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Editor erage that Tbe Otbtr Side does. Articles As for ·the shocked gasps of the Geri J. Patrick Henry Kill Your Television Smith Praises ranging from the campus interest pieces tol crew,• I would like to enlighten you Associate Editor on safety and AIDS awareness to the with the fact that many older people en· here is something I need to tell you about television. You might not David Glickman Editor's Remarks global commentary by Seth leibsohn gage in regular and perfecting satisfying know it, but television is really dangerous. It speaks to you. Not to any demonstrate the diverse and compre sex lives. Who knows? If those individu· Managing Editors Dear Editor: hensive nature of your paper. And I like als were gasping, maybe it was due to T one else, not to the rest of America. To you. It wants you. It wants you Jennifer Hoffman, Sara Shepperd Words just can't express the warm the openness with which you dealt with their ability to relate to the sexual en to accept it, to love it. It offers a whole new way of seeing things, of thinking feeling of relief I have just experienced the use of condoms on campus, for ex counter on the screen. about life. Of course you love it. There are so many of you out there who love Production Manager Brett Speer after turning the front page of Tbt Otbtr ample. Here in Indiana we'd probably Mr. Henry, as editor of The Othtr Side, it. You just don't know how much you love it. Sidt to read J. Patrick Henry's message get expelled for utilizing the word •con· I urge you to take into consideration the It's about control. Power. Conditioning. Brainwashing. It's about insecurity. Advertisin&Manager "To the Seniors•. J. Patrick's gung·ho, feelings of socially aware individuals Mike rbin dom· in any printed form! Keep up the friendly encouragement sure makes be good work and keep putting in those who are extremely offended by discrimi· Preaching the gospel. What? You don't know about this? It's this way for all of Photograph!. Editor us. You can know about it, too. You can be aware. Just open your eyes. ing a senior a whole lot easier now. Be pictures of my favorite Pitzer person! nation against the elderly. Although Pauline ao fore, graduate school applications, GRE your readers rarely consist of people A dorm room can always use a television. It makes things seem not so small. ·-KlRSTlN Euswom; Art Editor scores, and career plans produced in me over approximately 45-years·old, the d· It really opens things up. You can take it right out of the box and tum it on and Seth Winnick unpleasant anxieties. But now, I am Henry Discriminates derly are not the only ones who get hurt watch, right away. That's amazing. When it's your first Tv, your very own lV, News Editor comforted to hear that I can ·shoot for because of attitudes like yours. Your sick you go to the hypno-box pure, a lamb ready for the slaughter. When you take Kristin Kasper the stars· or •find out what it takes to be Against Elderly sense of humor is propelled into the col that remote control in hand and punch the power button, you start it. You Sgorts Editor a private investigator". Upon complet lege community and certainly will not avid Stoiber change yourself forever. I'm still changed. I've never been the same after that ing our editor's chummy counsel, I now Dear Editor: bring about positive attitudes. moment. realize these anxieties were completely Generally, while reading Tbe Otbtr Side If you have a personal problem with Review Editor unfounded. Obviously our astute edi the elderly, I hope you are able to re It speaks to you. To you. It calls your name. It makes secret promises. If I really appreciate your film reviews and Jenny Spitz tor's training in moral encouragement solve tt on your own outstde of The Otbtr you've got fears, fears about anything, about people, it knows. It reassures you. your critique of ""White Palace• in the Calendar Editor was developed during his illustrious days October 30 issue was no exception. Sidt. In the meantime, Mr. Editor, may I It tells you that everything is alright. It shows you what's right and what's Melody Bolen as a movie reviewer. What I did not appreciate at all was suggest that your get an editor for your wrong. It shows you how to feel. It shows you how to be a man, and how to Facul~ Advisor --ROB SMITH your degrading and discriminatory re· articles as well. look at a woman. AI achtel Class of 1991 marks about the individuals older than --)UUE FRANK 1V is a different world Every channel is a different window into a whole President's yourself. You commented on the ·reac Class of 1991 new dimension. You don't think it's a different plane of existence. It's just peo Writers tion of all those poor elderly people at ple, talking and doing things, right? Sometimes they talk right to your face. Tim Ahearn, Bill Ramsey, the Pitzer Film Benefit~ld folks, mind Daughter you, who need help walking!• First and Moeller Makes Here's a news flash: they're always talking right to your face. They're showing Thomas Mills, Katie Marble, Bill Foreman, Ardi Eggleston, Commends foremost, I would have to doubt that these things to you for a reason. None of it is an accident. It's all planned. It's Arnie Greenberg, Alfie Alschuler, those people attending the event were Public Apology all a message. They're telling you how to act. They're showing you who to be. Eric Elliott. Francesca Tussing, The Other Side poor by any means. The Pitzer Film 1V decides who the real men and real women are. 1V teaches u~ to love. To Travis Wright. Bill Kramer Benefit is no cheap affair. And if you Dear Editor: hate. To act. Photographers were referring to •poor" as in pity, well Anyone who was here last year proba Dear Editor: bly remembers my last article, which When I left my room, and went away from the lV, I saw it then, too. I saw it Mark Evans, John McClellan, I must congratulate you upon your you better think twice. Those individu· Joli Williams. Bill Ramsey als were enjoying a social engagement dealt with the departure of Homer Gar· everywhere. When I saw a product, I saw it's advertisement. When I saw a outstanding cover photo in the October cia and the search for his replacement. just as you were. Second, I am quite grave, I saw all of the dead. When I saw a woman, I knew how to feel, how to Artists 30 issue. But I guess I have to reveal my l"m publicly apologize for taking that is Christopher Michna, Freya Prowe, confused as to why their disability in look at her. When I saw other men, I knew what to make of them. bias before I say anything further. That sue to Channel 7, where I was interning Patrick Gehlen, Laure Holloway, person standing next to Marilyn Mon walking was a necessary statement to at the time. I was on the verge of giving It always feels so good to go back. To seal up. And watch, touch, become. Christina Crooker roe is my Dad! make. Not only have you contributed to this school some real publidty-·but I'm Lock the door. Close the curtains. Shut off me lights. Remove all intrusions, Columnist I haven't lived in Claremont for sever the continuation of ageism, discrimina glad nothing came of it because I realize any distractions. Time to commune. It doesn't matter if you're entertained. Seth leibsohn al years. Presently, I reside in the state tion of the elderly, but now you have that, in this particular case, it would What was entertainment, when there's communion? of Indiana-truly a land of rednecks and touched upon discrimination against have given the school negative publici All of the ads. All of the soap operas. The sit-coms. The made·lV-movies. Bible thumpers but with the one re people with disabilities. ty, and that would have sucked. And as to you pride in enjoying I hope this letter can resolve the dif The news. It has you. You are totally under its control. There are men out there deeming quality of having snowy win is the ters. I have, however, seen Tbt Othtr Sidt '"White Palace• even while ·surrounded ferences between myself and anyone who push the buttons, pull the levers, switch the dials. They watch you. They The Other Side a publication of students of Pii.Zer College. The edi- in its various forms over the years and I by the elderly• really does say some who felt violated by that article. use you, and they enjoy it. They control you. They have your controls. !Ors reserve the righl!O edit all materi- must say that the present production is thing. It says that you as an individual als submitted to this publication. ·-BURKE H. MOELlER That's my secret. You've got to kill your television. I felt better right away. really impressive. need to open your eyes and your mind Please address inquiries or letters to Cu.ss OF 199 1 The best way to make the Powers That Be understand our dissatisfaction with The Other Side, c/o Pitzer College. I write a political column from the as to the benefits of surrounding your their programming is to tum the 1V off. We've got to stop. You've got to stop. Box 452, Claremont, CA, 91711. •liberal• perspective (in Indiana a •fiber• self with diverse aged company. You would be surprised how much you could The Other Side welcomes letters from the look at what you're watching. Can't you see what they're doing to you? The opio.iom expr
