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E)emocratic ptesidential caiK&date Barack Obama made Fall Fling his first post-nomination visit to Southwest Virginia on Tues• day, stopping at nearby Lebanon High School for a townliall meeting. UVa-Wise students who attended said they were ex• By Ashley Ryan cited about the opportunity and enthusiastic about Obama's Staff Writer ideas. [email protected] Junior Justin Fitzgerald said he attended the event in part because it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. •fhc UVa-Wisc Student Government "I went primarily because it was a rare opportunity to see .Association will team up with local gym, the potential president, and as a citizen one should take every Extreme Fitness of Wise, to sponsor the opportunity to be better informed about candidates and to be "Battle of the Bands" competition on participatory in hearing both sides of the spectrum, wheth• Thursday before the 30th Annual Fall er you align yourself with Uberal or conservative ideas," be Fling Festival held in the town of Wise. said" The 30th Annual Wise Fall Ring will Junior Kristin Robertson agreed. be held from October 4-5 on Main Street "I went mostly because I thought it was an amazing op- in Wise. pcHtunity to bear someone who might be the next president "Battle of The Bands" will be held on of the United States speak and to-also hear more about his Thursday, October 2nd from 5 to 9 pm on programs." Main Street in Wise. SGA encourages any band that would seeOb»JM,page4 like to join to pick up a registration form in the SGA office. '' The top three bands will take home 100 dollars for first place, 50 dollars for second place and 25 dollais for third place. SGA President Travis Braiuion said he hopes that by co-sponsoring the "Bat• tle of the Bands" the community and the Pboto by Darid Kalz/Obama for America college will grow closer. Top: Senator Barack Obama speaks to 2,500 people "I promised to trj' and bridge the gap during hls speech last lUesday. between the local community and col• 0. " t lege students," Braniwo said. "The rela- :tert:-Lo(»l an(rnatlonahnew8 trucks line up out• tloasMp'has been marked by tension and side Lebanon High School to cover Senator Barack apprehension in the years I have been at Fbotoby.chciMaRose Obama's Speech on Sept 9. Wise, but the SOA is working to create see Bands, page 4 Christian singer- students, faculty donate blood songwriter set to perform next week to support area
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The Student Activities Board (SAB) will welcome Despite rain and mud its first musician of the semester when up-and-coming throughout the day on T\iesday, Christian singer-songwriter Chinua Hawk performs on more than 90 students, faculty, Sept 15 on the fifth floor of the Slemp Student Center staff and community members at 8 p.m. turned out to give blood and do The New Jersey-native their part to save lives. said he's enthusiastic about The Marsh Regional Blood his visit next weet Center parked their mobile vehi• "What I'm looking for• cles outside McCraty Hall from ward to the most is meeting 9 a:m. to 5 p.m. and collected 64 as many new faces as I can pints of bknd. and introducing my music The Marsh Center serves 17 Photo by Jessica nice to some new friends," Hawk area hospitals, so the blood will said via e-mail. stay in this region in.the event of The Marsh Blood Van sits outside of McCrary Hall on Sept 9. The Hawk said he has a di• a natural disaster or other need center collected 64 pints of blood fjrom students, taculty and staff. verse program planned. The drive was sponsored by "I'll probably be per• the Interfratemity COUIKII and by manning the check desk and assisting reason 1 shouldn't give blood," said senior forming about 14 songs," he said. "It will be a mixture of the Panhellenic Cbuncil. donors in completing medical informa• Holly Weisiger. "It is a good feeling to some of my original songs as well as some classic songs "It was really a great vol• tion forms. know that you helped somebody." that everyone will know and love to sing along to." unteer effort on the part of our "I was very pleased [with their ser- Freshman Josh Gilbert said his Mood Hawk has performed with Celine Dioo at Madison Greeks," said Josh Justice, assis• i-icel," Justice said. type was the reason he gave Mood as Square Qardea He has also written songs with Wyclef tant director of student activities Some students said they gave blood well. Jean and worked in the studio with Kanye West on hip and Greek Ufe. because of their blood type. "I have a rare Mood t>'pe—it's AB hop artist, Taiih Kwelis' song "Just to Get By" Justice said that Greek life "I know I'm O positive and 1 know negative," he said. "I found that out last members helped with the event that's the universal donor so there's no year so I've been giving blood all I can." seeMmldan,page2 see Blood, page 2
