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Vol. 13, No. 11 Monday, Arpil 2, 1984 Columbia College, Chicago School plans language classes by Gina Bilotto other priorities now," she said. impor tant element to a liberal arts if they understood different " Out of communications and per education. cultures, not just the languages. Columbia's administration is forming arts, we have grown into a Last month, the National Com " They need to know the culture discussing plans to offer a group or well-balanced and well-rounded mission on Excellence in Educa first," she said. "A long-range classes which would introduce program." tion said the United States is a "na educational objective is to teach students to other cultures and Rosenblum referred to Colum tion at risk," partly because lew them to think in other cultures and languages, said Dean or the Col bia's graduate programs and to the American students study foreign use that as a skill." lege Lya Rosenblum. Arts Entertainment and Media languages. Roosevelt U niver sity offers Rosenblum said the school is Management Program as ex Educators say it is useful for the degrees in the French and Spanish considering offering a basic course amples of how student interest average student to study a foreign languages. The school also offers in the Spanish language this sum develops other programs. language because if nothing else. classes in German. Greek. Italian. mer, with additional language and The Arts and Entertainment the student will be able to Russian and occassionally. Latin. cultural courses in the fall. department "grew out or the ad recognize major differences in but does not have a foreign This is the first time Columbia ministration's perception of stu cultures. language requirement lor gradua will be offering courses that would dent interest in the arts and a " The student can understand tion. include the teaching of a foreign greater interest in job oppor that what other people do is not Learning a foreign language language. tunities in the arts," Rosenblum strange just because it is dif may be important to a liberal arts "Columbia has never offered said. " The college's mission is to ferent," said Or. Dominic Martia. education, but Roosevelt's foreign classes in other languages because provide training in the arts." Dean Lya Rosenblum dean or students at Roosevelt language department Chairman the administration was concerned Rosemblum also pointed out Col University. "The study of a foreign John Barry said he believes learn with improving and developing ex umbia's science department as an students. There are things language is good for a balanced ing a skill is more important. isting programs." Rosenblum example of how the school extends concerning science that people in liberal arts training." " I don't think people should said. itself from other programs. those majors need to know about." Rosenblum said students in learn only languages. I don't "We have grown into a school or "Science is critical to photo Many educators agr ee that terested in communications would believe studying a language should many new programs. We have graphy, film and interior design learning a foreign language is an be more effective communicators Continued on Page 2 SE Si de residents skeptical of du mp by Robert Bergsvik adequately compensate Burnham Protection Agencies. The federal tax rolls for the proposed sanitary EPA attempted to halt the treat The Goliath or waste dispoal landfill park. Waste Management ment. approved by the state EPA. companies is attempting a spokesman Thomas Volini last or 20,000 cubic yards dioxin-tainted giveaway to the village of Bur· month told Burnham officials that material from Minnesota. nham. a David among south subur the $80,000 could be invested to The dioxin "is considered to be a ban communities. completely cover the lost taxes. contaminant or pollutant in that the waste itself is possible hazar Federal and state officials mel Other area residents complained dous under Minnesota law. but Tuesday with Burnham residents that the proposed landfill park, Local chemleallndustry along Grand Calumet River adds to pollution. clearly not hazardous under who are skeptical or a Waste which