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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Volume 15, Number 21 Tuesday-;-May 27,1986 Columbia College, Chicago Students face Pay telephones drastic cuts in dralN criticis111 grants, loans from students By Charlene Lloyd budget deficit to be cut by $36- and Jacqueline Jones By Judy Sluder billion a year, so that the entire Besides getting better service from deficit of approximately $200-billion Because of complaints from stu Telecoin. Booker said that the col Many Columbia students receiving will be stopped short by 1991 . ac dents and poor repair services. Co lege. not the company. controls the financial aid are facing drastic cuts cording to an article in the Chronicle lumbia replaced ll1 inois Bell pay number of minutes of each phone in their PeU grants and guaranteed of Higher Education's April 9 issue. telephones with Telecoin System Inc. call. Booker said she chose to give next year and are urged to " do phones last month, said Adminis the students "unlimited time ... Under the law, federal college l sc•m<~thitng about it," according to trative Manager Janice Booker. However. the Chronicle found Jim Martin director of Urban Doc funding has already been eut by " (Administrative Dean) Ben Gall that after five minutes on the phones. Program at Columbia Col- some 4.3 percent which is about and I researched (different phone an operator would cut in. requesting $244 million erased from the federal of "support systems" for students companies) last year and Telecoin another 25 cent deposit or te rmi student aid monies available this offered the best deal. I was trying to nation of the call. spring, stated a recent college press, who qualify by how smart they are. get a better service in here for the " It (the phone) takes your money release. "Do we want to lose the smartest students," said Booke r. and gives you three minutes of time Martin's main interest is in how people in our country because they According to Booker, Telecoin's if you time it," said student Varonia this .will affect. education in. the fu can't afford an education?" he .said. pay phone services were more at Johnson. Johnson added tbat an ture and how these cuts can be However, Martin feels that tractive to the college than lllinois operator once asked her for 50 cents stopped. Gramm-Rudman is not "all bad." It Bell's. Telecoin offered the school for a local call . " I don't want to see the door free installation. no rental charges Photography major Betsy Jackman " I suggest that everyone, whether is something. maybe, we need. But. closed (on education)," he said. and a 25 percent commission on all referred to the new phones as an ' they are a Pell grant recipient or not, it is pertinent that people who are Martin reflected back to the late coins collected; a 19 percent increase "aggravating problem." She added. encourage their parents to write to interested in education for a lot of 1950's when he said there was " no " It doesn't seem fair to change the their congressman," he said, .. and people should continue to try to from what the college received from real support for public education. If lllinois Bell. phones fo r student use. and they are really take every opportunity to "exempt as much education financ you got a scholarship, you were real, However;rn.ny students found the not bett~r." make people aware that education, in ing from this bill as possible. " real lucky. " II new Telecoin phones to be less Other complaints from students general, is threatened." With the cost of education tnday, He suggested that. in order for attractive. and less reliable, than the include having to deposit a quarter to These cuts in education are only most middle-class parents really have education to become exempted from old phones. contact directory assistance (4 11 ). part of a huge deficit reduction plan to "strap" themselves to get their this bill, students, as well as teachers The Chronicle spoke to some not being able to hear clearly and known as the Gramm-Rudman kids into school. and parents, should make themselves students who regularly use the often having to try more than once to Holling's law. heard ; "we have _co let Congress school's pay telephones; they said get a call through. Ma rtin stated that in most " civi that they all have had problems with Booker said that if the college is The law requires the federal lized" countries, there are all kinds Continued on page 3 the new phones at one time or not satisfied with Telecoin. they have another. the option to choose another phone A large number of students found company. She also advised students that the Telccoin phones were reg to follow the directions for coin Dems discussed ularly in poor working order. refunds listed on the phone. Booker said that Telecoin repair Booker asked that students give men have been to the school twice the new system a chance. "Give it at Press Club since May 5 to repair and check the time. they j ust got here last month ... new phones. she said. By Anne Marie Ligas cal consultant. agreed that Stevenson Sophomore advertising student Tclecoin a
