Issue 2 by The New Perspective

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Features An Invitation, page 7 Recycling Ideas, page 11

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Arts & Entertainment Spitﬁre page Name, Grill,#page 12 Name, Eat Jimmy pageWorld, # page 13

Sports Spirit led by students, page 15 Soccer update, page 16

The Student Newspaper of Carroll College

Campus safety asks for cooperation from Carroll Community Director encourages students to utilize opportunities offered on campus to students Craig Maniscalco Staff Writer

Carroll College Campus Safety released this year’s Annual Security Report, and though very little of the security policy has changed, the statistics give beneﬁcial information about the campus. The report, which was released in compliance with the Jean Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, contains a summary of Carroll College policies and statistics regarding campus security and policy violations over the past three years. The statistics include, but are not limited to, criminal offenses, disciplinary actions, and judicial referrals on and off campus under such titles as forcible sex offenses, burglary, drug violations, liquor law violations, and weapons violations. One of the more prevalent statistics shows the “liquor law violations” over the past three years resulting in disciplinary action or judicial referral. The statistical counts for 2001, 2002,

and 2003 were 66, 146, and 233, respectively. However, the on-campus arrests for the same violations in those years were 11, 3, and 2. John Harbeck, director of Campus Safety, said, “It’s deﬁnitely a concern that our numbers are increasing.” Harbeck, through his position in Campus Safety, is partially responsible for letting the college know what is going on around campus. There are mixed ideas about Campus Safety around Carroll. Though many students actively support Harbeck and his program, there are those who have had their share of Campus Safety problems. Heather Kennedy, junior, fell down a ﬂight of stairs last year after losing her balance on crutches. “It took [Campus Safety] thirty minutes to get to Swarthout. I had to beg them to call for an ambulance.” “We, like every department that services Carroll, try to do See Campus Safety Page 3

Photo Illustration by Jill Ridenour

Junior Cory Zoellick followed by junior David Kletz uses his student ID card to enter New Hall.

New teachers ‘revitalize’ Carroll Alysha Schertz Staff Writer

In the Pocket

Photo by Amy Arvay

Senior quarterback Marcus Koronkiewicz drops back for a pass against Lawrence University Vikings during the homecoming game on Saturday, September 25.

There are many new faces in the front of classrooms this fall. New faculty were hired in a variety of departments across campus including, religion, nursing, music, exercise science, chemistry, English, education and physical therapy to name a few. Provost Dr. Lynn Bernier explained the this year’s turnover rate. She believes the additions are a positive “revitalization” for the college. Also, it is important for students to realize that “there is a lot of this going on at other colleges around the nation right now, so students here at Carroll shouldn’t feel like they are the only ones going through something like this.” There are 97 full-time faculty members on Carroll’s campus. 18 of them, almost twenty percent, are new hires in their ﬁelds. These hires were made for a number of reasons and in many cases the reasons were speciﬁc to the program area. For instance, three new nursing faculty were added to the staff this year. The

nursing program was to be partnered with Columbia College of Nursing in Milwaukee. In this program nursing majors attending Carroll would attend two years here and then ﬁnish their schooling at Columbia. During the 2004-05 school year Carroll took on the entire nursing program themselves, which created a need for more faculty. Physical Therapy and Nursing are two of Carroll’s largest academic majors on campus. With a freshmen class of over 600 and many of them taking these majors, additional faculty became a necessity. In addition to the new professors, two of the eighteen newly hired staff are librarians assisting in aiding the new larger group of students. Many of Carroll’s 2003-04 professors made the decision to retire as well, creating a need to ﬁll their positions. However, Bernier did admit that four of last year’s professors were denied their tenure contracts. She denied any comment on the situations due to legal issues the college is facing. Some current faculty on See Turnover Page 3

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News Briefs

The New Perspective Uniting the Carroll community with a proud heritage of excellence. Editor-in-Chief Amanda Bothe

Executive Staff Managing Editor Pete Seroogy News Editor Amanda Bothe Assistant News Editor Kristen Anne Opinion Editor Bear Milne Features Editor Jessica Pairrett Arts & Entertainment Editor Andrea Janey Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor Jodi Lynn Banning Sports Editor Pete Seroogy Photography Editor Jill Ridenour Layout Editor April Karlen Graphics Editor Katie Hadler Web Editor Michael Buchholz Business Manager Chip Bartel Advertising Manager Chip Bartel Faculty Advisor Anne E. Schwartz

Writing Staff Helen Brewer, Nate Cekay, Mark R. DeBoar, Feleciz Dupczak, Josephine Ejebjork, Tyler Hahn, William Humphreys, Eve Jacobs, Craig Maniscalco, Alysha Schertz, Deon Schmalholz, Melissa Sedlmeier, Jamie Slewinski, Brad Thayer, Steve Van Dien, Jim Verbick, Mark Weitkunat, Jay Wendland

Assistant News Editor

Corrections Policy The New Perspective strives to maintain journalistic integrity by providing accurate, fair and complete reports and headlines. When a report is found to be wrong or misleading, a correction or clariﬁcation will be published as soon as possible.

Health Center is Back to Normal Barb Spychalla, a nurse practitioner, has been hired in the Campus Health Center to assist Pam Dolata. This puts the Health Center back to its normal

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operating hours, opening daily at 9:30 a.m., and closing Mondays at 5 p.m., Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. (walkins afternoon availability by appointment only), Thursdays at 5 p.m., and Fridays at 1 p.m. The ofﬁce will also be closed daily for an hour lunch beginning at 12: 30 p.m. Carroll College Student Health Center Newsletters, The Pioneer Pulse, will be available at the Campus Center Information Desk this week. Student Organizations A number of student organizations have started meetings this year. All students are encouraged to join activities that are of interest to them. The organizations need members to help support and fundraise. Students can also beneﬁt from student organization

involvement by gaining knowledge and experience in their ﬁeld of study. Flyers can be found in all academic buildings. Job Hunting Flyers have been posted all around campus, speciﬁcally in the Campus Center, promoting student employment. Check them out, and see if something might work for you. The businesses need employees just as bad as students need the jobs. Give it a try. If you have any small news notes or events going on in your department, office or organization that you want the Carroll community to know about, tell us! Send an e-mail to perspect@cc.edu with “News Briefs” in the subject line.

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Kristen Anne Register to Vote at the Library For the ﬁrst time, students, faculty and staff will be able to register to vote at the Todd Wehr Memorial Library on Carroll’s campus. Most of the library staff is now deputized to register voters between September 15 and October 20. To register, you must be 18, a U.S. citizen and resident of the city of Waukesha. Students who live in campus housing qualify as Waukesha residents.

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Crime Beat 9/22/04 Assisted Student Life with checking on the welfare of a student.

Campus Safety 9/15/04 Took a report from a student of possible disorderly conduct. Waukesha Police were called to investigate. 9/16/04 Responded with Waukesha Fire Department to Steele/ Swarthout Residence Complex for a ﬁre alarm. A pull station was activated on second ﬂoor Steele. A check of the building revealed no cause for the alarm.

9/24/04 Received recovered college property found in New Hall Residence Complex. 9/24/04 Responded with Waukesha Fire Department to Steele/ Swarthout for a ﬁre alarm. A smoke detector was activated on second ﬂoor Steele. A check of the area revealed no cause for the alarm. 9/24/04 Apprehended several people for attempting to take a temporary sign from the area of Lot 9.

City police issued several underage consumption citations. 9/25/04 Investigated possible unauthorized use of a golf cart. 9/26/04 Took report of vandalism to portable rest rooms. 9/27/04 Took report of damage from an accident to a Carroll Collegeowned van. If you observe suspicious activity on campus, please contact Campus Safety at (262) 524-7300. Oncampus escorts are available 24 hours a day be contacting Campus Safety or by using an exterior blue light phone.

News from Another Perspective Compiled by:

Melody Koney Staff Writer

Chicken fight … A man and his son got into a serious fight over the best way to cook skinless chicken. This was no ordinary argument’ however. What started as a physical confrontation turned into a gun fight. Each shot a .22 caliber handgun at the other. Jackie Lee Shrader, 49, and his son Harley Lee, 24, both face charges. The father was injured and the son was struck in the head by a bullet but treated and released. (ABC7Chicago.com) Mr. Potato Head gets a new look … The simple times of only wanting two front teeth for Christmas are over. Kids can now get luxurious toys from Neiman Marcus, such as a jewel-covered Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head for $16,000 a pair. Fans of the novel “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” can go under the sea in their own submarine for a price of 1.7 million dollars. But that’s not all. There’s still a Zeppelin 8-ton sky ship that seats up to 12 and can fly low and slow for 24 hours for a hefty $10 million. Those who loved King Arthur can purchase a custom suit of armor for $20,000. The family favorite of the season

is a 5,000 square foot bowling center with four lanes, a high-tech monitor and scoring system, personalized bowling shirts, and lessons from pros for $1.45 million. (Yahoonews.com) Go ahead, take a shot … Shot glasses bearing the phrase “Dreams will come true 2004” were given as a homecoming memento to over 100 students at a New Mexico high school last Tuesday. School activities director James Chavez takes the blame for the controversial keepsake. He said they were cheap and he thought the students could use them for candles or toothpicks. But Principal Al Sanchez stopped the keepsake giveaway when he found out about it. He said it was not an appropriate message for the school to be sending. (ABC7Chicago.com) The flip-flops gave it away … If you had to chase after a criminal, would you really wear flip-flops? The airport workers in New Hampshire didn’t think so. They called the police right away when a suspicious “FBI agent” started milling around Sky Haven Airport in Rochester, asking about security, while wearing a jacket that said “FBI Anti-Terrorism.” The police were immediately suspicious because he was wearing

flip-flops and couldn’t produce proper ID. The police noted that it is a federal crime to impersonate an agent. (ABC7Chicago.com) No more flashing … Naked photographer Stephen Linnen is being sentenced to a year-and-a-half in jail for walking up to unsuspecting females naked and taking photographs of their reactions. He apologized to the court, but none of his victims were there to hear it. Earlier this month, he pleaded guilty on 53 misdemeanor charges, including public indecency. The court has decided not to sentence him as a sex offender or take away his lawyer’s license. (ABC7Chicago.com) Rent-A-Husband … Need a man to do things around the house? Just rent one! Petteri Ikonen says he is your man for all chores about the house. “I don’t sell sex services at all,” stressed Ikonen, a warehouse worker who set up his solo husband rental business a year ago, noting his clients were mostly lonely women, but also men and families. “I’ve given driving lessons; I’ve sung a birthday serenade, all sorts of things.” His more usual tasks are changing a light bulb and hanging pictures. (Yahoonews.com)

