The Student Newspaper OF Johnson County Community College
Volume 20, Issue 4 October 2, 1997 Camelia Sadat talks for peace College Middle East peacemaker visits public schools fights
Danny Phillips moted a modificationof your atti- NewsEditor tude. control "He who cannot change his "There is only one thing guar thinking, cannot change his reali News anteed in life," said Camelia Sadat, ty." said Sadat. At the end of the issue "that is the results of your effort." speech she encouragedeveryone to __. Career program She was speaking to a crowd of find the leadership qualities within Marc Baratta about 300 people at the Orandview and told the audience. "Never give Si vii Reporti k High School Auditorium on Sept. up." survey results are in. The college's administration 25 as part of the Orandview Annual "I was very pleased." said is lacing the complicated issue of 2. Community Lecture Series. The fiances Easter, volunteer tor Daily See page community collegegovernance in title of he i speech was, "The Prayer for Peace who attended the again thisyear. Change for Peace Starts with You." speech. Kansasonce Legislators in Topeka are _J "It's our hope that Ms. Sadat Farmer that day Sadat visited New immigration will bring people together." said the Conn-Wt;st Elementary school threateningto revamp or com- pletely change the way communi- John Martin. Grandview in Orandview,MO to give a lecture law tightens existing __o tv collegesare governed.The gov- Superintendent. "We're working on to 4th, 5th. and 6thgraders. i H______J ernancequestion also includes the buildingcommunity, that's our pur- "A very powerful impact," is Photo Courtesy of Grandview SchoolDistrict regulations. See page 3. crucial issue individual col- pose." how Conn-West Principal. Mar) Camelia Sadat of source of financing and Sadat is the daughter of the late Moore, described the presence ol words describing the emotions she lege's funding. college Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.In Sadat. Moore said she wanted Sadal felt when she learned about her Charles Carlsen. president, stated that the gover- 1981 at age 32 she came to Boston to be the living proof of what the father. The students gave examples nance issue is on his list of University in pursuit of a master's school was trying to teach the chil- like sad. angry, and upset. Near the first priorities because it is an issue of Artsand degree in mass communications dren about believingin themselves, end of the lecture she stressed the control. Five weeks after her arrival she "In God you trust, then you importance of unit) and told the position is that we want witnessed her lather's assassination trust in yourself," said Sadat when students. "We are all part of one "Our to remain under the state hoardof on the television new s. she first addressed the children. family." Enterlalnmenl education, because it gives our Sadat once heard,and believes, Sadat told the students about Sadat believes children are the local boardof trustees the authori- that if you say you don't hate. the life story of her father, and how future of the country and the world. H The Blackbox to mnthecollege."Carlsen said. you're denying your humanity. he wanted to free Egypt when he "The) are the more important ty is a 26 year-old presents "Mrs. Sadat said the first step in was eight years old. She discussed asset." said Sadat. Governance Theater issue which has attempted to take achieving peace is to admit your the topic of her lather's death, and 'Making peace with yourself." control away fromthe local board, Warren's Profession/' See hate and deal with it. Next, she how it madeher feel. said Sadal about her greatest and give it to the hands of the emphasized the courage to move "Part of my heart was taken accomplishment in life. That is the 7. other, me," Next. " page on. cooperation among each away from said Sadat. greatest accomplishment anyone "(iovi-KS... P,u;i 2 give St i and co-existence. Finally, she pro- she asked the children to ian make." ' matmamaT" 'aaaamaaaaaam ______t ww______»_ < MM^-y______M____T3HjMMq[jjjgjg^
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Carve your program has been operating for school There aie no two year Fisher Moscow. There thej traveled Jim st, like there are 1 | 12 hours to Chicago, then an Tom yeat t rhe> are universities Staff Reporter here," Lev Zakharytchev. on hour and a half to Kansas City. with host families who live in said name also go to Russian students from The five students. Tatina the area. Russian students & m in hours a week hearts and Udmurtia State University Tchebakova. Svetlana There are scv cial Jitlci class about forty the Republic of Udmuria are at Parakovskaya,Flena Chafeeva, ences between the two educa- Further differences included heavy 1 the college experiencing high- Aigoul Chanpova. and Lev tional systems. America's use of private condi not marble. er education American style. /akharytehev are here on an ■Vou eithei go foi transportation and air From theii hometown of our sens or for ten. The eight \c;u Sihjkchon exchange program college " Chari IS H @ a ssiw... P-u;t 2 lahevsk they boarded train has with then university. The students go to vocational ~.S'/-/ Ri for the IH hour ride to S 1I |B[lf31__i___---_------^I The Campus Ledger 2October 2, 1997 News casino.She parkedby thenorth violethandicap ramp walkway. It contains a sidewalk leading f to the ITC entrance wherethe group wasmeet- ing. According to witnesses, the victim Security attempted to by pass the sidewalk and walk onto the grass which would be a shortcut to ITC.She was wearing I-inch heels and appar- £ entlylosther balance, andfell down.Allofthe . witnesses concurred that she slipped. The vic- tim lied on the sidewalk holding her hip and < complaining of severepain.An EMS wasdis- Report patchedas the hip remainedimmobilized. She wastransported toMenorahhospital. m weight cabinet down oni Phi Theta Kappa inducts new f^k ffiPSj P*^_^. wnen ms of the came W~ IwJ£^*a%W*^—W theindex and middle fingerof the employee's JeepsgetsWrangled members and promotes seminar P WM right hand.It was slightly bruised. He applied Date: Sept. 18.A faculty member reported iceandreturnedto work. to an his green and Eddie An induction ceremony for the 121 new members in Phi officer that black DannyPhillips bag containing college Theta Kappa will occur from 2 to 4 pm on Oct. 5 in 233 Bauer book six books NewsE»it< >r Coffeemaker losescontrol a pair of Oakley sunglasses had GEB. The minority speaker of the house, Tom Sawyer, and been Date: Sept. 17. A custodian reported to stolen Jeep. parked jeep at 1 will be the featured guest speaker. The inductees will from his He his Stressand textbooks:adangerousmix security that a coffee maker was overflowing p.m,and at 7:30p.m. At time bring the active member total to 378. returned that he Date: Sept. 12. A faculty member was water in the COM 1.5 kitchen. An officer found his tear window unzippedand hisbook At 6:30 pm on Oct. 7 in 233 GEB the National Collegiate leaving his classrcxim whenhelosthis balance arrived and found waterleaking all over the missing. kx;ked. Honors Council and Phi Theta Kappa International will bag Bothdtxirshadbeen and fell, striking the right side of his headon floor. Thecustodian found a watervalveonthe present the 1997 Satellite Seminar. The seminar will be his desk. Hisright ear lobe wascut,causedby back of thecoffee machineand turneditoff— gets arut broadcast around the country to other colleges,and faculty Driver in hisbrokenhearingaid.The cut wascleanedby immediately the leak stopped. Then, two more Sept. 25. An members will be guest speakers. The program is entitled Date: officer discovered the reporting officer. The instructor stated he officers responded while the first officer what appeared be an incident in "Introduction to Concepts of the Family," presented by to which had a headache, butrefused further treatment. checked the basement underneath the kitchen. to Orange at the Larry Clark, Director of the Honors Program at Southeast someone tried exit the Lot Hesaid he was under somestressand wascar- He found three wet ceiling tiles in the base- was speeding Missouri State University, and Michelle Moriarty, college south end. but and missed the rying a heavy load of textbooks which caused ment cafeteria. The custodian said he would exit. The unknown psychology instructor. person(s)apparently him tolosehisbalance. notify maintenance of the problem and jumped the curb and drove through the grass " moppeduptheremaining water. causing huge ruts. When the vehicle went off" Flu Shots are coming to campus Filecabinet docks employee the curb back onto the street it turned back The Medicine Shoppes will be sponsoring the college Date: Sept. 15. A college employee and TripandBumpaccident reported onto the grassnarrowly missing a light pole supervisor unloading nursing students in a flu shot drive. The student nurses his were a file cabinet Date: Sept. 18.ABrownandGold