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THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6, 2003

While most students have ahard time balancing their studies,recreation or work commit-ments, some are taking addition-al time out of their lives to helpsupport the UNK campus andKearney community.

Many on-campus fraternities,sororities and Residence Hallshelp sponsor activities for com-munity service. Three groupshave been noticed recently fortheir service projects, althoughthere are a great number of othergroups that perform helpful actsas well that are not named here.

Phi Alpha Theta, the HistoryHonorary Honor Society, Phi EtaSigma, the Freshman HonorarySociety and Sigma Tau Delta, theEnglish Honorary Society, havebeen busy with or preparing fortheir projects.

"Phi Alpha Theta hasn't donea community service activity inseveral years. Since I'm presi-dent this year, I decided that nowis the time," Kendra Moore,graduate assistant and Phi AlphaTheta president, said.

Moore received a memo fromBecky Diercks, head of theKearney Area Housing andHomelessness Coalition,requesting aid for NationalHunger and HomelessnessAwareness Week. As a result,Moore organized a food drive inconjunction with the CommunityAction Partnership of Mid-Nebraska.

The drive lasts from Oct. 27to Nov. 23 and drop boxes havebeen placed at Subway West, theWhiskey Creek Steakhouse,YMCA, Bob's Super Store, theKGFW radio station and variouspoints on the UNK campusincluding: Copeland Hall,Bruner Hall of Science, Fine ArtsBuilding, Thomas Hall andCalvin T. Ryan Library.

According to a Phi AlphaTheta pamphlet, "There are over803 household members whowere near homeless and consid-ered to be in crisis last year inBuffalo County. This food drivewill help bring awareness of theproblem to our community andalso try to help those in need."

The society isn't expecting

California may be 1,500miles away from the Universityof Nebraska at Kearney, andwhat goes on there hardly affectsmost students, but the Californiawildfires blazing over thousandsof acres of land are impactingmore than just the people losingtheir homes and their lives.

These unfortunate peoplehave family all over the country.Even here at UNK, studentsworry about their own familiesliving in Southern California.

“The majority of my familylives in Southern California, butso far my sister has been the onlyone to have to evacuate herhome. She was only able to takeone item and the clothes on herback. She lives in the mountainsand won’t be able to assess thedamage to her property untilafter Nov. 11. My dad lives inAnaheim, Calif., and told me thatthe fire isn’t affecting him yet,but the area is very smoky and

cloudy,” Katie Campuzano,Kearney sophomore, said.

According to CNN HeadlineNews, firefighters have beenworking day and night to try andcontain the many fires destroy-ing Southern California. Thefires are raging from northernLos Angeles to the Mexican bor-der and have killed 20 people asof Oct. 30.

The fires have destroyedmore than 2,500 homes andcharred 730,000 acres. So far,the estimated damage is morethan $2 billion. “This will be themost expensive natural disasterthis state has ever incurred,” out-going Gov. Gray Davis said.“The fires could not only end upbeing the largest but the longestin duration.”

For days, firefighters wereunable to stay ahead of the worstof the wind-driven blazes thatrampaged through drought-stricken timberland in the moun-tain ranges of San Bernadino andSan Diego counties. Luckily, fogand drizzle, along with somesnow that accompanied a cold

front, allowed fire crews to go onthe offensive. Fire crews hopedto take advantage of more wetweather on Oct. 31 to continuebulldozing fire lines and clearingbrush from in front of the firesadvancing through the moun-tains in the two counties.

On Oct. 30, firefighters man-aged to hold the line on the twolargest and most active fires inSan Bernadino and San Diegocounties, which were threateningJulian and Lake Arrowhead, twoof the state’s most belovedtourist spots. Governor-electArnold Schwarzenegger is set totake an aerial tour of the firezones with Gray Davis.

“My aunt and other Californiaresidents are worried aboutArnold Schwarzenegger andGray Davis working together onthis horrible disaster. The twodon’t get along, which doesn’tplay in favor of the victims,”Erin Rauhauser, Sacramento,Calif., junior, said.

Schwarzenegger declines tocomment on whether the disasterwill prompt him to raise taxes.

“I’m now looking for federalmoney for people, for victims ofthe fire, so people can rebuildtheir homes and rebuild theirbusinesses as quickly as possi-ble,” Schwarzenegger said onCNN.

There has been much specula-tion as to how the fires werestarted, but police in SanBernadino County and SanDiego County feel comfortableblaming the cause on arson.Police released a sketch of a pos-sible culprit on Friday; they maybe looking for four or five possi-ble suspects.

“My family is devastated bythe loss of their possessions--notonly their home, but their landand everything they’ve accumu-lated over their lifetime. It hurtsthem even worse to know thatthis damage was caused byanother human being, and it allcould have been prevented,”Campuzano said.

Insurance claims from firedamage are likely to reach more

Despite the cloudy weather,the stars and planets were stillvisible at UNK last Thursday.

Dr. Jose Mena-Werth, depart-ment chair of physics and physi-cal sciences, presented theKepler Mission at the ThomasHall Atrium. The Kepler Missionis a search for terrestrial planetsconducted by NASA.

Mena-Werth has been associ-ated with the Kepler Mission forten years and returns to NASA’sAmes Research Center inMountain View, Calif., to workon the project every summer andwinter break .

NASA’s Kepler team seeks toanswer the questions regarding

life on planets beyond our solarsystem and the number of Earth-size planets that are in existenceby using the “transit method” ofdiscovering planets.

According to the Web site"kepler.arc.nasa.gov," on June 8,2004, observers from Earth willsee a small black dot moveacross the sun, the black dotbeing Venus blocking sunlight asit moves between the Sun andthe Earth. The event is called the“transit of Venus.”

The term “transit” applies anytime one object moves in front ofanother object. Kepler will findplanets by looking for tiny dipsin the brightness of a star when aplanet crosses in front of it. A bitof the transit can be seen fromNebraska. However, the bestlocation in the world to view the

transit is Iraq. The launch of the Kepler

spacecraft is scheduled forOctober 2007, but the hopeamongst the Kepler team is thatthe launch will be bumped up toJune of the same year to allowmore time for observation.According to NASA, the space-craft will stare continuosly forfour years, making brightnessmeasurements of 100,000 starsevery 15 minutes.

Measuring star brighnesschanges will enable the Keplerteam to determine the length ofplanetary years, distances theplanets are from their host star,sizes of the planets and whattypes of stars have planets. TheKepler Mission will look at170,000 stars.

Campus organizations organize service projects

California wildfires hit home for UNK students

NASA’s Kepler Mission searches for new life, planets

Photos by Nicole ErbFor National Hunger and Homelessnes Awareness Week, Phi Alpha Theta is collecting canned foods at local businesses. See Service, page 8

by Ben BrosharAntelope Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of www.msn.comThe California wildfires have destroyed more than 2,500 homes.

by Jenni EpleyAntelope Staff Writer

See Wildfires, page 6

Photo by Hiromi ToyomakiThe Kepler Mission, set to launch in October 2007, uses the “transit method” of discovering planets.

by Beth BremerAntelope Staff Writer

See Mission, page 8

UNK CALENDAR

CAMPUS BEATTHE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6, 20033

QUESTION: DO YOU READ THE ANTELOPE? IF YOU DO, WHAT DO YOU LIKE/DISLIKE? IF YOU DON’T, WHYNOT?

Joe BennettCheyenne, Wyo., freshman

“I’ve glanced through it. I don’tread it because most of the timewhen I look at the cover it does-n’t interest me. Excessive read-ing is hard to do in college.”

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Thursday, .Nov. 6: PoetryReading, sponsored by theOffice of Multicultural Affairs,in the Fireplace Lounge.

Thursday, Nov. 6: Film“Skins” sponsored by theOffice of Multicultural Affairs,7 p.m. in Copeland Hall room133. Free popcorn and punchwill be provided.

Friday, Nov. 7: Poet JimDaniels- Reynolds Writers andReaders Series, 8 p.m. in theBrick Room at the Museum ofNebraska Art, 2401 CentralAve. Event free and open topublic with a book signing andreception to follow.

Friday, Nov. 7: CoffeehousePerformer: Steven Jackson,8:30 p.m .in the Student UnionAtrium.

Saturday, Nov. 8: FallChess Tournament, 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. in the NebraskanStudent Union Atrium. Theone day tournament is open toeveryone. Please bring a chessset and board if you have one.Entry fee is $4. For more infor-mation and entry forms contactRandall Heckman at 2034Founders Hall,heckmanr@unk.edu or (308)865-8868.

