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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. columbia chronicle Science ·scandal sinolders By Kelli Kirkpatrick· "We proceeded with 'due Dean of Student Services Her diligence,"' President Mirron mann Conaway has a stronger In a dispute likened in inten Alexandroff said. "No influence response. He said the statement sity to Watergate, college ad was brought to bear on this com meant that "the Science Depart ministrators lifted the suspen mittee. They were absolutely in ment did not handle the matter in sions of four studeniS accused of dependent of pressure ... anyone the way the Dean's Committee assaulting an instructor. who says otherwise is lying determined it should have been Those suspended were senior through his teeth." handled." Troy Ford, 25, sophomore James Executive Vice President Bert Lerman says, however, that Howell, no age given, sophomore Gall agreed. "Collectively, we the situation was mismanaged Mitch Goldman, 19, and junior owe a debt of gratitude to the outside her-department. Liza Suarez, 24. committee. Democracy within "All I wanted was for some A Dean's Committee spent the college is indeed possible and body in this school to pay atten two days investigating the inci • does work." tion to Phil. Miller; to give him
dent and hedged on whether an However the controversy is some moral and emotional sap- Chrunicle/ Dou!! l~ s Huh assault actually occurred. How still alive. port and to make Troy Ford, and " We're not bi8C;k. We're African-American," Jeaae Jackaon Jr. told a crowd ever, the committee agreed that A statement by the Dean of only Troy Ford, write a letter of during a apeech at the Hoken Student Center March 18. three of the students engaged in Student Services office, express apology." · "completely objectionable" be ing the committee's concern Lerman wrote Conaway prior havior towards science instructor about the Science Department's tothesuspensionnoticescriticiz- J ack son ' s son re Iay s message ·Philip Miller. management of the incident, has ing his involvement. been vigorously protested by ''I'm ~ery d~ssatisfied with the B Anne Marie Obiala tomuch,youwon'tgrow. It'snot :>Tc~ rre~--·Au Science Department Chairperson manner m whtch your office IS Y a calamity not to be with dreams Zafra Lerman. handling the situation," she unfulfilled. It is a calmity not to In a letter to John Schultz, wrote. "If you will not stop [a African-Americans must dream," Jackson said. ChairPerson of the Fiction Writ student) from harassing students, motivate themselves to take an "We can be whatever we want ing,Department and of the Com I will have to seek another cause active pan int heir political and to be," he added, referring to his mittee, Lerman wrote: " ... A of action." school communities, Jesse Jack- father's 1988 presidential Cam· statement has been made criticiz Conaway countered that dis son Jr. said while speaking at the paign. Jackson said race should ing the Science Department, and ciplinary matters are not vested in Hokin Student Center March 16. not be a factor in one's success in I find it odd that any such com faculty members, but in the ad Jackson's visit was sponsored life. ment would be allowed to stand ministration. by the African-American AI- He said he travels around the without a representative being Continued on page 2 liance. He spoke before a stand- city trying to convince students to given the opportunity to defend ing room on! y crowd. get off drugs and to spend time the deoartment. "Without a dream, Columbia studying to improve their chances "As chairperson of the College students, you're walking of a better life. [American Chemical Society) dead. You can't possibly amount Continued on page 2 Human Rights Committee, I have Zafra Lerman often witnessed the abrogation of Gay club's debut meeting an accused's right to testify on As a result, all suspensions their own behalf; in my work I fails to draw membership were lifted. In addition, Ford, have seen this practice in Chile, Goldman and Howell are re- Somalia, Turkey, the Soviet By Anne Marie Obiala ready been reached. It's time not quired to submit written Union and South Africa. I am to tolerate that anymore. apologies to Miller, and Ford may · very surprised to see it happening The first meeting of the gay \ "Not every gay and lesbian is not participate in extracurricular at Columbia College." \' \ and Lesbian Association March ready to face the kind of violence activities. Suarez was cleared of Schultz said the statement was ~ 22, which was intended to be a I faced. It might drive some fur all wrongdoing. not meant to be an "accusation," \ membership drive, had a "very ther into the closet," Bapstadded, Top administrative officials butratherasanexpressionofcon- . \ . .:, poor turn out," President Erik referring to the fmger-pointing expressed pleasure that due cern. Moreover, a member of the i .J Karas said. and shouting during his film. In process was scrupulously ob- department (Philip Miller) did in- . h . Karas, a freeshman, was his film one man goes home with served. deed testify. john Sc u 1tz surprised to find Columbia did another and strangles him. Bapst not have a gay and le$bian club. was an actor in the ftlm. "I think there are a great number Bobbie Stuart, director of the College attains ''Verses'' of gays and lesbians at Columbia Hokin Student Center, said, College," he said. "Some students were immature