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. .... ,. ··-···· •'' .. , ' rior ~r,l , t,he: i9fy rof... )r . ife L th~t "COVERS THE CAMPUS LIKE THE MAGNOUAS." THuRsDAY, APRIL 20, 1995 i to . ' ' ' . . . . . ' ' : ·, ' . - ' . - . . . . . ' . . ' ~ - . . . -- . the'I .f¥·· ..· "th>·.;:.·. e ~ ~ J."" • ..1 ..... Trustees pass PPC plan
. . ·~. Students Unanimous v·ote - p~ote~t.at OKs entire plan ..., ., • BY DANIELLE DEAVER millioninadministrativesavings~ ·c~remony ing from cutbacks and streamlininl . _BY JENNIFER FoWLER of the administration. He also ulcl Yesterday morning the board of $10.7 million will also come from i trustees unanimously voted to imple transfer of past years' operating iJMd.: · ~ _-AbOw"rso~tsgatberedonthe ment the entirety ofthe Program Plan get surpluses, which had been reiJt.. : ning committee's "Plan for the Class vested as part of .the endowment, 10 ; ~. ot'VfaitCbapel Tuesday aftt% noon to ·protest tbe imminent adop of2000." use as a one-time fund to start die .. The plan, which has been the sub program. 't!o~ ortJ:le Program PlanniJlg Com ject of much controversy and debate Theuseofthesurplusfundstollal: _mittf:eS~ ''Plan for the Class of 2000" theprogramisanearlyunprec:edenkd;: .6Y. a v~te of the board of trusteeS in . -- on camP.US for the past two years, their amiual meeting. . calls for a tuition increase of $3,000, move by the trustees. ''To invade en--~: which would result in a tuition of dowment is a very sacred step · : The. ~nts.obj~ted primarily to IDd: $18,500 for incoming freshmen in should be done in only tbe most a-~ .n.: to· the plan's computer proposal: and .$l,Q90· tuj.tion inci:ease, as well the 1996 . traordinary circumstances," said Jolin~ sinkr lack ofStudent voice in the PPC's It also includes40new faculty mem-: Medlin, chairman oftheboaniofb'Uil1 bers, seminar classes for all frrst-year ees. Medlin and Anderson said, .propo - sils'-. thei!: · -The protest, organized by a group students, and laptop computers for all money has been put into savings and: entering students. The components of . investments in case ofemergencies or: O(aOOuteightstudents, coincided With . Analda House ever, the Convocation. featuring speaker Members of the board of tmstees me past students demonstrating in opposition to the PPC plan just before the report will be instated in 1996 and unusual circumstances to prevent lhe: ·hm AinoldPahnerandanautograph-sign- convocation Tuesday afternoon. will affect only the entering classes university from having a deficit. : ,uicf ingsess.ion on the Quad with the Dea- arts ideal of free discussion has been his disagreement with the plan. the makeup of the university's stu after that time. All proposals in the PPC report are~ Funding for the plan will come from being fully implemented with the ex-: Ure cOn-Jmketball team which drew scores completely subverted." According to McGee, he and dent body. "One of the key issues in a of~olimiunity members, parents and McGee said the Student Govem- Carriker were asked to address the tuition increase is socio-economic a variety of sources, including the ception of line item D5, dealing with: aliimlli. : : · · · ment vote that approved the computer committee by Ken Zick, the vice presi diversity," she said."An increase will tuition increase, said John Anderson, faculty salary increases. Item DS rec-: \~t\uiears holding signs stating "Stu- proposal was a show of"false student dent for student life and instructional further an already homogeneous stu the vice president for finance and ommended that approximately $1.8: r . dents .for theJife of the mind" and support," citing a petition signed by resources, after he heard of the pro dent body." million b~ spent to increase faculty: ·~Riltuq~toaffordahility, return to lib- 700 Stl!dents against the proposal and testors' plans. "He said he thought it Sophomore John Whitmire, who salaries t~ a range equitable to .sala-: . eial arts, return to students" met an Old Gold and Black poll in which would be good to hear both points of initiated the protest idea, spoke to the ries at other comparable universities.~ speeches given by protest organizers 63.6 percent of students polled felt view," McGee said. McGee said he crowd about the detrimental effect InitiallyinameetingMondayl1lOI'ft--c agd impromptu comments ftoin .die the proposal should not be imple and Carriker spoke to the group, the C011Jputer proposal could have on in~ Provost David G. Brown sai~ Qn)y• ~:wa~witli_t:oud·qfieets;arld;e'nth'Mi:o:. . im.ente FinancialI aid to match PPC tuition hik~;. ·:.. ,. _. . ' ' : . ~ ;;. BYLtsAM.umN ence yesterday that the percentages of financial aid sup In addition to the commensurate increase in fiilimcialaid • Councils release results NswsEDrroR port in grants and loans will remain at the current rate of with.the increase in tuition, the PPC's proposal molbdeS about two-thirds grants and one-thirds loans. By doing so, several ne~ scholarships available to upperclas~stp~nts: In a Judicial Board hearing held March 21, a With the $3,000 rise in tuition that is a part of the the administration plans to keep up its current need-blind According to Recommendation- El of the repett; )h~ student was found guilty of underage possession Program Planning Committee's "Plan for the Class of admissions policy, Escott said. university will institute up to 150merit-based sciiolilrsl:tip!l and/or consumption as well as intoxication. The 2000" approved by the board of trustees yesterday, there "If we follow the same admissions process we follow that will allow juniors and seniors to .collalxt)i~ ;Witti student was fined $30 and required to attend an is an accompanying rise in financial aid the administration now, there shouldn't be any change (in the socio-ecomonic faculty members on projects in various fiel~.:Pioiost alcohol education session and perform 20 hours of says will uphold the current loans to grants ratio and status ofstudents admitted to the university)," Escott said. David Brown said these scholarships will tie av~~ iQ community service. • addresses the concerns that students opposed to the plan University officials also said by raising tuition to in the fall of1998. · · · > >> · At the AprilS hearing, a student was found guilty have voiced. clude the price of a laptop compu~. which will be . Recommendation E2 states part of theplan's:ei:Q.pllBsi~ of indecent exposure and failure to comply and was One of the main concerns of students opposed to the replaced with an updated model after two years and kept on "the internationalization of the curi:iculum, the faCulty; sanctioned to a $30 fine and 50 community sevice computer proposal and the PPC' s entire plan is the drastic by students upon graduation, the university is instituting and the student body/' which includes additional tmilit~al hours. increase in tuition. Sophomore Alicia Junco, who helped a practice that is more fair to students ofless advantaged aid for study abroad programs, especially fof ~tudents A student was found guilty on all counts of a 3- organize a protest Tuesday in front ofWait Chapel against economic backgrounds. participating in such programs in the summer. : : : : : : : count stealing charge at the April 6 hearing. The the PPC plan, said in a speech that while she understood John Medlin, the chairman of the board of trustees and Expanding on that recommendation, Escott•Saia·l75 sanction included a one-year suspension, with con that an increase in financial aid will accompany the CEO ofWachovia, said once the proposal is instituted, all new scholarships for study abroad will be made· a'i~l$1~ ditional readmission. Ifreadmitted, the student must increase in tuition, she would not want to take out more students will be provided with a computer and can apply to students. · · • schedule one appointment at the University Coun loans than she currently has to subsidize the purchase of a for financial aid to finance that technology, whereas now In general, Escott said approximately one thiid of"tlie seling Center. laptop computer. some students are fmancially able to purchase personal tuition increase will go to financial aid. . : At the March 2 Honor Council hearing, a student "The administration has said that it will increase finan computers and others are not. President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. affirmed the uriiver8ity's was found guilty of plagiarism and was sanctioned cial aid, but we all know how hard it is to get a scholar ''This way it will be much more egalitarian and fair," commitment to being affordable. "Our belief is. we ought with 150 hours of community service, an irreplace ship," Junco said. Medlin said. "No one will be disadvantaged by economic to be as inexpensive as possible; that has certainly been our able Fin the course, and academic probation for the Paul Escott, the new dean, said during a press confer- circumstances." tradition," he s'aid. · . · · · · : remainder of the spring 1995 semester. A student was found guilty of stealing at the March 28 Honor Council hearing. The sanction •• included 100 hours of community service, a 1,000 Pa1mer speaks at celebra word essay on the student's view of honor, letters of convocation:. apology, $90 to pay for damages and academic BY BILL BISHOP probation for the remainder of the spring 1995 myself and about life. I learned more . '.;; semester. from my professors outside the class Alumnus and· professional golfer room than I did inside, every teacher S} • Special Olympics help needed Arnold Palmer spoke at convocation taught me something," Palmer said. Tuesday in celebration of the end of Palmer also said he used to hang the Heritage and Promise campaign out at Shorty's when he attended the The 1995 Special Olympics is being held Monday which has raised $171 million, ex university atitsoriginal campus in the -~ through Wednesday at the campus stadium. and ceeding the original goal of$150 mil town of Wake Forest adjoining practice fields. The Volunteer Service lion. "A friend of mine named Ed Wil Cotps is providing carnival games and activities for Palmer graduated from the univer son called those the dazzling days of children between the events on Tuesday. Volunteers . . .. . sity in 1951. and has remained an active Wake Forest. Those were his words i ...... are needed to escort and man booths on Tuesday and alumnus. but that is how we all saw it," he : llKb 11 tne tilDe events on all days. mteresrea, call VSC He <11~u serveo as cnairrnan of the Palmer said that he was·;..·;~~;:~-,-~!'-· or ~ office at Ext 5290 contact junior Laura Shelley at college board of visitors. Palmer re the fact that the Heritage and Promise ill~ Ext. 6342 or junior Katharine Roy at Ext. 1352. cently joined with Wayne Calloway, a campaign exceeded its original goal irles·in 1959 graduate and the CEO ofPepsico, of $150 million with a final total of • Politics students attend forums and John Medlin Jr., the CEO of over $171 million pledged to the uni -wi~·~ Wachovia bank, as tri-chairman of the versity. ---·for·* Cl'o! Senior politics major Zoe Poulson was selected to Heritage and Promise Campaign. "I enjoy competing, but most of all -izeittio1 attend the 37th Air Force Academy Assembly in Palmer's golfing accomplishments I enjoy winning. This campaign was a : w«i Colorado Springs, Colorado, Feb. 14-17. The topic at the university include two consecu victory for everyone involved," ~pi of the conference was "U.S. Intervention Policy in tive NCAA individual titles and two Palmer said. tial'·l the Post-Cold War World," and the participants individual Old South conference cham Palmer also said he hopes this corres produced a final report reflecting their consensus on pionships. His professional awards in money can go toward admitting every NelYth issues associated with the topic. clude 92 professional golf titles, four student who deserves to be at the ~wn4e Junior politics major Chris Cooper attended the of which were wins at the Masters. university, regardless offinancial sta dell( f< 26th Annual Student Symposium sponsored by the Many university officials believe that tus. He added he hopes the university iminj~ Center for the Study of the Presidency in Washing Palmer is a credit to the university. can remain a small institution in keep MCel ton, D.C. The conference was March 24-26, and "We are extremely proud to have ing with the stated mission of the fagilni participants discussed ''Is~~es '95."Those who spoke Arnold Palmer as an alumnus and university. Set~ate: at the conference included President Bill Cinton, trustee ofWake Forest," said President "There is no place like home, and leCted • General Colin Powell, White House Chief of Staff Thomas K. Hearn Jr. there is certainly no place like Wake m~nt~ Leon Pannetta, SupremelCourt Justice Sandra Day Palmer spoke about his own experi Forest," Palmer said. striv.eri 0' Connor artd Dr. Lynn~'theney, former director of ence at the university. Palmer said he envies today' s youth, wi~ft tlt National Endowment fdfthe Humanities. "Friendships brought me to Wake their set values and knowledge. And 1 i! :I' : • ' ).l' ... ~ · Forest, not the education or the ath1et to today's students, Palmer said, "I Jw~ , ics: I didn't learn much Latin or math will always be in the gallery cheering Alumnus Arnold Palmer speaks at the Heritage and Promise:Qimpaign Convocation:: · :Caroli11 · ·• Ailtfiropology.