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" as many he stated. people should get educated m th" Cuts Right now. he believes 'that there country a> po;.sible ... as a " really nasty aunude" m the Martin has been domg ha ;;; ' hare of Continued from page 1 Reagan admm1stration towards ed· keepmg the "educauonal door" open know that people are upset about ucating people and towards kecpmg by mformmg !cache" and 'tudcnh this ... sa1d Martin. h1gher education available to as about Gramm·Rudman and us con· We need better education m our many people as pO!I'Ible. \CqUCOCC\ . cn•es - no less. he said. Who as helping educauon? He urge.< the faculty to " lecp The .. real assue.. i• a political According to Martin. the educated abreast" of current n.. ·ws on cuts m Our disaster relief re· one. according to Martm. People people and "future educated people" educauonal fundmg and to "let thc~r serves are gone. We need should not be cut off from auemptong must step m and help tight the'>C \ tudcnt\ kno"" constanth · · about your help. To raise at least to become educated. cuts. \.\hat 1~ happ:nmg to thea~ financial $20 million in emergency " If we don't have an 1nformcd " We have to male 'ure the b1ll ••d To make sure our volunteers' hands aren't tied when the neA1 disaster strikes. TEST YOUR SKILL. IIITIME IS RUNNINC OUT!!! ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE SATURDAY, MAY 31 ALL LATE BOOKS SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM FINE QUITTING. IT COULD BE THE TEST OF YOUR UFE. ' . ' ' . ',, ' .. .. ' .... ' .. . 'f PAGE4 May 27,1986 VIEWS Were the phones HERE'S TO A GOOD tMA~ 5TEAbY changed for all LONG SuM ME. R ~A ROCK l'JOW the right reasons? Last year without the knowledge of students , who are the primary users of the pay phones at Columbia, Administrative Manager Janice Booker, and 'If . ·- '~~~~ Administrative Dean Ben Gall. decided to change phone companies. They tossed out Illino is Bell for a vinually unknown company , Telecoin System Inc. u·;; : Telecoin pay phones made its grand debut at the college last month and has received unfavorable reviews from the students. Some students repon that with the new phones it's hard to hear at times, o~~~-. and that often you can't even be heard. Sometimes students have to try more than once to get calls through and have to deposit a quaner to get directory assistance. ·---.!} Yet, according to Booker, Telecoin is supposed to be a better system for the students. Booker also insists that they were leased with the best interest of the students in mind. Yet we wonder about the motivations behind the switc h. !] Telecoin gives Columbia 25 percent of the phone profits, while Bell only gave 6 percent. That's a 19 percent increase for Columbia College. When we. asked Gall about the new telephone system, he told us to see Booker, saying he knew nothing about it. According to Booker, she and Gall spent a year researching phone companies and chose Telecoin. Whose best intereSI did the college say they had in mind? Is it in the interest of the students that the college is now getting a bigger commission from coins collected from the pay phones? Especially when students are complaining about the new phones? Use common sense: We hope we are wrong, but it seems that Columbia may have chosen cash interest over student interest. Who's best interest did the college say they had in mind? Is it in the Don't mix drinking and driving interest of the students that the college is now getting a bigger commission from coins collected from the pay phones? Especially when students are School's out for the summe r! Time to live it up, celebrate, maybe have a few drinks? complaining about the new phones? Not so fast. We hope we are .wrong, but it seems that Columbia may have chosen More than 8,000 teenagers and young adults were killed in drunk- Racis m thri ves when t GUE 5S T HIS ME AN~ TI-lE E igno ~ance breeds bias OF W~ITE.5 ONLY IN Cicero. Selma. Jackson. CICE~O These are all nonorious names for some of America's nastiest towns in terms of race relations. These towns. people say, are or were filled to the brim with seething hatred for people who are different. I am a black person, (well, really brown, but technically ... ) and I know racism. I have had things thrown at me from cars and heard the word " nigger" shouted behind it many times. I was in the wrong neighborhood. But it wasn't traumatic because they missed me. and at the time other blacks called me " nigger" too. So I was thrilled when I heard of the U .S. Justice Depanmcnt's win against Cicero. Not only will the Cicero citizens have to let blacks live in their towns and even hire them, they will also have to pay for ads to inform blacks of these opportunities. Dr. King would probably be breakdancing. But there are things that can't be forced , like attitudes. There will be open housing and fair hiring, but we all know that there will also be bitterness and tension. This is due to traditional racism, and to another, stronger force that helps to reinforce it. This force is ignorance. I'm gonna say it again and I want you all to say it with me: IG-NO RANCE There is not one of us who does not have a prejudice against something. Personally, I don't like people with droopy eyes. I used to have a real bad attitude about it too: " Won't hire em' won't work with em'. Sure won't live with em'." But it was because of my prejudice against ignorance that I looked past the droops, and found that a lot of droopy-eyed people were really Byrne ahead in mayoral race? worthwhile. Even fun to be with. So what I am saying is that the people in places like Cicero suffer from Former Mayor Jane Byrne is back - again. prejudice, something which all of us are guilty of, and a mind numbing Byrne, Chicago mayor from 1979-83. is back again for a third time. She's back on television with ads in full dose of ignorance .. force, despite the fact the mayoral primary election is nine months away. According to Byrne's campaign manager, the early television spots were Byrne's idea and arc designed to build The people in Cicero live in a white world. They sec othet races, up an early lead to discourage challengers to Mayor Harold Washington in 1987. panicularly blacks, in negative ways largely due to lack of positive contact, Jane Byrne says in one of her TV ads that crime, in comparison to when she was mayor, is presently on the rise. which