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VOLUME 23 NUMBER 20 COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CIDCAGO, ILLINOIS APRIL 30, 1990 Not-so-freshmen Returning adult students face emotional extremes By Arlene Furlong teacher of costume design and Slaff Reporter theater arts since originally out of college, Bender says she wasn't "Returning to school at age 30 apprehensive about returning to was like being reborn," said 33- school as a student year-old journalism senior, Nikos For many older students; how Kourtis. "Suddenly, anything can ever, returning to school causes a .a be accomplished." lot of anxiety. Some returning ~ Kourtis made the decision to students feel "out of it" in a class- 5 return to school, in America, room with much younger stu- ·e since formal journalism educa dents. They doubt their ability to "' tion doesn't exist in his native .compete academically or ~ Greece. He had worked for nine redevelop good study habits. a; years as a reporter, and realized Time management is a big prob his limitations while working on lem for those with job and family the city desk in Thessaloniki. responsibilities. "My parents and friends A special workshop for return II II nola State R..,_tetlve Clem Belanolf addreaaea Maugeri, one of the coorcllnatol'll of Columbia' a Studenta thought I was crazy to come to the ing students is offered during an audience of at\ICienta Aprll 22, during a proteatto ahut For a Better World, Ia pictured third from taft. The proteat United States to pursue an educa new-student orientation each down an Incinerator at Fullerton and Weatern. F111nk waa one of many acdvltea which took place on Earth Dey. tion at my age," said Kourtis. semester, according to Academic "But I see a whole different at Advisor Janet Boyter, who But money is an issue titude about older students at created the idea The workshop Columbia College. Returning to addresses the special needs and school was the best thing I could concerns of returning students. Low pay, long hours, fail to diminish have done for myself." Freshman Daniels says she Kourtis' enthusiasm is echoed received help from the tutoring pa~t-time faculty's loyalty to college by many returning-adult students. center assisting her in getting Such students, defined as those 25 back into the groove of studying By Tanya Bonner But because of the few full For instructors such as Blair and schoolwork. and older, say they have enrolled Slaff Reporl NEWS PAGE2 APRIL 30, 1990 Ebony's managing editor speaks out Hans Massaquoi says racism is alive, and because of it, so is the black press By Lance Cummings ly, he wasn't able to completely killed or held up Jane Smith, EncuJive Editor discount it. Ebony, he added, just white,"' Massaquoi said, "Of finished its best year ever in terms course, the result of this kind of John Johnson, reputedly the of circulation and advenising. lopsided reponing was that it had wealthiest black man in America, ''The only flaw in the Ebony a tremendously injurious impact wouldn't mind seeing his success story," Massaquoi said, on race relations. It caused whites \ publishing empire collapse "is that its origin is based on a to perceive blacks in an entirely tomorrow, if it happened because serious character flaw in negative light. And even worse, it blacks and whites were livmg in American journalism. That char made blacks begin to perceive harmony, according to Ebony acter flaw was, and stillis, racism. themselves in that same light. The Magazine Managing Editor Hans "It was because of racism psychological damage that this 'ii Massaquoi. that the American press estab type of reporting did is still hard .c "During the 1960s, when the lishment decided that there to accept." ~ civil rights movement was in high was no interest, and conse John Johnson, who publishes ..l gear," Massaquoi said, "there was quently no money, in black Ebony, founded his company in a theory that, once racial harmony news. As a result, any an attempt to change the image of was achieved in America, reporting about black blacks in the media, according to magazines such as Ebony would achievement or progress Massaquoi. fade away and go out of business. was systematically omitted "His ftrSt magazine was called People told us that if we worked from general-circulation publi- Negro Digest," Massaquoi said. for racial harmony and integra cations." · "At that time, Negro was an ac Hana Maaaaquol tion, we would be digging our Massaquoi said that the excep ceptable term. Roosevelt would say she would a nationwide, if not a worldwide own grave in terms o f the tion to omitting news about ''The gimmick Johnson JScd do if she were in the fix that disease." magazine." blacks was with black-on-white to promote the first issue was blacks were in. "I don't see any indication," Tllassaquoi made his remar:-:• crime. In