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r elevant ... Johnson left the Hooscvelt lorum early By Steve Taylor Students z~ious l y solicited the can­ to hold his own press conference during Candidates lor Mayor or the City or didates' positions on the City Council's wh1ch he announced h1s support lor pollee Chicago gathered to restate their views raising or the drinkmg age to 21. Supt. James O'Grady who had come under and lend orr pointed questions !rom The most popular response among the attack lor his alleged inaction alter students came from Sccialist. Andrew INSIDE: studenta and reporters at neighboring ·reports of abuse of stop and search laws ROOIIeVelt University Thrusday. March 22. Pulley who not only favored 19 year old surfaced in the press. drinking but lashed out at all attempts to Democrat Jane Byrne, Republican legislate personal behavior. "The govern­ "Those people who have demonstrated Wallace Johnson, and Socialist Workers ment has no right to legislate individual competency in city government should not Party Candidate Andrew Pulley, each morality. Those who make the laws have be recklessly sacrificed on the altar of were given approximately ten minutes at no right to judge anyone." Pulley snarled. political expediency." he said. BULLETIN the podium to relate their fundamental " Marijuana should be decriminilized and In a particularly active dia logue Jane views before the standing-room-only legalized. Who is to say that alcohol is bet­ Byrne inadvertently announced that one of Sorority Comes crowd that unleashed a barrage of politely (er than marijuana. To do so is her first prior ities will be to urge the U.S. antagonistic questions. hypocracy." Immigration and Naturalizattion Service to Columbia Byrne, who had saluted the student pro­ Wallace Johnson. the Republican can­ to s tep up efforts to apprehend illegal test movement ol the 1980's in her opening didate won student approval lor his sup­ aliens who " take jobs from U.S. citizens in remarks was visibly perturbed by a stu­ port ol 19 year olds · right to drink legally Chicago." Students promptly posed the Pg. 2 dent query that suggested that she condon­ by drawing the familiar parallel to a 19 same question to each or the panelists who ed the brutal rlot-i:ontrol tactics employed year old's obligation to serve in the Armed offered similar replies. by Chicago Police duatic National Conven­ Forces in wartime. II one is old enough to tion under the orders of Mayor Richard J . light lor his country. he reasoned. he When asked about the role that would be Daley. should be afforded all or the lreedoms or played by independent a ldermen in her ad­ other citizens. ministration Byrne answered, by saying FOCUS " I think the law should be - should have Decriminalization or marijuana was that she seeks to develop "a working rela­ been - enforced with equal justice." she a lso supported by the Republican but lor tionship with a city council that has begun WhereTo Go stammered. " I don't think there's any reasons more practical than philosophical. to assert itsell as a legislative body. There point in going back and bringing up one in­ " Everyone pays lor their own highs and is a need lor greater particioation from all cident." Byrne further scolded the student the government should get some tax or the members or the City Council, in­ During Semester labeling the question, " provocative and ir- cluding the independent aldermen." revenue I rom il. " Johnson snorted. Break Pg.4

CLOSEUP Predictions For The 1979 National League Pg. 5

UPDATE On Craft Films and Gallery Exhibit Pg.6 Socialist Ca ndidate Andrew Pulley

f NOTICES Columbia Theatre: A Hit and Miss Pg. 7

CATCH THIS The Brink's Job, China Syndrome Pg.8

Republican Ca ndidate Wallace johnson Democrat Candidate Jane Byrne page2 Columbia Chronicle ApriiZ,Im BULLETIN Workshop bridges age gap Pick Up

By Dominic Scianna thoughts," Horton said. "Black Boy". It seemed as if the whole Horton said that the main reason older class was locked in some sort of trance, as BEOG, A workshop.designed to sharpen writing people became interested, is they feel this he rambled on from Richard Wright's skills and stimulate individual creativity presents some new dimensions in their novel. When the reading concluded, has been initiated on the community level. lifestyle. She also stated that itis a way for everyone jumped at the chance to voice Film Info. The 16 week seminar, entitled "Com­ them to pick up the pieces of their lives and what they could imagine, see, a nd smell, munications Across Generations" is find some fun in life after r etirement. as they recalled Wright's vivid narrative. Entries are now . being solicited for the receiving a positive response in Logan " It is a way of expressing themselves Pekin seemed to be overjoyed by the en­ Square. Fourth Festival of lllinois Filmmakers, through writing and recalling," she said. tire class, and they seemed to be enthrall­ Author Paul Pekin, a former Columbia sponsored by the film department. The class begins with Pekin going ed with him as well. At every recollection College instructor, wanted to start a pro­ Deadlines for entries is May I, 1979. There through a recall session, urging the heads nodded and people laughed as he ject involving the old 'and young in a will be a public showing of the best films in students to imagine things that had oc­ pursued these thoughts trying to bring out writing and telling experience. He was in the past two years. Prizes of $500 will be cured in the past week, and even many more and more. the midst of finding a location for the years ago. awarded for the two best films. For further workshop, when his soo, Ed, suggested talking to the teresting pieces of information that could grams. The idea could also be expanded to be distributed from the fifth floor in­ pastor of the church. be turned eventually into future story other arts courses as well. P ekin found the community around ideas. The writing that's found to be of good formation window the week of April 2. BEOG a ward funds have not been received Logan Square to be very active and quick­ In essence, the journal gives the writer a quality, will be submitted for publication. by the college, and Columbia will borrow ly received the full support of the church. place to log down things that painted a pic­ Hopefully, this will inspire students and He also decided on a Loop location, and ture in their minds or that s truck their at­ elicit more enthusiasm in class. money to cover the refunds. began the program there on March 15. tention for a split second. " What amazes me is the people we get at The Illinois State Scholarship Com­ mission failed to promptly notify the The program is designed to allow per­ Hazel Egeland, 68, expressed her views the Loop location are much more diverse a sons to discover the writer and storyteller grop than at Logan Square, where com­ college of its awards, delaying the re­ of the class: " It is very interesting and I funding process. in themselves and to recall experiences hope to improve and expand my writing munity involvement brings these people to and thoughts, along with meeting new abilities. I'm a secretary and do an awful the workshop," Horton commented. friends of many ages and backgrounds. "Communication Across Generations" Ceramic works by Harris Deller and lot of writing so the experience of the ceramic murals by George Mason will be Aimee