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AcelebrationforfallgraduateswillbeheldintheL.W.CourterCenteronTuesday,Dec.13at4p.m. Thereceptionisheldoneachcampustohonorgraduates, said SandiJohnson, office assis-tant.Letterswillbesentout inviting candidatesandtheirfamily. For all DMACC cam-puses, the commence-mentceremonyisheldinMay.According toJohn-

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Boone campus music stu-dents will perform next weekendat the annual holi-dayconcerts. The concertswillincludestudentsfromgusitar,piano,andvoice lessonsaswell as the ConcertChior. The first pro-gramwillbeFriday,Dec.9from3:30to4:30p.m.intheBoonecampustheatre. Some of the songs beingplayed by the guitar and pianostudentsare“SilverBells,”“Win-terWonderland,” “WhiteChrist-

mas,”and“LetitSnow!” Eleven students alsowill askthe audience to participate in asingalong. The DMACC students fea-

tured in this per-formance are KalliAnderson, Kelly In-gstad,JudahMelton,Jennifer Whitten,andAdamGrieser. The DMACCchoir will also wel-come everyone tostart celebrating the

holidayseasonat7p.m. Thesongswillincludeclassi-calworks,familiarChristmascar-olsandevenaparodynamed“The12DaysAfterChristmas.” BethCarlson,astudentsing-ing in the concert, said “We are

getting better than we were atthe beginning of the semester.ButI’mnotnervous.Itisjustlikeanotherdayforme.” Itisbasicallyaninformalaf-fair,Carlsonsaid. Admission is free and re-freshments will be served. Butthat’snot theonly reason to at-tend. AdamUhl,anotherstudentsinging,tellspeopletheyshouldcomebecause“wearebetterthan‘AmericanIdol.’ Iwillbearockstar when I grow up. I will besigningautographsaftertheshowat$10apop.” Steve Hoifeldt directs theConcert Choir and MarileeCrawley-Mertins instructspianoandguitar.

Mary Elizabeth DrahosBanner Staff Writer

OntheBooneCampus,recy-cling isnotonly limitedbutalsomisleadingparticipants. Itwasfoundwhenoneofthecustodianstookpapersstackedforrecycling in the newspaperroomalongwithothertrashthatpapersarenolongerre-cycled. Thiscameasasurpriseto faculty and staff mem-bers as well. Both SandiJohnson, office assistant,and Rita Davenport, edu-cational advisor, were surethat paper was being recy-cled, pointing at the sepa-ratebinbelowtheirdesks. EricEchterling,build-ings and grounds supervi-sor, however, confirmedthat there is no recyclingpolicyfortheBooneCam-pus. “We don’t recycle,” he said.Asforseparatebins,“Theyarejustdumped.” Echterling noted that sodacans inblue separatebins are re-cycled,though.PhiBetaLambdahandlesthem. Echterling also mentionedNancyWoods, physics andmath

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Paper Recycling Left Behind in Transitioninstructor, as the most vigilantrecycler.Shewasawarethatrecy-cling is notpopular on the cam-pus. Inher classroomwere stacksof paper with one clean side.Woods urges her students to usethemforassignments.

“Itworksformyhome.Whycan’t DMACC do it?” Woodsquestioned referring toherhometrashpick-upservice thatcollectsrecyclable materials at no addi-tionalchargebiweekly. Woods also recycles plastic,glass, and metal which she takesbacktoherhomesothathertrash

pick-upservicecantakethem.Sheencourages others to bring abovematerialstoherclassroom. Woods would like to seemore done, though. She pointsout that campus cafeteria throwsawaymuchofitsplasticandglass.“It’scrazy,”shesays.“Irealize it’s

difficult,butit’sagreatplacetomakeimprovements.” Papersaretoomuchforeven Woods, though, be-cause of volume and mass.Itwould takemore than anindividualtotakecareofallthepapers thatcomeoutoftheBooneCampus. Brian Green, assistanceprovost, also was misled byseparatebins.“Iassumedwewere,” Green said. It is thefirstsemesteratBooneCam-pusforEricEchterling,Bri-anGreen.“[Recyclingissue]may have slipped throughthecracks,”Greensaid. Green said he’ll discuss

the issue with Tom Lee, Boonecampusprovost,alsoinhisfirstse-mester.Administratorssaidthatassoonastheyfindoutmoredetails,recyclingofpaperwillresumeim-mediately.

son,thisismainlyduetocostinvolved. Fall graduates andsummer graduates areinvited to participate inthe May commencementceremony,though.Diplo-masaremailedoutthreeto four weeks after finalgrades become avail-able. Participantsincom-mencement must indi-cate their intent on thegraduation applicationdueFeb.1.

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TheBooneBannerwelcomeslettersinanattempttoprovideaforumforthemanydiverseviewsofthecampus.TheviewsexpressedintheBooneBannerarenotnecessarilytheviewsorendorsementsofDesMoinesAreaCommunityCollegeortheBooneBannereditorialboard.Letterstotheeditorshouldbenolongerthan250words,signedandbroughttotheeditorialofficesoftheBooneBanner,mailedincareofthecollege,orcanbee-mailedtoercooper@dmacc.edu.TheBooneBannerreservestherighttoeditasnecessaryforlibelouscontent,profanity,copyfitting,grammaticalandspellingerrorsorclarity.MemberofICMA,ICCMAandtheACP

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The Boone Campus Librarywill be hosting its second bookdiscussionsession.Thebookcho-senwas“KiteRunner”byKhaledHosseini. “Kite Runner” is a contem-porarybook.Itisabouttwoboysgrowing up in Afghanistan andmovetotheU.S.Thestoryistoldbythetwoboysasadultsandhowthey dealt with family relation-ships, friendships, culture, andwhatAfghanistanislike. “People will really enjoy it,”saidRebeccaFunke,BooneCam-pus Librarian. “It’s a fairly easyread, only 324 pages, and it can

Campus Book Chosen Hosseini’s ‘Kite Runner’Kelly IngstadBanner Staff Writer

AnIndy500RaceCararcadegame, a2005GoldenTee arcadegameaswellasanairhockeytablesatintheL.W.CourterCenterasoflastweek. KD Amusement in Amesdonated the equipment, whichincludedtwootherpooltablesforapool tournament. KDAmuse-ment picked up one of the pooltables after thepool tournament,but the other games might stickaroundifstudentsusethem,saidSteveKrafcisin,SACadviser.Theairhockeytableandthe2005GoldenTeecostthreequarterstoplay, and the Indy500RaceCarcosts two quarters. “The moneywe make goes for more studententertainment and the mainte-nance of the equipment,” saidKrafcisin.

