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College funds suffer cutbacks 'Grass' isn't getting greener
also show a trend towards the use of hallucmagen1c drugs such as LSD !.1111!1111111~··· jl~llllllllllll~llllll~llllm~f:l.itfi\llllll ::l:ll!~~: l:ll l:l~:. cond1t1on that has changed IS the grow H1gh school sen1ors now cons1denng ing number of girl-users 1n what was college are facing a gloomy fmancial fu "My fnends told me about 11. It was once a male-oriented problem. ture The federal college tuition assis new and 1t was cool . . . " Th1s was a In the past two years drug research tance programs w111 almost certainly be common teen reaction 1n December, has uncovered more and more evidence cut under the new Reagan budget. The 1978 when New Expression covered a that pot damages the heart, lungs, male a one hour. , K' ol the 'high'·. I IllinOIS State Scholarship CommiSSion is story on youth and manjuana. These and female reproductive organs and the b·. Only at the p~~urs alter ·peaK o $5 million in debt. The IllinOIS univer teens were members of what the federal body's protective systems against di c "Three to lour - SitieS are clos1ng freshman registration government then called "Th_e Pot Gen sease. Two years ago, New Expres high IS reachedi eftects the reprod now because of state budget cuts. And eration." sion ran a quiz based on med1cal facts Man)··uana ma1nY the Ch1cago-area colleges have already New nat1 on-wide studies indicate that about pot that were known then. Below system monKeys onlY estimated a ten percent tu1tion hike for teens still think that mariJuana is as cool is a new quiz based on new medical in laboratory les's sperm next fall. as designer Jeans But these stud1es information. ~·. by low~r~~g a .::men to produce a by inh1b1t1ng . g ovulation. The federally funded Pell Grant (alias C· dunn B.E.O.G.) may be reduced as much as ripened egg . $500 for students who were eligible for r more ioints a daY the max1mum $1,800 grant last year. 3. s moKing lour osmoKing . Secretary of Education Terrel Bell compared to . arettes a day. cla1ms that the Pell Grants and the CETA jobs: apply now nearly 20 clg a. 2 acKS a day. Guaranteed Student Loans would cost b. p . ettes a day. an added $1 bill1on this year 1f they were C 10 Cigar n's · persO•• funded at last year's levels. D.H.S. Community Service Centers and . h eftects a The Pell money ran out in November " mariiuana hlg hension only C.H.A. (residents only). . ,..,. d. g compre JUSt one month after the new govern Those eligible to apply (1 4 thru 21 yrs.) a. rea In . emorv ment f1nancial year began. The same President Reagan's proposed CETA must submit copies of their birth certifi b ·mmedlate m thing happened to the Illinois Scholar budget cut of $3.6 billion will not hold up . ~oth a and b cates, social security cards, parent IRS c. "ther a and b ship last summer when the comm1ss1on the registration foJ the CETA summer fprm or green card (to prove eligibility as d. ne1 ran out of money 1n August, one month youth job program. a member of a low-income family) and a after the lllino1s financial year began. The CETA JOb program this summer copy of a teler>hone or electric bill (to Although it is not determined how and will run from June 29 to August 21. Appli prove residence). The Mayor's Office of which programs w111 be cut, one thmg IS cations will be available during the f1rst Manpower advises teens who don't certa1n, semors should apply now. It ap week 1n April from high school coun have a social security card to apply for a pears that all awards will be on a first selors, YMCA's, Chicago Park Distnct card immediately because it may take come, first served bas1s off1ces (16 yrs. and older), C1ty Colleges, four to six weeks to secure a card.
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1. It seems eas1er to look back on one's life rather than to live m the present or prepare for the fu ture. I dun'! think I would do high school differently because I was fortunate enough to attend a large urban school with challenging programs in English, math, sci ence, social studies, Spanish, mdustrial shop and mus1c. I gained leadership expenence as president of the student council, and so I had a well-rounded com by Jackie Acoff bination of academics and activi ties. hil Bimstein 2. Although I studied to be a research chemist, I included a lock & Ron generous number of liberal arts ongwriter and courses in my college educat1on. It IS this broad-spectrum type of erformer education that has helped me in fphil 'n' the Blanks" my adult life I recommend this 1. I would read more books, type of education w1thout reserva pec1ally the class1cs and tion; and I would repeat it, only Jreat" books, and possibly more more in depth, if I had to do 11 'story, biography and other agam. oks which would help me to I would be pleased to start my derstand why things are· the career educat1on today at a t1me ay they are. I looked upon read when there are more doors and g as "homework" when I was in avenues open to Blacks, even hool ; it was only later that I Photo by Oscar Moresi though I believe that I conquered alized its value and learned to many of those obstacles when I joy reading for its own sake. "I would have gone to college and waited to get had to . 2. A good, well-rounded liberal 3. The field of education is ;-ts education grounded in litera married" Steve Stribling changing rapidly. School systems Ire, philosophy, history and psy will continue to employ the best ology with a good opportunity creative and practil::al business. would go to a school where I didn't long as I have a boss. I make in methods in modern day business r creative expression. Creatively, I love to express my know a lot of people and set my side investments and use my administration and supervision. 3. Pop music has fads that self and would be doing so no goals. I want to accomplish. money and experience in hqpes of The "line-staff" method of )me and go. Last year - Disco; operating a school will give way to matter what field I was in. But 2. After high school, I went to becoming self-supporting and is year - New Wave; next year music is also a business, and, the group leadership model. college for one semester, and independent. Eventually, I'll do - what? These changes will fortunately, I also have a practical Leadership of the school will not then I went into the Air Force and what I want to do. ~cur , but I cannot prepare for side which helps me deal with the be vested in one head (principal); em, and I should not attempt to. practical details that come up got married. After finishing the Air 4. When I first entered the TV in it will be distributed among the in I have something to offer as a every day. I also have to be disci Force for four years, I went back to dustry I found it very exciting, but volved and interested members of usician, I will help to bring about plined because being in a rock college. If I had to do it all over after seeing plane crashes, acci the community. ese changes rather than worry group is hard work and not nearly again, I would have gone to col dents, TV stars ... it doesn't ex 4. Schooling to me is one of the ut preparing for them. I wel as glamorous as it may appear to lege and waited to get married be cite me anymore. To me my work largest industries in the country. >me change in myself and in be. cause it's extremely hard on a is a job and I look for something Although schools are often hers as an opportunity for scorned in favor of industrial person to go to school, work and more challengmg to come along. owth and adventure. Steve Stribling careers, I ask, "Aren't the schools support a family. Although I found 5. I have the ability to get along 4. Songwriting excites me be the center from which all these in T.V. technician the Air Force a learning experi with people. In my work I have to luse I can use each song to Channel2 dustries receive their basically ake a comment about the world ence, when I got out and went have an unemotional attitude prepared participants?" Educa my life; to point out some odd 1. I went to Harlan high school for back to college I was four years toward people. Although I may not tion is very challenging because it 1riosity that I'd like other people one year. At Harlan I knew older than everyone and my peers like certain people, I have to get is so visible to the community. We notice; to call people's attention everyone, had lots of friends and were ahead of me. along with them. If people call me have to explain our mission to the things I find interesting. I could knew the hangouts because I 3. The television industry grew names, I can't react to them. community and account to them > this by writing stories or es lived in the neighborhood. As a rapidly like the radio industry. I got Like many minority employees, for our achievements and failures. ys, but the truly exciting thing is result of this I would skip class and into it when it was just beginning to I don't have the 'knife-stabbing' 5. A school administrator must at by combining my message lowered my grades. The next year grow, and I still think it is growing. ability which is sometimes needed be able to work with a variety of th music I can make it more ap personalities and problems and I entered C.V.S., where I knew no There are no more radio tech to succeed. Sometimes you have taling to the listener. Performing must be able to cause those exciting because I communi one. Since I knew no one, I hit the nicians today; radio is automated. to be not very nice and other times people to achieve and produce at tie directly to the audience and books and got straight A's. I wasn't With modern technology, TV you must learn to get along with their highest levels. I enJOY trying :perience their reaction first satisfied with just passing. Getting reporters may be able to carry the right people and use them to to bnng out the best 1n people. I tnd. A's to me was challenging. If I was their cameras around with them. I your advantage. also like VIsualizing problems and 5. My job has two aspects: to do high school differently, I am not satisfied with my job as experimentmg with solutions.