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Turnover: Carroll on pace with other private colleges Continued from Page 1

campus disagree with the college’s decision and feel it will greatly effect the education process here at Carroll. Dr. Joe Dailey, professor of communications, said, “Our high faculty turnover rate is itself a problem, and it is symptomatic of other deep problems…As far as I can tell there was no beneﬁt to the quality of student experience or to the college as an institution. When an institution ﬁres people for no good reason, other people start looking for a better place to work. When the college gets itself sued big time for unethical

practices, people start looking tion.” This year Lawrence Uni- be hired. Bernier admits that this for a better place to work. This is versity added 10 new non-tenure number is extremely high for exactly what happened Carroll, in the past and what is continufaculty turnover rates ing to happen.” Other have been less than half faculty were contacted “It is probably true that these 18 people of the number they are for their opinions but this year. Four of the need time to get their feet on the were unavailable for 18 new faculty hired comments. were granted tenure, as ground, get organized…ﬁnd out Hiring 18 new for the others Bernier faculty for any reason stated that “the college where the bathrooms are” can have many effects they did not Dr. Lynn Bernier decided on the environment of want to lock in to the a campus as a whole. tenure just yet.” However, as Bernier This seems to be stated, this seems to be going on track faculty and signed 7 tenure an issue for faculty on campus. contracts.” It’s not just Carroll “Tenure is a process that contribat colleges all over the state. In 2003 Beloit College going through these changes, a utes to the task of attracting and added “19 new faculty members lot of professors are leaving and keeping a high quality faculty. for appointments of limited dura- in their absence new faculty must Our current leadership’s willing-

ness to abuse the tenure process has weakened our ability to create and hold the strongest possible faculty,” stated Dailey. With the lack of tenure contracts being signed to ensure some faculty stability over the years, some students may wonder about the quality of the education they will be receiving this year. With the new faculty adjusting to the environment just as much as new students it can sometimes be hard to teach effectively while making those adjustments. “From my point of view we’ve strengthened the faculty with the new hires. I’m not saying that a twenty percent change in professors is acceptable every year. However, this year I think of it as a positive decision,” stated Bernier. It is important for students here to know, according to Bernier, that “these teacher’s didn’t just fall from the sky and didn’t have any teaching experience. Most of them have taught here, as either part time, assistants, or have held a teaching position elsewhere.” These faculty already know Carroll and its students inside out so the problems with adjusting won’t be present. Students at Carroll college are assured a quality of education and friendliness that they deserve. “It is probably true that these 18 people need time to get their feet on the ground, get organized, and get to know Carroll campus and the students who go here. Give them time to ﬁnd out where the bathrooms are.”

Campus Safety Continued from Page 1

our best to do all the facets of our job,” said Harbeck when asked to comment on student negativity towards Campus Safety. The “job” of Campus Safety includes maintain building security around campus, one card access to buildings, providing a 24-hour emergency contact for Carroll students, enforcing parking regulations, and performing some basic mechanical checking of systems during breaks, fire alarm maintenance, and key control. Also, Campus Safety runs self-defense classes every week. “Our most under utilized program is our self defense class,” said Harbeck. The class meets once a week with its certified instructor and is flexible to accommodate those with different schedules and abilities. “Campus Safety is here to assist the Carroll community members,” said Harbeck. “We can do a certain amount to make you safe but we also need cooperation from the community.” Although the Campus Safety statistics are given in fiscal years rather than school years, they still show valuable patterns that Carroll College can use when determining their plans and actions for upcoming years. Copies of the report can be attained through Campus Safety.

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Bear’s Tales

Terrorism is now a matter of state

Bear Milne Opinion Editor

Legislation sits in the Congress that could affect our children and our children’s children. Something new, right, I’m sure. But not like what I’m about to share. And I would’ve been first if the Shepard Express hadn’t beaten me. So, if you didn’t read that, then read this. In fact, read this anyway. While everyone is distracted by the upcoming election, there is a bill for a mandatory draft for men and women (ages 18-26) that would go into effect June 15, 2005 if passed. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), is identified as S89 in the Senate and HR 163 in the House; twin bills that Congress is playing with. Bills that Congress is waiting until after the election to ratify. They’ve been sitting on it since January of 2003. The bill is identified as “HR 163” uniformly and can be found in detail at http://thomas.loc.gov/ — enter “HR 163” on the search and read away. And in case there’s doubt, this site is run by the Library of Congress. “A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons (18-26) in the United States,

including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.” No joke. Good times. But wait, it gets better. Under the bill, the United States will sign an agreement with Canada no longer permitting anyone attempting to dodge the draft. A signed agreement was made with the Canadian government a few years back. College will no longer be an option for avoiding the draft; a high school diploma or age 20, whichever comes ﬁrst, makes someone required. Military service for those currently active will be extended. Don’t believe me? Check out the Selective Service Web site and read their 2004 FYI Goals and understand that terrorism is the primary reason and inﬂuence for this draft. Twenty-eight million dollars has been added to the 2004 Selective Service System (SSS) budget to prepare for the military draft; they must report to the President by March 31, 2005 to acknowledge that the dormant system is ready for activation. This is the kind of program that Israel has been using for years — by that I mean the mandatory service. How often is there a terrorist attack there? I believe in parallels and mirrors. This bill, entitled the Universal National Service Act of 2003, requires two years of active or reserve service. Religious grounds grant non-combatant positions. Civilian service is required as well. The extension for the soldiers currently active is pending, “for the purpose of furnishing hospitaliza-

tion, medical, or surgical care for injury or illness incurred in line of duty; or for the purpose of requiring the member to compensate for any time lost to training for any cause.” That’s Section 3, while Section 4 basically gives unlimited power to the Commander-inChief. “The President shall prescribe such regulations necessary to carry out this act” — this sole person has the power to oversee the operation and carrying out of this bill. How you thinking about voting now? The reason to share this information is to remind people to vote, and write; write the senators and representatives of this state and others. Vote — vote for whomever you like, but know that with extended operations in Afghanistan and Iraq that global terrorism is now the Red Scare. Communism is terrorism. Domestic terrorism doesn’t seem to exist anymore — the Crips and Bloods, the Neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan — they don’t pose a threat or safety concern. Whatever. Under the wrong leadership and alienation of the rest of the world and powers, we could constantly be on the defensive into our children’s children’s children’s times. Because people put these people in power and then don’t care. Care. Everyone start to care, before there’s nothing left to care about. Going from envy of the world into the eyes of the despising isn’t what I believe in. It’s not what the Framers believed in, that’s why they sailed here. And the Germans and the Irish, the Italians and French, the Quakers and Amish. Freedom. And it’s starting to slip away. That, my friends, is terrorism.

Pet Peeves

Safety issue or hospitality? prove that they live there! Like anyone really cares. Many other Staff Writer campuses have this great idea Not only does having a bad that Carroll should look into; day in general make me angry, friendly people. Like the people but also some of the people at the desks, I know there job around here just don’t help the isn’t to let people in but there matter. This may have freshmen has to be some way that they can written all over it, but everyone ﬁnd out if someone’s a resident starts as a freshmen. It is only or not, and then let them in. human to lock yourself out of Hell, charge a damn fee if you’re your building. So my pet peeve heart desires it. is those people who act like you So the point I want to should be condemned get across is that there for something so simple is a big, fat line drawn and would take ten secbetween being concerned onds of their life to open with safety, and just being “No one locks purposefully locks the DOOR. an ass! Seriously people, When adapting themselves out because it’s fun; acci- if someone wants to hurt to new things, such as or burn the damn builddents happen and that’s life.” needing a key to get ing down do you really into the places you live, think they will enter people sometimes are a through the front door? bit slower than others. away. We aren’t in fourth grade I highly doubt it. Be nice to Is it such a crime to forget some- anymore. Will it really impose people when they make mistakes thing that one’s not used to? I a great danger, to just open that and lock themselves out. No one mean, hello, some people have door and have common courtesy purposely locks themselves out problems with adjustment and for your peers? Who knows, because it’s fun; accidents happen it’s not like some people have maybe you will gain a friend. and that’s life. The only danger is only been here for not even a Who would’ve thunk it, doing making someone angrier than month. something nice will make anyone they already are by not letting I understand that there is a better person? Hmmm. him or her in. Now that can be the whole safety issue, but when It especially won’t kill scary: especially if that person is the person lives there and he or someone to open the damn me. So make a note to self, if I she gives speciﬁcs of living there, door. If one really is concerned am locked out, let me in, or I will it will not kill anyone to just let with safety take that person up write about it in the paper and it them in. The physical strength to their room and make them won’t be pretty.

Jamie Slewinski

that it takes to push the door open a tiny bit so that the person on the other side can open it and thank whomever will NOT make or break someone’s physical abilities. It just might make an impression that a nice person lives there as well, and there isn’t any harm in that. It doesn’t piss me off more than those certain people who stand by the door and won’t open it until you’ve given up all hope and walked

Thursday, October 7, 2004

Eat Jimmy’s World

Radar of annoyance

Jim Verbick Staff Writer

I doubt I’m alone when I say “Weathermen suck!” However, my complaint is not the traditional questioning of accuracy. My irritation is caused by the persistence of “severe weather” alerts. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not referring to actual severe weather — tornadoes, ﬂoods, etc. The weather I speak of is thunderstorms. Sure, thunderstorms can kill people if they are struck by lightening, but the chances are very slim. The most recent incident I can think of is when I was watching Last Comic Standing on NBC. Paul Joseph felt it was necessary to inform us viewers of the “severe thunderstorms” that would “devastate” southeastern Wisconsin. I glanced outside and there wasn’t even enough rain falling to ﬁll a kiddy pool; the lightening wasn’t much to sneeze at either. Yet he felt inclined to spend the next four minutes showing us four different radars. “Let’s take a look at this radar, notice the colorful blobs around Waukesha . . . that means it’s raining there. If you’re not fully convinced, here’s another radar zoomed in on just Waukesha. Observe how there are some red spots in the east of Waukesha. What’s that? You can’t see the red spots in the surrounding green

background? In that case, let’s zoom in closer to the parking lot of Waukesha State Bank. Did you see that rain drop just hit? Be careful because the next drop could land on you, then you would get wet. Run! Don’t look back!” Honestly, if you see the radar for all of southeastern Wisconsin, do you really need to zoom in any closer? It’s only a thunderstorm! What kind of steps would you take after learning the location of a thunderstorm? My guess would be to stay inside. Instead, it leads to conflicting feelings. On the one hand, Paul Joseph told us to stay inside. On the other hand, his consistent interruption of my show made me want to dance in the rain while holding a golf club in the air. The interruptions would always come right after the end of commercials too, because they had paid for that spot. Therefore viewers had to wait through five minutes of commercials, only to be given the laundry list of background information on this unimportant, pointless thunderstorm for another five minutes. I just try and imagine what someone from Oklahoma (an area with frequent tornadoes) would say if they were here. “Weather alert?! Oh no, we better get to the basement! Wait a second . . . it’s just a thunderstorm? Are you serious? Let me watch my show and come back when it’s judgment day.” Wisconsin media is pathetic when it comes to the weather. It’s completely uncalled for to spend five minutes showing us eight radars. The last time I checked, the small radar at the bottom corner of the television served a purpose. In cases of great desperation, one could also actually look outside.

