Gary Conrad Places Valley in a Trance

Gary Conrad places Valley in a trance

David Griout ' T have about 200 skits," said The two subjects dien fought StaffWriter Conrad, liut I choose which ones diiough die large oowd to by the personality of the group." embrace. As Conrad ended the The numdi of March ended Coniad can tell how receptive trance, both men looked stunned widi a bang at CVC as hyimotist die group is to the suggestions as to be in the positions diat diey Oaiy Conrad once again biought die show progresses. found themselves. his talents to the campus. Some of die strsnge actions Kiser was not the only ooe that For a second year in a row, the and arm swiris he does is purely enjoyed the show. "He really selffiroclainied master of fw him to test each persons knows how to make a crowd hypnotism came to CVC and recqitiveness of die suggestions. laugh," said Majied. proceeded to nuke believets out AldMugh he felt diis was a For freshman Jon Biscoe, this of the crowd good show, Coniad believed diat was his first encounter with a Asking for volunteeis, 15 "last years crowd was more hypnotist show. "I questioned its pec^le underwent the hypnotic daring and lecqitive." audienticity, but I still dwught it trance in fiont of a crowd of ISO For Dawn Kiser, die highlight was hilarious.", commented people. of die show for her was when Biscoe. Connd tfien proceeded to Conrad made Curtis Bucholz Conrad began using hypnotism make than do WfaatevCT he believe he was Miss Piggy and around 1980 as a way to better willed. This includes a vocal Fredlained'tiie Iqfpnotic trance •^t was really weird," said asleep fiv eight hours when I eiQoymait b^aiL take part of the year; Ccmad saying diat the sutiiect is in Baker of ho- eiqierience. I've came to." said Fields. "Kenny, Kenny, where are you woiks all year. CVC is one of his behween sleq) and ooasdousnesa. never clogged before in n^ lifol Allbou^'dien were many Ker^T" beUowed Bwdiolz fiiun may stops as he travels around He also stressedithat Oe subjects Noweveiyone is calUng me of die same skits fiom last year, die stage. TVent, returned "Here I the nation and collies making would not do aqytfiing Ifaat dwy •RbdorTbp.'" Conrad did qtice it q> a little. am you luscious poticer." believers out of disbelievers. Hale-Bopp viewings held at Science building obsCTvatoty, it is not hard to find. Garry Hoffcr die viewing itself. lUce the stairs from the lobby StaffWriter The observatory has been open and follow the signs to the obser• for viewing of the comet since Many of the students have seen vatory on die roof. Gnco there you March26. dw Halo-Bopp inthenlfl^sky. It wUl see die dome to your left which The first group of viewers were is die most visible comet to the na• bousesdie 2Scm telescope. the students in Vm Quad's As- ked eye dut has passed die eaith In Although you can see Hale- tronon^ class. sometime. Bopp wididte naked eye and very The next week many people Bob Vm Gundy, astfononqrpro- well through binoculars, you will from the local community were fissscM', is hosting die viewing of be aUe to get a dosOT view dinnigh dure to view die comet Hale-Bopp from tbeobservatoty on die telescope. It wotild be a shame to miss such t(9 of die Science bttiUing. Not mdy will you have a better a rare oppntudty to see dw comet, ' These observations an hdd oo view, you will also have some• while it is still so ckMe to die BaidL Wednesdays and Fridays, weather one diere to answer any questions The comet becomes visible just and cloud cover pomitting, fhmi you have about the comet or as• after sundown in die NW sky, but 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm until AinO tronomy in general. The combina- die cbrily and color of die phoiain- 16. donofabMter view and sraie gen• enoo infiroves gteady die end punch Valley CoHege students partldpate bi 3rd an• eral knowledge given can enhance of die viewing dme. If you have never been to the imal Campus Clean-up day. See related story on pg. 3.

