Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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X , Bureau cthor UPI, leen Thomas, spake about her insights and exper- j iences in covering Washington events Thamas began her career TIT the 1940 s covering President Ken- LneTTy: 1211910 1111: Rem: L. gazctyxg , TA Little Like Magic? was presented in Button Authorium by lifeTs1ze puppets from the Famous People ?iaiyers The Troupe has liken the subject of many televisioh shows. PHOTO SUBMITTED 1111A Miijor K3201 TI loved it, T said Lisa Isor1,a , Greenup junibr. ' ' Violins, Violas, cellos, French 1:510:11 and oboes All these in- : struments made up The Master- players Chamber Orchestra 1 whose Concert concluded the sig-,-spxing smes. , a The performance consisted of g: ym0vements fmm selectiqns 1111- 1 clhding Handel s Concerto in F Majm, Haydn 5 Symphony 46 1:1 ' B Major and MozarF 3 Symphony The audience agreed as th15y 1 gave the orchestra a staading ovation after the final movement was perfumed 1 The members 0? The Master? Players; who are bagged 111 Luga'n, SWitzerland are traditionafly ' that: best of Euro 0 5 msTrumenx ,2, 1 talists, each d? w 1ch enjoy a na- , , ti-0nal reputauon as a cogcert sov loist. The world famous orchestra was founded more Than 30 years ago by director, Richard Schu- m'acher Cohsidemd one of The . truiy great chamber orchestras , today, The Masterplayers have toured Europe,Lati11 American, Canada and the Uiiifed States To the praise of music critTcs. , am By: Suzanne Smith , Arts 111 Morehaad, ,

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'3 ,1 26 111 Duncan Iteci SPRING AIM SERIES 3 ' Dawn Upshaw, Opera Soprano Metropolitan Opera 30pm; , no, Dawn Upshaw, appeared in concert at the F ll'St Baptist Church of Morehead on Jan ' 28 Upshaw made her Metto- politan debut in New York during the 1984-' 85 season She has also performed at Lincoln Center in Washing: ton, D C She was the 1984: winner of the Yourig Artists International Auditions and has received the Pan! A. Fish, 11116111011211 Prize 3.1111 the 014-332 chestra New England C011- certo Prize of Young Concert , Artists As 3 16831111: of winning the Walter W. Namburg Vocal Competition in 1985, Up4 Shaw made, a recording for the Musical Heritage Society in 1986. During her concert, U115 Shaw was accompanied 011' the piano by Margo Garret a former University faculty member who is now the 0034' director of a master 5 degree program at Boston 3 New England Conservatory 511113143, . coordinator of one of 1113114 liards master 3 programs. --By: Suzanne Smith Shoot me while I m hap ' spy, said Willie 111163311116 th6 MitcheILRuE'Iazz D who performed on February 16131161 MitchelLRufJag Duo I I 61310116 in attendanc6 60111864 11616 been 61161. Th6 Mitchell-RutIIDuo i623 composed of Durke Mitchell, a pianist and Willie 3115,31 ,ha6316t and F1 6hch horfi PlaY' e1 They are billed as the OL , dest continuous group in jazz withefut persennel ch611ges Th6 duo first met in 1947' at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus, Oh Th6 two were reunited in' 1954 when both were memu bers of the Lionel Hampton banciia Hamptfon is a famousyfz' 'jazz vibe player. In 19553 they Ieft Hampton 3 band and have been performing tori, ' entitled, A Little Like Mag- gather ever- since When they are not per- forming, Ruifis a professor of music and 6f Afro4Ameriea11 studies at Yale He is also the curator of the Duke Eilington ,Fellewships, a program, which he created thathrings 331W the greats of hiack American music to Yale 14111111911 whh lives in New gig York, oecasiOnaIly teaehes pi- ' 6110, but spends most of his time of practicing his music ,1, They were? 1651101161616 for j' introducing 3622 to the Soviet Union in 1959 when they grad, Moscow, Kiev, Yalta, Sochi Riga. They also gave the Chinese a taste of Jazz in ' 19813 when they played and' taught in Shanghai and Pe- kings Thesduo presented-ra two- houreoncert consisting of original compositions and a1 - rangements of, old feveritesh, inchieiing a