would cover more than 150 Waste mounds (background) are also In the area. federal or Illinois law." said Ed Management Inc., offer to turn a acres and rise about 50 feet, would (Photo by Robb Perea> ward Meyer or the Minnesota proposed sanitary landfill into a destroy prairie wetlands adjacent Pollution Control Agency. local park and wildlife habitat. to the Grand Calumet River, But ar ea residents and Burnham replacing it with man-made Al so in the news, the Chicago Ci officials aren't buying the package wetlands. Cap said that leads to ty Council in February voted a Trash sites overflow deal, which includes an unofficial further pollution. based on past ex year-long moratorium on approv swap or the Burnham site by Waste perience. ing most new toxic waste dump Chicago in dire need of landfills Management for an undeveloped permits. Not banned. however. are "Once it is a man-made wetland. dump site proposed for Southeast new permits for liquid waste It comes down to who has a plan which claim the region has enough and if it stays in its original state, Chicago, sa id a spokeswoman for handling sites or transfer stations. for Chicago's garbage. more than sanitary landfill to last into the they
Shuttle ready for launch·
by Rick Cuasco shuttle mission, will command this flight. Francis "Diok" Scobee is the pilot. Ac NASA hopes to continue its track record companying the two astronauts are three of space "firsts" as the space shuttle mission specialists;·George Nelson, Terry Challenger is set for a nother mission Fri Hart and James VanHoften: day. Onc:e in space, the mission specialists For the first lime. astronauts will go up will retrieve the Solar Maximum satellite. to repair a satellite and return it to orbit. Solar Max, as it's called, is a damaged In addition. the shuttle will lea ve behind an satellite once uSed to study the sun. unmanned platform for space experiments In addition. the shuttle will deploy the lasting ten months. Long Duration Exposure Facility. Known A five-man crew will lift-off Friday from as LDEF. it is a 30-foot long cylinder 14- , the Kennedy Space Center at 8 a.m. feet wide which will contain scientifil.: ~ Chicago time. The six-day mission is the periments lasting nearly a year. 'Ai"(er that ' lith shuttle flight. lime. the reusable LDEF will be retrieved In this artist's conception, the space shuttle deploys LDEF, a new platform for space ex Robert L. Crippen, 46. pilot or the first to yield theresults. perlmeots. Fair plans may 'change In the continually changing status of the Chicago 1992 World's Fair, plans for the site of the fair have been slightly changed and a new meeting of public and fair officials has been scheduled. The new tentative plan released by the Chicago World's Fair 1992 Authority would keep the fair at its present Burnham Harpor site. However. the amount of landfill space would CAREER. PLANNING " PLAcEMENT.. . A Job Hunting Preparation 011nic featur be reduced by 30 acres and the western boundary extended to the city's Near South Side. Ing career planning, resume writing, the hJdden job market and Interviewing will be Meanwhile. Gov. James Thompson has rescheduled last week's meeting ~f stale, city _Saturdar,Aprll7, 9a.m._- 1:30p.m . ' - .• ·. • ·• and fair authority officials for this Friday. Among those invited to the meeting are Park · I • . , District offi cials and Ald. Bernard Stone <50th >. Park officials and Stone. who heads a ci DANpE... Northwestem University's Deborah Cal.llP,ana will give a speech. " A Ping ty council committee on the fair. weren't invited to the first meeting. Qualified by a Thud" at the Dance Center Apr\19, 8 p.m. Admission Is rree. The state legislature has set Apr. 30 as the deadline fo r a n intergovernmental agree ment spelling out each level of government's fina ncial obligation to the fair i FILM AND VlDEO ... An Independent F ilm and Video Festival spo~ by Colum bia College's Film and Video Department and Al\thony Loeb, department chairman· will submit their works (Or judging in the Ninth Festival or 11Hrnlls Film and V1deo Ar tists. Cash prizes or $250 are awardfid to the "Best Film" and ''Best Video" and finalists are awarded Certificates or Merit. Entrleunust be submitted