Nov 5, 2014 - on Twitter ... whopping three years to put together and will discuss the rock climbing ... free rock climb
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Volume 80, Issue 10
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November 5, 2014
‘Reel Rock’ coming to Brevard College By Therman Elkins Contributor
A unique experience is coming to BC in the form of the traveling film tour known as “Reel Rock.” The 9th installment of the “Reel Rock” tour, it is reminiscent of the Banff Film festival with the exception that it is strictly rockclimbing based, and includes the showing of one full-length movie. This event is one that does not usually come to the East Coast, usually playing in states like Colorado or overseas. The BC Climbing team has worked hard to see that the film tour will be making a stop in Brevard at the Ingram Auditorium on Nov. 8. The movie that will be featured is called “Valley Uprising.” The film took a whopping three years to put together and will discuss the rock climbing revolu-
tion that has taken place in Yosemite during the 1950s and the progression to the climbing culture today. This film tour comes with huge sponsors including The North Face, Evolve, and Clif Bar. There will be local sponsors as well. The cost to get in will only be $5 and the doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available for purchase both by the rock climbing team and local businesses like The Hub and the Brevard Rock Gym. BC Climbing captain James Smith is excited to have brought this special event here and hopes that the attendance will help continue to pay for the free rock climbing night that happens at the Rock Gym. He is also stoked that Brevard could be chosen to feature the tour when normally this event is in Asheville.
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Proposed coffeehouse elevation drawings
An artist’s rendering of the proposed residence hall.
College plans new additions, renovations in the coming year By Jonathan Furnell Staff Writer
BC is growing, and here are some of the things that BC plans on doing in the next year: Taylor Hall is going to be demolished due to asbestos and dilapidation. There was a fight to try and save the historical building but the damage was too great. The new building will be turned into administrative offices. Demolition will have to occur when students are not on campus because of Green Hall’s close proximity to Taylor. The demolition is on hold until there are funds. A new residence hall is planning to be built behind Jones Hall, where the sand volleyball court is. The new residence hall will boast a new pavilion and added space for the growing population here at BC. There is also a plan to make the old boiler room behind Myers Dining Hall into a coffee shop. The
1,026 square foot building will feature a coffee bar, numerous tables and seating for 32 people. It has been said that you will be able to use your student ID at the coffee shop in conjunction with Coltrane Grill. These new renovations will be an exciting addition to BC’s campus. Vice President of Admissions, Chad Holt said, “I’m very excited. I’m all for any chance to improve student space and life here at Brevard. The other board members and I feel like these new buildings and renovations will draw more students to BC.” The construction of the new residence hall and the coffee shop are expected to begin in the spring semester. The hope is to have the coffee shop completed this spring and the new residence hall completed in the fall of next year or the late summer.
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Students excel at NATS voice competition This past Saturday, eight BC students participated in the Music Theatre auditions for the NATS (North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing). Four students scored high enough to be advanced to the regional auditions for their categories, and two students scored high enough to place in their respective categories. Freshman music major, Tyler LeRowe, placed first in his category, Freshman/Sophomore Men. Sophomore, Tori Franklin, placed third in her category of Freshman/Sophomore Women. The singers prepared four different Music Theatre pieces to show their technique, range, and character development. They auditioned for three judges and received scores and feedback from each of the judges. Following all of the auditions, Tyler LaRowe was invited to sing in the Honor’s Recital, as he scored first in his category. He performed for students and the various parents, teachers, and friends that attended.
Necessary exhibit to open The Spiers Gallery at the Sims Art Center will host adjunct teacher, Kristen Necessary’s exhibit titled, “Good Neighbors.” The opening reception will occur this Friday, Nov. 7 starting at 5:30 p.m. and lasting till 7 p.m. Necessary studied at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA for her Bachelors. A double major, her first major was a Fine Arts degree in painting and printmaking, and her second, a major in Art History. She continued on to The University of Iowa in Iowa City to study for her Masters of Fine Arts. She graduated in 2011. Her work has been shown in collections throughout locations in the U.S. as well as international locations such as, the Collection of the US Embassy in Iceland, as well as the collection of Cork Printmakers in Ireland. Information will be provided on both Necessary and her work, along with refreshments and an opportunity to speak with the artist herself at the reception. The exhibit will be open until Dec. 5, a week before finals officially end.
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Jackola answers questions with director and mentor Brandon Smith after a staged reading in April. Photo courtesy of Brevard College.
‘Not with a Bang, but a Whimper’ Theatre Department to perform play written by BC alumnus BC alumnus Kyle Jackola’s original play, “Not with a Bang, but a Whimper,” will be presented in the Morrison Playhouse black box theatre Nov.1316. Directed by Brandon Smith, this will be the Theatre department’s second show of the semester. Jackola began considering “Not with a Bang, but a Whimper” during a playwriting class he took while in the process of preparing for his senior project in Creative Writing. He wrote the script and held a staged reading just prior to his graduation. The reading was attended by well over 100 faculty, students, and prominent supporters from the community. Directly after his Senior Project presentation, he received the award for an Outstanding Project in Creative Writing. The concept, Jackola said, was inspired by an article from the New York Times and Lars Van Trier’s movie, “Melancholia,” and the title is derivative of the last stanza from T.S. Eliot’s poem, “The Hollow Men.” Eliot wrote, “This is the way the world ends/ This is the way the world ends/This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper.” However, like many developing writers, Jackola drew the deepest questions and themes from his own experiences. “Most of it is my story, I think. A lot of this stemmed from just where I was in life at the time that I was writing it. I didn’t know what I wanted in life. I still don’t know what I want. I wrote this partially to tell myself that not everybody has it together. Everybody is questioning something.”
