Centennial Review \ \ By Becky Lane Centennial Weekend is over, and the next century is underway. An estimated 1250 alumni, in addition to students and Lincoln alumni, visited Union's campus for the weekend's festivities, a phenomenal num- ber that is three times larger than that of a normal alumni weekend. "It was so much fun to see," says Linda Skinner of Institu- tional Advancement. "Some of these people hadn't been on campus for 40 years. While alumni were eager to get re- acquainted with old friends, students were sometimes not so enthusiastic about the af- fair. "I know that alumni weekends are difficult for students," says Skinner. "We take their gymnasium, their cafeteria, their dorms. But the alumni do appreciate so much the chance to be a part of their school again." Reactions to the weekend were overwhelmingly positive. Skinner reports that nearly all comments about the campus, the food, and the students were favorable, and the occasional criticisms were constructive ideas for improvement. One way in which alumni showed their support was through generous offerings at nearly every service throughout the weekend. In the past, Union has not made a major offering appeal during alumni weekend; however, this year it was decided to take advantage of the unique op- portunity of a major homecoming. The ap- peals paid off. Offerings for the weekend totalled nearly $90,000, with $30,000 given during church alone. This money will go to a variety of sources such as student missions and the Hub of Harmony Scholarship Fund. "Our alumni are to be commended," says Skinner. "I believe that they feel good to help and be a part of our mission." By B. W. Parks Prizes of $100, $50, & $10 went to the first three places in the road rally. The top eight winners are as follows. 1st - Reiner Roeske, Lana Roeske, and Leah Fleetwood. 2nd - Barry Forbes, Damn Stephens, Rikki Stenbakken, and Carolyn Adams. 3rd - Tad Harden, Kathy Wolford, and Michelle & Brian Kittleson 4th - Roy Maurer, Colleen Anderson, Gaylena Gibson, and Carri Chapman. 5th - Rhonda Herbel, Peter Blackburn, and Dionne Fisher. 6th - Rocky Carter, Mike Smalling, Deanna Smalling, Kristi Palmer and Randy Hagen. 7th - Curt Bacon, Heath Spangler, Todd Pitcher, Greg Rosenthal 8th - Terry Forde, Marijane Hoehn, Kim Krueger and Scott Henderson. Road Rally Statistics: —It took 45 man/woman hours to plan. —If the route was followed perfectly it was 26 miles long. —The average car completing the race traveled 62 miles. —Thirty-one cars entered the race. —Seventeen finished. —At least four cars were detained by Lincoln Police. —The average weight of pumpkins pur- chased was 16.2 lbs. —Telephone number 2085 on-campus dials the Student Center. —Telephone number 486-2085 off-cam- pus dials St. Elizabeth Hospital. —The total distance of storm sewer tra- versed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Union Stu- dents beneath 66th street was over 3500 ft. "Zoodle" continued on page 4. Hub of Harmony performs at a Sabbath afternoon reunion concert in the College View Church. Zip Zoodle, Scrambled the Noodle. Dr. Ryan Wells entertains with his marvelous talents Unioin's Centennial celebration Ass. Editorial page 2. Band of The 80's page 4. Ten Years Gone page 7. Student Center page 4. AssistantEditorial Sitting Riverside When I first met JR, he was mid- way through his 90th year. He had seen me once before when I was born, but I don't recall the meeting. Our friendship began slowly during infrequent visits and grew when I moved to Colorado seven years ago. A bone-breaking fall forced a move from his bachelor apartment to his son's home, and we spoke more often after that. He spent a lot of time sitting on the porch and loved to chat about any subject. His mind was amazingly sharp after 98 years of use. We once looked at a map of Africa together, and with his eight years of formal education JR named most of the major nations' colonial names. JR was born in Missouri when, it was still a third world country during Ben- jamin Harrison's presidency. He logged, farmed with mules, and worked in factories throughout the Midwest for most of his life. He finally retired at age 70 in southern Colo- rado. He fathered six children, was widowed twice, courted his first wife with a horse and buggy, and saw Halley's comet pass twice. The first car he saw was a single cylinder affair. He sold his last car at age 98 only after Compiled By Kelly Strom Since Sen. Bob Kerrey decided to run for president it was decided by The Clocktower that a poll should be taken to see just how the people of UC think about this event. The Results: Just under half of the students polled had heard of Bob Kerrey. One third of those polled said they would vote for Kerrey in the Primary. Bush was indicated as the favored future leader over Kerrey almost two to one. Only one in seven students polled felt that Kerrey had a snowball's chance of winning the election. If Kerrey is elected, what, if any, effect does his marital status—single divorced—have on his ability? One in two said that the single president image was "Ok". When asked "Who is Kerrey?" these were some of the responses. "A People Person" "He dated Debra Winger, didn't he?" "Just some guy from Nebraska" "The anti-christ" Kerrey was described as a "Strong Leader" and "Unqualified" Opinionson President Bush's performance so far. "Good Job" "Very decisive on Foreign policy" "No domestic policy" "Got us through the war" •"I give