this area, he said, the an interview with Eleanor "One of the things she said, Massaquoi said, "that racism is on to Nick Shuman's Front P~ge press "went overboard to give the Roosevelt, the widow of F.D.R. Which was quite uncharacteristic the decline. This means that there Lecture class Apri123. public all the gory details. In He asked her to contribute an ar of her, " Massaquoi said, "was is stili great potential for Saying that he hoped th;•t this V NEWS PAGE3 APRIL 30, 1990 Life after June Placement office seeks to match graduates with the careers they have chosen By Mary Johnson · plying for them, students rna} Slaf' Reporler walk in and receive service, and the resource center p rovides A >top by the Placement Of quick access to up-to-date trade fice in the Wabash Building can information. be as swift and exciting as a ride J oan Bernstein, the job on a skateboard, and could •and developer, is charged with creat students into a job well worth ing links between Columbia and racing for. the fields that students hope to enter. Already Bernstein's efforts As Director of Counseling Services, the umbrella for place appear to be paying off. ment and academic advising, " 1 have had some jobs com<; Mark Kelly said he has built a through from a contact with team of career specialists whose Needham. Those were jobs that goal is to build bridges from might not have been sent to us Columbia to the job market. unless we made contact with them," she said. DDB/Needham Kelly said his blueprint is Worldwide Advertising is one of twofold; help students prepare for the top advertising companies in their careers, then help them the country. mak:: connections. In March, more than 1,000 stu Since assuming leadership of dents used the placement office, what he said was "a troubled of fice," in August, Kelly said he has Kelly said. blended the placement and "We get an average of IOO career-related jobs a month," he academic offices into a coopera• tive venture to achieve those said. Although he said the arts do goals. not lend themselves to statistics, "[Before], there wasn't a clear he believes the office successful understanding of what the role of ly places about 40 students a this office would be and how to r•.onth. yo o c.. A -,... / r G e r ' T go about undertaking its mis Placement counselor Jan Totally natural SMARTFCCQ ~ ~ ~ r - :: ~:: = ~ ::(;ocorn smothered rn w hrte chedda r cheese sion," said Kelly. Grekoff is coordinating an event that Kelly hopes will be a On the placement side, four coordinators were assigned as prototype of in-house events to attract employers, while servic bridge builders to cover academic departments and aid student's in ing students. their transition into careers. On The in-house Career Day, the academic advising side, five planned for May 9 for the Market counselors are the trq uble ing Communications Depart ment, will explore hidden job shooters that address questions, opportunities in the field. personal issues ·and problems af Grekoff said that events like fecting academic achievement A Cocaine can . Career Day give students a better job developer was ptit on s1aff to chance to match their preferences fmd prospective jobs and create to a job. In addition to marketing new ties to the arts field. Physical changes were also re communication, Grekoff is the quired to streamline what Kelly coordinator for journalism, fic tion writing and dance. you blind. said was once a "confusing" Because the placement office operation. Coci.line r, ~, l s vour h1<1in. is aggressively seeking to bring IX'cOill(:' uninteJ'estt>d in seX. ''The changes are all positive," Wh (:'n WJU use it. you mav feel more You stop caring hcl\\' W>u look or how you prospective employers to the fir>i sail;! Julie Mi ttrnan. who has been alert. more confident. m(,re sodable. more in feel. You IX'come paranoid. You rna,· feel campus by next year, Kelly wants a coordinator in the placement oi control of \ "OUr life. IX'ople are pPrsecuting \ U U. and \ 'OU ma,· the students to be prepared for fice for the last two' years. "We In real it\: of course. nothing has changed. ha,·t' an intl"nse f!:'ar that th~· police are their arrival. Coordinators are en can work with students But to vour brai n. t h ~' feeling seems rt,al. \\ OPINION PAGE 4 APRIL 30, 1990 WOO Y.OIJU) HAVE @SSW IT? Popcorn and crackpots: they both need ~OOY. Btif If ALL HAPPt:NED ~ /i'1 ORDINARY ~'{ IN I OF All plenty of hot air and an empty stomach P!ACES, 1lit SUilUR~. We were surprised to learn, upon entering the Chronicle that they found the flyers, and the message Wabash building Tuesday morning, that this the flyers promoted, embarrassing to the feminist newspaper was promoting rape, and a variety of other cause. societal evils. This conclusion was being promoted by The Chronicle believes that equating thinking one or more