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Carroll’s faculty unites to form a union Amanda Bothe Editor-in-Chief

A petition to form a collective bargaining unit of Carroll faculty was filed with the National Labor Relations Board on November 17 by a group of Carroll College professors known as the Faculty Council.

The petition is the first step in a movement to vote on the creation of a union comprised of faculty at Carroll. This act comes after a long battle between Carroll faculty and administration over governance at the college.

The National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, is the federal board needed to approve the formation of collective bargaining units.

Should the union be approved by the NLRB, Carroll College would be the first private college in Wisconsin with a unionized faculty.

“We’re unionizing because of our lost voice in governance,” said Dr. Paul Rempe of the history department.

The faculty has been reduced to an advising role only, in the operation of the college, according to Dr. Deidre Keenan of the English department and member of the Faculty Council, especially in the last eight years, to the point

where their advice is not even considered.

“The division has been deliberately created by the president and implemented by the administration,” said Keenan. After trying many avenues to bridge the gap between the faculty and administration, unionizing is the “last recourse.”

“A union is a way to bridge that gap,” said Rempe.

“We look forward to a collective bargaining unit to bring us all to the table again,” said Keenan. “I believe we need more of a voice, and it will be a better college when faculty have a voice again in governance,” she continued.

The process is not expected to take long. The hearings began the first week of December. The administration stated their case first, and then it was the faculty’s turn to present their case. Once the hearings are over, briefs of the cases are submitted by both sides and reviewed by the NLRB regional director who will make a decision based on the testimony from the hearing and the briefs.

Then the NLRB will decide whether or not the Carroll faculty is eligible to form a union. If the faculty is eligible, a vote will be See Unionization Page 3

Decked out Divas

Sing in the Holiday Spirit

Photo submitted by Professor Timothy Cloeter

Sophomore Ryan Scheunemann, freshmen Erika Schwane and Ryan McEldowney, sitting in front of Madrigal Dinner King, Communications professor Pete Settle, take a break from their singing for a photo opportunity during the Madrigal Dinner this past weekend, December 4 and 5.

Students need insurance Jennifer Wright Staff Writer

Photo by Jamie Slewinski

Senior Steward Koskinen revved up the stage with a holiday spirited costume during the Deca Diva pageant, Friday, December 3.

Today, over 45 million people are without health insurance, and almost 50 million more are under-insured, including college students.

College students, particularly those over age 18, may not be covered by their parents’ insurance policy once they leave home. Others are not covered because a requirement for many health insurance companies is that the student be enrolled at full-time status (12 credits or more). And still others are no longer covered under their parents’ plan if they take off a semester or once they graduate. The end results are healthy, young college students suddenly finding themselves without health insurance.

At Carroll College, fulltime students are required to have health insurance. Students either must show proof they have outside health insurance or must purchase insurance through the school. For domestic students, insurance starts at $365 annually and $243 for the spring and summer terms. The

cost for international students to receive health insurance through Carroll starts at $450 annually and $300 for the spring and summer terms.

According to the Carroll College Student Injury and Sickness Insurance Plan pamphlet, the insured person “will be covered for any sickness diagnosed or injury sustained while so covered.” For the full list of coverage benefits and premium rates, please refer to the Student Injury and Sickness Insurance Plan pamphlet.

Students at other college institutions may decide to go without health insurance because the cost to buy a plan is just too expensive. This means that too many students are not getting adequate health care.

A college student away from home without health insurance can easily spend hundreds of dollars on medical care for an influenza outbreak, and the cost of a broken bone would almost bankrupt a student.

College students are no different than the masses of people covered by employer plans, state and federal plans and community care plans. They are active

people, juggling school, work and trying to maintain a life away from their families. They are prone to viruses and illness and are susceptible to injury because they are constantly on the move. However, college students are young and, for the most part, healthy. Health care utilization is generally less.

A major issue in the 2004 presidential election was health care. Medicare, Medicaid and prescription drug coverage were echoed throughout the campaign. These are important aspects of the health care crisis; however, these areas generally do not pertain to college students.

Much of today’s health care is geared towards preventive maintenance. This usually means a yearly checkup to ensure one’s health is okay.

The ability to have a health care provider tell students they are healthy means a lot, just as early detection of something is equally important.

For more information on student health insurance through Carroll, contact the Walter Young Center at 262524-7335.

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Kristen Anne Assistant News Editor

Winter Registration Registration for Carroll’s Winter Session opened on Wednesday, October 20. All students are eligible but may need to apply. Winter Session is not covered by financial aid and is a charge of $220 per credit hour.

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Students living on campus can remain on campus for free during the Winter Session so long as attending courses offered during

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Winter Time Schedules Thursday, December 9, has been designated as reading day.

11/17/04 Responded with Waukesha EMS to a medical emergency at Steele/Swarthout.

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Crime Beat

Bear Milne Features Editor

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Campus Safety 11/15/04 Responded with Waukesha Police to a residence hall for a concern about the welfare of a student.

11/16/04 Discovered and confiscated a fraudulent parking permit being used by a student.

11/18/04 Several individuals issued citations by Waukesha Police for underage consumption near Steele/Swarthout.

11/21/04 Discovered damage to the outside mirror of a vehicle parked in Lot 9. Campus Safety notified the owner of the vehicle of the damage. Also took a second report of damage to another vehicle of similar nature in Lot 9.

All daytime classes have been suspended for this time. Also, final exams for evening classes will begin at this time. Friday, December 10, through Thursday, December 16, is the time period assigned for final exams. All final exams times are posted online if there are any questions. Check the class syllabus also.

If you have any small news notes or events going on in your department, office or organization that you want the Carroll community to know about, tell us! Send an e-mail to perspect@cc.edu with “News Briefs” in the subject line.

11/28/04 Responded to a fire alarm at Humphrey Art Center. Cause was determined to be from art projects in a kiln.

11/29/04 Took report of a hit and run, property damage only vehicle accident that had occurred November 22 in Lot 9.

If you observe suspicious activity on campus, please contact Campus Safety at (262) 524-7300.

On-campus escorts are available 24-hours-a-day by contacting Campus Safety or by using an exterior blue light phone.

News from Another Perspective Compiled by:

Melody Koney Staff Writer

Procrastination web site surfaces in New Jersey…

For people all over the world, the Internet has been the greatest use for wasting time when looking to avoid doing homework.

Thefacebook.com is the new college obsession, a web site that began 10 months ago with five Harvard students and is now the most popular way to either network or waste time for a million college students at around 300 colleges. Students who sign up from their campus e-mail address are able to visit the listing of everyone who signs up at their school, with thumbnail links (just name and picture) to students at all the other colleges. Diversions include profiles and photos you can update, political views, lists of favorite movies and books, and lists of everyone’s friends at your school. It has been called the Swiss army knife of procrastination.

There are so many different groups that it is next to impossible to not find someone you have something in common with. For example students with a few hours on their hands can

check out everything from the People Against Popped Collars (the preppy look of rolling up the collar of your shirt) which has 395 members to the people who list “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” as their favorite movie (6 members). “It’s like a way to sort of interact with people without really interacting with them,” said Alicia Agnoli, a senior from Martha’s Vineyard.

However, Evan Baehr, a senior who has done a survey of campus politics and sexual mores by using Thefacebook.com, figures that it more or less does what promoters say it does: provide information that helps people make friends and form bonds. (www.nytimes.com) All cereal restaurant thinks outside the box…

You can stop pinching yourself now, because you’re not dreaming. The café with servers in pajamas serving cereal anytime of the day with any topping you wish is the real thing. Cereality Cereal Bar & Café, which recently opened its first sit-down café on the University of Pennsylvania campus is homage to the most important meal of the day according to your mother. How-

ever, your mom probably made eggs and pancakes not bowls of Cap’n Crunch topped with Pop Rocks. Cereality carries 30 different varieties of brand name cold cereal and customers order from “cereologists.” They also offer their own crazy combos with names like Devil Made Me Do It, a mixture of Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, chocolate crunchies and malt balls, topped with milk.

“This is great because you can try all different kinds and not have to buy the whole box,” said Penn freshman Erica Denhoff, 18.

Penn junior Alpha Mengistu agrees that Cereality is a great place, but more than just a quick carb and sugar-load. “I think this would be a great place for a date,” she said. “You could learn a lot about a person by what cereal they choose. It is also a great place to stretch out on a comfortable couch while watching cartoons on a flat screen television or check your e-mail. Even the American Dietetic Association agrees that cereals can be a good fast food because they’re high in fiber and loaded with vitamins and minerals, as long as customers keep their sweet tooth in check and pick healthier toppings like nuts and fruit.

Wisconsin Tuition Grant Endanger of Losing Funds Kate Griffith Staff Writer

In Volume 28, Issue 4 of the New Perspective, an article on page three with the title “Tuition Grant May Get Cut,” students were informed that the Wisconsin Tuition Grant may be getting cut from Carroll College’s financial aid program.

This information was not only incorrect, but also misleading.

The issue involving the grant was not that it will get cut, but rather may lose funding due to a multi-million dollar budget deficit. The article was incorrect and it needs to be made very clear that the grant is not going to be cut. Rather it’s funding will be decreased.

Thursday, December 9, 2004

The New Perspective

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Unionization: Faculty believe in healing the college Continued from Page 1

conducted to decide whether or not to form the union.

“I see this as a positive effort to restore the voice, respect, and support that a professional faculty needs and a healthy college requires,” said Fiedler.

A statement from the administration read: “Carroll College believes it would be a mistake for Carroll faculty to bring a union to campus. The primary responsibility of Carroll faculty and staff is to foster and maintain an academic environment that puts students first. This in an environment where faculty and administrators should not be divided and distracted from the college’s mission by the politics and problems that flow from any union relationships.” Carroll College president, Frank Falcone, declined to comment in person.

The administration has also employed the efforts of Attorney Thomas Krukowski, who is also a member of Carroll’s Board of Trustees.

One criticism Falcone had of the faculty’s efforts were presented in a an e-mail sent on November 24, which questions the organization under which the faculty is going to unionize, the United Automobile Implement Workers of America, UAW. In his e-mail message, he detailed the history of the UAW’s success in unionized “blue-collared” workers.

“We all can do a better job for our students by working out our conflicts within our system. A trade union regime will be fatally

destructive to our joint educational mission,” concluded Falcone’s message.

Fiedler explained the UAW was chosen to aid in the organization of the effort and to provide support and knowledge. In addition, UAW does not exclusively work with auto manufacturers anymore. Roughly 40-45 percent of the UAW’s clients work in professional fields.

Fiedler also emphasized that this is a local effort, and the UAW is not going to tell the faculty what actions to take, only provide knowledge and support.

It is believed by the Faculty Council that the large majority of faculty are behind this effort, since they believe the direction of the college is detrimental to education.

“People realize our effort is an attempt to improve working conditions and the education of students,” said Dr.. Tim Fiedler of the sociology department and member of the Faculty Council.

“No one has mentioned money,” noted Keenan, “We believe it was a better college when faculty had a voice in academic matters.”

“Carroll used to be a community in a very genuine way,” reflected Rempe. “This administration has ruined that.”

“Our motives are genuinely committed to this community …

We are doing this because we’re committed to students,” said Keenan.

“Basically, we are trying to heal the college,” concluded Rempe.

Unionization Time line April 17, 1991 Springfield College faculty submit message to Board of Trustees expressing no confidence in April 18, 1991 President Falcone Springfield College faculty forwards a “Statement of Particulars” to Board of Trustees December 1999 Dr. Rebecca Sherrick is fired; appointed February 27, 2002 President of Aurora within one year President Frank Falcone announces Carroll’s intention to split into two schools May 2002 Dr. John Symms resigns as Summer 2002 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Three tenure track professors offered opportunity to sign on as non-tenure track professors February 11,2003 Letter protesting recommendations of the task force was signed by 13 department chairs February 22,2003 Four professors denied tenure despite strong records

March 6, 2003 315 students participated in sit-in protest questioning, “Where is my voice?”

March 3, 2003 Faculty of Carroll College vote no confidence in President Frank Falcone March 7, 2003 Carroll College Board of Trustees renews President Falcone’s contract

March 2003 Every member of Tenure and Promotion Committee resigns from their positions April 6, 2003 Student Senate votes no confidence in President Falcone April 14–15, 2003 Student body votes no confidence in President Falcone September, 2004 Carroll undergoes academic restructure, taking control away from department heads

Dates compiled by Craig Maniscalco

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Point

Point / Counterpoint

Staff Writer

The majority of students would rather have a root canal than take a night class.

However, they have overlooked the benefits of these classes.

Most of the classes offered at night are there for a purpose. For instance, next semester courses normally taking place at night from 6 p.m. to 9:35 p.m. will be from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Some people are already feeling this change. They have to choose between taking one course or the other, which could potentially ruin their four-year plan.

