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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Volume 33, G)~ ~ Campus ~ V"rtality i'~ ~ Sports ~ ., -=$ P rotester's rally on May Day Hank Williams Il l plays Fris bee team becomes officia l ·-:~:Cl)ll) Chicago. lf:;;. .-.. -=~ " ~ . Back Page Columbia Hikes Cost of Tuition Latest increase less than past two years' ,------, Education's records, wition and fees at private colleges increased By Amber Holst an average of 344 percent since Tuition Increase Assistant Editor 1980, to an average of $15,648 for these institutions. -- ., This news is somewhat lost on Students returning to Columbia $ 12,000 ,/ - ==; Lau ra Bays. a freshman majoring in the fa ll will have to cough up in film . "I feel that this is a bit " =~ C> roughly $1 ,000 more in tuition C> - drastic," she says. " I understand than they did last year, the $10 ,000 v F 0 ~ the school has a lot to do, but an school's administration recently -&> 8 percent increase seems a bit I- "" c-- ;;; announced. / ~ .., - much." c:: on = The latest tuition increase $ 8 ,000 00 John Olino, director of Financial = C> "' equates to roughly 8.5 percent I- .., - .., 1-- I- I- 1- aid at Columbia. expressed his _/ - 0 ""oO """' over last year. In the previous two $ 6 ,000 C> concerns over financing an edu- (::::::, ..... oO years, the rise in tuition was 12 -&> "' cation for students who al ready percent each year. I- ~.., ...:- I- "' - I-- I- I-- 1- find themselves strapped. _/ F --- For full-time students taking $ 4 ,000 N ...:- "' "We have to realize that because between 12 to 16 credit hours, -&> = of the high cost of technologies on "'on· "' c-- I- I-- - I- 1- tuition wi ll cost $5,800 per $ ,000 _/ 00 I-- I- and the salaries we need for top· 2 ..; "' - semester or $ 11,600 for the "' night stafT, tuition is bound to school year. In addition, students .... increase at a higher rate than wi ll pay several hundred dollars $ 0 • we'd like to see." he says. in various fees throughout the 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 200 I Olino also expressed that it 's school year. ------hard for him not to sympathiLe "We are now in the third year - wi th the students, since it's his --Fiscal- Year --- of a five-year plan [for tuitio n L....------' job to take down the barriers increases]." explains Michael ue with it." DeSalle adds, " It is ultimately up to the Board where money is an issue. With DeSalle, vice president of fin ance at Columbia. " It called of Trustees as to what wi ll happen. " most schools raising their tuition, he adds, the federal gov- on the first two years to have the largest increases and the Outgoing college President John B. Duff, in a letter ernment isn't raising their grant and loan programs pro- last three to have the smallest percentage increases." expected to be in student hands within the next week, portionately. The plan, whi ch DeSalle states could be changed at poi nts out that, "While it is never pleasant to announce a "Illinois has a stellar program," he explains. "The fed- anytime, is at the moment running on schedule. According tuition increase, you should be aware that this increase is eral government is reluctant to keep the pace, partially to projecti ons by the college, the next two years will prob- signifi cantly lower than last year's and is, in fact, the low- because Washington doesn't view young people as an ably only see a 5 percent increase in tuition, he says. est in three years." investment, where in reality they are the fu ture- that and However, DeSalle notes, "[College President-elect] Dr. Despite the hefty increase, Columbia still remains one the fact it's an election year makes it difficult for students Warrick Carter will be taking a critical look at how of the more affordable options for a four-year Illinois pri- to get the help they need." resources have been allocated and may or may not contin- vate school. According to the Illinois Board of Higher
S~mmer program offers Grand Opening Celebration kids insight into the arts
By Fiona Odumosu Staff Writer High school and grade school students will become part of Columbia College's ever-growing community during the excit ing summer programs in the performing. visual and media arts. The Summer Arts Day Camp, held at Columbia's Theater Building at 1104 S. Wab3ljh, offers two fouH,eek se~sions of classes for 8- to 15-year-olds. According to Amy Uarswell, assistant director of the Summer Arts Day Camp, the children that have attended thi> program in the past come from diverse backgrounds. "Just like Columbia itself we have an open admbston policy, so all children interested in the arts are "elcomc,'' Barswell said. The camp offers more than 20 classes, " hich include fa,hion design, improv comedy and film production. l'hese acuve classes are taught by select Columbia students and faculty. " We would like students interested in teaching to have prior experience with children, and prefer students who are in their junior or senior year." Braswell said. Seven years ago Margaret Sullivan, chairperson of the mar keting department \\as looking for an arts camp for her young son. [n her search, she realized there was no camp that focused Bill Manley/Chronicle solely on the arts. This same) ear the Summer Arts Day Camp Columbia's Executive VIce President Bert Gall delivers his dedication remarks at the grand was born. opening celebration of the He rmann D. Conaway Multicultural Center, 1104 S. Wabash Avenue , Classes begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.rn. There is on Friday May 5. also optional afier-camp care until 5:50 p.m. Conaway joined Columbia In 1980 as Dean of Students, and was active ly Involved with stu "This camp serves working parents, and therefore many kids dent leadership programs, minority relations and was a strong advocate of the much-debated need a place to stay until their parents can come pick them up open admissions policy. after work," Braswell said. See Summer, page 2 Around Campus Columbia News and Notes College updates its website; easier access and quicker use Columb1a' s website has been upgraded recently, making it eas1er and qu1cker to use. The startup page has been redesigned to make it easier to find the latest updates and news information. The startup page can be found at http://www.colum.edu/startup.htm. The online calender has been redesigned for easier use. It can be found at http://onllne.colum.edu/calender/. Students can now also find both the summer and fall class schedules online, with links to registration information and sched ules along with course descriptions. Class sche:dules can be be found at http://con-ed.colum.edu/schedulesummer/ and http://con-ed.colum.edu/schedule/. In addition , transfer student information can be found at http://www.colum.edu/info/articluation/index.html.
