Eat, drink, learn

“In Touch Weekly”’s sexiestman of the season appeared atUNK via film.

Actor Gael Garcia Bernalstarred in “Amores perros,” aMexican film shown at the UNKforeign film and culture festivalMonday in Thomas Hall.

Garcia Bernal made hismajor feature film debut in“Amores perros,” which wasnominated for the Best ForeignFilm Oscar in 2000. He alsostarred in “Y Tu MamaTambien,” the 2004 film “TheMotorcycle Diaries” and “BadEducation,” which opened the2004 Cannes film festival.

The festival’s featuredmovie was directed byHollywood director AlejandroGonzalez Inarritu.

Inarritu also directed “21Grams,” starring Sean Penn,

Benicio del Toro and NaomiWatts. It received two Oscarnominations and was released onDVD and VHS on Sept. 13.

According to Dr. HerbertCraig, department chair of mod-ern languages at UNK, “Amoresperros,” translated into “Love’s aBitch,” is interesting because ofits story, its actor and its director.There are several stories interwo-ven in the movie that centeraround an automobile accidentand the lives of three peopleinvolved in it.

The festival was sponsoredby the department of modern lan-guages.

According to the departmentchair, the purpose of the festivalis to give students an opportunityto see feature films from thecountries and cultures they arestudying and to see movies thataren’t played in the midwest.

The students can see some-thing authentic to the languageand culture, but the film is acces-

sible to students through Englishsubtitles, Craig said.

Students also tasted foodfrom the cultures of each lan-guage represented at the festival.On Monday, Hispanic andJapanese snacks were preparedby students and faculty mem-bers. This gave students theopportunity to taste food fromthe country of the film they wereabout to see, Craig said.

The department buys a newfilm for each of the languageseach semester. Over the last 14years, the department hasacquired quite a collection, Craigsaid. About five years ago, thedepartment decided to create afestival to show the various filmsin a three-day series, the profes-sor said.

Different members of thedepartment chose the films forthe foreign film festival, Craigsaid. “We think about studentinterests, important recent filmsor classic films from the lan-

guage,” he said.This year, films were shown

in French, Spanish, Japanese,German and Arabic dialogue.Wednesday’s showing of theArabic film “Halfaouine: Boy ofthe Terraces” was chosen byImen Belhassen, a graduateassistant from Tunisia.

Belhassen is teaching anindependent study course inintroductory Arabic languageand culture at UNK for one year,Craig said. She was able to cometo UNK through a grant frominternational studies.

Craig said the course wasadvertised to the Kearney com-munity through the KearneyHub. He said students weregiven the option of taking theclass for credit or not. Most ofthe students enrolled in the classare not taking it for credit.

The department chair is saidhe will consider creating a coursefor different types of languagesnot already offered at UNK.

Looking to spend time witha lot of stressed-out women try-ing to arrange the plans for thebiggest day of their lives? Mostpeople would respond with aresounding “NO.” However, thatis exactly how many businessowners spent their day onSunday, Oct. 10 at the BuffaloCounty Fairgrounds.

The 23rd Annual Fall Bridal

Fair provided an opportunity forwedding planners to get someprofessional help deciding whowill cater, supply music and oth-erwise entertain their weddingguests.

Kelli A. Kastens, a seniormajoring in advertising, is plan-ning an Aug. 4, 2005 wedding.

She said wedding plans canbe overwhelming, especiallywhen she walked into the fairbuilding last spring and saw thevarious booths she would need tovisit.

Kastens said the one thingshe learned from the fair was to“reserve everything early. Timeslots fill up quickly and a longtime in advance. You need tostart planning earlier than youthink, especially for the recep-tion site.”

All who enteredthe building were givensheets at the door thatlisted all booth names.Fair-goers were sup-posed to have everybooth highlight theirbusiness name on thesheet before turning inthe completed sheet fora drawing.

The drawing deter-mined who won achocolate fountainfrom Roses 4 You and afour-day cruise for two,given away by RoyalPrestige.

In addition to thetrip for two, RoyalPrestige also had adrawing to win cutlery,casual dinnerware,pots and pans andchina patterns.

Shanna M. Drumheller, ajunior from Alliance majoring incriminal justice, went to theevent with a friend who is get-ting married next year.

Drumheller said the fair wasinformative, even though she hasno wedding plans in the immedi-ate future.

“I loved the chocolate foun-tain,” Drumheller said.

“It attracted more peoplethan most of the other booths.”

Drumheller also said, “TheDJ booths did a very good job ofpromoting their businesses.

I couldn’t walk past onewithout someone handing me abrochure or business card.”

Most of the other boothswere a little less insistent thanthe DJ services.

Other booths drew namesand gave away prizes. BeautiControl even gave free hand-moisturizing treatments. Thisbusiness also offered free facials,massages, manicures and pedi-cures for the person whose namewas drawn, as well as for theentire wedding party. The line atBeauti Control was always long,proving it to be a very popular

booth.The food

booths, such asE x p r e s s i o nCatering Service,Pane Bello,Valentino’s andSkeeter Barnesoffered displaysof the food theyhave availablefor catering. TheV a l e n t i n o ’ sbooth was afavorite of mostguests, as it also

had edible displays. Brownies,dips and desserts were availablefor sampling.

The fair building was deco-rated by Floral Expressions andbackground music was suppliedby Quad Sound DJ, owned bySteve and Lynn Quadhammer ofMinden.

Quad Sound DJ also provid-ed introductions and announce-ments for the style show, whichbegan at 3 p.m. Dresses andtuxedos from Bridal Images ofKearney and BeautifulBeginnings of Broken Bow weremodeled for 90 minutes.

Beautiful Beginnings alsopresented their new dresses, theEssence of Australia line. Thesedresses will be shipped intoBeautiful Beginnings on Oct. 22and will be there for fittingsthroughout that weekend.

Other booths included AireSonic Video, AAA of Nebraska,Aquila Limo Service, BeautiControl, Blue Media, Bridal Isle,Complete Music, Country Inn &Suites, DJ America, EliteTanning Spa, Great Platte RiverRoad Archway, Herberger’s,Joyous Kakes, J.C. Penny’sSalon, Hoover’s Jewelry, LittleWedding Shop, Life’s MomentsMedia, Occasions & Accents,Mary Kay, Memories in Motion,The Pampered Chef, PartyAmerica, The Picture Lady, PurePlatinum DJ, Reliv International,Steve Dahl Photography,Strandz, Sofia’s, SouthernLiving at Home and SweetwaterEntertainment.

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The Chemistry of Wine was pre-sented by the UNK ChemistryDepartment and the NebraskaLocal Section of the American ChemicalSociety recently in the Nebraska StudentUnion Cedar Room.

The seminar included an overview ofwine and wine making and detaileddescriptions of the chemical compositionof grapes and wine. Laboratory methodsfor analysis of grapes and wines, sensoryand organoleptic methods used for wine,the role of tannin and other phenolic com-pounds in wine, and some potential healthaspects of wine were also discussed.

Speaker of the seminar was Dr. J.Ernest Simpson.

Dr. Simpson joined the ChemistryDepartment at California State PolytechnicUniversity, Pomona, in 1968 after com-pleting his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in organ-ic chemistry at the University of NewMexico. His research interests and publica-tions are in the areas of polycyclic aromat-ic hydrocarbons, Carbon-13-labeled com-pounds, and phenolic compounds, espe-cially in grapes and wine.

We had 29 attendees and we sampleda variety of wines, from chablis to cabernetto port and everything in between, chem-istry Professor Michael D. Mosher said.

The owner of a winery near Lexingtonalso was among the attendees. He broughttwo of his award-winning wines for us tosample as well.

At the seminar, during a componentanalysis the audience was given a refer-ence wine sample with known levels ofcomponents such as acid, sugar, alcohol,and so on, and then “unknown” samples inwhich one or more components had beenincreased by a known increment. During avarietal analysis, a representative numberof white and red wines were compared.

While everyone had their ownfavorite, I was particularly fond of theMeridian cabernet and one of the dessertwines made by Quady, a winery inCalifornia, Mosher said.

This was the second visit of Dr.Simpson to Nebraska to educate peopleabout the chemistry behind wine odor,color, and flavor, Mosher said. ìHis lastvisit was eight years ago, when we hostedhim in Lincoln.

The Nebraska Local section brings inspeakers on a regular basis, at least two tothree a year. Thenext speaker is CarletonB. Moore from Arizona State University.

The title of the talk is The Chemistry of theMoon’s Surface.

The date of that talk is Friday, Nov. 12in Lincoln on Nebraska Wesleyan’s cam-pus.

The number of people interested in thechemistry of wine was quite a pleasant sur-prise, Mosher said. Everyone seemed toenjoy themselves. I had numerous com-

ments after the meeting about hostingmore talks like this that appeal to a wideaudience.

Mosher organized this meeting alongwith the Chair of the Local Section, Dr.David Treichel, Nebraska WesleyanUniversity, Lincoln.

The Nebraska Local Section is madeup of approximately 275 chemists fromacross the state of Nebraska. The LocalSection territory covers the entire state ofNebraska, with the exception of the City ofOmaha and several surrounding counties.

While the majority of our members

are located in Lincoln and the tri-cities, wedo have members from every corner of thestate, Mosher said.

Chartered by the U.S. Congress in1876, the American Chemical Society(ACS) is the world’s largest scientific soci-ety, with over 150,000 members.

