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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. THE CHRONICLE o f COLUMB COLLEGE C H C /\ G 0 September 24, 1996 Are Columbia students satisfied? First Student Satisfaction Inventorys seem to indicate that we 'can't get no' By Robert Stevenson rate many different areas of the Diversity" scored signi ficantl y "okay." "We want to see them Senior Sluff Writer coll ege such as "In structional above normal whi le the college's [student concerns) and work Effectiveness," "Recruitment and commitment to academic excel them out." Most consumer products are Financial Aid," and "Safety and lence scored well be low normal. In relation to the higher marks purchased under an "implied Security." The survey is being Columbia's freshmen, accordi ng fo r "Instructional Effectiveness," warranty" of competence: A used to gauge the priorities and to their answers, have lower lev studen ts agreed. product must at least do the job it needs of students. Its goal is to els of satisfaction and lower " .. ve reall y enjoyed all of the was meant to do. A coll ege edu provide the administration with a expectations of college. Other teachers I've had," said junior cation should be no exception. guide for areas that Philip Wargowsky, a film major. Columbia took its first step improving the scored poorl y, Tangela McGrew, also a toward improving services in Columbia while being junior, concurred. ,., think the both academic and non-academic College experi hi ghl y impor professors help you more on that areas last year by administering ence: tant to students, level," said Tangela about how the first Student Satisfaction "When we w e r e instructors have helped hcr Inventory for'the college. got the results, " Registration "But," she added, "the sc hool The results were far from what we shared them Effecti veness," needs to give people more incen any consumer or company would and tried to "Academ i c tive to ac hieve." consider good. Now the school address some Ad visi n g," On some of the indi vidual faces the task of improving what of the concerns " Recrui tmen t items, like freedom of expression the students find to be lacking . th at students and Financial and racial harmony, the school "We feel pretty good about it," have," said Academic Dcan Aid" and "Safety and Security." scored better, but sti ll below said Provost and Executive Vice Caroline Latta. "Obviously, a lot of issues it average. Columbia's concern for President Bert Gall. "We're not Overall, the satisfaction scores rai sed seem to be deserving of students as individuals also ranks afraid to look at problems fro m were drastically below average attention," said Bert Gall. He poorly among freshmen. the students' point of view." for all but two of the areas of added that these findings weren't Latt a said that expansion of The survey was administered "In structional too surprisi ng and that the survey the freshmen seminar program ~~iii~~;~' 1995 and spring 1996 was rated at the was an invitati on to compl ain, ,. It asked students to and "Responsiveness to but also deemed the results See Survey, next page
Chicago looked a Jot like Washington this summer, thanks to the Democratic National Convention coming to town in August--and the Chronicle was there. Above, a pre-convention appearance by President Clinton and Mayor Richard J. Daley across the street at Grant Park was cap tured by Photo Editor Natalie Battaglia. For more convention related photos, see pages 10-11. EDITORIAL Check out our new op ed pages--more columns than ever See Page ...... 8
of the curriculum, where minorities make up an overwhelming majority with often waning Columbia nets a million: Largest budgets and a mix of cultural backgrounds, teachers are often inexperienced and hard grant in school's history to fund pressed to be effecti ve, much less role mod els. This is the vac uum the novel program seeks to fill. groundbreaking child ed program 'The fi rst three years as a teacher are the most crucial," admitted McNamee. By Leon Tripple\t 420 N. Wabash Avenue, will provide the pro This is why the designers of the curricu Senior Slaff Wriler fessional studies in childhood development. lum have left a window open for upstart Both Columbia and Erikson have a high teachers to be consulted as a support base dur When Lyn Rosenblum, the Dean of visibjlity in the arts and professional studies ing thei r fertil e years of teaching. Columbia's Graduate School, said she need in child development, respectively- the hope Columbia will lend the liberal arts hand, ed a whopping $ 1 million to start a new pro is that the merger will create a.powerhouse in which both McNamee and Stowe agree will gram at Columbia, philanthropists Irving and child development to be practiced throughout be relevant to the overall shaping of the pro Joan Harris said OK. the city. ject. Because, when budgets shrink, the arts The Early Childhood Education Teacher Dr. Carol Ann Stowe was plucked from in most public schools are the first to get cut. Program, jointly sponsored by Columbia and Northwestern to head up Columbia's role in "Intell igence is not a l wa~ measured by an the Erikson Institute for Advanced Study and the program. Intelligence Quotient Test," said McNamee. Child Development, seeks to transform stu "We want the program to provide a bal Her contention is that intel li gence also comes dents into teacher, role models, adding a new ance for students, .. said Stowe. Balancing in varying art forms. flavor to Columbia's growing li st of pro will be key to the survival of the program, Further, Stowe is convinced that catching grams. where students wi ll take courses at both insti that artistic genius must begin in the develop The grant, which was the largest gift from tutions, which has never been done at ment stage of the child's life. a private donor in the school's history, was Columbia. "We want the students to feel ..... you've really got to lay the foundation received with much praise from Columbia comfortable about the cl asses they will be at an ea rly age, otherwise you've lost a lot of administrators. Irving and Joan Harris are tv-ing," she said. potential," Stone said. well-known in Chicago for their humanitarian But the comfort level with taking the class Although the State of Illinois would certi efforts, as well as their commitment to early es is just part of the overall objective. Gillian fy students to teach upon graduation, there are childhood education. McNamee, Erikson's coordinator, believes some gray areas that might prevent some The program's curriculum will be the first teachers should be better prepared for taking interested students from taking on the new of its kind, for both Erickson and the college. on the challenges of teaching in urban com line of study. ''The State doesn't recogni ze Columbia will bring the needed liberal arts munities. course to the table, while Erikson, located at Teaching in urban settings, the main drive See Grant, next page 2 NEWS September 24, 1996 THE CHRONICL fond welcome from the Presiden Journalism Department 623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite Dear Students: fin ancial aid It is ities, the future of the Education 802 for students. impe ra t ive Department , and proposed tax Welcqm e to what promises S in c e for coll ege credits and deductions to help Chicago, Illinois 60605 to be an ex traordinarily rich and 1972. when students to families pay for college. 