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M I S S O U R I WE S T E R N S TATE C O L L E G E
News Writer
The college and community are
coming together by use of the Cheers
and Choices programs to help prevent students from driving under
the influence of alcohol in St. Joseph.
The Cheers project, funded by
Missouri Western State College and
the
Missouri
Department
of
Department
gets grant
for research
Transportation, provides free nonalcoholic beverages to designated drivers at various establishments in the
St. Joseph area.
According to Sylvester Brandon,
Student Government Association president and chapter coordinator of
Cheers, 11 local establishments have
signed up for the program since it
began last May. Brandon expects more
Danny Stooksbury
News Writer
See Cheers page 4
Looking for a solution
SGA hopes to renovate
food court, some students
oppose spending the money
Andie Schmitt
Assistant Editor
"It’s hard for me to get real excited
at the thought of my money going
towards a renovated food court. It’s
especially frustrating when they
just finished construction in the
Student Union a little over a year
ago, and I still can’t find a place to
park," David Collins, senior, said.
What is it Collins is having trouble getting excited about? The
Student Government Association
(SGA) is in the process of voting in a
much-needed face-lift for the food
court, but this proposed plan, while
well-meant, is not without opposition from some members of the student body.
Dispelling the first concern on any
students’ mind, SGA President, Sly
Brandon said, "No we will not be
closing the actual food court. You
could still get your morning cup of
coffee."
According to Brandon, these proposed renovations are only to be (at
present) to the seating area outside
of the food court. The hope is to bolster the image of our campus and
bring the kind of credibility Western
would need to sport the university
title, and to recruit the universityseeking student, by adding to the
college lifestyle Western offers.
Both Brandon and the SGA VicePresident, John Fabsits, toured
See Food Court page 5
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PERMIT NO. 32
St. JOSEPH, MO
VOL . 82 N O. 3
New program helping
out MWSC students
Alec Jennings
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
This past summer Missouri
Western's Science Department
became the recipients of a large
grant from the National Cancer
Institute, giving a handful of students a rare opportunity to participate in a legitimate scientific
research project.
In early July it was announce that
Missouri Western had been selected
as the recipients of the Academic
Research Enhancement Award of
more than $100,000. The grant was
issued by the National Institute of
Health's National Cancer Institute
and is intended to give small to
medium size institutions an opportunity to display their ability to
assist in the development of future
researchers and make a meaningful
contribution to the scientific community.
The grant
which Missouri
Western Science Department was
awarded is entitled "Anti-tumor
Drugs that Bind the DNA Minor
Groove" is a three year, summer
based research project which began
over this summer. The desired out
come of this experiment is divided
into two parts. The first goal is to
develop a greater understanding for
how cancer fighting drugs turn on
and off specific genes in cells they
come in contact with.
The second and equally important
goal is to give a quality training
opportunity to some the future biochemists or molecular biologists by
allowing them access to state of the
art research equipment supplied by
private donations right here at
Missouri Western.
Biology professor Dr. Todd
Eckdahl, who was the principal
investigator, recruited the help of
assistant professor of biology, Dr.
Jason Baker and associate professor
of chemistry Dr. Benjamin Caldwell
to help draw up a proposal which
was selected from potentially hundreds of candidates. The proposal
allows for five Missouri Western
students to participate in the
research, as well as four area high
school students.
Sara Freel, a Missouri Western
See Biology page 4
Warren Ingram III -- Photo Editor
Richard Hussey ( in yellow shirt ) and Vern Wheeler take a break in the food court last week. The SGA hopes to spend some of the
increased fees to renovate the seating area. The court would remain open for students to purchase food.
‘Hump Day’ coming to MWSC MISSOURI WESTERN REMEMBERS
transfer from Northwest, rememMorgan Perry
Lifestyles writer
Beginning on October 8, Missouri
Western’s S.H.A.G. chapter will celebrate safe sex by handing out free
condoms on Wednesdays.
With this student-friendly campaign they are bringing new meaning to the term Hump Day with a
fresh attack on sexually transmitted
diseases.
S.H.A.G. stands for Student
Health Advisory Group, and their
goal is to educate the campus about
unhealthy life styles. S.T.D. rates
continue to rise on college campuses,
but due to the taboo on talking about
sex on Western’s campus the need for
open discussion had not been filled.
Western’s campus is following suit of
other regional schools such as Truman
State University who issue free condoms as a way to refute the standard
excuse for unprotected sex. S.H.A.G.
President Annette Hunthrop, a senior,
said founder Catherine Bauroth, former Western student, set up the
organization after a trip to Northwest
Missouri State’s campus.
Northwest‘s program includes condom give aways on Thursday and
complementary condoms at major
school activities.
Sophomore Kenyetta Garth, a
bers the Northwest condom man
handing out condom flowers to students with no questions asked.
Taking Northwest’s lead, S.H.A.G.
has procured two to four thousand
dollars from the Partners in
Prevention grant to buy condoms for
this school year. S.H.A.G. believes
that the standard tactic of trying to
scare students by showing pictures of
infected body parts has not been
effective for years.
Students are beginning to take
education into their own hands by
creating their own programming.
Student Wellness Intern, Amiee
Hanson, said, "To get the point
across, students have to begin teaching students."
Student volunteers from on campus
organizations trained in S.T.D. prevention will hand out the condoms
with hopes that more people will take
advantage of the program.
S.H.A.G.’s long term goals include
tracking the rate of reported S.T.D.’s
on Western’s campus and seeing the
effect of the new type of programming.
S.H.A.G. is not just for sex education.
Hunthrop also said, "Everyone
should strive for a well rounded
physical and mental health."
S.H.A.G. has also lined up many
other activities for the coming year
including seminars on stress relieving, eating well and efficient excerise.
9/11 ON 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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Tuesday 9/16
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Partly Cloudy
Wednesday 9/17
High: 88, Low: 66
Thursday 9/18
High: 85, Low: 66
Friday 9/19
High: 73, Low: 56
Saturday 9/20
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Members of the Missouri Western color guard braved the rain to present the
American flag during the college’s ceremony on the two-year anniversary of
September 11th. The ceremony was held in front of the clock tower despite
the bad weather.
(Photo by Warren Ingram -- Photo Editor)
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tuesday, september 16, 2003 •page 2
EDITORIAL
Minor food court renovation could be a positive thing
The possibility exists that we
may be seeing another food court
renovation sooner, rather than
later.
It’s not even voted in by the
Student
Government
Association yet, and some students are already scaling the
walls to protest.
Everyone has a different idea
about how their money should be
spent. What no one seems to
realize is the SGA has already
factored that in. They conducted
a survey to try to establish a
majority. This is how that majority voted to spend their money.
In all actuality, the main focus
to the construction will be to the
seating area attached to the food
court.
So, to clear up any confusion
that may have sprung from the
title, or to kill that barrage of
what ifs in advance, the food
court itself will not be shut
down.
During the construction students will still be able to acquire
and enjoy the magnificent cuisine that the food court offers
(Can I get a whoop-whoop for the
Philly Cheesesteak?) without
issue.
That being said, here’s what
we here at the Griffon News
have to say about the controversy. Why the hell not?
Missouri Western is striving to
achieve university status, and as
an institution pursuing the university identity we need to offer
the same accoutrements.
We want to believe that the
aesethics don’t matter, but they
do. Tour any other Missouri campus and find yourself dealing
with a major case of campus
envy. Giving perspective students a place to hang out is not a
gross misappropriation; it’s what
this money was set aside for.
For your average college-age
freshman, the lifestyle is as big
of a selling point as the curriculum. When students tour
Western and there is no visible
sign of OTHER students anywhere, it doesn’t say much for
our “lifestyle” offerings.
Let’s be honest, on any given
weekend the Western campus
can be a bit barren, occupied
mostly by a few lone stragglers
and tumbleweeds.
If we want to inspire a sense of
community, Western needs to
offer a place where the student
body can congregate comfortably.
We don’t want to sound like
Martha Stewart, but a warm
and inviting space-- “it’s a good
thing. “
Western definitely meets the
other would-be university standards. We’re on par as far as
course and academic standards,
but the community college origins of this school tends to haunt
the halls in the form of tacky old
couches and the complete lack of
any student involvement.
A new gathering area could
serve to populate the SU on a
regular basis. It could give our
image the re-vamp it needs.