ACS advances knowledge andresearch through scholarly publishing, sci-

entific conferences, information resourcesfor education and business, and profession-al development efforts. ACS plays a lead-ership role in educating and communicat-ing with public audiences – citizens, stu-dents, public leaders, and others – aboutthe important role that chemistry plays inidentifying new solutions, improving pub-lic health, protecting the environment andcontributing to the economy.

The National office of the ACS is locat-ed in Washington, D.C. The NebraskaLocal Section, founded in 1895, is one ofthe oldest local sections in the ACS.

Chemistry of Wine attendees sample wines and discuss analysis at UNKBY KARRI THUNKERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

BY CHARISE DAWSONANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

BY REBECCA BUNGERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY JILLIAN HOTHANThe places are set for a bit of wine tasting and relaxation.

Bridal fair offersmultiple choices

PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNGERAnn Lammers displays her merchandise.

PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNGERDrumheller looks at the Roses 4 You Booth.

Festival brings Mexican film to grace UNK’s halls

THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004

QUESTION: IN A FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE HUSKERS AND THE LOPERS, WHO WOULD REIGNSUPREME?

Neil Curtis, PapillionSenior

“Who are the Huskers? GoLopers!”

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THE BOTTOM LINE

Jennifer Peters, Cumming, Ga.Senior

“Who cares about theHuskers, I’m a Loper Baby!”

Mike Nyffeler, KearneySenior

“The senseless waste of pitting thesetwo mighty forces of nature againsteach other, like matter versus anti-matter, will be a tragedy, not only forthe teams involved, but for our entireplanet. All nations should bandtogether, to ensure that such a con-flagration never takes place.”

CAMPUS BRIEFS“Channeling Rage and

Speaking Truth to Power” atalk by Associate Professor ofpolitical science WendySmooth, will be in theNebraskan Student Union inrooms 238 A and B onThursday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. Dr.Smooth will discuss women,

politics and change in the 21st

century.“The House of Bernarda

Alba” will be performed Thurs.Oct. 14 through Sat. Oct. 16 at7:30 p.m. Tickets are availableat the Box Office. For furtherinformation contact boxof-fice@unk.edu or (308) 865-8417.

Classes are dismissedMonday Oct. 18 throughTuesday Oct. 19 for Fall Break.

On Wednesday Oct. 20 is thecontinuation of the LeadershipTake-out Workshop Series at5:30 p.m. The program forWednesday’s workshop is“Organizational TimeManagement” in the OakRoom of the NebraskanStudent Union.

Thursday Oct. 21 the UNKPsychology Dept. will host ascience fair for interested highschool psychology studentsfrom across the state. The fairwill start at 10 a.m. in theNebraskan Student Union andCopeland Hall and end at 3p.m.

Students interested in theFirst Year Program shouldattend the informational meet-ing on Thursday Oct. 21 at 3p.m. in the Nebraskan StudentUnion Room 142A. For moreinformation, contact KateBenzel.

Learn to RSVP, the do’s anddon’ts of dining, and what totalk about or not to talk about ata dinner meeting at the“Moving up with Manners”workshop on Thursday Oct. 21.The workshop begins at 4 p.m.in the Cedar Room of theNebraskan Student Union.

The UNK volleyball teamhas a match against ChadronState on Thursday Oct. 21. Thegame starts at 7 p.m. in theHealth and Sports Center.

On Sunday Oct. 24 there is a

student recital in the Fine ArtsRecital Hall. Music studentsNathan Helzer and JessicaMurtaugh will perform at 3p.m. For further informationcontact Dr. Anne Foradori,associate professor of musicand performing arts, (308) 865-8610 or foradoria@unk.edu.There will be a pre-health pro-

fessions panel on Monday Oct.25 at 7 p.m. in the NebraskanStudent Union in rooms 238 Aand B. For further information,contact Career Services.

The Chess Club will meet attheir normal time in theNebraskan Student Union mainentry area on Monday nightOct. 25 at 7 p.m.

The UNK Concerts on thePlatte series continues Mondaynight, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.with a faculty jazz recital. Thefree concert will be in the FineArts Recital Hall. For furtherinformation, contact Dr.Nathan Buckner at (308) 865-8608 or bucknern@unk.edu.

The Conversation Tablegroup will meet on TuesdayOct. 26 in the Nebraskan

Student Union at 4 p.m.Contact Lisa Terry for moreinformation at: (308) 865-8830or terryl@unk.edu.

Guest speaker MikeEruzione, will be in the UNKHealth and Sports Center at 7p.m. on Tuesday evening, Oct.26. Eruzione served as the teamcaptain of the 1980 U.S.Olympic hockey team in itsgold medal victory against theSoviet Union.

A free UNK DepartmentalRecital will be in the Fine ArtsRecital Hall at 5 p.m. onWednesday, Oct. 27. The per-formers will be selected fromthose who take private lessonsand will be announced at a laterdate.

The Leadership WorkshopSeries will continue onWednesday Oct. 27 with thetheme of “Managing Internaland External Communicationsin your Organization.” Theworkshop is at 5:30 p.m. in theOak Room of the NebraskanStudent Union.

CLASSIFIEDS

Fraternities and Sororitieswere founded on the principleof successful scholasticachievement.

A little-known fact aboutmodern fraternities and sorori-ties is that they began as literarysocieties. The first fraternitywas established as a forum forstudent discussions about classlectures and current politicalissues. Throughout the years,these ìliterary societiesî havebecome more social, but acade-mics still take precedence.

Studies show that fraterni-ties and sororities overall gradepoint averages are consistentlyhigher than the averages of non-Greek students. Each organiza-tion promotes high standards inscholarship through variousmeans, with activities rangingfrom study halls to tutoring pro-grams. Minimum grade pointaverage requirements for theUniversity and for each organi-zation must be met in order toremain in good standing withthe institution.

Competition among mem-bers for scholastic achievementawards is encouraged, and cam-pus-wide recognition is given tofraternities and sororities withthe highest grade point average.

Most importantly, theGreek system develops a posi-tive attitude among brothersand sisters toward learning.Through an emphasis onscholastic achievement, manyfraternities and sororities havesucceeded in providing well-rounded university experiences

for their members. With all this in mind, the

Greek Community at UNK heldits bi-annual ScholarshipAwards Night on recently in theGreat Room of the NebraskanStudent Union. Awards weregiven for academic achieve-ment in the spring semester of2004.

The community had a lotto be proud of. In the spring of2004, the UNK fraternities andsororities earned all-time high-est grades in history with theall-sorority GPA of 3.28, all-fra-ternity GPA of 3.15, and all-Greek GPA of 3.21.

Both chapter and individ-ual awards were announced.Alpha Omicron Pi received theHighest Sorority GPA Awardwith a 3.375. Sigma Phi Epsilonreceived the William NesterCup for Highest Fraternity GPAwith a 3.14.

The Most ImprovedSorority GPA Award went toGamma Phi Beta, 3.245,improvement of +.20. MostImproved Fraternity GPAAward went to Alpha TauOmega, 2.98 (improvement of+.36).

The PanhellenicAchievement Award was givento Chi Omega’s Ruth Udey, ofColumbus. Gamma Phi Beta’sAlexis Babbit, of Kearney,received the Panhellenic MostImproved GPA Award.

The PanhellenicOutstanding Sophomore Awardwent to Alpha Omicron Pi’sMolly Weitzenkamp, ofHooper. The Shirley McPeckWalker Panhellenic Scholarshipwas awarded to Alpha Phi’sKatie Frost, of Grand Island.

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at Oxford University. Visit London,attend Shakespearean plays, and

explore castles and palaces. Learn moreabout this exciting 4 week summer study

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Contact the College of BusinessAdministration at UNL, 402-472-6805

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Huge Multi-FamilyGarage Sale!

3211-11th Ave(3 blocks N of twin towers)

THURS Oct.14 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.FRI Oct.15 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SAT Oct.16 - 9:00 a.m. to Noon

Clothes, 42 Inch John Deer RidingLawn mower, Yamaha 4 wheeler,

and numerous misc. items!!

UNK Health Careers Fair

O c t o b e r 1 5

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.in the Nebraskan Student

Union, Rm 238• Make contacts and meet

representatives• Ask questions about requirements, career

opportunities, and the admissions process.

• Get this year’s applications

30-40 Healthcare Professionalsfrom accredited schools,

clinical programs, and variousUNK departments.

Greeks honored

Grumpy and his friends are not at all happy thatthey have been removed from their backyardhome on 4th Ave. in Kearney.

Peter and Mary Rishel, along with their childrenDaniel and Brooke, hope that whoever has takentheir statues will return them soon.

The statues of Snow White, Happy, Sleepy,Sneezy, Doc, Bashful, Dopey and Grumpy havebeen owned by the Rishel family since 1988.

The seven dwarfs weigh approximately 30 to 40pounds each, and Snow White weighs 80 pounds.Because of the weight of these statues, the Rishelsfeel there must have been more than one perpetra-tor.

“If the statues are returned, I will not prose-cute,” says Peter Rishel.

3-year-old Daniel and 6-year-old Brooke areadopted and feel that their statues are part of theirfamily. The children are eager to have their statueshome, in their own backyard.

Anyone with farther information should contactPeter Rishel at ped1319@nebi.com

BY KEN GALLAGHERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

Theft of several small statues upsets neighborhood children,father asks for statues’ return

PHOTO BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERThe children used to play in the yard near the statues.

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Don't be nervous! A thou-sand people are watching. It isjust a silly little competition,where it would mean the worldif Martin and Case Halls wouldwin. No pressure, not to worry!

