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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. ~: TH E ~ CHRONICLE o f COLUMB COLLEGE C Ii C t\ G 0 . VOL. XXX, No. 13 December 16, 1996 Columbia's emergence into information age ignites controversy and confusion within WEB Policy meeting closed by Thompson TLTR group feels misunderstood by colleg By Chuck Jordan Several departments, including the By Michele S. Gomez when it's time to bring it came to our Web site via Stajf Wriler Chronicle, were cui off the Web site last SlUff Wriler out. the Internet, prior to last spring. The next meeting will spring you would or could Columbia Associate Acade mic Dean On March 18. the Chronicle editori al staff Controversy has arisen be on Jan . 10, when these have thought that Peter Thompson and the c hair of the criticized Thompson and the TLTR for doing on Columbia College's proposed Worl d Wide Columbia College offered Teaching. Learning and Technology more harm than good to the free ex pression campus regarding our Web site policies wi ll be courses in two depart- Roundtable held a meeting on Dec. 12 . . of students. informati on highway. submi tted to the council. ments only. A prospective Se veral items were on the agenda.- ;but A Web site action team has been working What's all the fuss, you That is the earliest date in student would also see a perhaps the most controversial was t he~i s for the past five months to set up policy rec may ask? Some students whi ch these proposed pack of tarot cards; and I cussion for the school's policy on what ommendations to make to the technology and organi zations fee l thi nk you could sec should be allowed on Columbia's World committee. mis r e presen t ed that ensemble gave a Wide Web page. .,.:j.. The Chronicle planned to cover because they're not totally distorted view Thompson was given editori al .aut.l'iOiity Thursday's meeting; however the di scussion allowed to have their of Columbia and its of Columbia's Web Technology. Committee was deemed a closed door meet ing by own Web site. They departments and its on March I. Thompson, whic h meant only faculty were fee l that the Teaching, offerings to prospec- . Thompson created the Teaching, allowed. Learning and tive slUdents. So, this Learning and Technology Rou ndtable, made Thompson said that he realizes that there Techn ology was of concern tome up of 12 core memws And .a.larger commit- · is interest in the discussion. but said that it Roundtable (TLTR), as a person whose job tee of faculty and·ri(1mi"nistrators. would only be appropriate to answer ques which was created 10 it is to infuse technolo- Thompson said that he wanted editorial tions about Columbia's Web page policy control Columbia's gy within the college control of the Web page because he felt that after it is approved by the committee. Web site, is the cause community and to sup- someone needed to make sure Columbia was Once approved by the committee, the for thei r concern. stU(le:nts '· tl\~ t l port that prcx:ess and to represented to the outside world in a broad guidelines wi ll go to the department chairs, TLTR feels that monitor it. So. what I and appropriate manner. through select administration and before the they're being misun- ililt~~~~:e(F : inl did was amass all the "There has been an essential confusion coll ege community. derstood: they feel IpaI·tJ,c il~alt illlg . information about between items fit for external consumption," For the Chronicle's view of thi s whole Web mess evcry department and Thompson said last March. "Staff and stu-. is due to a lack of every utliliated pro· dents are internal readerShip. When you pub the TI :I'I~ see editorial, communication. create ;J docu· lish' on the Web, you publish.to the world." page 5 These proposed th at was policies are for absolutely represellta- Columbia College's ti ve of every depart- CHRISTMAS TIME IN CHICAGO Web site, for publishing pol icies wi ll be submitted. ment and program and information to that Web Peler Thompson, administrative unit .md Photo by Na talie Battaglia site and for using Associate Academic then send that out to the Columbia College's com· Dean for Technology and head of all adm ini strative puters and internal col· F a cui t y 1 St a f f uni ts and asked them to lege-wide network. Development. stresses the make any corrections thai These proposed policies importance of not allow- they might wi!'.h. That were presented fi rst to the ing Columbia's Web page process took place. then.! members of the body to become outrageous and were many drafts. each from which they originat- defines his reasoning as uni t signed otT, basically ed-the teaching + learn- follows: happy with a minimum ing + technology round- representation to prospcc· table-and will then be On The Web Site li ve students, then took presented to the coll ege, that dcx:ument ilnd asked college counci l, and then For example, if you as to the college community. prospecti ve student See Net, next pag Pres. Duff and Provost Gall to host forum By J ason Kravarik through the open admissions policy. " Sit/if Wrilcr Along with Foley. Associate Provost of Planning Mark Kelley was selected to It's not oftcn thill student s and staff keep the president and provu!'.t updalcu members come right out and tell on the progress of the document. Columbia's president and provost what ''The committee was askcd to look at to do. But this week both administrators the college from the eye!'. 01 the stu· will be expecting just that. dents," Kelley said. "Right now wc're in On Dec. 18 and Dec. 19 President a phase of adopting the strategies the John Duff and Provost Bert Gall will committee has proposed." chair an open forum to get feedback on a Ke lley said th at so far the Icr.:dback he new document that ou tlines strategies has received on the document has hcen and goals for the coll ege to follow. positive . ''This is an opportunity to give the .. )' vc gOllen phone calls from people college community a chance to react to who arc exdted," he said. "One person what is suggested I in the document!," said it Ithe document I 'convinced me I Provost Bert Gall said ... It 's a chance to was right about coming to Columbia.'" say 'I agree with thi s' or '1 disagree wi th However, Kell ey admits that until the The Chronicle that'" forums arc held. the ad ministrat ion extends greet The document , call ed "Framing l.I won't have a se nse of what the collegc Plan of Action," was pu t together by an community feels. ings of the holi 18 member planning advisory committee Gall points out th atuide to thei r think· appointed by the president and provost. ing." day season to It s fo cuses include recruitment and After the forum s, the president and retention of student s, curricul um. the provost will consider all of the feedback all college's relationship wi th the profes· and then present the final document to sional world, and growth and finance at the Coll ege Council on Jan. 10. If the school. approved. the document would go before See page ...... 16 "The gist of the document is th at we th c Board of Trustees some time in the Have you seen this A biker brings his want to do morc to help the students we Spri ng, Gall said. doll? At most toy friend, King-Kong's ad mit finish coll ege," said Anne Foley. So why should students concern stores, Elmo has left cousin BoBo to the Director of Inst itutional Research. "II themselves wi th thi s document? the building. Toys For Tots Parade. outlines ways fo r students to get more ..It suggests strategies that wi ll affecl- out of their resources. and to give st u See page...... 8 See page,...... ,...... 16 dents a reasonable chance to succeed See Forum, next page 2 NEWS Dec e m b e r 1 6, 1 99 6 TIIE CHRONICLE , T~ke all general ed classes first?