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0.' riPINION Social scientist Duane Elgin speaks as part From the Editor 's Desk Tuition Increase What do you think of Chancellor's Lecture Series More Things to Cauises Students about construction By Allie Robinson like global wanning, climate change, Chancellor I>avid Prior said that Managing Gdilof mountain-lop removal and habitat.ex• he felt the event went well. Keep us Distracted on campus? [email protected] tinction all need to be addressed. "I thought it was interesting, par- to Frown But he said that he doesn't think liculariy Ihe structure of the evening— After my four years at this college. 1 have ollicially The term "enviconmentalisni" is humanity is about to wipe itself off the the conversation rathertha n a lecture." come to the conclusion that fall is the worst time to he a Virginia colleges have taken the leap together this year to in «he news so rrequently it's nearly a face of the planet just yet. he said. "The questions and issues he NestlaMcKcnzie student increase tuition prices and fees. fad. "We are making a mess of things raised were...the type of questions that ' Sopltomore We didn't notice it as much in Ugh school because we While some colleges may increase tuition by a small mar• Bui lurking behind the notion oT right now," he said. "But be patient, naturally stimulate differing opinions Undecided didn't do nearly as much homework as we do now. gin each year, the leap this year has been large. "going gieen" is ihe weightier ques• we' re grmving. The emergence of new and conversatioa" But with college football season starting two weekends Instead of reducing prices to equalize Ihe risingcost s of tion: How will humanity alTect the en• communications allows us to look at Olena Blackburn, Chair of the "It's getting on my nerves. ago. the NI^ starting last weekend. Major League Baseball textbooks, paridng decals and vironment, and ultimately, itself? ourselves and choose where to go. As Chancellor's Lecture Series Commit• Nobody can ever sleep about to enter the postseason and all the major broadcast sta• meal plans, it appears that UVa- Author and social scientist Duane I look at what's happening on Earth, tee and emeritus professor of history, with all that noise." tions starting up llieir new season Wise has joined the crowd with Elgin addressed issues like this in his I feel the challenges we face will call said that Ihe series is intended to ad• of shows, it's amazing we ever the tuition increase [^n. lecture-turiKd-public discussion Tues• forth things from within us that we dress important public issues. get anything done. UVa-Wise students are feel• day night in the Chapel of All Faiths. don't know exist." "Each speaker has significant and Let's start with Ihe average ing tlie impact of tlus increase, At the flith lecture in the Chancel• Qgin said that even though hu• important things to say," he said. "This Satinday of a college football with prices raising 3 percent for lor's Ixcture Scries, community mem• manity has been pulling away from na• year, we are focusing on the environ• faa Wake up at %30 a.m. Fix in-state students, and 2.1 percent Chris Lester bers and college students gathered and ture—with the introduction of machin• ment." or buy something thiat resembles for out-of-state students, accord• Freshman discussed in a public forum what Elgin ery and the ideal of progress—humans Prior said that the Lecture Series ing to "The Virginia Pilot" This n a breakfast Sit down and watch PtAMcat Science refers to as "the four archetypes of Ihe have Ihe capacity to override cultural Marissa Jones Committee tries to invite speakers who two straight hours of College equates to about $100 extra for human family." differences to make global change. are actually working on topics that stu• n Opinion Editor Oameday. And then, starting al Danld RoUnson each student That's equivalent to "1 think that all universities The group tackkd such issues as "We've been pulling bock from dents and community members may my4z@uvawl8e,edu noon, watch football until the EditoHn-Chief Ihe price of a textbook, or two to should try to accomidate the maturity level of. humankind, bow nature for Ihe last 35.000 years," be have questions about, rather than lec• early morning hours. [email protected] three tanks of gas. their students to a humans gion or decline in ability to said. "The conbo of species extinc- tures strictly geared