312-663-1600 ext. 5432 diverse year at Columbi a th e passage vote and be I urge you 10 help reverse the 312-663-1600 ext. 5343 Coll ege. The co llege has added of the 26th infonned on trend of youn g voter nonpartic FAX 3\2-427-3920 new majors and programs to Amendment the academ· ipati on by registering to vote by e-mail: keep our students on the CUlling to the U.S. ic and Fin an· th e October 7 deadline, and Chronicle@ edge of important career fi elds. Consti tution cial aid then voting in the November 5 mail.colum.edu You shall also find improved granted 18· issues that elections for the candidates of Web page: and added equipment in several y e a r ·o ld s affect them, your choice. http://www.colum.eduJ departments, as we ll as expand. the ri ght to and to let the To expedite voter registra -chroncle/index.html ed faciliti es to support th e vote, the C on g r ess tion for our students, the Freshman Seminar program. pe rcentage kn ow their Columbia Association of Black Although the immediate of young v i e w s Journalists is sponsoring a voter Editor-in-Chief future looks bright for voters has S p ec ifi c registration dri ve Sept ember John Henry Biedennan Columbia, thi s in stitution and continuall y issues that 24th through 28th in the Hokin Ameri ca's more than 3,000 d ec l i ned. figure in the Annex. I cannot stress strongly Managing Editor other colleges and uni versities Although 43 up co min g enough the importance of tak Cristin Monti face potentially serious prob· percent of e lection s in g advantage of this quick and lems in the very near future. 18· to 24· Columbia President John B. Duff includ e convenient way of becoming a News Editor The reason: . the disturbing year·olds affirmati ve voter. This year more than ever, Bob Chiarito national trend of voter apathy voted in the 1992 Presidential action in hi gher education, the your vote counts. among young people, and the electiQns, an upturn from 1988, direct lending program, interest effect this is having on the turnout slumped again in the rates on student loans, federal John B. Duff. President Assistant News Editor Congressional action related to 199.4 Congressional election. support for the arts and human- Allison Martin ing freshmen and trans testing times at the Blackstone will be Features Editor rom fer students in order to announced shortly. The test will be 2-112 Kim Watkins A letter f establish a baseline of hours in length. .,' reading and math skill To thank you for your participation in Entertainment Editor lumbla s ProVOSt, levels. Thistesting car- completing the exam, you will be eligible for Ryan Healy COli fles no pUnItive conse- a drawing in which you may wi n 4 free movie . quences for the individ- tickets. There are 250 chances to win these Editorial Page Editor · Dean ual student. Rather groups of tickets! :.n"c you, th~ individual stu- Be ass ured that both you and the College David Harrell A ca de ...... dent, will benefit from will be well served as a result of this endeav better advising and or. This is an important step for you as you Photography Editor counseling. Aggregate embark upon your academic career at Natalie Battaglia Dear Students: testing results will allow the College to offer Columbia and an important step for the responsible curriculum offerings to address College as it improves its curriculum and its Copy Editors Columbia is pleased for the first time to identified student needs and to offer some stu service to you, our students. Again, thank MemaAyi make available an opportunity for our stu dents the opportunity to test out of required you for your cooperation. dents to participate in a comprehensive, stan Rob England classes and achieve advanced placement. dardized national testing movement which is Tests will be administered in selected classes. Bert Gall common practice on college-campuses across If you are not registered in one of these tar Provost and Executive Vice President Advertising Manager the country. geted classes, you will have the opportunity Caroline Latta Amy Pickle During the week of October J 4th through to take the exam at the Blackstone Hotel. Academic Dean the 19th, Columbia will test all newly enter- Further infonnation on selected classes and Senior Writers Leon Tripplett ~~~~~~~~, · · · · · · · N t 0 t'e~~~~~"'~~ , . · ,..... , Survey, from page Robert Stevenson ews no By Bob Chiarito *Geof Goldbogen has stepped down as Chair 1: Staff Photographer News Editor of the Academic Computing Department but has While students gave Laura Stoecker agreed to serve an additional year as a full-time thumbs up to teachers and While Columbia was deserted this summer, faculty member. Web Page Editor several events took place that wiUaffect students, In light of the retirement of John Schultz a year diversity issues, our first Mark Dascoli both directly and indirectly. ago, Randy Albers has been appointed chairper satisfaction inventory *The results from Columbia College's first son of the Fiction Writing Department. Albers has found mostly problems Faculty Advisor ever Student Satisfaction Inventory are in: The been at Columbia since 1978 and his previous duties include chairing the Institutional Policy Jim Sui ski survey, administered to freshmen in the fall 1995 and more training workshops of term and then sophomores, juniors and seniors in Council, coordinating the Master of Arts in the part-time faculty will help to spring 1996, asked students to assign importance Teaching of Writing Program, and serving as a The Chronicle is a student make these students become part and satisfaction scores to 73 standard and ten faculty organization officer. In 1995 he was cho of the Columbia community. run newspaper of Columbia local questions or items. Overall, Columbia's sen as Teacher-of-the-Year. Also, the continued growth of College. It is published freshmen have both lower expectations of college *Because of a $350,000 grant from the preregistration, according to Gall weekly during the school year and lower levels of satisfaction than the national National Security Educational Program (NSEP) and Latta, will make sure that and distributed on Mondays. norm. The satisfaction scores were below average the Educational Studies Department has added an students are getting the proper Views expressed in this news in all areas except for "Instructional International Education track to its existing counseling in their career at paper are not necessarily Effectiveness," for which Columbia ranks about Master of Arts Program in Multicultural Columbia College. those of the Journalism average, and "Responsiveness 'to Diversity," for Education. The department has also launched a In Financial Aid, another area which Columbia ranked well above the nonn. quarterly newsletter called "Newswire." Department or the college. that students ranked poorly, the According to the survey, Columbia ranked lowest *Columbias Upward Bound program is being department started its own sur· in "Safety and Security" and "Commitment to supported until September 1999 by a $925,560 vey last ApriL Grant, from page 1 Academic Excellence." grant from the U.S. Department of Education. "We're having a 'How Are We *Columbia received a one-million dollar grant Upward Bound helps low-income high school stu Doing' survey. Our goal is 1,0Cl0 media studies as a requisite. .It from Chicago philanthropists Irving B. and Joan dents get accepted to post·secondary institutions. responses, right now we're about has not proven to be a