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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. Chronicle sort of Stockyards Theatre Claret! in the NFL endorses candidates Project highlights good lor him. but for 2002 elections performance art good for them? Dia de los Muertos Panhandler presence causes safety concerns o Part 5 in the Evan Caner. 20. a ('oll1pulCr animation student. Camp us Sa fety Se ries: Although sharing pockct change may Pa nha ndling on cam p us seem hannless, Columbia Director of Safety Martha Meegan said the solid· By Angela Caputo union of cigarellcs and money by the homeless is her biggest campus safety Assistant Editor concem. Panhandlers are an CVCl)'dilY part of Still , panhandling appears to be mere the South Loop ci tyscape: dozens of ly II nuisance- and more of a potent ial desperate people work the street trying safety threat than a present one. So far to scrape together change and ciga this school year, no fonnal complaints rettes. or documented cases of intimid'ltion or Relating to panhandlers and the assault by panhandlers have been fil ed homeless is generally challenging for by Columbia students. staff or faculty. many Columbia students. faculty and "Our policy is (panhandlers] are free staff-as well as for local business to do (whatever they'd like tol as long owners and students of neighboring as they arc not causing a problcm or schools. intimidating people." said Derrick Michael Milhouse. 37. a three-month Nelson. director of security at resident of the Pacific Garden Columbia. Columbia security guards Mi ssion- the transitional homeless are instructed to call police if a loiterer men's sheller at the comer of Balbo docs not move upon request. Drive and State Street-said he has Safety officials said their pri ncipal Spelll part of each day since moving conccm is that panhandlers intimidate into the mission panhandling in the students ... It moves from giving out of South Loop. He said he is temporarily the kindness of your heart to giving out down on his luck and he would have no of intimidation." Meegan said. need to ask for money and cigarettes if Carter agreed that panhandlers could he were on hi s feel. be intimidating. "Sometimes they start ''I've always been a giver and never off nice but when you say no they can fe lt there was anything wrong with tum on you:' Carter s.lid, people asking," Milhouse said. In July of2002. an incident of aggres· "Panhandling is a hard job. They're sive panhandling in front of the 6(X) S. Junior Anabell Ortega, a TV production major, insta lls an exhibit in the 33 Congress doing what they need to surv ive," said Parkway building lor the Latino Alliance's Day 01 the Dead lestivities on Nov. 1. See Safety, page 2 Health Center Sleep? Nah, just edit some film up and running Art Institute has problems with final two weeks of the semester, but stude nt s who wait o until the last minute. or have heavy editing demands, may theirs, but students here sa y it's f e asible need more time , New f a cility working out o " Yo u have a lot of stude nts who work day jobs." k i nks and org anizing treatme nts By Georgia Evdoxiadis Oldroyd said. "They h.lve a job and li ve in the suburbs, Co· Editor-i n-Chief and the o nl y day they have to edit is S.lturday." He says having a 24-hour editing lab once or twicc n week during By Michael DesEnfants Fi lm students call it "scammin g": Waiting in the hall s the entire semester would be the best W.lY to accommo Staff Writer o ut side the editing labs o n the 6th Ooor of th e 1104 S, date those stude nt s. Wabash Ave. bu ilding, hoping that someone doesn't "This [complaint[ goes way back," Hettel said. He a lso The Columbia Health Center has been open to show up for a scheduled slot. points out that it is usuall y the more advanced a nd organ studellts more than a month. and all seems to be Few ~ tude~t s have access to the hi gh-tech editing pro ized graduate students who makc a push for 24-hour labs running smoothly, According to Coord inator of grams like FlIlal Cut Pro and Avid anywhere other than in at the end of the se m e~ t c r , Hettel said they have submit Student Re latio ns Ashley Knight, there do not the film labs at Columbia. A class will schedule at least ted proposals in th e past. only to bc told that the cost seem to be any major problems at the center. one- usuall y two--fo ur-ho ur blocks of editing time for woul d be prohibiti ve. e.lch student during the semeste r. After that. student s are "The only problem is that we have to manage See page 2 all the student s that come at once," she said . ..It on thei r own. There is no guamntee to access. even if it Labs, gets hnrd to see them o ne at a time," means an incomplete project. Knight said that. o n average. the center treats For most of the semester. students don't secm to have a between 40 and 45 patients a week. And becnuse problem getting in, said Dennis Keeling. post-production students seem to come in simultaneously. Knight · manager for the labs. It is only in the last one or two now urges student s to make appointments weeks of class that the situation becomes drastil:. though the center will still see students without "The rest of the year," Kceling s.li d, "we ar!.! nowhere appointments. ne'lr capacit y," "We h~ve talked .. bout having appointments in But in the last one or two weeks of class, the wait is the momlllg and sick calls in the afternoon." s.lid n ot~rious. Students can wait hours. and might not even G inn Consolino. the nurse practitioner 0 11 duty at get Into an editing room at all. the center. COllsolillO described sick c'llls as calls ':':here are students waiting in the halls." acknowledged from students who may need to COIllC in for edltmg concentration Director Paul Hettel. immediate treatment. She also s.lid that the Some of the culprits. he said, are procmstination and busiest time of the day is roughly between 4 and the ,natural timing of assignments. which generally 6p.m. reqUires that at least one project be due at the end of the "We are encoumging patience-wc are still year. working on the in s and outs," Consolino said. Hettel said that the end-of-semester crunch time can be ~~ health center offers feedback surveys in the hectic when students need extra lab time. wailing room that student s can fill out and "The,re are some classes where they are shooting a lmost Consolino said she welcomes any comments stu up until the end of th e semester," Hette l said. " It would dents have about the center. be impossible to get in earl ier," Since the center opened. many emergencies , " It can ~ frustrating," said Gary Oldroyd. a fi lm and Video sentor who also works in the editing lab. I "Frustrating for them [the students I and for us," Nick Martin, a graduate student, edits his short two-m inute ·See Health Center, page 3 Columbia docs open the editing labs on Sundays for th e Ii 1m in the Film and Video Department 's lacilities. PUS NEWS Around Campus------News and Notes I Review to assist students I with work samples, clips ' If your desired career requires a portfolio, demo reel. resume tape, clip book. air check tape, or any other "work samples," plan to attend The Fall Review by Professionals. every Friday starting on Nov 8 through Nov. 22 . Those who wish to attend must register to participate by contacting their career adviser. This event IS presented by the Career Center for Arts and Media. For details, go to www.colum.edu/careers/thefallreview. Film fest looks for entries The Columbia Black Film Festival is seeking submiSSions for its upcoming showing. The dead hne IS Nov. 23. Those interested should send two VHS entries to the African-American Student Affairs Office in the 623 S. Wabash Ave. building, Room 306. For more info. call Art Burton, director of Afncan-American Affairs, (312 ) 344-7994. The top th," cOltume wlnn.rs pose for thl come,," Columbl.', Ha/l_n din.. lilt Wtdneaday 1111 Conaway Resume tips for journalists ~. loft to right: Shannon Fortunl and Seth Millor (uc:ond pl_ H Anna Nicole Smith .nd Smith', husband J. HoMrd Marsha/l); Mogg /t COfbtII. Mandy Soallk Ind Alicia Dorr with 'Charl/t' (thIrd plica H Charl/t', Angels) and Journalism majors-4eam how to take your RobecxI Gallagher (first pI_ H 'Old lady M.bll'). resume and clips to the next level. Attend the resume and portfolio tip session from 11 :30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the 11th floor faculty lounge of the 624 S. Michigan Ave. bUilding. This event is co-spon Safety sored by the Journalism Department and the Career Center for Arts and Media. For details, con CoIItInued from Front Pa,e tact Paula Brien. career adviser. at (312) 344- Michigan Ave. building prompted Police encourage business owners stand that thc:re an: hardships but I'd 7284 security guards 10 involve police. in the South Loop to report panhan feel like less of a man if! had 10 beg.' When security guard Laquita Greer dling in onIer 10 abate it by getting the Chopmrut said. Visual poetry on display confronted a panhandler who was homeless off the street. Others have different ideas or harassing students. the panhandler According to Fil2patrick. Roosevelt approaches to coping with or solving OplJC Verse. the poetry-on-the-walls display. became aggressive. Whc:n Greer and Uni versity takes a mon: lenient the poverty-n:lated problem. runs through Nov 21 In the Hokm Annex Gallery the students fett their physical safety approach by communicating with the .. , think if they move the mission we The opening reception IS Thursday. Nov. 7 from 4 was in jeopardy. police were called to homeless. "Our anitude is we don'l wouldn't have the probIem,' Greer p m to 6 p.m .. WIth a poetry reading at 4 p m For intervene. catt the potice unt ... [panhandl=1 said-although panhandling is a mo COL UMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO CREATIVE NONFICTION WEEK 2002 ...~ .. NOVEMBER 11 - 14 • A SENSE OF PLACE • creative nonfiction writers on location Presented by the ENGLISH , FICTION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2002 WRITING , and JOURNALISM > Reading and conversation with author and Departments, along with Gravity magazine NPR reporter Jackl Lyden (Daughter of the MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2002 Queen of Sheba), 2:00pm > Faculty reading featUring:~~f!i8t:t K1lberg Cohen , Sharon Darrow, P~di:Ja Ann McNair, Don De Grazla, Howard > Reading and conversation With Laurence Schlossberg and Sharon Bloyd-Peshkln, Gonzales (One Zero Charlie: Adventures in 2:00pm WlseI1berg, it. TUESDAY,' NOVEMBER 12, 200 > An intimate, open conversation with Chris Offutt, Jack! Lyden and Laurence Gonzales, 1:30pm tho '-q"" > "The Cfilft of the Columnist" featuring ~f(:@ : - ~~~ Laura S. Washington (Chicago Sun- Times), Brett McNeil (Chicago JoiJma~, Salim Mvwakkll (In These Times, Chicago > 'See Your Name in Print: Creative Nonfiction Tribune), Steve Rhodes (Chicago Editors' panel. (Another Magazine), jessica Hopper (Punk Planet), ;'i''' Jenn naseo (Chicago Free Press), 3:00 Ferguson Theater, 600 South Michigan cuss publishing in books, magazines, literary journals, and online, 7:00pm > Reading and conversation with Chris Offutt (No Heroes: A MemOir of Coming All events held at the Conaway 0_" "v Home), 6:30pm ' Pi; Center (1104 South Waba sh) unless 1¥ indicated otherwise. Th is event honors journalist and travel writer Sylvia McNair, ~4 , 2002 Columbia Chronicle 5 The Hokin Center & the English Depar~ m~mt 'Poetry Program P October 30'1< --NOljP-j .," , >, Sponsored by Student "ffalrs Funded by Student ActivIty Fees ~ Qpening Reception thursday, November 7, 4-6 PM C OL~ I A COLLEGE CHICAGO Poetry Reading at 4-5 PM RECEIVED Hokin Annex Gallery NO V 0 ~ 2002 623 S. Wabash, first floor t:ULlJM1HA . Questions? Call 312·344·7696 COLLEGE LmRARY 6 NATIONAL CAMPUS NEWS Columbia Chronicle European Google censors Students searches of extremist sites protest Google uses geolocation systems that usually br~ng By Christine M. Delucia users in other countries directly to that country's version hate acts Harva rd Crimion of Google. though users can still access the regular Engl ish-language Google.com. (U·WIR E) CAMBRIDGE. Mass.- More than 100 anti· The French and German filtering. which is done by By Stephanie Yost Semitic. while supremacist and other controversial web Google itself, is different from thi rd-party intercepti? n sites arc currently being filtered by the French and and filtering. such as the Chinese government's reslnc Iowa State Daily German versions of Googlc, the world 's most popula r ti ons on search engines. search engine. Zittrain and Edelman said they currently do not know OXFORD, Ohio (AP}-Hundreds of students. fac· Released Thursday by the Berk man Center for Internet exactly which websites are being excluded from French ulty and residents rallied at Miami University to and Society at Harvard Law School by a team that earl ier and German Google and are testing restrictions through protest a cross burning at a home and a derogatory this fa ll un earthed evidence of extensive Internet censor ~~=-~ anonymous e-mail sent to a campus gay and lesbian ship by th e Chinese government, the report details the " When you don' t know what's filtered. it's bas ically like group. exclusion of content consid ered sensitive or illegal in playing 20 Questions." Zittrain said. . "It's rea lly disheartening to know that. in this day France and Germany from certain foreign-language ver- It is also not yet clear who is asking Google to filter cer and age, these things are still happening," said sions of Googlc. . tain websites from its listings, he said. Marcus Langford, a Miami graduate student. at One hundred and th irteen wcbsitcs tested from Oct. 4- " Right now, it seems it's all being done at the level of Tuesday's rally at the southwest Ohio school. 