I won’t lie; night classes can be quite an annoyance. Last year, I had a night class in one of the computer labs in the technology lab in New Hall. The majority of the class was spent with the lights off, and only the illumination of the computer screens gave light; as if staying awake wasn’t hard enough. The class also went for the full three and a half hours with only one 15 minute break.

Currently, I am taking another night class which has changed my opinion entirely about taking night classes. The pro-

fessor makes the class interesting by throwing in the occasional humorous comment and bringing in speakers. Rarely would the class go the full amount of time. In most cases, the class lasts for two hours; covering everything we needed to. It isn’t about quantity, it’s about quality.

The professor makes the class. If you have a good professor, the class will be good. Inversely, a bad professor can make you hate going to your night class.

It could also be said that students hate taking night classes because it is taboo.

All through elementary, middle and high school we’ve taken classes from about 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., yet now there is the option to take a course at night. Since it is something we’ve never experienced before, some may take the course with a hesitation.

Students may pass judgment before ever even taking the class because it interferes with their daily routine. Many times, a night class may overlap with a favorite prime time program. Such a hindrance can easily be remedied by taping your program and watching it after class.

Sure night classes can be a pain, but given the right conditions, they can be quite joyous.

Bear Tales

The failure to appreciate is our own fault

Bear Milne Opinion Editor

The benefits that come with attending a Liberal Arts college may not be necessarily immediate to the scuffling hooves that come and go over main lawn and through the halls of Carroll, but when it’s there people have to take initiative. By that, I mean that experiences, in college or career or life, sometimes one has to reach out and make decisions to find them and live them for themselves, control there own destiny and life.

I bring this up because something I keep finding disheartenment. On Tuesday, 30 November, Slam Poet Mike McGee, a Spina Bifida survivor, came to Carroll College on behalf of the English Club and financed thanks to Student Senate. He started around 8 p.m. after getting on a plane at 6 a.m. and flying out here.

Less than 40 bodies managed to come and see the poet perform and then discuss poetry and what have you afterward.

Culture and experience doesn’t happen, it isn’t something that should be forced or taught in the classroom, it’s something you find through experiences. One of the growing shames I’ve found in society is that people only want to do what they have to - so is that what the administration and faculty should look at, I wonder, is

what can we force these students to experience in order for them to achieve everything that is wanted of them.

What is failing in understanding here is that this is a community, a family, that we all cognitively chose to be a part of.

Without choosing for ourselves the experiences that shape us and influence us, what are we?

We’re certainly not expressing our right of free will to the best of our ability, but more than that, what kinds of messages are we sending to the administration and to the faculty, let alone each other.

It’s because of this lack of enthusiasm, of participation that moot subjects become future lightning rods here on campus.

It’s because of results like this that professors and administration and student organizations plan and organize and dictate mandatory participation from the students.

What kind of stories will we tell our children about college - how much we drank one night, who we dated - what about what we learned about life and each other, or maybe ourselves?

And in my opinion it’s a shame that these experiences just pass as the wind through people’s hair, barely making any kind of impact or disturbance or adjustment to the frail follicles atop the most powerful organ in the human body. How can the generations before learn from the generations now if people can’t make decisions for themselves to live, to be enlightened or indulgent to art or appreciative in even the most subtle of manners or inclinations.

How can anything be objective if people can’t see both sides - how do people know what they like or don’t without experiencing? It’s like people who don’t like a certain kind of food - mostly because they’ve only had it a certain way.

Don’t be afraid to live.

Counterpoint

Night classes or nightmares - no chance

Give the night classes a chance Jim Verbick

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Bear Milne Opinion Editor

Even though one can lose the sight of the moon in it’s brilliance and the stars that envy the orbs that orbit them and never burn, there’s solace in a place called “night classes.” Sure, it’s dark and now winter’s set in, but the day’s so short, the night lasts forever – and so do the classes.

It’s bogus.

What about studying or working on those projects for the three day-classes that one takes during the rest of the week.

Television - like ball games, Sportscenter, the History Channel or the Simpsons to get that dose of Pop Culture that’s missing from life – because of night classes. I won’t even get into dating.

Who would favor these options anyway? Sure, there great to offer for the non-traditional students working towards there own advancement or what have you, but to go from a grueling four-hour waltz with monotony to a student organization meeting is bogus. Sitting in one place your butt swells (because you brought food) and your head hurts, and not just because the professor wanted it that way (they

know who I’m talking about), and you feel exhausted. Then the meetings. Then homework.

This is all in disregard for the working student. Sure is great to beat-out an eight hour work day then remain inert for the next four hours trying to learn. Yeah, it takes discipline, but as most people feel after work one needs to unwind, take a break. Hard to do when one’s in a 300 level course of whatever – but it gets done.

And I used to love movies in class – all through grade school and high school. I could nap and dream about whatever I wanted, wherever I wanted without anybody else there. And the puddle of drool to show for it was good enough for me.

Course, in this collegiate atmosphere, sleep is obsolete, obscure and out-of-thequestion. I’ve tried, and the professors won’t let you. One can’t even digress into creating literature of any sort, there’s no bloody light!

All in all, the evening courses yield an interesting experience for the college student. College is supposed to be challenging – sometimes I find it so in the most subtle of ways, but that’s what it’s all about, right?

Pet Peeves

When a gripe isn’t enough someone who obviously has nothing better to do than be an obnoxious jerk to anyone and anything in the surrounding area. You have probably seen this person, the one screaming every lyric to the song, but not in a way that compliments the way the singer is performing, or even better, trying to sing along when they obviously don’t have a clue what is going on. Better than this is be the sporadic moments of dancing that does not even come close to hitting a beat, but somehow this person manages to smack you, the one minding their own business every other minute of the song.

My favorite instance of this recently happened at The Used concert at The Rave. This was a sold out show with more kids than probably was allowed, all

people everywhere which usually include the innocent people on Sometimes you just don’t the outside. want to see the show. Hey, it hapIf you can survive getting pens. How many of us have gone smacked, pushed and shoved to concerts or shows solely to which is expected at a rock show, watch the band and have a good then you still have to deal with time? I mean, you’re there for having your vision blocked from the music mainly, not watching the tall guy. It’s not like they can the action on stage. Who really designate a section for the verticares if some tall person comes cally challenged, but would it kill to stand directly in front of you the tall guy to let someone shorter or some obnoxious jackass plants stand in front of them in order themselves right in your line of to see? Perhaps it is somebody’s fire, smacking you at numerous dad who is only there to take the times, most definitely not to the young kid to the show so they beat? This wouldn’t be aggravating don’t come back dead and really at all? If there isn’t an underlindoesn’t care if they see anything or ing amount of sarcasm here then not. It never hurts to ask. Obviobviously I don’t know what I am ously you paid money to be at a dealing with. show like everyone else, why not Being a tall person myself, I get to see what everyone else is usually try my best to make sure seeing. The biggest complaint I I am standing in front have ever heard at a show of someone taller than was either “I can’t see anyme as to make sure that thing!” or “I keep getting the poor 5 foot nothing “Like I said, you can always just resort hit by this jerk over here person isn’t desperately who doesn’t know how to to listening to the CD in the car.” trying to try and figure control themselves.” out what is going on.

I don’t think that I There is nothing more am the only person with aggravating than really being ready to kick the crap out of one this opinion because annoying excited to be at a show and not another as soon as the band hit the things like these happen all the be able to see anything. If you stage. Of course my luck would time at a show. Is it so much to wanted to hear just the music, go have it that I get these middle ask that you go to a show simply stand in the back or listen to the school looking girls attempting to enjoy the music, see everything CD in the car. You go to a show to look older rocking out to every and not have to leave covered in to get the feelings and emotions of song like they knew what they bruises because you were attemptthe performers attempting to con- were doing. After about 10 min- ing to keep your face from getting nect with the audience. My best utes of smacking into everyone in bashed in? When did it become friend is 5’4” and more instances the surrounding area, more than mandatory to bring a step ladder than one she is really enjoying just me was a little aggravated. and carry mace everywhere you the show before some jerk comes Pretty soon a group of people just go to make sure you remained and creates a complete blocking started pushing and shoving into in your “personal space”? These of anything remotely close to the the girls as a retaliation to teach simple things could just be stage. This would usually be the the girls not keep acting the way avoided if people just tried to time when I decide to mosh my they had been. I of course just respect others, but sometimes way into the person, causing them stood back smiling evilly all the that just must be too much of a to go flying while we both attempt while, obviously amused. There challenge. Like I said, you can to figure out “who could have is nothing more aggravating then always just resort to listening to caused this person to go sprawling getting unnecessary roughness the CD in the car. That or hire around you, this usually can occur Juan Pablo, your body guard, to onto the floor.”

If being unable to see any- when you’re standing near a mosh take care of any “instances” that thing isn’t the problem, it would pit and you have one too many may occur to ensure a great time be what I call the “ultimate fan” or enthusiastic people throwing had by all.

Tracy Weckwerth Staff Writer

Thursday, December 9, 2004

The New Perspective

Eat Jimmy’s World

Carroll let’s go of a legend

Jim Verbick Staff Writer

Bear with me this week folks, my random nonsensical ramblings will have to wait until next semester. I have decided to focus on a much more important and meaningful subject.

The Carroll Administration has made an incredibly thoughtless error. This flaw I speak of is the refusal to renew Anne E. Schwartz’s contract.

Schwartz is a Communications adjunct professor. She teaches both a “News Writing and Reporting” class and a “Public Relations course.”

I am currently in her “News Writing” course, and enjoy it immensely.

An ad was placed by Carroll College for a professor with a doctorate to teach the course in the next offerings; a degree which Schwartz does not have. While she doesn’t have a degree, her experience outweighs any piece of paper.

She is a professional journalist.

She was the first journalist to cover the Jeffrey Dahmer story.

She wrote a book about him entitled, The Man Who Could Not Kill Enough: The Secret Murders of Milwaukee’s Jeffrey Dahmer.

She wrote her news stories about him in the Milwaukee

Journal, before it became the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

However, her experience doesn’t end there. She has covered the Milwaukee Police Department both as a newspaper and television journalist.

Over her time she has developed many connections to other various people in the media field. For the benefit of the students, she has these people come in to class to speak to the students and answer their questions. These visits are a great way for future journalists to get their name out to those people who matter and to get a perspective on the media field. This semester, she’s brought in such speakers as Mark Reardon, a radio show host on WTMJ Radio; Bob Clinkingbeard, news director at FOX 6 TV; and Jeff Mayers, president of Wispolitics.com (an online publication).

During our review of conducting interviews, she gave us a hands-on experience by having Waukesha County Sheriff Dan Trawicki come in and answer personal questions.

Our assignment was to write a biographical article about him.

In my experience, I learn things much better if I am able to live out the lesson, rather than just read about it.

Schwartz has done a lot for me as a writer. When I first started writing for the New Perspective this semester, I had no prior journalistic knowledge. However, after learning various things from her class, I am slowly getting better and better. It isn’t just her lessons that help me, but her personal attention to students.

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Web registration woes, again Eve Jacobs Staff Writer

Okay, so web registration is suppose to be this wonderful thing right? Get online, sign in and pick out classes. Hassle Free.

No one has to get in line at eight in the morning at Voorhees and register.

The only problem with web registration this year was registering for classes. Here is a scenario that occurred with me and web registration. All seniors were able to register at 4:30 p.m. I had to work at 5:00 p.m. so I figured it wouldn’t take any longer than 5 minutes to register for classes. So here I am getting online and going to the web site to login to register.

I click on web registration, type in my name and password and it says that I cannot register at this time. What the smurf is up with that? I call ITS and they explain that since the server is slow that all the seniors were signing up at the exact same time, they were working out a time frame for everyone to register.

Well what smurfin idiot didn’t figure this out that morning? They could have easily made out a schedule the day before

and sent a massive email out to everyone noting the change of registering times. The thing that really got me was that ITS said that they sent out an email telling students about the change of register times. I really wanted to see the time in which I was suppose to register but by 4:45 p.m.

I was already late for work and I decided to leave. I didn’t even get an email until 5:30 p.m., after I had already left for work. How dumb is that? I got online at 10:15 p.m. and found out that I could register at 8:30 p.m. at night, the last time to register.

Now, why can’t people just send out a massive email explaining this all earlier, like in the beginning of the week before we could register so we all new exactly when we could register and make plans accordingly.

Even I realized that all the seniors were registering at the same time and that would make the server slow. Don’t you think time slots would be easier for everyone?

Yeah, duh it would. So ITS did that and it did work out but someone should have thought of this earlier. It would have helped everyone get to register and not be upset that they couldn’t.

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Old Farts Corner

Faith defeats Christmas commerce

Steve Van Dien Staff Writer

I’m getting used to nonstop Christmas music on three local radio stations.

After all, it’s been what, a month?

My memory is shakier than ever these days, as final-exam Spanish, miscellaneous articles and utility bills vie for attention among my remaining brain cells.

But I’m pretty sure local lampposts were decked in boughs of holly on Nov. 9 – long before Thanksgiving, not to mention snow.

