CX5LETHORPE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/stormypetrel199470ogle ""' StorwtfPctrct Volume 70, Extra Above and Beyond Oglethorpe University August 26, 1994 Security Report Page 2 The Fraternity Experience Page 4 Programming Board to Start New Season Page 5 OU Soccer Goes for Title Page 7 News: 2 Greeks: 3 Editorials: 4 Entertainment: 5-6 Sports: 7 Grapevine: 2 Letters to the Editor: 4 Entertainment Grapevine: 6 Welcome to all Oglethorpe students By Ryan P. Queen Editor-in-Chief For those students that are coming back to Oglethorpe, welcome back; and for those students that are new, welcome to Oglethorpe University. I am sure that all of you are looking forward to a new and exciting year ahead. With a new year brings a new class and according to Dennis Matthews, Director of Admissions, tliere are more incoming students this year than in previous years. As an estiinated projection, there will be 2 1 8 freshmen, 60 transfer students, and 12 other (full- time teacher certificates or transient students). That is a increase of about 35 more stu- dents than last year's 186 freshmen, 57 transfer, and 10 other students. All the num- bers are increasing and mov- ing toward the goals laid out in the Strategic Plan but they are not sacrificing quality. "The 1994 freshman class could be the best fresh- man year in the last five years or more," according to Matthews. This year's incom- ing class has test scores re- maining high with tlie SAP scores ranging in the mid 1 lOO's and around 27 for the ACT. Also, the average in- coming high school GPA is a little above 3.5. Most students of this year's class have either advanced placement credit or were involved in college pre- paratory programs. With a male to female ratio of 45%to 55%, there are 26 states and 12 countries rep- resented in tliis class with a big growth from states like Ala- bama, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee: This year's incom- ing class is a very well-traveled group and most have partici- pated in some kind of volun- teer work, such as church groups. Special Olympics, Humane Society, Red Cross, and many more. Dennis Matthews also pointed out that this group "seems to be much more socially aware." In Oglethorpe's move ahea4 as good as the incom- ing class is this year, there are many projections and high hopes for the incoming class of 1995. The Stormy Petrel staff would like to welcome all the new students to campus and we hope that you will have an educational and enjoyable time here at Oglethorpe Uni- versity. A letter from President Stanton August 23, 1994 Dear Students: Welcome to all of you. It is a pleasure to see many fa- miliar faces as well as numer- ous new freshmen and trans- fer students. I look forward to being with you from time to time at University events and during informal opportunities on campus. It hardly seems possible that summer is almost over and another academic year is beginning. This is always a special time in education the start of new friendships, the challenge of new courses, an- other chance to achieve per- sonal and collective goals. One of the pleasures of this year will be the comple- tion in early fall of the Steve Schmidt Sport and Recreation Center. Mr. Schmidt is known to many as "Mr. Oglethorpe" for his prowess as a student- atlilete, staunch support of the Stormy Petrels athletic teams and 32 years of service as a trustee, including chairman- ship of the board. He is a 1940 graduate of the University. The 22,000-square-foot addition to Dorough Field House will be used primarily for inframural sports and otlier recreational activities for stu- dents. The building will in- clude a basketball-volleyball court encircled by a running track, exercise facilities, two handball courts, two locker rooms, several offices and an entrance lobby. Most of the funds for the new facility are being provided by Mr. Sclimidt and his wife, Jeanne '42. They describe the project as "one more step in Oglethorpe's becoming one of the finest liberal arts institu- tions in the nation." Also on the topic of ath- letics, I want you to know that we have secured the services of Mr Gene Asher, a former writer and editor for the At- lanta Journal-Constitution and public relations adviser to the Marine Corps, as our part-time director of sports promotion/ publicity. You can easily spot Mr. Asher on campus by his "OU" cap. He is planning many interesting promotions and entertainment. Let's give him and all the Stormy Petrel teams our strongest possible support As part of his work, Mr. Asher will strive to attract the media to campus when our teams play at home. He points out that it is important to have many students, faculty and staff in attendance whenever reporters are present. I hope you will support the Stormy Petrels as often as possible. I look forward to this new year at Oglethorpe and to being with you on campus. Sincerely, President Donald Stanton. Photo courtesy of Public Relations Donald S. Stanton Page 2 August 26, 1994 NEWS. Heard it through the Grapevine News and events in and around Oglethorpe University "I Survived My First Year, You Will Too," is how Georgia College graduate Sheri Pope, who now teaches in Bibb County, begins one of the lead articles in this year's PAGE Survival Guide for New Teachers, a publication the professional organization is providing to the approxi- mately 5,500 new teachers beginning their careers in Georgia's classrooms this fall. The booklet contains helpful hints for new teachers on establishing a positive learning environment in their classrooms from day one. New Freshman Advocate at OU Notice to students from the Adminisrtation The Freshman Advo- cate will serve as a resource person to assure that all new students (both freshmen and transfers) know where and to whom to go for specific help on matters of concern to them. While not a replacement for any advisor or administrator, the Freshman Advocate will assure all new students that their concerns are heard and acted upon. Additionally, the Freshman Advocate will offer advice on how to proceed fur- ther, if such action is appropri- ate, or will help new students understand the results of their inquiries when these are un- clear to the student or need fur- ther explanation. Parents of new students may also call upon the Fresh- men Advocate: to make gen- eral inquiries, to express con- cerns, or to seek guidance on how to proceed on any Oglethorpe related matter. The Freshman Advocate understands the workings of the University and knows the many services provided by Oglethorpe. Consequently, the Freshman Advocate can pro- vide to new students and their parents answers or thoughtful guidance on any matter of con- cern about the University. Mrs. Cle Hall is the Freshman Advocate. She is located on the second floor of Lupton Hall in the office of the Executive Vice President Her telephone number is (404)3648321. Deittine^s O.U. SPECIAL Medium 2 topping pizza: .... $5.99 Large 2 topping pizza: $8.99 CALL 457-0732 ways to plan for parent confer- ences, and a classroom check- list that will get learning off to a good start Information is also included on changes in teacher certification proce- dures and the work of the Pro- fessional Practices Cominis- sioa PAGE staff attorney Jill Boyd has also written an ar- ticle on important legal issues that new teachers need to know about, such as the moment of quiet reflection called for by legislation passed earlier this year. Editor Adrion Baird says the booklet is a way to help new teachers across the state adj ust to life in "the teach- ing zone, where the ideal situ- ations envisioned in education courses meet pragmatic real- ity. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and presi- dent of the Children's Defense Fund, will speak on "The Fu- ture of Our Children" at St Luke's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, September 7, from 12:30 -1 :30 p.m. The Reverend Dr. Spenser Simrill, rector, announced Ms. Edelman's presentation as a part of the Community Cross- roads Series founded by St. Luke's in 1993 "to bring people together from different congregations and different parts of our city for public con- versation about issues that af- fect us all." The program will be held in the sanctuary of the church at 435 Peachtree Street N.E. and is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call (404) 873-5427. There win be a lecture by M. Richard Zinman, pro- fessor of political theory at James Madison College of Michigan State University, entitled "Freedom and Neces- sity in Aristotle's Politics" on Thursday, September 29, at 4 p.m. in the Talmage Room in Emerson Student Center of Oglethorpe University. It is part on in a four-part lecture program sponsored by the Mack A. Rikard Lecture Se- ries. It is co-sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Insti- tute. Admission is free the to public. Security report released TO: FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS FROM: Donald R. Moore, Vice President for Student Affairs The Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act (Public Law 101-542), as enacted by the Federal Government, requires tliat all institutions of higher education publish information about campus security policies and crime statistics. An annual notice is required to be distributed to employees and students by September 1 of each year disclosing statistics for the prior calendar year on certain crimes that are in the security records. The initial notice issued September 1 , 1 992, reported the incidents of crimes on campus for the period of January 1 -December 31 for the years 1990, 1991, and 1992. This notice includes statistics for the period January 1 - December 31, 1993. Crimes To Be Reported 1990 1991 1992 1993 Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault 1 Larceny Theft 17 14 15 14 Burglary 4 4 5 7 Vehicle Theft 2 1 1 Drug Arrests Liquor-Law Violation Arrests Weapons Violation Arrests Information on campus safety and security (including the Security Department's respon- sibilities), traffic and parking regulations, and helpful hints to avoid security problems is dis- tributed each fall and throughout tlie year. If additional information or clarification of security policies and procedures are needed, please contact the Vice President for Student Affairs in the Emerson Student Center (Telephone Number: 364-8336). August 24, 1994 k GREEKS Page 3 XO. . ZAE. By Jason Reese Chi Phi So, your coming in from you hedonistic summer and this one question keeps burning into the very essence of your soul: "What in the name of all that's good and pure has been goin' on at Chi Phi?" Well, to help ease your agonizing curiosity, the Chi Phi summer is about to be re- vealed First, I should mention that our house has a gaping hole behind it where a light- ning bolt struck merely five feet from the back door. Stricken with shock, victim Tommy Ison was quoted as saying "There was this blaze of li^t and fire, I was knocked down, saw may cigarette fly across the room, and went deaf for half and hour . . . You don't know , you just don't know! ! !" Good news came, how- ever, when we attended the Chi Phi National College of Excel- lence in Memphis, Tennessee this past July. Not only did we stop by Graceland and give our respects to the IGng, but we also walked away with some hefty awards. We re- ceived the award for Most hn- proved Chapter and the award for Scholastic Achievement (we still haven't figured that one out), and Best Alumni Newsletter. Well, in a nutshell, that is about it for now. Look for- ward to seein' everybody around the fiin-filled OU cam- pus very soon. And remem- ber, everyone down at the sta- tion is puUin' for ya espe- cially Captain O'Malley. Sigma Alpha Epsilon By Andy Noble Tliose of us at SAE are looking forward to another great year, and we would like to start by welcoming all the returning studoits and the new, incoming freshmen class. We hope that everybody had a great summer. To start the year oflf right we hope that everybody will come out to our Pack-to-School Party on Saturday, August 27. The summer has been very busy at SAE For start- ers, we completed our brick patio and made some changes to our unfinished room. Also, we sent two brothers, Jeff White and Jason Fisher, to our National Leadership School. Jeflfand Jason had a great time, and they brought us back the Ritual Award and the Chapter Achievement Award, which we have won three years in a row. Other than our short time with Pervis at the house, our fu-st summer on Greek Row was relatively normal. We're looking forward to Rush, and we will be hav- ing our Open House on Thurs- day, September 14, and our dinner will be Wednesday, September 14. We hope that all of the incoming freshmen men will think about signing up for Rush. It will be a frin time, and you can get four free dinners and make lots of friends. Well, that's about it fiom SAE. We hope everybody gets back into tlie school routine, and until next time, we'll be studying and partying. (Not necessarily in that order!) A20. SEE. By Christy Daley Sigma Sigma Sigma Welcome "Back" Oglethorpe students. We hope you had a wonderfril summer and are excited aobut being back. The Sigma's have been busy, besides classes and work we went on a Sisterhood to Stone Mountian. It was great to see all the sisters who came. On August 13th we had our work party weekend. Alumnae and sisters joined forces to plant flowers, bushes, and trees. Carrie and Stacy have kept us up to date nad in- formed about Rush. We are looking fonvard to Rush but we will miss our neutral sis- ters. Good luck to all the fra- ternities on their rush. By Jason Thomas Delta Sigma Phi Welcome back to the wonderful, enlightening, and educational world of Oglethorpe University. The summer was eventiul, yet un- eventfiil. Dog is fmally gone, yes, sad, but true. Thanks to Becky for that one. Now out to Zack Butler, our esteemed president and spiritual leader, we can say a warm thank you for half of our downstairs ceil- ing being painted green.. .only half To all of those who wan- dered into the house last year, you might be astonished to fmd that the house was actu- ally professionally cleaned and still looks somewhat good. On the more social side, not a whole lot went oa Tliere were the good times. There were the bad times. There were interesting times... but 1 really can't expand on those. We had a few small gatherings at our house. Some went to Indiana to witness one of our brothers actually getting mar- ried. Some stayed in the house and did notliing. Some just partied and drank the summer away. We even had surprise visits from Micah and Pops. That's our summer. Most of us our glad to be back and now we are just preparing for rush. We have parties planned, but nobody knows when, so feel free to just come on over and visit Until next time... Advertising Prices Half Price to All Campus Organizations Advertise your organizational events in The Stormy Petrel for half price! Contact Jason Thomas, Business Manager, for more information at 364-8425 J The first Stormy Petrel staff meeting will be on Tuesday, Septennber 6, at 5:00 p.m. in the newspaper office in Emerson Student Center. All interested students are invited and welcomed at the meeting^ Page 4 EDITORIALS. August 26, 1994 Rush can be an eye-opening experience By Kevin Huitt Special to The Stormy Petrel Before I came to col- lege, one of the few major de- cisions I had made was that I was never going to join a fra- ternity. I didn't want to spend some of the most important years of my life hanging out with a bunch of macho beer drinking frat guys who had nothing better to do than sit around and get drunk while watching football games and talk about women. 1 also didnt want to be involved with a bunch of rich snotty kids who worried more about status than their grades or their future. 1 cam to Oglethorpe to get an education, not to drink or raise my status in the eyes of my peers. Then 1 got to Oglethorpe and realized that fraternities were not anything like those portrayed in Animal House or Revenge of the Nerds . 1 found that the fraternities were com- prised of the kind of guys tliat I can get along with. Sure the fraternities on campus are ex- tremely diverse but all the guys in each fraternity hold the same ideals. There is not a jock fraternity or a nerd frater- nity. Instead there are four in- dividual fraternities that can- not be classified because of the wide range of people that are members. 1 never thought I would call someone who drives a BMW my brother, but yet I do. Being in a fraternity helped me to look past the out- side characteristics of a person and instead judge them on what they have on the inside. Being in a fraternity also doesn't mean that you pay your monthly dues and this allows you to go to all of the parties that your fraternity throws. You are part of a fam- ily of men who have had all the same experiences as you, in terms of the fraternity, and are willing to do anything for you. A fraternity is friend for live, people who will be there for you when your 45 and just need someone to talk to. A fraternity can also Letters to the Editor... A request for a little company Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in hope you will run it in your camput newspaper. You have probably received this kind of request before, and I hope you will honor mine: I AM 27 YEARS OLD, I HAVE BEEN INCARCER- ATED FOR 2 YEARS, AND RECEIVED A LIFE SEN- TENCE. I HAVE NO FAMILY AND VERY FEW FRIENDS WHO DO NOT WRITE AT ALL. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN ANY PARTICULAR KIND OF COR- RESPONDENT, JUST SOME KIND OF CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD. PRISON IS THE WORST PLACE ON EARTH, AND THE LONELIEST BUT THERE IS NOBODY TO BLAME BUT MYSELF 1 WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY COURT EXPERIENCES AND WHAT BROUGHT ME TO MY CURRENT SITUATION. IF ANYBODY CARES TO WRfFE PLEASE WRITE TO: MARK TRAVIS MERRING #94285 ARIZONA STATE PRISON 10,000 SOUTH WILMONT TUCSON, ARIZONA 55777. help you to achieve the goals that you have set for yourself during college and afterwards. Most fraternities have a schol- arship cotmnittee set up to make sure all the member are working as hard as necessary to achieve the grades they are capable of making. Most of the fraternities on campus have a necessary GPA that all mem- bers must attain to remain an active member of the frater- nity. A fraternity will also help you to get a job once you have graduated. Most employers today are looking for people with more that just good grades, they want leaders. A fraternity provides a perfect opportunity to develop leader- ship skills that will help you in the post-college world. Fraternities are not for everyone. But for those of us who have joined one, the ex- perience has been very reward- ing. Dont look down of fra- ternities immediately. Give all the fraternities a chance. Rush is an excellent time for incom- ing students to see for them- selves what the fraternities are all about and to be their own judge on whether they want to join or not Don't go in with the stereotype that all fraterni- ties are just drinking clubs. Fraternities can be very help- ful in your college career. A fraternity has done a lot for me. I'm just glad that I was able to see past my stereotypical views and give the Greek sys- tem a chance. NO' HASSLES. NO' KIDDING. OHYEAH JREE CHECKING . Wc created ihc V^'athovia College Accouiu Sjiocificjlly for iht .siudtni who has bcHcr lliings to do ibn worry ah.iul hankmg. Out College Aecoiim inchiJcs uw iil Wachovia ATMs at no charge and the Waehovia Banking Card with VisaCheel, (it looks like a ertJil can! hut works hkc a check). Other features include your oivn ereilil card, a sannus accoiicu, overdraft piotcclion, and gel this, free checking. Stop hy your local Waehovia branch to set up a hiivsk-In-c College Account. After all, there's mote 10 life than Kinking. ^ACHOVIA August 24, 1994 Page 5 ENTERTAINMENT. The Storniij^ Vetrcl Editor-In-Chief: Assistant Editor: Business Manager: Copy Editor: Editorial Editors: Entertainment Editor: Feature Editors: Greek Editor- Layout Editor: News Editor: Organization Editor: Pbotograpliy Editor: Sports Editor: Ryan P. Queen Chopper Johnson Jason Thomas Stephen Cooper Robert Miller Shannon Montgomery Heather Carlen Maria Johnson Kimberly Jones Cole Maddox Helen Quinones Chopper Johnson Kimberly Wilkes Pat Mulheam Daryl Brooks Staff: Sarah Buzzard Felicia Christian Lu Green Yolanda Hernandez Daniel Rosenthal Ahna Sagrera Christie Willard Advisors: Bill Brightman Linda Buck! Michael McClure The Stonny Petrel is Oglethorpe University's student newspaper. The comments and opin- ions in the articles are the opinions of the writ- ers and not necessarily those of the university. The Stormy Petrel welcomes Letters to the Editor and other articles anyone wishes to pub- lish. The Stormy Petrel holds weekly meet- ings, open to everyone that is interested, on Tuesdays at 5:00pm in the newspaper office in Emerson Student Center. Please send all let- ters or articles to The Stonny Petrel, 3000 Woodrow Way, Box 450, Atlanta, GA 30319, (phone #: (404) 364-8425) or drop them ofiFin the box on the newspaper office door. Programming Board off to fast start for fall semester By Marshall Nason Student Center Director The increase in the student activity fee, which was approved by the student body last spring, will result in more entertainment on campus this fall. The Programming Board (PB) of the Oglethorpe Stu- dent Association has three pro- grams planned for September alone. As part of the orienta- tion activities, but open to all students, the PB will be pre- senting comedian/magician/ ventriloquist John P. Hopkins on Saturday night, August 27 at 7;30 p.m. in Lupton Audi- torium. Hopkins is a versatile and popular performer on the college circuit. Fewer than two weeks later the PB will present the spectacular Saturn V Laser Show on the academic quad- rangle at about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, September 9. The event, which is unlike any- thing seen before on campus, features a large screen for rock videos and impressive lasers. The backup location in case of inclement weather is Dorough Fieldliouse. The final PB activity for Septemt^er is interactive. "Fun Flicks" is a quarter-million dollar mobile video produc- tion studio which enables you to star in any one of a variety of videos and take away a copy of the video as a free souvenir. In your video you can fly like Superman, walk in-space, be in an old western gunfight or star in any one of scores of music videos. "Fun Flicks" comes from the same agency which brought the popular Alpha Experience to campus this past spring. The "studio" will be set up in the lobby of the Emerson Student Center on Wednesday, September 28, from 12 noon until 6 p.m. As the Programming Board's activities increase there is an opportunity for in- terested students to provide input Tell your OSA repre- sentatives about programs which you would like to see on campus. If you think you would like to get involved, why not apply for one of the positions on the Programming Board. It's a lot of work, but also a lot of fun and an oppor- tunity to contribute to campus social life. Taken 6vm Community Life Newsletter August 1994 Fall Programming Board Events John P. Hopkins 8/27/94 Saturn V Laser Show 9/9/94 Fun Flickis 9/28/94 Ronny Romm 10/17/94 Murder for Dinner 10/24/94 Casino Might 11/12/94 Subscribe to I the Petrel If you would like a subscrip- j tion to The Storfnvf Petrel \ for the 1994-95 school year, j please fill out the form be- low and send it, along with | $20, to: The Storntii Petrel 3000 Woodrow Way Box 450 Atlanta, Qa 30319 name: Address: City: State: _ Zip: % I I I I ':i 1 I I I I I I I I '^ Page 6 August 26, 1994 ENTERTAINMENT. Entertainment Granevine. . . (2uLbxxaL, ana. not lo cuLtuxaL, sijsnts in ana. axouna. cyjilania Governor and Mrs. Zell Miller will cpntinue their cultural series at the Mansion with a dinner on Tuesday, Au- gust 30, 1994, to honor the Golden Gospel Singers and the Skillet Lickers II. The evening will begin with a reception at 7;00 p.m., followed by a seated dinner at 7:30 p.m. Af- ter dinner, both groups will perform. Proceeds for the evening, which is organized by the Georgia Council for the Arts, will benefit flood relief Admission is $75 per person. For dinner reservations or further information, please contact the Georgia Council forthe Arts at 404/651-7933, COCOPEX '94, a ma- jor show for stamp collectors, will be held Saturday and Sun- day, August 27-28, at tlie Holi- day Inn at 6345 Powers Ferry Road, NW (1-285, Exit 15) in Atlanta. Show hours are 10 a.ta to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admis- sion to tlie show is free, and ample free parking is avail- able. Free philatelic newspa- pers will be available. The show honors the 130th anniversary of the battle of Atlanta, thus interesting Civil War buffs as well as stamp collectors. A special cacheted envelope with a spe- cial COCOPEX Station can- cellation by the United States Postal Service will be avail- able. Botli the cachet and the cancellation were designed by Cal Ward, a senior artist at Lockheed. COCOPEX '94 is spon- sored by the Cobb County Stamp Club and is produced by the Stamp Dealers Associa- tion of Georgia, who present four shows in Atlanta each year. The next show after COCOPEX '94 will be the Fall Stamp Festival, Novem- ber 26-27. Capitol City Opera will Perform "The Old Maid and the Thief," by Gian Carlo Menotti, Friday, September 9, at 8 p.m. in Lupton Audito- rium at Ogletliorpe University. This opera tell the story of a young woman caught up in an exciting romance with a wan- dering beggar. Donations are requested. Call (404) 364-8329 for more information. Sponsored by the University Program Commit- tee. It's time to fantasize with the Muppets about grow- ing up at SESAME STREET LlVE's all new, electrifying, live musical stage show "When I Grow Up," appear- ing at the Omni for 8 perfor- mances from September 2 1 - 25. Prairie Dawn's latest backyard pageant, also en- titled "When 1 Grow Up", brings to 1 ife the sparkle of Big Bird, Elmo and even Oscar the Grouch's personality, as they imagine just what tliey would like to be when they grow up. Don't miss a spectacular all-new show featuring old friends and the stage debut of two brand new characters, Rosita and Roxy Marie when SESAME STREET LIVE comes to the Omni . SESAME STREET LIVE, now celebrating its 1 9th season, is presented by Minne- apolis-based VEE Corporation in cooperation with Children's Television Workshop (CTW). Tickets go on sale Au- gust 29 at all Ticketmaster lo- cations or charge-by-phone 249-6400. If there are any events that you would like to see in The Stormy Petrel 's Entertain- ment Grapevine, please con- tact Heather Carlen, Enter- tainment Editor, Campus Box 450. OSA Movie Nislit August 29, 1994 9:00 P.M. On the academic quadrangle WINONA RYDER ETHAN HAWKE BEN STILLER REALITY BITES A COMEDY ABOUT LOVE IN THE 90s. iir:(imsi[i;rii'."nmrifffli mm -:$: 'JiV;Ml)W,lft'J)l[lllU' :l lliil'D^';ll:i(MiW;!)lf- .Bfl.3l:.ll! ,.. t.liwiliJH -'~ rc*tLfi)ikc THi MUK or Lsstiy kRAvall vs. Loyola University/Iiew Orleans 1:00 p.m. Women's soccer vs. Maryville College 3:00 p.m. Men's soccer vs. Maryville College September 18: 4:00 p.m. Men's soccer vs. Life College September 19: 4:00 p.m. Women's soccer vs. LaGrange College 7:00 p.m. Women's volleyhiall vs. Wesleyan College September 21: 4:00 p.m. Men's soccer vs. Emory University September 23: 4:00 p.m. Cross countiy at Atlanta Metro Meet 4:00 p.m. Women's soccer vs. Wesleyan College September 24: TEA Women's volleyball Divisional Tournament at Sewanee September 25: 12:00 p.m. Women's soccer vs. University of the South 2:30 p.m. Men's soccer vs. University ofthe South September 27: 7:00 p.m. Women's volleyhiall vs. Spelman College September 28: 4:00 p.m. Men's soccer vs. Morth Georgia College September 30: TEA Women's volleyhoU at Emoty Invitational *All home games In italics type* This May Be The Most Solid Relationship You1l Have All Year. SKANDIA SOLID WOOD SHELVING 25%0FF The perfect solution for where to put your TV, stereo and books. Skondio shelves ore strong enough to hold on entire librory of books and a complete entertoinment system. Skondio (mode of solid Skondinovion pine), has pre-drilled holes every 2 inches allowing you to place shelves exactly where you need them. Adjust a shelf or add an entire section in minutes without dismantling the entire unit. Choose from two finishes: noturol or marble white lacquer. Choose from four heights: 35", 50", 67", or 82". Choose from three widths: 20", 32", or 40". And two depths: 12" or 16". The Container Store' Our Back To School Sole 1994 ATLANTA: Peachtiee Road at Piedmont (just south of Lenox Square / Sale Ends Sunday, September I llh. I (404) 261-4776 ^TAmi^ The Stormvf Petrel Volume 70, Issue 1 Above and Beyond Oglethorpe University September 23, 1994 Financial aid Page 2 Point! CounterPoint! Page 7 Bar review Pages CD Courtroom Page 17 Volleyball Page 20 News: 2-3 Editorials: 4-7 Features: 8-11 Organizations: 12 Greeks: 13 Entertainment: 14-17 Comics: 18-20 Sports: 22-23 Security: 2 Grapevine: 3 ProFile: 8 "O"pinions: 8 GreekSpeak: 13 Soundcheck:14 Oglethorpe gains historical marker By Kate Schindler Staff Oglethorpe Univer- sity has certainly made its mark, historical mark that is. Paul Hudson, registrar and lec- turer of history at Oglethorpe University, has been success- ful in his attempt to bring a na- tional historical marker to Oglethorpe's campus. The marker, which is to be placed on Peachtree Road, will recog- nize the establishment of an Oglethorpe historic district on the National Register of His- toric Places. The district is made up of Lupton and Hearst halls, Weltner Library and Hermance Stadium. Thelartd- scape surrounding the build- ings are included in the district as well. "The fact that the marker will be recognized on the national level is something that Oglethorpe students should be proud of," says Hudson. Universities in the sur- rounding area, such as Emory and Agnes Scott have estab- lished historical markers on their campuses as well. Emory is listed on the National Regis- ter of Historical Places, while Agnes Scott has applied for listing. Oglethorpe however. Department of Natural Re- sources. Once the application was approved by the state of Georgia, it was sent to the Na- tional Register of Historical Oglethorpe University In 1940. is the only university in the area to be recognized for na- tional significance, in addition to being listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Hudson began his cam- paign to bring the marker to Oglethorpe in the Spring of 1992. The first step he took towards his goal was the completion of an application which was sent to the Georgia the nomination for the university's listing on the Na- tional Register of Historical Places. This piece of history is the Crypt of Civilization, lo- cated in Hearst Hall. The crypt, which was sealed in 1940, contains items repre- senting the life and customs of society up juntil 1940. I Historically, the crypt is unique be- cause it wilH not be opened until 8113 A.D., a time Photo courtsey of Public Relations gpag of gj^ Places for fmal approval. Af- thousand years. ter the application had been re- ceived, a site inspection of the campus was conducted by his- torians from the state preser- vation office. The group ob- served the structure and con- dition of the buildings and re- viewed the historical back- ground of the university. There is one piece ofhis- tory, however, that finalized Evaluation of the cam- pus, as well as other prc^ier- ties wishing to be recognized on the national level, are judged according to the fol- lowing criteria: association with historic events, associa- tion with important persons, distinctive design or physical characteristics and potential to See Marker on page 3 Bomb Shelter opens Ground Zero Despite delays new management opens doors By Stephanie L. Hunter Staff Imagine starting a race 100 meters back, con- stantly struggling to catch up. This is a daily practice for the food section of the Bomb Shel- ter, Ground Zero. Sarah Surrett, the new manager, has to balance inadequate supplies and too little control in order to get the forty-odd customers a day fed. But try she does with ambitions of a broader menu and more for the stu- dents' money. All she needs is enough student demand to get DAKA, the food service company heading both cafete- ria and cafe, to do the neces- sary purchasing. The year began with a missing blender, no ice cream for shakes, and broken capuccino and coffee ma- chines. Hence no major sup- ply of caffeine was available. Chicken patties came in only , but three weeks into the school year, and as of yet, sub sand- wich bread has not been deliv- ered. Service employees are. trying to adapt by making sandwiches on white, wheat, and rye. However, floats are selling well. Also the new in- dividual pizzas are a big im- provement over the student- made ones of former years. The best way to have changes enacted is to write on Ae white paper tablet in the cafeteria. This way DAKA will read suggestions and complaints di- rectly. Fortunately most people v/ho visit Ground Zero seem to be happy with the changes made by new managers. Ser- vice is improving. Nine piz- zas (three supreme, three pep- peroni, three cheese) are al- ways pre-cooked, sandwiches and meatball subs are made to order quickly. That is their at- tempt: to provide quick ser- vice in a relaxed, intimate, non-cafeteria, game-filled room. Ground Zero is open 1 1 :00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Moo- day through Friday and 3:00 to 7:00 pjn. , Monday through Thursday. A meal card will give a student S2.7S worth of fast food that they can enjoy at their leisure, or eat on the Page 2 NEWS. September 23, 1994 Security Update By Brian McNulty Staff -On Friday, 9/2/94, several Oenpsy Hall residents rqxxted that a man had been wandering from room to room opening unlocked doors. Af- ter security was called, the man exited the campus onto Lanier Road and was not seen again. -On Wednesday, 9/7/94, a Security officer spotted two men unloading a large truck by the recycling center. Secu- rity personnel confronted the men and had them reload their truck. After loadingtheirtrash into the truck, the two men were told to take their trash elsewhere. They were then promptly escorted oflFcampus. -On Saturday; 9/10/94, two men driving a white win- dowless van suspiciously around campus were stopped by a Security officer. When questioned why were they on campus, their response was "to pick up girls." The van was then escorted off campus. -Reminder #1- All cars pariced on campus must have a parking sticker Ifyoudonot have one, you can register your car and receive a park- ing decal at the gate house. -Reminder #2- it is im- lawftil to park in the fire lanes. Any car caught parked in a fire lane will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. -In order to maintain a safe campus it is in^xrtant that we all look out for ourselves and help look out for others. Keep all your doors locked and be conscious of your sur- roundings. Ifyou see any sus- picious persons or circum- stances, unauthorized solicita- tions, thefts, intruders, vandal- ism, dangerous driving prac- tices, defects that create an unsafe cooditicn, or other such security concerns, contact Se- curity promptly. Staff changes in financial aid office By Karen E. Beach Stafi" With the start of a new fall semester, the Finan- cial Aid Office has been busy oiganizing aid packets, assign- ing work study, and crediting award money to accounts. To complete these tasks the de- partment has the assistance of two new staflF members, Ms. Wanda Banai and Ms. Janet Mosaku. Ms. Wanda Banai is serving as the new Financial Aid Coor- dinator As coordinator, she is responsible for packaging student's financial aid packets. reviewing files for missing in- formation, and awarding vari- ous amounts of aid to indi- vidual students. With all of these organizational responsi- bilities, her primary goal is to turn out the awards quickly and accurately. A graduate of Georgia State, Ms. Banai has worked with financial aid for 1 4 years here in Georgia. With the job title of Sup- port Staff, Ms. Janet Mosaku assists the Financial Aid Co- ordinators and Directors in getting the awards processed and available to the students. Though this year marks the first year that she has worked with financial aid, she has been involved in Support Staff for eight years in her hometown of Houston, Texas. Interaction with the students is her most valued duty. She and Ms. Banai are available to advise students from 8:30 - 5:00, Monday - Friday in the Finan- cial Aid Office on the third floor of Lupton Hall. In addition to receiving two new staff members, the Financial Aid Department has experienced several major changes from last year. Anew procedure for the disburse- ment of student loans was implemented in July. The New additions to library By Allison Gatliff Staff After a long summer vacation, I'm sure that a ma- jor question on each of your minds is what's new at the li- brary? Fortunately for you, I was "volunteered" to answer this question. This article will hopefully clue you in, but you should really come and see for yourself If you visit in the evening, be sure to meet Bonnie Fulp, the new night manager. She has a Master's degree in library science from the University of North Caro- lina at Greensboro. Also, while you're there, check out one of the largest laser disc collections in the South Some new titles include "What's Love Got To Do With It?", "Pelican Brief, "In the Name of the Father", and "The Piano After watching your movies, head over to the new and improved computer sec- tion. Ten new IBM 486's, complete with Internet, Excel, and Word for Windows have been installed. Additionally, FirstSearch (accessed through Internet) is available for any- one needing information on just about any subject; Art In- dex, Humanities Index, MEDLINE, Psych First are just a few of the many refer- ence programs available. Continuing on your tour of the library is the Oglethorpe University Museum located on the third floor Right now the museum is in transition, set- ting up for an exhibit of Contemporary Spanish Real- ism which will open October 2, 1994. This museum is defi- nitely something to visit and appreciate. From the time you step off the elevator, you soon realize that the museum holds much more than you expected. Don't underestimate its small size; the museum has already been internationally acclaimed for its quality of exhibits. One of the noteworthy paintings housed here now is Gioigione's "The Three Ages of Man." This Renaissance painting is not done justice by the mere words of this article, so I en- courage you view this master- piece for yourseff. Hours for the museum are: Tuesday - Friday, 1 :00 - 4:00 p.m. Hours for the li- brary are Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m - 10:00 p.m, Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Satur- day 10:00 a.m -5:00, Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The study lounge is open 24-7. Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Program will allow loan proceeds to be electroni- cally credited directly to the student's account. Because The EFT will eliminate the disbursement of loans through checks, the new process is an- ticipated to be faster and more effective. Borrowers must complete a "Borrower Autho- rized Statement" for the EFT in order to take part in the pro- cess. The HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educa- tionally) Grant has recently increased the amount of its annual award. The grant funded by the Georgia Lottery for Education, has been in- creased from $500 per year to SI 000 per year. Students must have Georgia residency to qualify for the grant For students who are looking for scholarships, grants, or loans outside of those provided by OU and the federal govenunent, the Finan- cial Aid Department recom- mends the Electronic School Search available in the com- puter lab on campus. The search program was imple- mented for the first time last year and pit) ved to be very suc- cessful in providing several OU students with aid. Dwyer returns to OU as admissions counselor By Trudie Jones Staff Oglethorpe graduate Troy Dwyer is the newest member of the Oglethorpe University admissions staff. While attending OU, Troy majored in Psychology and double minored in Biology and Theater. He was also well known for his extensive in- volvement in drama. Three weeks ago, Troy started his new job as the first Admissions counselor for the Northeast Before receiving the job as Admissions counselor, Troy underwent an intensive screen- ing process for an hour and a haff each by various members ofthe Admissions staff. At this very moment he can be found planning his travel route around the Northeast. He will be leaving for New Jersey Sep- tember 25. He will be travel- ing for a total of eleven weeks spreading the word about Oglethorpe University to all prospective students. During his visits to nu- merous schools he will be ex- plaining various qualities of OU to win the prospectives over depending upon the schools counselor and loca- tioa He will talk to the pro- spective students about Oglethorpe's academic inten- sity, the diversity of its cam- pus and students, feeling of closeness between students and faculty, and its "informal- ity." The fact that Troy at- tended Oglethorpe and wants others to attend is his greatest September 23, 1994 NEWS. Heard it through the Grapevine . News and events in and around Oglethorpe University Pages The repairs of the roof of Traer have been completed These repairs, as most Traer residents know, have been greatly needed due to the holes that existed in the old roof. Those on the third floor espe- cially knew that it was raining by the rust colored water that would trickle down their walls. Due to the unusual amount of rain that Atlanta experienced this summer, sev- eral rooms on the third floor of Traer got flooded when the roof over them gave out. Rather than just patch up the problem area, it was decided to repair the entire roof This was very much needed be- cause apparently the roof was in such bad need of repair that the entire roof was spongy with water soaked into it. Although it had been hoped that the roof could be completed before Traer resi- dents moved back in, it is com- pleted now and as good as new. Marker Continued from page 1 provide important information about prehistory or history. In order to be accepted, the ap- plicant must meet one of the four criteria. Oglethorpe suc- cessililly met all four of the re- quirements. The text for the marker is currently being completed by Hudson, Oglethorpe librar- ian George Stewart, dean of community life Donald Moore and associate dean of commu- nity life Marshall Nasoa The group hopes to have the project completed in time for Oglethorpe Day 1995. "The listing of Oglethorpe on the National Register of Historical Places is a dream come true," says Hudsoa 'If I never do any- thing else in my life, this achievement will be something that will last for ages." In addition to Hudson's Maintenance requests for the Upper Quad in particu- lar have been delayed due to the intense work on the Traer roof Any requests short of those filed as security hazards are placed indefmitely on hold. Upper Quad residents are ea- gerly awaiting visits from maintenance for pest control, the patching of ceilings, re- placement of broken window- panes and installation of screens for windows. Air con- ditioning has also been failing, as residents can attest to. Housing also is making an ef- fort to follow up on mainte- nance requests to see that they are completed. Upper Quad residents can be relieved to know that their requests will be attended to promptly fol- lowing completion of the Traer roof The Upper Quad laundry room in the first floor of Alumni has been corn- project involving the national marker, students, as well as staff members, have been suc- cessful in replacing the lost his- torical marker at the campus site of Old Oglethorpe at Mid- way, near Milledgeville. The new marker will be dedicated during a ceremony on Sunday, October 2, at two o'clock, fol- lowed by a reception at three o'clock. Members of the com- munity of Milledgeville, Daughters of the American Revolution and Baldwin County officials will be present at the dedication. Oglethorpe students are en- couraged to attend. Transpor- tation will be provided, but space is limited. Those stu- dents in need of transportation are asked to contact the com- munity life office to reserve a seat on one of the vans. pletely refurbished. New washers with timers and dry- ers that really dry were in- stalled over the summer. The dryers operate on a different system, so that a load of cloth- ing can feasably be dried with one quarter, not three. Also windows in dryer doors avert clothing confiisioa Now laun- dry is made easier for students, and their mothers. The 1994 Oide En- glish festival will be held - rain or shine-from Friday Septem- ber 30 through Sunday, Octo- ber 2 at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 1790 La vista Road NE in Aflanta. Festival hours are 6-10 p.m. Friday, 1 1 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are S4 for adults, S2 for children ages 6 to 1 2 and free for younger chil- dren. Tickets are good all three days, as often as you lilce. Group rates are available. Phone 404-634-3336 for fes- tival information. All parking is free and is at the Georgia Mental Health Institute, 1236 Briarcliff Road; there is free double- decker shuttle to the festival grounds. The Olde English Festi- val, an Atlanta insitution now in its 19th year, is a non-profit event celebrating medieval, Renaissance, and modem Brit- ish culture with a variety of activities for all ages. All proceeds are given to charities; since its founding, the festival has disbursed more the $350,000. This year's ben- eficiaries are Jerusalem House, a residence for home- less people with AIDS; Nicho- las house, a transitional resi- dence for 13 families; the South Africa Education Fund, which provides educational opportunites in the U.S. and South Africa for high school and college students; and Charts Ministries, which builds low-cost housing. CELEBPATE! * AllanU Milledgeville -A- OcloLr 2, 1994 Page 4 EDITORIALS. September 23, 1994 Dropping the Bomb on DAKA for good By Cole Maddox Greek Editor Why is it tliat at schools like Emory and Uni- versity of the South, they have actual restaurants on campus, while we, the students of Oglethorpe, have to suffer year after year with the Bomb Shel- ter? I have been at Oglethorpe for four years, and I am sick ofit I propose to the adminis- trators of the University that they allow the students major- ing in Business or Accounting to nin the Bomb Shelter. Stu- dents as well as Business De- partment professors have al- ready expressed interest in embarking on such a project Not only would this project provide valuable experience for the students majoring in Business Administration or Accounting but it would also provide an alternative to the cafeteria. I have already talked with the owner of a Taco Mac restaurant, and he has agreed to come in and help organize the restaurant, as well as creating a menu, possibly including Taco Mac Buffalo Wings. Wouldn't it be nice to eat something other than pasta for dinner? To carry things a step further, imagine what it would be like to get a beer on campus. For those of us who are 21, there is no where on campus where we can purchase alcohol. Other campuses, like Emory and Georgia Tech, have bars within thirty yards of their campus, while we at Oglethorpe must drive somewhere to get a drink, and then risk our lives re- turning home. At the Univer- sity of the South, their version of the Bomb Shelter actually has beer on tap. If there was some place on campus, say a restaurant which serves alcohol, then we would not have to worry about driving Plus there would actually be people we know watching over us when we have become intoxicated. Students are already allowed to drink in the Bomb Shelter on select nights, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to purchase a beer fixxn the Bomb Shelter? Administrators, think of the valuable e)qperience which could be gained by those stu- dents running the Bomb Shel- ter. Business Administration majors would gain valuable experience running the restau- rant and dealing with custom- ers, employees, suppliers, etc., and Accounting majors would gain experience keeping the books of a business, handling the payroll, paying the appro- priate taxes, and various other accounting jobs associated with a restaurant The differ- ent class projects which could be contrived are numerous. The students want some- where decent to eat, those of us viftto are twenty one want somewhere to relax, and the Business and Accounting ma- jors want somewhere to gain experience to put on their re- sume. It is up to you the stu- dents to demand the change, and it is up to you, the admin- istrators, to serve the needs of your clients, the students. If we, the students and adminis- trators, work together, we can not only improve the repu- tation of Oglethorpe in the business world, but we can also improve the Oglethorpe social life, something which is vitally needed. Realities of Rush j^e right to safety or the right to rape over again By Lanier Coulter Staff Rush, another deci- sion to be made by freshmen. On arrival, the brothers quickly came to your aid for any help you may need. After parents left and parties began, btxjthers quickly began mak- ing sure that any prospective rushee was well provided for at all times. Everyone is a freshman's friend and they all ask, "so are you considering rushing?" I quickly came to learn of the IPC, Inter Frater- nity Counsel, who observed each event to make sure no al- cohol was served during rush. Also, rushees were not sup- posed to be pressured into choosing any one fraternity. Rush begins with a visit to each frutemity 's open house on a specific nig^t Chi Phi lield the first open house and quickly I realized that little could differ as one visited each house. Sure the atmosphere might change, but at each one there was the similar presen- tation of drinks and food. All fraternities put on a nice show, which consisted of people playing pool and socializing Or maybe they are truly al- ways open, sociable, and courteous. I don't know, but by the second open house ru- mors ran wild and basically in a time when the fraterni- ties don't talk about each other I learned that all of them haze and use drugs. Who knows? How can one tell the truth about each fraternity? What exactly are their belief, and what do they do during pledgeships? Certainly I can- not understand why others don't need to know the exact events that occur while pledg- ing, so one can only hope to make the right choice or if you don't, then revoke the pledge. The fraternities have formal dinners the second week of rush. The only din- ner I was able to attend prior to this article was Chi Phi's. All I can say is that the ribs were great and luckily the dress was informal. In choos- ing a fraternity one should lo<^ for individuals that they share a common bond with. Also, a little luck will help. In closing, rush has been a good experience