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Student book exchange more valuable than ever Your beautiful eyes can help BY SUSAN JEFFEIUES first tlm·t" da y~ a nti not lor !layoffs und th e through close to 830,000 of business in ~EW' ED ITOH cash rc·gistcr tend ~ to stny more balunct•d in three days, whic h exceeded th e amount last th a t n•!\pcc:t. " semester. He said that was a big irnpro\'f' · preserve sight Tlw Stud rnt Govt•rn mcnt llook E:((· hangc A professional <·ashier was also hin·d this mt•nt because they sold books aU five days improved immt·nst·ly this st·rnes t,-. r tlue to yt•a r which helped in kct·ping the money in previous semesters and only on th ree days BY TRACI L. JIELM imprnvt•mt·nts in &t'<·urity a~ ~dl as inC'rca.scs !\traight , he addt•tl. this semeste r. STAfF WHITt: R i11 thf' amount of husint·ss. Although some students were inconvc· Kappas said the money left ove r from the St·nll Ka ppas, prcsitlf·nt of sludt•nt niellcl'd with the new syste m of buying and exchange. about SSOO. wiiJ go to the stu dQflt Approx im ately 50 .000 people \\- Cnl blind government. said the improvt•d se curity st·ll ing then pic kups nnd payoffs. Kappas scholarshi1J fund . In uddition to that money. last year. In Ke ntucky alone, 800 cases oc· measures made th t• book exc hange much assured that ev<•ryone was informc 0230.tif JtnUdl y 25, H.I8Y. I he ~urtherncr, News 5 Tax tips to help students make it through tax time BY ROBERT MORRIS extension. year. - Write legibly. STAFf WRITER Studenls who have reeeived seholanhips lf you worked t.. t year, you &hould ex· - Sign and date the return. or fellowship grants alter Aug. 16, 1986, pcct to get your employer's tax statement - Ute the per l-ofT labe-l if fi)U have one it's that time of year again whe n one or •hould note that the IRS may be able to tax (W-2) by Jon. 31. If you don't receive the and make &ure tht information life's two inevitable event$ reni"'S its ugly part or all or thnt income. Jf you received form by then. cont..,t your employer. If you on it is correct. head. (No. not failing hulf your clns,.s.) In aiai&tance for expen~es other than haven't l' ASSESS from page 1 What do you want from your " what the administration wants are numbers. mandate a task force to come up with the Nu mbers on a piece of paper." program which involved passing a resolution college newspaper? Another argum ent concerned the money in support of more accountability. " We in· involved an 0231.tif --=t-r- • Q • ~------J an u ary25, 1 98 -V--1~WT-l-Ql-D-~;--- vo lum e 17.Number 17- ~------·------Northern Kentucky nivcrsit,.- CO·EDI'IORS D ebbie Sue Schwicrjohann W1·ig hl MANAGING EDI'IOR S h e il a Vilve n s 1-.illtorwb arr umltnt by thr ON'dllorl. Mtm11ghtg Edt tor, or Anocratt F:dttor ofthn publlattrml Opmwm in thu sutwn tlo ,101 n«tmmly u•flHt 011' JJU'W\ of thl' Advnor; wtlltn or "''"ff of The Northerner. f.tb tnrwl rl'p/11'\ rmd if.ttt'n to lht nil tor Ml' wtlcomt m1d mcouragttl Voice abuses freedoms " De mocracy's in trouble Mr. President, and il's not just central Am erica anymore! We've also found students reading subversive papers th at disagree with your economic policies!!" This quote appears on the front page of The Other Voice, NKU's lll'W frC't' press; a tacky little paper that suggests that it is a new under ground paper on campus. Tht· ahovt· tjUOs te alone uggests thattht• paper contains some valid poi nts about the (lcmocracy. arl(l som(" things that we as students should be concerned about. This, however, is not the case. To start off with the paper does not disagree with any stated U.S. poUcy . Instead it appears to be just random and irrational thought of people that think they are rebels. but in reality they are like everyone else. They have no co ntrov en~ i a l pos itions to take on any issues and th t.· paper more than refl ects this. The people that created this paper actually had the audacit y to dedicate their fi rst edition to author/activist and one of the Chicago seven. Abbie Hoffman, '"who told us how to do it. " Thnt is doubtful. Hoffman is a re nown activist who in 1987 was charged with trespassing and disord erly conduct. along with A my Ca rter. during a protest at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst Officers need respect in society O\'t·r CIA recruitment there. Hoffm an's activism is seen in his pro tf'sts against issues such as the above mentioned CIA recruiting. urine Articles about law enforcement officers have been ap speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour on curving roads testing and nuclear power, while in favor of issues such as the con pearing frequently in the newspaJ)Crs. Unfortunately. the built for half that speed. A slight misjudgement and servation of water. and stude nt activism and Central America. He stories are not about the apprehension of criminals or possibly a tree becomes part of the cruiser. would more than likely be appalled at the use of his name in such the saving of people's lives. 