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January 31, 2012
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Front Page:
MLK Celebration
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News
Page 4
A&E
Page 5
Features
Page 6
Sports
Vol. 87, Issue 6
MLK Celebration and Memorial
by Brittany Hilderbrand
Editor In Chief
For the third consecutive year,
Culver-Stockton College has presented the college community with
a celebration and memorial service
for the highly respected Martin
Luther King Jr. This year, joining
the college in celebration was Kenyarda Scott, singer and composer and owner
of Voices of Tomorrow. Scott’s multimedia
presentation keeps the audience intrigued with
stunning images of people in history who were
oppressed under different extremities during the
Civil Rights Movement while accompanying
the pictures’ stories with his voice. One of the
songs that Scott blew the audience out of the
water with was Sam Cooke’s A Change Is Gonna
Come. The audience reactions to Scott’s voice
were definitely enthusiastic, but also amazed by
its strength and soulfulness.
The best part of the memorial service
was that Brittany Unger and Mya Canty had
the opportunity to sing on stage with the professional. Their song of choice was Ordinary
People by John Legend, and no matter how
nervous the young artists seemed before, when
they hit the stage it was like they were singing
to the angels. Unger, Junior Sports Management major, states “I really am happy that I
was able to have the opportunity to sing with
Kenyarda because he’s not only a business
man he’s also an inspiration.”
Following the multimedia presentation
and the vocals provided, there was a question & answer session with Scott where most
people just complimented him on his talent,
but all were gracious to meet him and spend
time with him as they watched the movie “The
Help.” This celebration and memorial service
was for ACE credit so let’s thank the Black
Student Union for the showcase they helped
to put on, and let’s look forward to next year’s
event being bigger and better!
Discount at the Doctor
by Ruthie Wheelock
Staff Writer
Where do you go if you’re a student
requiring medical care but have little to no
income, or no insurance at all? One possibility
could be Quincy Medical Group here in Canton, Missouri. They are now offering a sliding
fee scale policy for all who are eligible. Their
intent is to provide essential healthcare services
regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. After
the application process and approval, patients
can receive affordable healthcare for twelve
months. After the twelve months patients will
have to reapply. The application process is very
simple and straight forward. First an applicant
must provide certain required documentation:
home address, household income, and insurance coverage must be on file and approved by
the Branch Office Assistant before the Quincy
Medical Group rural health sliding fee scale
will be granted. Also the applicant must have a
letter of denial from Medicaid. This means that
the applicant will have to file for Medicaid from
the state of Missouri. This separate application
can be picked up or faxed to the applicant from
the Health Department in Monticello, Missouri. Once denied the applicant will receive
a letter of denial that will be taken to Quincy
Medical Group along with all the other documentation needed. The sliding fee scale covers
all in-office services in Canton. Only certain
in-office laboratory tests are included. Physical therapy, Ophthalmology, and orthopedics
are available in some sites and these services
are excluded from the policy. With any questions or even assistance with the application
process, Susan Moon, director of Counseling
and Wellness here on campus is a resource.
Applicants can also receive direct assistance
from the Quincy Medical Group Office here in
Canton at 19477 State Highway B. Also Quincy
Medical Group can be reached by phone at
(573)288-5949, where you can obtain further
information to aid in the application process.
Johann Library Gets a Facelift
Got Chinese?
by Allen Searson
Business Manager
December 27, 2011 marked the
grand opening of China King, the
latest restaurant to open its doors
in Canton. China King, located at
1803 Elm Street, next to County
Market, is open daily to the public.
The owners of the restaurant are
happy to offer another dining option to the
Culver-Stockton College community. The restaurant features authentic Chinese dishes, with
over 60 different menu
items available. They
also offer dine-in or
carry-out options.
Chloee Dunham,
a C-SC student, sums
up China King this
Andy Zou, China King
Managerway: “It’s fantastic! A
Courtesy of Allen Searsonlittle pricey, but you get
a ton of food! The best
time to go is for lunch. Prices are lower, but you
get the same amount of food! And you get to
keep your dishes, which are microwaveable and
have lids!”
For questions or carry-out orders, China
King can be contacted at (573) 288-8815 or
(573) 288-8816
by Mandi Walker
replace the currently separate circulation and
Photo Editor
reference desks. The walls around the current
Sledgehammers and power tools
reference desk have been torn down, and the
are not the first things you think of
woodwork from around the reference desk has
when you think of the word library, been reused for windows in the new TASC
but due to some major renovations
center and writing center that face in toward the
in the library this semester, you will library.
be hearing a lot of those sounds.
A facelift for the carpet and walls are
Major changes are ahead for the
coming too. The main floor of the library will
Carl Johann Library.
be getting new carpet, and the old wall paper
The areas that were previously used as the
will be torn off, and a fresh coat of paint will be
Tutorial and Academic Support Center (TASC) applied.
and the writing center have had walls built
These renovations are planned to be
around them, allowing for a more quiet area.
finished before graduation.
The TASC and Dr. Jayme Long’s office will be
A second set of renovations are just beginning.
occupying the first new room that was built.
The rooms in Johann that are currently being
The plan is for computer desks to line the walls, used for fine arts storage will be remodeled and
as well as having tables in the middle, and have
turned into a café area along with two more
a screen for projection up on the wall. Since
study rooms. Coffee, as well as salads, and light
the TASC is
sandwiches will be availusually more
able for purchase with
utilized in
your student ID. Comfy
the evening,
seating and raised level
the room
floors will allow for great
also has the
views of Henderson and
potential for
the river. A stage will
being used as
also be placed in the
a classroom
café area for educational
during the
purposes. The library
day.
hopes that this stage can
The
be used for class presensecond room
tations as well as poetry
will be used
readings.
for the writ
The current freight
Library renovations in progress
ing center.
elevator
will be replaced
Mandi Walker
Currently the
with an elevator that will
plans are to expand the writing center from 16
allow the building to become more handicap
current computers, to possibly 30 computers.
accessible.
The library will be getting a new front
The second set of renovations is scheddesk, which will be much larger than the one
uled to be finished before the fall semester
that is currently there. The new larger desk will
begins in August.
News
January 31, 2012
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KCACTF: A Collegiate Theater Major’s Dream
by Levi Hudnut
Staff Writer
Every year in late January and early February college students from Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Texas gather in friendly, yet fierce, competition
to see who is the best actor/actress, stage manager, sound, light, set, or costume designer, or
playwright in their region. This year was no
different. The Region
VI Kennedy Center
American
College
Theater Festival was
hosted in Ames, IA
and many of our very
own students were
nominated (through
their
performances
and designs from various
productions
over the past year
right here at CulverTim Maples, Junior Musical Stockton College) to
Theatre Major
perform in the competition. Ian Heath ’12, Joey Burbach ’12, Tim
Maples ‘13, Nick Johnson ‘13, Hollyann Lillie
‘13, Kathy Holstein ‘13, Sara Dern ’14, Brandon Mundschenk ’14, Morgan Hakenewerth
’15, and Kaitlyn VanderMaiden ’15 were all
nominated to represent Culver’s distinguished
Theatre program at the prestigious theater festival.
