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By DAVm GRIMES ing the group tribute, "a helped out. Stafif Writer near the court• great begin• Eubanks said of Rev. Sweatt, house stairs, ning. Some• "He gave us a challenge...He made Rev. Sweatt led On Monday, Jan. 20, people thing that can us have to move forward to keep the group, around the country celebrated the grow, espe• (Dr.) King's dream alive." which had birth of Reverend Martin Luther cially in this Prior to the ceremony, Eubanks' grovm to about King Jr. area." said in a Clinch Valley College 75 people, in In his honor. Clinch Valley Mary press release that the march is an song. College's African American His• Eubanks, expansion of past programs honor• The group " / • tory Month Committee sponsored who was in ing Dr. King. then sang, a candlelight march fiom Smiddy charge of the "We've always had celebrations "Kumbaya," Hall to the Wise County Court• march was on campus, and worship services and "Lift Ev'ry house. also pleased on Sunday. But this time, we Voice and with the turn• wanted to do something different, The march began at 6:30 p.m. • 1 Sing". out She said with about 50 Wise County resi• something to get more people in• After a vocal there was a dents and students in the progfts- volved," said Eubanks. performance "good cross- sion. Eubanks stressed that Martin by the group, section of With he^ fiom the Wise CadeU, Luther King, Jr. Day is not a time "Changed," students." the Wise Police Department, and to rest and take the day off. Rather, Rev. Sweatt CVC's Canvus Police, the group This it is an occasion to do something qwke about the marched to the steps of the court• Photo courtesy of Tsdd GambUl "cross-sec• for mankind, and to remember a Civil Rights house with candles in hand. tion" in• great American. movement, The singing group, '^Changed," stands witli marcli orga• During the march, the group nizer Mary Eubanics and Guest Spealier Rev. Tiiomas cluded mem• "Dr. King is the only American Martin Luther bers of fiater- besides George Washington whose sang "We Shall Overcome," a King and fin• Sweatt on tiie Wise Courtiiouse iawn. popular civil-rights anthem that nities, sorori• birthday is actually celebrated na• ished by read• ties, athletes tionwide. There are other holidays King sang during marches through ing an excerpt the south in the SO's and 60's. 1963. and staff. She honoring great figures in history, from Dr. King's famous speech Rev. Thomas Sweatt, from When asked about the turnout thanked the but only Washington's birthday and which was spoken in firont of the Green County, Tenn., was the guest of people. Rev. Sweatt said he was Cadets, the Wise Police, Cam• Jefferson Memorial in August King, see pg. 3 speaker for the night. After meet• very pleased. He called the King pus Police, and everybody else that Service 0ls range of Third annual students^ needs phonathon to 'byAMYtHOWARD . ; „ . Editor be held When -Bait >waIkii^;fluAii^
Spill!;: '.'7 Sv-iiu'^lvi- Clioices wiil Nurse's Healtli Men's, ne Relic N\'w Suiir. Nrv, St\- liaunt you Forum Women's Movie Review BasltetbaU page 2 ;e3 News Editor announces changes, seeks student involvement €¥€ C!ii££#fem Professor Attends Conference eign Policy in die Post-Cold War ference to be held in Toronto in staff members to post their event to e-mail me or dn^ your news in Staff Reports By AMY HOWARD mester, but the long hours and low rience to rely on. Era," and he formed, chaired and March. pay were too much for him to give Now that I have introduced the by e-mailing me at the mailbox outsicte the Cavalier HigMaxiCavaliCT Editor Professor Joseph M. Scolnick Jr. presented his thoughts on a A professor of political science up. Congratulations [email protected]. Please send office. was an active participant at the re• roundtable panel entitled "Foreign at CVC, Scolnick is die book re• WUle itudoils are adjusting Jasan. me your notice at least two wedcs Remember students—this is cent annual confeience of the In• Policy in the 1996 Presidential view editor of Studies in Conflict frnn the swift cha^ of 60 and 70 Tbe/ffgft/am/CViva- in advance for ample time to in• your newqMpa; If you would like ternational Studies Association/ Elections." and Terrorism. degree wcadier to absolutely bone lier has also recruited clude it in die calendar. to see someddng different in our Soudi. In addition, he served as one of His latest published woric, which chilling cold on carapus, the A?