1. art and entertainment
2. shows and events
3. classical concert

Medrano
joins staff
Baasketbaall seaason
opens Novv. 3
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Express
Fall back
Beau Jest opens
The Midland College Drama
Department will present its fall
production, the comedy Beau Jest,
in conjunction with Midland
Community Theatre Oct. 28
through Nov. 12. For information
on show dates and times and for
reservations, please call the MCT
box office at (432) 682-4111.
Pet Costume
Contest Oct. 29
All pets are welcome at a
Halloween Pet Costume Contest
hosted by students of the Midland
College Veterinary Technology
program. The event will be 4-6
p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 in Beal
Plaza at the Blakemore Fountain
on the MC campus. Coming up:
Veterinary Technolo-gy holiday
fundraisers include pet Christmas
stockings and pictures of you and
your pets with Santa. For more
information, call (432) 685-6478.
Boy Scouts
honor Daniel
Midland College President
David E. Daniel will be honored
by the Buffalo Trail Council with
the Boy Scouts of America
Distinguished Citizen Award at the
group’s annual dinner 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 3 at Green Tree
Country Club. Past recipients of
the award include General Tommy
Franks, former Secretary of
Commerce Don Evans and First
Lady Laura Bush.
SIP offers thanks
The Students in Philanthropy
Club thanks the Midland College
family and friends who supported
last week’s “Cookies & Coins for
Katrina” fund-raiser by buying
cookies and donating your coins
and dollars. As a result of the
“Cookies & Coins” campus event,
along with additional donations
and pledges from the community,
a total of $925.00 was raised. The
Abell-Hanger Foundation has generously pledged to match the funds
in the amount of $5 for every $1
raised - which will result in more
than $5,000 being donated to the
American
Red
Cross
for
Hurricane Relief efforts.
Fall Fair planned
at Cogdell Nov. 4
The Cogdell Learning Center
and Comunidad in Action are
sponsoring a Fall Neighborhood
Fair from 3–5:30 p.m., Friday
Nov. 4, in the 900 Block of South
Loraine (just outside Cogdell’s
east door).
The purpose of the fair is to
bring elementary school children
from South and Travis elementary
schools and their parents to
Cogdell to focus on educational
opportunities, family health and
wellness
and
community
resources.
More than 300 kids/parents participated in last year’s fair.
Cogdell will offer free hot dogs
and drinks; have children's art and
play activities. Tours will be available. Entertainment will be offered
on the city Showmobile. For more
information, contact Liz Zentano,
684-4518.
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El P a i s a n o
Volume XXXIII, No. 3
Daylight Saving Time ends for
2005 at 2 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 30.
Remember to turn clocks back
before going to bed on Saturday
night.
Jazz band swings
The Student Newspaper of Midland College
October 28, 2005
Vet Tech ‘opens house’ to community
By Michael Mancha
Staff Reporter
Amid festive decorations and food, the secondyear students of Midland College’s Veterinary
Technology program held an open house Oct. 20 to
honor its first-year students and to present an introduction of the program to friends and family.
Program Director Kerry Coombs said this event
also gives students a chance to interact with second-year students.
During the open house, students and guests were
treated to a buffet of food prepared by the returning
students and staff. As part of the evening’s events,
the first-year students were awarded the name tags
that are worn throughout the two-year course study.
A slide show about the Vet Tech program followed
the presentation and was given by Trini Patrick and
Lynn Robbins, members of the National
Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
(NAVTA).
After the presentations, friends and family of the
students were given a tour of the lab and classroom
facilities.
Now in its thirteenth year of existence, Robbins
said the MC’s Vet Tech program is designed to prepare students to work in many different veterinary
fields including zoo/wildlife medicine, biomedical
research, regulatory veterinary medicine and even
Photo courtesy of MC Public Relaitons the military.
According to Robbins, whether it is in a lab, aniFirst-year vet tech students were awarded their badges during the Open House on Oct. 20.
The badges are worn throughout their two-year program. The students are L to R: Ashley mal shelter or along side a veterinarian, vet techs
Hardenbrook, Krystal Garcia, Lindsay Bonner, Amy Williamson, Christie Diese, Rey Lujan, wear many different hats. Students are trained to
Amber Caskey, Natalie Raible, Eliana Olano and Tawny Horton.
See Vet Tech, page 3
Empty Bowls raises money, hunger awareness
By Kimberly Trimble
Staff Reporter
Students from Midland College participated in the Third Annual Empty
Bowls fundraiser earlier this month by
making around 220 bowls since last
spring semester, according to Carol
Bailey, an MC art professor.
The University of Texas of the
Permian Basin offered the Center for
Energy and Economic Diversification
(CEED) building as the location for
the event.
The objective of the program is to
raise hunger awareness and education
while collecting funds through the
sale of hand-made bowls, according
to the West Texas Food Bank’s
(WTFB) Web site.
The Empty Bowls benefit was
brought to the West Texas area by
UTPB associate art and humanities
professor Chris Stanley. However, the
concept began in 1990 when a high
school art teacher in Michigan came
up with an idea to help his students
find a new way
to
gather
money for a
food drive.
What evolved was a class
project to make
ceramic bowls
for a fund raising meal.
Guests were
served a simple
meal of soup
and bread and
invited to keep
the bowl as a
reminder
of
hunger in the
w o r l d , ”
Photo by Kimberly Trimble
according to Shaela Nay and Veronica Dye look over the bowls
the
official that were available at this year’s Empty Bowls
Web site for fundraiser for the West Texas Food Bank.
the project.
Stanley said
bowl for $10 and then working in colthat he has done his best to stick with laboration with a local restaurant to
the original format of selling each provide the meal.
This year the Odessa-based business, Catfish & Company, donated the
soup and bread for the benefit dinner.
“I feel that it is important to support
the WTFB and their fight against
hunger in our own local areas,” said
shift manager Taylor Clark from
Catfish & Company.
Clark’s family, which owns the
restaurant, considers it their main goal
to help keep people fed.
“We enjoy making food and filling
up stomachs while helping to fill a
need in the community,” Clark said.
“In a lot of cases, it teaches empathy,” Stanley said.
“Trying to convince anyone to be
altruistic can be difficult, but I’ve
found that most students like the
thought of helping others and are willing to participate when given the
opportunity,” Stanley said.
Preparation for the project typically
begins right after the benefit takes
place in order to have a full year to
See Empty, page 3
Ensemble shares classical music with Midland
By Rael Henson
Page Editor
The Academy of St. Martin in the
Fields Chamber Ensemble performed
last Friday at the Midland College
Chaparral Center as part of the Phyllis
and Bob Cowan Performing Arts
Series.
The eight-member ensemble from
London played works by Brahms,
Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. After
the scheduled program concluded,
they received a standing ovation. As
an encore they played a piece by
Grieg called First Spring.
“It’s an interesting thing that the
three octets we most often play are all
written by teenagers … Alas, we’re
not,” said Kenneth Silleto, leader of
the ensemble.
Tickets were free to the general
public, and the majority in attendance
were not MC students. Jenna Welch,
mother of First Lady Laura Bush, was
present in the audience.
St. Martin was a church originally
built in the 13th century, said Elise
Coombes, MC’s director of public
relations. It later acquired the name
“in the fields” because it was literally
in the middle of fields between
London and Westminster.
Named after the church, the
Academy was started by Neville
Marriner in 1958. It began as a small,
chamber ensemble made up of talented musicians without a conductor.
Even now, after it has also branched
off into a chorus and the chamber
ensemble, the larger group remains
smaller than most average orchestras.
“With the pared-down orchestra
there was great clarity in the music
they played,” said Martin Burgess,
principle second violinist in the chamber ensemble.
Only two years after its conception,
the Academy secured its first recording contract. The Academy is now the
most recorded chamber orchestra in
the world, with a discography of over
500 entries, according to its Web site.
The Academy often does work for
films. Burgess said that sometimes it
mainly consists of playing long notes,
which is not very exciting. But he said
playing the Harry Potter music was
fun.
Photo courtesy of St. Martin in the Fields
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble performed in
Midland on Oct. 21.
“John Williams is such a great composer,” Burgess said.
The Academy sometimes plays
music in groups of five, 10 or 20; they
aren’t tied to always playing as a full
orchestra.
“What’s unique about the Academy
of St. Martins is the versatility of it.
You don’t really get that in many
other orchestras, certainly in
England,” Burgess said.
Up to 90 percent of the orchestra’s
work is touring, Burgess said. The
ensemble’s current 11-stop tour in the
United States has already taken them
See Ensemble, page 3
Commentary
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October 28, 2005
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Editorial
Early voting underway
Someone once made the comment that “government is like your digestive system, you don’t really care about all of the details behind its operation as long as it functions properly.”
Such has become the overwhelming opinion of the average American
citizen. Our generation, especially those in the younger generation,
remains either ignorant or apathetic to governmental affairs.
The average college student sleeps in too late and cares too little to read
the morning newspaper. In fact, those whose votes are needed the most are
the ones whose only exposure to current political events comes from a
homepage on the Internet or a discussion overheard in fleeting conversation.
They are the ones unaware that there is an election underway right now.
