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~******************************************************** Contents February 5, 1987 Scholastic Volume 128, No. 14 Need To Publicize An Event Or Promote Sales? Life On Both Sides Of The Podium 6 By Steffanie Keller Teaching assistants at Notre Dame provide a link between faculty and students and learn something along the way

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$3.35 per column inch $110 for full inside front cover. Sports Discounts for regular customers Departments 12/'V' Is For Confidence 2/Editorial By Phil Wolf 4/Week In Distortion: Pac Man, Anyone? WE DESIGN ADS. TOO! With help from John Shumate, hours of hard work, S/On Other Campuses: Smoke Gets In Their Eyes and fJin support, Gary Voce has gained self­ 19/Restaurants: Anyone For Szechwan? confidence and improved his overall game 20/Calendar 1S/Scoreboard 22/Music: How I Joined The All-Stars Get The Most For Your Money 16/Also Wearing The Green 23/Movies: Feed Me! Feed Me! By Phil Wolf 24/Final Word: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep It's Digger Phelps' green carnation that has become Let Your Ads Be Seen In Scholastic a game-time trademark, but four assistant basket­ Contact Julie Gschwind at the Scholastic office, ball coaches don the familiar boutonniere as well third floor LaFortune or call Cover photo by Allan Lim

239-7569 for more information Scholastic magazine is published weekly during the school year except during examination and vacation periods at Notre Dame, IN 46556 and printed at The Papers, Inc., Milford, IN 46542. The subscription rate is $18.75/year and back issues are available at $1.00/copy. The opinions expressed in Scholastic are those of the authors and editors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the entire editorial ********************************************************* board of Scholastic or the University of Notre Dame, its administration, faculty or student body. Editorials represent the opinion of a major­ ity of the editorial board. Manuscripts are welcome. All unsolicited material becomes the property of Scholastic. Scholastic is represented nationally by CASS student advertising, Inc. C 1987 Scholastic magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. &

~******************************************************** Contents February 5, 1987 Scholastic Volume 128, No. 14 Need To Publicize An Event Or Promote Sales? Life On Both Sides Of The Podium 6 By Steffanie Keller Teaching assistants at Notre Dame provide a link between faculty and students and learn something along the way

Scholastic Has The Lowest ...... :::::::;;;'~ PART-TIME~ 9 A Breed Apart 1= By Kathleen McKernan Advertising Rates On Campus • HELP • Notre Dame's part-time faculty avoids national problems and finds WANTED?r its niche among its tenure- track colleagues ~ ~

$3.35 per column inch $110 for full inside front cover. Sports Discounts for regular customers Departments 12/'V' Is For Confidence 2/Editorial By Phil Wolf 4/Week In Distortion: Pac Man, Anyone? WE DESIGN ADS. TOO! With help from John Shumate, hours of hard work, S/On Other Campuses: Smoke Gets In Their Eyes and fJin support, Gary Voce has gained self­ 19/Restaurants: Anyone For Szechwan? confidence and improved his overall game 20/Calendar 1S/Scoreboard 22/Music: How I Joined The All-Stars Get The Most For Your Money 16/Also Wearing The Green 23/Movies: Feed Me! Feed Me! By Phil Wolf 24/Final Word: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep It's Digger Phelps' green carnation that has become Let Your Ads Be Seen In Scholastic a game-time trademark, but four assistant basket­ Contact Julie Gschwind at the Scholastic office, ball coaches don the familiar boutonniere as well third floor LaFortune or call Cover photo by Allan Lim

239-7569 for more information Scholastic magazine is published weekly during the school year except during examination and vacation periods at Notre Dame, IN 46556 and printed at The Papers, Inc., Milford, IN 46542. The subscription rate is $18.75/year and back issues are available at $1.00/copy. The opinions expressed in Scholastic are those of the authors and editors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the entire editorial ********************************************************* board of Scholastic or the University of Notre Dame, its administration, faculty or student body. Editorials represent the opinion of a major­ ity of the editorial board. Manuscripts are welcome. All unsolicited material becomes the property of Scholastic. Scholastic is represented nationally by CASS student advertising, Inc. C 1987 Scholastic magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Scholastic Scholastic . Vol. 128 February 5, 1987 No. 14 Notre Dame's Student Magazine

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Any Notre Dame or Saint Mary'S undergraduate may apply. Editor: Maher Mouasher Contact Maher Mouasber for details: Managing Editor: Keith Harrison: Scholastic office, 3rd floor LaFortune, 239-7569. General Manager: Philip Coghlan Applications are due by Wednesday, February 11. Editorial Staff Larry Burke: Sports Catherine Coffey: Departments' Frank Lipo: News Kathleen McKernan: News 1 Greg Miller: Student Life r-SO%-OFF- Aimee Storin: Copy Bob Winn: Student Life Production t ITH THIS COUPON I Production Manager:­ Matth~w Bradley Design Manager: Jim Doerfler Photo Manag~r: Allan ,Lim t R~?"'<4" 0 t Graphic Arts Manager: Maria Murphy 7' ,. 'SY!3tems Manager: t ,~~,,!Iy t LawrencePra:vecek Of} Administration l u~ t Oo CIvet. ~/el. Comptroller: Pete Cespedes 'SIs 01} e881). 8, t Advertising: Julie Gschwind t C180//:)/:)/1} Circulation: Mike Hoban e81. P Editorial Assistants Ok) t Ed Jordanich: Sports Steffanie Keller: News Offer Expires 2-28-87 Kathy, Scarbeck: Departments THE LYNDA BARRY 'n' MAn GROENING t 'Phil Wolf: Sports t FUNKY WORLD FUN CALENDAR - 1987 Issue No. 14 Staff COLLECTOR'S EDITION t t Featuring the Best of Their Syndicated' Cartoons Layout: Mary Faith Feeney Plus: Kris Malaker • Birthdays of the Famous & Infamous • Flshln' With Matt t • Recipes & Party Tips • Cookln' Fish With Lynda Susan Serrato t • Numerology • Vocabulary Builders Art & Photography: • Gardening Hints • Treasure Map t Greg Alberton • Puzzle Page • Deep Sea Creatures Mike Murphy t • Coupons • Charms & Hexes and much, much, much morel Copy Editors: Sara Harty ,t Liz Reeves Order your 1987 calendar today by sending check or m~ney order to: t • LIFE IN HELL, P.O. BOX 36E64, LOS ANGELES. CA 90036 .... ~---~~~...-...... ~~ February 1987 .. 5, 3 Scholastic Scholastic . Vol. 128 February 5, 1987 No. 14 Notre Dame's Student Magazine

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Pac Man, Anyone? Smoke Gets In Their Eyes If studying, exercise and Ty won't cure the winter doldrums, Several universities watch 'smoking wars' heat up an Atari home video game might just do the trick as local bans lead to changes in campus policies

answer. But after a couple of days watching some of By John Coyle the local stations' provocative and entertaining after­ A Notre Dame class ring, lost during a Duke. founded by tobacco money, has noon shows, you realize just how mindless TV view­ spring break 31 years ago, was recently returned to banned smoking from its medical , reported ing can be. There's only so many times you can former Notre Dame student Thomas McCall. Buried the College Press Service. Harvard grad students, watch Duane say "Hey, hey, hey" on "What's Hap­ under three feet of Fort Lauderdale sand, the ring meanwhile, recently delivered petitions asking pening" or Patch telling Kayla, "Listen baby, I'm was found with ametal detector and returned after Widener Library on campus to reconsider its smoking bad news" on "Days" or Jim Lang say "Guard, some detective work. In other spring break news, ban. The ban was adopted in compliance with a new hoever said "the worst winter I ever spent was escort them to the booth" on "One Million Dollar authorities are planning fun in the sun with athletic ban in the city of Cambridge on smoking in public Wa summer in San Francisco" must never have Chance of a Lifetime." , events rather than beer drinking. According to the places. In part the petition argues that "a lot of peo­ . spent a February afternoon in a dorm room National On-Campus Report, the Fort Lauderdale ple work better when they smoke." Also smoking­ with three cabin fever infected roommates watching So what's the cure for winter boredom if academ­ i Spring Season Task Force is planning , rehited, University of Wyoming officials voted to ! goldfish mate for entertainment. No matter how yoy. ics, all out partying, exercise and television don't do i tug-of-war on the beach and water sports. Miami defy a similar new ban in universi~y-town Laramie. slice it, Notre Dame is butt boring in the winter and the trick? The answer is simple: Atari home video Beach will also offer Frisbee, weightlifting, and soft­ University representatives said city laws do not apply February is the peak of butt boredom. ball. to the state-owned campus. So the question becomes, how does one entertain oneself short of counting the ants migrating south . Rubber band powered airplanes earn across one's floor. Depending on your zest for life credit in a University of Colorado course called and your ability to make the most of your collegiate' Introduction to Flight. According to the National On years, there are several alternatives for passing away Campus Report, more than 200 students design, those long winter days. build and write a paper about how their creations of' paper, silk, and balsa wood work. In other classroom Studying is always an option. Because ~t's alway~' news, it takes more than pulling a few strings to an, option, (and being a fan of slogans such as ,"I've become a puppeteer at the University of Connecti­ only been here a month and already I'm two months games. Hey, it's the perfect choice. It combines all cut. Students majoring in puppetry must also take behind"), I really can't endorse any but the most of the aforementioned alternatives and wraps them courses in -costuming, set design, art, acting, and necessary academic endeavor as a means of combat­ up in one fun-filled game. directing. Puppetry graduates work on movies or ting the winter doldrums. with groups like The Muppets. Sometimes they form You have to be smart to know whether or not' to their own puppetry troupes. II On the other side of the academic spectrum is the eat the last ghost in Pac-Man after the music stops blow-off, party animal, couch-potato type. Hard to (academics). You can celebrate a big win against the believe, but getting wasted seven nights a week and computer in Atari Basketball by having your player Off-campus students in Boston may find recovering seven days a week tends to get a little jump up and down and run all over the court (party­ themselves spending nights behind bars rather than played, not to mention expensive, after a month or ing). It also takes a lot of energy and hand-eye coor­ in front of them if they turn their stereos up too two. So partying the month away is out. dination to play Space Invaders (exercise). ,And of loud. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that course you play it on a television. police may press criminal charges against anyone If not studying or partying, perhaps exercIsmg" creating excessive noise between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. you say. Come on, let's be realistic here. 'Fitness prd'::' I know everyone has one somewhere in their toy The new legislation allows enforcement officials to grams usually last about a week until the initial closet at home right on top ofLight Brite and Chutes enter a home without a warrant if the noise level excitement and motivation wears off and you realize and Ladders. So have Mom send it on out. Maybe exceeds 50 decibels. Sentences can range from six that sweating is just not fun. So, the Jack UILanne treat yourself to a couple new cartridges; have an months in jail to $200 in fines. The bill was aimed school of thought is really not a viable alternative. Atari Olympics. The hours will fly by and before you largely at the more than 10,000 Boston College and know it, spring will be here and it will be time to Boston University students who live in the resid(mtial Of course, there's always man's best friend scope the sun worshippers. Oh, by the way, did I tell neighborhood of Allston-Brighton, according' to television. And at first this seems like it could be the anyone my Dad works for Atari? • Boston-City Counselor Thomas Menino. Edited by Michael Farnan 4 February 5, 1987 Scholastic 5

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Pac Man, Anyone? Smoke Gets In Their Eyes If studying, exercise and Ty won't cure the winter doldrums, Several universities watch 'smoking wars' heat up an Atari home video game might just do the trick as local bans lead to changes in campus policies

