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8 May 7,2010 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 CREATIVE WBITIWG Poetry By Gregory Spence Hard Knock Life By Brittany Richardson holos by B. Grattan M Rise: A small one bedroom apartment in the outskirts cf Manhattan. Streetiii'hls can he seen in the distance. There is the .sound cfa dripping faucet and there is a bucket at center stage catching a leak. There is a de sk at .stage right with a chair and there is a mop leaning against it. Uocelyn comes running from stage left and then walks backwards slowly towards the desk. She pulls the chair out as quietly as po.ssihle, sits down, and then clasps her hand over her mouth. She is breath ing heavily. There is hud knockingfhm .stage l^.j MR. HURLEY: I know you’re in there, Jocelyn! Open up! You’re four months behind on your rent! (Jocelyn remains sitting quietly with her hand over her mouth. She stares in the direction cf the voice outside cf the door.) MR. HURLEY: Come on, Jocelyn! I want my money! I’m tired of waiting! JOCELYN: Give me another month! Just one more month! I’ll have your money! 1 swear! MR. HURLEY: I’ve given you three exten sions! 1 haven’t seen a penny of my money It’s time to pay up, Jocelyn! JOCELYN; 1 jast need another month! Please! Once I get the lead in this play. I’ll pay you all of your money with interest! MR. HURLEY: You’ve been talking about auditions and crap for five months. You haven’t been to any of them! You need to get a regular job so you can pay me. JOCELYN: I’m gonna go to this audition! I mean it this time! MR. HURLEY: You said that the la.st time! And did you go? No! I’ve mn out of patience with you. Jast gimme my money (Jocelyn rises from the chair and goes over to the bucket. She moves the bucket over slightly to catch another leak that has stalled.) JOCELYN: I can’t believe you’re so upset about not having your rent right now! This place has leaks all over the place. MR. HURLEY: Why would 1 worry about fixing the leaks for a tenant that doe.sn’t pay me on time? You deserve to be in there with the leaky pipes! (Jocelyn goes over and snatches the mop from by the desk. She begins to sing “It’s a Hard Knock Life " while mopping.) MR. HURLEY: You have until midnight tonight to.get me my money or you’ll be out on the street! I mean it, Jocelyn! JOCELYN: Midnight?! How in the hell am I supposed to come up with four months of rent by midnight? MR. HURLEY; That’s your problem! You better have my money or you’re on the street! (Mr. Hurley e.dts. Jocelyn stops mopping and looks around at her apartment.) JOCELYN; (Sighs) >\fell this Ls just. .great I barely have enough for a decent meal! He’s a kxin if he thinks I’m gonna have that money 1^ tonight (She goes over to the chair and sits back and leans over with her head in her hands.) JOCELYN: (She jumps up out of the chair) All I need to do is go to the audition and give them a milBon-doUar pefformance. Then I’ll get the job and give Mr. Hurley his money. (She rummages through her desk and retrieves a paper and pen. She begins writing on the paper and then stops. She slams the pen dtrwn on the desk.) JOCELYN; Damn it! 1 need a fifty-dollar audition fee. This is ridiculous! I shouldn’t have to pay anything to diow off my talent. (She jumps up and puts her hands on her hips.) This is highway robbery!! (She begins to imitate a police officer trying to track down a criminal on the run. She makes her hands into a gun and holds it out in front cf her She walks slowly around and pretends she’s talking into a walkie-talkie to another cop.) JOCELYN: I’m in pursuit of the suspect Over! (She continues to walk stealthily around the apartment and then .she suddenly crouches doviv. She whispers into the walkie-talkie.) I’ve spotted the saspect I’m going in. (Jocelyn rolls on thefloor.) JOCELYN; (Yelling) Freeze, scumbag! You’re under arrest for theft! (There is a loud knock at the door that startles Jocelyn from her police hunt.) MR. HURLEY; What the hell are you doing in there, Jocelyn?!! (Bangs on the door again.) JOCELYN: Nothing! I’m just mopping. (Hims “KsaHanlKnockLfe” loudlyforhimtohear.) MR. HURLEY: You better be figuring out how you’re gonna get my money. (Jocelyn rolls her eyes and crosses her arms.) JOCELYN: I hear you toud and cfcar, Mr. Hurley but coukl you still considff the one extra month? I ptonise you that rm going to the auditioa MR. HURLEY: What part of no more exteasions don’t you understand?! I’ve cut you enough slack, Ms. Doherty. What do you actors say in show biz? The... ..ummmm final curtain call. This is the final curtain call for you! I want my rent paid in fiill. JOCELYN; Come on, Mr. Hurley! Don’t you want the chance to be able to say that you know a successful and wraid-renowned actress? I guarantee you’ll be able to say that if you just give me this last extension. (Mr Hurley is quiet for a few moments.) MR. HURLEY; What if you don’t get the part? How will 1 get my nwney then, huh? It’s not gonna drc^ out of thin air and into my hands! I’m not taking any risks with you. I may be many things, but a fool Ls not one of them. JOCELVN: Wait a minute!! What is that supposed to mean? You obviously don’t know that you have the next Riylicia Rashad living in your building. MR. HURLEY; (Corded tone) Who is that? JOCELYN; (Irritated tone) Mrs. Huxtable fiom The Cosby Show. Geez, you need to watch a little television sometime. MR. HURLEY; Whatever!! All I need to know