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By Matthew Kissane Fiction Department Chairman case. " Tlte world should stand John Schultz immediately issued up. " Lehrman said. The condemnation of Salman a memo Thursday asking his in­ " It's political terrorism with a Rushdie l1y Iran's Ayatollah structors to discuss the Rushdie vengeance." Dr. Philip Klukoff, Ruhollah Khomeini hit home case with their classes as an is­ English Department Chairman, when several administrators, sue of censorship. said . " To be a great writer takes staff and students reacted to a " If an author believes his own great courage. Yo u can't let rally held for the author. career depends on the respect of yourself be intimidated." Many prominent authors, pub­ the First Amendment and the re­ In an interview following lhe lishers and educators took ad­ spect worldwide of the civil lib­ Feb. 23 rally, Heinemann said. vantage of Rushdie 's situation to erty to express himself in writing " It takes guts to be a writer." protest forced self-censorship. and art, the writer should defi­ " Writers in any culture have a Ten speakers, including former nitely make a state me nt,'' special responsibility," he add­ Columbia professors Cyrus Col­ Schultz said . ed. " Rushdie is fulfilling his re­ ter and Larry Heinemann, rallied Journalism Department Chair­ sponsibility." with more than 200 participants man Nat Lehrman cited the Photography Chairman John last Thursday at the Chicago statement should be an obliga­ Mulvany does not believe Rus­ Public Library's Cultural Centet: tion. in the Rushdie hdie 's case affects censorship in the United States. "I don't think there is a lot to learn from it because they are just observing it," he said. "That immediate type of cen­ sorship is not apparent in Amer­ ica.'' Panhand.. r IIIII, hla dog Bill and hla other dog Bill collect money Liberal Education instructor In a styrofoam cup outside a Pathway Financial Savings and Loan. Dr. Louis Silverstein said, " If the principle here is the freedom of speech, we have to clean our Panhandlers cash in own house ." Silverstein cited the BBC's in­ st itution of widespread cen­ on public generosity WTTW's John Calloway expressed outrage at the Ayatolla sorship of news from the Irish Khomelnl's order for Khomelnl'a Moslem followers to kill Sal man conflict and the Reagan and By Joe Kristufek ander, a Loop e mployee said . Ruahdle for hla writing the Satanic Verses. Students and faculty Bush administrations' support of " But if I really think the person joined Chicago area wrltera gathered In a show of unity and support How many times have you is needy I'll offer them a meal. I Feb. 23 at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center. Continued on page 3 been asked or begged for money have realized that a lot of times by a local "street dweller?" Al­ they don't use the money to buy though you may feel compassio­ food because when I offer them a Student government attempt, nate and hand over some spare meal instead o f money they change, you may not realize a storm off mad." few of the panhandlers are better In a poll of 50 Columbia stu­ ambition ·withers in time off than they seem. dents, 35 admitted to g iving " I make e nough money off money to panhandlers, some out the street to make a living with­ By Bonnie Booth Daniels did not think collecting been successful in maintaining a of pity. others out of fear. out working." John, 30, said . the signatures would be a prob­ student government a lthough " I can tell when someone des­ A lack of student interest has He added he has been panhan­ ., lem, only 500 signatures had they are commuter schools with perately need s it a nd when hindered the formation of a stu­ dling for nearly fi ve years. " I been collected when attempts to student bodies that are around someone tries to !swindle] it out dent government here, according never have to beg people for my form the government reached a the same size as Columbia's. of someone," journalism soph­ to Hermann Conaway, dean of standstill. money but just g ive them the Student Services. omore Robert Jones said . Conaway said that the 2,000 At Elgin Community College. best sob story I can think of. In " There have been several at­ figure was negoti ated between in Elgin .Ill. . a student senate the winter I sometimes stand "I play a mean sax," tempts to form a student govern­ the students and the administra­ consisting of 18 members allo­ outside without a coat. and this ment in the past," he said. " But one panhandler said. tion. "If they want to organize. cates student "activity fees to makes people feel sorry for me. the lack of interest and no stu­ roughly 50 percent of the stu­ clubs and organizations on cam­ The summer is not as easy, but