Water Down the Drain - University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc

The Free Press
October 2007
What’s
inside:
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Time Management
Whats Killing Us?
Try This One On
Library News
Extreme Outdoors
In Memorium
Page 4
Haunted Houses
Page 5
Halloween Fun
Halloween History
Page 6
Columbus: Saint or Sinner?
Global Warming
Faculty Interviews
PAge 8
A Masterpiece
Rediscovered
Student Prince!
The United States’
consumption of bottled water has
risen tremendously. According
to an article entitled “The High
Price of Bottled Water” found
in the September 7, 2007 issue
of The Week magazine, between
1976 and 2006, annual intake
of bottled water rose from an
average of 1.6 gallons per person
to 27.6 gallons--an increase
of 1,625 percent! In 2006,
Americans chugged 30 billion
bottles of water.
Even though water is
good for you, bottled water is
not good for the environment.
Some experts believe that there
is a connection between bottled
water and global warming. The
article states: “The bottled-water
industry uses vast amounts of
fossil fuels to bottle and transport
the water. It takes 1.5 million
barrels of crude oil to create the
plastic in just one year’s worth
of water bottles.” With crude oil
surpassing $50.00 per barrel, this
means that roughly $75 million
is wasted each year for the
production of plastic containers.
For example, as noted within the
article, shipping a single bottle of
water (originally from France), to a
supermarket shelf in Chicago, consumes
about two ounces of oil, and greenhouse
What Bedevils the Blue Devil Grill?
By Bob Shebesta, Christine DeNardis, Sara Sagrillo, Free Press Staff
The UW-Manitowoc Commons
is more desolate at lunchtime than it has
been. The usual open and inviting feeling
is gone; the Blue Devil Grill has been
temporarily barred-off, the grills are cold,
and the cash register is silent. Sherrie
Francar, the previous manager of the food
cooperative, has resigned her position.
What caused her to leave? Why has the
Blue Devil Grill shifted from a non-profit
to a for-profit organization? What might
we expect for future years?
The UW-Manitowoc food cooperative
was established in 1963 to provide
inexpensive quality food for students. The
Blue Devil Grill, which we are familiar
with today, was built in 2001. Four years
later, Sherrie Francar began her position.
As time went by, Francar got to know
many faces around campus; she got to
know co-workers, professors and students.
Those same people began to grow
accustomed to Sherrie and her friendly
and relaxed method of managing the Grill.
Under her management, students could
open a tab, so they didn’t have to open
their wallet just to pay for a cup of coffee.
Rather than expecting students to wait in
long lines, Sherrie would bring food to
customers when it was ready. One could
hardly tell, considering her kind service,
that the responsibilities of the Blue Devil
Grill were overwhelming her.
According to Francar, it was
difficult to provide service to students and
keep the facilities clean and stocked. In
order to keep the food prices low, Francar
would travel to Green Bay on the weekends
to purchase food for the upcoming
week. With all that on her plate, she
still had to deal with the business end of
things. On some occasions, bookwork
would build up and some bills would be
neglected. The problem was not that the
cooperative was in debt, it was just too
much work for one person. So, when the
2007 fall semester began, Francar submitted
her resignation.
The cooperative board was
forced to make some quick changes. According
to Professor Catherine Leone,
president of the co-op board, there wasn’t
sufficient time to hire a new Blue Devil
Grill manager or implement necessary
organizational changes between the time
of Francar’s resignation notice and the
effective date of resignation. Leone said,
“We decided the easiest solution was to go
with a catering service instead.” During
the last week of September, various caterers
placed their bids, the amount of money
that they would pay for utilities and rent.
By the morning of Friday, September 28,
Assistant Dean Bruce Peters compared
bids. Garnishes was found to be the highest
bidder.
Garnishes operates a for-profit
catering service. It is hard for companies
to make a profit while keeping prices low;
inevitability, prices will increase. Many
students have had negative feelings about
the change. Most agree with Callie
Weber, a student at UW-Manitowoc,
prices will cause more financial
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Volume XXI issue 1
Water Down the Drain
By Kimberly Krejcarek, Free Press Staff
The Other Side of the Faucet:
The Truth about Tap Water
By Nick Reilly, Free Press Staff
It’s very easy to bash bottled
water. Its expensive, it’s no different
than any other water, and one feels
like an incredible tool while purchasing
a bottle of Aquafina for $1.25. But
before preaching the gospel of
municipal tap water (Helgeland!
White!), let’s think about what we’re
really drinking.
As far as coliform bacteria
are concerned, it may be true bottled
water isn’t checked as much as it
should, and that tap water has little to
no coliform bacteria. The reason for
this is that living things have trouble
surviving in our “purified” tap water.
Our water treatment facilities use a
complex cleaning process to make
our water drinkable, but the most
important part is chlorination. This is
a major concern.
Now I know what you’re
thinking: “General Ripper’s going off
about those damned commies again!”
but I assure you, I’m not concerned
about the purity of essence, just
water. Chlorine is added to our
water to kill bacteria. Why? Because
chlorine is a deadly poison. Chlorine
kills any bacteria in our water, making
it safe to drink.
Go over that last part again,
and you’ll notice it really says, “We
put poison in our water to make it
Even though water bottles can
be recycled, less than a quarter
of them actually are; the rest,
(about two billion pounds
annually), end up in landfills.
That is a startling statistic,
considering the growing amount
of land that garbage covers,
much of which could have been
recycled.
The labels on bottles
of water depict mountains and
springs, giving consumers the
idea that the water is clear and
pure. That is not always the
case. Backed by scientific
testing, experts agree that
bottled water is not cleaner
or healthier than tap water in
most communities. As stated
within the article, “The FDA
standards for bottled water are
looser than EPA standards for
public water; therefore, bottled
water can sometimes have more
impurities.” The article goes
on to note that most cities test
their tap water for coliform
(a type of bacteria originating
from animal intestines) 100 or
more times a month, but the law
requires bottled-water plants to
Gabrielle Lehrer-Brey studies while drinking bottled water.
do so only once a week. Ironiclly,
Photo by: Aaron Campbell
it seems as if tap water, not bottled
gases are released at every step of the water, is clear and pure.
process.
Apart from the growing number
Recycling is another problem.
Continued p.7
safe for us to drink.” That’s NOT
what I’m saying. I mean, c’mon,
that’s just silly. Not even the U. S.
Government is that stupid. Chlorine
in water doesn’t harm mammals.
Still, there is a reason Europe has
banned chlorination. Studies show
chlorine combines with any organic
matter in our water and produces
trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids.
These deadly chlorination by-products
are the dangers.