4 The Other Side: April 19, 1990 The Other Side: November 13, 1990 5 WHO YA GONNA CALL? I f~ Let's face it--there are a lot ofsickos from around here who see the Claremont h1;,:,_. ; ·~ CoUeges as a ripe market--women to assault> expensive cars to rip-off. ~ ~; : ' THE PITZER-SCRIPPS ESCORT SERVICE !;, -CAMPUS SECUIUTY CoJrPORAL}OHN TEUBEB ..•.. :·:·
ception on these campuses that men were in vam when the wrong phone Service operates, the lobby of Mead are safe walking around alone at number ended up being published. Dorm at Pitzer and Denison Library FACT night; says Melissa, who has orga "[Another problem] right now is at Scripps. At this point the service is nized the service in such a way that lack of advertisement," says Carlos open Sunday-Thursday from 6pm there are always two escorts, guaran Munoz, another senior on Escort, "I lam. Escorts work in 2 shifts of 3 1/2 During the months ofNovember and teeing that no one will have to walk think when people find out about it hours each. Melissa is optimistic that alone anywhere. they11 use it more." there will eventually be supervisors . "At this point we don't pre-desig Melissa explained that she and Alix who answer all the calls and deter December the crime rate is higher nate the escort teams; Melissa says. were hesitant to over-advertise at first mine who is at the best location for "'t's not as important to have male-fe because the organization needed "fine receiving an escortee. Right now than any other time ofthe year male teams as it is to make sure that tuning." She explained, i wanted to there are dispatchers who answer the there are at least two people together: make sure that the students knew phones and send whichever "team" is Until a need for females to be paired their job outlines and were going to available. The extension for the Es FACT with males becomes apparent, Melissa be consistent about showing up for cort Setvice is 4311. Students are also and Alix see no reason why the gender work." encouraged to ask for assistance di of escorts should be of concern. Melissa feels that it is important rectly at Denison or in the Mead According to Campus Security, men that the workers are happy, and al Lobby. have been victims of attacks by though she wants participants to be More often than not there are complaints from Pitzer students about ing schedules and job descriptions," "strangers" just as often as women in able to sodalize, she also wants them Sara Shepperd to recognize that the job is a serious the lack of services available to them Melissa said. However, organizers are de the past five years. A lot of people Staff Writer one. "In the past the advertisements in comparison with the other campus termined to make this year's Escort Ser make reference to campus rapes in for Escort made it seem really funny, es. The new Escort Service is not on vice better than ever. these instances, but the majority of n case you're thinking that the 5-col .., . the Oaremont College's rape prob probably to encourage students to ly designed to provide safety for stu lege campus is a haven free of street cant stress enough the importance of feel comfortable calling for assistance. dents, but it is also one of the benefits using the service," Melissa said. She's lems have stemmed from "date" and Icrime it's time to become more in "acquaintance" rapes, not attacks by Obviously I want it to be pleasant but of a smaller college campus: one in formed. afraid that most people who want to be first it should be considered a serious which people work together to en escorted may be embarrassed to call or campus prowlers. 'There has got to be some level of con "Men walking alone at night are no organization." After all, on-campus sure a comfortable environment for cern from students," said Campus Security feel that wherever they need to go is a crime is not a funny matter, and until everyone. "waste of time" for escorts. "I want all stu safer than women when it comes to Corporal John Teuber, "Let's face it the use of knives and guns," Melissa students take their own safety serious Please take advantage of the Escort there are a lot of sickos from around here dents to know that these people are being ly the Escort Service can only help so Service; the sooner everyone realizes paid for their time, whether or not we re says. who see the Oaremont Colleges as a ripe The problem with the Escort Ser much. that asking for help is smart and ac ceive any calls. No one is wasting their market-women to assault, expensive cars vice in the past has been the attitude Presently there are two locations ceptable the safer our campuses will time. They are here to help provide a ser- to rip-off: students seem to have toward it. "I out of which the Pitzer-Scripps Escort become. VICe. . " Teuber went on to explain that think people are apprehensive because "strangers" carrying weapons have been At this time there are 20 Pitzer students and five Scripps students working Escort they're ashamed," explains Pitzer Se stopped on campus, knife threats have nior Dave Butler, a member of Escort been lodged, as well as several incidences Service. Although their have been some WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW complaints from Pitzer workers about "People may think it's a sign of weak of indecent exposure_ "The high crime ness to have to call and use it." rates in the surrounding communities con Scripps' low number of participants for this "joint" service, Melissa feels that the Melissa agrees, and adds that unfor tribute to a less-safe campus," Teuber said. tunately it ends up taking something Luckily, the new Pitzer-Scripps Escort lack was expected. "Scripps has never been able to have an Escort Service. In bad to happen before people begin to Service is in full swing. Although there the past the college was hesitant to allow call. "As soon as the first Security were some disorganization problems at women to be escorts." Alert is posted the Escort Service gets first, co-supervisor and coordinator Melis Melissa and Alix Ford, Scripps Senior a sudden influx of calls. Then when all sa McCain says the real problem at this and Coordinator of the service, aim to the excitement wears down the calls point seems to be a lack of patrons. change this view, and share the belief that taper off: She adds that the noncha "Because of the joint effort between it is as important for women to participate lant attitude of students is the root of Pitzer and Scripps there was some confu as escorts as it is for men to utilize the ser the problem, waiting until someone is sion in the past couple of weeks concern- vice. "There seems to be a wide miscon- already hurt to think about safety. S UNDAY • THURSDAY As far as the service itself is con cerned, it's been greatly unpublicized 6 PM ·1 AM so far. Melissa's attempts to advertise
6 The Other Side: NO".'ember 13• 1990 ,. Our Environment Our Environment What Do You Do With Your Garbage? WHAT'S HAPPENING I
Nancy Judd CR&R who processes them and then ride along with the garbage trucks on Contributing Writer sells the materials to be recycled. their routes and to the dwnps, visit the Presently the refuse is being sorted by new commingled sorting site and wit· hand on a conveyer belt, but by Febru ness the logistics of dealing with he State of California passed the ary of 1991 will be mechanically sepa garbage. Through these experiences, I AB 939 Integrated Waste Man rated. Commingling is a relatively new have come to a new awareness about the Tagement Act in January of this system, and Anaheim is the only other whole issue. I have come to see it more year. Its goal is to change the way that city in this area that has a fuJI-service then the unforgotten bag of garbage I trash is collected and disposed of. It program. throw out every week. calls for a 25 pen:ent reduction in the The city of Oarernont's new commin How the garbage is handled is very joe Cbung-Scnlor total waste stream by 1995, and a 50 gling plan will begin by servicing about telling about that society. Once while "We recycle all our cans, pen:ent reduction by 2000. 