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The Friday, November 11, 2005 Page 5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT GWU on a quest to field a marching band Photo by Kaylin Bowers Matt Whitfield plays the tuba in the Pep Band dur ing the Homecoming game Nov 5. Within the next three years, GWU hopes to transform the Pep Band into a marching band. Matt Tessnear Pilot Managing Editor Shine up the trumpets and dust off the uniforms. The Gardner-Webb University Music Department wants to form a marching band, something the university has not had since the late ’80s. For 10 to 12 years, GWU fielded a marching band. However, a lack of funding and lack of equipment led to the end of the program. “We want to do it right if we’re go ing to have one,” said Matt Whitfield, associate professor of fine arts, who is working on the project. “What we’re planning to do is hire the director for next year, get established and build the program. The band would then be put on the field the next year.” The department is currently in the process of interviewing possible di rectors. According to Whitfield, they want to hire an outgoing and charis matic person. “We’re trying to take our time and get the right guy,” said Whitfield. “Just getting the program off the ground would be a major accomplishment.” Currently, the support for the pro gram is in good shape. Whitfield said the university has already approved a marching band program, and they have set aside a piece of the budget for equipment, uniforms and expenses. New instruments will be needed because the department currently pos sesses only concert instruments. “We drew up a plan and submitted it to the senior staff last spring,” said Whitfield. “The purchase of uniforms is already built into the budget to come out of university funds. The whole drum line would require new instru ments, as well as marching baritones and sousaphones. That too has been budgeted as a need.” Marching bands need outdoor practice facilities, and the GWU band would be no different. The department has discussed a storage building for equipment. According to Whitfield, the athletic department is willing to share their space with the program. “The athletic department has of fered their fields to practice on,” said Whitfield. “We are trying to make due with what we’ve got, but a new fine arts center would help.” Currently, there are students on campus who would like to participate in marching band. Whitfield said the department has a plan to get those stu dents involved. “One of the things we want to do would be to give the students a check for $ 1,000 at the end of the semester to be in it,” he said. “The more years you stay in it, the more money you’d-get.” Robin Taylor, a sophomore music and communications major from New Jersey, is one of the current students in terested in the marching program. She said a lot of students on campus were in high school marching programs, and would like to see one here. “I think it would help expand the department,” Taylor said. “People who want to continue doing it would be more interested if they can actually be out on the field during games.” According to Whitfield, a large part of the director’s job during the first year, will be spent in recruiting. Local high schools and marching con tests are places to find individuals who want to participate. “We’re hoping to put 70 to 80 stu dents on the field the first year, at a bare minimum,” said Whitfield. Currently, the university loses po tential students who want to march in college. With a marching band, more students could be brought to GWU through the music department. “I get people each year who call about marching band,” said Whitfield. “We don’t have it, so they don’t come to Gardner-Webb. The marching band can pay for itself with increased en rollment.” Students make poetry matter outside the classroom Eric Proctor Pilot Entertainment Editor Let’s face it...many readers will probably read the title and skip this article altogether. They’ll check the sports scores. They’ll look at the pictures. Then, they’ll crumple up the paper and throw it away. To them, poetry doesn’t matter. But it can. After reading “Can Poetry Matter?,” an article originally published in The Atlantic Month ly, English professor Chris Davis decided to try what was done in the article on a smaller, local scale. He gave his Poetry Writing class an assigimient to choose a way to show others the value of poetry. “Poetry is so much an isolated, solitary thing,” said Davis. “Writ ing is in general. I wanted to do something that forced people to step out of that isolation.” He also said he thinks it will be a good change of pace for the class. “In a poetry class, you write and read poetry, and you work shop it, but I wanted to do some thing where you get to go out into the world,” said Davis. Davis’ students have come up with a wide variety of ideas. “For my project. I’m going to try to put poetry on bulletin board paper and hang it off of people’s balconies in the apartments, and then try to get people’s reaction to it,” said Kyle Loughran. “I think this project is important because hopefully it will make people more aware and appreciative of poetry.” Daniel Abrahao