The goals of the Kennedy Centre
American College Theater Festival are to encourage, recognize and celebrate the finest and
most diverse work produced in university and
college theater programs; to provide opportunities for participants to develop their theater
skills and insight; and achieve professionalism;
to improve the quality of college and university
theater in America; to encourage colleges and
universities to give distinguished productions of
new plays, especially those written by students;
the classics, revitalized or newly conceived; and
experimental works. The festival not only allows
students from across the region to present their
various talents but also experience a wide range
of activities such as workshops and seminars on
such topics as playwriting, auditioning, voice,
by Kristy Obert
Staff Writer
movement, stage combat, theater for children,
scene painting, scenery construction, and many
more. Aside from the cornucopia of learning
possibilities presented at the festival, there are
the various competitions in which the students
compete.
The competition started with 299 nominees for the Irene Ryan Acting Award. The
semi-final round consisted of only 64 nominees.
In an interview about KCACTF, Tim Maples
said, “ACTF is an eye opener. There are a lot
of talented people out there. The fact that we
can all come together to share our great work
is so exciting!” Maples was nominated for his
phenomenal performance as the character Mitch
in A Streetcar Named Desire. Maples’s acting
partner for the competition was Josh Kollitz ’13.
The dynamic acting duo started rehearsing their
scenes about three months before they were to be
Sarah Durham, Sophmore
Theatre Major
presented at KCACTF. They would meet every
day and rehearse for an hour. Once they returned
from Christmas break, Maples and Kollitz had
only four days to perfect their scenes. With help
from theater faculty Haidee Heaton, Dr. Geary
and Tony Leutkenhaus, music faculty Dr. Carol
Mathieson and Dr. Elliot Jones, and CulverStockton theatre alumnae Sean Myers and Sarah
Breyne, Maples and Kollitz rehearsed numerous
times a day in order to ready themselves for their
upcoming performances. All of the preparation
paid off: Maples and Kollitz were the first acting
Where’s Winter?
It is hard to think that last year at this
time we were stuck in the heart of a blizzard,
knee deep in 22 inches of snow. Yes, ladies
and gentlemen, it has been one year since the
biggest snowstorm of our time hit the Midwest
and caused Culver-Stockton College to make
history by cancelling classes for the first time in
over a century. Although, for all the newbies to
the area the pondering question is, what winter?
This 2012 winter has been one of the
mildest Midwest winters so far, but for now
it still lags behind the 2001 winter that averaged 40 degree temperatures over the months
of January, February, and March. A normal
Midwest winter has temperatures that average
30 degrees, according to www.weatherbase.co
m.
According to the Weather Channel, January is said to be the Midwest’s coldest month,
but if this is your first time in the Midwest you
would not be able to tell that by the unsteady
temperatures we have been experiencing. Temperatures were over the average normal highs
for December and January this winter, reaching
the 50s multiple times and reaching 64 degrees
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on January 16. The Midwest has seen more
days above 40 degrees this winter than its last
two winters combined says The Courier News.
For all of the students that originate from the
warmer regions, and those who prefer a warmer climate, you are being spoiled with this mild
spring-like weather. One student that likes this
weather is Freshman Kailynn Yates, “I love it!
Walking around when it’s really cold is terrible.
I like being able to just go outside in a jacket.”
As for all the winter lovers, there is still hope
for actual winter weather. The “Old Farmer’s
Almanac” for 2012 predicts that temperatures
will drop in mid-February and the snowiest
periods will be coming in late February and in
early March. With that in mind, winter-loving
students like Cory Stegeman and Sara Pryor
still have a chance at a real Midwest winter.
“I’ve always loved the winter,” Stegeman
said. “I’m big into playing ice hockey and the
warmer weather is just getting in the way of it,
winter wouldn’t be the same without snow and
ice.” Sara however misses the natural beauty
that our normal winters bring. “Although the
warmer winter makes it easier to drive over as
a commuter, I miss seeing the white scenery.”
Well, whatever Mother Nature brings, only
time will tell if winter has truly taken the year
off!
partners to move onto the semi-finals in CulverStockton history! “Being able to compete in the
semi-finals was an honor in itself because Josh
and I had been working for so long on these
pieces. We would not have moved on had it not
been for the help from all the people that helped
us rehearse as well as the support from those on
the trip itself,” said Maples. Maples and Kollitz
did not make it to the final round of the competition, but the department and the Culver community are proud of them nonetheless.
Another outstanding performance was
given by Sara Dern. Dern was not nominated
to compete in the Irene Ryan Acting competition, but instead was nominated for her phenomenal sound design of A Streetcar Named Desire. Sara spent hours compiling the appropriate
sounds for the show and making sure that her
cues were timed perfectly with what was happening on stage. All of her effort was not in
vein, as she was awarded 2nd place in Regional
Sound Design Excellence. Dern is the first Culver-Stockton student to ever receive an award
for a design aspect during the Kennedy Center
American College Theatre Festival.
In a similar field of “backstage” awards,
Brandon Mundschenk was nominated for his
outstanding stage management abilities during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Mundschenk did
not win his division
of the competition
but received two
merit awards: one
for stage managing
for which he was
nominated and for
his sound design
of Dead Man’s
Cell Phone. Mundschenk said, “It was
a great experience
and I definitely look
forward to using
what I learned in
Ames here at Cul- Josh Kollitz, Junior Music Major
ver, and going back
and Holly-Anne, Junior
Musical theatre
next year and learning even more.”
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January 31, 2012
by Kelsey E. Vaughn
Ed/Op Editor On January
18th, 2012, Google,
Wikipedia,
and
many other websites
protested anti-piracy laws being
reviewed in the Senate and the
House. The Senate legislationProtect Intellectual Property Act
(PIPA) and the House legislationStop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
have caused quite the uproar in
online and offline communities
alike. Google petitioned the government with the help of seven
million participants, while Wikipedia “blacked out” their English
site. A black out is restricting the
content to viewers. Not only did
companies speak out about the
legislation, but individuals did too.
The Justice Department’s website
was shut down for several hours by
hackers under the alias, “Anonymous.” With all the publicity the
bills got, something was bound to
happen.
On Wednesday (the blackout day) alone, six senators reversed their positions, and by
Friday SOPA and PIPA were post-
Editorial/Opinion
The Muse
poned indefinitely. So what is all the
fuss about? The estimated cost of
copyright piracy in the United States
is $50 billion every year. The bills,
if enacted, would allow the United States Justice Department and
copyright holders to get court orders
for people guilty of copyright
infringement. The department
would also prevent illegal sites
(counterfeiting drugs, car parts,
music, etc) from doing business
with credit card companies and
online ad networks. In addition, search engines can’t link
to the sites where violations
are occurring. On the flip side,
many online users think this is
the first step to government regulation of the internet. This legislation could force Internet companies
to start pre-screening videos, comments, and pictures before they are
posted. Companies like LinkedIn,
Facebook, and Twitter sent an open
letter to the New York Times mentioning that the bills would, “pose a
serious risk to our industry’s continued track record of innovation and
job-creation, as well as to our Nation’s cyber security.” Culver-Stockton Junior Jackie Duffy voices her
opinion on the issue, “I think that
Have a VOICE!!!
