SIUE Prepares to Put Best Foot Forward

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♦ Tuesday, October 6, 1998 S outhern Illinois U niv er sity E dwardsville Vol. 51, No. 12 ♦ SIUE prepares to put best foot forward

BY QIANA RANDALL potential students and their SIUE expects more than 1,400 different department booths set the campus including the NEWS STRINGER families to the campus. students and family members. up in the Morris Center to learn residence halls and Cougar Pam Olsey, committee chair Registration will begin at 9 about the various schools and Village apartments. Parents and Preview SIUE is coming of the Academic Marketing a.m. on the main level, followed departments that offer students can meet with faculty Monday to the Morris University Planning Committee which by the welcome in the Meridian educational opportunities. and staff. Center as a way to introduce sponsors the event, said Preview Hall. Students will be able to visit There will also be tours of see PREVIEW, page 2 Two slate senators meet with leadership students

BY PAUL HOLLOWAY anti-machine Democrats, the two NEWS STRINGER said, because they were not affiliated with the Democratic Illinois state Sens. Evelyn political machine, which is based Bowles and Vince Demuzio in Chicago. recently gave SIUE students a Both senators said they talk aimed at getting them more consider themselves to be grass interested in politics. roots politicians and said they The senators came to worked their way into the Illinois campus as part of the Student Legislature from the outside. Leadership Development Course Demuzio’s talk was also through the Kimmel Leadership aimed at the horrors of campaign Center. funding. “Money is the mother’s The two downstate milk of politics,” he said. Democrats spoke to students about the difficulty of getting Bowles spoke of how she ran elected. Because they are a campaign on very little money. Bob FehringerMfeif/e Southern Illinois Democrats, She spray-painted clothespins they were not endorsed by their white and wrote, “Vote for Wayne Kimler, a Junior in the Music Department, practices his classical guitar work as party when they first sought Evelyn,” on them. This simple Makena Gray, freshman, left, and Dave Easley, a freshman music major, enjoy his election. They were considered tactic worked, she said. efforts. see SENATORS, page 2 Fitness Center construction begins

BY ANTHONY WATT would allow us to service more training room. NF.WS STRINGER people” said Michael J. The $600,000 project is Ostrander, director of campus expected to be completed in April Fitness will reach new recreation. “It would certainly 1999. heights at the Vadalabene Center. alleviate the overcrowding E.W.R. Associates Inc. of Construction is under way problem we currently have.”' Swansea designed the project and on a 4,100-square-foot addition the SIU Board of Trustees that will increase the size of the Approximately 500 people approved it in August. The Jill StevensM/esf/e weight training room and allow use the Student Fitness Center construction contract went to Construction crews are pumping dirt so students and for new exercise equipment. daily and 38 percent of the H.K. Rule of Caseyville and the others will soon have more room to pump iron. “What we’d expect is that it activities take place in the weight work began Sept. 28. A few minutes in Purgatory At this bookstore,you’11 find bloodsuckers under ‘B’ BY JIM DALTON supplemental text. You know, credit card and $50, I ventured much security had to be she knew what I was thinking. COLUMNIST those books you have to buy at over to the University Center. I unnecessary. “Of course ... that’s what I the bookstore. The ones that cost arrived just as the bookstore was “We have to make sure no meant,” said the girl, laughing as if she had said something funny. I couldn’t procrastinate any a small fortune and are opening. The large metal security one gets out,” said a pale girl as Although the girl had a pretty longer. My teacher had been mysteriously unavailable at gate that protects the books at she guided the gate’s bars. face, it possessed an eerie, textbook rental. night was slowly creeping into a “Don’t you mean so no one warning us all week that we anemic Ally McBeal quality. should expect a quiz over the Grabbing my checkbook, slot in the ceiling. I smiled, this gets in?” I asked, wondering how see BOOKSTORE, page 2 ♦ Page 2 TheAlestle Tuesday, O ctober 6, 1998 ♦