~hop holds sale . ematics, but I did learn much about you on." · Tuesday·afternoon. ,, ''"'"'"'' · • · · > ·'~ est. Sh( ~er..ve~ • The Museum Shop at.the Museum of Anthropol ogy is having a special sale for secretaries and their bosses on April 26. There will be a 10 percent discount on purchasesof$5 or more anda20percent Consequences of second-hand smoke debated discount for members of the Museum's Friends organization. . BY JEFF ALPERT ing the resulting conclusions are not based explained the techniques he used to gather than mainstream smoke, which is taken i. '· :-- CoN'IllmtmNG REPORTER on scientific evidence, one of the major evidence and how he ultimately formed directly from the cigarette. This increased • Eta Sigma Pi inductees honored reasons why R.J. Reynolds has risk is caused by the lack of A discussion titled "Tobacco Smoke decided to file suit against the filtration of second-hand The following students were inducted into the and Environmental Hazard" was presented EPA. smoke. Wake Forest chapter of Eta Sigma Pi, the national Tuesday. The discussion examined the Coggins began his argument Bayard said not only does second-hand smoke The smoke contains a large honor society for students of classics, at the banquet validity of a recent publication of the U.S. with a review of the methodol number of small harmful car April 6: juniors Jason Bennett, Joanna Carraway, Environmental Protection Agency titled ogy used in the report. He said contribute to lung cancer, but it can also lead to cinogens, which Bayard said and Brandon Goldsborough; sophomores Carla "Respiratory Effects of Passive Smoking: the thirty worldwide studies used asthma and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in can cause trouble for people Badgett, Kelly Boblett, Ryan Bowles, Anita Case, Lung Cancer and Other Disorders." in the examination were incon who must share their air with Toral Desai, and Jamie Rorrer; and freshmen Evan Dr. Christopher Coggins spoke against sistent. small children. Products of second-hand smoke smokers, and which are not re Baker, Elizabeth Duncan, Sarah Hovis, Julie the report on behalf of the R.I. Reynolds After reviewing many of the can also cause a wide variety of respiratory moved from the air until hours Mitchell, Farrah Moore, Janelle Stern, and Jon Wilsie. Cotporation and Dr. Steven Bayard, an procedures and processes after the smoker finishes his Newly Installed officers for the 1995-96 year are EPA representative and the author of the through which the government problems. cigarette. junior Mary Elizabeth Mason, president; junior Tif- report, responded to Coggins' challenges. agency reached its findings, Bayard pointed out that his . fany Bodem, vice president; sophomore Laura The EPA report focuses on the theory Coggins said, "The statistical conclusions have been SliP Kroger, secretary; and junior Joseph Desiderio, trea that second-hand smoke is a major con techniques are questionable and ported by a number of other surer. tributor to lung cancer. Coggins spoke the methodology used is incorrect." conclusions. health and medical groups, including the first of inaccuracies in the report and He also said none of the studies in Bayard said not only does second-hand U.S. Surgeon General, the National Can • MBA professor wins award Bayard followed to support his findings cluded actual measurements of second smoke contribute to lung cancer, but it can cer Institute and the American Medical and to dispute charges of incorrect scien hand smoke. To back up his accusations, also lead to asthma and Sudden Infant Association. Coggins presented a number of other Bayard also said a panel of independent ... Stephen L. Hayford, associate professor of man tific procedure. Death Syndrome in small children. Prod causes of cancer, including saturated fats scientists reviewed and approved the find agement in the Babcock Graduate School of Man Much of the discussion centered around ucts of second-hand smoke can also cause and citrus products. ings of the EPA report as accurate by a agement has received a $6,000 research grant from the relationship between second-hand a wide variety of respiratory problems and smoke and lung cancer, as examined In response to Coggins' charges of in infections. vote of 18-0 before it was published. the Fund for Labor Relations. The grant will fund a accuracy, Bayard said much of Coggins' joint project with the School of Law that examines through the non-smoking wives of men The cause of these problems center After making these statements in de were supported by biased sources the efficacy ofthe reinstatement remedy in Title VII who smoke. findings around the particulates found in second fense of the EP ~ report on second-hand such as companies. connected in some and Age Discrimination in Employment Act cases. Coggins presented his conclusions on hand smoke. Bayard said. second-hand smoke, questions were taken from the the validity of the government report, say- way to tobacco industries. Bayard also smoke is more dangerous to human health audience. • Phi Beta Kappas inducted New members will be initiated into Phi Beta Springfest offers fun Kappa at a ceremony on April21. Inductees include seniors Andrea Bennett, Karen Blue, Tyler Bouldin, Games, music part ofamzual spring celebration Christopher Branand, Laura Carr, Douglas Carriker, ' Margaret Cato, Jason Cheney, Heidi Cruz, Michelle BY JULIE J. DAVIS Also on Friday will be the Plant a - . _, ··~· Dubois, Brian Flagler, Douglas Fordham, Douglas CoNTIUBITilNG REPoRTER Tree event at 2 p.m. on the J>te.PS of . __ Fox, Loraine Fuller, Carl Geier, Robert Goodman, Wait Chapel, and theEigJW.es:Movies ... Joy Goodwin, Allison Grayson, Adrienne Hagan, Student Union is sponsoring the series. Movies include 16 Candles at Daniel Hilty, Jill Kelly, Hank Kennedy, David annual Springfest celebration this 8 p.m., Breakfast Club at 10 p.m., and Kinkead, Sarah Kurzmann, Scott Lamanna, Sara weekend as a chance for students to Ferris Bueller' s Day Offal midnight, Martin, Elizabeth McGee, Kevin Middleton, Joseph relax before the rigors of final exams. all in Pugh Auditorium. Minko, Shannon Moore, Kevin Muse, Craig Nelson, "This is for the students," said The culmination ofSpringfest is on Alisa Niksch, Karen Nunley, Carol Owens, Felton sophomore Megan Williams, the stu Saturday on Davis Field, beginning at Parrish, Carolyn Pasternak, Dane Phillips, Rebecca dent in charge of the festivities. "It's 1:30 p.m. with a performance by Plesko, Julie Polson, Todd Porter, Boyanka one last weekend to kind of let go Wooden Boat School, a local band, Radenska, Amy Ragan, Alysa Reid, Sarah Roda, before exams." comprised primarily of Wake Forest Jennifer Ross, Matthew Rudd,Jennifer Scholp, David Springfest activities begin tonight students. The band has performed sev Stelts, Whitni Thomas, Deborah Truesdell, with The Dating Game at Shorty's at eral times this year on campus and in Gwendolyn Wagoner, Mark Walter and Jennifer 7 p.m. Three couples are involved in the area. Werner. a process much like the TV show of Wooden Boat School will be fol Juniors to be inducted include Evelyn Butler, Neil the same name. One couple will win lowed at 3 p.m. by David Wilcox, Claussen,MaryBethFoster,JanetHouchens, Tyanna · dinner and 'a movie. The film The whose music is somewhat similar to Murbach, Heather Nunez, Robyn Reed, Spencer Unbearable lightness of Being will that of James Taylor, according to Schreckengaust, Marisa Sechrest, Jude Stewart, play in Pugh Auditoriumat 8 p.m. Deb Holcomb, the associate director Hunter Tart, John Tobler and David Zins. On Friday, events proceed with Big of the Benson University Center. All Seniors inducted into Phi Beta Kappa last year Kid's games on the Mag Quad from of the events are free of charge. Also 'nciude Mila Assennva, Amy Barnard, Carlos Cen Sign on the dotted 1;.-,e 1-5 p.m. Games include jousting, the on Saturday, the film Hoop Dreams '' i·Jll, Tam Clolli, Aimee 1:\:czell, Roger Green, Gyro, the Bungie Run, Air Volley will be shown in Pugh Auditorium. Stephen Hess, Kristen Hicks, Cluistopher Kimmer, ball, and others. The radio station T-shirts commemorating Springfest Christopher Knudsen, Tonunie Lassiter, COllStance Randolph Childress autographs a basketball for a young fan at the auto Rock 92 will be present to provide '95 will be on sale for $10 from 11 Marks, Marcus McGee and Heather Ring. graph session on the Quad Tuesday afternoon. music and Sno Cones; other refresh a.m. to 1 p.m. all week long, and all ments will be available. day Satilrday in Benson. ,- t· ... I . ~ ' . . I ·-···-··--·•·'.-.------N~------.------~-Qm~~~·~--~-----~-N._.~-~~3 Paintball guns ordered off clunpusl BY BRIAN DIMMICK There has been at least one incident of be one which is used with intent to hurt OLD GoLD AND BLAC!C SENIOR REPoRtER students being shot by · paintball guns on someone. o campus this year. Two students reported Ashworth-Kingsaidpaintballgunsareused Despite a student group's claim that being shot in Collins Residence Hall Jan. 17, as sporting equipment and not with intent to . paintball guns should be classified as sport- according to the Police Beat section of the injure. He said that in fact, the incidence ot ing equipment, university policy states that Jan. 26 Old Gold and Black. Ashworth-King paintball-related injuries is very low. "AI~ the guns are not allowed anywhere on cam- and Seitz also said they had heard of another though you have to make sure that the guns pus-and thaqx>ssession ofthe gu·nnm ·cam- - im;id~ntinvol:ving;g>!ll~e}it:i~g a paint~all are being shot at a proper velocity, paintbal! pus violates state and local laws. gun mto a soronty ·meeting, our-Regina ·-guns are safe if regulated pro~rJy," ~~~~~~ The issue was raised AprillO after a stu- Lawson, the police chief, said that no such Seitz said that the club's main emphasiS~~ dent had his paintball equipment confiscated incident had been repoi:ted to the police. on safety "Some people will just go out intf:? and was forced to move the equipment to an Lawson said the possession of paintball field and play, but the club is only playing a~ off-campus location. The incident began equipment on campus is prohibited by uni- organized and privately run fields .... In fact; when an electrician in freshman Kerry versity regulations as well as by local and there is a field nearby that we have vowed Ashworth-King'sroomsawhispaintballguns state laws. Regulation 13 in the Personal never to go back to because the owner was and thought they were real guns, Ashworth- Conduct section of the Student Handbook drinking beer when he was not refereeing ~ King said. The electrician called Campus states, "Deadly weapons of any type are game and because there was no chronograph~ Policetoreporttheguns,andafterinvestigat- prohibitedeverywhereoncampusexceptfor so we don't know how fast-the guns we~ .Piano Man ing police officers decided to confiscate the use in the Department of Military Science." being fired." . · : ,-.