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Phyllis and Fritzie Two Ms' Head Theatre Dept. by Jacquie lewis In November Ron J?.a.vis, Theatre De- chance to work together before at Colum- as an NBC special. partment Chairman, ~ rc,. . d. His work bia. This way, the students get a chance to Phil Rolla, the theatre's technical direc- here at the Theatre Ct on Barry and see how they are acting on TV and film. tor, is finishing his M.A. degree at Good- Kenmore and his cc·.. '.; ments in San man. He came to Chicago after doing East Francisco made it difficult for him to coast summer stock on the outskirts of commute. New York City. He asked Phyllis Griffin to replace him Fritzie has installed playreading in her as acting chairman. The student and faculty Basic Acting classes. She has seen a need voted on it and Phyllis was elected. from the beginning, because so many of One month later it was decided that an the students come from inner-city schools acting co-chairman was needed. It was and are poor readers. "Fritzie said, "A voted on and Fritzie Sahlins was elected.· student's reading skill s must improve if they Though Phyllis and Fritzie were only are to do well at an audition." hired as part-time faculty one year ago, Phyllis' Black Drama classes are using they both have broad, fascinating theatre monologues, The faculty and students find backgrounds. them very impressive and beautiful. Phyllis Phyllis received her B.A. at Simpson hopes in the future to produce them to College· and the11 went to New York where Chicago high schools. She said, "It would she studied and taught workshop with the help greatly in recruiting high school stu- Fritzie Sahlins will ~chairman. Negro Ensemble Company. The Open C!ents to Columbia when they graduate." Theatre disbanded so she came to Chi- Where are Chicago and Columbia going in Chicago now dealing with the problems cago . . in theatre? of being Latin American, Black or coming Theatre chairman Phyllis Griffi11 The East and West coasts have long been from other backgrounds. .Frit,zie founded Playwrights Theatre, leading in theatre. And the traditional idea Fritzie and Phyllis both find Columbia which " spaw.ned such performers as Though some inter-changing is going on 'you're not an actor if you haven't worked students enthusiastic and supportive not Mike Nichols and Elaine May. After now with students from Loyola University, there; is changing. The faculty, most of only in the growth in enrollment from a ·Playwrights Theatre closed in 1957: · Fritzie and Phyllis would like to see more. whom have been to New York at one time year ago, but because of growth in knowl­ Fritzie did a year's repertoire at the They talked with a neighbor, Ben Rod­ or another and engaged in theatre there, edge and technique. They hope for stu­ · Studebaker. Late in 1959, Fritzie and driguez, who is a counselor. They have no finds it drains an actors creative talents. dents to come out of Columbia and get :ex-husband founded Second City. drama department, so they are currently Work is scarce and actors are tired of local alternative theatre. Phyllis and Fritzie both hope to. bring making plans for their students to have the New Yprk. Productions are intended in the fall and about many changes and expansions in opportunity to come to Columbia for Phyllis and Fritzie can see Chicago grow­ possibly this summer,- through more dis­ ·Columbia' s Theatre Department. They feel drama. ing immensely in the next few years. Of cussion is needed concerning grant money more courses in Theatre History, Aesthetics, The Theatre Department has six people· the north side, Community Theatres are for summer projects. Playwrighting Workshops, mime, and stu­ on faculty , mainly part-time. cropping up and now it looks to be a toss­ The students weren't ready before for a dent-cross-sectioning from other depart­ David Mammot, a playwright who taught up between the Guthrie Theatre in Minne­ major production, but they are now! In ·ments would improve curriculum. two years at Goddard, is offering a direct­ apolis and the Community Theatres in May, the Theatre Department will present, Phyllis and Frizie plan to combine film, ing course. Last fall he produced "Duck Chicago. "Three Penny Opera." 'theatre, and Tv people together. The actors Variations" at "The Body Politic" on Lin­ Columbia's theatre hopes to focus on Anyone can try out for a part, whether being the scenes people haven't had the coln Avenue. It is now up for consideration ethnic problems. There is no real school you're in the Theatre Department or not. Perlman Board Chairman