21 showed google.com indexed different numbers of informal requests," probably from individual ~ within the "There are sti ll people that want to send out a mes pages than did googlc.fr and google. de, the French- a nd countries' respective governme nt s, Z ittrain said. sage of intolerance." German-language ve rsions of Google- indicating that Google's policies in the area of filtering requests are not Police are investigating the cross burning. A home selected material has been filtered out. yet clear, he said, noting that the "America n vision of free owner reported finding the smoldering remnants of Sites promoting white supremacy, Holocaust denial and speech" may not be the final word in Google's foreign the 3-and-ll2-foot cross in his yard upon returning anti-Semitism arc among those excluded from search policies. home Oct. 20. results. "Google does not yet have a clear, well-articulated pub That day, 12 members of the campus organizati on Several fundamentalist Christi an and anti-abortion sites lic policy," Edelman agreed. Spectrum received an e-mai l saying its members arc also filtered . First-year HLS student Benjamin F. " We carefull y cons ider any credible complaint on a "weaken the moral foundation of this country." It Edelman '02, who authored th e report with Berkman case-by-case basis and take necessary action," Google went on to suggest that they "should go find (them Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Jonathan L. spokesperson Nathan Tyler .told the Associated Press in a selves) a ceiling rafter and a sturdy piece of rope. Zittrain, said some of the filtered si te s actually violate statement last week. You know the rest." French and German post-World War II statutes agai nst The report on Google filtering came in the midst of an Officials have not indicated if the incidents were hate speech and Holocaust denial and are thus "genuinely ongoing Berkman study of China's Internet blocking connected. illegal." practices. Sharp-eyed " netizens" first alerted Zittrain and "We want to show how strong our support is and But reasons for filtering other sites are not as immedi Edelman to discrepancies in the French and German make it known that these acts of homophobia and atelyapparent. Google search resuits, and the two ran checks on other racism are an attack on all of us," Ross Meyer, a "Most people still don't know filtering is happening," sites known or presumed to contain controvers ial materi member of Spectrum, told the rally crowd Tuesday. Edelman said. al. Because the e-mail did not suggest that the writer The French and German versions of Go ogle currently do Their report, which is published at http :// cy be r . l aw. ~ar intended to harm the recipients, university officials not indicate that any filtering has been done. Users vard.edulfilteringlgoogle, is interacti ve. Readers can view concluded that it could not be investigated as a searching for excluded material receive only the message, filtered sites and check in pop-up windows whether the crime. The administration denounced the message, " Your search did not match any documents." sites a re still banned on google.fr or google.de. calling it despicable. The e-mail was fictiti ously Search engin es do not prevent direct access to websites, A few sites that once contained controversial material signed, and school officials said they do not know but limiting li stings may keep users from knowing about remain filtered, even though thei r content has c hanged or whether it came from within the university. certain sites. the domain is now empty. Cigarettes deserve R rating in teen flicks film's rating. "The report found that in the during the two years before and after the Eliminate Smoking, California chapter, By Andrew Ruth two years since the 1998 tobacco settle settlement. A lso, the report wants di sagreed with that theory. Daily Texan ment, tobacco used in PG- 13 movies has Congress to investigate whether tobacco "This is absolutely ridiculous. Whether gone up 50 percent," said Luke Metzger, companies are funding Hollywood pro someone smokes in a movie- that's the (U·WIR E)AUSTIN. Texas- All movies Texas/Oklahoma field organizer for the ductions despite the settlement. director's decision. If they want to put it that portray characters smoking cigarettes U.S. PIRG The study also found that ciga· Because of the di screpanc ies between in, that's their problem," Domkus said. should be R-rated, according to a report rettes are portrayed in a neutral or positive the 1998 settlement and the rise in ciga Actors smoking in movies won't make released Oct. 29 by the U.S. Public Interest light with very few negative statements. rette use in PG-13-rated movies, the report youths smoke, he said. Research Groups. The 1998 tobacco settlement stipulated specul ated that people within the movie '" grew up in a time period with violent Along with nudity, violence and profan that cigarette companies cannot pay to industry are getting paid by cigarette com cartoons, and I haven' t become a violent ity, the U. S. PIRG wants cigarettes to be have their cigarettes featured in movies. panies. person," he said. "'fa person is inclined to included in the factors that determine a The report is the result of a study whi ch Ray Domkus, president of Fight start smoking, they will, whether they see focused on PG-13-rated film s, conducted Ordinances & Restrictions to Control & a movie or not. " SGA College Council debates minority retention Continued from Page 3 o Fundraising and student not principle," Wolke said. Doreen Bartoni, acting dean of the School of that time. board expects to receive more feed spaces also discussed Media Arts, said raising funds is a lengthy Although not every seat is occu back from students concerning process. "I know there is a lot of scholarship pied, the SGA executive board said it future issues as the school year goes By Renee Edlund activity throughout the college," Bartoni said. is not di scouraged. on. Staff Writer "However all these events take tremendous "Those scats can still be fill ed," The SGA will be accepting appli amounts of time and effort." Jiannuzzi said. "And, by the end of cations for the vacant positions until As Colum bia wrestles with declining minority Bartoni suggested that graduate students should the semester. we think they will be." the end of this semeste r. enrollment rates, College Council members met be given the option to become teaching assistants Bad timing was among several rea Applications can be picked up in on Friday to voice their concerns for and sugges to help lighten the workload of the faculty and to sons cited as to why the senate was Office C on the lower level of the tions on the issue. The council raised questions get free tuition. n' t completely fill ed after its initial 1104 S. Wabash Ave. building. about scholarships and how tu ition is bei ng spent. In other council business, Vice President of election process l¥lst year. The newly elected senators arc: Len Strazewski, from the Journa li sm Student Affairs, Mark Kelly, announced that "During the time we were trying to AEMM: I.)aniel Guzman Department, explained that scholarshi ps are Columbia is opening five student-only spaces. do th e PR for [the SGAJ. a couple needed for both undergraduate and graduate stu These areas wi II be open for students to bond, different things were going on," Van At-Large: Jennifer Rinaldo dents. relax and to share their work. These areas will no Dcr Wey said. "The MAP grant [cut] "Grad students wi ll need one or two more class longer allow faculty meetings or space for use by was the major one." Early Childhood Education: Joey es to finish and they won't have the money for the staff. A '60s-style lounge is also being creat Van Der Wey also said he felt that Hager it." Strazewski said, " It 's an embarrassment." ed for students to use, and various members of the outreach to smaller departments Raising money for Columbia has been an ongo the council offered their own beanbag chairs as throughout the school was a barrier Fiction Writing: Latoya Wolfe ing battle, according to Art and Design potential furniture. for the SGA a nd might have led to so Department Chair Jay Wolke, "The key problem And SGA President Klaas Van Der Wey was many seats being vacant. Interactive Multimedia: Jessica is how to get money," Wolke said. " It should be proud to announce that the majority of SGA Despite lacking a full senate, the Tello dealt with by getting outside fu nding, such as ihe positions have been filled. SGA plans to address issues now that Board ofTrustee s." The council concluded that the discussion of the election is over. According to Residence Hall Advisors: Megan Wolke said that once scholarship money is scholarships would not advance further until Jiannuzzi, Columbia's safety and Juneau, Brian Sturgulewski obtained, he is certain that specific procedures the executive committee develops more infor security will be the first issue at would follow when a student applies for aid. mation and devises a plan to incorporate the hand. She also said the executive Dance: Cara Sabin "We' re going to offer sc holarships on interest, suggestions that were offered at the meeting. November 4, 2002 Columbia Chronicle 7 ATTENTION FRESHMEN: Make an appointment to meet with your Freshman Advisor before Early Registration for Spring 2003 begins! (Early Registration begins Tuesday, December 3 ... don't get left behind!) I Make the call now! 312.344.EXT or dial the main line: 312.344.7925 I Bob Blinn X7929 Judy Dyke X7926 Brian Marth X7933 Ritch Barnes X7932 Pattie Mackenzie Art/Design Dance ASL - English Interpretation Animation x7801 Photography Fiction Writing Audi o Arts and Acoustics Film/ Video Arts, Entertainment and Music Cultural Studies Television Media Management Poetry Early Ch ildhood Education Digital Media Techno logy Theatre Interdisciplinary Interactive Multimedia Radio Journalism Undeclared Marketing Communication The Freshman Center Columbia (a division of Student Affairs) COL lEG CHiCAGO 623 S. Wa bash, room 307 Scholarsh p s For Undergraduate Students A t Thaine Lyman Scholarship Edward l. and Marsha E. AI Parker Scholarship Morris Scholarship $1000 maximum award for the $1500 maximum award for the Fall, 2003 semester. Th is $3000 maximum award for the Spring 2003 semester. Th is scholarship is for full·time Spring. 2003 semester. 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OPEN rVl IC After-hours Series Thurs0",y. November ::1..4, ZOO;;: Show T ime 6:30pm .. :1.0pnl Open Mic Sign Up 6prn·6:.'30prn in Hokin Anne x. First·c ome. firs t-serve. One pcrso n in your group mus t be a GOhW:'lhl <'J stu(lent v..1 filII 2 0 02 ID. Featunng D ISCOPO ET KAHARI G. Hosted by M IKELE B Ft !DG £fOrn)-l Free Food, Free Admission. Free Fun, Free Your Mind Fo! ~Idrnission you must pr~sent a vnlid fall 200:? College ID. Hokm Annex 6~!:-3 S. WClbosh Chicago, IL t50G(J!j www.colurn.edu/hokln phone: 3 "12·344-1 188 f u nded by Stude'll AC(hdtlc!O F(?(lS .3 '· '• Sp o n soled by H<> k ln Center a division "" :- ot S tudent Altolrs , ,g COIUnlb ia (. ,) \ r. r G t C II I C ~ Co 0 10 November 4, 2002 COMMENTARY Columbia Chronicle Editorials Students deserve access to 24-hour laboratories Film an d video students have Uni versity keeps many of its labs long complained that they don't open until 2 a. m. So far, the Art have enough access to the edi ting In stitute is th e tra il blazer, offering labs . One viab le solut ion wou ld be 24-hour film labs Mondays to keep the fi lm editing labs open through Fridays. 