is that your name is Jocelyn Doherty and you owe me four mcrths rfiert. And just ftr bang a smart aleck. I’ll be tacking on some interest JOCELYN; (Frustrated) That is SO so so unfair!!! MR. HURLEY; Life’s not fair! So get over it! I’d rather be downstairs watching my soaps, but in-stead I have to hound you for money that you’ve owed me since March! JOCELYN; It ha.sn’t been that long! I’ve owed you since May MR. HURLEY; No, it’s been since March! I have it all lecaded in my receipt bode in my apartment You can’t argue with evidence. JOCELYN; If the evidence is false, you can!! But that’s beside the point; 1 jast want you to give me an extra month. In that one montti my life is going to take a huge turn around. MR. HURLEY How do you think the other tenants will react if they knew how many exteasions I’ve given you? And now you’re asking me for another one! This isn’t fair to everyone else who lives here. JOCELYN; (Pleading) But everyone else is not a month away ftom absolute success. I jast need you to give me this chance. Don’t take it fiom me, Mr. Huriey. This is my last shot at a successful career. MR. HURLEY: (Slightly concerned) Why? JOCELYN; Becaase this is the last season that the musical will be running. If I don’t take this ORXxtunity while I have it it won’t come back around again. Please, Mr. Hurley, don’t take this from me. (Mr Hurley is quiet and clo.ses his eyes. He sighs heavily, shakes his head, and then opens his eyes.) MR. HURLEY; (Hesitantly) Oh, all right But I’m warning you, Ms. Doherty, if this falls through you’ll be needing a new place to stay because you will no longer be welcome in my building. Understand? JOCELYN; (Relieved) Oh thanks so much!! You won’t regret this! (Jocelyn spins around and jumps up and down in sheer joy. Suddenly she stops.) (Disappointed) The audition fee!! God why me?! (She goes over to the desk and plops down in the chair She picks up the sheet of paper and stares at it in her hands. She begins to cry to herself and throws the paper on the floor) MR. HURLEY: Jocelyn? You all right in there? Ms. Doherty? Open the door! (Jocelyn does not respond. MrHwiey continues to shout. She retrieves the mop from the desk and begins to hum "It’s a Hani Knock Life” while mopping and crying.) (Lights fade to black.) TIME from pg 7 Hunter and Shawn were positioned on the hood of the squad car so the officers could check them for drugs or weapons. While Hunter kept crying during the search, Shawn still had not shown any real emotion after getting caught by the police. When the police began to search Shawn, they found the keys to the DeLorean. When the officer pulled them out, Shawn tried to get the keys back from the officer but his face was slammed into the hood of the squad car by the officer. “Sir, are these the keys to the stolen vehicle?” Those keys meant the world to him. They were the keys that had not only started the DeLorean but opened the doorway into a world of fantasy that Shawn was not ready to let go of. Shawn did not want to answer the of ficer but Hunter did it for him. “Yes, yes officer, those are the keys to the car.” Shawn could not believe that Hunter would sell him out to the cops as quick as he did. Shawn rolled his eyes at his friend as the officers placed the two of them into the back of the squad car and began the drive to the police station. Shawn looked at Hunter and elbowed him on his ribs. “You are such a Biff.” That was an insult they created after die villain of the “Back to the Future” trilogy and it was as if you were giving the middle finger to the other. For the past 10 years the life of Shawn Jacobs has been everything about the “Back to the Future” trilogy but Universal Studios took that away from him. Now the next few years of his life would be about prison and that was something that the police do not take away; it is something they give you. Keys that once meant a job and freedom to Shawn now meant a home in a cell block away from the things that he loved. When they arrived at the police station, it was then Shawn Jacobs realized that no matter how much you want to go back, the future just keeps coming. ♦ Gentle Soul Gentle Soul full of peace You’re warm in heart Your smile so sweet From the crown of your head to the bottom of your feet UNIQUE Thar's why it’s hardfor people k> grasp your style Gentle Soul heart so sensitive T)ut sometimes your sensitivity Is used for a mockery And questions rise about you masculinity But God knows your true identity Gentle Soul please don’t look at your life as a catastrophe Because soon God’s gravity Will pull everything together tike a symphony Gentle Soul so rich, so pure Yes sometimes you are manipulated And your ability to love is often debated Because your life’s love has not been emancipated But don’t get frustrated Gentle Soul follow your goals When people step on your toes Or try to cramp your style Breathe and just crack them a smile Gentle Soul don’t he intimidated by hatred Because from the devil Is where their hatred has been advocated . Sometimes drinking from the devil cup of lust has tempted you When it’s all said and done it is God you choose Gentle Soul slay in the race Don’t disgrace the human race By trying to leave this place Sure the fight gels rough And the struggle gets so tough But only God knows when you’ve had enough So press on towards the mark for the prize of the high calling Yes you may have fallen But get up and keep hallin Gentle Soul