What do you think about SOPA and PIPA? E-mail or
Facebook message [email protected] with a subject
line of “Ed/Op Question” with an answer to the question
below and you could be featured in the next issue!
Are you in favor of internet regulation through
governmental means?
Financial TIP Box
by Jason Watkins, 1st Assistant Manager;
County Market, Canton, MO
Guest Wtiter Students entering college are very vulnerable to manipulative financial institutions. As a military veteran, college graduate, and now a manager at a local grocery store; I
have seen many chances where being naive in society might
be the victim of my demise. As a veteran, we were briefed at
our first duty station to never buy a car, get a credit card, or seek financial
advice from anyone within a 50 mile radius of the post. If you bought a
car at a local lot and you financed it through them, you might be paying
only interest for the first 5 years of your loan. As a college student, credit
card companies are trying to take advantage of students wanting financial
freedom. Students without a job, or even with a job, sometimes buy things
that they don’t have the money for. Credit card companies know your
working background and want to stick you with hidden fees and huge interest rates. It is extremely important as an individual entering society for
the first time to always read between the lines, watch for the small print,
and know exactly what you are signing before you do (especially a military contract).
Buying a car is the first goal of any teenager. Best advice, buy used.
Depreciation on a new vehicle takes effect as soon as you have signed the
paperwork and drive it of the lot. Used cars have proven themselves, you
can negotiate the price, and you know what you are getting because of the
“Carfax report.” When seeking a loan, do your homework. Interest rates
are in your favor during this economic time, so take advantage of it.
Credit cards are good if you take advantage of them. Credit cards
help people establish credit. So go out there get a small credit line at a
clothing store such as JC Penny or Bergner’s, buy something small, then
as soon as that bill comes pay it off immediately. Don’t keep buying and
buying, you need to be able to pay for what you buy as soon as possible.
The minimum payment could become more than what you make by the
time that bill comes around. Also, some cards give you cash back on anything you buy. Yes, take advantage of it, but be able to pay the entire
amount of your bill every month and by the time Christmas comes around
you have it paid for from what you made on cash back bonuses.
The best advice I can give, that I wish someone would have told me
before I took the plunge, is that you can negotiate at a jewelry store. The
only way I found this out is because after I got engaged; my wife went to
work at a jewelry store. I could have saved $1,500 on the engagement ring.
Jewelry is a luxury item, but affordable if you know what you are looking
for. Plan ahead, every major holiday brings sales at jewelry stores. There
is always an extraordinary buy with something marked down at least $100
just to bring you in the store. Those of you that are planning on proposing,
or those who just want to make loved ones happy, take advantage of the
holidays.
Finally entering the work force can be challenging for the first time.
It is a necessity of life, so take advantage of it as well. Learn all you can
about any job you take because it will pay off in the long run- in fact you
might find a career. Working my way up to being an assistant store director has brought many challenges, but many rewards. If you learn all you
can, find ways to become more profitable, and make sure that people want
to come back; you will never have to worry about getting a raise or promotion. Take advantage of the economy, but don’t let it take advantage of
you!
it would be a good idea [to regulate
the internet] but it would be hard to
carry out it. I also think part of the
internet is about being able to publish your own ideas and freedom of
speech is important, but I’m torn
because piracy is a big problem. It
Courtesy of Google.com
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infringement? After talking to a few
people around campus about the issue (including teachers), I was surprised at the limited amount, if any,
information people knew about the
two anti-piracy bills. I’m sure each
person I talked to has or had at least
ONE social networking site in their lifetime. This issue will
change how some of
the most popular sites
on the internet runFacebook, Twitter,
YouTube....
Second, don’t
let other people decide
how you live your life.
If you are too busy to
sit down and listen to the news or
read the paper, get a news app on
your phone or get emails sent to you
so you can view them when you do
have time. Be a voice. Every opinion
counts, just like every vote counts.
Be an informed citizen and know
what is going on around you. Bills
like this will directly affect your everyday life.
would be good to monitor it.”
So what can I say about this
huge issue? First of all, WRITE
your representatives and senators,
voicing your opinion! These two
bills were going to get passed until
a lot of people stood up to the government and asked for them to back
down. Are you in favor of internet
regulation by governmental means? Comments and questions can be eShould there be some kind of a se- mailed to [email protected] with
curity measure to prevent copyright a subject line of “Reply to The Muse.”
The Doc’ Spot
by Kelsey E. Vaughn
Ed/Op Editor How much do you think the Internet should be censored, if at all?
Copyright exists for the protection
of intellectual property. As someone who works toward publishing
in academic journals, I know how
difficult the research process is and
How much do you think the Inter- how hard scholars work to get their
ideas out there. Copyright protects
net should be censored, if at all?
someone from stealing their ideas.
A similar debate happened when
I think SOPA would be very difficult to enforce. The internet is so Napster became popular in the
late 1990’s. Is it ok for people to
vast that I don’t know if there are
any ways to really accurately police share digital music copies without
the artists receiving compensation?
it. I don’t think that the Internet
While part of me was in support
should be censored. According to
of the ideas behind Napster that
the former Supreme Court Justice
it could allow people to sample
Oliver Wendell Holmes, with the
privilege of Freedom of Speech we music they might not have, I do
believe the artists need to be comcan have a Marketplace of Ideas,
meaning that much like a mall, we pensated for their work. I think
that Spotify does what Napster
can have all kinds of information
intended while keeping the idea
available to us, but we can choose
to “buy” what we want. According of intellectual property protected.
to this, the “good” ideas will pros- While I agree with the spirit of the
law that websites should not be alper while the “bad” ideas will die
lowing access to copyrighted mateout. We have the freedom to say
rial without the author’s consent, I
anything, anytime, anywhere but
we should have the personal judge- am not sure how they will go about
ment to know when it’s acceptable policing it.
and when it’s not.
Dr. Joy Daggs, Assistant
Professor of Communication answered a few questions about
SOPA and PIPA.
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“A car tire.”
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Arts and Entertainment
January 31, 2012
The Year of the Movie
by Kasey Davis
Staff Writer
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A Preview of 2012 in Film
It’s 2012,
and another great
movie
year
is
ahead of us. Aside
from starting off
with The Devil Inside (I do not suggest you waste
your money), Hollywood has
some blockbusters lined up to
hopefully make 2012 exciting and
entertaining.
Chronicle, out February
3rd, starts us off with three boys
with extraordinary powers they
use for fun pranks and games.
