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Vol. 132, No.7 November 8, 1990 e~frs,~ -, ~~

EDITOR IN CHIEF Michael C. Wieber

MANAGING EDITOR Derik T. Weldon senting 90 percent of the world's known species of ticks, required NEWS EDITOR Bummed Steer Traci Taghon three semitrailers for transportation. James Oliver, head of the E nough of the rumors. Let's act like this is just an experiment in gossip. In other university'S Institute of Arthropodology and Pamsitology, will SPORTS EDITOR adults and face problems like we are words, some person is just trying to ~ how Ever hear that expression about a bull in a china shop? Students at oversee research on the ticks. Science marches on. Brian McMahon students at two of the best schools in the much we as students like a juicy tale. Colorado State University learned frrst-handjust what that scenario country. Since the week before Halloween The real problem is, more or less, an might entail. The College Press Service reported that a spooked SPORTS ASSISTANT Sexy Forum Jon Paul Potts stories about an ax murderer lurking in th~ example of hysteria distorting the reality of steer broke loose from a reSearch pen and ran amuck for three hours tunnels of Saint Mary's have terrorized the the situation. To those who believe before'campus police could control him. The 1,200-pound beast CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR college. Nostradamus or actually have faith that sent 400 students fleeing as it crashed through a dorm window and The Brown Daily Herald reported that a forum entitled "Sex at Kristine DeGange Some say that this developed from another anyone can specifically predict an ax ran down a hall until it found a room it liked. Lucky students Matt Brown - Myths and Facts" was well-attended. The meeting was aimed at airing out some misconceptions about sex at Brown. DEPARTMENTS EDITOR of Nostradamus' "infallible" predictions. murder, get with the program or check your Simons and Rick Lombardo later returned to their room to find their Tim Rogers Remember when the world was supposed to horoscope daily. Nonetheless, prank callers stereo a twisted mound of resistors and metal. The animal also During part of the forum, students answered some true/false ques­ end-was that last year? Or, how about the do nothing but worsen the situation through stepped on a plastic shampoo bottle. As punishment for his rowdi~ tions such as "A clitoris is a type of flower," "A vulva is an ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR fact that every time some dictator raises automobile from Sweden," "A menstual cycle has three wheels," Dave Holsinger ,terrorism and deserve the utmost in ness, the steer was sent to a slaughterhouse the next day. Officials trouble in the Mideast, the believers say that disrespect for such immature and childish told him notto come out until he had thought about what he had done "Semen is a term for a sailing enthusiast," "Masturbate is something . used to catch large fish," and "A condom is an apartment complex." PHOTOGRAPHY' EDITOR the leader is the New Hitler that behavior. wrong. Man Okuda Nostradamus envisioned? In short, wha~ we are calling for is a mature Let's hope that the curve was high on that test. ' Others claim that some student wrote a PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT . attitude about the situation. Women, talk to Paul Webb paper predicting an ax murder will occur in your administration and security and try to Consistency the tunnels during the next ten years at a stay i~ populated, well-lit areas, but we don't COPY EDITOR small libeml arts college in the Midwest need to tell you this. Everyone, No More Dave Raedy Acco~ding to The Chronicle of Higher Education, officials at the where there is writing on the walls (as there Rumors,Period. CheckyourID. You'rean University of Dayton, a Roman Catholic institution, have proposed LAYOUT/SYSTEMS MANAGER is in the tunnels). adult now. allowing students to pass out fliers telling people how to use Patricia Doyle . Yet, some are under the impression that condoms. However, students are still forbidden to either sell or give ADVERTISING MANAGER away prophylactics. Officials failed to mention whether this ban Tony Porcelli also included the new Trojan™ Magnum size condom.

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MANAGING EDITOR Derik T. Weldon senting 90 percent of the world's known species of ticks, required NEWS EDITOR Bummed Steer Traci Taghon three semitrailers for transportation. James Oliver, head of the E nough of the rumors. Let's act like this is just an experiment in gossip. In other university'S Institute of Arthropodology and Pamsitology, will SPORTS EDITOR adults and face problems like we are words, some person is just trying to ~ how Ever hear that expression about a bull in a china shop? Students at oversee research on the ticks. Science marches on. Brian McMahon students at two of the best schools in the much we as students like a juicy tale. Colorado State University learned frrst-handjust what that scenario country. Since the week before Halloween The real problem is, more or less, an might entail. The College Press Service reported that a spooked SPORTS ASSISTANT Sexy Forum Jon Paul Potts stories about an ax murderer lurking in th~ example of hysteria distorting the reality of steer broke loose from a reSearch pen and ran amuck for three hours tunnels of Saint Mary's have terrorized the the situation. To those who believe before'campus police could control him. The 1,200-pound beast CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR college. Nostradamus or actually have faith that sent 400 students fleeing as it crashed through a dorm window and The Brown Daily Herald reported that a forum entitled "Sex at Kristine DeGange Some say that this developed from another anyone can specifically predict an ax ran down a hall until it found a room it liked. Lucky students Matt Brown - Myths and Facts" was well-attended. The meeting was aimed at airing out some misconceptions about sex at Brown. DEPARTMENTS EDITOR of Nostradamus' "infallible" predictions. murder, get with the program or check your Simons and Rick Lombardo later returned to their room to find their Tim Rogers Remember when the world was supposed to horoscope daily. Nonetheless, prank callers stereo a twisted mound of resistors and metal. The animal also During part of the forum, students answered some true/false ques­ end-was that last year? Or, how about the do nothing but worsen the situation through stepped on a plastic shampoo bottle. As punishment for his rowdi~ tions such as "A clitoris is a type of flower," "A vulva is an ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR fact that every time some dictator raises automobile from Sweden," "A menstual cycle has three wheels," Dave Holsinger ,terrorism and deserve the utmost in ness, the steer was sent to a slaughterhouse the next day. Officials trouble in the Mideast, the believers say that disrespect for such immature and childish told him notto come out until he had thought about what he had done "Semen is a term for a sailing enthusiast," "Masturbate is something . used to catch large fish," and "A condom is an apartment complex." PHOTOGRAPHY' EDITOR the leader is the New Hitler that behavior. wrong. Man Okuda Nostradamus envisioned? In short, wha~ we are calling for is a mature Let's hope that the curve was high on that test. ' Others claim that some student wrote a PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT . attitude about the situation. Women, talk to Paul Webb paper predicting an ax murder will occur in your administration and security and try to Consistency the tunnels during the next ten years at a stay i~ populated, well-lit areas, but we don't COPY EDITOR small libeml arts college in the Midwest need to tell you this. Everyone, No More Dave Raedy Acco~ding to The Chronicle of Higher Education, officials at the where there is writing on the walls (as there Rumors,Period. CheckyourID. You'rean University of Dayton, a Roman Catholic institution, have proposed LAYOUT/SYSTEMS MANAGER is in the tunnels). adult now. allowing students to pass out fliers telling people how to use Patricia Doyle . Yet, some are under the impression that condoms. However, students are still forbidden to either sell or give ADVERTISING MANAGER away prophylactics. Officials failed to mention whether this ban Tony Porcelli also included the new Trojan™ Magnum size condom.

BUSINESS MANAGER Jim Fitzgerald Placebo Buzz

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had a vision the other day. Actually, I I machine. I had no time to be embarrassed the VCR. More starry eyed pilgrims, crying rl~'I .. guess you would have to call ita "visita­ though, for at that moment my soul leaped believers, hands raised to the sky, and Lee tion" because it involved my being con­ from my body, raced through the ceiling, Iacoca cars-with-air-bags commercials. I tacted by a celestial being, but a rose is a looped around the Dome once or twice, and could not stand it. rose ... you know. It started in the North then rocketed straight into Flanner Hall. "Listen, Gabe, they can make movies Dining Hall. I was sitting by myself munch­ Fortunately, my soul knew where I live. slightly more visually stunning than this. ing down yet another serving of Hungarian There I stood, without a body, in the middle Mterseeing Star Wars, why should I believe Dear Dr. Head: I was contemplating my navel the other Dear Dr. Head: At some point, malodor is a problem for Noodle Bake when I nonchalantly picked up of my room. I was already a bit shaken up, this?" night when my attention strayed. My ~yes wandered a few everyone. Usually the problem can be cured WIth a healthy a table tent that was standing in front of me but imagine my surprise when I noticed the Gabriel did not take my outburst too inches below my belly button to my zipper. I was stunned dose T25 (the miracle ingredient in Scope™). However, my squeezed between the salt and pepper shak­ angel sitting on my couch. He shone with all well. "All right you uni-browed bonerack, when I noticed three mysterious letters emblazoned on my olfactory sense has been besieged for the past month by an ers. It was a advertisement for a trip to the shimmering brilliance and marvel of you're gettin' the special treatment!!!!!" fastener. They are ''Y K K." While these letters don't really invisible silent attacker, who cannot be defeated by even Medugorje, that town in Yugoslavia where heaven and was playing Nintendo. "Pat," he And then it happened again, my soul went on bother me, I am bewildered. I mean, why not some other the stron~est air freshener. Every time I enter myroom, I am old Notre Dame herself has been making said grabbing my hand, "my name's Gab­ a little trip. Over the land, over the ocean, to - letters like liE P T" or something? What's the story? smacked in the face by a terrible stench. Though I have daily appearances. It read like this: riel, the Archangel. How's it goin ' big guy?" a place far, far away. Lance Weed, senior, off campus. heard many descriptions of The Smell, the one I have heard HOT BABES, COLD BEER, & THE I just nodded. "Hey, I hope you don't mind I landed in a parking lot filled with the most often is "a mixture of rhinocerous dung an~ c~el MOTHER OF GOD me tum in ' on the 'Tendo." I told him I had dumbest looking sub-compact cars I had breath." I have been assured that the resembl~ce IS strik­ COME ONE COME ALL AND SEE no problem with that "Anyway, big guy, I ever seen. Oh my God, I thought, I'm in ing. Both my roommate and I practice good hygiene, so The YOUR CREATOR'S hear you don't believe in this Medugorje Yugoslavia. I noticed a dull hum in the Smell's origin remains a mytery to us. . MOM IN THE FLESH. MARY IN business. Well, I know it's a tough thing for distance. It churned away like some big, My question, Dr. Head, is this: Aside from clearmg out ~e MEDUGORJE ON the thinking mind to grasp, but lemme point useless machine. I walked towards it, and as room fumigating, and scrubbing the walls, how can I kIll HER ETERNAL WORLD TOUR out a few things." He opened up his brief­ I drew closer I saw a gigantic crowd. The this s~ell? I need an answer quickly. You are my only hope ONLY $545!!!!! case. "First off, lemme give you a few of our flock was gathered on a grassy field. Their for social salvation. brochures and an official, heaven-stamped heads were bent towards the ground, and Rolando de Aguiar, freshman, Alumni. Medugorje program." He handed me a book they were whispering to themselves. I the size of a telephone directory filled with moved through the group effortlessly until I Rolando, after reading your letter, I immediately o~ganize.d a crack pictures of starry eyed pilgrims and came upon a little girl standing in front of a team of investigators to find out where The Smell IS co~mg ~om. McDonald's ads. "Let me assure you, pal, hut. "Today," the girl announced, "She says Their findings were surprising. They tell me that Alumm .HalllS the Medugorje is for real. Mother Mary is there to fast, pray, and stop buying mini-vans. actual center of the universe. I contacted Steph.en Hawking and he as we speak dispensing wisdom the way They are ugly." The people whispered a verified this fact My investigators then exammed a floor plan o.f onlyshecan. Now what's your problem with little louder. This is stupid, I thought. Sud­ your dorm and discovered that your room is the epicenter of Alumm. that?" denly everyone on the field turned and Lance, an idle navel is the devil's workshop.. . What is happening should now be obvious .. Being the ~e center of "I don't know," I said with trembling looked straight at me. They were not The answer to your question lies with the anCIent Sume;um~. They the universe, the focal point. your room IS so masSIve that odor voice, "it just seems a bit silly that the cannot escape it. I did some spectography and confirmed my pleased. The little girls eyes started to glow. worshipped cats and also the letters "y," "k:: and "q." ~lstonans are Mother of the Maker of all we see and hear, suspicion. The only way to kill the smell is to move the center of the , The hut burst into flames but did not burn. A still unsure why. The owner of the world s largest ZIpper m~u­ As I read the table tent, a frigid feeling think and feel, eat and don't eat, is regularly terrifying stream of light shot from the facuring company, Ralph Phlagstone, traced his lineage to anCIent universe - maybe to Pangborn. crept from the base of my spine to the base of, visiting some kids in Yugoslavia for coffee clouds and split the earth in two. . th h . th dir t descendant of my brain. It was the sort of sensation you get and donuts;" Sumeria. Phlagstonediscovered at elS e ec '. h' Th'sworldisatroublingplace. Mosteverythingshouldconj'useyou. Then I was sitting at a desk in O'Shag.! a Sumerian king's personal He vowed to th doesn't then your ignorant and unobservant. Prove to yourself when an escaped mental patient with "Well, buddy boy, just wait a few years had been gone for a long time, and I guess embalme~. rec~gruze l~ Iji~ iI, googily eyes and a machete sits down nextto when she starts visiting a bunch of left­ heritage by printing the sacred Sumenan lett~rs on every ZIpper a at oU're' neither and send Dr. Head a question. Mail it to Dr. my body had been going to class withoutme~ left his factories. room to pnnt care ojScholastic, 303 LaFortune. Include your name, year, you on an airplane. Then I felt something handed ex-baseball players in Goshen. But because it was in the middle of bombing Phlagston~, h,~d ~l ~~ l~tr:S; ~~~, ~ea~, he chose to repeat the letter k because he has at e e: q" nd lace oj residence or Dr. Head will send people to your -touch my head, and I shrieked in terror. don't worry, I can cure all your doubts right another German test. 0 ever since grammar school. It was there thatPhlagstone got an 10K ~ ?'1 t rough you u~, Dr Head reserves the right to edit the Everyone in the dining hall looked at me as now with the official, Holy Spirit-endorsed . te d fan "OK +" because he couldn't properly form the etter "om", eo. . 0 if I had just dropped a glass at the soda Medugorje video." He popped the tape into by Patrick Cummings "q."ms aThat's 0 the story behind your zipper. 'ec.\ h k out ojyour stuff. 5 4 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 c

