University of California, Irvine

Volume I, Number 14 "HONEST DAN STEERS AN HON'EST COURSE" Thursday, February 9, 1967 ANTHILL IN DESPERATE NEED OF AID Contrary to popular opinion, tbe tion and occasional "extras" which ducing a weekly, with tbe hope Anthill is not going to fold. This tbe writers have been proud of. of eventually producing a bi- or may mean academic death for staff The work, however, has gotten tri-weekly, has kept the newspaper members, psychological deteriora- to the point wbere it is no longer going. This has been at the ex- tion for editors and continued frus- fun. The newspaper this year faces pense of study time. The editors tration for the Premier Printing one of the same problems wbich of tbe Anthill average 20 to 40 C01npany, but nonetheless, it is not crippled the journalistic attempts bours a week on the newspaper - going to fold. last year: it has lacked dependable a ridiculous and dangerous amount This doesn't mean, however, that staff writers and workers. of time wben their primary role everything is running smoothly: Consequently, the burden of at the University is that of a stu- tbe Los Angeles Times of the Ir- gathering ne·ws, writing stories, lay- dent. vine set is presently suffering the ing out pages, dummying make- The tin1e burden is beginning to pangs of two grave maladies - too ups, proofing copy, distributing edi- sbow - most of the regulars have smallitis and acute disorganization tions and running a business de- been forced to drop to a three- - and needs a short recuperation partment as well, has fallen on six class work load, and even in those period. Consequently, staff mem- or seven "never-say-die" journal- classes they are generally two or bers will be subject to "limited ists. three weeks behind classmates. Last activity" for the next three weeks, The staff this year does bave quarter three of the editors receiv- publishing only a two-page fly- the advantage over the Spectrum ed incompletes in classes, and one sheet instead of the regular four-, and tbe Tongue of being able to student failed a course because he six- or eigbt-page paper. pay regular staff wi·iters and edi- bad spent so much time on the This action comes from the Ant- tors a weekly stipend. This, bow- paper to keep it going. A more hill staff out of necessity rather ever, seems to be insufficient in- drastic example is the fact tbat than cboice. Since the beginning centi-ve - the monetary returns editor Pbil Pearlman was forced of the scbool year, the nucleus of don't seem to make up for tbe two to resign his post two 'Weeks ago WRETCHED CONDIT I 0 N S - students who comprise the staff or three hours per week loss of because he had dropped so far SHE COULDN'T TAKE IT-News Working under the most try· /:Jave spent long hours working on study time that writers must en- behind in his academic work. Editor Patsy Truxaw flipped ing conditions and with a very the paper. Tbe task bas been diffi- dure. No member of the staff pre- her lid when sh.e was told her minimum of s u p p I i es, the cult, riddled with frustration and Because journalism and newspa- sumes that his role at lrvine is first emotionalism, but it has been fun. per work is tbe "life blood" of tbe as a journalist and second as a stu- page was cut. A N T H I L staff relentlessly l The result bas been a weekly edi- steady members of tbe staff, pro- (Continued on Page 2) forg.es on. ASUC Presidents Faculty Members Meet R.R. Today Newly-elected ASUCI President Earn Fellowships Jack Lewin and representatives Two Irvine f a c u 1t y members from the other UC campuses are have been named for Alfred P. meeting today with Governor Rea- Sloan Foundation research fellow- gan at the Capitol in Sacramento. ships. The m e e t i n g was confirmed They are Dr. My r o n Bander Monday, February 6 by Jay Jeff- and Dr. Lu J. Sham, both assistant coat, student body president at professors of physics. The awards Santa Barbara. The students will were announced to d a y by Dr. discuss controversial budget and Kenneth Ford, UCI chairman of tuition proposals with the Gover- physics and Larkin H. Farinholt, nor. Sloan Foundation vice president. When questic;med Monday about Bander and Sham, both appoint- his preparations for the meeting, ed to the UCI faculty in July Lewin stated that he was gathering 1966, were selected on the basis and computing figures on the num- of the "exceptional promise and ber of UCI students who are self- extraordinary intellectual p ow e r, supporting and the number receiv- imagination and scientific insight." ing financial aid. The awards are to help support a The president intends to request continuation of basic research by documented information on how the pair for a two-year period, be- the University can maintain quality ginning in September 1967. in view of the budget cut. He Bander came to UCI from the ATTENTIVE STAFF - Enthusiastic, industrious and hard-working staff members pay strict at· has also prepared several questions Stanford Linear Accelerator Facil- tention to a calm, mild-ma.nnered and unemotional editor. regarding the financial aid which ity. He earned his Ph.D. at Col- will be needed for students unable umbia University. Sham was for- to afford increased tuition expen- merly at UC San Diego and earned ses. his doctorate at Cambridge Uni- "Since the Governor's budget cut versity. VISTA Seeks Applicants; and tuition proposals would, in effect, deny those segments of our society who