500 residences in late November. Even camping in Arizona I was told that the bottles, those cardboard boxes The city of Oaremont, in response, is tuaJiy the program will include all of the Anasazi Indians who used to live there bttr comes in, all newspapers changing its recycling program to one -we recycle anything, but not community. Tom Baffa, Director of Re had a very different philosophy then Pat G~blen-Sophon1orc that will help the city meet these re real waste. The person in our cycling for Claremont, says that the that of our society. Being transitory, "I think what people should do is take their suite happens to be head of quirements. It presently has a private Claremont Colleges will be able to they believed in leaving as little trace of organic garbage. like banana peels, egg residence curb-side pick-up program choose a recycling program of their own themselves after they left as possible, so shells, left-<>ver meat and stuff and bury it in recycling for mead dorm and we have a bin in our own suit which collects only newspaper, plas or join the cities plan. But, whichever that any one who happened upon their a compost. &cause, it doesn't biodegrade in tics, all kinds of glass, and aluminum. landfills because all the other crap is around the Colleges chose they will definitely old camp would find it as they did, in its The present system is recycling only it. so it will biodegrade just in a matter of a have to comply with the regulations. natural state. It is this attitude about couple wttks if you put it in the ground and 3 pert:ent of the total waste stream. Not Pitzer currently as recycling newspa how we as a society, but really how you that extend the life of our landfills.· meeting the new goals of the AB 939 per, glass and alumirum in all the dorms as a person are affecting the area around act, the city of Oarernont has decided and also has a newly-formed committee you that seems to be lacking today. on a different program called "commin working on expanding the current pro When you start to think about your gling: gram. effect on the environment, as you are In this program, the amount of recy Green waste (yard trimmings, etc.) eating your one serving size of potato clables will be expanded to include all generally makes up 25 percent of the chips, and you realize that after you are types of paper (that includes cardboard) waste stream. The city of Claremont done and throw away that bag, it will sit and tin. All of these recyclables will be will supplement its waste reduction in some garbage dump (you don't even put together into one 90 gallon contain plans by adding a composting program. know where) and outlive you many er which will be collected every other However, the specifics of these plans times over. Hopefully this awareness week. Residents will pay $10.70 a are still being worked out, and might will disturb you, and you wiiJ begin a month for the service of their regular possibly include the colleges. Pitzer is process of personal transformation in garbage pickup but, will only pay 90 currently making its own efforts. Profes your own behavior. cents a month for the service of the re sor John Rodman is composting the ar cyclable refuse to be collected. boretum wastes. Once the recyclables are picked up, As an intern with the city in their re Na11cy lauld is a SOiior at Pitur, 1114jorirtA in they will be sold to a company called cycling program, I have been able to sociology and art. DID YOU KNOW? A VERY SIMPLE THING YOU CAN DO Claremont WI begin • lt takes an entire forest to commingling later this supply Americans with Next time you read a month 1n an effort to their Sunday newspapers newspaper or a flyer, drink Monlque-ReM Herttra-Sophumore evel)' week. "I think at the school what's neat is that they are starting all the meet AB 939 Integrat a bottle of beer or a can of recycling things, but I don't think enough students are taking ed Management Act's • Each year we throw away soda... recycle it. enough time to separate it. I don't know why because it's all easy, requirement of 25 per 28 billion glass bottles and Pitzer has made this even all you have to do is separate it, it's right there in all the dorms. I cent reduction in the jars--enough to fill the easier for you. Use our re just think if more students would take time, we would have less of cycling program. In each a problem recycling. And in my house, that's what we're going to total waste system by twin towers of New York's start doing. We've already done cans and we are going to start World Trade Center every dorm there a separate 1995. two weeks. garbage cans for each item. do,OOUIG),~ I"" A C 'f Compiled by Kristin Kasper • Prxtions taken from "50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save The Earth.
The Other Side: November 13, 1990 9 A TASTY ALTERNATIVE TO KEEPING..•.....•...... •...... •.. CAFETERIA FOOD IS ONLY A .r[-l ··(-·: ( '(~ 1 J~ 1 L\ '( r[~ -.( -- ( - - - - _d .i ~ - - . - •...... •...... •...... •...... • COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY.
e've all seen their Ayers around cam love. People of all religions can go; Brook BRING IN COUPON AND SAVE! pus but few of us actually know what Selby said. •Jt's not exclusive: W the Christian Fellowshtp really is. The Christian Fellowship meets every fm just as guilty as the next person for being Thursday night at 7:30 in Bauer Center at ignorant as to their role in the 5-College com CMC. The meetings start out with singing munity. Christian songs (I learned through hearsay). Out of curiosity, I asked a random sampling Then people share their personal testimonial of students what they thought the Christian Christian experiences that happened to them Fellowship was. The following are the top five during the week. Then there is usually a responses: speaker who incorporates prayer, good works "'t's something to fulfill one's religious bc:ltefs and faith into a sort of sermon. Then, of on campus: course, there is food and generaJ socializing. "'s it a sort of get-together and time to be There are also excursions to various places with God. Don't they give around the LA. area. One money and stufft' outing featured a weekend "'t's a group of people that in Catalina Island. ~he have Bible study and talk weekend was challenging. about their problems. It's I guess for me it brought probably reinforcement 'flliW~mmamJit.~~aon out the question of dedica through the Bible: g tion to the faith and my "'t's just another organiza place in it; Brook said. •Jt tion which focuses around a involved a lot of work and common identity which is thinking: Christianity: The fellowship provides "'sn't it a grant? Kinda like students with a sense of the Watson Fellowship: community and wholeness. tv1 EDIUtv1 PIZZA $1.00 OFF Most people in their re- •J enjoy attending the sponses were pretty much ways open meetings because I like LARG E PIZZA $2.00 OFF on target but its role is even spending time with people more elaborate than this. of the same faith. The EXTRA LARGE PIZZA $3.00 OFF The majority of the people meetings exude a lot of with whom I spoke about love and warmth; explains the Fellowship were first another member who year Pitzer Students. wished to remain anonymous. Ot-.~E COUPOt··-~ PER PIZZ.A. One of the most redeeming qualtties of the One misconception is that the fellowship group is that it provides an avenue m which to tries to get money from its members. Last year meet people. "'t made the transition into col there were rumors drculating that the fellow lege much easier; said freshman Brook Selby. ship was coercing people to give thousands of •Jt provided an opportunity to meet people dollars to the faith Naturally I asked several who share similar beliefs and values: members if there was pressure to donate mon One question posed to me while conducting ey'? They all answered no. various interviews was -why don't you come The fellowship just strives to create commu and see for yourself what the fellowship is all nity among members of the Chnstian religion. aboutt' My immediate response: I'm not Chris Its doors are always open to people of other re tian. ligions. In retrospect, I see now that was a fairly nar •lt's a place where if you have any questions row-minded answer. The fellowship is open to on the religion, the people are really warm and people of all religions. •Jt's a gathering of affectionate and willing to help you. Or if you friends who share the same belief and lots of just want to go and meet people, that's cool: IN T HE VILLAGE 273 W. 2nd STREET, CLAREl\10 T CALIFORNIA • 624-7214 or 624-5431 THE BOTTOMLESS PIT Community Considers Numerous Options f or The Pit
