Viewpoint page 4 In sports this week Features page 6 Writers preview volleyball, cross country Sports page 8 Bloom County page 10 THE NORTHERNER p Vol.16, No.2 Northern Kentucky University Wednesday, September 9, 1987 New chairm.an finds dept. unique by Sue Wright about students and are active in their own Reed admitted that talent was helpful too. 9 Fealuree Editor disc::ipline," Reed said. He said he will teach some voice lessons Reed said that the Inaugural Concert, but it probably won't be as much as he Dr. Addison Reed, does not know what held last Thuaday, Sept. 3,1o celebrate the would like. all the fuss is about. He is the one who Fine Arts splitting into three separate "I used to be able to just sit down at is thankful for his new position. divisions, proved this. the piano and si ng or play and play. It was ~7 But, it's the Music Department that's "I found it very unique," Reed sajd, very enjoyable. Now I don't get as much thanking Reed. "that a department will plan a concert to time to do that any more," Reed said. "Everyone should remember you can't introduce a music department. It's very Reed's musical talent began when he I . have a department with just one person,'' interesting.'' was 5-years-old. He started playing the Reed said. "I want the fuss to be over Reed was the former chair for the piano. He admitted that he quit playing everyone, not just 'Reed.' " Department of Music and the Division of for a while when gro ..·t'ing up, because Dr. Reed is the new Music Department Humanities, at St. Augustine's College in many people thought it was "sissy" so he Chairman. Reed said he was attracted to Raleigh, North Carolina. He worked there started playing football. He then went Northern, because of our expanding music for approximately 15 years, until he heard back and picked up a lot of vocal work. department. about the position opening at Northern "Before I was fourteen, I uaed to be the "I felt a need to move myself past a cer­ last year. highest soprano," he said. He now is bass tain area, so I could develop my ideas in Reed, a native of Stubenville, Ohio and baritone. a developing music department," Reed received his B.S. and M.A. from Kent In addition to the work achieved, Reed said. State University, majoring in voice and has performed solo recitals, aratoria and Reed also added that something we music education. He received his Ph.D. Addison Reed opera roles in five states. He was named take for granted here at Northern, the ac­ from the Unviersity of North Carolina­ Outstanding Educator, in 1973 and 1975. tive faculty, caught his eye. At other Chapel Hill, in 1973, majoring in school level first, so you can get a lot of He has earned a Fulbright-Hayes .. universities, instructors and other staff musicology. background on students," Reed said. Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Disser­ members do their instructed duties and Reed then described the experience "Then you can be more professional on tation Fellowship. that may be it. Our faculty members do that he feels gave him the most the college level." Concerning success, Reed said that he a lot of outside work that contributes to background about "finding out where Reed attributed his landing the new haa a philosophy for keeping his thoughts the welfare of their discipline. students are coming from." He taught in job as Music Department Chairman, to all in perspective. "I find it more invigorating for me, to the middle schools and high schools. of the experience he had teaching and ad­ work with faculty members who care "It is a good idea to teach on a high ministrating. But besides experience, see Addison, page 5 Kuntzel, CSO find sucess Band plays to 5,000 plus outdoor crowd Sue Wright blanket, open a bottle of wine and hear Featun. Editor some great music." Katz said that having one of the nine concerts at NKU was very important to An estimated 5000-plus people jarnm· the CSO. Because ofNKU's location, peo­ ed onto the back lawn of the BEP center. ple from all over the Greater Cincinnati They came equipped with blankets, Area could attend the concert and because lawnchairs, coolers and buckets of Ken­ of our lawn size, people could come know­ tucky Fried Chicken. Some even brought ing they would find a space to sit. their kids, who didn't now what an or­ The Concert in the Park Series is spon­ chestra was, but wanted to find out. sored by the First National Bank ofCin· cinnati and Scripps Howard. Katz said Once again, Erich Kunzel and the Cin­ that each concert draws an average of