toward academics. Throw in a Cavs game (if we These numbers may seem tiny when compared to Vir• comfortable emironment, handle problems, the' role that global tioa and resource de|4etioa and so oa He said the Lecture Cbmmittee strives ever have one at home) and you've got a packed day with ginia Tech's 10.8 percent increase for in-state students and as long as there's funding." communications plays in humanity's are all going to come together in a su• to host one event each year, but may only enough time 16 sparingly finish your math homework 5.3 percent for out-of-state students, or to UVa's increase of growlh cur^'e and humanity's place in preme challenge—hopefully we as hu• offer another in the spring semester. Pboto by Jessica Pike Author Duane Elgin visited campus last during extra points and coroiiKrcials. 9.4 percent for in-state and 6.7 percent for out-<^-state. Bui, the universe. mans will be able to bum through the il is sliU substantial. Hiesday and spoke on the role of human• So. Saturday is pretty much gone with little-lo-no home• Adriaac Racker EBIgin said that current problems prejudices that keep us separate." With gas prices steadily flying through the roof and food ity In environmentalism. work comjdeled. ; Sopltomore prices continually rising,ca n we as students aflbrd to dish-out Now on to the average Sunday of an NFL faa \ Undecided Wake up at 9 a.m. and get ready for church (if you don't $100 to $200 more for an education? 1 think not. go to church, skip ahead). Come back (or wake-up) at noon "It is very nerve racking; Shoiddn't Virginia lawmakers want their citizens to be College subscribes to Blood and eat a big lunch—preferat>ly pizza or another fast food. it stinks, it's ugly, loud educated without making them declare bankruptcy? Contimiedfrom page I Set your fantasy team before the 1 p.m. deadline and enjoy and it's taking up all of the another long day of football. Does anyone else feel frustration because of the rising Others said they gave Wood because of parking spaces. They need Even Justice said he took the time to For those of you who don't know or haven't figured it prices? mental health resource Ihe lives they could potentially save. give blood to speed up this process." out yet. Wise is Ihe greatest place on earth to watch foot• Unfortunately, no alternative is in sigM. "1 always enjoy giving Nood," said se• "I gave Wood for the first time [Tues• By \torshell Bradley ball. Students continue to question prices, and prices continue for Student Development Lelia Bradshaw nior Rachel Dye. "It's for a good cause and day]." he said. "It was an awesome experi• Why you ask? to rise on almost everything associated with college life. Staff Writer said. you get to save...three lives per pint If you ence. I was a little ner^'ous. I'm not a needle Three numbers-11.12 and 13. Meal plan prices make students wonder why lobster and [email protected] The website also offers a lest to eval• can help people out you should." fan. but the Nlatsh people did a great job and uate users risk for mental health issues— Three CBS stations that will each show a dilTeient game steak aren't on the menu. Now, tuition increases are making students wonder what Freshman Keodra Duty said she was made it as painless as getting poked w ith a the college is going to do to improve itself as a whole for their UVa-Wise is part of the IS percent from ADD to depression. at 1 p.m. 1 know. It's awesome! Textbook prices make students expect a chunk of gcM to giving blood for the first time when the nurse needle could be." personal and educational benefit of colleges woridwide that subscribes to The results can aid couselors in coun• Add two to three games a day on FOX and Ihe late game be hiding in the book's folds. told her that she had just saved three people's Justice said the Baptist Collegiate Min• ULifeline, an online resource center for on NBC, and you've got another all day football event Parking decals make students wonder if a red carpet will In lhat light, wekome to college: the land of the educated seling the student. lives...... >. ., . istries will, sptmsor. a fikwd^drive next se• So, what have we learned? line the parlung tot nod tbe Imne of the pooT; mental health and suicide prevention "It'is Irn'portant for students to realize "1 decided from then on out that I was mester. A date has not been set. If you're a football fan. Saturday and Sunday are the - - Uljfeline offers a medical library that a menial health issue is not a character doing it for as long as I was able," she said. created by HarA'ard medical experts, a list flaw or weakness, but a trealaUe condi• worst days to try and do hcHnework. of