02042005

Friday, February 4, 2005

15TH STREET

Which Poke will be wearing red? See story, page 2.

NEWS

Briefly Speaking...

Rose State College

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6420 SE 15th Street, Midwest City, OK 73110

Vol. XXXIV Issue 14

“Poetry” returns to campus

Participants share creativity

Pool Tournament

RSC is presenting a pool tournament in conjunction with the intramural sports series. The deadline to sign-up is Feb. 8. For more information, call the Student Activities Office at 733-7387.

P.A.R.E.N.T.S. Club Guest Speaker

P.A.R.E.N.T.S. Club will be having a guest speaker from OG&E attend their Feb. 11 meeting at 2 p.m. The speaker will discuss several ways to reduce costs, among other related topics. The meeting will be held in the Science and Math building, Room 110. Anyone interested is invited to join. For more information, contact advisors Nancy Graham at 733-7559 or Toni Castillo at 733-6323 or the club’s president, Tina Singleton at 391-6797.

Del City Library

The Del City Library will be hosting their signature “Storytime” on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The next Storytime will focus on presidential stories and will be for children ages 4-8. To pre-register, call 672-1377. The library will also be holding a PlayTime with special guest speaker, Jean Crockett. PlayTime is for infants beginning at 6 months to children the age of 3. The next PlayTime will be Thursday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. For more information, call 672-1377. The library is located at 4509 SE 15th St.

Applications for Miss Black Rose State

The deadline to enter the Miss Black Rose State College 2005 Pageant is Feb. 18. No previous experience is required in order to enter, simply pick up an application at the Student Activities Office in the Student Center. For more information, call 733-7376.

Who’s Who

Faculty and staff nominations of students for Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges are due Feb. 22. The student qualifications are: 24 credit completed hours and 3.0 accumulative GPA. Faculty and staff may pick up the application forms from any of the Division Deans’ offices or the Student Center Information Desk.

OCU Admissions

A representative from Oklahoma City University will be in the Student Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: March 2, April 6 and May 4.

Volunteers Needed for Dental Hygiene Program

Students planning to graduate in 2005 from RSC Dental Hygiene Program are in need of patients who will qualify for their regional clinical board exam. The exam for state licensure consists of approximately a four-hour time commitment on one of the following dates: April 29, April 30, May 1 or May 2. Each volunteer must be 18 years old and should have had their teeth cleaned in the last three years. There is no cost for the cleaning. For more information, call 733-7337.

Pedometer Power!

The RSC Wellness Office is offering pedometers for $10 each. If 10,000 steps are taken each day for three weeks $5 will be given back. To buy a pedometer, visit the Health and Physical Education building, Room 103 or Room 104 or for more information, call 733-7525.

New Student Senators

Congratulations to the following on becoming new senators: Joseph Rosenbrough Steven Cunha Shawn Brown Yancy Scott Lauren Burr Charles Riden

Lost and Found

Money was found on campus, please call Dennis at 5706781 to identify.

Photo by STEVE REEVES

Astronomy Lecture

RSC will host, as a segment of the American Astronomical Society Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Series, Astronomer Mary Kay Hemenway. Hemenway will speak on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Tom Steed Center Auditorium. She will be discussing the history of astronomy and Galileo’s conflict with the church and its effect on the future of science. For more information, contact Professor Chad Ellington at 733-7964 or cellington@rose.edu.

Faculty, staff and students of RSC gather together for one night to share a variety of selfexpression as well as musical talent.

Erin Waltman Assistant Editor Faculty, staff and students showcased their writing and musical talents at Poetry at Rose in the H.B. Atkinson Theatre on Jan. 28.

Poetry at Rose is an event at which faculty and staff are encouraged to read their poetry. This year, Poetry at Rose featured readings by Carl Sennhenn, Claudia Buckmaster, Karen Holt, Dr. Terry Britton, Dr. James Hochtritt, Carol Davis Koss, and the two James Axley Award winners, Kerri Rivera and Erin Waltman, who won for poetry and short fiction respectively.

The Axley Awards were created both to celebrate student achievement in creative writing and to honor the memory of Dr. James Axley, a RSC faculty member who passed away in 1994. Both Rivera and

Waltman received plaques and books to guide them toward publication, should they choose that path. Rivera also received a book collection of famous poetry and Waltman received a collection of famous short stories.

Each presenter read for roughly 10 minutes, and the poetry topics ranged from cowboys to menopause and from footbridges to Christmas Eve. “This was my fourth year reading at Poetry at Rose,” said Hochtritt, history professor. “I got involved after I heard about the annual reading when I was hired here as a professor in 2000. I have attended poetry readings since the early 1970s and I had read a number of times in California prior to moving to Oklahoma in 1991.”