Liberal Arts mean liberal campus?

Tyler Hahn Staff Writer

LSP? Aren’t they all? As the school year rolls on, one fact is becoming clearer to me — the staff at Carroll is disproportionately Liberal. I ﬁrst got inkling that this phenomenon was true when, at convocation, I saw a number of staff members with Kerry-Edwards pins on. “Could be a ﬂuke,” I told myself. However, as classes started up, and as I got scowls for wearing my Bush-Cheney pins and stickers it became clear — the staff here is Liberal. Now the big question is “Is this inherently bad?” In short, no

it is not. However, if the political ideology of the staff members seeps into their teaching (liberal or conservative), this could be bad. Now am I proposing an affirmative action program so that we have political diversity, as well as racial, gender, ethnic, religious, etc. Diversity? No, that would be hypocritical (seeing as I no longer see a use for affirmative action based on race), but I do find it troubling that this inequality exists. I find it equally troubling that most people don’t find a problem with this inequality. The nation is pretty much equally divided between liberals and conservatives, but the faculty of this college, and almost every college and university nationwide, is certainly not equally divided. Would this be accepted if it was racially unequal, or what’s more, if the inequality was reversed (conservative to liberal)? Race has nothing to do the way a person teaches, or the quality and factuality of the information taught; can the same be said of See Liberal Arts Page 5

Thursday, October 7, 2004

The New Perspective

Bible Stories 101

Abraham: Siblings from enemies

William Humphreys Staff Writer

Where did it all come from? Big questions seem to be the subject of many religions. And where did WE all come from? is another such big question. The Bible tells us we all come from God, who made Heaven and Earth and the ﬁrst human beings. From the Garden of Eden to the big ﬂood to the Tower of Babel, the longevity of human beings decreased as the population increased. And before long we meet Abraham, who becomes the father of two important sons, thanks in large part to the conceiving and parenting roles of their two different mothers. The story comes to us in the Judeo-Christian traditions of the Book of Genesis, beginning at chapter 12. Abram and Sarai are the main characters of the drama, which becomes more dramatic as they discover the reality and disappointments of Sarai’s barrenness. Unable to conceive a child with Abraham, Sarai gives

one of her servants, Hagar, to Abraham for the traditional, and sometimes popular, activities associated with conception. Sure enough, Hagar conceives and bears a son, Ishmael. All is not well. Sarai becomes jealous of Hagar-herservant-and-now-mother-ofAbraham’s-son-Ishmael, and Abraham experiences the tension of divided loyalties. Following the promises of God, covenanting with Abraham through the assurance that Abraham will have countless ancestors by way of their barren-becoming-fertile mother, newly named Sarah, Abraham and Sarah do conceive a son, Isaac. Responding to Sarah’s jealousy of Hagar, Abraham sends Hagar off into the wilderness with Ishmael, yet with the promise of continuing care for them and the great nation with which God would bless Ishmael. From this point, most of the Biblical record focuses on the side of Abraham’s family that descended from Sarah through Isaac and sons and daughters who followed. The family came to be the Hebrews of Biblical proportion, and grew to include priests and prophets and kings and queens. Today’s Jews claim Abraham’s family as their ancestors through the family tree that leads back to Abraham through Isaac, son of Sarah. Today’s Christians claim similar ancestry through the spiritual connections of following

Jesus and then backward in time through Jesus’ Jewish lineage to Abraham through Isaac. This is the same family tree as that of the Jews, at least from Jesus to Abraham. Today’s Muslims claim ancestry to the same patriarch, Abraham, through Hagar’s son, Ishmael, who was, we recall from the earlier note, promised a great nation. As many of us know, sibling connections do not necessarily make us anything like our brothers’/sisters’ keepers. If the ﬁrst brothers of Biblical fame, Cain and Abel, could not survive together (Cain, we’re told, killed Abel in a sibling rivalry), we’re led to believe that sibling rivalry is, shall we say, in our blood. Among our struggles in our families and in the world’s full family today is the struggle to faithfully be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers in compassion, support and celebration in ways that get far beyond the seemingly natural impulse to be divisive. Perhaps it helps us to get along better if we think of our common patriarch as Abraham, rather than to put so much international, interracial, interethnic emphasis on his two sons. Said another way, it’s a good thing for us all to think of ways to be mutually supportive and up building, having pretty much the same heritage we ultimately have. The Rev. William Humphreys is the chaplain for Carroll College.

Old Farts Corner

As time goes so does the memory

Steve Van Dien Staff Writer

I spent about 10 minutes last night wandering around the Abyss –– you know, the parking lot between Barstow Street and East Avenue. It took that long to find my car. At least that’s what happened, as far as I can remember. And what I don’t remember these days is a lot. On Sunday, I was sure that I’d emptied my cat’s dirt box and filled it with fresh kitty litter. But on entering my apartment that evening, a certain odor told me that 1) I hadn’t cleaned the box, because 2) I’d forgotten to buy kitty litter, and 3) I therefore had to apologize to my cat — whose fierce glare was the palpable equivalent of three words: “SUCK EGGS, DADDY!” While driving to the store — having written “KITTY LITTER” on the backs of both hands — I mused about my declining memory. Time was when I remembered everything. During family get-togethers, I could answer every chronological question that came up. How long were “Happy Days” and “Bonanza” on

the tube? Who won the National League West division in 1973? When is cousin Jason’s birthday? When was Coca-Cola invented? I knew ‘em all, no sweat. Gradually, however, I learned that I was slipping. Reference books and other documentation proved my forgetfulness about the year “The Flintstones” premiered (1960, not ’59), who won the American League batting title in 1976 (George Brett, not Rod Carew) and even my mother’s birthday — which I think is this month, but I forget. Mournfully, I realized that the passing years had spawned a cosmic 12-gauge shotgun, which had blasted my memory until it was as full of holes as, well, my complexion. The good news: Certain ideas, concepts, thoughts, etc. can plug the (cerebral) holes. The bad news: the other 90 percent of certain ideas, etc. that can’t. For example, after four semesters of study, my Spanish vocabulary is decent. But I have to look up certain words with Swiss-watch regularity, because I forget them just as dependably. One such word is “rogar.” What does it mean? I dunno, even as I write it. Here, I’ll look it up en el diccionario, for the ﬁfteenth time. OK, it means “to beg” or “to pray.” Well, being a full-time and ﬁnancially-challenged college student, I beg and pray frequently, at least in English. Why can’t I remember the Spanish word? ¡Caramba! If so, given my muchbemoaned bad ankles, my subconscious is an ass. It’s strange what I do remember. Saturday’s

events are a mystery, yet I can recite lines from Walt Disney comic books that I read in fifth grade, and haven’t thought of for decades. Don’t ask me what supper was last night — or what this morning’s breakfast was, for that matter — but I can tell you the names of Mickey Mouse’s nephews (Morty and Ferdie), Daisy Duck’s nieces (April, May and June) and the first name of the Big Bad Wolf (Zeke). Naturally, there’s as much demand for that information as there is for pork rinds with peanut butter. What bugs me the most about my perforated memory is, of course, related to my ancient age. After you’ve lived for many years, you realize those years are gone for good. You might have kept journals, videotaped birthday parties and vacations, and taken tons of photos of everybody you’ve ever known. But you can’t truly get those times back. Ultimately, despite modern technology, time past exists only in the memory. And when that starts going, you start losing the past — your first significant other, the goal you scored to win that sixth grade soccer game, the jerk who put dog doo-doo in your high school locker, the day you got your driver’s license, and how your parents cried when you left home to attend Carroll. Aristotle put it best: “Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.” I too had something profound to say about this. But I forget.

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Liberal Arts: campus politics Survey Kerry to be a better alternative even if he is somewhat boring. These are some of the words that political affiliation? the “liberals” used to describe Numerous polls have the President: puppet (twice), shown that college professors narrow-minded, hateful, arroare in fact more Liberal than gant, cowboy, unethical, arrothe general population. One gant, liar, incompetent, buffoon, poll showed that 90 percent of deceptive, catastrophic. Some of the professors at Yale voted for the words they used to describe Al Gore in the 2000 election. Senator Kerry were: trustworthy, Jeff Hart, emeritus professor of dull, puppet, dedicated, moderEnglish, said that conservatives ate, stiff, hopeful, liberal, viable, choose not intelligent, to go into thoughtful, academia and many b e c a u s e “To put my theory that Carroll o t h e r s they “don’t describing College professors are think they his “intelligenerally more liberal than can get anygence” and where in the “dullness.” the population to the test, I academic T h e profession.” decided to conduct a survey.” “conservaHe said tive” staff that college members professors described feel that while liberalism is the president as: honorable common sense, conservatives (twice), principled, pro-life, are “a psychological aberration proven, focused, steady, integor bad character.” Professor Ivy rity (three times), strong, among Schweitzer said that the general others. Of Kerry they said: atmosphere at Dartmouth is lib- annoying, indecisive (twice), eral because “we are a liberal arts panderer, pro-choice, waffler, institution, and liberal arts edu- ultra-liberal, weak, and others cation is supposed to produce of a similar variety. liberal attitudes that encourage Overall, the staff here at forward thinking and ideas.” Carroll is indisputably Liberal. The “liberal” in liberal arts, I personally like a number of and in liberal studies, refers to the “liberal” staff members unspecialized and nonscientific here; they are great people. The studies pursued by undergradu- only thing that I find troubling ate students at a college. in having an overwhelmingly To put my theory that Liberal staff (Liberals outnumCarroll College professors are ber Conservatives two to one) generally more liberal than the is that their political ideology population to the test, I decided could be incorporated into to conduct a survey. I sent out their teaching which is being surveys to every professor and presented as objective. assistant professor in the CNow are Liberals more Book we were all given at the likely to teach their respective beginning of the year; about subjects with a liberal slant 126 surveys were mailed to the more so than Conservatives? staff members. Unfortunately, No. However, I think based many of the staff chose not on the responses to question to participate; however the four, we can assume that the number of staff that did partici- Liberals here are more fervent pate is sufficient to represent the in their hatred of our President staff as a whole. than the Conservatives are of The survey asked four ques- Sen. Kerry. Professors referred tions. A number of staff criti- to the President as a liar, a bufcized the primitiveness of the foon, unethical, incompetent, survey; however it was intended deceptive, and catastrophic. only to make generalizations The conservatives were critical — not to gain deep insight into of Kerry, but they were more the political cleavages that exist respectful of Kerry than were within the faculty of the college. the “liberals.” I believe that the The four basic questions were: stronger a professor feels about 1. Would you consider the candidates and issues, the yourself more liberal or conser- more likely that sentiment will vative? be introduced into their teach2. Would you consider ing. One professor went so far yourself a Democrat, Republi- as to say that most thinking can, other Liberal party, other people are liberal. Personally, I Conservative party? think that Conservatives are just 3. Will you be voting for as intelligent and thinking as John Kerry or George Bush? Liberals are. I know I am. 4. How would you describe I am not criticizing the each candidate in one word? staff here for being Liberal, I The results are as follows: accept that. I am simply pre1.) 29 percent selfsenting the argument that if the identified as more staff, Liberal and Conservative, conservative (about 1/3) doesn’t make a conscious effort 71 percent self-identified as to be objective and fair in their more liberal (about 2/3) teaching, the students could be 2.) 28 percent Republican getting a fundamentally flawed 69 percent Democrat education. So far, from my 3 percent Independent experience, I think the staff 3.) 29 percent voting for does a pretty good job of that. Bush Thank you to the staff members 71 percent voting for Kerry. who participated in the survey. The answers to question number If you have any qualms with my four were the most interesting of report, or wish to thank me for them all. It is perfectly fair to say my literary genius, please e-mail that the “liberal” staff members me a thahn@cc.edu. loathe President Bush, and find Continued from Page 4