However, every superhero movie
has taught us that with “great
power comes great responsibility,” a lesson that the main characters have yet to learn. Soon, the
three friends are pitted against
each other when this newfound
power becomes too much for one
of them.
Of course, this movie isn’t
one that people have been waiting
to see for months, because it isn’t
full of A-List actors and doesn’t
follow a popular book series like
The Hunger Games, which hits theaters March 23rd. Following this
smash hit will be The Raven on April
27th, The Avengers on May 4th, Snow
White and the Huntsman on June 1st,
and G.I. Joe: Retaliation on June
29th. These blockbusters are all paving the way for the year’s best movie
that I predict will break box office
records: The Dark Knight Rises, out
July 20th. It’s the last movie of The
Dark Knight Trilogy, and it has a
lot to wrap-up for us loyal fans. I’m
sure that this series finale is going to
be the biggest movie not only of the
summer, but of the year.
Now, the rest of the year has
nothing to build up to…or does it?
Behind the sure-fire Batman hit are
Resident Evil: Retribution on September 14th and the newest installment
of the James Bond series, Skyfall
on November 9th, both of which
will likely be minor hits. However,
these movies lead up to the big
hit in December which will end
2012 with more than a bang! On
December 14th, pack your bags,
because we’re headed to Middle
Earth. The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey hits theaters and will control the box office for the rest of
the month. Martin Freeman is
playing the role of Bilbo Baggins
in this sure-to-be-amazing twopart production of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Most of the
original cast from the Lord of the
Rings movies will also be reprising
their roles.
I hope everyone is as excited as I am to start the year with
many of these great films. With
two sure box office record breakers and many hits in between,
2012 is going to be the Year of the
Movie!
Upcoming Releases
Music
February 6th
Air-- Le Voyage Dans La Lune
February 7th
Various Artists-- Now That’s What I Call
Music! 41
Goldfrapp-- The Singles
Paul McCartney-- Kisses on the
Bottom
Of Montreal-- Paralytic Stalks
The Fray-- Scars and Stories
Van Halen-- A Different Kind of Truth
February 14th
Moonwalk-- Paradise
Beneath the Massacre-- Incongruous
will.i.am.-- #willpower
February 21st
Buckethead-- Electric Sea
fun.-- Some Nights
The Cranberries-- Roses
Corrosion of Conformity-- Corrosion of
Conformity
Film
February 3rd
Big Miracle
Chronicle
The Woman in Black
W.E.
February 10th
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Safe House
The Vow
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
3D
February 14th
This Means War
February 17th
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Secret World of Arrietty
Undefeated
February 24th
Act of Valor
Gone
Good Deeds
Wanderlust
Rylan’s Review
Skipping Stone by Alexz Johnson
by Rylan Swank
A&E Editor
Alexz Johnson’s existence is a
work of musical
genius. One of the greatest musical tragedies of this generation is
her absence from the public eye.
A musician’s musician, Johnson
has spent the last decade-and-ahalf molding her artistry. Under
Epic Records, she crafted the brilliant, but shelved, Weight, then was
dropped, independently released
her long-awaited debut Voodoo,
and even did a remix project, Voodoo: Reloaded. Now she’s released
her Skipping Stone EP, a rhythmic,
melody-driven 5-track set. A major
departure from her earlier stylings
(particularly the production-spectacle Weight), Skipping Stone features
minimalist production, showcasing
the core of these wonderfully written songs and her beautiful voice.
“Give Me Fire,” is a perfectly structured gem of sheer melodic
brilliance that should be studied in
textbooks, while “Walking” is an organic, acoustic beauty that emotes
an air of honesty. The walking
bass line of “Pleased to Meet You,”
accented by some tasteful guitar
strumming and a shimmering tambourine, sets a mysterious, playful
tone that makes for a very enjoyable
listen. “Thief,” a non-intruding
little ditty, is the
weakest
track here,
though
it
does
slightly
bring the
great Peter Gabriel
to
mind
at times.
The
set
ends with
title track
“Skipping
Stone.”
This emotive confession, which has potential
to have been the highlight of this
listening experience, is slightly hin-
dered by its struggling production.
At times, the production brilliantly
captures the essence of this expertly crafted, soulful pop ballad, but
there are moments where the production seems childish and rings
of Disney (Hannah Montana, not
The Lion King). What the song
lacks in production, however, it
makes up for with Johnson’s griefstricken vocal. The emotion seeping
from her stunningly controlled voice
makes
this
vocal performance a force
to be reckoned with.
S k i p p i n g
Stone, while
not in the
same league
as some of
her
earlier
material, is a
nice little record that sits kindly in
a catalogue full of some of the best
music of our generation.
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Arts and Entertainment
Saved By the...Screech!?
January 31, 2012
5
Saved By the Bell star visits Canton
dience. “I don’t want
to be trapped as a kid
entertainer forever,”
he explained. Senior
We all remember the 90’s
phenomenon Saved by the Bell.
Education
major,
Marcy Murphy, atThere was the jock, A.C. Slater;
tended the comedy
the mischievous prep, Zach Morevent. “He does not
ris; the fashion expert, Lisa Turtle;
look anything like
and of course, the loyal nerd, Samuel “Screech” Powers. On Saturwhat I expected,”
said Murphy. “It was
day, January 21, the small town
a very dirty humor.
of Canton, Missouri was able to
Only for a very mahost none other than the famous
ture audience,” she
“Screech” himself, Dustin Diamond.
continued. Diamond
described himself as
Dustin Diamond, 35, is
Actor Dustin Diamon
most known for his role on “Saved
an
“odd bird” and exCourtesy of Leah Schmidt
plained that all comby the Bell,” however, he has ac- because of people like Eddie Murcomplished many different profes- phy and Richard Pryor.” Most of edy comes from a shock factor.
Diamond travels about forsions throughout his career as an the material he uses is observation- entertainer. His most recent-- stand- al, or comes from everyday events. ty-seven weeks out of the year for
up comedian-- began in November “I can lock myself in a room for his comedy shows. To all that are
of 2000.
two hours, and nothing; I go out for curious, “Screech” does have a girl
Diamond describes his hu- lunch and ten things happen!”
friend and is soon to be engaged!
mor as objective. “The reason that Diamond shared that his It should be no surprise that he
I’m a product of my generation is material is definitely for an adult au- and his girlfriend, Ashley, met in a
by Leah Schmidt
Staff Writer
Broadway show entitled “Awesome
80’s Prom.”
Although he currently plans
to continue with his stand-up comedy career, Dustin Diamond may
have something else in store for the
future. “I’ve done the goofy roles.
I’ve done the bad guy roles. I’m
ready to have kids.” Just think, a
world full of little Screeches!
Diamond in his iconic role, Screech
And the Winner Is...
A Recap of the 2012 Golden Globes
Levi Buckman
Staff Writer
The turn of the year brings
about my favorite season—Awards
Season! Incomparable with spring,
summer, autumn, or winter, the
awards season names the best of the
best when it comes to film, television, music, and of course fashion.