Britton, executive vice president of RSC, read a selection

from his most recent poetic endeavor, a five-part poem about a group of cowboys and wranglers along the Washita.

“I enjoy writing poetry when I can find the time, and the thought that the poems are to be public increases my discipline to write as well as I can,” said Britton. “The [Poetry at Rose] event is one I have long supported at the college.”

Along with poems and a short story, there was music provided by Music Professor Emily Robinson and RSC students Candace Meadows, Amy Steer, Lara Singletary and Craig Swindall.

After the readings, there was a cozy reception hosted by Houghton-Mifflin, Prentice Hall and McGraw-Hill for the performers and the roughly 200 guests in attendance in the Main Dining Room of the Student Center.

Bryan Trude News Editor With the ever-increasing amounts of transactions being carried out with plastic instead of paper, credit card fraud has become one of the fastest growing kinds of fraud in the United States.

College students cannot seem to be able to go through college without a credit card.

This not only makes them more susceptible to debt, but also makes them targets for fraud. “I, myself, have seven credit cards,” said sociology major Chris Calvert.

A majority of publicized fraud cases can be found through e-commerce, or from using a credit card on the Internet. However, never using a card on the Internet does not shield a person from fraud.

E-commerce Internet fraud affects people who have never used their card online.

So how can a card never used on the Internet be used for e-commerce fraud? Most often it involves the credit card number being stolen.

This could either be done by an unscrupulous banker or by stealing receipts from the garbage.

Also, software exists that can create “well formed” card numbers that may coincidentally belong to a real person.

Compounding this is the fact banks handling Visa or MasterCard often have very

little or no transaction validation for small transactions.

Due to this, a scam artist can set up something like a recurring $19.95 transaction on credit card numbers alone, even ones belonging to closed accounts.

The scam artist can inadvertently keep the victim quiet as well with the methods used.

Many scam artists use accounts handled by companies such as N-Bill, Webtel and MJD Services. These companies are widely known for handling the accounts of pornographic Web sites.

A victim revealing charges by those companies to the credit card, even fraudulent charges, can create a host of problems including personal embarrassment and problems with employment.

Once a cardholder discovers that he has been frauded, often it can be a long and difficult process to clean up the mess. “[My father] had his card frauded … it took forever to clean up,” said criminal justice major Scott Allen.

Some banks have even gone so far as to call victims liars and accuse them of being criminals trying to balk on their credit card bill.

So, how can credit card fraud be avoided? According to the Federal Trade Commission, one of the most important things a person can do is to promptly open bills and rec-

oncile their credit accounts monthly, much like a checking account. A person can also avoid fraud by not lending the card to anyone else.

For more information, visit the FTC Web site at http:// www.ftc.gov.

Credit card fraud threatens students

Below is a list of various national banks and credit card companies known for either handling victims of credit card fraud well, or poorly, according to http://www.faughnan. com.

Good Banks: American Express Barclayʼs UK Beneficial Bank Chevy Chase Bank of MD NationsBank Seafirst Bank Wells Fargo Mixed: Citibank MBNA US Bank Bad Banks: First USA (Extra bad according to faughnan.com) Chase Mellon Bank Charter Pacific Bank

February 4, 2005

Campus clubs become more active during new semester Bryan Trude News Editor The numerous clubs and organizations on campus at RSC will have several events in the month of February.

The Clinical Laboratory Technology Club will be holding a meeting Feb. 10 in HE201. A special guest speaker, Dr. Anne Ewing from UCO, will be present to discuss completing a bachelorʼs degree in CLT. Training will also be given for CLTʼs Blood Drive to be held in April.

The club is open to all Clinical Laboratory Technology students. For more information and times for the meeting, contact advisor Evelyn Paxton at 733-7577 or by e-mail at epaxton@rose.edu.

The Black Student Association will be hosting “Pride and Prejudice: A History of Black Culture in America” on Feb. 8.

The event will be held in the west end of the Main Dining Room in the RSC Student Center from 1-3 p.m. The event is free to the public and lunch will be provided to those who attend.

The BSA will be selling balloons, and people who attend are entered into a drawing to win one of 13 door prizes. The prizes include a Black History month notepad, ruler, pen and other supplies. For more information, contact Virginia Thomas, BSA advisor by calling 7337905 or by e-mailing her at vthomas@rose.edu.