Rob Hart/Chronicle 24 students needed to work at Janice Huff of Chicago tells her story of homelessness to Senior Seminar student Sharon Campbell (right) for a community service project concerning homelessness. The public service announce three major Chicago festivals ment video Is being created for Chicago area high schools. Earthlink's CyberCafe is looking to recruit 24 college students to work at three major Chicago festivals. Training for the events is provided at the sites. Students are used for event set-up, Internet production and email at the events are promoted "live·. Summer The jobs pay S15 per hour and six months free Internet ser Continued from Front Page vice. There are other perks as well, such as free food and music at each event. In addition. students can earn intern credit or independent The fee for this program is $825 per session, which four times a week . project credit as well. includes weekly field trips to places such as the Field The session goes from July I 0 through August I I, Students 1nterested must commit to working at least three fes Museum and boat trips on the Chicago River. and ends with a showcase of the students' work, tivals. If you worl< 12 events, you can apply for a summer intern The children aren' t the only ones having fun with which is open to the public. ship. art. High school sophomores, juniors and seniors with "We usually take over the Hokin Annex and disp lay Call Monica Grayless at 1-VIP-675-6326 for more information. a pass ion for the arts can gain college credit taking photography, artwork- there is also a fashion show. classes in the High School Summer Institute. readings and many other performances," Chase said. According to Sadie Chase. Assistant Director of The tuition for the High School Summer Institute Palenno steps down as acting chair Admissions, in the past this program has attracted ranges from $300 to $450. students nationally and internationally. According to Chase, many of the students who person; Niederman takes his place " We do not offer housing for these students, so attend the High School Summer Institute decide to As of July 1. Michael Niederman will be taking Luke everyone who can find their own housing is welcome come to Columbia for an undergraduate program. Palermo's place as acting chair of the television department. in this program," Chase said. For more information on the Summer A rts Day Palermo has held the position for the past seven semesters There are more than 50 classes offered in all areas Camp, call 312-344-7574. but has decided to return to his full-time faculty status in the fall of Columbia College's curriculum. According to For more information on the High School Summer 2000 semester. Chase, most classes are worth two credit hours, with Institute, ca11 3 12-344-7129. Niederman comes to the television department with high cre the exception of film and dance classes, which meet dentials. He has held the position of assistant chairperson in Rad1o. Television and F1lm. at Northwestern University. He holds a certificate in film production from New York Southern Illinois U. Students Umversity and has been a producer. director and editor of numer ous award-winning telev1sion programs and films including "Presumed Guilty,· "Shades of Grey" and "Vo1ces from Northern speak out about 'pie' incident Ireland." in Education. contend that Ryan's claims that the .university's board administration has ignored prob of trustees is in violation of state Columbia art student named Tribune Media Services lems at SIU and throughout south law because it has too many ern Illinois. Republican members. recipient of Pougialis Fine Arts Southern Illinois University They wanted the pie-throwing Ryan said shortly after the students said they decided to hit to call attention to long-simmering Tuesday incident that he would Award Illinois Gov. George Ryan in the problems students and faculty look i nto the students' claims. face with a chocolate pudding and have had with school administra Dawn Roberts, 29 and an Sl U Alexandra Dymowska has been awarded the Pougialis Fine tors - disputes that led to the fir senator, threw the pie at Ryan and w hipped cream pie because other Arts Award which is given to a student majoring in the Art and ing of Sl U 's Carbondale chancel was charged with aggravated Des1gn Department. attempts to win his attention have failed. lor, JoAnn Argersinger. assault. She was released on a The award gives Dymowska the opportunity to apprentice with Student protesters said Ryan $200 bond. Ryan was left messy, an established Chicago artist by worl Steven lattimore. 37, has been hired by CBS as an on ai r reporter. He will beg1n work full-t1me in June. after Channel 2 shares h1m through! th e May sweeps with his current stahon. WDT J-TV 1n Milwaukee. Wis. Rob Hart/Chronicle l att1more has 13 years of experience in working in front Carol Bryant, of Columbia's College Relations Department, examines students' work In the Hokln of the cameras He's covered everything from fires and Annex during the annual Nancy Feldman Awards held on May 2. Students from the Interactive murder tnals to c1ty councils and state legislatures. Multimedia Program display their best work, In hopes of receiving the $250 award. MayS, 2000 Campus News 3 May Day Protesters Donnie Seals Jr./Chronicle Several groups of peaceful protesters took to the streets of Chicago on Monday, May 1, to vocalize their dis taste with the capilatist system and a variety of other issues. Historically literate, the protesters followed the same route as the 1886 marchers that rallied for the eight hour workday. The crowd marched northbound on Michigan Avenue starting at Balbo and made their way to 500 N. Michigan. These groups spoke out against such Issues as pollee brutality, sweatshops, environmental causes, human rights and other governmental abuses. Caroline Free, 30, (pictured to the left) lay outside of the Chicago Board ofTrade protesting human rights. Chicago natives Trevor Smith (above, middle) and Pat Brennan (above, far right) joined a group of protesters on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Congress Parkway. Rob Hart/Chronicle Higher education Investigators call for change in raking in the big bucks A&M· bonfire culture-if it survives Tribune Media Services allowing this leve l of irresponsible "They need a full-time staff person. American colleges and universities collected a By Peter Slover behavior in and around a construction or at least half-time, doing nothing but record-breaking amount of money in the form of project of this magnitude, said com bonfire, said Gary Throckmorton, 39. a private gifts and donations during the 1998-99 aca Tribune Media Services mission member Veronica Callaghan. 