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VOLUME 23 NUMBER 23 COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MAY21,1990 Science and]ournalism Departments hit Rash of thefts strikes Wabash building; Sculpture garden Qpens money and science equipment are taken By Timothy Bentevls teaching assistant David Morton thefts. StaffReporlu said, "I waited for my class to ''Last year I had two radios and begin on the fifth floor. I placed a camcorder stolen from my of­ The fifth floor of the Wabash my bag near a student in the hall fice," said Journalism Depart­ Building has been plagued by a and went to the washroom. When ment Chairperson Nat Lehrman. series of mysterious thefts in I came out, the student was gone "This year other offices have recent weeks. Science and Math­ and so was my bag." been hit. But I have no suspicions ematics Department Chairperson Another teaching assistant, as to who committed any of the Zafra Lerman has asked her staff Paul Roque said he has had thefts." rr.oney stolen from the Science to keep their doors locked at all No 'one is exactly sure how times and not comment on the lab twice. thefts. · "I had twenty dollars stolen widespread the problem may be, 1 from my wallet three weeks ago, but the anxiety level has increased. Some faculty, and several stu­ "In most of the incidents on the dents, however, were willing to and the following week I had my ftfth floor, I fmd that the missing talk to the Chronicle about how wallet swiped and I lost twenty money and personal belongings personal belongings and money five dollars and my keys," Roque said. were left un-attended," said were taken out of their offices, Columbia's Chief of Security, Ed labs and hallways. Adrienne Daniel, also a teach­ Connor. "Consequently, they of­ "It's ridiculous. I can't believe ing assistant on the fifth floor, fered an open invitation for this is actually happening," said was also victimized by theft. "I dishonest people." one instructor, who requested feel personally disturbed by the anonymity. "I had a book bag entire incident. Twice, I had five "Hopefully, everything will stolen from my office that con­ dollars stolen from my wallet in get back to normal," said another tained folders, papers, and my car the lab. I'm terribly upset, be­ Science Department faculty registration. It happened too cause I feel that it may be some­ member. ."My only advice to fast." body I trust," Daniel said. • anyone in the school is to hold Another faculty member, who Keith Kostecka, lab manager onto your personal belongings, also requested his name not be and chemistry instructor, said he because there are thieves used, said, "I had forty dollars hopes an expensive taPe recorder everywhere." taken from my wallet a few weeks stolen from the lab last week will­ The same faculty member also - ~ ago, and last week a student's beretumed. said, "If this thief does not stop, ., backpack disappeared from in The Journalism Department, he or she will eventually get ::E front of my office." which is also located on the fifth caught. Unless, of course, they Science and Mathematics floor, has also been victimized by justquit." ];- Internships _a key ~ Thin job market for 1990 grads reported Workera holat a sculpture by Ed McCullough, at Columbia'• new By Amy Hudson everybody but computer en­ and prefer not to break bad Sculpture garden. The gardenIa Iocated next to the 11th St. building. gineering and health-related habits." (CPS) Although the summer ' majors is weak, reported Patrick Generally, liberal arts majors job market for collegians is hold­ Sheetz,. assistant director of are having a harder time than Academic dishonesty persists ing steady, earlier warnings of a Miclrigan State University's other majors in landing jobs. "It tight, competitive job market for placement office. The weakness takes humanities graduates a little Classroom cheating plagues those earning a degree this spring matches the results of a nation­ bit longer to decide what they are coming true, many campus wide survey Sheetz conducted want to do and a little bit longer faculty, frustrates students placement officers reported. last term of 4 79 corporations to find a job," said Humboldt "There are as many interviews about their hiring plans for col­ State's Johnston, himself a By Mary Johnson severe disciplinary action. as people want to take, .. observed lege grads nationwide. former psychology major. Staff Reporler According to Eileen Cherry, Don Monroe, the University of Overall, Sheetz found· the assistant dean of student develop­ South Dakota's placement direc­ 'companies-citing a cloudy The out-look for non-graduat­ When blatant classroom ment, the students' grievances tor for education majors. "But economic look, mergers and ing students seeking summer cheating caused several Colum­ should have been brought to the that doesn't necessarily mean buyouts, increased global com­ employment is brighter. Man­ bia students to cry foul to an in­ attention of the Student Services jobs." petition and a slower-than-ex­ power, the nationwide temporary structor last semester, they were Department. "In general, offers are a liu!e pected turnover of e;:mployees­ agency, expects to fill about subjected to threats by the ac­ " We take complaints very slower in coming than last year," planned to hire 13.3 percent fewer 100,000 positions, mostly with cused, and a fight almost erupted. seriously," Cherry said. "Our of­ said Linda Barnes, !!-Ssociate graduates than they did in 1989. · collegians, for office duties and What the protestors wanted fice is a place where students can director of career placement at However, some campu§es light industrial tasks. ''The out­ was enforcement of the college's be heard in confidence. We will Utah State University. 'The out­ report this spring's grads are get­ look is real good," said policy on academic integrity. be supportive while complaints look is still good, but on-campus ting as many offers as last Manpower's Barb Schryver. "It They settled for rearranged seats are being investigated." recruiters, primarily in [defense­ spring's. · looks pretty similar to last year." during the next exam, and closer But Cherry cautioned that stu­ related industries], are a little "I haven't seen [a drop in job monitoring of the class by the in­ Wages, depending on the job dents need to know what they slow." offers] at all," said Bruce structor. want to achieve by making acorn­ For instance, offers to USU's Johnston, associate director of and location, range from $5 to $18 an hour. But, as one of the students who plaint. mechanical engineering majors career placement at Humboldt was verbally assaulted later said, "If there is cheating going on, have been scarce. Of the 40 stu­ State University in Northern 'There are plenty ofjobs to go that was satisfaction enough. does it really affect another dents graduating this spring, only California. 'The worst we have around," confirmed Don Mc­ ''The cheaters only wanted to student's grade, or is it that the a "handful" are fielding offers, seen would be the same as last Murrian, job coordinator for the attack someone because they student who reports cheating real­ said Ron Prescaro, one of the year, and that's not bad at all." student employment office at found out that their activity was ly wants to achieve a greater lucky few. ''We have plenty of positions Kearney State College in Nebras­ being reported, and were,fearful good?" Cherry asked. "The numbers are down, for qualified, good quality ap­ ka. "We've got about SO listings that subsequent cheating would Math instructor Gregory Neul guaranteed," added USU grad plicants," added Kim Rauche of and a whole array of summer be foiled by the teacher," she said. said that students should develop student James Singer. After 14 State Farm Insurance Corp., camp listings." "It was, and they were pissed," morality during their college ex­ interviews in the fall and winter, headquartered in Bloolllington, And with the post-graduate she added with a smile. perience. Singer, who expects to fUlish his Illinois. "We've been recruiting market tightening up, more and The policy governing "Part of an instructor's respon­ masters' thesis in electrical en­ at 80-plus schools for the past five more students are drawn to sum­ academic honesty is found on sibility is to demonstrate that gineering in August, is still wait­ months to fill our needs." mer internships, said Utah State's page eight of the Columbia Col­ morality and enforce it," Neul ing for a job offer. ''We almost look for people Barnes. "There's also an in­ lege Student Handbook. Viola­ said. Last year at this time, most of without financial experience," creased interest in companies tions include plagiarism, use of Another student who wit­ his electrical engineering friends added Marvin Hecker, vice presi­ looking for interns." And after unauthorized aids on tests, taking nessed the cheating episode said who were graduating not only had dent of First Investors Corp., lin graduation, she added, many credit for someone else's work, that cheating hurts students who job offers,_but had accepted jobs. investment banking firm that has companies won't consider an ap­ and collaboration during tests. have prepared for the exam, and 150 offices around the country. plicant who doesn't have inter­ Consequences for violations In Michigan, the market for "We like to train from scratch, nship experience. range from embarrassment to continued on page 2 The Columbia Chronicle NEWS PAGE2 MAY21,1990

