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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. ·THE CHQO O . f COLUMB IA COLLEGE VOL. XXIX, No. 22 April 22, 1996 One woman's crusade to save lives
By Leon Tripplett directly to us, where everyone could Staff Writer understand where she was coming from." Like any ambitious teenager, It was this motivation that Stamps Lynnette Stamps has a long list of needed, which prompted her to take goals. The 19-year-old·Columbia fresh classes and become an offi cial peer man would like to be a doctor, a writer educawr--but not your regular peer or perhaps even a movie star. But what educator with the monotonous voice she would like more than anything is giving a lecture on abstaining from sex. for her generation to understand the That's much too traditional for Stamps, risks of unprotected sex. who's just as straightforward and emo " Unless something happens to them tional as Thornton. or someone that they love-contracting "Sex is all around us. It 's on televi HIY or any sexually transmitted dis sion," Stamps said. "If you're going to ease-it's not imponant to them," she tell them about safe sex, you have to be says. · on their level, and you have to be real But it's personal with Stamps. And istic." she's waged a decidedly unabashed Stamps' sermon is unconventional, campaign against HIY (human immun despite the fact that the World Health odeficiency virus), the precursor to the Organization in 1995 reponed an esca deadly AIDS (~cq uired immune defi lation in AIDS cases. The data is ciency syndrome). almost frightening: With 17 million When Stamps was 6, her mother worldwide infected with HI Y and walked out on her and four other chil 8,000 infected everyday, Stamps said dren. She died several years later after she doesn't preach abstinence. "I don't being infected with HIY. This, in pan, tell young people not to have sex," she was the fuel that ignited Stamps' drive. said. But she said she had mixed emo "I know that it's not realistic. Sex tions about her mother. who wasn't in has become popular, it 's everywhere. her life for most of her childhood. It's hard to say no to sex. I tell them "I thought, at first, that she was that if you're going to have it, then be being taken away from me, but then I prepared for what might result from it , realized that she wasn' t my · mother," be responsible." Stamps acknowledged. "She wasn't It's perhaps that realism that has there for me when I needed her." paid off for Stamps. The traditional But if Stamps wasn't torn to pieces way has been to go to schools and give by her mothe(s death, she had come to lectures. But Stamps likes to be on the realize one im111utable fact: This prolif cutting edge with her generation. She's erating disease called AIDS was for taken her campaign to the television real. screen. Bea.UDg The Od..CJ... Reared by the Department of Produced by Stamps' aunt and Children and Family Services through funded by the Centers for Disease ·- -- --·····------her grandparents, Stamps was always Control, "Rap-It-Up" is a down-to taught to be the- best she could. Her eanh, no-holds-barred show highlight About this series: grandparents' household was alive with ing the potentia!ly devastating effects the ans. "I grew up singing, dancing of un-protected sex. The show goes on Every year Columbia College opens Its doors to and playing the piano," she said. "Now location to night clubs and social gath thousands of students. Many go on to achieve fame I'm almost burned out." But her main erings-wherever teens can be found, and ultimately reach the pinnacle of their careers. stay was always what she says she was you'll find Stamps and the "Rap-It How they got there, however, often goes untold, born to do: "I have to be helping oth Up." despite having fought excruciating obstacles and ers." But the show delves into more: How Rae Lewis Thornton, who is infect to use condoms, what sexuality is all daunting challenges. The Chronicle's Leon Trlpplett ed with AIDS and has made it her busi about, how to control your emotions. turned the light on ordinary Columbia students ness to tell teens to have protected sex, But is anyone listening to the show's accomplishing extraordinary feats for this exclusive visited Stamps' high school, Currie pleas? three-part series. Though they are not national High School for the Performing Ans. "One night when we were broad stars, their stories of triumph and persistence are Stamps was hooked when she heard casting we asked a question about equally emotional-these diamonds In the rough Thornton speak so bluntly. "I knew HIY," Stamps recalled, "a little girl have a message for Columbia. that after hearing her that this is what I wanted to do," said Stamps. "She spoke See Stamps, page 2 Open admissions debate heats up By Bob Chiarito should be for those who arc ready. Admitting News Editor those who are not academically sound makes the learning atmosphere disappear," he said. As today's job market becomes more com According to Academic Dean Caroline Latta, petitive, a bachelor's degree is no longer the Columbia's standards have not declined. "We asset it once was. It has become a basic require don' t teach down to anyone. We have high ment to even be considered for many entry expectations," she said. level positions. At Columbia, some feel that the When asked if Colum bia's value of their degrees has been compromised by open-admissions policy The C hronicle 's · the school's open-admissions policy, while oth has hurt the school's repu view on ers believe it is what makes Columbia unique. tation. she said "we have Columbia's open Columbia is currently the only four-year col fu ll accreditati on, and the lege in Illinois with an open-admissions policy. [North Central Association admission policy Created to give everyone an equal opportunity of Colleges and Schools] in higher education, regardless of their academ doesn't give that away eas See page 9 ic past, the policy ·has continued to pose many ily. Students that come out serious questions. Most importantly, does open of Columbia can compete admissions help or hun students? with anybody." While many agree that it gives everyone an Edward Mazzocco, undergraduate admis equal opponunity, some feel Columbia's stan sions counselor at· Columbia, believes the open dards have declined because more unprepared admissions policy mimics the real world. "We students are enrolling. want to bring a wide variety of students to the "I think it has limited me," said sophomore Journalism major Robert Stevenson. "College See Open, page 2 f. ·· - ~ .•. ,. . , ' .. - 2 ... - NEWS April 22 1996 · st~dent designs dress up the Hokin THE CHRONICLI By Nancy Laichas Columbia's Vice President of Development Journalism Department Editor-in-Chief Woodie White, along with !von, welcomed 623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite guests to the Hokin Annex Gallery and 802 Organizers of the third annual student exhi- applauded the efforts of the student design Chicago, Illinois 60605 bition and competition, "Fashion Columbia," ers. 312-663-1600 ext . 5432 learned first-hand last week the meaning of the "Fashion Columbia is an extraordinary 312-663-1600 ext. 5343 old saw. "the show must go on." representation of the creative spirit of stu- Weeks of preparation by fashion design and dents at Columbia College," White said. FAX 312-427-3920 management students fro m the Columbia Members of the Chicago's fashion com e-ma il: College Fashion Association (CCFA) and munity along with Columbia College stu C hronicle@ Columbia's Fashion Advisory Board were to dents. administrators and faculty gathered to mail.colum.edu culminate at an April 18 benefit. The reception admire student designs ranging from cloth Web page: kicked off a week-long exhibition of Columbia ing and accessories to photography, sculp http://www.colum.edu.( students' fashion-related art. lure and even poetry. Student designers -chroncle/index.html Just days before the opening, organizers were on hand to answer questions about received the news that ..