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Eat, drink, learn
“In Touch Weekly”’s sexiestman of the season appeared atUNK via
film.
Actor Gael Garcia Bernalstarred in “Amores perros,” aMexican
film shown at the UNKforeign film and culture festivalMonday in
Thomas Hall.
Garcia Bernal made hismajor feature film debut in“Amores
perros,” which wasnominated for the Best ForeignFilm Oscar in 2000.
He alsostarred in “Y Tu MamaTambien,” the 2004 film “TheMotorcycle
Diaries” and “BadEducation,” which opened the2004 Cannes film
festival.
The festival’s featuredmovie was directed byHollywood director
AlejandroGonzalez Inarritu.
Inarritu also directed “21Grams,” starring Sean Penn,
Benicio del Toro and NaomiWatts. It received two
Oscarnominations and was released onDVD and VHS on Sept. 13.
According to Dr. HerbertCraig, department chair of mod-ern
languages at UNK, “Amoresperros,” translated into “Love’s aBitch,”
is interesting because ofits story, its actor and its
director.There are several stories interwo-ven in the movie that
centeraround an automobile accidentand the lives of three
peopleinvolved in it.
The festival was sponsoredby the department of modern
lan-guages.
According to the departmentchair, the purpose of the festivalis
to give students an opportunityto see feature films from
thecountries and cultures they arestudying and to see movies
thataren’t played in the midwest.
The students can see some-thing authentic to the languageand
culture, but the film is acces-
sible to students through Englishsubtitles, Craig said.
Students also tasted foodfrom the cultures of each lan-guage
represented at the festival.On Monday, Hispanic andJapanese snacks
were preparedby students and faculty mem-bers. This gave students
theopportunity to taste food fromthe country of the film they
wereabout to see, Craig said.
The department buys a newfilm for each of the languageseach
semester. Over the last 14years, the department hasacquired quite a
collection, Craigsaid. About five years ago, thedepartment decided
to create afestival to show the various filmsin a three-day series,
the profes-sor said.
Different members of thedepartment chose the films forthe
foreign film festival, Craigsaid. “We think about studentinterests,
important recent filmsor classic films from the lan-
guage,” he said.This year, films were shown
in French, Spanish, Japanese,German and Arabic
dialogue.Wednesday’s showing of theArabic film “Halfaouine: Boy
ofthe Terraces” was chosen byImen Belhassen, a graduateassistant
from Tunisia.
Belhassen is teaching anindependent study course inintroductory
Arabic languageand culture at UNK for one year,Craig said. She was
able to cometo UNK through a grant frominternational studies.
Craig said the course wasadvertised to the Kearney com-munity
through the KearneyHub. He said students weregiven the option of
taking theclass for credit or not. Most ofthe students enrolled in
the classare not taking it for credit.
The department chair is saidhe will consider creating a
coursefor different types of languagesnot already offered at
UNK.
Looking to spend time witha lot of stressed-out women try-ing to
arrange the plans for thebiggest day of their lives? Mostpeople
would respond with aresounding “NO.” However, thatis exactly how
many businessowners spent their day onSunday, Oct. 10 at the
BuffaloCounty Fairgrounds.
The 23rd Annual Fall Bridal
Fair provided an opportunity forwedding planners to get
someprofessional help deciding whowill cater, supply music and
oth-erwise entertain their weddingguests.
Kelli A. Kastens, a seniormajoring in advertising, is plan-ning
an Aug. 4, 2005 wedding.
She said wedding plans canbe overwhelming, especiallywhen she
walked into the fairbuilding last spring and saw thevarious booths
she would need tovisit.
Kastens said the one thingshe learned from the fair was
to“reserve everything early. Timeslots fill up quickly and a
longtime in advance. You need tostart planning earlier than
youthink, especially for the recep-tion site.”
All who enteredthe building were givensheets at the door
thatlisted all booth names.Fair-goers were sup-posed to have
everybooth highlight theirbusiness name on thesheet before turning
inthe completed sheet fora drawing.
The drawing deter-mined who won achocolate fountainfrom Roses 4
You and afour-day cruise for two,given away by RoyalPrestige.
In addition to thetrip for two, RoyalPrestige also had adrawing
to win cutlery,casual dinnerware,pots and pans andchina
patterns.
Shanna M. Drumheller, ajunior from Alliance majoring incriminal
justice, went to theevent with a friend who is get-ting married
next year.
Drumheller said the fair wasinformative, even though she hasno
wedding plans in the immedi-ate future.
“I loved the chocolate foun-tain,” Drumheller said.
“It attracted more peoplethan most of the other booths.”
Drumheller also said, “TheDJ booths did a very good job
ofpromoting their businesses.
I couldn’t walk past onewithout someone handing me abrochure or
business card.”
Most of the other boothswere a little less insistent thanthe DJ
services.
Other booths drew namesand gave away prizes. BeautiControl even
gave free hand-moisturizing treatments. Thisbusiness also offered
free facials,massages, manicures and pedi-cures for the person
whose namewas drawn, as well as for theentire wedding party. The
line atBeauti Control was always long,proving it to be a very
popular
booth.The food
booths, such asE x p r e s s i o nCatering Service,Pane
Bello,Valentino’s andSkeeter Barnesoffered displaysof the food
theyhave availablefor catering. TheV a l e n t i n o ’ sbooth was
afavorite of mostguests, as it also
had edible displays. Brownies,dips and desserts were
availablefor sampling.
The fair building was deco-rated by Floral Expressions
andbackground music was suppliedby Quad Sound DJ, owned bySteve and
Lynn Quadhammer ofMinden.
Quad Sound DJ also provid-ed introductions and announce-ments
for the style show, whichbegan at 3 p.m. Dresses andtuxedos from
Bridal Images ofKearney and BeautifulBeginnings of Broken Bow
weremodeled for 90 minutes.
Beautiful Beginnings alsopresented their new dresses, theEssence
of Australia line. Thesedresses will be shipped intoBeautiful
Beginnings on Oct. 22and will be there for fittingsthroughout that
weekend.
Other booths included AireSonic Video, AAA of Nebraska,Aquila
Limo Service, BeautiControl, Blue Media, Bridal Isle,Complete
Music, Country Inn &Suites, DJ America, EliteTanning Spa, Great
Platte RiverRoad Archway, Herberger’s,Joyous Kakes, J.C.
Penny’sSalon, Hoover’s Jewelry, LittleWedding Shop, Life’s
MomentsMedia, Occasions & Accents,Mary Kay, Memories in
Motion,The Pampered Chef, PartyAmerica, The Picture Lady,
PurePlatinum DJ, Reliv International,Steve Dahl
Photography,Strandz, Sofia’s, SouthernLiving at Home and
SweetwaterEntertainment.
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The Chemistry of Wine was pre-sented by the UNK
ChemistryDepartment and the NebraskaLocal Section of the American
ChemicalSociety recently in the Nebraska StudentUnion Cedar
Room.
The seminar included an overview ofwine and wine making and
detaileddescriptions of the chemical compositionof grapes and wine.
Laboratory methodsfor analysis of grapes and wines, sensoryand
organoleptic methods used for wine,the role of tannin and other
phenolic com-pounds in wine, and some potential healthaspects of
wine were also discussed.
Speaker of the seminar was Dr. J.Ernest Simpson.
Dr. Simpson joined the ChemistryDepartment at California State
PolytechnicUniversity, Pomona, in 1968 after com-pleting his B.S.,
M.S., and Ph.D. in organ-ic chemistry at the University of
NewMexico. His research interests and publica-tions are in the
areas of polycyclic aromat-ic hydrocarbons, Carbon-13-labeled
com-pounds, and phenolic compounds, espe-cially in grapes and
wine.
We had 29 attendees and we sampleda variety of wines, from
chablis to cabernetto port and everything in between, chem-istry
Professor Michael D. Mosher said.
The owner of a winery near Lexingtonalso was among the
attendees. He broughttwo of his award-winning wines for us tosample
as well.
At the seminar, during a componentanalysis the audience was
given a refer-ence wine sample with known levels ofcomponents such
as acid, sugar, alcohol,and so on, and then “unknown” samples
inwhich one or more components had beenincreased by a known
increment. During avarietal analysis, a representative numberof
white and red wines were compared.
While everyone had their ownfavorite, I was particularly fond of
theMeridian cabernet and one of the dessertwines made by Quady, a
winery inCalifornia, Mosher said.
This was the second visit of Dr.Simpson to Nebraska to educate
peopleabout the chemistry behind wine odor,color, and flavor,
Mosher said. ìHis lastvisit was eight years ago, when we hostedhim
in Lincoln.
The Nebraska Local section brings inspeakers on a regular basis,
at least two tothree a year. Thenext speaker is CarletonB. Moore
from Arizona State University.
The title of the talk is The Chemistry of theMoon’s Surface.
The date of that talk is Friday, Nov. 12in Lincoln on Nebraska
Wesleyan’s cam-pus.
The number of people interested in thechemistry of wine was
quite a pleasant sur-prise, Mosher said. Everyone seemed toenjoy
themselves. I had numerous com-
ments after the meeting about hostingmore talks like this that
appeal to a wideaudience.
Mosher organized this meeting alongwith the Chair of the Local
Section, Dr.David Treichel, Nebraska WesleyanUniversity,
Lincoln.
The Nebraska Local Section is madeup of approximately 275
chemists fromacross the state of Nebraska. The LocalSection
territory covers the entire state ofNebraska, with the exception of
the City ofOmaha and several surrounding counties.
While the majority of our members
are located in Lincoln and the tri-cities, wedo have members
from every corner of thestate, Mosher said.
Chartered by the U.S. Congress in1876, the American Chemical
Society(ACS) is the world’s largest scientific soci-ety, with over
150,000 members.