in allowing me to meet several people on campus. I would urge every- one to rush and, if they fmd a group they enjoy being with, to pledge. One could benefit by gaining friends that last a life time. By Stacie Boschma Staff So what do you do when a convicted felon is re- leased into your neighborhood after serving his time? Do you assume that prison has served its rehabilitative role and go on with your life as usual, or do you live in the real world and recognize that most convicted criminals go on to commit crimes again? Do you let it slide, or do you raise your voice? This is the conundrum that residents in Bethlehem, N.Y., fmd themselves in. Carl DeFlumer is, by his own ac- tions, the worst kind of felon there is. Aside from murdering a child when he was 14 years old, he went on to sodomize a child when he was released from prison almost three de- cades later. This is not a man likely to have been rehabilitated by his time in prison, and now, having served his time, the state of New York is forced to re- lease him. Sex offenders are fre- quently in the news. ThesaiK- tity that they violate fascinates the public mind only slightly less than serial killers do, and those who commit violence against children fiirther terrify the American psyche. Prison doesn't rehabili- tate; the high rate of re-incar- ceration in this country stands as stark testimony to that fact While any damage of property or to one's person is an obvi- ous violation both of law and moral propriety, the acts of sexual assault seem particu- larly heinous in the eyes of most people. In such a case, what is fair? The felon has served the senteiKe that "soci- ety," fiiroug}! the watchfiil eyes of government, has imposed. Their penance has supposedly been paid, so what do you do with an elderly man with a marked history of violence against children? The rights of the com- munity must also be taken into consideraticn. There is reason to believe that Mr. DeFlumer will endanger other children. In our society, we cannot re- lease a person frtim prison and stipulate that they live under house arrest, nor can we afford to look aside and hope for the best. The rights, and possibly the lives, of children are at stake. The basic question here deals with the right of privacy for convicted felons and the rights of safety of communi- ties. Does Carl DeFlumer have the right to settle with his only remaining family in Bethlehem N.Y., or should he be kept behind bars indefi- nitely? Or should he be placed under house arrest, or simply Icilled to appease the fears of a community? Obviously, killing a man who was not sentenced to death is not an option. Keep- ing him behind ban indefi- nitely is a violation ofhis ri^ to due process. But the rights of the community must be taken into consideration, and their fervent opposition to his release has left DeFlumer be- hind bars until the state can find something better to do withhim, assuming that there is something better to do with him than leave him behind bats. September 23, 1994 Pages EDITORIALS. Cuban crisis human tragedy The Stormx Pctrc) Editor-In-Chief: Assistant Editor: Business Manager: Copy Editor: Editorial Editors: Entertainment Editor: Feature Editors: Greek Editor: Layout Editor: News Editor: Organization Editor: Photography Editor: Sports Editor: Staff: Karen Beach Kate Bridges David Carrol Feleica Christian Lanier Coulter Katie Fletcher Allison Gatliff Yolanda Hernandez Stephanie Hunter Jeremiah JefFra Trudie Jones Karmin Keiser John Knight Rachael Mason Megan McQueen Christopher Paragone Ryan P. Queen Chopper Johnson Jason Thomas Stephen Cooper Robert Miller Shannon Montgomery Heather Carlen Maria Johnson Kimberly Jones Cole Maddox Helen M. Quinones Chopper Johnson Kimberly Wilkes Pat Mulheam Daryl Brooks Stacie Boschma Cheryl Calupas Jennifer Chiofalo Adam Corder Justin ElefiF Patrick Floyd Lu Green Kelly Holland Jaime Jedrychowski Jena Jolissaint Jean Kassem Adam Kearney Michael Mahoney Brian McNulty Coy Miller Kristiane Pedersen Jeanette Randall Jason Reese Daniel Rosenthal Ahna Sagrera Erum Sattar Kate Schindler Michael Shirley Laura Sinclair Brandon Smith Jason Stackhouse Melissa Stinnett Tharius Sumter Eric Van Winkle Christie Willard Anthony Wilson Cathrine Wolfe Advisors: BiU Brightman Linda Buck! Michael McClure By Helen M. Quinones Layout Editor Immigration: Tlie word brings to mind images of newcomers flooding the job maiket with cheap labor, adding more names to wel- fare and social security lists. Yes, immigration does take its toll on American re- sources. It appears that hun- dreds of thousands of people come here to live ofiFof those who have worked and lived here all their lives. But what ever happened to giving Lady Liberty the "tired" and "poor huddled masses." Al- though the fact that so many are tired and poor intimi- dates those who must sup- port them, Americans could take another look at immi- gration from a different angle: the immigrant's. Cuban immigrants at- tempting to come here risk their lives on what most re- porters dub "makeshift rafts." I have seen these rafts, which were on display at the Atlanta Cuban Club September 10 and at the State Capitol Building Sep- tember 19. These are innertubes covered with bur- lap or twigs and branches torn off of trees tied together with twine. Others use old car and machine parts and styrofoam. The ninety miles sepa- rating American soil firom Cuba is a relatively close distance, considering how big this country is and how few neighbors we have com- pared to Europe. But the ninety miles these flimsy crafts must travel are ftili of sharks and storms. For a person to brave ninety miles of shark infested stormy wa- ters on a few innertubes tied together, with little if any water or supplies, shows the desperation these people feel. At a raft exhibition sponsored by the Cuban Human Rights Roundtable of Atlanta, several immi- grants who arrived before Clinton's policy change spoke. They naturally expressed regret that the president reftises to let more Cubans in, as ex- pected They emphasized that rafters trying to leave the island are so desperate that they would rather die on a raft from sharks, dehydration, or delirium from drinking ocean water than to stay in Cuba. Even being sent back to Guantanamo or to Panama is better than having to stay in Cuba. So the question in terms of human rights is: What is hap- pening ninety miles away from this country that people would rather risk dying a horrible death than stay there? There is no soap, no oil to cook with, no aspirin or bandages in the hospitals, not to mention no food. Tourists, on the other hand, can stay in luxu- rious hotels and eat at fme res- taurants the natives are never allowed into. Finding necessi- ties is no problem for foreigners with dollars. The Trading with the En- emy Act permitted travel to Cuba only for purposes of visit- ing family or for the media. Immigrants were allowed speedy processing for entry into this county on the grounds of political asylum. Americans were previously allowed to send limited amounts of money every so often to family members. President Clinton has reversed all of these policies. Who is being hurt? Gov- ernment ofiicials are receiving all they need from Germany, Canada and Spain through tour- ism. The embargo flies over their heads and lands on every- one but the party elite. Some Americans, and shamefully, some Cubans who have been exiled here since the early 1960's claim that the rafters should stop leaving and should stay to bring about the fall of communism. This idea is com- pletely ludicrous, since the mili- tary is still sympathizing with Castro, and the populace has only rocks and sticks to defend themselves. Nevertheless, the over- whelming majority of exiles and their children bom here agree that the embargo should not be lifted. Other countries could be pressured by the United States into abandoning trade and tourism with Cuba. This effort, combined with the fact that Soviet aid stopped several years ago, may finally begin to make a dent in the military and party elite. To defeat communism and to reconstruct afterward will involve American aid and diplomatk leverage. The situ- ation demands immediate at- tention, and a United Nations condemnation for gross viola- tions of the Declaration of Human Rights would be a start. The people arriving from Cuba seem to harbor a complicated resentment mixed with relief for all those who have lived here since the 1960's, or since the Mariel boatlift. Some Cubans here feel guilt at leaving and aban- doning the country for others to overthrow Castro: others who are arriving now, starv- ing. Emotions are complex on both sides. Even more aston- ishing is the fact that over- whelming numbers of young people are coming over who were indoctrinated under com- munism through schools all their lives. These people who risk their lives for freedom do not even know what they are willing to die for. Invasion is debated as an option for Haiti, whose plight is regrettable, and Cuba has again been put on the back burner of American foreign policy, as in Eisenhower and Kennedy's haUhearted Bay of Pigs. Exiles left the country 3 5 years ago seeking freedom, the ones leaving now should be allowed the same chance; the burden of freeing Cuba is not theirs. Thousands of exiles and their children live in relative comfort, able to speak and travel freely thanks to politi- cal asylum, among them my- self. This country was founded on freedom by men who died for it; America should not deny it to those who are willing to risk their lives for it Page 6 EDITORIALS September 23, 1994 A call for unity between minority races ByManWeiner Special to The Stormy Petrel I am a Jew. This means that I am also a minor- ity. For this reason alone I have become a scapegoat. According to prominent Black leaders in this country, the op- pression of the Black man is due in large part to the Jews. Placing the blame for a certain populations' difficulties on a specific group allows for the unification of a people against that group. It gives them a common cause, a focus for their anger and energy. This tactic being used by Black leaders is indeed simi- lar to methods of unification utilized by Hitler in Nazi Ger- many. The ignorance that is presently being preached by leaders such as Minister Louis Farrakhan and Khalid Abdul Muhammud was responsible for the deaths of over six mil- lion Jews in Europe not long ago. These men and their ig- norance are a danger not only to Jews, but to society in gen- eral. They are nothing but power hungry fools. How can you possibly substantiate a claim which blames a op- pressed minority for the op- pression of another minority? Are these men implying that the economic success of the Jews was achieved by using Blacks as stepping stones? The key to success is educa- tion, something which the Jews have stressed to their people throughout history. Men such as Khalid Abdul Muhammud are in a position to educate their people, but instead he attacks my people, calling us "Hooked-nose, bagel eating Jews." Apparently Mr. Muhammud feels it is more important to educate his fol- lowers in the practice of de- grading other minorities than in areas which may lead to progress. The ignorance preached by Mr. Muhammud reared its head after his attempted assas- sination following one of his sermons at the University of California at Berkeley. Just moments after the incident ac- cusations began to fly impli- cating the Jewish Community in the shooting. The assailant was not Jewish; in fact, he was a Muslim who had been ousted from the Nation of Islam. However, the facts did not matter in this case. This is the danger which men like Farrakhan and Khalid Abdul Muhammud pose to society. Another round of Clinton's foreign policy blunders By Stacie Boschma Staff The United States of America has no moral obliga- tion to serve as policeman to the world. Particularly when we have a long history of in- stalling tyrants (anti-Amo-ican tyrants at that) into the presi- dencies of third-world nations. President Clinton, de- spite his well publicized Ox- ford education and reputed high intellect, has not figured this out yet, and so we found ourselves on the vetge of war with a nation so insignificant to our national interests as to not even exist. Haiti is a na- tion that has no history of de- mocracy, and our attempts to install as "President" a man who supports such activities as "necklacing" (putting a tire that has been lighted with gasoline around an opponent's neck to kill him or her) and is quite possibly mentally unbal- anced (as if more evidence than that was needed) is just another in the long history of American goofs in third-world public relations. If you will recall, the paragon of virtue in Panama, Manuel Noriega, was once on the CIA payroll. Ferdinand Marcos and his lovely wife "Size 7" Imelda were aided by America in their ascension to the Fillipino high office. No wonder they wanted our bases closed and our people out. Need more? How about Fidel Castro? The United States, ever the perveyors of foresight for the world, helped Castro's insurgents come to power. And look at him now. We certainly served ourselves well in that endeavor, and now Clinton wants to put another person (who has all the ear- marks of being a two-bit dic- tator) into another high office in a tiny, unimportant Carib- bean nation. Our excuse for this? Jean-Bertrand Aristide won a popular election in what is widely regarded as one of the poorest and most downtrodden (both intellectually and physi- cally) nations in the world. This is the same country that brought us words like "Papa- Doc" and "Baby-Doc" for its dictators, (who were hugely popular with a good portion of the populace) if you will re- member. And let's consider the last time we sent invasion forces into a small, little known, and largely insignifi- cant nation in order to hold back the bad guys. Vietnam left scars on our national con- sciousness that are still being dealt with by many (including our President, now that I think about it). Haiti is an invasion that won't happen, thankfully. Former President Carter, Sena- tor Sam Nunn, and Former Joint Chief of Staff Colin Powell were able to avert "Clinton's Catastrophe in the Making", preventing the former draft dodger from dig- ging us into trenches we might never have gotten out of They fill the minds of their fol- lowers with hatred and racism, in effect creating an army of walking bombs awaiting inci- dents such as this to set them off On February 19, 1994 in Baltimore MD, Khalid once again flooded the minds of his audience with his anti-Semitic ideas: "I called them [Jews] bloodsuckers. I'm not going to change that . . It's that old no good Jew, that old impostor Jew, the old hooked-nose, ba- gel-eating, lox-eating, Johnny- come-lately perpetrating a fraud, just crawled out of the caves and hills of Europe, so- called damn Jew.. .And I feel everything I 'm saying up here is Kosher." This time Khalid did not stop at just degradatioa He called for the extermination of my people. "Never will I say I am not an anti-Semite. Whatever heis...rmagainsthim... Ipray for my enemy all the time. I pray that god will kill my en- emy and take him off the face of the planet Earth." He prays for genocide. I do not want anyone to think that it is solely anti- Semitism that these men preach. They are conveying a message of racism towards all white people. Minister Louis Farrakhan proclaims "I am not a racist.. ."(March 4, 1994: Palm Beach FL) I happen to disagree with him. In fact, I believe him to be a Black Su- premacist, equal but opposite in thinking to the Grand Wiz- ard of the KKK. Equality has no place in the mind of Farrakhan; there is only ha- tred and visions of a master race. His racism was show- cased in a February 27, 1994 speech at NOl Savior's Day in Chicago: "White people, you are made in our image, it is out of us you've come." "Murder and lying comes easy to White people." "The Caucasian world brought in a world of sin not known before." If these statements don't seem offensive Plough to war- rant me calling Farrakhan a racist, just replace "White" or "Caucasian" with "Black," and get a prominent White leader to include them in a public speech. Then wait and see how long it will take for him/her to be labeled "Racist" In as much time as it would take to get the statements into print or on the evening news, that person would be ruined. Such has not been the case for Farrakhaa On February 25, 1994 Farrakhan made a very per- plexing statement on the Arsenio Hall Show: "...we [Black people] are poor, ragged, hungry, na- ked, and out-of-doors. Repa- rations is what we want And everyone that had a part in our destruction will have a part in paying reparations." With the word "destruc- tion," Farrakhan seems to be referring to slavery. He speaks of "paying reparations" for this destruction incurred by the Black people. In response to this I must ask just who is to pay? Who's going to be held responsible? All those who should rightfully pay are dead and buried. How can people like myself be expected to take the heat for something that was out of our control? I was not even alive when it occurred! None of us were, yet we are expected to take responsibility for it? The whole concept is ludicrous. What positive results do these men expect to achieve by preaching all of this ignorance and hate? The preaching of ig- norance can only lead to its perpetuation, and the preach- ing of hate can only lead to more hate. Where does any of this get us as a society? I'm not proposing that we all love one another, that's much too idealistic for me. What would really be nice is if we all could be defmed by our actions as individuals, not by our racial or religious back- grounds. Perhaps even that is a bit far-fetched for people to- day. September 23, 1994 EDITORIALS The controversy over a moment of silence Page? Point! By Adam Corder Staff The Georgia State Legislature passed a law this year that states that all students and teachers in public schools shall engage in a coitipulsory moment of silence prior to first period each day. The newly implemented moment of silence in Geor- gia public schools is an obvious and insulting attempt by the conservative legislature to institute a legal facilitation of prayer, a religious activity in a government institution, something that is patently unconstitutional. The first defense of this law by con- servatives is that it is not at all prayer, but a "moment of silent reflection". I have thought and grappled and racked my brain, but I cannot fathom the necessity of an institutionalized moment of silence unless it is to be intended for prayer. Many opinions brood over constitutionality (which 1 will do presently) but 1 am much more concerned with the question of why? Why else would the government of this state feel a need to stop the school day and insist upon a moment of silence unless it had something else in mind? Initially it might sound as if I am^oping, but 1 have researched the history of this bill and it is most disturbing. Even the most shallow investigation of this bill's past re- veals that it has a blatantly religious origin. In 1 99 1 it was intro- duced on the floor of the state legislature with the words "volun- tary prayer in it and failed miserably. In 1992 and 1993 it was introduced on the floor with the words "reflection, meditation, and voluntary prayer" and predictably failed again. And now this same bill with the same author passes in 1994 without the word "prayer and it is supposed to be a totally secular moment of silence? Come on. It is not possible to institutionalize reflection. That would be like telling a poet to compose a poem this very instant Re- flection just occurs and has absolutely no value when it is in- sisted upon. And as far as meditation goes, cant a student "medi- tate" before he leaves for school in the morning, or perhaps dur- ing one of the innumerable fi'ee moments that exist throughout the school day? I am having a very difficult time fmding the necessity or logic for this, so my deductive faculties lead me to accuse the legislature of trying to pass this onto us as some-thing else, anything than what it is. The constitutional and judicial prohibition of these sorts of disguised and many more obvious brands of school prayer is obvious. The First Amendment prohibits state support of any religious activity. Engel v. Vitale (1962), Abington v. Schempp (1963), and most importantly and recently Wallace v. Jafi-ee (198S) all prohibit school prayer and the Wallace case specifi- cally addresses an Alabama law requiring " a minute of silence for meditation. It was struck down by the Supreme Court and Georgia's compulsory moment of silence is destined for a simi- lar fate. The legislative history of this law is most compelling to me. It's spirit is blatantly religious in nature, and a law that facilitates religious activity is illegal. Incidentally, it is also useless. My friends in a local high school tell me that the forty seconds that is forced upon them is meaningless. They don't reflect, they don't meditate, they don't care. This is a useless and patently unconstitutional law that will not hold up in court Counterpoint!. By Robert A Miller ^torial Editor After hearing that an article against a moment ofsOence in Georgia Khoob was in the works, I immediately decided that some defense of school policy must be presented I fmd that there is really little to debate on the issue. What possible harm could come from the law? Is it a violation of the separation of Church and State required by the United States Constitu- tion. Clearly not Inthepresent law, no mention is made ofprayerimtil the fmal clause of the bill. In that clause, the statement is made that no one should interfere with any student who wishes to silently pray during the moment of silence, thus guaranteeing the freedom of religion that is another Constitutional right To suggest that such a law is a violation of the Constitution is to insult the intelligence of any literate American. It is true that those who proposed the bill support (irayer in schools. It is also true that many students will use the time to pray. (What a distressing thought With the condition of our big^ schools today, a little prayer couldn't hurt Perhaps you would prefer a witch doctor?) My question: So what? A moment of silence can also be used to relax and focus on the new sdKXil day. It is amazing how calming it is to make yourself spend a little time relaxing every day. Psychologists have known for a long time about the calming effects of a little silence. Many religions other than Christianity also endorse meditation as a fonn of relaxatioiL Allow me to close with these thoughts: A highly educated teacher who claims to be a devout Christian attacked the law in the month just past claiming a moral obligation to uphold tlie Constitution. In his quest for a higher moral standard, he has managed to insult his principal, the school boar4 the state legislature, and a number of other prominent educators and citizens wl>o are working to better our school system Would Jesus approve ofhis approach? We need to judge the tree by the fruit it bears. New students increase the OU parking problems By Kelly Holland Staff Has this ever liappened to you? You're coming back to campus around midnight after a hectic night at work. You wait patiently for the arm of the security gate to heave itself high in the air in order for you to pass through. You brace yourself and the items in your car as you cross over what seems like several hun- dred speed bumps and fmally reach home ... the upper quad. At midni^it, you expect there to be not one single parking space for you to glide into, unless, of course, some other student is having a late night craving for a double cheese- burger at Wafile House. So, you pass over what may well be the mother of all speed The Stormy Petrel is Oglethorpe University's student newspaper. The (xnnments and opinions in the articles are the opinions of the writers and not necessarily those of the university. The Stormy Petrel welcomes Letters to the Editor and other articles anyone wishes to publish. Please send all letters or articles to The Stormy Petrel, 3000 Woodrow Way, Box 450, Atlanta, GA 30319. bumps in search of a space '^ip top." Now, I don't have to tell all of you upper quad residents what you will probably fmd in the way of parking, but for those of you who live in Traer or off campus, I'll tell you: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. This has become quite a hot topic on our small campus, and it's one that needs to be se- riously considered and rem- edied SOON. There are sim- ply too few parking spaces in the upper quad to acccMnmo- date the number of students who live there. Many upper- classmen have suggested re- stricting freshmen from bring- ing their cars onto campus, which may be a reasonable so- lution to the problem, but would certainly be difficult to implement at this point in the school year. Others have wondered why the wooded area behind Alumni Hall and Greek row has not been transformed into another parking area for upper quad residents. This may well be the only solution (geo- graphically) that there is for this increasingly infuriating hassle. However, there is one major concern that I have about creating a lot there. The wooded area is a natural sound barrier between the residence halls and Greek row. A park- ing area in that location would allow loud noise from the Greek houses to travel over to the halls in the upper quad, quite possibly disturbing stu- dents trying to study or rest Not only is it inconve- nient for a student to park down in the student center, I think that it may be potentially unsafe, p^icularly for fe- males late at night I believe, as do many others, that it is the responsi- bility of the school to provide the studerris with safe, and yes, even convenient places to park The Oglethorpe Student Association when parking at Emerson. Pages FEATURES September 23, 1994 By Maria Johnscm Features Editor iCatlirina Mooney, a native of Bourbon, Missouri, arrived I Oglethorpe Univer- sity after many changes in plan. Shehad always intended to go to school at Duke Uni- vsity, but afla- attending pre-ooUege program thwe, she deci ded its atmosphere was too stufiy and elitist for her taste. Kathrina told oie ofher friend at the pre-college program what ^i would (S'efer to have ina school Ihe friend handed Kathrina a brochure and said "Here's your school." The brochure, of course, was from Oglethorpe, and Kathrina fell in love with the school Her dad didn't like OU at fust, but after visiting the campus, he completely (jianged his mind and wanted Kathrina to come here more than she did herself So Kathrina came to Oglethorpe and decided to major in Biology. "I have no idea why I majored in Biol- ogy," she said, "[but] I guess Vm just a glutton fbr punish- maaL I think I wanted to prove myself" Kathrina, now a sopho- nMre.hasto spend a lot of time studying. There is one bright sidej however: she getsto meet the man of her life, Robert (a.k.a. Rob-Bob) for study breaks at Waffle House. Af- ter memorizing organic reac- tions and counting fiuit flies, drinking coffee at Waffle House b very close to heavea Kathrina would like to see a few changes at Oglethorpe: benches in the tapper Quad so |)eople could sit and chat outside, more parking, and monorails fix>m the Upper Quad to the Aca- demic Quad "for all the lazy bums like me," Kathrina may see some of these changes before she graduates in 1997, but prob- ably not all of them! Birthday bar guide for Buckhead By Cole Maddox Greek Editor Here it is, the compre- hensive guide to Buckhead for your twenty-first birthday. The Golden rule to remember is that bartenders can be very vindictive. Don't piss them off. They are your friends. However, if you annoy them, you could fmd something in your drink guaranteed to make you sick, like mureen or a dis- gusting Italian Liqueur. So, be polite and the various bartend- ers will be kind to you. When you start off on your birthday binge, I would suggest that you stop at Jock's and Jill's. They will treat you to a free pitcher of beer, and a free shot. This should get you set for the drive down to Buckhead. Now, some people say that you should have Jager for your birthday, but from my experience, any night starting off with Jager will be a bad night. However, if you wish to follow tradition, then visit Aunt Charlie's, and they will treat you to a birthday shot of Jager. For those who don't like Jager, I would suggest you start of with a visit to Fat Tuesday's. Everyone who comes to Fat 's on their twenty- first will receive a free small drink. Afier visiting Fat's, 1 would then suggest you go to Oxygen. Oxygen is first bar in a row of bars offering free drinks on birthdays. After you get your free drink from Oxy- gen, then hit Grand Stands. Be careful here because the bar- tender said that birthday boys and girls will receive a free shot of the bartender's choice. This can be very dangerous to your stomach, so be careful. From Grand Stands, head to 3061 Bar, next to Oxygen, where they will treat you to a free beer. Lulu's Bait shack, next door to 306 1 Bar, does not have a set policy for birth- days. However, order your drink, and if you let slip that its your twenty-first, and if the bar is not very busy, then there is a good chance that the bar- tender will buy your first drink. Lulu's is notorious for giving away alcohol. Just re- member, tact is important. After Lulu's, walk on down the street to the Odyssey. The Odyssey will happily give a free drink to the birthday boy or girl. From the Odyssey, head to Buckhead Billiards, and you can get a free draft beer. They will also sing "Happy Birthday" upon re- quest By this time, there should be so much alcohol in your system, and so many dif- ferent kinds in your stomach, that you probably will not be feeling like having another drink. Unfortunately, Denny's no longer has their Birthday Breakfast Menu, so, I suggest heading to I HOP for some breakfast The list above con- tains those bars which defi- nitely will give away free drinks on people 's twenty-first birtlidays. However, if you are tactful, you could probably coax a free drink out of most places. Remember, when you go into these bars, they are ex- pecting that your friends will also order drinks, and pay for them, so make sure that there is a designated driver in the group. If everyone is drink- ing then at least take a cab. So, enjoy your birthday, and re- member, if you go out at mid- night the day before your birth- day, you can then also go out on your birthday as well and get free drinks both nights. Just make sure you don't get the same bartender twice. En- joy your hang-overs, and re- member. Waffle House and IHOP would appreciate it if you would please get sick in the bathroom and not at your table. "0"Pinions. . . "Ho\N do you feel about Rush being in the fall rather than in spring semester?" By Kim Jones Features Editor "For the often timid, un- comfortable freshman, it's a great way to meet people." Eddie Yates Sophomore "Freshman should be given a semester to settle in, meet people, and go to some parties before they decide on a fraternity or sorority if they do at all." Jean Kassem Sophomore "Rushing in the spring would allow freshman to be sure to pick the Greek organi- zation that suits their person- alities rather than the one they think might suit them." Jeanette Randall Sophomore "Every year 1 offer the opportunity for my students to write an optional paper, but every year the excuse I hear most is 'Rush"' Dr.. Weiss Faculty "I think It should be in the spring so you can get used to scheduling classes and get to be friends with more sisters and brothere before Rush." Stephanie Chaby Junior "We don't have enough time to evaluate the fi-atemi- ties adequately. We also don't know a lot about the area and what it has to offer." Todd Covington Junior September 23, 1994 FEATURES Page 9 OU student's life after coming to America By Kristiane Pedeisen Staff I guess every Euro- pean who comes to the USA thinks that s/he knows what s/he is getting into. The big import of American movies to Europe creates the illusion that Europe and the States share the same culture, yet the Americans are a little weird When I left Denmark the last thing my friends told me was, "Well, see you in a year, ten kilos heavier, being incredibly superficial, and having the humor of Roseanne Barr." I left them knowing they would be wrong. Apart from that I didn't know much. I didn't know what Atlanta, Georgia or Oglethorpe would be like. I hadn't seen a single picture. The only thing I knew was that Georgia was hot and I assumed/hoped that Oglethorpe would be a lot different fixjm Beverly Hills 90210. Because of that I ar- rived rather open-minded and what I met was open- mindedness. My impression is that Americans are very open, very easy to talk with. Being able to talk with anyone about anything is almost a national "disease, of which a very posi- tive consequence is that it is easy to meet people not only on campus but also off-cam- pus." Americans just don't have the very reserved, Euro- pean "I don't think I know you"-attitude. And it is fimny to observe that most Europe- ans get rid of that attitude as soon as they get here. Some prejudices were confirmed, though. The food- culture here stinks, and I 'm not only talking about Oglethorpe's cafeteria, where the chef apparently has never heard of anything called spices. Most types of bread here are only vague imitations of what they could be. Food stays soft and fresh forever, which provides fijnny tangs. Another thing is that most food is either low or non some- thing - yet, you can't tell it from most people who buy it. Fortunately, I haven't In need of help? By Catherine Wolfe Staff ' In a bind to under- stand Analytic Geometry? Or do you just need one more review session before the big test in Philosophy? Well, look no ftirther. Help is on its way, and we here at Oglethorpe refer to this help as the Academic Resource Center, or A.R.C. With the sole mission of offering tu- tors to meet a student's spe- cific needs, AR.C. can be considered one of Oglethorpe's most valuable assets. Tutors are provided for almost every discipline of study, whether it be chemis- try or psychology. And they actually want you to come to them for help! As a psychol- ogy major and A.R.C. tutor. Allison Bess puts it, "We en- courage everyone to come. We actually get bored when no one comes by to see us." Allison also wants others to know that they should not be afraid to come for help. Un- like the classroom, AR.C. rep- resentatives tutor one-on-one with the intention of allowing the student to ask questions they otherwise may feel em- barrassed about asking in class. Tutoring, however, is not limited to one-on-one. Large groups can meet with a tutor for a review or a cram session, though they prefer it not boil down to the latter too often. Advanced planning rests solely on the students' shoulders, but that's a small price to pay for the benefits of A.R.C. seen much of the famous southern lifestyle (e.g. people being very biased towards other cultures, religions and races). I find that Americans' knowledge about Europe var- ies a lot: from the ones who think Denmark is the capitol of Sweden to a more accept- able level. The TV media seem to have forgotten that there is a world outside the USA. In fact, the TV media seem to have entirely foi;gotten about hard news. Finally a few generaliza- tions about America and the Americans I have met They are talkative, active, generous and hospitable. They eat a lot of junk food and they love their cars. Sports are more competitive here, television is addictive, and dating is a to- tally different matter. I was amazed at the number of people, under 25 years old, getting engaged or married. That is not a common sight wherel'mfrom. Inrelationto marriage we are probably more "immature" in Scandinavia, being very care- fill iK>t to miss any fiin and make lifelong promises too early. School oa the other hand is very much the same: long hours and a lot of studying. (FSWMKiaiT. banking NO' HASSLES. NO' KIDDING. OH YEAH. FREE CHECKING . We creaitd ihc Waihoa College Account sptcincally for iht studtiil who hji belter ihings to do thin worry about InnVinf;. Our Colli:|C Account irK'ludK u.u ul WkKovui ATMs at no durgc and ihc Wachovia Banking Canl with VisaClKck lit looks like a credit anl but works like a check). Other Icaturu include your own credit card, a savinjp account, ovenlrafi protection, and get thii, (ret checking. Skip by your local Wachovia branch lo set up a hassle-free Cullcje AccounL After aD, ihcre^ moie to life than hanking. pfflOVR Page 10 FEATURES September 23, 1994 Experiencing nature through national parks By Maria Johnson Feature Editor In 1903, after viewing the Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt said, "Keep this great wonder of nature as fi is now. You cannot improve on it not a bit The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it What you can do is keep it, for your children, for your children's children, and for all who come after you, as one of the great sights that every American... should see." Because of Theodore Rooseveh's foresight, America now has over SO national parks, and every one of them inspires admiration. Acadia, Great Smoky Mountain, Rocky Mountain, and Grand Teton national parks are all particularly worthy of a visit. Acadia National Park is located in Maine. Rich ever- green forests, impressive mountains, and a rugged rocky coastline combine with the Atlantic Ocean to create one of the most beautifiil areas in New England. A popular fea- ture of the park is Cadillac Mountain a drive to the top leads to a spectacular view. Acadia is also home to Somes Sound, the only fjord on the eastern coast of the U. S. Great Smoky Moun- tains National Park lies just a few hours north of Atlanta in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park gets its name from the ever present smoke-like haze that hovers around the peaks. A profusion of wild flowers bloom in the spring. These mountain are some of the oldest on earth; the Chero- kee Indian tribe lived in them for over 200 years. In the West, one of the most frequented parks Is Rocky Mountain National Park, located in Northern Colorado. Sixty peaks over 12,000 feet high make up this first mountain chain rising out of the Great Plains. The mountains were first carved by glaciers, and some gjacieis still remaia Snowfields exist year- round In the Never Summer mountain chain. A little further West, in **Wlti.i The truly Grand Tetons of Colorado Photo courtesy of Maria Johnson northwestern Wyoming, lies the Teton Mountain range. The Tetons are not the tallest mountains in the country, but they are considered by some to be the most majestic. This is because there is no gradual ascent into the sky, the moun- tains just suddenly rise out of the valley floor, creating a breath-taking effect. The Grand Teton National Park offers many activities such as hiking horseback riding, boat- ing, fishing, skiing, and bicy- cling. Before human beings developed cities and societies, the Earth was like one huge national park. Anyone can get in touch with his/her place in the natural scheme of things by taking advantage of these ref- uges. Working in a national park for the summer is an ex- cellent way to experience how the earth was before humans. The ARA National Park job line telephone number is 1- 800-PARK-ARA. Career Services are here for all students By Jennifer Ciofalo Staff A Master's in Business. A Law degree. A degree in Medicine. Thejob of your dreams. No matter what afler-gradu- ation plans most college students anticipate; from obtaining a job to pursuing an advanced degree, most goals have the same end in common: to obtain The Dream Job. Many students, how- ever, see this goal as an impossibility. They do not realize that a great career is not out of reach, as long as they take the steps needed to reach their goal. So what to do, and where to begin? The first steps in ob- taining the answers to career or graduate school questions are visiting the Career Services office and meeting with your aca- demic advisor. Do not make the mistake of overlooking Oglethorpe's own goldmine. The director of Career Services, Katherine Nobles, can point you in the right direction for a great number of books, information, and even ideas. She can arrange internships and guide you in writing the perfect resume. She can answer your questions about career possibilities, and suggest steps to take to make the possibilities turn into realities. Do not un- derestimate the value of this resource! This potential column includes a timetable for ach class- level, listing what you SHOULD be doing at that time to plan for your future; Test dates and registration deadlines for gradu- ate school admissions; A Career Calendar announcing the work- shops, speakers, or programs offered by the Career Planning and Placement Office; Study/organizational tips and Suggested read- ing. So perhaps you are a senior who is at that moment of panic at the realization that graduation is right around the comer, or a sophomore or junior who thinks you don't have to worry about Testing... Forms available for all tests in registrar's office. test name date registration deadline GRE December 10, 1994 November 4, 1994 LSAT Decembers, 1994 November 1, 1994 November 1 1 (by mail) November 14-18 (by phone) MCAT April, 1995 GMAT January 2 1,1995 December 16, 1994 December 17-23 (by mail) Career Calendar September 27, 1994 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Talmage Room "Insider's Tip on Getting into Graduate or Professional Schools." October 5, 1994 Interviews for juniors and se- niors. graduation right now; or maybe you are a freshman who doesn't know what classes you 'U be taking next semester much less what you want to do with the rest of your life. In each case, this story requires your attention, whether it be food-for-thought for fresh- man, the "call to action" for sophomores and juniors, or "get to the Career Services office immediately" for seniors. Read the following. Cut it out and save it because great jobs aren't just given to you; you have to use your resources and you have to haveaplaiL Why not start right now? Timetable: These guidelines represent ideal standards. If you are behind in your career pursuit, check with Career Ser- vices for help. Freslunen: Get organized. Get to know all the resources avail- able. Begin to build strong bridges to faculty as mentors. Con- centrate on Fresh Focus. Sophomores: At this point, nothing is more important than or- ganizing your time schedule. Start narrowing your interests in academic coursework and explore possible career choices. Do self-assessment ofgoals and interests. Contact Career Services for help. They have a great, state-of-tlie-art program called SIGI PLUS. It offers interactive guidance and information to career options. Juniors: Interview some people in your field of interest You should be focusing your interests even more and actively inves- tigating career options. Seniors: Have resumes ready to go. If you need help, contact Career Services. Clip job announcements. Be creating strate- gies for your job search. Note: It takes app-roximately 4-6 months to bring most job searches to fruition. Be taking gradu- ate or professional school exams as soon as possible. The Government Internship program will be conducting inter- views in the Career Services office. September 23, 1994 FEATURES Page 11 There are advantages to having a hard core By Victoria L. Weiss Director of Core Curriculum In 1987, Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Founda- tion for the Advancement of Teaching, wrote a book en- titled College: The Under- graduate Experience in America, in which he asked, "Can the American college, with its fragmentation and competing special interests, define shared academic goals? Is it possible to offer students, with their separate roots, a pro- gram of general education that helps them see connections and broadens their perspective?" Today seven years after Boyer wrote these questions, commentators on higher edu- cation are still writing about the need for a "an integrated core [curriculum] that intro- duces students not only to es- sential knowledge but also to connections across the disci- plines and, in the end to the application of knowledge to life beyond the classroom." Itwasinanefforttopro- vide a more integrated learn- ing experience, one that invites students to make connections across disciplines, that led to the revision of Oglethorpe's core curriculum in 1 99 1 . With a major grant from the Na- tional Endowment for the Hu- manities, Oglethorpe faculty came up with a core program that is less distributive ("Here's a list of four courses- take one of these") and more truly core-like. The idea was and contin- ues to be to provide Oglethorpe students with a common learning experience, one that allows for a shared sense of intellectual endeavor A quality core program like ours that features primary texts (as opposed to textbooks) should provide the kind of common learning experience that expands beyond the class- room. Its texts become the sub- ject of late-night discussions in the dormitory, its concerns dominate the whispers in the library the night before the test; its most difficult concepts and courses become the topic of conversation in the Academic Resource Center and from there become a part of campus lore. Its most significant ideas emerge again and again in a student's thinking in subse- quent courses and, more im- portantly, in life decisions. The core is intended to be the kind of common intellectual expe- rience that allows professors in upper-level courses (both in the core itseff and in the ma- jor) to build upon knowledge that students have already gained in earlier core classes. If I'm teaching a course in twentieth century literature, it is certainly useful to me as well as the students to know that 80% of the students in the class (al lowing for transfer students) are familiar with the writings of Karl Marx, for example. Every faculty member hired to teach at the university comes to understand early on the special place that the idea of core holds at this institution. This fall the i^ of a core cur- riculum at Oglethorpe Univer- sity is fifty years old, making the OU core one of the oldest such programs at a liberal arts college in the country. Its in- ventor. Dr. Philip Weltner in 1944 set out to forge a totally new academic program based on what he prophetically called "integration." His idea was so revolutionary at the time that news of it made the front page of the Education section oiThe New York Times in the spring of 1945. Dr. Weltner 's bold new concept was based on his simple idea of what an educa- tion ought to be. In his view it ought to equip students to "make a life" and "make a liv- ing." The courses you are cur- rently sifting in may, on the surface, seem to meet neither criterion. But that's where the student comes in. We are asking young people to think about these re- quired courses not just as hurdles to be gotten over and not just as a required curricu- lum but rather as their curricu- lum, to think not about getting an education but as the very important business of acquir- ing their own education. How is this supposed to happen, you may ask? One way is to do your part to make the core eiq>erience an interac- tive one. Come to class, pre- pared to ask questions. Don't let that professor merely be a "sage on the stage"! The aims of the core cur- riculum were deliberately for- mulated as questions so that these courses would serve as an invitation to inquiry, in- tended to invite students into the conversation that is educa- tion. You can do your part to make sure this goal is met by making sure that the five ques- tions wWch all core couises are supposed to address are really being addressed. (Here are the five ques- tions: What are our present ways of understanding our- selves and the universe? How have those ways of under- standing evolved? How do we deal with conflicts in our ways of understanding? How do we decide what is of value? How do we decide how to live our lives?) Keeping a core going is a tough business. It's tough to Around the campus A user's guide to OU's resources Academic ResourceC enter (ARC) Goodman Hall (rooms 4,5, and 6) The Bomb Shelter OU Bookstore Oglethorpe Museum Phillip Weltner Library The Sweat Shop schedule is posted outside Gmn. 4 categorized by subject mornings, afternoons, and evenings available Bottom floor of Emerson Student Center Monday - Thursday 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday 1 1 :00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Bottom floor of Hearst Hall Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 pjn. Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Third floor of Phillip Weltner library Tuesday - Sunday 1 ;00 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. Closed Monday and Saturday Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Fridays 8:30 a.ni - 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Twenty-four hour study room open seven days a week Bottom Floor of Emerson Student Center Daily: 8:00 a,m. - 9:00 p.m. keep the general concerns of the core from being over- whelmed by the particular con- cerns of the discipline from which the course and the pro- fessor come. It's tough to keep faculty talking to one another, sharing approaches, insights, connections to the material taught in other courses. You may be interested in knowing that at early in each semester, all faculty members receive a list of the primary texts being studied in every core course that semester. When a major figure like Karl Marx is being studied in more than one core course, an ac- count of the approach taken to Marx's work appears in that month's core newsletter. Es- prit de Core. This publication goes to every faculty member on campus and to all those administrators involved in the academic program. We hold periodic work- shops for core faculty in which we examine each other's syl- labi and essay questions, and editions of texts. There we have an opportunity to ask those with expertise in disci- plines cither than our own nag- ging questions we may have about the ways in which knowledge in our core courses impinges on ideas students bring to class from their other core courses. To ensure that those conversations can con- tinue on a regular basis, we are working hard on establishing an endowment fund for the core curriculum to support fac- ulty seminars in the summer, to support additional opportu- nities for faculty to learn new material and approaches, to provide additional library sup- port for new couises in the core as these are developed. Ultimately, it is Oglethorpe students who are most familiar with the core program. They actually take all of the classes! For that rea- son, I am interested in your experience in this program. Feel free to pass your sugges- tions and thoughts along to me in Hearst 3 1 1 or at 364-8393. Page 12 September 23, 1994 ORGANIZATIONS _^ Christian Fellowship welcomes back students By: Paola M. Barrera they are desiened to offer a 3rd floor nfTr,- T ^ ., :*, ..j....... By: Paola M. Barrera LV.C.F. HeOo to an the fresh- man and welcome back to all returning students! I hope you all had an enjoyable, relaxing summer. It is once again time for Waffle House, Denny's, Two Pesos runs, etc. Who are we? The orga- nizati( is called Inter- Varsity Christian Fellowship, what's that? It's a nation wide student movement across college cam- puses. What do we do? We have small group settings, led by two students usually. These small groups are a very impor- tait part of our vision, because they are designed to offer a community kind of environ- ment, a place where you can just be who you are. Part of the small group ejqierience is to go through certain parts of the Bible and discuss them to- gether to fmd its relevance for us, college students in 1994. Small groups also offer an op- portunity to meet others and develop new friendships, they do fun stuff together ($1.50 movies, cover someone's car with toilet paper (huh?) etc.). If you're interested and think you may want to try one to see, here are the times, places, and people you need to contact: Monday nights at 8:00 3rd floor of Traer Lounge Led by: Stephen Cooper #576 Katie Trucksis #630 Thursday nights at 8:00 Dempsey 16 Led by: Gregg Daspit #573 Robert Miller #612 Thursday nights at 9:00 Schmidt 26 Led by: Meredith Kemp # 808 (Women only, sorry guys!) Please feel free to call any of them if you have any questions. Inter- Varsity also has large group meetings where we have a time of singing, some skits, and a speaker. The topics are usually about issues relevant to today's college OUTIet forms at Oglethorpe Bv Stacie Boschma An-^an c^^a^^*^ ^** ij . . ^.. . By Stacie Boschma Staff After a two year hia- tus, a gay, lesbian, and bi- sexual student group is form- ing at Oglethorpe. After sev- eral initial business meetings, a name and premise have been decided upon. OUTIet will work in a support-group ca- pacity, offering a safe place for bisexual and homosexual stu- dents, as well as those who are dealing with the homosexual- ity of friends or family mem- bers. The first meeting, held on August 30, was advertised only by word of mouth. A dozen students attended, a sur- prisingly strong showing con- sidering the route of informa- tion and the one day time frame between calling the meeting and having it Many in attendance have expressed dissatisfaction with Ogletlforpe's recruiting brochure, which listed (as of last year) OGLA (Oglethorpe Gay and Lesbian Association) as an afiliated organization. Several people commented that one of the reasons they picked Oglethorpe was that they had a gay-oriented group, only to arrive and realize that OGLA had been deftinct for several years. OUTIet is de- signed to fill the niche that these students, many of them freshman, found sadly lacking. Aside from its direct-im- pact goal of helping those who are dealing with their own or a loved one's sexuality, OUTIet also hopes to help in- tegrate into the larger campus. Currently, discussions of an AIDS education campaign, as well as participation in the At- lanta AIDS walk on October 16, are on the table. Meetings are held on Tuesday evenings in the dorm room of a group member. For information on the location of the next meeting, contact Elizabeth Smith at 365-2625. Rotaract develops youth By Kimberly Wilkes service. T . . By Kimberly Wilkes Organizations Editor Rotaract, the youth level of Rotary International, is being restarted at Oglethorpe University. The purpose of Rotaract is to pro- vide an opportunity for young men and women to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal de- velopment, to address the physical and social needs of their communities, and to pro- mote better relations between all people worldwide through a framework of friendship and service. There are three types of activities within the Rotaract program which all clubs un- dertake. The first is profes- sional development This will be accomplished at OU by at- tending the local Rotary and Young Business People Rotaract clubs where we will hear local business people speak. The second type of ac- tivity is leadership develop- ment As a student run organi- zation, all members will im- prove leadership skills, plan- ning and cooperation, thus ful- fUlingthisgoal. Lastly, service project development to im- prove the quality of life in the community. This will be ac- complished with hands-on projects which also promote club unity. Since this is a new group on campus, we have lots of room for new ideas and out- going individuals. We plan to meet bimonthly and do monthly service projects and social activities. For more in- formation about meetings or Rotaract in general, please call Kimberiy at 365-2646. All undergraduate students or young adults under the age of 30 are welcome. campus life, and today's soci' ety in general. These meetings take place every Tuesday ni^ at 8:45 in the Talraage room. Here are some of the topics and ^>eakers: September 27 - No man is an Island, especially a Christian speaker: Claire Barnes October 4 - Justice in today's society speaker: Jimmy McGee We will also have a fac- ulty and student luncheon on Thursday September 29 in the small dinning room at 11:30. We will be putting a weekly calendar in students' mail boxes, to let than know of any socials we have, small group information, etc., if you would like to get one, just write down your name and box number in our welcome sheet during large group, or contact any of Us. Have an AWESOME se- mester! Hope to meet you soon. Take care, here's my number if you have any ques- tions: Paola M. Barrera # 808. Back and better By Feleica Christian Staff The Black Student Caucus, an on-campus organi- zation that supports and pro- motes the unity and awareness of blacks, is back and better than ever as the new officers officially take on the duties set forth for them in the organization's Constitutioa President Stephanie Carouthers, Vice-President Demetria Coleman, Secretary Feleica Christian, Publicity Chairperson Shonda Hunter, Treasurer Kelli Solomon, and Historian Marquis Glenn were voted into office at the close of the 1994 Spring semester and will officially take over their duties at the beginning of the 1994 Fall semester. "We are generating a lot of new ideas for the Caucus," said Carouthers. One of the ideas took the form of a birthday party. On AOQ By Jenni Schillinger Staff September 3, the new officers ofBSC hosted a birthday party in honor of the members who celebrated a birthday over the summer or during the month of August or September. The guests of honor were presented with a birthday cake that rea4 "HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM THE BSC." Members who attended the party seemed to have enjoyed themselves and many were anxious to see what other surprises BSC of- ficers have in store for them. The officers agree that they will keep their members well informed this semester with insightful meetings, fiin- filled activities, thought-pro- voking speakers, and social gatherings. For more information about the Black Student Cau- cus, contact Stephanie Carouthers at 663 or Demetria Coleman at 666, Everyone is encouraged to join the BSC family! Alpha Phi Omega, our national co-ed service Frater- nity, began its rush on Mon- day, September 19th. Rush will conclude with Pieferentials on Saturday, Sep- tenjiber 24th and induction will be Monday, September 26th. Come to informationals and fmd out more about APO. For more inforination or if you have any questions, contact Jenni Schillinger at 365-5801. Our remaining rush schedule is as follows: Thursday - Scavenger Hunt! Meet in TV lounge at 8:00. Friday- pool Volleyball at Post Brookhaven apartments. Meet in TV lounge at 6:00. Saturday- Preferentials at Woodhill apartments. Meet in TV lounge at 7:00. All are welcome! September 23, 1994 Page 13 GREEKS X(D. By Jason Reese Chi Phi The dust has flnally settled, and Fraternity Rush has come to a much welcome close at this wonderful and wacky place called Oglethorpe. Unfortunately the deadline for this issue was four days before bids were given out, so I am unable to tell you about the new members of the Chi Phi Fraternity. The best I can do is to try and give a brief synopsis of what's been going on lately in our strange little world. First, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that our Rib dinner on September 12 went so well that no one was forced to seek emergency medical attention because they choked on a big ol' bone. Next, I think I'll take a wild guess and say that on September 1 6, Bid Day, there was some phe- nomenal partying going on at all of the Greek houses. Besides that, the only other interesting thing happen- ing recently was when a few of us got caught up, and knocked around, in the mosh pit at a concert at the Masquer- ade. There's nothin' like that sharp jab in the ribs from someone's elbow or that boot in the head to make you feel warm and fuzzy all over. Luckily, we all survived with little or no cuts and bruises to our bodies and had a swell time listening to a swell band that played music your mom warned you about. To end this whole thing up I'd like to add that your friendly neighborhood Chi Phis will be selling ice cold beverages at the Atlanta Arts Festival from September 17- 24. So drop by, say "Hi," get yourself some refreshments, and leave us a big fat tip ('cause we're all broke). That's it for now. . .G'bye. KA. By John Knight Kappa Alpha Kappa Alpha, Ogle- thorpe's resident "Old South" fraternity, closed out Bid Day '94 by dominating the trenches and bringing in twelve new pledges. The victory was cel- ebrated with a huge bash that lasted Friday afternoon well iirto Saturday morning. The party left many brothers and pledges somewhat speechless as can be seen in this quote from KA brother Jeremy Beaird, better known as House, "It was cool." One unknown pledge was heard to exclaim, "I can't even walk in here. It's all jammed up in here!" At this moment, the science oriented brothers are researching the possible exist- ence of a new species of ani- mal, the Duck Billed PlataHutch. Induction night, which was held on Tuesday the 22nd, was a special time for pledges, as they were formally recog- nized. The KA pledge retreat will be held the weekend of the 25th in a remote South-Geor- gia location reputed be popu- lated by alligators. Rock on. Attention all Greeks: In order for the Greek Page of The Stormy Fetrel to continue eveiy fraternity and sorority must submit articles for publication. Please call Cole Maddox, Greek Editor, at 364-8425 for deadline information- Thank you. AS(D. By Jason Thomas Delta Sigma Phi Welcome back to the wonderfiil, enlightening, and educational world of Oglethorpe University. The summer was eventfiji, yet un- eventfiil. Dog is fmally gone, yes, sad, but true. Thanks to Becky for that one. Now out to Zack Butler, our esteemed president and spiritual leader, we can say a warm thank you for half of our downstairs ceil- ing being painted green.. .only half. To all of those who wan- dered into the house last year, you might be astonished to find that the house was actu- ally professionally cleaned and still looks somewhat good. On the more social side, not a whole k)t went on There were the good times. There were the bad times. There were interesting times.. .but I really can't expand on those. We had a few small gatherings at our house. Some went to Indiana to witness one of brothers actually getting mar- ried. Some stayed in the house and did nothing. Some just partied and drank the summer away. We even had surprise visits from Micah and Pops. That's our summer. Most of us our glad to be back and now we are just preparing for rush. We have parties planned, but nobody knows when, so feel free to just come on over and visit. Until next time... SAE By Darryl Brooks Sigma Alpha Epsilon The brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon are looking for- ward to another fiin filled and exciting semester. Our social calender is fil led with many ac- tion packed events, such as our annual Boxer Rebellion and an out of town formal. Keep an eye out for your invitation to our next bash. We would like to con- gratulate all other fraternities and sororities on their new pledges or new members. Congratulations also to all those who made the great de- cision in going Greek. Finally, we would like to thank all the ladies who helped during Rush. We greatly ap- preciate all the signs, food, and most importantly, your pres- ence. XQ By Stephanie Mannis Chi Omega Greetings from Clii Omega! We've had lots of exciting changes over the sum- mer and the past few weeks, and there is alot more fim to come. First of all, w;e would like to congratulate all of our fellow Greeks on a fantastic first rush in our new houses! Thanks to all our wise guys for their help in preparing for rush. Chi-O is excited about our wonderftjl new pledge class. They will be the fu^ to par- ticipate in our new pledge pro- gram that Chanda, Ingrid, and Mel brought back from Con- vention this summer, along with some great new programs for our centennial celebration this year. Delta Theta would also like to thank all of our advi- sors, alumnae, and sisters who put in so much time and effort on our house and yard. If you haven't seen the beautiful new decorating and landscaping, drop by for a visit! Now that all the work is out of the way, we're ready to party! Orange Crush is coming up soon, so guys check your mailboxes. We're also looking forward to our fall mixers and date par- ties. Last but not least, con- gratulations to Renee, Emily, and Kimberly on their initia- tion, w4iich was September 3"*. We're so proud of you! (tireekSpeak) ByColeMaddox Greek Editor We did K! We aU sur- vived another season of Rusli! Well, some survived hettet thanotfaers. It was a very long and often boring summer, so it is nice to have everyone back. Oglethorpe is not that exciting of a place during the school year, so you can imag- ine how boring i was on the row with most of the Greeks having gme home for the sum- mer. Iwould like to congratu- late those people \^io decided to pledge a sorority or frater- nity. May your next four years at Oglethorpe, if you stay here that long, be enjoyable. Now, on to bigger and betto-things. What is up with maintence? I kiMW that they are still trying to fix the Greek Houses, but why is it that they just walk in without knocking whenever they want to come in. I can understand why the cleaning people come in all the time, and I would like to thank them for the excellent job they have been doing. But what about the regular maintence people. Every bouse has some items they don^ wish to be viewed by the public, and maintence has probably seen everything. There are also some houses whidi, over the years, have collected memora- bilia front Oglethorpe, and threats have been made by members of maintence to raid the Greek Houses. Give us a break and leave ut alone. Well, enough bitching. I am sure we are al Hooking for- ward to the parties to be hel4 and the hang-overs to be had Just remember, when intoxi- cated, doat tear the no park- ing signs out of the ground, and although the SA looks very inviting, dont paint it However, if you do, at least make it colorfijl. Page 14 September 23, 1994 ENTER TAINMENT. By Heather Carlen Entertainment Editor In these days of fast- paced, jarring music, it is sim- ply amazing to come across a mellow album from someone who has always been well- known for fast-paced music: Eric Clapton. Clapton's new- est album. From the Cradle, is the sort of music you would e)q)ect to find played live in a darkly lit bar: good, solid blues. Froni the opening song, "Blues Before Sunday," Clapton sings and plays tradi- tional blues with traditional blues lyrics, lamenting every- thing fiom the loss of a woman to beg^g another to change her mind. Song titles range from "Reconsider Baby" to "Standin' Round Crying." His distinctive voice and peer- less guitar talent dominate the album, but be shares center stage with two saxophones and a trumpet, which add depth and authenticity to the songs included in this collection. For those who are famil- iar with Clapton's Unplugged effort, or for those familiar with the way Clapton began his love affair with music, this CO is a natural progression fcom those. Clapton's idols, the people who inspired him to begin experimenting with mu- sic, played the blues, and while the majority of his career shows that influence, this al- bum is a tribute to that love. Unplugged, by definition, was an acoustic album, sikI had a bluesy feel throughout. From the Cradle takes that feeling one step fiirther. The liner notes indicate that the entire album was re- corded live, with no editing, except for two overdubs. This accounts for the live "feel" of the music; this is the sort of music to listentoon a bai^ool, swaying gently back and forth to the beat From the Cradle is cur- rently available at Atlanta CD. Angels: the millenium approaches By Kimberly Wilkes Organizations Editor Take all of the themes you can think of for today's world and put them together into one monster of a play and what do you have? You have Tony Kushner's four-time Tony Award-winning epic work. Angels in America. It's topics range fi-om heaven to hell, focuses on politics, AIDS, sex, and religion, takes us to Washington D.C., the Bronx, Salt Lake City and Antarctica. It deals with all types of people: Jews, Mormons, WASPs, Blacks, Gays, Trans- vestites, and Psychotics. The first half of ^nge/i in America, entitled Millen- nium Approaches is three and a half hours long and is play- ing at the Alliance Theater through October 2. The story line is nonlinear, as it follows the shifting and interlocking relationships among the char- adeis. It involves two couples. The first is a homosexual couple. Prior Walter (T. Scott Cunningham) who comes from a long line of Prior Walters, and his partner Louis Ironson (Andrew Polk). The second couple, Joe Pitt (Hank Stratton) and his wife Harper (Rhoda Griffis) are Mormons wifli a very rodcy relationship. Afler Prior contracts AIDS, Louis tries to stay with him. but cant after Prior gets very ill. Harper, who started gulp- ing Valiums after losing her child, is scared of everything and has hallucinations to try to Playwright, Tony Kushner. Photo courtsey of Woodruff Art Center escape her fears. Joe, an up and coming lawyer, finally gives in to his homosexuality, leaves his wife and goes to Louis. Meanwhile, a variety of other comical characters float in and out of the play, in- cluding the only real charac- ter, Roy Cohn (Terry Beaver). Roy, the McCarthyite lawyer, is a homophobic closet gay who contracts AIDS. Coming from a very shehered home, I was a bit ner- vous about going to see this one, not sure if I was going to feel comfortable with the sub- ject. Once the show began, my fears were set at ease. Theplay is presented expertly, although viewers should be warned that it is suggested for audiences 1 8 and over due to adult lan- guage, nudity and graphic scenes. One downside to me is that this is only the first half There is still another three and a halfhours left and I feel a bit like I was left hanging on to the edge of my seat with no hope of knowing "the rest of the story" imtil next year at best Tickets for Angels in America are $ 1 S - $34.75 and may be purchased at the Woo- druff Arts Center Box Office or by calling 733-5000. The show runs until October 2. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1994 By Kristiane Pedersen Staff An Opening beyond Expectations. Symphony might not be your main inter- est, but when the Atlanta Sym- phony Orchestra opening merges with a world premiere it definitely deserves some at- tentioa On Thursday, Septem- ber 8, at 8 p.m., the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, ASO, began a new season simulta- neously celebrating its 50th anniversary. And uhat a birth- day party. Music made ahnost two thousand people in all ages keep quiet for hours even though their hearts were thrilled and their minds were taken on a flight to heaven. A historical review started the show. Music and pictures told the story of how a high school orchestra turned into a world famous sym- phony. Mayor Bill Campbell; ASO president Allison Vulgamore; and outgoing board chairman Michael Trapp all spoke. All in all an unforgettable birthday present not only to the ASO, but also to its audience. A world premiere, "Jav- elin," by Michael Torke, gave the show an explosive begin- ning. For nine minutes Tofke's tones danced as if they were champagne bubbles - teasingly and seductively. "Javelin" left the audi- ence in a high mood, ready for Mozart Yoel Levi, the con- ductor, didn't disappoint them. With ease he made the music express joyful happiness and dark melancholy. Levi deserves the honor of ASO's recent success. In 1 988, he became the ASO mu- sic director and made the ASO reach world class level. He has an amazing ear for music. This ability, in combination with a high musical demands, have made the musicians quit their part-time jobs, devoting all their time to the ASO. At the coffee and cake reception following the con- cert Levi agreed with a smile that the concert was a success.' A happy Torke, who has also worked together with the New York City Ballet, plans go west this fall, where the San Francisco Ballet will perform to another piece of his music. However, anyone interested might have to go there, sirKe Torke wasn't sure whether they'll tour Atlanta. At the reception, a thrilled audience, dressed up in tuxedos or suits, colorful dresses or classic black, mingled with a satisfied or- chestra. "Meeting the audi- ence afterwards gives an extra dimension," said Stotwall. Like everybody else she was looking onward to a promis- ing season. For tickets, call the Woo- dniff Arts Center at 892-24 1 4. The ASO offers fantastic stu- dert discounts, and last minute tickets cost $13, regardless of seating. September 23, 1994 Page 15 ENTER TAINMENT. STP live disappoints, opening acts surprise By Jeremy Jefira Staff With the release of their new album. Purple, blaz- ing up the diaits to muhi-ptati- num status. Stone Temple Pi- lots have never been more re- nowned. With their very trendy alternative style, highly resembling the mega-popular Pearl Jam, the Pilots have identified with a large follow- ing. The huge, restless crowd at the Lakewood Amphithe- ater was a clear determiner of their new-found success. Their actual performance, though, lacked the excitement usually apparent in young, accom- plished bands. In fact, one of their opening acts. The Meat Puppets (Jawbox being the other) was far more enjoyable. With this in mind though, they were clearly entertaining and their fans left with satisfaction. After the bustle of the concert-goers spreading blan- kets and lighting their bongs, Jawbox began their unimpres- sive set. Noisy, incoherent, and much too long, the band screamed and screeched through their staple songs, all uneventful with the exception of a spirited version of "Sa- vory," from their For Your Own Special Sweetbear With their last song completed and as they cleared the stage, some of the crowd began to wake up in anticipation for the second opener. The Meat Puppets have been receiving a lot of atten- tion recently as a result of the ever-increasing sales of their Too High to Die album, pushed by the radio-friendly tune, "Backwater." Though their portfolio of songs tend to all be rather similar and mo- notonous, the Puppets added some spice and their technical brilliance made up for any lack of creativity they may possess. "Never to be Found," "Flam- ing Heart," and "Station," all from their current LP, were presented in top form, and there was even some applause from the impatient mob on the lawn. Unfortunately, the night belonged to STP, so the Meat Puppets did not receive the positive attention they right- fully deserved. With their set over, though, a slow rumbling en- sued over the expanse of the theater, with excited STP fans rising to their feet and begin- ning to chant hero worship to their metal gods. And when they fmally came on stage, it was a spectacular visual. Two huge lava lamps graced the stage as smoke floated around the multi-colored twirl lights and spotters. What was less impressive was the opening song, "Vaseline." It was not necessarily the quality but the impact they lacked. Live, the music was less potent and im- inspired. Weiland's voice, for example, was submissive where it should have been ag- gressive. Maybe it had some- thing to do with all the smoke in the air, and we are not talk- ing tobacco cigarettes. Re- gardless, the fans were pleas- antly chuffed at their presence and STP kept on playing through their catalog. The rest of the perfor- mance seemed to follow the mood of "Vaseline." Terrific to look at, mediocre techni- cally, and a fairly nonchalant attitude, STP labored through a series of their greatest hits off their 1992 debut. Core, and their current release. Their slower version of "Wicked Garden" was forgettable (as is the song itself) and their at- tempt at "Interstate Love Song" was abominable. For- tunately, though, "Plush," their signature song, and "Creep," were satisfactory. The key moments of the night were towards the end. After a wonderfully somber "The Big Empty," STP per- formed an outstanding cover of the classic Simon & Garfunkel ditty, "Scarborough Fair," and played it as if all the enetgy they had been suppress- ing was to be released for that song. Complete with a festive prop stage and Weiland rant- ing around as if possessed by a whirling dervish, the perfor- mance won frenzied applause to the point that even the clueless moshers in the center of the theater stopped to watch and listen. After "Scarborough" was finished, though, the conceit resumed to its fast-tempo limbo only to be interrupted by the finale, a gritty and very catchy "Sex Type Thing," the best song off the Core LP The concert was not memorable, but it was not for- gettable, either. STP had the chance to really capture the audience and make die-hard fans of the plethora of teeny- boppers that flooded the grounds. They did not succeed in that venture, but they were worthy of the admission ticket Besides, they had their key moments, especially with the Simon & Garfunkel cover. I just hope that after opening for STP, the Meat Puppets will receive more attention in the future. For ff it was not for their very gratifying perfor- mance, that night spent at Lakewood would have only been mediocre. Another nail in the coffin By Jason Reese Staff On July 30 and 31, a group of towering speakers released a morose union of keyboards and percussion as the crowd gathered into Atlanta's Fox Theatre. The castle-like interior of the the- atre, with it's simulated night / '$rOF?="ANY|feVGT'Y"siTrGTG^ 11 CD $11.97 USED CD II OR L65S Good on any USED CD In stock not already on sale. Reeover$6. .. 17 j , _ o >~j..> ^ . ^ ^ . .* 11 Excludes Imports, Special Editions, Expires October 5, 1994 -..^rr. u Save at Atlanta's best place to buy new and used CDs! Atlanta CD COMPACT oJDg(@ DIGITAL AUDIO 4060 Peachtree Rd. (Brookhaven), 239-0429. Open Mon.-Sat.: 10am-9pm, Sun.: 12pm-6pni sky hanging overhead, added to the somewhat haunting mood that was projected by the evening's main attraction: Nine Inch Nails. As the lights dimmed, everyone's attention became focused on a post-apocalyptic stage setting that one could easily mistake for a sceiK from the fibn Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. An intricate backdrop of leather mesh gave way to a vast array of lighting effects that relentlessly ex- ploded as the band hit the fvst note of the song "Terrible Lie." From that point on, NIN continued an assault on the senses with a fierce ninety- minute set that included songs from their 1989 debut Pretty Hate Machine, the 1992 fol- low-up Srotten, and their most recent album The Downward Spiral. Trent Reznor's trade- mark angst-ridden vocals complemented the pounding rhythms and the piercingly dis- torted guitars on the songs "Wish" and "Head Like A Hole." Pausing only once be- tween songs, the band stayed on it's maniacal rampage of sound with "March Of The Pigs" before breaking into the more highly-synthesized songs that characterize Pretty Hate. Reznor 's voice echoed back to him in a bitter confession from the crowd with the words "I just want something I can never have." The intensity of the song was lost, however, as the band went straight into their biggest hit to date, "Closer," with hordes of high school girls chanting the bla- tantly sexual chorus through- out the performance. When NIN finished their last song and all of the light and distortion died out, I felt like I had just witnessed an exhausting therapeutic ses- sion. Every emotion I could think of was brought out in at least one of the songs that the band played Anger, hate, sor- row, passion, and, in a seem- ingly odd way, love (or k>ss of) was expressed in the concert NIN proved their power, mu- sically and theatrically, as per- formers. Reznor showed his talent as a painfiilly honest songwriter. Page 16 September 23, 1994 ENTERTAINMENT. Moneta Sleet breathes life into photography By Christie Willard Staff They cut deep into the silence of the room: wonder- ing searching for a lost child- hood, a forgotten heritage. Defined through shades of black and white, hers is a smile betrayed by questioning eyes. So easy is it to forget that she is an image, captured for a world that will not remember her tomorrow. Wrapped in a blanket of glass, she speaks without words. Her story is known through her picture. "A Young Nigerian at Inde- pendence Celebration, Lages, Nigeria 1961." She is my introduction into the captivating and dra- matic world of photographer Moneta Sleet. More than a participant, he sees himself as a part of the people whose lives, for him, become a jour- nal. He captures the way people feel without using words; their expressions are his poems. From the Civil Rights Movement to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Moneta Sleet's photographs grasp the heart of the past and connect emotions with events that many have only heard about. Sleet does not see him- self as an objective photogra- pher, but instead, hopes that his pictures create an awareness of what life is really about and what it should stand for. He emphasizes the importance of communication in his work: "You can teach a six-year-old the technical aspects of pho- tography. You have to under- stand people; where they're coming from, what makes them tick. A liberal education is important; it gives you that foundation for understanding people." Moneta Sleet woriced his way through Kentucky State College as the campus photog- rapher. From this he learned the basic skills he needed to approach and photograph people. It was not until later, when working as a staff pho- tographer for Ebony and Jet magazines, that he developed the style that he is known for today. He often was assigned to capture important figures and celebrities who defined the African American culture of their time. Sleet's photographs were direct, honest, and un- compromising. "I enjoy work- ing with people on a one to one basis. I tend to think that is what I do best." Moneta Sleet's career encompassed African indepen- dence in the 1950's when na- Corrina, Corrina By Erum K. Sattar Staff Corrina, Corrina is set in the 1 9S0s wrhen the mother of a young giri, Molly (Tina MajorinoX dies, and the father, Manny (Ray Liotta), tries to fmd a ttanny to take care of himself; Molly, and the house. He ends up with Corrina (Whoopi Goldberg), a college graduate who can't get a job because of her skin color and has to clean houses to eat. Molly is traumatized by her mother's death; she doesn't want to talk, go to school, or make friends. The first person she speaks to is Corrina, whom she eventually wants Manny to marry. From there on, this movie isfitn. The making of a movie in the nineties about iiterracial love in the fifties is, in itself^ a difficult task, complicated by the fact that Don Ameche, who plays Manny's father, died on the final day of filming. Corrina, Corrina handles the racial issue with sensitivity and understanding. Manny and Corrina play the piano to- gether in a poignant scene which reminded me ofthe song "Ebony and Ivory." Most of all, though, it is a story about feelings, regardless of preju- dices. If you are in a ponder- ous mood one day with indefi- nite feelings, this is the movie to go see. tions were emerging from co- lonial rule. His fu^ experi- ence in photo journalism abroad came with vice-presi- dent Nixon's tour of Africa, where Sleet photographed Kwame Nkrumah at the movement of Ghana's inde- pendence. The trip earned him an Overseas Press Club of American Citation of Excel- lence in 1957. Since then he has been to Africa more than twenty-five times, recently to photograph the inauguration of Nelson Mandella. "It was like going home for me for the fust time. I went to a country that was controlled by people who look like me." The Civil Rights Move- ment produced some of Sleet's most powerful photographs. They reflect a period of Ameri- can history that many people would like to forget about, but cannot Words do injustice to the suffering, the challenges, and the determination that these photos display. "My ba- sic feeling about the movement was that I was observing and trying to record, I was also a part of it because I'm black. It was the one way I could pay my dues." He was the fu'st photographer to introduce Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr to America, and he was the only one to completely grasp the shock of a nation at King's death. Moneta Sleet covered the entire fifty-four march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on March 21, 196S. It was a ptx>test that brought world-wide attention to the denial of voting rights to Southern blacks and the in- equality of Jim Crow laws. There were 50,000 marchers who sought equal housing, work, and educational prac- tices. "Rain Soaked Woman Singing during the Selma March 1965," is an inspira- tional photo that draws atten- tion to the spirit and courage of the marchers. With mud to her knees and a long strip of clear plastic to keep her dry, a black woman is seen standing in the pouring rain, singing. Her face is old and her body seems ready to bend at any moment, but she will not give up. This is one of Sleet's fa- vorite pieces. 'To me she sym- bolizes what the march is all about Someone who is out there marching, expressing her feelings. She was a soldier in the trenches." Moneta Sleet's photo- graphs are on exhibit at the High Museum of Art's folk art and photography galleries. The exhibit will nm through the last week in September. Admission is free, and the gal- leries are open weekdays from 10:00 2.01. S:00 p-m. ti>vin0 In the Ecmb Shelter 3 P.m. and 8 P.m. on Monday 9/26 and Tuesday 9/27 C^citiiiic^s O.U. SPECIAL Medium 2 topping pizza: .... $6.99 Large 2 topping pizza: $8.99 CALL 457-0732 September 23, 1994 Page 17 ENTER TAINMENT. Adam & Anthony's CD Courtroom By Adam Corder and Anthony Wilson Staff AC: Greetings fellow Oglethorpe students. This is the dawn of a new journalistic era. Anthony Wilson and my- self, Adam Corder, are poten- tially beginning a column here aiHtie Petrel... AW: The overall idea is to provide something of a public service to our peers a fail- safe means of evaluating CD's before risking your hard- earned dollar on a potentially disastrous purchase. AC: Right you are, Antoine. We plan to provide you with candid and useful critiques of three or four albums each col- umn and hopefully arrive at an answer to that age old ques- tion... "What is music?" AW: You mean, like, songs and stuff? AC: Precisely. Now without further ado, let's get to work. AW: We begin with the latest release by Hootie and the Blowfish, Cracked Rear View (a title that would prove tell- ing, indeed )This band's name has rather an interesting ori- gin. It seems that when they were in high school, the boys knew two students who went by the nicknames "Hootie" and "The Blowfish," in refer- ence to their large eyes and big cheeks, respectively. At one point, these boys entered a party together, and some cleversoul exclaimed, "Look! It 's Hootie and the Blowfish ! " AC: That's stupid. AW: So it is. AC: Well, I knew the single "Hold My Hand" and I thought the CD might be worth a damn. That was my first mistake. AW: I was really disap- pointed by this album. Except for the single, there was noth- ing on this album that sparked any interest whatsoever. It's just a very bland collection of songs that all end up sound- ing pretty much the same. AC: Yep. These guys are just another set of Black Crow imitating, southern rock pos- ing losers who will join the ranks of the one hit wonder" file alongside the likes of Kajagoogoo and Men With- out Hats. AW: The lead singer has a single asset in his Eddie Vedder-like tenor, but he does nothing with it; he just drones on monotonously from one song to the next until the lis- tener is virtually etherized. AC: I agree. This was pile. Thumbs down all around. Moving on to our next selec- tion, Mazzy Star's So Tonight That I Might See. This was an all around nifty little set, with the chart topping "Fade Into You" and the melodically hypnotic "Five String Sere- nade" demonstrating this group's musical passion and skill. AW: This album reminds me of The Cowboy Junkies' The Trinity Session. It has the same intimately enchanting quality to it, the same quiet interplay of almost whispered vocals and understated, tasteful in- stnimentatioa The only dis- appointments I found were "Mary ofSilenoe" and the title track, both of which lapse into annoyingly tuneless Velvet Underground style drones. The main problem lies in that the Velvet Underground was good at this type of song, and that Mazzy Star kind of isn't AC: I must accuse my cohort of being far too critical and comparative. AW: Shut up. AC: OK. Mazzy Star had an individual style that I found to be both soothing and refresh- ing. Thumbs up here. AW: I agree. Good stuff. Buy it AC: Finally this issue we re- view Tori Amos' Under The Pink. This was the true shin- ing star of our picks. I re- ally can't say enough great things about this effort by Miss Amos. It is highly pas- sionate, with superb vocals and virtuoso-level piano performances throughout AW: This was one of the more emotionally engaging albums I've heard in a long time. Each song is a cathar- sis both for the listener and, I think, for the artist. Listen- ing to this album after Hootie and the Blowfish 's Cracked Rear Hew restores my faith in music in general. AC: The tracks "God", "The Waitress", and "Cornflake Girl" rise to the top of this outstanding col- lection. Two enthusiastic thumbs up for this one. And so, we leave you for this day. Look for our column next issue, and until next time . We are outta here like Everclear (tm). Entertainment Grapevine. duLbxxaL, and not io cuLtuxaL, sijsnti. in and axouna c^rtlonta The Atlanta Symp- hony Orchestra announces a 50% discount to college stu- dents on the Student Subscrip- tion Series for 1994-95. Please note that the deadline for this special subscription offer is October 1 4.Come help celebrate their 50th Anniver- sary season. Call the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Box Of- fice at 733-4800 for tickets or more information. Traditions and Vi- sions, an exhibition highlight- ing the arts and culture of Na- tive Americans, will be held September 1 through October 15 at the Spniill Center Gal- lery on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Organized by the Spniill Center, the exhibition features work from public and private collections. During the exliibit, the Spruill Oalleiy gift shop will be filled with a vari- ety of masks, shields, flutes, dream catchers, and other ex- hibit related items. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. through 5 p.m. For additional informa- tion, call Sandy Marting at 394-3447. The High Museum of Art celebrates the 90th birth- day of Willem de Kooning with a major exhibition, talks, a musical performance, and a film that focus on his life and work. "Willem de Kooning from the Hirslihom Museum Collection," on view at the High until November 27, fea- tures 50 paintings, drawings, and sculpture revealing the full range of the artist's production between 1939 and 1985. The High Museum of Art is located at Peachtree and 16th Streets at the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center. The MARTA Arts Center is directly adjacent to the Museum. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens, and $2 for children. For further informa- tion on any of the Museum's programs, please call 733- HIGH. Dave & Buster's, in conjunction with Virtual World Entertainment, are proud to introduce Atlanta's first digital theme park. Virtual World Outpost at Dave & Buster's, a high-tech approach to old-fashioned storytelling, now open to the public. Vir- tual World Outpost at Dave & Buster's fully immerses guests in the fictional world of The Virtual Geographic League (tm), a formerly secret society dedicated to the discovery and exploration of other dimen- sions. Since all interaction is between people, not comput- ers, every adventure is unique ontoitseff. For more informa- tion, contact Mike Jones of Michael Parver Associates at 355-5580. Several Dancen Core, in conjunction with The Field Forward Project, will offer a 10-week FIELD- WORK session for interested artists from multiple disci- plines, including choreogra- phers, dancers, performance artists, composers, and writers. The program will begin Sep- tember 28 and run on consecu- tive Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. The full session will cul- minate in a showcase at Seven Stages on December 7. The cost for the full session is $35. Enrollment is limited. Please call 373-4154 for more infor- mation. The Callanwolde Con- cert Band announces contin- ued recruitment for musicians who play wind instruments. The band is performing litera- ture requiring larger sections and will continue auditions through October. The Callanwolde band provides a performance outlet for the ad- vanced avocational musician and in open to adults over age 18. The band is seeking trum- pets, clarinets, saxophones, flutes, french horns and per- cussion in various numbers. Musicians with jazz band ex- perience are encouraged to call. For additional iifforma- tion call the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 872-5338 or 279- 2263 evenings. Page 18 COMICS September 23, 1994 GFM )N^sIVl6iP^>99r WJt^s2i.tf>JpVl^J^ September 23, 1994 Page 19 COMICS. 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September 23, 1994 HO\J ACTS CI-S^USTiPATeDr X VAM A GOOV APOPTiD "^ PAPPy.-.. I MA'S ^IVED VA EVRVTHiN' A LI'L. BOV THM? THEV MOS' BE T?OUBl.e'=> IN KIPSVILLB/ (^ Son LACK'S ( Re-^PONGieiLlKV \AS A PAKeMT/ VA HA^M'T -rAk:EN CAT?E OF AMV OF ^ MV MEEPS,' 1 "DOE'S M'T MAVE A AiOTORCVCLE , BLAPE SKA-TE^, COMPUTER, ROOLTASlE, C>OKr( TENNIS COURT, " Pool, etc. etc.-.. September 23, 1994 Page 21 SPORTS. Lady Petrels off to even start, high hopes By Dunn Neugubauer Special to The Stormy Petrel After compiling their first ever .500 season in '93, Coach Todd Yelton's Stomiy Tara Winthrope and Senior forward Kirsten Hanzsek have shouldered most of the scoring thus far with Hanzsek tallying six goals and five assists and Winthrope adding seven goals strong supporting cast with Dawn Bristol scoring two goals against Hamline as well as contributing two goals and two assist in the LaGrange win. Lady Petrels stop yet another goal. Petrel women's soccer squad is off to a 3-3 start this year. Yelton's squad opened with wins over Hamline University (7-0) and Agnes Scott (2-0), before running into trouble. The ladies lost three straight 3-2 to Brenton-Parker, 7-0 to Emory, and 2-1 to Maryville in OT. The Petrels then bounded back for a convinc- ing 8-0 win over La Grange last Monday. Sophomore forward and 2 assists. Winthrope, who played as a defender for much of the '93 campaign, made Yelton Look like a genius in the open- ing two matches, scoring four against Hamline, and both goals in the Agnes Scott wia Not to be out done, Hanzek broke an OU record against LaGrange by scoring five times in the shutout of LaGrange. Both strikers have had a Photo by Pat Mult)eam The Petrels have also been getting it done on the de- fensive end, as senior Shelly Robinson and sophomore Tinnie Waterston have again made a strong impact. First year goalkeeper Elennor Fulton already has three shut- outs to her credit and Senior Gina Corellas and Sophomore Kirsten Herbut have also been a big factor. Some newcomers have stepped in and helped right off OU Cross country team off to a running start By Stephanie L. Hunter Staff Six flfteen on a Friday morning long before most of us even begin to think of open- ing our eyes, this group of Oglethorpe students not only Jumped out of bed, but filed on a van for a thirteen hour ride up to Lebanon Valley, Pennsyl- vania. The cross-country team went on to have the "honor" of running SK for women and lOKformen. Coach Bob Unger stresses the goals of personal improvement and having a good time. Many of the run- ners also admit it is a good way to keep in shape for the spring track season. It is obvious, though, that no matter what their motives, this team just loves to run. Senior Linda Davis says she enjoys cross- country more than track be- cause it does not have such a competitive atmosphere and the race is (hopefully) finished in under thirty minutes. The year Beau Lyons is the captain of the men's team composed of Doug Pack, Jeff ' Thomas, and Jason Arnold. Stephanie Chaby captains the women's team consisting of Kristine Lawrie, Christina Bumham, Linda Davis, and Jennifer Stelson. They will be running here on Oglethorpe's campus Friday, September 23; women at 3:30 and men at 4:10. Another meet is sched- uled for Saturday, October 1 S; women at 4:00 and men at 5:00. The best way to cheer them on is to go to the area between Heaist and Lupton for the start and finish or to be in the Upper Quad for that long middle stretch. the bat, including sophomore transfer Carmen Penttila and freshman Shannon Hutchinson and Kristen Bouy at mid-field. Penttila scored the lone goal in the Maryville loss, Bouy scored against Hamline, and Hutchinson handed out two assist in the LaGrange game. Robinson also got in on the scoring act with a penalty kick vs. LaGrange. Off the bench, Yelton has gotten good minutes out of Patricia Villavincinio, Kim- berly Williams, and Fawn An- gel, and they hope to get Deborah Arrith back fi'om a wrist spraia Glna Corellas drives past an Emory player. Photo by Pat Mulheam Subscribe to the Petrel If you would like a subscription to Ttte Stomii/ Petrel for the 1994- 95 school year, please fill out the form below and send it, along with $20, to: The Stonnvi Petrel 3000 Woodrow Way Box 450 Atlanta, Qa 30319 riame: Address: City:_ State: Zip: Page 22 SPORTS. September 23, 1994 Men's soccer suffers in the early season By Jason Thomas Business Manager Coming into the sea- son with a pre-season ranking of 5th in the SCAC, the Oglethorpe University men's soccer team has had a rough start (2-4) under first year Coach Mike Lochstampfor. Lochstampfor has a very opti- mistic outlook for the rest of the season as he sees the fresh- man maturing and filling the starting positions more influ- entially. The Petrels first match was against Hampden-Sydney in the Sonny Carter Memorial Tournament at Emory Univer- sity. Lochstampfor described the game as "a real eye opener" as the men were de- feated 6-1. The only goal was scored by Bobby "Big Driver" Holman on a penalty kick. The next day the men played North Carolina Weslyan. The Pertels were down 0-1 when partially into the second half senior captain Will Lukow took a shot which glanced off the back post into the net to tie the game at 1-1. With about fifteen minutes remaining in the half, NC Weslyan found an open man at the top of the keeper box wlio shot the ball past freshman goalkeeper Shane Olson. No other goals were scored and the Petrels dropped to 0-2. The next weekend the men bounced back and played two superb games on the road against Emory & Henry Uni- versity and Principia Univer- sity. On Saturday September 1 0, the men defeated Emory & Henry 4-2. Goals were scored by senior John Nunes (3) and Lukow. The following day Nimes and Lukow had strong games once again as Nunes scored two more goals and Lukow put away one more, the Petrels defeated Principia 3-0, but placed second behind Sewanee University, the host team, on goal differential. This past weekend the men began to falter once again. On Saturday, September 18, the men fell to a talented Maryville squad 6-0. Lochstampfor said, "There re- ally are no excuses for how we played Maryville played very well and we played, at best, mediocre." This game was laidened with penalties as a total of thirteen yellow cards and one red card were handed out this game. OU received three yellow cards and Maryville received eleven cards which was highlighted by the ejection of one of the Men's soccer teams practices for next game. Photo by Jason Thomas coaches. The following day the men came back in to wn to play at Life College. Unfortu- nately, the men dropped an- other game, losing 4-2. Lukow scored two goals to bring his season record to five goals, tied with Nunes. Lochstampfor stated much of the difficulties rigju now deals wiith the lack of depth on the team. He stated, "There just isn't enough depth on the bench for the calibre of play we need, yet." "Yet" would be the key word He also mentioned that the fresh- man were fmallly beginning to mature and play a more defi- nite role as threatening play- ers on the field He feels the team just needs a few more games to get in groove and work out the problem and they will be top contenders. This weekend is the men's furst conference game which is against Sewanee Uni- versity, presently ranked first in the conference. Lochstampfor feels confident that the Petrels, if they played as they did against Principia, can defeat Sewanee and start their winning ways again. ^^ un-u wuuuilg ways aga] All Dunn: Back with new stuff for new year By Dunn Neueebauer far as rnarhJno ic /-,^n^r^/^ ,. .:~i,. ..