helps to perpetuate racism. and she says that when she was running the city. it was known as " America's most livable city," and now it's known as " Beirut on the lake." We must all realize the danger is when people don't mix, not when they Mayor Byrne should realize that it is going to take much more than accusing television ads to get her back on the do. When different people get together they can sec how similar they really fifth floor in City Hall as mayor. arc. Byrne is going to need a game plan pertaining to accomplishing visible issues for Chicagoans. Byrne needs to I know people who come right from Cicero , and other biased areas and regard issues like: housing, streets, parks, public transportation and numerous other important issues any major city come to good old liberal Columbia College today. We all laugh and joke needs so vitally to function smoothly on a daily basis. and have a good time. They rub elbows with me and a lot of other black Instead of presenting some substantial plans for Chicago's future, Byrne is sitting on her past laurels and attacking people. the incumbent mayor as a failure. By attacking the present mayor and his administration is no way to go about securing votes. But I wonder sometimes: Are they just finding out that my color doesn' t According to a poll conducted by Ald. Ed Burke (14th ward), Byrne would be leading Washington 46 percent to rub off/ 42 percent in the upcoming election. It is much too early to consider any poll serious. It is going to take more than attacking television ads and past accomplishments to beat the mayor, it is going to By Greg Walker take a more competent person as well as some answers to Chicago's many problems. Photo Poll Q: What are your plans after you graduate from Columbia? Lisa Melton Annette Orloff Tony Garrison Janice Kimball-Vcntunni Darryl Coit Radio Television Advenising Fine Ans AEMMP "I've already got a job lined up with "I am going to call some federal "First of all, I am going to sit back to "I m going to graduate ><: hoof at the ·'To eventually put my,elf 10 the po" the City Colleges of Chicago. I am agencies and I want to try and get a try and relax and get my head University of Illinois. When I llon where I can make a ~tu b\tcmual going to be a temporary special needs job with the Federal government. My together to build up a little con graduate there. it's just all proce.s to hvi ng by being a musician." advisor at Wright College." brother works for the Civil Service fidence. Then. when I come back. I'll me. I consider myself an antst right Board and I'm trying to get a job have to face the real world and I'm now. h 'sjust taking it one step fu nher there." going to go out there and see if I can to the ultimate ... put what I was taught here to use." PAGE e Mey 27, 1981 U.S. Department of Transportation m FAMOUS LAST WORDS FROM FRIENDS TO FRIENDS. I'm perfectly fine. I can drive with my eyes closed. Theres nothing wrong with me. Are you joking-! feel great. What am I-a wimp? I'm in great shape to drive. You're not serious are you? What's a couple of beers? Nobody drives my car but me. I've never felt better. I can drink with the best of them. But I only had a few. So I had a couple. I can drive rings around anybody. I can drive my own car, thank you. I'm not drunk. I drive better ~en I'm like this. Who says I can't drink irive? I can hold my booze. I know T'm doing. I always drive like this. c~ wif " ~ lstme. Whatsafew , '-hing to me. I'm - ~T1th my eyes ·ith me. rlri ' DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN KILL A FRIENDSHIP. Columblll Chronicle 'E'EATURES May 27, 1986 PAGE7 Columbia Professor uses ''m~gic'' in his muffins An original taste experience the back wall in a traditional fashion. or your refrigerator yields is what By Sue Mcllwaine Brownlee first learned the art of you can put in a muffin." he said. muffin-makin_g at the_ ~ of 12. Some of Brownlee's more popular '"There's a lot of magic in making " My mother and two older sisters concoctions are: baking powder muffins," said us Brownlee, a were the bread·winners," he ex· muffins with pumpkin bran; blue· professor of journalism at Columbia plained. "Since I was. the next in line berry lemon; banana walnut raisin; College, but better known by his I was the homemaker for my applesauce bran; molasses bran; friends as the "Muffin Man." younger brothers and sisters." . yeast muffins with peanut butter and At a cooking demonstration in By making muffins for thank-you chocolate chips; apricot almond; Carson Pirie Scott on May 9, gifts, Brownlee's friends became cranberry; walnut honey and dates; Brownlee revealed some of his acquainted with, and accustomed to, candied sweet potato and ham; and magic and gave away a few of his their deliciousness. " Then they of course there's always the "chili secrets. began to ask for more," he said. It dog" muffin with hot dog slices, "They're really delicious," said became too expensive to make his cheese and barbeque sauce. one muffin-loving observer as she muffins for free, so he decided to · mul\Ched on a " meal in a muffin" sell them. If perhaps• you •w ould• like to try filled with cheese and green peppers. and create your own muffins, here's Brownlee doesn't make your Muffins can be Brownlee's basic recipe: . usual, run-Qf-the-mill, plain bran, 2 cups flOur com or yeast muffins (although he ordered and 1!. cup sugar will upon request). Brownlee makes 3 teaspoons baking powder each ,muffin a taste experience by ·sent anywhere 1 teaspoon salt adding such ingredie nts as candied •;. cup vegetable oil sweet potatoes, ham, bananas and " He dreamed up his cottage in 1 c up milk peanut butter. dustry and expanded it with in 2 eggs, separated When asked what is the secret to novation." said Judith Dunbar