------, their creations Editor-in-Chief fashion designer Patrick while informal Robinson, the scheduled Award Winners modeling allowed Nancy Laichas Fashion Columbia. guest of honor. would guests to get an not be in allendance. Three-Dimensional CaJegory up-close look at Managing Editor Robinson, designer for selected clothing John Biedennan Anne Klein Collection, First Place-Soomi Chun design entries. was to receive the Second Place-Soomi Chun To recognize News Editor CCFA's Designer of Third Place-Eun Mi Yang the creative talent Bob Chiarito Excellence Award and of Columbia'S' to present awards to Two-Dimensional Category aspiring design- Features Editor "Fashion Columbia" ers and artists, Cristin Monti competition winners. First Place-Michelle Paladino nine awards were But o n April 12, Second Place-Jim Dimitriou presented in three Takihyo Inc., the parent Third Place-Katja Heineman categories: three- E ntertainme nt Editor company o f Anne Klein d i mens i o n a I Ryan Healy & Co., announced plans Literary Category design, two- to terminate the opera- d i mens i o n a I Photography Editor lions of its Designer First Place-Dianne J. Bell design and a liter- Natalie Battaglia Collection Division at Second Place-Rita Hawn ary category. the end of the 1996 and Scott Howard Winning entries Cop y Editors Spring season. Third Place-Jennifer E. LaBoy were selected by Kim Watkins Following the a jury of nine pro- Yasmin Khan a n n o u n c e m e n l , fessionals in the David Harrell Robinson departed for Winners were awarded $300 for first place, fashion and relat- Photo by Tasbir Singh Europe, leaving a num- $200 for second place, and $ 100 for third ed fiel~ s. . Student d esign er Zaneta C hrapek poses next ber of disappointed stu- place. All entries will be on display through Semor Soomt to a model wearing o ne of her creations. Advertisin g Manager dents and a gap in the April 26 in the Hokin Gallery, 623 S . Wabash. Chun, awarded Sandra K.Taylor planned program. L------....1 first and second "I don' t feel that one person should have " It was a lillie late in place in the three- walked away with two awards," she said. Senior Writer the game to casually call someone and say, dimensional design category, plans to purchase For Jim Dimitriou, the second place award Mi'C.haela Mills 'Hi, would you like an award?' " said Nena a dress form with her award money. Chun, in the two-dimensional design category for fiis !von, Saks Fifth Avenue fashion director and honored for two sculptures that function as fashion illustration came as a complete sur Staff Writers chair of Columbia's Fashion Advisory Board. accessories, also designs apparel. She would prise. ''I'm shocked. but happy," he said, Aliage Taqi ultimately like to explaining that he entered the competition on the advice of Management Chair Dennis Rich. Sandra K. Taylor have her own line of women's " I took a class with Dennis, and he liked a Leon Tripplett clothing and couple of my illustrations and suggested I sub Lisa Manna accessories that mit them." Jackie Gonzalez feature unusual Dimitriou, a senior illustration major, isn't Christine Lock combination of sure whether he's going to go into the fashion materials. end of the business, but called the award a Staff Photographer "I really like "bonus." "Whatever field it can help me break Laura Stoecker the Yin and Yang into will be great," he said. of mixing metal All the winners, as well as the guests, Web Page Editor and cloth in my seemed unphased by the absence of guest of honor Robinson. Management Department Mark Dascoli designs." said Chun. faculty member Diane Erpcnbach. said despite While Chun the problems, this year's "Fashion Columbia" Faculty Advisor said the awards was the best she'd ever seen. "We had a great Jim Sulski will help "put her crowd," she said. "It's wonderful to see the in the right direc growth of this event." The Chronicle is a student tion" career-wise, Erpenbach, a Fashion Advisory Board run newspaper of Colum6ia she expressed Member. admiued Robinson's absence was a College. It is published Photo by Tasbir Singh concern at being disappointment, but also the kind of glitch that weekly during the school year Informal modeling of student designs was part of the April 18 recep- chosen as bo th often occurs in the real world. "Our students and distributed o n Mondays. tion at the Hokin Gallery kicking ofT "Fashion Columbia." the first and sec handled it professionally," she said. "It's all a Views expressed in this news ond place winner. part of the learning process." paper are not necessarily those of the Joumali!> m Stamp, from page 1 Open, from page 1 under 50 percent of Columbia's students were freshmen or first semester transfers. Department or the college. came up and gave the an>wer. She said classroom," he said . "Not everyone in the While many fed being prepared for college that she heard it on the >how. That work place has the same experience and is a key to s uccess, Peter Christensen, a makes me feel good, I know that we're knowledge. That is what we want to bring to Columbia English teacher, said once students reaching people." the classroom." arc admilled, success or failure often is decid Corrections Rap-11-Up gels over 100 calls a week The debate over open-admissions is not from inquisitive viewers. ed more by determination than past academic. con lined to the U.S . Last year. two professors achievements. Christensen, who used to teach Since her show has heen growing in at Carlton University in Ouawa, Canada, and popularity, >he hasn't given up the tradi at Loyola University, doesn't sec a noticeable joined together to light for tighter admission decline in the quality of a Columbia educa tional format of telling teens about sex requirements at their school. The professors Clarifications educatio n. But. of course, Stamps tion. " It's not as big as some people might began their campaign after completing a study think," he said. "Columbia doesn't get as spice~ it up. She's now a part-time peer that showed although a large number of fresh educator at Aunt Martha's, which serves many hollom-end students. But, many of the men were admilled each year, few were sur people who arc bouom-end students end up "' a s upport group for foster childre n. viving into the upper years. According to the The April 15 i ~sue of the and ward~ of the court, where she tells 11 doing well." >tudy. 45 percent of all s tudents enrolled at Chronicle repo rted that the l1ke it " · Coordmator Gloria Franklin To help keep students on track. Columbia Carlton were in their lirst year. Academic Computing ~aid that Stamp>' innovation i> much has instituted a freshman seminar and, accord As for Columhia, President John B. Duff Department will merge with the needed. ing to Duff, the college will undertake several said c lose to 40 percent of the college's full FilinNideo Department to "She\ fantasti c," Franklin said. new initiatives next yeur to help incoming stu· time students gruduate within six years, which accommodate the computer ani " People arc li>tcning to her ami she gets dents adapt to college life. Curcently, he said compares favorably with other open ma.tion need~ of FilmNidco aut the teen> involved through role-play Columbia is not considering making any dents. ing," >he added. admissions colleges. changes to its open-admissions policy, leaving In f~ct, 3-D and Computer Role-playu1g, Stamp,' favorite way "The t:omparisons arc not exact because mcmhers of the college community to contin Animati Any student who is still not in comp liance for MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA, TETANUS/DIPTHERIA, and has PAID THE FINE, now has the chance to receive FREE innoculat ions during the specified t imes and days below: TUESDAY, April 23, 1996 2:00 PM TO 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY, April 24, 1996 10:00 AM TO 3 :00 PM THURSDAY, April 25, 1996 10:00 AM TO 3 :00 PM 624 South Michigan~ ------~Avenue llth Floor- Faculty Lounge No appointment necessary- ID required Please Note: St udents who are still out of compliance by November 15,1996 of the Fall '96 semester will have an additional $50 fine app lied to their tuition accounts. 4 ADVERTISEMENT April 22, 1996 r------ Students: Please write a letter in support of any teacher you have had who t/ made an especially positive impact on your life t/ inspired interest in a particular subject t/ helped you master the course material t/ encouraged your knowledge of yourself as a learner If so, please write a letter describing why this teacher should be considered "Teacher of the Year." Give specific examples of innovative and effective teaching methods, creative course development. positive role modeling, effec tive counseling or campus leadership. We are looking for outstanding teachers who have made significant contribu tions to your learning experience or in some way enhanced your life at Columbia. Send your letter no later than May 1. 1996 to the Academic Dean's office, 600 S. Michigan Ave., Room 515, Chicago IL 60605. Questions? Call 312.663.1600 x 5208. ···························· ···························-····-···----··------' 2 2' '19 9 6 NEWS 5 e rise• an fall of the or co By Lisa Manna "It happened on a night that we had really high Staff Writer winds and that is a common reason that signs suffer damage, or in this case fall," recalled Harry Horn berg, We pass it every time we come to school, and at head of maintenance at White Way S ign Co., the com ni ght we see it lit up as we drive down Lake Shore pany responsible for the Torco sign. "What was Drive, but what do we reall y know about the Torco 4nusual was that this was all happening on Michigan sign and what it represents? Avenue, so it became a very high profile situation." If you are like most of us, not much. So here's At the time, the sign had not completely come off what's up with what's up there. the building and was hanging off the side of what was Torco was originall y an oil company and is now a then called the Blum Building. total energy company that used to have offices in the Barricades were set up across Michigan Avenue, 624 S. Michigan Ave. building, and has since moved Harrison and Balbo causing a lot of problems fo r to Ill E. Wacker Dr. leaving only one office behind in morning commuters. the building. · Fortunately, the building was un occupied when the The Torco sign has been on Michigan Avenue si nce sign fell so no one was hurt. but everyone was afraid the late 1940s. In 1971, the _To reo sign fe ll and crashed that the sign would fa ll and break through the side onto Michigan Avenue. walk below breaking gas. water and sewer mains. That previous evening of June 20. 