- 1 u.n - . .. ^ By Dunn Neugebauer Honey, Tm home No time for trying to form complete sentences, on with the news: I. Classic Quotes from the Summer Asaleanan: After learn- ing that his company was out of the product he just sold to his customer: "When we had it in stock, I was practically shoving it down the customer's throat. Does this mean I'm going to have to renege on my shovage?" Sam Hutcheson: While laying flat on his back in the weight room-'Tve already done my 15 situps. Now I'm just laying here waiting for my stomach to go flat" A football and tennis coach in the Atlanta area: "As far as coaching is concerned sometimes knowing when to shut up is just as important as knowing what to say." II. Guidebook to soccer ter- minology Editor's note: I realize that this was covered last year, but af- ter four years of watching the game, it's still tough to figure out. Anyway, the following answers are from the OU Sports/History Dictionary. The term bender means: a) A three-day drunk b) A ride at Six Flags c) A soccer shot that starts out straight, but ends up crooked. The term unlucky refers to: a) The Bionic Woman, when she broke her leg, lost her memory, and forgot to marry the Six Million Dollar Man. b) Those who bought sea- son tickets to baseball games. c) Trinity fans, players and coaches who still can't believe Brian Davis hit a 30-footer at the buzzer last year. d) Soccer players, when they do everything ri^t, but the Gods were against them. Square refers to: a) The shape of Jeff Bates' head after he got his hair chopped off. b) Soccer term telling team- mate not to look over, but I'm right beside you. (If player looks over, the term what you see is used. Don 'task me what it means, I just work here.) c) The shape of Tim Evan's formerly rectangular couch, after he walked straight into a tree while moving. in. Other Notes Before Sign- ing Off OU almost beat Emory in volleyball with only six players. Feel free to congratu- late all six of them. Their ini- tials are Susan, Noriko, Lori, Ann, Wendy and Melissa. - The best deal in Buckhead is the chicken/cheese sandwich at Three Dollar Cafe. It costs only $3.59 and it doesn't give you a hangover. - There are enough good look- ing new students here to hang around the weight room, even if you don't care to workout - Elvis is dead - If you're from a small town, read Boy's Life by Robert McCammon. - There 's nothing better than a shy, good looking woman that is sure of herself and wears a baseball hat - At the present pace, Tara Winthrope will score 100 goals this season alone. - Any men that don't make the varsity tennis team will be given a sex change operation and will be allowed to try out for the women's squad Not sure what the NCAA will say to this, but I'll check on it - The cross country squad is going to be hi^y competitive once again. -If you're by the gym, please welcome Coaches Gorsuch and Lochstampfor Laura and Gene Asher. - Feel free to donate any funii- ture, housewaiming gifts, etc. to my house on the hill. Ham- mock time can be rented out - Did John Nunes really score five goals in two games? - That's not Gina's sister, her name is Carmen and she's a sophomore from Florida. - The fall baseball season opens late this month; tennis, early in October. Until next time, Dont wait to start your Christmas shopping . . . dunn, James dunn September 23, 1994 Page 23 Volleyball off to slow start SPORTS. By Lu Green Staff ven though it's only been three weeks since the powerful Petrels on the volley- ball court started their season, the women have already seen a lot of action. Due to circum- stances beyond their control, the team only has six players. However, they have adapted to their "six-pack" (plus one ad- ditional player) status, and are already proving themselves on the court. Despite their 2-5 record, the team has a strong nucleus built around the strong play of last year's All-Conference team members Seniors Lu Green, Ann Mason, and Noriko Murata. Senior Sue Poston and Sophomore Mel- issa Drouin have also stepped up and added to the team S strength. Additionally, trans- fer Sophomore Wendy Southard has filled the impor- tant sixth positioa The team has also welcomed back Jun- ior Amy Bacigalupi, who af- ter a one year absence from the team, came in to help out in the front row. The first night's play consisted of matches against cross-town rival, Emory, and Macon-based Wesleyan. The women lost a very hard-fought battle with Emory in five games and beat Wesleyan in only three. Last weekend, they headed to Hoosier country (of which Lu is a native) to Hanover College. "Com is the only thing in Indiana." "Can you imagine living here?" and various com jokes were heard in the van, as they traveled around the state. Unfortu- nately, they "grow 'em big in Indiana" and the team did not advance in the tournament However, with a 15-0, 15-2, 15-Oblowout of Agnes Scott last Tuesday night, the team's spirit is rising. The team's next home match is not imtil October 1 4 and 1 5, when Oglethorpe hosts the SCAC's cross-divisional tournament All eight SCAC volleyball teams will be playing that weekend. In the meantime, they will travel to Sewanee, IN, Hilton Head, SC, and play in the Emory Invitational on October 1 and 2. There's no joy in Mudville Baseball strike dampens fans' hopes By Daryl Brooks Sports Editor For the past 90 years it has been played. Like a runaway train nothing has l>een able to stop it. Not Hitler, not Vietnam, not Communism, not even Mother Nature could stop it It's baseballs' fall classic. The annual championship of professional baseball. This contest has been held every year since 1 904, however this year there will be no joy in Mudville as this year's World Series will not be played. This year's World Series will not be played because baseball is now a business and not a game. Players who make at the absolute least $ 109,000 a year will not submit to a salary cap that will limit players salaries. It's not like their salaries will be limited to minimum wage, just to $40 million or so per team. This means that 25 men who play a boy's game will only be able to make about $1.5 million a year. Not to mention the fact that during a six or seven month season the average player will only put in about 5 or 6 hours of actual hard work a day. I have played baseball all my life, and it is hard for me to fathom actually getting paid to run through the outfield grass or throw, catch and hit a baseball. Much less get paid the millions of dollars that major leaguers make. Heck, I'm paying $16,000 (or whatever tuition is) to sit on the bench for our baseball team. If I didn't love the game of baseball so much, why would I go to practice every day just to sit when it's game time? The absolute love of the game is what is missing from baseball now. Players only care about what their bank accounts look like and not what is in the best interests of the game itself If given the opportunity I would gladly play the lowest form of minor league baseball making nothing just to be around the game. No major leaguer has that Icind of love for the game anymore. The saddest thing about this whole strike is that baseball seemed to be approaching its Re- naissance. The publics interest baseball was as high before the strike as it had been in years. Thanks to people like Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr., Matt Williams, and Greg Maddux, baseball was exciting again. Who would break Marris's record? Could anyone stop the Big Hurt? These questions again got the country interested in baseball. Cities such as Cleveland, Montreal and New York were rejuvenated as their teams drove toward playoff spots. Not to mention the upcoming Ken Bums documentary on baseball was bound to stir up new interest in the game. But now Americans are fed up with whinny ball players who make too much money as is. They don't need baseball anymore, football is here. To be honest I'm beginning not to care myself Put players on the field who eat sleep and breathe baseball and then I'll care. Oh, somewhere children are laughing and somewhere hearts are light But there is no joy in Mudville as Major League baseball has struck out Behind the Bench Yes, it's soccer time again By Robert A Miller Editorial Editor I would Vise to begin by welcoming back all the ath- ] letes in my extended family here at Oglethorpe. Likewise, I wish to extend greetings to our freshman class; may your memories be as happy as mine. In case you failed to read Behind the Bench last year, you are probably wondering who I am and what I'm doing taking up space. Let me answer these questions. I'm the man- ager and student trainer for Oglethorpe Soccer and Basket- ball. My roles range fixmi taking care of equipment, taping injuries, giving advice on nutrition, weight training, and even counseling athletes on occasion (in another life, I'ma Youth Minister). This is my ninth season working behind the bench. What should you expect from Be/imular? It boggles the mind. Okay, quick (hypo- thetical) life story of the band Weezer. A bundi of virtual lep- ers on the high school social scene decide that maybe if they were in a band they would re- ceive something other than violent abuse from their peer group. They buy instruments, turn their amps up to ungodly levels, and still sound like the Partridge Family. However, they are embraced by the now- rabid alternative scene as drop- out heroes, and now exude their acrid waste on radio sta- tions everywhere. Thumbs way down. AC: Peace there, G. Okay Next we have the new Stone Temple Pilots album, ostensi- bly named Purple. I fell to my knees and praised the al- mighty when I pushed "play" for tliis album after the likes of Weezer. AW: (referringto the previous band) I mean, look at 'em. Do these guys have friends? AC: Stone Temple Pilots have an original and powerful gui- tar style that I will recognize and appreciate, yea, until my golden years. AW: Agreed. This is true me- lodic rock and roll of a caliber rarely found on modem radio. The building intensity of "Kitchenware and Candy Bars," the fuzz-tone fury of "Vasoline," the classic rock transcendence of "Interstate Love Song"... this is just an amazing collection of music. By the way, did I mention the fact that I hate Weezer with a passion? AC: Why, yes you did. I think we've flogged that de- funct equestrian, good buddy. I felt real emotion on the track "Pretty Penny." The struggle, the pain, the experience of death all washed over me like a cold snow. I felt emotion when enjoying this album, something I rarely do with rock and roll. AW: I agree for the most part, save perhaps for the snow simile. With this album. Stone Temple Pilots proves conclu- sively that it is no Pearl Jam clone, but an original band willing to take musical risks at the possible expense of album sales. AC: Two enthusiastic thumbs up. Our time is at hand, I fear, so we must leave you for now. AW: I was going to explain that last point, but to hell with it This was getting kind of long, anyway. AC: Accurate enough, Antoine. But, fear not., we shall return. And we are outta here like last year. Moliere's Misanthrope at Oglethorpe By Kiniberly Wilkes Organizations Editor The Playmakers, Oglethorpe's dramatics troupe, kicks off its season this fall with The Mjsan- thropeby.}!^ii^}%'.'''T^ejMis'-''., anthro0\i a coniedyi'lxirdep:''^: ing 0!j,.iiii;agedyj..abSut tligjab^jj: solaie incBiilpa^ibility:;df XviW v|ry di^(S^l^:n'atur^; one.^iSi/ cttisive, tlie olhef ''gregaEfiMis ana'-'eageF:fof' compliments. Tliis play, originally set and perfoniied in 1666, is perfect in any time period. Tliis pro- duction will be set in the 1800's in a Parisian townhouse owned by Celiniene. Celiniene's house is alive with the comings and goings of courtiers and mar- quesses who vie for tlie atten- tion and favor of Celiniene, the Oglethj^tpe-stagg^ as the Guard. Also, behind the a young widow. Her most ar- Playgralfers had .fought scenes is Mandy Gardner as dent suitor is ^Jfiestej'-asiwu^ggjj^^^^fiere a couplS^ofyears the stage manager. of uncomppsitiising pripiipJl]^ ^J0go. Frorf5'^)iaSTsa\ir6'ftKe>ft.c..,j Performances will be who despi^ society;Jat.:^ifge.#'show, P|g kfisanthrope will ^J(!^^tfsda)i>^ough Saturday, for its ^pp(>^i^'a.\\y0^o\^"'\:^^^ii.^nepeiionnan(x^'''' Oc^ber 13 through 15 at 8:00 ygiieer. ^ctelg!iKp9pcuia^y.#' 0^fe^ pjt^ and Sunday, October 16 ^$uh\e(t^'f&!^ineneiM un^-^" siiip''of Lee BM^us;^hip-^*S{ 2:00 p.m. As always, the ::prea|cdfclJ:habj^;off|j/tingwith penberg. ^"^^p^"^^"" " JJ^dnesdaVjjaGictober \2 pre- ; Mi^pSnt iXpn^i^f malgivj^:. yy^ ^y^he^^^^i(^aAe^,QMiwla\jl0^^o^^^giwiA .:::tQrSi:aiid j|ii%ii)g i^0is^X'^,f ,S{]^i- ^es^iTU0^,ifS'' J5bp^'f|i^^^'e(^bera'# the JSut jfSe(tflrj|i#'T^ For ^pro^liHg- AfSfestd-eaiiiKji i'^'' arf^KSlt KKKayat Afceste, " t^^econd year in a row, the nore his passion |oj.Cel(ijjigt)g::::g::.5j)^afr--vHe as Celimene, ^^hows will be sponsored in part however, i^r(>0^0Mief'i^^^un^^l^S^^s Arsinoe, by the OSA Programming with the mtem(;d-0SSin^ia^:-'.^0^aei^^&i^^ as Oronte, what he pe^cgf^es tg; be' liS|?;;|*p^ffh (Sjlsii^n 'jp Acaste iiruiioralwaV^;j^f^pic3|(||i^:.j''"|;|^;;jTharr^ Sumter as arise when C^ipt;s |ip^f ?^f JSipioifc So'ij^'new talent re- the prudisl|'A^io^^'-^ii||l:^?S'i^^--^}^^^^ herself in i^lg afflitjn a vSiiSsSftjUai^* S.ah Phillips attempt to wS-^eS(e'sa#wi-\ as:' 1^ ErpVan Winkle tions, which^die:;(J^?'^lj;.. asPliiliatiKjJsSihBJackmonas W!^^i^0^sti^^\ss!iint as MolferfeisiliAot ne#^^^JiilSsf':^3'jerehMabteffra asthe Board. All full-time Oglethorpe day students who have paid their activity fee need only show their student ID card when picking up their ticket. All faculty, staff and part-time or evening stu- dents will be charged the usual $2 per ticket. For more infor- mation or for tickets, call 364- 8384. October 13, 1994 Pages ENTER TAINMENT. Eula Mae's is an unusual play By Kimberly Wilkes Organizations Editor Eula Mae's Beauty. Bait and Tackle, a very de- scriptive name for tliis show, is set in Alabama in a small town where everyone is seemingly related. This hi- larious sliow consists of tliree actors, two of whom wrote the play, Frank Blocker ajid Chuck Richards. Similar to A Chorus Line, the play is mainly a series of fifteen mono- logues tied togetlier witli a su- perficial plot. Eula Mae (Linda Patton) owns a Bait and Tackle shop where you can also get gas, car repairs, and a cup of coffee. She decides to expand into beauty to give the ladies who the tackle shop customers leave in the pickup truck something to do. Eula Mae is surrounded by her zany family played by two actors. Rita Mae, Eva Mae and Beauregard, relatives of Eula Mae, are all played by Chuck Richards, who also plays Albert, a lonely old man who wants to live the rest of his life without basketweaving. The other seven characters are played by Frank Blocker. Rita Mae is a very talented, 29 year old community college student 311's unique mix hits Roxy By Kate Schindler News Editor Musical group, 311, played at The Roxy in Buckhead, on October 8. When I first heard tliis band over the sum- mer, their different style of music really drew me in. The sound of 3 1 1 is a unique mix of rock, fiink and rap. Tlieir music has an amount of energy tliat makes tliem truly enjoyable to listen to. Catchy guitar riffs, funky bass lines, drum solos and other forms of percussion, as well as turntables work to produce an incred- ible result. Lead singer Nicholas Hexum, sings melodically, while back up vocalist SA uses his voice to project a harder sound. This combina- tion only adds to the unique sound of 3 11 . Currently, 311 has two CD's out in the stores, "Music" and "Grassroots." 1 recently purchased their newest CD, "Grassroots" and it only coiifimied my love for tliis band. Tlie members of 3 1 1 have been together since 1984. Tliey got tlieir start in Omaha, Ne- braska, their hometown. The group is made up of five talented artists: Nicholas Hexum (lead vocals), Chad Sexton (drums and percussion), P-nut (bass), Timotliy Mahoney (guitar) and S A (vocals). Their first video for MTV, "Homebrew," was shot on location at The Mas- querade in Atlanta. $1 OFF ANY useo CD Good on any USED CD in stock not already on sale. Reg over $6. Expires October 20, 1994 lEVeRYSfNGLe' CD $11.97 OR Less Excludes Imports, Special Editions and, 24k Gold Disc Jk, Save at Atlanta's best place to buy new and used CDs! Atlanta CD ill 4060 Peachtree Rd. (Brookhaven), 239-0429. Open Mon.-Sat.: 10am-9pin, Sun.: 12pm-6pm who has tried for six years to become Miss Alabama, only to fail again. This upcoming beauty contest is one of the main plots. The other is Carl Joe's thirteenth proposal for marriage to Eula Mae who has turned him down soundly ev- ery year, but still he hangs around. All of the characters and actors are stupendous. Both of the men play several female roles apiece with quite differ- ent effects on the audience. You should see this show if for no other reason than to see Richards in a pink tutu do the talent portion of the beauty contest, which is a tap-jazz-bal- let-baton-twirling extrava- ganza. Also Blocker, who is one of tlie best character actors I know, makes a great old lady, a role which he just finished doing in his last show. Patton, who is Eula Mae, has that southern hospitality-thing down to a science. She would offer you a soda when you came in, but doesn't tell you tliat she keeps them next to the night crawlers and crickets! The show, back by popu- lar demand, is in the small, intimate Discovery Arena at the Neighborhood Playhouse. This theater has a couple of dozen tables scattered around so that before the show starts and during the two intermis- sions you can get beer, wine, soda and other beverages to drink during the show. In a small theater like this, the cast can and does interact with the audience. In fact, one hufiy character smacked my boy- friend. Will Mullis, across the face with a purse because he looked at her! The Discovery Arena of tlie Neighborhood Playhouse is located in Decatur For tick- ets or information regarding upcoming performances, call the box office at 373-5311. The show plays Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. for an undetermined length of time, so it could be stopped at any tune. By Heather Carlen Entertainment Editor Generally, precon- ceived notions about certain bands will amount to nothing. When the actual music begins to play, the existing bias tends to fall away. With Blues Traveler's newest album. Four, an exception becomes apparent. The very name "Blues Traveler" conjures up images of a roving minstrel ban4 the kind of music you'd hear under the stars on a clear night in the countryside. Four delivers exactly what I had ex- pected, even given my limited knowledge of the band from such lively, harmonica-depen- dent songs as "Optimistic Thought," from an earlier al- bum. Even the band's picture in the liner notes contributes to the overall effect: four large, friendly-looking men arrange themselves with cowboy hats and loose shirts on several logs in the forest. Four opens with the up- beat "Run-around." The song has odd echoes of Poe in its opening line; "Once upon a midniglit dearie/ 1 woke with something in my head." John Popper, the band's frontman, who also wrote most of the songs on the album, has an uncanny ability to pair lively music with often not-so-lively lyrics. "Tragedy is cheap and so is talk," he sings on Four\ second track, "Stand." While Popper does manage to grasp many human elements in his songs,Four's lyrics are not the sort you will soon see reprinted on a host of dorm-room walls in the near future. We agree witli Popper on a hiunan level, but he fails to move us beyond that. All around. Four is a solid album. Its songs are a welcome, folksy retreat from the hard sounds of modem music. Blues Traveler's Four is currently availalble at Atlanta CD. Page 10 October 13, 1994 OR GANIZA TIONS International Club By Emm K. Sattar Staff Bienvenido, bien- venue. khush amadid, wilkommen, hos geldin. All that means welcome in Span- ish, French, Urdu, German, and Turkish, respectively. The native speakers of all the above languages and many more, who cannot be located at this time, are part of a new and exciting International Club. One of tlie goals of the club is to promote better un- derstanding between the inter- national members and the na- tive students whose culture they have come to study in. For this reason American stu- dents are also most welcome to join and indeed about half our membership is composed oftliem. The club has between 25 to 35 active members who BSC By Catherine Wolfe Staff On Monday, September 19, the Black Student Cau- cus held its first meeting of the year. President Stephanie Carouthers opened up with a warm welcome to all interested persons and tlien proceeded to introduce the BSC officers. Afler the welcome, prospective members convened into two separate groups, one led by Vice President Demetria Coleman, Secretary Feleica Christian, and Chairperson Shonda Hunter. The other group was led by Carouthers, Treasurer Kelli Solomon, and His- torian Marquis Glen. Each group participated in an icebreaker titled "Going to the Mother Land." Once the game ended, Caroutliers spoke about tlie upcoming projects of tlie BSC and mentioned the possibility of bringing minority speakers to Ogletlioipe. Possible Bible study sessions were also suggested and generated much entliusiasm. The fonnulation of tlie Sun- shine club, a secretive committee of four members who send Birthday greetings and good luck notes to otlier BSC members, followed shortly after tlie new items on llie agenda had been dis- cussed. Other activities which tlie BSC plans to engage in , such as Tlie International Club's "International Niglit" on November 5, will be discussed at future meetings. Tlie meeting ended with a prayer requesting a productive year for the BSC and a unified effort in promoting the goals of the BSC. AOQ By Kim Wilkes Organizations Editor Welcome back to campus, everyone. I hope your first month has been eventful and not too rough. Brothers of APO, are you ready for another year of service? Well, whether you are or not, here's the line up for October. On October 15, we are helping Habitat for Humanity at a crafts fair Shifts run from 8 to 12 p.m., 1 1 to 3 p.m., and 2 to 6 p.m. Also on October 1 5 we are helping O.AT in hosting a high school academic competition from 8:30 to 5:30 p.m. On October 16 we are meeting at 12:30 p.m. to participate in tlie AIDS Walk. On October 20 we are helping tlie school run tlie healtli fair in one hour shifts from 1 1 to 3 p.m. October 21-22 and 28-29 we are guiding children on the Chattahoochee Halloween Nature Trails from 5:45 - 11 :00 p.m. As always, all of these projects are open to the campus. If you are not in APO and are interested in doing service, please join us. Sign up sheets for tlie projects listed are on llie APO board next to the mail room. We'd love to have you. have as yet participated in three meetings and have gone midnight bowling. A lot of other fiin stuff is also planned for the rest of the term, like more midnight bowling, bunjee jumping, and going to see a lot of local at- tractions like Stone Mountain, the Coca-Cola museum, and Underground Atlanta, etc. I must emphasize that everyone is free to join in the fun and participate in these excursions regardless of active member- ship. We will be posting in- formation on our activities around campus, but for any- one who may have other ideas. OSA By Kelly Holland Staff please leave a note in the boxes of Michelle John #284 or David Pass #191. Starting on the I8th of October, which is a Tuesday, and on all subsequent Tues- days, the members of the club will be meeting in the small dining room from 1 1 :30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone is in- vited to attend this too. Each week a speaker will talk about some aspect of their country which may be political, cul- tural or of general interest. These informal talks will be educational and will give you an opportunity to meet people from all over the world. The Big Event to which all the club members look for- ward with anticipation is the International Night This is being held on the 4th of March this time around. There will be an entertainmetit program in the Lupton Auditorium fol- lowed by a reception with goodies from all over in the museum. People from the Oglethorpe and the Atlanta community will be wearing their native clothing and join- ing in the spirit Hopefully we will see you there. Adios, au revoir, Allah-hafiz, auf Wiedershen, Allaha ismarladik. The Oglethorpe Stu- dent Association (OSA) is working for you! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we have been working diligently since the beginning of the year planning fun, groovy activities with your activities fees! I hope that most of you had a chance to experience "Fun Flicks," which was set up in the Student Center on Wednesday, September 28. OU students had the chance to create tlieir own videos, thanks to the wonders of modem tech- nology. From what I hear, stu- dents had a great time with this! Lu Green and Gina Carellas won the award for most provocative video with their performance of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fim," along with the Chippendale Danceis. Sounds like all their dreams came true! Way to go girls! In addition to bringing this wonderfully cool attrac- tion to OU, OSA is also orga- nizing a "warehouse" party to be scheduled at the end of Oc- tober, shortly after the infa- mous Chi Phi Halloween party. We are checking out prices, locations, and other technicalities and are very ex- cited about the possibilities. You'll hear more about this event as soon as we get more info. And finally, how does a holiday dance sound? Many schools have winter dances each year before school gets out for winter break. OSA would like to bring this tradi- tion to Oglethorpe. This too, is in the planning stages, but I can tell you it will be very classy and you'll still have enough money and enei^gy for Homecoming! We hope that this will turn out to be a very special event for all students! That's all for now! Un- til next time, if you have any comments, ideas, or concerns about what's going on with your student govertunent feel free to contact any of your class representatives. And freshmen, by the time this is printed and in your hands, you too will have a representative working for you... your newly elected freshman class presi- dent! Thanks to all who spent their time and effort rtinning for office! Room for rent Preferably a female cat lover, but all welcome Finished attic room with hardwood floors On Brags Street near PDK Airport $300 per month Contact Jo Hill at 325-1255 Weekdays 11a.m. - 7p.m. October 13, 1994 Page 11 GREEKS EEE. By Shannon Beehan Tri Sigma Just do it! That's what 18 girls who went through Rush did. The sisters of Tri Sigma are pleased, proud, and happy to announce that these girls are our new members: April Amyx, Heather Andrews, Debie Arrieta, Christine Bemier, Jen Campbell, Nancy Collins, Stephanie Everett, Carol Hall, Tmdie Jones, Kristiane Pederson, Amy Robertson, Sabrina Soles, Jenny Stelson, Jennifer Taylor, Patricia Villavicencio, Heather Weichold, Judy Williams, and Kim Worley. Bid Day was ex- cellent, as well as our retreat at Christy Daley's lake house (it wasn't too shabby.) We did the bonding tiling and even had time to check out the dead bodies in tlie lake. We are looking forward to Panliellenic Formal witli Chi Omega, whom we of- fer congratulations to on an excellent pledge class. On tlie same note, we offer our congratulations, as well as our condolences, to the fraternities and tlieir new pledges. Till next time, Sigma love to all. SAE. By Daryl Brooks Sigma Alpha Epsilon SaE, the original southern fraternity, would like to start by introducing our pledges. They are Neil Vaughn, Hal Robinson, Tolliver Williams, Zane Scarboro, Patrick O'Rourke, Michael Malioney, Lanier Coulter, and Coy Miller. On tlie weekend of September 23 tlirough 25 we went to Alabama for our pledge retreat. We used, and for the most paft trashed, the lake house of tlie wonderfully generous Tiffany Drake (tlianks again Tiff) Wliile in tlie fine, but dry, Cullimon County we got a lot of golf practice and drank many unusual concoc- tions. Basically we all had a great time. Well, that's about all from the land of tlie lions. Until next time ... XQ By Stephanie Mantis Chi Omega Tlie sisters of Chi Omega have been busy getting to know our twenty-five fabulous new pledges, and having tons o' fiin in the process. We have now had three owl pals each, and are excited about our big sis/little sis revelation coming up soon. Watch out for those crazy Chi-O pledges running around cam- pus searching for tlieir big sisters. Our annual pledge retreat isn't too far off eitlier, and I tliiiik it's safe to say we're all pretty pisyched about that, too. We're also looking forward to the Panliellenic fonnal and inductions with the sisters and new members of Tri Sigma on October 15. I'm sure it will be a blast (assuming we all manage t^ find dresses and dates) and we can't wait for our pledges to make their formal debut. Orange Crush was a big succes thanks to everyone who Helped make it happen. If the illustrious Chi-O social chairman ^at would be yours truly) manages to recover from the stress, \Ve should be having another wacky, wild social event soon. In fact, we'll probably be having as many as we can cram into our busy calendar, so stay tuned you (and I) never know what we'll be up to next! xo. By Jason Reese Chi Phi Hello boys and girls. It's been an eventful couple 0' weeks for the old Chi Phi kids. Chi Omega's Bid Day Party went off well; everyone, for the most part came out unscathed. Hopefully all of the sisters and their new pledges had a good time and were able to remember what happened the next day. We formally inducted our pledge class on September 1 8. Jake Doherty, Hudson Rouse, Paul Lyons, Sam Quinn, Matt Thompson, Bradley Rouse, and Ryan P. Queen were all smiles as they became Chi Phi's newest members. Wildcats added an- other four pledges, Sean Wessling, Josh Egnew, Jeff Farge, and Luke Brown. Honorable mention goes out to Sam Quinn, who, even thougli flag football was canceled, managed to get injured in a game. Ol' Sam showed bravery as he collided into another one of his fellow players. For his selfish actions, Sam gets the "Oooli, Tliat Had To Have Hurt" Sports Folly Award. Another great moment came when Aric Kline got Tupac Shakur's autograph at the Atlanta Airport. According to Aric, meeting "Mr Two-Pack Shaker" was a grand experience. Aric plans to make a pilgrimage to his soulmate if the rapper goes to jail anytime soon. Many of us had a blast on September 30, at Chi Omega's Orange Crush. If anyone had trouble recognizing us, we were the ones wearing bell-bottoms and polyester. The excitement continued as we held the first "Friday Night Fever Funk" Party after the Orange Crush. A good time was had by all, and not a whole lot was broken. That's for now, kids. Stay tuned for fur- ther adventures in Chi Phi. ASO. By Jason Thomas Delta Sigma Phi Well, well, well, it's nice to have my correct article put in the newspaper this time. ! would try to compensate for the lost knowledge and information from the last article, but that would be futile. I will bring up the fact that we now have nine pledges and here they are in no particular order... David Carroll, John Tole, Jason Breitfeller, Brandon King, Dee Wood, Donny Crawford, Jason Stackhouse, Kevin Kendrick, and Jared Wiskind. Let the fiin begin. All right now, Alan Tuders has a new knee and now joins my ranks as one of Delta Sig's finest athletes that can't walk riglit. Alan took the LSAT, don't ask him about. We cleaned the higliway a while back... 14 bottle of Private Stock, a million losing lottery tickets and no dirty diapers. We hope that every- one had as great of a morning as we did. Dave was really, really happy and so was Tole, but Mark C. Boyt was the true inspira- tional and motivational leader of everyone there. Even Chuck got up to clean. Well, we are scheduled to have a party on October 1 4, but nothing is really that defmite with us. This is just a reminder, though. Initation only, BYOB, keys will be taken blah, blah, blah. Thank you Dan for un-grounding the brotherhood. We promise we will be good for the rest of our lives. Until next time, pledges remember rules # 1 , #2, #3, and # 1 (regular and Scott 's version). (GreekSpeak) By Cole Maddox Greek Editor What exactly Is haz- ing? It seems that every stun- mer, the national Greek orga- nizations come out with new definitions of hazing. The whole matter has become such a gray area that it has become increasingly difficult to define hazing. Every national Greek organization has some form of anti-hazing policy, but these definitions tend to be very broad and vague. It seems tliat not even these organizations can define hazing. The world rules and regulations is no longer black and white, but varying shades of gray, and with each passing day, it be- comes harder and harder to make decisions. The fear ofbe- ing charged with hazing has become so great that it has be- come absurd. I can understand tlie rules against physical haz- ing because I, being a smoker, am not all that fond of running or doing push-ups. I can un- derstand why physical hazing is not allowed. Physical haz- ing is also very easy to define, thus it is also easy to avoid hazing a pledge physically. However, what exactly is men- tal hazing? There is no clear defini- tion of mental hazing, and this is where the absurdity begins. If a pledge wanted, he could say that attending pledge meet- ings causes him "mental dis- comfort," and thus skip out on the most important part of pledging; learning about one's organization. It seems to me that the definition of mental hazing, and hazing in general, has become a matter of per- sonal opinion, and that there is no clear definition, thus leav- ing Greek organizations floun- dering helplessly under the control of personal opinion and public scrutiny. So, every- one make sure that you wipe your pledges' noses and treat them like royalty because do- ing anything else could be con- strued as hazing. Page 12 COMICS October 13, 1994 TTii fld now, another real-life fairy tale, SenttHide/ Dlice upon a time, there lived a ^ Me gopher named Gertrude. One f^ day she was digging deep in her ' burrow when she Siought she heard the rumble of thunder from .' the surface. "Uh oh," thought Gert, ; "I must go and see if it is raining, for I do not want my warm dry burrow to become moistened!" She '\ scurried through the tunnels, poked her head out the opemng and gazed up toward the cloudless sky. l4Ai oh again... 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(zo oet 'i^<^. eiitf [ado/ DROP / 1/^ Page 14 October 13, 1994 SPORTS Lady Petrels chalk up first "94 SCAC victory By Dunn Neugebauer Staff After splitting tlieir first six matches, Oglethorpe's women's soccer squad came away witli three of four victo- ries over the last two weeks and ran their record to 6-4 ( 1 - 1 in the conference), as of press time. Coach Todd Yelton's squad topped Wesleyan 4-1, then followed with a huge 4-0 SCAC win over the University of the South. Yelton's bunch then dropped a conference match in a I -0 heartbreaker to Millsaps before rebounding for a 4-0 win over La Grange last Monday. The Lady Petrels are now only two wins short of tying a season mark for most wins in a season and are a sure bet to flnish the year over tlie .500 mark for the first time ever. The key to their success so far has been a balanced of- Lady Petrels under fire. Photo by Pat Mulheam fensive attack, a strong defense and added depth and speed from the year before. On the offensive side, Tara Winthrop, Dawn Bristol, Kirsten Hanzsek and Cannen Penttila have been a thorn in defender's sides. Winthrop and Bristol are 1-2 with ten and nine goals, respectively. Hanzsek follows with eight and Penttila has added three. Additionally, Yelton has high hopes for the future in that Winthrop, Bristol and Penttila are only sophomores. Also adding goals this season are senior Shelly Robinson with two and fresh- man Kristen Buoy with one. On the defensive side, junior goalkeeper Eleanor FuUon has shutouts in five of six victories so far, while All- SCAC defender Tinnie Waterston and four-year starter Shelly Robinson have made a strong impact each timeout Senior Gina Carellas is also back after sitting out her junior year and had been ef- fective in the back. Kristen Herbert has re- turned after a solid freshman season and combines with Buoy, Shannon Hutcheson and Pentila to solidify the midfietd. Yelton also has depth on the bench with needed in Patricia ViUaviencio, Fawn Angel, and Kimberly Williams. Oglethorpe sophomore Dav^n Lady Petrels. Re-cap: OU 4, Wesleyan 1. Scoring: Shelley Robinson , Kirsten Hanzsek, Tara Winthrop and Dawn Bristol OU 4, University of the South 0. Scoring: Carmen Penttila, Kirsten Bristol gains ground for the Photo by Pat Mulheam Hanzsek, Dawn Bristol and Tara Winthrop. OU 0, Millsaps 1. (Wait till next year!) OU 4, LaCrange 0. Scoring: Kirsten Hanzsek, Tara Winthrop, Dawn Bristol and Carmen Penttila. Personalities come out in intramural football By Michael Beran Special to The Stormy Petrel Well, intraniurals are off and running again tliis year and last year's champs look to repeat while the runners up look to inprove. Witli the new gym being completed this se- mester (hopefully) tliis should greatly add to intraniurals here at Oglethorpe. Another change in the intramural pro- gram is the leadership of Terry Gorscli, tlie new assistant bas- ketball coach. Also, coach Berkshire has pledged to look into some sort of recognition and reward for tlie intramural champions in each sport. All these changes make for the promise of a good year of intramurals. Here is a sum- mary of how tlie first weeks of football season went. In tlie opening game of tlie year, the baseball players took on Delta Sigma Phi. A scoring summary of tliis one would take far too long, but in the end Tliomas Ganibiiio's seven touchdown passes were just too much for Delta Sigand tliey fell 48-34. Tlie first half saw little defense at all except for Zac Butler's interception return for a touchdown. Gambiiio hit Joe Lee, Matt Weiner and Tim Crowley for 30, 80 and 70 yards, respec- tively. Meanwhile, on the Delta Sig side of tlie ball, Zac led the team to two more scores with a rushing touchdown and apasstoDaveSabel. At half- time Delta Sig led 26-20. In tlie second half it was all base- ball team. Actually, it was all Ganibino. He tlirew four more touchdown passes including losses to Weiner, Crowley and Brian Parker (yes, even the linemen were scoring.) Ac- cording to my stats, Ganibino tlirew for just over 300 yards in this one. Although no other games thus far have matched this one for scoring output. Kappa Alpha and Sigma Al- pha Epsilon have had the best game so far. At the half of this one it was 7-6 with KA ahead from touchdowns by Andy Travis and Jason Luginbuhl. In tlie second half the game got even tigliter. Travis hit Jamie Sellars to put KA ahead early in the second half SAE came back to draw the score to 13- 1 2 and then had two chances to take the lead. However, KA stifled both attempts with in- terceptions, including one by Sellars on tlie last play of the game. As for Chi Phi, they are struggling early. However, it seems as long as half-time lasts long enougli for beer and ciga- rettes then they'll enjoy them- selves, hi a game against SAE, Chi Phi put up a good fight but fell 32-0. Tolliver Williams led SAE with a rushing touch- down and two touchdown passes to Kurt Herslunan and Hal Robinson. Jason Fischer also threw two touchdown passes to John Newbill and Hershman. Against KA, Chi Phi fared little better. Despite an early touchdown from Pat Mulheam, KA had too much Andy Travis. Travis ran for one touchdown and hit Sellars for two more as KA won 1 8- 6. Memorable quote of the year #1 came from Kevin Hewitt to Andy Travis, "Jeez, Andy you keep getting fatter each year but you still keep killing us." Delta Sig and SAE squared off and Delta Sig got tlie better of tliis one. After a rushing touchdown by Jason Gray, Bill Davis came back with one of his own and Zac Butler made the score 7-6 with the extra point. In the second haff, Zac hit Alan Gibson for atouchdowa SAE drove right back and scored with only a few seconds left. Although they could have tied, SAE came up short in the en4 and gave Delta Sig a 13-12 win. As for who looks best so far, it has to be the baseball team. On a wet Sunday they ran their record to 3 and with wins over hapless APO and Tri Lambda teams by a combined score of 80-6. With the excep- tion of Joe Piscani's lone touchdown, neither team could get anything going against baseball as Gambino contin- ued to put up huge numbers (although he finally threw an interception.) Joe Lee, Jimmy Moccio, Tim Crowley and Brian Parker all had at least one touchdown. On the up- side, maybe the Tri Lams will h ive a better chance on a field tliat isn't under water. Can baseball be beat? Does Chi Phi have the ability to play an entire game without a beer break? Stay tuned for further results. October 13, 1994 Page 15 SPOR TS. Quotes, honor roll, deep thoughts: All Dunn .. . 1^ .i jr'.^^^Dor.iMia rr.r K irstmi Haiwsfik for scome 311 I'm still searching for a wh By Dunn Neugebauer Just Glad to Be Here I hate to start all these columns off with quotes, but you people say the damdest things! A female in distress, when asked how she did on her statistics test: "I woulda made a 100 if it weren't for those two, 20-point questions." An athlete, when asked by his coach why he forgot the plays: "I don't know, but since we're 0-8, it's probably a pretty good thing." A student, after getting his balance from the instant banker machine and seeing he only had 26 cents to his name: "I 'm so broke I'd have to take out a loan just to buy a stamp!" A coach, when asked why she wore dark sunglasses into a restaurant during the day: "They help deflect the glare from the grease that comes off the eggs." A high school coach, af- ter being told by an angry ref- eree to leave the gym and that he would see him outside: "That'll be the first thing you've seen all night." Honor Roll To our soccer teams, for turning away Sewanee in their SCAC openers. To big, bad, well- groomed Mark Bingham for breaking the Tigers' hearts in the 8Sth minute to preserve the 4-2 victory. Memories of Samson Desta of two years ago of a goal against the same team, though Samson's still not sure it was he that shot it. To the women's soccer team, for beating Sewanee 4- 0, breaking all kinda' school records this year and looking pretty in the process. To Doug Pack and Kristine Lawrey for having strong showings in that cross cotmtry meet in the pouring down rain a couple weeks ago. (Remember those names, though I'm not real sure I spelled Kristine's right). To Ann Mason, for be- ing 12th in the nation inblocks at a 2. 19 per game clip and for the team in general for recov- ering from a 1-5 mark to an 8- 6 one as of this writing. To Lori Green, for being named the Oglethorpe Univer- sity Player of the Month by the University Reporter. (You didnt even know that, did you Lori?) Her smiley picture will be in the next issue, whenever that comes out. To the men's and women's tennis teams, for compiling an undefeated record in the month of Septem- ber. So what if it was 0-0, who's keeping up with all this anyway? To Kristin Herbert, Kim Mohr and Carmen Pentilla, for holding off a strong comeback from Eleanor Fulton, Tinnie Waterston and Shannon Hutcheslon to take the Traer Taboo Championship by a 50- 49 margin last week. Why I 'm stirring up trouble by putting that in here, 1 have no idea. To Kent McKay for keeping our campus devoid of all glass by collecting it in his feet To Sam Hutcheson, for attending three consecutive classes in Dr. Taylor's class and actually turning in an as- signment once. And never to forget Kirsten Hanzsek for scoring an amazing five goals against LaGrange to eclipse an earlier record set by Tara Winthrop for scoring four goals against Hamline. Deep Questions/Thoughts In college football, since the play is ruled dead once the player's knee hits the ground, then how can there be any such thing as a field goal? How can you have a drive-through window at a tire store? Why could we park any- where at the soccer field for- ever and now we get towed? Where do they tow it? I'm still searching for a white Grand- Am. Why don't they show reruns of Johnny Carson? Why are they still going to give out the basd)all awards this year (MVP, Cy Young, etc.)? Wouldn't it be fun if things didn't change, and the Braves were only one game back of the Expos with Montreal coming in this week- end for a three-game set and we were all meeting out at Jocks N' Jills or Taco Mac to watch it and Until next time. Come visrt us in the new gym.. Dunn, James Dunn To Knstm Herbert, Rim Ano never lo lorgei, - ^ Men's soccer back to winning ways By Jason Thomas Injured Player After a staggering starttotlie 1994 soccer season, the men's soccer team has turned themselves around and is presntly on a four game win- ning streak. The team is now 6-5, 2-0 in conference, much of tliis success seems to be at- tributed to freshman maturity and better team unity. Oglethorpe's last loss came against Emory University on September 21, 1994. The men put up a tough fight, but suc- cumbed to a very powerfiil and aggressive Emory Eagle at- tack. The men lost 3-0, but it should be noted that at the time, Emory was ranked 8th in tlie natiopn in NCAA Divi- sion III men's soccer and had just come off a big win against Rodiester who was ranked 5th in the nation. The men started their winning streak against the tlien-ranked #1 SCAC soccer team. University of the South. The men worked to a 3-0 lead with about twenty five minutes left, then the Tigers scored. Shortly there-after Sewanee scored again making the score 3-2. Matk Bingham sealed the game up, though, with a great shot from about twenty five yards out. The game ended at 4-2 with the Petrels victorious. Other goal scorers were John Nunes, Karem Bilgin, and Will Lukow. Three days later against North Georgia, the men were solidly victorious as they won 5-0. Ali Demirer scored two goals and Lukow and Bilgin each added one. the last goal was from Anthony Kendall who has matured greatly since the start of the season and is now an integral part of the OU attack. Kendall's scoring con- tinued into the next game against Millsaps College. This time the men defeated the con- ference rival 3-2 in an unex- pectedly close game as the men dominated play for much of the game. Other goal getters were once again Nunes and Lukow. The most recent win came at the mercy of Taccoa Falls who defeated the Petrels last year, 3-1. This year the men got their revenge as they won 2-0. It was an overall well played game by the men. The first goal was scored by Bingham with about twenty minutes left in the first half The second goal came at the expense of one of Taccoa 's ovm players as junior defender Bobby Holman attempted to flick the ball past a Taccoa defender. The defender then tried to clear the ball back to his keeper, but the keeper mis- judged the trajectory of the ball and the ball bounced into Taccoa 's own goal. With about two minutes left in the game, David Lerette made a great diving volley save to clear away an opponent's shot and seal the shut out and the win for the men. The men head on a two game road trip this weekend against Hendrix Collge in Ar- kansas and Rhodes College, the defending SCAC champi- ons, in Tennessee. Good luck guys. Volleyball sacrifices skin for 11 -8 record By Lu Green Staff More skin than ever is being bruised and battered on the OU Volleyball court. Tlie team has gone through yet an- other stage of metamorphosis. With the number of players back up to seven, the women have finally settled into their positions and are back on the winning track. Freshman Megan McQueen stepped up to take the position held by transfer Wendy Southard, who was unable to finish the season. Another addition to the team is sophomore Kim Worley. After a slow start, the women arenow 11-8, with two SCAC Conference victories and a strong third place fmish in the Emory invitational. The only two losses in the tourna- ment were to Greensboro Col- lege, who is currently ranked in the South Region. Both matches went five games and were wire to wire; unfortu- nately, the Petrels could not hold them off. Still, It was an important weekend for the team. Senior co-captain Ann Mason said, "I truly believe we stepped up our level of play this weekend. It was tough to lose in the semi-finals, but we played really well." The team goes up against some regionally- ranked teams in the next three tournaments, and this will be good preparation for the SCAC Championships at Hendrix College. Oglethorpe plays host to the SCAC Cross-Divisional Tournament on October 14 and 1 5 when all eight teams come to OU. The field house's addition should be finished and will be used during the tournament. (Otherwise an- other facility, possibly Emory's, will be used to play the event). It will be the first time in four weeks that the women play at home so come out and support the Volleyball Petrels. GRID SYSTEM & GRID ACCESSORIES This system con't be beat. Not when it's ot The Container Store's unbeatable price. And not when the system is by ttie creators of 'grid lock', Heller" . With our extroordinary selection of components plus 1 6 years of grid experience, we con help customize the perfect system for you. The Container Store' ATLANTA: Peochtree Rood at Piedmont (just soutti of Lenox Squore Mall) (404) 261-4776 ""' Storwif Petrel Volume 70, Issue 3 Above and Beyond Oglethorpe University November 11,1 994 OSA Success Page 3 Religion in Core Page 4 Nantahala! Page 11 CD Courtroom Page 14 Intramurals Page 23 News: 2-3 Editorials: 4-7 Features: 8-11 Organizations: 12 Greeks: 13 Entertainment: 14-17 Comics: 18-19 Sports: 20-23 Security: 2 Grapevine: 3 ProFile: 10 "O"pinions: 9 GreekSpeak: 13 Soundcheck:15 Condom promotes women's health By Kate Schiiidler News Editor Today, women ai-e the fastest growing group of people infected with HIV. The U.S. Center for Disease Con- trol and Prevention has stated that by the year 2000 women will comprise tlie majority of those people newly diagnosed with the AIDS virus. Health officials have said that the best known way to prevent the spread of HIV is the proper use of a condom. Until recently this metliod of protection from disease, as well as pregnancy, has only been made available to men. Researchers, however, have now developed a condom for women. The female condom, which is being marketed un- der the name, Reality, is revo- lutionary. Unlike male latex condoms. Reality is made out of poljiirethane, a thin but strong material which is very resistant to rips and tears. The condom, which is disposable, consists of a soft sheath that is open at one end and closed at tlie otlier. It has two flexible rings: one is used to insert the woman can use to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as unintended pregnancy. According to re- searchers from Princeton University, a woman correctly The Reality Condom Photo courtesy of The Female Health Company device and hold it in place; tlie using the female condom other remains outside the va- gina after insertion. What makes this condom so unique, however, is would reduce tlie odds of con- tracting the HIV virus to one in 167. Without the use of a condom tlie odds are one in thai it is the only product a five. "Women need a new op- tion they can use to take care of themselves, particularly when the man cant or won't wear a latex male condom," says Dr. Mary Ann Leeper, president and CEO of the Fe- male Health Company. Developmental research on Reality began in 1987. All studies were submitted to the Food and Drug Administra- tion, and given fmal approval in May 1993. Reality is currently the only female condom available inthe United States. They may be purchased over the counter nationwide in all major drug- store chains, supermarket chains, independent pharma- cies and grocery stores. They will also soon be available at nonprofit health clinics across the country. The suggested retail price for a box of three Reality female condoms is $8.99, and for a box of six, $16.99. Projects teach beyond classroom By Kate Schindler News Editor Oglethorpe Univer- sity has found yet another way to enhance the learning process of its students tlirougli two new projects. Oglethorpe faculty and administrators have recently completed tlie initial plamiing of two new university projects, Atlanta in the Classroom and The Urban Leadership Pro- gram. Atlanta