Saturday, Nov. 8: UNKFootball vs. Mesa State(RMAC game), 1 p.m. atFoster Field.

Monday, Nov. 10: UNKVolleyball vs. Peru State, 7p.m. in the Health and Sports

Center.

Monday, Nov. 10: UlaliConcert, Native AmericanAcapella Trio, sponsored bythe Office of MulticulturalAffairs, 7 p.m. in the Fine ArtsBuilding Recital Hall. Openreception commences at 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 10: SopranoJeanie Darnell, 7:30 p.m. in theFine Arts Recital Hall.

Monday, Nov. 10: UNKChess Club, 7-10 p.m. in theStudent Union Food Court.Anyone interested in moreinformation may contactRandall Heckman at heck-manr@unk.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 11: RecycledPercussion, 8 p.m. in theNebraskan Student UnionGreat Room. Admission freewith UNK ID, $4 without.

Wednesday, Nov. 12: ‘Can IKiss You?,’ 7:30 p.m. in theNebraskan Student UnionGreat Room. The LeadershipDevelopment Council spon-sors this event, a look at datingand relationships in 2003.Refreshments provided. Call865-8523 for more informa-tion.

Thursday, Nov. 13:Tentative Loper Luncheon,11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Eastconcourse of the Health andSports Center.

Thursday-Saturday, Nov.13-15: UNK VolleyballRMAC Tournament

THE BOTTOM LINE

Amanda CoveyNorth Platte junior

“Yep, I read the Antelope. Ilike Rehor’s Column. I liketo read his smartass com-ments.”

Amy CrawfordOmaha sophomore

“I love reading the policebeat. I like hearing about thestupid things people do. Thepaper could use more pic-tures, though.”

CAMPUS BRIEFSFALSE PHONE SURVEY

Public Safety announcedrecently that several studentshave received calls from a per-son claiming to be conducting astudy sponsored by the psy-chology department. Thisstudy, alleged to be on hypnosisand fetishes, is not a legitimatestudy and is not sponsored bythe department. Call 865-8517or 380-1422 to report anyreceived calls or information.

UNK ATHLETES EARNACADEMIC HONORS

Several UNK athletic teamshave been the recipients of aca-demic accolades as of late. Forthe 2002-03 academic year, theUNK women’s basketball teammaintained the highest cumula-tive GPA at 3.723 for allNCAA, NAIA and junior col-lege programs. Every season,the Women’s BasketballCoaches’ Association names anAcademic Top 25 Team HonorRoll for each division, based oncoach nominations.

In addition, the U.S. TrackCoaches Association recog-nized the UNK women’s trackteam and several individualsfor outstanding academicachievement in 2003. Thewomen’s team had the 10thhighest cumulative GPA inDivision II at 3.33. Also, sixwomen and two men track ath-letes made the Division II indi-vidual All-Academic teamincluding: Dave Smith, Arnold,Scott Jorgensen, Grand Island,Stephanie Schneider, Funk,Jessica Reinsch, Geneva,Leann Fritsche, Maywood,Megan Holmes, Minatare, KateSemin, Bellwood, AmberTiefenthaler, Butte.

Schneider also had the dis-tinction of making the All-Academic Cross Country teamas well. Congratulations to theUNK Athletic Department.

FEELING CHEATED?EXPLORE PARKING

TICKET APPEALPROCESS

If students or faculty feel asthough Public Safety hasunfairly ticketed them, thereare options to pursue. Ticketholders may write an appealonline at www.unk.edu/public-safety. They also may submitan appeal to the Public SafetyOffice located in the southwestcorner of the Memorial StudentAffairs Building. Anotheroption to try is to submit thecase to the StudentGovernment court at 4 p.m.every Tuesday in the StudentGovernment Area of theNebraskan Student Union. Allappeals must be written within14 days of the ticket issue date.

COFFEEHOUSE PERFORMER

On Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m. theNebraskan Student UnionAtrium will host roots/rocksinger and songwriter StevenJackson. Jackson hails from thepredominantly country city ofNashville, Tenn., but his musichas been compared more to theCounting Crows and BruceSpringsteen. He claims WillieNelson and Johnny Cash mostinfluenced his “storytelling”music style. Concert attendeescan expect a show full ofhumor and spectacular soloacoustic guitar pieces. Makesure to come see the artist Paste

Magazine says “gives form toyour thoughts with words morebeautiful, evocative and truethan you could ever find your-self.”

JOB OPENING FORLOUIE

The UNK Spirit Squadrecently announced a new posi-tion for interested and spiritedstudents. They are seeking astudent to become a back up forthe current Louie. For moreinformation, call 865-8523.

UPFF ALLOCATIONS

Does your student organiza-tion need money? The universi-ty offers UPFF Allocations foreligible student organizationsevery other year. Those that didnot submit requests last yearmay still submit budgetrequests for UPFF funds.These funds are available toany on-campus student organi-zation that is open to all UNKstudents. Budget submissionforms are available in theStudent Organizations Area ofthe Nebraskan Student Union.For more information, contactRyan Wanek at (308) 440-4935or wanekra@unk.edu.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION TABLE

Any student with a desire tolearn about worldwide cultureis invited to come to theNebraskan Student Union (nearCoyote Jack’s, in the area withtables and a TV). Starting thisThursday, there will be a lunch-time English conversation tablemeeting there from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. If a student is free dur-ing this time, he or she is wel-

come to come speak Englishwith UNK’s 340 internationalstudents who represent 48 dif-ferent countries. Please cometo learn a wealth of informationand help international studentslearn more about the UnitedStates.

REYNOLDS WRITERSAND READERS SERIES

ANNOUNCED

Charles Fort, director of theReynolds Writers and ReadersSeries, is pleased to announcethis fall’s upcoming lineup ofreaders. The series of readingsall will be at 8 p.m. in TheBrick Room of the Museum ofNebraska Art at 2401 CentralAvenue. All readings are freeand open to the public with abook signing and reception tofollow. Poet Jim Daniels willread Fri., Nov. 7. The Office ofthe Chancellor, UNK’sCreative Writing Program andthe UNK English Departmentsponsors this series. For moreinformation please contactCharles Fort at 865-8164 or e-mail him at fortc@unk.edu.

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October 22: The AntelopeBookstore reported that a malesuspect had stolen a bookworth $100 and sold it back for$30 to the store.

October 22: A Case femalereported ongoing harassmentfrom a male Kearney man.

October 23: A femaleMantor resident reported thetheft of her red, black and sil-ver bike from the rack south ofMantor between Oct.13-23.The estimated value of the bikeis $200.

October 24: A male wastransported from the BurnerHall of Science to the GoodSamaritan Hospital for a med-ical emergency.

October 25: An officerfound a flask containing analcoholic beverage duringlockup of the Fine ArtsBuilding. A male suspect isunder investigation.

October 26: A Randallfemale reported three harassingphone calls from a male claim-ing to be a psychology studentperforming a research project.

October 26: A female CTWresident reported that someonehad stolen $235 worth of herbelongings from the CTWlaundry room from Oct. 16-26.

October 27: A femaleLudden resident reported thetheft of three rings and a charmbracelet from her room on Oct.22 from 3 to 8 p.m. The esti-mated value of the stolen itemsis $425.

October 27: A man reportedthat a window was broken onthe south side of the BrunerHall of Science. The estimatedcost of damage was $150.

October 27: A URN malereported the theft of his blue930 Trek bicycle. The estimat-ed value of the bike is $550.

October 29: A male Martinresident reported that someonehad broken his Ford Mustang’swindshield while parked in Lot11. The estimated cost of dam-age was $200.

October 30: A female Stoutresident reported receiving aharassing phone call on Oct. 26from a male claiming to be apsychology student performinga research project.

October 31: A studentreported the theft of a red bikeworth $100 from the rack out-side of Randall.

October 31: A femalereported that a female Randallresident was suicidal.

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Managing Editor.............................Jonathan RehorNews Editor......................................Molly AlbrechtAssistant News Editor.................Jillian TangemanAdvertising Manager...................Bridget BergmanPhoto Editor.......................................Shiloh Nichols Sports Editor.....................................Lora SlusarskiEntertainment Editor......................Traci WitthuhnLayout Editors...............................Francisco Itamar

Jodi Daigh Copy Editor.......................................Nichole JelinekEditorial Cartoonist.....................Justin McDowellCirculation Manager.....................Zachary HoudekBusiness Manager................................Judy SpiveyAdvisor...................................................Bill KezziahWeb Manager...........................................Tara GoetzWeb Assistant................................Amanda Muller

They meet yet again, peopleof the United States versusvideogames. Two teenagers,William and Joshua Buckner,16 and 14 years old, openedfire on vehicles on interstate40 in Tenn. with a .22 caliberrifle, killing one and severelyinjuring another. The victim’sfamily has now filed a $246million dollar lawsuit againstSony Computer Entertainment

America, Rockstar Gamesand Wal-Mart.

