President's Welcome 
page 4 
Vol. 64, No. 1 
Union College Student Newspaper 
August 31,1989 
Union's BRUSH Day Paints The Town 
Jennifer Schmrtt 
Student Writer 
Clouds covered the sky and threatened 
rain while Pastor Rich Carlson, Campus 
Chaplain, held his breath and hoped that it 
wouldn't rain. On BRUSH Day, held 
Thursday, August 24, approximately 350 
students, faculty, and staff helped paint ten 
Lincoln homes. Pastor Carlson estimated 
that this year's turnout was the biggest 
since the beginning of the BRUSH pro-
gram nine years ago. Union has now painted 
ninety-one homes, with only nine more 
homes to paint before reaching its goal of 
100 homes before the Centennial Year, 
1991. 
Painters came dressed in T-shirts, shorts, 
jeans, old tennis shoes—anything comfort-
able and paintable. At 160S South 48th 
Street, eighteen nursing students and fac-
ulty worked on a house that was recently 
featured in Guidepost magazine. Mrs. 
Marguerite Rowlee, age ninety-two, lives 
there. She is a special lady. For years now 
she has filled her basement with clothing, 
toys, bedding, and furniture and made it 
available to anyone who needs it. 
For senior Tommie Sue Credle, a nurs-
ing and psychology major, this was her 
first year to help with BRUSH. It was also 
the first year that the nursing division has 
been given their own house to paint. 
Dr. Laurice Durrant fought off bees 
while she painted but wore a bright smile 
on her face. She has been a nursing profes-
sor at Union College for four years, and 
this is her third year of involvement with 
BRUSH. 
For Dennis Thomsen, this is his first 
year at Union and his first year of BRUSH. 
He attended Walla Walla College and is 
now in his first year of Union's nursing 
program. Dennis commented, "I think the 
BRUSH program is really a good idea. 
Sometimes our church, and churches in 
general, talk a lot about service to others 
but don't do much about it. It's great that 
Union College is doing something like 
this. It's good to put all that talk into 
practice." 
Meanwhile, at 502 "D" Street, a group 
of students and faculty from the P.E. 
department applied primer and white paint 
to another house. Sophomore Kim Deutsch 
said she became motivated to help with 
BRUSH during registration. "When I saw 
the picture of the house and read the 
caption telling about the people who live 
there, I felt badly for them and decided I 
wanted to help." She continued, "When 
you get a group together like this and do a 
project like this, it brings people closer 
together. Everyone walks away feeling as 
if they did something good for someone 
else." 
The ASB officers helped out in an 
additional way, taking tums painting and 
delivering doughnuts and water to the 
painters at each house. Social Vice-Presi-
dent Machelle Lee reported that forty-five 
dozen doughnuts were purchased from Hi-
Vee for the day. ASB officers even went as 
far as throwing doughnuts—even sticky 
chocolate-covered ones—to painters on the 
roofs of the houses. 
At the Arts and Humanities house at 
1618 South 26th Street, Dr. Bill Fitts 
quipped, "BRUSH Day allows students to 
get together and make friends. You might 
say it's a good homesickness thinner and a 
friendship primer" Mr. Greg Rumsey, 
assistant professor of communications, 
commented that BRUSH Day is "a good 
image builder for thecollege and a genuine 
service to friends in the community. It's 
truly a worthwhile project and a good way 
to get favorable attention." 
Tom Mullaney from Iowa Paint stopped 
by the 26th Street house to check on the 
paint supply. He estimated that 150 gal-
lons of paint were used Thursday for the 
ten homes painted. Iowa Paint has been 
involved in BRUSH for four years and 
sells the paint to the college at cost, also 
donating the painter's caps. In the weeks 
preceding BRUSH Day, Mr. Mullaney 
went to each home that had been chosen for 
the BRUSH project. He measured the homes 
to estimate the amount of paint needed and 
also consulted with the people living in the 
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Editorial 
Hie Clocktower 
Editor 
Sharon Bartter 
Feature Editor 
Timm Chapman 
Advertising Manager 
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Sports Editor 
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Entertainment Editor 
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The Clocktower is a bi-monthly 
publication of the ASB. It is a forum 
for student-oriented news and opin-
ion. All letters, personals, stories, 
poems, large $ bills, and loose change 
should be in our mailbox by Friday 
at 12 noon for inclusion the follow-
ing week. All unsigned editorials are 
the opinion of The Clocktower and 
will be written by the editors. All 
other opinions expressed are those of 
the author and must bear his or her 
name. The Clocktower reserves the 
right to edit and/or paraphrase let-
ters for reasons of clarity and space. 