answer. But after a couple of days watching some of By John Coyle the local stations' provocative and entertaining after­ A Notre Dame class ring, lost during a Duke. founded by tobacco money, has noon shows, you realize just how mindless TV view­ spring break 31 years ago, was recently returned to banned smoking from its medical center, reported ing can be. There's only so many times you can former Notre Dame student Thomas McCall. Buried the College Press Service. Harvard grad students, watch Duane say "Hey, hey, hey" on "What's Hap­ under three feet of Fort Lauderdale sand, the ring meanwhile, recently delivered petitions asking pening" or Patch telling Kayla, "Listen baby, I'm was found with ametal detector and returned after Widener Library on campus to reconsider its smoking bad news" on "Days" or Jim Lang say "Guard, some detective work. In other spring break news, ban. The ban was adopted in compliance with a new hoever said "the worst winter I ever spent was escort them to the booth" on "One Million Dollar authorities are planning fun in the sun with athletic ban in the city of Cambridge on smoking in public Wa summer in San Francisco" must never have Chance of a Lifetime." , events rather than beer drinking. According to the places. In part the petition argues that "a lot of peo­ . spent a February afternoon in a dorm room National On-Campus Report, the Fort Lauderdale ple work better when they smoke." Also smoking­ with three cabin fever infected roommates watching So what's the cure for winter boredom if academ­ i Spring Season Task Force is planning basketball, rehited, University of Wyoming officials voted to ! goldfish mate for entertainment. No matter how yoy. ics, all out partying, exercise and television don't do i tug-of-war on the beach and water sports. Miami defy a similar new ban in universi~y-town Laramie. slice it, Notre Dame is butt boring in the winter and the trick? The answer is simple: Atari home video Beach will also offer Frisbee, weightlifting, and soft­ University representatives said city laws do not apply February is the peak of butt boredom. ball. to the state-owned campus. So the question becomes, how does one entertain oneself short of counting the ants migrating south . Rubber band powered airplanes earn across one's floor. Depending on your zest for life credit in a University of Colorado course called and your ability to make the most of your collegiate' Introduction to Flight. According to the National On years, there are several alternatives for passing away Campus Report, more than 200 students design, those long winter days. build and write a paper about how their creations of' paper, silk, and balsa wood work. In other classroom Studying is always an option. Because ~t's alway~' news, it takes more than pulling a few strings to an, option, (and being a fan of slogans such as ,"I've become a puppeteer at the University of Connecti­ only been here a month and already I'm two months games. Hey, it's the perfect choice. It combines all cut. Students majoring in puppetry must also take behind"), I really can't endorse any but the most of the aforementioned alternatives and wraps them courses in -costuming, set design, art, acting, and necessary academic endeavor as a means of combat­ up in one fun-filled game. directing. Puppetry graduates work on movies or ting the winter doldrums. with groups like The Muppets. Sometimes they form You have to be smart to know whether or not' to their own puppetry troupes. II On the other side of the academic spectrum is the eat the last ghost in Pac-Man after the music stops blow-off, party animal, couch-potato type. Hard to (academics). You can celebrate a big win against the believe, but getting wasted seven nights a week and computer in Atari Basketball by having your player Off-campus students in Boston may find recovering seven days a week tends to get a little jump up and down and run all over the court (party­ themselves spending nights behind bars rather than played, not to mention expensive, after a month or ing). It also takes a lot of energy and hand-eye coor­ in front of them if they turn their stereos up too two. So partying the month away is out. dination to play Space Invaders (exercise). ,And of loud. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that course you play it on a television. police may press criminal charges against anyone If not studying or partying, perhaps exercIsmg" creating excessive noise between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. you say. Come on, let's be realistic here. 'Fitness prd'::' I know everyone has one somewhere in their toy The new legislation allows enforcement officials to grams usually last about a week until the initial closet at home right on top ofLight Brite and Chutes enter a home without a warrant if the noise level excitement and motivation wears off and you realize and Ladders. So have Mom send it on out. Maybe exceeds 50 decibels. Sentences can range from six that sweating is just not fun. So, the Jack UILanne treat yourself to a couple new cartridges; have an months in jail to $200 in fines. The bill was aimed school of thought is really not a viable alternative. Atari Olympics. The hours will fly by and before you largely at the more than 10,000 Boston College and know it, spring will be here and it will be time to Boston University students who live in the resid(mtial Of course, there's always man's best friend scope the sun worshippers. Oh, by the way, did I tell neighborhood of Allston-Brighton, according' to television. And at first this seems like it could be the anyone my Dad works for Atari? • Boston-City Counselor Thomas Menino. Edited by Michael Farnan 4 February 5, 1987 Scholastic 5

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"Freshman courses are highly good for freshmen to have some­ answer all the questions that I wish organized. It's a good place to start one they can talk to informally someone had answered for me," out, because the course is already and ask questions, such as 'What's said Hawes. "It's scary to be a laid out." Rome like?' or 'What's it like to freshman in college. Sometimes, I Life On Both Sides Of The Podium do a senior thesis?' It's haid'"for a think they need to give themselves As an architecture T A, Mimi By Steffanie Keller Graham also deals exclusively with a freshman course. "(The faculty Teaching assistants at Notre Dame provide a link between of the School of Architecture) faculty and students and learn something along the way choose six fifth-year students to T A the second-semester freshman design class. They ask the fifth­ year students who is interested in "In the beginning of at the 1987 National Conference The Marquette Tribune becoming a T A and then make 1985, I got a lead On Higher Education next month. reported "English-speaking T As selections from, there," said Gra­ from a management Questionnaires were sent to T As at have varied training programs ham, currently in her fifth year of professor I'd had eight major universities. "We sent depending on the department they the _architecture program. before that a new out 4,200," said Diamond. who led teach in and whether they are professor who went through all a little more credit for what they professor in manage­ the study, "and we received 1,357 teaching a class or conducting a "Our duty is to go to all the lec­ that 10 years ago to answer those know. They just need a little gui­ ment might need a T A," said Bev­ responses." Among the findings of discussion section." Candidates tures for the course and then a stu­ questions. But we can, because we dance." the study, which included TAs have just been through all those erly Bean, a senior in the College for the position 9f TA also must dio .class once a week. They assign Freshman Meg Juliano needed from all disciplines, was the fact things." of Business Administration. "So I have a 3.0 average, three recom­ each TA about 10 students whom more than a little guidance when knocked on his door and said 'Hi, mendations and financial need. we work. with as critics of their John Hawes, a bio-chemistry one of her chemistry experiments work and to help them out. Once do you need a TA?' Three days Foreign students at Marquette who graduate student who serves as a exploded in the laboratory. "My a week, we grade their projects later he hired me and I've been desire the position of T A must T A for Chemistry 115-116, said he T A stayed and helped me clean up using the guidelines of the profes­ working for him ever since." take a two- week language program agrees that working with freshmen and fix everything that I'd' done sor," said Graham. So' began the career of one of" as well as departmental training. is a vital part of his job as a TA. wrong. He was so patient." Hawes Notre Dame's many teaching assis­ Notre Dame currently has no "The class is so large, it would "I'm always trying to think of said that misfired experiments go tants, or TAs. Not all TAs started such general requirements. The be impossible for the professor to things to say to the students. I look with the territory of being a T A. out like Beverly Bean, however. selection of TAs and their duties give each one individual attention. at them and try to remember when Many must serve as a teaching vary from college to college and A TA can do that. I also think it's I was in their place and I try· to "The sound of breaking glass is assistant as part of their graduate from professor to professor. "In a something a chem lab T A is studies, while still others must sense, the way it's looked at is that always waiting for," said Hawes. apply through their school. Duties all math graduate students func­ "Part of our job is to ensure safety vary as well, ranging from tion as T As," said Professor Wil- in the lab."· In addition to main­ research to actually teaching .liam Dwyer, chairman of the taining laboratory safety, Hawes classes. Mathematics Department. "As for said he has a chance to talk and interact with the students in lab, Regardless of the individual the requirements to become a T A, they're the same as those to be aside from merely grading pap'ers responsibilities that each has, at the end of the week. "That's a teaching assistants as a group are accepted into the graduate pro­ gram in mathematics. We try to nice thing about lab T As. I get to now a large part of life on most know my students well enough college campuses. "A group of that one in every 25 TAs said he get people who we think will be the most successful mathematics that I recognize them as I walk professors and other educators or she did not have the proper around campus." realized that T As were becoming background for the assignment. students based on their records. an' important component in teach­ Diamond said the survey found "Graduate students begin to In her role as a T A, Beverly ing," said Robert Diamond, assis­ that less adequate training was function as T As in the second year Bean doesn't have the interaction tant vice chancellor of Syracuse often given to those TAs who had of the doctorate program and then with the students that Hawes and University. "So we did a survey to more responsibility. "In addition, they follow a progression. They Graham have. "The way the compile data about the status of one in every six TAs was found to might start out as graders and. professor's class is run is that half teaching assistants." be teaching outside his or her dis­ doing problem sessions. By the the grade is individual, half is as a cipline." Similar findings have fourth or fifth year, most teach at group. It goes by your perfor­ The survey is the National spurred some schools, such as least one section of a course." mance and I can't measure that." Study of Teaching Assistants, and Marquette University, to require Dwyer said that T As most fre­ Bean said that her job consists findi.ngs from it will be presented increased training for T As. quently teach freshman courses. mainly of research. Her professor 6 Scholastic February 5, 1987 7 News News'

"Freshman courses are highly good for freshmen to have some­ answer all the questions that I wish organized. It's a good place to start one they can talk to informally someone had answered for me," out, because the course is already and ask questions, such as 'What's said Hawes. "It's scary to be a laid out." Rome like?' or 'What's it like to freshman in college. Sometimes, I Life On Both Sides Of The Podium do a senior thesis?' It's haid'"for a think they need to give themselves As an architecture T A, Mimi By Steffanie Keller Graham also deals exclusively with a freshman course. "(The faculty Teaching assistants at Notre Dame provide a link between of the School of Architecture) faculty and students and learn something along the way choose six fifth-year students to T A the second-semester freshman design class. They ask the fifth­ year students who is interested in "In the beginning of at the 1987 National Conference The Marquette Tribune becoming a T A and then make 1985, I got a lead On Higher Education next month. reported "English-speaking T As selections from, there," said Gra­ from a management Questionnaires were sent to T As at have varied training programs ham, currently in her fifth year of professor I'd had eight major universities. "We sent depending on the department they the _architecture program. before that a new out 4,200," said Diamond. who led teach in and whether they are professor who went through all a little more credit for what they professor in manage­ the study, "and we received 1,357 teaching a class or conducting a "Our duty is to go to all the lec­ that 10 years ago to answer those know. They just need a little gui­ ment might need a T A," said Bev­ responses." Among the findings of discussion section." Candidates tures for the course and then a stu­ questions. But we can, because we dance." the study, which included TAs have just been through all those erly Bean, a senior in the College for the position 9f TA also must dio .class once a week. They assign Freshman Meg Juliano needed from all disciplines, was the fact things." of Business Administration. "So I have a 3.0 average, three recom­ each TA about 10 students whom more than a little guidance when knocked on his door and said 'Hi, mendations and financial need. we work. with as critics of their John Hawes, a bio-chemistry one of her chemistry experiments work and to help them out. Once do you need a TA?' Three days Foreign students at Marquette who graduate student who serves as a exploded in the laboratory. "My a week, we grade their projects later he hired me and I've been desire the position of T A must T A for Chemistry 115-116, said he T A stayed and helped me clean up using the guidelines of the profes­ working for him ever since." take a two- week language program agrees that working with freshmen and fix everything that I'd' done sor," said Graham. So' began the career of one of" as well as departmental training. is a vital part of his job as a TA. wrong. He was so patient." Hawes Notre Dame's many teaching assis­ Notre Dame currently has no "The class is so large, it would "I'm always trying to think of said that misfired experiments go tants, or TAs. Not all TAs started such general requirements. The be impossible for the professor to things to say to the students. I look with the territory of being a T A. out like Beverly Bean, however. selection of TAs and their duties give each one individual attention. at them and try to remember when Many must serve as a teaching vary from college to college and A TA can do that. I also think it's I was in their place and I try· to "The sound of breaking glass is assistant as part of their graduate from professor to professor. "In a something a chem lab T A is studies, while still others must sense, the way it's looked at is that always waiting for," said Hawes. apply through their school. Duties all math graduate students func­ "Part of our job is to ensure safety vary as well, ranging from tion as T As," said Professor Wil- in the lab."· In addition to main­ research to actually teaching .liam Dwyer, chairman of the taining laboratory safety, Hawes classes. Mathematics Department. "As for said he has a chance to talk and interact with the students in lab, Regardless of the individual the requirements to become a T A, they're the same as those to be aside from merely grading pap'ers responsibilities that each has, at the end of the week. "That's a teaching assistants as a group are accepted into the graduate pro­ gram in mathematics. We try to nice thing about lab T As. I get to now a large part of life on most know my students well enough college campuses. "A group of that one in every 25 TAs said he get people who we think will be the most successful mathematics that I recognize them as I walk professors and other educators or she did not have the proper around campus." realized that T As were becoming background for the assignment. students based on their records. an' important component in teach­ Diamond said the survey found "Graduate students begin to In her role as a T A, Beverly ing," said Robert Diamond, assis­ that less adequate training was function as T As in the second year Bean doesn't have the interaction tant vice chancellor of Syracuse often given to those TAs who had of the doctorate program and then with the students that Hawes and University. "So we did a survey to more responsibility. "In addition, they follow a progression. They Graham have. "The way the compile data about the status of one in every six TAs was found to might start out as graders and. professor's class is run is that half teaching assistants." be teaching outside his or her dis­ doing problem sessions. By the the grade is individual, half is as a cipline." Similar findings have fourth or fifth year, most teach at group. It goes by your perfor­ The survey is the National spurred some schools, such as least one section of a course." mance and I can't measure that." Study of Teaching Assistants, and Marquette University, to require Dwyer said that T As most fre­ Bean said that her job consists findi.ngs from it will be presented increased training for T As. quently teach freshman courses. mainly of research. Her professor 6 Scholastic February 5, 1987 7 News NeNs