mem- and a college sign. A report was taken of the pick-up loading will administer flu shots on campus from 12 to 5 p.m., from a truck onto the dock ber was going with a group by bus to a local incident. Oct. 15, in COM 209 at the student lounge on the second floor. The nursing students will be supervised by college instructors.Anyone wanting a flu shot is welcomeand no appointment is necessary. Russian students get a taste of The college increases its fall enrollment American culture and schools Enrollment for the fall 1997 semester is up 1.5 percent. The student head count this semester is 15,302, this is up school, eaten at a few compared to 15,073 in the fall of 1996. Patricia N. Long, restaurants, Continued from Pack 1 (the Bristol aanMfamaaammaawammammawmaaatawam- dean, '" student services attributes increased enrollment to being one of the favorites), I5H I IPJPb 1 _____ the college's efforts to respond to community needs. tioning buildings. saw the musical "Stomp", "This year, we took our services out to the students by in "We don't drive cars. and visited the Kemper offering classes in Gardner, at West Park and at the We public transportation Gallery at Crown Center. Regents Center," she said. "We also have developed new us^ Still their itinerary or walk. When it's hot out- left on is classes and programs, like information technology, that ballet, opera, side it's pretty warm inside," the the the reflect the way society is changing." Renaissance Festival, a said Tatiana Tchebakova. University visit, Also, they said Americans of Kansas and a tour of the College library offers are more relaxed and inde- Truman pendent, while Russians are home. "We visit a lot of places," said Tchebakova. In "Research Saturdays" more reserved and serious. addition to this activity they From 9 to 10 a.m. every Saturday of the semester the col- "We don't smile too much," attend a few classes at the lege library is offering a basic introduction to the use of said Aigoul Charipova. college and speak about the Internet and other computer programs. Everyone is "People here are smiling and Russian family life for orga- welcome. There is no cost or appointment necessary. The enjoying themselves. All the Felix Mercader / Staff Photographer nizations like Phi Theta library sets aside computers for the program. The first people in Russia now have Kappa, the college's honors Saturday of each month introduces the search engine to work very much and don't Lev Zakharytchev,Russian exchange student, gestures program. But even with a Netscape, and the last Saturday of each month explores have time to go and eat out," "birthday girl" andfellow exchange student Elena hectic schedule they still to webpages, databases,and legalperiodicals. said Tchebakova. Chafeeva,as he, Aigoul Charipovaand Tatiana find time to have a little fun. Their schedule has been Tchebakova all sing "Happy Birthday" her duringthe "We're going shopping," to meet on packed. They have bowled, ceremony with President Carlsen. Citizen's forum will spoken at an elementary saidTchebakova. campus Let's Talk Issues, a citizen's forum, will present the topic funding. lege,"said Carlsen. "Let's Talk Roads: Gridlock in Johnson County," at 7 p.m. Governance is still an issue Carlsen describes the issue as One of the biggest downfalls on Oct. 8, in the CEC Theatre. It is co-sponsored by the a very serious matter.Hestated that of the governanceissue is that the most of its funding through taxes college Community Series, the League of Women Voters any change in governance which college would kx>se aportion of its raisedinJohnsonCounty. of Johnson County and the Kansas City Star. Panelists Continued from Pack I puts Topekaincontrol would have funding. Carlsen added another "Ifthegovernancebill were to will include Johnson County Commissioner, Annabeth nopositive aspects for the college negative aspect, "We would go pass," Carlsen said,"It would be Surbaugh; Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Kansas boardof regents.Anydeci- or Johnson County.His ideas are frombeing an excellent college to like JohnsonCounty handedover a President, Mary Birch; and Johnson County assistant sion whicheffects the school, such shared by the majority of commu- becomingan averageschool." $100million college to the stateof transportation director, Chuck Ferguson. The forum is free as adding a new program, campus nity colleges who want tomaintain Currently no changes are in Kansas." and open to the public. improvements, or the hiring of localcontrol. the planning stage in Topeka, for Carlsen believes that the administrators, would be done "Right now itis an idealsitua- the current governance structure. majority ofthe 19community col- throughlegislatureinTopeka. tion because Ithink we areone of HoweverCarlsen will constantly NationalRespiratory Week leges feel the same way.However, Care Twenty-four studies have the finest community colleges in be kx)king over his back oncethe he isconcerned their supportcould In the spirit ofNational Respiratory Care Week, Oct. 12-18, beencompletedin 26 years to find the country because wehave local legislature convenes in Topeka change at anytime depending on the college Respiratory Care Program will conduct an open the effects ofthe governanceissue control. The board of regents has because a billregarding the gover- how much money the state of house and three contests on Oct. 15. It is organizedby respirato- on Kansas community colleges. been very active in the last two nance issue could be introduced Kansas offers these colleges for ry therapy instructors Paula Thompson, Charlie Cloud, Connie Right now the college receives years to try to take over our col- directlyfromthe fhxvr. Freund, respiratory program director,Clarissa Craig,and the 10 enrolledrespiratory students. At the open house, from 10a.m. to 2p.m.in 111 CLB,respi- ratory students will hand out "lung" cookies, sugar cookies with Each year at the Office of Institutional Research at the college conducts follow-up si a lung decoration, ten drawings for Sprint calling cards, and a completed a college career program during the previous academic year. The results are as chance to see"Porky"breathe,a piglung toa real attached venti- ilization of college preparation: ______■___■______■_■_____ lator. An identical "Porky"display will be set up in 201ACOM. A total of 407 students completed the sur reys ~>wWmw'® Accompanying the displays will be information on respiratory t a possible 474, leaving a response ra e of 86% AveraQe| careand how tostop smoking. The three contests are as follows: annualB "Grab aButt"contest Wcrifk, salar^ Currefft7 \ Status Male: $28,713S J Starting at 10a.m. you can get a plastic bag complete witha _A Wage rubber glove in 11 1 CLB to pick up any cigarette butts lying / r . . . / $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 around on campus. Bring your filled bags back to 111 CLB at / p either 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, or 2:00 to have them weighed. The Status^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ contestant bag each a restau- AverageP with the heaviest hour will receive ~ IPursuing B__Hn__l_M__H_BMI_H_flM*_nM(H__MfBn hOUrl« rant gift certificate. \ V ■additional \ WW education: 5% wacje 1 "Breathe that Tune" contest \ Working in ~^P Males: $13 I " .^ Anyone on campus can print on ruled paper all the song rplsferl -int-i. Unemployed: 2% ■ i ■ > \\ reiatea jod. // |5 |§ $^2 $15 titles relating to breathing. Make sure to include your nameand jf N. 81% 0ut 0f the phone number at the bottomof the entry. All entries need to be —^ labor force: 11 received by 3 p.m.,Oct. 15, in 111 CLB.The winner willbecon- tactedby phone and given a restaurantgift certificate. Satisfaction with the college Job StatUS "Count the Breaths Saved" contest (\j/\% out °f lu rated most aspects _. Respiratory students will be on campus offering to exchange I Jot their job 83% expressedA^A _H jA / an unsmoked cigarette for a pack of Breath Savers.The collected v. as excellent or good satisfact^^Wjo!-^ _■ Am / __>.> i„» .i.l; r„^ with their mm I cigarettes (and collected cigarette butts from the first contest) —WW-— ated km / employed college was inthel, will be on display in the COM until Oct. 22. Anyone can guess m ■the 95% would fl 'WgWr first choice atten^flA fl (current j\h the total count and turn his/her guess into the box outside 111 the college agMW ■ |^ ■ CLB. The winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate from the 98% would recommend 88% wouid_||__ P~ ■_ college bookstore. to a frien^ncourage tneir M A PJ~B 1^ H » \\oi \\ " -^ WJ _ _ children to "atr^M^ ~^^ ~^^ p^ The Campus Ledger News October 2, 1997 3 New immigration laws pack more of a punch