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had a vision the other day. Actually, I I machine. I had no time to be embarrassed the VCR. More starry eyed pilgrims, crying rl~'I .. guess you would have to call ita "visita­ though, for at that moment my soul leaped believers, hands raised to the sky, and Lee tion" because it involved my being con­ from my body, raced through the ceiling, Iacoca cars-with-air-bags commercials. I tacted by a celestial being, but a rose is a looped around the Dome once or twice, and could not stand it. rose ... you know. It started in the North then rocketed straight into Flanner Hall. "Listen, Gabe, they can make movies Dining Hall. I was sitting by myself munch­ Fortunately, my soul knew where I live. slightly more visually stunning than this. ing down yet another serving of Hungarian There I stood, without a body, in the middle Mterseeing Star Wars, why should I believe Dear Dr. Head: I was contemplating my navel the other Dear Dr. Head: At some point, malodor is a problem for Noodle Bake when I nonchalantly picked up of my room. I was already a bit shaken up, this?" night when my attention strayed. My ~yes wandered a few everyone. Usually the problem can be cured WIth a healthy a table tent that was standing in front of me but imagine my surprise when I noticed the Gabriel did not take my outburst too inches below my belly button to my zipper. I was stunned dose T25 (the miracle ingredient in Scope™). However, my squeezed between the salt and pepper shak­ angel sitting on my couch. He shone with all well. "All right you uni-browed bonerack, when I noticed three mysterious letters emblazoned on my olfactory sense has been besieged for the past month by an ers. It was a advertisement for a trip to the shimmering brilliance and marvel of you're gettin' the special treatment!!!!!" fastener. They are ''Y K K." While these letters don't really invisible silent attacker, who cannot be defeated by even Medugorje, that town in Yugoslavia where heaven and was playing Nintendo. "Pat," he And then it happened again, my soul went on bother me, I am bewildered. I mean, why not some other the stron~est air freshener. Every time I enter myroom, I am old Notre Dame herself has been making said grabbing my hand, "my name's Gab­ a little trip. Over the land, over the ocean, to - letters like liE P T" or something? What's the story? smacked in the face by a terrible stench. Though I have daily appearances. It read like this: riel, the Archangel. How's it goin ' big guy?" a place far, far away. Lance Weed, senior, off campus. heard many descriptions of The Smell, the one I have heard HOT BABES, COLD BEER, & THE I just nodded. "Hey, I hope you don't mind I landed in a parking lot filled with the most often is "a mixture of rhinocerous dung an~ c~el MOTHER OF GOD me tum in ' on the 'Tendo." I told him I had dumbest looking sub-compact cars I had breath." I have been assured that the resembl~ce IS strik­ COME ONE COME ALL AND SEE no problem with that "Anyway, big guy, I ever seen. Oh my God, I thought, I'm in ing. Both my roommate and I practice good hygiene, so The YOUR CREATOR'S hear you don't believe in this Medugorje Yugoslavia. I noticed a dull hum in the Smell's origin remains a mytery to us. . MOM IN THE FLESH. MARY IN business. Well, I know it's a tough thing for distance. It churned away like some big, My question, Dr. Head, is this: Aside from clearmg out ~e MEDUGORJE ON the thinking mind to grasp, but lemme point useless machine. I walked towards it, and as room fumigating, and scrubbing the walls, how can I kIll HER ETERNAL WORLD TOUR out a few things." He opened up his brief­ I drew closer I saw a gigantic crowd. The this s~ell? I need an answer quickly. You are my only hope ONLY $545!!!!! case. "First off, lemme give you a few of our flock was gathered on a grassy field. Their for social salvation. brochures and an official, heaven-stamped heads were bent towards the ground, and Rolando de Aguiar, freshman, Alumni. Medugorje program." He handed me a book they were whispering to themselves. I the size of a telephone directory filled with moved through the group effortlessly until I Rolando, after reading your letter, I immediately o~ganize.d a crack pictures of starry eyed pilgrims and came upon a little girl standing in front of a team of investigators to find out where The Smell IS co~mg ~om. McDonald's ads. "Let me assure you, pal, hut. "Today," the girl announced, "She says Their findings were surprising. They tell me that Alumm .HalllS the Medugorje is for real. Mother Mary is there to fast, pray, and stop buying mini-vans. actual center of the universe. I contacted Steph.en Hawking and he as we speak dispensing wisdom the way They are ugly." The people whispered a verified this fact My investigators then exammed a floor plan o.f onlyshecan. Now what's your problem with little louder. This is stupid, I thought. Sud­ your dorm and discovered that your room is the epicenter of Alumm. that?" denly everyone on the field turned and Lance, an idle navel is the devil's workshop.. . What is happening should now be obvious .. Being the ~e center of "I don't know," I said with trembling looked straight at me. They were not The answer to your question lies with the anCIent Sume;um~. They the universe, the focal point. your room IS so masSIve that odor voice, "it just seems a bit silly that the cannot escape it. I did some spectography and confirmed my pleased. The little girls eyes started to glow. worshipped cats and also the letters "y," "k:: and "q." ~lstonans are Mother of the Maker of all we see and hear, suspicion. The only way to kill the smell is to move the center of the , The hut burst into flames but did not burn. A still unsure why. The owner of the world s largest ZIpper m~u­ As I read the table tent, a frigid feeling think and feel, eat and don't eat, is regularly terrifying stream of light shot from the facuring company, Ralph Phlagstone, traced his lineage to anCIent universe - maybe to Pangborn. crept from the base of my spine to the base of, visiting some kids in Yugoslavia for coffee clouds and split the earth in two. . th h . th dir t descendant of my brain. It was the sort of sensation you get and donuts;" Sumeria. Phlagstonediscovered at elS e ec '. h' Th'sworldisatroublingplace. Mosteverythingshouldconj'useyou. Then I was sitting at a desk in O'Shag.! a Sumerian king's personal He vowed to th doesn't then your ignorant and unobservant. Prove to yourself when an escaped mental patient with "Well, buddy boy, just wait a few years had been gone for a long time, and I guess embalme~. rec~gruze l~ Iji~ iI, googily eyes and a machete sits down nextto when she starts visiting a bunch of left­ heritage by printing the sacred Sumenan lett~rs on every ZIpper a at oU're' neither and send Dr. Head a question. Mail it to Dr. my body had been going to class withoutme~ left his factories. room to pnnt care ojScholastic, 303 LaFortune. Include your name, year, you on an airplane. Then I felt something handed ex-baseball players in Goshen. But because it was in the middle of bombing Phlagston~, h,~d ~l ~~ l~tr:S; ~~~, ~ea~, he chose to repeat the letter k because he has at e e: q" nd lace oj residence or Dr. Head will send people to your -touch my head, and I shrieked in terror. don't worry, I can cure all your doubts right another German test. 0 ever since grammar school. It was there thatPhlagstone got an 10K ~ ?'1 t rough you u~, Dr Head reserves the right to edit the Everyone in the dining hall looked at me as now with the official, Holy Spirit-endorsed . te d fan "OK +" because he couldn't properly form the etter "om", eo. . 0 if I had just dropped a glass at the soda Medugorje video." He popped the tape into by Patrick Cummings "q."ms aThat's 0 the story behind your zipper. 'ec.\ h k out ojyour stuff. 5 4 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 hailing from North Carolina, has a new LP out soon on Communion Records. Vocalist/ bassist Soo Young and his two companions blasted through a short, harsh set, mixing old I Survived tunes from their last r~leases (Star Booty CMJ's and Umber) with new inaterial.

Helmet turned out to be the most pleasant suprise out of all the bands that I saw at the Music Marathon '90 Music Marathon. Helmet is a four-piece band from New York City, and this band quickly grabbed the attention of the CBGB' s crowd. Virtually all of their material was from their new debut LP, Strap it On, re­ leased on Amphetamine Reptile records. Vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton ripped into a tight, industrial-cased set of power punk that nearly blew my ears off with his WVFI Music Director J eft J otz shares piercing and ragged screams. John Stanier's overwhelming drums blended well with his harrowing tales of run-ins with Henry Bogdan's bass and Peter Mengede's accompanying guitar. All in all, these noisy four young men were a very entertaining ; i' suprise. , I music industry greats (and talks about I Thursday, October 25: This was the day tons too.) that all the seminars were to begin, and ofgreat bands, Thursday was entitled "college day" on my program. While there were many different seminars' to choose from, the only one of Famed Seattle producer Jack Endlno of Skin Yard was one of the many . rock business greats on hand for the CMJ Music Marathon '90. From Wednesday, October 24 through Hotel· in .lower Manhattan like hungry lo­ worth was the talk given by the legendary Saturday, October 27, I attended the CMJ custs to snatch up every promo CD, tape, Henry Rollins. In the early eighties, Rollins musical trio from Florida are 17, 18,and19, tion of the Stooges and MCS. I was really Music Marathon '90 in New York City. album, poster, and T-shirt they can get their was one of the. main forces behind the and having never heard tijeir sound before, I burimled when vocalist John Robinson Four straight days of attending seminars in grubby little college hands on. Joining them hardcore legends Black Flag. Since then, he can only say that they have the potential to be didn't take his characteristic dives into the addition to live (and very LOUD) perform­ are armies of record label reps, producers, has formed his own band, Rollins Band, tlte next Dinosaur Jr., daZzling the crowd crowd during the Fluid's set. Primus, the ances has fmally taken a severe strain on my and artists, who either jump in with the written several books, and frequently em­ with their unique blend of psychedelic funk-rock trio who just released Frizzle Fry wallet, my hea1~, and my hearing. Fortu­ college radio people to gobble up the promo barks 'arourid the world on spoken-word . grunge rock. After the show, I spoke with on Caroline records, wowed the metalhead nately, I survived the ordeal and lived to tell . stuff or give it away to be gobbled. While I tours. Currently, he has released an album about it. . with his, fellow bassist from Rollins Band, Reign Sanction, and they informed me that crowd. Primus' endlessheadbanging jams did describe the marathon as an exhausting they have been performing together for six were a sorry excuse for a band compared to experience, it was also incredibly informa­ Andfew Weiss, and named the duo War­ time. While Wartime isa distinct departure years, and that they currently were signed by real funk gods like Notre Dame's own "CMJ" stands for the College Music Jour­ tive, educational, and a whole ton 0' fun. nal, .a music magazine that college radio from past Rollins projects, '01 Hank proved Seattle's famous Sub Pop Records. Their Tartar Gun. ChiCago's Naked Raygun latest experience was getting stoned with loudly proclaimed their title as the guardians stations, record labels, and artists read to Wednesday, October 24: I arrived in New at the talk that he is a humble but energeti­ cally brilliant man. The energy in this guy's Sup Pop founder Bruce Pavitt, and I was of classic hardcore punk, pleasing the older , . keep abreast of the latest in alternative rock, York that evening for the Music Marathon KRS-ONE of Boogie Down Productions talk immediately impressed by these three' set in .the audience with such covers as ;: reggae, rap, jazz, world beat, and metal. I Live! club showcases. For the entire week, was the keynote 'speaker of CMJ's ten-minute alone could power New Clueless Floridian teenagers who looked like Cheap Trick's "Surrender" and The Jam's . i guess that it could be called the "trade paper" artists such as 24-7 Spyz, Lemonheads, 3rd Music Marathon '90 York City for a year. they walked out of Jeff Spicoli's smokin' "This is the Modern World." for us college radio types. Bass, Redd Kross, Bullet LaVolta, Robyn such superstars as the Police, the RamoIies, van in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Hitchcock, Mudhoney, and several hundred That evening, I traveled to the West Side to and the Talking Heads. The two outstanding witness Reign Sanction, the Fluid, Primus, Friday, October 26: This day proved to Every year, CMJ hosts this huge cOllVen­ morewill perform. That night, I opted to see bands of this fine evening proved to be Bitch tion, the Music Marathon, and hundreds of and Naked Raygun at the Marquee. The first Denver's Fluid followed, and they rocked have the more interesting seminars, most Bitch Magnet, Crawl Pappy, Helmet, and Magnet and Helmet. . notably being the one entitled "Freedom of college radio DJ's, programmers, and music Cop Shoot Cop at CBGB's, the legendary act, Reign Sanction,was the second "pleas­ extra hard with their Jim Morrison-like directors descend on the Vista International ant suprise" of the week. The ages of this vocalist and their seventies punk in the tradi- Speech: Shhh ... Big Brother's Listening." "home of underground rock" that spawned The first band onstage, Bitch Magnet,

6 NOVEMBER 8, 1990 SCHOLASTIC 7 hailing from North Carolina, has a new LP out soon on Communion Records. Vocalist/ bassist Soo Young and his two companions blasted through a short, harsh set, mixing old I Survived tunes from their last r~leases (Star Booty CMJ's and Umber) with new inaterial.