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NEW EXrAESSION 3 (Continued from Page 3.) t1vely small (950 students) and working in this field because then attended the Un1vers1ty of mental health IS an area that a lot Irma J. Bland, M.D. Ch1cago Medical School. From of people feel frightened about Psychiatrist med school I went into re s1dency and uncomfortable w1th . I find this Private Practice traming, wh1ch is where a doctor field challenging because I like to 1. 1 don't thmk I would do h1gh chooses her spec1alty - surgery. help people change the1r negative school much d1Herently than I d1d psychiatry, pediatncs, etc. If there att1tude toward mental health and it. I attended a publ1c h1gh school, was anyth1ng I would have done learn to live with what happens to got good grades, was very In· differently 11 would have been to them and learn to cope w1th life. terested 1n sc1ence and math and be active in extra-curnculars dur S. I have to be energetiC, flexible, found most of my classes very In ing medical school. I feel that a adaptable, sensitive and under teresting I was very active in balance between extra standing to the needs and prob extra-curncular activ1t1es such as curnculars and academ1cs g1ves lems of my clients. Some of my the Drama Club. Glee Club, and an mdiv1dual confidence, self hobbles such as sw1mming and the Honor Society. I th1nk the bal esteem and a chance to relieve racquetball give me an escape ance between curnculars and academic tens1on. from the tens1on of my f1eld, and academ1cs was very benef1c1al to 3. New research developments this helps me 1n my work 1nd1rectly. me. I wouldn't have liked 11 any 1n psychiatry w1ll probably change I am a very calm, tolerant, pat1ent other way our understand ing of certain person, and I try to maintain a 2. There 1sn't much that I d1dn't do mental Illnesses We'll also see sense of humor after h1gh school that I wouldn't do the development of new drugs I don't find any aspect 1n my aga1n . I went to Dillard University and treatment techn1ques. personality that conflicts with the 1n New Orleans wh1ch was rela- 4. I wou1d be excited about demands of my JOb, but others may see some aspects. I would like 11 brought to my attention 1f there are any. Accurate Data School Photo by Celeste Williams "Where Educatron rn Data Processrng Comes Ftrst" Jane Howarth Administrative ubecause of Computer Sciences, I'm Dietician going back to school" Little Company of Mary Hospital pi tal work, it's a lot harder for me to in the food and nutrition fields. I Computer Programming 1. I would 0e more concerned go back after the masters now, but would prefer to enter the computer or w1th studies - to be towards the because I want 1t so badly, I know science phase of the industry, and Keypunch/Key Entry top of the class - instead of low I'll get it. that's why I'm going back to middle. I'd be involved w1th school 3. Computers are having an ex school. activities and still do all of the non treme impact on the clinical and 5. I supervise 100 people on two • Friendly Class Environment sense that creates the fun and therapeutic aspects of nutrition as sh1fts, and that means I have to memories of high school. I did do well as on the administrative and like being with people. I do, and I • Personalized Instruction plenty of that nonsense - and I production jobs related to foods. believe in bringing humor into my don't regret it. So, naturally, I would include everyday contact with them as • Affordable 2. I would have attended Iowa computer sciences in my college well. I hate the gloom and doom • Terms Available State University, Ames, because ·curriculum and be sure that I kept attitude of some managers - life it's the hub of the dietetic world, up with innovations in computers is too short. I want them all to • Job Placement even though my mom and dad through workshops and seminars enjoy their jobs and take pride in once I started work. what they do, and so they have to Assistance would have gone bananas at the idea of my being that far away 4. The excitement exists in the see me enjoying my work and • Conveniently from home. If I had gone away to growing number of specializations caring about quality. LoC"ated .school instead of commuting to Computer Programming college, I might have grown up 6 or 12 months • Days/ Eves faster and been less of a college Coming in the April Issue: comic for four years. I certainly We will continue these profiles, "If fashion model, a woman business 5040 W. Irving Park Road Chicago , Illinois 60641 would go right on for a master's I were 17 again" in our next issue. manager, an accountant an Look for the experiences of a male more. (312) 777-1072 degree. After eleven years of hos-
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~------~-~------~------Test your C.(areer) Q. This month The Teaser has gone career crazy. You've probably heard of all the occupations listed below, BUT do you know what is required before you can practice each of these occupations? See if you can match one of the seven sets of re quirements to each of the occupations below. For example, a fire fighter would be # 2 (special schooling plus on-the-job training). See how smart you can be with the 15 below.
Occupations a. Lawyer b. News reporter c. Bank teller o doubt you'' e heard about l.o~ ola. but did ~ ou k nt)\\ d. Atrhne f>IIOt that l O)ola Unher~it\ of Ch~~:ago i~ the olde'-t uni\er'-it~ 111 e. Mot1on p1cture prOJeCtiOniSt f. lntenor des1gner the cit~'? 5incc 1870, I o~ ola h~h hel!n J1fO\ iding ouhtanding g. Roofer academic program' to 'tutknt' from mel! opolit.1n ( h1cag.o h. Window-washer and di'ar. The four undergraduate dl\ j,IOll'- or \ rt, and i. Architect j. Soc1al worker 5~..icnce,, Bu,lne'>s \ dmini•M.. ttion, l ducatton, anJ ur,ing k. Phys1cal therap1st arc lo~..
