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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. Columbia Chmnicle Vol. 6 No. 11 Columbia College May 4, 1979 CC REACCREDITED INSIDE: By Alan Bean 3. To develop a major/ minor program tapproximatdy 48 hrs.-majorl with the The North C.entral accreditation team understanding that students wishing to honored Columbia College with a visit, on graduate with no major, have that option. March 27tlr29th. This was to be the second 4. That a ll departments become involved trip for the agency in five years. The in. a nd work together for, the community overall assessment ci Columbia College as extension progra m. BULLETIN an institution of higher lea rning? Very 5. Promote more interaction among encouraging. departments to provide a more unified The whole process begins with the student/faculty relationship. Illinois Board of Higher Education setting 6. Allocate more funds toward the CC Gets Grant up five criteria for all institutions to meet. work/study programs First. the school must state concisely what North Central went a little further a nd to Develop New they stand for, Columbia did this through broke down each department's fine points their 15 month self study conducted last and pitfalls. Da nce was seen as a s trong Science Program year. Consequently this report is subjected program. The only question raised was to the following: declare purpose and then that of the remote location of the center fulfill this purpos.e through the institution's and it's apparent isolation from the rest of P.2 staff, facilities and educational layout. the college. Dance was cited as a highly And lastly the school must be analized by disciplined group of both students and the North Central Accreditation team and faculty. The program could use a nother approved. full-time instructor, as Shirley Mordine is The team intllrviewed students, faculty, the sole organizer shouldering the entire FOCUS board members, a lumni, and staff in an company. effort to get a feel for the College. Also The Theater/Music advisory board taken into account were facilities, received a high reccomendation. North Arts, Entertainment equipment, and evaluations of various Central was a little bit uncertain as to the programs and deparments. North Centr al mo.nagement is did find Columbia quite condusive to "set" educational standards, enough so, to ac· Just Fine credit the school for a period of 10 years. Photography was seen as a department This is the maximum amount of time for true professional preperation with good alloted by the commission. There is one equipme nt a nd a high level of instruction. little s tipulation. President Mirron Suggested were greater access to video P.4 Alezandroff must preside as "chief capabilities and an added course in photo executive" during this time span, or North chemistry. Central reserves the right to send a The Art department was viewed as a n "Focus" tor re-evaluation> team back to expanding department with adequate Columbia. AJex.androff played a m ajor equipment a nd a needed space for three CLOSE-UP role in providing Columbia with it's in -aiinens ional art. The gallery was tended goal and ultimate accomplishment. recognized for it's national acclaim and Columbia as a college received the ever changing format. Dominic Scianna following flattery: The Arts Management program: "An 1. excellence of faculty t both full and impressive new program with no Picks American part-time> discernable weakness.'· 2. A fulfilling Gen-ed program, with the The Film department was one of a League Winners requirement being 48 hrs. out of a 124 hr. combination of fine staff and superb curriculum. equipment. The department teaches the 3. An exceptional open admissions policy Dr. l\lirron Alexandroff conceptual elements of film as well as the 4. And overall student satisfaction with \ mechanical, and urges the student to P.5 present program of operations. music programs miniscule operations. But broaden horizons. The team suggested Recommendations by the North Central it was re-iterated that this is the intended that the film department could be a hub for Accredita lion board were as follows: purpos.e of the program by design. The focusing the other arts. I. Re-examination of the Life Arts team sympathised with Columbia's efforts Writing/English earned honorable program. Students should be striving for a in finding a location suitable for both mentions with a dedicated faculty and a UPDATE degree by taking advanced courses as classroom instruction and performa nce. fine program. A possible alternative was reflected in the curriculum. Broadcast Communications' strengths suggested for the story workshop for those 2. More full time faculty in each of the include good full and part time faculty, who do not r espond well to it. CC Grade Novice sub areas of departments t Science, good equipment, a nd expansion of the The above represents the highlights in Humanities/ Literature and contemporary program. A recommendation for in North Central's three day assesment of Roberts, WFLD's · studiesl And that full-time students be stituting classes in broadcast Columbia's long term goal. A complete required to fulfill their Writing/ E nglish management, business, finance, and basic report will be available to the student body Jack-of-All Trades courses during the first two years. core were covered. in s ix to eight weeks. Tuition hiked for fall tertn / P.6 By Robert Gregory upon the college's small size and is to get students to be more serious about specialization as an advantage, for "We their education. The college mus t NOTICES What can Columbia College students are a n intesively student- serving in somehow better cause students to take