Enough of these babies and
mammals suffer side effects, ranging
from minor issues like coughing and
red eyes, to major issues like scarred
arteries and bladder cancer, which
begin to appear over time. Cancer
is always a scary thought, but God
knows everything seems to cause
cancer these days, and chlorine is just
a minor addition to our water, right?
The amount of chlorine we come into
contact with isn’t enough to harm
us, right? Wrong. The chlorine in
our water is measured in parts per
milliliter (ppms), and while, say, a
swimming pool has a legal limit of 3
ppms for chlorine, our tap water has a
legal limit of 4 ppms.
The presence of this much
chlorine in our drinking water is
explained by the idea that water has
to travel all over the city, where it
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The Free Press
Staff
Ryan Nelson
RNELSON@uwc.edu
Amy Hale
HALEA5947@uwc.edu
Andy Meyer
MEYEA3042@uwc.edu
Kimberly Krejcarek
krejk6426@uwc.edu
Justin Mclaughilin
mcla5015@uwc.edu
Sara Sagrillo
sagrs5493@uwc.edu
Christine Denardis
denac0102@uwc.edu
Robert Shebesta
shebr1629@uwc.edu
Casey Wuensch
wuenc9860@uwc.edu
Aaron Campbell
campa1427@uwc.edu
Amanda Kvitek
kvita5511@uwc.edu
nick reilly
reiln8371@uwc.edu
laura apfelbeck
laura.apfelbeck@uwc.edu
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Dr. Judy Krings and Dr. Stacey Soeldner, your
campus life coaches
IS TIME MANAGEMENT A UNIVERSITY
OXYMORON?
Planning, preparation, prioritizing, producing
results...daunting for sure, yet all these skills
are necessary for success! You’re in college,
supposedly getting ready to jump into the
real world, but if you’re feeling like a circus
juggler trying to manage your studies, job,
relationship, friends, and extracurricular
activities (whew!), you are not alone. College
kids on campuses everywhere are screaming,
“There ain’t enough time!” Even if you do have
your goals lined up, Facebook beckons and,
perhaps, you procrastinate. Here’s how to get
your stressed out time-demanding ducks lined
up. You’re now enrolled in Organization 101,
and there’s no tuition!
1. Sit down and write
Carry a notebook or PDA and immediately write
down every need-to-do. You will then have a
sense of security and control. Praise yourself for
What’s Killing Us Now?
Yarrgh! It’s a jungle out there! There always seems to be
something on the horizon that’s just about to kill us. From the
Plague in the 14 th century, to nuclear war in the 50s and 60s, to
the year 2012. Lately, our problems seem to be more out of our
hands and inevitable. Though it must have felt that way for other
generations, our problems also seem to be
more creative. Global warming is original, a
silent killer our government doesn’t believe
in, though I guess that would apply to pre-9/11
al-Qaeda. How about the new diseases that
seem to crop up every now and then, like bird
flu and SARS? Remember the honeybees?
It has been the norm in our society for many
years to have some evil threat hovering over
us, ready to wipe us out. Most of these turn
out to be products of overactive imaginations,
but some have some real staying power. The
keepers are the ones which will be the topic of
this column.
The problem killing us this month is
fish extinction. Nearly one year ago, a study was released stating
that all of the saltwater fish in the world will be gone by 2048
(visit: CBS News at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/02/
health/webmd/main2147223.shtml to learn more). The oceans
will, by this time, according to an international team of ecologists,
managing your life. And don’t lose it! Not your
mind, but the list!
2. Prioritize your need-to-do-list
Make it a routine to look at your list everyday.
Happily cross off what you have accomplished.
Push up to the top all the need-to-do’s that need
to get done ASAP. Do one thing and reward
yourself for getting something done. One thing
at a time. Rome wasn’t conquered in a day!
3. Plan your day, week, and month
Use colored markers to make time
management more fun. For example, note
each course assignment with a different color,
so at a glance you will remind yourself which
class needs to be organized each day. And you
can see what’s due soon and which professor is
a drill sergeant!
4. Just say “NO!”
Want to get drunk? Want to get high? Want
to do your work later? What to fail? It’s your
choice. Whose life is it anyway? What do
you want to accomplish? “Yes, but I am
stressed,” you may retort. But will you regret it
later? Success or failure? You decide.
5. Analyze your day
Look at your last few days. What could you
have done differently? What are you proud
to have accomplished? Stop and appreciate
yourself. Complete a task and then take some
time to bask in finishing it. Talk to yourself about
it. Tell yourself that you are relieved and happy.
Positive self-talk will keep you sane!
6. Improve yourself with an attitude of
gratitude
Find ways to feel better about who you
really are. Read a book or article you have
been saving for later. Expand your horizons.
Look for things you enjoy doing and reward
yourself after you have completed a tough
assignment. Volunteer to help someone and
REALLY feel good about yourself. Ultimately,
you get what you give.
By Nick Reilly, Free Press
Nick Reilly
Photo by Aaron Campbell
“Try This One On for Size…”
By Amy Hale
Free Press Staff
7. Banish bad habits
Make a list of all of your sabotaging behaviors,
those time wasters that are preventing you
from accomplishing your goals. Replace the
bad habits with positive replacement behaviors
like taking a walk or writing three positive things
that happened to you each day. Don’t succumb
to snacks or it will take even more effort to get
your butt into gear!
8. Shush all your “Should’s, have to’s and
musts” (No musterbating here!)
Guilt trips will not help you one bit. If you
screwed up, accept responsibility and move on.
The great baseball player Satchel Paige said
that when you are running the bases of life,
don’t look back as someone might be gaining
on you! Do, not think!
9. Pitch out perfectionism
Yes, exactly right is grand but efficiency is
also wonderful. Unless you want to publish
something, just do the best you can do, re-read
it, and get to the next task. Don’t spin your
wheels if a task is kicking you to the curb! Ask
someone to help you.
10. Buddy up
Ask your roommate, close friend, or significant
other to share all of these time management
strategies. Compare and talk about what
you each are doing. Hearing your list out
loud will help solidify and anchor it in your
brain. Consider making a deal to give each
other a little friendly reminder if you see the
other falling off the time management wagon.
Remember your success goals.