-~pliomoreDavid -Fordplays piano in Benson-University CenterTuesday · equipment. North Carolina state law regarding the Ashworth-King said the aecision to ban morning. ~hworth-King said the officers waited possession of Wf:apons.~_!=d_l:lc.~tional Ilr~p- paintball equipment from campus will hu~ until he returned to his room and then in- erty such as the university also states, It theclub. "Thisrulinghurtstheclubmoretha~ formed him that they were removing the shall be a misdemeanor for any person to ithurtsanyoneelse.... Theironicthingisth~ ! equipment and that he would have to move it possess or carry, whether openly or con- my equipment was confiscated even though~ off campus. Ashworth-King says he recov- cealed, any BB gun, air rifle, air pistol, . . . am part ofthis club which is promoting safety ered his equipment April 12, and moved it off except instructional supplies . . . and tools and doing everything right," he said. : campus. . used solely for food, instruction, and mainte- Seitz said the club plans to look into getting 1 ~e,no'Yfled journalist to Ashworth-King is the vice-president-elect nance, on educational property." (North Caro- storage space on campus and purchasing clu~ of the Paintball Club, a new organization on lina General Statutes, Chapter 14, Section equipment. . . : campus that has recently written a constitu- 269.2(d}) . Lawson said students with paintball equiP: ~eak at commencement tion and is seeking a charter from the Student Lawson also said a Winston-Salem city ment will be asked to move the equipment t(> Government. Freshman Charles Seitz, the ordinance prohibits paintball guns within a location outside of Winston-Salem. She president-elect, said, "The purpose of the city limits, although Seitz said he did not said police can help with arrangements to ,~correspondent, anchor has ties to the university Paintball Club is to provide a way for Wake know of such an ordinance. Efforts to con- move the equipment and can store the equip Forest students to play the game in a safe and frrm the existence of such an ordinance with ment in their offices until it can be moved off organized manner." Seitz said there are about the city attorney's office were unsuccessful. campus. ; :::::: BY GINNY GAU.owAY served on the Wake Forest Board of Visitors 30 names on the club's mailing list, and the The central issue in the debate is whether "We will certainly not violate any student's • • • • CooramlJilNG REPo~tTER and was selected by the women's societies club has already helped to o!J!;anize the South- or not a paintball gun, which is powered with rights to find this equipment, but if we hear : : : : , several years ago as their Woman of the Year. eastern Intercollegiate Paintball Conference a carbon ~oxide charge, is considered an air that a student possesses a paintball gun on: ~ .J:Ii It's One Of The Most lJsefuftfeait ·cards·o·nThe- .... , .::; . ' . ..,. l?.J~p_et.~ Unless You've Stolen. It . -- • & • " - • • '•"• ••- _._, • .... , ,.Jo, -R• ·,- -< ••• ~ o • • 0 - • , .. ge't angry. You panic some niore. Then you call and cancel it. Now the thief is ' ' ' - . . In possession of, oh, about seven cents worth of stolen plastic (Maybe he can use it as a coaster when he entertains at the hideout.) So relax. You only have a Jf -to .pay (or stuff that you bought, .. .a.nd.:you--ean-.even- get-a.--new_.card ~ at - --- td lt, >D at Qhe next day: It'll be accepted at milli~ns of locations, one of >Y d, :st v ···---- .. - .. -· in ... ·which must sell wallets. .MasterCard. It's more than a cre~it card. It's smart money~ >l- MasterCard oX, to to :or ill •Crrlttirr contlitiruu qply so . C199S MtutrrC4.td brtttllalitmallru:orportlttd 7IS l. ~st 11 all •• ----~ ...-.-·---·-·-•.--.~-· ,.__ lllf.'l··- ' ' ,_ •I 4 0D Gcw AND 8u.o: THURSDAY, APRIL 20,1995 ._ __ _.._.__.._.______. ______N~------. . . . . ' ~ .. ·~ ..... ") ...... ' . ·.l . ' • ~ . . ' ' . ' • J • • • • ,. • •• • ,: ' ' • • Superfluous signal shut off ~ " • • • .,.. • ·~ t;.; •• ~ \ • • • ..... ~." ~ .~ .,. •• • Explosion devastates building Stoplight not necessary for pedestrian safety Qjfer construction • Thieves nab camera, key; bike- j •• ... ri OKLAHOMA CITY - A nine-story federal BY JOE DoBNER THEFr-A student's camera and car key werev building lay in ruins and a nation remained in taken from a locked vehicle at a univetsity•t• shock Wednesday night following a morning car . owned house on University ~arkway between~.. bomb explosion in downtown Oklahoma City. The stoplight on Wake Forest Road 10: IS p.m. April 9 and 11:25 a.m. April·lO. • • ' AboutSOOpeople were inside the Alfred Murrah between Taylor House and Davis A student's bicycle worth$500was taken .from~ Federal Building when the explosion occurred at House, an impediment to through traf SiudentDrive between 11:59 p.m. Aprilll and 9:· about9 a.m.local time. As ofWednesday evening, fic for a decade and a half, has been a.m. April12. The bicycle was locked.:' · . ·: :-: the official death toll was 26, including II chil deactivated. .. ·" dren, and the injury total was in the hundreds. ''The light was made unnecessary DAMAGE-Twovehiclesbelongingtouniver• .: But, nearly half ofthe people in the building were from a traffic standpoint because Wake sity employees were scratChed in LotP near Wait~ still missing. Rescue workers continued sorting Forest Road was rerouted in 1991." Chapel between 8:30a.m. and 12:15 p:m·April·~ through the wreckage of the building in search of said Bill Sides, thedirectorofFacilities 11.. ' . I >[• survivors. Rain hampered rescue efforts, and Management. ~ -:.c.· officials expressed little hope of finding many The traffic light will not be removed MISCELLANEOUS-AstudentinDavisHouse: more survivors. due to the cost of removal and the reported several harassing phone calls around 11 The entire northern side of the building was possibility of reactivating it. p.m. AprillO. · ; ;i ruined in the blast, believed to have been caused Sides said the plastic currently cov A student in Davis reported several harassing~ by a 1,000-pound bomb. Two day care centers ering the light will be replaced with a phone calls around 3 a.m. April12. · · c. were devastated. One was located in the building more decorative cover. and the other was in a nearby YMCA. About half The traffic light on the other side of University Police handled 29 calls Aprill0-16,• of the 40 children in the day care centers re- the Quad, between Kitchin House and including six incidents and investigations and 21; . mained unaccounted for. Poteat House on a continuation ofWake service requests. A ten-block area surrounding the building was Forest Road, will remain fu]]y opera devastated by the explosion, which could be felt tional. miles away. Nearby buildings were heavily darn Wake Forest Road was rerouted dur • Crime Stoppers clues son~~~~; aged, with windows shattered and debris scat ing the summer of 1991 as part of aplan tered throughout the streets. to reduce the flow of non-University On Monday, March 6, a television was tiken. Although federal officials have many leads, traffic through the University. from the Worrell Professional Center. It' is' be-~ some believe the bombers were of Middle East That plan included the dead-ending lieved that two suspectS loaded the televisi.on.; em origin. Officials were searching for three men ofFaculty Drive, closing StudentApart onto a pick-up truck between 6 a.m. and 8 a,m, -. who were seen driving away in a brown pickup ments to through traffic and adding the If you have any information about this criiD~~: truck after the explosion. improved larger speed bumps that call Campus Crime Stoppers at 7594477. Yo~~p Governor Frank Keating ofOklahomadeclared former director of Facilities Manage do not have to reveal your identity, but informa a state ofemergency soon after the explosion, and . ment, C. Monroe Whitt, said would tion must assist in solving a crime to qualify for President Bill Clinton sent federal rescue work "help students a lot." the reward. ers and investigators to the scene. Bill Miller, the assistant director of Clinton expressed horror and shock at the ex Facilities Management, said, ''Traffic plOSIOn, ~o;cuJJJlg me rerronsrs ··evil cowarus. He w.., • .:~ally improved a lot by what they promised swiftjustice to the perpetrators of the did at that time." incident and better protection for federal officials The decision to deactivate the light in other areas. Federal officials in several other was a joint decision by Residence Life cities were evacuated Wednesday as a precaution and Housing, Campus Police, and Fa against further terrorist activities. cilities Management. Sides said that it was deactivated due to its age, frequency of breakdowns, B Clinton denounces welfare plan obsolescence and cost of maintenance. The explosion of the nearby Davis The tratlic light on Wake Forest Road between Davis and Taylor Houses has WASHINGTON - In his first televised press transformer had nothing to do with the been deactivated, but will not be dismantled in case its reactivation is called f~r conference in more than eight months, President decision, Sides said. in the interest ofthe safety ofdisabled students. Bill Clinton criticized Tuesday night the welfare According to Sides, replacement reforn1 package passed by the House of Repre parts that were frequently needed were cost associated with the upkeep of that The light emitted a chirp when it sentatives and threatened to veto it. only available from the city of Win- particular light, but we wanted to be changed, allowing the blind student to Clinton said the Republican plan is too harsh ston-Salem and were expensive. sure it was safe," said Regina Lawson, know when to cross. on children. The plan would require states to deny "It was a little hard to see why it was the director of Campus Police. "The light was disconnected on the benefits to teenage mothers if they have addi kept in there, except to make the pedes- During that time,Campus Police re- understanding that we do not currently tional children. He called instead for more strin trian traffic safer," said Pete Moore, the ceivedseveralcomplaints from students have students at the university that have gent work requirements for those on welfare. directorofFacilities Management prior about the light being unnecessary. disabilities that require the use of that Clinton urged Congress to vote on welfare re to Whitt. The light was not previously deacti- lightwiththeunderstandingthatitcould form separately. Republican leaders have consid After the rerouting, the campus po- vated because it was used by two dis- be reconnected, should that change," ered making reform !1art of a budget package lice undertook a three-year study of the abled individuals, one blind and one said Nancy Priddy, the assignment co which Clipton w'ould $ave trouble amending or feasibility. of deactivating the light. who used a motorized-cart; who lived in, ordinator for Residence Life and Hous vetoing. "We were very conacientious of the · · •the student-and ·faeulty·apartmimts. ... · ing. . ... ' STUDENTS RETURNING FOR THE ·~ • •• FALL SEMESTER 1995 ~ MUST HAviNEW ID PHOTOS MAnti t... if."' We have over 15 delicious vegetarian pies on our menu ... not to mention all the fresh ".~ College Book Store ,.~: ;;' vegetables you can think of to create your own vegetarian pizza. i.' ~.. 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The cards:~!! be when you return for fall classes. : ;~ t~ . . . .~ :: t: ' ...