312/567-3525 I ~a me I 3201 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago ll 60616 I I I Ct tate l1p I I (,rad lear I \rea 01 Interest ROTC \n equal opponunll\ educator ·1nd cmplo:.er. Gotewoy I O 0 greo' woy of " '·· L --1 ------NEW EXPRESSION 5 How much do teen 1ntern• By Pasha Dunbar C.A.F E program (Ch1cago Area and Dawn Biggs Food-Service Educatron) are with Adrienne Terrell, James cJeanrng up cookrng equrpment as Knox and Mitchell Moore the1r everyday task. and students from Farragut are read ng meters Marv1n Freeman. a senror at for People's Gas C V S . hand tools v1ohn bows as Our 1nvest1ga1ton of work-study an apprentice 1n the I C E (lndus programs 1n 11 Chrcago public tnal CooperatiVe Educalton) pro schools reveals that. gram He lrkes learnrng from a 1) there are b1g drfferences master bow-maker at the John from Job site to JOb srte in the Norwood Lee Corp .• which IS ten quality of the train1ng, m1les away from h1s regular class 2) the students are generally rooms sat1sf1ed about leaving 'My work 1s rewardrng. I have a school early and earnrng chance to meet famous violin1sts money; and bass players I'm geM1ng cre 3) there are more opportunities dit for learning a sk1ll that's pre to Jearn "how to behave" on panng me for the future tinan the JOb rather than oppor etally," he sa1d "Thrs IS a lot drffer tunitres to gain specral ent from what my fnends are get knowledge about a particular trng who work at McDonald's." career, and and 11 gives them a head start in to earn and learn at the same ing) program, says she hkes to b But some of the work-study 4) there are opportunities for their career cho1ces." he sa1d. trme," he said. " I like it because J able to pick up a pay check ever programs that carry high school students who are thinking But Betty Busetto, a coordinator get to work with V.I.P.'s at the Har two weeks. Algebra and credrt are very much like " Mc about QUitting school to find a of office occupations at Whitney ris Bank." history don't offer such Donald jobs,"' and the participants reason to stay. Young, sees her program in a Janice W illiams. a sen1or at rewards. we Interviewed are as positive One work-study program di more limited way: "to help stu Whitney Young, agrees. "This Most of the students we lnte about their unskrlled JObs as Mar rector at the Board of Education dents get an idea of how to get a helps people like me who haven't viewed did not feel that they wer vrn Freeman IS about hrs job. For argues that these programs are job and to give them an idea of worked in an office get a little ex learning career skills from example, srx students from Robe career-oriented. He asked that his what a job atmosphere is like." perience 1n being on their own and ~upervisors . According to son, Englewood, Harper and Gil name be withheld. "The purpose Jeffrey Nixon, a senior at Car making a salary." Kim Terrell, who student in bus1ness admrnistrr den are bagg1ng groceries at Hill of these work-study programs is to ver, agrees with Betty Bussetto's works at a tailor shop as part of the tion, he has accounting classes mans. Some students 1n the help them with career awareness description. " It gives me a chance C.W.T. (Cooperative Work Train- school but is a typist at work. "I at my supervisor if there is any mo typing to be done If not, I c homework to look busy," he sa1 Gabrielle Huff l1kes her bu: ness admrnrstratron rnternsh wrth Black Family Publrcatrol" She wants to enter advertisrng the future. but right now shf lewis doing reception work. " We' teachrng her office procedun She types and answers tt University phone," commented her su visor, Mercedes Neddle. Jeffrey Nrxon has advanced I career plans through wo1 study. He is operatrng a compu at the Harns Bank. The bank I" offered h1m a full-trme JOb at graduation and w1ll help hrm ~ an for hrs college educat1on. One serrous weakness of program in Ch1cago is the lack education method to match students !herr career interests on a c w1de basrs. Most schools, pul for your and private, seem to have study programs tn the bus1nr fields. But programs in otl future career frelds are scattered different schools throughout crty. For more information call or write A student who wishes to int Lc" i!> Unh ersit~ in a medrcal freld may not kr Office of Admis!>inns that a medrcal work-study ~ Route 53 gram exists 1n another school Romeov11lc. IL 60441 JUnior or senror year the sacr 815-83 -0500 ext. 250 of transferrrng to another t
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Once upon a time there was a little girl named Gilda who used to play with her big brothers' toy trucks. She loved trucks, but she was told that young women don't grow up to be truck drivers. So she enrolled in a business school and be came a secretary-which she never liked being. Poor Gilda! She had been told a myth about truck-driving. She should have read NEW EXPRESSION to get the real story. That's what this page is all about-the real story about careers.
Q: Can a woman who enters sary too. Some tndustnal engtneering col Algebra and trigonometry are not basic to the iield because of the new kinds of jobs, construction work hope to be leges offer courses tn foremen or fore accounting, according to an accountant for cameras and photographers available. come a foreman - Oops - a women tratntng. Accredited Asststance. But, you should Product promottons, trade shows and con forewoman? Q: Should a student with have an Interest in mathematics. ventions are some of the types of modeling A: Women most deftmtely can become algebra problems plan on be Good reading and wnting sk1lls are also that don't require any specific he1ght. foremen - I mean. forewomen. According coming an accountant? necessary for an accountant, and a course Barbizon Schools and Modeling Agency to a representattve from Women Employed, A: If you plan on becomtng an account tn law could also come tn handy. th1nks a good model should have an out tt's happentng a lot tn road constructton. ant, don't let your algetlra grades get you Q: Can a woman or man under going personality and an ability to catch on To be a forewoman, you should have an down Accounting deals mostly with baste 5'8" become a fashion model? fast to new ideas. However, professional aggresstve personality. A good background mathemattcs such as add11on , subtractton. A: Modeling ts a broad, competitive field. training isn't required if you have a face and in the fields of math and sctence ts neces- dtvision and multtplicatton. _.- If you're not 5'8" it's not impossible to enter figure like Brooke Shields or a relative in the business. A SCHOOL WITH INTERNATIONAL SCOPE where undergraduate students from all racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups receive an education with a "global perspective" and prepare for the future EAST· WEST UNIVERSITY 816 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60605 U.S.A.