good W. Harris. The grant, which is the largest gift from *From July 8 through August 16, 45 incoming half way [to that goal]," said match," Stone said. a private donor in the school's history, wi11 fund freshmen participated in Columbia's "Year One John Olino, Director of Financial Students who are in the visual student scholarships and faculty salaries for a Discovery" program, aimed at easing the anxi Aid, when asked how his depart· and performing arts, however, undergraduate early childhooo education pro eties of entering college. Students were condi ment is trying to satisfy student would be good candidates for the gram. The program, which has just begun, is joint· tioned for Columbia life by practicing college needs. courses. Stowe is hoping stu ly conducted by Columbia and the Erikson level writing, academic success skills and social The intended goal of the sur dents would come and see her Institute for Advanced Study in Child skills. vey, according to 'Olino, is to and discuss possibilities for Development *Thirteen students and faculty members were detennine where the strengths obtaining a teacher cenificate. *Peter T. Radke has been appointed Head honored with certificates of commendation from and weaknesses are in each So far, the new major has Bursar of Columbia College, replacing Peggy the Vernon Park Church of God. The students and department with respect to the piqued some interest. O'Grady, who is retiring Qn October 31. Radke faculty members were honored at the churchs students. Each Department will "People who have heard has been at the college as a student/student work June 9 "Childrens Day Service" for their tutoring act upon these findings as they about the program are very er since 1979. He was valedictorian of the class of and instructional services with the churchs see fit. excited," said Stowe. "I hope the 1981 and has worked in the Bursar's Office since Saturday Academy, an educational enrichment ''The goal is to provide even program will provide a balance." 1983. program for young people aged 7 to 15. Columbia better service in the best sense of Although Rosenblum is dean *Susan Sindlinger has been appointed President John B. Duff was on-hand to receive a the word ," said GalL of the graduate school, her years Associate Academic Dean. Sindlinger has been "Distinguished Service Award" for the Coll ege. Ultimately, the as dean of the undergraduate with the college for over 15 years, working as *Columbia graduate George Tillman will Administration knows it cannot school will prove to be vital to assistant to the chairman of the 'Art & Design and begin work on his first major movie in November. fix everything, but will try to the success of Columbia's Photography Departments. Former Miss America! model/singer Vanessa change the students' dissatisfac newest program.· *Daniel E. Betts has joined the staff of Williams is slated for the lead. tion. McNamee is optimistic about Columbia College as director of residence life. Tillman's previous work includes writing and "You can't fix everything," the future: "We would like to Betts was the former resident director of the directing "Scenes for the Soul," a film which took said Latta, "but . it's incum graduate twenty to twenty five a University of Illinois at Chicago and was an assis him three years to make and that was produced by bent upon all of the people who year, very small and concentrat· tant residence hall director an4 placement coun Robert Teitel, another Columbia grad. are charged with administering *Interpreter Training has moved to the second ed," she said . selor at Western Illinois University. the college to pay ane~t ion to the No other school in the state *Jeff Schiff of the English Department has Ooor of the Wabash Building and the Graduate results and see if there's some has attempted to merge with been appointed to full-time Coordinator of School offi ce has moved to suite 200 in the main way to address (these) concerns, another institution to teach early Student Assessment. Previously, Schiff served as campus building at 600 South Michigan. otherwise you don't have respon childhood education. co-chai r of the Assessment Committee. sible management." September 24 , 1996 NEWS 3 As the whole world didn't watch What really went on at this summer's political conventions, through the student's-eye view of media writer Jason Kravarick By Jason Kravarick Republican Convention before it egates. Media Writer ended. saying it was more like an The real judge of these conventions "infomercial". Although the ABC ultimately is the public. They are the Don't look now, but it appears that News "Nightline" anchor may have ones for which the hoopla is created. actor Billy Baldwin and publisher John gotten a little carried away by leaving And if television ratings are any gauge F. Kennedy, Jr. were getting as much San Diego, his point that the four hours of what the public thinks, then media coverage as any delegate at the of network coverage is merely a calcu· Americans are not impressed. Not only With Democratic National Convention. lated publicity show for the did the GOP convention draw dismal This means one of two things: Republican and Democrats holds much ratings, the Democrats opened to a John Henry Biederman Either they've studied publicity from truth. poor showing of their own. Here in Dennis Rodman or the media was des Still. the Republicans nor Chicago, NBC drew a hi gher rating for perate for something to cover during Democrats were forcing the media to its showi ng of "The Distinguished the convention week in Chicago. fly chunks of their personnel to Gentleman" than it did for convention While Baldwin was at least in town Chicago. set up trailers outside the coverage, while CBS' convention cov· On a fling and a prayer promoting a cause, Kennedy was here United Center, and pay tens of thou· erage was 70 percent lower than a for no political reason at all-just to sands of dollars for a sky box over "Murphy Brown" re· run the same Summer flin gs: Don't bel ieve the hype. More promote his magazine by throwing the looking the convention floor. But the night. details at Paragraph Four. mother of all convention parties. media did it anyway. So, with no suspense to grab the I suppose I should introd uce myself. I'm your Actually, it wasn't the media's fauh In a media circus not seen since ... viewer, and cost·cutting media, don't friendly neighborhood page·three columnist and, if that there isn't much political news to well, the O.J. trial, every news outlet be surprised to see the size of the circus you're on the ball, you 've probably also noticed that cover before 9 p.m. at the convention that could afford to be in Chicago was diminish. Local stations in smaller I'm the editor-in·chief thi s year. Maybe that seems (when the heavy hitters speak-to here. Not just the networks and large markets might think twice about like an ethical red flag to some of you, but I was a coincide with prime·time network cov· markets, either. Medium market sta· shelling out big bucks for something columnist first and ... well , I'll get into that in later erage). Now that everything is decided tions from cities such as Grand Rapids, they can get from their own networks. columns. beforehand. there are simply no sur· Michigan and Louisville, Kentucky are As for the slumping ratings, perhaps As editor· in·chief, you 're probably expectin g cer· prises coming out of conventions. It's here for a taste of the convention and to the only thing that can fix that is a tain things from my colu mn in this, the fir st paper. becoming a cliche to say that the con· prove their dominance in their respec· good, old fashioned race for the nomi· You know: "We're ready for a great year," "Come to ventions are dull and lacking in sus tive markets. Factor in about 800 for· . nation - something we haven't seen me with any concern," and ''I'd like to thank God, pense. eign journalists, and the 15,000 mem· in many years. my mother and L. Ron Hubbard ... .. But you already Just ask Ted Koppel. He left the bers of the press far outnumber the del· know all that stuff, right? Okay, back to summer flings:
