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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. THE CH 0 f C. 0 L U M B CO LL EGE c ti C A G 0 VOL. XXIX, No. 8 November 13, 1995 ''Foundation'' Draws Kudos And Criticism By Nancy Laichas important initiative taken by the college in many years," curriculum. Several Editor-in-Chit! Duff pointed to Columbia's rapid growth as evidence that faculty members the recommendations contained in "Laying the ex pressed concern Faculty credit cards, student involvement in communi Foundation" are vital to the college's future. about current cur ty outreach programs and bigger, faster, more reliable ele "Columbia is at a crossroads," Duff said. "It's no riculum standards, vators were a few of the more creative o f the plethora of longer a small, struggling institution, it's the fifth largest especially in the suggesti ons tossed out by faculty, private institution in area of general edu staff, administrators and students at Illinois." cation require last week's college-wide convocation. The convocation also ments. A panel made up of Columbia's included brief presentations English instruc president, vice president, and three by Barbara Calabrese, plan tor Sarah Odishoo members of the President's Planning ning committee chair and suggested that a Advisory Committee gathered on Radio/Sound Department passing grade of 'C' stage at the Getz Theater, 72 E. II th instructor; Richard in English composi Street, on Nov. 8 to provide the Woodbury, committee mem tion should be Columbia community with the oppor ber and Dance Department required before stu tunity to respond to policy recommendations outlined in instructor; and Woodie White, committee member and dents are al lowed to the recently released document, "Laying the Foundation." vice president of development, before moderator Lucas g radu a t e. In "Laying the Foundation," the planning committee Palermo, Television Department instructor, opened the Currently, students D ff made recommendations in six key areas: Growth, floor to comments and suggestions from the audience. need only a 'D' in u finances, retention, recruitment, curriculum and One by one, faculty, staff, administrators and even a composition to be eligible for graduation. Columbia's relationship to the arts and communications student stepped in front of one of two microphones set up However, the Director of English Composition vehe professions. in the aisles of the theater. While many applauded the mently disagreed. " It would be reprehensible and elitist to The convocation kicked off with opening remarks atmosphere of openness the convocation provided, the do away with the 'D' as a passi ng grade," said Mark from Columbia President John Duff and Provost and initiatives proposed in the planning document did not Withrow. Executive Vice President Bert Gall. escape criticism. See Convocation, page 4 Calling the planning document "perhaps the most Among the most hotly debated topics discussed was Columbia Students Give Back To College Students
By Ryan Healy Search For Assi. Last year, a group "Sound" of students from the class of '95 got togeth Internships er and formed the Senior Class Gift By Cristin Monti Committee with the Staff Writer hope of givi ng some thing back to In order to stress the impor Columbia upon gradu tance and opportunities present ation. ed through internships, The last class on Columbia hosted the 1995 record to have a gift Sound Intern Seminar Nov. 8 at committee before them the Audio Technology Center. was the class of '79, The seminar, presented by the which presented the Columbia's Sound Program and college with the clock the Career Planning and hanging in the lobby of Placement Office, was held for the 600 S. Michigan students to get acquainted with Ave. Building. The the Intern Program, and focused goal of last year's on the importance of internships committee was to sur- and the role that they play for pass the funds collect- . students who wish to be success ed b the class of '79 Photo courtesy College Relattons ful in the field of sound. Thefs ucceeded · (L-R) Class of '95 Gift Committee member Kevin Morrow with Class of "We want students to see The class of ;95 gift '96 Gift Committee member Katja Lindy and student Liza Grisales. internships arc a crucial bridge committee raised over hope of surpassing the funds raised last year. between your academic career $5,000 from students, area vendors, and the Student Michael Wojcik, a senior studying public re la and your working career," said Organization's Council. They decided to use the tions and a founding member of the committee, said Jim Cogan, Intern Coordinator. money to purchase computers for the school. they will "assess where there's a real need for stu "Not only do they provide you The committee bought a new Acer computer, dents and try and address that need in some way." with contacts in the workplace, which is now located in the new teacher-learning Present members of the committee include but they also give you a chance center in room 403 of the Wabash Building. The Wojcik, Kajta Lindy, Symon Ogeto, Kevin Bolton to test ski lis that you've learned Acer is the only computer on campus available to and Chaney Statler, all seniors. The group is still in in class over the past two or students that has Windows '95. It has multi-media its formation stages and is looking for new mem three years." software, photoshop, the latest computer games bers. Wojcik said they have sent letters out to all A panel of nine Columbia which can be played on CD-ROM, and is Internet department chairpersons. graduates, instructors and for accessible. "We reall y want serious students who want to do mer students shared their sound Bob Lyttle of the Academic Computing the work," said Wojcik. "Because there is some internship experiences, gave Department said the Acer was an important step to work involved." advice and answered questions the fruition of the teacher-learning center. Wojcik encourages any students who are inter from sound students. ''The Acer computer from the class of '95 gift is ested, seniors or otherwise, to contact the commit ,Academic Dean Caroline an important part of the teacher-learning center," he tee. But he warns that the group is only interested in Lalla was also in attendance and said. "When we bui It that room, that was the first people who will be committed. . stated that the Intern Program computer we had and we added all the other ones Eric Mixon, the Assistant Director of Al umnt serves as a "bridge to the real around it. It's kind of the center piece of the room." Relations. agreed with Wojcik. world." The teacher-learning center now has 17 comput "If you're not going to put any effort into the Paneli sts discussed topics ers and is open to all students I 2 hours a day. Lyttle commiuee, it's not going to be successful ." Mixon such as how to gain permanent said he wants the center to become a gathering said. employment from an internship, place for students who want to get into computers Mixon worked closely with last year's commit the value of experience gained but are