1984 graduate and president of the demic year, according to a report released by the Even if the Texas A&M bonfire Uni versity President Ray Bowen Abilene A&M alumni club. Council for Aid to Education. survives, bonfire culture-the tradi acknowledged that changes will be in "And, they need to bring the civil The $20.4 billion raised was an increase of tions and attitudes behind the hallowed store. "I accept the commission's find engineering department into it," he 10.9 percent over the previous academic year, event- is in for an overhaul. The uni ings and I think that if we decide to added. which also was considered a record-breaker. It was versity faces a challenging and delicate continue the bonfire, there will be an He and other alumni observed that the fourth consecutive year for a double-digit task in revamping the climate of the appropriate change in culture," he said. traditions aren't rock-hard, since a new increase. student-run event, say experts, stu A student spokesman for the A&M crop of tradition-hungry freshmen The report suggests that a strong ~ t ack market dents and alumni alike. Corps of Cadets said that students will arrive to be taught every year. has encouraged donors to give at unprecedented In their report released Tuesday, accept university-mandated change. "I For example, one alumnus noted, rates. However, the biggest increases in gifts have investigators said that the mindset of truly believe that we will work within the so-called twelfth-man towel waved come from foundations and corporations. bonfire participants was to resist out the decisions of the administration," by A&M football fans was born in the Their aggregate giving rose by 15 percent, side suggestions or criticism. said junior Justin Taliaferro, 20, of San 1980s, though younger loyalists may while aggregate giving by alumni, parents and They also said the university failed Antonio. assume it goes back to horse-and other individuals rose by 7.4 percent. to head off potential safety problems But, he was unwill ing to grant that buggy days. Harvard University led all institutions in giving despite years of escalating injuries and there are widespread attitude or behav Similarly, the tradition of having with a total of $451.7 million. Cornell University accidents. ioral problems. Another corps mem the bonfire organized by red-helmeted, was second with $341.4 million, and Duke Investi gators reserved their harsh ber, senior class president Collin so-called red-pots did not begin until University was third with $33 1 million. est words for the hazing, harassment, Pogue, said students are ready for the the 1970s. The 1998-99 report is based on information alcohol consumption and horseplay inevitable, " It would be foolish to Elsbach said that change is some provided by 938 institutions. surrounding the event. think there wont be changes," said times made easier when a scandal or "In the experience of the investiga Pogue, 2 1, of Cedar Hill. "We just tragedy makes clear the risks of the tion team, Texas A&M is unique in want them to change what really needs behavior in question, as the Tailhook ..------, to be changed." scandal shut down the sexual Still, change can be lumbering for escapades at an annual military avia an institution with a student body and tor's party. alumni base the size of A&Ms, said "Theresa saying, it takes an earth Kimberly Elsbach, a professor of orga quake to change mindsets," she said. nizational behavior at the University "The bonfire collapse may be that kind of Cal ifornia at Davis. of event." "One reason its so hard to change She said the best chance fo r trad iti ons is that the identity of the reforming a certain behavior in an school is part of the identity of the organizati on is to mandate the change indi vid ual. To say, the school or its tra completely and at once, rather than in ditions are bad is to say 'you're bad'," stages. A& M may have a financial she said . impetus for making cultural changes. "By changing the traditions of the Although state sc hools enjoy sub bonfire, in effect youre aski ng them to stantia l protection against lawsuits, change their be li ef about who they are. lawyers said 1\&M could not claim it People really resist that," Elsbach said. was not forewarned if another bonfire While the unruly behavior did n't mishap occurred after Tucsda) ·s cause the disaster, it has injured stu report. dents and posed a real threat. the Observers of the com mi ~sion·s investigators said. "That is why these "ork said it is too early to tell whether behaviors are strictly prohibited at the impartiality of the panel was com professionally managed construction promised by the fact that its work was sites," Callaghan said. paid for by the school. Bowen said that the event, if con " It 's a structure that indicates there tinued, will remain student run. Some could be interference,'' said Dr. John Tasos Katopodis/ Chronicle A&M alumni, noting that bonfire has Thelin, a University of Kentucky pro Teanna Marcus, 10, (sitting) watches EMTs work on her younger brother Keeneth evolved over the years, said the tradi- · fessor who has studied how schools Marcus, 8, after an automotive collision on May 5 at the corner of 11th and Wabash tion can absorb more faculty involve cope with crises. Involving Columbia student Jeff Goldmen, Jr. Victims were taken to Nortwestern ment without losing its student-driven No lawsuits have been filed o'er Memorial Hospital to be treated for minor Injuries. character. the collapse. 4 Columbia Chronicle ..,., .. , C 0 L . .U M B I A CHICAGO R EC ORD S April2000 Dear Graduate: Columbia's 2000 Commencement Exercise will take place Sunday, June 4, 2000, arthe University of Illinois Pavilion ( 1150 West Harrison Street), from 2:00p.m. to approximately 5:00p.m. Please note the following: • There will be open seating at the ceremony and tickets will not be required. You may pick up your announcements in the Records Office, Room 611, 600 South Michigan, the week of May 15. The office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5:00p.m. on Friday. Each student will-receive ten announcements. Extra annooooement& may be available after May 22. Personalized invitations are available through the bookstore at a reasonable cost • Caps and gowns are to be picked up in the Hokin Annex, 623 South Wabash, (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) Wednesday, May 31. If you cannot pick-up your robe on May 31, you can obtain it immediately before the ceremony on June 4. You will receive your seating ticket with your cap and gown. You must bring your seating ticket with you to Commencement. Graduates should ~ve at the Pavilion no later than 1:00 p.m. Signs will be posted to direct you to the processional staging area. Parking is available adjacent to the Pavilion and across the street Guests wiU not be permitted to enter before 1:15 p.m. • If you have a physical handicap and require any type of assistance, please contact Noel Rodriguez, Office of Student Support Services, 312-344-8133. • Retain the diploma jacket issued to you at the ceremony. Diplomas are to be picked up in Academic Advjsing, Room 300, 623 South Wabash, on the appropriate date. All diplomas must be picked up in person. Diplomas are not issued until all academic and financial obligations have been satisfied. Contact Ruby Turner, 312-344-7441, for more - information. January Graduates Week of June 19, 2000 June Graduates Week of July 31, 2000 August Graduates Week of September 25, 2000 • Caps and gowns