The Exponent, 1988-12-12

              FINALS ISSUT
Northern State, Issue 8, Vol. 89, December 1, 1988
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Permit No. 77
Tubas in the spirit
by Amy Lee
staff writer
Tubas, Euphomiums, and Bari-tones
performing christmas mu-sic?
With no other accompnia-ment?
Absurd. Well not really.
On Saturday, December 3,1988
a group of musicians performed
Christmas music for the public
on their tubas, euphoniums and
baritones.
The group consisted of about
40 musicians who came from all
over the state, including a few
from Northern. The group called
"Merry Tubachristmas" was
Anthony Morrissey, an Northern music student organized in 1974 to show off
was one of 40 musicians to participate in 'Merry the talents and sound of the tubas.
Tubachristmas." photo by Amy Lee
FINALS
And it came to pass early in the morning toward the last day of the
semester, there arose a multitude smiting the books and wailing.
And there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth for the day of
judgment was at hand,
and they were afraid, for they had left undone those things which
they ought to have done,
and they had done those things which they ought not to have done,
and there was no help for it.
And there was many abiding in the dorm
who had kept watch over their books all night,
but it availed them naught.
But some there were who rose peacefully, for they had prepared themselves the way
and made straight the paths of knowledge.
And these were known as wise burners of the midnight oil,
and by others they were known as "curve raisers"
And the multitude arose and ate a hearty breakfast,
and they came unto the appointed place and their hearts were heavy within them.
And they had come to pass but some to pass out.
And some of them repented of their riotous living
and bemoaned their fate,
but they had not a prayer.
And at the last hour there came among them one known as the instructor;
he was of the diabolical smile, and passed among them papers,
and went his way.
And many and varied were the answers which were given,
for some of his teachings had fallen among fertile minds,
others had fallen among the fallows,
while still others had fallen flat.
And some there were who wrote for one hour,
others for two,
but some turned away sorrowful;
and many of these offered a little bull,
in hopes of pacifying the instructor
and these were the ones who had not a prayer.
And when they had finished
they gathered up their belongings,
and went their way quietly,
each in his own direction,
and each one vowing to himself in this manner:
"I shall not pass this way again."
Author Unknown
Miss Sno Sho 1989 Sno Sho Talent Winner
Cindy Coomes Joy Raap
Sno Sho celebrates "Dakota Holiday"
This years Sno Sho 1989 was held friday night in the main
theatre ofJohnson Fine Arts Center. Crowned as Miss Sno Sho
1989 was Cindy Coomes, sponsored by Student Ambassadors.
She will represent Northern State in the annual South Dakota
Snow Queen Festival in January. First runner up was Sara
Hoeke and second runner up was Janelle Heyd.
Joy Raap took first place honors in the talent contest and will
go on to state compitition during the Snow Queen Festival.
Second place went to Janelle Heyd and Gina Martel.
photos by Marc Eichelberg
See Sno Sho on page 8
Northern brings in another
controversial speaker
by Elizabeth Wahl,
Editor-in-chief
Environmental issues seem
to be a hot topic on campus
this year. Next month, on
January 18, Hugh Kaufman,
Assistant to the Director of
the Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) Hazardous
Site Control Division will be
speaking at Northern State
on the topic of "The Great
Hazardous Waste Scandal."
Kaufman is considered to
be one of the founders of EPA,
joining it in 1971. One of his
main accomplishments was to
help expose, through testimo-nies
and investigations, the
magnitude of the Love Canal
case. He was also directly
involved in the removal of Ann
Burford as Head of the EPA in
1983 and the jailing of her
assistant, Rita Lavelle for
misuse of funding.
Labeled as one of the most
controversial figures in the
environmental debate today,
he is known as the "whistle-blower."
His recent criticisms of
President Reagan's adminis-trational
policies have fre-quently
made national news.
Kaufman, who feels that the
government should act as a
Hugh Kaufman
"referee" between_ various
interest groups and that poli-tics
"poison the EPA," has been
known to come head-to-head
with James Watt, former
Secretary of the Interior under
Ronald Reagan and who also
spoke at Northern State in
November.
According to Kaufman, "If a
foreign agent wanted to poi-son
the American people, he
wouldn't change U.S. hazard-ous
waste policies one iota."
Kaufman will speak in the
Johnson Theater at 8 p.m. on
January 18. For more infor-mation
contact the Forums
and Discussions Committee
or the Campus Activities
Board.