Don '/ believe Ih e hype-it 's a tall tale TV Dept's Sterk In a thumbnail I can gellhi:; through 10 you The 69s boom in ' with a trunk of games Allihe warming flam es call 'I stop the blames to be missed by all Comi" , from the school of deceit Some perperrate, they jusl want meat.. Do" 'I By Bob Chi.rito who Sterk helped both as a facul believe the hype-Ooh-Voh ahhh (or howe ver that's News Edi/or ty member and a friend. spelled) .. "Nadine was really helpful. After a 14 month battle with She was not just an internship Okay, I' ll knock off the bad rap parody (just ca ll breast cancer, Columbia faculty coordinator," Mundee said. "You me Public Enema), but the fac t remains that summer member Nadine Sterk died on could go to her if you had a prot>. flin gs aren 't what they're cut out to be. 1 should August 24. Sterk. who is sur· lem with anything or anyone. I know- I had one thi s summer. Or 1 think 1 had one. vived by two daughters, worked was always very comfortable in I had something resembling one, anyway, and r as the Television Department's her office." "" found myself on an emotional roll er coaster--or, Internship Coordinator from Luke Palermo, who also more appropriately, an emotional Ferris wheel at a 1989 until two weeks prior to her worked with Sterk, described the county carnival , run by some grinning, toothless. fin· death. feeling among the Television ger·lackin g and drunken cretin who ... Television faculty member Department, as well as among Maybe we should begin by exam ining the Tim Densmore remembered those who knew her from outside mythology of summer flin gs. When you think sum· Sterk as someone who brought departments. mer ning, you envision certain things. You im ag ine enthusiasm and good cheer wher· "It really is a tragedy. Our the typical courtship procedure moving faster than ever she went. department functions like an nonnal. going from starry-eyed, mysterious ogglings "She was a great person who extended family so we lost more to the awkward first "dates" to ... er, romance in a was always filled with energy than a ccrworker," Palermo said. week or less. You imagine touching, hugging ... er, and always down to earth," "She never complained and was romance and laughter at a fev erish pace, as if there is Densmore said. "She always had very dynamic and very respected, no tomorrow, in an effort to forget that the summer is encouraging words for the facul by faculty and students." oh·so·short. You imagine faIling deeper for your ty and especially the students, Paienno, who is still in a Slate summer partner than you feel you should while at the who she referred to as her babies. of shock, said although Sterk had same time knowing you'll never regret it in the long Whenever a student got a job or cancer for 14 months, it was in run ... internship she would always be remission. But if that's what you really expect from a s um ~ so excited and tell everybody "She was working just two mer fling, you might as well call Clinton a liberal. 'one of my babies got a job,' or weeks before [her death) and we So, where did the train derail on my little 'one of my babies got this great spoke to her the Saturday before Romance Express? Everything started up okay, from intern ship.· .. she died. She was a healthy, the starry·eyed glances to the ... er. romance. After One of Sterk's "babies" was vibrant woman who never com· that, the paint brush to my su mmer canvas was taken Television major Kathy Mundee, plained. It is a horrible loss." from Norman Rockwell (okay-with a touch of R. Crumb) and given to Salvador Dali. quate to prepare students for the She began avoiding me. Sure, now and then she Mosely job market of the 21st century. threw me a cookie-well, more like some crumbs said Moseley·Braun. by making a call or something, but I was largely cast "President Clinton under· aside like Newt Gingrich's ex·wife. Well, maybe not Braun zeroes stands that our children won't quite that bad. Truth be told, I don 't know what the learn jf we don't invest in our hell happened. And then she went off to school in in on kids for schools," she said . London. Earlier this month, the senator We parted on amicable terms, I guess you could was criticized by African· say. Exchanged addresses, said the "I'll write you's" DNC speech American political leaders and and "Maybe you can visit me's" and aU that. So who By Cristin Monti the State Department for her visit knows? I haven't pieced the whole thing together. Manoging Edilor with Nigerian military dictator And I suppose our little tale could continue at some Gen. Sani Abacha, which took point, twist and mutate into further webs of confu Sen. Carol Moseley·Braun put place only weeks prior to the sion. But that's not the point. All my speculation has the recent controversy surround· convention. Protesters voiced led me to an important realization. ing her trip to Nigeria on hold their disapproval of the trip hours I've complained (my duty as an American) about Aug. 28 as she spoke of the before her speech at the it , but I've noticed I don't have a valid point of con· increasing need for technology in Kl uczynski Building, 220 S. tention. Even if we speculate the worst-that she the classroom. Dearborn, the location of wanted to grab a little love on the run and leave me "Our children deserve, need Moseley-Braun's office. cold-I'm not allowed to complain these days. It and must have access to technol· The protest led to the arrests doesn't fit the modern definition of "equality." ogy to be ready to compete in a of Chicago Seven activist David I used to think the point of social progress was global economy," she said to Dellinger, Andrew Hoffman, 35- equality and better living conditions for all, but that thousands of delegates at the year·old son of the late Abbie whole idea's not politically correct. The idea is to Democratic National Hoffman, and several Nigerian bring the oppressed (in this case, women) to the point Convention. Her speech was protesters in the building who the oppressors (in this case, men) have held in the given during a presentation by were refused pennission to visit past, at the same time knocking the oppressors into the Democratic Women of the Moseley-Braun's office at once. the previous position of the oppressed. It's not about U.S. Senate called "Our Nigeria is under pressure from making everyone equally happy, it's about making Children, Our Family, Our the U.S. to allow democratic everyone equally miserable. And, of course, making Future." elections, strengthen its policies everyone equally afraid of commitment. The old combination of text· on human rights, and reduce nar· Progress? Don't believe the hype. books and blackboards is inade- cotics trafficking. 4 NEWS Se p tember 24, • • • • • . ~\ . 