Moments before I got onstage for the UNK 2004Homecoming Lip Sync compe-tition, these were the thoughtsthat ran through my head.Thursday, Oct. 7 was a whirl-wind of a day as well as the pre-vious month, standing behindstage before our performance inthe Health and Sports Center.My thoughts were wanderingback and forth from images ofour dance, what my dance is tothe images of the crowd waitingfor me to fall, just so they havethe chance to burst out in laugh-ter. I will of course mess up,that is just my luck! Who knew,though, that not only would Inot fall on my face, but mygroup, Martin and Case Halls,would get 2nd Place!

An advertisement for theplanning of homecoming forMartin and Case Halls (and myroommate bribing me to go tothe meeting) is what started mein this whole nervous mess. Thesongs were announced and dis-tributed amongst the group tochoreograph the songs.Suddenly, my roommate raisedher hand.

“We'll do the “RockefellerSkank” song!” Liz Morse, myroommate, said.

Wait a minute! Hold up!We? All I said I'd do is help, notplan! No matter what my stom-ach was saying, as it turned atthe idea of dancing in front of somany people, I knew that I wasstuck. I would choreograph thedance with Liz and some guys Ihad never met before, and Iwould do it all; dance and behappy about it.

The Lip Sync preparation

was much more than what I hadseen before. Last year, as myfirst year even seeing home-coming on a college campus, Iwas thrilled to even attend thecompetition. Now I wasinvolved to the deepest part.Not 5 minutes went by, afterthat initial meeting, without Lizand I starting on our dance. Oursong, originally performed byFatboy Slim, was in the movie“She's All That.” We watchedthe movie repeatedly as we gotcloser and closer to ideas for thedance.

Practice after practice, 6of us (Scott Gamblin, KevinSokol, Zack Harbert, AngieMass, Liz and I) worked up asweat every night to get thetoughest dance I had ever done.We had to make this look like itis just brushing a little dirt offour shoulders, but leave a feel-ing of awe stuck on the faces inthe audience. I danced once,ballet and all, when I was a kid,but this was more than a 5-year-old's involvement with socialactivities. Not only was I learn-ing our Lip Sync dance, but alsohow to dance and where to findrhythm. The tension grew with-in our group. We worked sohard that my newfound friendsand I had a beautiful, love-haterelationship. We often relaxedafter practice with a movie. Onenight it was “The Lion King”and that's where I found ourtheme song: “Can You Feel theHATE Tonight?” Our patiencewith each other was wearingthin.

All of the rehearsals forour song alone, was getting tir-ing, but we had more work todo. Not only were we responsi-ble for our song, but also forparticipating with the wholegroup. Just what we needed,more tension. We were gettingall of the songs together withmultiple changes, opinionatedpeople, and everyone having agigantic headache.

The tension within prac-tices flowed out and reflectedon everything I did. Let's justsay I was not a very nice per-son! But one night it allchanged, Melissa and Trapper,Case and Martin's HallDirectors came to rehearsaldressed in the worst and mosthorribly clashing outfits I haveever seen.

“Let's put the tension andhatred behind us,” Melissa said.“We're here to have fun, not tocompete, let alone compete witheach other. We are doing awe-some, lets continue to do thatwith smiles on our faces.”

For once, during thisentire time, we were having funand getting Caramel Hershey'sKisses along with the smiles. Ifound I could dance and smile atthe same time! We had a weekleft of rehearsal and then it wasshow time. We could do this; Ican do this.

Now that we were havingfun, rehearsals were flying byand so was the week. It was thenight before and I took a littletime out. The stress was start-ing to grow, and I had to tell anew friend, Kevin, the real situ-ation we had gotten him into.Trapper reminded us that wewould be in front of a thousandpeople.

“Whoa,” Kevin shudderedand his face started turningwhite. “I was thinking maybe200 people!”

“No, Kevin,” I told him,hoping his knees would not foldwith nervousness. “This is apretty big event that we aredoing, think of all of the resi-dence halls, other students, fam-ilies, and friends then placethem in the stands of the Healthand Sports Center.”

I think his nerves calmedonly slightly, but mine grew.Why did I have to be so helpfulto a friend?

The time flew by over that2-hour period. The next thing I

knew I was sitting in the standshearing and watching all of theother halls, sororities, and fra-ternities performing. Eachgroup that performed did amaz-ing. I could see qualities in theirperformances that were betterthan ours and how I would fallon my face.

It was our turn. I climbedon stage with my knees shakinglike an elephant staring at a fieldof mice. No backing out now!The sheet flew up after Trapperand Melissa's “Unforgettable”dance and we did exactly whatthe song said: “Let's Get itStarted!” The next 4 minutespassed like it was part of myblood that made me sing “HeyYa.”

The crowd was a “Dirty”blur, except for some guy inmiddle-front section during“Rockefeller Skank” that I blewa kiss at. I don't know who hewas, but he was the only personI could see. With the last “SheBangs!” while the crowdcheered so did we. How couldwe not? We finally did it!

The rest of the night flewby, and so did Trisha as she randown the stairs to receive our2nd Place trophy. Pictures fol-lowed as well as more jumpingand screaming with pure joy.

“I'm glad we did this,” Liztold me later that night.

I couldn't agree more.This was an amazing opportuni-ty to gain friendships, revivefriendships, and dance likenever before.

couldn't be more proud ofmyself for accomplishing some-thing that was once thoughtimpossible. But more thanmyself,

I am proud of all those whodanced, from Martin and Case,and all the other residence halls,sororities, and fraternities.

We supported our school andour organizations. Now the realquestion comes into play, howcould we ever forget UNK?

Homecoming offers opportunitiesto overcome fears, have good time

Every high school senior that is going off to college looks for-ward to the day that they can have a place to call their very own,with no parents and virtually no one calling the shots.

For UNK students, this refuge is in the dorms. UNK houses over 2,600 students in its facilities, spread all overcampus and some off campus.

The experience of dorm life can differ from one student to thenext; however, one constant remains: the only people you areforced to put up with are your roommates, who, for most freshman,is a big improvement over Mom and Dad. For the freshman that chooses to live in a coed dorm, life can getpretty crazy.

With people constantly popping in for a visit, making friends inyour residence hall is not limited to one sex. It is safe to assumethat not many incoming freshman have had a lot of coed livingexperiences, so adjusting to these changes may be easier for some,while difficult for others.

Fortunately, each dorm has a number of live-in residential assis-tants that aid in the adjustment process. They sponsor ice-breakingprograms and awareness education programs to help the unsureand uncomfortable feel at home.

There is a wide variety of room decoration that goes on in thesedorms, from the male who doesn’t need anything other than whatcame with his room (and a couple of pairs of pants) to the replicaof Martha Stewart’s living room.

The way that a person decorates their 17-by-11-foot room isentirely up to them, as long as they don’t have drugs, weapons, anextra bed, a toaster or toaster oven, a hot plate (whatever that is)and candles – UNK frowns on residents burning the dorms down. It can prove to be a difficult achievement to adjust to sleeping inthe dorms.

According to freshman Alec Shybut, an 18-year-old resident ofCTW, “at night people’s doors are always open, and people getreally social after dark, walking around in and out of rooms.” The quiet calm nights of home life are gone, and now you must getused to sleeping with the lights on, music blaring and peoplescreaming until 2 a.m. on a weeknight.

“People stay up until about 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. on weekends,” saidMatt Blun, an 18-year-old freshman from Lincoln. Students will have to adjust from their normal seven or eight hoursof sleep and learn to live off of four to six hours of sleep; howev-er, everyone around them will be just as tired as they are.

All of the college students at UNK have probably either heardof or experienced firsthand the “Freshman 15.”

This refers to the 15 pounds that incoming freshman may or maynot gain within their first year of college. The contributing factorsinclude the following: late night pizza delivery, vending machinesin each residence hall, ice cream runs, the occasional drink or two,late night McDonald’s and Hardees runs, and, of course, the grandbuffet that greets you daily at the Chartwells cafeteria.

For those who wish to fight the dreaded “Freshman 15,” takingadvantage of the fitness equipment at Cushing Auditorium, locatedinside the campus Health and Sports Center, is recommended. One of the frequently asked questions of incoming residents is ifone may have an overnight guest. The answer is yes.

Many students choose to have a futon or couch in their room forthe occasional overnight guest to use.

Other concerns of incoming residents are safety, switching room-mates, requesting roommates and cable. As far as safety is con-cerned, all main entrances to the dorms are locked at 11 p.m. andreopened at 7 a.m. Those who are residents of the dorm – and noone else – are given keys to access these doors.

If you happen to receive a roommate that just isn’t your type, itis an option within the first few weeks of school to switch room-mates; however, to get full details on this, ask your residential advi-sor or hall director.

You may request a roommate, but living with a friend may proveto wreak havoc on your friendship. It is better to room with anacquaintance you may not know that well. To request a roommatefill out the proper housing contract prior to moving in and requestthat roommate.

Cable can also be a contributing factor to the “Freshman 15.”This is an essential part of life for the college freshman. Watchingtelevision on the weekends while nursing a hangover is part of theexperience.

BY AMY BUTTERFIELDANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

BY MOLLY MITCHELLANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

Dorms give studentsfreedom, friendships

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SPORTS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004 THE ANTELOPE4

Sports Administration Majors Clubproduces future sports professionals

Finding a job is difficult these days. Finding a job in the sportsworld is even more difficult. That is where the SportsAdministration Majors Club comes in.