The Nurses Christian Fellowship had its first meeting of the semester on Feb. 3. The meeting was held at 8:15 a.m. in HE200. The club is open to all health science majors and is active on campus. Last semester, the NCF held a toy drive for the Christmas holiday.

For more information about the NCF, its future meeting times or upcoming events, contact club advisor Genia Hyde at 733-6335 or by e-mail at ghyde@rose. edu.

The Future Criminal Justice Professionals Club hosted a fundraiser on the first floor of the Social Sciences building on Jan. 29. Coffee, donuts, fruit and hot chocolate were sold at 50 cents each. The fundraiser was held to raise money for the FCJP banquet scheduled for April 8.

The FCJP club raised over $30 at the fundraiser.

“We plan to do a lot more [fundraisers] like this,” said Frank Campbell, criminal justice major and FCJP president. If you are interested in the FCJP fundraisers or the club itself, contact Campbell by e-mail at frankcampbell@cox.net, or go to any FCJP meeting held every “B” week friday at 12:30 p.m. in SS125.

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Feb. 4, 2005 15th Street News

College encouraged to “Go Red”

Photo by JON ROLLMAN

Erin Waltman Assistant Editor In association with the Oklahoma American Heart Association, RSC will be holding a “Go Red for Women!” fundraiser until Feb. 10 to raise funds and awareness of heart attack and stroke in women.

“This is a national campaign,” said Jean Dunlap, Service-Learning coordinator and co-chair of RSCʼs “Go Red for Women!” campaign. “We are encouraging the entire campus to ... dress in red.”

“Go Red for Women!” is in its second year, and “this will be the second year [RSC will] raise awareness about heart disease and women, but [this will be] the first year we [will] have a luncheon, red dress contest and fundraiser for the [OAHS],” said Liz Brown, Wellness program coordinator and event co-chair.

According to the Associationʼs Web site (www. americanheart.org/red), heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. When combined with cardiovascular disease, the two diseases kill nearly 500,000 women every year, more than the next six causes of death combined.

“In Oklahoma, cardiovascular disease resulting in a heart attack is still [the] No. 1 [killer] ... and No. 3 is stroke,” said Dunlap.

“More women since 1985 have died from cardiovascular disease than men. We just are not aware of that.

Part of this campaign is definitely awareness.”

According to a pamphlet put out by the Association, some of the risk factors for

Candice Basden accepts donations on behalf of the American Heart Association in the Social Sciences building. Donations can be made in favor of either Dr.Baser or Dr.Vermillion. The loser will be forced to wear their most hated color, red.

heart attack and stroke are high blood pressure and cholesterol, smoking, physical inactivity, diabetes, obesity, age, gender, race, family medical history and previous heart attacks or strokes.

To raise awareness and funds for the Association, RSC is selling various items including a Red Dress Enamel Pin (the official Association “Go Red for Women!” symbol), tickets to the hearthealthy luncheon on Feb. 10 and chances to win one of the two quilts made by the two

quilting classes at RSC. For a complete list of fundraisers and their prices, see sidebar.

The Red Dress contest will be held during the “Go Red for Women!” luncheon from 12-1:30 p.m. in the Main Dining Room of the Student Center. The contest will be emceed by Kirsten McIntyre from Channel 9 News and has five categories - Redneck Woman, Red Carpet Glamour ʻnʼ Glitz, Retro Red, Red Hot Mamma and Red Ridiculous. Each contestant has the chance to win $100.

The contest is open to faculty and staff, students and the community and the deadline for entry is Friday, Feb. 4.

“People should buy their tickets [for the luncheon] early,” Dunlap advised.

“The lunch is a heart-healthy lunch. There will be a chef salad and breadsticks and weʼre hoping to get some dark chocolate.”

Dr. Ric Baser, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Kristin Vermillion, professor of psychology, are both die-hard OSU fans who

make it a point to keep red out of their wardrobe. They are competing to raise funds for the OAHS. Students, faculty, staff and the community can purchase paper hearts for $1 each to vote for either Vermillion or Baser to wear red at the “Go Red for Women!” luncheon.

“Dr. Baser and I are big OSU fans. Weʼre both OSU grads and we love OSU. Weʼve been in a contest trying to collect the most donations for the campaign,” said Vermillion.

“I bleed orange. The loser is going to wear red, and we thought it would be kind of fun to have it between us since weʼre both active OSU supporters.”

“I was contacted because most people knew that I was an OSU grad and they thought it would be real fun to get some competition going between people on campus and the two that they identified as big OSU fans were myself as well as Dr. Kristin Vermillion,” said Baser.