"L«t't see ... I guess your brolher's coming 
ovor, loo ... Better give It one more shake." 
Sharon Barter 
Editor 
As I drove across the great Missouri 
River and crossed from Iowa into eastern 
Nebraska a few weeks ago, a large, green 
signed loomed ahead. 
It simply said, 
"Nebraska: The Good Life." I read it over 
again. I've seen that sign many times, but 
this time it struck me in an entirely new 
way. I laughed out loud. What else could I 
do? I had been up for more than twenty-
seven hours—the last fourteen of which I 
had spent driving. True, I was actually 
happy to be in Nebraska. 
But then I realized that I didn't know 
why I was laughing. As I drove through 
Omaha, I began thinking of why I had just 
driven 900 miles to go to school in Ne-
braska. Why was I going to school in 
Nebraska...in Lincoln...at Union College? 
Why didn't I choose to go to one of the 
many colleges and universities within min-
utes of my home? 
The more I thought about it, the more I 
realized that I was going home. Lincoln was 
becoming my home. Lincoln is where my 
friends are. Lincoln is where I actually want 
to be. Union College is where I want to be. 
Since this is my fourth and final year at 
Union, I am feeling optimistic. I am excited 
at the thought of graduating and being al-
lowed more independence. I realize that this 
is a year of big decisions in my life concern-
ing my future. I also realize that this is the 
beginning of what will become my career. 
As editor of The Clocktower, I am aware 
that the content and quality of the paper will 
reach many people with many different 
tastes, personalities, and expectations. Hope-
fully, many of you readers will be happy 
with what you see. Unfortunately, I realize 
that not everyone will be happy all of the 
time with the paper. It's a simple fact of life. 
However, I urge all of you to think of this 
paper as a student newspaper, in which 
students may share their comments, praises, 
criticisms, and opinions. 
Last year, several heated topics were 
discussed in the paper. One such topic was 
the lack of a sidewalk going directly from 
the Everett Dick Building to the Atrium. 
Students took the matter seriously and spoke 
their opinions in through The Clocktower. 
Perhaps the new sidewalk would have even-
tually appeared, but I am certain that through 
the students' voices, the sidewalk became 
reality much faster. 
Other topics were discussed and de-
bated, some seemingly fruitlessly. But let 
me encourage all of you to not accept easy 
defeat. We are in a tremendous position to 
make a difference. We should use our minds 
and make change where we deem necessary. 
Let us use our education to its fullest frui-
tion. But perhaps the most important aspect 
of this school year is that we decide to make 
it a good one. Only you can do that. Sure, 
the year will be hard at times with studies, 
relationships, jobs, and all the balancing 
and juggling that must go on in order to 
survive. But just remember one thing: The 
future is yours. You can decide to make this 
year good or bad. You can make this year in 
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August 31,1989 
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BRUSH continued from page 1 
homes to find out exactly what they wanted 
done. 
One afternoon, as Mr. Mullaney visited 
one of the homes, the lady living there, age 
eighty-five, had bumed her dinner just 
before he arrived. Smoke poured out of the 
house as he helped her open windows and to 
air out the house. Mr. Mullaney sees the 
BRUSH project as helping these people in 
many ways. "It's not so much the coat of 
paint that these people appreciate the most. 
While they are thankful for that, they also 
are reassured that someone cares enough to 
come out and do something meaningful for 
them. When they see college students will-
ing to take the time to help them, it gives 
them confidence that someone still cares 
about their welfare." 
At 1018 South 33rd Street, sophomore 
Dennis Sexson applied white paint to one 
side of the house there. This was his first 
time participating in BRUSH, and he cred-
its his involvement to the "inspiration of 
Whitney, Curt, Darin, Troy, and Todd. 
They talked me into coming today." Darin 
Loewen, a senior biology major, attributes 
his involvement to the same sort of peer 
pressure. "Troy and Whit wouldn't let me 
sleep!" At the same house, Eric Mechalke, 
a junior chemistry major, commented, 
"BRUSH Day is good for the students be-
cause it gives them the chance to help some 
people, goof off, and have fun." 
Vice-President for Enrollment Services, 
Mrs. Leona Murray, said, "I like the good 
feeling that helping BRUSH gives me. Some 
people get to the point where they don't 
think anyone will do something like this 
anymore." 
