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Fefitures
Alumnus recites in Fortner
by Mary Wallace
Author Loren Pope recently listed
St. Andrews as one of the top 50 “Col
leges that Change Lives.” Author and St.
Andrews alumnus Rex McGuinn would
agree with that. He remembers St. An
drews as a college that changed his life,
and he was back on Sept. 14 to talk about
it and read some of this work.
As a young man, he planned to
study math and science. It was not until
he wrote a song for the rock band he had
formed with some of his friends that he
seriously considered writing as a career.
Now McGuinn is a professional
writer and he credits St. Andrews Writer-
in-Residence Ron Bayes for much of his
success. McGuinn graduated in 1973
soon after his book Seasons pf Accep;
tance won the Bunn/McClellan Chap-
book Award.
How much has St. Andrews im
pacted Rex McGuinn? He says that
SAPC gave him a “real sense of other
cultures.” His trip to India had a great
impact on him, and SAPC helped him
prepare for the outside world by help
ing him relate to others.
Review
McGuinn reading was inspirational
by Jesse Kilsby
Those that attended the first
Fonner Writers' Forum of the year on
September 12, recieved quite a treat.
The “kick-off' poet was Rex McGuinn,
whose use of vivid imagery and range
of vocabulary created quite an interest
ing forum.
Mr. McGuinn read to the students
some of the published work out of his
book “Landing In Minneapolis.” Some
of the v/ork that he shared with them
was; The Astronomer beside His Tele
scope Looks with His Eyes Out His
Window, CooterBakken at the Gulf,
Anthropology, among others. They also
had the chance to hear some of his yet
unpublished work.
Mr.McGuinn speaks with a
frank yet surrealistic look at the com
plex issues like suicide, abortion, and
war. He does not try to answer their
questions... he simply ponders his own.
Check out the Career Center
ofsie »nior class has akeady been by the
Career Services Office to talk with director Phil Barrineau about
their post-graduation plans. If you are a Senior and you re not
part of the on-the-spot ten percent, then you need to get crack-
All you have to do to start on your career or grad school
path is to make a half hour appointment with Phil—just a pam-
less little visit to talk about your interests, that’s aU. You can
even come in groups of two or three, if you want to bring fr'ends^
From there, you begin the all-important portfolio, which
consists of a resume and letters of reference. You can’t partici
pate in interveiws or job fairs without these. Seniors who use
Career Services have a variety of resources at their disposal,
including books, catalogs, videos, Internet job Searching, and
inforniation on 600 different companies.
Phil points out that last year, forty percent of the Seniors
who had worked with Career Services had employment or edu
cational plans by graduation week. He expects that ninety per
cent will be employed and/or in school by November.
“This (career planning) really opens up all the possiblities,
he says. “Most of the time, if I know what you want to do, 1 can
work with you and help you do it.”
Barrineau suggests that students come and talk with him
at least by November in order to avoid the Christmas/Winter
Term crunch. The Career Services Office is located in the LA
building, room 180. You can contact Phil Barrineau at (910)
277-5003, or e-mail him at npb@andrews.edu
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Students attend ‘Make Me a Deal’ in Belk
by Marlon Carey
i have never seen anyone
juggling Tic-Tacs before,’ was
the only thought in my head as
1 left the ‘Make Me A Deal’
show that played in the Belk
Center Friday, September 13.
The show was sponsored by the
Student Activites Union.
The host. Brad Mont
gomery, wore a clothes hanger
on his head and a microphone
around his neck. He gave out
prizes, told jokes and did magic
tricks. This guy was seriously
funny. Adapting “Let’s Make
A Deal”, and adding his own
wit, humor and self-taught
magic, 30 year old Brad created
“Make Me a Deal.” He often
performs his show for corporate
functions and parties.
I arrived a few minutes
late and was disappointed when
1 entered the room and every
one was already in hysterics. I
soon realized that the laughs
were far from over.
Later on in the show,
Montgomery asked my name.
After I told him, he asked me if
1 had a key chain. I had one,
but it was hooked to my belt.
He offered me the chance to win
a prize if I unhooked it and gave
it to him. Gullible as 1 was, 1
frantically detached my keys
and tossed them to this person
who was, essentially, a stranger.
(So much for Mom’s advice
about strangers...)
Brad caught the keys and
handed them to someone else.
Then came the hard part. He
asked me how many keys 1 was
carrying. I knew that. “Four!!”
I shouted. When the student
told Brad 1 was right, 1 received
my prize; an Ohio State Com
munity College sticker. I was
disappointed until he said that
was not the real prize. What I
really got was....two stickers.
There was laughter at my
expense, but I laughed too. He
tossed my keys back to me, (as
well as a brand new Godzilla
key chain.) It was impossible to
miss Montgomery’s interaction
with the audience. Everyone
had a chance to be a part of the
show. At one point, he asked
someone to sing the Alma
Mater. The singer he chose
didn’t actually know the song,
but was very creative and made
one up on the spot.. .only to win
a supermarket coupon. “Make
me a Deal lasted about a hour
and a half The big winner was
probably freshman Cyndi Cole
whose rendition of “Like a Vir
gin” won her a walkman.
Freshman Cathy Padin’s prize
wasn’t quite as spectacular as
Cole’s but she didn’t seem to
mind. “Yay! I won Spam!”
Padin said.
After the show, I spoke
with Montgomery and found
out that he was a political sci
ence major at Trinity University
in Texas, then Ram University
in Rhode Island. He is from
Denver, Colo, and has visited
more than 250 colleges. The
thing Montogmery liked the
most about St. Andrews was
“the fact that the kids here are
smart. They were a good audi
ence and really got involved
with the show rather than just
sit there...”
The comedian stresses
the importance of education
even in a career of entertain
ment. “Kids always ask me to
tell them how to be better en
tertainers. I tell them to go to
college. Eighty percent of what
I do is business; getting booked,
planning the show... The legal
issues about the use of the name
“Let’s Make a Deal...” Brad
Montgomery’s’ latest achieve
ment is a little more personal;
the child he and his wife are ex
pecting. I hope she likes Tic-
Tacs.