Jim Fisher on Sept.28. 1997. ing for apericxl oftenyears. of status by failing to maintain a alien who is an intendinggreen aliens who are aggravated felons Rfportfr Staff According to the Immigration Thislaw alsoapplies tospous- lull course load or by working cardimmigrant." areunable— torequestmost forms of Recent changes in immigra- Law Clinic,headed by Allan H. es and children of U.S.citizens. without permission," said Bell, For aliens who commit a relief such as adjustment of sta- U.S., tionlaws willhave a largeeffect on Bell, aliens unlawfully present in The unlawful presence of an alien whohas had a 30 year career in crime in the the law is even tus,—voluntary departure, or asy- those who are currently residing the UnitedStates formorethan 180 canbedefinedinseveral ways. immigrationlaw. morestringent. lum fromremoval,according to illegallyin the United States, and days,(on or after Sept. 28) who "It is unlawful to stay beyond Thenewlaw alsogivesborder "An alien who commits a the ImmigrationLaw Clinic. then voluntarily depart the country the period of timegranted by the patrol agents the right to deny crime, pleads guilty, and is sen- foreign those with astudent \ isa. If you are a student The Illegal Immigration may bebarred fromreturningto the Immigration and Naturalization entry, without a hearing, to those tenced to only probationmay be here on a visa withquestions per- Reform and Immigrant United States for a perkxl of three Service and to work without proper arriving at theborder either without subject to quick removalfrom the . taining to ITRAIRA or any immi- authorization," Responsibility Actof 1996, a law years.Aliens unlawfullypresent for said Bell. It could a visa or with forged documents. UnitedStates.Additionally, thedef- grationproblems,seekprofessional which tightens the alreadyexisting oneyear or more, (on orafter Apr. evenhurt studentsherelegally. Thispractice isknown as expedited initionof whatcrimes areaggravat- advice. The Immigration Law regulationsregardingimmigration. 1.1998) who thendepart the coun- "The bars could apply to for- removal.According to Bell. "The ed felonies has been expanded," Office can be contacted at 1-800- visas, andgreen cards, becamelaw try may be prevented from return- eign students who have fallen out agent could evendeny entry to an said Bell.This is crucial because 365-2355. — —z Hand-carved Pieces of musical history cane taken from on display in CEC college restroom; - - ~ '^ ~-- mr*Km-^m~^m Kmmmi m m~""^~—**'~*^r^~-m a mmmmm'**iamwmMmwmamamamamamamaa Reward is offered B____fl ■ WWW.-___Hr W A.L.Barnett touching gesture andI'd sure Staff Reporter like it back." Kirschbaum stat- At noon on Sept. 5. ed. says Johnson County resident Kirschbaum he'll ask no questions concerning George Kirschbaum went to who it, simply wants see the movie Volcano here on took he his cane campus. What started out as a back. He described the having a a pleasant afternoon, turned out cane as face of of on it which '" to be a very unhappy experi- native Jamaica fS____ -««__B __PP_* ence for Kirschbaum, because spirals all the way down the during the show his cane was cane.It is a brown andmade of stolen. wood. "It disappearedin ahurry," Kirschbaum checked with saidKirschbaum. housekeeping, security and the E___fl y~ __ in CEC, no one Abble Singer/PhotoEditor He had set thecan down in front desk but or any- the restroom and left briefly, has turned it in heard it. Above and left: Casey-Patrick Shepard,a freshman at whenhe returned to find it five thing about "I thought for sure some- Blue Valley Northwest,plays one of the three pianos or 10minutes later,it wasgone. m one would locate it and turn it m^mm*mam fL\ that were on displayin the CEC. Shepardcomposes The can was a very senti- music andplays at home for hours.He has never taken mental item for Kirschbaum into security. Idoubt it was of use toanyone, a piano lesson inhis life,but plays byear beautifully. who had received it as a gift any really." anyone Thepianos wereon display Sept.16, 17and18.Shepard from a local Jamaican he If has information regarding the whereabouts of took advantageof a "public opportunity to play" on encountered while visiting the Sept.17. island. the cane, Kirschbaum is offer- a reward return. ■ A "He carved it for me, he ing for its fl at was a very nice man. It was a Contact him 648-2755.
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In doing nothing, we risk Failure only comes in not gled with the sensation of really "nothing.So instead, we plow trying.If we never strive to living and saying things like: "I along making our lives as neat reach our true potential,then we didit! Imadeit! Iaccomplished and tidy as a precisely plowed will never feel the joy of a life it! Isaid it! Ichanged it! Igot cornfield, vast and unimagina- we can only dream about. it!Irisked it!" tive. Ican't help but think we Risking something-anything- Iknow for certain that in There are moments in our lose so much of our true selves makes us realize how alive we risking to make a dream come Confronting lives when a person says some- and our true potential when we really are and how fully life can true inmy life,Ihave overcome thing which tones us to slop. live thatcornfield life. be lived. a much bigger fear than that of look at our lives and reflect. I Yes, the dishes are done, Risking falling flat on our failure. Ihave overcome feeling Sensationalism recently had one of those the car is washed and the week- faces in front of the eyesof the nothing at all. Ihave overcome moments. Iwant to share it. ly projects are finished, and yet world is indeeda daunting fear. inertia,mundane accomplish- While 1 was interviewing all of our dreams and passions As is risking our all too pre- ments which make me no Authority author Anita Mills, she told me sit neatly on a dusty shelf. We cious pride, honor, status, greater or deeper a human with w how scared she had been at the say to ourselves: "I have wealth,love, security,happiness being. Ihave overcome merely tired of the parodies. Unfortunately, thought of simply finishing her accom- , or any clocking time on this planet. In I'm media and sensational sex- can't get first novel. What she said really plished of the asense Ihave overcomemyself. glamorizing society enough. individuals struck me: something 46 other Win or lose, success orfailure,I capadesinvolving These stories consume who refuse to conform to any our culture. All "I didn't want to finish it. today, human have tried! Ihope Inever lose three major Ifweneverstrive to sense of normalcy. I'mmad at TV networks made a because you see Iwas a writer haven't 1? quali- sight of this, as Ihope to always movie "news" programs wasting my Amy Fisher's as long as I was writing it. If I After all the ties allow this way of thinking and about under-age our time with scandals meant to affair. A putrefying low bud- completed it and then they dog has reach truepoten- which livingguide mylife. feed the public's warped crav- get porno, staring John him- [publishers] said. This book is been can. if There is a versein a songI tial, ings. up gossip. self, the biggest piece of garbage walked, all thenwe will left enjoy which says a lot about I'm fed with was made about the There comes a point when the Bobbitordeal.I've never seen I've ever read,' then I'm no of my unchal- me. Itgoeslike this: never joy a junk pop Copy willingly longer a writer.Then Ino longer errands have feelthe of lenged, "It's me who is my enemy, culture media stuffs it. but Hard my generation's throat have the dream out there. That been com- forever me who beats me up. Me who down distributed the information life wecanonly unbearable. I'm Finally, can was very, very frightening." pleted and chain us makes the monsters. Me who becomes over the air. who " afraid abnormality wilt reach walk through a grocery store Thanks toboth the loveand the whirl of to iner- strips my Andit's dreamabout confidence. point when it becomes stand seeing support of her husband and her the dish- tia. But me who's too weak. Andit's me the check without acceptable. Maybe it already M'chael-don't scare the chil- own determination. Mills fin- washer at if we who's too shy, to ask for the " staring at ished her novel. Her dream was the end of risk just thingIlove.ButIlove.' has. dren-Jackson back we afford a society you. realized. Her passion to finish the day tells me Iam headingin of little of each, we have the All ofus can overcome our Can persons by is sick, people. won a brilliantvictory over her the right direction." potential of finding the key to fears and succeed if we remem- filled of numbed This We rot fear of failure. Reflecting on What morecould we want? unlock those chains and gain ber success is not measured by the social all around us? don't benefit from this filth. any price, the result a This garbage is this. Inow understand that fin- Wanting more means facing our our freedom. how perfectly we do something At of sensational a starting to ishing hernovel wasthe victory, fears to get it. Idon't have the Iam fully aware of how or by how much we win in our nation with seared con- stink. science is we why dreading not sellingit. answer to how we face fears hard