University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 10-11-2002 Sandspur, Vol 109, No 04, October 11, 2002 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 109, No 04, October 11, 2002" (2002). The Rollins Sandspur. 187. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/187 SAHDSPU"he Oldest College Newspaper in Florida R October 11, 2002 Rollins College • Winter Park, Florida Vol. 109, No. 4 entertainmentMT V Legacy: Alan Hunter One of MTV's five original video jockeys comes to Rollins to speak to students. The Blue Room, star­ by Marissa Block ring Keira Keeley and staff reporter Jacob Billings is a On October 3rd, success at the Fred 2002, Rollins College started Stone Theatre. their lecture series on Popular Culture with one of Check out our review. MTV's original video jockeys (VJ), Alan Hunter. Hunter page 6 spoke in both the Bush Auditorium and for RCC classes. sports. On August 1st, 1981, MTV made their television debut by playing the Buggies' music video: Video Killed the Radiostar. Hunter was one of the five original MTV VJs and actually the first to appear on the air. photo / RC PUBLIC RELATIONS However, Hunter's appear­ ALAN HUNTER: Dean of the Faculty Roger Casey welcomes his friend MTV superstar Alan ance on air at midnight on Hunter to Rollins College. He came to speak to students and faculty about popular culture. Women's soccer August Is* was a mistake. team defeats Lynn Alabama and later moved to when he heard about a VJ Marc Goodman was sup­ New York to pursue a career music channel on cable tele­ Students University for the first posed to be opening but in acting. He attended vision holding auditions for time in Rollins' history when the wrong camera was Circle on the Square Drama a hosting job. After three Volunteer on Tuesday after­ set, Hunter appeared and School and waited tables. bad auditions in two weeks, noon. ushered in MTV's first He had just finished acting Hunter managed to get the words: "and I'm Alan in A Midsummer Night's job. According to Hunter, to Mentor page 11 Hunter." Dream and filming David his logic for accepting the job Hunter grew up in Bowie's music video Fashion • Rollins students CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 spend time men­ on the inside toring children at Spotlight on ATQ Fern Creek features • Alpha Tau National Congress at the "True Merit Award." Elementary. Renaissance Hotel in Unfortunately, the Rollins by Kim Burdges Spatz Deli and Bar Omega puts their Cleveland, Ohio on August College chapter did not win staff writer clears up the confu­ best foot forward. 4th, 2002. this award; however, they This semester all sion on the entry age In attendance were were recognized with the Rollins students have an by Kim Henry approximately 150 chapters "True Merit Honorable amazing opportunity to of the popular student copy editor hangout. from across the nation and it Mention Award." This make a difference in the life In an attempt to pro- is at this annual Final award is the highest national of a child. This year Rollins mote positive aspects of Banquet and Awards distinction ever attained by is sponsoring a mentoring page 5 Greek Life at Rollins Ceremony that the National the Rollins' chapter and now program at Fern Creek College, fraternity ATlQ set fraternity recognizes about places them in the 20% tier Elementary School, which is on the street its goals for the 2002-2003 20 chapters with the coveted CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 a local school that primarily academic year during a educates low-income or Halloween is fast recent chapter retreat. ATQ homeless children. The pro­ approaching. Find members decided to strive gram pairs a Rollins student out what several for exceptional achieve­ with a child that they will Rollins students are ments in community service, spend time with and help to planning to dress up scholarship, & philanthropy. mentor. as this year. Their goals were set just "The mentoring after the fraternity received a means a lot to the kids and page 7 prestigious National Award any help people can give this summer. them will greatly help," said opinions Four ATO represen­ sophomore Sarah Ledbetter, tatives from Rollins College the program's organizer. He Said/She Said Iota Zeta Chapter, Jason So far, the involve­ returns with their Crane, Chapter President, ment from the Rollins com­ views on voting for Chad Stewart, Chapter Vice- munity appears to be strong. independent parties. President, and James Over twenty students Find out what they Abruzzo and Taylor