Women’s Studies celebrates artists Police incidents at open house, will honor athletes Theft under $300 Burglary from motor vehicle BY QIANA RANDALL reception, which is held each show how cluttered the world is On Oct. 1 at 2:41 p.m., a student On Oct. 1 at 6:16 p.m., a student NEWS STRINGER semester, was in a small room, with telephone poles. reported the theft of 10 disk reported that someone had which helped promote a friendly This reception was a way of drives from his unattended book broken the passenger side SIUE women art students feeling. supporting women artists. bag which he had left in a room window of her car while it was displayed their work in Peck Hall Many different types of art Simons said there are also in the Art and Design Building. parked in the Korte Stadium during the first Women’s Studies were displayed, such as plans to support women’s The drives are valued at $200. parking lot and stolen her purse open house of the academic year. paintings, collages and prints. athletics at SIUE, including There are no suspects or and cellular phone. The items The reception was “It’s nice that our artwork volleyball, basketball and soccer witnesses. are valued at $230. Police are spearheaded by Margaret can be displayed in this events. The first of these continuing their investigation. Simons, coordinator of Women’s building,” said Trish Bently, an celebrations will take place Oct. Theft from motor vehicle Studies. “I enjoy helping talented art student whose collage of 21 at the home volleyball game. On Oct. 1 at 6:53 p.m., a student Theft from motor vehicle young women,” Simons said charcoal, horsehair and chalk was Everyone in Women’s Studies is reported the theft of a Pioneer On Oct. 1 at 9:34 p.m., an Thursday. on display. allowed one guest. Pizza will be Discman and a headphone set employee of the East St. Louis The reception and open Melissa Winnesheik served, and everyone will receive from the back seat of his car Center reported the theft of a house gave aspiring artists a displayed her painting of a regal- a free T-shirt. while parked in the Korte cassette stereo, an equalizer, a chance to have their work looking woman with an owl in Simons has been with SIUE Stadium parking lot. The car power booster and a battery displayed for the public. front of her where her breasts for 22 years. She started as a was left unlocked with the from the back seat of his car “The reception is more of a would be. teacher and was promoted to windows down. The items are while it was parked in the east celebration for the artists, to let Another piece of art, coordinator last year. Simons was valued at $175. Police are lot. There are no suspects or them know that they are Telephone Poles Landscape, was noted in the New York Times for continuing their investigation. witnesses. appreciated,” Simons said. The drawn by Rebecca Eilering to her work. Student petition drive seeks to put gospel music on campus radio station BY DANA MILES and does cover campus news and “While we theoretically NEWS STRINGER special events, it is not just a could switch to another form of campus station. The station music, especially if it made sense Adrian Taylor Jr., leader of serves the St. Louis market area, from a business and university Students Using Characteristics of the 18th-largest market in the standpoint, gospel could not be Christ to Endure Stressful country. one we switch to,” Akers said. Situations, is promoting a Frank Akers, WSIE general petition to have gospel music manager, said the station is However, there is light at the played on WSIE, the campus limited to playing only jazz end of the tunnel; Akers said radio station. music. WSIE radio would be happy to Taylor went to the station to “It makes sense in a major work with students to come up pursue air time for a gospel music market such as St. Louis for a with ways to help develop show. Because WSIE is a jazz music station to play that one programs the students may enjoy station, his request was turned type of music. That is what other more than jazz. That can be done down. stations do whether they happen with student input and money. Taylor said he feels students to be commercial or “It’s a very interesting on this campus should have more noncommercial,” Akers said. situation for me, because I am a opportunities to express very committed Christian,” Akers themselves through the school’s Akers said the