look for in the near future from their newly stitution. We have an excellent facility and greater responsibility for their own reaccredited school• A still undetermined outstanding faculty. Our teachers are here education." Alexandroff has some definite tuition hike beginning with next Fall for teaching and not spending their time on ideas about how this can be accomplished. Semester is "inevitable" according to research," he stated. "We need to encourage the faculty to "Firepower" College President Mirron Alexandroff, Alexandroff vigorously defended discover ways to make education more Shoots Blanks because of steadily rising expenses. Columbia's faculty, which is comprised enlisting." Alexandroff, however, is . "There is no way a ny college today can largely of part-time a nd inexperienced pleased by the effor ts to date that avoid some increase in tuition," teachers. " It is a great mistake to assume Columbia has made in this direction and Alexandroff told the Chronicle. "It will that part-time teachers are not cited the variety of academic advising certainly be a very modest amount and the pedagogically equal to teachers in other services offered at Columbia to s tudents. P.7 effects of inflation are unmanageable. colleges. It suggests a disability which without it." A lop priority, according to does not even remotely exist." Alexa n One thing definitely will not change, Alexandroff, will be lo double the college's droff further asserted that " pound for however, regardless of whatever other independent income within the next four pound, Columbia's part and full-time changes come to Columbia. Alexandroff years, a goal he and the Board of Trustees teachers are far better teachers than a re vowed that "open admissions is the cor CATCH hope can be accomplis hed through a found on most other campuses." He added nerstone of this institution. Citing the combination of individual corporate, and that some of the North Central ac enthusiastic assent of the North Central THIS deferred donations. Outside income now credidation representatives, who had been accredidation representatives, the stands at some $500,000 per annum, and skeptical at first of teaching qualifications President reiterated that "it is a cardina l doubling it wiU be no easy task, for, as of some of the Columbia faculty ended by policy of the board of trustees, and my Alexandroff puts it, " we don't have an citing the professional orientation of the personal commitment to open admissions Gospel music arnuent constituency or affluent alumni." faculty as one of the strengths of Colum is unwavering." Alexandroff did admit Life in general at Columbia is likely to bia. that increasing limitations on college Revival remain largely unchanged in the near This is not to say, however , that space wi ll limit the growth of enrollment in future, in the President's estimation. " We Alexandroff sees no room for im the future but insisted that it would not are not in competition with comprehensive provements at Columbia. "Our biggest affect Columbia's long-standing ad universities." Alexandroff, however, looks problem, and it is not unique to Columbia, missions policy. P.B pagez Columbia Chronkle May4, tm BULLETIN CC Chemistry right for grant dicatcd the need for a unified sequence or science sequence entitled 'Fundamental which the students would not only be by Steve Taylor courses suitable to meet the needs or Principles or Science.... said Dr. Zafra familiar with but very likely would use in Columbia College was na med recipient students who arc preparing for careers in Lerman. director of the program and their every day activities. of a National Science Foundation Grant for the arts and communications professions. acting co-<:hair of Colum bia's Life "The re-structuring or the college's S24,n5 for support of a project entitled Another factor is that a la rge percentage Arts Depa rtment. science program should give students a "Science for Art a nd Communication of Columbia's students are inner city "Our aim will be to teach by lecture. greater mastery or concepts and a better Students." according to Mirron Alexan minority students with lillie or no science lahoratory demonstration and student par a bility to reason and apply new ideas to drorr. president of the College. hackground. ticipation a few of the fundamental prin their chosen professions in the arts and The program was developed and propos " In order to make science more appeal ciples in each of the three major areas communications.·· she concluded. ed to the National Science Foundation as a ing to our type of student, we wi ll be able to basic chemistry. biology and physics." Dr. The "Science for Art and Communica result or analysis or the present science develop, with generous fun ding from the Lerman added. tions Students " project has been funded by teaching program at Columbia which in- ational Science Foundation, a three-part "The scoentific principles we will use the National Science Foundation for a two will be derived from the usc or examples year period. Thai radio exec visits Opinion Poll seas Broadcasting Division or Public By Sarah C. Howard Relations servicing eight languages. Siddhichai showed such outstanding Doubts of death penalty told In Thailand there are more women than ability that she was promoted to Assistant Program Di rector men in broadcas ting, but not ma ny or the hy .J annie Jf"fff"rson person is going to commit a crime. women r each manager ia l positions as Siddhichai is in Chicago visiting her Donna Munson Somchit Siddhichai has done. sister and observed the radio coverage of Question: Is capital punishment a Journa)ism Major Director of Radio Thai land, comparable the mayoral elections in order to gather deterrent