Hi· Combine dry ingredients in one bowl good muffins, Brownlee answered, nes, who conducts cooking demon and combine wet ingredients (with "I don't know to tell you the truth-! strations everyday at noon at only the egg yolks) in another bowl. have never found a trick." Accord Carson's. Then mix the two combinations to ing to Brownlee, every step is im Brownlee's muffins can be or gether and fold in the well beaten portant, from mixing the batter dered and sent anywhere in the egg whites. Mix. Fill muffin cups proptrly to the correct 0ven temper-. country (tightly wrapped for fresh half way with the mixture and then ature. " I come from the old school. ness). Or they can be picked up or add whatever you like (chocolate I make everything from scratch," he delivered locally by calling 864- chips. raisins, cheese. green pepper) Professor Les Brownlee (left) displays a batch of muffins at a cooking said as he shuffled jars. eggs and demonstration in Carson Pirie Scott conducted by Judith Dunbar Hines 2357. Brownlee will special order and fill the rest of the cup with (right) bowls around on the large, white j ust about any kind of muffin de batter. Bake at 0 400 for 20-25 min counter _top. Brass pots were hung on sired. ..Whatever your imagination utes. and enjoy! 'The Lizard newspaper offers NOTHING IMPRESSES AN EMPLOYER UKE Columbia students ''light parody'' DROPPING OUT OF By Judy Sluder and "silly" accounts of happenings beration by Surin co-editor Bob in the lounge. Cravens, and a couple other Lizard More and more students are dis " I was inspired by the Cynical," staffers. covering Columbia College's un SCHOOL EVERY Cravens said the. Lizard's goal is derground newspaper - The said one of the Lizard's co-editors, J im Surin. " We thought the Cynical to "prove that there is a social life Lizard. outside of Columbia.·' Stemming from last semester's was a good idea, but the idea wasn't carried out far enough." The Lizard is basically " light. ONCE IN AWH ILE. Cynical, which only lasted two is parody." he said. The paper is just sues, the Lizard features record re The Lizard was conceived on out to be funny. views., columns from staff members February 13 , 1986 after much deli- Sometimes, however, the Lizard staff stumbles upon disagreements concerning obsceJity. According to Cravens, " There is a point where you can be, somewhat suggestive and funny, and there·> a point where you can be completely ridiculous.·· · Dan Burden, ·also known as Mr. FM. has become the Lizard'• con troversial writer. Burden seems to enjoy ustng profanity a nd "culling people down_·· He "knocks" the school and the people around the school a lot, said Surin. " He can be very obnoxious.·· According to Cravens, the IS member Lizar d staff is a "free. loose group" just out to have some fun. We have also made some money off of the paper, he said. After several years of intense study. a lot of college !,'l'aduates About $25 w.as donated at "Liz finally learn something. They're not qualified for the job thev w;mt. ardfest I" on April 19. Fact is, many graduates never find a career in their field <)f stud\'. Surin said that there will be more All their time spent in study. Not enough time in the field. - "Lizardfests" to come and they are 1bat's why there's a nationwide program for college students basically held to create fu nding for calJed Cooperative Education. It allows students to alte> nate the paper. studies at the college of their choice wit11 paid. practical work Surin said that the school should experience in the career of their choice. not be offended by the Lizard. To participate in Co-op Education you don't need to fit mto am· ·'The administration has no reason particular socio-economic group. You don't need to be a smtight 'A" to be offended ," he said. "It ha; student ettl1er. nothillg to do with the school." All you really need to be, ts sman enough to leave school. The Lizard has produced six i> sues thus far and is preparing it!-. final issue of the year. What is in the Lizard's future? CO•OP Education According to Surin, "We're You earn a future when you eam a degree. planning on keeping the paper going next fall. We also want to keep the Lizard at a PG-13 level - we don't f!t!l Fora free txJOklct write: CcHlJ> EducatJtJCl • P ll. ~ ~~x 9':1':l · I~JSt on. 1\tA trLII5 ~A PIAlkSerw:leotThd~· t 1985Nah::lr'W~ Ioi'CoocleratNeEo..ocat10n · Dan Burdett (Mr. FM) displays a copy of The Lizard want things to get out of hand." PAGES May 27, 1986 FEATURES Columbia Chronicle Martial artist masters the art of life After ba ~ ic training V~ nso n ar rived in Vietnam and four days later By Sue Mcllwaine his unit was ambushed. Fnunccn of the 17 men in his group were killed. " I thought I'd never gel home II i, difficuli 10 understand the ag;~in ... he ' aid 'okmnly. " That's intt.::rnal cln<.:kwork that makes this the first time I realized I'd made a man tick. He is a strange combina mistake-a se riou~ mistake.