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VOLUME 23 NUMBER 18 COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CillCAGO, ILLINOIS APRIL 16, 1990 Farrakhan message analyzed Empty pockets? Students turning to Islam Dorm plans to seek spiritual guidance fall victim to By Mary Johnson of Islam and is also a member of Staff Rtporler the Alliance, downplays the con­ lack of funds flict. While Minister Louis Farrak­ ''The goal (black equality) that By Mark Farano han is criss-crossing the nation we are trying to reach is the same, ' speaking to college students on but there are different methods to Officials of both Columbia black independence and reach those goals. No two minds College and Roosevelt Univer­ economic empowerment, scores alike," be said. "It is not sity said fmancial considerations of young people are listening. something that should be seen as have scuttled a proposal to pro­ But what he may be saying, and importanL" vide student housing in a multi­ what they may not be hearing, is However, Flagg, and another use building a10p the Auditorium the olive branch offering inherent Muslim student, Guwan Taliafer­ Garage. . in the greeting that Muslims ro, said they do not belong to the But Columbia officials are sull share, As-Salaam-Aiaikum, Alliance because they do not willing to explore other options meaning "Peace be unto you." agree on some of the methods ~e for student housing, according New converts have been ac­ i organization uses to ach1eve Its Ben Gall, the college's executive cused· by outsiders of not taking agenda. vice president. the Islamic principles serious! y, Kevin Shine, producer of "It is my understanding from and merely being caught up in the several on-campus productions student surveys and other infor­ hype of the charismatic Farrak­ this year and a member of the mation that there is a desire on the han, creating the image of a pass­ Alliance, points out that divisions Pulitzer Prize-winners Nell and Susan Sheehan, Columbia's co·artlata­ part of students for housing," he · ing fad. between black Students are not said. "We would be interested in But, Shawnee Goodwin a ln-resldence through Aprll18, were two of seven panelists who discussed new. "When I presented the play, the aftermath of the VIetnam War during a forum last Tuesday. exploring ideas in that direction." Columbia student who converted The Meeting," I hoped that the Both Gall and Theodore to Islam .two years ago, claims people who came would see Remembering a turbulent era Gross, president or Roosevelt, that her conversion has made her themselves, as these tn­ said their schools had been con­ a better person. vidividuals came to a mutual un­ tacted to see if they were inter­ "I have knowledge of who I derstanding about their beliefs." Sheehans featured speakers ested in housing students in a am and pride in being black," she TheMeeting was performed in multi-use building to be con­ said. Goodwin said she embraces the Hokin Student Center during structed on the site of the not only the political teachings, Black History month, and at Vietnam war symposium Auditorium Garage at_ 525 S. but the moral principles as well. depicted a fictional meeting be­ By Lance Cummings ·Hue, Dr. King martyred on the Wabash. Those princ,ip1es, according to tween Malcom X and Dr. Martin' "We were pursuing that pos­ student Andre MX Flagg, are not Luther King Jr. EucuJive Edilor balcony in Memphis, Bobby Kennedy looking like a murdered sibility, but it d!dn't prove to~ -political, but spiritual. Shine also said he believes that fmilncially feastble," Gross srud. "Islam means to submit to the "Vietnam wasn't a war like angel on a pantry floor in Los some students are drawn to the Angeles, the frightened faces m Roosevelt decided not to par­ will of God entirely. A lot of teachings of Islam because of the World War II," according to Vietnam that came into our living ticipate after hiring a fm~cial people who aredra":'n by the m~s­ popularity of Farrakban in the noted Vietnam chronicler Neil senger have a hard ume accepUng Sheehan. "It wasn't a war to save rooms every night for what consultant to analyze the proJeCt, same way Spike Lee's movie, humanity. Vietnam was the war seemed like an eternity, the sober he said. the religious teachings," said School Daze, prompted an in- that didn't make sense. It didn't face of LL William Calley stand­ The student apartments would Flagg. "It is a discipline." have been above an expanded Although seekers can enjoy creased interest in fraternities. make sense from a moral ing trial for the crimes ofMai Lai, Representatives of Islam dis­ parking garage, according to the knowledge and wisdom that standpoint. It didn't make sense agree. the senseless days of rage in .Stanley Warshauer, whose family they find by studying Islam, said from a tactical or military Chicago and the shameful "Many people are searching standpoint. However you want to owns the Auditorium Garage. one Muslim convert, "it is the for solutions and answers to mistreatment of Vietnam vets." Columbia also decided not to moral teaching and practice that look at it, it was a bad war." Baber, a veteran who admitted problems," said James Muham­ Nearly 100 Columbia stu­ participate because of the cost. "It will elevate blacks as a nation of to participating in secret missions didn't seem very viable," Gall people. mad of the Nation of Islam, "not dents, faculty members and inter­ inside Laos, said that Arneric~ said. Roosevert officials also ''Ultimately they will have to only in !heir personal lives, but ested guests listened quietly generally, like why black people generals in Vietnam were. su~l called Columbia about three ·come to grips with the fact that the Tuesday evening as Sheehan and fighting World War II, and did? t spiritual is more powerful, and are where they are. There is also : six other panelists discussed the weeks ago to see ifColumbia was an increased interest in what self know the first thing about guerilla interested in the project, Gall will lead to permanent success." war in Vietnam and its aftermath war. Worse, he said, they weren't is. Islam is knowledge of self, and in the Hokin Auditorium. said. Critics charge that going for when most people hear the mes­ going to learn, because they the hype, while ignoring the Sponsored by the Journalism Gall also said it is not unusual sage of who we are, they fin? it refused to listen to anyone who for developers to contact Colum­ spiritual, can cause a dangerous Department, the panel featured did know. hilrd to deny." Co-Artists-In-Residence and bia with construction proposals. division among black students Although the Nation of Islam While each panelist shared in­ Gross did not rule out who have differing views. Pulitzer-Prize-winning authors sights on the war and its time that will not release figures on its Neil and Susan Sheehan. Roosevelt's ·future viability of Ryan Eugene Daniels, who is registered memb.ers, Wali were understandably unique and president of the largest campus Freelance writer, Marine Corps housin g students in an Muhammad, publisher of the personal, there were common Auditorium Garage project, but club, the African-American Al­ veteran and Playboy contributing perspectives. Chief among these Nation's official newspaper in editor Asa Baber; novelist, said the University had put the liance said that he noticed some Chicago, The Final Call, claims was that, though the mem~rs are uncomfortable with University of Illinois-Chicago issue "on hold" for at least a year. that the attendance on Sunday at was strong enough militarily Gross may not have a decision faculty member and Vietnam to force another nation to bend 10 the relationship between students the mosque located at 73rd and veteran James Park Sloan; and to make. Warshauer said th e who believe in Christianity an,!l Stony IslaRd is largely made up of its will, employing such force family has "no plans at the freelance writer Civia Tamarkin was a corrupting influence upon those who believe is Is~. young black males. The mosque were also panelists. present time" to do anythmg to "Some students are very ex­ seats 1,200 people, he said. ourselves. Columbia faculty members Another thread running the garage, and said any future cited about their new belief in Columbia students who have Paul Hoover, author and Poet-In­ expansion would be to add more Islam, and they .may .~a~e converted to- Islam claim that through the comments of each Residence from the English panelist was expressed by Susan parking. Parking is the best use projected the wrong tm~ge, ~d campus interest bas increased sig­ Department, and history instruc­ for the site, he said. Daniels. "It may not be mtenuon­ nificantly, although none could Sheehan when she said that the Roosevelt Provost Robert tor Dominic Pacyga rounded out war in Vietnam had "scarred al but communication is not as eStimate how many students were the panel.; Graham said the school has no h~thy as itshould ~·" . actually going to the mosque. everyone and everything that it Pacy~a, who acted as had touched." other plans to add housing now According to Daruels, the dif­ : Taliaferro., who said he was moderator and keynoter, set the but expects to eventually n.eed ferent ideologies affect the born a Muslim by virtue of the Despite their scars, ho~~~er , tone for the evening, saying that Susan, who returned from viStung more apartments, particularly for framework for running the or­ fact ·that his father converted to the memory of the war in Viet­ international students. ganization. Islam during the '60s, said 80 per­ Vietnam with her husband last nam evoked both dreams and summer, indicated that the Viet­ "It isn't supposed to be a~ut cent of the young people he nightmares. separation and being exclusive. knows listen to Farrakhan and namese people were resilient, and ''The dreams were good ones," that life was coming back and we don't want to aliena';ll ~se believe his teachings. Pacyga said. "Equality, freedom, 's new release, who have a differeot belief, he "They may not be able to returning to normal in the Viet­ love, a basic trust in humanity and namese countryside. Fear ofa Black Planet said. . h handle the religious views," he a hope for the future fueled them. a review on page 11. Sophomore John Harris, w o said, "but they agree that we need ''The nightmares," he added, is going through the process. of to come together as a nation." "still haunt this land- the seige of continued on page 3 becoming a member of the Nauon The Columbia Chronicle