not in a class. The center is the only place on tee and wi ll also assist thi s year's group. while interning, and how stu campus where students can come and scan photos Wojcik said this year's commiuee will work on dents can effectively manage or design flyers, among other things. gathering funds from corporations and vendors, not their time while juggling an "Computers have an image of being · a little only around the main campu s. but also around internship with classes and other tough for some people," said Lyttle. "But we're try Columbia's satellite areas, such as the Dance Center responsibilities. ing to debunk that myth by opening this room and and the Audio Technology Center. The pa nelists also stressed saying 'Just come in . we 'll show you how it Mixon said the contri butions of these businesses that sound interns should recog works."' are "fai rly vital" to the success of the commiuee. He nize the importance of availabil The '95 gift committee also received four donat said that giving a contribution is a great way fo r the ity, persistence and dedication if ed computers from AT&T, which are undergoing establishments to give something back to Columbta they wish to gain permanent testing and will eventually be put to use. This year, a new committee is forming with the See Gift, page 4 See Sound, page 4 2 N E -~ ~ N o v e m b e r · 1 3 , 1 9 9 5 I THE cHRoNicLE! Trains, Pains ..A,.d Automobiles: The Commute • •oJ• .j S. Wabash Ave., Suite Chicago, Illinois 60605 Whether It's Dealing With Train Schedules Or Finding Affordable Parking, Making The 312-663-1600 ext. 5432 312-663-1600 ext. 5343 Trip To Campus Can Get Complicated--But Barry Sorkin Offers Some Helpful Advice . FAX 312-427-3920 By Barry Sorkin Staff Writer Student Mike Synowiec Editor-in-Chief makes the trip to Columbia twice Nancy Laichas each week from Valparaiso, Indiana. Synowiec used to drive Managing Editors to school, but found it to be frus John Biederman trating and expensive. "I got a lot Mi'Chaela Mills of parking tickets, and. got kind of pissed off," he said. News Editor Synowiec is one of the many Bob Chiarito Columbia students who commute long distances to get to school Assistant News Editor and are finding that high-speed Ryan Healy · railway systems provide a conve • The .:tbove prices are students rates. To be eligible. students must have their parking stubs validated at the security desk in nient and sometimes less expen· any of the buildings. sive alternative to driving--espe Features Editor cially when parking rates are •• &rly Bird Specials: tn hetwecn 5 a.m. and II a.m .. out by 7 p.m.- S4.75 Aliage Taqi considered. • ..Lote Special: In after 4 p.m.· $5.50 For example, Synowiec dis Chart compiled by Barry Sorkin Entertainment Editor covered that the South Shore Jeffrey Heydt Line, a rail system affiliated with This grid is designed to help students with changing schedules determine where to get the best Regional Transportation parking deal. It is indexed by parking lot and amount of time a car is to be parked. Authority (RTA) Metra, is a more Photography Editor driving and parking. "with traffic and parking, it's eas- has offered night students a free Chris Sweda consistent way to get around. He "I just get on the train and put ier to take the train." shuttle to get them safely from recalls one time in which he was on a -pair of headphones," ' Her 'train ride takes about an school to some of the nearby Staff Photographers able to make the drive in an hour Synowiec said. !Jour, not including the time it transportation hubs, but the Natalie Bauaglia and ten minutes, but more often it Kerry Shields travels into the takes her to get to the station,but school discontinued the shullle Laura Stoecker would take over two hours if traf city via the RTA Metra system the commute does not bother system because the low ridership fic was heavy. On the South Monday through Friday from Sheilds. "I'm so used to it. It's didn't justify the high cost of the Copy Editor Shore train, his travel time is Beecher, Illinois, located just pan of my routine," she said, program. Kim Watkins always an hour and a half. south of the Will County border. although she admilled that when "It was advertised in the While it is somewhat restrict While Shields does not find the she considers that she spends 2.5 Chronicle and on bulletin boards, ing to have to design his day Advertising Manager Metra train to be either faster or to 3 hours in transit every day, i.t but students just weren't using Sandra K. Taylor around a train schedule, it is significantly less expensive, she, disturbs her. it," according to Assistant Dean wonh it to not bear the burden of like Synowiec, believes that The RTA's Metra system is the of Student Life Madeline second-largest rail transit system Roman-Vargas. Staff Writers in Nonh America, servicing an Since the program's ~!imina MemaAyi Bill Jordan area of nearly 3,700 square miles tion, many students have request Yasmin Khan which includes Cook, DuPage, ed that it be reinstated. Effons are Joe Lavigne Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will underway to put together a joint Chris McGathey Counties, according to materials program with Roosevelt Cristin Monti published by the RTA. With its University that will be more cost Carmen Segura Soren Smith 10 rapid transit lines, the Metra effective, Vargas said. Barry Sorkin trains offer commuters living in Until such a service is offered, Roben Stevenson more than 38 suburbs access to students can take the southbound Kevin Thomas the downtown area. #I bus from Union, Northwestern The cost of riding the Metra and LaSalle Street Stations to Faculty Advisor ranges from $1.75 to $4.45 each Michigan and Balbo. The bus Jim Sulski way, depending on the distance runs every 6-15 minutes until II being traveled. Discounts can be p.m. Natalie Battalllia obtained by purchasing weekly For more details, commuters Finding affordable parking around Columbia is not the only problem The Chronicle is a student-run or monthly passes. newspaper of Columbia student drivers may encounter. As this photo illustrates, high prices can call 836-7000 for RTA travel It is published weekly and confusing rate schedules don't keep the spaces from filling up. In past semesters, Columbia information. school year and dis Mondays. Views Finding the least expensive l exnre:«<~ in this newspaper are lot is not as easy as it seems. nec:es.;arilv those of the 5ome Tips For Because of varied pricing !!!