11 • • • S~ck Pens V Satisfaction Guaranteed • Canon • • • • Ctt.J1*j, ;}.tt; I ·Ft1 ft:i ~ . Canon Color BubbleJet Printer • .... o4on '~ .... 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Interested in Joining the Class of '97 Gift Commitee? Contact Eric Mixon Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at (312) 663-1600 ext. 5420 8 E D ITORIAL Se Courting the vote St range r of today's youth than fict ion David Harrell Cleo Fields Country music is cool. In 1988. I was the youngest slate senalor in Louis iana. I was so Says who? Says me. young thai on my first day in the chambers, one of the senior senators, If you've ever been to Nashvi ll e. Tennessee. you know that mistaking mc for a page. asked me to gel him a cup of coffee. "You're there love ~wo things: the ir trucks (guys and gals ali ke) a page. nrcn', you'!" he asked me. "No," I said, "but if you find one, mUSIc. get me some coffee 100," So you know I know what it's like to have an in lern at The Tennessean newspaper. I spent the summer people di srespect you because of your age. thai country music put on the map. Naturall y, I grew to . I ran for Congress in 1992 and won. I will complete my second (but not its joke of a publi c transit system) and the term th is fall. As one of the youngest members of the I03rd and 1001 h co-worker Denise, a fon ysomething. divorced black Congresses. my two terms in the House of Representati ves have been a country-lovin' gal with the ten-gall on hat to prove it. both excit ing and chall engin g. Today. however, I' m speaking to you turned on to it whi le living in Arizona. After some white co··w,,,k· 1 in a new c:lpacit y. I will not ru n for rc·clcction thi s November. managed 10 drag her into a country & western club one night, Instead, I wi ll be workin g with the Democratic Party as a Na ti onal discovcred country line dancing-and found that it was fun ! Youth Coordinator. I will be advising the Clinton-Gore '96 campaign she revealed, Charlie Pride ain 't thc only black country on youth issues and the most effective ways to communicate with She' d seen several black artists. including women, young people. n i~; hlSpol;S .. The clubs' cl ientele, she said, was ..., ...11 ," 1 So that you understand why the youth vote is so important to me, I in Arizona there was a substantial number need to lell you a little about my background. I attended Southern IMex ica",). but "you' ll sec a brotha' every now and then." Universit y. a Hi storicall y Black College, in Baton Rouge, Louis iana, question isn't why blacks would be into co,u ntry·-thcl where { served as student govern ment president durin g my seni or is why not? Country music, after all , is largely year. After graduating, I decided to run for State Senator at the age of of blues-which is black music. Its blues roots arc 24 . During Ihat el ecti on. I went to my alma mater to ask for the stu apparenl in cl assic country music, such as Hank Williams' . dents' supporl-- and they gave it to me. I registered 7,000 oul of J began to wann up to country music a few years ago by way 10,000 lotal slUdenls, and wi th the help of those students. I won by a lim McGraw- and a beautifu l young thi ng of a girl d ose margi n of j ust 215 votes. Throughout my two lenns in Congress. I' ve never forgotten the at a national church conve ntion in French Lick. Ind. people who put me in office. I' ve never forgotten the importance of I guess, there were lots of Southerners an,en(lIn.g. the student vote. I wouldn'( be where I am loday without student dancc. accordingly. was heavy on country organizin g. and I'm going 10 make it my focus Ih is fa ll . So as the some dance stuff too). electi on approaches, I wi ll be reaching out 10 students at coll eges and , who was 17 and modeled for cata logs. asked me to uni versi ties all over the country, encouragi ng them to fuifilllhe ir civic The song was Tim McGraw's " Don't Take thc Girl." a responsibility and vole in the November electi ons. I want to ensure haun ling tun c th at could almost make a man cry. It·s still one that young peopl e have a voice in our government , and I am devoting favorites. the next two months 10 achieving th is goal. with a lot of contemporary country hits, though, if you I think some students have the feeling that the government and Vand ross' voice for McGraw·s. took out the slide what il docs has litt le to do with them. We ll leI me te ll you. and I' ve in some synthesi7..er. it'd pass for a standard R&B or been there, it mailers who you send to the capilal to represent you. It mailers a lot. The issues thai will be dehated ill the election and then More and more. what marks a song as "country" is not the in the Capitol building and the White House wi ll affect you personal much as Ihe subject. The best of it is good because it's ly- I guarantee it. 's mus ic. If you don't let yourself be takcn in by old ster eo' ty~tes l President Clinton and Vice Preside nt Gore wi ll be talking about country folk, you sec many well -worn coun try themes educati on. the environment , reproductive ri ghts. the economy. jobs. Iy-grind situations most of us can reiate to: cheatin' , crime and violence-all of the issues that affect you on your campus. on, bein' overworked and underpaid and 10sin ' your job It 's time to pay attention. . . , away your troublcs). It 's not limited to goopy The youth vole will be crucial in the upcoming electi on. The can· sex-drenched slobber (like most R&B today) or didates know it. and you should too. Don' t squander th is opportunity (li ke much "altcrnati ve" rock). to make your voice heard. As electi on day approaches. I wan I you 10 Furthcmnm·c., country rarely takes itself too seriously. I th ink about the issues that you care about. It's up to you to choose the H" ••"o l·, "Old Man of the Mountain " for the fi rst time a candidate who you think will serve you best. And then get o ut there ago, and it was one of the funniest songs I 'd heard in and cast your vote. mai n thing that makes country cool. though, is that music Cleo Fields is th e Democratic Party s Na tional Youth Coordi"ator is music. Li ke every branch of Ihe music tree, coun try has and a former Sellator f rom Louisiana. and its hacks. But it's all the same tree-whether it's Indian folk tunes or baroque or big band or hip-hop which I dig). 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Politics as usual That was then,.,this is a joke For anyone wondering why thi s year's Most of the events at the Grant Park Democratic National Convention didn't demonstration area du ring the Democratic resemble 1968's: All the deviants were eon National Convention barely mu stered fined to the United Center--and on their enough interest to attract a crowd. much best behavior. The whole world may not less spark a riot. I noticed that most of you have -been watching, but the Democrats steered clear of the area during the conven made sure they looked good for the gullible The problem is you tion, so I thought I would take thi s oppor masses of America. tunity to fill you in on what happened dur Just as the Republicans did two weeks ing the four-day experience. prior in San Diego, Democrats perfonned As you may remember. only a handful their rendition of "Oprah" in fronl oftelevi "Have you had your break today?" "Smooth over everything." "Life is a jour of designated protest areas were provided sian cameras. Although the Democrats did ney." "Building a bridge to the next century." "Just don't do it." around the city. And only organizations n't hang