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THE J-TAC
February 14, 2008
‘Mighty’ Mike McGee
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Mike McGee has won competitions such as the 2003
San Francisco Grand Slam Championship.
By KELSEY
FITZGIBBON
Staff Writer
The Student Program-
ming Association hosted
"Coffeehouse Night" on
Feb. 12 at 8 p.ml in the
Thompson Student Center
Ballrooms featuring slam
poet, writer, and comedian
"Mighty" Mike McGee. Mc-
Gee is a seven-time award-
winning slam champion,
and has performed at thou-
sands of locations across
the country.
Before McGee's arrival
SPA provided complemen-
tary coffee, hot chocolate
and pastries while audi-
ence members entered a
raffle for door prizes and
an iPod.
McGee recited a number
of fast paced and humorous
poems while maneuver-
ing through the crowd. Be-
tween each poem or haiku,
McGee addressed the au-
dience personally, asking
members their names or
commenting on their ward-
robe.
Most of McGee's poetry
was based on his own per-
sonal experiences, fantasies
and physical appearance.
"I'm packed with liter-
ary stuffing," McGee said
while rubbing his stomach.
"I am cute and chubby. I am
cubby."
While most of McGee's
poems were written for en-
tertainment purposes, such
as the one depicting an eat-
ing contest with the Angel
of Death or his love poem
for pudding, other poems
took a more serious tone
addressing past loves and
awkward situations.
"I do funny stuff, but I
dig the heart too," said Mc-
Gee before beginning his
second love poem of the
evening.
McGee captivated the
attention of the audience
with his humor and whit
while his voice ranged from
a soft whisper to emotional
shouting into the micro-
phone, depending on the
mood of the poem.
McGee, began perform-
ing comedy and poetry in
1998, and since has toured
over 170,000 miles through-
out the United States and
Canada. In 2003, he won
the San Francisco Grand
Slam Championship, the
San Jose Grand Champion-
ship, and the National Po-
etry Slam Individual Grand
Championship. He also
won the San Jose Grand
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Musical: Cole Porter’s YOU NEVER KNOW
Dates: 2/20/2008,2/21/2008, 2/22/2008,2/23/2008
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium
Category: Fine Arts
Contact: Box Office: 254.968.9634, Information: 968.9291
Description: The romantic, musical comedy, YOU NEVER KNOW, adapted by Rowland Leigh with music
and lyrics by Cole Porter, is the new choice for Theatre at Tarleton's Spring 2008 musical production.
(We unexpectedly were unable to secure the royalties to the previously advertised musical, A Chorus Line).
Tickets will go on sale in the Fine Arts Box Office from 2-6:00 p.m. weekdays beginning February 11.
Tickets: $7 Adults, $6 Senior Citizens & Students, $6 Tarleton Faculty/Staff and $5 Tarleton Students (pres-
ent current Texan ID for discounted prices). Box Office: 254.968.9634, Information: 968.9291.
RELIGION: Cross addresses
facets of presidential candidates
Continued from page 1
Americans voted democratic. Demo-
crats then became the more liberal par-
ty, the party for a strong government
to regulate the economy and for social
liberalism. This swayed women from
the republican vote, because they too
wanted civil liberties.
He said because the Republican
Party was losing all of these groups,
they decided to go after white southern
conservatives who decided the Demo-
cratic Party had become too liberal for
their values.
Because democrats put off Catho-
lics when they supported the 1973 Su-
preme Court decision of Roe V. Wade,
legalizing abortion, republicans became
anti-abortion to gain those Catholics.
Cross also said present-day demo-
graphics show white men are largely
republican. Women are most democrat-
ic because women are more supportive
of abortion, welfare and social safety.
Republicans are closing the gap
on Catholics making the demographic
almost even between the parties. Jews
are mostly democratic. Protestants are
split between ,the parties.
