The Friends of the RSC Library Club sponsored a book sale Nov. 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. in the LRC Room 110.
The Friends of the RSC Library Club is a student club that encourages the Library Technical Assistant majors to get involved with the RSC Learning Resources Center and help support it through programs and activities.
The club began at RSC in 1998 and was named Club of the Year in 2004. Currently the club has about five members with Rosa Baumgartner as the president and Victor Little as vice president. Sharon Saulmon and BJ Vinson are the club advisors. In the past the club has taken tours of the Oklahoma University Bizzell Library and the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library and had librarians visit to discuss their libraries and career choices. The club also sponsored the Hurricane Katrina book drive and collected 13 boxes full of books.
The club sponsored several book sales in the past, but it is not an annual event. The books sold included gift books that had not been added to the LRC collection as well as discarded library materials. The prices of the books were $1 for hardbacks and $.50 for paperbacks. Some of the books had special prices.
“In the past the proceeds have gone to club activities, including an area rug for the LRC,” Director of the LRC, Sharon Saulmon said. Currently, however, the funds are not earmarked for any particular activity.
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party entertains Clubs, senate host carnival, give candy to costumed children
Heath Sitton Assistant Editor
Shannon Hoverson Assignment Editor
The Health, Physical Education and Recreation building’s gymnasium and the Student Center housed the annual Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 28.
Elementary students, dressed in costumes, participated in the many activities hosted by RSC.
Club members and student senators, also in costume, manned the activities and
ERCC Ice Cream Social serves Braum’s, celebrates holiday, shows appreciation for employees
Johnna Ray News Editor
The Employee Recognition and Celebration Committee hosted an Ice Cream Social Oct. 27 in the Tinker Terrace Room for all RSC staff, faculty, work-study and hourly employees.
The ERCC took over the event – formerly held in August as a way to welcome professionals back for the fall semester – about three years ago and changed the date to coincide with the annual costume contest. This year, guests were welcome to wear costumes, but no contest was held.
A headless scarecrow, a Roman goddess, a pumpkin and several caped figures were among the costumes seen at this year’s social. The room was decorated with larger-than-life, inflatable ghosts, an equally large jack -o’- lantern, black tablecloths and orange balloons.
Ten containers of at least six flavors of ice cream were purchased from a Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store for guests to enjoy in either waffle cones or double-dip sundaes, including low-carb, sugar free choices. Several sundae toppings were also available.
Several volunteers donated their time and dipping skills to help aid in the success of the occasion. In addition to the ice cream options were a variety of beverages, brownies and cookies along with a vegetable and cheese tray.
“The event is held as a way to show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the employees of this institution and boost morale,” Rachel Jones, Administrative Assistant to the President, said. “We all work hard together and this allows us a time to play together – to get out of the office, come together and just fellowship.” Two of the five-pound containers purchased remained half-full after the social and will be given to the Child Development Laboratory Center for the children.
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handed out candy.
Many students from RSC’s adopted elementary schools, Willow Brook and Telstar were present. The Oklahoma City Public School District labeled both of these schools as “high risk,” due to the large percentage of economically deprived students.
The principals of these schools felt that RSC students interacting with the elementary students would be a great benefit.
The student senate, who sponsored the event, provided
games, moonwalks, karaoke, candy, pizza, refreshments and a haunted house all free of charge for the children of the surrounding areas. The party lasted from 7-9 p.m. and guests were allowed to come and go as they pleased. Some of the activities offered were an inflatable rock climbing attraction, a pie throwing contest and coloring sheets for the kids.
The Student Center had the haunted house as well as several club-sponsored games, such as a ring toss, football
throw, Nerf darts, fishing game, miniature golf, soccer kick and a cake walk. Most of the prizes given out were candy. “This year’s Halloween party was the best one that I have attended so far,” liberal studies major Jonathon Reeves said. “The outcome this year was great and you can’t beat free pizza and entertainment.”
There were several unique costumes at the party such as a cowboy with an inflatable horse, an Oklahoma driv -
er’s license with the classic “Scream” face, a few characters from the Wizard of Oz and several cats and dogs.