24 hours a day during the last Admittedly, there are securi ty week of the semester, giving film concerns. There have been physi students the extra time needed to cal attacks in the past-most complete their end-or-semester notably when Fil m Department projects. faculty member Ri chard Renno By and large, iI 's a great idea. was attacked outside the film lab In fact. Columbia should consider during the day on March 23, 2000. keeping all of it s labs open 24 But attacks like this are isolated hours durin g crunch time. incid ents and quite frankly could Students could li se a 24-ho ur happen anyt im e, anywhere. photo or interacti ve mu ltimedia Co lumbia shouldn ' t worry lab and so could many of the other about students commuting to and labs on Columbia's campus. After from school, regard less of the time a ll , most students aren' t given of day. Students are capable of their fina l assignments unt il the being responsible for themselves. end of the semester and have to But, Columbia has security offi scramble not only to get a spot in a cers patrol campus 24 hours a day lab, but also to find enough time to in a car. Perhaps security could complete their work. offer an escort to the el if a student If the Fil m Department can do fee ls unsafe. it, anyone can. The fi lm lab is the Opening up Columbia's fac ili most complex lab. Located on the ties would provide a space where sixth floor of the 11 04 S. Wabash students could complete their Kurt Cobain: elusive hero or Ave. bu il ding, the film lab con work at their own paces-and it tains severa l rooms all equipped would give more opportuniti es for with expensive fi lm-editing soft more students to find time in the victim of excess? ware and equipment. The film lab lab. and glory. True as that may have turned out also needs about seven people to Most students are awake at odd By Ken Basin to be, I don't buy it. operate effecti vely. hours of the ni ght anyway. Dally Trojan In any case, there is nothing left of Columbia shouldn' t have to Keeping the labs open would give Cobain 's name that has not been denigrated wa it unti I 24-hour labs are the them a safe place to come and (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES-Eight years yet anyway. There is no gre ater indignity norm at all area colleges and uni work. Besides, many say they are later, we're still talking about Kurt Cobain. than suicide, and Cobain we nt out in a par ve rsities. Current ly, most of most creative in the dead of night, "I' m going to be a superstar musician, kill ticularly gruesome and sad way; in fact, his DePaul University's labs are open when sleep-deprived and hopped myself and go out in a fl ame of glory," he body wasn't found until days after the fact, unti l 10 p.m. and Roosevelt up on too much caffeine. Keeping wrote as a .14-year-old. And he was ri ght. and even then by an electrician who noti ced Uni versity operates its labs until the labs open longer mi ght even And because he was right, because he went the smell. II :30 p.m. And , Northwestern improve the quality of thei r work. out in a flame of glory, we just can't get What good rem ai ned in his name fi zzled enough of him. away in a flurry of lawsuits between hi s Next month will see the long-awaited widow, Love, and his musical widowers, publication of Cobain 's journals, an 800- Krist NovoseIic and Dave Grohl. A protract Health Center needs page epic that tracks hi s life, in hi s own ed competition for control of hi s musical words, from the pre-Nirvana days straight to legacy has popped Nirvana back into the to work out kinks the time leading up to his suicide by shotgun news now and again fo r years, and with no on April 5, 1994. end in sight, there seems to be no civili zed Twenty-five doll ars of our class fees. Now we have a ne w So before I sink myself into retrospective way to just let Cobain rest. tuition money as full -time stu health center th at requires more of pondering about why he has captured every Cobain is worthy of our interest, but not dents ($ 10 for part-time students) our fu nds. An'd considering that one's attention almost a decade after his our idealization. goes toward our Student Health the services provid ed by the death, let me break a few rules and say some I don 't blame people for wanting to hear Center. An d, just so you won't Student Health Ccnjer are really really bad things about him. one last Ni rvana song, read one more of hi s ask , th is is a mandatory fee. But, weak, our mon ey isn't being put to In some ways, Cobain was a real ass-he words in a diary and see one more haunting [' m sure you're wondering, what great use. flung himself headlong into heroi n addiction omen of hi s demise. In all the biograph ies does your money cover? We ll , it And although the nurse practi and never.e ve." made a real attempt to get and all the interviews with his friends after covers treatment for health coun tioner or the doctor can write a out. He kept on shoot ing himself up before hi s death, a portrait emerges of a guy who se ling, st rep throat screenin gs, prescription for birth cont ~ o l , the finall y shooting himself down. never could settle into success. Someone pregnancy tests, upper respiratory health center doesn '( even test for Admittedly, the drug use started as a who got exactly what he' wanted and then infections an d urinary Iract infec STDs or give gynecological response to a nearly debil itating stomach reali zed maybe he'didn' t want it after all. By tions and more. All of the servic exams. What good is having a condition that could 've alm ost crippled then, it was too late to cast it all aside. es the center offers are included in prescription written when you Cobain with pain at times, and one that he T.hat's what is mysterious to people, espe the mandatory fee---except fo r the would have to go elsewhere for was never able to treat effectively. Even if Cially to us average types who, perh aps flu shot that was given last month the init ia l exam and to get the pre you use heroin as a legitimate painkiller for naively, think to ourselves, " Hey, fame is for a fee of$ 15. scription fi lled? the sake of argument, the excess is inexcus- cool! I'd like some of that! " The center has positioned itself Although the intentions of the able...... Unfortunately, it gets pretty scary to see as a healt h resource not only fo r health ce nter are good, it seems it And suicide? Can you say "cop out"? people who go beyond interest to obsession, sexuall y active students but also is still in need of some work . So why then am I, like half the music people who, like Cobain, portend that they, too, will someday ki ll themselves and go out those who don't make health their Some additions shou\d be made \0 world, waiting for a peek at hi s diaries? No. I priority. Alt hough the accommodate the health care There's something mystifyi ng, even enchant in a flame of glory. Cobain is hardly a role model. Ironically, licensed physician is on ly in one needs of Columbia students. For ing about hi s life and death, and even if I that's why many people tend to favor him as day a week, there is sti II a nurse example, it is safe to assume that a don't approve of how it happened, 1 still one, but doing so could prove to be danger practitioner avail able to help with majority of the student body is want to know about it. ous. No one should be looking up to some minor an d short-term illnesses. sexually active. There is a need in On the one hand, I've heard bitter com one who threw hi s life away to a needl e and The problem with the services our community for STD and AIDS plaints fro m the Nirvana fa ithful that the offered is that th ey are li mited. test ing- whi ch the center doesn't release of previously unheard material and a 12-gauge. In the end, I'm sure circum stance wi ll The services offered by the center provide- although the center now the impend ing publi cation of his diaries ult imately make those who decry the new are also avail able to students from gives out condoms an d will treat besmi rc hes Cobain's good name. Cook County or their own doc an STD. That isn't enough. The These are also, fo r the most part, the wave of Nirvana fa de back into the periph ery. In time, they' ll realize their own tors-who ha ve more to 'offer. We health center needs to provide same people who speculated to me that are already paying $6,857 for services for afte r we ' ve done the Courtney Love killed him because he had hypocrisy as they find the latest sing le on tu iti on not including fees for reg deed and are "burning" for so me gotten her started on the path to fame with heavy rotation on their MP3 playe r and the istrat ion, activ ity, U- PASS, and medical help. her band, Hole, and that his demise would new journal sitting on their dressers. inevitably skyrocket her to greater fortune Hey, they' ll probably be on mine. Editorials are the opinions of the Editorial Letters to the editor must include your fu ll name , Chronicle E-mail addresses: Board of the Columbia Chronicle. Columns are the year, major. and a phone number. All letters are edited letters to the editor COLUMBIA opinions of the aulhor(s). for grammar and may be cui due to the limited amount [email protected] of space available. Press releases Views elpreuod in this publication .... Letters can be faxed to ua at (312) 3444032, [email protected] CHRONICLE those of the writer and ;!Ire not the opinions of E~ailed to [email protected] Of" mailed to Adyertisements WWW.COLUMBIACHRONICLE.COM the Columbia Chronicle, Columbia'. Journalism the Columbia Chronicle c/o L.ttefS to the Editor, 623 [email protected] Department or Columbia College Chicago. S. Wabash Ave., Suite 205, Chicago, IL 60605. Ncwember 4, 2002 Commentary 11 Election 2002: Chronicle Endorsements COLUMBIA CHRONICLE Rod Blagojevich for Lisa Madigan for Ryan Adair Georgia Evdoxi ad is Illinois Governor Illinois Atty. General Edltors-In -C hlef This was a tough onc. And he be elected. In a pathetic election year, head of the Democratic party in News Editors not because the candidates are Governors have little to do we have pathetic candidates to Illinois. But there is a serious all so wonderful that we could with the federal abortion issue choose from . The attorney gen question that arises as a result of Katie Walsh n't decide who to endorse. In now since it is currently in the eral's race has been full of per her family ties: Should she Commentary Editor the end. the 2002 governor's hands of the Supreme Court, sonal attacks and devoid of real become attorney general, can race is like so many others: it is but our new governor's stance issues. Trying to choose the she remain neutral and hold Michael Hirtzer a choice of who we hate less. on abortion rights could come better candidate is like choosing tough investigations that may Arts & Entertainment Editor Do we want to endorse the into play if ultra-liberal Justice whether to poke needles in your involve her father? We will machine politician who got Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn' t arm (Lisa Madigan) or needles hold her to her word , believing Dustin Klass where he is today mostly survive through George W. in your face (Joe Birkett). she will be a neutral attorney Ryan Saunders because of hi s very innuential Bush's presidency and abortion Needles in the arm would and look after the best in leresl Sports Editors father-in-law Alderman Dic k laws are relegated back to indi probably hurt less, so the of the state as a whole rather Mell (we're talking about Rod vidual states. Chronicle's endorsement goes than solely the interests of the Blagojevich now)? Dwayne M. Thomas Blagojevich has defended to Li sa Madigan for Illinois Democratic party. Photography Editor Or do we want to endorse a abortion rights vigorously, Attorney General-with strong Despite the fac t that Birkett strict pro-lifer, one who also even going so far as voting reservations. has a ton of experience. he just happens to have been against a ban on late-term Madigan is currently an lik e so many others coming liza Pavelich involved in one of the most abortion. Ryan doesn' t support Illinois state senator who has from DuPage County in this Copy Chief infamous cases o f wrongful abortions except in the most vigorously supported a woman's election-is tainted by hi s role conviction in Illinois' hi story drastic cases-either the right to choose-and who said in the prosecution of Rolando Angela Caputo (Jim Ryan)? woman's life must be in danger she would continue to defend Cruz, a fac tor that cannot be Assistant Editor Or should we just c huck it or it must be an "extreme" case thi s should the matter be rele overlooked. Birkett conducted all and throw OUf endorsement of rape or incest- as if there gated back to the states. a questionable interview in that Chris Coates away on the long-shot (to be were another kind. Madigan also takes a tough case and has refused to admit K. Ryann Zalewski generous) Libertari an Cal Additionally, Ryan hasn' t stand on sexual predators in this any mistakes. Assistant A & E Editors Skinner? shown the kind of leadership state. She call s for tougher Birkett also has a weaker In the end, like the 2000 on the Rolando Cru z issue that criminal sentences and fines on stance on gun control-some presidential election. it came one would hope for. Of course sex offenders. Madigan has also thing about whic h Madigan Stacie Freudenberg down to a very close vote. We he won't say whether or not he said she will fight to implement holds strong convictions. Tough Assistant Photo Editor don't tiave an e lectoral college thinks Cruz is guilty (although a lifetime supervision program gun laws are important in so Rod Blagojevich squeaked Pat and Jean Nacarico have to help solve the state's crip Chicago and must be considered Kristen Menke by, and so we endorse him for specifically asked him to) dur pling recid ivism rate. a major issue. April Smith governor of the state of ing e lection time- but he has Madigan supports the mora The attorney general's job is Copy Editors Illinois. He's a Democrat, n' t been running for governor torium currently held on the to