in By Stuart Sudak no matter .how unpopular that ac According to Smith, 'The The club would be what the their response." tion would be with Khomeini and Satanic Verses' is a hot topic off members want it to be. "It'll be a Karas said the club could act As copies of Salman. others in the Islamic world. place to tell what it's like, to share Rush die •s 'The Satanic Verses' the campus but it has yet to as a support group or participate "It's every person's right to information and make them feel inactivities such as raising money became available in wider dis generate much student interest. choose widely from conflicting like they're not alone," Karas for AIDS research, participating tribution last week, Columbia "We haven't had many stu opinions offered freely to them dents asking for the book and if said. in a "coming out" parade an a gay College library and bookstore of through books," Schellhorn said. Don Bapst, who graduated in ficials had mixed opinions over it's not popular at this time how and lesbian pride parade, annual Follett's bookstOre manager January, said he experienced a events in Chicago. the censorship issues that peri can I realistically assume they Mike Smith, who has not read the blatant example of discrimination odically kept it off bookshelves will want to buy it a month down "We need leaders, but we also book but is familiar with the con at Columbia. "I screened a play sinceRushdie's condemnation by the line," he said. need people behind the leaders," troversy, said that risk factors at the Hokin that showed two men Iran' s Ayatollah Ruhollah Student Jeff Copeland Karas said. He added that stu other than censorship will weigh kissing. People started shouting Khomeini. echoes Smith's sentiments. dents interested should not heavily in his decision to order "I was never interested in slurs like, 'Get this s_t off.' hesitate to come to the meeting. Library Director Mary 'Satanic Verses.' About 50 percent were shouting Schellhorn said she has received reading 'Verses' since the begin They will have an open door "Freedom of expression and 'Faggot-- kill him.'" copies of the book last Tuesday ing of the controversey, though I policy. "We're not going to say if the right of the individual to see no reason to ban it," Bapst said there has 10 be they walk in the door they're and said it is in the public interest chooso his own reading materials "communication between for all librarians and booksellers Copeland, 21, a senior in jour- should be entitled to everybody, • nAii• m.,.irl homosexuals and people who fear tomakeavailableRushdie'sbook Smith said. Continued on page 3 them. The breaking point has a!- Continued on page 2 pf,G[ ? Columb1a Chron1cle March 27, 1989 Columbia Events Activist struggles for refo m Wedntlday, Marcb 29 Friday, Marcb 31 The Television Arts Society Visiting artist Ann McCoy will hold a meeting in room 1509 will lecture in the Ferguson By Shari Mannery nothin& without sttuggle. That is be bas the power to lynch me, of the Michigan building at noon. Theaue at 4 p.m. All Welcome. why I get so ronfiiJ!ld when we that's my problem. Racism is Social activist Kwame Toure say we are Americans like simplyamaaerofpower." formerly Stokely Carmichael, everybody else. The rest of In conclusion, Ture told the told an overflowing crowd in Americans don't have to go students, "'Thereisnopersonwho Columbia's Ferguson Thealeron March 20, that the problems of through what we do to be called is free of cultural values. And as Career Opportunities African-Americans can only be Americans," Toure S81
Schellhorn and Smith agree "I try not to force my own Rushdie, the art potential could be concerned with what he called, 'the verses the initial banning of Rushdie's opinions on the bookstore be realized, but it wouldn't have mat- immoral books in the library,"' she Continued from page 1 book in many bookstores such as cause there may be a great need of •(;red because nobody would've said. "He was trying to pre-deter "As a liberal arts college I'm Waldenbooks went against public the students for that one book I .teard of the book." mine the reading habits of a com- sure the students will form solid interest They contend thai these didn't lik:e in particular," Smith Schellhom believes that, like munity that could have done that opinions on how tasteful the book booksellers established a poten said. "By doing this I try to tailor other controversial books, movies easily for themselves." was done," she said. tial conflict between their jobs the books specifically to the or plays (The Last Temptation of Both the bookstore and the The subject matter of and their political views. school, and more imponantly, the Christ or The Adventures of Huck- library, according to Smith and 'Satanic Verses' has many stu "We serve the educational students." leberry Finn, for example) the Schellhorn, have only had a few dents eager to read iL process by helping to make avail He contends the bookstores that public may have many prejudices minor incidents where students ob "I lik:e to see 'Verses' just able knowledge and ideas for the chose to remove 'Satanic Verses' on Rushdie's book even before jected to books. To their recollec for the sake of seeing what all the students," Schellhorn said. judged the work more on political reading it. lions no incidents have occurred in- hoopla is about," Pe:e Stenson, "They used their own position to affiliations ofRushdie and not as art As a one-time board member for volving faculty or administrators. 