in the Class- room utilizes Atlanta as an educational resource, while the Urban Leadership Program works to bring students into the community in order lo de- velop leadership skills. Each project works to involve At- lanta in the learning process of Ogletliorpe students. Project coordinators recognized the educational benefits tliat the city lias to offer tlie Oglethorpe curriculum, and as a result. fomiulated classes which will put these benefits to use for stu- dents. "We have an interesting phenomena outside our door, a huge laboratory of human successes and failures. Stu- dents will gain more out of life by interacting with urban America," says Dr. William Briglitman, a coordinator of the project Atlanta in the Classroom. Tlie Ogletliorpe campus is unusual in that it has been placed within a large city. Most liberal arts colleges are set in small rural towns, pro- ducing a strong unity witliin tlie campus, as well as, within the surrounding community. In creating tlie programs, At- lanta in tlie Classroom and the Urban Leadership Program, the university hopes to strengtlien their relationship between the Dekalb commu- nity as well as other Atlanta communities. "It is important that Oglethorpe University steps out into the community," says Gale Bamett, director of the center for urban leadeiship. "Tlie world we live in is con- stantly changing. The skills that the students develop through interaction with the community are valuable in that they prepare students for tliose unpredictable changes." Four courses, which are to be offered during the spring semester of 1995, have been developed by coordinators of Atlanta in the Classroom. Each class will incorporate Atlanta into tlie course in dif- ferent ways. Investigative Writing, tauglit by Dr. Michael McClure, asks students to vol- unteer for various community organizations. Students of this class will write papers based on tlie knowledge and experi- ence they have gained while volunteering. Franco-Ameri- can Relations in Trade and Culture, taught by Dr. Jay Lutz, involves the interaction of students with French-speak- ing business people of the At- lanta area. Democratic Theory and Culture, taught by Dr. Robin Le Blanc, involves the study of Atlanta commu- nities. Finally, Radical Reli- gion and Revolution, taught by Dr. Bradford Smith, fo- cuses on Atlanta through the study of the civil rights lead- ers of the city. Like the program At- lanta in the Classroom, the Urban Leadership Program combines a liberal arts educa- tion with real world experi- ences and issues. The two pro- grams differ, however, in that the leadership program works to shape students into leaders through an introduction to the complexity of urban life. "Leadership is hot," says see Urban Leaders page 2 Page 2 NEWS. November 11, 1994 Security Updat e, By Brian McNulty Staff -Tuesday, 10/4/94, a Traer resident reported a gold necklace missing from her dorm. The Traer resident left the necklace in her bathroom earlier that morning. Upon re- turning later that afternoon she discovered that the necklace was missing. After extensively searching her room for the necklace, she reported to secu- rity that it was missing. -Wednesday, 10/12/94, A student pulling out of the upper parking lot, ran into two parked cars. The student pulled out of a parking space near Trustee Hall and pro- ceeded to make a left, heading in the direction of Greek row. While turning, the tail end of his car "slid out," and he crashed into two parked cars. Some damage was sustained by the vehicles, while no inju- ries were reported. -Recently a parking space for motorcycles was des- ignated in the northeast section of the Upper parking lot. -In the security update forthe October 13, 1 994 issue, a factual error appeared about the accident that occurred on September 15, 1994. The re- port stated that the westbound driver failed to yield to the northbound driver, at the inter- section in front of the back gate, and ran into the north- bound driver. In actuality the northbound driver ran into the westbound vehicle, and con- U-ary to what was previously reported, extensive vehicular damage and personal injuries occurred. The reason for the error in that report had to do with the ambiguity of the intersection's right-of-way. There are yield signs instruct- ing drivers to yield to traffic entering the campus from Woodrow Way, but nothing is mentioned about traffic exiting the Traer parking lot. It seems that both drivers had the right- of-way, neither driver was obliged to stop. Rotary program goes international By Kristiane Pedersen Staff This weekend Georgia Southern University at Statesboro hosted the biggest class of the Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) so far. Eighty students fi'om 35 different countries gatliered at this first conclave of the year. The students benefit fi-om the generosity of the Ro- tary Clubs in Georgia, who have put together a student program to support goodwill and international understand- ing. The GRSP students attend universities throughout the state of Georgia, five of the stu- dents are at Oglethorpe. At the reception Friday afternoon, tlie students made the first vague attempts to get Urban leaders continued from page 1 Bamett. "This program offers students valuable skills and an opportunity to participate in their environment. Bamett continues, students need lead- ership skills for decision mak- ing and the advancement of their careers. This program gives students a leg up when entering the job market." The program is designed to begin at the start of a student's sophomore year and will progress through their se- nior year. The leadership pro- gram, however, can be com- pleted by those students in their junior year. Students must complete seven course requirements in order to obtain recognition for completion of the leadership program. Three leadership elec- tive courses will be offered during spring semester of 1995. Two of these courses. Democratic Theory and Poli- tics and Radical Revolution and Religion, are classified as leadership courses, as well as Atlanta in the Classroom courses. The third leadership course, Business and Politics, will be taught by Dr. Joseph to know each oilier It was not easy to keep names, countries, and schools apart in the heat, but as the weekend passed on the students improved and at the end most were able to say that they had made 89 new friends. Friday night was the of- ficial welcoming. One of the local Rotarians hosted a bar- becue and tlie students intro- duced themselves formally to the Rotary Host Club in Statesboro and the Rotarians. Early Saturday morn- ing, 80 bleary-eyed students were ready to find out about tlie more profound meaning of Rotary, Georgia, the US A and especially tlie GRSP This in- formation was provided by several speeches during the day. Along with speeches on goodwill and understanding, the students learned about the differences between the US and their home countries (for example, that class attendance is imperative). They were also taught about the four "snakes": drugs, drinking, driving, and dating. For the Rotary Exchange students these are called the four D's and there is a "no" in front of each of them. The GRSP stu- dents are believed to be able to take care of tliemselves, es- pecially after being told the consequences of their acts. Ivan Viest, wlio was with the very first class of Rotary students in 1947-1948, told the students about how the GRSP remained an important factor throughout his life. Viest was originally from Czechoslovakia, but decided to stay in the USA after the Russians took over in Czecho- slovakia in 1948. Saturday night a big banquet was given in honor of the students who were, with a few exceptions, dressed in their national costumes. To show their gratitude, the students provided the after dinner en- tertainment. A Danish girl, Kirstine Mol 1, took the lead on bagpipe after an introduction by Alastair Raitt from Scotland. She was followed by dances from India, Thailand, Turkey, Ghana, and Sweden. Many of the students chose to sing songs in their native languages while others had musical tal- ents. Knippenberg. During this class, students will examine area businesses. "The fact that the uni- versity has established the Ur- ban Leadership Program dis- tinguishes Ogletliorpe from among other universities in the Atlanta area," says Knippenberg. In addition to the course requirements, seniors involved with the program participate in the Skills Portfolio Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to aid students in complet- ing an individual assessment of their aspirations, talents, experience, and skills which the student has acquired through the leadership pro- gram. The portfolio will also include the written products of the seven academic courses in the program, a written sum- mary of personal results and conclusions derived from the skills portfolio workshop, a report of the student's activi- ties as a leader in action, and a fmal paper explaining the stu- dents experiences and growth as a leadership student Birth Control Pill Research Study Healthy, sexually active women, between the ages of 18-50, are needed to participate in a birth control pill research study for a 6 month period. Qualifying participants must be available for 5 clinic visits. No charge for Physician Exams, Medication, Lab Tests and Pap Smears related to the study Up to $100 Paid to Patient Who Participates Georgia ^^i'Djwi,'"^ Clinical J. ^v ) A Research ^ ^ Center, Inc. For Details Call Our Study Nurse At: 256-2643 November 11, 1994 .NEWS. Page 3 The Stonrnj^ Petrel Editor-In-Chief: Assistant Editor: Business Manager: Copy Editors: Editorial Editors: Entertainment Editor: Feature Editors: Greek Editor: Layout Editor: News Editor: Organizations Editor: Photography Editor: Sports Editor: Staff: Karen Beach Kate Bridges David Carroll Feleica Christian Lanier Coulter Katie Fletcher Allison Gatliff Yolanda Hernandez Ryan P. Queen Chopper Johnson Jason Thomas Stephen Cooper Adam Kearney Robert Miller Shaimon Montgomery Heather Carlen Maria Johnson Kimberly Jones Cole Maddox Helen M. Quinones Kate Schindler Kimberly Wilkes Pat Mulhearn Darvl Brooks Stacie Bosch ma Cheryl Calupas Jennifer Chiofalo Adam Corder Justin Eleff Patrick Floyd Lu Green Kelly Holland OSA party suprise success By Tliarius D. Sumler Special to The Stormy Petrel October 29 about 230 students and tlieir guests gath- ered at tlie dining hall for an niglit of dancing, free food, and free alcohol. Tlie Ogletliorpe Student Association (OSA) sponsored tliis "Fall Basil," originally planned as a ware- house party, amid a flurry of confiision and debate. The concept of Ware- house Party grew out a desire within OSA to sponsor difiFer- ent kinds of events that at- tracted larger numbers of stu- dents. "Typically money's been spent on small tilings in the Bomb Shelter that are ex- clusive in who tliey caterto, or movie niglit which is kind of random." said Bryan Fryman, OSA Senator "1 think the majority of students on campus enjoy par- ties, not ventriloquists in tlie Bomb Shelter," says Jason Fislier, OSA President. OSA was to pick up the tab for tlie warehouse, music, food, and alcohol, in addition, buses would shuttle students to and from tlie tlien undisclosed location in Lilbum (Gwimiett County) to reduce or alleviate incidents of drinking and driv- ing. Planning was nearly halted by concerns from the administration about the serv- ing of alcohol. A city ordi- nance in Lilbum that prohib- its the consumption of alcohol at parties by a group also caused a delay. Despite tliese problems, tlie party took place October 29tli. Reactions have been generally favorable. "They [the students] seemed to be getting mto the music, each other, and the al- coliol," said Tomika Powell "it seemed to me that the crowd tliey had was enjoying them- selves immensely." "I liked it because it drew a different crowd. Nor- mally only fraternities throw parties., this drew a more di- verse crowd," said Dennis Kieman. "I made a big deal about alcohol because I knew people would come," said Michael Billingsley, publicity chairper- son for the event, "I think it would have hurt it [the party] if we didn't have alcohol." The emphasis on alcohol earned OSA some criticism from students who opposed the serving of alcohol and/or the purchasing of alcohol with OSAftmds. "It's like their money [students under 21] is being spent on something they can't use or they can't access be- cause of their age," said Den- nis Kieman. OSA asserting that most Oglethorpe students like to drink, insisted that they were responding to student de- mands. "OSA's purpose is to serve the majority of the stu- dent body, people who are un- der age don't have to drink," said Kelly Holland "we're in college and we have to deal with things like that." "If we didn't pull off something big that all the students liked they would have questioned the use of the money," said Bryan Fryman. The party was a success to students in and outside of OSA Changes resulted in an estimated $3000 difference in cost from the original budget of $4750. "We promised the stu- dents a party... so this was a very good alternative [to the warehouse party]," said Shauna Graf Heard it through the Grapevine... News and events in ana around Oglethorpe University Stephanie Hunter Jaime Jedrychowski Jeremiah Jeflfra Jena Jolissaint Trudie Jones Jean Kassem Karmin Keiser John Knight Michael Mahoney Rachael Mason Brian McNulty Megan McQueen Coy Miller Dunn Neugebauer Christopher Paragone Kristiane Pedersen Jeanette Randall Jason Reese Daniel Rosenthal Ahna Sagrera Brum Sattar Ann Schewe Michael Shirley Laura Sinclair Brandon Smith Jason Stackhouse Melissa Stinnett Tharius Sumter Eric Van Winkle Christie Willard Anthony Wilson Cathrine Wolfe Advisors: Bill Brightman Linda Bucki Michael McClure 1 Tlie Oglethorpe Univer- sity singers and University Chorale Fall Concert featuring Oedipus Tex, a comic orato- rio version of Sophocles' Oe- dipus Rex, was held at 8 p.m. Friday (November 11) in Lupton Auditorium on cam- pus. In addition to traditional music by Schutz, Zingarelli, Victoria, Mozart, Monteverdi, Hayden and Mulholland, the concert culminated with a comic twist. PD.Q. Bach's Western parody of the Greek tragedy utilizes student solo- ists, pianists, a s>iitliesizer, a cello, a country fiddle, trum- pets, guitars, percussion and part of a french horn. Per- foniied in costume, "Oedipus Tex" combines history, trag- edy, and comedy to create a hysterically entertaining and unique program. One of the singers. Chanda Creasy, said, "The au- dience will probably be sur- prised because the singers' performances are usually more fonnal. Tlie fall concert will hopefijlly be a lot of fun for both the participants and the audience. On October 27, 1994 new individuals were tapped for membership in Oglethorpe circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honorary society. These indi- viduals are as follow: Juniors, Stephen Cooper, Chanda Creasy, James Faasse, Jason Fisher, Jenifer Parks, Elizabeth Stockton; Seniors, Lori Green, Michelle John, Kent McKay, Michael Thomas; Faculty/ staff. Bill Brightman and Elizabeth Smith. These new members will be initiated formally on Friday, December 2 at 6:30 PM in the Great Hall of Hearst. After- wards, at 7:30 they, and the rest of the members of ODK, will participate in the Boar's Head Ceremony in Lupton Auditorium. The Oglethorpe Univer- sity Playmakers present Tina Howe's "Museum," a comedy of absurdities that delivers a serious message, Thursday November 17 at 8 p.m. in Lupton Auditorium. Other performances are scheduled for Friday and Sat- urday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 general admission for the Thursday show; $7 general admission for the Friday and Saturday shows. Call (404) 364-8343 for information. Page 4 EDITORIALS. November 11, 1994 Call to integrate religion into core curriculum By J. Kent McKay Special to The Stormy Petrel I would just Ul ~ iif I I I i I Subscribe to the Petrel [if you would like a subscrip-| I tion to The Stormvi PetreHox | the 1994-95 school year I [please fill out the form below | land send it, along with $20, | Ito I I The Stcrfny Petrel 3000 Woodrow Way Box 450 Atlanta, Qa 30319 Name: : j Address: ICity: \ State: Zip: Letter to the Editor. . . Trusting in God and keeping the faith To the Editor; I am very pleased wtli the feature article telling of my success at Georgia Tech; however, there b another side of the story which I feel is of even greater importance. I am writing tliis letter on October 14. Tlie date is important because two years ago today, my back was broken m a wrestling accident. Several weeks later, I returned home Uie victim of an accident Uie Navy still officially refuses to admit to. Many people know these facts. What is largely unknown is how my life has come full circle since the accident. I owe my recovery to someone very special who took care and yes, tolerated me during the months of my rehabilitation and beyond. Stripped of my scholarship, my mission in life, and my dream, all I had left was my faith. You see, three years before, I became a Christian. I knew that no matter what happened, God would neverfor^e me. Over the last two years, I have provided the sweat and the studying, God has provided everything else. It is true tliat 1 will never return to be a part of the Navy Blue and Gold; however, the sense of innerhumility and drive that I gained will always be far, far more precious. My victory is not reflected in my awards, my victory is reflected in those lives I have touched in a positive manner. Althougli 1 will always fall short of where I should be, I wiU always attempt to be the best possible role model. These are the things tliat make me tick. Until next time, keep tlie faith. Sincerely, Robert A. Miller Pages EDITORIALS November 11, 1994 Call to continue intervention in foreign policy By David R. Pass Special to The Stormy Petrel In the September issue of The Stormy Petrel, there appeared an editorial entitled "Another round of Clinton's foreign policy blunders." In it, staff writer Stacie Boschma offered the position that "...United States of America has no moral obligation to serve as policeman to the world." She then went on to criticize President Clinton for threatening to invade Haiti in order to force the de facto re- gime of General Raoul Cedras from power and to restore the democratically elected presi- dent, Jean Bertrand Aristide. In support, she cited various recent foreign policy blunders on the part of the United States, particularly in regards to Cen- tral and South America. She also preposterously asserted that an invasion of Haiti could turn into another Vietnam. In conclusion, she gave praise and thanksgiving tliat former President Jimmy Carter was able to talk the de facto regime out of power just a few min- utes before the invasion was scheduled to begin, preventing President Clinton "from dig- ging us into trenches we might have never gotten out of" I would agree with Ms. Boschma that the U.S. has no moral obligation to police the world, but we as a nation do have the moral obligation to attempt to undo past injustices that we have committed on other nations. The tone of Ms. Boschma's editorial suggests that the problems in the Car- ibbean and Central America are rooted in recent (post- World War II) U.S. foreign policy. Perhaps a history les- son is in order Ever since the issuance of the Monroe Doc- trine, the United States has in- volved itself in the affairs of the western hemisphere. This involvement took an imperial- istic tone during the Polk ad- ministration under the prin- ciple that the United States had a "manifest destiny" to possess and control all land in North America between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. There was also talk at this point of annexing Cuba. The imperialistic tone took a nasty turn when the Roosevelt Cor- ollary came into effect and the U.S. became the "Gestapo" of the western hemisphere. This is where we were wrong. The repercussions of taking our "big stick" and knocking smaller nations over Uie head with it has given rise both di- rectly and indirectly to the mis- erable economic and social conditions in many nations in our hemisphere. Recent for- eign policy has attempted to riglit those wrongs. To say that we have been successful in this endeavor would be the epitome of hy- pocrisy. But does that mean we should stop trying? 1 think we all know tliat sanctions don't work. Anyone wlio tliinks tliat because of the wonderful ef- fects of sanctions Fidel Castro is not sitting in an air-condi- tioned palace eating rich cui- sine and smoking a fat "^Cuband" is living in a dream world. The only people sanc- tions hurt are "the poor huddled masses" we find bound for our shores on make- shift rafts. We also find that true in Haiti, where the de facto regime showed no signs of bowing to the pressure of international sanctions. By imposing sanctions, we only hurt the "little guy." By at- tempting to force the military regime from power, we are helping liiiii. Look at the re- sponse to our presence. People crowded the streets cheering our soldiers. Because of our efforts, Haiti has a new shot at nation-building. What about the return of President Aristide? Ms. Bosclima objects to allowing tliis proponent of "necklacing" to return to power. I would tend to agree with her if tliere were another viable alterna- tive. Aristide is more popular now in Haiti than he was when elected with 70%of tlie popu- lar vote. To not allow him to return would be burning bridges instead of building them. Besides, he has agreed not to run again in the next election tentatively set for 1996, and any attempts at "necklacing" now would be political suicide. We must make sure he keeps his prom- ise. Perhaps then Haiti will be in the hands of both a strong and a good leader and, with the help of the rest of the world, can build a national economy. The final aspect of Ms. Boschma 's editorial that I will take issue with is her assertion that an invasion of Haiti could turn into another Vietnam. If this were Bosnia we were talk- ing about, I would agree. But Haiti does not have the geo- graphical barriers that Bosnia has and Vietnam had. One couldn't fit the number of troops involved In the Vietnam War on the whole island of Hispanola'. Finally, I don't believe that the 12,000 troops in the Haitian national mili- tia, with their outdated weap- onry and scarce supplies, could stand a chance against the number of well-equipped troops the U.S. could insert. Even the great General Rob- ert E. Lee couldn't defend Richmond from the numbers of fed, clothed, and armed troops that Grant attacked with, despite the fact that the Confederate troops were stron- ger fighters, shrewder strate- gists, and had a better geo- graphical positioa What I am saying is that President Clinton is trying to help his fellow man succeed and deserves a pat on the back and not a knife in it for handling a terrible situation in a productive manner. No, the United States should not be the police force of the world, but we are condemned to the "big stick" philosophy until we undo the wrongs in our hemisphere committed by our countrymen before us. I am not saying that the solu- tions will be easy. I am not saying that every solution will work. But we owe it to our- selves and to the world to keep trying. Death for death? Ask the government By Adam Corder Staff The death penalty is a heinous and hypocritical sen- tence that punishes murder witli murder. Immediately, I am incensed by this brand of governmental hypocrisy, and, as if this weren't detestable enough, the recent Crime Bill has included capital punish- ment as a sentence for such crimes as racketeering and drug trafficking. How can a legitimate government possi- bly declare murder the most heinous and hellish crime in the history of mankind and then turn around and engage in it in the random and racist manner in which our govern- ment does. "Deterrence!" Tlie pro- ponents of the death penalty scream, "Deterrence !" Unfor- tunately, murder is not a deterrable crime. Rarely are the repercussions ever mea- sured in such a crime of pas- sion. It's a split second mis- take, a tragic moment in time when emotion takes the place of reason. Now Uiere are ex- ceptions to tliis, but in 1991 71 % of inmates on deatli row had never committed a felony be- fore. Tliat tells me that tliey snapped. Men who avenged dead family members or took the law into their own hands against spousal infidels. These slips in consciousness are re- grettably undeterrable, and any argument to the contrary denies tliat murder is a crime of passion, and tliat is ridicu- lous. There is no denying tliat the govenunent makes mis- takes in most of its intercourse with society. Tlie sentencing of death is no exception. Once inflicted, the death penalty's irreversibility prevents correct- ing those instances in which the criminal justice system convicts the wrong person. Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 188 people have been executed in America, and of tliose 6 have been proven innocent by after- the fact evidence or later con- fession. Six innocent people have died at the hands of insti- tutionalized homicide by a self-proclaimed champion of life, the American criminal justice system. Who knows how many more have been executed innocently without such revelation? This infiiri- ates me more than 100 guilty men going free. If one irmo- cent man dies as result of this sentence, then it is wrong. Experts have known for decades that the death penalty is administered in a racially discriminatory manner Here are some very telling and simple statistics. From 1984 to 1992 African -Americans committed 64 % of all death penalty-eligible crimes, yet they occupied 9 1 % of death row beds. What's more, a re- spected 1989 study by David Balbus shows that if a white man kills a black man in America, he has a 9 % chance of getting the death penalty. If a black man kills a white man in America, he has a 46 % chance of getting the death penalty. One can argue statis- tical inaccuracy all the live- long day, but even the most lib- eral margin of error still indi- cates a definite racial bias in execution sentences. The government tells us that murder is illegal. It tells us that it is the most vile be- trayal of birthright that man- kind can commit. If the gov- ernment were to sell drugs to ftind a war against drugs, the public would scream hypo- crites and march on Washing- ton, burning public officials in effigy. The government wants to play God. It is ridiculously hypocritical, patently ineffec- tive, and definitely racist. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Su- preme Court Justice and one of the most levelheaded ge- niuses of all time said, "It is better that 100 guilty men go free then that the government play an ignoble part." Truer words have never been spoken. And innocent men have died at the hands of our govern- ment. November 11, 1994 EDITORIALS Page? OSA puts new student activities fees to use By Mary Poteet Special to The Stormy Petrel This is being written in response to some concern brought up at the Senate meet- ing on Monday, October 10. The concern is over what OSA is spending money on, and whether or not this is appro- priate spending, particularly the recently increased activi- ties fee. This article is to in- form all Oglethorpe students what their money is going to and to provide some evidence of the thoughtful consider- ations of OSA in planning these social events. The two events causing the concern are a Fall/Hallow- een "Warehouse Party" which was October 29, and a nicer "Holiday Party" planned for December 12. The, reason OSA decided to sponsor these two social events came from complaints and questions of students asking, "What's be- ing done with our recently in- creased activities fee?" OSA feels that these two new social events will add "bigger and better" activities to the fall se- mester, much like the ones people look forward to in the spring semester: Homecom- ing, and "Stomp the Lawn." However, neitlier of tliese ac- tivities are intended to replace or even be like eitlier of our traditional spring social ex- travaganzas. The "Warehouse Parly" was intended to be exactly what it sounds like -a party in a warehouse. It was planned to be a very casual, informal party for the whole school, running from about 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., with a D.J., dancing, free food, alcoholic and non- alcoholic drinks. It was the niglit alter tlie Chi Phi Hallow- een Party, so if you wanted to, you could have made the whole weekend into one big party. The "Holiday Party" is intended to act as an extension of the annual "Boar's Head Ceremony," and especially to give the non-Greek students a special occasion to attend be- sides Homecoming in Febru- ary. This will definitely be a nicer, more elegant affair than tlie "Warehouse Party," and people will be more dressed up. However, Homecoming (semifomial) attire is not in- tended, nor necessary. It is cur- rently scheduled to be held in tlie beautiful Buckliead Towne Club, and dancing, refresh- ments, and T-shirts are also included in this function. OSA's main goal with this party is to give tlie entire cam- pus a chance to enjoy the holi- day season and "eat, drink, and be merry before finals start." I'm sure everyone agrees that both of these sound like fiin and enjoyable events; however, the main concent conies from tlie fact tliat some OSA money will be used to buy alcohol at tliese events. In actuality, only a small amount of money is actually spent on the alcohol for such functions. Botli of these events have a budget of about four to six tliousand dollars and only one tliousand dollars is going to- wards alcohol for each. There are also plans for licensed bar- tenders and keys to be taken at the door for both functions. Some concern was also expressed over the fact that not all of the campus drinks alco- hol, so why is everybody's money being spent for alcohol that not everybody will drink. First of all, note that many OS A/Programming Board- sponsored events take place on campus each semester that have no alcohol provided, and these two new events are only in addition to those. Also, OSA is certainly not promoting the myth that in order to have a good time, alcohol must be in- volved; however, OSA has found from past experiences that if some alcohol is pro- vided, more students come to the event. If we are to act as the student association, we must plan for tlie majority of students and plan events that will attract the most people. We are very much aware, and can relate to the fact, that this campus has heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers, occasional drinkers, and nondrinkers. In order to provide beverages that all may enjoy, we are now making provisions that more nonalcoholic drinks, such as virgin mixed drinks, also be provided at both of the func- tions. In conclusion, OSA hopes that the providing of limited alcohol at these events will not offend students and keep them from coming. It has not seemed to be a deterrent factor with Homecoming, and we hope it will not be one for these or any other events. Please also know that OSA is open to your opinions and wel- comes them. OSA Senate meetings are at 10 p.m. on Mondays in the student center. We are here to serve you. Even though we may not always take your personal course of action, we want you to feel heard, and we will be happy to provide you with an expla- nation and the reasoning be- hind our decisions. Thank you for your interest in OSA and Oglethorpe as a whole. Please continue to let us know what you are thinking! Election campaign fliers still litter campus By JeffPearlman Special to The Stormy Petrel During fresliman elec- tion campaigns I noticed a very disturbing trend. The members of the freshman class who were running for class president found it necessary to litter our campus with an ex- cessive amount of campaign signs. Judging from their ac- tions, these candidates must feel that she or he who has the most signs will win the elec- tion. I do not think that this is true. I usually choose my rep- resentatives based on quality, rather than who has the most creative or largest quantity of campaign signs. During the campaign, I only saw one flier that outlined the goals the can- didate would work toward if elected. All the rest could be deemed witty, cute, funny or just plain inane. Is it really necessary to pollute our cam- pus with such signs over a stu- dent association election? 1 would also like to dis- cuss the locations the candi- dates chose to post tlieir signs. Our campus is full of bulletin boards and otlier appropriate places to display notifications of campus events. The candi- dates made full use of tliese facilities, yet they still found it necessary to post signs on trees and with staples no less! Trees are living organisms which are essential to the maintenance of the earth's ecological balance. The can- didates have abused these trees and their audacity appalls me. To make the situation even more disconcerting, another member of the Oglethorpe community printed signs to educate the candidates about the detrimental effects in- flicted upon trees by staples. After several days, none of the candidates had taken action to remedy the situation. One can- didate did do as tlie note sug- gested (to use tape) , but the already present staples were not removed. Tlie main problem tliat I have witli tlie campaign tac- tics of the freslunen is their lack of respect for our campus and tlie environment in gen- eral. Oglethorpe has a beauti- ful campus, and I would like for this beauty to remain intact. I truly cherish the existing natural habitat for squirrels, birds, and various singing in- sects that is lacking at the con- crete campuses of our neigh- boring institutions. The election has since passed in the time between my writing this editorial and its publication. I certainly hope that by this date the candidates have cleaned up after them- selves, includingthe means by which they attached their signs to tlie trees. In closing, I would like to congratulate the winner. I urge you to remember what you set out to accomplish when you fust decided to run for office and that you follow through to really get things done. I am sure that if you channel the same energy you put into your signs into more productive endeavors, you will have no trouble in succeeding. The Stormy Petrel is Oglethorpe University's student newspaper. The comments and opin- ions in the articles are the opinions of the writ- ers and not necessarily those of the university. The Stormy Petrel welcomes Letters to the Editor and other articles anyone wishes to pub- lish. Please send all letters or articles to The Stormy Petrel, 3000 Woodrow Way, Box 450, Atlanta, GA 30319. Pages November 11, 1994 FEATURES Financing and planning international studies By Maria Johnson Features Editor An exciting opportu- nity for Oglethorpe students to fmance study abroad has just been announced: the Na- tional Security Education Pro- gram. Last year, the United States government began this new program to provide American undergraduates with the resources and encour- agement they need to acquire skills and experience in less commonly studied languages and cultures. The National Security Education Program has four principle objectives: (1) Build a base of fu- ture leaders with international experience, (2) Equip Americans with an understanding of less commonly taught languages and cultures, (3) Develop a group of professionals with less tradi- tional kno\Yledge who can help the US make sound deci- sions, and (4) hicrease the number of faculty who can educate US citizens toward achieving these goals. Any student can apply to participate in the NSEP as long as she or he is an Ameri- can citizen. There are no specific requirements except those set by the program the student chooses to participate in which can be any study abroad program outside of western Europe, Canada, New Zealand, or Australia. Another interesting as- pect of this new program is that it desires participation by stu- dents majoring in areas that do not commonly involve study abroad, such as the sciences, education, and business. "Thousands of international students come to the United States to study science," said Dr Jay Lutz, Oglethorpe's campus representative for the program, "but very few Americans go abroad to do the same. Interacting with other cultures is integral for achiev- ing success in the sciences. In today's world, you need to be international." Last year, the most popular regions studied were Japan, Russia, China, and Mexico (in tliat order). Tliere- fore, Oglethorpe's own ex- change program with Seigakuin University in Saitama-Tokyo, would be an excellent place to use this scholarship. Students can study language at Seigakuin for a summer, a semester, or for a full year. Also, Oglethorpe has an exchange program with the Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aries, Argentina and the Universidad del Salvador, also in Buenos Aries. (This exchange re- Spanish.) Both Japanese and Latin American cultures are less conunoiily studied, and would therefore fulfill the re- quirements of the scholarship. A graduate fellowship for study abroad is also available for seniors applying to gradu- ate school in tlie fields of area studies or language. The campus selection committee is composed of seven Oglethorpe faculty members: Pamela Beaird, Anthony Caprio, Robin LeBlanc, Alexander Martin, Viviana Plotnik, Phil Zinsmeister, and Jay Lutz. Each of tliese faculty has a particular area in which they could assist students wish- ing to apply for tliis Scholar- quires an Intermediate level in ship. Dr Martin would be help- ful to those students studying Russian culture. Dr. LeBlanc to those studying Japanese, Dr. Plotnik could assist with stu- dents studying Spanish, Dr. Lutz could assist with students studying French, and Dr. Zinsmeister could counsel stu- dents desiring to go to Latin America since he spent his sab- batical in Belize last year. The application involves two essays, one discussing your study abroad rationale (your specific objectives, how this program relates to your career goals) and another discussing the specific pro- gram you will be pursuing (your proposed course of study, how regional cultural activities are integrated in to this program). Winners will be notified in late April '95. Last year 1800 students applied and 300 won scholarships. This year the competition will probably be more keen, but the odds are still very good, espe- cially if the applicant's major is one which doesn't typically study abroad. International study brings fresh perspectives to economic, political and social issues and also opens a world of new experiences and op- tions. Contact Dr. Lutz in Hearst 307 (messages: 364- 8377) for more information about the National Security Education Program he will be glad to assist you in any questions you may have. Japanese student studies abroad By Maria Jolinson Features Editor Unlike most American undergraduates, Noriko Murata did not come to college the year after graduating from high school. Studying in America was a dream for her, and now it has finally become reality. She was bom in Ibaragi, a small town in northern Ja- pan, but she and her family moved frequently. They moved to Tokyo, and Noriko stayed there tliroughout high school and junior college. She majored in English in her Jun- ior College, and was a mem- ber of the English-speaking Society there. After graduating from her junior college, Noriko got a job working for the Secre- tariat of the House of Repre- sentatives in Japan. She was secretary to the Director of General Affairs and worked with personnel and accounting projects. In her office there was a glass window that the maintenance cleaned, but in her opinion they really didn't clean it well enough, so one day her boss left the office and she decided to clean it herself Noriko had to wear a skirt and higli heels to work, of course, but tills didn't stop her from climbing on top of the desk and the fan to scrub the window. Her boss had forgotten some- thing and he came back, only to see his secretary standing "IP |$IOFFANY[|eVGRYSINGL& ! USGDCD !! CD $11.97 Good tin any USED CD in stock not already on sale. Reg over $6. Expires December 9, 1994 OR LESS I II II II 1 1 Excludes Imports, Special Editions, 24k I Save at Atlanta's best place to buy new and used CDs! Atlanta CD COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO 4060 Peachtree Rd. (Brookhaven), 239-0429. Open Mon.-Sat.: 10ain-9pm, Sun.: 12pm-6pni on top of her desk scrubbing the window. All he said was "I'm sorry!" Soon Noriko was trans- ferred to the Foreign Affairs Department of the House of Representatives, where she had always wanted to work. She helped with relations with foreign parliaments by making appointments and reservations for important foreign guests, such as Yacovrev, the right arm of Gorbachev. Yacovrev was known as "the brain" of the communist party. Noriko would take the foreign guests to the countryside, and show tliem tlie beautiftil areas of Ja- pan. She also helped prepare the Japanese Congress (secu- rity, setup) for important for- eign speakers such as Nelson Mandela, Gorbachev, and the Korean president. She began to make preparations to come to America. Making the decision to come was very difficult, be- cause she loved her job. She considered which she would regret more, losing her job, or never knowing what it would have been like to fulfill her dream of living in America. She quit her job and came to Ogletliorpe. How does she feel about it? "I 'm sure I made the right choice," she said. November 11, 1994 FEATURES Page 9 Insider's guide to study abroad help, programs By Kristiane Pedersen Staff Young strange faces. Shy smiles. Quick glances. You did it, you took the deci- sion and went abroad. Finally you are there at a university in France or, maybe, Japan. You are excited. This is the result of months of preparation, of worries, and of joys. In a split second you re- call the faces of your family and friends. Then you look around. You look at all the people surrounding you you know these people are going to be your friends. You look at the buildings surround- ing you this is going to be your home. You are excited. You know that this year will belong to nobody but you. You are the one to make the best of it. As the Danish writer H.C. Andersen said : "To travel is to be." Every single year stu- dents all over the world pull up their roots and take off. Desti- nations and reasons for going are as various as flavors of ice cream, but the students have one thing in common: they take off with an open heart. And what tliey get in return is a unique experience which they will remember for the rest of their lives. Not only will they have friends all over the world but their studies abroad also mean increased job oppor- tunities. The first question is where and why. Is tlie purpose to study or to work or both? There is no limit; Europe, Soutli America, Asia, Austra- lia, tlie Third World? Oppor- tunities exist anywhere in the world. Pick and choose, then start to investigate. If tlie approach is thor- ough tlie result could end up being very unusual. You might discover possibilities you did not know existed. Dr. Lutz, Oglethorpe's expert in international affairs, gave a good example. A fe- male Oglethorpe student was very interested in going to Ger- many even tliougli she did not speak much Gennan. During her research she found the perfect program in Vienna, Austria. Tliis program is a combination of learning Ger- man, experiencing the Aus- trian culture, and traveling to "O "Pin ions. . ._ "HoyN do you feel about non- Oglethorpe students using the 24 hour study room?" By Kim Jones Features Editor "I think it's fine." Kevin Whittington Sophomore "I don't think they should be allowed to when we need it." Shanda Hunter Sophomore "Tlirow 'em out.' Luke Brown Fresluiian "I don 't see why they can't find any place else to study. It's noisy in there as it is. " Joanne Dembicky Freshman "It's our study room, and tliey take our space. Tliey've got tlieir own library." Ashley Sutherland Junior "During midterms and finals it should be regulated because we need these facilities." Paola Barrera Senior several places in Europe. Or if you are a Biology major you can go to Costa Rica and learn about Tropical Biology. Some Third World countries offer a government supported program. Hatf of the time the student lives with a family in an urban area and the other half the student spends in a rural area. During the stay, the student does a re- search paper on a relevant topic. Students at Oglethorpe also have the possibility of participating in an exchange program. Oglethorpe has sev- eral sister schools: one in the Netherlands, two in France, one in Japan, and two in Ar- gentina. This year for the first time an Oglethorpe student spends an entire semester in Japan. Dr. Lutz heads the ex- change program and he will be helpful to anyone whether they want to go just for the summer or for a semester or two as will be the advisors in the history and the political departments. Universities throughout tlie nation have a network of study programs abroad. Bea- ver College offers a wide va- riety of possibilities and so do Syracuse and Boston College. Dr. Lutz carries information on tliem all or he will know how to get it. Another option is the li- brary: Storm Boswick's Guide to the Universities of Europe provides information on tlie specific countries, uni- versities, which courses are offered, tuition, possibilities of scholarships, etc. Similar books on Asia and other loca- tions are available. Getting this far you might think "sounds really good, but how am I going to afford it?" The answer is scholarships. Several organi- zations and schools offer finan- cial support, covering both tu- ition and living expenses. Such scholarships are com- petitive but with some effort it is possible to find them and get them. Rotary International of- fers some scholarships to stu- dents who have finished at least two years at university level. Another possibility is to contact the particular univer- sity or the embassy and fmd out what their policies on in- ternational students are. Some countries like Germany and Denmark do not charge for tuition. Talk with your fiiends and connections; the word of mouth method can be very productive. Remember that the cost of your stay varies a lot de- pending on where and how you decide to go. Being an exchange student reduces the price. Combining your study with work will also help keep your head above water. A summer exchange program can also can be very rewarding. Again there are many opportunities such as the Rotary Summer Exchange Program in which the student spends three weeks in another country with a host family fol- lowed by the student being the host in his/her own home for three weeks. Rotary of Norway offers the Oslo International Sum- mer School Scholarship exclu- sively to Georgia residents . The Summer School is held at the University of Oslo with courses taught in English and trips around the country. The student only pays for a round- trip travel fi-om Atlanta to Oslo and personal expenses. Rotary of Germany has a similar full- year program. One last bit of advice before you take off: when you are sitting there at your desk, buried in brochures with tempting offers, go talk with Dr. Lutz or a student u4io has participated in the program you are interested ia If you do not know anyone, ask. Not only can the person give you tons of information on how the experience was, how to deal with certain dilemmas, and what to be aware of, but the person might also be able to help you on the very delicate money matter. Page 10 FEATURES November 11, 1994 By Maria Johnson Features Edhor Opening a new adult fantasy store keeps OU student Michael Morrison busy, to say the least. 'Now I know why my parents didn'tjust give me everything when I was younger," he said' 'I've learned what the real business world is like." In Michael's opinion, one of the best opportunities of the real business world is the adult entertainment industry. "Look at the margin of profit, it's 300%... Compare it to gro- cery stores which operate on a 3%prDfit margin." His parents owned a pornography busi- ness, and in 1982, when VCR's and videotapes were invented, the business became very successful. Micliael knew that he also wanted to go into busi- ness, but first, Michael chose to actually practice business, and he got a regular job. "I was led on by all of the get rich quick schemes of the 80's," he said "you know, 'greed is good,' the movie Wall Street..." Michael knew he needed to make a change, so he got a new job and decided to return to college. Now a Senior, Mike is ready to move on to practic- ing business agaia On Decem- ber 15th, he will open his new adult fantasy store, 9 1/2 Weeks, Iik. Situated in a prime location in midtown, (in the lot next to the old Margaret Mitchell house), this store will be the first of its kind in At- lanta- no other store exclu- sively caters to pornography. "We're redefming the mar- ket," he said. Michael expects to have legal problems with tlie Obscenity Statute, Georgia code 14, but his opinion is that tliis business should be legal, and the supreme court should address the issue: "With all the new sexual diseases and problems in the world, we have to face the is- sue of safe sex, "says Mike. Amid all of these busi- ness dealings, Michael is also planning to attend law school. Search for more vegetarian cuisine By Kim Jones Features Editor My second adventure on my look-out for vegetarian cuisine was Lettuce Surprise You. If you take a right out of Oglethoipe and a left onto to North Druid Hills, Lettuce Surprise You is on tlie riglit in Loeliman's Plaza. Tlie restau- rant is set up buffet style with a most awesome salad bar at the front entrance. After fill- ing your salad plate with let- tuce, cheeses, peppers, mush- rooms and a plethora of pasta salads, a nice and smiley little lady greets you at the cash reg- ister ready and willing to take your money. With the awe- some little invention of a Stu- dent Advantage Card, you get a dollar oft" of your meal, and spend a total of seven dollars for all you can eat. (This is the price of dinner Lunch is even more of a steal.) Lettuce Surprise You serves little as far as meat is concerned, but just as little as far as protein, and should not be confused with a vegetarian restaurant, which would pro- vide many different meat sub- stitutes. Lettuce Surprise You Is organized into little booths offering various forms of side dishes. Tliese side dishes in- clude a pasta bar with two kinds of pasta cooked while you wait. Next to the pasta bar is a soup and baked potato bar with four different kinds of soup including Caribbean clam chowder, bacon soup and cheese soup. There are many different toppings available for your baked potato including real butter. (Cheese soup on top of your baked potato is pretlytasty.) Next to the soup/ potato bar is a little area where you can find different muffins and breads. To me. Lettuce Surprise You is famous for their chocolate chip mufTins, which are moist and delicious. Fruits, including bananas, apples, pears, and oranges are available for your consump- tion as well. Careers presents speakers By Katherine Nobles and Jemiifer Chiafolo Staff To help seniors pre- pare for upcoming career fairs and job searches, workshops are scheduled. Don't be intimidated by coming face to face with a room full of employers. Tliey are there to give you informa- tion informally and it is a rare opportunity for the job seeker to network, to decide if there is interest in an organization, and to find out how to arrange an interview in the future. There are two great career fa irs coming up so dont miss this chance to get ready to make the most of them! Career Opportuni- ties'94: Friday, November 18, 1994 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. This is a Career Fair co- sponsored by Oglethorpe for juniors and seniors at the Georgia International Conven- tion Center. 