emergency hotline numbers and local tion," Rose said. That being said, non-football fans have it rough every senices available on and off campus and ULifeline was created by the Jed Musician other day of Ihe week. The Dark Side of Radical a place to anonymously ask health ques• Foundation. According to their website, September marks the beginning of the new season of tions. the organization "specializes in mental Continued from page 1 television shows. The website help students to establish awareness among adults." All your favorites return with new episodes and there's Environmentalism a type of comfort Icvd before entering Both Rose and Bradshaw, are happy He released three independent CDs and Josh Justice, assistant director of Stu• sometliing to watch every night Vot exxunplc, new epi• counseling. to provide ULifeline as another way to is currently recording a new project dent Activities and SAB faculty adviser, sodes of "Robot Chicken," "Prison Break," "Gossip Girt," The past few years environmental concerns have been cleaner than ever before. "It is beneficial and valuable to stu• connect with students. "I think he has a son sound . It has more said he is excited that Hawk is coming to "The Shield," "Bones" and 'Terminator The Sarah Qm- tlirust to the forefront cX debate in America and around the Paul Ehriich, a pnrfessor of population studies at Stan• dents and it is a tod to bring them to coun• "We're always looking for resources of an easy listening R&B feel to it." said Ra• the college. nor Chronicles "all started in the past week, along with new world. Environmental worries top everyone's chart Ev• ford University and author of "The Population Bomb"— seling," counselor Rachel Rose said. to help us becane more preventative and chel Imburg. SAB president. "I am looking "He's a new up-and-coming artist," he shows like "Fringe," "Raising the Bar," "90210," "Sons of erywhere we go we're bnnbarded with messages telling which erroneously predicted that "hundreds of millions "If students don't feel comfortable ap• proactive," Bradshaw paid. "It's all in the foro'ard to seeing if we can bring out a new said. "I've heard some of his music online Anarchy" and "Samurai Girl." us to go "go green." will starve to death" in the 1970s due to famines induced proaching us with questions, this is a great title, it really is a 'lifeline.' a virtual life• crowd. This is something we are toiog to and I'm very excited to have him perform There really is sometlung for everybody every day of No matter what our views by overpopulation—has stated that the cause of all the tool to use," assistant director of Center line for students." do this year; we want to reach a wider range for us." the week. on environmental issues, we can worids environmenlal ills is "loo many rich people." of people." And that was just ttte first week and a half in Septem• agree as human beings that we Ehriich isn't alone in such horrific "remedies" for en- ber. have a reqxmsibility to take care viroomeiMal ills. You've still got "The Office," "Ugly Betty," "Survivor of the world for our benefit and Fkul Watson, a co-founder of Greenpeace has stated The SGA is proud to bring you International Gabon," "My Name is Eari," "Grey's Anatomy." "Chuck." other tnhatxtanis of the planet. that "The worid will be a much nicer place without us (hu• ATTMTION STUDENTS However, beneath the well in- mans]." He has called fw the mass reduction cd'the human Movie Series "Ghost Whisperer" and much more to look forward to. Are you looking for a good way to get around It's just amazing any of us actually graduate from this tentioned surface of environmen• population to below one billioa a new tradition Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. campus without breaking the bank? |dace. talism lies a darker side. Justin Jurek Watson left Greenpeace when the organization insisted Science 100 I know you're wondering, so Til go ahead and ask for There is a movement that goes Opinion Columnist on non-violent protests, causing Watson to dub his creation beyond exercising proper mainte• the "Avon ladies of the environmental movement." Sllust Sabet SffBUt Comfitmiofi you. Jt)[email protected] Wliat do I recommend for you to actually make it nance of our world, in tlie tenets Furthermore, the undergroimd Earth Liberation Front S«pi.22-2C "Michael Collins" through this Grange and wonderful time knmvn as fall with of the environmenlal movement (QJO—a cell-based group dedicated to "direct action" "Food Drive-ing Me Sept. 16 your grades intact? These radicalgroup s include "mainstream" organiza• (aka eco-terrorism)—has been named by the FBI to be the Crazy" Contest Fm glad you asked. tions like Greenpeace. Lately, Greenpeace has taken their number one domestic terrorist threat in the United States. brand of environmentalism over food pdicy, with cam• ELPs tactics include vandalism, sabotage, arson and Sept. 25 - 5 p.m. Neil Jordan's First, any foottnll fan should immediately try to finish A Gas Powered Scooter inight t>e for you! bombings (all in order to save the planet). AU told, since Pep Rally/Meet the Cavs depiction of the any and all homework tlie day il was assigned That way paigns aimed at banning genetically modified organisms • No liscense plates controversial life you're constantly ahead and have most, if not all, of it com• (GMO). 