(COLUMBIA) STUDENTS$!!! depanment or the structures, lots that arc less expensive for a three-hour stay . ~ealing With may be relatively pricey for an Could you use more $$$ eight-hour stay. In addition, the prices are difficult to compare Earn Big$$$ For books, car pay':' 'Salem's' Lots because some lots post prices which include the $1.25 City of ment$, Parties... You name it! Barry Sorkin Chicago tax, while others Staff Writer exclude it. To complicate things further, Work in Customer With tuition costs continual some lots charge different rates ly on the rise and the increasing depending on the time of day. Service/Marketing scarcity of fi nancial aid, stu Some charge higher costs at dents need to cut corners wher night while others offer IN A RELAXED CORPORATE ever they can. evening discounts. ENVIRONMENT Which is why all but 350 of Price is not the only issue to Columbia's 7,857 students consider when choosing a park FULL AND IDEAL PART-TIME commute to c lass. Those who ing lot. According to a Chicago do drive quickly learn that police officer who walks the HOURS$ AVAILABLE" parking near campus becomes South Loop beat, students a major expense. sho uld consider the area around Students pay as much as $7 Columbia. While the area is COMPETITIVE HOURLY per day to park in nearby lots. part of the downtown business For those who have classes five district, at night it can become WAGES$ PLUS OUTSTANDING days a week, that comes to dangerous. He advises night almost $500 each semester, or students to park as close to COMMI$$IONS approximately 12% of the cost campus as possible. of tuition .. Students who arc "I'd pay the extra couple of LOCATED CLOSE TO financiall y challenged can cut bucks and get to my car safely," SCHOOL costs by choosing a lot careful he said. ly. CALL BOB AT 312-594-4546 November 13, 1995 New Music Biz Group By Bill Jordan formance end and in the man Staff Writer agement and marketing end. They' ll come to us looking for Columbia students who interns." ROADWAY11/:f~H~ML'i PACKAGE SYSTEM ® wish to pursue a career in the C.U.M.A. is also working music business get a chance to on a "tip sheet" similar to a YEAR ROUND PART-TIME JOBS FOR hear professionals speak, meet newsletter, which should be COLLEGE STUDENTS other students with similar distributed around the city in interests, keep abreast of 1996. It will contain industry • EARN $7.00 TO $7.50 AN HOUR industry news, and put their news, trends, and other infor • $1.00/ HR. TUITION CREDIT AFTER 30 DAYS skills into action through a mation. WORK UP TO 5 HOURS A DAY student organization called C.U.M.A. has about 18 • JOBS AVAILABLE FOR LOADERS, C.U.M.A., Columbia's Urban members, most of them from UNLOADERS & DOCK DATA ENTRY Music Association. Management and Marketing. • RAISES EVERY 90 DAYS/ PAID HOLIDAYS The organization was origi But McDowell encourages AFTER 1 YR. nally formed last year by interested students from all • EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PROMOTION Columbia Management grad departments to join, stressing Shifts Available (Monday-Friday) uate student Ernest Perry. that C.U.M.A. is not con Sunrise 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m . "I realized there were a lot cerned with merely one aspect Mid-Day 12:00 p.m. to 4 :30 p.m. of students here who had of the business, but is all Twiligl1t 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Night 12:00 a.m. to 5:00a.m. interest in some aspect of the encompassing. "It's all about music business, but really did event planning, networking, Requirements • You must be 18 years or older n't know each other," said marketing, showcasing, and • You must be able to provide your Perry. "That's when I got the management," he said. own transportation idea to form C.U.M.A." The organization will pull • You must be able to work n This year C.U.M.A. was all of these aspects together in manual labor job joined by James-June two events this semester. The McDowell, another graduate first of the events, "Retailer's student in Columbia's Rhapsody," will be held Nov. Management Department. 29 in the Hokin Annex. It will McDowell wanted to start his feature guest speakers from own organization called the music industry, edu~ation "Ndustry II the Streets." al material, and li ve perfor When he met up with Perry, mances judged by retailers in he decided instead to join with the music business. Friday, November 17 C.U.M.A. and bring the ideas A second event, similar to "Sketches of Spain" he had for his own organiza the first, is scheduled for Columbia artist-in-resi tion with him. December. Auditions for per Orbert Davis will play trum "We figured if we got orga formances will be held Nov. pet in a rendition of the Gil nized and created a network, 20, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM in Evans/Miles Davis coll abora students would have a better the Hokin Annex. tion. The performance will chance of finding jobs in the Students interested in on Nov. 17 at Park West, music industry," says C.U.M.A. should call Ernest W. Armitage. McDowell. "Also, the indus Perry at 3 12-941-1963 or try would have an easier time James-June McDowell at 312- finding talent, both in the per- 570-1110. SPECIAL: KODAK PERFORMANCE PAK • KODAK POLYMAX RC PAPER TRI-X 135-36 - $3. 29* • KODAK T·MAX 100 Film • KODAK TRI-X PAN Film VPS 135-36 • $4.80* • KODAK Reference Data Guide AN'f QUANTTTY • NO S1'\JO£NT 1.0. NE£0£0 •NOADDmONALDISCOUNT • Darkroom tips & techniques ILFORD MGX.1M Ill • KODAK Checkers Test Strips 8 x 10/25 SHEETS • $7.95 • White Cotton Gtoves Valued At: $36.95 ILFORO R.C. 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While internships are time current curricular structure under Columbia's student voice was "You shouldn't have the atti represented by film major Rich consuming and rarely include a Student Paper scrutiny were the lack of integra tude that something is beneath salary, they do give students an tion between liberal education Si lverman, the only student to you," said Fred Smith of the speak at the convocation. opportunity to make connections, and professional education and menial tasks that are sometimes and connections lead to jobs, said Less Than $50 the lack of interaction between Silverman suggested beefing up required of interns. Smith, a for panelists. By College Press Service academic departments. Odishoo general education requirements mer Columbia student, was hired "You have to make sacrifices called for a more interdiscipli to more fully challenge students. by Studiomedia following his but they'll pay off," said Joe He also proposed more student internship there in the spring of DEKALB, Ill. - An attempt nary approach to education at Perona, a Columbia graduate by some minority students to pull Columbia. organizations, common lounge 1994. "You have to be willing to who also works for Gand Music. space and "bigger elevators, do anything, and take the good funds from the newspaper at Photography Instructor Chuck Last semester, II of 13 Northern Illinois University has Reynolds said that while he faster elevators. more elevators." with the bad," he said. Columbia interns were hired. by After the two-hour assembly, Panelist Tom Boyle graduated cost the publication less than believes Columbia to be a first the companies they interned for. $50. a reception was held in the the from Columbia in 1993. He is This fall , the number of intern rate educational institution, currently the rental manager of In October, a group of NIU "This is a federation of depart ater basement. Associate Provost ships available to students has Mark Kelly, who assisted the Gand Music, a position he minority students who were ments without regard for their · tripled and Coogan