In a rush to blameGTA, Grand Theft Auto,for the killing, there arecertain aspects of thiscase that one mustobserve. This game has arating system on it, justlike any television show.GTA is rated M, whichmakes it rated for 18 andolder. Although there isno law in the United

States stating that childrencan’t buy these games, it is theassumption that parents willcontrol the access to contentunsuitable for their children.

Why didn’t the parents con-trol the access of their 14 and16 year old sons to firearms,enabling them to take a fullyloaded rifle on that fatal nightand end a man’s life for noother apparent reason then that

they were “bored”? Of course,no one is prepared to questionthe access to a rifle in this case,this being something of atouchy subject in Americanpolitics, but instead the blamebeing laid at the door of thegames industry.

Where is the line that peo-ple must and need to drawbetween reality and games?I’ve played GTA before andthat doesn’t mean that I amgoing to drive around, pick upa hooker, do my business, payher and then run her over withmy car and take my moneyback.

This is not the first time thatthe games industry is beingblamed. After the tragicColumbine school shootings inLittleton, Colo. the parents ofseveral of the victims attempt-ed to sue a host of game com-panies such as Nintendo.

Yeah, because after I play agame of Mario Kart the firstthing I want to do is get in a carand race seven of my friendswhile running into them and

shooting objects at them. People need to take individ-

ual responsibility for theiractions and parents need totake responsibility for their

children. The games are not toblame for these actions, thepeople that commit the crimesare.

Lora SlusarskiSportsEditor

As if I really care...

I have a photgraphof a group of friends caught in amoment I’m sure none of themremember. It is a picture some-one snapped at a birthday partya couple of years ago of every-one laughing; not just smiling orgiggling, but laughing to thepoint of tears. Today I can’t tellyou what was so funny, nor canany of them, but anyone observ-ing the photo would agree thateveryone was having a good

time. Laughing is not syn-

onymous with beinghappy, something beingfunny, having a goodtime, etc. We all knowunhappy people laugh.We laugh when we arefrustrated or even angrywith someone. We alsodon’t always laugh whenwe are happy. But, beingtruly happy and being able

to laugh at the same time is oneof life’s ultimate natural highs.

Looking at this photographmakes me wonder how manytimes in all of our 20- some-thing years any of us havelaughed like that. According toa poll by the Gallup NewsService in Princeton, N.J., 94percent of Americans describedthemselves as being “very” or

“fairly” happy. However, mostadults do not laugh enough.Adults, on average, laugh about15 times per day, as comparedto children, who laugh approxi-mately 400 times every day.

Why do children laugh somuch more every day? Aretheir lives filled with morelaughable moment than adults?I don’t think so. Children justfind the humor in everydayoccurrences. Adults may havejust as many opportunities tolaugh, but don’t. Most of ustake each moment too seriously.

Patty Wooten, author of“Compassionate Laughter: Jestfor Your Health”, wrote, “Agood sense of humor can justget you through daily life withfewer psyche bruises. Humorserves as an inner safety valvethat allows us to release tension,

dispel worry, relax and let go.”What happened? When was

the last time you laughed sohard you almost fell over or felta sense of euphoria? Most of usare happy, so why aren’t welaughing when it can be so ben-eficial.

Psychologist Paul McGeehas researched and shownlaughter relaxes muscles, helpscontrol pain, may lower bloodpressure, and helps to managestress while increasing joy, cir-culation and respiration.

There are those moments inlife when our minds temporarilydysfunction, when nothingseems to be going right or whenwe have a ton of stuff to getdone and not enough time. But,the next time you have one ofthose moments, or even anentire day, don’t say to yourself,

“I will laugh about this later.”Laugh about it now and reap thebenefits.

Psychiatrist Robert Holden,who runs laughter clinics forEngland’s National HealthService says, “Smiling andlaughing produce happy chemi-cals called endorphins whichwork in the brain to give anoverall feeling of well-being.”

But, don’t wait for thosemoments to get a laugh out oflife, set yourself up. Turn to thecomics first, watch a funnymovie or go out with friends.You are 30 times more likely tolaugh in a social setting thanwhen you are alone.

Laughter is a common lan-guage among all of us, somejust laugh more than others.Don’t take the benefits of laugh-ter for granted, do what you

have to do. If you can’t findanything to laugh at as an adult,take a break and be a kid again.I have friends who still buythemselves Happy Meals. Goto the park, play a game: kids dosilly things and you still can too.

“Silliness is very seriousstuff,” says Doctor Lee Berk,one of the United States’ lead-ing researchers on humor andhealth.

So, right now, plan on doingsomething today that will makeyou laugh, then plan somethingagain and again. Plan momentsas many times as you need untillaughing comes naturally to youonce more, like when you werea kid, so you can laugh 400times every day. Remember,“the most wasted day is that inwhich we have not laughed,”Chamfort said.

Two roads diverged in ayellow wood...

NicholeJelinekCopyEditor

Definitely a laughing matter

Where do we place the blame ?

To whom it may concern:

God, morality, abortion, gayrights, censorship, humanrights, divorce rates...these rep-resent only a part of the toolsutilized in a battle that is trulyone of life and death: the battlefor your mind and soul. As weenter into college and progressthrough it, we are exposed to amyriad of worldviews that aredelivered with the expectationthat they are heard anddevoured keeping the idea oftolerance alive. Regardless ofone’s personality, this battle isindeed one of seriousness as itnot only determines the path ofthe lives of individuals but ofsociety as well. Tolerance isfine however acceptance iswhere logical lines can bedrawn. Use the resources avail-able to you to form questions

and seek those who will listenand respond back. To toleratein today’s society implies oneshould do so blindly and that isa dangerous mire to trek into.

“Discover the magic ofWicca” carries the implicationthat worldviews rise and fall inwaves due to popular trends andif one is looking for a spiritualpick-me-up, look no furtherthan Wicca. I have no qualmsabout people checking suchworldviews out however as aChristian who was once anatheist, I urge my fellow collegestudents to be aware of this bat-tle that rages every day andexamine each worldview care-fully for the only thing that willnot be harmed...the truth.

Ben WebbKearney Junior

Dear Editor:

I’m writing in reference tothe article regarding the PurpleHedge Shoppe. It concerns methat the article made many state-ments regarding Christianity,but only one was made by aChristian. All comments madeby people who don’t practicethe faith were allowed to standas truth. This practice sets up astraw man, an easy figure to teardown. I would like to respondto a few of these claims.

“We have tender and lovinggods and goddesses, whereas inthe Christian faith, you aretaught to fear God.”

Though this statement doesnot directly say that the God ofthe Christians is not merciful orloving, the implication is hard

to miss. I believe in a Godwhose love for us is almostunbelievable. This God choseto give up his glory to hang outwith the dregs of society, thepoor, and the most ingloriouspeople, know the full range ofindividual experience, and ulti-mately die the death of a convictto re-establish a relationshipwith us. This God has gottenmud on his feet. God experi-ences life with us as a friendhere in this moment with eachof us.

I believe there’s a reasonGod is described many times inthe Bible in parental terms. Godloves us as a parent. Most peo-ple would agree that parentswho encouraged their childrento do damaging things to them-selves and others wouldn’t be

considered loving parents. Partof parental love is to set consis-tent guidelines based on moreexperience and information thana child has access to. Parentsmust let their children knowwhen they’ve violated thesebounds so they don’t harmthemselves or others. Godloves each of us individually.We must balance our individualdesires with the needs of thewhole. This is the goal of civi-lization.

“For me, I found it hard tobelieve in or follow a singlemale entity...”

I don’t follow a single maleentity, either. Human termscannot always convey the eter-nal verities. We do not current-ly have a word for a God who isneither male nor female. God’s

action consists of stereotypical-ly masculine traits of confi-dence, rationality, boldness, andfiery passion. God’s action alsoconsists of more feminine traitssuch as gentleness, compassion,love, emotional nurturance andhealing. To worship the humanform of male or female iscounter to worshipping theChristian God.