games, a pool table and a big screen T.V." Bill D. Kramer Unbeknownst to me, I asked David Rose, Staff Writer a member of the senate his opinion on Pit renovations. He wanted to see a "soda foun recently gave a campus tour to a prospec tain and a juke box." AK., a passer-by, clari tive student from Moscow. I showed him fied that it would have to be a "CD juke I the Pit and he asked "What do you do box." here?" It took a little while to satisfactorily Several people wanted to see some pool ~0~~~ explain what the Pit is and what we do tables in the Pit. The complication is some there. A big room with nothing but a blue one would have to be responsible for pool \\~ \\\~ carpet is a b it peculiar if you don't know cues, etc. and that's a whole other issue of His talent was blossoming. much about it. ave Pincus, Pitzer senior and psych major, concern. Today, Dave's in full bloom. He is a member of Well, it seems that the Student Senate is stands atop a peak of dramatic acheivement, One student, speaking under the condi surveying the vastness of theatrical drivel "Without a Box; Pitzer's very own improvisational deciding what to do with $14,000 ear tion of anonymity, suggested the return of D marked for Pit improvements. The possibili that is thoroughly beneath him. comedy troupe. "The Sandbox and the Nowhere the infamous Green Parrot Bar, but given the Ritual," Pincus' directing debut, opens on November ties may seem bountiful and they probably legalities of a student run bar on campus In other words, Dave is an actor, and a good one are. The only limitation in improvements grounds, it's not sure how far this suggestion at that. Not only is he an actor, but he is also cur 30 and runs until December 2. on the Pit is that the area will be used for would go. rently involved in directing "'The Sandbox and The This play captures David's imagination. Zuker dances, blood drives, etc., and any furniture Sarah, a very outspoken sophomore, at Nowhere Ritual," an original play written by fellow had approached other directors before Dave, but as must be mobile. tempting to have her opinion in three con Pitzer student Michael Zuker. Dave says, "They didn't see in it what I see in it. I I first spoke with Charles, an off-campus secutive issues of The Other Side, suggested think it's brilliant." Dave is putting his all into this sophomore. He would like "a social area What is the story of this man's dramatic odyssey? that the college save it's money and increase effort because "I will never direct again, so I want to other than the Grove House" and "some Well it began in his youth. Young David, a mere security instead and "tum off the sprinklers seco~d grader, played Prospera in Shakespeare's make' this one a great play. I'm glad that it's this thing nexible". so they aren't watering at noon! (This was "'The Tempest." He had an enlightening teacher in particular play, and my only worry is doing justice Many students saw the need for a social after she had first responded with "some area and looked to the other colleges for thing like the Coop".) his Chicago elementary school-her name was Mrs. to the script." What does the future hold for this young man? ideas. Shayna, a first year student, suggested But she did think that the Pit had the po Cohen. Dave remembers the play as being pretty He's not planning on pursuing his psych major im something "like the Coop". (So did Tom and tential of being an alternative student center good. "We thought it was incredible, of course." Marie.) This was Dave's first experience with the theatre, mediately, but will rather move to Hollywood to do Sandy suggested something , ike the Mud from the Grove House. "I would like to see a permanent stage put in and a sound sys and the positive vibrations he received from it ulti "The Acting Thing." Don't worry, though, Dave is dhole" and would like to see the Pit serve mately led him back to drama in high school. keeping his perspective. •1 won't put gel in my pizza and snacks. She also suggested that tem." Dave Pincus, adolescent high school student, hair," he says ddiantly. the student store, the Prov, be moved from Anyway, the debate continues as to what found himself bored and disillusioned with He's confident in his talent, but refuses to take Holden, but wasn't sure how the Salathe will really be done. The Senate would like wrestling. He then re-discovered acting, a discov himself or those around him too seriously. This dif gallery would be affected. the project to be completed by next Pitzer does not have a central rec room ery which proved to be a constructive and success ficult balance is an essential trait of the truly suc semester. We will all have to wait and see. since each dorm has fadlities of their own. ful outlet for his more creative sensibilities. H is cessful artist. Cesar, another first year student, proposed a Come January, maybe I will be able to just roles included three parts in "Our Town," Elwood P. And now words of wisdom from David Pincus, "multi-purpose rec room." When pushed to show a prospective student the Pit instead of Dowd in "Harvey," Mr. Frank in "'The Diary of Thespian: "Come to this play. It's damn good. You elaborate, he started that he'd like "video just explaining it. Anne Frank," and Tom in "'The G lass Menagerie." won't be sorry. It's shocking. It's wonderful."
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"So you have this spaceship doc "The point is, I didn't hear any "Bi11, are you saying you have BY KATIE MARBLE thing that happened was I umented on film." words or anything but I felt their alien pen pals? And can I see the Staff Writer saw a space ship." "Yeah, and this is where it gets presence. I wasn't frightened be letters?" "A U.F.O.?" good. I was driving on Arrow cause they let me know that they "No, but I've learned that all life "No, it was an I.F.O. An Route-that lonely stretch of high didn't want to harm me. Anyway, I is of the same essence. That's what CLAREMONT--A random Identified Flying Object. " sampling of Pitzer students way between the Toy Box and felt very peaceful-! knew that these beings taught me-They "Bill, where and when did Pitzer College." whatever these beings are they aren't aliens , they're like us. They confessed that they didn't do you see this-had you, by anything particularly ex "And you met aliens at the Toy would not want to harm us.• chose me as their messenger. My any chance, been at the Hi Box? "So Bill, did you talk to them or job is to remove all Terracentric traordinary last weekend. Brow right beforehand?" "I wrote a paper." "Your skepticism is most dis what? Did they transport you and viewpoints and attitudes that "No, I first saw it on Satur "I went to the Hi-Brow." turbing. I didn't stop at the Toy try to dissect you? Why didn't you plague our planet. You and I are day night, when I was com Box, but I did stop about half a capture one for the benefit of sci not Earthlings, they are not Mar "I should have written a ing back from El Pavo and I paper." mile past it because I saw this ence?" tians or aliens or whatever-we saw a shooting star. I didn't "I got in a fight with my glowing circular object in the sky. "Please, Kate. This is not the are all universal. That's all I can think anything of it. But About the same distance away as a movies ... this is real life. I didn't tell you, except that before I saw girlfriend." then I saw another. And an "I slept." plane, but it was round, and pale talk to them the way we talk to the I.F.O., I didn't know any of other. I thought that was "I went to Vegas." ish green. There was nothing hold each other, but they did communi this, and now rm sure of it. Hey, weird because shooting stars ing it up, no engine noise, no cate with me-and since I saw just write it all down and let's go Nothing too ex~eptional. are rare, especially in the Then I talked to Bill Fore wings. Obviously this was working them fve found that I feel connect to El Pavo.• smog belt. Fortunately I on principles that humankind does ed with all life forms in the uni Otha . ses.i man. "This weekend," Bill had my camera with me in said, "The most interesting not yet understand,• Bill said. verse." frotnmy responsibtlity as to the the car." truthfulness or accuracy of tlU5- a.«ounl PhotogApbs.area~~
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Mann Westwood (21:l) 208-7664 MUSIC FILM•• •• bliss. Stoppard has put a spin on the Stoppard shows sympathy for Rosen the gutter. There's more booze, vio Its spirit is loose, but this only makes Rosencrantz and action and made textual revisions with crantz and Guildenstem. Even after a lerx:e, and sex on this record than any it better. The Pogues are worthy. no loss in dramatic or linguistic power. group of travelling actors led by the Pogues album sirx:e "Rum, Sodomy & Check out this album. Or any other, Guildenstern are British actors Gary Oldman (•Sid Player-an incisively overripe Richard the Lash• (not that ·u 1 Should Fall as they're all incredible. and Nancy,· •State of Grace•) and Tim Dreyfuss-puts on a show that fore From Grace With God· and ·Peace -by BiU Forma" Dead Roth ("Vincent and Leo•) are remark shadows their eventual death by hang and Love• were tame in the least). ably fine in the title roles as Hamlet's ing, the pair remain incapable of help Added to this mix is religion. Yes, the he word games played in Tom two old school friends. They have ing themselves. Pogues are not your average band. - Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and been called to the kingdom of Elsinore "Wheels have been set in motion, Examples: in the excellent "Sunnyside - > T Guildenstem Are Dead• have a by the Hamlet's mother, Queen and they have their own pace, to of the Street• Shane croons, •1 saw > ILl collegiate cheekiness that make you Gertrude Uoanna Miles), and his step which we are condemned; says Roth's that train and I got on it with a heart appreciate all those Shakespearean father, King Claudius (Donald Guidenstem, who fancies himself the full of hate and a lust for vomit. Now Ill plays you read m college. Sumpter), to find out what's making smarter of the two. Oldman, who I'm walking on the sunnyside of the 0: The Czech-born British playwright Hamlet (a superb lain Glen) so melan plays Rosencrantz with a clown's grace street.