believes this upset over the Northern Star's committee in the planning accepted following his internship departments." can be attributed to a much lack of coverage of minority process, said the convocation there three years ago. greater diversification of intern Several faculty members "It's really important that issues went into the school's held few surprises but served to ship sights around Chicago. voiced their dissatisfaction wi th you're at your internship as much cashier's office and demanded the current pay structure for help promote openness and com According to Cogan, in the the refund of a portion of their as possible to show your drive past, internships had primarily part-time teachers. Erin munication in the college com and your desire to learn," he said. student fees. munity. "In some ways, the been studio and live-sound rein Darryl Jones, one of the McCarthy. an instructor in liber "That's really the most important forcement oriented. Now, stu al education, said Columbia does process is more important than thing. Spend as much time as you protesting students, said the the product," he said dents are getting internships in action was over the paper's not adequately compensate or can to show that you really want fields such as sound contracting, recogni ze the "invisible" Planning committee member to be involved." "focus on one side of the issue." Marlene Lipinski . an instructor audio for video post-production, Although he maintained there part-time fac ulty, and Liberal Everyone agreed that intern sound for theater, broadcast Education instructor Dominick in the art department, said the ships provide students with expe were racial and social issues that audience provided many helpful applications and commercial needed to be addressed, Jones Pacyga pointed out that rience and knowledge that they advertising. Columbia part-timers are paid suggestions. "I was pleased with can' t acquire in a classroom. said the protest was simply a Internships are vital to a stu matter of economics. less than the city average and the response and the tum-out," "I learned about client-pro dent's personal growth and almost half of that of part-time she said. ducer-engineer relationships and "Contributing to the should not be taken lightly, paper makes us consumers," teachers at Loyola University. Committee chair Calabrese I got a world-view of how every Cogan said. "Students who take thing really worked. They don't Jones said. "As a consumer, I'm Many references were made agreed. "The convocation was internships are much more very well-attended and I was teach you those things at school," not satisfied with the product and to the ambiguous "soft language" focused. I think that it makes a I want my money back." delighted see so many different said senior Jordan Trais, who has huge difference in the student's of the planning document, and already completed one internship NIU students subsidize several speakers read specific constituencies of the college rep maturation process and in his resented," she said. "The faculty and is working on another. the paper by paying six cents per passages aloud. Televison preparedness to enter the job credit hour for the publication. took the planning document very Sound internships expose stu market." Department Chairman Ed Morris dents to many aspects of audio, So far, 70 students have request referred to page nine of "Laying seriously and offered valuable ed their money back, bringing the Foundation," a section that feedback." the total to $49.62. suggested Columbia should Columbia's Institutional Despite the refund Policy Committee will review Gift, from page 1 though students pay for it, they place a higher priority on spend still have to give back in some requests, Leslie Rogers, the edi ing its resources on basic the planning document on Nov. students, without whom many tor of the Star, says she has 17 and the document is expected way to help other students who requirements for all students could not survive. are struggling as they and I are, received strong support from rather than "investing in new, to be presented to the board o The committee will also be to help alleviate the burden on many of her classmates. high end technologies that serve trustees by the end of the year. looking for the support of the them." "We have more minority cov only a small number of its stu Responses to the "Laying the senior class. The committee's first meeting erage and stories in the Northern dents," Foundations" document may be "We need financial support will be on Nov. 22 at I p.m. in Star and we're making a direct "In a changing world, what is made in writing to the office o from seniors, but we also need Suite 1100 of the 624 S. effort to see if we need to do a small number today will be a the president. morale," said Wojcik. "I see col Michigan Building. something." lege as an investment and even Chicago Association of Black ..Journalist.s (CAB.J) Wants You! Columbi a is working to form its own student chapter of the CA.BJ and we need you to make our 1nem.bership drive a success. Join us for the CABJ Panel :featuring Art NorJ:nan & George O"Hare 'TUesday November 21. 1995 11. a .n1.. - 12:30 p.an. Hokin Hall No v ember 13 , 1995 NEW S 5 Columbia Community Mourns Death Of Israeli Prime Minister By Michel Schwartz Correspondent Last week, Jews around the world mourned the loss of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, one of over a thousancl who was assassinated Nov. 4. Columbia College was no differ entertainment prizes. ent. As Mayor Richard J. Daley put it, the assassination of a big CALL (812) 644-00lN (2u4u) peacemaker and world leader affects the whole world. Zafra From Any Ameritech Lerman, chairperson of Columbia's Institute for Science Pay Phone. Education and Science Communication pointed out that Columbia College is part of that Grand Prize: ;\n hwrcdibl(>hom o world. onwrt Help us Serve Thanksgiving Dinner Tuesday, November .21, 1995 Pacific Garden Mission (State & Balbo) Sign up: Student Life & Development Wabash ~ Rm. 301 Volunteer for: Food Preparation LafJel/Load Food Set up/Serve Clean,..up Crew Drop off on 11/21/95 10 I 2 p.IJt. 4 p.1n. Hoflin Annex a.m .... p.m. .For details, call ext. 5459 6 NEWS November 13, 1995 Rabin, from page 5 Kesey, from page 12 hinder the peace process." Acting Prime Minister Shimon After being married to a However, Lerman said, Perez would do, Englesberg said, biblical scholar, Faye, for 39 "Nothing will throw the peace "There was no rivalry between process out the window; the Rabin and Perez; they were a years, Ken Kesey still doesn't momentum is too strong." team. They complimented each submit to any mainstream Englesberg agreed, but con other. Perez worked behind the dogma or philosophy, espe ceded that "It might initially slow scenes and Rabin had the tinal cially "Churchianity." His ring it down." He was angry and very word." finger is sti II bare. Deep upset when he learned that an Lerman called Perez "practi thoughts are fixed on I Ching, Israeli assassinated Rabin. He said cally an architect" of the peace though he says the Bible