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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, February 24, 2000
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Assistant professor wins Grammy
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Chris Moore, assistant professor of music, won a Grammy last night.
But he didn't get to accent it.
But he didn't get to accept Moore, one member of The Chestnut Brass Co., was nominated for the Best Classical Crossover Album. The group won the award, but Moore was stuck in Los Angeles traffic and was not there for the announcement, said Charla Jenkins, a public relations representative for the department of music and dance.
A brass quintet, the Chestnut Brass Co., was nominated for the album *Hornsmoke*. In a Feb. 8 Kansan article, Moore described the album as tongue-in-cheek classical music. The classical crossover award is reserved for when a classical artist plays something kind of hip, he said.
The award was not part of the televised portion of the six-hour ceremony. Only 12 of the 100 categories were televised last night.
— Katie Hollar
Record Of The Year: "Smooth," Santana
Restoring Poh Thomas
Song Of The Year: "Smooth," Santana
Featuring Rob Thomas
Other Grammy winners:
Featured Rob Thomas
Album Of The Year: Supernatural, Santana
■ Female Pop Vocal Performance: "I Will Remember You," Sarah McLachlan
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Brand New Day" Sting
Feature New Photos
Best New Artist: Christina Aguilera
Pop Duo/Group w/Vocal: "Maria Maria," Santana
Pop Dance Recording: "Belleve," Cher
Album. Recorded New Year.
Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: "Bennett Sings Ellington — Hot & Cool," Tony Bennett Female Rock Vocal Performance: "Sweet
Male Rock Vocal Performance: "American Woman," Lenny Kravitz
- Female Rock Vocal Performance: "Sweet Child O'Mee." Sheryl Crow
■ Rock Duo/Group w/Vocal: "Put Your Lights On." Seems Raptorst Everlast
Hard Rock Performance: "Whiskey In The Jar." Metallica
Metal Performance: "Iron Man," Black Sabbath
Best Rock Song: "Scar Tissue," Red Hot Chill Peppers
Best Rock Album: Supernatural, Santana
Alternative Music Performance:
Female R&B Vocal Performance: "It's Not Right But It's Okay." Whitney Houston
Best R&B Song: No Scrubs, TLC
Best R&B Album: Fannion, TLC
Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Staying Power," Barry White
R&B Duo/Group w/Vocat: "No Scrubs," TLC
R&B B&Sow &"No Scrubs," TLC
Rap Solo Performance: "My Name Is." Eminem
Rap Duo/Group Performance: "You Got Me."
The Roots Featuring Erykhah Badu
Best Rap Album: The Slim Shady LP.
Eminem
- Female Country Vocal: "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" Sianwa Twain
- Male Country Vocal: "Choices," George Jones
- Country Duo/Group w/Vocal: "Ready To Run"
- Dixie Chicks
■ Best Country Song: "Come On Over," Shania Twain
Best Country Album: Fly, Dixie Chicks
Source: www.grammy.com
TV marriage goes down the tube
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The woman who married a multimillionaire on national television has something in common with other Las Vegas brides: She woke up shortly after her wedding wondering, "What was I thinking?"
this morning.
Darva Conger described her odyssey on Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire as a vacation spun out of control. Now she wants her life back.
"I don't think I was thinking clearly," Conger, a nurse and Gulf War veteran, said on Good Morning America Wednesday, a week after marrying a stranger in a television spectacle. "I committed an error in judgment."
The Fox special Feb. 15 was a ratings sensation that quickly backfired after criticism by women's groups and revelations that Rockwell been accused of threatening an ex-girlfriend. He denies the accusations.
A few hours later, her new husband, Rick Rockwell, taped an interview across town with ABC's Diane Sawyer to air
Conger, 34, said Rockwell wasn't abusive toward her, but she said they didn't spent much time together. They barely spoke on their one-week honeymoon cruise to Barbados.
"The honest truth is I was very uncomfortable around him, and I spent most of the time with the girl that chaperoned me," she said. "He's just not a person ... that I would ordinarily have even a friendly relationship with."
She said she was taken aback when Rockwell, 42, kissed her on the lips after his television proposal was accepted. Conger said she was terrified but went along with the wedding
because she didn't want to disappoint the show's producers.
She said she only got involved because she wanted a Las Vegas vacation and a chance to wave to her family on TV. Rockwell chose her from among 50 women vying for his nod in bathing suits and wedding gowns.
"Never in a million years did I ever think that I was going to be selected," Conger said. "And somewhere in the back of my mind I thought, OK, if I am selected by the man to be iis bride, he's got to take it in the same way that I do. It's a TV show."
Within 36 hours, she said she told Rockwell that she wasn't attracted to him and that the marriage wouldn't work out.
Conger, who gets to keep her diamond wedding ring and was given an Isuzu Trooper and the Caribbean cruise by Fox, said she just wants a normal life again.
Rapper Sean 'Puffy' Combs indicted on bribery charge
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs was indicted Wednesday along with his bodyguard on charges of bribing a witness.
Combs and Anthony "Wolf" Jones are accused of offering Combs' driver, Wardel Fenderson, $50,000 and a diamond ring to say he owned a gun police found as Combs drove away from a New York nightclub where a shooting had occurred.
"I am outraged by this new charge." Combs said in a statement. "I am not guilty. From the outset I have firmly believed that the Manhattan district attorney's office has unfairly targeted me for baseless charges."
Combs, 30, already faces gun possession charges in connection with the Dec. 27 shooting.
Combs, Jones and Fenderson were arrested after one of Combs' rap proteges allegedly shot and wounded three people inside the club. The suspect, Jamal "Shyne" Barrow, 19, was arrested separately.
Authorities said the shooting stemmed from an argument in which an unidentified man threw money in Combs' face. Both Combs and Barrow are accused of pulling guns.
The weapon Combs allegedly wanted Fenderson to claim was a loaded 9 mm automatic that police found on the floor of the vehicle. Fenderson was driving; Combs, Jones and actress-singer Jennifer Lopez were passengers.
Combs was arraigned on weapons charges earlier this month. The bribery charge carries a penalty of seven years in prison.
Alternative Spring Breaks 2000
Northern New Mexico
"What Do I Want My Life to Say?"
A cross-cultural and environmental experience through volunteer service in villages and schools 65 miles northwest of Santa Fe. Director: Thad Holcombe of ECM with Kate Hege as student coordinator.
Mexico Border "Justice and Solidarity" Explore border issues through personal contact with workers, immigrants and activists-plus volunteer construction in Colonia near Nuevo Laredo. Director: Joe Harrington, KU Professor.
Marion County, South Carolina "Habitat for Humanity Volunteer with a Hammer"
Volunteer service building house coordinated by KU Habitat for Humanity Director, Brian Tanner as student coordinator.
These Spring Breaks are sponsored by campus ministries of ECM (Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Church of the Brethren, Quaker), Canterbury House (Episcopal), Lutheran Campus Ministries (ELCA), KU Habitat for Humanity and Cross Border Network.