Helmet turned out to be the most pleasant suprise out of all the bands that I saw at the Music Marathon '90 Music Marathon. Helmet is a four-piece band from New York City, and this band quickly grabbed the attention of the CBGB' s crowd. Virtually all of their material was from their new debut LP, Strap it On, re­ leased on Amphetamine Reptile records. Vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton ripped into a tight, industrial-cased set of power punk that nearly blew my ears off with his WVFI Music Director J eft J otz shares piercing and ragged screams. John Stanier's overwhelming drums blended well with his harrowing tales of run-ins with Henry Bogdan's bass and Peter Mengede's accompanying guitar. All in all, these noisy four young men were a very entertaining ; i' suprise. , I music industry greats (and talks about I Thursday, October 25: This was the day tons too.) that all the seminars were to begin, and ofgreat bands, Thursday was entitled "college day" on my program. While there were many different seminars' to choose from, the only one of Famed Seattle producer Jack Endlno of Skin Yard was one of the many . rock business greats on hand for the CMJ Music Marathon '90. From Wednesday, October 24 through Hotel· in .lower Manhattan like hungry lo­ worth was the talk given by the legendary Saturday, October 27, I attended the CMJ custs to snatch up every promo CD, tape, Henry Rollins. In the early eighties, Rollins musical trio from Florida are 17, 18,and19, tion of the Stooges and MCS. I was really Music Marathon '90 in New York City. album, poster, and T-shirt they can get their was one of the. main forces behind the and having never heard tijeir sound before, I burimled when vocalist John Robinson Four straight days of attending seminars in grubby little college hands on. Joining them hardcore legends Black Flag. Since then, he can only say that they have the potential to be didn't take his characteristic dives into the addition to live (and very LOUD) perform­ are armies of record label reps, producers, has formed his own band, Rollins Band, tlte next Dinosaur Jr., daZzling the crowd crowd during the Fluid's set. Primus, the ances has fmally taken a severe strain on my and artists, who either jump in with the written several books, and frequently em­ with their unique blend of psychedelic funk-rock trio who just released Frizzle Fry wallet, my hea1~, and my hearing. Fortu­ college radio people to gobble up the promo barks 'arourid the world on spoken-word . grunge rock. After the show, I spoke with on Caroline records, wowed the metalhead nately, I survived the ordeal and lived to tell . stuff or give it away to be gobbled. While I tours. Currently, he has released an album about it. . with his, fellow bassist from Rollins Band, Reign Sanction, and they informed me that crowd. Primus' endlessheadbanging jams did describe the marathon as an exhausting they have been performing together for six were a sorry excuse for a band compared to experience, it was also incredibly informa­ Andfew Weiss, and named the duo War­ time. While Wartime isa distinct departure years, and that they currently were signed by real funk gods like Notre Dame's own "CMJ" stands for the College Music Jour­ tive, educational, and a whole ton 0' fun. nal, .a music magazine that college radio from past Rollins projects, '01 Hank proved Seattle's famous Sub Pop Records. Their Tartar Gun. ChiCago's Naked Raygun latest experience was getting stoned with loudly proclaimed their title as the guardians stations, record labels, and artists read to Wednesday, October 24: I arrived in New at the talk that he is a humble but energeti­ cally brilliant man. The energy in this guy's Sup Pop founder Bruce Pavitt, and I was of classic hardcore punk, pleasing the older , . keep abreast of the latest in alternative rock, York that evening for the Music Marathon KRS-ONE of Boogie Down Productions talk immediately impressed by these three' set in .the audience with such covers as ;: reggae, rap, jazz, world beat, and metal. I Live! club showcases. For the entire week, was the keynote 'speaker of CMJ's ten-minute alone could power New Clueless Floridian teenagers who looked like Cheap Trick's "Surrender" and The Jam's . i guess that it could be called the "trade paper" artists such as 24-7 Spyz, Lemonheads, 3rd Music Marathon '90 York City for a year. they walked out of Jeff Spicoli's smokin' "This is the Modern World." for us college radio types. Bass, Redd Kross, Bullet LaVolta, Robyn such superstars as the Police, the RamoIies, van in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Hitchcock, Mudhoney, and several hundred That evening, I traveled to the West Side to and the Talking Heads. The two outstanding witness Reign Sanction, the Fluid, Primus, Friday, October 26: This day proved to Every year, CMJ hosts this huge cOllVen­ morewill perform. That night, I opted to see bands of this fine evening proved to be Bitch tion, the Music Marathon, and hundreds of and Naked Raygun at the Marquee. The first Denver's Fluid followed, and they rocked have the more interesting seminars, most Bitch Magnet, Crawl Pappy, Helmet, and Magnet and Helmet. . notably being the one entitled "Freedom of college radio DJ's, programmers, and music Cop Shoot Cop at CBGB's, the legendary act, Reign Sanction,was the second "pleas­ extra hard with their Jim Morrison-like directors descend on the Vista International ant suprise" of the week. The ages of this vocalist and their seventies punk in the tradi- Speech: Shhh ... Big Brother's Listening." "home of underground rock" that spawned The first band onstage, Bitch Magnet,

6 NOVEMBER 8, 1990 SCHOLASTIC 7 n" ;; Ii )1 !I j; iI ,I" ;1 Ii Let me assure you, it was a very emotionally 'I, ing. If you're going to listen to one of my crisp. The tinny, metallic banging of Bart il charged seminar; it scared the bejeezus out articles once in your four years here, listen Flores' drums complemented well Dean 11 'I of me. now and see Buffalo Tom when they come Schlabowske's vocals and guitar. They il 'I to your town. You'll be glad you did, trust played through their Albini-soaked set 11 H Feeling depressed and hopeless, I ven­ me. flawlessly, blowing out my eardrums with ~ I tured back to CBGB's to see Skunk, Happy razor sharp perfection and ranting vocals. ;1 Family, the Blake Babies, and Buffalo Tom. Saturday, October 27: This evening, I Skunk,atriofrOm theGardenState,grinded decided to jaunt on down to the Pyramid Precious Wax Drippings walked out on their guitars with a tribute to old Soul Asy- Club to see three Chicago bands: God's stage with half of the band looking like they lum records. While I loved Skunk's debut Acre, Wreck, and Precious Wax Drippings. just stepped out of a London mod club circa LP, Last American Virgin (Twinffone), I God's Acre consists of three long-haired 1968. Having announced that their debut was found their live show to be lacking. dudes who just released their first album, LP, After History (Amoeba Records), has Exactly what it was lacking, I wasn't sure, Ten Gospel Greats, on Wax Trax Records. just sold 100,000 copies, they kicked out the but I still was let down. Maybe it r------____--, jams with a very catchy and was having to pay $3.50 for a convincing set which earned bottle of Rolling Rock that let me them the title of, "My Favor- yet another corny war movie that down. ite Chicago Band." Their show was hard, emotional, wants to' waste your time The Blake Babies took the stage and damn potent, intoxicat­ a while later, and I was held wide­ ing the crowd with musical eyed by the remarkable eerieness prowess. of the diminutive singer/bassist Juliana Hatfield. Her voice was .~ ... After all that, I was a rag­ I striking and unforgettable. These Colonel Wintergreen, Air Force P.R. man audience does not care who lives or dies. felt bad for the actors trapped in their ged and worn-out little Mu­ for the Memphis Belle bomber, tells the roles with absolutely no depth to their char­ Boston1W1s built a unique mixture sic Director. The week audience at the very beginning what they are Col. Wintergreen (John Lithgow) makes acters. The usually superb Lithgow seems to of jangly guitar and quirky vocals, opened my eyes to alterna­ going to get for their $5.50 when he de­ good on his promise of action, though. .l?e spinning his wheels as Col. Wintergreen. and it proved to be an impressive tive rock in the past, present, scribes the background and personalities of Director Michael Caton-Jones' camera lets Matthew Modine seems disinterested in his sight. The crowd was as impressed and future. It scared me, it the ten young men who fly the World War II the audience really feel what it must· have role as Captain Morgan and appears to be as I was by these Mammoth Rec­ educated me, but it also gave B-17bomber. Thus ends all characterdevel­ been like inside a B-17 bomber on a raid over longing for his Full MetalJacket days. The ords recording artists. me ideas on how alternative opment and the audience knows it is in store Germany. Caton-Jones puts us in the differ­ rest of the supporting cast is forgettable with music may' provide a differ- ent crew members' positions (tail-gunner, the exception of Harry Conick,Jr., the Frank The best act of the entire Music ent choice for those con- for another version of the grade-B Holly­ bombardier, navigator, etc.) in the same Sinatra-sound-alike who sang on the sound­ Marathon were also from Boston fronted with the artistic rape wood war movie in which the United States always wins, and where the action is twice as manner director Tony Scott did for Top Gun. track for When Harry Met Sally. He plays an - Buffalo Tom. Buffalo Tom's that "rock and roll as com- important as anything the characters have to These action sequences would be the only intriguing country boy! crooner who en­ lead vocalist and guitarist Bill modity" and the resurgence say. The on:ly ingredient this corny and reason to waste money on this movie, be­ dears himself to the audience with his Janowitz exploded with such of both "classic rock" and predictable movie is missing is John Wayne. cause the characters are so flat. likeable "Aw, shucks" attitude. emotion and passion that I almost right-wing radicals which Even the Duke would not have helped this had a religious experience right L-.------=-co~urt~es~Y":'CM:-:-J:--I threatens the future of . Memphis Belle might have been a decent there in the crowd. Buffalo Tom CMJ's Music Marathon Is probably clege radio's most America's true countercul- fIlm, h9~ever. After introducing the audience to the crew, movie if the writer had concentrated more on ripped apart the enthusiastic and Important event. ture~, A sticker that SST responsive crowd with Dinosaur Jr!-soaked Their set showed that they are Chicago's Records' representatives Ron Coleman and Memphis Belle is the true story of the B- writer Monte Merrick attempts to develop character development. The appalling lack of it leaves the audience feeling empty and classics from their self-titled debut LP, answer to that grungy Seattle sound. Peter Greg Ginn (former member of hardcore 17 bomber of the same name that was the them through predictable, uninteresting while adding such rockers as "Birdbrain" Houst's screaming vocals highlighted his heavies, Black Flag) handed out to us col­ first of its kind to complete 25 missions with , conflicts. For example, Rascal{Sean Astin) cheated because they cannot identify with characters so insipidly sh~IIow. The pro­ from their upcoming album on Beggars fellow cohorts' versions of the new songs lege radio hacks best expressed the mood at its entire crew and plane intact. The movie continually kids Virgil (Reed Edward. Dia­ ducers, David Puttam and Cathy Wyler from Banquet/MCA. Bassist Chris Colboum and from the LP, adding a phenomenal version the Music Marathon. It read: "Corporate follows the crew before and during their mond) about being a virgin. A fIght ensues drummer Tom Maginnis added to of the 70's band Mountain's song "Missis- Rock Still Sucks." 'Nuff said. 0 perilous twenty-fIfth mission. The audience between them and they glare at each other Chariots of Fire, bill this as a "feel-good" Janowitz's emotional tour de force while sippi Queen" to their set (that cowbell really by Jeff Jotz already knows that the crew is going to for the rest of the movie until - anyone? movie. The one feeling I had upon leaving overcoming numerous technical glitches. struck me). complete their mission from the schmaltzy The six-year-old next to me in the theater the theater was that I should have rented tone set at the begining, so the only real said to his mother, "Virgil is going to save Flying Leathernecks with John Wayne and During many tunes, Janowitz would just Jeff Jotz, as you've hopefully figured out suspense is the familiar war movie theme of Rascal's life." Monte, I think this kid is saved myself $5.50. 0 _ break into a maniacal guitar jam, with eyes Wreck, having just released their fIrst fuIl­ by now, is the Music Director at WVFI "Who is going to die next?" The characters telling you something, iike maybe you ,I clenched, teeth gritted, and sweat gushing length LP on Wax Trax/Play it Again Sam and a regular contributor of music articles are so poorly developed, that by the end the should try writing for Hee-Haw. by Noah Cooper down his face. Quite simply, it was amaz- Records, sounded piercingly sharp and at Scholastic.