Kozlowski wins Records department's Radio major - collection of unawarded earns spot as diplomas now totals 1,800 valedictorian By Tanya Bonner have completed their respon­ lw-4tl~i -...... Staff Reporter sibilities once they've par­ ticipated in the ceremony. By Arlene Furlong Dear Graduate of the Colum­ The letter, given to students Staff Reporter bia Class of 1956: Even though it has been 34 who have at least 112 hours of " When I first got here, I years since your last class, your college credit, also tells them that thought I'd never make it," said diploma is still in the graduation "Diplomas are not issued until all Michael Kozlowski, thinking auditor's office, and available for academic and financial obliga­ back to his first semester at • pick-up. tions have been satisfied. All Columbia. Next month, Koz- ~ According to Ruby Turner, diplomas must be picked up in lo wski will graduate as .2 graduation auditor for Columbia person." Beeause of this, some Columbia's 1990 valedictorian. :il College, there are approximately students who eagerly come to Kozlowski said that he can't - ~ 1 ,800 diplomas that have not been pick their diplomas up don't leave believe he was chosen, but is ;!i picked up by past graduates. The with them. grateful for the honor. ~ diploma from 1956 has been held "It's nice because it lets you Ul the longest by the school. - "We have diplomas of stu­ know that there is recognition for "We keep them, and they can dents who have Bursar restric­ pick them up even if it's 10 years tions because they owe the school working hard," he said. Columbia College Class of 1990 Valedictorian Michael Kozlowakl Kozlowski, 28, speaks un­ later," Turner said. · money. And many students sign pretentiously, almost modestly, Kozlowski's motto. getting the internship at WXRT "We have diplomas that up for graduation then they fail a about his excellent academic "Having faith in yourself and were opportunitie s that Koz­ have.n' t been picked up in 20 or class. They are not issued the record, and internship experien­ having a positive attitude is an lowski said he considered real 30 years. We 'II keep them forever diploma until they successfully ces. o ngoing process," Kozlowski milestones. He said that he had if we have to," said Columbia's complete the class," Turner said. "I had no intention of being a said. "If you fall short of your wanted to work for WXRT since Registrar, Marvin Cohen. Ifl990 graduates don't want their straight-A student," he said. "I expectations sometimes, don't childhood. "The most common reason diplomas collecting dust in just tried to put the most energy I worry. Just keep doing your "Columbia opened doors for students don't pick them up is that Turner's office, they should avoid could into everything I did. I best." me," Kozlowski said. they think the school is going to the aforementioned mistakes, and knew that if I absorbed as much Kozlowski knows that the best He said he credits the teachers mail the diploma to them after should also avoid sending friends as possible, I'd have a lot of you can do is not always good who inspired the excitement and they've participated in the are relatives to pick up diplomas. knowledge to work with in the enough. Disc-jockeys rarely last confidence that was necessary to graduation ceremony," Turner Turner is aware that there will future." on-the-air for even 10 years. pull himself through. said. · always be students who won't Kozlowski, a radio major, has "Radio is not a secure field," "Columbia gave me a set of The reason students do not pick up their diplomas. dreamed about his future since he said. "In radio, as in any other tools to work with that can never receive their diplomas at the childhood. field, the more you know, the bet­ be taken away from me," Koz­ ceremony lies mainly with the "Some students are just not in­ "Some of the disc-jockeys ter. Every little bit you can add to lowski said. June and August graduates. "That terested in having the diploma. were gods to me. When I was a your learning experience will be Kozlowski said he is also very gives us a chance to check and see And really, it proves nothing. teenager, I used to call Larry important later on." grateful for his wife's constant if all required cpurses have been Employers are not interested in Lujack, to ask him how to get into Although Kozlowski enjoys support and encouragement He passed and students have com­ looking at a diploma. They usual­ radio. When he answered, I'd get sound and studio work most, he became a father last month, and pleted 124 hours of study." ly eall the school and verify that nervous and hang-up," Koz­ has also attained skills working said that he wants to be able to Grades obviously would not be students have e arned their received before the ceremony, lowski said. behind the scenes in production. give his family the very best. degrees," Turner said. "They are During a five-year absence He works the sound at Buddy He admits having occasional which is usually the last week of nice to put on students' walls, from school, Kozlowski became Guy's Legend, and is doing fears about being able to get a jpb the semester, nor would credits though." increasingly focused on his goal. studio and production work at right away, but said that he is earned in the summer session. Dates to pick up diplomas He worked in telemarketing, to WXRT. He does production work excited about "getting out there" Even though students receive are as follows: January graduates-­ save for his education at Colum­ for friends, and was a disc-jockey and "knocking on doors." a letter in May telling them that bia, and read a lot, to maintain a at Columbia's radio station, Kozlowski said he is con­ they ean pick up diplomas, Turner June25,Junegraduates-July23 positive 'attitude. "You can con­ CRX, for one year. vinced that, "If you like what you said students usually forget this. and August graduates-Septem­ trol your own destiny," became Being on-the-air at CRX and do, the rewards will come." They get a false sense that they ber !?. The editors of the Chronicle would like to thank our another source. dent is doing his moral duty," Cheat Rebecca Courington, director Graham said. "School should be faculty advisor, Don Gold, for his help this semester. from page 1 Mr. Gold demonstrated a keen ability to keep us sane, of Aeademic Computing, agreed a learning experience in honesty. that was what concerned her the wilt! the approach of confronting If a person is caught cheating, a and his sense of humor, more than once, rescued us from most. the student suspected of cheating, failing grade is not out of order. certain journalistic oblivion. His value to this publica­ "I was afraid that I was being and said she monitors her classes And students who report an inci­ tion these past few months is unmeasurable. cheated because there is the pos­ closely. dent to the dean of student ser­ sibility of a curve. The people "I've had only two or three vices for subsequent action are cheating ean drive up the curve, instances of cheating in my six not out of order." SUMMER ·JOBS putting my grade in jeopardy," years here," she said, "If cheating Academic grievances are sup­ she said. occurrs on a test, I don't cut them posed to be resolved by the to $12.00/HR Neul said he has had only iso­ any slack," Courington said. "On academic departments and the lated incidences of cheating be­ a homework assig nme nt or Academic Dean's office, Cherry eause he requires students to take project, I tell them to do it again. This summer earn from $6.00 to $12.00 per hour said. A student grievance, on oc­ exams in his office. He said he On an exam, a cheater will get a easion, may also be appealed to a (depending on your office skills) working for our would confront a student he zero," she said. committee. The committee is various Loop and Michigan Avenue clients. We suspected of cheating. But when students see some­ composed of an administrator, a "If I feel the incident is serious have a strong need for individuals skilled in: thing going on that is improper, faculty member and a student. An enough, I would petition the dean a nd unchallenged, they have actual hearing is called, and an for removal of the student," he * Typing every right to talk to the depart­ accused student may bring wit­ said. ment chair about it. nesses. * Word Processing Neul also noted that cheating "If the situatio n c an be Cherry said there has never may go unrepoi:[ed because facul­ resolved at the departmental been a cheating case that has * Personal Computers ty may not be monitoring tests level, it is much better than bring­ progressed to the point where closely, and "if they (faculty) are * Data Entry ing in a third party," Cherry said. there was a need for a hearing. aware of cheating, they don't Liberal Arts Department Ac­ "Accusers must be willing to want to tell the world about it," he ting Chairperson Glen Graham All of these positions require a come forward," Cherry said, "in said. said that there have been no inci­ order for us to get the facts and see minimum typrng speed of 45 WPM. Several students agreed that dents of cheating brought to his if there are patterns, so we can For further information, please contact instructors are not monitoring attention, but agreed that instruc­ determine what needs to be done. classes closely enough during Sheila or Sari. tors need to monitor exams close­ If there is no complaint, it was exams. ly. He added that instructors are never really important," she said. "In my audio class," said one concerned most with plagiarism, Ultimately, Cherry said, the source, "most of the class sits in which he called a form of intellec­ student doing the cheating ends APPROPRIATE the back during exams, and the tual cheating. up losing. TEMPORARY instructor doesn't monitor what's Graham admits, however, that "You really don't gain any­ SERVICE going on." some cheating must occur, be­ thing, you still don't know what "I would say about 40 percent eause it happens at all colleges. you are supposed to know, and (31 2) 782-7215 of the students cheat in one of my "If a student brings cheating to you aren't getting your money's classes. It's really a joke," said the attention of a teacher, that stu- worth ," she said. The Columbia Chronicle

NEWS PAGE3 MAY21,1990 Immunizations keyed to future registration HAIR BY By Sherr! Kirk rules and regulations regarding said. Ir------• I SID!f Reporter the immunization law to the " It's the college or SUPERCUrs· school. There wasn't enough time university's responsibility to see I I Although a new Illinois law for the college to prepare the in­ that the students provide proof of requires all students attending a formation prior to registration for immunization," McCarthy said. I I postsecondary institution for the the spring term, he added. A$ a result, colleges failing to first time, and who were born Although this new immuniza­ enforce the immunization law will I I after January 1, 1957, to prove tion law went into effect on July not be penalized, according to that they have immunity from · I of last year, its rules and regula­ Ralph March, sectional chief of the I I certain communicable diseases, tions did not accompany the law, lllinois lmmunization Program. Columbia isn't yet enforcing it. McMahon said. Instead, the rules Vladic said Columbia will I I The reason, according to and regulations were introduced begin to enforce the law next fall, Joseph Vladic, Columbia's im­ January 1 of this year, she added. and the penalty for students who I I munization records coordinator, "As far as enforcement is con­ do not provide proof of immunity is that "this is the flfSt year for the cerned, that comes under the is that they will not be allowed to I I new law, and the Illinois Depart­ school's jurisdiction," McMahon enroll in the next term. ment of Public Health has not yet I I signaled institutions to begin en­ OUR VERS ION OF A SCHOOL BUDG ET CUT IS TO TRIM forcement" I A LITTLE OFF OU R REGULAR PRICE I But Karen McMahon, of the Illinois Department of Public I Show us this co upon end the deel 1s ... I Health's Immunization Depart­ ment, said "students have one full I I term to come into compliance PRECISION HAIRCUT $8.00 with the law, and then they are not I Reguler Supercut Price $10 I allowed to register for a second tenn!' I NEVER AN APPOINTMENT. I Mike McCarthy, of the NEYER EXPENSI VE. Chicago Department of Public I NEYER A BAD HAIRCUT. I Health, agreed with McMahon, A.C1.' NOW o"" ~·ll ~OJ and said colleges shouldn't allow I 335 S. Michigan Avenue I any student without proof of im­ ·* CASH BONUS * (after 11rorking 40 ho\U"S) (Between Jackson and Van Buren) munity to register. I 341-9797 I Since last fall, when 1,345 stu­ We Have Jobs For: dents were notified to submit im­ I NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER I munization records to the college, ALL SKILL LEv,ELS only 1,072 forms have been I I returned. WE USE AND RECOMMEND According to Vladic, students ..I ______PAUL Mn-CHELL ® _ I who failed tO comply were not SALON HAIRCARE PRODUCTS prevented from registering for the .trJ spring term. That was because the Illinois Department of Public Health was late distributing the CENTRAL CAMERA COMPANY DEPARTMENTS: View Cameras Tripods Flash/Meters Binoculars Used Cameras/Lenses Paper/Chemicals/Enlargers Photofmishing/Film (Most items over $50.00; 1 year (Kodak, IIford, Oriental/Seagul Darkroom Accessories limited warranty) AGFA, Mitsubishi) New Cameras/Lenses

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OPINION PAGE4 MAY21,1990 Editor learns lessons outside the classroom