Journalism Department ~ .. By Michelle S. DuFour students to take the bulk of their general ed ucati on courses during 623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite ,-; ',:Slajf \V;rifer -: . their freshman and sophomore years, Foley sa id . 802 No one has said that Columbia should change its curriculum to that Chicago, Illinois 60605 More fi rst-year SlU dcnts registered for English Composition this type of format , "hut there is some discussion about the benefits peo fall. according to a. recent report on the pattern s of freshman and ple get from ge neral ed ucation," Fo ley said. News desk: sophomore course enrollment. Many advisors do urge students 10 take English Composition I and (3 12) 663-1600 Ext. 5343 "The purpose of thi s kind of report is to simply give [fac ulty and II duri ng their first year because they are foundation classes. administrators I fact ual information that infomls their discussions," "If st udents don 't know how to wri te," Moeller said, "they wi ll nOt sa id Anne Foley, Director of succeed in their ot her classes." Photo desk: Institutional Research. Also, depending on their major, (3 12) 663-J 600 Ext. 5732 The report showed Ihal of the so me students are advised to take new freshman working for a bach ''If students:don't know how'to'write, they math or computer classes earl y to Advertising desk: elor's of arts, 76 percent are will not succeed in their oillt!'t classes_" help them with courses in their (3 12) 663-1600 Ext. 5432 e nroll ed in an Engli sh ~ vis Moeller, major. Composition class, compared to The report showed that aside FAX : onl y 67 percent last YC Managing Editor Co lumbia purchased a one-story building in the South Loop. The 17,OOO-sq uare-foot build Cri slin Monti ing is located at 1415 S. Wabash. Provost and Exec uti ve Vice President Bert News Editor Gall said he is pleased with the faci lity, and Bob Chi arit o thinks it is an excellent location for the the ater/music and fi lm/v ideo departments to use Assistant Ne ws Editor as a teaching, performance and producti on All ison Martin faci lity because of its high ceilings and prox imity to the 11th street bu ild in g. Features Editor Gall said he feel s the building wi ll relieve Kim be rl y Wat kins some of the crowdin g problems that the the ater/m usic departme nts have experienced. "With 21-foot ceilin gs and no vert ical Entertainment Editor obstructions, the huilding will be ideal," said Ryan Heal y Gall. Curren! tenant Federal Express, which uses Opinion Editor the building as a warehouse, is scheduled to David Harrell move out in March. Renovation will begin in the spring at a cost of $900.000. Photography Editor Gall sa id that the building is in a developin g Natal ie Battagli a area. " I think we got an unusual opportun ity. In three years we mi ght not be ab le to afford il." The new purchase marks the first maj or Assistant Photography addition to Co lumbia in four years. It increases Photo illuslralioll IJY Bfair Frederick Editor Columbia's owned and leased property to The Federal Express building at 1415 S, Wabash has been purchased b)' Columbia Laura Stoecker approximately 900,()()() square feet. Coll ege for expansion of the film, theater, dance and music d epartments. The bui ldin g is scheduled to begin use in the Renovations will begin in the spring at the cost of $900,000. Copy Editors fa ll of 1997. Merna Ay i Net, from page 1 ourselves what needed to be done fac ulty tech nica l support, Bri an findin g ways to lap both Iheir Rob England at this moment in our institution Katz, Daryll Jones, General energy and expertise. When we that the library substitute it for the history and in accordance to the Co uncil, Caroline Lalla, created the roundtable as an open Advertising Manager ex ist ing Web site. I then frol..c the answers to those questions we Academic Dean, and Burt Gall . membership forum , we had in Amy Pi ckle Web site at that point and wrote a fornled inlerest groups: Faculty Provost We met literally for days mind that actually would mean letter to the college community staff development, tec hnology going over every aspect of this what it says. TIlat it would even Senior Writers stating that we had a representa institutes , industry connections, policy and simplified it even fur tuall y open it's doors 10 students Leon Trippleu tive but shallow representati on of etc. One interest group fonned 10 ther according to the spirit of the that wou ld be interested in partic the instituti on and that the nex t take on the challenge of creating a roundtable Web site task force ipating. I was also aware that il steps were to create a college-wide Web site pol icy and which was very concerned that had 10 be established within Ihe Web Page Editor to redesign our Web site so that it the policies be maximally fl ex ible culture of faculty, staff and Mark Dascol i co llege-wide Web site poli cy where the college community would be interactive and would and have a minimum of hierar admini strators and that we had to wou ld know the purpose of the all ow for future expansion chy. So then we fini shed our have some langible results like Staff Writers world-wide web and know how accordi ng to the needs and wi s h ~ work and the next step was to pre ~ this website policy for example, Jonathan Bethely to publi sh infoch administrative es of Ihe college community. sent the proposed policies back to before we takepeni ng it up to stu Michelle DuFour unit would know how to be This task force was chaired by the bOO y from which they origi· dents. When that appropriate Jason Falkinham responsible to maintai n the infor Mary Schellhorn , Director of the nated. time wi ll be. I'm not quite sure, Michele Gomez mation that they want to publish Library, and worked from spring yet. However, I wi ll keep you Dani elle Hirsch on the Internet. So, last spring I through summer and fin ished views On Student Members infonned, but I want you to know initiated the Teaching, Learning their work on Oct. 31 . This work that my intention and my wish Charles Jordan was a combination of proposed I am acutely aware that our and my desire is that we find a Jason Kravarik and Techn ology Roundtable Web site policies and a proposed advanced undergraduates are per~ way to knowledge the expertise Jennifer Prause group (TLTR), which has open membership to any faculty fu ll upgrade Web site design. It was haps some of the most technolog~ of students fonnally by including Ji ll Schimelpfenig or part ~ time, to any staff and any submitted to me at that time and I ically advanced in our communi them as members within thi s adm inistrator. We then asked then met with the faci litator of ty, and am very concerned with forum . StalT Photographers Scott Buxtin Forum, from page 1 Blair Fredrick Jo Machado st udent s as t hey contin ue of Action' th ei r educa tio n," Gall with other schools for new students." Faculty Advisor sa id. " It g ives a blu eprint Jim Sui ski for th ei r future." Eve n be fore Ih e docu men t goes before th e Th e Chronicle is a student for u ms th is week, Ga ll run newspaper of Columbia sa id he likes what he sees Coll ege Chicago. It is pub and ex pects it 10 be passed. " T he documen t is lis hed weekly during the in pretty good s hape," he school year and di stributed on sa id . Mondays. Views expressed O n t he 18 th , th e forum in thi s newspaper are not nec wi ll run from 4:30 p.m. tg essaril y those of the 6:30 p.m., and on the 19 t Journali sm Department or the fr o m I :30 p.m. to 3 :00 college. p.m . Bo th wi ll be he ld in th e Fe rguso n Theater. December 16, 1996 NEWS Atlantic Monthly makes visit How's C. Michael Curtis, senior editor at one of America's oldest and most prestigious magazines, spoke and met with Fiction Dept. students Your By Danielle Hirsch eye, he said. tences, unclear dialogue, information about the Staff Writer C urtis said he is con overuse of unnecessary world ." cerned with printing the adjecti ves and adverbs, sin Curtis decided to go back As part of the Fiction work of unpublished writ gle spacing, continuous to get a Ph.D in political sci Steak? Writing Department's ers. obscenities