"just finished his dissertation. and grading homework, they make, dents who have bombed com­ While he was working on that, I the work more bearable." pletely," said Dwyer. "It's more a was doing a lot of library research Shephard also said that T As are question of dedication and per­ for his dissertation. Now, I'm very important to the undergradu­ sonality than nationality." doing library research for articles ate students they are working Notre Dame President-elect he writes for management jour­ with. "Undergrads need all they nals." Hither Edward Malloy, who dealt help they can possibly get. T As are with University academic affairs Joanne Wiggins, a theology T A, closer to the undergraduate's back­ in his previous post as associate said she has held both roles as a ground and have a better feel for provost, said he agreed with T A. "Currently, I'm doing library what an undergrad needs. Ideally, Dwyer's views. "There are always work, grading, working with the they're also quite accessible." going to be people from different ABreed ~part backgrounds. The question is, can By Kathleen McKernan someone communicate effectively? If it's just an accent, then it's just Notre Dame's part-time faculty avoids national problems a matter of getting used to it." and finds its niche among its tenure-track colleagues Regarding foreign T As, Provost Timothy O'Meara said, "There is a problem, but we've got to do the best we can with it. It has some­ professor's filing system and plan­ Not all undergraduates are thing to do with our society. Many At other universi­ privileges of .the regrllar faculty. "Usually the people who come ning and leading a discussion happy to have T As, however. "An of our grad students in the sci­ ties, professors There are different levels of as a visiting professor are very group once a week. What your English-speaking T A is pretty ences are foreign. It's difficult to without tenure or a non-regular faculty at Notre well established in their field," responsibilities will be depends on uncommon, " said senior Tim get students in our society position on the Dame, according to Provost O'Meara said. "They come here to the professor," said Wiggins, who Perenich, "although it was more interested in these areas." tenure-track have Timothy O'Meara. Although, the have scholarly exchanges. Then has been a TA for two years. that way when I wasn't a philoso­ become what som<: there are adjuncts that come from. Although some students com­ role of part-time faculty within an ""I:his is the first year that I've had phymajor." Perenich switched to faculty union organizers' call academic community has become a within the community. Let's use plain, other Notre Dame students close contact with the students," philosophy from pre-med. Com­ "academic stepchildren. " How­ national issue, at the University the examp'le of a lawyer with a said they like the concept of T As. she said, "and I really enjoy it. I plaints such as these are not ever, Notre' Dame's part-time "very few people are officially particular expertise. He would like "Sometimes, a T A can explain enjoy getting to know the students uncommon in refer~nce to math fnculty~ called adjunct professors, part-time." to have a certain university con­ and hearing their ideas." TAs, said Dwyer, but they may be things better because he or she is have formed a definite bloodlink nection. He would come here to unfounded. "A lot of people have closer to your level," said fresh­ to academia. share that particular area, and he "It's important for a TA to man Laura Ryan. Hawes said he Different types of non-regular would continue his practice down­ communicate that (he or she) and problems with math. If they have a agreed. "Often, they feel really Notre Dame adjunct professors faculty exist. First of all, O'Meara town. the professor are a team. You sup­ problem, it's easy to say it's an comfortable with me. They're not have many of the regular profes­ said, there is the emeritus profes­ port the professor and, by the accent. People come in to com­ "There is, another type of as afraid to ask me a question. I sors' privileges. While adjunct pro­ sor, a professor who at one time same token, the professor supports plain and I'll question that excuse adjunct, whose primary occupa­ provide a link between them and fessors at some other schools ,have held a tenured position and has you. Sometimes, though, it's a lit­ and the real problem will come tion is in another part of the out." their professor." , difficulties in obtaining library retired, but would still like to tie easier 'for students to deal with According to the national study University, like Father (David) a TA. You're closer in age than the "We receive applications for that the Syracuse University group Tyson or Father (William) Beau­ professor and you don't have a the graduate program from all did on TAs, three out of four TAs champ, but who still would lil,

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"just finished his dissertation. and grading homework, they make, dents who have bombed com­ While he was working on that, I the work more bearable." pletely," said Dwyer. "It's more a was doing a lot of library research Shephard also said that T As are question of dedication and per­ for his dissertation. Now, I'm very important to the undergradu­ sonality than nationality." doing library research for articles ate students they are working Notre Dame President-elect he writes for management jour­ with. "Undergrads need all they nals." Hither Edward Malloy, who dealt help they can possibly get. T As are with University academic affairs Joanne Wiggins, a theology T A, closer to the undergraduate's back­ in his previous post as associate said she has held both roles as a ground and have a better feel for provost, said he agreed with T A. "Currently, I'm doing library what an undergrad needs. Ideally, Dwyer's views. "There are always work, grading, working with the they're also quite accessible." going to be people from different ABreed ~part backgrounds. The question is, can By Kathleen McKernan someone communicate effectively? If it's just an accent, then it's just Notre Dame's part-time faculty avoids national problems a matter of getting used to it." and finds its niche among its tenure-track colleagues Regarding foreign T As, Provost Timothy O'Meara said, "There is a problem, but we've got to do the best we can with it. It has some­ professor's filing system and plan­ Not all undergraduates are thing to do with our society. Many At other universi­ privileges of .the regrllar faculty. "Usually the people who come ning and leading a discussion happy to have T As, however. "An of our grad students in the sci­ ties, professors There are different levels of as a visiting professor are very group once a week. What your English-speaking T A is pretty ences are foreign. It's difficult to without tenure or a non-regular faculty at Notre well established in their field," responsibilities will be depends on uncommon, " said senior Tim get students in our society position on the Dame, according to Provost O'Meara said. "They come here to the professor," said Wiggins, who Perenich, "although it was more interested in these areas." tenure-track have Timothy O'Meara. Although, the have scholarly exchanges. Then has been a TA for two years. that way when I wasn't a philoso­ become what som<: there are adjuncts that come from. Although some students com­ role of part-time faculty within an ""I:his is the first year that I've had phymajor." Perenich switched to faculty union organizers' call academic community has become a within the community. Let's use plain, other Notre Dame students close contact with the students," philosophy from pre-med. Com­ "academic stepchildren. " How­ national issue, at the University the examp'le of a lawyer with a said they like the concept of T As. she said, "and I really enjoy it. I plaints such as these are not ever, Notre' Dame's part-time "very few people are officially particular expertise. He would like "Sometimes, a T A can explain enjoy getting to know the students uncommon in refer~nce to math fnculty~ called adjunct professors, part-time." to have a certain university con­ and hearing their ideas." TAs, said Dwyer, but they may be things better because he or she is have formed a definite bloodlink nection. He would come here to unfounded. "A lot of people have closer to your level," said fresh­ to academia. share that particular area, and he "It's important for a TA to man Laura Ryan. Hawes said he Different types of non-regular would continue his practice down­ communicate that (he or she) and problems with math. If they have a agreed. "Often, they feel really Notre Dame adjunct professors faculty exist. First of all, O'Meara town. the professor are a team. You sup­ problem, it's easy to say it's an comfortable with me. They're not have many of the regular profes­ said, there is the emeritus profes­ port the professor and, by the accent. People come in to com­ "There is, another type of as afraid to ask me a question. I sors' privileges. While adjunct pro­ sor, a professor who at one time same token, the professor supports plain and I'll question that excuse adjunct, whose primary occupa­ provide a link between them and fessors at some other schools ,have held a tenured position and has you. Sometimes, though, it's a lit­ and the real problem will come tion is in another part of the out." their professor." , difficulties in obtaining library retired, but would still like to tie easier 'for students to deal with According to the national study University, like Father (David) a TA. You're closer in age than the "We receive applications for that the Syracuse University group Tyson or Father (William) Beau­ professor and you don't have a the graduate program from all did on TAs, three out of four TAs champ, but who still would lil,

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English chairman and director of "We have unfilled positions we Geraldine Ameriks hasn't found though, the main thing you have adjunct's desire for unionization. "Notre Dame is more of a com­ the' Freshman Writing Program. need to cover," he said, "as long as problems in becoming a part of to worry about is teaching." , "I think there are legitimate ques­ munity than those schools where "You always need more teachers we have needs and there are peo­ the University, nor has she seen a tions," he said, "if someone's there is talk of unionization," Pro­ The emphasis on teaching is in a writing class," he said. "If we ple to take those jobs, we will have vast difference in how part-time part-time for a large number of vost O'Meara said. "There is no one reason the Department of fit everyone in Washington Hall, years without salary and benefits - union here and no movement for Modern Languages and the Fresh­ we could have three 'or four sec­ that's where the controversy is." unionization." II man Writing Program have the tions of our English 109 and greatest number of part- time pro­ Freshman Seminar courses. But fessors. Also, a greater degree of who'd grade the papers?" personal attention is in those types LATE NIGHT OLYMPICS "In our department, they attend of classes. faculty meetings," Kline said. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 The College of Science has a "We expect them to meet and program with the South Bend confer with students. We don't 9pm - 4am Center for Medical Education, expect research, but if they do it, with local doctors serving as part­ it's nice of co.urse. They have BENEFITIING THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS part-time faculty. Also, there are and f~ll-time professors work in time professors. The need for oral offices and parking decals,. what OLYMpIC EVENTS other people looking for jobs. . her department. practice at the beginning levels of they don't have is medical bene­ Half-court Basketball Broomball (coree) Spouses of people here want part­ "As a part-time professor, you languages makes small classes, and fits." therefore, a large number of sec­ Water LaCrosse Whiffle Ball time jobs or those who can't get a don't have to be involved in com­ It's the question of medical tions in a subject necessary. Notre Nerf Football Indoor Soccer full-time take what they can get." mittees," Ameriks said, "You do benefits which concerns the part­ Dame's Freshman Writing Program Relay On Ice (coree) Obstacle Course (coree) In her eighth year at Notre have just as much work for the time faculty and union organizers. offers 115 class sections, a figure Innertube Water Polo (coree) Volleyball Dame, part-time Modern most part. With languages, it is Notre Dame part-time faculty which places it close to the top of Raquetball Singles Language Professor Geraldine different from other departments. doesn't really worry too much They try to hire part-time the University's list of large pro­ Ameriks teaches three sections of about unions for the adjuncts. ADVANCE REGISTRATION NECESSARY FOR OLYMPIC EVENTS language profs, partly because the grams. intermediate level Spanish classes. They don't seem to feel a need. SEE YOUR HALL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DETAILS Her husband, Karl Ameriks, is a graduate program is not particu­ "The classes are small and it's a According to Geraldine full professor of philosophy. larly large. In teaching a language, writing class," said Edward Kline, Ameriks, there has been no talk at SPONSORED BY NON-VARSITY ATHLETICS Notre Dame among the part-timers of the unions that have been " IlIilll:III!l1I1I jll'" 1II1II/1iI11I". "JIII'II I!'I sparking adjunct professor debates across the country. Faculty Senate Chairperson Jean Pee said, "We've never really talked about part-time Our three-year and faculty in my five years here." two-year scholarships won't Some universities let part-time faculty dominate the teaching , faculty of programs. Community make college,easier. colleges also rely on part-timers for economic reasons. With the community colleges, as with Notre Dame: it makes financial sense to Just easier to~pay for. use part~time professors who com­ Even if you didn't start college on' ascholarshi~, you mand lower salaries than tenured could finish on one. Army ROTC Scholarships teachers.,. pay for full tuition and allowances for educational PART-TIM This '. tendency to maintain fees and textbooks. Along with up to SI,OOO . lower salaries and limit employee a year. Get all the facts. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. benefits among adjunct faculty is • HELP • what has .created the union contro­ versy. ~art-time professors at Interested? Contact Captain Domingo at 239-6264. WANTED? other colleges resent the lack of benefits and want higher salaries. ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS/TRAIN INC CCJRPS Malloy said he understands the

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English chairman and director of "We have unfilled positions we Geraldine Ameriks hasn't found though, the main thing you have adjunct's desire for unionization. "Notre Dame is more of a com­ the' Freshman Writing Program. need to cover," he said, "as long as problems in becoming a part of to worry about is teaching." , "I think there are legitimate ques­ munity than those schools where "You always need more teachers we have needs and there are peo­ the University, nor has she seen a tions," he said, "if someone's there is talk of unionization," Pro­ The emphasis on teaching is in a writing class," he said. "If we ple to take those jobs, we will have vast difference in how part-time part-time for a large number of vost O'Meara said. "There is no one reason the Department of fit everyone in Washington Hall, years without salary and benefits - union here and no movement for Modern Languages and the Fresh­ we could have three 'or four sec­ that's where the controversy is." unionization." II man Writing Program have the tions of our English 109 and greatest number of part- time pro­ Freshman Seminar courses. But fessors. Also, a greater degree of who'd grade the papers?" personal attention is in those types LATE NIGHT OLYMPICS "In our department, they attend of classes. faculty meetings," Kline said. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 The College of Science has a "We expect them to meet and program with the South Bend confer with students. We don't 9pm - 4am Center for Medical Education, expect research, but if they do it, with local doctors serving as part­ it's nice of co.urse. They have BENEFITIING THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS part-time faculty. Also, there are and f~ll-time professors work in time professors. The need for oral offices and parking decals,. what OLYMpIC EVENTS other people looking for jobs. . her department. practice at the beginning levels of they don't have is medical bene­ Half-court Basketball Broomball (coree) Spouses of people here want part­ "As a part-time professor, you languages makes small classes, and fits." therefore, a large number of sec­ Water LaCrosse Whiffle Ball time jobs or those who can't get a don't have to be involved in com­ It's the question of medical tions in a subject necessary. Notre Nerf Football Indoor Soccer full-time take what they can get." mittees," Ameriks said, "You do benefits which concerns the part­ Dame's Freshman Writing Program Relay On Ice (coree) Obstacle Course (coree) In her eighth year at Notre have just as much work for the time faculty and union organizers. offers 115 class sections, a figure Innertube Water Polo (coree) Volleyball Dame, part-time Modern most part. With languages, it is Notre Dame part-time faculty which places it close to the top of Raquetball Singles Language Professor Geraldine different from other departments. doesn't really worry too much They try to hire part-time the University's list of large pro­ Ameriks teaches three sections of about unions for the adjuncts. ADVANCE REGISTRATION NECESSARY FOR OLYMPIC EVENTS language profs, partly because the grams. intermediate level Spanish classes. They don't seem to feel a need. SEE YOUR HALL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DETAILS Her husband, Karl Ameriks, is a graduate program is not particu­ "The classes are small and it's a According to Geraldine full professor of philosophy. larly large. In teaching a language, writing class," said Edward Kline, Ameriks, there has been no talk at SPONSORED BY NON-VARSITY ATHLETICS Notre Dame among the part-timers of the unions that have been " IlIilll:III!l1I1I jll'" 1II1II/1iI11I". "JIII'II I!'I sparking adjunct professor debates across the country. Faculty Senate Chairperson Jean Pee said, "We've never really talked about part-time Our three-year and faculty in my five years here." two-year scholarships won't Some universities let part-time faculty dominate the teaching , faculty of programs. Community make college,easier. colleges also rely on part-timers for economic reasons. With the community colleges, as with Notre Dame: it makes financial sense to Just easier to~pay for. use part~time professors who com­ Even if you didn't start college on' ascholarshi~, you mand lower salaries than tenured could finish on one. Army ROTC Scholarships teachers.,. pay for full tuition and allowances for educational PART-TIM This '. tendency to maintain fees and textbooks. Along with up to SI,OOO . lower salaries and limit employee a year. Get all the facts. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. benefits among adjunct faculty is • HELP • what has .created the union contro­ versy. ~art-time professors at Interested? Contact Captain Domingo at 239-6264. WANTED? other colleges resent the lack of benefits and want higher salaries. ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS/TRAIN INC CCJRPS Malloy said he understands the