ACS advances knowledge andresearch through scholarly publishing,
sci-
entific conferences, information resourcesfor education and
business, and profession-al development efforts. ACS plays a
lead-ership role in educating and communicat-ing with public
audiences – citizens, stu-dents, public leaders, and others –
aboutthe important role that chemistry plays inidentifying new
solutions, improving pub-lic health, protecting the environment
andcontributing to the economy.
The National office of the ACS is locat-ed in Washington, D.C.
The NebraskaLocal Section, founded in 1895, is one ofthe oldest
local sections in the ACS.
Chemistry of Wine attendees sample wines and discuss analysis at
UNKBY KARRI THUNKERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
BY CHARISE DAWSONANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
BY REBECCA BUNGERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY JILLIAN HOTHANThe places are set for a bit of wine
tasting and relaxation.
Bridal fair offersmultiple choices
PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNGERAnn Lammers displays her merchandise.
PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNGERDrumheller looks at the Roses 4 You
Booth.
Festival brings Mexican film to grace UNK’s halls
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THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004
QUESTION: IN A FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE HUSKERS AND THE LOPERS,
WHO WOULD REIGNSUPREME?
Neil Curtis, PapillionSenior
“Who are the Huskers? GoLopers!”
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THE BOTTOM LINE
Jennifer Peters, Cumming, Ga.Senior
“Who cares about theHuskers, I’m a Loper Baby!”
Mike Nyffeler, KearneySenior
“The senseless waste of pitting thesetwo mighty forces of nature
againsteach other, like matter versus anti-matter, will be a
tragedy, not only forthe teams involved, but for our entireplanet.
All nations should bandtogether, to ensure that such a
con-flagration never takes place.”
CAMPUS BRIEFS“Channeling Rage and
Speaking Truth to Power” atalk by Associate Professor
ofpolitical science WendySmooth, will be in theNebraskan Student
Union inrooms 238 A and B onThursday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. Dr.Smooth
will discuss women,
politics and change in the 21st
century.“The House of Bernarda
Alba” will be performed Thurs.Oct. 14 through Sat. Oct. 16
at7:30 p.m. Tickets are availableat the Box Office. For
furtherinformation contact [email protected] or (308)
865-8417.
Classes are dismissedMonday Oct. 18 throughTuesday Oct. 19 for
Fall Break.
On Wednesday Oct. 20 is thecontinuation of the
LeadershipTake-out Workshop Series at5:30 p.m. The program
forWednesday’s workshop is“Organizational TimeManagement” in the
OakRoom of the NebraskanStudent Union.
Thursday Oct. 21 the UNKPsychology Dept. will host ascience fair
for interested highschool psychology studentsfrom across the state.
The fairwill start at 10 a.m. in theNebraskan Student Union
andCopeland Hall and end at 3p.m.
Students interested in theFirst Year Program shouldattend the
informational meet-ing on Thursday Oct. 21 at 3p.m. in the
Nebraskan StudentUnion Room 142A. For moreinformation, contact
KateBenzel.
Learn to RSVP, the do’s anddon’ts of dining, and what totalk
about or not to talk about ata dinner meeting at the“Moving up with
Manners”workshop on Thursday Oct. 21.The workshop begins at 4
p.m.in the Cedar Room of theNebraskan Student Union.
The UNK volleyball teamhas a match against ChadronState on
Thursday Oct. 21. Thegame starts at 7 p.m. in theHealth and Sports
Center.
On Sunday Oct. 24 there is a
student recital in the Fine ArtsRecital Hall. Music
studentsNathan Helzer and JessicaMurtaugh will perform at 3p.m. For
further informationcontact Dr. Anne Foradori,associate professor of
musicand performing arts, (308) 865-8610 or [email protected]
will be a pre-health pro-
fessions panel on Monday Oct.25 at 7 p.m. in the
NebraskanStudent Union in rooms 238 Aand B. For further
information,contact Career Services.
The Chess Club will meet attheir normal time in theNebraskan
Student Union mainentry area on Monday nightOct. 25 at 7 p.m.
The UNK Concerts on thePlatte series continues Mondaynight, Oct.
25, at 7:30 p.m.with a faculty jazz recital. Thefree concert will
be in the FineArts Recital Hall. For furtherinformation, contact
Dr.Nathan Buckner at (308) 865-8608 or [email protected].
The Conversation Tablegroup will meet on TuesdayOct. 26 in the
Nebraskan
Student Union at 4 p.m.Contact Lisa Terry for moreinformation
at: (308) 865-8830or [email protected].
Guest speaker MikeEruzione, will be in the UNKHealth and Sports
Center at 7p.m. on Tuesday evening, Oct.26. Eruzione served as the
teamcaptain of the 1980 U.S.Olympic hockey team in itsgold medal
victory against theSoviet Union.
A free UNK DepartmentalRecital will be in the Fine ArtsRecital
Hall at 5 p.m. onWednesday, Oct. 27. The per-formers will be
selected fromthose who take private lessonsand will be announced at
a laterdate.
The Leadership WorkshopSeries will continue onWednesday Oct. 27
with thetheme of “Managing Internaland External Communicationsin
your Organization.” Theworkshop is at 5:30 p.m. in theOak Room of
the NebraskanStudent Union.
CLASSIFIEDS
Fraternities and Sororitieswere founded on the principleof
successful scholasticachievement.
A little-known fact aboutmodern fraternities and sorori-ties is
that they began as literarysocieties. The first fraternitywas
established as a forum forstudent discussions about classlectures
and current politicalissues. Throughout the years,these ìliterary
societiesî havebecome more social, but acade-mics still take
precedence.
Studies show that fraterni-ties and sororities overall
gradepoint averages are consistentlyhigher than the averages of
non-Greek students. Each organiza-tion promotes high standards
inscholarship through variousmeans, with activities rangingfrom
study halls to tutoring pro-grams. Minimum grade pointaverage
requirements for theUniversity and for each organi-zation must be
met in order toremain in good standing withthe institution.
Competition among mem-bers for scholastic achievementawards is
encouraged, and cam-pus-wide recognition is given tofraternities
and sororities withthe highest grade point average.
Most importantly, theGreek system develops a posi-tive attitude
among brothersand sisters toward learning.Through an emphasis
onscholastic achievement, manyfraternities and sororities
havesucceeded in providing well-rounded university experiences
for their members. With all this in mind, the
Greek Community at UNK heldits bi-annual ScholarshipAwards Night
on recently in theGreat Room of the NebraskanStudent Union. Awards
weregiven for academic achieve-ment in the spring semester
of2004.
The community had a lotto be proud of. In the spring of2004, the
UNK fraternities andsororities earned all-time high-est grades in
history with theall-sorority GPA of 3.28, all-fra-ternity GPA of
3.15, and all-Greek GPA of 3.21.
Both chapter and individ-ual awards were announced.Alpha Omicron
Pi received theHighest Sorority GPA Awardwith a 3.375. Sigma Phi
Epsilonreceived the William NesterCup for Highest Fraternity
GPAwith a 3.14.
The Most ImprovedSorority GPA Award went toGamma Phi Beta,
3.245,improvement of +.20. MostImproved Fraternity GPAAward went to
Alpha TauOmega, 2.98 (improvement of+.36).
The PanhellenicAchievement Award was givento Chi Omega’s Ruth
Udey, ofColumbus. Gamma Phi Beta’sAlexis Babbit, of
Kearney,received the Panhellenic MostImproved GPA Award.
The PanhellenicOutstanding Sophomore Awardwent to Alpha Omicron
Pi’sMolly Weitzenkamp, ofHooper. The Shirley McPeckWalker
Panhellenic Scholarshipwas awarded to Alpha Phi’sKatie Frost, of
Grand Island.
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at Oxford University. Visit London,attend Shakespearean plays,
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explore castles and palaces. Learn moreabout this exciting 4
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abroad opportunity.
Contact the College of BusinessAdministration at UNL,
402-472-6805
or [email protected].
Huge Multi-FamilyGarage Sale!
3211-11th Ave(3 blocks N of twin towers)
THURS Oct.14 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.FRI Oct.15 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
SAT Oct.16 - 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Clothes, 42 Inch John Deer RidingLawn mower, Yamaha 4
wheeler,
and numerous misc. items!!
UNK Health Careers Fair
O c t o b e r 1 5
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.in the Nebraskan Student
Union, Rm 238• Make contacts and meet
representatives• Ask questions about requirements, career
opportunities, and the admissions process.
• Get this year’s applications
30-40 Healthcare Professionalsfrom accredited schools,
clinical programs, and variousUNK departments.
Greeks honored
Grumpy and his friends are not at all happy thatthey have been
removed from their backyardhome on 4th Ave. in Kearney.
Peter and Mary Rishel, along with their childrenDaniel and
Brooke, hope that whoever has takentheir statues will return them
soon.
The statues of Snow White, Happy, Sleepy,Sneezy, Doc, Bashful,
Dopey and Grumpy havebeen owned by the Rishel family since
1988.
The seven dwarfs weigh approximately 30 to 40pounds each, and
Snow White weighs 80 pounds.Because of the weight of these statues,
the Rishelsfeel there must have been more than one
perpetra-tor.
“If the statues are returned, I will not prose-cute,” says Peter
Rishel.
3-year-old Daniel and 6-year-old Brooke areadopted and feel that
their statues are part of theirfamily. The children are eager to
have their statueshome, in their own backyard.
Anyone with farther information should contactPeter Rishel at
[email protected]
BY KEN GALLAGHERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
Theft of several small statues upsets neighborhood
children,father asks for statues’ return
PHOTO BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERThe children used to play in the yard
near the statues.
Classifiedswork.
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Don't be nervous! A thou-sand people are watching. It isjust a
silly little competition,where it would mean the worldif Martin and
Case Halls wouldwin. No pressure, not to worry!
