Tuesday November 15, 2011
Volume CXXXII Issue 10
The evolution of rock and roll Angelina Smedley Staff Reporter
On Wednesday Nov. 9, the Arts & Letters Series hosted History of Rock and Roll 101. The event took place in the Student Center where Chris Hiatt and his band played musical hits ranging from 1936 to present day. They educated the audience about the beginning of Rock and Roll and mentioned the pioneers that started the genre 60 years ago. O n e musician mentioned was Elvis Presley who is one of the most popular American singers of the 20 th century. He is a cultural icon and is referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll.” They covered “That’s Alright Mama” by Elvis and let the audience experience the rock and roll of his days. Then, Buddy Holly, and American singer/songwriter, was mentioned. He is noted as a pioneer of rock and roll. His success as a musician sadly only lasted a year and a half because of an untimely
airplane crash. They played a popular hit of his entitled, “That Will Be The Day”. The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band that formed in 1958. They sold over 100 million records and are claimed to be the best selling instrumental band of all time. Chris Hiatt played “Walk, Don’t Run,” which was an instrumental song that became a big hit. Another artist Chris Hiatt discussed was The Beatles. The Beatles were an English rock band that played through the 1960s. The band was formed i n
Liverpool in 1962. One of their
most popular songs, “Twist and Shout” was performed. Chris Hiatt and his band covered songs from musicians and bands like Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, the Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, the Ramones, R.E.M., Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots. As the genre of rock and roll entered into the 1990s and early 2000s, The Red Hot Chili Peppers was the successful rock band of that era. Their music style consists of rock with an emphasis on punk, hip-hop and psychedelic rock. Chris Hiatt performed one of their songs titled “Dani California,” which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #24 and peaked at #6, becoming the band’s third single to enter the top-ten. Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-song. He is considered to be the greatest guitarist in musical history. Chris Hiatt and his band played “Let Me Stand Into Your Fire.” Jefferson Airplane is another rock band Hiatt mentioned on Wednesday night. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. They were a pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement. Chris Hiatt and his band played one of Jefferson Airplane entitled “Somebody To Love.” Led Zeppelin is another artist Chris Hiatt and his band talked about. Led Zeppelin
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CHRIS HIATT AND HIS band of musicians played songs from Rock N’ Roll history ranging from 1936 to present day. The crowd in the Student Center enjoyed a concert for the ages. were an English rock band, active in the late 1960’s to 1970’s. They were formed into a band in 1968. Chris Hiatt and his band played “Rock N’ Roll” to give you a sense of what their music is like. The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group. Chris Hiatt and his band played “I Want To Be Sedated.” R.E.M. is another rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980. They were one of the first popular alternative rock bands. One of many hits was played on Wednesday night entitled “The One I Love.”
Nirvana is an American rock band that was formed in 1987. The established themselves as a part of the Seattle grunge scene. Chris Hiatt played a popular hit of theirs and his band entitled “Come As You Are.” Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that was formed in 1986. Then they reunited in 2008 and released a sixth studio album in 2010. Chris Hiatt and his band played a single from one of their albums “Plush.” Jet was another rock band that became popular in the early 2000s. The band has sold over 6.5 million records
worldwide. One of their most popular hits is “Are You Going To Be My Girl?” which Chris Hiatt performed. The last and final musician Chris Hiatt mentioned was Kid Rock, a rapper who later geared his music towards rock. One of his well-known hits is “All Summer Long” which hit the charts in 2007. The History of Rock and Roll 101 event was a very entertaining, educational experience and the performers kept the audience listening which made it a wonderful night of entertainment for the students of Embry Riddle.