By Mitchell Hurst classmates. Editor-in-Chit[ I knew no African Americans while I was grow­ ing up. I now know many, and I think I have a better When I arrived on .his campus in the fall of 1984, understanding of what it means, in America, to have after spending two years at an extremely conserva­ black skin. tive religious institution,! brought with me, unknow­ ingly, a load of ideological baggage. These past six I now know a host of homosexuals. God, I guess, years m Columbia College-it takes some of us decided He needed to beat me over the head on this longer than most-have been a sometimes painful point, ridcling me of misconceptions pounded into my brain at the baptist church on Sunday mornings exercise in ridding myself of the items in that bag­ gage. when I was young. Among those items were a complete ignorance of In short, I have learned that our differences, whatever they may be, .can pull us together, rather issues surrounding race, a fairly severe case of than keep ~s separate. This has been the valuable part homophobia and a thoughtless clinging to the teach­ of my education, and Columbia provided the perfect ings of conservative, evangelical Christianity­ environment for me to learn. beliefs that can become oppressive both to oneself This school is a fantastic mix of ethnicity, politi­ and to others. cal ideals and generational differences. This diver­ As a journalism major, ! have spent my years here trying to learn how to put words together, how to sity alone can educate those willing to throw away the stereotypes and open up their minds. choose the right ones and put them in the proper order to say what needs to be said. This process has Tcannot close without thanking a few people who been learned in the classroom, in "academia," If vou have contributed greatly to my education here, and taught me lessons that won't be forgotten. will, and I have been told that, upon c om p l e ti o ~ of this semester's classes-which, for me, is still a To Chronicle advisor Don Gold, a kind man, toss-up at this point-we journalism majors will be blessed with the wonderful gift of sensibility. prepared for a career as little Woodwards and To the staff of this semester's Chronicle, who didn'tjust work hard, but worked intelligently. Bernsteins. I will find out soon if that is the case. But education for me had less to do with what was To my wife, Susan, who has endured four months learned in the classroom, and much more to do with of near financial ruin to put me through. May our soaking up the ideas, problems and feelings of my bank account never again be this low. · Letters to the Editor To the Editor: flyer was not only inaccurate, it go into the hospital for surgery. being there. She receives even was homophobic. How are we Being scared, I always fell back crazier looks because she is doing Reading Mary Johnson's ·ar­ supposed to "stop AIDS," as the on family, friends, and school. so welL Her high grades must ticle about AIDS week, I was flyer suggests? Stop anal sex? Upon returning to school, I went send them reeling! moved to write this letter. I at­ Kill gay men? Taken to its ul­ to class and I talked with Mr. Since this is only Ms. tended Kevin Shine's "Rap timate conclusion, the flyer is Jones, he suggested that I talk Danielson's second semester About AIDS" production, which violent in its attitude toward gay with Luke Palermo. So, I waited here, how can she know that is mentioned in the article, and I people. I find this attitude inap­ for Mr. Palermo to come in his everything is black-orientated? It was deeply offended by a flyer propriate anytime, but its offlce ·and I told him what had seems to me like Ms. Danielson that was distributed by two of the manifestation during AIDS happened. He suggested that I can'tstand to see blacks with any­ performers. The flyer pictured Awareness week added irony to withdraw from the class. He said thing. So far this semester, there two stick figures, obviously men, . the bigorty. it wasn't the school's fault that I were only two events that blacks engaging in anal sex. A circle Episodes like· the "Rap" inci­ was sick or it wasn't my fault. could enjoy. The fu-st was "you with a slash throught it was super­ dent illustrate the need for AIDS Luke sent me to Academic ad­ Must Learn," and the Kevin Shine imposed over the two men. Un­ education, but I fmd it appalling visor Steven Russell Thomas, and Production, "Rap On AIDS" derneath the visual, "Stop AIDS" that the incident has, thus far, I talked with Steven. He sug­ during AIDS Awareness Week. was written in bold lettering. As a been glided over gently. If an in­ gested that I have proof of being Because whites attended both gay audience member, I felt cident of racism occurred during sick. Then Steven sent me to John events as well, her remarks make alienated while looking at the a forum organized by the college, Moore and I called, trying to no sense. She should do everyone flyer. It implies that AIDS is a gay and if the racism was perpetrated reach Mr. Moore for-a week. a favor by thinking before she disease, period. there is no men­ by representatives of the school, Finally, I talked with Mr. Moore speaks. tion of whether the two men pic­ would such an occurrence be ig­ and showed him my hospital My second objection deals tured are HIV -positive or nored? I don't think so. Columbia documents. He suggested that I with a comment made by Tamara engaging in safe sex. In short, the students should be outraged by bring back my hospital bill. After Sellman, who wrote a letter to the this incident, whatever their missing 4 weeks, I presented my editor in the same issue. Ms. sexual orientation. Simply put, insttuctor with a physicians note Sellman's comment, "Not all greater respect for the gay and explaining my situation. They in­ honors students are rich and The Columbia Chronicle lesbian community is sorely sisted that I withdraw from my white. In my seminar, I was told 600 S. Michigan Ave. needed at Columbia. I, for one, classes. that minority students were in­ Chicago, IL. 60605 am sick of walking down the I have worked hard in my clas­ vited to sign up for the class, yet ses, put forth the effort, had good Editor-In-Chid' Mitchell Hurst hallways that I help pay for, only none of them did." Sellman also to be called "faggot" by my peers attendance, and have had a strong said that minorities simply "pas­ Executive Editor Lance Cummings because I don't fit their skewed like for school in general. I feel as ses it by." though I'm being punished for Managing Editor Mary Stoc/c.over definition of masculinity. Ul­ First of all, whoever said any­ timately, the students need to take becoming ill. Is this right? thing about all honors students Photography Editor Elias Zimianitis responsibility for such violations being rich and white? Steven Alberta Wilmer Arts Editor Laura Ramirez of basic human decency. Further­ Russell-Thomas' point was that it more, I'm encouraging gay and Junior wouldn't be fair to all students Advertising Director Todd R . Hayes - lesbian students to contact Television and that you can't accommodate Columbia's Gay and Lesbian Al­ for every student. There are plen­ Editorial Cartoonist fan Weaver liance (the mailbox is in Rm. To the Editor: ty of bright students here at Associate Editor Charles Bernstein 607M, or see Irene Conley in the Columbia, who are black and Student Services offlce). make the Dean's List every year. Advisor Don Go ld Ms. Danielson's comment, "It seems like a lot of things in this Minorities didn't "pass it by." T. S. Faull school are geared towards black Just because there were none in Reporttrs Sellman's particular seminar, Timothy Bente vis, Richard Bieg l~iu, David Bloom. Tanya BoMer, Freshman students. Other things are not Jeffrey Cunningham, Tara Dubsky, Arlene Furlong, Kimberly Johnson, Film given the same amount of atten­ doesn't mean that none are up to M ary Johnson, Mary Kensik, Shuri Kirk, Jacqueline Podzius tion as black things," is off base. the challenge. To the Editor: ·She is entitled to her opinion, I think that students learning at Pholographers Mark /!lack, Omar Ca,tillo, Stacy M . 1/osch but then why are there so few a faster pace should have classes I am writing to the Chronicle blacks receiving internships in to suit their needs, but Sellman concerning a problem that could departments like film and was out of line specifying The Columblo Chronicle Is the official student - run newspaper of Co lumbia affect every student on campus. I television? Why is a friend of minorities, when thousands of College It I s publ ished weekly twenty- one times throughou t the school run a Junior at Columbia and am mine, who is a film major, always other whites as well didn't year and Is di st ributed every f1ondoy. VIews e)(pressed In this newspa­ per ore not necessarily thos e of t he advisor or of the college All op inions majoring in Television. While at­ complaining about how the white register for the seminar either. Intended ror publication should be sent, t yped, t o Letters to the Editor, In tending Columbia, I've been people in class look at her? She is core or the Chronlclo, l etters may be edited at the storrs di screti on nothing but satisfied until 2 often the only black face in her Annesa Lacey weeks ago. A little over a month class and most white people look Freshman ago, I found out that I needed to at her as if she has no business Journalism/Fiction Writing Fiction Prose Poetry Art May 21, 1990 Picture This Vol. I Number 2 A Collection Of Expression Created By Students Of Columbia College

down at my grandmother. amazement. "Think that ole storm is fol­ Hattie's Journal She sat straight in her chair and lowin · me," he said, more to himself than although she didn't even take her eyes to us. "1l10ught I'd be genin' another Amanda Cleary by from the lamp in front of her, I felt as if bath in my clolhes." My grandmother couldn' t read My grandmolher seemed not to she sere glaring down reproachfully at me. "We knew ya got caught in the books, but she could read coffee grounds. nolice lhe distractions and !he silence "I sec what !he Lord gives me to sec, rai n, pa," Boone said, excited. "Knew She could heal bleeders too, and forecast descended again, like the storm clouds, child, and you know better than to you were runnin' to catch you train. We the weather, but she was especially proud until my grandmolhcr moved her face question to Lord." knew fore ya even got home, we knew." of her ability to see the unsee-able at the closer to lhe cup and said, "mmmmmm." The answer didn't satisfy me, Pa glanced atlhc coffee cup then and I might have soon found my cars bouom of her coffee cup. Of course, " Mmmmmm," Josie echoed, and back at my grandmother who was still being a Christian woman, she never Boone nudged my back wilh his fi st. My being boxed if at !hat moment my falher standing by lhe door, the rising w ind hadn't come bursting through lhc door. considered her practices witchcraft, but heart beat harder, and I strained my eyes stealing through the screen and whipping rather, "gifts from the Spirit" her skirts and lhc tendrils of My father hadn' t hair around her face. She come home from the city the looked to me like a storm night before, and we all gath­ cloud, and I turned up the ered around my grandmother flame in the kerosene lamp Mymie that morning where when I returned to the table she sai at the kitchen table wilh the pot of coffee. gazing into a delicate china As she turned to shut tea cup she cradled in her long the door; my falher said, "Ma muscular hands. Her black your good Reverend Simeon and grey streaked hair was is gonna pray fire and pulled into a'loose bun and the brimstone on your head-" tendrils of hair that had " It's a gift of lhe Spirit," escaped during the night fell she answered sternly. "And I around her stem face and nar­ won't hear any sputtin' in !his rowed eyes. house," she added, sweeping I bent over the table toward lhc stove to cook and leaned against her broad breakfast. shoulder and could smell the My falhcr fc11 silent, cold coffee grounds at the then sighed, in helplessness or bouom of her emptied cup, as exhaustion, I don' t know. well as the stale breath of my My molher lowered her brolher Boone who leaned eyes in embarrassment, like against me. she always did when my grandmother scolded my The early morning father as if he were sti11 J sky was so dreary with the chi·ld. grey threats of an approaching '·I thank lhc Lord for my storm that it seemed like two gifts," she murmured, as if in in lhe morning and that I :>raycr, just as I roured hot should have still been Illustration by Elias Zimiantis ~o flec into lhc cup, obliterat- snuggled beneath my covers. ing lhe vision sent to her by Instead of lhe rising sun, the God. dreariness poured in through the kitchen windows and .the screen door, in the dim light expecting to see some­ We stood frozen in surprise at his but it did not touch us. The grayness thing like a picture show at the bouom of presence and bedraggled appearance. His CONTENTS stopped at lhe edges of the large wooden the cup. But I saw only cold, wet grounds clothes were wrinkled and his hair pushed table where the six of us huddled, en­ and felt as if I'd been digging for buried up hopelessly on one side, as if he'd slept closed in lhe warm yellow glow of the treasure only to find more dirt. on it while it was still wet. Then we con­ Stories kerosene lamp before us. "I see a man," my grandmother verged on him, Clinging to neck, arm, Hattie's Journal pI mtumured in her deep voice, which waist and legs until he laughed at our en­ Josie stood on tiptoe on my by Amanda Cleary grandmother's left, peering over the always seemed to me like lhe low roll of thusiasm. table's-edge. Claudia stood beside her, thunder. My grandmother rose from her Stage Diving at Symphony Hall p2 propping Amos up on her lifted knee. Out of the comer of my eye, I seat and pulled us off of him, like she was by Greg Smith My molher sat just beyond the caught the anxious movement of my picking burs from her wool skirt, and said, Slate mother raising her face expectantly. "Children, your pais too weary to carry p3 reach of lhe warm light, rocking Doyle. I by John Matlhews wanted to go to her and tell her to move Boon nudged me again, ant I your weight as well as his own." closer, out of the dreary dark but was too gently elbowed his stomach in excitement He kissed her lightly on lhe The Thirsty Whale Tale p4 engrossed in trying to see something and agitation. cheek, then walked over to my mother by Lyle Frias besides the wet, black coffee grounds Claudia leaned closer and sighed who looked as if she might burst with Sister Fugae hi p6 with impatience. excitement but remained quiet and clinging the bouom and side of my by Terry Golob grandmother's cup. "The man issss ... running," my reserved before my grandmother as pa There was complete silence ex­ grandmother continued, clenching the cup bent over to hug her, being careful not to What's In Your Hand? p7 cept for an occasional clap of lhunder and til I was afraid it might crumble in her crush Doyle nursing at her breast. by Jim Driscoll a sudden release of breath, held uncon­ hands and the sight would disappear. "Where were you, pa?'' Boone sciously by one or more of us in anticipa- The silence that passed was asked, helping pa off wilh his coat. Graphic Art tion of my grandmother's voice. · excruciatingly long, and my throat "Missed my train last night," he Her brealhing was so deep and tightened its grip around the pleas for her said, collapsing into lhe chair my grand­ Elias Zimianitis pi slow that she seemed not to breathe at all, to go on tltat tried to escape from mother had vacated and tilting he cup Todd Hayes p2 and if I could have tom my eyes away · me.Boone pressed against my back until I toward him to see if !here was anylhing in Ian Weaver p4 from the china crystal ball, I would have thought I might collapse benealh his it looked to see if her eyes were closed in weight My body began to quiver. I walked to the stove to fetch Photography " And he's holding something him some hot coffee. He looked cold and sleep. KyE. Boe p6 The cup scraped and Linked over his head," she said, clanking the cup tired. ' Linda Mahan p7 against its saucer when she turned and back onto its saucer and leaning back in "Gol dum rain last night," he Martin Sorrondeguy p8 tilted it, then she was still for a few frozen her chair.' said shaking his head, so heavy it nearly We froze like something wound raised bumps on my head." He chuckled. moments, which were finally shattered by Poetry a whine of boredom from Amos. to tight and not able to spring back. "Ruined my big city newspaper trying to keep dry." Claudia gladly dropped her tired I gazed at my mother, as if Charles Sidney Bernstein p2 knee and shagged him off toward my expecting her to do somelhing, but she I'm sure we all looked at my Carolyn Koo pS mother who whispered at him to be quiet only sank back in her rocking chair, her grandmother at once. Her pride at her ac­ Kalhleen Markko pS and go play in his room. I looked at eyes heavy with disappointment. complishment teased the hard lines of her Claudia, who obvioUsly was also bored "Is tltat all?" I dared to ask, mouth into a faint smile of satisfaction. and was staring at her fmgemails. forcing myself to s tand straight and look Our fa !her didn' t notice our ment, as I was being lifted by the piano of renee as well, and holding up a program a lilting clarinet carrying the melody like a began to read loudly: "When coughing is Stage Diving at Symphony Hall messenger throughout the orchestra, I was absolutely necessary, please," he added ... snatched from my rapture by an old special emphasis to the word please, by Greg Smith woman who started loudly gaging up "cover mouth to muffle sound." He then phlegm. Her coughing drowned out the looked up from the page on ctiqueue and I straitened my tie as I looked ladies in the room were jealous of those clarinet as it resounded and echoed continued with his own two cents, "Blll around. The white marble architecture, fabulous silver symbols adorning his throughout the hall. It was bound to ladies, I find that if you spit it out, then gilded with gold, dwarfed the crowd of lobes. His appearance was drawing many happen, being the fall season. Everyone you don't have to keep coughing it up, be­ people mulling around in the lobby of the quick stares of disbelief and disapproval. had a cold , and many people weren'ttoo sides, it's kind of fun to see how far you symphony hall. I could hear the shrill But he quietly drank down his drink, discreet in their coughing. Her gagging can spit it." A murmur swept through the laughter of some frivolous middle-aged minding his own business. I continued to was like a spark to gasoline. It set off a crowd like a bad wind in a copse. The woman, as I turned to look I saw the watch him as the usher carne through chain reaction like a spasm. Old women members of the orchestra stared in disbe­ preserved remains of rodent's skins that ringing a bell, signaling for seating to throughout the crowd began to cough, lief. Guards were rushing down the aisles the women so highly prized and displayed begin. I watched the mysterious Mohawk none of them bothering to cover their toward the stage. He saw them coming with zeal. Meandering about the crowd crowned young man make his way into mouths or muffle their coughs in any way. for him.· So he quickly added in a were some short balding pretentious tur­ the auditorium and walk down to the How could those old women have been so resonant voice, ''Thank you ladies and tleneck wearing college professors fourth row left orchestra to sit down in the rude? They had been coming here for gentlemen, and now, how to properly scratching their graying goatees. In the isle seat. years. Did they think that they had the stage dive." Having finished his short ornate comers were the silent judgmental I walked upstairs to my box and Jightto disrupt the music so rudely? Had speech he turned to Maestro Gluck and old ladies, remnants of nearly a century gave the usher my ticket. He unlocked the they not seen the page in the program on gave him a thumbs up, flashing the silver gone by. As I walked to the bar to get door and I hung my coat up inside. I etiqueuc about coughing? I looked over rings on his fingers, and with a short run, something to wash down my parched lips, walked out of the partition and sat down to see that the kid with the pink Mohawk just barely escaping the clutching grasps I spied a group of long-haired college to see that the pink sprouted youth was was as visibly annoyed by this group of the guards, he leapt into the stunned students who had just entered. They stood looking through his program as well. As I phlegm attack. crowd, arms outstretched, head forward, looking about, each sporting an earring in began to read I completely forgot about To my surprize and shock, he knees slightly bent and feet apart. He their left cars, social statements that were him sitting so ncar to the stage. jumped to his feet. My heart stopped. landed on a group of screaming old ladies. about as outrageous as a woman wearing On this evening's program the What was he doing? He strode quickly Getting quickly up he climbed over half of pants anymore. They looked about symphony was to play Mozart's 41st the few ~;>aces to the stage then leapt up, a dozen people, and ran, with the guards eagerly to see if they were rili ng any of Symphony, The Jupiter. Perhaps my his combat boot clad feet landing with a on his heels, out a fire exit, yelling the usual patrOns of the symphony. They favorite of all of Mozart's symphonic dull thud. The principle looked over in goodnight as the door closed behind him. got a few dirty looks from some of the old compositions. I was eager to hear it. shock, letting his violin drop from his The Maestro soon recovered from his ladies who were more than eager to give After I had become entirely engrossed in chin. The kid strode over to Heinrich state of shock, and after the crowd had them out. The crowd was spauercd with a reading the contents of the program, the . andgently tapped him on the shoulder and settled down again, finished the remainder few rich bachelors who were busy making light dimmed and the principle walked o ut said, "Excuse me." Maestro Gluck of the symphony. themselves gods in the eyes of their naive into a wave of applause. He took a short recoiled in surprise almost stumbling off I'd swear that I saw Heinrich but beautiful dates who were squeezed bow and then proceeded to spout off an A of the podium, saving himself by the brass grinning as he turned to the orchestra. into hot flattering dresses. It was the on his violin. Everyone having tuned, he raiJing. The ll)usic ground to a halt as the Who knows? Somehow, I'm sure usual mass of human beings that I seated himself. A moments silence, then orchestra noticed their unexpected guest. Wolfgang himself would have relished encountered throughout the season at the out walked the conductor, world re- The pink haired kid then turned to the au- this particular event in great humor. symphony hall. One exception. A bright nowncd G<.'rman Heinrich dience, who was stunned to this occur The End pink Mohawk sprouted up right in the Gluck. I peered clown middle of the swarming mass of people. through my opera glasses at It wasn'ttoo terribly unusual for him. He was a thin wizened a punker to appear at the symphony, in old man. However, his frail fact, in the past I had brought some of my body had the special life to it friends who have siOrtcd of the edge of that only comes from being punk, if not completely immersed in the saturated by years of ardent movement. This kid though, was some­ music. He gave a pro­ how different from many of the punkers nounced bow and then that I had known. He had the air of stepped up on the podium. conviction about him. He was one who With a graceful spasm from was admirably free of the paralytic chains his baton he sent the orchestra of fear. on a musica! journey. I He was wearing a baby blue watched enthralled in the polyester lei sure suit with a dark blue tie almost tangible joy that leapt as wide as the Mississippi Delta. His shirt from the strings. sleeves were adorned with rather large As the piece pro­ fake blue sapphire cuff links, sparkling in gressed, I thought to myself the light given off by the chandelier that I had heard no finer suspended above the lobby. Large ankh performance in my own earrings in each ear completed his outfit lifetime. But suddenly during and I'm quite sure that several of the the fourth and final move-