most need a Univer- sity education a chance to get one," Exchange Club Lewin stated, "I fear rather that Representative To Visit UCI in the 'creative society' the natural Recruiters for VISTA (Volun- cruiters will now invite qualified Islands. law may be 'survival of the fat- Meets Today teers in Service to America) will students to training programs while The projects are located in ur- test'." UCI's chapter of the Exchange be on campus February 15. we are on campus," he said. ban slums, rural areas, Indian reser- Institute will hold its first meeting Over percent of VISTA vol- vations, migrant camps, Job Corps John Herbert, assistant field dir- 75 today on the 3rd floor of the Com- unteers are drawn from college centers and mental hospitals. VIS- mons at 7:30 p.m. ector for the program, stated that campuses. This year VISTA will TA volunteers may express a pre- Committee Drafts The agenda for the meeting will VISTA has a .new accelerated pol- recruit 4,500 volunteers to serve in ference for location and type of include the Institute's overseas stu- icy for students who have received one of 300 different projects from assignment. Questionnaire dy program, plans for speakers and their bachelor's degree or expect coast to coast and in Hawaii, Alas- The volunteers tr a i n for six films for the rest of the year and to receive it this year. "Our re- ka, Puerto Rico and the Virgin weeks and serve for one year. They The Student Committee on the proposition of an International receive a monthly. allowance to Teaching has prepared a rough Trades Fair at UCL cover basic living expenses. At the draft of its questionnaire on the "As far as any special groups end of service they receive in a quality of teaching at UCL The which might be interested in us lump sum a stipend of $50 for each questionnaire will be used later this goes," explained interim President lnterf aith Offers Services month served. quarter to gather student opinions I .ange vVinckler, "foreign language The Interfaith Center is offering conducting a program on "Prepar- Anthony King, 22, of San Fran- on courses and instructors. students and international students many religious a<;tivities to UCI ation for Marriage" each Thurs- cisco will represent the organiza- Copies of this questionnaire are should be first on the list." students. day, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the tion at Irvine. King served as a available for inspection by students A weekly Holy Communion ser- Lounge room of the Center. VISTA Volunteer until August, in the Activities Office. Comments Mass is held each Wednesday 1966 and '"as assigned to the Youth and suggestions for the final draft Selectiv~ service material and vice for Episcopal students will be held every Tuesday. This change at 5 p.m. in the Center with Father Consultation Service in Newark, of the questionnaire are welcomed. information can be obtained in was made at the request of stu- Raymond A. Saplis. New Jerse) . A graduate of Stan- Later in the quarter students will the Dean of Students' office, dents who wanted a morning Euch- The Women Associates of the ford University, he is presently be asked to fill out the final draft room 1415, Lib-Ad. Student arist, but who found the Thursday University Interfaith Foundation trying to choose between a Peace of the questionnaire. copies of the SSS Form 109 can held a general membership meeting Corps assignment and a teaching Student comments a b o u t this also be obtained in the office morning schedule a hard one to meet. Tuesday, February 7, at 10 a.rn. in post at Harvard, since his VISTA rough draft may be written direct- from Jan Jenkins. Father Raymond A. Saplis is the Interfaith Center. service is completed. ly on one of the sample forms. ANTHILL Thursday, February 9, 1967 Tragedy Missing in 'Oedipus' by KEN COWAN the King: a reflection of the trans- For modern audiences, familiar It has begun. Bob Cohen's Stu- lation. Oedipus, the "kno w er," to some degree with the story, the dent Repertory Theatre has suc- should have none of the appealing prologue has a tendency to i·emove cessfully made the leap from the tone that Oliver gives him. The us from the play. This speech world of dreams into the realm essence of the tragedy is the col- could be printed on the programs, of reality. 0 e dip us Tyrannos, lapse of this arrogant, self-assured if necessary at all. If some of the SRT's first production was well tyrant, Oedipus. It is the fault of story is vague or unknown to us, presented and justly received en- Oliver and the text that Oedipus is we tend to get involved with Oedi- thusiastic response from the audi- not strong enough. pus as he um·avels the shroud of ence. Judging from this opening, uncertainty and arrives at the truth. SRT can look forward to a bright Bob Gunton's excellent portrayal Or, knowing what Oedipus does future, which will undoubtedly of Creon is faintly reminiscent of not know, we watch as the hero prove it to be a valuable cultural the Creon of Anouilh's Antigone. approaches this horrible realization asset, not only to Irvine, but to Creon, disputing Oedipus' accusa- of the truth. The prologue in- Oqmge County as well. tions of treason, is a very sympa- hibits the former type of experi- thetic character. Gunton is able to ence, and is superfluous in the lat- It was an excellent show, yet as show the man's nobility and ter. An undesirable tension is creat- I left the theatre, I felt something strength of character, while reveal- ed between the speaker and the was missing. The acting was good, ing his disdain for power. In Oedi- chorus across stage, which detracts drama was there, the play had a pus' eyes this makes Creon a "less- from both. good, unified presentation - then er" man. I realized that the tragedy was Oedipus' wife, Jocasta, is played missing. The horror of blinded The weakness of the confronta- by Penny Marienthal. Her aristo- Oedipus was real, but where was tion with Teiresias arises because cratic, if not queenly, bearing seems its tragedy? 