Moments before I got onstage for the UNK 2004Homecoming Lip Sync
compe-tition, these were the thoughtsthat ran through my
head.Thursday, Oct. 7 was a whirl-wind of a day as well as the
pre-vious month, standing behindstage before our performance inthe
Health and Sports Center.My thoughts were wanderingback and forth
from images ofour dance, what my dance is tothe images of the crowd
waitingfor me to fall, just so they havethe chance to burst out in
laugh-ter. I will of course mess up,that is just my luck! Who
knew,though, that not only would Inot fall on my face, but mygroup,
Martin and Case Halls,would get 2nd Place!
An advertisement for theplanning of homecoming forMartin and
Case Halls (and myroommate bribing me to go tothe meeting) is what
started mein this whole nervous mess. Thesongs were announced and
dis-tributed amongst the group tochoreograph the songs.Suddenly, my
roommate raisedher hand.
“We'll do the “RockefellerSkank” song!” Liz Morse, myroommate,
said.
Wait a minute! Hold up!We? All I said I'd do is help, notplan!
No matter what my stom-ach was saying, as it turned atthe idea of
dancing in front of somany people, I knew that I wasstuck. I would
choreograph thedance with Liz and some guys Ihad never met before,
and Iwould do it all; dance and behappy about it.
The Lip Sync preparation
was much more than what I hadseen before. Last year, as myfirst
year even seeing home-coming on a college campus, Iwas thrilled to
even attend thecompetition. Now I wasinvolved to the deepest
part.Not 5 minutes went by, afterthat initial meeting, without
Lizand I starting on our dance. Oursong, originally performed
byFatboy Slim, was in the movie“She's All That.” We watchedthe
movie repeatedly as we gotcloser and closer to ideas for
thedance.
Practice after practice, 6of us (Scott Gamblin, KevinSokol, Zack
Harbert, AngieMass, Liz and I) worked up asweat every night to get
thetoughest dance I had ever done.We had to make this look like
itis just brushing a little dirt offour shoulders, but leave a
feel-ing of awe stuck on the faces inthe audience. I danced
once,ballet and all, when I was a kid,but this was more than a
5-year-old's involvement with socialactivities. Not only was I
learn-ing our Lip Sync dance, but alsohow to dance and where to
findrhythm. The tension grew with-in our group. We worked sohard
that my newfound friendsand I had a beautiful,
love-haterelationship. We often relaxedafter practice with a movie.
Onenight it was “The Lion King”and that's where I found ourtheme
song: “Can You Feel theHATE Tonight?” Our patiencewith each other
was wearingthin.
All of the rehearsals forour song alone, was getting tir-ing,
but we had more work todo. Not only were we responsi-ble for our
song, but also forparticipating with the wholegroup. Just what we
needed,more tension. We were gettingall of the songs together
withmultiple changes, opinionatedpeople, and everyone having
agigantic headache.
The tension within prac-tices flowed out and reflectedon
everything I did. Let's justsay I was not a very nice per-son! But
one night it allchanged, Melissa and Trapper,Case and Martin's
HallDirectors came to rehearsaldressed in the worst and
mosthorribly clashing outfits I haveever seen.
“Let's put the tension andhatred behind us,” Melissa said.“We're
here to have fun, not tocompete, let alone compete witheach other.
We are doing awe-some, lets continue to do thatwith smiles on our
faces.”
For once, during thisentire time, we were having funand getting
Caramel Hershey'sKisses along with the smiles. Ifound I could dance
and smile atthe same time! We had a weekleft of rehearsal and then
it wasshow time. We could do this; Ican do this.
Now that we were havingfun, rehearsals were flying byand so was
the week. It was thenight before and I took a littletime out. The
stress was start-ing to grow, and I had to tell anew friend, Kevin,
the real situ-ation we had gotten him into.Trapper reminded us that
wewould be in front of a thousandpeople.
“Whoa,” Kevin shudderedand his face started turningwhite. “I was
thinking maybe200 people!”
“No, Kevin,” I told him,hoping his knees would not foldwith
nervousness. “This is apretty big event that we aredoing, think of
all of the resi-dence halls, other students, fam-ilies, and friends
then placethem in the stands of the Healthand Sports Center.”
I think his nerves calmedonly slightly, but mine grew.Why did I
have to be so helpfulto a friend?
The time flew by over that2-hour period. The next thing I
knew I was sitting in the standshearing and watching all of
theother halls, sororities, and fra-ternities performing. Eachgroup
that performed did amaz-ing. I could see qualities in
theirperformances that were betterthan ours and how I would fallon
my face.
It was our turn. I climbedon stage with my knees shakinglike an
elephant staring at a fieldof mice. No backing out now!The sheet
flew up after Trapperand Melissa's “Unforgettable”dance and we did
exactly whatthe song said: “Let's Get itStarted!” The next 4
minutespassed like it was part of myblood that made me sing
“HeyYa.”
The crowd was a “Dirty”blur, except for some guy inmiddle-front
section during“Rockefeller Skank” that I blewa kiss at. I don't
know who hewas, but he was the only personI could see. With the
last “SheBangs!” while the crowdcheered so did we. How couldwe not?
We finally did it!
The rest of the night flewby, and so did Trisha as she randown
the stairs to receive our2nd Place trophy. Pictures fol-lowed as
well as more jumpingand screaming with pure joy.
“I'm glad we did this,” Liztold me later that night.
I couldn't agree more.This was an amazing opportuni-ty to gain
friendships, revivefriendships, and dance likenever before.
couldn't be more proud ofmyself for accomplishing some-thing
that was once thoughtimpossible. But more thanmyself,
I am proud of all those whodanced, from Martin and Case,and all
the other residence halls,sororities, and fraternities.
We supported our school andour organizations. Now the
realquestion comes into play, howcould we ever forget UNK?
Homecoming offers opportunitiesto overcome fears, have good
time
Every high school senior that is going off to college looks
for-ward to the day that they can have a place to call their very
own,with no parents and virtually no one calling the shots.
For UNK students, this refuge is in the dorms. UNK houses over
2,600 students in its facilities, spread all overcampus and some
off campus.
The experience of dorm life can differ from one student to
thenext; however, one constant remains: the only people you
areforced to put up with are your roommates, who, for most
freshman,is a big improvement over Mom and Dad. For the freshman
that chooses to live in a coed dorm, life can getpretty crazy.
With people constantly popping in for a visit, making friends
inyour residence hall is not limited to one sex. It is safe to
assumethat not many incoming freshman have had a lot of coed
livingexperiences, so adjusting to these changes may be easier for
some,while difficult for others.
Fortunately, each dorm has a number of live-in residential
assis-tants that aid in the adjustment process. They sponsor
ice-breakingprograms and awareness education programs to help the
unsureand uncomfortable feel at home.
There is a wide variety of room decoration that goes on in
thesedorms, from the male who doesn’t need anything other than
whatcame with his room (and a couple of pairs of pants) to the
replicaof Martha Stewart’s living room.
The way that a person decorates their 17-by-11-foot room
isentirely up to them, as long as they don’t have drugs, weapons,
anextra bed, a toaster or toaster oven, a hot plate (whatever that
is)and candles – UNK frowns on residents burning the dorms down. It
can prove to be a difficult achievement to adjust to sleeping inthe
dorms.
According to freshman Alec Shybut, an 18-year-old resident
ofCTW, “at night people’s doors are always open, and people
getreally social after dark, walking around in and out of rooms.”
The quiet calm nights of home life are gone, and now you must
getused to sleeping with the lights on, music blaring and
peoplescreaming until 2 a.m. on a weeknight.
“People stay up until about 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. on weekends,”
saidMatt Blun, an 18-year-old freshman from Lincoln. Students will
have to adjust from their normal seven or eight hoursof sleep and
learn to live off of four to six hours of sleep; howev-er, everyone
around them will be just as tired as they are.
All of the college students at UNK have probably either heardof
or experienced firsthand the “Freshman 15.”
This refers to the 15 pounds that incoming freshman may or
maynot gain within their first year of college. The contributing
factorsinclude the following: late night pizza delivery, vending
machinesin each residence hall, ice cream runs, the occasional
drink or two,late night McDonald’s and Hardees runs, and, of
course, the grandbuffet that greets you daily at the Chartwells
cafeteria.
For those who wish to fight the dreaded “Freshman 15,”
takingadvantage of the fitness equipment at Cushing Auditorium,
locatedinside the campus Health and Sports Center, is recommended.
One of the frequently asked questions of incoming residents is
ifone may have an overnight guest. The answer is yes.
Many students choose to have a futon or couch in their room
forthe occasional overnight guest to use.
Other concerns of incoming residents are safety, switching
room-mates, requesting roommates and cable. As far as safety is
con-cerned, all main entrances to the dorms are locked at 11 p.m.
andreopened at 7 a.m. Those who are residents of the dorm – and
noone else – are given keys to access these doors.
If you happen to receive a roommate that just isn’t your type,
itis an option within the first few weeks of school to switch
room-mates; however, to get full details on this, ask your
residential advi-sor or hall director.
You may request a roommate, but living with a friend may proveto
wreak havoc on your friendship. It is better to room with
anacquaintance you may not know that well. To request a
roommatefill out the proper housing contract prior to moving in and
requestthat roommate.
Cable can also be a contributing factor to the “Freshman
15.”This is an essential part of life for the college freshman.
Watchingtelevision on the weekends while nursing a hangover is part
of theexperience.
BY AMY BUTTERFIELDANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
BY MOLLY MITCHELLANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
Dorms give studentsfreedom, friendships
OPINIONS
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SPORTS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004 THE ANTELOPE4
Sports Administration Majors Clubproduces future sports
professionals
Finding a job is difficult these days. Finding a job in the
sportsworld is even more difficult. That is where the
SportsAdministration Majors Club comes in.
