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The Carbon (November 15, 1999)
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RRBON 
COLLEGE STUDENT PUBLICATION NOVEMBER 15, 1998 
Fieldhouse Of Dreams Opens 
To Awe Struck Fans Of Indy 
by Kevin Branigan 
Indiana is basketball. Bas-
ketball is Indiana. The two are 
synonymous and will never be 
split apart. Little kids grow up 
playing basketball in Indiana, 
but there is just something in 
the air that sets them apart 
from other kids throughout 
the nation. Something magi-
cal. The likes of John Wooden, 
Bobby Plump, Larry Bird, and 
Steve Alford hail from this 
great basketball state. 
Indiana's magical appeal 
got even bigger on November 
6th. The Indiana Pacers, the 
state's storied professional fran-
chise, opened a brand new fa-
cility called the Conseco 
Fieldhouse. The elegant, retro-
style arena takes the place of 
Market Square Arena. Many 
events and lots of history came 
and went through MSA, but 
all is forgotten easily with this 
brand new state of the art 
venue. 
The Fieldhouse is an in-
credible sight to see, Pacer fan 
or not. The old-style look 
combined with the spacious 
new entities give the arena a 
special feel to it. 
How fitting on that No-
vember night that the first op-
ponent for the Pacer's was the 
rich tradition based Boston 
Celtics. The irony is 
great ... Larry Bird's last year as 
Pacer coach, and coaching 
against the team that his num-
ber 334 became so famous 
throughout his years as a 
player. The setting was terrific 
And You 
Thought Gas 
\Vas Expensive 
by Wend1 Nine 
It's four in the afternoon. for registration and license. 
You just got out of classes or Since the beginning of 
from work. It's been a long day August, people have been 
and you're tired. You turn on slamming on their brakes at 
the radio and start singing the top of Cold Spring Road 
when you see the man in the in anticipation of seeing the 
blue suit with the badge wav- same two police officers stand-
ing you down at the top of ing beside their motorcycles 
Cold Spring Road. No, you waiting for law breakers. 
don't get the full treatment I wanted to find out who 
with sirens and lights, just the was in charge of coordinating 
wave. So you pull over behind or who was knowledgeable 
the three other lucky individu- about the subject of speeding. 
als who sit in their cars fishing I was told to contact Sergeant 
Continued on page four 
and the scene was spectacular. 
The Pacers won 115-108 
before a capacity crowd of 
18,500. Adopted Hoosier 
Reggie Miller was the high 
man with 29 points. He 
picked up at Conseco right 
where he left off at Market 
Square. 
The game was nice, but 
halftime stole the show. The 
Pacers with the help from Bob 
Costas, master of ceremonies, 
gave the fans who attended a 
priceless moment in time. The 
Pacers recognized the 5 0 
Greatest Basketball Players 
from the state of Indiana as 
voted on by select members of 
the local media. The stage was 
set at center court for one of 
the most fantastic experiences 
I have ever witnessed. Players 
and coaches alike were there. 
Players such as Oscar 
Robertson, Roger Brown, 
Larry Bird, and Rick Mount to 
coaches John Wooden and 
Bobby "Slick" Leonard. The 
greatest players in state history 
to all be gathered in the same 
spot at the same time is a once 
in a lifetime night to say the 
least. 
Once the greatest were in-
troduced, a quote appeared on 
the television screens at 
Conseco. "In 49 states it's just 
basketball. But this is Indi-
ana." It's something about an 
iron hoop and a ball that is 
magical, and it will remain in 
Conseco Fieldhouse for many 
years to come. 
I I * 
Admissions 
Office Under 
The I<nife 
by Angela Hatem 
Just in case you were wondering about the newly poured 
cement and yellow tape surrounding the Admissions Build-
ing, fear not, it is not a crime scene but the construction of a 
new office. 
The Carbon 
canners, 
Scanners 
~~~~~here 
Assistant Professor of Art and History 
I am writing in regards to the 
scanner issues stated in the Nov 
1 issue of the Carbon. It stated 
that there were no pictures be-
cause a broken down scanner in 
the Mac Lab and lack of access to 
Fisher Hall's lab during posted 
open hours. 
