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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Expect heavy 'traffic' at the movies this weekend Page 12 & 13 Disney daze: email raises Carter questions By Amber Holst Disney Company around the same time he was vying for the peri od we were intcrvi(.!wing or dealing with him:· his current position at the college. Harris told the Chronicle. "During the entire period. he Editor-in-Chief Carter was hired by Walt Disney Entertainment in 1996 was a consu ltant. The only issue was whcth!.!r there wa:., An email message inadvertently circulated throughout to serve as Director of Entertainment Arts where his anything relating to the change in status from employee the Columbia community Thursday generated storm duties included developing global education and a live to consultant that in any way refl ected negatively on him. clouds of controversy over last year's hiring of new college arts program for the entire organi zation. And after investigation. it was clear that nothing did and president Dr. Warrick L. Carter. In early 1999, Carter's job status at Disney in Florida therefore it did not appear there was anythi ng to dis The Carter-penned email, which explained details changed from "employee.. to .. consultant, .. according to cuss.·· about hi s financial and per Harris. What did change. Harris sonal li fe, wound up in the In Carter's resume and cover letter to Columbia's pres admitted. was Carter 's in box of Columbia staff and ident ial search committee, as well as during his appear financial compensation at faculty because of a "com ances and interviews at the college, Carter did not clari Disney. puter glitch," according to fy any changes in his job status. ''The duties did not college officials. - Alton Harris, chair of Columbia's Board of Trustees, change,.. he said. "T he The email was intended for a who was also in charge of the president ial search com compensation did change loan offi cer at a Marietta, mittee that ultimately hired Carter, warranted not sharing because he moved from an Georgia-based mortgage com the information with other search committee members employee- which would pany. and the college community at large. involve normal employee At the center of this storm ''We did not consider it to be misleading because we benefits such as withhold of controversy was in forma were aware of his circumstances,.. said Harris. ing. social security taxes tion about Carter's employ He admitted, however. that when Carter was being and suc h- to bein g a n ment history just prior to his wooed by the college, he no longer retained the title of independ e nt contractor association with Columbia. ''director" at Disney. responsible for his benefits, What came to light was According to a statement issued Jan.l2 by Harris, taxes and so forth ... information that Carter was Carter's responsibilities at Disney remained .. precisely .. Harris said he was made "laid off'- a tenn used in Alton Harris the same. his email- from the Walt .. Dr. Carter's situation at Disney never changed during See Carter, page 2 Dr. Warrick L. Carter Columbia staying on top of e-business trend Changing technology has brought about new core for AEMM department
...... f'o ~.IO ways, is changing the way people are dents how to work and survive in the new that is flexible and can be adapted easily By Rob Barto structuring their lives and the way busi world of e-business that is flooding every to keep up with the rapid change in tech Staff Writer nesses are being shaped. day life. Dawn Larsen, Coordinator of nology," Larsen said. Columbia is following the way the mar New Media Management, is the innovator Through the past two years, Larsen has Technology is paving the road for a new ket is changing and working to keep up with of these new classes. been developing the c urric ulum and way of living, as we move into a new cen it. This spring, the Arts Entertainment and "Things happen so quickly now. In designing courses to fi t with the fast tury. The leader in this new technological Media Management department is offering order to be a manager who's a leader, you growing market. Introduction to E movement is the Internet which, in many a new core of classes that will teach stu- have''io ·be · abl~ t9 _!la ve long range vision Business, was offered this fall and to the surprise of the staff, the class was fi lled right away. In the spring, three new classes in the core will be offered as well. E-business Fi_nal Days Practicum will give students a chance to test their business skills on the Internet. While creating an on-line business for the Chicago Cultural Center, students will learn how to manage and develop an e business. Larsen is hoping that each semester they will have new businesses to work with. Harvey Tillis, one of the teachers for E-Busi ness Strategies. says he is, "hoping for a realistic view on start ing an e- business." Regarding the great fluxuation of bus i nesses on the Internet he replied, .. The Internet is not full y developcJ yet. This class will teach the realities of what the marketplace has done on the web.'' With Internet stocks going up and down and businesses coming and going, learning the concepts behind Internet marketing can mean the difference between eating and going hungry. "The Internet is the next gold rush," Larsen said, "These classes will teach the students to avoid the mistakes and pitfa ll s that can happen on thee-market." "One of the most important skills a man ager needs is the ability to manage change effectively. Some organizations that were not able to respond quickly and change wi th the times fou nd themselves going out of business," Larsen said. More classes are being developed now and if things go well . there wi ll be new courses offered in the fa ll. As these new John Maltison/Chronicle classes develop and become more refined the AEMM department will find itself Bill Clinton visited Chicago one last time, as president of the United States, last Tuesday, Jan. 9. Clinton gave a farewell trucking ahead in the fast moving world address to his Chicago supporters at the downtown Palmer House Hilton. of technology. " You need to know how to work in today's environment," Larsen said. Admissions seeks student art for future publication The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking slides of student art. Selected images will be published in upcoming catalogs, brochures and ads promoting Columbia. The purpose is to give the world a good idea of the kind of artwork Columbia students produce. Slides. photos and disks are acceptable and may include photography, fashion, graphic design or any other art fonn. lnfonnation such as the title, artist's name and year at Columbia should be included. Please submit entries by February 23 to: Brandon Aguilar. Admissions Office. room 301 . 600 S. Michigan Ave. For further information. please call (312) 344-7098. Finals de-stressssser Come get a free tune-up massage by a professional masseuse in the Hokin, on Wednesday. Jan. 17, from noon to 3 p.m., and on Thursday, Jan. 18 starting at 4 p.m. Let your Finals tension float away. Video showcase to feature experimental student work John MarttisorVCiwon Columbia will unveil ·scattered," an experimental Ktrry·Ann Wllklns takn her last weekly quiz before the fln11 exam in Dr. Micheal Welsh's Chemistry in Daily Life video exhibition on Friday, Jan. 19 from 6 p.m. tog p.m .. class. at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan Ave. "Scattered" is a premiere exhibition showcasing work produced by talented, rising artists from the Television department's Experimental Video Production course. Alumnus cartooning around for a living The class is an advanced level video production course, which explores innovative programming from concep In addition to the cartoons, the book also includes tion to distribution. By Jill Helmer some descriptions of the cartoons and what went into "Scattered· will provide opportunities for the student Staff Writer making them. Another feature included in 8/ac/c & artists to showcase their talent and network with individ White and Angry All Over is readers' responses to uals from throughout Chicago's creative community. Six years ago, Scon Nychay was living the life of a Nychay's cartoons. Following the screening there will be a meet and greet typical Columbia student. During the day, he worked as "People kind of enjoy that, because [readers] sort of reception with the artists and some of the subjects of the a graphic design artist, creating artwork for video lay into me a linie bit," Nychay said. pieces themselves. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. games. A t night, he would board a Metra train in Fox ------:seec:iii.. iiiii:iia:ie'3 River Grove to take the long ride into Chicago to anend • , See Clltt I a,·page 3 classes at Columbia. r------, AlumVStudent Conference A fter his night classes, he would return home and draw political cartoons that would run in the pages of set for career planning The Columbia Chronicle. All that hard work has paid off for Nychay. Columbia will host the 1oth Annual Student/ Alumni For the past four years, the 1995 Columbia graduate Career Conference on Saturday, Jan 27. from 10 a.m. to has been the political cartoonist for the Northwest 1 p.m., at the Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. At Herald, a daily newspaper that covers Chicago's north the conference, recent alumni from each of the college's professional fields will report on the rurrent job market west suburbs. and share tips on how to make the transition from school In addition, N ychay, 30, has had his work from the to career. Northwest Herold published in book fonn, 81ac/c & Also. Chocago artist Tony Fitzpatrick Will give a keynote White and Angry All Over, a collection of some 75 of speech on how arbsts can collaborate to make markets his cartoons. for their work. To register, students can visit the Career Nychay is planning to come back to Columbia on Center for Arts and Media website at Feb. 20 for a book signing. www.colum.edu/ student-life/careerplanning/index. N yc hay said he is excited about the publication of his _ Students can also register at the Career Center for Arts book. "Not many people get an opportunity to release and Media office, su1te 300, 623 S. Wabash. a book of their work." Tour Eastern Europe this spring
The Art and Design department is organizing a trip to Krakow and Prague during the spring break (March 29- April 8). The cost IS $1 ,895. prior to fundraiaing. This ConUnued from Frot1t Pap includes airfare, hotel accommodations. breakfast every day, three dinners, two perfonnances. local transportation, aware o f Carter's change in job Writing department. "There was " I don' t think it is in any way an srde tnps to Bmo and Auschwitz-Birkenau. and all entrance status through an outside aca nothing in the email that would effort on his pan to hide from this." fees to museums and galleries. Interested parties should demic search firm, Educational cause me to question his capabili Prior to his employment at contact either Joclyn Oats at (312) 344-7446 or Yvonne Management Network. He said he ties or honor." Disney, Carter served as the dean Gajewski at (312) 960-8022. didn't notify Olher trustees of the " It is nobody's business as it of faculty and the provost/vice change because "it was at my dis relates to somebody 's personal president of academtc affairs at City Gallery hints at Spring cretion as to where to go from actions and the things they do Berklee College of Music in there." it's like the Bill Clinton situation," Boston for 12 years. He also has a -casteth d1 Florr, Castelli d'Acqua· (Palace of Flowers, The controversy for the most pan said Kirno Williams, faculty mem background in Chicago education. Palace of Water), a photographiC 1nstallatron by Chicago failed to ch;mgc the opinion of ber of the M anagement department. From 1971 to 1984, he was a pro art1st Tom Oenhnger, opens the new year of exh1b1trons at Caner by muny of the college's " I don't think thut it should be fessor of music and the chainnan of Crty Gallery 1n the H1storrc Water Tower. 806 N Michigan admi nistrators, faculty and staff talked about in media in any way, the division of Fine and Pertomling Ave . w1th a recept1on from 5 to 7 p m. on Thursday, Jan members- some who were more shape or fon11 ." Arts at Governors State University 11 . upset that the school's cmnil sy s A s of late Friday, Cttrter fitilcd to in U niversity Park, Ill. On v1ew IS a bu1ld1ng of flowers that Oenhnger has ere· tem was shutdown for several respond to the controversy nnd the Carter, is also a jazz percus ated by repeat1ng 1magea of float1ng red and yellow flow· 57, era aga1nat varroua shades of blue Chicago sky on free hours as olliciuls tried to stop the unly uflicini stntemcnt w11s the one sionist who hns recorded t'or standing 10 -foot panels The exhib1tion continues errant email. issued by llnrris. Capital Records and appeared 111 through March 15 Admrss1on 11 free The C1ty Gallery IS "My gcncrul impression is that " I think lnrgely he has been the l nternutionnl Jazz Festival in ded1cated to d11play1ng Ch1cago themed photographs by it's not much or un issue," suid unnvnilnblc because he h11s been Sw i tz~rlnnd ns well as many other Ch1cago photographers. Rumlrr ll A I hers, chair of the Fiction running nround," responded l lnrris. venues.