The S.A.M Club is a group of students and their faculty advi-sor
Dr. Nita Unruh who is a professor in the health and sports cen-ter,
whose main goal is to ultimately obtain a career in the field
ofathletics when they graduate. Members of the group include a
widevariety of backgrounds, experiences and goals with one thing
incommon, a love of sports.
Membership in the S.A.M club includes $5 for dues, access
toexclusive Web sites with job postings, resume help, contacts
andinternship opportunities. Members are also given the opportunity
togain networking contacts and experience through field trips
andconferences.
This year, the club will be taking a one-day trip to the
U.S.Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs the week
beforeThanksgiving. The members will be given a tour to see the
innerworkings of the facility. Last year’s one-day trip took the
group toArrowhead Stadium in Kansas City to meet with professionals
inthe Chiefs organization.
The group also takes a trip to conferences of the
AmericanAlliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Danceheld all over the nation every year. Last year, the club took
a smallnumber of students to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
inNew Orleans just a few blocks from Bourbon Street for the
con-ference. There the members attended seminars, met with
contactsand were given resume building experience. The trip was
also notwithout its share of nightlife.
Chicago is the site for this year’s AAHPERD conference.Members
of the group are in the midst of major fundraising to payfor their
trip. Putting on bake sales, selling tickets for a “Mysterygrab
Bag” they will raffle off at the end of this month, and
mostimportantly being members of the Tri-City Storm’s
promotionsteam are some avenues for fundraising by the group.
If you have been to any Storm games lately, you may havenoticed
a group of college students taking over the on-ice promo-tions and
intermission events. The S.A.M Club members assist themarketing and
promotions team for the Storm with events thatoccur before, after
and during the game. They set up promotionstables used by other
businesses, information tables, and promotionkiosks and stands.
The group also participates in the events during intermissionof
the game. Saturday’s game included Chuck-A-Puck where fanstossed
pucks onto the ice and the S.A.M Club members where onthe ice ready
to pick them up. Tossing t-shirts and being on theprize delivery
patrol are other duties for the members on the Stormpromotions
team.
Senior Jay Steadman, ex-president of the S.A.M club andSyracuse
athletic director hopeful, considers the S.A.M Club agreat
organization to gain experience and professional contacts inthe
athletic world. He says, “S.A.M Club is a place where I can bewith
people who share my interests in athletics. It also
providesopportunities most people normally wouldn’t have to get out
andtalk to professionals in the sports world.”
North Platte junior Brett Orr has similar feelings: “I
joinedS.A.M Club to meet people who can give me opportunities in
thefuture. The people in S.A.M Club are also a really fun
group.”
The Sports Administration Majors Club is not exclusively
forsports administration majors.
Minors in sports administration, as well as anyone with a loveof
sports who sees athletics in their future, is invited to join.
The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the ChickenCoop.
For more information, contact the S.A.M Club presidentScott
Gruntorad by e-mail at [email protected].
Lady Lopers volleyball continue winning ways over weekend
No. 1-ranked Nebraska-Kearney extended its winning streak to20
matches by sweeping the 23rd-ranked UNO Mavericks 3-0 (30-22,
30-26, 30-22) before a season-high 1,284 fans at SappFieldhouse
Tuesday night, October 5. The Lopers improved to 20-0 with the
victory while UNO dropped to 12-5.
The highlight of the game was that the Lopers had justeight
hitting errors and Nebraska-Omaha was plagued by 33 hittingerrors.
UNK out-hit the Mavericks .281 to .114. The Mavericks didhold a 56
to 45 advantage in digs, but were out-blocked 16 to
10.Nebraska-Kearney, which has only had to play past three
gamesonce this season, was led by junior All-American
ErinGudmundson, who tallied 12 kills and four blocks, while
hitting.360 on the night. Erin Arnold added nine kills, 13 digs and
threeblocks in the Loper victory. Senior outside hitter, Amy
McLeay, ledthe Mavericks. She finished the set with 15 kills, eight
digs andthree blocks.
UNO came out strong in the first set jumping out to a 7-2lead.
The Lopers made a defensive adjustment that shut down theattacks by
UNO. Consistent play and unforced errors by UNO was
the deciding factor for the victory in the first set. In the
second set,the teams played a tightly contested game, which
consisted of smallruns by both teams. When it came towards the end
of play in thesecond set, UNO’s inconsistency and hitting errors
was the decid-ing factor. The third set was a replay of the first.
UNK dominatednet play, kept their serves in and seemed to dig
everything theMavericks hit. The Mavericks also self imploded at
the end of theset by hitting their last five service attempts into
the net. CoachRick Squires said the victory was due to “our
constantly staying onthe offensive and the teams strong
resolute.”
The Lopers also had an excellent weekend, by claimingtwo more
victories now making their record 22-0. With a Fridaynight match
against Adams State and a Saturday match against FortLewis, the
Lopers never went over three sets in either match. Bothgames were
home matches and played in the Health and SportsCenter.
In the Adams State match, in the first set the Loperswon 30-15.
The Lopers also dominated the second set, with a scoreof 30-14; the
third set was won as well with a score of 30-15. TheLopers had 18
kills for each set, making it a total of 54 kills for thematch and
120 total attacks. Erin Arnold and Ashley Solt each had13 kills
during the match. Erin Brosz, was also up at the net withnine kills
and 24 total attacks. Brett McCurdy had five defensive
digs. For Adams State, Kalee Bingham led in kills for the
matchwith nine.
In Saturday’s game, the Lopers showed no mercy towardsFort
Lewis, UNK downed the Skyhawks in three sets, 30-15, 30-20,and
30-15. UNK showing signs of repetition by having 54 killsagain
during the game against Fort Lewis and 119 total attacks, justone
short from the night before. Kelli Bunger led the Lopers with10
kills and 24 total attacks against the Skyhawks. Erin Arnold
wasright behind Bunger with nine kills and 24 total attacks.
SamanthaDanner and Erin Gudmundson each tallied eight kills during
thematch. Bethany Spilde had four kills and 38 ace sets. Spilde
andArnold each had 14 defensive digs during this match. Next in
linewas Mikala Gleason with 11 defensive digs and three service
aces.
A lot of younger players got to see some action on thecourt as
well this weekend; Rachel Gerdes had four kills and eighttotal
attacks. Alison Glidden had five kills with 11 total attacks.
UNK will go back on the road this week, after two match-es at
home. During their fall break they will travel to Las Vegas,New
Mexico on Thursday to take on New Mexico Highlands. OnFriday UNK
will travel back up to Colorado to take on ColoradoState-Pueblo.
Then to close out their three game match, onSaturday they will take
on Colorado Springs.
BY LESLEY CRUTCHERANTELOPE SPORTS EDITOR
BY JAY STEADMAN ANDJUSTIM KERCHALANTELOPE STAFF WRITERS
Orediggers spoil Homecoming for Lopers
The Colorado School of MinesOrediggers put a damper on the
UNKhomecoming festivities as they defeated theLopers 34-10 Saturday
afternoon at FosterField. The Lopers were looking for an
upsetagainst the nationally ranked Orediggers,but turnovers and the
play of the ColoradoMines offense led to another loss for
theLopers. This loss drops the Lopers to 3-4overall and 2-2 in the
RMAC. This was theninth straight win for the Orediggers, set-ting a
new school record. This victory alsogave the Orediggers their first
victory inKearney and put an end to the Lopers streakof 12 straight
wins over the Orediggers.
The Lopers were unable to score on theirfirst possession and
were forced to punt.The Orediggers then went 87 yards in sevenplays
and were able to score on their firstpossession with a 6-yard pass
from quarter-back Chad Friehauf to Bryan Florendo. TheLopers were
able to answer back with adrive of their own, driving 70 yards
downthe field and scoring on a 28-yard pass fromLincoln senior
Richie Ross to Denversenior Darnell Wood.
On the Orediggers’ next possession,Craig sophomoreTim McGeorge
was ableto recover a fumble forced by Elkhornjunior James
Rosenbaum. The Lopers werenot able to capitalize on the turnover,
goingthree-and-out. The Orediggers received the
punt on their own 13-yard line and wereable drive 87 yards and
go up 14-7. Thisdrive was kept alive by a questionable
pass-interference call on the Lopers.
Halfway through the second quarter,Minden junior Ryan Cavenee
forced anoth-er Orediggers turnover and Colorado seniorDeano
Korecky was able to recover the ballon the UNK 17-yard line. The
Lopers drovedown to the 3-yard line, but had to settle fora field
goal from Colorado sophomoreJessup Pfeifer . The Lopers looked to
gointo halftime being down by less than atouchdown, but the
Orediggers had otherideas. Colorado Mines’ quarterback ChadFriehauf
aired out a 51-yard pass to JonnyChan and the Orediggers were able
to putseven more points on the board, sending theLopers into
halftime being down by eleven,21-10.
The touchdown before halftime seemedto swing the momentum into
the hands ofthe Orediggers. Although the Lopers wereable to force
the Orediggers to punt on theirfirst two possessions, senior
quarterbackEric Perry threw back-to-back intercep-tions. The first
interception gave ColoradoMines good field position and they
wereable to increase their lead to 18 points onanother touchdown
pass from Friehauf.
The Lopers were unable to mount a sec-ond half comeback as they
gave the ballaway four times and barely gained over 100yards after
halftime. Meanwhile, theOrediggers compiled 489 yards of total
offense in the game, compared to theLopers 334, and Friehauf
accounted for fivetouchdowns.
The Lopers were forced to bring inMoorpark, Cali. junior
quarterback KevinArbuckle, so he will not be able to redshirtas he
had planned. He completed four pass-es for 51 yards. This is the
fourth quarter-back to play for the Lopers this season.
Perry completed 13 passes to lead theLoper passing attack with
145 yards.Colorado senior Mike Miller led theLopers’ rushing attack
with 88 yards andRichie Ross led the receiving core with
sixreceptions for 49 yards. With his six recep-tions, he brought
himself within 50 yards ofthe all-time receiving record for the
Lopers.He is on pace to surpass Trevor Weston(3,266). Ross also
passed for the onlytouchdown for the Lopers.