Such attempts to “induce Christmas” (as Tabitha Menning, my former editor, once called them) have bugged me for many years. But not as much as they used to, and therein lies a tale.

My parents weren’t churchgoers, so I grew up without a religious connection to Christmas. Of course I enjoyed getting presents, gobbling gingerbread cookies and not going to school.

And I always loved Christmas carols. I’d even play our holiday records during the summer, despite my sister’s threats to stick me in the garbage can. (Used

coffee grounds and aging cat food are not fun to dig out of your hair.)

After high school, however, working-world frustrations replaced holiday pleasures. You don’t feel Christmas cheer during the graveyard shift at Denny’s, particularly when you’re cleaning up after a drunken customer’s tummy rejected his omelet. Amid such stuff, and without that religious connection, I gradually gave in to Grinchness.

I snarled at having to negotiate shopping malls full of cranky adults and crying kids when I just wanted some new underwear.

The 24-7 radio carols became less enjoyable as fewer good performers performed them.

(I do like John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War is Over),” until Yoko Ono’s voice decalcifies my spinal column.)

And the relentless “Christmas is coming, buy your butt off ” TV commercials made me self-conscious about my lousypaying jobs.

The pacing of those ads is another thing. They start around Halloween and increase steadily, along with programs like “A Christmas Story,” and “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.” By the Big Day, you can’t turn the damn tube on without seeing Ralphie’s Red Ryder BB gun and the Budweiser Clydesdales wishing you a merry Christmas. Then everything STOPS, as though the season had a heart attack – until after-the-fact sales start on Dec. 26, spawning another commercial avalanche.

So I looked forward to the holidays as much as I did hemor-

rhoid removal. I just wanted to get them over with.

But that changed ten years ago, when I found faith. Since then, I have been a believing (though very imperfect) Christian.

I’m not a fundamentalist.

Nor do I believe everybody who doesn’t accept Jesus is toast, and I’m not trying to convert anyone.

I’m simply describing my personal belief.

(You might wonder how a grumpy OF can be a Christian.

Imagine how much worse I’d be if I weren’t.)

All-Christmas-all-the-time radio still irks me. Why don’t they give us a little Police, Clapton, Hendrix – anybody except Yoko – instead of Mariah Carey, alternately groaning and screeching “O Holy Night?”

Commercials that suggest it just ain’t Christmas if you don’t spend five or ten thousand on Rolexes and Nissans continue to wrinkle my rankle. And whoever decided marathons of “A Christmas Story” are dandy deserves a Red Ryder BB gun up his – well, I shan’t say in deference to the season.

But the holiday irritations, which used to feel like head-totoe psoriasis, are now like a little patch of eczema.

They can’t hide the meaning of Christmas, at least for us believers. The spirit of selfless giving and mutual goodwill shines like that star twenty centuries ago, beaming above a Birth that changed the world.

I pray that everyone at Carroll will have a joyful holiday season.

Politically Speaking

Naughty and nice, here’s a list NAUGHTY Gosh, who hasn’t been naughty at one point in time this past year or another? However, Santa’s little helpers below really took the star off the tree this year for their degree of naughtiness. Their stocking stuffer? How about a lifetime supply of Ashlee Simpson’s latest DVD entitled, “Hi, I have no talent but I also have no shame.” In no certain order; Arnold Schwarzenegger-In a moment of Arnold Gleefulness at Republican gains across the nation, rejected calls for unity through his Cuban cigar chomps, barking at reporters, “Why

ally was tattled on by an aide) she smokes as many as 1-2 packs of smokes (Lucky Strikes, maybe?) a day. Hey, we all know being married to Dubya could get to anyone but really, even Michael Moore gave up the habit. Now there’s your motivation.

Special Present: Some Midland Texas Mild Red Chew Tobacco.

My Wish: You seem like a nice lady under that all that smokescreen. Please stop pluckGreg Rabidoux, Ph. D. ing what little remains of your Staff Writer eyebrows.

Zell Miller-Don’t know who Got any tickets to G.W.’s he is? Here’s a hint. Member of Presidential Inaugural Bash I the Democrat Party, A Senator, could score? Because and a Southerner. it just won’t be the Still no clue? He’s same if I’ve got my the one who spit Stetson 10-gallon hat, nickels at all DemoHalliburton-inspired crats at the Repub“Better watch your stop in, er, well I snake boots and my lican National Hummer-V mechaniConvention as he hear parts of San Francisco could cal horse all fueled warmly embraced get a bit rough.” up (about 60 gallons Dick Cheney. worth to fill/2 miles Better watch your per gallon on the step in, er, well I highway) and ready hear parts of San to go (Thanks Dick Francisco could get Cheney for a Man’sa bit rough. They Man energy program) if the night should I reach out to losers,? may even try and serve you red of the big bash I’m sittin’ around True, but gee, Arnold if we are wine with your seafood bisque. with nothing but some rope, a going to go through the effort Those ruffians!

Dubya-replica belt-buckle and a of amending the Constitution Special Present: Application Red-State-Blue-State USA Map. so you can become President the to the Republican National Party.

Whew. Still with me? Good, least you can do is call Democrats It’s been filled out for you. Just ‘cause below I share my tradi- simply those in the Blue and not sign there at the bottom next to tional end of the year wishes and Red states. Hurts less. Special the word traitor. my who has been naughty and present: Barry Bond endorsed My Wish: Write me a check nice list; Mush on my dogged steroid thigh cream so his political muscles never get flabby. reader; See List Page 6 Laura Bush-Admitted (actu-

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The New Perspective

Bible Stories 101

Pet Peeves

Carroll Autobahn strikes fear poor little frog in the old Atari game Frogger than when I try to cross that street. Dodging cars on East Ave should probably be worth some college credit for we all become experts at it over our tenure here at Carroll.

Beyond the fact that these obscenely large signs are habitually over looked, so is the speed limit sign. While this is an all too common phenomenon that we are probably all guilty of more frequently than we’d like to admit, there are reasons why we have posted speed limit signs. Especially around school zones, which, by the way, aren’t posted on East Ave. anywhere around the Campus Center Shattuck vicinity.

So, perhaps we’re still not convinced that there is a huge

other people that have business within those hallowed halls, or maybe it’s just simply the yellow flashing lights and the continual stream of police officers that are driving around that area. I don’t know which one of these is the correct reason, but all I wonder is why we don’t seem to qualify for these same rights of protection.

I’m just sick and tired of having to compete with the Mark R. DeBoer steady flow of rapidly moving Staff Writer cars that seem to have my name It probably would come as metaphorically stamped into no surprise to hear that most their front bumpers. I’m tired drivers don’t pay attention to of the constant honking of the the road signs, or that they only drivers that refuse to obey the apply to the other drivers on legally posted street signs, as well the road. For proof of this, just as the impatient looks that they drive on any major road in the always seem to throw my way. area at the posted speed limit Even our fellow students don’t and count in a five seem to yield to minute period how their peers. A friend many cars either race of mine was hit by passed you, or tailgate a car in this same so dangerously close “Dodging cars on East Ave should prob- area last spring, and that they might as still nothing seems ably be worth some college credit . . .” well be a trailer that to be done about you’re pulling. It’s this problem. We, not only dangerous, as students, have but it’s very frustratthe right to cross ing as well. problem that is facing us on the street safely, especially in Want another way to prove Carroll’s own Autobahn, then I areas where it is clearly indicated this theory correct? Well, try think we need to look at another that we can by signs erected by crossing East Ave. between area of Waukesha that has the the State of Wisconsin.

Shattuck and Steele/Swarthout exact same signs posted ordering My biggest fear is that we at practically any time during traffic to yield to the pedestri- will have a much more unfortuthe day. Even though there is ans. The Waukesha County nate incident of a student being an obtrusively large sign on Courthouse building, which is seriously hurt, or worse, from a both sides of the road indicat- located on W. Moreland Blvd. run in with a car driving way ing that motorists must yield just northwest of campus, not too fast down East. Thankfully, to pedestrians, it seems that this only has these same sign, but my friend walked away from the opted form of blindness, or shall they also get flashing yellow accident without serious injury, we say the doesn’t-apply-to-me- lights. Maybe college students but that doesn’t mean that there syndrome, is quite apparent. I aren’t as important as our isn’t a problem that needs to be have never felt so much like that judges, criminals, and all the faced.

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for about 10 million and I’m starting my election bid to win his Senate seat.

Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds, Sammy “Say it ain’t so” Sosa and about 75 other Big (and I mean artificially Big) League Ballplayers. Please don’t tell us you all didn’t know you were taking illegal steroids. I mean does one normally gain 250% muscle mass in a week? Just one more reason to admire the Babe and root for your favorite Hockey Team (oops, sorry, hey).

Special Present: A commemorative Baseball Guide to all-time home Run Kings. You’ll notice we’ve erased all your home runs and allowed you to start clean. This time try not to cheat, eh, boys?

My Wish: Let’s Play Ball without needles, pills or funny cream. And let’s add about 200 more feet to each ballpark. Batter up!

Ron Artest-Let’s see, he has been a general, all-around idiot for years, ran into the stands at the Palace in Detroit, punched the wrong fan for throwing a water bottle at him, then coldcocked at least 2 other fans who had the audacity to tell him his recent Rap CD was simply not as good as ShaqFu’s. Day after he gets suspended shows up on national television hawking his CD. Special Present: Gets to be the only reindeer who has to

pull Santa’s sled all evening as he gives presents to all those fans who Artest actually didn’t get to punch.

My Wish: Go into your home recording studio and never, as in ever, come out.

Ashlee, Jessica and (Little Saint) Nick: Have been impersonating real stars who actually have some discernible talent.

Please stop forcing yourselves upon us. Isn’t the fear of terrorism enough to set our nerves on edge?

Special Presents: A sense of tone and music appreciation so they will realize just how bad they all actually are at their, um, chosen profession.

My Wish: Well, they could all get trapped in the same recording studio as Ron Artest.

Rev. Jerry Falwell: Recently suggested we chase anyone who threatens the US and blow them all up. Just prior to that he announced he was starting the Jerry Falwell, fully accredited Law School. Geez, I want all those bad people chased down too and naughty things done to them but I’m no man of the cloth. And just what type of Law can I study at your school again?

Special Present: Bible with some key passages highlighted.

Constitution with some key passages highlighted. Decaffeinated supply of soda.

My Wish: Any more room in that recording studio?

NICE [Sorry, the list is a bit short this year!]

Tom Brokaw-Good man.

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Knew when to say Good Night and mean it. Seems like he’d get along with Johnny Carson.

Special Present: A Golden Microphone.

My Wish: A lifetime left of good health.

Michael Phelps: Actually he’s been naughty and nice. I’ll try and overlook the driving incident ‘cause giving up one of your Gold Medals was really nice.

Special Present: A Nancy Reagan guide to “Just Saying No” to alcohol.

My Wish: You save your best moves and lane changes for the pool.

Julia Roberts: Seems genuinely nice. Now a Mom to twins.

Special Present: What else, lots of diapers.

My Wish: Please don’t write a children’s book a la Madonna.

And I’d also like to salute everyone who truly voted their conscience and didn’t try to stop anyone else from doing the same, Mom and Dads across America who get up every day and try and do the right thing for their kids despite the idiotic antics of better paid “role models,” faculty here who put aside all the distractions and enmity to do what’s right for their students. Our service men and women everywhere. You and your family this holiday.

Take Care until next year.

Agree? Disagree? Just wish your roommate would make less noise in the morning? Let me know your views at grabido@cc.edu. Dr. Greg Rabidoux is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics.

Christmas and incarnation, ‘tis the season for joy

William Humphreys Staff Writer

CHRISTMAS seems to come early on the college campus.

The time between Thanksgiving and the next big break is pretty short; already in the space of a few days, most students and some faculty and staff will be hitting the highways for home and family connections. Some of us won’t see much of each other until the end of January. If we’re going to celebrate Christmas with each other on campus, with music or worship or holiday parties or dinner in the main dining room, we’re going to have to do it as much as three weeks before the holiday itself. Maybe we should think less of Christmas as a day, 12/25, and more of Christmas as a season! Now there’s a sermon in there!

In this season of Christmas, I’m thinking some more about “incarnation.” Many Christians believe that Jesus, born probably on some other day of the year than December 25, and likely in some year other than precisely 2,004 years ago, was the physical, human expression of God. Divinity becoming humanity.

Incarnation.

My bookstore dictionary (a great resource for my frequent reference) connects “caro, carn-,” to “flesh.” Carnal knowledge comes (happily) to mind; so too, reincarnation.

Believing this way is among the details that separate many Christians from other religious traditions around the world.