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and a half, and then he was hired full-time. Space Savers Cartoonist Nychay said his cartoons Continued from Page 2 deal with issues like the educa tional system, racial issues, the Clinton scandal and the election this year. Before he came to work at the Norrhwest Herald, Nychay worked full-time as a comput er graphics artist, designing video games for Nintendo and PC computers. He worked on severa l well-known games such as NBA Live 99, PGA Tour 98 and Tazmania. While Nychay enjoyed doing this, he says he is much happi er where he is now. " It was a learning experi ence, but (cartooning for the Norrhwest Herald] is defin ite ly what I want to do. I actual ly look forward to coming in to work, whereas when I was at the computer graphics job, Scott Dalzell/Courtesy of the Northwest Herald even though I was making. Columbia alumnus and noted political cartoonist Scott Nychacy more money, I was not as happy." Nychay said Co lumbia had a syndicate call me looking Nychay grew up in Franklin played a huge roll in his suc for work, and it's very difficult Park, near O' Hare Airport . His cess. to get syndicated. I did that for family moved to Kansas City When Nychay was at about two years, and unfortu for a while, and then back to Columbia, his classes were nately, it folded. Then I came Il lino is, where he attended and concentrated around graphi c to work (at the Norrhwesr graduated from Palatine High design and journalism. In addi Herald)." School. After he graduated, his tion, he also drew his cartoons "Columbia helped me big family moved to Fox River for the Chronicle. time with the internship and the Grove, and in 1994, he moved "The journal ism department Chronicle giving my name to a out or. his own to Algonquin. set up a mini-internship with syndicate. That just got the ball Nychay's Black & Whire and Jack Higgins, the cartoonist for rolling. I don't know if (the Angry All Over is on sale now the Sun-limes. I met with him Norrhwesr Herald) would have for $ 12.95 at the Borders book four or five times and he gave hired me if I couldn't have said store in Crystal Lake. me some pointers," Nychay I worked for a syndicate." Nychay has several area col said. Nychay began working for leges lined up where his book Another way that Columbia the Norrhwesr Herald as a free will be sold following his book greatly helped Nychay was by lance political cartoonist in s ignings . These colleges giving his name to the Sun - September '97, after his job at include Drake University, Elgin Community College, limes Feature Syndicate. the Sun-Times Syndicate Jamie Humphrey/Chronicle "They called the Chronicle ended. Harper Coll ege, Northern and asked if there were any car He free lanced fo r the Illinois Universi ty, Mc Henry Chicago's recent s nowstorm's brought out an eclectic array of fur toonists. The Chronicle gave Norrhwesr Herald fo r a year County College and Columbia. nishings and household items to reserve parking spaces, as wit· them my phone number, so I nes sed on this street in Logan Square. Flooded parking garage spoils many Chicagoans' New Year
water that some of the cars were fl oating thousands of gallons of water. Because Department said to the Sun-limes, " o By Tanisha Blakely in. the situation occurred on private property one wants to know that they left their car Staff Writer If the aftermath of Chicago's blizzard no one could pin the blame on the city. in a garage and came back and had a pop wasn' t bad enough for motorists, some However, city crews did work approxi side waiting for them.'' Anyone who parked their car across had the luck to park at the one parking mately 12 hours he lpi ng attendants shut According to the Sun-limes, All Right from Columbia at All Right Parking garage out of more than 100 All Right off the water supply and removing water arranged rental cars and are negotiating Garage on Balbo and Wabash the day of garages that flooded. from the garage. damages with car owners through their New Year 's Eve, probably wished they According to the Chicago Sun-Times. " It was a good-plumbi ng samaritan s it insurance firms. The cause of the flood is hadn't. They would have avoided dam the pipes let loose on Dec. 3 1, around 5 uation, you could call it," Matt Smith, still unknown. age from the 5-foot high, oily, freezing a.m., flooding the basement level with spokesman for Chicago's Water International students showcase arts and designs " When we were supposed to start at 5 Laos, while Ghebremedhin's sister did in line wait ing to try some of the won By Rob Barto p.m . and 5:20 p.m. rolled around there an inte rpreti ve dance. and Tebogo derful aromatic food, catered by Darpan Staff Writer was no one here and I started to get wor Matebesi, from Bostwana, sang and Joshi. ried, but then all these people showed played two of his own songs. There was This exhibition will feature work from "This is a coming out party for the up," Ghebremedhin said. a fashion show that featured the clothing students who are a part of Columbia's international students," exclaimed Mark To start the evening off, Mark Kelly gave o f Pakistan, and the evening show ended ISO which now number 568 students Kelly, vi ce-president of Student Affairs, an enthus iastic speech about the ISO and with a song played by a group, fittingly from 80 countries. The ISO is hoping while giving his speech at the World how he will try to have a center for the named, The End. that this wi ll be an annua l exhibition and Enigma Showcase. The International international students by next year. After After the final speech, by Symon Ogeto, have high hopes for its future. Student Organization brought together his speech, Ghebremedhin read a poe m the food was uncovered. The crowd some of their greatest artists, musicians, by Bake Phouikham, a student from wrapped itself around the l lokin Center designers and organizers last Wednesday night to show off some of the ir achieve ments to Columbia. Bestselling author shares life experience with students The World Enigma Showcase is an As a young chi ld, she was told she was zine and found out a year later that her exhibition of international students' art By Tameka Lester always very dramatic, so she decided to work had been published. I fer writing and performance. ISO President, Sabina Staff Writer try and write poetry. " I thought I would strengthened as she continued to have her Ghebremedhin, from Sweden, and Elin be good at poetry, but it was awful. Even work published in numerous magazinc:s Hoppeler, fro m Denmark, developed the Interested Columbia students had the as a young chi ld it was very bad," Berg across the United States. idea in June. After many months of opportunity to meet and hear readings sa id. Berg encouraged the aud ience to write planning and j uggling schoolwork, they from one of the New York limes · best She admitted when she first started to from the heart and write because it's what fi nally saw their idea come to li fe . sell ing authors, Elizabeth Berg, on write she knew absolutely noth ing about they really desire to do. "Just because The exhibition of photography, paint Wednesday, Jan. 9 in Co lu mbia's how to do it. She also claimed her essays your novels or essays get rejected, does ing, fi lm and video is running from Jan. Ferguson Theater. were rejected many times, but she contin n't mean you' re not a good writer," she I 0 through Feb. I. Opening night fea Berg has written six successfu l novels, ued to have faith in herself as well as her said. tured music, dance, poetry, fashi on and recently having her best piece, Open writing. "There is a sense of ability During the forum she read bits and food in an effort to help bring the world Ho use picked for one of Oprah Winfrey 's inside of you as a writer, if you are seri pieces of her work, keeping the aud ience together. book club selections. " It was qui te an ous about writing, take your skills to a in attentive and interested. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, a fi lm and video honor to have my book picked by Oprah higher level," she said. The navtive Minnesotan nove li st now screening wi ll be presented. The gallery for her club," Berg said. Berg claimed writing stories became lives in Massachusetts with her husband will be fi lled with artwork and photogra Berg describes herself as dramatic and easy and relaxing for her. " I start off with and two daughters and is currently work phy created by students from Japan, overdrawn at times. "As a young chi ld, I a voice or feeling and started writing my ing on her latest novel, which will be Denmark, Laos, Paki stan, Malaysia and loved making up stories, creating charac inner thoughts and visions from there," re leased this summer. " When I'm writ Brazil. ters and scenes in my little mind then she said. llowever, her professional writ i ~l g I don't have plans of what l"m going An excellent turn out at the opening actually play ing the stories out in front of ing career took off when she submitted an to wr it e about. it's always sorn e\vhat of a reception surprised Ghebremedhin. rny family," she said. essay about her two children to a maga- surprise to me," Berg said. 4 Columbia Chronicle .laulry 16, 2001
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Yearbook ruling a landmark victory Clinton boasts By Billy O'Keefe censor student publications that do not university context in which the yearbook fall in accordance with the school's edu is published, there can be no question TMS Campus cational philosophy. that The Thorobred is a journal of education The decision to apply a high school law expression and communication in the Should free-speech restrictions appli to a college publication outraged stu public forum sense," read the decision. cable to high school students apply to dents around the country, who saw the "The university's confiscation of this achievements college students as well? The Society for decision as a threat to what they felt journal of expression was arbitrary and Professional Journalists doesn't think so. were basic rights. unreasonable. As such, it violated And now, neither does the U.S. Sixth "It is ludicrous to assume that a 13- Kincaid's and Coffer's First Amendment during midwest Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. year-old is similar in judgment to a 22- rights." The court ruled on Friday that officials . year-old college senior," read an editori SPJ president Ray Marcano called the at Kentucky State University were out of al that appeared in the Student, Miami of ruling "a major victory for those who 'victory lap' line in confiscating and censoring some Ohio's student newspaper. "Moreover, fight for free speech and against censor 2,000 copies of the 1993-94 edition of virtually all college students are adults ship attempts." By Matthew McGuire the Thorobred, the school's student-pro who enjoy inherent rights and responsi "The court has sent a very strong mes duced yearbook. bilities. Hood has implied that college sage to all those who would even con TMSCampus Officials at KSU confiscated the book adults are no more capable than are juve sider prohibiting