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2 Friday, October 27,1995 For One Alumnus, Life Really is Full of Fun and Games BY JESSICA BANOV STAFF WRITER “Dear Mr. Cone: I am writing on behalf of the jurors to accept your gracious offer to send them a copy of your game. Sincerely, Lance A. Ito.” So now you know what die jurors did while they were sequestered during the duration of the O.J. Simpson trial. They played “Nickel& DimePool,”agame dreamt up by UNC alumnus A. Cone while he was mowing the lawn at his Huntersville home. Ito isn’t the only one who received Cone’s game. Cone has sent the game to area hospitals and to sports trainers from the Charlotte Hornets and the Carolina Panthers in hopes that his idea of playing pool with coins will catch on. Cone, whose “coiporate” headquarters are located above a bam where he grooms and trains horses, is now caught in a whirlwind of marketing and selling his new game. The game consists of a portable mini pool table and several brass coin pieces to be used in place of balls. Wednesday, Cone and his wife Suzanne ventured to the Junior League Christmas show in Raleigh to set up a booth for sales. Cone said they sold 20 games in 2 1/2 hours although he had brought only 10 games for sale over a four-day period. Cone said the idea for his games had come to him by accident. “It was mostly boredom with what I was doing (at my job),” Cone said. “I thought it might be a good idea, and I took time to act on it. How could it be commercial? How could I sell it? Then it became an obsession.” This obsession led Cone to do some heavy re Techno Takes Over the Cradle Saturday BYTODD GILCHRIST DIVERSIONS MUSIC EDITOR On Saturday the burgeoning under ground techno scene once again splashes over onto the quiet little indie-rock town of Chapel Hill. Although this sounds like the premise for a Stephen King novel, it is simply the biggest dance party to come here since The Hill began recognizing its own latent rave tendencies no more than two years ago. Raise Your Hands (the official title of the party) is the third rave held by the decidedly more rock-oriented Cat’s Cradle since WXYC New Science Experience DJs Uzi Nwosu and Mike Shoffher decided to throw a bash late last year. Sponsored by Urban Hype and Mixed Media, the party will feature everything from jugglers to an extensive light show to four extremely talented DJs who intend to PRESLER FROM PAGE 1 next three months, and what we’re going to do is bring it out of you,” he said. Project participant Donald Wright, 38, said the group gave him the confidence and inspiration to keep trying. “As long as you’ve got someone behind you, you have no reason not to put forth a lot of effort,” he said. Presler began his involvement with the homeless late in his junior year of high school in Lexington, Ky. He helped orga nize the group from his school that at tended the Housing Now march in Wash ington, D.C., in 1989. His interest was on the political level until he came to UNC as a freshman in 1990. “When I got to town, I realized that I hadn’t been involved with actual homeless people, ” he said. “I realized I needed to get involved with them if I was going to con tinue saying this was a problem." He began volunteering at the IFC shel ter through the Campus Y and became the shelter manager in 1991. At that time, Presler was also working full-time for the JAR HEEL SPORTS SHORTS TODAY AT CAROLINA! Swimming- Tar Heel Invitational 5:00 pm at Koury Natatorium Students & Faculty Admitted FREE w/ID! ■ MOICJ Wm9m mh LAW SCHOOL EXPLORATION DAY Wednesday, November 1, 1995 12 noon until 4:oopm Great Hall OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS Sponsored by University Career Services Division of Student Affairs Talk to representatives from 41 schools searching and soliciting of bids for manufacturing the game pieces. In addition, his busy schedule has put his normal job of training horses on the back burner. “It’s been a three-ring circus, ” Cone said about balancing his game promoting, family and finances. However, Cone said that the process had run more smoothly this time around since he had been through the system before with his first game, “Playing It Smart,” and had established contacts in the industry. “Things that work out you don’t necessarily learn in school,” the 1983 graduate said. “What I got out of UNC was a way to think, a way to meet and react to people.” His way of thinking and meeting people is starting to pay off. Most recently, his game was named a finalist in Family Fun magazine’s Toy of the Year (T.0.Y.) competition, putting it in the ranks with games produced by Parker Brothers and Pressman Toy Corp., two well-known game companies. Eversince the kid-judgedT.O.Y. competition, busi