dent continuity has made it diffi­ dents would have to indicate that pus. the best way is to stand at a train " I don't think they would be cult." they are interested." he said . A l t h oug~ only 12 percent of station with some luggage and out there if they didn't need it." Last spring's attempt by a Both Conaway and Daniels at­ the approximately 6.000 stu­ ask people for train fare." theater freshman Lynn Albers group of students to form student dents voted in the last election. said . " I feel I may be in poor sit­ tribute the lack of interest in stu­ John said he is not alo ne. government . seems to bear out Dave Paeth. coordinator of Stu­ uations but at least I have a roof dent government to the faci that "Yeah. I've met a lot of people Conaway's theory. dent Services fee ls that the gov­ Columbia is a commute r col­ like myself but I never fee l over my head. clothes o n my According to Ryan Daniels, ernme nt is an asset to th e lege. guilty. It 's not like I'm out rob­ back and meals I can eat three president of the African-Ameri­ college. " We support the child "Residents would make a dif­ bing people." times a day and they don't." can Alliance and one of the stu­ care center. hold blood drives. ference because this would be Sometimes it is hard to tell if a Panhand lers all have their dents involved in last years voter reg istratio n drives and where we live and we would person is tru Iy needy. ways of wheedling money from attempt. "At first there was a lot renting lockers," he said . have ro appreciate it," Daniels " There arc a lot of pan­ you. Some arc pure scam artists. of interest but then everybody The student senate is also re­ said . handlers on the streets now that Some hold children ar.d beg for fi gured that they dido 't have sponsible for choosing the head Conaway said that most com­ are out there to get money.·· Co­ money to feed them. Others fake time." of the programming board at muter schools have a diffic ult lumbia freshman Brenda Ciesla an injury. A man with dark sun­ Last year's attempt was also ECC, the group in charge of all time getting students involved in said . "There are some that need glasses and a wa lking stick. sup­ stymied by the requirement by dances and outside activities that activities o thet than routine it , but there's also a majority that posedly blind. may stand with a Conaway that 2,000 sigtlatures are held at the college. classes. don't need it." tin cup in hand at a street comer. be collected on petitions for a However, comllj~nity colleges " I hate to give people money, student governmen~. Although in the Chicagoland area have Continued on Page 2 in fact I refuse." Golden Alex- Continued on page 2 Interviewing opportunities abound at fair ed States Justice·Deparlmenl: market today. the question is: By Lance Cummings Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and " How much computer do you The Career Services Depart­ Firearms: admissions counselors know?" rather, than, "Do you ment. headed by Director Dr. from the top area law schools: know computers?" Students can Catherine McGove rn will hoSI The City of Chicago: The State help us to help them by attending its first Career Fair. to be con­ of Illinois: major airlines: The the fair and giving us their in­ tinued annually. Wed .. March I Veterans Administration: and put.'· McGovern said. at the Congrc's Hotel. 520 S. many others ... McGovern said . Students planning on attend­ Michigan Ave. " We 're hoping to gel a lot of ing the fai r must bring a resume The fair will be open from 10 feedback. especially from under­ and a current Columbia I.D a.m. to 4 p.m .. and students of classmen. on just what type of Alumni· must have an unofficial .all grade levels arc encouraged academic experience and train­ transcript. All non-Columbia to parlicipatc. according to ing employers are looking for in students a nd non-Columbia Dr. McGovern . the job market today.·· alumni must bring a resume and " This will not be a workshop McGovern said . a $15.00 registration fee. Stu­ on how to gel a job. but aciUal " This will help us to assist the dents with any additional ques­ job interviews.