• How can anybody not love 0:: was only in his twenttes when he choly. and a tragedian's passion, is never Shane7 more touching than when searching wrote •R&G· in 1964. In making Though they keep picking up clues This is but one of many great tunes for a crucial thought. "Whatever be Rosencrantz and Guildenstcm-two from the snatches of Shakespeare's di on the album. •Lorca's Novena• is came of the moment; he asks, ·when mtnor characters in "Hamlet"-the alogue incorporated in the play, the definitely a major work for Mac one first knew about deathf ThePogues center of a play about tricks of fate, bewildered pair never can deduce the Gowan. Yes, it's about the poet, The only disappointing feature of Stoppard mixed the poetic melodrama full import of what's going on. Com "Hell's Ditch" the film is its lack of advertising and specifically about how he was mur of Shakespeare with the doom-laden ing up behind Polonius (Ian Richard promotion in the Untted States. dered_ After describing the act, Shane minimalism of Samuel Beckett and son), who is eavesdropping behind the he Pogues are a very special ·Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are wails, •Mother of all joys, mother of topped tt off with the slapstick of the curtain in Gertrude's bedchamber, the band. Let me quote the emi Edie Brickell & Dead• is difficult to find in local the all our sorrows, intercede with him · Marx Brothers. two scare the old man, unintentionally T nent philosopher, Rob Smith: tonight for all of our tomorrows: aters, but it's deftnitcly worth the The theatrical version of •R&G• won causing his death. "My God.t They're the best band in New Bohemians search. No doubt everyone will learn Shane's got that old time religion, but Stoppard delights in such knavish the whole fucking worldf Crucial to just about every award and made Stop more about the film when the Oscars it's honest. The title track, co-written "Ghost of a Dog" tinkering with the classics. The film is understanding this statement is the pard's reputation-further enhanced role around, because this movie is go with Jem Finer, is a nightmare describ extravagantly, mercilessly funny fact that he was listening to their in by later works such as ~ravest ies ; ing to score big. For in this thrilling, ing life and death in a Spanish jail never more so than in rapid-fire verbal credible new album, •Hell's Ditch" •jumpers• and 'The Real Thing: one-of-a-kind film, Stoppard revivifies (Spain has loomed large in the Pogues' ne thing can be said for tennis match between the two protag when he said that. OK, Shane Mac The movie version that we've lucked an art rusting unused in modern ouvre since •If I Should Fall From Edie Brickell and New Bo onists. Gowan (the resident genius of the into at last, with Stoppard tn a striking movtes: bringing words to life. Grace With God•). Quite powerful. 0 hemians' most recent re- cinematic directorial debut, is pure But unlike Hamlet or Shakespeare, -by Travis Wrigbr band) could read the telephone book It must be heard to be believed. lease: they aren't safely recycling their and I'd call it a masterpiece, but this The kicker is, of course, is that not old hits. But unfortunately the new band has done it again. Lke each al only is Shane a genius, but the band musical route the Bohemians are tak bum before it, ~drs Ditch" is loaded delivers these tunes with mastery and ing isn't as enjoyable to listen to. with great tunes, most by MacGowan, enthusiasm. These guys are excellent "Shooting Rubber Bands at the but with one by banjo player "Coun musicians, and •Hell's Ditch• demon Stars; their celebrated debut album try• Jem Finer and two by mandola strates this in spades. Few extra musi released two years ago, mixed 60s folk wizard Terry Woods. This album is cians are used on the album (not since with 80s pop. The songs had instru like nothing the band has done be ~ed Roses For Me• have the Pogues mental depth and the lyrics were in fore, but it still sounds completely used so little external aid), and this triguing. Brickell was usually trying to Poguian. highlights what a great band they are. say something, though I couldn't al To understand the appeal of the The album ends with a medley of ways tell what. Pogues, one must understand Shane •Maidrin Rua•, a traditional tune, and As for their new album, •Ghost of a MacGowan (all of us fans just call him "Six to eo•, by Terry Woods. These Dog; Edie and the Bohemians fill too Shane). To quote Tracy Thompson, are loose, with Jem Finer still tuning at much of it with short, cute songs. -shane can be a very annoying singer the start. We get to hear the Pogues Don't get me wrong. After listening to if you don't know how amazingly do a jam session. It's not profound in the first two songs, I thought the good he is: I.e. his voice has been any way, but so what7 This is music, group was on their way to another marinated in a variety of alchoholic not Philosophy class. ~elrs Ditch• is success. · Mama Help Me• and -slack beverages since he was about 8, he a playing album, capturing the Pogues' and Blue• use forceful percussion .and mumbles, his teeth are terrible. (He singular spontanaiety. I read that they Brickell sings with more maturity than likes them though. I hear he had recorded 23 songs for this album, and on their earlier album. Both are about them insured.) But we love Shane. they must have worked quickly they a loss of innocence and insecurity How could we not love somebody did this in only a few momhs. about the future. Other songs deal who is so amazingly fucked up and The Pogues are the greatest band in with loneliness and relationships. yet writes the most passionate songs the world, and ~ell 's Ditch· is proof Musically, it's apparent that the Bo- around these days7 of this. It's not a BIG album {like Scc MUSIC REVIE\Y", page 20 This time around, Shane is back in -reace & Love• was), but it's real good
18 The Other Side: November 13, 1990 The Other Side: November 13, 1990 19 MUSIC R E v I E w INTRAMURAL continued from pR:!Je 19 hemians are forging into new creative territory. W ith songs All this adds up to the feeling that "Ghost of A Dog" is an It has never happened before. There are 33 ofthem, and they like "Strings of Love" and "Forgiven/ the instruments and unfinished product. Songs like "Me by the Sea" which have tempo abruptly change, giving them a good deal of texture only Brickell singing while backed by acoustic guitar conveys are the first. These brave pioneers are entering a realm where and interest. incompleteness rather than simplidty. But the third song, a story about two characters called A few of these melodies have potential, but the Bohemians Carmelito and Vandito, is the beginning of countless little seem to have given up on them. Considering that this album none oftheir kind has ever gone before. ditties telling of rainy nights and run-over dogs. Brickell's was recorded on somebody's porch, the band was probably childlike philosophizing of the first album is replaced by consciously aiming to pare down their sound. Although this is meaningless descriptions of daily life. an original idea, it misses the mark. For example, in "Oak Cliff Bra" Edie Brickell sings, "a sta And even though Brickell reveals some passion once in a Who are these valiant individuals? tion wagon honks and swerves and almost hits a squirrel." while, she usually sticks to singing in her naive little-girl-lost And later, "I rode my bicycle too fast and fell down/a lot of style, matching the character of the songs. By the end of the people saw me fall onto the ground." This is disappointing to album I had had enough of her sliding, breathy vocals. hear from the band that once said the enigmatic, "Choke me "Ghost of a Dog" has a few entertaining songs, but on the in the shallow water before I get too deep." whole it is stuffed with fluff. It is nowhere near the excellence A little playfulness isn't bad. But when it seems to takes of their last work. Only if you're an Edie Brickell and New Bo over an entire album one must question its point. lf Edie and hemians fan do I suggest buying this release. Otherwise wait the Bohemians are choosing not to say much with their mu for their third one. Or tape it from me. sic, unlike so many artists today who are trying to make a - by Fra11ctsca T usrorg statement, that's fine. But doing so can jeopardize an album's validity. By Alfie Alschuler