Let’s not kill this one.
Wade Williamson - Cartoon Liason
COMMENTARY
Political Correctness VS. The First Amendment
Main Entry:ho·mo·pho·bia
Pronunciation: "hO-m&-'fO-bE-&
Function: noun
Date:
1969
Definition: irrational fear of, aversion to,
or discrimination against homosexuality or
homosexuals
ho·mo·pho·bic /-'fO-bik/ adjective
The First Amendment of our Constitution
gives us the freedom of expression. This
gives everyone the right to express themselves. Basically, this is America, and people
can do and say what they want as long as it
doesn’t violate other people’s constitutional
rights.
I am in the United States Air Force, and I
have sworn a solemn oath to uphold and
defend the U.S constitution at all costs. I
would give my life for this, I would give my
life in the defense of the very people who
burn our nation’s flag to burn it and not be
afraid of death or imprisonment. What I am
writing about today is nowhere near as drastic as all of that, but I feel that it is an important issue that needs to be addressed.
Some fellow students and I were sitting
around brainstorming for an assignment
that we currently have, and the subject was
homosexual marriages. We were talking,
and finally the discussion came to me and I
voiced my opinion on the subject.
I stated that I did not agree with homosexuality, in fact, I feel that it is wrong, in my
opinion. As soon as I said this, I was brand-
jessfoster
ed a "homophobe." I was told that I wasn’t
comfortable with my manhood or my sexuality.
What the hell? How does it make me less
of a man, or uncomfortable with my sexuality? I didn’t stand up and say, "I think all
gay people are evil and should be deported to
some island somewhere, because I really,
really hate them!" Let me define this a little. I think that the act committed by homosexuals is wrong, and by saying wrong, I
mean immoral. I don’t think that the person
is immoral, just the act. Just like adultery,
drug use and stealing is immoral.
Back to the issue, it isn’t right to call me
homophobic because of this. I am not afraid
of homosexuals; I am not uncomfortable
around them. It’s not like,"Oh, don’t let it
touch me!" We are all human beings, we are
all equal, and we should all be treated as
such. If I were in a position where I was hiring people, I wouldn’t hire a straight guy
over a gay guy just because he was straight.
I know that that would never be an issue
because one cannot discuss one’s sexuality in
that position. But, the fact remains that I
wouldn’t do that, I wouldn’t discriminate. So
why was I discriminated against?
On the issue of me not being secure in my
manhood, where does that come from? I
don’t agree with homosexuality, so that
makes me unsecure about being a man?
That is so far off base, it’s ridiculous. That is
like me saying, "Because you are gay, that
means that you would be a terrible fire
fighter." None of that makes any sense at
all. To say that I am not comfortable with
my sexuality? I can say that I am very comfortable with my sexuality, I feel there is
nothing wrong with mine, how about yours?
I guess the question that needs to be
answered is this: Why, because I don’t agree
with something, it brands me as something
bad? Why, because I have an opinion of toleration, but not acceptance, does it make me
a bad person? All that I want is the same tolerance for my opinion. I don’t ask anyone to
think the way that I do.
When people brand other people like this,
they breed the same intolerance that they
are so against. People can’t demonize others
like this without demonizing themselves.
Take a step back, open your eyes and realize
what you are saying. Let’s not be hypocritical, people can and will think what they
want and we should all be grateful for that
freedom.
“ How do you feel about
the SGA spending money
on the food court? ”
Margaret Neurmann ,
College employee proud of MWSC
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Editor-in-Chief
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viva la revolucion!! viva la left field!!
I was never so proud to be an American
as I was on Thursday, September 11.
Of my 20 years of employment here at
the college. I have never before seen such
an outpour of respect from students, faculty
and staff it was as if time stood still, everyone came to attention to show their respect
for the victims of 9-11.
As the chimes played you could feel the
awe & wonder of the event. The News
Press said the event was rained out, I disagree.
I believe that God heard all those prayers
from every religion and race, that he could
not hold back the tears.
He was here and took a very major part
in the ceremony by his showing his compas-
sion and his blessing. We are not alone and
we shall never forget that day.
The community of MWSC has very
much to be proud of. For you stood together as one.
Stanley Yanits
Maintenance Painter
Junior, Psychology Major
“It sounds like a waste to me. As far as I
can see there are tables and chairs to sit
at. What more can they do?”
STAFF REACTION
An anniversary is a point that acts as
a mile marker in a life. The two-year
mark of 9-11 finds a nation reflecting
and questioning that tragic day.
They say that a significant historical
event can change a people. And we
Americans did, for a while. You remember it still, don’t you? We were all nice to
each other. We stepped over to that fence
and said hi to a neighbor. We took stock
and found the true things of value in our
lives—family, friendship and love—we
learned something on that terrible day.
And we have already begun to forget.
The lessons we learned have been
replaced by road rage, lies and hate. We
are more interested in the lives of Ben
and Jen than we are in the co-worker we
pass in the hallway. Record numbers giving to charity and blood drives and community service have given way to apathy
and want and greed. Perhaps the most
unlikely place for this deterioration is the
city that was at the center of the attack.
New York has arguably suffered more
in shear loss of life and damage to the
entire city’s psyche than any in our
nation. They dealt with it and came
through it…together. But their tightly
gripped hands are starting to slip. It
started with people who tried to bilk
money from victim’s compensation funds.
Still-suffering victims are starting to
argue over the money. Values are being
placed on individual lives. The proposed
memorial at Ground Zero is beginning to
be another wedge in the divide.
Those sacred sixteen acres have the
potential to split the city in two. The site
design by architect Daniel Libeskind, chosen in February of this year, is currently
being retooled to try and meet the needs of
commerce and memorial. The plan leaves
open the entire footprint of both towers for
memorial space, but only to a depth of 30
feet. On the bedrock of Ground Zero, 70
feet below street level, the plan also calls
for transit hubs to be rebuilt. Powerful
forces are pulling in different directions.
Some are proposing special recognition
at the future memorial for the police and
firefighters who perished in the Twin
Towers. They were heroes. Their brethren
still face their loss each day in the service
of the city they love. But the mothers and
fathers of the civilians who died saw each
and every one as a hero in their own lives.
Is the value of the life of a firefighter who
walked up those stairs any more or any
less than that of a person who answered
phones on the 97th floor?
If the goodwill forged by fire in New
York on 9-11 can be unraveled by an architectural design, what chance does the rest
of the country have to hold on to what we
learned? Never before has it been so
important for a memorial’s design to "get
it right," not just for the people in New
York but for the citizens of the United
States of America.
Jamekia Leathers,
Junior, Business Major
“I don’t think it’s a waste. It needs to be
bigger and expanded. And the food definitely needs to be better.”
Tonya Shaw,
Junior, Criminal Justice Major
“I don’t think it’s a waste. I think the college is wasting money on other things.”
tuesday, september 16 2003 • page 3
Outdoor Semester is back
Air Force One
aborts initial
landing attempt
The president’s plane had
to take an extra pass on a
Jacksonville, Fla. runway
because a police car was on a
road near the runway. The
plane then landed safely after
the car was identified.
White House press secretary
Scott
MeClellan
described the police car as
having its lights on and being
in the right position. The control tower wasn’t sure why
the car was there and waived
Air Force One off.
The police carwas not part
of the official motorcade. The
cars job was to drive slightly
ahead of the motorcade and
eventually lead it through the
city.
The
incident
occurred
around
11:30
a.m.
at
Jacksonville
Naval
Air
Station. The president was
traveling to Jacksonville for
an education event at an elementary school and also for a
fund-raiser.
Psi Chi named
model chapter
Missouri Western’s chapter
of Psi Chi, the National
Honor Society in pyschology,
recieved the Model Chapter
Award. The award was given
by the national office and is
the second straight year that
Western’s chapterhas won the
award.
Psi Chi president Caroline
Flanagan said that the award
is the result of many members who worked hard on various service projects, presented research and maintained
high academic standards.
The award includes a certificate and $100 for the winning chapters. It is given to
all chapters that meet the
specified criteria. The award
is given at the beginning of
each academic year.
Western was one 40 chapters out of 1,000 to receive the
award last year.
It took two field trips, one north and the other
south and each trip held about 12 students. Next
semesters only 18 students will be allowed to go
because of current college van policy and how hard
it is to travel with large groups. So spaces are limRikki Cason
ited to a first come first serve basis.