their dirty laundry out to dry like Can you tell which two of those sayings come from political parties, as picked in a lonery were given a time slot in the Republicans, they didn't exactly have it the areas. Representatives from sevcral displayed on the front lawn. opposed to ad agencies? If you haven't paid attention to American politics, protest groups sued the Ci ty of Chicago Both Jesse Jackson and pri vate citi zen probably not. But, sad as it seems, such is the state of our democracy. with the help of the American Civil Mario Cuomo were forced to give their Intelligent debate has been replaced with sound bytes and cheap shots. Liberties Union, claiming the low-profile speeches early on Aug. 27, the second night areas infringed upon their 1st Amendment of the convention, viewed only by CNN, C Platforms are less important than catch phrases. Conventions are little more th an ri ght of free speech, but a federal judge SPAN and PBS junkies nationwide. Prime infomercials. Candidates for public office have become fi gureheads, their "per ruled with the city, citing security reasons. time network coverage was reserved for sonal" ideologies set by political consultants, "handlers" and speechwriters. As it turned out, there wasn't enough big-time political thinkers like Christopher interest to fill the available time slots any Reeve and Tipper Gore. Our system of government is in crisis-there is no other conclusion we can way. And I noti ced that several organiza The conventions of 1996 have widely reach afterthis summer. And as much as we decry today 's lack of political ac ti v tions who did 'win slots in the lonery never been criticized as too scripted, too unevent ity, we cannot blame anyone for ignoring the staged conventions. bothered to show up. ful and not focused on party platfonns. That The demonstrations seemed to sian o ff is all true, as journalist Sydney Schanberg Still, we must point out that this summer's conventions are not themselves the with some energy. I didn't see this mysclf echoed to me over the phone recent1y. problem, but only symptoms of a greater ill. We may write politics off as a but was told by another observer thai a Schanberg (whose story was told in the haven for hot air with no place for the common man, but we are the reason it is woman in a Hillary Rodham Clinton mask movie 'The Killing Fields") covered the took off her shirt during a protest by the 1968 Democratic National Convention for that way. Just as companies barrage us with catch-phrases because it causes us Chicago People's Convention Coalition. the New York limes. to buy their products, politicians treat us like idiots because ... we ll, by and large, one of the first organizations to take the ''There was great conflict inside the con- we are a nation of political idiots. We hear sound bytes because th at's all we stage. vention in 1968," Schanbetg said. 'They have the patience for. Why di scuss the issues intelligently when nobody takes By the next afternoon. though, I noticed ~ [the government] don' t want that to happen the excitement level had dropped consider ·on telcyi~ again ... the- same..>Way · they the time to even learn them ~ ably. Roger Peskin. founder and lone mem don't want war to happen again on televi Our voices are rather weak in these times. But we can't expect them to grow ber of The American Part y, shared his sion." hypothesis that lawyers will cause the ulti Televisio n coverage has changed stronger by continued inaction. On ly when we take full advantage of the power mate demise of our country with a measly because the conventions have changed. But we do have can we expect to gain more-that includes voting, keeping up on the aud ience of two media members. a specta the more things change. the more things issues and contacting our representatives in government. tor and a golden retriever. stay the same. Republican and Democratic President Duff, in his page-two letter, is right about student political acti vism: A woman representing The Illinois e)(tremisls may not have been seen by many Committee to Save Bosnia took a different Americans. but when they did get their It needs to be increased. But the fact remains also that most soc ial change has approach. The protest stagc faced east on chance, their rhetoric was politics as usual. its roots in youth culture. Balbo Drive. which was closed between Politicians have once again proved that pol Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive itics is the only field where selling yourself Sick of politics as usual? Want to do something about it ? Take your eyes off during the convention. But. determined to out is applauded. They talked about work CNN and look in the mirror. be heard. she gave her speech facing ing hard, fair play and 'The American Michigan Avcnue and shoutcd to passersby Dream," but were only concerned with win and rush-hour traffic. ning at any cost. This is sad, bul the group that attracted In San Diego, Republicans paraded the largest crowd had nothing to do with party moderates like Colin Powell and Higher education? politics. A presentation given by Belushi Susan Molinari in front of Americans, try Lovers United to Establish a Stamp ing to di vert attention from their e)(treme (B.L. U. E.S.), led by Su n-limes columnist platform and ultra-conservatives like Newt On page I of this issue, Robert Stevenson reports on Columbia Coll ege's first Richard Roeper and John Belushi 's sister Gingrich and the Christi an Coalition's Student Satisfaction Survey. Judging from the results, you're quite justified in Mary Belushi Miles. was the highlight- Ralph Reed. The GOP tried to describe wondering whether you're getting your money's (and time's) worth. even Billy Goat Ta vern owner Sam Sianis themselves as the "big tent," composed of showed up for this onc. Spectators were people from all different backgrounds. In fact, a growing number of observers are saying th atfew American colleges asked to vote on which picture should be political as well as racial and ethnic. The and universities are giving undergraduate students their money's wo rth. That, in prescnted to the United States Postal American people must recogni ze the big essence, is what educator Jeffrey Wallin said in his USA Weekend article (in Service for an official Belushi stamp. The tent is composed of wool before it gets audience voted for either Belushi. in a bee pulled over their eyes. Sunday's Chicago Sun-Times). 