hey are the proud members of the regulars at the Friday softball games held Pitzer Activities Intramural Softball here at Pitzer. T Team. All things considered, the odds don't The organizer of this first-ever Pitzer look to good for the Pomona, even though :~lli~IUI;Na they have 14 times as many teams. softball team, Clay Ballantine, is very posi tive about the team's future. He believes How has the Pitzer Activities Intramural that Pomona has spread it's talent too thin Softball team done so fao Admittedly, by fielding 14 separate teams. Pitzer, on they have been thwarted by technicalities $5 off 6ft. party sub , __ r$1 off foot long"' the other hand has gathered all their soft but Clay Ballantine feels that they can ""1"rWif?-- ball talent onto one astonishing team. Will over come them. Duffy, a member of the team, was more So far, they have played two games. or larger 50¢ with purchase of concise about the teams strength: "We The first one they won due to a forfeit by -...... · rule." the other team. The second game is still a EXDir~ 01115/91 Caupons must~ present~Clyde Drexler The backcourt tandem of Hawkins and the Blazers may give the Pistons more again be dazzling us Dawkins was superb last year after only than a run for their money. If they will help their first full season together. The rest don't, Portland may slip a notch this with their aerial of the Sixer starting line up is stable year. Portland glide with Mike Giminski supplying steady Phoenix seems to have it all: Scor !o the Western offensive numbers and original Bad Boy ing, depth, quickness and rebounding, trickery while bolting Rick Mahom dishing out pain and an but something appears to be missing. Conference guish to any and all opponents. The Their inability to execute in the final problem with the Sixers last year was minutes of crucial games stopped the down the court with Finals their non-existent bench (except for Suns from stepping into the Champi Ron Anderson's 12 points a game). The onship Series. Center Mark West has a ' their grandiose hut off season for the Sixers was full of ac monstrous 63.6 field goal percentage quisitions: shotblocking sensation Larry BtrJ uJ Magic loL~tso~< . hoo kgocds of t!K over two years with the Suns. West is Manute Bol from Golden State and g!VfU. IIIJ,o.st ltm!os lurw Jallm jro!fl J__,Ket. not a huge center but is strong and po squeaky high-tops. Rookies Brian Oliver and Jayson sitions himself firmly in the blocks Williams through the draft and trades. won't make too much noise after the which enables him to finish what pene The Sixers have dramatically improved first round. Boston's days of domina trator Kevin Johnson starts. Forwards their team and barring injuries, Phily tion are over. Eddie Johnson and Tom Chambers can may take that final step to the Eastern The Portland Trailblazers are young, light up the score board while Dan Ma 1: .·:·~--~=-· .A ~· Z",,i~:~=~:![t:.~ .,M R~z~t;~$. -~ ....-~ -=~ .· Conference Finals of maybe even the talented and hungry, but their lack of jerle and Jeff Hornacek supply the heart his is it B-ball fans-the NBA still starting but his limited skills ap Championship Series. depth, which showed against the Pis and soul of the team Kevin Johnson is Basketball season is upon us pear to be deteriorating along with I'm not one of those people that be tons in the Finals last year, could hinder the key to the Sun's success. KJ is per and it promises to be fantas his fragile feet. Scottie Pippen is lieve the Boston Celtics will suddenly their chances of gaining a champi haps the quickest player off the dribble T maturing into a potent offensive win the Atlantic Division just because onship ring. Kevin Duckworth is enor in the NBA and his explosiveness ranks tic. The bad boys of Detroit are disgruntled Brian Shaw is back on the mous but incredibly nimble for a 300 him as one of the top playmakers in the again the favorite but age and possi weapon, while his counterpart, Ho bly a lack of motivation will allow race Grant, continues to be over parquet floor. The core of the Boston pound man. Forward Buck Williams re game. Johnson can ktll you with a 20- teams like Chicago, Philadelphia, matched by stronger opponents. Celtics is still Robert Parish, Kevin mains the glue that holds this young foot jumper or he can dart through the McHale and Larry Bird (37, 33, 34 Portland team together. Williams is a lane and beat you to the basket with his Boston, Portland, Phoenix, Los An Michael Jordan continues to amaze geles and San Antonio to push the the world with his explosiveness years old respectively). Offensively tenacious rebounder and uses his wise blazzing speed The Suns have the tal they are still dangerous they are to court savvy to surprise teams when he ent to take it all, but they need to main Pistons to the limit and threaten and grace on the basketball court. but old and immobile to keep up with the drives to the hole to can the soft layup. tain their composure in the final min their stronghold atop the NBA's His countless offensive moves make him impossible to be covered by younger and more athletic teams in the Williams' counterpart, Jerome Kersey, is utes of games to take that next step. elite. Michael Jordan remains the focal one ddender. Stacy King is small as NBA. Bird, once unstoppable from the one of the most underrated players in Phoenix, a young team, need KJ to be the game. Kersey is lightening fast and point of the Chicago Bulls but even centers go but he makes up for his outside, found that the shots he used to come more mature and to show that he John Lennon needed a little help lack of size by using his aggressive make in his sleep were now clanging off usually is at the front end of fast breaks is quite capable of running the Sun's of by from his friends. Last year the Bulls ness and speed on the court. B.J. the rim is every direction. Along with where he concludes the break with a fense whether it be 30 seconds into the were pleasantly surprised to find Armstrong complements Jordan bet his slipping offensive skills, his defense thunderous jam. Clyde Drexler is an first quarter or fourth quarter crunch David that their youngsters (Stacy King ter than starter John Paxon because sunk to sometimes embarrassing levels. explosive player and remains the poor time. and B.J. Armstrong) were quite ca he has what Paxon lacks (speed). Defensively, McHale can no longer mans Michael Jordan, but his lack of in The Los Angeles Lakers , the most pable of contributing to victories. The Bulls failed again in the Eastern cover the small forward in the league terest on defense tends to allow oppo dominate team of the 80's, are no Stolber Veteran center Bill Cartwright is Conference Finals against the Pis- and offensively is no longer automatic nents easy baskets. Guard T crry Porter longer perched atop the NBA's elite
22 The Other Side: November 13, 1990 The Other Side: November 13, 1990 23 GOL
BY lthough Frisbee Coif may be Three shots later, an expc:nenced pl1ycd at anyt•me and anywhere, olfer should have a ood opportumty ERIC Awe here at the Claremont Col to hit one of the: two seals In the pond Ic es · hould consider ourselves lucky Th1s is probably my favonte hole of L in that the lntcrllnkin 5-college cam the course because It requtn:s the best pusc~ naturally form 1 very challenging of both the golfer's strength and accu L and variety-filled course There is a racy plenitude of lon , rcen falrways1 hn: My next favorite holes arc any locat ardous yet beautiful trees, lon , n rrow ed on the CMC or Harvey Mudd cam hallways and, most importantly, an In puscs The people you can meet there numerable amount of monuments. arc always so friendly and Interesting 0 This aamc seems to be completely This port can be played dunng the focused on travelling great d1 tances, day or 01 ht, whichever you prefer bonking a many of the 5-collegc Icons Before you decade, however, I hould T with a rrt~bce s pos ible within two to probably tell you about the pros and thrcc hours cons of each time T Some of our favorite monuments Dunng the dayt1mc, there enters In· around the colic es 1ncludc: the to the game an adduaonal hazard on Ceodome, the mcs age gazebo m front the course. people. People will pick of Collins Hall, the bl , brown doors your fnsbce up and throw It back to of Denl$on Libr1ry, The Rock, the sel you even If you tell them to leave It dom-heeded stop c lgn at the comer of alone. Although th•s may result in the Mills and Twelfth, the fountain'" front loss of a stroke since you must then rc· of Pickford Aud1torium, Fr ry fountain, that 01l Demck. Thing In front of Plm play it from where they throw tt, It Is Center, the fount In In Hixon Court, mce to know that people llll want to the fire hydrant on Twelfth treet by help and to play the jo nt Sdcncc Center, and the front One of the major benef1ts of pi ying doors of Honnold Library. dunng the day instead of the n1ght l As a ncral rule, the course Is never that you are much less Jjkcly to lo e t:t beforehand a~ spontaneity Is a vital your fn bee: Always usc a white fri • aspect of this arne and must be main· bee at mght and (If you can) restnct tained '" order to keep It anterestlng. your holes to well Ia htcd rcas It m y So the game Is usually be n by arriv even be a ood Idea to cany an extra ing at a general con emus for the loca disc with you--just tn case tion of the fi~t hole or monument and The undeniable benefit of playin at how many throws of the: frisbee at w11l night, however, I the complete lack of ukc: to achieve this destination. cttvaty. I would recommend bcgtnnlng This proce s is continued with the no earlier than 11:30 p m., so a to as next tee box bcang relatively close to sure: open spaces If you arc a pnvatc the last monument hit. The: golfers type of person, then n1ght golf ts the wind their way through the ftve coi one for you. ICBcs, cvcntually endtng up back where Before I clo c, I should say that an they began. Thus, the major differ essential p1cce of Fnsbcc Coif equtp· ences between real golf and five-col mcnt is a backpack Ftlllt w1th the ne lege fnsbce gol( arc decisions abcut or ganization and the type of equipment ccssatlcs· water, snacks, beer, extra d1sc, used to play. and whatever dse you thmk will make A great example of my adea for prop· your golf experience a more enJoyable cr d1stancc in relation to the number of one throw~ needed to pu a hole is the par So give It a try, keep your eyes open foor-seal pond The uswl tee box for for new things to hit as you make your th1s hole lacs at the top of the Miss daily rounds, and whatever you do, America Steps between the Motley and never yell "FOREt' unless you actually the Hwnanllles Buildmg at Scnpps. think you're going to hit someone