represent the citizens of the favors abortion rights, is mod forever. He could have come death penalty in Illinois. She state and to advise the state on John West erately in favor of the morato out years ago and made a state supports most of the Prison legal matters. Cri minal case Cartoonist rium on the death penalty and ment about his opinions on the Review Board recommenda work is a minimal part of the at least says he wi ll represent Cruz case. tions, and has a plan to make job. Her inexperience as a Dustin Hansen what the students of Columbia And he should have. access to better evidence more lawyer is an issue of which to Webmaster seem to want. Blagojevich is the avail able to prosecutors. take notice, but we believe that Blagojevich plans to elimi Chro ni cle's choice for gover Reservations do lie, howev her platform will best benefit Melissa Mastro nate pork-barrel projects and nor, and we hope he wi ll keep er, with the Madigan name. Her the people of Illinois and the Assistant Webmaster put more money back into some of the campaign promis father is Michael Madigan, the students at Columbia and hope Illinois MAP grants. We hope es on which he will (probably) powerful speaker of the Illinois she will fu lfill her promises to Ashleigh Pacetti he sticks to those plans should be elected. Good luck, Rod. House of Representatives and the people. Good luck, Li sa. GraphTc Designer Advertising Assistant Renee Edlund Israel and Palestine must achieve peace Advertising Assistant er attack and I fee l good when I hear that both sides. At the Middle East Peace Ken LeRoy By Pollna Goldshteln there were no deaths, only injuries," he Summit at Camp David in 2000, Arafat Web VJdeo Editor Staff Writer said. refused the deal offered him because it did Korzh also said li ving in Israel makes n't answer 100 percent of hi s demands. A war cannot be won without causing him unconsciously do thi ngs to adjust to the Sharon was warned that targeting Arafat's situation, like checking out any restaurant compounds and bombing buildings where Christopher Richert tremendous devastation to everyone General Manager involved. Taking th is into consideration, it or cafeteria before taking a seat. "You alleged terrorists are hiding wi ll only wors should be easy for both sides to come don't want to sit too c lose to the glassy wall en the frustration of Palestinian people and or an entrance, because these spots can be make them want to attack over and over Jim Sulski together, and decide to end the fighting, so Faculty Adviser everyone could go home in peace. The bot the target point, and the further away you again. Moreover, Arafat used hi s confine tom li ne is that no land, religion or 1,000- are from them, the most chance you have of ment to his Ramallah compund to justify his inaction in gaining control year argument is worth bloodshed ,--,,..'rI-:------;---:---7T--:l= Bonnie Booth over terrorist organizations like Assistant Faculty Adviser and loss of human life. (' t>ivision breeds Hamas and Hizboll ah. Palestinians fee l oppressed. t Representatives from other They don·t have enough jobs and The Columbia Chronicle is a student-pro Con f Ii, ." countries need to help and give most of then have a hard time pro duced publication of Columbia College viding for their families. Their fresh advice to both leaders. An agreement between the two sides Chicago and does not necessarily repre· government infrastructure is not functioning properly and their would end Israeli occupation of sent, in whole or in part, the views of daily li ves are chaotic. But vio the Palestinian territories. It Columbia College administrators, fa culty would also allow Arabs with lence and terrorist attacks are not or students. Israeli c itizenship to work in the answer to these problems. Raising their children to hate and Israe l. In exchange, Arafat and the Palestinian government must Columbia Chron icle articles, photos and ki ll Israelis is not an answer either. gain control over all known ter The attacks keep happening, day graphics are the property of the Columbia after day, week after week-sui rorist organizations and make Chronicle and may not be reproduced or them take responsibility for ter cide bombings, car explosions and published without written pennission from rorist attacks around Israel. shootings. Throughout more than Moreover, the government has to the staff editors or faculty adviser. two years of the last uprising, 622 stop teaching violence in schools Israelis have been killed and nearly ·and create a new police system 4,600 others wounded in more than The Columbia Chronicle that wi ll detect people prone to 14,500 terror attacks. It doesn't become suicide bombers. 623 S. Wabash Ave. take a mathematician to figure out Of course, it is easy to express Suite 205 that this comes out to almost 20 opinions on what needs to be Chicago, IL 60605 attacks every day. done to end the violence. It is Israeli citizens are afraid to difficult, however, for those living lead their daily li ves. They are in the area to make the right deci Main line: (3 12) 344· 7253 afraid to take public transportation sion considering the to ll the vio Adverti sing: (312) 344-7432 or have lunch in cafeterias. In their lence takes on their daily lives. News: (312) 344-7255 opinions, every public place is a L---~------Joii1iNeSiiCiiiiiiiic;;, Israelis and Palestinians are di s Photography: (312) 344-7732 target. Jacob Korzh, a friend of couraged and do not believe mine who lives in Israel and just Fax: (312) 344-8032 only being wounded and ~o t killed in case peace will be achieved any time soon. finished his service in the Israeli army of an attack," Korzh said. Peace can only be achieved through about three months ago, said he lives with As bad as the situation is, it seems that extreme measures from both sides: no more Web address: uncertainty and fear every single day. neither government is capable of acting lying to the people, no more playing the "These days we are so used to tragedy W'IW.ColumbiaChronicle.com appropriately. Ariel Sharon-as well as for game of politics. Arafat and Sharon need to being a part of our li ves. it almost seems mer Israeli leaders-and Yasir Arafat have come together to save the lives of their peo nonnal. I don't ever expect to watch tried different approaches to end the con ple-the innocent civilians as well as those E-mail address: evening news without hearing about anoth- flict. But none of their effons have satisfied in their armies. chronicle@colum .edu 12 Commentary Novtmber 4, 2002 COWMBIA'S VOICES All sides have voice movcment, which has tics to communist The College Council may not be a often these days, I keep hearing about oth revoluti onary groups and organizations group of elected officials, but if they are ers getting ripped off. I'm sure any stu Aller rc:\ding two faculty members supporting ethnic cleansing by the brutal coming together in the interest of better dent could wnte up a list of complaints about thcir school, but not everybody ean 311:h.:k the C'hnlllidc lor Illcrely question Shining Path guerrilla group in Peru-not ing Colwnbia, taking an anti-war stance is 9 a wonderful step. Please, I ask you to tell do so in a dignified manner. i ll~ thl' ':llidit~ (Ol"lh(' (l,lIege Council's to mention fringe right wing isolationists Before taking a tour of Columbia, I :Hlli-\\'3.f resolution. I must Slate that the like Justin Raimondo at antiwar.eom. me how taking a pro-war stance. or sitting id ly on the sidelines while our world was expecting a top-notch camplL'i that Cl~T'\'!~id(' W:1S ahso lulcl~ justified in its Columbia facu lty who sUpJXlrt these would rival any other school worth men t'linonal. groups do not do so in my name. comes closer to annihilation is positive in tioning. After discovering the tuition, , nle ChrWlil.' lc has lh'llc an excellent Mr. Grief also accuses the Chronicle of any way. As a student, I can tcll you that I honestly felt a little shortchanged. There jd' during this s(:hno] ~ car mtcmpling. 10 bad-mouthing the College Counci l because the stand they took " is not the stand of the haven't been looking at any o ld photos are many reasons why I still feel this way. kt :\1 1 sidc:.s of thl ' s!'".xtnllll have a \,O l('l' from Vietnam protests, because I wasn't · lime and again, fellow students and I on I.'um.'nl ('\'(,Ilts. Wllcthcr libc ~ 1. moder Chronicll.'." Ironi call y, the Chronicle's have to wait for slow elcvators that take ale. ('llllsl'rv:lti\'c, Rcpuhlic:m, Dcmocr:u. intention was anything but that. The there. But I can tell you that I am empow forever to reach their destinations. It 's Lit-.cn.:u;:m. G n.~n--..111 ha\c bc..-Cll Icmurcd Chronicle never published an editorial ered by teachers at this school who arc in Cl'lumhia's paper al ont.,time o r 3nolh demanding all the college blindly SUpJX>T1 wi lling to take a risk and take a stand o n easy for those capable to take the stairs, l'r. C'hronidc cl,lumnists. have also tnllh the president's stance 0 11 Iraq. The an issue that wi ll affect us all. Saying that but I worry about those who aren't physi cally able. fult~ Pl,illloo 0uI the l1li sf~xtun (' that man" Chronicle never called students lazy, unin leachers arc doing this out of a longing for ":IJllc~c: campuses- inc luding . fO nlled, and unmotivated kids if they did the glory days of their youth is petty, and Another grievance I have regards the Colull1bia's- S('c.·m to tread in the din.xtion n't engage in acti ve pro-war demonstra dodging the issue at hand. schoo."s food. It appears that vending mach are the only things available and " hen- onl~ one idcok.gical point (If \ ie\\ tions. Ifowever. the members of the Furthcnnore. I'm nol exactly sure how Illes that nearby restaurants are the only keep h.'\.S a.:ccss l'l1 ((... lIege call1 pu...<;('s. S3dl\", College Council arc on record as doing it is that "old ideologies of Vietnam," s...)llle IlK"uh:- members rci nti::m::e this igno c_xactly thai when promoting an anti-war mainly ones that were for world peace sakes. equality. are not in the interest o f stu Unfortunately, these restaurants are f:lJlo;' h> n("lt on l ~ defending, hut ins ist ing ~Iance . It is crystal clear who's being and Intolerant here. few and far between, and despite that their :Ulti-\\.u st.-\n\."'(" is the ,""lnl\ \ iahlc dents here at Colwnbia. or any other col t" sition we should 3110" at Colun;bia. Finally, I lind the idea that Ihese facu l lege for that matter. Wannongering defi Roosevelt University's cafeteria being ~I r Ste\ens(\{\ and ~f r . Gricfmakc ty members welcome debate on Iraq to be nitely wi ll not help any of us better our accessible to part of Columbia's campus. it could some serious fine tuning. nun:- ('..'\I.-ellcnl f".'"Iints about wh:- a \\'aJ" absurd. From their comments, it is clear selves, it will only bring more sorrow use \\ ith Iraq is un\\ isc. The> ha\ e a right to that the onl) "dialoguc·· they want to dis down upon us. Tuition is another matter. It should not their "'Pinion and f~m of speech cuss is \\hcther .... e should dictate for stu For yOll to state that this war does not be ~ "one size fi ts all" deal, where English .lllDw~ them to individuall> promoce it dents 10 protest on Tucsd"l)' or Thursday. effect us is a fa llacy. You seem to forget majors pay as much as film, or photogra. If tile) wanted a debate. they could have phy majors. Dishing out a slew of prereq oo\\"(\"er the> \\ ish. flowc\Cr. it just so that many students here at this school happens th.'\l mam stlXknt:s and facult\ ~'\Sil:- called for an open forUn anJ receive financial aid. The Bush adminis· uisites, which can repel students after a rTK'mrers mJ\ 001 share th:u \ ie" 1n(.\ allo wed students 10 ,"oice the pros and tralion demands 5 7.5 bilJion for the war while or after the first one. limits students iOllS aJ$.\,'"\ descr. e :1.S much r"",wcr to pmmot~ c~>ns of an. lmqi war. My pre\ college machine: where do you think that money from pursuing their dreams with an untra SO their \ 1("\\ '5, on campus. which IS not possi did dunng the Koso\'o crisis. And the is going to come from? Americans wi ll ditional twist. ble " he;, the Co llaze C{'uncil hrazcnl\" established SGA pro\'idcd an excellent not stand for II tax increase. SO programs Aside from the following. I'm pleased ck.... : lare:)-\\; thoU1. ConsUlting staknt gO\ oppor1Unll)' for Columbia to do so. From wi ll need to be cut. I can assun: you that with Columbia's location. It's in the mid· the Gulf War, to Bosnia. 10 Sudan to entIllal1. student Org.:mlnlilOO5. and so the fi rst on the: chopping block, as it die of Chicago's cultural mecca. giving it a Afghanistan. .... "t:·\e felt either statistically low crimc rate. forJl--tha! e\ n) QOC on campus shoukJ p.l.SSiooat~ l y always has been. will Ix education. •u:end JJltl·W,u raJlies. for or ag.'\inst military attK>n. This is the Pcm.."lp5 the Chronicle is the organiza Take heed. fellow ",ade" and mff. \tr GtlC'f "rotc thal the ''CoUege fim time the Collcge Council has told tion here which needs to take better stock Things need to change. Council speaks fOf Itself" T'hc facu an' pnlpk what to think_ of student opinions. Colwnbm is home to the Colk-gr C~11 rontrols e\'(:f\ facc1 of This sanc1imonious rcsolU1ion puts a sc\'eral activist groups (N0l In Ow- Name the so.:hoors e:u5tcncc_. a.nd therefcin: black mark on an CX~ f"\1oi.sc ~at college. 