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John Paul II, CC Instructor Miska INSIDE: discuss poverty, church, and.politics STUDENT BULLETIN Illinois State Scholarship Increase? P.2 FOCUS Glen Graham on Black History Month P.4 CLOSE-UP

at the Gallery and in film

·P. 5 - UPDATE Jack Sell former CC boy wonder on -h~ is own Pope j ohn Paul II greets CC instructor Leonard Miska. P.6

misunderstood when his statements on speakers have to be installed outside to ac­ by Stephen Taylor South America were construed to imply a comodate the people." Pope John Paul II released his first en- Church posture of resignation to, and inac­ NOTICES cyclical late last week, and it was received lion in the face of overwhelming poverty. In addition it was and is illegal to build with some degree of surprise because of "What the Pope meant in South America churches yet under his leadership they Renee Hansen the frank manner in which he spoke of the about

a ttempting to telephone the Ill inois Sta te ISICU- aids students Scholarship Com mission to find out what What's going on: dance troupes, was de laymg her grant. .. ~- irslthe hne was in Illinois State battle husy.·· she says . gr ima cing at the thought. art films and a faculty-author~d play " but I was determined. Finally. a lter a festl\·al screening in Chicago brings Ry Sandra Crockell ha lf hour of constant re-dia hng. I got on By Dorothy Horton together at one time a unique interna tional the Im e . Uut. guess what7 I didn't get a per­ " Harry ... a da nce compa ny of four dan­ coll ection of craft films, making them The Illi nois St udents of Independent son. I got a recording telling me tha t a ll the cers directed by choreographer Senta anulable to the general public as well as Colleges a nd Universities I ISICU > held a operators were busy a nd asking me if I Driver. will have its Chicago premiere c rafts people . All fi lms are 10 m m color, meeting at De Pa ul Universit y Veb. 24 to could please hold the line. So I he ld the Fri .. March 17 at the Da nce Center of and the running times vary from nine to 60 discuss cha nges in the Illinois State I me . Fnr forty-five minutes I held that line. Columbia College. 4730 N. Sheridan Hoad. m mutes. Scholars h>p Program. Fina lly. I got a person on the other end who Both performa nces will begin at H:OO p.m . "Deathwatch Sonata ," a new play by The ISICU is an organization cornoosed answer ed my question in about ten General admission is $5.00 and $3.00 for lca cher/ playwright D Eaton. will be of student government leaders. that a t­ minutes.'· Baker was one of the fortunate senior c itizens and s tudents. presented by the Columbia College Per­ tempts to protect the interests of all ones. She received her grant about one ··Ko·Thi Dance Company:· headquar­ lnrmance Company Wed.. Ma rch 21 Ill innis students. month after the telephone call. tered in Milwaukee and the only through Sun .. Ma rch 25 at the Columbia The organiwtion has joined the Coalition Uul if Gray and Baker and the rest of the autonomous black profess ional compa ny College Theatre/ Mus ic Center at the lith of Independent College and University s tudent population that depend on the in Wisconsin. will perform a t the Da nce St. Theatre. 62 E . lith St.. Chicago. Students !COPUS>. which is headquar­ Illinois State Schola rship Commission to Center of Columbia College Fri.. March 23 Performances will be at I :00 p.m. a nd tered in Washington. D.C. IS ICU operates attend college would like to go to summer and Sat.. March 24. The Dance Center is H:OO p.m .. Wed .. Ma rch 21 through Fri., as a state chapter of the national COPUS school. they will probably have to find located at 4nO N. Sheridan Road. Chicago. Marc h 23 and a t 8:00 p.m. Sa t.. March 24 organiza tion which represents students of some other way to pay for it. Illinois State Ten fine international cra ft films have a nd 6:30 p.m .. Sun .. Ma rch 25. General ad­ private colleges and universities from all Scholarship has not appropriated money been selected by the New York State mission will be $2.50 for students. and fi ft y states. for summer awards since 1975. The Il linois Craftsmen Inc . for the Third International semor c itizens will be admitted for $1 .00. Although ISICU excludes public colleges Board of Higher Education. a long with F ilm Festival. and will be shown free of The Gallery will feature Michael Bishop from its membership. the issues it ad­ ISICU. is recommending tha t $4.9 million cha rge a t the Columbia Gallery between and William pawson March 2 through dresses concern a II students on a very be a ppropriated in the fi scal year of 1980. ~larc h 19 and 31. Apr >! 14. From April 20 t hrough June 2. the personal level. According to the Illinois Board of Higher The fi lm showings a re part of Colum­ Gallery will feature ceramic murals by One such issue is to increa se the Illinois Education. there is a possibility for bia ·s Ethnic a nd American Folk Arts George Mason. a porcelain display by Har­ State Scholarship Commission maximum awards during summer. 