People can purchase the paper hearts - as well as the many other fundraising items - from various buildings on campus. Each building has a fundraising team and each team is competing to raise funds.

“The individual that raises the most money will be crowned Queen of Hearts - weʼve got a crown for her to wear that day - and we have a little surprise for her team members as well,” Dunlap said.

For more information about “Go Red for Women!,” contact Dunlap by calling 733-7529 or e-mailing jdunlap@rose. edu or contact Brown by calling 733-7353 or e-mailing ebrown@rose.edu.

Supporting “Go Red for Women!”

The estimated cost to treat heart disease in Oklahoma for 2005 is:

$393,500,000,000 In the fight against heart disease, every penny counts.

To help raise funds for the American Heart Associationʼs “Go Red for Women!” heart attack awareness campaign, people are encouraged to donate in the following ways: • Purchase a Heart vote for Dr. Baser or Dr. Vermillion to wear red ... $1 • Purchase a chance to win one of two quilts ... $2 per chance or 3 chances for $5 • Purchase a Red Dress Enamel Pin ... $5 ($10 for off-campus people) • Purchase a Red Dress Luncheon ticket and an Enamel Pin ... $10 ($15 for off-campus people) • Enter the Red Dress Contest, receive a Pin and Lunch ... $15 ($20 for off-campus people) - Red Dress contest entrants have the chance to win $100 • Write a check to “RSC Go Red for Women” and become an event sponsor.

Quilts donated to raise funds

Photo by JON ROLLMAN

Photo by KENNETH BEACHLER

Vermillion - vs - Baser Dr. Kristin Vermillion Professor of Psychology OSU-graduate from the 60s Still attends OSU games/events

Dr. Ric Baser Vice President for Academic Affairs OSU-graduate from the 80s Worked for OSU for seven years

The two Continuing Education quilting classes have quilted and donated two quilts to RSCʼs “Go Red for Women!” event.

According to Websterʼs Dictionary, a quilt is “a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with wool, cotton or down and held in place by a stitched design.”

Quilting can be done by hand

or by machine and can be made from a wide variety of fabrics and designs. Some can take years to finish while others may take only a few weeks.

The 40 women in the quilting classes started the two donated quilts in November 2004. The quilts are part of the Oklahoma American Heart Associationʼs “Go Red for Women!” fundrais-

ing efforts at RSC. To earn a chance to win one of the two quilts, students, faculty, staff and the community can purchase a ticket for $2, or spend $5 for three chances.

There is a large “Go Red for Women!” display on the first floor of the Social Sciences building where tickets can be purchased.

Photo by GINNIE ESCOBEDO

Baser and Vermillion, solid OSU supporters, are in a competition to raise money for the Oklahoma American Heart Association in their “Go Red for Women!” campaign at RSC. Students, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to place votes for their favorite candidate to ensure the other will have to wear red at the “Go Red for Women!” luncheon on Feb. 10.

“To be honest, I’ve had much more support than I thought I’d have,” said Baser. “Although I think some of that is from Kristin’s faculty mates over in Social Sciences that really want to see her in red.”

“I think [Baser] is leading me 2-to-1. I’m getting slaughtered,” said Vermillion.

“I haven’t done a lot of campaigning. I thought about hitting up my family for money, but I thought it would be fun to let the flow go like it’s supposed to and not make a big deal out of it. I just want to get money for the Heart Association.”

To cast a vote for either Baser or Vermillion, look for the “Go Red for Women!” table in the Social Sciences building. Paper hearts - each heart counts as one vote - can be purchased for a $1 each, and people can cast as many votes as they want.

Pictured above: Great Granddaughter Ashley, Great Grandmother Kay Wooliver and Virginia Cline.

Pictured above: Terry Dean, Pam Reynolds and Shirley Sullivan.

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Feb. 4, 2005 15th Street News

Heath Sitton Sports Editor

The 2005 Heart Fair - a healthoriented fair for RSC students, faculty, staff and the community will be hosted by RSC and Midwest Regional Medical Center on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The annual Heart Fair will kick off at 9 a.m. in the RSC Gymnasium and will last until 1 p.m. with a childrenʼs fair to be hosted in the Student Center.

The Heart Fair is a free health fair provided to RSC and the surrounding community. Attendees will receive plenty of information as such things as free health checks, free cholestorol testing, blood pressure screening and pulmonary function tests will be held throughout the day. Around 60 regional and local exhibitors are scheduled to participate in this event.

