 Searcy, Ark., Harding University 'Better Than Ezra' to provide alternative to country By Casey Neese bass player Tom Drummond and Bison staff writer drummer Travis McNabb. The band is currently touring he Student Activities to support their latest album, Committee (S.A.C.) "How Does Your Garden Grow?" T will present the alterna- According to Elektra Entertain­ tive rock group Better Than Ezra ment, the group's record company, in the Benson Auditorium tomor­ the album offers a change of di­ row night at 7 p.m. rection from their earlier reper­ The show was scheduled in toire of guitar-edged rock. September after students ex­ The change is due, in part, to pressed an interest in seeing non­ the group's dabbling in a number country acts on campus, accord­ of different instrumental medi­ ing to Terry Davis, assistant dean ums. of students. On several of the album's Although Harding normally tracks, band members experiment brings country groups to campus, with instruments like the an alternative rock concert is not harmonium, optigon and vibra­ a new occurrence. phone. Davis cited They Might Be Gi­ "They put on a good show; ants and 10,000 Maniacs as alter­ they got the audience into it," Ja­ native groups who have made son Monaghan, sophomore, who appearances in recent years. saw the band in concert last year, "The S.A.C. has typically said. "They're one ofthe bands [on brought country groups to the 1997 Warp tour J that im­ Harding because they sell ex­ pressed me." tremely well in this area," Davis Monaghan also said the group said. "However, we strive to played a variety of songs, both please all of the students through from their earlier and more recent the concerts we bring, that is why albums. we decided to book Better Than Although "How Does Your Ezra. They appeal to a different Garden Grow" is finding success, audience." Better Than Ezra's grassroots fol­ Davis said that Harding lays lowing was built on their two pre­ out the same set of guidelines for vious albums. groups like Better Than Ezra that "Deluxe" (1994) achieved plati­ it does for all music groups- they num status, and "Friction, Baby"· are expected to play to a "family (1996) went gold. audience." The group is currently touring "We explain to all groups that with Sixpence None the Richer; Photo courtesy of the S.A.C. we are a Christian University and however, they will not be opening Kevin Griffin, Tom Drummond and Travis McNabb, members of the alternative band, Better Than Ezra, pose for a that we uphold Christian prin­ for Better Than Ezra on Saturday. photo to promote their new album, "How Does Your Garden Grow? " The band will be perform tomorrow night at 7 ciples," he said. "Better Than Ezra, Davis said that Harding tradition­ p.m. in the Benson Auditorium. as well as all bands we bring to ally does not include warm-up Harding, respect what we stand acts in its concerts. catering for the band and their However, Davis said there will session following the concert will for." Davis said Harding hosts such crew and paying for sound and be a "meet and greet" after the be Harding students, according to Better Than Ezra, which hails concerts with the intent of mak­ lighting services. He estimates show where a number of audience Davis. from New Orleans, has toured to­ ing the events pay for themselves, more than 2,000 people will be in members will have an opportu­ Tickets will be on sale today gether since playing its first gig in rather than earning a profit. attendance. nity to go backstage and visit with from 12-6 p.m. and tomorrow be­ 1988. He said the proceeds from The group will be in Searcy members of the band. ginning at 6 p.m. in the Benson The group consists of guitarist ticket sales will go toward paying only on the night of their perfor­ About 90 percent of those par­ Auditorium ticket office, at a cost and lead vocalist Kevin Griffin, the band, advertising for the show, mance. ticipating in the "meet and greet" of $10 for students. Administrators implement new severe weather policy By Nick Pilcher "The new policy that we've set was no system for shutting down the Ganus Athletic Center are con­ McRae, Center Hill, Little Rock Bison staff writer up is very similar to the old policy, certain buildings. However, with sidered particularly unsafe, and and cities all over central Arkan­ but we have planned further the updated policy, every building the policy advises that these build­ sas. As a result, one member of the In order to better prepare and ahead with this one and know ex­ has a manager whose task is to ings be evacuated in case of a se­ Searcy school board, who lived in protect the student body from actly who will be where in case of shut it down in case of severe vere weather emergency. Center Hill, was killed. natural disasters like last year's an emergency," Rowan said. weather. All of the dormitory buildings After the tornado, Harding's tornadoes, Harding has passed an Harding's new severe weather The policy is expected to be are safe places to be in case of an administrators decided that a updated severe weather policy, policy includes an organized used primarily in the case of a tor­ severe weather emergency, ac­ publication of the school's severe which instructs everyone on cam­ phone tree, which will be used to nado, but is not limited to torna­ cording to the severe weather map weather policy would greatly ben­ pus what to do in case of a severe quickly notify dorm managers in does. and instructions. efit the school should an emer­ weather emergency. the case of an emergency. With this The severe weather map dia­ Students are advised to go to gency weather situation arise Student Association (S.A.) telephone tree setup, the chief of grams every building on Harding their dorm's basement or hallway again. President Brian Bush presented security presses a button on the University's campus, including and avoid windows in the event The new plan can be found in the policy yesterday in chapel. phone in the security office, which Harding Academy, and codes each of severe weather. every building on campus in the According to Buddy Rowan, immediately contacts all the build­ building according to how safe The new plan is partly a result form of a diagramed map. This vice president for finance, the se­ ing managers, alerting them that they would be in the case of a tor­ of the tornadoes that swept map gives detailed information on vere weather policy does not dif­ they need to get everyone in that nado. Buildings such as the cafete­ through White County, last Janu­ evacuation policies and safety fer a great deal from the former building to a safe place. ria, Benson Auditorium, Rhodes ary. In one destructive night, more concerns in case severe weather policy. 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