“All of the characters come from little bits of me,” Jackola continued. “[Such as] Dean’s sort of angst about life, Mick’s cynical outlook on everything positive, Holly’s instability, Morgan’s hopes for the best ... I tried to make Morgan a very driven character. She wants something, and it’s evident in Act II what she wants, what she’s done.” Although he partially hoped that his play would prompt viewers to consider existential themes, Jackola’s primary intention was, simply, to tell a story. “It’s a lot of things for different people, and I don’t want the audience to come in thinking it’s ‘this kind of play with some message that the playwright has made in it.’” In addition, Jackola reminds us that, “It’s a play - a fiction, and people will take what they want from it, nothing else. Its meaning comes from within the viewer. All I did was write the damn thing, not give it a soul or purpose for existing.” The cast includes Senior, Karen Bennett as Holly; Junior, Therman Elkins as Mick; Junior, Hannah Leonard as Morgan; Freshman, John Pate as Dean; and Junior, Currin Sessions as Linda. The show will run Thursday, Nov.13 through Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m., as well as Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Tickets are available online. Alternatively, they can be purchased at the box office an hour before each show.
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Netflix Review: ‘The Trip’ By Michael Heiskell Staff Writer
‘Boyhood’: A twelve-year journey By Michael Heiskell Staff Writer
“Boyhood” is a masterpiece filmed over the span of twelve years. Tender, thought provoking, and well-acted, “Boyhood” will be talked about for years. “Boyhood” is the story of Mason (Ellar Coltrane) growing up with a single mother (Patricia Arquette) and sister (Lorelei Linklater) and an estranged father (Ethan Hawke). Moving from home to home and experiencing his share of hardships, Mason grows up before the audiences eyes. Less of a traditional story and more of a twelve year glimpse of a family. Director Richard Linklater has pulled off a triumphant accomplishment. Filming a movie like this periodically over twelve years is fascinating to watch and it’s almost hard to imagine the work that went into this. The commitment of the actors and production crew is admirable to say the least. But this film isn’t just a lofty premise, it executes on all levels. The story, while not grandiose, is sweet and tender. Watching Mason grow up through the lens of the camera is a weird but transcendent feeling. Coltrane does an incredible job in his ever
changing role as Mason and he isn’t the only actor to pull this off well. Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke also do a fantastic job in their respective roles. Both of them gave their career performances, particularly Arquette, who plays her role as a struggling single mother with fluidity and poise. Her struggles throughout the twelve years are weighty and Arquette storms them as bravely as her character does. There is a beauty to the subtleness of the script, also written by Richard Linklater; however, not in the traditional sense. Allowing for time to change the script and constantly feeding into the actors’ ideas, this script is truly a collaborative project; the cohesion of the cast and crew is apparent which clearly adds the smoothness of the film. There is a very strong case for this movie at the Academy Awards, which are not far away. There are flaws, of course, as with almost every film. Some of the less experienced actors in this stand out, especially when paired with the talents of Hawke and Arquette. However, with most of the younger actors this is their first and only experience with acting so their follies are easier to forgive. This film is an incredible feat that is an absolute joy to watch. Original, thought provoking, and fascinating, “Boyhood” gets a 4 ½ stars out of 5 for me and stands as an absolute must watch.
“The Trip” is a pleasantly original and hilarious comedy that breaks the cliché of road trip movies and “buddy” films. “The Trip” is about the actor, Steve Coogan, who has been asked by The Observer to go around Europe to taste and review the restaurants along the way. Originally planning on bringing his girlfriend, Mischa (Margo Stilley), Coogan’s plans change when she decides not to come. Coogan begrudgingly takes his work colleague, Rob Brydon, with whom he is constantly aggravated with. Other than a few characters, almost everyone in this movie plays themselves in real life. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are really both actors who work together. However the plot and themes of the script are entirely made up for the sake of the film. This isn’t at all a film that Coogan and Brydon use to gloat over their careers, quite the opposite in fact; this film demonstrates the worst of both of their personalities and their struggles with their lives. The fact that these actors play themselves carries little into the movie as the audience still sees them as original characters. Spontaneity is what makes this film special and hilarious. Using mostly improvisation, Brydon and Coogan make a great pair that really turn up the laughs. Their hilariously awkward conversations are a sign of great onscreen chemistry, which can be attributed to their real life friendship which is easy to see on the screen. They actually make each other laugh and they annoy each other as well. This film could be considered really boring by a lot of people. After all, ninety percent of the film is conversations between Brydon and Coogan while they eat and review restaurants. But there are very serious themes that lay buried in the awkward dialogue and delicious food. Themes included in the film are the idea of the struggling artist and the weight of depression on people struggling to find their dream and happiness, and most importantly the theme of pressure being put on an old friendship and what friendship even is. Overall, this film is hilarious and at times actually quite moving. I would give this film a 4 out of 5 stars and recommend that people check it out if they have Netflix.