must be returned to the designated area immediately following the 'ceremony. You may keep the. tassels from the caps. • A party for all graduating seniors is planned for the evening of June 2, 2000 at the Chicago Hilton and iowers. Please conta~t the Student Life and Development Office for further details, 312-344-7459. On behalf of the Student Services staff, I congratulate you on your accomplishment and extend our best wishes for a successful future. · Marvin Cohen Director of Records and Regi~tration Education In the Arts and Communications 600 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605 1996 312 663 1600 MayS, 2000 Columbia Chronicle 5 Would vou like COLUMBIA (HRONICLI one of these on Columbia' s Choi c e vour resume;» liVant a .lob? Second Place - General Excellence Second Place - Critical Review Other Than Film: Mike O'Brien Students must be In good academic standing, enrolled In at least 12 credit hours In the fall First Place - Front Page Layout: James Boozer semester and should be taking a_nd or have taken the core courses In either journalism or photography. Knowledge of Windows NT, word processing, Photoshop and/or QuarkXpress Third Place - Editorial: James Boozer Is a huge plus but not required. -All editors must be available on Tuesday for the College First Place - Feature Writing: Valerie Danner, Newspaper Workshop class (53-3001·01) and our staff meeting, and every Friday for produc· Jessica Quist and Chris Richert tlon of the paper. Third Place - Sports News Story: Graham If you're a dedicated, harcl·worklng student who doesn't mind working every week with a Couch bunch of crazy students and would like a great job for next year, call (312) 344·7432 and Second Place - Sports Feature Story: Graham ask for Chris Richert, and I'll answer any questions and set up an Interview. Please be pre· Couch pared to present a resume, a transcript listing any journalism/photography classes you Second Place - In-Depth Reporting: Elizabeth have taken and some examples of your work when you come for your interview. 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WWW.CCCHRONICLE.COM •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Staff Writers/Photographers A'ny students interested in receiving college credit as a staff writer or photographer MUST sign up for the College Newspaper Workshop (53-3001..01) which is listed under Journalism in the Fall 2000 course schedule. All students are welcome to write for .the. . Chronicle...... ; .however . . . . . ,. only. . . journal. . . . . ism. . . and. . . photography...... students...... may. . . .sign . . . up. . for. . the. . . wor. . kshop...... From the Chronicle Mailbag editor@ ccch ronlcle .c om and friends were standing in the streets. Coinc identally, Rise and Shine these officers were from the same street-crime unit that shot and killed Amadou Diallo this year, according to Today just looking suspicious or fitting a description Amnesty International. I could go on and on about ruth can provoke over-aggressive tactics by police. African less police acts in every state. When are we going to say immigrant Amadou Diallo 's death was caused by the enough is enough? guns of New York po lice officers. This was just anoth In Chicago, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey er occurrence of the common po lice behavior in this and all across this country, victims of police brutality country. are unarmed, not criminal suspects and ethnic minori In regards to the article written in the Chronicle, on ties. I am a young black woman disturbed by this real April 17 ["Would you die if someone tired 41 bullets ity that plagues people of color. In the article, Billy your way?"] I felt as though the article was a smack in O'Keefe says "There will be a next time." To me, that the face to the community of people this issue affects was a wake-up call. However, I wouldn't be surprised the most. After reading the article, I was upset at the if many missed the point. When you are a black man or insensitivity of it, but realized that those at risk also woman with a car, cell phone, keys, baseball cap or any took the matter lightly. So why should I be bothered thing, you are subject to be victimized by cops. that someone who isn't affected wouldn't speak pas How many people can relate to detouring around sionately on the subject? certain suburbs because they don't want to be bothered Will it take white sheets covering police heads for us with harassment by cops? It's a shame that anyone can to see what is happening in this country? In Chicago relate to that reality. A "No coloreds allowed" sign last summer, 19-year-old La Tanya Haggerty was shot might as well hang next to the " Welcome" sign in many dead because police mistook her cellular phone for a towns. gun. A day after Haggerty's death, Robert Russ was At a young black boy's monumental 16th birthday, killed by Chicago police after he refused to get out of instead of celebrating the freedom to drive, his parents his car. In May 1999 in New York, 16-year-old Dante gave him a lecture on proper etiquette when he is pulled Johnson was shot and critically injured by police offi cers after running away while being questioned when he See letters, following page IN BASEBALL AS IN LIFE, NOTHING CAN COMPETE WITH A NAME BRAND. > < RighHul apology, or useless spending? By Katie Celani try should g ive away money for nothing. none ever would. I have no preconception in my head that I think one alderman w ho was quoted anonymously in slavery was acceptable or even remotely humane. But Copy Editor the Tribune said it best, "The money would be coming what is happening to the black community today is not my from millions of U.S. taxpayers who, because they immi problem or anyone else's problem either, and claiming Come to America. it 's the land of the free, the home of grated to this country afier slavery had ended, would be that what happened hundreds of years ago still hurts the brave and if you say someone you arc related to is paying for a wrong that they never committed." He is someone I SO years removed from slavery and holds them someone who suffered in this country hundreds of years absolutely right and w hy he chose to be anonymous is back is a cop-out to get more free money. ago, it's al so the land that will give you free money fo r beyond me. lie made a just and true statement. I should I low would money help anyway? Ask a holocaust vic their sufTcring. n't have to pay anyone anything when I did nothing to tim. The Gennan government compensated victims who "f hi' wuld """n be the ca'c in America if large citi es them 400 years ago or even four years ago. In fact, no one were directly a ll'ccted (key word "directly") by the atroc follow ("hiLago\ footstep' and P'"" reso lution" to join in my famil y owes any black American anythi ng. When ities committed by Nazi Gem1nny. Those who received force•, and call fo r Congrc" to pay monetary reparations my grandfather c <~mc to America in I 940 and he and my the compensation hnve said numerous times that the to dc•.cc ndant,, of \ lave> and other blacks who apparently grandmother were dirt pour and worked for a living to money docs not even come close to relieving or lessen ing feel !Jke de>eendarm o f , I,IVe,, hccau'e of their "black- earn their wealth. no one. espct.:ially the government, gnvc the sufli:ring. So I can't imagine that !fiving black nc ·~"~ •• them u damn thing for fre e. lie never owiled n slave in Americans free money will relieve the sufl'crmg they sup <.,o 1f you have a hh~tk rc lat 1vc who die d ove r one hun ~ America, or Italy for that matter, yet he and his children posedly stillti:el. drcd ycarc, ago you would qual lly lJI1d if you arc the lir ~ l and grandchildren who li ve here now arc supposed to pay What next, then? More money, hut of course. !"he gov hlad• 1n your farnlly to L'HllC to AIIICfl<..a, wdl he ll , the lor " "net hi nj.