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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Dukakis receives focuses on student backing educating minorities By Richard D. Rudnik Six experts in the minority education field gave lectures and in ntarketing poll Multi-cultural di:;ersity was held workshops to discuss the the focus of the annual faculty pro blem nationwide and at retreat held at Alpine Valley Columbia College. favored Dukakis, while 33 per By Matthew Kissane Resort Oct. 14, 15 and 16. " I thought this was one of the cent chose Vice Pres ide nt The goal of the retreat was to best retreats I ever went to ... Massachussetts Gov. Michael George Bush and eight percent sensitize the faculty to the prob Janet Ganet Sigel said. Sigel is S. Dukakis is the students' pre - were undecided. lems minority students may face the di rector of the graduate ferred 'Presidential candidate Although he received a barely in a higher education classroom dance therapy program and a according to a recet poll con John Tarin! passable rating, De mocratic and how teachers can deal with veteran of at least six faculty ducted by three market research · cent qualified and Quayle only Vice Presidential candidate those students. retreats. " I thought it was infor classes supervised by Marketing 39 percent qualified. Lloyd Bentsen was chosen by a " For example, if you have a mation that was very valuable to Chairman John Tarini. Doing surveys was a require 27 percent margin to be more black student who speaks 'black me in working with students ... As of the first week of ment for the Introduction to qualified than S~n. Dan Quayle English,· is it possible for that Although most faculty feel October, 193 (73 percent) of the Market Research classes taught if presidential duty calls. student to make a significant that the weekend was produc 264 students polled were regis by Tarini. Julie Bretz and contribution to a class though he tered to vote and only 57 percent tive, some feel that it was not Marge Simon. is handicapped as traditional replied they will definitely vote Andrea Dukakls enough. The survey had an II percent society would say?" liberal arts ..S ome of it does carry back on Election Day, Nov. 8. campaigns for father instructor Glen Graham said. error marg in , according to to the classroom, but it could The ratio of students who said across the country ·'Are the teachers sensitive to Simon. have been more concrete in they definitely will not vote was 1!\GEJ the student's ability; and while six percent; while 28 percent " It was a convenience sam actual strategies and things we ple," Simon said . " It was not a they would encourage that stu answered, the,Y I'Q!labl)'~~ ld. _ Asked rate the number two. can do to improve the situa \0 truly ransom--sample. They did dent to get assistance in terms of vote. men on a scale which showed tion." Rajashree Sen. of the Sci not reflect them on a systematic learning standard English, do Asked who their choice would 100 percent equalling full quali ence Department, said. basis." they [teachers] recognize that the be if the election was held the fication for the presidency , the " It's a very important topic student may contribute to the and to try and give it the depth day of the poll, 59 percent students felt Bentsen was 66 per- Continued on Page 3 class using the language he or and breadth of discussion that it she has?" reall y needs, a weekend just won't do it," Michael Nieder New·IBMs modernize Wabash typing room man, a television instructor, said. " It's something we have to By Jeff Copeland News Reporting I and Inter " The computers could be a day, so they might as well learn talk about from this point on. If pretive Reporting in the new lab A hefty school investment last handicap initially, but I think now:' Continued on Page 3 said the computers could be summer has replaced several of they'll be well worth it," Hulse Gloria Wilson, a fourth-year ttie typewriters in typing room said . "As much as I can see, it's typing instructor. said her stu somewhat of a hinderance at first EnrQilment 501 in the Wabash building going to be a wait-and-see pro dents have been "very enthusi which have infuriated students in but ulti!l)ately will do much cess. But they're all going to astic" about learning on the more good than harm. exceeds recent years. have to learn the system some computers, and the transition Twenty-four IBM PS- 25 's, from typewriters to computers 6,000 mark four PS-30's and four printers has been smooth. have been installed Jeplacing "This is a tremdous improve By Matthew Kissane more than 20 typewriters. ment, .. Wilson 'aid. "My first As of now, the new computer couple of classes have been no Columbia College ·s full-time lab will I?e used for several jour problem at all. Most of my stu and total enrollment ligures have nalism classes, including every dents seem to have some sort of reached all -time high' due to a typing course, and will remain computer background, so it 's record-breaking 2.420 new open during certain hours for been easy for them to grasp." recruits registered for fall those students who are enrolled The change over to computers classes. according to a release in any of these classes and wish is sweetest for students who have from Executi ve Vice President to practice their Word Perfect experie nced the t ypewriters Bert Gall . skills. wrath during recent years. The 6.45 percent increase was The idea to purchase the new Gayle Mitchell. a fourth-year a surprisingly large gain. accord hardware, which cost the school journalism student. said the new ing to Dean of Student Services more than $31 ,000 came from computers have been an answer Hermann Conaway. Nat Lehrman, journalism chair to her prayers. " It 's the highest increase in man, and was carried through by " Last semester, I thought the recent years ... Conaway said. Don CaJ1er, academic computing typewriters were pathetic." "The percentage is atypical chairman and Executive Vice Mitchell said . "And whe n I compared to past years.