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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 07
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: page. 7 March 1 5, 2002 9. . .‘ Now, there were a lot of ways of being rebellious in my family, and I had tried out many of them. I thought that I had achieved the ultimate act of intel- lectual rebellion when I suggested that baptism was just a symbol. But I think my brother topped me when he...
Show morepage. 7 March 1 5, 2002 9. . .‘ Now, there were a lot of ways of being rebellious in my family, and I had tried out many of them. I thought that I had achieved the ultimate act of intel- lectual rebellion when I suggested that baptism was just a symbol. But I think my brother topped me when he announced that he wanted to go into busi- ness and make a lot of money. Somewhere in Luther’s Small Catechism, there must be a passage condemning moneymaking as a vulgar, worldly notion—acceptable for Catholics, perhaps, but unworthy of Lutherans. I had learned that lesson when my older sister and I had sold our art to our neighbors—25 cents per crayoning—and my mother made us give back the money. Whatever meager talents we had, my parents impressed upon us, should be returned to the world as a gift, not as a commodity with a pricetag. As for education, it was deﬁnitely for service— not for commercial gain. If we wanted that, we might as well be usurers, Simonians, or even worse, Episcopalians. In any case, the conversation about tights sug- gested an entrepreneurial opportunity to my brother, and thus the Useless Facts of the Month Club was born. There were precedents for ventures of this kind—the Book of the Month Club, for starters—and my brother thought that the idea just might succeed. Neither of us, of course, was prepared to start a business enterprise—my brother was only in high This is really where the movie goes awry from Well’s brilliant social commentary, although none of the back story to this point was part of the original story. Well's story, which is actually a commentary about the class divisions of the bourgeoisie and prole- tariats mixed with a little bit of Darwinism. gets per- verted into something barely recognizable by director Simon Wells, who is actually H.G.’s grandson. The human race has evolved into two species and instead of childlike, dependent creatures, the Eloi are turned into a nicely tanned Indian tribe while the Morlocks who live below ground have evolved into castes and look like Planet of the Apes rejects. Anyway, Mara gets kidnapped; the time traveler sets out to save her, and meets the Uber-Morlock (Jeremy Irons), who looks like a bad copy of Mr. Freeze from Batman. One asinine confrontation later, Hartdegen and Mara somehow get romantically involved and are seen holding hands at the end of the movie. For a movie that is supposed to be a special effects marvel, I was strongly disappointed. The special . Finance Secretary Foster stated “There is no dis- cussion on what we spend. It’s like we’re playing with Monopoly money." Woodroffe maintained his view, saying "This is an attempt to try and communicate with all the stu- dents, and to ﬁnd out what they want. I’m concerned that Senators do not realize they have a job to do.” After some debate, Senator Bredesen suggested that Senate establish an ad—hoc committee based on the proposed oversight committee documents. Woodroffe made a motion to vote on Bredesen’s sug- gestion, and the motion passed with one abstention. school and my education was thoroughly liberal.— but we did know that we would need a market. Who would want useless facts? How could they be made utilitarian? I thought I had the answer: they would provide a s0cial asset for terminally shy people at sophisticated cocktail parties. Not that I had ever been to that kind of party, but I imagined that sometime—probably after college—there would be parties where elegant, urbane, Witty people might appreciate conversation about stuff like, well, medieval tights, and that peo— ple, like myself, who were perpetually under-sup— plied with small talk could use the social survival skills that a collection of useless facts might provide. Okay, it was a naive, not to mention utterly nerdish, vision of life, informed, perhaps by some weird combination of Oscar. Wilde and Monty Python. But I thought that we could advertise in the Saturday Review and New Yorker, and that orders would surely come ﬂooding in. As you may have guessed, the idea never came to anything. My brother continued his job at Penney’s selling shoes, and I continued to do dull clerical work at the local educational television station, although I did eventually progress to writing “gimme letters”. But my brother did do some research and eventually discovered how medieval men kept their tights tight. The answer will cost you one dollar. effects are similar to those of “Star Wars: The Phan- tom Menace” with obviously manufactured scenery and unnatural-looking creatures (Jar~Jar anyone?). The best special effects sequence is when Hartdegen travels to 2030 and we see skyscrapers rising and falling, which brings to mind a tripped-out version of the SirnCity computer games. Pearce manages his role brilliantly, which is noth- ing like his villain in “Count of Monte Cristo” or troubled victim in “Memento.” However, his role is so shallow and underdeveloped that he cannot escape the stereotype the writers have created, leaving us unsympathetic to his plight. “The Time Machine” will certainly wow children with its special effects and creepy bad guys and is certainly worth a shot if you want something to laugh at, much like “Phantom Menace.” However, as an adaptation of one of the deﬁnitive pieces of science ﬁction literature, “The Time Machine” was looser than Captain Kirk on a planet full of nubile, scantily clad, horny young women. History Club: upcoming events April 7th @ 6:30 pm in the library “Avalon” hosted by Dean Chris Kimball April 28th @ 6:30pm in the library “Where the Spirit Lives” hosted by Professor Eric Buffalohead Personal Care Attendant Wanted: for a 2 month old. beautiful baby boy who has been diagnosed with tri— somy 13 syndrome. This baby is being fed through a G-tube and loves to be held and rocked. He has a very healthy 2 1/2 year old sister. who loves him very much and a Mom and Dad who need some extra hands to pro— vide TLC. The family lives in White Bear Lake andis looking for a stu- dent who is interested in getting experience in childhood development with a special needs infant Overnight and early morning help is needed. If you are interested or know someone who might be interested please contact: Kim or Rob at 651-407—8193. Any story ideas? Email us at: echoﬁiaugsbur g.edu Spring-Heeled Jack continued from page 3 Sometimes Jack would strike inside London, sometimes just outside, but most often it was in Green Dragon Alley that I wait for a glimpse of Spring—Hecled Jack, and it most often there that he would appear. Just never to me. More often than not days or weeks would pass with no sign of the man, only to have him appear again as soon as we stop looking. With the dawn of the new Sir Cowan, Lord Mayor of London. declared Spring~Heeled Jack a menace, and formed a vigilante squad to ﬁnd him, they had little luck as Aleister and myself, and Jack continued unabated. It was soon thereafter, however, that the true identity of Spring— Heeled Jack was revealed to myself and none other. Pick up next week‘s Spring-Heeled Jack, for more of the same mas- terful storytelling in Green Dragon Alley part 2. Alum letter continued from page 2 Something else--don’t worry too much if you do not have it all planned out, or if you plan it all out and do not accomplish the plan. As a junior at Augsburg, I planned to be an ofﬁcer in the military, a lawyer, and the governor of Minnesota. I accomplished the ﬁrst two, but because I now live in Florida and Jesse Ventura made a joke of the Min- nesota govemorship, it‘s something I will not pursue. You may think Jesse was a welcomed relief. I do not know. The point is he did it his way and all the standard methods of climbing upward in Minnesota pol- itics were upset. It is probably not in my personality to enjoy the poli- tics and socializing it takes to be popular enough to be elected. Some of these things we ﬁnd out over time. I ran for Minneapolis Park Commis- sioner and the School Board and was fortunate to have lost in the gen— eral and primary elections respectively, though I did not realize it at the time. What do you want to know about? This is supposed to be for your beneﬁt. Send me an e-mail and tell me if you want to know what Augs- burg was like in the 705. Or tell me what you want to know about. Pick a topic. Next time, I will tell you about my travels to the Philippines. Russia, Colombia or about some weird experiences I had in the army. This is not an advice column, but I don’t mind giving some. npaul— son@cﬂ.rr.com is the e-mail. If you do not want me to write again, let me know, but then you must have found this column interesting to be continuing to read on. Or are you bored? If we both are bored, I can make this the first and last column. The best advice about Christianity comes from my mother. She likes the song, “To God be the Glory...Great things he has done..." Do not let someone cram their beliefs or faith down your throat. Experience God’s goodness and work through your own understanding of how it all relates to you. Jesus was a good example for us. The Bible is surely subject to interpretation. Don’t get worried about all the details. Have some fun. Try not to be judgmental or you will be judged. If we try to claim all the glory for ourselves, it will backfire and others will think poorly of us. Good luck! Congratulations on attending a good Minnesota school! Augsburg is not well known outside of Minnesota, but many of you are happy staying in the frigid weather. I hope to be on a small island in the Carribean next week. Try to ﬁnd Isla de la Joventud on your map. Thanks for your time. How is life? Neil Paulson now to Self: Thlnk about how smart I’ll look to mom and dad when they ﬁnd outl am having UPS pay for my college expenses. AUGSBURG + UPS + VOU SUCCESSHH The UPS Get up to $1,500/sem - $3,0001yr in Bum a. College Education Assistance LEARN PROGRAM Package Handlers Part—time positions available $8.50 — $9.50 per hour TODAY! ! Consistent work schedule WT» Weekly paychecks Comprehensive beneﬁts package NO WEEKENDS! 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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: March 1 5, 2002 Eat.) r page 8 I would like to thank the Academy... Auggies win awards as MIAC announces winter All-Conference Selections Paul Putt Sports Editor The MIAC released the winners of the All-conference team for men’s and women’s hockey, men’s and women‘s bas- ketball, and the men’s...
Show moreMarch 1 5, 2002 Eat.) r page 8 I would like to thank the Academy... Auggies win awards as MIAC announces winter All-Conference Selections Paul Putt Sports Editor The MIAC released the winners of the All-conference team for men’s and women’s hockey, men’s and women‘s bas- ketball, and the men’s and women’s track teams. The Auggies men’s hockey team led the winter sports teams with three being selected to the All—Conference team along with three honorable mention athletes. Women‘s hockey followed, with two All-Conference selections and three honor- able mentions. Women‘s basketball had one All-Confer— ence selection, while the men’s basketball team had two All-Conference honorable mentions. The track teams each had one athlete cited, as well. Men’s hockey Jaro Cesky worked his way to a third straight All—Conference selection as he again led the Auggies in points with his offensive magic. Cesky was fourth in the MIAC with 20 points scored and contributed another 14 points in non—conference games. In his junior year, Cesky has led the team in scoring with 98 points and looks to return and top the century mark during his senior year. Jake Wegscheider has moved onto the All—Conference team for the ﬁrst time, as he increased his production dramatically each season for the past three years. While wearing the "C" on his jersey, Wegscheider tallied 31 points, with 18 points in the conference putting him at ninth in the conference. Wegscheider ended his career with 56 NCAA controversy points, as he hung up his sweater. Brad Holzinger again earned All-Confer- ence honors, as he was sixth in the MIAC for defensemen in scoring. The former pioneer found his way less into the penalty box this season and was a large reason why the Auggies rang up seven straight wins, as he contributed seven of his ten conference points in those seven wins. Nick Murray, Pete Samargia and Chad Moore were named to the MIAC honorable mention team for the Auggie men’s team, as Murray was fourth on the team in scoring overall, while Moore contributed 13 points in 25 games with a plus-13 plus-minus rat- ing, tops among Auggie blueliners. Samargia came from the University of Minnesota and held a 2.98 goals-against- average and a .902 save percentage. Women’s Hockey Forward Lauren Chezick came from Hastings this season as a freshman and picked up the scoring slack for the Auggies as she put in 22 points this season. The youngster held her own against the top teams in the league, as she was fourth among freshmen in scoring. Chezick will look to improve on those numbers to help lead the relatively young Auggies next year. Annie Mattison proved her versatility, as she was able to move between forward and defense and still be named to the All—confer— ence team. Mattison retires the blades as the Aug- gies’ ﬁfth all-time scorer, with 44 points. She was third in scoring and was a tan- dem with Chezick, as the two ranked ﬁfth and third in points on the power play. Goalie Katie Fedoryk earned All—Con- ference honorable mention in probably the deepest position in the conference, as she ﬁnished with the most saves in the confer— ence while earning a 2.70 GAA and a 91.5 % save percentage in league play. Defender Kristi Brusletto was the cor- nerstone of the Auggie defense and had 11 points in earning All-conference honorable mention. Forward Melynda Kleewein was second on the team in scoring, with 18 points, including 15 points in league play, as she played with Chezick on the top line. Women’s Basketball Shooting guard Kelly Chapman earned All—conference honors, after missing last year 's squad as an honorable mention. Chapman was a large part of the Aug- gies’ offense, as she scored an average of 11.5 points per game and led in rebounds, assists, and steals. Chapman will look to bring the Auggies into the postseason next year for the ﬁrst time in school history. Men’s Basketball Though not on the All—conference team, Jay Howard and Adam Kotewa both earned honorable men- tion for the past year. Howard, who suffered through an ankle injury, led the team in rebounds and blocks. Kotewa, who transferred to Augsburg from Bethany Lutheran College, had a team best 13.2 points-per-game average with 53 three- pointers, 40 of them in league play, for sixth-best. Mon'leomon's Indoor Track and Field Chrissy Baune placed second in the women's 1,000—meter run in a time of 3:01.91, then broke her old school record in the 1,500-meter run, ﬁnishing third in 4:46.68. Her old school record of 4:46.68 was set in 2000. She was named to the All-Confernce teaminthe 1000and 1,500m.runsandhas helped lead a resurgence in the women's track and cross country programs. Andy Lindekugel ﬁnished ﬁfth in the shot put with a 14.56-meter (47-925) effort to earn All-MIAC honorable-mention hon- ors while Chris Ohnstad also earned All- MIAC honorable-mention in ﬁnishing sixth in the 600—meter dash in 1:15.40. NCAA excludes St. Thomas from national tournament despite legitimate bid Paul Putt Sports Editor "Automatic" is deﬁned by Webster’s dictionary as “acting or done spontaneously or uncon- sciously.” The NCAA should pick up a new dictionary because they obvi- ously did not have a clue what automatic meant when they seeded the teams in the NCAA tournament for men's hockey. St. Thomas (please refrain from booing) won both the MIAC regular season and play-off titles this past season. According to how the selection for the tournament happens. the winner is given an automatic bid to the tournament (a pool C selec~ tion). There used to be six automatic qualiﬁers for the teams that win their conference tournament and two at-large teams. However. thrown into the mix as the NCAA added another team to the mix to make the tournament a nine—team dance. The ninth place team was to play the eighth place team in a one-game play-oﬁ' to see who would go to the NCAA quarterﬁ- nals. The NCAA selected its ﬁeld of nine teams with three teams from a curveball was ' the western region (MIAC and NCHA teams) and six teams from the east (NESCAC, SUNYAC, ECAC West, ECAC East, ECAC NE). The ratio of teams is not at issue. What is at issue is that two of the three teams from the west were deemed to be the play—in teams and the winner of that game would go to the number one seed. St. Thomas, in winning their conference and play-offs, traveled as the #9 seed to UW-Superior to play the play-in game. Superior had won their play- offs as well and earned an auto- matic bid also. Had St. Thomas lost to Gus- tavus in the conference play-off, then Gustavus would have received the automatic bid and St. Thomas, an at-large bid, and avoided the play—in game alto- gether as a higher seed. As we know, St. Thomas lost to Superior in the play-in game. Superior then advanced to play at the number one seed. However. the number one seed in the west was St. Norberts, a team that did not even win their play—off tournament and lost to Superior in the playoff ﬁnale. The six eastern teams squared off with the 1 seed vs. 6, 2 seed vs. 5. and 3 vs. 4. But with three winners in the cast, it guaranteed the Western teams only one team could advance into the single elimina- tion Final Four. The NCAA "rigged" the Final Four so only one western team could be there. Many people have their own opinion, but I feel the correct option would have been to bring the lowest seed from the east over to the west’s top team, and then the west’s second seed play the third seed. With the east still guaranteed at least two teams in the Final Four, it gives the west a chance to advance two teams to the dance. And St. Thomas would not have to play in a one game play-in when they automatically qualiﬁed. Seems logical, but to the NCAA it seems that they were concerned with only the almighty dollar, as they do not want to ﬂy one team from the east to the west, then ﬂy two west teams east for the title games. By the way, the lowest East seedlosttothetopEastseedbya two-game score of 16—1. Obviously a lot better then hav- ing a tougher Steven’s Point team or Gustavus in the play-offs (notice sarcastic tone please). Treated like dirt Auggies swept twice in two doubleheaders Paul Putt Sports Editor The Auggies were beaten four times last week in two double- headers against Division II Con- cordia«St. Paul and Upper Iowa. In the series versus Concordia- St. Paul, the Auggies found them- selves down quickly, as they were down 12-2 by the ﬁfth inning. But the Auggies stormed back and made the game interesting, as Jon Kozitn and Sammy Gross started the Auggies on the come- back trail, as they each drove in a run. Dave Sherry and Nick Rath- mann kept the rally going, along with Kozitza, in putting the Aug- gies within two. Concordia pulled away for a 15-10 win. In the second game, the Aug- gies started out with a lead, only to see Concordia come back and tie the game by the fourth inning, 4-4. In the sixth inning, Concor- dia started rolling, and three hits later they got the insurance they needed for a 5-4 win. In the series versus Upper Iowa, the Auggies were beaten 5-4intheﬁrstgameand 10-4in the second. Jeremy Nelson made the startintheﬁrstgameandsmrck out three through ﬁve innings. The Auggies fell despite the efforts of Pat Marsh and Dave Sherry in the fifth. The second game saw Upper Iowa shell the Auggies with 10 runs and 13 hits.
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: March 1 5, 2002 é’ECommunit Values page 6 “Behind the Music” with Michelle Morse Mel Freitag 8r Nicki Ziegler Contributor 81 CommunityNalues Editor In preparation for Michelle Morse’s per- formance on March 19, we will be inter- viewing her to look deeper in to her life as a musician and person....