him an eight, but you can't dance to "em." ears when he moves. His hands are long fingered and covered in the translucent skin of a hatchling, showing veins and bones underneath. Dwarfed in an immense easy- chair, he gazes fixedly through cataract clouded eyes on the river beyond the room he occupies. Half his time is spent in the chair asleep or gazing at the river. The other half is spent eyeing the ceiling over his bed or sleeping. That river offers a significant sym- bol to JR I think. Like his world it changes constantly, rising and falling, changing course; freezing and thawing. The river, however, never leaves his field of vision. He can always look up and see what his river is doing. He moves less and less. Casting a slumped shadow, he only slowly hobbles from the bed to chair and back each day. He threw away his hearing aid when he decided it no longer helped him listen. At times he forgets where he is. Last time 1 visited JR, he called me by the name ofhis dead son Charles, yet seemed to know who I really was. "It's really a shame," My mother said of JR, "that he seems to be slowing down. Sometimes I don't" know where he is." But when I look closely at JR, I see deep in those murky, focusless eyes a tiny spark, a glow, a flame. His soul's pilot light is still on. After one hundred and one years he still can watch his river. Dear Editor, This is wear I should write you letters and responses. Then you would know how 1 feel about the various issues. Alias, since 1 didn't send you a letter you can not print it. Editor's Note: The paper has received several letters to the Editor. We welcome the response to the articles written. However, unless they are signed 'hey are not even considered. The reporters use their names as do the editors. So in the future.if you wish your letter to be printed or even considered please sign your name. The Clocktower Staff Editor Mark A. Pfeiffer Assistant Ed. T.I. Mahlum Copy Editor Becky Lane Photo Editor Jeff Scoggins Advertising Manager Doug Nesmith Staff Writers Gabrielle Bailey Jim Mules Shannon Nelson Byard Parks Rikki Stenbakken Kelly Strom Sponsor Greg Rumsey Printer Sun Newspaper/ Nebraska Printing Center The Clocktower is a bi-weekly publi- cation of the Union College Associated Student Body. Letters to the Editor Personals and submissions must be under our door bynoon on the Sunday prior topublication. Editorials are opinions of the Clocktower. All other opinions expressed are those of the authorandmust bear hisor her name. The Clocktower reserves the right to edit letters for reasons of space or clarity. breaking his hip and loosing his. mobility. In the span between 1890 and 1991, JR has been witness to a myriad of amazing changes. Powered air-flight, automobile use, radio, TV, film, and around two billion people have- come into being during his lifetime. Mobile homes, waterbeds, compact discs, micro- waves, freezers, velcro and Cornflakes' change from tin to cardboard boxes arrived after him. Rock and roll, Rap music, MTV, modern Israel, the PLO, the Civil Rights movement, Apartheid, Personal Computers, Fax machines, Cellular phones, common use of phoi\es, The Clocktower. and the Clocktower staff all began in JR's time. JR watched the ending of the Ameri- can frontier, the death of Civil War veterans, the demise of the railroads, the loss of half the world's rain forests, and the closing of Ellis Island and Alcatraz. Albert Einstein, Tho- mas Edison, Henry Ford, Teddy Roosevelt, Ellen White, Walt Whitman and Otto von Bismark lived into his time. Wooden side- walks, walking to school, nickel Cokes, af- fordable postage, sod houses, draft horses and literacy went out of style in JR's era. Every Revolution from the Bolshe- vik Revolution through Mao's Cultural Revo- lution to the latest Haitian coup have passed through his view. He worked on a farm through the first world war, saw his sons fight in the second, watched his grandsons face Viet Nam and his great-grandsons confront Student the war in the Gulf. Jack Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Charles Lindbergh, Andy Warhol and maybe Elvis Presley began and ended their lives while JR lived his. During JR's days James Dillinger, Led Zeppelin, Babe Ruth, JD Salinger, Ghandi, and thankfully Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Vanilla Ice accomplished their entire careers. The USSR, Yugoslavia, East Germany and the Wall, the League of Nations, Mandela's prison term, the Golden Age of Radio, drive- in movies, Disco, and eight track tapes came and went in JR's span. JR was very philosophical about his long life. In response to queries about the transformations he had witnessed he said, "Things always change, we just hear about them more, now." He has watched with varying degrees of interest as the entire world changed. Nothing common and expected in his youth exists over one hundred years later. Yet JR has takes it all in stride. He has always ^ had a very calm and unconcerned outlook on life. He had only one regret. "I never should have moved to Minnesota." Eleven years have past since I first met JR. He sits now, baby-bird-like under a blue quilted cap and bundled in a huge jacket. Tight skin across his face emphasizes a sharp nose flanked by small, cloudy grey eyes. Wisps of white downy hair wave behind his Opinions 2 October, 9, 199,1 Cartoons October 9, 1991 3 On Campus U2: A Band With Something To Say F.Y.I. -M< • Top 40- • iQP Pickles sells more music for less... everyday! 