·· McGovern academic departments in tailor­ tions are encouraged to contact said. " There will be represen­ ing curricul a to hopefully meet the Office of Career Services tatives from 50 or 60 major en­ those demands in the fuiUre. ·' Room 607. in the Michigan Ave­ t ities, ranging from large she explained. nue building. Call extension 280 Jimmy atta nur • train •t•tlo n so liciting money. in surance companies. to The " The job market is constantly or 281. for more information. Federal Reserve Bank; The Unit- evolving. For example, in the job • too," junior Mike Oculi said. "On a good day I could make Government Cash In $30-$40," John said. " If I don't Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 make at least $20 I' m di Career Opportunities pointed. I feel kind of The University oHIIinois at or a character with crutches or a paying for a lot of stuff i The WiLLIAM B. R UFFLES JOUR NALIS M SCHOL­ Chicago also has a student gov­ cast may beg for mercy. .T hey try change, but hey, what the hell." ARSHIP announces the 1989-90 $2000 annual award named for the ernment. Ten members are elect­ to play on your sympath ies and it At this rate, panhandling five former .ed itor of the Dallas Morning News. For in formation and de­ ed every spri ng from the student often works. ti mes a week, John clears ap­ tails on application sec Bobbi Rathert in the Journalism Department. body at large. According to Jona .. I figure, where else are they proximate ly $ 150 a week tax­ March 31, 1989 is the deadline. Stoltz. of the student government going to get the money? If they free--not bad for someone with office, the role of government at keep asking people and they tum no bills or expenses. ART RESO URCES INTERNATJONAL Washington , D.C., an­ UIC is to foster relationshi ps be­ them away they ' II never get Some panhandlers try to work nounces the availability of " Money to Work/Grants for Visual Art­ tween students and administra­ help," photography freshman for your spare cash by playi ists"-an up to date g uide with information o n gra nts .a nd tion officials. The government is Elene Iliopoulos said. " It 's hard musical instruments with open applications. Send $6.50 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling to: Art most proud of it ~ "blue car ser­ to tum them down." cases nearby, singing or whis­ Resources International, 5813 Nevada Avenue NW; Washington, vice" which transports students " If I was in their situations, I tling. Others may try to sell nov­ D.C., 20015. (2021363-6806) to their cars and dorms after late could probably use a drink, elties such as cheap sunglasses, evening classes. wallets or fake gold. But, they AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL (Durham, NC) announces the The government at UIC is also ically been served by student say they are earning their money. Feb. 17, 1989 deadline fo r the 1989 Young Choreographers & Com­ responsible for the allocation of government but they are not stu­ " Hey man, I play a mean sax posers in Residence Program . Request applications from American their student activity fees. dent government per se." Con­ and deserve what I make," Jack­ Dance Festival, PO Box 6097-College Station, Durham. NC 27708. Here at Columbia, student ac­ away. said . ie said, an elderly man who tivity fees are designated only According to Conaway, the plays his tunes in the Jackson/ INT ERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Volunteer, paid, some with for the running of the Hokin Stu­ main purpose of the SOC is to State subway station. expenses, transportation and other benefits. See the Career Services dent Center. permit students to network and Job Board. 6th Floor Michigan Avenue for a complete update on In an attempt to get some sort communicate with. each o ther. The SOC will also be responsi­ RISIARI:H PIPIII Spring, 1989. All Majors. of communication between stu­ 16,278 to choose from -•II aubjecta dents and administrators rolling ble for the distribution of funds Order Calak)g Todly with Vlai/MC or COO here. Hermann Conaway has or­ to the clubs. These funds are not stude nt activity fees but come BIB aq.q;,~~J:r9Je22 ganized the Student Organiza­ Or, rush $2.00 to: Re... rch Aoal- (The above irifomuuion has been provided by the Office of Career Services. For tion Council. "They serve some from the Student Services Of­ 113221daho AY0. /206-SN, Los Angeles, CA 90025 further details concerning the imernships and opportunities list, comact Monica of the functions that have histor- fice. CUstom research also avallablo-allleYels Weber Gray/ess in the Cnreer Services office. Room 607, main building.) The Chicago Classical Guitar Society Columbia Chronicle presents 600 S. Michigan Ave. Main Bldg. B-106 Sergio and Odair Assad Chicago, IL 60605 classical guitar duo / Ed itor-In-Chief Matthew Kissane "They play with an ensemble that Managing Editor Anne Marie Obiala is virtually perfect."--New York Times Susan Tengesdal Senior Editor =---~~':"! Photo Ed itor G. 