1971 was not a Workers were afraid wi nd could cause the sign to fall pleasant one for a few reasons. A band o f thunder in a number of directions. s howers with heavy winds and hail was moving across Next door, the Bl ackstone Hotel evacuated all of its Chicago, and a tornado watch was in effect. guests from the fi rst four fl oors. Everyone in the IBM The storm caused boats to blow from their moor building (now the Spertus Jewish Center) was evacu ings and downed power lines in the south and west ated, and about I ,000 people who worked in the Blum suburbs, but that was nothing in comparison to what Building were kept out. happened on Michigan Avenue that night. The next dilemma the city faced was how to get the Winds at Midway Airport were reported at 5 1 miles sign down. The White Way Sign Co. had to abide by per hour, and it was these hi gh winds that caused the city building department rulings whi ch forbade them 25-ton, 5-story sign to flip over onto the building. to cut the sign loose. "The city was afraid it was going to fall," said Hornberg. "Every politician in town was worried about who was libel and who was going to pay for it. No one wanted responsibility for this one so the city decided to take it down in pieces. They said they would take care of it and it fell." After 31 hours of swaying on the side of The Torco sign finally fell after 31 hou rs of hanging the building the Torco sign fell. It was II : 15 on for its dear life at II: IS p.m on J une 21, 1971. p.m. on Monday, J une 2 1, and a crowd of about 500 people watched from Grant Park. sending the sign plunging 150 feet. When workers tried to lower the sign with Surprisingly, no one was hurt and the sign didn't a 150-fo ot crane from East Chicago, they break any gas or water mains. found that the equipment was unable to sup Today," the Torco sign is up and sitting atop what we port the sign. now call the Torco Building, but it is in a different Another crane was dispatched from Three spot, now placed directly on the front of the building Oaks Wrecking Company. The second crane instead of on top of it. White Way Sign Co. says the could hold the sign, but was too short to reach sign doesn't usuall y need much maintenance besides a it. new lightbulb every once and awhile. Three hours later an extension arrived. So, the next time you pass the old Torco Building when workers began the difficult task you can think of this tidbit of meaningless Torco sign the sign down, the cabl es snapped, tri via and be glad ~ he thing isn't falli ng off. We didlit think we could make it any easier to surf the Net. 001DJ1Uffrs 10 share ideas on the Internet than any ~IXllllpll!et No small '4~ eithet l!eausewilh a Maclnrosh there are DO romp!icated commands needed to gtt up and suriing on the Net So In a matter of minutes yru can be on-line aa:wlng the c:u:lting new uni\me of the Internet. (Not 10 mmtlon prospec!lVe ~.) And right now. buM! a MliC'"Is as easy :as using one. For a llmlted lime, wm offer ing special campus S3"!inp on selected Macinrosh computers and Apple' printers. So ~isit us today, and look into the power of Macinrosh.Tite power to be your best: But we just did. 6 FEATURES April 22, 1996 Loan programs st1 Columbia Briefs By John Olino $ 140 increase over the I 995-96 islature wifl support the Financial Aid Director maximum of $2,300. Governor in thi s matter. Grant to fund new program This increase is supported by This increase is good news Chicago philanthropists Irving B. and Joan W. Harris The Federa l Direct Loan the president. The House and for elig ible residents o f Illinois. have made a S I million grant to Columbia College to Program, despite its ob vious Senate also wish to increase the This increase speaks well of the launch an early childhood teacher education program. The success as a "scam less educa Federal Pcll Grant, however, Governo r's suppo rt o f the . grant wi ll fund student scholarships and stipends and facul tional Joan program and the ri g there is some confusio n in terms Illinois Monetary Award as an ty salaries for the program, which will be conducted jointly orous support of participating of the funding mechanism they investment young people. by Columbia and the Erikson Institute for Advanced Study colleges ( including Columbia would use to increase the in Child Development beginning the fall of I 996. College), remains at ri sk. award. FINANCIAL AID DEAD According to Erikson Institute President Barbara T. The Republican do minated If no new doll ars arc appro LINES FOR 1996-1997 Bowman. there is a rising demand for teachers who have House and Senate re mai n priated but the maximum award studied the arts as well as teaching methods because fund adamant about either capping is increased (as proposed by the Fi lc your I 996 -97 Free ing for arts programs are being cut by school districts, and, the volume o f Joan dollars for Ho use and Senate), then the Application For Federal Student ultimately, classroom teachers become the main· source of the Federal Loan Program, or numbe r of Federal Pe ll G rants Aid (FAFSA) immediately in children's exposure to the arts. eliminating the program alto woul d have to be capped, or the order to obtain the maximum The new Joan and Irving Harris Center for Early Childhood Education at Columbia will prepare students to gether. program do llars from the next amount of fin ancial aid fo r teach kindergarten through third grade, and Head Start and year would have to be used to which you arc eligible. The president has promised day-care programs to infants and toddlers in urban settings. to veto legislatio n which caps or fund current year award increas The FAFSA is your applica e liminates the Federal Direct es. tion fo r the Federal Pell Grant, Lo an Program. In the case o f no new doll ars and helps establish eligibility This promise may lead to a and an imposed award pool cap. for the Federal Educational more flexible Rcpuhlican some currently eligible students Opportunity G rant (FSEOG), approach, especially if the would not receive a Fede ral Pe l I Federal Work Study (FWS), and Republicans wis h to have G rant for 1996-97. Federal Direct Loan Program, appropriations leg islation If future do llars arc spent in as well as the Illinois Monetary signed by the president. the current year, the Federal Pel I Award Program. The Federal S upplemental G rants for the I 997-98 award The Illino is State Monetary Educational Opportunity G rant year will be jeopardized. Award has separate deadlines (FSEOG), and Federal Work I be li eve that the president's even though you apply with the Study Programs arc slated for commitment to funding for the FAFSA. level funding. financ ial aid programs shoul d For individuals who did not These programs would be be suppo rted and encouraged as apply for the 95-96 academic funded at a level equal to the an investment in young peopl e. ye ar the MAP deadline is current funding le vel. October I, 1996. A no -funding gro wth sce STATE UPDATE For those individuals who nario for these prog rams docs did apply for financial aid for not take into account the The governor supports an the 95-96 academic year, the increasing cost of attending col increase in the Illinois Monetary MAP deadline is June I, I 996. lege. Award o f $I 00, bringing the Apply now! There is limited The Federal Pell Grant for MAP award maximum to $4000 funding, and the early eligible I 996-97 maximum award has for the I 996-97 school year. applicant gets the most co nsid been announced at $2.440, a It is hoped that the state leg- eratio n for financial aid money. ~. ~. In fumor oft~ 1996 (jrculuating Cfass, Jolin 13. 'Duff, PresUfent, coraia[[y invites you and a guest to t~ Senior (jrculuation Ce£e6ration May 24, 1996 Cliicago Jl'riton & 'Towers ' 'Wilfijora 1(pom 720 S. !MicliitJan. Jtvenue • 6:00p.m. - 11:00 p.m. 7:00p.m. Cliampagne 'Toast witli t~ PresUknt, facu{ty &staff 'l{,S.o/.P. 6y !May 17, 1996 (312) 663-1600 el(t.5459 Sponsored 6y: Stuaent Lift & 'Devewpment April 22, 1996 FEATURES 7 Healthy Volunteers Needed On Media The Bvanston Hospital Clinical Pharmacology Unit ~ healthy men to participate in a drug Ie3l!&l'dl project. Voluntccn must be between 18 and 50 years of age. Jn Older to qualify you must meet all of the following c:r.iteria: Move over Robert Novak. Columbia's own ver "be of average weight sion of CNN's "Crossfire" ai rs every week on *have no significant health problems WCRX-FM (88.1 ). *not be using any medications This week's hot issues are discussed on "Newscene" live on Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. The show is M a volunteer you will stay in the Clinical Pharmacology Unit for approximately a roundtable .