The Next Hottest Entertainment

The Next Hottest Entertainment??
By Joe Clingman ENGL 336.002

Imagine riding down the highway, windows rolled down, and blasting 97.8. They are playing the latest and greatest tunes on the radio, and then follow up with news on your favorite sports team. Well Tilmon Isaiha Parker III’s dreams are to do just that, entertain you in the best way by radio.
Straight out of Upper Marlboro, this mass communications major is in love with sports and music. He wants to share the same love to people across the nation by owning his own radio station some day. “If it sounds good, I like. I listen to all types of music”, he says. He is a friendly fun loving person who likes to just hang out with his friends and play video games. Tilmon loves any form of entertainment that makes him bust a gut from laughing. He is a dedicated person to his family which consists of his mom and two sisters. Tilmon graduated from Henry A. Wise high school in 2008 and is expected to graduate from Frostburg State University in the spring of 2012.
Tilmon has played a couple of sports since he was young, but chooses football as his first love. Although, he says, “basketball has taken me only to a couple other states; I have only been on the east coast.” “Florida was the furthest I went, for Disney World.” http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/. He knows for sure though that he is going to get to Hawaii and Jamaica some day. “First I have to get over my fear of boats and water, “he states.
Tilmon has always had the dream in becoming someone honored in the media field. He says he is not too anxious to be extra popular. He doesn’t even really want to be a big time famous person in the industry, but to be successful and wealthy enough to take care of his future family.
Comedy is a big part in what Tilmon’s priorities. He loves to laugh and he looks up to comedians like Dave Chapelle, Richard Pryor, and Eddie Murphy. He feels Richard Pryor is the best specifically because he is underrated and unknown by many. Maybe Tilmon’s radio station will exploit Pryor and allow people to get a better view and understanding of him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pryor
Media and sports are definitely a big part of Tilmon’s life. He is very passionate and determined to complete his goals. So look out for him, he could be your next local music and sports station!

Herb Little: Entertainer of the Future

By Darris Dameron, ENGL 336.002

Herb Little was born and raised in the District of Columbia. As a lifelong resident of the District, he talked with passion about where he was from, speaking of his home as if he knows every corner. A graduate of Bishop McNamera, a private school in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Herb is now in his fourth year at Frostburg State University. He describes himself as “a people person.” As someone who also considers himself as a people person, he was asked what his definition of a people person is, and he replied with “Its more about being able to start the conversation in a friendly matter, no matter who it is.” It was apparent, as throughout our interview, multiple people walking through the echo circle either greeted him, or struck up a short conversation with him.

Herb has no passion like his passion he has for music. With a major in Mass Communications, Herb is looking for a degree to help him reach a career in the music industry. “I want to be a performer, an entertainer, a producer, whatever it takes to be a part of music. I just love music really,” said Herb. And he appears to be on the right foot, hosting his own Internet show titled “The Conversation,” a live chat show that covers music and other common interests. It streams through www.ustream.com.

Herb’s other interests include boxing, various sports and dancing. But if he were stuck on an island with only one thing to do, it would likely be to listen to music. And if you are looking for the name Herb Little in the future, it will likely be tagged in some way, to music.

Getting to Know Amanda Everett

Amanda Marie Wilhelmina Emma Elizabeth Berta Everett was born in 1988, in Baltimore, Maryland. Amanda is attending Frostburg State University to study Sociology (http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/soci/). She is in her fourth year of school, and plans to graduate next year. Amanda attends Frostburg State University alongside her boyfriend, whom she also lives with. She also lives with one other roommate. Amanda Everett has a younger, 18 year old brother, named Michael. You might be wondering if there is a story behind Amanda Everett’s five middle names? Well, Amanda is named after her great-great-aunts with the help of her grandfather. When Amanda talked about her family she stated, “My family is crazy, they just like to have a good time.”