8eifl8 hurt or killed in the Later, the officer received a call concerning a senile a publication as the Voice. line of duty is the suject matter. woman who had wandered away from her home. She was Nonf' of Hoffman's issues were addressed . Instead there was a found a short time later but before the officer left the lot of jibberish within the pages of this so called paper. There was scene and upon arriving at the woman's house, he call a i n ~ipid little piece about a woman that claims she lesbian. and ed in his mileage and the time so to protect him against that you can not teU she is gay by looking at her. S.. at! Who really Thomas Mullikin any claim of unethical behavior. cares if you can or can not te ll she is gay. That is her ow n affair. The most hair-raising experience of the shift was Within the confines of this puper one wiU also find the lyrics and patrolling the land which separates the Ohio River from chords to a sonK titled Power. How this song fits into the ideology On Christmas Eve, state trooper Johnny Edrington the railroad tracks. An area of abandoned buildings, dirt of the paper is eluding. The one topic of controversy that is touched was buried . He apparently was kiUed by a driver whose roads and high weeds, if the officer does come across upon in the Voice is incorrect, and that is the current issue of assess car he had puUed over. He is survived by his wife who any criminal activity it would be him against the criminal. mt"' nt at NKU . is fiv e months pregnunt with their fll'St child. And just Sometimes other police are 15 minutes away. There is a note on the front of this new paper that suggests that last week, Jefferson County patrolman Frank Pysher Jr. Almost as chilling was the stopping of a coal truck if )'Oll like this paper then you s hould make copies of it to give to was shot twice in the head and killed while answering from the southern Kentucky. These truck drivers have yo ur friends, because the publishers of the Voice have limited funds. a call. the tendency to carry loads too heavy for some roads and To make additionnl copies of this paper is to needlessly kill trees. lt can be argued that police officers provide the most are known for their strong dislike for the law. This night, It is a waste of the earth's resources. The typing is to laugh at, the important service for society . But their pay, and often however, the driver was carrying the correct weight. grammar is pathetic, and the c hoice of language at times is society's respect, doesn't reflect this. A first year Lunch was intenutpted twice that evening, both times embarrassing. patrolman in Newport earns approximately $7.50 an for the same reason - teenage boys hitchhiking on the Wc here at the Northe.mer udrnittedly make mistakes, but we strive hour. This income often necessitates the taking of another expressway. One had le ft Campbell Lodge - a home for to make certain the paper is appealing to the eye. The Voice does job. And, since most of us come in contact with the police boys. Two other boys had jumped out of a car whose not even accomplis h this. through the issuing of a speeding ticket or such, the men driver had too much to drink. They are abusing the right of freedom of the press and the freedom and women in blue somehow become the bad guys. This is not to say all police officers perfonn their duties to voice the ir ow n opinion. They are offerin g the campus nothing But before one judges too harshly, a day spent walk perfectly. Like all professions, there are the few who put but more litter, and they nre not what the first issue claims them to ing in their moccasins may be a good idea. This writer a stain on many. And at times, the constant reminder be. There is nothing subversive about the paper, and it does not of did just that . of the seamy side of society has to have a negative effect. fer any new information that can not be found above-ground . For a writing exercise in a journalism class, the So what is the moral of this story? The poliee chaplain It is curious that the authors of the Voice do not identify themselves students were required to observe a penon performing at patrolman Pysher's funeral probably said it best to the or ex pluin who to contact with ideas, complai nts or suggestions. his or her work. To say spending a night in a county police officers in attendance, u You can't quit. If you quit, then The Nort htm tr would like to suggest that if the creators of the cruiser was an eye opener would be an understatement. we won't have anybody to stand in that thin blue line Voice seriously wish to get a point acrOis and desire to further inform Four time& that evening the officer had to drive at to separate aociety from chaos." th e stude nts of NK , then they should cover real issues and not treat th eir paper as a high school project. If they can not treat their crea tion aa a real news source then tlwy should leave the under-ground ~1ape r business to others. 0232.tif .,------J_•,nu.uy 25, ltuifl, I he :":onhcrncr, Opinion 5 Readers' Views The Comp Column .,.,... -·b .... ,~·'" s...... s. ICJuel Reader feels 'conservative' propaganda l..et me eonfeoo: I don't re.Uyllloe "nice suye" (or "sole"), At the same time, lllvo To the editors: Caribbean nations have per capita income I - Why did the author of the original ar- ln • todeiJ I hat hu made "nicen611" ill levels below those of 1979--Cuba's is stiU tide usc a false nome? ukimate virtue. I am writing in response to an article en· rising. Cuba's 1979 budget allots an addi- In America, whale\'er you m•y have titled " Dictatof!hip Continues in Cuba", tiona1 5 percent increase in health care (they Editor'• note: heard to the contrary, nice M• (lltld salol which appeared in the Jan. I I NOR already provide free health care for all their Jon '1 fi.nioh Lut. They win prol'tiOiione and THERNER. The article was nothing but con citizens) and education, and provides for the The article "Dictatorship Continues in pri.Jeo, To wbich end, sitla are sociolized in servative propaganda. In the wonderful yean building of some 40,000 homes for the poor. Cuba" was not an a nalysis of economic pro the nieetiee <>I nlc<>- b<.yt ve tousbt u. before the revolution when Cuba was "free, .. In the pre-revolution e ra nearly all gress, but a n essay concerning the human be sood team playero. it was known as the "whorehouse of Cubans were illite rate. Now that everyone is rights violations suffered by former Cuban Me.tnwhlle, I srow mo"' and mon! - · Ame rica ." It served primarily as a vacation entitled to an education, the illiteracy rate political prisoner Armando Valladares. The rrled. J1111 f!Xoctly wh4tl are we encour'llna spot for U.S. businessmen (known for its is below 10 percent, better than almost any events described in the arti cle are when we estol """"-? casinos and prostitutes), a source of cheap other Caribbean nation. It is true that in documented in Valladares' book, Agai"'t All Let' • r-il. to be nice itl to be u...t.-· Ho~. Amnesty I ntemational has verified the labor and a resource for Ame rican-owned dustry is still small in Cuba and that the dina. Nlu porenia 110 """" wilb their agric ulture and industry. Cuba has come a economy does have rea1 and dangerous pro existence of political prisons and human children'• dnine and ...... ,. - and the faml. long way in the past 30 years. This article blems. However, at least the industry that rights violations in Cuba. ly ,_.;.,. aeelllinalr tentlon-Cree and hop was a disse rvice to all Cubans and to the docs exist belongs to Cuba. Cubans'future In the ftrSt week of I 989, the Cuban Na PY fol you don't ptObe too w). Nice leOeben hard work they have produced since J 959. in now in their own hands. tional Assembly pledged to build 41,000 .-k lillie ol. their tttudena: "-who demand Cuba's economy grew by 2.3 percent in In this letter I have pointed out mostly new houses, and additionally voted to outlaw honl worlt, comple• thousht, weiJ.rormuloaed I 988 (a rate similar to that of the U.S.), while things favorable to Cuba. The reason I chose all private sales of housing. Pe r capita in papers _,. harob and unfair. the rest of the Caribbean and Latin to do this is because the negative aspects of come in Cuba is approximately $1.590. And in tho commllllity, nice ciliaeno American countries experienced growth of the "New Cuba'' were already spelled out Education and health care are provided by oorve on oomlllitl- and onend pondeo and only about . 7 percent. Prices in Cuba held in the article to which I referred . I am not the state with a 90 percent disapproval rating p10mo.: they do not maJoe complainto, de about even while inflation in the Caribbean asking that you think of Cuba as a paradise· of local health clinics by the Cuban mand the beat, dtnou- follly. At eleebon averaged almost 4 70 perce nt . Compared to it ist't· but it also is not what Mr. Morris ac· population. time, the Dan Quaylto win by londolide&. It other people in the area, Cubans enjoy a cused it of being either. Sincerely, The author of the article used his cor· itl, indoocl, tho ""' of IIMI 0233.tif -~eatu-res------~~r·~ j 'Loser' movies in review BY TO~! IIANOORF no Sl'l in the drt•u&. Pee W('u Herman, tht F!;ATURF ' WITOH world 'ti foremtk'>l gr't·k nud tht- only rnnn WNH'I:I IIlOIC pul)'r•stcr thun C hari~ FHm critic:& don't ha "¥c the eu~ic~ l jubs ill back for fun under the big top in the world. Sometimes we have to bit rorrHmct< . Tht· mov ie is all jumbled through terrible movies it1 order to te-IJ the mukell no s~ U Hf'. f11rmer Pee Wee P~•b l k not to wa.ste their money. lo'le and has the world's longest The c·ri.tic& get their revcngl~ at tho end Scary thuught , eh '? lthink P!>e Wee of the year when they put tog~t h e r a li!jt of $tick to kiddie TV. At lt!a.S t !hut wny I lhtt wr.rst rnovi&. This allows ma: dwop(lUr· turn him off. lunity to fire up some thrte·p<~illftJ'$ ut the 7. 7'h ~y U1 1 ~- Aliens invade earth fUm industry losers. It's not u prcU)' sight , arc only vlsihl1• by looking through .&o re"der di.sc.retion is udvised. sungltlb.o;t!8. Great idea. I guess in 10. Atcu; ond Me-This crude rip-<~ff of the a)j ~ns tare visible by E. T. is a mm t hot has many diftercnt pro dotl"'•· Roddy Piper goes through .blems. Fi,..t of aU. the alien looks Uko a~ if someon•· thumped him over Webster d1pped in a vat of green paint. with a coconut. I wonder if those ihen, you know you're in trouble when the Bunglasscs would allow you to 'liew the TI1r~ e rnembere of the NKU Jau Band pnclice for their upcomin8 Homecoming performance. · b~ promotion for the ftlm is the ..,..een del;>ut Super Bowl halftime show. of Ronald McDonald. Wow!!! WhtU's Mxt?! 6. Bradd<.· Mi&itllf i" Actwn 3 The C~ McNUf!S"l$ orulthe Temple of , "'Chuckle!' .. Norris is back in 'Nom to · uvom...... , more of our people back. lf Chucky is 60 9. A Nifh' in 0234.tif J ~um.try 25. 1989, I he :'\/orthcrner, Features 7 Born to be playin' the blues New frat Big Nick and his boys shatter musical myths on campus BY SUE WRIGIIT BY TOM II ANDORF t:DITOII FEATliiH:' t:DITOH The blues. Dt' n·k Fi('ld ot. Jirnnn Mattht>\\.,, Truct'\ Most people want to kiss them goodbye. Dm il'l. and G(•or~(' ~mith ar(' a f('" of th;. but Big Nick and the Homewrcckcrs swear rra.