Defensively, the Lopers were led byCalifornia senior safety Paul
Jimenez whohad 14 tackles. Colorado senior Akil Davischipped in
with nine from his inside line-backer position and Colorado
sophomoresafety Yly Rock had seven.
The Lopers face another tough gamenext week when they travel to
Chadron totake on the Chadron State Eagles and theEagles running
game led by Danny
Woodhead.
BY RYAN SCHMIDTANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRYRedshirt freshman TJ Rump, no. 68 and
sophomore Paul Dutmer, no. 75 await the snap for the Lopers during
the Homecoming football game Saturdayat Foster Field. The Colorado
Mines Orediggers defeated the Lopers 34-10.
UNK student wins $10,000 in halftime punt, pass, kick
contest
On September 18,junior exercise science majorEric Landen, kicked
a 21-yardfield goal to win a prize of$10,000 at UNK’s home
foot-ball game against Western State.The punt, pass and kick
contestwas held at halftime, andLanden went 110 yards,between all
three stages, for thegrand prize.“When my name wasannounced I got
real nervous. I
have been through a lot but withall those people and all
thatmoney, it really added to it. Notto mention, the second
quarterseemed to last forever,” Landensaid. This was not his
firstattempt however, he did thiscontest last year, and like
ScottNorwood of the Buffalo Bills,he missed a chip shot wideright.
“I lost a lot of sleep lastyear after missing that kick,”Landen
stated.Starting from the goal line,Landen punted the ball to the
35yard line. “That’s my weak
spot,” Landen confessed. Hethen heaved a throw of over 50yards,
down to the 11 yard line.This was not surprising though,because
Eric played quarterbackat Chadron High School, and hewas the
reserve kicker as well.This played into his hands,because he had a
21-yard fieldgoal attempt to win $10,000.Landen admitted, “Last
year Irushed the kick, and this yearthe ball fell off the tee as I
waspreparing to kick. I think thathelped because it gave me a
fewmore seconds to relax and con-
centrate.” Needless to say hemade the 21-yard kick and thecrowd
went crazy. “I raised myarms and the next thing I knewLouie the
Loper tackled me, andthen my girlfriend and herbrother piled on,”
Landen said. “It was great to see a UNK stu-dent win $10,000. It
does nothappen everyday, and it adds tothe atmosphere of the
event,”Assistant to the athletic director,Shawn Fairbanks said. The
punt, pass, and kick contestis sponsored by the AntelopeBook Store.
The event is offered
through the National Mediaorganization and it is the com-pany
that gives the $10,000prize. “The Antelope Bookstorepays a premium
to offer thisevent to the students and com-munity,” Lenny
Fangmeyer, theAntelope Bookstore managersaid. In order for Eric to
receive hismoney a lot of things have tohappen. The contest had to
bevideo taped so National Mediahas proof that the contest wasdone
and executed properly.“After he made the kick, I was
just hoping that we got all ofthis on tape so we can get Erichis
money,” Fairbanks stated.Eric also had to sign paperworksaying he
was not a collegiate orprofessional athlete. Fangmeyersaid, “All we
are doing now iswaiting for the National Mediacompany to get back
with usabout the final steps that need tobe done.”Eric, the son of
Bryce and BarbLanden, plans to use the moneyto pay for his
schooling.
BY JAY STEADMANANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
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SPORTSTHE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004 5Weight room
ventilation complete; Ends student venting
Many changes have taken place throughout the campus involv-ing
sports-related structures and facilities, some of which
includealterations and additions to Foster Field, a new roof with
an updat-ed ventilation system for the swimming pool, and more
recently,renovation to the Health and Sports Center weight room,
which isavailable to students who do not participate in any
official UNKsports.
With little certainty on the extent of the renovation and
whatchanges to expect, students may have formulated their own
predic-tions for the newly developed weight room. Those
predictionsprobably included a larger area, change in layout, a new
coolingsystem, and more lifting equipment. With such anticipation
for agrand new weight room, complete with a fine polished gloss,
somedisappointment may have occurred upon the reopening of
theweight room this last week; however, this does not
necessarilymean that any actual change that was made may be deemed
lessthan satisfactory.
The purpose of the renovation was to provide a much
morecomfortable facility in which students could workout. More
specif-ically, the project called for a complete modification to
the currentventilation system and to install upgraded climate
control thatwould allow for a considerably cooler facility.
Any student who uses the weight room would agree that in thepast
year or so the performance of the ventilation system was
defi-nitely lackluster, and the comfort level regarding temperature
wasanything but comfortable. This was due to an old rooftop
systemthat the faculty had tried to keep running for the last few
years.
However, the conditions had become intolerable, and it wasagreed
that new standards had to be met.
“We’re trying to create more comfortable conditions for the
stu-dents to work out in so they don’t avoid our weight room and
findsomewhere else to go,” said Mark Brosamle, women’s golf
coachand member of the health, physical and recreational
faculty.
Along with the new ventilation system, the weight room nowhas
new lighting, new paint and reconfigured equipment to allowfor a
more spacious workout area, though it is unaltered in actualsize.
The faculty overseeing the project is confident that studentswill
consider the facility significantly more attractive.
The target was not solely upon enhancing the weight room,
butrather the classrooms and faculty offices along the eastern wall
ofCushing, which suffer from inefficient ventilation as well.
Becausethe line ran through the weight room first, it seemed
befitting thatit should be included in the project.
A few weeks prior to the start of the fall semester, the
weight
room was closed and the construction commenced. Any studentwho
used this particular facility, whether on a regular basis or
not,encountered a rather significant hindrance in being forced to
find analternative to their current workout provision.
The UNK faculty overseeing the project made any effort itcould
to accommodate the students. One of these methods was toset up the
treadmills, stair climbers and bicycle machines in thehallway
nearby. Despite their efforts, though, many students werestill left
out in the cold.
“It is very much an inconvenience because I like to lift
weightsas well,” said Erin Kochenderfer, a UNK senior and avid
lifter, “Ifeel really awkward when everyone is watching me on their
way toclass since I’m all sweaty. I wish the faculty would have
made thechanges over the summer.”
Many students share in Kochenderfer’s failure to understandwhy
the university waited as long as it did before getting underwaywith
the project.
Marilyn Hadley, the dean of the College of Education, and
EdScantling, the assistant dean of the College of Education,
explainedthat the delay was a result of budget cuts and uncertainty
of poten-tial contractor availability.
Plans for the updated systems were conceived in the
springsemester of 2004, but the student fees handled by Dr.
Scantling,which are intended solely for weight room equipment and
upgrad-ing was not sufficient for the project.
It was then determined that funding for the College ofEducation
would be allocated to the project to help take care of theproblem;
but the combination was still not enough. Subsequently,the project
was placed on hold.
“We almost threw our hands up and quit when we saw howmuch this
was going to cost,” Scantling said.
In response to the shortage, the Vice-Chancellor to theDivision
of Business and Finances, Randal L. Haack, intervenedand consented
to pick up the bulk of the bill. Without his involve-ment, the
weight room would have been bypassed in the project.
Dr. Haack could not be reached to comment on his signif-icantly
generous contribution.
Scantling commented regarding the sudden availability offunds
and a contractor: “Because of the nature of the funding, it
waseither do it now or don’t do it at all. We chose to take [the
weightroom] offline for a month so we could have [an updated
facility] foryears to come. The timing wasn’t the best, [but] I
think in the longterm students will be a lot happier that we went
ahead and got itdone.”
With the weight room open once more, students can now deter-mine
for themselves whether or not the improved system was worththe
wait.
BY BRANDON CARLSONANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
UNK Golf teams place second and thirdat weekend tournaments
inColorado
The men’s and women’s golf teams placed third and
secondrespectively at last week’s tournaments in Colorado.
The men played at Pelican Lakes Golf and Country Club in
theNorthern Colorado Invitational in Windsor.
In the two-day tournament, the men played 54 holes on a par-72
course.
The UNK men started off Monday’s play with their best
round,shooting a team total of 303. The next round was a 304. The
fol-lowing day in their third and final round the team shot a 310.
Theirthree-round total was 917, which gave them their highest
placingfinish of the fall season.
The top team of the tournament was the host team of
NorthernColorado, which shot a three-round team total of 880.
UNK sophomore Justin Turner from Dade City, Fla., con-tributed
to the low score in the first round by shooting the Loper’sbest
score of the tournament, a 1-over-par 73.
After three rounds of play, sophomore Loper Mark Moller ofSouth
Dakota shot the lowest. Moller shot, 75-76-77, for a com-bined
score of 228, which tied him for 15th place.
Turner ended the tournament with a three-round score of 234that
tied him with his sophomore teammate Nick Swaney of Blair,Neb., for
25th place.
Gothenburg junior Brian Fehr shot a 235 to tie for 27th
place.Rounding out the Loper’s lineup was Matt Jarosz a freshman
fromGrand Island who shot a 241 for 34th place.
The UNK women’s golf team played well at their two-day 36-hole
tournament. The tournament was at Fox Hollows Golf Coursein Lake
Wood, Colo. The tournament was the first invitational thatRegis
University has ever hosted; as this is the first year that Regishas
had a women’s golf team.
The women as a team finished second, with two UNK womenfinishing
in the top four.
As a team the women shot a two-round total of 689. MesaState,
the tournament winners, shot 20 strokes less with a 669. Thelast
time the Lopers met up with Mesa State was at the Women’sRMAC
Invitational at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney.The Lopers
won that tournament bettering the Mavericks by 5strokes.
With a combined score of 167 (82-85), Loper freshman KamiHehn of
South Dakota placed 3rd. Teammate Carly Hill, a sopho-more from
Kearney, shot a 169 (85-84) for a four-way tie for 4thplace.