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FIrst Choice Networking 1119 West Bonanza Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89106 [email protected] () o r ,.,r ,.,G"> () :x: () l> G"> An exhibition of sketchbooks by : o students, faculty , & staff of Columbia October 30-November 21, 2002 Opening R e ptlon Oetob r 0, 5· 7 p.m. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT November 4, 2002 17 Festival celebrates women performers Stacie FreudenberylChromcle The Thick Roots Performance Collage is one of six performance groups that took the stage at the Third Annua l Women's Performance Art Festival, which ran Thursday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Oct. 26, and was produced by the Stockyards Theatre Project. By Pollna Goldshteln exposure women get in the theater "great opportunity for women like me story of an in ferti le woman talking to a Staff Writer world. She found that less than 10 per to put up their work for a big audi man in a bar whil e she waits for her cent of working directors are women ence." child's birth by a surrogate. and that men hold most pos itions of Alderman's short play "Dreams of The Sirens comedy troupe performed he Third Annual Women's creative power and influence in theater Black Men" is about a deep connection a condensed version of their hit improv Performance Art Festival fea arts. Hughes said she founded between a man and a woman who never s how, "Chicken Scratch." This all tured Chicago artisans per Stockyards to create an environment met. Whether the whole play is a female ensemble had the audience forming unique and original where women can explore their ideas dream, whether the characters are both laughing nonstop with their hilarious Twork via improvisation, stand-up com and produce their theatrical and perfor deceased and knew each other in life, performances about politics, relation edy, dance, performance art and much mance art without the obstacles they or whether they are lovers who have ships and life in general. It was almost more. The three-evening festival was would face in traditional theater com parted ways is left to the audience's hard to believe it was all improvisation, highlighted by moving and innovative panies. imagination. as classy and funny as their jokes were. work focused on women. "It was like a rolling snowball ," Thurston "Ty" Cobb, an actor in the " Fi vestar Females"-a performance As part of the Stockyards Theatre Hughes said . "We started small, but the short play "Born in the Other Room," piece inspired by the New York under Project-a nontraditional contempo festival grew every year. And this year was asked to participate at the festival. ground club scene- featured five rary theater company that has support we are expecting full houses at the It was his first time with the Stockyards women breakdancing, house dancing ed and promoted women in all aspects Friday and Saturday night perfor company, but he said he will audition and African dancing. Czarina Mirani, a of theater in Chicago since 1999-the mances." next year if the opportunity presents professional dancer, said she feel s that festival was sponsored by Luna, a com Some actors, ensembles, women itself. it is unique to be able to bring female pany that produces nutrition bars for directors and playwrights were asked " 't was a great experience for me sex appeal to what is traditionally con women. This year's festival was co by the Stockyards to perform at the fes because I was one of the few male sidered male dancing. produced with Links Hall, which was tival, others heard about the festival's actors at the festival," Cobb said. Tania Bykkonen, an audience mem founded in 1978 to support artistic success and came to audition on their "Although there are no male directors ber, said she has attended the fe sti val innovation and excellence. own. Jane Alderman, a playwright and or playwrights, male actors are wel every year. Bykkonen said watching Jill Elai ne Hughes, Stockyards' artis director, said she heard about the festi come to perform." tic director, researched how much val through a friend and felt it was a "Born in the Other Room" depicts the See Women, page 22 Lecture Series Make Intersections In Our Minds By K. Ryann Zalewski specialist in the Writing Center, has Assistant A&E Editor used The House of Mango Street in sev eral of her own classes. "For 18 years On Thursday, Nov. 7, Columbia and the book has been a syllabus staple," the Chicago Department of Cultural she added. Affairs will host the third event in the The unconventional style of the book, Intersections series. The free lecture written in vignettes, will also be dis will be at the Chicago Cultural Center, cussed. '" think the book itself is a 78 E. Washington St., on the fifth floor strong example of the art of writing and in the East Meeting Room from 6 p.m. the art of lyric prose," Sorkin said . to 7 p.m. Smaller group discussions will follow Thursday's lecture will be a panel the panel discussions. They will focus discussion about The House on Mango on different aspects of Th e House on Street by Sandra Cisneros, with Elaine Mango Street such as gender, immigra Sorkin, Arlene Greene and Chris Green, tion and culture. The audience is free to three Columbia faculty members from move around and participate in all three the English Department. groups. Cisneros, the child of a Mexican "I will be asking my participants to American mother and a Mexican father, put themselves into the culture," Sorkin grew up in Mexico City and Chicago. said. She added that her group will be Th e House on Mango Street, her first looking at the relationships between the book, is a collection of short stories boys and girls and the men and women Dominic Pacyga, acting chair of the Liberal Education D epartmen~ give. the sec· told from the perspective of Esperanza, of the book. ond lecture in thelnt... ecti on •• ries, Oct. 3 at the Chicago Cu~ural Center. a girl growing up on Mango Street in a While reading The House on Mango Pacyga, acting chair of the Liberal Pacyga stressed the significance of Latino Chicago community. The House Street before the lecture is recommend Education Department, talked about the honoring the city's cultural history. on Mango Street has sold more than 2 ed, it is not necessary. Each section dis impact that different cultures have on " It's important when a new neighbor million copies since it was first pub cussed by the panel or in the small the history and architecture of a neigh hood is built to tell the story of the old," lished in 1984. groups will be available in handouts for borhood. he said. " We were talking about uThe book was a very deliberate those who are unfamiliar with the book. "What a city. And what a tale we can choice," Sorkin said. Sorkin, a reading In last month's lecture. Dominic tell if we just walk that city," he said. See tnt..dions, page 22 18 Arts & Entertainment ~4!2002 Moose nabs both suspects and fans Rap innovator By Chrts Coates Assistant A&E Editor In the middle of this month's flood of sniper-related deaths plaguing suburban dies at 37 Washington D.C., an unlikely media personality surfaced. In the tradition of Linda Tripp and Katherine Harris-Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose became, somehow, a media star. Earlier last month, eight Chief Moose fans started ChietMoose.com honoring his efforts to track down the illusive sniper who shot 13 victims in the D.C. area. The fan club site calls the 49 year old "a total superhero." As of last Tuesday, the site received 4.7 million hits, mostly fro m North America and the U. K. Chief Moose spearheaded the investi gation that ended Oct. 22 with the arrest of John Allen Muhammad, 41 , and John Lee Malvo, 17. The duo, who are charged with capital murder, were arrested at a Maryland rest stop after a three-week search across the northeast. Because the sniper shootings began in Montgomery County on Oct. 2, Moose became the unofficial spokesman for the Montgomery County Police Chief Charles A. Moose briefs the investigation. With every update, how- media on the arrests of two sniper suspects Thursday, Oct. 24. ever mundane, cable news observers watched as Moose brought the press and lunch ooxes emblazoned with the site's logo. core up to date. Always sporting full police regalia According to Liggitt, all of the profits-some S3,900 while urging tipsters to aid in the investigation, . as of Oct., 29-benefit the Sniper Victims' Fund. Chief Moose-by the second week of October "We were terrified. I'm in Baltimore, Maryland," was overseeing doz~ms of agencies including the Liggin said, who is also a writer. "My friends and FBI, CIA, ATF, Secret Service, local police, state I who were doing this were in sort of far flung loca police and even the U.S. Anny. Even in the middle tions, but a couple of the others are also from the of the manhunt-an undoubtedly stressful time for D.C. metropolitan-area. It was just really, simply, investigators-Moose briefed reporters and Ollr way of gening some levity." answered or deferred their questions. According to Liggitt, the site received fewer than Witt). his affable manner and polite responses, 2,000 hits in its first three weeks online. Then, on Moose gained a fo llowing within weeks of his Oct. 25, Howard Stem mentioned the site on his appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, along nationally-syndicated radio program. Millions with network and local news around the globe. flooded the site, something Liggitt said she didn't "He's got a silly last name," said Browen Liggin, expect. Ed BeIziAP one of the founders of the Chief Moose Fan Club. Rapper DMC (Right) of the group Run·DMC outside,the Queens record· "Our interest comes and goes-we didn't create it "He 's a public figure and so, for our own amuse for 4.7 million people to come look at." ing studio where Jam Master Jay was killed Wednesday, Oct. 30. ment, we put together a little, tiny website and nobody ever was going to it." As for Charles Moose himself. it's unclear how he's On the site, viewers can read Moose's bio, enti handling the barrage of media focus. After the cap By Tim Molloy ture of the sniper, Moose refused interviews. Last Associated Press tled "Moose on the Loose" or dabble with other week, however, Moose appeared on CNN. famo us Moose such as Mike "Moose" Mussina. a In a portion of the interview, Moose ~xpressed his Jam Master Jay, whose sonic experiments with spacious drum pitcher for the New York Yankees. gratitude-but stopped short of absorbing the lime breaks and grinding guitar riffs helped make Run-DMC the first hip Fans can even incorporate Moose into the light. "I'll always wish that we could've found hop group to break into mainstream music, was killed in a shooting kitchen. The Oct. 28 edition of "Moose Tracks," a these people sooner so we could've had fewer vic ncar the neighborhood where the trio grew up. He was 37. portion of the website, outlines the steps for making tims, impacted fewer families," said Moose. "But Jay. whose real name was lason Mizell. joined 20 years ago with Chocolate Moose ... or is that mousse? really, it's not about me." Joseph "Run" Simmons and Daryl "OMe" McDaniels to fonn the The portal also features a Chief Moose store, For more information visit The Chief Moose Fan group that would be more responsible than any other for spreading the where fans can pick up various T-shirts, mouse pads Club at www.chiefmoose.com. idea that one person-a disc jockey---could provide the entire musi cal backdrop for a song. "These are our Seatlcs," Public Enemy frontman Chuck-O told The Japanese artist has passion for paper New York Times after Wednesday's shooting. He had once rapped, "Run·OMC first said a OJ could be a band." By Ana Hrtstova and flowing water created by long fibers reflect the The rise of the turntable enabled thousands of people to express artist's changing approach to his initial ideas. themselves musically even if they lacked the instruments or resources Staff Writer In his quest to create forms resembling those to put together full bands. found in nature, Yanai took his work outdoors. In a "We always knew rap was for everyone," Mizell said in a 2001 On Friday, Oct. 25, artist Tsugio Yanai projected very ambitious project, he experimented with the interview with MTY. "Anyone could rap over all kinds' of music." a world wrapped up in paper and fiber on the white impact that natural forces and climate have on paper All three members of the group grew up in middle-class homes in the walls of the Columbia Book and Paper Center in a and fiber. Paper nests wrapped around stones were Hollis neighborhood of Queens. Simmons and McDaniels started out lecture. Yanai, a sculptural paper maker from placed among trees for a period of five years. Yanai rapping at parties, and later invited Mizell to fonn a group with them. Nakatomi, Japan, presented 17 years of work before observed the changes after two and four years