'suit or Belushi in hi s Blues Brothers garb. TIle Democrats were not as sneaky, but Wallin, fo rmerly a university professor and now president of the new accred and the laller won. they still are gUilty . of trying to fool iting group called the American Academy of Liberal Education, writes: "Higher After voting. and between passionate America. Both Jesse Jackson and Mario chants of "'Give him a damn stamp:' the Cuomo vehemently opposed President education has become a huge industry [which isn't news to most students], an audience enjoyed performances by the Clinton's signing of the Welfare Bill, expensive one-and, in truth, a very uncertain one in terms of the product." Brooze Brothers and the Jesse White Jackson going as far as protesting in front Too many college graduates, he charged, are "numericall y handicapped Thmblers. There was also what seemed to of the White House. But when they got their be an unwclcome appearance by former chance to speak, both went soft on Clinton. (can't add); scientifically and culturall y illiterate (don 't know much about his Jerry Springer guest and marijuana legal Speaking for li beral Democrats. and tory); un able to write clearly and forcefully (grammar, spelling and sentence ization activist Reverend Bud Green. especially African Americans. Jackson stat structure elude them); and un accustomed to the mental ski ll s th at a fas t-paced Dressed in a red. white and blue Uncle Sam ed the obvious when he said "what is the suit. the "reverend" advised me to "quit alternative?" Maybe if they had leaders future will demand (they can program a computer, but often can't think for tobacco and smoke weed" just before infil willing to stand fo r what they believe in , themselves)." trating the stage to read passages from the instead of cow-towing to the party, they As part of his evidence he cites a 1993 survey th at showed th at "half of 5,000 Bible, wh ich he said advocated marijuana would have alternati ves. Considering use. Cuomo lost hi s governorship in New York, college graduates . ..co uld not read or interpret a sim ple bus schedul e," and "44 But back to my point: A forum was pro it is surprising that he went soft on Clinton. percent could not determine the contrast in a newspaper article featuring two vided for Americans to exercise their ri ght After all . he has nothing to lose. opposing views." of free speech, :md they did not take advan Jackson, on the other hand , obviously tage of it. Proven by the lack of interest in didn't want to rock the Democratic boat, The main cause? The fashionable downsizing of required core curricu la, even the protests, it seems that no one cares especiall y since hi s son is now a member of by--or, we should say, especially by--the nation's "best" institutions. Instead, about Democracy in our country anymore. Congress. . students have more freedom to choose among a galaxy of "dessert" courses. 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"After I fin ished school, I could then convince Something has arrived! And my family about coming to Tomomi Itaya is going to find it. America." She received her first Itaya, a film major at Columbia, bachelor's degree in anthropology in will be spending this semester out of Japan, then chose Columbia as the the classroom and far away from this school from which to gain her sec city, from this world even. She will ond. be interning with Jamus Kaminski, ''There's a better chance to estab Academy Award-winning cine lish a career here," said Itaya, who matographer of "Schindler's List" will be staying in L.A. for three and a Columbia College graduate. months and plans to graduate from Since graduation, Kaminski has Columbia this January. "The gone on to bigger and bigger pro Japanese film industry is small and jects, one could say. Kaminski and there are few studios. Family and kid Itaya wi1l be venturing into "The movies are the major products there. 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Correspondent After reading the storyline, one might th ink this is a soap opera, but the acting is Director Mike Leigh brings us back to so real, so uncensored. the cold, harsh world of lower class life in At no point in the film docs Mike Leigh England with his most recent film , "Secrets shy away from showing us the painful co n ~ and Lies." flicts that occur between each of the char What is unusual about this fi lm is how it acters and Cynthia. Long takes that contin deals with the issue of teen pregnancy by ue for as long as five minutes force the not showing the teenager pregnant. audience to witness every moment of a Instead, it shows the resuhs of the preg conversation that many films would back Willis' 'Last Man Standing' nancy 27 years later. down from . Cynthia, now 42, is a si ngle mother liv A painful drama, "Secrets and Lies" has ing with her second daughter. Lonely and humor which does more than just make comes up short as mob movie unhappy. Cynthi a struggles for her daugh you laugh. The humor makes you th ink By John F. Clorus III ter's attention, which only creates more about the motivati ons behind the charac Correspo"delll distance between the two. Life becomes ters. A very honest fil m, I would strongly even more upsetting when she is contacted recommend not only "Secrets and Lies," Director Walter Hi ll 's latest film, "Last Man Standing," is sct in southern Texas dur by her fi rst daughter, who she gave up for but also "Naked," another Mike Leigh film ing the time of prohibition. adoption at the age of fi fteen. available on video. John Smith (Bruce Wi ll is) comes to a dying ghost town which is run by two gangs The film not only deals with the rela "Secrets and Lies" opens at theaters in fighting over control of the li quor coming in to the United States th rough Mexico. tionshi p between Cynthia and her two October. Smith, having no interest other than to make money for himself, plots the gangs against daughters, but also her relationship with one another. Based on AkiTa Kurosawa's "Yoj imho" and Sergio Leone's "Fist Full of Dollars," this film falls short in comparison. What I resent most about thi s film is the fact that Walter Hill depends on voice over (John Smith's thoughts) to tcllthe story as opposed to letting the actors speak and think. Bruce Willis is laughably bad as the "hired gun" who kills at least twenty ~ five people in this film for no other reason than to "entertain" the audience. The one enjoyable character of the film is Christopher Walken, Willis' archrival, who adds humor to the film. The few scenes he is in are entertaining, but not enough to make this film believable in the least bit. "Last Man Standing" opens at theaters on Friday, Sept. 20. STUDENTS & FACULTY Auditorium Garage, Inc. Southeast Corner Congress Parkway and Wabash Avenue Discount Parking for Students & Faculty Day and Night All rates InclutJe City parking Tsx 1 Hour $4.25 4 & 5 Hours $6.00 2 hours $4.75 6 to 12 Hours $6.75 3 Hours $5.25 13 to 24 Hours $8.75 Monthly Pass (Unlimited ACCeSS) $135.00 Validate your parking ticket at school. Discount only applies to the first 24 hours. S e pte m b e r 24 , 1 ~r9 6 FE AT U RES 1 7 ocial Distortion-_ New sound IS an acquired taste, S but for the better nonetheless By Rob England Surprisingly enough, that is not a the band's attitude has as well. On most demons and now sings about th e victo Copy Editor bad thing. In fact this new approach has of Social D's previous recordings, ries and defeats he encountered during enabled the band to record an album singer Mike Ness sang the typical punk hi s battles. The evolution of Social Distortion g full of passionate, bare·boned songs " why me" war cry. "White Light." At first listen. tho ugh . "White really resembles the one of punk music that prove more honest than on past however, has Ness playing the helpless Li ght" sounds like nothing extraordi itself. On their first album. 