President John Wagner, painting the 
house at 332 South 27th Street, shared his 
ideas on BRUSH Day. "Early on in the 
year, it gets people focusing on service and 
pulls them together. People appreciate 
knowing there's someone who will do this 
for them. It also helped people see us 
(Union College) as a service-oriented insti-
tution. I'm proud to be a part of it." 
Pastor Carlson shared in this sentiment. 
"I'm so honored to be a part of the UC 
family today because they showed up to 
help as I never imagined they would. We 
really have neat students, faculty, and staff." 
WELCOME TO 
UNION COLLEGE! 
What do YOU want to be, to do, to 
become this year? You have many choices. 
You will have many intriguing opportuni-
ties to develop in each of the ways we 
mention in our statement of mission for 
Union College—spiritual, mental, social, 
and physical. I hope the choices you make 
this year will ensure balanced development 
in all four of these dimensions. For spiritual 
growth, you can choose how much time you 
spend in personal devotional life, how much 
you get out of worship and chapel periods, 
whether or not to get interested in outreach 
programs, how involved you will be in the 
religious life of the college. At Union, you 
will be encouraged to consistently make 
choices which will enhance your spiritual 
growth, but only you can make the choice. 
Socially, you can choose to date, stay 
with a peer group, attend the many ASB 
functions planned for your enjoyment, 
participate in the FES programs. Opportu-
nities for enjoyable social development are 
here—it's up to you! 
Physically, you can choose to eat poorly 
or eat well, to get adequate sleep or be tired 
most of the time. It's your choice to walk or 
jog or swim or bike your way to fitness, or 
to participate in intramural programs. What 
will you choose? 
It is also your choice to be all you can be 
mentally or to be lazy when it comes to 
mental exercise and thought control. You 
can faithfully attend class or you can skip, 
you can just do enough to get by, or you can 
go the extra mile and really have a thorough 
knowledge of the subject. You can probe 
the minds of your teachers and classmates 
and textbook authors, or you can ignore the 
fact that others have much to offer you. You 
can think any thought that comes to mind, 
or you can determine not to waste your 
brain power with trivial and/or degrading 
thoughts. Your choice will make the differ-
ence! 
God has given us all the power to choose, 
and here at Union College, you will have 
the opportunity to use that gift for your own 
good or to your own detriment. Union 
College and the Lincoln community are 
places of unusual opportunity. God has 
promised to give you wisdom in making 
choices about how you will use the oppor-
tunities you meet: "I will instruct you (says 
the Lord) and guide you along the best 
pathway for your life" (Psalm 32:8, LB); 
and "Where is the [person] who fears the 
Lord? God will teach him how to choose the 
best" (Psalm 25:12, LB). 
I pray that you will give God the possi-
bility of guiding you and teaching you to 
choose wisely, that this will be a year of 
profitable "being" and that you will become 
what both you and God want to be. The 
choice is yours! 
Dr. John Wagner 
Union College President 
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August 31,1989 
Inside UC 
A New Season of Grapevine Nectar 
Mitt Muckraker 
Grapin' Guy 
Dear UC Family of Readership: 
Greeting and salutations. Welcome back 
and all that. I think it's a little early for a 
Vine, but my boss told me to write one, so 
here it is. Next time you walk by the 
bookstore, notice the body line campus po-
lice chalked around twenty-year-old Bemie 
Boinger, a freshman book thief here at our 
own Campus Bookstore. According to my 
sources, who told me about this while 
pulling a hair from their egg-salad sand-
wiches made at the deli, Bemie walked out 
of the bookstore with a stolen badminton 
book, and bookstore security officials waxed 
him against the window for punishment. 
Sadly, there is an emotional appeal to the 
story in that the last words heard coming 
from poor Bernie's mouth were, 'I just 
couldn't afford to pay a hundred and sixty-
two bucks for a badminton book and two 
shuttle cox." At least Bernie knew that at 
Union we call badminton birdies shuttle 
cox, even if he couldn't fork over the bones 
for them. A sad note indeed to start the year-
-sad, but a tad more tasteful than the note off 
with which I, "Milt Muckraker," started 
this article last year. 
Anew award for guys or gals or whoever 
(who are about as cool as the sun). This 
week's Geek of the Week award goes to the 
Kwik Shop doofus who shuts off all video 
games at 6:00 p.m. sharp. What a guy! I 
urge all of my unloyal following to boycott 
the munchie haven until this procedure is 
repealed. We may march against this deci-
sion if it is not withdrawn. We will be 
forced into closed-fisted rhetoric. Hope-
fully, Fast Eddie's (which is south of Un-
ion) will accept and replenish our quest for 
Big Swigs, turbo vegie dogs, and general 
George Washington wastage. 