blind spot frozen like a lens cold summer day priesthood that forgets the boys in the park i see the son of my father to click shine shoes, while nearby -4 · as he lies in the coffin long after old men eat cheese sandwiches of desire the portrait has been taken and the cops give out tickets thrashing his body as if while the foreigners photograph to speak of fine talent, whiskey everything in 'sight. women who smoke lust and watches the sunset the spirit of-my candor tum into day once again lifts me to a height of something i didn't eat Charles Sidney Bernstein but drank away in lust instead From cell to the hallway is an clean paper. I did get an idea though, I no one could wear them. For some see his face cause he's shon and the eternity in itself. Getting off the bed this don't know if it means anything, but it reason, I couldn't stand the thought of window on the door is up real high. I morning was like leaving and old friend. kind of started to grow on me and by someone walking around in a dead man's think you have to stand up on the platform The guard didn't tap annoyingly on the morning I knew I had to tell the guards shoes. I wouldn't care so much myself outside to see in good. I wonder if he's bars today, they let me lay there until I about it Like I said, I didn't get any sleep but I didn't want that for anyone else. going to stand up there when the time woke up. I didn't sleep the whole night at all but I kept my peepers shut Rossie said "Sure" and I felt better after comes. I don't care much if he does, I though. VVhat goodis only know that I wouldn't. sleep to a dying man? There, now the priest has No, there was nothing finally showed up. They're happening in my head all looking at me like I'm even close to sleep. A already gone. VVell, if it's conscious nightmare easier to think that way, where you only think one let em. Not really a good thing, "I am going to die." time to stan up a conver­ I kept my eyes shut all sation though, I guess. night, going over every Hey, at least I got my memory I could come up sense of humor still. The with to keep my mind off priest is almost bald. today. I kept hearing my He's got a little hair on breath and thought over the sides and wire glasses. and over how those were He's all in black and he's among the last I would be carry.ing a small white taking. It got impossible dish. I can't see what's to concentrate after a in it yet, he's still while and I gave up and saying some kind of tried to silence my body ~--.-.-.- .-..------='---,,.------.,f"----~------+--_..:::=-:~y prayer. He reminds me so that it could die natu­ by John Matthews of a grade school prin­ rally, by it's own admis­ cipal I had once. Now sion. That's impossible I know what's in the though. I know more about dish, it's water. He's car engines than I do about putting it all over my my own body. No, I couldn't face, dabbing it on make myself die anymore with his hand. I feel than I could bend the bars with my mind until I was good and ready to open them. that. Like a clean slate. Once I got them it's pretty unnecessary but I keep quiet. and escape. .They were extra friendly and a heck .1f ~ tn a~ree I was ready to get it over with, There's no harm to it. He asks me if I Here's something for the lot more food was on my plate this and by the looks of the men who are want to hold the rose he brought along psychiatrists though, I never felt more morning than I ever got before. Rossie's putting these straps on my arms, it won't with him. At fiist I shake my head and he alive in my entire life. VVhat does that tell wife made it. I got pancakes and eggs and be long. They tell me a priest is on his makes to leave and I call him back. "I' U you? I'm damned if I know. I was out of some bacon with my coffee. I guess she way from a local church. I wish he'd get take it," I say and I don't know why. So my mind wanting to do something, make always does that for guys like me. here seeing as how I'm not religious and they've shut the door and I'm all alone somethjng, smoke something, but I kept There's no way of telling, but I hope that a~ They do it out of respect for the here. I cough once to test the old machine still on the bed and didn't move a muscle. she didn't break any eggs wh.cn she church going community that sits on the and grip the rose tighter in my hand. The There was technically nothing I could do. cooked it up, I hope she didn't. bottom of the hill not too far from here. guard I've never seen before decided not I'm not religious so I didn't feel I had to Anyway, when I was done eating This chair is the most uncomfort­ to look in after all. The intercom spatters, read the bible. I'm not much of a reader I told Rossie my idea. He was real recep­ able thing I've ever sat in. They tell me Rossie asks me if I have anything I want anyway.· If I were and artist or something, tive to it, it being such a simple thing. I I'm the last one in this chair. A new one to say. "No" is all I say. It's getting I could have made something special to asked him if he could please leave my has been ordered. Hopefully that one has really crazy now though, I keep t!Jinking leave behind, but I can't do anything like shoes right where I left them on the some decent padding on it. A guy I've about my shoes, tattered, free. that at all. VVhat could I have made middle of the floor until it was over with, never seen before is pacing back and forth anyway? I only got a pencil not even any then have someone tear them apart so tho• by the oval door to this capsule. I can't