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Earlier in the season, however, Voce, who was born in Kings­ Voce lacked the confidence in ton, Jamaica, first played basket­ himself to become a major factor ball at the age of 12 when his fam­ in the offense. Although he is a ily moved to Queens, New York. junior and a regular starter this This season, he has been working 'V' Is For Confidence season, Voce averaged less than extensively with former Irish stan­ 6.5 minutes per game last year, dout John Shumate, now an assis­ By Phil Wolf making him awfully "green" for a tant coach with Notre Dame (see junior. Phelps gave him a "job story on page 16). Both Phelps description" which said simply, and Voce have given much of the With help from John Shumate, hours of hard work, and fan support, "just play post defense, , credit for the junior center's Gary Voce has gained self-confidence and improved his overall game and score around the bucket on improvement to Shumate, who loose balls." says he understands the trouble Voce had adjusting to his starting ~ role. iii t 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, ::l '.A January 27, Gary Voce ~ "I think Gary was kind of crammed his 6-9, 250-pound .3 afraid of the responsibility that body into a small chair in a sociol­ was being put on him by every­ ogy classroom. Probably no one in one", Shumate recalls. With the. the class suspected that later the graduation last spring of TIm same day, Voce, Notre Dame's Kempton, Ken Barlow and Jim biggest basketball player, would Dolan, "everyone was saying stretch to his full height and throw 'Gary you've got to step in there. his weight around to score 14 You're the man. You have to carry points and grab 12 rebounds the weight.' I think Gary was against the Dayton Flyers. insecure about himself as a player But it was time for Voce to and he did not have the confi­ "come of age," as Irish head coach dence that he could do the job." . Digger Phelps put it. The Notre Dame center, averaging .only 2.6 And confidence is the key to points and 5.1 rebounds per game before meeting Dayton, had Voce's game, Shumate says. "Gary's the type of person that Once he got the green light to shoot, Voce' recently received the go-ahead when he got nervous his hands proved he could score inside and outside. from Phelps to shoot the ball. Last Thursday, against Marquette, would go and he couldn't catch the ball," .the assistant coach says. Voce had six points and eight About two weeks ago, Phelps "Every time he'd do something· rebounds. On Sunday, he led the saw that Voce's hard work was Irish with double-figure scoring wrong, I could look at his face and beginning to payoff and he rede­ and rebounding (15 and 10, say 'uh-oh, there he goes. He's fined the center's role to include respectively) against North Caro­ going to lose confidence in him­ taking baseline jump shots. With lina. self. '" his coach's permission, Voce "stepped out" for the first time in "I always thought I could play Notre Dame's 63-59 loss to UCLA on the post, " Voce said after the Shumate's solution was hard on January 24. He scored six upset of North Carolina. "Just work. He told Voce that, although points in that game and grabbed because I didn't take shots in the his starting position was relatively 13 rebounds to help keep Notre past, that doesn't mean I don't secure, only hard work could help Dame in the contest. have an inside game." him to improve. And Shumate has been there all the way for support. Then against Dayton on Tues­ "Anytime he looked like he was day he established himself inside, losing his confidence," Shumate powering his way to a perfect 6- David Rivers and Voce combined for 24 of says, "I'd always look right in his of-6 from the paint, three times Notre Dame's 37 second-half points against eye and I'd just wink my eye to from offensive rebounds. Shumate the Tar Heels. say 'hang in there. '" was on a recruiting trip and missed

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Earlier in the season, however, Voce, who was born in Kings­ Voce lacked the confidence in ton, Jamaica, first played basket­ himself to become a major factor ball at the age of 12 when his fam­ in the offense. Although he is a ily moved to Queens, New York. junior and a regular starter this This season, he has been working 'V' Is For Confidence season, Voce averaged less than extensively with former Irish stan­ 6.5 minutes per game last year, dout John Shumate, now an assis­ By Phil Wolf making him awfully "green" for a tant coach with Notre Dame (see junior. Phelps gave him a "job story on page 16). Both Phelps description" which said simply, and Voce have given much of the With help from John Shumate, hours of hard work, and fan support, "just play post defense, rebound, credit for the junior center's Gary Voce has gained self-confidence and improved his overall game and score around the bucket on improvement to Shumate, who loose balls." says he understands the trouble Voce had adjusting to his starting ~ role. iii t 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, ::l '.A January 27, Gary Voce ~ "I think Gary was kind of crammed his 6-9, 250-pound .3 afraid of the responsibility that body into a small chair in a sociol­ was being put on him by every­ ogy classroom. Probably no one in one", Shumate recalls. With the. the class suspected that later the graduation last spring of TIm same day, Voce, Notre Dame's Kempton, Ken Barlow and Jim biggest basketball player, would Dolan, "everyone was saying stretch to his full height and throw 'Gary you've got to step in there. his weight around to score 14 You're the man. You have to carry points and grab 12 rebounds the weight.' I think Gary was against the Dayton Flyers. insecure about himself as a player But it was time for Voce to and he did not have the confi­ "come of age," as Irish head coach dence that he could do the job." . Digger Phelps put it. The Notre Dame center, averaging .only 2.6 And confidence is the key to points and 5.1 rebounds per game before meeting Dayton, had Voce's game, Shumate says. "Gary's the type of person that Once he got the green light to shoot, Voce' recently received the go-ahead when he got nervous his hands proved he could score inside and outside. from Phelps to shoot the ball. Last Thursday, against Marquette, would go and he couldn't catch the ball," .the assistant coach says. Voce had six points and eight About two weeks ago, Phelps "Every time he'd do something· rebounds. On Sunday, he led the saw that Voce's hard work was Irish with double-figure scoring wrong, I could look at his face and beginning to payoff and he rede­ and rebounding (15 and 10, say 'uh-oh, there he goes. He's fined the center's role to include respectively) against North Caro­ going to lose confidence in him­ taking baseline jump shots. With lina. self. '" his coach's permission, Voce "stepped out" for the first time in "I always thought I could play Notre Dame's 63-59 loss to UCLA on the post, " Voce said after the Shumate's solution was hard on January 24. He scored six upset of North Carolina. "Just work. He told Voce that, although points in that game and grabbed because I didn't take shots in the his starting position was relatively 13 rebounds to help keep Notre past, that doesn't mean I don't secure, only hard work could help Dame in the contest. have an inside game." him to improve. And Shumate has been there all the way for support. Then against Dayton on Tues­ "Anytime he looked like he was day he established himself inside, losing his confidence," Shumate powering his way to a perfect 6- David Rivers and Voce combined for 24 of says, "I'd always look right in his of-6 from the paint, three times Notre Dame's 37 second-half points against eye and I'd just wink my eye to from offensive rebounds. Shumate the Tar Heels. say 'hang in there. '" was on a recruiting trip and missed

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the game, but Voce acknowledged their arms in a "V" salute, they bctter when Shumate does it," he him afterward. "Yesterday he told spelled out "V-O-C-E," and thcy says. "I know that what he says is me just to go out and do what I've turned a "Go Irish" cheer into a true because I'm aware that he has been doing," Voce recalled. "He "Gary Voce" chant. done it before. This year I've said, 'Try to play aggressively and bcen through a lot of ups and "When 1 was a freshman, 1 get double-figure rebounds,' and 1 downs and he's been able to talk to don't know whY,but they always said, 'Sure Shu.' 1 guess he'll be mc because he says he's been cheered when 1 came in," Voc~ pretty happy when he comes back through pretty much the same said after the Dayton game. "I tomorrow. " thing. He's been like a big brother think they want to let me know Irish Head For The Mountains as far as telling me how to look at Voce's three field goals (in five that they're still there. 1 was kind things." attempts) against Marquette of surprised to hear them." included a jumper, a short bank Nobody told North Carolina Shumate read in a newspaper head coach Dean Smith how to HOCKEY - The Irish wrapped up the home and lost to SI. Bonaventure. AMY DARLINGTON, SUZANNE shot and a power layup. Against DEVINE, and BARBARA BYRNE were the story about the crowd's reaction to portion of their schedule with a weekend Top swimmer for the Irish in their win at the Tar Heels he hit from outside look at Voce last Sunday, though. stars for the Irish in two road victories last split against Wiseonsin·Stevens Point, win· Cleveland State was sophomore ERIC Voce at the Dayton game. " When "I didn't think he was supposed to week against Cleveland State and St. and inside (including a two­ ning Friday's game 2·1 while dropping BOHDAN. Bohdan finished second in both you're the underdog, like Gary is, Saturday's contest 6·3. Bonaventure. hand~d slam dunk) for 5-of-7 be that good a shooter," Smith said the 200- yard freestyle and the 200- yard and you come along with his per­ after the game. "Voce is the big Junior goalie JEFF HENDERSON had 33 backstroke. SMC BASKETBALL - The Belles increased shooting. Voce's 78 percent field their record to 8-5 with a 65-56 win over St. sonality, 1 can see where the kids improvement from the tapes I've saves in the opener as MATT HANZEL and WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - Sparked by a goal average against Dayton, Mar­ Francis last weekend at the Angela Athletic would support him," he said, "but TOM MOONEY provided the scoring for the superb all-around game by Scholastic athlete quette and Carolina brought his watched. He hadn't played that victory. The visitors' five first period goals Facility. I was surprised to hear the crowd of the week MARY GAVIN and the sharp­ season average to 57 percent. well as such an offensive threat. wiped out Irish hopes for a sweep in the shooting of freshman ANNIE SCHWARTZ, JULIE RADKE had 17 points for Saint was going "Gar-y, Gar-y" and He didn't even look to shoot in second game. the Irish drilled Marquette last weekend 95- Mary's. Sister TAMMY RADKE added II, And Voce's play also brought spelling his name out. some of the tapes I saw." Notre Dame travels to Colorado next 60. while RACHEL BIR chipped in with 10. . the Irish fans to their feet. There weekend to face Air Force in what will "But Gary has star quality," Improved shooting and tough defense gave SMC SWIMMING - Lcd by senior captain always has been a small contingent Future Notre Dame opponents be the beginning of five consecutive series on the Irish their most impressive win of the PATTY JUCKNIESS, freshman ERIN TIER­ Shumate continues. "A lot of likely will take Voce much more the road. season. NEY, and sophomores TANYA REEVES and of Voce fans - ranging from Norm PEGGY HALLORAN, the Belles won their players don't have star quality. seriously. "I think they'll look at WRESTLING - Notre Dame finished second Notre Dame plays Miami at home on Muller of St. Michael's Laundry first dual meet at home to up their mark on He's got charisma. He's really a · to John Carroll University last Saturday in Saturday· before going on the road against to Voce's fellow Howard Hall this and say, 'Well, maybe Voce is .. the National Catholic Invitational Tourna· the season to 5- 2• tremendously likeable person." Detroit and Tennessee. residents - and the rest of the a threat now,''' ·the Irish center · ment held at the ACC. predicted. "As long as they're con­ MEN'S FENCING - Coach MIKE DeCICCO Notre Dame students were eager to Voce seems to be equally fona The Irish captured four individual titles in and his fencers extended their winning streak ATHLETES OF THE WEEK join them last week. They raised of Shumate. "I can see things sidering that possibility of me get­ the II-school meet. Freshman ANDY to 62 last weekend with convincing defeats of ting the ball down low and scor­ RADENBAUGH won the 118-lb. competi­ Michigan-Dearborn (22-5), Detroit (19-8), tion while sophomores DAVE CARLIN, Tri-State (23-4), and arch-rival Wayne State TIM BROWN ing, I think they'll have to phl¥" the· · JERRY DURSO, and PAT BOYD won first-. , (21-6). This familiar face place trophies at 126, 134 and 142 pounds ! I whole team differently." burned up the track al respectively. The 9-0 Irish were led .by senior captain With offensive improvement TIM VAUGHN and sophomore TIM GRIF­ the ACC in last week's A 2 p.m. meet with Central Michigan is FEE in the epee. dual meet with Michi­ has come even more confidence scheduled for Sunday under the north dome gan with the same suc­ "The performance of the epeeists has for Voce. He played as well defen~ of the ACC. cess that accompanied surprised me," said DeCicco. "Ilsomeone him during the· sively as offensively against the INDOOR TRACK - Despite the record­ had told me that this epee squad was going to football season. setting performance of football star and Tar Heels, and he has. started dominate the solid squad from Wayne State, I Brown, from Dallas, Scholastic athlete of the week TIM BROWN, WOUldn't have believed them." going up to block shots which used the Irish dropped a close dual meet to Michi­ won the 300-yard dash with a new meet record time of :30.7. The Irish gridiron star ~an last week, 67-64. Notre Dame will compete away from to seem out of his reach.-A student home for the fourth consecutive week when and 1987 Heisman Trophy candidate also won banner in ACC section 114 Brown teamed with freshman GLENN it travels to Columbus, OH for a nine-team· the 60-yard dash in 6.2 seconds. This tied the WA TSON to give coach JOE PlANE a strong meet on Saturday. Notre Dame record for the event. displays the motto of the newly showillg in the sprint events. formed Gary Voce Fan Club: WOMEN'S FENCING Coach YVES "Confidence. " "Watson and Brown ran real well for us," AURIOL'S Irish extended their record to 8-0 Piane· said. "But it doesn't take much to see with a big win over Wayne State, 9-7, last that we really need to improvc in the middle MARY GAVIN While the students work to weekend. distance area especially since we got shut out The 5-6 point Sophomores JANICE HYNES and KRIS­ invent Gary Voce cheers Voce in the half-mile against Michigan." guard from North TIN KRALICEK were outstanding in the Wildwood, NJ had a says he will continue to work to :rhe track team visits Champaign, IL this victory over the Tartars. improve his game. "It's my junior weekend to run in the Orange and Blue Clas­ special day against sic. The women's team will also be in Marquette. Gavin had year," he says. "I have one more Columbus this weekend, but All-American II points, 10 steals, year left, and 1 hope to do big MEN'S SWIMMING - A Friday road trip to MOLL Y SULLIVAN will not. Sullivan will and 14 assists for a Bradley and a home meet with Kalamazoo on be in West Germany competing in a World unique variation of a II things before I leave." Saturday at the Rolfs Aauatic Center will Cup Circuit event. "triple-double ." Her ,\\ make up a busy weekend for the Irish swim­ Perhaps Notre Dame classrooms ·10 steals in a single game were a new Irish mers. WOMEN'S SWIMMING - Ball State visits the record, She is also Notre Dame's all-time After be iced tbe game witb two free tbroM, Voce got a free ride from a jubilant student body. can be outfitted with bigger chairs Two away meets were split by the team Rolfs Center for the last home meet of the career leader, and is looking to break to accomodate a new Irish hero .. M l;lSt week as Notre Dame beatCleveland State season at 2 p.m. on Saturday. her own season assist record of 205.