·· President Bert Gall. found out the whole room was to Conaway expects the student " I'm pleased with the school become computers, I said profile. which explains the .administration to spend that 'Amen"' school's demographics. to be much money on something I If there's no longer a demand officially released soon. think we really need," Lehrman for typewriters in the near futu re. The new student increase is an said. "The computers will _give Lehrman said, typewriters in 11.8 percent jump on the 1987-88 students practice on a similar room 503 might also be replaced total of 2. 164. and the full -time system to what used in the real with computers. figure improved by 2.5 percent. publication world.' They'll be LJ Iff f I l 11 I I - h For now, however, students The art. fiction writing. jour learning to type on a computer who are not enrolled in any jour nali,m. fi lm/video and market .I .I ...... I I It f t I It I ...I, '\ \\' keyboard, which is what they're ...... nalism classes but want to work ing communication!\ dcpart going to have to learn anyway. , on their computer skills. arc en m cnb rcgi~tcrcd substantial I f r .r t I t , t I Nobody uses typewriters any- couraged to take advantage of gttin!-1. according to Ga ll ·, more." · Chn1nk lc1G icnn J. Guichard the new computer labs on the release. He al'o >ta\l:.d that >to Caroly n Hulse, a second-year The Journalism Department keeps up with technology by adding new IBM fourth floor of the Wabash build dent' are taking nine percent Columbia instructor who teaches compu~ers, replacing the manual typewriters. ing. more credit hours. PACE 2 COLUMBIA CHRONICLE ::Jr::to!J:r?: "; News Briefs Instuctor's docu~nent~ry Museum of Contemporary Photography shows new exhibits portrays public housing Three new exhibits will be featured at the Museum of Contempo rary Photography beginning Oct. 28. · Shoji Ueda: Jn Search of a Subject wi ll be in the East and West by Allison Mohr galleries. It includes 152 silver gelatin prints and photographs made Raising social awareness by printing black and white negatives on color paper, while providing professional In the North gallery will be Catherine Wagner: Photographs From outlets for students is what Jim American Classroom Project and The George Moscone Site. The Martin, director of the Urban exhibit highlights 10 images from American classrooms and 10 Culture and Documentary pro images from the George Moscone Site in San Francisco. gr am h as accomplish e d in Photographs from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of "Fired-Up! ( .. . Public Housing Contemporary Photography will be in the Upper Level gallery in a is My Home)." show entitled ··Flash of Light" '. In Ma rtin's documentary, These exhibits are free and open to the public. public housing's bad reputation Learning disability specialist joins Writing Center staff is debunked and ' a rebirth of the reside nts ' hope , cooperation , Randy Partridge. a learning disabilities/reading specialist has progress and power to take joined the staff at the Writing Center. In addition to tutoring at c h arg~ of the ir communities Columbia, he is completing his Ph.D dissertation at Northwestern through a tenant management OlmnicJe/Laura Byes Director of the Urban Culture and Documentary Program .11m Mertln niCenlly University . His work examines semantic processing and integrated program is shown. completed a documentary on housing projects which Is scheduled to llir on brain function in the reading of dyslexics. Partridge will be available I'VIartin put nationally for tutoring from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at reknowned tenant management Channel ll In December. telling with a point of view taken the Writing Center. consultant Bertha Gilkey on a munities in a two-year evolu- from a subject that lets them teU saint-like pedestal as she rouses lion. their own story." New York conservatory auditions actors for scholarships residents in thunderous rallies With additional funding from Goi shows their stories on 16 A representation from the Natio nal Shakespeare Conservatory. and puts fai th and leadership Kraft. Columbia and the Sopia millimeter film using a steady Howard Rodgers. will be auditioning actors in Chicago Nov. 12 for power into the hands of manage Fund, the final budget rose to hand-held technique with equip- the Philip Meister Award. The award winners will receive up to ment trainees. $120,000. ment rented or owned by Colum- " Fired-Up!" developed from bia. $1.000 toward studying in the conservatory's two-year program in " There arc 5 million I United New York City beginning Jan. 23. 1989. Actors interested in audi States residents] in public hous an idea to an hour-long docu- " I enjoy working with Jim," tioning should call 1-800-472-6667. ing," Martin said. " Ninety-six mentary that will air on WTTW- Goi said. " He sets up param- percent are women and children. Channel II Dec. 20. eters and lets me know ,what's These are real people, not num Before Director of Photog- important and then gives me free Career Opportunities bers a nd statistics. They have raphy Michael Goi could capture reign. Jim also does the editing real hopes and dreams except this evolution on film, extensive right along with me which also The Institu te of International Education announces the Oct. 31. they are trapped." research was done by students helps." ICJ88 deadline for the Lusk Memorial Fellowships and the Miguel "Tenant mangcment changes Connie Smith and Lisa Jess.on to Also helping in the editing Vinciguerra Fund. The Fellowships are available for the study of the the idea that public housing is provide background information process was M_artin's student aid creative a~d performing arts. Both provide a maintenance allowance, temporary but their neigh on the hi·story, socie ty and Holly G . Jones, a film/video travel and insurance. Contact the Institute of International Education. borhoods remain . It shows them culture of the people in public major. US Student Programs Division. 