These shows bring about nights
filled with stars, entertainment, and
usually an unscripted moment or
two.
The first ceremony to kick
off the awards season is the Golden
Globes. The Globes, presented by
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were held January 15 at
the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly
Hills. The show was aired on NBC
and hosted by Ricky Gervais.
Silent film The Artist led
the night taking home three of the
six awards it was nominated for,
including Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion
Picture-- Comedy or Musical (Jean
Dujardin), and Best Original Score
(Ludovic Bource). The Descendants,
nominated for five awards, won two
with Best Motion Picture-- Drama
and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-- Drama
(George Clooney). Meryl Streep Scorsese won the Golden Globe
took the honor of Best Performance for Best Director-- Motion Picture
by an Actress in a Motion Picture-- (Hugo). Best Screenplay-- Motion
Drama for her portrayal of Marga- Picture went to Woody Allen for
ret Thatcher in Iron Lady. Best Per- Midnight In Paris. Madonna’s film,
formance by an Actress in a Motion W.E., won Best Original Song-MoPicture-- Comedy or Musical went tion Picture.
Onto the small screen, TV
to Michelle Williams for her perfor- series
mance
H o m e as sex
land won
symbol
two
of
Marithe three
l y n
awards
Monit
was
r o e
n o m i in My
nated for:
We e k
Best Telew i t h
vision
Marilyn
Series-.
The
Drama
Help’s
and Best
Octavia
PerforSpenmance by
cer won
an
AcB e s t
in
PerforMembers of the cast and crew of The Artist tress
mance
a Televiby an Actress in a Supporting Role sion Series-- Drama (Claire Danes).
in a Motion Picture, and the Best Kelsey Grammer won Best PerforPerformance by an Actor in a Sup- mance by an Actor in a Television
porting Role in a Motion Picture Series-- Drama for Boss. Nominated
went to Christopher Plummer from for three awards, Modern Family
Beginners. The Adventures of Tintin took home only one: Best Televibrought home the award for Best sion Series-- Comedy or Musical.
Animated Feature Film. Martin Laura Dern (Enlightened) won Best
Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-- Comedy or Musical
while Matt LeBlanc (Episodes) won
the corresponding award for Actor. Downton Abbey went home with
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Made for Television. Mildred Pierce
actress Kate Winslet won Best Performance by an Actress in a MiniSeries or Motion Picture Made for
Television; Luther actor Idris Elba
won Best Performance by an Actor
in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Made for Television. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or
Motion Picture Made for Television
went to Jessica Lange (American
Horror Story). Peter Dinklage (Game
Of Thrones) won Best Performance
by an Actor in a Supporting Role
in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion
Picture Made for Television. Finally, the Cecil B. DeMille Award for
Lifetime Achievement in Motion
Pictures went to Morgan Freeman.
With the presentation of
this year’s Golden Globe Awards,
Awards Season is now in full swing.
The Golden Globes are thought
to be a preview for the Academy
Awards which will take place on
Sunday, February 26. Look for
more awards show recaps in future
issues of the Megaphone.
Features
January 31, 2012
6
Speech and Language Pathology Internship
Internship profiles from the Career and Internship Services Center
By Marie Holloway
Guest Writer
Did you know that Speech and Language
Pathology is also called Speech Therapy? It is a profession concerned with the evaluation and treatment
of speech and language problems that interfere with
the process of communication. I did a Fall 2011,
3-week internship at Canton R-V School district in
the Speech and Language classroom. I worked oneon-one with Kae Parker from Canton R-V and children needing speech therapy.
A typical day in the speech classroom consisted of meeting with groups of two to three children for thirty minutes at a time. These children
either worked on language, speech, or articulation.
Language is the way a person communicates either
through spoken or written words. Speech is the way
a person expresses words, and articulation is the formation of clear and distinct
sounds in speech. During
my time in the speech department, Kae would have speech
and articulation children work
on sounds in the beginning,
middle, or ends of words. For
example, if a child was given
a “th” sound they would say
words such as “think” out loud
to work on proper pronunciation. Language children
would use sounds in sentences
to learn proper placement of words. Kae let these
children play board games on paper and use stickers for the markers. The children would say their
word or sentence three times each, roll the dice and
place however many stickers the dice read. If these
children weren’t playing board games, they could go
on scavenger hunts. The Early Childhood students
were always identifying objects to color, or making
ornaments
Kae would often divide groups of students
when we went on scavenger hunts so I could work with
students alone. She replied several times that she enjoyed my presence as a helper so the kids could get out
of the classroom for other activities. Kae let me read
words and sentences for students to repeat and provide
assistance when pronunciation needed to be more precise. Before the start of my internship, Kae had papers
that hadn’t been filed since the beginning of October.
I was able to file each students’ papers in their speech
folders. I enjoyed taking Kae’s Fall decorations down
and putting her Christmas decorations up on her bulletin board and decorating the windows and a tree in
her classroom. I also helped each day with reminding
students to place stickers on their charts for every day
they went to speech to earn tokens to buy items from
Kae’s Christmas store on the last week of class.
In order to function professionally, one would
have to teach to each child’s needs. This internship has
taught me the basics of IEP’s and having a background
in special education is important.
My course work at Culver-Stockton College
consisted mainly in Psychology courses that identified
behaviors and tried to explain why people act the way
they do. Some of the courses talked about theorists
and their beliefs on the developing child. I worked
with behavioral students and students with chromosome disorders and autism.
This experience has affected my academic career plans by giving me thoughts of graduate school.
This internship has given me more options in the field
of Psychology. I found my love by working with students who have speech disabilities, but I could work in
a hospital setting. I could combine my love for speech
and language with my love for clinical nursing practice.
My greatest challenge on the job was working with
children with severe needs. I had never been around
a child who was severely autistic, and I did not know
how to approach her. I learned that fixations were acceptable. I would have to let her do her work and then
let her play the same game over and over everyday on
Not So Basic Firefighters
By Ciara Mackey
Features Editor
watching slides to get familiar with the material.