~o,on!'l win NKU\ ha~k(' tbaU tt•am 1-. off tht• blues arc here to stay. o -. ut·h n ~~:uod !oo tart . but ba!tkt•tball i.,n "t tlw The blues don't hnvC' to be a dt·pressing 111h thin ~ tlw-.t· iruhvidual., ar(' a pnrt nf. rxpcricncc. the band claims. As o matter of Thl'y an• ullm<'lllt'h<"rs of NKl ·,. nt'\\t''it fact, talking ubout. si nging and playing th e fraternit y. tht' Alpha Phi Alpha Fratt · rnit~. blues can be electrifying, uplifling and just Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha is tlw first black Crt·t·k plain fun. ll'ltN orgHnization 0 11 cu rnpus. Tlw first o;uc h .. This kind of music is something r~unizution was forn~t·d at Co rrwlll'niH·r- everyone can identify with. but in a good ·ity in 1906. kind of wuy ,'' John amora, the group's lead Other dwrtt·r mrmbt·rs are Skpphont· vocalist said. " People can reaDy feel for what Bis hop Mad. Jeff Chapman and A ndn· you are talking about. It 's music that r~ally Colden. can get a crowd moving." Chapter Pn·sidcnt Derek Fields :,aid that Big ick and the Homewreckers will in th e organization formed last year because vade Dollar Bill's Saloon. 2618 Vine. in Cur tlw y fdtthen· "usn't much to do. "Wt fdt ryville. on Thursday. January 26. for what "t' wanted mort· out of campus life.'" said Samora calls a "rockin jam'' from 10 p.m. F'idds. '.'.'here was 1.1 sort of togetherness - 2 a.m. The members have been in bands IIHSSI!lg. before, but having a blues band was the Fidds Sa)S that new members will be " ultimate goal" of their musical careers. adtled in the spring through a pledge pro· arnora said. t'('SS. but rnernhers must meet certain c riteria " This is something we love to do. " ht• of the fratNnit y. " Acu dcmics co me first." said . ''W(• ft•el an electricity build between stntt•s fields. "then thf'y must fit Into our us and the audience. We're having the time ~ t y lt' ." Ct't1ui n llOints oftht•ir " s t~l c" indude of our lives out there and. they have a great ul least a 2.5 grade point tl\ cragt·. nil·e IWr time listening and jam min·.·· sonalit y. and good moral churactt.·r. Samora. who also plays harmonica. is The main goals of the fratt·rnity are o;; im · bac·kt.·d by Jim Callaway and Michael nyder pie. They art' here to help the communi!~. un guitars. Dave Dyer on bass and Jeff They arc ulwa) S wiiJing to lend a ht'lping lladhazy on drums. hand. "We likt• to hdp cldnly peo1>ll' ami Togt>ther. they said they want to be children.'' notes Fields. greater Cincinnati's fastest and most Some of tht• acti,•ities that the\ htl\ t· dont> for children include a mentor -program in dynamic blues band. They claim even their Rig Nick and the Homewreeker11: (From len) Dave Dyer, Michael Snyder, Jeff Hadhazy. name reflects this. John (Big Nick) Samora, and Jim Callaway. (11eated). whit·h the brothers pick ou t a high school stu· ··we are not a rnllk toasty band," dent and Ul'l as a so rt of big brother to them. Samora said. "We play tough blues about "Then you grow up and experience even sounds as wcU more entertainment for us. They take tilt' student nround campus and hard Uvin.' hard drinkin.' hard wornanizin.' bigger blues Like heartbreak blues. Those arc We have learned to feed off of each ot her." to bash·tball ga mes and try to ke('P the so we wanted a name with an edge. the ones that will almost kill you, they take "Also. if we play a song a person has :,tudt•nts intNcstcd in sta yi ng in school and " But at the same time we wanted the you so low. Listening to others' experiences never heard before and were reaUy givin • it possibl)' goi ng to t·o llcge. name to be lighthearted and dtfferent of the blues can make you feel better," he our all, they wiU come back wanting to hear They have also helped the senior citizens because there is humor reflected in the lyrics added. it again," Samora added. ''That is a great by going to nursing homes and hanging and music." he added. Samora. and the other members, said the feeling for us." around wi th them. Last year the fraternity An audience may feel Samora's name fits band has been influenced by blues greats So how did these guys stumble upon a and their "sweelhcarts". a group of girls who just fine when you examine his features. At such as The Fabulous Thunderbirds and right combination for blues? an· an extension of their fraternil)'. mode a first glance he may look intimidating. but Muddy Waters. But influence is as far as it Several years back, Samora. Callaway trip to the Zion nu rs ing home in Cincinnali underneath the appearance is a man with a goes. It takes the effort of the whole group and nyder were working together as and did things with the senior citizens. big voice. and a big heart. He is willing to to create and arrange songs, unique in photographers for the Cincinnati Enquirer. "\Vc played bingo with them.'' recalls present all his musical talents to the audience sound, built on basic blues . Photographers by day and the Blues F'iclcls. ''and served them their food .'' They when it comes to singing the blues. .. People have been playing the blues for Brothers revised by night. they always said . try to do what they can to help out. ''It's kind of neat because by being Big years," Samora said. " It originated as one The three teamed up with Dyer. who is They were also invoh·ed with srnaU :ick, I'm really transforming into a different man singing and playing the guitar. The one of Snyder's friends and the band was children at the West End YMCA where they person," he said. "When I'm out there, I'm blues will always have the same basic rool. almost complete. took them ou t wallcing for HaUoween. and sort of acting. A