“The goal of Heart Fair is to bring awareness of a personʼs health status to the

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surrounding community members,” said Wellness program coordinator Liz Brown. “I feel it is an important responsibility to serve the needs of the community and as the Wellness coordinator, it is my duty to offer free health resources to the community.”

In order for the Heart Fair to be as successful as possible, many volunteers are needed. RSC faculty, staff and club members are encouraged to volunteer for

“ The goal of the Heart Fair is to bring awareness of a person’s health status to the surrounding community members.”

Liz Brown

Stroke awareness encouraged

Above: Darla Cunha, former RSC nursing student, and Liz Brown, Wellness Coordinator at RSC, during the ‘98 Heart Fair. FILE PHOTO Below: Photo taken by Janet Steele

Bryan Trude News Editor While RSC gears up for the Heart Fair, itʼs important students be aware of another affliction that may seem to have nothing to do with the heart: a stroke.

A stroke, which is a form of heart disease, occurs when a section of the brain becomes damaged and dies from a lack of blood. This can either be due to a blockage from a blood clot or the blood vessel leading to the afflicted area bursting, commonly referred to as an aneurysm. Extremes in blood pressure, especially sudden drops in blood pressure, can also trigger strokes.

While the risk for stroke doubles every decade beyond 55 years of age, strokes have been known to strike people as young as 18.

“Hypertension is a significant risk factor for stroke,” said Liz Brown, RSC Wellness coordinator. “Genetics also plays a significant role.”

African Americans and males also run higher risks of stroke than others.

According to http://www.

WebMD.com, strokes permanently damage the brain, resulting in loss of memory or basic motor skills, and sometimes death. Many stroke survivors must relearn relatively simple tasks like how to walk, speak or tie their shoes.

Symptoms of a stroke often appear suddenly and without warning. Most prominently, a victim may experience numbness, weakness or paralysis in the face, arm or leg on one side of the body.

Victims also express trouble seeing in one or both eyes, confusion and difficulty speaking, a sudden loss of balance or coordination, dizziness, vomiting and a sudden and severe headache.

Depending on the brain cells affected, the effects of a stroke

can range from mild and temporary to severe and permanent.

Stroke victims can suffer from impaired speech, movement and thought processes.

Stroke victims have been known to exhibit personality and behavior changes. Severe strokes can not only result in paralysis, coma, but even death.

The first thing a person can do when someone experiences the symptoms of a stroke is to seek medical help immediately by dialing 911. Keeping body cho-

lesterol and blood pressure under control can decrease the risk of stroke.

Also, people should have their doctor check for a bruit (a swishing sound) inside the carotid arteries, which are the arteries that run through the neck and supply the brain with blood. A bruit is a sign of blockage of the artery, which can cause stroke.

For more information, consult your physician, the RSC health sciences staff, or log on to WebMD.com.

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Feb. 4, 2005 15th Street News

Working toward perfection

Darcy Delaney Editor in Chief

I have been working at this newspaper for almost two years, last year as news editor and this year as editor in chief.

During this time there probably has not been an issue in which there has not been some kind of error or mistake.

Each week, the staff here spends more than 10 hours editing that weekʼs issue, yet it is nearly impossible, even with all this time spent editing, to find all the mistakes in over 7,500 words (that is for a 6-page paper).

While each person does their best, we still have a Wednesday night deadline and must continue to follow the style provided by the Associated Press, check for grammatical errors and make sure every writer spells names and other words correctly as well as hav-

ism, people do not expect a student studying to be a doctor to perform heart surgery; yet they expect students studying journalism to print a perfect paper.

Granted journalism is not heart surgery, but there is a lot more to it than just putting words and photos on a page.

To close, I would like to encourage feedback from our readers: positive or negative. I love to hear possible ways to improve our paper - after all we do this for the readers – and everyone enjoys positive words just to be reassured that something they have done that week was done well.

Just remember, before you write in – we are not doctors … yet.

•Send letters to the editor to ddelaney@rose.edu. Letters must include writerʼs full name, Social Security number or student ID number and telephone number.

The writerʼs name will be the only information published.

ing their facts straight.

Problems always arise, with writers being unable to interview their sources, computers crashing and there has even been a time when the entire paper was deleted at 5 p.m. on a Wednesday.

However, even with those little

malfunctions, there has not been a Wednesday night we have not completed a paper (even if it is at 11 p.m.).

The thing to remember is even though we create a weekly publication for the school we are still students and we are still learning.

We try our best to maintain professionalism by printing retractions and apologizing to those we may have offended with our mistakes.