Bobby Kosch, a sophomore from Minden, shot 86-87 for atotal of
174 for 10th place and Amber Vanneman, a junior fromSouth Dakota,
shot 89-91 for a total of 180 for 16th place.Beatrice freshman
Leslie Simmons placed 20th with a combinedscore of 184. Completing
the roster was junior Lindsay Vivian ofGrand Island, who played as
an individual. Vivian tied for 14thplace with a 179.
The Northern Lakes Colorado Invitational was the men’s lastfall
tournament. Their golf season will resume this spring. Thewomen
played at Fort Hays state Oct. 11 and 12 to finish up theirfall
season.
BY TERRA BOYERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
Down with Darnell: The final word in the world of sports
Each week, Antelopesports writer Darnell Wood willcompile a
brief and opinionateddescription of the hottest gossipand
controversies in the sportsworld for pure athletic
enter-tainment.On Ricky Williams trying toreturn to the NFL: If
Rickywas to return to the NFL, itwould be a stretch to think
thatany coach or player, would trusthim to be on their team. In
theback of the coaches' minds, theyknow that he would just be onthe
team trying to earn hismoney back and as soon as thathappens he
would retire again.In the back of the players'minds, they don't
know if Rickywill sell them out for an occa-sional hit of the bong.
The onlyreal reason that Ricky wants tocome back to the league
isbecause he wants to earn the$8.6 million dollars they aregoing to
take away for him.One of the reasons he said hewanted to retire is
to be free ofcontract negotiations, wellRicky, if you get back to
theleague, your going to have to gothrough the same things asbefore
and he is going to haveincentives on his contract that isgoing to
make him work harderthan he has ever worked before.My advice: Stay
out while youcan.On the comments made byKobe about Shaq and the
future of the Laker's: KobeBryant made some commentsabout Shaq
to the police. Hesaid that Shaq cheated on hiswife regularly and
sometimeshad to pay up to a million dol-lars to keep the women
quiet. Iunderstand Kobe was trying toget himself out of a
situation,but what hesaid was dam-aging to Shaq.He doesn'tknow
whatShaq's wifecould say andhe just madeShaq look likethe
biggestcheater in theworld. To goas far as say-ing he oncepaid a
womenalmost a mil-lion dollars tostay quiet,messes up Shaq's
credibility forlife. For now on when Shaqgoes on road trips, his
wife isalways going to be suspicious,and once you lose the trust,
it isall over. The Lakers on theother hand will be in trouble.Much
of the success of the teamcame from Shaq and the organi-zation
won't be getting any bet-ter anytime soon. The additionsof Lamar
Odom, Caron Butler,and the other players are good,but when you lose
a body like
Shaq, it is just totally decimat-ing. The Lakers have a
wholebunch of athletic guys that cantake the ball to the hole,
butthere missing two key things, adominate man in the middle andno
one on the team can consis-tently hit the jumper, those rea-sons
could cause a downfall.My projection: 6th place in theWestern
Conference and out ofthe first round of the playoffs.
On the suc-cess of the St.L o u i sCardina l s :This is a
teamthat is very,very under-rated. Notonly do theC a r d i n a l
shave the bestrecord inbaseball, theyhave the bestteam in base-ball
too. Noone anywheregives them
any respect. With players likeJim Edmonds, Albert Pujols,Edgar
Renteria, Larry Walker,Chris Carpenter, Jason Marquis,and so on,
how could you countthe Cardinals out. No onepicked the Cardinals to
win theWorld Series and they have thedepth to beat anyone,
includingthe Red Sox and yes, the NewYork Yankees. This is a
teamwith chemistry, leadership, andall the key components to
win-ning a championship. No won-der they finished with the best
record in baseball.Underestimate this team, likethe Dodgers did
in the NLDSand you will get burnt. MyPrediction: World
SeriesChampion St. Louis Cardinals.On the 70-10 thrashing of
theUniversity of NebraskaCornhuskers: We all saw it.What a very
embarrassing gameto watch at the national level.When the Huskers
started theseason against theLeatherneck's of WesternIllinois, Bill
Callahan lookedlike a straight genius. Now, thewest coast offense
doesn't workand all the fans of Nebraska areasking questions. First
andforemost, it is not the offensethat is not working, Joe
Daileyjust is not a passing quarter-back. When you put a
runningquarterback in a passing systemit is going to spell trouble
for ateam that fired a coach becausehe could not beat Texas
andOklahoma. This is all the ath-letic directors fault because
hedismissed a coach because thetalent level just wasn't equal tothe
better programs. This isgoing to be a long year for theHuskers and
things are lookingpretty bad in Lincoln. The fansare losing
patience and that usu-ally spells trouble. When yousee a guy
fumble, pick the ballup, reverse field and score, youknow it's
going to be a longyear. My projection: 5-6 over-all, no bowl game
and a thrash-ing at the end of the season byCU.
BY DARNELL WOODANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRYFree weights patiently await use by the
students of unk after a long vacation during remodeling the past
few months
PHOTO BY BEVERLY MERRICKDarnell Wood , your number onesource for
all things sports
PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRYUNK students enjoy the newly reventilated
weight room. After beingclosed since the beginning of school, the
weight opened for use justthis past week.
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THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004
6 HOMECOMING
New Homecoming King and Queen crowned
Randall - Stout team wins spirit competitionThe Randall
Hall/Stout Hall
team cheered its way to victoryin the spirit competition
duringlast week’s Homecoming festiv-ities at UNK.
The Randall/Stout team, cladin matching gray T-shirts, beatout
nine other teams to claimfirst place.
Second place went to Mantor
Hall, and the Alpha Phi/SigmaPhi Epsilon team finished
third.
The coed teams representingUNK’s fraternities, sororitiesand
residence halls each per-formed an original cheer in
thecompetition.
The contest was one of sevenevents in the weeklong home-coming
competition. Teamswere awarded points based onperformance in each
event. The
top three teams in each eventreceived trophies.
At the end of the week theteam with the highest point totalwas
named 2004 HomecomingChampion.
After the contestRandall/Stout team memberDearra Johnson said
that theteam’s confidence was highgoing into Tuesday’s spirit
com-petition.
Fresh from a victory inMonday’s limbo contest, theRandall/Stout
team had its eyeson the championship.
“We could win the entirething for the third year in arow,” said
Johnson, a sopho-more from Falls City.
The Randall/Stout residencehall team was namedHomecoming
Champion in2002. The win broke a 14-year
stranglehold on the title by fra-ternity and sorority
teams.Randall/Stout claimed the titleagain in 2003.
Johnson said organizationwas key to her team’s success.The team
practiced nightly inthe days prior to the competi-tion, she
said.
Judges for the spirit competi-tion were Mary
Rittenhouse,economics lecturer; Marilyn
Hadley, dean of the college ofeducation, and Galen Hadley,dean
of the college of businessand technology.
Events remaining afterTuesday’s spirit competitionwere the trike
race, lip-synccontest, lawn decoration, andparade float and banner
compe-titions.
By KEN GALLAGHERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
At 6 feet 8 inches, TomSchlund is someone who standsout in a
crowd.
Nancy Ibarra does not, withonly 5 feet 1 inch to her frame.
But on Thursday night, thetwo candidates who were thepolar
opposites of one anotherin their physical dimensionsproved that
size doesn't matterwhen they were crownedHomecoming 2004 King
andQueen.
“It was more unexpectedthan anything,” Ibarra, a juniorfrom
Lexington, said of thenewly bestowed title. “Mybrother and my dad
were evenmore teary-eyed than I was!”
Both Ibarra and Schlundexpressed surprise when theirnames were
announced at theHomecoming Lip-sync compe-
tition. Schlund, a junior from
Ravenna, whose parents and abrother were present at the
coro-nation, said, “I didn't expect it.It was an honor to be
selected.”
Ibarra echoed this. “It meant a lot just to repre-
sent Mantor,” she said. Ibarrawas nominated by Mantor Hall,where
she is currently servingher second year as a residentassistant.
Ibarra beat out twoother hopeful nominees fromher hall to secure
her bid as aroyalty candidate.
Schlund also represented hishall in the competition, as a
sec-ond-semester RA from RandallHall.
The new royalty are friendswith another, and even jokedabout
winning prior to therevealing of the final results ofthe
voting.
“We were standing in
Mantor one day, and we said itwould be really funny if weboth
won!” Schlund said,because of their vast height dif-ference.
He demonstrated this byholding out his hands, one at hishead and
the other at his waistlevel.
Ibarra chimed in, laughing,“Yeah, he's like a foot taller
thanme!”
The new Queen even woretall heels in an effort to maketheir
heights more proportionateat Saturday's football game,where all the
final royalty can-didates were introduced at half-time.
In addition to the footballgame, all candidates were rec-ognized
in the annualHomecoming parade. Schlundand Ibarra were the
honoredguests in a stretch limousine,which included a radio in
the
backseat and a blanket to keepthem warm against the briskautumn
air.
Homecoming King andQueen candidates may be nomi-nated by any UNK
student orga-nization. After a preliminaryvote by the student body,
fourcandidates for each royalty titleare selected and then
chosenthrough another vote.
Neither Schlund nor Ibarracampaigned for their titles, butloved
discovering that theyknew enough people who want-ed to vote for
them. “It wasgreat having my residents com-ing up to me and saying,
'Oh, Ivoted for you!' or 'I'm so gladyou were nominated!' or 'I
sawyour picture in the Union!'”Ibarra said.
Schlund and Ibarra, in addi-tion to being resident assistantsin
their respective halls, arevery involved in
non-curricularactivities.