taking a risk or "sticking it life. Success is in the trying. detrimental. Do That's I'm really want ensuing malay The fear of failure can inca- and conquer the demons inside out there" can be. 1 will be the Experiencing fear is not a bad our future chil- the surround- relating to ing court case. pacitate so many of us from of us. Those are personal drag- first to admit, risk taking is not thing,but settling for acornfield dren the scum-of- Marv Albert's to to even trying. A fear of not just ons we slayprivately. my strong suit. As a matter of a life is. Courage, as the saying the-earth? He's about be thrown the Wayne Amy wolves. by the media, failing, but ofbeing laughed at, 1 can say Iwas excited to fact, Idon't evenown that par- goes, is not overcoming fear, John Bobbit. Fed of being ridiculed, of being talk with one woman whoknew ticular suit. Occasionally Ibor- but simply acting in the face of Fisher. Michael Jackson. society will devour this scan- These people are American dal with its grotesque hunger judged__ and rejected, or at_____the she'd come up with her own row one and put it on for a few it. —_ K pop culture icons linked for sensationalism. Leno and together by a common per- Letterman are probably verse thread:They've allbeen squealing with delight, their involved in sensational sex comedy refreshed by Marv's ' Evils of Radio Revealed scandals glorified by the plight. The television news ~ I media. magazines will cover the trial t *^- I They've been used as citing "the public's right to I player. Due to financialI have about ten songs that be put into rotation. restrictions of a car pay- they play over and Iknow what you all punchlines for a myriad of know." Tabloids will have a warped jokes and day. ment and a lot higher insur- over...and over! When a are saying, "Marc turn off office fuel field ance, Ihave not been able station doesn't play one of your radio," or "Marc, find for countless comedians crav- There's only one thing I ing for their mono- say:I to get the deck reinstalled, their ten, Ican almost guar- a new station." Well it is fresh meat have to don't care! Just follow I a to and have been subjected to" antee that you will hear not that easy. If Iturn off logues. Their stories a because have right know, the horrors of Kansas City either Pearl Jam or the radio, Iam practically crude formula mixing uncon- doesn't mean Iwant to with know. I've radio. Anyone who goes Nirvana. Nothing against forced to sing to myself. I ventional sexuality pub- In fact. had this from point A to point B the fans of these bands, in would much rather hear lic exposure. enough— is my anti-sen- without the luxury of a CD fact consider yourself Alanis Morrisettes feeble Insteadof shunning these sationalism boycott. Irefuse A terrible thing hap- stories, society embraces to watch or tape deck know of the lucky, you get to hear songs attempt to sing than mine. anything dealing pened to me this summer. They're our Friday outcome terrors Ispeak about. you like, but they are pretty If Ichange the station, I them. witli the of this trail. In June. I totaled my Yes, the radio can much overrated and will still probably hear night diversion when our date Marv deserves any conse- beloved 1985 Buick over- have it's bright moments, played. Sublime for the umpteenth cancels.We're forced to vege- quenceshe receives. Skyhawk. It had wheels, admit, such as 30 minutes of non- Another sad point is time that day on the old tate on asteady diet of tabloid I'll Iwas sucked new paint job, and (what I stop music and giveaways. practically anytime during Delco system. shows cleverly disguised as a in by the shock appeal of soon found out) a priceless these But it is not the number of the day, one could turn to So what if Ihave news magazine or late night exposes. But after CD played. I had invested awhile, commercial breaks or how 98.9, 102.1, 105.9, or 107.3 been sucked into the stereo- television poorly disguised as they ceased to shock my heart, soul, and every me, much the DJ's talk annoys and they will be playing a typical Johnson County entertainment. Since these and it scared me. penny Ihad in this car. danger Morality me, t the lack of variety song by Live. Can you say way of thinking. Iwant my programs are in of has become so sub- Since the accident. Ireal- is the majority of stations in overkill? player back in my car. I being canceled if their ratings jective in today's world that ized how much Itook my CD KC seem to have. The ten songs do might be forced to pull out don't remain high, they serve high standards are mocked CD player for granted. glo- After listening to seem to change every four all of the stops and fake my us a steady dietof visual stim- and depraved actions are After that June day. prime-time para- the radio for four months to six weeks, but it is only death to cash in on my life ulation. The trash rified. What a twisted Ihave been tooiing around now, Ihave come to the a matter of days before you insurance policy to achieve shows with a glossy title usu- dox. On the off-chance town in my new (used) car ally gains a conclusion that stations are ready for the next ten to reinstallation of my deck. base their "news stories" America sense of minus one thing, the CD around blowing something up decency and ignores the trial ~ and advertising "a story you and its outcome. I'll have no I 1 can'tafford tomiss." lfincen- idea. 1 won't be tuning in. diary devices aren't in that However, if the media refuse Geriatric's Corner: week's budget then they prey to cover the trial, it Would be on the warped sex life of a gigantic step towards bat- some poor (or rich) slob tling sensationalism. Greeks and Geeks claiming "astory everyparent And in the words of should know about." Late Marv Albert, they'd be doing Tit;^~MP alumni, night television isn't far "with -i h__d_p, into a little town about 65 miles wealthy but that they was a sports writer for the cam- it authority!" north of Dallas,Texas ina coun- would ask almost anyone who pus newspaper. But the day behind with it's raunchy skits ty that doesn'tpermit the saleof wasn't ageek. ended with no news from any J alcohol. As Rush Week began, Ifelt fraternity. Friday wasthe same. The student body in those certain Iwouldbe selectedby at As the chosen ones went to join one of the more well affordable roomand board,but I days consisted of three types of least one fraternity. After all, I off with their new fraternity respectedfraternities. lived at home. They had great students: ( I) sons and daugh- had been a jock in high school. brothers for the bigpledge par- At the first meeting, I was parties whereIcould meetgirls, ters alumni, ties, girl of (2) sons and But by 11:00 PM on Monday,I reality slowly sunk in. I elected- president of my pledge but Ialready had a friend. Social fraternities and daughters of well-to-do families had notreceived any invitations. was not going to be a fraterni- class a clear indication (at They had work days at the frat sororities are commonplace at and (3) therest of us. As Tuesday began, my hopes ties man.Iwas ageek. least in my mind) that I was no house on Saturdays,butmy par- colleges and universities,both Austin College has local were high. After all, Ihad been Iendured the rest of my longer a geek. I was somebody. ents had things for me to do at large and small. Except, that is, fraternaties and sororities which in the choir and in the senior freshman year and my sopho- I waspresident of my fraterni- home. for places like JCCC. So,if you were really just clubs with class play inhigh school. Surely more year as one of society's ty's pledge class. At the beginning of the think you missed Rush Week, Greek letters. Rush Week was a today Iwould get asked,but by outcasts. Then my family As the quarterprogressed. I winter quarter- it came time to relax, there isn't one. No one is very low key event that bedtime there was still no moved back to Minnesota and, evaluated the advantages of the "Go Active" end my pledge going to think you're a geek occurred several weeks after the request. with great reluctance,Ienrolled fraternities. Icould use thepark- status and become a regular because a fraternity or sorority beginning of fall semester. This Breakfast on Wednesday at the University ofMinnesota. ing lot behind the frat house, but member of the fraternity. After didn't ask you to join. That's gave the members a chance to was full of promise (I thought). The University of all my classes were onthe other much consideration, I just one great thing about JCCC you look over the freshmen and After all, Ihad been on the Minnesota had real,national fra- side of a very large campus. couldn't think of one thing the don't have to lace rejection by decide which of us they would Austin College football team ternities and sororities with They promised me good seats at fraternities could dofor me. the "Greeks ". honor with a request to join until that 365 pound lineman houses, wild parties the works. the football games,but theirs So 1 didn't "Go Active". 