But, to paraphrase Sue Dawson OʼBrien, professor of journal-

Sidewalk Talk

Counseling Tip No. 3 Marriage can last a lifetime if couples follow t wo principles: 1. Meet each other’s most important emotional needs.

2. Avoid hurting each other.

It takes work to stay in love.

by GINNIE ESCOBEDO

“Poetry would be cool for those that want to become known. If someone wanted to show their writings, this would be a cool way to go about it.” Andrew Randolph, graphic design major

For inf or m at ion on re lat ionship workshops, call 733-7373.

Black History Commemorating a month of culture

Bryan Trude News Editor February marks Black History Month, a nationwide celebration of black history and culture.

RSC will be hosting several events to mark this festival of civilization.

All events take place in the west end of the Main Dining Room in the RSC Student Center.

“Pride and Prejudice: A History of Black Culture in America,” will be shown at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8.

A multi-panel presentation, entitled “The Declining Number of Men in the Higher Education Pipeline,” will be hosted on Feb. 22 at 12:30 p.m. in conjunction

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with Black History Month events. This event will be held in the Raider Room in the Student Center.

“Hip-Hop: A Culture of Influence” began the series of happenings as one of two film presentations. The film was shown Feb. 1 at 11:55 a.m.

RSC also hosted a lecture on the impact of African Americans in American culture by Eric Anthony Joseph, professor of social sciences and humanities at Langston University. The lecture took place on Feb. 2 at 12 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public; seating is first come, first served. For more information, contact the RSC Office of Intercultural Communication at 736-0393.

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Publication of all materials is at the discretion of the editor. Anyone having a complaint may call the editor in chief, 733-7400, or the Student Publications Board chairperson, Towry Barnard,

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Analog shortage may end

Heath Sitton Sports Editor For many musicians and music enthusiasts, an analog recording is the only way to go.

The human ear hears in analog and sound can only truly be captured in its purest form by an analog recorder. Try as it may, digital recording can not capture the warmth and richness of music.

However, the way things are looking now, digital recording may soon be the only recording medium.

Quantegy Inc., of Opelika, Ala., the only company manufacturing high-quality audio tape for analog recording, has recently shut its doors and stopped production, leaving much of the recording industry on a mission to stockpile as much tape as possible.

The majority of suppliers of industry, the National Aeroaudio tape have already sold nautics and Space industry is also in a bind. NASA uses the out of their stock of tape.

The frantic search for tape analog tape to record all types has caused prices to soar of information on their space and as long as audiophiles shuttles from pressure to temperature. are looking to According grab any tape to a NASA available, The Music spokesperprices will Stand son, “We continue to have been rise until all trying … to buy 20 reels from the tape is gone.

Those in the recording Quantegy.”

There seems to be, however, industry are not the only ones affected by the fall of a twinkling of hope for us all.

Opelika, Ala. native Race Quantegy.

Many Hollywood movie Cannon is a prospective buyer studios used the analog tape of the Quantegy factory.

If Cannon takes over ownerto record actorʼs voices in the ship, he plans to re-open the filming of movies.

The effects of this tape scare plant and re-hire the former have an impact on the entire employees. He intends to world. “Weʼll have to change give employees a stock ownour approach to life without ership plan. He “wants the tape,” stated Walter Sear, of employees to be able to own the company,” meaning in a New York studio.

Aside from the entertainment short, the “employees would

“Wedding Date” lacks chemistry

escort to have him pretend to be her boyfriend but does The new romantic com- not meet him before the edy “The Wedding Date” event he is escorting her to reemphasized the point and does not fill him in on that every romantic com- the facts of her life? Talk edy writer and director about risky investments! should remember: without Kat and Nick seem to compelling characters, no fall in love off-camera - we one will like the movie. are not there to see them Kat Ellis (Debra Mess- blossom into a couple. One ing) is suffering single-girl second, he is a hired escort anxiety about her sisterʼs she barely knows; the next w e d second, ding, so they are Popcorn rather in love.

Perspective t h a n Maybe I admit blinked to her family that she is and missed the magic mosingle, she hires male es- ment. This faux pas is made cort Nick Mercer (Dermot worse by the fact that MessMulroney) to pose as her ing and Mulroney have boyfriend. Her “clever” zero chemistry together. ruse - which is an attempt They are as believable as to fool her ex-fiancé as a couple falling in love as well as her family - gets it is believable to say that her into hot water.

Pamela Anderson has not A romantic comedy, as had any breast augmentaalmost everyone knows, tion done. For those of you ends one way: the couple going, “Huh?” over that last gets together. What makes sentence, it basically means romantic comedies suc- that they were not convinccessful is the journey to ing anyone in the audience the couple getting to- that they were going to be gether. the next Nick and Jessica.