Early voting began Oct. 24 to address nine proposed amendments, one
prohibiting gay marriage, to the Texas constitution. The other eight
amendments deal with miscellaneous issues ranging from rail development to financing.
While experts extrapolate that the early voting may yield low returns,
this fact should not deter a person from voting.
All too often, our culture remains lethargic politically, and convinces
itself that one vote will not make much of a difference.
But it is our obligation as citizens of Texas and the United States to let
our leaders know our voice, our opinions in such matters. Whether for or
against the proposed amendments, especially a proposal that contains the
controversial issue of gay rights, we owe our state legislators a vote.
Because after all, as another quote says, “if we become a society of
sheep, we will be led by wolves.”
Opinion
Book stimulates,
provides insight
Michael Mancha
Staff Reporter
I’ve never been much of a book
reader. As a matter of fact, books used
to bore me, but I’ve recently begun
reading more and it’s quickly becoming a hobby. I’ve been reading
Searching For God Knows What by
Donald Miller, and I wanted to share
something I’ve learned.
Have you ever wondered why,
while in the Garden of Eden, Adam
and Eve were naked and not
ashamed? It’s not like they knew they
were naked and chose to frolic around
in the buff. They weren’t nudists. I
think it had something to do with the
perfect connection Adam and Eve had
with God.
Now, I understand that belief in
God is different from person to person, but for Adam and Eve, at least,
that connection with God made them
feel completely accepted and valuable.
The vulnerability of nakedness
never occurred to them because there
was no such thing.
Consequently, when they were
deceived, and the perfect bond
between them and God was snapped,
their first reaction was to cover themselves because they were ashamed.
Interesting isn’t it – let me explain.
Raise you hand if you have ever
watched one of the following: The
Apprentice, American Idol, The Real
World, Laguna Beach, the NFL,
NBA or MLB. Can anyone find the
pattern in these things? Our television
is full of shows that are trying to figure out who’s better than whom.
We tune in to find out who is
smarter, more talented, better looking;
and if it’s not obvious competition,
then it’s some sort of comedy or
drama built on that same premise.
Have you seen Laguna Beach? It’s
all hook-ups and break-ups. Cruel
girls being fake with each other and
guys pretending to be innocent victims. You can’t write that kind of
drama. It’s ugly stuff.
Don’t think this is just something
thought-up by the media.
Remember the flightiness of middle
school? In the sixth grade our validity
wasn’t based on who our parents
were, what we wore, who we were
seen with or who we weren’t seen
with. Suddenly, somewhere between
May and August, all that became so
critical to our societal structure and
social agenda.
My point is that we become people
infatuated with what others think of
us. We draw comparisons with others
by which we measure our own
actions. It makes us competitive.
I know what you’re thinking and no
it’s not shallow. It’s not superficial;
it’s human nature. The author of the
book I’m reading very simply states:
“I know without a doubt that I am a
person who is wired so that something outside myself tells me who I
am.” Sound familiar?
You see, Adam and Eve covered
themselves because they knew that
they were vulnerable and if God saw
them that way, he might think less of
them. They knew that they were
imperfect. That’s why we long for the
things that surround us.
We want to know that what we do is
valued. We want assurance that we
are loved and respected because we
too are imperfect.
About the time that I started reading this book, I had a long discussion
with a friend in which we were talking about the people we cherish most
in our lives. We talked for hours, well
into the night. As I drove home that
night, I had, what some people call, a
moment of clarity.
I sat alone in my truck listening to
Jeff Buckley and I asked myself, if
humans are defined by what surrounds their life, then what is defining
me? What’s defining you? Are the
things in our lives painting a fair picture of who we actually are?
There was one other thing that I
realized; I never knew books could
provoke so much thought. It’s amazing. I’m going to take this reading
hobby more seriously.
El Paisano
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By Angie Wennerlind
Page Editor
Have you ever noticed that people
are far too easily annoyed? I mean,
everyone seems to have buttons
labeled “do not push,” or pet peeves
that, when known, are fun to misuse—namely on siblings or arch enemies.
Which explains why my little
brother slurps his cereal and always
plays the “I’m not touching you”
game on road trips.
Anyhow, inspired by real events
and irritating people around me, I formulated the following list that
includes some of the most obnoxious,
annoying things on the face of the
planet. Here goes.
1. When the “Coke” machines in
the AFA lobby increase in price by 25
cents, steal your money or give you a
Dr. Pepper when you wanted a Diet
Coke.
2. When you think someone is waving at you, so you wave back, but
quickly realize that they are waving at
the person behind you.
3. When you repeatedly bite the
same spot on the inside of your cheek.
4. Teachers who give pop quizzes.
5. Students who study for pop
quizzes.
6. When people brake before getting into the turning lane.
7. When you ask someone in passing “What’s up?” and they respond
with “Fine, thanks,” assuming that
you asked them “How are you?”
8. When you make a to-do list, then
lose it
9. When you forget someone’s
name when you see them, then recall
it an hour later when it no longer matters.
10. When professors talk a lot with
little to actually say.
11. When the spellcheck, thinking it
is smarter than you, underlines words
that are spelled right already.
12. When you are a girl and your
boyfriend has better hair than you.
13. $When the editors don’t find;
bother-some new:spaper typo’s like
theeese.
14. When you get unwanted
receipts for small purchases like bottles of water or donuts.
15. Discovering you have a test the
day of the test.
16. The speed bumps on the
Midland College campus.
17. People who have no clue how
loudly they talk—especially on their
cell phones.
18. Finding that the role of toilet
paper is empty after you have done
your business.
19. The red liquid that spurts out of
a ketchup bottle and onto your French
fries before the actual ketchup.
20. Laffy Taffy jokes.
21. People who think Laffy Taffy
jokes are actually funny.
22. When a driver pushes the
unlock button in the car at the exact
moment the passenger lifts the door
handle, leaving the door locked.
23. Newspaper columnists who
ramble about their annoyances.
The road goes ever on...
By Rael Henson
Page Editor
“Here I stand. I can do no other.”
~Martin Luther~
Is it just me, or is there something
hideously ugly about black-andorange decorations, fake spider webs,
tombstones and hands growing out of
people’s front yards? I thought decorations were supposed to be pretty,
not pretty gruesome.
Maybe my repugnance is natural
because my family never did the
whole “Halloween” thing. I’m not
going to get into the reasons here. It
would take more room than I have to
do it justice, and I’d probably make
some of you mad at me.
My five brothers and I never suffered from staying home instead of
trick-or-treating. We dressed up for
fun all the time as kids anyway, and
while we pitied ourselves as being
sugar-deprived much of the time, we
really weren’t.
Neither were we bored on
Halloween, for two reasons.
For one thing, several years we
attended family nights at church,
where we played board games,
watched movies, and yes, enjoyed
plenty of sweets. Veggie Tales and
Scrabble rules!
The second thing we usually do on
Halloween is celebrate my birthday.
My mom only recently told me that
when I was born people said, “Oh,
what a cute little witch!” Um, right;
that’s me, a scary little witch.
I have always felt my birth date was
both unique and unfitting. On one
hand, not everyone has a birthday
people can remember. But then,
knowing the historical origins of
Halloween, not to mention my dislike
of the traditionally morbid and superstitious decor, it is probably my least
favorite holiday of the year.
Recently, though, I have been
reminded of something else that happened in history on Oct. 31 that not
everyone knows.
It was that day in 1517 that a
German priest named Martin Luther
nailed his 95 Theses to the church
door of Wittenberg, Germany. It was
his challenge to debate the corruption
prevalent in the church at that time,
and it’s now seen as a key event in the
Reformation.
Luther, a pioneer of Protestantism,
was a proponent of salvation through
faith in Christ alone. It grieved him
that the Bible was seen as secondary
to tradition and words of mortal men.
His story was recently retold in the
stunning film, Luther, which was
released in 2003 and stars Joseph
Fiennes. The film is not only historically accurate, but also dramatic,
involving and inspiring. The older
version from 1953 is also well worth
seeing.
Luther gave his most stirring and
well-known speech when he appeared
before church leaders who challenged
him to recant his position.
“Unless I am convinced by proofs
from Scriptures or by plain and clear
reasons and arguments, I can and will
not retract, for it is neither safe nor
wise to do anything against conscience. Here I stand. I can do no
other. God help me.”
Whether you agree with Luther or
not, it’s a fact that he played a huge
part in the history of the Western culture. And the passion with which he
shared his convictions is nothing to be
ignored.
This Oct. 31 I wish you a Happy
Reformation Day. Would it be too
much to give-up a scary movie this
year for a closer look at a revolutionary figure of history?
Letter to the Editor
SID voices opinion on student’s sports column
Editor’s Note: The following letter to the editor is running in its entirety even though it exceeds the allowed word limit.
However, the staff must point out some errors in it. First, Ryan Alexander’s column is just that … a column. It is not an
editorial. Newspaper editorials do not run under a by-line and do not run on the sports page. As a column writer, the student
may write about whatever interests him/her. They do not speak for the staff. Secondly, Ryan Alexander is not the sports editor.
He is a page editor, as one might note in the El Paisano staff box.