\ that happened in this country 400 years ernment ll-"'" it nwny one<' he fore so why nm again? And JIII 'IC(OifiCIII Wi ll ;',IVC you "'OI JI C IJlOrlCY IOU af\o I hat i> ridiculou' and >hou ld never happen. I already then again'.' l"he cycle never ends because mont') doesn't ! iw c•. tJ mattd aruourllthal ,., owed to hla(..k Amcr i l:a fl ~ give money to the govcn 111u.:nt that th l..!y g1vc :may. 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I can still remem first year. But like they say, it's always best when treated early Gber the day when I was four and my mother had to restrain this should have been taken care of I 5 years ago when it first my squirming body just so the doctor could give me a shot. For appeared. It shouldn't have had to pass through several doctors, Billy O'Keefe some reason, the idea of a needle sticking in me didn't thrill me. until she fonunately stumbled upon one that decided it's wonh a Viewpoints/ New Media Editor My doctor visits weren't always that look-see. So for more than a decade, this cancer was slowly grow God-awful. Usually, I'd get my check up, ing upon her eyebrow. Scary, to say the least. grab a sucker on my way out, and be on my I've had my share of naive doctors as well, although not quite Valerie Danner way. But, in all that time, I never dreamed to the degree that my sister did. There was the summer when I was Managing Editor that I couldn't trust the doctor. I know bcner getting severe headaches. Without any tests, the doctor decided I now. had allergies and sent me home with a prescription for some med Kimberly Brehm G ranted, doctors are prone to error just ication. I never got it filled. How could he diagnose me with aller Campus Editor like any other human, but when they goof, gies when I've never had a history of them before, and he didn't it'~ a bi t scarier. My o lder sister found that even run a single test on me? Shouldn't he at least have taken a out the hard way. Since grade school (she's blood sample? Did he have some kind of magical, superhuman Chris Novak now almost 25) she had a lump of skin that power emitting from his stethoscope' Martina Sheehan Valerie Danner grew over her eyebrow. Over the years, it Then there was another, who after having just given me two Vitality Editors got progressively bigger. Currently, it's shots in my arm, realized she forgot to take my blood pressure Managing Editor about a centimeter in length. My mom had beforehand. Even though I wasn't feeling to well after the shots, Graham Couch inquired about the growth to several differ- she decided she needed my blood pressure right then, even though ent doctors; each had their own explanation I told her I'd come back tomorrow. But she squeezed and squeezed Sports Editor of it. One said it was just a binhmark; another said it was nothing the blood pressure bandage around my arm until she squeezed so to worry about; another said he didn't want to remove it because he hard I passed out. She didn't even get her reading that day. Amber Holst didn't want to make it bleed. Ever hear of a doctor being afraid of These are just a handful of samples of my M.D. experiences. Is Tom Snyder a linle blood0 That can't be good. it just that I don't have the best of luck when it comes to doctors0 Now she lives in Arizona. She went to see a dermatologist for Perhaps I'm a magnet fo r the wrong kind of care. But somehow, I Assistant Editors an unrelated problem, when the doctor looked at the growth on her don't think so. Based on my sister's and my own experiences, as eyebrow and decided to do a biopsy on it. The results came back well as stories I've heard from friends, I don't believe this kind of Rob Hart and showed that this "harmless" growth that had been seen by at medical care is that uncommon. Photography Editor least three different doctors over the years, was in fact cancerous. To be fair, I've had a few good o nes too. But it's these bad Luckily, the doctor told her that if there is one type o f cancer to encounters that make me leery. So now, I' m Fox Mulder when it Bill Manley get, this is the one. Basal cancer, if taken care of promptly, has a 95 comes to my own health- ! trust no one in a white coat just percent chance of never returning if it doesn't grow back within the because they have a "Dr." in front of his name. Donnie Seals Jr. Assistant Photography Editors Letters Amy Azzarito Continued from previous page Copy Chief over by police. Imagine having that talk with your child. This is why we need to Carrie Brittain speak on this matter with urgency today. Katie Celani so in the future our children won't have to Ryan Adair go through this. This is why there should Matt Richmond have been a march or protest for Donta Dawson from Philadelphia, Stanton Crew Copy Editors from New Jersey and Aquan Salmon from Connecticut, all shot and killed by police. Jim Sulski Even at Columbia, the black male stu Faculty Adviser dents were victimized by a fellow student, who made false accusations of sexual assault. 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Although Coast Basketball has come a long way since its to Coast doesn't capture the extreme power of earlier inception in the late 1800s. It's gone from a releases, it is still a "hum-dinger" of a record. ghetto sport, to integrating blacks and In the days that Tim McGraw and Shania Twain are whites, while slowly becoming a microcosm being played on mainstream radio, bands that play old for global society. country, hillbilly music, roots rock, all-country, insur "The Basket." a new independent film gent country or whatever you prefer to label it are as starring Peter Coyote and Karen Allen, tells Germany, and the entire town suffers from forgotten as 78s. Br5-49 blends traditional country, the story of a town full of different personali lacking the finances to invest in "modern" rockabilly, western swing, punk rock and even polka ties, coming together toward the end of farm equipment. all into one. World War I. While the breathtaking scenery After luring his students with his East The reason that Br5-49 is great is the fact that they set in the northwest will captivate