809 UN Plaza. New York. NY how to improve their environ housing. " I learned a lot about editing 10017. • ment from within so they can be Through 25 shoots after fi lm documentary techniques," Jones Don't mis' the series of workshops presented by the American proud of their community.·· ing began, no t one mishap said. "It's a different way to edit Film Institute on Saturdil)'. Nov. 5. and Sat. Nov. 12 here at Columbia Martin added. occurred in any of the buildings. as opposed to feature films." College. For more information 'ee Julie Millman in Career Services. This theme is graphically dis "They were always cooperat Jones' other responsibilities ing." Martin said. "They were ~1607 . played in, "'Fired-Up!"' when included keeping camera logs, thrilled, responsive. articulate management trainees from Chi be,ing a nroouctiqn, ass i 1~nL<~" The Japan Foundation. New York. NY announce; the Nov. 15. cago" > Cabrini Green, Ida B. and they treated ttw st4dents and three shoots an if tra:nMertmg 1988 deadline for its artists" exchange program -US. Contact the Jap Wells and Washington Park pro whocv~r was on site like one of unused footage to storage reels. an Foundation: 342 Madi,on Ave. Ste 1702. Ne\v York. NY 101 73 jects visit Cochran Gardens in the family." Although she had never (21 21949-6360). St. Louis. Goi, who is a Columbia grad worked on a document a ry Walkers Point Center fpr the Arts announces the Jan. 30. 1989 That they were amazed is an uate and co-owner of Cepheid before, she commented, " I felt I deadline for proposals for innovative work in performance art. site understatement. Film Productions, added, " Hav could take the responsibility. I installation. and new music. The Center is dedicated exclusively to Cochran Gardens, a project ing been born and raised in Chi didn't know what to expec so I - contemporary art and the prc,cntation of new art forms including which was more unliveable than cago. all that I heard about the didn't have any expectations to experimental music. video. performance. fi lm etc . Send slides. Cabrini Green. was once tagged projects was what I got on the be apprehensive about. " tapes. wrinen proposal and resume to Walker's Point Center for the "Lillie Nam .. and scheduled for news. It was such a difference Students working on the pro Arts: 438 W. National Ave .. Milwaukee. WI 53204 (414/672-2787). demolition in 1976. It is now a to see that it wasn't all bad. ject did not receive any credit Cite International Des Arts is an artist's center which allows for thriving. clean, virtually crime Recording intimate interviews ho urs but something more eign artists and musicians to study and work in Paris for (I) year. free neighborhood with groomed and details really gave me a important-- paid professio11al Applicatio ns are being accepted in November and April. Contact parks, health clinics. community good feeling ." experience in their fields. Cite International des Arts. 18 Rue de I' Hotel de Ville, 75004 Paris. and day care cente rs--and to Martin's techniques and anen In " Fired-Up!" Gilkey sum France. the astonishme nt of the vis t io n to pos itive issues are med up Chicago's public hous extremely different than a net (Tire abovt! information has bun provided by tire Office of Career itors-working elevators. ing condition by saying , " I see a work news documentary format Sen·ices. For further details concerning internships and oppor Using his 20 years of docu rebirth. In Chic ago you' ve got that borders on sensationalism lllnitie.r. contact Monica W
The Columh1a Chro nitlc i~ the official •tudcnHun IK'W'P"P"' o( Orotl~o1"'~ '/3anner Cc)n~~ C".olumbia College. II " puhli\hl'd weekly l 1 liiiH'' thro ughout tlw "hool y<•ar ~nd rdca,cd cV!'ry Monday. Ope.~ +o a 1f ~+oc:k-nU Vi<-w' <·xpr<·, 't·d in thi• nL-w,paper ·"''not m·< c"arlly those of the ddVI\nr or tht· By Anne Marie Obiala give them an application. From our FCC license, which means there we try to treat it as profes that we have a duty to serve our . Jim Modelski is program sionally as possible . audience. Our audience is made dJrector and operations manager They have to fill out the up of 17 to 25-year-olds. We do forWCRX. application; they have to hand in have high school listeners so we a resume, they have yo hand in a can even drop it a little lower, 14 cover letter, and if they're going to 25 . Do the students receive "real for disc jockey spots or sports or Our audience, when they call world" experience at WCRX? any top on air spot type work. in and make requests, request Working at WCRX pretty they have to tum in an audition those type of songs, that· s how much simulates what it's like out tape. What this does is it creates we base our format. I'm sure if there. The newscasters, the disc a professional envo;ronment the radio station was piped jockeys, the sportScasters are on because if you're a student and through the school we would get air talent. They have to go you want to get a job at a profes feedback from the students. througlj the same process that sional radio station, you have to This year it's amazing how any other real life disc jockey go through that same process many students are sitting outside would go through. They have to that you do here at school. the radio station, pulling up come in an hour before the So what we're do