against crime? A: Most or the time. the crime is com to general manager in most stations in the new ideas to cover the general election in Answer: If someone decides to kill. he mitted on an impulse and the person does U.S .. Siddhichai vis ited Gi ll Peters' Hadio Thailand on April22. does not !'ven think about the punishment. not think about the punishment. Interviews a nd Discussions c lass. The nationa l station or Thailand is He thinks a hoot revenge. Joe Tapia Tuesday, April 3 during which s he totally public service Their biggest Virginia Laws Advertising/ Graphic Design Major revealed that she began climbing the problem, Siddhichai said, is "getting the Broadcast/Journalism Major A: No. I don' t think so. The legal system ladder of success 22 years ago when there budget from the government" to operate A: Not really . They have inacted the is too le nie nt especially against violent were few radio stations in her country. their station from 6:00a.m. to It :30 p.m death penalty in many states and in those crimes. It is so easy to get paroled and the Now there are some 200 radio stations in on hoth AM and FM The station is solely states. the crime rate has not decreased. criminal knows that. If he knew he could Thailand. supported by the Thailand Government The death penalty obviously is not a get the death penalty for his crime, he is Radio Thailand, the national station, has Public Relations Department. deterrent. less likely to commit it. operated for at least 47 years. Its purpose, The radio format includes talk shows. Corina Hamilton Sandy Carcione from the period that Thailand relinquished soap operas. news. Thai music and Radio/TV Major Journalism Major its monarchical government for Western classical music. There is no food. A: I believe in the death penalty, but it is democracy, was " to inform the people of drug or political advertising on Radio nol a deterrent against crime. If a person A: A criminal's able to get his sentence the new regime. It continues to inform Thailand. is thinking about committing a crime. he's reduced. When a death penalty is handed them of their rights and of what govern Radio Thailand's or ganizational going to do it anyway. down. an appeal is filed and the whole ment can do for them," Siddhichai said. structure is basically the same as U.S. Alan Hawkins process is repeated. By that time the Siddhichai entered her communications stations. but it reports to the entire country Writing Major sentence is reduced to life ins tend and the career after realizing that teaching covering domestic, national, and in A : Not in the long run. The crime rate cr iminal might be eligible for parole in a English and French to 30 students at a ternational news. has decreased but I don' t think capital few years. time was less than fulfilling. She began ''The field of communications in punishment had been a deterrent. Ca pital Gene Jones looking for some way to "lake the message Thaila nd is becoming more competitive," punishmt>nt does not make a difference if a Radio/Journalism Major to more people, beyond the four walls of a Siddhicha i said. " The Broadcasting classroom." Regulatory Board requires a high school Her search took her to Syracuse education to enter broadcasting, but University where she studied com exams must be taken by those seeking to municatioffi and broadcasting. From become announcers . Without passong ''Holiday'' on stage there, she helped to set up one o~ the first exams. one cannot hope to work in broad By Dorothy Horton formance by " Mummenschanz" is to commercial television slatioffi in her casting and it is only with ability that one experience a most extraordinary evening country. As an interviewer for the Over- progresses." Siddhichai stated. " Holiday". Phillip Barry's comedy of of contemporary mime. manners and morals on trial. opens The performance sc.hedule ol 'Mum Thursday. April 12th at the Goodman menschanz's run through April 29th is as What's your pleasure? Theatre 200 South Columbus Drive and will follows: T ys through Thursdays at continue for four weeks through Sunday, 8:00P.M.: F ys and Saturdays at 8:30 May 13th. Staged by guest director Tony P.M.: Wed y and Saturday matinees CC serves cultural variety Tanner. the play features a distinguished at 2:00P.M.' nqSundaymatineesat3:00 8 y Dorot.h y H orion exhibition of dance photography by company, including: Norman Snow as P.M. Tic prices for Friday and Chicago Tribune's Charles Osgood. Johnny Case, Lindsay Crouse as Linda Saturday ' ing performances a re: main The Gallery will feature ceramic works Tickets for the benefit performa nce. Seaton. Tony Mockus as Edward Seaton, floor a mezzanine, $15.00: first balcony, by Harris Delle r and ceramic murals by supper, a nd party a re $15.00. W.H. Macy as Ned Seaton, Nancy Snyder $1 3.00 : a nd second balcony. $10.00. Ticket George Mason, beginning Friday, April20. as Julia Seaton, and Colin Stinton as Nick At the Theater-Music Center, Opus prices for a ll other shows are: main floor The Mason exhibit w ill run through June 2 Potter. and mezzanine, $13.50 ; first balcony, Mime Ensemble. Chicago's only and the works by Deller will be displayed The performance schedule is Tuesday professional mime quartet, will perform St 1.50: and second balcony, $8.50. through May :10. The exhibits a re a lso open through Sunday at 8:00 P.M. with their most recent repertoire a t 8:00 p.m .. Other coming attraction include to the public free of charge. matinees on Thursday at 2:00P.M. Ticket "Dancing." Bob Fosse's dazzling musical Saturday, April 28. The Dance Center will feature a benefit prices are $8.50 on weeknights and and choreographic smashes that is performance by Mordinc and Company to The fi lm department is featuring the matinees and $10.00 on Friday and currently a ppearing on Broadway. celeiJrate the eve of Natoonal Dance Week movies " Pather Panchali," " Carnal Saturday nights. Tickets may be pur , "Dancing" will open at the Shubert on April 2ll Tile program woll include the Knowledge," and "The Hu.