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j Student opinions will be taken Construction: Making CVC a confusing place to live Clinch Valley College cleans up its act CVC CALENDER j weekly untU Friday at 5 p.m. Constiuctioa on canqnis is really grandkids decide to come hoe. construction on it. My answer, HELL NO. Keep McCraray field Thompson and Ashbuiy Halls. unspoiled areas." gating me on my nnves. All of die Anodier diing diat really bodi- GarjrHoffer Yea, that was Chancellor Lem• Glenda Swing's dqiartment is noise diat is heaid in die classrooms en me is. when are diey going Co just die way it is. I'm pretty sure Staff Writer iSubmit all letters to the office also responsible for increasing die is really dlstmcting to students. build die qioits coiiqilex? diat would be die only place not ons spreading mulch alongside the The ThirdAiuHial Clean-up Day numbers of planters on die CVC I mean they said diat die new Oh I foigot The way they are touched by construcdoD. Wednesday, April 9 other volunteers. jor to CVC box #5637 for print. was held April 2 on campus fiom campus by eight this year and by buikUng would be cnnpleted this going, Armageddon will be here How come the chancellors home He, as well as many other staff -Intramural Softball 2:30pjn.toS:30pm 10 last year. month, but what happened? They before that happens. is not being touched by coostiuc- member, helped in laê numbers About 16S participants firom ev• for the clean up. Five landscape benches are be• moved die day iq> to August 1. I guess that the girls softball tion? I am not Hying to be mean to ery area of the Clinch Vdley popu• ing installed around the residence If they keqi moving iqi the date team will have to practice in die chancellor, but should he not The participants in the clean-up lation woriced to clean- arid beau• halls, one at Crockett, two for fiv completion I will itevCT get to McCtaray field and hope diat diey see vtbat damage cmion, I paid way too very soon, so part of Dr. Kunigelis's class last year. cause the food is so disgusting or much money to be served the ter• he can decide vriiedier the course natural environment because they are tired of eating rible food that I have received will be offered The final cost has not been set the same food all the time. since the very first day that I came The students will be using die for the course, but it includes ev• How many days a week can a to Clinch Valley. lecturers from FSU «nd the Florida erything needed by die students for person stand to eat mashed pota• I know that the employers of Game and Fish Commission and the trip excqit any spending money toes? Having them four times a the cafeteria have cban^ the Depl of Environmental Protection. they might want to take aloogi week is too much. variety of the food tp an extent, A trip to Wakula Springs State See Dr. Kunigelis m the science How many hints do we have but a lot more could be done to Parkalso gives the students a look building or contact him at ext 0202 to give the employers of the caf• better the food so that more stu• at odier aspects of the Florida's eteria before they understand that dents eat there. by April 25. we, the students of Clinch Valley You cannot please the whole College, want better food. campus, but at least tiy to please When everything that a per• the majority of the students here son gets to eat stays on their trays, at CVC. is that not a clue that the food on Another hungry student, that particular day was horrible. Melissa Boyd 1 have ordered from Pizza Eleventh Annual CYC Alumni Selebration ; The Clinch Vall^ College Alumni Association willibost the l ldi i AniHial Cavalier Ahunni Selebretionon Saturday, May 10 at Lonesomej Sports Pine Countiy Club in Big Stone Gap. < The Selrinaiicm is the Alunui Association's prinuuy fimd-iaiserfo r its annual operating budget I Softball team prepares to start first season Ftmds raised from the event are used throughout the year to host ; Cavs lose doubleheader to Virginia Intermont tailgate parties and athletic recq>tions, student picnics sod dinners, ; March against Tennessee Wcsleyan talent on diis team," Minton added Alumni RmmionWeekoxi and homecoming activities, and general . Gary Hoffer and Walter State will be scheduled The team's roster includes pamell Carter stranded S runners in scoring posi