Something unique about Amanda Everett is that she is the only person in her family with brown eyes. Amanda drives a Dodge Neon, and is hoping to get it replaced fairly soon with a Dodge Durango, because of car trouble. Also, Amanda likes to play sports, especially volleyball. Something interesting about Amanda Everett is she has her nail technician license. She also has seven tattoos and twelve piercings. When Amanda was asked her favorite thing to do in Frostburg, she replied, “The only thing up here to do is go to Wal-Mart!” In addition to being a Sociology major, Amanda took a leadership role as a former President of the Sociology Club at Frostburg State University. Furthermore, Amanda’s favorite class she has taken in college is a course she is currently taking. She really enjoys her ceramics class. Amanda has a favorite movie, “Fools Rush In.” Lastly, she is also very fond of musicals, and her favorite television show is “True Blood.” She also states, “I love the Disney Channel.”

Once Amanda graduates college she would like to have a job teaching at an elementary school. In the future, she would really like to become a principal of a school. While Amanda is at Frostburg for the school year she holds a job with the university at the career center. Amanda has a suitable future ahead of herself in the job market.

Just some random facts about Amanda Everett, she was lucky enough to meet the whole Ravens team. The Ravens are by far, Amanda’s favorite football team. She has never met anyone famous other than the Ravens team. Amanda stated, “Meeting the Ravens was one of the most awesome experiences of my life.” Also, a story about Amanda is that she is terrified of Freddy Krueger. This fear comes from a childhood experience that she described; “When I was younger, about 3 or 4, I had watched the movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street… my cousins were over and they played a terrible prank on me, and since then I can’t overcome the fear! I’m going to buy the movies and force myself to watch them so I can get over it!” Amanda couldn’t remember exactly what prank her cousins pulled her, just that it scared her enough to never watch the movies again. These are only a few important things about Amanda Marie Wilhelmina Emma Elizabeth Berta Everett.

The Two “Teams” of Thomas Gregory Ehrig

By Janine Fields: ENGL 336.002

Every person in the world has a story to tell about who they are, where they came from and what they are going to do in their life. All of the stories and lessons come from the different relationships that one has with others. Thomas Gregory Ehrig is no different from that simple fact about humans. He was born on October 14 and has at least 20 years under his belt. Though, he laughs at the talk about his birthday, “I am the baby in my family with an older sister who is 31 and a brother who is 27”. His family lives in Olney, Maryland in Montgomery County. This is the county where he graduated from the Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High school in 2007. After graduating he made the choice to go to Frostburg State University and start to learn many lessons that will carry over to adulthood.
In his first year of college Ehrig joined the tennis team who had a 2-16 record for that year. Putting tennis on the back burner, he joined Sigma Tau Gamma in his sophomore year. This school year he is doing fall warm up to get himself conditioned for his season back in tennis since 2008. The Frostburg tennis team had a 9-6 season last year with hopes of a good season this year. Also this year, he is an actual brother of Sigma Tau Gamma which is a national recognized fraternity here at Frostburg State University. Sigma Tau Gamma was founded in 1920 by a group of men who were veterans of World War I who believed in the principles of value, learning, leadership, excellence, benefit, and integrity. The Frostburg chapter that he participates in today was founded in 1960 and is very active in the community. A couple of the philanthropy activities that his chapter participates in are BACCHUS/GAMMA and Books for Kids. Coming to his junior year, he has learned a lot about the different expectations of himself and of others around him.
When asked about the difference between being an active member of the tennis team and Sigma Tau Gamma, he responded that the expectations are the first thing that comes to mind. “In tennis you just play the game, Sigma Tau Gamma is different.” The tennis teams only expects for him to play the game and to be able to maintain good grades so he can play. His fraternity teaches him more about teamwork and responsibilities as there are set rules that all Greek organizations must follow. Also, Sigma Tau Gamma is a brotherhood and that sense of brotherhood stays with the members throughout life and helps them with any group that they join after college. Ehrig though, also made the comment to “keep close friends close” in the fact that he learned also that he cannot trust every person that he meets. In any path that he chooses to pursue after college he will always keep this basic knowledge with him in the choices that he makes from now on.