persons who were strident enough in their about sex, with rape, confuses human sexuality with self-righteousness to litter the campus with sexual violence. The two arc not, and have never been, photocopies of the popcorn advertisements that have related. One would think that those who arc supposed run in the Chronicle the past few weeks. These silly ly so concerned about societal issues would do a little tlycrs accused the paper of, among other things, en basic research. Despite numerous attempts, it has couraging male students to sexually assault their co never been proven that even tl1e hardest-core pornog THE INTREPID PAIR PUll.ED our (f TilE PA~KING LOT DRNING -XIST ed counterparts. raphy encourages sexual violence. Experts consis UNDER lHE SPQD UMIT, Urn£ Unfortunately, these cock-sure individuals were tantly insist that rape is a crime of violence, not sex. RtAUZING THE 11'\PACT Of THEIR not courageous enough to identify themselves. It has Confusing the two concepts trivializes the very t;OOURNAL IIEVELRY always been our experience that ideas anonymously serious crime of rape. promoted are usually of highly questionable value. The Chronicle suggests that those among us who These would-be morality poli ce, who managed to arc unable to laugh at the human sexual condition-a display impassioned intolerance, and break the law condition which finds that most of us, male or female, one needs pcnnission to reproduce copyrighted "can't get our minds off it"-are to be pitied. They are material-demonstrated a childish irrationality. They a sad, and humorless, lot. fed the stereotype that radical feminists-we suspect When those same people take themselves so that members of the Columbia Women's Coalition seriously that they try to bully others into accepting were responsible for the flyers- arc a small minority their narrow views, they cross the line into ir of fanatics, blinded by their general contempt for relevance. males and a thorough misunderstllnding of basic The Chronicle also suggests that students who read human sexuality. violence into innocent, and clever, advertising should Millions of men have sex ual thoughts on a daily examine the way they relate to their own sexuality. bas is, and still manage to keep their pants on. They Sex,like hunger. is a basic human drive.If anyone find ways of releasing their sexual tension without past puberty can go a single day without thinking of raping the nearest female. Millions of women also either, our hats arc off to them, ·and they have our have these thoughts. Manv of them have informed the sincerest condolences. Letters to the editor To the Editor: one of the most horrifying things To the Editor: April 23. Additionally, there has he'll ever have to watch, because been question regarding the ap Mr. Abbott has carried around watch is all he'll get to do. If Flyers which imply that a pop propriateness of ads placed by condoms in his wallet for three current statistics are correct, corn advertisement which ran in Smartfoods, Inc. years? I am not surprised. Perhaps someone he knows will contract the Chronicle could somehow The obsession with sex and when he enters the real world and the disease within the next five to lead to rape, simply fortify the sexual innuendo is inappropriate becomes more enlightened he six years. I'm surprised Mr. Ab stereotype that women come to in reflecting the student body, will get the chance to use them. bottdidn 't learn this in his alleged hysterical conclusions based and is not necessary in these Mr. Abbott says AIDS will interview "with a virologist." upon emotion rather than logic. examples. never touch him because he is Mr. Abbott's misguided sense A letter which uses profanity In some cases claim could be to condemn the Chronicle for careful. How careful is he plan of machismo is really pathetic. I made for the use of obscenities, publishing one student's point of ning on being after an accident think it's time he left his "bomb via free speech. These are not and he needs a blood transfusion? · shelter" and opened his eyes. view, simply utilizes the right to such cases. I guess he also has never free speech, while at the same We are shocked that on known anyone who has been af Dan Libman time condemning it. numerous occasions the paper has flic ted with thi s disease, yet. He Senior Procrustes, a monster from seen fit to publish words or ideas is truly lucky. Believe me, it is Fiction Writing Greek mythology, would invite not befitting a professiona l weary travelers to sleep in his newspaper. It is disturbing that bed, and then kill them by either the editor sees fit to publish such stretching or chopping their articles and stories that reduce the bodies to exactly fit the length of The Columbia Chronicle quality of the paper-thus help his bed. In the myth, the hero 600 S. Michiga n Ave. ing to