^- several new staff writ• There will«lso be a new twist in pages or if you want to coqness an At the conference, Scolniqk die judges for die graduate student he co-edited, is United Slates For• kmdCaviJkr is also making some ers, thanks to Chris the opinion.section, called "The opinion, good or bad, about the chaired a panel entitied "Exploridg essay contest. eign Policy in Uansition. M^ustmems to its staff and dianges Schnaais' Basic News- CmipmComer". HlghUuid Cavalier or other issues Dimensions of the International Scolnick will present a paper on His primary fields of study are in the newqMpa-itsel£ WritmgClass. I will try to discuss pressing on caaspat, we wmild love to print Security." security issues in the western Medi- American foreign policy, interna• With the departure of Stacy I am sure these writ• matters MVP Brett Farve, per Bowl embarrass• Highland Cava/ier Assistant by JASON HULVEY Edgar Bennett in the ment. Sports Editor Randolph Forest E ntertaih men t Sports Editor backfleld and a big, WEAKNESSES: has also predicted an upset in this Get ready sports fans, it is once talented offensive line. Green Bay Packers: years Super Bowl. again lime for the biggest sporting Gieen Bay is veiy EXPERIENCE, the Forest, like myself, has also IVtark £itzel : velvet-clad crooner event of the year. potent especially when Packers have only two picked the Patriots to win with a not indestruc• There are bits with a Carole King cover ("No No, it is not the Stanley Cup, not Farve is on the move. players with Super score of 21-18. JoaMicoe tible. . There and pieces of lyrical Easy Way Down"), a slow, mourn- the Ryder Cup, not the World Cup, New England Patri• Bowl experience and a The Highland Cavalier is also Entertidiment Editor were cracks in genius scattered over fill tune that hovers between dirge or the U.S. open, it is the SUPER ots: The Patriots are head coach who has proud to have a guest make his pre• I Mark Eitzel is the modem era's die armor, and all of the songs, and ballad, setting die tone fordi e BOWL. led by quarterback never coached in the dictions. Canroll Dale was willing answer to Johmqr Madiis, a true eventually the dMugh. A few ex- rest of die album. This year's game features the Drew Bledsoe, run• big game. Mike to serve as a guest prognosticator aitemative to die attonalive pop AMC was no anqiles: There are The best songs are "No Easy Green Bay Packers and the New ning back Curtis Martin, and ti^t Holmgren's counterpart. Bill for the big game. Reggie White, and safety Leroy clogging today's airways. His first more. pools across die tidal Way Down", "Sacred Heart". "Al• England Patriots. end Ben Coates. Butler. Paicells, has two Supa Bowl wins. Showing that he is stiU'tiue to appearance wa» in 1985, with the What do you plain diat look like ways Turn Away". "When My These are two very talented This offense can score very White came to Gieoi Bay look• Over cmfidence could also be a big the Packer's green and gold, he pre• Amoican Music Club's R^lfiu do, when the white sheets draped Plane Finally Goes Do*n". and teams vnth two of the best young quickly and from any where on the ing foraSuper Bowl ring, and this, problem dicted that the Pack would '^vin by Sttaua an mbitious if some^^ floor has been across the "Mission Rock Resort". Some of quarterbacks in the game b Brett field. Curtis Martin is the key. defensive tmit gives White his beat 20." New England Patriots: EXPE- fUt record. pulled fiom be• vacuum.beyond our the rest of the tunes are just bla• Farve and Drew Bledsoe If he can get the Patriots running chance. RIENCB. odierOanDaveMeggett We would like to thdnk Mr. Dale American Music Chib' had a neath you? conversation the tantly bad. or too cheesy to be This is the Highland Cavalier ganie gomg, then Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots: The Pa- the Patriots have no Super Bowl for his time and his contributions difiSciilt cross to bear: diey were Well, if you're thread of our lives stomached (the horrendous sports dqMitment Super Bowl pre• can slowly pick apart the Greeq triots defense is led by linemen experience. to the Highland Cavalier. view and final predioiion. going to be die next big aJng. or Mark Bitzel, unraveling.the tide "Saved"), but diey've all got dieir Bay defense. Willie McGinnest and fbimerUVA PREDICTION: This promises to be a great 'moments. OFFENSE: so many indie rock pundits be• you refine your makes all our deci• DEFENSE: star Chiis Slade, and a voy talented Bill Parcelb gets his third Su• game, probably one of the beat in sions for us" ("Al• Green Bay Packets: The Pack• lieved. TheAMGrecordsjustkept sound, write a The real gem of the bunch is Green Bay Packers: The Pack• secondary. per Bowl ring as New England recent yean. Ifey, at least the Cow• ways Xmi Away"), ers have a very talented ofifense getting better and better (widi die new batch of "Evoydiing Is Beautiful", die last ers have a very talented defense Internal pressure on Brett Faive wins a