different part of me is tak •· Blues is timeless. The music lhat was .. But then we went through drummer at Easter they made them baskets and held ing over." played 40-50 years ago is played today and heU," added Callaway. " It is very hard to egg hunts. Samora said the humor and seriousness will continue 40-50 years from now," he find a drummer that will fit with what you They hu\e lwo special programs on 1he co mbined in blues is good because people added. are looking for." agenda for the fall. A "Say No to Drugs" can react to it. When they listen to the blues, The group agreed they favor fast , After a trial and error period wit h several campaign and an "Apartheid Awareness" they should not become depressed - they challenging, more complicated arrangements drummers, Callaway was in the Cincinnati progmm should take up a lot of their time. should feel ha1>PY and relieved to feel so - built on blues basics- to perform. They Enquirer Building when he heard interesting but lo them it's worth it. meone else has felt that way also. So the take a lot of time to plan music that will drum sounds fthering through the windows. In the future. AIJ>ha Phi Alpha would like blues should be considered fun, energetic " keep them on their toes." A lot of interac Curious, he followed the banging to the Cin to t•o ntinue to gro" as a fraternit~ and as a music. tion and communication between everyone cinnati Commerce Center where Hadhazy contributor to the communi!\ . Fields is 'en "It's great because you can look out is needed for perfection of sound, they said . was giving it his all on the downtown pleased v.ith hi~!~ fra .t ernil~ ·~ ac: there and know everyone has had the "We decided from the start we did not sidewalk. With a hope that this could be what <'omplishrnt:nt~. but i!!ltill has a mf'Si!!~3~f" to get blues." he said ... It began at 10me time early want to play plain classics in blues,'' they were loolcing for, he invited Hadhazy lf,('f0:,§. in life - Uke when you're a lcid and your Callawa)' said. ''More obscure songs with fast to a practice. The five men practiced "The main thing \\e hantto (!:t'l across.'' pet bunn)' dies. At the time it just seems so starts. stops and changes make for ~reat ~a\ii Fields. "i!l to (r:i\e thanb for sup1>0rt see BIG NICK page 9 l terrible. to the other fraternities and &o rorillt>s.' ' 0235.tif ~ reatures, I ht• ~ o rthc1 ncr, January 2fl. 1\-lK9 Civil rights on the line in Mississippi Burning liY SIIEI.LEY JAIIMAN humor likt· tht · pro-actor he is. Andrr!lon !->TAFF WIOTEI! (ll uf'kmnn) il>! 11 likeable (' haraclrr who has a ft ·w t'XInwnlinary idt' l.ll>l ubout how to get Ct'lll' ll udunun ami Willt·m Dnfut• tiH' juh d t lllf'. 1lt ·liwr o• •l ~ lu•ulin g lllfJtivntin f.!; fH 'rftlrmam·t·., in tlw rww Orinn n·l, · a ~w. Mi.~.~i.t~ ippi llum - 1111{. dirt•t•lf'd hy Alan Park1·r. Tlw plot unfold.-, a-, two FBI nw ·nt -,, lhqwt1 Andt·n.un (C.·ru• llm·krnan) und Alan Ward (Willern Dafot'). an· st·nt to Jessup County. Mi .-,s i!'>sippi In in vt·sti galt' a ('II.St ' of thn·t· mi-,s ing pt'rMJn .-, , ymmg t• ivil rights wmkt·rs. What h u pfWII ~ during tlw t· uurM' Andn~ on . huving grown up in Mississip uf tlw plot not only rnak' '-"' you !!lop arH I nlll· pi. M't'lll!l to b,· a likdy candiduw to solvt• ... idt•r !'> H( 'ial int·qualit y. Inn t • ntntuin ~ you tlw cn ~t· . which is riddled wi th obstndcs . .... ith brilliant ul'li ng and diref'ling. llal'kmun makes the slightly rufned Ande r· Thi.-, ... tory i ~ om· of t'IJO fl l'ntlion bdwt•t•n Mill lwlievablt· and likable. two nwn who don 't ulwu ys M't' t'yt· to eyt• on Don' t corm· to this 111m expecting to s<'e t'IIITt·t·t " hun·au prtwt· dun·s" in ordt·r to 11a fot · likt · you saw him in Plutoon. This ac .-.n lvt· a l}rohlt•m. tor dt ·numstratt•s his abilit y to port ray a wide M L~ .~i.~ .~ ippi IJ11ming t ' OIIH' ." fro m tht· am· ranw· of eharaf'lt"rs and docs it Sllj}C rbly. hi~um1"' ''dot ·u-dnuna" t·ah'gory uffilm mak· lluw timf'l y for this 111m to be released in ~. Tht· 111m i.-, lm.-.t ·d on till' 1964 murdn s tlu ri ng a tinw when Dr. Ma rtin Lutlwr King of thn•t• t•ivil right .-, workt · r~ in J t ·s~ up Cuun· J r. i!'> fn ·sh in our minds. Like King. th is 111m ty. Mi!'>.-.., but with nt·ativt• li c t · n ~ t· t·xt·n·is i.-, motiv ati ng. It stirs a gamut of e moti ons t•d for a more dramalit· efft'cl. Tht• 111m from pit y to a nge r and frustration. to sorrow, Rupert Ander8on (Gene Hackman) and Alan Ward (WiUem DaFoe) in MWWipfli Buming. make!'> a ~ut· i a l a nd moral stalt'nwnt while and to a muse ment. hatred is what start ed the proble m of social th e point to be take n from th is 111m . "Oh, M't' lflin p; ly n·rnai ning tnw to hi .-, tory. It wou ld be easy for a udience me mbers inequalit y and the refore, hatred will not solve he's guilty. Anyone's guilty who watches this Not only is this film ri vctt·d with drama to become e nraged about the subject mat it. happe n a nd pretend it 's not. As guilty as the hut it is also humorous. I-Inck man tir li vcrs te r, but maybe we should re me mbe r that A monologue from agent Ward sums up lunatics who pull the triggers.'' MOVIES rrom page 6 BIG NICK rrom page 1 together for a while and the band was com that. A lot of emotion that you feel inside plete. yourself must come out. ny a nd houl charat'IN s you could bdievt' in. should loo k up the word ' 'comedy" in the Snyder and Dyer have been in seve ral " If a person just si ngs. with no emotion Th" st·quel offt·rs jt• rks that you couldn't care dictionary and find its true defi nition. This bands over the years. They said this helps it's not anything speciaL Add the e motion le..,s New~, Features, Sports and of course BLOOM COUNTY and the CROSSWORD PUZZLE ...... ontr in THE NORTHERNER 0236.tif J.mu..ry 25, IIJH9, I he ~oflh('rncr, Features 9 '.JAZZ from pace 6 'he uld. "You ....Uy have to 'cliek' tosether have been invited to perform at !he North Golden 'to make It work.,. S.a Jnu Fe51ival, the Hague (Netherlonda). Morgan, who h11 been ploying the and the Montreu• (Swill • TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 •-.6 ~;;;r§" ~~= -.....::;..