College president Mirron Alexandroff announced that Alfred B. "Bud" Perlman, vice-president of Arthur Rubloff and Co., had been elected chairman of the Board ofTrustees. Perlman, a member of Columbia's Board of Trustees for nearly ten years, first be- . came involved with the futute of the col­ lege in 1963. It was then that Columbia was nearly forced to close its doors. At 'that time the school enrollment was about 150 students. The college had no money; no resources and was faced with the un­ avoidable task of relocating, from the old north Wabash Ave. address. Having tremendous confidence in the future of Columbia, Perlman stepped for­ ward and offered the college a long term lease on our present location and advanced a loan of $50 thousand to remodel the seventh floor. Perlman , 1s married and has two chil- ' Jren in college. He takes over the Board Alfred Perlman leadership from Dwight W. Follet who Spring comes to Chi-town. will remain a Board member. Page 2 c. c. Writer March 1974 · . Editorial Communication .IWe Need Watergate! by Jeff Justman Trends: by Jeff Justman Think of it all . We' re got an energy crisis, no jobs, kidnappings, computer murders and EDITOR'S NOTE: Thus begins a regular feature of the C.C. Writer. Because we are a real life hostages being held up to us on the 10 o'clock news. commanications school, supposedly training to make our living from the media business, We have inflation, depression and to Columbia College students, classes that were vital .vIllinois Tollways. The most popular slogan in the radio industry may go something like this, "Good brain Yet, just like a tragic play, we have a built in device for comic relief. Watergate. waves make good radio air waves." · · At least once a day we can tune in our radios or televisions and. hear the latest of how It's all based on the success of a new technique called "psychoraphics." Psychographies President Nixon refuses to turn over such and such a tape. Better yet, we can hear Sam is based on the idea that a particularly pleasant or unpleasant reaction to a stimulus in- Ervin give his opinion and then see if it is consistent with what he said the day before. we· creases or decreases certain physiological functions of a person. · , have a continuing soap opera in front of us complete with sex , scandal, ·politics, mystery Applied to radio programming, music that is emotionally stimulating, or in some instances. and even a little violence . provokes a palm sweating response, is the music that is to be programmed. Here's how it: Ever notice that when a 10 o'clock news report starts with a Watergate story the news works. seems a little better that night? After all, if a Watergate story is the most important event- A radio station would test all the songs they receive on a human subject. In the case of of the day, can the world be that bad of a place? · Top 40's radio, it would be a young person. Perched on the subjects head would be ear­ The point is that our country needs more of Watergate, not less, as our President keeps phones to provide the music. Strapped across the subject's chest would be belts that measure insisting. Watergate makes us forget our personal troubles and makes us look outwa.rd. heartbeat and respiration rates. The subject's hands would rest in molded cups· arranged so With Watergate on our minds before we go to sleep, we won't worry that we may not that the palms will relay to metal sensors any slight response in the skin. be able to get to work tomorrow because of no gas, or that we'll freeze in our sleep. From there the data would be measured and evaluated on a scale of I to 50. Those songs that rate high on the scale constitute material good enough to be programmed. The lower rated songs are thrown away. . Whah more, jingles, newscasts and even disc jockeys would be subject to psychographies! ' The positive response jingles would remain, the positive response news format would be used, and disc jockeys would be taught the techniques. Thus all the irritants would be eliminated and irritant eliminations is at the heart of all il Top 40's station priorities. Irritants are those things that cause the teenager driving his car r to use his to use his magic fingers and change the station . If all this psychographies sounds like something out of the sterile future, you're mistaken. WCFL Radio in Chicago has been using psychographies since May of 1972 . So every­ thing you've heard on Super CFL has been the result of a souped up lie detector test. (The term Super CFL, by the way, is a result of psychographies testing. It seems plain old WCFL I! just didn't generate rhythm, sound or sex peal.) Does it work, though? Try to convince Super CFL general manager Lew Witz it doesn't. When Witz took over station management in 1968 WCFL was a mess. It remained so until Witz himself voiced his own dissatisfaction with the station's jingles. Witz was introduced to Dr. Tom Tuicchi, mathematician, musicologist and psychologist. In February, 1972, Dr. Tuicchi began to test WCFL's programming material. That fol­ lowing May, psychographies became part of WCFL's transformation into Super CFL. II II From there Super CFL skyrocketed. · In the spring of 1972 , WCFL had about 8100 male listeners between the ages of 18 to 34 in a normal late morning quarter hour listening period . WLS, the all-time Top 40's leader had about 20,000 listeners for the same time slot. But by May, 1973, Super CFL's psychographies and Lew Witz turned these figures around. CFL had about 32,000, WLS II only 14,000. In addition, in May of 1972, WCFL could get about $90 per minute on rush hour drive time. Now they .get about $120 per minute, or an increase of about $1400 per day in rush hour drive time. Super CFL carries psychographies one step further to produce .what Witz calls "Cali­ brated Emotional Waves." In other words, an emotional ride in total programming. They start the listener off slowly, building through the middle, climaxing at the end and then back down to restart the cycle again. I I Psychographies all sounds nice and scientific, but I'm still trying to figure out what hap­ pened to surveys of best selling records in the stores. MEDIA