News Writer
"Outdoor semester is an excellent opportunity to
apply what students learned in class to reality, not
Starting in October, faculty will begin taking with the distraction you find on campus," Dagel
applications for the fall 2004 Outdoor Semester.
said.
Outdoor Semester is a semester long coordinated
Unlike most programs around campus, or other
studies program that consists of five classes taught schools, this is a program where you get to experiby the five professors that are involved in this pro- ence first-hand what you just learned in class.
gram. Faculty includes: Elizabeth Sawin, Ken
Dagel said, "My best experience
Dagel, Debra Freedmon, Mark
with the trips in the past has been
Hamilton and Jim Greechus.
when students came to the realizaWhat makes this program a
tion what they learned in class is
unique experience is that each
being used in reality."
semester the students and teachsaid, "Outdoor semester
Outdoor semester is hasSawin
ers take a trip to put what they
high interest as a faculty/stulearned in to the classroom to use. an excellent opportu - dent learning facility. It’s unique in
The 2004 theme will be "Lewis and
Missouri and rare in the nation."
Clark."
nity to apply what
Tough the trip is still in the stagOutdoor semester was in the
ing plan, faculty hopes to take stustudents learned in dents as far as Greatfalls, Montana
planning stages the past couple
years but was canceled do to budgand to cover the Northwest Plains.
class to reality, not On
et cuts, faculty leaving and differthe way there and back, stuence of opinions on how the field
dents
will follow some of the trails
with the distraction
trip is implemented.
This proLewis and Clark did. They will also
gram takes a lot of work to put
participate in physical activities,
on campus.
together because it uses several
visit sites, visit Native Americans,
KEN DAGEL view the natural world, and hopedifferent schools and departments
on the campus.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF fully do a float trip. During the trip,
"We’re grateful for administraGEOGRAPHY students will do some camping
tion support of the five academic
where it permits and stay in motels
departments, two deans and Dr.
the rest of the time. In the past stuDavid Arnold, Vice President of
dents have went white water raftacademic affairs." Sawin said
ing, stayed in Native American
During the semester, students will take five homes, been giving private tours and had individclasses as a group, that are made up of physical ual attention, and visited battle grounds and other
geography, Native American and Western litera- cultural sites.
ture, writing composition, perspective in music,
Students who have participated in the past have
and outdoor education. The classes not only help gained a lot of experience that they will use
fill some general studies requirements, they also through the rest of their life, such as April
teach the student some things that they need to Woodbury. " I thought Outdoor semester would be a
know for the class later on. If a class has already really unique opportunity. I learned about different
been taking, students can work something out with cultures and I carry part of that experience with
the professors. This is recommended to the me all the time,” Woodbury said.
younger students, since it does help with general
Brent Gerling, former participant, said, "The
requirements but any student may participate.
original reason why I took the outdoor semester
Sawin has participated in this program since the was because I wanted to travel. The semester long
beginning. She and other faculty members have classes didn't bother me, and the fact that it was
delivered papers on this program at a national level going to set me back an entire semester from gradin six fields.
uating didn't bother me. I wanted to travel into the
"This is a wonderful program because of the Northwest and see some of the country. I didn't
blend of skills, sciences, fine arts, humanities, and realize how much the trip was going to change my
other mixtures, it is very exciting," Sawin said.
opinion of the natural environment, the country,
In the past the Outdoor Semester has existed two and the Native Americans."
different times. One lasted from 95-97 as an experThe student’s experiences ranged from many difimental class called "Interpreting heritage through ferent things but each taught then different thing
Native American values." It was a three-hour on life.
course taught by the team of faculty. The other was
Gerling said, " The trip taught me how to live, I
in 98,99 and 01.
experienced more than words can describe. I don’t
Budget cuts nixed program 1 year
ago; will return soon to MWSC
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West Campus
Western’s Family
Day Sept. 20
Family day is set to begin at
10 a.m. with various clubs
and organizations displaying
booths
around
Spratt
Stadium. Western dining will
also provide an all-you-caneat buffet across from the stadium. The football game, the
last part of Family Day,
begins at 1p.m.
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Forecast Dan says: Enroll in JOU 210 today
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it is possible that you will be
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calendar of events
100 ft.
Tuesday, September 16
• Iota Phi Theta hosts Spade
Night in SU 218/219 beginning
at 6 p.m.
• Intramural Spades entry
deadline
Wednesday, September 17
• Western Volleyball Vs.
Washburn at 7 p.m.
• Iota Phi Theta presents Rap
Fest in MC 101 at 6 p.m.
Thursday, September 18
• Campus Christian Fellowship
sponsors “Marred” in SU 218 at
7 p.m.
• Iota Phi Theta will hold an
auction in MC 101 lasting from
6-10 p.m.
Friday, September 19
• CAB vs. RC Flag Football
game on the Intramural Field at
4 p.m.
Smoke Clouds
September 8, 2003, MC Building
An officer discovered a dumpster on the west side of the MC Building smoking Monday afternoon. The Fire
Department was called. A cigarette was the cause. No damage was reported.
2.
• Iota Phi Theta sponsors
Dominoes Night at 6 p.m. in
MC 216
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Monday, September 15
know if my favorite memory was the Horseback
riding through the Bighorn Mountains, the Whitewater rafting down the Casconade River, or the
camping on the Great Plains. Whether it was the
climbing of Bear Butte, rock climbing in the Black
Hills, or the realization that life can be so short not
to do everything that you can to fill every minute of
it with one incredible thing after another."
Woodbury said, "I went north and saw lakota
ceremonies and bear butte, devils tower, black hills
and many others, I experienced a lot but The
friends I made on the trip and the ceremonies that
I saw are my favorite memories."
Whether going North or South, all the students
learned a lot and made memories that they will
always carry with them.
Marcy Sullwold said. "I participated in Outdoor
Semester because I felt the need to do something
different for the semester, and Outdoor Semester
seemed to offer a unique experience. It was such a
cool learning experience because you got so much
out of the courses by actually going and seeing the
places you learned about. Also, I met so many people and gained good friendships through our experience together in the semester and especially on
our two-week trek around the U.S."
If you are interested in the unique semester contact Dr. Sawin or any of the other staff members as
•Iota Phi Theta has an informational meeting in MC 208 at 6
p.m.
Saturday, September 20
Medical Assist
September 9, 2003, MWSC Intramural Football Field
An ambulance crew, as well as campus safety, was called out when a student injured himself playing flag football. The student dislocated his collar bone and was transferred to the ER by ambulance.
3.
Possible Weapon / Fight and Disturbance
September 7, 2003, Fraternity House (Off-Campus)
•Western Football Vs.
Southwest Baptist at 1 p.m.
St. Joseph Police were called out to a party at a fraternity house to break up a fight and apprehend a male subject with a gun. The subject was gone on arrival. The party was shut down.
•Family Day
4.
•Western Volleyball at Emporia
State at 7 p.m.
Campus safety was called to Logan Hall because of a car parked in the Service Drive with the hazards flashing. The officers discovered open beer in the console of the vehicle. The driver was not in the car. Officers
tracked down the owner of the vehicle. The driver was a minor and stated that the alcohol was “not hers.” The
report was forwarded to the Dean of Student Development.
Sunday, September 21
Monday, September 22
• Principles of Welding begins
at 4 p.m. at the Hillyard
Technical Center
5.
Minor in Possesion
September 5, 2003, Logan Hall Service Drive
Disorderly Conduct
September 8, 2003, Vaselakos Hall Service Drive
A vehicle in the 400 Service Lot was spotted with alcohol in it. The driver was contacted and asked not to leave.
The male subject attempted to flee the scene. The subject was stopped by an officer. The subject presented an
expired drivers’license and said he had lost his license for zero tolerance violations. The beer was poured out.
tuesday, september 16, 2003 • page 4
Western sponsors reading of banned books on campus
Lindsay Tremayne
News Writer
The
Seventh
Annual
Reading of Challenged and
Banned Books will be held
Thursday, September 2, from
7to 8 p.m. in the Leah Spratt
Multipurpose
Classroom
building, room 214.
This event gives local teachers, professors, and students
an opportunity to read from a
book that has been challenged
or banned.
Some of the books that
have been selected for this
y e a r’s
reading
include
Sylvester and the Magic
Pebble by William Steig,
which will be read by
Missouri Western student,
Diane Maley; and The
Catcher in the Rye by J.D.