ing with chairs out of the classroom and show; I'm talking about disc WCRX is trying to create the sitting underneath the speakers, jockeys now, and prepare, get same type of environment that listening to our format and what their cards ready; get their music you go through if you want a job we're offering. ready, and know what they want at WBBM, WLUP or any of Now on the other hand, we to do on the air. those stations that are commer have a duty to serve the school The sportscasters have to cial stations. That way. when and that's getting people in the know what's been going on all you go out and get a job you're radio station working, trying to day in sports. They check the prepared and you know what the get as much experience for news wires, check the news process is like. You try to create themselves as possible. papers, make a couple phone that type of experience for them I would say it is geared to calls, to the sports phone, the too. those listening outside. There Blackhawk hotline and the Bears are a lot nf students here at ' Who is your audience? , hotline. Mainly black and Hispanic Columbia College who listen to Newscasters do th e same people from ages 17 to 25 with a our radio station. It's noncom thing. They come in, check the small percentage of whites. Our mercial and we jump on a lot ~f wires and see what's in the format is urban, contemporary, music fi rst. A lot of times they'll news, check WBBM. monitor dance music, something you'd be songs that WGCI and WBMX WBBM and what's going on. find on WGCI. Because we're a won 't j ump on because they That's what goes on out there 100 .watt radio station and the might be leary about what they and what we try to do at WCRX location of our transmitter, our audience reception might be. is create a mini- internship. audience coverage is North , We can take that chance That's the way I like to put it. South, Southwest and a little because we've got nothing to Chroniclc1l.aura Byes How do the students become West Side, so we' ve got the His lose. We don't have any adver Jim Modelskl, operations manager and program director at WCRX has involved with the station? panics and blacks as our main tisers on our station so we can continued to strengthen the radio station by getting more students They'll usually see me in the audience. jump on a song that some other Involved and adding to the format. hallway, I'll be working studio It's been said the format isn't station might be leary about time or something like·that, and geared·roward Columbia Col jumping on. We jump on a new what our station should shoot for gram, lists each stepi!nd what he they'll say do you have any disk lege students. Is it? artist, a local talent and see what too. wants to do and goes t~rough the jockey spots open or promotions It's a double edge sword if the audience reception is. We've process c omple te l y. He spots open. What we' ll do is you think about it. We've got got a lot of leeway and that's How did you get both titles? approaches me with the idea and We tried splitting the job up I see that everything has been back when I first took over in planned out, almost perfectl y. January but a lot of people that then I give him the okay to do it. Game show a hit despite late start are involved 'at the radio station So I let the department heads are involved with a lot of outside come up with their own ideas buildings, about 13 to 15 in all , By Anne Marie Obiala numbe r o f peop le in the acti vities and we were falling and hire the ir own people. as to attract a studio audience. audience. Morris said students behind a little bit so we made a In one minute, contestants " People said they'd be there long as they keep me informed were invited but he understands s witc h late in t.he s p ring drew a picture depicting an and didn't [show up]. When 1 of what's going on and if I have that people have classes and semester. I've been holding that event, Saying or object with was recruiting it was not a prob- any changes to be made . I' ll let added," We ":e ren' t disap title since then. teammates trying to guess the lem. it was harder to get the fac- those department heads know pointed. I didn't really expect a I mainly deal with the disc words for a chance to win prizes. ulty, but the faculty showed about them. large tum out." jockeys. I have Don Dockman. Another thmg that changed If it sounds like the game up," Olson said, referring to the who's the music director, and since Jeff has left is that we 've show " Win, Lose or Draw •" low numt;>er of people in the Technical difficulties delayed Levoid Wilson, who's assistant increased the amount of student that is because it is. Television audience at the time the show the shooting. " It was pretty program director and assistant mvolvement at the radio station. student Tom Olson simulated the was supposed begin. much havoc upstairs: in the con 10 music director handle all the It's doubled since Jeff has left popular game show for a class The show, pitting students tro l booth , Olson said. " If everyone was on time, it would music. They're like my right with 20 disc jockeys. I would project in Advanced Studio against faculty, was scheduled to have been ready." hand men with music. They'll say abo ut II newscasters, 10 Production Oct. 12 in the Michi- begin at 10 a.m., but at 10: 30 deal with chosing the songs and sportscasters, about four people Olson, a j unior, said everyone gan building. a. m. fewer th an a half dozen making moves on the play list involved with the public affairs. in the class had a job to do. his Before the show, Olson said people were in the audience. whereas I' m more concerned three people involved in the was to direct the shoot. The idea he wanted the taping to be as "It is not surprising when you about what goes over the