Come on! You can do this! Even if
you slid through high school, college is a whole
new ball game. Suit up for your own game of
life and make your time work for you. You CAN
and WILL hit a home run!
be empty of fish. The ocean is a gigantic ecosystem, and fish play
quite a major role in it. Without fish, the ecosystem would collapse
and the ocean would die, and without the ocean, we’d die. We’d die
because the ocean performs many services, such as filtration, flood
control, climate control, sustenance, and a means for existence that
would be cut off if the ocean dies. With a
dead ocean, the animals that feed on the
fish would die, and this eventually would
reach us. The causes of fish death range
from pollution to . . . mostly pollution, and
we’ve done a hell of a lot in the last twenty
years. Other causes are overfishing and
destruction of the fish habitats, all products
of our increasing want. According to the
research, 23 percent of the edible fish in
our oceans have already had population
drops of 90 percent. We have a narrow
window of opportunity to change this
through the practice of reducing pollution,
building fish habitats, and preventing
overfishing. But remember, this article is nearly a year old. How long
do you have left?
So that’s what’s killing us this month. Tune in next issue to
learn what, exactly, will be killing us then.
Last semester Jacob Ethridge started a little column known as “What The F@ck,”
that was dedicated to the truly baffling issues of today’s world like oversized sunglasses. In
that great tradition, I bring you another baffling current issue: Backless Panties. If you’re not
already familiar with the term, you’re probably wondering “Backless Panties? What are they
and how on earth could they even serve a purpose?”
While surfing the internet, I came across this new invention and asked myself the very same questions. Basically,
they are a silky jock strap without all the padding. It’s just about the same concept; they only cover the front of you and
have two descending leg straps that fit below your butt cheeks.
According to backlesslingerie.com, a supplier of these new panties, “The inventor noticed the growing trend for
extremely low cut jeans. When she asked girls what they were doing to conceal their panties, she was shocked to learn
that they preferred not to wear any underwear at all rather than risk revealing it.” That’s when she came up with the
backless solution. Well, ladies and gentlemen, if you know anything about low cut jeans then you know that if it’s not your
thong sticking out, it’s your “coin slot” as Tara Doolan would say (refer to April 2007 back issue 5). I personally don’t want
to see either the “whale’s tail” (another Tara comment) or the crack; however if it came right down to it I think I would rather
see your thong or boxers than your crack. You are probably a little perplexed by my last comment about the “boxers,”
that’s because I was saving the best announcement for last. Listen up fellas, no need to feel left out of this backless
underwear rage; they make them for men, too!!!!
Now I will be continuing this little column of Jacob’s design, so if there are any ideas you would like to throw my
way for the next issue feel free to email me at halea5947@uwc.edu. However, if you don’t use email frequently, I’m always
on Facebook so look me up and post.
If nobody responds, readers will be able to look forward to my next tirade, my own in-depth discussion of “why
McDonalds’ tartar sauce is so damned good!” I look forward to hearing from you.

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We’ve definitely been up to something in the
library over the summer! In anticipation of the new
semester and an expected increase in library usage, we
have added more shelving, moved some things around,
purchased new books and AV, put together a kiosk for
quick book searches, hired new workers, created a
textbook collection, and we are also in the process of
adding more computers for student use.
At the beginning of the summer, UW-Sheboygan
generously donated some much-needed shelving to our
campus. In the past, we have had to dispose of many
quality books in order to make room for more current
additions to the collection; but with the addition of
well over 100 feet of shelving, we can finally focus on
adding breadth to the collection. For those of you who
are already familiar with the library, all of this translates
into a need to reacclimatize yourselves to the slight
changes in floor plan. Journals can now be found right
inside the main library entrance, and our albums and
Reference materials have been moved to new shelving
along the north wall. Our career collection has also been
moved to a new location next to the daily newspapers and
phonebooks—along the east wall.
We have added many new items to our
collection this year, with more to come next semester.
Our focus has also changed in regards to what we are
buying; we are continuing to update the meat of the
collection—but we are in the process of adding more
Extreme Outdoors
By Brooke Koenig
Once again, the Extreme Outdoors club has
had a successful summer. During the school year of
2006-2007, the club has grown from four members
in the fall of 2005 to over a dozen members at the
close of spring 2007. We all worked hard to raise
club funds and increase activities. With over $1,000
in the bank, the club funds were used to make trips
more affordable, or even completely free, to student
members. The trips the Extreme Outdoors sponsored
last year were an overnight at a cabin in Point Beach
in December, a ski trip in January, a camping weekend
at Devils Lake in April, a seven day, 42-mile hike
along the Pictured Rocks, and a four-day canoeing/
portaging trip in the Sylvania Wilderness. These
trips gave students a chance to challenge themselves
against the elements, and to prove to themselves they
can accomplish a physically demanding endeavor and
meet other students who share their same interest in
adventure. Equipment and gear are usually provided.
In fact, some equipment such as camp stoves and
water filters have been purchased by the club for use in
any other trips in the future.
Other activities have included discover scuba,
sky diving, and mountain biking.
The Pictured Rocks was one of our two most
prevalent activities this summer. We hiked 42 miles
from Munising Falls to Grand Marie, Michigan on
the Pictured Rocks trail along Lake Superior over the
course of seven days. Four students went on this trip
and the cost came completely out of club funds.
Canoeing/Portaging in the Sylvania
Wilderness was also another experience that bears
mentioning. Two advisors, two student members,
and one non-student member had the chance to canoe
gorgeous lakes and do some phenomenal fishing.
Our most important trip will be the summer of
2008, where students will get a chance to spend 5 days
kayaking the Apostle Islands. So, anyone interested
in the extreme side of outdoor activities, make sure
you become a member of the Extreme Outdoors
club! What makes a student an official member, you
ask? It’s simple. All one has to do is participate in
any of the fundraisers the club runs, which are usually
decided during the first two meetings. Look to the TV
monitors to see when and where the next meeting will
be.
Congratulations to our new Extreme Outdoors leaders:
President Jordan Hinze and Vice President Jenna
Albright.
Library News
by Cheryl Nessman, librarian
books that can be used as reliable and readable sources
for your research papers. With titles such as;
The Vaccine Controversy: The History Use and
Safety of Vaccinations,
Boys among Men: Trying and Sentencing
Juveniles as Adults,
Global Warming and Agriculture: Impact
Estimates by Country, and
Gun Show Nation: Gun Culture and Democracy,
there is surely something for everyone. Our DVD and
CD collections are also growing, with both popular and
academic titles included; and to help you quickly search
through these new items, we have finally added two new
computers to the library that require no login and that
are devoted solely to searching our own 2-year colleges’
library catalog.
The new school year has also brought about the
hiring of new work-study students as well as the addition
of an LTE employee. We have one returning student
worker, Katie Stevens, and six new hires; Jenna Loritz,
Samantha Schnell, Mai Zia Lee, Justin McLaughlin,
Kati Berres, and Brandon Perrin—all of whom are very
friendly and always happy to help out a fellow student in
the pursuit of knowledge. Our new LTE is Joan Sonnier,
an alumnus of UW-Manitowoc and a current student
at the UW-Milwaukee School of Information Science.