Show moreMarch 1 5, 2002 é’ECommunit Values page 6 “Behind the Music” with Michelle Morse Mel Freitag 8r Nicki Ziegler Contributor 81 CommunityNalues Editor In preparation for Michelle Morse’s per- formance on March 19, we will be inter- viewing her to look deeper in to her life as a musician and person. Her music is compar- ible to that of folk singers Ellis and Ani DeFranco and Michael Jackson. Well. maybe not Michael, but you know what we mean. MF: What audience do you reach out to the most? MM: I think it would appeal to any audi- ence if they listened to the lyrics. MF: What kind of music do you sing? MM: More of a folk. acoustic type of music. MF: What inspires you as a woman. as Michelle? MM: Birds. just kidding...situations I don’t know how to get out of or when people do positive. unexpected things. People over- comeing things inspire me. too. MF: Who has inﬂuenced your music? MM: When I ﬁrst tried writing I tried to be like the Indigo Girls. but I am also inﬂu- enced by Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, and myself. really. MF: How do you feel after performing? MM: Awesome! Actually, I felt inspired. Motivated. MF: What about during your performance? The heart of donation MM: I'm putting a lot out there. I feel vul- nerable. I like how I can feel whatever I’m thinking and no one knows what I’m talking about. I like that everyone's taking a differ— ent thing out of it. MF: What do you want people to get from your music? MM: They might be looking at things a dif- ferent way. It might help them cope with something. People come to me and say ‘whenever I’m in this mood. I can play this song and it makes me feel better.’ MF: Talk about the song you'll be singing for the vigil after Journey to a Hatefree Mil- lenium. MM: I haven‘t written it yet; it will be about how we’re all different but really we all just people. You’ll see. it will be a sur- prise. MF: When did you start writing? MM: I remember making up songs when I was little and making my bed. I used to make them rhyme. The ﬁrst time I wrote a song was my junior year in high school, because I could never ﬁnish the songs I’d written before. MF: What was the first song you wrote about? MM: A conflict with my best friend in high school. MF: So, what about your new CD? What’s the title? MM: “Meant to Be.“ Ijust made it. MF: What is the theme? M: I don't know ' if there’s a theme, really. It‘s just what I want people to hear. MF: Is this your ﬁrst CD? MM: Yes, yes it is, and I’ll be selling them at the Java Jam. MF: What kind of songs can we hear on your CD? NIM: Three piano songs and the rest I play guitar. MF: Which do you prefer? MM: Guitar-~it’s more expressive. MF: If you had a million dollars to spend on your musical career. how would you spend it? MM: I’d probably want a lot of studio time; it‘s expensive. I’d buy some new guitars and a grand piano! MF: What are your hopes for your musical career? MM: That things just keep getting better. "/Iir/u/lr- Wnnr ./ll(’lllll 70 5/39 MF: Do you have any plans? MM: No. I hate plans. MF: What other questions can I ask? Is there anything else you want to say? MIVI: I want to say....nope. nothing really. MF: What are some lyrics that kind of sum up what you’re all about? MM: “ I wanna change your world. I wanna see you through. I wanna be the angel that makes a difference in you." 5t \Vrite rs 46 Mel B. Freitag Staff Writer My uncle Bob’s body was lying in the other room while my aunt Vicki. my parents. and my grandmother sat in the “quiet room" early last Saturday mom— ing. The paramedics knew he had died of a massive heart attack even before they arrived at the hospital. As my aunt left the room to talk to the coroner. my mother and my father both knew the ever-present question in their minds. My mother stepped out of the room and approached my aunt. “Would you be willing to donate Bob‘s kidney for Tom?" Her answer was yes. but then the coroner had to explain to them that Bob could not donate because of his cardiac death. Only people that die of brain death can donate organs. This surprised me. because of my father's 25-year illness. that both my parents were not knowl— edgeable about the logistiCS of organ and tissue donation (and there is a difference). My father has been on the transplant list for only one year. but we always knew that transplantation would be in the future. My mother and multiple relatives have already been checked and. even with the same blood type. cannot donate. When someone chooses to donate, he or she cannot simply have the same blood type. The tissue type. antigen match, medical condition, length of time on the list. and immune status are all factors to consider for an organ match. Age and size are also important con- cems. After interning at the American Red Cross this fall. I have learned that organ donation is much more complicated then simply placing a sticker or checking a box on your driver‘s license. When you die. your family is the primary source the hospital administration con- sults. And even though roughly 40 percent of the general popula- tion says they will donate their organs. not many of them will get the chance. As mentioned above. the person donating has to die of brain death. which only happens in 10 percent of the population. The other 90 percent is cardiac. This only leaves a little under 5 percent who have consented and can donate their organs. Many people die waiting on the trans— plant list. In Minnesota alone. “l.300 people are waiting for organ transplants" (www.mnrned.org). This does not mean. however. that people cannot donate their tis- sue. Although organ donation is usually the focus, donating tissue such as ligaments, skin, and bone marrow can save lives as well. There are no prerequisites, such as cause of death or blood type, when donating tissue. It is important to be educated about organ and tissue donation, and what its effects are. Although you may be aware of your wishes after your death. it is crucial to talk with your family and loved ones about your personal deci- sions. Want to investigate more? Contact American Red Cross at the Minneapolis Chapter (612) 871-7676. To donate blood through the American Red Cross. call 1-800- GIVE-LIFE. For more in-depth information regarding organ donation call 1— 888-5-DONATE. Honors Review seeks submissions Jennifer Langman Contributor a “w _ The Augsburg Honors program is looking for stu- dents to submit their work to the annual Honors Review online publication. '11:: Honors Review is published through the Honors program’s commit- ment to excellence, with the purpose of acquiring a collection of high quality academic work. such as papers. poems. art, and/or rnusre. top ten honors hits. the Honors Review has the poten- tial to reach many people. Thus. the publication sets an example for other Augsburg students as well as for With the Honors Page listed as one of Google's students around the world. To submit you work. visit the Augsburg Honors Program web page at www.honors.org. Students are asked to email their submissions by April lst Ifyouhaveanyquestions,please feelt'reetoeontaet [my (Rocket. head of the Honors program. at 651.335.7717 or aockett@augsburg.edu. bennettb@augsburg.edu \Va nted! Send your creative writing to the Augsburg Creative Writing Club. We'd love to publish your poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction! V a.) .C u L The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday —— except during interim. vacation periods. and holidays -- by students of Augsburg College. 731 2151 Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and don't reﬂect of the supporting staff. administration. faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or on I H :3 ,0 U) ‘5” C 0 <1 Maugmnﬂmmn mmtl/Vl Eir David Reitenmaier Nicki Ziegler Kellen Bredesen M manor Angel Overgaard Kayla Scrivner M9! MM Paul Putt Greg Solheid Mm MOE Aaron Vogel Kellen Bredesen M David Rettenmaier Kari Luci" Qﬂmﬂﬂﬂmﬂ gammanﬁ Scott Bibus Joe Huﬂer AiﬁﬁﬂmL ExamMMﬂgz Joel Wolf Boyd Koehler J
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 04
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: March 1 5, 2002 Joel Wolf, Jay Wahi A&E Editor/Contributor This is it. The big one. Best Picture. Here we go... “A Beautiful Mind” Joel: I’m really surprised by this nomina- tion. Aside from two good performances by Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, this is a mediocre ﬁlm. Jay: I would not...
Show moreMarch 1 5, 2002 Joel Wolf, Jay Wahi A&E Editor/Contributor This is it. The big one. Best Picture. Here we go... “A Beautiful Mind” Joel: I’m really surprised by this nomina- tion. Aside from two good performances by Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, this is a mediocre ﬁlm. Jay: I would not call this ﬁlm mediocre. and it totally deserved the nomination. The only problem with this ﬁlm is Ron Howard’s direction. Joel: I just do not think that it was one of the five best ﬁlms of the year. The acting is terriﬁc. but it gets lost in a predictable and sappy ﬁlm. Jay: I agree that the ﬁlm is predictable and sappy, but that is the kind of material the Academy eats up. “Gosford Park” Jay: I cannot understand why the Academy nominated this ﬁlm for best picture. It is a bad movie. Robert Altman’s direction of this ﬁlm is poor at best. He lets the movie drag on and on till ﬁnally someone dies. Joel: I disagree, Jay. I thought that Altman was at the top of his game here, employing all the trademark techniques his earlier work has been marked with. Jay: Did you watch the same picture I did? The story was muddled and sloppy. Even the all-star cast couldn’t save this crappy ﬁlm. Joel: The story did branch off a bit too much, but Altman does a terriﬁc job telling his story from an outsider’s per— spective in each scene. I thought it was a good ﬁlm, but I don’t see it winning this award. “In The Bedroom” Joel: This ﬁlm boasts some of the best performances of the year. All the charac- ters were fully developed, vivid charan ters. Jay: “In the Bedroom" is ﬂat out a great ﬁlm. The combination of Sissy Spacek’s and Tom Wilkinson’s outstanding perfor- the year. Joel: That is true Jay, and the director was completely snubbed in the directing category. He doesn’t let ﬂash get in the way of the characters. Instead. he prefers to sit back and watch them subtly change. Jay: I’m not sure if this is the best ﬁlm of the year, but it sure deserves the nomination. “Lord of the Rings” Joel: This ﬁlm was one of the most enjoy- able experiences I've had all year at the movies. It truly was an epic ﬁlm. Jay: I completely agree with you Joel. This adaptation of Tolkien's masterpiece brings Middle Earth alive. Joel: This transfer from book to screen is marvelous. It delights both newcomers and avid readers alike. Jay: The superb directing of Peter Jackson and the outstanding acting of the cast make this ﬁlm one of the ﬁve best of the year. Those characteristics will make this a strong contender for this award. “Moulin Rouge” Jay: This ﬁlm was by far the most creative and original of the ﬁve ﬁlms nominated. The ﬁlm is beautifully shot and directed. but I don’t think that it is going to win in “Gosford Park” Joel: You’re right, Jay. It’ll get snubbed here, but that has occurred in two other cat- egories. Ewen McGregor and Baz Luhrmann have both been overlooked by the Academy for their work on this incredi— bly entertaining ﬁlm. Jay: The picture is very entertaining, but I think that the nomination was recognition enough for this ﬁlm. I agree that Baz Luhrmann was overlooked, but not with McGregor. He gave a better performance in “The Phantom Menace." And the winner is... Joel: My pick has to be “The Lord of the Rings." This series is going to be the “Star Wars" of our generation. I left the theater not even excited about Episode H. Jay: For me it comes down between “Lord of the Rings" and “In the Bedroom." They are both excellent ﬁlms, but I think that “Lord of the Rings" is just a bit better. And s: mances and Todd Field’s superb directing makes this one of the ﬁve best ﬁlms of this category. Schizophrenia and genre bending in “Donnie Darko” Joel Wolf A&E Editor Blending genres is extremely difficult. but when merged prop— erly the combination can be ter— rific. “Donnie Darko” is one such example. First—time writer—direc— tor Richard Kelly is able to do what Wes Craven attempted in his silly “Scream” series: combine the humor and feeling of a teen angst movie with the tension of a scary movie. Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllen- haal. “October Sky") is a teenage boy like all the rest. He‘s smart with "intimidating" test scores, he debates over the sex lives of the smurfs while drinking with his buddies. and he has a girlfriend; but he also has a problem. He‘s a schizophrenic. but he doesn't like to take his medication. At night. Donnie has visions of a six-foot tall demonic rabbit named Frank proclaiming the end of the world on Halloween as Donnie sleep- walks after him. One night the visions begin to carry weight with Donnie. A jet engine crashes into his bedroom while Donnie is left on the green of a golf course after one of his late night walks. Donnie, realiz- ing he should be dead. begins to think his visitor might be telling the truth. Also. no one can explain where the jet engine came from In the mean time. Donnie has to get to school. Once at school, we are introduced to a whole band of characters from a page out of a John Hughes script. His principal is disconnected, as is the majority of the staff, having bought into the local self-help guru‘s Fear and Love “lifeline.” His classmates are mean—spirited and even vicious at times to Donnie and his friends. However. there are two new teach— ers in school who haven’t been burned out yet. His English teacher (Drew Barrymore) is eager to challenge and his physics teacher (Noah Wyle) is always happy to discuss things like time travel after class. Donnie’s home life seems ideal too. His mother and father aren’t ashamed of Donnie's condition and some of the destructive things he has done. Instead, they are lov- ing and supportive. After Donnie is suspended for telling his gym teacher where she could put her lifeline. his parents are amused and almost proud of their free- thinking son. As the month of October draws to a close. Donnie's visions get stranger. He is now able to see liquid time lines coming out of his friends‘ and family members” chests. leading them around every comer into the future. Frank starts to become more insistent. control- ling Donnie by night to perform acts of major vandalism. The whole time. Donnie is try- ing to ﬁnd a way to prevent the inevitable apocalypse. He becomes obsessed with a book that seems to be describing his hallucinations. He discovers that his crazy neighbor Roberta Spar- row. or Grandma Death as the kids at school call her, wrote the book. All this set-up is entertaining. The mixture of comedy and sus— pense is perfect. It is when the comedic tones are ﬁnally dropped that the scales become unbalanced and the movie crashes. The payoff is just disappointing. We are left with a number of possible solu— tions and no arrow pointing the way. Any of them could be right. and any of them could be wrong. This ambiguity hurts the ﬁlm. It almost feels like a cop~out. The thing is. though. that the set-up is really terriﬁc. Gyllen‘ haal gives an incredible perfor- mance as Donnie. Donnie is charming while he’s causing prob- lems. At times he seems preco— cious and in the next instant menacing. His is as balanced as everything else in this ﬁlm is until the end. Kelly also shows tremendous talent. He artfully blends the gen- res so convincingly that neither of the elements seems out of place. His styles start separately. but slowly begin to merge until ﬁnally they crash into each other. It isn't until he ﬁnally gives up the humor that his two worlds explode. 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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 03
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Search Result: page 3 .ii'éFeatures March 15, 2002 Chagil’s "Walking the Journey Toward Peace” K. Lucln Staff Writer Director of Hispanic-Latino Student Services Emiliano Chagil gave a seminar during the Peace Prize Forum this year. Entitled “Walking the Journey Toward Peace,” the seminar emphasized the...
Show morepage 3 .ii'éFeatures March 15, 2002 Chagil’s "Walking the Journey Toward Peace” K. Lucln Staff Writer Director of Hispanic-Latino Student Services Emiliano Chagil gave a seminar during the Peace Prize Forum this year. Entitled “Walking the Journey Toward Peace,” the seminar emphasized the sustained hope Guaternalans have for peace, despite their poverty and recent warfare. Chagil’s forum also explored ways that professors, parents, and students in the United States could initiate the peace process on a local scale. “Peace is possible, but we need to think of a way to com— bine justice and peace. Without justice it is impossible to accomplish peace,” said Chagil, illustrating his words with exam- ples from Guatemalan history. For decades, the small Latin American country has been torn apart by guerilla warfare and dictator- ships; the government signed a peace treaty with the guerillas in 1996, ending at least part of the ﬁghting. But an end to war isn’t enough, claims Chagil. He explained that the social injustice of poverty was causing nearly as many problems as the ﬁghting had been before the treaty was signed. Guatemalans look to the United States for help because of its afﬂuence and its inﬂuence on other nations. Their reli— gious faith helps sustain them in the struggle for daily life and, on a larger scale, the struggle for peace at home. “You don’t have to be a diplomat or a scientist to seek peace,” said Chagil. “People, despite war, poverty, and a sim- ple life, are the roots of the jour— ney to accomplish peace." Chagil’s seminar was one of the 37 offered at the Peace Prize Forum on March 8—9. Both his seminar and the forum as a whole focused on responsibility and ways that ordinary people can effect change starting on a local scale and later on a global scale. Photo by K. Lucin Bernhard M. Christensen: a period of incredible change Philip A. Ouanbeck ll Professor of Reli ion The Christensen Center is the name of the place where most of us on campus get our mail, have lunch or its equivalent, get textbooks, and generally “chill.” Augsburg’s campus center bears the name of Bernhard M. Christensen who was the president of the college from 1938-1962. Christensen was born in 1901 and died in 1983. The year 2001 was, we might say, the 100th anniversary of his birth. The Chris- tensen Endowment Committee is going to sponsor an event in April to remember Christensen and his sig- niﬁcance for the college. One of those campus ironies is that we all refer to the “Christensen Center," but mostly don’t have a clue to who Christensen was. Rumor has it that a few close friends called him “Curly,” but to almost every- one else, faculty, staff and students, he was never addressed by anything other than “Dr. Christensen.” Under Christensen, Augsburg really became a lib- eral arts college, adding programs in the sciences, arts and theater, and social sciences, to name a few. Christensen also had a deep personal impact on many individuals, especially in matters of faith, life and learning. Memories of his profound personal pres- ence are what inspired the establishment of the Chris- tensen Endowment in the late 19805. The goal of the Christensen Endowment was, and still is, the creation of an endowed chair. Until the What’s old, what’s new: Augsburg ﬁnal fund goal is reached, the endow~ ment is serving its other purpose, the sponsorship of the annual Christensen Symposium. The Symposium is typically about an area that combines matters of faith with matters of learning and Christensen’s concerns about ecu- menicity, justice, lib- eral arts, and faith. That said, the Sympo— sium doesn’t really acquaint the campus with Christensen even though it tries to preserve the intellectual and faith legacy on campus. On April 16, the Endowment Committee will hold a campus event at 11:00 am. in the chapel to talk about Christensen. Prof. Gracia Grindal will be the featured speaker. The occasion is 100 years. The hope is that by learning about what Christensen meant through one period of incredible change, we can reﬂect on how we’re going to deal with the next period of incredible change. Archive Photo Dr. Christensen stands in front of the science building \ «my- eel‘e d J a c k A weekly serial by Jonathan Helland [Previously in Spring—Heeled Jack, Alei‘ster ﬁnished telling a long story and Lieutenant Benjamin Evans drank some brandy. They both moved to London. Chapter 4, Green Dragon Alley: Part 1 From the journal of Benjamin Evans, Lord Darnhamshire It was September of 1837 that the world ﬁrst uttered the words Spring—Heeled Jack. I thought it was a marvellous story when I heard it from a newspaper hawker, although the story in the Post was signif- icantly less interesting than the one the boy cried out, I think the lad gave him wings. The story, as many of you may recall, told of woman attacked and frightened by a strange man in a cloak. He scratched at her with claws “made of iron” and aﬁected an escape by jumping on to the roof of a building and away. The papers gave him the moniker by which he’s still know. I of course credited it about as much as I do stories of the hairy wild man of Africa, that so called “Gorilla.” After the Reverend Bombeck’s story, I should have known better. Spring— Heeled lack was in fact all too real, not some local folk tale engi- neeredtogetonesname inthepaper. As other sightings came in I grew more unions about the phenom— enon, the stories suffered few embellishments with each new victim, although the man could now breath ﬁre, and the description was always identical, even from newspaper to newspaper: a tall thin man, in a black. cloak and helmet, glowing eyes and beneath his cloak a white skin tight suit. Fantastic, but consistent; I was beginning to believe this story. Moreover, I was beginning to link it to Aleister‘s strange dealings. Did he not sneak into the night committing God knows what acts, before he was cured of his strange possession? I was that this Spring-Heeled Jack was a man similarly afflicted. When I that there was a fourth victim that same month, I went‘to sec Aleister. . ' _ v. #30“ kill/1W: . l0 Bombeck. you‘ve where he is, you know the cure.” I insisted, while he looked at me as thOugh I’d gone mad. “No, an old lady from Haiti knows the cure, and I’m not at all sure I could ﬁnd her again. Besides, I’ve a parish under my guidance now and a child on the way, think you not that this is some madman with springs in his boots, like the Post claims, or an escaped kangaroo, as l have also heard?” “There are answers here, Aleister, answers such as had you run- ning to the far ends of the earth the last few years, we have to explore this.” ' “Damn it. I know your right, I can’t turn my back on this. I’d truly hoped that all this nonsense was ﬁnally behind me.” “How could it ever be.“ I whispered out of his hearing, I noticed that I was absentmindedly rubbing the two identical scars on my arm Where a viper had nearly taken my life. Aleister’s scars where, I sus- pected, of a different sort altogether. When Aleister to Charlotte of what we planned to do, her face drained of blood, but for once she did not vocally argue. In the day, we would piece together what we could from the news- papers (we took to buying every publication, no matter how small, that mentioned Spring-Heeled Jack). In the evenings, Aleister would interview the witnesses (usually also the victims) and I would wait in or near the place of the last attack. This division of labour was easily come by, he on the one hand, had experience with the lower classes and the seedier parts of London. having been such a scoundrel in his youth, whereas I had my pistol and the hard-edged awareness of a man who hm survived battles from the back of a horse. Spring-Hqu Jack \ continued on page 7 reflections Campus garneroom remains closed K. Lucin Staff Writer 7 For several years Augsburg students have had the use of only half of the Cooper‘s Attic area. The other half is now taken up by Event Services. whose ofﬁces were relocated there due to a space crunch. This relocation is supposed to be temporary. However. this is not the ﬁrst time part of the game room was closed. In fact, all of the game room. including the space Event Services now occupies, was closed for the fust half of the 1991 school year. Accord- ing to an article printed in the November 15 edition of the Echo, the game room had lost $20,400 during the 1990—1991 school year. $10,800 of that went to the salaries of the student garneroom attendants. “The issue isn’t just the money. So few people use the gameroom," said Linda Alberg, the Associate Dean of Students at the time. Alberg’s goal was to make the student space in the lower level of Christensen Cen— ter more “student friendly." She and her colleagues Mike Ranum, the Vice President of Finance and Management, Christensen Center Manager Millie Nelson, and Facili- ties Department Director Art Meadowcroft made the decision to close the garneroom. “We could open the garneroom and take a loss. But, instead, maybe we could address a variety of needs at once," said Alberg in 199]. She and the others wanted that space to house student commissions, a lounge area, and a garneroom, as well as providing a comfortable place for com— muters to stay between their classes. The Student Senate at the time waited for bids before moving ahead with the reno- vation process. The renovation of the former gameroom. currently called Cooper’s Attic, was an important plank in the platform of Student Body President—elect Brad Mot] and his run— ning mate. Kellen Bredesen. They won the recent elections by a wide margin. Motl is also student representative on the Space Committee, which determines whcrc offices will be located. Since Presidentclcct Moll IS currently the Student Body Vice President and Vicc President—elect Bredcscn is a Student Scnay tor, they will have a longer time to research and develop the plans for the renovation. and thus they may have a greater chance oi successfully achieving their goal. Whether or not the retrieval ol the other half of the old gamcroom is on the ugcndu for next year or in future years 18 hard to tell.