1983's "M albums. vic tim no more. He 's stronger, wiser nary. Many bands have attempted a ommy's Little Monster," they present· Not only has the music changed. but and angrier than ever. He's faced his fo rced metamorphosis before and most cd themselves as a brash hard-core of them have failed. punk group. Then over the years Social But after repeated li stens, Social D's D mellowed a bil and the punk became new approach begins to payoff. With poppy. Their self-titled 1990 release, an even mix of speedy rockers ("Don't along with 1992's "Somewhere Drag Me Down," "Gotta Know The Between Heaven and Hell," contained Rules") and mellower tunes ("When the same punk beliefs as early material, The Angels Sing") the band changes but it was presented in a s li ghtly morc tempo enough 10 keep the songs from tight-hearted fashion. blending together while at the same By using more pop guitar riffs and' time supplying a diverse mix of song s. incorpo~ating some classic rockabilly, This diversi ty is something Social 0 the music was tamed down and more has not displayed on th eir previous accessible to a mainstream audience. recordings. Many bands followed in s uit and Onl y one song on the album. "I Was pop·punk exploded into the main~ Wrong," seems a blatant attempt to stream. recapture the pop-punk sound that So they've done hard-core punk, and drove "Somewhere Between Heaven they 've helped pioneer pop·punk. What and Hell." could possibly be next? Well on their Fittingly enough, it is the first sin latest, "White Light White Heat White gle off the album and the song record Trash," Social 0 has evolved again. company executi ves are obviously h op~ Gone arc the poppy punk dillies from in g will sell the album, so be warned, their past two albums. The album closes with an unlisted Also gone are th e rapid· fire punkers twelfth track, an upbeat cover of the from their early days. This time around Rolling SlO ne 's "Under My Thumb." the band has decided to explore the There couldn ' t have been a more gray area between hard-core and aptly chosen cover for Social 0 to per pop·punk, a place where few have pur form as a conclusion to "White Light" posefully wandered into and even (except perhaps a Velvet Underground fewer have successfull y ventured out song). of. A place known in the good old days The band accelerates the classic as simply punk.rock. rock song and proves that this rock To even call " White Light" a thing really is their forte. Rock' n'roll punk-rock album is a bit of a stretch. with a punk twist for navor, It may Granted the lyrics still have that punk taste a bit strange at first, but after a feel to them, but the music has more of few helpings. it just keeps getting bet a rock'n' roll vibe. ~er and better. You .wan1; 1;0 be 1;he f'irs1; 1; 0 _____-"- ___ Macintosh. More fiexible than ever. We 60n't know how you'll fill in the blank. That's why we make MaCintosh' computers so flexible. To help you be the first to do whatever you want to do. Ahd with word processing, easy Internel access, powerful multlmedia~and . cross-platform compatibilily, a Mac' makes Ileven. easier.to do . doyou get started? Just call Campys Direct·at f 800 877-4433 ext. today '.'1' , • ' an Apple printer when you buy a Mac. 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Asidefromfact that I live at Coillmbia in the 1Sn:o building. seventh floor, you can always write me and drop it off at the Chronicle, eighfhfloor, Wabash bUilding. Just lI1ake sure u address it to me.... Melissa Wendel. fashion columnist. I am interested in lots ofstuff .. new places, restaurants, clubs, cafes, stores. movies, ,films and music. It is incredible. the influence and the trickle down effect that com~from things we do for flm. Artists, as YOIt all know. In'ipiration in many different things, and eventually some kind of trend is born. So get more in tune with your surroulldings alld keep in 'th me. because you never know. it could be fashion ill the making and together we can capture it first. By Melissa Wendel Sanchez. Each designer had a different look. The over Oscar de la Renta. Zandra Rhodes, Boh Mackie and Fashion Writer all colors were iridescent, deep purple, chocolate, navy. Valentino were al so featured. The furs were real. I was black, pale grays and yellows, silver metallics and the in shock when the minks ro lled in. Thcn, 10 add a hit of Chicago--- A lot is happening here. We arc now color I kn ew was on its way back, red, although I did an edge to the show was, Nicole Miller. Moschino's entering into a busy month for fash ion shows. not expect to see it until next year. Cheap and Cheap and , or course, what would a show he September 19 was the ann ual Goldcoast Show. It defi Fabrics were taffeta, jersey knits. suede, leather, without GUCCI's red velvet tuxedo pants, unhuttoned nitely li ved up to its reputation and was an absolutely studded, beaded, brocade. wire, satin , ve lvet, lace over rurne shirts, whi te matte harely covering any body fabulous show. Music, lights, models and most of all nude body suits and lots of fur. parts, jersey dresses, military looks and five inch plat fashion ... it was all right on ta!'gel. There was a definite Skirts were at both extremes, long over pcticoats, forms accompanied by $1700 gold bracelets with the energy that the models zapped their audience wi th and and short and fitted. As usual , skin played a big part. ever-so-popul ar status symbol of GUCCI. an overall feeling of success when people were leaving. Many designs were completely sheer while other pieces After the retai ler segment . Angel Sanchez was The Goldcoast Show is The Children 's Memorial lacked the enti re mid section. Sexy without a doubt, at named thi 1996 Goldcoast new designer winner. Her Hospital's annual fund-raiser. The fashion show is pro least on the six foot, 100 pound models. collection featured black and while ill usion ribbon duced by Susan Gli ck, Fashion Director at the Chicago Handbags with animal prints and scarves took prior dresses. Ribbons or all sizes and fabrics were placed in Apparel Center, and Peggy Lanigan, her assistant. It ity over earrings and rings. Hair was really slick, and no specifi c order, usually under nelling on black faille was held at 720 S. Michigan at the Chicago Hilton and either very short and glued to the head or tied back in a gowns and dresses. Sanchez's collection was perfect for Towers Intern at ional Ball Room. pony tail with a side part and some kind of spiked twist the audience that was made up of the very weahhy The Goldcoast Show featured the latest designer col - so chic it serves as my excuse to grow my hair out of Goldcoast clientele. It was wearable, considering most lections from new designers, which the audience voted the usual... some sort of a bob. of the body was covered, at least in the usual places and on. By the end of the show, the votes are tallied up and The established retailers that were featured in the to keep wi th the Midwest, colors were black and while, the models walk the runway one last time in the win show were Rena Lange by Francis Heffernan. Before not hi ng too shocking. ning designers collection. It is the only fashion show in yesterday, 1 had never heard of her. Then I realized why ·My fecling about Chicago fashion has always been the country where the audience votes for its favorites. - her designs were nauseating ! (A lot of gold embroi that it is boring, drab and definitely Gap. I still fe el this The eight competitors were Jill Stuart, Michael dery, and those big plastic sequens). Well maybe it was way, however Chicago has always had a distinct feel Morales, J. Morgan Puett, Carla Wescoll, Cesar suitable for the audience, but that's all. and personality and I think that for the first time that Galindo, Anni Kuan, Carman Marc Valvo and Angel Jacadi, Paul Stewart , York Furriers with designs by very di stinct. personali ty is about ( 0 explode and se rve CERTAIN CONFUSION by B rian C attap a n UNG~-BUNG~-LitJ~ BAM! NO Q U AC. K r----::::::-.----"~ No MORE.!!! .BAM rr sp.,tJ\. ~!' 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