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Odd jobs work for college students little company. How about Jamie Slewinski people walking? Not only will Staff Writer it be a business used for nursing homes, but it also might be With the slight increase in a way to find a date with a small tuition, many students are think- fee attached. ing twice about accepting those Of course not all jobs have student work-study jobs offered to be so crazy. People also look by financial aid. With the bills for the traditional jobs. Many piling high and the debt con- students are already starting their tinually adding up, do not panic. own leaf raking businesses, but There are options out there to as the seasons change, so will the make some extra money. job demand. Another possibility Freshwould be men could to browse already the Intergo into net. By “How about being a movie shock with doing so, amount extra, mascot, Santa Clause’s s t u d e n t s of money may find they owe, elf or an Easter bunny helper?” ideas such but never as getting fear — odd paid to jobs around take surCarroll veys, mysCollege can be found. tery shopping or even placing ads There is a job out there for on cars. The only work involved everyone. The first step is to not would be to get on the computer withdraw from those work-study and put those fingers to work! jobs. Little money is better than There are endless possibilino money at all. ties. The only problem may be In the mood for a job that’s students not putting the initial actually fun? How about being effort into finding these difa movie extra, mascot, Santa ferent jobs. Good jobs aren’t Clause’s elf, or an Easter bunny going to find those who want helper? There are a wide variety the money but don’t start the of fun jobs out there. When in search. Remember: Employment doubt, be creative and look to isn’t limited to the billboards holidays or events people attend throughout the school. Use a regularly. little imagination and find someEveryone likes to have a thing fun!

Person on the Street

What would the world be like without carpet? Deon Schmalholz Staff Writer

“Yeah...no more rug burn, but back bruises here I come, Baby!”

“People would have a lot of callouses.”

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An Invitation to Amor Linguae Mark R. DeBoer There is an overwhelmingly powerful voice within the soul of humanity that has accompanied us down through all of our history. It has been a very integral and important agent in the evolution of human consciousness, but has changed along with us. Long before we had telephones, e-mail and even the presence of a culture beyond that of immediate family, there was a force born out of our creativity and love. That force is the word, and this is an open invitation to all to continue the celebration of this nearly eternal tradition. Amor Linguae! Love of language, or more specifically language’s love. Everyone can claim ownership of this statement in one form or another. Be it through conversations, books, music or movies, it is all a part of Amor Linguae. For those of us who claim to be writers, this takes on a completely different connotation. It is about the creativity and the gift of artistic expression that drives us in our continuing search of our next masterpiece. The word holds a mystical quality for the writer; it’s like communing with our God; it’s the epiphany of a soul upon creation, of the body taking its first breath! This invitation is open to all, no matter skill level or writing background, and I encourage you to join in this celebration. I ask for any who are willing to submit their work so we can share all of the wondrous adventures we are having with our words. I ask for little as far as content or structure, just keep the poems, short stories, and narratives under 200 words. Vulgarity is allowed, but make it tasteful and be sure that it is absolutely necessary. I also ask for any submissions to be accompanied by a brief biography of the author and an e-mail address if we need further contact, but anonymous pieces will not be turned away. That is not what this is about. Please send any and all submissions to npstories@yahoo.com, and I will do my best to make sure they all find their way to print as fast as

I can. Any and all biographical information will stay anonymous upon request, and e-mail addresses will not be published. Within this deep love of the word, there is an understanding of the importance of including these art forms into our daily lives and education. With Carroll College being a liberal arts school, it will probably come as no surprise that there is an excellent writing program within the English department. We have, up until now, been without a professor that was in charge of this program, but with the start of this school year our faculty gained Professor Michael Kula. While it took a long time to fill this much needed spot, the introduction of Kula has proved thus far to be an excellent step in the right direction. The restructuring of the writing courses offered at Carroll has already begun with the help of our honored English professors, with a new introductory writing course for next semester. Kula is already trying to not just build a writing program, but a culture of writing to go along with that. Each and every one of us has something of importance to contribute to this. Future class descriptions may include an intermediate and advanced writing class to complete the multi-tiered program with the new introductory class. Other possibilities may include courses on screenplays, drama, fiction, non-fiction and even poetry. While a lot of these classes may be represented by a course already offered, the future only knows how these classes may or may not be affected. As things, undoubtedly, will continue to change at Carroll, this is definitely for the better. For those currently enrolled in the writing program, any requisite courses will be based upon the curriculum requirements when the program is officially entered. Many students may opt to take these new classes anyway for elective credits. In the future, there will be continuing reports about the evolution of this process, including any possible avenues for student feedback. Any aspect that affects the nature of writing

“Without carpet we would all have cold feet all the time. Maybe we could use Astroturf or something instead.”

“The world would be a horrible place. Not only would your feet be cold constantly, you wouldn’t be able to shock anyone anymore. What fun is that?”

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in general has great impact upon the way we write. It is completely possible there are people who were unaware of this program’s existence, and some may be interested in adding a writing education to their plans for the future. For now, we can rest assured that the restructuring of this beloved program resides in the capable hands of Kula and the rest of the English department. As stated above, some biographical information would be nice to have on any submissions, but it is not necessary. To kick this new column off, I will present a piece that I feel is very fitting to the celebration that we are about to join into more fully. I wrote this several years ago, but I feel it just grows truer with time. My name is Mark R. DeBoer, and I’m a junior with a writing major and a philosophy minor. I am a recent transfer student who is definitely glad that Carroll will be my new home for awhile. While I love to write, I have been leaning more towards exploring philosophy for graduate work, but I will always love the word. I offer up again this formal invitation to “Amor Linguae,” with hope that many will submit in the future. I know there are many great things that have yet to be said, and art is definitely one of the greatest gifts that we can give to the world. Common Roots We are common folk, ones who wander, yet keep deep roots at which we know is home. We are family, faith in one and in the other. A communal life, one of balance, of good cheer and understanding. Festivals of feast, merry making and wine drinking, good talk and fine smoke. Beware all of thee! Who enter our house who do not celebrate!

Junior Heather Smith

Senior Susan Nuciforo

“There would be more Tom Cruise ‘Risky Business’ moves going on!” Senior Tina Moser

“It would be much harder on your feet. Cats would miss carpet a lot.” Professor Pete Suttle

Senior Josh Riewe

Freshman Brent Blood

“I would never have to put myself through the torture of the Soref’s Carpet City commercials.” Freshman John Leveritt

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Homecom

Sophomore Amanda Robertson participated in the Sept. 21 homecoming event in Shattuck Auditorium. Mentalist Chris Carter had four audience members think of a name or a place and then had Robertson verify the names as he pulled them from an envelope in his wallet.

Photo by Sarah Mueller

Members of the 2004 homecoming court, (from left to right back to front) senior Jamie Stoegbauer, junior Dana Hickel, senior Talia Proffitt, and with a humorous grin, senior Derek Kitts, dressed up for their formal Hollywood style debut.

Photo by Sarah Mueller

Homecoming 2004 King Jason Ackman and Queen Ta

Photo by Jamie Slewinski

Sophomore Washinton Osler performs during karaoke night at the opening kick off party for Homecoming 2004.

Photo by Sarah Mueller

College Activities Board (CAB) executive alumni dressed up for the Hollywood style Yell-Like-Hell and even made their own awards from Mrs. Butterworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottles.

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ming 2004 — Hollywood Style

Photo by Sarah Mueller

The Carroll Blaze and the Carroll cheerleading team performed a routine together at the Yell-Like-Hell homecoming event and a combination of dance moves and acrobatic stunts made for an impressive spot.

Senior Jason Ackman, freshman Kyle Hawkins, and senior Brent Redeker, representing the Computer Science Club, participated in the Yell-LikeHell event by performing a scene from the favorite movie, Office Space and gave a fax machine a beating that the crowd went wild for.

alia Proffitt.

Photo by Megan Wallace

Photo by Jamie Slewinski

Above, Sophomore Lauren Nessler played one of Hollywood’s well known singers, Brittany Spears, and rode atop the newly formed club, Residence Hall Council’s (RHC) float during the homecoming parade Sat. Sept. 24, for which they took third place. Top right, The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) participated in the homecoming parade with their musical and colorful interpretation of the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off parade scene. Bottom right, Black Student Union (BSU) performed a humorous and well choreographed skit during the Yell-Like-Hell event that earned them first place. The scene depicted different pop celebrities attempting to enter a hot club.

Photo by Sarah Mueller

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How To

Handle the first (or last) year of college Jessica Pairrett Finally, classes have begun. Not that school is something to get overly excited about, but starting a new year, with new experiences waiting shortly beyond future grasp, are some reasons to get stirred up. Until the fear or overwhelming thoughts of beginning a new year, freshman year, at a new college sets in. Or maybe the thought of senior year, once extremely awaited, now appears beside thoughts of dread, and that thesis and internship yet to be ﬁnished. Or, for that matter, started. Live the life. To a point. Staying in the residence halls can be fun — roommates, parties, people to talk to all the time. On the other hand, roommates may drive each other crazy, people may be over all the time, and shower shoes — an integral part of dorm life. Don’t leave for the bathroom without them. Get involved. Feeling left out of the friendship loop? No matter how much time until graduation, making friends will help ease the burdens of schoolwork, jobs and the occasional crazed roommate. Look for an organization listed in the weekly campus announcements that arrive via e-mail or get in the mood for an intramural sport. A

team may be on the lookout for another skilled athlete, or at least an uncoordinated one who’s willing to give 100 percent. The food factor. Grab some of those new friends and take a tour of Carroll College’s cuisine venues. Visit fellow classmates in the Main Dining Room (MDR) and watch them make your meal. Or just give the guys and gals a reason for loving their jobs. Likewise, wander down to the Pioneer Indoor Terrace (the PIT, if you didn’t recognize the long, rarely- used full name). Otherwise, host a cook-off on certain residence hall ﬂoors and see who can satisfy the most with excellent cooking (may beat going home for the homecooked taste). Classes. Ah, yes, the highlight of an education. In contrast to popular belief, normally attending class is recommended. However, if the professor headlining a particular course is one to seldom check to see which students attend class, or even to learn a single name, in this case, occasionally missing a class may work out. Also, while signing up for all intro courses freshman year will probably guarantee a 4.0 GPA, putting off those tougher courses until the last year, or worse yet, semester, at Carroll might assure a, well, something lower than what’s actually needed

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to graduate. Spacing out the difficulty of courses throughout time spent in college will make for easier semesters later. Prepare to fail. Unfortunately, there are going to be some disappointments while getting an education. Maybe that test that took hours of preparation and study only granted a BC-. That thesis that you stayed up working on until the birds started chirping right outside your closed window (even a window can’t drone out a chirp-chirp) came back in red ink, and not the color used in the printer? Look at the comments without getting defensive, however hard that may seem. Maybe take a drink or two (a cup of warm milk or hot chocolate can be just as calming as alcohol) before reading those comments and going to your professor for help. In the end, make a little effort, show you care about your disappointing (or failing) grade, ask for help and someone will be more than likely to. College, the last base before sliding into the unknown of a work career or graduate school, can be a bit frightening. Knowing how to score and navigate a great first year or brief senior (or super senior) year is this spring’s second destination. Just make sure to have a blast during that season’s first stop: spring break in a sunny, yet safe, locale.

