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. \The Official Organ of the [Students of the University A Legacy of 102 years of the South of Student Journalism MARCH 28, 1994 VOLUME CLXXIII, NO. 9 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH SEWANEE, TN 37383-1000 Out of Many, One People downtown Kingston were living in third-worldconditions Carlyle Knox startling by for this boy from Middle Ten- The people we worked with at to our group from such a wealthy nessee. the different outreach sights in country. Yet the people seemed lie week prior to the Jamaica compassionate and open towards Outreach trip was marked by an- one another and even towards the cipation as the group of 27 stu- strange student group from Ten- nts and four group leaders nessee: theirsimplerhythmof life Dixon Myers, Ruthie Gray, continued uniterrupted by our (radip Malde and Keith Talbert) presence. We came to realize that /ere excited to start working, ex- the Kingston people were living ited simply to be in Jamaica. in the fast lane like any other city Once off the plane, though, it folk, but always with a distinctly was not so much excitement as Jamaican flavor, a rhythm boom- anxiety felt throughout the stu- ing in the background. nt group as we entered a new The three main outreach work ulture in a strange land. From sights were the New Providence >t understanding patois, the lo- Elementary school, a homeless pal dialect, to driving on the left shelter, and two house-building hand Members of the Jamaica Outreach Program painting a mural with students at the side of the road, Kingston sights coordinated by the Broth- New Providence Primary School in Kingston. Photo by Elizabeth Bowk proved a very exotic experience i( ontinued on page 3) The Fifth Annual Shakespeare Festival by Jennifer C. Fuqua April since Shakespeare was born In past years the Cinema Guild will be the Madrigal Feast on April on April 24, 1564. has hosted Shakespeare movies, 14 at 6 o'clock p.m. in Convoca- ve years ago, two Shakespeare Academic Highlights but this year the movies will be tion Hall. This will feature a veil Kiatics decided they were bored The kick-off event of the fesh Pub Flicks. The Pub will show table plethora of events all With the cultural offerings at val will be a lecture by Dennis Zepherelli\s/?<;m<'m/m/./////e/and wrapped up into one tidy package Sewanee. I imagine one saying to Kaye on April 4 at 4:30 p.m in Hamlet with Laurence Olivier. for your enjoyment of |»e other, "Hey, I have an idea! Convocation Hall. Kayeisapro- Another exciting highlight of the Shakespeare and the Renaissance. fct'sholdafestival!" And perhaps fessor of English Literature at celebration will be Dionysus and During the feast, which will be ie other said prophetically, "If Lincoln College at Oxford. His Compan) 's Guerrilla catered by Mariott, there will be e w hold it, they will come." And, speech will be based on Ins hook Shakespeare. For a few days dur- featured a demonstration by the Bis, the Sewanee Shakespeare Shakespeare: His Life, Work, ami ing the festival. Dionysus and fencing class, actors putting on jstival was born. Era, which will be on sale during Company will he acting out vari- scenes, members of the choii pei This year, annual talk. second highlight will ous scenes of Shakespeare splays forming madrigals, and a jester, | the fifth his A lor Shakespeare festival will be held be Carol Kiler Doreski's speech in the quad. They plan to wail of course. Tickets for the Feast from in the Torian people to walk by and then jump will goon sale April 4 inSPO. T- April 4 through April 14. on April I 1 at 4 p.m trees, per- Originally the festival was held in Room of the library, in which she out (of the bushes or Shirts will also be sold throughout haps?) start performing. Cer- festival, lor those October in order to coincide with will discuss Shakespeare from an and the who want a view. tainly gives a new definition to long-lasting souvenir. *e Purple Masque fall produc- Americanist point of tion Shakespeare guerrilla warfare. ofone of Shakespeare's play s. Guerrilla there Madrigal Feast This the speakers, . year, however, the festival In addition to In This Issue . event ol I he festival committee he other activities going on. The final decided to move it to will Purple Picks Page 2 Girl! It's a Lady Tiger Tennis parents of a baby girl. Sophie Evelyn Register was born <Ay and Penny Register are the proud Page 6 seven ounces. Tchll. She weighed seven pounds and "E" Record Review although shedoesn t yet have much to say- according "she looks like her mom." to Dr Register, Pages I 1 the jou rm- s'* probably still just weary from, Mutant Turtles and we iook q . e> ^ mgratulations to the parents, Hack Page - March 28. I QQ^ Purple The Sewanee_ Pape 2 NEWS — SAFC Budget PURPLE PICKS Nothing To Do on the Domain Allocations 1994-95 What To Do When There's ^ during Alpha Epsilon Delta $0 was a "Freedom Rider" the . Sloan Coffin 2,000 William Art Forum CWlSsmOvement.HetramedRussianstospyontheUSSR 490. 