"There is a lot more data being
generated for the democrats than the
republicans partly because the demo-
crats' is a lot more diverse group," said
Cross. "What we're seeing in 2008 so far
is that Hilary Clinton isfar more popu-
lar than Barrack Obama amongst wom-
en...She's also more popular than Bar-
rack Obama amongst Latinos. Obama,
however, gets roughly 80 percent of
the African American vote and roughly
half of the male vote."
"Hilary cannot afford to offend Af-
rican Americans," he said, trying to ex-
plain Clinton's actions and he husband
Bill's mistake. African Americans make
up 20 percent of the democratic vote.
If she offends them, they might sit out
during the election.
John McCain, who will most likely
become the Republican Candidate for
president, is very popular among Lati-
nos.
Huckabee is very popular with
Southern conservative Protestants, but
he does not seem to have the strength
to become the Republican candidate.
"The Democrats, under those cir-
cumstances, are probably best advised
to support Barrack Obama for presi-
dent, for this reason: Barrack Obama
generates the most enthusiasm amongst
the single largest voting group of del-
egates, namely African Americans. The
enthusiasm for Hilary Clinton is just
not there. Hilary Clinton does illicit
more enthusiasm from Latinos, but La-
tinos comprise only 10 percent of dem-
ocrats," he said.
"If the election is fought over eco-
nomic issues, the democrats have the
edge because the American people trust
the democrats," Cross said. "The dem-
ocrats have had this edge ever since the
Great Depression. On the other hand,
over the last 40 years republicans have
had the edge over national security
matters. The American people trust the
republicans over national security far
more than they trust the democrats.
Cross is Treasurer of the Erath
County Republican Committee as well
as a political science professor at Tar-
leton.
‘Crazy Water’
comes to W.K.
Gordon Center
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UNIVERSITY NEWS SER-
VICE
The W.K. Gordon Center
for the Industrial History of
Texas in Thurber is offering a
free tasting of "Crazy Water"
on Sun., Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m.
Crazy Water is owned by
Carol Elder. At the tasting, El-
der will; discuss the Famous
Mineral Water Company's col-
orful history and its relation-
ship with Mineral Wells. She
will also relate the history of the
company and discuss testimo-
nials to the healing elements of
the water.
Mineral Wells is at the junc-
tion of U.S. highways 180 and
281 in east central Palo Pinto
County. The site was settled in
1877 by J. A. Lynch, who laid
out the town in 1881. In 1882
a stage line operated between
Mineral Wells and Millsap,
the last stop of the Texas and
Pacific Railway. The local well
water became famous for its
medicinal qualities after Lynch
"Crazy Water," out of Mineral Wells is sold in four variet-
ies, labeled 1 through 4, which regards mineral strength.
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claimed the uniquely flavored
water cured his rheumatism.
The town boomed as a
health resort after 1885, when
the Crazy Well was dug. The
well's water was said to cure
many disorders including hys-
teria and other mental prob-
lems. People traveled from
across the country to Mineral
Wells to drink the water and
bathe in the town's bathhous-
es. By 1920, the town had 400
mineral water wells and was
known as "the South's greatest
health resort."
The only descendent of the
Famous Mineral Water Com-
pany legacy is experiencing
the second boom. People from
across Texas are re-discovering
the natural health benefits of
Mineral Wells' deep well water.
Crazy Water is sold in four
different varieties, which are
labeled 1 through 4 to indicate
mineral strength. The Gordon
Center invites everyone to taste
the waters and find their num-
ber.
This free tasting will be held
at the Gordon Center located at
exit 367 on Interstate 20 mid-
way between Fort Worth and
Abilene. The Gordon Center is
a museum and research facility
of Tarleton and is open on Tues-
day through Saturday from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more
information, please call (254)
968-1886.
Stephenville Apartments
Leasing Office
1348 W. Washington Street
Stephenville, Texas 76401
(254)968-8500
On.Campus Locations!
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Auburn Place
Stephenville West
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