medley item the, show, Porgy and Bess and jazz standards such as, Au4 3 - tumii Leaves'3 and My Far vorite Things? -- By Christie Sheppard Life- '18IZC puppets came alive 16 131111011 Auditorium on March 5 The Famous People Players presented the ;,,Broadway hit f3A Little Like 3Mag16 The puppets and props were brought to life through the technique of black light theatre The Players were founded by Diane Dupuy in 1974. Ten j of the 313 members are devel- opmentally handicapped; The troupe has been the subject of several television programs including a mevie- of-the-week on CBS, Spe- cial People, and an Emmy awardewmning documentary ic,' which was narrated by Ann Margaret. The Players have also been on 12116373131111 Donahue Show and been fea- tured on West 57th Street. 11. By Suzanne Smith played and taught in Lenine : Helen Thomas Helen Thomas, a Kentucky native and the bureau chief for United Press Internation- al iUPD 111 Washington, D 0., delighted a large 3118161166 in April when she spoke about her insights and her exper- 4 iences , 111 covering Washing. ton. Thomas, who began her Journalism career in the 3 1940 s, began covering the White House during Presi- , dent Kennedys term, said ' Many things are newswor- thy, but we can 1 cover them because they re afraid you ll ask the wrong question We ithe 11136351 8011 t manipulate them ithe governmenti 4 I Lythey manipulate us She believes that reporters 61101118 probe into public 01134 cials and candidates lives , because the eohstant Spot- ,ght IeSsens the chances of ,they don' t believe me , , 3116 makes people happy but '3'- 6111156 5116 was $6 downvtow eorruption j Themes 118116837 311' you re going to be president,y0111 life is an open book. Themes, also had these 60mments to 01161 about var. ious people and events: C Ronald Reagan: 'He 5 the 'most conservative presicient-L '4 0f the tWentieth century.' ; 8He said, 'People like me but 4,, he 5 never made me feel good. CJohn Kennedy: 'He was my favorite. He had Charisma and a vision. He was inspired 3 and he made young peeple 4 Want to contribute He 11116117 3 the difference between war and peace C LBJ: LBJ was- a wild man 4 who did his own thing. ; 'He I tried to bring women in.' The outcome of the 19884 , presidehtial raee: I don 13; think anyone can call the election yet;the1 e s no candi- date who is truly inspired I 3 think it' 5 going to be a very fascinating summer? C, Jesse Jackson: Ithink he's , the most idealistic of the can 3 didatesf' He 5 toned his 3 rhetoric 8own to a sellahle level - C The press: Secrecy is more harmful to any free so- eiety than; any news 163113, , l The constant Spotlight 61' ' the press lessens the chances , of corruption. , C Iranscem: 'The truth 3:153, lost,pe1 haps forever? 4 C Her favorite first lady, Bet- ty Ford We all liked her earth. She was very real, very , strong fox ERA , C Women 5 rights: I can t, imagine any weman'net fighting for equality. Women should he allowed to do ,, ' job they can do Thomas concluded her ' speech with a quote from Abraham Lincoln, '3Letzt4he 4 people know the facts and the country W111 be safe,' and ., a quote of her own, People , informed democracy aliVe. - By: Christie Sheppard

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Dreams become a Reality And the new Miss M.S.U. is . . . con- testant number 13, Joy Stephanie Kin- neyl These words capped oftthe 1988 Miss M.S.U. pageant, which took place on April 18th and 19th at 7:30 in Button Auditorium. The pageant featured ap- pearances by Miss Kentucky 1985 Lau- rie Keller, Miss Kentucky 1987 Elizae beth Gray McDowell and Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko. Also featured at the pageant were Angela Kay McClure, an M.S.U. stu- dent who was the first runner-up at Miss Kentucky, and the reigning Miss M.S.U. Glenda Rene Haney. Haney made it all the way to fourth runner up in the state, a first for the winner of the Miss M.S.U. pageant. Haney also was a preliminary swimsuit winner in the Miss Kentucky pageant. Kinney commented that she