- • WEDNESDAY.JANUARY25 W_., ....,,..,.,_, ..,....,,_..,,,Coo_Uon i ~~~\ ~~-w-w-· ~~~ ~I;..,,~ '~· ~~,.~.::=.c»ufts • :~:.as~== ..,.,..., lllntatlhe gaiN llw•S50C&IhPril:.. lotbelt~ "'"~ .. ~ .. ~ . . ~------9~1W~3 w~~ 11\1~------.... 0237.tif 10 News, The Northerner, January 25, 1989 WAVES wants to clean up our en A college newspaper should meet the viroment, locally and globally needs of the students. Whether it be IIY SUSAN JEH'EIUES ttl'hif'Vt' tht· gunl of dt•a ning up 80tllt ' lund \EW!i f:IJITOI! fill !i ilt's. in news, features, sports or opinion, S tt ·v t·n ~ ulso mt·ntiont•d that tht·y'd likt· WAVES (Wutn. Air and Vitul Earth lu ~t· t !o!O inf' n·t·yding projrds startt·d in the newspaper should carry it all. 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Con students and parents. would you want to go anywhere else? lf'slants must agree to be photographed. in This program is on excellent way to pro lt•rviewcd ami have their photo appear in the mote uwarcm·ss of rye health and snfl't y. lh mf'din or other promotionul materials. t•nt('ring the contest. you will help inform Proceed from the contest will l>t• usl·tl otlu_'l"l'l th at blindness can be pn•vc:_•nl<'d and to support the programs of the Kt·ntuC'\r.. y thut ht•ahhy eyes an• beautiful t•ycs! STAR from page 2 phy to go to California with her. Since she's director for the s how in late November and hcen in California. Murphy has appeared in wus called buck with good news in early a national tele vision commercial for Drexel December." Burnam Securities. The show took from 7 p.m to 2 a.m. to Soon afler meeti ng the show's producer. tape and was performed before u live au ~ Harry Thomason. 1urphy landed the role dic nce. In talking about DtJigning Women on DeJigrting Women. 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Under Proposi play, Florida was still considered a threat to could turn out to be an absolute nightmare ti on 48 ru les, an athlete must score either win th e weaker-than-usual SEC. Faced with for coach Eddie utton, not to mention all OO<'s anyone re member the deadline set a 700 on the SAT. or ao 15 n the ACT to the task of trying to contain the Gators' NBA the Wildcat fans whose memories won't go for the University of Kentucky to respond to play as a freshman. Manuel's ACf score was sized frontline of 7 feet 2 inch Dwayne back far enough to remember the Wildcats' tlw CAA allegations of recruitin g viola· found to be a 23, an astronomical jump from Schintzius; 6 feet 8 inch, 235 pound Liv· last losing season. lions'! Tht_• original dcadHne was Dec. 6, but his performance on the SAT . It was later ingston Chatman; and 6 feet 8 inch Dwayne the UK investigative staff and administration reported that Manuel's ACT scoresheet was Davis, UK head coach Eddie Sutton used a asked for and received an ex tens ion until almost identical to the student who sat nexl patient, half-court offense. and packed·in Jan. 30. to him, with 211 out of 218 answers the zone defense to defeat the Gators, 69-56. following their response to the 18 aUcga· same. Once again, Derrick Miller provided the Campus Rec. li ons. UK wiU be granted a formal hearing Unless the ACT officials declare fireworks for UK as he fired in 30 points to in front of th e NCAA infractions committee Manuel's score as valid, Manuel will not lead the Wildcats. On the defensive end, UK in April. At that tim e, UK wiU have the op· return to the team. What would happen then dared the Florida guards to shoot from the Basketball po rtunity to defend itself against the allega is unknown , but in aU piobability, he would perimeter, and the result was a barrage of tio ns. Afterw ard, the infractions committee transfer in hopes of playing somewhere else. missed shots which the Gators never Week Ending will decid e what penalties, if any, shall be On the other hand, should his ACT score recovered from. irni)Oscd on UK . be declared invalid, Manuel would be One of the reasons for the sudden }an. 22 If thf' recent probations handed down to declared ineligible to play for any NCAA resurgence of UK was the hot shooting of the Big Eight Co nference football powers school again. whlle UK would face the MiUer, a streaky shooter who was AWOL SUNDAY Okluhomn and Oklahoma State are any in possibilty of forfeiting every game in which most of the non-conference schedule. When Divlelon A-1 dication of what UK can expect. 