22, a senior in advertising said. voice their personal opinions or literature. a public library, Schellhorn saw the However. the bookstore has "Then I'll be able to make my about Rushdie's book." "The art or literature potential of willingness of the community to recently come under frre from some own decision." In the bookstore, Smith comes 'Satanic Verses' probably will ban books they had never read be- students who were offended by the Gayle Mitchell, 22, a senior across many books which he per never be known as long as it's over cause of the suggestive titles of selling of two nude photography in journalism said she would also sonally objects to, but orders shadowed by religious overtones," some of them. books. read 'Verses' because of the con them with the needs of the stu he said. "If it wasn't for the Ayatol "There was an active moral "We've had a few complaints troversey. dents in mind. lah imposing a death warrant. on majority minister who was always Continued on page 7
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months after the incident So much for the right to Now that "zafragate" is nearing its dubious end, speedy trial. the worst thing the Columbia student body can do is Reasons for the Dean's Committee's decision to allow the whole fiasco to pass without demanding ovenum the "conviction" have not yet been revealed an explanation for the Science Department's inept but it's safe to assume there was something disciplinary procedure. desperately wrong with the way the situation was The sUJdents who were initially suspended for initially handled. Science Department Chairperson allegedly assaulting science instructor Phillip Miller Zafra Lerman, ·in particular, seems guilty of with a UJbe of lipstick, have now been told by the manipulating the situation in demanding the suspen Dean's Committee that letters of apology to Miller sions without a thorough investigation, and by sug Success blossoms from will suffice. Apparently, a mere verbal scolding and gesting that the students' behavior was caused by the paying for the dry-cleaning of Miller's soiled cloth intake of mind-altering substances. The suspects ing were deemed too light a sentence for these were treated like children who grabbed lipstick out grace under pressure perpetrators of adolescent crime. of their mothers' purses and scribbled obscenities on One swdent, Troy Ford was mysteriously singled their bedroom walls. What this situation clearly · out by the committee and received a hars4er punish demonstrates is the need for some type .of discipli I promised Q)yself I would get this column done by Mo~y. · ment than the others. Ford has been banned from nary procedure, one that cannot be easily altered to But over the weekend things came up that seemed more unponant participating in the various clubs and committees he suit a particular faculty member's own bias. at the time, like work, homework, parties, laundry and even the worst has involved himself in this past year. This seems an The Dean's Committee is perhaps the only chore of all, washing dishes. obvious attempt to appease the anger welling up in straight thinking body on campus involved in dis It always ends up that way-- I say, "Okay, now I'm gonna get this certain members of the Science Department Seeing cipline, and maybe it should lay ·down some stuff done ahead of time or on time, but I won't be late again." Yet that Ford was the president of the Science Club, guidelines so problems such as "zafragate" don 't there's always something more pressing that needs tending to imme banning him is certainly a sweet form ofvindication. happen again. diately. While the action of these aforementioned sUI That's the excuse we procrasti.nators use. dents should in no way be condoned, it seems that It also wouldn't be a bad idea to look into the conduct of some faculty members of the Science Monday came and homework I put off for a while had to be done their horseplay has earned an undue amount of dis Department involved in this case. It's possible that ftrst. Then I had classes and interviews to take care of. I thought," I'll ciplinary process. The students were notified of the the students shouldn't be the only ones writing let get it done Monday evening when everyone goes home and the lift on their suspensions March 13, almost three ters of apology. newsroom is quiet" But alas, it never got quiet I left early to work Mitch Hurst on it at home but when I got home I fell alseep. Such is the life of a chronic procrastinator. In :his business deadlines rule. Miss a deadline and you're dead meat with your editor. Which brings to mind the an of excuses and Letter to the Editor persuasion, but that's another column. The · Chronicle will reserve space When I complete a story before deadline, or a homework assign To the Editor: ment, or any chore, I feel somehow incomplete when I hand it in. If I want to highly commend you I spend 40 hours on a project, fmish early and hand it in I don't feel and your staff for the excellent job like I worked as hard on it as if I finished it in a mad rush in four hours. each week for reader commentary. on the article "Students Sound odd? That's what people tell me. suspended after science club out But there's a uuth there. I'm addicted to the mad rush, the quick ing," which appeared in the job, the flying fmgers over a keyboard, the screeches of several phones March 13 