•. . . -' . .... h ••• . the administration," she said. C!luallY qualified white students. said. Of 284 faculty members at the univer However, the benefits of having such a -"Generally, we are able to defend admis sity, only 11 are black. -~~hippers good relationship are being able to approach Race· . sions on an individual basis," Starling said. McPherson said black faculty members are ·ft-omPage 1 them with not only positive compliments, but From Page 1 Wade said black students accepted to the important to give students a taste of the "real . <-: . ' with student gripes as well, she said. ''The university are those who can compete and world" and exposure to knowledgeable, ar four of us don' thave a problem telling admin succeed. ticulate black scholars. istration where we want to see improvements Since Wade assumed his position in 1986, McPherson was one of the first full time ·: riextyear.for all students to attend in order to or changes," said Schippers. I have not earned iny position," she said. he has seen the black student population rise black faculty members hired by the univer . :d.tsi:n5s :what is happening on campus, what In order to focus on SG issues, Schippers Starling said black student ~pplications are from 2.6 percent in 1986 to between eight and sity. She joined the faculty along with Herman : · StudentS like and dislike, and how to make will be on campus the latter part of the sum judged by the same criteiiaas any other appli nine percent in 1993. Eure, a professor of biology, in 1974. :: tbmgs ~tter. mer to work on upcoming issues. The experi cation. AppliCations are evaluated on the ba Currently, the black student population According to McPherson, enticing black · : --~Willi ihe changing party policy, Schippers ence she gained this year as co-chairman of sis of personal credentials such as leadership stands at 7.5 percent Past statistics indicate faculty members is often difficult because of : :Said.it j&important that SG ensures there are the Student Relations Committee of the legis or artistic or athletic talent, and demographic one third ofthis population will make Dean's the relatively small but highly-qualified pool . · e!!ougJ;t :Social options for all students. She lature will be a tremendous asset in the up categories such as geographical location or List. from which new professors are chosen. : . wo)Jld like to see more campus-wide parties. coming year, Schippers said. She said she race. . This year is a record one in terms of black These prospective professors generally have · : ·· :"Ilookforward to working with the admin worked with students, professors and admin An applicant receives a "plus" for each area student representation at the university. The excellent credentials and are therefore sought : :i$1tiOti,especiallyV.P.Anderson, V.P.Zick, istrators on. several. worthwhile projects. he fulfi11s. Starling said a black student re senior class boasts of the largest number of after heavily by other universities. It is, in : PrOvost Brown and President Hearn who have "From working closely with Steve, Andy, ceives a ''plus" as would, up until recently, a black candidates for graduation. essence, a seller's market, she said. : . t>een (lxtremely helpful through the transition and Tarnetta, I learned what one on Student student from California because both students At the other end of the age spectrum, the In addition, McPherson said the university · :into 'offiCe. We have already discussed what Government needs to do in order to get things add diversity to the student body. incoming freshman class contains the largest needs a black administrator who is involved in :. WJ'l:pfan to accomplish together next year," accomplished," she said. She also said the The Office of Minority Affairs also reads a number of black students that applied and the decision-making process. : S£1liP~r~ said. . four have done an outstanding job and can be black .student's application and then has the were accepted to the university. "In some ways (the recent appointment of : -Schippers said she believes students should credited with greatly improving SG. opportunity to comment. The Office of Ad Along with the necessity to recruit more Professor Escott) is a lost opportunity. That is · . k(iow· that SG serves as a liaison between "Evan, Graham, Tyler and I get along ex missions, however, makes the final decision. black students, university officials cite the not to say that Professor Escott is not a good : . students, administration and faculty. "It's very tremely well and I know we will get many Starling said there have been complaints need for more black representation in the choice, but in th~ deliberation of that choice :. i£itporiantthattheotherexecutive_9fficers and things accomplished next year," Schippers from individuals in the past about the admis faculty. "This is a large problem, if not larger was an opportu'ility to appoint an African ---Mysetf-bive·a goodworkingrelatffinship with · said. · sion of black students over .self-proclaimed· than the recruitment ofblack st1.1dents." Wade American or a woman." :th RAINBOW a bookstore-cafe 712 Prookstown ave. 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Belmont, NC 28012; or call 1-80()..743-6681. 1995 OLD GoLD AND BLACK The StudentNewspaper of Wake Forest University Founded in 1916 EDITORIALS Change makes black selection process fair As is often the case at this uni To deny this is to ignore the rift versity, change seems to come between the races which remains quickly and with only a minimum on this campus and throughout the of student input. This time, the nation. Student Government has managed Black students need a guaran to ainend the constitution with rela tee that their voice will be heard in tively little debate among legisla the legislature. Guaranteeing this tors and students. also makes SG more representa The amendment approved by tiveofthestudent body, a goal that SG last week and by students in should be important for any gov Tuesday's elections changes a ernment clause in the constitution that en Despite the good intentions of sures there will be at least one the original amendment, the pro black student on the legislature cess to select black legislators re each session. mained completely outside of the At least one legislator com hands of SG. Under the new plained that he had just two and a amendment, the BSA will nomi half hours ~tween hearing of the natethreeoftheirmemberstoserve proposal and voting on whether or on the legislature in case a black not to approve it. The legislator student is not. elected. The SG rightlypointedoutthatsuchashort Committee on Committees then time span limited his ability to will select one of these nominees speak to his constituents and to to serve on SG. form an educated opinion. As elected officials and legis ,· '• Many students no doubt also lators, the Committee on Commit ,• ._ . were swprised to fmd the amend tees clearly should have some say ment on Tuesday's ballot. It is in who is appointed to the legisla hard to see how just one week ture. This new selection process alreadycutshortbytheEasterholi also aligns the black appointment day was sufficient time for stu process more closely to that of Maybe we could offer MaJling 101/ dents to assess the merits of the other unelected legislators. '•. change. Any subject as important Even with these improvements, and emotionally charged as race however, some problems for en QM, PPC-the university is drowning in CHARLES STARKS As a matter offact, this concept coul~. be ex certainly deserves more consider suring adequate minority repre such a murky alphabet soup of manage tended to the rest of the campus as weU,: For· ation than this. sentation on the legislature remain. T ment techniques that it has failed to see the EDITORIALS EDITOR instance, several outdated academic buil~ngi Nevertheless, the change is a Even though BSA is the most vis vast economic potential of something it already could be removed to make way for an expan9ed; step in the right direction. The ible black student organization, it owns. have not seen Reynolda Gardens. Here is a truly .Pepsico Benson Center, featuring ten mo®r!ltelYi amendment still ensures that a is not entirely clear whether BSA As I roamed about the university-owned Mary monumental waste of economic potential: Satur priced restaurants and a karaoke bar as 1'¢' of~ black representative will always is truly representative of all black Reynolds Babcock Estate Saturday, it occurred to day I saw hundreds of people hobbling aimlessly much-enlarged Shorty's. And the quad W9~ bel sit on the legislature while making students, especially those who are me that the university does not realize the full around the gardens, checkbooks in hand. No doubt the perfect site for a new IBM Wake For~t Coli~ that appointment process more not active in the group. economic benefits of the site. they were looking for a large, tasteful, air-condi seum. · . :...··.1'T ! democratic. The original amend The amendment also addresses After all, it features a number of scenic areas, is tioned building in which to spend their money. Of course, a ·number of students would: be, dis-' ment called for the Black Student the concerns of only black stu located in a moderate-to-high-in- placed by such a change. B_ut Jthe Alliance to appointoneofits mem dents and ignores other minorities come zip code and is convenient to economic reality is that the uQiver~ bers to the legislature in the event such as Asians and Hispanics. major roadways. Saturday I saw hundreds of people hobbling aimlessly sity could easily prosper withpqtanY: Though not as numerous, these that a blackstudentwas not elected. Yet what have we done with the through the gardens, checkbooks in hand. No doubt they resident students at all. The key· here At a university that is over other minorities make up a signifi estate? Precious little of any eco is to attract only those students., \VhO whelmingly white, with black stu cant portion of the student body nomic benefit at all, that's what! were looking for a large, tasteful, air-conditioned building fall in the 25-44 age group. . , .: : and also deserve a voice on the dents accounting for just under 10 Much of it is still wilderness, which in which to spend their money. Perhaps the course catalqg.could percent ofthe student bP,dY, assur legislature. SG needs to address is just absurd when you consider that be revised to include such cl~ aS ing blackrepresentatiol}lon the leg these concerns in the future. Y(e.are. t;\Jking a];>out a,site located . ''Modern Divorce" and ''GettingEQv. islature is' warrahted. 'Black stu Perhaps the mos\ encouraging smack da~.'in tlle_,nliddl~ of a county . 1; .• -.· _. . , the Ul60s With~ut Losing X9JJ,1J · · dents make up the largest minority news is that the clause has· never with a population of 260,000. And even the parts Sadly, the nearest place like that is 15 minutes alism." Any course for ~pie :who are stuck o group on campus and historically before been used. At a univemty that have been tamed are, at best, underutilized. away through heavy traffic. It is outrageous in this themselves will do, which should certainly .s~n have suffered the most from segre with a legacy o'f racial discrimina For instance, there is a small shopping center, day and age that students and faculty do not have the psychology department into convul~oits o{ gation and racism. tion, this is the' most convincing Reynolda Village. Its quaint structures may have immediate access to a decent shopping center. giddiness. . . · . , ! Though not common, divisive testimony thus far to the progress served their purpose in the past. But who in 1995 Indeed, the distant Hanes Mall is no place to do the And that is only the beginning. Consideting issues are painful reminders that students have made toward racial has time to wander aroundarinky-dinkmenagerie kind of intensive shopping today's economy de Americans' appetite for violence, gladiatorial com~ race still matters at the university. hannony. of whitewashed saltine crackers for half an hour mands. bat could bring along-sought-aftereconomicl?ooJil trying to find a store with a name like "Ken's Bike Fortunately, the solution to this inadequacy lies to Groves Stadium. : . ·-· • Shop" or "The Village Tavern?" at our very feet. Both Reynolda Gardens and And the current south campus residen~s,CQuld Protest proves activism lives What catchy, attention-grabbing monikers! At Reynolda Village front a street with one of the be replaced with the Wachovia Wake Vegll$-Ca+ the least, the shop owners should be forced to do a highest traffic counts in the Piedmont. Both al sino, Hotel and Resort-certainly a fitting center~ If nothing else, the mandatory the trustees, who unanimously ap little updating. ready attract a number of people in the crucial25- piece for an economically viable university,.com~ computerproposalhas ignited stu- proved the Program Planning The bicycle store could try "Cycles By Ken" to 44 age group. plex. . : dent concern about their univer- Committee's recommendations go for the yuppie set. "Mojo Kenny Bikes and All we have to do is rip out most of the vegeta Note: Ifyou have a suggestion forimproyingth~ sity and education. This concern Wednesday. Despite the fact that Snow boards," on the other hand, could be used to tion (and bomb that hideous shopping center), and university along these lines, do not tell the:a~n~ became activism when 150 stu- 63.6 percent of students opposed attract a younger crowd. voila! A perfect site for the Wake Forest RJR istration, because they might actually take yo11 up dentsdemonstratedinfrontofWiUt the computer plan, the trustees But if you think the shopping center is bad, you Nabisco Garden Village Mall and Shoppes. 