is that Israelis feel very close to each process. still a book to be read. "It's other. like a family. She also said, "The division hot. There's a lot good stuff In a public eulogy on Nov. 5, between the right and the left in going on in it." Noa Ben Artzi Philosof, Rabin's Israel is getting so wide, it will Kesey has a daughter by the granddaughter, called Yit zhak soon be like the Red Sea." widow of Jerry Garcia, a long Rabin "Israel's grandfather." Englesberg po inted out that the time fri end and fellow acid When Fonner U.S. President "right wing is being very quiet Harry S. Truman once met with now." head. Golden Garcia's death Israel's tirst prime minister, David The death of Yitzhak Rabin, left fans waiting like airplanes Ben Gurion. he said, "It's hard to who was only 52 years old when in a ho lding pattern - waiting be president to 200 million citi he became prime minister, is seen to see where they' re going to zens." Ben Gurion replied, "It's by millions as tragic and horrible. land. So is the Dead dead? much harder to be a prime minis Jews around the world mourn for "They can't afford to die," ter to two million prime minis the Israeli leader, as they would said Kesey, who suggested the ters:· for any Israeli , as a member of Dead have fillers throughout When asked how he thought their own families. the tour. A different city Photo by Chris Sweda would mean a different name. Still smoking like a chim WIN! ney, Kesey's stance on the g uaranteed winner weekly legali zation of weed comes as Megan Reed no great shock. He's active in the movement, organizing By Robert Stevenson THE •o~c~i~.~~):in Q UIZ pro-Hemp rallies across the Staff Writer Bob C hiarito article and read it Northwest. "Grass is good. If (NO SKIMMING) 0.1. had smoked a j oint instead of snorting some coke, Who is she? winners arc decided b y most-correct entry he would have said, 'Oh, I'll tics arc resolved by single-elimination arm-wrestl ing just kill the bitch tomorrow."' Megan Reed is a Chicagoland native who teaches in the simply check the ci rcl es to the right- cut this sucker and Kesey believes if more peo Columbia's Radio Department. She has taught Control Board Operations, Radio Broadcasting I and Radio Broadcasting II. Megan mail it to the Chronicle via the Post Office, inter ple would toke a joint or hit a has also been the afternoon disc jockey at WLIT-FM for the last six departmental mail. o r usc your damn feet and bring it In bong, the terrorism, the vio mom 802 in the Wabash Campus. this week's celery quiz: I years. lence today, could be toned down, if not terminated . ..I34N[) VI'" fillliUT'l" " When we see Rabin get Why she is in Radio: (rt'tllluuul nr did I lllllkt• it IIJI? /-li NT: six 11rr rr11 l) knocked off, it's so much like Oklahoma City. These people "Back in junior high and high school I tried out for the school JWUif' Imud or uot are doing something because plays and discovered I couldn't sing, dance or act, so I decided to be BUNNY GRUNT 0 0 in radio," said Megan. While growing up, she listened to WLS, "back llUlTSTEAK they think God told them to do 0 0 in the old days." She remembers John Landecker, Bob Sirott, J.J. fAT BEAVER it. They think God gave them 0 0 Jefferies and Yvonne Daniels. Bob Sirott was her radio idol. Megan GIANT SCHLONG 0 0 the ri ght to do it. If God KISSING COUSINS WITH TONGUE 0 0 appears to you and says, 'Go also said that she loves radio's history, the people and basically every MELISSA'S ITCH 0 0 blow up that building,' you thing it has to offer. SHAT 0 0 say, ' Fuck you God. I ain't SICK U TILE MONKEY 0 0 gonna blow up no building." What she listens to when she isn't at wor k? T HE UNBEARABLE WHIFF 0 0 After flying back to his THE WAN KING TEENS 0 0 WETS POT 0 0 keypad at his Willamette "!listen to everything," she said. "I'm a rocker from way back." THE WY NONA RIDERS 0 0 Valley farm, Kescy will con Megan listens mostly to 93-XRT (progressive rock) and every tinue his trek on a C O-Rom thing from 103.5 FM (rock) to 99.5 FM (country). In the mornings, 110 /Jmw s tfllt'Siion; last tOl't'k's etlltSL't l too much ou xit'ly. dis k. His new project will she likes to listen to Jonathon Brandmeier on WLUP (talk radio). 11/1 judgt•'s tkcisinus ""'finIll (no hickt•ring). a ll ow readers to decide a However, she listened to Howard Stem while he was on WCKG please send your entries to: story's direction as they see it (classic rock), but can't pick him up on his current station the chron icle unfolding on their monitors. (WJJD-AM). c/o jeffrey hcydt " It's very non-linear. It's not "Although I mention all these other stations, WLIT (light rock) is 62..1 s. wabash room 802 the best radio station in Chicago," Megan added. ch icago il 60605 about moving forwards or tlumks for Jllllying backwards. It's about moving sideways." Her philosophy: your Utllm' plt •t~st• ______Non-linear. Moving side ways- it's something Kesey's phmu• uumlu·r·------"You goua work hard and you shouldn't take yourself too serious been doing for three decades. ly. That's key in radio." 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John Henry Kimberly Biederman Watkins Managing Editor Copy Editor Compromise A Key To Budget Woes hile the federal government a "spoonful of sugar helps the medicine will lose it's spending author go down," the Republicans feel com W ity today-and all borrowing pelled to add their version of "medicine" authority by Nov. IS-without passing an to the mix. annual budget, that fact doesn't seem to The issue is not whether their medicine be foremost goal of Congress. Oh, is benevolent. A lot of compromise lies they've certainly told us that avoiding the ahead on such issues as Medicaid, deficit ceiling is their highest priority. Welfare Reform, and the future of the in desti And they've been working on two mea commerce department, to name a few, that is sures to avoid the governmental shut and the American public, according to an the purpose of life i only to run the same down that will put the brakes on approxi Oct. 24 New York Times poll, now disap track over and over and mately half of government-and half of proves of Republican budget plans by a venture from the roads? It governmental workers. But, while one 3-1 ratio. But, as the White House asserts, venturing from the road would assume that the imminent need to the budget and the deficit ceiling are sep holds all of life's wondrous do something about the ceiling would arate issues. A budget will have to be prises. prompt our representatives into crafting passed-quickly-and it's time the GOP If there are two paths, take the weather-beaten one, simple measures for avoiding the danger relearned the age-old method of two take th-e one less traveled. at hand, the GOP is instead trying to party systems known as compromise. But one I make for myself. shove Contract With America provisions that is not the issue that should be before week a psychic told into this legislation. Congress. The current GOP, obviously would succeed in Borrowing by the U.S. Treasury has realizing their utopian goal of balancing choice, marry in already been halted, and