Horton, who also helped plan the whole class will be beneficial to me." is sponsored by the Illinois Huma nities program, works for the Continuing Educa­ Council and Columbia College, and is free exhibited at the Columbia Gallery of A much younger student, Cynthia Columbia College, beginning Fri., Apr. 20. tion Department at Columbia, and felt that Sarkiss added, " I've always been to the public. this class would benefit different age The Loop workshop is located at 5 South The exhibit will run through June 2. Works somewhat interested in writing a nd wan­ by Deller will run through May 30. groups by bridging society's age gap. ted to sharpen my skills. The "Cross Wabash at the Citizens Information Ser­ A reception will be held open to the "I've been inter~ted in the problem of Generations" interests me. a nd the many vice, Room 1405 on Thursday evenings. public from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m., Apr. 20. bridging the age gap, and in this class. we stories, ideas and memories fascinate The Logan Square workshop is held at St. are trying to get the young and old me." Luke's Lutheran Church, 2648 N. Fran­ CONCERT LISTINGS together to share their experiences and Pekin read a passage from the book cisco on Saturday afternoons. April showers bring May concerts to the Chicago area. A few shows this month lead the way for a flood of artists into the city Sorority combats image problems · later on this spring. April 3 - Phoebe Snow appears at Northwestern's Pick.Staiger Auditorium By O.ristine A. Verstraete acceptance. We're trying to get a wide Sigma." in Evanston. variety of people involved in Delta Zeta ··we stress education in the sorority." Movies such as " Animal House" and April e - DJe hard rockin • SO's style said Second Supreme, Robyn Jacks. power of Robert Gordon comes to the Park television shows such as "Delta House" "They Hhe pledgees 1 will have to report and "Brothers and Sisters" show the West. Brian Ferry appears with the Sororities? for s tudy periods. organized Roxy Music at the Uptown. America n public's increasing interest in Three students of the eight original ap­ fraternities and sororities. By Ja nnle Jefferson April10- Folkie Dan Fogelberg warms Q : Would yru like fraternities and plicants are pledged to the sorority. To up the Auditorium Theatre. In fact, statistics show an ever increas­ quality, the students must have a grade ing number of students have been going sororities at Columbia College? April 13 - This Friday the 13th may be a A: " I don't think there should be any. point average of 2.5 and be in at least their lucky one for fans or the Tubes. This the Greek system since the end of the Viet sophomore year in school. Nam war. They encourage cliques. They are not good outrageous band stakes out the palatial for anything." Tracey Roberts There is an initiation fee of $15, monthly Uptown. Delta Zeta Sigma sorority is bringing dues. and a pledge fee of $135 which may this trend to the campus. A: "I think every college should have April 14/ 15 - Rock gently with England them. I would like to see them here. I think be raised by fundraising efforts of the Dan and John Ford Coley at the Park Delta Zeta Sigma was first founded in it would be good for the school." Terry pledge's choice. The funds will be used for West. 1977 at Bradley University in Peoria, special trips, parties, and for charity dona­ Illinois . Two of the founding members, Rivers Aprill7/ 18 - Big band sound at the Park A. "They're ok. We need something at tions. RoxiaMe Cooley and Robyn Jacks have West with Count Basie and Eartha Kilt. Columbia. It would be a nice experience Delta Zeta Sigma is also planning to since transferred from Bradley and are for those who have never pledged." Wanda s tart a special scholarship fund of at least now attending Columbia College. They will $75 which will be awarded to a student who both receive their Bachelors Degrees this Hagrave A. "It would be all right. I would join. I has achieved a grade point average of 3.0 Note to Grads year. or higher. The scholarship tentatively will When the founding members considered think it would be good. Although I don't think Columbia has the right atmosphere be awarded after the first semester of each establishing a sorority here last semester, year. By Sarah Howard it seemed that the " Animal House" for it. On a college where students live on campus it would work better." Phylles They are also planning a fashion show animosity was still much in evidence. Van· which they hope will be the first of many This year's graduation will be held at the dalism of posters and the negative grafitti Dudeck A. " I don't think it would interest many events that will involve students in various Prudential Plaza on June 1, at 8:00p.m. An on them were only some of the problems evaluation or prospective graduates' students at Columbia. Most of the s tudents majors. the sorority encountered. credit standing will be mailed during the just go to classes and leave to go home or "We want to involve the majority of first week of ApriL But National Trustee Roxianne Cooley work and that's it. They are too busy w1th students who are involved in com­ insists that Delta Zeta Sigma's goals are to their own lives." Youlanda Vera munications to help us," Cooley said. " We To be eligible for graduation, students prove that there is more to a sorority than A "It would be a good idea if they would want to involve the total assets of Colum­ must have completed a total of 124 hours. just pranks and fun and games. foU~w through with it. Uke most things at bia into our production as much as Between 36 and 42 hours must be in their " I find that there really isn't a lot to do in this school, they start out with a lot of possible. major area of concentration according to regards to socializing with your energy but after a while, the enthusJasm Further information can be obtained by individual department requirements. classmates," Cooley said. " The success of dies down. It might help to bring people calling Roxianne at 327-9867, or Robyn at Students who haven't applied for the organi1.ation will depend on its student together." Veronica Williams 846-3762. graduation can still apply now. Those who are short of their required hours, will be able to add up to ten credit hours In sum· mer school and participate in the com· Music is life for writing secretary_ mencement. They will then receive their diploma after the credits are earned. students and staff. by ltuhert Grogory mosphere." According to Terry Sullivan, director ol Columbia agn-es with her In other ways Personal rapport with people, however, records and registration: " This year ap­ " Music iK my life," Hays Cherie Pleau, bCHide the purely atm011pheric, for her is the aspect of working as o college proximutt>ly 225 graduates are expected to writing department ~~ecrcta ry . She further w::IO tn 6::10 working hours are especially secretary that she finds most rewording. ultcnd. and their families and friends are dCHCriiJefl herKelf saying, " l 'm the earth convenient tn her classCH and practice " I think o lot of students arc up against it," welcome to the celebration." m11ther a round here." 