situation said. “I speak in probably 10 to Jill Stevens/A/esi/e station. Taylor said he is not involving gospel music has 20 churches every year. I am Wesley Thomas signs the gospel petition as petition trying to be forceful in any way. nothing to do with input from the involved in a lot of Christian organizer Adrian Taylor Jr. and School and College His only intention is “to broaden students or the university but activities.” Relations Assistant Director Julious McNeese Jr. looks on. WSIE’s horizon specifically for with rules controlling At the same time, Akers said the students of this campus.” government-assisted entities such he understands the need for the continues to press his petition. copy of the petition in the Tom Dehner, news director as SIUE and WSIE radio, which state to keep from sanctioning a Anyone interested in Admission Counseling Office, at WSIE, said that although the require a separation of church religious point of view. supporting the cause can find a Room 1307 of Peck Hall. radio station is located on campus and state. Nonetheless, Taylor BOOKSTORE— The girl, who stood behind teeth. As if to give me a preview sucked dry of all blood and color. my eyes and jumped into the from page 1 the counter, threw her head in my of events to come, she licked the I saw other horrors, atrocities so pane of glass which shattered, as direction and glared at me with trickle of blood from her lip and terrifying that I still can’t bring did the second. I fell to the Her facial bones seemed to cold, dead eyes. Her expression returned her murderous gaze to myself to speak of them. ground with a shattering crunch, be trying to protrude through her was one of shock and rage, as if I me. Instinctively I ran to the exit, and little jagged pieces of glass chalk-white skin. had revealed some ugly truth that Stumbling backward, I but found the metal sheet locked instantly stabbed into my legs, no one talked about. “You know,” bumped into a bookshelf, causing to the floor. Clutching the metal arms, chest and face. Strolling past her, I went to she growled in low, grizzly voice. a waterfall of dusty volumes to grille, I started to yell for help, Lifting myself out of this bed the back to where the class books crash to the floor. Catching my but a jarring blow forced the of broken glass, I hobbled toward are organized alphabetically. “Huh? Know what? I was balance, I stood motionless wind out of me. I crashed to the the UC doors. The girl started to Although I squinted at the labels, just ... umm ... joking.” I between two rows of overpriced ground and the female Dracula pursue me, but was halted by the I could barely read them. swallowed hard and tried books. I desperately tried to think wrapped herself around my back. bath of early morning light that “Hey, aren’t you guys gonna unsuccessfully to smile. The of something to do, somewhere As she vainly attempted to bite poured through the glass doors. turn on the lights back here?” girl’s bleached eyes were still to run, but my mind nervously my neck, I wildly flung my head “Well, we’re not really open locked on me, and she began to fumbled. back and forth, slamming the rear In a state of shock, I yet.” Turning back to the shelves, make a hissing sound. of my skull against her. thoughtlessly carried myself I didn’t notice the girl lower the Even from the distance, I Without warning, a 10-foot When her hold on me began across the Quad to Peck Hall. metal bars and lock them to the noticed the change. Two of her stretch of the floor in front of me to weaken I reached behind me, The class collectively gasped as I floor. upper canine teeth jutted farther fell open like a trap door. A mist grabbed a handful of hair and limped into the room and took a I eventually located my out of her gums until they were 3- of stale, dead air rose from the flung her bony body over my seat in the back. After I sat in this book. The price listed under my inch spikes. Violently shaking dungeon and invaded my lungs. shoulder. Seizing my opportunity groggy stupor for a few seconds, 200-page paperback novel was her head, the girl’s teeth sliced at Although the repugnant air to escape, I ran toward the store’s the teacher strolled in. $17.95. the air. She jumped onto the brought tears to my eyes, I could last available exit, the glass “I hope no one had any “Are you kidding me? This counter and squatted like a dog. still see into the unlit cell beneath display case. trouble getting the additional book only costs $5 at B. Dalton. A deadly smile stretched across the floor. I saw lines of closed Sprinting to freedom, I novel from the Bookstore,” You guys are a bunch of her face and she punctured her coffins and piles of mangled didn’t look back, but could feel announced the teacher as I passed bloodsuckers.” bottom lip with those dagger-like bodies that appeared to have been the girl close behind me. I shut out at my desk. editorial