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8 NEW EXPRESSION Q: Can a person who has..trou designer? Burr of Stritch Medical School. More and same requirements as a regular medical ble with English grammar be a A: Art has nothing to do with designing more biology classes involve chemistry, student. After finishing med-school, s/he journalist or writer? clothes, according to Mrs. Zaharoff of too, so that med students and nurses are must study dermatology for three years. A: If you have a good writing style and Zaharoff Designers. She claims that bound to face a lot of chemistry problems. According to a dermatologist for Acne produce interesting content, an under clothes designers should have a vivid im Other Medical careers are not as linked Care Center, future dermatologists had standing editor may be willing to correct agination. "Creativity is the key. Getting to difficult science classes such as medical better expect to be very versatile in surgery, your mechanical (grammar and spelling) people to like your ideas is what makes you clerks, medical assistants and nurse's aids. as well as in diagnosis and medication. errors. But the Colleges of Journalism are a good designer," she said. really cracking down on students with low Since clothes designing is a competitive Q: Can a junk-food-eater hope scores in "Correctness in Writing." Many of field, you should go to college for training. to become a dietician or a nut· these schools now give their own grammar The Fashion Institute of Technology in New If you're a ritionist? tests for admission into advanced classes. York City is one of the leading schools for A: The American Dietetics Association By the way, you need typing skills more designing majors; junk food doesn't see any relationship between what than ever because writers today are using you eat and your career in nutrition. computerized word-processing machines. . Q: Should a person who wants eater, can you Dieticians should be well-educated in the Some Journalism Schools demand 50-to to have a family enter the thea fields of chemistry, anatomy, sociology and SO-words a minute by Junior year. ter? be a dietician economics. Although it is not required, psy A: Mrs. Amundson of Amundson Arts chology comes in handy, too. Q: Can a woman apply as a Academy, Inc. says she has known people The biggest change occurring in the field State Trooper or a Forest in the theater who raised very successful of dietetics is the increasing awareness of Ranger? families. But, she thinks the majority of consumers about calories, cholesteral and A: If you are a high school graduate people in the theater who try to raise food nutrients. The public is very health (male or female), twenty-one years of age, families are unsuccessful at it. According to food conscious. with a passing score on the Civil Service her, the theater is an extremely demanding The computer is very much a part of the Test, you can apply as a State Trooper or a field. It requires a very dedicated person. futur~ of dietetics. Every dietitican major is Forest Ranger. But, a representative from Mrs. Amundson feels a family can be just as required to take a course in computer sci Women Employed says women may have demanding. ence. problems applying as State Troopers be Today's theater is a very competitive cause of their sex. The law says that field . So you'll have to really be good at Q: Ca'n a near-sighted person women can be hired as State Troopers, but what you do, if you are to stand a good apply for the police force or as it's not always followed. chance of making it. an airline pilot? If you apply and fail, but think you've been A: If you have a vision problem that isn't discriminated against because of your sex, Q: Can a man make it as a kin serious and can be corrected, you can yo l.! can go to the Equal Employment dergarten teacher? apply for the police force. Opportunity Commission or the Fair Em A: According to Mrs. Patricia Bell, a kin But becoming an airline pilot would be ployment Practice Commission and file a dergarten teacher for John Hay Elementary impossible. Airline pilots must have perfect complaint against the state. School, kindergarten teaching is an over vision. According to a pilot for the American Q: Is it practical for a woman populated field, but the public is not prej udiced against men. But she thinks many School of Aviation, most airlines won't even to aspire to be a fire fighter? men fear the job because they feel it is accept pilots unless they have served in the A: Women fire fighters in Chicago are feminine work. armed forces where they can get top-notch possible but rare. According to a represen Mrs. Bell says that in the future there will training and experience. Four year of tative from Women Employed, several probably be more male kindergarten Aeronautic Engineering along with a good women were hired during the recent fire teachers, especially since the importance mathematical background are also re fighter's strike. of "fathering" small children is now being quired. To be a fire fighter you must pass a phy emphasized. sical fitness test. The standards for women Q: Can a person with a quick and men are different. You must then apply Q: Can a person with poor temper become a bus driver? for training at the Fire Academy. grades in chemistry enter the A: If you're quick to lose your temper, The main barrier to women working in the medical field? Q: Can a person with acne or bus driving is not the job for you. According fire houses is similar to the barrier of women A: If you're thinking about being a doc skin blemishes become a der to the Chicago Transit Authority, bus drivers in the navy being on board ships. The male tor, you'll have to face the chemistry grade matologist? must go through a psychological screening officers arent ready for co-ed living. problem sooner or later. You'll need a "B" A: Cheer up, you facial appearance test before they can be hired. Q: Can a person who is not average in pre-med school in order to get cannot hinder you from becoming a der If an applicant passes the psychological good in art class be a clothes into med school accordmg to Dr. Daniel matologist. A dermatologist must fit the (Continued on Page 11.)
I •••• ••••••••••••1------. I I I ****Can I stay on campus? "At Mundelein College Absolutely. Mundelein has •I I two residence halls: one a I can get my degree I converted apartment build1ng I in wh1ch students share suites; •I in Food & Nutrition. I the other a modern lake-side dormitory with single and • (And marry it to Management!") • double rooms, lounges. and • • party rooms. About 1/3 of •I •I our students stay on campus I at some point in_their careers. •I ••••what about financial aid? • "It's one of the unique I We have it. (We know that • qualities of the Food & everyone isn't mto Dow • Nutrition Program here," I Jones!) You can apply for •I says Rhonda Edwards. "You I Illinois State Scholarship, I BEOG, student employment, can go the straight scientific I even a cooperative plan • route with an American. I wh1ch lets you work off • Dietetic Association I campus while you study on. • approved program and •I head for a dietetics internship I ••••How about a social life? after you graduate. I Mundelein IS a woman's I I college. You'll f1nd here an I Or, while completing your I opportun 1ty to develop all the B.S., you can link up your assurance, independence, • scientific training with • and leadership capacity you'll •I courses in Management or • need to make 1t 1n a career. And I Communications and open • 1t doesn't hurt to be in the I up a whole new array of job shadow of a big co-ed university •I options for yourself. e1t her! We're 15 m1nutes from •I the Near North Side and Chica "For my money, ( • go's downtown filled with shops, I Mundelein's Food & • theaters. beaches, tennis Nutrition program is the best in the • courts. museums. • Mid est. With food one of the • fastest growing industnes in America, IFOOD~ON I'm glad I hung in here. Way down 1 Send me further >nformation. the line I have a dream goal of I Name______-" owning and managing my own I Addres;s______health food franchise. I CI!Y·------But come June when I graduate, 1 State Z>P•------I'll be in the career cat-bird 1 Home Phone'------ seat in any event." - Return rniS fOfm to Adm•sSlons Oll•ce, 6363 Shendan Rd , I Chocago. Ill 60660 1 Pnone 312·262·8100 Ex1 219 Munde1e•n College IS an equal II opportvn•ty '" ·l•tutton eouca11 9 II ·Nome!" SPVen days a week 1 MUNDELEIN COLLEGE ...... ~N/RE' ______..