It’s quite a claim to make, really, to say that one human being, among all others and yet not to be equaled by any others, is the human incarnation of the God of all creation, maker of all things visible and invisible. About this Jesus, traditionally connected to his home town of Nazareth, up the road a bit from where he was born in Bethlehem, Christians say he was the very person for whom faithful Jews had been waiting throughout their reli-

gious history, who would deliver them from social, political, even religious oppression. He’d be the Messiah (in Hebrew), the Christ (in Greek). In this season of the year, religious and cultural Christians alike, sing the songs and celebrate the poetry of affirmation, that Jesus is the one who saves us all from sins: our sins of commission (what we do that we should not) and our sins of omission (what we do not do that we should).

Just how that all works is the topic of lots of discussion –and discussions! Does Jesus save only those who meet certain qualifications? Maybe Jesus saves some of us who clearly don’t do anything to deserve it. Maybe Jesus saves us even when we don’t care to be saved; maybe when we’re not looking. These matters become interesting to lots of people along the way, and the debates can be educational, even life changing, for many of us… and sometimes, for sure, when we’re not really expecting it!

There are possibilities in the stories of this season for positive, life changing moments of realization and new commitments, for those who are looking for something new and nurturing, and for some who aren’t even self-consciously interested.

What I think is so amazingly wonder-full in this season, as in all the seasons of our calendar and lives, is that incarnation really seems to happen. Many of the qualities of character that we often assign to divinity can and do find their expression in human form. And sometimes that human expression happens in ways that we, together or individually, can experience it.

Some mean bully seems to have a change of heart! Some potential friend actually starts to listen in a new and welcoming way and the potential becomes reality! Parents say nice things to each other!

Parents say nice things to us!

We find ourselves listening and speaking and acting in some new and nurturing ways with others! Service projects become expressions of faith; mutual upbuilding becomes a way of life! Peace breaks out on the small scale, giving it more of a chance on the big scale.

That’s incarnation! May it happen to you in this season!

The Rev. William Humphreys is the chaplain for Carroll College.

Legend: Swartz no longer with us Continued from Page 5

“Mr. Verbick, you are a prolific writer,” said Schwartz to me, mid-semester after her class. I was shocked by this, because I didn’t think much of my ability as a writer. That is the kind of skill you cannot physically see, but will trump a doctorate degree in the mind of a student like myself.

She may only be an adjunct professor, but sometimes attitude and experience is the greatest attribute. With Carroll College not renewing her contract, I fear future journalism majors will miss out on having a professor who will change them as positively as she has affected me and 17 other students in the computer lab in Barstow Hall these past Monday nights.

FEATURES Thursday, December 9, 2004

The New Perspective

Find a new set of wheels Jamie Slewinski Staff Writer

Many people around Carroll College insist that the bus is the last transportation resort. Why is this? Germaphobic? Claustrophobic? Well, if the price is right, only a select few decide to suck it up. That is what I did. But does riding the bus really have to be that bad? It is much better than walking. Think of when it rains, snows or freezes. Warm bus or cold streets? You decide, but like it does to many, that bus is sounding better and better. With winter approaching, the busing business is improving, so go with the majority on this one.

I do have to admit that when I was ready to get on the bus, I was a little nervous. There are always weird horror stories about the bus and the people on it. What if I would get lost? Yeah, I know most people are thinking, grow up. A friend of mine went with me and she was quite paranoid and even asked if I was really going to go through with this. We are college students — is the bus really that bad?

“The bus is kind of creepy, but come on, when you are from a small town; it may be a big step. Yet we get over it,” said Jay Wendland, a freshman.

Upon my entrance into the world of bus riding, the bus driver was very friendly and helpful. The big mystery of not being able to talk to the driver is false.

The bus drivers are there to help and assist you. Fear is not what they intend to instill, as long as you behave. But that shouldn’t be an issue for college students, right?

Now as for the other bus riders, they are a different story.

Besides being looked at like I was a walking talking disease, they kept to themselves. There were a select few that would nod when they caught your glance, but other than that, not much excitement happened while on the bus.

The stops along the way make it all the better. With 11 different routes to choose from, there are a variety of different places you could wander to. With stops like Brookfield Square, both Kmarts and pretty much all over Waukesha and Brookfield, everyone could find a stop they would enjoy. Most of the routes run until 10 p.m. Another really interesting fact about the routes is that every night after 7 p.m. you can have the bus drop you off anywhere along the route.

Someone does not have to get off at specified stops, they just have to pull the cord above the seat and let the driver know of the drop spot. Granted, people still have to get on at regular stops, but it is much better than walking the entire way.

Now for the costs: With gas prices at $1.97 and rising, a couple bucks to take the bus is not much. There is a $1.25 exact change fee for riding the bus each time. However, with any business there is always a savings club of

come sort. For the bus, there are monthly passes that are only $30 and can save the average person 40 percent of what they would spend if they were to pay each time. Another cool break given is the Saturday/Sunday Supertransfer. This pass costs only $2 and is good either Saturday or Sunday, and allows you to ride that bus all day. There are also reduced fees for seniors and free passes for children 4 and under.

Now that the bus is sounding better and better, there are some rules for riding that need to be followed, like not playing CD players or things of that sort loud enough for others to hear, no sticking hands out the windows or throwing of objects out the windows, and no usage of loud or profane language. Some things that you can do, besides asking the driver questions include having your fare (money) ready and exact, and be courteous and give up a seat to elders and people who need them more than you. These rules are far from strict, but rather are things that people should do everyday out of common sense and courtesy for others to make all rides more enjoyable.

Instead of complaining all weekend of boredom, or if a break from “studying” is needed, try going for a bus ride somewhere. This perfectly safe means of transportation is available at a very small price and there are several bus stops around campus.

Also, don’t forget to be friendly to the bus drivers — it’s the best part of the ride.

Check out the Waukesha Metro Transit’s Web page on the City of Waukesha’s Web site for more information: http:// www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/Transit.

Person on the Street

If you could have anything for Christmas, what would it be?

Jamie Slewinski & Jay Wendland Staff Writers/Photographers

“Money, money, and more money.”

“Plane tickets to Hawaii.”

Sophomore Sara Mathias

Junior Julie Dalka

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Health Happenings

‘Freshmen 15’ packs a weighty issue unhealthy choices will not provide the balance of nutrients that The stresses of academic life, is needed to keep up with the hectic schedules and a new envi- demands of college, and often ronment have been correlated to lead to energy lags. According the significant weight gain that to the Tufts study, 70 percent of has been noticed in college fresh- students got fewer than the recommended servings of fruits and men new to school.

According to a recent vegetables, a total of five per day.

Weight gain in college is Cornell University study, 60 freshmen who were observed also associated with the amount “packed on about a third of a of soda intake. Caffeinated bevpound a week,” averaging out to erages are often a staple drink 4.2 pounds during the first 12 used during late night study sesweeks on campus. This average sions. Study results from Cornell is approximately twenty times indicate that 174 extra calories a greater than the average Ameri- day accounted for an extra four can adult who gains roughly a pound gain. Therefore, students fourth of an ounce per week. The can decrease the possibility of question of whether or not the gaining weight by cutting back “Freshmen 15” is an actual scien- with one soda a day. Furthertific truth or a myth has long been more, excessive alcohol intake is debated, however recent research linked to increased weight gain. suggests that there is truth behind Although alcohol does not conthe statement that freshmen gain tain fat, the calories are immense. weight during their first semester The average 12 ounce can of beer has about 148 of college. calories. Even Studies if only one like the one done at Tufts “... research suggests that beer is had in a night, that is University concluded that there is truth that freshmen an extra 1,000 calories within first year stugain weight ...” one week. dents are likely Fi n a l l y, to gain weight. late night A multi-year study by the researchers at Tufts snacking seems to indicate cause found that on average, men gain of weight gain. Students who six pounds and women gain four often find themselves up late and a half pounds during their studying seem to engage in late night snacking at the same time. first year in college.

There are several factors that Students should avoid eating have been related to noteworthy pizza and other fat filled foods weight gain. Freshman must learn late at night, for mindless eating to adapt to meal schedules. In often occurs while studying.

To avoid the “Freshmen 15,” many instances, students must deal with juggling classes and students can adhere to several sugwork, and finding time to eat. gested dietary rules. Avoidance of Because of hectic schedules, stu- fast food, limiting portions and dents become convenience eaters, eating several smaller meals a day basically consuming what is avail- has been recommended. Also, able at the time. This may not eating a well-balanced meal with always be the best choice; how- plenty of filling fruits and vegever the time it takes to prepare etables will aid in weight control.

It is essential to identify the a nutritionally adequate meal is not always available. Inability to significant causes of weight gain find time for meals leads to binge so that these damaging habits can eating when there is time to eat. be reversed. People who are overAccording to dieticians, being weight are more likely to have overly hungry and then imme- high blood pressure and cholesdiately stuffed deprives the body terol, and Type II diabetes. One of the energy it needs, and often must alter eating habits to prevent development of these diseases. leads to weight gain.

The food that college stuDo you have a health or fitdents consume is also related to ness question? Write in and ask weight gain. Students often come Melissa. E-mail your questions from environments where family to msedlmei@cc.edu. She is a members prepared healthy, well- junior at Carroll College, working balanced meals and are suddenly towards a major in the nursing introduced to unhealthy food department. options in dining halls. These

Melissa Sedlmeier Staff Writer

“A root beer float.”

Freshman Nick Halsted

“Definitely a car.”

Junior Kathy Keyes

“A giant beetle to ride around on and crush buildings!”

Sophomore Ben Salb

“I would want my family to come with me to Mexico next semester.”

Junior Dana Hickle

“For my family to get along because they never do.”

Freshman Barb Peters

“Egg carton mattress pad for my bed.”

Senior Caroline Arndt

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Thursday, December 9, 2004

It’s beginning to look

Photo by Jill Ridenour

The first snow of the year left Carroll College covered in a blanket of white and students made snowmen and had snowball fights throughout the day.

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Carroll College’s Main Hall held a light blanket of snow after the nightly snowfall on November 30. The morning sun made the campus sparkle.

Sodexho bakery artisan Keith Schlei created this locomotive themed gingerbread creation complete with sugar elves, ice cream cone trees, and a variety of sugary creations.

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Senior Yuliya Melnyk from Ukraine and sophomore Daesaman Wimalasooriya from Shrilanka celebrate holiday traditions around the world in the LCDI. Both girls shared some of their own holiday traditions.

Junior Amy Kuhn, RA of 2nd Steele worked on making fleece blankets for the Waukesha Women’s Center this holiday season, which her floor will donate closer to the holidays.

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k a lot like Christmas Christmas commercialism plays the real grinch Lauren Musni

and acknowledged the eagerness to dismiss the merchandise altogether.

According to MarketResearch.com, 40 percent of some retailer’s profits are from the sales made just during the holiday season. This gives them reason to provide endless sales for their customers and give way to new methods of salesmanship.

easier to prepare for.

Large chain stores are not the only ones showing signs of “I’m dreaming of a white commercialism for the holidays.

Christmas … it’s the most wonHollywood has also benefited derful time of the year … jingle from the Christmas spirit of those all the way…” on long vacations who are willing Stores in the Brookfield and to splurge on the cinema. The theWaukesha areas of Wisconsin atre has learned that people have have been up to their knees in the time and the money during all the Christmas music, holiday this season, and have a taste for shopping and sales in the drama, action and romance. past few months. Who According to Films42.com, knew that Christmas isn’t movies such as “The Lord just one day out of the of the Rings: Fellowship “One method used to attain the year, but instead five long of the Ring,” “Titanic,” months of joyous, exciting better sales which just arrived this “Home Alone,” “Dr. Seuss’ … commercialism?

How the Grinch Stole year: ... ‘wake-up calls.’”

The holidays can be Christmas,” have raked in a crazy time of the year, over $3.5 billion during the filling calendars with shopmonth of December several ping and planning. The years in a row. customers aren’t the only Even the Milwaukee Journal This year, more holiday ones with busy schedules. In fact, Sentinel’s Sunday papers are major movies are being released to the basis for the Christmas spirit conductors of commercialism. heighten the Christmas mood these days could more likely be Ranging from Target to Best Buy even more than in previous years. defined as an outlet for market- to Kmart, the fight for better sales In its third week on Yahoo!’s Top ing. Stores such as Hallmark and and overall profits is underway.

10 Box Office List, “The Polar Boston Store have laid out their One method used to attain Express” has made over $82 milretail strategies in tightly packed the better sales which just arrived lion, while “National Treasure” systems. Setting up holiday dis- this year: it’s simply known as (not even having a holiday-cenplays in late July and early August “wake-up calls.” Stores, such as tered plot) has raked in over $87 has given “holiday” shoppers a few Target, allowed their customers million in just the second week of opinions of their own. to sign up for this program, which its release (at time of print). These “I’ve had customers come up takes the shopper’s name and movies, along with many others, to me with a frown on their face, phone number so employees may are expected to raise high revenues complaining that it’s too early to call them as early as 4:30 a.m. to for the Christmas season. be putting out Christmas decora- wake them up for shopping.