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Editor Almost ail are hands on, technically Columbia Chronicle oriented and practical programs of study. GIVE" HERA Columbia College P rofessional level equipment a nd facilities REST, BOY5. This letter is in response to the Update are available to students. There are very Dl5iiME article by Margaret Daley which appeared few universities in the country that offer a in the March 19th issue of the chronicle. more practical a nd professional level or iT'S GONNA Inarticulate, irresponsible and training. In fact we are known for. our BE EASY/( erroneous, the cornerstone of poor jour­ vocational emphasis. nalism. Columbia College is an excellent place to The article about Jack Sell, a former TV study the visual and media arts. A student student, current part-time TV Instructor majoring in any of the disciplines should and self acclaimed filmmaker is ex­ plan a well rounded program of study. Ail tremely misleading. departments have excellent faciiJties and Sell deserves credit for his en­ instruction. Foundation courses are trepreneurship. He seems an enterprising available in ail areas or s tudy and stu­ individual. Certainly his successes are dents would be wise to avail themselves of wortt.: chronicaling. r elated subjects. What is irresponsible is the journalist Finally, ail the departments or the quoting Sell's erroneous and unqualified college should:cooperate so that students opiniuns about the film department. Sell is receive a well rounded education. There is not qualified in any way to criticize the no room for negative and unfounded film department. As a student he took criticism. We a re one college, with one three courses in film, the most technical of purpose. which, he did poorly in. He never took any EDITORIAL· of our myriad of technically oriented foun­ Sincerely, dation subjects! James R. Martin A word about film department courses. Instructor Making it work: Three choices

In Jane Byrne, Wallace Johnson, and ter was simply a n exaggerated form of the Andrew Pulley Chicago is afforded a rare same madness many have had to endure Dear Editor: writing courses are excellent, but the opportunity to actually choose who will run for years. The people knew this and made For the sake of his investors, I hope that technical sides must be taught too. It's their city. As a rare bonus we have also sure that the soon to be unemployed mayor TV Dept instructor Jack Sell's film isn't as reality.·· Well, thanks for the tip, Jack. Not had our city council awakened from a som­ was awareaswell. inane as it sounds in Margaret Daley's ar­ surprisingly, it turns out that editing and nambulic trance that has immobilized Chicago does not work. It hasn't for ticle, "Monsters, Money Spell Success for screenwriting are almost the only coursl!s them since the first years of Richard J . some time. There are those who will argue Grad. ·• On the contrary,· it seems that he ever took, and one of those he did poorly Daley, the patronage saint of Chicago. that it is not as inefficient as Cleveland or monsters, money and dedicated self­ a t. Try telling the students on the 8th floor For decades the council has exerted it­ New York, but somewhere in Bombay publicity mean success toMs Daley. that they lack technique, Mr. Sell: you self only to nod in agreement when the there is a politician who is satisfied with Why do so many Columbia newspaper won "t make it to the fire escape. mayor needed a consenting opinion. The his city because it is not as bad as Calcut­ ,articJes gush with uncritical admiration? Mr. Sell is free to talk up whatever feat that recalcitrant Democrat Jane ta. There is no need for panic in Chicago, Does the newspaper•s starr really think Image he can o( himselr, and no doubt Byrne or worse a Republican would oc­ Columbia needs such a diet of dizzying there will be a starry-eyed Chronicler cupy the mayor's office, jolted the alder­ but whomever is elected mayor has a uplift stories? Why is there so much there to write it all down as gospel. But he men into a frenzied state of activity strong mandate from the people to initiate blatant PR and so little independent may not imply that the Film Department designed to restore the power that was change. Michael Bilandic will be the for­ inquiry? Don't the C.C. people have minds fails its students. The facts tell a different theirs all along but remained dormant un­ mer mayor of Chicago because of his of their own, or are they afraid to form in­ story: of 22 projects a pplying for Weisman der Daley and Michael Bilandic. failure to respond to the needs. dependent opinions and report con­ funding, all but 4 came from film students. The triumverate of mayoral hopefuls Each or the three candidates have troversy? The Columbia Chronicle could Obviously in this highly technical medium, are also a refreshing change from the pledged to revamp those segments of City be a real newspaper if it chose: it could there is a great deal of activity and norm . Tangible issues are being debated government that have been deemed seek out the problems and paradoxes of its dedication. During the recent ac­ for the firs t time in recent memory. Gasps inadequate. Byrne has vowed to overhaul constituency and be a forum, a n in­ creditation fact-gathering, the school of crooked machine dealings have the Democratic machine and make it work termediary between the student body and found that something like HALF the film diminished to a whimper. Instead, the can­ for the people. Johnson has proposed a the school staff. department graduates fi nd employment in didates are arguing about taxes, real single metropolitan government to more Instead it goes for what is easiest, and their field of study. A look around the estate ordinances, schools and govern­ economically administer Cook County seeks out the self-promoters. The Sell ar­ younger professional filmmakers in mental re-organization. buisiness. Andrew Pulley has endorsed ticle is really a sell that Colum­ The two are inextricably interlocked, and c ut choice in the April3 general election. bia has ever given. But this shouldn't lead that's the way we teach it, as hundreds of him into knocking the Film Dept, people who have taken our program will especially when he plainly knows nothing testify. a bout it. '"The film department is fine for Sincerely, creative purposes. The editing and screen- Michael Rabiger, Film Faculty Columbia Chronicle Ed i tor -in-ehi~f ...... Stephen Taylor Associate Ed1~or ...... Chnstme A. Verstraete : Adver tJsmg Manager...... Vivian Ca rter Editor's reply: If we are neglecting our critical respon­ Adverti~ing Staff...... Alan Bean, Sarah Howard Some film department faculty members sibility, how can it be that we have printed Arts Ed1tor ...... • ...... Mike Levin in their infinite wisdom and perspicacity articles unfavorable to The Illinois State Photo.!fraf,hers ...... Geoff Sheerer, Rene Hansen have seen fit to take the Chronicle to task Schola rship Commission, and another in for printing an opinion that varies from which an instructor accilsed students of a ~~~~hr~ ~~-· .· .·::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -~~~CJc~~g~:; their own. dangerous and misguided apathy about Reporters ...... •...... R~6~aAa!