------, nine1een days. There will be multiple study eroups. The next segment will begin May5, 1996. discussion of current news Anloai A. l'ictJiet, M .D. events with The EVOIIIIm H01pltal paneli sts AI aiaicoll'!llmlllcology Unit Brouilette, Ann Jason Kravarik 2650 Rldee Avr:moe, Room 1100 Falstead, John Media Columnist Bv-, IlliDoll60201 Biederman and mod e rator To qualify you must successfully complete a study screenin&. To schedule Leon Tripplett. an appointment, or obtain further information, contact the Assistant A recent Volunteer Recruiter at (847) 570-2088 or (847) 570-2085. broadcast tack led the Rosten kows k i '------___J plea agree- ment, the Dennis Rodman billboard, and the Unabomber suspect. Compensation is $1,880.00 The program does not hesitate to cover contro versial topics. In fact, "Newscene" has been so heated at times that one of the panel members walked off the show while on the air. "Newscene" was started in late 1994 by Cheryl Langston, the faculty adviser of WCRX's news and sports department. She is proud of what the show has become and the panel members who de velop it. " I am happy to see students become astute to what's going on in the political world," Langston said. ''I have never seen them more into it. " Langston said her vision fo r the show's future is to lengthe n it and have guests to whi ch pan elists could di rect questi ons. The show is tryin g to get an organizer from the democratic convention to talk to the panel. Radio Notes. .. COs AND CD-ROMS are given away on Dave Anderson's alte rnati ve show on Colu mbia's WCRX-FM (88. 1) Mondays from 9 p.m. to mi d ni ght. TV Notes. .. LARRY MENDTE of WBBM-TV (C hannel 2) continues to dominate individual award s for local news broadcasting. Mendte picked up three first place awards in the recent Associated Press Broadcaste rs Associati on Journalistic Excellence Contest (Chicago/St. Loui s). Mendte won Best Editorial/Commentary, Best Report er, and Best Feature. Mike Majchrowitz of CLTV News won first place for Best Newswriting. Second place awards went to CLTV 's Steve Irvin, Channel 5's Robin George, and Channel 32's Jack Conaty. Channel 5, which led all stations with seven awards, won best newscast. THE AWARD for the longest, and most unnec cessary, handling of a story as "breaking news'' should go to Chann el 32. The station had enough time to get reporter Dane Placko out to a west side fire, prepare fo r a li ve shot, and unveil a new "Fox Breaking News" graphic in the corner of the screen- all before even reporting the incident. Even after the first re port , Channel 32 still treated the story as "breaking" when they returned to Placko about a half-hour later. COLUMBIA GRADUATE Lindsey Schwartz has left Channel 5 for Dateline NBC. She worked on Channel 5's Unit 5 investigati ve segment. April19-26,1996 . Film Notes... · · ~ 10 a.m. - 5p.m. ./'" closed sunday THE BEST OF FILM TECHNIQUES II screen ing wi ll be on April 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Theatre. The screening features student films from last semester and is free and open to the public. for 8 EDITORIAL April 22, 1996 ~Letters to the Editor 4J Blame students, not Manna, as well as their being 'StreetWise Basher' out in these people's lives to end up chosen for a second straight this way. Check yourself. Duff semester. of line ... This letter is in response to T. Tasha Lynette Oopton The anchors are picked fol This letter is in response to Weckerle's April 15 Chronicle Journalism Major lowing auditions by a panel of Bob Chiarito's April 15 editorial complaint about "dealing with all three faculty members based on a entitled "Duff, wake up!" My the so-called homeless bums ped .. .inhumane... rating system of each student's response to this is : students speak dling that worthless rag, I can't believe someone out performance. While the writer(s) up! StreetWi se." there is inane and uncaring claim last semester's programs In his column, Mr. Chiarito Rather than denigrate an entire enough to speak maliciously were "mediocre," we strongly ridiculed Dr. Duff for attending about StreetWi se vendors. I have disagree. group of people who have no per an open forum where he manent home due to poverty, no connections with the newspa Leon and Lisa did an out answered the questions of any per or its vendors. Yet, I see standing job. They came well health problems and racism and student who attended. But instead dismiss a worthwhile journalistic these vendors as human beings at prepared to each newscast and of commenting on how few stu least trying to better themselves put forth a strong effort. enterprise, I'd ask the disgruntled dents participated in the question student to consider this: Since by selling newspapers. When auditions were held for and answer session. Mr. Chi arito StreetWi se was launched in 1992 They must have some dignity the Spring. they again emerged as chose to write a highly personal left in them to be able to stand up the top vote-getters. Our goal is as an alternative monthly devoted ized attack on President Duff. to direct reader involvement in and sell newspapers to the public. to find the best anchors possible As one of the students who Give these people some credit for to project a strong image for empowering the homeless, it has was present at the forum, I found at least trying to make an honest Columbia College. These pro helped more than 2,600 people it disheartening that so few of the with homelessness and unem living! For they are working, not grams are seen by. hundreds of attendees came of their own ployment. Vendors averaging begging. StreetWise vendors in thousands of viewers on Chicago interest. In fact, the vast majority $400 a month have earned more 1995 made an average monthly cable stations. of the 40 member audience were income o f $400.00. Try and In addition, all reporters do than $2.5 million, one dollar at a television department students make a living off that! standups for resume tapes. We time. StreetWise, which covers who were ordered to fill the room I back up what StreetWise and feel this experience is more valu topics that other media ignore or once the producers reali zed _that its vendors are trying to do. I am able than reading the news if distort, is now the largest circula only a handful of students had not the only one either. Last year, done well. tion street paper in North any questions for Columbia's Chicago sports star Scottie As two veterans of the real America with 120,000 in month president. Pippen celebrated his birthday by television world with decades of ly circulation. And, as for the questions raising money for StreetWise experience, we've seen the reali It is a unique combination posed to President Duff. most programs. Also last year, Frank ty of many people not being cho newspaper and social service were as Mr. Chiarito panned "old Thomas donated some of his time sen for positions they coveted. agency that operates a 12-session complaints." However, there orientation program for its ven to help StreetWise with a cloth were questions about ATM It's sometimes a bitter pill to ing drive for the homeless. swallow in a highly competitive dors. If you have been harassed machines, CTA discounts and a by an unauthorized vendor on the I can't believe someone from student worker pay increase, industry. Columbia College actually feels Anchoring the "600 South" street or the el, you are encour which prompted Dr. Duff to so upset towards efforts such as program goes to those who put aged to call the vendor hotline at announce that he would in vesti 3 12-554-0062 and report the these. In fact, maybe T. gate. And to top it off, President forth hard work and effort no Weckerlefl'elevision major does matter what their year in school. incident. Duff invited any student to Forget Spring Fever, it sounds n't exist. Maybe it's just the schedule an appointment with It's no different from using a Chronicle trying to provoke freshman as quarterback, ace like T. Weckerle may have a case him if they had comments or sug of compassion fatigue. something out of its readers. If gestions. debater or lead for the school that's not the case, then I apolo play. Norma Green In sum. Mr. Chiarito argued Journalism Department gize to the Chronicle. Yet, if that that President Duff is unaware of Life is competitive and this is person docs exist, I say go back the only competitive portion of and not concerned with student ... misinformed .... to New York with all its rats. issues. But docsn 't Dr. Duff's the broadcast journalism pro Either way, I would rather "navi This letter is in response to T. attendance at the open forum dis gram. It is based on experience gate around the hordes of dirty and delivery. not year in school. Weckerle and his letter to the edi prove that claim? Consequently, tor last week. Are you aware of bums outside the school" then sit the real question Mr. Chiarito We appreciated the concern of next to a non-philanthropic fel these students over the "600 how the