The S.A.M Club is a group of students and their faculty advi-sor Dr. Nita Unruh who is a professor in the health and sports cen-ter, whose main goal is to ultimately obtain a career in the field ofathletics when they graduate. Members of the group include a widevariety of backgrounds, experiences and goals with one thing incommon, a love of sports.

Membership in the S.A.M club includes $5 for dues, access toexclusive Web sites with job postings, resume help, contacts andinternship opportunities. Members are also given the opportunity togain networking contacts and experience through field trips andconferences.

This year, the club will be taking a one-day trip to the U.S.Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs the week beforeThanksgiving. The members will be given a tour to see the innerworkings of the facility. Last year’s one-day trip took the group toArrowhead Stadium in Kansas City to meet with professionals inthe Chiefs organization.

The group also takes a trip to conferences of the AmericanAlliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Danceheld all over the nation every year. Last year, the club took a smallnumber of students to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center inNew Orleans just a few blocks from Bourbon Street for the con-ference. There the members attended seminars, met with contactsand were given resume building experience. The trip was also notwithout its share of nightlife.

Chicago is the site for this year’s AAHPERD conference.Members of the group are in the midst of major fundraising to payfor their trip. Putting on bake sales, selling tickets for a “Mysterygrab Bag” they will raffle off at the end of this month, and mostimportantly being members of the Tri-City Storm’s promotionsteam are some avenues for fundraising by the group.

If you have been to any Storm games lately, you may havenoticed a group of college students taking over the on-ice promo-tions and intermission events. The S.A.M Club members assist themarketing and promotions team for the Storm with events thatoccur before, after and during the game. They set up promotionstables used by other businesses, information tables, and promotionkiosks and stands.

The group also participates in the events during intermissionof the game. Saturday’s game included Chuck-A-Puck where fanstossed pucks onto the ice and the S.A.M Club members where onthe ice ready to pick them up. Tossing t-shirts and being on theprize delivery patrol are other duties for the members on the Stormpromotions team.

Senior Jay Steadman, ex-president of the S.A.M club andSyracuse athletic director hopeful, considers the S.A.M Club agreat organization to gain experience and professional contacts inthe athletic world. He says, “S.A.M Club is a place where I can bewith people who share my interests in athletics. It also providesopportunities most people normally wouldn’t have to get out andtalk to professionals in the sports world.”

North Platte junior Brett Orr has similar feelings: “I joinedS.A.M Club to meet people who can give me opportunities in thefuture. The people in S.A.M Club are also a really fun group.”

The Sports Administration Majors Club is not exclusively forsports administration majors.

Minors in sports administration, as well as anyone with a loveof sports who sees athletics in their future, is invited to join.

The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the ChickenCoop. For more information, contact the S.A.M Club presidentScott Gruntorad by e-mail at gunner1835@hotmail.com.

Lady Lopers volleyball continue winning ways over weekend

No. 1-ranked Nebraska-Kearney extended its winning streak to20 matches by sweeping the 23rd-ranked UNO Mavericks 3-0 (30-22, 30-26, 30-22) before a season-high 1,284 fans at SappFieldhouse Tuesday night, October 5. The Lopers improved to 20-0 with the victory while UNO dropped to 12-5.

The highlight of the game was that the Lopers had justeight hitting errors and Nebraska-Omaha was plagued by 33 hittingerrors. UNK out-hit the Mavericks .281 to .114. The Mavericks didhold a 56 to 45 advantage in digs, but were out-blocked 16 to 10.Nebraska-Kearney, which has only had to play past three gamesonce this season, was led by junior All-American ErinGudmundson, who tallied 12 kills and four blocks, while hitting.360 on the night. Erin Arnold added nine kills, 13 digs and threeblocks in the Loper victory. Senior outside hitter, Amy McLeay, ledthe Mavericks. She finished the set with 15 kills, eight digs andthree blocks.

UNO came out strong in the first set jumping out to a 7-2lead. The Lopers made a defensive adjustment that shut down theattacks by UNO. Consistent play and unforced errors by UNO was

the deciding factor for the victory in the first set. In the second set,the teams played a tightly contested game, which consisted of smallruns by both teams. When it came towards the end of play in thesecond set, UNO’s inconsistency and hitting errors was the decid-ing factor. The third set was a replay of the first. UNK dominatednet play, kept their serves in and seemed to dig everything theMavericks hit. The Mavericks also self imploded at the end of theset by hitting their last five service attempts into the net. CoachRick Squires said the victory was due to “our constantly staying onthe offensive and the teams strong resolute.”

The Lopers also had an excellent weekend, by claimingtwo more victories now making their record 22-0. With a Fridaynight match against Adams State and a Saturday match against FortLewis, the Lopers never went over three sets in either match. Bothgames were home matches and played in the Health and SportsCenter.

In the Adams State match, in the first set the Loperswon 30-15. The Lopers also dominated the second set, with a scoreof 30-14; the third set was won as well with a score of 30-15. TheLopers had 18 kills for each set, making it a total of 54 kills for thematch and 120 total attacks. Erin Arnold and Ashley Solt each had13 kills during the match. Erin Brosz, was also up at the net withnine kills and 24 total attacks. Brett McCurdy had five defensive

digs. For Adams State, Kalee Bingham led in kills for the matchwith nine.

In Saturday’s game, the Lopers showed no mercy towardsFort Lewis, UNK downed the Skyhawks in three sets, 30-15, 30-20,and 30-15. UNK showing signs of repetition by having 54 killsagain during the game against Fort Lewis and 119 total attacks, justone short from the night before. Kelli Bunger led the Lopers with10 kills and 24 total attacks against the Skyhawks. Erin Arnold wasright behind Bunger with nine kills and 24 total attacks. SamanthaDanner and Erin Gudmundson each tallied eight kills during thematch. Bethany Spilde had four kills and 38 ace sets. Spilde andArnold each had 14 defensive digs during this match. Next in linewas Mikala Gleason with 11 defensive digs and three service aces.

A lot of younger players got to see some action on thecourt as well this weekend; Rachel Gerdes had four kills and eighttotal attacks. Alison Glidden had five kills with 11 total attacks.

UNK will go back on the road this week, after two match-es at home. During their fall break they will travel to Las Vegas,New Mexico on Thursday to take on New Mexico Highlands. OnFriday UNK will travel back up to Colorado to take on ColoradoState-Pueblo. Then to close out their three game match, onSaturday they will take on Colorado Springs.

BY LESLEY CRUTCHERANTELOPE SPORTS EDITOR

BY JAY STEADMAN ANDJUSTIM KERCHALANTELOPE STAFF WRITERS

Orediggers spoil Homecoming for Lopers

The Colorado School of MinesOrediggers put a damper on the UNKhomecoming festivities as they defeated theLopers 34-10 Saturday afternoon at FosterField. The Lopers were looking for an upsetagainst the nationally ranked Orediggers,but turnovers and the play of the ColoradoMines offense led to another loss for theLopers. This loss drops the Lopers to 3-4overall and 2-2 in the RMAC. This was theninth straight win for the Orediggers, set-ting a new school record. This victory alsogave the Orediggers their first victory inKearney and put an end to the Lopers streakof 12 straight wins over the Orediggers.

The Lopers were unable to score on theirfirst possession and were forced to punt.The Orediggers then went 87 yards in sevenplays and were able to score on their firstpossession with a 6-yard pass from quarter-back Chad Friehauf to Bryan Florendo. TheLopers were able to answer back with adrive of their own, driving 70 yards downthe field and scoring on a 28-yard pass fromLincoln senior Richie Ross to Denversenior Darnell Wood.

On the Orediggers’ next possession,Craig sophomoreTim McGeorge was ableto recover a fumble forced by Elkhornjunior James Rosenbaum. The Lopers werenot able to capitalize on the turnover, goingthree-and-out. The Orediggers received the

punt on their own 13-yard line and wereable drive 87 yards and go up 14-7. Thisdrive was kept alive by a questionable pass-interference call on the Lopers.

Halfway through the second quarter,Minden junior Ryan Cavenee forced anoth-er Orediggers turnover and Colorado seniorDeano Korecky was able to recover the ballon the UNK 17-yard line. The Lopers drovedown to the 3-yard line, but had to settle fora field goal from Colorado sophomoreJessup Pfeifer . The Lopers looked to gointo halftime being down by less than atouchdown, but the Orediggers had otherideas. Colorado Mines’ quarterback ChadFriehauf aired out a 51-yard pass to JonnyChan and the Orediggers were able to putseven more points on the board, sending theLopers into halftime being down by eleven,21-10.

The touchdown before halftime seemedto swing the momentum into the hands ofthe Orediggers. Although the Lopers wereable to force the Orediggers to punt on theirfirst two possessions, senior quarterbackEric Perry threw back-to-back intercep-tions. The first interception gave ColoradoMines good field position and they wereable to increase their lead to 18 points onanother touchdown pass from Friehauf.

The Lopers were unable to mount a sec-ond half comeback as they gave the ballaway four times and barely gained over 100yards after halftime. Meanwhile, theOrediggers compiled 489 yards of total

offense in the game, compared to theLopers 334, and Friehauf accounted for fivetouchdowns.

The Lopers were forced to bring inMoorpark, Cali. junior quarterback KevinArbuckle, so he will not be able to redshirtas he had planned. He completed four pass-es for 51 yards. This is the fourth quarter-back to play for the Lopers this season.