I must commend you on 
your efforts to publish a newslet-
ter without any images. I did no-
tice there were two images in the 
Carbon, four counting the adver-
tising images. I could suggest that 
you use a digital camera, there are 
many on campus. I could suggest 
that your photographers plan 
ahead and have images ready for 
your use. I could suggest you 
schedule an appointment with 
one of the lab supervisors so that 
you may use a scanner at the time 
you need access to them. I could 
bring up the fact that a faculty 
member offered the Carbon a free 
black and white scanner for their 
use last semester but the gesture 
was rejected. I could even bring 
up the dreaded idea of using clip 
art! But I will not. 
My concern is with the ac-
cess to the Fisher Hall Lab because 
I am the supervisor of the work 
study students in this location. I 
find it interesting that the lack of 
access or monitors not showing up 
at scheduled times has not ever 
been mentioned. I don't doubt 
that a monitor missing a sched-
uled time might and probably 
does happen. I don't have any 
control over it if I am not in-
formed. It would be nice to know 
when access was not available so 
that I might act upon that fact. I 
can't be here every hour of the day 
thus the need for monitors in the 
lab. I would add that the lab is 
open for use with a monitor on 
duty 51 hours a week. This is fan-
tastic compared to last year when 
we only had two monitors work-
ing 6 hours a week total. I would 
also add that the lab is usually 
open whenever I am in the build-
ing or in class because I must ac-
cess my office through the lab. 
I would like to suggest that 
the finger not always be pointed 
at someone else in looking for a 
reason to blame without fully 
searching within for some fault. 
It would appear to me that with 
some planning and ingenuity that 
statement of blame would not 
have ever needed to be written. 
We are all willing to work with 
you and see the Carbon succeed. 
Next time, make a phone call. Ask 
for special access to a lab. Try find-
ing a solution BEFORE directing 
blame. The ability to solve prob-
lems will serve you well in your 
future career; blame will probably 
get your fired. 
The Carbon is a publication 
of the students of Marian College 
·with assistance from 
JOU 205 Newswriting and 
JOU 260 Desktop Publishing. 
Editor 
Angela Hatem 
Views and opinions expressed are those of the individual writer and 
do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Carbon staff or 
of the general Marian College community. 
. , ' 
NovemberlS,1999 
FORUM 
A Word From 
The Editor 
by Angela Hatem 
As Editor of the Carbon I 
would like to thank you for 
your response. Just to add 
some clarification, the Carbon 
is the student newspaper 
which contains facts and in-
volves information of student 
interest, not a newsletter like 
something Ed McMahon 
sends out concerning the new-
est million dollar contest. 
'While your facts are cor-
rect, the one piece of informa-
tion that was failed to have 
been mentioned was that 
when a friend to the Carbon 
went to the Fisher Lab during 
its posted hours the lab was 
dosed. There is no disputing 
that. The news is something 
that is in constant flux and is 
ever changing; pictures be-
come available as soon as pos-
sible, and when they are avail-
able, the staff of the Carbon 
attempts to get them scanned 
in the times that are allotted to 
us. It is the standard of the 
Carbon, while under my 
editorship, that dip art should 
not be used when our news 
pertains to student life in which 
photos are accessible, appeal-
ing, and newsworthy. 
I was unaware of an offer 
made by the Art department to 
donate a scanner to the Car-
bon; if such an offer is still 
available we of the Carbon 
would be interested as well as 
appreciative. 
No blame was ever laid, a 
fact was stated. I would also 
like to thank you for your con-
cern in my future endeavors, 
but truly don't lose sleep-
there is no need for alarm. 
1 n The Name 
Of Quenching 
Thirst 
by ½viane Seumel 
Pepsi has forced its way 
into the most healthy bastion 
of nutrition on campus. The 
Minute Maid juice machine in 
the cafeteria was replaced a few 
weeks ago by an aluminum-
colored monster provided by 
our trusty sponsor. The new 
grape, apple, and orange 
"juices" dispensed by this ma-
chine taste like sugar water 
with food coloring. No one 
can convince me that drink-
ing these beverages will have 
any health benefit. And oth-
ers agree. Every morning I see 
students who used to get 
Minute Maid juices opt for 
water or milk instead of Pepsi's 
artificial juice substitutes. 
Sign the petition on the 
cafeteria comment board to 
bring back Minute Maid. 