Salinger, which will be read
by Dr. Kenneth Rosenauer,
Chairperson and A s s o c i a t e
Professor of the Missouri
Western English, Foreign
Languages, and Journalism
department.
"We let the readers pick
what they read," said Mike
Cadden, assistant professor
of English, and one of the
coordinators for this year’s
event. "I ask them to read
something they love. The
selection they read is not necessarily the section that has
caused the book to be challenged."
Before each selection is
read, the participant will list
the places the book has been
challenged or banned.
Cadden said this event is
important, because some people don’t know that books are
still being dismissed from
some schools and public
libraries.
"It’s an awareness building
exercise…you want to make
sure people are aware of their
first-amendment rights," said
Cadden.
Library Director, Julia
Schneider, also feels that this
event is a, "good way to raise
awareness. It’s important to
be aware…of freedom to
read."
Missouri Western student,
Tim Beasley, believes that
everyone should have the freedom to read whatever they
like.
"I don’t think books
should be banned. It’s up to
the reader to decide if they
want to read it," said
Beasley
Senior, Devree Brinnon,
also thinks that the choice
should be left up to the read-
er. "What gives [people] the
right to say something is
appropriate for one person,
and
something isn’t for another
person?" said Brinnon.
Tari Elder, a junior at
Missouri Western, thinks that
there is an alternative for
challenging or banning books.
"There should be a sort of
parental control (like websites
on the internet)," said Elder.
Despite what people may
feel toward this issue, Cadden
said that this event will not
be, "an opportunity for people
to get on a soup box."
Like Cadden, Schneider
feels that this event should
focus more on reading than
debating.
"It’s not a book burning. It’s
just
a
reading,"
said
Schneider.
There will be an opportunity
for informal discussion after
the readings.
The Reading of Challenged
and Banned Books is sponsored by the Department of
English, Foreign Languages,
and Journalism; Department
of
Education;
Missouri
Western
State
College
Library; SNCTE; and The
Prairie
Lands
Writing
Project.
agers to take the same stance.
"There’s no wiggle room on
how much alcohol you can
too much to get behind the
wheel of a car. The bottom line
is that people stay safe."
Brandon agreed: "A lot of
students will go to a bar and
have one drink and not realize
that they could be over the
limit. We want students to be
aware that if they’re going to
drive drunk, if they’ve got a
designated driver, that person
can drink pop for free. Or if
that doesn’t work, there’s a
program called Choices that
offers a free taxi service that
will get them home safely."
Establishments taking part
in the Cheers program are
also made aware of the
Choices Coalition and have
the number to the taxi service
so that they can make the call
if they see a Western student
that they know should not be
driving. If a student takes
advantage of the taxi service,
the driver will provide them
with a safe trip home -- no
questions asked.
The local community plays a
big role in the success of these
services. "It [Cheers] is still a
relatively new program but it
has been proven to be successful when the community gets
involved," Brown said.
Aside from Western leaders,
local businesses are excited
about the benefits that this
program could potentially provide. Bill Geske, manager of
Legends Sports Café, is hoping that being a Cheers affiliated establishment will help
to draw in a larger college
crowd to his business and the
connected bowling alley (the
Belt Bowl) while encouraging
students to help those drinking to find a safe route home.
Geske stated that this project
is not only a good opportunity
for his establishment to provide a safe drinking environment for local college students
but it is also "a good opportunity to help promote this program for the college."
Feedback on the program
has also been generally positive from the student body.
Mike Nold, a 22-year-old
Western student, said that he
enjoys hanging out at drinking
establishments
with
friends, but doesn’t care too
much for alcohol. "I would be
more likely to go to the bars as
a designated driver now,"
Nold said after hearing of the
Cheers program.
Brown, Brandon and Geske
all agreed that the bottom line
of this subject is allowing students to have a good time,
while making sure that everyone makes it home safely.
continued from front:
Cheers program
sign on as word of the program gets out.
"No matter what college
campus you go to, drinking
and driving has been a problem," Brandon said. "This is
an opportunity for the college
and the community to work
together to solve this problem."
Dave Brown, director of
counseling, said that according to the core survey, taken
every March, some Western
students have admitted to
getting behind the wheel of a
car after drinking alcohol in
the past twelve months.
Brown believes that a major
reason for this is that most of
the drinking establishments
in St. Joseph are not within
reasonable walking distance
from the campus. "If our students have been out for the
night drinking, there is a good
chance that they will end up
behind the wheel of a car
because of this."
The Cheers program works
hand-in-hand
with
the
Choices Coalition that is
headed up by Brown. The
approximately two-year-old
Choices Coalition’s goal is to
provide awareness about
drinking and driving. For students who are about to drive
home after a round of drinks,
the Choices program has
instituted a taxi service to get
partiers home safely. The taxi
is
provided
by
Gary’s
Chauffeur Service, and all
that is required to take advantage of this service is a
Western ID card and a phone
call (596-1469).
Brown takes a "no tolerance" approach to designated
drivers and consumption. He
would like restaurant man-
“
A lot of students will
go to a bar and not
realize that they could
be over the limit.
SYLVESTER BRANDON
SGA PRESIDENT
”
drink if you’re the designated
driver," Brown said. "One
alcoholic drink and you’ve had
continued from front:
Biology department
junior and one of the five students selected to
participate in the research expressed why
she agreed to take part in this study stating
that " If I was at a large university, an undergraduate would not get this opportunity.
And I believe that this experience will help
me as I go into graduate school."
The research being done focuses why cancer drugs chose to bind with certain DNA
sequences. Once more information about
that has been determined, they will then
focus on why specific genes are turned on or
off by certain drug treatments and not by
others.
The information that will be provided by
this research could potentially help future
cancer drugs become more effective and possibly eliminate some of the current side
effects.
"We're hoping to determine specifically
why some of the existing anti-tumor drugs
work," said Dr Eckdahl "most of the treat-
ments were developed by a simple trial and
error process, which leaves them open to a
number of problems."
Although it is still very early in their
experiment, and they have hundreds of hours
in the lab ahead of them early indications
from the experiment are very promising.
Dr. Eckdahl is very quick to attribute their
early success to the outstanding efforts of Dr.
Baker, Dr. Caldwell and the students who
have gave up so much of their summer to
participate.
This summers’ research students includes;
Jennifer Lamp, Brianna Peterson, Bart
Phillips, and Christy Saverino, have worked
well. Each summer new students will be
selected to participate.
Dr. Eckdahl has already begun searching
for additional financing which would allow
him to invite his original team back to help
with next summer’s research.
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Food Court
other Missouri campuses last December
looking for solutions. Among the schools
toured were CMSU, NWMSU and
SMSU. Their findings indicated that the
recent renovations at these schools did
lead to an increased student presence at
their Student Unions. These schools saw
more campus organizations utilizing the
new SU’s for their programs, thus
attracting more participation overall.
"And that’s exactly what we want to do
here," Brandon said.
He added,"It gave the students there a
sense of community and that’s what we
want to give MWSC," Brandon also said.
"We need a place to hang out and enjoy
the real college lifestyle."
Brandon and Fabsists talked with
other campus directors who said by making their Student Unions more aesthetically pleasing, they were also able to elicit a better response from perspective students who toured and thusly had a better
enrollment.
The SGA, in conjunction with the
Campus Activity Board (CAB), polled the
students here at Western last Spring and
found that among the students surveyed
SU renovation would be supported.
The funding for this project, if it is
approved, will be coming out of the SGA’s
Special Projects Budget. The costs are
not set in stone, as of yet, because the
issue’s is still waiting on a vote, but
nonetheless, concerns are surfacing
about possibly allocating the money.
SGA Senator, Barbara Black is leading
the opposition, contesting that the SGA’s
survey methods did not include a large
enough majority.
"I don’t know why the surveys weren’t
sent out via e-mail to all the students,"
Black said. "They are one of the few
organizations that has the option to do
that."
Black also said, "Over the summer, I
talked with many students about this.
Among the students I spoke with only
one who had actually seen the survey."
Black stated that the students she had
spoken with would have advocated other
improvements before more food court
renovations.
" I was told a number of times that our
tennis court needs resurfacing badly, and
within the inner circle of our campus
building navigational signs are needed
also," Black said.
