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Students fall under hypnotist’s spell
by The CurrentSep 19, 2007“by Anna Phillips
Would you ever talk into your shoe as if it were a phone? Would you ever fish for sex or a new car? Would you ever perform tricks like a dog? Would you ever make out with a complete and total stranger? O.K…that one may not be so far out there, but would you do any of these things on stage and in front of a crowd of 150 students? If you wouldn’t, you’d better be glad you were not one of the 18 students who volunteered to be under the hypnotic control of famed hypnotist Fredrick Winters.
Comic hypnotist Fredrick Winters, who has been voted 2006 Entertainer of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine, has hypnotized over 125,000 people in the 2,000 shows he has performed, entertaining at least one million people during his long career as a professional hypnotist. Interestingly, this is a profession he almost sporadically fell into during his time as a student at Northwestern University.
Training under hypnotist George Vaughn Lowther, Winters began performing at small parties and eventually moved up the entertainment scale to where he is today, performing 200 shows every year. According to his website, www.fredrickwinters.com, “I sure have a great time hypnotizing people. You’ll detect from the moment I walk on stage that there’s no place I’d rather be…demonstrating the incredible powers of the human imagination.”
Imagination is exactly what hypnosis deals with. While some may believe that hypnosis is merely a form of mind control, it is actually just an altered state of consciousness much like a daydream where the subconscious part of your mind becomes more active than your consciousness. While in this state one has the ability to make decisions without relaying it through conscious thought, and as a result those under hypnosis will often find themselves doing things they would not normally do. And those of us in the audience are awarded the opportunity to laugh at their excruciatingly funny embarrassments.
On Friday, March 23, Winters made his appearance before a crowd of 150 students. He opened by using his hypnotic powers on the entire assembled crowd. He asked the audience to fold their hands together, but leaving the two index fingers to touch tip to tip. He then had the audience imagine that one finger was a magnet and one a piece of metal and proceeded to ask the crowd to separate their fingers. No one could keep his or her fingers separated of course and as a result everyone was quite literally spellbound.
As for Fredrick Winters, his relationship with Carthage is a long-standing one. According to Callie Clark, “Fred has been coming for a very long time. We have a strong relationship with Fred and his agency. I want to say that he has been here at least three if not four years in a row, and I believe this show will make it somewhere around his 15 time on Carthage’s campus.”
In the years he has been coming to campus, Winters has developed somewhat of a fan base with many students who attend his performance every year. “I have seen all four shows and they are always entertaining,” said Mark Herskovitz, ’07.
“I have personally seen his show several times. I have been at every show at Carthage…in the last four years,” said Clark.
Deciding whether or not to volunteer to be hypnotized is a battle that seems constant amongst students. On the one hand it would be great to experience what it is like to be hypnotized, but on the other, why waste an opportunity to watch others say and do incredibly outrageous things while you split a side at their expense. Either way, the show is an amazing and hilarious experience. “I have seen his shows for the last three years and every year it always gets better,” said Anna Lauren, ’08.
“Fred generally tries to pack as many students onto the stage as we can fit. He then describes what is going to happen to you while you are in the process of becoming hypnotized and then proceeds to the actual hypnotizing. He then does what most performing hypnotists do, makes the audience laugh. He has the students under hypnotization do some hilarious things such as pretending their shoe is a phone or believe that whenever he says one word in particular someone has touched them in an inappropriate place or said something to them which makes that person have an awesome reaction,” said Clark, ’07.
This year’s show featured some incredible performances by our fellow Carthaginians, none of whom will be named here.
At one point, Winters convinced three of the volunteers to perform dog tricks including jumping through a hoop on stage, wiggling, and playing dead for the audience.
He also convinced a few unsuspecting male volunteers to engage in a little striptease. “It was the best part of the show. When he took them out of the trance they were all wondering where their clothes went. When he asked one guy what he was doing he said, ‘I don’t know…I lost my pants!’” said Mark Herskovitz, ’07.
Like previous performances, Winters was also able to unintentionally hypnotize two audience members. In past years he would have a verbal trigger at which point the entranced person would yell out the Verizon Wireless catch phrase “Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” or jump up thinking the person next to them had grabbed them inappropriately. This year the female audience member would jump up and yell, “I want a man!” when Winters said the words “Carthage College,” and the male would scream, “I love boy bands” when he heard the word “Kenosha.”
As for returning performances for those who were unable to attend last week’s show, it is almost certain that Fredrick Winters will return to campus again soon. According to Clark, “I think CAB will continue to bring Fred back in the future because students do recognize his name and they know what they will be getting themselves into. He, again, does a great job and everyone always leaves with aching abs because they have been laughing so hard.”
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No butts about it: Smoking Banned next term
by The CurrentMar 29, 2007“by Lauren Hansen
Carthage College will implement changes to the smoking policy as of August 10, 2007. The policy will forbid smoking in dorm rooms.
“The smoking policy has changed to prohibit smoking in all residence halls,” said Dean of St”
Plunging in for charity
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Anna Phillips
Nature is cruel. We were recently given a small reminder of what it felt like to explore the outdoors without being accompanied by Under Armor and thick wool socks, but Mother Nature, like a James Franco movie, can be a vicious tease. N”
Conference opens eyes to faith
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Sean O’Connor
This past weekend Intervarsity Christian Fellowship held its Winter Conference. More than 200 students from Wisconsin colleges such as University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of Wisconsin- Parkside, Marquette, Milwaukee Sch”
No cure for March Madness
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Matt Monroe
Are you suffering from a general disinterest in the world around you? Do you frequently turn off your television midway through the night? Does the National Championship game interest you, as much as tomorrow’s 8 a.m.?&#”
‘Arms and the Man’ highlights new talent
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Liz O’Donnell
Laughter and applause echoed from the Wartburg Auditorium as “Arms and the Man” opened last Friday. This comical play writtten by Bernard Shaw is a light-hearted piece which takes place in Bulgaria during the end of th”
Stepping up their game
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Adam Backsmeier
I am constantly amazed at the number of Carthage students that have previously been student-athletes. The overwhelming number of students that chosen to take part in intramural sports continuously reinforces this phenomeno”
Florida heats up Lady Reds for season
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Jarell Chavers
The Lady Red softball team (6-4, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) recently concluded its spring trip to the “Florida Rebel Games” in Kissimmee, Fla., on Friday, March 16 and started the season off with a 6-”
Five dollars go a long way
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Lauren Hansen
The fraternity brothers of Delta Upsilon hosted their annual $5 Prom last Friday. Originally scheduled for February 24, the dance was postponed due to unexpected bad weather.
“Five-dollar prom is an annual fundraiser for the unde”
Letter to the Editor: Restore integrity to maintain quality
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Dan Magurshak
In May, 2006, the Carthage faculty after three years of conversation and study passed a revised core curriculum. That summer, President Campbell announced his displeasure with this result and at a series of “lunches” w”
Students fall under hypnotist’s spell
by The CurrentMar 30, 2007“by Anna Phillips
Would you ever talk into your shoe as if it were a phone? Would you ever fish for sex or a new car? Would you ever perform tricks like a dog? Would you ever make out with a complete and total stranger? O.K…that one may not be so f” | News Topics
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