and Simmons' brother, Russell, had fonned a small label with producer a small group of bookbinders, paper artists and let- by the end of the fifth year, removed what was left Rick Rubin and signed early hip-hop stars including Kurtis Blow. The terpress operators. . of the decaying piece. The stone nests underwent new group Joseph Simmons had fonned with McDaniels and Mizell As the slides flashed on the wall, the audience amazing changes becoming al most one with nature. soon joined the roster. was submerged into the delicate but powerfully After experimenting with nature, Yanai turned to Whi le many early-1980s hip-hop artists rapped over clean dance expressive world of papennaking and sculpture. ideas and messages that most artists can't avoid, soci beats, Run-DMC and Rubin chopped up riffs from classic rock Yanai-seemingly somewhat unconfident in his ety and time. Using wire and paper, he created 20 records for a grittier sound. The risk paid off with several rock-influ English-led the eyes of the bewildered audience busts of influential 20th-century figures-like Albert enced hits, including "Rock Box" and "King of Rock." through the history of his artwork, which began in Einstein, John Kennedy, Charlie Chaplin and John But the sound fina lly exploded with audiences when the group a school of sculpture in Japan. After learning the Lennon--to represent the genius of the century. remade the Aerosmith hit, "Walk This Way," creating hip-hop's basics at home, he went to Paris where he spent the Although the images show signs of erosion, this is not biggest crossover success of the time. years between 1978·) 980 mastering his skills. After a negative portrait of the century according to Yanai. Many fans and artists cite the song as the first rap record they ever returning to Japan, Yanai started working as an art "We were living the modem period," he explained. heard, and rap and rock groups alike continue trying to recapture the printer wh ile studying the techniques of making the "Civilization was progressing quickly. Modernism song's mix ofra~ hooks and big beats punctuated by half-shouted lyrics. traditional Japanese washi paper. Since 1986,. he had an influence on all the changes." Though rap Videos were rare on MTV at the time, "Walk Thi s Way," has been creating and exhibiting original work that With the help of an interpreter, Yanai-who was in with its elaborate story line of a comical grudge match between rap reflects not only his development as an artist but Chicago to participate in the Ninth Annual pers and rockers, was a constant fixture on the station for months. The also the changing world around him. International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and members of the group made an unforgettable impression with their Categorized in seven overlapping periods of Functional Art that took place Oct. 25·27 on Navy black outfits and hats and white Adidas sneakers. approximately five years each, Yanai's work starts Pier- wrapped ilp the lecture by talking to the audi Rais in ~ Hell, the 1986 record that included "Walk This Way," "My with simple two-dimensional pieces showing the ence. Very friendly and engaging, he took the time to Adldas," and "It's Tricky," sold more than 3 million copies, becoming relationship between paper and other materials share his passion with the local paper artists in an the first rap album to go multi platinum. The group's se lf-t itled debut such as ink, dye, soil and textiles. In these first informal conversation. album in 1984 was the first rap album to go gold. works Yanai presents paper as a flexible medium "I loved it," said Camille Severinsen, a graduate . Mizell wasn't the first to manipulate records by scratching them in that absorbs colors and takes the shape of the student in interdisciplinary book and paper arts, fol time under a needle. But he did become one of hip-hop's best known applied pressure. lowing the lecture. "I'm really interested in instal an~ most respected DJs through his deft scratching and the group's After experimenting with different materials, lation and tri-dimensional paper making. I enjoyed spirited promotion of his skills. Yanai concentrated on the expressive content of his seeing this guy's whole body of work. It was inspir The group later went on major tours with the Beastie Boys, Def Jam work. The basic questions he attempts to answer in ing for me as a graduate student." label mates who would eventually break the sales records they had set his later work are "What is li fe?" and "What hap "We teach all aspects of paper making," said for hip-hop, and Public Enemy, the group that would create another pens after life is gone and what do memories leave Anita Leverence, assistant director of the Book and musical revolution with its lyrics promoting black empowerment. behind?" New materials such as stone and light start Paper Center. When we found out that Yanai was ~e group has attempted s~veral comebacks since Raising Hell, and to appear in his work, complimenting the paper and gomg to be in Chicago, we decided that it would be had Just completed a tour with Aerosmith and Kid Rock, one of the hemp fiber and creating images reminiscent of a perfect opportunity to fit him with our program many performers who has tried to copy their mix of rap and rock. nature and life. Images of larvae fighting for space and what we do and what we are about." November 4, 2002 Arts & Entertainment 19 Pop-punk band Music funkier than film By Chris Coates charts own course Assistant A&E Editor Arcane mus ic trivia ti me: What band has more By Michael Hlrtzer 1995 after realizing that punk hits than the Bealles. the A&E Editor "had more substance [than] a Beach Boys, Elvis and the lot of the stuff that was going Rolling Stones combined? It's July 27, 2002. In a hot around." They did some local What group played such and humid hallway, C hris shows in Orange County-not hits as " My Girl," " II-Icard Johnson, guitarist and . lead Orange Country, Calif., home it Through the. Grapevin e," singer of Autopilot Off, is sit of No Doubt and Lit-but the "Ain't No Mountain High ting on a tile floor fielding lesser-known Orange County, Enough" and a score of questions from a group of N.V. other classic Motown teenage g irls reporting for APO was successful, tunes? moosickzin e.com, a C hi cago Johnson said, doing some The answer is likely a based webzine. They asked smaller tours, even playing group you've never heard him fun questions like "Do Chi cago's Fireside. "Chicago of, though their tempos you like Napster?" and " 'fyou is great," he said . "We've and melodies are instantly were stranded on a desert always had good shows here. recognizable-a sound island, which band member like even way, way back. track of our culture. would you eat first?" when we did a show with They are the Sweating profusely, John Groove Patrol that no one Brothers, a group son answers yes to question came to." Detroit mus icians who Photo courtesy of ArtISan Enterta :nment one and laughs in response to He added, "The Fireside is a played on nearly every (Left to Right) James Jamerson and Uriel Jones of the Funk Brothers play at question two. He's tired and real well-known club, like Motown Records release the Blu es Unlimited Club in 1964. he and his band just finished a Chicago's CBGB's. It 's a real until the m id-1970s. But short set of rousing pop-punk bowling a ll ey." as Aretha Franklin, Marvin features an impressive topic, the film is Berry Gordy, who arithems at Vans Warped Tour "Music was a ll we wanted Gaye and Stevie Wonder topped Director Paul Justman loses his founded Motown Records in the ' at the Tweeter Center in to do," Johnson said, but the the charts, the Funk Brothers audience from nearly the first basement of his Detroit home in Tinley Park, Ill. Johnson and band still maintained other remained unknown. scene. 1959. Surely Gordy had as his bandmates- Chris Hughes jobs to support themselves. Standing in the Shadows of It is the sheer repetitiveness much to do with the success of (guitar), Rob Kucharek (bass) Johnson said he worked at a Motown gives a nostalgic that bogs down the tale of the Motown: !-Ie collected many of and Phil Robinson (drums) bunch of stores including a glimpse into the li ves of these band. Unending footage of the the musicians across the coun played after Knock Out and North Face shop in an outlet 13 men in the documentary for concert--<:leady staged by the try and transported them the before Chicago-based Allister mall. mat, complete with fl ashbacks, film's . production company to Motor City. On the film's web on the Drive-Thru Records It wasn't unt il the group interviews and musical inter reunite the band with contempo s ite-www.standingintheshad stage. signed w ith Island that its ludes. rary vocalists-simply grate on o wso fm oto wn. c a m-G 0 rdy It was their first stint on the members were able to stop And although Shadows al ready bare ne rves. Other than g ives praise for the fi lm and Warped Tour, which is a testa everything else and focus on providing a toe-tapping score, congratulates the surviving ment to all things punk and is making music. Since then, the concert excerpts refocus the Funk Brothers: " I, like some of set up like a large shopping APO has toured w ith Sum STANDING audience's attention off of the the other producers, would not ma ll and features dozens of 41 - who Johnson said are IN THE band and onto the vocals of do a session un less at least two bands old and new on multiple reall y down-to-earth-and SHADOWS Joan Osborne, Me'shell of the Funk Brothers were pre stages-as well as scores of Goldfinger. OF MOTOWN Ndegeocello, Ben Harper and sent." booths for record labels, Later as he cooled off in the Chaka Kahn--exactly what the In a ll , Shadows casts a senti skateboard companies and Tweeter 's a ir-condi tioned Run TIme: 108 Minutes fi lm is condemning. ment of one di mension: we see burritos. green room, John son said he Rated : PG The picture also makes terri and hear the artists, but the band Wit h so many bands playing wished his band would have Featuring: Jack ble use of the flashback-using members' personal stories are the tour, it would be easy for had more time to play since Ashford, Bob Babbit, actors to restage anecdotal individually erased from our Autopilot Off-or APO, as the each band gets only about 30 Johnny Griffith, Joe events told by the brothers. This memory. But, as in the case band is sometimes called-to minutes. But he added that it's Hunter, Unel Jones, effectively achieves a nearly with many films from the docu fade into the background. But OK because "every band you Joe Messina, Eddie perfect "Unsolved Mysteries" mentary genre, a mediocre pic the band-which signed with would want to see or hang out Willis feel , suitable for a "Behind the ture about an under recognized Island Records in October of with is here"-members of Director: Paul Justman Music" special on VH I. subject is certainly preferred 200 I and has been touring and Anti-Flag, Good C harlotte Also noticeably absent from over no documentary at all. promoting its self-titled EP and other bands milled about. ever s ince- uses in ventive As for the band's name, lyrics and a harder edge to set Johnson said they used to be it apart from mostjunior-hjgh called Cooter- but that name Special Advance Screening! level songwriters who write in was already taken. The band tired AABB rhyme schemes-. then chose Autopil ot Off, On "Nothing Frequency," which Johnson said is a rele Johnson sings "I'm screaming vant moniker since they've at the satell ites I I' m watching always embraced punk's do all the screens go blank in it-yourself ethos. front of me I I'm sending "We do everything our down a prayer tonight I selves," Johnson said. " Island Because a ll the frequencies basicall y puts our record out. are down I And this silence We do our own artwork, we do seems so loud." our own web design, our own That song, like nearl y a ll of T- shirts." Autopilot Off's songs, is But isn't signing to a major about three min utes long. In label selli ng out? fact, you can I isten to the "They were the first label band's whole EP in 20 min who came along-major or utes. It 's a good thing APO indie- that was interested in has two other a lbums: an LP signing us," he said. entitled Looking Up and an Autopilot Off will play a album with fellow punkers sold-out concert alongside Slick Shoes. The A taris. Sugarcult and Johnson said he got into Ruffio Friday, Nov. 8 01 6:30 punk rock by way of his p.m. al the Metro, 3730 N. cousin and started a band in Clark SI. Sponsored by: Date: Thursday, November 7, 2002 Time: 7:00p ,m, Locatio n: Burnham Pl aza Theater, Sunrayl 826 S, Wabash Ave, Film Society ~ K~O [ERa Students may pick up complimentary passes at 1104 S. Wabash Room 523; The Film Cage, Mo,- Fr. 10am-5pm Michael i . I l L Please arrive early! Seating Is ava il able on a first.come, first-S8Ned basis with J.m /o Autopilot 011'. Rob Kucharek and Chris Johnson performing July 27 e pus holders admitted flrsl Th eater Is not responsible lor overbooking. at the Warped Tour in TInley Par1t, III. Il016 20 Arts & Entertainment ~4, · 2002 What number is