government lies the budget by 2002, went ahead and put and have two to Going to this within $2 billion of the legal debt ceiling the balanced budget provision on the not my idea. Let's just as of this writing. And while Treasury deficit ceiling/borrowing extension bills! escaped mental convicts Secretary Robert Rubin said he could Yet even that stealth tactic wasn't enough my friends came up borrow money from federal trust funds for Congress. They' ve also attached pro idea. And I am not for an unspecified amount of time, when visions to abolish the Commerce turn down new and in Nov. 15 rolls around the Treasury will Department and even to restrict abor owe 24.8 billion in interest on previously tions. issued securities, and many governmental A much cliched phrase about apples agencies-including those involved with and oranges comes to mind. clean water and hazardous waste test Obviously, something needs to be done ing-will come to a screeching halt. about a government that's brought us 26 Measures recently passed, or in cur consecutive federal deficits. Cost cutting rent, debate on the Republican-led House needs to be done, and in many cases less. and Senate floors provide two excellent government may indeed prove to be bet plans for avoiding those pitfalls that ter. But this is no excuse for the GOP President Clinton might normally congress, after making the public ridicu approve: temporarily increasing the $4.9 lously optimistic promises they can't trillion spending limit by $67 million or keep, mixing their faltering Contract simply passing a measure to continue fed With America and sorely needed mea eral spending a bit longer. However, like sures to avoid the deficit ceiling. Got An Opinion? Have an opinion or otherwise? We warmly encourage letters & commeniS to the editors. Please, direct all editoral correspondence to: Letters to the Editor Room 802, 623 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 All letters should include your name and phone number. Or you can fax us at: 3 I 2-427-3920 8 FEATURES November 13, 1995 Pryce Explores New Territory In 'Carrington' By Ryan Healy Strachey and painter Dora marry, preserving their odd love "Carrington" is an indepen- tall, thin man with unique man Assistant News Editor Carrington, and the complex rela triangle. dent film which was shot in eight nerisms and a direct, literate way tionship they shared from 1915 to The relationship of the three weeks for $5 million. Pryce said of speaking. • Sitting at the head of the table Strachey's death in 1932. becomes even more complicated you can successfully do a quick 'There was a neatness and in the overbearingly glitzy Planet Emma Thompson co-stars as when Carrington and Partridge shoot like this if you adequately precision in the man which I tried Hollywood, actor Jonathon Pryce Carrington, who fa lls in love with both pursue extra-marital affairs prepare. to get into his movement," said looks terribly out of place. A man the much older, homosexual and Strachey chases after various "We rehearsed for two weeks Pryce. "Vocally I chose a voice who has starred in such stage pro that matched the written word. ductions as "MacBeth," which was a very precise and "Hamlet" and "Miss Saigon. " specific way of speaking. I didn't Pryce has shunned the world of want to disguise the written word Hollywood fame, taking only a or make it colloquial." few small roles in such films as Despite being a brilliant "Jumpin' Jack Flash." writer, Strachey had many short "GlenGarry GlennRoss" and comings. He was an egocentric "The Age of the Innocence." man. He was brash and often Aside from appearing in car thought only o f himself. comm ercials hawking lnfiniti However, to successfully portray automohiles. hi s resume would him, Pryce said you cannot dwell seem to contradict everything on that pan of his personality. Planet Hollywood stands for. "What you play is his weak-. Cautiously sipping spoonfuls nesses, and whatever makes him of soup, Pryce scans the befud that distant, tortured person," dled strangers seated around him. said Pryce. "So you're studying drama?" "Carrington" is not the typical he asks a girl seated immediately film which would appeal to the to his right. hreaking the awk mass American audience. There ward silence which has been lin are no explosions, no car chases, gering since he sat down a few no shoot-outs, no glorified drug minutes bcfore.She is nustered scenes. There is no happy ending. for a moment but quickly regains However, the creators of this film her composure. Delicate conver succeed in making a movie which sati on follows as Pryce finishes examines life. Life, and the spiri- his pillance of a meal. Soon the Jonathon Pryce in "Carrington" tual death of it when meaningful conversation is opened up to the relationships are lost. Life, and rest of the room in a question and Strachey. The two form a power young men. before we shot it, and that really the complicated spectrum answer forum. ful bond, taking a country house Carrington is a tragic figure. was j ust sitting around a table and between love and lust. Pryce is here to discuss his together to paint and write. Alone Despite her husband and lovers, reading the script," said Pryce. "We wanted the film to appeal role in the new film together is when they can truly be the true love in her heart is for Lytton Strachey was a man to a very broad audience," said "Carrington," in which he plays themselves. Attempting a physi Strachey. When he is on his death who possessed a wonderfully Pryce. "A kind of audience that the part of Lytton Strachcy, an cal relationship, the two realize bed, she is at his side. When he complex view of the life around would possibly be put off by the eminent Bohemian writer. His they arc ultimately incompatible. dies, she finds it hard to go on. him. To better understand him fact that they were going to see a brilliant performance won him Enter Ralph Partridge, played by First-time director and prepare for the role, Pryce historical British costume drama. the award for Best Actor at the Steven Waddington. Christopher Hampton wrote and did plenty of research. He read You have to appeal to this audi Cannes Fil m Festival, quite an Partridge is a young major just directed the fi lm, which is based everything he could, including ence on a more emotional level. achievement for a man who said returning from the World War, on Michael Holroyd's biography the biography, essays, diaries and That's really what the film is he originally went to art school, which is raging on. He comes to "Lytton Strachey." Hampton's letters. about. It's the emotional life of but pursued theater because the country house on the invita credits include an Academy "A great thing about these Strachey and Carrington and the "more people liked my acting tion of Carrington. A bizarre Award for Best Adapted people is they wrote letters," said other men in their lives." than liked my painting." menage-a-trois ensues, as Screenplay for "Dangerous Pryce. "Unlike today where your "Carrington" will be opening Filmed in Venice, and in the Strachey falls in love with the Liaisons" in l 988, which starred fax disappears if you leave it by in theaters around Chicago at the North and South of England, major. Upon Strachey's insis John Malkovich, Glenn/ Giose the window." , end of November. "Carrington" is the true story of tence, Carrington and Partridge and Michelle Pfeiffer. [ Physically, Strachey was a The lrnmunization deadline is fast approa<':hiog. DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT OF COMPLIANCE! To make sure you are In comphan.ce, ym ..l may mquire atmut your immunization hlstnry l>n the Reoords Office !;"..t>O Snuth Mlchlef!n i"we., f{<:Jom 6t· 1 Contact person: Raymond McMillan', ext. 5227 E<1ch :::.twjr.mt must htn~C the fallk7.wi r~ immunizuL'oos on flw tti t'~ H'l IXlri'I!JiiSfn:-e w!tt't the Ull110l'3 PUbliC A,ct 85-:l.