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Khome ini has said are lunatic States several years ago and I sorship. diocre novel that is getting nega­ Rushdie and I would not suppress them , had all my manuscripts seize"d "We should have been pro­ Continued from page 1 tive publicit y and ends up but now he has taken his hand by the customs at Laredo. Tex . testing all censorshi p because it getting more publicity than it de­ the rebel contras in Nicaragua as and put it in somebody's nose. ."There was somewhat of a has been so erosive in the U.S .. serves ... seni or fi lm student hypocritical. He's dangerous to world peace." scandal about it and lawyers and where censorship is so isolated Paul Russel said . " Another op­ ''They [U. S . government] "If you are a supporter of the the press created somewhat of a compared to this extreme case.·· tion I think there is for Rushdie need to stop putting prices on First Amendment, you cannot national furor about it. I had no she said. is to pull the book for the sake of others' heads," he said. have it both ways," Schultz said . copies and I felt personally de­ Bill Tarlin. a 1987 fi lm gradu­ peace." In their anger toward Kho­ " Khomeini has a right to speak stitute and fri ghtened in my own ate . attended the rally and Schultz and Lehr man said meini 's action, most faculty said but he does not have the right to country. If I had not had the in­ thought the subject was blown they were disturbed that writers they would never censor him , al­ issue a death threat." ter vention of the lawyers. the out of proportion. who were intimidated avoid pub­ though they many thought he Schultz cited a personal expe­ press and Arthur Schlessinger. I " If it had been the American lic s tateme nts a nd adv ised was a madman. Lehrman put rience to back his conviction. probably wo uld not have re­ Society of Moslems instead of strongly that young writers print Khomeini's case in a humanistic " I've been involved in several ceived them back." the Ayatoll ah. it would have their feeling and avoid self-cen- ' perspective. censorship ac tions that have En g lis h ins truc to r Re nee been back-page news," he said . sorship. Lehrman pointed out. · " Censorship stops at the point been personally brought against Hansen said Rushdie 's is an ex­ " It's jus t a lot of Ayatollah­ however. that " I don't think I · where somebody's hand hits a me," he said. " I had crossed the ample case. that will steer more bashing." would write something if I knew nose , " he said. " Other things Mexican border into the United peop le toward fi ghting cen- " It's a case of a decent-to-me- I could get killed for it."

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•Some restrictions may apply. R>r complete offer details, calll-800·942-AMEX. Current ~udcnt Cardmembers automatically receive two S99 vouchers in the ma1l tl 1989 American Express Tra..-el Kelated :-.ervices Company, Inc. 1':\(;t·: 4 OI'I~ION/EI>ITORIAL I' EBRUARY 27, 1989 columbia chronicle We stand solid in midst of academic controversy A whirlwind of anxiety. denial and cheers are have experience and insight in their professions. sweeping through the academic world and Colum­ Students studying a particular field of communica/ bia stands in its mist like a rock-solid and un­ tion should be aware of where their teachers rank affected. in that field and take an interest in appropriate spe­ ProfScam, a new book by Milwaukee journalist cialty magazines and journals. Charles J. Sykes, whips criticism openly at large Secondly. each major offers introduction courses universities which previously had only been mut­ to teach students jargon common in that field of tered by a silent majority of students and tuition study. If an instructor uses language in advanced . paying parents. Columbia. by remaining a small , courses that is common in the industry, students close-knit communit y has managed to escape the should be aware of its meaning. Teachers should gusts of criticism . have the option of assuming students understand At the heart of the book, Sykes charges that: common industry terms. If student,<; do not, then a: Professors spend more time researching topics the responsibility rests on the student to ask. and writing essays for "obscure journals" most The arguments in the book accusing professors people are unaware of or uninterested in. of being unavailable to students, blow over Colum­ b: Professors speak in terms students cannot bia. Most. if not all instructors here provide alter­ comprehend. thus confusi ng students and masking nate means for students to use to get-in-touch with the fact that they have nothing of importance to them other than through the school. Instructors, say. generally are the last, not the first, to leave when c: Professors are impervious to quality teaching class is over, offering yet a third opportunity for lessons and react in a hostile manner to those who · students to discuss matters with teachers. do. perceiving them as a threat to those who can' t It is an accomplishment and the prize of Colum­ or don't want to teach. bia that teachers re member students' names d: Because