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~I Sports Scoreboard the game, but Voce acknowledged their arms in a "V" salute, they bctter when Shumate does it," he him afterward. "Yesterday he told spelled out "V-O-C-E," and thcy says. "I know that what he says is me just to go out and do what I've turned a "Go Irish" cheer into a true because I'm aware that he has been doing," Voce recalled. "He "Gary Voce" chant. done it before. This year I've said, 'Try to play aggressively and bcen through a lot of ups and "When 1 was a freshman, 1 get double-figure rebounds,' and 1 downs and he's been able to talk to don't know whY,but they always said, 'Sure Shu.' 1 guess he'll be mc because he says he's been cheered when 1 came in," Voc~ pretty happy when he comes back through pretty much the same said after the Dayton game. "I tomorrow. " thing. He's been like a big brother think they want to let me know Irish Head For The Mountains as far as telling me how to look at Voce's three field goals (in five that they're still there. 1 was kind things." attempts) against Marquette of surprised to hear them." included a jumper, a short bank Nobody told North Carolina Shumate read in a newspaper head coach Dean Smith how to HOCKEY - The Irish wrapped up the home and lost to SI. Bonaventure. AMY DARLINGTON, SUZANNE shot and a power layup. Against DEVINE, and BARBARA BYRNE were the story about the crowd's reaction to portion of their schedule with a weekend Top swimmer for the Irish in their win at the Tar Heels he hit from outside look at Voce last Sunday, though. stars for the Irish in two road victories last split against Wiseonsin·Stevens Point, win· Cleveland State was sophomore ERIC Voce at the Dayton game. " When "I didn't think he was supposed to week against Cleveland State and St. and inside (including a two­ ning Friday's game 2·1 while dropping BOHDAN. Bohdan finished second in both you're the underdog, like Gary is, Saturday's contest 6·3. Bonaventure. hand~d slam dunk) for 5-of-7 be that good a shooter," Smith said the 200- yard freestyle and the 200- yard and you come along with his per­ after the game. "Voce is the big Junior goalie JEFF HENDERSON had 33 backstroke. SMC BASKETBALL - The Belles increased shooting. Voce's 78 percent field their record to 8-5 with a 65-56 win over St. sonality, 1 can see where the kids improvement from the tapes I've saves in the opener as MATT HANZEL and WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - Sparked by a goal average against Dayton, Mar­ Francis last weekend at the Angela Athletic would support him," he said, "but TOM MOONEY provided the scoring for the superb all-around game by Scholastic athlete quette and Carolina brought his watched. He hadn't played that victory. The visitors' five first period goals Facility. I was surprised to hear the crowd of the week MARY GAVIN and the sharp­ season average to 57 percent. well as such an offensive threat. wiped out Irish hopes for a sweep in the shooting of freshman ANNIE SCHWARTZ, JULIE RADKE had 17 points for Saint was going "Gar-y, Gar-y" and He didn't even look to shoot in second game. the Irish drilled Marquette last weekend 95- Mary's. Sister TAMMY RADKE added II, And Voce's play also brought spelling his name out. some of the tapes I saw." Notre Dame travels to Colorado next 60. while RACHEL BIR chipped in with 10. . the Irish fans to their feet. There weekend to face Air Force in what will "But Gary has star quality," Improved shooting and tough defense gave SMC SWIMMING - Lcd by senior captain always has been a small contingent Future Notre Dame opponents be the beginning of five consecutive series on the Irish their most impressive win of the PATTY JUCKNIESS, freshman ERIN TIER­ Shumate continues. "A lot of likely will take Voce much more the road. season. NEY, and sophomores TANYA REEVES and of Voce fans - ranging from Norm PEGGY HALLORAN, the Belles won their players don't have star quality. seriously. "I think they'll look at WRESTLING - Notre Dame finished second Notre Dame plays Miami at home on Muller of St. Michael's Laundry first dual meet at home to up their mark on He's got charisma. He's really a · to John Carroll University last Saturday in Saturday· before going on the road against to Voce's fellow Howard Hall this and say, 'Well, maybe Voce is .. the National Catholic Invitational Tourna· the season to 5- 2• tremendously likeable person." Detroit and Tennessee. residents - and the rest of the a threat now,''' ·the Irish center · ment held at the ACC. predicted. "As long as they're con­ MEN'S FENCING - Coach MIKE DeCICCO Notre Dame students were eager to Voce seems to be equally fona The Irish captured four individual titles in and his fencers extended their winning streak ATHLETES OF THE WEEK join them last week. They raised of Shumate. "I can see things sidering that possibility of me get­ the II-school meet. Freshman ANDY to 62 last weekend with convincing defeats of ting the ball down low and scor­ RADENBAUGH won the 118-lb. competi­ Michigan-Dearborn (22-5), Detroit (19-8), tion while sophomores DAVE CARLIN, Tri-State (23-4), and arch-rival Wayne State TIM BROWN ing, I think they'll have to phl¥" the· · JERRY DURSO, and PAT BOYD won first-. , (21-6). This familiar face place trophies at 126, 134 and 142 pounds ! I whole team differently." burned up the track al respectively. The 9-0 Irish were led .by senior captain With offensive improvement TIM VAUGHN and sophomore TIM GRIF­ the ACC in last week's A 2 p.m. meet with Central Michigan is FEE in the epee. dual meet with Michi­ has come even more confidence scheduled for Sunday under the north dome gan with the same suc­ "The performance of the epeeists has for Voce. He played as well defen~ of the ACC. cess that accompanied surprised me," said DeCicco. "Ilsomeone him during the· sively as offensively against the INDOOR TRACK - Despite the record­ had told me that this epee squad was going to football season. setting performance of football star and Tar Heels, and he has. started dominate the solid squad from Wayne State, I Brown, from Dallas, Scholastic athlete of the week TIM BROWN, WOUldn't have believed them." going up to block shots which used the Irish dropped a close dual meet to Michi­ won the 300-yard dash with a new meet record time of :30.7. The Irish gridiron star ~an last week, 67-64. Notre Dame will compete away from to seem out of his reach.-A student home for the fourth consecutive week when and 1987 Heisman Trophy candidate also won banner in ACC section 114 Brown teamed with freshman GLENN it travels to Columbus, OH for a nine-team· the 60-yard dash in 6.2 seconds. This tied the WA TSON to give coach JOE PlANE a strong meet on Saturday. Notre Dame record for the event. displays the motto of the newly showillg in the sprint events. formed Gary Voce Fan Club: WOMEN'S FENCING Coach YVES "Confidence. " "Watson and Brown ran real well for us," AURIOL'S Irish extended their record to 8-0 Piane· said. "But it doesn't take much to see with a big win over Wayne State, 9-7, last that we really need to improvc in the middle MARY GAVIN While the students work to weekend. distance area especially since we got shut out The 5-6 point Sophomores JANICE HYNES and KRIS­ invent Gary Voce cheers Voce in the half-mile against Michigan." guard from North TIN KRALICEK were outstanding in the Wildwood, NJ had a says he will continue to work to :rhe track team visits Champaign, IL this victory over the Tartars. improve his game. "It's my junior weekend to run in the Orange and Blue Clas­ special day against sic. The women's team will also be in Marquette. Gavin had year," he says. "I have one more Columbus this weekend, but All-American II points, 10 steals, year left, and 1 hope to do big MEN'S SWIMMING - A Friday road trip to MOLL Y SULLIVAN will not. Sullivan will and 14 assists for a Bradley and a home meet with Kalamazoo on be in West Germany competing in a World unique variation of a II things before I leave." Saturday at the Rolfs Aauatic Center will Cup Circuit event. "triple-double ." Her ,\\ make up a busy weekend for the Irish swim­ Perhaps Notre Dame classrooms ·10 steals in a single game were a new Irish mers. WOMEN'S SWIMMING - Ball State visits the record, She is also Notre Dame's all-time After be iced tbe game witb two free tbroM, Voce got a free ride from a jubilant student body. can be outfitted with bigger chairs Two away meets were split by the team Rolfs Center for the last home meet of the career assist leader, and is looking to break to accomodate a new Irish hero .. M l;lSt week as Notre Dame beatCleveland State season at 2 p.m. on Saturday. her own season assist record of 205.

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recruiter and those are the things season. But being an assistant "Number one, you've got to see that we want him to do." coach means much more than just if academically he has the right running drills. "What has helped me to under­ background and you have to Also Wearing The Green stand my role is the fact that I was By Phil Wolf a head coach (at Grand Canyon College) before I came here," Shu­ mate explains, "and I remember 't1i~~~~~6!t~ll;' It's Digger Phelps' green carnation that has become a game-time trademark, the things the assistants did that ;,•.•.•. ~.'., ..•...•. ic~ •. n.···.;o ••••··.t.·· •. ·m;e. ~so .• e.rt.··.: .. ·~.'·:.·.ai::~.~I·.·.· .•e... i~ ....i .. : ..j" '...... -- irked me and the job that I wanted I' U ,::~.'~.r;~.··.h.•••.'.:.:e.·· ••. ··,}.! .• ~.;.-.::,-.::.·h, .. ···.··.'.. ·a, ..,.·.',·, ... '.,:.! but four assistant basketball coaches don the familiar boutonniere as well them to do. I just put myself in ':.·.·-·...·.w····.· ·tii. II ..•.• iII..-·.·· m'·· ". <.:. ,'...... ::.•... '.'J> " {: <':~~~L that situation and I said 'How can I best benefit Digger Phelps and Notre Dame basketball?'"

~ did not realize when they made Scott Paddock, Voce's backup Second-year assistant Kilcullen evaluate his transcript," Baron .~ their sign was that Mom didn't at center, explained how Shumate spends much of his time tracking says. "The other thing that you need to send help; John Shumate §- has helped the big men on the look for is character. You look for already was on the scene. the academic progress of the Irish team both on and off the court. players. He makes sure they are kids that belong at Notre Darrie, "We've been working with Coach kids that will fit in as far as the Shumate, a 1974 graduate. of enrolled in the right courses, that Shumate since October 15 and type of school - academically as Notre Dame, is one of four assis­ they are provided with proper we're just starting to see every­ well as athletically. That combina­ tant coaches who work with tutoring, and that their perfor­ thing . come together," Paddock mance is acceptable. tion is out there; you just have to Phelps. Along with Jim Baron, said. "He demonstrates and even look for it." Matt Kilcullen and Tom Sluby, plays against us. Being that he was Shumate has helped coach this Baron, who is in his sixth sea­ such a great college player and a son at Notre Dame, is in charge of Meanwhile, Baron shares year's young Irish squad to a 12-5 opponent scouting duties with' professional, it's easy to under­ all recruiting for the team. When record going into last night's game stand him the way he puts it across Shumate and Kilcullen. The three with LaSalle. recruiting a player, there are a to us. On the court he's intense, couple of concerns which Baron 3pend several hours a day watch­ but off the court he's laid back, must address. ing' game films of opponents to It was a different group of stu­ and that comfortable atmosphere analyze their strengths and dents, presumably, who held up a makes it easy to work with him." weaknesses. Generally, it takes sign at last wee~'s game against three viewings of a film to break it Marquette and again at the North Every day at practice, the Irish down, Kilcullen says. First, the Carolina game, proclaiming them­ go into "breakdown drills" in coach. gets an overall impression of selves to be the "Gary Voce Fan which Shumate works with the big the opponent team. Second, he Club." Voce had scored 14 points men while Baron and Kilcullen analyzes the offenses and defenses and hauled down 12 rebounds ear­ concentrate on the guards. It· has employed. Finally, he notes the lier in the week against Dayton been during these drills that Voce "tendencies of individual" players. Phelps has some capable backing in the trio of (from left) Shumate, Kilcullen and Baron. (see story on page 12). Ask Phelps has made such great progress this Practices then are structured to what he thinks, though, and he'll probably say there ought to be a ack in November, in Notre With the graduation of Ken "John Shumate Fan Club" instead. BDame's first regular-season Barlow, Tim. Kempton and Jim game against Indiana, start- Dolan last spring, the Irish were "I give all the credit to John ing center Gary Voce played a left with little frontline experi­ Shumate for bringing Gary Voce total of only eight minutes before ence, especially at the inside post along," Phelps said after the 66- 55 being pulled out of the game for position. Voce, a starter every victory over Dayton. "When he ; good by Head Coach Digger game as a junior this year, played was here as a volunteer assistant : Phelps. Some students held up a an average of less than 6.5 minutes after he finished in the NBA (in • sign which read: per game last season. The students 1981), it was Shumate who worked calling for help knew that the Irish with (1982 freshmen:) Kempton, Dick Tom Hi Mom DiBiaso Gillen McLaughlin needed experience inside. Barlow, and Dolan to get them Nee Kuchen Keep the Cash ready in the front line. He's a Send a Center What those students apparently frontline teacher and he's a Eight of Phelps' nine assistant coaches have gone on to head coaching positions after leaving Notre Dame.