Photo by Amanda Bothe

SOS comedy event featured Brad Lowry tickled audiences funny bones Sat. Oct. 2 in the PIT.

Sleep: the way to a healthy life Melissa Sedlmeier Staff Writer

Endless hours of class, homework, jobs and extracurricular activities leave little time for the seven to eight hours of quality sleep the average adult requires to maintain proper mental functioning. Lack of sleep quickly becomes an accepted part of our routine. However, it has been proven that a sleep-depriving schedule can actually impair judgment, reaction time and ability to concentrate. Sleep deﬁcit can be as simple as feeling drowsy during daily activities. Often times individuals experience microsleeps, or very brief episodes of sleep, in an otherwise awake person. Other symptoms of sleep deﬁcit include impaired memory and physical performance, mood swings and hallucinations. For many years, researchers have attempted to determine the exact physiological purpose of sleep, as well as the effects lack of sleep have on an individual’s body. It is currently believed that while we are asleep, the active neurons in our body are given an opportunity to repair themselves. Without sleep, neurons may become so depleted in energy that they begin to malfunction. Human growth hormones, which stimulate the repair and renewal of cells in the body, are also released during this time. Furthermore, the activity in the parts of the brain that control emotions, decision making processes, and social interactions are drastically reduced during deep sleep. This is believed to help people maintain optimal mental functioning during the day. Feeling well-rested in the morning is not only dependent on the hours of sleep one receives, but the quality of sleep. The normal sleep pattern is made up of two phases: nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and rapid eye movement (REM)

sleep. During NREM, one will progress through 4 stages of sleep, with each stage getting progressively deeper. During the ﬁrst two stages it is easy to wake up when one hears external noises, for the nature of sleep is very light. If an individual is unable to get past these stages, it is unlikely that they will report sleeping well. Stage three and four involve a deeper sleep that is harder to interrupt. At the end of stage four, a sleeper will enter REM sleep, the stage in which cognitive restoration is believed to peak. This stage may assist in memory storage and learning, thus if an individual never reaches this stage it may be difﬁcult to absorb new information in class the following day. Approximately 20 million Americans suffer from occasional sleeping problems, so it is important to examine your sleeping patterns and look for ways to improve the quality of sleep. As a college student, the ideal is to achieve quality sleep as often as possible. It is recommended that an individual go to bed at a set time each night and get up at the same time each day, for disrupting this schedule may lead to insomnia. Sleeping in on the weekends negatively affects one’s sleeping cycle because it resets the body’s internal clock to wake up at a later time. Students should also avoid caffeine, nicotine and alcohol prior to sleeping. Sleep debt is a lot like an overdrawn account at the bank. Eventually your body is going to demand that the debt be repaid. Disclaimer: Contact your health professional before beginning any exercise or diet plan.

Melissa Sedlmeier is a junior at Carroll College. She is working for a major in the nursing department.

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Tiffany Amacher

STUDENT

SPOTLIGHT Steve Van Dien Staff Writer

While chatting with Tiffany Amacher, you soon realize that this pretty, thoughtful, soft-spoken junior is also strongwilled and passionate about helping others. Those qualities helped her revitalize Carroll College’s Circle K club, the college and university afﬁliate of Kiwanis International. “Kiwanis is a worldwide service organization comprised of individuals who want to improve their communities. As a group, they can achieve what they cannot do alone,” its Web site proclaims, “I’ve always thought it was an awesome organization,” Tiffany said. Given her love of service, it’s not surprising that Tiffany chose physical therapy as a career. That was part of her reason for coming to Carroll. The other reason became clear when Tiffany explained, with a smile, that there were only 59 students in her senior graduating class at Newman High School in Wausau. “I was used to small class sizes, and the PT program here is very good,” she said. Having been a member of Kiwanis’ high school chapter, the Key Club, at Newman High, Tiffany naturally joined Circle K as a freshman. Her friendliness, energy and drive led to her election as the club’s president from April of 2003 to the following spring. Kary Zarate, Circle K’s current president, recalled Tiffany’s work during that eventful year. “The club had been pretty disorganized, and Tiffany had

to start rebuilding it from scratch,” said Kary. “But she’s very personable, and she gets along with everybody. She got to know everybody on a ﬁrst-name basis, and that’s important. It helped her organize an executive board, get people to come to the meetings and get our activities going.” Those activities included a week devoted to helping the hungry. “We need to raise awareness about hunger and famine,” Tiffany explained, “not just in our community, but across the world.” To that end, Circle K placed collection bins for non-perishable food collection in the Campus Center, as well as at the Waukesha City Hall and the Waukesha Public Library. The club also worked with Sodexho to convert student food points into money for hunger relief donations. “We’re really appreciative of what Sodexho did for us,” Tiffany said. To get the word out about Famine Week, Tiffany and Circle K used such public relations techniques as hunger simulation. This was a kind of theater in which Circle K members would meet in the Campus Center ballroom to portray various situations that hungry folks face. For example, one playlet involved a member portraying a single mom with three kids and no job. The work paid off when Circle K received some 700 nonperishable food items and over $3,000 in food points converted to cash. The former went to the Waukesha Food Pantry, and the latter to World Vision International, which used the money to relieve hunger in South America. “I’m personally very proud

of that,” said Tiffany. Another successful project was Circle K’s work with United Cerebral Palsy. On a designated night, parents of children with CP would bring them to the Campus Center. Circle K members would then play games with the kids and take care of them, giving their folks a night off. “That was a very rewarding experience,” Tiffany said. Other Circle K projects under Tiffany’s watch included helping the elderly. Club members made food tray favors for Meals on Wheels — such as a Kleenex-wrapped Tootsie Roll to portray a little Halloween ghost — so housebound older people could have a smile along with their meals. Tiffany also worked with Alzheimer’s patients during the summer, in a Wausau assisted living center. She found the work difﬁcult, but gratifying. It reinforced her interest in geriatric physical therapy, which she hopes to pursue after graduation. “You come to realize how much of a role we need to take in helping the elderly, to make the time they have left as pleasant as it can be,” she said. Despite her busy presidential year with Circle K, Tiffany still maintained over a 3.0 GPA while taking an exhausting 17 credits. Now she’s concentrating on her studies, while still doing as much as she can as a “regular member” of the club. She might also ﬁnd a little time for her hobbies. An accomplished pianist, she enjoys scrap booking as well. And Tiffany praised her boyfriend, Brian Arney, who’s also a Carroll junior. “He knows how much Circle K means to me, and he’s very supportive,” she said. It appears, too, that Tiffany’s example has inspired other students to pursue Circle K service. “It makes me glad to see so many new and returning members at our meetings,” she said. “I’m excited for the club.” If you know a student or student organization you would like to see spotlighted in the “Student Spotlight” column, E-mail jpairret@cc.edu with your nomination.

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Fun recycling ideas Helen Brewer and Eve Jacobs

Additionally, use old magazines to make cool collages for gifts.

Staff Writers

Face it, all college students go through a lot of garbage a day. Why not give the Earth a break and have some fun with it? Here are some recycling ideas to keep recycling fun and new. Magazine Rack What you need: empty cereal box, left over contact paper or fun magazine/ newspaper pages and glue For when you’re not ready to throw out those old issues, but a roommate is — better than a sloppy stack. Take the cereal box and cut off the top ﬂaps. Next, start cutting diagonally from the upper left corner of the front to about halfway down on the other edge. Continue to cut across the side of the box in a horizontal line. Finally, cut the backside of the box so that the front and back have symmetrical shapes cut out. Cover the box with the contact paper or magazine picture for decoration, and it’s done! Pollyanna’s D’s What you need: those pesky Free Trial of Version 29.0 Internet CDs, string, and duct tape or a hot glue gun Add a digital disco “ﬂavah” to your room for cheap! Place one CD with the shiny part down and put an adhesive (glue or tape) on the labeled side. Put a string along the diameter of the CD, and then place another CD shiny side up on top of the string and adhesive. The CDs should now be stuck together with the string sandwiched between them. Hang the CDs where the sunlight will catch them, especially in areas where wind or a draft will turn them. Magazine Wrapping What you need: some nice interesting ads or pictures of hot guys or girls from magazines. If you don’t want to pay for paper to wrap Christmas gifts, use magazine ads. Save some cool backgrounds from advertisements in magazines. Tape ads together to get unique wrap.

Bottles to Vases What you need: pretty glass or plastic soda bottles Glass bottles can be used as vases to hold ﬂowers. Get some paints, paint the bottles, buy some cheap fake ﬂowers and give them as birthday gifts. Add stones inside plastic bottles so they don’t tip. They also come in handy to put that extra change somewhere. Quilts ’R Us What you need: any scrap from favorite old clothes or old cherished material Instead of taking clothes to Goodwill to give away, save and put them to good use in the bedroom. To make the best out of old clothes, save some that aren’t too worn and cut squares. When there’s time, sew the squares to make a quilt, and then the bed will be more colorful. Bottle Cap Belt What you need: bottle caps and a hot glue gun and glue Save those bottle caps! Instead of buying one of those bottle cap belts, make one. Paint them or keep the existing design. Use the hot glue gun and stick those caps onto any old belt. Now, something fun and creative can be shown off around the waist. Coffee Cup Keepers What you need: any coffee cup will do Coffee cups can be used as a great pen and pencil holder. They are very handy as paperweights too, to hold the loose papers from classes. Mouse Pad Mania What you need: old mouse pad and scissors Mouse pads can come in handy when the old one starts to lack interest. Cut small circles and use as “stoppers” for cabinet doors or as appliance “feet.” Mouse pads can also be used as place mats for the kitchen table. Making something is a great way to relieve stress — plus you are recycling.