air sales, two people in promotions. for " Win, Lose or Draw" was professional as possible. Color- have a house .production," Ed total-picture wise, what the about three people involved with ful posters were put up around Morris, Television Department given to him the first day of class jocks are saying and what kind production and that includes the by instructor Ron Vasser. " He of programming we're having. director of each department. both the Wabash iaindiiMiiicih.ig~aniiil:;_:jc~h~a·i ~rm~an~,:;,sa~i:d:, :re:~:e:m:· n=g~to_tlhe makes you work fast," Olson We've got about 60 right now said. working at the radio station, a> ''It· s a cross section of TV," What are the inner workings compared to maybe 30 back in Vasser said. ''Everyone gets a of WCRX under you? December of 1987. That's a big As operations manager I'm in chance to work all kinds of change, probably th e bigge't shows." charge oft he entire radio station. change. Dan Jacobsen, theater, played all o f the departments. what's the part of host host Bert Con going on in those departments So the department heads work vey, in the actual show . Faculty and so on. On th ing that I under you? contestants included Ed Morris, changed when Jeff was opera I like to say nobody works instruc tor Bryan Read a nd tions manager was give more under me. I like to say they work assistant internship co-ordinator responsibi lity to each different with me. I don't think that I'm Linda Roberson. department head. higher than anybody. I just work As of II a.m. the studio was with them. I just happen to be News d irector has to deal lucky enough to be appointed or still missi ng its li ve audience; soley with the news department: hi red as operation; manager however, students fro m an inte sports director deals soley with rior design class entered and when Jeff left. I would rather sports department. I try not to work with· the new> director. soon the stuio was filled with an mettle with what they do. anxious audience. Shortly after work with the sports director. wards, following a few takes of If they come up with an idea. promotions director. >ale> direc the introductions, the pates fo r example if !he sports depart tor and so on. I'd rather wort.. rolled and the show began with a ment wants to do football play with them chan say. · Hey. Jacobsen, (I) theater, stands next to TV Department Chairman Ed Morris o.n voice saying." Heeere's Dan by play. someone come; up with you've got to do thi ' and you 've a he hosts "Wln, Lose or Draw;· a student project for Advanced Studio got to do that. · Production. Jacobsen ... the idea, comes up with the pro- Ghoulish events bighlight weeke~d By Susan Tengesdal Cruise on the Chicago Princess, center box office by calling 266-7878. Looking through racks of out Saturday, Oct. 29 from 4 p.m. to It was 50 years ago, Hal landish ,costumes for Halloween 8 p.m. loween 1938, when the alarming can be ' a pain-staking process. This year's cruise features news flashes and sound effects but finding somewhere to wear J .W . Williams and the Chi of Orson Welles' " War of the your "Elvira." "Reagan." or Town Hustlers. food and cash World's" original broadcast sent " Pee Wee" costume can be bar. prizes for costumes, and the nation in hysteria believing even more fru strating. surprise blues guest an ists. martians were invading the After all. rental prices range Last yelir. costumes included world. · from $35 to $100 depending on · a mermaid floppi ng in a fisher On Sunday, Oct. 30, Howard how e laborate the costume. man's net and a blues fan caged Koch's updated version of the Even home-made costumes can and carried by a seven- foot science fiction radio thriller will be costly with materials and gorilla. prod the memories of listeners as make-up. After spending all that Boarding time is 3:30p.m. on the anniversary special airs on money and looking ridiculous, the Princess. southeast comer of WBEZ (91.5 FM) from 7 p.m. to there better be somewhere 10 go Navy Pier where parking in 9 p.m. 10 show off that costume. available. Tickets are $25 in Finally, genuine terror wi ll ACM Siggraph. a s pecial advance or $30 at the dock. Call run through the body during the interest group for computer Rosa's at 342-0452 or Ticket viewing of " Phantom of the graphic anists. is showcasing the Master for tickets. Opera" on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at lastest technology at the Lime· The headless horseman rides the Centre East, 7701 N. Lincoln L------•a-..______. light. 632 N. Dearborn. on Oct. again al the Coach Horse Eques in Skokie. 27. trian Center. This classic. silent film is A 3-D laser animation show An original dramatization of accompanied an by eerie. live will be featured along with inter "The Legend of Sleepy Hol orchestral score. The ominous Tickets are available at the These highlighted events are active installations and a video low" will be performed Oct. 28 grandeur of the Paris Opera Centre East box office or by call ensured to be a ghoulish compli g raveyard. One inslallalion throug h Ocl. 3 1 within lhe House sets the scene for a down ing 673-6300 or Ticket Master at ment to all Halloween fes allows someone 10 view his face haunted forest created especially ward spiral through catacomb>. 