NEWS PAGE2 APRIL 16, 1990 The Brazilian chainsaw massacre U.ofC. professor says: stop cutting trees, stop burning oil and coal, to save species manent problems, Lloyd said that reduce the environmenlal prob­ By Sherr! Kirk collecting rubber and brazil nuts lem. Lloyd said recycling is an Staff Reporter in the rain forests offers more important part of environmenlal money-making potential than conservation. "Our ecological security is in does the destruction of these According to Lloyd, the greater danger than our military forests: United States recycles only a security," according to Univer­ small amount of the paper that it sity of Chicago Professor of Ecol­ According to Lloyd, four per­ produces. The remainder is sold ogy and Evolution Dr. Monte cent of Brazil's population own~ to Japan, South Korea and Lloyd. 80 percent of the land and, be­ Taiwan, who are then able to Lloyd, a conservationist and cause it has "no agricultural profit from our waste. tropical deforestation activist, potential," that land can never be Because of this, Lloyd stressed spoke April 11 to a group of en­ developed or cultivated. the importance of subsidizing vironment-conscious Columbia But there is still an "endless paper and aluminum production, students in anticipation of Earth progression of destruction" oc­ and encouraged students to begin Day, which will be observed curring in the Amazon, Lloyd recycling these products. April22. said. Because the earth's carbon In the 1980's, more than 1,000 " If you want tq save rain dioxide level is increasing each people were killed in the fight forests," Lloyd added, " it's going year, Lloyd stressed the impor­ over land and, in 1987,20 million to cost you something." Omar Castillo for TM Chronicle tance of developing systems that acres of rain forests were cut and University of Chicago professor and greenhouse expert Monty Uoyd. provide for more efficient use of burned by Brazilians, he added. energy, a decrease in the burning Occupying seven percent of Kicking off Earth Week of fossil fuels and less deforesta­ the world's land, rain forests are tion. home to more than 500 different Pollution is the road to planetary suicide Between 75 and 80 percent of types of trees and contain more Columbia's loading dock. There carbon dioxide emissions result than 90 percent of the world's By David Bloom dents] think about it [Earth] from electrical generation, species, most of which are in­ Staff Reporter more." it is picked up by a recycling transportation and factories. The sects, according to Lloyd. Earth Day is April 22 and will truck. other 20 to 25 percent, according Because the Amazon farmer's "We ourselves are connected be celebrated locally at Lincoln The only cost to SFBW is 80 to Lloyd, comes from fossil fuel only option for earning a living is to the Earth, our bodies themsel­ Park, with bands and speakers ad­ cents per box, which is funded by consumption. cutting down forests, each year ves. Our heads are like the dressing environmental issues. SOC money. ''This is just a start," Although Lloyd focused on 500 square feet per farmer of heavens, our blood is like lakes Other for um speakers in­ said Brown, " eventually we hope the Amazon, he said Brazilians these rain forests are destroyed, and streams, our body hair is like cluded Frank Maugeri and Jamie to move into recycling aluminum, are not the only ones affected by Lloyd said. forests, and our breath is our Cahillane of SFBW, and Beth plastics and newspapers." the problems that evolve from According to Lloyd, solving wind. The Earth and humans are Newman from the Chicago Recy­ A final thought was voiced by deforestation. Lloyd said these the problem of deforestation, definitely connected," said Deb cling Coalition. The forum was Maugeri, "When Moses raised problems affect the whole world, along with planting more trees, Walton, an original participant in coordinated by Brown and Cahil­ his hands and attempted to part and should be viewed internation­ will help reduce the greenhouse the first Earth oay in 1970, "and lane. the Red Sea, nothing happened at ally. effect, the name given to the heat­ if we pollute our bodies, we'renot Also at the forum , SFBW an­ first, nothing at all. Only when the Referring to Brazil's poor ing of the earth's atmosphere going to exist. If we continue to nounced the beginning of a frrst man, the believer, step\Jed economy and lack of jobs, Lloyd caused by the accumulation of pollute the environment, it won't "desk-side" recycling program at out into the water did the sea start to withdraw." said the United States should help gases that prevent the reradiation exist either." Columbia, which starts today. that country develop an economy of heat from earth back into Tok:ick-offEarth Week events ''This is the first student-run recy­ that will allow itto create jobs and space. sponsored by Students For a Bet­ cling project at this school," said put its people to work. Avid deforestation protestors, ter World (SFBW), Walton, part Brown. "The administration is Correction of a four-member forum on recy­ supportive, but it is all student­ According to Lloyd, defores­ the Amazon Indians are our first In the March 12 edition of cling, spoke to students, faculty run." tation, which is being used by line of defense in solving this The Chronicle, we incorrectly and visitors April 9 in the Hokin The recycling plan calls for the Brazilians as a temporary solu­ problem and reducing the green­ identified Columbia faculty­ Center. separation of paper waste into tion to short-term problems, ac­ house effect, because they are the member Rene Hansen. She "We want to raise the aware­ designated boxes in Columbia of­ tually creates long-term only people who know how to teaches in the English Dept. ness of ongoing environmental ftccs, the collection of these problems. live in the forest without destroy­ The Chronicle regrets the error. Supporting his belief that ing it, he said. problems to Columbia College boxes and the depositing of the deforestation is an uneconomical But the Amazon Indians aren't students," said Leslie Brown, co­ paper into the new 70 square-foot and temporary solution to per- the only ones who can help cooriclinator of SFBW, "[So stu- recycling bin located at