Joan is here Monday-Thursday, from 3pm-8pm, and
she is very good at helping students perform searches in
Intramural Football
By Andy Meyer Free Press Staff
our catalogs and databases. Please come in and use our
services!
Last but not least are the addition of our textbook
collection, and the much anticipated addition of more
computers. Our textbook collection is comprised of
donations from students and faculty (we ask for book
donations during book-buy-backs), and has been created
to help off-set the growing cost of textbooks as well
as the delay in the dispersal of grant monies. Books
are available on a first-come-first-serve basis, and can
be checked out for 28 days with the option to renew.
The collection is small, but it has the potential to grow
if everyone donates a book or two at the end of the
semester. We do try to keep only the newest textbook
editions, but it is still very important to let your instructor
know that you have an older version of the textbook
currently being used in class—in many cases, this is
not a problem, but for some classes the slight change
will affect all textbook-based assignments. If this is the
case, please return the book and let us know. As for the
addition of more computers in the library, IT will soon
be giving us some of their old computers from a Hillside
computer lab—Thanks IT!
And thanks to all who have helped get us up
and running in time for the start of the new semester,
especially the maintenance crew, IT, custodians, and
library workers—you all did a great job in pulling this
together.
Intramural football kicked off its season this year with a boom. The boom being that
we actually got to play a game this year. Yet disappointment lingers in the air like a couple of
rotten vegetables. Only three teams signed up for this year’s league which is the faculty team,
Brett Favre is God, and Off in the Corner.
The Faculty team consists of Karl Schindl, Josh White, Ian Moss, Brian Murphy, Eric Sanford,
Mike Shopodock, Shannon Fitzgerald, and Al Clark. So far this year they are playing good
football. The only team seeming to get close to them is Off in the Corner. They consist of Tony
Rappel, Andy Meyer, Derek Fictum, Anthony Hardtke, Steve Haensgan, and AJ Spackman.
Both teams are close every time.
The last team to be mentioned, has won one game off a bye, is Brett Favre is God. They
are Cassandra Hibbard, Kristen Hibbard, Justin Kenneke, Josh Voss, Ryan Baer, Tessa Kiel,
and Mike Kuchinski Brett Favre is God has had a tough time coming together to pull out a
win. Intramural football could really use some more numbers. So please, if you’re reading this
article, get off your butt and form a team.
Photo By: Amanda Kvitek
This summer our Student Senate purchased a bench in memorium
of a fellow student and good friend to many, Tyler Schmidt. Tyler
tragically passed away in an automobile accident last May. The
bench is located just outside the commons behind the school, near
one of Tyler’s favorite spots, the Intramural Field overlooking Lake
Michigan.

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Adam Miller, of the
HauntedWisconsin Review Crew
at the Burial Chamer Complex
2007. Photo by Amanda Kvitek -
Free Press Staff
Haunted Houses
By Amanda Kvitek, Free Press Staff
Adam Miller of Denmark is one of the few people who work on the hauntedwisconsin.com review
crew critiquing haunted houses. He has been doing this for two years with the review crew and for many
years before. Describing himself as “a Halloween freak that sits online looking for new haunted houses and
information,” he found hauntedwisconsin.com and started reviewing haunted houses a few years ago. In
talking with him about his favorite haunts, he shared what he looks for in Halloween events:
Location: How easy is the place to find? Do signs point the way? Is there enough parking? Is it out in
the middle of nowhere or is it in the middle of town surrounded by lights?
Wait Area/Entertainment: Is the wait indoors or outdoors? Do they have music or video playing,
actors walking around trying to scare people, concessions, or anything else that would add to the wait?
Scenery: Did they take their time designing and building, or is it just thrown together?
Actors Performance: Are they ready for you when you come into the room or are they talking to
each other? How experienced are they? Do they target certain people in your group or get discouraged when
they can’t scare you?
Length of the Haunt: Length doesn’t make the haunt good or bad. A short haunt can be worth the
money if it is good quality. Similarly, a 25-minute haunt can make you feel like it should’ve been five if the
quality just isn’t there.
Being such a Halloween fanatic, here is a list of some of my favorites, in order of their proximity to
UW-Manitowoc.
Haunts Around the Area
House of Bathory-The Blood Lust Tour, Corner of Eighth and Franklin in Downtown Manitowoc.
Distance: about 3 blocks/ approx 2 minutes. Dead by Dawn has a tradition of bringing the scariest haunts to
the Manitowoc area. Some memorable haunts of the past include Demon Sanitarium, Windigo Manor at JFK
Prep, and Motel Hell. Her past haunts have proved worthy of the time and money, mixing usual themes such
as darkness and tight spaces with things found only in a Dead by Dawn production, including the past use of
Alice in Wonderland. This year’s move to downtown Manitowoc leaves even the most die-hard Dead by Dawn
fans in the dark, wondering what’s waiting for them.
Haunted Camp Tapawingo, Off of Tapawingo Rd. north of Two Rivers, east of Mishicot. Distance:
15 miles/approx 20 minutes. While it has some scary moments, Camp Tapawingo remains a good family
activity. A lot of the actors are children, members of 4-H clubs. They do a good job for their limited experience
and make this a good family haunt. Unfortunately, it is only open one weekend--and it may take some digging
to find the information out. If you are able to find when it is open, it’s a good time and for a good cause.
Dewayne Asylum, 507 N. Broadway, Green Bay. Distance: 45 miles/ approx 50 minutes. What
started out a few years ago in a vacant store at the East Town Mall in Green Bay has advanced through a
Haunted Barn to its current location, a vacant two-story building on Broadway in Downtown Green Bay. In
the past, they have done a great job incorporating new and old themes and scenes, such as sea monsters and
tight spaces. Every year there is something different. A new location only adds to the suspense this year.
Terror on the Fox & Torment, 2285 So. Broadway, Green Bay. Distance: 45 miles/ approx 50
minutes. Celebrating their tenth year of fear, Terror on the Fox is one of the best haunts in the country,
and that’s not just one opinion. It has routinely been named to “best of” lists, including this year’s Haunted
America Tours top 10, and americasbesthaunts.com top 11, as well as being shown in “Halloween, The Happy
Haunting of America” DVD. They have a good mix of unique features including a train ride, and the right
amount of original haunted theatrics. This year includes a new feature, Torment, which they say will make you
face all of your fears, from clowns, heights, vertigo, and claustrophobia, to any creepy crawly imaginable.