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Q: Can a man teach cooking A: According to a computer programmer and domestic arts? for the Chicago Tribune, there are differ A: You've heard the saying, "a woman's ent types of computer jobs so it depends on place is in the kitchen;" well, it's possible what job you have. that a man's place is in the kitchen, too. The If you're a computer programmer, you lnstitute of Food and Family Living says can do the programs anywhere. You could more and more men are entering domestic even do them at home. It's not necessary to arts as teachers and students. And the be near the computer until the program is all women who are going into domestic arts planned out. Then you enter it in the termi are not just planning to be housewives; they nal. are also career women who want to keep up Computer operators have to stay with with cooking technology. their machines to make sure the system Future domestic arts teachers can ex and the jobs are running properly. But, pect to see big changes in that technology. there's usually more than one operator, so Computerized cooking appliances and new it's possible to take an occasional break. ways of preserving food are among them. You'd bette.r face the fact, though, that it So be prepared. is a desk job, so you shouldn't choose it Q: Can a woman who doesn't unless you're happy sitting in one place have a trim figure be accepted over a period of time. for training as a flight atten Q: Can a person who weighs dant? over whether a flight attendant could lose Center says they accept women and men under 120 pounds drive a semi A: The Airline Employees As~iation her job if she did not maintain a trim figure. between the heights of 5'2 and 6 feet with truck? says so long as a person has a nice, neat However, the unions no longer allow com their weight being in proportion to their A: If you think all truck drivers are the big appearance she can be accepted for panies to hire or fire flight attendants on that height. A high school diploma, two years of macho type, then think again. According to training as a flight attendant. 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I was less crimes such as prostitution and why It's good for you! glad that I had three years of high school fraud and embezzlement rece1ve so little math behmd me so that I don't have to fulfill attention even though they hurt soc1ety as a math requirement at this university. much as street crimes. But I have discovered the positive s1de of A sophomore told me last week that he My roommate, Amy, has decided to assignments w1thout the help of a textbook requ1red courses. I find myself interested in keeps juggling h1s maJOr all the t1me. " Each transfer to a small pnvate college. She's (three weeks delayed from the publisher) course areas that I didn't know much about time I take a reqwed course I find out that had trouble ·with some of the university's as though we already had the knowledge. and didn't care much about until I took the something else interests me," he sa1d. 'I've requ1red areas of study, espec1ally sc1ence, None of us had any 1dea "why there are no required course. It's a little b1t like be1ng decided to be undec1ded about my maJor and she feels that she'll get more individual sand dunes on either side of Pelican Horn." forced to eat a strange food that looks weird I ve already considered business, law, attent1on 1n these required courses at a Frankly, we didn't know how to find out or smells bad and finding out that you really engmeenng and communications." smaller school where Pelican Horn IS. like it. That's a lot healthier state of mind than Amy and I are 1n the same science class, I Obviously the mstructors for this class This happened to me with "sociology." In the law student Who committed su1c1de here kn ow how she feels. I skipped over biology assume that we have had an introductory order to meet the University of Iowa social last year because his grade pomt average and botany and chem1stry 1n choosing my class. I suppose a good high school geog science requ1 rement last semester I had a wasn't good enough for entrance into Law science requirement, and I selected "Man raphy class would have helped a lot, but choice among economics, anthropology, School. and His Physical Environment" simply be I'm glad that colleges don't force us to cause the name sounded interesting (even " I was tired of trying to get decent grades in stick with a declared major. I'm glad that though it uses sexist language.) there are many more courses to choose The class itself IS interesting, but the lab classes where teachers wanted everyone to be from 1n college in order to meet a require session_s are boring and difficult. Th e as much in love with the course as they were:' ment than I had to choose from 1n h1gh catalog lists the collrse as "high school school. I'm glad that I'm broadenng my level difficulty," which is pretty embarras none of us had ever taken such a course. psychology or sociology. I didn't want any of interests and gaining more control over my sing when I find myself really struggling with I'm afraid to ask questions because there the mindblowing material that I thought own education. a bunch of other college freshmen and are so many students in class - I'd prob psychology would present - not ri ght now If only I didn't have a language and P.E. sophomores. In the beginning the lab in ably take up the whole class period asking in my life. The other two (economics and requirement to look forward to! structor expected us to hand in weekly him to explain things. So I've been getting anthropology) involved a lot of math, so I Behind My Bodyguard sation, you can take your Hide-a-phone into Have you ever tried to explain to your the closet, the attic or a clothes hamper. parents that a teacher or your boss was The trouble with this invention is that it's Tinted Glasses demanding "the impossible." You know, only half safe. All your special friends would those statements like, "Either you stay an have to use the Hide-a-phone too. by Tanya Jackson extra hour and clean up or I'll fire you!" or Bitsy Bites "George, I don't care whether you were at What do you do when it's two o'clock in your grandfather's funeral, I'm still giving the morning and your stomach is playing its you an "F" for not taking the exam on time." familiar tune? Do you lie awake and listen to Well, how about ending the generation the hunger symphony or make the gloomy gap with a button-sized video recorder that trip to the refrigerator for ugly leftovers or do puts all of those conversations on tape. you live in one of those dream houses Then, when your parents give you one of where there's actually a whole Peppin How I spell relief those "do you expect me to believe that" Fresh pie left in the refrigerator over night? looks, you can produce the evidence on Why not create a whole new mini-snack instant re-play. Of course, there would be a product just for the two o'clock fits? Some There's one genius in this country that a tardy notice, we propose a new kind of handy Watergate Erase Switch to eliminate thing like a Little Mac, or a midget milk I would like to meet. It's the person who padlock. No more frustrating rotations to those moments on tape that you'd just as shake, or a cheese popcorn sampler. invented the ballpoint pen that ERASES. the left and rotations to the right while time soon forget. I think all of us would feel a lot better Whoever this inventor is, s/he has to be ticks away and next-door locker neighbors Hide-a-phone about our junk food habits if we were shov a person who eares about teens. stick their elbows in your face. Alexander Graham Bell certainly wasn't ing 1t into our mouths while we were half From what I can see there aren't many The new Open-Says-Me will respond to thinking about privacy when he wired up asleep. inventors who care about teen prob lnsta·chic lems. They're busy making buses that "When you need that deep, intimate conversa Let's face it! Very few teens make bend in the middle or rockets that can enough money to buy five different pairs of intercept other rockets instead of tion, you can take your tfide-a-phone into the designer jeans. But what you can afford is working on the