Another concern of Black’s was that
Brandon and Fabsits had failed to solicit
the opinions of all the Senators.
"This is a Senate expenditure," Black
said. "All of the senators should be
polled."
Black also raised another point. The
completion of the new residence hall
includes a 6,ooo square foot commons
room.
"If we are going to dedicate that much
space in the new dorm to a student gathering area, how important is it to worry
about donating or renovating rather, that
much space for the same purpose, in the
Student Union?" Black said.
In response, Brandon said, " There
were many other options that we
explored to allocate this money. CAB conducted the survey. A committee of students and faculty alike translated the
results. Their findings indicated that this
was something our students would like to
see."
Brandon added," I would like to give our
students something tangible for their money;
something they could appreciate now."
The proposed renovations would
include a stage and possible coffee bar to
create an overall warmer and more inviting conversation space, as well as a more
functional space for the many on-campus
organizations here at Western to host
their programs.
The SGA will be discussing this issue
at their meeting Monday, Sept. 14 at 5
p.m. The Griffon News will follow up, as
information becomes available.
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begins for Greeks
Nick Draper
News Editor
The Panhellenic Council
started their five-day sorority
recruitment last Wednesday
with general information
night held in room 101 of the
Spratt
Multipurpose
Classroom Building.
The theme for this year’s
recruitment is "No matter
which way you go, you can’t go
wrong." It is the same as last
semester’s theme because
each sorority believes it accurately expresses their views.
"We all have friends in different chapters and support
each other when we have
events on campus," said Sarah
Rathburn, vice-president of
the Panhellenic council.
There were about 45 women
going through recruitment
this year. That number was
down from the number of
women that originally signed
up at Griffon Edge. In total,
97 women signed up for
recruitment during Griffon
Edge, said Elizabeth Aderton,
president of the Panhellenic
Council.
Each sorority has the same
chance to recruit the 45 women
that went through recruitment.
"A quota is set that is equal
for all four organizations so
they are all given an equal
opportunity to take in new
sisters," Rathburn said.
The Panhellenic Council
was not alone in running
recruitment week. Danielle
Carter, advisor for the
Panhellenic Council, also
attended each night to assist
the recruitment counselors.
"I am here if they [the
recruitment counselors don’t
know how to get certain things
done or if they have questions
they need answered, Carter
said. "[I] provide guidance and
help on issues they aren’t sure
how to solve."
To keep the recruitment
week as fair and unbiased as
possible, the recruitment councilors have been unassigned to
their specific chapters since
May 7. Being unassigned
means that the councilors are
to have no contact with their
individual sororities.
tuesday, september 16, 2003 • page 6
Rockin’ out with
your ... sock out
Mary Sullwold -- Staff Photographer
Core Project, featured at The Bone on one of its Thursday music nights, rocks out the room with its funk and
hip-hop beats. Pictured left to right is guitarist Chris Taggert, Tony Barbata on drums, Stephen Stecher and
Justin Maginn lead vocals and Todd Miller on bass.
The Bone trying to breath life into the St. Joe music scene
Morgan Perry
Lifestyles Writer
Frederick Street’s The Bone
has become the musical hotspot in St. Joseph. In most college towns, live music is a
passion with students’, in St.
Joseph, it seems to be passed
by.
It’s not like I’m picky either.
I’ll go slumming with my
characteristic forty and big
hair. I know where the special
basements are. I’ve met the
dirty T-shirt clad guys trying
to look like they are too cool to
be excited you came to their
show.
All we need is the chance to
unite in appreciation of a guitar and a dream.
People are trying out there.
I search internet sights like
stjoerocks.com and read flyers
taped to walls while I stagger
back to my car.
Unfortunately, even 96.5
The Buzz DJs rip on our town
during their shows. Western
students have to drive to
Kansas City or Lawerence to
see the noncommericalized
thrill of sweat, beer and music
mixture that has captivated
every generation.
Although I know several
people (no wait, that would be
a misrepresentation) I know
several guys in bands. I have
never seen any of them play in
St. Joseph. It is a travesty to
have music lovers, musicians
and no venue.
The Bone has begun to
change this. I’m not saying I
spend a lot of time in bars but
I have been known to frequent
certain establishments and
I’ve noticed the flatness of the
their entertainment. You can
only
dance
to
Rick
Springfield’s "Jesse’s girl" so
many Wednesdays in a row
before you develop a gag
reflex associated with black
sorority girl pants and body
glitter.
The Bone is my haven -- and
has been for three years. I can
remember the first night I
went and was given a 22oz.
plastic doggy cup of something called ‘Doggystyle.’ It
made love to my mouth.
After a few short weeks I
was greeted at the door by
name. The DJ knew my
favorite song and the bartender knew exactly what I
wanted.
Then one day my Bone
friends told me something
amazing: I could get quarter
draws! I almost cried tears of
light beer.
I have chosen a life of
enrichment and education
which means I am poor most
of the time. The Bone is the
bar were I can sit and feel
classy but pay in laundry
money. On any given night
there are artists, news
reporters, TV personalities,
greeks, G.D.I.’s and regular
old drinkers like me.
There is no clatter and shatter of cans and bottles disrupting my night, only the
sweet melodic flow of draft
beers in not only domestic but
imports and local breweries.
And now they have given
me a new gift… quality live
music. They do not discriminate. There is no boys club. I
am culturally fulfilled with
everything from The Bastard
Sons of Johnny Clash(God
rest his soul) to Anna
Bowman, or local acts like
Boris Pitch.
I even had the chance to see
tribute bands in a street
dance setting. I have sang
along with open mic night and
fell in love with the lead
singer in The Core Project.
My best friend was kind
enough to wipe the drool from
my mouth before I was
blessed with the opportunity
to meet him in the full glory of
his hotness. My room is nothing more than a storage closet
for CD’s that sound so differnt
when I’m not euphorically
intoxicated. But that is all
part of my love affair withThe
Bone.
Live music is the media
through which our generation
presents its message, and The
Bone is giving it right to us.
ODM living ritzy
By Melissa Waddell
Lifestyles Editor
The time comes in every
girl’s life when she has to
shed her uniform of t-shirts,
jeans and Adidas and don a
different sort of look. This
week ODM fancies herself
up and makes her way to
partake in dinner theatre.
6:45 p.m. – ODM’s casa
Tonight is the night that
ODM must accompany her
friend fruity theatre chick
to a play at the new
Cobblestone Theatre, formerly the Icehouse. (For
more info on the play, turn
to page seven for a fabulous
review by Griffon News’
own Morgan Perry.) So, in
preparation for the theatre,
ODM finds a nice black
pants suit buried in her
closet, and blows the dust
off of it. ODM is not only up
all night but fancied up as
well.
7:15 p.m. – The theatre
ODM sits down at the table
and gets ready to munch
spinach lasagna and salad,
you just can’t go wrong
there. Soon the waiter will
take her drink order. The
play starts and ODM finds
herself in the world of dinner thetre, complete with a
playboy main character and
family mix -ups but still no
drink. Unfortunately the
novelty that is the dinner
theatre wears off and ODM
finds herself turning into a
glazed doughnut. ODM
can’t help but think the
jokes would have been funnier if she were intoxicated.
She begins to ponder the
effecs of alcohol on the
whole show. A lot more
money could be made with
a little more beer and a lot
less clothing. Its all about
the ticket sales. Screw this
noise, ODM can open her
own dinner theatre and
make a fortune. There will
be beer and flesh everywhere she whispers to herself. Oh wait, she thinks,
that would just be a nudie
bar. Too disappointed to
stay, ODM plans her
escape. She just needs to
convince fruity theatre
chick. Hmmm, what do
fruity theatre people consider important enough to
leave a play for? Free Beer!
It works! No theatre person
can resist free beer. But
how does one go about
sneaking out of a dinner
theatre? It crosses her mind
to pull Mission Impossible
and do the one at a time
"pay no attention to me, I’m
just going to the bathroom"
sneak out. Then realizing
that she just might be a little classier than that since
she is wearing a suit she
just decides to get er done,
grabs her bag and heads
out the door.
11:00 - Wiley’s
Still in the suit, ODM bellies up to the bar to partake
in the jack shots with the
postman, cause classy
times call for classy drinks.
After the shots the room is
spinning just enough to
enjoy the scenery, then go
home and pass out. A fantastic finish to the fancy,
fun filled evening.