Commercialism has taken tions and our other knickknacks,” “It’s really a convenience ... over, made its way into the hearts, said Rachael Hudzinski of the I’m up and ready to shop,” said minds and wallets of many. By the Charlotte’s Hallmark in Brook- Teresa Axt, a 20-year-old shopper looks of the sales and marketing field. Hudzinski, along with sev- in Milwaukee who has tried the schemes this year, it’s definitely eral other employees, easily grow new system. Along with her, other beginning to look a lot more like frustrated with the complaints, customers may find the holidays Christmas.

Staff Writer

Dollars and Sense

Save money on Christmas gifts always a deal at any store you go to. Not only are Christmas cards and candy a good idea, but also is dish ware. Deanna Decker, a senior at Carroll College, suggested matching wine glasses.

“Getting dish ware for the parents is a nice idea. Sometimes you can find really cheap ones,” Decker said.

Looking for the right gift

you are going to get.

“There is always the givea-friend-a-really-weird-present Face it. We are college stugame,” Chris Wojtowicz, a Cardents and we are poor and can roll senior said. barely afford Ramen noodle Everyone has a budget of meals. Since the holidays are $10 and they go out and get coming up, a great way to save really weird gifts. They wrap money is to find little cheap them and label them “for a guy” Christmas gifts. With more effort and “for a girl.” Everyone then and thought, anyone can get into pulls numbers from a hat and the Christmas spirit picks a present. Once on a tight budget. it is opened, they First off is can exchange if they family. Start out choose to. with cheap Christ“If you and your friends are not big into Significant mas cards. If you others — hmm … giving gifts, get everyone together for a don’t want to spend boyfriends or girlmoney on cards, friends are sometimes white elephant party instead.” make them. Does hard to buy for. If your dad like golf? you plan on giving a Draw a golfer body cheap gift this year, or a funny saying give a picture of the and glue one of his two of you in a nice for a friend can be hard as well. pictures down for the head of This season give them a gift card frame. That is always sweet and the golfer. Get some magazine to either the mall or one of their romantic in order to show how clippings and make those into a favorite stores. If they are a really much you care. creative card to give to someone close friend, give them a $10 gift Stephanie Salazar, a freshin the family. Small gift cards are card to a store. man, suggests movie buckets. nice, and can be used as cash for “A big popcorn bowl and a If you and your friends are whatever the person would want not big into giving gifts, get every- movie is a great gift,” said Salazar. to get at a particular store.

Hopefully some of these one together for a white elephant Target also has a lot of cheap party instead. Bring something ideas will spark a little interest gifts that have teddy bears or old that there isn’t any use to you and send gift givers in the right Santas with candy. For $4 and anymore and wrap it or put it in a direction to find that cheap and under, this isn’t a bad deal at all. big box. Everyone picks a gift and fun gift for someone during the Candy is always a favorite, and is opens it. You never know what holidays.

Eve Jacobs Staff Writer

Pick a new holiday celebration Jessica Pairrett Features Editor

While the most prominent holidays celebrated in December in the United States consist of Christmas and Hanukkah, the celebrations of other religions or faiths go unrecognized. Here, a quick guide to other honors this month: December 7 Jewish*: Hanukkah (Chanukah) is celebrated for eight nights in honor of the oil found in the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees. Although the oil should’ve only lasted through the night, it burned and lasted for eight days. This Jewish holiday became known as the Festival of Lights and Festival of Dedication. Each night of Hanukkah, a candle is lit; all are placed in the holder called the menorah. Potato latkes (pancakes) are made and eaten, and a dreidel, similar to a spinning top, is played with by all.

December 8 Sikhism: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Bikarami), an Indian religion with Hindu and Islamic influences. This day marks the day Tegh Bahadur gave up his life because he didn’t want to accept the Islam religion.

December 10 Vodon: Ganga-Bois, a Haitian loa, a powerful god or spirit common to Voodoo religion.

December 12 Vodon: Agoué-Arroyo (Mangé la mer), a holiday in Haiti and in Voodoo.

December 21 Pagan and Wiccan: Litha, the Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere) or Alban Heruin (Celticism), and Yule, the Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere). Also in Celticism is Alban Arthuan (Northern Hemisphere). Alban Heruin is also known as Litha.

According to Wicca.com, this is a “time to reaffirm … vows to the Lord and Lady or … dedication to following the old traditions.”

December 22 Jewish*: Asarah B’Tevet is a fast, remembering the siege of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. Some say a prayer, the Kaddish, for the death of unknown people, as well as to mourn those victims from the Holocaust (Zipple.com).

December 24 Christian: Christmas Eve. Celebrated for the birth of Jesus.

Also on this date, Santa Claus comes to visit homes and leaves good children presents.

December 25 Christian: Christmas. Vodon: Bain de Noêl (Frotté feuilles) or Fête des Membres, a Haitian holiday in the Voodoo religion.

December 31 Shinto: Omisoka is the Japanese New Year’s Eve. On this day, people clean their homes, so as to have a fresh start to the coming year. Shortly before midnight, people gather around gongs at temples to hear the 108 strikes the gongs receive. From this many strikes, it is believed that people have that many sins and with these strikes, the sins and evils will be washed away.

January 6 Christian: Epiphany (Spain) is a feast to honor God in a human form as Jesus Christ the Messiah. *Jewish holidays begin at sundown because the Jewish day begins and ends at sundown.

For more information on these holidays and others, visit: Holidays.net (http://www.holidays.net), Earthcalendar.net (http: //www.earthcalendar.net/index.php), Wikipedia.org (http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa) and Encyclopedia Britannica Online

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Find a cure for the common fraternity of research, the idea was pitched to Student Life, and there was Web Editor initial apprehension to starting Do you cringe when you another fraternity. Finally, after hear the word fraternity? Fear approval was granted by Stunot, for there is a new fraternity dent Life, Kappa Sigma began on campus that is looking to its life at the beginning of the change that. With the motto fall semester.

“Gentlemen Achieving ExcelThe members of Kappa lence,” Kappa Sigma is trying Sigma have also made their presto dispel the negative connota- ence known in the community, tion that is often attached to the helping out with events such as word “fraternity.”

Milwaukee’s annual Jingle Bell Kappa Sigma is one of the Run/Walk for Arthritis and the oldest and largest fraternities Waukesha Chamber of Comnationwide, with over 10,000 merce. There are also fellowship members and 215 chapters and events for members every week. colonies in the United States These activities vary week by and Canada. The Kappa Sigma week, and are decided upon fraternity at Carroll is cur- by participating members. Not rently recognized as a colony. every member is able to particiOnce they meet a certain set pate every week, but it provides of goals, they can become an a fun activofficial Kappa ity and a Sigma chapter. good group With over 25 of people members, the to hang out “The brothers of Kappa Kappa Sigma with. colony is Sigma are destined to bring I f growing stroninterested ger and larger honor and glory back to the in joinevery day. ing Kappa term fraternity...”

The enthusiSigma, look astic brothers a r o u n d that make up for posters Kappa Sigma advertising are progressevents on ing toward the requirements campus during the early part to become an official chapter, of the spring semester. You can and hope to complete the those attend any of the rush events objectives needed by the end of that are held, with no obligation the spring semester. to join. If you have any quesMembers work hard at tions or want more information upholding the four pillars about the fraternity, current that are at the center of Kappa members are very visible around Sigma: fellowship, leadership, campus. Current members can scholarship, and service, and be easily found on Thursdays, they reflect those values in when they sport their Kappa everything they do. They are Sigma letters. always there for each other for The brothers of Kappa support in all things, which Sigma are destined to bring gives other members the great honor and glory back to the feeling to know they always term fraternity on the Carhave someone to turn to when roll campus. With the goals of they need someone to talk to. becoming the biggest and best The idea behind Kappa fraternity on campus, the memSigma began last spring, when bers of Kappa Sigma are steadily a group of guys got together progressing toward achieving and decided they wanted an that goal. You could become alternative Greek life option a part of the Kappa Sigma other than what was already mission, should you choose to available on campus. After a lot accept it.

Michael Buchholz

The New Perspective

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Stay well with cold and flu tips Ben Wepfer

lasts for approximately one to two weeks and is most common in children.

The cold and flu are very contagious. Both are transmitted through sneezing, coughing and close contact with someone who has a cold or the flu. Many people who have either do not know of their illness until a day after the transmission, which opens the possibility of the infected person unknowingly infecting other people around him or her.

On the market today, numerous cold and flu medicines exist to help suppress symptoms. Medi-

increases white blood cell count, therefore assisting in delaying further symptoms).

Vaccinations are a way milAh, winter. The chilly mornlions of Americans have avoided ings, frost and past anticipation of getting sick in the first place. turkey and football on ThanksAccording to the CDC, there are giving. Yet, something else also two different forms of vaccinacomes along. Sneezing, running tions available. The first is needle noses and fevers are especially injected in which dead flu cells commonplace. Millions and milare injected into the arm, and a lions get sick each year from both nasal spray in which “inactive” the cold and influenza (the flu) flu cells are sprayed into the nose during the fall and winter. with an inhaler. Both have been According to the CDC proven effective against the flu. A (Centers for Disease Control and shortage has taken place this year, Prevention), the flu season in the with only 65 million injection Northern Hemisphere vaccines available in the (that’s us) occurs during United States, according the wintertime. Typically to the CDC. It states flu season ends in March. “... the common cold is the most common that the elderly (65 and Common symptoms of the older), the young (6-24 flu include fatigue, fever, months), and people cause for missing work and school ...” headaches, vomiting and with chronic medical body aches. The majority of conditions of every age flu symptoms last from one are the first priority for to two weeks. The elderly cines such as Vicks, Theraflu and the vaccines. population, along with young the like are designed to help with In addition, there are many children, are the most vulnerable symptoms of both. In addition, other simple ways to avoid catchand have the most serious compli- there are various herbal medicines ing both cold and flu bugs, rangcations, such as pneumonia, ear to assist in fighting cold and flu ing from avoiding contact with infections and bronchitis. In addi- symptoms. The main difference those who are sick, cover the nose tion, the flu can also complicate between common over-the-coun- when sneezing, cover the mouth already existing conditions such ter cold and flu medicines and when coughing and staying home as asthma. herbs is that herbs naturally boost from work or school when sick.

The cold also shares a similar the human immune system, while Both are both a nuisance, but season, with the peak in fall and common OTC medicines only avoidable. If tips like these are folwinter. The most common symp- help treat the usual symptoms. lowed, everyone can have both a toms of the common cold include Chinese herbs that can be taken safe and happy holiday season. sneezing, coughing and a runny are astragalus (an immune-system nose. According to the United building herb found extremely Sources: www.cdc.gov States Department of Health and effective if taken before major (CDC), http://www.NAID.com, Human Services, the common symptoms begin showing), http://www.everythingherbs.com/ cold is the most common cause schisandra (useful for controlling cough.cfm#coldsflu, http:// for missing work and school, cough and stress), and echinacea pages.britishlibrary.net/blwww3/ and the most common reason for (most effective during the earli- health/flu.htm doctor visits. Typically, the cold est stages of the cold or flu, and Staff Writer

Get active for the holiday season Dana Drain Staff Writer

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding … This is the sound heard these past couple of weeks when walking into various local retailers: the Salvation Army bell collecting donations for their Red Kettle Christmas Campaign.

It is likely that our spare change clunked into the bucket on at least one occasion. While this may be the icon of holiday charities, there are several other causes that are in need of help for the holidays, and what better population to help these organizations than college youth.

Across Carroll College’s campus, members of organizations are stepping up to the plate to help those less fortunate this season and to spread holiday cheer in general. The members of CAB (College Activities Board) will be delivering cookies to the elderly residents of Avalon Manor, while Psychology Club made cookies for the Mental Health Association.

“We are also going to make Christmas cards for a nursing home. We made Thanksgiving cards two weeks ago as well.

We had lots of fun making the Thanksgiving cards, and they were well received by the nursing home residents. Hopefully the Christmas cards will do the same,” said Traci Scherdell, president of the Psych Club.

Intervarsity members also graciously gave their time to volunteer by participating in Operation Christmas Child, a program that sends shoeboxes full of toys,

games, books, school supplies and hygiene items to children in Third World countries at Christmastime.

Physical Therapy Club got together and baked over 20 dozen cookies for the holidays.

“Along with our baking and decorating, we took some time to handcraft Christmas cards and letters, which would be sent along with other food and personal care items collected, to ship to our soldiers. This was a great experience for us because it involved giving to our community and the men and women serving our country,” said Laci Giese, president of Physical Therapy Club.

The Carroll Association of Student Nurses is planning to help out at a Christmas party thrown by a nursing home.

Delta Zeta Sorority got busy at the Milwaukee County Zoo for the 20th annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis.

They organized pledges, greeted participants and helped in the registration flurry.

“It was a great way to kick off the holiday season,” said Rebecca Giles, the sorority’s president.

She went on to say that right before Christmas, Delta Zeta would buy gifts for the Hearts for Families toy drive.

Whether an individual or an organization would like to get involved with volunteering this season, there are several ways to contribute: • The Milwaukee Public Museum needs volunteers to help museum visitors make traditional holiday crafts from countries around the world.