1997 Ihe organizaticn has been responsible fw more than $95 million in property damages. • No insurance Sept. 25 •« Pep Rally and death of Mi• pleted 1^ Saturday morning, or Friday night fcM- high school GMO crops have been ahered tk the genetic level to football fans. make them more beneficial to man. These crops have Ihe There's even Ihe Voluntary Human Extinction Move• • No stickers "Roast the Eagles" Banner chael Collins, the Contest For compulsive TV viewers, the daytime is ytxir friend. potential to save countless lives in developing countries ment which ad\'ocates, accwding to their website, "the 'Lion of Ireland', Student Special No good show starts tiefore 8 p.m. Finish your work where famine is u all-too-often occurrence. hopeful alternative to Uie exIiiKtion of millions of species who led the IRA $1,095 Sept. 25-9 Pep Rally during breaks in-between classes. It's also a good idea to To Greenpeace, Ibis nutters little. of plants and animals is the voluntary extinction of one "Fear the Cheer" Contest against British skip dinner and/or luncL You can eat during or after your The organization insists with little scientific evidence species: Homo sapiens... us." Call Ray Hamm at 276-395-5796 rule and found• shows. that GMO crops are harmful and we must depend on "or• It's time for responsible environmental advocates to Stp(.25-ePcpR«U7 ed the Irish Free And for those of you who love TV and football... you' re ganic" CH^M instead. gready distance tliemselves from this extreme itietoric, "Cavalier Shuffle" Dance State (Eii«) in pretty much up Ihe creek without a paddle. In addition, Greenpeace places the Uame for environ• and to call the extremists out for what they are: crazy. Contest 1921. Seriously though, professors can't expect you to do mental harm directly on the shoulders of large corpora• If this is allowed to continue, the environmental chal• Winning Orgainization Cmtct Taw* Mm » Stuff homework when you've got so much else going on. Right? tions, despite advances in technology that make industry lenges that we face will never be solved. Will Recieve Sept. 24 •Lake, 4 pjn. 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ChdscaRose Layout EOtor or via »iiia Saturday, Sept 13 Gym Class Heroes in Southwest Virginia OREC Paddle the Rhw Canoe Trip (All-t^leased'on Flag Rock Recreation Area that overk)ok8 O LitUcStoaey Falls: UttleSloney By Allie Robinson make the mark on pop culture for my generalion/80s babies from the age of ByAllysonCrefl VblleybaN vs. Union College, 11:30 Sept. 12). StalT Writer the city of Norton and more of our beauti• I^b, also located on the High Knob Managing Editor Nintendo'Transformeis, Ninja Turtles, Hungry Hippos... You know I miss am. [email protected] ful mountains. Flag Rock can be seen as Mountain, is full •The Women" [email protected] you more than Shaq misses free throws..." a rock outcrop capped with an American of scenic water• Tracks worth skipping include "Like Father, Like Son," which Uies Free Sollbafl CRtite, Softball field. (Plctureiiouse Flag, thus the name "Flag Rock". falls and simple Qym Class Heroes has been classified by some people as an "alterna• too hard lo be serious and Instead sounds shallow and tacky and "Drunk The stress in students' lives on campus regislra(ion.8:30 a.m. trails to hike. If Eatertakunent) tive hip-hop" group, a distinction just vague enough to mean absolutely Txl Romeo," which is trite and cliche. The last song, "Coming Clean," is is building and reasooaUy so. Sunday, Sept. 14 trout flsUng is one Startngt Meg'Ryan; nothing. clunky and frankly disappointing. McCoy's clever lyrics are only so clever. Wise County does not offer a lot of ^) Roarlig Branch: Roaring Branch INT Golf Captain's Choice Tourney enteitainroent for younger adults, but it is an excellent place to hike. This trail is of your hobbies, Annette Bening, Eva They continue lo elude definition on their fourth album, which is a Perhaps he used all his good ideas on the last album. located on the road between Big Stone UtUe Stoney Falls [Mendes patchwork of rap, hip-hop, The best part about 'The Quill" is its insistence on non-conformity. By gives UVa-Wise students a chance to be MotKlay,8epL16 Oap and AppalacUa; the trail is also a little is a place to satisfy and indie rock, aptly titled bringing in other artists, incoiporating more actual singing (McCoy's voice creative. Wbsley Fellowship 'Freeze Out* - ^ Rating: PCi-13 more advanced. The trail follows a drain• your need for the "The Quilt." released on has improved) and melodies (guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo really One way tooccupy leisure time in this icecream, SSC 12:30-2:30 p.m. 