Perry completed 13 passes to lead theLoper passing attack with 145 yards.Colorado senior Mike Miller led theLopers’ rushing attack with 88 yards andRichie Ross led the receiving core with sixreceptions for 49 yards. With his six recep-tions, he brought himself within 50 yards ofthe all-time receiving record for the Lopers.He is on pace to surpass Trevor Weston(3,266). Ross also passed for the onlytouchdown for the Lopers.

Defensively, the Lopers were led byCalifornia senior safety Paul Jimenez whohad 14 tackles. Colorado senior Akil Davischipped in with nine from his inside line-backer position and Colorado sophomoresafety Yly Rock had seven.

The Lopers face another tough gamenext week when they travel to Chadron totake on the Chadron State Eagles and theEagles running game led by Danny

Woodhead.

BY RYAN SCHMIDTANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRYRedshirt freshman TJ Rump, no. 68 and sophomore Paul Dutmer, no. 75 await the snap for the Lopers during the Homecoming football game Saturdayat Foster Field. The Colorado Mines Orediggers defeated the Lopers 34-10.

UNK student wins $10,000 in halftime punt, pass, kick contest

On September 18,junior exercise science majorEric Landen, kicked a 21-yardfield goal to win a prize of$10,000 at UNK’s home foot-ball game against Western State.The punt, pass and kick contestwas held at halftime, andLanden went 110 yards,between all three stages, for thegrand prize.“When my name wasannounced I got real nervous. I

have been through a lot but withall those people and all thatmoney, it really added to it. Notto mention, the second quarterseemed to last forever,” Landensaid. This was not his firstattempt however, he did thiscontest last year, and like ScottNorwood of the Buffalo Bills,he missed a chip shot wideright. “I lost a lot of sleep lastyear after missing that kick,”Landen stated.Starting from the goal line,Landen punted the ball to the 35yard line. “That’s my weak

spot,” Landen confessed. Hethen heaved a throw of over 50yards, down to the 11 yard line.This was not surprising though,because Eric played quarterbackat Chadron High School, and hewas the reserve kicker as well.This played into his hands,because he had a 21-yard fieldgoal attempt to win $10,000.Landen admitted, “Last year Irushed the kick, and this yearthe ball fell off the tee as I waspreparing to kick. I think thathelped because it gave me a fewmore seconds to relax and con-

centrate.” Needless to say hemade the 21-yard kick and thecrowd went crazy. “I raised myarms and the next thing I knewLouie the Loper tackled me, andthen my girlfriend and herbrother piled on,” Landen said. “It was great to see a UNK stu-dent win $10,000. It does nothappen everyday, and it adds tothe atmosphere of the event,”Assistant to the athletic director,Shawn Fairbanks said. The punt, pass, and kick contestis sponsored by the AntelopeBook Store. The event is offered

through the National Mediaorganization and it is the com-pany that gives the $10,000prize. “The Antelope Bookstorepays a premium to offer thisevent to the students and com-munity,” Lenny Fangmeyer, theAntelope Bookstore managersaid. In order for Eric to receive hismoney a lot of things have tohappen. The contest had to bevideo taped so National Mediahas proof that the contest wasdone and executed properly.“After he made the kick, I was

just hoping that we got all ofthis on tape so we can get Erichis money,” Fairbanks stated.Eric also had to sign paperworksaying he was not a collegiate orprofessional athlete. Fangmeyersaid, “All we are doing now iswaiting for the National Mediacompany to get back with usabout the final steps that need tobe done.”Eric, the son of Bryce and BarbLanden, plans to use the moneyto pay for his schooling.

BY JAY STEADMANANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

SPORTSTHE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004 5Weight room ventilation complete; Ends student venting

Many changes have taken place throughout the campus involv-ing sports-related structures and facilities, some of which includealterations and additions to Foster Field, a new roof with an updat-ed ventilation system for the swimming pool, and more recently,renovation to the Health and Sports Center weight room, which isavailable to students who do not participate in any official UNKsports.

With little certainty on the extent of the renovation and whatchanges to expect, students may have formulated their own predic-tions for the newly developed weight room. Those predictionsprobably included a larger area, change in layout, a new coolingsystem, and more lifting equipment. With such anticipation for agrand new weight room, complete with a fine polished gloss, somedisappointment may have occurred upon the reopening of theweight room this last week; however, this does not necessarilymean that any actual change that was made may be deemed lessthan satisfactory.

The purpose of the renovation was to provide a much morecomfortable facility in which students could workout. More specif-ically, the project called for a complete modification to the currentventilation system and to install upgraded climate control thatwould allow for a considerably cooler facility.

Any student who uses the weight room would agree that in thepast year or so the performance of the ventilation system was defi-nitely lackluster, and the comfort level regarding temperature wasanything but comfortable. This was due to an old rooftop systemthat the faculty had tried to keep running for the last few years.

However, the conditions had become intolerable, and it wasagreed that new standards had to be met.

“We’re trying to create more comfortable conditions for the stu-dents to work out in so they don’t avoid our weight room and findsomewhere else to go,” said Mark Brosamle, women’s golf coachand member of the health, physical and recreational faculty.

Along with the new ventilation system, the weight room nowhas new lighting, new paint and reconfigured equipment to allowfor a more spacious workout area, though it is unaltered in actualsize. The faculty overseeing the project is confident that studentswill consider the facility significantly more attractive.

The target was not solely upon enhancing the weight room, butrather the classrooms and faculty offices along the eastern wall ofCushing, which suffer from inefficient ventilation as well. Becausethe line ran through the weight room first, it seemed befitting thatit should be included in the project.

A few weeks prior to the start of the fall semester, the weight

room was closed and the construction commenced. Any studentwho used this particular facility, whether on a regular basis or not,encountered a rather significant hindrance in being forced to find analternative to their current workout provision.

The UNK faculty overseeing the project made any effort itcould to accommodate the students. One of these methods was toset up the treadmills, stair climbers and bicycle machines in thehallway nearby. Despite their efforts, though, many students werestill left out in the cold.

“It is very much an inconvenience because I like to lift weightsas well,” said Erin Kochenderfer, a UNK senior and avid lifter, “Ifeel really awkward when everyone is watching me on their way toclass since I’m all sweaty. I wish the faculty would have made thechanges over the summer.”

Many students share in Kochenderfer’s failure to understandwhy the university waited as long as it did before getting underwaywith the project.

Marilyn Hadley, the dean of the College of Education, and EdScantling, the assistant dean of the College of Education, explainedthat the delay was a result of budget cuts and uncertainty of poten-tial contractor availability.

Plans for the updated systems were conceived in the springsemester of 2004, but the student fees handled by Dr. Scantling,which are intended solely for weight room equipment and upgrad-ing was not sufficient for the project.

It was then determined that funding for the College ofEducation would be allocated to the project to help take care of theproblem; but the combination was still not enough. Subsequently,the project was placed on hold.

“We almost threw our hands up and quit when we saw howmuch this was going to cost,” Scantling said.

In response to the shortage, the Vice-Chancellor to theDivision of Business and Finances, Randal L. Haack, intervenedand consented to pick up the bulk of the bill. Without his involve-ment, the weight room would have been bypassed in the project.

Dr. Haack could not be reached to comment on his signif-icantly generous contribution.

Scantling commented regarding the sudden availability offunds and a contractor: “Because of the nature of the funding, it waseither do it now or don’t do it at all. We chose to take [the weightroom] offline for a month so we could have [an updated facility] foryears to come. The timing wasn’t the best, [but] I think in the longterm students will be a lot happier that we went ahead and got itdone.”

With the weight room open once more, students can now deter-mine for themselves whether or not the improved system was worththe wait.

BY BRANDON CARLSONANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

UNK Golf teams place second and thirdat weekend tournaments inColorado

The men’s and women’s golf teams placed third and secondrespectively at last week’s tournaments in Colorado.

The men played at Pelican Lakes Golf and Country Club in theNorthern Colorado Invitational in Windsor.

In the two-day tournament, the men played 54 holes on a par-72 course.

The UNK men started off Monday’s play with their best round,shooting a team total of 303. The next round was a 304. The fol-lowing day in their third and final round the team shot a 310. Theirthree-round total was 917, which gave them their highest placingfinish of the fall season.

The top team of the tournament was the host team of NorthernColorado, which shot a three-round team total of 880.

UNK sophomore Justin Turner from Dade City, Fla., con-tributed to the low score in the first round by shooting the Loper’sbest score of the tournament, a 1-over-par 73.

After three rounds of play, sophomore Loper Mark Moller ofSouth Dakota shot the lowest. Moller shot, 75-76-77, for a com-bined score of 228, which tied him for 15th place.

Turner ended the tournament with a three-round score of 234that tied him with his sophomore teammate Nick Swaney of Blair,Neb., for 25th place.

Gothenburg junior Brian Fehr shot a 235 to tie for 27th place.Rounding out the Loper’s lineup was Matt Jarosz a freshman fromGrand Island who shot a 241 for 34th place.

The UNK women’s golf team played well at their two-day 36-hole tournament. The tournament was at Fox Hollows Golf Coursein Lake Wood, Colo. The tournament was the first invitational thatRegis University has ever hosted; as this is the first year that Regishas had a women’s golf team.

The women as a team finished second, with two UNK womenfinishing in the top four.

As a team the women shot a two-round total of 689. MesaState, the tournament winners, shot 20 strokes less with a 669. Thelast time the Lopers met up with Mesa State was at the Women’sRMAC Invitational at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney.The Lopers won that tournament bettering the Mavericks by 5strokes.