Storm the offices of Aramark 
and Russ Glassburn. Make 
your voice heard and let ad-
ministrators know that sacrific-
ing health and nutrition for 
scholarship dollars is not our 
idea of successful sponsorship . 
Registration 
Groupies 
Crowd The Halls 
by Denise Stockdale 
If one didn't know ·any 
better, they could have easily 
mistaken Marian Hall for a 
Red Cross disaster relief shel-
ter on Thursday, November 
11. Oodles and oodles of 
freshmen and sophomores 
camped out in the hallway for 
hours to register for next se-
mesters classes. 
As I walked through the 
hall, I felt I should have been 
handing out blankets or bowls 
of soup. In a nice single file 
line, these tired bodies looked 
like war refugees. While pass-
ing through, I heard com-
ments like, I have to get into 
Humanities, what do you 
mean Moral Issues is already 
closed?, and my favorite, I have 
been here since 4:30 this 
morning. I never realized there 
were classes in such demand. 
It reminded me of this sum-
mer when the new Star Wars 
movie came out and people 
waited in line over night to buy 
tickets for a movie that didn't 
come out for another week and 
a half. Who would have 
thought there are registration 
groupies? 
Ironically, these people 
were waiting hours to register 
for classes they will inevitably 
complain about for the next 
four months. It's not like the 
first 20 people won a fabulous 
pnze. 
Everyone came out with 
the same thing: another se-
mester of stress, and a step 
closer to a diploma. So to all 
you early morning risers, more 
power to you, but to all those 
who would rather wake in the 
daylight, here is a thought: I 
will graduate in May with all 
the credits I need and never 
once did I wait in line to reg-
ister. 
Believe it or Else 
The Rantings and 
Ravings of 
Christian Ragan . 
• Eleven percent of people •The Hawaiian alphabet 
have thrown away dishes to contains only twelve different 
avoid washing them. letters. 
• A compact disc usually •Correction ... Last issues's 
spins 500 times per minute. Believe It or Else stated that the 
• An artist in Rapid City, Nobel Peace Prize was awarded 
South Dakota carved the en- to the inventor of dynamite, 
tire alphabet into a lead pencil while that caption should of 
using a chain saw. read that it was Alfred Nobel 
• An old mountain man who invented dynamite and is 
remedy for a sore throat was the donor of the Nobel Peace 
to eat a lump of sugar with a Prize 
drop of kerosene. 
Correction 
In the article "President Abene Issues His State of The 
College Address" the Carbon incorrectly implied that faculty 
and staff did not receive raises last year. We apologize for the 
mistake. 
by Angela Hatem 
FIIX 
1111111111 
Dear readers, this column is from last year's issue. While I do have 
an escort of the male gender this year, I wanted to let all the other ladies 
of Marianknow that I have not forgotten those days of dateless stress and 
nerves. Go the dance and have a good time I did ........ . 
The tension is so thick you you've asked are married dat-
could cut it with a swithcblade. ing or are planning to watch 
Dance cards are empty and the Notre Dame football. Sud-
Fall Formal is upon us. You denly, priorities and prerequi-
can tell form the whispers, sites for dates begin to undergo 
complaints, and squeals of de- a drastic change. 
light that this dance hangs over A gentleman escort would 
the campus like an ax; a few be ideal for such a function, 
will be chosen while a good but when that avenue begins 
many will be driftwood. to look like a dead end, room-
The female to male ratio, mates and other close female 
six girls for every guy, morphs friends rapidly gain points for 
formal dances from a time of being potential dates. 
celebration to an experiment in In my case, if my room-
science's theory of specializa- mate Kara was to be my com-
tion. Frogs that don't adapt to panion there would be no first 
petroleum in their water float date anxiety, I could eat to my 
to the lily pad in the sky, whjle heart's content without the 
the others live successful hap- concern oflooking like a hoss. 
pily lives as long as you don't I would know that if she 
light matches by them. brought me a drink she 
Due to the abundance of wouldn't be expecting some-
females at this so called fox thing in return. It would 
college, it is inevitable that the eliminate jitters about a kiss 
majority of us will stay at home good night, but in the end I 
and watch Sixteen Candles, would still be going home with 
while others will squeeze into somebody. 