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recruiter and those are the things season. But being an assistant "Number one, you've got to see that we want him to do." coach means much more than just if academically he has the right running drills. "What has helped me to under­ background and you have to Also Wearing The Green stand my role is the fact that I was By Phil Wolf a head coach (at Grand Canyon College) before I came here," Shu­ mate explains, "and I remember 't1i~~~~~6!t~ll;' It's Digger Phelps' green carnation that has become a game-time trademark, the things the assistants did that ;,•.•.•. ~.'., ..•...•. ic~ •. n.···.;o ••••··.t.·· •. ·m;e. ~so .• e.rt.··.: .. ·~.'·:.·.ai::~.~I·.·.· .•e... i~ ....i .. : ..j" '...... -- irked me and the job that I wanted I' U ,::~.'~.r;~.··.h.•••.'.:.:e.·· ••. ··,}.! .• ~.;.-.::,-.::.·h, .. ···.··.'.. ·a, ..,.·.',·, ... '.,:.! but four assistant basketball coaches don the familiar boutonniere as well them to do. I just put myself in ':.·.·-·...·.w····.· ·tii. II ..•.• iII..-·.·· m'·· ". <.:. ,'...... ::.•... '.'J> " {: <':~~~L that situation and I said 'How can I best benefit Digger Phelps and Notre Dame basketball?'"

~ did not realize when they made Scott Paddock, Voce's backup Second-year assistant Kilcullen evaluate his transcript," Baron .~ their sign was that Mom didn't at center, explained how Shumate spends much of his time tracking says. "The other thing that you need to send help; John Shumate §- has helped the big men on the look for is character. You look for already was on the scene. the academic progress of the Irish team both on and off the court. players. He makes sure they are kids that belong at Notre Darrie, "We've been working with Coach kids that will fit in as far as the Shumate, a 1974 graduate. of enrolled in the right courses, that Shumate since October 15 and type of school - academically as Notre Dame, is one of four assis­ they are provided with proper we're just starting to see every­ well as athletically. That combina­ tant coaches who work with tutoring, and that their perfor­ thing . come together," Paddock mance is acceptable. tion is out there; you just have to Phelps. Along with Jim Baron, said. "He demonstrates and even look for it." Matt Kilcullen and Tom Sluby, plays against us. Being that he was Shumate has helped coach this Baron, who is in his sixth sea­ such a great college player and a son at Notre Dame, is in charge of Meanwhile, Baron shares year's young Irish squad to a 12-5 opponent scouting duties with' professional, it's easy to under­ all recruiting for the team. When record going into last night's game stand him the way he puts it across Shumate and Kilcullen. The three with LaSalle. recruiting a player, there are a to us. On the court he's intense, couple of concerns which Baron 3pend several hours a day watch­ but off the court he's laid back, must address. ing' game films of opponents to It was a different group of stu­ and that comfortable atmosphere analyze their strengths and dents, presumably, who held up a makes it easy to work with him." weaknesses. Generally, it takes sign at last wee~'s game against three viewings of a film to break it Marquette and again at the North Every day at practice, the Irish down, Kilcullen says. First, the Carolina game, proclaiming them­ go into "breakdown drills" in coach. gets an overall impression of selves to be the "Gary Voce Fan which Shumate works with the big the opponent team. Second, he Club." Voce had scored 14 points men while Baron and Kilcullen analyzes the offenses and defenses and hauled down 12 rebounds ear­ concentrate on the guards. It· has employed. Finally, he notes the lier in the week against Dayton been during these drills that Voce "tendencies of individual" players. Phelps has some capable backing in the trio of (from left) Shumate, Kilcullen and Baron. (see story on page 12). Ask Phelps has made such great progress this Practices then are structured to what he thinks, though, and he'll probably say there ought to be a ack in November, in Notre With the graduation of Ken "John Shumate Fan Club" instead. BDame's first regular-season Barlow, Tim. Kempton and Jim game against Indiana, start- Dolan last spring, the Irish were "I give all the credit to John ing center Gary Voce played a left with little frontline experi­ Shumate for bringing Gary Voce total of only eight minutes before ence, especially at the inside post along," Phelps said after the 66- 55 being pulled out of the game for position. Voce, a starter every victory over Dayton. "When he ; good by Head Coach Digger game as a junior this year, played was here as a volunteer assistant : Phelps. Some students held up a an average of less than 6.5 minutes after he finished in the NBA (in • sign which read: per game last season. The students 1981), it was Shumate who worked calling for help knew that the Irish with (1982 freshmen:) Kempton, Dick Tom Hi Mom DiBiaso Gillen McLaughlin needed experience inside. Barlow, and Dolan to get them Nee Kuchen Keep the Cash ready in the front line. He's a Send a Center What those students apparently frontline teacher and he's a Eight of Phelps' nine assistant coaches have gone on to head coaching positions after leaving Notre Dame.

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address the findings of the assis­ Dick DiBiaso took the head job own team," Baron admits, tant coach who scouts the at Stanford In 1975; Frank "because then you cal implement opponent. McLaughlin, now the athletic some of the things you've learnea. Anyone for Szechwan? I've been very fortunate to learn Each opponent is scouted by director at Fordham, went to Har­ an invaluable amount here at one assistant, who then is respon­ vard in 1977; Dick Kuchen left By Ron Mileti Notre Dame under Digger." sible for watching the Irish Notre Dame for Cal-Berkeley in defense against that team's offense 1978 and now coaches Yale; "I love how much I'm learn­ Exterior aside, The Great Wall Restaurant is a nice surprise, when the game is actually played. Danny Nee became head coach at ing," Shumate says. "It's like going serving good Chinese cuisine in pleasant surroundings Another assistant watches the Ohio in 1980 and took the top job to graduate school." But, he adds, Notre Dame offense against the at Nebraska this season; Tom "My reason for coming back here McLaughlin coached at U. Mass opponent's defense, and another was to make a contribution to after leaving Phelps in 1981; Pete coach keeps track of fouls, shoot­ Notre Dame basketball." If Voce ing percentages, and timeouts Gillen became Xavier's head coach and the rest of "the big kids" - as last season; is Iona's remaining. Shumate calls them - continue to new head coach this season; and win by heeding the advice of the Shumate formerly headed the pro­ former Irish star, Notre Dame's onnected to Randall's New interior can be praised, but in the its sweet yet tangy sauce and its During timeouts, the assistant gram at Grand Canyon College. . Century Inn at U.S. 31 end it all comes down to the food. large and plentiful deep fried coaches meet with Phelps on the opponents may send their assistant C North, the Great Wall Res- Overall, it was very good, espe­ chicken chunks. court in front of the Irish bench "I think that most assistants coaches scrambling to review tapes have the the dream of having their of a very successful Irish squad.• taurant looks like the kind of place cially taking in,to consideration the Unfortunately, not all the fora few seconds before he talks people pass on their way some­ fact that it was served buffet style. to the players. During that brief dishes were as good as these. The where else. A plain, boxy structure At the Great Wall, the buffet was hot pepper shrimp had hot black conference, the coach responsible with a dragon painted on its front, equal or superior in quality and for the defense and the coach who peppers throughout the vegetable the restaurant was marking the flavor to similar entrees from the· base. After biting into one of the is tracking the offense each make Chinese New Year with a special suggestions to Phelps, often peppers, I spent the next ten $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet, or so minutes nursing my tongue back sketching out a play, so he may the unappealing sign said. make decisions and relay them to to health. Food that fiery shou~d i. the team without confusion in the The interior of the Great Wall come with a warning. remainder of the timeout. is a shocking surprise. Not Among the desserts offered decorated with worn paint and Meanwhile, Sluby, the graduate were fortune cookies, various torn paper lanterns, as its exterior cakes and gelatin. I sampled two assistant who played for the Irish would indicate, the restaurant was from 1981 through 1984, watches different kinds of cakes, one car­ instead adorned with elegant wall­ rot and one German chocolate, and the game from the press box above paper, muted lighting and fine both were good. The carrot cake the arena, commenting on the "big table arrangements. It was a har­ was similar to the Sarah Lee super­ picture" to a manager with a head­ monious blending of Chinese cul­ market variety. The German cho­ set behind the bench. Sluby is ture and American polish, a com­ pursuing MSA and MBA degrees, colate, obviously not an authentic bination few restaurants can create kitchens of other Chinese restau­ but he makes time in his schedule Chinese delicacy, was quite tasty without seeming amateurish or rants. Almost all the buffet for some practices, working with nonetheless. artificial. entrees are normally on the menu the guards on occassion and play­ for moderate prices, ranging from ing l-on-l or "horse" with David The buffet was very pleasing to All in all, the Great Wall Res­ Rivers. the . eye. The only· complaint $5.25 to $10.95. taurant was an unexpected delight. patrons might have with it is that I started the meal with an The establishment's interior, it served only from one side, caus­ appetizer called hot and sour soup, prices and quality food help custo­ While working closely with ing lengthy backups reminiscent which is made with shredded mers forget its bland exterior. Phelps, the assistants cannot help of the lines for Space Mountain at pork, mushrooms, bean curd, Serving beer, wine and mixed but learn a great deal from the Disney World. Because the buffet drinks, the restaurant's hours are seasoned head coach, and most of spices and an egg-flavored broth. is not a regular feature at the This szechwan soup's zesty taste 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday . them probably will go on to head Great Wall, this problem would thru Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 coaching jobs of their own. All was distinctive and delicious. The not arise on a normal night of din­ egg rolls were top notch - plump p.m., Friday and Saturday, and 4 but one of Phelps' nine former ing. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Dress is very assistants has become a head coach with vegetables and pork and not The restaurant's plain exterior soggy or burnt. The sweet and sour casual and Visa, Mastercard, immediately after leaving Notre checks and cash are accepted.• Dame. ean be forgiven and its interesting chicken was especially good, with February 5, 1987 19 18 Scholastic , ... ":~:.. . . . " -. ~ .." , . -.. i.

Sports address the findings of the assis­ Dick DiBiaso took the head job own team," Baron admits, tant coach who scouts the at Stanford In 1975; Frank "because then you cal implement opponent. McLaughlin, now the athletic some of the things you've learnea. Anyone for Szechwan? I've been very fortunate to learn Each opponent is scouted by director at Fordham, went to Har­ an invaluable amount here at one assistant, who then is respon­ vard in 1977; Dick Kuchen left By Ron Mileti Notre Dame under Digger." sible for watching the Irish Notre Dame for Cal-Berkeley in defense against that team's offense 1978 and now coaches Yale; "I love how much I'm learn­ Exterior aside, The Great Wall Restaurant is a nice surprise, when the game is actually played. Danny Nee became head coach at ing," Shumate says. "It's like going serving good Chinese cuisine in pleasant surroundings Another assistant watches the Ohio in 1980 and took the top job to graduate school." But, he adds, Notre Dame offense against the at Nebraska this season; Tom "My reason for coming back here McLaughlin coached at U. Mass opponent's defense, and another was to make a contribution to after leaving Phelps in 1981; Pete coach keeps track of fouls, shoot­ Notre Dame basketball." If Voce ing percentages, and timeouts Gillen became Xavier's head coach and the rest of "the big kids" - as last season; Gary Brokaw is Iona's remaining. Shumate calls them - continue to new head coach this season; and win by heeding the advice of the Shumate formerly headed the pro­ former Irish star, Notre Dame's onnected to Randall's New interior can be praised, but in the its sweet yet tangy sauce and its During timeouts, the assistant gram at Grand Canyon College. . Century Inn at U.S. 31 end it all comes down to the food. large and plentiful deep fried coaches meet with Phelps on the opponents may send their assistant C North, the Great Wall Res- Overall, it was very good, espe­ chicken chunks. court in front of the Irish bench "I think that most assistants coaches scrambling to review tapes have the the dream of having their of a very successful Irish squad.• taurant looks like the kind of place cially taking in,to consideration the Unfortunately, not all the fora few seconds before he talks people pass on their way some­ fact that it was served buffet style. to the players. During that brief dishes were as good as these. The where else. A plain, boxy structure At the Great Wall, the buffet was hot pepper shrimp had hot black conference, the coach responsible with a dragon painted on its front, equal or superior in quality and for the defense and the coach who peppers throughout the vegetable the restaurant was marking the flavor to similar entrees from the· base. After biting into one of the is tracking the offense each make Chinese New Year with a special suggestions to Phelps, often peppers, I spent the next ten $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet, or so minutes nursing my tongue back sketching out a play, so he may the unappealing sign said. make decisions and relay them to to health. Food that fiery shou~d i. the team without confusion in the The interior of the Great Wall come with a warning. remainder of the timeout. is a shocking surprise. Not Among the desserts offered decorated with worn paint and Meanwhile, Sluby, the graduate were fortune cookies, various torn paper lanterns, as its exterior cakes and gelatin. I sampled two assistant who played for the Irish would indicate, the restaurant was from 1981 through 1984, watches different kinds of cakes, one car­ instead adorned with elegant wall­ rot and one German chocolate, and the game from the press box above paper, muted lighting and fine both were good. The carrot cake the arena, commenting on the "big table arrangements. It was a har­ was similar to the Sarah Lee super­ picture" to a manager with a head­ monious blending of Chinese cul­ market variety. The German cho­ set behind the bench. Sluby is ture and American polish, a com­ pursuing MSA and MBA degrees, colate, obviously not an authentic bination few restaurants can create kitchens of other Chinese restau­ but he makes time in his schedule Chinese delicacy, was quite tasty without seeming amateurish or rants. Almost all the buffet for some practices, working with nonetheless. artificial. entrees are normally on the menu the guards on occassion and play­ for moderate prices, ranging from ing l-on-l or "horse" with David The buffet was very pleasing to All in all, the Great Wall Res­ Rivers. the . eye. The only· complaint $5.25 to $10.95. taurant was an unexpected delight. patrons might have with it is that I started the meal with an The establishment's interior, it served only from one side, caus­ appetizer called hot and sour soup, prices and quality food help custo­ While working closely with ing lengthy backups reminiscent which is made with shredded mers forget its bland exterior. Phelps, the assistants cannot help of the lines for Space Mountain at pork, mushrooms, bean curd, Serving beer, wine and mixed but learn a great deal from the Disney World. Because the buffet drinks, the restaurant's hours are seasoned head coach, and most of spices and an egg-flavored broth. is not a regular feature at the This szechwan soup's zesty taste 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday . them probably will go on to head Great Wall, this problem would thru Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 coaching jobs of their own. All was distinctive and delicious. The not arise on a normal night of din­ egg rolls were top notch - plump p.m., Friday and Saturday, and 4 but one of Phelps' nine former ing. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Dress is very assistants has become a head coach with vegetables and pork and not The restaurant's plain exterior soggy or burnt. The sweet and sour casual and Visa, Mastercard, immediately after leaving Notre checks and cash are accepted.• Dame. ean be forgiven and its interesting chicken was especially good, with February 5, 1987 19 18 Scholastic c