♦ T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 6, 1998 T h e Alesile Page 3 ♦ Tommy University Letter to the Editor------The parking paradox Mark, maybe, but Sammy Sosa, if he wins MVP, which he My family won’t buy no-name toilet paper, but will continues didn’t miss a thing. will, will never have that taken purchase a pair of no-name tennis shoes. 1 don’t own a away from him. I’m sorry for all Perry Ellis or a Tommy Hilfinger anything. The few brand- My quest for a parking space In response to the article by the Cardinal fans that had to sit name items I do own were purchased from Marshall’s (a is a disaster. I’m still driving sort of resale outlet store) or were bought for the 75 percent Andy Korbesmeyer’s article: and watch all 70 of those home discounted price. Quality toilet paper has always been through P Lot without hope. Sosa missed chance for runs and then see someone else more important than whether we have a coat with I paid my tuition and the immortatility. win the MVP. But I guess that's “Tommy” written across the back of it in big, bright red school gave me books, but I paid First of all I must commend what happens when you can hit letters. After all, Charmin doesn’t put “Charmin'' in big for a parking sticker and all I got your ability to look up facts, 66 homeruns, get over 150 RBI’s pink letters on the tissue. was an ulcer. Am I alone here? I'm not very impressed by brand-name clothing. It only tells me because being a Cardinal fan, I’m and bat .308. I’m sorry that one of two things about you: “Hello, I am wearing this because this is I stalk fellow students surprised that you knew where McGuire could only beat one(l) the style and I can afford it,” or “Hello, I am wearing this because this around the lot. Females watch Lou Brock and Greg Maddux of those numbers. OH! by the is the style and I can’t afford it but don’t want to look like I can’t.” warily and dart between aisles developed their talents. I can’t way, McGuire has how many Here at SIUE, we are all college students. The majority of us are when I creep behind them. Other help it that Cubs management stolen bases? broke yet every day I walk around campus and see a fashion show. people reach their cars only to Before I came to college, I thought college students walked around decided to get rid of these Another thing that can’t be dressed like unmade beds and that as long as you weren’t naked you remove something. They stay superstars, but then again, taken away from Sammy for his were fine. That was what I had seen on other campuses. When I came parked. management seems to be pretty entire life is that he led his team here freshman year, I wore sweat pants almost every day only to look I begin to suspect ignorant these days. to the post-season. up one day and notice how everyone else was “branded” from head to conspiracy. There must be a Speaking of Ignorance, your And if the Braves take them toe. I saw at least five people who had a complete Tommy Hilfinger coalition known only to outfit including the pants, shoes and socks, along with the jacket, hat comment about Sosa missing a in (3) games, so be it. It’s just like and shirt. Half of the girls I saw had hair that was perfectly coifed and themselves as “The Permanently chance for immortality was dead a Cardinal fan to pick the nails that were brightly done and fake. In the winter, SIUE turned into Parked.” wrong. In fact, by looking at the negatives out of such a positive a virtual Wilson leather coat store as everyone had the same black or They probably marry, get 1998 season it may bye Mr. season for the Cubs. brown leather coat. jobs and raise families in their McGuire that losses his mortality. So remember what I said, I felt strange because I thought college would let me finally escape parking space. such walking advertisements. I spent the latter half of my adolescence In just the same way Roger Maris McGuire’s record can be broken, at Hazelwood Central