siqiport of various College activities. staff Writer later in the season. Nicole Davidson, P/IB; Chrissy Tstafif Writer tion. '*We couldn't get some big "The Seldmiticm is like a reunion of alumni and friemtewh o truly ! The CUnch Villey Collie soft- Coach Lisa Minton could not Street P/2B; Christy Morgan, IB; hits when we needed them." said love Clinch Aêy College and enjoy getting together every year to ' The TVAC's number erne rank- Coach Hank Banner. celebrate the College's existence,' said Alumni Director VUnie ball team is man dun ready to get confirm any other dates for the Amee Duncan, SS; Brandy ng was on the line Saturday as top Virginia Intermont reached vic• Lawson. on die fidd to show their talents. team this season, but mentioned Harrington, 3B; Mylene Del Pilar, "Participants enjoy the wonderfid food, music and the opportunity Rain and other circumstances diat die team will likely scrimmage 3B/OF; Missy Oragg, C; Amy anked, Virginia Intermont (5-1) tory in game two on the bat of first to Mowship with fellow CVC sqjporters throughout die evening." have delayed the season opener some local high school teams; Silcox, OF; Brenna Derting, OF; aced number two Clinch Wley baseman Tony Cassell, who deliv• A reception and open bar begin at 7 p.m. Freddie Bradley ('72) will : until >^ S against Pikeville. Some early expectations like a Carta Radlff, OF; Stephanie Price, 14-1). ered a three-iun shot over the cen• pn>vide musical enleitamment at 9 p.m. Tickets are SlOO to admit two ; The tentative schedule that was fliller schedule and a new sofdiall OF; and Missy Puckett OR The Cobras swept CVC in a ter field wall in die top half of die peq>le to die event A limited number of tickets are available and may | given earlier mendoaed up to ten field have not beea The team's assistant coach is ^bleheader to extend dieir con- 7di. be purchased by calling die Alumni Office at (340)328-0128 or loll j games mi^ be {dqred diis seasoa Coach Minton. however, would Jason Mann 'oence lead by two games. The pitcher had me widi die flee at (800) 468-3412. The realities of fttingafirst year be diaqipointed if die progrun was "We have a good nucleus of a Virginia Intcimont turned a pair same count the inning before (3 - Press Rekase team into odier conference team's duwght of as anything but a suc• team for the fiiture," said coach )fwil d pitches and stoloi bases into 2). So I knew what to expect" exiadng schedules has limited die cess. Minton. iMir iiins as diey exploded to a 4-0 CasseU added, "I just went widi die "I number of games CVC's women •TTie way die girls have prac• With only one senior on the cur• ead in die secaa-crefrf>rg start your college jS^crt That should be very fbn to watch Adania Braves and New York Yan• 3.7-S, and die final score was 3-2, on the final score as the remaining diisyear. kees. This will make the Soles a of classes availablel KingCoU^. doubles teams and every singles This should bring about stnoe lot more interesting if this does Biyan came to Clinch >%lley.on match went to CVC. The final tent schedules and very heated rivalries, and add some hqipen. March 29 and was defeated by die score was a 7-0 rout of King. The teams will know more tionsi needed excitement to die game. Lady Cavs by a score of S-2. CVC U(U was in Wise on April 3 and There will also be some big about each other and know what scored the doubles point showed its mighl in a 6-1 victory. lers, quality education interleague games on the west each opposing pitcher will throw West and Gray sent the score to The doubles point was the only one •Ic tuitioni coast at you wlien ymi step iq> to die plate. 3^0 after dieir siiigles wins. Bryan scored in die match by CVC. The way diis is set up is teams All in all Interieague is a great indwALBastwillplay teams fiom idea. the NL East, teams in the AL Cen• I am sure that bns in die cities tral will play teaiM in the NL Cen• widi two Miôr League Baseball' tral, and teams from die AL West teams in diem will definitely eqjoy will play teams ftom die NL West. it