StreetWise program should have asked was: When low student of mine. South" situation, but know we works? If not, let me explain. Of will students wake up? Rich Rodriguez have the right and responsibility the $1 collected from a sale, 25 cents is used for publication Film Major/Human Being Michael Wo]cik to choose the anchors we feel are best qualified and best represent expenses. The other 75 cents is Concerned Student used to enable that homeless ven Editor's note: It is not the pol the college. icy of the Chronicle to manufac Furthermore. we urge the dor to get back on his feet. Also, you never specified ture letters to the editor. Your 600 South hirings "concerned students" to come apology is accepted. defended and talk with us directly rather what shelter you were referring We are writing in response to than writing an anonymous letter to when you called a shelter a "rat the letter from "Concerned to the Chronicle. hole." In case you were referring ...and terribly dis Students" over the selection of Ed Morris to the Pacific Garden Mission, gruntled anchors for the ''600 South" news Chairman, Television why don't you go inside and This letter is in response to the magazine program. Department check it out. Sweetheart, to the "gentleman's" letter you pub At issue in this letter filled Steve Corman homeless, nothing is a rat hole li shed last week on the with grammatical errors is both Director. Broadcast compared to sleeping on the StreetWise vendors. the selection of a freshman. Leon Journalism street. First off, I can't believe some Tripplett, and sophomore, Lisa You also said you'd rather be one would say such things in the "beaten into a coma and robbed current times we live in. With all -.------. of (your) wal the bigger companies downsiz let" than con- ing, relocating and consequently tribute any closing their doors for good, no thing to them. I one can afford to have views like pray you don't that disgruntled individual. Taka credit mean that, and For him to characterize ·all if you do, let vendors as pests, money-hungry Blue 'Plate Special me be the first and aggressive is wrong. Some of to offer you a those people used to live fairly Re~ding from works of for a GREAJ ride to a mental decent lives. However, circum fiction and poetry. featur hospital. stances beyond their control have ing Lott HiU, Joe Meno, Are you caused them to lose their jobs and Judith Greer, Kim Morris. aware that it consequently, their homes. Robert W. Robbin$~ SUMMERj only takes StreetWise gives these indi missing one or viduals the opportunity to try and Ljlura, Hoofnagle and two paychecks pick themselves up and stand Leasel. In ~he a call and nnd out how easy It Is to earn a for anyone, again. If some of them seem a lit Gallery at l2:30 including you, tle aggressive, excuse them. How ~ndrew Vt'I~Je:v-~ · • te•~JCir&:CNidlts this smnmer at Triton CoDega. to be in the M: would you like to have your The lasses begin same predica entire life snatched away by cor ment as these porate moguls who give you a pat 28, June 10, July 1 "s o - ca ll ed on the back and a "good-bye" h ome l ess check? education courses bums" ? For some of us we are only a Perhaps you paycheck away from extreme easily transfer back to have a fami ly poverty. and friends to If you don't want to buy one, Columbia College bail you out if just say no and walk away. But you were to get remember that one day you could course schedule or more information, call into financial be on the steps of your alma trouble . mater screaming, "StreetWise." Everyone is not So, Mr. Homeless Hater, get a so blessed. So, life. -800-942-7404 Weckerle, you Concerned Homeless The call is on us April 22 to May 3 . have no idea Advocate what went on Joumalism MQjor April 22 1996 9 How's The Scribbler's Perspective: APR 2J 1996 s t U f f Your From Steak? Staff Jobn Henry Biederman David Harrell Managing Editor CopyEdiror There's a bomb in Congress Brando's remarks not kosher ur perceptions of heroes and vil he Political Correctors have struck lains are way out of whack. again, and actor Marlon Brando OCreeping its way across Capitol T hardly knows what hit him. Hill is the so-called "Anti-Terrorism Bill," Brando, appearing April 5 on "Larry King and instead of crowds of rightfully angry Live," said the movie biz is "run by Jews." citizens stonning D.C. and pelting our Therefore, he claimed, "We've seen the nigger chowderhead legislators with rotten vegeta and the greaseball. We've seen the chink. bles, we' re reading our newspapers or We've seen the slit-eyed Jap. We've seen the watching our TV sets and nodding with wily Filipino. We've seen everything. But we approval. never saw the kike because they knew per The major problem with the bill pertains fectly well that that's where you draw the wagons around." to a section that has nothing to do with ter According to reports, King, who is Jewish, rorism. In fact, the bill would actually com offered no words of rebuke. Brando went on mit terrorism-legislative terrorism against to stress his intent was not malicious, saying our constitutional rights. Send us your tired ... "The Jews are amazing people." Josef Stalin, however, would be proud of But that wouldn't save him from the self the bill's tampering with federal habeas cor ith Columbia College Chicago's open admission policy, there's appointed Sanhedrin of speech, who swooped pus law. It would limit the appeals of death certainly wide room for debate. As Bob Chiarito's front page down upon him like hornets. Abraham row inmates, requiring them to show that Foxman, national director of the Anti the state courts acted unreasonably or "con W story today, "Spank me like a bad puppy," illustrates, some peo- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, trary to clearly established" law. In other ple love it, some people hate it. It's often the brunt of jokes, from the halls denounced Brando's comments as "utterly words, it wouldn't be enough for an inmate of campus buildings to the editorial pages of the Chronicle. false" and demanded an apology. lrv Rubin, to prove his innocence. Nobody, however, can argue with the fact that a lot of people see some chairman of the Jewish Defense League, Government is bloodthirsty because the said-with no sense of irony-"Shame on you voters are bloodthirsty. We don' t want thing in Columbia. And at lea~t part of the reason for Columbia's populari and shame on the next Jew responsible for judges who are wise or impartial anymore, ty is, in fact, the open admissions policy. We at the Chronicle go a few steps giving you a job. We're going to make the rest we want those who are "tough on crime," or further. We applaud the open admissions policy. of your life a living hell." One of the ugliest more realistically, tough on those who are and most hateful acts was the defacing of only accused of crimes. There's a prevalent This is not to say the policy is without problems. There are still many Brando's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a swastika. attitude that things have gotten so bad it's unanswered questions. But regardless of the statistics (which, according to Now, you'd think an Oscar-winning actor. time to "overlook" some of those pesky Chiarito's article, are a bit fuzzy), Columbia is blazing a trail of academic might know a thing or two about Hollywood constitutional rights. experimentation, with classrooms that don't resemble classrooms, part-time power. The "anti-terrorism" bill, with its stealth professionals as teachers and the only open admissions policy at a four-year But setting aside the issue of niggers, proVision 'for whiting-out certa\h sections of greaseballs etc., what about Jewish power in the Constitution, is reacting to an over college in Illinois. The problems at Columbia (and like any other school, we the media? Is it a "hate crime" to merely crowded prison and court system---over- have our share) may often come from a variety of sources, making it very broach the subject? Is it just another old "anti . crowded because of the government's ludi difficult to attribute them to any one source, such as, say, open admissions. semitic" smear, a feverish conspiracy theory crous "War on Drugs." concocted by cross-burning, white-sheet-and It would be convenient to blame govern Columbia's admissions policy serves not only as a vision of the way dunce-cap-wearing rednecks? ment alone for this recent fascist streak. things should be, but also of the way things can be. If an ins!itution of high Come on! Even after the era of Jewish-stu And it has been a streak-two recent exam er learning, in the cultured City of Chicago, can open its doors to anyone, dio oligarchy. Jews are still numerous and ples include the Supreme Court's allowing regardless of race, religion, creed or just about anything else you can think innuential in the media. The nation's largest police to seize the property of innocent par newspaper chain and its most innuential ties and Congress' cutting of aid to poor of and let them rise to a potential sheerly on their own abilities-and suc newspaper. the New York Times. are Jewish defendants