'GenrerGomedy/DrBina area is hiking. age confluence that feeds into the Powell great spoit. ;Ptot:ArichiNewYorker Fueled by Ramen Records. shines), OCH has produced a record with promise. River. The cool temperatures of a cano• This lime, Ihcy don't "Trails provide neat canycms. stream• SAB Musician - Chlnua Hawk, 8 p.m. I lfeavc8iberqheating;h»i8- \ pied streamside creek, and the lush foliage O Guest River Oorgt Nature IVall: just rely on Travis Mc• ing creeks, pleoty of shade, and you might SSC, 5th Floor I band andfo 2, l'A(;i: h NotJmtA Man's World to play Emory & Sports and after 15 year hiatus September 11th Yesterday was the seventh anni veisary of the worst attack BylVreidaNash on American soil ever. SlafT Writer Normally, tUs column would be mine to comment on t)[email protected] UVa-Wise sports; however, this week it's different. This week's column is for every American that watched The Highland Cavalieriootball team hasn't faced in horror as those twin towers fell on that fateful day. the Emory & Heniy Wasps since 1995. This week the column is for every American out there Thanks to bead coach Bruce Wasam and Emory & Henry's head coach Don Montgomery, that's all who kwes sports. going to change in 2010 and 2011. The United States came Both coaches have signed a oontiact making the together after 9/11, but not just Cavs and the Wasps rivalsi n the football community under "one flag." We came to• ooce again. gether as a family and part of "It's very exciting," Wasem said. Things have that was due to sports. changed since the last time we've played." Sports became a way of Most students who know that Bnoiy and Henry coping—coping with the feel• il is less than an hour and a half from Wise, accord• ings that raged 'inside of us, the Brittany Wkhtendalil ing to Wasem, have questioned why the teams aren't feelings that we couldn't re• Sports Editor jiaying each other and why they even stopped to be• ally grasp and feelings that we gin with. weren't sure how to deal with. bsw8g®uvawise;edu The main reason Ihat the Cavs and Wasps haven't I remember Sept II very played each other in so long is becauseof the differ• vividly 1 remember being in ence in conferences. middle school and my chorus teacher turning on the televi• Emory & Henry is in the NCAA conference, sion to the first tower, standing there, burning. whereas UVa-Wise is in the NAIA. and both confer• We were all in shock, and I was even more so when she ences are very strict on the teams playing in non-con• turned the TV off and instructed us to start singing. ference games, and playing against each other won't Here we were, sitting in the safetyof our schpol watching FhotobyJessica'Price help either team Young Cross Country team excited about season with new runners .1 I •!• I I •• H I (• r'M ,v. • I. •'•II..; I I I I I •H .. 1.11 !•• Iirr I'F' I.I'' -I ' .| . Ill, 111 I ..l. I i.n.i |;,|., j;. I •• , cri,, ,1. -J, .111",.I ,1,. By Nancy Kama! excited about the season, and that each mem• experience. of the race and he foresees everyone's per• Staft^ Writer ber brings his or her own special contribu• "I have run cross country for five years sonal running times will improve by the next [email protected] tions. in high school," Brenner said. "I also ran two meet "I think I bring a lot of knowledge of years of high school track." The women's team finished in the top The UVa-Wise cross country team has a running to the team," said freshman Max• The first race could be indicative of the three at the Tusculum Invitational in Qreen- lot to be excited about this seasoa With a well Frankel. "I read up on difTeient running season to come. At the Tusculum Invita• eville.l^enn. new coach and a strong start, the pressure is philosophies and apply them to my running tional, the men's team placed in the top five, 'The girls were only one point out irf flret on and the team is ready. regimen." winning the title by 33 pofaits over Milligan place," said sophomore lluura Haack. "I 'Tm pumped," said freshman