their senior high prom dresses, I propose a revolt against 
buy pumps that are too small the traditional idea of male/fe-
with heels that are too high, male escorts. As a society we 
and slither themselves into must accept the lack of test-
panty hose that cut off the cir- osterone driven species on this 
culation to their legs. campus and make due with the 
Staying at home with my ample amount of estrogen 
Zenith television does sound mammals we do have. 
more appealing. My TV is Single ladies of Marian, 
guaranteed to love me no mat- attending a dance with a room-
ter how I look. But I still want mate is an honorable and 
to got to the Fall Formal. It proud gesture. It says to all 
might be a need for validation humankind, I won't let one 
as a valuable person, or my re- little difference in anatomy 
pressed desire to express my- keep me from having a good 
self by wearing sequence that time. I am here to enjoy my-
makes such a an occasion feel self, and if my date happens to 
life threatening. be wearing a gown prettier 
I am willing to go. Actu- than mine, so be it. 
ally I am dying to go. Problem Now the only prob-
is there 's a week till the gala, lem is · to find out what color 
guys haven't asked, the boys cors~e will match Kara's dress. 
Continued from page one 
Patterson who is in charge of 
traffic violations. 
I identified myself as a 
student reporter who was do-
ing an article over speed zones. 
Sgt. Patterson seemed quite 
offended when I referred to the 
common pull over place as a 
speed zone. He asked me a 
couple of times in the first five 
minutes what my definition of 
a speed zone was. After I gave 
him my definition, that a 
speed zone is a place where 
police officers sit on a regular 
basis to catch speeders, I was 
informed that "by doing this, 
accidents and fatalities are re-
duced." 
Patterson also told me that 
there are only eight police of-
ficers zapping your speed dur-
ing each shift all around India-
napolis. Police officers are only 
allowed to give you a ticket for 
$110.00 unless you are going 
26 and above. In that case it · 
would be $125.00. At least 
one student that was pulled 
over at the top of Cold Spring 
was given a $200.00 ticket for 
going 43 in a 25. 
Patterson said that people 
usually believe they weren't 
speeding. He told me that in-
deed if you are pulled over, you 
were speeding because the 
speed guns they use are com-
pletely accurate whereas speed-
ometers are usually 2-3 miles 
off. 
But don't think your rights 
are all gone. Like anyone ac-
cused of a crime, you are al-
lowed to contest your ticket. 
Patterson even told me that 
"you are allowed to have a jury, 
if you can afford it." 
So remember the next 
ti'me you are driving on Cold 
Spring Road remember Ser-
geant Patterson's words "what 
is a speed trap ?" 
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VOLUME/ ISSUE 6 
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NOVEMBER 1, 1999 
President Abene Issues His 
~!!~e Of The College Address 
investing in additional faculty college. A considerable num-
development programs. By her of adult students don't re-
doing this, Marian should be turn to Marian because the 
Marian's shortcomings was its 
$1.3 million deficjt. 
Marian has a hard time 
What is the state of 
Marian College today? A 
crowd of one hundred faculty, 
staff and students gathered in 
the auditorium of the Library 
during the lunch hour on Oc-
tober 12, to get the answers 
from Dr. Robert Abene in his 
State of the College address. 
attracting and retaining stu- able to counterbalance its loss. school's scheduling doesn't al-
dents. Official numbers indi- Though the picture looks low degree completion in the 
cate that the number of full- grim and dismal, Abene re- evening. In an effort to attract 
time returning students is de- marked that he sees this as an a diminishing population, 
In his initial observation 
of the college, Abene noted 
that Marian offers a few strong 
academic programs, as well as 
a solid reputation in the India-
napolis area for community 
service, but despite these noble 
claims, Marian has a series of 
shortcomings that include im-
age, conservatism, and no clear 
indication of Catholic heri-
tage. But most the notable of 
creasing. 