in need of legal defense. But as ceed-it can happen elsewhere. owned. The limes is the government's news a society, we've bought into their delusion source and the Establishment authority on Again, statistics may remain inconclusive, but Columbia, like any other what is "fit to print." al fantasies. fine school, has its share of famous alumni. And some of Columbia's finest The most powerful names in Hollywood We watch show~ like "Cops," which are people who other college's turned away for mediocre test scores or scor and the New York-based national media are make government out to be the good guy. names like Bernstein, Eisner (Disney's "200 We ridicule anybody who questions the FBI ing a few poor grades in the past. So to those who,' in more than jest, take Million Dollar Man"), Geffen, Goldberg, or ATF as redneck, paranoid conspiracists. issue with open admissions: There are other schools. Goldwyn, Hefner. Katzenberg, Kaufman, We cheer government efforts to censor Maybe things aren't as rosy as some in administration make them out to Koppel, Lear, Ross, Rubenstein, Spielberg. Hollywood, having plopped our children in Wallace, Zuckerman-and on it goes. front of TVs rather than raising them. We be, but Columbia's open admissions policy, so far, seems to be an enlight So powerful are these image-makers and gleefully allow our tax money .to finance a ening success. And that's very good news. reality-shapers that Neal Gabler. author of drug war (in reality, driving drug prices up "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews and thus increasing crime) to the tune of Invented Hollywood," observed that Jews $200 billion and wonder why money's run have "reinvented the country in the image of ning out for welfare and other programs. their fi ction." Newspaper readership is down, but Ratting on the rats The British magazine The Spectator somehow all these non-readers have figured observed the same in a 1994 anicle, and was out that the media is a bad guy too. There hould City Council be this corrupt? Maybe you sn icker reading that immediately ~ttacked as "anti-semitic" (does are a lot of legitimate complaints about that term apply to Arab-haters too?). "You run today's media, but people tend to forget that last sentence. Chicago is world famous for corrupt politicians, it a filthy magazine," snarled New Republic Literary Editor Leon Wieseltier in a letter to we fought to have a free media that could wasn't dubbed "The Windy City" because of the weather. S the editor. An American company withdrew tell the truth about government. But should it be this way? Does it have to be this way? its advenising. The Spectator's editor. by the On trashy cop s hows these days, the Just like the weather, the citizens of Chicago, by and large, treat govern way, was Jewish. media are mostly portrayed as nosy med ment much like a Chicago winter: There's nothing we can do about it. In Benjamin Ginsberg, in "The Fatal dlers, announcing infonnation that screws Embrace: Jews and the State," pointed out that up the cops and lets the bad guy get away. fact, many Chicagoans seem to act, dare we say, proud of City Council's Jews are heavily represented in other lucrative Does anybody remember what happened to slimy reputation. and powerful professions: law, medicine, and Rodney King? See the videotape of the But this is not to say corruption is acceptable. The taxpayer money lost banking, especially-uh-oh!-international Riverside, Calif. officers beating on illegal banking. (Theodore Herzl, father of Zionism, immigrants? Hear about those government due to the antics uncovered in Operation Silver Shovel is anything but a once alluded to "our terrible power of the officers attending racist "Good 'ol boy" ral laughing matter. Pride in our city is one th ing; Chicago politicians being purse.") lies? slapped with corruption charges by the dozen is another. The recent fall of President Clinton has appointed an But people have noticed Congress' Ald. Allan K. Streeter (17th), one of the more prominent politicians taken unprecedented number of Jews to executive "parade of pain" in support of the "anti-ter branch positions. His Cabinet. which he rorism" bill. They've seen the families of out by Silver Shovel, is especially troubling, considering Streeter's plea promised us would "look like America," now Oklahoma C ity bombing victims crying agreement claims the South Side alderman had introduced FBI mole John contains five Jews (with Mickey Kantor fill ing Ron Brown's former post). He has about their lost children, and evidently Christopher to 19-yes 19!-officials who were willing to take bribes. appointed two to the Supreme Coun. haven'tlooked into the bill enough to learn If you think civilian Chicagoans' pride in the Windy City's corrupt repu To top it all off. Ginsberg says, half of that its enactment one year ago would have tation borders on sick, the attitudes of our City Council should have you out America's billionaires are Jewish! Not bad for - had absolutely no impact on that bombing. two percent of the population, huh? ! Oh, it's all very touching, but irrelevant raged. Our alderman seem most appalled by the fact that Streeter played One would think the Jews' purponed nonetheless. "stool pigeon." "It's one thing to bite on what [FBI mole John] Christopher spokesmen would be proud of such incredible We don't have time for that, I guess. It's offered," said Ald. Bernard Stone (50th). "It's another to go out pimping." success. Instead, they do their best to keep it more important to catch the next episode of hushed up-almost as if there were something "Cops." Pimping, in this context, seems to mean bringing a wrongdoer's deeds to to hide. These things come in waves. With time, light. What under normal circumstances would be the duty of any good cit And then they wonder why people have we' ll eventually swing back to a distrustful izen becomes the breaking of a covenant in the Chicago political arena. Kind conspiracy theories. attitude toward government-if we still have that right when it happens. of mafioso-like, don't you think? :·· \ :"":·;~· . 7•;, :•:,,, I ' , 10 't :fEATURES April 22 , 1996 Marley 's u~nes~sage: Love your brother By Jeff Mores pipes and take turns strumming and United States are also presented. worldwide reality. Corresponde/11 singing. This is where Marley said he Marley projected a lot of energy That was not the world Marley was· learned to speak through his music. through his music and the Jive clips living in, and he was well-aware of it. "The road of life is rocky, and you Jamaica is a beautiful place, Marley show that he never held anything back. O ne evening, in 1979, while the band may stumble, too. So while you point said, but it H e was rehearsing at his home, Marley was your fingers, someone else is j udgin' really both- fed true shot. you. Love your brother mall ." This was ered him e m o Why? Maybe because of his beliefs. Bob Marley's message to the world when he tions to "No one really knows," he said. " I think when he wrote "Could You Be Loved." saw young hi s audi it's because we believe in rasta. We On April I 6, the International people ences as have no need for politics." Student Organization and International fighting h e Marley explained his use of marijua Student Affairs Office at Columbia co with each danced na: "We use · herb because herb is a sponsored the presentation of "Bob other over around plant." Marley: Time Will Tell." poI i t i c a I t h e He found it ridiculous that politi Students gathered in the Ho kin matters. He explained that he does not stage, swaying his hands freely in the cians claim "they want to do so much Theater to hear the message of the believe in politics or religion because of a1r. good for the people, but say the herb Rastaman himself. such chaos. Other times he would close hi s eyes makes you bad." "Time Will Tell" is a documentary "I only want one thing. I want in deep concentration and reach out his He calmly sat back in his chair and that takes viewers for a spin through the mankind to Jive together: black, white, hand as if he were healing the crowd. shook his head before as.king, " It makes life of the " King of Reggae." whatever," Marley said. "My life is for people," Marley said. you bad against what?" Rare footage of Jive studio record "Why do some people have to be· "If my life is only for me and my secu Thousands of people gathered to see ings and jam-packed concerts around rich and some poor?" he asked. "Why rity, then I don't want it. I love people." Marley wherever he went. He was the world really capture the mood. can't everybody be the same?" That Jove is what Marley wanted to breaking through to the people. Viewers take a walk through the That was his message. Marley used spread throughout the world in hopes Tambourines slapping ... people dane streets of Kingston, Jamaica and sit his music to preach life, peace and that war would disappear. ing .. .it all brought a smile to the face of down face to face with Marley as he equality. . Cameras take viewers on a tour the man who was trying to make a dif· talks about his