publication of materials in 1994 after expressing concerns about niles." simply because they don't like them," President Clinton touted his administra the quality of the book, as well as its pur Lawyers for the students, with funding Marcano said. tion's achievements during a "victory lap" ple color scheme, which officials said from the SPJ, sought last year to reverse "The Sixth Circuit wisely saw through through the Midwest Tuesday, making stops was not representative of the school's the decision. They argued that, contrary Kentucky State officials' disgraceful at Michigan State University and two colors. to the district court's opinion, Kentucky efforts to protect the university's public Chicago locations. Yearbook editors Capri Coffer and State's status as a publ ic university image even at the expense of students' First While the his speeches touched on all of his Charles Kincaid then sued the university, makes it a public forum, and that stu Amendment rights," said Christine Tatum, accomplishments, Clinton - who was flanked arguing that the university's actions were dents as result are not subject to the same chairwoman ofSPJ's Legal Defense FlUld by U. S. Secretary Of Education Richard unconstitutional. standards of censorship as their high "By hiding those books, the university has Riley at each stop - put special emphasis on In 1997, U.S. District Judge Joseph school counterparts. done more damage to it reputation than it his administration's academic achievements Hood, citing a U.S. Supreme Court rul In his ruling, Judge R. Guy Cole con would have by releasing them." over the last eight years. ing on a similar case involving high curred. Officials at the university could not be "We have doubled education funding in the school students, ruled in favor of the uni "Given KSU's stated policy and prac reached for comment When asked about the past eight years. More investment provided versity. Hood pointed to Hazlewood tice with regard to the yearbook, the university's reaction to the decision, a KSU the largest expansion of college opportunity School District v. Kuhlmeier, a case that nature of the yearbook and its compati spokesperson declined comment. in 50 years since the GI Bill and got the granted high school officials the right to bility with expressive activity, and the results with more accountability," Clinton told a crowd gathered at James Ward Elementary School, a school the City of Chicago trumpets as directly benefiting from Zap! Northwestern instructor uses comic Clinton's education plan. "Eight years ago, college was priced out of reach for a lot of students," Clinton said. "I'll to teach English class on the classics never forget one night when I was governor in the early '90s, I was in Fayetteville, Ark. the "The Man with the Golden discriminate between graphic furniture at one time, home of the University of Arkansas, and I By Robert K. Elder Arm." novels and other types of lit Azzarello didn't stan writing went to a cafe to have a cup of coffee with a Chicago Tribune For Savage, "100 Bullets" erature. comics until four years ago. friend of mine .. .. There were four students was a perfect fit for his class. "It's not about the medium, Although he read comics at there and two of them told me they were "I was absolutely floored it's about content," Savage different times in his life Imagine you were wronged, dropping out of schools. And I said, why? with how sophisticated the says. " What I want to con DC's war comics and Marvel And they said, well, we'll never be able to pay had your life stolen from you. narrative is and how ambigu- vince my students of is (that) Comic's monster stories as a Maybe some loved ones were our student loans off- never." ous the characters are," says any medium is capable of kid and mature titles like killed. Maybe you even spent "One of the things that I committed myself Savage. greatness." "Love and Rockets" and some time in jail. Then, when to do when 1 ran for president is to open the The story has it all: flawed Sitting in his favorite bar, The "Eightball' as an adult- he you're at rock bottom, a si 1- doors of college to all Americans," Clinton protagonists, dirty cops, con- Half Shell, Azzarello agrees. A began writing comics after he ver-haired gentleman hands said before running down a laundry list of spiracy, guns and that a big fan of hard-boiled crime fXlicn by married Jill Thompson, the you an attache case contain how he feels higher education has improved mistake that makes it all go authors such as Jim Thompson local artist/writer best known ing irrefutable evidence that over the last eight years. wrong. "IOO Bullets" also serves and Raymord Cllarrller (whose for "Scary Godmother" and fingers the person responsi Among those he mentioned: an example of novels are also her work on "The Sandman: ble for your plight and tor • The Hope Scholarship tax credit, which what Savage Jt appealS to tqltin~s Brief Lives" graphic novel. gives students $1,500 a year off an income tax ment. Also in the case is an "Noir deals with the disen untraceable gun with I 00 calls, "the dual ' class). he~ bill during the first two years of college; natureofcrime that neither franchised, people who can't bullets--<:arte blanche to people who don t • The Pell grant has increased to $3,700 a and • pumsh- normally read genre nor catch a break under normal year, the maximum allowed; commit murder and get away ment ' medmm dic- circumstances," Azzarello, • 150,000 young adults earned money for col with it. What would you do? says. " In noir books, you root "fure's the comics tate value. lege serving in AmeriCorps over the past six That's the premise of surface infrac- "I know for these people, but you years; Chicagoan Brian Azzarello's lion of the law " I 00 Bullets" know they are going to fail. " I 00 Bullets," an urban noir/espi ... butthecharacterwhocommits is not what traditionally peo That's what makes them so • Gear-Up, in which college students help onage hybrid comic book pub mentor 1.2 million disadvantaged middle this crime is usually always pun- pie think of as comics. No compellingly human. I can lished by DC Comics. l ~s also ished for something else," one flies unless they are fly re late to that kind of stuff." school students; part of a cour.;e at Northwestern Savage says. "In the 'Scarlet ing out of a window and they "In noir, !he reader is put • SAT scores are at a 30-year high in America University, "The American Letter,' the depicted crime is are going to hit the pave on notice: don't get attached and the college-going rate has gone up 10 per Novel: Crime and Punishment in adultery, but the real crime is ment," he says, laughing. to these characters," he says. cent; American Fiction" taught by Bill being female, sexual and not "That's one of the strengths "But if they are written well, • Students saved $9 billion in student loan Savage. cooperating with patriarchy." of this book. It appeals to the reader gets attached and interest rates by getting loans from the gov " 100 Bullets: First Shot, Last Savage previously used people who don't normally they guy still gets iced!" ernment. The average student on a $10,000 Call," which collects the first "Uncle Sani," a graphic read comics." But every once in awhile, loan today is saving $ 1,300 in repayment five issues ofthe series in graph novel written and painted by A Cleveland native, the 37- the hero catches a break. His costs over what they were eight years ago. ic novel fonn, will be taught Chicagoans Steve Darnall year-old Azzarello has called work gets published, and he Clinton, who has made five appearances at alongside Mark Twain's and Alex Ross, in his class. Chicago home for the past 12 ends up being taught with Michigan State University over the past nine "Pudd'nhead Wilson," Nathaniel An avid reader of comic book years. Bouncing from job to Twain and Hawthorne. years, began his speech by poking fun at the Hawthorne's "The Scarlet anthologies, Savage doesn't job, even restoring antique his frequency on campus. Letter," and Nelson Algren's " I thank [MSU) President [Peter] McPherson, for letting me come back. I'd feared that if I came back one more time I'd University of Buffalo contractors face hefty OSHA fines owe partial tuition," Clinton said. Basketball coach Tom lzzo and fonner point BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)-Fines totaling exposed to levels of silica--Qr brick said. It was one of only fi ve cases in guard Mateen Cleaves later presented Clinton more than $175,000 are being proposed dust- four to 2 1 times the permissible 2000 with proposed fines higher than with a MSU jersey with "Clinton'' and Ihe by the U.S. Occupational Safety and limit, OSHA charged. $ 100,000. numeral one on the back. Health Administration against fi ve Breathing silica causes the potential Officers of the construction contrac Clinton joked that the jersey from No. 3 contractors for alleged safety violations ly fatal lung disease silicosis, and tors could not be reached for comment. ranked MSU might upset his daughter at the University of Buffalo. has also been linked to tuberculosis and The companies have until Jan. 25 to Chelsea Clinton who attends No. I ranked The general contractor, a joint venture lung cancer. appeal the charges through a Labor Stanford. of Allstate Development Inc. and The contractor failed to provide ade Department administrative process. "I' m going to wear this jersey at the dinner Progress ive Weatherproofing, bore quate respirators and wrapped the work The hazards charged by OSHA were table and provoke some conversation with $146,000 of the proposed fines. Four site in plastic sheeting, boosting con unlikely to present a danger to students Chelsea," Clinton said. sub-contractors were also cited. centrations of dust, OSHA area or others not working on the site, Boyce lle addressed a packed room at the Palmer The proposed fines totaled $176,620. director David Boyce said. said. I louse I Iilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, During brick maintenance work on a The case was one of the agency's The work, performed at the Ellicott the same hotel he celebrated his win in the dormitory at the University of Buffalo's largest in western New York last year, Complex dormitory, was fi nished in 1992 Illinois primary election. Amherst campus, workers were he August. 6 Columbia Chronicle
January 2001
To: Columbia College Faculty and Staff From: Alton B. Harris, Chair, Board of Trustees
Questions have arisen about Dr. Warrick L. Carter's employment status at the Walt Disney Company at the time of his appointment as President of Columbia College Chicago. In particular, there have been inquiries from the press as to whether there were any misrepresentations by Dr. Carter with respect to the circum stances of his employment or the nature of his responsibilities at Disney. I am issuing this statement to the Columbia College community to put this matter to rest, for I can assure everyone that not only were there no misrepresentations in this regard on Dr. Carter's part, but all facts concerning his relationship with the Walt Disney Company were fully disclosed and diligently investigated.
