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October 29, 1992, Page 2 Cheering for WMC WMOfoU Predicts a Olinton Win CliiltQArecei,vea 30%; or 61, By STEPHANIELEE urday, two games each week, and train- huendeV6tes. Con"ih.,,'''8 W,;", ing for competitions. She likes cheering Bush received _13%, or 27. You'll find the Western Maryland at WMC because it is "more laid-back votes; Perot red~ivedI2%, or 25,. College cheerleaders screaming and and fun:' votes; smiling on the track at football games Jennifer Sheridan, a sophomore Thete was a large 30%. or 6~ and on the basketball court at every cheerleader, agrees that being on the $(llden1~Of those poUoowho were home game, but is that where the action WMC squad is fun and much better than uOOecidedas ofbefote Fall Break, ends? a "drill, drill, drill" environment. No margin of eJX9r was ('"'1llc:u'::' No. For the WMC cheerleaders there The 12 cheerleaders practice five I'ted. is no end - only a quest for continuous days a week for an hour and a half and 11lt, Plwe'nix urges all registered improvement. "You should have seen work very hard together. "Some cheer- vote; students tovQteNovernber3; Q us four years ago. We had no stiffness! leaders are very experienced and others Anns were flying everywhere! We de- aren't so serious. It works out wonder- served to be made fun of!" said Wendy fully because they balance each other out Bollinger, senior captain of the squad. and make for a squad that is just right," Debate Left Many They have come a long way since then said Bollinger. a junior cbeerleader, Randi DeFino, gone unno- and their hard work hasn't attitude about cheering Issues Unexplored ticed by the team's coach, Michelle stated her Maryland very simply. "l love at Moses. Western Moses has coached the cheerleaders it!" she said. "It is a total stress-reliever!" directing a proposition to both sides, but since 1989 and said that each year they But DeFino does have one major corn- By EDWARD EIBEL S,aJ/Wri", condemning Bush, and giving Clinton's have gotten stronger. "The entire air plaint. "I am sick of rude, condescend- The definition of a debate is "a con- representative an extra minute to make about the team ing people who don't understand what it tention by words or arguments as a regu- new points in his favor. is different. The ladies have more of a takes to be a cheerleader!" she said. lated discussion of a proposition between Despite these misgivings, the debate drive this year and are willing (0 learn An example of this kind of rude be- two matched sides." On campus October did display and explain some points of new and different things," she said. havior, according to Bollinger, occured 15, a presidential debate took place be- both campaigns that may not have been Learning new and different things is "At the Gettysburg football game last tween democratic state delegate Larry mentioned in the televised debates. An- just one of the things that Kristen Olsb year there were a bunch of guys who ran LaMotte and Republican state delegate otherpanelist,WMC senior, Joe Vemetti. would like to see happen in her second by throwing things at us and they had Ellen Sauerbrey. brought up the question of nationwide year as a WMC cheerleader. "I think 'WMC SUCKS' written all over them." The debate was an excellent forum to public service requirement for teens to everyone still needs to try a little bit But. she added, "All it did was make us focus on the campaign issues and not do service, military and other, for the more," she said. want to cheer louder and we won the look at extraneous faults in the two par- government. LaMotte stood for Otsh has been cheering for as long as game!" ticipants' delivery. The second party Clinton's view of such a requirement, she can remember, beginning at The cbeerleading team is considered nature of the debate ignored how while Sauerbrey called this a restriction Hillsborough High School in a school activity at WMC and has a bud- Govemer Clinton and President Bush of freedoms. Hillsborough, NJ. for four years. Her get in the Athletic Department. Accord- present memsetves on camera and con- Other areas mentioned by tbe panel bigh school squad competed in the In- ing to Moses, the squad is well-sup- tended directly with the questions di- included world overpopulation, health tematonat Cheerleader Foundation na- ported. However, she believes, rected to the debaters. but !here were care, education, the North American tional competition and the Universal "Cbeerleadtng should be considered a many flaws. Free-Trade Agreement, the military, and Cheerleader's Association competition. sport!" For one, Ross Perot's campaign was abortion, The representatives fielded She was forced to work hard at Although everyone may not under- barely mentioned during the debate, cre- these questions to the best of their abili- cheerleading there and, at WMC,she stand what it takes to be one, the cheer- ating a biased lean toward only Clinton ties, and then faced questions from the says, 'The harderwe push ourselves, the leaders at WMC do not go and Bush. Anotber draw back was me audience. harder we'll try and the better we'H be!" unappreciated, Football player Mike definite Democratic favoring in the ques- Overall, the debate was a success, Freshman cheerleader Amy Rough said, "It feels good to know that tions. Panelist Dr. Nichols Lahey, WMC The more voters know about the candi- Luebehusen knows how it feels to be they're standing behind you and support- professor of political science in particu- dates, the better the outcome of the elec- dedicated to cheerleading. She cheered ing you throughout the entire game." lar, took 10 slamming Bush in her ques- tion will be, and tbts debate was excel- for North County High School in Kristine Garrett, a sophomore, doesn't tions toward Mrs. Sauerbrey. This went lent to educate people about the issues Linthicum, Md. where she had practiced go to every game, but when she does she against the definition of a debate by not and uie candidate's stances. 0 for three hours each day including Sat- "watches the cheerleaders half of the time," she said. 0 Phi Mu From Page 1 entire sorority has been invaded as well. The persons involved with the break-in Featuring Fine Italian Dishes prepared by true ltalian chefs! obviously knew what they were looking for when they came in through the side PASTA • OIItKEN • VEAL AND SEAFOOD window, Several objects that were dear to the rituals of Phi Mu were invaded and SERVING LUNCH & DINNER stolen. These were things that were locked in a trunk in a back room. The sis- Mon-Thurs lIam-ljlpm; Fri & Sat 11am-llpm and Sunday 4pm-9pm ters of Phi Mu also puzzled over several 717 LOCUST LANE MALLon Locust Sl, WESTMINSTER, MD anti-greek slogans that were scrawled on a back wall. 857-6499·876-6477 r---~-------------, r-------------------, the sisters had been worried about secu- Since moving into the new clubroom, I t1'~.OOOFF I I ~.OO OFF I rity problems in the unfinished clubroom. I An P' An S· I I. I Noone within the sorority knows who I Y rzza, y rze I I Any DInner Entree I was responsible for the vandalism, or I . Carryout Only . I I (valid Man. -Thurs. only) I why they did it. But in spreading the ~-------------------~~-------------------~ other greeks of possible problems, and to INot valid w/any other offer • EzplNllJ 11/30/92 I INot valid w/any other offer • Expires 11/30/92 I news of the break-in, they hope 10 warn let the campus know of the security risks on campus.