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It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. -columbi Volume 15, Number 5 Monday, October 28, 1985 Columbia College, Chicago Chicago ·runners Enrollment stats increase By Greg Canfield glide thru and Sally Daly marathon This year's sta tistics showed that enrollment ar Columbia College in­ creased by 5.6 percent mo re students in attenda nce than last year. Current enrollment sta nds a t PAGE11 5, 18 1 students, 233 of which are graduate students. " It's mo re o r less wha t we a n­ ticipated ," said Dean o f Student Fiction Services H ermann Cona way . .. In the six years that I've been here, we have not experienced a decline in enro llment." The tale " I think it's phenomenal that Columbia can increase its enroll­ of the ment when most institutions arc ex­ periencing a decline o r fl a t missing growth," Conaway said. He attributed the increase to the students variety of programs which are of­ fered. " It's apparently perceived by the public that what we do, we do best," he sar.<--,~ Cona\\>ay pu~ emphasis ' on· the ~ombined efforts of the faculty, staff and students working together as a key to the enrollnient increa se. "The admissions sta ff can't do it Columbia students enroll for classes during registration. Statistics show an increase in enrollment. all by itself," he said. "Students (Chronicle/ Robb Perea) play a very vital part in the recruiting effort at Columbia. Another factor is the favorable corporates science into the com­ synch with the growth of enroll­ Students who have a pleasant ex­ publicity genera ted by photography munications fi eld, has gained mcnr. •• Conaway said. perience here tell their friends." exhibits, theater a nd dance per­ notoriety throughout the country," Concern ing future enrollment • Columbia representa tives visit formances and an award· winning Conaway sa id. and facilities Conaway 'iaid, .. We film departmenl. "That publicity 300 high schoo ls and junior col­ didn't a lways have four buildings. pr&VI8W transla tes into curiosity," Con­ leges in the metropo lita n a rea in an As enrollment has increased, As enrollmen t increased we sought away said. effort to recruit students. These Columbia has been forced to ex­ other ventures. I think the school "The methodology used in the PAGE12 visits have been a contributing rae­ pand facilities. would be wi lling to e.•pand if tor. according to Conaway. science d epartment which in - " W e've been able to do it in necessary.'' cc·reps attend prayer breakfast mancc by the Wheaton College By Greg Walker Cont'Crl Choir, reading) from the Six representatives from Colu m­ Bible, and cx prcs~ions of dcdka­ bia College, including John Moore. tion to religious ideab. Dean of Student Services, jomed '" This i' the kind of glue that over 1,400 pcoplc who attended lltc hold~ a rommunity together." \aid annual Chi•. : agoland Leadership Mayor Wa::.hington. "The tc ~u.: h ­ Prayer Brea ~ fas t, an annual politi­ ing-; of the bible arc not ju\t mouth­ callrc ligi ou ~ event held Tue~da y . ing and blathering~. but an: funda­ October 15. at the Grand Ballroom mcmal pans of ever} day life." of the C hkago Marriou . A bible reading wa~ done by Bar­ The breakfa>1 wa\ a11ended by bara Pro~.: tor. who a~ Chairman hundred> of business, political, and and Prc\ident o f Proctor and religious leader ~ from Chicago and Gardner Ad\crtising wa ~ d1o~en by the Midwest. Reprcsentativc'i from Prc~ idcnt Kcagao a~ an C\amplc of many Chkago area (.'OIIcgcs a l ~o at­ an Amcrkan Mll'CC~~ ~tory during tended. On hand from Columbia his I ~8 5 State Of The Union Ad­ were studcntl!l Sheri Bellon. Mi­ dress. l..' hacl Zork h. Lu ~.:y na Wojtas, and Former governor Quic gave a Vi kki Reyna, and the Associate spiritual ~peet:h in wh ich he applied Dean o f Student Services John biblical pas~agc\ to current cvcnb, Moore. and " arned that leaders mu\t never Breakfast ,.. a~ ~cn cd at 7:30. fo r~akc spiritual teaching\. aflcr whk h there ''"; a t·ercmony '" Look at Mahat ma Ghandi, ·· chaired by Ormand J . Wade. Pre\i­ ~i d Quie. " He wa.!t a great man. dem of lllmoi> Bell. T he principle He " asn't a C hristian. but \piritu­ speaker wa> Alben H. Quie. ality " a~ hi~ guide." former governor of Minnesota Thi~ wa~ Chicago·~ twenty-set.