“Food, folks and fun. You can’t beat that,” Jessica Akerman, pre-education major said. For more information on upcoming RSC events and activities contact the Student Activities at 733-7379. (To volunteer with the students of the adopted schools, call 733-7373.) jhsitton@cox.net shoverson@rose.edu
PTK holds induction for new members Honor society promotes academics through participation
Bryan Trude Sports Editor
Alpha Eta Alpha, the RSC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, will be holding an induction ceremony for new members in the spring on a date yet to be determined.
Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society, is specifically for students at two-year colleges such as RSC.
“We promote academic excellence and we assist students in two year colleges as they move on,” Toni Castillo, PTK advisor and professor of humanities, said. “We help them wherever they go from here, be it a four-year institution or into the workforce.”
Although membership is primarily by invitation, students are eligible to apply in-person if they meet the minimum requirements.
To be a member of PTK, a student must be enrolled in at least three credit hours at the time of application, have accumulated 12 or more hours in 1000 level or higher coursework and maintain a 3.5 or higher grade point average.
“The goal of PTK is to develop the students scholarly, to provide service to the community and to provide service to the college,” Castillo said.
Most eligible students, a list of which PTK collected with
the aid of the RSC Information Technology office, were mailed invitations in late September.
The induction ceremony, originally scheduled for Oct. 15, was cancelled due to a leg injury causing Castillo to be unable to hold it.
While PTK usually holds meetings on A week Fridays at 4 p.m. in the Fireplace room in the Learning Resources Center, the society has been having increased membership attendance by holding virtual club meetings on B week
Wednesdays via WebCT at 9
p.m. Also new this year is the enhanced membership program, where society members who attend a certain number of PTK events, college events and volunteer for a certain number of hours receive the PTK graduation stole and tassel free, which usually costs $24. All PTK members also pay a one-time lifetime fee of $65, which takes care of various dues, as well as costs for the membership packet, certificate and pin.
“The greatest thing a member can get out of PTK is great scholarship opportunities and employability in the career of your choice,” Carolyn Smith, PTK/AEA president, said. “PTK members are offered grants and scholarships that are not available to non members, and also are sought after by many prestigious universities. This increases your chance of having a career in the field of your choice, with the top employers in your career field.”
As a service to the students of RSC, PTK will be hosting a video lecture series entitled “How does Popular Culture Shape and Reflect Who We Are?”
The next seminar in the series is 6 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Student Center Raider Room. The seminar, entitled “Shattering Stereotypes: How Popular Culture Vilifies the Cultural Other,” will feature a video lecture by Dr. Jack Shaheen, Professor emeritus of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University and author of “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Villifies a People.”
For more information on membership or the lecture series, contact Castillo by email at tcastillo@rose.edu. btrude@rose.edu
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Shannon Hoverson Assignment Editor
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The student senate in conjunction with campus clubs hosts a Halloween carnival every October for the community. Clockwise from left: Nancy Graham, professor of mathematics, gives candy to Wesley Ray; visitors Tanner Hayes and Daniel McClure sing karaoke and local children attempt to hit action figures with Nerf darts.
Phi Theta Kappa, an organization that promotes academic excellence, will induct new members in the spring semester.
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Riverside Dancers
The Office of Intercultural Communications and Education presents the Riverside Dancers of the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Okla. They will perform from 12-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in the Student Center’s Main Dining Room.
Discussing Native American Issues
The Office of Intercultural Communications and Education will be presenting a panel discussion of contemporary Native American issues. The panel will include Dr. Jerry Bread from the University of Oklahoma, speaking on Native American Stereotypes; Dr. Negiel Bigpond from the Morning Star Church of all Nations, speaking on Christianity and Native American Spirituality and Rhonda Grayson from OKC, speaking on Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes.
The panel is scheduled from 12-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in the Student Center’s Raider Room. For more information, call Dr. Shenethia Manuel at 736-0393.
Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma
The Office of Intercultural Communication and Education, the Learning Resources Center and the Friends of the RSC Library invite everyone to Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma, a statewide literacy celebration to mark Oklahoma’s Centennial from 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 in the Student Center’s Tinker Terrace Room. The discussion, facilitated by Professor Dianne Krob, will feature Tim Tingle’s “Walking the Choctaw Road.” Attendees are asked to bring a brown bag lunch. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Dr. Shenethia Manuel at 736-0393 or Sharon Saulmon at 736-0259.