who only speaks the truth Your wonts that you express are deeply within rod You are more then a conqueror Ain’t nothing stopping Soul ya Yet humble as a grain of sand You are Phenomenal Man Gentle Poetry by Rodney Holley Building Brighter Futures Building Brighter Futures One dream at a time Opportunities unparalleled The sweet taste of knowledge divine Building Brighter Futures Following the steps to success The world is our battleground Here is where we prepare to he the best A place to grow un-timed A place to condition our minds A place of refuge and tranquility Within these walls are endless possibilities Building Brighter Futures We take our scholastic altitude to higher elevation With us we carry principles of liberation /li we prepare ourselves to impact our nation Building Brighter Futures Renewing dreams deferred Instilling drive and determination We travel to places unheard Building on a platform that’s stable The pursuit of knowledge enables The longer we stiive, the more becomes clear The tools we require are all earned here Service Beyond The Serpentine Wall Service beyond the serpentine wall He shall be blessed who answers God’s call Uniting in the ministry of giving A life that impacts others is a life worth living Service beyond social expectation Helping others with no hesitation^ We see community service not as a consolation More so as a gateway to salvation We sow seeds to reap the benefits of success We nurture itemrekntles^,Godwill handle the rest Investing time in brethren thats part cf Gods Creed Soaring wants to provide others what they need Serving fellow man but acknowledging God first He is our water, the one who quenches thirst . As we prepare to embark on future endeavors We 11 know the village cfWesleyan marchesforever A Sad Demise Dusk to dusk as the morning rises, A packed and full day with no surprises j4i the moon sets and a young king begets, A decision he made he will regret A close fiiend in disguise who wishes his demise. With a sly dagger he will take his life with a smile Then bury the body in his kingdom which stretches a mile. But the eventual stench will he his capture And his cry forforgiveness will not leport in his sctfe departure, And hislfe will notexist like thefiiend^withhisking Like a game cf chess his strategy will lead to a draw. What is a Lie? What is a lie? Is it a deceitful story. Either short or long? Is it the denial of something wrong. Dependent on someone’s morals? Is it a misquoted truth. Simply misremembered? Is it just a word. Given a definition? NFL.from pg 5 what were your thoughts on the new draft format, wift the first round on Thursday, then rounds two and three on Friday, and the final four rounds on Saturday? JOSH; Im 50-50on iWs. 1 tove the NFL Draft I watch it every year, so it was nfce 4iat it was in primflime. Sepaating the draft the way they dkl made it .seem easier to get through In the past I fcund myself fighting to get throu^ the first few rounds be cause it was stacted on top of each cdier. I can only take so much rfChris Baman in one day But the proHem with this is it todc away fiom an the other ^xxts that make May so great While bang tuned in 10 the ckaft, I was mis^ LeBron tip thrmi^ the Bulls in tte NBAFlaydis and tte Senkas continue their nmh for an upset ova the Penguins in the NHL PlaydBs (Ad\^’s Note: Ihe Pens continued their dominanax, winning the series, 4-2). JARAD; The draft does come a a time when other sports are in the midst cf [^off series, whkii are dways fim to watch. The bet two words in all rf qxxts ate game seven But as far as the draft. Hike sqatating rounds one and two for teams to digest wix) is avaiMfc and wtet deals need to get done. While no qsc trade happened ova ni^ flns season, I can see the separation rfthe two naunds having a pnfound effect in firture dafts. Okay, so one final note and we can put the NFL to rest until August Give me the NFL's final four. Who plays for the AFC and NFC championships, who moves on and who brings home the Vince Lombardi tn^y? JO^; I have a repeat rfte NFC Chan^sonship game with tte Sairits and \toigs. I think Favte come back, and the\tos will beat the defending champs. In the AFC, though, I have the Ravens ffaying tte Jets. Both teams got so mudi betla on both skies rfthe ban. I think with fle additions cf LT and Santonio Hdmes and the maturing cf Mark Sarriiez to go with what win be the best defaise in the kague, the Jels win win the Supa Bowl ova the \toigs. Poor Brett stin doesn't get to go out on top. JARAD; Wen, Tm half with yoa rm in tove with the Jets. Thou^ I think Sanchez might hit 4ie sc^jho- more slurrp, I think they have enou^ sunounding him to get to the AFC champkxiship gane. As fk as who theyTl i^y, I ^ree with te Ravens pido Flacco is anodia year better aid that defense isnt gettir^ any younga, so they know tiiar window cf opportunity to win a cham[i)nship is ckjsir^ Jets move on, thou^ and meet the winna cf Minnesota and Dallas. The Cowbt^ added some help on defense and gave Remo anoftsr weapon by grabbit^ Dez Bryant in the (kaft. Brett onoe again cai't be dutch in the Wg one and DaHas moves oa Rom ihEje I want to pun the trigga on flie Jets because cf their defense, but rm not sure Sfflichez can get the job done in just his second season Cowboys brir^ home 4ie trophy by a late fidd god. Also don't fciget the Si^H" Bo\»^ be played in the Cowbc5« stJidiun next year.
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