~ tlcr " in room chased at The Good man Theatre Box Theatre in mid-April. "The Gin Game" , premoere rl work.' choreographed by 921. "Pal her Pa nchali" wi ll be shown on office. 200South Columbus Drive. starring Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, Shorley Mnrdone ~-o ll owonl( the benefit Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m. "Carnal Gather up a ll the superlatives you can is scheduled for the Blackstone in Mid perf,..rnance there woll be a latc-nil(hl Knowledge" on Monday, April 23 at I :30 think of a nd together they won't even come May, and the multi-award-wlnnln& supJ)';r and dancong unto! midnoght. In the p.m. and "The Hustler" on Wedm.'Sday, close to describing the brilliance of musical blockbuster, "Annie," Is D~ n<:!' Center lohl>y therr woll he an April 25, at t2 noon. " Mummcnschanz." To walc h a per- scht' '(oo,_, NANAc;liR WILl CA L OlD 'lru ~ Q)T '{ooJ IJO'I~ Tl>~lflfO'Y ... - ,.1<:£ ~ LIHE U~T ~ tlMt>tLW~~ D 'b) AA E' ,IJ.U. HOLI>IIUO. Jb84; '1b 6o'ft!lfll ~ttr? I!!M05. ~ ••• r:--_._---<. Columbia Chronicle page3 \ 0B)€R\IfiTION)\ Dear Editor: out of the office. 1 would like to know where are our In Question: What are they doing in that of You Tell Us tramural sports at? Because on the 7th fice and what events, if any, are being Dear Editor : duty at the time. I wanted to use one of floor in the lounge, there is an office titled planned athletic-wise; if any? Over the past two years I have spent at these tape machines in the radio station Columbia College Intramural Athletic Please let me know. good, old Columbia College I have had since the radio production facilities were Program office with bodies floating in and Sincerely yours, Buck Pharma many pleasant and enjoyable experiences. being used at the time. Upon receiving my But also during that time I have had a request the news director informed me EDITORIAL couple of encounters that I felt were un- that the tape machine in the radio station necessary and foolish. These are the ex- were being used at the moment to record In major cities nationwide there is a energy. How will the government regulate periences that have made me wonder just his show and would be used continously. move underway by businesses to break individual power sources? The power com how liberal this liberal arts institution is After hearing his negative reply I away from the local power companies and panies presently operate under rigid con and also how well the communications proceeded to look elsewhere for assistan- begin producing their own power more trols for safety and air quality. If each withintheschoolare. ce. When I could find nowhere else to go I conveitientlyandeconomically. citizen were to begin producing their own One such instance happened when I was returned to ask the same person who had Some smaller firms have already, power with such "dirty" fuels as diesel producing a television show for one of my told me the tape machine was being used if removed themselves from the utilities and and coal, breathable air in urban television production classes. In my haste he could suggest another source of begun installation of diesel generators to population centers would be rare indeed. to make the show as successful as assistance for me. Much to my astonish- run their plants. As for enforcement of clean-air standards, humanly possible I forgot to bring the in- ment when I entered the broadcast booth I A number of factors have combined to the difficulty in policing present auto troduction music for the show. Knowing couldn't help but notice that the very tape makeenergyself-sufficiencyanattractive emissions regulations should give a clue as that the radio department, a mere eight machine that was supposed to be in use proposition. Thanks to the chilling chain of to the nature of that task. floors down, had a library collection of at was not even on at the time. This really events at Three Mile Island in Harrisburg Social problems as well have been least a couple of hundred albums at their gave me a good impression of how liberal Pa., and the resulting paranoia about raked-up by the energy-i!Conomics con disposal, I took it for granted that I, being the college was. So rather than question nuclear energy, all complicated energy iroversy. Today it is primarily businesses enrolled in a couple of radio classes would the out-and-out lie I had been told I simply forms are viewed with some degree of that are attempting to elude the grasp of be able to borrow one for an hour or so. But went to the film department. In the film suspicion. Long-term availability of power companies. For the most part, when I approached the program director department not only did I find instant present energy sources is questionable as home-energy stystems are still too great of !lie marvelous WVRX, much to my cooperation but I did not have to dub the ismiddleclassAmerica'sabilitytoabsorb a n investment for the a verage dismay, he flatly refused io give me an tape. '!'hey were willing to do the work for continued rate increases. homeowner, but initial cost is no obstacle album or even a 45 for that matter. Not me. . Power company executives who in the to businesses who will continue to look for being able to understand why,! went to the Why is it that in a place that considers it- past smugly assumed that they controlled cheaper power. If a significant number of chairman of the broadcasting department self to