would like to perform as well as Haney in the state pageant. iiThe Miss America program is not for abeauty queen or a professional performer. It is for some- one who wants to compete and show her talent, while representing her country, state or communityfi said Kinney. Talent, said Miss Kentucky Eliza- beth McDowell, is what sets the Miss America pageant apart from other pageants. uFifty percent of the Miss America pageant is talent, which makes the competition more intense and the pageant more exciting. McDowell went on to say that ev- ery contestant has the same wish when the names of runners up are being announced. In spite of what may have occurred during the contest, or what she thinks her chances are, I think every girl wants her name to be called during the crown- ing portion ofthe evening. You just cant help but hope, McDowell said. 'vBut it takes more than just hope to make it to the top. Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko believes determination is what make winners. iiPerserverance and hard work pay oiffi Raiko said. iiIfyou want something, go for it. Simple determination means more than money, good looks and talent combined. Events 168 Ratlto, a Monroe, MI nurse, found time to talk to University nursing stu- dents the day of the pageant. iiAs I have traveled I have found that I have become the national spokesperson for nursing as well as the Miss America titlef, said Rafko. Kinney, the Universityis Miss America hopeful, won the Monday night evening gown competition in a stunning green sequined dress with double spaghetti varsity nursing students PHOTO BY 1219r Colquhmm straps. Tuesday night 5 evening gown competition winner was Marrialana Prince, who wore a white sequinned gown trimmed in gold. Prince was also the winner ofthe interview competition and Tuesday nights swimsuit competi- tion. tThe contest was divided into two nights of judging because of the large number of entrants, which was origi- nally 20.l Monday nights swimsuit competition winner was Stacey Rosette Johnson, who was a top ten finalist in last years Miss Kentucky Pageant. Monday,s tal- ent winner was Georgieana Lester, who as choreographers, sang a popular country and western song called iiDown the Roadfi The Tuesday night winner of the talent competition was Cynthia Anne Patrick, who played a jazz flute solo entitled iiBaroque and Blue. All of the preliminary winners were awarded $200 scholarships and silver trays. Finalist of the pageant were an- nounced in order from the fourth run- ner up to the winner. The fourth run- ner up was Georgieana Lester, who received a $250 scholarship. The third runner up, receiving $500 scholarship, was Cynthia Anne Patrick. The second runner up, Mar- rialana Prince, received a $750 schol- arship. The first runner up, receiving $1000 scholarship, was Stacey Rosette Johnson. Kinney received a $1500 scholarship, crown, one dozen roses and a photograph from Wrightis photography. All contestants who took part in the contest won a Miss American Contestant Pin and tanning sessions from New Image. The final- ists all received trophies and roses. The staff director of the pageant was James A. Morton. One of the goals I set for the pageant was to get g, more students involved in its produc- V tionf, Morton remarked. iiOne ofthe 1 best ways to do this as far as I can see is ; to give them real responsibilities, rather than just labor. Students who were assigned to posts ofresponsibility included direc- tor David W. Cyrus and producer Su- san J. DeArmond. Students also acted musical ar- rangers, set constructors, lighting and audio directors and costume designers. These students and faculty made the pageant a special night for the contes- tants, who were the real stars of the show. The feeling of the pageant was summer up in the words of Laurie Keller, Miss Kentucky 1985 and emcee ofthe contest: iiEvery girl leaves here with a crown on her head: its the ones who try, make improvements and stick with it through thick and thin who really win. T e By: Karen Craigo