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hordes of CHEMICALLY ALTERED FRIENDS a lot of credit; I'm sure he will people, I made out a sign that read be chivalrous in his dispensation of me. The .Thirsty Whale Tale "WHALETTES." I took this to mean YES, NOW I WAS THINKING OF by Lyle Frias those of the female persuasion. Unfortu­ DISPENSATION. WE ARE NO nately, depending on your point of view, I LONGER GOING TO BE FRIENDS, OR · took a wrong turn and landed in the CLOSE FRIENDS. HE PROBABLY depending on your taste) tattoos on his It's Saturday night. Nine-thirty. WHALERS' room. I didn't realize this WON'T EVEN GET THAT ALBUM husky forearms. Next to him, a long­ Do you know where you're going? Yes, I immediately. I walked in and caught a FOR CHRISTMAS. am going with a "close friend", his sister, haired, wiry. male(?), human(??}, weasel glimpse of something with very long hair; We made it back to the car with and his cousin to the THIRSTY WHALE. sneers a warm welcome to us, THE I almost chose a stall and stepped in until only minor frostbite. My three fellow FOUR LOST VAMPIRES. We walk into The Thirsty Whale is a fine establishment it turned around to reveal itself as a vampires were giddily discussing how a larger hall(cavc?), that is throbbing to that caters to people with bad hearing, and GENUINE WHALER. Well, feeling as much FUN they'd had. I do not doubt who never entirely outgrew their adoles­ the soothing sound of KIU 'EM ALL unstable as I did at that moment, I that it must've been great fun seeing me cent honnonal changes. Thirsty Whale sung by those masters of melody, MET­ surrendered the overwhelming opportu­ SQUIRM all night long under the weight patrons also don't believe in haircuts and ALLICA. nity the WHALER offered, and of their GREAT SCHEME. Luckily, it they worship cows by wearing their hikes Our first concern was a place to sheepish! y left VERY QUICKLY. was a long ride home so I had time to plan in cleverly perilous styles complete with sit so that we could converse comfortably Once I was safely within the my strategy of RETALIATION. That's whip-like fringes, pointy metal studs, and in a VERY l.OUD TONE OF VOICE. WHALETTES' room, I made my way right, if you can't beat 'em join 'em. I of course, chains. Upon first being We also had to meet up with that old into a number of stalls searching for that was going to do a little DISPENSING of invited, I assumed that my "close friend" friend of Sister's; the one who needs . one unique feature - a lock that worked. my own. BEING THE AGGRESSIVE did not know about the Thirsty Whale's SUPPORT. During the wait for the No such amenities available, I was forced VAMPIRE TI;IA T I WAS THAT NIGHT charming ambiance; at least I hoped he friend, Sister informed me that Old Friend into some WHALETTE BONDING. I I WAS GOING TO BRUTALLY didn't know. because if he did know and was Main Squeeze to the bassist in the managed to entertain myself by eaves­ THROTTLE ALL OF THEM AND still wanted to go there I'd have a few band that was playing that very night. I dropping on the fascinating conversation THEN"DISPENSE OF THEM, THE things to think about. could hardly contain myself. I considered taking place just outside my stall. Due to TRAITORS. (To my knowledge, I hadn't He picks me up at ten-thirty my chances of getting an autograph from the strict statutes of WHALETTE ROOM been chemically altered, but then again, because we are vampires, and to leave any the Bitehin' Chick. (Bassists in heavy SECRECY I am unable to share any of it the SQUEEZE was pretty CRAFTY.) earlier we would have to call on Dr. metal bands only flock together with with anyone ever again.- Let me just tell After much deliberation, I decided to just Bombay so he could give up pills to Bitchin' Chicks.) Maybe she'd have pity you that there was heavy use of the words go with the singular strategy; I was going protect us from the lethal gamma rays the on me and take me under her wing. She "FUCK", "MAN", "ULTIMATE", and of to DISPENSE of my "CLOSE FRIEND" moon gives off prior to the twenty-second could tutor me on the fin er points of course, "SHIT". Tearing myself away fust We dropped off Sister and Cousin. hour of the day. Once we gt:t to sister's FEMININE HEADBANGING; where to was easy because I also felt intimidated by From their house it was another long drive apartment, we let the night get older by get the best deal on spike-heeled boots, these WHALETTES. which enabled me to stew awhile and get discussing how cold it is outside; 16 and black leather underwear. I had to get Returning back to the table I set into DIS PENSA TION MODE. degrees below 0. That will only serve to a beer to calm my nerves, which by now noticed that the Sqeeze was back from her We pulled up to my house too enhance our journey into the night, if we were stimulated he yond comprehension. ever leave sister's apartment and actually When I returned from my get into the night. Sister explains to me uneventful beer run, THE SQUEEZE had that she must meet an old friend at The arrived. She was quite a looker in her Thirsty Whale. She must give the friend mini-skirt and spiked heels; her hair "support." Being a curious vampire I teased to three times its nonnal volume. I wonder how close a NEW AGE, MEDI­ was immediately intimidated - this much TATING, BILLIARD-PLAYING, SELF­ is true. Sister gracefully introduced me as ABSORBED, POT-SMOKING, DI­ her brother's FRIEND. If she was trying VORCED, YUPPIE, SUBURBANITE to be evasive about the relationship WOMAN can get to anyone, let alone between her brother and I, she should someone who might frequent a place have just said I was the waitress; I where one encounters lUNED OUT, probably would've felt less like a baboon BEER GUZZLING, UNMOTIVATED, vampire. It is a relief to know that we arc, HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUT, HEAD­ at last, just friends. This means my RANGERS. In any case, she begins to agonies over what "special something" to explain what kind of SUPPORT she must get him for Christmas are dissolved. I can offer, but resigns with "Oh, it's a long get away with Engelbert Humperdink's story." GREATEST HITS sung by JERRY I don't know about you, but LEWIS on BETA VIDJ;:Q CASSETTE. when I hear the old "IT'S A LONG This evening was getting better STORY," I think either: A) Someone and better. Toward the end I imagined isn't g:ving me enough credit to actually that I would either throw sulfuric acid at Illustration by Ian Weaver understand what they might say; B) THE SQUEEZE, or just concede defeat; visit backstage to her Bassist. I wondered soon. I was in FULL SELF PITY MODE someone knows something they don't that is, let the Squeeze take what I thought if she'd finally axed him. After all, Sister and getting more d:m~erous by the want me to know; C) someone is annoy­ was my "Close Friend" as her own. I had was there for SUPPORT. Sister pulled minute. I stiU hadn't worked out the ingly evasive; or D) ALL OF THE finally figured that Sister meant to match me aside before I sat down to inform me wording yet either, so, working with ABOVE. Considering I didn't really want Squeeze and Brother after she had given that the Squeeze actually thought I was improvisation I came up with PROCRAS­ to go in the first place, Sister was making enough SUPPORT to Squeeze to dump pretty. Meanwhile I was focused on TINATION; I was going to soak in self it increasingly more difficult for me to the BASSIST. This could also explain , looking for imperfections on the Sqeeze pity for an EXTENDED TIME. I build any semblance of an I WANT TO why I wasn't invited by Sister. WHAT A that "MY FRIEND" might notice while casuaUy informed my "FRIEND" that I HAVE FUN LIKE THERE'S NO SCHEME!!! I began to wonder if Sister they were chatting so INTENTLY. I couldn't come out to play for another TOMORROW WE'RE ALL CRAZY IN was the only one that was wise to the wasn't fooled by the insincere compliment three days. Aftec all, I was a vampire of CHICAGO PARTY TIL YOU PUKE SCHEME. I am a woman of the nineties; that I'd just received second-hand via the NINETIES. I had THINGS TO DO .alii tude. as such, I am entitled to revel in my Sister. that didn't include HIM. I was about to Despite the fact that we were ridiculous insecurities that breed jealous­ IAMASULKINGJEALOUSVAMPIRE leave his car when he grabbed my arm four LOST VAMPIRES, we finally made ies. I realized that and proceeded to be an OFfHENlNETIESANDIDON'TCARE and had the audacity to ask WHAT WAS it to THE THIRSTY WHALE. Lest we anti-social sulking vampire. I ran scenar­ TOBEPATRONIZED WRONG. WHATDOYOUMEAN, miss any of the CHARMING ATrRIB­ ios of infidelities between my "Friend" Everyone must've noticed my WHAT'S WRONG!? YOU SHOULD UTES, we drive around for a half-hour and the Squeeze. I followed his eye care­ sulk because they started to put on their KNOW. CAN'TYOUTELLTHATI'M looking for a parking spot. Luckily we fully observing how long his eye lingered coats. OK, SO THE BAND HAD ON TO YOU AND THE SQUEEZE? I find one a mere three bocks away (which on her voluptuous body and stunning face ENDED THEIR SET; I'GUESS THAT KNOW ALL ABOUT THE ESCAPE is like forty city blocks in -16 degree - to say nothing of her witty repartee. MIGHT'VE HAD SOMETHING TO DO YOU TWO ARE PLANNING. I know weather.) Just in case there's a fue OR Occasionally I indulged in a rest WITH THE IMPENDING DEPARTURE. about how your evil sister doesn't want SOMETHING , we walk around the from my self-innicted agonies. Being a The Squeeze rejoined her celebrity me around to tamJ>C( with the happiness of building and count the CLEARLY marked fonncr and still honorary member of this Bassist. Goodbyes were exchanged along her BIMBO FRIEND. I happen to know entrances; there are four, only one of group of cave dwellers and cowhide wor­ with promises of keeping in touch. I won­ that you :tt·e in SUPPORT of your sister these actually opens. The attending shippers, I still somewhat had an ear for dered if the Squeeze and my "Friend" had being in SUPPORT of the SQUEEZE. doonnan is handsome in a CROMAG­ the MUSIC. I even felt comfortable schemed on how to keep in touch after Don't let me stand in you way, after all, NON sort of way. His reddish stubble enough at one point to venture to the tonight. No doubt Sister SUPPORTED I'm just a FRIEND. HOPE YOU LIKE compliments the alluring (or lurid, rcstrooms. Making my way through the that. I am a fair vampire, and I give my ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK!!!!!!!! page five

Jazz Television Four Ways of Looking at Waitresses I used to have friends Because I was born tarted up 1. Women without careers with three ears coat check girls broads in pictographs and top l es ~ joints I have a calhng wasp shopping decked in gold dust crowns and can draw pictures ashamed of middle-class status smiles taunt as high voltage wire care for lame birds eating Mexican every night understand 2. Toughest girls in school the crudely primitive Spectator to freedom all plastic lacquer language of ghosts I copped a bus out and frosted lips printed on the backs of watched TV full time Kathleen who really know how to dance my eye lids perfected this walk in small steps rebellion thang Markko cut their own hair I dream about television watching it for weeks Moving and pathetic 3. Artists obsessed with death without worries of cancer wearing crushed velvet corsetted in chicken bone worshipping men in and bandanas armatures black and white I fulfill the country's need for shopping for a future with poisoned blood lines victims among townfolk drinking wielding power fingering through towns coffee in abbreviated lighting two cigarettes where the T is silent cities at the same time I spend my life worshipping 4. Big hipped maids I worry about people in Japan glorifying poverty stumbling B girls wearing poodle skirts and perfecting depression masquerading in white bucks a runaway with attitude Coca Cola and Covergirl thinking America sti ll does the twist and dirty hair joyriding for coins in doing anything for a ride a down to earth voice in a Buick and a pair of worn shoes who with flashes of love made my TV and every TV Winners of the 1990 Eileen Lannan Poetry Contest so that housewives and bellhops will weep over the image of Valentino even though they'll never hear his voice