Deep in debt and lacking funds for fun Jay Wendland Staff Writer

College can leave many students knee-high in debt trying to pay for an education. Many people say that college is the greatest time in life, and many, upon reﬂection, will probably agree. But right now, all students see are price tags on every single thing that they need, and whatever’s cheapest is what’s going to be purchased. Taking a break from homework should not have to break the bank, and if the right activity is chosen, it won’t. There are many things to do in Waukesha, even on campus, which are fairly easy on the savings account. Whether aware of it or not, Waukesha has a Riverwalk located downtown. The Fox River runs parallel to Main Street and under Barstow Street, and

wandering the paths around the river, watching the wildlife and city scenes can make for a relaxing and refreshing afternoon. Also, there are many trails in the city of Waukesha. These can be used for a variety of activities such as walking, roller blading or simply something to check out if bored and have no money to spend. One trail is about six blocks away from the college campus and it goes on for miles. The trail is great for exercise. For something else cheap to do without wandering too far away from Carroll College, there are several activities on campus. Basketball hoops are located at the park behind the Kilgour Residence Complex, as well as volleyball nets behind the Bergstrom Residence Complex. Just grab a ball, and enjoy these free courts, which are extremely appealing to many young people. Don’t have a ball? K-Mart is not too far of

a walk to take to buy one of the store’s $5 basketballs, a decent price for something that can be used over and over again. Also, there are many parks located around the Carroll campus. One is behind Kilgour, as well as one on the way to K-Mart. Additionally, keep eyes peeled for things happening on campus. Activities are planned on campus so that students who do not have a lot of extra cash lying around have something to do. Go and join a student organization. These are free and can be a lot of fun if when participating and meeting other people around campus. For something to do that is fun but doesn’t break the bank, be creative. Go for a walk, join a club, play at a park or do whatever pops into your head. Discovering the hidden activities may become a new favorite pastime.

Photo by Jay Wendland

Freshman Patrice Soehlein climbs up a big yellow slide at a local park as a fun and free thing to do in Waukesha.

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Dinosaurs conquer Milwaukee Public Museum Joseﬁne Ejebjork Staff Writer

This fall at the Milwaukee Public Museum, the creatures of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods of the earth’s history are returning for an astonishing exhibition. Fourteen robotic dinosaurs are being built and placed in the exhibition with “whipping tales, knocking skulls, ﬂashing teeth and mighty roars,” as the exhibit promises. “Scenes of the Dinosaurs,” presented by Bank One, is the major exhibition for this fall beginning September 18, 2004, and runs through January 10, 2005. It is a dramatic exhibition that brings much excitement and also education to visitors. “It is a fun, creepy sort of feel,” said John Tindall, Public Relations Coordinator for the Milwaukee Public Museum. Always dreamed of living the life of a paleontologist? Working in the exhibit’s “Big Dig Box,” visitors can shovel sand and brush away small particles to reveal the bones of a Torosaurus, just one of the many dinosaurs living in the late Cre-

taceous period. The Torosaurus is from Triceratops family and has the largest head and neck shrill of any land animal that has ever lived. In combination with “Scenes of the Dinosaurs,” a permanent evolution exhibit, called “Continents, Oceans and Life in Motion: A New View of the Third Planet,” illustrates how the planet has changed throughout time because of Plate Tectonics. The exhibit shows life in Wisconsin through different time periods, including the life of the dinosaurs. At the Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater, you can be swept back in time to more than 65 million years ago with the movie “T. Rex: Back to the Cretaceous.” The movie brings the dinosaurs back to life with the help of computer technology and some of the world’s leading paleontologists. Other ﬁlms currently being shown at the IMAX Theater include Forces of Nature, Adrenaline Rush, Pulse, and Haunted Castle. The new Quick Turn Reel, a screen-cleaning device which has

changed the IMAX Theater, has helped to improve viewing. Tindall explained, “You get a crisper brighter picture than you would get in a regular theater.” It is also now possible to see 150-minute length-feature ﬁlms at the IMAX Theater. With new seats and concessions, you can get that movie feel as you would in a regular theater. As of press deadline, Tindall said that no one has yet to be scheduled

since the contracts are different for the feature ﬁlms . With Halloween right around the corner, the Milwaukee Public Museum will be brightened up with more than 50 Jack-O-Lanterns located all over the museum. There is a chance to put on your costume and go trick-or-treating throughout the museum and to solve the monster museum mystery with lost dinosaur bones.

The Milwaukee Public Museum, located at 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission to the museum is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $5.50 for children. Tickets for the IMAX shows are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $6.50 for children. For more information about other exhibits, news, and events, visit the museum’s website site at www.mpm.edu.

The ‘Spitfire Grill’ comes to Carroll Brad Thayer Staff Writer

There have been many movies that have been adapted to the stage, but none that deserved to be called unique. With the help from James Valcq and Fred Ally, The Spitfire Grill can be called just that—unique. They took the 1994 film and adapted it to the stage. Due to their close Wisconsin ties, they changed the setting from Maine to Wisconsin. Other than the setting change, the story plot remains fairly similar to the original plot. This year’s musical was a collaborative choice of Howard Bashinski, the play’s director, and the Carroll College theater program, specifically chosen with the audience at heart. “Art needs to inform, reflect, or transform,” Bashinski said. This piece of theatrical art does just that, reflecting emotions felt in society, giving hope of transforming into a better person, and informing that a positive attitude changes one’s outlook on life. The music preformed on the proscenium stage is what makes this particular show so unique. The music, directed by Ann Wheeler, combines multiple musical styles, including country, bluegrass, and Broadway-style pop, with lyrics written more like conversations than big musical numbers. This means the majority of the play will be in song. Bashinski has expanded the musical and its production beyond Carroll College, making it more of a community effort. Marilyn White, a local actress portraying one of the lead characters, Hannah, is the only non-

Carroll cast member. There are also various crew members from the community coming to aid in the production of “The Spitfire Grill.” The main character, Percy Talbott, played by sophomore Robin Hassinger, had just been released from prison, and chose to live in Gilead, an old Wisconsin mining town because of a picture she saw in an old travel book. Once in town, sophomore Justin Kamps’ character, Sheriff Joe Shutter, takes Percy to the Spitfire Grill, which happens to be the main stage for most of the story. There she meets Hannah (White) who gives her a job. Effy Kreyneck and Caleb Thorpe, played by seniors Caitlin Kujawski and Alan Murphy, respectively, are immediately suspicious of Percy. They along with the entire town make it known that she is not welcome. The only person to hold back judgment is senior Rachel Jonen’s Shelby Thorpe. Percy goes around stirring up the town and its residents from their normally quiet lives. For example, she meets a strange visitor, David Dabasinkas, and helps him get his life together. Throughout the play she causes transformations for every character, including herself. This is definitely a tale of hope and inspiration. With rehearsals already underway, the cast and crew are preparing to put on a great show in November. “It will be an uplifting evening that will make you forget about the outside world. You will leave the theater with a smile on your face, maybe even humming a tune,” Bashinski said.

Original artwork by Willa Schroeder

The Milwaukee Public Museum has many exhibits this fall, in particular the dinosaur exhibit which features realistic scenes of dinosaurs and gigantic skeletal remains.

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Closet Classics

Martian philosophy Nate Cekay Staff Writer

The most profound changes in our lives are often prompted by changes in our philosophies. Ideas that revolutionize the way we live often come in the form of a parable. While there is something slightly biblical about Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, it is as much a romp in science ﬁction as it is a philosophical parable. On both fronts it does not fail to impress as it asks, rather light heartedly, what if Martians raised one of us? Stranger in a Strange Land is packed full of questions to muse. Is it possible that by changing our attitudes we can increase our metabolism? Can we affect the physical realm through out-ofbody experiences? If a man is the sole human citizen of a planet, does that grant him ownership? These queries and more are what elevate Heinlein’s work to the level of Masterpiece. The blithe Martian man is as loveable as a lost puppy. His happy go lucky attitude and lust for knowledge could melt even the most cynical person’s heart. The team of humans introducing

him to the earth is just as colorful, both teaching and learning much from their Martian friend. The character I found most loveable was a man who simply had the whole situation dropped into his lap, but took what the world(s) gave him and appreciated it to the fullest. This was of course the Martian’s attorney, Jubal. His matured and cultured view of society easily had as much to teach as Siddhartha. There are few characters in books of the twentieth century that I would say that about. So why would I consider Heinlein’s most famous work to be a possible candidate for the best book written in the twentieth century? Stranger in a Strange Land inspired me to, in quoting Michael Jackson, “Start with the man in the mirror.” The book offers practical philosophy in a form that is worth reading for the story alone. It has introspection, rivaling that of C.S. Lewis’ science ﬁction excursions, yet retains a sense of humor very much in the vein of Douglas Adams. In short, it is a fantastically pleasurable read, with seldom-peered revelations for the idle mind to brood over. I grokked it well.

A Night with Jimmy Eat World Mark Weitkunat Staff Writer

It was just one of those random events in time. It was kind of like when you lose a tooth. Okay, maybe it was more like winning at Bingo or grabbing a stuffed bear out of one of those claw machines. I was just sitting at home one evening, I think it was the Wednesday before school started, chilling with my best bud Eric. I had ﬁnished up packing and was eager to start the new semester at Carroll College as a sophomore. An old pro at this moving thing, being a sophomore and all, I was done packing way ahead of schedule and used the extra time to spend with friends and family, and that’s exactly what I was doing when I made the phone call. I wasn’t ever planning on winning an opportunity to meet Jimmy Eat World. I didn’t even know what I was calling in for. I knew it was tickets to a concert of some sort, but I didn’t know it was for the chance to see one of my new favorite bands. After seeing the show I was more than impressed with the performance, let alone getting to meet the band in person. I called WLUM, Rock 102.1, but this wasn’t the ﬁrst time I’d called in to a radio station. In fact I’d made it a point to call the station like once a day over the summer either requesting songs or trying to win some sort of contest. Let’s just say that I was ready for the new semester to start. It looked like my time had come, however. Perhaps it was fate that I had won and it was just meant to be. After hearing there was a chance to win tickets on the radio for some concert, I quickly dialed the number and waited while it rang.