REAL problems of the closet, the attic or a clothes hamper." five sets of rip-off pockets and one pair of day. jeans. I have some suggestions for them. I its masters voice instead of a combination. telephones to the wall and let all kinds of A product like lnsta-chic gives you difffe even have some names for the inven Your voice from half-a-corridor away will snoopy people listen in on the same wire. rent designer pockets every day of the tions that I would like them to invent. spring it open - but only your voice, which These phone wires are definitely a menace week. On Monday you could wear the Cal Open-Says-Me can't be imitated anymore than fingerprints to a teen's social life. vin Klein pockets; on Tuesday, Bonjour, For all you between-classes maniacs can. Isn't it wonderful to think about a help Wouldn't it be nice to play it safe with a and on Wednesday Glona Vanderbilt. But who niake death defying charges to your ful locker padlock that is a slave to its mas cordless, solar-powered Hide-a-phone. on Thursday, wear a different pair of pants locker to get a missing paper and still avoid ter's commands! When you need that deep, intimate conver- and wash your Levi's! New Expression Managing Editor: Louise Hams, Lady LeFlore, University of Iowa; Amy Lisa Davis, Lane Tech; Sydney Weber, Northwestern Un1vers1ty; Barren, Phillips; Kathy Stenberg, Academy of Our Lady Photo Editor: Patn ck Hunt, Whit Kelv1n Johnson, Leo H1gh; Rodney New Trier East; Dav1d Denn1s , New Expression is published ney You ng Stat e and National Affairs Atk1ns, Whitney Young; Tina Hurd, Percy Julian. once a month except June thru Editor: Kev1n Thompson, Cathed Graphics Director: Enc Scott Lindblom, Lauren Bonner, Whitney August by Youth Commun1cat1on, ral Advertising Staff: Arlene Rod Bradshaw, Columb1a College Your.~g ; Kenneth Whitney, Percy nguez, Elizabeth Seton, Leonard Ch1cago Center, not-for-profit Julian; Arnold Raggs, Farragut; agency. Ed1tonal off1ces are at City Affairs Editor: Robin Flor Circulation Managers: Carmen Murphy. 207 Ke1th Kysel, Lmdblom, Anthony S. Wabash (8th floor), Ch1cago, Il zak, Whitney Young Walker, Carver; Darroll F1nley, Col Ashton, Mendel; Leonard Murphy, Staff Phot ographers: Leslie linois 60604. Phone 663-0543 lins. College/Careers Editor: Jackie Mendel. Karyn Collins, Seton; Eubanks, St lgnat1us; Pasha Dun C~rculalion Pohcy; D1stnbuted free Acoff , Aqu1nas Staff Writers: Celeste Williams. Srerman Oliver, Cune: Ade Jen bar, Carver; Irwin Eberhart. St. Ig 1n h1gh schools, commun1ty cen Health/Sexuality Editor: Lou1se Academy of Our Lady, Jac kms, Lindblom Mon1que Varela, natius. Andre Crump, St. lgnat1us; ters, stores and churches where Harns, Academy of Our Lady quelynne Reaves Willowbrook; Immaculata, M1tchell Moore, Oscar Mores1, Lane Tech, Michael teens hve, congregate and go to N1na GuAn, Whitney Young, John Westmghouse, Andrew M1les, Dav1s, St. lgnat1us. school. Editorial Director: Dawn B1ggs. Neal, Cune Gwen Slaughter, Lmdblom, James Knox, Robeson, Asst. to t he Editor: Carolyn New Expression is a ;nember of Immaculata Frank Cade. Crane, Anna August. Clemente, Valane Banks, Westin Johnson, Lane Tech the Student Pres Serv1ce located Entertainment Editors: Bnan ghouse. Phillip Jackson. Mendel; Academy of Our Lady Edward 1n Washington, D.C. Lew1s, Mendel, Kelli Moore, Hub Steve L11tle, Howalton. Pang Ho. Augustyn, Whitney Young, Laura Typists: Pamela Meadows. Jones Copyrtghtt 1981 by Youth _.., bard, Maunce Joht:Json, G1ndblom . Whitney Young. Adr~enne Terrell, Tevm, Senn. Elias Patras. New Commerc1al. Katnna Morns Commun1ca t1 0n Ch1cago Center. Whitney Young Carol Johnson. Tner West. Michell Norwood, At All nghts reserved. Reproduction School 4ffalrs Ed itor: Pasha Graphics and Art Staff· Angela Lane Tech, Tanya Mane Jackson. vernia, Tony Millspaugh, Lane Harley, Whitney Young. Jose Riv Without perm1ss1on 1s stnctly pro Dunbar Carver Tech, Valerte Valentino, Lake Academy of Our Lady. Elame era, Cune hibited. Photo Assignment Ed itor· Takag1, Un1vers1ty of Ch1cago; Meadows, torreta Stanberry, SI Celeste Williams. Academy of Our Johnny Vaughn, Columb1a, Fanme meon, Magg1e Perez, Alvern1a; NEW EXPRESSION 13 next ossue J Oatman ACTIVITIES If you do not have a teen rep and you are onterested 1n placong ads on th1s page or GARFIELD H.S. IS HAVING ITS 1981 JOinong on the Prom Promotion, Call Youth OPEN HO USE WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, Communocallon 663-0543 and ask lor Joan 1981, FROM 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. AT 5120 Hey Slrottl. I thonk you are lone as Marti If she osn·t on leave a message SOUTH FEDERAL COME SEE US. 924- all Love your model D.D Kernlta MasMy of Juhan os a finalist on the 0543. Metro-Chicago Natoonal Teen-Ager PERSONALS I think the Latinos Hauntos Club at Cune Wells High School: By any chance was Pageant needs New Launos COME TO THE CRANE SADIE HAWKINS' Are all Math teachers weord? Or os ot JUst the the c1vol war held there because ot looks like DANCE AT CRANE HIGH SCHOOL, FRI ,,, Best o f Luck to all students J D G DAY, APRIL 3, 1981, 8 P.M. THIS WILL BE ones at Morgan Park? Slacks got more women than hos house A GREAT TIMEt SPONSORED BY THE got roaches• And he has a lot of roaches' The Farragut Wresthng Team os wonnong It To Kelley of Clemente, you have a lot of To Tigger who may be a tradollon at Bowen CRANE STUDENT GOVERNMENT. doesn t maner of they won hrst place. They ladoes who really hke you and would koll JUSt We know you hke goong IO$chool but. lor ten Ms. Raines at H.P.C.A. You are one of the are stoll the greatest Calvon os the best to get close to you years? Come On!!! Save Memoroal Day weekend for cheap best English teachers around We have a lot thJIIIs. CHECK OUT the boggesl teen of fun on your class Class of 1982. Congratulations to the Gartoefd's Maurad HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERNITA MASSEY - Seniors, If you don't have a teen rep at bash Chocago·s ever seen Specoal rates for ers! Number One on the Alternato ve League SEVENTEEN ON FEBRUARY 22 your school and you want to get on on beong those onvolved on New Expression's Prom To the person passing a rumor about YG. Yeah, Calvon Van• reombursed for your prom bod, call Bid Promotion. See the Apnl New Ex at Clemente H.S . Shut Up. I thought security at Morgan Park was me. Kernota/2387175 pression lor more detaols Eric B. at N.E. Dod you know that a gorl at great until I found I couldn't breathe. Pns Mr. Dlsa, your devotoon to your students has Is your school havong a dance, talent show, Lmdblom has admored you from a dostance oner #1116 Cell Block 4 Clemente H.S. CongratulaiJOns for wonnong made them devoted to theor futures. Thank or musocal? Whatever the occasoon, for a year? Check ot out. your sectoon on basketball. Keep ot up.G wen re you. member 70.000 teens read New Expres To everybody, everywhere: Is Heather on Slaughter SIOn Advertose your event through the To Mitchell at Westinghouse You are a real General Hospotal ever goong to get back to Happy Birthday to me. Adnanne at Corliss. classofoeds. See your Teen Rep. JIVe turkey the sanotanum? To The Men Snatchers at Bowen Why do you people onsost on tryong to steal men that Wendy and Mochelle Bennen at Bowen and my brother-on-law Boll Thomas. LaDonna I th ink Mrs. Sharp at Cune os beautolul. noce One Saturday mornong two young ladoes are already chosen? SERVICES warm and well JUSt a Jolly ol' gorl! got up early to go have a foght woth each Congratulations to Mr Collins at Crane for other at the C.ondblom basketball team's The Chic Club at Cune ought to get a new overpowenng the gang threat at Crane H.S. Do you have a smgong group. a band or a Do you all at Cune know that Smoley the practoce They fought over one of the D.J What do you !honk? dance group? Want some payong JObS? Let Queen 1s now Carol the Gornlla• players. Is thos women's lob? Forget rt people know you are avaolable on Cynthia at Morgan Pari<. Somebody loves Adller~se For all those women at Cune who love Mr New ExpressiOn Where else can you let you. George Troy Ford - H.P CA Gove that red IZOD a Ta'Sheika, Candace, Kathy and Oeldra: Fantasy. I love hos car too! 70,000 people know you are avaolable? It rest When you hnally wash your Jacket use We've