shootout by upsetting the boys are ix>t in it So enjoy, and go "Welcome to the which is led by two time league exception of 89's iinitttii slighdy olicfaed track. Its synq>y tide is mislead• which is led by defensive end could save the Patriots another Su• Packers 42-38. Patriots! issai, and die band's reputation as (but intelligent) Uws of decay, the ing, and ^lAMea phKcd in die con• critical darlings grew as well, un• lyrics, and jump back on that horse. widi Dan Pearson's stand-tqi bass, song of Darwin and dismay" text of dw song becomes "Bvery- CVC Intramural Report fortunately, so did die hype sur^ (WWnttSiWfirTiniiigisBiizers but, of course, Eitzel's voice occu• ("Wild Sea"). diing is beautifid, but babe not you Gambill introduces the Intramural Council roundiAgdiein. or me." Bitzel sounds positively self and three other leamates to give second solo release (the first, SsugS pies center stage. "A bar has a longer history dian strengthen a solid intiamurals pro- by RANDOLPH FOREST suicidal as he croons that lovely by RANDOLPH FOREST you a hand. De^ite the release of three su- Of Love Live, available on^ as an His lyrics are stream of con• a country.what keeps the moon giam," said GambilL Asst. Sports Editor sentiment Asst Sports Editor Also remember that CVC "Un• pert) records on ma^ labels in the inqiort, is Bitzel performing AMC sciousness side-trips, skipping chained are ridiculous acts of Serving on this coimcil are stu• mW«ttSilverI.intny isn't your The CVC Intramurals are start- plugged" will be held throughout 90s, American Music Club never songs solo with an acoustic guitar), Crom subject to subject with the &idi...die drunks seem saint-like in Have you ever played an intra• dents and faculty that were nomi• typical "alternative" genre record. ingthesemesterand l997off right the month of January, so come sup• broke through into mainstream ac• his voice a foggy baritone as he qieed and stumbling grace of a bee dieir disillusim" fSome Bartoid- mural sport and had a bad call nated by certain organizations. era Have The Gift Of Pardon"). There are no distorted guitais or re• Already, there has been a Hearts port you fellow students. ceptance. Their "next big dung" sings about bartoiders, California moving between flowers. The only against you? Did you want to ap• The cbaiiman of the Intramu• status evaporated, that torch passed Sure, his lyrics aren't always the petitive chord progressions. nUher and Spades tournament, both held These guys aie all working hard and the ocean, and love. problem widi diis is diat Eitzel's peal it, but you cmddn't? ral Council is Ronnie Wekh, In• on to Pavement and die lo-fi move• easiest to follow, but they're its dim haze of jazz, Uues and fiee- intfaeCafietetia. to provide you widi smne fieah tal• The featured instruments on the poetry usinlly does not rhyme, and Well, starting this semester tramural work study studenL Rep• ment (mo8dy)good. Intramural volleyball is set to ent from right here in Clinch Val• record are Bruce Kaphan's piano it gets old hearing him try to force Todd Gambill, the director for In• resenting the residoits that live on W Watt Silver Lining is opened start this week. So, if you want to ley College. So, there ^y stood, stoic, but and Mark Isham's trumpet, along words to do so when he sings. EITZEL, see pg. 8 tramural Sports, has come up with campus is Randolph Forest show ofFyour volleyball skills, join Throughout the weeks, and The Intramural Council. On behalf of the commuter shi- a team. Lets see what you have. months, there will be a lot of ac• The purpose of diis council is dents Robbie Mullins, has been World-renowned Russian dancer comes to Wise Mi^ one of you win make it to tivities. to advise die director of leadership selected'for the group: Oe US National team. - Not only those that were men• Swan from music of Saint-Saens, The Saint-Petersburg State and and student development in pro• Representing the Greek stu• Also coming up for you sports tioned Ibis week, but countless Press Release and die Pas de Deux firm "Don Academic Ballet Theatre is one of viding quality intramural pro• dents is Seth Blanton. And repre• fanatics, is the first ever "Sports other things to keep you away tma Quixote" by Minkus also is fea• the most distinguished ballet com• grams for die CVC campus com• senting the Faculty/Staff is Trivia Bowl" that will be held on Galina Mezentseva, prima bal• tured. The entire cast will present panies in Russia, where the city of munity. Michael Rose. your homework. Januaiy 29th in die Chapel of All So, keep reading the Intramural lerina assoluta, will perform a bal• a finale called In Honor of Dance. Saint- Petersbuiig is considered by The Intramural Council also So if