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 05
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: page 5 v.8 0 29m 85E March 15, 2002 “La Bohéme” very opera palatable Deanne McDonald Staff Writer Puccini’s popular opera “La Bohéme” enjoyed another staging by The Minnesota Opera March 2-10. The opera is the basis for another musical-theater phenomenon, the rock opera, “Rent,” that follows the...
Show morepage 5 v.8 0 29m 85E March 15, 2002 “La Bohéme” very opera palatable Deanne McDonald Staff Writer Puccini’s popular opera “La Bohéme” enjoyed another staging by The Minnesota Opera March 2-10. The opera is the basis for another musical-theater phenomenon, the rock opera, “Rent,” that follows the story remarkably closely with a modern New York setting. Rodolfo, a poet, and his friend Marcello, a painter, are Bohemians living in Paris, France, during the early 1840s. Bohemians were artists shunned by the bourgeois, or middle-class, of Paris, forced to live a glamorized life of poverty that, at it’s heart, was simply plain old poverty, as this opera demonstrates. When Mar— cello and his artist friends head out to a cafe, Rodolfo stays behind and meets the love of his life, Mimi, a (poor) seamstress who may or may not be dying. Marcello has a love of his own, the cap- tivating ﬂirt Musetta, and the contrast between these two pairs of lovers sets up the theme and storyline of the libretto. The dynamic characters and even witty libretto—they sing in Italian, the setting is in France...welcome to the opera—make this a very watchable opera. The ﬁrst scene in particular, depicting Marcello and Rodolfo and their Bohemian friends teasing their landlord about the tent was very engaging, particularly in respect to the playful movement of the singer-actors. It really set the tone for the whole opera—there was— n’t much just standing and singing. I found the variety of movement brought out the music, really allowing the characters to live onstage. I also appreciated the realism of the costumes and sets, because although opera is heightened drama, their realistic settings really gave more of the tragic, ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances picture. I particularly enjoyed the staging of the chorus Scenes—choreographed crowd scene real- ism appeals to me nearly as much as choreo— graphed crowd scene tap dance routines. It has the same exciting energy. My favorite singer-actors in the Wednesday night, March 6, performance were Kelly'Kaduce’s Michael Chioldi’s Marcello, and Ana Rodriguez’s Musetta. As Mimi, Kelly Kaduce was simply beautiful and pure of voice and face. Her last notes were gentle and clear and her smile and bright eyes ﬁt the character of Mimi perfectly. As Marcello and Musetta, Chioldi and Rodriguez brought a strong physicality and energetic force of movement to the stage that made their characters very strong and created an exciting contrast to the gentleness of the other couple. The tenor and soprano, tender Rodolfo and gentle Mimi, seemed so distant and dreamy, but the contrast that Chi- oldi and Rodriguez achieved brought us down to earth. I found this production inspiring and delight- ful. The story was classic. the music divine, the singing gorgeous—it even offered the sight of a few Augsburg associates—our own Merilee Klemp on English Horn was in the orchestra, and recent vocal performance graduate Anna Brand— soy was featured in the chorus scenes. “Time Machine” barely passes time Brandi Bennett Stafl,W£it£f, The “Time Machine" hit theaters last weekend to the tune of $22 million to take first place in the box ofﬁce charts. Unfortunately for the paying cus— tomers, this most recent adaptation of HG. Wells” dystopian science ﬁction story was not worth the average price of admission. The “Time Machine“ stars Guy Pearce in the title role of the absent minded, grief—stricken, obsessed professor, Alexander Hartdegen, who loses his fiance on the night he proposes to her. After four chalk-encrusted years of calcula— tions, he builds the time machine and goes back into the past to save her. How— ever, he ﬁnds that he cannot and so he departs to the future to find the answer to his question: Why can’t I change the past? Hartdegen’s first stop is in the year 2030 where we are bombarded with advertisements for condos on the moon. After taking a trip to the New York Public Library, where he meets the extremely amusing holographic librarian (Orlando Jones) who thinks the professor is off his rocker, Hartdegen realizes he needs to go further into the future. Seven years later. he pops out of time travel and ﬁnds the world in ruins because of'those damn condos. Apparently the subatomic blast to create them knocked the moon out of orbit and it’s now crashing into the world. Frustrated, Hartdegen climbs back into his machine. but gets knocked unconscious by ﬂying moon debris, which causes him to land on the accelera— tor. Voila, 800,000 years later, he rouses from his stupor and finds himself being cared for by the beautiful Mara of the Eloi (singer Samantha Mumba). “Time Machine” continued on page 7 “Avera McKennan is really a great place to work.” ‘ Karen Btm, RN, CCRN. Avera McKennan nurse lor 11 years Ask Karen Brown why she loves her ]()l) at Aver.) McKennnn. She'll tell you there’s .in an to nursing, and it begins with a focus on exceptional patient care. “I’m proud to be part ofan organization that listens to me, values my skills and judgement and encourages my professional d velopment. I'm caring for my patients, backed by the region ’5 most complet network ol'resources." And joining the Avera McKennan family of (are is more than just a good career move. It’s a move to the Sioux Falls community, consrstemly ranked among the best plates II] the country for qudllly of life. 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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 01
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Search Result: Augsburg the March 15, 2002 Volume 108 Issue 15 In this issue: Professor Joan Grifﬁn goes medieval, page 2 Who was Bernhard M. Christensen?, page 3 An Oscar Dialogue: and the winner for Best Picture is..., page 4 Interview with Augsburg singer /songwriter Michelle Morse, page 6 MIAC All...
Show moreAugsburg the March 15, 2002 Volume 108 Issue 15 In this issue: Professor Joan Grifﬁn goes medieval, page 2 Who was Bernhard M. Christensen?, page 3 An Oscar Dialogue: and the winner for Best Picture is..., page 4 Interview with Augsburg singer /songwriter Michelle Morse, page 6 MIAC All-Conference winners, page 8 Students attend Peace Prize Forum K. Lucln Staff Writer Tired from the long bus ride back from Augustana College, 34 Augsburg College and Luther Seminary Students returned from the Fourteenth Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum late Saturday night. This year’s theme was “Striving for Peace: Who Is Responsible?” and speakers included Sung Chul Yang, the Republic of Korea’s ambassador to the United States, and Craig Kielburger, founder of humanitarian organi- zation Free the Children. High winds and severe cold precluded the presence of David Halberstam, whose ﬂight was cancelled, leaving him unable to attend the gathering. The distinguished social and political commentator was unable to reach Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and left forum coordinators scrambling for alternatives. Instead of Halberstam’s address, forumgoers heard a roundtable dis- cussion between various seminar leaders about the peace process. The Peace Prize Forum was conceived in 1986, when Jacob Sverdrup, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, and Mike Roan, director of an organization whose work sup— ported the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, had a discussion about how to give the Nobel Peace Prize a higher proﬁle in the United States. Roan suggested Norwegian- American colleges as an ideal locus for such a project, and soon Augsburg, Augustana, Concordia, Luther, and St. Olaf agreed to host the Nobel Peace Prize Forums on a ﬁve-year rotating schedule. The presidents of these colleges serve on the Executive Board for the forum, along with former diplomats and senators. Debo- rah Hutterer, Communications Specialist in the Alumni-Parent Relations department, was the Coordinator for Augsburg this year, and with the help of Christa Hassman, Receptionist for the Academic and Leaming Services office, kept the Augsburg students organized. Augsburg day students stayed overnight in the Augustana dorms as guests of Augus— tana students. Augsburg faculty, staff and weekend college students, along with those attempts by the opposition party to assassi- nate him, the exile attempts and kidnap- pings, and Jung’s fortitude, strongly rooted in his Catholic faith. At the age of twelve, Craig Kielburger, who gave the second plenary address, read about the murder of a Pakistani child-rights spokesman and was spurred to action. He and some of his young friends organized Free the Children, a child-rights group with over one hundred thousand youth involved in twenty—seven countries. Kielburger, a Canadian, has traveled to more than thirty countries in his advocacy for children, and his organization has built over 100 schools worldwide. During his address, he reminded the audience that change can begin locally, with regular people leading it, rather than with presidents and senators. The Peace Prize Forum also included two seminar sessions, with 37 seminars to choose from. Augsburg faculty and staff members Emiliano Chagil, Tom Morgan, Joe Underhill—Cady, Barbara Lehmann, Marilyn Sharpe, Joe Young, Adrienne Kauf- man, Rosemary Link, and Cathy Peters hosted seminars this year. Next year‘s Peace Prize Forum will be held at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. from Luther Seminary, stayed in the local Holi- day Inn. Ambassador Sung Chul Yang attended the Forum, representing President of South Korea and winner of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize Kim Dae Jung. Jung’s “Sun- shine Policy” of diplo- matic discussion and dialogue with North Korea received great acclaim worldwide and contributed to the increase of trade and tourism between the two nations. Yang gave the ﬁrst plenary address, nar- rating the biography of Kim Dae Jung: the Time runs out on Blues Traveler bid ASAC fails to bring big band to campus Kellen Bredesen Co-Managing Editor Noon on Tuesday was the deadline for Blues Traveler to accept a bid to play at Augsburg this May. According to Augsburg Student Activities Council (ASAC) ofﬁcials, time ran out Howard set the Blues Traveler deadline for March 12 so that ASAC ofﬁcials would have enough time to organize publicity and logistics. Some ASAC members say the bid’s failure was Blues Traveler’s fault because the band did not get back to them in a timely manner. before their “Their trav— agent could “ , eling agent W... “as We re all “as: m disappomted. We ﬁxing- Just need! ed] way 2232‘s, 3:: fail," said ° ” respond to Annie DeY- ASAC’s bid oung, ASAC intime. Issues and Stu- Ideas Co-chair. “There was no in- between.” “We’re all disappointed," said ASAC President Emily Gerard. “We just need[ed] way more time. That’s what we’ve learned. It’s a process that takes a long time." The bid was put together by Major Events Chair Thomas Howard Jr. late last year. An ear- lier bid for the MTV College Inva- sion Tour, which would have included performances by three major bands, including Nickel- back, and several minor acts, was rejected. dent Body President Brendan Anderson reported that the Sen- ate’s role was to commit Student ‘ Activity Fee money to the project. “It is certainly disappointing that a band could not be secured for this spring, but that’s how the industry works sometimes," said Anderson. ASAC worked on bid negotia- tion process with agent Rose Pre- sents at no cost. organization will return $55,000 to Student Senate, as per the Stu- dent Body Finance Policy. The student 3 Augsburg students mix work and pleasure at the student computing desk. Let them eat cake . executive board position. Senate approves new executive IT position Representatives discuss status of oversight committee Krista Young Staff Writer Student Senate convened in the Century Room Thursday night. The were two major issues on the table: the addition of a paid execu- tive board position and the forma- tion of a new Senate committee. The ﬁrst major issue of the evening was the addition of I an Cur- rently, there are ﬁve Senate execu- tive board members: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and ﬁnance secretary. Senate unanimously passed the motion to add an Information Technology (IT) Specialist position to the existing executive board. Duties of this paid member of the execu- tive board will include attending weekly Senate meetings, main- taining the ‘Senate web page, relaying ofﬁcial Senate correspon- ‘ dence via campus e-mail, making weekly reports on the condition of ‘ Senate’s electronic communica- tion, and performing other IT- associated tasks. An amendment to the motion was also unani- mously approved to make knowl- edge of HTML and Javascript speciﬁc qualiﬁcations of the new position. Senator Woodroffe brought the second major topic of the night to the floor. Woodroffe suggested that Senate form an “oversight committee” in order to get more student-senator contact and incor— porate student feedback into Sen- ate’s decisions. Responsibilities of the proposed committee would entail meeting upon the receipt of a grant request that exceeds $10,000 by any student organiza— tion. In event of such a request, the oversight committee would notify the Augsburg student body of the request via e—mail, explain- ing it and asking for feedback, opinions, and concerns regarding the request. In their report to Sen— ate the following week, the over» sight committee would give a summary of the student response, and the grant decision will be largely based on the recommenda— tion of the oversight committee. Woodroffe expected the idea for an oversight committee to be warmly received, but it met some opposition concerning the com— mittee. President Anderson did not think the committee was nec» essary because it is the responsi- bility of all Senators to seek student opinion and give feedback on the results. Anderson also sug— gested that the new IT position could handle frequent e—mails to students that would obtain student feedback. An intense discussion of the issue followed President Andcr» son’s point. Senator Howard pointed out that students or orga- nizations requesting large grants should bear the burden of seeking the opinion of the student body and reporting their ﬁndings to Senate. Sonata continued on page 7
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 15, 2002, Page 02
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: March 1 5, 2002 EEOQinion page 2 Marketing the Middle Ages Joan Griffin Professor of English W If Socrates could bring philosophy to the market— place, I guess it’s okay for Augsburg to bring corpo- ration to the academy. Admittedly talking about education as entrepreneurial enterprise, the...