The crafts are simple, and most visitors simply need guidance.

This event happens throughout December, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends.

• HOPE Network for Single Mothers is looking for stocking stuffers and gift wrappers.

• Community Care for the Elderly would love to have help with their annual craft sale. They need hands to help cashier, hands to help the elderly shop, and hands to help clean up.

For more details on these events and numerous others taking place in the area, visit Volunteerwaukesha.com or Volunteermilwaukee.org. These Web sites are great resources for those looking to help spread some extra cheer.

Several of us are reluctant to donate time during this season of the year. Finals are about to take place, presentations and tests are a fixture in our lives, and other events such as work or sports are taking the little extra time that is available.

No fear, Toys for Tots is a great program to make a donation to without having to commit time. Simply drop off a brand new, unwrapped toy at various Citgo locations around our community and the toy will be delivered to a child who might not otherwise receive a gift. Toys for Tots is sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps and is in partnership with FM 106.1.

And if buying a toy isn’t in the budget, there is always that signature red metal bucket just waiting for your change to trickle in.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, December 9, 2004

The New Perspective

Dining 101

Brew up a dining experience Andrea M. Janey Arts & Entertainment Editor

There’s just something about downtown Milwaukee’s nightlife that makes it so appealing. The clubs, the bars, the restaurants — there’s something everyone.

The Water Street Brewery serves up delicious food combined with historic brewing memorabilia and a relaxed atmosphere.

I’ve eaten at the Water Street Brewery a few times, and each time the only concern I have is parking.

It’s a downtown restaurant so parking can be a problem, but once inside, it doesn’t seem to matter.

The wait for a table can either take just a few minutes or it can be longer, and in that case, enjoy waiting in the bar while looking at some of the collectables and brewing history before taking in your meal.

The service, as usual, was excellent, the wait wasn’t long at all and were able to be seated in the pub-style dinning room not long after we got there. We were seated in a high back booth with a view of downtown, which we enjoyed throughout the night. The dining room was pretty full so we were a little nervous about the service we were going to receive, but we were greeted by our friendly server who

quickly refilled our drinks, and gave us just the right amount of time to look over the menu before we placed our order.

The menu, much like the rest of the restaurant, has a unique style. Rather than traditional style, The Water Street Journal, the restaurant’s menu, is printed on regular paper and lists the ranges

Water Street Brewery Address: 1101 N. Water Street Milwaukee Phone: (414) 272-1195 Hours: Open daily 11 a.m.

Sunday Brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

from traditional pub-style food such as a Scotch Egg (a hard boiled egg wrapped in fried bacon), hot pretzel baskets to Brew Tons, Water Street’s spin on wantons . The appetizers aren’t the only traditional pub-style on the menu, which range in variety and price from $3.95 to $9.95.

The Water Street Brewery also serves classic sandwiches such as the Classic Reuben (corned beef brisket served on grilled rye bread with 1000 Island dressing, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese) but they also serve sandwiches such as the Parmesan Chicken Sandwich,

a boneless chicken breast in seasoned bread crumbs with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses served on a toasted bun. Sandwiches and wraps range in price from $6.25 to $9.95 and are served with choice of fries or brewery chips. If you’re counting carbs and are looking for the Atkins option, a side salad can be substituted.

If you’re not in the mood for a sandwich, Water Street Brewery has several other options to choose from, including specialty pizzas such as BBQ chicken or portabella mushroom, but if you’re not in the mood for pizza, the restaurant’s menu also boasts several specialty items such as Blackened Chicken Alfredo, or the Chicken, Pecan, and Wild Rice salad.

While these menu options are a little on the pricey side, ranging from $6.95 to $11.95, the overall prices on the menu are reasonable. The atmosphere is casual and relaxed, the service was great, and the food was not only delicious, but it also arrived in a reasonable amount of time, allowing us to enjoy a great dinner before taking in a Pat McCurdy show at Shank Hall later that evening.

While this wasn’t the first time I’ve eaten at the Water Street Brewery, each time I go, it seems to be a new and exciting experience.

Allister moves above ground Melody Koney Staff Writer

Many may have heard the name from their friends, moshed at their performance on The Vans Warped Tour this past summer, or heard blurbs of their song on commercials for the movie Sleepover. Considering they are from the suburbs in Illinois, a few may even know them personally.

However, Allister is a band that is fairly unknown. Meaning they don’t play sold out stadiums, they aren’t on TRL, and tickets to their shows have been as cheap as $8. They even have a song titled Overrated about how the rock star life isn’t everything it’s made out to be. This is what makes them a great, down-toearth band. Not to mention, they play catchy pop-punk tunes that are easy to dance to or mosh

to. Allister’s songs on Last Stop Suburbia are all tunes people can relate to at one time or another.

Such as Somewhere down on Fullerton, a song about finding that place where no matter how bad you feel, you can go there and get away from it all. The One That Got Away, a tune about letting go of that special person and moving on. Stuck is one of the most easy to relate to- wanting to get out of a small town and do something worthwhile with your life.

If looking for a more humorous album, Dead Ends and Girlfriends is a great one to check out.

They do great pop-punk covers of Backstreet Boy’s I Want it That Way and the theme song from Fragglerock. Even though some of their songs may seem childish (it was written when they were 17), it’s a lot of fun. They also play a great live show. Unlike TRL pop-

punk titans New Found Glory and Good Charlotte, you won’t not find yourself surrounded by annoying teeny boppers, screaming just because a roadie came out to adjust the mic stand. It’s well known that they really do appreciate the fans. Not only do they say it on stage, but they pass out fliers at other concerts and stop by local shows to support all the local bands. They even meet fans before and after the show.

All you have to do is stop by their merch table.

No matter what type of music you enjoy, Allister is a great band to check out. Their tunes are catchy and they play a great live show with a fun atmosphere. No matter how big they get, Allister will always be the down-to-earth band that can be seen passing out their own fliers.

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Closet Classics

‘Slapstick’ humor proves boisterous Nate Cekay Staff Writer

Slapstick: Or Lonesome No More! is easily one of the most entertaining books ever written.

The book is relentlessly hilarious, providing boisterous comedy that retains the eloquent tact that is the norm from Kurt Vonnegut.

I really can’t stress enough how funny this book really is. It tickles out a special feeling that you can only get from someone you are intimate with. That’s why the book is one of the best written in the twentieth century.

Like a few other books by Vonnegut, Slapstick: Or Lonesome No More! is loosely autobiographical. The insight it provides into his childhood is vague, yet gives the information necessary to illustrate how unorthodox his (Vonnegut’s) upbringing was.

What is so interesting is how the author can imply so much through careful hinting inside of pages of textual laughing gas.

Vonnegut is concise and artistic, and his cynicism stays fresh throughout the adventure.

The story jumps around a lot. Vonnegut has written books worthy of more scholarly merit.

It is still the only book he has written that reminded me of watching a ridiculously twisted

episode of Family Guy, but it is much more worth your time than checking out the latest sitcoms on television. The book is not as preachy as many of the author’s more critically acclaimed books.

When compared to other Vonnegut books that cover classy topics like the validity of art and war, Slapstick: Or Lonesome No More! is a walk in the park. But it is not a walk through any parkit’s an afternoon stroll on a rainy day through a muddy field full of wildflowers.

When college students talk about their favorite authors, one name that rarely appears on that list is Kurt Vonnegut. One of the most engaging American writers, he has given us many proactive reads over the years, including Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse 5 and Breakfast of Champions. He is one of the country’s most universally recognized geniuses, and yet the man is still as crazy as everyone else in the world. During an hour long television interview, the man smoked an entire pack of cigarettes.

Slapstick: Or Lonesome No More!, along with any of the other great Kurt Vonnegut books, is worth reading just because the struggling artist does such a great job of making beauty come out of every situation.

CASU Art Showcase

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Senior Elliot Wenzel received 2nd place in the photography category for his piece “Untitled” of someone getting tattooed.

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The New Perspective

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Focus and study, but take time to relax and reward yourself A never ending love of language Eve Jacobs

little time for you later and you can relax and enjoy the time after you are done with exams.

It’s that time again! Yes, To relieve stress and have fun exams are right around the corner with friends, why not invite them and that means you will be in the over for a little game of Goldenlibrary studying until your head eye. Video games are a great way falls off. Have no fear though, to relieve stress for a study break. for when there is studying there is The new HALO game which always a study break. Study breaks was recently released, so if you’re are necessary for when you have in the mood to relieve stress and exceeded the amount of knowl- shoot your friends, (not literally of edge you can obtain, it is time to course!) why not have some video take a breather and soak in what game fun. Just remember to set you have learned. Here are some a time limit for how much you helpful ideas to make the most of play. We all know video games are your study break. pretty addicting.

When it’s Interactime to take a tive video break, people games can will need to also be good burn off some to relieve calories from “Shopping is another exer- stress. Senior sitting and cise motive to get you out Kim Anderstudying. Jess son, likes Schram, a Dance Dance and about.” senior, recomRevolution, mends walks, “DDR would “One way to be a good one burn off some because you energy is to get exercise as grab some friends and go for a well as a break.” This interactive walk or run. It keeps you healthy video games lets you dance as well and will help you sleep better at as get exercise and is fun to play. night.”

Caitlin Kujawski, a junior, Shopping is another exercise recommends a little television, motive to get you out and about. “Just watch 30 minutes of televiGrab some friends, pile into the sion.” Not only is television good car and head to the mall for a but also a movie marathon is a while. Get away from campus and good way to kick back on reading hang out and shop. Exercise and day a little. money spending at the same time Study breaks are necessary works for anyone. things during exam week but Another way to be active don’t take them too seriously! during your study break is to Just be sure to study and focus, clean your room. Even packing but also remember to take time to some things that are going home relax and reward yourself for all of for break is good to do. It saves a your hard work!

Staff Writer

Mark R. DeBoer Staff Writer

It is hard to believe that the end of the semester is just around the corner, and that this is the end of the first semester of this columns existence. While it has been enjoyable, it has been just like every other fun experience, in that time just seems to fly when we’re having it. Fear not though, for I’m sure that the winter break will go by equally fast and then we can all take part in another wonderful semester filled with both the continuing of our education and of this column.

I was recently approached by two students in a poetry class with the opportunity to choose from amongst the work that they had assigned to the rest of their class for a presentation to be published in this column. I am very thankful that I was given this chance to publish the work of some of our fellow students.

Martian poetry, or poetry that is written from the point of view of an alien visiting earth, is a very interesting way to practice both our writing and observational skills. This form of poetry also allows us to try and describe the everyday things that we do in a unique and refreshing manner.

I would like to thank Orlando Mucker for his willingness to share his unique outlooks upon some extremely everyday occurrences that we might not have looked at in this way. I’m just glad to see that there are some people upon this campus that are willing to take part in

strengthening the community of art and writing that already exists here at Carroll.

The three that I have chosen to include were all submitted as untitled pieces, so I have taken the liberty to include the topic of each piece in lieu of a title.

However, I have included these make shift titles in parentheses to emphasize that they are not part of the original poems.

ward to returning next semester to pick up where we all left off.

Lastly, I would also like to thank the English Club and Mike McGee for the wonderful night of slam poetry on November 30, 2004. It was a real treat to experience that form of poetic presentation, and it was obvious that all who attended were not let down in the least, for smiles and laughter were abound that night.

(Smoking) Spirits live inside many people.

But in order to set them free, one must first Wake them by blowing a silent whistle.

Once this whistle is ignited, many spirits can be Released. But the whistle soon disappears and the Other spirits must set aside their dreams of Freedom till the next whistle sounds.

(Funeral) On this planet, sleep is revered. Those who become Most talented at sleeping have giant celebrations where Everyone watches them snooze in a custom fit bed.

(Grocery Store) Some people are so generous, that they even give away Their food in exchange for little green pieces of paper.

There is so much fun to be had with the words that we all know and love and use everyday.

I couldn’t even imagine what our world would be like today if we had never learned to use a written or verbal language. I am very happy that so many people have be willing to take part in this wondrous and ancient celebration of the word, and I look for-

So, good luck with exams, have a wonderful holiday season, whatever holiday you happen to celebrate, and we will see you all next year.

Any poems, shorter stories, or essays should be sent to npstories@yahoo.com with a limit of around two hundred words or less.

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How many rungs on the ladder?

One randomly selected correct solution will get two movie passes and popcorn.

Solutions must be submitted by noon on Wednesday, February 9 to be in the prize drawing. Submissions can be e-mailed to dfeil@cc.edu with ‘Puzzler Answer’ in the subject line or can be submitted in hard copy to Professor Dave Feil’s office, 105 Maxon Hall.

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Cruise the Campus

Mr. Leo Staff Astrologer

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21 Soon, through no fault of your own, you will catch someone underlining words in a library book. It’s just one of those signs, you know? Before the Apocalypse.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19 Someone you don’t like will make repeated attempts to talk to you today. The best way to handle this is to stuff extremely crunchy food in your mouth during each attempt, and then mumble “What?” while looking at something slightly over their left shoulder.