Golf team finishes fifth in tournament Mars Hill. GaryHoCfer Our Cavaliers finished fifth ou StaflrWrit>r of seven teams widi a score of 383 The golf team competed in the first round, 361 second round, to ioplkk^^ B^resentativdl Cing College Invitational on tal744. Vlarch 31 at die Bristol Countiy The next match on die scheduld :iub. is Milligan on March 8 at die Bufj littpi7/«ini»Wciiiv.oo.vaiul8 King College used its home- falo Valley CC soudi of Johnsoij ourse advantage and won the City. tournament in a tie-breaker over Good luck Cavs. Page 7 pg6 Intramurals big part of campus life may be a little bit too strict, ;like in lyack and Field team prepares for Lynchburg meet Jason Hutvty Softball, you can only hit one home Entertaiinnent Sports Editor run in an inning, and if another one is hit, diat is an out GaryHotTer Intramurals at a college are big Staff-Writer part of canyus life, and students This rule and any other rule that should take advantage of these op• is maybe a little too strict, it is there Coach Jon South will be taking portunities. fcn-areasoa the largest Clinch VUley College For those of you who have not If evetybody could go up and hit, team yet to its (qwning meet in participated in an intramural sport a homerun in softball, the game Lynchburg e- ley College, you are missii^ out for die team that is getting ham• tidoo for dw team and Soufli's thfad on something exciting. mered Intramural sports are there year with the team. Todd Oambil has done a great for ftffl and for competition. The team will be taking a wide ByJonBiicw Por some reason or another. then sued his former bandmates for OMmeândistingsdieiiici^ job not only this year, but also my Just think if there were not any variety of athletes to the non-scor- EnteitaiiuBcnt Editor Helmet were saddled with the widdiolding Katies. the |^^tiirtabioidi-WOT% de-1 fint year here, which was just last mtramurals on campus. Then the higmeet "next-Nirvana" tag, despite die fiict The two sides later setded on an sciiptions iîd fiont page headiineai year. campus would be BORINO. There wilibe no team trophy to Helmet have always been some- that their sounds have nothing in undisclosed amount out of court dMaibig die eiqptoita of Mickey He woilcs veiy hard at what he Would you do study, eqiecially compete for, so CVC will not be diing of an anomaly on the fiwe of common. Go figure. Mengede has since gone on to form .iiBki^ti||iloiNlki^ imany, Oliver andMalto^^ i does, and I am sure when he plans on the weekends. I don't see my• peudized for not having a partici- p(q>ular music. Too heavy for die MTV ktched on to die video fw anodier noisy band. Handsome. an mtramural event, and nc^>ody self doing too much of that or any• pant in every event mainstream, too sbai^t-laccd for "Unsung" and played it to deadi. Rob Echevarria became the ;g^y^fffli^tlfjr^ff'fîffl^lp^l^^ffff 'Starts^ shows up, he must be wondering body else on campus doing that. The athletes will be awarded the metal set, too normal for the This should've spelled instant star• new second guitarist in Heknet's KM wilhvdesenBitizati(mând why there is nobody there. Intramurals also help keep prizes for each event, a meet "alternative" scene. dom, and it did to an extent The linmp. Echevarria dien quit to join :M^'tfîd^^ ,wifli'ii3tdiio^toi..U^ igieoifio If have any suggestions for people out of trouble. If there were sweatshirt for first place, and a T- Led by ex-Band of Susans gui• MTV crowd bought Meantime, but Biohazard. Now the band has itebi^ it is a-deaansitiatioo to vio- Todd, I'm sure he would appreci• not any intramuFal spoita ofifered on shirt for second and third place. tarist Page Hamilton and ex-New one has to wonder how many re• added Chris Itaynor, foimeriy of laiceanddieiqiurcussionsdKiredf ate it. campus, With no pressure, the athletes Christe guitarist Peter Mengede, ally understood it up-and-comos Orange 9MM. ' ifoUmved >b^; S'lâlizatiba bf^die There is a wide variety of I'm sure a lot of people would can use this early meet as a tune Helmet first rose to prmnioaice on Helmet were still one of the That Heknet have had a tremen• liyer^ l'SO|ibata»waI^bk>n)Haki MaUWA(Jid^ Itil Ulbnxofan inmahahiiman-wlio | rules, live with them. an intramural sport or activity diey needed it Next came die Strap It On al• well-trained in jazz, one of the fiom Page Hamilton and friends. l|ewis). todc diem in and treated diem as Yes, I know that some of them comes up, make an efifort to partici• Until CVC gets own facilities Third year headlV-ack and Field coach Jon South bum. This was where die band dis• harder styles of guitar to