and spelling and ence at Cornell. In graduate "Writer-in Residence" "We don' t make a big punctuation errors. In addi school, he edited a magazine With series, C. Michael C urtis, fuss of who is writing the tion, most writers fail to of poetry, fiction and essays. senior editor at the Atlantic fiction," he said. enclose a self-addressed He also wrote news for a John Henry Biederman Monthly. visited Columbia Curtis added that when stamped envelope, he said . broadcast stati on and College Dec. 10 and II. the magazine did feature " Ideall y, we reject what worked on an alumni maga Curtis made a presentation famous authors, magazi ne we don '( want the day it zine. on the editorial process at sales were the lowest in their arrives with a letter," said One summer, he sent a A shocking expose on The Atlantic Monthly and 140 year hi story. Curtis. "Over 11 ,000 of the poem to The Atlantic consulted privately with slu The ing hi s presentation, stories submitted have been Monthl y. He was given an that Kringle character dent authors about their Curtis said he reads ha the really bad, but approximate internship and was offered a So there I stood, upon the icy tu ndra before the manuscripts. rest. In reading stories, the ly 800 have ended up in job at the end of the sum fabled home of St. Nick, when the front door opened The Allantic Monthly. staff looks for certain guide . print," Curtis said, adding mer, which he declined. He and Santa stumbled down the stairs into a snowdrift. published since 1857. is a lines. T he editorial staff rejecti on letters usuall y went back to Cornell to fin "You can sleep with the reindeer tonight!" yelled national and general maga wants stories that are a incl ude some encourage ish hi s education. The maga a woman inside as the door slammed. I knew in a zi ne of public affairs and the series of linked events to a ment or suggest other publi zine called him back two moment she was S1. Nick's wife. arts. T he magazin e a lso concl usion, a showing of cations to which the writer years later st ill offering the I sprang from my trance to see what was his deal. includes poetry, political characters who make deci can submit hi s work. position and he took the job Santa Cla us: You're the reporter, ain ' t you! Got commentary and one fi cti on sions and suffer the conse " I know that many of the at that time. any liquor? I could use a little "hai r of the dog." piece each month. quences. writers' work is at the begin He accepted the position " How's Your Steak?": No, bUl.. .Thanks again Curtis' responsibilities as "We arc lookin g for dis ning of their careers," Curtis because and he was unsure fo r this opportunity and ... Do you know you have a senior editor include: pro tin c t i ve, """.",...rn,-,--.."..,..--,.,--.,,---, sqi d and of a topic to write about for pair of panties on your head? cessing at least 1000 fiction u n e x - added his thesis and decided to SC: Yeah-why do you think my wi fe's all submissions each month, pected t hat take a leave of absence from ornery? Hell uva bash last night , I te ll ya'. Ever fool reading 10 to 20 article pro and eco writers Cornell. around with an elf? posals from writers each nomical m u s t Corne ll is editor of four HYS: No-but with the women I end up getting day, reading book manu I a n - 1 ea r n anthologies of short fi ction: involved with, I'm sure that's right around the corner. scripts for possible excerpts, guage , " early to American Stori es: Fiction SC: The taller ones elf ladies are just like short and editing several other Cu r ti s d e a I from The Atlantic Monthl y, people, 'cept they have those pointed ears that turn articles reporting on foreign s aid with the volu mes I and II, me on, and .. countries, education, medi " T h e issue of Conte mporary New HYS: I know you' re busy, so let's get to it. How cine sports, social science rea d e r '-___-'--'--'--'- _____-' r ejec England Stories and do you respond to those who don't believe in you? and the mail column. The s h ou ld tion and Contemporary West Coast SC: I' ll show 'em how real I am. There's good Atlantic Monthly plans feel the extremity of uncer be persistent. Stories. Curt is' work has reason they call me "The North Pole," you know. issues four to five months tainty. We like the un famil Curtis shared the experi appeared in the New HYS: How do you feel about all the people ahead. iar or surprising story." ence of author Louise ReI?ublic and the National impersonating you at this time of year? "The Atlantic Monthly If there is a disagreement Erdrich. He met her at a review. SC: It's flattering, actuall y. And it 's hard to blame publishes interpretive, ana over rejecting a story, writer's confere nce at Curtis has taught courses 'em. With this gig, your lap is rare ly empty. lytical and reflective arti Editor-in-Chief William Dartmouth Coll ege. She in writing and ethics at HYS: How'd you get started as Santa Claus? Was cles," said Curtis. Whitworth makes the fi nal sent him stories for seven Harvard's Division of it just a good Christian deed or what? The editorial staff decision. years after their initial meet Extension as well as sec SC: I never meant to get tied up in that over-com explores subjects not in the The biggest problem for ing. Finally, Curtis accepted tions of Robert Cole's mercialized Christmas mess. I'm a pagan, for chri s daily news, according to writers is getting an editor to a story for submission. ~fter undergraduate course, "A sakes. I felt generous one year, happened to be dating Curtis. read their storics, said publication in the Atlantic. Literature of Social and elf and ... it l!!.st carne to~ther. "We investigative new Curtis, but one way is a Erdri ch's career took off. ReOection." AHentlon: TIlls Is the liUly PoBce, We inter ways to look at familiar sub strong cover letter. rupt this mess lor an Iml!ortant message, "I like seeing authors Curtis met with six stu Blildennan Is on probation, Direct any and iIII jects," he said. "There are cover leiters become popular and accom dents from the Fiction complaints 01 criminal nonsense to Ihe The Atlantic Monthly has tha't te ll me I don 't need to plished," said Curtis. " It Writing Department. Gary Chroillcle. AftN Nipsy, no true fiction editor. read the story," said Curtis. makes me feel like my Johnson, artistic di rector of HYS: No w, with all your magic, have you ever Therefore, Curtis and a In the dos and don'ts of judgement contributed to the Ficti on Writing considered releasing some of your secrets to science? handful of interns read the cover letters, Curtis said not their success." Department Reading Series. SC: No! It would only be used for evil. And I' ve fiction pieces. The Atlantic to explain the story in the Curtis combined educa said Curtis was impressed had few problems keeping it secret. During the Monthly deals with 12,000 leller, not to send stationery tion with hands-on trai nin g with the wide subject matter Reagan era the military roughed me up a bit. but.. stories per year but publish with the word "writer" in preparation for his own in stories and the developed HYS: Do you have any requests for the Christmas es only 12. During the '70s, embossed after the name career. He received his sense of storytelling through Eve milk and cookies people leave you? The Atlantic Monthly pub and not to cite rejections bachelor 's degree in Engli sh dramatic action. SC: I prefer pizza and a shot, to be honest. And lished three to four fiction from other magazines. fom Cornell University. At "[Curtis) invited students what's with those goofy stockings-I like fishnets! stories a month. However, Instead, he said, writers Cornell , he was editor-in to send manuscripts to The HYS: I'm intrigued by your li st. How do you due to a shift in leadership should talk about where chief of the yearbook, ad n Atlantic Monthl y," said chronicle everyone s level of " naughty" and "ni ce"? and the cost of paper, the they've been published. worked