Dear Ryan,
I will make every attempt to be factual in my response to your editorial printed in the El Paisano on October 14, 2005. However
your comments struck a somewhat distressing chord with me as a result some of my comments may border on the personal and
critical.
Your assessments of the quality of play with regard to the sport teams here at MC were not only inaccurate but minimized the
many hours of hard work these young people spend perfecting their craft. Perhaps a suggestion is needed at this point. Why don’t
you join our practices for a week? Spend one week in volleyball practice, one week in men’s basketball practice, one week with the
Lady Chap basketball team, etc. I think you get the picture. The suggestions in your editorial ring hollow with me largely because
you lack the ability or expertise to criticize any of our athletes considering that I, and they, have read your writing. It appears your
understanding of the quality of play at Midland College is comparable to the sound of an airplane’s ping of radar off a fog-covered
mountain range; it doesn’t really tell the whole story.
With respect to football, it is my sincere hope that Midland College will never entertain the idea of fielding a team. My problems
with that proposition are many, but include the high probability that every 5’1”, 352 pound, third-string punt center from every
Class A high school in the area would think they could play for the Chaps. It would lead people of limited influence such as the
Mayor of Tahoka to call our coaching staff to tell them about a “can’t miss” athlete who runs a sub-12 second 40 yard dash and
was missed by every other college in the entire United States. Furthermore, the cost of such an endeavor also makes it a prohibitive
notion.
Then there’s the thing about losing games. If our mighty Chap football team lost a couple games in a row out of an eight-game
schedule, people wouldn’t support us. You know how much everyone loves winning teams. Oh yeah … we do win.
Our current coaching staff features Erica Elder, who in less than four years, won over 100 matches with a winning percentage
above 70%; Ron Jones of the Lady Chap basketball team, three final-four appearances and an above 80% winning percentage;
Grant McCasland the coach of the Chap basketball team, has won 72.2% of his games here at MC and guided the team to the
NJCAA National Tournament last season; Tommy Ramos, softball coach, has won nearly 80% of his games and made it to three
consecutive NJCAA National Tournaments as well as won over 300 games in seven seasons; Steve Ramharter, Chap baseball
coach, has won over 70% of his games with the Chaps and is four wins from 200 Midland College coaching victories in five seasons; and last but not least the legendary Delnor Poss, of the Chap golf team. Coach Poss has over 240 tournament championships
including two national titles. He has also been the coach for the World University Games in the recent past. I think even you might
agree that is one hell of a coaching staff and they do it with the “downright amusing” student-athletes you make light of.
Additionally, our graduation rates among student-athletes may be higher than the student body in general. Last spring, we had nearly half of our student-athletes earn GPAs of 3.0 or higher with four NJCAA academic All-Americans in that mix.
Finally, what becomes of our student-athletes after their time at Midland College? After everyone has missed watching the
games, tournaments and matches our student-athletes participate in for our Midland College? They very often go on to major universities, some that you might be inclined to sit and watch on television sometime. In fact, Midland College has produced 70
NCAA Division I student-athlete in men’s basketball including six who have adorned various NBA team uniforms; 20 NCAA
Division I student-athletes in women’s basketball, including one currently on a WNBA roster; 21 NCAA Division I athletes in
baseball with seven of those, either currently or formerly, playing professional baseball in the minor leagues; several professional
golfers including Chad Campbell of the PGA tour and Kenneth Ferrie of the European PGA tour. Campbell has over $4 million in
career earnings. I think you’ll admit $4 million is a nice chunk of change for a former Midland College hack. There’s the Lady
Chap volleyball team, the very one you so unfairly disparage. Elder has developed five Division I athletes in less than four years,
with an additional seven moving on to other universities. Coach Ramos of the Lady Chap softball team can boast of developing
well-over three dozen student-athletes who have moved on to colleges all across the U. S. including five to Division I schools. I
would think the sports editor for a MC newspaper would want to tell these stories instead of the pointless editorial you’ve written.
I would hope that people like you including our students who can attend these events free of charge, employees who can attend
at a nominal cost as well as the members of community who never come to our sports events would make an effort to be a part of
the solution to lagging attendance instead of part of the problem. I suppose your sport of interest, aside from criticizing our teams
you could never be a part of, is dwarf sumo wrestling … now there’s excitement!!
I would like to request that you print this letter in its entirety in the next issue of the El Paisano.
Sincerely,
Forrest L. Allen, Assistant Athletic Director / SID
News
October 28, 2005
Page 3
MC grad returns to campus to help others
By Ryan Alexander
Page Editor
Oscar Medrano is the new job
placement coordinator for Midland
College and credits his new position
“to not giving up.”
Medrano is a 2002 graduate of MC
and finished his education at Sul Ross
State University, graduating in 2004.
He then began a position at the
National Bank of Andrews, but would
soon find his true calling.
“The banking industry was not
what I expected,” Medrano said.
When Medrano originally applied
for the MC job placement position, he
was turned down, but he accepted the
position as a financial aid specialist.
“Starting out in the financial aid
office helped me understand the
process of getting into school and
how the financial aid system really
works,” Medrano said.
He then applied for the position a
second time and was awarded the job.
“I figured one more time couldn’t
hurt,” he said.
“It’s a family atmosphere here; this
is where I want to be,” he said.
After just a month on the job,
Medrano said he has been busy. He is
in charge of the annual job fair, as
well as helping students find off and
on-campus jobs.
Medrano also helps students put
their resumes together and sets up
work-study programs.
“I was a work study, now I’m on
the other side. It just came into place,”
he said.
“I’ve been working with students
since I’ve been in school. It’s something I’ve always done,” Medrano
said.
Medrano said he believes that he
relates to students very well and can
help advise them with any help they
need.
“I just have a passion for the job,”
Medrano said.
Medrano is located in the Career
Center in the Scharbauer Student
Center and can be reached at 6854670.
SGA for better student life
By Michael Mancha
Staff Reporter
Dances and a battle of the bands
aren’t the only things that the Midland
College
Student
Government
Association has planned. This year,
MCSGA is hoping to have its first
book exchange.
According to Will McAdoo,
MCSGA president, this event will
allow students to come at the end of
the semester and have the opportunity
to sell their books to other students
directly.
McAdoo said he believes that this
will be much more of a benefit to the
student selling the book because they
can get more than what the bookstore
will pay. Also, this will allow students
buying books a cheaper alternative to
paying the full price for the book.
“I want to make sure that student
life is the best possible,” McAdoo
said.
As an open club, MCSGA allows
students to have a part in what happens on campus. Serving as a student
activities committee, MCSGA plans
many of the student events that hap-
Empty
create as many bowls as possible,
Stanley said.
The total number of bowls made for
this year’s event was more than 600,
Stanley said.
“If we sell all 600 bowls that equals
$6000 and with every bowl being
equivalent to four meals, that is
24,000 meals being placed in the
mouths of hungry people,” Stanley
said.
“I like being part of a club that does
something and makes a difference,”
said Michael Horton, a UTBP art student and member of the art association. “It is rewarding to see the fruits
of your labor.”
“It is all pretty amazing,” said vice
president of the art association and
UTPB art major Adrian Amiro. “I feel
that I’m doing some good in the
world.”
It began at MC as a spring project,
but then students began donating their
own time to work on the bowls outside of regular class hours, Bailey
said.
pen throughout the school year.
“Student government gives people
a taste of making the decisions that
affect the students at Midland
College,” said Jan Reed, student government adviser.
Some of the events that were
planned last school year were dances,
a battle of the bands and a series of
lectures that were geared at helping
students better survive their college
years.
Aside from planning student activities, MCSGA serves a separate but
equal purpose.
As a representative of the student
body, MCSGA serves as a voice of
the students to the administration and
faculty.
“Student requests for change come
through student government,” Reed
said.
One example of this kind of action
is the crosswalk that was put in at the
north entrance of the campus.
Students walking across Garfield
Street had no protection from oncoming traffic. According to Reed, students began making requests for
something to be done.
MCSGA took the request to MC
administrators and ultimately a crosswalk was installed.
As a result of MCSGA’s action, the
City of Midland saw the need to take
further action and install a traffic
light.
According to Reed, the benefits of
being in student government go
beyond the campus. After leaving
MC, former MCSGA member Chris
Neighbors gained an opportunity to
work in the legislative office of former Texas Senator Teel Bivins in
2003.
Another former MCSGA member,
Jay Vaden, won the USA Today
Student of the Year after being nominated by the student government.
“The biggest benefit is that you get
connected with students, administration and staff,” Reed said. “It
(MCSGA) gives you good experience
that looks good on your resume.”
According to McAdoo, MCSGA is
a place to have a good time, work
with other clubs and “might be the
best place to make a difference.”
“I would like to thank everyone
involved and say that this event is a
true tribute to the issue of hunger in
the community,” said Hyta Folson,
executive director of the WTFB.
Folson explained that the food bank
is involved in the acquisition, storage
and distribution of food items to more
than 85 different agencies in the
Midland/Odessa area.
The WTFB services a total of 22
counties in the West Texas region,
Folson said.