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NEWS PAGE3 APRIL 16, 1990 Seeing the light Fluorescent fixtures spark illuminating debates over' ultraviolet radiation level By Timothy Bentevls mation of the retina, or eyestrain. Science Writer ''The problem is not so much the amount of ultraviolet light Columbia students who suffer that' fluorescent lamps produce, eyesttain and_headaches could be but more that all lamps are artifi­ unwitting victims of the college's cial, unlike sunlight, which is the fluorescent lighting system. "Students are receiving small natural light for our eyes," said amounts of ultraviolet light (UV) Science and Mathematics In­ that may lead to eye damage," structor Pan Papacosta. said Emily Gaul, Chemistry of According to Karlow, "We see Art and Color Instructor at every color associated with the Columbia. visible spectrum. In the case of a Fluorescent lamps are in every fluorescent lamp, white light ap­ classroom and hallway pears as a shade of green through throughout Columbia, with the a spectroscope." exception of the Hokin Center. Even though our eyes do not "The fluorescent lights in- · detect the green rays, they absorb stalled in today's institutions may more green than any other color, lead to eyesttain because the lamp according to Karlow. flickers up to 120 times per "Under the illumination of in­ secon4. If flickering occurred at candescent lamps, our eyes have higher speeds, then the eye would learned to cope with sensitivity in not detect it," said William Scul­ this range, because the light ly, a technical specialist with emitted by incandescent lamps is General Electric. detected by our eyes," Karlow The fluorescent lamp consists added. of a cylindrical glass tube with "If incandescent lamps were electrodes at each end. When the installed in every institution, stu­ yo(/ '-..A.At'r GeT IT tJrf f-"Pv/1. .MttvO lamp is turned on, electrons in the dents would adapt to them m·ore tube become heated and vibrate at easily than they do to fluorescent lOtally natural SMARTFooO =. A•r·popoed ooocorn smothered •n wh1te cheddar cheese. high speeds. The tube contains lamps," Gaul said. She also sug­ argon gas and vaporized mercury. gested that the reason Columbia When electricity passes through and other institutions have not in­ the mercury-argon mixture, a stalled quality incandescent small amount of light is emitted lamps is because they are not as through the phosphors that coat energy efficient as the less expen­ Lawmaker proposes new rule the inner surface of the lamp. sive lamps. Ultraviolet. rays are present in "Some people will have all fluorescent lamps. Our eyes do problems adjusting to both Drug use may prevent students from not detect the various colors that fluorescent and incandescent are produced by fluorescent lamps," Scully said. "Butarepon obt_aining grants·and loans in Illinois lamps, but through the use of a released by the Clccupational Health and Safety Administration spectroscope, physic.ists can By Mark Farano is only two sentences long and determine the color composition states that fluorescent lighting how applicants would earn cer­ tification, he said. offers no clues as to how the pro­ of any light source. does not lead to any form of eye Two Illinois lawmakers, one Applicants with the certifica­ gram would actually work. "If phosphors did not cover the damage." from Chicago, are sponsoring However, minor irritation or tion would be awarded state "If what he has in mind is that inner portion of the fluorescent legislation to give preference in the kids at the high school get tube, the amount of UV light discomfon may occur. awarding state college scholar­ fmancial aid for college before General Electric, Westin­ equally qualified applicants together and say, 'This will be our emitted would'be very high," said ships and loans to applicants cer­ program,' I don't think that's an Dr. George Karlow, a Chicago ghouse and Phillips are aggres­ tified "drug-free" by student-run without the certification. Illinois sively working on new materials provides both low-interest loans appropriate idea," Schofield said. eye specialist. groups. But the idea has won suppon But Scully feels that the lamps which might result in a "perfect" State Rep. Jerry Weller, (R.­ and cash grants to students who light source. Such a light would meet financial need require­ from Patricia McPhearson, the emit harmless levels of UV light. Morris), who introduced the Drug chairwoman of the Chicago He doesn't believe that the light be energy efficient, cost efficient, Free Youth bill in February, said ments. and pleasing to the eye. About 3,000 Columbia stu- public school system's Operation will cause retinitis, and inflam- he hopes the measure will pass in Snowball program. Operation time to take effect for the '90-'91 dents receive some form of state Snowball runs retreats for high school year. Miguei Santiago, a aid, according to John Olino, the school students to prevent drug Democrat who represents the 9th college's financial aid director. abuse by building self-esteem. district in Chicago, is co-sponsor­ Illinois provided some McPhearson said she would be ing the bill. Vietnam that America, unlike Vietnam, 101,000 grants and 133,000 loans interested in having Operation continued from page 1 still bears emotional scars that The two representatives are to students during the year ending Snowball certify students as also co-sponsors of a bill to deny June 30, 1989, according to Bob drug-free. Weller said Operation "They're an agricultural haven't healed from the war. Clement, a spokesman for the Il­ state college aid to any student Snowball, which schools outside people," ·she said. "They're still Sheehan said he thinks it's im­ linois Student Assistance Com­ ponant 'for Americans· to "find a convicted of a drug or alcohol Chicago also participate in, is a plowing their rice fields am~ mission. Loans came from the "model" of the organizations he they're still walking behind their way to 'redeem the war." Other­ offense for one year after the con- wise, he said, the approximately viction. · Stafford, PLUS and SLS wants to provide Drug Free water buffalo. It's a beautiful Youth certification. country, and I urge everyone to 58,000 Americans who died in programs, which the commission The Drug Free Youth bill is an administers for the federal Olino, who is in charge of ad­ try to go there and see it" the war-will have died in vain. alternative to ~ proposal Weller government in Illinois. ministering both state and federal Susan also said that Viet­ By redemption, Sheehan said, floated last fall to give aid Weller presented the idea of fmancial aid programs at Colum­ namese recovery was taking Americans must face the truth of what we did in, and to, Vietnam. preference t~ students found certific'ation by student-run bia, said he is concerned about place despite, rather than because He said Americans must realize drug-free by a medical test. groups as an alternative to medi­ effects the proposal might have of, an American foreign policy that they are not an exception to "We recognize that there is cal testing. But Robert Schofield, on students in areas without or­ toward Vietnam that is punitive. history:-that they do not do only some controversy [about drug the Springfield legislative direc­ ganizations to provide drug-free America, she said, refuses to nor­ good as a people, and that nearly testing)," Weller said. Objections tor of the American Civil Liber­ certification. malize its relationship with Viet­ 3 million people in Vietnam got to testing included both cost and ties Union, said the ACLU would ''The only thing that won;ies nam, and discourages other themselves killed "fighting out privacy concerns, he said. oppose any law making certifica­ me is would it [certification) be countries from establishing com­ our fantasies." Weller said'the new proposal tion by a private group a condi­ available to the same extent mercial relationships. Sheehan said it was better to would allow young people to tion to receive state benefits. throughout the state," he said. Neil Sheehan, who won a have lost the war, and come to form and govern their own or­ It is difficult to comment on "Being in this business for a Pulitzer Prize for A Brig hi Shin­ those realizations, than to have ganizations to certify aid ap­ the specifics of the Drug Free while, I've seen a lot of good ing Lie: John Paul Vann and won it, and committed a larger plicants as drug-free. Each group Youth proposal, Schofield said, ideas lead to results no one ex­ America in Vietnam, said he feels evil later somewhere else. would set its own standards on because the Weller-Santiago bill pected." . AIDS awareness week zs coming soon. Educate yourself. The Columbia Chronicle