on the school news Johnson. SC: I plead the Fifth. The damn ACLU is prepar- fiction pieces were cut to Curtis read an example of paper and literary magazine. Curtis said he wn, he said ing a suit against me for in vasion of pri vacy. one per issue. a bad cover letter, which After college, he worked as students should get invol ved HYS: How am I lookin' on that li st? "The readers are more began with 'I love wri ti ng and editorial assistant at The in undergraduate publi ca SC: C'mon. You should know that. interested in politics, eco more than life itself.' New York Daily News and tions and write continuous HYS: Overall, I've been pretty good. nomics and hi story," said Beyond the cover letter, as a reporter at The Ithaca ly. Curtis also suggested stu SC: Intent is what matters. Curtis. Curtis li sted major problems Journal. dents submit their work to HYS: How do you know my intent, you fat At a circulation of he often finds in stories " I loved being a careful writers and readers Peeping Tom? 500,000, only about 50,000 which include: sentence reporter." Curtis said , "but I and be open to anything and SC: Wouldn't you like to kn ow. Just imagine wh December 18th and 19th Wabash building 1st floor Torco building 8th floor t...." sa--,., lID ..1111_ ....~ .. k l1li's IIIIce _ III MIII,n, Itr ... _....: !l©J'l@n!p m:r;nw 2...... ,., rau ...... hili st..' ...... ,._ ...... ".. .., ""' ...... 1nII ClI-TI.· ffifiJi' 31II!l 'jim ,; llllG __,., rau ...... 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Yet with the constant chatter in Congress over thi s Half of the students at Columbia receive some John Oline, director of the Financial Aid depart- issue, loans may not always be so easily accessible. form of fi nancial aid. For some people, this aid ment encourages hi s own college-aged children to Olino suggests that. in order to secure the.::: future of comes by way of grants, or free money, while for take time out from studyin g in order to enjoy life. financial aid. students must "keep their eye on the many others loans are what cover the cost of tuition. "You've got to go oul and li ve life. but at the same government." books, fees and an array of miscell aneous costs asso- time you want to think critically and protect yourself ciated with gett mg a quality educatIO n again st going so far in debt th at you can't have the But, why are students borrowin g huge amounts of quality of life you've worked so hard fo r th rough Tips for controlling debt money above and beyond to cover the college." said bas iC costs of tuition, room and board? .. 011 want to tJiink criticaDy and Olino. Refund c hecks Issued by the bursar's ••• •• Ollno does not Tbe Financial Aid Department's loan pbi offi ce "every week, twice a week" protect yourself agaInst gomg. so f beli eve that stu losopby: A student sbould only take out· a ran ge from $47 to more th an $6,000, in debt that you can't have the qual dents abu se loan loan if it makes tbe difference between said Peter Rad ke, coll ege bursar. ity of life you've worked so hard fo fun ds for person- aUending and not attending college_ Then, What does a student do wit h $6,OOO? thro h Dege" al lu xury. In only take out the amount that makes that dif Why would a stu dent want to accumu- ug co .. . order to meet the ference. late suc h an enormous excess amount cost of educa- Critical thoughts to keep in mind when of debt? We ll , reasons vary. ti o n - tuiti o n , taking out a loan: " It all ows me to li ve semi-normal- books, fees, Iy," said Tom Waleunas, 43, a full -time room, board, management major. transportation- Olino said that students, especiall y l. Be conservative. Walcunas works part-time as a music theory and those with very technological majors, must contend blues teache r. Throughout the year he earns onl y with "outside costs that are staggering." 2. Make a budget-know what your $2,000 to $3,000. Grant s cover hi s tuition, but But, with refunds being issued two days per week, expenses will be per semester. Walcunas borrows an excess of $7,000 each year to every week of each semester,---during the week of pay for rent, bills and school projects. Nov. 22 more than 200 re fund checks were issued- 3. Look at a multi-year plan-where will Yet he admits to having pl anned a vacation to how much of th ese funds are truly being used for you be three to five years from now and how Acapulco, Mexico in February. educational purposes? Not every one of these stu- will you pay the loan back? "I'm burnt. I need to reorient and adjust my atti - dent s has staggering supply costs in th e th ousands of tude and pe rspecti ve," said Walcunas. doll ars. -J,S, So, perhaps debt is not so foreboding if one takes For the moment, student s need not worry that loan Columbia donates to area bike patrol By Jennifer Prause lem." Staff Writer A year ago, the Chicago Poli ce began Chicago A ltern ati ve Police Strategies (CAPS), in wh ich Colu mbia Coll ege donatcd a bicycle compres communitics work with po lice to solve and pre sor to the I st District Bike Cont ro l Unit of the vent crimc. The 1st District is the only one to Chicago Police Department in the Hokin Centcr have their own bicycle unit. Different communi on Dec. 10. ty leaders have helped the bicycle un it by donat Josc Gall egos,. Director of Security and ing different kinds of equipment. Columbia Martha -. Meegan-Lin ehan, Di rector of Coll ege donating a compressor was an example Administrati ve Services, awarded the compres of the private and publi c sectors working togeth sor to the offi cers. The I st District bike patrol is er. part of an ongoing expansion from the Loop and Jack Rimkus, Poli ce cycli st, said "It 's been a South Loop bike patrols. real successful program. Columbia College and Meegan-Linehan said, "The police depart the spirit of the CAPS program and th e citi zens ment has a bike patro l that started up about a and the Pol ice department work together. They year ago ... it's probably one of the most effective donated this compressor so that we can have our ways to deter crime, even year round. The fact of own self-maintenance area, so to speak. This is the maller is, th e streets in the downtown area one very imporlant piece of equipment that we Columbia College donated a bicycle compressor Dec. are the first streets in Chicago to be snow plowed need." 10 to the 1s t District Bike Control Un it of the Chic._go and de-iced so that's [winter weather] not a prob- Police Department to help the crusade. More than Christmas: There's good reason we call it the 'Holiday Season' Coming next issue By Jonathan Bethely is not an alternative to Christmas and that some African · Staff Writer American s celebrate both Christmas and Kwanzaa in the (Jan_ 12): same season. 'TIs the season to celebrate Christmas. "A large part of Kwan zaa has to do with how African 'Tls the season to celebrate Kwanzaa. Ameri cans perceive themse lves in the world ," Baldwin WMAO-Channel 5 'Tis the season to celebrate Hanukkah. sa id . "Kwanzaa is a re-affinnation of culture, hi story and News D irector Mark With all the ce lebrating going on during the holiday heritage. So we pay homage to our ancestors, our grand se ason, it becomes easy to forget that Christmas is not the parents and all those who are no longer with us." Antonitis acc epted onl y holiday being celebrated during thi s time of year. The En gli sh department will sponsor a pre- Kwan zaa another job and left For many Christians, the birth of Jesus symboli zes cel ebration Dec. 16 in the Hokin Hall from 2 until 4 p.m. whal Chri stmas is all about. But others take thi s time of Dr. Asa Hilliard, a professor at Georgia State . Chicago on Friday, year 10 cel ebrate in different way and for different reason s. Uni versity in Atlanta, will lead students in the celebrati on. Dec. 13. He' s now vice For many African Americans Kwan zaa has become the "At present we need to continue the struggle," Baldwin holiday season celebration of choice. said. p)resiaent and g e neral wanzaa was founded in California by. cultural national For those of Jewish faith , Hanukkah ce lebrates the vic manager o f a s t ation ist, Dr. Maulana Karenga, and was first observed in 1966. tory of the Jews over the Greeks, the rededicati on of the Since then the seven-day observation that begins Dec. Holy Temple and the miracle of a one-day supply of oil in Sioux, Falls , S .D . 