Tom Schlund is the son ofSteve and Becky Schlund. He ismajoring
in business manage-ment information systems. He isa student senator
for the Collegeof Business and Technology anda member of the
Randall HallCouncil. Schlund is also a mem-ber of the UNK
HonorsProgram and the national resi-dence hall honorary
society,which recognizes the top onepercent of students living
oncampus with outstanding lead-ership and service skills. He
isstrongly involved withUniversity Lutheran and presi-dent of its
leadership team.
Nancy Ibarra is the daughterof Israel and the late
VirginiaIbarra. Her stepmother is SofiaIbarra. The new Queen is
major-ing in business administrationwith a minor in Spanish, and
isthe former president of theHispanic Student Association,
of which she is still a member.She is a member of the
nationalresidence hall honorary societyand is the multicultural
repre-sentative of StudentGovernment for the 2004-2005school year.
Ibarra is involvedin Campus Crusade for Christand is a co-leader
for their out-reach team.
The other candidates forHomecoming King were ClintGormley, a
junior from Omaharepresenting Centennial TowersWest; Nick Lemeck, a
juniorfrom Omaha representing
Mantor Hall; and Mike Sands, asenior from Hastings represent-ing
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraterni-ty.
Queen candidates were KatieFrost, a senior from GrandIsland
representing Alpha Phisorority as their president;Rachel Dinsdale,
a junior fromLincoln representing CentennialTowers East and a
member ofGamma Phi Beta sorority; andBrette Covington, a junior
fromNorth Platte representing AlphaOmicron Pi sorority.
By STEPHANIE QUEENANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERNancy Ibarra and Tom Schlund ride in
the back of a limo after winning Homecoming King and Queen.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE QUEENTom Schlund and Nancy Ibarra were
crowned King and Queen.
Lip syncing was a popular event at Homecoming 2004 -
evenChancellor Doug Kristensen showed up to watch teams compete
in“You'll Never Forget Kearney.”
Eleven sororities, fraternities, residence halls, and campus
orga-nizations competed.
“This doesn't happen anywhere else in the state; I'm the
luckiestman in the world because I get to work with all of you,”
ChancellorKristensen said.
Gamma Phi Beta and Pi Kappa Alpha won the competition
andreceived a trophy. They performed to “Everybody Dance
Now,”“Wheels Keep on Turning,” “Heard It Through the
Grapevine,”“Celebrate Good Times” and “I Had the Time of My
Life.”
Martin and Case halls received second place and a trophy.
Theydanced to 'Lets Get It Started,” cleaned to “Dirty” by
ChristinaAguilera, shook their Polaroid picture to Outkast's “Hey,
Ya” andimitated an American Idol performance with the song “She
Bangs”by Ricky Martin.
Mantor Hall received third place and a trophy for its depiction
ofhigh school graduation through college graduation. The
residentsdanced to Madonna's “Like a Virgin” for the freshmen year
of col-lege; “Girls, Girls, Girls” and “Where's the Party At” -
with a signreading liquid diet for the sophomore year; “Let's Get
Physical,” asthey were working to lose the freshmen 15 pounds; and
they heldup a sign reading “Finally 21” as they danced to the
Cheers themesong and “In Da Club” by rapper 50 Cent. They finished
their per-formance with “Here I Go Again On My Own” at the college
grad-uation with a sign reading “Senior-Plus-One.”
Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Lambda Betareceived
fourth place in the competition. They danced to differentsongs that
depicted various locations in Kearney. They danced to asong from
grease to represent UNK, “I Like It Like That” for 2ndAvenue, “Feel
the Beat” for Amigos, “Jail House Rock” for theBuffalo County jail,
“I Am No. One” for the UNK Hyper buildingand Destiny's Child song
called “Bills” for the UNK Finance
Office.“I thought lip sync was funny, it was good to bring
everybody
together from different sororities and fraternities and a good
oppor-tunity to meet other people,” said Mary Hild, a UNK freshman
fromKearney. “The
'She Bangs' from Martin Hall - they remade American idol whena
Japanese contestant sang 'She Bangs.' It was hilarious if you
had
watched the American Idol series.” After the performances, the
Homecoming royalty, King Tom
Schlund and Queen Nancy Ibarra, were crowned. The HomecomingKing
finalists were Clint Gormley, Nick Lemek and Mike Sands.The
Homecoming Queen Finalists were Katie Frost, RachelDinsdale and
Brette Covington.
“You’ll never forget Kearney”: Homecoming 2004By ROBYN
SANDERSANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERThree greek houses join together to
honor America’s heros in the Lip Sync competition.
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THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004
7 HOMECOMING
Celebrating diversity bybringing cultural awarenesswith their
float to the Kearneycommunity was the goal of TheInternational
StudentAssociation (ISA), which par-ticipated in the
HomecomingParade.
The results of the paradecompetition were announcedafter the
football game. ISAmembers were delighted to hearthat their float
entry is thisyear’s winner.
For many international stu-dents, homecoming is a
newexperience.
“Most of us don’t do paradesin our own countries," OmarGhamedi,
president of the ISA,said.
Happy Macwan, one of theISA public relations officers,said, “I
did not know abouthomecoming; there is nothinglike that in
India.”
Something similar to thiscelebration in India would be“the
freshman party to welcomefreshman students,” Macwansaid. “This
party is celebratedduring the first year of collegeand Mr. and Mrs.
Freshman areelected.”
Macwan, an advertisingmajor, said, “This is the firsttime I was
at the parade. Lastyear ISA did a pretty good job,which kind of
encouraged me to participate in the parade this
year.”Several weeks ago, inter-
national students gathered tobrainstorm ideas for their
par-ticipation in this year’s home-coming parade. The resultwas an
eye-catching floatwith all the different flags andposters that
informed theaudience about the students’countries and what they
willnever forget about Kearney.
“We were up until 3 a.m.ironing 14 flags, but I amthankful for
it. We had ablast,” Omar Ghamedi, origi-nally from Saudi Arabia,
said.
Sunu Sherestha, vice-pres-ident of ISA, said, “It was agood way
to interact witheach other. We had fun deco-rating the float and
talking topeople.”
“Lots of people gotinvolved, we had many vol-
unteers. It was good to partici-pate, especially for ISA,
somepeople don’t know what home-coming is.” Sherestha, original-ly
from Katmandu, Nepal, said,
At the parade, internationalstudents wore their
traditionalclothes and introduced them-selves in their own
languages sothe audience could get a littleimpression about their
homecountries.
Positive responses from thepublic will never be
forgotten.Apparently, the Kearney com-munity was delighted with
theinternational cookbooks andflowers distributed by
ISAmembers.
Ghamedi, who wore a tradi-tional dress from Saudi Arabia,recalls
the time when at theparade, a six –year-old boycame up and asked
him, “Areyou God?”
“Kearney is a great unique
spot in the world. There areenough of us to get along witheach
other,” Ghamedi, a politi-cal science junior student, said,
Yasuyo Shikano, a Japanesestudent and member of theMarching
Band, first heard theresults at the game. “I helpeddecorating the
float,” Yasuyosaid. “I was so surprised!”
This award was a surprise formost international
students.Shrestha, a computer informa-tion systems and
businessadministraton major, said, “Iwas happy; I started calling
peo-ple. I will encourage other stu-dents to participate. I think
evento participate is good for us.Kearney will recognize us.”
Omar Ghamedi said, “I wasspeechless and really, reallyhappy
because it was absolutelyrandom that we will win. We
were also proud of it. Even if wehad lost, we would have won.We
were really passionate; weput our soul, time, and effort.”
This year 383 internationalstudents from 50 different coun-tries
are enrolled at UNK.These significant numbers pointout the
importance of interna-tional education of the Kearneycommunity.
The purpose of ISA is notonly to create friendshipsamong these
students from allover the world, but alsobetween American and
interna-tional students by sharing eachother’s cultural
background.
ISA meets every Friday at 7p.m. in Case Hall Lounge andwelcomes
each and everyonewho is interested in learningabout other countries
and cul-tures.
Homecoming Parade brings different cultures togetherBy SILVIA
MARTINEZ &
JULIA STUMKATANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY JULIA STUMKATA group of international students
celebrates their participation in the homecoming parade.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERJana, an international student from
Slovakia, poses for a picture.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERJunior Micah Yost of Omaha marches
with the band.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERUnk students throw candies at the
homecoming parade.
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The movie “Cellular” is afast-paced movie that jumps tothe plot
in a matter of minutes.
Kim Basinger plays JessicaMartin, an 8th grade scienceteacher
who is also a lovingmother and a devoted wife.
In the beginning of themovie, she is abducted by angrymen who
are in search of herhusband. Right away she istaken to a secluded
spot andlocked into the attic. Her onlymeans of communication
withthe outside world is a phoneconnected to the wall, whichone of
the kidnappers soondestroys.
While she is left there byherself, she frantically uses
herscience skills and taps the wiresof the phone together,
desper-ately trying to connect withsomebody.
After hours of trying, shesucceeds and phones Ryan,played by
Chris Evans.
When Ryan receives thiscall he is reluctant and assumesthat
somebody is playing somesort of a sick prank, until hehears the
voice of one of thekidnappers yelling and cursingat Jessica and her
crying out infear.
This is when Ryan takessome initiative and takes thephone to the
police. When hearrives at the station, he tells thedesk cop,
Mooney, played byWilliam H. Macy, about thewoman on the line and
giveshim her name.
Soon a riot breaks out inthe station. Mooney tells Ryanto take
the phone upstairs andhave an officer take the call up
there. As Ryan races up thesteps he sees that the signal willbe
lost if he continues up thestairs, and then Jessica’s chancefor
survival will be gone.
Ryan decides to take mat-ters into his own hands andheads to
Jessica’s son’s schoolto get Ricky, played by AdamTaylor Gordon.
When he gets tothe school all the kids aredressed identical, and
when hefinally spots Ricky, the kidnap-pers snatch him and throw
himinto the back of the car.
This is when the real actionstarts.