17th & P • 3814 Normal Blvd. • 237 S. 70th & our newest store near campus at 56th & Hwy. 2 Plus 4 Stores in Omaha ASB Student Center By Jim Mules For the past five years or so I have admired the Irish pop band U2. Besides the fact that they can write great music,- their powerful lyrics have earned them the reputa- tion of being one of the most important forces in contemporary rock. After the release of their "Joshua Tree" album in 1987, they appeared on the cover of Time (something few bands have managed to do), and were proclaimed "Band of the 80s" by Rolling Stone. The thing that sets U2 apart from other pop contenders is that they are a band with something to say. They arose in the early 80s from Dublin, Ireland, barely out of high school and mini- mally musically literate. However, they got a contract from Island Records and released ^ their first album, "Boy," in 1980. Their debut received much critical acclaim, due to the album's content and freshness. Bono, U2's lead singer, had recently experienced the death of his mother; hence, much of the music dealt with a youthful look at death. Bono was the boy.' "I Will Follow" de- scribes Bono's promise to follow his spiritual inclinations. Their second album, "October," ex- plicitly voiced the Christianity of three of the band members. The single, "Gloria," is a prayer to God. "Rejoice" is self explana- tory. However, the music on "October" is not very well developed, and shows a period of transition for U2. On their third album, "War," U2 changed their sound and outlook. By this time (1983), their songs took on issues in an effective way. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" deals with the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland. In describing the futility of the situation, Bono sings: And the battle's just begun, There's many lost, but tell me who has won? The trenches, dug within our hearts, And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart. Sunday, Bloody Sunday. "Surrender" was about the wars in hu- manity: "But if I want to live I've got to die myself today." It expressed the Christian understanding of surrender. "War" was highly praised by critics and was a commer- cial success as well. 1984 saw the release of the "Unfor- gettable Fire" LP. This album showed an- other period of transition and experimenta- tion. Several songs gave evidence of Bono's increasing poeticism. The single, "The Un- forgettable Fire," evoked the horror of nuclear holocaust, while "Pride (in the name of love)" was a glorification of Martin Luther King's life and a lamentation of his death. Their next album, "The Joshua Tree," is by far their best. Some critics compared Bono's lyrics to the poetry of Dylan Thomas, the great poet. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" expresses Bono's reli- gious frustrations. "Running To Stand Still" describes accurately the prison of drug ad- diction: You got to cry without weeping, Talk without speaking, Scream without raising your voice. "Bullet the Blue Sky" questions America's involvement with Central America. "God's Country" deals with America's contradictions: Sleep comes like a drug in God's country, Sad eyes and crooked crosses in God's country. "The Joshua Tree" reached a standard in contemporary pop that is rarely matched. All that U2 has done has not turned to gold. Their concert movie, "Rattle and Hum" was a flop, as well as the soundtrack album. However, their worth remains in the substance they have produced. They are in the position that the Beatles were in after releasing "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band." Artistically, they can do what they please. The world can only hope that their soon-to-be-released album will show that they are still a band with something to say. By Rikki Stenbakken The Student Center—we've been hearing about it for years now. Will it be finished during our lifetimes? Despite stu- dent doubts, those in the know say "yes." What the Student Center project actually involves is two things: The comple- tion of the deli and finishing the auditorium in the large room across from the ASB of- fices. The deli will be first priority now that the big centennial celebration is over. Four to five full-time workers from Plant Services will be doing the construction, along with eight to ten student workers. Archie Hilliard, director of Plant Services, says that their aim is to have the deli finished and open by the beginning of second semester. He says that it partially depends on cooperation from the weather, because they have quite a bit of work to be done on the roof installing the air-handling units and the duct work. According to Gary Bollinger, the holdup has not been money, but getting the blue prints done and the permits approved through the city. Several years ago tentative blueprints were made. However, the Woods Foundation (which gave a large grant to be used for the completion of the Student Cen- ter) saw quite a few things that they wanted changed. The blueprints had to be rede- signed, which consumed a great deal of time. v Some preliminary work has been done, but other work could not be done because the permits had not yet arrived. When I talked to « Mr. Hilliard on Thursday, he said that the only permit lacking was the approval from the fire department. As soon as it arrives, work can begin. After the deli has been completed, the focus will be shifted towards finishing the