1 me That wasn't true for at their ranks. It was general fell on me. But night fell and no Rush Week came and Idecided were in the end /one and my dropped out of the fraternities Austin College back in the knowledge that they wereafter request. Thursday I was sure to give it one more chance. As seat was on the 50 yard line. and returned to my life as a I960*. Austin College is a small the* sons and daughters of was going to be my day. Hey,I luck would have it, Igot asked The fraternity house offered geek. 4 liberal arts college tucked neatly The Campus Ledger October 2, 1997 5 $-_M__M____-_HaB_B» I Wages of Sin Wages are wages I ~""""""""" "" — "" -""" ingfor actual peanuts. changing money require' Last month Congress nies for awhile and may have infiltrated our mmm ■* , , laborT was long■ ago abol- Those who are against min Benefits drop because the com- raised minimum wage to $5.15 been earning over minimum inium wage would have you panies can no lunger afford an hour, increasing it by 90 wage before it was increased, helievethat when it is raised the them. The benefits (if there cents from last year. What will but are now stuck doing more economy grinds to a halt and even are any) offered are fal this accomplish? It will get a work for the same amount of brimstone heav- from and tacked few senators and congressmen pay- falls from the lucrative are on ens. Inflationis sure to skyrock- to thirty percent of salaries the rt-elected, that's for sure. Once it maybe fun to jab corpo- et as all thebounty of the ninety government alreadytakes you carve away the shiny gloss ratebigbusiness whenit comes cent increase is felt by thepeas- Currently minimum wage of their politician double-talk, to enacting laws like increased ant class and. all of a sudden. is no where near enough to the deal doesn't sound so minimum wage. Yet, while live they are able to spend, spend, on. A lull time minimum wage appealinganymore. some of the large companies spend. The poor will be hurt winker, with a family of three Most economists, regard- may be able to absorb the most by this, exponentsofmini- (say. a wife and two kids) tails a less of their political standings, punches and continue to keep mum wage argue. Employers full 20<> below the national agree that an increase in mini- prices relatively low forawhile, will have to fire droves of povertyline. The wife should be mum wage will cause jobloss. small businesses are knocked employees to be able to com- working, anti-minimum wage Many of those who lose jobs out of the competition. pensate for the minuscule defendants say. Then throw in will be undertrained workers, Ultimately this means more H e s ir :i h1 p , , I 7"~ 1 ness and the increase those lucky enough to costs for child care, transporta- most of whom don't deserve money for big business and salary by I M, ge:— everyday life retain their careers tion, and and family the mandatory pay increase for less opportunity for the little hard work mmum Wa in the excit- food this . .. ing fields that minimum wage isn't e\en the level of work they per- guy- anddedica- breaking Good Or Bad? The has tooffer, they cry. Our country's economy formed. But now, instead of In addition. 90 cents may tion to a L_ | Zens'' powers that All of the jobs that are once thrived, fueled partly by just having no skills, they will seem like a lot of money to the company are be havedecided it is increasing- "lost'' because of themajor cuts post war spending booms, but have no source of income as still-employed under-skilled now knocked back down to ly their responsibility to decide are merely replaced. They also in part to our highly paid well. One of the many detri- worker, but for how long will where they started— stuck with have what is and what is not in our to be done. The trash has to be workers. Granted there are a ments of this may be an that 90 cents be worth any- a salary that nowstands for less best interest. taken out and tickets sold to wealthof otherculprits, but low increasedcrime rate. thing? Higher minimum wage financially. But one area in which this movies. No machine can (.Minings have threatened to However, the jobs still can result in an increased rate Minimum wage has increased loss of freedom is replace them.So there would be undermine the system. In clos- have to be done, so skilled of inflation. Ninety-cents may increased and inflation is fol- beneficial is that of minimum a slight drop in the number of ing, we must admit that we do employees who survive the cut sound like a lot coming from a lowing close behind, but many wage. Without it, all those who jobs but it would be replaced not claim to know a whole lot will be stuck doing the leftover grinning politicians mouth, but who deserve to be paid above are stuck in an already meager withhigher paidworkers. about economics, so keep the work as well as fulfilling their it won't sound as great when minimum wageare stuck, their realm-working for the Training drops significant- theoriesto yourselfand the hate old job responsibilities. These prices areincreased tomatch. salaries stagnant as the under- metaphoriepeanuts that are ly, it is contested, when mini- mailon the desk. Just trying to skilled workers are the people A basic example of how tow of minimum wage sucks dished out for doing these mum wageis raised.What man- make the worlda better place who have worked for compa- minimum wage has already down the value. thankless jobs-would be work- ner of trainingdoes moppingor Campus OpInIon ' Probably better because technology I Worse, Ithink many of our natural Ichanges every day and people ae q better OT WOTSe ploce 100 warn resources will be gone. Our children \ becoming more educated and aware. won't be abletoexperiencethe I \a/l o __ same | Candice McLaughlin yeOTS from HOW? Why? things we've been able to thatha ■*~jtjfl Olathe.KS I do withthe outdoors. f^—mjn Travis Harrington US Lawrence,KS ■ , fl^fl %v fipl Yes, because of technology-which will |^£ \Wtk\\ benefit many in disease control, Eftfe flfolfl J hungerand world peace. _■_-_____■ fl Nick Gentry H ___Tf_ r *_ Lawrence,KS El _H___F sfl think in a lot of ways better _tiflp rnore beautiful because technology will keep r _fl >ey willbe cloningall improving and giving people new -■.___ opportunities but these same things _T'"* «*fl may make things worse as with cell ■■■■^^■^^^P ■ phones. They're great for conve- **fl nience but, someone has accessed [ Jfl my number and have made calls & T"fl billing them to myphone. SK M Sharon Taylor HlJB Bl Overland Park,KS FROM THE Johnson County Community College Amy Schumann Beau udde„ Editor in Chief INKWELL Carioon.si / lu i-strator/ „ , Assistant JasonHolm Desk.s Production Manager / M „ ManagingEditor StaWRSPOHTM Danny Phillip. 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Black Box Theatre is present- "We have this unwritten ing George Bernard Shaw's philosophy of all things being "Mrs. Warren's Profession"— possible. For each production I ___!____> ___ a story that created quite a stir in there we try to I ___v___S_hI " Mt __H when it was first i i _ __r ___l wWm\w - arrange it in a dif «■ written .. , ferent way." said i^ S The play was Mrs. Warren lheater inst ructor - -" banished from Profession Sheliah Philip- _"*■ ______<___-. -Z^-l .mmmmmmmaXamX England in 1893. _(__"! ______P^^ Bradfield. "It lets " T_F_fc and in early 1900 directors have more J *i; t__tt_L it was banned in Thurs.-Sat. control over how New York and October 9-11 the production ■l^^__. Connecticut, gen- g.QQ "*m effects an audi- erating 10,000 pro- ence." t e s t o r s . "That I,jB ___».'* aamammm Apparently, the Sat. & Sun. (BlackBox Theatre) . --'I crowds didn't October 11-12 is my favorite per- approve of Mrs. formance space." 200 Kpm* Warren's specialty. said Philip- Glenn Pierce, Bradfield. "Its retired chair of the Black Box Theatre really fun because theater and film Q£Q you can manipuiate department at The the environment." University of I 1 Philip- Kansas, is directing this Bradfield gives several exam- Above(Left to Right):Glenn Q. year's production with a cast ples of the advantages the Pierce, director instructs of six performers. It is com Black Box Theatre has over actors Jennifer Aguilar-Rendek posed of four students: larger theaters. andKellee Koch during Jennifer Aguilar, Jacob "For producing a play its rehearsal of "Mrs. Warren's Epstein, Tom Sakach, Mark a very intimate space," she Profession." Loyd.The other actors include said. "If (the actors) are not former student, Kelle Koch, absolutely honest and natural Left: Keliee Koch andjennifer and Johnson County District in their acting, the audience Aguilnr-RendekIn rehearsal. Judge, Tom Bornholdt. won't buy it." "It's a British play, but it Performances will run at 8 thoughts is universal in the it p.m., Oct. 9-11. and at 2 p.m contains," said Pierce. on Oct. 1 1 and 12. Tickets are Now, you have the oppor- available $5 for students and tunity to literally surround $7 for adults at the CEC box Photo by Felix Mercader/Sr ..