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The crumbs we left to find our way are in a circle Remains and we stop, lost, Twisted pieces still smoking, of the neighbor's house windows down and flutter and burn in the air follow each other while she watches around my block · the buttons of her skirt, past knock kneed Green her knees, men old and shirtless her fingers. · in rows who wait You sing in the night to meet the mail. I am not a grown up, From the damp and sheeted and try to be vibrant. upstairs rooms she sees Model boats Your pockets are empty now through a crack in the board. portraits of blondes of the things that made you It was quite a climb and and gargoyles interesting to children. winded she winds the clock. hum to us like glass You are quick but not enough It's better if no one in spring and the quarters in your palms knows about this. from the basement, are getting hot as you pace but we're settled your crowded rooms, tripping The kitchen maid dreams of as the stucco, over stacks of things permanent helium, limp as hula adolescent and not to be pleased. goes through the closet in the heat All you want is someone picking tulips, hears the gate and ready who will guess· which hand. and hides humbly to sit the season in the plaster. out. You are as complete Cold without reason, as you are still, she stuffs bones into the trunk Garden hybrids inaction keeping failure at bay, and goes looking shift as though tom and to show I'm not afraid I'll say for the best price. and confused, you were in your overalls gilded eyes moving on the grass in the yard Tired of knives, with patience drunk on whimsy she uses only teeth now, and dread, and.without the slightest goal. shuttered up in silk sleeves, the trowel still, To be next to you and play sitting out a savage winter, almost slumping and a blue yukelele waiting to shed dark through the might be a little heaven, what's grown over her. acetate glasses we wear chanting rhymes and popping heads while we lie off dandelions. in the weeds. page six

him. His eyes returned 10 the little Nicholas could hear her tapping cathedral on his desk. the ruler in her hand wtth tncreasmg Then from the single open severity and he tensed at e\'ery blow. Sister Fugachi window 10 his right, up front, he heard. When he ventured a ghmpse, he could sec her crucifiX spmning from its chain on her by Terry Golob "Fugachi! Fugachi! It's Sister Fugachi!" All of the children heard it, but chest. First clockwise, then counterclock· only Nicholas Martini laughed. A deadly wise. She was leaning forward like a The room hadn 't changed. Both gone." sin during silent prayer. predatory animal salivating for the kill. men watched the students sitting at their "Amen." Joey proclaimed, then No sooner did his shoulders She took her position on his lefi side, des ks, heads bowed m silent prayer, then swallowed his words. shrug when he felt the iron grip of Sister behind him. drifted back 10 their school days spent Aoating like a big black bat up Fugaehi on the nape of his neclc. Her "Nicholas Martini!" she said. with Sister Fugachi, S ister Marlena and down the aisles was the menacing lalons lifted him from his chair and in a "There will be no more horsing around Fugachi. bulk of Sister Marlena Fugachi. whirlwind thrust him to the front of the during silent prayer! Understood?" They were back in her class. "Jesus Maria, Johnny, it's Sister class. He looked over his lefi shoulder remembering, without nostalgia the way it Fugachi!" Joey yelled. The Sisler walked 10wards the and nodded. was. They sat side by side, in the second " What?" Johnny said, thrusting battered old offcrtory mounted haphaz· "Raise your shirt" row from the front, dead center. To the The eyes of his clasSllUitcs rose right was the tall, long row of windows. to see Nicky's naked back. Saw his Only one was open, the small little square fingers d ig into the edge o f the desk. Saw closest 10 Sister Fugachi's desk. Whether Sister Fugachi, who was standing behind it was the heat of the s ummer, or the cool him, slip the ruler under her annpit, hike o f the winter, that window was always back her sleeves and spit into her palms. open, without fail. Not even the custodian She began to rub her hands together fast dared to close it. He was the former like a big black lumberjack ready to chop middle weight boxing champion. He was down a mighty oak. God's lumberjack, old and crusty. but he s till looked like he with feet squared and supreme concentra­ could pack a punch. tion brought her left ann as far back as she Still on the right side, past the could, then, throwing her entire robe clad open window, was a stretch of wall where body into it, lashed down har.d on Nicky's Sister Fugachi had mo unted a battered old naked back. The impact was the loudest offertory. It was once painted gold, but slap any of the students had ever heard. the paint was peeling, and the crucifix on Nicky's face crinkled in agony, his fingers the two doors looked pasty and yellow. clawing the desk. Every face in the class Hanging on the wall in the front was twisted into a sympathetic wince. of the class was a huge map of the world. Sister Fugachi took pride in the Speckled on every continent were little large red welt that formed on Nicky's red crucifixes. They represented all the back, she folded her anns and nodded her Catholic missions around the world, in jowls in approval. every country, city, town. ''There is no Nicky, though tensed for the escape for the children of Satan," she blow, was unprepared for the stinging would say. pasting another crucifix in pain that now radiated from his back. some remote part of the world. A part of Tears were squeezed from his eyes the world some student hoped to run to. blurring his vision. His entire body tensed Today it was Guatemala. She wa• ri ght. like a twisted rope. In blind fury, be there was no escape. clenched his right fiSt , pivoted to his left, Centered perfectly with the map took aim, and punched Sisler Marlena was S ister Fugachi's old brown desk, five Fugachi square in the face. feet from the wall, a few feet from the first She hit the floor with a heavy row of students. It didn't have a chair thud, her robe and legs flying up then because the good Sister never sat down. corning to rest in a rustling 'clack'. "Idle butts sow the devil's seeds," she Twenty liu.le fingertip cathedra.ls would say as she floated about the room, collapsed onto desks. The students in the eyes targeting mischief wherever it reared class froze, some with their mouths its thorny head. The students always had dropped, others with eyebrows raised. their heads bowed in silence. There was silence. the organ out of its berth like and old ardly on the wall in the front right corner Nicholas looked at his smarting Tacked up on the red background of the nemesis. o f the room, just past the open window. It fist He looked at Sister Fugachi, her long left wall were all the students names, "Fugachi! Fugachi! It's Sister was when her back was to them that the black robe hiked up to her knees revealing Joey, Johnny, Theresa, etc ... , all done in Fugachi!" class raised their eyes from their cathedral a big black pair of patent leather shoes big black letters. Beside each name there Johnny shuffled 10 the rear of ihe fingers to look at the map of the world on pointing diagonally outward, rolled black were either white crucifixes, which meant truck and peered into the room. She was the wall at the front of the classroom. It stockings stretched over her thick legs. you were a good Christian, like Theresa, gliding down the aisles as if suspended on was nearly solid red. Just this morning Her robe was splayed on the floor like a or you had pitchforks, which meant you wires, her robes trailing behind her like a the Sister tacked a little red cruciflx on the big black inkspot. Her crucifiX was hiked were the mischievous spawn of Satan, like big, black wind. map's last refuge, Antarctica. over her left shoulder, its chairts crossing Joey and Johnny. Once pitch forked, there They both siOod there She opened the two squeaky over her naked face towards her ears. her was no redemption. dumbfounded, eyes wide, mo uths open, doors, took out its contents and faced the mouth open and contorted, and her nose .. Since no student could ever look like two children. class. Their-eyes darted down to their back, the only way to see the huge, brown, " Mother have mercy, they got fmgers. Two rulers were held vertically in Every kid in the class could look macrame crucifix hanging on the back Sister Fugachi," Johnny said as if begin· her hands. One was simple wood. The right up Sister Marlena Fugachi's nose, wall was when you entered the room. It ning a prayer. They both bowed their other had a melal strip on the edge that and nobody liked what they saw. could cover any child in the class with heads and crossed themselves. reflected the light from the ceiling. She Silence. Sister Fugachi remained room for a struggle. It was woven like a Nicholas Manini sat pensively in weighed both by bouncing them in her a motionless lump. huge fishing net with anns, and was his seat, fingertips pressed together so his hands. She then looked over to Nicholas " You killed her!" Tony Raspanti suspended from a long oak staff, which hands fonned a little cathedral on his who stood on the other side of her desk. yelled from the back of the room. He was suspended horizontally on a thin wire. desk. He could hear the city sounds out of His eyes deflatltly met hers. She was lall stood on top of his seat and announced Occasionally, when the door·was opened, the open window, the clank of the Jock on and merciless. She stared him down. He with outstretched arms. "Sister Fugachi is it swayed with the breeze and flopped the trailer of a truck, occasional car horns. bowed his head and braced himself on her dead!" He shook his anns wildly over his against the wall Distracted he snuck a quick look desk. head, knocking the macrame crucifiX off Joey stared into the classroom, at the Sister's glittering gold chain Then the Sister looked up at the the back wall onto his head like a net. He watching the students in silent prayer. dangling from her neck and the elaborate ceiling as if asking God for guidance. struggled, arms and face tangled in the Johnny was back in the truck unpackirlg cruciflx shimmering gold on the blackness After a long moment, Sister Fugachi brown mesh, then fell over the back of his the organ. of her robes. Her hands were in front; nodded and placed the wooden one back seat and flopped around on the floor, "Boy those students," Joey they fonned a little cathedral just like his. into the offertory and closed the doors. squeaking like a captured rat. Nobody said,"they ain't got it hard like we did." Looking at her bowed head he could see The eyes of the children returned looked at him, it was forbidden. " Yeah."Johnny replied from the her jowls CatChing some light in the to their fingers. They could hear the clack truck, "Fugae hi, the old crow is long darkness of her habit She towered above of her heavy black shoes.

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to the abortion clinic. "I do wish you'd come in- ju~ t to be He hugged her and tried to there; I'd feel much better," she pleaded. What's In Your Hand? console her; but there was nothing He averted his face, sighing, and looked hecould say or do that would make her out the window, following two Swallows by Jim Driscoll stop crying. as they dipped and disappeared into the "It'll be alright," he whispered in clouds. There was a dense and meaning­ It was a new sensation: gold in dresser; at the priceless German Hum­ her ear. He embraced her, staring into and ful pause, and then he said, "I told you! I his hands. He stumbled upon his father's mels; at the jewelry box, which he didn't passed her red hair, feeling a lump of ain't going in there! I'll be right out here coin collection a few years ago while raid; at his parents' wedding day photo. anger running up his chest. He hated thinking about you! I promise! I won't playing hide-and-go-seck with his brother Many things had lead up to this moment when she cried; hated all the memories of leave you!" and sister. There it was: garbage cans of swelling, inarticulate feelings: he was yielding to her. He resolved to be Maggie bit her bottom lip and got full of coins; velvet lined cases of gold; angry at his mother's unintentional emas­ stronger. After all, Maggie's experience out of the car and headed towards the various shaped coined silver with the culating ways; at his sense of belittlement wasn't his; the feeling wasn't his; and al­ clinic with downcast eyes. He followed headbusts of forgotten European mon­ under his father's social title; resentful to­ though he put on a front of concern, in the her with his eyes, shaking his head, and archs; faded copper coins; mint pennies wards the favoritism shown to his brother; back of his mind, he just wished for this feeling his anger tum into unbearable encased in plastic- thousands and anxious over the ugly memories of failure: whole thing to be over and easily forgot­ guilt. thousands of dollars worth of coins, and confused by the impending disaster, ten. hidden away in the dead, rose smelling his future. walk-in closet of his parents bedroom. '!Should I do it?" he thought. He picked out two twenty dollar "And what if I get caught?" he was in gold pieces and tried to leave everything love with Maggie; or so he told himself. exactly as he had found it: placing the He was so taken in by her red hair and her lids back 011 the cans; placing the clothes sweet angelic smile. and books back over the lids; moving the "Where else will I get the boxes of receipts back into the aisle; and money? .. . It's the seventh week already . closing the door to a crack behind him. . . She said it wasn't safe after the eight.Ii His heart sped, the floor boards week ... Fucking Jesus! ..." creaked, tree branches scrapped the roof, He glanced up again at his and the lace curtains billowed about the parents' wedding day photo and continued open windows. He pressed and rubbed pressing and rubbing the gold pieces. the gold coins between his fingers; they Moments later, a dim hom blast snapped were cold, and smooth, heavy. He caught him from his stupor. It was Maggie, his reflection in the mirror as he walked down in his ear in the driveway, signaling around the bed. to him that his mother was home. He stared at the cavernous eyed, "Fuck it! As long as I have her," dark haired, pale skinned, punk rock, he thought, "Fuck it all!" shadow figure in the mirror. He stared The next day, after he cashed in cold at the weeping Jesus icon on the the coins at a pawn shop, he took Maggie

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Punk plays its own special role in the fight against oppression Photos by Martin Sorrondeguy Editor's Note: Airs awareness new opinions, destroying formerly accepted obsessions doing I'd like to thank all of the students and members of the away with stale traditions ,false faculty who contributed to this issue, and, a special thanks morals and blind hopes. to the editors and staff of the Chronicle led by Mitch Hurst "Conflict" and Don Gold. Have a great Summer! Todd R. Hayes Editor of Picture This