keep the stigma of the Chicago, IL. 60605 Theseus uses Procrustes own tac 'Columbia Comical.' tics against him, and slays the Editor-In -Chief Mitchell Hurst monster. We realize that reflecting per In reality, people with ideas sonal opinion and voicing student Executive Editor Lane~ Cummings must be tolerant of all viewpoints. concerns is the mission of the Managing Editor Mary St ock.o v~r Any other tactic is inherently self paper, but do you really think the defeating. majority of the studei.ts want Phoiography Editor Elias Z imianitis their "balls in a sling?" Arts Editor Laura Ramirtz Don De Grazia Advertising Director Todd R. Hayes Sophomore Fiction Writing Robert Padjen Cindy Horvath F.d ltorlal Cartoonist fan w~avtr Jill Dolan Associate Editor Charles Bernstein To the Editor: Carla Rosenstein Advisor Don Gold Stacey M. Fochler Reading the Chronicle I have Ronald Royster watched it try to become a Kristie Ligmanowski Re porters stronger newspaper- at least one Timothy Buuevis, Richard Bitgi~JUitr, David Bloom, Tanya Bonner, Greg Arnour Jeffrey Cunningham. Tara Dubsky, Arlene Fwlong, Kimbuly Johnson, more reflective of the strengths Michael Woods Mary Johnson, Mary Kensik, Snem· Kirk, JacqiU!Iine PodziiU within' the journalism depart Greg Gay men t. Until recently I thought it Photographers was heading in the right direction. Mark Black, Omar Castillo, Stacy M. llosch I now realize I was wrong. Editor's note: The Chronicle In the last two weeks there reserves I he righlto define its own The ColumbltJ Chronicle Is the oHi cle1 student - run newspoper of Columblo have been numerous examples of mission. We view that mission College. It Is published weekly twenty- one times throughout the school poor journalism. These include primarily 10 be a forum that ye or end I s distributed every Hondey. VIews eMpressed In this newspo Face Value of April 16, the per ere not necessarily those of the odvlsor or or the college. A11 opinions reflects lhe diversily of lhe Intended fo r publ ic elton should be sent, typed, to tellers to the Editor, In editor's review citing his opinion Columbia community. rather care or the Chron icle; letters may be edlled at the staff's discretion. that commercial radio "places its lhan a vehicle for individuals or balls in a sling" (same issue), and groups I hal seek 10 promote /heir l rhe 'humorous' "Hip-tionary" of own agendas. The Columbia Chronicle PAGES APRIL 30, 1990 Ditka too serious Sense of humor necessary says anchorman Giangreco By Rich Bleglmeler employees in 1982. Now WMAQ Stoff Reporl Show us thi s coupon end the de~l Is ... I I OOIEIIDllA ~"!!'llJIIDIEW'II'~~ Sports Update: MAKE THIS SUMMER COUNT!! I PREC·IS ION H AI RC UT $8 .00 I Inter-collegiate ~egulcr Suoerc'-lt Pric~ SI 0 I I newspaper staff GAIN VALUABLE H ANDS-ON EXPERIENCE NEVE~ AN APPOINTi1ENT. softball. On April27; W ITH AN INTERNSHIP! I NEYER EX PENSIVE. I the Columbia I NEVE~ A BAD HAIRCUT. 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" I have A.uociale Editor daur,hters and it's about a man being asked to take the life of his In the' T heate r-Music dau:]hter, and to fwther his own Department's new all-student ami itions as well. music al produc tion of "Che 'There's also a terrific politi Sacrifice," the subject, according cal meaning to it, Russo con to lyricist and Columbia theater tinued, "Euripidies saw the professor/artist-in-residence Al golden age of Greece destroyed bert Williams, is "choice." by war. His attack on the sense "It's about the kind of less kjlJing of war, the sacrificing sacrifices everybody makes in of a girl's life, of children, men their lives, whether it's husband an~ women, is very clearly ~onP to wife, wife to husband, any and it's very much in sympathy relationship that is very impor wi .h my anti-war views. The tant. All of these are sacrifices," pa:allels are there-America's Will iams said. imperialism reaching out and T.,e musical is based t'n the grasping," Russo said. work of "lphigenia at Aulis," by Williams agreed. "When we the ancient Greek playwright started on this work, Oliver North Eu ripides. The tale revolves was really interesting to look at. around the life of King Agamem Here was someone who was non (perfotrned by Brian Her spouting off all of this self-jus rio tt), King of Mycenae and tifying garbage about defending commander-in-chief of the Greek the national honor, and having to armies, and the sacrifice he is go over the heads of Congress. asked to make of his daught2: .. o 1 the time we were finish lphigenia (performed by ing i.," Williams continued, ~liche lle Mikolay) to restore "Nilwn' s memoirs were being ex wind to his armada's sails for bat cerpi.C'd in Time. It was fascinat tle during the Trojan War. ing to read Nixon saying, 'I will :he sacrifice forces Agame:n be ju( ged by history and I will be o c. A. ,.._/r G