Nominate Excellent Teachers
To nominate a professor (current or former) as a candidate for the Excellence in Teaching Award, please type or word-process a one-page explanation on the reasons the nominated professor should receive the award. The nomination form and essay can be turned in at the Academic Affairs Office in the Fine Arts building, room 100, from Nov. 1-30 or Feb. 1March 1. After both deadlines have passed, a college committee will review the student nominations and other supporting materials. Final recommendations will be forwarded to the college President in the spring semester. The faculty winners will be selected in early May and announced at Commencement exercises. For a list of nomination criteria and a nomination form, visit the Student Activities desk in the Student Center.
Respiratory
Bryan Trude Sports Editor
The RSC Respiratory Therapy program, headed by Director Kathe Rowe, celebrated Respiratory Care Week on the north side of the Main Dining Room in the Student Center.
The event was originally supposed to take place in the foyer of the Student Center.
“[Respiratory Therapists] deal with people who are having trouble breathing,” Jessica Cloud, respiratory therapy major, said. “We
also treat them if we do find a problem in the lungs.”
Using devices called a peak flow meter and a pulse monitor, respiratory therapy students measured lung capacity, lung volume and oxygen saturation.
“What we are basically testing is the basic condition of the lungs,” Marcus Reidy, respiratory therapy major, said.
People can contribute to the health of their respiratory system by not smoking and eating fruits and vege -
tables high in Vitamins A, C and E. Also, avoiding second hand smoke and receiving regular influenza and pneumonia inoculations can contribute greatly to respiratory health.
“The respiratory therapy program is an accelerated program,” Rowe said. “It is a two-year degree. While our students spend the entire first year completing their prerequisites, the second year is spent completing all the professional courses.” btrude@rose.edu
Math lab offers valuable assistance to students struggling with classes
Shannon Hoverson Assignment Editor
The math lab, located in the first floor of the Science and Math building, Room 121, has as its primary duty helping students with all types of mathematics.
The math lab is open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday. When it is open on Saturday, the hours are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The helpful staff offers individual assistance with math homework; tutorial software keyed to textbooks; videos, books and calculators available for checkout; Internet access for online help and preparation for the
Compass Placement Test.
“The purpose of the math lab is to give students a place to ask questions and use resources for math,” Robin Wells, math lab assistant, said. The math lab operates on a firstcome, first-served basis so appointments are not made with the lab assistants.
Many students go to the math lab for help with their homework or just to check out the videos. The math lab has a video and software library covering most
assistants are always willing to help students who come into the math lab, but students are not to monopolize the assistant’s time. Pre-nursing major David Lamm said that he goes to the math lab because it helps him do his homework.
“This is the reason I pass my math class,” Lamm said. Whether a student needs help with math or just wants a quiet place to do their homework, the math lab is the perfect place to go. shoverson@rose.edu
Eagle-eye view of mouths made possible through new dental digital imaging tools
Bryan Trude Sports Editor
The RSC Dental Hygiene program, located in the Health Sciences Annex east of the Health and Environmental Sciences building, has implemented a new software and hardware suite called “Eaglesoft.”
Eaglesoft is a scheduling and digital imaging software suite developed by Patterson Dental Software. The scheduling functions allow students to effectively make and manage their
examination schedule.
“Each student does their own scheduling,” Marilyn Bonds, clinic manager, said. “We have a 12 chair clinic set up, and they make their own appointments on clinic days, which are Monday, Wednesday and Friday according to the chairs. It helps us remember which student is in which chair.”
In addition to the scheduling software, Eaglesoft also comes with a digital imaging program that allows students to take de-
tailed digital photographs of the inside of their patient’s mouth.
The camera itself is a handheld probe, which is roughly the size and shape of an electric toothbrush.
The new suite was funded by money from the RSC Foundation and from a contribution by an anonymous donor.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Health Sciences Annex at 733-7336. btrude@rose.edu
Posters, presentation increase awareness of domestic violence
Johnna Ray
News Editor
Several students – in support of Domestic Violence Awareness month – participated in a poster contest and presentation Oct. 26 in the Main Dining Room, in the Student Center.
Students who chose to compete in the contest were required to submit their posters by deadline and participate in a presentation describing the message included on their entries.
Of the 22 entrants who submitted posters, four competed in the presentation portion of the event.
Robin Smith, social work and counseling major, placed fourth in the contest with her submission titled “Child Sexual Assault.”