Throughout the entire process of his identification as a candidate by the college's professional search firm, his vetting and nomination by the Search Committee, and his election as president in March 2000 by the Board of Trustees, Dr. Carter was the acting head of Entertainment Arts, a unit within Walt Disney Entertainment, which is a division of the Walt Disney Company. During this period, he was being formally compensated as a consultant, but he was performing precisely the same functions and had precisely the same responsibilities, authority and prerequisites as he had had during the nearly three years that he had held the corporate title of Director of Entertainment Arts.
Dr. Carter's formal employment status at Walt Disney changed from director to consultant in early 1999 when that company decided to begin disbanding the Entertainment Arts unit and decentralizing its functions. When this happened, Dr. Carter was offered other jobs within the Walt Disney Company of comparable or greater responsibility, but he informed senior management that he wished to return to the academic world. The Disney Company requested that he continue to head Entertainment Arts (albeit with a formally different compensation arrangement) until he found an educational opportunity that attracted him. Dr. Carter agreed to do so, and he was functioning in that role when Columbia's professional search firm identified him as a high ly attractive presidential candidate.
~ ; This search firm fully disclosed to me Dr. Carter's employment situation, and Dr. Carter openly and candid ly discussed with me all aspects of his relationship with the Disney Company. The search firm emphatically assured me that Dr. Carter's change in employment status was a purely formal -one and that the Walt Disney Company very much wanted him to remain with the company as a senior executive.
Despite these assurances, I undertook my own extensive personal investigation in order to be certain that I could, in good faith and with first hand personal knowledge, represent to the Board and the entire college community that there was nothing in Dr. Carter's employment history with the Disney Company that reflected negatively on his talents or capabilities or suggested that he was held in less than the highest regard by all those that worked with and for him.
To that end, I initiated a conversation with his immediate superior, an executive vice president of Walt Disney Entertainment, his ultimate superior, the chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, and several other exec utives within the Disney organization. It became clear to me that the formal change in Dr. Carter's employ ment status - from director to consultant - not only did not represent a substantive change in his responsibili ties or reflect negatively on his abilities, but that those inside the Disney organization who worked most close ly with him held him in the highest regard and were sincerely sorry that he would be leaving. Indeed, my con clusion was that in presenting his competencies and accomplishments to us during the search process Dr. Carter had been far too modest.
The rest, as they say, is history. The Search Committee nominated him and the Board of Trustees elected him. And we should all be extremely pleased that they did, for Dr. Warrick Carter has, in the short time he has been president of Columbia College, shown himself to be a wise and thoughtful executive, an inspirational leader, and a tireless advocate for the college, its faculty and its students. We are all very fortunate to have Dr. Carter as Columbia's president at this extraordinarily important time.
I want to close on a personal note. Dr. Warrick Carter has my full, unqualified confidence. He is a man of great vision and ability. But most importantly, he is a man of the highest integrity. He is deserving of all of our respect and support. .-..,y16,2001 Columbia Chronicle 7
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I am a freshman here at Columbia, and I like it here, a lot. But I don' t Exposure understand where all my money is going? I got a letter from the President of the College at the begin ning of the year saying that the tuition was being raised, but that everything at Columbia was getting better. Needless to say I was rather disillusioned to find when I got here that we didn't even have clocks in the classrooms. My history class doesn't have maps of the world! My elementary school had maps of the world, and we didn' t care about anything outs ide of our neighborhood! None of the class rooms have clocks, or chalk. If some one told me a year ago, that in a year I'd be paying about $6,000 a semes ter to sit in a white room with patched-together gray carpeting, internet connections in the wall with no computer to connect, twenty ragged desks, no clock, and a green chalk board with no chalk I would have told them "No wayyy I'm going to Columbia! It's a whole Iotta money to go there ... " I don' t understand it, why are we paying this exorbitant amount to get so little? Where is all the money going? Columbia just instituted a 12% tuition raise. If Columbia now has 12% more revenue coming in, I'd hate to have seen what it looked like last year. Is everyone getting 12% See Lett.., page 11
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PnMous Page Elliot Ness was a chump CHRONICLE more teaching, 12% more maps in their By Tom Snyder Americans only see that drug use can lead to classrooms, and 12% more clocks? death and bodily and psychological harm to Amber Holst Where did that extra 12% go? Contributing Editor innocent parties. And we leave that nice and Editor-In-Chief The fact of the matter is I don't know, taxable drug called alcohol out of this debate anything. I am hoping that this letter can "No one gets away clean." and push on. Donnie Seals Jr. open a forum up with someone who does Should drug abuse be viewed as a disease Managing Eo1l tor know, and can give me the answers I That's the sad yet true tagline for Steven or a conscious choice? Should a dealer or need, and the answers that I think every Soderbergh's new film "Traffic," (reviewed addict be placed behind bars where connec Ryan Adair one deserves. Maybe a breakdown of the this week in A&E, page 15) a panorama of tions and dependencies are strengthened, or News Editor spending or a statement of exactly where our nation's war on drugs. A film that I hope should they be forced into yearlong clean every dollar goes. At least something. will force this country to seriously reconsid out clinics? Matt Richmond Why should we have to pay all this er its methods of combating drug addiction. Call me crazy, but I believe that a dollar Commentary Editor money, and not have the essentials for a Drugs are inescapable. Whether you have spent on instruction, prevention and therapy proper education? personally struggled with it or have known a would prove far more productive than the loved one who has, drug addiction is a very dollar spent on detection, trials and impris Michelle Flores A& E Editor Jack Newell real problem, and should be a very immedi onment. Freshman ate concern for everyone in this nation. The However, the question still remains there classical prohibitionist view has fai led for on the tip of everyone's tongue: should drugs Graham Couch far too long. Too many good men and be legalized? Well, in my humble opinion, Sports Editor From the Online Forum women have been slain in war that cannot be no. The legislation and inevitable taxation of won. drugs would prove even more disastrous Bill Manley Photography Editor I am saddened that the Chicago Sun When there is such a large demand for a than this country's current struggles. Drug Times chose to cover " President's e-mail product there will always be a "business legalization would equal more government has Columbia Buzzing" as front-page man" out there to take advantage of the intervention and more illegal activity. No Chris Roach news for two reasons. First, the story opportunity to make loads of tax-free cash. one would want the higher priced, less Assistant Editors misrepresented Dr. Carter's honesty and Prohibition didn't work for alcohol, so how potent drugs sanctioned by the United States integrity as an appointee candidate for could it possibly work for the always-grow government. Drug abusers would seek Joe Giuliani president of Columbia College. Secondly, ing spectrum of soft and hard drugs flowing stronger, cheaper pills and potions manufac Tom Snyder mocking and making pseudo-news of the through this nation's veins? tured in anything from sheds to bathtubs. Contributing Editors personal embarrassment undoubtedly felt I suppose the fi rst thing that the people of So, if the legalization of drugs isn't the by Dr. Carter is further exacerbated by this nation should decide is whether we are answer, what is? Well, if I had an exact for Brenna Mclaughlin personal matters (and that's the point of fighting drug " use" or "abuse." Should casu mula to curb addiction and stop the flow of Kevin Poirier the story) masquerading as front-page al cannabis use be illegal? Or, while we' re at drugs into this country I sure as hell would Assistant Photography Editors news. it, should our laws prohibit the casual use of n' t keep it to myself. And that's the point of cocaine? The statistics vary, but tens of mil this column; what can you do? Sal Barry Andrew Oleksiuk lions of Americans have used an illegal drug My suggestion for this nation's war on Web Master at one time in their lives. Who are we truly drugs is for our government to stop perceiv Yeah, well. Life's hard when you're the fighting? ing drugs as a faceless evil that must be Jim Norman president of the college. And it doesn't It is true that most excesses are progres ki lled and stamped out. Drugs are more than Assistant Web Master matter, because the real news in the story sive, but can and should drugs remain ille just a bad thing that bad people do. They are is that Harris held this little bit o' infor gal? a release, an escape for many lonely, unloved Amy Azzarito mation from the rest of the board. No Legislation currently protects a woman's and lost souls. Web Content Manager matter how small or insignificant the info right to choose between carrying a baby, or That is the great drawing power of drugs: might have been, he shouldn't have done aborting it. I believe the battle cry is, "A they create the ill usion of acceptance, a false Jamie Jorgensen that. It undermines the trust he has in the woman's body is her choice!" Well then, all sense of happiness and absolution. Instead of Lee Scheier board, and the board in tum (as well as of you pro-choice advocates o ut there, fighting this opponent, we must educate and Chris Watts the faculty) will question the faith they should not the same statute be placed on cleanse those who have been misguided. We Copy Editors have the people who make the decisions each and every adult man and woman con must provide a community of support and mandated healthcare for those who have around here. cerning drug use? Who are you to tell John Doug Eisenhauer People have a reason to be upset about Doe that he cannot participate in recreation been "pushed" into believing that problems a l drug use? can be ignored through fleeting euphoria. Ashleigh Pacetti this. It 's too bad it came o ut the way it Advertising Assistant did, but that's the way the ball rolls, T,hese are ideals that we associate with an We do not need harsher punishments or crispy chips. extreme ly ' liberal country such as more border patro l. When human beings Amsterdam, but why not for o ur nation, have a reason to live without drugs, they Jim Su lski Faculty Advisor Mr. Bojangles which supposed ly prides itself on personal will. liberties and freedoms? For some reason, Christopher Richert Dear Sir Business/ Advertising Manager ·------Carter Continued from Previous Page Continued from Previous Page ment ride hastily jumped tv the conclusion The difference, though, is your approval The Columbia Chronicle is a student-pro But if this is the case, why is he hiding? that your grammar wasn't so good. You rating has always been up there. I'm always duced publication of Columbia College Why not release a statement and answer know what I say to them: "A savage o f the hearing about how accessible you are and Chicago and does not necessarily repre some questions so we can begin to put the English language does not a college presi how attentively you listen to everyone at sent, in whole or in part, the views of thing behind us? We could laugh this thing dent make." Columbia. Even in the paper, with this whole Columbia College administrators, faculty off and start fresh next semester. 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By Tom Snyder Contributing Editor THE WAR Will NOT END