8 I NOVEMBER 8, 1990 9 SCHOLASTIC I J n" ;; Ii )1 !I j; iI ,I" ;1 Ii Let me assure you, it was a very emotionally 'I, ing. If you're going to listen to one of my crisp. The tinny, metallic banging of Bart il charged seminar; it scared the bejeezus out articles once in your four years here, listen Flores' drums complemented well Dean 11 'I of me. now and see Buffalo Tom when they come Schlabowske's vocals and guitar. They il 'I to your town. You'll be glad you did, trust played through their Albini-soaked set 11 H Feeling depressed and hopeless, I ven­ me. flawlessly, blowing out my eardrums with ~ I tured back to CBGB's to see Skunk, Happy razor sharp perfection and ranting vocals. ;1 Family, the Blake Babies, and Buffalo Tom. Saturday, October 27: This evening, I Skunk,atriofrOm theGardenState,grinded decided to jaunt on down to the Pyramid Precious Wax Drippings walked out on their guitars with a tribute to old Soul Asy- Club to see three Chicago bands: God's stage with half of the band looking like they lum records. While I loved Skunk's debut Acre, Wreck, and Precious Wax Drippings. just stepped out of a London mod club circa LP, Last American Virgin (Twinffone), I God's Acre consists of three long-haired 1968. Having announced that their debut was found their live show to be lacking. dudes who just released their first album, LP, After History (Amoeba Records), has Exactly what it was lacking, I wasn't sure, Ten Gospel Greats, on Wax Trax Records. just sold 100,000 copies, they kicked out the but I still was let down. Maybe it r------____--, jams with a very catchy and was having to pay $3.50 for a convincing set which earned bottle of Rolling Rock that let me them the title of, "My Favor- yet another corny war movie that down. ite Chicago Band." Their show was hard, emotional, wants to' waste your time The Blake Babies took the stage and damn potent, intoxicat­ a while later, and I was held wide­ ing the crowd with musical eyed by the remarkable eerieness prowess. of the diminutive singer/bassist Juliana Hatfield. Her voice was .~ ... After all that, I was a rag­ I striking and unforgettable. These Colonel Wintergreen, Air Force P.R. man audience does not care who lives or dies. felt bad for the actors trapped in their ged and worn-out little Mu­ for the Memphis Belle bomber, tells the roles with absolutely no depth to their char­ Boston1W1s built a unique mixture sic Director. The week audience at the very beginning what they are Col. Wintergreen (John Lithgow) makes acters. The usually superb Lithgow seems to of jangly guitar and quirky vocals, opened my eyes to alterna­ going to get for their $5.50 when he de­ good on his promise of action, though. .l?e spinning his wheels as Col. Wintergreen. and it proved to be an impressive tive rock in the past, present, scribes the background and personalities of Director Michael Caton-Jones' camera lets Matthew Modine seems disinterested in his sight. The crowd was as impressed and future. It scared me, it the ten young men who fly the World War II the audience really feel what it must· have role as Captain Morgan and appears to be as I was by these Mammoth Rec­ educated me, but it also gave B-17bomber. Thus ends all characterdevel­ been like inside a B-17 bomber on a raid over longing for his Full MetalJacket days. The ords recording artists. me ideas on how alternative opment and the audience knows it is in store Germany. Caton-Jones puts us in the differ­ rest of the supporting cast is forgettable with music may' provide a differ- ent crew members' positions (tail-gunner, the exception of Harry Conick,Jr., the Frank The best act of the entire Music ent choice for those con- for another version of the grade-B Holly­ bombardier, navigator, etc.) in the same Sinatra-sound-alike who sang on the sound­ Marathon were also from Boston fronted with the artistic rape wood war movie in which the United States always wins, and where the action is twice as manner director Tony Scott did for Top Gun. track for When Harry Met Sally. He plays an - Buffalo Tom. Buffalo Tom's that "rock and roll as com- important as anything the characters have to These action sequences would be the only intriguing country boy! crooner who en­ lead vocalist and guitarist Bill modity" and the resurgence say. The on:ly ingredient this corny and reason to waste money on this movie, be­ dears himself to the audience with his Janowitz exploded with such of both "classic rock" and predictable movie is missing is John Wayne. cause the characters are so flat. likeable "Aw, shucks" attitude. emotion and passion that I almost right-wing radicals which Even the Duke would not have helped this had a religious experience right L-.------=-co~urt~es~Y":'CM:-:-J:--I threatens the future of . Memphis Belle might have been a decent there in the crowd. Buffalo Tom CMJ's Music Marathon Is probably clege radio's most America's true countercul- fIlm, h9~ever. After introducing the audience to the crew, movie if the writer had concentrated more on ripped apart the enthusiastic and Important event. ture~, A sticker that SST responsive crowd with Dinosaur Jr!-soaked Their set showed that they are Chicago's Records' representatives Ron Coleman and Memphis Belle is the true story of the B- writer Monte Merrick attempts to develop character development. The appalling lack of it leaves the audience feeling empty and classics from their self-titled debut LP, answer to that grungy Seattle sound. Peter Greg Ginn (former member of hardcore 17 bomber of the same name that was the them through predictable, uninteresting while adding such rockers as "Birdbrain" Houst's screaming vocals highlighted his heavies, Black Flag) handed out to us col­ first of its kind to complete 25 missions with , conflicts. For example, Rascal{Sean Astin) cheated because they cannot identify with characters so insipidly sh~IIow. The pro­ from their upcoming album on Beggars fellow cohorts' versions of the new songs lege radio hacks best expressed the mood at its entire crew and plane intact. The movie continually kids Virgil (Reed Edward. Dia­ ducers, David Puttam and Cathy Wyler from Banquet/MCA. Bassist Chris Colboum and from the LP, adding a phenomenal version the Music Marathon. It read: "Corporate follows the crew before and during their mond) about being a virgin. A fIght ensues drummer Tom Maginnis added to of the 70's band Mountain's song "Missis- Rock Still Sucks." 'Nuff said. 0 perilous twenty-fIfth mission. The audience between them and they glare at each other Chariots of Fire, bill this as a "feel-good" Janowitz's emotional tour de force while sippi Queen" to their set (that cowbell really by Jeff Jotz already knows that the crew is going to for the rest of the movie until - anyone? movie. The one feeling I had upon leaving overcoming numerous technical glitches. struck me). complete their mission from the schmaltzy The six-year-old next to me in the theater the theater was that I should have rented tone set at the begining, so the only real said to his mother, "Virgil is going to save Flying Leathernecks with John Wayne and During many tunes, Janowitz would just Jeff Jotz, as you've hopefully figured out suspense is the familiar war movie theme of Rascal's life." Monte, I think this kid is saved myself $5.50. 0 _ break into a maniacal guitar jam, with eyes Wreck, having just released their fIrst fuIl­ by now, is the Music Director at WVFI "Who is going to die next?" The characters telling you something, iike maybe you ,I clenched, teeth gritted, and sweat gushing length LP on Wax Trax/Play it Again Sam and a regular contributor of music articles are so poorly developed, that by the end the should try writing for Hee-Haw. by Noah Cooper down his face. Quite simply, it was amaz- Records, sounded piercingly sharp and at Scholastic.

8 I NOVEMBER 8, 1990 9 SCHOLASTIC I J century (Shakespeare himself was an actor inhis own company), and these actors useno director in an effort to capture the ensemble nature that Shakespeare intended. Church pointed out that the director has become the center of the production only in the last 100 years. In this group, the actors direct each other, Visiting Royalty Graces suggesting changes and offering criticisms as they go along. Without a director, the actors must come to terms with each others' processes. One jokingly referred to it as "directing by committee" and another ad­ Notre Dame's Stage mitted that there was a lot of arguing. They I>:i claim that it was not very hard to direct ! I:j themselves because all the clues to blocking \'i li and reactions are in the words themselves. Ji Another untraditional aspect of this pro­ ;1 duction is the use of contemporary cos­ Ii n this year of general good fortune at country get to spend time with some of the are enough to weigh down the jaw of any tumes, as opposed to the Elizabethan dou­ I Notre Dame (Fr. Ted's new book, #1 in finest actors from some of the most famous aspiring actor on this orany campus, and the blet and hose in which most Shakespearian football again, the absence of the gaudy "F' theatre companies in the world. Through the company they keep is among the best in the actors are dressed. When asked why they on Fisher Hall), we enjoyed another treat last Office of the Provost, these actors were world. This professionalism shows in their chose to dress in what was mostly black and weekend, courtesy of the Office of the Pro­ invited to Notre Dame to share their talents. performances. I white street clothes, their answer made per­ vost The Notre Dame community delighted The company included Geoffrey Church, An interesting aspect of this production is fect sense. They explained that they pre­ in the company and talents of five touring Miranda Foster, David Howey, Stephen that, unlike the tradition in today's theatre, ferred to do it that way because that was the Shakespearian actors from the London Jenn, and Alison Skilbeck. Each has had there is no official director for As You Like It way Shakespeare had done it. All of his stage. While casual observers perceived this various stage and screen experiences which . Some of the actors claim that, for the works plays were written in the contemporary visit as just two performances ofAs YouLike will be highlighted in an accompanying of Shakespeare, that is how it should be. (Church was quick to point out that even the It and one of Kathleen ni Houlihan's Sons story. Their respective program biographies There were no directors in the sixteenth historical plays such as Julius Caesar con­ and Daughters, the actors gave us much tained no mention of togas, but of doublets more than what was printed on the publicity and hose), but the theatrical tradition has posters. dictated that because Shakespeare wrote During their stay, they visited seventeen about Elizabethan-style clothes, actors classes, gave two poetry recitals, and per­ should dress in the Elizabethan style. formed the aforementioned two plays. They These actors see As You Like It as a time­ worked with students by answering ques­ less piece, capable of being portrayed in any Miraculously, David Howey played three roles In the final tions, performing experiments, and giving time period. Such "time-shifting" is a wedding scene of As You Like It sage advice. I caught up with them at two common practice of late, as evidenced by separate Shakespeare classes and saw their Catholic University'S production of The hard to follow at fITst, the playing ofmultiple to alter his voice to distinguish every charac­ production of As You Like It on Thursday Taming of the Shrew that visited campus roles added a fresh dimension to what could ter he portrayed. He lisped hysterically as night in Washington Hall. From watching earlier this semester, which set the play in have been a standard show. Duke Frederick in a voice reminiscent of the them teach and perform, I learned a lot about the 1920's. As You Like It does not ascribe The actors were marvelously successful in old priest in The Princess Bride how professional actors approach their to any certain time period, but the costumes their transitions from role to role. Especially ("Mawwiage is what bwings us twogethah work, and I also learned to appreciate their are definitely from the twentieth century. notable were the wrestling scene, where todayyy .... "). Howey played three charac­ work much more. The most obvious advantage of wearing Church fought himself (and won), and ters in the final wedding scene, a Herculean The actors came from such companies as simple costumes is that it was very easy for Jenn's riveting transformation from Jaques feat in itself. the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Na­ the actors to change character quickly, to Adam after the famous "Seven Stages of Using only seven chairs and a footlocker tional Theatre of Great Britain, and the BBC which they were called to do with alarming Man" speech. The transition adds to the "All as their sets, the actors took advantage of Shakespeare Series to join a program devel­ frequency. Because there were only five the world's a stage" speech, because he ends their "minimalist" setting to spark the imagi­ oped by A Center for Theatre, Education, actors sharing twenty-four parts, actors the speech by entering the final, elderly nation of the audience. In this way, the and Research (ACTER). ACTER is ail would sometimes have to swich from one stage. Foster and Skilbeck were equally play's success depends upon the audience, international research and performing arts character to another in the blink of an eye • excellent, at first playing the loving cousins, making them more involved in the act of . organization based, in London and 'the Uni­ These changes were usually signified by the then the woodmen and 'the nameless lords creation. The actors ignored the wings, versity of California in Santa Barbara. use of specific props, such as a pipe or a hat, who seek out the banished duke. leaving the stage only for intermission. Through ACTER, students all, over the Geoffrey Church assists PaUl ,Rathburn's Shakespeare class or a slight change in costume. Although Howey is to be commended on his ability Because they were constantly onstage, they during the ACTER visit• • 10 NOVEMBER 8, 1990 '11 SCHOLASTIC century (Shakespeare himself was an actor inhis own company), and these actors useno director in an effort to capture the ensemble nature that Shakespeare intended. Church pointed out that the director has become the center of the production only in the last 100 years. In this group, the actors direct each other, Visiting Royalty Graces suggesting changes and offering criticisms as they go along. Without a director, the actors must come to terms with each others' processes. One jokingly referred to it as "directing by committee" and another ad­ Notre Dame's Stage mitted that there was a lot of arguing. They I>:i claim that it was not very hard to direct ! I:j themselves because all the clues to blocking \'i li and reactions are in the words themselves. Ji Another untraditional aspect of this pro­ ;1 duction is the use of contemporary cos­ Ii n this year of general good fortune at country get to spend time with some of the are enough to weigh down the jaw of any tumes, as opposed to the Elizabethan dou­ I Notre Dame (Fr. Ted's new book, #1 in finest actors from some of the most famous aspiring actor on this orany campus, and the blet and hose in which most Shakespearian football again, the absence of the gaudy "F' theatre companies in the world. Through the company they keep is among the best in the actors are dressed. When asked why they on Fisher Hall), we enjoyed another treat last Office of the Provost, these actors were world. This professionalism shows in their chose to dress in what was mostly black and weekend, courtesy of the Office of the Pro­ invited to Notre Dame to share their talents. performances. I white street clothes, their answer made per­ vost The Notre Dame community delighted The company included Geoffrey Church, An interesting aspect of this production is fect sense. They explained that they pre­ in the company and talents of five touring Miranda Foster, David Howey, Stephen that, unlike the tradition in today's theatre, ferred to do it that way because that was the Shakespearian actors from the London Jenn, and Alison Skilbeck. Each has had there is no official director for As You Like It way Shakespeare had done it. All of his stage. While casual observers perceived this various stage and screen experiences which . Some of the actors claim that, for the works plays were written in the contemporary visit as just two performances ofAs YouLike will be highlighted in an accompanying of Shakespeare, that is how it should be. (Church was quick to point out that even the It and one of Kathleen ni Houlihan's Sons story. Their respective program biographies There were no directors in the sixteenth historical plays such as Julius Caesar con­ and Daughters, the actors gave us much tained no mention of togas, but of doublets more than what was printed on the publicity and hose), but the theatrical tradition has posters. dictated that because Shakespeare wrote During their stay, they visited seventeen about Elizabethan-style clothes, actors classes, gave two poetry recitals, and per­ should dress in the Elizabethan style. formed the aforementioned two plays. They These actors see As You Like It as a time­ worked with students by answering ques­ less piece, capable of being portrayed in any Miraculously, David Howey played three roles In the final tions, performing experiments, and giving time period. Such "time-shifting" is a wedding scene of As You Like It sage advice. I caught up with them at two common practice of late, as evidenced by separate Shakespeare classes and saw their Catholic University'S production of The hard to follow at fITst, the playing ofmultiple to alter his voice to distinguish every charac­ production of As You Like It on Thursday Taming of the Shrew that visited campus roles added a fresh dimension to what could ter he portrayed. He lisped hysterically as night in Washington Hall. From watching earlier this semester, which set the play in have been a standard show. Duke Frederick in a voice reminiscent of the them teach and perform, I learned a lot about the 1920's. As You Like It does not ascribe The actors were marvelously successful in old priest in The Princess Bride how professional actors approach their to any certain time period, but the costumes their transitions from role to role. Especially ("Mawwiage is what bwings us twogethah work, and I also learned to appreciate their are definitely from the twentieth century. notable were the wrestling scene, where todayyy .... "). Howey played three charac­ work much more. The most obvious advantage of wearing Church fought himself (and won), and ters in the final wedding scene, a Herculean The actors came from such companies as simple costumes is that it was very easy for Jenn's riveting transformation from Jaques feat in itself. the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Na­ the actors to change character quickly, to Adam after the famous "Seven Stages of Using only seven chairs and a footlocker tional Theatre of Great Britain, and the BBC which they were called to do with alarming Man" speech. The transition adds to the "All as their sets, the actors took advantage of Shakespeare Series to join a program devel­ frequency. Because there were only five the world's a stage" speech, because he ends their "minimalist" setting to spark the imagi­ oped by A Center for Theatre, Education, actors sharing twenty-four parts, actors the speech by entering the final, elderly nation of the audience. In this way, the and Research (ACTER). ACTER is ail would sometimes have to swich from one stage. Foster and Skilbeck were equally play's success depends upon the audience, international research and performing arts character to another in the blink of an eye • excellent, at first playing the loving cousins, making them more involved in the act of . organization based, in London and 'the Uni­ These changes were usually signified by the then the woodmen and 'the nameless lords creation. The actors ignored the wings, versity of California in Santa Barbara. use of specific props, such as a pipe or a hat, who seek out the banished duke. leaving the stage only for intermission. Through ACTER, students all, over the Geoffrey Church assists PaUl ,Rathburn's Shakespeare class or a slight change in costume. Although Howey is to be commended on his ability Because they were constantly onstage, they during the ACTER visit• • 10 NOVEMBER 8, 1990 '11 SCHOLASTIC . , ' , .' /