WAVES: The Center for Photographic. Arts, 314 W. Erie, opened Mar<;h 2 Standard Photo with "The concerned Photographer 2" featuring photoJs of the oppressed .... Remember small jukeboxes hanging over your restaurant booth? Coin operated Tv sets may one day replace them .... Kodak XL cameras allow home movies without lights. Retail price start at $124.95 ... . The revolutionary Video Display Terminal computer allows news 43E. Chicago stories to be edited on a screen and then transmitted to the typesetter. . · Know of any new idea or e-..:en~ _in the communicatioi)S field? Drop a card to me, fifth floor, Journalism office in the Student Lounge. Please include your name and phone number. COED DRESS ... Chicago, Ill. c.c. writer The University of TExas had released to the Behavior Today . ~wsletter a study on The C.C. Writer is a tri-week ly publ{cation by and for the dressing habits . o'f America's college 787-3124 Columbia College student s. girls. It came to the conclusion that a girl's personality can be well expressed Co--Editors ...... Carl Burdinie Deborah Fotiadi by what clothing she wears. Photography Chief . . . . . Jay Torrenoe Those who wear the latest, up-to-the­ Business Manager .. Steve Erwin minute fashions had less parental problems, Advertising Sales Director . . . Jack Woloweic were more religious, and had the lowest Advertising Copy ...... •... Garry Whitney Art Director ...... · .. Phil Velasquez grades. Layout ...... •...... Gary Moffat Girls with older, more obsolete ~tyles Paste-up and Design . . Keith Swinden were more conservative political.ty, dogma­ Technical Manager ...... Dave Bowen Reporters ...... Stan Barker, tic, and less likely to ·experiment with Karen Cooper, Karen Greenstein, Marge Hodge, Bill drugs or other .socially unacceptable ac- John son , Jeff Ju stm an, Don Kareiva, Jacquie Lewis, tivities. · Sharon Stiggers Hippies displayed the least interest in at.h­ Photographers . . Sam Clark , Mike Kesselman Graphics ...... BiH Hayden letics, religion, and school activities. How­ ever, they s.eemed . to display the highest The C. C. Writer is recognized as the official student grade point averages of all and a greater newspaper of Columbia College of Chicago. The Office amount of problems with. par.ents and other is located adjacent to the Student LoLJnge in ~oorn 520 at 540 N. , Chicago, Ill. 60611 : 467-0330 authoratative·figures. Page 3 C. C. Writer March 1974 RTA? Results on March .19 by Jack Woloweic • 5% on the sale of gasoline and . 2) a tax on On March 19, 1974 the future of mass the privilege of parking at facilities in the JJjjJ six-county area. RT A would also receive transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will j.J_./)..1 be decided. That's the day voters in Cook, a portion of the sales tax collected in the ).J...JJ...i Du Page, Will, Kane, Lake and McHenry area in addition to a part of the state ve­ Counties will be asked to approve legisla­ hicle lice nse fees collected in Chicago. JjjJ.JJJ Not surprisingly, the RTA bill has gen­ tion setting up a Regional Transportation ·~~· ,:AJ.o:,.J J J J J Authority in the six coun.ty metropolitan erated a good deal of heated controversy. area. Its supporters -contend that it will go a The RT A bill is the product of fou r long way toward heading off the financial years of political in-fighting, arm-twisting . coll apse of the CT A, as well as the dollar­ and reluctant compromises in the state starved suburban bus and rail lines. They legislature. Basically, it provides for the also point out that public transportation is establishment of a sort of "Super CT A" far more efficient than the private auto­ to operate a ll forms of public transporta- mobile in moving large numbers of people­ tion in the six county area. · an important point in light of· the present The RT A would be administered by a energy crisis. RT A would al so provide bet­ nine-member board ,. fo ur members ap­ ter · access to jobs and schools as we ll as board will be dominated by Mayor Daley Right now , the o'u tcome of the R T A ref­ stimulate business in the area, according pointed by the Mayor of Chicago, two and his powerful Democratic machine. Also erendum is anything but certain. The bill to the pro-RTA forces. members selected by the Cook County opposed to the RT A is the Illinois Black is in seriou s trouble in the suburban areas, Opponents contend that RT A is a device Board, two from the remain ing five coun ty Politi~al Caucus, composed of over 100 · particularly in Lake and McHenry Counties . . designed to tax suburbanites in order to bail boards, with the ninth. member to be se­ black legislators from throughout the state. In fact, a highly-placed member of the Lake lected by the other eight. Major decisions out the CT A. They are particularly app r e~ T hey base their opposition on the belief County Democratic Party .to ld 'me that he o f the board must be approved by six of hensive about the taxi.ng authority granted that RT A is the fi rst step toward metro­ fully . ewects· RTA to lose both McHenry the nine board membe