music, what it stands for, Marley connected with crowds from through' the streets of Jamaica, where ference in the world. and his philosophy of life. every corner of the globe throughout the people were seen huddled up in shacks "Reggae· music is people music," Marley explained that when he was film. next to dusty dirt roads. Marley said. " I want people to have growing up in Kingston, he could not A I 977 clip showed Marley spread The people had smiles on their faces, freedom, and freedom is when people afford to buy records, so he listened to ing his message in London through though. They ran happily about the unite." the radio a Jot. "Them Belly Full" and "Lion of Judah." streets playing soccer and racing one Cancer claimed Marley's li fe on May Hi s uncle had a guitar so he and hi s Live footage from performances in New another. II, I 98 I, but his message li ves on friends would go over, smoke some Zealand, Zimbabwe, Jamaica and the Marley wanted to make this picture a through the music he has left behind. Dogs 'Chicago Style' WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN Jonah Lissner Correspondent This is one place I've :··)~r-·- made a habit of visiting . •. STUDENT? at least once per week. a . Jr hop, skip and jump away from the Columbia tri building campus, on the Northeast corner of Wabash and Harrison. Then don.'t take ·chances! It is owned by the Bolis brothers and one of the sons, who has been heard 10 remark on hot days thai he is "in hell here." But seri ously, Chicago Carry-Out's has an easy-to-spot red and yellow awning outside the door. resplendent with Kronos menu that the Solis' will make, includ WE HAVE ANSWERS! (Greek for Time) Central gyros and ing a tossed salad. Red Hot Chicago logos. One innovative customer asked for And how timely the service is. one, and Bolis was more than happy 10 Specials feature the "Hot Dog create one from his patina of fresh veg (to your Special," a frank for under $2 with etables, including lettuce, tomato, everything, ample hot, crispy, greasy, oni ons, and more. Science & salty fri es and a small drink of your The ambiance is unapologetic grill, choice. The full menu includes Gyros, heavy on the linoleum, but with plenty Math em at ics two kinds of fi sh sandwiches, Italian of seating and a crack staff of short beef, pork , chicken breast, chil i dogs, order cooks. 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April 22,1996 FEATURES 11 Redntoon unleashes a DlOU.~.tiaf Theater's puppetry version of Mary Shelly's 'Frankenstein' puts a fresh face on an overdone theme By Rusty Osgood This is defi shortly after the monster tells its dealings with cruel Correspondent nitely a play horrifies humans, his stomach opens up to display that can be (through a rag a lake with a wooded surrounding, and Is it possible to bring the Frankenstein enjoyed by ing death war smaller puppets arc used to act out the mo nste r to life yet again? Indeed! people of rant for scenari o he's depicting. Redmoon Theater's version of all ages. Victor). It is Productions by the Rcdmoon Theater "Frankenste in," now playi ng at the ·More hard to decide arc a rare treat. You have a feeling that Steppenwolf Theater, is a vibrant living thought whether we theirs is the style of plays of the past. The vaudeville where the audie nce becomes provoking should fear Red moon Players seem to be enjoying the an active participant in the production. than horri f him or worry play as much as the audience. Redmoon's "Frankenstein," based on ie, most of about his wel When the cast dances during Victor's Mary Shelley's classic novel of the same the play fare. It is quite wedding, they seem to be having such title, remains true to . the o rigi na l story. deals with a feat to make good fun that you want to get on stage But if you're looking for a hard-nosed, the tor Frankenstein and join them. At the end of the perfor by-the-book production of the world ments the three dimen mance the cast invites the audience to talk reknowned "modern day prometheous," c r eatu re sional, but with them and play with the puppets from you won't find it here, which is why this e ndur es. Redmoon the production. play is so good. The little accomplishes Last year, Rcdmoon won me over with Victor Frankenstein, a well-inten di a l og u e the task easily, their thrilling version of Moby Dick. tioned doctor, leaves his fiancee to study spoken dur with grace and When I'd first heard the play was done medicine and soon after sets his sights ing the pro charm. with puppets, I geared myself for the toward the re-animation of dead human d u c ti o n Since the worst. I enjoy puppetry, but the sad reali beings. His first experiment is a success, comes from entire cast ty is that I have rarely seen it done well. but the results arc far from pleasant. the monster. wears masks Fortunately for me, I was willing to The creature is a destructive menace, Oddly and of some sort, venture out and give the play a chance. It who tears up his laboratory in a fre nzied interesting egos seem to was both innovative and exciting. fit of confusion, then sets off to the woods ly enough, be cast aside. Interestingly, with Frankenstei n, going to in a self-imposed exile. Scorned by soci his voice is The results arc the show wasn't hard. Instead I was sad to e ty, the monster notifies Vic tor that more like refreshing: we sec it was over. unless hi s maker creates a mate for him, a n know the char all hell will break loose on the doctor 's estranged acters as char Frankenstein runs through May 5 upcoming wedding night. Frankenstein Kermit the acte rs solely, at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, fails to heed the monster's warning. The frog than a murderous madman. not actors playing their respective roles. Studio Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, 335- tragic ending is irreversible. The creature is presented as a moving The puppets and sets are wonderfully 1650. Wednesdays -Fridays 7:30 Redmoon 's version o f the and complex character. Within a short designed by the Rcdmoon Troupe as a p.m.; Saturdays 5:30 p.m.; Sundays Frankenstein story is loose and playful, monologue the monster easily e lic its pity collective, and offer many visual twists but at the same time somber and moving. (with his disturbing cry for love) and and turns to keep the story moving. As 2:30p.m. Tickets $14.50-$19.-60. INTERNSHIPS. I I ·how do I qualify? where do I sign up am I ready? Get these and other questions answered at .. - on internships• wednesday,.Apri/24 12 noon to 1:15pm and 5:00pm to 6:15pm HOKIN HALL 623 South Wabash Co-sponsored by the academic departments and Career Planning &Placement For more info, call or stop by! 623 South Wabash, 300W I 312-663-1 GOO, X5280 ; ; ~.. ~. ~ ~ • ·c "' ' ~, ( . l }'"' !-. , • ~. ,..; • 8r;;. ; I -., • -·~.- -- 12 FEATURES April 22 1996 Where.to .go you re skipping class ·again By Christine Lock have my espresso and read the Staff Writer paper," said o ne restaurant WHAT: patron. When it has been one of The Artist's Snack Shop The Artist's Snack those days where everything is docs have a vast variety of cof Shop going too fast, watch the world fee dri nks for the cafe aficiona go by from a comfy scat in the dos, including cafe au lait, cafe Artist's Snack Shop. mocha, n avored espresso and WHERE: This small but comfortable cappuccino. They also serve cafe serves breakfast, lunc h cheesecake, carrot cake, bis 412 S. Michigan and dinner. Located just two cotti , scones, Greek pastries blocks north of Columbia's 600 and cookies. Ave. S. Michigan campus, the cafe The interior of the cafe is has called the Fine Arts build filled with autographed posters ing home since 1961. o f vari ous musicals and plays. WHEN: The Fi ne Arts huilding was The cafe is a perfect spot fo r buill in 1885, by the dinner before or after a movie Studcoakcr Company for the at the Fine Arts Theater or a Mon-Thurs & Sun display o f their carriages and visit to the Art Institute. 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m. wago ns. Reservations are not Fri-Sat The Fine Arts building was required and there is no dress 6:30 a.m.- midnight Photos by Katie Kilbane designated a Chicago landmark code. Come prepared, they in 1978 by the City Council of only accept cash or American Chicago H istori cal and Express. Architectural Landmarks. The decor could usc a n The Artist's Snack Shop is a update, but succeeds in achiev family-owned and operated in g the " homelik e feeling." restaurant that has been serving Watch for the $3 per person the greate r Chicagoland area minimum dining room charge for four generations. and $ 1 per person minimum in T he owne rs. Angela the coffee area. Mitc hell and Irene Makris. 