00~ . CHapel before the Heritage and adoptedthepaternalistattitudethat Promise convocation Tuesday. they know best how to improve With students giving speeches, our education. We hope this atti holding signs and chanting, the tude will continue to be opposed scene was reminiscent of student by students who are more im demonstrations in the 1960s. We · pressed by a good, affordable lib hope these demonstrations will lay eral arts education than fancy IBM moved that the bill be tabled until the elitist and blatantly unfounded than hand, and the basic principles of rep to rest theprevalentmyth that those computers. Not representative· first meeting of next fall (the next this line of thinking. Legislators are resentative democracy which.are ig in our generation are completely Hopefully, students will not be scheduled meeting). Some have said elected usually by less than forty nored here at the university. apathetic. discouraged but will continue to After reading Lillian Nash's ar that this was an attempt to kill the percent of the student body in elec Unfortunately, the demonstra- express their concern about the ticle in last week's Old Gold and bill, although it would be nonsensi- tions which include practically noth ~·MCGee tion failed to grab the attention of university's welfare. Black ("SG hears pit renovation pre cal for me to try to kill a bill by ing which could be said to resemble SG legiSlator view, amends minority clause," April postponing the vote until after I have true platforms. 13), concerning the proceedings of graduated and gone. Not being elected based on issues, the last Student Government Legis Also, it has been said that the stu- theyhavenomandatefortheirpoliti Chapter closi_ng lature meeting, it became evident to dent body will have its voice in the cal agenda. Therefore, theymustcon me that further explanation must be student referendum required to suit their constituents when contra The sisters of Eta Upsilon chapter given of the discussion at this meet amend the constitution, but there is versial issues are before them. We of Alpha Delta Pi, in consultation OLD GOLD AND BLACK ing. an underlying weakness to this claim are a small school. We can take·ad with the national Alpha Delta Pi or Brian J. Uzwiak It concerned the bills intended to aswell.Anyvotetoamendtheclause vantage of that by eliminating the ganization, would like to inform the Editor in Chief make changes in the appointment would be a de facto reaffirmation of communication gap between legis university community of our deci process of one black student if none the clause. Why would we refine latorsandtheirconstituents.Wemust sion to close our chapter effective at is elected to the legislature. something we didn't already sup- do this if we are to claim ourselves the end of the spring semester. The Rachel Sheedy Robbie Zalzneck Though an ad hoc committee has port? democratic. closure of a chapter at any school Managing Editor Business Manager worked diligently on this issue for The passage of this bill showed Unfortunately, none of the argo- shohld be a sad day for the entire Associate Managing Editor: J. Hunter Tart. much ofthe year, most of the student that the representatives of the people· ments herein wereheardatTuesday's Greek and collegiate community. It News: Usa Martin, editor; Shannon Bothwell and Jennifer Fowler, assistant body was still unaware that such a support a racial quota even though meeting. After making my motion I is a reflection not of the individual editors; Elizabeth D. Fisher, production assistant. racial quota was present in the stu they have completely failedto check was not recognized to speak again. chapter and its members but of the Editorials: Mark Stewart Hayes and Charles Starks, editors; Michael Armstrong, dent constitution. and see if the people themselves are Instead of an evenhanded pro/con whole Greek community. After four copy editor. As more students gradually be in support. debate as demanded by our parlia- years of hard work and personal ef Arts and Entertainment: Michael Janssen, editor; Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, carne aware of this clause, many ex The legislature has already alien- mentarianRobertSmith, fourspeak fort, the sisterhood is saddened that assistant editor; Anne Burkett, production assistant; Heather Mackay, copy pressed views to me which ranged ated the student body before the ref- ers were heard for the motion and this decision had to be made, but editor. from praise to calls for its being erendum takes place. The students zero against. I was not even recog none of us regret being members of Sports: Karen Hillenbrand, editor, Mickey Kraynyak, assistant editor. stricken from the constitution en now have only the opportunity to nized to debate my own motion. Alpha Delta Pi or the university's Insight/Perspectives: Gray Crawford, Danielle Deaver and Andy Ferguson, tirely. vote on whether or not to refine a After being robbed of the tools of Greek community. Though the clo editors. Obviously, this is a highly conten clause which they may or may not free speech and debate, I left the sure ofthe Eta Upsilon chaptermarks Copy Editors: Cayce Butler and Steve Welgoss. tious issue about which legislators even wish to exist. They have been meeting. The only tool I had left to the end of our formal existence as a Electronic Edition: Julie Davis and David ~arshbum, editors. must, if they believe in democtaey, alienated again. stand for the aforementioned demo group at the university, it does not Photography: Joe Weeks, editor. consult their constituency. This sim . Tuesday night's blunder is symp- cratic principles was to attempt to mark the conclusion of our sister Graphics: Susan Roberts and Joseph Dobner, editors. ply was not done prior to Tuesday's tomatic of a general trend on Student break quorum and postpone the vote hood. Next year we wUl continue our Advertising:Jimmy Myrick, sales manager; Jamie Womack, production man meeting. Government. Many representatives until students could be consulted. involvement in Alpha Delta Pi and ager. In fact, the substance of the ad hoc now take the elitist stance that the People did not understand my mo the Greek community as alumnae. The Old Gold and 8//JI:Ic c:ncomages members of the Wake Forest conununiry to address cunent committee's proposal was not made legislature is composed of the more tivesbecauseididnotgetrecognized WefeelthatwehaveaccomplisheJ issues through lc!tcrs 10 the editor. To reserve a guest column call the editorials editor 81 Exl 5280 81 least on week in advance of publicarion. known to legislators until two hours concemedandinformedstudentswho to explain them. Nash's article per farmorethan could beexpected from We do 001 accepl public !hanlc·you notes. Com:ctioos will run in the conectioos box on page two. before the meeting began. are capable of speaking for the stu- · . petuated these misunderstandings a sisterhood of our size. We have AD leaezs 10 !he editor must include the author's name and phone number, although 81101lymily in Anyone who considers two hours dent body without ever speaking to not because I did not return her calls print may be requested Submissions should be typewritten and double-spaced. always been more than a group of We appeciatt contributions submitted via floppy disk or the university network. Leuers should be adequate time to consult one's con them. as her article stated, but because my women who wear the same Greek delivaedtollensonSIS. mailed 10 P.O. Box 7S69ReynoldaSialion, Winston-Salem, NC 271Cl9,seut stituency on an extremely controver Dissentamongthestudentsonsuch multiple calls .to her were not re latters; we feel that we have found via eleclrooic mailiO [email protected], or faxed to (910) 759-4561. The Old Gold and 8//JI:/murves the right to edi~ witbout prior notice. all copy for gll!DIIll8lical or sial issue must have a rather diluted issuesastheProgramPlanningCom- turned prior to my leaving town for the true meaning of sisterhood. typagrapbical errors. and also 10 cutletrm as needed 10 meet layout requiremonts. concept ofrepresentativedemocracy. mittee computer proposal is said to Easter. The deadlioe for the Thii!Sday issue isS p.m. the JIR'vions Monday. It was as a result of our failure to be the result of student ignorance. I hope this letter sheds light on her Eta UpsUon Chapter of Alpha Tho 014 Go/4""" Bl«k io published each 111ulsday dwil1g lbe sd1aol yur, excq>l during examinations, consider the student voice that I Nothing could be more arrogantly article, the constitutional issue at Delta Pi SWIUIIft' and halidlly porlodl by Newspaper l'rinler& ""'- olWinston&lml. N.C. ). OwGocoAti(>BLACK l'HuimoAY,APRII.20,19957 Conservatives rise against ·. ' ineffective federal welfare be United States truly is experiencing a political MARK STEWART HAYES revolution, tbe likes of which not we have not T seen since Lyndon Johnson launched his Great EDrroRIALS EDrroR Society programs 30 years ago. Ironically, a rethinking of these social welfare programs is at the heart of what there is for people who try to better themselves com the new Republican CQngress is attempting to do. pared to those who live on the dole. Take for example, While the liberals like to call these Republicans uncar the poor women in North Carolina who have children ing and uncompassionate, they fail to argue effectively out of wedlock. The government gives them assistance why many of these social welfare programs should not for everything from foorl stamps to free health care to be cut In the past 30 years, taxpayers have spent $5 free education. This, of course, is the same government trillion on Johnson's War on Poverty, yet the poverty which chooses to tax scholarships that middle-class rate is virtually the same today as it was 30 years ago. folks like myself have earned through hard work. Simply stated, Americans are angered that so much The stupidity of these incentives is behind much of the time and money has been spent with so little success. Republicans' move to cut failing federal entitlement Essentially, the elections of 1994 are the culmination programs and tum over some of these programs to the of tbe revitalization of American conservatism that states and charities. ~·.I Ronald Reagan beg~ in 1980. This conservatism rejects The premise is that on the state and local level, private the liberal belief that.the answer to every social ill is to citizens and government leaders can better ascertain the write a few checks and begin another federal govern problems of the poor and decide the best way of fiXing ment program. these programs. Freed to experiment and innovate, surely While some of these entitlement programs have