I also objected to the use ofthe last quote by Dar Williamsto end the piece. Its position asthe last thing read affects thewhole tone of the piece. Thesins that some Christians of thepast committed against peoplein the name of God are atro-cious. But the converse is alsotrue: in Roman society,Christians could be crucified fortreason for believing that there

was a power higher than Caesar.What we all must remember, isthat humans have unfortunatelyhurt each other in the past. Allwe can affect is the present. Thefirst quote suggests understand-ing and tolerance; the last quoteis filled with indirect blame,which will not help eitherunderstanding or tolerance.

In closing, I would like tochallenge the Antelope to run an

equally large story onChristianity. In fairness to thefaith, gather research and quotesfrom those who practice thefaith. I challenge the Antelopeto present an exciting, living,and thoughtful view onChristianity.

Sarah ColeFranklin Senior

Dear Editors:

On the front page of the Antelope dated the Week of October30, 2003 you have run a photograph of magickal books, videos andimplements from the Purple Hedge Shoope under the banner head-line “Discover the Magic of Wicca.” This photo and its exhorta-tion run unaccompanied, floating like an island in the midst ofunrelated news events. Though there is a leader to a page-ten storyon the same theme, it’s separated from the photo, visible only tosomeone who looks for it. The photo and its banner exist on thepage only in and of themselves.

Would the Antelope run, unqualified, a photograph of a hand-copied Torah and a mezuzah, under the banner “Discover theShalom of Judaism”? Or a photo of the Rose Window of NotreDame Cathedral headlined “Discover the Spirit of Christianity”?How about a muezzin singing the call to prayer under the banner“Discover the Peaceful Submission of Islam”? And if not, how canyou justify the photo as it stands?

Kevin L NenstielKearney Senior

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Where is the Love?Courtney Love has decided

to enter drug rehab after beingtreated for an overdose in earlyOctober. Spokeswomen forLove said that she regrettedhaving her daughter, FrancesBean, with her during her drugoverdose in their Beverly Hillshome.

“I calmed her while we wait-ed for the ambulance to arrive,”said Love about the mishap.

The night before her over-dose, Love was arrested afterofficers were called to a resi-dence where Love was alleged-ly breaking windows at 2:30a.m.

The owner of the home saidhe knew Love personally anddidn’t want to press charges.

A drug evaluation was per-formed and when it showedLove was in fact under theinfluence of a controlled sub-stance she was placed underarrest. A $2,500 bail was set andLove was released later thatnight.

At 6:00 a.m. the followingday, Beverly Hills policeresponded to a medical emer-gency where they found Love ina dire state.

Love, who is said to havebeen abusing prescription drugsand cocaine for some time, toldAmerican juvenile court thatshe is fit to look after daughter,Frances Bean Cobain. For thetime being, Love’s mother has

custody of the child. What happened to push this

entertainer to the edge? Her lifehas gone from unstable to out ofcontrol and unruly over the pasttwo decades. Love is now reap-ing the consequences.

Love, 39, has struggled withher career, her love life and ofcourse her drug problem foryears.

Even as a child, Love hasbounced in and out of relation-ships. After being placed in asuccession of boarding schools,

foster homes and juvenilehomes she left for Taiwanwhere she became a strippermaking up to $2500 a night.

Love later decided that shewanted to be in a punk band andreturned to the Bay area whereshe eventually joined Faith NoMore.

Love was kicked out of theband because of conflicts withother members and decided toform her own.

It was 1989 and Love begansearching for band mates. She

formed the group Hole, and in1991 the band released theirfirst album “Pretty on theInside” which was a modestsuccess.

Love’s marriage to Nirvanafront man Kurt Cobain is whatshe claims skyrocketed hercareer. The two were married in1992 and six months later theyhad daughter Frances.

Much controversy occurredafter the birth of their daughterbecause of the pair’s wildbehavior. Frances was almostremoved from the home when itwas suspected Love had doneheroin while pregnant.

In 1994, Cobain was founddead from what is said to be sui-cide. A week after Cobain’sdeath, Hole’s highly acclaimedalbum “Live Through This” wasreleased. Nonetheless, the tragicevent sent Love into exile.

“Her music and her daughterare the only things that arekeeping her alive,” a source toldRolling Stone magazine. “Iworked with her this summer onher new solo album and she wasa mess.”

Earlier this year, Love signedwith Virgin Records to releaseher first solo album, AmericasSweetheart. Originally, Oct. 28was the release date, but inSeptember the CD was pushedback to February 2004.

Love is currently facing drugpossession charges and couldreceive punishment of $20,000in fines, a year of jail time andmandatory drug rehabilitation.

LPAC brings Jackson backSinger/Songwriter Steven

Jackson will be making anappearance at UNK on Nov. 7 at8:30 p.m. in the NebraskanStudent Union Atrium. Thisevent is a part of the Mochasand Music series, sponsored bythe Loper Programming andActivities Council.

Jackson returns to theKearney stage after filling theatrium at last year’s show. Theyoung artist brings back his hip-ster sound and cutting humor toentertain students. LPACMochas & Music Chairperson,Patricia Borland, is glad to haveJackson on board this year.

“Steven really impressed uswith his style last year,”Borland, Papillion junior, said.“He is a good performer with anawesome stage presence - per-fect for the coffeehouse set-ting.”

The now 26-year-oldsinger’s first album came out in1999. “Gathering Rust” was aself-produced, 14-track cutrecorded in Georgia. For hissecond CD, entitled “Boxfan,”Jackson was backed up by aband called “The Leavers”including: producer/guitaristRob Seals, drummer EddieWalker, keyboardist ChadBarger and engineer/bassistSteve Graham. This crew gavethe music a more “gritty” feel,but Jackson now finds himselfon tour sans band, creating arugged “it’s just me” sound.

His third album, “Home

From the Fight,” was releasedon Sept. 29. This CD contains11 tracks, some of which aresure to be played at Fridaynight’s concert.

“Roots-rock” and “acousticAmericana” are terms used todescribe the distinctive sound

Jackson possesses; he has beencompared to Counting Crowsand Bruce Springsteen. Jacksonclaims to draw his story-tellingtechnique from classic countryartists Johnny Cash and WillieNelson.

“I guess I just absorbed thesounds of traditionally-influ-enced writers,” Jackson said onhis website, www.stevenjack-son.net. “I used to sit in the backseat of my parents’ Buick andsing real deep and twangy -making fun of the countrymusic they listened to. I was

into the Sex Pistols andRamones then, but I rememberreally connecting with some ofthe songs I heard riding aroundin that car.”

Paste Magazine describedthis folksy-lore style as “givingform to your thoughts withwords more beautiful, evoca-tive, and true than you couldever find yourself.”

Borland says she has beenhearing quite a lot of buzz on

campus about the soulful song-ster and Friday night’s coffee-house performance.

“There are quite a few peo-ple with plans to come out forthe event. I’ve got a friend whohasn’t been able to shut upabout Steven since he was herelast fall,” Borland said. “LPACis proud to sponsor on-campusactivities like this and we inviteeveryone out for a fun Fridaynight.”

Halloween...it’s not justfor the kids

October is now over, and sois one of the most prominentparty-throwing holidays in theUnited States. As we look backon last weekend’s festivities werealize how importantHalloween is when you’re incollege.

No longer is trick-or-treatingthe activity of choice, rather,parading around town in some-thing purchased at Walmart forunder five dollars is the norm.Many of the problems in thisfestivity come about when peo-ple think they have the best cos-tume on the block, as if theywere the first to think of it.

The costume you weardecides whether or not you’regoing to have a good evening ornot, something that many party-goers neglect to acknowledge.Wrapping yourself in SaranWrap to represent “Safe Sex”may seem like a splendid ideaearly in the night, but a fewChardonnays and a couple ofdances at the local club willfind you painfully regretting thewitty idea.

One UNK junior sufferedsuch a tragedy. He thought hisidea of being a spork forHalloween was more originalthan anybody else’s. Much tohis dismay, three gentlemenwaltzed into the Jet as their ownform of utensils.

This year’s popular cos-tumes ranged from Mario andLuigi to the wide range ofBritneys and a horrendouslyfrightening clown busting agroove at the Jet.

Props are essential in the for-mation of the costume - thinkfunctional. If you can success-fully wear the enormousIncredible Hulk gloves anddrink an adult beverage,chances are you will be the life

of the party that evening.Perhaps a Tiki torch enhancesyour outfit - bring it along todouble as a beverage holder,proving success in both creativ-ity and practicality. For manyconnoisseurs, props are the onlyway to explain why exactly youdressed the way you did.Nobody wants to be the tennisplayer without a racquet or aribbon dancer without a ribbon.