·· tion of brule force- he's a sixth Venson wasn't wounded then . not degree black belt: of rom umil later. and no! in a battle. but in amicism- hc idolizes Sir Lancelo1 an accident. While on a perimeter and Cyrano de Berqerac: and of >weep searching for booby !raps and determinism- he was !Old he would snipers. Venson's unit came upon a never walk again. sign post with a monar (a high He is known as "sensei" by his explosive) auached 10 the bouom. students a1 Columbia College (il "Everybody jus! kind of froze. Our means instructor in Japanese). where hearts seemed to stop for a mo he teaches a self-defense class and a ment. .. he said. When it still didn 't karate class. But John Venson wasn '1 go off the men relaxed and went always imerested in the manial ans. towards it. He jus! wamed 10 play baseball. "Something was telling me . However. when Venson was 12. ' Don' t go over there.' .. he said. his father demonstrated his black beh When it still didn't go off Venson ab•lities against muggers in from of stancd 10 take a step closer and the Venson and his friends. and karate explosion occurred. He was thrown became a pan of his life. All of his against a tree as secondary ex fr iends then staned 10 take karate plosions from the mens· ammunition with his father. and as he said. " I fang in his ears. would have looked silly if I wasn't "I came-to in the hospital heli laking because it was my dad !hal copter and they were pulling pieces (C>rooldo/Rojblo l'eno) was teaching. So I staned with the of people's bodies in bags. I passed John Venson, master or martial arts, works routines with one or his Columbia College classes at the YMCA on rest of the group. It turned out !hal I out again ... he said. Chicago Avenue. was the only one thai stuck with it.·· After being sent to a hospital and operated on twice for a separated On the fifth day after his last !he rest of the unit. " I didn't run bines the principles of science along venebra. Venson was told by the operation Venson got up on his feet away so they gave me a medal. They with the history of the mania! ans. " I wanted doctors he would never "alk again. and didn't fall. " I staned crying." were looking for heroes at the " I couldn't accept being handi said Venson in a voice filled with time." he said. "Karate to be capped... he said. " I was either remembrances and emotion. " The While based in Okinawa, Venson a hero" crying or praying all day it seemed nurses and everybody staned crying returned to practicing manial ans. is like like ... He attempted walking but as because they knew I was going to " I met a guy that was an officer in In 1966. during his first year a! soon as he struggled to his feet he make it." the Japanese army." he said. " I dancing" Rooseveh University. Venson en fell back down again. Venson re-learned to walk so well would go up to his door and stand listed in the service to join the war in "This went on and on. As long as that they didn't send him home but and practice my manial ans. He kept " We don't only work with the physical aspects, we work with sci Vietnam. I had the energy and was awake I back to his unit. When they were telling me to go away ... Finally after ence, .. be said to one of his classes " I wanted to be a hero." he said. would try again. People would get ambushed again he finally got his his persistence. Venson was allowed as he explained the use of leverage, " I was young. I wanted to win accustomed to the sound of me fall· medal. Venson saved two of his men to study with the officer. who was a medals." ing ... he said . that were cut off by the enemy from master of manial ans. known as the fulcrum point. Karate In 1969. Venson ret11rned to the is a combination of many things for United States and joined the Marines Venson. It is technique, balance, to become a drill instructor. He also positioning, movement and more. had his black belt in karate. "I " Karate is like dancing. You have to thought I was really tough ... he said. be in harmony with the other in After a sparring contest with his dividual. .. he Said. fathe r he realized he still had a lot to Along with eight other members learn . "My dad was in his fifties at of !he U.S. Karate Team. Venson the time ... he explained. "I took all will be representing the United States my friends with me to watch me in Japan this July at the World work out with .my dad at the gym. Exhibition. This event is a gathering He staned showing me up in front of of manial anists from different na my buddies. He just mopped the tions who are invited to Japan by Ooor with me ... That was when his grandmasters. These international father sal him down and told him. expens will come together to com "Black belt is really when you stan pete and perform technique for the learning this stuff... Venson related. grandmasters. Venson. 37. received his bache Venson currently teaches self lor's degree from Chicago State defense to police officers. along with University in 1975 and his master's teaching karate classes at Columbia. degree in business from DePaul Chicago State University and ·the University in 1978. His experiences Tan-Er-Size Health Club. He is in in Okinawa and his physics classes in the Karate Hall of Fame and has college only increased his passion to been one of the top ten black belts find out more about the manial ans. for the pas~ 12 years. He has been researching its history for about 12 years. and he is now .. As far as average guys go. I'm completing a book on the manial ans not small ... he said. "But as far as that he has been working on since athletes go. I'm not very big. If I 1976. What makes his book unusual. was going to be a success. I had to actording to Venson. is that it com- learn to fight the giants and win." Ven!lon, u Hbth d"l(ree hluck hell, teuchtfl hi• rr•rt at Columhlu Coll"l(c, <.: hlcugo Stute University and Tan-Fr Venson's Columbia cl a.