Director Steven Soderbergh exposes the nabon's drug war wlth r Tra#1c'
"Traffic" drives home many poignant "lraffic," if received properly, will be one of the landmark facts. Chief among them is that for kids in high school and college today, it is far eas films in cinema history. It is a film of such grand scope and ier to get drugs than it is to buy alcohol. Feel free to decipher that little nugget as emotional resonance that it can and almost certainly will open you ponder this one: right now, millions of the eyes of each and every viewer. If you care at all about the children have been targeted for drug addic tion-( believe the term is "a pusher." It is thousands of men and women who die every year due to this probably the most difficult obstacle to over come for those who support the war on nation's all-out "war on drugs," you sure as hell better see drugs. "Traffic." As long as there is a demand, there will . In a world offew certainties and even fewer formulas for living a happy, harmonious, be a market for drugs. Most big busts are accomplished through backroom tips from hfe tt can be vC9' te,rpPt~g to seek an escape from the daily grind. As Michael Douglas' character expiiiJilS m _Dtreetor Steven Soderbergh's drug-war epic, "Traffic," some rival drug dealers. As one character in times you need somc:fuing to "take the edge off." Otherwise, we would all be dying of "Traffic" so brilliantly informs a DEA offi cer, the sad truth of the war is that cops - boredom _ tlli!.t"''i> · --~ That elusive "something':· is a part of everyone's world_ A few cups of coffee, a Diet willingly or not-are working for the men Coke, a cigarette, ahitolfthe bong, a snort of cocaine, a glass of scotch; it's merely a they wish to put away. matter of picking YO!J! pOison. The problem with "taking the edge off' with any of these A hard-hitting, almost painfully realistic portrayal of drug addiction, "Traffic" does s ~bstances lies in the J¥,1dic!ion ,that oft,en takes hold of the ~ndividual. Instead of pro vtdtng release, drugi'eveittually erect an inescapable prison within the mind and body, not propose any new solutions to the old A mosaic of relates!, interlocking activities and characters, "Traffic" does not show and worsening problem. One of the truest scenes in the film is when Michael you a world or a casi of -~haracters so much as it presents an entire epidemic. There is the documentary-likut!:l!'iof Mexican border cop Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) Douglas' character asks an airplane full of and his silent attemptsl"O"'curb -smuggling; the riches-to-rags-to-death-threats tale of a advisors and experts for new thoughts on how to fight the war on drugs. His request is San Diego baroness ~Catherine Zeta-Jones) and her struggles to save her rapidly disap met with a silence that nearly cuts through the silver screen. pearing lifestyle; two FBI agents' (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) attempts to protect Financial success or not, "Traftic" will go down in the annals of cinema history as one a key dope-smuggling witness; and the tragic story of a newly appointed United States of the most important films ever made. It bombards your emotions and challenges log Dru,g Czar (Mich~J Douglas) and his struggles to save his daughter (Erika ical reasoning. Who is to blame for the drug epidemic? It is the dealers who push and Chnstensen). Soderbergh leaves no element of the drug war unexamined, cuning back profit; the addicts who perpetuate the supply and demand; the countless parents, clue and forth between these harrowing episodes to create one of the most complete and jar less as to what their children do on weekends; or our government for continuing to sac ring pieces of socio-political art I have ever seen. rifice valuable funds and lives to combat a war which cannot be won? Are the minimal Working as his own cinematographer and camera operator, Soderbergh took several seizes and lockups worth the massive body count? "artsy" ri sks with the presentation of a wonderfully knowledgeable and challenging "Traffic" brilliantly declares that the war wi ll not end. Once something as enormous script by Simon Moore and Stephen Gaghan. With repeated jump cuts, entire montages as this war has been enacted and fought so diligently, giving up is not an option. devoid of sound, utilizatibn of harsh blue and yellow filters and shooting the entire film However, "Traffic" ends on a note of hope that, through personal interaction and treat with a shaky, hand-held camera, Soderbergh's patented style affects viewer's psyches ment, the disease can be treated. far more effe<;tively than I could have dreamed. - The color-codlng of the settings works seamlessly, allowing viewers to immediately identify exactly where they've been led and what can be expected. It is very difficult to choose a standout performance from "Traffic's" massive cast. The three characters of Caroline Wakefield (the youth), her father, Senator Robert Wakefield (experienced) and Mexican officer Javier Rodriguez (the cop forced to fight for the cause) represent three disperate views of the war on drugs. They also provide the three most outstanding per formances of the film. Benicio Del Toro delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in a role almost exclusively presented in Spanish subtitles. Del Toro's silent and brooding border cop is a man of unspoken wisdom. Javier understands the futility of his job, yet pushes forward, know ing that every linle bit helps. No war is won with one fatal swoop. But as he and his partner's mortality comes more and more into question, Javier's heroic actions serve as the great divider: Can this war be won? Should it even be fought? The other two parts o(the three person/perception are those of a father and daughter. Robert Wakefie ld, faced with the great duty and honor of commanding our nation's war on drugs. slowly begins to realize that his beautiful young daughter has been led into drug addiction by a smooth-talking, why-should-1-care boyfriend (played by "That '70s Show's" Topher Grace). Douglas is harrowing in the role, his eyes sunken and jaw often quivering under the stress of fmding and saving his daughter before it is too late. Just try to keep the tears from your eyes when his daughter mindlessly mumbles, "Hi Daddy." I& ME No Time For Senioritis Columbia senior makes his way up the media ladder. ByT....ULester Staff writer
olwnbia senior Marlon Millhouse is though he had the opportunity to host a quickly moving his way to the top weekend morning show for National Publi<: Cof the media industry. The South Radio, in addition to local reporting on cam Holland native is currently working as an pus. His successful accomplishments at account e.xccuti ve at WGCI 107.5 FM. Illinois State opened the door for opportuni Chicago's urban music station and the ties here in Chicago. n3tion 's leading revenue engine for urban "As soon as I got home I called Channel st::uions. 5 and told them I was looking for a :'-1i11house has been with the station a lit ing job and luckily a production tle less than six months and is moving up position was open and I got in," Mjllhouse \\'GCI's business ladder. As account said. Which also opened the door for a writ executive he sells advertising, commer ing and reporting position at Forbes cials. air time and creates promotional Magazine. In his free time he mentors for in\CiliS. lnnervision Youth Productions, a depan "I lo"e it here. It was the best choice I ment within the Cabrini Connections. e\ er made because I'm lea mini! the busi " It's basically a film program teaching ness ot'media with a chance to Sti ll be crc kids how to use cameras, produce and ati, e." \1illhouse said. lie decided to write," Millhouse said. tal.c 3 stroll to\\ard the business aspect of In addition, he also enjoys hanging out media " hi le working at \\'MAQ-TV Channel 5 in Chicago production assistant and with his friends, family, clubbing, studying, watching TV and movies. " I'm constant Forho?s .1-faga:ine as a reporter. ly critiquing TV shows; it's become a habit," added Millhouse. "I al\\ays wondered what the guys upstairs at Channel 5 were doing," said Millhouse. This semester most of Millhouse's classes at Columbia have been taken at night and "ho claims it's im portant to have strong business knowledge of media in order to suc on Saturdays due to his busy work schedule at WGCI. Currently, he is in his last semes ceed in the industrY. ter at Columbia and looks forward to graduation. The 21 -year-old-entrepreneur began his career at an early age. Millhouse's career in "I feel great about graduation; I never looked back on my college experiences," said radio and television staned at his alma mater, Thornwood High School, where he host Millhouse. He is thinking about applying to graduate school at Northwestern ed and produced his own cable access show. After graduating high school, he attended Uni versity to pursue his MBA. Illinois State University for a short period of time when he realized Chicago is where In terms of his future goals he speaks highly of owning his own medja marketjng all the media is happening. company or perhaps becoming president of a major television network. Millhouse "I really wanted to be here where all the media is and Illinois State was not the place claims he's enjoying his time at WGCI and remains optimistic about hjs future goals. to be." said Millhouse. According to Millhouse, the first year was successful at Illinois "In this business it's not realistic to think that you will stay at one place foreve," he State but he felt he had a better chance coming back to Chicago to start his career, said.