ol'the large class sizes (sometimes in throughout the semester and often semesters there­ the hundreds) teaching assistants do the bulk of in­ after. structing students and they are usually as indif­ Small class sizes encourage that one-on-one re­ ferent to the lessons as profe ssors, but do it to lationship enjoyed by students. It's a prizehope her sympathy would provoke her ty arc lost because of it. To any with often, not only within the ment. Our role is to provide to pick it up later?" Such was the turmoil of everyday life . mature person who cared to read alcoho li c c lie nt , but with the compassio n and genuine sup­ Dolls aren't what they used to be . Some doll sets come equipped ahout her situation , Mrs. Du­ self-rig hteous ness of "sober, port. with play credit curds. What's next? machines for dolls? kakis and her family arc not hav­ solid citizens." This is one of the Fax ing a fun time. Evidentl y, you reasons that the " revolvi ng Eileen Cherry This time around I think I' II pass up the new creations of toy man­ ufacturer's genius. don't share that view. I would door" syndrome is common Academic Advisor ~------~ FEBIH \In 27. 19!19 COI.l \IBI \ CIIRO:-iWLE I'A(;E S Frankly speaking: Artist in residen~e sounds confident in major By Matthew Kissane Do you have a degree in How many students are in­ sound for t.v., live p.a .. ac­ sound majors before such a ma­ sound or sound engineering? volved in this program? coustics, sound contracting, au­ jor was officially recognized as When Doug Jones. the coordi­ No, when I started in the busi­ The best estimate after this en­ dio visual production. such. There have been sound nator of the school's newest ma­ ness I don't think there were any rollment is about 300 students. The bigger picture for an au­ majors here for quite some time. jor, started in the sound industry, schools that were offering any Although radio is related to dio professional is very bright. people interested in sound stud­ What type of internships are courses in sound. Students had the sound major, are televi­ There are a lot of jobs, a lot of ied electrical engineering, phys­ careers. My program lays the there for students now? to get a degree in electrical en­ sion, film and theater just as My goal for internships is for ics or both. It was not a gineering , in physics or in both, potentially related to the sound foundations for the career in any profession many students cared one of )hose fields. it to reflect the bigger picture but in those days professional major? concept. We have a good number to go into. sound as a career was not some­ If you look at other programs However, with modern tech­ Yes. across the country, most of them of contacts in the recording area. thing a lot of people did. School-wide, there are in ex~ nology and the age of elec­ are focusing on one, rather small Where we need to grow in in tronics, stiffer competition faces How long have you had your cess of 130 credit hours offered some of the other areas like ad­ in sound. Only about 50 of those area and that's recording. The graduates who want to have ca­ own company? numbers just don't add up, there vertising agencies, a. v. produc­ reers in professional audio. I've been on my own now in credit hours reside in this depart­ tion houses. cable communica­ ment unde r the heading of aren't that many recording stu­ Jones owns his own company, my own business since 1981 and dios in the country or even in the tion facilities. live sound com­ before that I was a recording en­ sound, the rest are scattered Electro Acoustics Systems, Inc., world to absorb all of these stu­ panies, professional sales and gir.eer in New York City. I've around school. Our program which designs acoustics bases, dents who come out of these pro­ marketing companies to try to been involved in professional ra­ doesn't necessarly utilize all of recording studios, auditoria, g rams e-very semester. It's broaden our base and show the broadcast facilities, sound sys­ dio since 1972 . them but the potential is there. alternatives that are avai lable. We have a lot of latitude and inappropriate to be keeping the tem designs, etc. How old is the program? focus that narrow. We're doing fairly well. The sound systems for Chi­ Fall of '88 was the first time it freedom for students to create· Who are some well-known was offered officially as a four their own sound major within the Have many students jumped cago jazz festivals in the early from other !Dajors to sound? professionals in the business? '80s were designed by Jones. year degree program. Before that structure. We do recommend a certain core but the electives are As of pre-fall '88 there were at For the most part. the names One thing he admires in peo­ it was an area of