ness has been picking up, and the Cones have been concentrating even more on marketing the new game. “Since the Family Fun magazine, our phone has been ringing non-stop,” said Suzanne Cone, also a UNC alumna. But being an entrepreneur has had its ups and downs, said A. Cone. Before he was able to find retailers to distribute the game, he was very frustrated, he said. “As an entrepreneur, there are huge highs to ex treme discouragement,” Cone said. “Being an entre preneur is the most fim and the worst fun. And being the little guy, you have to make concessions.” What keeps him plugging away is the hope that his game will be a success and that sales will jump as the combine house, techno, rave, breakbeat and dozens of other types of techno into one eclectic body-moving mix. Uzoma Nwosu (DJ Uzi), the chief DJ for the New Science Experience and the proprietor of the locally-owned Mixed Media, designed the party as an offshoot of his regular business, which includes selling dance music on vinyl and cd as well as other merchandise for professional and amateur djs. One of the side booths at the show will be selling this merchandise, but for those who prefer an icee to colored vinyl will be happy to know that there will be lots of frozen treats and cool drinks for the dancers. The attendees are encouraged to wear their brightest and bawdiest clothing, and costumes are recommended for celebrat ing Halloween, for which the rave is partly held. At 11 p.m., the show gets under way, Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education and had taken three semesters off from school. Presler has been financially indepen dent since he was 18, and working for the IFC seemed to him a natural way to earn money in a job he had a passion for. He also coordinated his academic life to coincide with his job at the shelter, creating an interdisciplinary studies major, com munity development and social change. For that major, he is writing his senior thesis on an effective approach to job train ing and substance abuse treatment. He also has taken independent study courses that incorporated his work at the shelter. In August 1994, the town of Chapel Hill requested proposals from community agen cies to come up with an economic develop ment program to target low-income citi zens. Presler thought up the Employment Project to provide a comprehensive pro gram aimed at solving both the homeless’ lack of economic self-sufficiency and the substance abuse that plagues many of the town’s homeless. “We know there are jobs out there, and ARTS & FEATURES DTH/JOHN WHITE After getting bored with his job as a horse trainer, UNC alumus A. Cone decided to try his hand at designing games. A copy of his 'Nickel & Dime Pool' was sent to jurors in the O.J. Simpson trial. holiday season approaches. “It’s my undying optimism that my wish will come true,” Cone said. “People are skeptical until it’s a success.” Cone said that what makes his game stand out was that he took a skill and organized it in a competitive fashion. “It is a skill that everyone from Timbuktu to Tai- and for only $7, the ravers can start their gyrations with Uzi and Princess Petite, who is making her Chapel Hill debut. Mike Shoffher, another NSE alum and a fre quent spinner for the more hardcore par ties in the area, follows. Dean Coleman will be the last to work the wheels of steel, completing the amalgamous, comprehensive encyclope dia of dance music on show. A DJ who recently began spinning at the Gotham club on West Franklin Street, Coleman previously has spun records at Glam Slam in Florida and at earlier dance parties at the Cradle. If all this isn’t enough excitement, there will be an afteiparty at Club Nine + 9 that will ran until noon and features DJsFotieo, Oliver Wong, Tme and one other guest DJ. The price of the afterparty will be sl-2 and dancers can enjoy another six hours or so of pure dancing enjoyment. we know homeless work, but there are reasons why they aren’t self-sufficient,” Presler said. He felt a program was needed to give people the skills and education they need to set and achieve goals of employment and to help walk them through that pro cess. “This is not a ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ program in the way most people think of it,” Presler said. “It takes indi vidual effort, but we weren’t providing the services to help them. If we’re going to tell people to clean their lives up, we, as a community, have to provide resources for them.” This is where the project comes in. Par ticipants must apply to take part, and, if they are accepted, they find themselves a member of a community with as many as 15 other people trying to break the chains of addiction and homelessness. Partici pants feel this community is the key to then road to recovery. William Matthews, 40, has been home less for 15 years. He said the project's support was giving him the chance to turn his life around. r\ Start a New Hobby... V & Try Fly Fishing * Learn to cast in a day.. .