OPINION PAGE4 APRIL 16, 1990

In America, a single human tragedy is distorted by a three-ring media circus

Sunday morning, April 8, America woke up to Hudson, Ryan White is America's most well-known some distressing news. During the night, Ryan White, AIDS victim. To look at the reasons why points out a an 18-year-old , white, high school student from In­ serious problem in how the counl!y is dealing with the diana, had died of AIDS. AIDS crisis. · Throughout the weekend, newspaper readers and Ryan White is famous because the public con­ television audiences had been continuously notified siders him a victim. He was accepted as a person with of White's condition. Hi s heroic story, which in­ AIDS, and therefore less of a threat, because he con­ cluded a courageous fi ghtnotonly against the disease, l!acted the disease from a blood transfusion. but against school offic ials in his hometown, was told White is one of many Americans who have died over and over again. because of AIDS. The others didn't have stories, or Audiences were al so blessed with the opportunity even brief obituaries, printed in the paper. Some were to view White's personal celebrity coalition, which included , Elton John,and a suddenly heroin addicts who conl!acted the disease from a tainted needle in an abandoned warehouse in Manhat­ compassionate Donald Trump. tan. Others were homosexuals who might have con­ The loss had an eerie effect on the American l!actcd the disease six or seven years ago from an public. Not just mourning his death, we considered the way White had lived his life, the thought that such unknowing partner. Letters to a courageous youngster was among us. In our efforts to undcrs1and AIDS, and the media's There's no doubt Ryan White made a subslantial efforts to report it, we have heaped further discrimina­ the editor contribution toward ending the excessive ignorance tion upon some of its victims. When it comes to that plagued Americans concerning the disease of accepting those with AIDS, the public has unwittingly AIDS. His all-American good looks and sweet smile put together a list of conditions. We seem to be saying To the Editor: students. Often times people Lake advantage of a good thing and were effective in telling the public-and the govern­ that homosexuals and drug addicts aren't victims abuse it. This may be the case at ment- that AIDS does not discriminate when choos­ because they brought the disease upon themselves I am writing in response to the recent letter published about the the Hokin Center. For those who Ryan White, on the other hand, was a good kid who ing its victims. And in a warm-hearted lapse of Myron Hokin Center (The can remember, not too long ago common sense, the American public accepted the never shot up or had sex with someone of his own Chronicle, March 19, I990). It students had practically nowhere notion that those celebrities who had befriended gender, hence we put his face on the front page, and cited an incident in which a stu­ to socialize, save for the basement Wh!te, did so out of compassion, rather than self­ watch the celebrities flock to his doorstep. dent was waiting for a friend and area tucked neatly out of sight piJmotion. It's unfortunate that Ryan White's efforts to edu­ became disturbed by a loud group under the 600 building. Before we nominate everyone involved, including cate an ignorant public didn't significantly diminish of individuals making noise. It In order for everyone to be the media, for sainthood, however, it's necessary to the discrimination by the public toward those who was also indicated that the staff at happy, the Administration, as Lake a look at the larger picture. Excluding Rock have AIDS. He deserves a better legacy. the Hokin Center "closed their well as the students, need to Lake doors" to the problem. into consideration that the Hokin l I know for a fact that the staff Center is designed for relaxed didn't ignore the problem. I was socializing and entertainment Perspective there. They asked the unruly party There will always be those in­ to keep the noise level down dividuals who prefer to be loud several times, but they (the staff) and obnoxious. They need to be Vietnam: trying to live in two worlds were ignored. Too many times I given a separate location where have wimessed the Hokin Staff they can indulge themselves free­ being shown disrespect. They are ly. In this way, those who enjoy a simultaneously- faring poorly in both doing a great job. The Hokin Cen­ calmer environment can do so at ter provides a place where people the Hokin. This is what it was By Lance Cummings within the party," and "more importance to national can socialize in a nice environ­ originally intended for, and is the E:ucwJ;vt Edi.Jor defence and security tasks, political and ideological ment and listen to live jazz, or way in which it should be used today. . indoctrination." watch recent movies or TV shows, like "The Simpsons." Vietnam has long frusl!ated American under­ In other words, forget about political reform. I don't think anyone has the standing. That frusl!ation, it