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MATTHEW BRINK
BRADLEY BRYSON
MARC BUHL
ANGELA BULLOCK
SHANNON B URNS

JENNIFER CALHOUN
CORI CANTU
JASON CARTER
EDWARD CAVANAUGH
AMY CHIN

RANDY CHRISTIANSEN
AMY CLAES
TIMOTHY C OF FELT
JAMES COHN
SCOTT CONLEY

MICHELLE CRITCHLEY
CHARLES CSWERKO
TRACY CUNNINGHAM
RENEE DAILEY
CRAIG DAVIS

STEFFANIE DERG AN
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JOSEPH DISTEFANO
BEAU DUNSTAN
HEATHER DYER
SAMANTHA EBMEIER

Students lo o k at new

d im en sion o f m usic

The compact disc changed the way tape player, but sold it when he
RHS students listened to music. “It is boughtthe C.D. player. Hansen spent
a real innovative way to listen to mu­ about $160 on his player and about
sic,” Derek McMains of Tunes, a record $100 on the six C.D.s that he pur­
and tape store, said. chased. He said he liked the fact that
Senior Rick Wellendorf said he pur­ the discs are still small enough to
chased his compact disc player in June carry around, just like tapes. One of
of1988 because he was planning to buy the main drawbacks of the C.D.,
a new stereo and he wanted to “get the Hansen said, is the cost of the discs.
best that he could get.” Wellendorf Junior Marc Alber said he asked
used to have a cassette player, but he for a C.D. player and got one for
got rid of it, plus about 10 tapes, and Christmas. He still uses his cassette
started buying C.D.s He said he now player and his 120 tapes sometimes,
has about 40 C.D.s. Wellendorf said he because he hadn’t converted his sys­
was pleased with the sound quality of tem to C.D. yet. Alber’s C.D. player
the C.D. player because it sounded a lot cost $285 and he spent about $200 on
clearer than a cassette player. He liked the 15 C.D.she plays in the machine.
the fact that the disc is longer lasting He said he also liked the C.D. sound
and will not wear out. quality and the fast-forwarding speed
Sophomore Scott Hansen said he of the disc. This allowed him to jump
purchased his C.D. player in November to another song in a matter of sec-
of 1988. He said he bought it for the Senior Troy Newcomb enjoys the
sound quality. Hansen used to have a sounds of Freshman Jenny Noble’s
C.D. player.
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