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O.ylo Y<4ttD Mi1cbdl AnDII Mar» Prorror Wllw Matblw C.k Julio A. Gird Da vo M. Soan A.n.Fla Mario TCIDWIDllo ---""'"""" ..... J-Hwwl PaW R.ocWd t....Ub.n JalluyO. - ColllnT. Pmaloum MAry P.li.u.both Sbanal:u Am. P-..&rlak Alk.ia Mario DmW Jet! Joba o..t.maD Doriau w. HaD Marcia M . Trqor JWia; M. t..moa Brln Ka&.blem1 Malloy St~~wD Crai& Pim»y Allna Oavid.ida Shapiro Rcbart J... areo. A.dticulo Dankl Bt~ J. Oobo Carol L)'QD Hybw Bl"'- Looo Vale x» L. Mca-oo Ted J. Piwowu l.ooaa PIIVOda Sbatil '-o Bnody AboJ D.vila K.aftln M . Gola&er ClanoboiJa ._ ...... continued on page 6 Palrida w. l...riiD Bubar& J. MODtpDir)' Prmcca Aim PWo C\utia Shaw The Columbia Chronicle ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PAGE6 MAY 21, 1990·

A Chronicle compilation • . Animal Fann is one of m'any mixeCi with Aerosmith-like local bands to watch closely in melodies in nonstop, rapping lyri­ 1990. Fleet-fingered key­ cal, sense. "Sylvia (You La~: Columbia's bands: A samphngofsome boardist/Columbia student Vin­ Your Head)," backed by a fine cent V area is just one of the many dosage of guitars, bass and drums of Chicago's liveliest rock 'n' roll talent facets that make up this sextet of brings fonh biting Beethoven and Jackson Browne/ Dylan-sound­ Bach chord patterns, blended By Charles Bernstein feel to it. Although quirky in that is well-deserving of airplay. ing musicians. with a scorching pinch of rock Associate EdiJor spots, this is a sweet, country­ The flipside offers "I've Got . .There are many choice selec­ and swirling carnival images to sounding cowboys-around-the­ Some Time," a fresh, ~EO tions on this recording, including produce a crass-sounding The following is an incomplete campfire tune, with mellow Speedwagon-sounding snappy, the melodically swinging, B- Michelle Shocked! list of bands associated with acoustic guitar, splendid drum­ melodic track with great guitar 52ish "Beach Talk," and the Tom Others mentionables include Columbia College. Associate ming and perfect lyrical style. Petty-ish, "Rain Come Down," "I Don't Know," a soaring, little Editor Charles Bernstein almost Expect a vinyl release from them backing. To contact Julian Leal, with its twisty guitars. "Nuts blues rocker that blends Beatles blew his eardrums out listening to in late December. To contact write to him ·in care of: JLI About You," brings fonh a sweet and Police riffs, accompanied by these bands' recordings. The fol­ BOOM hANK, call Central Park Records, Post Office Box 74-R, Irish folk melody blended well Romeoville, IL 60441-0974. a fine balance of guitars and lowing is his assessment of their Management Co.mpany at (708) with country and Dylan-esque drums. "Arriving By Mad Train," wide variety ofsounds. 423-2802 and ask for Chris lyrics. "I'm Just Like You" offers up a U2-ish drumbeat, Mitchell. The Blind Venetians: delivers a bluesy, speeded-up though slow in spots with a punky Cheri Lane: Keith Jus­ Matt Suhar/lead vocals, Jym tune with a novelish feel, and feel to it. To contact The Flying tice/lead vocals & bass, Ben Casual Flurries: Mark Madla/percussion, Cyril throw-away lyrics. It is strikingly None, call Dan Volpe at (708) R a thke/g ui tars ,Jamie Kendall Bennett/lead vocals & , Wochok/guitar, Matt Szej­ similar to the Bob Dylan ditty 297-5518. Solich/drums. Six-song demo rhythm guitar; Nathan Log­ da/guitar, John Orbit/bass. Six­ "Motor-Psycho Nitemare." recorded at R & R Studios in Wis­ 'g ins/lead guitar, Joe song rough mix cassette. [Lyrics Other notewonhy cuts include consin [lyrics written by Justice Hirschmugl/Oass guitar & vocals; by Suhar). the 'Jackson Browne-sounding Brand New Skin: Kevin and Rathke). Bob MusiaVpercussion & vocals. Fronted by Columbia senior "Common Love," with a touch of -Debolt/lead vocals and rhythm Fronted by Columbia music Five-song demo [lyrics written by Matt Suhar, with percussio_n Grateful Dead melody, and guitar, David Linke/bass, John provided by Columbia senior Jym business major/bassist Keith Jus­ Bennett). "Wutcha Doin' ," a cool little Novak/percussion, Tony Ger­ Madia, this three-year old quintet tice; and backed by Columbia At only five weeks old, and twister with rock-hopping key­ mann/lead guitar. Two-song cas­ seems to be headed in the right music major/guitarist Ben Rathke withjustonegig under its belt, the boards and an excellent pulsating sette recorded at Streeterville direction with plans for a cassette/ and drummer Jamie Solich, this Chicago band Casual Flurries is bass. To contact Animal Fann, Studios in Chicago [lyrics by De­ CD release scheduled for late glam-flam trio easily passes offas already blowing up quite a bliz­ call Vincent V arco at (708) 823- Bolt). June entitled Turn Your Head sons of Anthrax meets sugar­ zard in and around the 3775. With just one year under its coated· Guns 'N' Roses mixed Chicagoland area. The band's And Cough. Evidence of this is belt, this ska/pop band is a fan's with a powderkeg of sound wait­ demo swirls about the influences demonstrated quite well in this The Flying. None: delight to the ears, with crisp ing to explode! of The Police, REM and Rush, in rough mix. Raymond Henker/lead vocals flowing melodies and a fresh, in­ The band began two-and-one­ a fuzzy, garag-y son of vein, with Two splendid selections are and bass, Jeff Bunag/percussion, vigorating lyrical style, thanks to half years ago, and has had modest lyrics. The most out­ ''The Girl Was Never Mine," a Dan Volpe/guitars. 17 -song prac­ lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist several personnel c hanges standing cut on this demo is the folksy, Rush-sounding tune with tice tape recorded by The Flying Kevin DeBolt, a senior marketing throughout its shon history. The hard-driving, Police-resounding, fine saxophone and hints of jazz None [lyrics by Henker). &..advertising major. tossed in for solid measure, and current line-up has been together yet pleasant "Once Again," with If sound could represent suc­ Both cuts on this cassette "Canister," a sort of metally­ are for two months. Perhaps the most cess and individuality, then The splendid. "Silent Simon," a hot­ great guitar vibratos. Other punkish Beatlesque/Tom Petty outstanding track on the demo is Flying None are well on their way headed, slamming rocker, com­ quality cuts include the strained piece that renders a great melodic the metal love ballad to achieving a strange brand of bines screaming vocals and er­ twister "Regret" and the rustic, balance of vocals, guitars and " Walkaway," with its perfect but beefy, "I Don't Want To success. With help frgm Colum­ ticulate bass lines to formula!e a balance of drums and bass, and drums. bia music business major Dan filtering Bad Brains/English Beat Know." Others that are wonhy of men­ strains ofearly Kiss and Metallica To contact Casual Flurries, Volpe on guitar, there's no telling texture to it. "Modem Up," is a mixeio punkish/metalish tune with sear­ ~a8.lalncWWWr. Olcarla L. BoWUI&D Along recorded at Zenith Db in Blda M. TwW ROiamOOCI T. Wallaco DWoiB.~ ing drums and guitars. One can Suan M. ~adfc:wd Chicago [lyrics for both cassettes M1dud Anlha:ly Turner n..-tWilll•.. easily detect the melodic strains Holdl M. WallaOCI l.allriD L. Brown ....,.Lool>yoJ.Middoalcrl lyrics all rolled into one big JIUDCIJUOD. Vua.u Timothy Jamo~ WimDald Allinesque and a spiffy little ditty L.indl Roneo Wutorm&D Ollck. Amold I. IWJf guitars. To contact ROTA, call Oobon.h M.arilt the surrounding suburbs. Kavic.. Kbamo Vuirani Sam lbcmu Weller Womlak Wes Kidd at (312) 348-2135. Vk:MtM. Dodd JobDP.~ UliaPilriela Vaz.quca BCIUlicJct.DWells o Jothy C. Damm PauJG•J. Rlil The most outstanding tracks Myma· Karco R. Vu.qun '-""'""WriaJ>o Keith Mkhlol Went~~ s..... o.... PloyUioM. Robboa on the six-song cassette include Julian Leal: All ins tru­ Brk Cbriltopbcr Voldl 1..awa S~ae YOiba Andrtlw Joacph Wotdcrit.cb c..,.a.... m- Aom B. S.ciowaki the remarkably rocking "Suffer­ ments and vocals by Leal. 45 T"'s~>yw... v...,. ChArlot Vcnl\&1'& Gary Christopher Womor TUD<>IhyM.S_. ing Plan," the simplistic FM -A.- RPM "What's Your Name," b/w Mary Jo Amelia Vcrpn. O&D& Mon. 2ar.huko radio-sounding "We Like" and Oarfidd Owcm W~t JUDNB.Piala S\II&D. B. CahW. ScbMhr "I've Got Some Time" [lyrics by Robcri Todd Viore&a II LoriL.:z.tb BriaDDo\aaJu Wc•tb\11)' RONiaH.O..ID BoooloJ. - "All In A Day," with smooth har­ Leal]. Brid<t.o T. ViJianuova a...... a-. z.koioo, h . Lotaloo Wb.Ltcntnt Sheila tbocbeaa Olbbb IWi L. Sooaon mony that clicks quite well into Not everyone gets a chance to otaa VWan.al DAD P&lll l.mlad.lo Lll1RW!.alr0Jik. Klmbody L. Spoyw the groove. have his record ra ted on Bllu 7Jm.lt.Di.lll Dori A. """""' Lov.1J Bwwo Vlrao David o.rlu Wilde Another song that deserves a but Colum­ Patrida A.. O..U.tt Nil:·ld Wbin1oaJam American Bandstand, o..y...... , v~ Jony A. WUbolm MuyJ. How J~~mNA . WI&&kll mention is "Wo! Whoa! Woh!," bia solo artist Julian Leal did. MAr!.a Vukuloovlc Al:uolne tt~WiJbs Master's Degrees Llvn.x. B. wu- an impulsive and silly little chant Leal racks up another enjoyable JIZI.ioD B. Hawkb MJchM! Pr&ncb Wald.tcbmJdl Tornnoo Tonlll WUIWN that pays homage to local AM two-sided piece of vinyl. "What's Jam S. Hobt.n·Robbca B"'*- Ycoa 81\ioCeJOIOIDI Wal~ Doeltoo Vlcuwla WUII.ama radio station WLUP. Your Name" serves up smooth K.lmbcrlyMJcJwllo Wal.br Cryltal Lynott.o WUiiaml "Strung Along," has a inti male vocals, coupled with a poppy ring K.uya RWh Wall BriaQ R. J. Bowlo Congratulations Matlao WWiamll -- The Columbia Chronicle ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PAGE7 MAY21, 1990 Madonna, Murphy, Willis, Fox and Cruise head summer film star list