The Morgue, Immaculate Conception Church, N5529 County Rd E, De Pere. Distance: 46 miles/
approx 53 minutes. Located out in the De Pere/Oneida area, the secluded location adds to the suspense. After
you buy your tickets, you walk through haunted woods in order to get to the waiting area which has a big
bonfire, concessions, and a video screen playing movie clips. This is a pretty scary haunt. You wind your way
through the dark halls and up and down multiple stories.
Oconto Jaycees Trail of Terror, 4295 County Hwy J, just 2 miles north of Brookside off of Hwy 4.
Distance: 66 miles/ approx 1 hour 7 minutes. This is a relatively new haunt, located in the woods of Oconto
County. They advertise it as a medium-scare haunt, but I feel it could easily be classified as a high-scare haunt.
Because it is out in the woods, it isn’t open in bad weather. But if you get a chance to visit, you won’t be
disappointed. It is a guided walk through the woods, but the guide becomes part of the story and adds to the
suspense.
Burial Chamber Complex, 500 N. Lake Street, Neenah. Distance: 55 miles/ approx 1 hour 12
minutes. This is one of the area’s premier haunts, the Midwest’s largest haunted complex. Adrenaline,
formerly known as Burial Chamber, is the flagship attraction at the complex. It has been a strong attraction
with a lot of detail and great scenes. It is definitely worth the time and money. This year they have added
Phobia, a haunted trail, as well as a burial simulator.
Transylmazia, 111 Industrial Dr, Marion. Distance: 90 miles/ approx 1 hour 45 minutes. This haunt
should actually be in a category of its own, as it is the only haunt that I have visited that allows touching.
Set in what is a wooden maze in summer, the ghouls and ghosts transform the maze into a haunted trail. The
buildings inside of the uncovered maze and the walls that people crawl under enhance the scare factor. You
never know who is coming at your ankles next.

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Halloween Fun
By Nick Reilly, Free Press Staff
Hey gang! I know you’re all just psyched for Halloween. Who wouldn’t be? Free candy, games, decorations,
and a night where you can walk down the street dressed like a geisha without people staring. But come on, you soft,
prepubescent sacks of human shit! What is Halloween really about at your age? Tricks! For on Halloween, it won’t
draw much attention to wear a mask, meaning that egging Rebecca Abler’s house out on Rapids Rd. will be all the easier.
Here are some handy tips to make your Halloween more enjoyable.
Get the right toilet paper. If you get the Charmin Ultra Tough, how long do you think the clean up will last?
TP’ing is the gift that keeps on giving, so get yourself the crappiest toilet paper you can find (try Aldis), and pray for rain.
Consider your target. Egging a house is one thing, but egging a car is a whole other matter. Eggs, when left on a
car, remove paint. So either save up your eggs or buy enough so you don’t come up to Karl Schindl’s Beamer with your
last Grade A Jumbo decorating the mailbox two blocks down.
Timing is everything. The flaming bag o’ shit is a good, if somewhat clichéd idea. But what if you aren’t careful
in your execution? The last thing you want is to have just started the muthafucka (excuse me, muthaf@cka) ablaze, only
to look up and see an angry Al White coming at you with a tire iron. So remember, in case of emergency, always bring
pepper spray. One spray and he’ll go down like a ton of bricks. (Note: this works best with a costume involving a mask).
If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas, don’t forget to bring the most important member of you posse:
Jack Daniels. Alcohol and Halloween go together like lawyers, guns and money, which you may need if Paul Emmett
decides to go streaking with you.
Well, those are just some suggestions. Remember, Halloween is what you make it, gang, so have fun out there.
GIVE ‘EM HELL! (Note: For more tips and/or bail money, contact Ryan Nelson at: 242-8457).
Halloween History
By Kimberly Krejcarek, Free Press Staff
Halloween did not
originally involve collecting
candy or carving out pumpkins
and roasting the seeds; actually,
Halloween began as a way to
pray for the dead, to hurry their
souls into heaven. The term
Halloween originated from the
Catholic church. “All Hallows
Eve,” celebrated on October 31 st , is
the night before “All Saints Day,”
which is a ceremonial day to honor
the saints. This unique holiday
dates back to the 5 th century BC in
what is now Ireland.
There are many stories
and legends tracking the evolution
of Halloween and its customs.
According to the informational
web page “History and Customs
of Halloween,” (http://www.
urbanlegends.about.com), people
2,600 years ago believed that the
spirits of all those who had died
throughout that year would come
back on October 31 st and choose
living bodies who would die the
following year. By selecting a
living being, the dead souls would
be allowed into the afterlife.
Naturally, the living did not want
to be chosen by the dead. So on
that night, the villagers would
dress up in horrifying costumes
and noisily parade around the
streets being as cruel as possible
(but probably did not throw eggs at
houses), in order to frighten away
the spirits searching for bodies to
take.
The custom of Halloween
was brought to America in the
1840’s by Irish immigrants.
Trick-or-treating is believed to
have originated with a 9 th century
European custom referred to as
souling, where Christians walked
from village to village begging
for “soul cakes,” square pieces of
bread with raisins. The more cakes
the beggars would receive, the
more prayers they would promise
to say for the dead relatives and
friends of the donors. The early
Christians believed that the dead
remained in a confined space right
after death, and that prayer, even
by strangers, would hurry the
soul’s journey into heaven.
Jack-o-lanterns are another
common tradition on Halloween.
The Jack-o-lantern custom began
in an old Irish folktale about a man
named Jack who tricked the devil
himself into climbing a tree. Jack
then carved the image of a cross
into the tree’s trunk, trapping Satan
up the tree. The devil told Jack
that he would never tempt him
again if Jack would let him down,
and Jack agreed. But, after Jack
passed away, he was not allowed
into Heaven because of his deal
with the devil, but he was denied
access into Hell because he had
originally tricked Satan. The devil
however, did give Jack a single
flame to light his way back into
the darkness. Jack placed the
light inside a hallowed-out turnip
to keep it glowing longer. This
was the original jack-o-lantern.
When the Irish immigrants came
to America, they found that there
were more pumpkins than turnips,
so pumpkins were carved instead.
Indeed, Halloween evolved
from religious beliefs and an Irish
folktale. It is interesting to see
how this frightful holiday has
evolved throughout time, while
yet still remaining to share the
same customs. So on the night of
October 31 st , as jack-o-lanterns are
being lit, and trick-or-treaters are
going from door to door, remember
the meaningful reasons for this
haunting season.