Aquarius January 20 - February 18 It may not be the best time, but you will get a bad case of Writer’s Block. That ok, your paper is not due till tomorrow.

You still have 12 hours to get it finished, so take a break.

Pisces February 19 - March 20 You will be visited by a little

leprechaun, beware of its lies. No matter what he says you can not learn by sleeping on your book.

Aries March 21 - April 19 Within the next week you will have some guy come to your house and had you a giant check that says “Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.” It is one of those hidden camera shows, just slam the door on them.

Taurus April 20 - May 20 Beware of giant eating utensils, especially spoons.

Gemini May 21 - June 21 Be warned that there is a homework eating ghost that lives in your dorm. If your professor asks what happened to your paper, tell them the truth. It is a perfectly reasonable excuse.

Cancer June 22 - July 22 If you ever have to answer a question that will affect the rest of your future and you do not know the answer. I would just pick C. There is a 25% chance that you’re right.

Leo July 23 - August 22 You have a strange feeling to fill in all the bubbles you see. I wonder if that is a side effect of using scantrons.

Virgo August 23 - September 22 Today you will discover an ancient stone tablet on which mystic runes are carved. Oddly, when you find someone to translate them they turn out to be a collection of knock knock jokes.

Libra September 23 - October 22 You will see an ancient symbol appearing in the whorls of your fingerprints. That, combined with the dreams of apocalypse may make you worry.

I wouldn’t though -- it’s just a vitamin B12 deficiency.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21 You need to do something about that nervous laugh. Practice an “evil laugh” and use that instead. Then at least, you’ll be able to hear everyone else’s nervous laughter.

December 9 Pioneer Basketball • vs. Carthage College • Van Male Field House, 7 p.m.

December 10 Final Exams Begin Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. North Central College • Van Male Field House, 7 p.m.

December 14 Waukesha Area Symphonic Concert • Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

• $5 • Call 262-567-2105 for tickets December 16 Last day of Final Exams January 8 Wisconsin Wind Orchestra Concert • Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, 8 p.m.

• $10/$15 • Call 262-524-7633 for tickets January 5 Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Beloit College • Van Male Field House, 5 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball • vs. Beloit College • Van Male Field House, 7:30 p.m.

January 11 Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Ripon College • Van Male Field House, 5 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball • vs. Beloit College • Van Male Field House, 7:30 p.m.

January 14 Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Knox College • Van Male Field House, 5 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball

• vs. Knox College • Van Male Field House, 7:30 p.m.

January 15 Swimming • Carroll Invite • Van Male Field House, Noon Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Lake Forest College • Van Male Field House. 2 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball • vs. Beloit College • Van Male Field House, 4 p.m.

January 25 Spring 2005 semester begins January 28 Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Grinnell College • Van Male Field House, 5 p.m.

Pioneer Basketball • vs. Beloit College • Van Male Field House. 7 p.m.

January 29 Pioneer Basketball • vs. Beloit College • Van Male Field House, 3 p.m.

Lady Pioneer Basketball • vs. Illinois College • Van Male Field House, 5 p.m.

February 4 Recital Carroll College music faculty • Shattuck Music Center, 7 p.m.

February 5 Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art Exhibition • Marceil Pultorak Attrium Gallery, 6-8 p.m.

Organizing an event on campus?

Want some free publicity? Send the details to perspect@cc.edu with ‘Cruise the Campus’ in the subject line at least two weeks in advance for publication.

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The New Perspective

Where to sled in the ‘Sha Bear Milne Opinions Editor

Now that winter’s deciding to make an appearance, soon the terrain will be blanketed with that Ivory cushion of misted water. And, the best damn part about it all, is the sledding! A good set of directions around Waukesha couldn’t hurt - people need to sled! Let’s face it, sledding never gets old, and if you know where to go, it makes it all the difference.

For instance, a small venture up E. College Avenue is Catholic Memorial High School. CMH has some of the best decents on its grounds; Hartwell Ave. alone is enough to make you gasp (St. Mary’s Descent some call it - note the church). Travel down Laflin a bit towards Racine (still on CMH) and then on the left is a glorious earthen ramp - whatever you do, stay on the sledding apparatus (because we all know anything can be a sled), just trust me.

Staying with high schools, take East to Roberta and make a left - heading toward Waukesha South. YOU CAN’T MISS THE THREE-TIERED HILLS TO YOUR RIGHT. Park in South’s parking lot (you get access all the way to the back where the hill starts) and hop your happy rump down the hill - you can pass 10 mph maybe, if you get a running start - not like St. Mary’s.

There is the toboggan run.

Take East toward’s downtown, left on Wisconsin, right on Madison and just follow the road up and past Walgreen’s. Big wooden creation to flavor the fury and assist those mad toboggan people for a good time. That’s if you have a toboggan.

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PAAC brings more spirit to Carroll sports Katherine Dailey Special to The New Perspective

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Got Snow? St. Mary’s just down the street from Carroll has a great hill for sledding . . . when there’s actually snow!

East on Sunset from East Ave toward’s Racine Ave, before the dead end there’s Minooka Park. A right into there and to the back of the park - good golly, one find’s them self on the top of a very large hill. A good run might even get someone past 20

mph easy. Good times.

There remain quite a few of Waukesha’s hills unmentioned, but sledding on some places doesn’t mesh to well with authority, so sled responsibly and be safe (no cemeteries either).

Those of you who attended Carroll’s last home football game this year may have noticed a new addition. Well, he wasn’t actually IN the game … he was walking around hyping up the crowd. He is Champ, Carroll’s new mascot!

Champ was unveiled Saturday, November 6, and will become a regular part of athletic events and other ventures that call for extra school spirit.

How did we get this great new addition? Thank PAAC: the Pioneer Athletic Advisory Committee.

PAAC is an organization comprised of representatives from every athletic team at Carroll.

Every sport has the opportunity to send representatives to their meetings. PAAC meetings are run by co-Presidents Brooke Leist and Dave Gaeger.

PAAC has a hand in many events and special features involving athletics around campus.

They sponsor and run the 50/50 raffles at football and basketball games. They have participated in campus-wide activities such as the Yell Like Hell Homecoming Pep Rally, and Jam the Gym, the huge basketball weekend celebration held every year at the end of January. They have provided spectators with foam fingers, mini megaphones, Carroll-colored pompoms, and those orange foam sticks that proclaim “GO PIONEERS!” And ,as mentioned before, they work to bring new flair (like Champ) to

campus every year.

PAAC also strives to help the community outside of Carroll.

In past years, they have sponsored and staffed Special Olympics Training Days, and they plan on participating again multiple times throughout the second semester.

These training days allow PAAC members to share their athletic knowledge and drive with youth from the Special Olympics. It is quite a rewarding experience for both trainees and PAAC members alike.

PAAC have many plans in the works, including the preparation of fan T-shirts that will be for sale at all athletic events.

These exclusive “Orange and Blue Crew” shirts will be available to any Carroll student or fan, and will include a picture of our brand new mascot, Champ.

The price is yet to be determined, but has been said to be under the $10 range. In addition to fan T-shirts, PAAC is also looking into sponsoring more events during athletic games, like raffles, free-throw shootouts, and other family-friendly events. Other suggestions (like silicone Carroll bracelets similar to the yellow Lance Armstrong Livestrong bracelets ones) are definite possibilities. Keep your eyes peeled!

Remember: ANY athlete can come to PAAC meetings, or can at least attend all PAAC-sponsored events. Be sure to give Champ a high five when you attend the next athletic event on Campus.

To learn more about PAAC, email Brooke at bleist@cc.edu or Dave at dgaeger@cc.edu.

4th and Long

The Sports Dork’s holiday wish list

Pete Seroogy Sports Editor

I don’t ask for much, really I don’t. So this year I’ve decided I’m going to ask Santa for all the things I think are wrong in sports to change; from the NBA, to the NCAA, to NFL, and the NHL, and especially the MLB. Let’s get this list started.

I want, or rather, I need the MLB to take away every accolade that Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and whoever else turns up in this whole BALCO steroid scandal.

For me, it doesn’t matter when they started ‘roiding, just the fact that they’ve done it, and it’s been proven, taints their entire career.

I don’t know if you noticed, but usually athletes don’t expand in all the right places and belt 73 home runs if they’re not using “The Cream” or “The Clear.”

I want baseball to do the right

thing and give these athletes some harsh punishment.

I want a clear national champion this year in college football. We’re heading into the bowl season with the top three teams undefeated, basically insuring ourselves of a co-national champion. USC, Oklahoma, and Auburn are all undefeated and ranked 1, 2, and 3 respectively. In this scenario, USC and OU play in the Orange Bowl for the national championship, and Auburn will play eighth ranked Virginia Tech (the 10-2 ACC champ) in the Sugar Bowl. Again, the BCS, that was designed to end all disputes about who is the national champ does exactly the opposite, and creates more controversy. I don’t want a college football playoff system (I still cling to the idea that student-athletes are students first) because that takes too much time away from school, but I don’t disagree with a final game against the top two BCS ranked teams after all the bowls have been played. In this case, if USC wins and Auburn wins, then they would play for the “real” national championship.

I want the NHL to end its ridiculous lockout. It’s been three See NAME Page 15

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The New Perspective

Coaches Spotlight: Kris Jacobsen Alysha Schertz Staff Writer

court.” Jacobsen also stated that she wants her athletes to know as athletic director that “Carroll is a great place to be and if you’re going to play athletics for me it’s a privilege, not a right, and one in which you have to maintain all the other priorities in the classroom too.” She also admits that this isn’t always easy to do and it often requires a great deal of commitment on the athletes’ part.

As a coach, Jacobsen feels as though that she can only ask as much of her players as she is willing to put in her self. “I absolutely can not expect more out of my athletes than what I can provide as a role model. As a coach, I feel that it is my responsibility to put in twice as much of the time as I expect of them. Coaches have to be more committed than the athlete, and never expect what

Carroll College Women’s Head Basketball Coach is no stranger when it comes to the Carroll Campus. Kris Jacobsen has been head coach here at Carroll for seven years running and has served as athletic director for three. Jacobsen also serves as the softball coach here at Carroll College and has led the women’s softball team to two NCAA conCoach Kris Jacobsen ference titles. Under the direction of Jacobsen the Pioneer Women’s testing time for [Jacobsen].” It’s basketball team returned to the an adjustment that the team has conference championships two to deal with and Jacobsen stated, seasons in a row during 2000 and “It’s very difficult for me person2001. Jacobsen had a few things ally to let it go. I play it over and to say about her job here at Carover in my mind. Who’s testing roll College and why she’s stuck us? What is going on?” Jacobsen around so long. has a new goal for the season; to ”I’m very comeach game get better so that mitted to Carroll by conference we are where College, I really we need to be. That might like what we offer “I absolutely can not expect more out of mean a few more losses, but academically and my athletes then what I can provide as a it certainly doesn’t mean we’re athletically, I think role model. As a coach I can not expect throwing in the towel.” we have the total Jacobson earned her package for a student more out of my athletes than what I can bachelors of Science degree athlete who wants in business administration provide as a role model.” to come here and from University of Wisconsin Coach Kris Jacobsen Platteville. She was also named really focus on their school and get a Platteville’s all time leading great education and scorer and Female Athlete of experience athletics to enhance they are not willing to give them- the year in 1989. As a high school that.” Jacobsen stated that this selves.” athlete Jacobson was inducted in This season the women’s to the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln total package was what drew her to Carroll in the first place. basketball team has already faced High School hall of fame as the To make the most of this total some incredible competition but first player to score over 1000 package Jacobsen stated that it’s has faced other challenges within points in her career. Jacobsen and important for Carroll to pay their team as well. Senior Krista the Lady Pioneers continue their attention to both sides of the Rode and junior Jenni Poch, both season in an away tournament at package. Jacobsen feels she has starting captains on the team, suf- Webster University. Followed by made it her priority that her play- fered knee injuries in the first two a non-conference home match up ers know that “Good students minutes of their season opener. against North Central College on in the classroom parallel good The Lady Pioneers have a record December 10 before heading in athletes on the field or on the now of 0-4 and it is a “very very to their own holiday break.

Wilkinson, Wade lead Badgers with 6.2 rebounds-per-game for the Spartans last season.

And what about those talented Wisconsin Badgers? Boo Wade and forward Mike Wilkinson are the only two starters returning from last season. With 13.1 points-per-game last year and 6.8 boards, Wilkinson is the Badgers leading returning scorer.

As for Wade, he looks to increase last season’s 6.8 points-per-game as he should see the ball more often this season.

Among the teams that are projected to finish in the cellar are Minnesota and Penn State respectively. The newly

Ten basketball champs as Penn State looks to de-thrown them.

