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Carroll College Student Newspaper Helena, Montana Volume 98 Edition 2 October 27,2011 T he P r o s p e c t o r Saints beat Eastern Oregon page 11 Two generations of students at Carroll PHOTO BY MARCIE MCCARVEL Being a Helena native, freshman health science major, Amanda Roberts, feels right at home at Carroll. This comfort comes from several angles, including family. Carroll’s motto is repeatedly projected to students throughout the years spent on this campus: “Not for school, but for life.” Nobody knows this better than Amanda’s great grandma, who goes to school with her. At 94 years old, Irene Roberts has a different interpretation o f the often- heard saying. With seven of her eight children having attended Carroll, Irene herself is not an alum; however, she has been a big part of this campus most of her life. “I am active in classes, games, tailgates, whatever 1 can go to!” Irene beamed. “My great grandma is such an inspiration to me,” Amanda smiled, as she placed her arm around the petite smiley woman. “And she is my Miss America,” Irene winked at Amanda. “This is the reason I come here. Youth is my interest; it is the young people of the world that I love to see everyday.” For twenty years now, Irene has been taking classes on campus, everything ranging from psychology to archeology. “My first class I ever took here was History of Civilization. The first week o f class I got called to jury duty. Luckily, I talked to the professor and was able to record the classes. I take learning very seriously,” said Irene. Although Irene only takes one class a semester now, she is still lucky enough to see her fourth generation on campus. “I only get to see her every once in while, but it always brings a smile to my face,” Amanda said. “I love h ow she keeps herself busy so that she doesn’t get lost in her age. She h as so much to offer with all of her experiences and wisdom.” Throughout the years she has spent at Carroll, Irene has felt welcomed by both the faculty and students. Having her great granddaughter on the same campus is something to look forward to each day. “I feel so blessed to have her here,” Amanda said, “It is such a unique situation.” Irene concluded with wisdom that was not taught in a classroom, but learned through a life fiill o f experiences. “What I have learned is that you have to keep growing. You have to keep changing, or you’ll die. To go through life each year the same, you would not learn. It is not that you have to accept each change, but that you are aware, and try change.” [>Marcie McCarvel Staff Writer Staff Writer F ollowed by red punch and cake with extra frosting, the Carroll Homecoming Court o f 2011 was crowned on Tuesday, October 11th in the upper Cube. The Homecoming week kicked off with Amy Allen, a senior health science major from Lima, Mont., crowned as queen, standing by her king (for the second consecutive year) Fred Collins, a senior environmental studies major from Helena. With a bounce in her step, freshman Bailey Snelling was crowned first at the coronation. Wearing high heels and sparkling in her dress, the undecided major from Harlowton, Mont, said she was “absolutely speechless.” At her side, with a congratulatory Saint’s tie, was freshman business and sports management major Andy Ritter from Butte. “I am delightfully happy that I won.” MC, Andrew Schneller, a senior psychology major from Tacoma, Wash., kept the eager coronation audience entertained with his jokes and introduction o f the nominees. “I was distracted by the good looking girls and struck by the character o f both the nominees and winners,” Schneller commented after the crowning. Following the announcement of the freshmen royalty, the sophomores were crowned. Jordan Marquis, a biology major from Great Falls, beamed in her floral print dress as the crown was placed on her curls. “This was not expected at all!” Accompanying Jordan as sophomore prince, Cameron Hahn from Eden Prairie, MN, looked classy in his all black attire. “Thanks,” the biology major smirked, “this was very expected.” Next to receive the honors were juniors Rachel Avila and Paul Stepanek. Avila, an elementary education major from Jerome ID, said modestly, “This has been great! It is so nice to know I ’m liked and loved.” Billings native and theology major, Stepanek, was not as humble. “I worked so hard and stepped on so many people to get to the top,” he cackled as he hung his new Carroll tie around his neck. The evening was filled with cheesy jokes by Schneller and cameras flashing from the students who came to watch the crowning of their peers. As the Cube cleared out, the king and queen stayed behind. “It wasn’t something I expected, but it is a very nice honor,” Amy said. Fred knew what it was like to be crowned as the most royal, and said, “I’m pretty sure it should be illegal to win king two years in a row.” He began to walk away before he added, “my next goal is to be king when I ’m not even a student.” U p T i l D a w n f u n d r a i s e r Marcie McCarvel Staff Writer On Friday, October 21, a party started in the Cube that would last twelve hours. Throughout the night, prizes were given out, a comedian entertained, food was served, and games were played, but most importantly, letters were written. Students spent the night and into the morning writing letters, asking for donations that will go to St. Judes Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. “Everybody loves mail. I send all of my high school friends letters every year,” commented Tyler Wahl, a 3-2 engineering major from Walla Walla, Wash. The all-night event was planned even before the school year started. This is the seventh year that Carroll has taken part in the fundraiser. “Most schools who do this have stopped making it an all night event. We plan to keep it a twelve-hour thing,” said Bethany Flohr, a junior from Billings. Flohr was the student in charge of the event. “Our goal is to raise $25,000 this year, that is what we made last year,” the nursing major said. Postcards with small profiles of St. Jude’s kids lined the tables. The decorations around the room were rockstar-themed because the children’s hospital is located in Memphis. The energy was high in the room as the motto of the night was “cancer doesn’t sleep, so neither do we.” “I’ve got nothing better to do than to be here,’’said sophomore nursing major, Emily Rabbit from Steamboat Springs, Colo. “It feels really good to do this.” INSIDE Whiskey Root p.4 Students explore musical talents Homecoming p. 8 Bed races, barn dance, football and The Row complete homecoming weekend. Headlights Trip BackPage Service trip to LA H o m e c o m i n g C o u r t Collins and Allen take the crowns Marcie McCarvel King and Queen Fred Collins and Amy Allen PHOTO BY GARY MARSHALL PHOTO COURTESY OF BETHANY FLOHR