auditorium. Plant Services will be doing what they can on the project second semes- ter, but each and every time something else on campus needs fixing, the smaller, more urgent projects will take priority. Lucky for us though, there is hope that the auditorium will get done before next school year. Maranatha Flights International will be hold- ing its annual convention here on the Union College campus this coming summer. They will be helping out with general maintenance projects around campus, such as painting and roofs. If all goes as planned, they will also be helping to finish the auditorium. When finished, the auditorium will seat about 450 people. It will be used for things such as ASB Convocations and some Saturday night programs where the gym would not be completely filled. Because the seats will be movable, the auditorium can also be used for banquets. The events on stage can be enjoyed in air-conditioned com- fort. The last phase in the completion of the Student Center project will be adding air conditioning to the ASB offices. The Thought of the Week "Girls never marry the men they flirt with." -from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oicar Wilde 4 October 9, 1991 Happenings Clockwise: Howie "Monsoon" Huntsman prepares for the haning of the Golden Cords. ASB President Shannon Nelson attempts to sell an unsuspecting alumnus back issues of The Clocktower. Planter's peanuts sales representatives Loa Sparks and Gabrielle Bailey drew crowds to the centennial parade. Events: Enjoy The Fact That You Have No Class!!! Because It Won't Last!! Centennial Weekend Superlatives and Miscellaneous Facts Compiled by Becky Lane after an extensive survey in the UC cafeteria Wednesday, October 2, at 12:46 p.m. Attendance at Centennial Weekend -1250 plus students and regular church members Offering collected this weekend - Nearly $90,000 Amount collected during church services alone - About $30,000 Number of times the offering plate was passed - Who cares? It worked, didn't it? Adventist Potluck of the Century - Home- coming potluck Sabbath in the gym. Can you imagine a potluck with over a thousand people? The possibilities for food poisoning are staggering. Best seats for church - Unionaires, no doubt about it. Also, a number of students felt that watching a video of church in the base- ment added a nice touch. Most touching moment - An elderly couple holding hands while staring fondly at the Rock Pile. I take it that this landmark used to be a happening place on our campus. I won- der how many couples have agreed to tie the knot at this very place... Percentage of alumni who buy new ward- robes and get facelifts before class reunions - Good question, but I guess we'll never know. Most humorous alumni - Marvin Ponder and Herman Harp who told an outstanding variety of short and bald jokes during their Saturday evening concert. Example: ' Herman (tall guy with no hair): "I grew up in Texas. Marvin never made it." Marvin (short but not bald): "I was too busy growing hair." Most successful alumni - The original Hub of Harmony members. Is there anyone in that group who hasn't gotten a Ph.D. yet? Most commendable athletic feat - John Aitken's uncanny skill of maneuvering back- wards over cords and around bodies while carrying hundreds of pounds of video equip- ment. Most advantageous parade seat - David Tan's treacherous perch 25 feet above the action. Cameramen must be ready for any- thing in the line of duty. Most likely to host the next Rose Bowl Parade - Buell and Bemelda. (Is that a Corvette or a Model T?) Most mysterious parade attraction - Mem- bers of the UC Board waving while ob- scured behind the black windows of the UC bus. Briefest parade appearance - Two wail- ing firetrucks that spetTdown 48th Street flattening small children without once stop- ping to greet the crowd or throw candy. Most parade appearances - Chuque Henry (a.k.a. Chuckii, Chuck, Charles, Chip) and several friends who are reported to unicycled past the reviewing stand at least three times. TV Anchorman's Choice Award - After viewing a one-hour parade filled with digni- taries, marching bands, and horse-drawn wagons, our local Lincoln television station opted to feature only the large cow statue in their report about Centennial Weekend. This is journalism at its best. Most frightening moment - When a vi- cious swarm of killer bees attacked the con- cession stands during the parade. Lisa Gerrans was the only known casualty. Nuttiest nuts of the last century - Gabrielle and Michele, the original peanuts of Peanut Hill. October 9, 1991 Feature Beautiful Rose By Manish Raj Pandey . Red rose blossomed, Her titillating fragrance, Decorated Mother Nature and enhanced the worth of Spring. Mankind cherished her presence. People were spellbound by the untouched beauty; The garden lit up in joy, and the wind swam in the ecstatic aroma. Heaven was felt by many, Or was it just an illusion? For there came a vicious storm, strangling the helpless beauty. Her cries went unheard in the overwhelming cacophony. She felt stifled, suffocated; She resisted. She was too tender, too delicate. The thorns around her couldn't relieve her of the misery. In irony, they seemed to be laughing. Campus Paperback Bestsellers 1. You Just Don't Understand, by Deborah Tannen. (BaHantine. $10 00.) How men and women can understand each rther better. She swayed violently, and SNAP! she went down. 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