1989 might Manuel appeared during the 1987-88 Miller hits the open jumper, opposing 1. Obleeo's 2, Nu tbusters 0 be the last chance Wildcat fans have of see season. defenses aren't able to sag back on 6 feet 2. Norse Stan 58, Under Six Foot 57 ing UK in post-season play for severa1 years. After stumbling to a 5-7 non-conference I 0 inch LeRon Ellis, the Wildcats' only con 3. Obleeo's 76, Norse Stan 52 Oklahoma received a three-year probation record, the University of Kentucky Wildcats sistent scoring threat earlier in the year. which will keep them out of the post-season suddenly found themselves off to a 3-1 start With a 3-0 start in conference. the Divieion A-2 bow ls for two years, while Oklahoma State in the Southeastern Conference basketball Wildcats hosted Dale Brown'~~o Louisiana 1. All Stars 66, Jammin II 65 had a four-year probation slapped upon their race. State University Tigers with an opportunity 2. The Boys 72, Main Street 61 football program, including a three-year ban The Wildcats began conference play on to tie SEC leader Tennessee at 4 -0. Miller 3. Jammin II 77, Main Street 75 on bowl games. Jan. 4 with an impressive 76-65 win over once again disappeared. scoring but 8 points Rumors have it that unless UK ftres head pre-season conference favorite Georgia. in a 64-62 loss. Chris Jackson, LSU's Divieion Alumni I coach Eddie Sutton and his entire coaching Sophomore forward Reggie Hanson scored freshman sensation, scored the Tigers' final 1. Sun Bucs 66, Pikes Peaked 40 staff before th e infractions commillec hear 20 poi nts to lead the Wildcats, while LeRon 16 points of the game. including two free 2. Stoh's 65, Thrashers 59 ing in April, UK could suffer as severe a pro Ellis and freshman Chris Mills each chipped throws with six seconds remaining to win the 3. Front Runnen 70, Charlatons of Dunk 57 bation IL., either of the two Oklahoma schools. in 18 points. game. Jackson led the Tigers with 27 points, Regardless of whut the NCAA finds. one The Vanderbilt Co mmodores provided while for UK. LeRon Ellis paced the way Division Alumni ll athlete who has already suffe red enough the next opposition at Rupp Arena, and UK with 20 points. I. Scumdawgs 46, Big Roc k Club 18 from all the charges is sophomore guard Eric hnnded the Commodores a 70-61 defeat on The homecourt loss to LSU could prove 2. H. Crackers 20, The Flash 0 Manuel. who is sitting out until his ACl' score Jan. 7. Junior guard Derrick Miller paced to be costly . cspcciallly i11 the light of the fact 3. Harvard Medical School 58, Linnemann is t'valuah• 0240.tif Janu.-ry 25, 19HCJ. I he :"'orlhcrncr, Sporn I! Black coaches in uproar over new NCAA prop BY JAMES J . UDINGTON themselves interested in education would go. Meier thin Ia the proposal. which would preparatory cltmes in high school should be SPORTS EDITOR " The re are only (a limited number ol) go into effect on Aug. 1 1990. will be fav ored ove r sports as a way out . answers. Black schools can say,'Let's leave brought up at the CAA 's next meeting Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps told the A!th ough Divion II N KU had no official the damn NCAA and form a league of our earlier in that same year. A£Weinted Prm,"h's an education issue and vote on Propooal 42 at the NCAA Annual ow n,' but that's not going to happen." .. They have to conAider the alternatives. we should see what support sy terns to these Conve ntion last week in an francisco, Another opponent of the new addition, Coaches are definitely being impacted here kids have in high school.., Athletic Director Jane Meier uys she is John Thompson of Georgetown, sat out two and thi& is absolutely not a dead issue. "She Phelps added that high school ad· " sy mpathetic" to the coaches and players games in protest of the measure, vowi ng not said. ministraton need to make sure students are effected by it. to return until the NCAA " took steps Local universities Xavier and Miami getting suppor1 nt.-eded to help them prepare The proposal, passed as an addition to toward" resolving the co nflict. voted against the measure, while the Univer for achievement tests. three· year old Proposition 48, says student· According to Meier, Chaney's reaction, sity of Cincinnati. under fire lately from the Votes by other local colleges included: athletes that cannot pass Prop 48 should be as well as Thompson's, is understandable. NCAA for academic problems, voted for the Dayton, Indiana and Ohio State (no); Ken denM:d their athletic scholarships in their first With regard to Chaney's charges that the proposal. sayin g that taking college tucky, Notre Dame and Wright Stat e (yes). year. NCAA was racist, Meier said the governing The rules establisdhed by Prosp 48 tate body of college athletics was uextremely that a prospective student·athlcte score a reputable. " R E S E R V E 0 F F I C E R S' T R 1\ I N I N G C 0 R P S minimum 700 SAT and 15 ACT scores. She said, "This proposition takes away The new Prop 42, passed by a vote of opportunities from the student·athletes. It's 163· 154 in open session at the convention a very emotiona1 issue and I'm sure he states that, should a student-athlete fail these (Chaney) is very frustrated. standards, he/she can regain their scholar· "Just because the student will not be ship privileges after their freshmen year, receiving fuU aid, there are other ways to assuming they improve their grades. keep them in school, such as student According to USA Today, most casualties loans,"she added. of Prop 48 have been black and the Thompson. who returned to the sideline res1>0nsc from black coaches has been highly last weekend, got his wish when the NCAA emotional. said it would reconsider the proposal in ex· In th at same USA Today, Temple coach ecutive session some time in the next month . John Chaney, who has five freshmen sidelin New NCAA President AI Witte told the ed bcause of the proposition, was quoted as AMOCiated Prw ,"It's not unheard of for the saying: NCAA to pass legislation at one co nvention " I have no confidence at all in that racist and then have it modified or repealed organization making a decision on behaH of altogether before it goes into effect. black youngsters. They've gone far beyond "We've seen it happen before and it wiU what I figured anybody who considers ha))pen again." THE NO RTHERNER2M~C:Z/m~·oF IT! CASHIN ON GOOD GRADES. II rou'rc • h d:hn••n or .ophomufe wk h good 'Jf•de~~ . applr roow 101 • 1h1 n ,,., or 1wo rc•• ac l lONrth i ~:~ rrou\ Arn1r IIOl'C Almr IIOTC achol.uahipi ~r tmlion, mc>cl book• ••ldlees,pltii SIOO per achool rnoolh Thor Usa p.1y oft 'll'1th le..