E T ! : M /"-I non into choosing between love juc!gcd right and you have to do yo () r f Y'o vtt. 0 for his daughter and his w•fe these things.' He believes it. I lOtally natural SMARTFOOD ~.r-po::::<:c ==~ ;:;·· ;--:o:herec '" ·:;h •te ::heddar cheese Clytemnestra (performed by thought back to his presidency Stac~y Stevens), rival gener..ls, and h~'sone who really sacrificed restless soldiers and his own per his own integrity for a larger goal, sonal ambitions. The play was which was really a worse goal," ada pt ~d by the director of WilFams said. vcy ot teacher salaries was taken Columbia's contemporary music No insutuuon has all that Colum ... ."he Sacrifice" opens Sun Faculty salaries in 1985. "We noticed from the program, William Russo, who bia can offer. - You have a da)·. May 6 in the Getz Theater from page 1 results of the survey that there was moved by its fable-like, yet playgro und in C hicago and runs until May 13, with photographically," White said. wasn't a strong correlation be powerful content. Russo not only previews scheduled between wrote the music, but helped co is determined by the length ot P.J. Bednarski, a financial tween years of teaching and May 2 and May 5. Tickets for wage," said Katz. "Some instruc write the lyrics with Williams. .time teaching at the school and a writer also with the Sun-Times, previews cost $2, while general tors with high credentials were While the musical may appear agrees. "I wouldn't do it for noth admission for regular performan teacher's crede ntials. The making_lower salaries than those on the surface to be mytholog ..al, ing. But I'm not doing it for the ces cost $3 for students. For reser school's salaries are among the with few credentials." ir carries deeper, more perS0mu highest in the city, mainly be- money, because I enjoy teaching, vations, call the box office at and I end up learning a lot of Katz said the survey was done and political meanings to ~v ~• cause it has a larger endowment, 663-9465. things from my students." because of rumors of strange in higher tuition and a wealthier stu Certain depa.rtffients such as dividual cases of low pay, and he dent body who in tum give larger television and radio/sound have said that the survey was meant to donations as alumni. faculty mljde up mainly of work be a service to teachers who could Part-time instructors at Loyola ing professionals. While depart see how others are paid, and ad University don't earn wages as ment chairpersons don't have to dress their chairpersons if they high as the Art Institute, but the worry about losing professional felt their wage was unjust. base salary is higher than at faculty due to fmancial difficul "When you don't know, ther.e is Columbia. A part-timer, cal'"d a lecturer, at Loyqla, earns $l,:l50 ties, they are sometimes difficult always suspicion. Columbia to shOulan · t be Silent about this with a Master of Arts degrr,c. A reach by students outside of issue, they have nothing to ~ide," Lecturer wi!.h a PhD earns $1.'15\ class time. "I think having profe ;sionals as teachers is worth Katz said. a ~u urse . the risk of not being able to reach If Columbia had resources to Yet, even those are not livable them sometimes. But that risk is pay part-time instructors more it salaries by themselves, which is rare." said AI Parker, chairperson would be difficult to determine why Hoover also has a full-time of the Radio department. because administrators did not position at Truman College,a city What all of the 554 part-timers release amounts that Columbia college on Chicago's North Side. share is a willingness to teach, "Columbia is not the on!y school receives from sources and how and lack of adequate compensa much of students' tuition goes to paying unfair salaries to part-time ti"- Chairpersons such as P? ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PAGE7 APRIL 30, 1990 Film Review Baldwin, Leigh shine in Miami Blues, but lack of a credible plot sinks film By Jeff Cunningham suitcase he rips off at the airport, produced Miami Blues, and the FilmCrikc Junior checks into a fancy hotel two films share something in and arranges lo have a hooker common. Both revolve around Orion Pictures presents sent to his room. two men and a woman who find Miami Blues, starring Alec The hooker, played by Jen themselves in troublesome situa B_aldwin,FredWardandJennifer nifer Jason Leigh, is a 19-year-old tions by happenstance. Both films Jason Leigh. Based on the novel college student. She's kind, naive start out on an eccentric, by CharlesiVil/eford. Written for and a bit stupid. But Junior shows humorous note, and end with a the screen and directed by an affection for her that mos~ men bang. George Armitage. Produced bY don't, and before you know it, The difference between the Jonathan Demme and Gary they've shacked up. two is found in the