1 could only conclude Oedipus fails to see the blind seer at first stilted. She shows signs of it had been lost in translation. as a rival. Oedipus is vain enough strain and reserve, but for what to want to save Thebes without reason? She does not yet know Oedipus Tyrannos, the c 1 ass i c outside help. A strange kind of of the dispute between Oedipus Greek tragedy of Sophocles, has antagonism rises to a peak, until and Creon, nor of Oedipus' inves- been given a new rendering into 0 e dip u s, in resignation (of all tigations into the past. As the play English by Ted Brunner and Luci things)', tells Teiresias to go. progresses Miss Marienthal con- OBV/OOSL'I, SlBY, VOU KNOW.SOM£1UIN6- I DtJN'r Berkowitz for the SRT production. David Vincent, who plays the cincingly c o n v e y s a distraught While the translation is up-to-date, blind seer, then delivers an eerie wife. Her impressive final scene as a script it presents difficulties prophecy with enthralling ability. is well matched by Susan Bedsow's for the actors. The stress of this Oedipus' desperate response does emotional delivery of the Queen's Oedipus falls on the "identity cri- not ring true. To be consistent, suicide. sis" as Cohen, Brunner and Berko- he should be haughty, even boast- ... Anthill Exposee witz interpret the play. Oedipus ful, in dismissing Teiresias. Scott Brown's portrayal of the is a man who is about to discover shepherd is unusual. Sophocles' (Continued from Page 1) Adams, "It's a bunch of bokum that all the things he believed to Jerry Hoffman and Joe Kawaja shepherd was a meek, old man, re- tbat you can't put out a paper and be true about himself are false. are the priests who lead the chorus luctant to reveal Oedipus as the dent - quite the contrary. But still bave time to study. I was tbe The play is this .discovery, and throughout the play. The chorus sought-for slayer of former King work in the newspaper is time- editor of a college paper - I what it does to his personality. speeches are difficult to deliver and Laius. Brown is far from this style. consuming and dent.anding. Un- know." Hazard Adams received sometimes incline to tedium. The His forceful words to the Corin- fortunately, it is not considered by his B.A. at Princeton University. However, the Oedipus of Brun- t i m i n g and synchronization of thian messenger are incongruous to many faculty members as worthy All of the problems of the Ant- ner and Berkowitz has an ill-defin- movement rescue them and add an his plaintive response to Oedipus' of academic standing, and staff hill can't be blamed on the fact ed personality to begin with, and important d i m e n s i o n to these threats. Bill vVeeks is excellent in members must therefore transfer that students receive no credit for therefore, any delving into his in- speeches. The opening scene with the ironic role of the Corinthian study time to Anthill time. It their work, and bence must take terior cannot be truly effective. the priest and chorus is truly im- messenger. seems tbat learning to write in study tinie to produce the paper. Doug Oliver, as Oedipus, 1 a ck s pressive. The tone and movement, journalistic style, learning tbe tech- A great deal of the blame must much of the self-confidence and both emotional and physical, set Sid Odegard's unusual score com- niques of newspaper editing, learn- go to the general organization of arrogance that should characterize the rhythm of the play. pliments the choral interludes in ing the "behind the scenes" story the staff itself. On the basis of an eerie way. The wailing, throb- of printing and generally working trial and error, the editors have bing music snakes through the thea- toward a career in newspaper writ- been looking for the most effective tre. Late in the play, what surprise ing is either not worthy of study and least time-consuming system is lost in strangeness is compensat- or not important enough to merit for producing the Anthill, bu t ·Aldrich Replies ed for in volume. class credit. It is completely ex- witbout ha,ving to forfeit quality tra-curricular, and completely un- or size. By slowing down publi- I read with int.erest the columns by Rob Holland and The greatest tribute to Bob Co- hen and the SRT was the audience like the purposeful and academic cation for a while attempts will be John Monsen carrying the headline "Aldrich Dodges Real UC training of the Student Repertory made to alleviate this part of the reaction at the play's conclusion. Issues." With one exception, I believe, they hav,e report.ed For a full fifteen seconds, we sat Theatre, for example, wbich gets problem. the events of recent days accurately and candidly. The on.e double course credit of upper-divi- There are still many tbings to in silent darkness, overwhelmed by sion work for their "class." improve, and unless tbey can be exception appears in the account by John Monsen in which the