in North St. Louis County and rode the dreaded If I took their kids to day lost his. but you can not take away a MVP “Barrington Downs” bus, where if you didn’t have name-brand boots care, typed their papers, and held With the way baseball is or a playoff birth. One more you were ridiculed. I'm actually from Barrington Downs, a middle- a barbecue, I wonder if they going. For Example: tighter thing: GO Cubs! and I hope the class neighborhood where everyone feels the need to get everything would let me join. wound baseballs, better Cardinals have a nice time on the bigger and better than everyone else. I really didn’t fit in, but these technology, legal body enhancing couches with their remote were high school students who got their clothing from their parents or E. J. Gallo drugs, 70 homeruns may be 3rd controls and their dreams. through their after-school jobs. Here I’m dealing with college students Mass Communications who can’t always pay their parking tickets and tuition but have a or 4th best 10 years down the Chris Vance DKNY purse. road. Who knows? SIUE student Now, I’m not going to knock anyone for wearing brand-name But one thing I do know clothes because I wouldn’t want anybody knocking me just because I normally don’t wear those types of clothes. But in many cases, especially for several of my friends, they can’t even pay their car note or get a parking sticker. They try to tell me that they buy brands for the “quality” but you can go to any department store and buy lesser known brands of equal quality and lower price. Therefore it was never the quality; it was the name. I believe that if Tommy Hilfinger put his name on jock straps, plastic cups and seat covers someone would buy them. After all, it’s not like he has to spend hours thinking up the design. All he has to do is take a regular jock strap/seat cover/cup and write “Tommy” in really big letters down the crotch/cover/cup and someone will be cruising in a Dodge Neon with a designer jock strap in the gym bag, sitting on the limited edition interior seat covers and drinking out of a Hilfinger plastic cup. After all, I know a guy selling people Tommy Hilfinger watches and Tommy Hilfinger doesn’t make watches. And I know people who wear Tommy key chain necklaces and Hilfinger doesn’t make those either. Neither the watches nor the key chains could have been that so- called brand quality but the items were definitely bought for the name. And some of my broke friends would buy these things just so they don’t look broke. I think I shall continue to wear my limited edition Sperry jacket. I don’t know who Sperry is, but he didn’t put his name in big letters ALTON. EAST ST. LOUIS & EDWARDSVILLE across the back, nor in bright colors. He’s good and inconspicuous, just a student publication the way I like ’em.

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that they too could make it in SENATORS politics. from page 1 “I wish I would have been The senators, in closing, told when I was a teacher, that 1 urged the students to develop a would end up an Illinois state clear perception of what politics senator,” Bowles told the is and how it affects them. They students. also wanted the students to know

information with potential PREVIEW students and parents. Students from page 1 who volunteer will receive a free Olsey said that financial, aid T-shirt. Last year more than 120 information and academic students volunteered for the counseling are the most popular event. sessions, so the sessions will be Once again, fraternity and repeated during day. sorority members will be staffing This year’s expected 1,400 housing, Olsey said. visitors is an increase over last Preview SIUE is held once a year’s 1,200. year, and this is the one chance Students already enrolled at for prospective students to get SIUE can show their school spirit familiar with different by volunteering at one of the departments all in the same day. department booths, by handing For more information about Jill StevenslAlestle out pamphlets and sharing Preview SIUE, 1-800-447-SIUE. Latin Awareness Student Organization members stand in front of a new Honda that is being given away in LASO’s fund-raiser for the promotion of Hispanic Heritage Month, (left to right) Club Historian Juan C. Rosa, President Violeta Garza and Treasurer Eduardo Poeliniz are pictured. People can still register at the front of the University Center to win the car. Know your world.