be liberal and open that certain in- an eternally necessary commodity are companies succeed from the power com and asked him if he could would he give me dividuals given a small bit of in- now nervously glancing over their panies,· the utilities fixed costs will be a logical explanation for this reaction. But fluence, abuse their positions by playing shoulders at an unfriendly tide of public forced to be spread among fewer he was just preplexed as I and could not favorites only with the ones that they opinionthatmayeventuallyengulfthem. customers driving up rates and widening come up with a reasonable reply. So he choose to. Also why is it that the only time Alternative energy sources, from solar the gap between big business and the in proceeded to telephone the radio depart- you can get cooperation is after you have power to the so-called do-it yourself co dividual. men! and try to comprehend the situation. gone through the heirachy and began to generative system of using surplus heat Personal energy in and of itself is not a Immediately upon talking with someone of make waves? If the idea could be com- from conventional electricity generation, dangerous idea. But given the idiosyn authority the circumstances were changed municated that this is a liberal institution are seductive to the average consumer crasies of the American economic system, and I had my choice of any record in th~ and that everyone should be given the who would like to see the omnipotent and the numerous social and en WVRX library. Why did it take all this' same opportunity as the next person, then power companies brought to their knees. vironmental questions yet unanswered aggravation before the message was com- I am sure that this would create a mor~ At the very least, they believe, the com about all forms of energy, it appears that municated that students pay enough to be conducive learning atmosphere in which to petition of new energy sources will bring the present time should be spent in the able to use any of the facilities available be creative and expressive. If there was about a reduction in utility rates. thorough examination of our technological within the school. Such a liberal institution also a little more cooperation between the Much to the distaste of many, the power potential and of our personal attitudes should have been more than willing to see various departments then I am sure ,that companies are correct when they say that toward energy. a hardworkingstudentachievehisgoaJ. thi~ would enable many s tudents to ~ti.l,~e , "personal power" is economically un- In another instance, also involving the the1r talents and become more prof1c1ent feasable at this time. Home made energy Are Americans really committed to a radio department of Columbia, I was in in their field of studies. Until there is more\ only looks cheap. Aside from the wasteful lifestyle? need of a place to dub a two track tape c~peration then a lot of tal~nted people ~taggering investment of converting a Is it really in the interests of the utilities down to one single track. This time I asked w1ll be held back from reachmg tbe1r full b'ujlding to a new energy plant, there is no to delay research into new power sources? permission from the news director of the potent1al. guarantee that such a move would lead to What is nuclear energy, and why are radio station, since he was the only on~ on -Anonymous an escape from utility related bills. In they saying all those terrible things about _D_ea_r __E_di,...'to_r_: ------;:F"'il,..m__,De,.-pa=rt 7 m=e--n:-t-w-e,...r""e-:-ess=e-n~ti--a;;-lly~c:-o~n- many cities, as much as 15% of utility it? Recently, I was interviewed by the structive criticism and in no way was charges are taxes. Lost tax revenue from Until these and other questions have Columbia Chronicle about my work in the there intent on my part to insult the fine ef- power company escapees would have to be been thoroughly a nalyzed·, nuclea r film industry and my views about Colum- forts of the Film Department or this made up somewhere, probably in the form paranoia, and the " break the utilities" bia College. college. of nagging property tax increases. sentiment are premature and potentially In that interview, 1 expressed my con- It has been my belief that Columbia Economic concerns are not the only destructive to the cause of safe, clean and cern that tbe Film Department puts more College, being a liberal school, would allow questions sur rounding do-it-yourself fair energy for all. emphasis in teaching "art" and "ex- students and faculty members alike to ex- perimental films" rather than stressing press their views, both pro and con, about more technical and commercially- this school without fear of personal oriented courses in its curriculum. defamation. Because of that article, Mr. James Mar- We must all work together, be open to tin and Mr. Michael Rabiger wrote aoo and accept criticism in order to grow and Columbia Chronicle rather insulting letters for the Chronicle in maintain our educational standards at response to my comments. Columbia College. Editor-in-chief ...... Stephen Taylor Nevertheless, ·my observations of the Sincerely, Jack M. Sell Associate Editor ...... Christine A. Verstraete Dear Editor: and singing in the lounge. I would 11ke peo Advertising Manager...... Vivian Carter I do appreciate the fair coverage that the ple to see the different side of our organiza Advertising Staff...... Alan Bean, Sarah Howard CHRONICLE has given to the organiza tion. We will also be having a popcorn and Arts Editor ...... Mike Levin tion·, the women of the Delta Zeta Sigmas. I wienie roast in the lounge in a couple of Photo Editor ...... Geoff Scheerer feel that we have conquered quite a few of