-315! • 1 TETANUS/DIPtmfERfA SHOT (within t.hf~ .'tJ!'Ol .HJ Jr.;.m;j • 2 MEA.SUS $'HOTS • 1 ROBEUA SHOT • 1 MlJMPS SHOT November 13, 1995 FEATURES 9 --./ ART C>F FREELANCING ...('he pn >S and c·o••s <-.f· '\vo•·king RESUME AND COVER l - ETTER WRITING ·re.ehniq~lcs tail(·.>r· y<>ni· resunH~ to your skill INTERVIEWING SKILLS l .•earn ho-.-v l.o pres.:ont )'<>lH"s<..·lr c!lcc tiv.. ~ ly JC>B RESEARCH l ...c:a• ·n 1.0 use avail :<~bl<'· r•.:.sout·ct;s 1'.0 dcfincjob ·nta.rkers a.nd (.',t<.>t.e n 1 i •~l ..~ ar(.,.'.:t· paths. THURSDAY, N .C>V. 16 .!:10 7'TtiU'tLIA:.s: tlj' ·i~fin··rna.tion ·uital U• li.>r::a.ti»g a-nd seo7u.r-ing ajQb. VViYrkslu.>J1s t•fiU f.hf' condu ct~rJ. l.l)t Cart:e¥· Advi..surs in rloocrn 306 of the VVi~ba.. .~h L;J-u.ilding.J'n:nn .J : ..'30 lO 2 PM rnul5:_·:JO to 6.~».v1 10 FEATURES November 13, 1995 Grant Park Provides Relief To City Life Al)f)IJ!ttfiJ OOLIJMHA By Carmen Segura and soloists during the many free Staff Writer summer concerts at the park's Petrillo Bandshell, located on WHAT: Grant Park What's 22 miles long, green Jackson Blvd. and Columbus all over, stretches along Drive. Michigan Ave. and doesn't mind If you insist on being where WHEN: Open 24 being sat upon? Give up? It's the action is, Soldier Field, home Hours, at your own Grant Park. of the Chicago Bears, located at In 1836, Grant Park was con 16th St. and Lake Shore Orive, is risk sidered a stick in the mud and the place to be. was used accordingly as a dump If your desire is to expand site. Grant Park, formerly known your mind, Grant Park is the WHERE: Congress as Lake Park, once reeked the home of several museums and Parkway, at the lake smell of trash and burned scraps Chicago landmarks. The Field front of wood left there after the Great Museum of Natural History is Chicago Fire of 1871 . located on Lake Shore Drive and From the start, the park was Roosevelt Road; The John G. supposed to represent the clean Shedd Aquarium is located at and attractive side of Chicago, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive but it wasn't until 1892 that it and the Adler Planetarium is actually did. That was when the located east of Lake Shore Drive construction of the Art Institute near Meigs Field and Burnham started and the first landscape Harbor. section along Michigan Ave. Chicagoans take great pride occurred. in Grant Park, but the task of Along with the subtle keeping it beautiful is not easy. changes made during the turn of The Chicago Park Di strict, the century, Lake Park was armed with 30 year-round park renamed Grant Park, in honor of workers, does the ugly work of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th presi picking up trash in order to keep dent of the Un ited States. Today, the park smelling like roses. Grant Park is regarded by Speaking of roses, Grant Park Chicagoans as a friend, a place has several gardens, such as the of comfort and a place to call Daniel L. Flaherty Memorial their own. It is there that they Rose Garden and the Court of can admire the man-made beau Presidents Garden. This year, a ty of Buckingham Fountain and million dollars was donated to Photos by Nat/ie Battaglia the natural beauty of tall trees the park by the Bloch fami ly of and freshly cut green grass. Kansas City to construct a gar The park is a place many soak den dedicated to cancer sur up culture at. People play tennis, vivors. roller skate, icc skate, and partic After I 00 years of entertain ipate in dance and exercise pro ing Chicago, Grant Park contin grams for a small fee. And when ues to grow and nourish as an you're too tired to do anything integral part of the city and our else, you can relax to the sounds backyard. of award-winning conductors FREE FINANCIAL AID CRUISE JOBS $ Attention All Students! $ Stude nts Needed! H< t:E Mo1tt:v i ~ ,·urrt•nlly .w.1i1,1hk 1t1r Earn up to $2,(K K)+ pt•r month workin)\ CLASSIFIED Collt•g,• Studt•ut-. N.Hiomvith-. ( )vt•r $6 for C ruis.•. World Travl'l Olawaii. Billion in ,1id is ntHv .w.1 il.1l>lt• lrnm Ml•xko. lhl' (. ·,uihtwan, l'tr.). 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It's believed by some that diamonds are a girl 's best notes different things to different observers? Shoes such your closet? Of those, friend. as the stiletto style of high heel shoe represent power. how many pairs actually If diamonds are a girl 's best friend, then shoes are her William Rossi, in his book "The Sex Life of the Foot and tit? Of those that don't second best friend. The word friend may be a stretch, but Shoe," recounts a madam's anecdote about the power of tit, may I ask: Why did maybe not. If we compare the value of shoes and friends, French foot fashion in her New Orleans brothel: "We you buy them? Sandra we may not like the results. learned that we could double the fees when the girls Are you like me? Do Taylor You can get better use out of your shoes than you can sashayed around in those high heels. It gave a look of you buy shoes that Fashion of a friend. And a pair of shoes will never make you look class to the ass. The men went crazy just watching them. enhance your sex appeal b~d unless you don't take care of them properly. Let me They drank more, paid more, stayed longer, came back regardless of fit and g•ve the detimt10n of "shoes" and "friend." more often." comfort? Do you polish The word "shoe" is linked to the word "obscure,'' The sandal, on the other foot, is used to adorn and them, or is that a man's thi ng? I ask because my man meaning the shoe is both a shield against lust and a form beautify well-polished toe nails, and tease, entice, and won't Jet me leave the house wearing unpolished shoes. of celebrati on. interest the male. Some designers expect women to per I think he's right, I love it. and him for it. Or am I being Both shoes and friends have a parallel history. form impossible balancing acts in exchange for carnal silly? I'll start with the hi story of shoes. It is believed that appeal. Now, must I tell that most shoe designers are I know that the fi rst thing people notice about my shoes and feet are attributes of old and new myths and men? image are my shoes. Is it because I'm not the prettiest of some new rites of the incubus and the succubus, of tri Why do some men concentrate on shoes so much? Is women? Say you're at a nightclub and a man asks you umph and