With a combined score of 167 (82-85), Loper freshman KamiHehn of South Dakota placed 3rd. Teammate Carly Hill, a sopho-more from Kearney, shot a 169 (85-84) for a four-way tie for 4thplace.

Bobby Kosch, a sophomore from Minden, shot 86-87 for atotal of 174 for 10th place and Amber Vanneman, a junior fromSouth Dakota, shot 89-91 for a total of 180 for 16th place.Beatrice freshman Leslie Simmons placed 20th with a combinedscore of 184. Completing the roster was junior Lindsay Vivian ofGrand Island, who played as an individual. Vivian tied for 14thplace with a 179.

The Northern Lakes Colorado Invitational was the men’s lastfall tournament. Their golf season will resume this spring. Thewomen played at Fort Hays state Oct. 11 and 12 to finish up theirfall season.

BY TERRA BOYERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

Down with Darnell: The final word in the world of sports

Each week, Antelopesports writer Darnell Wood willcompile a brief and opinionateddescription of the hottest gossipand controversies in the sportsworld for pure athletic enter-tainment.On Ricky Williams trying toreturn to the NFL: If Rickywas to return to the NFL, itwould be a stretch to think thatany coach or player, would trusthim to be on their team. In theback of the coaches' minds, theyknow that he would just be onthe team trying to earn hismoney back and as soon as thathappens he would retire again.In the back of the players'minds, they don't know if Rickywill sell them out for an occa-sional hit of the bong. The onlyreal reason that Ricky wants tocome back to the league isbecause he wants to earn the$8.6 million dollars they aregoing to take away for him.One of the reasons he said hewanted to retire is to be free ofcontract negotiations, wellRicky, if you get back to theleague, your going to have to gothrough the same things asbefore and he is going to haveincentives on his contract that isgoing to make him work harderthan he has ever worked before.My advice: Stay out while youcan.On the comments made byKobe about Shaq and the

future of the Laker's: KobeBryant made some commentsabout Shaq to the police. Hesaid that Shaq cheated on hiswife regularly and sometimeshad to pay up to a million dol-lars to keep the women quiet. Iunderstand Kobe was trying toget himself out of a situation,but what hesaid was dam-aging to Shaq.He doesn'tknow whatShaq's wifecould say andhe just madeShaq look likethe biggestcheater in theworld. To goas far as say-ing he oncepaid a womenalmost a mil-lion dollars tostay quiet,messes up Shaq's credibility forlife. For now on when Shaqgoes on road trips, his wife isalways going to be suspicious,and once you lose the trust, it isall over. The Lakers on theother hand will be in trouble.Much of the success of the teamcame from Shaq and the organi-zation won't be getting any bet-ter anytime soon. The additionsof Lamar Odom, Caron Butler,and the other players are good,but when you lose a body like

Shaq, it is just totally decimat-ing. The Lakers have a wholebunch of athletic guys that cantake the ball to the hole, butthere missing two key things, adominate man in the middle andno one on the team can consis-tently hit the jumper, those rea-sons could cause a downfall.My projection: 6th place in theWestern Conference and out ofthe first round of the playoffs.

On the suc-cess of the St.L o u i sCardina l s :This is a teamthat is very,very under-rated. Notonly do theC a r d i n a l shave the bestrecord inbaseball, theyhave the bestteam in base-ball too. Noone anywheregives them

any respect. With players likeJim Edmonds, Albert Pujols,Edgar Renteria, Larry Walker,Chris Carpenter, Jason Marquis,and so on, how could you countthe Cardinals out. No onepicked the Cardinals to win theWorld Series and they have thedepth to beat anyone, includingthe Red Sox and yes, the NewYork Yankees. This is a teamwith chemistry, leadership, andall the key components to win-ning a championship. No won-der they finished with the best

record in baseball.Underestimate this team, likethe Dodgers did in the NLDSand you will get burnt. MyPrediction: World SeriesChampion St. Louis Cardinals.On the 70-10 thrashing of theUniversity of NebraskaCornhuskers: We all saw it.What a very embarrassing gameto watch at the national level.When the Huskers started theseason against theLeatherneck's of WesternIllinois, Bill Callahan lookedlike a straight genius. Now, thewest coast offense doesn't workand all the fans of Nebraska areasking questions. First andforemost, it is not the offensethat is not working, Joe Daileyjust is not a passing quarter-back. When you put a runningquarterback in a passing systemit is going to spell trouble for ateam that fired a coach becausehe could not beat Texas andOklahoma. This is all the ath-letic directors fault because hedismissed a coach because thetalent level just wasn't equal tothe better programs. This isgoing to be a long year for theHuskers and things are lookingpretty bad in Lincoln. The fansare losing patience and that usu-ally spells trouble. When yousee a guy fumble, pick the ballup, reverse field and score, youknow it's going to be a longyear. My projection: 5-6 over-all, no bowl game and a thrash-ing at the end of the season byCU.

BY DARNELL WOODANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRYFree weights patiently await use by the students of unk after a long vacation during remodeling the past few months

PHOTO BY BEVERLY MERRICKDarnell Wood , your number onesource for all things sports

PHOTO BY SCOTT BARRYUNK students enjoy the newly reventilated weight room. After beingclosed since the beginning of school, the weight opened for use justthis past week.

THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2004

6 HOMECOMING

New Homecoming King and Queen crowned

Randall - Stout team wins spirit competitionThe Randall Hall/Stout Hall

team cheered its way to victoryin the spirit competition duringlast week’s Homecoming festiv-ities at UNK.

The Randall/Stout team, cladin matching gray T-shirts, beatout nine other teams to claimfirst place.

Second place went to Mantor

Hall, and the Alpha Phi/SigmaPhi Epsilon team finished third.

The coed teams representingUNK’s fraternities, sororitiesand residence halls each per-formed an original cheer in thecompetition.

The contest was one of sevenevents in the weeklong home-coming competition. Teamswere awarded points based onperformance in each event. The

top three teams in each eventreceived trophies.

At the end of the week theteam with the highest point totalwas named 2004 HomecomingChampion.

After the contestRandall/Stout team memberDearra Johnson said that theteam’s confidence was highgoing into Tuesday’s spirit com-petition.

Fresh from a victory inMonday’s limbo contest, theRandall/Stout team had its eyeson the championship.

“We could win the entirething for the third year in arow,” said Johnson, a sopho-more from Falls City.

The Randall/Stout residencehall team was namedHomecoming Champion in2002. The win broke a 14-year

stranglehold on the title by fra-ternity and sorority teams.Randall/Stout claimed the titleagain in 2003.

Johnson said organizationwas key to her team’s success.The team practiced nightly inthe days prior to the competi-tion, she said.

Judges for the spirit competi-tion were Mary Rittenhouse,economics lecturer; Marilyn

Hadley, dean of the college ofeducation, and Galen Hadley,dean of the college of businessand technology.

Events remaining afterTuesday’s spirit competitionwere the trike race, lip-synccontest, lawn decoration, andparade float and banner compe-titions.

By KEN GALLAGHERANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

At 6 feet 8 inches, TomSchlund is someone who standsout in a crowd.

Nancy Ibarra does not, withonly 5 feet 1 inch to her frame.

But on Thursday night, thetwo candidates who were thepolar opposites of one anotherin their physical dimensionsproved that size doesn't matterwhen they were crownedHomecoming 2004 King andQueen.

“It was more unexpectedthan anything,” Ibarra, a juniorfrom Lexington, said of thenewly bestowed title. “Mybrother and my dad were evenmore teary-eyed than I was!”

Both Ibarra and Schlundexpressed surprise when theirnames were announced at theHomecoming Lip-sync compe-

tition. Schlund, a junior from

Ravenna, whose parents and abrother were present at the coro-nation, said, “I didn't expect it.It was an honor to be selected.”

Ibarra echoed this. “It meant a lot just to repre-

sent Mantor,” she said. Ibarrawas nominated by Mantor Hall,where she is currently servingher second year as a residentassistant. Ibarra beat out twoother hopeful nominees fromher hall to secure her bid as aroyalty candidate.

Schlund also represented hishall in the competition, as a sec-ond-semester RA from RandallHall.

The new royalty are friendswith another, and even jokedabout winning prior to therevealing of the final results ofthe voting.

“We were standing in

Mantor one day, and we said itwould be really funny if weboth won!” Schlund said,because of their vast height dif-ference.

He demonstrated this byholding out his hands, one at hishead and the other at his waistlevel.

Ibarra chimed in, laughing,“Yeah, he's like a foot taller thanme!”

The new Queen even woretall heels in an effort to maketheir heights more proportionateat Saturday's football game,where all the final royalty can-didates were introduced at half-time.

In addition to the footballgame, all candidates were rec-ognized in the annualHomecoming parade. Schlundand Ibarra were the honoredguests in a stretch limousine,which included a radio in the

backseat and a blanket to keepthem warm against the briskautumn air.

Homecoming King andQueen candidates may be nomi-nated by any UNK student orga-nization. After a preliminaryvote by the student body, fourcandidates for each royalty titleare selected and then chosenthrough another vote.

Neither Schlund nor Ibarracampaigned for their titles, butloved discovering that theyknew enough people who want-ed to vote for them. “It wasgreat having my residents com-ing up to me and saying, 'Oh, Ivoted for you!' or 'I'm so gladyou were nominated!' or 'I sawyour picture in the Union!'”Ibarra said.

Schlund and Ibarra, in addi-tion to being resident assistantsin their respective halls, arevery involved in non-curricularactivities.