Also, CPR class is part of the process of becoming
a fire fighter. Every person on the department must
The Canton fire debe certified. When the book work portion of the
partment holds a “basic” fire
class is done, the volunteers start hands on training,
training class for any person
such as dressing in equipment under one minute,
who is interested in volunteer
taking out the ladder truck with the ladder being 40
firefighting. Firefighting is
feet high at a 45 degree angle. This will allow the
not any basic and ordinary job. It has much firemen to get practice of going up at a higher level
dedication involved
with wind and different
and a lot of training.
distractions to put out
On January 22, the
a fire. Tyler Muniz, a
Canton fire departSenior Criminal Justice
ment started the
major, went through
spring basic training
the basic training class
class. The class is
in the fall. Tyler enjoys
eight weeks long, and
firefighting and helping
the volunteer firemen
out the Canton commulearn different trainnity. He says “You really
ing scenarios and
learn a lot about yourself
tactics to help them
and if you can handle
prepare for their job.
being put into pressure
Attending the class
situations.” The class
from Culver-Stockton
for Muniz was a real eye
is Joe Stubbs, Devon
opener. “Being able to
Ossorio, and Caleb
stay in control and keep
Fannon. The class
people calm is harder
meets once a week,
than people think.”
around four hours
Tyler is very fortunate he
Photo by Google
every Sunday. At
has had the
opportunity to be a part
the start of class, the future firemen receive a of the fire department. The next class for volunteers
starter packet with not only the history of the will be held in the fall of 2012. For information on
Canton fire department but of how firefight- becoming a volunteer fireman, contact Fire Chief
ing started and the history of firefighting. The Jeff McReynolds in the alumni office.
class involves three weeks of book work and
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the computer. Another student had very low speech
and language intelligence. I met children with chromosome disorders that doctor’s never thought would
have intelligible speech learn how to speak through
repetition. I watched as a three-year-old little girl
learned to sign for items she wanted more of and to
see her smile as she worked on tasks. Learning these
children had chromosome disorders, which could have
made them not survive, let alone learn language was
a great honor to experience. In the short amount of
time I saw young children progress with sounds that
they couldn’t pronounce three weeks before.
There are many job opportunities in speech
and language pathology. Speech and Language Pathologists can work with children in school districts on
language, speech and articulation, like Kae, or work in
hospital settings. A Speech and Language Pathologist
in a hospital setting works with patients who are hard
of hearing, have had a stroke, childhood diseases such
as autism and many adulthood diseases such as multiple sclerosis in using speech and language.
The field of Speech and Language Pathology is
very broad. I believe that it takes a special person who
loves working with children to be an effective speech
teacher. I was literally exhausted everyday. However,
I really grew attached to each child, and I found a love
for children with disabilities. I am thankful there are
devices and sign language tools available for children.
Photo courtesy of Nancy Nish
Do Something Tropical
By Kelsey E.Vaughn
Ed/Op Editor
The third day, Culver-ites will trek to Braulio
National Park. Home to the
Barva Volcano, Hondura
¡Lo emocionante!
River, Patria River, and
Translated, this phrase
Cerro Chompipe ( a volcameans “How exciting!” in
Spanish. Why Spanish, you no) the park will be highly
informative as well as have
ask? The Business divibeautiful views. The troupe
sion is taking
will also stop by a banana
students on a
plantation and maybe even
study abroad
try a few bananas! Next,
trip to Costa
students will check out Hot
Rica in the
Springs, Arenal- a conical
Spring 3-week
volcano in Alajuela. The
and Spanish is
volcano has been active for
the dominant
language of Costa Rica. The 4000 years. After the volgroup of students, led by Dr. cano, students will head toward the northwestern part
Dell Ann Janney and Dr.
of Costa Rica to Rincon de
Kim Gaither, will be leaving on April 19th, 2012 and la Vieja National Park- a
geothermal hot spring. The
getting back on April 25th,
park has over 300 species
2012. Gaither says, “I am
of birds around! In addition
very excited about helping
to lead students in studying to the packed trip around
both the culture and business Costa Rica, Culver-Stockenvironment in Costa Rica.
We will have the opportunity to visit three distinct
areas of the country and to
focus on both traditional
agricultural-based business
and new ecotourism-based
businesses. Students will
be fully immersed into this
Latin American country
ton students will be spendfor the week we are able to
study in this exciting part of ing some free time on the
beaches of Guanacaste for
the world.” To kick off the
trip, students will be visiting a beautiful view and maybe
even a nice tan. Culvera coffee plantation- Doka
Estates- a century-old plan- Stockton Business senior
Cathy Carmean is definitely
tation. Next, students will
looking forward to the trip.
journey to INBioparque, a
biological diversity park run “I’m excited to be finally
by the National Biodiversity getting out of the country
Institute of Costa Rica. The and I’m looking forward to
seeing how people in other
San Jose park offers intercountries live and conduct
active experiences where
visitors get up close and per- their business.” Study
sonal to animals and plants abroad trips are a fun and
native to Costa Rica as well educational way to learn,
and here at Culver-Stockton
as experiencing different
trails with representations of students are certainly going
different Costa Rican forest to be taking advantage of
like rainforest, wetlands, and the great opportunities in
front of them.
dry forest.
Daniel Martin
Magician
Photo courtesy of Communications
Martin making sure the crowd knew his
show was going to be phenominal.
SportsMen’s Hoops Learning on the Fly
January 31, 2012
Lady Wildcats Finally Healthy
by Josh McGhee
Sports Editor
The
Lady
Wildcats have been
fighting and clawing
in Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) play so far. After
suffering a short skid, a six game
losing streak the ladies finally settled down and picked up their third
HAAC victory. The ladies picked
up the victory on the road versus
Avila 55-52 in exciting fashion.
The game featured impressive post
play by “Captain Clutch,” Tromesa
May, and some tenacious bench
play by Lisa Plattner.
“My team was playing well,
and I was just happy to contribute;
I took shots and they fell,” Lisa retorted after the game.
May scored 14 points and
grabbed 11 boards to complete the
double-double. Lisa Plattner added
eight points in fourteen minutes of
play and Aneshia Starks lead the
offense with 17 points and 13 rebounds. The victory brought the
wildcats back to .500 and gives the
ladies some confidence entering
the final stretch of HAAC play.
The Wildcats have suffered a
rough stretch but are finally healthy
and look to make a serious run for
HAAC tournament play. The Wildcats have been missing the play of
the sensational sophomore Jessie
Coach Schraeder said as a guest
on the Culver-Stockton Coaches
,Wednesday, January 25th.
“We are young team, we’re
I t ’ s
learning how to play with each othcrunch time for the
er, and over the years that’s going to
Culver-Stockton
men’s basketball team as they face continue to get better. By the time
a very tough conclusion to their we are seniors we will hopefully
schedule. They have four wins un- be a well tuned team and get more
der their belt and are looking to win wins for this program,” said Sophotheir fifth, a task easier said than more sensation, Zach Glenn.