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BY JESSICA NEAL Senator Karl Mueller moved to any education program or Vm ÍUJE í Bat Tcuuuivi Action 19 Q 8 for STUDENT GOVERNMENT approve the request that Office D activity receiving federal be changed into a computer lab assistance. The Student Senate and for the University Center. The Members of Foundation of Executive Board have been motion passed. Christ acknowledged this S VISITS $1 TANS working hard behind the scenes Under new business, Senator particular clause, yet did not want to make this university work. Ray Green moved to approve to use the nondiscriminatory EVERY SUNDAY! Many issues were discussed in many different items. The clause based on university our last Student Senate meeting. following items were all passed: guidelines, which are as follows: $ 19.98 The Student Senate of SIUE Gamma Thêta Upsilon travel This organization and its convened Friday, Sept. 25, in the request to Honolulu; Student Art programs and activities shall be ALTON LOCATION OPENS OCTOBER 15! International Room of the Morris Therapy Association travel available to all interested University Center. Vice President request to Portland; and the students without regard for race, CALL TOW 2SS-4560 Ettrick Lucas called the meeting Sigma Phi Epsilon program color, sex, creed, religion, to order at 2:30 p.m. request for Judge Mitch Crane on national origin, age, sexual p 3 A J 3 S 3 J sjqSu |jv u o i j c j o d j 03 siusjsXs Ejea aiuojj33i3 8661© P/a/j A u ‘J3ÁO|dui3 Ajiunuoddo junbs ue si sa3 One issue under old business Nov. 10. orientation, handicap or other U0UEJ0dj03 SUI31SX$ CIEQ 3IUOJ133|3 jo SJjJElU P3J31SI83J 3JE o8oj SCI3 SG3 had to do with the University Another item discussed factors covered by the law. Center Computer Lab in the during the meeting dealt with the The organization contended 6u|>)joa\ jo Ad/a eAipnpojd ajoui v Student Organization Office D. petitioning organization, that the university guidelines ¿ i i L Center Director Mary Robinson Foundation of Christ. Federal were a misinterpretation of S 9 XIQSU/Ç addressed the Senate to answer Regulations pertaining to the federal guidelines. Student if® NIM L) questions regarding the required nondiscrimination Organization Advisory Board University Center Computer Lab. clause as outlined in Title IX of Chair Gross recommended to not Student Organization Advisory the Education Amendments are approve the Foundation of Christ ‘jpsjnoX pue Board Chair Tim Gross stated as follows: constitution. The motion was that he checked the office several No person in the United passed. luoj'ji-auiSvwiSQH'mcnm }isiy\ times and no one was using it. States shall, on the basis of sex, Senator Green moved to Student Body President Bill be excluded from participation adjourn the meeting. Senator •veij} 3ui§buij Anderson sent out memos as well in, be denied the benefits of, or be Mueller seconded. The meeting and received no response. subjected to discrimination under was adjourned at 3:22 p.m. ■puim Sip saildsui 33B|d B 3q pjnoijs 5|jom noÁ 3J9i|^ \

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album that will turn the masses of your touch, then I realize I don’t critics into believers. The album even know your name.” Although rolls along with 13 tracks that innocent and a little confusing, it Hcctie fSlcws will remind listeners of previous was these types of lyrics that efforts from the first two releases. made up some of the band’s Hootie will undoubtedly biggest singles, such as “Let Her continue to assault the radio Cry” and “Only Wanna Be With airwaves with tracks such as You.” “Wishing,” “Las Vegas Nights” The band does not simply f / put new spins on previous songs, ■ 41 il *’ and “One By One.” Many of these songs include the however. There is some degree of harmonious choruses Hootie is experimentation here with efforts •,f:r • famous for, those catchy little such as “Michelle Post,” “What’s ¿ L : : 4 « lines that leave listeners singing Going on in Here” and the the words all day long, whether opening song of the album “I Will they want to or not. Wait.” Many different kinds of instrumentation are featured PU ÎtM illttl There are also some real gems on “Musical Chairs,” including banjo, mandolin, including “Desert Mountain violins, cellos and steel guitars, Showdown,” which could only be which are not found much on described as a “ditty.” The jangle previous albums. Although they e r n O f f of acoustic guitars over the group sway a little, these songs manage to stay on the same road that Ultra-popular proto-rock band Hootie and the Blowfish in concert. One of the great harmony makes this track stand Hootie’s music has always success stories of the ’90s, Hootie carries on its tradition of catchy bubble-gum pop out as a Cajun-style, Allman traveled. while expanding its musical horizons with new