Freshman Scott Hagen recentlyplayedtheIndy500RaceCarar-cadegame. “Itwasboring,” saidHagen.“Weneedtogetanewergame.”Krafcisinsaidthattheequipmentgives the students something todobesideswatchingtelevision.Italsogivesthe“atmosphereofa4-yearschool,”headded.

Campus Gets New GamesMoses Powell EcksteinBanner Staff Writer

The coordinator of studentactivities,SteveKrafcisin,hasde-signed something called “WildWednesday”togeneratesomein-terestinIntramuralsandgoalongwiththeschoolmascot. “The “Bear” is naturally awildanimal,soJennySpry-Knut-sonandIcameupwiththeterm“WildWednesday”toplayonthatalittle,”saidKrafcisin. “Wewilltrytohaveanintra-muraleventthatisdifferentfromnormalactivitiesbecausethis isauniquecampus,”saidKrafcisin. Eventswillnottaketoolong,andstudentscandothemtotakea break from their classes. AnyDMACC student, faculty andstaffarewelcometoparticipate. Several different events havebeen offered for “Wild Wednes-day”whichare9-ballpool,frisbee

golf, 2-person Nerf jumbo bad-minton, home run derby, beachballvolleyball,andsafelawndarts.Youdonotnecessarilyneedtobeanykindofathletetoparticipate,saidKrafcisin. Krafcisin hopes to continue“WildWednesday”everyWednes-day from 11a.m.-1p.m. Otherstudentsmay sendKrafcisin sug-gestionsaboutevents.Hesaidheisopentosuggestions.December7,2005willbepokerintheL.W.CourterCenter. Over50peoplehavepartici-patedinlawndarts,anaverageof30peopleforanevent.Freeintra-muralt-shirtswillbegiventostu-dentsjustforparticipatinginfoureventsthisfall.Costs for “Wild Wednesday” areonlythecostsofgettingthesup-plies. The pool tables were do-nated,andlawndartscostis$20.ThebudgetisthroughtheStudentActivitiesCouncil.

“Because thiscampus isverycommuter oriented, I thoughtthatifwecouldoffersomeactivi-tiesduringthedayandsomethingthattheycoulddoonthewaytoclassorsomethingunder15min-utes, it might be successful andofferalternativegamesthatwouldbefunandappealtonon-athletesaswellasathletes,saidKrafcisin. “Also, we tried to do theevents where people might seethemontheirwaytoclass.Thatiswhywedidsomanyeventsrightoutside theCourterCenter,” saidKraficisin. Ifstudentshaveanyquestionsconcerning “Wild Wednesday”they can talk to Steve Kraficisin.HisofficeislocatedintheBooneCampusgym.

Bears Take to Wild WednesdaysCindy WisecupBanner Staff Writer

Vincent Hicks, assistant men’s basketball coach, enjoys a game of pool during recent Wild Wednesday event in the L. W. Courter Center. Game tables were donated by KD Amusement in Ames. Any costs as-sociated with Wild Wednesday events are picked up by the SAC

Krafcisinadmittedthatbesidesthepooltable,whichwas“inconstantuse,” students have rarely playedtheothergames.

easilybereadinthreeweeks”. Boone Campus Library hasonecopytoloanout,buttheywillloanoutother copies fromotherlibrariesifneeded.

Thebookdiscussionsarebe-ingheldattwodifferenttimestoaccommodate everyone. The firstisThursdayDec.8that7:00a.m.andthesecondwillbeFridayDec.9that12:30p.m.ItwillbelocatedinRoom127.Othertimesmaybesetupifneeded. Anyoneiswelcometocome,eveniftheyhaven’tfinishedread-ingit,orhaven’treaditatall. “It’s a fun time for studentsandfacultytoshareconversation,”saidFunke. Snacks will be provided foreveryoneinvolvedandreadersareencouraged to bring their ownfoodanddrink for themselvesortoshare.