-hi-h yourself in the production. office. 469-4445. Book Review World renownedHIopera Cowboys Are My Weakness singer to perform Yardley Author composes symphony of words "Selway"K an ad\ taleot priority, because College is expecting a sell out crowd Amy Scliunuin entunus sequence, or a white watei rafting with u young those an the kinds choia s that Editor InChu i of Mare Baratta woman and the cowbo) she cles languageforces upon us. but lan- Staff Ri-:porter Auihoi Pain Houston has put perately wants to keepup with on guage can't touch thejoyful and togethei in 'Cowboys Are My the rivei and off. Ihe ploi may slightly disconcerting feeling q) The college kicks off the Weakness," a wonderful collec- sound simple, but don't be being very much in love, bur iun 1997-98 Celebrity Series sea- tion dt short stories about strong. deceived. Houston's writing is fai knowing exat tty with whom. son with the performance of intelligent women and the lengths from simple. She lakes you on a The joy in this book is find- opera singer Fredenca von they will go to for the love of a literary ride as incredible and ing the story which touches you Stade. Von Stade will perform ' __i Ma different breed" of num. Each exhilarating as sitting in arail bai the most, because (hey willallput at Yardley on Hall Oct. 4. with and every one oi these men are relingdowna raging river,careen- theirhands on you and leave you the show starting around 8 cowboys in their own way.They ing out of the high mountains in feeling full of emotion. In p.m. are wild,passionate andthorough- spring. "Symphony," though,you hear Von Stade is a 1 world Ihey may not all Just about the time youthink Houston's voice, resonating. renowned mezzo-soprano look the part of a cowboy, but youhave Houston's pattern lig Although this star} is only three singer and considered a super- Houston paints such a \i\idpor- ured out, she throws you stories pages, it is packed with emotion star in the opera world. Her trait of what makes these modern- like "Highwater" and "In and truth: career, which has expanded M> day men cowboy desperados, the NextLife." The effect leaves you / will It ll vim about Phillip. three decades, has been reade can ea:il) recognize them. spinningofftrack, like a high-con who is vast anddangerous, his rewarded with a total of six Hon-inn tells completely tered pickup truck on a mudd) desiresuncontainable andhuge, Grammy nominations along realistic tales with force and con- country lane. These stories, about he is too talented, a grown-up with awards in Italy, Germany far rxx>k is I the bonds tragedy giftedchild, andFrance. viction.This wonderful! unbreakable of friend- of a massive .1. snorted, sighed and said ship and marriage, intertwined ly in demand... Christopher is The New York Times amen" morethan a few times. with birth and death, are just as innocent. Veryyoung and wide reviewed von Stades perfor- 'Hie tii-t stoiy in thisbook is breathtakingas Houston's adven open. He's hadgoodmothering mance by stating it was, entitli 'I 'How toTalk to aHunter" turns. and no n> make him "Charming, touchingly sung. father afraid and is one my favorites. What more can I saj about to nilk aboutlie. In art...You in with soulful virtuosity and of fall Houston uses description with "Cowboys Are Ms Weakness" lovt with a man's animal spirit, capped by a final aria of daz- Hair andhumor. She pulls you in except Ienjoyed it completely. Jonathan tells me, andthen when zlingly gracious command." until youfeci likeyou arestanding Altei havingreread il twice Ihave he s/»( tik\ like tihuman bant;, you The show will feature von in the loom with her character, finally determined nvj favorite dan) know who he is...Iwoke in along pianist Martin Stade with feelinghei pain story. It'scalled "Symphony" and Phillip's bctl. Come here, he's in Katz. They will perform works ). !> will spendevery night in isby far ihemostautobiographical myhair, Youian smellmm. by Gabriel Faure, Richard Series Artistic Director They can be bought bj ailing rliis man's bed without asking ofall ofHouston's walks, In il she "Symphony" is only one of Strauss, Stephen Sondheim, Marilyn McConnell, "She is the CEC ticket office H 169 \t lurstIt whyhe listens to top-U My jalopy: mm mm^~ \ if1 mW'^^^ar1^' *M Of Mice and pick-up J_B-_P___9-_i I trucks WmamW&lmt Mil" W l-i It makes my eyes well up "MyDopeSonicLoveMachine" justtowriteaboutit with a depressed twitch of sar- He'sdyeing slowly, limber- casmIknow hecan't compre- ing painfully as he coughs from hend. here to there. Sometimes Ifeel Itellhim stories abouthow like George from John someday we'll findaquaint little Steinbeck's "Of Mice and junkyard where you can take Men"— maybe things would be awaywhatever youcancarry for better off ifIjust put him out of $20 andgethimanew air condi- his misery. But Iknow Icould tioning system.It seems tocalm neverdo that. himdown whenbeingpassedby Gary and Allegra Cloud of Gary Cloud and the Only Broken Hearts in Town Stud-bucket is almost like a impatient business men, soccer partof thefamily.Hell,he'sbeen moms and senior citizens as he Local Music Spotlight herelongerthanmy littlebrother. tries to make it up ahill while Besides,Idon'thave the money coming within 15 mph of the toreplacehim. minimum speedrequirement. No,I'mnot talkingabout a He especially gets worked Defining cowpunk, newest scuzzy grandpa (although up on K-10, a.k.a.TheKansas Grandmamight havecalled him Autobahn.Ifeel I've shared the Stud-bucket too..Jhope to never sameemotions as the Apollo13 know)or an elderly family pet crew when they entered the frontier in country music (theparentsput him out of his atmosphere,their underdog vehi- "misery" whenhe got tooold to cle of hope for getting home frolic andinstead deckled to lick wildly convulsing as theyhalf A.L.Barnett her husband are the only if we buy the PA system the "We will be dressed in himself in front of company all expectedit toburst into a sudden Star Reporter members of the band. drummer will come," Halloween attire," added day).I'm talking about thebat- ballof flames. "That's it, the whole show; explained Allegra with frus- Allegra. tered, Ha\ e a for nisted-out,barely-able-to- Stud-bucket is trying his hankering we're the whole rhythm sec- tration. Besides finding a drum- some country music with a make-it-down-the street-without- best for me.Ioften imaginehim tion and we write the The two have played a mer, Gary and Allegra also punk ethic too it? Then per- something-falling-off, beige '84 daydreaming about that air con- songs." couple times have long term goals for the haps you might Nissanpick-em-up truck I'vehad ditioning system, as he lumbers be interest- The in Wichita band. ed in some cowpunk. Oar) the experienceof owning and to the best of his dyingability biggest obsta- _, _. , , with their old "Our big thing is we Only watchingdeteriorate. down thehighway. Cloud and thc Broken cle that has Gary ClOUCI and drummer from want to sell songs to coun- Hearts in Town, composed But withover200,000 miles 'Tellmeabout theaircondi- befallen Gary ,heir unk try artists in Nashville," of JCCC student Allegra the Only Broken P of experience under his belt, tioning systemCraig. I'mgoing and Allegra is ., _ band days. said Allegra. "This is where Cloud a d h t h u s b nd — Stud-bucket keepsputting along, tohave an air conditkxiing sys- n e a finding a Hearts in lown Untl, they get country is'going everyone, — Gary, have just such a band. always on the verge of breaking tem all of my own a gawd d r Li m m e r an official . especially young country down again (and wiping out my damn air conditioning system! "It's kind of a cross drummer, "We've been they people, are sick to death of account). between anything tra- Saturday, Oct. 4 savings Tellme thestoryaboutit,Craig." from looking for a have to keep this over-produced country ditional country, like Hank , y:UUQ ftn p.m.~ , You know I'm coming The K Mart brand fake d r u m m e r borrowing music. They want that hard Williams Si. and old down the road with my trusty wool seat covers areoften satu- the since March." their old core outlaw, old west stuff, stuff, to spaghetti western steed when you hear the thump- rated with my tears by thetimeI she said. The The Mad House __«—»_____—_————___——__—— --j—— ' ' ' 9— ■______Mr"~~ '_ __■____. 