had no time to relax. Jenn joked about this running around the forest. On that line, he that began seven or eight years ago. They device, saying, "Wings are very safe, and I gestured to the bat, a move that drew cheers started as a recital series, much like the miss them." and wild applause from the crowd. poetry recitals given during the week. The On Wednesday of last week, I satin on a Later, I lcarn~ that all the actors were group then began doing small-cast . .. From the Washington Hall Stage Shakespeare class featuring Foster andJ enn. waiting for any opportunity to incorporate Shakespeare shows, experimenting with The flrst thing they suggested about reading the bat into the show. "Was it a bat? We different plays. He cited Twelfth Night and Actors from London bring diverse experience to Notre Dame Shakespeare's plays is that they should be decided it was a bird," said Jenn. Church As You Like It as two plays that best suit the studied as scripts, not texts. All too often said that everyone wanted to ad-lib the bat, form of a flve-person cast. He appreciates when we study Shakespeare's plays, we get and that Jenn was the flrst to get the oppor­ the format because by playing multiple so caught up in the beauty of the' language tunity. The actors' flrst reaction to the bat roles, everyone knows the play inside-out, IIi weeks past, it was difflcult not to the Royal National Theatre. and singers at the Guildhall School of Music that we forget his goal in writing them. He was not to flght its presence, but to take rather than everyone merely learning their notice the prominently placed posters Miranda Foster received her training at and Drama, The Actor's Centre in London wrote his works to be put on the stage, riot to advantage of it. They sought to include the own parts. Knowing all the parts leads to a I announcing the scheduled performances of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic and at the Centre de la Voix in Royaumont, be examples of iambic pentameter. Theatre, problem, not be distressed by it. That way fuller understanding of the show, and allows a group simply called Actors from the Art in London. She worked in repertory at France. Foster said, is the fmal object. the problem became a part of the show, not the actor to place his characterizations in London Stage. As advertiSed, this group of Theatre Clwyd in Wales, and at the Duke's The actors' combined efforts led to the ' In class on Wednesday, students were able a detriment to it. context. actors performed Shakespeare' sAs You Like Playhouse, Lancaster, and then played Juliet productions of As You Like It and Kathleen to show-off their own acting prowess. Two Church was in the Shakespeare class on Church said that he tries to avoid "leam­ It and a modem program entitled Kathleen in Romeo and Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. ni Houlihan's Sons and Daughters. students read a scene from The Taming ofthe Friday, flelding more questions. He said ing" lines by rote. He explained that most ni Houlihan's Sons and Daughters at In 1983, she joined the Royal National Shakespeare's As You Like It deflnitely 1 Shrew. As they read it the flrst time, Foster that the program is part of an ongoing project Theatre, playing the role ofDulcimel in John emphasized the versatility of each of the ! lines sink in after three or four rehearsals. Washington Hall at the beginning of and Jenn went over the Foster and Jenn had November. But who exactly are these actors Marshton's The Fawn. While with Royal artists. Though the Actors from the London scene line by line, draw­ said that acting is all and how is it that the University of Notre National Theatre, she has also appeared in Stage ensemble numbers only flve, the 'ing meaning from the about re-acting, and Dame is fortunate enough to be hosting such many other roles. production presented was a full-length text. The students came Church agreed with a talented troupe? David Howey, is not only an actor but a version, requiring each actor to play several to a greater understand­ them. He said that the The Actors from the London Stage are director and a teacher as well. He received roles throughout the course of the show. For ing of the scene as they best way to learn lines just as their name suggests. All flve his formal training at Durham University example, Geoffrey Church was cast as Orlando, William, Corin Charles, and a went over it, because the is through reactions to members are professional Shakespearean and has since worked with the Royal actors taught the students other characters. In­ actors; and all hail from the London Stage, Shakespeare Company. Especially notable Page. Therefore, the audience must throw to draw real meaning teraction is limited by coming to us· from such companies as the , is his work with acclaimed directors Trevor aside disbelief and employ its imagination. from Shakespeare's rote learning, but if Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Nunn, Howard Davies and Nicholas Hytner. As Homer Swander, director of ACfER, words. For example, the actors work to­ Theatre of Great Britain and the BBC Howey has worked at Theatre-in-the-Round states in the program, "We believe in the they were taught that gether on blocking Shakespeare Series. These men and women at the Royal Exchange and at the National play, in the power of Shakespeare' s words in succeSsive short lines and characterization, are actually involved in a residency here at Theatre with Sir Laurence Olivier. performance, and in the rich possibilities signify a fas~-paced it can only help the Notre Dame as part of an educatiorial The third male in the ensemble is created by the imaginations of a scene. Because the actor .performance. program developed by A Center for Theatre, Stephen Jenn. Trained at the Royal participating audience. We insist in the draws his own meanings _On Thursday night, Education and Research (ACfER) , an Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he has simplicity of that: words, actors, theatrical and stage directions trom we saw how the actors international research institute, educational worked extensively with the Old Vic space, audience, everyone playing. In the the script, each portrayal interpreted the script center and theatre company based in Company and with the Royal Shakespeare simplicity lies the magic. In the simplicity of every character is his and worked together. London, England, and the University of Company (RSC). He played opposite Faye lies the heart of Shakespeare's gift to all of own. Their use of sImple, California Santa Barbara. The OffIce of the Dunaway as Bravo in Circe and Bravo. His us." The other production, Kathleen ni This free interpretation con tern p 0 ra r y Provost of the. University of Notre Dame television work includes drama for the BBC, of the text means that . clothes, in'ultiple worked together with ACTER to bring the and a miniseries for Warner Brothers and Houlihan's Sons and Daughters, was called , scenes can be set up in roles, arid no set made actors to our own Washington Hall. Their CBS. a "modem program." Devised by Sam Dale, it featured several dramatic readings from any number of ways. On As You Like It a pro­ presence, ~nables Notre Dame students and Rounding out the group is actress Alison , Thursday night, we saw duction to remember. faculty not only to enjoy the entertainment Skilbeck. Skilbeck began acting at Oxford various plays. So why the title? Kathleen ni how free interpretation ' And the lessons they aspect of their art, but also to discuss the University. Before becoming a full-time Houlihan is one of the ancient poetic names also lends itself to im­ taught us in class literature and the art of theatre in depth with actress, she lectured in languages and for Ireland. I Hopefully, the future will bring other ,I provisation. The actors' . some of the world's flnest actors from some presented a Spanish language program for ~! showed us how real 1 [i professionalism was actors approach their of the most renowned companies. the BBC. She spent flve years with the such opportunities to increase our tested when the untimely work. Those of you 1 Geoffrey Church began his career in Theatre-in-the-Round, cast in a wide variety appreciation of theatre. As Homer Swander Ii amval of the free-flying Out there who missed theatre at the Royal Court's Youth Theatre of starring roles. She has worked says of As You Like It, "Our work is to find t: "Washington Hall Bat" extensively in London's West End, in and to present the Shakespearean gift. Our 1 ,these fine actors where, in addition to several other II distracted the audience. .missed something accomplishments, he devised and directed a Repertory Theatre and on BBC television responsibility is to open it as directly as The quick wit of Jenn truly memorable. If new version of The Bacchae called God's and radio. Skilbeck is alSQ a director and a possible to the creative powers of your saved the day as, during they come back next Teeth. He received his formal training at the teacher. Her work as a director includes a imaginations. Then, you make it yours, you take it away with you, it lives in your lives." ~>ne of the bat's laps, he , year, be sure to get Central School of Speech and Drama in revival of The Green Bay '·Tree and a o I: had a line that referred to , Marl Okuda • kID London. He has also appeared in association production of Gerald Killingworth's Days ! ' "all sorts of wild beasts" Rather than rote memorization, Geoffrey Church believes that blocking and ~our tic ets ear y. by MeganR. Thomas' characterization are most effective when learning lines In a play. by David Foster with the Royal Shakespeare Company and of Cavafy. She teaches and directs actors 12 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 13 ," . , ' , .' /