moving performance, b e f o r e The faculty is very sympathetic taken care of, tbe Anthill will be he indicated "he has preferr.ed to take a less honest course applause filled the theater. to the "cause." Generally, they in greater danger than s imp l y which has left him open to criticism from both University sup· state tbat the Anthill represents "slowing its pace." We are in porters and University detractors." outstanding journalistic qualities, is urgent need of reporters and "tech- Whil,e the reader may disagree with what I said or in- SECURITY MUTUAL LIF E a tremendous improvement over nical" people, and there are paid t.erpret the facts I stated differently, I want all to know that OP PORTUNITY last year's papers and is generally positions on the staff for these peo- $ I have pursued as honest a course as I knew how. I stated UNLIMITED $ a newspaper to be proud of. Some ple. Contributions of stories from only the facts as I knew them. I did ·not engage i.n conj.ec- of the more "influential" menzbers students and faculty will also be Founded 1885. Big expansion pro· ture. What I knew, I stated forthrightly. According to Web- gram Orange County area opened of tln f acuity can't believe that it accepted and appreciated. In order ster's definition of honesty, I believe that I have steered an January 1. takes any time to publish a paper. for the Anthill to continue it must If you qualify for an agency ap- In the words of the Chairman of receive greater support from stu- honest course. pointment: tbe Department of English, Hazard dents and fnculty . Chancellor Daniel G. Aldrich (1) 2 yr. expense allowance. (2) Special advance drawing ac· count. by (3) Home office training starting Unclassified January 26. Roommate Wanted: Must be indepen- (4) Full or part-time. PRIZKER and BELL dent and considerate. Call 673 -0950 a f- If your a real go getter and want Show and Tell ter 5. to take advantage of this once·in· Persons knowing* *the name * of Gene a-lifetime opportunity, call this In order for Irvine to become Workshop, both successfully pro- In addition to Butterfield, who Autry's Horse please call 833-6852 or week, 9 a.m.·5 p.m. an artistic community, it will re- duced by Sondra Evans. We want- sings and plays the harmonica, the 833-6575, liberal reward. · TIM FORKASD I quire creative people with energy ed to start small. We did not ad- group consists of Mike Bloomfield For Sale or *Rent: *3 bedroom,* 2 bath 542-3463 home - El Toro, 15 minutes from cam- and desire to share and present vertise our programs. With each and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Jer- pus. Ready for occupancy; carpets, their art. The key words are production, Irvine becomes more ome Arnold on bass, Mark Nafta- drapes, patio, sprinklers. 837-2846 "share and present." of an artistic community. We have lin on organ and Billy Davenport We have courses in acting, danc- established the right to fail. We on drums. Bloomfield was simply ing, music, art and creative writ- are growing and our next produc- incredible throughout their num- ing; but the classroom is not the tion is on Sat. evening, Feb. 18 in bers. He just does so much that TinderBox community. the Science Lecture Hall. The at times you feel lost. At one We import professionals, but this program will include X. J. Ken- moment during the evening he only makes us an artistic audience. nedy, Irvine's poet in residence, looked as though he would col- Thursday evening, Feb. 2, an in- reading his own poetry, and an lapse from the emotional and phy- timate gathering of students and original one act play by Phil De- sical involvement which he put 'TCBY MUSS faculty took place in the science Vita. Everyone interested is wel- into his playing. f-lGHTERS lecture hall coffee shop. They come. The highlight of the evening came to share their art in a cabaret Currently appearing at the Gold- P\PES had to be the now classic Butter- atmosphere. Paintings by Liz Re- en Bear in Huntington Beach, are CUSTOM field rendition of Nat Adderly's 0-ENOS day were used as backdrops for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. "Work Song." The number takes an experimental play by Virginia Despite their name they are a T06AK the form of a classical piece with Mowry, "A Conversation in Hai- group which defies categories. SE'~ARS a statement of theme, a period in ku." Poetry, dramatic monologues, Sometimes they are rock; some- Sally's Jugs (a newly formed jug times blues, sometime jazz. But which that theme is explored, danc- CHESS se-rs band lead by Dave Goggin as Mick they are always great, and through- ed and developed and then a re- Jugger) and classical guitar, fol- . out the evening, they created emo- statement of the theme. Particu------·------lowed - creating an individual, tional levels which are unmatched larly impressive during the devel- opment was Naftalin's organ solo, characteristic, spontaneous and ma- in popular music. The Butterfield gic community hash, which was Blues Band, however, is not just which was so intense that I (G.P.) unspeakably good. Good because emotional. They are all techni- began to cry. it was Irvine sharing its own art cally perfect musicians and can The Paul Butterfield Blues Band with its own community. make their instruments work in is something that must be seen. This was the second program as many ways as their minds can Without question they are geniuses put on by the Writer's-Drama create. in their field .