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What You Can Do By Justin McLaughlin, Free Press Staff
Global warming is a concern for
many people in the nation.With a scientific
consensus coming down on the side of manmade
global warming, and the effects of
Hurricane Katrina believed to be a symptom
(according to a Zogby poll finding 74% of
Americans convinced of global warming’s
reality, an increase from two years ago,)
the public is convinced something must be
done. But what?
Wisconsin state senators may
have an idea. State Senator Mark Miller and
Representative Spencer Black have introduced
a bill into the Wisconsin legislature
which would require the state to reduce all
greenhouse gasses within the state to 1990
levels.
Miller’s website says, “In the spirit
of Wisconsin’s great environmental leaders
– John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Gaylord
Nelson – it is time for Wisconsin to lead
on global warming. Now is the time to act.
Crises present great risks but they also present
opportunities, and it is here we should
focus.”
This year we have a few new
professors teaching at UW-Manitowoc.
One of them is Barbara Crass, who
teaches Archaeology and the Prehistoric
World.
Crass was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
She’s been happily married to Paul
Holzman for twenty-six years, and they
have two children together: Corey, who’s
eighteen and a sophomore in college
and LinLan, who’s four. They also have
a Norwegian elkhound, Kila. It’s not so
hard to imagine that having two children
and a lovable but demanding pet could
wear anyone down. Now, add teaching
twenty-odd rowdy students. In her free
time, Crass travels around the world, excavating
sites to find out anything she can
about long-gone civilizations and missing
links. What would you do to relax after
days like those?
Crass pours herself a glass of wine and
picks out a good book to help her wind
down. Her taste in music is fairly eclectic.
Ethnic music is more her style. Her
taste in food is similar. To Crass, meat,
potatoes, and gravy are “too passé, no
imagination.” Ethnic foods are more her
Every year we celebrate different
holidays commemorating people. Many
famous people affected America so profoundly
that we honor them with a day of celebration:
George Washington, Jesus Christ, Martin
Luther King, etc. Columbus Day is one such
celebration that is fast approaching. On this
particular day, we celebrate the man who
discovered our continent, a man to whom we
may owe our very existence, but he is, in all
actuality, less of a man and more of a monster.
Recently, I was in my History of
Western Civ class at UW-Manitowoc, actually
paying attention to Professor Trask’s lecture,
and I learned some facts that really disturbed
me. A man our whole country glorifies is a
fraud, someone who no longer deserves praise
for his good deeds, but loathing for his vile
ones.
Most of us have memorized this line,
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”
If only the story were that simple or that
peaceful. Upon landing, Columbus was greeted
by natives, whom he described in the following
way; “ They are the best people in the world
and above all the gentlest—without knowledge
of what is evil—nor do they murder or steal…
they love their neighbors as themselves and
they have the sweetest talk in the world…
always laughing.” These gentle and loving
people were soon seized and treated as slaves
who could mine the huge amounts of gold
that Columbus mistakenly believed existed in
Hispaniola.
Natives were told to yield to
Columbus a certain amount of gold within a
The bill is one of many state initiatives.
With the federal government having
made little progress against global warming
since the massive damage of Katrina,
which decimated New Orleans and the 2006
elections, several
states, including
California, Oregon
and Washington,
and the District of
Columbia, along
with 22 major
cities around the
world, are considering
their own
measures to cut
down on greenhouse
gases within
their own jurisdictions.
At a summit
in August, former
President Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and London
mayor Ken Livingstone, made a pact to
work within their respective jurisdictions to
help fight climate change.
Interview with Barbara Crass
By Sara Sagrillo
taste, especially spicy Indian, Mexican,
and Chinese. Fitting, isn’t it?
Before Crass became an archaeologist, she
had a career as a research microbiologist.
She worked in a lab on Toxic Shock Syndrome,
a toxin
that is related
to food poisoning.
Crass also
holds a bachelor’s
degree in
microbiology,
a master’s in
folklore, and a
doctorate in
anthropology.
During the
interview, Crass
remarked, “I
like being able
to share knowledge, actually connecting
with the students and exposing them to
things they didn’t know existed, to see
diversity that’s out there.”
Crass has taught in quite a few other
colleges around the country. She was a
Professor in Oshkosh, which has an actual
Anthropology Department. There, she was
able to teach many different courses. She
Barbra Crass
By Aaron campbell
In 1492, What Did Columbus Really Do?
Katie Jo Stevens
certain period of time. When their quota was
not met, one of their hands would be chopped
off, as a message to others to get the job done.
Unfortunately, the cruelty to these natives,
the Tainos, did not end there. We learn from
a Dominican priest, Bartolome de las Casas,
of other horrible actions
inflicted on these people.
Within the accounts of las
Casas and others, whose
accounts concur with las
Casas, we learn that some of
the soldiers threw children
to the dogs to watch them
be consumed, smashed
babies’ heads on rocks,
took new-born babies
from their mothers and
threw them in the forest
to die, raped their women,
and stabbed other natives
were for fun. Innocent
people were beheaded,
hanged, and burned alive
once condemned for paltry
transgressions.
According to las
Casas, “Their reason for
killing and destroying…
is that the Christians have an ultimate aim
which is to acquire gold.…” Columbus and his
crews were responsible for the extinction of an
entire a nation, a complete genocide. A people
of men, women, and children who either met
some inhuman death at the hand of Columbus
and his men or died of diseases to which they
The average citizen can make a
difference, also. There are many contributions
you can make, such as contacting your
elected officials about proposed laws, curbing
warming, driving a more
fuel-efficient car (hybrids
have saved close to 230 million
gallons for American
usage), driving a car which
is in better repair (such as
having properly-inflated
tires, regular tune-ups and
even new air filters), driving
less or walking or biking,
modern appliances (which
tend to be more energy-efficient),
compact fluorescent
bulbs (which save about
$45 during their lifetime
and can be used in a wide
variety of bulb sockets),
which last ten times as long as incandescent
bulbs, decreasing energy bills by $15 a year,
properly insulating your home, and using
renewable energy - if it is available to you.
has also taught in Milwaukee, a graduate
school. As an Arctic archaeologist,
Crass has traveled all over the world.
When asked about the favorite place she’s
visited, Crass replied, “Sorry, there are too
many cool places I’ve been, that
I want to go back to. But I love
Alaska and the Arctic. You asked
earlier about my ‘Hometown.’ To
me, Alaska’s home. If you move
all over the place, you have to
declare some place your home
and that’s it.”
“If there was one area in the
world where I could excavate
a site,” Crass remarked to-
wards the end of the interview,
“it would definitely be a
Viking site in Iceland. As an
Arctic Archaeologist, I always
have to be somewhere cold. Those are my
favorite places.”
The last question Crass answered was,
“What’s the most exciting thing you’ve
ever found?” She fervently replied, “What’s
exciting about finding something is when
that find proves your theories are correct.