27th and runs thru Jan. I has spread throughout the United burning in the Temple's Menorah for eight days. States and the entire African diaspora. In an article published by the Pioneer Press, Rabbi During the seven days, observers fast from sunrise to James Gordon of Congregation B'nai Shalom said that sunset , use the Kiswahili greeting "Habari gani" which because the eight-day celebration is not included in the means "what's happening," and take part in daily libations Torah, Hanukkah doesn't hold the same religious signifi to connect with the deceased. Each day is symbolic of cance of other Jewish holidays including Rosh Hashanah, seven principals based on the Nguzo Saba: Yom Kippur and Passover. Umoja (unity) "We are required to pray three times a day and include Kujichagulia (self-detennination) special prayers into our regular daily prayer services," Uj ima (collective work and responsibility) Gordon said. Ujamaa (cooperative economics) "We read the Torah everyday and read from Psalms," Ni. (purpose) Gordon said. "1llese are some of the traditional ways to Kuumba (creativity) celebrate." Imani (faith) Gordon also said in America. Hanukkah has laken a Shiela Baldwin. faculty member of the English back seat to the commercialization of Christmas. He said Department. said the biggest misconceptions about that in Israel, even though the holidays arc occur during Kwanzaa is that it is a religious holiday. She said Kwanzaa lhe same month. they are celebrated separately. 6 This made me think about what this giving thing is all about. Yeah, I know the story of the three kings, the Saint Nicholas, Rudolph the monkey-but what is the real reason tradition? Why is Christ mao; all giving to most people? Is it be,,"usc ,,,crye,ncl doos it, so they do it too? After a lot of non-Christians who exchange gifts and basically Christian tradition. So there has to be mess. this than gift-giving. lllCre has to be more And that's nOI all. Duc to last-minute edit this than fairy tales. There has to be more ing errors (litcrally~ccurity was about to this than a Chri stian holy day. And I show us the door) the endings of my and know what it is. My suspicion is that none Stephen Portugal's columns were cut off. We us are rea ll y supposed to. have reprinted Stephen's column in fu ll. My Chrislmas-di ssing piece was supposed I know that Christmas means to me that to have cnded on a positive nole: "Now that get to go home and sec my family and I've rained all over your parade, have a closest friends. It 's the only time of year happy hoi iday." to do that, because everyone is We're sorry for the mi stakes, but then over the country. And for the past again , you don't pay anything for this news have had trouble gelling paper, do you? because my pockets have been Mass media: I'm nOI able to con finn it as didn't matter because everyone was of this writing, bUI apparently, the Chicago see me. So I guess that 's what th is Tribune has been taken over by the Vatican. about, being around those you love No sooner had we recovered from the exchanging your love with them. Tribune's gluttonous orgy of ovcrcoveragc of So this year again I'll be flat broke Cardinal Bcrnadin's death than the Trib Christmas again, but this year I'm going began a 12-part. front-page series on the giving lots of gifts of love to those I Catholic church. Not that they shouldn 't about most. Isn't that what it's c.ovcr Catholicism, but it 's gett ing just a bit be about anyway? I guess so, but The Tribune's coverage of the cardinal- in this world. But Illost of all, I happy that I'm not spending my project's grade. 111ree, having jagoff who dicked me around gets Letters to the Editor Superfl~ superbad participated for a number of semes his lazy ass fired. To think that the Yoyoyo ... sup yall ... this newzpaper ters with these student/teacher eval Chronicle has the audacity to print the staff's precious time to go over is superOy!! uations, I fe lt disrespected that my stories asking why Columbia has the Chronicle before it gets printed, And that managing editor... opinion and the opinions of my fel suc h a low Frosh/Soph student but if it's professionalism that WOOWOO what a babe!! =) low classmates weren't appreciated return rate. Look aithe Goddamned AIDS victim because he took the criticism of his you're after, SPELL CHECK and Put more pictures of her up!!! services provided to them and you'll teachi ng style too personall y. In fact proof-reading are the paths to take. Just another smelly beyotch, understand-hopefully! says thanks mage.godovfu k. mage@multi he said, "There are four people in verse.com.hUp:llmultivcrse,co this class who really hate me." The Grammar Police Lastly, I feci empathy fo r this Captain Kirb mI-magc FROM THE CHRONICLE'S WEB PAGE MESSAGE ll1 Bob Chiarito Kimberly ' ''atkins Quest for the Holy Elmo ince my front pnge story about T he right side of my face begun to Darryl Jackson ("Darryl Jackson: feel the cold sling of the glass as SBucking the odds") ran on Dec. it pressed against the door. It was 9 , I've heard many responses, both T~~R I k t 9:57 a.m. and in three minutes. Elmo and can. would be mine. My face grew numb as Normally I never write columns OC S US OU I felt the bulk of a do!.en purses against that penain to a story I wrote, but in my ribs and heeled shoes on my boots. this case I'm making an exception. B . h ' I first met Darryl last year while in carefully watched the saga of Columbia College Chicago's Web page ut ,t was wort H. a class, I cannot recallwhich one. and its overseer, the Teaching Learning and Technology Roundtable 1ltc hordes of deranged shoppers I can recall is Darryl's kif h M h I 1996 \1. 1 started to gel restless. "LET US IN! (TLTR), since the group 100 contro 0 t e page on arc , . "e LET US [N! " the)' began to shout. We and now. At the time I was . d" I f M h 18 1996 that Darryl was infected with AIDS something fishy then, and said so In an e Ilona 0 arc , . could see the Barney clock on the and wou ld have never guessed it. were not alone. Then-Journalism Dept Chair Nat Lehrman sided with the store's back walLl! read 9:59 a.m., wi th It never occurred to me to look al l C'hronicle and an anonymous TLTR member also expressed worry. 30 seconds to go. Arter the salcsboy his body for legions because I was TLTR met on Dec. 12 to discuss a system to determine our Web page's con- positioned himself out of heels way. he always transfixed on his eyes, which afIer that event (see the front-page stories by Michele S. Gomez and readied his right arm to pull down the seemed to always be happy and glow- . . . h f .). lock. As he prepared inside, we prc- jng. No matter what was going on in Jorda n), our n~se s are tmglmg Wit a ami Jar ~ce n~. pared outside. I took off my gloves and class or what the weather was like out- now we feel a bIt more cO,mfortable 3?OUt the sltuatl~ n . And we express our jammed them into by pockets. I was side. Darryl was always sm iling and to Peter Thompson, associate academiC dean and chair of the TLTR, for tak- ready for anythi ng. laughing. time to release some information to the Chronicle-for, after all , the We didn' t know how nl A colorful wardrobe lets you be you By Melissa Wendel reserved while piecin g together FashiolJ W,ilt"r toupe and more brown whi Ie Versace trips on royal blue. mak The feel" Rubbery. silky. tough. ing it all the rage. smooth. slick. coarse. hot. icy. Purple. blue. red. brown. white sticky. refreshing. and black. all deep. a ll rich. all elegant. Yet be cool and clash The laSle? Burnt. hard, ri ch. orange and green with a dab of succulent. spicy, sweet. bitter, red- block it. abstractly or geo sour, savory. bland. metrically. but no malter what. pull it together with nothing but The vision? Dark. subdued. altitude. shine. luminous. brigh!. malle. No bri ghts. no fluorescent and translucen!. futuristic. no fl owers . I predict a bold return of red in Fall '97. Shop wisely The way? Bl ocked. abslrac!. and invest in the malted deep and cubed. clashed. solid. layered. ri ch solids. spoiled. Purchase your prints. The image? E le gan!. geeky. even the bitch)', chi c. innocent. steamy. leopard and se..;y. sassy. ti ger prints. at moderate The message? COLOR- and cheap LOTS OF COLOR. EVERY prices- they WAY. ANY WAY, ALL THE are not here WAY! to stay and Colors in dark, pale and neulral will not II \"III " I "it l ~ 1\ I II /1/( I /'t ill paleltes- such as sapphire pur rebirth them lIlIt! (' \\t'l/tidl / 01' (OIl.