~ : their own histories. Jack Sell's comments on what he per­ Sandra Crockett, ceived to be deficiencies in the film depart­ There is nothing dizzyingly uplifting Margaret L. Daley, ment were one man's opinion not as was about these stories, Mr. Rabiger. Robert Gregory, suggested; the gospel according to the Rene Hansen, What we find more upsetting to our Dorothy Horton, Chronicle. The accomplishments of equilibrium are pompous statements that DiniJames, Columbia students and faculty are imply that one does not have the privilege J annieJefferson, newsworthy and the ideas of successful to express a negative viewpoint without a Pamela Kaden, people are met with great interest, but P hilonise Keithley, predetermined amount of experience in Dominic Scianna. they are only opinions and should be the field in question. Yvonnie Stogerd viewed as such. The Chronicle merely Deborah War •reported what was said by an individual. Using that simeon brand of logic one Contributors ...... •.• . • ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ~~~:~'Lllf~ : Ther e was no statement of endorsement or could easily ask, how much journalism Ja mes Klekowski, denial, nor was such a statement have you gentlemen had? But we assume Jim Letrich necessary. that you are intellectual and that you have, We believe that the accusations of Mr. through your life experience come to Marii)r;~e~~~~~ Rabiger and Mr. Martin are laden with acquire a. basic understa nding of the in­ Fac~lty Advisor ...... Jacki Lyden presumption and lacking in substance. stitution. All we ask is that you extend the Des1gn Consultant...... John Hausler Mr. Rabiger believes that we view same courtesy to your students and fellow The COLUMBIA CHRONICLE is the student newspaper of Columbia College. The op1mons expressed are those of the editorial staff members and do not necessarily Columbia with less than a discerning eye. faculty members. reflect the views of Columbia College. I Why then was s tudent dissatisfaction with The Columbia Chronicle will not be a Conll!ct the COLUMBIA CHRONICLE editorial office at 600 S. Michigan, Room I the Star Series reported in ·the March 9 forum for petty interdepartment bickecing 702. Ch1cago, 60605 ; or c;ll1 66:!-1600, ~:xt. 471...... issue? and quarrelsome one-upshmanship. page4 Columbia Chronicle April 2,1979 FOCU~ Statistics cite rise of W'orking students by Margaret Daley show nearly all (92 per cent> of the studen- dependence" and the "extra money" it were sent out on a job interview. It used to be when Roxianne Cooley got ts at Columbia who work are degree ca n- provides. Whi le there's been an improvement in into a backgammon game in the 7th floor didates. Half of them are single, ap- Others, like 20-year-old Arthur Pal- caliber. the number of students applying lunge she played to win. She had to. Her proximately half of them are white, while terson, a part-time usher at the Water- for skilled jobs has dropped off. According bus fare home was often at stake. a little over one third are black. According tower Theaters and the oldest of eight to Ruprecht, students are intimidated by That was last year when Cooley had just to sex, the figures are evenly divided. children, sometimes use their jobs to help having to register for placement despite moved up to Chicago from Peoria to begin Powell, who says the study was done to out the family. " available help from the academic coun­ her first semester at Columbia a nd money facilitate the structuring of the co-op and And what about the 1000 or so students at selors in putting together a resume. Also, was tight. Today, besides carrying 17 job placement programs around the Columbia who don't work. J ust because fewer employers are calling with jobs, credit hours, the 21-year-old senior spends students' needs, points out that 48 per cent they're not employed doesn't mean they're perhaps because they're not aware of the 25 to 30 hours a week as a late night clerk- of the working students are in their first not looking. Amy Ruprecht, ad, new service. typist for an insurance company, and oc- semester at Columbia. This figure, com· ministrative assistant in the Placement Job soliciting consists of putting notices casionally babysits to help cover her rent. bined with statistics that show less than Office on the fifth floor says since Januar:r in the Reader and the Chicago Journal, but Though she does receive financial aid, nine per cent of the students who work are I a total of 628 students have come in tc the Placement Office has no idea how ef­ Cooley must still pay about $300 for tuition 18 years old, suggests to Powell students inquire about jobs. Ruprecht says ar fective the notices are since they don 't and books each semester. Says Cooley, "I are entering Columbia at an older age and average of IS students a day come into thE inquire from new employers how they don't have anybody up here to support me. often. instead of leaving a job to study, offi ce. with heavier traffic at the beginning found out about Columbia'sservice. I'm on my own." manage to find time to do both. of each semester and in the spring just It seems not much job counseling is Twenty-four year old art student, Vic After working registra tion for the Spring before graduation. done. either. " It's an anon,.mous system," Fuentes, lives with his parents. He attends '79 semester, academic counselor, Jim The Placement Office, begun in 1976 to says Ruprecht. "Students come in and look Columbia full time and puts in about 20 Strategakis, would probably agree with assist students and alumni seeking both at. the books and then leave." Apparently, hours a week as a zipper maker. a job he's Powell's conclusions. part and full time employment, keeps unless they make further inquiries, held for the past eight years. "An awful lot of the students I talked tc listings of available positions in skilled and students are left to their own devices. "My parents don't want me to work," had jobs. Many of them were working fu V unskilled jobs. The Cooperative Education Program, Fuentes explains. " But I want to be time. Their jobs are extremely importam While the majority of students who come which shares space with the Placement Of­ responsible for my own future." to them. Often a conflict arose in trying tc into the office are hoping to find work in a !'ice. provides some students with the op-· Cooley and Fuentes are just two of the schedule their classes. I tried to help tht. professional field, 80 per cent of the portunity to earn credits as well as money 3,467,000 college students who. according students assess which was more important: listings are for unskilled positions. This while gaining important experience on a totheBureauofLaborStatistics, were em- in the short-term a nd the long-term, theit· creates, as Ruprecht describes it, a job career-related. This semester, a total ployed in 1978. Closer to home, they join job or their education." "discouraging" situation for the job- of 54 students are participating in the approximately 2,000 other Columbia Though Powell's study does not get into seekers. program, twice as many as in the fall of students <70 per cent of the total the personality of the working student. Since the Placement Office, to date, has '78. enrollment) who spend at least 18 hours a Strategakis believes there's often a dif- not kept track, there's no way of knowing Powell, who's been with the program week on the job. ference between students who work and 'the number of students who follow up on since December, believes better publicity Admittedly, the phenomenon of the those that don 't. "I found working students job leads, or the number of those who find and support from the faculty and ad- working student is nothing new. As long as to· be genera lly more responsible. They work through the placement service. ministration, especially the Public there's been