This is “why” and “here!” That’s the most
exciting an excavation can get.”
had no immunity.
The Tainos were a gentle people
destroyed by an inhumane man. We cannot
change the past, but by taking action in the
present, we can change the future.
Why are we not being taught the
truth? Is it because most of our nation would
rather be disillusioned into thinking this man
is a hero, than admit what horrible things he
had done? I choose to believe that people are
simply not aware of the facts. I for one, just
found out I was being lied to my entire life.
Prior to learning the facts, I had been taught to
Global Warming: An
Addendum
By Nick Reilly, Free Press Staff
Global Warming is real. It can happen
to you. Read the article to the left.
Google it; do whatever you have to, if
you don’t believe in global warming,
to find definitive facts. Try here: http://
www.epa.gov/climatechange/. It’s a
decent, government supported overview
of the very real threat of global warming.
Don’t be scared. Everything will
be okay. If we just all pull together we
can beat this thing. We can just call our
congress people and . . . and . . . pffffhhht!
AH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAH! I
almost wrote that with a straight face!
Global warming is coming as soon as
this century, according to most studies,
(see: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/
climat/home_en.htm) and unless the government
grows a brain (maybe in 08 . . .)
we’re all gonna fry. There are a plethora
of reasons why the icecaps melting is not
a good situation, here’s one of them.
First of all, polar ice caps will eventually
melt. It’s true; the only thing to debate
is when it will happen. And one of
the many side effects will be the desalination
of the oceans. There is a constant
flow of warm water that flows from the
Gulf of Mexico that warms England and
Scandinavia. This flow reaches the Arctic
Ocean, where it is cooled, salinated,
and sent along its merry way. When
Greenland melts, it will desalinize the
ocean (in addition to raising the ocean up
seven meters) due to the fact that Greenland’s
glaciers are fresh water. This will
stop the flow from the Gulf of Mexico,
which will have disastrous effects for our
planet climate-wise and weather-wise.
Furthermore, saltwater fish can’t live
in fresh water, meaning they’d all die,
which would also be disastrous for our
environment. And that’s just Greenland.
An article (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/
hi/uk/4228411.stm) reports that Antarctica
is melting faster than anticipated. The
article reports that large pieces of West
Antarctica have been breaking off into
the ocean since the mid-90s. When these
melt, they will desalinate the waters in
the area, and raise the sea level up.
Global warming is not just about
raising the temperature up a few degrees.
There are many facets to this issue that
we don’t know yet, and we still aren’t
sure of the consequences.
believe that a good man discovered America.
When I found out the truth about
Columbus, it actually made me sick. How can
we honor a man who did such horrible things?
Would we raise a serial killer on a proverbial
pedestal and praise his killings? I should hope
not, but isn’t that what we are doing with
Columbus? We give respect and honor to a
man who mercilessly struck down a nation
without cause. Why give a day of celebration
to a man who does not deserve it?
Could we not teach the truth in schools
and let a country, state, county, city, and every
person be enlightened by that truth? Obviously
we would not go into the gruesome details of
the actual events of Columbus’ landing with
grade school children. We can give them the
simple truth that Columbus may have America
for Europeans and should be accredited with
the finding, but he was a wicked man who did
terrible things to people. As children grow
older they can gradually be taught more of the
details. We need to educate our world with the
truth of 1492. Knowledge is power. If we know
and learn from our mistakes, perhaps we will
not be doomed to repeat them.
Columbus does not deserve a day
of celebration. It should instead be a day of
mourning. We as a people are now deprived
of a nation, a culture, and lives that can never
be regained. Do we not, in the very least, owe
the Tainos the honor of the truth: to enlighten
ourselves and tell our children, about the real
1492?

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Water Down the Drain
Continued from first page
of drawbacks with bottled water, none can be
more surprising than the economic drawback.
Bottled water is simply getting incredibly
expensive. As stated again within the article:
“Bottles of water generally range from 75
cents to $6.00 a gallon. Tap water, on the other
hand, costs 80 cents to $6.40 per thousand
gallons.” Greg Kail of the American Water
Works Association, states, “A single 20-ounce
bottle of water costing $1.25 (the same size
and price that it is in the vending machines
at UW-Manitowoc) would pay for about
1,000 gallons of tap water--enough to fill that
same bottle every day for the next 13 years.”
Assuming that your tap water costs the same as
even the cheapest bottle of water, your average
monthly water bill would be about $9,000!
Blue Devil,
Continued from page 1
If that were the case, there would be hardly
anyone attending UW-Manitowoc (or college
in general) because the students would have to
be working many jobs night and day just to pay
for their water, a huge economic drawback.
Indeed, it has been shown throughout
this article that bottled water is not good for
the environment, and can even be linked to
global warming. With relaxed EPA standards,
old fashioned tap water appears to be healthier
than water from bottles. Not only is bottled
water hurting us and the environment, but it is
also causing us to empty out our pocketbooks.
Amid all these drawbacks, the United States
consumption of bottled water continues to rise.
Maybe after looking past the pretty mountain
pictures and springs, we will learn the
surprising truth regarding these clear plastic
bottles filled with “purified” water.
stress on the students.” This may be true, but as Jordan Hinze, a sophomore at UW-
Manitowoc, pointed out, “I’d rather pay more for higher quality food than get bargain
food at a bargain price.” Until October, 2008, Garnishes has won the contract to serve
food at UW-Manitowoc. Students and staff will determine whether the quality is worth
the cost.
As for the future, the co-op board will stay intact until at least July, 2008.
The co-op’s main objective at this time is to make sure Garnishes starts off well. After
observing how well Garnishes suits the needs of the students and staff, the co-op will
decide in July of next year whether to keep Garnishes as our catering service for the
2008 – 2009 school year or to switch back to the cooperative with necessary organizational
changes.
The Other Side of the Faucet: The Truth about Tap Water
Continued from the first page
eventually diffuses down to fewer than
.1 ppms for an average household. But
what about the people next to the water
treatment plant? The government’s official
stance is, I shit you not: sucks to be you.
So I guess that means the rest of us are
safe.
A study done in a Florida county
in July 2007 revealed that 3,413 people
were over exposed to trihalomethanes,
and 1,812 of them were over exposed to
haloacetic acids. Some of these people
were close to the water treatment plant,
but not all of them. Many of the people
were spread out across the county.