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Happy Birthday, Pat! November 5, 2014
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Pat Shores celebrates birthday Nov. 10
Most of us drink a cup of coffee at least three times a week. Return visits to Pat Shores’ office are routine to many of the students that mill through the humanities building, and Shore’s morning “hello” has become an expected delight. Shores was hired by Dr. Ken Chamlee and Ray Fisher in 1995, who at the time were acting as the chairs of the Humanities Department and the Social Science Department respectively. Hiring Pat was the first thing Chamlee did in that position, which he held for five years. “There are two big things I’m really proud of from the five years I acted as chair. The second is the hiring of Ralph Hamlett, and the first is the hiring of Pat Shores,” Chamlee said. Shores has been working at BC for 19 years. Chamlee even refers to her as “General Pat,” because she runs the building. However, she is no stranger to this area. She grew up in the country behind Rosman, and she moved to Durham to live with her brother and sister-inlaw in the mid ‘50’s. Together with her sisterin-law, she traveled to school everyday to learn secretarial skills. Shores worked for Ecusta before making the move to BC, and at the time of her hiring things were a bit different. When Shores first came, the school was still in the process of adjusting to using computer systems, that being said, Pat had to do a lot of physical paperwork. She kept track of syllabi, exams, and important documents, did all the copying for the teachers, logged in all the student surveys by hand, and even tracked e-mail correspondences. These were only a few of her tasks. However, she still found the time to build relationships with faculty and students. On numerous occasions, Pat Shores has been referred to as a mother figure. Many students throughout the years have called her mom, an honor that isn’t given lightly. “Pat has been my spunky, adopted grandmamma since my first semester at Brevard,” said senior, Thea Dunn. “Apart from coffee, when I go into her office I always know I will be met with laughter, candy from the secret stash, and just good company. Pat is an asset to the college and one of my closest friends.”
Thea Dunn with Patricia Shores at her senior pinning on Sept. 19. Photo courtesy of Brevard College.
Alumnus Kyle Jackola also formed a close relationship with Pat during his time at BC. “If Pat was 20 years younger and I was 20 years older, we would have gotten hitched the moment we laid eyes on each other,” quipped Jackola. He continued more seriously, “Having known her for all my time in Brevard, I don’t know that I could have accomplished all that I did without Pat’s support, and for that I will always be grateful. She’s my biggest fan, and I’m her’s. What a woman, right?” Shores pinned both Dunn and Jackola at their consecutive senior pinnings. While there are undoubtedly one hundred and one anecdotes that could be used to convey the depth of Shore’s character, the Editorial Staff would like to share a few of their personal experiences in order to illustrate her compassion and the meaningful relationships she has formed with students here. When the washing machines broke in Sam Blakley’s dorm, Shores offered to aid him with laundromat service, and when Kara Fohner, sat down with Shores recently to talk to her, she ended up having an in depth discussion with Shores about the struggles we face in everyday life. Shores shared part
of her own story, then, without missing a beat, made plans to take Fohner out to lunch for her birthday. Two years ago, Shores noticed that a senior who was struggling financially did not rain boots, nor the means to purchase them. As a result, she would arrive at her classes in soaked, dripping shoes. Little was said, but Shores quietly brought her rainboots. Within her 19 years of service here at BC, Shores has made many friends. Her humor is well known performed probably more than a million little acts of kindness for both the students and faculty here, and the Editorial staff would like to ask that now you do one for her in return. Monday, Nov. 10 is Pat Shore’s birthday, and the Clarion Editorial Staff urges readers to personally wish her a splendid day. During these formative years of our lives, interpersonal relationships are often concentrated in intensity, and even small kindnesses shape our days, weeks, and eventually, years. Pat’s certainly have.
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2nd Annual Halloween Harvest Festival Halloween was Friday, and that marked the second annual Harvest Festival here at BC. The music and food kept everyone in high spirits despite the chilly and wet weather. Many students and faculty showed their Halloween spirit by dressing in costumes. There were witches, goddesses, scarecrows, and even the Joker and Harley Quinn showed up! This year we saw the return of the mechanical bull, which few dared to try. Beside the bull there was a booth for making personalized bumper stickers. However, inside was the big surprise. In addition to the llamas we enjoyed last year, we were surrounded by amazing exotic animals and had the chance to play with them as well. There were many different creatures including: Mindy the Monkey, Jesse James the Gerotroy cat, as well as two snakes, a tortoise, a tarantula, and a chinchilla. All in all the 2nd Annual Harvest Fest was a huge success!
(Above) Roxie Piscitello in costume holding a snake at the exotic beasts exhibit. (Left)) Jason Nieradka watching Mindy the Monkey as she sits on his shoulders
Students pose in costume at the Harvest Fest. Photo courtesy of Fabian Moreno