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ODDS & ENDS ChantelNess, 28, is afirst-year student attheBooneDMACCcampus,workingtowardadegreeinBusinessAdministration.SheisalsothemotherofAlexys,6,Haylee,4,andKyleen,4½months. A typical day for Ness starts at 5 a.m.,whenshewakesupwithheryoungestdaughter,Kyleen. After she feeds her and puts her backdowntosleep,it’stimeforNesstogetdressed.Then, it’s time to gets her two older childrenreadytogo.Nessdropsoffheryoungestdaugh-terathermother’s,hertwooldestatschool,andthenheadstoschoolherself. Ness commutes toBoone fromStoryCitytoattendherclassesandthenheadsbacktoStoryCitytoherjobasexecutiveassistantattheStoryCity Chamber of Commerce. After work, shepicksupherchildrenandreturnshometomakesupper. After supper, she spends the evening withherchildrenuntilit’stimeforthemtogotobed.Herday,however,isstillnotcomplete.Shestillhas tofinishherhomeworkbefore it’s time forhertogotobed. NessisoneofseveralstudentsatDMACCwhoarefacingthechallengeofbalancingschoolandparenting. DMACC does not release informationabout thenumberof studentswhoareparents,but Sherri Sciarrotta, instructor in child devel-opment, says that approximately 67% of thechildrenthatattendthechildcarecenterontheAnkenycampusarethechildrenofstudents. Ness said the hardest part of balancingschool andparenting isfinding time for every-thing. “Idon’tgettodoasmuchwithmychildrenasIwould liketo.Iwasgoingtobemyoldestdaughter’stroopleaderthisyear,butIjustwasn’tableto.” Another challenge for Ness is study time.“It’shard tofind the time to study,” saidNess,“becauseI’mgoingfrom5a.mto10p.m.everyday.” Nessalsosaidabigchallengeisfindingtimetospendwithherhusband. “Wehavealargefamily,withlotsofsiblings,sotheyhelpusouttwiceamonthsothatwecangoout.” Nesssaidthatalthoughit’schallenging,shefeels that having children has strengthened hermarriage. “I think having children has brought myhusbandandIclosertogether.” Although, it’s a challenge to raise childrenandgotoschool,Nessismakingitwork. “Mywhole family isvery supportive,” saidNess,“andmyteachershavebeenverysupport-iveofme,too.” WayneHouser,39,isalsoraisingthreechil-drenwhileattendingtheBooneDMACCcam-pus.HouseristhefatherofWhitney,16,Austin,13, andHayley,8.He ismarried, andhiswifeworksatWellsFargo. Houser says that the biggest challenge ofraising a family and going to school is money,because he is a full-time student and does nothaveanoutsidejob. He says that he and his wife are able tospendtimetogetherwhentheyneedto,becauseitisnotusuallyhardtofindababy-sitter. AtypicaldayforHouserstartswithgettinghisyoungestdaughterreadyforschool.Afterhegetsallthreekidsofftoschool,Houserattendshis own classes. After class, he does his home-workand then tries toget supper readyby thetimehiswifegetshomefromwork. Other than money, Houser says that hehasn’t come across many other challenges withraisingchildrenandgoingtoschool. “Mywifeandmykidshavebeensupportiveofme,andmyteachershavebeenprettysupport-ive,too.” Ness and Houser have a lot of support tohelpthembalanceschoolandparenting,butforthose students who do not, DMACC providesseveralservices. The Boone DMACC website lists severaloptionsforsingleparentsincludingcareerassess-ment, financial aid and pre-employment coun-seling,referraltosupportagencies,personalandcareerdevelopmentworkshopsandfinancialas-sistancetowardschildcare.MaggieStonecoordi-natestheseservicesattheBoonecampus.

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Counseling isalsoofferedat the Ankeny campus from7:30a.m.to4:30p.m.andatthe Urban campus from 8:30a.m. to 8 p.m. on subjectsranging from classes to familylife. Another option forDMACC students with chil-dren is the daycare center ontheAnkenycampusthatservesDMACCfacultyandstaff.Sci-

arrottasaysofthe61childrenatthecenter,44arechildrenofstudents and 17 are the chil-drenoffaculty. The center is open from7 a.m. to 5 p.m. during theschool year and from 7:30a.m.to4:30p.m.inthesum-merandisavailabletochildrenagestwotofive. They have an open doorpolicy and observation win-

dows, and parents are en-couraged to come in and seehow their children are doingthroughouttheday.Sciarrottasays thatparentsdomakeuseof the open door policy, butthe amount they use it variesthroughouttheyear. Faculty’s children thatattend the center are usuallythere for a full day, but stu-dent’s children usually have a

varied schedule in order toaccommodate their parent’sschedules. Balancing school andparenting is a challenge, butseveralDMACCstudentsaremakingitwork. “It can be a challenge,”saidNess,“butithelpstohavealotofsupport,andyoucanmakeitworksuccessfully.”



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DMACC, a Step Ahead in Gender Equality

There’s no argumentthatonanational level,women’ssports aren’t as popular as men’s,butDMACCisonestepaheadofmuchofthecountry. “Every DMACC game I’veattended,theattendancehasbeenprettyequalbetweenthemenandthe women. I usually go for themen’s gamesbut I endup seeingthe tail end of the women’s usu-ally. They usually have a prettygoodball club,” saidMattLunn,aformerDMACCstudent. Lunn also stated that hebe-lieves that true sports fans willsupport themenandthewomenno matter what. Lunn also saidthat thenot sohardcore fans aretheonesthatshowupjustforthemen. DMACCwomen’sbasketballcoach,SteveKrafcisin,hascoachedmen’s basketball his entire careerandistakingonhisfirstwomen’sheadcoachingjobthisyear.Kraf-cisinbelievesthatthebiggestdif-ferencebetweenthegendersisthatthemenbelieve that theywillallplayintheNBA,andthewomenaremorefocusedonlearning,andnotgoingpro. “Idon’t think [women’s ath-letics]needtogetoverthehump.There is a niche for women’sathletics. What does Anika So-renstram need to overtake Tiger

Woods? Nothing, just play andpeoplewill come. Itwill getbet-ter forwomen’ssportswhentheyentertainandperformtowarrantmore crowds,” said Steve Krafci-sin. There is no difference be-tween theNBAand theWNBA.Thegoalofbothgamesaretheex-actsame.Scoremorepointsthantheotherteam.That’showtowingames. Yet, according to attendancestatistics, theNBAisvastlymorepopular then the WNBA. TheNBAaveragecrowdforagameisdoublethatofWNBA,17,059to8,826. That’s what it’s been like inAmerica during the last century.Men’ssportshavealwaysdominat-edwhenitcomestoattendanceatgames.Until recentlytherehasn’tseemedtobemuchofachangeinthattrend,butwomen’ssportsarestartingtoseeaspikeinboththenationalandlocallevels. According to attendancestatistics across the nation, dif-ferent fans hold different opin-ions when it comes to watchingwomen’s athletics. The NBA isoverwhelmingly more popularthan the WNBA, but in collegebasketball, the women see muchbetter attendance on average. Infact,theUniversityofTennessee’swomen’s basketball team sellsmore tickets than the men. Thatisn’t the case everywhere though.