appears, will continue. This latest bout of Vietnamese revolutionary ardor right to knock the Hokin Staff. If Rodney Pointer Americans had a tough time understanding that Ho was apparently followed quickly by an off-the-record a complaint is going to be made, Junior Chi Minh & Co. were nationalists, not marionettes of suggestion, by unnamed Vietnamese officials, that it should be directed toward the Fine Arts/Film Moscow or Beijing. Hence, we could never under­ American forces might be welcome once again h stand our inability to subdue them. Getting a grip Cam Ranh Bay. This, presumably, would be in ex ­ on Vietnam's current political and economic outlook change for plenty of good-old hard American curren . is an equally slippery proposition. cy, and friendly relations between America·, Limited economic reform is taking place in Viet­ capitalists and their supposed class enemies in Viet · The Columbia Chronicle nam, and the Vietnamese need it With per capita nam . The Vietnamese have always had a spccild 600 S. Mlthl&lll An. ChlcJ&O. IL. 60605 income estimated at around $I20 a year, the counl!y knack for keeping Americans off balance. is one of the poorest in the world. This despite abun­ Without political reform, however, capital, whic't Edltor-ln-Cbler Mitclt.tl H urst dant natural resources, and 65 million people who are the Vietnamese desperately need, isn't likely hi Executive Editor Laflct c.,,.,.;,.,,, willing to work for substantially less than their neigh­ materialize. That's because Stalinist regimes arc bors. viewed as inhere(ltly unstable. And foreign invest­ Managing Editor Mary Sfock:over The Hanoi government now allows the rural ment and political instability don't mix, as American Photoaraphy Editor Elia.r z;,.a'uitit population to own land. The currency has been, at businessmen in China have recently been relearning. Arts Editor Lat~ra Rturtircz least temporarily, pegged to the black-market rate, The net result of Hanoi's blather, is that the Viet­ and inflation has been brought under control. These namese economy is likely to continue to sputter into Advertising Director Todd R. Hay

Thailand to gctoutoftheplace. Only people with little Chinese military might, despite being apparently mis­ Advisor Do~ Gold hope for the future take such risks with their families. matched in each case. You would think that leadership Perhaps those people had advance notice of the latest would be smart enough to realize that the primary Reporters revolutionary claptrap to come out of Hanoi. inspiration that comes from Stalinist political systems Timothy B~nt~vis, Richard B iegl~iu, David 8/()()m TQitya BoNttr, Jtf!rey C•nningham, Tara D•brlcy, Arlt/U! Fwlong, Kim/Mrly Joluoso~. With economic and political reform sweeping the is that which is geared toward escaping them. Mary Johnson, Mary Kt n.rik, ShLrri Kirk, JacqiU!IiM PodziiU Marxist world, the Vietnamese leadership has blithe­ The Eastern Europeans 11ave demonstrated that ly declared its intention to cling to its Stalinist political political reform has to accompany economic reform. Photographers Mark Black, Omar Castillo, Stacy M. llosch system. Presumably, Albania, North Korea, Cuba and You can't jump start an economy with party hacks China look like the f uturc to the Vi etnamcsc Central controll ing a centralized bureaucracy. And you can't Committee. If so, expect more refugees. The Columbto Chron/clo Is the ofrlclol student- run newspeper of Columble get the hacks out of the bureaucracy without political College. Ills published weekly twenty-one limes throughout tho echool The Vietnamese Communist party announced reform . Without political refonn, economic reform is yeer and Is distributed every Mondey VIews eKpressed In this newspe· March 27 tha t changes in Eastern Europe were the the sound of one hand clapping. per oro not nocessorlly thoso of the odvlsor or of tho college. All opinions result of "imperialist and reactionary" forces. The Until the Vieutamese cadres come to the same Intended for publlcellon should be sent, typed, to Lot tort to tho Edl\or, ln core of the Chron/clo; lot tors moy be odllod ot tho s teff's dlscnollon. road to improving their own economic mismanage­ conclusion, the scctor oftheir cconomy that will grow ment, they've divined, is through "greljter unity fastest will be bout-bui lding. The Columbia Chronicle

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. Two landmarlla Car/U.. -CajiUU VIctor Jamar Johnaon, born 12:20 a.m. Karen Krillg A aeegull ey• the morning ruah hour LiltdiJ Miller The Columbia Chronicle PAGE6 APRIL 16, 1990

-CME runner TracyS. Ctasario Stale and Polk, 8:35a.m. Jodilyn Simmons Kortn M. Geisler The Columbia Chronicle PAGE7 APRIL 16, 1990 The Columbia Chronicle PAGES APRIL 16, 1990

For 24 hours, John H. White's photo-journalism students brought to life the ordinary, those unnoticed moments that we take

for granted. In our everyday rush, _we forget their b_eauty, f!nd on~y

Carline Caju..rtt The sun aeto over the city of tho big shoulders with the photographer's lens are we allowed to appreciate them.