Tonya Stanberry, business major, and Travis Stanberry, criminal justice major, submitted a poster listing several phone numbers for victims of abuse to call. They received third place for their submission.
Extracurricular performance
Johnna Ray News Editor
The Drama Club hosted a workshop in the LRC Oct. 24 for students interested in learning about what the student activities transcript is and how information is submitted.
The club members who participated received participation points for their assistance with the workshop.
The student activities transcript is different than the academic transcript. While the academic transcript focuses on a student’s scores in coursework, the student activi-
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Cristal Gibson, nursing major, placed third for her poster titled “Shattered Lives.”
Pre-nursing major Betty Dittes was awarded first place for her submission and presentation, titled “Cycle of Abuse.”
Prizes included gift certificates and various other donated items.
Judges for the event were RSC Graphic Designer, Russ Dozier, student senate
president Logan Reynolds and Marcia Smith, Executive Director for the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Dr. Joanne McMillen-Stafford, Director of Special Services and Student Outreach, congratulated and thanked each of the contestants for their involvement and said, “Advocacy starts here.” jray@rose.edu
ties transcript focuses on extracurricular performance.
Students may include participation in organizations that they are members of, student activities they have participated in, honors and awards received, sports they have participated in and positions of leadership they have held.
The activities transcript is not a requirement and is, therefore, left to the responsibility of the student.
Students may receive a copy of their student academic transcripts by visiting the Admissions and Records office located in the Larry Nutter Administration building. A
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Scholarship information, Service-Learning project participation and varsity athletics are submitted automatically. All other applications are reviewed and either approved or denied by the director of Student Activities.
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Student Activities makes possible inauguration of new senate members, officers
Shannon Hoverson Assignment Editor
The student senate held their inauguration of the new club officers and senators Thursday, Oct. 13 in the Communications Center.
The event was for the newly elected officers who were inaugurated for the 20052006 academic school year. Speaking at the event was Executive Vice President of Administration at UCO, Steve Kreidler.
The Student Senate is composed of the executive committee, 12 student senators and two Division Merit Appointees.
The executive committee for this year is Logan Reynolds, president; Yancy Scott, vice president; Lynsie Walker, secretary and Daniel McClure, treasurer.
The clubs that attended were American Association of University Women, Aquatic Club, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Black Student Association, Broadcast Club, Brother to Brother Club, CLT (Clinical Laboratory Technology), Drama Club, Friends of the RSC Library Club, Future Criminal Justice Professionals, International Students Club, Mu Rho Alpha, Music Club, Nurses Christian Fellowship, OIL (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature), Paralegal Association, PARENTS Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Republicans Club, SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), Soccer Club, Student Nurses Association, Study Abroad Club, TEACH Club (Tomorrow’s Educators Advancing Careers Here) and Toastmasters International Club.
The event was paid for and put on by Student Activities. shoverson@rose.edu
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Colds conquered with easy home remedies
Erin Waltman Editor in Chief
I am currently fighting off the beginning stages of a cold, so my mind is occupied by ways to shorten the duration and help the symptoms most of us go through when we are coming dow*n with something. Since my mind is on these simple ways to avoid getting really sick, I thought I would share them with everyone else.
The first way to really help your body fight off any illness is to avoid sugar. Sugars can actually make a cold – or any illness – worse because they suppress the immune system by feeding viruses and bacteria and they deplete certain vitamins. This rule of thumb is true for drinks, as well. Stay away from sodas (and yes, this includes 7-UP) when any illness is coming on.
Stay away from mucus-forming foods such as milk, cheese and bread. With colds, your body is already producing more mucus than normal to try and put a protective coating on your throat. Eating
Title/Major: Law
Hobbies: Sports, hanging out with friends and playing pool
When did you first start at Rose State? August 2005
What are your best moments while attending/ working at RSC? Just hanging out with cool people.
foods that enhance mucus production will only cause more coughing and throat clearing and, through that, more irritation.
Stay hydrated. Since sodas and milk are out, that means that water will become your new best friend. Drink as pure a source as possible – filtered water is best, but bottled water is a close second. Drink eight glasses of water (approximately eight ounces each) throughout the course of the day to make sure your body has plenty of water in it. Also, drink hot liquids along with your water. Hot fruit tea – no caffeine – and hot broth will soothe your throat while hydrating you.