subjugation. What does this all mean? It this a fetish? From where in the male psyche does this to dance. You will look down at his shoes-first. If you means, take a closer look at an image of the Virgin Mary passion come? In the high heel, say Freudians, the like what you see you'll accept him and perhaps make a shown crushing the head of the proud serpent with her fetishist sees the restored glory of an absent phallus. friend. heel. Is she laying low the seducer, the primordial temp Such an interpretation notes that the fetishist requires the So, with this in mind. we all know that true friends are tation of the subconscious? How do we interpret the restoration to overcome his fear of the castrating female. hard to come by, but not so for truly friendly. shoes. image of shoes and feet in such an icon? I'll let you Now girls, you know that we are just as fanatical Allow me tell you what a friend is: A person whom one think about the symbolic power of feet and shoes. about shoes and their power, actually, more than a man. knows, likes, and therefore trusts. True friends, like Can you believe that which shoes a person wears con- Let me ask: How many pairs of shoes do you have in good shoes, stick with you through everything life offers. Photos by Jolm Breun Model LaKesha Draine shows off several pairs of stylish yet versatile shoes. Left, are a pair of black patent leather motorcycle boots by Code West. Next, brown MocCroc boots by Guess. Finally, two views of black leather Mary J anes by Bassotto. Foot wear courtesy of Nordstrom Oakbrook. •- 12 FEATURES Novem.ber 13, 1995 avis To Jam In 'Spain' Kesey Dances To A D~erent J>rum By Andrew Holland instead of a sailor's cap. And The book chronicled Kesey and Correspondent what that odd leaf patch was his Merry Pranksters on a cross sprouting from the redness. Most country trip in a psyche~elic Aliage Taqi The chanting drums echo an of their brown eyes didn't make school bus fueled on premium Features Editor African beat down the sterile it past his Day-Gio rubber shoes LSD. Y.M.C.A. hallway. Boom-Bah- with snake skin bridges, or the "It captured the spirit of those Bah-Boom. Boom-Bah-Bah- green dragon encircled on his times without being sentimental Boom. Past the studio, a young black tee. or glorifying. Nobody was dance troupe sways to the threat- He laid his book bag on the reporting on communal living ening rhythm. Boom-Bah-Bah- kiddie table. Seven children sur- an.d hallucinogenic ,drugs and Student Life Boom. Boom-Bah-Bah-Boom. rounded Kesey, tracing the thmgs that became iconic of the Development is search The dark mantric '60s counterculture," students to help serve d melody pounds louder said Steve Bosak, who the that evening. Volunteers near the lobby, shining teaches Contemporary The musical piece has cook Thanksgiving m bright. Boom-Bah-Bah- Literature at Columbia been performed in its help set-up or c lean, Boom. In between the College. The 1964 trip because of its unique serve as labelers and rays stands color. In transformed the Beat between the rays stands generation, born from SinLJmenii3II 0n and COmpleX for transporting food to agements. the legend of the cuck- Kerouac's On the mission. oo's nest. Boom. Road, into the Hippie An ABC News Brief' On If students want to sign 14, 'Chicago Ken Kesey flew over Generation. With do so in the Student from Oregon's innovative methods, 21 wi ll be Office. And if you have Willamette Valley to Kesey introduced to ing the AI Weisman lions, contact promote his latest book, America new tech- for Advancement of Williams, Assistant Dean Last Go Round, a rous- niques toexpand one's IOommtmi,cat.iorls Education Community Servi ing tale of the Old West, consciousness. annual lucheon. ABC Programs. She is located but Kesey was keener to Besides being a political coverage plug the Duncan novelist and acid suite 30 I or you call her Y.M.C.A.'s Writer's fiend, Kesey is also a tor, Hal Bruno, will extension 5459. If anyone needs fur- Voice workshop, found- dad. He has three kids, AIDS Education: On ed to promote the liter- and a couple of grand- details contact ext. 5287. 31 , Student Life in the Hokin: ary arts. His reading on children. January 1984 Development is Nov. 7 at the University was a full turning- Book Award winner National AIDS of Illinois at Chicago point in Kesey's life of Hacker, will con- Day. brought 650 eager lis- Photo by Bob Mason fatherhood. His 20- a r eading of her poetry Pamphlets and information teners. Y.M.C.A. Renowned autbo':' and cultu ral pbenomen Ken year-old son, Jed, died Nov. 16 at 12:30 p.m. on educating students Administrative Director Kesey made a recent appearance at UIC to read in a car wreck. "I The public is invited to A IDS will be issued in Mary Irving said bring- from his new novel "Last Go Round". wanted to cease to in the poetic words of lobby of the Wabash ing renowned novelists exist. I wanted to cease helps demystify the literary arts Navajo Indian print emblazoned to be. You become a member of in the Hokin Hall of Building. Wabash building. by bringing it into the communi- on the his jacket. Kesey dug an elite group that you don't Students ty. through it. ''I have a banana. I want to be a part of." Kesey read Columbia Theatrical Conference: Dec. 1-3 Talent Exemplified: Kesey drifted from the have some gummy bears. I have Faulkner's, As I Lay Dying, to Dec. 8-10 will be the African beats into a collage of 60 some pens. I have a banana." his buddies as they built Jed's '"''"""'"',: mark the perfor students travel together pre-schoolers dining on fried Though sales of One Flew white ccilar coffin. They buried of the play The Lady name of the S chicken. His color went unchal- Over the Cuckoo's Nest topped him out back. ''We wanted him Maxim's by George Conference. lenged by the Crayola boxes in over eight million copies, Tom close-by. There's the grave and 1roov'"'"'" on your calendars. Call Student Life their cubby holes. They glanced Wolfe's novel, The Electric all around him are the dogs Nov. 16, 17, 18, the Development for more up at Kesey, probably wondering Kool-Aid Acid Test, turned we've had in the past." II begin at 7:30 p.m. why this rugged, Popeye-looking Kesey the literary legend into mation on the location of rogue was sporting a r~d beret Kesey the cultural phenomenon. See Kesey, page 6 to the Getz Theater on conference. II th St. and enjoy the A Love for of Columbia's actors Cultural diversity will be by Brian Cattapan ebrated on Dec. 2. The day conference, "'"''""""'"'' Communities and "' Yo~ Doli'f THINK If students are interested will be held in the THAT I SOMETI~ES n receiving free ticke ts, Theater. ASIC S1'1APit> 08VIOIIS ease come with valid iden- It will run from 9 a.m. QUESTioNS, Do you~ ification. 4:15p.m. Feed Those in Need: Are Drug interested in giving ser Columbia: Substance to those less fortunate, Awareness Week will be without homes, food, 11-15. necessities? Videos and materials wil Nov. 21, dinner will be be exhibited in the Hoki lnrnv;..t ••..t for the Homeless at Center by Student Life Garden Mission at Development. S. State St., at 4 p.m. .....