-ler¥1uj'lellpeflolli'ICU •nd olhc~ r credcl~i•ls rmpr UI ! Ve 10 hllwe emplorera i But before you do, read ARMY~OTC . 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' .. 1 1 16, lht_· ~mlhcrm·r. l .tnuary 2ft. 1 Ui } New first lady £S ~smart cookie who keeps George in touch' Wa8hinglon--This wt·ck America will Bush on Jan . 6. 1945, Barbura Bush has Pauline, in a car accident when Barbara was a better JX!r&o n for it. Like most of us, he r begin to take o serious look at their newly endured fascinating but continuously rocky 24; the loss of the Bush's 3 year-old attitudes have been shaped by her past ex sd cctcd first lady, 63 year-o ld Barbara misfortunes which might have permanently daugh te r, Hobin . to leukemia in 1953; he r perience . An example. she cites. is how she Pierce Bush. And though she has been undone some J)CO plc . The couple has rais old er sister Martha's chronic bout wi th was alerted to the world of illite racy as a uround town for the past eight years, few ed fi ve children in 17 different cities in 28 alcoholism; and the near loss of their result of her son Neal's proble ms with havt· takt'n much note of he r. homes, as her husband ascended fro m youngest son, Marvin, who almost died from dyslexia. oilman to congressmnn, to ambassador, to an attack of ulcerative coUtis two years ago. So what is one to make of Barbara Pierce CIA di rector to vice-president to president. Given these real-world experiences, one Bu sh? Is she simply backroom furniture? Ba rbara Bush is not hesitant to can't say that Barbara Pierce Bush hM Li v Hardly. George Bush would not be where Cody Shearer acknowledge her most sobering experiences. ewd a life ithout enduring pain or encounter he is today if it were n' t for hi ~ wife. She is These include the death of her mother, ing the sic k. She has done both and she 's and ha.s always been intensely loyal . All of this wi ll change on Inauguration Day. A ceremonial buckdrop wiJJ essential ly eme rge into a substa ntive world fi gure. Wh at can Am e rica expect from an overwe ight, gray-haired grandmother? My g uess is quite a Joe. Anyo ne familia r wit h the Bush fam ily knows that Barbara Bush is s mart cookie who keeps (rl:orgc in to uch with common folks. On the face of it, one wouldn' t necessari ly expect much from Barbara Bush. She was raised a blueblood. Born on June 8, 1925, AIDS the third of four child ern of Marvin Pierce, a descendant of Preside nt Franklin Pierce and president of'McCall's publishing com pany. and his wife , Pauline. an avid gard ner. Barbara Bush grew up in Rye. N.Y., You're Having an afflu ent suburb 30 miles from New York If City . The famil y of four, (Barbara has one siste r. Mart ha, and two brothers, Jimmy and Scoll) lived at 25 Onondaga St. . in u !urge two-story Tudor home, a few blocks from the Trouble Understandin~ ' ~' Apawamis Country Club. She attended Rye Cou nt ry Day School for many of her early school years and spent her summers at the local Manursi ng Island Club, where she swam and played tennis fro m 9 A.M. until AIDS, Call For Help. 6 P.M. Growing up in Rye, N. Y. can be describ e d as a fairy tale existance. In the right c ircles. one can circulate from one country club to another without noticing there is Kentucky AIDS Education Program another world out there . But the carefree world of Rye has not always epitomized Bar bara Bush's life. F'rom the time her younger brother Scott was 3, fiv e years her junior. he was hospitalized every summer for six years in New York City. where he routinely underwent surgery for a bone cyst. (He is now a chief executi ve officer at Prudential Assets Management and still lives in Rye). Though Scott cam!' dose to dt-ath. several times. Marvin and PauJjne Pierce d id not ll· t their son's condition grossly affect their fami ly life . - Si nct• Marvin Pi1·rce was in the publishing business. the Piercf• household was always full of books. The fami ly con si.stctl of voracious readers. The ir nftcr SUJ>J>C r routine was to turw in the radio and Cabinet for Human Resources snugglf' up with u good book. Yc t. lifl• was not always so idyllic for the Department for Health Services Pierces. Fina ncinltroubles after the Depres sion caused the family to tighten the ir lifestyle. Barbara was even transferred at one J>O int from private Rye Country Day School to Milton Public School. Barbara Pierce left Rye at 16 to attend Ashley Hall . a South Carolinn boarding S(•hool. Afterward. she enrolled ttl S mith Col lege in Nort hampton. Mass. but dropped out at 19 to marry a good-looking young naval officer she had met three years earlier at a Christmas danct" at Greenwich, Connec 1-800-654-AI DS ticut's Hound I-t ill Country Club. Since her marriage to George Prescott 0244.tif