no .later than Wednef!dlly, May 2,1984 ~,COlumbla 'sFIIm and Vi!leo ~artmept . Further info, t.'On: tact Sarab Aspen at 663-1600, ext. 302. • ' • - , t.. • Foreign ltjl!3guages FREE SCREENINGS... a re held every Wednesday In Room 92fln the main building: April 4, Alfred Hltcl)cock's Notorious at 2:30p.m . and David Holzman's Diary at 4:30 , Continued from Page 1 the fields or education, international p.m.; A.prll 11 at 2:30 p.m. Al(red Hitchcock's Stranpr ou a Train aqd· Mervyn business, and the United States Army and Leroy's Utt1eC~~e~arat4 :30 p . m . ' be the center or everybody's lives. State Department need people with "I don't see a ny economic advantage on goreign language skills. PHOTOGRAPHY ...FUm -director, novelist, poet, jourii'allst and composer Gordon how learning a foreign language can help The ideal advantage of knowing a ParkS, Sr. will lecture at Columbia's Ferguson Theater F riday. April 6 at 7:30p.m. students with other skills," Barry said. foreign language would " make Americans Admission 18 SS. Barry, Rosenblum and Martia agree a Iettie less paranoid about the rest of the that the economy or the United States is at • ., I - world," Barry said, but he doesn't roresee 8ClENCE... A list of videotaped s~udent projects. showing how arts and communica a disadvantage from the lack of foreign any change of attitude, such as a tion connect wlui IIClence, will be SCQt to high IIChools around the country. cultural and linguistic understanding. resurgence or interest by college students "The United States Is put at a disad to learn a foreign la nguage. '~'~mATER ,AND IWSIC ... A 1tUdlo producUon of "Uncommon Women," directed by vantage when dealing with other countries Roeenblum said there has not been any Paullne Brailsford, will be at !he .l1tl} Street Theater Aprll9 throuah Aprll13. when American companies do not know show of Interest from Columbia students the language," Martla said. about the school offering a forelp 1YCILI ... Most Reverend Wilton Gregory, D.S.L. Alpdljai'y nlah\lil of the Archdloceae Barry explained how the United States language course, but, " I would welcome ot Chleqo, ancj tbe rlnt blacJ( aWIIIIary bllhop of ChJC&IIo, will be Interviewed on the economy has surrered because there Is a the expression or Interest from students." "u.tecl"l)llblle 11ervk:e PI'OIJ',am on Aprll2. lack of people that can monitor foreign U It fits Into the priorities of the coli~, trade journals, especially the ones that other language courses could come out of come !rom Russia," Barry said. "That Is the new multi-c ultural courses. because the Russian journals describe new Rosenblum said those coursew wOIIId be a ways of manufacturing steel." ' support program and another dimension to Although he discourages students from the skills and expertise Columbia students majoring in a lorelgn language, Barry said would have. Monday, April2, 1984 Opinions Columbod Chro mcle P<~ge _\ .__--EDITORIALS ---;1 Language difficulties It is unfortunate that Columb1a College lacks fore1gn language classes. /11\any students who began learnmg Span1sh or French '" h1gh school come to Columb1a stym1ed by the absence of an) languages here. Worse, students who have never studied a language but would like to, are unable to do so . Student apathy IS also part of the problem. As Americans, we somet1mes get stup1dl) chauvanistic about our language. Students in other countnes - not only at the college or h1gh school level, but even in grammar scHool - study English . They do so, not simply because they realiLe the) should know English to succeed in the world marketplace, because the) realiLe they mu5t know another language bes1des the1r own to succeed. We should be so smart. That is why the Chron1cle IS encouraged by the beginnmg of uRt this time ·,t's too earl_y to deterrn.tne foreign languages at Columbia this summer. Columbia students will at last have the opportunity to learn another language. whether there ore an~ i rregular i ties ~' The success of these first classes will determine how far the school goes in providmg foreign language education. The Chronicle urges students to take advantage of these classes now. I LETTER TO THE EDITOR------! Show the school there is an interest and demand for foreign language classes. 