characters. Goe!Zinan. Although Junior thinks he's Those in Miami Blues, as written one slick criminal, he fails to and directed by Roger Corman Critics are often quick to cover his tracks on the Hare alumnus George Armitage, arc embrace films that veer away Krishna murder, and gets tailed peculiar and amusing, but clearly from the Hollywood norm. by Hoke, an unkempt, denture less interesting than the trio in Miami Blues is s uch a film, wearing police detective (Fred Something Wild. featuring offbeat characters set in Ward). To avoid a return visit to For the record, though, the per an unconventional plot. the slammer, Junior beats up formances here by Baldwin and In Miami Blues, Alec Hoke and steals his gun, badge Ward are satisfactory, and Leigh Baldwin, recently seen as a CIA and-for what is intended to be is more than adequate as the analyst in The Hunt for Red Oc another nutty throw-in-his hooker. tober, plays ex-con Junior teeth. Miami Blues is nothing spe Prenger. Junior is hoping to begin The rest of the film has Hoke cial, to be sure, but it might be a new. life for himself in Miami, in pursuit of Junior, who's now worth a look if you're in the mood but things get off to a bad start posing as a cop. for something different. when he gets harassed by a Hare In moments that really stretch Krishna at the airport. Without credibility (even in Miami), Not a very encouraging endor hesitation, Junior breaks the Junior stumbles upon holdups sement? Well, it's not the only guy's fmger and, get this, causes and purse-snatchings at almost movie playing in Chicago. Al him to go into shock and die. every comer. These scenes still ways, Steven Spielberg's roman From this point on, it's ob pay off, though, as Junior ap tic fantasy, and Blue Steel, vious Miami Blues isn't going to prehends the crooks and takes the Kathryn Bigelow's stylistic cop be a predictable, connect-the-dots stolen goods for himself. thriller, are both better than their story. Whether this originality is This type of oddball humor lukewarm box office returns indi going to add up to anything isn't ·brings back memories of cate. If you can find either one Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alec Baldwin star In Miami Bluea, a new determined early on. JonathanDemme'sparkcomedy,. still at the bargain shows, see it release from Orion Pictures. Baldwin playa an ex-con who steals a cop's With stolen credit cards and a Something Wild. Demme co- before it's gone. badge, and creates havoc as he poses aa a pollee officer. --- CENTRAL C AMERI' COMPA~Y DEPARTMENTS: View Cameras Tripods Flash/Meters Binoculars · Used Cameras/Lenses Paper/Chemicals/Enlargers Photofmishing/Film (Most items over $50.00; 1 year (Kodak, Ilford, Oriental/Seagul Darkroom Accessories limited w;u-ranty) AGFA, Mitsubishi) N~w Cameras/Lenses You do not need a student J.D. card to receive our low prices. We have the most complete Darkroom Department in the Chicagoland area!! 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The club's faculty Hall of the Wabash building at 6:30pm. Several women's groups will be represented. advisors are Assistant to the Dean Gigi Posejpal and Academic Ad Associate Members of Naras, a music business organization of Columbia College, wel visor Wayne Tukes. The club meets every Wednesday at I :00 p.m., in comes all to their membership drive meeting tonight at 5 pm in Room 313 of the Wabash room 204 of the Wabash building. building. For more info on this new organization contact Lori at 649-1977 The Academic Advising Office is seeking students to work with new students at fall orientation and registration. Requirements and QJ; applications are available in the Academic Advising Office in room 300 of the Wabash building. Deadline is May 18. Any student who will have at the end of the spring, 1990 semester at least 82 hours or more should apply for January, June or August, 1991 graduation. You must apply in the Records Office between May 7 and June l.lf you want to register early for the fall, 1990 semester, A special seminar, "Empowering Minority Communities to Fight t he Spread of you must apply before June I. AIDS," will be held at 9:30am in Hokin Hall of the Wabash building. The Writing Center will offer a seminar titled "Writing Critiques, Reviews, Summar Ies, etc." at II in Room 3 11 of the Wabash building. Phylis Hasbrook of TERRA will be giving a lecture titled am "The Wizard of AIDS," a musical play by the AIDS Education Theatre, will be presented "Militarism in the Environment: A Look at Central America," on at 4:30 in the Furguson Theatre of the Michigan building. Free admission. Wednesday, May I at 5:00 p.m. in the room 202 of the Wabash building. Hasbrook, who is also involved in E.P.O.C.A. (the Environ Listen to WCRX (88.1 FM) at 7:30pm for "Kaleidoscope! 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