\Uilll\ ples. burnt reds. deep cham selves in next IIt '.\ \ III s.:' ' I l('rtll. hUI ; \ 11 0( .' " paigns. wine. burgundy. melon yea r S lor 111 (", ;/'<'11 ill t/w ('O}l\( ";OI( \ and blueberry- were all over the wardrobe. /Ic'.\\ 0/ /1.\ lIolllillg llt'H 111<11''' European runways last year. Know wh y al III., .\(///It' 1;III (~" ;II I't' 1 tlllI which makes lhem Ihis year's you choose phenomenon in the Slales. your clothes. CfIIUC'ioll.IIIl' U ;/1 g('lIe ra/ This season also introduces the Have rca- lilt' Cnl/Scioll.me,H 'f il" reoli • • new "modem darks. " Chocolate sons, your I\'; (/1/// .\;111'(' Iii",: are hOI" brown is this season's new black. reasons. your j;.ted {ill Illy cOII.;d oll.m t'ss I. deep and rich in panl suits and philosophy, llli.' if (/ 111/;1,· II'IIidl i.l' //Iac/- evening wear. yel bland in your altitude. swealers and mocks . Others Do not 1/( ' " 11/ 1(" II"rtll. include charcoal and midnighl become the "trendy" that fashion -(;.W.f_ Ul'\:d, blues and grays. preys on and then destroys. Be the rhl'nonll'nnl n :!~ "f Spirit Gucci has chosen "hite. mixing only one to define you. it with camel lones and olher di s Make sure that you wear the tmgulShed browns. never forget clothe, -l)o not let the clothes ting H ii fam ou o;, q a tu ~ ~ ymbol. wear you. \llZrah. and Cal> In Klem appear , '/r" /Ilf 1".,/1 '" fl lII/ ." ",,'" /. \' , ', .. II fl /II '"1 " 111 '/"" ' /" ",., I,." /.\ /1/,1/' " ,.,1", ~ December 16 , 1996 FEAT U R ES 9 no violence and no sex. Please read with . II' Happy Funk;in' tJgW 19ar -- Jan 1, 1997 "give me tl.. keys you ju-king c-cksucker." • 10 FEATURES December 16, 1996 Cher sho in! U"I I/.. n.kM,l" e J.m/mao SI.., W.I Sol •. .. Ij•• _;U/'.J • J;"I., ./ M ' 350 (j"m .. n.I" .. l ... •.1 tAl II 24J. ... J." .;,,1 ti,.;, .~ .1, www. ...J&,..,J,., ....'" Felix the Cat (for tbe finicky) buy him on the web 9,. I J" 1~, 4 www.felixtbecalcom 9,. I J, . "~ .,,,[, J,. I J, . "),,.1. • .1, •. " 1""' .17 ~·I.. , l-;' ,L ' 2 .. -- -IIIIJ .",.J. December 16, 1996 FEATURES 11 Start with the foot in front of right foot. When first dancing the twist, keep the weight A holiday evenly distributed over both feet. As you start twisting the hips, do not step with the feet. Leave them apart as described. I. Twist your hips to the right, making a * semicircular movement. 2. Twist your hips to the left, making a ~j~ semicircular movement 3. Repeat step 1. 4. Repeat step 2. As you do the basic twist movement, you will automatically feel a slight nexing of first one knee, then the other knee as you make the semicircular movement This recipe and tmInY'others can be found on VVlrtual Jerusalem Chanukah" www.jert.co.illholidayslchanukah BR..ASSCRJC ~~ (305 S flapp Road, r/orlhfietJ) CI..I Rich J..amon/Q will crea le an eX'Iui'ile t>U1nu. Jor re'ervalwrn call (847) 446-0444. can JUSJOr;, 16 I 6 11. ::Damen, ::Debra Sharpe, owner 01 Cal ?jour flear/' Oull, ju,1 opened her lale,1 creation with award-winning CI..I J(evin Shihami. e... ~" 01/." an ever-changing t>U1nu /.aluring /-.,1. di'h ., /-om II.. Pacific Rim accented will. Shihami, Jrenc/, !echni'lu". Ji,,1 and ..cond ..ating' will be $45 per per'on, excluding la.<, beverage and fraluily; II.. Ihird ..aling will co,1 $65 per per'on, excluding lax, beverage and graluity. Jor re,uvalioM call (773) 772-7100. FEATURES December 16, 1996 " That is, we found someone who could make us happy for size. If you guess too small, she' ll be flattered, but stuck whatever period of time. We learn from our own experi with something she can' t wear and is too embarrassed to ences, good and bad, but we can al so learn from others. exchange. And, if you guess too large, wen. you could be Let's use holiday gift-giving as an example of how you hi story. If you don't know her exact size it's better to just guys, in particular, could use some advice on completing leave thal idea alone. thi s simple task. Guys are always screwing up in this If creative and your girlfriend has a sense of humor, department. And it 's unfortunate, because getting a gift you might give her a PMS Kit (not available in sloreS) for someone you care about should be one of the easiest complete with Midol (for t-emotional mood swings) and a things. Guys, let me tell you what nOI to get if you want picture of yourself (for her to bum when your insensitivi your girl to stic k around. ty prompts a PMS-induced tantrum). A cute gift because Stay away from gift certificates. They're so imperson it's homemade, but more risky than trying to guess her al and make it so obvious that you put no thought into the size. If Christmas happened to fall on a bad day of the effort. They may seem like a good idea, "I know that month, you could end up in the hospital (matches are part Merna loves this store, but I don' t know what I should get. of the package). I'll just get her a gift certificate so she can come in and get Fellas, you should know by now that any woman of whatever she likes," my man mi ght say. That thoughtless substance is going to be much happier with a gift that bastard may as well give cash (whi ch is the same as comes from your hean- not your wallet. (1 , however, am admitting that he didn' t have time or didn't want to shop not a woman of substance. I want to see New Edition!! !) Welcome to Merna's Love Lo ft ! fo r a gift). And while the expensive gifts are fun , they'll never The entire Colum hia College community is in vited to Unl ess you know your girl prctty well . ii's best to stay mean as much as something that's so special, so you and come vis it the lo ft and leave thoughts or messages about away from lingerie . It's extremely personal (not exactly a her, that no one else would think to gi ve it to her. Trust anything that has 10 do with romance. gi ft I'd want to open in fro nt of my mom) and fraught with me, before you hit the stores' you should give some seri If your girlfriend has left you for your best fri end , let innuendo and certain ex pectati ons. ous though to who she is and what she's about, as well as me know. ,' II give you the freedom to say all the things What to actuall y buy for your girl is something you' re what your relationship means to you. you want to say to her but can 'l because she isn't speak goin g to have to come up with on your own . I'll just tell So, guys, what did we learn at this week's visit to the ing to you and thinks you' re a lunatic. Or she's a lunatic. you what I'd be hoping to get from my man (if I had one) loft ? THINK before you shop or you may be spending Whatever. I want to kn ow about it. If you talk about it , and you can go from there: New Year's Eve at home watching Di ck Clark. you' ll feel better. I' m not hard to please. Tickets to see the Bu ll s on Next week at the loft , we'll be talking about religion. If there's a guy you want to get close to bUI don' t kn ow Christmas Day and tickets to sec New Edition on New When you' re dating someone, does it matter to you what how to go about gelling hi s attenti on, leave me a message Year's