An outstanding transfer
done. The remaining eight games from last year, Justin
on the 2011-2012
Ellison, who is logging
schedule feature
playing time and makteams with a toing it count, said, “We
tal of 81 wins
are just one really good
(Peru
State,
recruit away from beBenedictine, Baking a great team. If we
er,
Graceland,
get a true big man to be
Evangel, Central
in the post then we can
Methodist, and
do some damage in the
Mid-America
Heart of America AthNazarene). This
letic Conference. We
will not be an
also need fan support
easy feat to acat our home games;
complish but it is
fans should be there on
possible for this
a Saturday afternoon
young Wildcats
game, because there’s
squad.
nothing going on but
Having
Dusan Kojic surveys the defense our basketball game.”
only one senior,
Photo
courtesy of Mandi Walker Upcoming games for
Peter Rodriquez,
Photo Editor the Wildcats include
on the men’s basan exhibition game
ketball team this
season, it has been an experimental against Lindenwood University,
process for Coach Jack Schraed- who is now a Division II program,
er’s first year on The Hill. Getting on January 31st. Conference play
this group of five freshmen and six picks up on February 4th at Peru
sophomores to get as much experi- State and on February 9th when the
ence as possible in their young col- Wildcats face Benedictine Univerlege careers could work to an ad- sity. The squad will return home on
English the Rose Bowl Defensive
vantage down the road, developing February 11th to host Baker UniCoordinator. When speaking about
them from high school basketball versity. Only eight games remain
defense he reiterated his philosoplayers into college basketball play- on the schedule for this season so
phy: “Defense is a mentality and
be sure to check out the Wildcat’s at
ers.
you have to be 100 miles an hour in
“You have to fall down 40 the Joe Charles Field house or catch
everything that you do.”
times before you learn to walk and the updates in the Megaphone.
Coach Duvendeck and his
that’s the process it’s going to take
football staff did not stop there;
to get this program turned around,”
they went out and found themselves a new Offensive Coordinator, Kurt Troutman, who was once
a player for Coach Duvendeck and
was delighted to take the job.
“It’s great to come into a program
where you understand the head
coaches goals and his philosophy
of how to get there,” Troutman
commented.
Like Coach de St. Aubin,
Coach Troutman has a nice coaching background he coached the defensive line at his Alma Mater. He
also coached the Defense at Winona University in Winona, Minnesota. Duvendeck seemed excited
about the upcoming season. The
coaching staff has been recruiting
extremely hard; they recently had
12 recruits on campus and have
successfully had 14 verbal commits
to date.
Logsdon, who is finally returned
and is getting her wind back. “It
was kind of hard at first. I wasn’t
able to work out for six weeks and
that really hurt me. I’ve slowly
started to get back in the game. It’s
been really nice being back-- all my
teammates were excited to have me
back, and that made a huge impact
on my recovery,” Jessie stated.
May missed the first half
of the season with injury issues
and has made an immediate impact with her return. May gives the
Wildcats a strong post presence
that is consistent and does the intangibles to protect the basket. The
Wildcats, who already had strong
post presence, now possess one of
the deepest and most versatile back
courts in the HAAC, complete with
Rachel Larson’s outside shooting
and Bailey Owens ruthless play.
Wildcats continued play
at home versus Avila University
where they suffered a tough defeat.
The game had some questionable
officiating and that lead Avila to
upend a nine point halftime deficit
and score 14 points from the charity stripe. The leading scorer for the
Wildcats was Starks with 13 before
she fouled out. Monica Wilson and
Tromesa May added nine points
apiece. The women will continue
HAAC play versus Peru State on
February 4th.
by Andrew Redmon
Staff Writer
Gridiron Makes Coaching Changes
By Andre Terrell
Staff Writer
There are seven months
until the 2012 Football Season and
Coach Duvendeck has already
made some changes to his coaching staff. These changes will hopefully bring a lot of positives in the
upcoming season.
“[I] promoted Josh, because
he believes in his passion and loyalty to the program,” Duvendeck
said of his first big move, promoting last year’s Offensive Coordinator Coach de St. Aubin to Defensive Coordinator.
“It feels great to have the
trust of the head coach and the
trust from the defensive side,”
Coach de St. Aubin commented
on his promotion. Most would say
moving from one side of the ball
to the other side is a hard thing to
do, but not for Coach de St. Aubin.
His coaching resumé boasts that he
has coached on all sides of the ball.
He was the Tight End and Offensive Line coach at Northern Michigan, and the Defensive Assistant at
Eastern Michigan, where he had
the chance to learn a lot from Ron
Check us out!!
Women’s Basketball Schedule
2/4/2012 Peru State
2/9/2012 Benedictine
2/11/2012 Baker
2/16/2012 Graceland
2/18/2012 Evangel
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
2:00 PM 5:30 PM 2:00 PM 5:30 PM 2:00 PM
Men’s Basketball Schedule
1/31/2012
2/4/2012
2/9/2012
2/11/2012
2/16/2012
2/18/2012
Lindenwood
Peru State
Benedictine
Baker
Graceland
Evangel
7
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
7:00 PM
4:00 PM
7:30 PM
4:00 PM
7:30 PM
4:00 PM
January 31, 2012
8
Strong Start for Track
By Jacqui Porter
Staff Writer
The C-SC Track and Field
team has only been reinstated since
2007, and already the Wildcats
have established themselves as a
very competitive opponent in the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The team
overall looks to build off a good
season last year, with the success
of having four athletes qualify
and compete in the NAIA indoor
championships, along with three
athletes competing in the NAIA
outdoor championships. The 2012
team has high hopes for this season.
The Wildcats have a lot of
work ahead of them boasting 18
athletes on the men’s side and only
eight women on the team. CulverStockton has one of the smallest
rosters in the entire NAIA. The six
seniors look to lead the Wildcats
By Josh McGhee
Sports Editor
Sports
to another successful season and
to also complete their careers on a
high note. The seniors on the men’s
side consist of Bayron Kingswell,
Aaron Foster, Blake Jackson and
Stephen Schindler while Beth Barton and Julisa Watt will be looking
to lead the way for the women.
The Wildcats had a strong
showing at the first two meets with
senior Blake Jackson leading the
way, with an impressive fifth place
finish in the 55 meter dash. Senior
Julisa Watt went on to record the
fifth best time in the school’s history in the 55 meter dash with a
time of 7.58 seconds.
“I was very excited about
my improvements just from the last
track meet! Even though I’m not
where I want to be I’m getting better each week. Fifth place is a good
starting point. Now I have to work
to push that fifth into first place,”
Watt stated about her extraordinary start.
Since hiring Doug Savage
in August of 2010 to fill the Head
coaching position, the team looks
to continue improve in all aspects,
as much as possible. The team is
already having a strong start to the
2012 season, by earning points in
the first two meets of the season
and looking to keep that momentum going forward.
The Wildcats are back in
action again on Feb. 4th, at the Illinois College Green Indoor invitational starting at 11am.
Sophomore athlete John McBride during a recent practice
A Brother by Passion not Blood
You can
feel Brice Fantazia’s
intensity as he sits
courtside, muttering murderous threats under his
breath at a referee who is 20 years
older than he is. He
anxiously sat on the
bench mentoring
Jason Gillespie to
get his head back on
Earth, instead of the
planet he sometimes
lives on in his own
mind. He talks like
a coach, but acts like
the college senior
he is, the only thing
that is different is
he is not wearing a
uniform. No, he’s not
absentminded, just a
passionate basketball
player out of eligibility. “Now in the
morning I sleep alone, sweep the
streets I used to own,” lyrics from
the Coldplay song Viva La Vida-truth through music. He was atop
the Culver-Stockton food chain,
fist pumping and chest beating to
the cheers of the crowd he has now
joined. He attempts to play the role
of a ‘big brother’ to a whole team
which added to his intensity; this
leads to him to seem more like a
pushy father. He commands respect,
and he receives it because he is the
basketball player we all strive to be.
