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BODICALS DEPARTMENT WIUARD J. HOUGHTON UNwly Volume 97, No. 17 The Houghton TAR --- THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF HOUGHTON COLLEGE Houghton Wesleyan New carillion to be named in honor of Byerlys Church and the students of Houghton Seminary/ by Rebecca Williams whi)*e wife Marilyn i3 retirinv the B>erl> Carillon. College Star staff from Houghton this >e.ir after For the time being. Dr. Ben b> tile Ill,ughton Lieje>an Church man>' year# of *en ice in Academic King i re*earching the .1\ .iii.ihilit> 3,*4llice!1[entlial Cominittee Record. faithfull> took on the ta*k 4,1 humh to be played on the Forgot to put your watch on of ,eln k Inlt the i)Id Carillon fur C,trillull Lit K.triou. time. throip,holt thih inoriling? No worrie...ju.1 rhe till·n .init UtIllen u ht, t jn Ii,iten for the sound of the lier, carillon iii the Fancher building- 1.,unching 11,ught(,11 Seminar> It>, Westmiliter chime rinus out ultcr 1 8>6 \#cre fint people 4,1 the hourl> with the beautiful tone of :tiurch. Will.ird Fic,ughtlin \\.1..1 real c.t>t bellh. Manufactured b> la\ e\.mueli.t .ind huilder of the Schulmerich Compan>. the Sund.1-> Sch,H,1. nel! before he ,.ime conipany that matiuttictured underint,k ti, build the .Linitiur>. the original carillon. the new 1-Ii, prime incit; .itic,ii u .1* to build carillon ha :in all-digital etup an intitutioii ifhere >oung people that u ill be much more reliable unlild 111.Illtre Int„ comnittted than the previous unit. The time. t'hri.tian.. uell-equipped to further which G called 'True-cast.- the ( Ii).pei. ff<J ound. 30 realistic thaL if you Withilituo decade, of the listen carefully. a reverberation Seminar>: .tart. vudent. uere that dies down over time can be encouraging 11.in Lane. uhA, quit heard ( in the fame way as real teaching at the Seminar> to ucirk in Sierra Leone. W. Africa. where .he he I bells). The carillon was photo by Brian Quinon:. purchased through funds donated The Fancher building. A new carillion is now resounding from the tower married Georsze Clarke. who'd al*o C -i b>' .t 1979 alumnus. many years. For these reasons. the the day. Many hymns are being taught at Houghton. Others NOOn The old carmon, purchased in new carillon will be named in evaluated for this purpoe, but followed to Africa. By 1922 1958, used a paper medium that honor of the Byerlys. On April 12, there is also the option of tudents and church werejointh was similar to that employed by the Byerlys will be honored for composing hymns specifically for supporting alumna Hazel Rogers. ile player pianos. It also had vacuum their dedicated service to Houghton the Byerly Carillon to play. The who began her long missionary ; the krvice in India. Other alumni were tubes, which made it quite difficult College with a luncheon installation of these hymns will to maintain. Warren Byerly. commemorating the installation of most likely take place this summer. choosing miNsion career5 under various boards and in numerous countries. After World W'ar 11. Relient K stirs up moshpit at Houghton returning veterans helped Foreign tor by Mike Russell down to the front to see if the member close-up and discovered it Missions Fellowship reach new Guest writer music was worth moshing to. 1 just was real. One other odd thing was heights with the encouragement of didn't seem to get struck by their the lead singer's fetish with his Pastor C.1. Armstrong. Well into mic-stand. He seemed to like to the 1980s F.M.F. students ge Going into the concert music. I returned to my seat and Thursday night I was expecting listened to the band to try to wave it around and throw it to the supported professional some quality punk music and that evaluate their music, trying not to ground. One time he even had his missionaries with what came to be k is exactly what I got. Relient K write them off as some no-name legs wrapped around it. the largest budget of any student and The McClurg Family Singers , punk band. Most of the songs I Overall, The McClurg Family organization. Subsequently, the provided enough entertainment to found would drag on and then end Singers did put on a decent show support emphasis changed to satisfy me. I had been waiting to abruptly. A few of the songs would despite the oddities of their music encourage and finance short -term see Relient K for months after fluctuate between slow melodie and the behavior of some of the student missionaries. finding out they were coming to tunes, sometimes with a band band members. Whereas I am not Since the school's earliest days, on- Houghton. and it was certainly member playing a keyboard, and a running to buy their CD. they