During the course of spring registration have some peace of mind while you decide 1974 vending machines in the 5th floor what you want to o.rder. lounge were vandalized. The incident came Grand Deli** as no surprise to some Columbia College It's Jerry's without the hassle. A very students, si nce service provided by the ma­ casual atmosphere where you can sit down chi nes can be generally described as poor. and enjoy a very leisurely meal. The corn Considering Lhe plus and minuses about beef comes highly recommended. the only plus rating one can give it, is on Pete's Vienna Hot Dog Stand*** convenience. It was therefore the purpose Haven't got much time? Pete's takes of this assignment to show students where about as much time as it takes to feed they can receive better food and services the meter during a class break. Haven't with practically the same convenience. Got much money? for two bucks you can Probably the first place Columbia stu­ really stuff yourself. Hot dogs are 50 dents think of to eat at is Sherman's Res­ cents and fries are 30 cents. In the morn­ taurant around the corner from the school ing, if your coming from the IC, Petes is on Ohio street. The name Sherman's brings right on the way and his coffee and rolls a mixed reaction from Columbia students, are as good as anyonelses. (Sammy's is including some people who have feigned Down the street, at 600 N . McClurg, Several other neighborhood restaurants another excellent stand , especially if you'll ill ness at the mention of the name, but in the McClurg Court Complex is the that are recommended: be· doing any nearby Loop shopping.) nonetheless, Sherma n's does a booming White Hen Pantry, which features carry­ Al's Fishery** Barbecue and Brew*** business from Columbia students. "Ma" out sandwiches. An employee, Ben Novoa, Al's Fishery is right down the street For a change of pace you might like Sherman estimates about $50 a day busi­ stated that while they have a li st of set from the College on Grand Ave. So, if this one. Cozy atmosphere with truely ex­ ness from Columbia students. Most of this, sandwiches, priced around a dollar, he can your time is limited you can stop in and cellent food . she says is in small checks including morn­ make up almost a ny kind of sandwhich enjoy a wide variety of seafood treats, Northwestern University Cafeteria**** ing carry-outs of sweet rolls and coffee. you may want. "Even head cheese," he hot dogs, hamburgers, or even pizza. The The hike on over to the cafeteria will The two most redeeming factors about said , pointing to a rather gruesome looking food 's not bad, but the prices border on build up your appetite and the walk back Sherman's are its location and its prices. sausage loaf. In addition to sand wiches, the the reasonability line. can burn up some of the calories. Located To get there, just walk around the corner White Hen offers a wide selection of tid­ Jerry's*** on the second floor of Abbot Hall , the to Ohio street. Very convenient for those bits from the mundane to the gourmet. food is typical institution cooking but the who have only an hour or so lunch break. There is a complete selection of Burny Jerry's, which has been highlighted by prices are unbeatable. For only a dollar Also, the prices are rather reasonable. Bros. baked goods a nd a large variety of many major newspapers and TV feature and a half you can get soup, salad , entree, "Ma" Sherman boasts being the cheapest wines a nd liquors. In addition to what is stories is generally considered by most as dessert and beverage. place around with sandwiches and fries offered at the lunch counter, you can pick truely one of the city's best delies . Located (In case anyone has a lot of money these averaging around $1.25. up almost anything at the White Hen, at 215 E. Grand, once again it is consid­ places might be considered , although we A Columbia instructor (who preferred because it is also a grocery store. So if ered convenient. The Food is good, service can' t rate them since no one on the staff o remain nameless), having lunch at Sher­ you're really interested in saving money on fast and you'll also go through a rather cou ld afford the prices. Lake tower Inn, man's, gave this account of the ·place, "I lunch , buy some bread and luncheon meats hectic and hurried experence as you try Henrici's, , the Holiday Inn's only order one th ing here . The beef sand­ and make your own sandwiches. Person­ to place your order above the shouts from Barn , Bill and Charlies, Taberna in the I wh ich and the soup. It's good, and the all y, I found the White Hen both quick other customers. The selection to choose basement of the Time-Life Building, Kon service is good too. I've eaten at the Lake and economical, and the food was pretty from is so varied that you could eat there Tiki Ports, Gold Coast or the Millionaires Tower Inn, across the street too, and it was good too. (There's also a Jewel with the every day for a month and never eat the Club.) · very bad. The food was bad and expen­ same offering located on the 2nd floor of same thing twice. One hint that may help: We hope this su rvey will be helpful and sive. Lake Point Tower.) there's a menu in the window so you can we wish all of you a bon a petite! ·-· SUPERIOR nDl Key to • --- HUR ON CusI ne A map of reccom mended eating --- => places near the 540 Camp us: 1) Sher- ERIE ·-"- man's, 2) At's Fishery, 3) White Hen, 4) Jewel, 5) Grand Deli , 6) Jerry's, 7) = Sammy's, 8) Pete's, 9) Barbecue and c~ [[ ="- Brew and 10) Northwes tern Cafeteria. c: --- ..c ca J ~NTAR I O ~ ~ co en ~ j .E ~ r- ~ cE ca= ~ Ci:i __, iE u:-~ --- t lake OHIO ~ point w I I I c.c mtowe r IIRIND rn n I 6 HUBBARD w+e 181 Vdci'lQ• 1it:Z. s