“I feel a great deal of gratitude to
the entire group of people who made
this benefit so successful and for all
the hard work that went into the planning and execution of this evening,”
said Dawn Finley, resource development coordinator for the WTFB.
“This event has run so smoothly and
made a huge impact.”
Empty Bowls events have been held
throughout the world, and millions of
dollars have been raised to combat
hunger, according to the official site.
SIP welcome its newest members
By Cory Lehman
Staff Reporter
“I’d like to present the 2005-2006
class of Students in Philanthropy,”
said Laura Walker, director of SIP.
Midland College Students in
Philanthropy Club held its 5th annual
commissioning ceremony Oct. 13,
2005.
David Daniel, MC president, and
David Smith, executive director of the
Abell-Hanger Foundation attended
and spoke at the event.
The 30 students from the SIP Club
and Scholarship program have to
complete an application, screening
and interview process before being
accepted into the program.
Students participating in the program must: maintain a required GPA;
be enrolled in a minimum of nine
credit hours per semester; commit to
an hour long weekly meeting and
other specified dates; and required to
commit to one full academic year to
the program.
SIP not only involves one’s money,
it also involves one’s time and talents,
Smith said during the ceremony.
Walker said the program is deeply
committed to the molding of the students so that they will see volunteer
work as worthwhile.
The program is creating students
that will value work done in the community.
During the evening, the students
each lit a candle and took an oath stating that they, members of SIP, were
willingly accepting the stewardship
entrusted to them by the AbellHanger Foundation.
“These young people represent
some of the brightest spots in
America,” Smith said. “They are an
excellent example of what we want to
see in America. We are one of the
only nations that will defeat a nation
and then build it back up.”
The SIP program is much more
than charity work. It incites passion
into the lives of the few students
involved, Walker said.
The program is beginning its ninth
year at MC. The idea for SIP was
taken from several other high school
organizations and it was “adapted
specifically to fit a college campus,”
Walker said.
The program is structured to func-
Photo by Ryan Alexander
Ensemble
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to California, Alaska, Washington and
Utah.
“We love coming to the states. I’ve
never been to Alaska before, so that
was fantastic. We’d love to spend
more time in Texas. We never really
get a chance to see a great deal,”
Burgess said.
They did have a chance to visit Best
Buy and Chili’s before their Midland
performance, possibly getting a small
taste of West Texas culture.
The Series was started by Phyllis
and Bob Cowan’s endowment in
2000 and is sustained by donations
from the Friends of the Series. The
Vet Tech
purpose is to bring professional performing artists to Midland College
once every semester, according to the
MC Web site.
Some past performers include the
Moscow Boy’s Choir, Laurence
Luckinbill in Teddy Tonight, and
Smokey Joe’s Café.
Ruthie Foster, a blues, gospel and
folk singer/songwrite, is the next
scheduled Cowan Performing Arts
guest. She will perform at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, March 23, 2006. Free tickets can be reserved on the Midland
College Web site or by calling 6854526.
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wear many different hats.
Students are trained to serve as vet
nurses, lab technicians, radiologists,
anesthetists, surgical nurses and much
more.
In cooperation with the student
chapter of NAVTA, Robbins said students of the program seek to raise
awareness of veterinary technology
and pet wellness.
NAVTA holds several events
throughout the years such as: pet dips,
Christmas photos during the holidays
and a Halloween costume contest for
pet owners and their pets.
For more information on the vet
tech program, contact Coombs at 6854619.
Veterinary Technology
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“It is a worthy project that reminds
us that even here in America there are
people who don’t have enough food to
eat,” Bailey said.
The development of each bowl typically takes around a week which
includes the forming process followed
by two rounds of firing with a glazing
and decorating step in-between,
Bailey said.
“It gives the creative community a
chance to actively participate in a way
more personal than just giving
money,” Bailey said.
The event incorporated music provided by the UTPB “Falcon Flock
Band” which opened the celebration.
Later on, the “Mariachi Broncos”
from Odessa High School and Ector
Jr. High’s “Mariachi Aguila” entertained the guests as they enjoyed their
meals.
There was also a silent auction
which featured more than 20 different
donated original pieces of artwork to
be sold to the highest bidder with the
proceeds going to the WTFB.
Medrano, seen here
in his office,
graduated from MC in
2002. He went onto
Sul Ross University
and graduated in
2004. Medrano said
that he can relate to
the students at MC
given his background. “I’ve been
working with students wince I’ve been
in school. It’s something I’ve always
done.”
tion during the fall semester like a
non-profit board of directors. The students are trained in how non-profit
organizations work.
Walker expressed exceeding passion in teaching the students the heart
of what is involved in the SIP Club.
The organization not only benefits
the community with the work they do,
it also teaches students the importance of volunteer work, Walker said.
“The lessons they learn are transferable wherever they land in life,”
said Walker. “It trains the next generation to serve ... and the future is in
their hands.”
Once the money has been raised
and the goal met, the Abell-Hanger
Foundation contributes to the amount
earned.
It is during the spring semester that
the SIP students decide what organizations the money should go to.
Thirty-two
area
organizations
requested a total of $46,191.26 in
2004-2005.
“We have students who are very
passionate about where they give the
money ... we have to stay focused on
the mission,” Walker said.
at Midland College
Prepare for a career in Veterinary Nursing —
Become a Registered Veterinary Technician
Call Dr. Kerry Coombs
432-685-4619
or
Dr. Margaret Wade
432-685-4615
www.midland.edu
Midland College
is an equal opportunity employer/educator.
Need Gas Money? Talent Search
is seeking tutors
to work with students in 6th-12th
grade in the following areas:
Math (basic math, algebra, geometry and/or pre-calculus);
Science (biology and chemistry);
English
(grammar and composition);
History and Government.
To qualify you must have received an “A” or “B”
in the subject you wish to tutor
or have an overall college GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Pay is $8 to $10 per hour depending
on your educational level and experience.
Must be available to work Tuesday and Thursday evenings
at the Advanced Technology Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Employment will begin late September 2005 and end May 2006.
School calendar will be followed for holidays.
Interested? Stop by the Midland College Human Resources office,
3600 N. Garfield,
Pevehouse Administration building room 160 for an application.
Midland College is an equal opportunity employer/educator
Basketball ’05-’06
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October 28, 2005
#22
Rachel Brazell
5'10"
SO
Mansfield, Texas
#32
Addie Lees
5'8"
SO
Plainview, Texas
#44
Lyza Koubiteb
6'3"
SO
Yaounde, Cameroon
#55
Caroline Adriaansz
6'2"
SO
Parimaribo, Surimane
#10
Danesha Wright
5'3"
FR
Berkeley, CA
#11
Beata Widding
5'7"
FR
Malmo, Sweden
#21
Trenisha Williams
5'7"
FR-TR
Fort Worth, Texas
#23
Tanisa Braxton
6'0"
FR
G
Las Vegas, NV
#31
Rhea Carter
5'8"
FR
Los Angeles, CA
#33
Courtney Owens
6'1"
FR
Enid, OK
#34
Nola Taylor
6'0"
FR
Oakland, CA
#42
Aysun Akova
6'6"
FR
Instanbul, Turkey
#45
Natasha Lobendahn
6'2"
FR
Los Angeles, CA
Lindsay Werntz
Assistant Coach
... in her second year at MC,
Werntz attended Arkansas State
University and Indiana University
– Purdue University Fort Wayne
(IPFW) where she played until
2002. She graduated from IPFW
with bachelors degree in 2002.
She coached at Florida Gulf Coast
University in Fort Myers, FL, and
at Marshall University in
Huntington, WV. She earned her
master’s degree from Marshall
University in 2004.