'mmaaawwamr ■— i 6 Ik witch to a sweet (but boring) cliche character you would AammwT _rtnr'i - jb___- expect from a spiritless romance. Other performances by Jay O. Sanders, as the clue- less senator, and Denis Leary. as the perpetually MOVU l_S*'---__ MSOVir pissed off campaign manag- — "^____QJ""— er, are semi entertaining as I m m m___ ■«,, w ■■■...,«— u«=* J well. Sanders gets to the heart of the standard, bum- ■ii, bling politician, while Leary Craig Kapitan process realizes how shallow plays the same angry charac- Arts & Enit.ri unmi i Edit< ik the senatoi she works for ter he's purveyed since his really is. days of chain-smoking on Halc you e\ el s\ .1Iked This isn't necessarily a MTV commercials. out ol the theater alter the bad iiid\ ic. but all the way As for the love story closing credits wondering to through, il seems almost aspect of "The yourself why you jusi ipenl hall hearted, Al a lew points Matchmaker," that too isn't the last two hours there? So ii looks like the director necessarily bad, just half- is the feeling ou are liable 5 doesn't even believe in the heartedly cliche\ It provides to rjeceive aftei viewing sci ipt, opting to locus on the nothing you couldn't already (iianieicy Piclines' new beautiful scenery around thc find in half of the romance romnntii comedy. "The rather than the movies sitting on the rack at Matchmaker" characters dialogue the local video store. Jeneane Ciaiol.ilo (Ih< \\ hile Garofalo's biting So if you have two hours Truth \boui Cats and Dogs 1 sarcastic humor doesprovide to throw away and you can't si a 1 s as Many I 1 /aid. a do, for .1 few sincere laughs ("Is think of anything else to political aid who i* senl tu being an idiot like being go ahead and see this movie, Ireland 10 find lush relaliv es high all the time?") .the but prepare yourself for a loi senator John McOlorj does allow likely letdown. "The Somehow ibis will help linn storj line not her \ long with Matchmaker" isn't painfully win the campaign to continue ery iH inp \ h umor she is bad. but with little enthusi- While ilicic, sin I,.lis in besi She is soon asm provides nothing new or love wild ihe lain1 and the at. tamed (bui tunny) inspired. locals, and through from a sarcastic the Janeane Garofalo andDavid O'Hara in Gramercy Pictures' "TheMatchmaker" punk/gaudy-heavy-metal guitar rill's. It's haul not to be physically moved by the music. I whetherit be bouncing in your seal, jumping ______! New Music up and skanking on the table or just crackinga cxt_____l1 /View smile as you tapyour foot enthusiastically, I HA !■■■* It's hard to pinpoint highlights of an Hoarse album whenyou find one so balancedof per 1 *t <^k\ ~^ ___L_1__ _V E__m Happens Twice lection as this is. "Crab Rangoon'' is one of H-l-^-H-JHk"* -A. ~z\ B^ reviewedbyBeauLiddell those rare albums youcan listen to all the way through without gettinga headache. This wonderfulband sports old-school " Buy this album, pump your stereo all the littp'.'/tvkM\ johiuii (> ks us/ ptebbe punk rock in the best of ways.Normally 1 way up and dance your troubles away. You !_*■'«_: i_ E_ really get pissed when bands mimic sound deserve il It not for yourself. (^ it foi youi ©ol 10 rather than improve on it. But this is not the neighbors. 9:00 pm case withHoarse. H_» ■*' >»___l It is almostrefreshing tohear this style of Oasis k___6k^^^»4_ _fl music after all of the "ska" and mellowed-out BeHereNow * college music thatis so wornout onthe radio. reviewedby JimFisher _H J (' A Pli I( <> K N IIS SSf I j The vocals, chords, and speed of the music on the CD are very reminiscent of In England nexl to God and Prince anotherearlier bandcalledSamiam. William, nothing is bigger than Oasis Over "Happens Twice" is not one of the most here in Kansas, the fave bands are Tool and impressive CD's around,but at least they are 311. some ol the stinkiest musical troupes not Oasis. Still very good, traditional punk ever,Imust say thai if one other fellow wear Robby Grahm, John Speck and rock,though. Verynice. ing a Primus T shin tells me that Oasis is hor- Jimmy Paluzzi of Hoarse rible. Imight just pack up and move to the HouseofLargeSizes land of lish and (.hips Sine they're nol the "Magic Pie" is almost ground-breaking with GlassCockpit Beatles, bul Iassure you that deep down is lyrics. "Don'l Go Away,"the second single, inside they know thai tcx i would sound like a ball of cheese if done by "Glass Cockpit," the newest and most Their latest record "Be Here Now." most bands, but the brothers Gallagher pull it accomplished release to dateby Iowa band though,is a testament to how fai the bandhas offin fine fashion. ■■lH_lllil|l|JiM House of large Sizes, isan excitingmanifesta- come in their relatively, slum existence. "Be Here Now is a refreshingeffort and. tion of tightly controlled mayhem, using Unashamedly popish and catchy. "Be Here whenclosely looked at. is full ol gut. It could Giant Planets in Iciest ope will provide stripped-down, grass-roots hard rock as its Now.'' represents a turn thai lew othei bands be called one ot the best albumsof the last vehicleof delivery. inthis modemrock eradare to take. year. Now trade in thai Marilyn Manson fascinating go October views of the The trio consists of drummerMark Besides being filled wilh Noel ( I) and buy it. The two la 1 1 Galilean moon dancing Munn, as well as husband-wife team Dave Gallagher'strademark deliciously sappy lyrics planets, Jupiter and around Jupiter and the Deibler onguitar and Barb Schilf on bass.The and quasi-blues meets Motley Crue guitai SpaceGhost's Musical Bar-B-Que Saturn, in our solar spectacular rings marriageoftheguitar andbass almostseem to ntis, it manages to delve into the type of reviewedby Bt anIiddell transcend to sounds that only beginning to be system are prominent around Saturn. The theirmusic. "Glass Cockpit" has were touched '" a refreshingtight togethernessabout it that can upon in then previousalbum. Plus is due to a "How's your big head day One of the beacons of the October spacecraft Galileo is sometimesbe uncharacteristicin today's more number ofthings, not the leasi ol which i> the many hilarious quotes from one of the most evening skies. The currently orbiting forgivingpunk genre. use of strings and Inmis beautifully integrated iide splitting CD's around. "Space Ghost's moon moves in to dial Jupiter and its satel- The prominence ofSchilf s high pitched into the backgrounds of a few ol the tracks. Musical Bai B One" sports songs from The lenge their displays on lites Saturn will be yellscouldbe annoying if handled wrong,but They don't overpowei with the orchestrations Cartoon Network's late night talk show hosted layered noticeably poignantly Twenty-five hickory October 10th and 16th featured in the news instead are overDeibler's lead vocals but they are and there by 70's superhero. in a way that is just abrasive enoughto be Most ot the songs have layers ol sounds smoked harmonies along with excerpts and On Oct 10 later this month the moon when interesting. woven on top of each othei which add to lis out lakes tiom the show makes this CD a will join Jupiter in the the spacecraft Cassini Although when first listening to this rich quality. It also managi s to change the must have for everyone. Every track on the constellation ts launched toward album, some songs seem to blend togetherif tempos and styles ofthe songs very effectively CD sparks laughtei in evenihe most dispirited Caprieomus in the thai planet. not scrutinized with a careful ear, "Glass while al the same time keeping a certain fluid- soul. Cockpit" is still worth checking out. By the ity and balance throughoul theentire record I he short but wickedly catchy tunes southern sky ishow n Telescope view- second or thirdlisten,you'llbegladyoudid. One ol the most notable songs is the "All (mostly sung b) thechanictei Brak) willlingo here ing moon, al 9:00 p.m.). On ofthe howev- If still not convinced of this group's Around the World' reprise. Ii is a lush with you throughout Ihe day So don't be sur- Oct. 12 the moon joins er, will be better on value, try testing the House of Large Sizes arrangement and nothing like ii can be found prised ii you find yourself singingabout beans Saturn in Pisces in the Oct. 9th or H)th when waterby attending oneof their frequent shows on any oilier "pop" album ol the nineties or a monkey foi hue in themiddleof class. ' ■ ' ' " eastern sky (shewn at it is near first quarter intheKansas City areathroughout the year. M— ."f'lTWP" _. - K tm '~"_MMT~**M______~MB'' 1 !' I ___Lliirl_^■yd! Ik%%]v kWW V> ■■ i ff St «"*iit 9:00p.m. ) A good pair phase _fc*_ti!T"' __.~a~ wbWfy____ w W ~; MU330 waTW^ 1 Jaaa* fl of binoculars or a small CrabRangoon ' - Ht «Mf Smu * " > reviewedbyCraigKapitati mrfaTm a m __B__I1 ___P __ ~" B ■ _r '■yf» -m_H _^_^Na_^_k^_-v^-^?M ■B^.JHR_T _|r _i__L_Mk_4_Mii___J_H ' ' The Best Ways 1 m^AmaamaamamWaW^^^mfr- jfc% _ft___\^ -B __ru_H To Find Work Fast Do you have s interview." It is an unfortu- go into career planning. The Connections? nate term, emotion-laden as it Career Center is a treasure to Oct. 3 Oct. 10 is to many people. Don't let the many students and com- A favorite cartoon of its name put you off though. munity members who daily FRIDAYS IN GEB 233 At NOON AND 7:30 PM ours illustrates a daydream of As a visitor learning discover its resources for NOON SHOWING: FREE!!!! many job hunters we see in about a person's job to help exploring careers. A hidden 7:30 SHOWING: 50 CENTS WITH JCCC ID the Career Center. The car- you with your career plan- jewel amid the resources is 75 CENTS WITH BROWN AND GOLD CARD toonist shows a store front ning you are not on the hot available to credit students Resume Writing Service. In seat. You are merely curious only. 