As with each holiday fiasco,the host of a Halloween partyalways has quite a task to tack-le, so plan your attire respect-fully. The girls who wear thelovely dresses with the featheryheaddresses and boas lookamazing, but when they possessa chronic molting problem, thehost is never very pleased.

Year after year, there isalways the guy who tries to copout of dressing up. There is nosuch thing as a “nudist onstrike” and just because a serialkiller can look like anybody,doesn’t mean you do. Next yeargo for something much morecreative, like the carrot, rabbitand dog trio. Then you and yourtwo friends can chase eachother and people will actuallyenjoy having you at their par-ties.

On a lighter note, Halloweenserved as the perfect opportuni-ty for many students to act asstupid as humanly possible. Ifyou were clad in a RichardNixon mask nobody could rec-ognize you on campus thisweek. For those of you regret-ting some Halloween episodes -remember this when pickingnext year’s costume.

So this is the bottom line.Halloween is about 360 daysaway. Start thinking of yourcostume now and, because thereis nothing worse than a cross-dresser that forgets his under-wear, don’t start drinking untilafter you put it on.

by Jessie MohrAntelope Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of www.rollingstone.com Singer/Actress Courtney Love is facing drug charges whilefighting to maintain custody of her daughter.

by Traci WitthuhnAntelope Entertainment Editor

by Jeff VanRoyAntelope Staff Writer

The Joe Schmo Show is a hitI love my Sunday after-

noons. That may be an under-statement. I cherish my Sundayafternoons. There is nothingbetter than ordering in a ton ofChinese take-out and filling upmy afternoon with Hunans andthe Lifetime Channel.

There I sit, engrossed by thefour-hour story of a woman whowas framed by her husband fora crime she didn’t commit andsent to prison, only to be strick-en with cancer and lose her chil-dren. For some time, I thoughtthere was no other form of valu-able entertainment.

And then Spike TV and the“Joe Schmo Show” came along.

Spike TV is an awesome newchannel that is supposed to beguy-friendly television. Severalshows that grace the screen,such as Star Trek, do less thanpeak my interest. The channelalso airs an abundance of carshows that seem to last forever.However, there are plenty ofother programs on this networkthat can easily fill up my after-noon.

One in particular that caughtmy attention and has graduallyeased me away from my weeklydose of depressed housewiveson the Lifetime Channel is the“Joe Schmo Show.”

The “Joe Schmo Show” isanother one of those crappyreality shows - or so I thought.The basis of the show is thatevery single person on the set isan actor; except Matt (Joe).Poor pathetic Matt, a middleclass law school drop-out, hasno idea that he is the butt of anextremely elaborate and crueljoke.

Let me give you a rundownof the show: Matt thinks he hasbeen chosen to be on a realitytelevision series called “Lap ofLuxury.” He believes that whilehe is staying in a mansion for afew weeks, he will be compet-ing with ten other people for$100,000. There are stupid con-

tests and people get voted off -the typical reality show stuff.

What Matt doesn’t realize isthat the whole show is a setup.There are loose scripts writtenand it is predetermined who isgoing to win and what is goingto go on in the mansion.

At first, I really felt sorry forMatt. But after all of the stupidrituals, such as the “immunityrobe” and throwing plates withthe payers faces on them into afireplace and declaring thatplayer “dead” to the rest of thegroup, you would think some-one with just a little bit of a cluewould catch on. Especiallywhen they were asked to eat dogfeces as part of a game.

(Thankfully Matt declined)The show ended with the

season finale on Tuesday, Oct.28, but I am still watching thereruns. I won’t blow the endingfor you just incase you haven’tcaught on to this fabulous guiltypleasure quite yet. Spike TV isstill airing the show Sundays at8:00 p.m. and sporadicallythroughout the week, so it won’tbe hard to catch it.

If the “Joe Schmo Show”just doesn’t sound like some-thing that would spark yourinterest, or you simply have aconscience and can’t watchsomeone being put through thetorture that Matt had to endure,there is still hope for your view-

ing pleasure. I must also suggest “Most

Extreme EliminationChallenge.” This Spike TV pro-gram is boasted as the “ultimatein reality sports” and involvespeople trying to perform outra-geous stunts, and usually fail-ing. This time though, theyknow exactly what they are upfor. “Most Extreme EliminationChallenge” airs Thursdays at9:00 p.m. with Saturday andSunday repeats.

If you are in dire need ofsome new forms of entertain-ment in terms of television, turnto Spike TV - entertainmentawaits you.

by Heather BunsenAntelope Staff Writer

Photos courtesy of www.stevenjackson.net Steven Jackson, a roots-rock artist will take the stage in theStudent Union Atrium on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m.

Photo by Adam WagnerUNK students donned costumes for some freakish fun on Oct. 31. Who says you’ve got to be a kid to enjoy Halloween?

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The Loper football teamcame in riding a seven gamewinning streak against FortHays, and has won three in arow on their turf. All of thatchanged Saturday as the Tigersdefeated UNK 38-34.

Pat Korth, Hastings senior,had a career day against theTigers completing 26 of 42passes for 464 yards and twotouchdowns.

His second 400-yard perfor-mance of his career, for the sea-son, Korth has passed for 2,859yards this season second only toJustin Coleman's 3,167 in 1999.

In addition, Korth needs onlyfour completions next week to

break Mike Muma's completionrecord of 190 that he set in2001. Korth was not the onlyLoper having a record settingday.

Richie Ross, Lincoln sopho-more, had 16 catches for 317yards and a touchdown.

Ross set school and confer-ence records on Saturday. His16 catches broke Jebb Hatch'sof 15, and his 317 yards shat-tered the previous record of 246set by Ted Murray back in 1985.

This total also broke MikeColledi of Colorado School ofMines conference record of 310yards dating back to 1970.

The output is the most by areceiver this year in all ofDivision II and it ties for eightmost in Division II history.

For the season Ross has

caught 68 balls for 1,300 yardsand nine touchdowns. Ross wasnamed D2Football.com'sNational Offensive Player or theWeek along with Player or theWeek honors from the RMACand Nebraska Division II.

Alongside Ross, fellowreceiver Garth Mins, Lexingtonjunior, had seven catches for135 yards and a score.

The Loper special teamscould not seem to help out theirdefense as they let Hays gainmore than 200 yards on fivekick returns giving the Tigers ashort field to work with.

Also the Loper defense couldnot seem to corral backup quar-terback Josh Todd as he carriedthe ball 21 times for 116 yardsand completed six of 12 for 95yards and score.

In a game where bothdefenses were struggling, UNKmanaged to score 20 unan-swered points to take a 34-23lead early in the fourth quarter.

Hays responded with a driveof their own as Todd foundreceiver Andre Freeman for a25-yard pass to the 35-yard line,the very next play he raced 35yards for the touchdown andcompleted a two point conver-sion to cut the lead down to 34-31.

"I definitely feel this seasonhas been a disappointmentbecause there have been a handfull of plays that we needed tomake but could not make them,"Jered Butts, Colorado Springs,Colo., junior, said.

The Lopers have lost all fourgames this year by a combined

26 points, and in all but one ofthose games they have outgained their opponents by widemargins.

"It has been frustrating thatwe have been able to stay ingames but haven't been able toexecute at the right times,"Butts said.

The Tiger defense held theLoper offense and then drovedown the field 69 yards in nineplays to take the lead for good.

UNK did manage to get theball back with 1:04 left to playafter Fort Hays missed a 27-yard field goal.

"No, they really did notcome out with anything specialor that we were not prepared forwe just could not pull it out inthe end," Ross said.

UNK began driving down

field converting a fourth andeight to Mins to keep the chainsmoving.

The Lopers had one lastopportunity to continue drivingdown the field but Korth's passfell incomplete to receiverDustin Schmeits, Wayne junior.

"Yes this season has been adisappointment but also a hum-bling experience. This lets usknow that we need to stop play-ing down to our opposition,"Ross said.

With the loss it marks thefirst time in Darrell Morris'shead coaching career that he hasnot one at least seven games.

UNK will finish out the sea-son this Sat. against Mesa Stateat Foster Field, kickoff sched-uled for 1:00 p.m.

The 10th-ranked Loper vol-leyball team extended theirwinning streak to 14 straightmatches after a battle againstthe Fort Hays State Tigers onTues. night at the Health andSports Center.

Attendance was a season-high 1,911, as Loper volleyballsupporters turned to watch themeeting between the two long-time RMAC rivals.