Tom Schlund is the son ofSteve and Becky Schlund. He ismajoring in business manage-ment information systems. He isa student senator for the Collegeof Business and Technology anda member of the Randall HallCouncil. Schlund is also a mem-ber of the UNK HonorsProgram and the national resi-dence hall honorary society,which recognizes the top onepercent of students living oncampus with outstanding lead-ership and service skills. He isstrongly involved withUniversity Lutheran and presi-dent of its leadership team.

Nancy Ibarra is the daughterof Israel and the late VirginiaIbarra. Her stepmother is SofiaIbarra. The new Queen is major-ing in business administrationwith a minor in Spanish, and isthe former president of theHispanic Student Association,

of which she is still a member.She is a member of the nationalresidence hall honorary societyand is the multicultural repre-sentative of StudentGovernment for the 2004-2005school year. Ibarra is involvedin Campus Crusade for Christand is a co-leader for their out-reach team.

The other candidates forHomecoming King were ClintGormley, a junior from Omaharepresenting Centennial TowersWest; Nick Lemeck, a juniorfrom Omaha representing

Mantor Hall; and Mike Sands, asenior from Hastings represent-ing Sigma Phi Epsilon fraterni-ty.

Queen candidates were KatieFrost, a senior from GrandIsland representing Alpha Phisorority as their president;Rachel Dinsdale, a junior fromLincoln representing CentennialTowers East and a member ofGamma Phi Beta sorority; andBrette Covington, a junior fromNorth Platte representing AlphaOmicron Pi sorority.

By STEPHANIE QUEENANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERNancy Ibarra and Tom Schlund ride in the back of a limo after winning Homecoming King and Queen.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE QUEENTom Schlund and Nancy Ibarra were crowned King and Queen.

Lip syncing was a popular event at Homecoming 2004 - evenChancellor Doug Kristensen showed up to watch teams compete in“You'll Never Forget Kearney.”

Eleven sororities, fraternities, residence halls, and campus orga-nizations competed.

“This doesn't happen anywhere else in the state; I'm the luckiestman in the world because I get to work with all of you,” ChancellorKristensen said.

Gamma Phi Beta and Pi Kappa Alpha won the competition andreceived a trophy. They performed to “Everybody Dance Now,”“Wheels Keep on Turning,” “Heard It Through the Grapevine,”“Celebrate Good Times” and “I Had the Time of My Life.”

Martin and Case halls received second place and a trophy. Theydanced to 'Lets Get It Started,” cleaned to “Dirty” by ChristinaAguilera, shook their Polaroid picture to Outkast's “Hey, Ya” andimitated an American Idol performance with the song “She Bangs”by Ricky Martin.

Mantor Hall received third place and a trophy for its depiction ofhigh school graduation through college graduation. The residentsdanced to Madonna's “Like a Virgin” for the freshmen year of col-lege; “Girls, Girls, Girls” and “Where's the Party At” - with a signreading liquid diet for the sophomore year; “Let's Get Physical,” asthey were working to lose the freshmen 15 pounds; and they heldup a sign reading “Finally 21” as they danced to the Cheers themesong and “In Da Club” by rapper 50 Cent. They finished their per-formance with “Here I Go Again On My Own” at the college grad-uation with a sign reading “Senior-Plus-One.”

Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Lambda Betareceived fourth place in the competition. They danced to differentsongs that depicted various locations in Kearney. They danced to asong from grease to represent UNK, “I Like It Like That” for 2ndAvenue, “Feel the Beat” for Amigos, “Jail House Rock” for theBuffalo County jail, “I Am No. One” for the UNK Hyper buildingand Destiny's Child song called “Bills” for the UNK Finance

Office.“I thought lip sync was funny, it was good to bring everybody

together from different sororities and fraternities and a good oppor-tunity to meet other people,” said Mary Hild, a UNK freshman fromKearney. “The

'She Bangs' from Martin Hall - they remade American idol whena Japanese contestant sang 'She Bangs.' It was hilarious if you had

watched the American Idol series.” After the performances, the Homecoming royalty, King Tom

Schlund and Queen Nancy Ibarra, were crowned. The HomecomingKing finalists were Clint Gormley, Nick Lemek and Mike Sands.The Homecoming Queen Finalists were Katie Frost, RachelDinsdale and Brette Covington.

“You’ll never forget Kearney”: Homecoming 2004By ROBYN SANDERSANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERThree greek houses join together to honor America’s heros in the Lip Sync competition.

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Celebrating diversity bybringing cultural awarenesswith their float to the Kearneycommunity was the goal of TheInternational StudentAssociation (ISA), which par-ticipated in the HomecomingParade.

The results of the paradecompetition were announcedafter the football game. ISAmembers were delighted to hearthat their float entry is thisyear’s winner.

For many international stu-dents, homecoming is a newexperience.

“Most of us don’t do paradesin our own countries," OmarGhamedi, president of the ISA,said.

Happy Macwan, one of theISA public relations officers,said, “I did not know abouthomecoming; there is nothinglike that in India.”

Something similar to thiscelebration in India would be“the freshman party to welcomefreshman students,” Macwansaid. “This party is celebratedduring the first year of collegeand Mr. and Mrs. Freshman areelected.”

Macwan, an advertisingmajor, said, “This is the firsttime I was at the parade. Lastyear ISA did a pretty good job,which kind of encouraged me to participate in the parade this

year.”Several weeks ago, inter-

national students gathered tobrainstorm ideas for their par-ticipation in this year’s home-coming parade. The resultwas an eye-catching floatwith all the different flags andposters that informed theaudience about the students’countries and what they willnever forget about Kearney.

“We were up until 3 a.m.ironing 14 flags, but I amthankful for it. We had ablast,” Omar Ghamedi, origi-nally from Saudi Arabia, said.

Sunu Sherestha, vice-pres-ident of ISA, said, “It was agood way to interact witheach other. We had fun deco-rating the float and talking topeople.”

“Lots of people gotinvolved, we had many vol-

unteers. It was good to partici-pate, especially for ISA, somepeople don’t know what home-coming is.” Sherestha, original-ly from Katmandu, Nepal, said,

At the parade, internationalstudents wore their traditionalclothes and introduced them-selves in their own languages sothe audience could get a littleimpression about their homecountries.

Positive responses from thepublic will never be forgotten.Apparently, the Kearney com-munity was delighted with theinternational cookbooks andflowers distributed by ISAmembers.

Ghamedi, who wore a tradi-tional dress from Saudi Arabia,recalls the time when at theparade, a six –year-old boycame up and asked him, “Areyou God?”

“Kearney is a great unique

spot in the world. There areenough of us to get along witheach other,” Ghamedi, a politi-cal science junior student, said,

Yasuyo Shikano, a Japanesestudent and member of theMarching Band, first heard theresults at the game. “I helpeddecorating the float,” Yasuyosaid. “I was so surprised!”

This award was a surprise formost international students.Shrestha, a computer informa-tion systems and businessadministraton major, said, “Iwas happy; I started calling peo-ple. I will encourage other stu-dents to participate. I think evento participate is good for us.Kearney will recognize us.”

Omar Ghamedi said, “I wasspeechless and really, reallyhappy because it was absolutelyrandom that we will win. We

were also proud of it. Even if wehad lost, we would have won.We were really passionate; weput our soul, time, and effort.”

This year 383 internationalstudents from 50 different coun-tries are enrolled at UNK.These significant numbers pointout the importance of interna-tional education of the Kearneycommunity.

The purpose of ISA is notonly to create friendshipsamong these students from allover the world, but alsobetween American and interna-tional students by sharing eachother’s cultural background.

ISA meets every Friday at 7p.m. in Case Hall Lounge andwelcomes each and everyonewho is interested in learningabout other countries and cul-tures.

Homecoming Parade brings different cultures togetherBy SILVIA MARTINEZ &

JULIA STUMKATANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY JULIA STUMKATA group of international students celebrates their participation in the homecoming parade.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERJana, an international student from Slovakia, poses for a picture.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERJunior Micah Yost of Omaha marches with the band.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FIELDERUnk students throw candies at the homecoming parade.

The movie “Cellular” is afast-paced movie that jumps tothe plot in a matter of minutes.

Kim Basinger plays JessicaMartin, an 8th grade scienceteacher who is also a lovingmother and a devoted wife.

In the beginning of themovie, she is abducted by angrymen who are in search of herhusband. Right away she istaken to a secluded spot andlocked into the attic. Her onlymeans of communication withthe outside world is a phoneconnected to the wall, whichone of the kidnappers soondestroys.

While she is left there byherself, she frantically uses herscience skills and taps the wiresof the phone together, desper-ately trying to connect withsomebody.

After hours of trying, shesucceeds and phones Ryan,played by Chris Evans.

When Ryan receives thiscall he is reluctant and assumesthat somebody is playing somesort of a sick prank, until hehears the voice of one of thekidnappers yelling and cursingat Jessica and her crying out infear.

This is when Ryan takessome initiative and takes thephone to the police. When hearrives at the station, he tells thedesk cop, Mooney, played byWilliam H. Macy, about thewoman on the line and giveshim her name.

Soon a riot breaks out inthe station. Mooney tells Ryanto take the phone upstairs andhave an officer take the call up

there. As Ryan races up thesteps he sees that the signal willbe lost if he continues up thestairs, and then Jessica’s chancefor survival will be gone.

Ryan decides to take mat-ters into his own hands andheads to Jessica’s son’s schoolto get Ricky, played by AdamTaylor Gordon. When he gets tothe school all the kids aredressed identical, and when hefinally spots Ricky, the kidnap-pers snatch him and throw himinto the back of the car.