leam, a The hard part of die equation ilnabitofinqiiredGastinftTtam pate. ttiat isidie way it is goiitg to be. people diey leam die vahw ofUfe. covered themselves. Their trade• far cry from the Kurt Cobain is understanding the implications îeemore iplayt a crooked cop •ftust me, it would be worth This fact alone shows how dedi• wUl led his team Into Its fifth year of competition this Natural Bom Killera is at heart mark sound- controlled, almost powcT-chord-only approach. diat a new Helmet record carries. iiuifedlli^ SîgnMti- ndio is ob• your time and effort cated these athletes are to them• spring. The team will participate hi the Lynchburg a satire, and'as siidi hopes to pot a mechanical ri£BngandHamilton'8 Are diey washed up? IsAfiolBatfi sessed) widi^MleiGBy and Mallory For information conceaming selves and to their sport meet on April 5. This meet will be a tune up for the Out of diis seemingly normal minor to our society and'show us monotone vocal style had finally mix comes one of the most disso• merely a hKûster metal record, a a^'Tiinuiiy ilMîlMieSjjoins die a: reftection'diat shocks but even- intramurals contact the pq>er ofBce Best of luck to the track team Cumberland College meet on April 12. or Todd Gambil. His office is in drawn together into a muscular nant, brutal aural assualts in exist• sell out, as many critics have a> sadistic pnson! warden tualfyodiglhiaisi llwdirectn diis season. CantrellHaU. whole. ence. After die release of in claimed? '|M#iMcdbiisksy. V" dlows die B^Beace to see tte film After a heated nuy w label bid• 1994, Helmet started to fidi apart True, the majority of press asitwis.intendedtbbeaiidtomake ding war, which landed die band on Mengede either quit or was thusfiv has been negative. 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By Jon Biscoe hejust canH sing st all. . . "I'm Insane" features atrunqiet However, 10 days were spent Entertahment Editor The most obvious comparison and a nifty melody and would be receding hi England, at the home Good criticism is supposed to be is to NeO Young, «dio can't rfaUy my sectmd choice fivasfaigle. studio of My Bloody VUentine's entirely objective. The critic must sing eidier,,is agteat guitarist, and Furdier cementhigNdl Young Kevin Shields, according to J, die sqHuate himself fiom die ot>|ect Of writes perfect songs. comparisons is the sixth song, "(mlypersoal could diinkdfvôae his scrutiny. Well, dutt's how it I always suspected that Young '*Albne." It's a slow, sad tune in opiiiions about music I'm rrally should be, but is too often not was ooe of J's i»imary influences, the tradition of sudi Young dassics intoested'in." For exanqile, I just got die new and my suqiicions were confinned as "Coitez The Killer" or Uke A Shields also contributes some Dinosaur Jr. album. Hand It Over. whmJtqqiearedondieNeilYoung Hurricane," (ionqilete widi endless vocaU. Hand It Oyer isn't die best Ten out of ten peqile could sfQT diat Ttibute The Bridge. Odiernotables soloing and phuntive vocals. Dinosaur Jr. album, nor is it the it's terrible, but I woiild disagree. m diat record are Sonfe Yoidh, Soul The rest of die album is solid, worst It's a solid piece of work If J Mascis (the sole permanent Asylum, the Pixies, and >^ctoria hook-hMtm rock. Highlights in• dMugh. and I'm gfaid I bou^ it member of Dinosaur Jr.) started Williams. clude "Mick," and "OettinRough," And no matter what, I can guar• selling his nosehairs, I Would prob• Just like Young, J-is fond of whoe J sings along with the siq>- antee diat it's better duu die but ably buy them. J is my guitar hero. guitar solos. So, if you're tmned port of what sounds like a bai^. Silvorchair record, but diat goes I can play more oif his songs than off by a bit of good, emotive guitar His lyrics focus, as always, on widiout Siting; anyone else's. work in evoy song, dim Dinosaur women uid his inability to commu• • He's my fitvorile songwrito: and Jr. is something you'd probably nicate with them. The overall Dinosaur Jr. Dlscography one of my fovorite singers. Dino• wanttoavoid. mood is still one of deqierate want• M^HIflftjliif saur Jr. is alone atap my list of fe- Those are the only two potm- ing, but J sounds, like he's getting vmite bands, aside fromth e Smidis. tial roadblocks to your eqjoymdit more comftHtable widi himself and Dinosaur (Homestead, 