Sources:
Frostburg Sports(tennis): http://www.frostburgsports.com/index.aspx?path=mten
Sigma Tau Gamma: http://www.sigmataugamma.org/
Frostburg Greek Life: http://involvement.frostburg.edu/greek/frats.html

Darris Dameron by Herbert Little

On September 5, 2010 I had the pleasure of interviewing fellow scholar Darris Dameron. Darris and I have been attending Frostburg State University for the past three years together and I find it interesting this is our first time meeting. I learned that Darris was born in Fort Bennington Georgia, on May 25, 1988. Due to his father’s military responsibilities he often traveled around the east coast of the United States of America. He would end up living in Montross Virginia for good portions of his childhood, where he learned to appreciate the much slow pace country life. When Darris became older he moved to Suitland Maryland where he attended Fredrick Douglas High School. After attending Douglas High School, he was accepted to Frostburg State where is now finishing up his final year of college.
At Frostburg State Darris is majoring in Mass Communication, with a focus in radio and television. The reason he has chosen his focus and major is he finds TV and radio very interesting. Darris hopes that one day his hard work in college will pay off, which will allow him to pursue his dream of becoming a sports analyst on ESPN. Darris’ biggest passion in life his sports, he is a frequent ESPM viewer. He enjoys shows such as Sports center, Sports Nation, NBA on TNT, and many other programming that allows him into the exciting world of sports. Darris would also like to have his sports talk show where he covers a wide selection of different genres of sports. Darris’s all time favorite sport his football. Darris states “I never was one to play football in high school, I was too lazy, but I have always had a huge love for the sport.” I asked Darris about the state of our FSU Bobcats football team this year; surprisingly he doesn’t keep up with the team.
Besides Darris demanding schedule in the classroom he is also very active on campus. Darris is part of the fraternity Sigma Tau Gamma. Darris is a very involved member that truly believes he feels the love from his brothers within the Sigma Tau Gamma organization.
Darris Dameron is just overflowing with potential and is really close to the time where he will have to leave the mountains of Frostburg Maryland and embark on a whole new journey. I cannot speak for Darris , but in the time I got to get to know him he is the last guy I am concerned about not becoming a successful individual in this world, so Darris do not change a bit you are on the right path.

the woodward effect

The Woodward Effect:

Getting to Know Kayla Lauren Woodward

By: Amanda Everett, English 336.002

In Frederick, (http://www.frederick.com/), in the year 1990 Kayla Woodward came to the earth. She was born into a crazy family. She states, “My family is off the wall nuts!” These were her very words. Kayla told of a near death experience she once had when she was younger. Her mother had to go visit her sister and give her something. Kayla couldn’t remember what. Kayla went on to say that her mother is always absentminded. With that in mind she, her mother, and her brother arrived at her aunt’s home and her mother was in such a hurry that she got out of the car leaving the car in drive. Meanwhile, Kayla and her brother were still in the car. While it was rolling down the hill her brother luckily put it in park.

Kayla has been at Frostburg State University for three years and is trying to graduating this year. But there is just one problem. Kayla stated, “I have NO idea what I want to be when I graduate.” With a major in mass communication she hopes she will have no problem finding a job. Kayla loves food. Frostburg has introduced her to her new love; sushi. She has tried it before in many different places but the only place she likes it at is Wasabi Grill at the Country Club Mall.

Kayla’s favorite show is 24. She said “I watch it like it is my job.” So it must be a pretty good show. She also said that she wishes it would have been on longer. The past seasons have been on longer than this season. Kayla loves animals. She would really like to have a puppy.

Kayla is a very special and unique young woman. One very special thing about her is that she met Taylor Swift. Not many people can say that they have met a celebrity. One of her unique qualities is that as she states, “I cannot remember my natural hair color.” Kayla said that she has been dying her hair since she was in eighth grade. Her highlights were a middle school graduation gift from her mother. Kayla has a special relationship with her hair. “I love shampoo!” was her answer when asked what something interesting about herself. She said that she has many different kinds of shampoo from curl activating shampoo; to shampoo that makes your hair “silky smooth”. She has to have a different kind for every day.

A Losing Situation by Christine Williams

Do you remember your high school home football games, the bright lights, the huge score board, and all the fans cheering for their team? Herbert H. Lehman High School of New York City has never experienced the feeling of home field advantage. The school’s football field is only 80 yards, 20 yards shorter than the standard field. There is money put aside for a new football field, but unfortunately there are no vacant lots surrounding the school at this time. So it seems this New York City team will continue to travel for their games.