The Other Side: November 13, 1990 25 teams. Magic Johnson is the greatest the most dangerous run and gun player most underrated players in the game. playmaker that ever lived, but the Lak in the game. has come of the most dis He can use either hand to bum the larg ers have significant question marks at appointing season of his career. Scott er forwards in the league and if ddend two major positions. Magic can beat was slowed by 'njuries last year and ap ers give him any space he will use his ul you in so many ways its mindboggling. parently lost his marksmanship from the tra soft touch to shoot down a 20-foot He can post you up, bury a 3-pointer, outside. If Scott can not bounce back, er. Last year Elliott only scratched the hurl a look away pass right by a ddend than newly acquired Terry Teagle will surface of his overall talent. He has a ers nose or knock down a baby sky be called upon to perhaps do more than large repertoire of offensive skills and hook in the lane. James Worthy is still he is capable. ln my opinion, the Sam his added muscle in the off-season may as quick as ever and A C. Green contin Perkins deal did not address the Lakers propel him to become a legitimate 20- ually attacked the glass on the weakside major need (a big defensive center). point scorer. Strickland supplies the for rebounds last year. The Lakers ap And unless Perkins grows three or four speed and athleticism in the back court parently miss their former captain (Ka inches during the season than the acqui while Anderson adds size and versatili reem) more than they thought they sition was useless. The Lakers days of ty. The Spurs have unlimited potential FRIDAY, NOv I 16 would. Although the great captain's domination are also over (see Boston). but because they are a young team they skills deteriorated in his final years, his The highly antidpated arrival of the tend to commit mental blunders during utter presence made the Lakers better Admiral, David Robinson, was well the crunch time of crucial games. If offensively and defensively. The Lak worth the wait for the San Antonio they can overcome these late game ers, minus Kareem, have no legitimate Spurs. It is frightening to imagine how goofs than Detroit better watch out be post up game on offense and subse dominating Robinson will be after a few cause this team will be untouchable. Fl RST FLOOR quently have no large bodies to cover years of NBA experience under his belt. big men (Duckworth and West) on de After only a year in the league, the Ad PREDICTIONS: fense. Yugoslavian import, Vlade Di miral, has already taken htS place among vac, has potential to be a serious offen the elite big men in the game. Terry EAsrffiN CoNa9a floc FREEWAY CLUB sive weapon but his lack of strength and Cummings, W illie Anderson, Rod Detroit vs. Chicago WEsTERN CoNRRENCE FINAL: quickness make him a liability defen Strickland and Sean Elliot provide the San Antonio vs. Portland sively against the other more massive Admiral with a highly potent support FINALS: Detroit vs. San Antonio bodies in the league. Byron Scott, once ing cast. Cummings remains one of the THE CHAMP: Detroit (again) BRINGS YOU THE: • • • Don't go through agony every time HONKYTONK you need something copied. ANGELS Just go to your phone. Call Copies Now. We can make it easy.
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cently, the Grove House standing comprises the foundation to smoke, yet when (s)he makes TURN Beyond Pigskin Committee banned all of principles that codify the distinc that choice to do so in public the igarette smoking within tions between •freedoms to• and nonsmokels decision not to smoke the building. This decision has •freedoms from.• These constitute is abrogated and arrogated by the been met with certain criticisms the freedoms that define the princi smoker. When the smoker smokes Sara Shepperd whtch, I think, must be addressed. ples of civil rights and civil liber (s)he foists risks upon the nonsmok and Pumpkin Pie The American Lung Association, ties. er who must then also accept the Class of 1991 National Institute for Health, and Civil rights are positive acts of risks chosen as part of someone the American Medical Association policy voted upon to protect peo else's habit. all agree that secondary smoke im ples from discriminatory treatment. If the smoker is addicted, then his poses health risks of cancer and em However, civil liberties are the fun choice may not necessarily be with his year will mark the first tradi thankful that I'm healthy. I'm really tions. I was in awe at his commitment. physema to both smokers and non damental restraints which serve as in his volitional control. But as one tional Thanksgiving that I'll have thankful that my family was able to af For Thanksgiving all of them are volun smokers. While the degree of checks against the intrusion of may be guilty of falling victim to an Texperienced since I've been in ford to send me to college. I'm thankful teering at a church to help feed the health risk varies according to the group rights on individual ones. appetite for nicotine, all are not in college. Somehow I've always found I've never had anyone close to me die. homeless; instead of complaining be individual and the environment, Certainly smokers have the right turn responsible. As the smoker some other way to spend the third I'm really thankful I can eat whatever I cause they can't be with their own fami their studies do agree that there is to smoke. This right, however, may not be able to say · no• to a Thursday of every November; freshman want without getting fat and as my lies they are helping to make the holi no threshold below which passive must be limited-in the interest of cigarette--as volition turns to velle year I got sick in Mexico (never mix friend Jenny says, •just be thankful you day better for people who don't have others' rights-to the outdoors, pri chicken enchiladas with tequila), sopho don't have any disgusting growths on families at all, or stoves to cook on, or smoking ceases to pose an increased ity-(s)he should neither be able to vate cars and dorm rooms where more year I went with my family to your body• ... and I'm thankful of that. money for food. risk of lung cancer. impose a standard of collective re for this reas-on, the issue of per when one chooses to smoke, no one Hawaii and watched a pig roast (I ate I'm really thankful that I have a few very Even though I live in New York City sponsibility at any given place. The mitting smoking at the Grove else will have to suffer the conse raw vegetables and ranch dip) and last good friends who are always, somehow, and see poverty every day, I guess I for House, or any public fadlity, is not quences of that choice. In other issue, here, is not about a smoker's fall a freak blizzard in New York City •there· when I need them, over and over get that there are so many poeple in my one that can be placed in the hands words, smokers and non- smokers right to smoke. Rather, this issue basically put a damper on my entire country that have nothing. Sometimes of a majority will. Neither individu (the secondary smoke risk group) asks if people have the rights not to family's holiday cheer...while driving people in general complain too much al nor democratic rights are being can freely inhabit the Grove House smoke and have health hazards suf through the sleet to our relatives' house Sometimes people because their car payments are high or deprived by placing a ban on smok if the smoker refrains from smoking. fused through their air. The issue is in New Jersey all I kept wishing was they want cable TV or they're dreading ing in a public establishment. But, once the smoker lights a about health, an undebatable topic, that I was home in front of the VCR the holidays because they don't know The litmus test for judging cigarette, nonsmokers are put in the not about absolute rights. with some Chinese food- delivered. in general complain what to buy or serve or wear. whether or not individual rights are gratuitously uncomfortable situation Committees, classes, poetry read By a •traditional• Thanksgiving I I'm going to Dallas to surprise my being compromised can be applied of their having to do something ings, and art shows are all held at mean lots of family