Fans respect talent, athletes respect
the intangibles that create talent:
determination, leadership, commitment, and dreams; we are all chasing big dreams
Brice is a graduate and
former point guard of Culver-Stockton. The trail to his dreams hasn’t
been easy. After his final season at
Culver-Stockton he pursued a contract to play for FC Porto, a professional team overseas. What followed
was homesickness and complications with citizenship. So he packed
his bags and went back to where he
called home, Culver-Stockton, but
he did not pack away his dreams in
that bag. He came back and became
a role model for the team that he
once directed and after graduation
this Saturday, May 15, he will find
himself back on his path chasing his
dream once again.
Brice grew up in Northern
California, but like most athletes
growing up in the 90’s, he was
inspired by the play of Michael
Jordan. He lived in seven different
areas, which did not allow him to
make a lot of friends. Nevertheless, he had one constant in his life,
basketball. He was happy though,
regardless of his family’s financial
status or how many friends he had.
He had a dream to play basketball,
fighting the obstacles that clouded
others optical.
“His determination, commitment, and desire are his best character traits. Brice is very goal oriented
and strives hard to accomplish what
lies before him.” Coach John Windham, Culver-Stockton’s men’s bas-
Fantazia takes a shot for FC Puerto
ketball coach quickly reputes when
asked about Brice. These things
cannot be taught, they are conditionally learned or engrained in you at
birth. That’s how Brice earns and receives respect. His game is gritty and
tough--attribute that to his upbringing.
When there are pivotal moments in life, family should always
be around, and for Brice this remains
true. When asked about the pivotal moment in his life he says, “My
grandparents adopted me and my
sister and it changed the kid I was
and the man I would become. It was
right before high school and I am
very thankful to them. I was a very
academically challenged kid and was
involved in many altercations. They
instilled hard work and character in
me and made me realize that nobody
can stop you but yourself.” A real
basketball team adds to your family.
You’re with them every day and they
become your brothers. Brice’s final
season at Culver demonstrated this
brotherhood. “His team-oriented
approach really became evident as he
lead the Heart of America Conference in assists and was one of the top
scorers as well,” Coach Windham
comments on Brice’s last season
ringing as a testimony.
Every story has a beginning.
Rarely, do people want to know it.
They are always eager for the conclusion. The seed was planted, the
rain storms came and went, and the
dream was just over the rainbow. The
dream of being paid for that thing
you’ve done your whole life for nothing but the love of the game and just
to be considered one of the best.
High school basketball is the
preamble to the moderate fame of
college basketball. When asked about
his high school success, Brice smiles
so big you can almost relive the glory,
carefree days as he spits out, “It was
great, playing with Division 1 players and pro’s that would come back
in the summer. They made me strive
to become one of them. If you didn’t
play hard you heard it from them. It
also taught me to not accept losing,
because that is what the entire program was built around.”
Thus, the mentality was
groomed and the attitude that makes
him Brice Fantazia developed. Mentality is groomed by influences too.
When questioned about them smile
vanishes and that stern killer look he
bears when he is playing resurfaces,
[On his biggest influence] “My father,
although not for the normal reasons.
My dad was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies of the MLB, but didn’t
go because my mother was pregnant
with me. I do not have a good relationship with him because he hasn’t
really been in my life but I know he
regrets that decision every day of his
life, and because of that I’ve always
wanted to do whatever I set my mind
too and live life with absolutely no
regrets.” His mother may have given
birth to him, but obviously his father
groomed a star, through his absence.
People look at sports and see
an activity. Success is created by habits, and sports create habits. Brice’s
determination and character is built
from basketball. How has basketball
formed you? He looks at me with
ease, “It has made me disciplined.
That is the number one thing I can
say, I feel that with discipline comes
dedication and motivation and that
is how I get in the gym and work out
every day. It is also why I am in awe
of NBA player because I know how
hard it is to make it overseas let alone
there.”
As a kid I collected every
basketball picture, poster, and quote
I could find because I was in love. I
was an eight year old with way too
big of dreams. Without the confidence to admit it, I cried when
my mom made me miss my travel
practice to do my homework because
I failed my class. She looked at me
and told me, “It’s just a game.” From
that day on I felt misunderstood, and
I questioned my beautiful dream.
Have you ever regretted chasing your
dreams?
Brice is off and running,
sounding more like Langston Hughes
than his normal self. “Never regret
pursuing your dreams,” He says. “Life
without dreams is no life at all. It
means you aren’t striving for anything. It definitely hasn’t been easy
and there are times I have been depressed with basketball and wanted
to quit but I knew the regrets I would
have in the future. Being able to tell
my son I lived my dream is something I really look forward to one
day.”
At this moment, I looked
stunned reviewing this quote. This
report changed from a grade to
a story that must be told. He has
opened his heart and soul, which he
wears on his sleeve with every tick of
the shot clock. I finally understand
this man. I feel an evolution from
the man who pushed my teammates
and I to the point of hating him after
every open gym, to a role model, a
genuine brother. His blood pumps
the same dream as I. “Tell me what
you know about dreams. Dreams.
Tell me what you know about night
terrors. Nothing, you don’t really care
about the trials of tomorrow, rather
lay awake in a bed full of sorrow,”
Kid Cudi (“Pursuit of Happiness”)
harmonizes these lyrics in the background as I write. I cannot help but
take his words to heart. “The latest
challenge is to play in Europe and I
have no doubt that he will fulfill his
dream.” Coach Windham boasts for
his former point guard.
“Way to work, you gotta
do that every day, McGhee,” Brice
reminds me, as I wipe my sweatdrenched body with my t-shirt,
which now doubles as a sweat towel
after a hard work out. These questions pop in my clouded mind every
day: Why does he do it? Why is he
here pushing me? Pushing us? Just to
be around the guys and help them?
I ask him, and he responds, “I remember when older guys used to
help me and how much I learned. I
want to coach one day and I think it
helps me working with the younger
guys.” I can’t hold back that smile
when he gives me his approval.
“Thanks big bro,” I state exhausted
and unenergetically. As my teammates and I gloat about how tired we
are and remove our basketball shoes
from our blistered feet. Baseline.
Freethrow line. Baseline. Half-court.
Baseline. Freethrow line. Baseline.
Opposite baseline. Back to the
baseline. “Suicides.” The word makes
all athletes cringe. Brice runs at full
sprint. Then, he pants, prostrate, in
a drained voice. I hear him whisper,
“go” and he’s off again. Dumbfounded
at the site, my teammates exit the
field house asking internally “Why?”
I understand he is not only sprinting,
but he is also chasing the dream.
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January 31, 2012
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