$75 complete with catered lunch! 'WE • Buy one complete Fly Fishing Outfit over HH*v $350 and receive a mm — Cortland complete Fly Fishing Outfit FREE! ' V. 3401 Unhwtlty Drive, Suita B • Durham, HC 27707 • 919-490-0684 • 10am-Sunsat M-Sun Save T up to -*^so% y I on every framed v , / print on our walls V Don't be haunted by the g m missed chance to save at m C*'' M our annual Halloween Off I The Wall Sale. Choose, too, % 1 from a unique variety of f spooky Halloween cards. x n October 28-31 northgate 2860386 bheprinfishopH north hills 7838360 prints • custom framing • dry mounting wan has,” Cone said. “I took a universal skill and organized it into a competitive game.” Suzanne Cone said that she foresaw the game re placing what backgammon used to be. “This particular product has a wide range of uses,” Cone said. “It’s a one-time investment that will be around for the next 10 to 15 years. People will continue to play it.” Campus Calendar FRIDAY 10 a.m. UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES will sponsor Columbia University Teachers College from 10* 3 p.m. in Union 211. 9 p.m. KASA is having a semi-formal in the Cabaret from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Cost for members is $4 and for non-members $5. CUAB presents “Higher Learning.” Showtimes are 4,6:30,9 and 11:30 p.m. Admission is $2. ITEMS OF INTEREST 5 p.m. N.C. RENAISSANCE applications are available at the Union Desk and are due at 5 p.m. CENTER FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES pre sents, “Hanussen” a thought provoking WWII film on Saturday in Dey 303. CUAB presents “Immortal Beloved” on Satur day at 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the Union Auditorium. Admission is free. BSM GOSPEL CHOIR will be sponsoring Gospelfest 1995, featuring local talent from across the Triangle, Saturday at 6 p.m. in 106 Carroll Hall. UNC MODERNEXTENSION hosts a “Fall Dance Celebration” on Saturday. Registration be gins at 8:30 a.m. and classes are from 9-5 in Woollen Gym. Call 929-2397 for more information. FOOTFALLS. The Campus Y’s Race for Hu manity. Come do 5-kilometer run or 2-mile walk. T shirts only $lO. UNC WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB will be havinga concert on Sunday at 6:15 p.m. at the Newman “If we 're going to tellpeople to clean their lives up, we, as a community, have to provide resources for them. ” MYLES PRESLER UNC Senior and the Director of the Inter-Faith Council's Employment Project “It’s not just me looking to help myself, but there are project managers to push you, and you’ve got support,” he said. “I’ve been out there before by myself, and I couldn’t do it by myself.” The Employment Project began in Feb ruary and now has two phases working at once. The first group is now in phase two, and anew group has recently begun the first phase of training. During the first six-month phase, mem bers live at the shelter as they undergo intense substance abuse counseling and treatment, job training, and begin doing volunteer work. Presler said this forced the group to work through problems together. Catholic Student Center. GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL SUPPORT GROUP will hold discussions related to coming out, relationships, health concerns and religion. Call Stu dent Psychological Services at 966-3698. IBM will be hosting affirmative action programs targeted to introduce Hispanic, African Americans and Native American bachelor’s and master’s-level graduating students to hardware and software em ployment opportunities nationally with IBM in 211 Hanes Hall. Call Career Services for more informa tion by Monday. CAMPUS Y will be hosting A Catalyst for Posi tive Social Change outreach during the month of November. The Y is looking for hosts and facilitators . For more information, Call 962-2333. ELECTIONS BOARD Petitions and candidates’ packets will soon be available for Nov. 14 Special Election. Please contact Annie Shuart at 962-5201 for more information. UNC RUNNING CLUB will have group runs Monday - Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. No meetings on Saturdays. Call Jon at 968-8654. SURVIVOROF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP meets every first and third Thursday for each month. Call Brenda at 489-5473 for more information. HELLENIC ASSOCIATION is announcing the start of Greek dance classes. Classes will be held Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. and Saturday 1-2 p.m. in Stu dio A in Woollen Gym. “Not