Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Bubbly, Bouncy nthusiastic, loud, loving and friendly. That is how Dr. M.K. Thomas, English pro- Craigo. Sheis quick-witted with her come edy, said Larry Dales, assistant profes- A freshman journalism and English major from Gallipolis, Oh., Craigo is in- volved with life. Her mother once told ever met a stranger. To which she re- plied, Thatis silly, Morn, if I met them then they wouldnit be a stranger. intelligence is only outshined by her positive attitudefi said George Bar- nette, a good friend of Craigois. and close friend, said, Karen is just a great person all the way around. She loves to get involved in important During her senior year of high school, Craigo was the editor of her yearbook. With a staff of three other people, with tor, Craigo created a book of which she is proud. iiIt tthe yearbookl was different that and captions for the photos. Basically, we did everything right? Since coming to college, Craigo has' versity. As a writer for the Raconteur, she has interviewed such celebrities as REO Speedwagon; Miss America, Kay To get her interview with Green- wood, Craigo spent the entire day at the Academic-Athletic Center waiting for I just hung around with my list of questions and my fingers crossed. I didnit even know what he looked like, he expected to be noticed. I figured he was Greenwood, so I went up and asked him if he was, and if I could talk to him and Blonde fessor, described Karen sor of journalism. her that she did not think Craigo had iiKarenis an intelligent person. Her Anissa Gideon, Craigois roommate things. whom she likes to share her title of edi- year. It was the first year we had a theme continued her involvement at the Uni- Lani Rae Rafko; and Lee Greenwood. him to show up. but I finally saw a guy who looked like for a few minutes? Feature But my favorite interview was with Steve Hamilton tUniversity director of athletics and former professional bases ball playerl. He was so nice and so inter- esting? Besides writing for the yearbook, Craigo also writes poetry. live read a lot of her work, and its really deep and meaningful, said Gideon. Craigo is also a member of the Univer- sity marching and symphony bands. She plays the trumpet and the clarinet. She enjoys all kinds of music, espe- cially old rock. Pink Floyd is one of my favorites. I really like their poetic lyrics. My favor- ite line is, Two lost souls, swimming in a 7 fish bowl? from iiWish You Were ; Here. : A member of the Honors Program, a Craigo has a 3.6 grade point average. She also attends the United Methodist Student Center. This summer Craigo plans to work for ' a newspaper in her hometown and next year will be the managing editor for the Raconteur. After that, iiIt's all up in the air right now? . - By: Suzanne Smith Avidly pursuing her love for writing and meeting new people, Karen Craigo, a freshman from Calli- polis, Oh, interviewed over 30 different people for stories for the Baconteur. PHOTO BY- Tim Conn WW

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lmost as many musicai prefer- ences exist as do music listen ers, especially in a community as diverse as the University cam p.115 Slim kind of eclectic; I like all types of L :,music, i corn- V mented Chris Har- f haugh, a sopho- 3 more journalism and English major 1 from Lake City, Pa , Inst today I 113- , . goitened to country, :: u fiassmal 111111 P99? : he 15 most into right now is Tom Waites - Waites encompasses all of the ferms of I ,1 TV A i 1 music I love, namely jazz and bites, and 1,, brings them into the present He 13 very, current; very urban and hip? said Han i haugh. Other students are attracted to a more specific genre of music, often one they , have listened to all their lives. 1 have always been interested in folk music, bluegrass and traditional country, as well as some bluesf said Danny Porter, a Morehead senior majoring in English. 1 grew up listening to country, and I guess I just went backwards from there I he ...... 31111111 but for my own enjOMept, Harhaugh remarked that themuswian: E joked Porter quoted some of his favorite per- formers as being Doc Watson, Leo Kettle, David Bromberg and Tony Rice I play a lot of their music, not with a said Porter, who is a guiv tanst ' i , i Amssa- GideOn, a , as some of his favorite performers ants; Robin Hitchcock and The Smiths I SWhat I baSically look for 111 my music his, advanced harmony in simplicity In ' Other words, I like it when there are many parts but all are very simple and melodic, like the music of the Police and Simon and Garfunklefi Tresa Roberts, a senior communica- tions major from Farmers, is mostly inter- ested in jazz and fusion. iii like artists who have the courage to do something totally different and new she said iiSomeone like Tiffany has noth- ing to offer the music world. Anyone can do revamps of old hits, but it takes a lot of courage and talent to try something com- pletely diHerentf' Roberts feels that the best music is pro- duced by talented artists, rather than the image-conscious rock star. ill get the most enjoyment from truly brilliant artists like Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. He is a flute player, and so am I. I like John Scofield, a jazzIfusion gui- tarist who has a very unique style. I also admire Eddie Van Halen. He started many of the techniques which are so pop- ular to rock guitarists today To me it is just amazing that someone so young has already changed the music world to such an extent, she remarked. Students who enjoy music other than the usual top 40 have diEicuIty finding their favorite songs on Moreheadsarea ra- dio stations. Unlike many campuses, VMorehead has a very small group who follow underground music. i For a person interested in anythiog '5 Eother than top 40 it is difficult to live 111 '5 Moreheadf commented Harbaugh iiThe iiSamh s voiee is pure? She doesri t use it fer herselfy he uses it :to inspire 1 others, said Gideon Bil Farrag- a heshman 115m West Miia ton, 011., majoring in social work had this to say about his favorite music a iiMy attention is captured most right now by progressive underground music, as well as a certain type of older rock whichl really couldn 1: name Some of the groups I enjoy in that category are R.E.M., U-2 and Hiisker Dii. Farrar went on to name They Might Be 11-110 stations whose waves are not blocked out by the surrounding hills 1 the same songs over and over again. I 11111 to keep up with new music by read- 11g revieWs and buying records based on A Ihearsay Other students have little trouble get- 1, ting access to the music they love Farrar feels music is all around us; it is just a matter of recognizing it as such. iiEverything is music if it makes a noisej, he remarked. iiYou just have to listen harder for the melody in some sounds.n --By: Karen Craigo Tofind music other than Top 40 in Morehead is a challenge to Chris Harbaugh, a sophomore jour- nalism major from Lake City, Pa. Harbaugh buys records on hearsay rather from hearing it on the local radio station. PHOTO BY: JefColquhoun te'ven play top 40; sometimes it 1 s more like top 10 since you always ' Feature 269