1985) big fljnK.inlpjAA îi'SKfîS So, whenever a new Dinosaur of Dinosaur Jr. ffyou can haiuflea his place in the world. Yoa'nLiviBgAnOverMe record comes out, you can be sure somewhat nasal voice and lots of In diis month's issue of Guitar (SST, 1987) ThB iheer bndtitx ^ the vio- that I'll have my hands <» it, and wanking, Haii4-It Over is well Worid, J makes the comment that Dinosaur Jr. EP (SST, 1987) that the critical eye I turn on it will leace coopleci wilh In iminUbited worth it's price tag. "most guitarists just get worse as Bug (SST, 1988) be more than sli^tiy biased. It begins widi 'T Don't Think," time goes on, and I'd have to In• Just Like Heaven EP (SST. Widi dat out of die way, I can a seemin^y odd choice for an al• clude myseff." 1989) unabashedly sav diat Hand It Over bum opener It's a good song, but I wouldn'tagree widi diat at all, is one of the best releaseso f 1997. J sings in a higher pitch than be but atleast he doesn't have a Fossils (SST, 1991) In all fairness, it's not as good as normally does, a trick he's done on swelled head. That tmitoty is still Green Mind (Sire. 1991) die two studio albums preceeding only a few songs before. luled by Yngwie Malmstem. Whatevcr'sCtwIWUhMeEP it, 94's Without A Sound and 93's The second track, "Never The minority of HandltOvu (Sire, 1992) Where YwB«n- Bought It," seems like sure-fire was recorded in die basmtent of J's Where Yon Been (Sire ,1993) For dwse uninitiated into the single material, adding ddicate pic• Amherat, Massachusetts home, Without A Sound (Sire, 1994) colo acconqianiment to die voka- wfaoe he leads the quiet existence cult of Dinosaur Jr., there are a few Martfal&Me(HefNrise, 1996) things to consider. J's voice nic mix of guitars, not to mention a ofahamiL Hand It Over (Reinise, 1997) is..weU...tliotigh I hate to admit it. swe^litdemelody.

Hdmet, From page 7 pieces like "I let you down again, He eidier shridcs his head off Chris Oill called Hamilton a wbat'i another harmless lie be• or mumbles hi a fbt and boring "strong contender for tween fiiends? Now you can't be monotone. Aftertaste isn't die sell underadieiverofdieyear." Is this disappc^ted, I diought I gave you out that many have been quick to ungrounded^ or is it right on the just exacdy what you wanted;" T'd label it, but it is die weakest of money? rather be insulted by you dian Helmet's mqjor label albums. Well, adeast to me, diere is tnidi someone I respect," and "Find It tries to iqteat die Meantime to be found in the «nbrace or de• somediing miiKUess I can advocate, fwmuhl widi limited success. The nial of such a statement Afterteste makeup theme Iwanttobe, then intensity is still as strong as ever, it shoots off in an entirely new direc• always keep a flnger on 'the just seems like they did something tion. pulse'." of a poor job in the songwriting It is, as Hamilton has admitted^ He's mariced by die same sa^ d^Mrtment somediing of a reaction to file's casm and cynicism as always, pro• For Hehnet fens diis is, deqiite experimental bent, a seareh to re• nounced perhaps even more coher• the n^ative opinion voiced hoe, a claim what Hefanet has tnditknally ently this time around must-have. It isn^ so mudi of a been about The result: tuneftd, but There are songs just as good as let-down that I would abandon mosdy unremarkable duash. any others in the Helmet canon, Page and dw boys just yet Musically, it falls somewhere ctushos like "Bxacdy What You Besides, amediocre Hehnet al• hrtween Meantime and Strap It On. Wanted," "Birdi Defect," "Diet bum is still head and shouldm not quite as accomplished as die AftertastOi" "Pure." and "Insa• above die rest of dw fidd. fonner, sU^dy more polished dun tiable." And, ff noddng else, evaryime diektter. The problem is, aside fromthes e should have to listen to "Bxacdy Lyrically. Hamilton is still few, eveqrdilng else starts to sound What You WIuitedr adeast once. U pretty pissed off at nodring in par• alarmingly similar. There is pow- ml^ be dw best song Helmet has ticular, adeast not at anyddng diat erflil, if rqietitive guitar work by ever recorded, making it one of dw I can dtocem fiom die liner notes. die ton; unfbrtunately Hamilton^ best heavy guitar songs ever re• There are insightfiil phrases limited vocal piesentatira fitils him corded as well here and diera diough, bits and diis time.