At the Iowa State University, themen’s attendance usually doubleswhatthewomen’sis,yettheIowaState women’s team sees some ofthebestattendanceinthecountryfor women’s basketball. Accord-ing to the Iowa State UniversityAthletic Department, the men’sgames usually average around 15thousandpeoplecomparedtothewomen’ssix. “Idon’thaveaproblemwithwomenplayingsports.I’mallforit.It’sjustnotnearlyasexcitingtowatch.Theyallhave skills andcould beat me,butIdon’twantto go watch itnearlyasbadasI do the men,”said MattLunn,aformerDMACC stu-dent. Lunnwenton to discussabout how hedidn’t believethewomen’sgamedidn’thavetheaction that he looked for whenwatchingsports. “I want to see dunks andswatted shots. It’s very rare thatyou see that in a women’s game.When you do, it’s not nearly asexcited as in a men’s game,” saidLunn. Amanda Ouverson is an es-tablished sports journalist andhas covered Iowa State women’sbasketballforthreeyearsnowfortheIowaStateDailyandCyclon-enation.com. Ouverson is a firmbeliever that women’s basketballisasexcitingasever,andoffersadifferent,morepuretypeofgamethanwhatthemenplay. “Iwouldratherwatchateamgame. A team game is what thewomenplay.Theyareteamplay-

ers.Itseemslikeallofthemenareout there for themselves and arejust interested in their own stats.The women pass a lot more andare better all around shooters,”saidOuverson. DMACCplays80%oftherebasketballgamesasdoubleheadersbetweenthemenandwomen.Thewomenplayfirstanditisfollowedup by a men’s game in the sameevening. Steve Krafcisin doesn’tbelieve that there’s that much ofadifferencewhen itcomes toat-

tendance onthe BooneDMACCcam-pus.“There is greatsupport forboth teams bythe communi-tyandstudentp o p u l a t i o n .Thisismyfirstyear here soI don’t knowany numbers

but when I coached at NIACCand played here in Boone, therewerealwaysgoodcrowdsforbothteams,”saidKrafcisin. Krafcisin estimated thatthere is somewhere between 200and600peoplethatattendmen’sand women’s basketball games atDMACC.DMACCAthleticDi-rectorandmen’sbasketballcoach,OrvSalmon,agreed. “Our crowds seem to bepretty equal. People come to thewomen’sgamesand then theygotothemen’sgames,”saidSalmon. ThereisnoofficialattendancekeptatDMACCmen’sandwom-en’sbasketballgames.Women’s athletics aremovingupwhen it comes to television rat-ings, specifically the sports ofsoftballandtennis.Insoftballfor

instance, the Women’s CollegeWorld Series ratings have gonewayupsincelastseasononESPN.Thispastyeartheyaverageda0.9cablerating,whiletheyaverageda0.6 theyearbefore.Thisnumberishigherthanthe0.7cableratingthattheNHLplayoffsgottheyearbefore, according to an article in“TheBuffaloNews.” Thatmightnotseemlikeabigstat,butkeepinmindthathockeyis one of the four major sportsin America. All of the sudden,women’s softball is getting betterratings thanoneof the countriesmostpopularsports.That’sama-jor step for women’s athletics ac-cording to the numbers. ESPNplans to double the amount ofcoverageforthisyearsWCWS. Women’s tennis ratings areup30percentfromlastyear,andcompletely demolish the men’stennisratings.Women’ssportsarealive and well in America. Theyjustneedtobeseenforpeopletoappreciatethem. “Thewomen’sgamewillonlygetbetterbecauseit’snowaccept-edandencouragedforwomentoplay more than ever. There is an8thgrader inMasonCity that isreally good. The young lady hasalready committed to ISU. Thatshows that it’s on the rise,” saidKrafcisin. When it comes down to it,the biggest factor of them all iswinning.InthecaseofDMACC,itswomen’steamhasbeennation-allyrankedforthelastthreeyearsand they have sent numerouswomentodivisiononeprograms. “Bynature fans are going tosupport successful programs. Ithink we’ve seen the benefits ofthat here in both the men andwomen’sprograms,”saidSalmon.

Repeat Honor for Athlete of the Week

One of the four Athletes ofthe Week (Nov. 10th-16th) se-lected by the Iowa CommunityCollegeAthleticConferenceswasJocelynAndersonfromDMACC. Andersonistheleadingscor-er in the ICCAC averaging 21.8

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pointspergameandsecondintheconferenceinreboundsaveraging13.7percontest. In the opening week of theseason she led theBears toa2-0recorddefeatingFaithBaptist88-33andMinneapolisCTC73-56. Against Faith Baptist she litup the scoreboard putting up 27points and 22 rebounds. Thenagainst MPLS she had another21 points and 14 rebounds togo along with her eight blockedshots. Originally from Gowrie,Iowa,whereshereceived1stTeamTwin Lakes Conference All-Aca-demicand2ndTeamTwinLakesAll-Conference, Anderson hopesto get into business administra-tion. Her future plans includecontinuing her education andbasketball career at a 4-year uni-versitysomedayafterfinishingupatDMACC. “Itwasanhonor,”saidAnder-sonasshewaspickedagainasoneof the four Athletes of theWeek(Nov.17th-23rd)bytheICCAC.

“What does Anika

Sorenstram need

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Woods? Nothing,

just play and

people will come.”

Thewoman’sbasketballteamcapped off another win at homeby beating the Central JV team,76-54. The Bears improved theirrecordto5-1and1-0inthecon-ference. The Bears came out strongwith Jocelyn Anderson hittingfour shots and going 1-1 at theline,keepingtheBearsintheleadat9-2. Later Anderson had a blockonaninboundCentralpasswhichwaspickedupbyMichelleKum-row.With less thanfourminutesleft in the first half Emily Duffyconnected with the basket for athreepointer,makingit32-17. ThehalftimescorewasBears38,Dutch22. The start of the second halfwasathreepointerfiesta,aseachteam hit multiple shots fromoutside the arch. The Bears kepttheDutch in lineand forced theshotclock toexpire twiceon theDutch.