11:00 -4:00, Employ- ers' Forum Network, gather job info from over 50 employ- ers (P.S. door prizes too!) 11:00- 12:00, "How to Market Yourself in a Tight Economy" the best advice you ' 1 1 ever get about what em- ployers really want. 1:30 -2:15, "Job Net- working Made Easy" you'll learn the #1 job search skill from an Atlanta author/expert. Careers '95: The Nation's #1 College Recruit- ment Conferences will be in Atlanta January 1 7; however, to qualify to attend, an updated resume and cover letter indi- cating career interests and geo- graphical location preferences should be submitted by No- vember 22 to: Careers '95 At- lanta, Dept. ATL, P.O. Box 840, North Haven, CT 06473- 0840. Pick up brochures in Career Services for more infor- mation. Graduate School Test Dates: MCAT April, 1995 GMAT January 21, 1995 deadline December 16 Forms are in tlie Registrar's Office. Along with these little bars, the beverage bar includes sweet and unsweetened teas as well as sodas, with free refills available. Mineral water, fivit spritzers and flavored waters, however, you must buy by the bottle. Bussers frequent the tables picking up dirty dishes so not as to leave you with 20 plates, making you appear piggy- Lettuce Surprise You is not a vegetarian restaurant, like I said before, but a place which provides many items for vegetarians. The atmosphere was a little cold with tables pushed close together, and a lot of people. It was rather loud and reminded very much of our cafeteria. The salad bar is 10 times as big, and there are more soups, two kinds of pasta instead of just one, but the trays are the same, the fruit the same, and the atmosphere the same. It is not a romantic, first-date kind of out-to-dinner place, and for this kind of situ- ation, you should go some- where else. It is not outra- geously expensive, however, and may be ideal for a group of people or just the girls go- ing out to eat, just to get away from the O.U. Cafe. VICTIMS OF CRIME -7MJffZ2CV' EEHlAEISABOEia \ # 1-305-537-3617 N9"> (24 HDOB HBCCTOPC) B EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FREE! I NO CREDIT REQUIRED NO CREDIT CARD NEEDHD November 11, 1994 FEATURES Page 11 Rafter thrilled at conquering Nantahala River A moving account of man's battle for survival on the water By Patrick Floyd Staff Call Me Nantahala. The river does strange things to a man. It unlocks hid- den potentials. It shatters pre- tension. It can tell you who you are, and it can tell you who you aren't. The nine of us embarked on an interstate excursion to test ourselves on the Nantahala River. All action is motivated either by fear or love, and I believe the former was respon- sible for this action. We feared the cold. It was late in the rafting season, and the Nantaliala is rumored to be colder tlian it should be. I don't how know if it truly is colder than it should be, or how cold it should be for tliat matter, but we're talking about fear here, not thennometers. The suggestion of an excessive heat deficiency was enougli to make us wonder Our fear of the cold was a part of a larger fear. We feared that we had lost our most basic human instincts between the cushions of the couch that is Society. None of us gathered or hunted our own food. We did not build our own shelter or make our own clotlies. It was Man against Nature. If we could conquer the mighty Nantahala, we could convince ourselves that we had some semblance of a survival instinct, however dor- mant it miglit be. I didn't know Zack too well before the trip. I'd hung out with him a little. He seemed cool. I didn't know much about him. When tlie time came to choose a captain for our boat, we agreed on Zack. I had no reason to doubt him, but, without knowing him, I could not wholly trust him either. Zack accepted the cap- tainship casually, or so he would have had us believe. He acted like it was no big deal. Zack seemed calm, too calm. I began to question Zack's composure. We were about to face tlie miglity Nantaliala, tlie river tliat reduced men to bo^'s, rumbling too. He continued his instruction. "Riglit forward.. . let's try to stay to tlie left of that rock" The rumble became the unforgiving Nantahala raged around us. Tlie drastic change in the river could have been ex- pected; the change in Zack could not have been foreseen. Taking on the river women to girls, Dockers to just pants, and he was to be our leader How could he seem so nonchalant? He had every rea- son to be very chalant. We boarded our vessel. We embarked on what was scheduled to be a tliree-hour tour a tliree-hour tour. Zack remained reserved. He issued his paddling instructions as polite suggestions. "All forward left back... riglit forward . . drift " We followed Zack's in- structions the same way he gave them, cabnly. Tlieniiglity Nantahala did not bear her teeth at tlie beginning of our trip. It was quiet, .loo quiet. As I paddled absent- mindedly, I began lo take in tJie scenery. Tlie trees were just starting to change colors. Tlie sky was blue. The air was fresli. Tlie water was cliilly, but it wasn't too bad. I heard a rumbling in the distance. I was ill the front of the boat. Zack was seated in the rear. I looked back at Zack. I couldn't tell if he heard the more and more distinct. I am not sure if I was tlie first to hear it, but 1 was sure I wasn't tlie only one any more. We were approaching our first real rap- ids. Zack's began to deliver his directives with a little more force. "All forward the left side is slacking. . . all for- ward " We could now see tlie while-crested waves ahead of us. We tried lo brace ourselves. 1 suspected that regardless of how we tried to negotiate tlie rapid we would ultimately be at the mercy of the mighty, iiiiglily Nantahala. "Hard left watch that tree limb... not there, the current's too swift... paddle harder!" Tlie river was crashing in on us from all sides. Our attempts to steer clear of ob- stacles were largely unsuocess- ful. The rocky shores were unwelcoming. Rocks rammed us. Tree branches whacked and scraped us. All the while Zack had become a little more assertive as we came closer to the first rapid. The river had demanded that from him, but now in the midst of the first truly violent stretch of water, Zack was unrecognizable. Where before had sat a cool- headed instructor, now sat a command-barking, monoma- niacal tyrant. "Aargh, matees!.. . hard to starboard put your backs into it lassies II not have the wicked Lady Nantahala claim this ship!" Mild-mannered Zack now struck fear in all of our hearts. I paddled as if my life depended on it. I did not fear death at the hands of Nantahala nearly as much as I feared the wrath of Captain Zack. Our oars and our arms were pushed to their limits, but we made it through the rapid. As we strained to catch our breath in the calm that fol- lowed, I was tempted to look back at Captain Zack, but 1 didn't dare. I didn't even look up when his peg-leg came down on my pinkie toe as he nailed a gold doubloon to the mast of our inflatable raft; my foot was mostly numb from the cold anyway. I didn't look back at Captain Zack the rest of our voyage. Under Captain Zack's heavy hand we successfully navigated the untamed Nantahala. We challenged rapid after rapid until, finally, we found ourselves shaking- off cold, damp life jackets on dry land, and heading back to our cars. After making our way through the marrow of Mother Nature's majesty and mystery, we managed to get lost on the carride home. Cap- tain Zack was not driving, but he was holding the map. After we had been driv- ing around for about a half- hour without knowing where we were going, I mustered the courage to question Captain Zack about his knowledge of where we were. He was not nearly as threatening riding in the passenger seat of a Blazer on an asphalt highway as he had been at the helm of our raft on the wild and merciless Nantahala. "Cap. .. Zack do you know where we are? Do you know where we're headed?" Zack ignored my inquiries. I don't know what made me accept his tyrannical rule at sea, but now we were all riding home, and we were all lost. I had had enough. "Zack, I don't care what happened today. If we're lost, we're lost. You can't control everything. Some times Man has to accept his inability to master his surroundings. Why don't we stop and ask for di- rections?" Captain Zack was silent Slowly he reached his neck around to look into the back seat. He stared me dead in the eye, a Grinch-like grin stretched across his face. "I'd smote the sun." Page 12 November 11, 1994 OR GANIZA TIONS ECOS. By Miriam Whaley Special to The Stormy Petrel Many members of the Oglethorpe community may not be aware that an environ- mental group exists on cam- pus, but Environmentally Concerned Oglethorpe Stu- dents (ECOS) plans to change this during the school year. ECOS, a group that was active OSA By Kelly Holland Staff in past years, is making a strong comeback with many new ideas for raising environ- mental awareness on campus and beyond. After several productive years which yielded results such as the recycling center behind Emerson Student Cen- ter and a paper-recycling pro- gram, ECOS fizzled out last year after many active mem- bers moved off-campus or graduated. This year interest in the club was renewed by upperclassmen and new stu- dents. Freshman Alyssa Curabba and Luke Brown ac- cepted tlie challenge of getting the club back on its feet. The first event ECOS sponsored this year, which co- incided with a visit from a Greenpeace representative. Greetings from the wonderfiil world of OSA and welcome to the newest mem- ber of Oglethorpe's student government, Kim Kuni. Kim was elected freshman class president after a close run-off with fellow freshman David Carroll. Congratulations, Kim! Freshman senate elec- tions were held October 10-11, and winners were Christina Bumham, Laura Butts, David Carroll, and Shannon Hutcheson. Congratulations and welcome aboard. One of the biggest con- cerns that OU students have expressed to their representa- tives is the quality and overall appeal of the food served in Uie dining hall. OSA is looking into a few food service com- panies who may be interested into coming onto campus. This is an issue that will take time and careful tliouglil be- fore a decision is reached so until that time, be patient and keep eating that red sauce and those baked taters. Parking is always an is- sue and it seems that it will continue to be so until an ap- propriate solution can be reached. Cost is a major fac- tor in this situation and the administration is a bit hesitant about putting fortli such large sums of money. Let's keep our fingers crossed, though! I en- courage all who have experi- enced tliis hassle first hand (as well as those who have heard horror stories) to let the admin- istrators know your concern. You may even wish to let your parents know wliat 's going on; their involvement may be a key in solving this incredible problem. That's all for now ... re- member to keep an eye out for OSA news in each issue oiThe Stormy Petrel. Organizations' top ten Top ten reasons why your organization should submit articles to The Stormy Petrel: 10. Heck, why not??! 9. Your organization is important to this campus and its students. 8. If you don't write something, I will (and don't forget I am a Math major, I'm not supposed to be able to write anything but ax + by = c and other stupid formulas). 7. Because if you dont write sometliing, this page will be cut and I will be out of an editor's position. 6. It's free advertising! 5. Organizations make up the body of activities on campus excluding tlie greek fimctions. 4. Organizations should be seen and heard. 3. Saves a lot of trash, paper waste and effort Rather than putting up a million flyers hoping to attract attention to your event, one article can do the trick. 2. Money fund-raisers work better when people know about tliem. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone goes to the dining hall and sees what is going on outside of there. 1. Because all organizations need new members to keep them going, and people don't join if they don't know about the group. First appoint someone in your organization who knows what you are doing to write some- thing every three weeks, or even monthly. Second, see that the person actually puts something down on paper. Third, turn that paper in to Uie Stormy Petrel office on the little hallway by the mailboxes. It's really that simple. So try it; you'll like it Kim Wilkes Organizations Editor was Cup Amnesty Days, an attempt to cut back on the number of cups being used in the dining hall. Students were encouraged to return "bor- rowed" cups to the dining hall in order to receive discounts on ECOS tumblers that were for sale. The club's future plans include working to get Styrofoam eliminated from the dining hall and organizing regular campus cleanup days. Club members want to explore the feasibility of adding a cam- pus-wide aluminum and paper recycling program and are looking into adopting a stretch of highway with the Georgia Adopt-A-Highway program. ECOS meets Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in the small dining room. BSC By Catherine Wolfe Staff Monday. October 3 at 7 p.m., the Black Student Cau- cus held its second meeting of the academic year President Stephanie Carouthers officially opened the meeting by suggest- ing a prayer, which vice president Demetria Coleman led. After the prayer, Carouthers introduced the advisor to BSC, Bernard Potts. Potts said that he looks forward to being an integral part in the BSC this year and extended his services and help to all BSC members. Carouthers continued the meeting by mentioning upcom- ing events such as October and November birthdays celebrated. Other upcoming events include a BSC Thanksgiving Dinner November 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Future meetings will be an- nounced at a later date. Rotaract. By Kimberly Wilkes Organizations Editor It seems like every or- ganization on campus that has died in past years is now com- ing back to life, and not to be left out of the rebirth, Rotaract is coming back strong. On Friday the 1 4th, we did a university-wide clean up effort. Especially after the fresliman elections, we would have liked to have done more, but fewer people showed up than we would have liked. Hopefully next time will be better! On Friday the 21st we got together to bake some cookies for the residents of Briarwood Nursing Home. We went there on Saturday morning, from about 10:15 until 12:15 to play some BINGO! The residents are known to be real fanatics over the game and love to have people come and play. Finally for this month, we will went Trick-or-Treat- ing for the Poor On Hallow- een we got dressed up and went to a neighborhood to col- lect canned food and other things for the poor It's the best of both worlds, getting dressed up and running around at night as well as helping those in need. If any of these projects sound like to fiin to you, please give me (Kimberly 646) or Claudio (566) a call. We would love to tell you more about it and to have you come with us. And if you would like to be involved with Rotaract but can't make the meetings, this is the way to do it! By the way, our meet- ings are on every other Wednesday in the OSA room across from the mailboxes. Come to the meetings and fmd out what Rotaract is all about Anyone interested is welcome, we'd love ta have ya! November 11, 1994 Page 13 GREEKS ASO. By Jason Thomas Delta Sigma Phi Intramural footbaU is finally over. Now we are look- ing forward to volleyball with the expectations that we wont blow it After sitting on the field after the finals in football we went through all of the "what ifs." But, it's over now, so with a positive attitude and Ecton on our side we head diligently into intramural volleyball, although no one has a clue which team they are oa Besides that, we're just busy doing other stufi'. Our pledges are throwing their annual Pledge Party on November , 1994. So everybody be there. And if you havent yet heard they are raising money by making the "Men of OU Calender." Donl ask me, ask Kevin. We did our nifty little philanthropy mission again as we participate in Trick or Treating For Canned Goods. Thanks to Micah and Julie for getting that organized. This past weekend was our pledge retreat. I'm sure we all had fun and no one died. So we still have all of the pledges, right now. Other then that, all of us are pretty much busy studying or sleeping or frolicking with the pledges. To Dan; The lady was actually really hot. And To Alan: next time we bring Eric. Until next time.... XQ Stephanie Maruiis Chi Omega Ok, brand me on the forehead with a big fat L for loser. I forgot to thank Chi Phi for our awesome bid day party. But better late than never. Thanks, guys! We love ya! As for other party news, we had a great time with the Sigmas and our dates at the Panhellenic formal. The pledges were formally in- troduced, and the Panhellenic induction was finally held. And by the way, what was this stuff about being too loud? Everyone knows that it's not the sorority parties that are loud. Our big sis/little sis revelation was held Tuesday. The cer- emony was beautiful, and everyone was excited (and hopefijlly surprised) to fmd out who her big sister is. We're all looking forward to lots of good times with our little sisters. And speaking of our pledges, thanks to everyone who sup- ported their Halloweenie gram fiind-raiser . Hope you enjoyed all of your candy and messages. And that's about all for now. EAE The brothers ofihe Georgia Eta chapter of SAE would like to start this week by congratulating our two newest broth- ers. Ray Ingram and Tharius Sumter were initiated October 1 . We all celebrated this occasion with anotlier kick @$$ party. Congratulations also to our newest pledge, Holden Huges, who accepted his wildcat bid. Unfortunately we were unable lo put a party together in Holden 's honor, but we are working on it. The 23rd annual Boxer Rebellion will be Saturday, No- vember 5. We also re-establish the Thursday night party tradi- tion with a pre-Boxer celebration November 3rd. We are also active with philathropy this semester. On Oc- tober 29 we helped with Race for the Cure, benefiting breast cancer research. November Jth we will have our annual Walk- to-Macon. The proceeds from this year's walk will go to the St. Jude's Foundation for cancer research. Once again SAE has claimed the intramural football title. We were seeded second in the tournament, looking to meet the number one seed in the championship. However, Delta Sigma Phi ousted Kappa Alpha before they reached the fmal. Perhaps had tliey not been busy with other things the night before (say, tarring and feathering our lion - really original, huh,) they might have been more prepared. In the championship game, we rallied to defeat Delta Sig 27-26 in a hard-fought, well-played game. Until next time, try washing a motorcycle, it's fun ... I promise. KA. By John Kniglit Kappa Alpha Kappa Alpha, Oglethorpe's resident old South frater- nity, held its pledge retreat a few weeks ago in a secluded and "Deliverancish" town in Soutli Georgia. The retreat was a time for pledges and brotliers to bond. Several of life's valuable les- sons were learned, such as the universal importance of bread and tlie joy of river travel. Since tlie return to Atlanta, the KA football team has been rather busy acquiring a record of three wins and one loss. In the first game against SAE, KA triumphed by a score of 13-12. Jayme Sellards and Andy Travis each scored a touchdown. The next game against Chi Phi featured a tight first half, inspiring half-time speeches from Jayme and Kevin, and an 1 8-6 score by game's end. Jayme Sellards had two touchdowns and Andy Travis had one. In tlie following game, against Delta Sig II, the KA team was composed almost entirely of pledges (Andy Travis was tlie only brother). In the end Delta Sig II was on top of the scoring bracket. The following Sunday's game against Delta Sig I brouglit different results as KA won by a score of 24-14. Andy Travis threw for four touchdowns. To wrap up the season, KA brought home solid victories against Tri-Lambda and Natu- ral Disaster. Rock on. xo. By Jason Reese Chi Phi Hello there, and welcome to another action-packed segment from Chi Phi. To start off, congratulations go out to our four wildcat pledges. Josh Egnew, Sean Wessling, Jeff Farge, and Luke Brown have now become the newest members of our 1994 pledge class. The only thing we have to watch out for is leaving all eleven pledges in a room together without adult su- pervision a sure formula for destruction and chaos, as we've already found out. The Chi Phi "Tool Of The Week" goes to Aric Kline. For some reason Aric thought it would be fun to run for the position of IFC Vice-President. Before he realized what he had done, he was voted in. Well Aric, good luck and remember that we're all pullin' for ya at tlie station. To end tilings up, I would like to remind everyone that Chi Phi's annual Halloween Party will be Friday, October 28. Cos- tumes will be required, so start thinking of something you can throw together for the party. The Halloween Party is going to be elaborate and full of surprises, so be ready! That's all for now, kiddies. (GreekSpeak) ByColeMaddox Gredc Editor Well the semester is almost over, Chi Phi has al- ready had its Halloween party, and I am still trying to quit smoking. I would like to lake this moment and ask all of you to be patient with those of us who are trying to quit smcJc- ing. It has come to my atten- tion that quite a few people are trying to quit Just remember, our smoking is hazardous to our health as is bugging us when we are trying to quit smoking. Nothing is more dangerous than a smoker who has gone without a cigarette for two days, so please be pa- tient with our mood swings, and don't talce offense to ev- erything we may say. It's not us, it's just the lack of nicotine talking. On a sUghtly different note, a lot of people have been saying Aat the social life of Greeks is not the same that it was when we all lived off cam- pus. Is this because we now live in fear of Security? Surely not Is it because our bouses are so small? Well, I have seen some huge parties in the old Delta Sig house as well as the old KA house, so I dont think house size really mattets. So v^iat is the problem? Have we all become bo concerned with studying and getting a good job that we have lost sight of what the weekends are for? Have we become so scared of Dean Moore that we no longer wash to cross his path? There is an answer out there some- y/bere, I just hope someone finds it soon. Well, good luck to all the pledges, watch out for new non-smokers and have fun this weekend for a change. Page 14 November 11, 1994 ENTER TAINMENT. Adam and Anthony's CD Courtroom By Adam Corder and Anthony Wilson Staff AC: Aww, yeah ... we in "da house." Adam and An- thony are here again to keep you abreast of the freshest in compact disc releases. We be- gin this week's musical expe- dition with Toad the Wet Sprocket's latest release, Dulcinea. AW: This was pretty cool. Can I have it? AC: Uh... no. Yes, indeed this was a quality production from these damp amphibians. The single I had heard on the ra- dio, "Fall Down," was excel- lent, and the rest of the album offered a virtual smorgasbord of musical goodness. AW: Well stated. I was actu- ally surprised that a band boasting a guitarist reminis- cent of Grizzly Adams and a drummer who look like an extra from 'Time Bandits" can actually rock. "Woodbuming" for example, is all tliat and a cup of Joe, if I may employ a colloquialism. AC: I hereby permit said col- loquialism. The album has a nifty blend of hard hitting gui- tar chords and soothing ro- mantic numbers, with no rhyme or reason to them which I find refreshing. What else can I say ... everyone is gay? AW: Peace on that, ace. This album represents a definite step in this band's musical Cafe Diem serves up food for thought By Jeremy Jeflfra Staff A night with atmo- sphere, great food, and medio- cre poetry. That is Cafe Diem in a nutshell. The small bistro, located at 640 N. Highland Avenue, is the epitome of a pretentious coffee house. Tliis quaint restaurant has become a rather popular spot for beat- niks and lovers of fine cuisine, and deservedly so. It is a great experience for the beginning of a night on the town. The atmosphere of Cafe Diem is very close and per- sonal, one can say. In approxi- mately 2000 square feet, there are at least 40 tables jammed up against one another, creat- ing an effect that is intimate, if not comfortable. This does not seem to be a problem, tliougli, considering that is the inten- tion. There are, however, flaws in its setup. The noise is so loud, one must scream into a megaphone to have a discus- sion across the table. The other inconvenience are the bath- rooms. On the night I went there were at least 250 people. Their bathrooms, two of them, only hold one person at a time, unless you don't mind doing your business while someone is fixing up their hair three inches away from you. It was a problem on the night that I went and, deducing that it is a popular site, is probably an obstacle every night Any inconvenience that might be had over the build- ing itself is made trivial by tlie menu. It is fantastic. The cof- fee is exquisite, ranging from plain black to whipped-topped Mochaccino. The dinner en- trees are neM best tiling to heaven. Tlie salads taste like the vegetables were just picked, and the dressing is su- perb. And their croissants? Well, I'll answer that by say- ing that I ordered six of lliem by the end of the night. Believe me when I say this is no McDonalds, and to top it all off, Cafe Diem is not ridicu- lously priced. It costs more than Two Pesos, but you don't need to be Rockefeller to en- joy a fiill dinner Then, for a pleasant cap to your dinner experience. Cafe Diem hosts a poetry read- ing on several niglits, where people who think they are blessed with tlie poetic fire can read their material. Altliougli not everyone is a consummate wxiler, there is an entertaining quirkiness about listening to tliem perfonn tlieir work. Of course, some of tlie literature is surprisingly exceptional and makes it all worth while. Un- fortunately, the reading is pre- sented outside of the cafe, and the drones of motorcycles and buses drown out many of the readers. Cafe Diem is a place for someone who, when they re- fer to a dining experience, wants more than just food. Tliey want to be entertained and satisfied. Fortunately for them, this place caters to that design quite well, despite its few defects. Enjoy. Phantom lives up to hype By Adam Kearney Copy Editor When I entered the Fox Theater for the opening niglit of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, my expectations were higli. I had seen one production of the show before and heard the music so many times I could recite tlie libretto. Having heard tliat the cast of this production had voices to outdo Michael Crawford and Sarali Briglitman of the original London cast, I was restless with an- ticipation. I was not disappointed. Tlie task of reviewing a show like Phan- tom is arduous. As the liglits dim and chande- lier rises, tlie audience is carried into a differ- ent world, one of subterranean melodies and darkness. Tlie show absorbs the attention of its patrons with a spectacular blend of higli-lech special effects, elaborate settings and costumes, and music which is sometimes beautiful and sometimes chilling. When the chandelier crashes into the stage and tlie first act ends, re- turning to reality is a shock. Lloyd Webber and lyricist Charles Hart based their musical on the 19 II novel Le Fantome de I 'Opera by Gaston Leroux. The story's haunting combination of mystery, ro- mance, and horror adds to the hypnotic effect of the show. Tlie character of the Phantom is a disfigured savant, shunned by society, who lives beneath the Paris Opera House. A chorus girl, Christine Daae, captures his attention and at- tracts his affection. The central conflict appears when Christine is torn between the Phantom and Raoul, the Vioomte de Chagny, an old friend who seeks her love. Tlie interweaving of spectacle, suspense, and shock make Phantom much more than a simple love story. Rick Hilsabeck does an excellent job in playing the role of the Pliantom, from the se- ductive tones of "The Music of the Night" to the anguished sobs of "All I Ask of You" to the menacing demands of "Past the Point of No Return." Sarah Pfisterer shows off her wide vo- cal range and beautiful voice in the challenging role of Christine. Nat Chandler plays the part of Raoul. The show is playing at the Fox through November 5. As the last notes were fading, 1 found myself once again moved to my feet to applaud the majesty of tliis show. Some themes and mes- sages seem to be timeless; the idea behind Phan- tom is one of them. Lloyd Webber captures this in his music. Eight years after its debut, the show continues to sell out everywhere it plays. It has become a sort of cultural phenomenon that cap- tivates audiences into returning again and again. Phantom is more than a musical; it is an experi- ence, beautiful and breathtaking. growth. Their more traditional fare is as evocative as ever, and with this album they expand with a couple of credible stabs at real rock and roll. Bass in my face. AC: The cuts, "Something's Always Wrong" and the afore- mentioned tracks rise to the top of this set Thumbs up all di- rections. Our next album this issue is the latest effort from The Cranberries, No Need to Argue. This is an album that I really enjoyed, but I'm go- ing to go ahead and say that I bet many of y'all shall not AW: I, for example, did not The Cranberries utterly repeat themselves on this album, with the misleading exception of the grunge-favored single, "Zom- bie." this isn't a bad album, I guess; I just would have pre- ferred something a little fresher from the Scots clan. By the way, before we move on, I'd like to clarify my "bass in my face" comment. That was "bass" with a long "a," imply- ing the lower musical register, not "bass" with a siiort "a," which would of course be a large freshwater fish. Apolo- gies. AC: By the way, moron. The Cranberries are Irish. AW: Same thing. AC: The album contains a bi- zarre mix of floating Gaelic vocals by Dolores O'Riordan and sparsely intermixed guitar lines that kept my ears to the speaker. It does get a bit repeti- tive, though. Round about track number 8 1 began to slip into R.E.M. sleep, and I be- lieve I even had a brief dream that contained flashbacks to our review of the Wheezer al- bum. AW: God save you, my son. In any event this is not a CD that I would recommend buy- ing. Tape it from someone who didn't read our review, or from someone foolish enough to disregard it I personally plan to "Jones" it from Corder. AC: OK, then. Once again I see that our time is waning I ike a gibbous moon and we are ... outta here like ice beer. November 11, 1994 Page 15 ENTER TAIN MEN T. Patra reigns as queen of dancehall By Tharius D. Sumter Special to The Stormy Petrel With its quicii dialect and steel drums, reggae has invaded the rap-dominated dance scene. In the ranks of this world music movement are the likes of Shabba Ranks, whose crooning "Mr. Loverman" led the way for other artists to gain crossover appeal. Among them are art- ists like Shaggy (featured on the popular "Sliver" soundtrack). Now the ladies of reggae have found a pio- neering force in Patra. With a sexy style that declares her in- dependence and sensuality, Patra delivers a package of throbbing rhythms that make you want to move some part, any part, of your body. Patra's debut LP "Queen of the Pack" opens with the playfiil "Hardcore". The infectious rise and fall of the keyboards create a mood that captures the frolic of a carnival and the energy of a smoke-filled warehouse club. Forget the fact that you can't understand three-fourths of the lyrics. Even if you can't sing along, the feel and the attitude of Patra's delivery is enougli to have fun with. Lending Patra a hand on "Tliiiik" is fel- low dancehall diva Lyn Collins. Collins, tlie "sultry siren of funk," leads the LP's first release witli an opening reminiscent of a Southern Bap- tist sermon. With a back- ground sampled from Arellia Franklin's I960's hit, Patra's "Think" issues a clear warn- ing against underestimating women. "We're gonna use what we've got to gel what we want," Collins says, and tlie duet let's you know tliey mean business. But don't lliink that Patra is male-bashing. Songs like "Romantic Call," featur- ing female rapper Yo-Yo, and "Sexual Feeling" with R&B heartthrob Christopher Will- iams, let you know tliat there is plenty of room in Patra's life for a man, but only the right man. Packed with enough per- cussion to make your great- grandparents jump up and dance, "Romantic Call" uses a variety of instruments that I've never heard or at least have never heard so power- fijlly used. The new sound sets Patra apart from the deluge of other dance artists. "Sexual Feeling" pulsates with enough primal energy to get any R&B, Bump "n' Grind enthusiast in tlie mood for love. Unfortunately, these steamy songs liave to make up for the likes of "Whining Skill" and "Be Protected," both of which sound a little forced and overprocessed with studio magic. After listening to llie CD several times you still don't know if tlie "whin- ing skill" Patra wails about is a good, bad, or imaginary tiling. "Be Protected" provides the oh-so-typical mid-album attempt to raise social con- sciousness. As the title hints, it's a plug for safe sex. Dur- ing these two attempts Patra loses the fun and the strength that make the other eleven tracks so enjoyable. Even her biggest fans probably won't hesitate to press the "skip" but- ton when they get to this pair. Realistically, the Buckhead nightclub scene probably isn't ready for the "Queen of the Pack's" reign, but she'll undoubtedly find a supportive court in the down- town loft-style dance clubs that have sent countless other art- ists out of the underground and into the mainstream. If power is an aphrodisiac, Patra has enougli power in this debut LP to keep you turned on. With that power, this queen's terri- tory is growing, and more people will soon fmd them- selves dancing at the foot of her throne. Entertainment Grapevine. . . CuLiuxal, and not io cuLtuzaL, ^uanh in and around c/ftlania In keeping with a theme of diversity. Theatre in the Square explores the prickly topic of the abortion issue in its second show of the 1994- 95 season, Jane Martin's award winning "Keely and Du," currently running. This contemporary adult drama runs Tuesdays through Sun- days through November 12. Performances of "Keely and Du" are Tuesday through Sat- urday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $17-23, and group rates are available. There is a four- show package for tlie remain- der of the Theater 's season. Call 422-8369 for reserva- tions and more infonnation. An exhibition of 35 works by coastal Georgia art- ists, presented by the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities As- sociation of Glynn Country, is currently running in the Stale Capitol Gallery. Tlie exhibi- tion, which will run tlirough January 20, 1995, is part of a Georgia Council for the Arts program to showcase Georgia artists. Tlie exliibition, which is located in tlie lobby area of tlie Governor's Office, Room 203, State Capitol, is open to tlie public free of charge Mon- day tlirough Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Formore infor- mation about the exhibit, con- tact GCA Visual Arts Man- ager Richard Waterhouse at 651-7926. The Playmakers present Tina Howe'sMuseum, a "com- edy of absurdities" that deliv- ers a serious message, Thurs- day, November 17 through Saturday, November 19, at 8 p.m. in Lupton Auditorium on campus. Nearly 40 characters, played by 13 actors, go to see the exhibit "The Broken Si- lence" and see more deeply into themselves and each other. Sealing is limited. ^fte toy maimers present l^imiHowe's Museum Tfiursday tfirougfi Saturday 8 -p.m. Lupton Audit orium By Helen Quinones Layout Editor Whip-Smart, the sec- ond major label release from Liz Phair on Atlantic, tirings us more of her singular style. She brings back fflemo* ries of early 1980s new wavv combined with vocals which sound hauntingly like Suzanne \fega. She writes and directs all of her song^ designed the packaging, and plays het own guitar, with some help on a couple of tracks. I have to say I was bored by this album the fu^ time I heard it, with the exception of "Supernova," the second track. It mercifully follows "Chopsticks," a terribly slow, spineless song to be^ an al- bum with. "Chopsticks," along with two other tracks, ramble on without a beat; they seems to wander around look* ing for some saeeching vocals to interrupt the mesmerizing effects. But after a few listenings, the album fits a mood. It's the soundtrack for those days when we wake up at four in the afternoon need- ing a beer. About half the songs are catchy after a few listenings. This album makes a dieery de- parture from the cynicism to- wards men she showed in her first album. Exile in GuyviUe. She takes me back to Missing Persons or A Flock of Seagulls, with Suzanne Vega's vocals. The guitarcomes close to Belly's Star, with its degree of dissonance and distortion. "Support System" would have had me whistling along if I could whistle. "Go West" makes a great driving song, and "Whip-Smart" should have started the album oflj since it's more eye-open- ing than "Chopsticks." She tends to speak (or mumble) rather than sing oa most of her songs, but on a couple of tracks she merits a' cheery "she sings too!" Liz Phair's Whip-Smart is available at Atlanta CD. Page 16 November 11, 1994 ENTER TAINMENT. Pulp Fiction makes a trip into the underworld By Megan McQueen Staff Quentin Tarantino's latest flick. Pulp Fiction, be- gins with two small-time thieves contemplating making the big step from robbing li- quor stores to holding up coffee shops. After acquaint- ing us with Honey Bunny and Pumpkin (played with inno- cent matter-of-factness by Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth), the scene cuts to part- ners Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, who are on their way to retrieve a mysterious black briefcase for their boss, Karsellus Wallace. Vincent and Jules (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, both in rare form) keep up constant fluff banter concerning things like the tenn for a Quarter Pounder in Amsterdam (a Royale with cheese). They retrieve the case, blowing away a few people in the pro- cess. Later that evening, Vincent takes out tlie boss's wife, Mia, because Marcellus has left town and wants Vincent to show her a good time for the night. Tliey end up at Jack Rabbit Siim's, a loud fifties-style diner where Vincent and Mia enter, and win, a dance contest. As the evening progresses, we also get to see Lance, Vincent's drug dealer, and his eccentric, body-pierced wife Jody. The action shifts yet again lliis time to Butch, a young bo.xer whom Marcellus has paid to lose his next match. Butch double crosses him, takes the money, ajid nnis. He plans to leave the country until he re- alizes that his naive French girlfriend, Fabienne, has for- gotten to pack the sacred gold watch he inherited from his father Inunediately we get a flashback of young Butch be- ing told of his fatlier 's death in the war by stoic Captain Koons (played witli tlie perfect lack of emotion by Christopher Walken). Butch wastes no time getting back to his apartment to res- cue the priceless watch. On his way out, however, he just hap- pens to run into Marcellus. Time shifts back to Vincent and Jules, who have just re- Chick's foreign flick pick Uma Thurman and John Travolta Plioto courtesy of Miramax nims By Helen M. Quinones Layout Editor For the rest of you who are broke, bored and blase about new movie releases, there is hope yet. Right here on campus at our very own li- brary, one of the largest collec- tions of laser disks sits on shelves collecting dust. So I began the quest for vintage flicks from the golden age of movie making (there is more to life than Gone With the Wind) and foreign flicks. The library carries a shockingly large selection of at times racy foreign films. For this issue I chose Law of De- sire, by Spain's leading direc- tor, Pedro Almodovar. The film in Spanish with English subtitles. The opening scene, in which two directors supervise a male getting intimate with himself and mirrors for the camera, sent me into previ- ously unattained levels of em- barrassment. This film is un- questionably foreign. Euro- pean standards of decency in movies and television make me blush. As true test of open- mindedness, this movie in- cludes full frontal male nudity, men getting intimate, and to top it off, the only female is a transse.\ual. Tliere is a plot, I prom- ise, altliougli it isnt apparent until the second half . One of the men involved in a love tri- angle is murdered amid a con- fusion of which name goes with which character. This film is a typical example Almodovar 's style, with vivid bleeding reds, glaring yellows and eye-crossing blues. Plenty of women with painfully strong features clijik around in higli heels and cling)' dresses, with huge brightly painted lips. The same unattractive actress from his other films with the enonnous nose and puce eye shadow appeared also. Almodovar loves cast- ing her, and 1 can't blame him; her very presence is comic re- lief A few scenes actually are humorous, after all tliis is a comedy. Some of tlie innu- endo and irony revolving around all of these homo- sex-ual men receives a 5 or 6 on the chuckle factor A one- liner near the beginning scored an 8 on my cackle factor scale, in wiiich a man meets his lover, takes him home and immedi- ately upon their arrival says: "excuse me while I go tlirow up." As for the translation, I can say that the bedroom scenes were translated crudely. I found anything that would fit into the contexl of a bedroom sounded much less sleazy in Spanish; it's a Romance lan- guage after all. And believe me, there was plenty of sleaze. The camera pulls back to grasp the fiill panorama of the scene, as if from tlie ceiling, at times encouraging more tlie- atrics than anything else. A disclaimer at tlie be- ginning warns that the film could be offensive to anyone under eigliteen. I would go so far as to say tliis would be rated NC-17 in America, although if women were featured in full frontal nudity, it would have cleared an R rating. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is the film that made Almodovar famous; it's liglit-years cleaner and funnier than Desire. I would recom- mend Women to anyone and Desire to the truly bored, broke and open-minded. trieved the briefcase, taken a hostage and had a brush with death. Vincent accidentally shoots the hostage, spattering blood all over the place in broad dayliglit, so the two are forced to seek refuge at the house of their suburban friend Jimmie (played by Quentin Tarantino himself in a scene- stealing cameo). Jimmie's wife will return from work shortly so they call The Wolf (a bow-tied Harvey Keitel) who helps them clean tlie car and themselves and has them back on the road in under an hour The final scene ties sev- eral of tlie dangling plot lines togetlier and fuiislies tlie movie witli an uneasy but basically happy ending. Tliis movie is composed of lots of seemingly disjointed scenes sewn together by a few cross-over characters. Al- tliough a bit confusing at first, it keeps the movie moving along briskly with occasional stops for a little dialogue and some violence. Set in modem Los Angeles, but drawing on the dark crime fiction and cheap, garish publications from the thirties and forties, tliis grand prize winner at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival is chock fiill of both humor and violence. It's a collection of various movie cliches and combined together, creates an atmosphere where every- thing is both vaguely familiar and refreshingly new at the same time. In the background tliroughout the movie, pulses intense music that fits the pe- riod and completes the mood. Each character in this movie fits into the big puzzle, and each is very individual and well-crafted. Uma Thurman as Mia is both innocent and seductive. Harvey Keitel as The Wolf is hilarious in his role as the cleanups artist. Also Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Walken, in their respective cameos, completely fit the characters and provide some of the funniest moments of the movie. It's Vincent and Jules, however, that com- pletely steal the movie with their black humor and, espe- cially in Vincent's case, clueless bungling Bible-quot- ing Jules and heroin-shooting Vincent make an unlikely pair but manage to offset each other perfectly. John Travolta, with his long black hair, has a great scene in which he and Mia en- ter a twist dance contest. Al- though the music is different and there's no flashing lights, in an odd way, it's vaguely reminiscent of Saturday Night Fever This is a movie about the bad guys in all their drug- laden, gun-toting splendor. Everyone is tarnished some- how (except perhaps Butch 's girlfriend, who fantasizes innocently about blueberry pancakes with maple syrup). Despite this, throughout the movie, everyone is somehow offered a second chance and the ending actually finds one of the main characters retiring from a life of crime. In Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino has cre- ated a dark, violent, but im- mensely fiinny and watchable movie. The characters, twisted though they might be, come to life and draw us in to this bi- zarre trip into the underworld. Pulp Fiction recycles images and characters into something new and alive and is one of the best movies of this year. November 11, 1994 Page 17 ENTERTAINMENT. Film probes betrayal of quiz show scandals Early television establislies broadcasting as the great deceptor By Heather Carlen Entertainment Editor Good and evil. We like to think of tliese as clear- cut, easily defined, simple con- cepts. Quiz Show demon- strates that these two are not always as obvious as they seem. Stereotypes and precon- ceived notions can be mislead- answers to the quiz show's questions, is reminded by show producers Dan Enriglit (David Paymer) and Albert Freednian (Hank Azaria) tlial his stint on tlie show is only temporary. He has to, as he puts it, "take a dive" and lose on a simple question, tlie answer to even his young son knows. Tlie man behind reason John Tuturro and Rob Morrov^ spark the controversy Photo courtesy of Hollywood Pictures for Stempel's "dive" at the ing, and, as Quiz Show dem- onstrates, those who seek tlie truth sometimes get more than they imagine. Quiz Show opens omi- nously with Richard Goodwin (Rob Morrow) examining a new car, with a smooth car salesman breatliing apprehen- sively down his neck, as he waves a cigar over the car's leather interior. Tlie salesman invites him to try out tlie state- of-the-art radio. As soon as he clicks it on, the room is flooded with a man advising them that the Soviets have beaten the United States into orbit and that Sputnik is circling over- head at that instant. Both men look nervously up as the voice on the radio laments tlie down- fall of America, unaware that the greater damage will be done later. Tlie danger begins be- fore the appearance of contes- tant Herbert Stempel (John Turturro) on tlie question-and- answer show "Twenty-One," but he is the first to make a move tliat threatens NBC and the producers of "Twenty- One." Stempel, after being fed height of his popularity, Charles Van Doreii (Ralph Fiennes), wanders into the NBC studios wanting to audi- tion for another show. Enriglit and Freedman spy him, a handsome, clianning intellec- tual from a well-known liter- ary family, and realize that he is tlieir ticket to even greater ratings and revenues. Freed- nian asks hini a few questions as a run-througli and offers Van Doren an "easy" way to win - he promises to ask Van Doren a few of the questions that were covered in the first trial. Van Doreii refuses, smil- ing unconifortably and adding that it wouldn't seem "fair" He is tlirown into a predica- ment when, facing Stempel on the actual show, one of the trial questions is asked as the final, and potentially winning, ques- tion. He hesitates, sweats, makes eye contact with Enright in the observation booth, and makes his fatefiil answer: the correct one. From tlien on. Charles Van Doren is sucked deeper and deeper in with Enriglit and Freedman. Congressional investiga- tor Richard Goodwin has been, up until this point, largely separate from the sto- ries of Stempel and Van Dwen. He initiates an investigation on "Twenty-One" when an un- usual action catches his atten- tion: a grand jury verdict re- garding the quiz show is sealed. His inquiries lead him to a disgruntled Herbert Stempel, who begins to hint at something big, ranting and raving about Charles Van Doren, toward whom Stempel is enoniiously bitter A friendship of sorts de- velops between Goodwin and the charismatic Van Doren. Van Doren, knowing that Goodwin's investigation may lead to him, remains joking and silent about "Twenty- One," attempting to laugli it off. When examining the tliree men, the lines between good and evil tend to blur Stempel iiiuiiedialely irritates us; he is the know-it-all from the streets with a bad tootli, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and sporting a fiinny haircut. His obsession with regaining his public image after losing on such a simple question while one-upping Van Doren seems to be all that motivates him. Van Doren, on the other hand, is a Columbia Univer- sity professor from a promi- nent, wealthy family. His clas- sic features and diction make him an automatic hit witli the American public, a fact which does not escape Enriglit and Freedman. Goodwin is a com- bination of these two, a Harvard-educated, sometimes arrogant man. He has a ten- dency to remind anyone he has a conversation with that he graduated first in his class from Harvard, a character trait which fades as the movie progresses. Tlie irony is tliat Stempel, the stereotypical nerd and loser, is on the "riglit" side while Van Doren and his tor- tured conscience are on the "wrong" side. Morrow and Fiennes portray men with consciences above all else; the fundamen- tal difference is that Van Doren 's has been cast tempo- rarily aside, succumbing to fame and fortune. At the height of his popularity, Van Doren indulges in moments of vanity: when his limo arrives at Columbia, he stalls inside until that class session ends and tlie students flood into the hallways. He then proudly makes his entrance, smiling at tlie adoring masses. Later, he avoids crowds by entering represent the larger, even more fragile and trusting relation- ship between America and televisioa "The quiz shows," explains Richard Goodwin in his book Remembering America, "were the most ex- traordinary phenomenon in the history of television. Neither before or since has any contriv- ance of the tube so absorbed the fascinated contemplation of the public." Given this statement, how do those too young to remember the devo- tion and the scandals interpret Ralph Fiennes and Director Robert Redford review a scene Photo courtesy of Hollywood PIctums through back doors, as his a movie like Quiz Show"! guilt becomes even greater. Van Doren 's conscience is still there and active, only tempo- rarily stifled by self-indul- gence. Goodwin's desire to leave Van Doren out of the leg- islative proceedings is intense; he realizes that tlie real villains are the producers and the con- senting executives of NBC, not the contestants. His struggle of conscience be- comes an effort to leave Van Doren and his family out of the proceedings. Quiz Show explores the psychological implications of a national crisis. While the movie does explore the effects on the American people, the sense of betrayal is conveyed on a personal level, through people like Mark Van Doren (Paul Scofield), Charles' fa- ther, or Toby Stempel (Johann Carlo), Herbert's wife. The delicate relationships at stake Even understanding that the larger part of television's inno- cence was lost in the "Twenty- One" scandal of the late fifties, the later generation has expe- rienced its share of television's allure. Remember the Persian Guff war, when a generation experienced conflict for the fir^ time through the eyes and ears of CNN. Clarence Tho- mas' confirmation hearings. The riots in Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict. O. J. Simpson's slow-motion chase in a white Bronco, Mor- row explains that "it was the first public scandal that gave birth to the skepticism of the next generation." The only difference between this genera- tion and the generation that watched "Twenty-One" is that the former grew up being told television was the great deceptor, the latter had to find it out for themselves. Page 18 COMICS November 11, 1994 LAcr cp f ecus MORl^rt "^ NO EXIT 93 Andy Singer (^O'S TRENPS) CRYOGENIC PET SUSPENSION '11 I j$j%^- mm JsS '-..rtS^LiS^' : ^> ^ /( '/ 5 2 ^\IS [j 25 XE^R WRT^K; November 11, 1994 Page 19 COMICS. IRSH T "<.. 