concentration of our teachers are recognized by which that dates back a number enormous and you can tailor the least 98 students that l could ple is their ability work through . identify who claimed to be people in the industy. problems. One person Jones ad­ of years.There has always been program to do what you need to some sound courses that you do. mires, W.C. ,Sabine, was able to Deadend By Brian Cade deduce things impericall y, be­ could take. For years there has Where can .a student go after fore they were proven mathe­ been a certificate program which receiving a degree in sound? matically. started out as a very modest pro- . Our focus is on the bigger pic­ Jones said the business is gram involving three courses or ture of professional audio which much harder to break into than 12 credit hours. The certificate includes recording engineers and when he first started which is program has now grown to be a film/sound people. Under the why Columbia's sound program two year program. category of film/sound there may is so important. be nine or ten different aspects: Photo Poll

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Sf<{ Ar1, Ofc 5 ,;~g5 j A MUStc HA.JO~S FRUSrRArroNs ArGeddy Lee, Sterling, professor of medical the sax at Georges's, Kinzie and lows perform at B.L.U.E.S. Et­ With the recent release of "A have fo und their niche among to­ science at Brown University, Franklin. For more information cetera, 1124 W. Belmont. Call Show of Hands," Toronto rock­ days overabundant crop of so­ will lecture on gender, race and call 644-2290. 525-8989 for ticket information. ers Rush roll on as one of the ciological rock philosophers. It science at Edward Crown Center Saturday, March 4 Wednesday, March I most consistent producer bands was forgotten by the pub! ic and for Humanities at Loyola Univer­ The Jazz Showcase '89 pres­ Second Self, The Shakers and in the world. The trio's fifteenth deprived by radio's ignorance of sity, 6525 N. Sheridan at 7:30 ents Jonathon Butler, Najee and the Proud get loud at the Cabaret album retrospects the strongest Rush. that Peart's lyrical philos­ p.m. Admission is free. Angela Bofill at the Arie Crown Metro, 3730 N. Clark. concert leg of their existence of ophies stemmed from some of Theatre at 8 p.m. All seats are City Lit Theatre Co. prese"nts fi fteen years; although it lacks the most thought -out and we ll­ Thursday, March 2 $21. ' Three Black Folktales by famous some of the better tracks per­ read issues of his day. The Chicago Ensemble per­ Queen Koko Taylor performs author Julius Lester at the Chi­ formed during that time. The opening cut. the Adam cago Public Library Cultural forms at the Richard Gray Gal­ at B.L. U.E.S. Etcetera, 1124 W. At its musical best , R~ s h 's Smith inspired " Big Mo ney." le ry on Superior St. Call · Center, 78 E . Washing ton St. Belmont. Call 525-8989 for tick­ sound was enveloped in drama. followed by the homil y to youth 292-1060 for ticket information. et information. Admission is free. But, like such dramatic rockers frustratio n "Subdivisio ns." fit as Yes and Genesis, the concert appropriately on '80s vinyl. So­ sound alo ne lacked the vi nyl cial themes run throughout th e drama. Rush. a three-man band. set. from " Manh attan .Project" Eastside High never had a costumed Peter to the exclusive ly Canadian was a Gabriel acting out verses at its " Distant Early Warning." training ground front and waned fo r years as a The I i ve version of .. Witch poor li ve act. Hunt" cuts short the Salem-like for jail. The '80s Ru sh tightened its keyboard intro. showing that sound and limited the poetic ca­ Rush still has to do some more Then Joe Clark dences of "211 2" and " Hemi­ improvising to perfect its shows. spheres ," improving its li ve Most bands. especially those took over. show considerably after the band from Ireland who combine let­ released two double-live albums. ters and numerals in their names. Now the kids "A Show of Hands" encom­ u~e live shows to interpret their passes 14 performances from the lyrical intents. Rush never has. are getting '86-'88 " Power Windows" and making the listeners wonder just something they " Hold Yo ur Fire' ' to urs. The what Peart means by " a spirit never had. '88 tour was fueled by Rush's with a vision is a dream with a stro ngest a lbum s inc e '8 I 's mission.'