FebruS Friday, February 21, 1992 I P al. acid eat Eliot Hf VRS HILL THE H ILl The official student newspaper of Mars Hill College IJQp _ Volume 65 Mars Hill, NC 28754 Issue 9 /NSIDE:... OPINIONS: This issue. SPIDER WEBBS ooks at music as the "Universal Unguage." Also, two great let ters to the editor! FEATURES We take a look at the two new dramas to be performed at the ®hd of this month and the end of dext month. Also, we feature the ^'gh-impact aerobics class.. CULTURE & EN TERTAINMENT: - Kelly takes a look at Sean yonnery's latest "Medicine Man" 'd MOVIES;:. ENDNOTES: Part II of Summary of Murder pnills the reader as Sylvia takes ds through our Spring Serial. SPECIAL NOTE: World-Travelling Dragons to Perform -j,e three also has an im- Sdrtant survey for all Mars Hill rodents. This will be the for an upcoming investi- 2|tion of the issue of condoms ®dd Mars Hill College from staff reports They’ve been called "incredi ble," "breathtaking," "stunning," and "quite unbelievable," to quote but a few of the critics. The Chi nese Golden Dragon Acrobats and Magicians of Taipei are taking the country by storm everywhere they perform as they criss-cross the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. The Chinese Golden Dragon Ac robats and Magicians of Taipei will appear in Moore Auditorium on the campus of Mars Hill College on Tuesday, March 3, 1992, at 8:00 pm. The Chinese Golden Dragon Ac robats and Magicians of Taipei offer more than a glimpse into the fascinating Orient. They consist of sensational acrobatics and the magic of the East - in addition, comedy, balancing feats, Kung-Fu! and a troupe of sumptuously cos tumed girls who perform beautiful traditional dances. It is a show for the whole family. The grace and precision of the acrobats are the triumph of years of dedicated training and discipline, but their art was formed by centu ries of tradition. Chinese acrobat ics are in fact more than a series of stunts. Most of the acts were cre ated and performed in China as far back as 200 B.C. and have always been an integral part of the Chinese culture and the arts. Many of these acts clearly demonstrate the achievement of perfection through finding harmony between mind and body - an ancient concept in the Orient. The show also features Kung-fu demonstrations - extraor dinary feats that seem to defy phys ical laws, which the Chinese attribute to the cultivation of "Chi," roughly translated as "inner strength" or "life energy." In the past 10 years tours have taken the acrobats through all of South America, Central America, South East Asia, Israel, Germany, England, Canada, the Caribbean, and the United States. Members of this company first appeared with Liberace at the Las Vegas Hilton. More recently, the company shot the commercial for the John Candy movie, "Uncle Buck." In ad dition, they have appeared with Joan Rivers and have played more than 30 state and regional fairs for extended runs and have been sea sonal attractions at several Six Flags amusement parks. For the students of Mars Hill Col lege, this performance is free. But for others, tickets for the March 3rd show are available in the Music Of fice in Moore Auditorium on the campus from 10am -12pm and 1pm-4pm Monday-Friday or by mail from Bob Kramer, Box 117, Mars Hill, NC 28754. Tickets may also be reserved by calling 689-111 4. Prices are: $12 in advance $15 at the door $5 for all children 8th grade and below. ^EACH out and touch SOMEONE...BUT REMEMBER YOU’LL PAY ^arol Jo Howell Assistant editor On ^T&t, it's easy, and I like easy," riggthe latest AT&T commercial se- Col^attling competing long distance So how about our cam- Design Systems, Inc.? Is it you? or is it more like "faux if you’re having a problem toi^'be latest phone system to come ^f>rnk^ Hill College (or if you’re having SorrT^lem just paying the bills), here’s ® helpful hints for you to follow: tliff J f^ake sure you are aware of the- ®ht rates offered: gw ■ Daytime rates - $.25/min. Evening rates - $.24/min. Early nights rates - $.16/min. ^ - Nights and weekends H- rates - $.14/min. Holiday rates - $.l6/min. 2 Keep track of when these rates begin and end:Daytime - until 5:00 Evening - from 5:00 until 10:00 p.m. Early nights - from 10:00 until 11:00 p.m.Nights - begins at 11:00 p.m. Weekends - from 11:00 p.m. Fri day until 5:00 p.m. Sunday. 3 Always,check your phone bill to make sure the company's clock stopped running when you hung up...i.e., if you made a 15 minute call, and they charged you for 373 minutes, there could be a problem. 4 Set a time limit for yourself everytime you call long distance. That way you’ll feel guilty for every minute you go over, and nothing works like a guilt trip. 5 Write a letter next time you want to call someone in the middle of the day. It may take longer to get there, but it's a lot cheaper, and it’ll last forever! 6 If you find yourself having any problems with the service, call the toll free number on your remit tance form that comes with your bill. Also, just a reminder to those of you who may have forgotten Re member the 5% discount offered at the beginning of the year from De sign Systems Inc., from September through December? You can now get 5% taken off your next phone bill by adding up the amount of your phone bills from September to December, taking 5% of that amount, and writing it anywhere on the remittance form of next month's bill If there are any other problems you’ve been having, give us a call and we’ll do the best we can to help you, but you're best bet would be to let your fingers do the walking and call Sue Harley of Design Sys tems, Inc., at the toll free number. K.* A super-spectacular balancing is shown here the many acts in the u DRAGONS show. feat of at one of pcoming MHC Collegiathon Team Places Third at Newberry Michael S. Roten editor in chief The Collegiathon Team for Mars Hill College travelled to Newberry College in South Carolina February 8 for volleyball, the fifth match of the season. The team placed third against the other schools which now places the Mars Hill team in third place overall. Collegiathon is a 9-segment competition between several pri vate schools in both North and South Carolina. Every two years, the colleges come together for good fun and hard work. The par ticipants are: Newberry College, SC; Lenoir-Rhyne College, NC; Pfeiffer College, NC; Wingate Uni versity (formerly Wingate College), Continued on page 4