Show moreMarch 1 5, 2002 EEOQinion page 2 Marketing the Middle Ages Joan Griffin Professor of English W If Socrates could bring philosophy to the market— place, I guess it’s okay for Augsburg to bring corpo- ration to the academy. Admittedly talking about education as entrepreneurial enterprise, the curricu- lum as consumer product, and the student as cus- tomer makes me queasy. But in all fairness, I must confess that once I thought about marketing the Mid- dle Ages. . I was a college junior at the time and had just decided that I wanted to be a medievalist. My subse- quent explorations of the library stacks led to the dis- covery of John Scottus Eriugena’s seven varieties of Nothing, the iconography of mermaids in Irish Chris~ tianity, the reason why the bee symbolizes the Incar- nation: all manner of wonderful, magical—and utterly useless—knowledge. Useless, that is, until the evening when my brother and I invented the Useless Facts of the Month Club. This commercial venture, as I recall, began in a family dinner table discussion about miniskirts— my mother’s view that mine were obscenely short, my younger sister’s arguments that she should be allowed to buy some miniskirts too, my older sister’s outspoken indifference to such a trivial topic, and my father’s increasing absorption with his spaghetti. As the conversation declined further and further into controversy and sarcasm, I wondered how medieval men managed to keep their tights tight. It was not a non sequitur. My Chaucer class had just ﬁnished discussing the portrait of the yong Squier in Canterbury Tales, and the professor had pointed out that the Squier wears the epitome of 14th . century fashion: an extremely short “gowne” that Chaucer disapproved of almost as much as my mother disapproved of my miniskirts. This, of course, made me want to see exactly what Chaucer was talking about—and thus a trip to the art library, where medieval manuscript illuminations made Chaucer’s point quite clear. Young men’s tunics indeed were short, but what made them obscene were the tights—which were very tight and, I must say, revealing. But how did they do it? They didn’t have elastic. They didn’t have synthetic ﬁbers. It sounded like a research project to me. At this point in the conversation, my brother got interested. Perhaps he didn’t want to let a satiric moment go by without him, or maybe he was culti— vating that sense of the absurd that would sustain him should his education lead only to the draft and service in Viet Nam. Or maybe he just saw a way to stir up the conversation a little more. Marketing the Middle Ages continued on page 1 6 Editors From Augsburg alumnus Neil Paulson in Florida Dear Students, You are probably wondering why an alumnus would write a column. I saw the Echo online and offered to write a column. I think it may also be good for you. You see, I was a psychology major, not that it mattered a lot. I also wrote a lot for the Echo between 1973 and 1977. At Augsburg, I was very concerned about “making my life count,” setting goals for the rest of my life, worrying about who I dated or if I got a date, and worrying about my Chris- tian life and what others thought about it. College time was a time to be serious. Sentences were to start out with “I think..." rather than “I feel...” We were to be concerned with learning, not being. To a certain extent, the 1970s were rebellious times following the Viet Nam war: ﬂower power, long hair for men, smoking marijuana and drinking beer. Pucca shell necklaces were also in style around 1975. I have noticed a few similar necklaces now. Is there anything to rebel against now? I see more tat— toos and wild hairstyles. Fortunately, I had a good career, to which I owe a lot of thanks to the ﬁnancial aid department at Augs- burg and the army for the money for law school. A few years ago, at age 45, I retired. I had 10 good years ﬁnancially as a trial attorney and now the lure of money does not outweigh the hostility of the adversary sys- tem. The scales of working vs. not working very much weigh more heavily on not working too much. I set up a small endow- ment in my par- ents’ name in the psychology department, Neil Paulson The last two years have again been ﬁlled with Mock-Ademia . 50 things you might overhear in the cafeteria Karl Lucln Staff Writer 1. “Squirrel: the other other white meat.” 2. “Are potatoes supposed to be green?” 3. “Good God, it’s eating my foot!!! GET IT OFF OF ME GET IT OFF OF ME!!!” 4. “What is this? Never mind, I don’t want to know...” 5. “I’ll have the chicken, 3 roll, the fruit, and a stomach pump. To go, please.” 6. “Hey, I’ve seen these meatballs somewhere before...” 7. “I guess I’m not hungry after all.” 8. “Are hamburgers supposed to have fur?” 9. “Maybe, but not blue fur.” 10. “What I don’t understand is how they can have leftovers ﬁve days in a row.” 11. “Isn’t ice cream supposed to be, like, solid?” 12. “My date walked out on me...and I’m referring to the fruit kind.” 13. “If that’s the cured ham, I’d hate to see the one that didn’t make it.” ‘ 14. “Should that be moving?" ...when it’s not Jello. 15. “Shouldn’t that be moving?" ...when it is Jello 16. “The nice thing about tofu is... um... gimme a minute, I’m think- ing...” 17. “With a tail?!?” 18. “I spent all of lunch playing ’ with my food. It had evolved sen- tience, you see, and challenged me to a game of chess.” 19. “Is that cheese or last week’s milk?“ ‘ 20. “Sometimes, I like to close my searching and trying to ﬁnd fulﬁllment doing other , ‘~ the Donner Party Special?" things, because we only have one life to live. I make market. I travel every third week of the month, usu- , ally to another country. I recall a commencement address where we were told to ﬁnd something we enjoyed for work and become the very best we could at it. Very simple advice. Its probably true and correct. I have always felt that if we don’t like something we will probably change our environment. Alum letter continued on page 7 How valuable have eyes and pretend it’s oatmeal." 21. “Where is the beef?" 22. “Why was this advertised as my money on investments in mortgages and the stock 23. “Did anybody else hear that ‘Moo...’?" 24. “Of course all the food we serve here is sterile! Not even the mold will touch it!” 25. “Is bread supposed to have bones?” 26. “Dear Lord, please help us be thankful for the food which we are about to receive. No, really..." 27. “So that’s what happens to freshmen who don’t pass the entrance exams..." 28. “Hey, for once, they got the chicken to taste like chicken!” “Wait--isn’t that cottage cheese?” 29. “On the plus side, this place looks downright festive on St. Patrick’s Day.” 30. “Quiet, Phil, it’s trying to communicate!" 31. “Funny thing is, everybody's praying before dinner a lot more often now...” 32. “Hey, wasn‘t that in our petri dish last year?" 33. “Awww, how cute. They arranged the meat in a biohazard symbol pattern." 34. “Tell me this is Please?” 35. “I swear the potato salad is watching me!” 36. “Are you sure Tang counts as a vegetable?" 37. “I just heard one of the cooks screaming, ‘LIFE! GIVE MY CREATION LIIIIIIIIFE!’ Is that bad?” 38. “Why is this carton of milk asking if I’ve seen Jimmy Hoffa?” 39. “If you'll go get me the burn ointment and some gauze pads, I believe we can have this chicken back on its feet in ten minutes." 40. “What kind of beer goes with gray glop?” I 41. “This is the first time I’ve heard milk snap, crackle, and pop without cereal in it." 42. “Just eat it, it’s extra protein." 43. “This isn’t an orange. It’s a green.” 44. “This is the only cafeteria I’ve been to where the food serves spam. itself.” 45. “AIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! IT BURNS!!!!!!!!!" 46. “Relax! With the lighting turned down so dim, the inspec- tor’s never gonna see the cock- roaches!” 47. “I didn’t know it was still legal to sell this.” 48. “I can't eat this, it keeps screaming when I try to cut it.” 49. “It’s great! You know, ever since they started putting novo— caine in the food here, I can’t taste it!" 50. “Have you noticed the decrease in the squirrel population lately? By the way, what's for dinner?” Lifetime Sports been to your educational experience? They keep you active and busy during all the chaos of school. --Grady Heelan. Freshman Exercise reduces stress and makes you feel better. so you might perform better in your classes! «Kelly Neidenfuer. Senior I think they’re kind of ajoke. I took a whole semester with Mr. Badminton-J left with so many new moves that I went pro. -—Emily Gerard. Junior --Clarke Athman, Freshman I think the concept of lifetime sports is stupid in a collegiate atmosphere. --James Shropshire, Senior « ‘v “swatches-I. (“up ,-; ,p m. r. N...
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 07
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: page 7 February 1 5, 2002 program should have 100 more science majors enrolled. However, enrollment has remained relatively constant over the past few years, with 450 science majors. College administrators are faced with the reality that the science program cannot compete effectively with other...
Show morepage 7 February 1 5, 2002 program should have 100 more science majors enrolled. However, enrollment has remained relatively constant over the past few years, with 450 science majors. College administrators are faced with the reality that the science program cannot compete effectively with other colleges and universi- ties. For Steblay. the simple fact is: “If you build it, they will come.” In 1997, St. Thomas opened the doors to its new science complex. Enrollment in St. Thomas science programs increased by 300 students from 1995 to 1998. Augsburg’s new science building will house the physical and behavioral sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, math, and psychol- ogy), and will also provide facilities for general education science courses and K-12 science teacher training. It will provide research opportunities for the social sciences and professional programs, according to Steblay’s comments in Augsburg’s Alumni publication “Augsburg Now.” It is estimated that the new building will cost 32 million dollars, over twice as much as the Lindell Family Library. Funding is expected to come from some legislative and government grants; how- ever, the bulk of the fundraising will come from the corporate and pri- vate sector, said Steblay. Preliminary planning has the new science building located west of the current building, occupying what is now the intersection of 7th Street South and 21st Avenue South. Construc- tion is set to begin by Fall 2004, said Steblay. Black History Month continued/ram page 1 One idea echoed throughout the discussions was that reparations are not about making white people feel guilt. Instead, the reparations issue is about the nation as a whole coming to terms with its history and accepting its responsibility to acknowledge the true value of the hun- dreds of years of unpaid toil of African Americans. A reparations bill has been presented in the US. Congress every year since 1988; however, there has never been any formal investiga- tion, nor has the United States Government ever issued an apology for its role in the suffering endured under slavery and segregation. The series of speakers will continue on February 18, when Lynn Hassan, MD, will address the Physical Health Case for Reparations; The ﬁnal day of the series will be February 25, with Dr. Nicholas Cooper—Lewis of Benedict College presenting the The Psychological Case for Reparations. The series is part of the Afrikana History Month, presented by the Pan-Afrikan Center and the Pan-Afiikan Student Union. M. Joe Young, Director of the Pan-Afrikan Center, noted how the speaker series reﬂects the Center’s mission to bring understanding and ongoing recognition of the Afrikan Diaspora to the community. Campus activities also set for the month include the Afrikana Poetry Slam on Febmary 14. The ﬁnal event will be a Soul Food Dinner, on March 1, where Charles McDew will speak. McDew is a founding member and former Chairman of the Southern Non-violent Coordinat- ing Committee (SNCC), and he has continued working for social and political change across the country as a teacher, organizer, and activist. He is currently associated with Metropolitan State University in Min- neapolis and will address “College Student Activism and Service in the Professor recognized Email continued from page I sage was also blocked. Betty Wade, Director of Human Resources, commented, “It was certainly within our prerogative to manage the infor- mation.” Vice President Dick Adamson also pointed out that AugNet accounts are restricted to employee or student use only, and it is not permissiblefor past employees to send mes- sages through current employees of the college. Closer scrutiny has been given to mailing lists since Octo- ber when the recently terminated security director John Nanoff sent an “inappropriate” message to faculty, staff, and some students, said Adamson. In that case, Nanoff was able to get his message through because the Security Department’s email account works under “auto approve" status, meaning the message was not subject to screening. There is a small number of departments and people on campus who are automatically approved for sending mes- sages, including the President, Vice President, and Security Department. Anderson noted that this status is given to those who may need to act quickly in case of emergencies or matters of safety and can not be slowed down by screening. When Nanoff’s message had gotten through to everyone on the faculty and staff and to some some students, the mes- sage was discovered and quickly blocked from reaching the remainder of the student body. Now, John Seebold keeps a close eye on messages classi- ﬁed as inappropriate by his written policies. He has a check- list or ﬂow chart, designating certain factors for determining the acceptability of messages, including whether the message comes from a current faculty and staff member. Also, he examines the content of the emails under the broadly deﬁned “Responsible Use Policy,” which prohibits the passage of messages based criteria like potential for offensiveness. As a concession to Rob Curtis and Art Meadowcroft, both terminated on the same day, Adamson said he offered to for- ward a “goodbye, thank you” message for Curtis and Mead- owcroft. As of Wednesday, Curtis’ message reached the faculty and staff lists; Meadowcroft declined to participate. Pinter ' Facilities continued from page I maintenance functions. They and the Safety and Security area along with the Grounds area will be supervised by a new director. Augs- burg is engaged in negotiations to determine the leadership of each of the three Facilities areas. “Restructuring was necessary to get us where we want to be," said Chief Operating Ofﬁcer and Director of Human Resources Betty Wade. “If we’re not performing at our very best, then we’re not meeting our mission." College ofﬁcials cited stewardship as a major factor in the move. The decision to restructure Facilities was made by the College Council, following a recommendation by Vice President for Finance and Administration Dick Adamson. Necessity, however, did not make the lay- offs easier. “Decisions like this shouldn’t be made without some sort of pain attached to them,” said Wade. MN Private College: I JOB 8;? Emma 1 FAIR 'U Februxry 26 L 27, 2002 RiyerCeJ-‘Ittc, Saint Paul Jobwhqntom ‘Cmalé 1m hi: ~11 m— m: Tow, mby thCSWL l‘lloqu-n‘nl ~11“! Orientation Sada whdp m '9 “*3: Wm. no. 201—600—8 :ng East Cmcﬂ “Mtochuw ‘ tJ¢ Fur“ continued from page 3 to a theatrical genre known as absurd drama, a genre that is often deemed less accessible to the general public. Possibly due to the large number of students involved, there was a relatively high audience turnout for Augsburg’s production, which ultimately sold a little over half as well as Augsburg’s fall play, the popular American drama Our Town. An additional challenge when presenting Pinter is the British accent called for by the location of his plays. For Augsburg’s production, rather than adopt- ing an entirely foreign accent, the actors focused on pronouncing the words with very precise articulation. A Night Out and Night School presented their own share of real—life drama the second weekend when one student actor stepped out of his roles in both plays. For the second weekend, Assistant Stage Manager Mike Kelley played the role of Mr, King in the first one—act, A Night Out, and Carson Lee, who played Albeit Stokes in A Night Out, carried a script in the role of Walter Street in the second one-act, Night School. This served as a powerful reminder to all involved of the unpredictable nature of live theater. Flipmode continued from page 3 continued from page 4 Some of Dyrud’s recent scholarship includes “The effects of near wins on memory of outcomes" and “Perception of chance, self—talk, and gambling behavior." She and some of her seminar students’ research will be displayed at the Research Fair Augs- burg is holding on March 13. According to Dyrud, their display will concern “the use of luck and chance as explanations or predictions." She says, “People interpret the same probabilities very differ- ently. For example, winning a jackpot is less likely than getting hit by lightning and certainly less than getting in a car accident. And yet people still do it [gamble]." Professor Dyrud wants to know what it is about what goes on when gambling that is causing people to continue doing it. Seminar students have created brochures that they think would interest or impress students so that they accept the truth about gambling and casinos. The students, with the help of Professor Dyrud, are planning on choosing the top three to ﬁve exam- ples of deterrent literature and having other students rank them and determine which has the highest rank and would be most effective in deterring students from wasting money on gambling. They want to help people to realize that “probabilities are not necessar- ily random" so that people are not tricked into gam- bling. If people still gamble, the reason behind the compulsion would be another fascinating aspect of behavior to evaluate. Spring-Healer! Jack Mock-Ademia continued from page 4 breath. I did none of these things. In what I took to be the last moments of my life, I was ﬁlled with resentment and bitterness. \Vith what I took to be my last earthly breath, I cursed. I cursed in English. in Portuguese, in Latin, in Aramaic, and in Hebrew. l cursed Esterton, I cursed Eugene, I cursed myself, and in those ﬁnal moments, I cursed God continued from page 2 much will we really beneﬁt from a band? Thirty years later, will anyone know who Britney Spears is? Will anyone remember the Backstreet Boys? In those cases, we will hope not. What about Nickelback or the Mighty Mighty Bosstones? Maybe people will remember them, and maybe not Will this concert put Augsburg on the map, or in thirty years will we all look back and wonder, “What the heck were we thinking?" He maintains his sometimes erratic beats, his rowdy lyrics and vibrant persona. Interestingly, Rhymes was discovered when, in the tenth grade. he entered a performing contest sponsored by Chuck D and Public Enemy. He went on to co—found a group called Leaders of the New School and landed a contract with Elektra Records. He then dropped out of school at age seventeen and has been paving a masterly musical path ever since. (Just a little motivation for college students who may be paying off their education for the majority of their lives.) LAST CHANCE SALEll SPECIAL $400 OFF" SPRING BREAK 2002. Go Loco in Acapulco with Bianci-Rossi Tours! Acapulco's #1 Spring Break Company. Call Now 1-800-875-4525 ’3400 off per room based on quad occupancy.
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: February 15, 2002 page 8 ' ééSports Hockey continusz The trio works together well, as they have collected 79 points this year, allow- i ing the Auggies to use a more balanced ' 1 attack. ‘ Men’s Hoops struggles Poor rebounding leads to oﬂensive woes The Bethel series saw the Auggies jump on...