has teamed with Jess Snyder to take advantage of the popularity of Facebook and create a group called “GWU Po etry.” This is a forum for students to submit and receive feedback on their work, or share some of their favorite poems. Danette Holmes is organizing a poetry slam, while Matt Dimick is planning to go into a school and teach a poetry lesson. Trudy Roth, a basic skills in structor, is planning to share po etry with the mentally retarded adults with whom she works. She is going to select pictures that cor respond with the poems she will read, and will instruct her students to color them according to how the poem has made them feel. A blue colored pencil will be used to denote sadness, while red will be used to denote happiness This is the first year that Davis has incorporated this project into his teaching. If it goes well, he plans to use it in future installments of the poetry writing course. The Pilot picks the Top 10 flicks of the holiday season Jessica Thompson Pilot Staff 1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson The fourth installment of the Harry Pot ter series is by far the darkest book brought to screen, and it hints toward being the best yet. It is Harry’s fourth year at the wizard- ing school of Hogwarts, and it begins with an aching scar, the Quidditch World Cup, and another new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Mad-Eye Moody is a repug nant former dark wizard catcher who is teaching as a favor to the school’s headmas ter, Professor Dumbledor. Professor Moody is not the only new addition to Hogwarts, as Dumbledor announces that the school will be hosting the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Harry is mistakenly chosen to be a fourth competitor. As Harry focuses on juggling schoolwork, friends and enemies, and the tournament, he is scarcely unaware of Lord Voldemort’s plans to return to power. This movie has been anxiously awaited by children and adults alike for the entirety of the year. It is sure to please an movie goer who craves action and adventure inter twined with a world of fantasy. This movie is rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy vio lence and frightening images. The wait is over Nov. 18... 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Ward robe Starring: Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, and Anna Popplewell C.S. Lewis’s classic tale is brought to life in this highly anticipated fantasy. The four Pevensie children - Edmond, Lucy, Susan, and Peter - while playing ‘hide and seek,’ find themselves able to enter the magical world of Namia. This world intrigues them with talking beasts, dwarves, fauns, giants and centaxu"s, along with the powerful and majestic lion Aslan. They soon come to discover, however, that Namia is not a per fect as it first appears. The country is being dictated by the evil White Witch, who has placed the country under a spell of eternal winter. The four children ban together under the leadership of Aslan to fight in an epic battle in attempts to release Namia from the queen and her icy spell, forever. “The Chronicles of Namia” will be an excellent movie for families. Producers say the story follows Lewis’s original writings and does not lose in its journey from book to screen its Christian alliterations. This movie is rated PG for battle sequences and fiightening moments. You can enter the wardrobe on Dec. 9. 3. King Kong Staring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, and Jamie Bell Director Peter Jackson tackles his next project with full force. His newest movie, “King Kong” is set for release on Dec. 14. Documentary filmmaker Carl Denham sets off to Skull Island in order to film his latest project with star Ann Darrow. When the project gets out of control and Darrow is offered as a sacrifice by the local natives. She fears the worst as the witch doctor chants, but is in fact rescued by the mas sive monster King Kong. Darrow is able to retum to New York safely, but when Kong is brought back to the states as well, she be comes the object of his longing. He tears the city apart searching for her, eventually making it to the peak of the Empire State Building, where he meets his fate, going head to head with a fleet of World War I fighter planes. “King Kong” will be the second remake of this tale, but Jackson’s directorial history promises this movie will be creative and awe-inspiring. This film is not yet rated. 4. Chicken Little Staring: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Steve Zahn, Amy Sedaris, and Don Knotts Disney Studios proudly presents the animated rendition of Chicken Little. A year has passed since Chicken Little caused mass mayhem in his home town of Oakey Oaks by claiming that the sky was falling. He is just now recovering fi-om his embar rassment and is beginning to branch out into society. He joins the local baseball team in hopes of regaining the respect of his father, Buck Cluck. After leading his team to an upset victory. Chicken Little is the town hero, so when he discovers the sky really is falling, he is reluctant to tell a soul. Chicken Little eventually recruits his odd-ball friends, Abby Mallard, Runt of the Litter, and Fish Out of Water to help him secretly save the world. Time Magazine exclaims this movie is “One of the funniest and most exhilarating movies in years!” (Richard Comss). It is sure to entertain the masses. Chicken Little is rated G. “The end is near,” on Nov. 4. 