With enrollment figures 
down, the college was unable 
to meet its projected 1999-
2000 budget. And because of 
this, the administration is 
looking at a 3% reduction in 
the college's operational bud-
get. For the second year in a 
row, faculty and staff will not 
receive raises. To offset the 
loss, the president proposed 
that the college institute a hir-
ing freeze, and refrain from 
opportunity. His objective is Abene is teaming up his efforts 
to create growth for Marian to pull them and their money 
College by regaining financial m. 
strength and increasing enroll-
ment nu.mbers. To do this, 
The charge to the faculty 
and staff of Marian is to con-
Abene issued a call to ac-
tion for the Marian commu-
nity. This involves the devel-
opment of a comprehensive 
strategic plan and taking a look 
at academic offerings to adult 
students. Part of Abene's pro-
posal involves the development 
of an evening and weekend 
sider this time of financial 
hardship as an opportunity to 
move towards progress. It is 
Abenefs hope that each person 
will participate in the process 
of creating a better Marian. 
Students Get Jiggy With Jesus 
During Annual Shalom Retreat 
Mehall. 
Due to broken down scanners in the 
Mac lab and lack of access to Fisher Hall 
scanners during its posted open hours, 
there will be no pictures in this edition. 
by Wendy Nine 
OnOctober22 
approximatly sixty students 
from paid twenty dollars to 
venture to Oldenburg to find 
peace with God, themselves, 
neighbor, creation and today. 
The retreat lasts from Fri-
day evening until Sunday 
lunch during which students 
are broken into smaller groups 
to listen to people give 
speeches, and allows the par-
ticipants to speak more openly. 
They also take walks, talked 
with other students and took 
personal time for reflection 
and solitude. 
Christian Mehall who 
went for the second time, was 
one of the students that gave a 
speech over peace with God. 
He said that people go on a 
strictly volunteer basis. People 
usually go because they had a 
good time last time or have 
heard positive things about the 
retreat. "There was an even 
representative from each class, 
it's an opportunity to get to 
know one another," said 
The retreat isn't just for 
students who are Catholic, it's 
open to everyone. You don't 
have to be really religious to get 
something out of it either. "It's 
up to the individual to walk 
away with a new sense of spiri-
tuality, a renewed sense of who 
you are and where you are at 
in your life, you usually walk 
away with a lot." Said Mehall. 
:arbon@marian.edu 
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Living Out The 
Franciscan Values 
by Della Pacheco 
Director of Communications 
To the Editor 
After reading Wendy 
Nine's "Earning Life Experi-
ence" article (and wiping a few 
tears from my eyes), I had to 
write to say how proud I am 
of her and the many Marian 
students who are living our 
Franciscan values. 
Wendy speaks for many of 
us who understand that while 
some choose careers for pres-
tige or money, many others 
understand that the call to help 
others can be as equally strong 
and rewarding. 
I am not a graduate of 
Marian (that large urban uni-
versity downtown is my alma 
mater), but I feel blessed every 
day to work at this very spe-
cial college. 
Virgin's Art Exhibit 
Is a Success 
by Jessica Corbin 
Stepping into the gallery 
is like stepping into a book of 
short stories written by artist 
Josie Virgin. In one story, the 
viewer is able to take a trip to 
the rural south. Each picture 
is a stop allowing the viewer 
to enjoy the local, country 
color and get some insight into 
who they are and what makes 
up their lives. For example, 
in "Where Oswengo and 
Ontario Meet" the artists cap-
tures a meal at what seems to 
be a local picnic with the older 
folk sitting around telling sto-
ries of years past. In another 
story the viewer get at a mother 
doing her nightly routine. 
I found Miss Virgin's work 
to be very entertaining. The 
pictures of humans in their 
surrounding are done in a 
similar mentality as Dorthea 
Lange's photos. Lange's works 
evoke an emotion which drives 
people to action; while Virgin's 
work evokes emotions which 
persuade people to reminisce 
about simpler times and to 
question progression and what 
it means to be human. Both 
The Carbon is a publication 
of the students of Marian College 
with assistance from 
JOU 205 Newswriting and 
JOU 260 Desktop Publishing. 
Editor 
Angela Hatern 
Views and opinions expressed are those of the individual writer and 
do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Carbon staff or 
of the general Marian College ~ommunity. 
November 1, 1999 
FORUM 
though capture people's daily 
lives. In the works, using her 
mother as the model, the art-
ist question what it means to 
be a woman, a mother, and 
connects it to the question of 
"What does it mean to be hu-
man." The pieces are all well 
composed using repeated 
lines, shapes, and values to tell 
her stories. Virgin used the 
works of Imogene 
Cunningham as models for 
lighting her photos. While 
Virgin's series application 
came from the artist Robert 
Frank who took a series of pic-
tures as an outsider looking in. 