Photographing the projects · a labour of love for Swartz

By Helena Sundman In her essay, Ken nedy said Columbia Point was built on an "Columbia Point is a burned­ isolated peninsula south of Bos­ out, stinking, rat-infested byword ton in lhc earl y fifti es. Its resi­ for degradation and danger." dents were promised stores, schools and bus service, but The above statement, made by received nothing until th ey the Slh Ward GOP Comminee of form ed a strong coalition. It Newton, a weallhy Boston sub­ wasn' t until some residen ts urb, is incl uded in the text of an staged a sit-in at Boston's essay by Marie Kennedy lhat ac­ Metropolitan Transi t Authority companies "Columbia Point," a that they won regular bus scrv tcc. collection of photographs about Even lhc presence of strong­ the Boston housing project of the willed individ uals at Columbia same name by Linda Swartz. Point did not change its future . It Swartz, whose photographs were became a "nationally recognized included in a larger exhibition symbol of lhe fail ure of public titled "4 Documentary," which housing." closed April 4 at the Museum of The social and historical con­ Contemporary Photography, text of housing projects was ac­ spoke to an attentive audience at tually an addition to Swartz's the museum March 29. The lec­ project. Her work originated out Photographer Unda Swartz, who spent lime taking tilled "Columbia Point," a poke to a group of atudenta In ture centered on her experiences of spending a year-and-a-ha lf photographaln a proJect outside Boston lor an exhibit theMuaeum oiContemporaryPhotographyonMarch:li. at Col umbi a Point. with mostl y poor and black Swa rtz's ex hibition tries to people in an old sec tion of the rides home to people in the park. Point photos were of an inti mate would somewhat disrupt Lhe mes­ modify the way the general public Boston Common. The trips led her to Columbia nature. Critics accused her of sage, then I would change." looks at housing projects. The "It was one of tl1 c most int ensc Point, a place ~ h e had always romanticizing her subject by Which leads to lhe notion of photographer shows lhc Colum­ experiences in my life," Swartz thought was deserted. using recording film, gt ving the whether documentary photog­ bia Point residents as caring, said. "I reall y learned about Swartz !!aid she was just fol­ photos a grainy appearance. They raphy should be objective. strong and lov ing individuals. racism and wha t it docs to lowing her instincts by going into accused her of beautifying Swartz said it was impossible Emphasizing th ese human people." Col umbia Point. reality. for her to be objective aboutlhe qualities th rough her Aft er spending tunc taking Swartz said she takes lhc com­ people at Columbia Point. She photographs, Swartz points to the "It was my own curiosity :md photographs in the park, Swartz m e nt~ about the beauty of her was invited into lheir homes, to political a~pccts of lhc project. began to develop strong relation­ willingness to dig deeper lhat got photos as compliments. their parties; she shared good Did thi s community deserve a ships with the individuals there. me in there," Swartz said.! had no times with them. better futu re? she asks. In 1987, "They mean a lot to me and I intention of document ing a hous­ "I lhink lhe photographs have " When I look at these Columbia Poi nt was officially mean a lot to them," Swartz said ing project, and I didn 't know to be beautiful because I love photographs, I see lhem as per· declared dead and converted into emphatically. about the redevelopment plan." photography," Swartz said. "If sonal reference points," Swartz a luxury complex. Several times, Swartz gave Many of Swartz's Col umbia the prettiness of my photographs said. · · · The Columbia Chronicle ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PAGE9 APRIL 16, 1990 Crazy People degenerates into predictable comedic exercise.