audiences, Coast stories and radical teaching, Conlon are great musicians. The band is tighter than any pair the contrived plot will evoke notions of a enters his boys into a basketball game of Shania Twain's pants. They gained popularity play wannabe "Cider House Rules." against a veteran squad. The theme around ing four-hour sets at Robert Western World, a boot Director and producer Rich Cowan the game revolves around gambling, and store/bar in Nashville's famed "Lower Broad" area just begins the movie with an old man playing an Conlon's questionable motives to win the behind the Ryman Auditorium, the original home of opera on his CD playe r. Once the music money surface toward the end of the movie. the Grand Old Opry. Plus the band tours more than roles, Cowan flashes back to Helmut Brink While Conlon has his own agenda Ozzy Ozborne in retirement. After releasing "Live as a young boy, and his older sister Brigitta for the basketball game, Helmut yearns to From Roberts" in 1996, Br5-49 decided to wage a war Brink. Robert Karl Burke and Amber become a "goal tosser." Helmut practices on Music City by making records that were actually Willenborg star as the sibling German immi and practices up to the anti-climactic climax good, and not recorded to line someone's pockets. grants, who end up in a small farming com where the cheesy plot opts for Swiss, as it Coast to Coast was recorded while the band was munity in northwest Washington in 1918. reveals more holes. opening up for Brian Setzer. How many bands have The basketball sequences, from the the balls to make a live album as an opening band? practices to the big game, do evoke comical Br5-49 even wins over Setzer's crowd with a nice mix nostalgia. Conlon teaches his players "Zone of originals like the sad "Better Than This," or the most Defense" by connecting five of them to rope , unfortunate tale, 'Waiting For the Axe (To Fall)." They which teaches them to play defense as a also include a mix of forgotten covers like the Bob single entity. The actual game involves a Wills jazzy "Brain Cloudy Blues" and a Gram Parsons halftime full of beer and cigars-for the hit, "Six Days on the Road." opposing team. Throughout the entire The real gem of this record is a lightning-fast ver movie, Conlon mentions "covering" the sion of Charlie Daniel's "Uneasy Rider." A talkin'-the spread, and at one point tells impression blues that follows a hippie who happens to break able Helmut, "It's not whether you win or down in Jackson, Mississippi, in front of a redneck bar lose, it's whether you cover the spread." called the "Dew Drop Inn." This song alone is a testa Cowan tries to spark themes of accep ment to the energy, humor and ability of this band to tance and honor in a movie wh HOUSE OF BLUES INDUCTS HALL OF FAME To be Inducted into a 'Hall of Fame,' one must bring talent, consistency and endurance. The House of Blues inducted two Columbia men into their hall of fame April 28th in front of a crowd of appreciative fans . Dinky and Mr. Ron, who make up the Chicago hip-hop duo Hall of Fame, ambushed the stage and audience with tight rhymes and consistent energy. After their pumped performance, Dinky remained on stage to Intro duce the diverse rhyme styles ofTask Force, who continued to bring the energy to the crowd waiting for the Jungle Brothers. In today's world of music where hip hop Is constantly being frowned upon because of repetitiveness and lack of originali ty, Hall of Fame and Task Force rise above the garbage and deliver. . Support Chicago hip-hop! 14 Vitality May 8, 2000 ly 3 million Eastern European Jews came to America to find a new home. What they found in the United Award--winning. "Last Night States was a prejudice toward their orthodox tradi tions by their German-Jewish counterparts. Many German Jews, as portrayed through the characters in "Ballyhoo," believed success and equality were deter of Ballyhoo" now at Mercury mined by how well you conformed to the American (predominantly Christian) society. In order to live in the social event of the season - much like "Back to America with any hope of prosperity, they knew only By Chris Gavauoni the Future's" Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. to turn their backs on their heritage and imitate Staff Writer Adolph (head of the household) lives with his wid Christian traditions. Christmas trees. Easter eggs owed sister Beulah (Boo) and their widowed sister-in and country clubs became their identity. Hav1ng won both the Pulitzer Pnze and an Oscar lor law Reba. Many of the East European Jews like Joe Farkas h1s play "Dnv1ng M1ss Da1sy, • 1t IS no wonder that play Boo is determ1ned to have her unpopular daughter, honored Jewish traditions much to the embarrass wnght Alfred Uhry rece1ved the 1997 Tony Award for Lala, attend Ballyhoo s1nce she believes th1s IS Lala's ment of the German Jews. who had grown accus Best Play for "The Last N1ght of Ballyhoo " Author and last chance to f1 nd a husband. Lala falls for Adolph's tomed to Christian culture. This "other kind" (as dtrector of Dnv1ng M1ss Da1sy" (later made 1nto a ass1stant Joe Farkas. an Orthodox Peachy so bluntly rno 11e 1 Uhr1 IS the only playvmght 1n h1story to w1n Jew from New York, but IS turned puts it) came to be tn<: tr1ple cro un of pla;wrtt1ng w1th the Pulitzer Pnze, down by h1m when she 1nv1tes h1m to associated with all Oscar and Ton ; all of nh1ch has placed h1m 1n the Ballyhoo Joe then falls for Lata's negat1ve things These Jews were Gurnm:·,~ Book r, r Wwlrl Rucorrl.~ cous1n Sunny -- the 1ntell1gent and labeled "indiscreet" "The last NlrJht r;f Fl <~ll 'fh oo" also rOC(:IVed the Outer beaut1ful one who IS home for break Crtt1r:s Ctrr.lo /, uarrJ for Out>ta nrJ1nrJ Broadway Play from Wesleyan College. and "hotheaded" by anrJ th" !Jrama I '''YJu<: AuarrJ fr;r fJisttngut sht:d Play Boo then tnes to snare Peachy, the German Jews for d1splay1ng thetr lrt tt1 tturrJ I''"' r;( prr,rJur.ttrJn It ha; be(:n r(:COgnt4ed son of a prom1 nent Atlanta family. for b; th•" Uur,:r'J'' frrlmn•: a·; thu rmr" r;( the10 rno>t pop Lala 1 he fam1ly gets pulled apar t Jew1sh customs !iO openly The Jl'" rA;; /', an 5/9 Mary's Window, Tap Root, Papa Roach @ ''In all my years of riding the trails and pia~ ing "ith sand. I ""' er sa" a man "ith the Metro detem1ination of Bortron. For those of you who don't knO\\. Bortron \\as pronounced dead on Monday, May I, 2000, at 5:43p.m. The cause of d~ath is yctunkno\\n and his head is still missing. I'd li ke to say that Bortron was a man (well. robot actually ) "ho 5/10 Wire, Seam @ Metro knew what he wanted from this life. And throughout his countless homicides and geno Fred Anderson, Peter Kowald @ Empty cide, he always took time out to li sten to you folks' problems. Now. I don't kno" if Bottle there's a heaven, but I do know Bortron always talked about ·wanting to kill God.