film about fighter pilotS. Brad By Jeff CuMingham Johnson (At>.-ays) also stars, FllmCrilic along with Rosanna Arquelte as the . ..you guessed tt---OOi igalOr)' Summertime means money love interest. time for the movie induwy, and Andrew Dice Clay. fresh from thouih there doesn. t appear to be his appearance on TV's Satwrday 1 BalfNJJI megahit of proportions NightU~ . isscuomakc 1990his this year, you can bet that more big year. Clay has his own concert than a couple of films wiU be fill­ movie coming out. as weU as the ina up the theaten. comedy. The Ad•~ntuns of Ford The super-hyped Dick Tracy, Frurlane. in which he plays u starring Warren Beatty and private dctccuve. Madonna. could be one of them. An article in the June issue of Presumed IMocent is based Premiere magazine has already on Scott Turow 's best seUcr about proclaimed it to be "as stunning a prosecuting attorney (Harrison and original as Who Framed Ford) who is charged with the Roger Rabbll." We'll see. murder of his mi stress. This Sequels appear to be more mystery-drama features a abundant this summet than ever wonderful cast: Brian Dennehy, before; no leas than eight are Raul Julia and Greta Scacchi. scheduled for release within the Mo' Beller Blues concerns a next three months. jazz mustc tan (Denzel Another 48 HRS. reunites Washington) who is forced to Eddie Murphy (looking to Olanoarlo Eapoalto, Splka LM, and Danza! releaae from Unlveraal Plctur- Tha ftlm Ia, not choose between his music and his rebound from Harlem Nlglus) Waahlngton - In llo' Barrw B~ a aummer aurprlalngly, wrltlen and dlraot.d by Lae. women. The drama is written, and Niclt Nolte In the sequel to the ditt'Jcted and produced by Spike 1982 action comedy. Walter Hill Lee. returns as director. Searching for something uni­ Back 10 the FUiure Part Ill que? F/atllners, starring Kiefer completes the time traveling tril­ Sutherland and Ju lia Robcns, ogy ditt'Jcted by Robert Zimeckis. might fit the bill. It's a thriller This time, Michael J. Fox and about a group of medical students Christopher Lloyd are who engage in a life-after-death transpOrted beclt to the Old West. experiment Ole Hard 2: Die Harder has Wild at Heart, would also Bruce Willis back as Everyman probabl y qualify as original, hero John McOane.In the sequel, simply because it's written and all heU breaks loose at an aizpon. 'Jlrls one should be a blast. C$pe­ cially with the same stunt and directed by David Lynch. Nicolas special effects coordinators Cage and Laura Dern play a recuming from the 1988 original. couple on the run from her mother The wrclst Ill: Legion is (7). It won't be boring, that's for wriaen and ditt'Jcted by William sure. Peser Blauy. who won an Oscar Arnold Schwarzeneggcr is for Best Screenplay of the 1973 back in action in Total Recall, a shocker. It could be a real dud, but sci-fi adventure set in 2084. Paul hope springs eternal with the de­ Verhoeven (RoboCop) directs. pendable George C. Scott playing Rock star Prince returns to the a pollee licutelWit who is inves­ movies in the musical dramn, tlpti.ng a series of unexplained Harrlaon Ford p laya a an-Willa a18rsln DieHard Prince Ia back with a,.mtl Graffiti Bridge, in which he plays proeacudng ~ murders. No, Unda Blair docs not accueed.,. 2, ... MqUatl .., Ole IWd. wt• Brld~ a atory about a falling a nightclub owner whose busi­ reuan. mUI'CWin~~ playa hero John Mcaane. nightclub. ness begins to fail. Other sequels that may make Although there isn't a Top stead of acrobatics. Robert with South American drug car­ aome ooise include Gremlins 2: GUll II to report on, I have seen DuvalJ and Randy Quaid also tels. Sean Young plays the That's a total of 20 films-not The New Batch, RoboCop 2, trailers for three ftlms that look star. obligatory love intercsL even one-half of the movies YoiUlg GUllS II and the Chlnalown fairly similar. Fire Birds looks a lot like Top Flight c(the Intruder might be scheduled for a summer release. sequel, The Two Jak.es, which Days ofTiuw:ler features Tom GUll if you put high-tech lighter a Top GUllS in VIetnam of sons. So if don't see your favorite stars was originally slaled for a late Cruise along with Top GUll ditt'Jc­ helicopters in place of F-14s. WiUem Dafoe (in his third Viet­ mentioned here, that doesn't 1989 release. tor Tony Scou. Stoclt car racing Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee nam movie in only five years) and mean they won't be popping up supplies the "need for speed" in- Jones arc pilots caught in a war Darmy Glover headline this war soon at a theater ncar you. Is someone foUowing in your footsteps? Fear and apathy add up to 'senioritis' Columbia College Chicago 1990 Summer Institute By Gayle Mitchell With graduation a few weeks The apathy associated with Created for high school students away, Columbia seniors arc ex­ senioritis is apparent as seniors The end of the school year periencing one form or another of who ha~ completed their. become frustrated with going to mcarts different things to dif­ senioritis. Because many stu­ sophomore. junior or class and finishing up the ferent students. For some, it simp­ dents ha vc spent more than the senior year. semester. ly mc..ns the end of one more traditional four years to pursue an school year. For others, it means education, it was easy to make Both Long and Rathert summer vacation and leisure. But school a 9CCOild home. pointed out the greatest fear for many, it engenders a mix of This is common among fac:ing ICIIion is "the fear of the panic, apa!hy and excitement graduating seniors. "They arc unknown." very proud to have fmished, but Around May of every school at the same time, they will miss wyou'rc excited about using year. an illncss affecting those the friendships they have made the skiUs you 'vc learned and the wbo are going to graduate typi­ here and the support of school thought of making a living, but cally spreads through Columbia. life," said Tun Long, Placemcot the unknown element is still Symptoms include: sending lou Coordinaur. there," Rathert said. of resumes. going on what seems Another form of senioritis is like hundreds of interviews in panic. The thought ofeither going Though scnioritis has a lot of downfalls, the excitement that ~~ aft hopes of landing a job, the fear of on to graduate school or entering ..n.we.. for 1990 Swruner DO( being accepc.cd to the graduate the work force intensifacs as one comes with it is what makes it your cboice, grea1. To know that the years of I bllrute mfornuuon ~uct. school of thoughts of wooden whether or DOl he or she study corning to an end and Tbc .\drw»JJOS Off~ . geuing through yet another paper will do weU at iL Senior Tamara arc the thought of good times after Columbu Col~ Chk.~. or exam. and anticipation. as the Sellman said. "Even if you excel graduation is what makes it 600 South ~hdupn ""'mut bigday app~ in school. you· rc DOl sure if you worthwhile. -rbc get Clu.:ago. fl 60605-1996. can excel in the real world." closer you to graduation. the excited t }l~l 66..'- 1600. " ' 11:9 This iliDess is cootagiom. it more strikes a majaity of graduating -rbc anxiety is the same for you get because you know you've scniP' ,. . -.~ ~y." said Bobbi Ra!hc:rt.. -: ---- "'~- or~ a diagDosis: scnioritis.. an Academic Advisor. senior Sal! y Smith. The Columbia Chronicle

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Monday, May 21 Registration for summer 1990 starts today (for continuing students only) at lOam- 6pm in room 611, Michigan building. Registration runs thru ~:~ 6~·y and Lesbian Alliance of Columbia College will sponsor a party tonight at 6:30 in room 202, Wabash. All students and faculty wei-_ come. . . The African American Alliance of Columbia College will meet tolday to honor African American Men. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 at Hokin Hall. A reception will follow. Open to all students and faculty. · - · ' Tuesday, May 22 The writing center will offer a seminar entitled "Writing Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications" at !lam in room 311 , Wabash. For more info call x698. . The Columbia College Theatre and Music Center presents "Man and Superman" by Bernard Shaw directed by Pauline Brailsford. Show­ time is at 7pm in the New Studio Theatre, 72 East 11th St. The show will be repeated thru Saturday, May 26 at 7pm and Sunday, May 27 at 3pm. For more info call 663-9465. --'\ Wednesday, May 23 The Television Arts Society will present Walter Jacobson, CBS Co-Anchor, at 12pm in studio A of the Michigan Building, 15th floor. All students are welcome. The mission network will hold a meeting today at 1pm in room 204, Wabash. The Interdisciplinary Arts Education Department of the Graduate division presents "Monsieur Vivant" an original performance by Larry Wil- son. Show will begm at 7:30 in the Hokin Student Center. Free admission. , "1-900-Video," a video exhibition by independent video producers will be presented tonght at 7:30 in the hokin Student Center. Featured pro­ ducers are Robert Beals, C. Mark Cronin, Elias Georgakopoulous; Robb Bardner, Sergio Lozano, Chad Rankin, Jamie Tamaki, Charles Ventura, and Rick Venturi. For more info call x410 or 203. Thursday, May 24 :rg·.· -~_ :·· ·::-&· ·: :- :rg·. ·_:w··.· :®··o ··· : ~_:-· ·- :·ftl· 0 ·:::: Free movie- "Batman" in the Hokin Center at 4pm . . . · ··.. ~ .· .. · . .· ..· . . .· . ~ .·...... ·.· ...... Friday, May 25 · · .·. · .· · · .· · · · · · · · · · · .· · · .· . · · · · · · · · · .·. · .· · · · ·. · · · .· · · · · · · · ·. · .· · · .· Prime Time Columbia will be shown on Chicago Access Channel 21 at 9pm. · The 7th Annual Televisi.on Department Student Videos Exhibition will begin at 6pm in Studio A, 15th floor, Michigan. For info call x413. The End of the Year Honor Student Exhibition will open tonight at 5pm. The opening reception will take place in the Columbia College Art Gallery of the 11th St. campus. The exhibit runs thru June, M-F 10-4pm. . The Interdisciplinary Arts Department presents "Inside Out: Our Viewpoints" a collection of student works at 5:30pm in the Hokin Student Center. Seniors Margi Cole, Maria Cornel, and Darlene Matos will perform' for a special senior concert tonight and tomorrow at 8pm at the Dance Cen­ ter. The performances are free and all students are invited. Wednesday, May 30 Commencement robe pick-up for seniours at the Follet Louge, Michigan building. For info call x224. The Television Arts Society will present NBC News Anchor, Ron Magers. The fecture will begin at noon in studio A, 15th floor, Michigan. Thursday, May 31 Tonight is Student Performance Night at the Dance Center, 4730 N. Sheridan Rd. Performances begin at 8pm. For more info call 27 1-7928. Kevin Shine Productions presents "Showtime at Columbia College." This is the first Black Arts Entertainment Talent Show, featuring sing­ ing, dancing, comedy, and rap. Showtime is 7pm at the Hokin Hall. $100 first prize. Co-sponsored by the African American ~llian ce .

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"I never went to class. I owned "I went to school in Illinois, I "Absolutely. Reagan kept "I never went to school. My the school and I hired people to think. I can't remember the name saying, 'Play one of those good favorite class, however, is the run it, so I didn't have to go of the school, but that's not impor­ old songs, play You Are My Sun­ very rich. I want to be one of myself. What I did was hang out tanL What matters is that I remem: shine,' and I would say to him, them. I want to own like the entire outside the school, and that's bcr that I went to school in Illinois. 'No, Mr. President, it's Iran we're country of the United States and I where I met my beautiful Ivana. Illinois is one of the fifty- four Ullking abouL• And he would say, want to park my cars in Mexico. Of course, now she's just a states, for sure, if you include 'Trade them two Ray Charles LPs I would go to Canada on Saturday money-grubbing, know-nothing Guam and Grenada. And so am 1." and a ShaNaNa cassette for one of night, just for kicks. And I hope to bimbo. I, of course, am perfect. our hostages.' It was impossible. belt a few more tired cats to earn Just ask my financial advisor. But That's why I'm definitely not enough money to make my dream actually, I don' t care about guilty." come true." money, but I do have a beautiful casino to sell you in Bangladesh."