Sadly, the journey in There are not even any “The Wedding Date” was really out-standing perrocky and not at all plea- formances to crow about. surable. Romantic com- M e s s i n g i s b e t t e r i n edies usually require the “Will&Grace.” watchers suspend their Overall, this movie was disbelief; this movie re- a huge disappointment. quires you turn your brain I would not even recomoff and just smile and nod mend renting it. Wait for at everything happen- this movie to come out on ing on the screen. After TV, and only watch it then all, what kind of woman if you have nothing else spends $6,000 on a male to do.

Erin Waltman Assistant Editor

Rose-Colored Glasses

be given stock and also the opportunity to buy stock.”

Cannon also plans to build an on-site museum displaying the history of tape and analog recording Whether or not Race Cannon takes over the tape industry, hope is in the air that there will arise a new manufacturer for tape.

According to a U.S. Recording Media press release made on Jan. 26, there will definitely be a new studio quality open reel audio tape manufacturer located in Pennsylvania. The company will supposedly start production in May or early June and possibly as early as April.

Music gurus in the meantime should all be praying for tape.

If digital recordings were the only thing left, I would have to hang myself but then they would probably stop making rope.

College degrees:

“Finish What You Start” or get a job

Daniel Cunning Assignment Editor

Daniel Cunning Assignment Editor

Posted all over campus are signs that encourage people enrolled to earn their associateʼs degree.

Charts indicate that a degree will help you earn several thousand dollars more than a high school graduate.

What a lot of these studies and charts do not indicate is that in nearly every job listing there is also usually an alternative (i.e. a bachelorʼs degree in business or four years experience in a related field.)

I currently work for a bank.

One of the positions available for this company recommends a four-year degree or experience in a related field.

For those who can afford the time and money it takes to get a college education this is most likely always going to be the better choice. For those who might have a reason to work immediately after school, alternative options like I mentioned above are usually the best choice.

If a person can immediately start earning money and, after four years, be promoted to the same position a college graduate enters at, you could say they came out ahead.

While they do not have a degree that will be looked at positively everywhere, they did gain a lot of work experience, as well as getting a strong foundation with an employer.

Those who begin working directly out of high school are too commonly looked down on for not pursuing a higher education.

While it might be beneficial for everyone to get a degree, it is definitely not the best idea.

I am not saying that those already taking college classes should quit. If you have found a way to attend class, you should continue to do so. Just do not read too much into the signs that suggest that a college degree is always the best choice.

L e f t b r a i n

You will probably hear from college graduates tales of growing self-confidence and pride in their own achievements. There are numerous reasons everyone should try to continue their education after high school.

To finish what you start in anything is usually satisfying.

Unless you are talking about starting up a collection of heavy metal albums or something of a similar worthless nature, it could be said that finishing something you put yourself up to will always invoke some sort of good feeling.

I am not suggesting that people who do, for some reason, listen to heavy metal should stop - although it would be a good idea - I am just saying that everyone should pursue higher education.

If college is not for you, try to learn a skill by apprenticeship or a technical school.

Whatever goals you have in mind for yourself, do not fool around and say that you are done learning now that you are out of high school.

As people grow older, most of them realize how meaningless a standard high school education is. Some of the laziest and least motivated people I have ever met managed to graduate from high school. The huge graduation ceremonies held every year are as dumb to me as eating a bologna sandwich.

Bologna is disgusting and getting a high school diploma is easy.

Do yourself a favor if you ever question continuing your education and reevaluate your goals in life. If it helps, eat a few bologna sandwiches and maybe you will be able to understand that just getting to college is not a huge achievement, but finishing sure is.

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Aries March 21-April 19… The last glimmer of hope in your otherwise dull and meaningless life will present itself to you this week in the form of a hobo with a large moustache dressed in a chicken suit.

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Taurus April 20-May 20… In order to make your college experience truly unique, you should go to class every day this month and insist that you are British. As long as you use words like “knickers,” “brolly” and “wanker,” people should believe it - and they will have no idea what you are saying. Bonus!

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Gemini May 21-June 21… A lifelong fantasy will be realized this week when you finally get to lock lips with the all-time most-hottest major “hottie” in all of the galactic universe: Gumby.

Cancer June 22-July 22… Last night you were successful in your attempt to jam over 12 pounds of lard up your nose and in your ears. During your subsequent trip to the hospital, you will meet a lady with an awesome toupee.

BOOYAH!