8,^^ Page 20 SPORTS November 11, 1994 Pressure on men's basketball in new season By David Carroll Staff The Oglethorpe bas- ketball team is ready for an- other exciting season. This year the expectations are higher than ever before. After winning the first-ever SCAC title, hosting and playing the Nationals, and finishing with a 20-6 record in the 1993- 1994 season, the pressure is, undoubtedly, on. Coach Jack Berkshire, as well as the team, have set some demanding goals for themselves, all of which they intend to achieve. The team, currently picked number one in the con- ference for the preseason, will not only try to defend their SCAC title, but also to win, at least the first round in tlie Na- tional Touniaments. Tliere's a lot of positive attitude among the players, yet they hope not to be over-confident. "One ad- vantage we have over Uie other teams is that we have team cheiTiistry. You can see it in the other teams that they don "t get along as well as we do," ex- plains the junior guard Ryan Vickers. However, tliere are still some challenges tlie Pe- trels will have to face this sea- son. Traveling out on the road, it is hard to win both of the games played. Tlie reason away games are harder to win over home games is the fans, at the other schools, are pretty vicious. Hopeflilly, this won't be as big a problem as antici- pated. Another challenge is, basically, evei-yone is out to Steve Taylor fires away Photo courtesy of Sports Publicity beat the best. This will only increase the competition level. In any case, the Oglethorpe Petrels are ready to take on any challenge that is to come their way. The 1994-1995 Oglethorpe players are fresh- men Keith MuCullough, Travis Waggoner, Matt Flinn, Mike Mas, Adam Russell, Stonewall "Bubba" Van Hook, and Brian Rice; sopho- mores Ryan Strong and Bryan Letourneau; juniors Ryan Vickers and Steve Taylor, and seniors Andy Schutt, Cornell Longino, Jack Stevens, and Clay Davis, a transfer student from Southern Tech. They come together to form an out- standing team with much skill and talent. So come out and support the Petrels this season. OU Men vs. St. Petersburg Lady Petrels open By Gene Asher Director of Sports Promotion, Publicity Students, take heart! Oglethorpe University's basketball team, defending Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champions, has been ranked 1 2th in the nation by the NCAA Division III News. Coach Jack Berkshire's Stormy Petrels, who opened practice last Monday, have four of last season's starting five returning along with three other lettermen who saw con- siderable service. The returning starters are Cornell Longino, Andy Schutt, Ryan Vickers and Jack Stephens. Vickers and Longino were all conference second team selections last year and Schutt was on the honorable mention team. Other lettermen return- ing include Bryan Letourneau, last season's Number 1 sub- stitute, Steve Taylor and Ryan Strong. The Petrels posted a 20- 6 won-lost record last year and were 12-2 in the conference. Coach Berkshire says this year's team will be much stronger "We are more experi- enced and more poised." Bei-k- shire said, "and in Longino. Schutt and Vickers we have three of the best basketball players 1 have ever coached." Berkshire begins his 19th season as Oglethorpe head coach. He has won 262 games, making him the winningest coach in OU his- too'. Berkshire's Petrels open Iheir 1994-1995 season at home against St. Petersburg, Russia November 19 at 3 p.m. Be Ihere! their fourth season Andy Schutt reiidy for new season Photo courtesy of Gene Asher By Kate Schindler News Editor Get ready for another season of Oglethorpe Women's Basketball! Tlie 1994-1995 season will open up with the team's first game against Agnes Scott College in the Emory Invita- tional on November 18. The women's team, who is only in their fourth season, is looking to make it a winning one. With nine returning players, five of whom are seniors, as well as five new players, assistant coach Meredith Grenier is con- fident that the season will be a success. "The team has the diversity, depth, and experi- ence it needs," says Grenier "Coming together is a begin- ning, staying together is progress, and working to- getlier is success." Returning to the team this year are: Shelly Anderson, Gina Carellas, Becky Ellis, Eleanor Fulton, Kirslen Hanzsek, Carly Harrington, Kim Jackson, Jennifer Johnson, and Shelley Robinson. The newest players consist of four freshman. Misty Fredrick, Meg Langston, Allison McDonald, and Kim Molir, as well as sophomore, Carmen Pentilla. Coaching this year are head coach, Brenda K. Hillman, and assis- tant coaclies, Meredith Grenier and Lloyd McArthur. McArthur, who is a recent ad- dition to the coaching staff, played on the Oglethorpe men's basketball team from 1985 through 1987. Many of the players were recognized for their indi- vidual acheivements last sea- son Eleanor Fulton made sec- ond team all conference while leading in rebounds, Jennifer Johnson led tlie conference with assists, while teammate Becky Ellis was given an hon- orable mention. Ellis, shooting guard and co-captain of the team, believes that the team is ready to win. "We are all looking for a good season. Returning players, as well as the newest players have a lot to offer. I hope to see everyone come to- gether as a team." November 11, 1994 Page 21 SPORTS. All Dunn: Testing actually useful knowledge By Dunn Neugebauer Nice Guy Just when you thought you were finished taking tests, the sports information depart- ment at OU has come up with yet another midterm. The good news on this one is we don't care if you pass it or not. Category I Movies 1. Who played "Alex" in the Big Chiin (P.S. Alex is the dude that killed himself right at the beginning.) a) Burt Reynolds b) Kevin Costner c) Kevin Klein d) Jim Owen 2. At the beginning of the movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly meets Dr. Emmett W. Brown at Twin Pines Mall. In the end, the same mall is called Lone Pine Mall. Why? a) Because the writer drank his face off while doing the script and forgot the name. b) Because Marty ran over one of Old Man Peabody's breeding pines when going back to tlie past. c) Because one of the trees fell over during llie filming. d) Iflliad a life, I'd have never even noticed. 3. Eddie Murphy played Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop back in tlie early 80 's. Who was originally offered the part? a) Robert Miller b) See choice 'd' of question 2. c) Sylvester Stallone d) Elvis Presley BONUS MOVIE QUES- TION: Autographed tennis ball from Jeff Bates for who- ever gets this one. 4. Glenn Close cried naked in the shower in tliree different movies. Name them. Category II- Sports OU and Otlierwise 5. Last year, Brian Davis cata- pulted a 30-foot bomb at the buzzer that banked off the glass and into the net, beating Trinity and giving us our first SCAC title. Who got tlie as- sist? a) Michael McClure b) Cornell Longino c) Ryan Vickers d) Tripp Pierson e) We don't biow, we were too busy jumping around and going crazy. 6. Last year, the women's bas- ketball team defeated Rliodes for tlie first time ever on Jen- nifer Jolinson's excellent pass on tlie back door play. Who scored the basket? a) Kim Jackson b) Shelly Anderson c) Shelley Robinson d) Jumpin' Gina Carellas e) Susan Poston 7. In women's soccer, Kirsten Hanzsek jcored five goals against LaGrange, topping the previous mark of four set by two different people. Tliey are: a) Michelle Ponte and Fawn Angel b) Terra Wintlirop and Jenni- fer Amerson McNair for Heisman trophy By Daryl Brooks Sports Editor Ir he was a team he would be second in the nation in total yardage. Ifhewasin the ACC he would be second in the league in rushing. He would also be leading the na- tion in passing yardage. If he was in division I he would be the Heisman Trophy winner by a landslide. However, Steve McNair plays I-AA foot- ball for Alcorn State, the AAA of college football, and there- fore will not win the trophy that he so richly deserves. McNair is averaging 503 yards of total offense per game by himself, placing him behind only one team (Penii State). He has passed for more yards than anyone else in col- lege football (500 more than EricZeier). So why will he not win the Heisman? Because most people do not think he could compete at the Division I level. Most people probably tliouglit the same about Jerry Rice and Walter Payton, who botli played I-AA Yet these two became the best players at their position in NFL history. If they could compete in the NFL, I tliink they could have easily competed at any level of college. Even if McNair does not win tlie Heisman he will still be the best quarterback in this year's draft. He will be a bel- ter NFL player tlian Eric Zeier, Terry Dean, Kordell Stewart or any other passer out there. Why? Two reasons. First, he has better skills and more tal- ent than the rest. Second, McNair has the one intangible that will put him over tlie top, heart. McNair has the desire and the will to win that no one else contains. Despite the fact thai McNair deserves the title as the best player in college foot- ball, he won't get it. So who will? Sorry Bulldog fans, it won't be Zeien No team that loses to Vaiiderbilt can have a Heisman Trophy winner (trust nie, it's in the by-laws some- where). Look for Raslian Sa- laam from Colorado to take home the trophy. He's leading the nation in rushing yards per game and his team should win the niytliical National Cham- pionship. If he doesn't do it, look for his teammate Kordell Stewart to win. Anyone who leads his team to victories over at least five ranked teams (as of now Colorado has not played and hopefully beaten Nebraska) deserves serious consideration. If McNair does claim the trophy, which was named af- ter fomier Georgia Tech coach John Heisman, he should thank ESPN2. Amazing what television exposure can do. c) Sam Hutcheson and Tim Evans d) Dr. Taylor and Dr. Straley e) Dawn Bristol and Kirsten Hanzsek 8. Which fresliman basketball player ah'eady made headlines before playing her first game by bringing a case of beer to a fraternity party? a) Kim Mohr b) Kim Mohr c) Kim Mohr d) Kim Mohr e) All of the above... 9. How mad is Kim Mohr go- ing to get when she reads this? a) Smoke coming out the ears mad... b) Mad enough to slap the writer. c) Generally stressed. d) Feel free to help me move out of my house.... 1 0. What is the greatest num- ber: a) Number of times Brenda Hillman gets robbed at Block- buster. b) Number of people out for men's tennis.. c) Number of players out for volleyball (yeah, right).... d) Number of hours soccer players spent in bus on Hendrix/Rhodes trip.. 11. OU's women beat Hendrix 1 1 -0 in soccer two weeks ago. What records were broken in the process? a) Goals scored in one game. b) Number of people that scored in one game. c) Number of defenders that broke into tlie statistics cat- egory. d) Number of ways Coach - Yelton tried to sub to keep OU fi-om scoring e) All of the above.. 12. In the 1986 World Series (I think), Boston first baseman Bill Buckner let a grounder go tlirough his legs that allowed the New York Mets to score tlie winning run in Game 6. How did the Mets score the tying run? a) Solo homer b) Passed ball c) Hit batsman d) Balk e) Doesn't matter., we're mad at baseball players.... 13. In the early 70 's (most of you weren't bom!), the Min- nesota Vikings were led by a ferocious foursome of defend- eis known as the Purple People Eaters. Who were they? a) Borman, Lovell, Anders, Armstrong b) Anderson, Carellas, Hennier, Fulton c) Page, Larson, Eller, Marshall d) Evans, Romeiser, Hutcheson, Driver Category Ill-Miscellaneous 14. Name the four railroads in Monopoly.... 15. Who emerged as Spades Champions on the soccer road trip from OU to Hendrix to Rhodes back to OU? 16. If you have a death wish, what group/singer would you play on a juke box in a coun- try & western bar? a) Abba b) John Denver c) Bee Gees d) M.C. Hammer Answers: 1 ) b; 2) b & d; 3) c; 4) Big Chill, Fatal Attraction, Jagged Edge; 5) d) (though I'm not sure he meant to..; 6) a; 7) b; 8) e; 9) Does anyone have a room for rent?; 10) d, though Brenda is catching up fast; ll)e; 12) band e; 13) c; 14) B & 0, Short Line, Read- ing, Pennsylvania; 1 5) Take a guess... 16) I'm not going to try any of them.. FINAL NOTE: Congratula- tions to Noriko Murata for making the All-Toumament team in Hilton Head, to Will- iam Ku and Keith McCullough for pulling offthe first ever win o ver DeKalb and to Gina Carellas, Tinnie Waterston, and Patricia Villavencencio for coming up with some offensive stats against Hendrix. Until next time, Is basketball season really al- most here? Dunn, James Dunn Page 22 SPORTS November 11, 1994 Basketball Schedules Women November 18 vs Agnes Scott (at Emory) 5:30 PM November 19 Emory Invitational TBA November 26,27 SCAD Invitational TBA November 29 at Emory 6:00 PM December 3 vs Fisk (Home) 1:00 PM December 5 at Agnes Scott 7:30 PM Men's November 23 at Regis University TBA November 25,26 Colorado College Invitational Tourney TBA November 29 at Emory 8:00 PM December 3 vs Fisk (Home) 8:00 PM Lady Petrels finish best season ever By Jason Thomas Stats by Dunn Neugebauer The Lady Stonny Petrel soccer recently com- pleted their most successful season since the program be- gan a few years ago. The la- dies' final record was 12-6 which included 10 shut-outs, another record breaker for the ladies. Their conference record was 4-3 wliich put them in third place in conference. The ladies ended the season with three straight wins, two of which were con- ference wins. The ladies beat Southwestern 1-0, Wesleyan 6-0 and Centre 4-1. Against Southwestern, Dawn Bristol scored the win- ning goal. Versus, Weslyan, five different Petrels: Terra Winthrop (1), Kirsten Hanzsek (2), Dawn Bristol (1), Shelley Robinson (1), and Kristin Buoy ( 1 ). And, in the last game of the season Buoy (1), Hanzsek (2), and Winthrop (1) scored against Centre. Tlie team also had many personal and conference lead- ers and accomplishments. Kirsten Hanzsek placed sec- ond in conference in overall points witli 1 8 goals and 1 2 as- sists, giving her 48 points to- tal. Tera Winthrop placed third overall with 20 goals and 4 assists giving her 44 pints overall. Eleanor Fulton placed third in conference in goalkeeping with only 21 goals allowed over 16 games witli 87 saves total, giving her a 1 .3 goals per game average. She also recorded 8 shut outs in her rookie season tliis year. OU is graduating tliree excellent players offllie ladies team, Gina Carellas, Kirsten Hanzsek, and Shelley Robinson. Tlieir experience and leadership will be greatly missed next year, but the up- coming juniors and seniors should be able to fill their po- sitions well. Adventures of Robert Miller, part deux Behind the Bench By Robert A Miller Editorial Editor I ani going to skip an uneventful two weeks and get to tlie juicy part of our latest adventure: Hendrix/Rhodes. It was three days until this long-awaited trip when I was summoned to the other side of the field by the call of "Robert." Why is this in quotes? Because someone on the ladies team actually knew I preferred my first name. Fol- lowing a long sprint to tlie la- dies end, 1 found Kirsten Hanzsek doubled over and turning some really neat shades of red. Af^er we deter- mined it was not her heart or her astluna, a funny thought popped into -my head. "Kirsten, does it feel like you just swallowed a great big wad of peanut butter?" The range of reactions among tlie ladies gathered around made for the perfect Kodak moment Shelly Robinson lauglied moderately while a number of other play- ers silently reflected on when the nice men in white coats would come and take me away. Just a little smooth muscle cramp. That's what stress does to you. The Hendrix/Rhodes trip got off to a wonderful start. I studied, Dave Lerette hit on the freshmen, and Gina Carellas slept (over 10 of the 13 total hours). All in all, the ride up was pretty typical. I forgot to pack my cold weatlier gear. Tliat was tlie first mis- take. Tlie next morning, it was lime for Dunn and 1 to re-visit our 3.5 mile route (yes, we re- ally do run) Uirough the me- tropolis of Conway, Arkansas. Too bad it was raining. Tlie rain let up at 8:30. We decided to have a go at tlie course. Tliat was tlie second mistake. Twenty-five minutes later, we returned to the Holiday Inn looking fresh from tlie mon- soon scene in "Apocalypse Now. " 1 returned to the room just in time to change clothes and begin taping. Shower? What's a shower? The Ladies match proved to be interesting. Our ladies sent most of their team back to the dorms. Tinnie Waterston sent their goalie to the hospital with a rib injury of unknown severity. The re- sponse of the Hendrix medical personnel is a story in and of itself First, the training staff mosey onto the field still car- rying their umbrellas. Secon4 it takes 20 minutes for them to figure out that a high rib in- jury might require an ambu- lance. Let's see now children, what happens if an undetected piece of chipped bone punc- tures the heart or lungs? I wonder what that trainer thought I meant when I asked him before the game, "Sir, are you certified?" I just decided to let that comment slide. It might have been my third mis- take. Next came the emer- gency medical personnel. I can deal with the rescue squad they were the closest. I can deal with an ambu- lance we needed transporta- tion to the hospital. A tanker from tlie local fire department? Uh,. ..okay. They never told me where the plane crash oc- curred when I inquired. In case you were won- dering, we managed to win the men's game before being wisped away in our chartered Ark towards my hometown of Memphis. During the almost eight continuous hours in the rain, with temps dropping 20 degrees and the wind blowing hard fi-om the north, I reflected on God's sense of humor. He would never send me to Hell, He would send me to Antarc- tica naked. Home was beautiful. It was cool and windy and al- most perfect. All the family gathered 'round to watch both of our teams lose. Our loss made for a long trip back to Atlanta. We led 2-0 at the half. I noticed something very ad- mirable on our trip back. Will Lukow didn't complain about his groin looking like a water- melon. Kristen Buoy didn't complain about almost losing a knee. Shelly didn't complain about her lower leg looking like a Picasso original. I love being surrounded by warriors. A special note from Gomer Trainer: I speak for the entire athletics family as I extend my deepest sympa- thies to Tinnie Waterston and her family upon the loss of Tinnie 's grandfather on the morning of the eighth of Oc- tober prior to the Hendrix game. In my nine years as a manager and student trainer. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of play- ers v/ho personified heart and intensity to the same level as Tinnie. Such personalities only develop under the lov- ing care of superior role mod- els. May your tears dry quickly and your memories last a lifetime. It's Knight-tlme By Coy Miller Staff The Atlanta Knights have returned from their cham- pionship season in respectable form. The Knights currently post a record of four wins and two losses (one loss was in overtime), and they are at present ranked fourth in the Western Conference. The Knights have played only six games as compared to the nine played by the conference's leader, Milwaukee. The International Hockey League standings are detennined by points awarded for wins and overtime losses, so the Knights will undoubtedly move up in the rankings when they play as many as the other teams in the league. The Knights should have a successful season, and with a little luck, should be included in the playoffs at the end of the season. November 11, 1994 Page 23 SPORTS. Sigma Alpha Epsilon wins intramural football By Michael Beran Special to The Stormy Petrel Well , the season ended with a big surprise. Due to the inability of the baseball players to stay healthy, tliey were forced to witlidraw from the playoff and lose their chance at the title. What that provided was a wide open field of contenders for the champi- onship. With the forfeit of Chi Phi and the wild-card loss by Lamda Lamda Lamda there were only five teams left. In the first showdown, SAE took on a very outmatched APO. Brian Fryman picked oflf a pass early in the game and retumed it for a touchdown and things got worse from there. Jason Gray four toubdown passes and rushed fo another while then lone APO star was Bruce Wilkes who ran back a kick- oflf for tlieir only touchdown. SAE -42, APO -6. Next came Delta Sig 1 and KA In what may have been the best game of the year, it came riglit down to tlie last play. Early on Zac Butler hit Alan Gibson deep for a 6 lead. Jamie Sellars came riglit back with a touchdown and Andy Travis' extra point put KA up 7 - 6. Zac then hit Alan again but Travis came right back with a touchdown to Sellars and it was 14 -14. Travis tlien rushed one in but tlie extra point failed and when Zac and Alan combined again it was all tied up. Delta Sig went for tlie extra point and got it for a 2 1 - 20 lead willi under a minute left. KA tlien made a last strong eSbrt to get to the finals but it failed when Casey ChesUiut picked off a pass in tlie endzone and sent Delta Sig to tlie final. As for the otlier semi-fi- nal, SAE faced off against Delta Sig II and Wade "crazy legs" Wilson. However it wasn't his day, and intercep- tion returns for touchdowns by Jason Luginbulil and Jason Gray ended this game quickly. SAE -21, Delta Sig II -0. So the final was set and it was SAE and Delta Sig I. Gray scored early as did But- ler and at the half it was 1 3 - 12 Delta Sig. In the second half Zac rushed one in for an Sig came back down field he- roically but it wasn't meant to be on this day as the last pass of the game hit the turf SAE had triumphed 27 - 26 to claim the title. Bill Davis eludes SAE defenseman Jon Newbill Men's soccer ends in victory Petrels defeat Southwestern 4-0 Tri-Lambda and Chi Phi battle 18-13 lead and the long arms of Casey and the other defen- sive linemen of Delta Sig were giving Gray fits. After Zac rushed for another touchdown for a 26 - 13 lead it looked as if this one was over. However, Gray took the ensuing kickoff' 65 yards for a touchdown and the lead was suddenly only six points. When SAE got tlie ball back with only a few minutes left tliey made the best of the opportunity. Gray hit Luginbulil in the endzone with only a minute left and SAE had stolen' tlie lead. Delta It out Photo by Alfred P. Newman Best of Awards: Shoes: Chuck de Normandie's steelcieats. Play: Chi Phi and the cen- ter sneak off the fake snap. Cheering section: Chi Phi. Uniform protection: Zac Butler and his over- sized bowl. Offensive player: Jason Gray. Defensive player: Bill Davis. Referiee: Need you ask? Next up Volleyball! By Jason Thomas Staff The Oglethorpe Uni- versity men's soccer team ended its season at 9-9 (4-3 in conference), giving them a forth place finish in the confer- ence. The men's final game ended with a victory against Soutliwestem University from Georgetown, Texas. The men won 4-0. Highlighting this game was that all three seniors ended the game with pride. Senior captain Will Lukow scored ^vo goals increasing liis overall scoring record. Also scoring was senior John Nunes, who scored one goal in his final game. Senior David Larette ended his final game at OU orchestrating a shut out against Southwestern. Lukow ended the season in tlie top ten for scorers in the conference with 24 points (II goals, 2 assists) over only thir- teen games. Lukow had to sit out a number of games this season due to injury. Fresh- man goalkeeper Shane Olson placed seventli in the confer- ence ill goals against average, recording 124 saves over the season. Seniors will be greatly missed next year, but many of the returning fresliman will be able to step up and fill in the gaps left behind. Despite a somewhat rocky season, the men played excellent overall, especially considering the in- juries that plagued many play- ers near the eiid of the season. 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This year, Oglethorpe Day and its festivities will take place on Thursday, February 9. As noted in the program of events, Oglethorpe Day is designed to "heighten awareness and fos- ter appreciation by the mem- bers of the Oglethorpe com- munity for the rich history and interesting traditions of the University." This event is sponsored by Community Life. The theme for this year's program is "Oglethorpe University in Atlanta: Rebirth and Rejuve- nation 1915-1995." This is the sequel to the program from last year, which focused on Old Oglethorpe during the Civil War. Atlanta Historian Franklin Garrett and Oglethorpe President Donald Stanton will be presenting the theme of the Convocation be- ginning at 11:05 a.m. at Lupton Auditorium. This presentation will follow what many Oglethorpe Day participants have de- scribed as the highlight of the day: the "Petrels of Fire" Race. The object of this race is to beat the Lupton Tower clock as it strikes the hour. The race will begin at exactly 11:00 a.m. in the Academic Quad. This year's program will include two very special land- mark events. The national his- toric marker that was granted to Oglethorpe at the beginning of the school year will fmally be dedicated and unveiled. This marker will signify that Oglethorpe has earned a place on the National Register of Historical Places. The proces- The historical marker for the Atlanta campus to be dedi- cated on Oglethorpe Day. Photo courtesy of Community Ufa si on to the marker site on Peachtree Road will begin at 1 1 :45 a.m., and Dr. Stanton will perform the dedication at noon. hi addition to the unveil- ing of the historical marker, the celebration will also include the official inaugural broad- cast of Oglethorpe's resur- rected radio station, WJTL. The radio station will begin broadcasting at 12:15 p.m. and will be distributing souve- nirs as well as conducting a drawing with radios as prizes. Everyone is invited to attend the day's festivities; class schedules and Utiiveisity office hours will be altered so as to provide all faculty, stafi^ and students the opportunity to celebrate Oglethorpe's history. In order to celebrate the day appropriately, Conununity Life encourages everyone to wear O.U. colors or sports- wear. WJTL back on air By Gina Fraone Special to The Stormy Petrel Twenty years after the demise of the original station, WJTL, Oglethorpe's radio sta- tion, is fmally back on the air. Students have talked for sev- eral years about resurrecting Oglethorpe's radio station, but it has been only during the last couple of years that real steps were taken to get the station back in action. The station made its debut on January 30, 1995 at 6:00 p.m. Its regular broadcasting times is Monday through Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to midnight, and Friday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. WJTL can be found at those times at 530 AM. In addition to playing various kinds of music, rang- ing from rock to jazz to classi- cal, there is also a talk show and a sports show. In early 1993, students Robbie Romeiser, Elizabeth Stockton, and Mary Ann Locke first approached Assis- tant Dean of Community Life Marshall Nason about the pos- sibility of getting WJTL back on the air. Nason liked the idea and has since been very sup- portive and helpful in arrang- ing WJTL's new location in the Emerson Student Center. That following fall semester, Romeiser presoited their ideas of a new radio station to the Oglethorpe Board of Trustees, who then have official ap- proval of the idea. Stockton, now a junior, and Kevin Hughes, also a jun- ior, are the Station Managers. They spent the past several months trying to build a bud- get, interviewing student can- See WJTL on page 3 Oglethorpe Day Events Thursday, February 9 11:00 a.in. Convocation and Welcome in Lupton Auditorium. Talk from Historian Franklin M. Garrett of the Atlanta Historical Society 11:45 a.m. Procession to the Historical Marker site and dedication. The Alma Mater will be sung. 12:15 p.m. Inaugural broadcast of WJTL, and Oglethorpe Day lunch. Class Schedule 8:30 a.m. classes meet 8:30-9:30 a-m. 10:00 a.m. classes meet 9:45-10:45 a.m. No class from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m. classes meet 1:15-2:15 2:00 p.m. classes meet 2:30-3:30 2:00p.m. labs meet at 2:30 p.m. All university offices will be closed from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Page 2 NEWS. February 8, 1995 Security JLJpdate, By Brian McNulty Staff -During the early morning hours rf Friday, 1/20/ 95, a male student observed a female student, who was driv- ing a Pontiac Bonneville, as she ran into a parked Toyota Camry, belonging to another male student. The accident occurred in the lower lot of the upper quad parking lot, as the driver of the Bonneville was pulling into a parieing space. Security was summoned and the drivo- of the Bonneville was tracked dowa After cor- roborating the witness' story the driver of the Bonneville agreed to work out the insur- ance information with the owner of the Camry. -Recently all of the foil- time security officers under- went security training at the University of Gainesville, and are now certified by the state of Georgia. -Reminder #1 The posted campus speed limit is 15m.p.h. Speeding endangers not only pedestrians and other drivers, but puts the speeder's life at risk as well. -Reminder #2- it is un- law&l to park in the fire lanes. Any car caugjit parked in a fire lane will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. -In order to maintain a safe campus it is in^)ortant that we all look out for ourselves and help look out for others. Keep all your doors locked and be conscious of your sur- roundings. If you see any sus- picious persons, or circum- stances, unauthorized solicita- tions, thefts, intruders, vandal- ism, dangerous driving prac- tices, defects that create an unsafe condition, ca^ other such security concerns, contact Se- curity promptly. Contac saves the day for OU student Courtesy of Smith Kline Beecham Labs Oglethorpe student Shaunna Graf has been awarded the $5,000 grand prize in the "Saves The Day" essay contest, a promotion cre- ated to show the saving graces of new Contac 1 2-Hour Al- lergy medication, Grafs entry, entitled "The Final Night- mare," was chosen from thou- sands of entries as the winner. The Contac 12-Hour Allergy "Saves The Day" con- test was developed to call at- tention to the 1 3 million work- days lost each year due to al- lergy and short-term respira- tory probleitis. To help solve this prob- lem, Contac launched the "Saves The Day" campaign in May. The program's mission is two-fold, to help reduce the number of workdays missed in 1 994, and to increase thq qual- ity of life of allergy sufierers. The "Saves The Day" essay contest asked people to tell, in 100 words or less, how the product saved their day in some form. Graf, a junior at OglethorpeUniversity read about the contest in her Sun- day circular and decided to share her experience with the product. Her personal anec- dote, "The Final Nightmare," described how Contac 12- Hour Allergy saved her final exam in public speaking. "Facing hundreds of fault- finding faculty and fellow stu- dents, 1 had to deliver," she wrote. "1 randomly chose what was soon to be my salva- tion, Contac 12-Hour Allergy. Without fiirther allergy diflTi- culties, thanks to Contac, my speedi landed me 'The impos- sible A'..." "I'm so excited," says Graf. "This is the first time I've ever won a contest!" A broadcast/journalism major at Oglethorpe, Graf sa>^ she'll save some of the money to pay off her college loans after graduation. "The rest, I'll use for philanthropy." Heard It through the Grapevine . . . News and events in and around Oglethorpe University "Feed Your Mind," an educational children's show that airs at 7:05 every Satur- day morning on Superstation WTBS (local Channel 17), filmed the episode "Cool Ca- reers" from the Oglethorpe campus on Monday, January 1 6. The show is scheduled to air on February 11. The TBS crew taped scenes in the Community Life Office, WJTL radio station, the cafeteria, in front of Lupton and Hearst Halls, and at the front gates. The show is about two teenagers who visit a col- lege possibilities. Several members of the Oglethorpe community will appear in the show. Associate Dean of Community Life Marshall Nason will be seen making student IDs for the prospects. Media Relations Specialist Melissa S vitek plays the career counselor. Several students participated in the cafeteria scenes, including Ja- son Thomas, Stephanie Everette, Jared Wiskind, Bran- don King, Bill Davis, Michael Mahoney, and Michael Billingsley. This is the second time that "Feed Your Mind" chose to shoot at Oglethorpe. Previ- ously, they taped scenes for the episode "Writing Book Re- ports" from the Oglethorpe li- brary. On Friday, February 1 7, the University Singers and University Chorale will present excerpts from the fall concert. The concert will take place at 2:10 p.m. at the per- forming arts center at Holy Innocents Episcopal School. Please call 364-8329 for more information. The Atlanta Virtuosi will perform in the Skylight Gallery on Sunday, February 19. Preceding the concert, there will be a lecture at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 for the gen- eral public. Call 364-8446 for more information. Class at midnight? Photo courtesy of Public Relations Dr. and Mrs. Donald S. Stanton entertained Katsuya Hayashi, Secretary General of the Japanese Olympic Committee over the Christmas Holidays. Courtesy of College Press Service Tired of hanging out at 7-11 until two in the morn- ing? Sick ofwatching Nick at Nile? Then head to the class- room. School officials at Oklahoma City Community College announced plans to offer courses 24 hours a day this January. "What is night time to one person is day time to an- other," said Dr. Bobby Gaines, president of the college. "There's a population out there that needs an extra op- portunity to excel. I believe this project will meet some of those needs." According to Gaines, Oklahoma City has employ- ees working for AT&T on a wide range of sliifts,in addition to the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration and United Parcel Service who work day or evening shifts and are not able to attend classes that are of- fered at conventional times. Initially, Gaines says, OCCC will schedule 12 courses beginning shortly af- ter midnight to help serve those workers and others who want to earn an associate's degree or upgrade their job skills. The late-night courses will focus on business, health care and computer science. "But if the classes fill up and students show an interest," Gaines said, "we'll consider expanding the schedule." OCCC is believed to be the first instittition to offer classes around the clock. Februarys, 1995 NEWS. Pages Petrel Editor-In-Ch ief: Editor-at-Large: Business Manager: Features Editor: News Editor: Production Editor: Staff: Daryl Brooks Stephen Cooper Stephanie Hunter John Knight Brian McNulty Pat Mulheam Ahna Sagrera Laura Sinclair Eric Van Winkle Christie Willard Kelly Holland Chopper Johnson Jason Thomas Heather Carlen Kate Schindler Helen Quinones David Carroll Patrick Floyd Trudie Jones Dunn Neugebauer Megan McQueen Chris Paragone Dan Sandin Melissa Stinnett Kimberly Wilkes Advisors: Bill Brightman Linda Bucki Michael McClure The Stormy Petrel is Oglethorpe University's student newspaper. The comments and opinions in the arcticles are the opinions of the writers and not necessarily those of the university. The Stormy Petrel welcomes Letters to the Editor and other articles anyone wishes to submit where space allows. Editors reserve the right to edit for grammar, taste, and length, but not for content Please send all letters or articles to: The Stormy Peti^l, 3000 Woodrow Way, Box 450, Atlanta, Georgia, 30319, or e-mail at: Chopper992@aoL com. Kuni: Calling all Freshmen By Kim Kuni Special to The Stormy Petrel The freshmen OSA representatives wish to con- gratulate you all on surviving through your first semester at O.U. ! We also wanted to tell you about the things we have been working on beginning in the fall semester. The main project that we are involved with is service day. Because recent years have shown a general lack of enthusiasm among students towards service day, we have decided to instead orchestrate WJTI Continued from page 1 didates for positions in the sta- tion, and getting the necessary equipment for broadcasting. Says Stockton, "I'm very ex- cited about the radio station. A radio station is such a great asset to a college community. I think it should be iiin for all the students." Oglethorpe's mainte- nance department has played a crucial role in setting up the station. WJTL is currently closed-circuit, meaning it can only be picked up on campus. Maintenance wired all the on- campus housing, including all of the houses on Greek Row, as well as the Emerson Student Center and the Schmidt Sports and Recreation Center, mak- ing it possible for the station to be picked up in all those lo- cations during the on-air hours. WJTL has also had to fatten its compact disc collec- tion quickly in a short period of time. The station has, how- ever, been in contact with record labels which are now sending promotional CDs. Also, the Oglethorpe Student Association recently granted the station money to buy more discs. In addition, the station hopes to obtain local advertis- ers to increase revenues for new discs. A promotional day for WJTL will occur on Oglethorpe Day, February 9. two separate projects. nation. If any of you have any $500.00 has been allocated for this project; we are planning on half of this money going towards the purchase of a bike rack for the Emerson student center. If any of you have any ideas as to where the other $250.00 should be spent, please contact one of us. (Sorry, no donations will be made to private accounts.) Our second endeavor will be to conduct a raffle. The proceeds will be donated to a local charity. Scottish Rite, an Atlanta area children's hospi- tal, has been discussed as a possible recipient for our do- other suggestions, let us know! Here 's how to get in con- tact with us: Kim Kuni, Freshman Class President: 365-2553, Box 129 Christina Burnham, Freshman Senator: 365-2596, Box 27 Laura Butts, Freshman Senator: 365-2682, Box 28 David Carroll, Fresh- man Senator: 365-2569, Box 31 Shannon Hutcheson, Freshman Senator: 365-2628, Box 87 During lunch time in the Oglethorpe Dining Hall, each person will receive a raffle ticket. At 1 p.m., WJTL will be drawing four names to give away four different radios. They will also be handing out free WJTL magnets to inter- ested students. The general buzz from students on campus about the radio station seems to be a mixture of approval and ex- citement. Says one senior, "I think the station is just great. There's a lot of variety in the air. I wish it had started when I was a freshman. I really hope that students continue to be dedicated to it and keep it run- ning for many years to come." Another claims that the station brings a much-needed sense of community to campus. "Once you've heard someone on the air, you feel like you know them a little better. We as stu- dents have a little more com- mon ground to talk about." Hela this year at tne Pieamont Grove from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Homecoming will feature food, t-Bnirts, a video dance party, and a casn tar, all witn complimentary admiseion. Shuttles will run from Emerson Student Center every 30 minutes. Sponsored hy O.S.A.. Page 4 Februarys, 1995 ENTER TAINMENT. By Heather Carlen Features Editor Tom Petty is one of rock's perennial favorites. From the earliest days with the Heartbreakers, there was just something about his straight- forward, hard-hitting sound and lyrics. From now-standard classics such as "Refiigee" and "Don't Come Around Here No More," Petty has advanced into more inventive territory, including his first solo album, Full Moon Fever, and "Mary Jane's Last Dance," fixim the band's Greatest Hits collec- tion. Full Moon Fever gave Petty the opportunity to do some musical exploration without the Heartbreakers, something he finds enthralling but never considers perma- nent. Tom Petty 's current CD, Wild/lowers, is the second and latest of his solo ventures. Again, Petty intends for his solo career to infuse new life into his Heartbreaker eflForts; this is strongly indicated for Wild/lowers, which is being promoted by the Dogs With- out Wings tour that features the Heartbreakers as a whole. Wild/lowers, noted by the signature songs "You Don't Know How It Feels" and "You Wreck Me," shares many elements with previous Petty albums, but it is not sim- ply a "typical" album in any setBe. Several songs, includ- ing the title track, are largely acoustic, which is rare but not unheard of for Petty. "Wild- flowers" is a gentle, loving song, underscored by simple lyrics which demonstrate love and affection on Petty 's part While Petty wrote or co- wrote all of the music on Wild- flovers, the musical aspect and not the lyrics are certainly his strong point. However, the lyrics do not attempt to say too much; Petty's forte is simplic- ity, in lyrics as well as music. Entertainment Grapevine. CluLtuxaL, ana not lo cuLiuxaL, sijsnis in and axounu c^rfiLania After the success of "Flyin' West," Alliance The- atre Artistic Director Kenny Leon will once again team up with Atlanta playwright Pearl Cleage for the world premiere of her newest work, "Blues for an Alabama Sky." Presented in the intimate 200-seat Alli- ance Studio Theatre, the en- semble cast of "Blues for an Alabama Sky" will include Phylicia Rashad of "The Cosby Show" fame along with Alliance veteran Bill Nunn. There are an ejdremely limited number of tickets re- maining for "Blues for an Ala- bama Sky." Tickets will be made available to the general public on February 22. Tick- ets are $20 and $26 and will be available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office or by calling 733-5000. Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and her group re- turn to Atlanta to play the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Fri- day, March 24 at 8 p.m. Open- ing the show is singer Paula Cole. Reserved seat tickets costing $25.50 and $20.50 (including the $.50 Fox resto- ration fee) are currently on sale at the Fox Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets; they may be charged by phone by calling 249-6400. For more information, please contact Steven Harris at 524-7354. The Alliance Theatre Company will present a panel discussion titled "Black Women Playwrights" at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, February 20, in the Alliance Studio Theatre. This free offering will exam- ine the evolution of the Afri- can-American female voice in American theatre. The panel will consider a common "voice" among African- American women who write for the stage and discuss how these writers confront the twin hurdles of race and gender in American culture. For more information, please call 733- 4650. The Gainesville The- atre Alliance will present Frank Galati's stage adapta- tion of John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" from February 14 through 26. "The power of this play," says Broadway producer Landesman, "is the power of family, and how it can hold you together, no matter how hard things get." "The Grapes of Wrath" will be presented at the Georgia Mountains Center Theatre, a comfortable 300- seat theatre on the square in Gainesville. Adult tickets are $12; student tickets, with ID, are $6. Audience advisory: "The Grapes of Wrath" con- tains adult situations and lan- guage. Please call 535-6224 for tickets or more informa- tion. The Atlanta Bonsai Society will be hosting its Sec- ond Annual Bonsai Confer- ence from February 17 through at the Holiday Inn at Perimeter/Dunwoody. The conference will feature two ar- eas open to the public com- pletely free of charge. A special bonsai exhibit will be open from 9 to 5 on Satur- day, February 18 and 9 to 2 on Sunday, February 19. There will also be a sales area with vendors from all over the nation. For fiirther informa- tion, call 469-8046. ^iiiiill^ FREE "DROP ZONE" MOVIE PRIZES! THE FIRST 10 PEOPLE TO STOP BY THE STORMY PETREL OFFICE WILL WIN A POSTER, HAT OR PAPERBACK BOOK FROM BERKLEY. No purchase necessary. One prtze per person while supplies last. Employees of Paramount Pictures and Oglethorpe Petrel Ineligible. Februarys, 1995 Pages ENTER TA INMENT. Playmakers fracture yet another fairy tale By J. Kent McKay Special to The Stormy Petrel Wednesday, February 15, the Playmakers will open their annual children's theatre show. This year, as usual, lo- cal area elementary schools will bus in hordes of young barbarians for the Wednesday and Thursday morning perfor- mances. Oglethorpe students, faculty, and staff are advised (for their own safety) to attend the Friday 7:00 or Saturday 2:00 performances. Admis- sion is free with valid student ID. However, all proceeds will go to the Atlanta Children's Shelter, so all donations will be gladly accepted. This years show will be "Sir Slob and the Princess" by George Garrett. It's not Shakespeare. In fact, it's rather silly. Actually, this may be the most dazzling array of silliness you'll ever see. There will be silly walks, silly voices, childish behavior, silly pre- tenses at romance, and a silly excuse for a set (I know be- cause I'm supposed to build it and I haven't started yet) This play will be everything that children's theatre should be. If you will think back to your own childhood, you might remember some Christ- mas play (probably by Dicketis) performed by chil- dren, for the amusement of adults, which you were forced to sit through. The teacher had lied to you and said that this particular field trip would be fun and exciting because you were going to see a play for children. Instead, you were subjected to a wretchedly bor- ing rendition of something you don't actually remember and absolutely didn't grasp and which has fumed you info the bitter, cynical Xer you are to- day. Why couldn't if have been like Bugs Bunny? Why couldn't children's theatre be for children? Well, here at Oglethorpe University, the Playmakers philosophy is precisely that: we want to entertain children (including your inner child.) Sir Slob (Michael Billingsley) is a Gump-esque character who, in the tradition of all good fairy tales, is miracu- lously catapulted from kitchen scrub boy to prince in shining armor (or whatever costume we get a good deal on) by his honesty, good will, and a bit of good fortune. The moral of "Sir Slob" is one everybody can understand, but more im- portantly, the presentation of "Sir Slob" is one that every- one can enjoy. The Playmakers have made a fine art of comic en- tertainment which falls some- where between Fractured Fairy Tales, Benny Hill, and The Three Stooges. If you have seen any of the Playmakers' Fall or Spring productions, you may be sur- We all have problems. Need someone other than your roommate to listen? We have the answer. (Well, sort of.) For her deep & profound thoughts, write to: Box 450 or drop your letter in the Petrel office door. Cominsi Next Issue prised at the groups versatil- ity. For instance, in contrast to "Sir Slob", the annual Spring downer this year will be "The Shadow Box", a true-to- life drama that explores the relational changes which sev- eral terminally ill patients con- front in their final days. But until then, the Playmakers are happy and gay (well, not all of us.) Come witness the frivol- ity, the fiin, the Slob. You'll laugh. You'll cry (if you're a theatre critic). But no matter who you are, you'll be highly entertained. So, come see "Sir Slob and the Princess" in Lupton Auditorium, Friday the 17th at 7:00 p.m. or Satur- day the 18th at 2:00. See you there. OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY THEATRE "HIDE YOUR BICYCLE PUMP WHERE IT CANNOT TEMP YOU.". NEW NEURAL MUTANTS WANTED! NEUROMORPHICS- THE HOST EFFECTIVE HEMS OF DISRUPTING THE FLON OF THE HIVE- BASED INTELLECT TO EXPERIENCE HULTI- DIHENSIONAL AWARENESS. ' n DO YOU "THINK" YOU STILL HAVE SOME KIND OF "PRODLEM"? ARE YOU "SUFFERING" FROM AN imaginary PROBLEM? SORRY! BUT IF YOU WANT ADVENTURE, IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT FEW EVER WILL. CALL NOW. UNIQUE INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY. O I. I WHY WOULD ANYONE BE INTERESTED IN PURSUING NEW INTELLIGENCE? I HAVE NO IDEA. I HEAR IT MAKES NO SENSE AND COULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE RUDE AND ABUSIVE, everything THAT IS SACRED. IMPORTANT. OR RATIONAL IS LIABLE TO GET SCRAMBLED. IS IT A SECRET MISSIONARY POSITION. OR A RENEGADE FACTION OF AN ANCIENT NON- EXISTENT CULT? PROBABLY NOT. WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? WHY 00 YOU WANT TO KNOW THESE nPES OF THINGS? WHY IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM that? WHICH IS WHAT? HERE OR THERE? ARE YOU JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND TAKE IT OR DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF? SEE IT FOR YOURSELF AND SMIRK AND CHUCKLE AT ALL THOSE BRAIN CELLS THAT STILL DONT GET THE JOKE. (404)642-3164 E-HAIL:TENDRIL(glX.NETCOH.COH l-HET: imP://WWW.TELEPORT. COH/~DSOLO/HEWINT.HTHL Page 6 COMICS Februarys, 1995 ^nouani /or /ne u/eeJef: The chance of piece of buttered bread falling buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. Februarys, 1995 SPORTS. Page? Mr. Oglethorpe makes sports complex reality By Chopper Johnson Editor-at-Large The epic tells of Oglethorpe's sports history pervade the legends of this campus. Many a freshman has heard the tells of the Oglethorpe football team beat- ing Georgia Tech in the rain and mud all those years ago. Some have even seen the base- ball jersey of Luke Appling hanging in the gym, a testa- ment to his Hall of Fame ca- reer. Among these whispered memories, though, is a figure that stands dedicated not only to the history of Oglethorpe sports, but to its future. Mr. Oglethorpe, Stephen J. Schmidt, made great contri- butions to the school on the football field during his days as an undergraduate, starting at quarterback for four con- secutive years. It has been in the time since he graduated, though, that he has had the most impact on the school. He has given of both his time and his money to help Oglethorpe grow, seeing these projects as "steps towards Oglethorpe be- coming one of the finest liberal arts institutions in the nation.." One of the many projects led to the dedication of a new resi- dence hall in his honor The most recent is a new 22,000 square foot sports and recre- ation center bearing his name. Tlie main purpose of the facility, according to Dr. Donald Stanton, is to "meet the athletic and recreational needs ofthe average student." In this the rec center has definitely succeeded. Already, the vol- leyball intramurals have been held there, and intermural bas- ketball on the new courts will next week. In addition to be- ing able to hold intramurals. the center also has a lined run- ning oval, two racquetball/ handball courts, a raised wooden floor for the step aerobics classes, the Sweat Shop, a spectator's deck, and locker rooms. Another one of the positive aspects ofthe cen- ter is the fact that student can use their ID cards to "check out" pieces of equipment, such The first official event to be help in the new rec center was the intermural voiieyball tournament Photo by Chopper Johnson as raquets or basketballs. Schmidt, whose own life sounds at time like an adven- ture novel, said at the dedica- tion ofthe center on January 27, said the honor was "the highlight of my life." "It is an absolute dream come true." The man who would later be known as Mr. Oglethorpe entered Oglethorpe in 1935, afler hitchhiking south from Moorestown, N.J. In high sdiool he had been a four-sport star, and was heavily recruited, until a cerebral hemorrhage left half of his body paralyzed. A miraculous surgery and re- cover brought Schmidt back to the football field, but all ofthe big name schools had lost in- terest After his principal rec- ommended Oglethorpe, he be- gan to hitchhike south. Since that trip south, he has been a college quarter- back, husband, football coach. World War II bomber pilot, and CEO of Dixie Stamp and Seal, all of which he has ac- complished by the age of 78. Mexico's Hot Spots At Cool Prices. From Atlanta Cancun ^399 SKighls AKighls 5 Nights Costa Real $399 $435 $479 Flamingo 419 459 499 Oasis 425 479 539 Hotel Cancun Marina Club^ 439 489 549 'Alt-Inclusive - A]l Meals - All Drinks - All Tips! (Ugoon) Acapulco ^^519 Copacabana Continental Plaza Acapulco Plaza 3Nigkti 4 Nights 5 Nights $519 $539 $559 549 579 619 579 619 659 All packages are per person, triple occupancy (double & quadruple occupancy available upon request) and include lowest roundtrip airfare on Aeromexico from Atlanta. airport transfers, hotel accommodations and hotel tax. 