Reece Despite the influx of freshman runners, College. tUhk that in Itself speaks volumes. Last year Miller. "I believe we have a great team that's there is not a lack of experience. "The first meet was an excellent start to we just had enough to make a team and now fiesh and eager to do great tUngs." Freshman Spenser Brenner said that al• the season," Frankel said. He said the con• we are in serious contention." The rumwTS said that they were all very though he is new to the men's team, he brings fidence level of the team was raised because dU>Domination^ their new album," Lost in the Sound of Separation," grow are also welcome. lege website, "the se-. the debate, and more! that" nizing for Earth Week in ;(lmersoope Record^/ continues that trend. We want everyone active ries allows professors to We want your ideas Not all students in attendance already had Now before you say 1 am scared of change, I the Spring! AAWiRccordS)] in the journal's creation choose a to|nc and pres• their minds set on who they'll be supporting in want it to be knowntiiat 1 have listened to Underoath and input so come on out! IGenretR&B/Fbp and the only way this will Contact: President ent it as if it were their the November electioa It's getting pretty Blue since "They're Only Chasing Safety," their second PlioloabtaiDedfroaPureVolunK.com' Geneva Bailey at gmb9h@ Senior Megan Raines went into the meeting be possible is with peisoo- final lecture." around here! album released by the label. So I know when the uvawise.edu or Vice Pres• al and group involvement A different professosr unsure about her political allegiances, but left as band is tinkering with their sound. 1 remember Underoath gave me that big, ambitious sound that "IThis record's) about the last two years of ident Rollo Samuel at rh- an Obama supporter. You may e-mail sub• will present a lecture each picking up the record and loving the mesh of no other group could replicate. I believed the band my life," Chambertain said in an inteniew with [email protected]. "I wettt to the event to help me make my de• missions to jimson-weed@ month of the semester. Spencer Chamberlain's aggressive, screaming had taken a step back by trying to gain credibility iVfTV.coffl eariy in the recording of "Separation." cision on who to vote for." she said. "1 went there Rock Band 2! uvawise.edu. vocals and Aaron Qilespie's soft, clean tones. The in the metal worid through silencing their unique "The roughlimes , the good times. You know, our hoping to hear a decent speech that perhaps men- |((M!rV Games). album had an epic sound that I had yet to hear from sound just to go "heavier." band almost broke up, and 1 had some issues with ti(Hied education, and healthcare... what I got was (Sept 14;Xbox3«)) any "hard" music at the lime. As I was listening lo "Separation," I found substance abuse. All kinds of things. Just real life an outstanding speech that highlighted my con• S^tiofWisi Rock Bandi myself in a conundrum of sorts: I reallycouldn' t and how 1 dealt with things." cerns and answered any questions I had." ^retums«wilh more tiadcB decide whether 1 liked the album or not. It didn't Then there is the vocals of Aaron Gilespie that Bands Cavs She said Obama was "an incredible speaker" andtbtilter instmmehfs,' sound anything like the others iatd it took nie a bit seemed to have look a hiatus on' the last allMiih,' Confmiedfrom page 1 Continued from page 6 who was also "down-to-earth." to wrap my head around just what exactly the band but makes their return on "Separation." Some "I expected to go there and be lectured to in a had morphed into. faas believe less Gilespie the better, bm from my relationships that will last for students and for the Wise The Cavs track record time gets closer, the pres• formal setthig, instead I feh like I was talking to StarWarsfthe 1 can honestly say that "Separation" is the perspective it's Gllespie's smooth voice that makes years and enhance student community, while bringing against the Wasps isn't sure from fans to perform a friend," she said. "His sense of approocbability Force Unliea^edi first instance since I have been reviewing for the the band unique. The tracks "A Fault Line. A Fault life." them together for mutual en• good. The last time they won't get to the team. "We calmed nte and ensured within me his ability to CbuamArta) Highland Cavalier that I have had this dilemma. Mine," "The Only Sunivor was Miraculously lead- Brannon said he antici• joyment" he said played against each other, have to really be careful (S(Bptl6;Xbox360; It took numerous listens to decide that I do in fact Unharmed," "The Created Void" and "Desperate One of her concerns centered