Show moreFebruary 15, 2002 page 8 ' ééSports Hockey continusz The trio works together well, as they have collected 79 points this year, allow- i ing the Auggies to use a more balanced ' 1 attack. ‘ Men’s Hoops struggles Poor rebounding leads to oﬂensive woes The Bethel series saw the Auggies jump on Bethel in both games with three goal leads, only to see the Royals ﬁght Brandi Bennett back to the very end with scores of 4—2 Staff Writer January wasn’t kind to the Men’s Basket- ball team. The Men were knocked out of play- off contention on Monday night when they lost to St. Olaf 78—70. For the Auggie Men, it has been a struggle of offensive futility. After starting 5-0, the Men went 4—7 during the month of January. Their biggest problem? Offensive consistency said Head Coach Brian Ammann. Like the Women, they are giving up more points than they get, falling to the bottom of the league in points scored (64.5), free throw percentage (.659), and ﬁeld goal percentage (.389). “We kind of lost our confidence for a while," said Ammann. Not surprisingly for a team lacking in inte- rior depth and strength, the Auggies rank last in the MIAC in rebounding margin as well, getting out—rebounded by nearly ﬁve boards each game. In fact, weakness inside for the Auggies is the reason for the low offensive numbers as well. By not rebounding. Augsburg is unable to get out on the break and control the tempo of the game. On the offensive end, not having a strong presence in the key allows defenses to come out on the Auggie shooters who must contend with a hand in their face on nearly every shot. When the shots miss, Auggie rebounders are nowhere in sight for easy put-backs. “We’re not a very physically tough team and teams right now know that we don’t have a lot of size in the post and that we’re not really physical in there,” said Ammann. The bright spot of the season has come with the development of point guard Travis Kalis, transfer Michael Leach and the continued solid play of forward Jay Howard. Howard leads the team in rebounding with 7.7 boards per game. Howard is also second on the team in scor- Defense Shines for Auggie Women, Offense has faded Brandi Bennett Staff Writer Defense has been keeping the Women in games, allowing a Photo by Paul Putt Coach Brian Aaman and his team look on despite the recent struggles in January as the Auggies went 4-9 since the break. ing with 10.7 ppg. Leading scorer Adam Katawa has been the Auggies go-to man on offense but has shown some inconsistency, disappearing for long stretches of the game. Kalis has been the real story of the season. A proverbial diamond in the rough, Ammann readily admits to recruiting Kalis for his golf team. After playing his freshman year and start- ing this year on the JV team, Kalis moved into the starting lineup after leading the Auggies to a shocking upset of the then #6 team in the country and league leader Gustavus Adolphus. Howard scored a team high 14 points and 12 rebounds against the Gusties and sank six free throws in the ﬁnal minutes to help Augs- burg to a 78-75 win. Since Kalis’ insertion into the lineup, defensive intensity has picked up for the Aug- gies. He was named the MIAC player of the week in mid~January. His greatest asset to the team has come in the form of the tremendous energy he exerts while on the court. His composure, which is his greatest weakness at this point, will only increase with the playing time that he is likely to get under Ammann’s close scrutiny. the bench. and 5—4. _ This weekend, the Tommies will come into Augsburg Ice Arena and face the Auggies in what should be a guerrilla war. The last three games at Augsburg between the teams has given the ofﬁcials a massive workload, as the Auggies and Tommies have combined for 85 penal- ties and 277 penalty minutes, including a four—player ﬁght that included current Auggies Brad Holzinger and Jaro Cesky and Tommies Tony Lawrence and Erik Wenkus two seasons ago. The task will be difﬁcult, as the top line for St. Thomas has amassed 103 points, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the team’s points. Lawrence leads the MIAC in points both overall (43) and conference games (25), while line-mates Erik Wenkus and Jake Searles are tied for third and tenth overall. Behind them is goaltender Bob Tal- lerico, a transfer from Division I Bemidji State, who is sitting with a 2.26 goals- against average and a .911 save percent- end. age. The Auggies have reason to smile too, as they have found relative consistency in line combinations, despite injuries and illness. Jake Wegschei- der and Whitey Schwartzbauer have seen their pro- The second line of David May, Nick Murray and Joe Pontrelli have plugged away for 54 points as one of the hardest working lines in the league. four defensemen have been able to add to the oﬂ'ense with 51 points of their own from Brad Holzinger, Frankie Huebner, Smith. Perhaps the most interesting part of the team is in net, as Pete Samargia has fought through back spasms and infected tonsils to continue to pick up wins for the Auggies. Pete is currently third in the MIAC in both goals against at 2.76 and save per- centage at .908. The Auggies will look to this cast of players to continue past the Tommies into the play-offs. No matter what the outcome of the series is, the Auggies know that they have at least one more team to face. They hope to ﬁnish the ride on a high note, starting this week- Thetop Chad Moore and Shawn duction increase since being paired with explosive for- ward Jaro Cesky. Auggies- Photo by Paultt Brad Keogh celebrates scoring his third goal of the season against Bethel. Keogh's goal was the first in a 5-4 win for the Lindekugel causes Paul Putt Sports Editor During her absence, Megan The Auggie women have had a tough time on the offensive end this season. struggling nearly every night from the floor in con- ference play. Kelly Chapman has been the sole Auggie to average double ﬁgures for the team, leading the team with 1 LS ppg. Three point shooting has also been nearly non—existent for the Women's leaniwho have taken and made a league low 45-of-l46 3 point shots. Free throw shooting has been the real Achilles" heel for the Auggies as they are averaging a Shaq-like 53% from the line. The team shot 15-31 against St. Mary's on January 30. a game they nearly lost when the C ardi- nals went to a foul situation durv ing the ﬁnal minutes. A double-digit lead was cut to a two point victory for Augsburg who missed most of its free throws in the closing minutes. "We‘ve tried everything." said Head Coach Laurie Ludeman. “Now we‘ve just backed away to see if that would help. It's mental, they can make free throws.” respectable 64.2 ppg by holding teams to .387 percent shooting from the ﬂoor. Both statistics place the Aug- gies in fifth place in the MIAC behind four playoff bound teams, three of which have been nation- ally ranked this year. “We are a defensive minded team,“ said Ludeman. The team has also been solid on the boards with Allison Illa leading the attack in the front— court, aggressively rebounding and stoutly protecting the interior. Illa is second on the team in rebounding with 5.8 rebounds per game behind Chapman’s 6.3 rpg from the shooting guard position. Carrie Schwartz has also picked up her game defensively this season by leading the team in blocks with nearly one per game in conference play from the small forward position. She tore her ACL against St. Mary‘s but hopes to return for the last home game of the year. Key reserve Rowena Sizer also went down in January to a knee injury. She missed six games before returning to the lineup to deepen Wetzel stepped up to contribute solid minutes defensively in the post, having her best game of the season against St. Olaf when she picked up eight points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Julie Andert has also shown bright spots this year, using her athleticism to penetrate against slower post players. The Auggie women are elimi- nated from contention for a play- off spot this year. A disappointing end for the ﬁve seniors who will leave Augs- burg after this season, Ludeman will be hard pressed to replace the core leadership gained from their experience. The Augsburg Track and Field team is one of the most unher— alded sports. Many people ﬁnd it hard to follow the sport, having to travel to watch each competi- tion. However, the men’s and women’s track tearn’s have started out great, having com- peted in two competitions with both teams earning third in each. "This is a great start to our indoor season," said Augsburg track and ﬁeld head coach Den- nis Barker. "A lot of our freshmen and sophomores scored for us and our upperclass athletes put up some of the top marks in the MIAC so far. At the top of the list is Andy n records to drop Lindekugel, who has set school records in the 35 lb. shot put at the Wisconson-Stout Invitational and then bested that mark at the Stout Pentagular. Lindekugel’s mark of 13.25 meters beat his earlier score of 13.02 meters, breaking a three year old record. Lindekugel also was able to place fourth in the shot put, with a personal-best 13.30-meter (43- 7.75) effort. Chrissy Baune (Sr., Marshall, MN) won the women's 800-meter run for the Auggies in a time of 2:22.17, just three seconds shy of the NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Augsburg's other individual winner on the evening was Chris Ohnstad (Sn. Faribault, MN), who won the men's 800-meter run in 2:00.54.
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: February 1 5, 2002 é’ECommunit Values page 6 A call to future OLs Nicki Ziegler Comm.Nalues Editor It‘s Feb. 15, and today is the day that applications are due for student life positions. I’d like to concen- trate on one of those positions, orientation leader. I had the privilege to be an...
Show moreFebruary 1 5, 2002 é’ECommunit Values page 6 A call to future OLs Nicki Ziegler Comm.Nalues Editor It‘s Feb. 15, and today is the day that applications are due for student life positions. I’d like to concen- trate on one of those positions, orientation leader. I had the privilege to be an orientation leader for two years and it‘s been one of the most rewarding experiences I've had here at Augsburg. Every year there is a group of people who are committed to help— The college depends on orientation leaders, and most often the students you help will remember you. After four years, I can still remember who my OLs were and what they helped me with. I encourage you to ﬁll out an application if you haven’t already. All you need is a willingness to meet new people, play silly games. laugh throughout sum- mer orientations, and have an open mind. Go ﬁnd Jeff Stafford, and tell him you want to make a differ— ing new students make the transition into college life ence! and have a lot of fun getting to know each other per- sonally through a million different name games, retreats. and trainings. The Vagina Monologues V-Day is a campaign to end sexual violence against women and to proclaim Valentine‘s Day as a day to celebrate women and to demand the end of abuse. This Valentine‘s Day, for the third year in a row. MPIRG’s V-Day Task Force is bringing "The Vagina Monologues" to the Twin Cities. Eve Ensler‘s award-winning play. “The Vagina Monologues.“ has been hailed as a funny. poignant. and courageous exploration of women‘s relationships with their bodies. The play shatters the silence surrounding the “V” word. exposing the vagina’s beauty and its pain, its humor and its strength. V-Day is a celebration of vaginas. a celebration of women. and a movement to stop the violence against them. Come support local women’s shelters and join us in the ﬁght to end violence. Please feel free to contact us: MPIRG’s V—Day Task Force at vday2002@hotmail.com or call 612—702-8429 and ask for Brita. MPIRG's Annual Production of “The Vagina Monologues “ Directed by Jennifer Blackmer & Kamesha Jackson Performances: Friday. February 15th @ 7pm & 9:30 pm University of Minnesota—West Bank— Ferguson Hall 2106 4th St. S. Minneapolis. MN 55414 Saturday. February 16th @‘ 7pm & 9:30pm Woman's Club of Minneapolis 410 Oak Grove St. Minneapolis. MN 55403 Ticket Info: $12 for students/$15 for community members Reservations: vday2002@hotmail.com/612-702—8429 Nicki Ziegler/ECHO 2001 Orientation Leaders during a summer visit from freshmen! Truth about Valentine’s Day... Nicki Ziegler Comm-Malues, Editord ,, ., Valentine’s Day is big, but does anybody know the real story behind this mushy holiday? It’s a story full of yearlong sex affairs and the Catholic Church! Ancient Rome had February 15 marked as the day for the Feast of Lupercalia, which is a holiday cele— brating a young man’s rite of passage into adulthood. Women would sign up into a lottery and be drawn to be companions to the young men for the rest of the festival or even the entire year. The festival was very popular among these people, all except for the Catholic Church! Throughout the ﬁfth century, these “pagan” cele- brations were looked down on and the church tried to change them. Instead of drawing names of sexual partners, the women would draw names of saints. For It was remembered that a man in the third century by the name of Valentine would secretly marry couples even when the Emperor Claudius forbade it. Even though it was believed that married men made poor soldiers, Valentine was a strong romantic and kept bringing couples in love together. The Emperor had Valentine captured for execution. The one thing that made the church saint him was that he tried to convert the Emperor to Catholicism. His execution date was set for February 14. In memorial of this event, the feast was changed and Valentine’s Day became the new holiday. It was said that Valentine also sent a love note to a female and signed it, f‘Your Valentine." Gradually, the lottery system was dropped and gift giving became a new tradition, falling into the responsibility of the males. In 1415, Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent the ﬁrst card for Valentine’s Day. The card is currently shown in the British Museum. A Bit of Clarity Thomas 8. Howard, Jr. Contributor Someone asked me a question the other day that I have not been able to get off my mind. In fact, it seems to have invaded just about every one of my thoughts. “Will they ever stop hating us?" Well. for those of you who do not know. I am gay. There are people who look at me with eyes that say. "Can you just stop saying that? What you do in the bed- room is your business. Why do you have to rub it in our face?" Allow me to clarify something. Being gay is not about whom you have sex with. It is about whom I chose to be intimate with and share my life with. and we seem to have forgotten that intimacy is not just sex. It is just as much a part of my being as my soul and just as unchangeable as my skin color. Let me also say that I talk about it because I am told I am not to talk about it. Society talks about it with a stereotype. violence. upset. slurs, and bigotry. There was a time when I hated who I was. I went to bed every night and prayed to Jesus to change me and make me normal. I woke up in the morning and prayed. I even went to a Baptist university for two years. seeking redemption. My prayers was never answered. I was never con- verted. In fact. the only answer Baptism gave me was that I was going to hell and was not worth bothering with. I was assaulted. harassed, and damned over and over again. For those of you who might defend that my sexuality is a choice. I have a question. Why would I choose a path that would cause me so much pain? I found that the pain caused me to face what I had been trying to change and ignore for so long. I forced myself to look at me. I began to discover there was much more to me then the secret. The ﬁrst time I ever said the words "I'm gay." it felt like a rock in my throat that just the next year they would worship that particular saint. This change was not met with acceptance, so the church also decided to change the feast’s symbol of Lupercus to a saint as well. Riverboat Crew ONE NIGHT ONLYI! C board MW 9“ O I a Dustin Diamond!! 'Riverboats this aka “Screech” Boat, Ofﬁce, a: Photo crew needed for passenger vessels in St. Pant & FCb. 18th, pm Mpls. Full time seasonal positions available APR thru OCI‘; variety East Commons of hours. Start $8.00/hr., PLUS Cabaret incentives. Padelford Packet Boat lCo., Harriet Island, St. Paul MN Presented by ASAC 55107. 651-227-1100 or zoom- 3908--website: call 330-1124 for any W from a student’s perspective would not come out. Even today I am still not able to utter those words without a bit of fear behind them. twenty years of fear. But I have real- ized that it is important to say it. It is important for me to tell people that I am more then just what people might assume about me. I desire exactly what everyone else desires. If you hit me. I will bleed the same color as you. and my pain is just as important as yours. “Will they ever stop hating us?" I pose this question. Does it matter? The question I have asked myself is when will we stop hating ourselves? The moment I realized I was worthy of being loved and that not every- one in the world hated me, I began to breath. I realized I was just as abu- sive to myself as those on the outside. I realized that there are people out there who care about me and love me unconditionally. If people can- not do that. they do not deserve to have me in their lives. I will concede that the loss of relationships hurts. but I would not trade the relationships I have now. They are real and not based on assumptions. This is the essence of being human. I do not think that people will ever stop hating us. and I will never stop educating people about what makes me me. Every time someone assaults a GLBTQ (gay. lesbian. bisexual. transgendered. and question- ing) person. they attack a pan of me. Alleviating fear and doubt is more important then my fear. I wish I had had someone that I knew I could trust and to talk to: my youth would have been much easier. My ques— tion to those whose minds are not as open as they could be is. what are you so scared of? Is your fear worth someone else‘s pain'fI To those of you who might be questioning your sexuality. ﬁnd someone whom you can trust to talk to. Let me tell you. it is easier to undertake this journey with a little help. Listen to me: you are normal. burg I the Augs Managing Editdr David Rettenmaier Kellen Bredesen dey Editdr Kayla Scrivner Laydut Editdr Greg Solheid News Editdr Kellen Bredesen David Rettenmaier Scott Bibus AdE Editdr Joel Wolf mmuni Nal Nicki Ziegler Fe tur E it r Angel Overgaard §mﬁs§sﬂi_to_r Paul Putt MM Aaron Vogel 9mm Kari Lucin 92mm Joe Huffer managing»; Boyd Koehler The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday —- except during interim. vacation periods. and holidays -— by students of Augsburg College. 731 let Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and don‘t reﬂect those of the supporting staff. administration. faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily ‘ promote the products or servrces Eir it advertises. Echg
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 04
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Search Result: m... é’EFea’tures page 4 Native American enrollment down Jeremy Josephson also said that the previous application stated that all Staff Writer the questions regarding personal information were strictly optional. The complaint was never turned If you‘ve noticed a decrease in the number of into a...
Show morem... é’EFea’tures page 4 Native American enrollment down Jeremy Josephson also said that the previous application stated that all Staff Writer the questions regarding personal information were strictly optional. The complaint was never turned If you‘ve noticed a decrease in the number of into a lawsuit because Augsburg complied with the Native American Students at Augsburg College this Minnesota Department of Education's request. year, you’re not alone. Augsburg has seen the num— Daniels said the young woman who ﬁled the com- ber of American Indian Students decrease by ﬁfty plaint was never admitted to Augsburg. percent since 1999, and the director of the American Peterson views this incident as unfortunate Indian Student Support program is having difﬁculty because she used the personal information of students ﬁnding new ways to bring enrollment back up. to get in touch with them before they were accepted. This year, 30 Native American students are By knowing the American Indian tribe they were enrolled. while three years ago, there were 61 stu- from, their degree of American Indian blood, and dents enrolled in the Day College, Weekend College, ﬁnancial needs, Peterson was able to help with early and Masters Program combined. “People are con- deadline scholarships and gave insight to what the cemed about the low number of [American Indian] American Indian Student Support Services offered students at Augsburg, but we are graduating these before the students made their decision to attend students. Unfortunately, enrollment is down," said Augsburg. Cindy Peterson, Director of the American Indian Stu- Peterson, who has been with the American Indian dent Support program at Augsburg. Student Support Program for 15 years, says that more Peterson said that the decrease in enrollment active recruitment is also needed to keep enrollment could be caused by a change in the College’s enroll- rising. Currently, there isn’t a lot being done to ment process. The process changed due to a formal actively recruit American Indian Students. She does complaint that was ﬁled against Augsburg to the have the chance to network with different tribes in Minnesota Department of Education in 1999, accord— Minnesota and she attends tribal events where ing to the Director of Undergraduate Admissions, recruitment can take place, but with the low number Sally Daniels. A young woman that was denied of American Indian students that are enrolled she admission to Augsburg brought about the complaint, feels more needs to be done to increase enrollment. Daniels said. The young woman’s friend, who had Peterson believes that the college should be doing deﬁned herself as disabled on the application, was more to recruit students of color, including Native accepted to Augsburg. Daniels said that this ~ American students. “I think anytime you get a prompted the student to ﬁle the complaint because diverse population of students on campus, the more she felt she was “discriminated against” because she others get to learn about diversity itself,” Peterson wasn‘t handicapped. postulates. "Augsburg’s mission statement highly Augsburg was then asked to change the applica- promotes ethnic diversity and with these current limi- tion for admission, Daniels said. The new applica— tations on the admissions process,” Peterson warns, tion, which was used beginning in 2000, was the “future problems in the recruitment of students of same. except questions about the applicant’s sex, color could occur.” race, disabilities, and religion were deleted. Daniels Clothes-drive, Nicaragua: ..., a task of charitable fabric , David Thompson around the world and its commit- are many common threads woven “ Contributed for the Coalition ment to stewardship, compassion, into everyone’s personal beliefs. for Student Activism selflessness, and global aware- As long as our community focuses ness. on what we have in common, our Last November. the Coalition CSA understands that strength ability to make a positive impact for Student Activism (CSA) asked is manifest in uniﬁed communi- on each other and the global com- the Augsburg community to ties. The clothing/supply drive munity will always grow. The donate clothes and school supplies could not have been so successful Nicaragua drive was a recent for our sisters and brothers in in a disparate community. We example of that process in motion. Nicaragua. Community members were excited to witness so many Where shall we go from here? responded quickly and donated people taking action on a uniﬁed Think about it, and let your voice large quantities of goods. There belief (the belief that there were be heard! (Email was such a response that we were people in need and we could thompso8@augsburg or hofst— unable to deliver it all to help)! edt@augsburg, subject: CSA) Nicaragua (the rest was given to We encourage everyone to take local charities)! That response advantage of the open environ- On behalf of the Coalition for Stu- was one of many inspiring out— ment that Augsburg College has dent Activism, THANK YOU to comes of the Augsburg commu- created in which we can explore all who donated! nity’s ability to impact people all our beliefs. We propose that there Dyrud named among Who’s Who Angel Overgaard 7 She also believes that the nomination may have come from the fact that when she Features Editor received her doctorate there were very few women who received doctorates in ﬁelds of science. When she took the written exam for her doctorate, there were 33 people in her room, only two of which were women. When attending summer classes for new faculty at the University of Iowa, out of 50 people, there was only one other woman. It was difﬁcult being a woman in a sci- entiﬁc ﬁeld, and ﬁnding a job at a top ten University was impossible. Dyrud’s research interests are the application of behavior analysis to self-control, instruction, and social skills; stress; probability and behav- ior; public policy; and politics/political campaigns. Her most recent research projects have included a signiﬁcant amount of study in probabil- ity and behavior. According to Professor Dyrud, “I’ve always been inter- ested in probability and how people react to probability because there are quite a bit of differences among people in that. I am trying to understand those who react differ- Recently, Professor Grace Dyrud of the Psychology Department at Augs- burg College was recognized in Who's Who In American Women 2000-2001. She has been in the book before and several other similar books including, Who '3 Who in American Men of Science (written before it was realized that women also make contributions to the scientiﬁc community). Dyrud informed me that the concept of recognizing those with signiﬁ— cant achievements in science started in the 18005 by Galton. Eminent men were nominated to be recorded as signiﬁcant in their ﬁelds through the votes of other scientists. A scientist named Cattell brought the tradi- tion to the United States. Dyrud is not sure why she was nominated for the award. but she believes the election probably came from the number of articles she has written and the number of studies that she has done internationally and in the United ently from what I do, Prof“, “emu” States. She also thought that they may have gotten her name because she has interested in gorng to casmos, conﬁm on p... 7 also been the president of American University Professors (AUP) for several years. for example, and gambhng."