'Staff best in midwest' Dear Editor: the poece of paper What IS the future ot the industry And God For fear or sounding erratoc pomt you ask!'! help us If Culumbon is produconl( EPA needn't duck and 1 secutionable after ef The poont is that I have ac graduates that nut only do not fects. I want to make this brief cumulated ninety-plus hours of know how tu " pan" or "tilt" a and very much to the point. I nedot at a state college on It· camcnl. but luuk Ill wonder am writing this as a r esult of the linois and a unoversity in the oncnt at CrossLatdo vod<'O toxic waste issue state of Arizona. The tuition at articles printed about the swotcher as If ot were an 111M Television Department. I am a these mstitutions were a great !JiOO. It' s a world or belching promary campaign promised transfer student that registered deal less than that or Columhoa True. may he overly smokesta<·ks. towermg sanitary neighborhoods actoon on hazardous this past February . and the e A NEW C--ONC...... E R-T SERIES Runne.rs to 'meet' BLACKSTONE HOTEL by Beverl y Perteet Duk1D on " Tralnlq Fn". President Janet s-w111 be • On Saturday April 7, the Dr. charge ot the stretchlni ud fta. William M. Scholl of Podiatric lbillty workshop. - COMING fVfHTS Medicine, will host a free running The 12:30 p.m. ~ fM~ ....CH a-GlOIOf IAHHAUII, " clinic and foot screening program. Ronald Kerschner an "NutriUall NAHCOIS O'Allllt. V1ollo The school Is located at 1010 N. for Runners". Fred w• • Dearborn. Events will begin at 8 "Lower Extremity InJury, 8111 a.m. and last untll4 p.m. Treatment." and Virlln an •.,.,.... The program will feature lni for a Cbanalllll!:nvli'OIIIDIM." workshops,· running films, ex· ment of Orthopedic Sciences at Vll1lln can al8o be beard apa. ll hlblts, sports medicine, foot Scholl Colleae. " Nearly 80 percent 2: 30 p .m. alona with otlllr screenings and a question-answer of all sport Injuries are either foot apeaken and podlatl'lltl. seaalon with running and medical or foot related. The screen in& be Howenr appolatm.ta experts. In addition, a number of In& offered lhould help prepare _,for tile leading manufac turers and runners to lncre- their lctivlty caaducted at tile dlale. 1thletlc equipment ouUets will while remalnlllfl Injury free." unable to au-t tile Aprtl 7 display the latest faablona on the The clinics will be divided Into may lalla advantaae of U. market today. two parts: The II a.m. apeallen are foot e!UIIIIlnatlaa by World a.. runner Crall Vll'lln Tom Polland on "Monltorlq c:o11e11 bet-s p.m. IMIW wlU mille 1 liMit 1ppearance. Tralnlnl Proptu", John a.._ AprU a111n1 1. ,_. da;rl prtw "Sports rel11ed root lnjW'Ielare an on "Conalderatlon In lnjUI'J .... ,.. ... lllflni....U.u.. lhe riM." said Blrt OaiWitll, .,..._tlaa", Jolla MacNeer 011 tact: ...,_Dml.lleboll Clalal... f >:: O.P .M., chairman or the Deoart· "Tr1lnlq Scllldule", llld Jolin (Ill) .... ~ • t • Columbia Chronicle Monday, April 2, 1984 Page 5 What was your favorite movie from 1983 By Pweter Rindekopf " DEVIL IN MISS JONES II" "RETURN OF THE JEDI" "THE BIG CHILL" because it because it is just a good movie." because I was always following th.e was interesting to see people from Paul Lark, TV. Sophomore. Star Wars Trilogy and I got hooked the '60s and how they ended up on Star Wars." J ack Rodriguez, today." Patty Fogarty. Radio/TV. Theatre, Sophomore. Freshman. "SCARFACE" because it has awesom power and it had a com "RISKY BUSINESS" because bination of Brian Pepalma's the music was live and the plot was directing and AI Pachino's act interesting." Deborah Taylor. ing." Klaus Henke, Film, Junior. Dance, Sophomore. ~----C Iass if ied s----i Need a ride to Fort Collins, Col Happy Birthday. Ron W.! ! orado over spring break. Will help pay for gas, expenses. Dates can be flexible. Leave Brewer Fans Unite ! ! J oin message and phone number at Teresa Brewer's fan club. For 357-1830. Elizabeth Chevrie. information . w rite : Bill Munroe/584 Prospect St./New ·Haven, Conn. 06511 Dear Roommates: Get psyched for Madison What a bloody thrill it has all (Here we come! And strut we been. History reads . so in will! completely yet simply look. 3.000-Year-Old Thriller