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~aint Mary's basketball "Freud" SPECIAL EVENT: vs. Taylor University Annenburg Auditorium Skating & hot cocoa Angela Athletic Facility 9 p.m. ACC Rink Notre Dame & Saint Mary's 1 p.m. $1.50 11:15 p.m. - 12:15 THURSDAY MEETING: HPC: Free HPC: ART: FILM: Saint Mary's Post Toasties Carroll SYR WEDNESDAY "Triumph of the Will" Board Room Pangborn SYR Alumni Formal 19th Century European Prints, Toulouse FILM: O'Shaughnessy Loft LeMans Hall Holy Cross (SMC) SYR Cavanaugh SYR Toulouse Lautrec, Cezanne, Daumier 7 p.m. SMC Regina SYR Dillon SYR Drawing and Photography Gallery "Easy Rider" $1:50 6:30 p.m. Lewis SYR Snite Museum Engineering Auditorium SATURDAY Pasquerilla West Formal 7, 9 and 11 p.m. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest SPORTS: FILM: Sorin SYR TUESDAY Engineering Auditorium $1 Wrestling "Prizzi's Honor" Walsh/ Lyons Formal 7 and 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. vs. Michigan State Engineering Auditorium McCandless Formal FILM: "October" $1.50 ACC 7 and 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. O'Shuaghnessy Loft SUNDAY "Medium Cool" 7 p.m. LECTURE: 7 p.m. $1.50 Leo Stern FRIDAY ART: Annenburg Auditorium $1.50 7:30 p.m. Library Auditorium FILM: SPORTS: Chester Brummel: Churches of Portugal $1.50 7:30 p.m. "Prizzi's Honor" Women's Basketball O'Shaughnessy Gallery East ART: Snite Museum "Second Harmonic Generation Studies Engineering Auditorium vs. Miami (Fla.) MUSIC: Ruth Sinclair: Installations, of Aqueous Corrosion On Electrode 7 and 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. ACC Arena SPORTS: Works On Paper Surfaces" $1.50 1 p.m. Wrestling The Beach Boys with Joan Moreau Gallery Dr. Bruce Biwer "A Sunday in the Country" Swimming vs. Central Michigan Jett and the Blackhearts SMC Conference Theater Annenburg Auditorium vs. Kalamazoo ACC ACC Radiation Laboratory 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Rolfs 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. $1.50 5 p.m. MONDAY $13.50 LECTURE: LECTURE: "Analytic Invariants for Algebraic-K Saint Mary's Swimming FILM: ART: Ambassador Shevchenko Theory" "Catholic Higher Education "Rules of the Game" vs. North Central College Robert Berkshire: Paintings "Soviet Foreign Policy and the Kremlin" Prof. Steve Hurder in the American Context" O'Shaughnessy Loft Rockne Pool Little Theater Gallery Washington Hall Room 226 CCMB Center for Social Concerns ·7 and 9 p.m. 1 p.m. SMC 8 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 12:15 p.m. $1.50 A • All times are Chicago time. Michiana

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~aint Mary's basketball "Freud" SPECIAL EVENT: vs. Taylor University Annenburg Auditorium Skating & hot cocoa Angela Athletic Facility 9 p.m. ACC Rink Notre Dame & Saint Mary's 1 p.m. $1.50 11:15 p.m. - 12:15 THURSDAY MEETING: HPC: Free HPC: ART: FILM: Saint Mary's Post Toasties Carroll SYR WEDNESDAY "Triumph of the Will" Board Room Pangborn SYR Alumni Formal 19th Century European Prints, Toulouse FILM: O'Shaughnessy Loft LeMans Hall Holy Cross (SMC) SYR Cavanaugh SYR Toulouse Lautrec, Cezanne, Daumier 7 p.m. SMC Regina SYR Dillon SYR Drawing and Photography Gallery "Easy Rider" $1:50 6:30 p.m. Lewis SYR Snite Museum Engineering Auditorium SATURDAY Pasquerilla West Formal 7, 9 and 11 p.m. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest SPORTS: FILM: Sorin SYR TUESDAY Engineering Auditorium $1 Wrestling "Prizzi's Honor" Walsh/ Lyons Formal 7 and 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. vs. Michigan State Engineering Auditorium McCandless Formal FILM: "October" $1.50 ACC 7 and 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. O'Shuaghnessy Loft SUNDAY "Medium Cool" 7 p.m. LECTURE: 7 p.m. $1.50 Leo Stern FRIDAY ART: Annenburg Auditorium $1.50 7:30 p.m. Library Auditorium FILM: SPORTS: Chester Brummel: Churches of Portugal $1.50 7:30 p.m. "Prizzi's Honor" Women's Basketball O'Shaughnessy Gallery East ART: Snite Museum "Second Harmonic Generation Studies Engineering Auditorium vs. Miami (Fla.) MUSIC: Ruth Sinclair: Installations, of Aqueous Corrosion On Electrode 7 and 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. ACC Arena SPORTS: Works On Paper Surfaces" $1.50 1 p.m. Wrestling The Beach Boys with Joan Moreau Gallery Dr. Bruce Biwer "A Sunday in the Country" Swimming vs. Central Michigan Jett and the Blackhearts SMC Conference Theater Annenburg Auditorium vs. Kalamazoo ACC ACC Radiation Laboratory 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Rolfs 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. $1.50 5 p.m. MONDAY $13.50 LECTURE: LECTURE: "Analytic Invariants for Algebraic-K Saint Mary's Swimming FILM: ART: Ambassador Shevchenko Theory" "Catholic Higher Education "Rules of the Game" vs. North Central College Robert Berkshire: Paintings "Soviet Foreign Policy and the Kremlin" Prof. Steve Hurder in the American Context" O'Shaughnessy Loft Rockne Pool Little Theater Gallery Washington Hall Room 226 CCMB Center for Social Concerns ·7 and 9 p.m. 1 p.m. SMC 8 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 12:15 p.m. $1.50 A • All times are Chicago time. Michiana

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How I Joined The All-Stars Feed Me! Feed Me! Rock and roll's impact on fashion continues, "Platoon" and "Little Shop of Horrors" satisfy a hungry audience as Converse high tops become the newest rage Repeatedly hitting the audience The music is what makes the over the head with the same mes­ film really work. From the come home and down a cool six of Albini's Converse-ial influence By Alex Peltzer sage, this ending becomes very Motown sound of the street girls, By Tim Adams Bud. has manifested itself in a myriad sappy, quite a contrast from the who act as a kind of Greek chorus of Chicago bands - the Slugs, Pre­ rest of the movie. Despite this, for the movie, to the surprisingly Look closely at today's rock and cious Wax Drippings, 11 th Dream "Platoon" could be one of the bold voice of Moranis and his rollers and· you'll realize that Day, and any number of hardcore finest films of last year. dizzy blonde counterpart, Audrey, there's some strange kind of groups - but underground acts the audience is barraged by one ock and roll and fashion grounds well occurring. Joan Jett's from other locales, like Killdozer inally there is a movie that hoppin' song after another. Rhave always been two hard been a Converse fan for years, and (from Madison via Minneapolis), Fdoes justice to the tragedy "Little Shop of Horrors" could Maybe the best performance is by animals to keep apart. From the Clash and Sex Pistols both Yo (from San Francisco), the Cir­ of the Vietnam War. "Pla- well be the next cult movie to hit Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops. Elvis Presley to the Beastie Boys, proudly flaunted their Chuck Tay­ cle Jerks (from L.A.), Lifeboat toon" is a powerful film that the scene. It has all the features to Stubbs is the voice of the plant, rock musicians have continually lors affectionate for the (from New York) and Doctors'· leaves strong impressions of the make it the future "Rocky Horror which constantly commands Sey­ set the trends and watched as the nightmarish world that young Picture Show": strange plot, roc­ mour in a booming tenor, "Feed multitudes followed their lead. Americans faced in the 1960s. kin' music and melodramatic char­ me, Seymour, Feed me!" Sometimes rock's influence can acters. And most importantly, it is Steve Martin adds to the fun create an entire look, with punk This movie delves into the a fun movie to watch. with a hilarious song and dance rock being an obvious recent shoes, coined in honor of the enig­ Mob (from Austin) have been seen trenches and brings the audience about a sadistic dentist and Bill example, but other times music matic guy whose name is on every in All-Stars, and that's just the tip Rick Moranis plays a nerdy but right to the front line with excel­ Murray makes a cameo appearance impacts fashion in minute, almost pair) when they were at their best, of the iceberg. . Anybody who sincere florist, Seymour Krelborn, lent cinematography and stunning who unsuspectingly nurtures a as a masochistic patient. All in unnoticeable ways. but it's today's underground that wants to be somebody has taken a visuals. In one powerful battle bloodsucking plant into an enor­ all, the movie is non-stop crazi­ has fully embraced these hip flying leap into the first available scene after another, "Platoon" So the year 1987 is upon us, and mous human-eating Venus fly trap. ness, just the thing to catapult it to pieces of footwear as their own. pair of high tops around. These relentlessly relives the horror of everybody's looking for the Next The grotesque plot is offset by the cult status. So watch out Frank N. shoes just seem to be perfect for fighting a strange war in a strange Big Thing in fashion. No, it isn't bizarre characters and the surreal Furter, here come Seymour and rock and roll. place. The audience, like the pla­ going to be platform shoes; Sigue atmosphere of the entire movie. . company. II toon itself, is rarely given a rest. Sigue Sputnik foundered in I'm no rock guru myself, but I resurrecting those last year. And succumbed to the urge to buy a But the strongest point of the I'd give plastic shirts another year pair of Chuck Taylors over the movie is that it follows the fate of to become really "hot." What'll be holidays. Sliding those babies on a single soldier. Private· Taylor, big, then? The answer is Converse for the first time was a weird played by Charlie Sheen,is a ·col­ All-Star high top sneakers, of experience: at first they felt too lege student who leaves the shelter course. Obvious, ain't it? big and looked pretty goofy, but of college and volunteers to fight after I got used to·'em I felt great. in Nam. By following Taylor and These endearing little slices of Since then, .my acne's cleared· up, his. platoon the movie gives the Americana have been around for Steve Albini, the lead singer of everybody who owed me money characters added dimension, mak­ eons; they must have been, Chicago's Big Black, has the ulti­ has paid me back with interest, ing the horrors they face all the because every American film­ mate Converse look: he's Heather Locklear hasn't stopped more tragic. maker shows somebody wearing a incredibly skinny and nerdy­ calling, and people crisply salute The' film shows conflict not pair when depicting teenage life in looking, but his black high tops me all over campus (even in only with the Vietnamese but also the '50s. Usually it's somebody legitimize his presence anywhere. O'Shag). between the Americans them­ who's either dumb, a jock, or a The skinnier you are, the bigger selves. Many movies have tried to dumb jock - someone with a really the shoes look, and· the tougher Coincidence? I don't know for portray this inner struggle but few 'Witty name like Moose or Noogie. you appear. But hey, I've seen sure, but I'd have to say there was have done it as well as "Platoon". Converse high tops are the shoes. some large humans no sane person something in those shoes that of the American middle class, the would mess with sporting Con­ brought out the cool 'guy in me. The film's only drawback is tough guys, the ones who sweat verse All-Stars too, so what the You've got to fight for your right Taylor's narration, which becomes ,Audrey II, the man-eating plant, prepares to chomp on an early lunch as her owner Seymour (Rick their lives out every day then hell. to wear Converse.• preachy and overdone at the end. Moranis) is distracted.