Gargle with hot, salty water every few hours. The heat and salt will kill the germs lurking in your throat, and they also will help soothe the inflamed throat tissue and break up mucus. Make the water as hot as you can stand and add roughly one-half a teaspoon of salt.
Take Vitamin C, Echinacea and Zinc to boost your immune system. These natural remedies will help your body fight off ill-
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Hobbies: Baseball, softball, riding motorcycles and video games
When did you first start at Rose State? Fall of 2001, I had to take a few years off.
What are your best moments while attending/ working at RSC? A few years ago, there was a Willie Nelson concert that I enjoyed. Willie’s the man!
ness. Stay active. Believe it or not, unless you are extremely ill (i.e. fever), staying in bed will not help your recovery. In fact, remaining motionless when you have a cold can actually exacerbate your symptoms. Get out of the house and go for a walk, do some stretching or some light aerobics. The movement will stimulate your immune system and help to break up mucus. Wash your hands frequently. Try to avoid spreading your cold germs to everyone else. If you sneeze, do not sneeze into your hands; instead, aim your head toward the floor.
Keeping your hands clean will also prevent you from infecting yourself with other germs lurking around while your immune system is occupied with your cold.
Hopefully, these tips will help everyone. I am going to go drink some more water and take more Vitamin C. If all goes well, I will be back to my regular healthy self next week.
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By Ginne Escobedo
Major: Nursing
Hobbies: Drawing
When did you first start at Rose State? Aug. 27, 2005
What are your best moments while attending/working at RSC? Playing pool and meeting new people.
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Hobbies: Basketball, football and pool
When did you first start at Rose State? Fall of 2005
What are your best moments while attending/ working at RSC? Playing pool and basketball with friends.
Heath Sitton’s opinion article on drugs and creativity (Oct. 7 issue) is so much provocative conjecture and naivete. Certainly, there is a long history of creative minds using drugs. Thomas de Quincey, Charles Baudelaire, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Allen Ginsberg, Ken Kesey, and Hunter S. Thompson spring immediately to mind. And certainly, as Sitton’s article points out, the Beatles, the Stones, and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana fame all used drugs. And if one labels alcohol a drug, writers such as John Steinbeck and William Faulkner, as well as painters such as Frida Kahlo, were known to thoroughly enjoy their liquor.
However, few creative individuals create while on drugs. Nor does a cup of coffee, followed by a smoke, followed by a toke of a smoke of another kind, followed by a snort, followed by a tab, lead to profound new insights either during or after that Alice in Wonderland cocktail. The last thing on a person’s mind when they are nodding on heroin is to pick up a paint brush and paint, sit down at a piano and work out complex chord structures, or take up on the next chapter of the great American novel. Ernest Hemingway drank prodigious amounts, but never while he wrote. Bob Dylan once confessed that he tried playing on acid, you know, LSD, and he couldn’t. And Charlie Parker’s heroin habit prompted more than one jazz musician to incorrectly believe that heroin use led to brilliant alto sax playing.
Nor do I buy Sitton’s argument that the Beatles would not have created the music they did without drug use. Certainly, anyone familiar with Paul McCartney knows of his continuing fondness for the sticky icky, but then to maintain that he never could have created the work he created without marijuana, or that the work would have been vastly different, is perhaps a bit of a stretch. It’s attributing too much to the wacky tobacky and not enough to McCartney’s own brilliant mind and insights. Do some psychotropic drugs open up “doors of perception” that allow the user to view the world in a different perspective. Most certainly. One can point to some Native American cultures that make use of the mescalin in Lophophora williamsii, you know, peyote, to allow them to gain spiritual insight or to tap into the subconscious. But again, to say that Kurt Cobain could not have possessed the proper perspective to help write “Smells Like Teen Spirit” without the influence of heroin is rather fatuous.
A better argument would follow the logic that a number of brilliant and prominent musicians, painters, and writers used some type of drug during the course of their lifetimes, but oftentimes more to soften the burdens of their various demons and reality, rather than for the purpose of impacting their creativity. All one has to do is look at all of the people who use drugs and who don’t create one single thing of note except problems for the people around them and themselves to be cautioned about trumpeting the positive effect of drugs on the creative impulse.
Dr. James Hochtritt
Professor of History
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Tip #9
Seger claims Wellness Employee
Q: What is your normal workout routine?