tuition to pay and other seem to think more clearly. They're more However. Ruprecht says there's a project Relations department, have been the mouths in the family aggressive. They're able to better assess underway to contact all the employers primary factors in the program's growth. ~o feed , students have struggled to juggle their priorities and then go after what they who've placed ads through Columbia to "Also ... she adds, "we've gained a good their time between classes and a paying want." see if anystudents have been hired. reputation from the working students job. Karen Ralph, a 22-year-old junior from Concerning skilled job_s. the Placement themselves." But there is some evidence, at least Brookfield, is a good example of what Office, under its coordinator. Darlene Nearly all the co-op jobs are part time. localJ y, that the number of working Strategakis is talking about. A full time Hayes. last Novem~r initiated a system Those that payprovideanaveragesalryof students is steadily on the rise. Nor- student in Columbia's Radio Department. called "Placement Listing." By filing a $3.20an hour. theastern University discovered, through Ralph holds down a 30 hour a week job at registration pack Cincluding an ap- Landing a job that pays enough and fits a survey conducted last year, in the past the Suburban Trib in Hinsda le. As she sits plication. five resumes. a cover letter, two your schedule can be a frustrating and ten years the school's part-time in the student lounge putting together the letters of recommendation. transcripts. time-consuming ordeal, no matter how you enrollment at the undergraduate level has spring sports schedule for the Trib, Ralph and a representative sample of one's work, go about it. doubled. reaching 38.4 per cent of the total admits "There's pressure sometimes to available on request> any student can use student population in 1978. Bruce Bullis. squeeze everything in. School suffers a lit- the placement service for up to four moo­ Minnie · Taylor, who stopped into the Director of the Office of Institutional tie bit. But you have to have a plan of ac- ths or one semester, after which time a Placement Office while I was there, used Studies that was responsible for the sur· lion. Like they say. if you want something phone call to the Placement Office would to check ads in the daily papers but doesn't vey, says 80 per cent of Northeastern's un- done. ask a busy person to do it." reactivate his file. do that much anymore because " the ads dergraduates are employed compa red to Surprisingly. Powell's study reveals the The placement listing grew out of lrad vou 'on." After looking through the 37 about65 to70per centin 1973. greatest percentage <28.4> of working dissatisfaction a mong prospective em- part -'time jobs currently listed in the un­ Marie Powell Coordinator for Colum- students come from families with incomes ployers over the caliber of students from skilled folder, Taylor spoke briefly with bia's Co-operative Education Program, of $18,000 or more. Like Ralph. who lives Columbia applying for skilled jobs. It was Huprecht and turned to go. I asked her if recently completed a profile study of the with her parents and does not have to pay thought by having a file on anyone in­ sbe had any luck. In a 'soft, almost working student. Her results, based in part her tuition, many students I spoke with do terested in a skilled position. the office resigned voice. she answered, " No, but I'll on data collected from the Records Offi ce, not have to work, but choose to for the "in- could pre-screen applicants before thev be back next month." Spring recess: Take a flying break B~Sandra Crockett atmoophere or the Disneyland experience, slender . brown finger at you . Prices range ti hotels which escalate in price according Are you sta ng to get the mtd-semester or the sea and a nimal a ttractions of San from $89 for two nights and double oc­ to the quality of service. blues• Is homework getting you down, Diego. cupancy at an economy hotel plus air fare. And for the adventurer in all of us, while your reading material is piling up? Or stay two nights at all three locations ~'or $298 you can spend seven nights at a Charter Travel Corporation can send you You say you could use a break, a little for a well-rounded Ca lifornia vacation. better hotel. and this price includes air off to bask in the sun on Spain's Riviera for fresh · air, some sunshine and 80 degree The cost for the six nights is $200 and in ­ fare . $399. This is for one week in the Costa del temperatures? cludes use of an automobile. A fling in Hawaii is somewhat more Sol, and includes round-trip air tran­ Take heart, winter-weary students, for If you can't figure a way to squeeze $293 expensive. United Airlines and Duncan sporation. Prices are per person. based on· spring is fast approaching. And along with from your budget, United Airlines along Tours have five-day vacations starting at double occupancy. All taxes are included. the blossoming oods and the chirping with Western International Hotels can $504. including air fare. They have a choice Bookings must be made well in a dvance. sparrows comes a nother wondrous spring offer you three days and ttwo nights> of event: semester break. vacation in Los Angeles for a mere $78. It's the time to lake a sabhatical from This does not include the usc of a car and ~ Beef Chop Suey the routine of school. If you are one of the there must be two to a room, so bring a lucky ones, with money and no job com­ close friend . What is included is a free tour ~MAY Egg Foo Young mitments for a week, you might consider of Universal Movie Studios or N .B.C. 1 1 Fried Rice 2.50 taking off to find your place in the sun. Studios. Flights must be booked at least Florida has always been a great retreat one month in a dvWJce. WAH for vacationing stu c.km ts. f~a~tem Airlines If fun in the sun does not cntk-c you as 539So. Wabash Chicken Chop Suey offers an economical package that com· much as the sound of a slot machine hitting H hines a irfare, hotel accommodations and the jackpot, Las Vegas is the place for you. Finest Cantonese Food Egg Foo Young the use of a rented car. For $t:12 you and Something new from T.W.A. is the Fried Rice 2.50 three of your friends can frol ic for thn'C "Chicago Spcc~ll" which means you may Open 11 A.M.-9:30P.M. days in F'ort I.audcrda le, Miami or fly to the land of !(littering gold fm· $!1!1 Orlando with an Alamo rent-a-car at your rtJUnd -trip on Tuesdays or WL'cj! for more'' JICr person for two nights at the Desert Inn. Fried Rice 2.50 ~:astern wi ll let you stay for seven nighl~ If you don't want to risk Uw cconmny 922-1922 f<1r the maximum price of$21!7. package at Sam's Town Hotel and cunnot If the cwmal, luid-IJUck style of ufford ·the J:lcset1. Inn, Urcrc arc medium CHINESE LUNCHEONS . California is ITIIKC to your liking, Con­ prices ut different plucex . ClwoKO Ure one Includes Soup of Shrimp Subgum tinental Airlines will get ytJU then' nicely. Uw t fits y1JUr hudl(cl and your· lifestyle. '/'wl>'to-four people must stay a minimum Now for Ut tJHc of you who rcu lly like to the day, Tea. Egg Foo Young tl two days and u maximum of Ht:vcn . llv" and carr ufford to do so In style, Nasxuu & Almond Cookie Fried Rice 2.50 OJ<)tiHC from the sw lngl ng I JJS AngciCH In Urc l!uharnus IH beckoning her long, April2,1979 Columbia Chronicle pages CLOS"€-UP

The chase is on for '79 pennant; Who's on first?