had fun times together Too bad woll cost you $1 50 See your Teen Rep. soap. Whitney Young theyre almost over. I know you all moss me To the ladles at Farragut: Gove up on Greg EDUCATIONAL alter you are gone. D.S. He os stuck on Sheryl. To all the students at Whotney Young· You SERVICES/COLLEGES FOR SALE are lucky that we don t play you at all thos Curie's basketball team aon't nothong com To Academy of Our Lady Students: You Want to go to college but need help? year We would have slaughtered you. A pared to Gage Park's What do you fools couldn't be as omportanl as you thonk you Las Vegas vacation lor 2 Meals, hotels, Crane Student thonk? are because you don't have a teen rep Loyola Unive rsity's Educ ational extras $600.00 value, Must sell $100.00 Really Important People O pportunity Program provides an Call 773-4221 opportunity for Inner-city students to Congratulations to the Crane Basketball To certain girls at Clemente H S that hang enter and s uccessfully complet e col team woth the very small voctory over Mar- on 7th floor lookong lor boys. There are other Wanted : Young g irls, songle and free' lege. If you would like more Information shall H S Marshall Student floors at the school Need you to try out as female D J See about our program, call 274-3000, ext. Bulleton Board New Fantasy at Cune. How to place 141 . To Jac kie at Garfield. You are a wonderful Clarlse Willis of Juhan os on love woth Bran young lady The past two months have been don Keller of Corloss To Deneen Dean at Lindblom H.S I do love a Speak Easy great Shawn you still. F. Cade HELP WANTED 1. Your " Private Ad" Is to be To H.P.C.A. the next tome you have a talent written on a 4 x 6 card ob Say Slack at Curie. Can I borrow a bog-leg show, have one woth some talent. Guess Congratulations to Aurtos Irvona. Soon to Ught housework 10..12 hrs. a week/3 days tained from your school's cutoe from your harem? Or how about you, Who!!l be Shavers Good luck. Love, Wendy after school. Prefer JUniOr or senoor. Must Osar? love on or near Beverly. $3.50 an hr. WRITE Teen Rep. I will sponsor 5 senoors who want to joon the Congratulations to all CAAP scholars ONLY: New Expression Classified # 101, 2. Fees for the ads vary: A certain young lady at Juhan is madly on New Expressoon Prom Bod Promotoon. If you Frosh-Senoor woth 3.00 or hogher. Names 207 South Wabash, Chicago 60604. $1 .50 for 15 words love woth th os young man. Name Dean T. do not have a teen rep at your school and $2.00 for 20 words Davos. She has a couson named Tina Ham s. you could use $50.00, call me. LaDonna/ Welcome to hloo new Teen Reps: An· Lady and James Simmons of Lincoln $3.00 for 30 words Hyde Park 363-491 0. tolnetta Williams of Academy of OW Park. (10¢ for each additional word) Put your ad and the money in a sealed envelope and give It to your Teen Rep. Fees and JACKETS• SWEATERS• messages not enclosed In an Is it okay to take my frie nd's leftove r birth envelope will not be ac cepted. control pills? Q: EMBLEMS I. Cartoons must be submitted In 2112 x 2 size only and sealed In an envelope. No fee Is • necessary. Publication Is at No ! Pills a re m edicatio n and must be the discretion of the editor. prescribed for you persona lly after a n ALL SCHOOLS Sorry, no artwork can be re turned. A: examination. • 4. Make sure your Teen Rep. gives you a numbered ticket In return. This Is your receipt, Made the Way so hang on to it. If YOU have questions a bout Birth Control. 5. All ads for the April Issue Pregnancy ...... V.D...... Sex ...... You Want Them must be in the hands of the or w e re to go for related health care Teen Rep. by Friday, March All Styles • V-Cuts 27. Hoods • Belts • Special Designs Guldellnea 1. New Expression has the right COME TO OUR FACTORY OR PHONE US FOR not to print any message that does not meet our guide P.r.ii\ke FREE DESIGN KIT lines. We will return your money If we don't print it. ----.:..-&.IDe ~ However, your name and ad & • Cheer Pep Club Outfits 1 dress must be included on 248-0090 • Skirts-Sweaters- Jackets 0 ~ · the card; otherwlde we can not reimburse you. No hassle - just help • Porn Poms- Booster Buttons 2. If, in the editor's judgment, your message is considered ~ ~- obscene or offensive to our A FRFE AND CONI/DLNTIAL SERVICE readers or if you promote of Illinois Family Planning Council CHICAGO KNITTING MILLS anything violent or illegal, we and Health Evaluation and Referral Service will not print the message. 3344 W. Montrose 463-1464 Money will be returned. Would you like to fit into this picture? New Expres"ion is offering an Urban Jotu11alism Workshop this sununer for teens intere~ted in a ('areer in joun1alisn1. Come to the Urban Journalism Workshop and learn what journalism is all about! July 6 thru August 14. High school sophomores and juniors can apply now. 25 available scholarships. How to apply: 1. Come to the Youth Communication Center, 207 So. Wabash (8th floor) and pick up an application form. 2. Return the application by May 1, including a letter of recommendation, samples of your writing from school and a brief statement about your interest 1n journalism. All persons who apply will be notified by June 1. Students who secu.re the permission of their principal may obtain high school credtt for the workshop course. For further information call 663-0543. Teen cast .creates play of their own by Brian Lewis w1th the show because 1t IS honest. · Teens are used to the way teens are Imag me Devo performmg the1r smash handled on televiSIOn - mcredibly hit " Whip It" before a group of season dumb hesaid ShowslikeJamesat16 trcketnolders at the Civ1c Opera House are responsible for th1s Try to 1magine Charlie s Angels The top1cs 1n the play are an tak1ng over a Sunday evenmg slot on encouragement for teens 1n the audi Channel 11 . ence to share personal expenences w1th Or try 1magmmg a group of teenaged the cast. I remember after a show some actors and actresses stag1ng a play g1rfs came up to me and told me some of about virginity, venereal d1sease and the1r expenences,' Mana sa1d I felt SUICide before a h1gh school assembly good because I could help them. · The f1rst two · JmagJnmgs" probably " Bemg placed m th1s leadership role IS won't happen but the th1rd one IS hap kmd of scary," accord1ng to Dernck Wat pening and the cast of Teen Action son, a semor at Lindbloom Tech 'You Theatre (TAT) is making 1t happen in a don't want to mess up and say the wrong play called· On Our Own." (See rev1ew th1ng when people talk to you. It's hard." on page 16.) At the f1rst presentation of the play two One of the cast members, Mana teen girls m the audience reacted to one Graves, a sen1or at Aqumas. sa1d she of the senous scenes w1th laughter. But didn't know she'd be helpmg other the cast knows that some of the top1cs teenagers when she answered an ad are going to surpnse teens and make vertisement for teen actors last May. The them self-consc1ous. " We'll have to advertisement appeared 1n the May handle that," said Susan Zalewski, are 1ssue of New Expression mv1t1ng h1gh cent graduate of Hubbard. school students to JOin an actmg com So far the cast has performed for e1ght pany sponsored by Planned Par commun1ty groups. The reactions have enthood. More than 200 students re been m1xed, but the bookmgs are start sponded to the ad, so the director, David ing to arrive. Barge, had to hold auditions in order to The success of the group now de narrow the cast to seven members. Photo by Oscar Moresi pends on these bookings. The teen cast At that lime the cast didn't realize that will need the support of adults who are they would wnte the play as well as act in periences or problems that we had gone scenes were cut out (including an abor Willing to book the play for teen audi 11. But none of them objected to the job through or our fnends had gone tion scene) by our board of directors." ences. And so in this one respect the according to Barge. through," said Debra Mason, a senior at Steve Aquino, a senior at Lane Tech, cast is defmitely not "On Our Own." "We sat around and discussed ex- the Academy of Our Lady. "Some of our believes that their aud1ences ident1fy Calvndar March 11 " The Killing of Randy Webster," Ch 2, 8 pm. 12 College and Career Fair at Ever green Plaza, noon to 8:30pm., free. 15 Deadline in auditionmg for Grant Park Symphony Chorus (summer High school may be free, but it still takes money to get through. Gas. program); call Mary Watkms 294- Movies. Records. Hamburgers. Hobbies. They cost money. One good reason 2420. 