Eve would tell me that he was wi lling to spend their reli gious beliefs are? If you' re a Buddhist and she's and I' ll tell you how to make him yours. Give me all the money to make me happy. Catholic, is there a problem? If he's a atheist, but you' re a detai ls. I know how to get guys (it's keeping them that I If something like that's out of your price range, guys, Protestant , will your parents freak? Call me, write me, fax seem to have a problem with). you could gct her something that you think she'd look me or send me a message via e-mail. Most of us have dated with some degree of success. good \n. But then you have another problem: guessing her 'Tis the season to be shopping By Michelle Rice CorreJpolI(Jelll It's defin itely official- there are less days to shop for Christm 'ls thi s year! You haven' t even fini shed leftovers from the great-tasti ng turkey di nner and th is season is forcing you to get off your cozy couch and shop'! Oh no! Don't let the hype push you to shop on impUlse. Instead, improvisel Let your creati ve j uices now and have fu n this year making it Christmas list. After all , it 's the though t that counts, ri ght "! h may sound li ke a cliche, bUI gift givi ng should be given from the heart and not fo r what it's worth ! Here arc some ti ps for creat ive gift-givin g: Bahysitt ing is great for that aunt who has a couplc of bundles of joy. You can give it in the form of a bookl et that conta in s a couple of certi fic ates with no defin ite ex pirati on date. Don' t feel overwhelmed with this type of commitment. be smart and limit the amount of certi ficates enclosed. Another idea would be a day of housecleaning for Mom. She would love it. Comc Christmas, Mom wil rant and rave at the dinn er table about how grateful she is to have such a thoughtfu l child. Wouldn' t that be great! Baked goods are always the granny eye-catcher. No one appreciates cooking effort morc than grand ma. And if you must shop, make it short and sweet. Make a li st that includes the folks you mi ssed during your creati ve spurt and budget your money. There's no time to waste, so get your turkey- and-stuffing-filled be llies out there. There's so much to enjoy1 "Skate on State," with a group of fri ends, or a cup of hot cocoa and a glimpse at Marshall Field's Christmas display. And if you're in the mood to cuddle with your loved one, Slay home and watch, " It 's a Wonderful Life." Beware though, it 's a tear-jerker! Remember, the key here is to relax and e nj oy the holidays, after all.. 'ti s the season to be jolly ! Calumet is committed to being • Our technical sales representatives are experienced, knowledgeable and friendly. the best single source supplier of • We carry over 25,000 carefully selected products. professional photographic supplies • We sell used and demo eqUipment at great prices. We have a free emulsion-control program. and eqUipment in the country. • Our product warranties are always valid U.S. warranties. Our setvices are especially tailored • We have a IS-day, no-hassle return policy. for your needs! • We can arrange affordable financing and leasing. • We offer educational seminar.; and workshops. • We have an extensive rental selection. • We have convenient free parking. 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"volu nteer" is defined as a per also organize special events and fund- son who vO luntarily undertakes a service or dUlY, raisers and may contact (3 12)782-2086. ' ...... Tetbi:Ia done, made or given freely_ Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Color separation ho use seeks tech nically-mi nd ed Photoshop. Here at Columbia in the Hokin Center Dec. 14. Chicago services kids 7 to 13 years old. The chil· Quarl lll ustrator qurus. full -time or part·ti me. Mac only. Sen'ice bureau ex peri Santa will deli ver gifts to the children of Taproots, dren are from single-parent homes, foster homes or ence experience prefeiTed. Great entry-level tech job, fu n enviornment. Send a local shelter. It wi ll be a gathering of entertai n are wards of the courts. Big Brothers and Big ,",ume, references, sa lal)' "'IuiremenL< 10 SPID ERSYSTE MS: 219 W. Chicago ment and Christmas cheer. Sisters are at least 19-ycars-old and own their own Ave, 3n1 Floor, Chicago, II. 60610. No phone calls please. 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Dec. 21 at Metro in a " Doggyland" and "Snoop's Upside Ya showcase for Scratchie Records, hosted by Sbat Head," the repetition is evident. There are James Iha and D'arcy, co-owners of the Are You Choking? a few surprises on the disc, like the anti-OJ label. Other bands on the bill arc Fountains (Fuse) Simpson song entitled "(OJ.) Wake Up." Of Wayne, Chainsaw Kittens and Kid I guess kids are starting young today. Some say the success of this 24-year Million. With Silverchair going multi-platinum at old rapper came too quick, and this disc --Ryan Healy age 16, the rage of young bands may have could be the downfall of his career. Others started with them. But a young band out of sti ll support Snoop. To each his own, but ~f Dyslexic Apaches Chicago may beat them at their own game. he is going to continue to release thiS Fake Angst and the Teenage Shat, a group of 16 year olds, have garbage, I hope it wi ll be the end of Snoop. recently hit the music scene with a bang .. If Snoop really wants to succeed in Blowtorch Dubbed a mixture of Helmet, Sonic today's rap scene, maybe he should take (Fuse) Youth, and Shellac (which is a great group some advice from Ore. According to Ore, to be compared to), thi s band plays a fatty, the "Gangsta' rap scene is gone, dead, for Speed Duster driving set of songs. gotten." Ore himself is following a new Quick and Painless Having been together for just over a path. Ore is probably taking down a genre (Fuse) year, the band has played clubs like th e that he helped start. Recycling is all the rage in today's Metro, Thurston's and the Elbo Room, and The talc::nted rapper and producer is music world. Whether it's artists gaining their first full-length album, "Are You about to start something new, so Snoop, popularity by covering other people's Choking?" was just released by Fuse listen up. songs, or those bands created to clone a Morcbeeba Records. With all of the controversy surrounding once popular one, this art of recycling has Critics have called this disc a break this scene, including the death of Shakur become the norm. It is hardly a new trend, Who Can You Trust? through album, and the band is a musical and the conviction of Death Row kingpin, but never before has the rock ' n' ro ll mar (China) fo rce to be reckoned with. and head producer of "The Doggfather," ket been plagued by such a lack of creativ While the American music scene has With songs such as "A Filipino Lives Suge Knight, it seems like th ese guys are ity. become known for producing corporate The American Dream" and "Jesus, No living ajoke of a life. With the money they This color-by-numbers scheme can also friendly garbage over the past few months, One Likes a Cheater," the band treads on make, they should help stop the gang life, be found in our local music scene. Two our friends across the pond have been con kind of the bizarre side of things, but says like Dre is doing. Instead these people are examples are the current releases by the sistently spewing out good, original the titles and lyrics are strictly for person stfn rapping about gang lifestyles. Give it Dyslexic Apaches and Speed Duster. music. Between the recent Orb and Orbital al interpretation. up.people . . While both bands have been successful in projects, to the new single from the Shat's music ranges from " minimalistic --Jason Falkinham capturing the c ity's ears during an abun Chemical Brothers, England has once Chicago sound to atmospheric rock with dance of local shows, neither has proven again become a hot-spot on the music syncopated and hammered-out noise," themselves in the way of recorded materi