Tage Seven, ‘iHe Mietluia Name: Steve Herbert Status: 6'0,1751bs. Sophomore Birthdate: August 30,1970 Sport: Men's Basketball Position: Guard Hometown: Griffin, GA Favorite B-Ball Team: Georgia Tech Steve Herbert, member of the men's basketball team at Montreat-Anderson College, is not a newcomer to the sport of basketball. Herbert has been playing basketball for thirteen years. He now plays for M-AC in the position of guard. Steve transferred to Montreat from Emmanuel College in Athens, GA. He, "felt he could get better bas ketball exposure in this area." Steve is presently planning to major in accounting and to receive an Associate in Sci ence here at Montreat. His future plans might include a degree in business law or en vironmental law. Steve's favorite part of basketball is scoring. He says that, "it feels good to be able to score and get some points to help the team out." When asked if he gets nervous be fore a game, Steve an swered, "Yes, every game. If you aren't nervous you are not ready to play." "Coach McNamara lets you play your game-he is not always jumpingdown your throat when you miss a shot or make a bad shot. He lets you play through your mistakes. It gives me more confidence in the game." Herbert's expectations for the rest of the season are, "I think we can win the whole thing. The team has a lot of abilities." Steve says that he enjoys playing for the M-AC Cavaliers and certainly has high hopes for the upcoming tournament. Let's hope the Cavaliers continue to jump, shoot, and score high. The Economics of War By: Rose Anne O'Shields Staff Writer The Dow is up 15% since the war began according to The New York Times. Tues day, Feb. 12, the Dow Jones Industrial average rose to 71.54 points for a high of 2,902.23. Perhaps the future is not as gloomy as everyone expects. The Federal Reserve has been trying to bring interest rates down which will have a positive effect on the econ omy and possibly pull us out of the recession. Perhaps people will soon begin to travel further away and start shopping in the malls again. One analyst believes the Dow will go even higher as the year progresses. Standard and Poor's 500 stock index, representing the nation's most prestigious stocks, gained to 2.6 percent. This is a record for the year. The New York Stock Ex change composite index rose 2.4 percent which made for a record high. The outlook for stocks is presently one of enthusiasm. Wall Street trad ers are talking to money man agers now committing them selves to investing billions in stock. On Feb. 11, the Dow rose steeply. It went from an ad vance of 10 points at 10 am to an advance of 55 by 2:30. Trading volume rose from 187.8 million shares to 265.4 million. This ranks as the fifth-highest volume for the year. The New York Stock Exchange said 4.4 stocks ad vanced for every one that fell, the highest ratio since the war started." To prevent the mar ket from going too high or low the New York Stock Ex change takes control when ever the Dow rises or falls 50 points-H. The officials inter vened at 2:09 p.m. "prevent ing buyers from buying when the last sale is at a price higher than the one just before the last sale." Dealing with credit, in terest rates are going lower. Long-term rates are now at their lowest levels since last year. On the decline were gold prices. They sold $3 an ounce less than usual. The price was $367.70 in New York. Crude oil prices rose .55 cents a barrel to $22.50. However, according to the Dow, com panies like AMR had strong gains (AMR is the parent of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Federal Express). Top five stocks perform ing well recently were AT &T, Bell South, Bell Atlanta, Nynex,and Ameritech. Three stocks not showing well were General Motors, Boeing, and Allied Signal. Bank stocks are now on the inaease. The projections for these stocks are given only as short term during the war in the Gulf. St. Patty's Day 4 Dance March 16 th More Info. Soon

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