instrumentation. Brothers-meets-The Beatles kind of song. It is fun, probably just Maybe this is why many Photo by Atlantic Records something the band did for kicks critics lash out at Hootie and the BY CORY PITT album, “Musical Chairs,” Hootie more of the same and many and grins, but the mood really Blowfish. Music is constantly FOR THE ALESTLE has chosen to blow off all the critics predicted Hootie would comes through. changing and popular music does Since their explosion on the criticism, and stick to what disappear as fast as they rocketed On another song, “Only not sound the same today as it did pop music scene in 1994, Hootie established them as one of the to stardom. Lonely,” Rucker sings, “I spend 10 or even five years ago. and the Blowfish have made as biggest success stories of the “Musical Chairs” is not an my nights imagining your face, However, there is something to many enemies as they have ‘90s. be said for a band which friends and fans. Considering Ever since their sticks to their style as they are about as friendly a band debut album, opposed to some that fall as can possibly exist, much of the “Cracked Rear View,” flat trying to break their criticism is unfounded. which sold over 14 musical boundaries. The band, named for the million copies, Hootie nicknames of two of lead vocalist made their mark as a Hootie is as Darius Rucker’s college buddies, lighthearted, radio- straightforward and honest has never made innovative, friendly rock ’n’ roll as rock music gets. thought-provoking or complex band with tight “Musical Chairs” will not music. Their hit songs have background vocal get Hootie a seat in the received excessive radio airplay. harmonies collection of those who The band members look like accompanying disliked the other albums, plain, ordinary guys, not rock Rucker’s rough but nor will it turn heads that stars. They even sponsor a soulful singing style. were not looking in their national golf tournament which Their second album, direction already. is, for the average rock band, a the triple-platinum However, for the rest of little uncharacteristic. “Fairweather us the usual will do just fine. Judging from their latest Johnson,” brought Kid Rock with Twister Brown Warren Brothers "Guilty” of Tucker splices rap and hard rock bland country retreads

BY KELLY SPARKS BY KELLY SPARKS LIFESTYLE STRINGER LIFESTYLE STRINGER Like most alternative rap CDs, Kid Rock’s “Devil Without a Cause” is a CD where There is no question that the Warren Brothers have had many past every track offers something different. There is a selection to fit every mood or scenario experiences in the love department. one may be in. You may recognize the track “I am the Bullgod,” on this CD. This selection Their new CD, “Cold Cruel World,” is repetitive with typical sob stories is played on 105.7 FM The Point. about relationships. The Warren Brothers are newcomers on the country music Kid Rock, along with his team called Twister Brown Tucker, perform reggae, old- scene with their recent single, “Guilty.” If you are a country music fan, you can school rap and alternative music throughout the CD. The lead track, “I am the Bullgod,” find this song on KIX 106 or catch the video on Country Music Television. shows much mixing between rap and metal. This is a popular combination in the new The Warren Brothers’ lead and harmony vocals are performed by Brad and music scene. Some songs on this CD are mainly associated with heavy metal. For all you Brett Warren. Along with the other musicians, they offer a talented blend of heavy metal fans out there, you can find Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba” on the free Korn CD music and vocals. However, they have no distinctive style to set them apart that came with Korn’s latest release. from any other new country music artist. Even though they have an exceptional “Devil Without a Cause” loses steam with stoner throwaways like “Wasting Time” sound, I found myself bored and detached while listening. and “Somebody’s Gotta Feel This.” But when the raps drag, Kid’s style changes to a slow, This CD features the song “Guilty,” which is an upbeat song about an twangy song called “Only God Knows Why,” which does not even sound like it belongs on this CD. Then there are other selections such as “Welcome 2 The Party (Ode 2 The Old unexpected love. Other songs such as their title track “Cold Cruel World,” School)” and “Cowboy,” that remind you of old-school rap. “Surviving Emily” and “Just Another Sad Song” are nothing but more sad These boys have already made themselves heard almost overnight. Who knows? songs about love experiences. If you are the pillow-talk type, then this is a good Maybe next year we will be seeing them at Ozzfest ‘99. addition to your music collection. If not, I suggest my favorite love song, “Bitch” by Sevendust. ♦ Tuesday, October 6, 1998 T h e Alesile P a g e 7 ♦