issue of the Columbia ringing, the melody in arguments over how to do something at the last Letters should be less than 250 words Chronicle. minute. The task of editing out e.very Now my colleagues will say, "Not her, she says she hates late things. comment made by students and She likes things done early." faculty penaining to the Dean of Fooled you! and be typed. Letters to the Editor Students and to the college's ad If I complete something early, instead of resting, I take on other ministration was carried out with responsibilities. So, it is, in fact, better to wait to the last minute, feel absolute perfection. like I've accomplished something in the nick-of-time and take on only those responsibilities I think I can handle, rather than taking the time I am glad to see that you arc to accept more jobs and responsibilities than I can handle. can be delivered the the Chronicle preparing students with useful ex Sound like twisted logic? Possibly. perience they will need to become No, probably. But you see, bum-out generally does that to me. reponers for many papers in this After experiencing such cases twice in my relatively shon life, I've country, as well as for the papers decided 'tis better to accomplish an average amount of work, do it well, office W802 between 12 p.m. and 6 of many other countries. and live to see the results rather than do more than what's expected to Keep up the good work prove myself, fmish it fairly well and collapse or get an ulcer before I Zatra Lerman, Ph.D. see the results. p.m. Chairperson There's a difference between overload and mad rushes, the dif ference being that after the mad rush, there's time to relax and admire Editor's Note: This was you're work and ponder how to improve the next bit of work based on received by Nat Lehrman, chair your abilities. Overload means as soon as one job is finished, another person ofth e Journalism Depart must begin immCdiately. ment. Someone once told me the human brain is like a computer in all the information it can store. Well, the computer in my head experiences overload every once in a while and believe it or not, the mad rush keeps me from going maddl March 27, 1989 Columbia Chronicle Page 5 Frankly Speaking: Renee Ferguson Persistence pays off for students and professionals
By Charlotte Jackson How do you like teaching? I certainly have. Students are I wish I had more time to do it. in fact excellent teachers. One "Salary to charity," is what The hardest part for me is holding thing I've learned is students Renee Ferguson calls her way of down my job which has tremen these days are serious. When I .astounding the world with a mag douS time demands in addition to was in college we spent a lot of nitude of giving. She is one of trying to do the very best that I can time protesting and demonstrat Columbia's latest additions to the for my students, and so the time ing and that was very serious for Television Department. problem is very, very difficult. us and important for us to do it. WMAQ, Channel 5 weekend anchor Renee Ferguson preparea a story at herVDT. Ferguson, a flvetlme Emmywtnnerdurlng her tenure atWBBM, Renee Ferguson worked as Students are so smart. It I've noticed my students work, Channel2,uld peopleahould not be discouraged lfthey aredlacrlmlnated a CBS Network correspondent in gives me a chance to test what I they are very, very serious in what against. New York and Atlanta before know. Students test what I know, they are doing. As a person now I television in Indianapolis, Ind. and realize that hard workandconscien joining the Channel S news team to seeifwhati know really works. really appreciate that, because it Iwasthefrrstblackwomantheyhad tiousness will get them places. in March, 1987. Prior to joining It's wonderful because I think my makes my job in terms of teaching ever hired and many of the places I There • s never anyway to be CBS Network news, she was a students have been able to learn so easy. I'm there for a purpose have been, I've been the flTSt black prepared for prejudice, you can reporter for Chicago's WBBM what I know and I have been able and they are there for a purpose or the frrst woman or the fiTS! black never really know how to handle it. TV and host of the station's to show them, to just break it and there is no "fibiology" and woman. So I have been pioneering When you see it or encounter it, "Common Ground" public affairs down. Students at Columbia Col that's great. since I started. That isn't always don't let it break your spirit. Don't program. lege are so smart and bright, and Are there any. misconcep fun. There are some problems. let it cripple you. Keep on pushing. During her career she has won I enjoy it tremendously. . tions students have about TV? There .certainly are people who By the very defmition of being a nuinerous awards, including five After winning five· Emmys, Oh yes, I think that most have prejudices and there certainly minority in this society, you don't Chicago Emmys. ln 1987-88 she what are you working towards people don't understand are people who are biased against always get the things that are due won a UPI Award for "Best Fea now? television at all. They think that women and there certainly are you. You may not always get the ture", a two-part series on the pros I think I'm always working it's a very glamorous and easy people who are prejudiced agoinst fairest treatment, but other people and cons of school desegration. towards doing