5. Walk the Line Staring: Jocquine Phoenix and Reese With erspoon “Walk the Line” is the early story of Johnny Cash, following his life from a stmggling musician to his rise to fame. This movie captures the emotions felt during the most trying times of the singer’s life, includ ing the death of his brother, his drug abuse, and the failure of his first marriage. June Carter is the one who pulled Cash out of his slump and helped him become a legendary man. The love they had saved him, allow ing him to become the ‘Man in Black. ’ This powerful love story is appropri ate for all ages. It is not be a movie to be missed. The movie is rated PG-13 for some language, thematic material and depiction of drag dependency. Experience the life of a legend Nov. 18. 6. Jarhead Staring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, and Peter Sarsgaard “Jarhead” follows the Marine Anthony Swofford (a.k.a. SwofE) from his mind- numbing experience at boot camp to active duty during the Gulf War. He sports a 100- pound pack on his back and a sniper’s riffle as he and his fellow company make their way through the Middle Eastern deserts. While they suffer from the intolerable sun and lack of protection from the Iraqi sol diers, Swoff and his fellow Marines inter twine comedy and camaraderie in order to keep their heads. The foreign desert, along with unseen enemies and a war they don’t understand, makes for a collaboration of emotions experienced in the movie. This film was based on real life Marine Swofford’s memoir, which provided read ers with an unsettling look at the reality of the Gulf War. This movie is rate R for per vasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content. Jarhead will be in theaters Nov. 4. 7. Derailed Staring: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Me lissa George, and Vincent Cassel In this mystery drama, married ad exec Charles Schine meets a sexy young busi ness woman on a commuter train to Chi cago. Schine acts upon his lust and meets her at a hotel, where everything begins to go horribly wrong. The two are busted in on by an armed robber named LaRoche, who blackmails them into paying him an extrav agant amount of money. With their lives in terrible danger, both Schine and the woman strive to figure out how to tum the tables on their blackmailer before it is too late. “Derailed” is sure to be an intriguing choice for teens and adults. This movie is rated R for strong disturbing violence, lan guage and some sexuality and is set to hit theaters today. 8. Rent Staring: Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wil son Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, and Idina Menzel It is 525,600 minutes. That is the span of time this Tony Award winning musical - transfigured-to-the-big-screen-covers. This rock opera, originally based on Puccini’s classic opera La Boheme, tells the story of a one-year period in the lives of a group of straggling Bohemians who can’t afford their New York East Village apartments. Believing in love as their only constant, these starving artists deal with the issues of poverty, drags, AIDS and death. “Renf ’ will be a beautiful interpretation of overcoming hardship with the power of love, allowing one to take each day as it comes. This film is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drags and sex uality and for some strong language. The music begins Nov. 23. 9. Aeon Flux Staring: Charlize Theron, Frances McDor- mand, and Marton Csokas It is the 25th century and the human race has all but been destroyed by a killer viras. The last remaining city, Bregna, is encased by- a protective bubble and run by an ex tensive team of scientists. At first glance the city’s utopian state seems to be one of complete perfection, but there are regular disappearances of citizens, with no indi cation to where they go. A band of rebels has formulated and established a resistance against the government. Aeon Flux is one of the rebellion’s best assassins. Her latest assignment: kill the leader of the govern ment. ■ “Aeon Flux” is based on animated tele vision series aired on MTV during the ’90s. Charlize Theron in spandex, along with the fast paced action and adventiure plot, will most likely draw an audience. This movie is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and sexual content. The mission begins Dec. 2. 10. The Ringer Staring: Johnny Knoxville, W. Earl Brown, Brian Cox, and Katherine Heigl When Steven Barker realizes he is in desperate need of money, he sinks to an all time low and attempts to rig the Special Olympics. While pretending to be intellectually challenged in order to qualify for compe tition, he soon realizes his fellow Olympi ans are better athletes than he is and better people. This comedy combines coarse humor with morality to please moviegoers. This movie is rated PG-13 for crade and sexual humor, language and some drag references. “The Ringer” hits theaters Dec. 23. >
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