weeks. They are also in the process of sell Photographer...... Rene Hansen the negative connotations towards the ing Beich candies and tootsie rolls, so we'd Art Director ...... Na ncy Zamorski organization. like everyone to look out for them. Graphics ...... Bruce Buckley With the help of the Chronicle, we, the We will be collecting clothing and cann Reporters ...... Debra Bass, women of Delta Zeta Sigma, can expand ed goods for a church for charity pur· Sandra Crockett. and show the people what we truly want to poses ... starting Monday, May 30 for a Margaret L. Daley. accomplish. whole week. Anyone with,items can drop Robert Gregory, Some upcoming functions: the Elements them off in the student lounge to element Rene Hansen, and their sweethearts will have a per members. Dorothy Horton, formance Thursday. Theywill be stepping Sincerely, Roxianne Cooley DiniJames, Jannie J efferson, Buck, following teams are tentatively being Pamela Kaden, Thanks for your concern. If we had more formed by the following people : Philonise Keithley, students like you, our organization would Film T A's- Sharon Zurek & Dave Dominic Scianna, have an eas ier time surving. McGowan Vonnie Stoger, There will be sporting events, I he first of Photo T A's-Kevin Cassidy & Steve Deborah Ward which is softball. Thanks to concerned, Fukawa Contributors ...... Denise Pendelton Photo, and Film s tudents and T.A. 's, there T.V. TA 's -BobSolorio Jocelyn Giles, are teams being formed. Also, the Colum Columbia Chronicle-Steve Taylor & Chris James Klekowski, bia Chronicle, the CCIMAP and possibly Verstraete J im Letrich, theT.V.T.A. 'swill field teams. CCIMAP- Marty Williams & Steve Hymon Maria nne Moro It's very hard to organize teams, so if Film students - Fernando Briones, Mark Faculty Advisor ...... Jacki Lyden teams are organized beforehand, the o.nly Winter & Cary Callahan Design Consultant...... John Hausler thing our organization has to do is schedule This lis t, and people on it are word of the teams, get a place to play and get mouth, grapevine; if I listed you and THE COLUMBIA CHRONICLE is the student newspaper of Columbia College. equipment. Last year we organized a you're lot who aren't involved, I'm terribly The opinions expressed are those of the editorial staff members and do not draft, and the results were dissasfactory sorry. But if you are, get in touch with me necessa rily reflect the views of Colu mbia College. and as many as four-teams missed games. so we can devise a workable schedule. You Contact the C,OLOMB!A CHRONICLE editorial office at 600 S. Michigan, Room In essence, this year only the SERIOUS can reach me at home a t 624-6943. 702, Chicago, 60005 : or call r;63- 1600, ext. 47!. people are going to partici pate. The Thank you, Martin Williams lliiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir page4 Columbia Chronicle ' May4,~1'11 FOCUs- Arts secretary is station where lrv Kupcinet was taping a lly Sandra ~rocket! segment with Joseph Heller . "Everyone asked me to leave." she sa id. " but I got Try to find someone over the age of someone to take a note into him." No one twenty-five at a typica l rock concert and paid much attention to Marcus as she sat you will be hard pressed . That is, unless patiently and waited until the taping was you happen to run into Columbia's Margie over. But everyone was surprised when Marcus who admits she is often the oldest Heller consented to meet Marcus fan in the audience. ever yone but Marcus. who sat and talked. That doesn't stop her from going and with Heller about his novels. enjoying her favorite rock stars. Not much " I write to these people often when I am stops Mar cus from doing what she wants. impressed with something they have done. Marcus currently works as a secr etary And I do get results. When I'm hot on an in the Arts Management department, but issue I somehow try to verbalize it in a that is only a part of her life. Margie letter. When someone touches me as an Marcus is also letter writer ex artist. that's when I try to reach them." traordinaire. Marcus has also kept up a four year An energetic woman with curly blond correspondence with Ralph Gleason. co hair and intense blue eyes, she once wrote founder of Rolling Stone Magazine until his to Bob Dylan and later met.him in t972as a dea th in t9_ . Her letter ca ught his at result. tention and he wrote back. Marcus flew to " I was a housewife for twenty-five years New York . but because of conflicting until I became interested in Dylan," schedules they never met in person. Marcus said. "I have to really fight hard to "My recipe for anything," Marcus said, get to these people. After writing Dylan, I " is determination. a little guts and a went to Gr eenwich Village and hung smathering of smarts.·· ar ound until I met him." Marcus says she is a frustrated writer Marcus does not want to be misun who pores out her soul:in letters." I 've been derstood. " I'm not a teen-age idol-crazed ca lled goofy and senile," she says. But that freak." Marcus explains. " I wanted to be a does not bother her. She is 48 year s old free-lance writer." with three children w ho adore her . She uses her writing talent to meet stars. Marcus doesn't plan to slow down. famous authors and just about anyone else Somehow she destroys the myth of life that she wants to meet, like Joseph Heller getting duller as one gets older. Marcus of Catch 22 fame. life could not be ca lled dulled by any Marcus walked into the television strl'tch of the imagination. AEMP spells big succes for Fine By Jocelyn M. Giles program. He was Fred Fine. He got them. And now they say they love teaching here. The program seemed to spring out of One hook for the program is that many nowhere and take off like a