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 03
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Search Result: page 3 O @421 0 "Sta 85E February 15, 2002 The best and worst in film, 2001 Joel Wolf A&E Editor Well, it’s ofﬁcially 2002 now, and seeing as this is our ﬁrst issue of the new year, I’ve compiled a list of the ten best and the ﬁve worst movies seen in multiplexes across the country. From a schiz—...
Show morepage 3 O @421 0 "Sta 85E February 15, 2002 The best and worst in film, 2001 Joel Wolf A&E Editor Well, it’s ofﬁcially 2002 now, and seeing as this is our ﬁrst issue of the new year, I’ve compiled a list of the ten best and the ﬁve worst movies seen in multiplexes across the country. From a schiz— ophrenic mathematician to hob- bits and wizards, the films of 2001 were an eclectic mix of tall tales and real life, with a dab of surrealism thrown in for fun. 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The ﬁrst installment of the highly anticipated adaptation of J .R.R. Tolkein’s masterpiece fan— tasy trilogy revealed to puzzled moviegoers where all of Harry Potter’s magic went: to Rings director Peter Jackson. The ﬁlm was forced to walk the ﬁne line between appealing to the masses and remaining faithful to the book, and it does so without missing a step. The special Angel Overgaard Features Editor On Friday. February 8. First Avenue was anticipating the main event of the evening. We all knew we were in for a puissant. original show. The opening act. Musab. had ﬁnished spinning and Busta Rhymes was about to take the stage. The crowd had already claimed their spaces in the small club—on the ﬂoor. stairs. bar. or wherever they could get a view of the sexy rapper and his long. beautiful dreadlocks .and irre- sistible sound. First Avenue created a delectany intimate atmosphere to watch the singer/performer/producer/designer/actor do So there we all were when. at around 9:00. Busta ascended the stage, followed soon after by Spliff his magic. Star. Their powerful voices quickly got the entire place effects are extravagant but don’t overshadow the characters, resulting in a ﬁlm that is as fun to watch the second time as the ﬁrst. 2. Memento The best ﬁlm noir since The Usual Suspects, Memento ’s reverse linear story line demands to be unraveled bit by bit. Direc— tor Chris Nolan never loses con— trol as the plot twists like a pretzel, and even after multiple viewings, all of the kinks can’t be worked out, but that’s the fun of it. Guy Pierce’s performance as the avenging angel without short- term memory is subtle and remarkable. 3. Shrek Finally, a movie geared for kids that adults can enjoy. While adults laugh at the digs at Disney and the many innuendoes, they can’t help falling for reverse fairy tale romance. With terriﬁc voice talent (Mike Meyers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy) and state- of—the—art computer animation, Shrek rises above the usual kid- die fare and becomes the most entertaining animated feature of the year. 4. Mulholland Drive David Lynch‘s dark vision of Hollywood is Jungian psychol- ogy on celluloid. Playing with cinema archetypes, the film was intended for prime time televi— sion, but ABC pulled the plug after ﬁlming of the pilot episode wrapped. Lynch re-edited the pilot and added about as much of an ending as any of his ﬁlms have. proving once again that he is the king of oddity. 5. Moulin Rouge Baz Luhrman’s post—modem musical mixed Bohemian ideals with the greatest hits of the twen- tieth century. With a style all his own, Lurhman takes us on a tour through the clubs of Bohemia, France. Nicole Kidman and Ewen McGregor surprise audi- ences with tremendous singing voices and even stronger perfor- mances. 6. The Others Smart and stylish, this ﬁlm relies on building tension instead of gore to frighten its audience. Nicole Kidman shines as the overprotective mother trapped in the haunted house. But is the house really haunted? A Victo- rian thriller on ﬁlm, the ﬁlm scares and surprises with one great twist of an ending that comes as a shock. Harold Pinter’s one-act dark comedies A Night Out and Night School. directed by theatre professor Martha Johnson, were performed in the Tjomhom-Nelson Theater in Fess Center the first two weeks of February. The casts of about twenty students underwent an extensive rehearsal process over the month of January. Each cast member was required to take a morning class over J—Term or none at all. in order to allow time for afternoon and evening rehearsals. Harold Pinter can be a hard sell. As one audience member put it. “neither of the plays had endings." continued on page 7 His work belongs 7. Heist David Mamet writes the best dialogue in Hollywood. This gripping noir is a twisting, tum- ing labyrinth where no one can be trusted. The characters are fully developed and brilliantly acted. The cast. which includes Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito. get under the skirts of their characters and bring them to life. 8.RaI Race The guilty pleasure on the list. this ﬁlm is lowbrow. screwball comedy at its best. The entire cast is terriﬁc in their roles as the various contestants in a race for one million dollars put up by a crazy billionaire hotel owner, but the real highlights are the little sight gags that might be over— looked. If only the ending weren‘t such a cop out. 9. Hedwig and the Angry Inch Move over Rocky Horror; Hedwig has arrived. The story of a wo(man) and her botched sex change operation. this ﬁlm rein- vents the rock musical. With toe- tapping musical numbers and a wicked sense of humor, you’ll be humming the songs for days after just one viewing. 10. A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe shines as the tormented genius John Nash in the best performance of his career. nailing every nervous tick and paranoid glance over his shoulder. Also Jennifer Con— nely’s turn as Nash’s wife is ﬁlled with tenderness and gentility that elevates this film above most biopics. And now for something completely different... 1. 3000 Miles to Grace/(ind Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell doing very bad Elvis impressions. This ﬁlm is nothing more than an exercise in misogyny and bloodshed. The story of four Elvis impersonating casino thieves is a far cry from the fun and lighthearted Ocean's 11. 2. Waking Life It takes more than impressive lellA mation to make a good movie. and this one proved it. Nothing more than pre» tentious exercises in philosophy, this movie left viewers asking where the Excedrin is. 3. Pearl Harbor Jerry Bruckheimer’s salute to WWII ended up getting bogged down with painful dialogue and a cheesy love triangle. While the battle scenes are visually impressive, it takes so long to get to them that by the time Pearl Harbor is ﬁnally bombed the audience is asleep in the theater. 4. Freddy Got F ingered Tom Green’s writing and director- ial debut was about as funny as a funeral. It seems that Tom Green's sense of humor was amputated with his cancer-ridden testicle. 5. The Fast and The Furious Who needs a believable plot when you have a bunch of fast cars, and will someone please tell Vin Diesel to go away before he makes anymore movies? Absurd Pinter plays prove unpredictable and popular By Deanne McDonald Staff Writer Pinter OUI. bouncing with “Break Ya Neck." displaying Busta's signa- ture staccato rap style that leaves listeners breathless. All hands were in the air when Busta was spouting his enthusi— astic, fresh rhymes. such as “Dangerous.” “We ('ould Take It Outside." “Everybody Rise Again." and "Bounce." The synchronization of the crowd to the hard heats was breathtaking. For a moment, it seemed as ll all people l'usc up together. above the shit clogging the ﬂow ot the World. Busta called all people together into one mass oi pt)\lll\c energy. We fed off Busta and he led oil us. the culmination being one of the most extraordinary shows I've ever attended. After the encore. at around l0z30. he thanked the crowd warme and left Minneapolis vs ith love and peace. Trevor Smith, a.k.a. Busta Rhymes, is originally troni Brooklyn, He has managed to sell records \‘lllltlUl selling Flipmodos continued on page 7
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 05
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Search Result: page 5 ﬁFeatures February 15, 2002 King convocation promotes First Writing Since solidarity and reflection David Rettenmaler Co-Managjgg Editor 'On the day designated to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., Augsburg held its 13th annual Convocation in his honor and memory. The...
Show morepage 5 ﬁFeatures February 15, 2002 King convocation promotes First Writing Since solidarity and reflection David Rettenmaler Co-Managjgg Editor 'On the day designated to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., Augsburg held its 13th annual Convocation in his honor and memory. The lengthy convocation included performances by Excelsior, a gospel choir, and by the Harvest Prep School Choir and Drill Team. The keynote speaker- Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop and civil rights leader Desmond Tutu-- spoke on Dr. King and his continuing contributions to equality. The laudatory choir group Excelsior opened the convocation with two numbers that established the atmosphere of the occasion: praise and excitement. Excelsior had even the stuﬁiest of Augsburg’s fac- ulty moving to the ~ music—clapping their hands and sometimes raising them up. The Harvest Prep School Choir and Drill Team, consisting of uniformed girls, also entertained the crowds with their ren— dition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the African Pledge, and an exceptional drill performance, com- plete with the clap, stomp, and pomp of the military exercise, while the drill instruc-. tor coaxed them to “be original, move origi- nal.” The spoken portion of the convocation con— sisted of introductions from the Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, Augs- burg senior Jeoffrey Reed and junior Dega Ali. Fol- lowing comrnents by Sonja Hagander, Associate Campus Pastor, President Frame, and Student Gov- ernment President, Brendan Anderson, Dr. Noroni- rina Andriantiana, an Augsburg graduate and current Associate Director of MURP at the University of Minnesota, outlined the purpose for the occasion. She announced the heroic status of Dr. King, and she explained that King's vision must be explored in the present tense and that he is not an historical ﬁgure but a constant presence. She also implored the audi- ence to apply the message of King to our daily lives. Augsburg freshman Xia Xong then introduced the speaker. Before Naomi Tutu spoke, however, Excelsior performed again. After singing two songs, one mem- ber of the choir convinced the audience to join in on a chapel-wide hug. It was with this communal frame of mind that Naomi Tutu took the podium. She felt the power of the occasion, “I feel honored; I feel tiny; I feel as if Science Hall in disrep I’ve taken on more than anyone can be asked to.” Her task, after all, was to continue and further the legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century. Tutu began by reminding the packed Chapel that the day should not be seen as a mere holiday. “He gave up a regular life so that future generations might live better,” so we owe at least this one day to reﬂect on his life and celebrate our memory of him. For all Dr. King did to raise consciousness of the rights of African Americans (and all people), she said, “the dream is truly far from realized. African American males are more likely to have encounters with the justice system than the higher education sys~ tem. That cannot be the ' Tutu spoke particularly on the continuing plight 1.: Photo by Emmett Timmons The Harvest Prep School Drill Team moving to their drill intructor’s commands of women and society‘s expectations of them. A mother herself, Tutu lamented the stiﬂing position many women are put in; they are expected to be mothers and to go to school or work simultaneously. “There’s a disconnect there somewhere.” She also criticized President Bush for proclaiming that the United States has liberated the women of Afghanistan. “But why did it take so long?“ Tutu asked. “If we really cared about the women of Afghanistan, then why did it take September 11 to make changes?" Tutu was sure Dr. King would have embraced all the above issues. Unlike many of us, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t just “have a dream“; he acted. “It was about seeing himself as really part of the human family.” And that meant he had rights as a member of that family. Tutu closed her speech by asking, “Who are we going to allow to determine who we are in the twenty-ﬁrst century?" Tutu proposes we consider Dr. King. Matthew Goodenough gaming The Augsburg Science Hall is in such disrepair that it is affecting Augsburg stu- dents and faculty as well as recruiting, and has the College’s science faculty demand- ing a new building. Old lockers line the conidors; a fire extinguisher from 1956 hangs on the wall, and the floor below is a patchwork quilt of linoleum. In an environment reminiscent of an outdated high school, the Augsburg science department struggles to provide a competitive 2 l st-oentury curriculum. Suffering a rapid deterioration, Augs- burg's Science Hall is frustrating faculty and affecting students’ ability to learn. The building’s old age has lowered the quality of the science program, and as a result, has the College’s faculty demanding new facili- ties. “Some area middle and high schools are perhaps better equipped than Augsburg," said Professor of Chemistry Jeanine Gre- goire. The Science Hall was built in 1946 and the most recent renovation was com— pleted in the summer of 1998 for the Physics Department. Over the years, the building has become more expensive to retroﬁt and remodel than to tear down and rebuild, Gregoire posited. The building suffers a multitude of problems, including antiquated plumbing, lack of central ventilation and air handling, and the absence of central air conditioning. It would be difficult to correct these prob- lems despite further renovations, thus mak- ing it impossible to be in total compliance with OSHA and Minnesota safety stan- dards, said Professor of Chemistry Sandra L. Olmsted. Faculty are losing federal grants from agencies like the National Science Founda— I air, l Suheir Hammad is a female Palestinian-American poet from Brook— lyn, NY, whose poem, "First Writing Since," about the terrorist attacks. has been circulating on the web and was featured on HBO‘s Def Poetry Jam. Excerpts of her words follow. The rest of “First Writing Since“ can be found at http://www.artistsnetwork.org/news/news42.html. The poem has been reprinted with permission from Hammad. 1. there have been no words. i have not written one word. no poetry in the ashes south of canal street. no prose in the refrigerated trucks driving debris and dna. not one word. today is a week, and seven is of heavens, gods, science. evident out my kitchen window is an abstract reality. sky where once was steel. smoke where once was flesh. fire in the city air and i feared for my sister’s life in a way never before. and then, and now, i fear for the rest of us. first, please god, let it be a mistake, the pilotas heart failed, the plane’s engine died. then please god, let it be a nightmare, wake me now. please god, after the second plane, please, donit let it be anyone who looks like my brothers. ' i do not know how bad a life has to break in order to kill. i have never been so hungry that i willed hunger i have never been so angry as to want to control a gun over a pen. not really. even as a woman, as a palestinian, as a broken human being. never this broken. more than ever, i believe there is no difference. the most privileged nation, most americans do not know the difference between indians, afghanis, syrians, muslims, sikhs, hindus. more than ever, there is no difference. 5. one more person ask me ifi knew the hijackers. one more motherfucker ask me what navy my brother is in. one more person assume no arabs or muslims were killed. one more person assume they know me, or that i represent .1 people. or that a people represent an evil. or that evil is as simple as .1 flag and words on a page. we did not vilify all white men when mcveigh bombed Oklahoma. america did not give out his family's addresses or where he went to church. or blame the bible or pat robertson. and when the networks air footage of palestinians dancing in the street, there is no apology that hungry children are bribed Wl[lt sweets that turn their teeth brown. that correspondents edit images. that archives are thcrc to facilitate lazy and inaccurate journalism. and when we talk about holy books and hooded men and death. why do we never mention the kkk? if there are any people on earth who understand how new york is feeling right now, they are in the west bank and the gaza strip. needs mending tion because the building can no longer accommodate new curriculum material or instrumentation, said Nancy Stcblay, pro~ fessor of psychology and the project man— ager for the new building. As a result, the building restricts opportunities for faculty research projects, and undermines the potential for new programs. ()lmslcd added. “Sutticient——it's the best word that I can think of," said Chemistry major Seth Jensen, when asked to describe the science building. The condition of the current building limits the opportunities that stu- dents have for undergraduate research pro- jects. There is definitely a need for a new science hall, concluded Jensen. The science building's deterioration is also affecting the college‘s enrollment. Steblay cited a survey conducted by the Science Hall continued on pogo 7 t l 2 P. y g i :
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 01
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
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Show moreugsburg 0 :5<: February 15, 2002 Volume 108 I i ;‘“'W\V.a;|8bll]€€ Issue 1 1 In this issue: Mock-Ademia: big band on campus , page 2 Top 10, Worst 5 of 2001, page 3 MLK Convocation, page 5 Men’s and Women’s basketball struggle, page 8 A call for OLs, page 6 Veteran staff fired, goodbyes delayed Curtis, Meadchro ft leave after deparmental restructuring Kellen Bredesen Co-Managing Editor Long-time Director of Facili- ties Management Art Meadow- croft and Facilities Manager Rob Curtis terminated their employ- ment at Augsburg College January 29. The ﬁrings were due to large- scale restructuring brought on by a year-long look at the workings more efﬁcient. In the implementation, Augs- burg lost both Meadowcroft, who had worked for Augsburg 16 years, and Curtis, a 22-year employee of the college. Curtis and Meadowcroft could not be reached for comment. These days, the Buildings and Grounds staff is still feeling the effects of the ﬁrings. “It’s kind of of the Facilities Department. similar to a grieving process. You Investigation of the efﬁciency, go through your immediate organization, and skill levels shock...and you’re kind of lost,” within the _ said Facili- department . . . . ties rece - began “Deczszons like this tionist p almost a ’ Cindy year ago shouldn t be made Jones. Augsburg Without some sort of In the hired . , , meantime, Sodexho ,0 pain attached to them. “0mm- investigate ple like Facilities l w "7 David and make an offer for outsourcing. Although the college chose not to outsource, the Sodexho report showed weaknesses in key areas of the Facilities Department. Early October brought another consultation — this time by an independent facilities consulting ﬁrm, B&G Associates. B&G, with no knowledge of Sodexho’s ﬁndings, reported similar weak- nesses and suggested similar moves to make the department Draus and Dick Adamson are try— ing to help out with some things,” Jones added. The college has launched a national search for a Director of Facilities Management to take Meadowcroft’s place; the position held by Curtis has been eliminated altogether. The new department structure will combine the custodial and Facilities continued on page 7 College email policies draw criticism, oﬁ‘icial support David Rettenmaier @Managing Editor,“ , - Most people assume email ﬂows freely across the world and is not subject to censorship or monitoring. Nationwide, how- ever, businesses and educational institutions are increasingly moni- toring emails.« At Augsburg, recent difﬁculties have come up regarding electronic messages and their ﬂow through- out the college’s network, espe- cially mailing lists. Almost two weeks ago, Rob Curtis, a recently terminated employee, attempted to send a message to the faculty, staff, and student lists over his AugNet account. The message was blocked. Leif Anderson, Director of IT Services, explained the policies of the college on this matter: once Curtis had been terminated, he no longer retained a valid AugNet account. Thus, when John See— bold, whose job as System Admin- istrator includes the monitoring of each list message, read Curtis‘ email. he stopped it from entering the system. Curtis was determined to have his message read, so he attempted to send a message through his wife Sadie’s account. This mes— Email continued on page 7 Nontombi Naomi Tutu, the keynote speaker of the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convo- cation, signs auto- graphs atter her speech on Monday, January 21. The con- vocation, begun by M. Anita Gay Hawthorne, has become one of the most attended and respected events in Augsburg’s calendar. See story on page 5. Photo by Emmett Timmcns All aboard the Crazy Train Auggies look to wrap up regular season versus Tommies Paul Putt Sports Editor You have been invited to come aboard a crazy train this Friday and Saturday as the Auggies look to secure their play-off destiny against the cross-town rival St. Thomas Tommies. The train ride started slowly for the Augsburg men’s hockey team as they started the season a little lackluster, with a pre-Janu- ary record of 5-6-1. However, the Auggies came back with a vengeance since then, picking up 17 points out of 20 in the MIAC play—off race, and a bandwagon of raucous fans who have rooted for the Auggies dur- ing an undefeated four-week period. The Auggies started the sec— ond half of the season shocking the Cobbers in the ﬁrst game for a 7-5 win and had their chances in a 2-0 loss. That losing feeling has not been felt since. as the Auggies have taken three consecutive sweeps over St. Mary‘s. St. Olaf. and Bethel. The streak propelled the Aug- gies from a last-place tie with Bethel to a second-place tie with Gustavus. With one series left. the MIAC play-off picture is far from decided. av IX - \ Photo by: Pam Pcii Patrick Hook celerates a goal scored against Bethel on Saturday’s 5-4 win for the Auggies. St. Thomas has clinched the league championship even before this weekend‘s series with Augs— burg. The Gusties and the Auggies have clinched a play-off berth with 19 points. leaving St. John's. St. Mary‘s and Concordia all ﬁghting to get into the play-offs. The Auggies need to be the second or third seed. as the fourth and ﬁfth seeded teams will play an extra game to see who contin- ues to the conference semi-fmals. A guarantee of the third seed requires two points against St, Thomas. The streak of seven games without a loss seems impressive. yet the Auggies have caused heart attacks in doing so. The series with St. Olaf saw the Auggies squeak two wins out late in the games. They were led by goals from David May with 1:14 to play in the ﬁrst game and Jake Wegscheider, 36 seconds into overtime in the second. Men’s hockey continued on page 8 Black History Month: Afrikana Education Jared Zimmerman Staff Writer “If a race has no history. if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated." These words of Caner G. Wood» son, educator and historian, echo his goals in creating Negro His— tory Week in February of 1926, to promote the study and documenta— tion of the African-American experience. In this spirit, this month’s Afrikana Educational Forum has been working to bring about a dia— logue on campus about the contin— uing effects of our nation’s racist history. The series, “Residuals of Slavery: A Case for Restitution, Resolution, and Reparations," has been presented by the Minnesota Reparations Campaign Committee on Monday evenings. The first speaker, Mahmoud El-Kati, a professor at Macalcstcr College and an elder of the Black Community. presented a historical case for reparations. focusing on the role of the government institu— tions in legitimizing and propagat— ing the slave trade. Unlike anywhere else in the world. lil- Kati explained, slave traders and plantation owners in the Americas stripped Africans of their language and culture. The professor made the point that the effects of slavery and seg» regation permeate American socia ety because we are only three or four generations removed from a slave-holding society. Moreover. many African-Americans \vcrc born into unearned sullci‘iiig under segregation. Last Monday, February 12. the Forum Welcomed Samuel (irani V' of Metropolitan Slatc University to talk about the economic zispccls of the residuals of slincry. llc focused on the need for cvcryoiit- to be an owner of capital In order to truly participate in thc econ, omy, and he showed how the cone tinued exclusion of African Americans from the economy is indicative of the lasting lailiirc to resolve the exclusion ol Blacks under slavery and segregation. Grant defined reparation as "economic compensation paid lor injustices against a nation or peo- ple." and explained that (icrmans paid reparations to liuropcan lcws. alter thc Holocaust. and ihc lfnitcd Slates govcrniiicnt paid reparations to Jiiptiiicscr/‘xiiicrir cans who “tth pul iiilo iiiicriiiiiciil camps during World War ll. The speaker rccogni/cd llitii “No amount of inoncy can \ohc thc pl’tlblClll, liowcvcr. asking loi money can cliallcngc thc iiiai’kci systcm to calculatc the value" Black History Month continued on page 7
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 15, 2002, Page 02
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Search Result: February 15, 2002 §§Opinion page 2 A Woman’s Vision In light of the tragedy of September II, I have become even more committed to pursuing peace and justice in our world. I am still attending peace rallies. workshops and vigils, and calling the White House, repre- sentatives and the media. ning...