·· from 1978-82. along with Mayor ond Leadership Prayer Break fast. a Harold Washington. Re• . John T . JO<.·alitcd \Crsion of the Nauonal Richardson. Presiden1 of DePaul Prayer BreakfaM inaugurated b) Representatives from Columbia College included (from left to right) Michael Zorich, Sheri Betton, University, and Mario Aranda, 1::>.­ Congress in 1952, and held annual­ John Moore, Lucyna Wojtas and Greg Walker. ecutive Direc tor of The Latino In­ ly in \Vashington D.C. Similar stitute. events arc sponsored each year in The program included a perfor- nearly every state of the Union. PAGE 2 Columbia Chronicle Kurtis outlines reporters' duty By Sean Hogan news abo illy to cover stories," he to "communicate problems ro iJ1.. An<horman Bill Kurtis said he said. telligent people so they can sol'IIC likes to spea~ to college audiences Because a viewi ng audience is them." to. "make you think." Kurtis ap­ usually more interested in the news Kurtis has been involved in sever­ peared between newscasts in the or it's own region. the local stations al investigative reports, indudi"l Furguson Theatre October 18 to are bencr able to serve: the market, one on investigative reportina. answer questions about a "Report­ Kurtis told about 2S Columbia stu­ He also hosted a documenlary ers Responsibility." Kurtis spoke dents who ancnded his Icc lUre. with co-anchor Don Craia entilled or changes in television news which Kurtis said. " Because of this. it " "Qle Ills or Investigative and Un­ have occured during the nearly 20 is only practical to have local news dercover Reporting." The piece years he has been in the television programs more frequently and looked into some of the practices news business. or longer than the network news investigative reporting which may Kurtis is the anchor or WBBM­ shows." Kurtis said he a nd his col­ TV's (Channel 2) 6 and 10 p.m . leagues arc trying harder to bring in have seemed unfair. Kurtis dis­ weeknight newscasts. news from the suburbs. cussed uambush interviews." thar "The news business is big busi­ is, approaching someone for a n in­ Kurtis began his broadcasting ca­ ness,'' he said: ''There are more rc ~ terview when the interviewee is un­ porters and more camera people reer at age 16 in his hometown or prepared, then showing the footaac Independence. Kansas. There he rhan ever before."' on the air. He questioned whether was a disc-jockey, play-by-play or not some undercover journalists sports announcer. newsman a nd covered or rather created corrup. Technology puts studio technician, with KIND tions. radio. local news Kurtis started his television ca­ Kurtis told his listeners to • "use reer in 1966. He covered the 1968 your head and be aware as an inves­ into forefront Democratic Convention in Chica­ tigative reporter." go. " I was across the street from Kurtis said an undercover report­ Changes in technology and ne­ here (Columbia College) on Balbo er should tell the audience how he twork programming have put the in '68 when all the riots broke or she obtained access to informa­ local news in the forefront or the out." he said. tion and whether or not the report­ business, according to Kurtis. er had to lie to gain access to a " In the past . mini-cams had to Kurtis was demonstrating the im· scandal. transmir from one to another to ponancc of objectivity in news re­ bring in pictures from Ohio to Chi­ porting. He said stories varied from Kurtis talked much about princi­ cago. But now. Minneapolis local reporter to reporter during the cov­ ple. "Ncwspeople should be honor­ news covered .. Farm~Aid" via a erage or the conrroncations. able and professional." direc t satellite microwave from " II took months to sort o ut." Kurtis stayed after the lecture to their mini-cam in C hampaign," Kurtis said a reporter should be sign copies of his autobioaraphy Kurtis said. ''derailed but not interpretive." " Bill Kurtis, On Assignment," and talk personally to students. CBS Anchor Man Bill Kurtis "There is a shift in the regional He said it is the job or a reporter Group premieres at Dance Center Four dynamic new dance pieces dancing and is set to former British "Peggy Sue" and "That'll Be the two Creative Artist Public Service or Israel and Martha Graham's by the New York· based dance rocker Fred Frith's music, describ­ Day." The other new work is built (CAPS) fe llowships from New company.