"Our home record is a directreflection of how tough ourcourt is for opponents. We loveto play here, and most of thevisitors do not really believethey can win here, so that is agood combination for us,” RickSquiers, head volleyball coach,said.

“Our crowd is the best in thecountry for Division II, and oneof the best for all of collegevolleyball,” Squiers said. “I amguessing there are a lot ofteams who are hoping that wedon't win on Fri. (againstMetro) so they do not have tocome back to UNK for theRMAC."

UNK had a 23-match, 11-year winning streak over Haysbefore losing 3-2 to the Tigersin Sept.

"I don't think the fact thatFHSU snapped our winningstreak against them had any-

Volleyball continues to knock off competition

Ross sets records as Lopers fall at Hays

thing to do with the way weprepared to play them at home.Our girls wanted to play welland stay in contention for theconference championship andwe knew that we would have toplay well to beat a team that hadgiven us a previous loss,"Squiers said.

The Lopers, looking forrevenge, put the match away injust three games, sweeping then21st-ranked Fort Hays in justthree games (-24, -26, -17).

The victory over the Tigersmoved the Lopers into firstplace in the RMAC.

UNK is 15-1 in the confer-ence, just a half game ahead ofMetro State (14-1).

Erin Gudmundson, Kearneysophomore, had 14 kills to addto the Loper effort, while ErinArnold, Casper, Wyo., junior,added 11 kills and 16 digs.

Kelli Bunger, Grand Islandfreshman, contributed 11 kills,and Samantha Harvey, Taylorsophomore, had six kills, fourblocks, and nine digs.

Also contributing to theLoper effort was Erin Brosz,Grand Island sophomore, with ateam-high five blocks and sixkills, as well as Bethany Spilde,Council Bluffs, Iowa, sopho-more, with 43 assists and fivekills.

UNK, the top-hitting team inthe RMAC for the year with ahitting percentage of .278,ended the match with a .361effort, with only nine hittingerrors.

Fort Hays entered the matchas the team with the second-highest attack percentage in theRMAC (.268), but a toughLoper defense kept the Tigers toa .184 hitting percentage, with25 errors.

"Hitting percentage is a crit-ical stat in volleyball because itreflects not only hitting, but set-ting and passing as well. Oneof our team goals is to alwaysbe at or near the top in this cat-egory because we know it willgive us a chance to win. Thisyear's team has done wellbecause we are passing well,

setting well, and obviously wehave some hitters who can putthe ball away and limitunforced errors," Squiers said.

The next challenge for theLopers was Fri. at the Healthand Sports Center againstRegis, but the UNK volleyballteam rose to the occasion to putRegis away in three games (-18,-21, -15).

The victory over Regisbrought the Loper's record to25-4, 16-1 RMAC, and markedthe 17th straight home matchwon by UNK.

UNK's straight match streakis the second longest win streakin the volleyball program overthe last five years.

Gudmundson had a team-high 15 kills, as well as a teambest seven blocks.

Brosz helped her out, with11 kills. Brosz had only oneerror for a .526 hitting percent-age on the night. Brosz has a.373 hitting percentage for theseason.

Arnold also added to theteam effort, with ten kills and ateam high 14 digs. The three"Erin's" on the team had a com-bined 36 kills, 21 digs and nineblocks for the Lopers.

Harvey had seven kills, fivedigs, and three blocks to con-tribute to the Loper victory,while Spilde had 36 assists andfour kills.

A tough Loper defenseforced Regis to hit a negative.019 for the night.

"We have tried to emphasizeall season that we need to getbetter each week and so far weseem to have done that. By thetime we reach the RMAC tour-nament, we hope we are playingour best volleyball of the sea-son. At that stage, usuallyeveryone you play is a goodteam so we will have to be atour best to advance through thetournament," Squiers said.

The Lopers continue tocome up against their RMACopponents, playing seventhranked Metro State Fri. inDenver.

Photo by Adam WegnerAbove: The Loper volleyball team awaits a serve from Fort Hays. Below: Erin Gudmundson prepares for a spike attempt while Kelly Bunger backs her up.

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The newly redesigned $20bill is flashing its way aroundKearney. The U.S. Bureau ofEngraving and Printing intro-duced the colorful and moresecure bills into circulation onOct. 9.

The bills were released aspart of the bureau's effort tocurb counterfeiting by updatingcurrency every 7-10 years.

Although the new bills havethe traditional U.S. currencyappearance and size, they arenoticeably different from theolder design.

For the first time in modernhistory, the bill features colorsother than black and green,according to the BEP. The newdesigns have subtle hues ofpeach, blue and green in the

background.The new design includes a

blue eagle in the backgroundand a metallic green eagle nextto an enhanced portrait of for-mer president Andrew Jackson.The image of the White Houseon the back of the bill isunchanged with the newdesign.

In addition to its alteredappearance, the newlydesigned bill has three impor-tant security features carriedover from the last design.

These features include thewatermark, or a faint image ofthe Jackson portrait, visible onboth sides when held up to alight.

There is also a securitythread, the vertical strip ofplastic embedded in the paperwhich reads 'USA TWENTY'with a small flag next to it.

Finally, the numeral '20' in

the lower-right corner hascolor-shifting ink. The colorchanges from copper to greenwhen the bill is tilted. This fea-ture has been made more dra-matic with the new bill.

Many counterfeiters haveturned to advancement in digi-tal technology to try to repli-cate the bills.

Even with the advancementsin technology though, counter-feiting is rare. There are one totwo counterfeit bills for everygenuine bill in circulationreports moneyfactory.com.

Dana Dierwechter, GuestService Team Lead for theKearney Target, has never seena counterfeit $20 bill comethrough at the store. Shebelieves it is a very real possi-bility that it could happen inKearney though. Cashiers atTarget are trained to look forcounterfeit bills, but they can-

not always be detected immedi-ately.

"They (Cashiers) are taughtto look for the security strip,but I don't believe we arealways doing that when we arebusy," Dierwechter said.

The BEP and FederalReserve System have been pro-moting the new bill heavilyaround the globe.

Advertisements in printmedia, the Internet and com-mercials have increased thepublic's curiosity on the bill'snew features.

An extensive educationalprogram was established forbusinesses to prepare theiremployees and their cash-han-dling equipment for the transi-tion. The program includedbrochures, posters, videos andCD-ROMS.

As the BEP and FederalReserve System alerted busi-

nesses early to the new bills,there have not been many prob-lems like when the last bill wasintroduced in 1998.

Most vending and slotmachine software has beenupgraded to support the newbills, according toMSNBC.com. They alsoreported that the only problemsthus far have been with theautomated payment devices onself-checkout machines.

Kearney banks noticed anincreased demand for the newbills and businesses began see-ing more of them come throughonce advertisements alerted thepublic that there was a newlydesigned bill in circulation.

"It seems like as soon asthey advertised the new bills onTV we saw them right away,"Jason Shulteis, Skeeter BarnesFront of House Manager, said.

Across town at Target,

cashiers have yet to handlemany of the new bills. "Ihaven't seen a whole lot ofthem. We still have a lot of theold ones," Dierwechter said.

The Federal Reserve Boardemphasizes that the old billswill still maintain their valuedespite the increased demandfor the new design.

The new bills will co-circu-late with the old bills until theold bills become worn and arepulled from circulation,according tomoneyfactory.com.

While the federal govern-ment does spend a lot of moneyto update the currency, mostpeople agree that it is worth itto have secure currency.

"You look at it this way, it'sgoing to make my dollar worth-less if there is all this illegalmoney out there," Shultheissaid.

Renovated $20 bills: rich in color, securityby Stephanie FielderAntelope Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of www.msn.comThe uncontrollable wildfires in Southern California forced firefighters to risk their own safety.

After thousands evacuated andover 20 deaths, worst of fires over

than $1 billion. “My family lives in San

Bernadino and Hesperia, andfraudulent insurance agentsare beginning to approach vic-tims of the fires,” Rauhausersaid.

Tens of thousands of peo-ple were without homes,either because of mandatoryevacuations or because theirhomes had been burned to the

ground or made uninhabitable.Advancing flames on Oct. 29forced the evacuation of mostof the city of Hesperia.

“I have an aunt who lives inHesperia. She has asthma andis unable to leave her home.Hesperia is on hill and com-munity members are forced todrive through the fire to get towork in nearby Los Angeles.My aunt and other communitymembers are very worriedabout their jobs and income,”

Rauhauser said. As of Nov. 3, many people

who were forced to evacuatein Southern California wereable to return to their homes,or what remained of theirhomes. Many returned to pilesof ash.