~s members stand obediently behind their sensei. SI7A: lltullh <.:iuh, WI well •• ln•trul'tlnK pollee offlccrs In Heir defense. Columbia. Chronicle I'EATURES May 27, 1986 PAGE 9 Fellowship recipient changes academic direction Aside from the obvious benefits of some of the classes he took in his award. Irwin sees some fringe creative writin~ have been advanta· gcous in his ~ork with films. " I Filmmaker! turns. writer benefits in attending school in Penn think Columbia is a really good By Glenda Mace across the country. and he has his sylvania. "It's in the middle of the country between Pinsburg and Phil school in that classes like Screen writing ability to thank for his suc writing and Fiction kind of go hand Mathematicians generally aren't adelphia. and I like to fi sh and cess. " Penn State has this fellowship in hand." Irwin said. " In the end prolific writers and novelists don't there's trout fishing there." he said. that was set up by a woman who they've both got to be visual, the JOee(l to solve linear equations to get ' 'I'm a city kid and I've never lived used to be an English teacher and a reader has got to see it. For fiction dleir books on the New York Times outside the city in my life. I've never professional writer and who be to get itself across. it's got to be Bell sellers list. Columbia's lvor lived in the country so it really queathed the money (to the Univer visual. And when you learn Irwin, however, is proof that being appeals to me. " sity):· Irwin said. " It's a coast to screenwriting, that's got to be visual multi-talented can pay off. coast competition and I won it with a Irwin won't be making the trek to too." When Irwin walks across the manuscript that I sent in." Penn State alone. either. His wife. Auditorium Theater stage May 30 The manuscnpt is actually a series Lisa. whom he met at Columbia and And although- Irwin sings strong married in September. will be by his with die other proud graduates, he of shon stories that fit together and songs of praise for some courses and side all the way. "She's happy to will have a bachelor's degree in film are largely autobiographical, ac teachers in Columbia's writing pro move there because she's o riginally making. After all, he is finishing up cording to Irwin. As a native of gram, there are others he contends from Wisconsin." Irwin said. "And his last semester of study as a Manchester, England, Irwin grew up , actually stifled his writing process. we met in Steve Bosak's Fiction I Columbia College Film major. But in a black neighborhood that had "The lack of encouragement I got when he stans his graduate work in only two white families- Irwin's class." from some people in the Writing die fall, he will embark upon a Jewish family and an Irish family. Lisa is currently pursuing a bach Depanment like Shawn Shiflett. totally d~fferent field of study. and his writing reflects that experi- · elor's degree at DePaul University make my accomplishment look even and working as an advenising exec As die recipient of the Katy ence. better," said Irwin. adding that he utive for BBDO. the company Lehman Fellowship, Irwin will rec "The stories arc pan of a novel," Jvor Irwin worked as a tutor in the writing eive $5,000 for each of his two years Irwin said. " It's about a multi-racial ranked 4th in Fonune 500. Accord depanment before he became dis them a finished nove(" Irwin said. of graduate study at Pennsylvania gang against Protestant gangs.'' ing to Irwin, his wife will continue enchanted with the job. Stlle_University, and he won't be The center piece of his novel, "That'll give me two years to really working on her accounting degree at studying film. Instead, he was titled " AWOL," is about a man in put my nose to the grindstone." Penn State. "Steve Bosak, whom I had for 1warded the scholarship to pursue a the British army in Belfast who But he will have to take some time After obtaining his MFA. Irwin Fiction I. was a good critic of my cueer in creative writing. The entire desens. That piece is actually the out from writing during his second plans to use his writing to finance his work when I first staned writing." peckage, according to Irwin, in story of someone with whom Irwin year at Penn State to be an instruc work with films. " I want to keep he added. "And Julia Cameron, with eludes free tuition, and $5,000 in grew up in England. And through his tor. " I was looking for a teaching making films and form my own whom I just had a screenwriting cuh in both 1986 and 1987 while he novel , Irwin will be able to use more scholarship. and I'll be teaching at independent production company.'· class. has helped me a lot with euns his MFA. of his real-life experiences in his Penn State my second year." Irwin he said. " I figure when I get my advice and style." Irwin was chosen for the fellow graduate work. "Pan of my thesis said. " That's a promise and they' ll MFA. I'll keep teaching English and ship out of 1,600 applicants from for my MFA is that I have to give pay me extra for it." son of prop myself up while I make Now, as a TA in the film depan films. Filmmaking is not by itself the ment who will graduate next week to most profiiable thing. especiailyDe begin a new career in creative writ cause I do not want to go to Los ing, Irwin remembers his humble Registtation starts Frida~ Jtme 13, at theatres everywhere. Angeles to do it." beginning as a writer. " I just took a According to Irwin, some of the few writing classes o n the side - classes he took dealing with film Fiction I. Prose Forms - and it all were helpful in creative writing and just son of got staned from there." EARN $3/ENVELOPE stuffing MISS BLACK CHICAGO Il circulars at home. 