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With my three-inch patent duced to leather boots, five suitcases and eight rolls of film, I was us the ready to take on the Big Apple. Thanks to Columbia's I ate s t Management Depanment which sponsors the annual fashions trip to New York, I, along with 18 other Columbia and col College students, boarded the plane on March 30 at 8 ors. a.m. The We could not have been in New York during a better upcom week, it was market week. Market week is when all the ing sea fashion shows are held in Bryant Park. We were lucky son is to see two shows. The Marithe Girbaud show and the wonder Wellman School Show, not~ for the fact that all their f u I designs are made from plastic bottles. We also visited because the fabulous showrooms of Tommy Hilfiger, a guest the rage L------:--::---:--' designer at Fashion Columbia two years agQ. right now is color. I love color, lots of color! Together with another Columbia student, Devin Green, orange, yellow and blue is the sequence McKenna, we tried to get into the Anna Sui show and of hot new colors. They tipped us off saying that man, we were so close. After numerous attempts, we orange is going to stick around a little bit longer headed through the front door with our "seat assign then the rest. Pastels still have it going on and ment," another joke and our attempt that didn't work. black and white are, of course, "in" this season. We did not feel as bad when Robert DeNiro could not Little or no jewelry, scarves, sheaths and skins get in either, so we were off to the Bowery Bar, the ele of all lengths. As usual, fashions are two years gant "hot spot" where everyone ends up after the show. behind the cl ubbers and drag queens. The "Management Department set up all the tours. Being in the "scene," "clubbin '" or whatever You could not have paid for better infom1ation and you call it, is very imponant in New York opportunities to pass on a resume. On Monday we met because no matter where you are, remember you John Anthony, the only "couture" designer in the United are "networking." States, which means he designs each piece individually You never know who you could be talking to for his client. He spoke with us for a while, then showed at places like Tunnel, Limelight, Juicy, Mabar us his. latest work and let us tour his showroom and and Bowery Bar. I met several models, actors, workroom. His work is unbelievable from his beautiful photographers and other professional contacts. ly, crafted hand-beaded gowns to his elegant and sexy My advice, take names and smile. evening wear ranging from $50,000 to $100,000. New York was a learning experience. This At the Color Association, they forecast what the sea was my first time there and prior to the trip I son's hot colors are going to be for everything from knew that New York was not for me. Too busy, clothing to automobiles. Here, they dictate what colors too diny, too expensive and too much criminal .we see in the stores. activity. A group of ex pens sit around a table and vote. Pretty However, it is not any worse than Chicago wild, but that's how it is don« and I guess they are doing when it comes to filth or criminal activity. Like something right considering people are still buying. Chicago it has its spots, and like Chicago you Currently, they are already working on Spring '98. have to always be awake. There are more people We were fortunate to visit the fabulous space of there so their numbers are larger, which mean Pucci International. Pucci is where mannequins are more "bad" people, but also more "cool" people. designed and manufactured. Mr. Pucci said that There is a definite energy that rules the Marshall Field's has been the most innovative of stores, streets of New York and you have to be able to trying out new mannequins before the rest. Another part handle that energy. It is not for everyone. That of fashion that no one ever thinks about. energy kept me energized and hyped, and you Photos courtesey of Melissa Wendel The tours were finished with our last visit to Pat find that energy in everyone there. Fashion is my A model shows off the latest clothes from cutting-edge Tunsky incorporated, a forecasting group. They intro- true passion. designer, Marithe Girbaud, in New York. hillary r. kalish scholarship Announcing .. _ The Hillary R. Kalish Schoi8JShip - estabusnea to assist students who are lacing diffiCUlt metllca.J ana financial challenges as they complete theu studie~ at Columbia College. Students may be enrolled full-time or part-time and must demonstrate motivation, persistence and financial need. 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Time and time to the Academy Award-winning again, we are told of - not "Forrest Gump," is the theatrical shown - his brilliance, equi valent o f a Yugo. making the only really It's affordable and it has all important character almost the necessary parts, but it lacks totally opaque. both the power to carry its own Chump's lack of emo- weight and the craft smanship to tional expression seems to avoid frequent. breakdowns. result from Williford's Author D. H. Robinson inclination to mimic the attempts to mock the virtue- stoicism of the Tom Hanks reward relationship of the origi- character. nat story by creating a more Certainly, it is necessary "realistic" world in which "well- to retain some of the clas- meaning [people] are ravaged by sic Gump traits to maintain an unjust society, and very often, the connection and recog- even the most meritori ous are nition. But Chump, we are not successful." asked ta believe, is the man At the start, we are introduced who proposed to JFK the to Forrest Chump, the long-lost possibility of landing men second cousin of the fami li ar on the moon; who per- Forrest Gump. suaded Lyndon Johnson to While Chump and his cousin undertake the war on share a certain naive idealism poverty; who composed and compassion, unlike the orig- music while under fire in ina! Gum p, the spinoff Chump is Vietnam; who envisioned a geniu s whose talents include . . . . courtesy Thea!er and ·engineered a solar- aeronautical engineering poetry T_he cast of"The L1fe and T1mes of Forrest Chump," a satmcal response to the Academy Award-wm- ed a tomob' le . ' . . ' mng "Forrest Gump." P0 wer u 1 . 1o complex mus1cal compos1t10n help preserve the environ- and the handy abi~ity to perform develop, manufacture and sell crack cocaine. . . ment. Yet we are expected surgery w 1th a Sw1ss Army kmfe. . . . Finally of course, we have Chump's superior to accept h1m as passiOnless. . But m sp1te of h1s mtellectual ability, Chump IS officer Lieutenant Dam who fakes an immobiliz- Unable to lend real support, the supportmg debilitated by his idealism and becomes the per- ing leg' injury to leave vietnam and collect his pen- players offer little more than flat, one-dimensionJII petual victim of an unjust world. sion. characters and bad impressions of historical fig- As in the Gump, the title character takes the While all this could well be the foundation of an ures. While Jason Clark does an exceptional audience on a self-narrated journey through his interesting and amusing dark satire the characters George Bailey, and D.jlvid Smith turns in a pass- ~ife . But unli~e the film, in which .Gum~·s simplic- are much too weak to carry th~ play's sleepy able JFK (although the Boston dialect w.himsically 1ty . found h1m repeatedly makmg h1 story and script. comes an~ goes), others are unrecogmzable and ach1evmg ne,w levels of fame, fortune an~ adora- A superior mind appeals to the audience only to almost.pamful to watch. . . . twn, Chumps gen1 us contmually causes h1m to be the extent that the audience is allowed entry into Robm ~on should be g1ven. credit ~or arousmg a m!streated. and explOited by such power f1gures as that mind. Similarly, idealism in a character is only fe~ l e~1Umate chuckles and mtr?.d~ cm g some ere- Richard N1xon, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson as powerful as the passion and emotion with which a uv~. 1deas. T~e refere~ces to. Its a Wonderful and even that qumtcssent1al doer of good deeds, the character clings to his beliefs. To the play's L1fe are particularly ~nterestmg . Unfortunately, George Bailey. detriment audience members are denied access to they serve only to remmd us that the rest of the . The dramatis personae also includ~s evil va~ia - both the ~ind and heart of Forrest Chump. · pt ~r is not.- . .. uons of several of. the ongmal film s supportmg Chris Williford portrays a somewhat charming The L1f~ and T1mes of Forre~t Chump runs ~ha racters .. Chu.mp s l o~g-t1me fnend a nd love but disturbingly lethargic and emotionless main through Apnl 28, at the Red Orch1d Thea~er, 1531 mterest, Gmny, IS a deceitful, matenahsuc pa~as lt e character, who, for all of his supposed wisdom, N. Wells. Performances are Thursdayt Fnday and who constantly uses h1s work for her own gam. says nothing even remotely astute throughout the Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The film's Bubba is replaced by Buddha, the play. Tickets are $7.50 and students are given a $1 friend that Chump makes in the A.rmy: But B~ddh a Sure, we watch as Chump tells a couple of pot- discount. A~ Actors' Night will be ~eld on has no plans to go mto the shnmpmg busmess. smoking hippies that he bas written a manifesto Monday, Apnl 22, at 8 p.m. For reservatiOns call Instead, he persuades the reluctant Chump to that could end the Vietnam War. We listen as he (312) 943-1444. ·