Nelly? Neighbors say artist's By Usa SkOClen work 'an eyesore' Contributing Writer " It's getting hot in hcrrc [sic]," o Conn. artist uses junked sang Ne ll y on Sunday. Oct. 27 at the Allstate Arena. The concert Cadillac for outdoor piece &cgan al 7 p.m. with openers Americ. Fabolous, and the Big NEW HAVEN, CONN. ernment. The misuse of power. Tymcrs. Decked in Boston (AP)-The eternal debate over Saturday nights at the drive-in. All Cchies gear with a green-and art and beauty is revving on in those things," ernst said. wh ite White Sox hal, Fabolous New Haven. where an artist is The owner of the bui lding saw got the crowd psyched with his sparking controversy over a only one thing: an eyesore. hilS "Cm'( Deny It," " 'Iolla junked car that he wants to exhib Helen Kauder of Artspace, the Back," and "Trade it All" from the it at an art show. c ity art organizatio n that runs the 8arhershop so undtrack. The Big The Branford artist, who goes annual show call ed City-Wide Tymcrs, along wit h the Cash by the single lowercased name Open Studios, brokered a com Money crew, gave an excellent ernst, has parked a rusting 1960 pro mi se, where ernst could have performance. The stage pyrotech Cadillac o n the lawn of the for the car in the show if he parked it nics and movie screens backed up mer Pirelli office building where on the south side of the building. rappers Bryan " Baby" Will iams, the art show will be held. "We tried to come up with an Mannie Fresh. and Li l' Wayne as The artist said the work is a alternative that was acceptable to they performed the slacker commentary on everything from everyone. We were just trying to anthem "Still Fly" and the seduc the American class system to the be accommodating to the artist," ti ve "Oh Yeah" from their current culture of the car. Kauder said. album Hood Rich. "What it would bring to mind. Ernst said he is pleased the car The big shocker of the night was to everyone who looks at it from will remain in the show, a lthough when R, Kelly unexpectedly every di fferent angle, everything he said it was a hardship to hi re a appeared on the stage. Fortunately from lu;l(Ury to sadness. The state truck to move the car to the new for Kelly. the crowd was pleasant of the world . War. Pain. spot. and gave him an uproar of Decadence. Sloth. Aspects of sad '" thought it was perfect where applause and screams. proving ness. Death. The hierarchy of gov- it [was1." he said. that Chicago fans are supportive of their hometown musicians. Nelly and the 51. Lunatics opened wit h "E.!. " off the Cvlln try Grammar album. That \\as as good as the concert got. Despite the onstage prop distrac tions and pointless dancers. Nelly's voice was barely audible throughout the show- d rowned out bv the recorded vocal and beat tracks. lie let Net ty's St. Lunatics take the spotl ight, each mem the record do its job while every once in a while ber trading offrap parts. Nelly sang about two min· chiming in with his actual raw, scratchy voice. utes worth of Jagged Edge's "Where the Party At?" Nelly played hits such as "Country Grammar," and 'NSync's "Girlfriend" remix leaving the fans "Ride Wit Me," and " Batter Up"- as well as a angry and cheated. Also, the Training Day·inspired decent set li st from his 2002 re lease Nellyville. The song " # I" was miss ing from the set list. crowd got fired up during the radio friendly "Air Maybe Nell y wasn't feeling No. I that night Force Ones:' repeating back to Nelly as their because he sure didn't perform li ke it. pop/rap guru sang- " I said give me two pair cause Not to hate- he d id rap on some songs- but with I need two pair / So I can get to stompin' in my Air the price of ti ckets ranging from $32.50-$50 (plus Force Ones." S 15 for parking). the fans deserve I DO-percent gen Call us at (312) 344-7521 "Pimp Juice," a slower, smooth R&B influenced uine Nelly. We can listen to the album at home; we hit was another crowd favorite. "Roc the Mic" let want the real thing at concerts. 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The convention Caro of the Chicago Tribune, the features screenings and discus discussion begins at 3:05 p. m. sions of the burgeoning genre. following the screening of Super The opening night, Nov. 8, fca Sucker at I :30 p.m. Both events tures the world premiere of the are in the school's auditorium. shan What Are You Having? The Super Sucker \.>" il l be re leased l2-minute film-winner of the nationwide next year. festival's $85.000 production With Daniels' star power, Le igh fund-revolves around the mutu Jones, an independent film produc al attraction of a male and female er and member of the board of stranger in a bustling diner. The directors for the festival. said the short selection debuts at 7 p.m. conference is particularly impor Following Wllat Are You tant to Columbia's film students. Having?, the festival presents a "With filmmaking, you can Bnan Morowczynsk ll Chronicle special benefit screening of only Jearn so much in the class- Beck performs at the Chicago Theatre on Friday, Oct. 25, with the Flaming Lips playing backup. Godfathers and Sons. The film roo In; you have to learn by L______examines the rise and untimely doing," Jones said. fa ll of the blues scene on the And according to Jones, part of South Si de and its impact on the that comes with seeing indepen modem genre of hip. hop. Chuck dent cinema firsthand. MRB uses rhythm and history to hook fans D of Publi c Enemy and Marshall I n particular, Jones recom Chess, he ir to the ill ustrious mends attending the seminar Chess Records, ill ustrate this entitled " If I knew then what I By Ryan Bishop play anywhere people have hard-core, punk-rock, evolut ion through a re union w ith know now" on Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. Staff Writer [or] indie-rock shows and we genera lly get a pretty legendary blues musicians and The event focuses on the experi good reaction." modem hip· hop artists. ences of producers and directors Murder in the Red Barn. Some might thin k this is The band has one full-length album, and they are Keen viewers may notice track· creating their fi rst film s. the name o f some grotesque play. But think again. currently in the songwriting stage for the next one. ing shots of Colum bia's own "This conference is showing Why would someone choose th is bizarre name for " I fe lt that Get in Before the Rain clicked really weI! ne ighborhood, including segments what kind of films these film his band name? It was actually suggested by their for us," Josh said. " It helped that we worked with a in Koko Taylor's former club at makers are making and how they ex-saxophone player, and the name stuck. really good recording engineer who recorded lots of Roosevelt Road and Wabash did it," Jones said. According to www.404records.com. the band's records I admired as a teenager. We also did a song Avenue and last spring's Chicago The /Jth Allllual IFP/Chicago label's site, the name is taken from an infamous on the album called 76 cm. per second, at Noise Bl ues Festival in Grant Park. Independent Filmmakers 19th-century murder trial in which a woman was Floor Studios in Chicago." With Martin Scorsese serving Conference features runs from killed by her lover in a red bam-the same tale MRB said that bands like Paper Chase and as the executive producer, No v. 8 through Nov. !O at the immortalized in the Tom Waits song "Murder in the Ilaymarket Riot have been influential in the success Godfathers and Sons is part of a School of (he Art Institute of Red Bam." And much like Wa its, Murder in the Red of Murder in the Red Bam. "Those guys have been continui ng PBS miniseries airing Chicago. 112 S. Michigan Ave. Bam writes songs based on historical events and a huge resource for us. My close friends and a few this winter. and the school s auditorium. 280 uses a wide variety of instruments in its repertoire. musicians in Chicago give us a boost of confidence Along w ith dozens of other S. Columbus Drive. For more The band-which features guitarists Josh and and provide us w ith some information on gIgs," premieres and screenings, the information contact the IFPs Isaac Backes, bassist Eric Maas, drummer James Josh said. "We have the SUppOr1 of some reall y conference also fe atures several website at www.ifp.org. For tick David on the drums and vocalist Billy Zientara great bands." discussion groups. ets. contaclthe IFP at (312) 435- formed in 2000 in Mi lwaukee and is now in its third MRB's drummer James David said he likes the On Nov. 10, the confe rence 1825. year of touring, playing to crowds in cities like New idea of playing at small venues. "One of my most Orleans and New York C ity. memorable shows was in Athens, Ga.," he said. " It Josh Backes said he enjoys the camaraderie of the was a house party packed with k ids, maki ng for a band. " I have a fabulous time playi ng and I love rcally intense atmosphere." writing music w ith the guys," he said. "Sometimes David said he had the urge of being a musician as it's hard to deal w ith the problems-li ke whcn our long as he can remember and that he takes his role as saxophone player left. But we get along for the drwn mer with Murder in the Red Bam very seriously. most part." As m uch fun as MRB has touri ng the country, Murder in the Red Bam has the distinction of there is the unenviable task of the group putt ing their being fe atured on three compilations, including a heads together and wri ti ng the songs. " It's hard tribute a lbum to the Vio lent Femmes fo r which the when you start a new writing cycle, because of the band recorded its own version of "To the KilL " way we write our songs," Josh said. " We have to MRB uses a lot of energetic rhythms in its m us ic, keep bounc ing ideas off each other and every time using intense variations of speed to fully engage li s· you're beating your head against the wall for two or teners . And v irtually every MRB song was written three weeks, then you hi t a dry spell. Hal f the battle about an actual event, which makes each more is finding time to do the work, since I have a fu ll meaningful. time job, it g ives us three days a week to practice." "We have played in front of 250 people at the Mu rder in the Red Barn appears at The Project Couch in Milwaukee," Josh said. " We're willing to House in Long Grove, Ill. Nov. 7. Photo Courtesy of Purp le Rose Films Two competing vacuum salesmen, Jeff Daniels and Matt letscher, bat· tie for prospective customers in 'Super Sucker,' screening at this year's Independent Filmmakers Conference. of EGG DONORS HCjlp·People Gain the skills to assist your paUents to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. NEEDED Income Gi ve the gift of li fe to an infertile coupl e Eam a substantial salary cOmmensurate with your position as a Doctor of Chiropractic. 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Barnum of baseball, V_I<, who died in 1986, served as owner of the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns (now the Cardinals) and the Chicago White Sox (both in the late '50s and late '70s. Born into baseball as the son of William Veeck Sr., young Bill worked behind the scenes at All of these points though, are Wrigley Field, where his rather cloaked in, and inseparable operated the club for P.K. £'rpm, an energetic. even raucous Wrigley. Eager for a team of his prose style that never fails to entertain. Vuck may have some Stacie Freudenberg/Chronicle own, Voeck managed to purchase The Thick Roots perfonning a piece entitled 'On My Table' that slgnilles the meaning 01 sharing a mea l. a moribwtd minor-league team in medicine to dish ou~ but be's Milwaukee, based on the promise smart enough to include a these women perform opens festival than a three-even into successful performances. tbat he would keep it afloet. After healthy helping of sugar. minds and widens horizo ns. ing performance," said Stockyards' goal is to provide success with the Brewers, Veeck The story ofVeeek's days as a " It is fascinat ing how people Stockyards' managing and a platform for women by pro moved on to Cleveland, where baseball owner is told chrono from all wa lks of life are able publicity director Gabrielle ducing the ir pieces, and there his Indians won the World Series logically, up through the end of to come together and produce Wei ss. " It promotes ways for fo re, encouraging their in 1948 and set an all-time atten the 1961 season. There is con something so talented, inter women to express themselves dreams and future produc dance record. stant jumping around. however. esting and unique," By kkonen through their art and provide a tions. Veeck's greatest legacy, how serving to illustrate certain said, addin g that women more balanced arti st ic com Both Weiss and Hughes said ever. was promotion, and he gives points. In 1948, Veeck found a who-like herse l f-enjoy munity." they are excited about the fes a great many accounts of himself loophole in tbe rules that would attending the festival await it Accord ing to Weiss, these tival's steady growth and pop using circuses to pull in the have allowed him to avoid the every year and bring fr iends to women feel the subjects of ularity and that they hope to crowds. Most famously, in 1951 , last game of the season and the share in the experience. their art deeply and are pas offer more performance days Veeek made history by sending a potential loss of the American "There is a lot more to this s ionate about turning them next year. midget up to bat. Eddie Goedel, League Pennant. 