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I The Puzzle Columbia Chronicle SPORTS May 27, 1986 PAGE11 eubs-Sox shoiNdOINn Bush League exhibition By Craig J . Dowden Like everyone else. I was looking league and the two teams should Oh. I'm sorry. I guess I must have forward !o this game. I wanted 10 sec consider one of two possibilities. fallen asleep for a while. Hold on a my Cubbies pound the tar ou! of the The first is that the game should second while I pull -myself back Sox. What I. 36.043 fans at Wrigley be played on the last open day that together. Field and countless others watching each team has before the season · Yaaaaawn. Ah. Cough. cough. on television saw was a minor league starts. H would be like playing one There. I'm feeling a liulc beuer scrimmage. more game down in Mesa or Sar now. Wow. I wonder what put me Instead of Greg Walker wielding asota. The game would give the under like !haL Oh. I remember. I his mighty bat at the plate against a stancrs one more chance to get the was watching the Busch Crosstown Lee Smith fastball or Ryne Sandberg winter kinks out and give all of Classic. That big game between the challenging the rejuvenated arm of Chicago a game !hal would really be Cubs and the Sox. Big' Maybe 10 Carhon Fisk a! a play at second. worth watchin~. people who were worrying about what people saw was Cubs' pitcher The second feasible solution insomnia before it s!arted. But as for Drew Hall and Sox starter Joe Cow would be for the teams 10 meet after b_ig, well I jus! don't know. ley strike out aging veterans and the season has concluded. If one To prove the point let's take a youngsters still we! behind the mill team should happen to make the quick ·peek a! the box score from the with fastballs a! leas! a fool out of playoffs. !hen the game could wait game. Oh, here we go. The White the strike zone. until after the postseason. If neither Sox played guys named Cochoran. one made the playoffs then they Karkovice, Thigpen. Yas!rzemski. Chicago fans would have one last game 10 play for ·no not Carl; Clark and Cowley. The some bragging rights following an Cubs countered with a Hall ·and a want to see other dismal season. But jus! think if Blevins. Boy. do names like that both teams made the playoffs ... H send chills of excitement up and regulars compete would be the Busch Crosstown down rny spine. in classic Classic ... bes! out of seven. One of !he problems with this Whichever solution was used. •'classic" was !he caliber of players The Busch Crosstown Classic is a there is no question that it would be !hal were on the fi eld. There wasn't good idea. Every baseball fa n in superior to the formula that is being enough caliber out there 10 make a Chicago wants to sec the Cubs play used at this time. The only thing that kid wi!h a squirt gun fl inch. But the the White Sox. But they also want 10 applies about the title right now is real problem was that the fans were see the real Cubs play the real White that it is pure bush. Bush league that ~l ai_n.' y robbed. Sox. To remedy this problem the is. Photos by Steve Lundy - - By Greg Canfield Among the power forwards there impressed with that type of consist- the cream of the crop. Duke's driving to the bukel when they tried ency. Johnny Dawkins is a player a fran- to play him tight. It has often been said that it is are three players who stand out from impossible to win an NBA Champ. the rest. The most talked about is St. Maryland had a surprisingly good chise can be built around. Whenever He is the one pl8yer ill u..-4nll ionship without a quality center. John's Walter Berry. The Big East's season following a slow start and the the Blue Devils needed a big basket that has the ability to. IMitc-die- When the Bu lis met Boston in the MVP came into his own a year ago reason was the fantastic effort of Len they turned to Dawkins and he came impact on the leape IIIII Mltp: first round of the playoffs they found as the Rcdmen captured the regular Bias. Even with opponents always tlirough. He stymied defenses by Johnson. lsiah Thomas ad Mlclllel out it was impossible to win a game season title and won the conference double-teaming him Bias managed to ~~ng his soft jumper '!_nd . ~h!'~ . . !~~d~~_!!a-:e. without a top center. tourney. Get him the ball inside and find a way to score. Some scouts ~------~ Unfortunately. in next month's draft. he will lind a way to put it in the have Sl!i.Q. be_ ~as the best player i , the Bulls are going to have a difficult basket. college basketball. · time filling their biggest hole unless Louisville's Billy Thompson is At Miami of Ohio Ron Harper ' they can trade for a higher pick. The equally tough offensive ly and is a may have been the best college lbeck fired: Bulls hold the ninth selection in the line passer. At rimes during the player among the smaller schools. first round and by the time they pick. NCAA tournament he dominated He easily broke the Mid-American the draft' s best center will be long play as the Cardinals won the na· career scoring mark averaging al What did he do. gone. tional championship. most 25 points per game. A com· North Carolina "s Brad Daugherty Georgia Tech's John Salley has plete player. Harper averaged over is clearly the best of the big men. He the flexibil ity to play forward or 10 rebounds. better than two steals and two blocked shots. The only ts not only a strong scorer. but an center which makes him more ap By Greg Canfield Indiana, New York, Seattle question is how he will adapt to such excellent rebounder. He has the size pealing to select in the top or the There may have been a coach Phoenix, Golden State and the a major leap in competition. ~ (6"-1I"') and muscle not to be in· tirst round. Playing on a team loaded somewhere in the world of sports Angeles Clippers. with talent he dido 't score for aver Among the point guards Syr timidated by the physical play of the that was fired for less than Bulls It should also be pointed out dull acuse's Dwayne "Pearl" Wash NBA and will enjoy not having to age. but made over 60 percent of his coach Stan Albeck was. but it Jordan arrived before Reinsdorf and ington is the best or the ball han· play against zone defenses. He is shots. He also blocked better than couldn't have been for much less. Krause took over. Bulls' dlers. As long as he held the ball The sure to make an impact wherever he two shots per game. Playing much of the season with second-leading scorer, Orlando opposong defenses didn't dare use goes. out injured Michael Jordan. without Woolridge, also was.. here before At small forward