Show moreFebruary 15, 2002 §§Opinion page 2 A Woman’s Vision In light of the tragedy of September II, I have become even more committed to pursuing peace and justice in our world. I am still attending peace rallies. workshops and vigils, and calling the White House, repre- sentatives and the media. ning in our vast universe and perhaps it is time for women to lead the way. \_Nriter ﬂ Here is my dream for us all: A Vision of Peace I see women everywhere gathered around kitchen tables and cooking ﬁres laughing, singing, talking, sipping coffee, tea and guava juice as they Erase borders on world maps. I see women everywhere cutting their nation’s ﬂags into squares, Exchanging them, and then stitching the pieces into colorful quilts That will keep them warm while they dream of their new sisters and brothers Around the world. I see women everywhere turning missile silos into museums, military bases Into music camps, armored tanks into jungle gyms, riﬂes into wind chimes Until no child goes hungry, no child loses a leg to a land mine A mother to an incoming missile, a father to a plane turned bomb Until children everywhere sleep peacefully at night. -Debra Olson Big Name or Big Mistake? We need to ﬁnd a way to live together on this small, blue planet spin- K. Lucln ASAC is trying to get a big- name band to come to Augsburg for a concert. They’ve been attempting to do this for several years, but have never had sufﬁ— cient funds before. By no stretch of the imagina- tion is this a new issue. In fact, in a past issue, an Echo staff writer said: “Last Spring Augsburg stu- dents voted in a ﬁve—dollar refer- endum, with a portion of that to hold a free ‘big-name’ concert.” In an article entitled “Free Concert Features ‘Chase,”’ Ronald Merrill explains the reasoning behind the concert, examining past concerts and giving the name, date, and location of the big-name band coming to Augsburg. If you don’t remember reading an article by Ronald Merrill, don’t be surprised; he published articles in the Echo circa 1973. In 1973, Augsburg got a contract with a “big name” band called Chase, a “nationally known seven-piece recording combo” (according to Merrill). Perhaps you don’t remember them, but they had a major hit called “Get it On” that is still played on the radio today. Augsburg had to coordinate this concert with St. Thomas and St. Catherine’s, but apparently Augsburg had given a concert alone in the past. Billy Preston, who wrote Joe Cocker’s hit “You Are So Beautiful“ came to Augs- ﬁuock-Ademia burg the previous fall, ﬁnanced by Augsburg alone. “There is a paranoia on Augs- burg’s campus about big-name concerts due to the ﬁnancial losses of previous concerts," said Gary Bidne, who coordinated the con- cert for the three colleges. The concert was held at Si Melby because of both its size and the fact that it was “ranked the fourth best acoustically in the 'IXvin Cities.” Tickets for the concert were free for the student body and cost $2 for the general public. Now, whether ASAC will suc- ceed in their attempt to lure a big- name band to Augsburg is not the question. The question is, how Mock-Adomia continued on page 7 e Editors Letter from alum Concerned students attack To the students at Augsburg College, Thomas Howard, Jr. QQUHMQL ,, that has occurred this year that has not addressed GLBT issues: Wel- What are you going to do with your college degree? not, that’s OK. You‘re growing new leaves, and your branches are branching 1 some more. All the blessings of sunlight to you. ‘ Some of you may ﬁnd work at a big or small company, a church, ‘ a school district, or a government ofﬁce. Others may volunteer or take some time off from school and get a steady job. In any case. your college experience is alive. I 1 Do you have an immediate answer, prepared with details? If Your transcript is very concrete. with class names, grade points, and credit hours. unique story to tell behind all the data. Don‘t forget that each of you has a Maybe you and your dorm friends broke from your textbooks into a discussion that was too good to end, even though you needed to sleep. Maybe you got a little off track and returned to campus on a different route. and you were dazzled by chalk artwork on the sidewalk. Or maybe your knowledge of world capitals has been supple- mented by getting to know someone from another nation. How exciting, to live in Minneapolis, around people whose names could begin with any letter of the alphabet. How enrich- ing, to explore alphabets beyond the 26 letters of the English lan- guage, with all their diversity of accents. hooks, waves, and dots. How wonderful, to be members of the Augsburg community. Let the adventure continue. Nathan Peterson Augsburg student, 1988-92 Faces 9.9 you think they} As a member of the Student Sen- ate Concerns Committee, I am privy to the emails that are sent to us from concerned students. I have chosen to respond to two of them because I 'feel there needs to be some clarity. Concern 1 “First off, I support GLBT people. I support Augsburg using student money for special events. The last couple of “sessions,” for example, Margaret Cho and Judy Shepard. I ‘ SUPPORT Gay pride and things but I would really like some NON-GAY things to happen, and be supported by money from students. There are OTHER ISSUES to be addressed and to get famous speakers about those issues. If we get a BIG BAND for this spring, can they NOT BE GAY?" Response: This homophobic con— cern can be clariﬁed quite simply. Allow me to list the programming Lindsay Hockaday. Sr. Theatre “I think they have everything to hide. We need to pay attention to Bush's Freudian slips, like calling the war on terrorism a ‘crusade.'" Christian Bumoski. Sr. Art/Marketing Soelveig Grafstrom. Sr. Education/Religion come Week, Jim Short, Sarah Wed- dington, Last in Line, Michelle Morse, Weekly Film Series, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Dr. Maya Angelou, J— term Jam, and the Late Night Skate, just to mention a few. Now for the programs that have related to GLBT Issues: The Drag Show and Judy Shepard. You do the comparison. If someone is offended by program- ming related to GLBT issues. that‘s just too bad! I am offended when I see “fag” or “‘dyke" written on the walls of our buildings. I am offended when I see Nazi symbols in bathrooms and when I hear of my friends or myself being called derogatory terms. I am offended by hate. When my people are no longer victims, this is when we will stop talking about it. Concern 2 FIRE THOMAS HOWARD!!! TELL HIM TO STOP RUNNING THE SCHOOL! GET RID OF HIS DICTATORSHIP! Kevin Rasmussen, Sr. Physics and Wrestling "Yeah. they're not talking to the press. so they‘re deﬁnitely hiding something." "I think Bush wants us to believe he‘s mister family advocate. but I think he has something to hide.“ “I think they've...l don’t f*#@$! know. I don’t want to be in your stupid little paper.“ Response: My, my, someone is quite testy. I have taken advantage of opportunities that are available to all Augsburg Students. Every event that has been planned has either been approved by the Student Senate, my fellow ASAC chairs, or the ASAC concert committee. Nothing has been done at my own accord. I am simply the one who coordinates the effort. I challenge the person who wrote this to step up to the plate and plan an event that takes 25 hours a week and go to class, and work, and not get paid for it. I do this because I value my community and wish to see the highest quality programming offered to its members. Please know that this is not a dictatorship, as you so eloquently put it; it is a democ- racy. This is why the student body has a right to allocate funds to events they see worthy. I feel, as do many other students. that this is being accomplished. I would also say that it is much easier to launch a personal attack in an anonymous forum. Some people think Bush and Cheney are not being forthright rig~ “ending the Enron scandgw mve something to hide? Nicholas Carpenter, So. English “I think they're doing the best they can now, considering the sit- uation. I don't believe they have any malicious intent."
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 26, 2002, Page 07
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Search Result: page 7 §§Continued Ads April 26, 2002 continued ﬁom page I * Put products inside recycling bins (not on the ﬂoor) Future plans to encourage and increase Augs- burg’s environmental projects include taking a garbage audit, increasing membership in the ECC, strategizing recycling bin placement,...
Show morepage 7 §§Continued Ads April 26, 2002 continued ﬁom page I * Put products inside recycling bins (not on the ﬂoor) Future plans to encourage and increase Augs- burg’s environmental projects include taking a garbage audit, increasing membership in the ECC, strategizing recycling bin placement, improving energy efficiency, buying recycled products, and constructing new green buildings campus wide (such as the proposed new Science Hall). “If there is an effective plan and people behind it, we can get a lot done,” said Ruffaner. If you are interested in participating in any aspect of improving Augsburg’s environment, please contact Tom Ruffaner at x1641, Conrad Meyer at x1644, or Joe Underhill-Cady at x1312. The lronies continued from page 2 the fact that famous African leaders such as Khame Nkrumah, ﬁrst president of newly inde- pendent Ghana, had gone there for an education. The African-Americans were resentful of the Africans because they were receiving scholarships from our government; whereas the African—Amer— icans themselves, citizens of the U. S. A., had to struggle without assistance to get an education. In retaliation to insults, the Africans would call the African-Americans "sons of slaves." You can imagine the tensions, even the violent confronta- tions, that resulted. Remember, this was 1963-- the year Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor unleashed the police dogs and ﬁre hoses on demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, just 90 miles from my hometown. The Dean of Lincoln University was Jewish. I dated his niece, who had come for an extended visit from some place called Fargo in North Dakota, for a few Weeks. While exploring the limits of mutual self—discovery on the couch in the Dean‘s lush living room, I remember her telling me how racist and elitist the Jewish community of Fargo was. I was so incredulous that I pressed her on the matter. She would not relent; she insisted that the Jewish community "felt superior" to, as we would later learn to say, The Others. What did I know of the world at large and its secrets? ButI was learning. The psychologist who administered the MMPI was white. I vividly remember going to his ofﬁce for a scientiﬁc appraisal of my personality. I knocked on the door, was told to come in. He was seated at a desk across a room that seemed a hun- dred yards long. As I walked toward him, he looked at me, glanced at the test results, then looked at me again and said with a smirk, while I was still walking toward his desk. "Your results show a strong feminine correlation, but you look all right." I have learned a lot about the secrets of the world over the decades since. What I had only vaguely suspected at that moment of shock, I have surely known for a long time. The university psy- chologist had presumed I was effeminate at best (unﬁt for service as a male) and queer at worst (degenerate, as a potential ambassador for the United States). How close I had come to being "selected out" because of a test from Minnesota. Of course, I already knew, in the Age of Sput- nik and masculine engineering, that any male who majored in English was considered a "sissy." I became determined, especially after the encourag— ing study of modern poetry, that I would be living proof that a male English teacher could be--dare I say it?--manly. How foolish. deviant. and unﬁt can a human being. over time. be? I thought these thoughts. felt these feelings. remembered these memories a couple of week- ends ago after the A.C.T.C. English Majors’ Con- ference. hosted here at Augsburg. Of the twenty student panelists. only three were male. Among the ﬁve creative writers reading at the dinner, only one was male. Although some of the student papers were earnestly and correctly concerned with issues related to gender and people of color. almost all the panelists of the three groups I attended were white females. The academic disci- pline most keen on peace, justice, and the percep- tion of irony apparently was oblivious to the implications. I was not. Help Wanted for Echo: The Echo is looking for several new editors for the 2002-2003 school year. In a cou- ple of weeks, positions for News Editor, Opinion Editor, A&E Editor. and Features Editor will be available. We are looking for applicants with experience in joumal- ism, strong writing and proofreading skills, and a commitment to providing an open forum for discussion at Augsburg. These are paid positions. If this sounds inter- esting, email us at echo@augsburg.edu or call us at x1102. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 26, 2002, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Apﬁ126,2002 é§Sport§ page 8 Paul Putt Sports Editor The woes of the softball team were lifted this past Sunday as the ladies broke their ﬁve game losing streak with an impressive perfor- mance against Macalester. The first game was dominated by the Auggies ace Rachel Ekholm. The Scots managed no...