DearSlammy: rt! The Terror from Beyond Congratulations on your gym Outer Space! nastic awards! ! Happy Birthday Ron! Love, J .J . The Colu mbia Chronicle desperately needs electric typewriters. Any volunteers please step forward. Happy Birthday Editors! ar Acaclemic ARTIS T S ~... :visor qz- f! RESTAURANT ...... __~ DearB.J .: 412 S. Michigan It is important tha·t you not question. but I need to ask it only become a well trained anyway. I'm into new-wave. technician. but a well rounded which seems to upset my 939-7855 person. parents. teachers. and some of By: Tile Department of I recently spoKe with an ex my peers. Their reactions are Academic Advising ecutive of a broadcast network causing me to feel uncomfor who stated, "There is a demand table. FREE Greek Salad Dear Advisor: now for .p ersons who are both Signed: Different Drummer I've been hearing that there is With all Deluxe Sandwiches, Ham generalist and specialist at the Dear Different Drummer: a deadline date for dropping same time, most successful an I had to ask around about the burgers, Gyros, etc. Offer good classes. When is it and where do chors are." In today·s world it new-wave. According to my you go to drop the class? is necessary that you become sources it is a statement of in until 4/9/84 with this coupon Signed: Deadline not only well trained. but well dividuality that manifests itself Dear Deadline : educated. in different forms.' from music, If you have decided to drop a Dear Advisor : dress, to attitude. The impor class, the deadline date for this I'm having trouble getting my tant question here is, whether Brealclast Special $1.95 semester is Friday, April 2:1. assignments done on time. In this is a conscious decision on You must drop the class in per fact, lime seems to be flying by your part to become new-wave 7 a .m. to 10:30 a .m . Monday to Friday son in Room 512 IRVING !"Yentl"l. Will she show up with on-again-off-again boyfriend director STEVEN SPIELBERG, or will he stand clear or the awards? Who would blame him If he passed on this year 's show, after gracefully sit ting through the humiliation or not winning the award again, last year? Michael came Here's some nominees' thoughts (Pboto Courtesy of Columbia Plc on getting the nomination, or turel) possibly winning an oscar ... Amy lrvtng tn "Yentl." AMY IRVING !"Yentl"l - " I SIURLEY MACLAJNE !"Terms 'Reel'~people display at Sun-Times _ by Suzanne Oowtin work in the Disney !Urn "Mary Poppins." " I don't see how anyone could The Sun-Times also has scenes live through the suspense a second from previous foreign !Urn win time." said Joan Crawford in 1946 ners. Federico Fellini is one or the after winning the Oscar for best ac better known foreign film makers. tress in the film " Mildred Pierce." H~ has won best picture awards for On April 9 the public and the per his films " La Strada", "Nights of formers will live through the Cabirina" and "8 1~,". which also suspense for the 57th time when the won for best black and white Academy of Motion Picture Arts costume design. and Sciences presents its awards. PHOTOGRAPHS OF recent best As a tribute to the Oscar s. the picture winners include "Kramer Sun-Times has decorated its lobby vs Kramer", "Ordinary People", hallway w1th photographs or th1s " Chariots or Fire" and "Ghandi." year 's nominees and previous The concept or the Academy of years' winners starting with the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences very first Oscar ceremony on May was conceived by Louis B. Mayer 16, 1929. to give status to the growing film AS YOU walk down the hallway. industry. Mayer, along with Cecil photographs of Oscar winners in B. De Mille, Douglas Fairbanks, their moyie roles line the wall. On Sr . and Mary Pickford formed the the other side or the hallway ar e Academy. the printing presses which print Since its inception. the Academy Sun-Times movie critic Roger has secretly voted for the "best" Ebert's column. Some or his recent work accomplished during each Oscar columns are included in the display. year. The award. an B'k pound statuette. is a symbol of dislin(,:lion The display begins with a picture Sun-Times lobby photo display. ·, • ,- Columbia Chronicle ·oscars'84 Kurt