· " Moving Pictures" and was What is this mission? It may A future. spiced with emotional oldies as go back to Ayn Ra nd 's "An- "Spirit of Radio, .. "Circum­ the m . .. the in s pirat ion for stances." "Limeli ght" and a "2 11 2 ... or even back to the "2112 " e ncore- but none of .. Manhattan Project." Whatever those tracks appear on the latest th e " Distant Early Warning" li ve album. has to do with acid rain can only On tour. Rush routinely fol­ be figured out by a Canadian or a lowe d the opening Three scienti st. Stooges (Three Blind Mice) in­ Like a true philosopher. Peart troducti on with the explosive seems to want his songs to dan­ ''Spirir of Radio." which is gle over everybody's head mys­ probably the band's keystone­ teriously. ironicall y, Rush it self was ex­ One recurring lyric any mem­ cluded from Chicago's spirit of ber of ·'The Most Endangered radio. Species the honest man .. The cut. which appears o n can understand on "A Show of '82's "Exit. . Stage Left. " is Hands" appears in the album's excluded from "A S h o~ o f fina le. "The men who hold high Hands" to make room for the places mu st be the ones who newer material. start/ to mo ld a new reality. The trio. still propelled by Dr. closer to th e heart! the black­ Neal Peart's highl y intelligent smith and the artist reflecting in drummin g, justifies the earlier their a rt/ can forge their live works of 1977's "All the creativity closer to the heart/ World's a Stage" and "Exit. . philosophers and yeomen, each Stage Left" with the tightly pro­ must know his part/to sow a new duced sounds of its '80s records. mentality closer to the. heart." Blackhawks climb into second By Joe Kristufek team's shake n confidence. Be­ and muscle he adds to the center Tim Brown fore his acquisition, the Hawks position. The Chicago Blackhawks­ went with two rookies: Belfour, He also scored his first hat tri­ room lines Cold Steel on Ice. To hockey Waite, and a second year player, ck in a Hawks uniform in their fans, thi s phrase became more of Pang, in the nets: not a very tie with the Adams'Division a joke than a compliment earl y in good move for a team with a soft leading Canadians. clean house the season. but with their recent defense to begin with. Although Another newcomer is spec­ Well , the University of Oklahoma got caught with their ·pants resurgence. the Hawks arc once tacular rookie Jeremy Roenick, down. · again respectable. \ who was last year's number one The NCAA hit them with a three-year probation for recruiting vio­ During a w in ning s treak draft pick out o f Alaska. lations involving their football program. But this is only the tip of the which had included 9 out of 12 Roenic k has three goals and iceberg. victories as well as a ti e with three ass ists s ince being re­ In recent weeks. all hell has broken loose on their campus. Montreal and a one-point road called, has teamed up with Steve Oklahoma's starting quarterback Charles Thompson was charged defeat to Calgary, the Hawks Larmer (33 g .. 36 ass.) and Dirk with selling 17 grams of cocaine to an undercover FBI agent. have been without perennial all ­ Graham (26 g., 29 ass.) to form But that's not all . Three other players Nigel Clay, Bernard Hall and stars Denis Savard and Doug the team's most effective line. Glen Bell were charged with first-degree rape in a January 21 alleged Wilson for the balance. If and when Savard and assault in the at hletic dorm. So what has caused the Hawks Wilson return to full strength, What else could go wrong one might ask? Well how about this bolt into second place? Well look for the Hawks to easily hold one. Starting cornerback Jerry Parks allegedly shot and wounded their are several key factors-the on to second place if not win the teammate Zarak Peters following an argument in the athletic dorm. first being better overall defe nse. division. For this to occur, Sav­ How would you like to be Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer now? Although the Blackhawks have ard must dismiss his selfish at­ Don't you think it is time for some of these ·'big time'· programs given up more goals than all but DAVE MANSON titude of the first half a nd to straighten up their act? three NHL teams, newly ac­ become more of a team leader. Sooner or later the NCAA w ill catch up with them. quired goalie Alan Chevrier has Belfpur and Pang each played Teaming all-star defensemen I suppose the NCAA could find something wrong with almost helped put the clamps on opposi­ credibly, an experienced goal­ Doug Wilson and Dave Manson every university. if they so decided. tion in recent weeks. tender is key for a playoff con­ won ·c make things any easier for One would have to wonder what was going on at the Uni versity of Chevrier, who was acquired tender. the rest of the league either. Oklahoma. Wouldn't you think that after former Oklahoma star from Quebec for a mere middle Besides the Chevrier deal, the So what does all this meao for Brian Bosworth's book came out. that the NCAA would take a look round draft choice. has made a Hawks have also had a few other Mike Keenan's hockey club? very positive impact only giving at the uni versity~ (By the way, everybody laughed at his