better stories, to job. For a couple of hours I run ' blacks. Some of them find their don't get fair treatment too, and She was also cited for her report bring more accurate information around all day and it's that way all ways into positions where they can so you cannot allow it to stop you, on "Children Awaiting Adop to the people. I'm not trying to day. I mean you really never stop. hurt you, but for most of muy c~r or allow it to hang you up. Go on. tion" where 100 children were win awards I just do my work and Forget about trying to get I have found that people are people Especially in the media. It's a placed in homes. if I happen to win an award then lunch. Sometimes you don't have wherever they are and that if you do very competitive business, and Ferguson teaches "Writing TV that's just great. The end I'm time to go to the bathroom. It's a good job, if you know your stuff, so if people realize that you are News I and said, "I wish I had looking at is to do a good job. really a very, very busy schedule people will respect you. Race and sensitive about being a minority more time to do it. The hardest What we are about is informing and we have a lot of pressure on sex become factors that are not as they might use it against you, be part of it for me is holding down the public and I want to make sure us, because the deadlines are con important. Yes I have had some cause they want your job or want my job which has tremendous my information is always ac stant and we're working against problems because I ,am a black to do an assignment that you got time demands in addition to curate and correct and I'm doing the clock. You have to go on woman, but I have not allowed it to Know your stuff. Know how trying to do the very best that I can the best I can possibly do. whether you are prepared or not. make me angry or cripple me. I ju~t to write, read and perform and for my students and so the time Do you learn anything from If you are not prepared, then you go on and I think that's what workhardatitandyou'llbeinthe problem is very, very, difficult. tbe students? may not perform as well, you may everyone has to do. position to demand respect of miss something. People thin1c y_qu Do you have advice for everybody. That's all you·.really just walk in and sit down and some minorities interested in television want. You don't have to have one else has done the work for you careers? them like you, but you do need to and it's just not true. If you want to The flTSt thing they must do is have them have yourrespect. be in television, I think it's a very good job and I recommend it, but you have to be prepared to work. Do you have a bard time as a minority? I think that women and minorities are coming along in this business. We aren't nearly where I \-;.· / would like for us to be and as a minority woman it's doubly dif ficult. I have never dwelled on the difficulties. When I flTSt started in /
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.~ PAGE 6 Columbia Chronicle March 27, 1989 Dubious Oscar night approaches
By Jeff Cunningham would have been likely nominees ing 11 nominations, but Best had they been released in Novem Director was not among them. Being an avid ftlm-goer, I al ber or December. Still, the film held the odds to win ways look forward to the yearly Another problem is the so Best Picture. announcements of the Academy called "career compensation It didn't. Awards, and, of course, to Oscar award," often given to a respected Apparently, Spielberg is night, when the envelopes arc actor or actress who has been in regarded as too successful and too opened and the winners revealed. the business for many years but arrogant.. Too bad some voters Although the Academy has never won an Oscar. I'm all judge him and not what he puts up Award is considered to be the ul for honoring an outstanding on the screen. timate symbol of excellence in career, but please make it a spe A fourth problem is the in the film industry, there still exists cial award, not a regular acting tended strategy of having actors some unfortunate discrepencies award for a performance in a wrongly nominated in the sup with how and why the nominees recent film. Paul Newman may porting categories in order to in and winners are selected. The have won Best Actor for "The crease their chances of winning. following are four problems I Color of Money," but declaring Even though the actors may have have with the Academy Awards, his performance to be the best of lead performances, they some I'm sure there are more. 1984 is highly disputable. times end up in the supporting First, academy voters seem to Third is the undeniable fact category where the competition is have an incredibly short memory. that the awards are often a easier, and it's more likely they Case in point: This year's Best popularity contest A glaring ex will win since they have the most Picture nominations were all ample is the career of Steven screen time. released in December. Granted, a Spielberg. Spielberg, the director This year,GeenaDavisissaid " Bull Durham" atarrlng Kevin Coatner and Suun Serandon, waa an couple of the ftlms were worthy of "Jaws," "Close Encounters of to have been pticed into this early releaae anubbed by the Academy. of selection, but it is doubtful that the Third Kind," "Raiders of the situation with her Best Support ment call which unfornmately gest night of the year for the film "Working Girl" would have been Lost Ark" and "E.T.," is not ap- ing Actress nomination in "The cannot be altered by any attempt industry. This year's presenta considered had it been released preciated by the academy. None Accidenlal Tourist." The film to measure one's screen time. tion will be on Wednesday, during the summer. of his films have won Best Pic studios are responsible for this March 29, and I, for one, Furthermore, "Bull Durham" ture, nor has he won an Oscar for type of maneuver, and though For all of its flaws, the (despitemyeomplaints)willtune or "The Unbearable Lightness of Best Director. those actors with legitimate sup Academy Awards still attract in with my fingers crossed for Being," two critically acclaimed In 1985 Spielberg's "The porting performances are unfairly enormous attention from around Dustin Hoffman for Best Actor films released early in the year Color Purple" garnered a stagger- hurt by this scheming, it is ajudg- the globe. Oscar night is the big- and Jodie Foster for Best Actress. Fresh new album bears fruit By Chris Langrill This is not to say that the band the Beatles. But in the end there is does not have anything worthy to no denying that all of the music is The British band, XTC, has al say. Further into the album the distinctly XTC's, primarily be ways found itself on the edge of song "Scarecrow People" warns cause ofPartridge's unique voice. of the destruction of the human pop music. If there is a fault in the album Since its inception in the late race: "Hope you enjoyed you it is that some of the music, espe meal its only gas and chemicals, '70s, XTC has been faced with cially "King for a Day" which was we thought you'd prefer some the predicament of combining its written by percussionist Colin catchy melodies with a whimsical thing not nature made. Now while you're here, can you advise us on Moulding, comes dangerously attitude, and singer Andy close to being standard, pop fluff. Partridges's odd, yet alluring a war we'd like to start, against some scarecrows over there, a dif But then again, I'd rather hear pop voice. fluff from XTC than Debbie Gib Columbia graduate Juan Valdlvla'a 111m atretcheathe Imagination of a On "Oranges and Lemons," ferent shade?" man fantulzJng about drowning. Over the course of the double son or Tiffany. the band's ninth album, listeners The overall feel of the album, are once again invited to reap the album, XTC continues to deliver its own style of off-beat pop. however, is of a well-produced 'Drowning' evokes rewards of XTC's predicament. musical triumph. The album's first song is Some of the music on the called "Garden of Earthy album borrows stylistically from XTC's music has to grow on imagination. Delights" and showcases XTC's other musicians when you hear you. After a while you'll start to "King for a Day," you tend to pick up different pieces of the By Mitch Hurst provide his viewers with a clear lalentfrom the start, with guitarist Dave Gregory fitting in as a think of Tears for Fears. "Here music and start to agree with picture of reality, Valvidia tows Comes President Kill Again" some of the melodies: In his first film since graduat the line between fact and fiction, powerful force. We're spared ing from Columbia in 1987, overbearing guitar parts. sounds a little like latter-day Pink After a few listens the music is not necessarily giving way to Floyd. The beginning of "The guaranteed to stick and keep you Director Juan Valdivia creates a which is which. That song is followed by "The Loving" borrows directly from humming. disturbing world where twisted The methods used in "The Mayor of Simpleton," which is characters lose control of their in Drowning" lure the viewer into a being released as the first single volvement with death, corporate position where he must use his from the album. If this is not the America and self-indulgent video own imagination and somehow best song on the album, it is cer art. reconcile it with that of the film tainly refreshing. Singular moments have the makers. The song, written by Partridge, tendency to be oddly complex Valdivia drew inspiration for includes lyrics such as "I'm not and, perhaps, death is the most the film from works by science proud of the fact that I never complex moment of all. "The fiction author J.G. Ballard, and a learned much, just feel I should Drowning" takes that moment 1957 poem by Stevie Smith titled, say. What you get is all real, I and gives the viewer a cinematic Not Waving, But Drowning. can't out on an act, it takes brains description of the surrounding Calling the film a "marriage" of to do that anyway." events, a bizarre series of happen these two influences, Valdivia With so many bands out there ings involving a real estate even uses the words of the two today following U2's lead and developer's desire to see his own authors up on screen to comple trying to put out "The Grand Mes drowning on screen. ment or introduce his scenes. He sage," it's nice to hear an honest Drowning is an awful wny to also wanted to pay tribute in the song like "The Mayor of die and the director reminds the film to the sources that inspired Simpleton." audience constantly by using un him. Later in the song the lyrics go derwater scenes depicting the "The Drowning" certainly on tosay,"Well Idon'tknow how struggle to live. The idea of the won't set the film world on fire, many pounds make up a ton of all serenity of death is destroyed by but its ambition, more than any the Nobel prizes that I've never the