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Students cast in soap opera to air on cable By Geneva Bland According to Palermo. the actor.; chosen for the soap opera were picked Nine TheateF students have been cast in a student-run production which origi as a result of their excellent acting abili nated at Columbia and will air on cable ties from an open audition of more than teievision next month. 75 people. " The fact that they were reliable. "Behind the Screen," a soap opera able to memo rize well and study written, produced and directed by ad quickly also determined the way they vanced Television students will air once were cast," Palermo said. "Some of a month on cable access Channel 19. their physical attributes were involved in the selection also." he said. "It involves a lot of interaction and devious plotting among the charac The students performed two-minute ters," said Susan Regele, a Television monologues for Bayly. Regele. Pa Department instructor. lermo and Norm Holly. who is in charge of a comedy show that will be aired on Regele teaches the " Professional cable also. Writer's Workshop" where scripts for Morris developed the idea for the the production are written. The techni productions after hearing the Chicago cal aspect is handled by students in the Access Corporation, a non-profit com "Cable Workshop Production" class E!!'!i'. that Of."'rates_ ~x publ ~c:~s _ taught by Rontrllay1y:1'he production· Bush de_clares presidential candidacy channels in Chicago, would have a aspect is managed by students in ·the channel on air. After announcing his candidacy for president in his hometown of Houston, Texas, Vice President George Bus "Cable Workshop Producing" class. ppeared at the Conrad Hilton Monday evening where he named Governor Jim Thomps{ln his Illinois Genera " We went through the concepts. taught by Lucas Palenno. Regele. hairman. Bayly and Palenno wori<ed through the viewed them with the cable people and summer to organize the soap opera. they said we could do it." he said. "We agreed to do three half-hour episodes "They (instructor.;) put their heart and three comedy shows this semester. and soul into this and they've done a which are being produced by the The wonderful job of organizing it." said Ed ater Department and Norm Holly." Fashion program offered Morris, Television Department Chair The fir.;t show will air Friday Nov. man. 13 at 10 p.m. on Channel19. By Lynn Paustian fashion-oriented high school students. pies of fashion, materials of fashion. re Along with the instructors, almost 60 "Late Friday night is a good slot to "We hope that Columbia can provide tailer.; of fashion, and the women's and have," Pale mio said. The Fashion Business Specially Pro men's wear industry. students from the Television Depan gram. a new concentralion wilhin the a realistic framewori< upon which acre Palenno, Regele and Morris all agree rnent are involved in the producing and Management Department, is being of ative student can build and disseminate In addition to the required 48 credit that the students have wori<ed hard. writing of the soap opera. fered this fall to the student who wants his or her artistic vision, .. Yamamoto hour.; of general studies and the 42 credit hour.; needed for the management "I've never seen such a group of stu to prepare for a future in the world of said. "There is a lighting director, set de majo~ the Fashion Business Specialty dents who are so absorbed in what fashion, according to Carol Yamamoto. The program encompasses a compre signer and producer.;," Morris ex Program will require that 15 credits be they're doing," Morris said. " I think chairman of the Management Depart hensive curriculum to provide an under plained. "Everyone has an assignment taken from classes which include cos it's going to be a musing success be ment. standing of the widely varied careerop just as though they were wori<ing on a tume construction, fashion illustration. causeofthat. Even if it's not flawless, a Yamamoto, together with Harry ponunities in the fashion field. It will professional television operation." fashion sketching and the history of lot of the early soaps weren't flawless Root, former Vice President of Mar cover the workings and inter-relation either." fashion. shall Fields and an " lntro to Fashion ships of the many different industries "The advantage of the program," Six soap opera episodes and comedy Business" instructor, developed · the and services comprising the fashion said Yamamoto, :·is that it is incoroo shows will be aired now through the end fashion program idea after listening to business. Among the topics to be pre Inside of the_~ !'ring semester. the wants and demands of interested sented are business of fashion, princi- Continued on Page 3 New theft 'Me generation' creates turbulence same old problem (CPS) - Students, critics claimed, zation dedicated to promoting volunta Education Commission of the States " We're the problem," admitted Dean "!ere self-<:entered and materialistic. rism jiJll()ng students. and the author of the Carnegie 'report, Lois Cronholm of Temple University. PAGE4 They didn't need the student loans they " Higher education was a place to in suggested schools create civilian volun Faced with the threat of decreasing en bonrowed, and then didn't repay them. cubate citizenship," she said. The ma tarism programs based on the model of rollments and increasing costs, schools Broadcast museum They cared only about themselves, terialism of the 1970's and early '80s, the Reserved Officer Training Corps "tried so hard to sell students on educa getting high-paying careers and driving· however, disrupted that "historical (ROTC). which funds college study in tion by emphasizing the financial re preserves 1he oldies' • BMW's. They might wori< passionately link." return for military service. wards a college education can bring. for a Master.; in Business Administra To improve higher education's image The federal government may lend a The 'me generation' wouldn't have PAGE6 tion, but not for improving their com and to get students more involved in hand. In March, Sen. Claiborne Pell happened if we hadn't sold so hard on munities. their communities, educators .. had are (D-RI) introduced a bill to pay students it.'' Such perceptions of American colle sponsibility to change the perception of for community service effons or a two During the '70s and early '80s, gians, administrator.; now say, eroded the 'me generation.' " year stint in the Peace Corps. Cronholm added, schools bolstered and /Sports public suppon of higher education, "Universities," said one student who Nearly 260 campuses already have emphasized engineering. computer sci - helped foster the political climate that requested anonymity, "have a self-in some kind of student volunteer pro ence and other technological depart made it okay for politicians to slash col terest in promoting public service. lr's gram. and educator.; are taking some of ments because, they felt. those areas Joey Meyer discusses lege funding in recent years and, in fact. good public relations." the credit for the recent swell in •-rudent would best help students get jobs. embarrassed educator.;. In 1985, a report issued by the Carne interest in community services. "We've had time to look at the results new season Traditionally, colleges have stressed gie Foundation for the Advancement of But although campuses can take of that concept." she said. "and were community service, said Susan Teaching called upon colleges to give some credit for changing student atti alized we haven't trained students to PAGE8 Schwartz of Campus Compact, a col students credit or aid for " doing good.'' tudes, they also were responsible for the think." lege presidents and chancellor.; organi- Frank Newman, the president of the "me generation" ani tudes of past years. Continued on Page 2 "\(,1 2 <>< loht'r 1'1, 1'1117 COLUMBIA CHRONICLE '' \'. ' News Briefs Channel 11 .contribution Academic Advising offers time management workshop Benefits TV students The Academic Advising Dcpanmcnt will present its second course, "Man aging your Time.'' in a series of fall wori<shops offered through Nov. 19. By Josephine Gibson The course will be held Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. and Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. For more infonnation. contact Academic Advising, room 609, orcall663- The Television Dcpanment has 1600 xl45 . added ~ore than $150.000 wonh of broadcast equipment to its curriculum Chicago Shakespeare Company features "The this fall. Students entering advanced production and videotape editing Winter's Tale" courses will be one step closer to the Shakespeare's "The Winter's Talc.·· will be perfonned at St. lgnatious Au "real world," according to Ed Morris. ditorium, 1320 W. Loyola. Oct. 22 through Oct. 25. Television Chairman. Student tickets arc available for$7 Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 7 p.m. Channel II (WTTW Chicago). For more information. call 871-8961.