By Stephen Taylor personnel could open the door for the Cubs or the young Montreal Expos. Opening day of the baseball season is to After ten years in the NL, 1979 will be the Chicago what the return of the swallows Expos' first season above .500 and their represents to the residents of San Juan first taste of a steamy September pennant Capistrano. It is a blissful day, steeped in race. Outfielders Warren Cromartie, An­ tradition . that is a harbinger of many dre Dawson and Ellis Valentine could be warm, lazy summer days that will follow an All-Star group for years to come. But soon. for now a n oddly constructed pitching staff Each new sea son , tavern made up of misfi ts and youngsters will prognosticators and living room tal­ keep the Expos and Polyanna manager ent scouts convene at the ballpark to swap Chuck Tanner's Pittsburgh Pirates in a memories of diamond warriors of long constant joust for third place. ago. Many will not return for another year. The 'Bucs should be in the running for Most a re truant from home, jobs or school . first place but the league's most inept de­ In the venerable stands of Wrigley Field fense and a predictable assortment of also­ on April 7 there will be more than 35,000 rans on the mound will negate the people guzzling gloriously overpriced beer superhuman efforts of outfielder Dave from paper cups, munching hot dogs, and Parker, first baseman Willie Stargell and thrusting scorecards into the faces of their pitchers Kent Tekulve, Don Robinson and heroes in hopes of getting an autograph. Ber t Blyleven. Not even the batboys are immune from St. Louis will keep The New York Mets in this baseball ritual. last place on the strong arms of pitchers South side baseball fa natics will repeat John Denney and Bob Forsch. There is no this strange almost religious ceremony on such quality in the Mets' pitching bat­ April 10 at the ancient cathedral called Bill Buckner, Ri ck Reusc hel, talion, and at other positions only Steve Comiskey Park. The throng here will be Henderson and Willie Montanez play at or distinctly more south side. Fewer teen­ Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs above their potential. aged girls will squeal at the drop of a fly Tommy LaSorda's Los Angeles Dodgers ball but more comatose 30 year olds will be will repeat as Western Division Champs plucked from the seats, stuffed into am­ because their chief rival, the Cincinnati broken hand. In return the Phillies ob­ at 32. he is still young enough to come back bulances, and taken to hospitals until the Reds are in a state of decay and San Fran­ tained All-Star second baseman Manny if the desire is there. effects of 25 beers has worn off. cisco and San Diego have an overabun­ Trillo. catcher Dave Rader and outfielder Cub pitching will be acceptable in 1979 The contest itself will feature the dance of youth to threaten immediately. Greg Gross. - but depth will be a constant source of con­ Chicago White Sox against the Toronto Don Sutton, Rick Rhoden, Andy Messer­ Blue Jays. Statistically this promises to be Only Trillo will play regularly in sternation for manager Herman Franks. Pb.iladelphia but all three ex-Phils will Rick Reuschel is of 20 caliber when smith. Doug Rau and either Pete Broberg like a bullfight staged with hamsters; the are better than average starters, though start, and flourish within the cozy ivy healthy and Mike Krukow and Lynn bout will be in earnest but the weakness of the defection of Tommy John to the New the combatants will detract from the spec­ covered walls of Wrigley Field. Martin is McGlothen will be steady if not brilliant capable of hitting 20 home runs in the tiny starters. Dennis Lamp, slated for duty as York Yankees will be felt. tacle. Whether or not these fellows get ade­ ballpark. Foote will be valuable if he can the fourth starter will probably do so with In Chicago, this year, enthusiasm will quate bullpen help depends on the condi­ have to suUice until the Cubs and Sox can simply throw runners out with some the Cubs minor league affiliate in Wichita, successfully develop enough talent to' degree of regularity and hit between .260 Kansas. He was shelled in s pring training tion of Terry Forster's left arm. Off-season bring a World Series to our town. and .270. after a 7-15 record in 1978. surgery is expected to curtail his early­ The pennant races in 1979 figure to be A healthy Ted Sizemore, has a In the bullpen Bruce Sutter, Willie season activity thus increasing the burden rather predictable. Leading baseball 's reputation as the prototypical second Henandez, and Donnie Moore are an ef· on knuckleball specialist Charlie Hough, four divisions will be the same four teams place hitter. He is a contact swinger who fective threesome but Ken Holtzman, who Bob Welch and Bobby Castillo. that have won each of the last two years. lhits and runs and flawlessly executes has run hot and cold in his bid for a It is assumed that superb hitting and Chicago will be better represented in the ·bunts and the hit and run. With he and starting assignment could join the trio as a defense will come from outfielders Dusty standings in 1979 than in past years. Year team batting leader Bill Buckner batting long reliefer. Baker, Rick Monday, Reggie Smith, Ron after year the Phillies successfully out­ :behind speedy leadoff man Ivan De J esus The Cubs will not top the Phillies in the Cey, Bill Russell, Dave Lopes and distance their opposition in the National the Cub batting order has many options. NL east but they will come close and Steve Garvey in the infield. Either Joe League East only to find creative ways to :They can steal, hit and run or wait for perhaps force the Phillies to re-evaluate Fergurson or Steve Yeager will provide lose in the playoffs. This time around they prize cleanup hitter Dave Kingman to br­ their overall picture. excellent catching. Cincinnati 's main obstacle to catching will be hard pres~ed to win the division by ing them home with one swing of his In spite of a superstar starting lineup, - a Modified Cub ballclub that ironically has highly-paid bat. the Dodgers is their pitching. Tom Seaver the Phillies have sprung several leaks in and Bill Bonham are questionable as been improved through the courtesy of If right fielder Bobby Murcer is not their dike and are running out of fingers starters because of age and injuiries, Phillie General Manager