get campus revivals brought deepened worth the wait. heavy grunge beat. an E for Effort. I' d say they gave a spiritual commitments. lifestyle The McClurg Family Singers Even if the music wasn't all two-star performance. and/or goal changes for students opened for Relient K with their that entertaining, it was interesting After The McClurg Family and faculty members. Notable own short set of songs. The first to see a band member who had his Singers were finally done with times of renewal occurred in 1926 and 1942. In October of 1951-after song had the two lead band hair in an afro-type hairstyle. To their antics, Relient K (the feature members each pounding on a my eyes his afro appeared to be band) got to rock the house. and I a CLEW evangeli>t had left single drumhead and trying to get fake. as i f he had covered his short was up front for their show. The campu>,-a profound moving of the crowd hyped. Unfortunately, 1 hair with an afro wig that was band opened with "Pressing On." a Gods Spirit led to confession. don't think it worked, or at least it pushed back a little on his head. hit track off their sophomore repentance and witnessing with didn't work for me. 1 decided to go After the concert I saw the band continued on page 2 continued on page 3 1 n The secret of all great succes Retew: Panic Room cojTee i page 7 pages 4 and 5 d e 2 NEWS Houghton Star r- THE WORLD OUT THERE 2.5 tons of humanitarian aid, such suspected the troops to pull out the prior Taliban fighters in as wheat and blankets. Troops midweek. Fighting broke out Afghanistan, was born in Baton reported that they encountered no March 29, as Israel retaliated Rouge, Louisiana, a fact hostile fire. against Palestinian terrorist groups Rosa Gerber targeting Israeli civilians with r-4 Unrest continues in the Middle suicide bombings during Passover, Cave searches in Afghanistan East with the goal of capturing and p Last week. U.S. military forces, After repeated U.S. and destroying weapons and bomb --« launched a five-day operation international requests for making agents. Surrounded by searching caves in eastern withdrawal. Israeli Prime Minister Israeli troops, Palestinian leader Afghanistan. Searching through 28 Ariel Sharon said on Saturday that Yasser Arafat has been trapped in cares. troops found supplies of his military would hurry to end its his Ramallah headquarters - «, 0 weapons. ammunition. doeumenis. battles in the West Bank. Yet, compound for more than a week. - I _-1-j_ photographs. and fingerprint heavy fighting continues in the discovered as official prodded him samples. among other items. area. Occupying six Palestinian Second American Taliban arrives for information, specifically on Troops destroyed the weapons and m U.S. possible future attacks. His ammunition and blew up the cares, After being detained and held parents, who are Saudi, returned to thus rendering them unusable. No captive at the U.S. Taliban camp in Saudi Arabia when Hamdi was a evidence has been found of any Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. suspected baby. According to officials, his chemical or biological agents. Taliban loyalist and U.S.-born alleged fighting along side the suggesting a laboratory, despite Yasser Hamdi was moved under Taliban might cause his U.S. documents indicating so last year. military surveillance to Virginia on citizenship to be revoked. John Officials have initiated several Friday. Officials are unsure of Walker Lindh, the first American other missions in sites selected which charges may be brought accused of fighting with the from information provided by towns, Israeli troops show no sign against Hamdi, as he holds dual Taliban, remains in Virginia, where locals, photographs and of retreating, nor did Sharon U.S. and Saudi citizenship, he faces charges of helping investigation. During the specify when this would happen. complicating legalmatters. terrorists and conspiring to murder operation. troops also handed out Israeli Army Maj. Gen. Dan Harel Hamdi, who has ties to fighters of Americans. Relient K, continued from 1 favorites off their first album by such song (title unknown) had an but is as good now as he was five album, The Anatomy of the playing such songs as "Hello interesting story behind it. Matt years ago. While we as fans may Tongue in Cheek." This definitely McFly" and "Wake Up Call." Thiessen (lead singer) told about think he's an awesome guitar got the crowd moving. Relient K Throughout the whole show how when he was going to college player. he is frustrated that he worked through their set playing the band showed that they were in he didn't want to be there and how hasn't improved upon his skills.