Binder, photo / JASON CRANE attended the informational seniors, attended the Alpha ALPHA TAU OMEGA: Our chapter makes a name for itself meeting last Thursday and had to say. by receiving the "True Merit Honorable Mention Award." page 9 Tau Omega Fraternity CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 rollins college, winter park ffithe sandspur news MTV's Alan Hunter Speaks Students Mentoring at Local Elementary 3:00 PM and an after school going [to Fern Creek] and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Hunter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 company, program until 5:30 PM. So helping the kids." was that it paid "at least Productions, with his broth­ more than thirty responded the mentors have a range of Ledbetter also said what a Broadway chorus er. The company has pro­ to Ledbetter's mass e-mail possible times that will fit that even 30 minutes could boy made," which was his duced many commercials with interest. into their schedule. On a mean the world to a child in criteria for accepting any job. and is currently working on This is the program's mentor's first visit he/she is need. Ledbetter hopes that Hunter felt that it two independent films due first year at Rollins. paired up with a child that visiting the children on a was bizarre to host a show out next year. Ledbetter recalls the forma­ they will either tutor or regular basis will help to add and had trouble being him­ Hunter's speech on tion of the program, after a spend time with on the vol­ positive role models to their self in front of the cameras campus about MTV's influ­ trip she took to Fern Creek ence on pop culture was with her honor society, Phi unteer's own time. unfortunate situations and for the first six months of his fill the void for love and six and a half year career at energetic and informative. Eta Sigma, last year. On the Volunteers are encouraged attention. MTV. After he started He explained MTV's affect trip, the society members to meet with their child on a Anybody interested improvising and having fun, on the entertainment busi­ heard that there was a dras­ consistent basis. Although it in joining this exciting he soon realized that he ness. MTV was responsible tic need for capable volun­ is preferred to spend weekly opportunity is encouraged could do anything he want­ for the English wave of teers. This past summer visits with the child, any­ ed because it was what peo­ music, allowed people in Ledbetter pondered over the time, even every other week to contact Sarah Ledbetter ple wanted and loved: spon­ Middle America to have a school's need and decided to is encouraged. Volunteers with questions or comments. taneity and seeing VJs who handle on pop culture, set a get Rollins involved with can go and tutor the children If transportation is a prob­ were playing no one other standard for graphic anima­ helping the kids. or just spend some quality lematic issue, contact than themselves. tion, and provided a plat­ One of the great ben­ time with them. Ledbetter and don't miss out Hunter's career at form for rebellion. MTV efits of the program is its "Anyone can start on this worthwhile cause. MTV gave him the opportu­ debuted in the midst of con­ flexibility. Fern Creek holds when they want," explains nity to interview celebrities servative ideals, Reagan 80s classes from 8:45 AM until Ledbetter. "People love from Madonna, to Walter and turned traditional tele­ Cronkite, to Ozzy Osbourne. vision show ideas upside ATQ Representing Rollins' Greeks Well He hosted the morning shift, down. MTV helped to sell went to the spring breaks in trends, records, movies and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 only program that focuses ing basketball, baseball, golf, Daytona, and covered Live artists. As new genres of of the chapters in the nation. on leadership development, tennis, swimming, soccer, Aid in 1985. He voluntarily music were exposed and a In order for a chapter motivation, resource utiliza­ sailing, and waterskiing as left MTV in 1987 as the last new culture of profanity was to qualify for the award, cri­ tion and chapter manage­ well as participating in of the original VJs. Hunter ushered in, the color barrier teria such as alumni rela­ ment. many campus organizations. felt like he had outgrown a in entertainment was shat­ tions, campus involvement, This is not the first Chapter President, lot of what he was doing tered. The young culture chapter operations, commu­ award that ATH has Jason Crane states: "Our out­ there and that he had a loved it.