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20, Volume LIX, Number 6 Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926 Friday, December 13, i98s IMPERIALS A BIRTHDA Y TO REMEMBER (lillary Parsons iures Contributor f / i/he lights dim, and then they e up from behind the elevated nmer behind the plexiglass as from the city ice machine ns to fill the stage of Moore itorium. At the same time the itators welcome the openning Is from the song “Let the Wind ■v”. This was probably the lactic moment of the Imperials :ert that the SGA sponsored on ember 1. The Imperials are a popular Contemporary Chris- rock grop out of Nashville, They have been around for etime, and are known to the istian listening audience for songs as Sail On, Depend On Trumpet of Jesus, and Praise 'Lord. Musically, the Imperieds quite accomplished, but they e not in any way, shape, or n stilted with their music. They , work/*^ easily be referred to as “jam- ilvis F8-” Their newer songs are also Qf, keeping with the latest pop show-®- major difference in ig gig^^ heard in the auditorium, iecidet'^^^*^ we hear on Kiss FM is the nvoive^^^e of the lyrics. The message ind g/'** music is to trust in and love They spread their message o tota jospel FORMAL »ugh very effective theatricality inue 11 accomplised quality sound r lata pleasing to an audience; He ready to jam! 5 yeari ;citing I e conte SPRING ig mo h their rist, th ane of,s some of you might have shossed, we here in S.G.A. are o bouiady gearing up for SPRING RMAL. If you are new to C, then let me tell you a little about it. Spring Formal has litionally been held at a loca- 1 off campus and the dress has 1 formal (hence the name Spr- Format). It is generaly held in April and has been symbolic of close of another year. For the ors, it is an especially mean- ul time because it is the last big lering before FINALS and luation. It is different from a m, it that it is not sponsored by jecific class but by the whole ipus community. It is open to ndance for all students and is :ial to all involved, his year, the Spring Formal nmittee is going to work hard )ring you the best possible For- 1 that we can. We have tenative ns to hold it in the Blue Ridge 1 Room at the Grove Park Inn. ('ou have never been to Grove k, you are in for a treat. It is ■sidered to be one of the nicest ilities in the Southeast and has atmosphere that you have to ex- ience to fully appreciate. The d we have booked is Thin Men they are one of the hottest ce bands in the Southeast. We also planning to offer a ctail buffet instead of a dinner year. This,buffet can serve as a il or just as a filler between ces. an attempt to hold the price Ihe tickets down, we are plann- several fund raisers throughout spring semester. We hope that ryone will attend the Formal even if you don’t plan on at- ding then show your support • the rest of the students by help- us out. Remember, this college 1 it’s functions are made suc- sful through your support, ’s make this year’s formal the t that it can be. You’ve earned RS E P A SJBM -UON Sincerely, Skip Wood, S.G.A. V-P ‘IT IS MY JOB!’ BY HILLARY PARSONS Features Contrbutor ”IT IS MY JOB!” What does this mean? Well, for those of us on Moore Auditorium’s stage crew it means that basically anything that needs to be done in order to prepare for any type of perfor mance there we do. Jimmy Joyce is our Stage Manager, and he runs the show and has the last word on everything that we do. In many ways he is also a teacher because if there is anything that we don’t understand, Jimmy will usually take the time to patiently explain the what, when, why, and how of the thing. Most “techies” don’t get alot of credit for the work they do, but we have been lucky to have been able to work with such ap preciative groups as the Imperials, Genty, Vienna Boys Choir, and Peter Samelson. Back stage there should also be a sense of family if things are to get done quickly, effi ciently and safely. That is why you move fast if you hear, “Heads up!” or, “Line coming in!” these phrases mean that something is coming toward the stage from overhead with or without control. We have our own language back stage so that we can communicate quickly and quietly and achieve full understanding at the same time. Safety is our key word, but this is sometimes difficult to achieve with alot of people stan ding around on stage doing nothing. We also get to handle, operate and generally be responsible for alot of very expensive, delicate and potentially dangerous high voltage equipment. We learn things about running intricate sound and lighting equipment as well as specialty equipment such as follow spots, large sound mixing boards, Genie lighting trees, and all sorts of odds and ends that some touring groups carry with them. We have also learned all the little tricks of how to maneuver the touring cases that most groups use, and they are usually not light, and a false move could permanently damage some very delicate equip ment. We learn much more that what I’ve been able to put down here, but so much of it is next to impossible to put into words and can only be learned by experience. All of us strive to learn as much as we can back stage and we all work very hard to do our best to give you a good show. ^ By MARIE BEAN Contributing Editorialist The date was around 4 B.C. The place, Roman-occupied Palestine. The mother, an unmarried teen age Jweish girl. The father, God. This is the story: “Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire. When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria. Everyone, then, went to register himself, each to his own home town. “Joseph went from the town of Nazareth to Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. Joseph went there because he was a decendent of David. He went to register with Mary, who was promised in mar riage to him. She was pregnant, and while they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have her baby. She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger-there was no room for them in the inn.” “There were some shepherds in that part of the country who were spending the night in the fields, taking care of their flocks. An angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone over them. They were ter ribly afraid, but the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people. This very day in David’s town your Savior was born-Christ the Lord! And this is what will prove it to you: You will find the baby wrap ped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ “Suddenly a great army of heaven’s angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God: Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased. “When the angels went away from them back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us.’ “So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in a manger. When the shepherds saw him they told them what the angel had said about the child. All who heard it were amaz ed at what the shepherds said. “Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them. “The shepherds went back, sing ing praises to God for all they had heard and seen; it had been just as the angel had told them. “Soon afterward, some men who studied stars came for the East to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the baby born to be the king of the Jews? We saw his star when it came up in the East, and we have come to worship him.’ “When Harod heard about this, he was very upset, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem. He called together all the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and asked them, ‘Where will the Messiah be born?’ “ 'In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,' they answered. 'For this is what the prophet wrote: Bethlehem in the land of Judah you are by no means the least of the leading cities of Judah; for from you will come a leader who will guide my people, Israel.' “And so they left, and on their way they saw the same star they had seen in the East. When they saw it, how happy they were, what joy was theirs! It went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. They went in to the house, and when they saw the child with his mother Mary, they knelt down and worshiped him. They brought out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and presented them to him.” (From The Good News Bible, Luke 2:1-20; Matt. 2:1-11) What a beautiful story! Thousands upon thousands of people have believed it to be a true story. The question is, if you believe it is true, what difference does it make in your life?
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