902-1500. tivities. as a distoncd mon>lrous figu re. for Halloween. This H New soundrack. reveals. U2_-style rhythm and blues By Matthew Kissane of the Memphis Horns, but lacks have sold out on songs estab the urbanness of black radio. lis hed by superstars like the Four years ago, U2 was musi Even with the "soul" com Beatles. Bob Dylan and Jimi cally an ocean and a racial bar ments visible on the album, the Hendrix (whose actual live ver rier away from B.B. King and style, like the band, transcends sion of " The Star Spangled Ban Billie Holiday. Though the band categorization. After all, Bono ner" is on the album). But U2 expressed universal broth called Willie Nelson a soul interprets those covers with a erhood, their music was defi singer. deliberate attempt at establishing nitely white. But you couldn't During the live cut " Silver how music should not be cate tell them that without a lecture and Gold," Bono calls to the gorized. on labels, " Rattle and Hum," guitari st, "Edge, play the The unusual list of tributes their latest Island release, lays blues!" The Edge answers with include: Elvis Presley, whose that philosphy out in black and a patented g uitar solo that legendary Sun Studios was the white. sounds much like the .blues as recording site of many of the U2's new album Is slated to be the new soundtrack for a movie of the same name expected to be released Nov. 2. Lead singer Bono's comments Nelson sound s like Marvin new U2 tracks: Billie Holiday, at the 1987 Grammy Awards Gaye. The listener immediately the "Angel of Harlem"; John reminds us that " Heller Skelter" becomes the first band member about "soul mus ic" caused gets the message that U2 is play Coltrane and Miles Davis; B.B. was written by Paul McCartney other than Bono to sing a full many conversatio ns that are ing its own interpretation of the King, who plays and sings on before the Manson murders, not song on a U2 album. but the resounded by this album . With blues, which is what the album one cut; John Lennon " God, about the event. "Charles Man song is uncharacteristically long out deeply reading those com is all about. Part II ," which includes a stab at son stole this song from the and folkish. if yofl can imagine ments, a listener would expect U2 makes no effort to appeal Albert Goldman; Dylan a nd Beatles," Bono said at the open "Mastery of War" slowed down the silkiness of "Let's Get It to black listeners, although the Hendrix-"AII Along the Watch ing of the album. " We're gonna to 17 rpm. The cut is lyrically On" or a Ray Charles piano lyrical themes include Dr. Mar tower" ; Dr. King and Bishop steal it back." fascinating. however. as it tells pump-up, but the closet " Rattle tin Luther King J rs, South Desmond Tutu; and exiled Irish They reclaim the dignity of the story of poet O'Reilly's exile and Hum" that may get to the R African I iberation a nd urban poet John Boyle O ' Reilly, songs whose purpose have long to Australia. & B charts is the ode to Holiday, plight. whose poetry " wasn't very been forgotten through notorious Lectures remain at the fore " Angel of Harlem." The song Only five previous U2 songs good." associations, such as " Watch front of U2's work . Hendrix's displays Bono's s moothest appear as live cuts, which will The covers bring up the pur tower" and "Star Spangled "Star Spangled Banner," prel vocals backed by the brass wall cause purists to believe they pose of the original song~. U2 Banner." udes a live recording of "Bullet The weakness of the album · the Blue Sky." during which lies in the new tracks. on which Bono smartly says. "Am I bug Powerful'' Accused'' confronts U2 seems to be trying too hard to . ging you? I didn't mean to bug • express their interest in Amer you." That follows an angry lec ica. ture on televangelism. world inoral and legal Issues History is made on the album wide strife and greed. with the second track, ··van If the lectures bug you. then By Jeff Cunningham Sarah feels s he has been , and most of all . very real. Sure. Dieman's Land ... The Edge you shouldn 't be listening to U2 . The Accused cheated: in the public's mind, no we always read in newspapers "The Accused" is a powerful rape ever occurred. Here. the about rapes, but now we see it yet distrubing film. It opens with plot takes a twist. Katheryn actually happen. New anthology flushes out a young woman named Sarah wants to put the spectators of the However. the gang rape scene (Jodie Foster) running out of a rape on trial. on the belief that may g ive the audience an ex bar. She has been raped. We they encouraged the act. If these treme! y unpleasant feeling. They science fiction creativity soon hear it was a _gang rape. men ar_e prosecuted. the rap'l are supposed to fee l that way. but By Richard D. Rudnik readers can find themselvc' trav Mer receiving medidal attention 1 'will go 'on record. • ,... - not to this extreme. Not to the al a hospital, she is approached· During the fim\1 trial in "The extent that walking out of the el ing in a un iverse with no sense Writers or the Future Vol 1 by Katheryn (Kelly McGillis), a Accused," we learn that wit theater crosses their mind. Di of time. fi ghting for survi val on ume IV, Bridge Publications, deputy district attorney. The two nessing a crime and not report rector Jonathan Kaplan is border post-nuclear war earth. dealing 1988, $4.95 go back to the bar so Sarah can ing it is not illegal. Just recently. ing on overkill. The primary aim with witches and princes in a identify the three men who raped in Chicago, a woman was raped is to stir emotions, to evoke com tangled web of love and duty or her and have them prosecuted. while others looked on. The inci passion for Foster's character. The book "Writers of the Fu fight wars on different planets Altho ugh all three men are dent was given a lot of attention This compassion. tho ugh , is ture" belongs on the toilet. Not with the growlers or the zombie tracked down with little effort, by the press. Viewing this movie near! y overshadowed by a feel in the toilet but on it or some corps. problems arise when Katheryn may make those people who ing of disgust and depression . where else in the bathroom, on The stories are not great works finds out more about Sarah. She watched the rape occur think T hankfully, that g ruel ing the "L", in a waiting room or of fiction