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The Calling, a new rock outfit from Los Angeles played at the House of Blues March 1. Although they were originally scheduled to play at the Parish, when the show sold out artists meet they were moved to the main venue - at which they sold out as well - a testament to the Tulane's sparse popula- Perspec{ives: Thinki.ng and Writ- band's growing popularity. Before the show the arcade sat down with guitarist Aaron tions of art students and tree- ing about the Nature and the Kamin. hugging hippies are uniting Environment. He will speak arcade: I take it this a: Even though you kinds of events, like y'all have a lot of fan this spring. The University's about "Constituencies of Igno- is your first time in New and I both know the being on Jay Leno and web pages. You seem Environmental Studies pro- rance: The Disappearance of Or leans, how do you whole record is good, other TV appearances, to have a really strong gram is hosting "Art and the South Louisiana" in Room like the city? a lot of people only are really different fan base. 1 atural En,•ironment," a 301 of Alcee Fortier Hall. This Aaron Kamin: It's know you from your when you're there AK: They' re out cross-disciplinary series fea- event is free and open to the great; we had a day off single ("Wherever you because you know all there! It's great to see turing many works dedicat- public. yesterday. That was fun. will go"). How do you the work that goes in that you're connecting ed to and concerning the envi- The Davis Washington a: What all did you handle that pressure of behind the scenes and with kids across the ronment. Mitchell lecture series pres- do? trying to avoid "one hit all the time it takes to country. I'm just The series began with the ents M.l.T. Landscape Archi- AK: My girlfriend is wonder" status? get everything ready. amazed at how good Tulane Art department's stu- tect and Author Anne Spirn here so we went to AK: By not dealing a: Do you have a per- these kids are on the dent show in February that at 4:30 p.m., April 11 in the Royal Street and ate a with it. We're just get- sonal favorite song on computer. I try to keep featured guest judge and local Freeman Auditorium of the really good dinner at ting ready to come out Camino Palmero? out of the sites though artist Allison Stewart. Its Waldenberg Art Center. The Cafe Sbisa and then got with our second single, AK: "Could it be because it will drive you theme was"Art and the Nat- University's Global, River drunk and sloppy ... "Adrienne" in the last Harder" and "We're nuts if you try to ural Environment," and the and Urban Villages are organ- we're not normally a week of March, so I may Forgiven." respond to everything three winners were Caroline izing this year's Mitchell drunk and sloppy kind have a different answer a: If you could tour that's said. Smith, Best of Show and Car- series, entitled "Urban Envi- of band, but ... in three months. The big with any band, who a: What's your los Zervigon and Jenni Cure, ronments." They selected a: It's New Orleans? thing now with having would you tour with? favorite thing about life Juror's Awards of Merit. Spim as this year's speaker AK: (laughs) Yea. It a song so big is trying AK: Blue Nile - this on the road? The Theatre and Dance because her work provoca- was really fun. We went to put a face, name and Scottish band. They're AK: Thinking about department is performing tively challenges the research to Bourbon Street and personality to it so peo- old enough to be my coming home. (laughs) Henrik Ibsen's Enemy of the university to transform itself had some hurricanes. ple will know it's not dad, but they're better Also seeing great cities People - a "dramedy" that in response to the needs of Afterwards I had a just this song, it's The than anything else out and fans. All the fans tackles environmentalism, its surrounding community. lucky dog though. Calling. there. Or Pearl Jam or are amazing, but some- journalism and family val- She is the author of The Lan- That's not a good idea; a: Do you have a the Dave Matthews times it's scary. ues. Paul Schierhorn is direct- guage of Landscape and The lucky dogs don't go guess as to what you Band. a: What's your ing the modified version of Granite Garden: Urban Nature well with hurricanes. would be doing now if a: I've been surfing favorite city you've been the classic play in which a and Human Design, winner of a: I know a lot of peo- you weren't in the the Internet and have to so far? woman is playing the hero the President's Award of p le, myself included, music business? found AK: New Orleans. instead of a man, as the script Excellence from the Ameri- first heard your music AK: I would be a Nothing can compare originally called for. The play can Society of Landscape on the Internet. What doctor. I still want to be to it. Minneapolis and opened this week in the Lupin Architects and. This year she do you think of the MP3 a doctor. I went to Indianapolis are Theater and continues today received the ninth annual industry? UCLA, but we got really cool cities, through March 9, with 8 p.m. International Cosmos Prize AK: I think it's great. signed my second year, but they can't com- showings nightly, and 2 p.m. for research that has con- I was really unhappy so I had to drop out and pare to New matinee performances March tributed to the "harmonious when Napster died. I didn't even get my Orleans. 8 and 9. General admission co-existence of nature and MP3s are great for try- pre-med. is $10, $8 for faculty and staff mankind." A reception will ing out new music. I a: You played for and $6 for students and sen- follow Spirn's presentation, was watching the NBC's All-Star iors. so be sure to check her out. Grammy's when Olympic Salute. Tulane University Cam- Even if you only go for the Michael Green went What was that pus Programming' s spring free food, you will learn some- nuts on downloads and like? film series will have an envi- thing in the process. I think it's terrible to say AK: It was ronmentally themed week- Also, check out the Fall artists are getting ripped cool, a little end with Erin Brockovich 2001 edition of the Tulane off by MP3s while over- strange March 15 and Local Hero Review, featuring environ- looking the record com- though.At March 17, both at 7:30 p.m. mental studies advisor Chris- panies and corpora- first it's Tickets will be $2 for students tine Murphey' s poem "Three tions. Downloading is like the and $3 for everyone else, as Theresas." cool by me. same old always. The Art and the Natural a: How would you thing and Environmental Studies, Environment project is describe your sound if then later ( the Tulane Green Club and inspired by the natural kin- you had to use a genre? it's like the Louisiana Endowment ship between art and envi- AK: I think using a "Whoa for the Humanities are host- ronmental concerns. Tulane's genre in general is a bad we're ing guest speaker Christo- environmental studies pro- idea. Radio is such a fuck- playing pher Hallowell, the Director gram is doing a great job of ing mess.You have bands on ice and of Journalism at Baruch Col- highlighting this connection that are considered hard this is lege of New York March 20 across many disciplines. rock being played on pop being at 7:30 p.m. Hallowell is the radio. I guess I would broadcast author of Holding Back the Sea: Lindsay O'Connor, describe us as a melodic, on TV, and The Struggle for America's Nat- song-driven rock band we're at the ural Legacy on the Gulf Coast staff writer ... or something cheesy Olympics." People of the Bayou and Green like that. But all of those