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Leo July 23-August 22… After many failed tryouts with the circus as a lion tamer, you will concede all hope.

However, you will receive great luck after being offered another job by the circus manager. This job pays nothing, but you will rest easy knowing that you, average joe, are the greatest Nipsey Russell impersonator of all time.

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Virgo August 23-September 22… After eating a kidʼs meal at Dairy Queen and jamming the free Dilly Bar token up your nose, you will begin to realize the greater meaning in life. Then you will be rushed by helicopter to the hospital.

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Libra September 23-October 23… After reaching into the “grab bag” at your best friendʼs birthday party last month, you were terrified to find that the bag did not contain treats and goodies, but rather rabid, flesh-eating piranhas.

Although your hands were completely devoured, you will discover your hidden talent this week as the guy who directs taxiing jets on airport runways.

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Scorpio October 24-November 21… Shortly after attaching jumper cables to your ears and then to a car battery, you will notice something profoundly different about your life: People will begin to call you Dr. Jumbo McEarry Big-ear McDumbo Flap-ear Stickhead McRossPerot.

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Sagittarius November 22-December 21… “To dine on the freshly clipped toenails of popular television star Gary Coleman is to dine on the most delectable cuisine known to man.” Put this popular principle to practice this week, and you will have great luck.

Capricorn December 22-January 19… This week, while watching an episode of “The Honeymooners,” Ralph Kramden will deliver one of his patented “Bang! Zoom!” one-liners and you will laugh until you pee your pants. Your laughter will quickly turn to tears, however, when a special news bulletin informs you that an unprecedented scientific discovery has revealed that Jackie Gleason was actually a chimpanzee in a human suit.

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Aquarius January 20-February 18… After your last bad meal at Huckchoy Timmonʼs Chinese Food MegaHut Palace-Temple of Cuisine, you vowed never to return.

You will quickly retract your vow this week and endure another foul-smelling platter of sour chicken when you learn that every customer receives a free Power Ranger figurine with their purchase.

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Pisces February 19-March 20… In an attempt to become more like the Fonz you will give yourself 300 swirlies in some of the dingiest toilets all over town. Sadly, this will not give you the Fonzʼs patented hairstyle, which means you are still not “cool.” Bummer.

by Erin Waltman

Comics Corner

Health/Sports

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Bonds receives award for outstanding health

Heath Sitton Sports Editor

Q. What do you do at RSC? A. Clinic Manager for Allied Dental Programs.

Q. How long have you been an employee at RSC? A. Five years.

Q. Are you married and/or do you have children?

A. I have been married 34 years to James Bonds. I have one son who is married.

Q. When did you start working out?

A. In high school.

Q. How often do you work out?

A. Six days a week.

Q. What is you normal workout routine?

A. I run four to five miles on weekdays. I run six to ten miles on weekends.

Q. What is your motivation for working out?

A. Itʼs just a part of who I am. The physical and spiritual are joined and both must

Marilyn Bonds Q. Do you listen to any particular music when you workout?

A. No, but if I did it would be Yanni.

stay healthy.

Q. Do you eat any particular foods to stay healthy?

A. I try to stay away from sugar and eat healthy foods.

I admit, fast food is hard to stay away from.

Q. What is your favorite type of music?

A. Anything the symphony plays.

Q. What would you recommend people do to stay healthy?

A. Whatever they enjoy doing so they will keep doing it.

Q. Do you like The Beatles?

A. Not really. Give me Yanni anytime.

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Steph Hernanadez #32 Lady Raiders Basketball 19-year-old Hernandez was raised in Oklahoma City, Okla.

She is a freshman in her first season for the Lady Raider’s basketball team.

She started playing the summer before her fourth grade year. Her favorite food is Mexican food. Her pre-game routine consists of always saying a prayer and telling herself to go out there and give it her all. Her father was involved in sports throughout high school but was not able to move on to college because he had to work to support her. She came to RSC for tryouts and was signed to the Lady Raiders last May. After completing her education at RSC, she plans to move on and play at a bigger college. She is looking forward to having a family, starting a career and being happy in life.

Marcus Logan # 35 Raiders Basketball 19-year-old Marcus Logan was raised in Muskogee, Okla.

He is a freshman in his first season for the Raiders basketball team.

He started playing for the YMCA. His favorite food is pizza and he always makes sure to pray before every game.

Logan takes after his father in being very active in sports. Logan was signed to the Raiders after they heard about him from other schools and gave him a call. After completing his education at RSC, he is looking forward to playing basketball at Ohio State University. He encourages everyone to “live each day as if it were your last.”

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