Lady Chaparral Basketball
2005-22006 Schedule
Day/Date
Thurs., Nov. 3
Opponent/Tournament
Place
Lady Chap Tip-Off Classic
Midland
Midland College vs. South Mountain Community College, AZ
Fri., Nov. 4
Lady Chap Tip-Off Classic
Midland
Midland College vs. Cisco Junior College, TX
Sat., Nov. 5
Lady Chap Tip-Off Classic
Midland
Midland College vs. Dixie State College, UT
Thurs., Nov. 10
Coke Tournament - College of Southern ID Twin Falls, ID
Midland College vs. South Mountain or Eastern Arizona
Fri., Nov. 11
Coke Tournament - College of Southern ID Twin Falls, ID
Midland College vs. South Mountain or Eastern Arizona
Sat., Nov. 12
Coke Tournament - College of Southern ID Twin Falls, ID
Midland College vs. College of Southern Idaho
Thurs, Nov. 17
WJCAC Pre-Conference Tournament
Hobbs, NM
Midland College vs. TBD
Fri., Nov. 18
WJCAC Pre-Conference Tournament
Hobbs, NM
Midland College vs. TBD
Sat., Nov. 19
WJCAC Pre-Conference Tournament
Hobbs, NM
Midland College vs. TBD
Fri. Nov. 25
Dodge City Thanksgiving Classic
Dodge City, KS
Midland College vs. Dodge City Community College, KS
Sat., Nov. 26
Dodge City Thanksgiving Classic
Dodge City, KS
Midland College vs. Pratt Community College, KS
Fri., Dec. 2
Weatherford College, TX
Midland
Sat., Dec. 3
Murray State College, OK
Midland
Thurs., Dec. 8
Weatherford College, TX
Weatherford, TX
Fri., Jan. 6
Phoenix College, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Sat., Jan. 7
Mesa College, AZ
Mesa, AZ
Mon., Jan. 9
South Mountain Community College, AZ Phoenix, AZ
Tues. Jan. 10
Scottsdale Community College, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Mon., Jan. 16
*Frank Phillips College, TX
Borger, TX
Thurs., Jan 19
*Clarendon College, TX
Midland
Mon., Jan. 23
*Howard College, TX
Big Spring, TX
Thurs., Jan. 26
*New Mexico Junior College
Midland
Thurs., Feb. 2
*Odessa College, TX
Odessa, TX
Mon., Feb. 6
*South Plains College, TX
Midland
Thurs., Feb. 9
*Frank Phillips College, TX
Midland
Mon., Feb. 13
*Clarendon College, TX
Clarendon, TX
Thurs., Feb. 16
*Howard College, TX
Midland
Mon., Feb. 20
*New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM
Mon., Feb. 27
*Odessa College, TX
Midland, TX
Thurs., Mar. 2
*South Plains College, TX
Levelland, TX
Thurs., Mar. 9-Sun., Mar. 12
NJCAA Region V Tournament Lubbock, TX
Tue., Mar. 21-Sat., Mar. 25
NJCAA National Tournament Salina, KS
Home games in bold print
* Denotes WJCAC games
TBA = to be announced
TBD = to be determined
MST = Mountain Standard Time
Time
7:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
TBA
TBA
Ron Jones
Head Coach
... in his twelfth year at MC with a
record of 296-70 (.809). Jones is
from Stillwater, OK and played his
college basketball at both MC and
Pan American University. He
received his bachelors and masters
degrees from the University of
Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK.
After completing his studies at
UCO, Jones began his coaching
career at Guthrie, OK High School
and won the Oklahoma state title
in 1990. Jones earned Oklahoma
Coach of the Year honors that
year. Jones and his wife Melanie
are the parents of three daughters.
Training staff of the basketball programs
8 p.m. MST
TBA
TBA
TBA
6 p.m.
2 p.m.
6 p.m.
4 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. MST
6:30 p.m. MST
7 p.m. MST
2 p.m. MST
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m. MST
5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m.
TBA
TBA
Marcus Barron
Men’s Basketball Trainer
Carlos Castillo
Men’s Basketball Trainer
Leah Gonzalez
Women’s Basketball Trainer
John Rivera
Men’s Basketball Trainer
Sonya Mikeska
Athletic Trainer
... in her ninth year at MC.
Basketball ’05-’06
October 28, 2005
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#3
Timmy Crowell
6’2” 170
SO
Albuquerque, NM
#11
Arturas Valeika
6’9” 215
SO
Vilnius, Lithuania
#21
Adam McCoy
6’3” 195
SO-TR
Dallas, Texas
#32
Rashaad Singleton
6’4” 180
SO-TR
Oklahoma City, OK
#33
Ricky Smith
6’2” 190
SO-TR
Brooklyn, NY
#0
Matt Loughrey
6’2” 165
FR
Weatherford, Texas
#2
Daviin Davis
6’4” 170
FR
Midland, Texas
#4
D. J. Atkins
6’0” 160
FR
Midland, Texas
#5
Rodrigue Mels
6’3” 175
FR
Abymes, Guadeloupe
#10
Donald Kirk
5’11” 155
FR
Washington, D.C.
#12
Jordan Coffman
6’1” 180
FR
Midland, Texas
#15
Tigg Bunton
6’7” 225
Clovis, NM
#23
Kyle Victoria
6’4” 175
FR
Elton, LA
#24
Cleveland Files
6’3” 180
FR
Albuquerque, NM
FR
#25
Nemanja Calasan
6’9” 235
FR
Niksic, Serbia
& Montenegro
Chaparral Men’s Basketball
2005-006 Season Schedule
Day/Date
Fri., Nov. 4
#30
Herman Wrice
6’6” 200
FR
Philadelphia, PA
#40
Fred Scheltinga
6’11” 210
FR
Maracaju, Brazil
#44
Dominique Easterlin
6’5” 180
FR
Clovis, NM
Go
Chaps!
Jeff Linder
Assistant Coach
Grant McCasland
Head Coach
... in his second year at MC.
Linder, from Denver, CO, earned
his BBA degree from Western
State College, Gunnison, CO,
where he was an outstanding
student athlete. He worked at
Colorado University and Emporia
State University prior to coming
to MC. Linder and his wife Kelli
have one daughter.
... in his second year as MC’s
head coach, he served as MC’s
assistant coach one year before
being named head coach.
McCasland came to MC from
Northeastern Junior College,
Sterling,, CO. He also served as
the Director of Basketball
Operations at Texas Tech
University. McCasland and his
wife Cecelia have one daughter
and are expecting their second
child.
Opponent/Tournament
Place
Time
Midland College Tip-Off Classic
Midland
8 p.m.
Midland College vs. Bayridge Christian College, TX
Sat., Nov. 5
Midland College Tip-Off Classic
Midland
8 p.m.
Midland College vs. Pima College, AZ
Thurs., Nov. 10
Lamar State College, TX
Port Arthur, TX
7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 11
Lee College Classic
Baytown, TX
6 p.m.
Midland College vs. San Jacinto College, TX
Sat., Nov. 12
Lee College Classic
Baytown, TX
8 p.m.
Midland College vs. Lee College
Fri., Nov.18
Husky Invitational Tournament Colorado Springs, CO 4 p.m.MST
Midland College vs. Lamar Community College, CO
Sat., Nov. 19
Husky Invitational Tournament Colorado Springs, CO
TBA
Midland College vs. TBD
Sun., Nov. 20
Husky Invitational Tournament Colorado Springs, CO
TBA
Midland College vs. TBD
Thurs., Nov. 24
West Texas Shootout
Odessa, TX
4 p.m.
Midland College vs. Dixie State College, UT
Fri., Nov. 25
West Texas Shootout
Odessa, TX
TBA
Midland College vs. TBD
Sat., Nov. 26
West Texas Shootout
Odessa, TX
TBA
Midland College vs. TBD
Fri., Dec. 2
Weatherford College, TX
Midland
8 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 8
Weatherford College, TX
Weatherford, TX 8 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 10
Northlake College, TX
Midland
3:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 7
Cochise Community College, AZ
Hobbs, NM
3 p.m. MST
Wed., Jan 11
Eastfield College, TX
Mesquite, TX
7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 16
*Frank Phillips College, TX
Borger, TX
8 p.m
Thurs., Jan. 19
*Clarendon College, TX
Midland
8 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 23
*Howard College, TX
Big Spring, TX
8 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 26
*New Mexico Junior College
Midland
8 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30
*New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, NM 7:30 p.m.MST
Thurs., Feb. 2
*Odessa College, TX
Odessa, TX
8 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 6
*South Plains College, TX
Midland
8 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 9
*Frank Phillips College, TX
Midland
8 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 13
*Clarendon College, TX
Clarendon, TX
8 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 16 *Howard College, TX
Midland
8 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 20
*New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM
8 p.m. MST
Thurs., Feb. 23 *New Mexico Military Institute
Midland
8 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 27
*Odessa College, TX
Midland
8 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 2
*South Plains College, TX
Levelland, TX
8 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 9-Sun. Mar. 12 NJCAA Region V Tournament Lubbock, TX
TBA
Tue., Mar. 21-Sat., Mar. 25 NJCAA National Tournament Hutchinson, KS TBA
Home games in bold
TBA = to be announced
TBD = to be determined
MST - Mountain Standard Time
* Denotes WJCAC games
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Entertainment
October 28, 2005
Jazz band receives energy from instructor
By Ember Rogers
Staff Reporter
Everyone can use a little jazz in
their lives and thanks to Rabon
Bewley, instrumental music instructor, and the Midland College Jazz
Ensemble, students and the community have just that.
All who listen can feel the energy of
the band in each performance.
Whether in rehearsal or performing
for a crowd, the band puts their all
into each presentation. This is mainly
due to Bewley’s great attitude and
love for the music.
Josh Carruth, one of two percussionists in the band, said that part of
the reason he enjoys jazz band so
much is because of Bewley’s encouraging attitude.
“Rabon is very high energy, encouraging and passionate about what he
does. He’s also a great dancer,”
Carruth said.
Anyone who has seen the jazz band
perform can testify to Bewley’s dancing abilities. Rarely will you find him
standing still.
During rehearsals, Bewley isn’t just
standing at the front directing and
teaching. He jumps from one section
to another, even joining in some of the favorite would have to be when we teaching for 21. Before coming to MC
songs on the piano.
played for Scharbauer Elementary. It in 1999, he was a teacher at
Bewley said that his decision to fol- was great to see the kids really enjoy- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in
low his passion for music came when ing themselves and the music,” Miami, Okla. Besides the jazz band,
he was a junior in high school.
