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PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH Gouoy A stream of people tried to balance themselves on the muddy trail to the North Stage, behind them, one of many vendors sells Woodstock merchandise and mementos. while just Concert attendee ■ inside view of provides Woodstock BY SARAH GOUDY STAFF WRITER When the name Woodstock is mentioned, many think of hip- pies, free love, Hendrix, and drugs. ButwhataboutWoodstock '94? From what I experienced there, what comes to mind is a mass of two generations coming together and appreciating one an- other. banded together, took on the Forthemostpart, thepeople county and won. Instead of a 100 I came in contact with were un- foot high garbage heap spread like any I have ever seen in over 100 acres, Winston Farm Alpena. I viewed only a handful became the focal point of the of naked people but understand music world. there were many, many more. There were two stages - one Before I even stepped foot on north and one south. This caused Winston Farm, I met a caravan some frustration for concert of people at a nearby gas goers because both stages had . station, and, surprisingly, every Woodstock took place in Saugerties, New York on August 13 and 14. A total of twenty-one bands performed, varying from Meta:llica to Bob Dylan, Jimmy Cliff's All-Star Reggae Jam, and Johnny Cash. I attended Woodstock with five of my friends, Kari Seelye, Kelly Rondeau, and Jenelle Lafevre of Alpena, Tom Rondoe of Farmington Hills, and Tina Robbins of Grand Rapids. We started our road trip from Alpena Thursday and stayed overnight in Farmington Hills. Friday morning we headed through Canada and ended up in Saugerties around 10 p.m, where PHOTO COURTESY OF Caught in an embarrassing, rather two concert participants enjoy the perience of Woodstock '94. SARAH Gouoy muddy pose, hands-on ex- we located our parking lot and artists performing at the same prepared to spend the night in · time. Many missed out on bands our van. We wandered around they would have liked to see be- and partied with new-found cause they had to make a choice friends until four or five in the on which was more worthwhile. morning, then shuttled to the But Woodstock '94 wasn't concert around 9 a.m. The shuttle just about seeing your favorite took about 15 minutes and we bands; it was, to me, about get- were finally at our destination - ting in touch with a whole Woodstock '94. different side of myself. I met Winston Farm was picked people from Delaware, Los An- for Woodstock '94 because it geles, New Jersey, Canada, and was slated to become a even camped next to two men megadump. The property was who were from Holland and rescued when local citizens barely spoke English. NORTHERN tJll'u ·s~ -----------~ C'M""1 ~ """""' person there was attending Woodstock. There was a variety of New York accents but I never found out where they were originally from. Not one person I came in contact with was in any shape or form unkind; they were all extremely helpful and acted as though they had known me for- ever. I had never experienced anything like that in my life. Eco-Village was a main at- traction located between the north and south stages. It was a place to exchange ideas and information on topics ranging from drug counseling and AIDS awareness, to conservation, edu- cation, and environmental chal- lenges. A quarter of a million people streamed through Eco-Village enjoying the many exhibits and expressing their global concern. There were more than 500 medical personnel, 2,800 por- table toilets, 67,200,000 fluid ounces of Pepsi, and 12,000,000 fluid ounces of Lipton Ice Tea. While I spent the weekend completely overwhelmed by the masses of various people, I never saw one police officer inside the gates. However, I did witness a Peace Patrol, which I didn't see break up any kind of trouble. But once outside of the gates, I had never seen so many state police officers at one time in my life and probably never will again. To my surprise, most were friendly, understanding, and extremely helpful with directions. There wasn't one day it didn't rain, and this made the weekend dirty, uncomfortable, and exactly what I expected. Many began calling it Mudstock because of the mud, which was literally everywhere you went. It was impossible to walk any- where without getting into ankle deep mud. There were water spickets to wash up at but there wasreallynopoint. Peopleseemed to enjoy the muddy ground as they rolied, relaxed, and wrestled in the mucky clay. Woodstock was an oppor- tunity for two generations to come together as one and enjoy and learn from each other. In my experience, I witnessed no fighting, came to know people I would never have met other- wise, and opened my eyes to a world other than Alpena, MI. 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Sabourin is a cheerleader at AHS, a honor society student who loves to be around kids, and a family-oriented person. Next year, Sabourin plans to use her full two-year scholarship to ACC, which girls who have won the Junior Miss title in the past have declined to do. Sabourin plans to enroll in the necessary classes that will help her receive an elementary education degree from a larger four , Medic al study, said that the Jun- ior Miss competition is a great way for girls to get acquainted. 11 I believe that girls who enter the Junior Miss program do so not to win, year univer- sity. On her reaction to the competi- t i o n , Sabourin says that she was pleased Anna Manente was the first runner up and won the scholastic I believe they do so to become closer to other girls around them. 11 on how well the whole program was orga- nized. - Anna Manente For the second straight year, the award, which was decided by faculty members at Alpena Community College. Manente said that her college choice is undecided, and career field is still at large, but she would hope to make an impact on society. "I believe that girls who enter the Junior Miss pro- Michigan Junior Miss competi- tion will be held in the AHS auditorium. Sabourin and Manente will be attending in March and will be representing Alpena. After conducting these interviews, I don't see how Al- pena can't win. Seminar asks: Is it really me? BY STACEY TADAJEWSKI STAFF WRITER Providing insight into per- sonalities was the focus of Is It Really Me?, a Nov. 8 seminar held by Student Support Services Counselor Monica Bushey. The seminar was held in VLH 104 and was open to all ACC stu- dents who registered for it in advance. make decisions, with your thoughts or with your feeJings, is your decision making func- tion; lastly, life-style orientation refers to if you're outcome-ori- ented, a judger, or process-oriented, a perceiver. Bushey has given the semi- nar for three semesters and plans on doing it again next semester due to its increase in popularity through the years. Once you know your per- sonality type, Bushey believes, it is easier to find the style of ') ... I I .. ., .. ... .. ... .. .. "' The seminar discussed the results of the Myers-Brigg Test that each individual took. The test places people into one of sixteen personality profiles based on the responses given. These sixteen personalities are repre- sentative of all the personality types world-wide. learning or working that best - '{ At the seminar, Bushey talked about the various person- ality types and explained how the results were calculated. The personality results can be broken down into four catagories. Source of personal- ity refers to whether you're outgoing, an extrovert, or if you're reserved, an introvert; in- formation gathering function refers to how you gather infor- mation, through your senses or through your intuition; how you _.■ Harry Gohlke suits you. "When I first started work- ing here," Bushey comments, 11I began to notice a lot of people had a really hard time making decisions about majors and ca- reers, and that decision-making process is better if one has bet- ter information about one's own personality, of interests, about aptitudes, and abilities. 11 Bushey says the test is help- ful. "Like a puzzle, it helps one to put the different pieces of knowledge that one has about one's own self and personality into a framework to analyze and use it more effectively, to apply it to daily life choices, relation- ships, and even learning styles." Office Supplies Office Furniture Office Equipment Gohlke Office Equipment 821 W. Chisholm Alpena, MI 49707 · . 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