By Jeff Cunningham with Moore at the sanitarium, name in the film was funny. Film Critic where he makes new friends with Bill called the controversy sur­ his fellow patients. It's here that rounding his film "great." As long Paramount Pictures pre,sents he falls in love with a tall blonde, as none of the advertisers decide Crazy People, starring Dudley played by Daryl Hannah. to sue Paramount Pictures, which Moore and Daryl Hannah. Writ­ The movie then turns sappy. In released the film, it rna y very well ten by Mitch Markowitz, what could have been a con­ be great for everyone involved produced by Tom Barad and tinuously hard-edged satire on with Crazy People. After all, how directed by Tony Bill. advertising, Crazy People' be­ often do movies receive coverage comes a dull comedy, enhanced in The Wall Street Journal? Con­ In Crazy People, Dudley only by a few big laughs from the troversy equals publicity. Moore plays an advertising ex­ ads in the film, many of which are Crazy People is Bill's fourth ecutive who decides that he no for real products. film as a director. His past credits longer enjoys lying to the public These real brand names­ include My Bodyguard, Six in order to sell a product. Sony, Jaguar, MeLamucil, United Weeks(which also starred Dudley ''Let's level with America," he Airlines et al.-were used Moore) and 5 Corners. says. Aiming for a candid, truth­ without the companies' consent. Working with Moore again ful approach, he creates some "Not only did we not ask per­ was "a lot of fun," Bill said. startling, outspoken ads. How mission, we didn't even tell them "Dudley doesn't bring any startling? One ad for AT&T we were using their names," said demands, attitudes or any restric­ reads: "We're tired of taking your director Tony Bill, who made a tions to the movie. He'soneofthe crap. If we fold, you'll have no stop in Chicago to promote the ·guys. He's not a star player." damn phones." film. BilLsaid that, for him, working Moore's business associates, When asked if he thought the with actors is not one of the more shocked by his nidical thinking, companies would appreciate the difficult duties of directing. commiLhim to a sanitarium. They free advertising despite being "It's not like training seals that figure he really is nuts. satirized, Bill replied, "I think refuse to balance the ball on their It turns out that he's a genius. they oughta be. noses," he expLained. His ads are accidentally used by "I think they will take the pos­ "I think one of the hardest the print and TV media, and they ture of being offended •. while things about directing is the sheer become a huge success. secretly being thrilled that they're physical labor of getting up at 5 The ad agency's top 1J9sses, being advertised in s uch a a.m. and going to work all day know_ing you can't argue with straightforward manner," Bill long, and being mentally alert," success, then try to lure Moore said. he added. "And at the end of the Darryl Hannah (above) playa an Insane asylum Inmate who falls in love back to work. Some advertisers reacted day, going to watch dailies, and with Dudley Moore In Crazy P&ople, a n- film from Paramount Pictures. Crazy People is at its funniest negatively,"even before the film getting up the next day to do the The plot Involves the unorthodox methods of an advertising executive. when it pokes fun.at the advertis- opened this past Wednesday. In a same thing for weeks and weeks." recent article in The Wall Street • ing industry. These are mostly the Once filming is completed sible." past and says he may return to one scenes showing Moore's ideas Journal, a spokeswoman for Porsche's ad agency said the film though, Bill said he likes the edit­ Bill said he's "literally back on of those mediums, or perhaps displayed on billboards and TV direct a play, before his next film. is in bad taste, and a spokesman ing process. the unemployment ranks" now, commercials. with no set plans for his next "I just keep busy directing, for United Airlines said the com­ "It gives me a chance to calmly But these moments are scarce, whatever form that takes," he pany didn't think the use of its and coolly go over all my mis­ movie. He has directed TV and the film gets bogged down takes and correct them, if pos- movies and commercials in the concluded. CENTRAL CAMERA COMPANY DEPARTMENTS: View Cameras Tripods Flash/Meters Binoculars Used Cameras/Lenses Paper/Chemicals/Enlargers Photofmishing/Film (Most items over $50.00; 1 year (Kodak, Iiford, Oriental/Seagul Darkroom Accessories limited warranty) AGFA, Mitsubishi) New Cameras/Lenses

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Event to be held yearly Columbia co-eds celebrate ,------~ $) women's achievements

By Mary Stockover Tuesday's highlights will in­ Managing Editor clude Columbia's Love En­ semble Women Singers at I p.m. After a year of frustrations and and a returning women's recep­ setbacks, the Women's Coalition tion that will feature alumni of Columbia is gaining recogni­ women at 6:30p.m. tion with a week long celebration Wednesday at 4 p.m. the of the creative women, beginning Women From Black Theatre April 13th . Workshop will perform and, at The coalition developed last 5:30 p.m., there will be a panel year w hen several students discussion on the c risis in started talking about a group for women's health care. Columbia women. Thursdiiy's activities will in­ "Our goal is to represent all the clude a presentation by the women at Columbia," said Senior Feminist Writers Guild at 4 p.m. Kamina Glover. "From women and at 6 p.m. A group of Colum­ who are 40 years old and have bia women film ·makers will returned to Columbia to complete present a screening of their films their education to minorities and with a reception to follow. lesbians on campus." The week will close Friday Glover, one of nine members with. a reading by writer Gwen­ of the coalition, said that although dolyn Brooks at 3:30 p.m. and a the group is small it has been able performance by the Zebra Cross­ to plan such programs as Self­ ing Theatre Co. honoring Brooks. defense for Women, and Women ''This is just the beginning," in South. Africa, both held last said Glover. "We want to have semester. this week every year from now "But this first annual on." Women's Week is by far our big­ Glover also said it was not a yo (I c..A,,../ r () er I T () r f Vo v tZ. ftitNO gest achievement," Glover said. . coincidence that the coalition's Totally natural SMARTFOOD~ A1r-popped popcorn smothered in w hite cheddar cheese The week kicked off last week was not held during Nation­ Friday at 6 p.m. in the Hokin Stu­ al Women's Month in March. dent Center with an opening "It is nice to be outside of reception featuring art, fiction Women's month because· this , reading and song by and about (Women's Week at Columbia) is women. away from all the rallys around Mor.day will feature Chicago town. It's strictly Columbia. Women in Comedy at 12 p.m. and ''That was the meal," Glover ·~ an acquaintance rape seminar at 4 laughed. ''This week is the des­ p.m. sen." I - \Vin the computer you need to succeed in tlie real world and a chance to use it there. lr"se:~:jt~l trrour Re:~ \lorld llemom a \lacimosh' \ou re: ~lrc:m·t lose if1oo come m and ~et rour c0111pu1er to emer .-\pple·s Re:~ World Sweeps~tkes . h:mds on a 'ktcimosh toda1: Because once 100 do. 1otdl lf1oo·ll' one ofH Gr:tnd Prl7£ w•m-.ers.11•dl ~e! 10 see howe:~· it is to use and how much OIJe.coulddO for spend a 11 let1ers. too. But d011t L"lke our word for 1t r.ome 111 :md tn· a Then' ""II :dsobe 20 First Prize111nners "110w>ll 'L1omosh .tndsee for1oorself. And 1f1oo II'Cel\~ \lacmtosh SE COI11f1Uiers and! !XXI ~ond Pr1ze "111 the t;r.md Pr1ze. ,n., II be see>~ dle II• 11111ners whow •ll ~etApple'T·sh>rts re:~ 11nrldsooc-.er tlt unoo thmk. 1 Enter Apple's Real World Sweepstakes and vou could win aweek at ~ Quality one of ffiese leading organizations and a Macintosh computer. :~~5m~ Used Books Enter April 16th -April 27th Contact: Rebecca Courington, Office 4008

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Record Review Public Enemy lives up to its name on 'Black Planet;' asks important questions