Carruth said.
he also conducts the MC orchestra,
“I really just dug
teaches jazz histothe
whole
ry and gives priprocess,” Bewley
vate woodwind
said. “The rehearslessons.
al, writing, playBewley proves
ing—I just loved it
that the saying
all.”
“those
who
The
Jazz
can’t— teach” is
Ensemble plays all
wrong due to his
sorts of concerts on
saxophone skills.
and off campus.
He began playThe
musicians
ing in the eighth
have played for
grade and contincredit unions, the
ued
throughout
Midland Indepencollege. Jazz has
dent
School
always been his
District and even a
favorite type of
wedding.
music, he said.
The band also
The band is also
provides a great
filled with a wide
show during timePhoto By Ember Rogers variety of people
outs and halftime of
who possess difBewley gives instructions during Jazz Band pratice.
the MC basketball
ferent levels of talgames where they
ent.
are known as HangTime.
Bewley has been leading the MC
Carruth said he has been playing
“Of all of our performances, my Jazz Ensemble for seven years and the drums since he was seven or eight
CD Review
Smith’s songs speak
By Kimberly Trimble
Staff Reporter
The Levi Smith band
has a refreshing, light-rock
sound, but don’t compare
them to pop-icon and resident folksy singer, John
Mayer. However, lead
singer Levi Smith has been
known to deliver a rather
Photo courtesy of levismith.com
remarkable and impromptu The Levi Smith Band releases its second
impression of the singer at album, The Songs That Might Take Us
local shows. The group’s Somewhere.
latest release, The Songs
disappointment,” perhaps portrays a
That Might Take Us Somewhere, bitter and possibly heartbroken young
shows an older, more mature artist at man. Confirmation of this seems to
work. Both lyrical styling and instru- also come in Mystery Ain’t What it’s
mental composition exhibit Smith’s Cracked up to Be, a duet with Cathy
growth as both a musician and a song- Allen.
writer.
It may seem as though the music
The sophomore project of Smith is has become far too serious, but fear
perhaps even more enjoyable than the not, there is still that humorous side of
first effort from 2003, The One with Smith, who earlier in his career
Bass and Drums.
recorded such tracks as She’s
This is the first joint effort between Overrated and Bitterness is Sexy.
Levi Smith, who provides vocal and
The upbeat music and captivating
guitar notes, drummer Justin Lentz lyrics of Lay Me to Waste are likely to
and bass player Trevor Wiggins. The cause you to find yourself driving
trio masterfully combines skill with a down the loop, windows down, drumhint of sarcasm and playful banter to ming on the steering wheel and danccreate their album together.
ing in your seat. Granted, you’ll catch
Right out of the gate, the listener is some disapproving glances from
hit with a powerful beat, courtesy of other motorists, but face forward and
Lentz and the track, That’s What I continue to rock out.
Meant by Goodbye. Smith speaks a
The album’s finish is just as
universal truth by saying “Just ‘cause impressive as its start with the introI don’t know where I’m headed; well spective, yet satirically witty track
that don’t mean I’m lost.”
Belong. The lyrics, “This’ll take a toll
There is clear evidence in every on my wallet and my soul,” are blendtrack that precedes that proves that ed with a steady drumbeat and
Smith’s music exists on a deeper level streaming bass chords to form a powthan most modern-day artists. By erful finale.
examining just the title, A VelvetSmith is surely no John Mayer; he
Covered Brick (Will Lay you Out,) it is far more intriguing.
becomes evident that there is true
In order to purchase a CD or for
meaning behind the words selected in more information on the Levi Smith
each verse. No fancy filler here.
Band go to www.levismith.net or visit
The verse that states, “If my happi- their
MySpace
profile,
ness depended on you, I’d get used to www.myspace.com/levismith.
and is grateful for the opportunity to
continue playing because it is his passion.
The jazz band plays a wide variety
of music, but a favorite of many of the
members is Listen Up because of its
“funkiness.”
“I would recommend joining the
jazz band to anyone who’s interested.
It’s a lot of fun, a great atmosphere
and a great opportunity to share your
talents,” Carruth said.
Bewley and the band’s high-energy
performances make it hard to sit still.
The atmosphere and music gives a
much-needed break in the high-stress
life of being a college student.
Members of the MC Jazz Ensemble
are: Mona Milam, Ashley Scott,
Benito Jimenez, Albert Casas, Jeremy
Shaw, Sarah Tranum, Matt Scott,
Jessica
Santorelli
and
Matt
Wennerlind
Also, Doug Peck, Liza Diaz,
Jonathan Cortes, Tabitha Overby,
Clayton Slover, Nathaniel Burns,
Luke McDonald, Josh Carruth and
Joe Zubia.
For more information on joining the
jazz band, contact Bewley at 6854643 or stop by AFA 122.
Movie Review
Clay animation brings hilarity to theaters
By Rael Henson
little bunnies. Rather, one huge
Page Editor
rabbit, known as the WereAttention, fans of clay animaRabbit, is ransacking gardens
tion and corny, pun-filled
and greenhouses, and it isn’t
humor: Wallace & Gromit:
cute.
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,
Mystery, chase and drama folthe newly released DreamWorks
low as Wallace and Gromit try
film, is a “smashing” treat.
to discover how to deal, not
British Director Nick Park is
only with the monster bunny,
the creator of Chicken Run, as
but also with the gun-slinging
well as several older short films
Victor, who is after Lady
of the lovable inventor, Wallace,
Tottington’s fortune and manand his clever dog, Gromit.
sion.
Photo courtesy of news.bbc.co.uk
These include A Grand Day
One of the more clever
Out, The Wrong Trousers and Gromit tries to put his cheese-loving master,
aspects of the film is its verbal
Wallace, on a diet of vegetables.
A Close Shave.
puns and visual jokes. If you
All of Park’s films are made
can’t stand puns, hop away
using stop-motion clay animation. Considering that from this one. Or if you go, avoid reading all signs and
between each frame the clay was moved ever so slightly observing the rest of the set; you might be able to keep a
and strategically, at 24 frames per second, for an hour and straight face. Maybe.
30 minutes, it’s an incredible feat.
The film is rated G and is almost completely kidWallace (Peter Sallis) and Gromit (who’s silent expres- friendly. There are a few crude play-on-words and sight
sions say more than words) have opened a new business, gags, and while these might pass over the heads of most
Anti-Pesto pest-control, and they dutifully keep the vil- kids (and possibly some older people, along with many of
lage bunny-free with their various contraptions.
the cleaner jokes), it is half a step down from the earlier
The townsfolk view them as heroes, keeping their films, and might be disappointing in this respect to longbeloved veggies safe for the annual Giant Vegetable time Wallace and Gromit fans. But it’s still almost as
Competition.
clean as movies come these days.
It becomes clear the bunnies need a home besides
I can say from experience that this is a terrific film to
Wallace’s crowded basement. Unlike the snobby hunter, watch with younger siblings. It can be droll to watch
Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes), Wallace seeks a older people, including oneself, laughing harder than the
“humane” yet inventive way to cure the rabbits of their kids.
preferred diet. This places him higher in the eyes of Lady
And if you haven’t seen the shorter films, check them
Campanula Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter). Wallace out. They’re just as “cracking.”
is love struck.
And they might have you munching cheese and drinkSoon we find there is bigger problem than lots of cute ing tea.
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October 28, 2005
Entertainment
Page 7
Blue October turns the Odessa night red hot
Dililah Cantu
Staff Reporter
Blue October was back in West
Texas on Oct. 19 at Dos Amigos to
promote their new album Foiled and
the re-release of their first album The
Answers, and to give their West Texan
fans their “fix” that had been building
up since last year.
Originally scheduled for Oct. 8, the
concert was postponed due to singer,
Justin Furstenfeld, becoming ill and
not wanting to put on a meager show.
The Houston, TX based musicians
Blue October create a therapeutic
outlet with their high-intensity, emotion-based concerts and music that
has generated an allegiance of fans
not only in their home town of
Houston, but also here in West Texas.
Blue October, comprised of singer
Justin Furstenfeld, violinist Ryan
Delahoussaye, drummer Jeremy
Furstenfeld and bass guitarist Matt
Noveskey, began playing small venues in their home town of Houston in
late 1996.
After releasing their first album,
The Answers, on an independent
label, Blue October was picked up by
Universal Records.
Their second album, Consent to
Treatment, was released in 2001
under the label’s management.
Despite the band’s loyal fan base
and devotion to music and touring,
Universal Records dropped them after
their album did not meet the quota
Photo courtesy of blueoctober.com
Dos Amigos in Odessa, Texas played host to Blue October during one of their first stops on
their first tour since 2004. Foiled, the bands newest album, is their follow-up to the widely
successful History For Sale.
that Universal had expected.
Though the band felt the painful
spasm of being dropped by Universal
Records, after a meeting on their front
porch, the group felt there was nothing else to do but forge ahead.
Using what they had undergone in
their professional and private lives,
Blue October created their third
album History For Sale.
“ It feels good (to make music). It’s
like a form of therapy,” said drummer
Jeremy Furstenfeld.
Brando Records in Dallas picked
up the album with Universal Records
following soon after to try again at the
mangled partnership.