been the 50 states and thousands oflocal governments around successful, many ofthem have actually worked to create the country can come up with something better than the a culture of dependency and moral degeneration. The failed federal bureaucracy. explosion of out-of-w~ock births, rise in crime and Another old-fashioned conservative principle once rapid expansion of drug abuse of the past three decades again in vogue is the notion of personal responsibility. testifies to the bankruptcy of liberal ideology. This responsibility demands not only that individuals Liberals subscribe to a watered-down version ofMarx should act wisely and take care ofth~mselves but also · • ist ideology, central to which are idclls of ~lass warfare . that individuals should renew American volunteerism. Liberals argue that the majority of the population, sup How easy it was to look to bureaucracy and more pressed of course by evil capitalists, is somehow inca money as solutions to our problems. How e_asy it was for pable of managing its own'affairs without the aid.ofthe us to blame the endurance of these problems on the Religion too often ignored government federal government. This was evident in President Clinton's health-care Itis much more difficult, however, for us to personally plan, where Hillary Rodham Clinton sroke of "greedy" get involved in solving the unique problems Qf our own insurance companies and the need for the rich to pay communities. Truly, tbe poor need the love and fai~ of as part of human experience their "fair" share. their neighbors far more than a failed war against pov Fortunately, this rhetoric did not fool Americans, most erty. of whom continue to believe what· John F. Kennedy Even more important, the revitalization of conserva hy does it seem that "religion" has becOme a CHRISTOPHER LEONARD eloquently stated as president: Arising tide lifts all boats. tism parallels a resurgence of traditional values and four -letter word in our society? Why are we Liberals like to belittle the fact that Reagan took a mores. These religious conservatives, often operating, W so afraid to place our beliefs on the line and _sroo_ENT__ c_oL_VMNIST ______floundering economy and in just two years began the on the grass-roots level, have spurred this resurgence defend them? longest peacetime economic expansion in the history of more than any group. That every candidate for Congress Political correctness has seized our consciousness so These issues are critical to our happiness and our the Republic. . in November endorsed by the Christian Coalition won is · 'yigotously that we are unwilling to express our reli ability to function in the world. Psychologist Erich Liberals are also quick to denounce the Reagan mili powerful evidence of this phenomenon. . · giods faith around others for fear of offending them. Fromm said, "The question is not religion or not but tary buildup of the 1980s, but they shy away from While the secular humanists have preached their moral ·>··'r teach an after-school literature course at Paisley which kind ofreligion." He contends that we all need to admitting that at least Reagan's program was successful relativism, Americans have seen violent crime, divorce ··, .'Middle School. When I first began to look for good be devoted to something beyond ourselves and that in winning the Cold War against the Soviet Union. rates and other measures of morality worsen. While the · '·~-material for the class to read, I discovered some great religion fulfills this need. Not only have Republicans been more successful in liberals worry about children praying in the classroom, · 'litetature that makes allusions to God or contains But we sweep our religious outlook under the rug achieving their goals, their ideologies more closely most parents worry far more about their children being :·' ~aterial that deals expressly with God. when we enter the classroom. I am not a religious resemblethatofmainstreamAmerica. WhilemostAmeri exposed to guns and drugs in the schools. ·· • · But the·more I thought about having a class read this fanatic, nor do I want to solely .discuss religion when I cans want to help the poor and needy, they do not For too long, conservatives were content merely to material, the more I realized that in today's litigious enter a classroom. However, too many times I get the .appreciate the government's squandering their hard critique the policies of liberals and to defend the status · •·soci~tY I could end up in court having to defend what feeling that religion is no longer a welcome topic qnless earned money on programs that have miserably failed. quo. Finally, the conservatives have taken these cri .. ' I chOse. That would be drastic, but I worried. So, in the the class is offered by the department of religion. The I am always amazed how little government assistance tiques and turned them into a vital political ideology. ·· · entl; I decided that it only other department · · simply was not worth that comes close is the -·:the iisk of offending a I knew that I wanted to be a religion major department of philoso :·· •parent with the mate- phy, but most of what I . rial a child brought in college, and I would have thought twice read there focused on : · honte. 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Jf~ ~U tAM~S .. .. ,. i:n;r:: •• · • •·•• . . - Mag Quad · · I friday, April all aftemooM!!!!! ·· ···•·· ··•· . i tl-- • .~ STU.DENT UNI : J '~ ,. 1 . fun~ GoLD AND BLACK PERSPEcTIVEs THUISDAY, APRIL 20, 1995 9 ·~' ..¥\IDS: Hitting home on university campuses ~ 1Statistics suggest that for every person who knows he has AIDS, 100 1 m·ore have the disease and do not know it. . !Y ANDY FERGUSON AND HEATHER MACKAY estimated that a8 many as 100 people i I'DSI'IlCII\IES BorroR AND OLD GoLD iii'ID IIIAa: REPORmt could unknowingly possess the 1 disease for every one person in which : In the beginning of the 1980s, AIDS was it has been detected. It is estimates ·i b,rought into the national focus as it forced like these that people need to be ' its way into the lives of celebrities. Despite concerned about. : t the disease's severity, many people consid- "I think that college students need i> ¢ed AIDS a "gay" disease, as it struck to be as concerned as anybody else. ~:famous personalities such as Rock Hudson No one can go under the assumption •:,and Liberace. Many heterosexuals did not that 'I'm okay, so,everyone else must \!feel the disease applied to them. This is no be okay' without getting tested. If you ';!longer the case. can't safely say that about yourself, · i According to the Center for Disease how can you say that about others," : ·1Control, there are . Hooper said. · •·.·'225,155 people in the Senior ;, United States living ''I think h Catherine :. with either AIDS or t at coHege stu- Coleman, the j'HIV. Overall, 421,087 dents need to be as con- founder of A- ·,•:-adults have been WAKE, said, "It's :j;;\affected, along with cemed as anybody else. No time for the Wake F._891 children. Th~ _ one can go under the as- population to /disease, however, IS no sumption that 'I'm okay, so -wake tip and .( longer one that affects realize that there ·1:•only gay men or everyone else 'm:ist be okay' are students on ::; 'ntravenous drug users. without getting tested. If campus with ·~ . According to junior · AIDS and even 1 1Heatber Smith, the co- you can't safely say that though we're a l~>cbairwoman of Wake close knit j·t·ds Kampus Aware- about yourself, how can you .community, we're ~r. ess, the fastest- ·• · say that about others." , not immune (to it) ~ ~ wing group acquir~ . · because AIDS . ' ~I g mv is heterosexual. Lisa Hooper does not discrimi-. ~ ~. en and women. This . Cue M~U~~~ger 81 AIDS Task Fone nate. The up-and- ~ i tatistic, along with the coming group that '1 i act that in 1993, HIV is in danger is 20 ~ ',: ases involving the 13-29 year old age to 25 year-old, upper middle-class, souRCE: CDC National AIDS Oearinsflouse ! : up increased 214 percent, makes college white females, which (the university has) a i r tudents one of the most endangered lot of." addhg, "The people who are of the highest According to Coleman, North Carolina's not followed, clean needles should be useu , ' ups. Testing has been one of the key issues · risk won't come and get tested. This is only attitude has been horrible. North Carolina is at all times and sex should never be .1 According to Natascha Romeo, the . concerning AIDS under scrutiny. After going to hurt them because they will not be · second, behind Florida, in new HIV cases. unprotected. -1 'f~versity health educator, AIDS is not a June, testing in North Carolina may no treated properly and hurt others and spread The state's response has been to cut funding "Condoms with spermicide, when used : !~sease that can be categorized any longer. longer be done anonymously, but confiden- the virus." to the state's task forces. The Winston correctly, are 98 percent effective as far as :. I It's what people do, not what category you tially, which means that testing will still be Hooper said the change from anonymous Salem task forctj lost $35,000, a good ·. the information I have received. People .. ~under. If you are having sex, you need private, but n~es can no longer be . to confidential testing will be made for a portion of their budget, which they used to don't use theii} correctly, though. People do ~ o practice safer sex and be responsible for withheld from state records. In anonymous combination of reasons. One of the greatest supply medicine and counseling to patients. not read the directions concerning how to ~ e behaviors you engage in." testing, all names are withheld. The vote to reasons is that a large portion of people in Coleman started A-WAKE in response to put them on a~theJl problems occur," '~ ~mv is detected in four bodily power believe that if they cannot the state's ap~thy regarding AIDS. While Hooper said. en used incorrectly, the :• uids: semen, blood, vaginal find out who has the disease, she was-researchin~ projeCt on, AJI)S and , effectiveness r . e of condoms drops to ~ ~ · retions and breast milk. There behavior cannot be controlled. college campuses laSt summer, Coleman around 72 percent. ~ t e five modes of ttansmission: She said this comes from a fear A poll of students conducted by the Old ~xual intercourse (vaginal, anal . and panic of knowing that AIDS Gold and Blac~ showed university students ?