several players full-court pressure. His o nly weak Quintin Dailey, who was out with Reinsdorf and Krause. Ranked behind Daugheny is are possible first round choices. the ness is an inconsistent jump shot. drug problems. and without a quality Michigan's Roy Tarpley. who gained best of which is Kentucky's Kenny Teams looking for someone who Although they (Reinsdorf and center, Albeck still guided the Bulls MVP honors in the Big 10 after his Walker. An e xcellent shooter. consistently hits the outside shot Krause) have had only one draft to to the playoffs. junior season. Last year, however, Walker averaged more than 20 need to look no further than Mich work with. they could have added The fans were pleased as were the he failed to live up to pre-season points per game. Even more im igan State's Scott Skiles. He can more than Charles Oakley and Mike players. Bulls owner Jerry Reins expectations. Although he showed pressive is his 10.2 rebound average. score from 25-feet as easy as he can Smrek. Krause traded for Georse don. however. was not. He contends flashes of brilliance his offensive It's easy to see why he is nicknamed make a lay-up. He is liable to set a Gervin and Gene Banks and also the Bulls still should have won more game was inconsistent. He could be "Sky... He will probably be one of record for three-point shots if he gets acquired John Paxson and Kyle than 30 games. He thinks Albeck is considered a gamble if selected high the first five picks. the playing time. His only drawback Macy. to blame and therefore he fired his in the first round. Not to be outdone is Auburn's is lack of quickness. Most believed Gervin was second coach in as many years and e~perts A pair of seven-footers are the Chuck Person. Extremely tough to A clone of Skiles is Georgia in the twilight of his career, and his replaced him with former Phil· other possible first round picks. Ohio contain inside. Person scores more Tech's Mark Price. He buried op performance showed it. Banks pro adelphia 76ers guard Doug Collins. State's Brad Sellers and Memphis than 20 points per game and aver· ponents from the outside as accu· vided a spark off the bench while State's William Bedford both need a ages nine rebounds. Entering his rately as Skiles and also lacks some Albeck is the league's fourth !'axson and Macy hit an oecassiooal little polishing, but could develop senior season he had scored in 68 quickness. winningest active coach with a 307- jump shot. into top players. 265 record. Albeck held the Bulls consecutive games. You have to be At off guard. one l'layer is clearly_ together when it would have been so Krause made moves that might easy for them to fall apart. Never have helped a team on the verge of theless. Reinsdorf dismissed him in contention. Moves that would have favor of a man with no head coach added some deplh and pt01ectipn in ing experience. case of an injury. The Bulls' needs Sportswriter fantasy are much more serious. They must Where is the logic? If there is one thing the Bulls neid and have needed fill holes in their staning line-up for the last 10 years. it is stability. before worrying about strtftlhthen Collins now will become the team's ing their benches. Unless Collins can yea, that's the ticket play center. his fate won't be aay seventh coach in eight years. Not better than AII!CCk's. even a team loaded with talent could Still. Reinsdorf and Krause seem By Craig J. Dowden right aroun .. .I slammed a reverse it, I was away... playin' baskeibalt be expected to win on a consistent for the Trotters. First white guy on basis with the front office always convinced the key to winnina lies ill I've been told many times before windmill jam over him and hurt his the ability of the man llSing die thai sportswriters are nothing more the team. Yea, that's the ticket. The playJng musical coach. , hand. Yea. that' s the ticket, he hurt chalkboard. Reinsdorf cited "philc> than jealous daydreamers who al first. The Bulls are not loaded with his hand. It didn't matter though. ah . sophical" differences when he re ways felt that they had missed their cause I fixed it right up. Yea, that's I don' t understand where these talent. Reinsdorf may think so and people get off telling sportswriters general manager Jerry Krause may leased Albeck. He says be made a professional athletic destiny. it, I fixed it. I'm a skilled surgeon in "mistake.. when he hired Albeck. To an extent, that degrading my spare time you know. I'm a that they are just jealous. Hey, I'm think so. but this is a team strictly descriplion may well be true. But lawyer too. I negotiated Walter not. As a matter of fact, I was telling riding on the shirttails of a superstar. Unless he and Krause give Collins I'm not the, ahhli, jealous type. Yea, Payt.. . Sweetness' contract for him that to Ryne Sandberg when he Without Jordan. the Bulls. as this some talent to wo ·k with, he may thai's the ticket, I'm not the jealous the last time he needed it. Yea. dropped over last week ...... Yea. season proved. are lucky if they can uner the same statement a year liom that's the ticket. :zye. As a matter of fact, I've P!g~ I was over at Halas Hall one day compere with weak !earns such as: now. givin' Coach Ditk ... Mike a few pointers on the next game. Yea. that's the ticket. .. pointers. And. ah. Locker Room Sweetne.. . Wally came up to me and Lines asked me to , ah. help him in negoti· ations. Yea. So I layed down all of my stip in the prM, yea that's it. I' ve played ulations to him and he walked every professional sport. I invented a awa . .. agreed to them without a couple of them too. Yea. invented hassle. I said that I would have to get them. at least. ah. twenty-li ve ...seve nty Sot down a 3eCOfld and let me tell five percent of whatever he made. I. about