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Show 4 - The Cam Forum New, September 14, 1999 Inexperience rings Griffins Down by Two Games Iridc in Education f Westminsters scholarship fund is now over $500,000 larger X thanks to Under the Boardwalk, which took place on August v ( IV 23r(. This fundraiser featured the music of Billy Guy's Coasters, The Platters and The Drifters. The auction was also a big success sending bidders home with big prizes. Sponsorship from Bill Child of R.C. Willey is what made the event possible, according to Under the Boardwalk spokesman Paul Frogley. Child matched everything raised up to $100,000. First Impressions 6Xj At the annual Fall Fcst, students and faculty enjoyed the sounds of Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, while participating t i in fun activities and eating free food. Among the activities at Fall Fest were the bungee run, sumo wrestling, and the 4 Ted Diven & x if I, 19 . hire's - zA f v -- gets taken out against Biola University. The team lost 111 N By Amy Young Photo Editor Poetry in Motion The 1999-200- 0 The men's varsity soccer Anne Newman Sutton Weekly Poetry series will feature Thursday night readings by eight poets. Poet team opened the season with a rough start. They lost 0 Sept. 4 1-- agamst the University of Puget Sound. On Sept. 5 the Griffins lost to Biola University "We're used to winning," said Coach Chris Dorich. Instead, inexperience is beating the team. Of tne 25 players on tne team, twenty are new, Dorich said. The only familiar faces students will see this season are Gabe Anguiano, Trent Wann, Mike 3-- 1. Maxine Kumin will kick off this series on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. in Jewett Center for the Performing Arts. A workshop and panel on editing poetry will also be held. Other poets that will be part of this series include, Sandra Cisneros, Lance Larsen and Geraldine Connolly, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Coffee and Tea ASWCs first Coffeehouse of the year will be held on September 23rc from 4 to 6 p.m. in Syme Lounge. The Woods Tea Company, a Celtic-fol- k band, will be playing, karaoke, food and coffee will be provided at no cost. ASWC Vice President Kristi Hansen says that The Woods Tea Company came to a Coffee House last year and the students loved them. The Coffeehouse is a time for people to hear music and hang out, says Hansen. Packer, Sky Trammell, and Troy Suzuki. The rest are transfer students and freshmen. "With twenty new players, the transition to get better is going to take more time than everyone thinks. It's not going to happen instantly," said Dorich. The second opponent of the Photo by Amy Young 3-- 1 ultimate gauntlet. Fall Fest served as entertainment for almost 700 people. G x 4 weekend, Biola University, kept most of their players from last season. They had only three freshman compared to Westminster's 13. Another obstacle the team will face will be size. "We're a very small team," said Gabe Anguiano, "The teams we are going to play are big, and it takes adjusting to the physical kind of team they have." Dorich added, "Over the weekend we played against two teams that physically out weighed us by 45 pounds across the board. They used their physical size to win. We don't have that." In gettingready for the next set of games, Dorich said the team will change their approach to match up better to tne physically larger teams. Tne only goal of the weekend was made by freshman Tim Gannuscio, with an assist from senior Ted Diven. Diven also had three shots on goal, but none were successful. One of the shots was an amazing bicycle kick that barely missed its target. According to Diven, "We need to work on passing the ball a lot quicker, moving the ball around more, and finishing our shots." "We have some very good skills and speed," said Dorich. "We need to work on building depth with the freshman.' The next set of games for the team is this weekend. The Griffins will play Point Loma Nazarene College on Sept. 16 at 4:00, Albertsons College on Sept. 17 at 4:00 and National American University on Sept. 18 at 2:30. All the home games are played at the South Jordan Soccer Complex located at 7800 S. 4000 W., Field JJ Pennies by the Inch What began as the "Penny Parade" with children giving pennies for every year of their age, nas evolved into a communitywide campaign which supports the charity care mission at Primary Children's Medical Center. Last year, the hospital expended over six million to cover more than 11,000 hospital visits by needy children. join the team and give generously when a volunteer calls at your door. Every penny will help a child in need. Contributions can also be sent directly to Primary Children's Medical center Foundation, 100 North Medical Drive, P.O. Box 58249, S.L.C., Ut. 84158-0249.- 0 |