Spike TV, Hit or Miss?
Josh Peays
Lifestyles Writer
If you hadn't noticed our local cable provider
Time Warner Cable recently changed the format of TNN into what is now called Spike TV.
The channel is specifically designed to target a
male client viewer base. Some may say the
addition was overdue. The Lifetime channel,
appeals its programming to the interests of
women and has been around for years. Though
ESPN and ESPN2 are traditionally thought of
as networks for men, Spike
TV offers an alternative nonsports based format.
Spike TV offers some classics from years past such as
the A-team, Miami Vice and
the Highlander, along with
Baywatch and Star Trek: The
Next Generation. Movies are played on
Wednesday and Saturdays and generally
involve guns or some type of action.
"It's really entertaining, they have a lot of
action packed movies,” Adam Blackmore said.
“They showed Scarface for like a week
straight."
In the sports realm Spike TV offers Slamball
-- an original sport based on basketball but
with a twist. The court is 94' long by 55' wide
with four rectangular trampolines located at
each end near the baskets, which make for
both exciting offense and defense. There are 8
teams in the league so far.
Spike TV also presents Fantasy Football,
American Gladiators, various WWE events
and a few shows for today's outdoorsmen.
There is also a little something for you gear
heads. The lineup also includes Car and
Driver Television, Horsepower TV, Super2nr
TV, Racer's Edge, Popular Hotrodding and
Trucks!.
But, who needs oil and metal when you have
ink and paint. Spike TV also features various
cartoons. There is the old time favorite Ren
and Stimpy, with their raunch humor and
exaggerated bodily functions. Opinions vary on
this one.
" I like Spike TV overall but some of it, Ren
and Stimpy for example, is far fetched and a
little stupid," said Freshman Betheen Walsh
Others like it. "From what I've seen I like it
(Spike TV). Ren and Stimpy is very cool." said
sophmore Kelli Brandts.
They have also introduced a few new toons,
Striperella the crime fighting stripper with the
voice of Pamela Anderson; and Gary the Rat,
the story of an immoral New York attorney
that is transformed into a rat.
"Spike TV is neat,” Freshman
Athena Kearns said, “I like
Gary the Rat the best and I
love CSI."
CSI is one of the newer
shows that the channel features. It is teamed up with
Seven Days, Ride With Funkmasterflex,
Oblivious; a game show in which host Regan
Burns asks unsuspecting individuals a series
of questions while being secretly filmed with
hidden cameras. If at the end of questioning
the participant got any answers correct, Burns
would pay them accordingly and let us not forget Joe Schmo, the staged household elimination game where no one wins there is just one
big loser.
Speaking of reality based TV, Spike TV also
happens to include a little bit of it for the TV
viewers' palate. These include Blind Date,
Real TV and my personal favorite, Most
Extreme Endurance Challenge.
Freshmen Chad Slefford and Chip Taylor
agree.
"I've only seen it a couple of times,”
Slefford said, “But I thought the most
extreme endurance challenge was pretty
funny."
"Spike is cool to watch when there's nothing
else on,” Taylor added. “I like it when those
Japanese people be beating the mess out of
each other."
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tuesday, september 16, 2003 • page 7
L
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listen: Maroon 5 - Songs about Jane
watch: Adult Swim - The Family Guy and Futurama
play: X-Box - Outlaw Golf
Fabulous CD with dance-in-your-seat beats and a sing-along
quality. Definitely one of my favorites, so check it out, ‘cause
I’m the lifestyles editor and I said so.
Family Guy makes a fab drinking game. Take a shot every
time there is a flashback, Stewie tries to kill Lois or Brian has
a drink in hand. Guaranteed good time.
Reminiscent of Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf. You get the
chance to test your golf skills and beat the crap out of your
caddy. It really can’t get much better than that.
Western’s Language of Love
- Morgan Perry Lifestyles Writer
I believe sex to be the most primal of all our
basic instincts. Over my many years at college,
I've witnessed people pass up food, shelter and
even safety for the chance at a little nookie.
Especially when it involves a nasty little twist
like outdoors diddling or getting a "nightcap"
while your roommate is asleep not five feet
away. (Why people choose to share these stories with me, I will never know.)
Even those who do not partake of the forbidden fruit, such as myself, will answer that they
often thought of the satisfaction that would
result from a lurid encounter in the FA practice rooms. But, then again, that might just be
me. I have also noticed that while the need for
a little "somethin’ somethin’" has never faltered the terminology has undergone continuous changes.
Western is not immune to these changes and
to make a transition to Western a little
smoother I have chosen a few terms that we
students employ that may take a little clarification before they can truly be enjoyed.
For starters we will begin with a chronological outline and explanation of the progression
of human interactions. In other words, we are
going through the stages of the game. When
two people have been flirting and are attracted
to move into a position where they see each
other in more intimate settings and talking of
dates have taken place, we refer to this as
"talking." Often times on this campus, you will
receive questions about "talking" if you spend
a lot of time with someone with whom you
might have sexual chemistry (i.e. even if you
are not, everybody thinks you are getting it on
with one another).
Natural progression insists that the next
step is "seeing" a person. The main characteristics of this step are affection without much
emotional attachment and public displays of
affection are also brought into the situation. It
is important to note that the distinction in
"seeing" someone versus an alternative is that
friends and school still take precedence over
spending time with the person you are "seeing."
Monogamy is not part of this stage in the
game; however, having too many men on the
field may be devastating to the final outcome.
This stage can be particularly frustrating
because rarely do two people meet on the same
page. Dick may be ready to take things more
seriously while Jane is dropping him off at
Vaslakos on the way to pick up Jeff in
Beshears. Unfortunately, life is rampant with
many emotional dimwits.
Student opinions can vary greatly in this
stage. Sophomore Randi Larimore has her own
outlook on the subject. Larimore said, "You
kicked to the curb. We all know that person
who disappears once they become involved in a
more serious relationship. The one who proudly displays his "Bros before Ho's" T-shirt only
to be seen a few months later wearing khaki's
to class and has forgotten where the bar is.
The lines of right and wrong become blurred
at this point as individual couples decide what
is acceptable. There are many different
philosophies about relationships that our students subscribe to. There are two types of dating: you're either screwing around or dating,
said Christina Delgman, sophomore at MWSC.
These more realistic points of view open us up
to a whole other set of terms that define the
less pleasant or maybe less socially acceptable
interactions:
The hook-up--derived from the old theatre
practice of "hooking" a bad act off the stage.
Two people who met at a social gathering and
have casual sex. There is no numerical limit.
Paper bagged it--synonymous with the coyote ugly situation. Your partner is so physically unattractive that you were forced to cover
their head with a paper bag and a note to
please leave before you wake up.
Monet--much like the paintings by this
artist, these people are attractive from a distance but upon closer examination are nothing
to take home to your mom.
Guido--the North American Guido is a
species of male that is particularly offensive,
mainly found in bars. Characteristics are over
confidence, chest hair protruding from
Hawaiian shirt, slicked back hair and poor
quality pick-up lines. Warning…very persistent.
Cuddle Buddy--a friend that comes over to
take naps or sleeps in the same bed with nothing more than spooning. Although seeming
innocent, the cuddle buddy has great potential
for drama.
Now lets take these terms for a test drive.
Jack sees a hot girl at the bar. When he taps
her on the shoulder, she turns around, and
Jack discovers she was just a Monet. He
thinks to himself he can deal with her, he'll
just paper bag it. When Jack arrives at home
with the Monte, his friend Jill is waiting in his
living room. Jill asks him if he was doing his
Guido shtick at the bar, says she'll never be
his cuddle buddy ever again and slams the
door.
Now that you are armed with the Western
Sometimes the road to finding that “special someone” can be filled with many perils. But, it is always a good
terminology required to integrate into the relaidea to start out the journey with the right person. L’amour, not always a pretty thing.
tional world of Missouri Western, I urge you to
should just date until you get married."
seen in the types of affection being displayed. venture forth. However, quick note to the readAfter awhile in the previous stage, the deci- Holcumbrink said, "A hug with a really subtle er: There is no right or wrong in the relationsion might be reached that the next step be grind is the line between 'seeing' and 'dating'." ship world, there is only different. Beauty is
taken and the couple should begin "dating."