For thoseof you who don't know me, I'd 
now like to tell you a few things about 
myself and my plans for this forum. For 
those of you who do know me, please leave 
all slanderous letters under twenty-five words 
in length and praiseworthy letters 665 words 
or more typed and double-spaced. I'm Milt 
Muckraker, the guy who many felt needed 
to max out on an attitude adjustment last 
year. Well, the summer has now separated 
my current attitude and hat of last years'. 
This is a gossip column that I'd like to turn 
into a what's-on-your-mind, gossip, and 
attitude column. I'd like you to believe that 
my opinions are mine and The Clocktower's 
are its, but we'll see how that stands as this 
article progresses. At times, this article can 
be quite informative, and at other times, it 
can be quite aggravating. Still, the choice is 
yours. About myself, well ... my favorite 
time of day is right when I switch my radio 
dial to a new station only to find that Bono 
and U2 are just finishing a song and going 
off the air for about thirty-five more min-
utes, depending on how many records the 
station actually owns. I enjoy the last swal-
lows of most pops (especially if I've shared 
it with friends), and I usually do notice the 
hair on my knuckles. I hate sleeping without 
pillows, and I don't enjoy letters from 
alumni of the school telling me what to 
write about. I like girls with a strong Mary-
land AND Minnesota rearing/background 
and any person who can raise one eye-brow 
at a time. Neat. 
Now for the thought provoking part of 
the Vine. Why do trains always have the 
right of way? And would seeing the Stones 
in Kansas City be like bumping into 
Shakespeare at a drive-in theatre? These are 
questions to which I'd like to get answers as 
soon as possible. Also, what exactly does 
"It's a dog-eat-dog world" mean? 
Beware of the couple boom. Yes, it's 
Calvin and Hobbes 
that time of year when people mingle and 
pair and are happy. Look around. It's hap-
pening virtually everywhere. And don't 
assume that you can't be afflicted. This 
thing is like a virus, but it can be cured. A 
panel of doctors whom I personally as-
sembled found the following preventions to 
render effective, and seven out of ten den-
tists agreed. (I always wonder how the 
Aqua-Fresh company decided which den-
tists to ask and why they don't just find ten 
who agree and say ten out of ten dentists 
agree?) Prevention A: Quit bathing, or if 
you must, don't use soap or shampoo, and 
don't get your hair wet. Prevention B: 
Constantly talk about yourself, even if you 
have to make something up, such as how 
you enjoy watching Oprah Winfrey or you 
race steamrollers in your spare time. Pre-
vention C: Brush your teeth once monthly. 
This will still allow you to get through 
meals relatively painlessly and stain-free. 
And Prevention D: Regularly dive off the 
Everett Dick Building. I must note here that 
these suggestions may fail, and if you do 
become diagnosed in the couple boom, 
beware of the couple swoon which regu-
larly strikes in early February. But don't 
worry. My doctors are working on a cure 
for that as well. 
Well, that about wraps up this gossip-
free Vine, but the year is young, and there 
are hints of action brewing. Remember, 
don't imitate—innovate! 
Sincerely, Milt Muckraker 
by Bill Watterson 
August 31,1989 
The Clocktower - 5 
Sports 
Carl's Fabulous '89 Football Favorites 
Carl Freund 
Sports Editor 
This year's road to the Superbowl will be 
paved with parity indeed. My job, for this 
article, was to wade through this parity and 
pick which two teams I think will be the 
best. The problem is that I do not think there 
are two "best teams." I do feel, however, 
there are a score of mediocre-good teams. 
Before I made my final decision, I conferred 
with Peat Luke as to who should be next 
year's world champions. The following are 
the conclusions at which we arrived. 
First of all, the NFL needs a new com-
missioner. The new commissioner can be 
found right here on Union's campus! After 
two years of organizing Friday Football 
Bowl Games, no one is better qualified than 
Murray Cox. 
I will begin my infamous predictions 
withtheAFC. In the AFC East, there is one 
strong team and two hopefuls. Buffalo looked 
good last year and will look even better this 
year. Their defense was ranked number two 
in the league and will continue to stop the 
league's best offenses this year. The two 
hopefuls are the Pats and the Colts. With a 
good quarterback guiding them, either of 
these teams could be a surprise. The Jets 
seem hopeless, and because Peat said to say 
something nice about the Dolphins, I will 
say that they will do okay this year. 