A DJ’s distinct voice could be heard over the radio…and in my phone, saying I was caller four. It was a good thing I didn’t give up. I dialed the number fast again and before I knew it I was the winner of a four-pack of tickets to their little gig at the Henry Maier Festival Grounds where Jimmy Eat World was playing. The coolest part, for lack of a better term, was that I was automatically entered in a drawing to win two meet-andgreet passes before the show. I had the chance to meet the band members in the flesh before they went onstage! I’d already won the tickets and eventually moved back to school, and all I could do was wait in great anticipation to see if I would get the phone call. A few days after I was back on campus, I received a phone call from my dad informing me that along with another guest, I was meeting Jimmy Eat World. It was amazing because I didn’t own any of their CDs and had only heard a few of their songs. To me, they were just another band, but how soon that would change. The whole experience was awesome. I met Zach Lind, Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, and Tom Linton, all four members of the band and received a signed picture of them as well. Mixing things up with some old favorites and songs from their upcoming album, Futures, which is available on October 19, 2004. The show was definitely a crowd pleaser for both veteran fans and newbies like myself. They were definitely up to par and not only were ready for the little gig that I attended, but they’re ready to tour the nation. On November 16, fans can look forward to seeing the band in Madison, as they wrap up their current tour.

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The Prodigious William F. Buckley Jr., at work and play Steve Van Dien Staff Writer

People of a certain age don’t have to be told who William F. Buckley, Jr. is. But since this reviewer is older than most Carroll students, perhaps some background information is appropriate. That, however, is tough. At 79, Bill Buckley has had such a long, wide-ranging career across American politics and culture that one hardly knows how to start. In 1955, Buckley founded National Review, still this country’s most prominent conservative journal. More: in the early 50s, he brought together the disparate but legitimate voices on the Right and kicked out the kooks- neo-Nazis and Klansmen, anti-Semites, and the John Birch Society- to create a coherent, respectable conservative political philosophy. Buckley has given thousands of speeches and participated in as many debates. His late public television program, Firing Line, familiarized millions with his Jesuitical logic, elegant pseudo-British accent, and puckish wit. Despite his joy for intellectual combat and eagerness to shred his liberal opponents’ views, he has often befriended them personally. Buckley is also a dedicated sailor, accomplished pianist and harpsichordist, and master of the English language, in which he has the broadest vocabulary since Noah Webster. He is also a witty, graceful and astoundingly proliﬁc writer, having authored approximately 40 books. These cover a remarkable range, from collections of his syndicated columns and accounts of his transoceanic sails and spiritual life to spy thrillers and serious novels — and his latest, Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography. It’s a collection of past and recent writings, as Buckley explains, “in the nature of a narrative survey of my life, at work and play.” The book details Buckley’s boyhood in Connecticut, his family, and his pre-World War II education in an English Roman Catholic boys’ school. The recent furor over priestly pedophilia

notwithstanding, Buckley notes that the priests who taught him were not only non-pedophiles, but good, holy men who nurtured their charges’ spiritual lives: “I am a senior citizen and my faith has never left me, and I must suppose that Fr. Sharkey and Fr. Paine and Fr. Manning had something to do with it. They, and the closeness I felt, every morning [at Mass], to the mystical things that were taking place at the altar.” Buckley’ describes his years at Yale, of mesmerizing professors like his mentor Willmoore Kendall, and roommates who ever since have been his friends. Unavoidably, he also discusses the fuss he raised after graduation with his first book, which accused his alma mater of opposing both capitalism and Christianity, in an embryonic version of political correctness: “At the private college, the sense of mission is distinguishing. It is, however, strangled by what goes under the presumptuous designation of academic freedom.” We get a bracing excerpt from The Unmaking of a Mayor, Buckley’s book about his protest run for mayor of New York City in 1965. (When asked by the press what he’d do if he won, Buckley, who ultimately got 13 percent of the vote, immediately answered: “Demand a recount.”) Buckley writes lyrically of his love for wine: “It is wonderfully comforting to reflect that the New Testament speaks other than invidiously of wine. There is always the sin of excess, and I comply with the biblical injunction against greed by making it a hard-and-fast rule never to pay excessive prices for wine.” He excels at the character sketch, as demonstrated by his descriptions of “Ten Friends,” including publisher Henry Regnery, liberal columnist Murray Kempton, actors David Niven and Roger Moore, and Ronald Reagan. Above all is Buckley’s moving account of his friendship with Whittaker Chambers, who exposed Alger Hiss, a former State Department official, as a Soviet spy. As Buckley reminds us, Chambers wrote with biblical power in his autobiography,

Witness, of the struggle between Western freedom and Communist dictatorships: “For me, and others who knew him, his voice had been and still is…magniﬁcent in tone, speaking to our time from the center of sorrow, from the center of the earth.” Buckley, a famously fast writer, often writes a 750-word column in 20 minutes. So it’s not surprising that Miles Gone By includes an essay about this topic. Morton Kondracke, a political columnist, once claimed that Buckley’s speedy writing doesn’t permit him to think seriously about his topics. Buckley’s response would seem egomaniacal, if not for his wit: “It is axiomatic, in cognitive science, that there is no correlation between profundity of thought and length of time spent thinking…So cut it out, Kondracke. I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition. I asked myself the other day, who else, on so many issues, has been so right so much of the time? I couldn’t think of anyone. And I devoted to the exercise 20 minutes. Flat.” As you’ve probably deduced by now, the pieces collected in Miles Gone By are uniformly excellent. Even so, Buckley’s eight essays about sailing rise to an even higher standard. In the most recent one, he sadly surrenders to aging and gives up his lifelong passion: “…the decision that the time has come to sell [the boat] and forfeit all that, is not lightly taken, bringing to mind the step yet ahead, which is giving up life itself.” But he concludes with a rousing memoir of the pleasures that sailing provided him: “You are moving at racing speed, parting the buttery sea as with a scalpel, and the waters roar by, themselves exuberantly subdued by your powers to command your way through them. Triumphalism …and the stars also seem to be singing together for joy.” In his introduction, Buckley tells us: “I hope that this volume achieves the purpose [of an autobiography], and that it will give pleasure.” On both counts, Miles Gone By succeeds, resoundingly.

Homecoming Window Decoration

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Homecoming spirit was displayed by campus organizations on Campus Center windows.

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Horoscopes Mr. Leo Staff Astrologer

Libra September 23 – October 22 Lately you feel like you are in a constant state of Déjà Vu. Don’t worry it will go away in time. Trust me. Lately you feel like you are in a constant state of Déjà Vu. Don’t worry it will go away in time. Trust me, Scorpio October 23 – November 21 You feel like your muse has left you and your sense of creativity has dried up. It is your lucky day. Inspiration will strike you, and leave you for dead. Sadly, your roommate may do the same thing. Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Somewhere along your very busy schedule, you will lose your marbles. Fortunately, someone will ﬁnd them and return them to you. Maybe now would be a good time to consider a second set, just in case. Capricorn December 22 – January 19 You are developing a strange magnetic personality. There are people who know who you are, but you don’t know them. I hate it when that happens. Oh, and random metal objects will begin to stick to you.

Aquarius January 20 – February 18 You will meet a team of people dressed entirely in black. They will offer you a blue pill or a red pill. My advice is to play he inny-minnie-minny-moe game. Hey, making important decisions using that method hasn’t failed me yet. Pisces February 19 – March 20 Soon you will find yourself up a creek, but you will have giant spoon instead of a paddle. Ok, I’m not going to ask. I guess you have two choices; one is to have one huge bowl of cereal, or use it as a paddle to save your life. Personally, I’d use it for the cereal, but that’s just me. Aries March 21 – April 19 Your luck will run high for the next few weeks. For example, you will find an amazing price on a flame-thrower, and everyone knows that a flamethrower is a necessity to life. Taurus April 20 – May 20 You will get a strange urge to walk around wearing a white lab coat and carry a clipboard. Then what? I guess you could count how many people say hello back to you. Keep in mind, this isn’t normal behavior, you may not always get a positive response

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Gemini May 21 – June 21 Once you get as behind as you are there is almost no point in catching up. You can go have fun instead. Tell them that I said it was ok. You may even get to graduate on time. Cancer June 22 – July 22 As you remain in the depths of the library, you begin to notice how pale you’re getting. You also realize that you incisors have grown and you now despise garlic. Maybe you need to give studying a break. Leo July 23 – August 22 You are facing many important question in life, like how did the man in the moon get there. Something else that really bothers you will need further explanation from experts: If Teﬂon doesn’t stick to anything then how does it stick to pans? Virgo August 23 – September 22 You will suddenly get a surge of morals. Try to be honest for a week. It is the perfect way to develop a clean conscience. Personally, I prefer my way, just blaming everything on having a bad memory.

October 7 Women’s tennis • vs. Marian College • Kilgour Trailblazer Tennis Center • 3 p.m. October 11 Political Speaker, Dr. Horacio Boneo • Stackner Ballroom • 7 p.m. October 12 Women’s soccer • vs. Concordia (WI) University • Schneider Stadium • 6 p.m. Salsa dance lessons • Oak Room, Camous Center • 9 p.m. October 14 Volleyball • vs. MSOE • Van Male Field House • 7 p.m. Movie, Life Is Beautiful • Pioneer Indoor Terrace • 9 p.m. October 15 Native American Speaker, Richie Pass • Stackner Ballroom • 1 p.m. Women’s soccer • vs. St. Norbert College • Schneider Stadium • 4 p.m. Men’s soccer • vs. St Norbert College • Schneider Stadium • 6 p.m.

October 16 Football • vs. St. Norbert College • Schneider Stadium • 1:30 p.m. Mendryus Male Choir • Shattuck Music Center Auditorium • 2 p.m. • Adult and seniors/students tickets ($15, $10), Premium tickets, $20 Wisconsin Wind Orchestra and DanceCircus “Windfall” • Otteson Theater • 8 p.m. • Tickets $15 adults; $10 students and seniors S.O.S-Loteria-Spanish Bing • Stackner Ballroom • 8 p.m. • $500 in prizes October 17 Men’s soccer • vs. Cardinal Stritch University • Schneider Stadium • 1 p.m. October 20 • Last day for voter registration in the Todd Wehr Memorial Library • Registration for Winter Session 2005 begins. Organizing an event on campus? Want some free publicity? Send the details to perspect@cc.edu with ‘Cruise the Campus’ in the subject line at least two weeks in advance for publication.

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‘Rah rah shish boom bah’ Carroll spirit led by students Feleciz Dupczak Staff Writer

It was not all “rah rah shish boom bah” this summer for the Carroll College cheerleaders. They had to say good-bye to a dear friend of the squad. Roger Smith, former coach, decided to step down from the position this past summer. Roger left the girls on good terms. He had been contemplating it for a while, but some did not know he would step down so early. He left the squad because he was over involved in all that he does on campus. Roger chose to step down from his coaching position only because he knew the girls would be in good hands. Carroll College was under a time restraint and asked Tim Dornemann to take the role of new coach for the cheerleaders. Unfortunately, Tim had no cheerleading experience, so the school looked to the students, who had experience, which in the end was the best option in

this small school environment. They found Heather Mathews, a senior at Carroll College, to fulﬁll this position. Heather has been cheerleading since the seventh grade. With ten years of experience and holding the title of captain last year, she seemed more than qualiﬁed for the job. Heather feels no pressure to impress or prove herself to others this year. “I had a lot of the same responsibilities last year…I just have a little more work to do this year.” She also does not feel like this job is taking a toll on her social or academic life. Some of her closest relationships are with people on the squad and she is so used to balancing all the pressures of being an athlete and a working student. “Cheerleading has been a big part of my life… it’s becoming more natural for me.” Of the 18 current cheerleaders, ten of them are returnees. All of these girls have incredible talent, and talent is what made the team possible. Heather was guaranteed an advisor, which is

required for all student activities, by the school, so she was never worried whether or not the team would remain part of the Carroll tradition. Those girls that were qualiﬁed to return this year, but chose not to, did not do so because of how the college handled the coaching situation. They chose to pursue other activities. When Heather was asked if she would return next year as coach she said “It’s up to the school and the team, but I will be there if they need me.” She also wanted to let the Carroll community know that the cheerleaders have a very exciting season in store. The cheerleaders are planning to go to Madison in February to compete. Last year the girls did not compete because a girl was injured, but they did compete in 2003. You can ﬁnd the cheerleaders now on the sidelines of the football games, later in the year they can be found at both men’s and women’s basketball games.