· so if there is one, I' m sure Bortron is there right now. We must all li•ce the end of the trail. like my horse Boxcar Plato d id, like my mother did, and like all you young cowboys 5/11 Apples in Stereo, Versus, OK Go@ Empty will too. I just hope when high noon and no pistol comes for me, I face my doom "ith Bottle the integrity that Bortron did." 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Not to mention Shane Andrews, · r petitions accounted for, they have CWood made his debut at Wrigley who already has 8 homeruns, batting in lected 285 signatures. At the time of Although j aded by the entire process, Field last Tuesday for the first time in the seventh spot: And how about a bench ll"'u"•~au· u, they have received no N icholson hopes the report of funding over a year. Once again, he provided a that has Glenallen Hill and Willie Greene from John Duff's office. has substance. game to remember. Not only did he look in reserve to pinch-hit late in a game? has been out of his office for a He feels the club has helped student good pitching, but he thrilled sold-out The biggest surprise may be still to morale at Columbia. Wrigley with a homerun to left on the come. Minor league pitcher Carlos " I actually think I have helped the very first pitch he saw. While the hit was Zambrano, one of the gems of the Cubs retention [at Columbia]. I know people fun, Wood's pitch farm system, may be ready to come up in who have said that they would have ing is what people July with Patterson. If he's as good as transferred but because of the club they on the North S ide billed, the Cubs will have the second-best are going to stick around." ; I should be excited rotation in all of baseball next to the One of those students is Nick Panico. about. Atlanta Braves. Geez, why am I talking He was considering leaving Columbia, Mostly throwing Wild Card when a Division but has decided to stay in part because of fastballs and Championship is within reach? the ultimate frisbee team. change-ups, Wood This is what the return of Wood has " It gave me a chance to meet people d id whatever he done. He's so electrifying that he's and develop a lot of friends," he said. wanted to do. He caused me to write about championships, For further information on Columbia made Jeff Bagwell even though the Cubs are below .500. U ltimate go to look like Dan Scott Venci That's why Wood is special. There are not http:/linteractive.colum.edulstudents/fris Quayle at a Staff Writer many like him in the game. Pedro bee. spelling bee con- Martinez and Randy Johnson are the only test. Bagwell was utterly confused trying ones that come to mind. to hit a Wood pitch. When that happens to These three are so good that they make :.• one of the best players in baseball, you everything seem right o n the field. The know you have something spec ial. Once Cubs always play better w hen Wood is Wood starts throwing his breaking ba ll, pitching. They look like World Series outs are going to be as common as a champions every time he takes the homerun. mound. l ie gets fans that aren' t e ven Kid Kerry gives the Cubs a dominant, drunk to babble about how good the Cubs No. I starter. With the return of lsmacl are. They could lose four games in a row .::..• Valdes, along w ith Jon Lieber and Kevin every week, but come Kerry time, every Tapan i, the Cub, have a good, if not one knows the Cubs arc the better team spectacular, rotation. If the bullpen can on the field that day. pitch adequately, the Cubs could surpri' e Fans got to feel that every single time he people by making a run for the Wi ld took the ball back in 19n. lind you Card. ·r he team's chances may get even know what? The C ubs went to the play better ,o,netime this summer. If Corey offs that year. He was taken away from us --· Patter""' get' called up, the ofTense is last year, and he couldn't be replaced. Uut going to be hard to stop. The only prob then, how could we except him to be'! lem would he where to bat him. "I here is no reason to think that if Wood Imag ine a line- up that has Lric Young stays healthy this year that the Cubs and Ricky Ci utierrez getting on base to won' t be in the postseason. llficr all, start off a game. Mark Grace and Sammy they've made it every year Wood has Sosa then dri ving them in. Next comes been able to pi tch. This all has a real nice I fenry R<,dri gucz. Patterson batting sixth'! ring to it , untl it's bcc.:ausc o f one very How devastat ing would that be'! II guy specia l pitcher. Eric Schmuttenmaer; speclal to the Chronicle who not only will hit 30 homers but also We lcome back kid, we missed you. Nick Panico (left) at the Chicago UIUmate tournament. - - - .. Tasos Katopodis/ Chronicle Second baseman Jose Valentin Is congratulated after a homerun Thomas and Paul Konerko homered con By Graham Couch secutively. It was the lirst time since May Sports Editor 26, 1996, that the Sox have hit three con secutive homeruns or four in one inning. The White Sox snapped a three-game The win improved the White Sox losing streak as they beat Toronto 7-3 record to 18-10 and gave them a 3.5 Thursday at Comiskey. ------game lead on the Indians. It Pitcher James Baldwin Sox Update also ended what had been a allowed two solo homers and dismal week for Chicago on little e lse as he became the sec- an upnote. ond five-game winner in the American They lost 4-1 to the Blue Jays on League. Wednesday and 5-3 on Tuesday. The Sox homered five times including The White Sox open up a three-game Tasos Katopodis/ Chronicle two by Jose Valentin. Four of those came series at Boston on Monday. First baseman Paul Konerko watches his homerun against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning when Valentin, Frank Wood's debut a success as Cubs try to creep back to .500 • . .,. I Striking out four and allowing only one straight time this season behind Jon a solo homerun from Sammy Sosa that By Tom Snyder run - on a Daryle Ward homerun - in six Lieber's 7 2/3 innings of solid pitching tied the score in the second inning, the Correspondent innings of work, Wood helped the Wednesday. Lieber (3-2) gave up six hits C ubbies could not muster much offense Cubbies win for just the II th ------and recorded seven strikeouts against pitcher Scott Elarton ( 1-0), who ln his first outing si nce game three of time in 28 games. Wood even Cubs Update as the Cubs held on to win 4- allowed just four hits during his six the 1998 National League Divis ion hi t a dinger of his own in the 3. innings of work. Joe Girardi also hit a Series, 22-year-old, right-hand hurler Il-l route of the visiting The Houston Astros struck solo homerun off Astros re liever Mike Kerry Wood proved that his slow return Houston Astros. back in the final game of the Chicago Maddux in the seventh inning during the was worth the long wait for Cubs fans. The Cubs beat the Astros for the fourth series, winning 6-2 on Thursday. Despite Cubbies' losing effort. MLB STANDINGS MLS STANDINGS American l.ea&Ue East Eastern Conference Chronicle Sports W-t G8 Next New York 18-8 Boston 14-10 3 - Baltimore 15-12 3.5 Toronto 15-15 5 W-t-T-PTS Week in Information Tampa Bay 10-17 8.5 New England 1-2-4-7 as of May 5 Central Miami 1-2-4-7 Chronicle Chicago 18-10 NBA PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS Cleveland 13-12 3.5 Metrostars 2-5-0-6 - Kansas City 13-15 5 Sports: Minnesota 12-17 6.5 DC United 1-5-1-4 EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit 8-19 9 .5 West ... 