The artist is not yet set in 
her way~ though. On one 
wall, she shows her experimen-
tation with formalism, ma-
nipulating some ambiguous, 
and some recognizable shapes 
of different values to form 
compositions. These works 
are totally different from her 
other pieces and add a little 
unsuspected spice to the show. 
The compositions work great, 
but it would have been nice if 
she was able to designate a dif-
ference between these photos 
and the rest of her work 
through either a change in 
framing technique or with a 
written description of where 
this experiment is going or even 
if it was an experiment. 
The exhibition was laid 
out with extreme care, and it 
showed. The use of the unfin-
ished wood frames worked 
great with all the pictures ex-
cept for the formalist pieces. 
They help convey a sense of 
simplicity and create a finished 
uniformed feeling for the show. 
On the night of the opening, 
the only non photographic 
piece was a human form sculp-
ture, which was easily missed 
because it was stuck out in the 
hall with other artists, that were 
away from Virgin's work. 
Miss Virgin's exhibition is 
a visual success, and opened to 
probably the largest crowd that 
the marian college gallery has 
ever seen. Students should take 
the opportunity to stop and 
take time to see the stories 
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With Fame: 
A TouriSt's Tale 
by Denise Stockdale 
Imagine meeting someone 
famous while grocery shop-
ping or seeing your favorite TV 
star in line at McDonald's. 
Would you be brave and dar-
ing and go up and talk to them 
or would you sit idly by and 
let the opportunity pass you 
by? I chose to be brave and 
daring. 
On fall break, I travelled 
to Stratford Canada for the 
Shakespeare Festival. This was 
my third year going, and by far 
the most exciting. Michael 
Terault is an actor. He is the 
one I look for every time I go 
to Canada. My infatuation 
with him is somewhat out of 
control and I talk about how 
wonderful he is the whole time 
we are there. I thought my 
friend was playing a joke on 
me at a bar one night. We were 
sitting there and he said to me, 
"Hey Denise, what would you 
do if Michael were here?" "Go 
talk to him." He wasn't jok-
ing. I look up and we are in 
the midst of about 50 actors, 
one being Michael! 
I definitely wasn't going to 
let this opportunity pass ne by. 
I got up, casually walked into 
a group of people that I had 
just seen on stage and can only 
dream about being like some-
day, walked right up to 
Michael and said hello. I told 
him that I had seen him in 
shows for the past three years 
and how much I loved him and 
pretty much scared the poor 
guy right out of his mind. I 
was able to convince him to 
come over to our table and say 
hi. When he did, I e:ot even 
bolder and asked him to intro-
duce me to his friends. To my 
surprise he didn't hesitate to 
say okay, and before I knew it 
i was mingling with great ac-
tors, directors, and choreogra-
phers. I couldn't believe this 
was happening! I was actually 
talking to these people. For 
me, this is as exciting as hang-
ing out with Tom Cruise or 
Dave Matthews. I met Gra-
ham Abbey and talked to him 
for what seemed like years. We 
talked about acting, sports, 
Thanksgiving, all kinds of 
stuff. They were all just as 
impressed with me as I was 
with them. It was a feeling out 
of this world to be told by pro-
fessional actors that you can be 
doing the same thing they are 
doing. That is my dream. Two 
hours had passes before I real-
ized how late it was getting and 
how long I had actually been 
standing there. I was on cloud 
nine. My smile stretched form 
ear to ear and my eyes were 
shining. I absolutely could not 
believe my luck. 
Not only had I just made 
friends with some of the most 
awesome people in the world, 
Graham offered to take me on 
a tour of the theatre the next 
morning. I got to stand on the 
stage! I saw some of them on 
the street the next day and they 
remembered me and said hi. 
Graham told me to co.me back-
stage if I came back next year 
and say hi. I have already writ-
ten him a letter. He said he 
would write me back; we'll see. 
This was by far the best fall 
break of my life! 
carbon@IT1arian.edu 
by Angela, Hatem 
The date: October 1, 1999. 
The time: approximately 9:30. 