Understanding the business, Blue
October did not hold Universal’s
decision to let the band go against
them, and so the two became business
partners once again.
“You get smarter as you go along,”
said Furstenfeld.
In 2003, History For Sale was rereleased in collaboration with Brando
Records but under Universal’s label.
The first single off History For
Sale, “Calling You,” received attention after being featured on the
“American Wedding” soundtrack,
being given much radio air play and
having a video on Fuse, a music television station.
After touring for many
years
on
History for
Sale, Blue
October
decided to
take a break
from the road
and work on
the
latest
a l b u m ,
Foiled.
Now back
on tour after
a year of
absence,
B l u e
October
scheduled
one of their
fist perform-
ances in West Texas.
The hour and a half set at Dos
Amigos in Odessa began with Blue
October’s entrance on stage with the
roaring anticipation of their fans.
Without the stage antics seen in so
many concerts in today’s entertainment business, Blue October put on
an enthralling performance equipped
only with Justin Furstenfeld’s emotional flare and soulful gestures.
The band’s overall experience and
distinct tone grabbed, held and
changed the atmosphere of the entire
audience from beginning to end.
Playing songs from all their
albums, including the latest single
titled Hate Me, from the new album
Foiled which is due for release March
14, 2006, the audience reminisced
about the songs from the past.
They received a glimpse into what
emotional journey is to come from
Foiled.
Hate Me, has all the vulnerable and
exposed lyrics that are characteristic
of Blue October and proves that even
though the band is evolving, the heart
of their music is still the same.
Though
Jeremy
Furstenfeld
believes in happiness, most songs
such as Blue Sunshine recollect on
love once had and explore the darker
side of the group.
He also believes that songs such as
Independently Happy, give a tone of
hope, which pulls out of the painful
side and gives a sense of hope and
balance to it all.
Once the performance was over,
Blue October’s fans were able to
receive autographs, take pictures and
ask questions of the band face to face.
It was then that Justin Furstenfeld
said, “I like the west Texas crowd
because they’re humble like us. They
don’t pretend to be rock and roll.”
Blue October has been playing for
the West Texas crowd for several
years.
They plan on returning this
February to share their heart with
West Texans once again. Dates for
that show are tenative.
College Students prepare
Hallowed House
for ‘Boundless’ opportunity provides ‘dramatic’
By Rael Henson
Page Editor
For college students seeking direction and guidance as they navigate
through life’s trials, Focus on the
Family has two Web sites, one old and
one new, that are worth a closer look.
Boundless.org is a webzine that was
started back in 1998. Its goal then,
according to Candice Watters, the
founding editor, was to create “a place
where trusted mentors gathered to
help you navigate the rocky terrain of
a college campus, survive a hostile
professor, develop the subversive
courage of chastity and dream beyond
the classroom.”
In the past few months, Boundless
has taken its goal to a new level.
“Boundless is officially expanding
its audience beyond the campus,
growing with our readership through
the post-college season through the
next decade of life,” Watters said.
“Charged with speaking to 18-34
year olds, our goal is to help you
make the most of the single season
while preparing for the one to come.”
According to the Web site, “From
college to career to relationships, we
at Boundless want to cast a vibrant
vision for the single years, helping
you navigate this season while preparing for the challenges and responsibilities of the one to come. That requires
living intentionally with purpose by
bringing your gifts, talents and
Christian worldview to bear on your
whole life.”
Boundless publishes three new
thought-provoking articles every
week. It also has an archive of past
articles. These are divided into departments such as @Play, Beyond
Buddies, Campus Culture, Isms and
Ologies, The Hungry Years and The
List Guy.
One of the funniest and often most
brain-stretching columns is a monthly
one called Office Hours. It features
imagined scenes in which students
bring their problems to “Professor
Theophilus” and entertaining conversations follow.
Office Hours is written by J.
Budziszewski. According to the Web
site, he’s “a former atheist, former
political radical, former shipyard
welder and former lots of other things,
including former young and former
thin. He earned his Ph.D. at Yale, and
since 1981 he's been at the University
of Texas in Austin, where he teaches
in the departments of government and
philosophy.”
Budziszewski is only one of many
talented journalists, writers and
thinkers who write regularly for the
webzine.
Boundless has a free newsletter, for
which people can sign up to receive
notice of new articles via e-mail.
Focus on the Family has also
recently launched a new Web site
geared more specifically for college
students called TrueU.org. Its cutline
reads “A Place to Discover the Truth.”
TrueU is a more interactive site
than Boundless. It contains a forum
for students to discuss the articles on
the site as well as other topics of
importance.
CD Review
Tolcher shines; Kelley’s CD proves lackluster
By Angie Wennerlind
Page Editor
Almost Honest
Josh Kelley took his first stab at
making a name for himself with the
release of his latest album, Almost
Honest, Aug. 23. The album contains
unimpressive pop, made-for-radio
tracks that cause listeners to doubt
Kelley’s authenticity as a singer/songwriter.
Despite the fact that some songs
like “Only You” and “Lover Come
Up” are quite singable, his unoriginal
and downright cheesy lyrics will
leave listeners rolling their eyes and
saying, “you’ve got to be kidding
me.”
My disappointment with the CD
came immediately. Having heard the
overrated Kelley touted on MTV and
the internet as the next John Mayer
or Gavin Degraw, I expected more.
His radio hit, “Only You” will
beguile many listeners into buying the
CD, but like many others, this CD
contains only a couple of decent
songs.
Despite this fact, coupled with
Kelley’s clumsy attempt at songwriting, he maintains a sexy quality to his
voice that is sure to draw a following
of naive soccer moms and teeny-bopper females.
I, however, am proud to exclaim that
I am not one of them.
Photo courtesy of JoshKelley.com
Josh Kelley
Unless you enjoy banality, I wouldn’t recommend this one.
I Am
In the fall of 2003, Michael
Tolcher, an un-and-coming artist
debuted his first album, I Am.
While the album is not new, publicity
surrounding its release was minimal,
and consequently he has remained
fairly unheard-of.
The album contains an eclectic
mixture of good melodies, soul, a
mixture of pop and Tolcher’s sensuous voice. The song Mission
Responsible, his most made-for-radio
tune, was chosen to air in a public
service announcement in the fall.
Other songs on the
album like Sooner Or Later impress
as well, with Tolcher drawing on his
personal experiences about life, love
and other complexities for his writing.
Such adept songwriting capabilities
disguise his novelty as an artist.
His producers at Pop Rox back
Tocher claiming that “he doesn’t get
on the mic and spit some false, brooding stuff just to stay cool amongst his
peers. [His] words aim to uplift in an
era when artists fear committing to
thoughtful, uplifting material.”
Fans of Gavin DeGraw, Howie Day
and Everclear alike should enjoy
Tolcher.
I know I did.
Photo by J Schlutz
Micheal Tolcher
Halloween alternative
Alicia Caulder
Staff Reporter
Hallowed House is an intense
and contemporary alternative to the
traditional haunted house, according to the official web site.
“It is all about seeing people,s
lives change and helping others to
realize there is a better path to follow and choose another way,” said
former Hallowed House actor
Ashley Duvall.
The Fannin Terrace Baptist
Church of Midland produces the
event. Hallowed House is a drama,
a scheme of choices and consequences. Performances are an alternative to “fright night” and began
on Oct. 14 the show runs through
Oct. 30.
Each year, the script for the play
changes and address new and modern issues that are going on in
today’s world, the Web site states.
“Hallowed House portrays reallife situations that every young
adult faces at some point in their
lives and to learn how to overcome
them spiritually,” Duvall said.
Real life is scary ... especially
the teenage years. Hallowed House
powerfully and dramatically
depicts this horror the website
states.
“Being a part of Hallowed House
has proven to me the power God
has on people and that God can use
everyone in a special way,” Duvall
said.
Hallowed House graphically
presents a story: a realistic and relevant plot about teens and the very
issues they face daily, according to
the Web site. Youth groups, friends
and families go see this drama year
after year to get a different feel
about Halloween.
When the production ends, 114
shows will have been performed
this year.
The shows start every 20 minutes
and last approximately 1 hour 15
min. For more information on the
Hallowed House Inc. and the times
of the shows for this year, go to
http://hallowedhouse.com.
Next
El Paisano
Friday, Nov. 11
Sports
Page 8
Sport
Shorts
WJCAC
Champs
Congratulations to Coach Erica
Elder and her volleyball team for
winning its first outright Western
Junior College Athletic Conference
title on Monday, Oct. 24, with a 5game victory of Frank Phillips
College.
The win in Borger is the first in
four years of the program and the
WJCAC title is the second consecutive for the Lady Chaps (32-8, 8-0
in WJCAC).
Last year, MC shared the title
with Frank Phillips, which had won
the WJCAC for four consecutive
years.
Elder said the team made key
plays at the right time.
“This is huge. I tell the girls all
the time that our goal is to do better
every year and we’ve done that,”
Elder said.
Elder’s new assistant coach this
year is MC grad Jamie Thomas,
who was on the first MC volleyball
team and finished her education at
Austin College in Sherman, Texas
where she played for two seasons.
Thomas received her bachelor of
arts in mathematics from Austin
College.
