The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper Nov. 6, 1998 Vol. 59 No. INSIDE Magical Brigadoon comes to life A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION By Anne Bartholomay Dupree, a feisty, flirty woman of the town OF THE COLLEGIAN Collegian Staff Writer who simply does not get the message. Tommy and Jeff get lost in Scotland. When A group of talented ac- they consult a map, no town is even close to tors and actresses will WALTER WILLIAMS where they think they are. Suddenly, they grace the stage next week find themselves in Brigadoon where the peo- Public policy syndicated col- to explore a world of ple listen to strange music and dress in ancient umnist and part-time GCC pro- make-believe and search clothes. Through a series of events, Tommy fessor makes a guest appear- for true love. and Jeff find out that this town only appears ance in The Collegian. Brigadoon, the title of once every hundred years. see page 4 this year's fall musical, is Tommy soon falls in love with Fiona, a a comedy that recounts lovely young native played by Lindsay Oram. GLENN AGAIN the adventures of two "Fiona is an independent woman." says Oram, At the age of 77, astronaut- American hunting bud- "who refuses to marry anyone from her home- turned-politician John Glenn dies who accidentally town." Oram describes the musical as "a took off into space for a final stumble across a magical light-hearted show sure to bring a lot of trip, defying retirement to pull Scottish town called Bri- laughs." off what is possibly the biggest gadoon. The town of Brigadoon is set in the eight- PR stunt NASA has ever con- The show airs at 8 PM eenth century. Travelers are only allowed to ducted. in Pew Fine Arts Center Cast members playing the happy residents of Brigadoon. stay in Brigadoon if they fall in love with a see editorial p. 6 beginning on Wednesday native. November 11 through Just about everybody enjoys living there GROVE AID '98 Saturday November 14. live." except for Harry Beaton, played by Omar Catch the preview of the Mike Henry and Chris Jensen play the two. Jeff, on the other hand, is the complete op- Torrans. If a native decides to leave Briga- bands performing at this year's leads Tommy and Jeff. Henry describes his posite, "y am a cynical alcoholic who refuses doon, it will disappear forever. Harry makes benefit concert. character Tommy as completely idealistic. to believe anything I don't understand," says up his mind to leave the town and ruin its fu- (see ad, page 2 for times). "When Jeff and I discover the magical town of Jensen of his character. Jeff spends much of ture. see profiles p. 7 Brigadoon, it seems like the greatest place to his time trying to avoid Meg, played by Betsy Continued on page 3) Thank You's The Alpha Beta Tau Sorority Crowd responds at orchestra concert and the Delta Rho Siqma Housing Group would like to Orchestra receives standing ovation for "Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto" thank MGB, our instructors Ben Speed, Louis Fogarty, By Stephanie Barnes tells the story of a beautiful love affair, be- leaps into the grave. Tense silence culminates Amanda Davis, Amy Seldon, Collegian Managing Editor tween teacher Chu Ying-tai and his student in a joyous transformation as the two lovers and the campus community for Liang Shan-po, tragically interrupted by mis- emerge from the grave as butterflies and fly their support of our Swing A quick scan of the audience during last Fri- understanding and untimely death. At the cli- Dance on October 23. Thanks away together, finally united. day's orchestra concert revealed a remarkable max of the piece, Chu visits his lover's grave In addition to the underlying story, the audi- to your generous donations, we variety of motion. Up and down the aisles and begs the tomb to open. Following a clap ence delighted in the playing of violin soloist, were able to give the Grove there were feet tapping, fingers drumming, of thunder portrayed by the timpani, Chu (Continued on page 3) City Food Pantry a gift of ap- heads nodding-not in slumber-but in keep- proximately $450. Thank you ing time to the infectious rhythm of the music. again for your help. This type of activity could be observed throughout much of the program for this Republicans fare well locally, not nationally New Gee Hours year's fall concert, held on October 30 in Pew Back by popular demand, the Fine Arts Center. By Matt Divelbiss can Senator Alfose D'Amato of New York Gee closing hours are 2 a.m., Perhaps it was the familiar pieces that Collegian co-news editor was defeated by Democratic Representative daily, effective October 26 (in prompted so much movement from the packed Charles Schumer. case you missed it). This auditorium. The evening's program, titled Republicans faired well locally in Tuesday's In the House, Republicans lost as many as 5 change occurred due to the ef- "Music Around the World," featured many of elections, easily holding on to the governor- seats, holding 223 seats to the Democrats 211. forts of Bon Appetit, Mrs. Pax- the more popular and recognizable pieces ship, the senate seat and the house seat. There is one independent in the House. ton and the Student Affairs of- from Europe, such as "Pomp and Circum- Across the nation, however, Republicans did Thirty-six govenorships were decided Tues- fice, and the Student Govern- stance" by Edward Elgar, "Rumanian Rhap- not do as well as hoped. day. Republicans lost.1 state, now holding 31 ment Association. sody" by Georges Enesco, and "Clair de lune" Republican Governor Tom Ridge easily states. Democrats had no change, still hold- by Claude Debussy. held his seat Tuesday, pulling in 57.5% of the ing 17 states, while the Reform party picked However, the work that won the most strik- votes. Democratic challenger Ivan Itkin held up one seat. One governor is independent. The family of Devin ing response was one the audience had most 30.9% of the votes and Constitutional party The biggest upset was the reform party seat. Devore wishes to express likely never even heard of before. Vastly candidate Peg Luksik grabbed 10.4% of the Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former profes- their gratitude to the popular in China, yet untested in America, the votes. This will be Ridge's second term as sional wrestler, defeated both the Republican students, faculty and Butterfly Lover's Violin Concerto was greeted governor. In 1996, Ridge was considered a and Democratic candidates in the Minnesota administration at Grove by a hushed silence, revealing only the small- possible candidate for the vice-presidency. governorship. In Florida, Republican Jeb City College for your est movements of orchestra members, and was In the Senate, Republican Senator Arlen Bush, son of former president George Bush, thoughts, prayers, flowers rewarded by an immediate standing ovation. Specter defeated Democrat Bill Lloyd with won as did his brother George Bush, Jr. in and kind words in our Even after the concert, as people were leaving, 61.3% of the votes. Lloyd held 34.6% of the Texas. The Democrats' biggest victory was time of loss. bits and pieces of conversation revealed the votes. Specter has served in the Senate since in California where Lt. Gov. Gray Davis de- favorable impression left by this particular 1980. feated Republican Attorney General Dan Lun- work. "It had such a unique sound," said or- In the House of Representatives, Republican gren. chestra percussionist Sarah Logan. "The other Representative Phil English easily held his Though no real change in the make up on Interested in writing for pieces-you can't really tell which was from seat with 63% of the votes. English, whose government has occurred, Democrats are be- The Collegian? Finland, Romania, France-but the Butterfly 21st District includes Grove City, will enter ing seen as victorious after minor gains even Have some story ideas 10 Lover's Concerto-tha was definitely China." his third term as representative in January. with the Clinton scandal. Republicans are left suggest? The work derived much of its charm from Nationwide, Republicans did not do as well to wonder what happened after early projec- Contact Kim Stetson: the story behind the music, related in the pro- as hoped. in the Senate, there was no change tions had them gaining as many as 30 seats in Box 563 X. 2414 grams distributed before the concert. Often in the overall division among parties with the the House alone. or e-mail: referred to as the Chinese Romeo and Juliet, it Republicans still holding 55 seats to the Stu960302@gcc.edu Democrats 45 seats. Most notably, Republi-