A: My minimum routine is a daily one consisting of 10,000 steps per day. My maximum routine consists of the YMCA’s fitlinx program and RSC’s PACE program.
Q: What do you do at RSC?
A: I am the computer clerk for the 15 th Street News.
Q: How long have you been an employee at RSC?
A: Since August 2005.
Q: Are you married and/or do you have children?
A: I have been married to my husband David since 1969. We have two children and two grandchildren.
Q: When did you start working out?
A: I began working out in August 2005 when the PACE program started for the semester.
Q: How often do you work out?
A: I have a minimum workout routine and a maximum workout routine. My minimum routine is daily and my maximum routine is 2-3 days a week.
Q: What is your motivation for working out?
A: To keep my joints as mobile as possible and keep my body from blossoming into larger sizes.
Q: Do you eat any particular foods to stay healthy?
A: I do not eat healthy; that is the next phase of my life I would like to tackle in the future.
Q: Do you listen to any particular music when you workout?
A: Both the YMCA and PACE play their own selection of music so I workout to whatever they are playing.
Q: What is your favorite type of music?
A: My son introduced me to the blues and I have been hooked ever since.
Q: Do you like The Beatles?
A: Yes, I do. jhsitton@cox.net
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Final Music Stand celebrates virtues of local band Sal Domino
Heath Sitton Assistant Editor
In this issue of The Music Stand, I would like to congratulate a local band by the name of Sal Domino on winning a Halloween Battle of The Bands last Saturday, Oct. 29. Sal Domino is a group of young gentlemen cast out of society by Midwest City High School. They have been together for around a year or so and I must say, they are an incredible group of musicians.
The band consists of guitarist Chance Pickett, bassist Skyler Smith and drummer Tim Untrauer. They play a refreshing blend of rock
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‘n’roll with styles ranging from the influences of Nirvana, Radiohead, Muse, Pixies and ANDY.
The band came to be on an eerie night when the moon was flashing caution to the shadows of the sun and the Son of God, in the hot little hole of electricity boiled hot lava. There, in the fiery pit the three men were forged into rock playing gods.
At the age of 14, the boys had begun picking their weapons of choice and in the year 2004, when the Sun God Ra spoke his message unto the messiahs, all hell broke loose. By that time, the men had taken the sign from gods and
goddesses alike and began their journey as they forged into battle. They have taken on many bands since the time and whether the battle was won or lost, the three young men always prevailed by winning the heart of the Virgin Mary and, as all the saints made their way from the gates of heaven, the trio
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was given a new light.
This light that they had received came with a flash, burning rock music even fur-
ther into their helpless musical bodies. As they sat on the hot sun, waiting for days, the answers came to them. Victory would belong to them for now and eternity.
On the eve of this aftermath, the three were delighted by this newfound victory. They gathered themselves in the heart of the broken city and drank ale from the chalice of Christ.
That night, as the wind swept through the plains, the voices of last souls spoke unto them, and Sal Domino became their name.
The Sal Domino category were then struck by God Himself and He spoke unto
them, “You will be robots in the year 2010 if you do not put the emo bands out of their misery,” and with a little help from coke and sympathy, their accomplishments had begun. Sal Domino is on a mission and music lovers should join them in the rock ‘n’ roll revival.
They will be playing again Friday Nov. 11 at Club U located at 825 N.W. 24 th St. in Moore, Okla. The cost for the event is $7. The show is all ages and everyone is invited.
Other bands for the evening include Modesty Panel, Rhapsody Heights and The Space Kids and Ike.
jhsitton@cox.net
Simple guide to making greeting cards for any occasion revealed
Shannon Hoverson Assignment Editor
With Christmas just two months away, many people are starting to think of buying presents and sending out the yearly Christmas card. What if a person wants to do something different for their yearly card? One idea is to make personalized cards for friends and family.
But how does one make a card? Below are some easy steps on where to start when making personalized greet ing cards.
§ Buy blank cards from a local craft store such as Hobby Lobby or Michaels
§ Decide the theme for each card (i.e. Christmas, birth day, anniversary…)
§ Look for specialized paper, available at most craft stores in many different varieties
§ Look for stickers
that go along with the theme (most craft stores have them in the scrapbook aisle)
Once all of these have been gathered, it is time to make the card. Let the imagination take flight and create the cards.