This is when the real actionstarts.

Ryan realizes that this isthe only chance that he has if hewants to find out where Jessicais located, so he steals a carfrom the school and chases thebad guys on the busted streetsof Miami before his phonestarts to die.

Now he has to get the bat-tery charged or he is going to bedisconnected from Jessica andprobably never hear from heragain. He changes his destina-tion and heads to a cellularphone store and asks for acharger, but nobody will helphim. So he holds-up the storeand gets his charger.

Soon he is on the huntagain.

During this whole ordealhe is still on the phone withJessica.

Now the kidnappers haveJessica and her son Ricky. Theythreaten her to tell them whereher husband is at or else theywill kill her son. She finallytells them and they head off tothe airport to get him. Ryan,knowing where he is locatedand what he will be wearing,tries to beat the bad guys to him.

When Ryan gets to the air-port, he sees the men in front ofhim going through the metaldetectors. He plants a gun intheir boxes that he had found inthe car he stole from the school.

When the kidnappers wentthrough and sounded the alarm,it caused a distraction, and hewas able to pass by them.

While this was happeningthe kidnappers pulled out copbadges so they were free topass. Ryan finally reachedwhere Jessica and her husbandwere supposed to meet, only tograb the wrong guy and watchthe kidnappers take the rightone.

The kidnappers take him toa bank to get something out of asafety deposit box. After Mr.Martin retrieves his item fromthe box, Ryan beats up two ofthe villains and steals the boxfrom Mr. Martin, telling him torun. On the run, Ryan acciden-tally loses contact with Jessica.

Soon, Mr. Martin is takento the same location where hiswife and child are being held at.Ryan, now having no way offinding Jessica, realizes that hisphone can hold up to 50 priorcalls and calls back the housewhere Jessica is staying. Herehe talks to the kidnappers andtells them that they can havewhat they want if they give upJessica and her family.

The ending is what ties thewhole movie together and givesit some meaning. This movie iscreative and well-produced withan all-star cast.

For more information on“Cellular,” visit the officialwebsite at http://www.cellu-larthemovie.com/.

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Shelter Belt transforms and perserveres

Playing the 55th show of2004, Shelter Belt made a returnto one of its favorite venues fora memorable night in Kearney.

The Norfolk, Neb.-basedband Shelter Belt made its sec-ond appearance atCunningham’s Journal lastFriday, with the local actfeariscalm acting as the opener.

The seven-piece ShelterBelt, from eastern Nebraska,has a sound that is very difficultto label, and at times, transcendsa nameable genre.

“We’re big music fans,”Anthony Knupple, percussionistfor Shelter Belt, said.

This becomes completelyobvious when looking at somethe artists that the members ofShelter Belt consider influ-ences. The list is capped off byacts such as Marvin Gaye, PeterGabriel, anything classical, andJohnny Cash. After giving theband a good listen through, allof these acts can probably bedetected in at least one form oranother, in the act’s musicalstyling.

Put together in 1997 byJesse Otto and Chris Ageton,the band has since undergonethe common transformation thatplagues and often ends the lifecycle of most bands.

“College changed the line-up, but that is also were we metthe new members,” Jesse Otto,vocalist for the band, said.

According to Otto, ShelterBelt persevered and became abetter group because of it. Aftera two-year recording hiatus, theband released their first record,“Nothing Makes Me Sad Ever,”in February of 2000. With littledone to promote the release, therecord more or less went unno-ticed.

“More or less,” however,

does not encompass the entirespectrum, sometimes it onlytakes one. A friend of the band,whose own band had been slat-ed to appear on the upcomingalbum “NE vs. NC,” a compila-tion being put together byHollywood insider, RyanCooper, recommended ShelterBelt as a last-minute addition.

“It was purely coincidentalthat they asked us at that time,we had just gotten out of thestudio with a few songs,”Knupple explained.

In February of 2004,Shelter Belt released their sec-ond album, “Rain Home,”which was mixed by membersKnupple and JedediahVondracek in the band’s privatestudio, which is cleverly coined“The Belt Cave.” The product?Perhaps one of the most eclecticand original-sounding albums tocome out of Nebraska in recentmemory.

Today, Shelter belt isbecoming a seasoned touringact, with five of its next showstaking place in five differentstates. With the wide variety ofsound textures that the bandflirts with on this disc, it is sureto find fans at every stop alongthe way.

The different styles of drumbeats alone on “Rain Home” isenough to make the left hemi-sphere of your brain begin tobeg for conformity. From thesolid rock ballad and openingtrack “Season” to the catchy“Latino-Pop” title track, “RainHome,” the listener quickly getsa feel for the eccentricity ofstyling.

This from just the first twotracks. Shelter Belt then runswith rhythms reminiscent ofdisco-pop and swing, since for-gotten with the passing of thelate 1980s.

Tying together the uniqueprogression in styling of the

rhythm section, is ultra-catchypiano playing, soulfully-deliv-ered guitar riffs, painstakinglypassionate lyrics, and wood-wind piping that is so often for-gotten in modern age radio-friendly recordings. Althoughthe crowd at Cunningham’s wasnot at capacity on Friday night,a buzz about both feariscalmand Shelter Belt was as strong-ly resounding as the effectgained from a $20 bill’s worthof Jaeger Bombs.

If you were in attendance,but failed to grab a copy of“Rain Home,” check out ShelterBelt’s homepage at www.shel-terbeltband.com and make con-tact with the group. Or, clickshows on the menu bar and findthe next performance in thearea. Also, make sure to keep aneye and ear open for more newsabout feariscalm, which is sureto be mixing the Kearney musicscene up in the very near future.Their official website is locatedat www.feariscalm.com.

BY BLAKE MULLANIXANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY JAMIE KNUTHMembers of Shelter Belt perform.

Dial-up some action inbox-office smash “Cellular”BY BECKY ROSENDAHLANTELOPE STAFF WRITER

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Scheidies provides hope for new mothers

Readers learned more aboutthe joys and cares of mother-hood when Hastings hosted abook signing for Carolyn R.Scheidies on Saturday.

Her book is called “Help! I'ma New Mother,” and is a compi-lation of advice and hints aboutmotherhood from Scheidies andother mothers. Some of thesemothers include Liz CurtisHiggs, Kathy C. Miller, RaneeMcCollum, Carolyn Pizzuti,Gayle Roper, Linda E.Shepherd, Francine Rivers andmany others.

The book contains informa-tion on feeding, schedules andwardrobe hints. Scheidies givespractical advice with a been-there-done-that method. Thebook offers encouragement andcomfort for new mothers.

Scheidies gives tips to newmothers that no longer feel likethey have time for themselves.It is important to plan time withthe baby by getting out of the

house and away from routine. The author advises: • Try to be gone for only

short periods of time; think ofhow long a trip is through thebaby's point of view.

• Realize that attitude is onlyhalf of the battle.

• Do not expect things to benormal or as they were before.

• Try to keep one or morehobbies or interests after thebaby is born.

• Develop flexibility in timeand planning instead of a rigor-ous schedule.

• Ask God for help; hepromises guidance.

• Ask for help from othermothers, because they may havemore suggestions.

• Do not be afraid to explainhow you feel, because yourchild can sense it anyway.

• Sharing feelings can reducethe baby's anxiety that some-thing is wrong or that it is theirfault.

• Finally, forgive yourselfwhen you are not perfect.Nobody is perfect.

The first chapter of the bookis about the mother's role: howthe mother views the role beforeand after the birth of her baby,and how society views themother's role. The chapter alsodiscusses how the mother'sspouse and family view herrole.

The second chapter is abouthow new mothers deal with nothaving enough time for them-selves, meeting personal needsand expectations, changingscenery and attitude, feelinglike getting away, the newmother's needs versus the baby'sneeds and developing otherinterests.

The third chapter discusses ifit is possible to spoil the baby. Italso explains about meeting theneeds of the new baby, thebaby's sleeping patterns, sched-ules, crying and bonding.

The fourth chapter is aboutbreast-feeding. Scheidies givesthe history of breast-feeding andbottle-feeding, the mother'srights, how society dictates itand how to build self-esteem.

Chapter five is about breast-feeding and common concerns anew mother has with it.Scheidies gives advice andaddresses the problems andsolutions.

The next section, chapter six,discusses dealing with stress,diet, exhaustion, control, andwith handling the hassles withmotherhood and rediscovery.

Chapter seven is about work,the age-old controversy, finan-cial problems and budget plan-ning, motherhood as a profes-sion, quality time versus quanti-ty time and how motherhood isworking for more than a pay-check.

The eighth chapter explainsabout being a creative home-maker, establishing priorities,managing attitudes, time, valuesand finances.

Chapter nine is how the newmother finds spiritual timeeveryday for herself.

Chapter 10 gives advice tomothers who feel like they donot have time to eat. Scheidiesoffers help about nutrition,

defining what nutrition is andwhy it is important and what toavoid.

Chapter 11 discusses themyth of the perfect mom, self-image, insecurity, fear, frustra-tion and anger.

Chapter 12 offers moreinformation on self-image andwardrobe.

Kay Tira, a mother of three,called the book “a great gift forexpectant or new mothers, it is aquick read and a goodresource.”

According to Kathy CollardMiller, a speaker and an authorof several books, the book willinspire any mother to think,“Hey I can do this after all!”

“I wish I could have hadCarolyn's “Help! I'm a NewMother” when I was a newmom,” Laura A. Sherwood,assistant professor of