shot, rather artists today need to have some idea of like some dark-horse race-track winner. what management is like before they can Nearing the end of its first year of trials, ever hope to sell that first song or cut that the Arts and Education Management first record. Fred Fine Program tAEMP> now looks like a sure Louis Money horn is such an artist. And a bet. student. He was a music major at Malcolm Fred Fine is beaming. Fine is the X college when he decided that besides program's creator. realizer and full-time talent he'd need some behind-the-scenes guiding light. Diminutive enough to be a experience to get into the business. The jockey. he admits now to some uncertain A&MP program is helping him learn how ARTIST'S RESTAURANT moments when he was first hashing out the to promote concerts. Fine Arts Building 939-7855 program with Columbia administrators. Michael Hodges is another happy The biggest hurdle was that the customer: "The courses offered are along 412 S. Michigan Av. nebulously- By Sandra Crockett Chicago and for a lot of people that does not materialize," Roberts says. ".You have "I was not ywr typiCal college student," to develop alternatives for yourself while said Norice Roberts, news and public you are still in school . especoally at the affairs manager at channel 32. Roberts is a undergraduate level. And try to do as Columbia College graduate. She is also an many things as you can such as working on-air personality whose many respon for the college radio station and un sibilities demonstrate some of the ad derstanding the technical workings of the vantages of working for a s mall operation. station. Everyone wants to be on-air talent CSmall meaning anything other than the and that is not always possible." network.) Her duties include editorial Roberts is a n attractive black woman writing, community liaison between the who has no aspirations of working for the station and the public, being concerned network. " I don't have any delusions," she with the station's license renewal ap said. " For one thing no network is going to plication, as well as managing news and hire a black woman with a big nose and public affairs. wearing an afro. I've actually been told When Roberts enrolled at Columbia as a this. And I love my hair and would not transfer student during the fall of 1974, she change it to s uit the network." was already a published writer with ex It is a personal statement for Roberts perience in advertis ing, radio consulting who is also involved in various community and announcing. So a career in televis ion organizations. She was recently honored at seemed like the next logical step. the Chicago Chapter - National Associa lion Her small cluttered office buzzed with of Media Women for being the Woman of interruptions and questions from co the Year. The affair was held at the Ritz Oregon Mime Theater workers . " Would the Condo-Craze Carlton with Max Robinson, newscaster at editorial have an air date before the C.T.A. A. B.C. being among the congratulators. editorial?" a young assistant wanted to Energy, honesty and warmth are three know. "And what about the tax-lit! Time moves in mime proposal? Where does that fit in?" words that come to mind when describing Roberts. It is real and not superficial. the range of emotion expressed. She has an Roberts fired ofl answers, apologized for However, she is not reticent about her lty Pamela Kaden incredibly expressive face throughout the the interruptions, bega n telling how she performance. Page never moved from the got her start in the media and typed at the talent and attributes. Time. This esoteric and abstract concept position in which she originaUy stood. same time. An impressive performance. " I consider myself a multi-talented individual," Roberts said. " I can work for was given definitive physical meaning by In a piece called "The Sculptor", Page, " I began in the late 1960's," she said, "in an advertising agency. I can work for a the Oregon Mime Theatre during their as the statue. teased and taunted Fran a basic advertising course that was performance at the Dance Center April 6 cisco Reydners. the artist. f Reydners, a designed to help blacks get into the ad television station, for a public relations finn, a communications consulting finn and7. native of the Netherlands. is the founder of vertising business. I was the first black Burl Ross. a strong, young performer the troupe. 1 As he molded Page. into his hired for the advertising firm that I and I am in the process of developing some scripts." sat masked by a white hood while his ideal of form. Page. shifted the pretend worked for. But being there enabled me to hands. visibly ticked away seconds with a clay to areas more befitting a sex bomb. learn about producing.•' Roberts wants to one day run her own stick and block. This not only delighted the audience. but Roberts feels a certain amount of communications consulting firm. ''I have Elizabeth Page, in the show's most the a rtist as well. commitment to all students and black a lotto offer that could be put to good use." powerful performance, enacted her birth, Reydner most skillfully showed his art In students in particular. "Anytime I a m Her outspokenness is easily tempered by growth. and death. This included giving a solo, called " Bird." Perched on the edge called on to help raise money for her caring about other people. Displayed birth. an act in which s he showed the pains of a table. he took off in flight. The muscles scholarships or programs for students, I in a promient place in her office is a sign. of labor. and the mother's treasuring of in his arms and shoulders made wings that will donate whatever I have. Especially It reads. "I am strong, I am strength, I am her