76-54, Women Slip Past Central JVAndrew PennerSports Editor

SteveKrafcisin,headwomen’sbasketballcoach,instructshisplayersattheIowaCentralJVgamelastweek.DanaGoodwin,assistantcoach,looksonasElizabethWeinheimer(11)andKristenVanZee(54)listenin.

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Sam Mendes (“AmericanBeauty”)bringsMarineAnthonySwofford’s2003bestsellingbooktolifein“Jarhead.” “Jarhead”followsthestoryofoneMarine,TonySwofford(JakeGyllenhaal from“TheDayAfterTomorrow”), from boot camp

Movie Guy Review: JarheadMoses Powell EcksteinBanner Staff Writer

to the war in Kuwait. In boot,Swofford or “Swoff” as his com-rades call him learns right awaythat he made a mistake. Whenaskedwhyhe joinedtheUSMC,hestates“Sir,Igotlostonthewaytocollege,sir!” FollowingthesurprisingFullMetal Jacket-like boot camp in-troduction, the film then takesanoriginalturn.Itanswersthose

questions thatmany haveabout lifein the mili-tary overseas.H o w e v e r ,some of theanswers are alittle disturb-ing. For in-stance, Swoffmakes multi-ple referencesto masturbat-ing becauseof the sheerboredom ofthedesert. I nthe fashion ofMendes,someof the scenesare a little ontherisquéside.For instanceataChristmasparty in thedesert, Swoffstrutsinwear-ing only two

TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesis a phenomenon that happenedin the1980s.Lately, ithas comeupagain.Thenewshow,airingonFox at 9:30 a.m., Saturdays, hasleftalotoffansdisappointed.Togetthetruefeelingoftheshow,watch the classics that are nowcoming out on DVD. Season IandIIarenowavailable,andSea-son III will be available on De-cember 6th at almost any retailstoresellingDVDs.These classic episodes showcaseeverythingthatwelovedwhenwewerekids.Theplotwasnotalwaysthe greatest, but we always got

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Thistimeofyearcanbereallystressful on students. Grades arecomingout,financialaidhasrundrymonthsago,andfamilyholi-daysarerightsroundthecorner. The Banners staff members(Emily and Mary Elizabeth) de-cided to relieve their stress in aroadtriptoKansasCity.Ourtripspanned a little under 35 hours,including a 8 hours for the carride,and8hoursofsleep. Their trip originally was ajournalism seminar, but theyturneditintooneofthemostex-citingweekendseverandprovingthefactthatyoudon’tneedamil-liondollarsoraweekoffofworktogetaway.The Trip: 5 a.m.: We stumble blindlyinto our vehicle, halfway asleep,butstillexcitedforourtrip. 5:15-9:15 a.m.: We telleachother ghost stories through-outthewholetrip,onlystoppingforthelasthourtosleep. 9:15-3p.m.:Westartattend-ingourseminars.Werealizedaftergoing to four different seminars,thatonlyonewasvaluabletoourexperience. 3-4p.m.:Wecheckintoourfantastic hotel room complete

A Stress-Free Life, One Road Trip At a Time

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Mary Elizabeth DrahosEmily CooperBanner Staff Writers

withtwogiganticflufflybeds,re-laxforalittlebit,andheaddownfor a late lunch...or is it an earlysupper(Lupper)? 4-5p.m.:Weeat lupperatacutelittlethemerestaurantnamed‘AStreetcarNamedDesire.’Whilewaitingforourorder,wetakepic-turesinthefrontlobby. Whilewaitingforourfoodtoarrive,wetakepicturesinavintageblackandwhitestripphotoboothfor only $2.00. The photoboothsmelledlikeurine,butthepictureswesocoolthatwethoughtitwasworthit. 5-6:45p.m.:Welookthroughlittleshopsaroundthehotel. Emily sees a frog in a toystore which looked fake. Whilepretending to lick it, we realizeditwasverymuchrealandslightly

terrifying.

Mary Elizabeth buys about $20worthoflotterytickets(butwinsabout $30, so she comes outahead). 6:45-7:30p.m.:Wegetreadytogotoamusicalcalled ‘Buddy’aboutBuddyHolly’sraisetofameanddeath. We find out about the mu-sical while walking around theshops. The attendant told us wecould get rush tickets for $10 ifweshowup15minutesearly.It’sagreatwaytosavemoneyandstillseeagreatshow! 7:45p.m.:Wewaitinlinetoget rush tickets for ‘Buddy.’ Weendupgettingfrontrowseats.Af-terdecidingitwasfatetogetfrontrow seats,wefigure thebestwaytocelebrateistodrink. 7:50p.m.:Weproceedtoget‘happy’ off of drinks named af-ter famousrockstars suchasJimMorrisonandJerryGarcia.Sincethosedrinkswerealittleexpensive(about$4.50) 8-10:30 p.m.: We watch‘Buddy’ and proceed to fall inlovewith twoof the actors.OneweknowasRy(which ishis realname),theotherisknownas‘thedrummer.’ Duringoneofthescenes,wehearsomemovementnexttous.Itturnedoutthatour love interestshavetoperformascenerightnexttous.Emilyalmostpassesoutbe-

causeallshecoulddoisholdherbreathandstare. 10:30-11p.m.:Wetakepic-tureswiththepicturesofourloveinterests. Their pictures were theclosestwecouldgettothem. 11-12:30 a.m.: We walkaround the sites by our hotel,including a huge fountain andmonuments. We end up sittingon topof amonumentwatchingacostumepartyacrossthestreethostedbytheKansasCityChiefs. 12:45-2a.m.:Aftersittingonthemonumentforawhile,wede-cide thecopsmaynot appreciateit, so we went back to ‘A Street-

carNamedDesire’ tohave a fewdrinks. While drinking, we hear aroundofapplause.Tooursuprise,the cast of ‘Buddy’ walks in in-cluding (gasp) Ry. We turn intogiddy little school girls for about10minutes, but tone it down sowedon’tlookstupid. MaryElizabethhasacloseen-counterwiththeactorwhoplayedBuddy Holly during a bathroombreak. She walkes up stairs andrunsrightintohim.Heflasheshiswonderfulsmile,thensteppesback