Show moreApﬁ126,2002 é§Sport§ page 8 Paul Putt Sports Editor The woes of the softball team were lifted this past Sunday as the ladies broke their ﬁve game losing streak with an impressive perfor- mance against Macalester. The first game was dominated by the Auggies ace Rachel Ekholm. The Scots managed no offense as their only base runners through six innings were on an error and on a hit batter. Ekholm’s perfect game was finally broken on a single in the sixth but she ﬁnished the game with six strikeouts producing her sixth win of the season. The ﬁrst two innings were three-up and three-down for both teams. and neither team threatened until the bottom of the third. when Trisha Pederson reached base on an error and advanced Kristen Lideen to second. Becky Ruckel reached base after a ﬁelder's choice to third on Pederson. Rachel Ekholm hit a single to center. allowing Lideen to motor home. and Ruckel moved to third. Mel Lee kept the runs scoring. with a 0-1 single up to center scor- ing Ruckel. The Auggies worked to build on their 2-0 lead with one out in the ﬁfth inning when Ruckel sin- gled and Ekholm walked to give the Auggies base runners. Mel Lee contributed again to the offense with a run scoring sin- gle to score Ruckel. Unfortunately, the ladies stranded Ekholm at third with two outs. The ﬁnal run was scored in Photo by Paul Putt Mel Lee gets a little goofy before the third inning, with her mitt on her head during the Auggies 4-0 win over Macalester A win is a win: Auggie baseball beats Concordia Paul Putt Sports Editor Finally the Auggies return to the win column! The Auggies baseball team has been held the past nine games to the lower side of the scores in series against St. Thomas. St. John‘s. Bethel, Macalester and a split with Car- leton for baseball. However. M.J. Iverson hit his first collegiate home run to be a hero for the Auggies as he helped give the Auggies a 2-0 win over C oncordia-Moorhead. Joe Pontrelli pitched a two-hit shutout to give Augsburg College the win in the ﬁrst game. while the Auggies were unable to complete the sweep in the nightcap in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader Tuesday aftemoon at the Cold Spring Baseball Park. The split gives the team a record of 8-22 overall and 2-10 in MIAC play. Concordia moves to lS-ll overall and 7—5 in MIAC play. Pontrelli and Concordia's Travis Anderson were the leading men of the ﬁrst game as the two dueled it out with complete games with neither man walking a batter. Pontrelli struck out six. while Anderson struck out three and allowed just ﬁve Auggie hits. In the game. only 148 pitches were thrown. which didn’t give the hit- ters favorable counts during the game. The two-hit shutout was Pon- trelli‘s ﬁrst collegiate shutout. and Augsburg's ﬁrst shutout of the 2002 season. The Auggies only put one inning of offense together and made it stick as Dave Sherry hit a one-out double to the right-center gap in the ﬁfth. With one out. Iverson strolled to the plate and hit his ﬁrst pitch from Anderson just over the fence in right-center. The hit was all that was needed to give Augsburg some breathing room. Pontrelli closed the door on the Cobbers in the sixth and seventh to preserve the win. In four of the seven innings Pontrelli retired the side. The baseball team is scheduled to return to MIAC doubleheader play on Thursday as Augsburg plays versus Hamline. the sixth inning, as Jen Lemke hit a ground rule double to lead off the inning. Melinda Kleewin pinch ran for Lemke and advanced t0'third on a Christine Matthews sacriﬁce. Kleewin scored later after Lideen reached base on a ﬁelder‘s choice to give the Auggies a 4-0 lead and a win. The defensive play of the game was in the fourth inning after the Scots had runners on the comers and a heads up play by Jennie LaManna caught the Scot too try- ing to steal and completed the "hot-box" play with Christine Matthews for the out. The second game saw the Aug— gies continue their success as the bats were on ﬁre in an 11-1 win. The game started with Lideen and Ruckel hitting back-to-back triples to give the Auggies a 1-0 lead. Lee walked then advanced to second on an errant throw. With two on, LaManna singled, driving in Ruckel. Lee would later score on a wild pitch to give the Auggie a 3-0 lead after the ﬁrst inning. Ekholm gave up her ﬁrst run against Mac when she delivered a 1-1 pitched that was sent for a homerun. The Auggies looked to open the ﬂoodgates in the second when Lemke and Lideen were on second and third on a hit by pitch and a double. A wild pitch later scored Lemke and moved Lideen to third before Ruckel again singled to score the run. Ruckel led the team in runs Macalester cures Auggie’s winning ills q.-. .- Photo by Paul Putt Melynda Kleewin scampers across home plate to put another run on the board for the Auggies. scored with four in the two games hitting three for seven in the two games. Ekholm then stepped up and produced the third Auggie triple of the game to score Ruckel and put the Auggies up 6-1. The Scots didn’t make any attempts to come back as the Aug- gies supplemented their lead in the third. With two outs. Laura Simones walked and Lemke double to put .runncrs on second and third. Kristen Lideen hit her second triple of the game to clear the bases. Lideen set a school record for total bases in a game with eight in her two triples and a double. The 8-1 lead did not stop the Auggies from ﬂexing their mus- cles as Rachel Ekholm doubled in the fourth followed by a Mel Lee single. LaManna hit the ﬁfth triple of the game to score Lee and the pinch running Kristen Johnson. The last run was earned on a wild pitch as LaManna gave the Auggies an 11-1 ﬁve-inning vic- tory. Ekholm’s seventh win on the mound was earned with three strikeouts and only two hits allowed. With the sweep the Auggies improve to 3-9 in the MIAC and look to take on St. Kate's on Satur- day at home at 1 pm. Track teams divide and conquer Northfield Paul Putt Sports Editor Last Saturday. the Augsburg track teams were down in North— ﬁeld a-the men at Carleton and the women at St. Olaf. The teams fared well. with a few personal bests set along with records bro- ken and a national provisional qualifying mark. On the women‘s side. senior Chrissy Baune led the way, as she set three records. along with a per- sonal best. and moved up in the National rankings. Baune won the 3000 meter Steeplechase in a time of 11:23.06, to set the St. Olaf Manitou Classic record, the St. Olaf Facilities record. and the Augsburg school record. After this performance. Baune is ranked 11th in the Nation and ﬁrst in the MIAC by nearly 20 seconds. Freshman Hannah Dietrich ran a personal best in the 800 meters. ﬁnishing 10th with a time of 2:25.80. The 3200 meter relay team (Dietrich. Kristina Justini- ano. Kristen Wasser. and Andrea Carlson) ﬁnished seventh in a time of 10:38.90 to earn some points for the Auggies. In the Hammer throw. junior Kirsten Gulbro competed well, as she placed seventh with a throw of 132-6 (40.38m). On the men's side. sophomore Mathew Shannon led the team with a second- and third-place per- formance in the 200 meters and 400 meters. Shannon ran to a 22:29 in the 200 and 50.22 in the 400. Senior co—captain Andy Lin- dekugel threw to a personal best of l4l-7(43.15m) in the discus. Lin- dekugel also threw well in the shotput with a toss of 42- 9.5(13.04m). Freshman Alan Wilson set a personal best in the 1500 meters running a 4:07.19 to place 12th. Sophomore Ryan Nevin ran the grueling 10000 meters in a per- sonal best time by over 30 seconds in 34:04.30 to ﬁnish 12th. Senior Chris Ohnstad ran well. as he placed ﬁfth in the 800-meter dash in a time of 1:58.38. The l600-meter relay team (Wilson. Ohnstad. Jon Boeck, and Jason Edwards) ﬁnished ﬁfth in a time of 3:29.89. This next weekend the teams travel down to Gustavus to com- pete. followed by a womens meet on Wednesday, May I at St. Thomas. The meet begins at 4:00 pm, so come on over and cheer on the girls! Primetime Player . risiin Lideen--Sophomore--Champlin, lWV .hdnmmdhgmdsﬂIHfmﬁcAngiesasﬁiua . r. n. . I ,
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 26, 2002, Page 06
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Search Result: April 26, 2002 ééCommunit Values page 6 See Soulforce speaker at U Nicki Ziegler Comm.Na|ues Editor The author of “Stranger at the Gate" and co-founder of Soulforce. the Rev. Mel White will be speaking at the Carlson School of Management on Saturday. April 27 at 2:00pm. He will be speaking about...
Show moreApril 26, 2002 ééCommunit Values page 6 See Soulforce speaker at U Nicki Ziegler Comm.Na|ues Editor The author of “Stranger at the Gate" and co-founder of Soulforce. the Rev. Mel White will be speaking at the Carlson School of Management on Saturday. April 27 at 2:00pm. He will be speaking about issues regard— ing Soulforce. nonviolence. and the inclusion of GLBT people into faith institutions. Soulforce is a network learning nonviolence techniques based on ththe theories of Gandhi and King. They seek justice for God‘s gay. les- bian. bisexual. and transgendered children. White and his partner. Gary Nixon. founded Soulforce and now travel the country organizing people of faith and confronting anti-gay reli- gious leaders. For nearly three decades White has served the evangelical Christian community as a pastor. author. pro- fessor. ﬁlmmaker. and ghostwriter for many powerful leaders. including Billy Graham. Jerry Falwell. D. James Kennedy. Ollie North. and Pat Robertson. After years of anti-gay counseling. fasting. exorcism. and electric shock. he chose to reevaluate his Christian theologies and accept his sexual orientation. White became the Dean of the Cathedral of Hope Metropolitan Community Church in Dallas. Texas. It is currently one of the largest gay and lesbian congregations. He gained much publicity and was fea- tured on primetime television and in many national newspapers and maga- zines. He asked the question when arrested on the Whitehouse steps for protesting the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1996. “How can we stand by in silent acceptance while the President and the Congress sacri— ﬁce lesbian and gay Americans for some ‘greater political good’?” After speaking at the U of M cam- pus. White will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the ordina- tion of the Rev. Anita Hill at St. Paul Reformation Church. The documen— tary shown, “This Obedience" by ﬁlmmakers Dawn Mikkelson ' and Jamie Lee. Sunday morning will fea- ture a worship service of celebration and rejoicing and will be followed by a nonviolence workshop by Rev. Mel White. These events are open to the to the public and for more information you can contact St. Paul Reformation at (651)-224-3371. Critical Community Conversations Aaron Kolb Diversity Cormiittee w my V W ﬂ All Augsburg faculty, staff. and students are welcome to take a step closer to pursuing cultural competency through community conversation on Wednesday. May 1. The hope for these conversa- tions is to further our community in learning about our own unique diversity and work toward peace and unity. These conversations will be focused around how we have been inﬂuenced by gender. race, culture, religion. sexual orientation, disability. or social class at Augsburg. Also. we will talk about messages that friends. family. and the media have given us about these differences. This event allows individuals who have stories or experiences about how differences have affected their lives to share them if they would like. Great food and prizes will be pro- vided as an added incentive to thegreat opportunity to have effec- tive conversations. There are three different times that you will have the opportu- nity to join in conversation on May 1: 8:30—10 am. 11:30 a.m.-1 pm. and 4:30-6 pm. The event will take place in the Minneapo- lis Room in Christensen Center. If you are interested in joining us. please contact Evelena Jones at extension x1058 or email her at jonese@augsburg.edu to make a reservation. The Diversity Committee‘s desire is to better understand the issues that need attention on our campus. and that begins with you! Take a step towards peace and unity. get involved. and help us to better understand the issues that exist. Examining Somali-Augsburg relations Mel B.Freitag Staff Writer After attending the West Bank Community Coalition (WBCC) this evening in the Brian Coyle Center. I discovered the lack of Somali represenation within the Augsburg Community compared to the West Batik community at large. Since Augsburg prides itself on an inten- tionally diverse campus environment. it would be essential to have an abundant Somali repre— sentation within the student body. faculty. and staff. Since Augsburg is so linked with the community. it is vital to Augsburg‘s mission to be aware of the estimated 10.000 Somalis mak— ing their homes in the high rises two blocks away from us. However. there are a little more than 10 Somali Augsburg students. and I am unaware of any Somali faculty or staff. Few Somalis within the Riverside Plaza community even know that Augsburg exists. It may be difﬁcult to ﬁnd Somali students or faculty and staff that are “qualiﬁed” to teach at Augsburg. or maybe it is simply a lack of infor- mation and knowledge given to the Somali community as a whole by our society. Recently, two Augsburg staff members took an important step in improving Augsburg- Somali relations. The two staff members went on a tour of the high rises and ate ethnic Somali food with two of the WBCC members. Taking these types of steps is essential in increasing awareness and community involvement of both 7 Managing Editors L 00 i... 5E h ,0 <1) :3 £y.\:~.t 1 .t :-\.-.J.:.\ i. mmuni Nalu Edit r The Augsburg Echo is published each Friday » except during interim. vacation periods. and holidays —» by students of Augsburg College. 731 21st Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and don't reﬂect those of the supporting staff. administration. faculty. or the remainder of the students. The Echo does not necessarily promote the products or sides. I challenge each of you to get involved in promoting and increasing the level of diversity and community at Augsburg College. Attend the Critical Community Conversations on May 1 in the Christensen Center to discuss race. gender. sexual orientation, class, and other relations at Augsburg. Join the Diversity Com- mittee as a student representative next fall by emailing diversity@augsburg.edu. Attend the next WBCC meeting hosted by Augsburg in the Minneapolis Room on May 22 from 7-9 pm. Voice your opinions and be heard at Augsburg. “Qt ‘0 Sf: Think about how smart 1'" look to mom and dad when they ﬁnd outl am having UPS pay for my college expenses. AUGSBURG + UPS + YOU SUCCESSHH I NO WEEKENDS! each semester. ..... A Get up to $1,500Isem - $3,000Iyr in College Education Assistance APPLY TODAY! ! 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 26, 2002, Page 04
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: page 4 aA&E April 26, 2002 Summer sizzlers at the cinema Joel Wolf A&E Editor I know it‘s hard to believe. but summer is right around the comer, in spite of the snowfall last Sunday. It‘s just about time for those lazy dog days of summer. and what better place is there to cool down from the hot...
Show morepage 4 aA&E April 26, 2002 Summer sizzlers at the cinema Joel Wolf A&E Editor I know it‘s hard to believe. but summer is right around the comer, in spite of the snowfall last Sunday. It‘s just about time for those lazy dog days of summer. and what better place is there to cool down from the hot temperatures than an air conditioned multiplex? The major studios always bring out their big guns for the summer. and this summer is no different. Every summer the studios release their big blockbuster movies in a quest for the almighty buck, so let‘s take a look at a few of the ﬁlms that will be released this summer-—in hopes that you will spend your money wisely. Probably the most anticipated ﬁlm of the summer is the latest installment of the “Star Wars” saga. “Star Wars: Episode ll Attack of the Clones" takes place ten years after “The Phantom Menace." After saving Princess Antidala‘s hotne planet of Naboo from the trade federation. ObiAWan Kenobi has taken Anakin Skywalker under his wing. The student has become the teacher. Under ()bi-Wan‘s tutelage. Anakin has become an accomplished Jedi apprentice. Princess Amidala has also become a distin- guished Senator; however. there is a price on her head. ()bi»Wan and Anakin are assigned to protect Aniidala once again. This is where the love story comes in: torn between his duty as a Jedi and his newfound love for Amidala, Anakin begins to question his des- tiny as a Jedi. It seems a Jedi is forbidden to love, but then Anakin has always done things his own way. George Lucas once again directs the ﬁlm. Before taking the reigns of Episode 1. Lucas hadn’t been behind the lens since the ﬁrst installment of the “Star Wars" series. Let‘s hope he‘s been able to get in touch with his characters again, because Episode I was really disappointing. Lucas is trying to recapture the magic of the ﬁrst three ﬁlms, but he has been unsuccessful to this point. There are a few things to look forward to in this film, though. Samuel L. Jackson makes his return as a Jedi. (Now that’s a tough Jedi). Also. for the die hard “Star Wars" fans, Bubba Fett’s father makes his big screen debut, for those who are inter- ested in “Star Wars" lineage. However. the ﬁlm at this point appears to be more concerned with the romantic subplot than action, which will hurt the ﬁlm drastically. The ﬁrst trilogy dealt with an exciting story about a rebellious group and let the romantic elements of the story develop themselves instead of forcing them to the foreground of the ﬁlm. If this isn‘t the case with “Attack of the Clones," it could really hurt the ﬁlm. To continue with our sci-ﬁ motif. Steven Spielberg’s latest ﬁlm. “Minority Report." is due out this June. The ﬁlm stars Tom Cruise as the head of a pre—crime unit. Thanks to new technology, it is possible to arrest criminals before they commit their crimes by going back into the past and arresting them before they get their chance. Cruise quickly ﬁnds himself on the other side of chase as he is accused of the future murder of a man he hasn‘t even met yet. The ﬁlm is based on a story by legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. How- ever. that isn't necessarily a good thing. We all saw last summer what can happen to a classic work of science ﬁction in the hands of Spielberg. He turned Stanley Kubrik‘s dark vision of a world gone robot crazy into a three hour retelling of the Pinocchio story. Here's to hoping that “Minority Report" has stronger legs to stand on then “Al.” had. This summer you‘ll also be able to find Mel Gibson up on the big screen in the new ﬁlm "Signs." written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Thanks to his earlier films. "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreak— able." Shyamalan has breathed new life into the psychological thriller genre. Shyamalan makes smart thrillers that leave viewers ﬁabbergasted with their twist endings. and this ﬁlm looks to be no exception. The ﬁlm stars Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix (River Phoenix’s younger and less talented brother) as a pair of farmers whose lives are turned upside-down by the appearance of mysterious crop circles in their field. The ﬁlms of this summer aren‘t all science ﬁction and ghost stories. though. There are some funny ones. too. For those Jackie Chan fans out there, there will be a new action/comedy from the high-kicking Hong Kong action star. In “The Tuxedo,” Chan plays Jimmy Tong, a cabbie-turned-chauffeur. When one of his regulars, playboy million- aire Clark Devlin. is hurt in an explosive “accident.” Jimmy takes the opportunity to play dress up, donning Devlin’s tuxedo. Jimmy suddenly ﬁnds himself thrust into the James Bond world of international espi— onage, where he is teamed up with a rookie partner played by Jennifer Love Hewitt. The ﬁlm marks the directorial debut of Kevin Donovan, who made a name for him- self as a commercial director. Loud-mouth Chris Rock teams up with Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins in the action/comedy “Bad Company." Chris Rock plays a fast-talking street hustler who is recruited by the CIA to replace his identical twin brother. With only nine days to work with. he has to negotiate a sensitive nuclear weapons deal and ﬁnd the murderer of his brother. The film is directed by Joel Schumacher. the man responsible for killing the “Batman” series after Tim Burton walked away from the franchise. However. Schumacher‘s usually at the top of his game when he directs these buddy action come— dies. And now something for the kiddies. California Dreamin'? The Kern High School District Bakersﬁeld, California (www.khs¢kl 2.ca.us) is recruiting NEW TEACHERS Personnel Dept Kern 5801 SundaleAve. for the 2002-2003 school year Send your resume to: Bakersﬁeld. Catt. 93309 Walt Disney has ﬁnally made a movie based on my favorite part of the Magic Kingdom. the Country Bear Jamboree. The new kid ﬂick, “The Country Bears." boasts an amaz- ing cast that includes Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, and the voices of Halley Joel Osment and Diedrich Bader of “The Drew Carey Show" and “Ofﬁce Space.“ It has been over ten years since the Country Bears broke up and stopped talking to one another, but that doesn’t stop Beary Bar- rington from trying to reunite the band for one last show. That one last show is a bene— ﬁt concert to save Country Bear Hall, the legendary concert venue where the band got its start. The ﬁlm also features perfor- mances and appearances from the likes of Elton John. Willie Nelson, and Don Henley of the Eagles. It looks like a ﬁlm that kids will enjoy and parents will be able to appre— ciate. These are just a handful of the new movies that will be conting out this summer to a theater near you. It seems like it‘s going to be the summer of science ﬁction. but like all summers. there will be a little something for everybody. ' " smut -q taping} ' "914} pill - 0d sex tor whoiovor reason - "I. r a couple or pith. you didn‘t use soxualty man“. you 2 ing pregnant. E
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