had no time to relax. Jenn joked about this running around the forest. On that line, he that began seven or eight years ago. They device, saying, "Wings are very safe, and I gestured to the bat, a move that drew cheers started as a recital series, much like the miss them." and wild applause from the crowd. poetry recitals given during the week. The On Wednesday of last week, I satin on a Later, I lcarn~ that all the actors were group then began doing small-cast . .. From the Washington Hall Stage Shakespeare class featuring Foster andJ enn. waiting for any opportunity to incorporate Shakespeare shows, experimenting with The flrst thing they suggested about reading the bat into the show. "Was it a bat? We different plays. He cited Twelfth Night and Actors from London bring diverse experience to Notre Dame Shakespeare's plays is that they should be decided it was a bird," said Jenn. Church As You Like It as two plays that best suit the studied as scripts, not texts. All too often said that everyone wanted to ad-lib the bat, form of a flve-person cast. He appreciates when we study Shakespeare's plays, we get and that Jenn was the flrst to get the oppor­ the format because by playing multiple so caught up in the beauty of the' language tunity. The actors' flrst reaction to the bat roles, everyone knows the play inside-out, IIi weeks past, it was difflcult not to the Royal National Theatre. and singers at the Guildhall School of Music that we forget his goal in writing them. He was not to flght its presence, but to take rather than everyone merely learning their notice the prominently placed posters Miranda Foster received her training at and Drama, The Actor's Centre in London wrote his works to be put on the stage, riot to advantage of it. They sought to include the own parts. Knowing all the parts leads to a I announcing the scheduled performances of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic and at the Centre de la Voix in Royaumont, be examples of iambic pentameter. Theatre, problem, not be distressed by it. That way fuller understanding of the show, and allows a group simply called Actors from the Art in London. She worked in repertory at France. Foster said, is the fmal object. the problem became a part of the show, not the actor to place his characterizations in London Stage. As advertiSed, this group of Theatre Clwyd in Wales, and at the Duke's The actors' combined efforts led to the ' In class on Wednesday, students were able a detriment to it. context. actors performed Shakespeare' sAs You Like Playhouse, Lancaster, and then played Juliet productions of As You Like It and Kathleen to show-off their own acting prowess. Two Church was in the Shakespeare class on Church said that he tries to avoid "leam­ It and a modem program entitled Kathleen in Romeo and Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. ni Houlihan's Sons and Daughters. students read a scene from The Taming ofthe Friday, flelding more questions. He said ing" lines by rote. He explained that most ni Houlihan's Sons and Daughters at In 1983, she joined the Royal National Shakespeare's As You Like It deflnitely 1 Shrew. As they read it the flrst time, Foster that the program is part of an ongoing project Theatre, playing the role ofDulcimel in John emphasized the versatility of each of the ! lines sink in after three or four rehearsals. Washington Hall at the beginning of and Jenn went over the Foster and Jenn had November. But who exactly are these actors Marshton's The Fawn. While with Royal artists. Though the Actors from the London scene line by line, draw­ said that acting is all and how is it that the University of Notre National Theatre, she has also appeared in Stage ensemble numbers only flve, the 'ing meaning from the about re-acting, and Dame is fortunate enough to be hosting such many other roles. production presented was a full-length text. The students came Church agreed with a talented troupe? David Howey, is not only an actor but a version, requiring each actor to play several to a greater understand­ them. He said that the The Actors from the London Stage are director and a teacher as well. He received roles throughout the course of the show. For ing of the scene as they best way to learn lines just as their name suggests. All flve his formal training at Durham University example, Geoffrey Church was cast as Orlando, William, Corin Charles, and a went over it, because the is through reactions to members are professional Shakespearean and has since worked with the Royal actors taught the students other characters. In­ actors; and all hail from the London Stage, Shakespeare Company. Especially notable Page. Therefore, the audience must throw to draw real meaning teraction is limited by coming to us· from such companies as the , is his work with acclaimed directors Trevor aside disbelief and employ its imagination. from Shakespeare's rote learning, but if Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Nunn, Howard Davies and Nicholas Hytner. As Homer Swander, director of ACfER, words. For example, the actors work to­ Theatre of Great Britain and the BBC Howey has worked at Theatre-in-the-Round states in the program, "We believe in the they were taught that gether on blocking Shakespeare Series. These men and women at the Royal Exchange and at the National play, in the power of Shakespeare' s words in succeSsive short lines and characterization, are actually involved in a residency here at Theatre with Sir Laurence Olivier. performance, and in the rich possibilities signify a fas~-paced it can only help the Notre Dame as part of an educatiorial The third male in the ensemble is created by the imaginations of a scene. Because the actor .performance. program developed by A Center for Theatre, Stephen Jenn. Trained at the Royal participating audience. We insist in the draws his own meanings _On Thursday night, Education and Research (ACfER) , an Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he has simplicity of that: words, actors, theatrical and stage directions trom we saw how the actors international research institute, educational worked extensively with the Old Vic space, audience, everyone playing. In the the script, each portrayal interpreted the script center and theatre company based in Company and with the Royal Shakespeare simplicity lies the magic. In the simplicity of every character is his and worked together. London, England, and the University of Company (RSC). He played opposite Faye lies the heart of Shakespeare's gift to all of own. Their use of sImple, California Santa Barbara. The OffIce of the Dunaway as Bravo in Circe and Bravo. His us." The other production, Kathleen ni This free interpretation con tern p 0 ra r y Provost of the. University of Notre Dame television work includes drama for the BBC, of the text means that . clothes, in'ultiple worked together with ACTER to bring the and a miniseries for Warner Brothers and Houlihan's Sons and Daughters, was called , scenes can be set up in roles, arid no set made actors to our own Washington Hall. Their CBS. a "modem program." Devised by Sam Dale, it featured several dramatic readings from any number of ways. On As You Like It a pro­ presence, ~nables Notre Dame students and Rounding out the group is actress Alison , Thursday night, we saw duction to remember. faculty not only to enjoy the entertainment Skilbeck. Skilbeck began acting at Oxford various plays. So why the title? Kathleen ni how free interpretation ' And the lessons they aspect of their art, but also to discuss the University. Before becoming a full-time Houlihan is one of the ancient poetic names also lends itself to im­ taught us in class literature and the art of theatre in depth with actress, she lectured in languages and for Ireland. I Hopefully, the future will bring other ,I provisation. The actors' . some of the world's flnest actors from some presented a Spanish language program for ~! showed us how real 1 [i professionalism was actors approach their of the most renowned companies. the BBC. She spent flve years with the such opportunities to increase our tested when the untimely work. Those of you 1 Geoffrey Church began his career in Theatre-in-the-Round, cast in a wide variety appreciation of theatre. As Homer Swander Ii amval of the free-flying Out there who missed theatre at the Royal Court's Youth Theatre of starring roles. She has worked says of As You Like It, "Our work is to find t: "Washington Hall Bat" extensively in London's West End, in and to present the Shakespearean gift. Our 1 ,these fine actors where, in addition to several other II distracted the audience. .missed something accomplishments, he devised and directed a Repertory Theatre and on BBC television responsibility is to open it as directly as The quick wit of Jenn truly memorable. If new version of The Bacchae called God's and radio. Skilbeck is alSQ a director and a possible to the creative powers of your saved the day as, during they come back next Teeth. He received his formal training at the teacher. Her work as a director includes a imaginations. Then, you make it yours, you take it away with you, it lives in your lives." ~>ne of the bat's laps, he , year, be sure to get Central School of Speech and Drama in revival of The Green Bay '·Tree and a o I: had a line that referred to , Marl Okuda • kID London. He has also appeared in association production of Gerald Killingworth's Days ! ' "all sorts of wild beasts" Rather than rote memorization, Geoffrey Church believes that blocking and ~our tic ets ear y. by MeganR. Thomas' characterization are most effective when learning lines In a play. by David Foster with the Royal Shakespeare Company and of Cavafy. She teaches and directs actors 12 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 13 ," II:~I. I, : II:

1\ i i i~ ; : the emeritus faculty. There is also a administration did not agree, but they did FacilIty Senate, and leaving the situation as i representative from the undergraduate give permission to the Faculty Senate to it is were the other solutions provided and student body as well as the graduate student form such a committee on their own. The ranked by the fapu!!:y in that order. body. A unique aspect of the Senate is that Senate is now is the process of doing this., These projects all focus on the needs of Faculty Senate Pushes for More all members are elected. The group is made Letters have been sent to all faculty the faculty and assuring that their voice is up entirely of faculty members and the only members asking them to volunteer or heard by the administration. The Senate way a member of the administration can be recommend someone they feel would serve does not, however, exclude students from its a representative is if, he or she is actively well on such acouncil. The members will be discussions. ''The Senate will play an active Say in University Policy teaching. all be elected by members of the faculty in role in student affairs whenever asked," says i. The group has no governing power, but the same proportion as the Senate' is Chairman Paul Conway. He cites examples I.•. ....' I" focuses rather on discussing issues which comprised of. None' WIll be· appointed. of the Senate's concern for the relationship Ii, between athletics and academics and the I concern the faculty and presenting these Once the election' is complete the new issues to other committees which do have committee will work to interpret the results .support the Senate gave to the push for the the power to make appropriate changes. The oflast year's survey; Working completely formation of Safewalk. The undergraduate Faculty Senate works closely with the separate from the Faculty Senate and the and graduate representatives are free to Academic Council. The Chairperson of the Academic Council, the members will participate in discussions as much as any Elected faculty Faculty Senate is automatically on the consult with many outside sources, other member. Christine Labarree, a junior executive committee of the Academic hopefully to reach a conClusion about the Arts and Letters student and the Council and the Senate has the right of meaning of the survey and make suggestions undergraduate representative, sees her role members organize to agenda, meaning whatever is discussed at a for improvement. in the Senate as a way for· student " Senate meeting is put on the agenda of the The survey focused on the opinion of the government to bring up issues to the faculty i.:. influence academic and Academic Council. Professor Conway faculty about their ro,Ie in university and vice versa. She feels that it is a useful claims that about eighty to ninety percent of governance. The response was very good, way for the faculty to get together and i student life through the items on the Academic Council's agenda with only six percent of the faculty not present their concerns to the administration. I' '. ! have their root in the Faculty Senate. It is returning the survey. It appears from first "I don't think it hurts or helps the students," evaluation of policy through this channel that most changes are glance that the faculty feels that they do not says Labaree, although s.he qoes agree that Ii· initiated. While the Academic Council has have enough voice in the university there are some issues which concern both [I and interaction with been meeting twice a semester, the Faculty governance. Eighty-five percent of the students and faculty. 11: respondents agreed that the governing With the faculty's apparent .. Senate meets every month. Close contact both students and with the administration is maintained by bodies made up primarily of elected faculty discontentment with their voice in the meeting with the President and the Provost membcrs should play a more prominent governing of the university the obvious I administrators on separate occasions during the year . formal role in policy making. There is doubt question concerns the effectiveness of The Senate has addressed a variety of about the effectiveness of existing 'Faculty Senate. The organization focuses .\ issues in therecentpast. Its actions helped to governing bodies, with only fourteen basically on faculty issues and providing a create the Faculty -Student Committee on percent of the respondents feeling that the forum for their concerns, but does it really Women. The members also recently Academic Council plays a meaningful role do anything? Chairman Paul Conway says i Vu Tran 1 Professor Conway heads the faculty senate. He is the only faculty senate member confronted the problem of maternal and in policy-making. It can be argued that there are mixed feelings about the who has been with the organization since Its founding. paternal leaves of absence for childcare and almost anyone would answer that they effectiveness of the Senate. It has been :1 accused of being a "great debating society," JI r the necessity of extending tenure in such a would like a stronger voice in governance 'I n November 20, 1967, a group of unrest due to political, social and grading system, flexibility or inflexibility of situation. The senate's current project is a when asked. This will be the role of the now a lotof discussion and no accomplishments. "Yet when the faculty is concerned about 11 O faculty members met in the office of educational conditions. Faculty members curricula, the Academic Calendar, reflection Qf its very reason for existence: forming committee, to face these arguments I: issues they come to the Senate," says Rev. John Walsh, C.S.C., then Vice felt there was a need for input from the evaluation of various programs within the the role of faculty in governance. Last year and to determine if these concerns are Conway. He feels the opinion of the faculty President for Academic Affairs, to organize professors' point of view, thus the Senate university and their relationships 'to one on Labor Day the Senate sent a letter to all legitimate. goes through peaks and valleys and right the first meeting of the Faculty Senate and was conceived. another, evaluation of the Freshman Year of faculty members discussing the question Other questions asked more specifically thereby give the faculty a greater voice in the According to the Faculty Handbook "the - Studies program, evaluation of admission and inviting comments. From the response in which areas the faculty felt it was now support for it is very strong. "There is a close analogy between us and the student governing of the university. The current Senate seeks to formulate faculty opinion standards and procedures, development of a survey was formulated with great necessary for the university to solicit the I government. All progress is made by select chairperson of the Senate, Professor Paul and for. this purpose may, at its discretion; graduate education; and leaves of absence. I emphasis placed on the questions being fair opinions of the professors and staff. The Conway, professor of fmance and business conduct faculty meetings and referenda". The Faculty Senate is composed of fIfty­ . and unbiased. After the surveys had been concluding question of the survey asked the concerned students who are willing to work economics and the only member of the . Professor Conway says that the Senate is three members. Representatives are elected completed by the faculty the results were respondents to rank what he or she felt hard and push improvements through. The Senate who has been continuously involved open to discussion ofany subject concerning by their peers from all the Colleges, the Law shared with the administration to avoid any would be the best course of action from a same is true of the Faculty Senate. Some since its advent, cites turmoil in education as both faculty and students. At tlie fIrst School, the library, the ROTC staff, and possibility of accusations of biased results. given list of possibilities; Fifty-fIve percent people are willing to work for the benefIts," another part of the reason for the birth of the official meeting of the 'Senate, Father Special Professional Faculty in proportion The Faculty Senate hoped that the university thought it best to seek to resiruc1ilre' existing said Conway. The effectiveness of the Faculty Senate. Campuses across the Hesburgh suggested an impressive agenda to the size of the faculty .in each division. would then form a a committee on structures for participation in the governing Senate hinges on the members involvement country were experiencing severe student including faculty student relations, the Two members of the Senate are elected from governance, separate from existing of the university. Pursuing a policy of and their willingness to work towards a commi ttees. Unfortunately, the collective bargaining, dissolving' t~e goal. 0 by Beth Kessler 14 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 15 II:~I. I, : II:

1\ i i i~ ; : the emeritus faculty. There is also a administration did not agree, but they did FacilIty Senate, and leaving the situation as i representative from the undergraduate give permission to the Faculty Senate to it is were the other solutions provided and student body as well as the graduate student form such a committee on their own. The ranked by the fapu!!:y in that order. body. A unique aspect of the Senate is that Senate is now is the process of doing this., These projects all focus on the needs of Faculty Senate Pushes for More all members are elected. The group is made Letters have been sent to all faculty the faculty and assuring that their voice is up entirely of faculty members and the only members asking them to volunteer or heard by the administration. The Senate way a member of the administration can be recommend someone they feel would serve does not, however, exclude students from its a representative is if, he or she is actively well on such acouncil. The members will be discussions. ''The Senate will play an active Say in University Policy teaching. all be elected by members of the faculty in role in student affairs whenever asked," says i. The group has no governing power, but the same proportion as the Senate' is Chairman Paul Conway. He cites examples I.•. ....' I" focuses rather on discussing issues which comprised of. None' WIll be· appointed. of the Senate's concern for the relationship Ii, between athletics and academics and the I concern the faculty and presenting these Once the election' is complete the new issues to other committees which do have committee will work to interpret the results .support the Senate gave to the push for the the power to make appropriate changes. The oflast year's survey; Working completely formation of Safewalk. The undergraduate Faculty Senate works closely with the separate from the Faculty Senate and the and graduate representatives are free to Academic Council. The Chairperson of the Academic Council, the members will participate in discussions as much as any Elected faculty Faculty Senate is automatically on the consult with many outside sources, other member. Christine Labarree, a junior executive committee of the Academic hopefully to reach a conClusion about the Arts and Letters student and the Council and the Senate has the right of meaning of the survey and make suggestions undergraduate representative, sees her role members organize to agenda, meaning whatever is discussed at a for improvement. in the Senate as a way for· student " Senate meeting is put on the agenda of the The survey focused on the opinion of the government to bring up issues to the faculty i.:. influence academic and Academic Council. Professor Conway faculty about their ro,Ie in university and vice versa. She feels that it is a useful claims that about eighty to ninety percent of governance. The response was very good, way for the faculty to get together and i student life through the items on the Academic Council's agenda with only six percent of the faculty not present their concerns to the administration. I' '. ! have their root in the Faculty Senate. It is returning the survey. It appears from first "I don't think it hurts or helps the students," evaluation of policy through this channel that most changes are glance that the faculty feels that they do not says Labaree, although s.he qoes agree that Ii· initiated. While the Academic Council has have enough voice in the university there are some issues which concern both [I and interaction with been meeting twice a semester, the Faculty governance. Eighty-five percent of the students and faculty. 11: respondents agreed that the governing With the faculty's apparent .. Senate meets every month. Close contact both students and with the administration is maintained by bodies made up primarily of elected faculty discontentment with their voice in the meeting with the President and the Provost membcrs should play a more prominent governing of the university the obvious I administrators on separate occasions during the year . formal role in policy making. There is doubt question concerns the effectiveness of The Senate has addressed a variety of about the effectiveness of existing 'Faculty Senate. The organization focuses .\ issues in therecentpast. Its actions helped to governing bodies, with only fourteen basically on faculty issues and providing a create the Faculty -Student Committee on percent of the respondents feeling that the forum for their concerns, but does it really Women. The members also recently Academic Council plays a meaningful role do anything? Chairman Paul Conway says i Vu Tran 1 Professor Conway heads the faculty senate. He is the only faculty senate member confronted the problem of maternal and in policy-making. It can be argued that there are mixed feelings about the who has been with the organization since Its founding. paternal leaves of absence for childcare and almost anyone would answer that they effectiveness of the Senate. It has been :1 accused of being a "great debating society," JI r the necessity of extending tenure in such a would like a stronger voice in governance 'I n November 20, 1967, a group of unrest due to political, social and grading system, flexibility or inflexibility of situation. The senate's current project is a when asked. This will be the role of the now a lotof discussion and no accomplishments. "Yet when the faculty is concerned about 11 O faculty members met in the office of educational conditions. Faculty members curricula, the Academic Calendar, reflection Qf its very reason for existence: forming committee, to face these arguments I: issues they come to the Senate," says Rev. John Walsh, C.S.C., then Vice felt there was a need for input from the evaluation of various programs within the the role of faculty in governance. Last year and to determine if these concerns are Conway. He feels the opinion of the faculty President for Academic Affairs, to organize professors' point of view, thus the Senate university and their relationships 'to one on Labor Day the Senate sent a letter to all legitimate. goes through peaks and valleys and right the first meeting of the Faculty Senate and was conceived. another, evaluation of the Freshman Year of faculty members discussing the question Other questions asked more specifically thereby give the faculty a greater voice in the According to the Faculty Handbook "the - Studies program, evaluation of admission and inviting comments. From the response in which areas the faculty felt it was now support for it is very strong. "There is a close analogy between us and the student governing of the university. The current Senate seeks to formulate faculty opinion standards and procedures, development of a survey was formulated with great necessary for the university to solicit the I government. All progress is made by select chairperson of the Senate, Professor Paul and for. this purpose may, at its discretion; graduate education; and leaves of absence. I emphasis placed on the questions being fair opinions of the professors and staff. The Conway, professor of fmance and business conduct faculty meetings and referenda". The Faculty Senate is composed of fIfty­ . and unbiased. After the surveys had been concluding question of the survey asked the concerned students who are willing to work economics and the only member of the . Professor Conway says that the Senate is three members. Representatives are elected completed by the faculty the results were respondents to rank what he or she felt hard and push improvements through. The Senate who has been continuously involved open to discussion ofany subject concerning by their peers from all the Colleges, the Law shared with the administration to avoid any would be the best course of action from a same is true of the Faculty Senate. Some since its advent, cites turmoil in education as both faculty and students. At tlie fIrst School, the library, the ROTC staff, and possibility of accusations of biased results. given list of possibilities; Fifty-fIve percent people are willing to work for the benefIts," another part of the reason for the birth of the official meeting of the 'Senate, Father Special Professional Faculty in proportion The Faculty Senate hoped that the university thought it best to seek to resiruc1ilre' existing said Conway. The effectiveness of the Faculty Senate. Campuses across the Hesburgh suggested an impressive agenda to the size of the faculty .in each division. would then form a a committee on structures for participation in the governing Senate hinges on the members involvement country were experiencing severe student including faculty student relations, the Two members of the Senate are elected from governance, separate from existing of the university. Pursuing a policy of and their willingness to work towards a commi ttees. Unfortunately, the collective bargaining, dissolving' t~e goal. 0 by Beth Kessler 14 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 15 . -'", f • •

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second-best player in Michigan on their "I knew 1988 Blue-Chip list. coming in In basketball, he was captain for both his that maybe junior and senior year of the Michigan state Roc k e' t hoops champions. He plays interhall basket- would out­ ball and lists as a secret fantasy in the Notre shine every­ Dame football media guide the desire to be one else," 6'6" - a perfect height for a college basket- says Culver. ball forWard. In fact, basketball may be more "We all start thanjust.an avocation. out on an "I do enjoy basketball," says Culver. "I equal plane have a joke with Coach Holtz that someday and do what I'll show up at the walk-on tryouts. Ithought the coaches about it freshman year and maybe this year say, but - but it will only be a joke." he's(Ismail) 1;:- This talented athlete'seems out of the the Rocket II .. :"1·' spotlight, however, because of the attention and you can't which his backfield~mates naturally com- hold him mand. "Rocket" Ismail, who occasionally back." . h Yet, if lines up at tailback, is a Helsman trop y Culver has been good for five yards per carry this season. candidate; senior tailback Ricky Watters is Irish fans fl ~ar several MUir pass against Michigan State. The Irish team captain; and the other senior tailback, weretore ec t on th eseason th usJ.; , elected to go tior it on fourth-and-eightdur- T B k · d th trght due to big Culver moments would stand out as ony roo s, IS un er e spo 1 ingathirdquartermarch,andCulver'sgreat his return from a University-induced sus- crucial to Notre Dame's 7-1 record and . d d Number One ranking. For example, who effort kept the drive going, leading to the pension. Culver puts in his time an oes second Irish touchdown and a victory over what the coaches ask of him. He is not can forget the fullback diving and twisting flashy. his way to a ftrst down after catching a Rick the Spartans. Then there is the image of Cul- Against Michigan, Culver rushed for 95 yards on 19 carries and scored a touchdown. ver dragging a Miami defender into the endzone to score Notre Dame's clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Hurricanes blitzed and Mirer found Culver quickly over the middle for a short gain which "House" converted to paydirt and the ftnal29-20 margin of victory. Although he was a standout By Jon Paul Potts tailback in high school, Culver was slated as a defensive back when he ftrst arrived under the Golden hen coaches envision the ideal full­ fteld. After eight games, Culver leads the Miami, Culver came up big and earned the W Dome. However, in the second back, they picture a compact, team on the ground, having chewed up 594 CBS/l'oyota Leadership Award. game of the year in Culver's fresh- tough runner who can run people under like yards on the ground on 117 carries for a From all this, it is easy to see that Culver , man campaign, Tony Brookssuf­ a tractor and get the tough yard or two in sparkling 5.1 yard/carry average. He also is enjoying a good season, but who is this fered a stress fracture in his foot, crucial situations. leads the team with ftve touchdowns, and is man who calls himself "House" and prefers dictating that the Irish coaches They see so~eone who can block for the second in all-purposeyardage behind junior to run through people rather than around. move Culver back to his original flashy tailbacks, catch a pass or two, and do flanker Raghib Ismail. them on his way to the endzone? position of tailback. Then, when the tough, dirty work that it takes to win . He has paced the Irish in rushing four A product of Detroit's St. Martin DePor­ both Braxton Banks and Johnson football games, or if you're at Notre Dame, times: against Michigan, Stanford,. Air res, Culver was widely touted as one of the went down to injuries, Culver was national championships. . Force, and this paSt weekend, against Navy. top running backs in the nation in the 1988 converted to fullback, where he Perhaps who they see is Notre Dame's The Detroit native has surpassed the 100- high school class. He was rated the 33rd tesident pit bull, Rodney Culver. has been ever since. yard mark twice, with a career high of 104 in ~t prospect nationally by UPI, and was His ftrst game at his new posi­ In this,his junior season, Culver is estab­ Stanford's upset defeat of Notre Dame. IIi named to the prestigious Parade All-Amer­ tion was the 198852-7 drubbing of lishing himself as a ftxture in the Irish back- the "Game of the Year" against archrival ica squad. TheDetroitNews dubbed him the the hapless Purdue Boilermakers. . , i 16 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 17 . -'", f • •