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giddy and excited every time weheardthethemesongplay.WhetheryouwereafanofLeon-ardo,theleader;Raphael,therudeone;Donatello,thesmartone;orMichaelangelo, the party dude;these turtles will still reel you inwith their lame jokes and funnyone-liners.DVDsoftheshowcanbeboughtalmost anywhere for about $10-15.Everyone,tellyourfamilyyouwantthisforChristmas,andsingthethemesongwithpride.

Rated:TV-Y7Time:30minutesperepisodeStarRating:4.5outof5stars

licking frogs: absolutely free! pictured: Emily Cooper

Mary Elizabeth and Emily after seeing a musical theatre production of Buddy Holly’s life story. Most theatres reduce ticket prices for last minute seats, called “rush tickets.”

SantaHats.Iwon’tcommentonwhereheworethesecondhat. Sgt.Siek(JaimeFoxx),notedfor his performance in Ray, is asemi-hardcore Marine who likestomotivate his soldiers. He ad-mitstoSwoffthatheloveshisjobbecause of things he gets to see.Foxxdoesafantastic jobplayingSgt.Siekanddeservesanomina-tionforbestsupportingactor. On the other hand, one ofthedrawbacksofthefilmisthatSwoffneverreallyshootsanyone,apparently reminiscent of thefour day Persian Gulf War. Infacttowardtheend,heissodes-peratejusttofirehisriflethathedischargesitintothedesertnightskywithhiscomrades. Laterhestatesthat“everywaristhesameandeverywarisdifferent.” Because of several realisticand risqué scenes, Jarhead isnota movie for sensitive individualsorchildren.Howeverinthe123minutes of runtime, it generatesa chronicleofwar andcomrade-ship thatdestines it tobecomeamodern classic. Any soldier canprobably relate to Swoff and hisbuddies. JarheadisratedRforperva-sive language, some violent im-agesandstrongsexualcontent.Itis playing now at theaters every-where.

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Emily CooperEditor-in-Chief

Letter From the Editor

I am one of the few for-tunatepeople to live in aolderthan dirt house off of WelchstreetinAmes.Ihavefourlove-ly(andmostofthetimechaotic)roommates. We all live in theone house, share one kitchenand cram all of our stuff intoonebathroom.Ithoughtatfirstit would be a fun bonding ex-perience. But four months andfivecats later, I’mcounting thedays until August 1st. . ThenI can move into a tiny studiowhere I don’t have to worryabout splitting bills five ways,ormoldyplatesbeingfoundun-der the couch. Iwas sitting onsaidcouchlastweekandgottothinking.Thereshouldbesomesortofcode.Well,tobehonest,I thought there already was. Asimple set of guidelines whenyoushareahouseorapartmentwith a person. I came up witha fewpoints thatyoumayfindhandy.Feelfreetopostthisonyourfridgenexttoallthebillsinhopesthatyourroommateswillnotice.

Rule #1: Never let drunk guyswhosaytheyare“toodrunktocallacab/friend/walkhomestayinourhouse.Lettingthemstaybecauseyou’re‘nice’willresultinmewakingupinthemiddleofthenighttosomecreepstar-ingatmeandsaying“Hi”whenIaskedhimwhattheheckheisdoing.

Rule#2:Ifyouinsistonturningourlivingspaceintoananimalshelter,takecareofthem.Idon’twanttochangeanymorelitter,clean up cat vomit, or wonderwhy your kitten hasn’t been tothe vet since you got her twomonthsago.Takeresponsibilityandmaybeplaywiththething.

How many of you heardabout the dating websites beingsued?Itissomethingbighappen-ingrightnowbecausebothofthemain dating sites are being suedforfraud. Match.comisbeingsuedforallegedly making their employeesgo out on dates with potentiallove-seekers. These employeeswouldstringonthesepoorpeople,thengooutondatespretendingtobeinterested.Whywouldtheydosuch a thing? Money, of course.Themorethesepeoplethinktheyarefindinglove,themoremoneytheyputintothesystem. Yahoopersonalsisalsobeingsued.Yahooisbeingsuedbecauseemployeesarepostingfakeprofilesto attract more users. The userssearchthroughprofiles,andfinda

lotofhotmenorwomenthinkingtheyhitthejackpot.Theyactuallyarejusthittingonghosts. The internet already has itsshare of problems. Enough peo-ple are online being predators orstalkers to other people; includ-ing child molesters and murder-ers. Why should something thatissupposedtobeharmless(afewcraziesaside)benegativeaswell? I became curious with thesestories that have been comingforth,soIdecidedtotrymyhandatthese‘bad’sites.Isignedup(forfree)onsomecertainsitesinclud-ingsomeinternetdatingsitesandaphonedatingsite. Online, there were manymany creepy people. I could tellsomeweremadeupbecausetheyseemedtoogoodtobetrue.Theseguys were good-looking, smart,artistic,andnotcaringabouthowagirllooked.Yeah,unlesstheguyisblind, looksalwaysmattertoa

Dating Websites a FraudMary Elizabeth DrahosBanner Staff Writer

good-lookingguy. Itseemedtheonlyguyswhowere getting on my profile wereguys who wanted internet sex.Ick. Lets skip the love, romance,andcourtshipandgorighttosex.Without even knowing who orwhattheotherpersonisor lookslike. Thephonesiteisalittlebet-ter. There were a few guys thatactually seemed like they wantedtodateandfallinlove.However,there were still some creepy guysonthereaswell.Ihadafewcall-ersthatmessagedmesaying“guesswhatIamdoingrightnow.CallmeandtalktomewhileIdoit.”Um...nothanks. Basically, don’t trust peopleonthewebsites,don’ttrustpeopleonline.Itisalotsafertostrikeouton your own face-to-face than itistofeelthreatenedbypeopleyoudon’tevenknow.