On the positive side, CNNsaid California firefightersfeel the worse part of the firesare over. It's now time torebuild and move on.

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Three R’s good for children

The combination of reading,rhyme and rhythm are three‘R’s’ that excite children.Reading a book, rhyming wordsand recognizing rhythm inmusic are fundamental tools toa child’s development.

UNK and Kearney HighSchool students recently teamedup in an effort to get childrenexcited about books. Reading,Rhyme, and Rhythm Rock washosted by UNK College ofEducation students for Kearneyarea children on Oct. 28. Morethan 20 children, ages 4 to 6,participated in the event held atthe United Methodist Church inKearney.

The UNK students involvedin the planning were KariBrooks, Indianola junior;Jerome Mallek, McCook junior;Marcus Donner, Madisonjunior; Jessica Loveless,Naponee junior; LeAnnSchluntz, Naponee senior; NickLemek, Omaha sophomore;Holly Henn, North Loup senior;Nicolle Plambeck, Grand Islandsenior; and Erin Schack,Columbus junior.

Kearney High School stu-dents involved with the eventswere Samantha Jones, RachelMiller, Heather Sherwood,Brooke Sherwood, AbbyBittman and Allen Jones.Sharon Andes-Cozad, a formerkindergarten teacher and cur-rent UNK graduate assistant inteacher education, and DebIwan, a child development spe-cialist in the Kearney communi-

ty and a consultant for theParents as Teacher’s Program,helped plan Reading, Rhymeand Rhythm Rock.

As an elementary and specialeducation major, Brooksenjoyed working with theReading, Rhyme, and RhythmRock program. She finds it grat-ifying to help children, espe-cially ones with special needs.

“I really enjoy working withkids, especially young chil-dren,” Brooks said. “I havelearned that you mean a lot tothe kids and that they look up tous as a role model.”

The event began years agowhen students from UNK andother Nebraska collegesplanned a themed event calledStorybook Ball. GeraldineStirtz, director of the Office forService Learning in the UNKDepartment of TeacherEducation, helped implementthe event.

“I felt this would be a greatway to get our UNK students towork with the high school stu-dents in an effort together,”Stirtz said. “It turned out to be agreat way to get studentsinvolved in actually planningand implementing a serviceevent in which they could take aleadership role and experiencethe outcomes of their efforts inmany different ways.”

The event highlighted fivestations, each with differentbooks to read. One UNK stu-dent and one Kearney High stu-dent teamed up to mentor thechildren in each group. T h eteam members lead a discussionabout reading and books and

then read a story to the children.The children then took part inan activity related to the story.Refreshments were served, andeach child received a creativitybox containing art supplies.

For example, the children’sclassic book "Chicka ChickaBoom Boom" was read to thechildren, and then they weregiven construction paper palmtree parts to assemble. Theypieced the parts together andglued alphabet letters to thetree.

“Each child took his creationhome, which would allow thechild to retell the story to a par-ent or friend as they talkedabout their tree,” Stirtz said.

“In a classroom of texts andlectures, students cannot under-stand or envision the issues thatmight arise in a real-life setting.Getting children excited aboutbooks and reading can have alifelong impact on their futureinterest in school and learningto read,” Stirtz said.

Many children do not havethe opportunity to have books intheir homes, and parents oftendo not have time to read to theirchildren, Stirtz said. Early liter-acy development is very impor-tant in helping children gain abroader, more extensive vocab-ulary and to help increase theirlevel of interest in books, read-ing and writing.

Sponsored by the UNKOffice of Service Learning andthe Nebraska Consortium forService Learning in HigherEducation, the goal of the eventwas to provide real-life experi-ences to the students.

by Chrys WiebelhausAntelope Staff Writer

ENTERTAINMENTTHE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6, 2003

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Takin’ it downtown with the Antelope

Forget baseball - Americahas a new favorite pastime:shopping. Each year Americansspend $84 billion on clothingalone. We could feed a smallcountry with the money weshell out for undergarments.

For Americans, shopping is asport, leisure activity, and a tor-turous ritual. A skillful shoppercan stalk a bargain and smell a

clearance rack across the store.Relaxation is the goal when eas-ily sliding into the season’ssweetest sweaters. Torture? Thiscan be achieved in high-pres-sure shopping situations (look-ing for a dress two hours beforean event).

I would venture to say thateveryone has or will take part inthe tradition at some point in hisor her life. Unless you are selfsufficiently living in a cave orhave an extensive regime of ser-vants to manage the task, you

will surely experience the sheerjoy or absolute terror of theshopping trip.

For shopping connoisseursthat dare to forego the main-stream madness found in mallsand major department stores,one of the greatest shoppingadventures lies downtown.These central business districtsare making a comeback in themillennium. Quaint shops givethe areas a high-class reputa-tion, such as Chicago’s OakStreet, Denver’s Sixteenth

Street, or Seattle’s BroadwayShopping District.

Kearney’s downtown areaspans Central Avenue fromTwenty-fifth Street to just southof the railroad tracks. Thisbrick-paved parkway is home toa variety of specialty shops andcharming businesses.

Shoppers can land any num-ber of finds on Central fromscrubs (Scrubs PRN LLC) toshoes (Brown’s, Redman’s), andurban gear (Urban Styles) towestern apparel (the Cowpoke).

This shopping destinationincludes classy clothing(Schweser’s), spiritual stimula-tion (the Solid Rock), eateries(The Roman, Tex’s Café, ElVallarta), and even a pet store(Pet Kingdom). If any of thisintrigues you, head downtownyourself to see these fabulousstores and so much more.

Besides the selection, down-town shopping also offers anirreplaceable experience.Parking along the strip andstrolling form shop to shop ads

value to the phrase “windowshopping.” In this area, it isokay to take your time, browse,perhaps bringing back nostalgiaof those pre-Christmas shop-ping trips with Grandma.

The holidays are fastapproaching, so gather yourfriends and make a day ofdowntown Kearney. Catch amatinee (World Twin Theatre),see an art exhibit (Museum ofNebraska Art), peruse theunique shops and have somefun.

Franca’s offers unique merchandiseBy now, most of us have

heard the name, or at least seenthe glowing red neon sign whileout on the town on CentralAvenue in downtown Kearney.

Whether it’s the sign that wecan’t help but notice, or thesparkling jewels in the windowas we pass by, it’s true: most ofus have heard of or know ofFranca’s Jewelry Repair shop.

Located just south of Club 3and north of O’Malleys at 2019Central Ave., one of the coolestshops in town, Franca’s hasbeen in the downtown KearneyCentre for over 19 years, whereFranca, the owner, opened upshop after a few years of savingher pennies.

Specializing in custom-madejewelry and repair, Franca’s hasbuilt not only a fantastic reputa-tion, but also quite the clientele,causing her to downsize herbusiness a bit. It used to be thatFranca not only did customwork and repairs, but alsowould accept jewelry and otherinteresting items from clients all

over to possibly refinish andresell.

People would give or sellFranca old items and jewelry,and she would then resell themin her shop. The only problemwas, that she found herselfstuck with a lot of miscella-neous items that she didn’t havea home for, therefore leavingher with the chore of takingthem to auction or second-handstores.

Now, Franca is a little picki-er with what she’ll accept, and itdefinitely shows when one stepsfoot into her ultra-hip store.

From her ‘pin wall’ on yourright to the more boutique styleitems towards the back and herfiner jewelry in cases in yourleft, it’s impossible not to fall inlove with at least one item in herstore (Believe it, I know fromexperience--hello 1920’s eraItalian hand-woven handbag).

Now how in the world didthis spunky lady end up indowntown Kearney? Well, aseries of interesting turnsbrought her to where she istoday.

Franca was born in a town in

Italy, Lecce, which is about thesize of Grand Island, and fromthere, lived in southwestGermany, where her passion forjewelry design was inspired.She dated a young man therewhose father owned a diamondcutting shop and recognized thetalent and potential that Francapossessed. He taught her andencouraged her to act on herunique skills.

Franca moved to America in1967 where she was a restaurantcook, a liquor store manager,and a cafeteria cook over a peri-

od of about 17 years. For about the last three years

of her time spent working in thecafeteria, Franca began doingjewelry repair and customdesign for her co-workers,where she saved enough moneyto eventually open her fabulousshop. Nineteen years later,Franca’s has a stronger presencethan ever.