Russell, Meryl Streep and Cher star In "Silkwood." (photos Tile eight cast members of "The Big Chill," a story that reunites college friends from the '60s. (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox> courtesy of Columbia Pictures) BEST PICTURE Tender Mercies Terms Of Endearment The Big Chill The Dresser The Ri ght Stuff BEST ACTOR Michael Caine- Educating Rita Tom Conti - Ruben, Ruben Tom Courtenay- The Dresser Robert Duvall - Tender Mercies Albert Finney- The Dresser Michael Caine Is a dlsUiusloned English professor and Julie Walters Is Rita, a hairdresser who wants to become educated In "Educating Rita." (Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures) BEST ACTRESS Jane Alexander - Testament Slli ley Maclaine- Terms Of Endearment Meryl Streep - Silkwood Deb a Winger - Terms Of Endearment j ulie Walters - Educating Rita BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Charles Durning - To 13 e Or Not To 13e John Lithgow - Terms Of Endearment Jack Nicholson- Terms Of Endearment Rip Torn - Crosscreek Sam Shepard - The Right Stuff BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cher- Si lkwood Glenn Close - The Big Chill linda Hunt- The Year of Li ving Dangerously Amy Irvi ng - Venti Tile Mercury astronauts see their space capsule for the first time In "The Right Stuff." BEST DIRECTOR lngmar Bergman- Fanny & Alexander Bruce Beresford - Tender Me[Cies James l. B[ooks - Terms Of Endearment Lawrence Kasdan - The 13ig Chill Mike Nichols- Si lkwood ( 0'\:( 11'1 ''IJ I \)OL I IJI w.-.. Jl) l'htl ''"" ldr>t"i lir1 Page 8, Columbia Chronicle Sports Monday, April2, 1984 Boys AA tournament has Chicago flavor most evenly balanced, best played. to still any of the dissatisfaction ex finals, described the loss as the dance was established. by Patrick Z. McGavin and individually loaded field in re pressed by some. loneliest feeling having to drive Wbo'l the best In the l&8te aad cent me mory. The downstate. But if grumblings from coaches home " In the rain after losing on the odds on favorite to eapture U Tl)e 1984 Class AA boys' state dominance of the tournament, and school officials were kept in Friday. I didn't want to have to do llnols' Mr. Basketball? Given their tournament promised and which held three consecutive win the wings, it was front and center that again." Incredible perfonn8DCe8 dowll perhaps more' satisfying, delivered ners. was squelched by the four where the players and coaches And In the weekend's only mild state last week, West Aurora's 6-41 the product that was most an semifinalists: Simeon, Evanston. stood out. State champion Simeon, upset, Pingatore's club reached velvet smooth Kenny Battle aad ticipated amid the br ightest of West Aurora, and St. Joseph. the representative of Ch l~ago' s the final four, which It ha4n't done Evanston's 6-2 all-everythlna lights a nd an ecstatic crowd, If Tile tournament was embel· Public League, just might evolve since Isla h Thomas led the guard Everette S~ appear to lean In numbers. llshed by great coaches and class both the clinical Image of the Chargers to a second-place finish be the front runners. Quite simply, It was perhaps the acts: a combination that was able league and develop a more prac In 1978. St. Joe beat Thornton 52-50 The two were the top dloleel on tical approach to the state tourna In the quarterfinals to earn the the all-tournament teams, Mleeted ment. right. by both the coachell and tbe media. Wolverine coach Bob Hambric's · But Slmeoo had walked away BatUe led the t~ In both methodical and controlled fast with tbe biggest UUe, and not to scoring and rebounclfnl, yet bla break seemed in constant con mention accolades from rival best praise was hll ouutandlnl tradiction to the frenetic, helter coaches. West Aurora coach Gor defensive assignment on Cbam· .skelter pace that so many Public die Kerkman, whose team lost In palan Centennial's RoBer McCieft. League teams in the p ast semifinals 67-58 to the Wolverines, don. In their quarterfinal contelt, employed and eventually died by said. " They seemed to do whatever BatUe scored 28 polnta, hauled In in the state tournament. they wanted to against us. They're 10 rebounds, and limited McCJeo. Quality? 'i'be second . '