- oral), blood transfusions, N is out of control. "I think that teaching should may not realize AIDS is as serious of an ft1g use and mother to infant and According to Hooper, the only issue as it is. Of the 200 students surveyed, , ·~astfeeding. way to combat AIDS is with start very young. By the time 67 percent did not feel AIDS was a problem 1 Although the numbers of those aggressive measures of education, I people get to college, they could on campus and 64 percent felt university ~ : 'th AIDS and mv may seem beginning in the school systems. students practiced "risky" behavior when it 1 ~h, they are in fact only a "I _think that we need to realize be at risk. People need to be more came to sexual relations. t ction of the number of people that this is a disease that anybody, open about the disease. We have At the same time, though, 66 percent of ' } o may actually have·the virus. and everybody, can get. We need those surveyed felt they were educated '· s can be attributed to many to stop being prudish about sex very bright students on this concerning AIDS. If so many students are tors, the greatest of which is and assume that teaching will campus, but when they were educated, why are so many believed to still at these numbers only reflect lead to sex," she said. "As a be practicing "risky" behavior? ose people who have been. society, we have to be responsible asked, 'Do you always use Smith said she feels students are not ted and diagnosed as positive. and part of this responsibility is condoms?' the answer was only using condoms correctly and "a lot of • e "true" numbers may be much not to keep quiet. I would like to people do not know that HN can be eater and much more frighten see us allowed to be more about 20 percent." acquired through oral sex." i g, as many will see as time aggressive when working with Natascha Romeo Romeo said the vast majority of students ses. the school systems." University health educator whom she tests are low-risk, but a lot of According to Lisa Hooper, a According to Romeo, current students are not interested in the education a e manager at the AIDS Task sex education leaves a lot to be because they don't think the disease will · rce in Winston-Salem, 294 desired. "I think that teaching discovered that Winston-Salem had only affect them. p.;ople who know they are should start very young. By the one person (task force leader Timothy While there is no way to tell what will iDfected with the disease in time people get to college, they Preston) going out to high schools to alert happen in the future concerning AIDS and ffirsyth County receive counsel could be at risk. People need to adolescents of their risk of becoming r~ !lege students, Hooper said the size. o~ the ~g and aid from the task force. be more open about the disease. infected with HIV. She decided to start a 20 to 29 vear-old age .ln'OUP that has l'fational averages indicate that by We have very bright students on group on campus that ~auld help inform the contracted HIV has been increasing over the age of 21, a person has had this campus, but when they are community about AIDS. the years and, based on what she has seen, between four and five sexual asked, 'Do you always use In contrast to the state's attitude, is likely to increase more. ~ers. Using conservative Lisa Hooper, a case manager at the AIDS Task Force condoms,' the answer was only Coleman said the university's attitude has Based on the window period, which is a estimates, Hooper said that one Center in Winston-Salem, has been iilstrurnental in dealing about 20 percent." been wonderful. ''They basically said do six to twelve-month time period in which may assume that only 150 of with residents infected with HIV. Romeo said people still feel whatever you want to do." Coleman said. AIDS cannot be detected, and the incuba tliese 294 people were promiscu- uncomfortable talking about sex President Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., who had a tion period, the five to seven years in which ' · ous before they found out that they had the decide this will be in June. Romeo said it or bringing up the issue of condoms. college friend die of AIDS, has been a great a person stiU has over 200 t-cells and a disease. looks as if the bill will be passed, as state "Women think that they will look like sluts administrative and fmancial help. IDV -positive designation, not AIDS, those Thl~ore, these l~Q. pc:op_le ma~ have health officials and other public officials are if they carry a condom with them and men Smith said,."I think that the university is who are in this 20 to 29 year-old category . to four oilier people and this in support of confidential testing. have a hard time bringing up the issue. I open-minded, although I would not call it have most likely contracted the disease nmnbii~t;is only up 19'·tl;te age ·of 2 L When a According to Smith, confidential testing think that this is why we need to start 'liberal' toward AIDS. We're allowed to shortly before, during or shortly after eOl~~~'blilS sex there is a·40 jlercent chance would not be a goodidea because people young. If someone can't talk about sex, why distribute condoms and educate freshmen, college. The more populated this category o~~~~~~th~e~1nt::ectionifoneofthe might be afraid of being identified as are they having it?" which you can't do at some schools. They becomes, the more college students are at p This leaves two or three having mv. ''I could see us running into North Carolina is a very conservative are very open-minded and thankful we're risk. DellliJI,blith thedisease who !II'e not aware future problems because if you test positive state as far as sex education goes. The word starting a group which focuses on AIDS." "AIDS is not something you can catch can nQw pass it on to any other it can ruin things like insurance. Plus, · "condom" can not be used in most high The most obvious means of protection is like the flu. It's 100 percent preventable," .;.,,,....,.,,..., they have. there's a big stigma attached," she said. schools because it promotes the idea of that of abstinence, not just from sex, but Coleman said. "We shouldn't be scared 1llil!Wu~h this d~mino effect; Hooper Romeo agreed with Smith's statement, having sex, Hooper said. also from intravenous drugs. If abstinence is because it only helps if you're smart." J 'lb011101Young For every 1,000 coUege students, estimates show that two have AIDS. Hooper said that estimates suggest that for every person known to have the IDV virus, there are 100 others who are infected and are not aware of it. Imthis crowd of 100 people, assuming that one has HIV or AIDS, there 8l't 20 other people who are infected 8Jld not aware of it. . ~--··- ••I • ..:-.. ..q " . ~ ...... ~· - Oto GoLD AND BLACK ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT • ,, .. I .. ; ...... 10 THE DEATH OF DOGMA IS 1HE BIRrH OF REALITY. -IMMANuEL KANT THURSDAY, APRIL 2o; "1995 Blues Explosion men create joyous n~~~ __atb.reakneck speeds! ' • • • ol - - --- • ' ---~. -- -- ~--- - ' i BY MICHAJU. JANSSEN. . . · fecoi'd. Songs like ''Dang" and "Ditch" But Spencer was the true star of the' . 'fui1ti:itg ru'oiiiiil fO put .f!r\ I j Ow Ow> AND BLACIC Rava!wER on the group's most recent album, show. He confidently swaggered out the drurnset and yeli,''Take of 1(.1 T: ", Orange, hint at the raw energy the on stage, grabbed the mike like a my pant leg, baby!" · • - ; The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion band is capable of unleashing but are familiar lover, and,like an incarila- He also had the distinct privile$e of ln .... · _· is living testament to the power of a unabletocommunicatethefullex:tent tion of a young Elvis, kicked off the playing the Explosion's ·trademark good groove. The raucous trio played of this power. show with, "Good evening, ladies and theremin, an unusual instru·menl de- a sold-out show and left the audience Orar!ge and Extra· Width, the gentlemen thank ya verra much. To- ·picted on the cover of Orimge. ; at Carrboro's Cat' s Cradle exhausted Explos10n'ssecondalbum,also boast night I got ta tell ya about the fabu- The theremin looked like a large Monday night with a set of brash and a fair amount of ~tudio_wizardry; in- lous, the most groovy ... bellbottoms! red wooden radio with knobs set into sensual songs that flowed into each eluding ~ocal eff~ts and electroni~s; ~llbottorns! bellbottorns!" The mu- its front and a large aerialprotruiling other at a breakneck pace. the studio recordings also boast m~ s!cexploded,andthefull-ononslaught from its innards. . · The opening act for the evening, strurnents including rnoog, sax, elec- never let up. It produced a tone which varied in Mississippi bluesrnan R. L. Burnside, tric b.assandorgan, all of which were Spencer's vocal technique was pitch depending on how fl!f (rom the was uncharacteristically satisfying for missing from this show. unique in that he sung with his upper aerial Spencer moved his hands. At an opening act Surprisingly, this mattered little. lip hanging off of the microphone a one point, Spencerleftitonat)dwalked Usually an opening act at any con What the band lacked in additional good deal of the time, only removing away from it, sending an off-ken)ulse cert is a mere formality, something to instrumentation, they made up for in it to yell "Yeah!", "Judah Bauer!" or through the distorted chaos of the be tolerated before the main attrac spirit. Guitarist Judah Bauer reeled a number of unprintable words. song. · · tion takes the stage; Burnside, an aged off jarring licks without end, occa- His delivery was also equivalent to The chemistry between the thtee guitarist who never failed to please sionally picking up a harmonica to that of a Shakespearean actor; I pity members of the Explosion coupled the crowd, was quite the opp()site. flesh out the tunes. the poor soul standing directly in front with their individual raucous cnetgy Accompanied by a young drummer Drummer Russell Simins played of Spencer whose shirt no doubt ab- and noisy spirit made the show in- , who was obviously enjoying his job his modest drumset like it was a sorbed grotesque volumes of saliva. credibly gratifying. . . [ and a guitarist whose fluff-rock-style sprawling percussion ensemble, Spencer started out relatively con- Few bands are so convincingly :. i hairdo betrayed his technical profi pounding the skins with an almost tained, butin the middle of the instru- their music, imd it's always a wcm' aer ciency, Burnside was an enthtalling frightening ferocity. ·mental "Greyhound," he went corn- to sec a group that relent1ess1y act to kick off the evening, ending His virtuosic ability formed the pletely crazy. During the vulgar and tune after tunc as if each song · The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, from left to right: Russell Simins each tune with an emphatic "Well, spine of the group's improvisational sexual "Full Grown," he squatted their last. (drums),Jon Spencer (guitar, theremin, vocals) and Judah Bauer (guitar, well, well, well, well!" approach, and his ability to change down on stage and screamed into the This is one of the few bands: harmonica, vocals). The distortion-heavy trio delivered a frantic and As for the Blues Explosion, they from one song to another at the drop 'mike with renewed vigor. should not be missed dynamic set oftunes at eat's Cradle in Carrboro Monday night, stunning were much different Jive than their of a cigarette butt only bolstered the He then ran around L'lc stage, often sweat, swagger and pomp only the crowd with sheer energy• comparatively tame incarnation on evening's frantic pacing. facing away from the c~owd, only comes across on stage. · · . Local folk music society relocates for greater vel"Satility, spa~~: I v, - .. . -- ~.. -"·"'·~~-:-;:-::-~.<:;:. Bv DAVEED GAR1ENSTEIN-Ross a term, because much of what we do is con- Thomas encouraged all those uitfamiliar For one, the new building seats 100, which music that night!s-host.Jikes.~'. . v-. ---As-;--SIST-:.-mr=-:-AR-1S:...AIIIl-:=-;o:ENTER=-:TAINMEI - • j" • • ~~ :.--;.;~~• ..;:~~· :· ~.:: • >. •• ' ~ \ • • • .~·-Anti-hero avant-rockers Pavement consistently please with cryptic Bv GRAy CRAWI'ORD He carne back to California and Kannberg with the some- break the door... " of "Trigger Cut" knows how insatiably "Range Life" is one of several songs on P'~Y~!~ PwrECTtV£S Eono• what naive attitude of "We can do it too, guys!" and singable his songs are. second album, Crooked Rain, Crooked J ,. Pavement was born. But he is also a dreamer who hides- behind a shield of extremely. general and public-friendly. W~~~f\E~e~;~~e, Pavement became one of my three favorite bands (join- Although they started out noisier and more raw, Paye- . cynicism forprotectiori: the lyric ends with "I've got a ~~!~~~:::~~b~IJ}.. l'{j~hArl1~s,fro~ .t~~ ~~t ~\T~i!Jtle · ,. ing Sebadoh and the Pixies) the summer before my senior ment has always delighted in dissonant catchiness and ·heavy coat/it's filled with rocks and sand." ·'·year of high school l realize the tirnt~·period of my life matvelous wordplay. Malkrnus' psychology is important in his connection Mulkmus has always seemed embarrassed might be responsible for my fondness, but when I first FewU.S.rockbandshavewonoverthehipmusiccritics with his listeners. His songs often describe a corporate, to wlitc catchy pop songs; he's always inc:lmlcllllfyJi¥,1sm -- heard Stephen Malkmus' cynically beautiful melodies, I asrapidlyandoverwhelmirtglyasPavement.Earlysingles hypocritical and fake world that has depressed him and and feedback to keep away the uncool, anci.•W'lleJ ::,:thought it was perfect. and demos featuring songs like"Sumrner Babe," "Trigger made him critical. "I've been down/but! can't wait/to hear concert he sarcastically bobs his head to rh",...."''