only are you going to be in class together all day but you’re going to sleep in the same room and be together almost 24 hours a day,” he said. “You have to leam to work out conflict as a community.” The goals of the project are that, at the end of six months, the participants be em ployed, pursuing a career, substance-free and living independently, Presler said. After the initial six-month phase, phase two begins, keeping the group together for support, making sure the members’ em ployment is going well and continuing substance abuse counseling. Presler said the project also wanted to teach its members they were a part of the larger Chapel Hill community and show them they did have a voice. All partici pants are registered to vote and will attend candidate forums for the upcoming local elections. They also spend one hour each week discussing community issues such as low-income housing and the recent Mil lion Man March. Additionally, each member does volun teer work, not only as a means of acquiring job skills and references but also as a way of easing the transition from the classroom to JP* * % FOOTFALLS ■lwa.hMlllukumn _. VHJT UNC-CHCampusY " 3 2PM •OCT. 29,1995 ■Pi ® Entry Fee (includes T-Shirt) 5K Run • 2 Mile Walk CAMPUS Y Duke’s Test Prep Program an help you prepare for the... ® GRE <D GIVI AT (D LSAT O ALL of the Above Affordablel GRE & GMAT cost $320, LSAT $275, TOEFL $250 Convenient! Weeknight or weekend classes REGISTER NOW. GRE classes start Oct. 28 or 31 for Dec. 9 Exam LSAT classes start Nov. 2 for Dec. 2 Exam GMAT classes start early December for fanuary Exam CALL 684-6259 Saily ®ar lIM Lab! Show Examines Sex Norms ■ “Cloud Nine,” Labi’s third production of the year, is set to open Saturday. BY NICOLE QUENELLE ASSISTANT ARTS & DIVERSIONS EDITOR Exploration of sexual repression is but one of the topics in the Lab! Theatre’s third production of the semester. Directed by senior Amy Ellison and written by British playwright Carol Churchill, “Cloud Nine” follows the soul searching journey of one family’s exploration of sexual repression and the discovery of sexual identity. “The first act is set in 1877 British West Africa and the second in 1977 London,” Ellison said. “But for the characters, only 25 years has elapsed. ” This jump from one century to the next allows for a comparison of sexual repression and self-discovery. To further illustrate the comparison of sexual repression, the technique of double casting is utilized. “Betty, one of the main characters, is played by a man in the first act and by a woman in the second act,” Ellison said. “But it’s the same character. ” During the second act, the play is much more naturalized, with the main charac ters cast in their natural genders. “The characters are really trying to come to terms with their own identities,” she said. Although there is a progression through out the play in the self-discoveries of the characters, they are not necessarily trans formed by the conclusion, Ellison said. “The characters don’t come to any great, wonderful epiphany by the end, ” she said. “But they do become more comfortable in their skin, they become more able to accept themselves as people.” At two hours and 15 minutes, “Cloud Nine” is on the long side. But Ellison said the audience was not likely to notice. “It’s extremely fast-paced,” she said. “It really keeps an audience on their toes.” The examination of sexual taboos is applicable to today’s society where these prejudices still exist. “It explores all kinds of sexuality with sensitivity and with hu mor,” she said. “Goud Nine” opens Saturday night at 8 p.m. in the basement of Graham Memo rial Hall. the work force, said Francie Swaringen, substance abuse counselor/training coor dinator for the project. Matthews takes pride in being able to give back to the community and wants to lead others to do the same. “I’m out there doing community service to help do my part, and I think every member in the community should do the same thing, ” he said. “People need to put back in.” The project also encourages participants to set goals for moving up in the economic market and to think beyond just making it out of the shelter. Wright said that once he got back on his feet, he wanted to become a chef. “My dream job is to be a chef,” he said. “I had been a cook for 22 years. I love cooking—it relaxes me and lets me know I’m doing something positive.” The project has been very successful, Presler said. Of the original 15 members, 50 percent are employed and drug-free, and 20 to 25 percent are in long-term sub stance abuse counseling the project couldn’t provide. Fewer than 30 percent of the origi nal members are not in treatment or drug free.
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