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How I Joined The All-Stars Feed Me! Feed Me! Rock and roll's impact on fashion continues, "Platoon" and "Little Shop of Horrors" satisfy a hungry audience as Converse high tops become the newest rage Repeatedly hitting the audience The music is what makes the over the head with the same mes­ film really work. From the come home and down a cool six of Albini's Converse-ial influence By Alex Peltzer sage, this ending becomes very Motown sound of the street girls, By Tim Adams Bud. has manifested itself in a myriad sappy, quite a contrast from the who act as a kind of Greek chorus of Chicago bands - the Slugs, Pre­ rest of the movie. Despite this, for the movie, to the surprisingly Look closely at today's rock and cious Wax Drippings, 11 th Dream "Platoon" could be one of the bold voice of Moranis and his rollers and· you'll realize that Day, and any number of hardcore finest films of last year. dizzy blonde counterpart, Audrey, there's some strange kind of groups - but underground acts the audience is barraged by one ock and roll and fashion grounds well occurring. Joan Jett's from other locales, like Killdozer inally there is a movie that hoppin' song after another. Rhave always been two hard been a Converse fan for years, and (from Madison via Minneapolis), Fdoes justice to the tragedy "Little Shop of Horrors" could Maybe the best performance is by animals to keep apart. From the Clash and Sex Pistols both Yo (from San Francisco), the Cir­ of the Vietnam War. "Pla- well be the next cult movie to hit Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops. Elvis Presley to the Beastie Boys, proudly flaunted their Chuck Tay­ cle Jerks (from L.A.), Lifeboat toon" is a powerful film that the scene. It has all the features to Stubbs is the voice of the plant, rock musicians have continually lors affectionate for the (from New York) and Doctors'· leaves strong impressions of the make it the future "Rocky Horror which constantly commands Sey­ set the trends and watched as the nightmarish world that young Picture Show": strange plot, roc­ mour in a booming tenor, "Feed multitudes followed their lead. Americans faced in the 1960s. kin' music and melodramatic char­ me, Seymour, Feed me!" Sometimes rock's influence can acters. And most importantly, it is Steve Martin adds to the fun create an entire look, with punk This movie delves into the a fun movie to watch. with a hilarious song and dance rock being an obvious recent shoes, coined in honor of the enig­ Mob (from Austin) have been seen trenches and brings the audience about a sadistic dentist and Bill example, but other times music matic guy whose name is on every in All-Stars, and that's just the tip Rick Moranis plays a nerdy but right to the front line with excel­ Murray makes a cameo appearance impacts fashion in minute, almost pair) when they were at their best, of the iceberg. . Anybody who sincere florist, Seymour Krelborn, lent cinematography and stunning who unsuspectingly nurtures a as a masochistic patient. All in unnoticeable ways. but it's today's underground that wants to be somebody has taken a visuals. In one powerful battle bloodsucking plant into an enor­ all, the movie is non-stop crazi­ has fully embraced these hip flying leap into the first available scene after another, "Platoon" So the year 1987 is upon us, and mous human-eating Venus fly trap. ness, just the thing to catapult it to pieces of footwear as their own. pair of high tops around. These relentlessly relives the horror of everybody's looking for the Next The grotesque plot is offset by the cult status. So watch out Frank N. shoes just seem to be perfect for fighting a strange war in a strange Big Thing in fashion. No, it isn't bizarre characters and the surreal Furter, here come Seymour and rock and roll. place. The audience, like the pla­ going to be platform shoes; Sigue atmosphere of the entire movie. . company. II toon itself, is rarely given a rest. Sigue Sputnik foundered in I'm no rock guru myself, but I resurrecting those last year. And succumbed to the urge to buy a But the strongest point of the I'd give plastic shirts another year pair of Chuck Taylors over the movie is that it follows the fate of to become really "hot." What'll be holidays. Sliding those babies on a single soldier. Private· Taylor, big, then? The answer is Converse for the first time was a weird played by Charlie Sheen,is a ·col­ All-Star high top sneakers, of experience: at first they felt too lege student who leaves the shelter course. Obvious, ain't it? big and looked pretty goofy, but of college and volunteers to fight after I got used to·'em I felt great. in Nam. By following Taylor and These endearing little slices of Since then, .my acne's cleared· up, his. platoon the movie gives the Americana have been around for Steve Albini, the lead singer of everybody who owed me money characters added dimension, mak­ eons; they must have been, Chicago's Big Black, has the ulti­ has paid me back with interest, ing the horrors they face all the because every American film­ mate Converse look: he's Heather Locklear hasn't stopped more tragic. maker shows somebody wearing a incredibly skinny and nerdy­ calling, and people crisply salute The' film shows conflict not pair when depicting teenage life in looking, but his black high tops me all over campus (even in only with the Vietnamese but also the '50s. Usually it's somebody legitimize his presence anywhere. O'Shag). between the Americans them­ who's either dumb, a jock, or a The skinnier you are, the bigger selves. Many movies have tried to dumb jock - someone with a really the shoes look, and· the tougher Coincidence? I don't know for portray this inner struggle but few 'Witty name like Moose or Noogie. you appear. But hey, I've seen sure, but I'd have to say there was have done it as well as "Platoon". Converse high tops are the shoes. some large humans no sane person something in those shoes that of the American middle class, the would mess with sporting Con­ brought out the cool 'guy in me. The film's only drawback is tough guys, the ones who sweat verse All-Stars too, so what the You've got to fight for your right Taylor's narration, which becomes ,Audrey II, the man-eating plant, prepares to chomp on an early lunch as her owner Seymour (Rick their lives out every day then hell. to wear Converse.• preachy and overdone at the end. Moranis) is distracted.

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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep L-\ F€. 1~ @1~87 B~ «EL.-L­ MA-rt' A visit to the Shelter for the Homeless reveals :t:I:300 G R.!>-f.N 1rJ 6- that South Bend's homeless are not just 'faceless bums' I-IES MV OLDER BRoTHER A"P SISTER TOLD ME

'HE. ALPHAB!:T TRIC.K people at the shelter are regulars. volunteers after the lights were I~S\OE. ""'1 CL.oS£T THE2.e:S: A ';:?ou ctW COMe UP ItJ TH.E By Paul Sughrue Random questions flooded my turned off. Before coming to the t..ITTLf: OOOQ, c.No BEHIND, THL\T' iR.E:E FOI2.T IF :IoU CAN mind. "Will these people resent shelter, we had all sulked some­ L.ln'LE. OooQ., TKE..Q.E'S A .--­ Rt:.C.ITE. ,HE. WHOl...c me?" I kept thinking. "What if I what about the prospect of doing &OObE.VJ-MArJ. AtJO He.'s A L. P \{ ABE. T . .--.....-- can't find someone's bag? Will he homework into the wee hours of SET l~AP5 !N THE~t-­ Ll ilL€: .130'1 TRAPS, pull a switchblade on me? Might the night. However, as we sat not one of these men pick a fight around the kitchen table with 35 ·n December ninth last year, with me? Isn't everyone here at men and women in the next room IF '10lJ OON'T I volunteered to help out at least partially mentally dis­ happy to have a place to sleep, BE.{...Ie.v c III\.E., O ~olJ the South Bend Center for WHI,j 00/03'"i turbed?" suddenly we did not mind having PU"t' '100\2. I=lo.l6€iC the Homeless. It turned out to be a to do. our homcwork quite as mu~h I~ \Jc\S "'WI'+{? night I would not, and could not, 'The first man ·approached. as we had before. 1. " forget. It left me with harsh "John Lysak," he said softly. I'd " , 1 images reminding me that the never thought of men who slept on I was awakened the next morn­ I park benches as having names. But 1 "other half" really does exist, that ing at six a.m. to help serve donuts i "'T1-{E.Q.E.'S SOME .1 ~e.s M.cAoJS NO AND ~e.vJ homeless people are real human they do. And they can talk. And and coffee. Again the, homeless "1 -ro~S; Foe ~olJ DOWtJ I NO MeANS ~cS', beings and not just statistics. they can be very polite. were kind and appreciative. After j IN TI-IE. BASE Me,.J 1'. 00 ,",OU WAN"i ME 'jOcJ SHOVL.ti' Go CJD~IJ iIl~Q.e., eating, they rounded up what little .0 HIT ~ov~ Upon our arrival at 10 p.m., the "John Lysak... hcre you go, sir." they had and headed out into the other volunteers and I were South Bend cold, only to return 14 instructed to set up the cots that "Thank you," he said sincerely, hours later seeking shelter again. lay against the back wall. On each looking me straight in the eyes. .. , I wc placed a blanket. "Now Of the approximately I 0 people to If you volunteer to help out at I 1 remember," the shelter coordina­ whom'I would distribute the bags, the South Bend Center for the tor told us before letting in the all but one would respond with a Homeless, I can promise four homeless', "treat these people like heart-felt "thank you." you'd treat anyone else. Do not look at them strangely. They are, Those who had finished taking believe it or not, real people." a shower then joined the others 1. DO,.:) '\ RE.ME.MBe.R. for some hot soup and coffee. OOING MI.1 OF1"l1AT At 10:30, the doors swung While watching them, my eyes S.,.Ul= t= '1"0 ~qv. open, permitting the homeless caught sight of one woman in par­ waiting outside to seek refuge ticular, sitting alone sipping her from the bitter cold. They soup. I looked intently at her face. patiently stood in line to sign their It struck me that I could easily names in the logbook. In all, there picture this woman happily mar­ things: you will get very little would be 31 names listed under "9 ried in the middle-class suburb sleep; you will often feel sick to December, 1986." where I live. It made me feel sick. your stomach; you will feel to think that if this woman had, tremendous guilt; and you will be After laying their few belong­ grown up under different cir­ a better person for the experience. ings on the cots they had chosen, cumstances, she could just as those desiring a shower went to easily be married with children to Those interested in volunteer­ where I was stationed. I was to dis­ call her own, much less a bed. ing may contact Lynn Scott from tribute the personalized bathroom' 7 p.m. to midnight every day at bags - personalized because most I joined up with the other 259- 5770 .•

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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep L-\ F€. 1~ @1~87 B~ «EL.-L­ MA-rt' A visit to the Shelter for the Homeless reveals :t:I:300 G R.!>-f.N 1rJ 6- that South Bend's homeless are not just 'faceless bums' I-IES MV OLDER BRoTHER A"P SISTER TOLD ME

'HE. ALPHAB!:T TRIC.K people at the shelter are regulars. volunteers after the lights were I~S\OE. ""'1 CL.oS£T THE2.e:S: A ';:?ou ctW COMe UP ItJ TH.E By Paul Sughrue Random questions flooded my turned off. Before coming to the t..ITTLf: OOOQ, c.No BEHIND, THL\T' iR.E:E FOI2.T IF :IoU CAN mind. "Will these people resent shelter, we had all sulked some­ L.ln'LE. OooQ., TKE..Q.E'S A .--­ Rt:.C.ITE. ,HE. WHOl...c me?" I kept thinking. "What if I what about the prospect of doing &OObE.VJ-MArJ. AtJO He.'s A L. P \{ ABE. T . .--.....-- can't find someone's bag? Will he homework into the wee hours of SET l~AP5 !N THE~t-­ Ll ilL€: .130'1 TRAPS, pull a switchblade on me? Might the night. However, as we sat not one of these men pick a fight around the kitchen table with 35 ·n December ninth last year, with me? Isn't everyone here at men and women in the next room IF '10lJ OON'T I volunteered to help out at least partially mentally dis­ happy to have a place to sleep, BE.{...Ie.v c III\.E., O ~olJ the South Bend Center for WHI,j 00/03'"i turbed?" suddenly we did not mind having PU"t' '100\2. I=lo.l6€iC the Homeless. It turned out to be a to do. our homcwork quite as mu~h I~ \Jc\S "'WI'+{? night I would not, and could not, 'The first man ·approached. as we had before. 1. " forget. It left me with harsh "John Lysak," he said softly. I'd " , 1 images reminding me that the never thought of men who slept on I was awakened the next morn­ I park benches as having names. But 1 "other half" really does exist, that ing at six a.m. to help serve donuts i "'T1-{E.Q.E.'S SOME .1 ~e.s M.cAoJS NO AND ~e.vJ homeless people are real human they do. And they can talk. And and coffee. Again the, homeless "1 -ro~S; Foe ~olJ DOWtJ I NO MeANS ~cS', beings and not just statistics. they can be very polite. were kind and appreciative. After j IN TI-IE. BASE Me,.J 1'. 00 ,",OU WAN"i ME 'jOcJ SHOVL.ti' Go CJD~IJ iIl~Q.e., eating, they rounded up what little .0 HIT ~ov~ Upon our arrival at 10 p.m., the "John Lysak... hcre you go, sir." they had and headed out into the other volunteers and I were South Bend cold, only to return 14 instructed to set up the cots that "Thank you," he said sincerely, hours later seeking shelter again. lay against the back wall. On each looking me straight in the eyes. .. , I wc placed a blanket. "Now Of the approximately I 0 people to If you volunteer to help out at I 1 remember," the shelter coordina­ whom'I would distribute the bags, the South Bend Center for the tor told us before letting in the all but one would respond with a Homeless, I can promise four homeless', "treat these people like heart-felt "thank you." you'd treat anyone else. Do not look at them strangely. They are, Those who had finished taking believe it or not, real people." a shower then joined the others 1. DO,.:) '\ RE.ME.MBe.R. for some hot soup and coffee. OOING MI.1 OF1"l1AT At 10:30, the doors swung While watching them, my eyes S.,.Ul= t= '1"0 ~qv. open, permitting the homeless caught sight of one woman in par­ waiting outside to seek refuge ticular, sitting alone sipping her from the bitter cold. They soup. I looked intently at her face. patiently stood in line to sign their It struck me that I could easily names in the logbook. In all, there picture this woman happily mar­ things: you will get very little would be 31 names listed under "9 ried in the middle-class suburb sleep; you will often feel sick to December, 1986." where I live. It made me feel sick. your stomach; you will feel to think that if this woman had, tremendous guilt; and you will be After laying their few belong­ grown up under different cir­ a better person for the experience. ings on the cots they had chosen, cumstances, she could just as those desiring a shower went to easily be married with children to Those interested in volunteer­ where I was stationed. I was to dis­ call her own, much less a bed. ing may contact Lynn Scott from tribute the personalized bathroom' 7 p.m. to midnight every day at bags - personalized because most I joined up with the other 259- 5770 .•

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