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Collep Clllalt Chi-town baseball Frisbee team official Battle between students and administration .to end as ultimate frisbee team fans blinded will get needed funding, club orglnlzers skeptical , . By Graham Couch by beer and Sports Editor Columbia's ultimate frisbee team will bleachers be declared an official student organiza tion again this fall, according to the erry Wood is back. Kerry Wood is Coordinator of Student Life Chris back, now we're going to the George. This decision by the administra K playoffs! That is a ll I've heard in tion will give the team adequate funding Chicago since the 22-year-old right-han to compete. der made his debut last Tuesday night. "The college was apprehensive because Note to Cubs fans: slow down. At 12-18, they have never had anything like this this team still lacks the offensive punch before," George said. and the pitching (two pretty important George added that while the team has ingredients) to make a run at the playoffs, not been noti tied yet, all the paper work let alone a .500 record. has been processed. The most ridicu Once received, the official notification lous part about the will mark the end of a year-long battle between the players of Columbia ignorant bliss of Eric Schmuttenmaer,tspecial to the Chronicle Cub's supporters Ultimate and the administration of and the local media Columbia College. A Columbia Ultimate team member misses the caleb. is that the Wood Co-founder and student Kevin situation got more Nicholson is skeptical. tices for the spring semesw.r the level of They were told that they were. free to coverage than the '"I 've heard this song and dance before, participation grew to 26 students. continue playing, but would not receive White Sox, who so I' ll believe it when I see it or they con However, as the club transformed from any funding and would no longer be rec are 18-10 and 3.5 tact me," he said. "There is a severe lack several guys with an idea to a healthy ognized as a Columbia organization. games up on of communication within the administra Nicholson believes Graham Couch tion at [Columbia]." it was his own Sports Editor Cleveland in the AL Centra l. When Nicholson and Eric mouth that ruined Chicagoans Schmuttenmaer started the ultimate fri s the clubs funding finally have a legitimate shot at seeing bee team last semester as an attempt at status. post-season baseball. and sadly enough giving Columbia its only sport. they had "When we first all they care about is what is happening no idea the trials and tribulations they started the club, [the on the North Side. would endure in an attempt to fund the administration) was fine and dandy with The Sox are leading the American team. it," he said. "It was League with a team batting average of On the last weekend of October, n't until I asked .295 and are fourth in earned run aver Schmuttemaer dragged Nicholson to an about the insurance age. Their line-up is stacked with stars ultimate fri sbee tournament at Augustana questions with it that like Frank Thomas, Ray Durham, College in the Quad Cities. ''He literally forced me to get up at fi ve they started to say, ~agglio Ordonez and Paul Kornerko. To 'oh maybe this could a real baseball fan, these guys are legiti in the morning and drive out there," be a problem."' mate drawing cards. The team is young Nicholson said. '"We played in four Eric Scmuttermaer/ special to the Chronicle Despite the fact and exciting, and yet they still are draw games, and I fell in love with it." Nick Panico throws the frisbee as Kevin Nicholson looks on. that Columbia ing less than half of the fans that the From there, the two of them started the claimed that there Cubs do at Wrigley. club and practiced the entire fall semester was an insurance Why is this? with a membership of three. It wasn't problem, Paula Sctreiwe, who handles the The new Comiskey Park isn't as quaint until the semester break in January that organization, there was a battle going on college's insurance, had not heard of the and as legendary as Wrigley Field. And they started receiving more interest behind the scenes. situation or the ultimate- frisbee club. no, 35th street is not as trendy as though emails. When they started prac- Nicholson and Schmuttenmaer had all along hoped to be considered an official The team continued to practice and in Wrig leyville. But are Chicago baseball club of Columbia, thus making them eli April, 19 of its members traveled to a fans really ignorant enough to fall for tournament at Northern Illinois beer, bleachers and a poorly sung rendi gible for fund ing. University in Dekalb. Although they lost tion o f "Take me out to the ball game" On Nov. 8, 1999, Columbia Ultimate - received a letter from Art Burton, the all seven games they played over the two over good baseball? day tournament, they held their own This city prides itself on being a great director of minority affairs, and Hugh Jeffers, the former interim coordinator of against other universities with long-stand sports town and for the mo~t part it is. student life, informing them that they had ing programs. And according to However, Cubs fans fail to rcali;c what Nicholson, Columbia's club had more fool\ management has taken them for. bt!en officially recogni zed as an organiza tion for the 1999-2000 school year. members present than all but one of the ·r he Cub\ never completely rebuild wit h The clubs excitement would be short teams in the tournament. young player~ llccau~c the) arc \Cared lived. Exactly one month later Jeffers sent The club has visions of playing in six what fan reaction would be In \C\cral Columbia Ultimate a letter stating that tournaments next year and going to sec ) Cars of gruwong pa11" woth a hunch of Columbia's legal counce I had informed tionals. They would even like to host a young playc" If Cuh' managconelll him that they could no longer be recog tournament and start a separate woman's re\ pcctcd the ontcllogcm.c of 11\ fan,, ni~ed as an offic ial student organizntion. team (currently about half of the club's '>ammy '-'" a "'"uld ha ve hcc11 \hopped l"hc reason, according to the document, mcmbt!rs are women), o ut (f,r a tfJUplc t'fH HJ ) o Uil}:' p11 dun~ was that '"Columbia docs not carry the The reversal of the administration's rul pr r,~pcLI "' tJIId fOtlllii!!CIIICJII VvOIIId budd necessary insurance to b.: held liable for ing in December will help Columbia the offcn·,c LJround future ' tar ( ory any injury relating to an accident that Ultimate realize the goals they had set for l'attcr'l<>n . L11c Schmuttcrmacr;spccral to Chronoclc may occur while the students nrc play ln\lcad, yuppoc .'lorth '>odcr·. ' I"""' up Courtney Hermann makes the catch. ing." 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