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Tha5 as not 'our mama's Ailee m Wonderland. 'o. "American McGee's Alice," a new computer gainc b~ Electronic Arts. i5 more like the A/tee 111 Wonderland fo r your sick and t •.o>~ st ed L"ncle that no one in the famil~ likes to speak of. The rabbit hole is now much deeper and darker Crea:ed ~ game desagncr programmer Ameracan :'-1cGee. "Alice" is a first person a~ unn- ;uh c nturc game based on Lt:"-IS Carroll's Ailee 111 Wonderland and Through tht! u.-.rm;: Glan But thas game takes the tO!') hne and gi,es it a tum for the " orse--far .. ~ - ,. Sneral ~ ca" after (ami'~ stones end is "here the game begins Alice's fami ~_. "" 'lee:'l en;la'w ~ the c'll Queen of Hearts and has become a dark . t" asted nightmare ,,; a :calm The \\'hate Rabhat. an the guise of Alice's stuffed anima l. begs Alice for her eoclp and that'' "here the Michelle Flores Tom Snyder A&E Editor Contributing editor 1. Can't Buy Me Love 1. Titanic 1. Taxi Driver 2. Meatballs 3 2. Forrest Gump 2. The Godfather Trilogy 1. The Bicycle Thief 3. Loverboy 3. Pretty Woman 3. Traffic 2. Dr. Strangelove 4. Hugo Pool 4. Interview With A Vampire 4. Fight Club 3. The 400 Blows 5. The Exorcist 5. 2001 : A Space Odyssey 4. Raging Bull 5. Last Year At Marien bad 5. Life Of Brian Joe Giuliani Jim Norman J im Sulski Contributing Editor Asst. Web Advisor 1. Ace Ventura 1. Star Wars Trilogy 1. The Godfather Trilogy 1. Deer Hunter 2. High Fidelity 2. Swingers 2. Army Of Darkness 3. 29th Street 3. Mallrats 2. Goodfellas 3. Star Wars Trilogy 3. Stripes 4. Sunset Boulevard 4. Clay Pigeons 4. Toy Story 2 5. Harrison Bureguron 4. It's A Wonderful Life 5. American Beauty 5. Dawn Of The Dead 5. Monty Python And The Holy Grail aw yeah, sade, get some By Matt Richmond Commentary Editor Sade (pronounced Sod) really goes out on a limb for her latest album, Lovers Rock. Breaking out of her tried-and-true silky sex-jazz soulful-mumbling genre, for her newest iilbum Sade sticks her toe into the liubbling waters of the wttch's cauldron that is modem music. The first track, "By Your Side," is a powerful punk-pop explosion capable of ripping new aural assholes into unsuspecting Sade enthusiasts. Ruthless guitar spanking and throbbing, relentless bass propel this high-octane opener to the outer limits of the rock atmosphere, onlv to liurst higher still when Sade's mani acal, ranting vocals rip into tJie song, leaving a psyChotically twisted vapor trail across the Olue sky of your mmd. And if listeners are still conscious after that first assault on their love-groove sensibilities, the following songs guarantee to bludgeon their happy, furry little baby seals of musical expectation with a variety of cold blunt weapons of per formance. On "Flow," track two of the !!-track musical gangland massacre, Sade throws a shout-out to her man Ice-T with an anythingCbut-laid-back muscle-rap tirade against the powers of oppression in south-central Los Angeles. Track 6, "Slave Song," a disturbingly mournful heavv-metal dirge, would sound just as at-home on a Slayer albun1 as it does here. Screaming guttar and screeching vocals match Sade's deranged lyrical plot line. Her tale of norror will splash across the pristine white wall of your mind like blood from an ice pick murder. And it just keeps happening, each track outdoing the last in a sort of outlandish, creative Battle Royale cage match. From computer-generated folk ballads, to Viking war chants, to aluminum-bat-striking-various-surfaces noise experimen tation, Sade leaves no musical stone unrumed and no listener's ear unmolested. Actually, none of this is true. lfyou are a fan ofSade's earlier albums, you'll like this one. 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Meat Loaf Whipped Potatoes~ (jravy & o/egeta6{es $3.50 3. rraco Sa{atf with Lettuce~ rromatoJ Cheese & Meat or o/egetarian $3.50 ChifiJ & Sour Cream Soups Monday - Chick!-n o/egeta6{e rruesday - Lenti{ Wednesday - rrurk!-y & Wi{d 1\_ice Open 'Monaay tnrougn 'Iliursaay 8:00JI% · 6:3CY.I.J'JI£ :JrUiay 8:00JI% . 3:00P'M % ursday -'Beef t]{god{e 22 Sports January 16, 2001 Local College Hoops: UIC wins in four OT's Rames set school record for extra sessions In first conference win, UW-M sets three-point record with 18 James Wright and Weisse added 18. Wright also had By Graham Couch a game-high 15 rebounds. Sports Editor Wisconsin-Milwaukee set a new Pavilion record by making 18 of 4 1 three pointers. Forty minutes of regulation was not enough to UIC hosts Loyola Saturday. decide whether UIC or Wisconsin-Milwaukee was the better team. So the teams decided to play an The rest of local coUege hoops: extra 20 minutes as the Flames outlasted the Panthers 112-106 in four overtimes last Thursday at Southern Miss held the DePaul (8-6, 1-2) to a mis the Pavilion. erable 17-56 (30 percent) from the field in a 63-49 With the game tied at I 02 in the fourth overtime, defeat Wednesday night. DePaul made a second half UIC's Taurus Cook drove the lane, made a bucket run to cut into the Golden Eagles· lead, narrowing and drew a foul. He connected on the free throw and the score to 35-30 at one point, but the Eagles' tough then made one of two when fouled the next trip defense and leading scorer, Vandarel Jones, proved down the floor to give the Flames a I 06-102 lead. to be too much for the Blue Demons. lmari Sawyer The Flames then knocked down enough free-throws led DePaul and all scorers with 17 points". (6-10) to put the game away. DePaul hosts UNC-Charlotte on Wednesday and UIC (7-8, I-I) coach Jimmy Collins was thrilled Temple Saturday. with his team's effort and drained. "Emotionally we put a lot into this and I'm feeling After being defeated 81 -61 by the Detroit Titans great," Collins said. " I hope I don't have to go Jan. 6, the Loyola Ramblers bounced back with a through a whole lot more of these throughout the narrow victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay 57-55. conference season." Led by speedy point guard David Bailey, the UIC almost didn't need any extra time to get a vic Ramblers improved to 5-l 0 overall and 1-2 in the tory. However, trailing 69-63 with under a minute MCC. Bailey and Schin Kerr both contributed 16 remaining in regulation, Milwaukee (8-7, 0-2) got points in the victory. Bailey also delivered 7 assists back-to-back three-pointers from Dan Weisse, in 34 minutes of play. including one with just three seconds remaining to Loyola hosts Belmont on Thursday and travels send the game to its first extra session. across town to play UIC on Saturday. UIC's Jon-Pierre Mitchom drew a foul with 3.4 seconds left in overtime with the Flames down one. The Northwestern Wildcats fell to 0-3 in Big Ten He made one of two free-throws to send the game to play and 7-8 overall after a 84-53 pounding at the its second OT. hands of Michigan State Spartans Wednesday. Once again UIC had a golden opportunity to put The Wildcats hung tough at first, keeping the score the game away. But Joel Bullock turned the ball over close at 25-21 with seven minutes left before half with under 20 seconds to go with UIC up 90-87. time. But behind the power of a 25-8 rebounding Wiesse then proceeded to knock down the game margin, MSU scored 16 of the first half's last 19 tying three, which sent the game into yet another points to take a 41-24 advantage into the second extra period. half. In the third overtime, UIC got two clutch free MSU's lead quickly jumped to 20 points in the sec throws from Bullock with 8.2 seconds remaining to ond half as the Spartan's depth and talent took over. tie the score at 97 and give UIC another five minutes Winston Blake led the Wildcats with 13 points, most to try and get a victory. of which came from four three-pointers. "At the end, I was like, 'Man we've been out here The Wildcats host Illinois Wednesday before trav for a long time,"' said Mitchom, who led the Flames eling to Purdue on Saturday. with 33 points in 55 minutes. "In the third OT it looked like we were slipping, but we clawed and Chicago State came back from 17 points down in didn't give up. When we got to the fourth overtime the second half only to lose 83-82 in the final minute we got a hold of our emotions and we were like, Thursday in Chicago. 'Okay, we've got another chance." Darrell Johns led the Cougars (3-11, 0-2) y,;ith a Collins then interrupted his star. career-high 32 points and II rebounds off the bench. "Now you appreciate baseline," he said of his Tony Jones added 17 points and 14 boards. favorite conditioning drill. Chicago State travels to Oakland on Thursday and Besides Mitchom 's standout performance, UIC got Youngstown State Saturday. Ksvin Polrler/Chronicle 25 points and II rebounds from Maurice Brown and UIC's Jordan Kardos shoots over Wiaconsln·Milwaukee's Jason 21 points and six assists from Bullock. ~ompiled by Tom Snyder Frederick during the Flames quadruple overtime win last Wednesday Jason Frederick led the Panthers with 27 points and at the Pavilion. "Some girls do. Some don't," he said. "I like the ones that don't." Even more important than fiiends and Dockery video games for Dockery is family. His father, especially, has been special to his CONTlNUED FROM BACK PAGE growth as a person and a player. schools. "He's the reason I started playing bas According to Jackson, Dockery is sched ketball," Dockery said of his father who is uled to take the ACT in February and has in his first year as the head coach at the core requirements necessary for eligi Corliss High School. "He had so much bility in college. fun. He's such a big part of my life." However, there was word circulating Earlier this season Dockery got the bet that- due to his aru:-Dockery would not ter of his old man when Julian beat Corliss be eligible to play his senior year at Julian. 