you feel that a bad call Faiths at 7 PM. Report ri^t here in the Highland let gala widi the Saint-Petersburg Mezentseva, die Prima Ballerina many the birthplace of Russian bal• serves as a body for students to ap• was made against you by the ref• This will be a contest to see who Cavalier. If anybody would like Ballet when they appear in Wise of the Kirov Ballet in Russia, is in• let. peal certain rulings made by the erees of a particular sport, or if you the biggest sports buff is in CVC. Tuesday, February 4. ternationally recognized as one of Nearly all die company's direc• director of Leadership and Student have a complaint against intramu• anymore information, please see So, test your sports knowledge and The performance is spon^red the worid's greatest dancers. tors, teachers, coaches, and danc• Development. ral sports, then uke your com- Todd Gambill in his offices in come on out All you need is your• CantiellHaU. by Pro-Art Association and co- She entered the revered ers have studied and graduated "This council should farther plaint to the council. sponsored by die Kline Foundation Vaganova Ballet Academy at age 9 bom die Vaganova Ballet Acad• and was a top graduate with the emy, which produced die greatest SEASON, from pg 5 and Wolfe & Farmer, Attorneys at Law. It is part of die W. Campbell highest honors. ballet artists of all time. Edmonds Memorial Concert Se• She moved directly into the Prin• The company's repertoire in• Michael Ratliff added 14 points. ries. cipal Ballerina position with the cludes more than 60 dance items Three nights later the Cavs road Curtain is at 7:30 PM at JJ Kelly Kirov, a unique status with the most and 20 one-act ballets. trip and losing streak ended as High School. Seats will be held for prestigious ballet company in Rus• Admission is free to CVC stu• CVC blew out Montreal 80-54 subscribers until 7:15 PM. sia. dents who show a valid ID card at avenging an earlier loss. The program features selections For more than a decade she was the door. Law and Hash led the Cavs in by Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Uie pride of the Kirov Ballet, and For more information or assis• scoring with IS points each while Pas de Six and The While Adagio was honored as Prima Ballerina for tance for persons widi a handicap, Walker added 13 points. from "Swan Lake," pieces by dancing all the ballet premieres on call (540) 328-2174, or TDD (540) On Januaray 18; the Cavs Mebikov and Pugni, and Passione, the world's most famous stages. 328-0191. hosted Bryan College. The Cavs an Italian romance. Many critics believe her su• GMCE UNIVbKbliyyr whalloped Bryan 107-71.to run VoMtOf.JIH. Act II opens with a one-act bal• preme talent lies in her interpreta• iMim tmiatxtf AOMISSIOM OFF theb winning streak to two games. /mat MM" let fantasy danced to music of tion of such wonderfiil Romantic miacMW MEWEtiur. <3 Law led CVC in scoring wiOi a George Gershwin, such as "Strike classical roles such as Odette and gamehigh3I pobUs while Walker Up The Band" "Tfte Man I Love." Giselle, as well as The Dying Swan, added 23 points. Vermillion also UHivensiTV' "Somebody Loves Me" "I've Got a solo which has made her famous chipped in with 16 points. by i=rank Cho Rhythm," and several odier songs. and unfoiBettable around the worid. CVC played another home Prima Ballerina Assoluta Mezentseva has recendy estab• game on January 21 against previous two games as Milligan de• have proven to be a good basket• Mezentseva, widely regarded in lished a permanent residence in the Milligan College. feated the Cavs 68-65. ball team, despite a few recent Russia as die greatest dancer of her United States in 1996, to share her The result was not as good as die Law led the Cavs with 18 points loses in very close games. generation, will dance The Dying rare talent with all of America. God of distoirt:ion uimfilusss a handful of covers, a few tunes pkys run the musical gamut fiom By Jon Blscoc found on import singles and twelve The Smiths ("The Boy With The Entertainment Editor inches, and one song dating back Thom In His Side") to Cariy Simon to 1985, and the first Dinosaur ("Anticipation"), fiom The Wipers Imagine this scene- a crowded, record. ("On The Run'O to Lynrd Skynrd smoky bar, full of the low murmur Mascis' roots are in the ("Every Mother's Son"). of conversation and the clink of hardcore/punk scene, and Dinosaur Just as another live acoustic re• beer glasses. The lighting is dim Jr. 