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-;--, FEATURES Thursday, April 8, 1997 - WMC students gaining real-world CAPBoard Events amd Costs experience through internships August -Orientauon Video Dance Party= ($1,349,76) BY NIKKI BEI,ANGER September Sta!fWriter -Cornediene: Kathy Walker'" ($ 914,95) -Welcome Back Day ($2,932,80) While most students are busy on -Movie:"Friday the 13th" ($ 738.00) campus, some are experiencing the "real world" off campus. -Comedian:Randy Riggle's ($ 576.60) Approximately 50 students this -Inner Harobr Bus Trip ($ 234.25) semester are participating in mtem- -Movie:"Bird Cage= Trip ($ 380.50) -Smithsonian Museum ships from areas such as journalism, October- ($ 357.25) business, and politics. "We've even -Comedian: Frankie Manzi* had students design web sites for ($ 763.05) different companies," said Joseph -Mid-Day Melodies ($ 150.00) -Movie:''Twister''* Carter, senior lecturer for business -90210 Night* ($ 392.64) administration -World Series Night* ($ 50.00) Two political science majors, ($ 50.67) Aaron Corbett and Andy Kalisperis, -Movie:"What's Love Got To Do With It" ($ 268.00) are interning in Congressman -Taneytown Haunted House Bus Trip ($ 86.00) Roscoe Bartlett's Carroll County -Domesuc Violence Speaker ($ 59.82) office. Dr. Herbert Smith, political November science professor, mentioned the -Hypnotist:Chuck Milligan'" ($2,139.97) o ortunir to both students who Political science majors Andy Kalisperis and Aaron Corbett often address -Musician:PauIOrder ($ 917.14) were interviewed and selected by a • problems of voters for Congressman Roscoe Bartlett. -Movie:"Eraser"* ($ 456.00) -Radio City Music Hall Trip district assistant under Bartlett. Vicksaid. She spends alotofhours like to eventua1ly go into genetic ($2,001.70) "It's a good starting off point and doing the internship that sometimes counseling. -Karaoke Night= ($ 570.97) a great experience," Corbett, a requires doing interviews on other "It doesn't mean anything to -Movie:"A Time To Kill"* ($ 786.59) December sophomore, said. One of their tasks days of the week, but added that read paragraphs and paragraphs -Movie:"The Nutty Professor= is addressing the problems of vot- "it's definitely worth it." about genetic mutations in a book -Prosty Formal= ($ 425.75) ing members in Bartlett's district. vick has written over ten stories until you get out and see how they -Monday Night Pootball= ($4,672.15) Corbett and Kalisperis fill out a re- that have been published. She is affect real people," Heffner said. -CAPBoard Social= ($ 11.34) quest for the Congressman and then learning valuable interviewing As a business! economics ma- January ($ 27.67) write a letter to the proper agency skills and the way. a newspaper jor, senior Ryan John acts as co- on behalf of the voter. They also works, especially with deadlines. coordinator for the Volunteer In- -Board Games Night ($ 17.33) -Movier''Dirty Dancing" keep up with the problem and up- At a recent press conference, come Tax Assistance program at February ($ 0.00) date the voter on any progress made. Vick was able to interview Senator WMC. John's job includes -Movie:"Higher Learning" Both students work under Phil Barbara Mikulski, and one of her screening phone calls, making ap- woods" ($ 263.00) Straw, one of Congressman more memorable experiences was pointments, and setting up com- -Comedian:Tony ($1,095.14) Bartlett's top aides. "He challenges writing a story on and listening to puters and, in the process, earns -Steppin' Back to Africa ($1,076.70) us to think about politics," said Stan Stovall, a news anchor for hours toward credit. -One Woman Show: Angela Trip Banks ($ 965.00) -Blacks in Wax Museum Kalisperis, who is a junior. Straw Channel 2 news, give a speech at Students earn an average of a -Movie:"The Fan" ($ 323.50) and several other assistants share Liberty High School during Black one-half to one credit for the hours ($ 306.50) their experiences and advice and History Month. they put in for the VITA program. -Movic:"Soul of the Game" ($ 3J4.00) -TV Night in the Pub" have helped both students with their Amy Heffner, a biology major, They receive their first 32 hours March ($ 26.25) resumes. interned at Johns Hopkins Hospital toward credit by taking a class -Musician: Barbara Bailey Hutchison Junior Jeri Vick, an English ma- during Jan term for two credits. taught by Dr. Susan Milstein, busi- ($1,047.40) jor and journalism minor, interns at "[ saw everything come in from ness professor, that is required of -Movie:" How To Make An Quilt" American the Carroll County Bureau of Ihs;. kids with Down Syndrome to par- the student volunteers. -Musician Review Show ($ 314.00) Baltimore Sun two days a week for ents who were considering concep- Approximately 20 students ($ 522,00) five credits. She approached Terry tion but were at a high risk for dis- earn additional credit for hours l" indicates the events which featured food and soda/punch] Dalton, English professor, about the eases," Heffner said. She also spent doing the free tax help that internship because students in the helped gather and compile data is offered to low-income people. past had interned there. from a study of PKU disease and Features editor Jen Vick con- Rebirth of Channel 17 at WMC "It's an incredible experience," put it into a chart. Heffner would tributed to this article Continued from page 8 Cruising the Chesapeake Bay describes the new stations as "two road," said Gill. the potential the it He wants good channels." One is TV-Land, station to "reach other with music and romance and "The the Channel. is the Sundance really can have and be used as a Movie instrument." learning thing is it looks difficult fun but you have to write and you we'll "My guess is in the fall of '97, station," said a nice have Bay Lady, but only one indoor deck ev JEN VICK strong bay breezes to view have to shoot and you have to edit. Lemieux. was opened for dancing. This year, Feasures Edttor Baltimore's vast shoreline. CAPBoard raised the number of "It worked out really nicely," The fun stuff comes with the real- He also encourages anyone The Inner Harbor lights grew tickets sold to 230, $22 for couples Jones said. "Everything was really ization that commitment is in- interested in television produc- dim as the Bay Lady ventured out and $18 for a single ticket, and an- spread out." volved," said Lemieux. A group tion to become involved with onto the Chesapeake Bay, carrying Five buses transported couples of about 15 students are respon- Channel 17. WMC couples that lingered by the Five buses and groups of friends donning sible for the new Channel 17. "If anybody out there has an boat's rail and friends who cut a rug suits and ties, dresses, high heels, As for the future ofWMC's TV idea for a television show or on the dance floor. transported couples and jewelry for the semi-formal. station, Lemieux and Gill agree it wants to be involved in televi- Although the damp cool Leaving at 10 p.m., students sailed looks promising. "Hopefully this sion production, come on down, weather overshadowed the and groups of for several hours before returning thing will get bigger down the don't be shy," he said. evening's moonlight, the annual friends donning to campus at 3 a.m. Moonlight Cruise sponsored by For freshman Erin Howard, CAPBoard was a sold-out success. suits and ties, 1997's Moonlight Cruise was her Writefor the "All the feed back I've gotten dresses, high heels, first. "In high school you had so far is pretty positive about formals, but being on the cruise people enjoying it," said senior and jewelry. added an extra element that made Phoenix Kendra Jones, who helped organize it more exciting," she said. the event as vice-president orcAP- other indoor deck was opened, and All who attended the spring Board and head of the Mainstage students were able to dance and formal, were given free wine comnuttee. maneuver between both. Music was glasses that said 'Western Mary- Callx8600 Last year 200 tickets were sold provided by a OJ. Many also land College's Moonlight Cruise, for the Moonlight Cruise on the braved the open top deck and the 1997,' to toast the elegant evening.