The volleyball team has one more
“home” game on Nov. 3 against
Navarro Junior College that will be
played at Midland Christian school
due to the start of basketball season.
MC statistics — Kills: Holli
Reyna 15, Christina Estebane 15,
Carissa Gutierrez 14. Digs: Tiffany
Bridgeforth 26, Melissa Dominguez
25, Estebane 25, Reyna 23. Assists:
Estebane 42. Aces: Estebane 4,
Bridgeforth 1, Dominguez 1.
Blocks: Guitierrez 8, Nikki Stokes
7, Adrianna Sanches 7.
Support
MC teams
Season tickets for MC basketball
games are on sale now. Reserved
seat seaon tickets are $50 per seat
for 27 homes games, includign
Lady Chaps and Chaps home
games ($50/27 games = $1.85 per
game).
Season tickets may be purchased
in the MC Atletic Department located in the Physical Educaiton
Building. The Athletic Department
will be closed from 11:45 a.m. 1:15 p.m. each weekday and on
weekends.
For more information, please call
685-6436.
Reminder: MC students are
admitted free of charge to all MC
sporting events with a current college I.D.
October 28, 2005
Students enjoy competition, physicality of rugby
By Angie Wennerlind
from Arlington.
Page Editor
It was a “cut match,” for the
Testosterone, tackles, torn jerteam, a game that determines
seys and pain are all part of the
state ranking and can eventugame as some would say. But
ally lead to winning a playoff
despite recognition for its uglispot.
ness and medieval brutality, the
“We’re ranked third in our
sport of rugby remains the secdivision right now,” Rivera
ond most popular sport in the
said.
world.
While the sport is fairly
Two Midland College stuunheard-of in West Texas, it
dents, Dustin Rotan and
seems to be gaining a followArmando Rivera, have been
ing.
playing on Midland’s only rugby
“It’s popular in college,”
team, the Mad Dogs, for about a
Rotan said. “There’s a lot of
year.
collegiate teams.”
“It’s a fun game,” Rivera said.
“We’re starting to get some
“I like the competition and comrecognition, to get the word
radery. Our team has really good
out about rugby. It’s starting to
teamwork.”
grow in Dallas. We have a lot
The team has about 10 games The ‘Mad Dogs’ ready themselves for a ‘scrum,’ a huddle to see which team gets pos- of high school teams too,”
in the lineup for its season that session of the ball. They won a home game that took place Oct. 22.
Rivera said.
runs year-round Rotan said.
Moreover, the Mad Dog
require the team to travel to Dallas or Austin.
About half of those games are away games that
club will celebrate its 30-year anniversary of comAs far as the scheduling goes though, both stuing to Midland this year.
dents agree that it doesn’t interfere with
The game of rugby has various, specific rules not
school.
very well-known in the United States, but is similar
“We take off Friday and Saturday and I
to football in its strategies. It involves “tries” where
have plenty of time to do my homework on
teams invade the oppothe road,” Rivera said.
nent’s in-zone and place the
Practice takes place on
ball on the goal line for five
Tuesday and Thursday
points and kicks that are
nights after class, also
worth three points.
not interfering with
“It’s not a big sport
classes, Rotan said.
here,“ Rivera said. “It’s
The Mad Dogs
growing, but is not a big,
played in a home game
big thing.”
Saturday, Oct. 22,
While the sport might
defeating a rival team
seem foreign to some,
Rotan said, it seems to have
Above Right Armando Rivera and Dustin Rotan, both
found a place in Midland and
Midland College students, pose for a picture after their
will stay until its interest
team, the ‘Mad Dogs’ won a home game Saturday, Oct.
fades.
22. Left: The ‘Mad Dogs’ prepare for a ‘line-out’ a play
Photos by Angie Wennerlind
designed to put the ball back into play.
Lady Chaps clench victory
in WJCAC championship
By Ryan Alexander
Page Editor
After knocking out Frank Phillips
College on Oct 25. The Lady Chaps
captured their first ever outright
Western Junior College Athletic
Conference championship.
The match went down to the wire in
Borger, Texas as the Chaps needed
five sets to claim victory.
The 20th-ranked Chaps had a
slim14-13 lead as Christina Estebane
hit the game winning shot to get the
deciding point.
The Lady Chaps volleyball team
played Western Texas College finishing season play at the Chaparral
Center.
It was an easy victory for the Chaps
beating WTC in three matches with
scores of 30-14, 30-20 and 30-16.
This marked the last game at the
Chap center for the four sophomore
players. Leslie Rodriguez, Holli
Reyna, Lliana Elizondo and Tiffany
Edwards will leave their home court a
winner.
Estebane lead the team with 31
assists and Tiffany Bridgeforth contributed 13 digs.
The Chaps have one final home
game on Nov. 3 versus Navarro
College, to be played at Midland
Christian School, due to MC’s men’s
basketball home opener.
The 2005 National Junior College
Athletic Association Region V West
Tournament is set to begin Nov. 11 at
the Cahoon Armory at the New
Mexico Military Institute. The winner
of this tournament goes on to play in
the NJCAA National Volleyball tournament in West Plains, Mo. on Nov.
21-23.
On Oct. 17, The Chaps played
against Seminole State College. The
Chaps dropped all three matches to
the unranked Trojans. The first match
the Trojans took the Chaps out by a
score of 30-19. The final two matches
were much closer but still a losing
effort. The matches went 30 –27 and
30-28.
In MC’s match versus Clarendon
College, a new Chap record was set,
when MC beat the Lady Bulldogs
three out of four sets. MC pushed its
win total to 30, surpassing the previous record of 29 wins set in 2003 and
2004.
Rodriguez had 15 kills to go with
Estebane’s 49 assists.
Photo courtesy of Athletic Department
The Lady Chaps proudly display their WJCAC championship banner after
defeating Frank Phillips. This is the teams firstoutright title in the program’s four-year history. They shared the championship with Frank
Phillips last year.
Golfers win at T-Bird
From Staff Reports
The Midland College golf team
won the T-Bird Invitational hosted
by New Mexico Junior College on
Monday, Oct. 24.
The Chaps’ Gold team shot a tworound total of 561 to finish 18 shots
ahead of MC’s Green team. Odessa
College, which took its second team,
finished in third with a 581.
Individually, Chaparrals Nils
Bjorling and Terence Begnel finished in a tie for the medallist with a
138 total. “Nils Bjorling, Terence
Begnel, Chase Watkins and Nathan
Sheen played great golf, said MC
Coach Delnor Poss of his players,
who finished in the top four individual standings.
“Two round of 6-under par were
outstanding for the team,” Poss said.
Poss added that in eight rounds of
tournament play, he has five players
averaging par or better and three of
them are freshmen.
The Chaps will host the Fall
Collegiate Invitational at Ranchland
Hills Golf Club on Nov. 8.
The Force in Sports
by Ryan Alexander
Page Editor
I am a student sports writer. I am
not Jiminy Cricket sent here to make
anyone’s dreams come true. I write to
the readers and for myself.
I’m not here to necessarily glorify
or derail any particular athlete or
sport.
My job is to tell it like it is regardless of personal interest, conflict and
what some people might think about
the subject or me.
If I had a choice, I would definitely
prefer to tell the stories of the successful athlete coming through in the
clutch to win the game.
The truth is that there is always
another side to sports and it rears its
ugly head from time to time and must
be treated with equal importance.
The Minnesota Vikings have a few
players who are currently involved in
some type of twisted sex scandal.
The players rented a cruise boat and
apparently had too good of a time
with some exotic women that they
had flown in from across the country.
Now, I don’t need any new reasons
to dislike the Vikings, but this might
top it off.
Scandals, however, aren’t limited to
just the Vikings—they happen all
around sports and it makes me sick.
These men are professional athletes
making all kinds of money, and they
can’t seem to fly right and keep themselves out of trouble.
I’m sure that living in the national
spotlight with people like me critiquing almost everything they do has
its pressures, but come on, grow up,
live right and just play ball.
Stars like Brett Favre, Peyton
Manning and Shaquille O’Neal
should teach classes to all of these
delinquents on how to live in the spotlight without acting like a fool.
Handling criticism is a tough part
of life. Athletes deal with it when they
lose or get into trouble.
Writers deal with it when they
strike a chord with a reader. It’s all
part of life; just let your skin thicken
an inch or two and keep on doing
what you have been doing.
In the world of sports, it’s necessary
to silence your critics and prove them
wrong. In journalism, the criticism
needs to keep coming to ensure that
reporters are doing a good job.
Not everyone has what it takes to
be an athlete, and everyone knows
this, but not everyone has what it
takes to write about athletes, and this
is something that people might not
realize.
Writing about our country’s precious athletes, no sarcasm intended,
can and will get you in hot water, but
the good ones are able to pull a “Bugs
Bunny,” escape the cooking pot and
do it all over again tomorrow.
Sports is my life, and until that girl
I will never give up on is in my arms,
it will continue to be.
It’s fair to say all that sport fans
want their favorite teams and players
to play hard and stay out of trouble.
I want that dream to come true
every day on the sports page.
Maybe I am Jiminy Cricket.