16 " The Chicago Story," Ch 2, 8 pm. to join your local Army Reserve unit part-time during high school. With 17 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dear us, you can earn over $1,000 a year part-time while you learn how to tune born Street, 11 am. 20 Chicago History Fa ir, 2021 N. engines, build roads, and more. All it takes is a weekend a month during Berling, open to public from noon to 3 pm. school. The rest of your work can be scheduled for the summer when you just 22 " Gone with the Wind," Ch. 2, 7 might need a good job anyway! Interested? pm. (Pt. 2 on March 24). 27 National Scholarship Fund for Negro Students (NSFFS) Fair, Palmer House, 9 to 3:30 pm, also MEETTODAY'S ARMY RESERVE. March 28. Free. 28 ACT Test Day. Chicago History Fair, Corliss H.S., 821 E. 103rd St., open to public from 926-2640 noon to 3 pm. 30 The Academy Awards, Ch. 7, 9 pm. 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Right now the Apollo lot of discuss1on, but it is also very Theater 1s offenng a very live play about On Our Own enjoyable. teenagers m the 1960's by David Rim "Sometimes I just want to stand on top Brian lewis mer. I think you'll like it. of Water Tower Place and tell the whole "Album · takes us through the lives of world to go to hell," says the chorus of four teens. Peggy (Megan Mollally) is Teen Action Theatre near the conclusion pretty and dates Billy (Adam BaldWin) , the b1g JOCk around school. Tnsh of the1r new play. Music (Jenn1fer Grey) is awkward and shy. She That line 1s at the heart of this teen lives 1n a hero dream world. Then there's devloped drama, which prev1ewed last Boo (Alan Rock) who hides h1s in month for school and community repre Blondie secuntles beh1nd the character of Bob sentatives who can now book this play. Auto-American Dylan. Boo actually becomes Dylan, "On Our Own" is a collection of scenes $8.98 clothmg and all that express a teen's view of growing up. R1mmer makes it easy for today's teen S1tuat1ons that Involve teen react1on to Unlike most New Wave hits, Blond1e's to Identify w1th the play because of the pregnancy, suicide and friendship are latest album, "Auto-Amencan," is not sexual pressures, the Insecurities and handled in such a careful and realistic one-dimensional. The songs vary from the growmg pams his characters ex way by the playwrights and the cast that an eene mstrumental ("Europia") to a press. He lies m the music of the Sea they command attention. rapping record ("Rapture"). ties, Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys The reason that "On Our Own" looks The group seems to revert back to the beautifully with each change of tone and so realistic (and this is its strength) is that music of the 60's 1n "Angels of the Bal mood in h1s characters. the script itself was developed by the cony." The sound in "Angels" seems to Unlike the mov1es, this theatre experi teen cast. The actors know the char be strongly influenced by the Beatles. ence IS very involving. The small size of acters that they portray. Whether they And "Here's Looking at You" is definitely the Apollo makes a close-up view of the have lived the scenes or not, the audi a snapping 1920's song. characters possible no matter where ence can see a defimte commitment to "Faces" and "Follow Me," two of the you're seated. The sets change from a make the characters come alive. album's slower songs, show Deborah g~rl's bedroom to a dorm to a dancehall Album The actors change roles from scene to Harry's distmctive vqcal quality that Without interruptmg the flow of action scene (like " Fridays" or "Saturday Night never becomes muted by the strong in Not only is the play good, but the ($7 to $11) at a dollar discount on Tues., Live"). This gives the young actors a struments. prices are right for h1gh school students. Wed. , Thurs. and Sunday evenings as chance to display their range of talent, If Blondie gives the public more al W1th a student I.D. you can buy tickets well as the Sunday matinee. So treat and on the whole; they are quite good. bums of this quality then they will prob ably stay in the Top Ten through '81. Mat:~irc John!>On Moviczs The Police p1votal role falls far short of Lemmon's. Sigournay Weaver ("Alien") stars as a Zenyatta Mondatta Tribute He's supposed to be shy, intellectual and television news reporter covering the $8.98 During 1980, the father-and-son film awkward, but his performance is tech murder. Because Daryl has developed a was m style. ' Ordinary People · and, to a nical. The character never becomes in-' crush on Ton1 by watching the evening The Police have already sprung two greater extent. "The Great Santini ' fo teresting. news, he pretends to know more about h1ts, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (a cused on this rela!•onsh•p 'Tnbute" On Broadway "Tribute" was a cele the murder than he does in order to In former Top Ten hit) and ·Don't Stand does not live up to these forerunners. bre>ted play, and Lemmons performance crease his chances'of seeing her. And, Too Close to Me,". with their newest Jack Lemmon and Robby Benson JUSt was well reccivnd 8ut something was as a result, Daryl puts both of their lives album. "Zenyatta Mondatta · (number aren't believable as father and son. lost 1n th1s transfer to f1lm. Lemmon's in danger. five on the Billboard's Album Chart) is Lemmon 1S Scottie Templeton, a acting IS outstandmg, but "Tnbute" IS From this point on, "Eyewitness'' giving this English group their best ex Broadway press agent always telling weak. could have become a complicated posure to the American public to date jokes to anyone who will l1sten. He's a Brian Lewis whodunnit. But it does not. The char The majority of the songs on the lovable rogue, a man who has never acters grow increasingly complex. The album are wntten by their lead singer, accepted responsibility, and his fnends audience gets more concerned about Sting. Unfortunately, the mstrumental seem to admire him for that quality. the characters' moods and less involved sounds are repetitious from song to But not h1s son, Jud. Scottie walked Eyewitness in the mystery. song. out on Jud when Jud was a small boy. F1lms that focus on their characters In the end, the big payoff 1s seeing The Police seem to have a sound that Now 20, Jud visits h1s father to learn are much more entertaimng to me than what happens to the characters, not in none of the other New Wave groups more about h1m . He learns that h1s father films which tangle the audience into a discovering who the murderer is. (Biondie, Devo) possess. Most of the 1s dymg of cancer. twisted suspense plot. "Eyewitness" is a Writer Steven Tecish makes the char songs sound as if they are sung by ado Once this plot is laid out, "Tribute'' prime example of a good character acters identifiable, and Director Peter lescents, and maybe that is what attracts becomes an emot1on machme. First study that doesn't get all tangled up in Yates brings their lives into focus. Daryl teens to them. Lemmon delivers a senes of one-line suspense. and Toni come from two totally different On the other hand, the album has its jokes to get laughs. Then he holds some William Hurt (the hero of "Altered worlds, and Yates displays this fact with strong points as demonstrated on emotional shouting matches to get the States") stars as Daryl Deever, a Janitor. strong contrasting visuals. "Voices Inside My Head," a disco hit. audience depressed. This type of role is One night he finds the body of a slain "Eyewitness" may not be financially The group may have a lack of vocal tailor-made for Lemmon's talents, and Vietnamese businessman mside the successful as Tecish and Yates' last guality, but their know-how in the instru he deserves his Oscar nomination for huge New York City buildmg where he film, "Breaking Away," but it is every bit mental field keeps the album above his portrayal. works. He thinks he might know who the as well done. water. But Robby Benson's effort in his murderer is. 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