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Among this year's con- firmed participants are Andre Agassi, Todd Martin, Aaron Krickstein, MaliVai Washing- ton, Jacco Eltingh, and Michael Chang. Chang and Martin battled it out in last year's final, while Eltingh and Agassi also won AT&T titles. Woods is especially happy to see Agassi return. The current #2 in the men's rankings, Agassi "is always one ofthe fans' favorites here in Atlanta. He's had a thrill- ing season, and we look for- ward to welcoming him back to the AT&T Challenge in April." Agassi, the reigning U.S. Open champion, claimed four other titles last year, in- cluding the Paris Indoor event, and is looking eagerly to At- lanta, where he won four titles fi^om 1989 to 1992. As far as rankings go, the other participants are hold- ing their own. Chang cur- rently stands at a comfortable #6, while Martin, Eltingji, and Krickstein are in the top 25. Tickets for individual sessions are available, ranging fi-om $5 to $36. For tickets, call Ticketmaster at 249- 6400. For fiirther information on the event, including box seat packages, call ProServ at 395-3500. If you don't stop your friend from driving damk, who will? Do whatever it takes. FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK. us Department o( Transportation The Storm \f Petrel Volume 70, Issue 5 fKbowe and Beyond Oglethorpe University February 22, 1995 Dorm blueprints Page 2 Student spending Page 4 The petrel Page 6 Basketball Page 15 News: 2-4 Editorials: 5 Features: 6-7 Organizations: 8 Greeks: 9 Entertainment: 10-11 Comics: 12-13 Sports: 14-15 Security: 2 Grapevine: 4 ProFile: 6 Comics: 12-13 Screentest: 11 Dorm construction begins in IVIarch New dorm expected to ease campus overcrowding By Kate Schindler News Editor The building of a new dorm has been a topic on the tongues of community life fac- ulty for at least five years. Now, after on going discus- sions and planning, this long term project has been put into action. Five perspective con- tractors began bidding for the opportunity to build the dorm on February 1 6. Because the bids were too high, three of the five contractors have been eliminated from consideration. Negotiations with the remain- ing two contractors are still continuing. Organizers hope to have chosen a contractor by next week. Oglethorpe administra- tors, Donald R. Moore, Dean of Community Life, John B. Knott III, Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, and Kay Norton, Assistant Dean of Community Life and Director of Housing are cur- rently planning the building of the dorm. Working with the Housworth Parker - Cherry Roberts architectural firm, the group hopes to break ground for the dorm in March. The housing facility will be located behind Schmidt Hall on the Student Center side ofthe Ho Chi Minh Trail. Stu- dents will have access to the building from the Student Cen- ter parking lot. The dorm. which is coed, will consist of four floors, each containing an internal hallway. A lounge will be located on each floor The first floor lounge will be designated as a social area, while lounges on the second, third, and fourth floors will be designated study areas. The basement ofthe building will house a laundry facility. Bedrooms in the new dorm have been designed much like those rooms found in the upper quad. Each room consists of a living room area, two bedrooms, which may ac- commodate four students, and a bathroom. One bedroom units have been designed for resident assistants, while the resident director will be ac- commodated in a first floor apartment. In all, the dorm may hold 72 beds. In all like- lihood, seniors will first be given the opportunity to re- quest a room. The number of students living on campus has doubled over the past five years. To- day, 500 students reside on campus. "The new dorm is a necessity as much as it is de- sirable," says Kay Norton. Administrators hope to see the percentage of students living on campus rise even higher with the opening ofthe dorm. If you have any ques- tions concerning the dorm, or would like to see blue prints of the building, contact Kay Norton in the Community Life office at 364-8427. fiSHOOM/ IMC Preliminary blueprint of new Upper Quad dormitory Blueprint by Housworth Parker - Cherry Roberts Page 2 NEWS. February 22, 1995 Security Update By Soren Ryland Security Guy -Saturday, 2/4/95, a male student returned to his room. He was surprised to find that his door had been kicked in the night before. He took inventory of his be- longings and found that nothing was missing. The resident did notice that there was an empty beer cup that had been left. He also noted that there had been an at- tempt to replace the locking mechanism back into the door. He therefore con- cluded that one of his "drunk and rowdy friends" must have broken down the door in a futile attempt to contact the resident. No in- juries or fatalities were re- ported. - Reminder Ml- The posted campus speed limit is 15 m.p.h. Speeding endan- gers not only pedestrians and other drivers, but puts the speeder's life at risk as well. Please be careful and drive safely and slowly. - Reminder #2- It is unlawful to park anywhere except in designated areas; this includes fire lanes. Any car caught parked in a fire lane or any other unaccept- able location will immedi- ately be ticketed by Oglethorpe Security and towed entirely at the owner's expense... so park your car wisely. Weather creates havoc in Schmidt By Heather Carlen Features Editor On Thursday, Febru- ary 9, a pipe burst in the breezeway of Schmidt Hall, producing flooding in the ad- jacent area. Maintenance, Housing, and Housekeeping quickly reacted and controlled the flooding. Residents were alerted to the problem by two separate fire alarms, the first of which sounded at 1 :05 p.m. When the alarm ceased after less than S minutes, residents returned to their rooms. "We were con- vinced it was only a false alarm," said one student. When a second alarm sounded at 1:45 p.m., a group of resi- dents collected behind the building near the breezeway, watching a jet of water shoot out of the pipe over the vend- ing machines. A member of the housekeeping staff, who was nearby, alerted Mainte- nance and the Housing Office, who responded immediately. Physical Plant representatives theorized that the first alarm was triggered by a leak in the sprinkler lines, which could indicate the presence of a fire. The second alarm went off when the actual rupture of the pipe occurred. Within ten minutes, Maintenance had turned off the water in the building and had controlled the leak. With the cooperation of Housing and Housekeeping they began cleanup. When they started, resident Stacie Bosclima ob- served that the breezeway and surrounding walkways were "just about turned into a swim- ming pool." Using brooms and vaccuums, the cleanup crew quickly eliminated water from these areas and began cleanup in the affected rooms. While only four rooms reported flooding from the leak, two experienced consid- carpet, which was replaced Saturday. February 11, and a ruined beanbag chair Another neighboring suite reported a small amount of water but no damage. Once the majority of cleanup had been done. Main- tenance concentrated on re- pairing the broken pipe. A spokesman for the Physical Plant said that the pijje had fro- zen and burst, causing the Wendy Brennan, one of the students displaced from her room, surveys the damage. erable water damage. One to two inches of standing water covered the floor of Resident Director Pari Smart's apart- ment In addition, the common room and one bedroom of SchiTiidt 1 1 had a great deal of water seep in. Wendy Brennan, one of Schmidt 1 1 's residents, said tliat there was no major damage except wet leak. He went on to say that the doors on each side of the breezeway need to stay shut when freezing temperatures are anticipated. Maintenance later agreed with this state- ment, saying that the pipe would not have burst if the doors had remained closed, allowing wanner air to collect in tlie breezeway area. Resi- dents in all halls are strongly encouraged by Maintenance to leave the breezeway doors closedduring freezing weather to avoid such incidents in the future. Schmidt Resident Assis- tant Tonya Gibson and Trustee RA Jim Faassee attended to other residents' troubles. Schmidt 12 resident Helen Quinones referred to the inci- dents following the pipe leak as "general plumbing misbe- havior" After the water was turned back on at 3: 1 5 p.m by Maintenance, residents re- ported such problems as low water pressure, odors coming from the water, and, in one case, a toliet that refused to stop flushing. Gibson and Faasee gave advice on these problems, telling residents to run water until the odor van- ished, and attended to the fix- able problems, such as Quino- nes' "perpetually flushing toliet." Maintenance took care to avoid possible ice accumu- lation by sprinkling the wet walkways with salt. In addi- tion, the pipes in all Upper Quad dorm breezeways have now been equipped with heat tape, which monitors the tem- perature of the pipes. When the pipes reach 38 degrees, the heat tape warms them back up to 45 degrees. This, along with the added security of keeping the breezeway doors closed, should prevent the possibility of future flooding. Exploration brings students in touch with city By Jenny Ovdenk Special to The Stormy Petrel Oglethorpe students had a unique opportunity to serve others during Atlanta Exploration Week. David Leach and 1 spent the last week of our holiday break helping Hands On Atlanta and its Youth Corps, part of the government sponsored Americorps program, prepare for a National Service Day on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. On that day, youths from many parts of Georgia met in Atlanta to improve se- lected public schools. Plans included constructing new fa- cilities in classrooms and on school grounds, as well as re- painting walls and cleaning bathrooms and floors. To help tlie Youth Corps get ready for that day, Dave and I prepared a mural for one school. The children painted symbols of love, peace, life, hope, and courage, and an art- ist added an image of Dr. King. We also helped transport sup- plies to schools where work was to be done Assisting the Hands On Atlanta staff with their many tasks completed our eight-hour days. The experience was re- warding. 1 learned how such agencies operate and met kind and dedicated people. 1 also started the semester knowing that I had done something con- structive. Dave and I fre- quently heard that our help was making a real difference. Hopefully, this week of opportunity, organized by Dr. Joseph Knippenberg, will be repeated next year It may also become an option during Spring Break. Those who are intereste(l in participating next time should contact Dr. Knippenberg. February 22, 1995 .NEWS. Pages Environment still a major priority for America Courtesy National Wildlife Federation Support for the envi- ronment and the laws that pro- tect it remains strong in the wake of the Republican elec- toral revolution, according to a new Peter D. Hart Research Associates poll, commissioned by the National Wildlife Fed- eration. "Anyone who thought this election was a mandate to undo 30 years of environmen- tal protection had better think again," said NWF President Jay D. Hair. The poll found only a small jiercenfage of voters ccm- sidered environmental posi- tions when choosing candi- dates, with issues like crime and the economy playing a far greater role in influencing de- cisions. "Candidates weren't talking about the environment and the voters had other things on their minds," explained pollster Peter J. Hart. "But when we asked them about the environment, they had very strong opinions." Respondents expressed overwhelming support for the environment and regulations designed to protect it. 41% of all voters and 34% of those who cast Republican Congres- sional ballots said existing laws don't go far enough in protecting the environment. 21% of both groups said ex- isting laws strike the right bal- ance, while only 18% and 25%, respectively, felt existing environmental laws go too far. Support was equally strong among voters expressing par- ticular concern for the economy often cited as a reason for limiting environ- mental protection. Again, 4 1 % said current laws don 't go far enough. And there was little sympathy for claims that environmental laws place an undue burden on businesses. 21% of voters said those laws properly balance the needs of business and the public, 46% said the businesses should be requires to do more. "Voters clearly believe existing environmental laws provide insufficient protec- tion," said Hart. "And they don't want those protections rolled back, even on the most controversial issues." Among all voters: 76% favor strengthen- ing safe drinking water laws. 56% oppose requiring compensation of property owners prevented by environ- mental regulations from doing what they want with their land. 57% favor maintaining the strong provisions of the Endangered Species Act. 63% say mining, ranch- ing and logging operations should be charged a "fair mar- ket fee" for use of public land. 64% favor redirecting crop subsidies to encourage to Libraries celebrate Black History Courtesy Atlanta-Fulton Pub- lic Library System February is nationally designated as Black History Month and is a great time to explore the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's many resources on African-Ameri- can culture and history. . In May, 1994, the At- lanta-Fulton Public Library System opened a special li- brary, the Auburn Avenue Re- search Library on African- American Culture and His- tory. This 50,000 square-foot library, located on the comer of Auburn Avenue and Courtland Street, downtown Atlanta, houses non-circulat- ing specialized resources and collections for the study and research of the African, Afri- can-American and Diasporic experience. It is the only re- search library of its type in the Southeast open to the public. The nucleus of this spe- cial collection dates back to 1934, with the Negro History Collection of non-circulating books. Over the decades, the Collection steadily expanded . However, space for the well- used collection was limited, and a new facility was needed. The Research Library has a variety of multimedia workstations: The African- American Experience: A History is an electronic textbook, which tells the story of African- Americans beginning in the African homeland Compton 's Interactive Encyclopedia of- fers sight and sound reference that combines 1 3,000 pictures, 120 animations with video footage (including Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1 Have a Dream speech) and sound and slide shows. Jazz: A Multime- dia History provides informa- tion on the history of jazz, compact disc-quality music and rare archival performance footage from the golden age of jazz. Eyes on the Prize is a videodisc presentation that uses a scanner and barcodes to select topics of interest for viewing from the critically ac- claimed PBS documentary. Ethnic NewsWatch provides indexing of and full-text article retrieval for selected ethnic newspapers and a few maga- zines. A special workstation provides digital images of se- lected photographs from the Research Library's collection that patrons can print ofr and take with them. The Archives Division, located on the second and third floors, is open to the public on the second floor It offers pri- mary source materials that document the experiences of African- Americans in Atlanta, the Southeastern region and throughout the nation. The Heritage Education Center, located on the fourth floor, has an auditorium, two seminar rooms and a reception area with exhibit space. Pro- grams and workshops are given that bring to life the ma- terials found in the Research Library's collection through lectures, films, presentations and performances. Tours are available by reservation. The Research Library is open Monday tlirough Thurs- day from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. For more information or tour reservations, call 730- 4001. In October, 1994, the Library System introduced online magazines and newspa- pers, through its PASSPORT electronic reference services. The publications can be ac- cessed at all Library System locations on the PASSPORT computers. A small sampling of the publications offered are Africa Report, Africa Today, African Affairs, African Studies Re- view, The Black Collegian, Black Elegance, Black Enter- prise, Black Health, The Black Scholar, Ebony, Ebony Man, Journal for African History, Journal of Asian & African Studies, Journal of Black Studies, National Mi- nority Politics andNegroHis- tory Bulletin. Also introduced in 1994 through PASSPORT is the Li- brary System's Window to Internet, a worldwide network of online databases. Library System users planning a trip to Africa can learn the currency exchange rate under the Internet listing of Business and Economics. The Geography, History and Travel listing pro- vides individuals access to scholarly papers on world his- tory topics and texts to U.S. historical documents, includ- ing the fmawc/pafionProc/a- mation. This service is avail- able at all Library System lo- cations on the PASSPORT computers. While February may be an opportune time to learn more about the Library System's African-American materials, these resources are offered year around. keep pesticides out of food and water. The poll found public support for several protection measures that do not mesh well with the stated positions of in- coming Republican Congres- sional leaders. But Hair points out that the current Demo- cratic Administration got a less-than-favorable rating from poll respondents as well. Only 26% rated the Clinton Administration's work on en- vironmental issues as good or excellent. "Nature and the envi- ronment should be our com- mon ground. We won't make protecting them into a partisan game," said Hair." "The Na- tional Wildlife Federation will work with leaders of all par- ties to make sure voters get the protections they want. And we'll fake on anyone in any party who won't provide it!" Hair cited upcoming legislative action on the Farm Bill and Safe Drinking Water Acts as opportunities for bi- partisan progress that benefits all Americans. Meanwhile, he pledged to continue NWF ef- forts to educate and help indi- viduals and grassroots groups "outside the Beltway." "The election may have been about change, but this isn't a change for us," said Hair "We've always believed that if we help the people lead, the leaders will follow." But the head of the Na- tional Wildlife Federation did have criticism for one well- known opinion leader. He noted that broadcaster Rush Limbaugh used election re- sults as ammunition to attack environmental laws. "Now we have proof," said Hair. "When it comes to the environment. Rush is wrong!" The National Wildlife Federation is the nation's larg- est conservation education or- ganization. Founded in 1936, the Federation works to edu- cate and assist individuals and organizations to conserve natural resources, and to pro- tect the Earth' s environment. Page 4 .NEWS. February 22, 1995 How Oglethorpe students spend their money By Tharius Sumter Staff How much money do Oglethorpe students spend on leisure activities? Where does that "disposable cash" go? A 10 question survey asked questions to "gain information on the leisure time spending of Oglethorpe students." Thirty students answered questions about where they spend their free time and how much money they spend in these ven- ues. The survey pinpointed patterns in how leisure time is sj)ent by Oglethorpe students. All respondents were on- campus students between the agesof 17and 20. More than one-third of students reported getting between $5 1 and $ 1 50 each month. A little less than a third reported an income be- tween $151 and $250. Four people claimed to get more than $350 a month. If you see an Oglethorpe student off campus, chances are you will see him or her in a restaurant. Sixty percent of the students surveyed said that they eat off campus more than they go to nightclubs, movies, or cultural events. More than a third of the students surveyed eat off campus twice a week, while 30 percent eat off cam- pus three or more times per week. Over half of the respon- dents reported that their aver- age meal off campus costs be- tween $6 and $10. Forty per- cent spend $5 or less each time they eat off campus. One reason for the prevalence of off-campus eat- ing is thelimited opportunities to eat on campus. No food ser- vice is offered on campus aside fix>m the three schedu led meals of the day. "When I get the munchies late at night, I need somewhere to go and it has to be off-campus. The snack machines don't cut it," said Kristen Buoy. The limited number of meal times could be especially inconvenient for the 30 percoit of students surveyed who work off campus. Dissatisfaction with the selections in the din- ing hall also sends students off- campus. "We get tired of the same old potatoes and the same old peas and carrots ev- eryday," said Dennis Kieman. Moreover, the proximity of 24-hour dives like Waffle House and Denny's and local delivery services help to in- crease the likelihood of off- campus eating. "When I think about places I want to go I think about places nearby. I don't want to spend my time in the car, I want to spend it in the restaurant eating my food," said Angela Satterfield. Occasionally students may sacrifice that evening meal for a movie. This only happens about once or twice a month for most of the students surveyed - only two students reported hitting the theaters more than twice a month. Music stores also com- pete for a share of college stu- dents' income. Over half of the respondents buy music once or twice a month. Sixty percent report that they spend between $ 1 1 and $ 1 5 each time they buy music about the cost of one new compact disc. Twenty three percent spend $10 or less. The small amounts of each purchase might be attributed to the in- creasing popularity of used CD stores and discount stores. "I love Best Buy," said Scott Helms, "because they have great prices. Sometimes I get suckered into sales." Although all the stu- dents surveyed are under the legal drinking age, the major- ity of them spend money on alcohol. Seventy percent re- port that they spend money on alcohol each month. Thirty nine percent spend $20 or less per month. Ten percent spend between $20 and $30. Only five students reported spending more than $30 per month. Nonetheless, more than one- fourth of the respondents spend no money on alcohol. Heard it through the Grapevine . News and events in and around Oglethorpe University Pia Mellody, an inter- national authority on codependence, will present "Facing Love Addiction: Courage To Change The Way You Love," a two-day work- shop that explores love addic- tion, codependent and co-ad- dictive relationships. The pro- gram will be on Friday, Feb- ruary 24 from 7 - 9 p.m. and Saturday February 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lupton Au- ditorium, Oglethorpe Univer- sity. For more information, call Dr. John Thames, Dean of Continuing Education, at 364- 8370. On Thursday, March 2, Oglethorpe professor Frank Hunter will give a gallery talk entitled "In the Tradition of Straight Photography: From Steiglitz to Webb." The lec- ture will take place in the Oglethorpe University Mu- seum at 7:30 p.m. Call 364- 8555 for more information. The Oglethorpe Univer- sity Museum presents "Geor- gia O'Keefe: The Artist's Landscape," a 30-year photo- graphic exhibition by Todd Webb. At 2 p.m. on Sundays through March 19, the Mu- seum will show a film on Georgia O'Keefe in the view- ing room in Phillip Weltner Library. Hours for the Mu- seum are Tuesday through Fri- day 1 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat- urday and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment. Call 364-8555 for more informa- tion. The Medical College of Georgia announces a summer program for under-represented minority or disadvantaged stu- dents, featuring college credit courses in physiology or neu- roanatomy and medical writ- ing. Also included are non- credit courses in medical ter- minology, analytical reading. MC AF review, and workshops in study skills. The program will.last from June 18 to Au- gust 1 1 , and applications must be complete before March 15. Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are residents of Georgia and inter- ested in the health professions are eligible, as are a limited number of out-of-state resi- dents. Participants will re- ceive living expenses and an additional scholarship upon satisfactory completion of the program. For ftirther informa- tion, write Student Educa- tional Enrichment Programs, Medical College of Georgia, Suite AA-1 53, Augusta, Geor- gia 309 1 2-1900, or call (706) 721-2522. On Monday, March 6, The Mallarme Chamber Play- ers will perform in Lupton Auditorium at 8 p.m. The Mallarme Chamber Players are flutist Anna Wilson, harp- ist Jaqueline Bartlett, and vio- linist Jonathan Bagg. Call 364-8446 for more informa- tion. Students from Yale Uni- versity will perform jazz. blues, and folk music. The concert will take place at 1 1 :30 a.m. in the Talmadge Room in Emerson Student i Center There will be no ad- \ mission charge. Call 364- 8446 for more information. Does something in The Storwy Petrel make you think? If we offend you ... If we disgust you ... If we tiirillyou ... Write \is\ Letters and articles should be sent to US via inter-office mail, Box 450. You can also call us at 364-8425. February 22, 1995 Page 5 Stormy Petrel Editor-In-Ch ief: Editor-at-Large: Business Manager: Features Editor: News Editor: Kelly Holland Chopper Johnson Jason Thomas Heather Carlen Kate Schindler Stajf: Daryl Brooks Stephen Cooper Yoli Hernandez Trudie Jones David Leach Pat Mulheam Chris Paragone Dan Sandin Chris Smith Tharius Sumter Advisors: Linda Bucki Ryan Brown Patrick Floyd Stephanie Hunter John Knight Megan McQueen Dunn Neugebauer Ahna Sagrera Laura Sinclair Melissa Stinnett Christie Willard Michael McClure The Stormy Petrel is Oglethorpe University's student newspaper. The comments and opinions in the articles are the opinions of the writers and not nec- essarily those of the university. The Stormy Petrel welcomes Letters to the Editor and other articles anyone wishes to submit, where space allows. Editors reserve the right to edit for grammar, taste, and length, but not for content Please send all letters or articles to The Stormy Petrel, 3000 Woodrow Way, Box 450, Atlanta, Georgia, 30319. EDITORIALS. Floyd on O.U. fork diversity By Patrick Floyd Staff I've been thinking about forks, not just about forks but monotony, confor- mity, and forks. I ' ve been thinking about causes worthy of crusades. I 've been thinking about work- ing for an ideal, about striving to improve stuff, about fight- ing for good, about' doing something, and then I come back to thinking about forks. I'm mostly sure that Oglethorpe can be a better place. I think that we can im- prove many aspects of the Oglethorpe experience. I want to start improving the selection of forks in the cafeteria. Almost every fork in the cafeteria is exactly like almost every other fork in the cafete- ria. I don't suppose that this observation is surprising to anyone who eats regularly in the cafeteria. Every meal I'm faced with the same folk selec- tion. Day after day, meal after meal, fork after fork, nothing changes. The only time I looked at the back of my fork, I saw the name "Don" and next to that "MALAYSIA", I'm not sure who or what Don is, and I will resist asking why we are not given the opportunity to eat with honest, hardworking, free and beautiful, American forks. It's not the origin of the forks that concerns me. I am concerned, however, with the fork's lack of originality. Every once in a while I do spot a fork that is distinct. A couple times I have seen forks in the cafeteria that were shaped differently or had some kind of design on the handle. The fact that a couple forks out of a few hundred stand out may not at first seem signifi- cant. These few freak forks did begin to seem significant the more I thought about them. How can a couple of maverick forks be explained? I think it is unlikely that Don would mean to send us 500 identical forks and acciden- tally send 498 identical forks and two extraordinary forks. I find it less likely that Don would do such a thing on pur- pose (I don't know Don very well, but I've got a prdty good feeling about this one). So, we've got a couple of forks unlike the rest. I don't think Don had anything to do with these unique utensils. If we can safely eliminate Don and his Malaysian cohorts, I think the next logical step is to assume that someone at Oglethorpe is responsible for expanding the silverware se- lection. My guess is that some sneaky Petrel smuggled an un- common fork into the cafete- ria and left it on his plate at the dishwashing counter. Whoever would go through the trouble of bring- ing a special fork into the caf- eteria only to donate the fork to the general fork supply must have some reason for doing so. I'm not sure exactly what this innovator had in mind, but I think the resuh of this sly en- terprise is good. By bringing more vari- ety to the fork selection of Oglethorpe, I believe this fork smuggler has done a good thing for his school. A couple of forks is a start. More impor- tantly these first freak forks can become the inspiration for an Oglethorpe fork revolution. What if everyone started bringing uncommon forks into the cafeteria. When an Oglethorpe student expected to go out to eat, the student could borrow a fork from the cafete- ria. This fork could be traded at an off-campus restaurant for a different fork. The off-cam- pus restaurant fork could then be returned to the cafeteria in place of the presumably more generic cafeteria fork. Slowly the fork selection would be- come more diverse. Meals would be more interesting. If everyone did his part, the day would come when no two forks in the cafeteria were alike. We'd have big forks and small forks, flexible forks and inflexible forks, simple forks and ornate forks, steel forks and silver forks and maybe even wooden forks. We'd have forks of varying prongage. Not only would the forks be different, but they would have a story behind them. We'd have forks from all around Atlanta. We'd have forks from across the country (brought back from road trips and vacations). We would have forks from all over the world as international students and guests to our campus took part in our superlative fork foray. Not only would Oglethorpe benefit from the incoming forks, but Oglethorpe's export of Don's Malaysian specialty would bring a piece of Oglethorpe in contact with the world. Every high-priced restaurant that found its fine silver replaced by Oglethorpe stainless steel would take notice. Every lime a Waffle House dishwasher found a fork without the Waffle House signature textur- ing on the handle, the Waffle House would take notice. And every time a waitress or water took away a fork that looked just a little different than the one they had set on the table originally ... well, they might not take notice, but it really does not matter. Unlike some other revo- lutions, this fork revolution could be real rather than rheto- ric. We would not have to have Oglethorpe Fork Day. We would not have to make pam- phlets or bumper stickers or t- shirts or speeches. We would not have to get progressive ce- lebrities to further our cause. We would not have to start a focused letter writing cam- paign to pressure politicians into proposing Oglethorpe Fork-Friendly legislation. All we would have to do is trade some forks. I do not think fork diver- sity at Oglethorpe University is too lofty a goal. I believe it is worthwhile and achievable. Page 6 FEATURES February 22, 1995 By Kate Schindler News Editor Tom Browning of Marietta, Georgia, graduated frotn Oglethorpe University in 1967. Having received his bachelor's degree in social studies. Browning set his sig^ on pursuing a career in the field of law. Today, he practices as a divorce lawyer in Marietta. "I did not realize how educated I had become until I ventured out Into the real world," says Browning. 'Oglethorpe offers a well rounded and broad education. I feel that my liberal arts edu- cation has better equipped me for what I must face in the world," In addition to his career as a lawyer. Browning is also a member of the Oglethorpe University Alumni Board, as well as the Walker School Board in Marietta. With the help of alumni like Browning; the O.U. Alumni Board works to perpetuate through energy or donations, the continuation of the institution. "Oglethorpe offers a good experience and 1 want to see others have that experience as well," says Browning. Browning also enjoys organizing and chaperoning groups of children who like to participate in activities such as Whitewater rafting and camp- ing He enjoys writing trivia books as well. In the box to the right is a sample of one of these trivia questions. If you are able to correctly answer this trivia question, as well as the ques- tions which are to be featured in the next two issues, you will be included in a drawing for a grand prize. The grand prize will be announced in the next issue of The Stormy Petrel along with the next trivia question. To compete, return answers to the trivia questions to Amy Zickus in Public Relations. The true story of the stormy petrel By Heather Carlen Features Editor Rumors of the petrel's demise have been greatly ex- aggerated. Petey the Petrel, who as Oglethorpe's mascot has been immortalized on countless sweatshirts, keychains, and coffee mugs, has been described by one stu- dent as "a small, angry-look- ing, extinct little bird." Oth- ers have probably agreed with that statement. But there facts and fantasies separate, the pe- trel is not. in fact, extinct. The storm petrel, affec- tionately known at Oglethorpe as the "stormy" petrel, is only one kind of petrel. Also in- cluded in the larger grouping of petrels are diving petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. These birds may not be known for the attractiveness of their names, and their actual physical appearance leaves a lot to be desired as well. Chop- per Johnson, who has been face-to-face with a petrel in New Zealand, describes the birds as "really ugly." Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), the most common storm petrel, can be found, depending on the season, anywhere from Ant- arctica to the far northern reaches of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Storm petrels are relatively small birds, ranging from 5 1/2 to 10 inches, and have drab coloring, either brown or charcoal gray with white underbellies. Petey the Petrel, fiizzy tiling that he is, is considerably more at- tractive than his sealoving, oily cousins. And, undoubtedly, much more agreeable ... and less smelly. Petrels live entirely at sea except during their brief nesting season (apparently, petrel eggs don't float particu- larly well). On a visit to the coast of Georgia, the Caroli- nas, or really anywhere on the Eastern Seaboard, you may have a rare encounter with a petrel. They really do exist. As a matter of fact, there are a lot of storm petrels in the world. They just live out at sea for ten months out of the year, so we don't see them much. And, to dispel yet an- a penchant for flying toward shore in a storm, were rou- tinely set on fire by sailors as a beacon toward land, has been The storm petrel, a seabird most often found in the Southern Hemisphere, spends ten months of the year over the ocean. Picture courtesy of Grolier Encyclopedia other common error, the proper pronunciation is "PEE- trul," not "PET-trul" or, as CNN Sports apparently be- lieves, "PRET-zul." Oglethorpe University has the storm petrel as its des- ignated mascot because the petrel is reputed to be the fa- vorite bird of James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of the Georgian colony, for whom the university is named And with good reason: Oglethorpe was a sailor, and sailors and sea- birds have always had a spe- cial relationship. Petrels, de- pending on the sailor and his country of origin, are either protectors of sailors sent by the Virgin Mary, reincarnations of sailors lost at sea, or captains who have mistreated their crews. The rumor that petrels, being very oily creatures with neither confirmed nor denied, although it is an incredibly good story to tell non- Oglethoipe friends and family. This rumor may help explain why many Oglethorpe stu- dents believe that the petrel is extinct, however. Suggested reading for those adventurous Oglethorpe students wanting to know more about their mascot: Microsoft Encarta, Grolier's wonderful Mutimedia Ency- clopedia, (both of which I used extensively for this ... thanks, guys), R.M. Lockey's Right of the Storm Petrel, and Peter Harrison's A Field Guide to Seabirds of the World. Jason Thomas believes that a ro- mance novel entitled The Stormy Petrel exists, but he isn't sure of the author (He also, incidentally, denies hav- ing read it.) The mystique of the pe- trel can continue. Now, when your friends and family point at your sweatshirt and ask, for the hundredth time, "what the heck is a 'PET-rul' anyway?" you can proudly tell them that sailors used to set them on fire during storms to find land in a hurry. It may be unconfirmed, but it's always funny to watch their reactions. Who Am I? I'm Arthur Wellesly but history knows me by another name. My brother was governor of India. I fought against the Maharajah in India. I was a member of Parliament. I attended the Congress of Verona and the Conference of Vienna. I served a ambassador to Paris and as Irish secretary. I was knighted. My greatest fame happened near a small Flemish town. I'm buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. Send your response to Amy Zickus in Public Relations! February 22, 1995 FEATURES Page? DMX: The Eighth Wonder of the Known World By Helen M. Quinones Special to The Stormy Petrel My escape from alter- native has ended in success, I have put an end to obscure college radio. Away with 99X's ten song rotations, or music that 96 Rock has been playing since before I was bom. I have discovered a va- riety of music completely ab- sent from FM radio: commer- cial free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, cable for radio. The eighth wonder of the world is Digital Music Ex- press. At the flick of the clicker, listeners can go from the big band sounds of Glen Miller to dance music to show tunes. Radio standbys of clas- sic, album and alternative rock also have DMX stations, but with the advantage of being uninterrupted and commercial free. Disc jockeys are now ob- solete, thankfully. The remote control itself is a wonder. It has a LCD screen similar to that of a cal- culator, which shows tlie name of the song, the performer, composer and the name of the album. Listeners can instantly answer the eternal question "who's that by?" without DJ interruptions, which nevertell us the name of the song we want to know, anyway. Variety is DMX's most admirable feature. At the sound of crunchy salsa-laden tortilla chips my suitemates can tune into DMX's Tex- Mex/Ranchero station, which specializes in those awful tunes Mexican restaurants al- ways play. Probably my favorite station, show tunes, has pro- vided my suite with such greats as "Man of La Mancha" and "Sweeney Todd," in addi- tion to the requisite "Cats," "Les Miserables" and "Phan- tom of the Opera." There's H CHALLENGE Raise a Racquet Day Tuesday, May 2, 1995 Afternoon Session, 10:00 AM The ATAT Chillnp r pmud In bcA RoK a KM^Mf fi^ duntf tt Tondiy tftenaa scncn d ikimATtTCUInic loMciAtkAitaiu Aikticaiibil N>b. (il|i>- Ol Ailipectlldayforeicli MiUc nqiet doouaj (earns enbiaurtc i1l nca^t a fcB |CKnl lAnisski ticjtel M tke laaixy afitnooB totzumul m^ha All nqora doulc^ Kill h ptacauil to tt ATtT CM. iMgeACE Propim /^^ pwticifMBls draing ihe Tuesday crfniai acsUM 1V.ACIV)tnm ij idniaisleftd Uvngb Ibe Boys aid Girls Club of Metro AdiDtiandcivtsltais instnctn to ovct 250 al-lidc youlkil AtlMla. TheACEPiogninis nallidunesEioDal. )triii{in| lupther AUilctio. Qaiidei [>evtlGp(ml. atid Eduoliot So come on oat and Raise a Racquet !! nothing like having a few friends over who have had too many, trying hopelessly to sing along with "The Will Rogers Follies." DMX outplays NPR with two classical stations. The symphonic station pro- vides the timeless sounds of a full symphony. The chamber music station offers smaller or- chestral arrangements and pi- ano solos. While writing pa- pers, these stations provide plenty of background sounds without the distraction of lyr- ics. Tliese two stations have proved invaluable to Music and Culture students on their quests for required listening assignments. The new age and folk rock stations are ready cures for insomnia. While the beau- tiful instrumentals station sat- isfies anyone's urge forthe el- evator music that Peach FM 94.9 won't even play any more. Peach decided to in- clude oldies, as did DMX. For oldies lovers DMX includes two stations for 50's and 60's oldies. For those who prefer B- 98.5's love songs, an entire station is devoted to love songs, and another for roman- tic instrumentals. Great Sing- ers also appeals to the senti- mental side, including Dinah Shore, Rosemary Clooney and of course, Sinatra and Tony Bennett, as expected. In addi- tion the big band and swing stations provide me with my daily dose of nostalgia. Over the holidays, con- tinuous Christmas carols were provided by the Carols station. A blessing to some, a curse to others in my suite, this station played carols 24-7 throughout the entire season. On rainy days, while sit- ting back and drinking that one last beer in the 'fridge, there's nothing like the traditional blues station. In addition. DMX includes traditional country, modem country, gos- pel. Christian, rap, urban con- temporary, reggae, jazz and light jazz. Whatever your taste, DMX is bound to have a sta- tion for it, unless you happen to be looking for 80s music, books on tape, children's songs, or movie soundtracks. DMX could always bring back the opera station. Surely lis- teners preferred the option of having opera rather than one station for 50's oldies and one for 60's. Even so, DMX still beats the pants off of radio and record stores. Digital Music Express is provided on campus by Scripps Howard Cable Com- pany through the same wiring as cable television. Check for specials; they may waive your installation fee, in which case DMX runs only $9.95 a month. Call 451-4785 to get connected. Adam and Anthony return By Adam Corder and Anthony Wilson Special to The Stormy Petrel AC: Back ... caught you looking for the same thing. It's a new thing, etc. We are once again "housin'" and "arousin,"' here to give you, our loyal fans, the latest sample of cutting edge music. By the way, thanks for the fan mail. AW: While we are ap- preciative, I would like to re- quest that our throngs of syco- phantic followers use recycled paper, as the volumes of mail that pour daily into our Buckhead "Passion Pad" are no doubt contributing might- ily to Amazon deforestation. AC: Yes. This week's musical smorgasbord begins with the Geffen release ofSix- teen Stone by the provoca- tively or presidentially named band Bush. I heard the "fukengruven" ditty known as "Everything Zen" and thought it rocked, so I picked up the whole CD. The impression is one of headbanging medioc- rity and teen angst with no outlet, save obnoxious guitars and repetitive hooks. AW: Although it may come as a shock to everyone, I agree. Bush, although I must as an American salute their name, is ultimately a lacklus- ter band. Aside from the im- pressive single, the album de- scends into bad exercises in moshing. Pass. AC: Yep. The album does have merit, and these guys have some raw talent somewhere, but it didn't come to pass in this effort. Two thumbs sideways. AW: Right there with you, chieftain. I would place this effort solidly between Weezer and Led Zeppelin IV. AC: Gee, what an in- sight that is, Antoine. Our sec- ond selection is the Dave Matthews Band's latest effort. Under the Table and Dream- ing. Tliis is a groovy, har- monica-driven album, with a soothing combination of pop rock-a-billy and alternative balladry. It rocked my world. AW: I have yet to find a single note that I would file under the "Rock-a-billy" clas- sificatioa Nevertheless, this is a good album. There's noth- ing that approaches "What Would You Say," but the rest is passable, at least. It's worth fifteen bucks just for the single, and the rest of the album isn't totally nauseating. AC: I will go one better and say that the whole album keeps a smile on my face. Occasionally I wonder if man- kind can continue to make good music, or if we reach some sort of saturation point, but it 's bands like this one that keep my faith alive. Thank you, DMB, Two thumbs up. AW: Strong praise, ynon capilan, but I cannot disagree. AC: That's it. We are cashed. Keep the letters com- ing. PVe are outta here like Menudo 's career. Pages February 22, 1995 ORGANIZATIONS "O" Club inducts new members for 1995 By Shelley Robinson "0"Club On Monday night, February 6, the "0" Club in- ducted 24 new members. The "0" Club consists of athletes from all the sports at Oglethorpe. Each athlete must be an active participant with two varsity letters from the same sport. The club origi- nally existed at Oglethorpe in the 1920s and was reinstated last year at Homecoming af- ter a 50 year sabbatical. The members of the "0" Club strive to promote and support all the athletes at the University. Members have drawn and posted signs around the school as well as made ban- ners to support the teams at games and meets. During the championship game of March Madness 1994, the club spon- sored a night of food, fiin, and basketball in the Bomb Shel- ter. Representatives from the club also assisted with Athletic Visitation Day. While the club started off with only a very small membership, the recent induc- tions almost tripled the club's size. The following athletes were inducted: Mike Thomas and Matt Weiner from the baseball team. Will Lukow, Mark Bingham, Chip Kohlweiler, Bobby Holman, Tinnie Waterston, Fawn An- gel, and Terra Winthrop rep- resenting the soccer teams, Ryan Vickers, Bryon Letoumeau, Eleanor Fulton, Carly Harrington, Kim Jack- son, and Jennifer Johnson from the basketball teams, Pam Cochrane from tennis, Linda Davis, Jayme Sellards, Jason Arnold, James Green, Lewd Lacrosse, Alan Tudors, and Stephanie Chaby from the track and cross country teams, and Steve Taylor representing the golf team. The charter members are pleased with the new members and hopeful about the club's future. Plans for this semester include a second annual March Madness celebration, entering the Homecoming Banner Contest, helping with the mural in Traer, assisting with Athletic Visitation Day, and supporting each of the ath- letic teams at their home games. The club's nominees for Lord and Lady Oglethorpe were Andy Schutt and Kirsten Hanzsek, both four year mem- bers of the basketball teams. A long term project the club has been working on is a gift to the school. The Senior Class and A