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second-best player in Michigan on their "I knew 1988 Blue-Chip list. coming in In basketball, he was captain for both his that maybe junior and senior year of the Michigan state Roc k e' t hoops champions. He plays interhall basket- would out­ ball and lists as a secret fantasy in the Notre shine every­ Dame football media guide the desire to be one else," 6'6" - a perfect height for a college basket- says Culver. ball forWard. In fact, basketball may be more "We all start thanjust.an avocation. out on an "I do enjoy basketball," says Culver. "I equal plane have a joke with Coach Holtz that someday and do what I'll show up at the walk-on tryouts. Ithought the coaches about it freshman year and maybe this year say, but - but it will only be a joke." he's(Ismail) 1;:- This talented athlete'seems out of the the Rocket II .. :"1·' spotlight, however, because of the attention and you can't which his backfield~mates naturally com- hold him mand. "Rocket" Ismail, who occasionally back." . h Yet, if lines up at tailback, is a Helsman trop y Culver has been good for five yards per carry this season. candidate; senior tailback Ricky Watters is Irish fans fl ~ar several MUir pass against Michigan State. The Irish team captain; and the other senior tailback, weretore ec t on th eseason th usJ.; , elected to go tior it on fourth-and-eightdur- T B k · d th trght due to big Culver moments would stand out as ony roo s, IS un er e spo 1 ingathirdquartermarch,andCulver'sgreat his return from a University-induced sus- crucial to Notre Dame's 7-1 record and . d d Number One ranking. For example, who effort kept the drive going, leading to the pension. Culver puts in his time an oes second Irish touchdown and a victory over what the coaches ask of him. He is not can forget the fullback diving and twisting flashy. his way to a ftrst down after catching a Rick the Spartans. Then there is the image of Cul- Against Michigan, Culver rushed for 95 yards on 19 carries and scored a touchdown. ver dragging a Miami defender into the endzone to score Notre Dame's clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Hurricanes blitzed and Mirer found Culver quickly over the middle for a short gain which "House" converted to paydirt and the ftnal29-20 margin of victory. Although he was a standout By Jon Paul Potts tailback in high school, Culver was slated as a defensive back when he ftrst arrived under the Golden hen coaches envision the ideal full­ fteld. After eight games, Culver leads the Miami, Culver came up big and earned the W Dome. However, in the second back, they picture a compact, team on the ground, having chewed up 594 CBS/l'oyota Leadership Award. game of the year in Culver's fresh- tough runner who can run people under like yards on the ground on 117 carries for a From all this, it is easy to see that Culver , man campaign, Tony Brookssuf­ a tractor and get the tough yard or two in sparkling 5.1 yard/carry average. He also is enjoying a good season, but who is this fered a stress fracture in his foot, crucial situations. leads the team with ftve touchdowns, and is man who calls himself "House" and prefers dictating that the Irish coaches They see so~eone who can block for the second in all-purposeyardage behind junior to run through people rather than around. move Culver back to his original flashy tailbacks, catch a pass or two, and do flanker Raghib Ismail. them on his way to the endzone? position of tailback. Then, when the tough, dirty work that it takes to win . He has paced the Irish in rushing four A product of Detroit's St. Martin DePor­ both Braxton Banks and Johnson football games, or if you're at Notre Dame, times: against Michigan, Stanford,. Air res, Culver was widely touted as one of the went down to injuries, Culver was national championships. . Force, and this paSt weekend, against Navy. top running backs in the nation in the 1988 converted to fullback, where he Perhaps who they see is Notre Dame's The Detroit native has surpassed the 100- high school class. He was rated the 33rd tesident pit bull, Rodney Culver. has been ever since. yard mark twice, with a career high of 104 in ~t prospect nationally by UPI, and was His ftrst game at his new posi­ In this,his junior season, Culver is estab­ Stanford's upset defeat of Notre Dame. IIi named to the prestigious Parade All-Amer­ tion was the 198852-7 drubbing of lishing himself as a ftxture in the Irish back- the "Game of the Year" against archrival ica squad. TheDetroitNews dubbed him the the hapless Purdue Boilermakers. . , i 16 SCHOLASTIC NOVEMBER 8, 1990 17 MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK In that game, Culver gained 61 yards on 10 year's model is a result of hard work during be able to talk to so many people on their carries and scored his flrst collegiate touch­ that two-year learning period. level. I'll be better'than average. I want to be down. He would go on to compile 195 yards The Irish have another up-and-coming somebody.'" to rank flfth in rushing for the National fullback in freshman Jerome Bettis(who, Three years later, has Culver achieved Champions of college football. coincidentally, is also from Detroit). This his expressed goal? Now a junior, Culver has made the big 230-pound steamroller got his flrst career "I set my goals each year," says Culver plays and scored the touchdowns, escaping touchdown last Saturday against the Mid- now. ''This year, I set my goals to average the long shadow left by maybe 70 yards per game Anthony Johnson. and a score per game. Johnson, a 1989 honor­ Also important, I plan to able mention All-Ameri­ take care of my classes. I can and second round try to maintain around a draft pick of the National 2.8 to 3.0 grade point Football League's Indi­ average in my fmance anapolis Colts(he was the classes, and, so far, I 36th player chosen), was have. a senior co-captain of the "When it comes to the '89 Irish and led the team pros, I think that I'm as in touchdowns with 13. good as anyone else at my He was considered one of position," he continues. Dave Dilucia: DiLucia, a junior from Norris­ Jenny Kipp: Kipp, ajunior diver from Woodridge, the best fullbacks in the "I just have to do as well townh, PA, made it to the semifinals of the prestig­ IL, won two events at the MCC league swim meet. country and was ~e first as I can and perfect my ious Volvo Collegiate Championships in Athens, She won the three-meter dive and set a Notre Dame true fullback chosen in skills. But I came here in GA. He defeated Ivan Baron, who was the number record in the one-meter dive with 259.875 points. the draft Losing a player case that doesn't work of this caliber, there were ,out. A Notre Dame edu­ one junior in the world last year, and defeated She also qualified for the NCAA regionals in the naturally those who had cation will mean a lot." JoseLuis-Noriega who was ranked fourth nation­ one-meter dive with her record. their doubts about the In true Notre Dame ally in the preseason. fullback slot, but Culver fashion, Culver'S educa­ has answered the skeptics tional experience has ex­ with his consistent play. , tended out of the class­ Culver attributes Rodney has his sights set on more than Just football. room and into the com- ,GREAT SUBS FOR GREAT STUDENTS some of his success to munity. The fullback has Johnson, who helped him learn the hard shipmen, and as the season has progressed, been active in the South Bend Big Brothers work and desire necessary to suceed at this he has gotten more signiflcant playing time. program and speaks to local youth groups on position. Culver has gone from student to teacher and the importance of the academics which he "Sure, playing behind Anthony was has taken the budding fullback under his himself obviously values tremendously. He great," says Culver. "He taught me how to wing. has also taken part in the "Christmas in practice and it was a learning experience. "I've done my best to help Jerome out," April" program. My flrst two years, I was taking it all in, but says Culver. "He runs a lot more than my As the season winds down, the Irish face it wasn't bad because I knew that once AJ. 215 pounds though, so he's more like the old three tough ballgames, and the incredible .graduated, I was next in line. I still keep in time fullback - physical and tougher. He's pressure of the Number One ranking. Culver touch with him." a good player and we learn from each other." likes Notre Dame's chances, however. The 1990 team rushing leader didn't There is more to Culver,however, than "I think that we have as much a chance as exactly learn passively. During his two-year just football. Coming into Notre Dame back anyone to compete for the national champi­ apprenticeship, he scored eight touch­ in 1988, he expressed to the Detroit Free onship," says Culver. "We have a tough For the next football game or Your Blue & Gold card is good downs, only one less than the Rocket (al­ Press a desire to get more out of college than game this weekend, but we're taking things your next party, call Subway for for a 50¢ discount off any though none of Culver's were of the 80-90 just pre-NFL training. in stride. As for me, I'll try to maintain my yard variety) and was a dangerous runner in "'Five years from now, I want to be averages and maybe improve on my num­ a delicious Party Sub or Party footlong Subway sandwich. his own right. Irish fans got a good taste of secure in the business world," a younger bers. I hope to set myself up sothatnext year, Platter! things to come in the spring of his freshman Culver said. "I don't want to one of those I'll be more in the spotlight" Subway opens at 8:00 a.m. on year when he was named offensive MVP of guyshungup on killing themselves if they The spotlight on the Irish will be bright days of home football games. the 1989 annual Blue-Gold game. In tha~ don't make pro ball. I want a degree from for the rest of this year, and next year, too, if CALL 277-7744 game, Culver scored all three of the victori­ Notre Dame and I wan! to be able to walk out their national title hopes pan out If Culver J ous Blue team's three touchdowns while in the business world and compete with continues on his present course, the recogni- . If;. ;HJJ;Yi' rushing for a game-high 63 yards. This anyone; When.-I get'o'ut of Notre Dame, I'll tion that he is due will undoubtedly come.D State Road 23 and Ironwood . " I 18 ~ CH LASTIC rOVEMBER 8, 1990 19 MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK In that game, Culver gained 61 yards on 10 year's model is a result of hard work during be able to talk to so many people on their carries and scored his flrst collegiate touch­ that two-year learning period. level. I'll be better'than average. I want to be down. He would go on to compile 195 yards The Irish have another up-and-coming somebody.'" to rank flfth in rushing for the National fullback in freshman Jerome Bettis(who, Three years later, has Culver achieved Champions of college football. coincidentally, is also from Detroit). This his expressed goal? Now a junior, Culver has made the big 230-pound steamroller got his flrst career "I set my goals each year," says Culver plays and scored the touchdowns, escaping touchdown last Saturday against the Mid- now. ''This year, I set my goals to average the long shadow left by maybe 70 yards per game Anthony Johnson. and a score per game. Johnson, a 1989 honor­ Also important, I plan to able mention All-Ameri­ take care of my classes. I can and second round try to maintain around a draft pick of the National 2.8 to 3.0 grade point Football League's Indi­ average in my fmance anapolis Colts(he was the classes, and, so far, I 36th player chosen), was have. a senior co-captain of the "When it comes to the '89 Irish and led the team pros, I think that I'm as in touchdowns with 13. good as anyone else at my He was considered one of position," he continues. Dave Dilucia: DiLucia, a junior from Norris­ Jenny Kipp: Kipp, ajunior diver from Woodridge, the best fullbacks in the "I just have to do as well townh, PA, made it to the semifinals of the prestig­ IL, won two events at the MCC league swim meet. country and was ~e first as I can and perfect my ious Volvo Collegiate Championships in Athens, She won the three-meter dive and set a Notre Dame true fullback chosen in skills. But I came here in GA. He defeated Ivan Baron, who was the number record in the one-meter dive with 259.875 points. the draft Losing a player case that doesn't work of this caliber, there were ,out. A Notre Dame edu­ one junior in the world last year, and defeated She also qualified for the NCAA regionals in the naturally those who had cation will mean a lot." JoseLuis-Noriega who was ranked fourth nation­ one-meter dive with her record. their doubts about the In true Notre Dame ally in the preseason. fullback slot, but Culver fashion, Culver'S educa­ has answered the skeptics tional experience has ex­ with his consistent play. , tended out of the class­ Culver attributes Rodney has his sights set on more than Just football. room and into the com- ,GREAT SUBS FOR GREAT STUDENTS some of his success to munity. The fullback has Johnson, who helped him learn the hard shipmen, and as the season has progressed, been active in the South Bend Big Brothers work and desire necessary to suceed at this he has gotten more signiflcant playing time. program and speaks to local youth groups on position. Culver has gone from student to teacher and the importance of the academics which he "Sure, playing behind Anthony was has taken the budding fullback under his himself obviously values tremendously. He great," says Culver. "He taught me how to wing. has also taken part in the "Christmas in practice and it was a learning experience. "I've done my best to help Jerome out," April" program. My flrst two years, I was taking it all in, but says Culver. "He runs a lot more than my As the season winds down, the Irish face it wasn't bad because I knew that once AJ. 215 pounds though, so he's more like the old three tough ballgames, and the incredible .graduated, I was next in line. I still keep in time fullback - physical and tougher. He's pressure of the Number One ranking. Culver touch with him." a good player and we learn from each other." likes Notre Dame's chances, however. The 1990 team rushing leader didn't There is more to Culver,however, than "I think that we have as much a chance as exactly learn passively. During his two-year just football. Coming into Notre Dame back anyone to compete for the national champi­ apprenticeship, he scored eight touch­ in 1988, he expressed to the Detroit Free onship," says Culver. "We have a tough For the next football game or Your Blue & Gold card is good downs, only one less than the Rocket (al­ Press a desire to get more out of college than game this weekend, but we're taking things your next party, call Subway for for a 50¢ discount off any though none of Culver's were of the 80-90 just pre-NFL training. in stride. As for me, I'll try to maintain my yard variety) and was a dangerous runner in "'Five years from now, I want to be averages and maybe improve on my num­ a delicious Party Sub or Party footlong Subway sandwich. his own right. Irish fans got a good taste of secure in the business world," a younger bers. I hope to set myself up sothatnext year, Platter! things to come in the spring of his freshman Culver said. "I don't want to one of those I'll be more in the spotlight" Subway opens at 8:00 a.m. on year when he was named offensive MVP of guyshungup on killing themselves if they The spotlight on the Irish will be bright days of home football games. the 1989 annual Blue-Gold game. In tha~ don't make pro ball. I want a degree from for the rest of this year, and next year, too, if CALL 277-7744 game, Culver scored all three of the victori­ Notre Dame and I wan! to be able to walk out their national title hopes pan out If Culver J ous Blue team's three touchdowns while in the business world and compete with continues on his present course, the recogni- . If;. ;HJJ;Yi' rushing for a game-high 63 yards. This anyone; When.-I get'o'ut of Notre Dame, I'll tion that he is due will undoubtedly come.D State Road 23 and Ironwood . " I 18 ~ CH LASTIC rOVEMBER 8, 1990 19 6

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