85-68. His father disputes this. Dockery even has something in common "I don't know where that rumor came with Michael Jordan. And no, it's not a from," he said. "It's out there that he is 20 silky smooth jump-shot or a cross-over years old." dribble that is almost unfair. Dockery turned 18 on Jan. 5, meaning he Although those are not bad. Dockery is will tum 19 after the start of his senior sea planning a return to baseball this spring. son. That would allow him to play under Last time he stepped foot on a baseball Public League rules. diamond he threw a no-hitter as a IS-year Despite all his attributes as a leader on old playing Public League summer ball. the court, Dockery is norrnal teenager Of course he will not give up basketball. once he leaves the gym. He spends much It's still his favorite sport and the one he is .of his free time playing "NBA 2K" on best at. Dockery said he understands this Sony Playstation with friends and hanging may be his last chance to play organized out with girls. And yes, being one of the baseball for a while and he doesn't want to top players in the nation has its benefits give it up. . with the ladies. Then Dockery will hang up the cleats Girls throwing themselves at a star ath and glove and focus on college hoops and head off to one of the return addresses on Patty DiebaiVChronicle lete? For Dockery, that's not the route to he has received. Dockery has gotten letters from most of the major schools In the country. his heart. the many letters College Basketball Blackhawks Bulls ~ Monday Wednesday Wednesday @ Orlando, 6:30 p.m. Illinois @ Northwestern, 7 Florida, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday p.m. Friday 0 Philadelphia, 6 p.m. it Was hington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Thursday tn': DePaul @ Temple, 1 p.m. Sunday • Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m. ·-·--= Loyola @ UIC, 3 p.m. Saturday ... 0 New .Jersey, 7 p.m. JMUII'J 16, 2001 Sports 23 ing to Collins, just as UIC was getting all top 30 recruit Cedrick Banks and Martell find out what's wrong," said junior guard the positive local and national attention. Bailey, who Collins called the best point Jon-Pierre Mitchom. "He is a very caring Collins Collins had to sell kids on UIC. And not guard he has ever recruited. And yes, person." just talented kids, tough kids who doubled Collins recruited Kiwane Garris at Illinois. Collins said he knows why he has their CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE as solid citizens. Like Garris, Both Banks and Bailey respect. "I te ll kids this is an opportunity fo r you came from the storied program at "To use their terms, I 'keep it real,"' he "They were good players, but with to make your own foot prints in the sand," Westinghouse High School. Coll ins said said. "I love them because they made a NCAA legislation as is you don't really said Coll ins, a first round pick of the one of the reasons he was able to land commitment to me and this university. I'm get to know a kid ... Some of them were not Chicago Bulls in 1970. "You're not going these two was that the head coach at on them hard because I know once you top citizens. They didn't respond to con to come to this university and become the Westinghouse, Chris Head, did not dis leave this program the world is mean and structive criticism. Some parents were too next lsiah Thomas. When you come to this courage his stars from committing to if you aren't ready you' ll wilt." involved. And some kids you couldn't say university everybody following you could Collins and UIC. Collins doesn't have blanket rules for all two words to without them calling the be the next you." However, what once had the potential to players. He has dealt with each player administration and saying you' re using Apparently Collins knew what he was be a young and exciting UIC team this indi vidually, choosing to raise his team harsh words with them," he said. doing. In 2000, UIC had a freshman class year took a hit when Banks, Bailey and like he did hi s four kids, based on each Those kids set back the program, accord- ranked in the top 20 nationally, including Armond Williams were ruled ineligible for one's personality. their freshman seasons and William Lewis According to his players, Collins does was forced to sit out the season after sur get "fussy" and angry at times, but he usu gery on his anterior cruciate ligament. ally doesn' t have to say much to let them "The fact that they' re not playing and know he is not happy. they're as good as they ~re is frustrating," "Coach 'C' gives you that look," said said Collins. " All of the kids we brought in senior guard Joel Bullock. "I le might not could be playing quality minutes and two say anything, but that look is worse than or three might even be starting." anything he has to say." According to Collins, all the ineligible Yet Collins said his demeanor when he is freshman had good semesters academical upset can vary based on how he fee Is, ly and are expected to play next season. which is the most important thing in Collins said the thought of next year coaching according to him. makes it hard not to smile. But he realizes " If it makes me feel good to rant and that this season is still the focus. And it is rave about a mistake, then I do it," he said. because of the guys he has now that " If it makes me feel good j ust to look at a Collins said he is able to get the type of kid a certain way, then I do it. The one player he wants. thing I never do is attack them personally." Now that he possesses guys who he Even though basketball is number one to trusts playing for him, Coll ins can ask Colli ns, academics is a close second. He them about potential recruits, saving him wants his players to take advantage of from finding out that a kid doesn't play what he calls the best university in the with desire once they're already suited up Chicago area. in a Flames uniform. Collins is hopeful "This ball stops bouncing on you real that this will help him get only his kind of early," he said. "Right now kids thi nk player for years to come. they're invincible and they're going to "We try to stagger them so when Joe play forever. But believe me, that crowd Scott and Joel Bullock (two of his "war stops yelling and fades real quick." riors") move on, we' ve got kids right This season's UIC team stood at 7-8 and behind them just like them, if not better," 1- 1 in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference said Collins. "Because the stamp of as of last Thursday. Coll ins described approval has been put on those kids by them as a tough team with a lot of depth previous warriors." and said he thinks they have a shot at win However, not all of building a college ning the conference tournament. basketball program is about recruiting and If that happens it won' t be because of tal bringing in new talent. It's about molding ent, it will be because he finally has his the players you do have and earning their type of players fighting for him-war respect. And for all of Collins accolades as riors. a recruiter in Champaign-Urbana and now And Collins has a dream for the future of Chicago, it is dealing with his current his young program. players that he may be best at. " Fi ve years from now, when I walk Kevin Poiner/Chronicle Mention his name to a player, and their through airports in different parts of the Now in his fifth season, Collins finally has a group of guys that he knows have a 'burn face will light up. Players describe him as country and people see UIC [on his appar a ..second father" or "uncle." ing desire to win. He has had to change the attitude of the UIC program. el), they won't ask me what it means," he "If I'm ever down he'll pull me aside and said. Venci Visit the Chronicle online for more sports coverage at CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE www.ccchronicle.com Cosby Show reruns on the other station. But you refuse, because you will be damned to let these people ruin your enjoyment of watching the big game that you couldn't get tickets to. This week exclusively on the Web: If you haven't guessed yet just what the problem is, then its time you are clued in. You sit down to watch a baseball game, and you're enjoying watching the close contest for the first seven "The sports guys takes" innings. And then it happens. The damn guy in the first or second "Oklahoma football is back" row starts waving to the camera as he talks on his cellular phone. - He's smiling and laughing while his friend is sitting at home with the VCR, recording every s ingle moment. The guy's friend tells Scott Venci "Quick Hits" him to wave each and every time the camera shows him in the background. The television crew tries to do something about it, but many times there are not enough angles to go to and they must flash back to the guy waving his arms. For the fans at home, Next week: watching this is worse then having to listen to your girlfriend talk about Oprah's book of the month. Loyola vs. UIC While there is no help for the people inflicted, it's a time to reflect back on the way sports used to be before fans started get ting out of control. When you see some guy doing the "thing," IHL All-Star game tum the channel and remember the times when the fans in the front row just sat in their seats, feeling it unnecessary to wave at America. Each w eek the Chr onicle spor t s e xperts will m~~ke t heir p ick s f or five foo t ball ga,.