~~~~ ~-,: The bands which seemed important to Pavement were Cut," and "Debris Slide" created a monstrous buzz; what those words, they're diamond sharp today," he explains in poppi ness of his melodies and choruses. ; ,. bands important to me: The Velvet Underground and followed was even more phenomenal, an album that "In the Mouth a Desert." Thus, while every song on Wowee Zowee is r;,r,rnv ':·•. Sonic Youth. From Slanted and Enchanted throug!J. matched the hype and an instant classic. Through it all he retains a sense of worth and the notion own way, the hooks aren't as addictive as nnwHlU ~ ,, . Wowee Zowee, they have failed to disappoint me. Slanted and Enchanted is truly a magical album. The that he is better than themllck around him: "Empty homes/ leases. I liken Pavement to abstract painters: you ThehistoryofPavementisthehistoryoffrontrnenS.M. music encompasses all aspects of The Velvet Under- plastic combs/stoiim rims of the aloe chrome/I've got they could write a perfect pop song if tnf:y-1/ia!ltCll..t(~}OIUt (Stephen Malkrnus) and Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg). groundsound:thefuzzyguitarsjanglelikeR.E.M.,groove style/miles and miles/so much style that it's was•.ed," he · they're bored with the style and are experimenting '11 Growi.u.gup in thesuburbanno\vhere·ofStockton, Califor- and swing like Sonic Youth. sings on "Frontwards." new sounds. · nia, Malkrnus was neither high school stud nor dork, Just as important as the music of Slanted and En- This apparent egoism combined with his varied and Indeed, Wowee Zowee contains a wide variety of . drifting through unnoticed while participating in a few chanted is the emergence of S~ephen Malkrnus' lyrics, educated VU<;ab!Jlary has moved some to label Malkrnus a from steel pedal guitar to hardcore rants ag;am:st coql BY BRIAN SMITH evergreen. Ponderosa? The climb was long deo. Interesting stuff and surprisingly, pleas OLD GOLD AND BLACK REVIEWER and steep and felt good with only the light tug antly patriotic. We saw calf roping, bronco of a day pack to offer resistance. riding, barrel riding and bull riding. No one Editor's Note: The following are journal The broad open field that surrounded the won the bull ride because no one could stay on entries from the columnist's camping trip to base of the mountain was covered with large the darn things long enough. They played Colorado in August, 1994. leafed flowers so uniform that it reminded me . country music throughout the show, and i• August 2 - Mter a night of camping of the poppy field in was obvious that the riders took pride in tht beside a lily-pad-covered lake off an Forest The Wizard Of Oz. whole deal. Service road we did a little day hiking at Good views from the Saw lots of real cowboy types-an old guy Engineer Mt., 11,800 feet. Good hike-first top; typical views of with an eyepatch and a limp and two five through alternating alpine meadows with Colorado. year-old twins in matching denim shirts, hats brown-eyed susans and then aspen groves. High peaks patched and co~boy boots. Reminds me ofAnsel Adams' Aspens, North withsnowoffinthedis Event for the day: mutton busting. Little em New Mexico, 1958. The white bark of the tance; fir trees down kids riding bareback sheep. It's great to see a aspen makes it the lightest-colored tree I have lower, wildflowers and wild-eyed lamb show no qualms about send ever seen. Only the eternally sheddinJ: grasses meeting the ing a five-year-old into the dirt. The coral riverbirch comes close. ankle. We ate dinner in Durango at a city park. lookedlikeapettingzooafteralltheyoung'uns . As the summit approaches, the trees tum to We actually attended the Durango Pro Ro- See Outdoors, Page 11 Poetry workshop encourages experimentation Bv THOMAS D- YouNG from semester to semester. Last their writing," Klepfisz said. '1 shop, which had about 20 people OLD Gow AND BLACK REVIEWER semester, the less intensive po encourage students to write their in it," Haines said. etry workshop was offered; stu own poetry-I gave them exer Assignments are varied, and By choosing the patl1 offered dents who wished to take more cises for writing in different often open to interpretation. For by a liberal arts university, a stu intensive poetry courses were modes, for example." instance, an assignment might be dent decides to continue his or her encouraged to take this class. Theinvolvementofthe student to write a poem in which the narra • education to come closer to an Poetry Workshop will be offered in the work exceeds most other tor is a famous historical figure. : elevation of the self- or so the next semester, taught by visiting classes. It is one of the few aca Another assignment might be to : story goes. This idea is alive and poet Rob,ert Hedin. demic opportunities at any insti read for the class a poem that has · : kicking in the poetry workshops Irena K.lcpfisz, a visiting pro tution where the workload is personal meaning for the student. open to all students. fessor and poet who has been based on how much of one's self "We learn to write different llpselcctive allows students to active in feminist and lesbian is put into the assignm~nt. forms of poetry like vilanelles and escape the normal structure of publishing, teaches the poetry Senior Kat Haines, amember soqnd poems," Haines said. "It • : college education and slip into workshop being offered this se of the workshop, expressed her forces you to play with your style. Pucker up • something that enhances the ex: mester titled Theory and Practice approval of the workshop pro I've dOne stuff this semester that : perience. Classroom walls dis In Verse Writing. cess. ''There are only five of us in rve never dQI'le before, and I've Harvey Kessell (freshman jim Frazier) and Laura Spivey (sophomor~j : solve and open onto the world of "I try to emphasize the process it, so we have time to presen~ learned that my stylecrui change." Aitcheson) lock lips in Tuesday's Ring Theatre production You Can-:t the imagination. ' of writing and focus on the stu something every w~. as op The workshop reached its eli • 'the Male,- directed by senior Catherine Coleman. - · Different workshops areofered dents and the issues that arise in posed to the lower-1•1 work- See Poetry, Page 11. ( ·' ;; '{. ! ------Am' . ' ' . ' . ' ' . . ', . ' . member choir will perform Francis Movies Polnec's "Gloria." with solos by music faculty TeresaRadomski. Free. ':~Ltive-Pictores: Through June 25 in Ext. 5026. The Unbetll'able I1ghtne11s Of Be· ·· . thePotterGallery at the Southeastern Don Walker: 8 p.m. Tues. at the ing: 8 p.m. tonight in Pugh. This Center for Contemporary Art. Rob Reynolda House Museum of Ameri movie deals with a young man and , ..ert·Rosenheck playfully exhibits the can Art. Guitarist Don Walker will . his relationships .with a conventional 1: .~.~sibility of public figures and play music which correlates with the ·young woman and a flirtatious artist. celebrities. $2 students, $3 adults. art from the Reynolda House collec- Stars Lena Olin. Free. ·. ;n .• · ~ .. (25-1904. tion. $3. 725-5325. . Siileen Ctmdle11: 8 p.in. Fri. in Pugh. .,.,, ., .. James Barsness: Through June 25 Sol y Canto: 8 p.m. Fri. at 418 West Molly Ringwald plays a high school .·;; .' . in the Balcony Gallery at SECCA. 4th St. This groupmixesLatinAmeri student approaching her sixteenth · Barsness creates apocalyptical draw can music with Caribbean dance and birthday. $2. ings that celebrate human folly and folkloric rhythms. Sponsored by the The Breakfast Club: 10 p.m. Fri. in .. vanity. $2 students, $3 adults. Fiddle and Bow Society. $10. Pugh. Emilio Estevez stars in this 'film aOO,ut a group of misfits who spend a Saturday at school for deten- Poetcy tion. $2. , . . Ferris BueUer's Day Ojf: 12 am. · Ziggy's: Tonight, Habitat for Hu Poetry Festival: 8 p.m. Fri. and 3:30 Sat. in Pugh. Matthew Broderick .: .. inanityBenefit,$6.Fri.,JupiterCoy- p.m. Sat. in Tribble B31.6. Fri., stars in this classic film about a ote. Sat., Big Daddy and the Annette Allen, a professor of litera- smarmy teenager who cuts school Bellheads. Tues., Jackopierce. 748- . ture at Salem College, will read from and has a series of adventures with 1064. . her works; Sat., Kathryn Stribling his girlfriend and his best friend. $2. Cat's Cradle: Through Sat., the In Byer, poet-in-residence at Western Roger and Me: 8 p.m. Sat. in Tribble '·· dependent Triangle Music Festival. Carolina University, will be featured. A-3. A documentary about the ups ·Mon., Mike Watt with Foo Fighters Free. and downs oflife in the town ofFlint, · ·and Hovercraft, $7. Tues., Leftover Michigan ~er the General Motors Salmon, $5. Wed., Jackopierce with plant closes down. Free. Caulfields, $6. (919)967-9053. Cat's Dance Hoop Dreams: Sat through Mon.; · · Cra(Ue is located in Carrboro. tiriies TBA. This critically-acclaimed Spring Concert: 8 p.m. Thurs. documentary follows two urban boys 'Music through Sat. at the Scales Fine Arts and their progress through the star -Center. The Dance Company will machine of professional basketball. perform to the music of Melissa Running_From Anna: Tonight at Sat. and Sun., $2; Mon., free. Ethridge, Elton John and Puccini, Henry and June: 8 p.m. Tues. and Ziggy's.Sat.eveningatTrinityFarms amongst others. A Jewish liturgical in Raleigh. Local acoustic rock. Wed. Uma Thurman stars in this film dance will also be performed. $6. about the married lifeofHenry Miller Spring Choral Concert: Tonight 8 Ext. 5295. p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. The37- and Anais Nin. Free. TH! i.11CROBRt\'ltRY BHR-Of·TH[.f,IOWH ClUB on to poke fun at the kind of song he's ·good as the "ba ba ba da bah" and singing to keep his typically cynical "shalalalas" of Pavement's past. Pavement edge, it shows be's maturing as a Some may criticize Malkmus and songwriter. Kannberg for Wowee Zowee' s disso From Page 10 Even though the album has a re nance and unconventionality, but so laxed and casual atmosphere, there's what? Their style is unique, relaxing still at least one hook-laden song, and pleasing to the ear; I don't know dance" is one of Malkmus' most "Kennel District." The chorus' what else you could expect from an touching lines ever, and while he goes "whooooOOOOooh" is every bit as album. Buy it. Rogers. Some incredible glacial ac Down Trail Rider towards a creek. tivity must have taken place here be The valley is incredible, surrounded O-utdoors cause north and south of the lakes partly by sheer granite peaks alternat jagged peaks rise up scraping the sky. ing with red rock ridges supporting From Page 1,0 The water is so blue it is almost green, healtli,.¥ green vegetation. We ate lunch and you can spot the trout at 100 feet. near a giant waterfall which had a Today we mainly bushwacked and good rock-skipping section. went. The Silver Spur Motel in explored. I'm not going to attempt to Up .a!lother pass, I realize that all .J.?.urapg~ .!J9!1St$. that "JQhn Wayne explain the beauty and satisfaction of the hOOng tiere is ~ither climbing or ~~~Y.~~t~~ · Students who attended the reading The merging of poets that occurred oetry werehappywiththeresults. "Itmakes at Morning Dew is a testament to the P me feel good as a student to know that nearly unique ability of the poetry poetry will continue to thrive," senior workshop to liberate the student from rrfie tJJiamoncf Specia{ist From Page 10 MeheraDennisonsaid. "Itwasgreat, the bonds of labeling. In revealing and Idrank too much coffee." their thoughts on stage, the students "It was very wonderful that the became people with minds. max on Tuesday with an open mike students in the class were so generous By becoming poets, every one of reading at the Morning Dew and Herb in provding time for others to read," the students who stepped on stage had Coffeehouse in downtown Winston- Klepfisz said. "The poetry ranged a made the great accomplishment of WINDt%0R Salem. Thirty-five people attended, lot in theme· and style. 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