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You tion if circumstances can do on your own is just have to pick the path change. Most people research in the resource that fits you! change careers 4 or more area of the Student Success Quite a few JCCC stu- times in their life, so it is Lab. This area has informa- dents enter college without not such a "cut in stone" tion through books, files, a clear idea of a major or decision anymore. videos, and computers career. Often times, the So what can you do? about every career you can WOMAN students that think they Well, you may want to visit possibly think of (and know what they want to do with a counselor for some many you've never heard end up changing their one-on-one conversation. ofI) minds. This is due, in part, Together you can brain- With a little help, to the large number of storm ideas for trying out deciding on a major and - choices in careers that different careers maybe career can actually be fun INBLACK there are to consider. 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Take thc first step toward yourluture as an independent health careprofessional. Write k>r .1 Irec admissionspjeket,or call toll-tree, financial aidis available. |Q_yii-Limit 4.Not valid with QQ jfGP offers coupons. Lady Cavs starting to heat up Cavalier men, Volleyball team continues to seek conference title women travel Lorenzo Butler passed well, and served Staff Reporter well," said Stinson. "In the Independence game, we Im^. ■^■t_fJ ______K___B____ _n%_i i^^___l____k *■- ii^H HH—R-V-I different paths There's a bandwagon really played well and did barreling College down necessary ______■ *____ i the things to win." i __fc_9M_L'^SHHf \ma\. m Boulevard. No. it's not for The Lady Cavs were led Lorenzo Butler Meanwhile, the Cavalier the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, by Rochelle Frey's five ace Staff Reporter women have had their share of it's for the Lady Cavs vol- serves. Frey leads the team problems as well, mainly in For this year's men's cross leyball team. in hitting percentage at .318. termsof injuries. country team, the name of the With big wins over Fort "Rochelle Frey has been Sophomores Dana ' game is execution. At the time Scott Community College. playing very L_f___» Wamsher and LauraHyde cur- well." Stinson W % of press, the menhad compiled Independence Community said. rently have shin splints which _■______"*^_^p a 16-12 overall record in four College, and Highland En route to breezing past _"■ "~fc^_ couldpossibly turn into stress I *fl a~ fl meets this season. Community College, the Coffeyville and Neosho, fractures.Thoseinjuriesbecome Sept. 20,themen ranin the Lady Cavs improved to 16-2 respectively, the Lady Cavs ' more devastating because if the I _&B__Bffl "lr ___> W jESb Baker Invitational Meet. "The overall and 7-0 in the con- set a record with 12 straight " five-woman squad suffers one HL n*fl flr i"_ A> ■ wam\m guys ran a lot better," saidhead ference. to start season Wwl^ __P__^a_t__fc "T"" __^V_r more injury, they will not be wins the coach Dave Burgess. "They With the wins, the Lady breaking the record of 10 "* - — able to field a complete team *~- ''- ' _it__r ~ "_. ' werea lotmorecompetitive. Cavs look primed and ready wins set in 1982. r <*■» m^ 7L Jfc «— 4 whichmakes it virtually impos- 9 & %*. Then, Sept. 27, the men to capture their eighth-con- Icing on the cake came 'V - - -il— sible towinteammeets. flr v.'''* hosted the Johnson County secutive East Jayha wk when the Lady Cavs found aw ri fti "-'Wr" The women have been __ _^_t_ """ CavalierCup,finishing in fourth Conference title. out they were ranked in the ww 15 running well as of late,placing place with a score of 94 points. In the Fort Scott match, top 20 nationally. third overall in the Johnson Drew Whitlock led the the Lady Cavs lost the first The celebration, howev- County Cavalier Invitational Cavaliers in the five mile race game 8-15 then stormed er, would not last for long as held Sept. 27 bringing their with a tenth place finish at a back and won two straight the Lady Cavs prepared to overallrecord to9-11. "They've time of 27:40.65. "The sopho- games to defeat the Lady host the Johnson County been doing it all along," mores gave no leadership what- Greyhounds. 8,15. 15-9. 15- tournament Sept. 26 and 27. Burgess said. "Right now, it's soever," said Burgess. Other 10. In the tournament, the just a matter of keeping them notable Cavaliers were Brian "In the Fort Scott match Lady Cavs defeated Butler healthy." Ismert (16thplace witha timeof we played very poorly," said County tough Leading the way for the in three 28:19.79), Scott McVey (22nd head coach Jill Stinson. games.4-15. 15-6, 15-12. Lady Cavs wasHyde, whofin- place with a time of 28:55.36), The Lady Cavs then took The Lady Cavs then took ishedin fourth placeindividual- Reid Christianson (23rd place on Independence on number 1 ranked Barton ly, with a time of 20:52. Hyde's by Photographer with a time of 28:57.73). and Community College and County and lost in two gru- Photo Felix Mercader/STAFF time this year wastwo minutes MattFinholm (27th placewith a handily defeated the Lady eling games, 15-10. 15-13. faster than what she ran inlast Desi Petersen spikesa kill shot duringthe Sept. 27game time of 29:17.20). "Their work- Pirates in two games, 15-12, The Lady Cavs went on year's Cavalier Cup. Followed against Garden City Community College outs were better," said Burgess. 15-7. to beat Hutchinson. 15-10. by Hyde were Sheldi Baker "We just didnot come to com- "In the Independence with a sixth place finish in a 12-15. 15-12. pete." aredeciding game, we blocked well. The men this time of 21:04.82; Sybille week if they are going tocom- Weinmann finished seventh in Emporia pete the State individually, with a time of Invitational Oct.3. 21:27.45; andCathyCarver fin- "What they've (the men's ______Wr^ _i_H- XW^^ W^^'l__-___l__i ished 11thoverall witha timeof team) got todo now is get their 21:49.51. mmMam ______■ '*****_ S* head onstraight," saidBuigess. Mf^^ 1^ "They worked really hard the If men skip the all spring and worked really Emporia meet, the next time strong all summer," said they compete will will be Oct. Burgess. 11 at the Butler Invitational Taking much deserved where someof theelite teams in timetoheal, the LadyCavs will thenation willbecompeting. notparticipate in the Emporia "When we comeout of the State Invitational Oct. 3. Any gate next time, run we better ladieswhoareinterested injoin- exceptionally to well show that ing the cross country team and last week was a fluke," said can run two miles under 13 Burgess. to prove "We need minutes shouldcontact Burgess what wecan do." at 469-8500(ext. 3648). NFL Football Picks This week select members of the Ledger try their hands at predicting the outcomes of football games played in Week Six of the NFL season... Name: ***Week Six Picks*** Record: CaptainFootball Want to win your football pool? Listen to me.Iknow football...that's why they callme Captain Football.The ?atriots will beat the 0-0 Sports Editor Broncos,the Bengals willbeat the Jaguars and los Jefes willbeat theDolphins. Elvis lives baby!!! - Handsome Jim Lookslike Ipicked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Cardinals over the Vikings. Ourbenevolent Chiefs over theDolphins. The 0-0 Staff Reporter Big Easy will beat that sorry Chi Town team.Marv Albert's goingdown. Andeverybody Wang Chung tonite. ■ ffl -.-. Lady Luck The Chiefs will beat the Dolphins, the Bills will beat the Lions and the Broncoslook tough at home on MondayNight against the 0-0 Editor-in-Chief Patriots. But thenagain, 1 also think the Nebraska Cornhuskers are the best team in college football. Mister Stats When making mypicks, Ialways use Chebychev's Theoremof Statistics toassist me. Ialsolike to look at myselfinthe mirror as 0-0 Business Manager much as possible. TheDolphins willbeat the Chiefs, the Packers willbeat theBucs and theRaiders willbeat the Chargers. l The Fourth Hanson This week 1have a strong premonition teams with large, furry mammal names will feel more aggressive than teams with bird /\ /\ A&EEditor names. Idon't follow the Chiefs toomuch, but I'm picking them to be big winners this week. Youcalleddown the thunder,now you've got it.Denver is toococky fortheirown good.They're setup for a fallonMonday night. The ThunderDan (im(\ News Editor P^de of theNFLwill humbleTampa Bay on their tundra. Anyone for sushi?TheDolphins willbe sliced and dicedby theprecision Chiefs. Playa Playa My Bucs m somebad Mutha.. Shut yo mouth!!! I'm just lalkin about the Bucs. TheBucs willsack the Pack on the frozen tundra. n n Staff Reporter My Cowboys will stomp thc Giants, andI\ I S,Jets Jets Jets over (he horseshoes. \ -everyonelisted above, with the exception ofMister Stats, is a realperson