• for t he Bet against the boys and the girl upcoming wee k - If you t hink you can do batter, send your pi cks t o Ghcouct~CPaol.com or call them In to the Chronicle sports Una at 312-344-7016. Your pi cks must be In n o later t han each Satu rday • Picks fo r January 16-30 at 11 a.m. The person w ho does the best w ill appear In next weeks' "Bet against the boys a nd the gir l." Here are this weekend's games and the w ay our g uys and our girl picked them. T-Bone M. Richmond G Couch rtS. Venci N. Sutcliff A. Holst Record: 38-28 Record: 39-27 Record: 36-30 Record: 34-32 Record: 36-30 Record: 19-20 Penn St. (al Illinois Penn St. @ Illinois Penn St. @ Illinois Penn St. @ Illinois Penn St. @ Illinois Penn St. @ Illinois W. Forest{al Duke W. Forest(al Duke W. Forest(al Duke W. Fores((al Duke W. ForesC(al Duke W. Forest@. Duke Duke @ Maryland Duke @ tvlaryland Duke @ Maryland Duke @ Maryland Duke !Maryland Duke @ tvlaryland Tenn. @ Florida Tenn. 1@. Florida Tenn. 1@. Florida Tenn. @ Florida Tenn. Florida Tenn. (a). Florida Loyola@ UIC Loyola@ UIC Loyola@ UIC Loyola@ UIC Loyo a @ UIC Loyola@ VIC Julian's blue cQIIar phenom 'thing' years at Julian. "Right then I knew he wanted By Graham Couch to be the best to ever play here. He talked t goes on everywhere now. Each Sports Editor about the tradition and wanting to be one of time a fan tunes into a sporting those players who got his jersey retired." I event. especiall y to a baseball Before the opening tip of every Ju lian boy's It didn't take long for Dockery to make an game. it happens. There isn't a basketball game their point guard leads the impact. According to Jackson, Dockery's name for the probl em yet. so for team in a chant at the center of the court. Sean freshman season, with his team trailing late in now it's just called the "thi ng ... Dockery and hi s teammates begin chanting the city quarterfinals, his young guard took There is nothing anyone can real "We ready, we ready." And they usuall y are. over. A few minutes later Julian was on it's ly do to prevent it. which is the Julian's preparat ion and attitude on the court way to the Final Four. scariest thing about this widespread sterns from Dockery, their leader. The 6'3. While Jackson has only known of Dockery's trend that is getting more popular 175-pound j unior plays to win, loves to play talents for a few years, his father, and his by the day. The defense and tries to keep his teammates happy. father's friends, knew much earlier. people who do it When one struggles. he picks them up. "When I played ball 100-pounds lighter, I let li ve normal lives. "If they make a mistake. I make them laugh Sean play with us," said Steve Dockery, Sean's They go to work or do something to make them feel good," said father, who apparently is no longer at the every morning. Dockery. weight he played at during his years at Central making sure to So far this season Julian has had plenty to State University. "[Sean] was in sixth grade kiss the wife and feel good about. After an overtime win against and he was doing well and I used to tell my kids goodbye as Carver last Wednesday, the Jaguars improved partners, 'don't let him do that.' They said, they head out the to I 0-5 overall and 2-0 in the Red South divi ' We' re not, he's doing it on his own."' door. When sion of the Public League. Dockery has developed into one of the pre they're at work. Much of their early season success can be mier guards in the country. He gets around 20 Scott Venci nobody finds any- attributed to Dockery. However, pockery's letters a day from prospective colleges, all Correspondent thing unusual skill and leadership are not a revelation. Julian wanting the services of the highly-touted true about these peo Coach Loren Jackson knew ~e had a special point guard. North Carolina, Duke, Florida, ple. They appear player almost three years ago. · ,.:-:r.. ; Missouri, Michigan State, DePaul and to be just like everyone else, but "He came to me after his eighirr:gr:iid~ grad- Marquette are just a few of the interested it 's all part of their pl an. After they Patty Diebaii/Chronide uation and started shooting · balls. a day," Dockery is considered one of the top do the ·'thing.'' most people say Jackson said of Dockery,. a ( ·rut three See Dockery, page 22 they are shocked, that they would point guards In the nation. have never expected that their co worker could possibly do some thing so drastic. The worst part about it is that they get their friends involved too. Tllf:building of a program Tiley need someone to help them . with the ''thing" and so they go and convince their good friends to be an accomplice, someti mes against their will. It must be the thrill of ...and the man behind-it the action that gets these people to want to do such a thing. Living on the edge is part of this addiction, which is much like that of a gam Jimmy Collins has overcome a downstate sn_ub bling or drinking problem. It con sumes these people aU day, but to bring pride and respect to UIC basketball they are able to make everything . seem so normal. But it's certainly Liberty. Collins had hoped did get were guys who bad gone elsewhere not. that DePaul's success at and failed before coming back home. Once they get to the game, they kids home in "A lot of [the guys who had returned set their sights on the awful goal. would trickle home) felt like they were doing [UIC] a They check to see where every him, but initially favor by being here," said Collins. "I had to thing is positioned, because if they didn't work out that run some guys off. Some people quit. Some aren't prepared the plan may never way. people just shut down. But when the smoke get off the ground. They laugh at "When you' re recruiting for the Big Ten cleared I had the type of warriors and the the old school fans who take their and Illinois, you' re dealing with tradition ty(Xl of people that would compete how I shirts off at football games in and things that are already in place," wanted." freezing temperatures. They just said. "A big arena, a fan base, a Th~ warriors helped lead UIC to its first shrug when they see a drunken fan support system, that's already there. ever NC¥ bid in 1998, Collins second sea run onto the fi eld and make a com That wasn't the case here." son. plete fool of themselves, wonder The first thing he had to do was However; many of the kids· Collins b:ad ing what the thrill is of getting change the attitude of those within the brought in • were junior college transfers. arrested and spending a night in program. According to Collins, the The)' had been able to handle the pressure jail. mindset surrounding the program was immediately, but only had two years of eli Image by Kevin Poirier/Chronicle Creativeness isn't really part of that of an extra-curricular activity. Players gibility. didn't expect to be pushed and they didn't The Flames lost a big chunk o[ their tour the "thing." What they do is pretty Graham Couch basic and extremely annoying. It's expect to be demanded to excel. nament team at once and the kids' brought.in like going to a Cub's game and sit Sports Editor There wasn't even a weight training pro to replace them struggled . UIC dipped from ting in front of Ronnie "Woo-Woo" gram in place. 22-6 in 1998 to 7-21 a year later. Wickers, enduring the constant How you handle disappointment and what UIC had not been landing the top rated wooing that takes place for the next you do with opportunity can effect what local talent and the blue-chippers which they three hours as the sun beats down course ones' life will take. Jimmy Collins, the men's basketball coach on your chest. Except this is ev\!n worse, and it's not going to get bet at the University of Illinois-Chicago, has ter anytime soon. In fact, if this had both. continues on the track that it is Five years ago, Collins was passed over for now, it 's all but guaranteed that the position of head coach at Illino is after 13 advertisers are going to start hiring years as an assistant under the departed Lou these people, which will only help Henson. Collins, a loner by nature, turned to spread the horrific epidemic. The those close to him to handle the disappo int Hollywood types will admit that ment. they arc helpi ng feed the habit of "When you put in that kind of time and these addicted people, but they wi ll effort into any job, you hope to be compen point out how much cheaper it is sated," said the 53-year-old Collins. " But I than running an ad during the also understand that the natu re of this busi Super Bowl. ness is here today, gone tomorrow." The "th ing" is more annoying Then came opportunity. than the traffic after a game or the The chancellor at UIC called and asked lor11• lines that women always have Coll ins if he would be interested in taking to lure when trying to go to the over the Flames basketball program. "What am I to say, I'm unemployed," h ilt' ••x•m at a public outing. There an uo \olutions as of yet. Sure, Collins said. "I've always thought UIC was \ orne people have offered sugges a sleeping giant." tion\ . They will tell you that it 's Awaking that giant proved to be difficult. your choice to watch the game, that Recruiting was not as easy as Collins envi it's in your power to nip over to sioned. Downstate, he had helped bring in the Ill ini 's Final Four team of 1989, includ See Vencl, page 23 ing Kcndill Gill , Kenny Battle, and Marcus Jimmy Collins (center) Is In his fifth season as the coach of the Aamea. •s Boone and 53 VocaliSt Eydoe 64 Tanl