All nature needs is a forest fire? Peter Tan
News Editor Walking around with a can of gas in hand and spreading it around the foliage is behavior more expected of an arsonist rather than a land management specialist, but Randall Sleister assured the young minds gathered that day that not only is burning a fun part of his job, it is also a very important one. Sleister, a large, portly man with streaks of grey in his hair, works as a Land Manager with Volusia County and was in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to talk to the 20-odd students in the Science and Technology Communications class. Graduating from the University of Central Florida in 1979 with a degree in Limnology, more simply known as Freshwater Ecology, Sleister worked around the State of Florida before finally settling in Volusia County in 1986 and has been here ever since. Although the job title is “Land Manager,” Sleister describes his work more as people management, as everything he does is in relation to something people are doing, or have done. An example would be the land scams that have dated as far back as the 1920’s. The result is many small lots scattered around the area, each owned by a different individual who may have paid anywhere from $2,000 to $15,000 per acre. Sleister and his office offers them a “take-it-or-leaveit” offer of $750/acre and are slowly acquiring these plots, with the hope that one day it
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will be big enough to manage. Sleister and his team of nine others manage about 37,000 acres of the conserved land in Volusia County, out of the total 311,000 acres. Volusia County is slowly acquiring more land for conservation, as part of their plan to create the Volusia Conservation Corridor that will run north to south along the entire county. A question one might ask is, “How do you identify properties for conservation?” and if a question was asked in an academic setting, the answers would range from choosing the area with the most species, largest ecological impact and other similar answers. According to Sleister, however, the real world answer is, “the reality is you buy it when you have money and when it is for sale.” Apart from buying land, the team of one administrator, two foresters, two biologists, four technicians, and one educator also do all duties involved in managing the land including setting up fencing, executing controlled burns, and setting up the educational kiosks within the areas opened to the public. Sleister wishes he could expand his team so that they have one person for every 2,000 acres, but with the current economic situation, funding is hard to come by. For any individual interested in joining their team, you need to have certification in prescribed fires, natural areas management and public lands herbicide applicator before they will consider you. To understand what they do, one should look at their stated goal to “Manage the county’s conservation lands using a pro-
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THE VOLUSIA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR highlighted in red is currently in the process of being acquired and managed. Areas in green are already protected landscapes. When this program is finished, it will be possible to travel from one end of the county to the other entirely in greenery gram of professionally acceptTo put it another way, their all the negative portrayals of ed principles of resource and aim is to ask, “What condi- fire and it being a destructive ecosystem management for tions would make it best for the force. the benefit of, and enjoyment most number of species” and to What many do not see that by, present and future genera- achieve that aim, which some- Sleister has, is that fire is a tions.” times might involve setting fires rebirth. A smoking, charred A public misconception is or destroying trees. landscape will be blossomthat land management is all Fire ecology is a highly mis- ing with flowers in a matter about the trees, but it really understood concept and Sleister of months or weeks. For the is “managing for ecology and believes that “Smokey the Bear” South, many of the plants in the not necessarily for trees” says was a very bad thing for the landscape respond positively to Sleister. South. Smokey brought with it fire, and it is tied into the eco-
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system. As such, the Sleister and his team conduct prescribed burns that help the ecosystem. It may sound counter-intuitive because of what the public has been taught, but a controlled burn in a forest has a multitude of benefits. Non-destructive wildfires can clear out the underbrush, using up all the fuels that might cause a destructive fire the next season if they were allowed to pile up. The resulting ashes also provide a fertilizer for the next season of growing and the ecosystem is healthier as a whole. While other chemical and mechanical methods are available to the team to control the ecology, fire is the most effective and the cheapest, going as low as $1/acre, compared to the $100/acre that mechanical manipulation costs Controlling the landscape also allows for public access, and over 23,000 people have been to the conserved lands, using one of the many facilities, like trails, campsites, picnic sites, fishing docks, and guided educational tours. The department plans to build observation towers and kayak launches in some of the bigger and more established lands. The Volusia Conservation Corridor is currently on the State’s Acquisition and Restoration priority list and is nearing completion. This will be part of a larger statewide puzzle that will stretch from the Everglades to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and as far west as Eglin Air Force Base. With so much greenery, Florida residents will have no shortage of outdoor activities RICHARD WEAKLEY/AVION and locations.
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