but they are creative h~a pOlice record, and the night twice. A couple of questio ns scene does eventually end and anyplace else that a science fic and entertaining. which in itself of the rape she had been drinking come the the viewers' minds, the focus returns to the trial , tion fan has a couple of minutes is a good reason to check out the and had smoked a little pot. such as: How would I have acted where the story builds to a stir to spare. book. When Katheryn is unable to get in their situation? Do we as cit ring conclusion that will leave a This collection of 16 short sci There are also five short arti any witnesses to the crime, she izens have any obigation, if not lasting impression in your mind. ence fictio n s to ries is the cles written by writers to writers knows they have no chance of by law then by morals, to call for Foster gives a strong perform culmination of the fourth of the about creating science fiction winning the case, despite her be help or report such a crime? ance as Sarah, a character with late L. Ron Hubbard's writers of stories. Different opinions, theo lief that Sarah was raped. many imperfections who we still the fulure contest, a competition ries and advice are given by pub Katheryn does ma nage to Although the gang rape scene care for and McGillis is fine as to find new and amateur writers lished authors of science fi ction scare the defense lawyers into a does not occur on screen at the the determined prosecuting at of science fiction and fantasy. in an effort lo enlighten the next plea bargain, in which the three beginning of the fi lm, it is shown torney. The stories are tho ug ht generation of authors. but, their men are charged with " reckless in a flashback at the trial. On one For those who feel they can provoki n'g, easy to read and message is somewhat ambigu , endangerment" and each receive hand, it is necessary for the au handle the uneasy subject matter, short enough that they can be ous. a sentence of two and a half dience to view it. The scene is " The Accused'' is recom read at one sitting (the longest in All in all . lhc book is worth ·years. very powerful; it is ugly, harsh mended. 35 pages). In less than an hour, adding to your lavatory library. ,., rh'' 1 :r rs:; a., 1 t¥J -30°/o to 80°/o OH Free Our Entire Inventory! refreshments Come One-Come All for our all day Biggest Sale of the year. both days Friday --""""--- October 21st 9am-7pm .Over 100 great gifts Saturday, October--22nd to be given away 9am-5pm · come in and win a Raffle Prize. Raffles 444 N. Wabash drawn every 20 minutes! 645-0771 , P·\CF II COLUMBIA CHRONICLE CJ• • ,;,. • ;•; · ,, .• Student productions seek Calendar wider viewing audience Monday, Oct.24 Three members of the artist ACM Siggraph's ·" Hellen activist group, ·'The Guerrilla tronic Halloween" will be fea By Ben Hirsch Girls," will confront issues -of tured at the Limelight, 632 N. racism and sexism in the art Dearborn. A laser show, interac "600 South" and " Behind world a t 7 p . m . in the tive installations and a video the Screen," two shows pro- auditorium of The School of the graveyard will be part of .the duced and ·written by Columbia .Art Institute of Chicago. entertainment. College students. will air on local The 24th Chicago lnterna- Friday, Oct. 28 cable television. tiona! Film Festival will pre- Catherine Wagner, a docu Lamarr Scott. studio c.oordi- rniere at the Chicago Theatre at 7 mentary photographer who p.m. The series will provid~ a focu s~s - on cultural issues nator, supervises the news show diverse collection of films, vid- embodied in architecture, will "600 South ... He said the idea cos and seminars. A te n-film speak at the Museum of Contem for the show carne from a stu- pass is available for $55, with a poraty Photography at 7:30p.m. dent's class project. The student $IO discount for students. Call Her lecture coincides with her wanted to produce a news pro- 644_3400 between 9 a.m. to 5 exhibition. gr am of the d ay's events. p.m. for more infqrmation. Lily Tomlin's "The Search Amazed by the difficulty of pro- Tuesday, Oct 25 for Intelligent Life in !he Uni ducing a daily news show, it Chamber Music Chicago, rea- verse," will start its extended took the student a month to turing performances from violin- engagement to night at 7:30p.m. finish the project. ists Gidon Kremer and Tatyana at the Shubert Theatre. Inspired by the perils of the Gridenko will open its season in Julie Laffin, performance, disillusioned student, Scott pro- the Intimate Auditorium, 50 E. Richard House, readings and posed the idea of a n ongoing Congress. Ticket prices from : Edward Scott, film will be fea news program to the Television $16.50 to $30' are available by tured in Gallery 2 at '7 p.m. at Department to organize the pro- calling 242-6237. The School of the Art Institute of ject to start in the fa ll ofl987. Comedian Ron Darian head- Chicago. Scott said two new classes, lines tonight at Catch A Rising They Mighl Be Giants per TV News Field Production and Star, 151 E. Wacker Dr. Tickets form a.t the Cabaret Metro at TV News Practic urn and an are available form $8 to $10. 