Photo by Sarah Mueller

The Carroll chearleading team performs an impressive pyramid at the Yell-Like-Hell Homecoming event Friday Sept. 24.

4th and Long

Football or Futbol? Americans have made their choice

Pete Seroogy Sports Editor

My last column was about football. This column will be about football as well. However I’m not going to discuss the NFL or college football. I won’t be mentioning the CFL, arena football, AF2, or even NFL Europe. Soccer is known as football everywhere in the world but the USA. There are places in the

world where soccer is a way of life. dalizing everything in their way. MLS has ten teams with names Men and women of all ages live Americans just don’t love like The Crew, the Wizards, and think and breathe soccer. Loyalty soccer the way the rest of the the Burn. The WUSA is pretty to teams causes riots and ﬁghts world does. Soccer has the same much brand new, it’s been around when the game gets tight. Riots effect on Americans as the metric since 2001, and really hasn’t made are fairly commonplace overseas system. The rest of the world uses much impact. The MLS is turnfollowing a devastating loss. As it, but not the USA. Soccer is less ing into a minor league system recently as August 2004 a riot popular in the United States than for the European teams. Any erupted in Moscow potential superstar that the MLS that caused so much may have is signed damage that Russian away to European authorities classiﬁed “I could care less that the men’s national teams. In the past the whole thing as soccer team didn’t qualify for the summer year alone, the a “natural disaster.” The violence, which olympics. I watch the NFL. REAL football.” MLS has lost seven U.S. national team turned deadly, broke players to teams in out after Japan England, Germany, scored what turned Portugal and the out to be the deciNASCAR. There are professional sive goal against Russia on June 9, circuits for soccer players in the Netherlands. European teams 2002. Already drunk and angered US, they’re known as MLS (Major lure talent away because they can by the game, hundreds of people League Soccer) and the WUSA promise a much larger paycheck. who had gathered in the square (Women’s United Soccer Associa- Until the MLS gets to the level to watch the match began throw- tion). The WUSA has eight teams that the NHL is at, they will never ing beer bottles before rampaging with names like the Charge, the be able to compete with European through downtown Moscow, van- Beat and the CyberRays. The contracts.

Why won’t soccer ever become here as compared to overseas? It’s mostly arrogance. We have our own measurement system, it works for us. So what if the metric system makes more sense, is easier to use and learn? We’re Americans dammit, we like our feet and inches, why should we change for the rest of the world? I considered why we don’t like soccer the way we like other sports. This is what I came up with. 1. Soccer is not high scoring. Americans like to see high scores. We don’t appreciate good defense. Just look at major league baseball, we worship the homerun, not the diving catch. 2. Soccer has too much movement. We as like to set up plays, and get time to do it. We need playbooks. Soccer is a lot of improvisation, there are general strategies, but few plays compared to football or basketball. 3. There are few “all-stars.” Americans like to support a favorite player. I understand that David Beckham is probably the biggest celebrity in Europe, but American sports have at least one superstar on each team that give us a vested rooting interest in the team. 4. Americans didn’t invent it. As a country, we’re very proud of what we’ve done on our own. We adore baseball, basketball, and football. All of these sports we either invented or modiﬁed to make it ours. 5. This is probably the biggest thing. How can we follow a sport where they allow games to end in a tie? Who wins? Certainly not the fans. I demand to know who is the victor! Personally, I am not a fan of soccer. I love football because I am American and refuse to give in to what the rest of the world loves. The US national team can disappoint all they want in the world cup. I could care less that the men’s national team didn’t qualify for the summer Olympics. I watch the NFL. REAL football.

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Carroll soccer teams undefeated in conference Alysha Schertz Staff Writer

WOMEN’S SOCCER Lady Pioneer’s soccer has never looked as good this season as they did against Ripon on Saturday, September 18. The women came a way with a 9-0 victory over the Redbirds. Scoring was balanced well across the field with both Carroll’s Julia Belle and Kelly Wulff-Plumb pulling away with three goals each. Other scorers for the match were Megan Blenner with two and Maria Quesada rounding the score out to nine. The ladies continued conference play on Tuesday, September 21 in a home match versus Lawrence University Vikings. The Vikings started out early with a goal by Greta Raaen in the first 12 minutes of the game. It wasn’t enough though for Lawrence as the Lady Pioneers answered the one goal with two of their own to win the match. Junior Jamie Lawrence answered with her fourth goal of the season off of a corner kick by Julia Belle. Freshmen Amanda Lopez added her first goal of the season to round out the 2-1 victory for the Pio-

neers. Freshmen goalkeeper Sarah McLaughlin adds a new spice to the team’s defense with a starting position and nine saves for the season. The team captain was unable to be reached for comments but the Ladies continue their season with a non-conference match-up on Wednesday, September 29 at Carthage and travel with the men to Monmouth and Illinois College the ﬁrst weekend in October. Lady Pioneers are now 6-0 overall and hope to continue their record in the next week of play. MEN’S SOCCER Carroll Men’s soccer has started of the conference season with a bang. They’ve continued to shut down their opponent’s offense and managed to win their last two games in back to back overtime matches. Saturday September 18, the men faced Ripon College at Ripon. The men won the game in over time with a score of 3-2. Goals were scored by Joe Paroubek and Michael Katzenburg. Katzenburg scored the game winning goal in overtime with a “header” assisted by Michael Wheeler and

Joey Shoemaker. The following Tuesday the men followed up their win in Ripon with overtime win against Lawrence University here at Schneider stadium. The game was tied 0-0 all the way through regulation play. The two teams went into sudden death overtime from there. Carroll senior Dan Schindhelm managed a goal five minutes into overtime play to win the game 1-0 for Carroll. The team’s defense is the key to their game this season and so far with the last five out of six matches going in to overtime it’s obvious they are accomplishing their goal. Thursday the team took on non-conference Concordia University and suffered a devastating 4-0 loss in the first half. The team played in Schneider stadium but despite the home field advantage the team couldn’t upset the 7-2 overall record Concordia has. Seth Dehne, one of this season’s team captains, said Carroll is a team that “no matter what, will never give up and will always grind it out until the end. Defense is something we pride ourselves on.” The guys are 2-0 in the con-

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Junior Chris Schultz is dribbling the ball out from the defense against Lawrence University on September 21.

ference right now and continue their conference road trip versus Monmouth and Illinois College the ﬁrst weekend in October. Dehne comments, “We don’t

expect to win games by a big margin, that is why our never give up attitude and desire to win seem to be more prevalent this year as compared to last.”

Pioneers dominate homecoming then fall to earth a week later Bear Milne Opinion Editor

The Pioneers got to ring the homecoming victory bell for the second year in a row. In a game where there was a lot of pressure on the Pioneers to win, the game marked the dedication of Schneider Stadium before a packed attendance of over 2400. Or the fact that it was Homecoming, their first game on the artificial playing surface, whatever it was, the Carroll College Pioneers game with their “A” game as they destroyed The Lawrence Vikings 49-6 Despite the continued quarterback rotation between senior Marcus Koronkiewicz (90.85 efficiency rating) and the freshman Chris Rogers (151.69 efficiency rating), the Pioneer offense produced its most stellar performance of the year. Both quarterbacks maintained a pickfree air attack, finding 10 different receivers in a combined 19 attempts for 171 yards. Junior Adam Fletcher (leads team with 346 yards on season) and freshman Brandon Wogomon each received for over 30 yards and a touchdown apiece.

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Freshman receiver Brandon Wogomon looks on as junior Adam Fletcher catches a touchdown pass homecoming game.

But Homecoming also saw a surge in the Pioneer run game. Sophomore Dan “Biscuit” Del Monte and freshman Bryce Crocker rushed back and forth, up and down and through the Viking defense for a combined

total of over 200 yards. Del Monte also caught three receptions for 38 yards to compliment his 84 yards rushing, tacking-up over 120 allpurpose yards (Crocker rushed for 119 yards on 13 carries with 4 touchdowns. He leads team

with 5 touchdowns on the season. Freshman kicker Brian Jachimek won performer of the week award from the Midwest Conference (first Carroll football player this season to win the honor) after completing all 7 of his extra-point kicks in the game (and has completed all 14 field goal attempts this season). The story, however, was the defense. The Pioneer “D” held Lawrence to only 10 first downs to Carroll’s 25, and held the Vikings to 201 total yards of offense: 102 yards rushing and 99 through the air. Junior Justin Stigler, freshman Isaac Hamilton and freshman Frank Mazzone all snagged an interception from the Carroll secondary, while sophomore Chris Albanese recovered two Viking fumbles. The defense held Lawrence to only one red zone appearance and the Vikings converted just 5 of 12 third downs. Freshman Matt Dollar acquired the only sack of the day. The following week, against Midwest Conference rival the Ripon Red Hawks, the defense wasn’t enough to champion the Pioneers to victory. Senior Mike Leeman led the defense with 11.5 tackles (9 solo) while Freshman

Isaac Hamilton and Junior Doug Hazen each grabbed an interception. As a team the Pioneers recovered three Hawk fumbles (one by Hamilton), but the Hawk offense managed 280 yards in their ground attack with three touchdowns despite being held to 133 yards in the air with two touchdowns. But it was turnovers that spelled defeat for the Pioneers. Carroll lost two fumbles, while senior quarterback Koronkiewicz came back to earth after his homecoming heroics and was intercepted four times in the contest, twice in the ﬁnal quarter. One of his interceptions was returned for a touchdown. The Red Hawks held Carroll to just under 200 yards rushing, with freshman Bryce Crocker chalking up 111 and two touchdowns and Del Monte with 72. Junior receiver Adam Fletcher continues to lead the Pioneers in receiving, catching eight for 86 yards and Del Monte complimenting his rushing with 21 yards on three receptions. Both Carroll and Ripon now stand at 2-2 in the conference, 23 overall. Carroll travels to Beloit College on October 9th to take on the 1-3, 2-3 overall Buccaneers.