By Mitchell Hurst tear into "Brothers EdiJor-in-chitf Gonna Work it Out," not neces­ sarily a call for unity but a warn­ Stock the bomb shelter. The ing !hat it's in lhe works. The months of waiting are over and song is lhe best on lhe album, Public Enemy is back, not wilh a excluding lhe year-old "Fight lhe vengeance, but wilh an intellec­ Power," with Flav' s scratchy tual assault sure to simultaneous­ voice matched up against Chuck ly alienate and satisfy a curious D's vocal power. audience. Olher cuts on lhe record deal Making more unwanted ap­ wilh notorious problems wilhin pearances in lhe media last year the black community !hat PE !hen Elvis, PE doesn't so much vehemently refuses to ignore. answer !heir critics as ambush "911 Is a Joke" expresses blacks' !hem. anger over lhe lenglh of time it FearofaBlackPlanet, wilh its takes ambulances and police to Star Trek-like cover, is, in its en­ reach lhe projects in New York. tirety, a vicious parody of a "Every day they don't never paranoid white society !hat locks come correctlYou can ask my lhe front door when a black man man right here wilh lhe broken walks by lhe driveway. neclFear of a Black Planet is un­ first single, and a song adulterated black experience. misinterpreted by many as anti­ lOtally natural SMAATFOOO ~-- A•r ·DO Peed poocorn smothered •n w h1te Cheddar cheese Rap fans who lhought they were Semitic. "Incident" is another getting "souled" by hearing "Bust collection of radio comments a Move" or "Joy and Pain" will recorded when . made an fmd, if!h ey listen toBlackPlanet, appearance on lhe air. The ac­ thatlhey were only scratching lhe cusations are presented before surface. Chuck. rips into "Terrordome," a

Black Planet is a test. PE stinging rebuttal to New York's - draws lts audience in with a fero- Jewish community, which heavi­ -cious beat and !hen dare it to keep ly criticized him for allowing listening. The record is fi lled wilh back into lhe band a fringe mem­ what PE detractors call rhetoric, be r who made an ti-Semitic but what is actually, if paid close remarks. "Crucifixion ain't no attention to, some of lhe most fiction/so called c hosen­ clever rhyming to be found in rap. frozen/a pology made to But it's lhe musical construc­ whomever pleases/still !hey got tion of the record, an ability of me like Jesus," Chuck raps. lh.is band !hat is often overlooked, While !he comparison to Christ is, the importance of the its presence is appropriate. The lhat sets it apart. There are more no doubt, overstated, lhe alleged brolher/sister 1-elationship. "Bum single was inexplicably ignored Life Is Worth reasons 10 dance found on !his anti-Semitism is, at its worst, Hollywood Bum" is a stinging by commercial radio, which Living record lhan on the last two New harsh criticism. accusation aimed atlhe movie in­ places its balls in a sling and tos­ Order records combined. It is obvious that Public duslry for its' lack of providing ses !hem out the studio window Black Planet opens up smartly Enemy lhrives on provocation. acc urate blac k c harac ters. anytime something remote! y ag­ with "Contract on the World Wilhout it, !heir message falls on "Burn," more lhan any olher song gressive comes its way. Hopeful­ Love Jam," a collection of deaf ears. They enjoy being shrill on lhe record,lands a bulls-eye on ly, are-release will get the song SPEED criticisms of lhe band heard on a for various reasons, not lhe least its target. some well-deserved air play. New York call-in radio show set of which is !hat it sells records. The title ttack discusses white Fear ofa Black Planet is, as a LIMIT to a raw drum beat, and simple But listeners who fail to look altitudes toward mixed-race whole, a definitive summary of bass line. Interestingly, lhe com­ beyond !his fact miss out on a relationships, and sums !hem up the black experience !hat whites ments stand alone, and are band that has never received well. But it fails to flip lhe coin have refused to pay auention to presented without interjection enough credit for its innovation. and look atlhe olher side. for too long. We do ourselves a from lhe band. Other cuts of note include "Fight lhe Power," lhe single favor to take heed. But before the listener can "Pollywanacraka," a conciliatory from Spike Lee' s Do the Right 55 blink, rapper Chuck D. and message to black women about Thing, concludes lhe album, and Reviewed on compact disc. The Columbia Chronicle

THE f!ACK PAGE APRIL 16, 1990 Miscellaneous Weisman Sc:holanhip applicatioas are due today in room 100A, Michig&D buildin&. For more In his Presidential campaign, George Bush lalked of"a thousand matioa caU 663--1600x421. Women In Communications ptaent author Susan Sbeeh&n, who willlec:Nre oo magazine writing points of light," meaning people helping people. One of those points at 5:30 in the Slh floor faculty lounge. Wabab bu.ikling. is coming to Columbia College, in the form of Alcoholics Anonymous. AJ. part of the week. long celebration o f the Creative Woman, the Hokin Student Center will present Columbia has been given the opportunity to organize an A.A. chapter. Chk:.tlgo Women in Comedy at oooo and a seminar on acquaintance npe at 4 p.m. The idea is to have A.A. members help A.A members. This peer support system is intended to help members know they are not alone in their experiences. The first meeting will be April 18th from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 in room 204 of the Wabash building. A second meeting that day will be held from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. in the same room. Additional meetings, and possible other self-help programs like Adult Children of Alcoholics, depends on student, faculty and"staff involvement; therefore, all those interested are encouraged to attend.

Columbia faculty member and food editor Edward Brooks, a nationally syndicated columnist, broadcaster and Columbia's Careers and Marketing Communications teacher, has been honored with a special "Diplome d'Honneur" by the Vignerons of the Champagne district of France. Brooks was the only American recipient of the award for 1989. The awards are given to those who have made exceptional contributions to wine education during the previous year. Last month, Brooks was named "Food Editor of the Year" for the slate of lllinois.

ate ma la will speak at 1 :30 p .m . in tbe Hokin Student Cenler. Student leaders needed. The Academic Advising Office is seeking Kaleidoscope: Women at Work presents poet Gwendolyn Brooks at 3 p.m. in the Hokin Center. The Art Department welcomes anist Judy Linguu for a lecture on her work. C.U 663· 1600 x 380. students to work with new students at Fall orientation and registration. Requirements and applications are available in the Academic Advising Office in room 300 of th ·~ Wabash building. Deadline is May 18.

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