Staff Writer The Nittany Lions Tanisha Wright is the two-time Big Ten Picked to finish no worse Defensive Player of the Year and than third in their conference, is also a member of this season’s the Wisconsin Badgers men’s Preseason All-Conference Team. basketball team opened the Wright is the only player in con2004-2005 season with a bang. ference history to repeat as Big The season is just underway, Ten Defensive Player of the Year. but the 21st nationally ranked As preseason favorites to win team pounced all over their first the conference, the Boilermakers opponent of the season, Pennlost four of its five starters from sylvania, in a 77-44 win. Fourth last season. Last season’s Freshyear head Coach Bo Ryan and the man of the Year, as selected by the Badgers will have to fight hard to coaches, Katie Gearlds is hoping knock off defending Big Ten to move into a starting role with conference champs Illinois Fighther 10.6 points-per-game. The ing Illini. The Fighting only returning starter Illini has its starting five is senior center Emily returning for another Heikes. In the ’03-’04 season and was named she averaged 6.2 “Boo Wade and forward Mike Wilkin- season, one of the top teams ppg and 6.3 boards. in the country during son are the only two starters returning And the Big Ten lady the preseason. Junior basketball preview isn’t from last season” guards Deron Williams complete without a look and Dee Brown were at the Badgers. Finishing named to the Big Ten eighth in the conference Preseason All-American last season, the lady BadConference Team. In the’03- revamped Minnesota Golden gers look to improve upon their ’04 season, both Williams and Gophers will put 11 new faces to standings. The Badgers have Brown were ranked first and the test. With only one return- four of the five returning starters. second in the league and aver- ing starter, the Gophers have Junior guard Ashley Josephson their work cut out for them, but averaged 12.3 ppg, a team high aged 13 points-per-game.

Another conference team if the team can improve their last season. Senior Stephanie that looks to make the ’04-’05 defense, which was ranked dead Rich led last season’s squad with season dazzling is Michigan last in the conference last season 5.81 assists per game, the Big Ten State. The Spartans return their in points allowed, the Gophers assists leader. top six leading scorers from last will put up decent numbers.

No matter which of the 11 Let’s not forget about the Big Ten teams you may be cheerseason’s team while averaging 71.3 points per game. Junior lady Big Ten teams. Teams that ing for, one thing is for certain, center Paul Davis is being called look to make a splash this season both the men’s and the women’s one of the most dominant play- are Penn State Nittany Lions and teams will be on a mission to be ers in the conference. Davis aver- Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue is playing in March Madness and aged 15.8 points-per-game along the two-time defending lady Big eventually the Final Four.

Jennifer Wright

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Skiing and skating ‘round Waukesha Jamie Lawrence Staff Writer

With the first snow of the season comes the excitement for winter sports. Whether its ice skating, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, snowboarding, hockey, or sledding and tubing, it can be found near Carroll College.

If you are interested in ice skating, Eble Ice Arena is on Bluemound Road in Brookfield. They offer open skating Monday through Friday from 12-3 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 pm. They also offer open hockey for adults on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:45 am to 11:45 am. If Eble Ice Arena isn’t right for you, try the Pettit National Ice Center which is also an Olympic training facility. It is one of a few in the world that seats 3,000, it has one of the fastest 400-meter indoor speed skating ice ovals, and it has two international size ice rinks for hockey and figure skating. They offer speed skating class, figure skating class, a class for those who are just learning how to skate and an adult hockey camp. All of that exists right off of the 84th Street exit on I-94 in Milwaukee.

For those of you who prefer to stay away from the hard ice and closer to the soft snow, cross country skiing is a fun activity for people of all ages that give the skier a nice relaxing workout while enjoying the beauty of winter. There are numerous places to cross country ski in the area. Off Sunset Dr., there is Minooka, which is a six mile course. There is also Nashotah, another six mile course and

Muskego which is a four mile course. All of these courses are maintained by Waukesha County Parks. For more information call (262) 548-7801.

Snowboarding and skiing are two of the more common winter sports. Two of the hills that are closest to Carroll’s campus are Little Switzerland (littleswitz.com) and Sunburst (skisunburst.com). Little Switzerland is approximately 45 minutes away and skiers and snowboarders there can enjoy carving down both sides of the hill. At Sunburst, which is also about 45 minutes away, snowboarders and skiers can enjoy the large terrain park and the tow rope that gives it easy accessibility. For those who are more ambitious in their skiing and snowboarding endeavors, Devil’s Head Resort (www.devilsheadre sort.com/snowsports) and Tyrol Basin (www.tyrolbasin.com) are both located outside of Madison and offer more and longer runs.

For those of you who refuse to grow up, there is also sledding, tobogganing and tubing. Sunburst offers a great tubing hill with long runs and exciting rides.

For those who just want a place to go after class and toboggan, Lowell Hill by Waukesha North HS has one of the best rides around.

Besides alternative winter sports, there are always intramural sports such as basketball and indoor soccer (contact the recreation office at 262-951-3042).

All of these winter sports are very popular and fun to try at least once. There are many places to go and many things to do to stay active this winter.

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months already, and I’m afraid that I’ll completely forget about the sport if it doesn’t get back to playing games. The NHL and the NHL players association have just gotten back to the bargaining table, but that doesn’t guarantee anything and it looks like the entire season will be lost, along with most of the sport’s fan base.

I want the NBA to ban Ron Artest for life. If the NBA didn’t already have the reputation of a bunch of immature, overpaid, posse toting, wannabe rapper/ actors, Ron Artest solidified that image. Coming off a request to the Pacers to take a month off of the regular season after complaining of being weary following a vigorous promotional tour for his debut rap album “Allure,” he got into a fight with a bunch of Detroit Pistons fans.

Yes, I know a full cup shouldn’t have been thrown at him, but honestly, who in their right mind decides to take on a bunch of rabid Pistons fans? He’s had his problems in the past, and I think he can take the rest of his life to pursue his rapping ambitions.

I want the NFL, and more specifically, the NFC not to send a team to the playoffs with a losing record. I could happen, and there’s really a good chance. The AFC has a number of dominant teams,

the Patriots, Steelers, and Colts come to mind, while the NFC only has one, the Eagles (who absolutely destroyed the Packers on Sunday; so much for redemption for last year, fellas.). Right now, the Panthers, Lions, Bucs, Giants, and Bears who all hold a 5-7 record are one game out of a wild-card spot. Right now, the Vikings with a 7-5 record and the Rams with a 6-6 record hold wild-card spots. In comparison, the AFC’s two wild-cards, the Jets (9-3), and the Ravens (7-5) have played in a much more difficult division, and in the case of the Jets, have a better record.

Also, I hope that Peyton Manning breaks the record for most touchdown passes in a season.

Dan Marino currently holds the record with 48, but Manning is all but a lock to take it as he has thrown 41 as of last Sunday. Do I complain that he’s still throwing TDs when his team is up by 35 in the third quarter; of course not…He’s on my fantasy football team! At this pace, he’ll throw somewhere in the vicinity of 55 to 60 touchdowns, shattering Marino’s record. Next week, he visits Houston, and their passing defense that ranks second last in the league.

Is all that I’ve listed too much to ask? I don’t think so, and I bet most of the sports world would agree with me.

To everyone, Merry Christmas to all, and don’t miss the bowl games on New Year’s Day.

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Women’s basketball loses two players, then four games Dustin Pearce Staff Writer

The ghost of seasons past haunted the women’s basketball team on opening night Nov. 19.

With only 3:14 removed from the clock, two key starters were injured, their seasons over as quickly as they began.

As last year’s season came to a close the Lady Pioneer’s basketball team was hampered by injuries and a disappointing 0-3 finish. This season began no different when senior Krista Rode and junior Jenni Poch tore their ACL’s against Fontbonne University in the Jean Kilgour tournament. Poch who started at point guard also suffered a broken femur. With two starters out and an entire game on the line, junior Melanie Foreman stepped up.

“These girls were the base and core of our team,” Foreman said, “And there was still an entire game to play, so we had to rebound, even though our knees were taken out from the beginning.”

The Lady Pioneers hung tough only trailing 34-32 at halftime, but Fontbonne kept the lead and never looked back, winning 71-60. Foreman led the team with 14 points while freshman Crystal Hoewisch and Amy Fleming contributed 12 and 10 respectively. Intense defense kept the score close early in the second, but a sputtering offensive attack, 21-of 66 from the floor, played as the deciding factor.

Carroll faced North Park in the consolation game and was defeated 69-51. Foreman again led the team scoring with 15 points and Hoewisch chipped in 13.

Freshman Kim Gruninger

Photo by Jill Ridenour

Freshman Crystal Hoewisch looks to pass to junior Melanie Foremann during the November 22 game against Loras College.

took Poch’s role at point guard and scored 8 points in the Kilgour tournament. Even with the pressure of a starting role, Gruninger remains confident, “We’ve had to take our game up a notch and work harder to rise to the occasion. There is added pressure, especially when we [the team] lose two key players like Poch and Rode. My goal is to work on the small stuff like my passing and scoring,” she said.

The Lady Pioneer’s roster

consists of eight total freshmen who have already been given their fair share of playing time. After a productive start Hoewisch didn’t wait long to explode, when she obtained a career high 21 points and 9 rebounds against Loras College on Nov. 22. Sophomore Kate Elwood scored 12 points and in the first half the Lady Pioneers collectively shot almost 60% from the floor. With 14: 48 left in the second period the Lady Pioneers tied the score at

47. Unfortunately, they just couldn’t quite take the lead and lost 78-64.

The ladies most recent game was against the 13th ranked team in the nation, UW-Stevens Point.

In the first two minutes Carroll came out smoking hot, quickly scoring 6 points, grabbing a four point lead. The remaining 18 minutes were a challenge and the ladies went into halftime down 37-16. UWSP won 75-51 despite Carroll’s 35 second half

points. With this loss the Lady Pioneers dropped to 0-4 on the season.

“Stevens Point was a very beatable team, but they got us from the start. In the second half we came with intensity and a demand for defense, and played much better,” said Foreman who grabbed a team high 10 rebounds that night.

Midwest Conference play begins on Jan. 5 when the Lady Pioneers host Beloit College.

Men’s b-ball blows out Marion to begin season Alysha Schertz Staff Writer

The Pioneer Men’s basketball team dominated the court in a Thanksgiving Break match up on Saturday November 27 against a 0-4 Marion College team. The Pioneers started out strong with two three pointers, by sophomore Nathan Drury and junior Jason Scheper, early in the first half. They continued their lead into the finish of the first half with a score of 42-25.

Carroll didn’t let up in the second half either. Drury put up another three with in the first minute on an assist by junior James Johnson. The pioneers held on to their first half lead with a finishing score of 93-66.

Drury led the Pioneers in scoring with 15 points, shooting 63 percent from the three point line. Senior Ben Hickethier contributed to the win with a solid 14 points and finished the game with an impressive 71 percent free throw average. Johnson, Scheper and junior Jason Trimborn each added 12 points to the overall score. Fifteen out of the 16 varsity players saw court time last Saturday. Sophomore Paul Toshner led an impressive from the bench game with 9 points, while sophomore Buck Colomy followed with a close 8 points.

As a whole the team played a good game and shot 50 percent

from the field. Trimborn said, “The first game against Marian was a good start for us. It gave us an opportunity to go against different players for the first time when it counts. We had a long stretch of practices against teammates and we’re ready to beat up on someone else for a change.”

The men traveled to Concordia University in Mequon on Saturday, December 4. It was there, somewhere in the middle of his game high 24 points that Ben Hickethier scored his 1,000 career point as a pioneer. Jason Scheper added 12 and Paul Toshner chipped in 10 for the Pioneers as they won 79-68.

Carroll continues game play into finals week in a home match up against Carthage on Thursday, December 9. The Pioneers will play a non-conference tournament Friday, December 17 and Saturday, December 18 at Elmhurst College Illinois. The boys then face a tough UW-Oshkosh team on the 22nd before heading home for their rather short, but well needed Holiday break. Trimborn and the other team members have faith in their ability as a team this season, and the next few games will show that, “We still have work to do in the coming weeks to prepare ourselves for tougher competition but I feel very confident in our ability as a team this year.”

Upcoming Sporting Events Pioneer Basketball Date

Opponent

Time

December 9, 2004 January 5. 2005 January 11, 2005 January 14, 2005 January 15, 2005 January 28, 2005 January 29. 2005 February 9, 2005

Carthage College Beloit College Ripon College Knox College Lake Forest College Grinnell College Illinois College St. Norbert College

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

4 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Lady Pioneer Basketball Date

Opponent

Time

December 10, 2004 January 5. 2005 January 11, 2005 January 14, 2005 January 15, 2005 January 28, 2005 January 29. 2005 February 9, 2005

North Central College Beloit College Ripon College Knox College Lake Forest College Grinnell College Illinois College St. Norbert College

7 p.m.

5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

2 p.m.

5 p.m.

1 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Pioneer & Lady Pioneer Swimming Date

Opponent

Time

January 15, 2005

Carroll Invite

12 p.m.