cinnati Symphony Orchestra provided an 500-1400 people, depanding on the loco· excellent evening of entertainment at tion of the concert. He said that many of Northern, Saturday night, Sept. 5. The the same people come to enjoy the concert, which is one of the nine free concerts. preformancea in the 1987 Concert in the "I can actually point out the people Park Series, is one of NKU's biggest who come to every single concert,'' Katz crowd-drawing events. said. ''They really eflioy it." "I think it draws the crowds because Katz was right about many people en­ of the cultural and geographical joying the concert. Young and old. backgrounds, combined together," Public Couples. Groups of friends and many Herman Peoples, soph., takes refuge under his umbrella last Wednes­ Relations Manager for the CSO, Randall families filled the lawn. day on the plaza at the Ice Cream Social. See story, page 12. (Eric Katz aaid. "There is nothing like being Krosnes/The Northerner) able to take tho family outside, spread a aee Symphony, back paee 0015.tif 2 News The Northerner September 9, 1987 Change in ownership brings new look to cafe tercsting and you can Jearn more." by Todd Davis bcncfit.s are much belter," fo~lo Claire, Whitlatch, utility worker said. " Besides striving to offer the best food Northerner Contributor previous worker for ARA, said. "I have worked for many food services, possible, we would like to give the One of the changes with the new food and Scillcr's is the best one I have ever cafeteria a name 80 people will recognize The Scillcr's Corporation, a branch of been associated with," Victoria Reed, kit­ the cafeteria more readily/' Burkholder the world's finh largest conglomerate, service is pizza being offered five days a chen cook, said. said. Sodexho, has replaced the previous food week. " Pizza is served every day from 11 "ARA's management wasn't as good " We 're going to have the name management service, ARA , responsible a .m. to 2 p.m., and it's our own recipe as Seiller's, and since Seiller's food selec· 'Market Cafe' out in the lobby in front of for providing meals at NKU. which has an Italian flavor," Carl tion has eo much variety, work is more in- "Seillcr's has a five year contract with the cafeteria, and also, probably have a NKU, and the last. three years of the con­ contest that will have people at the tract is stipulated on a year-to-year basis," university submitting names for the Bryan Burkholder, director of food ser­ cafeteria/' he added. vices, said. Burkholder also said that, over the " We took suggestions from Christmas break, there would be remodel­ employees," Burkholder said, "and have ing done in the cafeteria, which would tried to implement these suggestions in­ give it a more uniform appearance. to the new food program, and will also try " In the future we would like t.o have to provide the types of foods that the peo­ a meal plan for people eating at the ple of NKU want." cafeteria that allowed them to pay for food on a deposit basis. This would eliminate the exchange of cash and make the lines Sharon McElwee, assistant director of at cash registers go faster," Burkholder food serivces, said Seiller's has a more in­ said. tense food program which offers a varie­ McElwee said that a catering service ty of foods. is offered that can handle breakfast, lunch, and dinner engagements. "Seiller's came to NKU and has tried uwe need fee back and are open to sug­ to maintain the original workers in the gestions from anyone eating at the cafeteria," McElwee said. cafeteria," McElwee said. The people in the cafeteria work hard, Anyone wanting to comment or make are patient, and have accepted the a suggestion concerning the new food ser­ changes smoothly with the new food LETS EAT: Wilson Bryce, Jr., orders hls lunch from Dolores Carr, a food vice can do so by contacting John Dietz, service. server for Seiler Food Service. Seiler recently landed a five-year contract Secretary of External Affairs, Student "I like working for Seiller's because with NKU to provide food service management. (Eric Krosnes/The Government, room 206 in the University the food is better in quality and the Northerner) Center. More changes in administration, faculty by Jean Bach Burton noted that being hired as the by Debbie Bertsch "Learning makes you realize why you Starfwr1ter first full-time coordinator for minority St.aJTwriter think the way you think," Plaza students shows that NKU is starting to explained. Albert Burton, the new coordinator of make some efforts to help black students.