book when it key personnel changes, one of Going into their home series first came out...but guess who's laughing now). up 3.08 goals per game with a which was cen ter Adam with Detroit, the Hawks can trail I'm sure that there is more crime involving atl\letes at major uni­ 9-4-1 record. C re ighto n who was acquired the Redwings by no more than versities than meets the eye. Not only has Chevrier helped from Buffalo for Rick Vaive. Al­ nine points w ith 20 games to That's because the university administrators will try to cover up the team with his performance though Vaive has prospered for play. Even if the Hawks can 't any crime the best way they can. on the ice, but he has bee n a the Sabres, Creighton has also catch the front-running Wings in But what can a university do to keep a clean program? Well. due to main figure in re newing the helped the Hawks with the size the regular season, as long as the intense recruiting for top players. it's tough not to persuade one of ,------~ ~ey players stay healthy they will the athletes with a payoff, or the athlete's fami ly for that matter. . s t •. m.e be a definite playoff force for the There is no simple solution to this problem, however. if a school Ten nl first time in four years. cannot recruit athletes to compete for them, they are no better than Who could have foreseen it. the average Joe Blow criminal on the street and they do not deserve to Just a mere month or so ago, the obtain the top athletes. Hawks were silting in the base­ But you and I know that this practice of illegal recruiting will keep ment of the league's worst divi­ gomg on as long as the NCAA maintains the same size of operation. sion while owning the second­ Maybe if the NCAA expanded their workiug force in the investiga­ worst record. Now they can't tions field and nailed some of the larger universities like Oklahoma, wait for the playoffs to start to maybe some other universities will take a closer look at themselves see who w i ll have the last and think twice before performing an illegal recruiting violation. laugh-Cold Steel on Ice. It is about time the NCAA cracks down o n some of the powerhouses and sends a message to the universities. This would t~ke a giant effort by all involved, but in the long run it will " pay-off" to see clean collegiate programs. . Maybe one day people won't have to wonder how much monetary mcent1ve athletes accept to pi for their universities. Arbitrators choose winners Photos By Tim Brown T he o utfielder settle d for $1.35 million. a raise of over Once again. baseball 's famous $421.000 from last year. arbitration cases were heard; and By But some owners want their this year was no different. players to feel wanted and part of This year's big winner was the team. If manageme nt is at fvlargaret Ore! Hershiser. Hershiser landed times totally against a player and the biggest contract of the year. the player s igns on for a nother agreeing to a three-year. $7.9 year. the player might not li ve up million deal. Norton to his full potential. The Dodger wi ll make over 14 times more than the president of " Maybe I should have let it go the United States will make this to arbitratio n . but I felt th is year. would be good for Eric and good J'he Cy Young winner will re­ for the Reds." owner Marge ceive a $ 1.1 million s ig ni ng Schott said in a Chicago Sun­ bonus and will make $2.8 mil­ TimeJ article. lion this year alone. " This was a guy nobody felt Hershiscr's raise of $1.7 mil­ was on his side." lion broke the record of$1.3 mil­ But even a loser can come out lion set by Toronto's pitc her ahead in an arbit ration case. Jimmy Key. " I ' m g lad it 's ove r w ith." Texas Ranger Pete Incaviglia Hcrshiscr said in a Chicago Sun­ lost his arbitration case and will e arn $475,000. a raise of TimeJ article. $200.000 from last year. " Deep down . this is what I wanted, to remain a Dod ge~ inc:1vigl ia had asked for a re­ !think it's going to be fantastic. I ported $828,000. but the ar­ can concentrate on baseball. bitrator. Thomas Roberts. ruled I won' I have to go to free agency." l(>r the Rangers. Hershi scr said . Arbitration is the grim side of But not all cases run smcx>th­ l>aschall fo r all who arc involved . ly. Nnw that it is all ove r, let's get to C inc innati Reds s tar Eric spring training, catch some rays Davis publicly fe uded over hi s and have some fun this baseball contrac t· wi th owner Marge season. Schott . Because for the average fan, Davis wa nted $ 1.65 mill ion in feeling l>ad for one who will earn his arbitration case and the Reds a l>out one-half of a million dol­ Lend!, the number one tennla pl•yer In the world, won the Volvo Tournament 7·8, 6·2 over offered him $ 1.1 5 mi ll ion. lars in a single year, is tough. Bred Gilbert.