When Karen P. Hughes, theundersecretaryofstateforpublicdiplomacy,met500SaudiArabi-anwomenonSept.27totellthemabout U.S. support for womenrights, shewasgreetedwithcriti-cisminsteadofappreciation. Refutingthegeneralimageofrepressed and unhappy image ofArabwomentheWest is familiarwith, Saudi Arabian women ac-cused the United States of self-centeredness.Ifounditamusing.Koreansoftenareirritatedwiththeissue of dog-eating. Proponentsare annoyed by being called bar-barians. Antagonists can’t believe

theirfellowKoreansstillcontinuesuchinhumanepractice. I heard of people eating in-sects including cockroach. I can’tdare to eat one, but even moreso,Ican’tdaretocondemnthemof barbarism. Why? Because I’veneverbeenintheirposition. Whenonestartshavingabso-lutefaithinsomething,itbecomeseasy toaccusedifferentpeopleofwrongdoings or even evildoings.That’swhatmakesextremistsdan-gerousandwhatsecludesreligiousor elderly from the rest of theworld. Now,Idislikeextremistsbutnot elders.Elders have a tenden-cy to be stubborn, missing goodold times and condemning the

Self-Centered ViewChan Soo ParkBanner Staff Writer

Howmanypeoplehaveseenthe movie ‘Bruce Almighty?’ Inthe movie, Bruce becomes God.To get really good news stories,hemakesnaturaldisastershappenrightwhereheisstanding. Thesepastfewweeks,Ihavestartingfeelingthesameway.Myjob as a security guard is an easyone. I get towatchDVDsordomyhomeworkfor8hours.Ihavenever had to run anyone down,norpullagunonadangeroussus-pect. Recently, the weather hasbeenextremelycrazy.Itseemswehavebeengoingfromhottocold,stormstoblizzards. Ihadtheprivilegeofworkingthe day of the tornado. Now forsomeofyouwhodon’tknowme,Ilikestorms,butIamnotafanoftornadoes.Itendtohavethislittlethingcalledaspasticreaction. Not only did I have to lockdown the shack, I had to make

younger generations. However,some of the most open-mindedonesIfoundwereelderly.Imustadmit that religious people oftenannoyme, though.WhenChris-tiansoutrightclaimthatI’llburnforeternityinhell,nomatterhownicetheyaretome,Istarttoques-tiontheirreasoning. I sometimes wonder whysnail-eating and horse-eatingFrench get to be high-class andblame Koreans of barbarism foreatingdogs,creaturesnodifferentfrompigsandcows.Ihearitwassimilarwhensushiwasfirstintro-ducedtotheWest.Howbarbaricofthemtoeatalivecreature!

sureeveryoneinthefactorywentto theplaces theywere supposedtogo.Trybeingayoungwomantrying to tell older guys what todo.Theyare like littlekidswhentoldtheyhavetogotobed. Aftergettingmostthepeoplewheretheyweresupposedtogo,Irealizedtherewerepeopleoutsidewatchingthetornado. I ended up going outside totellthepeopletogetin,thenbe-came stone. I happened to be inthe middle of not one, but twotornadoes. One in front of me,onebehindme. TheoneinfrontofmewasfarenoughnottodoanydamagetowhereIwas,butitwasnearwhereafamilymemberwas.Iendedupbeing the stupid person stayingoutside trying to call and locatetherelative. Everything turned out finewiththatday,butafewdaysagoIhadanotherdisasterhappenwhileworking. Ireceivedacallabout4a.m.saying the fire alarm may go off,

but it will most likely be a falsealarm. Ihavehada fewcalls likethat,soIwasn’ttooworried. However,10minutes later,Ireceiveda franticcall saying theyneeded a fire truck pronto. Aftercallingforthefiretrucks,thefirealarm panel in the guard shackstartedgoingnuts. The factory ended up hav-ing6floorsgoup inflames,andbackuptruckswereneeded.Inall,about4firetrucksand3fireres-cue teams came tohelpwith thefire. Anhourlater,thefirewasputout,andeverythingreturnedbacktonormal. Sincethiswasthe2ndtimeIneededtoshowoffmyskillswith-outanyhelp(therewerenoguidesorbookstotellmewhattodoincase of an emergency), I wrote anotetomybossaskingforaraise.I figure that if there is a disastereveryweekwhileIamworking,Ideserveit.

Just Call Me Ms. ExclusiveMary Elizabeth DrahosBanner Staff Writer

I have never done them before. I probably would try them because I have heard other people’s good opinions about them.

Justin WalshBoone campus student

I haven’t really had time to worry about it. Probably not. However, I do have some friends that it has worked for.

Ellen CoadyBoone campus student

Do you trust online or over the phone dating sites? Why or why not?

Rule#3:Wehaveadishwasherand it works. The occasionalcuphalffulloflastnight’sdrinkI can deal with, but when thedishesaresobadthatIhavetogobuy vinegar and tape to getridofthefliesandants?Itmightbetimetoreconsideryourclean-ingabilities.

Rule #4: Never, under any cir-cumstance,take/use/borrowthefollowing things from me withoutasking:myguitar,anyDVDinvolving Vince Vaughn thatcould possibly get scratched,my ipod, my liquor, my TiVo,mysemi-expensivewhitegrape-peachjuiceandmylaptop(be-cause I rarely clear the internethistory).