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COLUMllli\ CHRONICLE Undergr°'slo~sdM£~n~!sement l: Mon. - Thurs. 8-6, Fri. 8-3 this week's speciaLs: Chicken Burrito with lettuce, tomato, salsa & sour cream $3.75 ItaLian Submarine Sandwich R,roscuitto, mortadella, salami, ham, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, peppers !li3.50 Cheese FiLLed TorteLLini tomato basil sauce & garlic bread $4.00 Soups: Monday - Chicken Noodle, Tuesday - Cheddar Vegetable, Wednesday - Caribbean Rice, Thursday - MinestroneIT, -----~~- 26 SPORTS November 4, 2002 Commentary Expect unexpected with Jordan Popular Chicago sports o New Wizards' additions could make MJ's last season a good one caster dies By Andrea Hili NBC-5's lead sports anchor, Darrian Contributing Writer Chapman, died last Wednesday morning Who would have thought that at age 39, Michael Jordan of an apparent heart could st ill change the game? On or off the court, he contin attack at the age of 37. ues to remain under a sharp and critical eye. And why Chapman, who had a shouldn't he be? After a ll, he is Michael Jordan. family history of heart Despite what some people may feel, he is sti ll captivat trouble, was preparing ing and able-it can 't be denied. Don't forget t~ take into for a pick-up hockey consideration most nights he can't be stopped either. game when he col Jordan is one of the greatest athletes in hi story. Arguably, lapsed. He anchored he is the best ever to play in the NBA. It might not seem the 5 p.m. , 6 p.m. and PholO Courtesy of NBC5 com like it, because he won't stay retired long enough to make 10 p.m. newscasts and it into the 1·lall of Fame. Let 's face it, anything might hap hosted Sports Sunday for WMAQ-TV. pcn when he steps on the court. Though only in the Chicago market for two Jordan has turned the Washington Wizards into one of years, Chapman was well-liked and respec.t the most watched teams in the league. Last season just ed by his colleagues and local athletes. HIs about all of the team 's road games were sold-out. on-camera personality reflected the passion Anticipate those same numbers again as Jordan prepares he had for sports. He was always very ener for his "last" season. Pre-Jordan most people would have getic and professional while conducting his said the Washington who? sportscasts. This time he has surrounded himself with a very talented Chapman is survived by his wife and two supporting cast. Rookies, Jared Jeffries and Juan Dixon children. The sports editors of the Chronicle competed last year in the NCAA championship. Jerry want to extend our deepest condolences to Stackhouse was traded from the Detroit Pistons to Chapman's family, friends and celleagues. Washington in one of the summer's biggest trades. The He will certainly be missed. Wizards have also signed veterans Bryon Russell and for If you wish to make a donation to mer Chicago Bull Charles Oakley. It keeps getting better Chapman's children, you can send it to: and better. It seems Jordan is in control and very ready to The Darnan Chapman Children's Fund dominate yet again. 1808 Eye Street. N.W. Most of us love to watch him play and can't wait to see Suite 600 the progress of the Wizards, still there are some things that Reuters Photo/Andrew Wallace Washington. D.C. 20006 Jordan just can 'I control. Hi s off·court appearances in the 39-year-old Jordan still gets props for his mad hops. news have not been very positive. Thelurbulence began a wh ile ago, but it seems to ne ver cease. Back in his Bulls This might be the curse of being the best. There is no days, the rumors of a gambling problem persisted. And higher. It becomes a matter of maintaining the image that NBA's Stern considers just last year, his wife filed for a di vorce although, later the fans have created and now expect. Once Jordan goes lower couple reconciled. However, last week Jordan was front than expectations set, it begins to diminish the value that re-alignment and-center yet again. This time it appears he was being he once had. But it must always be remembered, he is extorted and now the case is in court. And not the court Michael Jordan. That means expect the unexpec,ted. NBA Commissioner David Stern talked that Jordan prefers. Although some might expect Jordan not to play like he about re-aligning the NBA's divisions if a 30th While it is not fair to him or his family for his life to be once did, there will still be fireworks. He will be amazing. team is added in Charlotte for the 2004-2005 picked apart at each and every occasion, it has become After all he is playing for the love of the game and love is season. He wants to shift the New Orteans almost impossible for him to avoid. Jordan is one of the a powerful emotion. Therefore. Jordan will continue to Hornets to the Western Division to make most respected players in the game. The same pedestal that change the game, as well as continue to be the very best room for the Charlotte expansion team. he has been placed on is the same one that people wish he out there until someone challenges his status. Because of geographical reasons, the would fall ofT of. It's strange, but true. Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis GrizzJies have been asking Stern to move them into the Eastern Division. NBA and Reebok launch Coaches court potential players early new sneakers o NCAA Division I recruiters targets 9th-grade hoopsters The NBA has teamed up with Reebok to create a line of basketball shoes. The NBA tionships from an early point." Denial and NBA Masterlink will retail around By Chico Hartan And that's the challenge, because strict NCAA rules pn: S80 and be worn this season by Reebok Daily Orange vent many kinds of contact between college recruiters and endorsers. Chicago Bulls guard Jalen Rose prospects before the middle of a player's junior season. will be one such endorser, appearing in TV (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y.-The inspirational For example, players are only allowed to make an official ads for the new sneakers. story--one that's become a rare underdog anecdote in campus vis it after Jan. I of their junior years. Assistant Michael Jordan fo lklore-goes something like this: Jordan coaches cannot even telephone a recruit until March of that gets cut from his high school varsity learn sophomore year, year and are allowed only one call per month. 2002 World Series gets improves, comes back and becomes the best player ever. Therefore. much of the early contact is done through These days, though, a similar scenario might unfold more unofficial visits-allo\.\'Cd at any time except during July. lowest ratings ever like this: The next ta lented basketball player gets cut soph Unofficial visits require prospects to puy for most of the omore year, misses a key recruiting period and never gets expenses incurred during the trip. Neilsen Media Research announced last another look from Division I recruiters. 'You try to get things under wny as soon as possible and week that the 2002 World Series between the Today college coaches begin scouting earlier than ever wlltch them," suid SU Assistant Coach Mike Hopkins. "You Anaheim Angels and San Francisce Giants before, hoping to gain an edge on increasingly steadfast try to meet [recruits I unoflicio.lly as often AS possible and was the least-watched of all time. The seven conlpetition. kind of develop thut relationship." game senes got Fox an 11 .9 rating , which is "We're (Ilready eVl.llualing sophomores," Syracuse o long ns the reilltionship docsn't nourish into a ~O I1l 24 percent lower than the previous year's University'S lIead Coach Jim Bocheim sllid. "Things nrc mitnu::n t, there's lillie ft:1\Son for concern, SU ASSistant series between the Arizona Diamondbacks being moved up 1& little bit, and thllt CAn lend to bud deci COllch Troy Wenvcr said , Yet there's no NCAA rule gw.trd· and New York Yankees. The Yankees and sions," ing Ilgllinst verbul commitments from hiSh school under Meta Subway Senes in 2000 was previously Think that', bad? Michigan Stute conch '1'0111 IVA> snid classmen- something tlUlt 's becoming mon:: and mon:: C\ltn the lowest-rated, but captured a four percent he', recruited playerll in 6th and 7th ~rndes . mon, higher rating than this year's ali-California The trend toward curlier and more mtense recruiting clune In consecutive weeks this summer, two high school $h~ Classic. under scrutiny this summer when Derrick Curacter, then II 6- who just wntppc:d lip their saphomort yen.rs committed tu a Fox Sports President Ed Goren said that funt-')-inch, 286·pound rising 9th.gruder from Scotch poir of AC schools, First. Ocl\'tru'ClL'i Nelson, " ~f\)tlt - J despite low viewership, the network won the I'llIin ~. N.J .• a..ucrted him!k: lf lIS one of the most dominllnt inch Huard from Vull% , CRlif. glwCI the c"rliest ",'Ommit nightly ratings for IIX the seven nights the of players in a Nikc showclL'4C CAmp, • men! of Duke Univcl"S ty Couch Mike KnY7.ewski's ~W"CCr, ..,ries games were played. And, game seven In front or top cullege concho. and NBA scouts, the 14. OM),S later, JMleson Cuny. sclt'CIt'l1 Nnr1h ('I\I'\llinn, has l>e Reuters PhotoiRonnie Bianco AP Phot()ITeny Gilliam Left: Maurice Claret! breaks through Penn State's defense in OSU's 13·7 win over Nittany Lions Oct. 26. Right: An injured Claret! rallies behind his Buckeye teammates. by the Denver Broncos in 1992 to backup fu ture Hall completely different game than college balL It's faster By Dustin Klass of-Farner John Elway. In the two seasons he spent in and the players are bigger and stronger. Denver, Maddox threw 67 completions for 758 yards Former Ohio State running back and Heisman Sports Editor and six touchdowns. Trophy winner Eddie George said that Claren should After spending the next two seasons with the Los not be focused on entering the NFL. Ohio State fre shman running back Maurice Claren Angeles Rams and New York Giants, Maddox was out "Not that Maurice couldn't do that." George told the has been opening a lot of eyes this year. He has an of the NFL for six seasons. He spent three years seil Cincinnati Inquirer. "He could do anything he possibly opportunity to make history if he wins the Heisman ing insurance before returning lO football in the Arena wanted to do. But I think the focus should right now be Trophy this season. He would be the first freshman lO League to play for the New Jersey Gladiators. After on him just finishing up a strong season and not really win the prestigious award. his Arena League experience, he played in the now worrying about coming out." Clarett. who turned 19 on Oct. 29. is only five defunct XFL. where he was the league's most valuable George said when he was Clarett's age. he could not months removed from high school. and has already player in its one and only season. have entered the draft. racked up 1,0 19 lOlal rushing yards as of Friday. which Maddox signed with the Steelers before last season, "Me personally, l don't think I was mature enough to places him seventh in the nation in that category. He where he took over the starting quarterback position for do that." he said. "Unfortunately, my freshman year at also has scored 13 rushing touchdowns in the Kordell Stewart, who continued his on-field problems. Ohio State, I went into a stable of running backs. which Buckeyes' first nine games. Maddox has certainly taken an unusual route to get to was spearheaded by Robert Smith. So I had to kind of There has been a lot of talk lately that Clarett is where he is today. He admitted that coming out of col wait my tum." thinking about challenging the NFL's ru le that states a lege after hi s sophomore year was a mistake. Maddox Clareu is the first true freshman at Ohio State to player cannot enter the draft until they arc three years has advised Claretl to stay in school for a year or two. start as a running back. With all of the success that he removed from high school. There is no doubt that Although nothing is set in stone, Claren admits that has e ndured this season, it's understandable why he Claren ha<; incredible talent and that he has the poten he o nen ponders the idea of making the jump to the W,lIlts 10 take a look at making the jump to the NFL. tial to play in the NFL. However. if Claret! docs decide NFL before he is eligible by the league's standards. He comes from a very poor neighborhood in to cha ll enge th e NFL so he could leave Ohio State afler " Do I think about it ?" CI'lretl askcd. "It's got to go Youngstown, Ohio a nd W.lIlts to be able to support his hi !. fre shman or sophomore year, hi story b not on hi s through your hcad, man. It's got to go th rough your family financially. However. judging by what George side. hcad. I'm not saying it's somcthin g I wi ll do. I'm not has said and what Maddox has gone through. Clarett Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbac k Tommy "