Paul Owens. maimed by a fly ball, or skulled by a line with which to patch it. In order to insure Owens sent Chicago Jerry Martin, a drive, the Cubs can boast a thoroughly respectively. Tom Hume, Mike La Cross, themselves at second base they dealt vir­ Paul Moskau, and Manny Sarmiento are good hitting spare outfielder with excellent potent hneup. Murcer's defensive misad­ tually their entire bench. To prove their young and have been only marginally ef­ speed, Barry Foote a catcher and Ted ventures have become almost legendary pitching, they shipped valuable utility Sizemore, who was hampered in 1978 by a and his hitting dipped sharply in 1978, but fective in limited major league duty. player Richie Hebner to the New York Pedro Borbon, Doug Bair and Dave Mets for Nino Espinosa, a skilled but un­ Tomlin are over worked in the bullpen. successful right handed hurler. Hitting and defense are no problem, with OUR 80th YEAR On the mound, there is depth un­ Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey fortunately it is all in the form of senior and George Foster still around. But there citizens. Only Espinosa, Randy Lerch, is no depth as utility man Ray Knight has CENTRAL CAmERA Larry Christensen and Warren Brusstar been forced into Pete Rose's vacated third are under 30 year of age. Steve Carlton, the base spot. Other reserves are woefully dean of the Philly pitchers, is coming off of inadequate. a dissatisfying 1978 season. The bullpen of San Francisco ·.viii finish a strong third Tug McGraw, Brusstar, and Ron Reed on the arms of Vida Blue, Bob Knepper, once again will earn its pay as none of the John Montefusco, Ed Halicki and Gary starters can be expected to finish up con­ Lavelle. one of the game's most skilled sistently because of early season injuries. pitching staffs. A lack of power and a pro­ The Phillies will be propelled by high­ li feration of weak bats at several positions energy hitters like Greg_Luzinski, Mike :-vi lllimit their rise to third place. Schmidt, and $3.2 million import Pete A youthful San Diego Ballclub will finish Hose. Defensive wizards like Trillo and fourth. fo llowed by an even younger Larry Bowa wi ll make the pitchers all the llouston outfit and hopeless Atlanta more effective. Braves. On these strengths, the Phillies will cap· NEXT ISSUE: THE AMER ICAN lure the NL East but injuries to front line LEAGUE

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McCurdy devised the outline An 80-year-old man from Appalachia shape for his cellos from comparisons of creates rough hewn furniture; a Korean the plates of 12 cellos by such craftsmen as potter constructs monumental sized Amati, Stradivarius, Guarner and others. vessels for storage of pickled vegetables; Although it is his own design, the shape is and an English cratftsman transforms a within es tablished traditions of the 250-year-old spruce into a cello. These masters. craftsmen and others are featured in films The precise pitch and volume is achiev­ selected by the New York State Craft­ ed with the help of mathematicians and smen, Inc. for the Third International physicists and the detailed contours are Craft Film Festival. Columbia College plotted on the back plates with tracing presented these films as part of its Ethnic paper. Even a single shaving can make the and American Folk Arts Project during difference in the way the strings will res­ the last two weeks of March. pond. ·· we've had a good response from The wood is then sanded and shaped. classes at Barat College, Ray Vogue Art McCurdy says it is most difficult to bend School and several classes here," said the wood from its natural shape. He relies Susann Craig, Director of the Folk Arts heavily on his skills as a cabinet maker to Program. " We regret that no one from the help in the process. After the body is finish­ film department, students or faculty came ed, the wood is varnished in a dust free to see them. Many of them are award win­ room. Each coat of varnish takes four days ning films." to dry. According to McCurdy, " Making a Each culture dictates the conditions cello to a craftsman is like a journey into under which the craftsmen work and the the unknown." objects they create. "Making a Cello," by While the film was very interesting, it Roger Hill, focuses on the European was highly technical. The average person master craftsman Alec McCurdy as he would probably feel lost, but it would hold creates a precise musical instrument. In the woodworker or musician s pellbound. the 40 minute film , you see the complex, One question that comes to mind while year-long process from when McCurdy watching the film is whether the crafts selects a tree high in the Jura Mountains of warrant the amount of time, energy and Switzerland, to when the instrument is money? It is obvious since the craftsmen played. think so. For example, the Korean Folk photo by M Pickerong The process starts with a 25~year-o l d potters who work from 5 a .m. to 6 p.m. on chocolate, as well as the drying, glazing ing would benefit from them. They were spruce tree. The trees are chosen from their craft have developed a high degree of and firing procedures. The firing alone both enlightening and educational. The these mountains because the cold tolerance to the heat of the kilns used to takes five to six days and requires cons­ crafts student would benefit in watching temperatures compress the wood so it con­ fire the huge pots ( 1900' Fl. tant attending to keep the fires in the oven the dedication each craftsman takes in ducts sound perfectly. The tree is split into The film shows the preparation and burning. perfecting his craft. The film student can logs, then is shaped into plates for the front traditional process of shaping the raw clay While the films were highly detailed and benefit from watching the different techni­ of the cello. European maple is used for into blocks that resemble large pieces or technical, students of crafts and film mak- ques used in filming each craftsman. Dawson captures primitive art styles His pieces, cover a period that started hold the viewing audience captive. Two though, has to be the figure located in the over s ix to seven years ago and range from large figures, a man and a woman, com­ stairwell leading to the mezzanine gallery. the earliest figures carved from table legs plete with flowing black hair, represent Carved from a