50 BACCHUS 8, 1950s. He thinks world behalf of the CIA in the Big People for Little People 1,315 SXS& of your time to hear 4,000 Definitely worth an hour Black Student Union peace is keen. April Convocation Hall Campus Crusade for Christ what he's got to say. 6:30, 5, Cap and Gown 33, 150 good movie about a really long book . Grapes of Wrath Areally Cinema Guild 10, 000 SUT. Steinbeck. FREE. 7:30, March 31, Democrats 1,125 by College see it again. If you Arizona You've seen it before, so College Republicans Rats ing are free.... 8:00, March 31, Pub. Community Service Council 1, 100 haven't seen it, Pub Flicks IN SEWANEE, but Dionysus and Company 5,700 •WIDESPREAD PANIC IS not PLAYING and Business Club ' National Guard Armory on Economics they are playing in Knoxville at the Focus 3,800 April 8. Forestry Club 400 will be held at • Southern Regional Tennis Championships Guild of St. Cecilia figure). Headstart 200 Sewanee. April 8, Tennis Courts (go IFC 1,800 Don't forget: April Fools' Day is Friday April 1st, EasterSunday ISC 1.975 after Easter. is the 3rd, and the Shakespeare Festival is the week International Model Org. 2,500 There will be surprise scenes on the Quad again this year. JAWS 250 Mountain Goat 3,000 OCCU 3,500 ODK OG 1,146 Perpetual Motion 1,550 Pi Sigma Alpha Psi Chi Psychology Club 400 Russian Club 800 SAMS School Tutors SOP 16,060 Sewanee Purple 1 1 . 500 Sewanee Senior Citizens Sewanee Students for Life 550 Sewanee Students Women's Council 2,000 Sewanee Women's Conference 6,000 Shakespeare Festival 2,950 Sounds of Silence SPMA 14.540 St. Luke's Community 9,000 Z""'""";' "rff *«*<«'« Student Assembly M ' OrgantaOon sen, in 361 Zhe a deletion ,o Howard Umvenily Student Forum 7, 500 Student/Faculty Dialogue Waste Not 750 •an a] the Anembfy of Heads of Stale and Government WUTS i • 13, 600 r Younglife TOTAL 173,012.50 SUBSCRIPTIONS $12 per TOTAL-CLUB SPORTS 20, 878 year (that's $1 per issue) Contact Bliss Masterson at: GRAND TOTAL 193,890.50 The Sewanee - Purple 7oc T1 •Tin • • •• •»•*>•>• im « J^Univers.tyAve.Sewane^TN 37383 (615)598-1204 1994, The •h 28. Sewanee Purple Page 3 NEWS iding Shotgun With BACCHUS [oes the BACCHUSmobile encourage irresponsible drinking? vehicle, I Stephen J. Barden must point out the wide- BACCHUS program. raising awareness about the is- spread use of alcohol on this cam- It seems, then, that the sues concerning alcohol use and Ljs question has been raised in pus. Some may say that this is BACCHUSmobile legitimizes or not specifically its prohibition. Eny circles both formal and in- caused from the lessening of the helps to create a significant amount The BACCHUSmobile then importantly at risks of formal, but most alcohol consumption of drinking more than would al- serves to create a risk-free envi- various BACCHUS confer- through using the BACCHUS- ready be produced by those other ronment wherein someone can ees and conventions. To some mobile, however, there is an im- environmental factors. The sec- perform a very risky, yet respon- the members of the larger orga- portant counter-example to this ond criticism is more important. sible action, that of acknowledg- lation, the existence of a free, argument. One of the central goals of ing diminished capability to drive During the 1 Pre there is to encourage re- and dependence on another. In tafe. legally and socially sanc- 993 SOP BACCHUS action, I believe pied ride legitimizes the abuse was a great deal of alcohol con- sponsible drinking. I believe that legitimizing this alcohol as a major form of sumption by new members of the by creating a socially acceptable that we have come a long way responsible drinking. It is nial recreation. This criticism Sewanee community that had not way for persons who have imbibed toward in their too hard to imagine that after 'o-fold, the first implies that been exposed yet to the too much to be responsible not drive, lour years of asking BACCHUS |BACCHUSmobile is actually BACCHUSmobile. From this, we decisions about who should have addressed a central as- for a ride while drunk, a Sewanee Iting more alcohol abuse on can infer several possible expla- we drinking.