When asked what thefavorite part of her professionis, Franca responded that sheloves to ‘see’ things on people.She looks at their figure, and

their energy when they walkinto her shop, and is driven bywhat she sees in that person.

Customizing jewelry to aperson is what she loves mostabout her job, and she madesure to let me know that she hasone rule: to never make thesame thing twice.

Franca told me that oftentimes people will come in afterseeing one of her pieces onsomeone else and ask if she canduplicate the piece for them. Tothis she responds, “Yes I can.But I won’t.”

One look into her store andone can see that Franca’s isabsolutely (and refreshingly) avery one-of-a-kind place.Franca informed me that she hasno plans to expand her boomingbusiness because she’s veryhappy with where she is rightnow. She has a great clientele,

and it’s obvious she values eachand every one of her clients andrelationships very much.

Franca’s is open Mondaythrough Friday from 10:00 a.m.until 12:30 p.m., and from 1:30p.m. until 4:00 p.m. OnSaturday’s, Franca exclusivelydevotes her time to energy andaura readings, by appointmentonly.

Simply meeting Franca is agreat experience in itself. She isone of those people who willnot tell you what you want tohear to make a sale; Franca is asincere sales woman who willgive you an honest opinion.

If you’re someone lookingfor something a little out of theordinary and definitely differentfrom the rest, stop by Franca’s.One step in the door and you’llsee why.

Cruise Central for sweet shoppingby Traci WitthuhnAntelope Entertainment Editor

by Sarah SkarkaAntelope Staff Writer

If there is one thing Kearneylacks, it is variety. Not just inthings to do on a Saturday night,but things to wear as well.

We all know the scenario:You are so excited to wear yournew outfit out on the town.However, your enthusiasmquickly fades as you walk intothe bar/party and see three otherpeople wearing that same thing.Another Saturday night wasted!

Fortunately, one local busi-ness is here to help bring that “I

look hot in my new outfit” feel-ing back into your weekend.Urban Styles, located at 2007Central Ave., is a fairly new fix-ture in the downtown scenewhich offers shoppers an alter-native to everyday wear.

Kristi Bryant and her hus-band Collin relocated their storefrom North Platte to Kearney inMarch of this year. They origi-nally opened their store becauseCollin couldn’t find the type ofclothes he liked without drivingto Denver or Omaha. WhenKristi decided she wanted toreturn to Kearney to finishschool, they brought their busi-

ness along for the ride. With Kearney’s nightlife

centering in the downtown area,you can easily stop in beforeyou hit the club and grab a fab-ulous new ensemble. Becausethe store only carries a limitednumber of each item, chancesare you won’t run into your twinas you mingle through thecrowd.

So who does Urban Stylescater to? According to Kristi,“We try to offer something dif-ferent for anyone wanting tolook good when they go out.”

They offer clothes for bothmen and women, mostly in a

“street/club wear” fashion.Brands like Johnny Blaze (wornby such rap artists as Obie Triceand Method Man), Pelle Pelle,and Snoop Dogg in the men’sdepartment. Lovely Girl andFlame (the women’s line byJohnny Blaze) are offered forwomen. Urban Styles is alsoone of the first and only storesin the country to carry the PellePelle brand for women. Theyalso offer hats and assorted jew-elry to add some “Bling-Bling”to your finished look.

The Bryants go to market inChicago and have most of theirmerchandise shipped from New

York. They try to find piecesthat have special detail and anadded flair to differentiate theirclothing from the everydaystyles seen at more traditionalchain stores. They hope that byproviding Kearney with some-thing different, they can createtheir own niche in the “Hey,isn’t he wearing the samesweater as Bob?” kind of mar-ket seen so prevalently inKearney.

If finding the perfect“unique” outfit isn’t enoughincentive to stop in, make sureto grab the Urban Styles couponout of your Campus Cash and

save some extra money on thestore’s already affordableprices. You will also find in-store sales and an easy lay-a-way plan to fit any budget. Thestore is open Monday throughSaturday from 10-6 p.m., andthey are open late on Thursdays.

You will find that you canadd some metropolitan flair toyour wardrobe without havingto drive to the city. The friendlystaff will be happy to help youfind the right alternative to dis-covering that you are wearing“Marcia’s sweater” or “Joe’sjeans” on your next night out.

Find your groove at Urban Stylesby Kaisa GleasonAntelope Staff Writer

Photo by Heidi VanNostrandFranca’s offers a selection of unique jewelry and accessories.

any sort of reward or evenrecognition for their efforts.They are doing this because it'sthe right thing to do.

"I just want to thank every-body that donates food, becauseit's going to be a real help,"Moore said,

Phi Eta Sigma, the freshmanhonor society, is busy trying to

help the community as well.Though they don't have a namefor their project, they are cur-rently focusing their serviceefforts on stopping the waste ofrecyclable bottles in Thomas

Hall. "There isn't much point to

can recycling anymore," Dr.Rob Luscher, society advisor,said, "not since Pepsi came inand replaced most of themachines with ones that holdbottles."

As a result, the honor societydecided to start recycling theplastic bottles. "We had the bluerecycling bins brought in andposted signs above each trashcan telling people to recycletheir bottles," Luscher said.

Dr. Luscher feels optimisticabout the effect the FreshmanHonor Society's efforts havehad and will hopefully continueto have. The first bottle pickupfrom Thomas Hall occurred notlong ago and there's no reasonto believe that the programwon't continue as it has started.

This group also has noexpectations of a reward fortheir efforts. The society feelsthat the greater number of recy-cled bottles is enough of areward.

Dr. Luscher also wished tomention other activities that PhiEta Sigma participates in orsponsors: a fall barbeque, therelease of balloons at the firstKearney score of a footballgame (discontinued for thisyear), Habitat for Humanity andPower Drive, a high schoolcompetition to see which school

can build the fastest electric car.This honorary obviously isquite involved with campus andcommunity activities.

Not all groups are organizingor participating in communityservice projects at the moment,but many are planning aheadfor the spring semester.

Sigma Tau Delta, the EnglishHonorary Society, is alreadygetting prepared for their springwriters' workshop. They givelocal middle school students achance to write for a competi-tion in the areas of poetry, fic-tion and nonfiction. The stu-dents then attend a workshopgiven by students and faculty tolearn about writing and hear the

reading of the top three piecesin each category.

To help pay for this, the soci-ety is preparing for a bakedgoods, books and videos sale onNov. 20 and 21 in the StudentUnion Atrium. The group willbe in the atrium from 10 a.m.-4p.m. on Nov. 20 and 10 a.m. to2 p.m. on Nov. 21.

There are many other organi-zation out there working towarda better tomorrow by helpingthe community today. Some areschool or student sponsored,some aren't. What all theseorganizations do have in com-mon, however, is that all ofthem could use help, if anybodyhas the time to spare for it.

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“Kepler is a large staringeye waiting for the stars towink,” Mena-Werth said.

The hope of the Kepler teamis to discover planets theybelieve certainly exist in theuniverse. In October 1995, twoobservers discovered a planetorbiting a Sun-like star. Ratherthan focusing on the scientificachievement of the discoveryof a new planet, most attentionwas shifted to the possibility oflife existing on planets other

than our own. Time magazine’sheadline of the event read, “IsAnybody Out There?”

“There is a strong correla-tion between the existence ofplanets and the existence ofhumans,” Mena-Werth said.

Mena-Werth said the expect-ed results include the discoveryof 50 Earth-size planets; about185 larger Earth-size planets;640 giant Earth-size planets;165 combined outer and inner-orbit Jupiter-size planets; and atotal of about 2,000 new plan-

ets to be discovered by Kepler. Mena-Werth believes the

mission is extremely importantto science and mankind, notingthat even if Kepler does notuncover any planets the mis-sion would be far from a fail-ure.

“”The worst that Kepler canfind is no new Earths,” Mena-Werth said, “which would leadto the conclusion that Earth isunique.”

The Kepler Mission is cost-ing $350 million to fund, which

Mena-Werth noted costs eachAmerican a total of 10 cents ayear for 10 years.

Mena-Werth believes thecost of the mission is wellworth it. He thinks we are natu-rally intrigued about the possi-bility of life on other planets.“What fascinates us most in thewhole universe is ourselves,”Mena-Werth said.

For more information andresources on the KeplerMission, visitwww.kepler.arc.nasa.gov.Photo by Hiromi Toyoma

The $350 million Kepler Mission seeks to explore new planets.

From Mission, page 1

UNK groups understand importance of service

From Service, page 1

Photo by Nicole ErbBob’s Super Store is a canned-food drop-off site for Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week.