map. according to their press release. al. The latest band to brave the voyage With the release of the new album, th e On the Dyslexic Apaches latest, " Fake stateside is the trip-hop band Morcheeba. band should tour soon, and it should be a Angst and the Teenage Blowtorch," the A band following the groundwork laid by s ight to see. band comes across as nothing more than a Massive Attack and Portishead, --Jason Falkinham bunch of Jesus Lizard wannabes. Between Morcheeba consists of the brothers the squeals of the singer and the pounding Godfrey supplying the rhythms and the bass and drums, it 's hard to tell them apart SU ltry Skye Edwards on vocals. I mention from early Jesus Lizard recordings. But these elements because they all are respon after a few songs the difference is clear sible for the band's success. There are no it lacks the intensity of the Lizard. Which loose, or unused, links in this chain. takes them from being a decent, though Morcheeba's debut, "Who Can You unoriginal, band to simply, well, a lousy, Trust?" consists of two different, but con unoriginal band (I decided to be I]ice since gruous levels. First there's the background it is the holidays). It certainly doesn't heJp music supplied by the Godfreys. - - Responsible Tor al1 otthe album's writing, their cause that the album's final song is the brothers' keyboards and guitar work fulflej repeated 24 times. I listened and listened range from hip-hop to '70s style groove, for a hidden track, but to my disappoint without the slightest hesitation. fulflej (Wack-Ass Tuba Riff) ment, I found on ly the same crappy song Then Edwards' innocent, yet confident (Scratchie) continuously drilling a hole into my poor vocals enter the mix. Her voice is so Listening to fulflej is like drinking at cars. smooth it would be perfect for many gen my favorite bar. I like to drink a few Then there's Speed Duster's "Quick res of music, be it jazz, R&B, or rock 'n' Guiness, maybe throw back a shot of and Pa in less." To my surprise, the album roll. When mixed with the lush music sup Jameson and wash it all down with some took me back to one of my favorite plied for her by the Godfreys, however, seven and sevens. This combination isn' t records, Urge Overkill's "Jesus Urge recommended. Most people can't handle she is perfectly complimented. In fact, dur Snoop Doggy Dog Superstar." Sure, it wasn't as good as the ing a few songs, such as the track "Almost it, and the first time I tried I almost threw old school Urge, but it sounded familiar Done," Skye's vocals are so bittersweet Tha Doggfather up. But experiments are good, practice good honest rock, rolled around in the dirt that the subject matter of the song almost (Death Row) makes perfect, and now I'm a seasoned and muddied up. Songs like "Last Stop, goes unnoticed. But the sharp ear can The " Doggfather," huh? Hey Snoop, veteran. Motor City" and " Behooves a Man ... " make out the pain in Skye's words as she wake up man. Don't you think your style is Similarly, fulflej likes to mix things up. made me want to throw on my smoking getting a tad old? sings about the in sanities of love and the They combine a heavy, sonic guitar assault jacket and medallion and grab a martini Snoop Doggy Dogg just released hi s anguish of loneliness. The dark, moody with some jazz and hip-hop beats, and top (stirred not shaken, thank you). That is music helps add to the song's intensity. second solo album, following his mu lti it alJ ofT with pop vocals. And just like my where the problem lies. With their Urge The band's combination of traditional platinum debut " Doggystyle," but this drinking experiment, I nearly threw up the like stylings Speed Duster achieves the songwriting, retro-stylings mixed with time he has failed miserably. first time I listened to their debut CD. Of mediocrity the Dyslexic Apaches can only modem techniques and sensuous moods Taking three years put this elisc togeth course, it might have had something to do strive for- they're a decent, though uno display the vast potential they possess. All er, it is hard to imagine how Snoop spent with the fact that I had the flu. What made riginal band. They display the potential for his time. of these aspects are masterfully covered on fulflej hard to digest was the vocals. I improvement, but more often than not they the band's first album, and that's scary. With the recent death of his homeboy, couldn 't understand why they chose to decide to stick with what works and shun While American bands are lucky to come Tupac Shakur, this album is dedicated in smother all that great guitar work with a creativity. the memory of him, which does not say to possess those traits over time, pop vocal approach. It is this attitude that has pushed rock Morcheeba has grasped them a ll before much fo r Shakur. Upon further listening, however, I ' n' roll into the downward spiral. The With the man who pretty much made coming stateside. Now if we can only steal found myself forgetting about the vocals music that was once fresh and inventive, Snoop what he is, Dr. Ore, gone from the some more of their decent artists, and give and actually enjoying the music. Because has become tired, sterile, and quite honest Death Row Records picture, and the some of our crappy ones to them. in reality, fu lflej ain't no pop vocal band. ly, boring. -Rob England gangsta rap scene as well, it seems that this They blend lWo distinct styles into some -Rob England style of music is breathing its fi nal breaths, thing that is ear-Iicious. Ful flej won't be professionalism Code F.1. (Calumet City) whose album "Tony Rich Project" went DJ D·man ("Dookie Booty" fame) double platinum, won Billboard's New I Dower 01' Our Rhythm ~~~~n a~~n~~~; EvyV Scarecrow (Westside) Artist of the Year Award. Rich, who for .. II 4 J Raymond Boyd, The Syndicate (Featurmg Jenny years has been a protegee of Babyface, . photographer Jones) plays with a six-piece band. Second, By T im Mathews extraordinaire to th e stars. Boyd's back- Da Silenca (Suburban Songwriter) Kevin Morrow, a 1995 graduate of Correspondent ground works include shooting for Yo! If you haven't heard, the bootlegged Columbia College, has j ust wrapped up Magazine, Uptown magazine, covering version of the movie "Bullet" is on the two projects for the big and small For all those people wh9 don't th!nk video shoots for Rap-A-Lots Records, streets and I've got three words for that: sc reens. "Early Edition," a CBS si tcom the Spacejam soundtrack IS somethmg Jive Records, Warner Bros. Records, sad, sad and sad! The movie s.tars T~pac that airs Saturday nights at 8 p.m., will that will make you "touch the sky," listen BMG Distribution, Sony/Columbia Shakur and has some new musIc of his on feature Kevin as a bomb squad leader on to the hit lead single, entitled " I Beli~ve I Records and an endless list of stars as far the soundtrack. It hits retail stores in the 21st of this month. Kevin, known as Can Fly" which is now in stores. Wntten, back as the Jackson 5's last effort. Call February. The movie also stars Jim OJ Jock-Joc, used to do a show here on produce'd and perfonned by Chicago's 783-0558, but try to book engagements Belushi. WCRX on Tuesday nights. Hi s movie own R. Kelly, it has made a place not at least a month ahead of time. Why doesn't Columbia College start a gig, which stars yours truly for.about ten only on top of Billboard Magazme's Pop Homejam anists you can't sleep on in ' weekly poetry session? The money is seconds as the paper boy, has him cast as and RIB charts, but its spin on radio sta- the coming year: there to fund an activity like this, because a right-hand man in Lawrence tions of five different flavas (gospel, 24 Karat ("Quiet Stonn" fame) Student Organization Council has money Fi shboumes' gang in the movie " f-!o?ds." alternative, pop, adult contef!1porary and Psychodrama ("Magic" fame) for 45 sc hoo l clubs but only 14 are active. 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