Some others might say that's the line not the only thing beautiful to the eye of the
Although the definition varies from person to between good friend and a booty call for the beholder. Mistakes are made, hearts are broperson, sophomore Dustin Holcumbrink night. This is also the point in the game that ken and people fall in love no matter what
explained to me that the difference could be friends take a back seat and can often even get word you use to describe it.
Bad week to be named John;
Cash and Ritter pass away
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Actor John Ritter, who gained
fame playing bumbling and
lovable characters in a pair of
hit TV comedies decades
apart, collapsed while he was
on the set of his new series
and died suddenly of a heart
problem he never knew he
had, his representatives said
on Friday.
Ritter, who was 54, died on
Thursday evening after a
coronary artery tore while he
was filming ``8 Simple Rules
for Dating My Teenage
Daughter.''
The ABC television comedy
had reinvigorated his career
and was a centerpiece of the
network's upcoming fall season.
Ritter, the former star of
``Three's Company,'' was
taken to Providence St.
Joseph hospital in Burbank,
California, across from the
studio where he had been
working.
Surgeons at the hospital
were unable to save him after
his major coronary artery tore
from an undiagnosed condition, his publicists, WolfKasteler & Associates Public
Relations, said.
Such tears, hard to detect,
are often related to high blood
pressure and are extremely
dangerous, said surgeon
Barry Katzen, head of the
Miami Cardiac and Vascular
Institute in Florida.
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, the legendary
Man in Black whose gravelly
bass-baritone was the vocal
bedrock of American country
music for more than four
decades, died early this morning at a hospital in Nashville.
He was 71.
He died of complications
from diabetes, his manager,
Lou Robin, said in a statement, according to news
agency reports.
In recent years he had
been suffering from autonamic neuropathy, a disorder
of the nervous system that
made him susceptible to
pneumonia. Four months
ago his wife, the country
singer and songwriter June
Carter Cash, died of complications from heart surgery
at age 73.
Beginning in the mid1950's, when he made his
first records for the Sun label,
Mr. Cash forged a lean, hardbitten country-folk music
that, at its most powerful,
seemed to erase the lines
between singing, storytelling
and grueling life experience.
Born in poverty in Arkansas
at the height of the
Depression, he was country
music's foremost poet of the
working poor. His strippeddown songs described the
lives of coal miners and
sharecroppers, convicts and
cowboys, railroad workers
and laborers.
His influence extended far
beyond the sphere of country
music; along with Elvis
Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and
Carl Perkins, his peers on
Sun Records in the mid1950's, he is considered a pioneer of rock 'n' roll. Indeed, in
1992, 12 years after his election to the Country Music
Hall of Fame, he was elected
to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, and he remains the
only
performer
besides
Presley to have been inducted
into both.
Mr. Cash won 10 Grammys,
including
the
Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award
in 1999. His most recent
Grammy, in 2000, was for
best country male vocal performance.
Two
of
his
Grammys were for writing
liner notes, for his "At
Folsom Prison" album and
Bob
Dylan's
"Nashville
Skyline." He also won in the
spoken-word category in 1987
for his participation in the
"Class of '55" recordings, on
which he performed and reminisced with his fellow rockabilly pioneers Roy Orbison,
Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee
Lewis.
Courtesy of the New York Times
‘Blow your horn’ still in
its growth stage
Morgan Perry
Lifestyles Writer
Downtown St. Joseph has a new sparkle of
light in the Cobblestone Dinner theatre.
With a beautiful interior and great food,
the theatre serves as a coffeehouse by day
and dinner theatre by night. Although it is
nestled deep downtown, it is definitely worth
the drive offering selections of Cheesecake
Factory cheesecake and wonderful coffee.
The dining area has a variety of areas for
comfort and a look that is classy without
being too formal. The service is definitely the
best I have enjoyed in St. Joseph with a
friendly wait staff and outstanding production staff. The atmosphere is perfect for
dates, fun evenings out or just getting together with friends for coffee.
The Cobblestone Theatre’s freshman effort
“Come Blow Your Horn” by Neil Simon provides a cartoonish look at relationships. I
give props to the artistic director for a safe,
yet popular style and topic of play. The script
can be played various ways, unfortunately
they chose to play for the laugh instead of
playing for the objective of the scene.
This is an easy trap to fall into for theatres
that are dependent upon repeat business to
stay alive. The set was surprisingly warm
and homey with the right mix of levels and
depth. But, the director could have taken
much more advantage of the stage levels and
emotional progression through movement.
It was a stable, believable and natural
looking setting. The actors moved comfortably in their environment, the only draw
back was the ever-present fichus tree that
haunts every theatre production around the
known world.
The pacing of the production was off, a particular hazard with Simon’s comedies that
require such tight timing. The show is still in
its baby stages and will get better as the
recipe starts to blend flavors. The cast is full
of very strong personalities that seem to be
competing for the laugh not working together to portray the emotions needed for the situation to be funny.
Although their style did not work on a
whole, there were times when the scene just
could not help but be funny. Anita Meehan,
playing Mrs. Baker, was a shining spot in the
production with her delightfully annoying
character and always commanding stage
presence.
Harry Hanna, playing Mr. Baker, is someone to watch for in the growth of this production. He had to step in earlier in the week to
fill for an actor with an emergency and will
be phenomenal in about two weeks.
Whenever these two actors are on stage
together there is sure to be something you
just do not want to miss. I can not wait to see
this production in its full bloom in the weeks
to come.
(Fattie was very happy)
tuesday, september 16, 2003 •page 8
Griffons hope to get defensive
Warren Ingram
Photo Editor
Chris Eads (47) takes
down Benedictine quar terback Fran Johnson
(19) during the Griffons
24-3 victory against the
Ravens,
Saturday
September
6,
in
Atchison, Kan, while
James Jack (96) scuffles
with Benedictine right
tackle Mike Kelly (67).
The Griffons will square
off
with
Southwest
Baptist on Saturday, and
they hope they get the
same kind of effort from
the defense. They will
have to contend with AllAmerican wide receiver
Marc Green.
Intramurals underway
with injuries and fun
By Carliss Holland
There’s a defending champion football
team on campus, and they are looking to
hold on to the title this year.
No it’s not the Griffons , but the intramural Phi Delt Assassins.
"I play intramural basketball, softball
and flag football,” said Bret Warga, a
Western student and the Phi Delt Assassins
quarterback. "Intramurals is a great opportunity to get outdoors and compete."
The Assassins may have the title, but
that isn’t enough.
"There is a couple of good teams out
there, but we have a lot of people back from
last year, and with a lot of scheming on
defense, it should hopefully create some
turnovers for us," Warga said.
Flag football is the second biggest intramural sport played. The men have two
pools with 14 teams. The top four from each
pool will be added to the play-offs. In the
playoffs, teams will play a one-game elimination tournament.
Because of numbers for the women’s side,
there are only five teams and all five will
advance to playoffs, which will be held in
October.
"I feel there should be more involvement
of female students," said DeWanda Weeks,
a junior, who plays intramural basketball
and flag football.
"It’s hard to play team sports when not
enough girls come out," Weeks said.
With team sports, a chance of injury is
always possible.
"In basketball, indoor soccer and flag football, we see mostly sprained ankles, but no
real serious injuries," Wanda Berry-Howe,
Western Recreation Director, said. "We
probably average one serious injury a year,
and (students) are responsible for the cost.
So this means ambulance cost, x-rays, surgeries or whatever procedures need to be
done."
That one serious injury occurred Tuesday,
September 9, in a game between the
Donkeys and the Alpha Sigma Phi’s. One of
the Donkey players, Chad Hofstetter, fell
hard on his shoulder while catching a pass
from quarterback Justin Diaz. Hofstetter
broke his collar-bone, which caused him to
be taken by an ambulance to Heartland
hospital. Days after the incident Howe
spoke to Bob Kloster (a family friend of
Hofstetter) and Chad was doing well, but
not attending classes.
When students found out they would be
responsible for costs after an injury, they
had a strong opinion.
" I feel there should be an insurance policy and the school should take care of the
cost, if it’s only one person getting hurt a
year," Weeks said. "I don’t think we should
be liable for our injuries suffered while
playing in a school activity."
For most students, though, the fear of getting injured is not a factor.
"I’m not afraid of getting hurt because I
look out for myself, but getting injured is a
risk that you take when you’re playing
team sports," said Malcolm Malone, a junior participating in football and basketball.