newborn child. After the child grew to Dedalus and Icarus would have coveted. for black s tudents, but I certainly wouldn't unafraid, God's name is I AM." maturity. Page completed the rest of her The Oregon Mine Theatre was deny a white student. I feel that black As she walked to the elevator, thanking life cycle. established in 1974. while Reynder taught students are more in need." me for coming, I felt the strength. Her As she withered to the floor. her ann at Lewis and Clark College. Ross and According to Roberts, most students good-bye included a wish for good-luck and reached out in an anguished struggle to Page. two of his best students were asked have a misconception about working in the a kiss on the forehead. As the elevator stop the movement of time. Within a n inch to form a company with him. They have media. "They get out of school and think doors closed I knew that a ll students in of success. s he died. since become a professional troupe which they are going to get a job working in deed have a friend in Norice Roberts. What made this act so compelling was tours nationa lly. At the gallery... -/ r-- - - - ..., (J \ I .. I"" I I I ...... r - ""- ..., I ...- I :,...... I \ I .. ~ j_ f ..., ...... - --- I ,...... " r r- ~ ~--- \ ~ - .. ..., ' ' ~ -- ...... I ...... _ C£• ramic Mural hy (~«!urge Mason Clay Bowl by Harris Deller 1..-11 texture. widely HJlUCtd llucs, crucks. 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The There once was a myth that gospel message is still the same, but the beat of music cannot sell ! especially in Chicago! the music has reinforced the new sound of partly due to the fact that there are few if gospel music. any gospel companies whose sole purpose Some of the great artists who have is to produce gospel records. contributed to the success of gospel music Many record companies find it to be a then and now such as, Mahalia Jackson. risk to put big money into the promotion Aretha Fra nklin, Mighty Clouds of Joy, of gospel music since the market is so The Staple Singers, D.J. Rogers and a host small. Now the market has enlarged and of others have gotten their roots from gospel music is expanding into general gospel music. music catagories; Companies such as TK Some of the greatest singers today came Productions in Florida ! who handle such out of the churches as gospel singers. The recording artists as KC a nd The Sunshine church choir is said to be the best training Band!. have moved into the gospel area for aspiring singers. Such artists who can and a re willing to front large amounts of On Horizon: prove this to be true are Aretha Franklin, money for promotional tours, advertising, D.J . Rogers. Peabo Bryan, Cberyl Lynn. and other mechanics that promote million Rance Allen and a host of others. sellers. · Many of these artists have made that big Many people who are regular church move from just "church gospel" into followers in Chicago are rather mixed on New rock hall rhythm and blues, soul, and disco. In some tbeir feelings of the new gospel sound. cases. the move was made to keep in Some feel it's too contemporary, fast jor source of income for large arenas, by Mike Levin touch with the need of the audience. beating and takes away the true feeling of more and more acoustically sound Today the people who really deserve a gospel music from what it once was. But New York has Madison Square Garden, buildings are cropping up in metropolitan hand in establishing the new sound of the young people of the churches today are Los Angeles has the Forum, and areas. The Rosemont Horizon, as gospel music are Walter Hawkins !whose absolutely ecstatic about the new sound of Chicago... we ll , Chicago is the proud home Chicago's newest hall will be called, is brother Edwin Hawkins made the hit gospel. of a pair of 50 year old relics called the scheduled to begin serving approximately single "Oh Happy Day" 1 Andrea Crouch. A local gospel production company Chicago Stadium and the International 50 concerts a year by January of 1980. James Cleveland, Aretha Fra nklin, D.J. called M.K.S. Productions is headed by Amphitheater. Our Town is one of the last Ringling Brothers Barnum a nd Bailey Cir Rogers, and The New York Community Marvin and K evin Yancy a nd Sylvester major cities in the country that is still cus is the fi rst officially contracted 'tenant Choir IN.Y .C.C.>. All of these artists have Ames. has recently moved into the without a large facility designed, at least of the facility that is being managed by taken the contemporary sounds of today promotion and production of gospel music partially for rock concerts. Franklin Fried Associates, Inc. with the thought of giving credit to the with the company which is located bere in This, however, is about to change. In the The Horizon will have an arched wooden Master. As a result. they have made some Chicago. It is the only company of this type northwest suburb of Rosemont, plans are roof with acoustic materials incorporated of the biggest gospel selling albums and that handles the gospel music industry underway for the construction of a new into the structure. A completely singles now. from the recording to the promotional 19.000seat auditorium that will be music to unobstructed sight line plus its easy to No longer do we hear the standard necessities. the frazzled ears of Chicago's concert reach location ! near the Kennedy ex gospel sounds out of the walls of the church Kevi n Yancy is the brother of tbe famed goers. pressway, Tri-State Tollway and with a piano, organ, drum, a nd oc writer/ producer Marvin Yancy, who is None of Chicago's present concert halls Mannheim road! will add to the appeal casionally a horn or two. 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