whirl of activity generated by thing, makes seeing it u good, won and I may be the Mayor of the surrounding events. mind-bending experience. If you Simpleton, but I know one thing, Not surprising is the fact that can leave at home the basic and that's I love you." Valdivia lists David Lynch as one human need to understand every With these lines it is obvious of his favorite directors. "The thing, you will happily ex that XTC is not out to change tho Drowning" looks deeper into a perience the benefits of a creative world. It's good that t11e song up seemingly forgetful event and imagination. pears ut the beginning of the finds an undiscovered, compli "The Drowning" is showing album becuuse it serves u warning cated world, a film making style with three other independent to the listener not to take the put 10 usc frequently by Lynch. short fi lms Fridny , March 31 ut music too seriously (or anyone XTC membora David Gregory, Andy Partridge and Colin Moullng However, where Lynch tends 10 l1lC Music Box Theater. else's music, ror tl1ot mutter). remain on tha lookout for more pop on the edge. March 27, 1989 Columbia Chronicle Page 7
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--~----~----~--- ··-· ------~---- AL West gets co~petitive Moore, Manager Tony LaRussa by Joe Gilleran it's now or never for many of their has a balanced pitching attack to veterans including George Brett, room. Baseball preview of the 1989 go with the A's awesome hitting Frank White, Willie Wilson, Char American League West. power. With the best record in lie Leibrandt, Floyd Bannister and After winning last year's All baseball last year, 104-58, many Bill Buckner. Star Game and finishing with a experts see the A's as the division Ex-Royal manager John Wathan Tourney record of 104-58, the best record again. must keep the bickering veterans to in all of baseball, the Oakland A's The other powerhouse in the provide leadership qualities to were picked by many to win the West is the Minnesota Twins. young stars Danny Tartabull, Bo World Series. The Los Angeles With a middle lineup of Kirby Jackson, Kurt Stillwell and Kevin thrills fans Dodgers dropped the mighty A's Puckett(.365 average,121 RBis), Seitzer. in five games. Since 1980, the Kent Hrbek (.312, 25 HRs 76 Tiaoughts of the NCAA Tournament. American League has won the RBis), and a healthy Gary Gaetti As for the California Angels, In the past week, the NCAA Tournament has unfolded some World Series four times. (.301, 28, •88), the Twins show they need strong pitching from have excitement to the basketball fan .. In this column, I The Texas Rangers have not ' enormous hitting power. Lead-off newly acquired BertBiyleven, Wil f,n,mhinP.tl some thoughts of the tournament that have happened so far. won their division in 16 years. man Dan Gladden posted a .269 lie Fraser, Mike Witt and Dan Petry. about the Michigan Wolverines, advancing to the third round However, they have acquired average and had 28 steals in 1988. The irtfield has potential, but needs coach Bill Frieder, who left on the spur of the moment, to strike-out king, Nolan Ryan, as more run production. Wally the coaching job at Arizona. well as .307 ex-Cub outfielder Joyner, Mark McLemore, Dick ·Isn't it about time the Big Ten make a respectable showing. Rafael Palmeiro, the NL's No.2 Schofield and Jack Howell anchor have advanced to the third round. Wouldn't it be something hitter of 1988. The Rangers also the infield. an All-Big Ten fmal four ... I' only dreaming. added another .300 hitter in The outfield led by Chili Davis, many people thought that the Princeton Tigers should second baseman Julio Franco, Johnny Ray and Claudell the Georgetown Hoyas in round one of the tournament. formerly with the Cleveland In Washington must cut down on er ·Talk about a team on the rebound, Oklahoma won by one dians. rors in their defensive play to keep the ftrstround to East Tennessee St., 72-71, and then beat UJ'""'."'""I Manager Bobby Valentine is the team in the game. Tech 124-81. How about that for a team who was almost eliminated. ·Among all the controversy, how about this one. J.R. Reid ofNorth looking for the Rangers to rise from last year's sixth place finish The White Sox have young didn't play in the second round game against UCLA, because players that blend well with the curfew. You gotta give credit, where credit is due, and with a 70-91 record. In addition to Ryan, the Rangers have Bobby veterans Carlton Fisk, Harold Smith deserves all of the credit here for having the guts to sit out Baines and Ron Kittle. If Kittle has his star player. Witt and Charlie Hough in the rotation that led the league in a big year as well as Dan Pasqua, ·The one team that grabbed the pcess spotlight was Ball State. Ball and more fine play from Ozzie State, under the direction of coach Rick Majerius advanced to the complete games. AU-star Jeff Russell will Guillen and strong pitching perfor second round by defeating favored Pittsburgh,68-64, and later falling mances from Jerry Reuss, Jack Mc to IUinois 72-(J). Just remember that Ball State has everybody wiU be replace new Cub Mitch Williams next year. as bullpen closer. A big year from Dowell, Shawn Hillegas and Kent Hrbek Melido Perez, the White Sox will • De Paul shocked everybody, by advancing to the second round, outfielders Ruben Sierra, Pete In The Twins also led the major improve their 71 -90 record. not bad for a team that can only get better. caviglia and