A University of Minnesota study
in Fall 2003 found that haloacetic acids
cause liver scarring in dogs and testicular
damage in rats. For those skeptics out
there who aren’t afraid of testicular
damage, (Helgeland!) I have here* a
government study done in Iowa showing a
60 percent increase in colon cancer among
women who drink tap water as opposed
to those who don’t. The study found that
not only the risk for colon cancer became
elevated, but the risk for getting other
cancers rose as well.
Now to bring things back home.
If you look at the National Tap Water
Quality Database (go to http://www.
ewg.org/tapwater/yourwater/ and see
for yourself), you’ll see that Wisconsin
is second in the nation for impure water.
If you keep looking, you’ll notice that
over 3.8 million people use the municipal
water service in Wisconsin, and that over
3.7 million of them have contaminated
water. As for Manitowoc County, you
lucky Two Rivers residents are treated to
bromodichloromethane as your leading
contaminant, a chlorination by-product,
and an EPA recognized carcinogen. Let us
not forget you lucky stiffs in Manitowoc,
with three of the top five slots in your
impurity ranking given to chlorination byproducts,
though the number one slot was
awarded to arsenic.
Here’s a fun experiment to try
at home: fill an empty water bottle with
Two Rivers tap water. Let stand for one
minute. Open up, and smell. It will smell
like pool water.
Here’s another fun experiment:
test said water with a pool testing kit, and
you will find that the water is well within
safety limits for a pool. Think of that the
next time you take a shower, in any city
in Wisconsin. Hot water produces steam,
containing free-floating trihalomethanes
and haloacetic acids. Add that to the
confined area where showers usually take
place and you have prolonged exposure to
known carcinogens.
So me, I drink bottled water.
Sure, it has bacteria, but my immune
system could use the workout. Cheers.
*For more information:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
articlerender.fcgi?artid=1380892.
-A fascinating study in Iowa
about the trends of
colon cancer among
woman who drink tap
waterhttp://www.yourhealthbase.com/showers.
htm.
-A good introduction into the
issue of chlorinationhttp://enhs.umn.edu/5103/disinfection/
halo.html
-A study from the University
of Minnesota on the
carcinogenic effects of
haloacetic acidhttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfactsx2.html
-The information in FAQ form
from the Agency for
Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry

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Art by Amanda Kvitek
A Masterpiece Rediscovered
By: Nick Reilly, Free Press Staff
Dr. Kerry Trask received quite a wake-up call on August 28 th , 2007. It
was one in the morning and a strange voice in accented English told him
over the phone of a matter requiring his immediate attention. What was
this matter? It was the matter of a recently unearthed piece of historical
literature in northwest Egypt: the hitherto lost manuscript of Trask’s
unpublished first book.
The work, long thought lost in the pages of time, was recently
discovered in a hole three miles northeast of the Qattara Depression in
Egypt. A young farm boy was digging around and happened upon an
old, cracked pot. Inside of this pot were rolls of thin, yellowed paper,
covered with what were apparently scribbles. Finding the scribbles
indecipherable, the boy and his mother began to use the papers to fuel
their fire. The boy, curious about the papers, eventually decided to take
them to Cairo University, a few hours’ bus ride away.
What researchers found was astounding. The writing was Ancient
Greek, the papers were papyrus, and the narrative was an overview of
Athens, Greece. Further reading of the scrolls provided an insider’s
view of theater, politics, high society, and normal life in this ancient,
prosperous city.
The work, entitled A Traveler’s Guide to Athens, written in 413
B. C., is the eponymous first book by Dr. Kerry A. Trask, noted historian,
and history professor here at UW-Manitowoc. “Not the best time to
publish a travel book,” notes Trask in an exclusive interview. “The attack
on Syracuse wasn’t going so well, and we were on the verge of a coup.
You could feel it in the air. So I put it aside and started another project.”
His History of the Peloponnesian War, previously his only extent work
from this period, was a huge bestseller in its day and won him his first
Pulitzer.
When questioned about his manuscript’s strange location, Trask
said, “How the hell should I know? I lost track of my Greek work years
ago.” Though his brilliant work on the Peloponnesian War remains
extant, his other works were lost. “I guess the Library of Alexandria
wasn’t the best place to store my work. Oh, well [laughs]. You know
what they say, hindsight is 20/20. My guess is they only preserved my
major works, until I wrote The Twelve Caesars.”
Speculation as to the purpose of the works internment abound,
although, indeed, Trask’s hypothesis might just be true. A few days
ago, what appears to be fragments of Prometheus Unbound, a long lost
work by Aeschylus, and a few passages from a book called Leviticus
have recently been unearthed, along with some lesser books from Livy’s
History of Rome. “That doesn’t surprise me,” says Trask, “The History
of Rome really started to drag in the middle. Livy could never lay off the
booze, broads, or the freebase, and that really shows in his later work,
which might explain what it’s doing buried in a desert.”
When asked whether he’d be involved with the publication of his
re-discovered work, Trask said, “That part of my life, I put behind me
long ago. And I don’t think I can even write that shit anymore.”
UW-Manitowoc Student
Claims to Be a Prince!
By: Casey Wuensch, Free Press Staff
Photo by Aaron Campbell Art by Amanda Kvitek
At the beginning of a semester, all anyone can think of is the cost of tuition and
books. But for one lucky student of UW-Manitowoc, this does not seem to be an
issue. The student, whose name I am told to let the students and staff find out on their
own, claims to be heir to the throne in the Netherlands.
The story is that when his parents were vacationing in Amsterdam they sampled the
legal cannabis and lost track of each other. The mother had adopted a little boy no
older than two. They never could remember how, but they had legally adopted him.
This little boy is now a student at UW-Manitowoc and has just found out the truth
since Queen Beatrix paid for his entire college education by seeing her signature on a
check for his tuition.
This student does not want to admit that he cannot assume the throne since the
public thinks the heir apparent is Queen Beatrix’s other son, Willem-Alexander. For
this reason, this student has elected to stay at UW-Manitowoc. If this is not enough
proof for all the naysayers, then all one must do is look at the photographic evidence.
Lakeland College
Transfer Student Open House
Thursday, November 8th 4-7 pm at the Nash Center, Main Campus
Late’s
(920) 682-1539
1924 S. 9th St.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
WE DELIVER!
OPEN 6AM-8PM DAILY
LATE’S OFFERS ALL
UW-MANITOWOC STUDENTS A
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PURCHASE!
- Meet with a Transfer Counselor about the Admissions
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- Have your credits evaluated by the Registrar’s Office
- Go on a Campus Tour with a Campus Ambassador
- Meet with a Financial Aid Representative about the
Financial Aid Process
- Meet with a Faculty Member to discuss academic
programs
Call Rhetta at 920-565-1264 for information
and to pre-register!
Exp. 5-30-2008