9:30p.m. Tickets will cost $6 in This outdated camera stands as a reminder of the developing technology In existing class TV Studio News Wednesday, Oct. 26 advance and at the door. the television Industry. Production were combined to Warren Seelig, a fiber artist Saturday, Oct. 29 . produce the show. Each class known for his spare and angular Philip Caldwell will perform INTERNSHIP: YOUR KEY TO THE FUTURE performs a different task. woven wall reliefs will speak his compositions with Rachael By Linda Roberson "Behind the Screen" also about his work at 7 p.m. at The Milder and Leah Nelson at the As a former intern and now the Assistant Intern Coordinator. I've started in the fall last year as part School of the Art Institute of Sherwood Conservatory of had the opportunity to hear some great stories of interns' adventures. of a n ongoing progra m to Chicago. Music, 1014 S. Michigan, at 3 Many of them are similar to my own experiences as an intern. improve the Television Depart- City Lit Theater, 4753 N. p .m . There is no admission Jennifer Tragas. a television major. received her first internship this ment. Lucas Palmero of the Broadway, will open its season charge. past fall at American Cablesystems. Although I never interned with department said the faculty saw with " Edith and Anton". This In a special H alloween/AI! Ameril:an Cablesystems. Jennifer and I share a similar adventure. a need for a Columbia TV show. show will run through Dec. 4 . Souls program called "I'm No Here is how Jennifer's went: Ed Morris, Television Depart- Pat Benatar performs at the Linguist,'' Chicago performance ment chairman, suggested a soap Holiday Star tonight. Ticket artist Brigid Murphy will appear American Cablesystems is a cable television company located in opera. The result was "Behind prices will be $18 for the 8 p.m. as hostess and erilcee fealflring the northwest suburbs. It serves six communities and 36.000 sub the Screen." show. open-mike performances.- The scribers. My internship was in the production department at channel "It is a great opportunity to be Urge Overkill, God Bullies · show beginning at 8 p .m. will 19. LOTV (local Origination Teleyision). JYMI of something that is so new and fang Beach will be perform- cost $6 for admission at the Rliil At the beginning of my internship I felt I was not prepared and innovative,·· said student ing at the Cabaret Metro. Tickets dolph Street Gallery, 756"N. technically. I soon learned that I was more than knowledgeable about Sharyn Elman. Elman is a small will cost $5 for the 7 p .m. show. Milwaukee Ave. .. what I was doing. and I could put all of my classroom experience part utility actress in " Behind Thursday, Oct. 27 " Firechild" by Robin Seid into real application. the Screen... Mary Shura Craig, author of man, a drama abour a man's Our fi rst intern meeting was held on the Friday I was there. We mystery and historical novels .is confrontation with his mother's were assigned our projects which were to be completed by the end of If a mistake occurs when mak- speaking as part of the Chicago aging and his own mid-life crisis the internship. The major project was to complete a half-hour pro ing " Behind the Screen." the · Public Library's will be perfoll'!led at the River gram ''Northwest Svenues ... This is a magazine format show con e ntire sce n e mu s t be series " Writers in .Conversa- West, 1105 W . Chicago Ave. at sisting of three segments: a person. a place and a restaurant. This redone . " Anyo ne can put tion"at l2:15p.m. inthetheater 8 p.m. For reservations call 633- was to be produced. shot and edited by myself with the aid of the together a drama with post pro- of Cultural Center, 78 E. Wash- 0630. ' other interns. I worked on this project the entire semester and in duction editing." said Palermo. ,..!ooiiniiig~tiiioi;in;;iS;;t;;;. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;.. between I helped with all of the studio and remote productions. " If you know how to put one For my "Northwest Avenues" project. I had some technical live on tape, then you could do it difficulty. My partner and I had gone to a location and had all of our blindfolded." ·CLASSIFIEDS equipment set up and ready to go with the person we were interview Two scenes frQm " Behind the ing. Just as we started to roll the tape. red lights started blinking and Screen .. are shot every Monday JOBS IN AUSTRALIA we received and "RF" signal. We checked all of our connections night. Eac h show has eig ht Immediate Opening for Me n CRU I SES HIP S and ~ti ll couldn' t find our problem. We called the studio. someone scenes. The final product can be an d Women. $11.000 to How Hiring Men and Women. ran another video recorder over and for some reason it has a power seen every fourth Friday night $60.000. Construction, Man Summer $ Career Opportunities failure. That ~hoo t wa' a total bust. We had to reschedule. That s tarting Nov. 18 on Chicago ufacturing. Secretarial Work. (Will Train). Excellent Plus experience had me in a frenzy at the time. I learned however. that Pay Cable Access c ha nne l 19. Nurse s. Eng inee ring. Sales. World Travel. Hawaii, Bahamas, getting upset and worried would do me no good. I had to calm down according to Palermo. Reruns Hundreds of Jobs Listed . Caribbean, Etc. and put myM!If into a leadership poMion. I had to explain to my guest arc being shown every Friday CALL NOW! 206-736-7000 lhal there wa• a lcchnical problem that couldn' t be fixed . For night on the same channel until CALL NOW! 206-736-7000 tunately. he wa' more than willing to have us come back for the Ext. 279A. Ext. 279C. the new season begins. interview. The fa ll ..cmc•rcr in ~c hoo l I took Video Tech I. and Directing II. " 1 am really pleased with the My inlern\hip pul me ahead of my clas,matcs in a lot of ways. I way this has blossomed ," sa id --.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=~ already know vrme of the problem' that can arise on a shool and also Scott <~bout "600 South." He • \Omething about lighting different situation,. I also learned how lo also said he is " looking forward "I compared Paralegal programs edit during my intern\hip and lhat ha' been inva luable. to the future of more stuj:lents All in all fo r an internship. American Cablesystcrn' i' a great getting involved and as a result and chose Roosevelt" place to gel hand' -''" experience. They taughr me about the equip getting a joh" in the television • ._.. AIIA·IIppi'Oft