Cecil E~y. along leagues in total defense for two • The Sox have an underrated • Digger Phelps, with their teams new green colors, coached with veteran catcher Jim Sunberg, years in a row. The Twins need at Irish in a respectable fashion. The Irish beat Vanderbilt, 81-65, Ute Rangers may turn some heads least ·one more good starting reliever in Bobby Thigpen and a lost to Georgetown 81-74. If you have wondered, Georgetown has had in 1989. pitcher to complement Cy Young possible sophomore sensation in tough time in the tournament so far. As for the rest of the American winner Frank Viola, who was 24_ Dave Gallagher. Also look to Greg ·Okay, how many people predicted that Minnesota would make the League West, the Oakland A's 7 last year, and Allen Anderson, Walker to have a big season, if he sixteen. The Golden Gophers beat Kansas St. 86-75. and then have MVP Jose Canseco, the AL 's earned-run average .can stay healthy. to beat Sienna (who) 80-67. The Big Ten must be a tough baseball's frrst 4040 player, and leader at 1.26. As for the Seattle Mariners, well, Iconfe:rence . Firemanof the Year Dennis Eck Mirmesota also has one of the they have never been a .500 ballclub • How about the floor at the University of Boise. That bright blue ersley. In addition, the A's have best relievers in the game, Jeff since joining the league in 1977. outside of the three-point-range is wild. It has to be one of the brightest AL Rookie of the Year Walt Reardon, who posted 42 saves last Their bright spots are few. Alvin floors in college basketball, if not the brightest. It sure woke me up when I was watching the games that were played there. Weiss and Mark Mcquire, who hit year. Juan Berenguer was 84 with Davis anchors the weak offense and Although there were a couple of upsets in the frrst round, most of .260 last year while hitting 32 a 3.41 earned-run average. The Mark Langston anchors the pitch the favorites advance to the third round. But one must admit these first home runs and driving in 99 runs. Twins added veteran S bane ing. The Mariners lost pitcher Mike round games proved to be pretty exciting. With some strong pitching Rawley, 8-16 las,t year from tbe Moore to free agency. Steve Trout from Storm Davis, Rick NCAA experts want to narrow the tournament to 32 teams, but if Phillies in exchange for disappoint- is a bigger question mark than tl¥.; they only realized that these underdogs add spice to the tournarnent. Honeycutt Dave Stewart, Bob ing second baseman Herr. one on Frank Gorshen 's cheSt on wouldn't be the same if only the favorites were in the tourna Welch, Eric Punk and Mike As for the ==·.-·:"'L wouldit? Grapplers go pro in new league
By Andy Rabinowitz their wrestling careers on a professional basis. No, this is not schools. Nonetheless, the athletes On :ruesday March 21 sports Hulk Hogan vs. the Iron Sheik. history was made at the Rosemont The wrestlers on both teams provided a thrilling first night for Horizon. The National Wrestling represented a vast cross section of the estimated 2,000 fans in atten dance. League made its debut as the collegiate wrestling. Some had Chicago Blaze overcame a three earned All-American status at Chicago took an early 6-0 lead point deficit in the fmal bout to tie major schools like Wisconsin and when Scott Hinkel pinned Jim the Minnesota Grizzlies 15-15. IUinois. The others earned recog Jackson at 1: 17 of the second The NWL is the ftrst league of nition by competing at smaller period in the 130-pound weight its kind. Now former college and schools on the Division II, class. international wrestlers can further Division III and at NAIA level At 140 pounds, Chicago's BiU Kelly edged Gary Lefebvre 54 to make the score 9-{l.Chicago's 150 pound Kirk Azinger rolled the Chronicle/Doug Merw1r. score up to 12-0 with a 10-5 vic Scon Hinkle (top) of the NWL'a Chlc.go Blaze wortla hla way to a e.G victory In the opening bout of the aeeaon opener. tory over Dalen Wasmund. The Blaze was on its way to in the 160-pound bout. John NWLrulesallowonesubstitu- dominating the match when the Johnson outpointedJeffJordan 7- tiona team each match. Yde con- Grizzlies' Jim Zalesky beat Bob 3. tinued to lead the bout on points Gruner 12-8 at 170 pounds.Min National Wrestling League in the third period when Chicago nesota staged successful come rules allow for the final two bouts coach Randy Conrad replaced back. Two hundred pound Rod to be wrestled at any weight class. Yde with Bob Gruner, who Sande outpointed the Blaze's The 160 pound and 185 pound wrestled aggressively. The 6-2 Mike Jones 10-7. Jones had an bouts were held at the end of the win gave the Blaze three points to early lead, but couldn't maintain match, The best was yet to come tie the match at 15-15. it when Chicago's Todd Yde Minnesota trailed 12-6 going clashed with Minnesota's Tim "I don't mind coming back," into the heavyweight bout. The Manning. Yde took the early lead Conrad said to summarize the Grizzlies' Chuck Vavrowski on points. Manning sustained a frrst night of NWL action. He pinned Brad Kohler at 1:23 of the knee injury in the second period. thought that Mike Jones should second period to tie the score at In came John Johnson, the victor have won his bout, but nonethe MlnnM ota'a Gary L.-lebvra (on the 1m1t) lalla to Bill Kelly of the Blaze 12-12. in the previous bout to replace less Conrad said; "I felt we In the 14~und weight c ..... Minnesota took a 15-12 lead Manning. deserved to win."