" I didn’t know that I was liable if I ever
got hurt," Malone continued. "I signed a
paper saying I would play but I don’t
remember signing a contract stating that I
was liable for injuries that might happen to
me."
Some of the individual activities offered
throughout the year on campus are Frisbee
golf, darts, free throws, horse, three- point
shootout and spades. While team sports
include basketball, flag football, indoor soccer and volleyball.
Volleyball squad drops
conference opener
The Missouri Western volleyball team fell
to the Central Missouri State Jennies 3-2
Wednesday night. Western lost the first
game 30-26 but bounced back winning the
next two games. Western then lost the final
two games.
Lindsey Fuller, a senior middle hitter
recorded a career-high 26 kills on 61
attemps. She also had seven blocks in the
match. Sophomore setter Therese Hand
had 58 assists and nine digs.
Western has a week off but then hosts
Washburn University at 7:00 p.m. on
September 17.
Women’s golf takes
fourth at Cougar Classic
Missouri Western shot a team score of
713 to earn fourth place in the Cougar
Classic.
Western hopes to start off MIAA schedule by stopping Marc Green
Jason Keough
Sports Writer
It was homecoming 2002 when the Griffon
football team rolled past the Southwest
Baptist University Bearcats 28-0, and the
team was feeling pretty good.
On that day Missouri Western’s defense
held the Bearcats attack to 219 and forced
three interceptions. But there was one person
they couldn’t stop, junior receiver Marc
Green, who almost accounted for half of
SBU’s offense by snaring 12 receptions for 98
yards. Green had 85 receptions, 1014 receiving yards, and tallied four touchdowns to
earn all-MIAA second team honors.
This game will be different because SBU
has more targets. During their first game in
Owensboro, KY against Kentucky Weselyan
they racked up 377 total yards of offense and
held KW to only 128 total yards on their way
to a 48-7 win in dominating fashion.
Green was held to 2 catches for only 23
yards so the Bearcats had to look to sophomore tailbacks Marco Kirven and Nathan
Dunn. Kirven exploded for 116 yards on the
ground and hit pay dirt three times. Dunn
chipped in with 108 rushing yards and one
score.
"He (Green) is a really good player," said
seventh year MWSC head coach Jerry
Parttridge. "They (SBU) are more than one
dimensational. They’re much improved."
MWSC started off their season on the road
at Winona State, and they got trounced 46-3.
Winona’s defense held them to 223 total yards
and forced five interceptions.
"The points were misleading," Partridge
said. "The five picks were in desperation, trying to get something going."
The following week the Griffons took a
short bus ride to Atchison, Kan. to take on
Benedictine. MWSC had a couple missed field
goals and struggled its way to a 24-3 victory.
MWSC moved the ball better, but coach
Partridge feels that the competition wasn’t as
good as it was in their opener.
Starting quaterback Michael Cooper has
struggled in the first two games (141 passing
yards,two touchdown passes and three inter-
ceptions) and this has started a little bit of a
quaterback controversy between him and
Kyle Westerberg in the mind of the fans.
Westerberg has played in both games and
has tallied 208 passing yards, one touchdown
and one interception, but Partridge doesn’t
see a controversy.
"Cooper is still the starter," said Partridge.
"He hardly has a bad practice."
MWSC had a bye on Saturday while SBU
had to do battle on their home field against
Central Oklahoma, a game the Bearcats lost
30-7 to an NAIA team that defeated
Benedictine in the national playoffs last year.
Western hopes to use the bye week to learn
more about the Bearcats after their second
game of the year.
According coach Partridge it's important
the Griffons receive lots of fan support come
Saturday. He believes if the stands our full it
will give his team some energy to feed off of.
"We need our student body in the stands,"
said Partridge. The bigger the crowd the better we play."
COMMENTARY
Looking into the crystal ball at 2003 Griffons
The "Bye" week is already upon the
Missouri Western football team. The first
two weeks of the season were complete
opposites of each other. In week 1 they
played Winona St. and were manhandled
46-3. The following week, they bounced
back and beat Benedictine 24-3. So with a
week off and a 1-1 record, I thought I would
just tell you what is going to happen with
the rest of the season.
September 20 vs. SW Baptist
Southwest Baptist is a much improved
football team this year. The Griffons are the
better team, but Marc Green keeps
Southwest in the ball game. Look for
Derrick Pitts and Roger Moore to build on
the success that they had against
Benedictine. The defense, led by linebacker
Chris Eads, will dominate since they had
two weeks to prepare for this game.
Missouri Western gets another win, before
heading to Emporia St. Griffons win 20-10.
September 27 @ Emporia St.
Compared to the previous week, this
won’t be a walk in the park. Last year,
Missouri Western was defeated 21-14. I
fully expect a tough, grind it out game. This
game could really go either way. Michael
Cooper and the defense will need to step on
the road, but in the end can’t pull it out.
Emporia St. running back Tyler Paul has a
huge game, and leads them to a victory.
Emporia St. wins late, 23-17.
October 4 vs. Missouri Southern
Usually during the course of a season, the
schedule has gimme games. This should be
one of those games. (Missouri Southern lost
earlier in the season to a NAIA opponent,
Bacone, 27-24) The defense will play lights
out, causing a year high, 5 turnovers. Pitts
leads the way on ground, totally over 130
yards on the day and a couple of touchdowns. Missouri Southern doesn’t know
what hit them, and game is over at halftime. The Griffons get an important win,
heading into a tough stretch of games.
Griffons win 37-10.
allenconway
October 11 vs. Central Missouri St.
Playing their third home game in their
last four games, the Griffons come out
focused. Last season CMSU got the victory,
and they will again on this day. Led by division one transfer from Nevada, Zack
Threadgill, the Mules dominate. With two
1,000-yard rushers in the back field, MO
West defense gets shredded on the ground.
Too much offense, and to little defense does
in the Griffons. CMSU wins 24-9.
October 18 vs. Truman State
The Griffons come into this game knowing they need a victory. Truman gets the
lead on a late touchdown that puts them up
by 3. The Griffons, led by Michael Cooper,
march down the field. They call their final
time out with :07 seconds left to set up a 38yard field goal attempt by Dane Brodie.
Brodie, kicking from the right hash marks,
hits the post. Late defensive breakdowns
and poor clock management cost the
Griffons this week. Truman wins 17-14.
October 25 vs. Northwest Missouri
Can you say big game? The perennial
division power, Northwest Missouri comes
into the game riding a 3 game win streak.
This game will mirror last year’s game, a
defense battle. Missouri Western takes the
lead, with five minutes left in the game.
The fans can feel it, the players can feel it,
and the coaches can feel it. It’s also a feeling that they would get to keep, as the
Griffons shock the Bearcats and get the
win. A sack late in the game by Travis
Frogge seals the deal. Griffons win 10-6.
November 1 @ Pittsburgh St.
Following last week’s physically and emotionally draining game, Missouri Western
comes out flat. The Pitt St. offense exploits
the cracks in the defense, and shreds them.
The game is ugly, and nobody cares to
remember it. Kyle Westerberg replaces
Michael Cooper, and leads the Griffons to
their only scoring drive on the day. Pitt
wins big, 34-7.
November 8 vs. Washburn
With a week of extended practice, and
film sessions, MO West comes out hungry.
Despite being a much improved team, they
can’t hang. Derrick Pitts fuels the offense,
with 3 touchdowns on the day. Cooper, combined with Pitts, lead the Griffons to their
biggest scoring output of the season.
Putting up 44 points, on a lowly Washburn
squad, the game is over mid way through
the second quarter. The fourth quarter is
played entirely by reserves. Griffons win
23-10.
November 15 @ Missouri Rolla
The Griffons end the season with a bang.
Grinding it out and using an offensive
attack that kept the Missouri Rolla defenders guessing all game long. The game was
never in doubt, as the Griffons wind up
winning by 17. Defense pitches its first
shutout of the year. Griffons win again, 170.
Ending the season the with a 6-5 record,
the Griffons lose out on their chance to
head to a bowl game. Despite the disappointment, they still improved in all facets
of the game.
The defense was one of the better defenses in the conference. The special teams was
solid all year. What hurt them was inconsistency of the offense. Look for a change in
the quarterback position, with Westerberg
taking over the offense. With a new quarterback and another year’s experience, the
Griffons will be in the conference hunt all
season in 2004.