In the AFC Central, the race will be a lot 
closer. Either the Bengals or the Oilers 
could win the division. When one wins the 
division, be certain the other will be a 
Wildcard pick. Cleveland could win more if 
they would figure out that there is more to 
Kosar's arm than handing off the ball. As 
for Pittsburgh, they are in a building year, 
of course. 
At Union, the AFC West seems to be the 
most popular. Over half of this campus 
loves the AFC West. If you do not love the 
Broncos, you love the fact that the Raiders, 
Chiefs, and Seahawks all beat them. The 
AFC West is the hardest division in football 
today. The Broncos should come out on top 
of the division. The only team that could 
beat them out would be the Raiders. They 
need a QB to lead them, though. If they had 
one, they might even be the best football 
team in the league. San Diego is lost (sorry, 
McMahon fans), and the Chiefs would do 
better with more fan support. Tony, Idonot 
know what to say about Seattle. 
Now on to the NFC. In the NFC East is 
found the greatest parity. Any team could 
be victorious any given year, except Phoe-
nix. The edge will have to go to Buddy 
Ryan's Eagles. If their all-star quarterback 
can stay healthy, they will find their own 
destiny. Do not count out Washington, 
Dallas, or New York, though; they all 
could have a good year. 
The Vikings will win the NFC Central. 
Chicago had a chance until they traded 
McMahon. What can anyone say about the 
Bucs, the Pacs, and the Lions, who all had 
three-and-thirteen records last year? If you 
are like me, you will hope that figure will go 
down this year. 
In the NFC West, I wish I could pick the 
'49ers, the Rams, and the Saints to win the 
division. They are all excellent. I feel, 
however, that the Rams will end up above 
the other two. Last year's champs have too 
much pressure to repeat.. .and a new coach. 
The Saints had a disappointing year last 
year and will have a hard time coming back 
from that fact. Look for both the '49ers and 
the Saints in the Wildcard game. 
The divisions are broken down, and now 
it is time to reveal who this year's Super-
bowl champ will be. First, let me say that 
Peat and I agreed in most areas—except one. 
He feels that since last year the Vikings did 
not succeed, this year they will'. I, on the 
other hand, would like to agree (boy, would 
I) but feel the NFC will win the Superbowl 
with the Eagles at the helm. Both Peat and 
I saw Houston making it to the final but 
going down in the end to the stronger NFC 
team. Have fun this year cheering your team 
on to the Superbowl, and for your sake as 
well as mine, I hope I'm wrong! 
Sporting Possibilities Abound 
At the Union College '49ers Athletic 
Field, something spectacular is going on— 
intramurals! This fall, the loyal sport enthu-
siast can see a parade of football games and 
hear the swoosh of the bat in co-ed softball. 
The teams have already been picked for 
flagball, and the tension is beginning to 
mount. By the time this article hits the 
stands (or desks), the season will already 
have begun. The only thing I can say now is 
that if you still want to get involved, show 
up and watch the games. Let's show each 
other that Union College school spirit. 
Women, if there is a man you have been 
closely watching or you already have under 
your thumb, showupandcheerhimonashe 
endeavors to achieve feats of sporting 
wonderment. And men, if there is a woman 
who tickles your fancy, then show her 
you're not a male chauvinist and cheer for 
her when she attempts feats of equal sport-
ing wonderment. 
Intramurals always offer a fun break 
from studies. In the future, theP.E. depart-
ment will offer other intramural activities 
such as volleyball, basketball, hockey, and 
more softball in the spring. If intramurals 
are not enough, Lincoln Parks and Recrea-
tion offers another alternative—city leagues. 
Right now, they are in the process of start-
ing co-ed volleyball and modified flagball. 
If you are interested and want to get a team 
together, contact Lincoln Parks and Recrea-
tions to see what they have to offer and what 
it takes to join their team. 
The Men's and Women's Union College 
Witness Teams' tryouts will be coming 
soon, so if you're interested, watch for the 
announcement. And if gymnastics is your 
sport, contact Ric Spaulding. 
If none of the above interests you, the 
gym and the Larson Lifestyle Center are 
open nights for various sports. Check the 
posted gym schedules to see what interests 
you. Just do it! 
Attention 
all students, faculty and staff. 
Yearbook portraits 
will be taken on Wednesday 
and Thursday, August 30 and 31, 
from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 
in the lower level of the library. 
Please remember to show up! 
(Seniors by appointment only.) 
See Cherie Jones for more details 
6 - The Clocktower 
August 31,1989