Rule#5:Post-itswerenotmadeto instigate drama. Please, forthe love of all that is good donotstartpostingrandomboutsof attitude all over the apart-ment.Ittakesmuchmoreefforttofit all of your thoughtsontothosetinysquaresandplantheirstrategic placing than it wouldtowalktheextratenfeettomyroomandshriek“didYOUputtheremoteonthecouchinsteadof the table, use the last papertowel and forget to water theplant?”TowhichIwillgiveyouareal, live,humanresponsein-steadof just throwingall thosedangthingsaway.



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Linda C. BlackTribune Media Services

HOROSCOPES

Today’s Birthday (11-30-05)The more old jobs you checkoff your lists this year, the betteryou’llbe.You’llalsogetoffmuchwealthier, a very nice fringebenefit.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8. Figureoutastrategyfor spending money wisely. Giveyourselfaspecialreward,withallthemoneyyousave. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8. You know whatneedstobedone.Getsomehelpfiguringouthow.You’lldobetterif you include another point ofview.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6. Beingwellorganizedtakes practice, and now’s a greattimeto try.Anyorganizingatallthatyoudowillbeabighelp.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)Today is a 9. Talkitoverwiththepeoplewhomeanthemosttoyou.Earlierisbetterforplanning.Theaction begins tomorrow, or latetonight.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is an 8. There are thingshappeningthatwouldneverhaveoccurred to you. Listen carefully,but don’t offer comments unlessyou’reasked.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. Theobjectiveistohave the skillsyou’llneed,beforeyou need them. That time isapproachingrapidly,sopractice!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7. Startbysortingandfiling.Figureoutwhat youhave.Then,planninghowtouseitwillbethefunpart.There’senough.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is a 7. Bethinkingaboutways to improve your efficiencyand increase your profits. You’llalso get some pretty good ideasfromalovedone.Ask.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today is an 8. Don’t expectothers tocomerightoutand tellyou what they want. Figure thatout and provide it, before you’reasked.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8. You don’t haveto tell everything you know. Infact, you shouldn’t. Resist thetemptation.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. Help the personwho’sactuallygivingtheordersdoitright.Providetechnicalsupportunless,ofcourse,youreallywanthertofail.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8. Informationyou’vebeenseekingfromfarawaycomesthrough. Inquire again, even ifyou’vebeendisappointedbefore. ___ (c) 2005, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC. Distributed by Knight Ridder-Tribune Information ServicesW.

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andgivesherasweepinggestureofpardonwithaslightbow.Shecon-trolsherself fromnotjumpinginhisarms. 2:30a.m.:Wefinallyheadtobed. 10a.m.:Wewakeup,checkout,andheadbacktoreality. This trip was a realtively in-expensiveone.Thegas andhotelroom were the worst of it. Gascostabout$50andthehotelroomcostabout$90. The‘lupper’atthecutelittletheme restaurant only cost about$6.Therewasalotoffoodandittasted great! The ‘Buddy’ ticketswereonly$10becauseweboughtthemduringtheirrushtime.Justshow up 20 minutes early, andthere will be great deals on greatshows. As for the rest of our enter-

Tuesday, December 13Tuesday/Thursday courses Class Time Exam Time8:05a.m.–9:30a.m............... 8:00a.m.–10:15a.m.11:15a.m.–12:40p.m........... 10:30a.m.–12:45p.m.2:25p.m.–3:50p.m.............. 1:00p.m.–3:15p.m.4:00p.m.--5:25p.m.............. 3:30p.m.--5:45p.m.

Wednesday, December 14Mon/Wed/Friday or more coursesClass Time Exam Time8:00a.m.–8:55a.m............... 8:00a.m.–10:15a.m.10:10a.m.–11:05a.m........... 10:30a.m.–12:45p.m.12:20p.m.–1:15p.m............ 1:00p.m.–3:15p.m.2:30p.m.–3:25p.m.............. 3:30p.m.–5:45p.m.

tainment,allwedidwaswindowshopandwalkaroundlookingatsites. Since half of our day wasspentinmettings,thereisdefonit-lylotsofthingsyoucando.Base-ball games, touring fountains, ortakingalookgatmonumentsanddowntownshopsarejustafewofthethingsKansasCityhas toof-fer. All in all, we spent about$120 per person to live a stressfreelifeforaday.Itwasdefinatelyworthit.

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Thursday, December 15Tuesday/Thursday Class Time Exam Time6:30a.m.–7:55a.m............... 6:30a.m.–8:45a.m.9:40a.m.–11:05a.m............. 9:00a.m.–11:15a.m.12:50p.m.–2:15p.m............ 11:30a.m.–1:45p.m.

Friday, December 16Mon/Wed/Friday courses or more coursesClass Time Exam Time6:55a.m.–7:50a.m............... 7:00a.m.–9:15a.m.9:05a.m.–10:00a.m............. 9:30a.m.–11:45a.m.11:15a.m.–12:10p.m........... 12:00p.m.–2:15p.m.1:25p.m.–2:20p.m.............. 2:30p.m.–4:45p.m.3:35p.m.–4:30p.m.............. 3:30p.m.–5:45p.m.

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE TUESDAY 12/13 - FRIDAY 12/16

Monday, December 19 - Make-Up Day

IftheCollegewouldcloseduetoinclementweatheronanyofthefourdayslistedabove,finalexamsforthatdaywillbere-scheduledforMonday,December19,atthetimestheywouldhavebeenscheduled.

Evenings ExamsEveningcourseswillhavetheirfinalsatthedayandtimeofthefinalregularclassmeeting.

LastMondaynightclasses(FinalExam) December12

LastTuesdaynightclasses(FinalExam) December6

LastWednesdaynightclasses(FinalExam) December14

LastThursdaynightclasses(FinalExam) December15

LastMonday/Wednesdaynightclasses(FinalExam) December14

LastTuesday/Thursdaynightclasses(FinalExam) December13

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