single block of wood, it is to the latter day full color figurines. Many Sonny and Cher. the only figure in Dawson's collectioo of the figurines could almost be termed as which reveals sexual representations ol self-portraits since a close resemblance to The most striking feature of the exhibit an¥ kind. Dawson has been noted. Dawson, a naive ar tist who never trained formally in his craft, was first in­ spired to create his own individual art in­ terpretations after going through the de$ign a t-$hirt for typical "clay and molds" rituals a senior citizen's home offered. Attending the classes at the home, sparked an interest Dawson had in art since he was a child. His carvings also became a way to fill in the columbia collegel extra time he's had since retiring. " From a kid, I have a lways liked to draw horses," Dawson said. "My parents The Art Department of Colum- type, school logo, or name or any used to say- the older people , our mind is bia College is sponsoring a T- kind or graphics. All entries must the devil's workshop." Shirt Design contest. 1st place have an entry form attached to With that idea in mind, Dawson delved winner will receive $50.00, 2nd the back of the entry. Entry deeper into creating his unusual carvings. place $20.00. AII designs must be forms are available in the Art Of­ His work sparked such an interest in executed in 2 colors on t4 "" xt7"" fice in Room 1402. All entries collector"s circles, that the pieces are paper. All Columbia students are must be submitted by Friday, being bought up a lmost as fast as Dawson eligible to enter. 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Chill Dog ...... _.. _...... • . • . 81' two a m In the rroronlnf(, IJ11w•on • till r~v rut u chlld· llke s implicity thnl cun't be Tacoa . .. -...... 11• fr!UM t~ tim« to ~~lop ttw key ltJ hl8 •rt IJV!'ri•KJked Ills h1tcr fl!lurl!tl Add s sur­ Pollttl 8aU"NQt ...... ,.,,,,,,, , , •• . ,, ,S1.11 wrwlc hi• l m~tllllllltllln . prl•e element that further lntrlaue And April2,1179 Columbia Chronicle page7 NO TIC€) Identity crisis, banality mar one acts a busboy. Out of boredom and desperation as his pistol. A squirt gun or a banana can get. by Renee Hansen Astro and his busboy friend, Stilts, decide would have been ridiculous enough, but Bush: Could you listen to me for a "Hey, I've got it! " Mickey Rooney to hijack a bus. Once on the bus, Astro when the change is made from squirt gun second? would exclaim in a fit of excitement. demands that the passengers do to banana, and from banana back to squirt Bork : I guess so. Proceed. "We'll put on a show! Why, we could con­ something that deviates from the normal gun, it's incomprehensible. Bush : Thank you. vert farmer Smith's old barn into a theatre "rhythms" of their lives. If Astro likes the Also incomprehensible is Astro's busboy Bork: Time's up ... You asked for a and use the hay and the horses as props. act, the passenger's life is spared; if not, friend, Stilts, played by Josh Katzman. second and you got it. Judy can sing and I'll dance and boy, it'll they get gun11ed down. The story line, in it· There are traces in Stilt's character that Bush : Alright, I'll ask for thirty seconds bea big hit!" sell', would not be bad if it weren't for the suggest he was supposed to be the realist this time. Unlike the plays Mickey Rooney put on many glaring faults in the writing and who challenges Astro's surrealist dreams. Lines such as these run superfluously in the ol' barn, the plays that the Columbia directing. Who Stilts ends up as is someone entirely throughout the play. Each passenger is given roughly four different. He plays the role of the students put on in the ol' basement failed After the first few chuckles, I got miserably. lines with which we must identify him. The vaudeville comic. Right in the middle of exhausted trying to figure out what was so With just a little money and all the am­ audience's apathy is inevitable. Since we Astro's sermon for no apparent reason the know nothing about the characters, we stage lights dim and the spot goes sud­ funny. The script acquires a silliness, not bition of ten Mickey Rooney movies s-rung the slapstick silliness of the Marx Brothers together, Paul Carr's "Rhythms" and could care less about who dies and who denly on Stilts, who goes into this, "Hey, Chris Gilbert's "Nobody's Perfect" lives. did ya hear the one about. .. " vaudeville that the author might have hoped for. Rather, the silliness of the 3rd grade put· premiered Monday, March 19th in the The inertness 9f the bus passengers routme. When the stage lights go back on, basement of Columbia's 11th Street leave only the character of Astro to pull Astro resumes his sermon and back we go tingon a show for the P .T.A. Theatre. The two plays were Columbia's the play through. Astro was played by into the surreal claptrap until Stilt's next If the Mickey Rooneys and the Judy first independent student efforts; that is, Stephen Brun who appeared to be suf· vaudeville act. Garlands of Columbia College have failed they were written, directed and performed fering from that Acting I problem: What to One thing that can be said for Gilbert's in their efforts, efforts of other students entirely by Columbia students. do with the hands. To compound his dif· "Nobody's Perfect" is that it does not suf­ should still be encouraged. Despite the "Rhythyms" suffered mostly from an ficultics, Brun plays a character that fer from lack of identity. It is a comedy. shortcomings of " Rhythms" and acute identity crisis. It waverd precarious­ falters between the ridiculously surreal to There is, however, such a thing as comedic "Nobody's Perfect" the theatre depart­ ly between comedy and tragedy. It takes a the obnoxiously comic. · overkill and "Nobody's Perfect" is a point ment at Columbia should continue to sup­ deft hand to mix the two effectively. Both In one instance a surreal Astro states, of fact. port independent student plays. I suggest, the writer and the director of "Rhythms" ..... Who wins• The smiling face? The The story· is about the trial of a man, however, that in the future, the theatre obviously lacked that dexterity. The tran­ never-never land stories• The jokes? No­ Horatio Bork, played by Jack Garrett, who department should take a closer look at sition made from the comedic to the tragic this wins

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