's music has always reflected this cording. Nirvana's Unplugged, in all but one place, a small stage, influence, songs couched in layers captured that band at their most where under the harsh fluorescent of distortion and double-tracked poignant, so to does Martin And lamps one man sits : a slightly ro- guitars and guitar leads-the bastard, Mfi reveal the bare bones beneath hmd gentleman, mid-thirtyish, with child of Neil Young and Johimy Dinosaur Jr.'s sonic boom, show• shoulder-length black hair, holding Ramone. - ing J Mascis to be an equally im• an acoustic guitar. So, to some people, J Mascis un• pressive folk troubadour as an al• The crowd quiets as he begins plugging and noodling around on ternative rock icoa to play and sing, his voice alternat• an acoustic guitar may seem para• The only problem with this ing between a strangled moan and doxical, but really it's not at all- record isitbe absence of J's trade• a confessional rasp. uscious, folksy melodies have al• mark guitar leads- only on one This is what you would've seen ways shimmered beneath the feed• song does he play a solo, bringing and heard had you been present at back of Dinosaur Jr.'s studio out• a second guitarist on stage. This one of J Mascis' shows on his solo put. is disqjpointing lo the cult that re- acoustic tour of two years ago. And, believe it or not, some veres J as a guitar hero, but overall Mascis' normal musical identity is songs sound better when freed of the record does not suffer for it. Dinosaur Jr., a two man band now the noise that six or sevoi guitar This album is extremely acces• featuring J and, occasionaly, bass• ovenhibs and drums can generate. sible, and periiaps the best intro• ist Mike Johnson. "Thumb", the first track, particu• duction to Dinosaur Jr.'s music, Dinosaur's lineup in the past larly shines through when rranoved along with I994's ffilhuuLA has included Lou Barlow on bass, fiom Green Mind's bluster. . Sfiund- If a stirring , emotiorMlly who has since gone on to pen glo• Mascis strums his way through naked live record bom one of the riously demented pop tunes with 14 soi^ including such Dinosaur past decade's most compelling mu- Sebadoh. staples as "So What Else Is New", sical entities sounds appealing,, Martin And Me culls tracks "Get Me", "Repulsion", "Coin' then J Mascis' Martin And Me mostly fivm 9rs Green Mind and Home" and "Drewerings". should be the next thing you buy, 93's Where You Been, paired with The diverse bunch of covers he whenever you find the extra cash. Eitzei, from pg.7 form poetry evokes a velvet-clad lounge act somewhere between Omette Coleman and Patsy Cline. Also, it makes you wonder about Bitzel's future. Is there a re• union in the works? After all, Kaphan and Pearson were both Eilzel's bandmates in the AMC. The only missing member of note is guitarist Vudi. Don't expect to be treated to the same mixture of rock, post-punk and country that propelled that Spring semester starts off "unplugged' band along if you buy 60 Watt Sil• ver Lining, because this is not an By David Grimes After Stone, Bakken. Jesse, and American Music Club record, it's StaffWriter Hartgrove took the stage and a Mark Eitzei record. started off another hour of music The AMC was about redemp• On Wednesday, January 22, The with the Orateftil Dead classic tion and catharsis, but Eitzei alone Student Activities Board kicked of Friend o/the Devil. seems lost in a sea of indecision and its second semester of CVC "Un• They kept up with St(»e's vari• despair. One has to wonder why plugged". ety of music by phiying country he seems so uncertain, floundering Jerry Stone started off the night, and folk songs, as well as some al• on the shore of himself, his exter• with the trio of Soren Bakken, Ja• ternative and classic tunes. One of nal meditations on the undefimble son Jesse, and Charies Hartgrove these songs was • rendititm of Pearl processes of life now turned in• following shortly after. Jam's Belter Man that made the ward. Wth a crowd of around 30-40 crowd cbeet Also included in their So, for those rahiy days at CVC, students. Stone b^an his set with set were three songs written by when you're pent in your room, dig the Bob Dylan venion of Knock• Bakken. up a copy of 60 W«B SilVCT Lin- ing on Heaven i Door, followed by Both "groups" did a great Job, ing, and stare out of the window for David Bowie's l^ce Oddity. considnmg that there was a fairly a while. In no time you'll find Stone played a variety of music small crowd. Those who did come yourself humming along, lost in a which included Zakk Wylde's SoU out were not disappointed. Bach modem balladeer's stories of the My Soul, Walbhy Tom Petty, and a performance included a great va• ocean and the often conflicting newly written stag by Stone called riety that pleased everyone. ways its rhythms can pull the hu• Dvlns to Nowhere. To end his set, The next "Unplugged" is set man heart. he played the popular Lynrd Skynrd for February 11. Be there to saagFree^itd. enjoy the show.