members, too many grandmother for her 80th birthday and people in the kitchen arguing over who with ease. Supreme Court Justice about it. Whereas, with a compre the Grove House. The facility is a big Thanksgiving /fam ily reunion. No knows the best way to ensure a juicy too much... doubt I'll roll my eyes to the back of my Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. recog hensive smoking ban no one would open and available for many differ be put into that awkward and turkey (which I despise) and a flaky pie head a few times with the usual frustra nized such limits when he offered, ent events and occasions. If one ~c right to swing ones fists ends health-risking position. crust (which I pray won't be pumpkin), tions of large family gatherings, but I'll person is kept away from the Grove at the tip of my nose: In other The argument to allow smoking my least favorite sport on TV from dreading the holidays try to remind myself that having a huge House as a result of a smoking per words, one may be free to exercise at the Grove House is the mega dawn to dusk and finally, me recogniz family in which everyone is healthy and their individual rights as long as phoned request of an habit or an missive policy, the effects of a dis ing for the umpteenth time that I cannot basically happy is pretty important, es those rights do not become commu addiction. If smoking is a habit, criminatory policy will begin to take possibly be blood-related to these peo because they pecially when so many people have no nal encroachments. This under- then the smoker is making a choice hold. ple and therefore must be adopted. Ob one at all. viously these four years have flown by, Thanksgiving is the most celebrated right;> I haven't missed a thing. Or that's don't know what to holiday in our country. It's the busiest what I thought, until recently. time of year for airports and grocery Thanksgiving is defined in the dictio stores nationwide. More people dial nary as • [a day] set aside for giving buy or seroe or wear. long-distance on Thanksgiving than on AUDITIONS thanks to God/ it began when the Pil any other major holiday. Hopefully this ~@ IC{NIRI.D!.EfiS~ ~@IK~IliS&!RM••• grims attempted to make peace with the means that people all over are trying to &I!..R. AllmK ~@inli ,~~ Indians by inviting them to share din stay in touch with people they love. without ner. Thus be.gan a t{adition in which again. I'm also thankful that I know peo Hopefully no one will ever suggest giv THURSDAY Nov. 15 people bonded over food, yet lived on ple who believe in causes and fight for ing ~anksgiving presents: i?'@tl:!JOO@@:!Kl~ ~@@lim meat and cared nothing about calories, them selflessly. It just occurred to me I think Thanksgiving is self-explana (UPSTAIRS @ PITZER' s McCoNNELL CENTER) a box fat, cholesterol, football games or the recently how grateful about this I actu tory: being grateful for whatever you following day: the biggest shopping day ally am. have and whoever you' re w ith and 7 P.M. improvisational and of the year. In any case, they gathered Last weekend I stayed with one of my hopefully recognizing those who have together to give thanks. NOTHI NG To PREPARE, ~I ~ experimental theatre close friends and his roommates near less than you. I guess I got caught up in BuT BE PREPARED To Do A NYTHJNGI This made me think a lot about the San Diego. One of them spent the en the commercialism and missed this in things for which I am really thankful, al tire weekend working for Green peace to the past. I hope none of you miss it in @.AL~COUl WI LL B E O N though probably not often enough. fm FRIDAY Nov. 16 boost voting for environmental proposi- the future.
o U~S'Ii'IOii!S'i CALL EXT. 61 42 U The Other Side: November 13, 1990 The Other Side: November 13, 1990 29 MY • HOWARD TURN Culture 101 • David JOHNSON Glickman Reading The Newspaper ~ Class of 1992 J-{ote{ CLAREMONT, CA.
ultural diversity and awareness France, to his teaching at Harvard Uni duction, and acting of the play due to are key components of a liberal versity. In addition, five of Paz's poems the cultural differences inherent in the Carts education. The Claremont are included in the article, giving the two distinct countries. Colleges offer numerous classes on cul reader a glimpse of Paz's impassioned In fifteen minutes of reading you can tural topics ranging from specific semi writings. get a brief irttroduction to the poetry of nars, such as Women in Asia, to broader •High and Low Culture Meet on a a Mexican Nobel Peace prize winner, classes, such as French Culture and Civ One-Way Street• (October 5, 1990) gain an understanding of high and low ilization. In addition to classes, The critically previews an upcoming exhibi culture in the art world, and learn of Colleges have an extensive study abroad tion at the Museum of Modern Art in some of the cultural differences between SPECIAL CAMPUS program in which students can study a New York titled ~igh and Low: Mod the United States and the Soviet Union. foreign culture first hand. Utilizing em Art and Popular Culture (the exhibit I know of no classroom in which one these opportunities, a student can strive can gain so much cultural awareness in RATES! to receive a well balanced and culturally Once in a while, so little time. Invest the time. Once in a informed ltberal arts education. while, put aside the reading of the FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI However, the Claremont community umpteenth chapter on the analysis of is overlooking an tnexpensive, daily Pf!' aBide the reading some theory, and read the newspaper. means through which one can broaden You11 be advandng your liberal arts ed hlSiher cultural diversity: reading a na of the umpteenth chapter ucation. $38 PER NIGHT - SINGLE KING tional newspaper. On the whole, this I know of several professors at the does not occur at our institutions of Claremont Colleges who either recom SIZE OR TWO DOUBLES! higher learning. The figures are embar on the analysis ofso me theory, mend or require students to read a rassing. Less than 4% of the Claremont newspaper daily. These professors de **$1 0 PER NIGHT (30 DAYS MINIMUM)- FOR community (i.e. students and faculty) and read the newspaper. serve thanks for insisting students en subscribe to The New York Times. For gage in this culturally awakening activi STUDENT BODY WITH STUDENT 1.0. an entire semester, a student or faculty ty. However, Pitzer should go one step member of the Claremont Colleges can You'll be advancing your further: the formation of a newspaper rubscnbc to Times for $14.75 (Monday discussion class. Don't laugh. It would thru Friday ddivery). That is less than liberal am education. work. The students would be required •Free Shuttle Service to •Ontario most textbooks. It baffles me that more to read an agreed upon daily newspaper students and faculty have neglected to will be LOS Angeles in June 1991). l he (e.g. The New York Times, The Chris •Satellite T.V. take advantage of this offer. exhibit encompasses Modern works tian Sdence Monitor, etc.) as well as an •Air Conditioning What an indivtdual can gain from which have incorporated references to analytical weekly publication (e.g. The reading a newspaper is endless. Aside popular culture in •new and provocative Economist). Class sessions would be de •Convenient Dining from keeping abreast of current events ways: The author critidzes the exhibit, voted to discussing and debating the is around the world, a newspaper serves as declaring: ~igh and Low' in actuality, sues published in the newspaper or mag Restaurants Right Next Door a continual window through which you is, at best, the wrong exhibition in the azine. Each student would be required •Close to the Colleges and the Village can view different cultures. To illustrate wrong place at the wrong time: In addi to research several issues of interest in this, I looked back at "The Living Arts• tion, the reader is made aware of numer depth and report back their findings to section of the The New York Times ous masterpieces in the exhibit which the class. This would not necessarily be Affordable, Spacious, Comfortable from the last two months. Here are are intertwined with popular art. solely a Political Sdence, History, Eco some descriptions of articles which have A critical theater review of a Soviet nomics, or Anthropology class. It would appeared during this time: Union-United States cross cultural ex be an Inter - cultural Understanding Indian Hill & 10 Freeway (714) 626-2431 In ·octavia Paz, Poet, Wins a Nobel change production of Chekhov's class. The possibilities of gained knowl Prize· (October 12, 1990 ) the Times de 1vanov• is the subject of •Chekhov in a edge are numerous. 721 S. Indian Hill Blvd. Call for Details tat Is Paz's life (he was the first Mexican Cross-Cultural Exercise· (September 25, Hope to see you in Culture 101, read to win the Nobel Prize for literature), 1990). The article discusses the prob ing the newspaper. from his role as Mexico's Ambassador to lems which arise in the direction, pro-
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