Ryan realizes that this isthe only chance that he has if hewants
to find out where Jessicais located, so he steals a carfrom the
school and chases thebad guys on the busted streetsof Miami before
his phonestarts to die.
Now he has to get the bat-tery charged or he is going to
bedisconnected from Jessica andprobably never hear from heragain.
He changes his destina-tion and heads to a cellularphone store and
asks for acharger, but nobody will helphim. So he holds-up the
storeand gets his charger.
Soon he is on the huntagain.
During this whole ordealhe is still on the phone
withJessica.
Now the kidnappers haveJessica and her son Ricky. Theythreaten
her to tell them whereher husband is at or else theywill kill her
son. She finallytells them and they head off tothe airport to get
him. Ryan,knowing where he is locatedand what he will be
wearing,tries to beat the bad guys to him.
When Ryan gets to the air-port, he sees the men in front ofhim
going through the metaldetectors. He plants a gun intheir boxes
that he had found inthe car he stole from the school.
When the kidnappers wentthrough and sounded the alarm,it caused
a distraction, and hewas able to pass by them.
While this was happeningthe kidnappers pulled out copbadges so
they were free topass. Ryan finally reachedwhere Jessica and her
husbandwere supposed to meet, only tograb the wrong guy and
watchthe kidnappers take the rightone.
The kidnappers take him toa bank to get something out of asafety
deposit box. After Mr.Martin retrieves his item fromthe box, Ryan
beats up two ofthe villains and steals the boxfrom Mr. Martin,
telling him torun. On the run, Ryan acciden-tally loses contact
with Jessica.
Soon, Mr. Martin is takento the same location where hiswife and
child are being held at.Ryan, now having no way offinding Jessica,
realizes that hisphone can hold up to 50 priorcalls and calls back
the housewhere Jessica is staying. Herehe talks to the kidnappers
andtells them that they can havewhat they want if they give
upJessica and her family.
The ending is what ties thewhole movie together and givesit some
meaning. This movie iscreative and well-produced withan all-star
cast.
For more information on“Cellular,” visit the officialwebsite at
http://www.cellu-larthemovie.com/.
ENTERTAINMENTTHE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004 8
Shelter Belt transforms and perserveres
Playing the 55th show of2004, Shelter Belt made a returnto one
of its favorite venues fora memorable night in Kearney.
The Norfolk, Neb.-basedband Shelter Belt made its sec-ond
appearance atCunningham’s Journal lastFriday, with the local
actfeariscalm acting as the opener.
The seven-piece ShelterBelt, from eastern Nebraska,has a sound
that is very difficultto label, and at times, transcendsa nameable
genre.
“We’re big music fans,”Anthony Knupple, percussionistfor Shelter
Belt, said.
This becomes completelyobvious when looking at somethe artists
that the members ofShelter Belt consider influ-ences. The list is
capped off byacts such as Marvin Gaye, PeterGabriel, anything
classical, andJohnny Cash. After giving theband a good listen
through, allof these acts can probably bedetected in at least one
form oranother, in the act’s musicalstyling.
Put together in 1997 byJesse Otto and Chris Ageton,the band has
since undergonethe common transformation thatplagues and often ends
the lifecycle of most bands.
“College changed the line-up, but that is also were we metthe
new members,” Jesse Otto,vocalist for the band, said.
According to Otto, ShelterBelt persevered and became abetter
group because of it. Aftera two-year recording hiatus, theband
released their first record,“Nothing Makes Me Sad Ever,”in February
of 2000. With littledone to promote the release, therecord more or
less went unno-ticed.
“More or less,” however,
does not encompass the entirespectrum, sometimes it onlytakes
one. A friend of the band,whose own band had been slat-ed to appear
on the upcomingalbum “NE vs. NC,” a compila-tion being put together
byHollywood insider, RyanCooper, recommended ShelterBelt as a
last-minute addition.
“It was purely coincidentalthat they asked us at that time,we
had just gotten out of thestudio with a few songs,”Knupple
explained.
In February of 2004,Shelter Belt released their sec-ond album,
“Rain Home,”which was mixed by membersKnupple and JedediahVondracek
in the band’s privatestudio, which is cleverly coined“The Belt
Cave.” The product?Perhaps one of the most eclecticand
original-sounding albums tocome out of Nebraska in
recentmemory.
Today, Shelter belt isbecoming a seasoned touringact, with five
of its next showstaking place in five differentstates. With the
wide variety ofsound textures that the bandflirts with on this
disc, it is sureto find fans at every stop alongthe way.
The different styles of drumbeats alone on “Rain Home” isenough
to make the left hemi-sphere of your brain begin tobeg for
conformity. From thesolid rock ballad and openingtrack “Season” to
the catchy“Latino-Pop” title track, “RainHome,” the listener
quickly getsa feel for the eccentricity ofstyling.
This from just the first twotracks. Shelter Belt then runswith
rhythms reminiscent ofdisco-pop and swing, since for-gotten with
the passing of thelate 1980s.
Tying together the uniqueprogression in styling of the
rhythm section, is ultra-catchypiano playing,
soulfully-deliv-ered guitar riffs, painstakinglypassionate lyrics,
and wood-wind piping that is so often for-gotten in modern age
radio-friendly recordings. Althoughthe crowd at Cunningham’s wasnot
at capacity on Friday night,a buzz about both feariscalmand Shelter
Belt was as strong-ly resounding as the effectgained from a $20
bill’s worthof Jaeger Bombs.
If you were in attendance,but failed to grab a copy of“Rain
Home,” check out ShelterBelt’s homepage at www.shel-terbeltband.com
and make con-tact with the group. Or, clickshows on the menu bar
and findthe next performance in thearea. Also, make sure to keep
aneye and ear open for more newsabout feariscalm, which is sureto
be mixing the Kearney musicscene up in the very near future.Their
official website is locatedat www.feariscalm.com.
BY BLAKE MULLANIXANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
PHOTOS BY JAMIE KNUTHMembers of Shelter Belt perform.
Dial-up some action inbox-office smash “Cellular”BY BECKY
ROSENDAHLANTELOPE STAFF WRITER
Who drew me?$10.00 Reward
PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRY
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ENTERTAINMENTTHE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004
9
Scheidies provides hope for new mothers
Readers learned more aboutthe joys and cares of mother-hood when
Hastings hosted abook signing for Carolyn R.Scheidies on
Saturday.
Her book is called “Help! I'ma New Mother,” and is a
compi-lation of advice and hints aboutmotherhood from Scheidies
andother mothers. Some of thesemothers include Liz CurtisHiggs,
Kathy C. Miller, RaneeMcCollum, Carolyn Pizzuti,Gayle Roper, Linda
E.Shepherd, Francine Rivers andmany others.
The book contains informa-tion on feeding, schedules andwardrobe
hints. Scheidies givespractical advice with a been-there-done-that
method. Thebook offers encouragement andcomfort for new
mothers.
Scheidies gives tips to newmothers that no longer feel likethey
have time for themselves.It is important to plan time withthe baby
by getting out of the
house and away from routine. The author advises: • Try to be
gone for only
short periods of time; think ofhow long a trip is through
thebaby's point of view.
• Realize that attitude is onlyhalf of the battle.
• Do not expect things to benormal or as they were before.
• Try to keep one or morehobbies or interests after thebaby is
born.
• Develop flexibility in timeand planning instead of a rigor-ous
schedule.
• Ask God for help; hepromises guidance.
• Ask for help from othermothers, because they may havemore
suggestions.
• Do not be afraid to explainhow you feel, because yourchild can
sense it anyway.
• Sharing feelings can reducethe baby's anxiety that some-thing
is wrong or that it is theirfault.
• Finally, forgive yourselfwhen you are not perfect.Nobody is
perfect.
The first chapter of the bookis about the mother's role: howthe
mother views the role beforeand after the birth of her baby,and how
society views themother's role. The chapter alsodiscusses how the
mother'sspouse and family view herrole.
The second chapter is abouthow new mothers deal with nothaving
enough time for them-selves, meeting personal needsand
expectations, changingscenery and attitude, feelinglike getting
away, the newmother's needs versus the baby'sneeds and developing
otherinterests.
The third chapter discusses ifit is possible to spoil the baby.
Italso explains about meeting theneeds of the new baby, thebaby's
sleeping patterns, sched-ules, crying and bonding.
The fourth chapter is aboutbreast-feeding. Scheidies givesthe
history of breast-feeding andbottle-feeding, the mother'srights,
how society dictates itand how to build self-esteem.
Chapter five is about breast-feeding and common concerns anew
mother has with it.Scheidies gives advice andaddresses the problems
andsolutions.
The next section, chapter six,discusses dealing with
stress,diet, exhaustion, control, andwith handling the hassles
withmotherhood and rediscovery.
Chapter seven is about work,the age-old controversy, finan-cial
problems and budget plan-ning, motherhood as a profes-sion, quality
time versus quanti-ty time and how motherhood isworking for more
than a pay-check.
The eighth chapter explainsabout being a creative home-maker,
establishing priorities,managing attitudes, time, valuesand
finances.
Chapter nine is how the newmother finds spiritual timeeveryday
for herself.
Chapter 10 gives advice tomothers who feel like they donot have
time to eat. Scheidiesoffers help about nutrition,
defining what nutrition is andwhy it is important and what
toavoid.
Chapter 11 discusses themyth of the perfect mom, self-image,
insecurity, fear, frustra-tion and anger.
Chapter 12 offers moreinformation on self-image andwardrobe.
Kay Tira, a mother of three,called the book “a great gift
forexpectant or new mothers, it is aquick read and a
goodresource.”
According to Kathy CollardMiller, a speaker and an authorof
several books, the book willinspire any mother to think,“Hey I can
do this after all!”
“I wish I could have hadCarolyn's “Help! I'm a NewMother” when I
was a newmom,” Laura A. Sherwood,assistant professor of