Goodbye
to a legend
bv Russ Evans
('.larion Reporter
The Clarion February 1, 1989 Page 5
Bishop L. Bevel Jones challenges the Brevard College audience to res
pond and be responsible for a fruitful future. The bishop gave the 1989
Spring Convocation address on Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Clarion photo by
Jock Lauterer)
Drop —
and give
me 10!
Meet Mark Nabholz
A Tribute to Roy Orbison
I remember the morning of December 6,
1988, very clearly. I had just gotten up
when I heard the tragic news of Roy Or-
bison’s death. “It’s just another joke,” I
thought, but sadly enough, it turned out to
be true. As a fan of his, I was sad to hear
this; he was a hero of sorts to me. His lone
ly voice and mysterious look will always
remain alive in my mind. I first saw Or
bison on a comedy show where he perform
ed, “Oh Pretty Woman.” I soon had his
greatest hits album in my hands. He was
my favorite singer, and probably always
will be. During his career, he produced a
string of hits such as “Crying”, “In ,
Dreams”, “Running Scared”, and “Blue
Bayou”, among many others.
This man of the 50’s and 60’s was also
very active in the 80’s. He toured steadily
and almost exclusively in the states. He
also teamed up with Carl Perkins, Jerry
Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash to produce
the “Class of ’55” album in 1986. In 1987, he
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame. Then in 1988 he joined up with some
fellow rockers of his era to form this
“Traveling Wilburys”. This band, com
prised of Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George
Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison,
produced one album, “The Traveling
Wilburys, Volume I”.
Sadly, his career came to an end when
he died of a heart attack on December 6,
1988. The man in black shades had made
quite a name for himself between his
“Ooby Dooby” days and singing with the
Traveling Wilburys. I will miss his occa
sional TV appearances, and the future
albums he may have made, as I am sure
many others will. He will live on in the
memory of his fans. I speak for myself
when I say goodbye to him. Farewell to a
great musician, my favorite musician,
Roy Orbison. 1936-1988.
by Jerry Pope
CAarion Reporter
The Collegiate Singers, the Chamber
Choral, Show Choir, and voice students,
these are only some of the responsibilities
of Brevard College’s voice director, Mark
Nabholz. Coming of age in a small
Nebraska town with talented parents, Mr.
Nabholz was singing while the other kids
were watching Little Rascals and playing
tag. He was first introduced to singing
through his gospel-singing mother. At the
same time she tried to get him to take
piano lessons. Despite the many spankings
he received from not wanting to practice
the piano, the young Mark Nabholz con
tinued his piano lessons until his mother
was satisfied with the fact that all her son
wanted to do was sing.
The Nabholz family later moved to a
small rural retreat in New York state.
There Mark went through high school sing
ing in the chorus as well as the church
choir. In high school he was introduced to
many different kinds of music, but he still
loved the classical music that he grew up
with. After high school he attended
Houghton College where he received his
bachelor’s degree in music educaiton.
From there he went on to Eastman’s
School of Music where he recieved his
master’s degree.
The Collegiate Singers is Mr. Nabholz’s
largest choral group here at Brevard Col
lege. The group is constantly growing in
numbers as well as talent. On January 29,
Mr. Nabholz is taking the group to Atlanta
to sing for a church. The Show Choir is a
small group of 8 to 10 singers who perform
Broadway hits, as well as hits from the 50s
and 60s. The Chamber Choral is a group of
singers who mostly perform acapello
(without accompaniment).
Under the direction of Mr. Nabolz, the
voice students are learning how to perfect
their talents and go on to whatever life has
to offer them.
When asked what his main objective for
the voice program in the future is, Mr.
Nabolz said, “...to get more male students
in the voice program.” In the future he is
hoping to have as many male voices in his
program as female voices.
by l.^»rru‘ A. Dia/
Clarion Reporter
All right all you Brevard College
students out there, 1 have a riddle for you.
Q: What do you get when you cross one
Resident Assistant with a hall full of noisy
residents?
A: You get 10 sit ups!
Let me elaborate.
We, of third floor “Scholar Hall” West
Jones, are a group of fitness fanatics and
very weight conscious girls. We want to
look slim and trim (those of us that aren’t
already). But, we love all those
sacrilegious goodies and late time snacks.
In other words, we “literally” want to
have our cake and eat it too! To put the
“icing on the same cake,” some of us
(myself included) are hyperactive night
owls and downright noisy.
So, how do we fight that battle of the
bulge as well as keeping quiet after hours?
Our R.A. Mia Clark found an ingenious
way of “killing two birds with one stone.”
Mia came up with a plan to help us stay
quiet and possibly a little bit more
physically fit.
“I got tired of screaming at my girls
because of the noise and of hearing
everyone complain about their ap
pearance. I put two and two together and
came up with something to benefit the
girls individually and those around them
trying to sleep or study,” said Mia.
Living in a hall where the majority are
freshmen, the reaction was very positive
to Mia’s method. The few sophomores are
not really noisemakers, so they did not
have to worry about the sit-ups. Surpris
ingly enough, the noise level did minimize
as a result and all that seemed to matter
were the sit-ups. Freshmen Stacey Fowler
summed it up in one word, “dkx)l! All of us
are fat cows and we need to lose some
weight.” A fellow hallmate Karen
Olschesky agreed with a smile on her face
and said, “1 couldn’t have said it any bet
ter.”
“Sit-ups for Mia” are effective mostly
because it is fun. This semester it seems
that this hall has calmed down and is much
quieter.
Sophomore Rachel Goldberg said, “I
think it’s a good idea, but personally, I
don’t think it kept us quiet. Had Mia said,
‘drop and give me 50,’ then it would be a
different story!” According to Mia, 10 is a
nice number t>ecause it is not too much and
it is not too little. Besides, the noisemakers
were usually loud more than once. They
would end up doing 30 or 40 sit-ups instead
of 10.
Overall, “Drop and give me 10” was a
success. Mia has not had any problems
this semester...yet. Should the noise act up
again, Mia thinks she will just yell. "As an
R.A.,” Mia said, “I think my job is to keep
them from getting in trouble, not lo pet
th'-m in trouble’”
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