The location: Kessler Blvd. The 
innocent victim: a Marian Se-
nior. The events you are about 
to read are real. No actors were 
involved, nothing is fiction. Due 
to the serious nature of the story 
names have been changed to 
protect the innocent. The fol-
lowing is a statement from 
"Pangela Tatem." 
It all happened when a an 
evil man in a Cadillac tank made 
the mistake of slamming into 
my car while travelling at ludi-
crous speed. 
I was en route to the gro-
cery store to pick up my friend. 
I was no more than 30 feet from 
the entrance to my apartment 
complex. While I can't go into 
the exact details due to impend-
ing litigation, I can say that 
when I wreck something I don't 
just do it half way. 
I was hit. I did four of five 
360's and clipped a car amidst 
one of my many spins. Once I 
landed, I decided that getting 
out of the car might be key. I 
hadn't realized the car was de-
molished, but my windshield 
was cracked, and that the little 
hula girl on my dash board was 
wiggling so awkwardly that I 
thought she might need a hip 
replacement. 
I got out of the car and 
screamed. Not a, "Oh my God 
a brown recluse!" scream, but a 
"Halloween 26" scream .. 
The car that smacked me 
had spun on to the ramp lead-
ing to 38th street. I hobbled to 
his car to make sure everyone 
was okay. He didn't care how I 
was doing; I think once he saw 
I lived, he wanted to try and fin-
ish the job. He came at me, so 
I limped away as fast as I could 
trying to avoid his hugging. 
November 1,, 1999 
Crash 
Test 
Dummy 
I was frightened. Half my 
car was lying in the middle of 
Kessler, my knees were bleeding, 
this guy wanted to snap my neck 
in two. I tried to convince wit-
nesses at the scene that I lived 
no more than 50 feet away and 
that letting me go to my apart-
ment would be best for every-
one. One kind soul let me call 
my roommate Sugar Cane on 
her cell phone. Then came the 
ambulances, the fire truck, the 
police cars, the lawyers. 
I kept asking everyone if I 
my face had been ruined. I 
knew my career as model for 
Nair was over. 
Sugarcalled my brother 
Jerry CurlTatem who was so dis-
mayed that he pounded a beer 
immediately. Meanwhile some 
paramedic put a neck brace on 
me. I felt like one of those dogs 
that have that satellite dish thing 
around their necks so that they 
can't like themselves. The para-
medic kept telling me that I 
needed to stay still. I was placed 
on a board and taped down like 
the gerbil in the joke. 
At the hospital, I was told I 
was going to live. Dammit. I got 
home about 4:30, about the 
time I usually get home. My 
brother never made it to the 
hospital, due to the grief and 
distress my accident caused him, 
he went to a party. 
The car is destroyed, I am 
more mentally scarred, but some 
good has come from all this ug-
liness. This meeting of metal 
was not my fault and the kindly 
insurance sprites are going to 
cover the costs. To think that 
no more than three weeks ago I 
was close to food stamps, and 
now I'm going to be so nastily 
rich that I can install a hot tub 
in the Carbon office and stock 
it with Chip and Dales. 
N-0vemtier 1, 1999 
Marian Fall Sports Nearing 
The Finish Line 
by Kevin Branigan 
The Marian College fall 
sports programs are conclud-
ing their regular season and 
will start Conference tourna-
ment play soon in hopes of 
the lone senior on the team 
Jackie Sides. The match starts 
at 7 :30 and admissions free to 
all Marian College students 
with an I.D. The team then 
going to nationals in their re- finishes the regular season at 
spective sports. 
The volley ball team lost 
to Huntington on October 26. 
The Lady Knights' record now 
stands at 14-12. Tuesday, No-
vember 2 is Senior Ni ht for 
home November 4 at 6:30 and 
on the road at Huntington 
November 6. 
The men's soccer team 
concluded the regular season 
with a record of 9-9 and fin-
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very good Bethel team . 4-1, 
with Mike Dean scoring the 
only goal for the Knights and 
a loss to Wittenberg 3-2. Matt 
East and Nick Mulvey scored 
goals for Marian. 
The women's soccer team 
finished up the regular season 
with a record of 6-9 and a sixth 
place finish in the MCC Con-
ference. The Lady Knights beat 
Goshen 5-3 and lost to Alma 
3-2 to conclude the regular sea-
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