Using the specialty paper on the card can help create different backgrounds and
make a winter scene by placing white paper on blue; this will create the illusion of snowdrifts.
Then, one can add any stickers that complement this, such as pine trees, snowmen and sleds.
One can also use the traditional green and red to show - case a Christmas tree with
presents, or a sticker of Santa Claus and reindeer.
Birthday cards can be made any way the creator wants. If the person being given the card likes a certain color, try doing a theme utilizing that color scheme in different shades.
One can also find stickers with birthday candles, cake, balloons or pres -
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Bryan Trude Sports Editor
No movie review this week.
Nobody sent me any tickets.
While you are all sitting at home this week, recovering from post-Halloween sugar shock and dreading the impending dental bill, I invite you to sit back and try to remember what Halloween used to be about.
When I was a kid, growing up in the untamed wilds of Germany, I remember Halloween as we celebrated it at Geilenkirchen Air Force
Base. Halloween on the airbase used to be about how much gore you could fit on your front lawn.
Back then, horror movies came out only around Halloween, and kids dressed up as monsters instead of frou-frou little bunnies.
Exception goes to that one kid I saw this week dressed up as the killer rabbit from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” That kid rocks. Over the past 15 years or so, Halloween has been dumbed down and softened to something I might see in a theme park.
Some of the places one can find items to make cards are local craft stores such as Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Joanne or Garden Ridge. Even Wal-Mart has a craft section where some of these items can be found.
One can also look online for specialty paper and stickers; some of the Web sites catering to the creative include eksuccess.com, provocraft. com, memorymakers magazine.com, clubscrap. com and colorbok.com.
Making personalized greeting cards is fun and easy to do and is a great way to show friends and family how much they are loved. Whether one is making them for the upcoming holidays or just for a special occasion, making cards gives that personal touch and adds a unique keepsake Shoverson@rose.edu
of the Halloween “scary movie” spirit
What used to be a holiday about scaring the pants off of people is now about as frightening as a McDonalds playpen.
The movie industry is following suit, too. When I was young, Hollywood was not concerned about scarring my psyche.
They did not release tame horror movies year-round about people popping out of closets and little kids seeing dead people.
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ies of my youth were about people busting through doors with axes and little Irishmen making people pop like balloons.
We did not have a videogame based off of a campy – yet entertaining in its own right – Tim Burton claymation movie for Halloween; we had a burn ward escapee who attacked kids in their dreams and a man in a hockey mask wielding a chainsaw.
So, my fellow children of the 80s, rise up against the status quo of paranoid parents! Next year, celebrate Halloween as it was meant to be: by decking your house out
in an array of truly frightening things.
While you are at it, get into the mood by watching some good Halloween horror classics like “Psycho” and “Children of the Corn.”
Only watch the first “Corn” movie, though. “Children of the Corn” two through six are about as maniacal as a box of kittens.
While you are reliving the spirit of Halloweens past, invite the little children in your life to come and share the horror with you. Nothing like a good scare every now and then to make a well-balanced individual. btrude@rose.edu
Aries March 21April 19... This will be a good week. Dress warmly and keep your taser close to you as if your life depended on it (which it very well might).
Taurus April 20May 20... You are at rock bottom. However, things will look up when you catch liposarcoma from the ketchup.
Gemini May 21June 20... This week is the week to mourn the death of the toupee joke. Thank some deity of choice.
Cancer June 21July 22... Go for a change of pace this week by actually showing up to work.
Leo July 23-August 22... That kid you fought with back in elementary school will come for revenge this week. Consider this a heads up.
Virgo August 23September 22... People call you names behind your back. Be depressed that nobody understands your work and bite your own ear off.
Libra September 23-October 22... You know, what do you have to be so depressed about? To raise your spirits, go downtown and run around screaming.
Scorpio October 23-November 21... Nobody likes you. Now stop whining about it and get away from my dog.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21... Your fears will be realized this week as that embarrassing picture from last Christmas will appear as the latest cliché Internet joke.
Capricorn December 22-January 19... That man you just played poker with was actually James Doohan. This is not so much a horoscope as a warning: beware of poker sharks.
Aquarius January 20-February 18... No matter how hard you wish upon a star, you will never get your own personal Vern Troyer. Sicko.
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Pisces February 19March 20... This week, you will wake up bound and gagged on a movie set with a small rodent nesting in your hair. Too bad.