1979 but no project directed bv Susan Craig. The ris Deller , and photos by Joyce Neimanas. award from the current $1 650 to $1800. It is definite decision has been made. working with the Student Advisory Com­ mittee.and has Governor Thompson's sup­ "I wish I could afford to Students compete for cash prizes port and the increase. They content that Columbia including Pa ul Rubenstein from pay the tuition because By Jannie Jefferson the increase is necessary to provide more the Writing / Eng lish department, AI freedom of choice for students considering dealing with Illinois State Ten high school students wi II get a Parker. chairman of the radio department both private and public universities and is one gigantic headache.. . " unique, be hind-the-scenes look a t and Thaine Lyma n, chairman of the colleges. Columbia College's radio facility as semi­ broadcast department. ISICU a long with the Student Advisory ISICU explains that since 1972, the finalists in the " Propa PH Ta lent Con­ " WE" FM called me to ask if the college Committee are currently working to pass a average community college tuition has in­ test." Propa PH, along with " WE" FM would assist in the contest," Lyman said. bill in Springfield which would place a stu­ creased 48% or $121 ; public university tui­ radio, is inviting all Chicago-area high " They wanted an a ccredited college or dent on the Illinois State Scholarship tion has risen 21.3% or $93; and private school students to write a 50-second radio university with a television and radio de­ Board of Directors. At the annual ISICU institution tuition is up 53% or $910. comemrcial for Propa PH Acne Cleansing partment to be involved in the judging of meeting, which was held on October 14, "You know how many problems Illinois Lotion. high school talent as far as their writing." 1978, Robert Corcoran, special assistant to State has been having these A been the Governor for Education, confirmed panel of judges a t the advertising The fourth judge had not yet chosen, past couple of years," admits Lee Snyder, but according to Lyman, it will probably that Governor Thompson supported the agency representing " WE" FM and Propa president of ISICU. Snyder, a DePaul Uni­ be someone outside the college with adver­ measure. PH will do the initial screening of the com ­ versity student, hopes to change that situa­ tising experience. Snyder is pleased with the progress mercial scripts. Out of all the entrants. 10 tion. In a recent newsletter he details some semi-finalis ts will be selected to produce The three finalists will be announced his organiwtion is making. "We are put­ of those problems . "As of December 6, their commercials at Columbia's radio during the week of May 21st on " WE" FM. ling pressure on the Illinois Board of 1978," Snyder writes, " 11,000 students had studios. They will wor k with top Prizes will include $200 for the winning H igher Education to straighten out Illinois not been paid state scholarship money." professionals who will help the students in student and $1 ,000 worth of audio-visual State," he says. "And we have made our Dr. Joseph Boyd, executive director of the t he production of their commercials. equipment for their school. The winning feelings known to the Governor." Illinois State Scholarship Commission, The 10 commercials will then be commercial will be aired on " WE" FM in ISICU has been in existence for two a nd blamed inexperienced computer operators screened by a panel of four judges from Chicago. a half years. On March 25th, there will be a for the delay. meeting held at De Paul University to Columbia College student Jackie Gray, s ponsor the I979executive board elections. Chicago theatre lineup: For spring, was one of those students . " I finally The offices open are president. vice­ light-hearted, entertaining shows received notice that the scholarship was president, treasurer and director of public approved in January," Gray says. "By l.lrothers and W.C. Fields, is glad to have relations. The positions are for eight mon­ By Rene Hansen that time I was worried sick and had to th terms. Schools with enrollments over the opportunity to see his play enacted and dig up the money out of my own pocket to 5,000 will have two votes and schools An important move in Columbia's hopes that " Nobody's Perfect" will he.lp pay the school some money." Gray is the having a n enrollment below 5,000 will have thea tre department will be made on Ma rch onitiate more " total student" drama oldest of seven child ren and is employed one vote . The present officers wi ll have 19th. when two plays will premiere tha t productions at Columbia . part-time as a typist. " I wish I could a fford one vote. are written, directed and performed en­ Paul Car rs " Rhythms" is a play about to pay the tuition because dealing with Il­ P resident Lee Snyder welcomes a ll tirely by Columbia students . a n ex-a stronaut who gets blackballed out linois State is one gigantic headache." those who are interested in pa rticipation in The one act plays entitled " Rhythms." of NASA. The astronaut sinks to his lowest Gray said. student gover nment a nd a dds tha t you wi ll written a nd directed by Paul Carr. a nd ebb and then out of sheer desperation. hi­ Marsha Baker , a third year student, ex­ havt! a voice in e~ffcclin g federal and state ··Nnbndv's Perfect ... written and directed jacks a bus . The action that follows the hi­ plains the prohlems she encounter ed when lcgoslat>Un which a ffects a II st udcnts . by Christopher Gilbert. will run for four jacking makes Robert DeNiro·s " Taxi performances . These are on Monday. Onvcr·· seem mild. ~ l arch 19th at I :00 p.m .: Tuesday. March Both Carr and GiiiJert believe there is a 20th at I :00 p.m . and two 8:00p.m . shows c crla m a pa tlll' among Columbia's theatre on Wednesday. Ma rch 21s t and Thursday. students . who are reluctant to appear in ~ l arch 22nd. any student productions. They stated thlit All performances will be held in the since ' Rhythms" and " Nobody's Perfect'' basement of Columbia's lith Street nrc not main stage plays at the lith Street Theatre a t n E . lith Street. Gcm•rat ad­ Theatre . onntc tha t they arc being held in mission is one dollar . Students anct senior the bast'mcnt > and since they do not get col izcns will be admilll'

Dear Steve, providing a few grammatical chuckles, Congratulations on being chosen editor and ended in a piece of comic genius with of the Columbia Chronicle. If I remember the quote, " ...s now and resulting you correctly from Bill Gaines' Govern­ frustration are no excuse or provocation mental Reporting class, the newspaper for vandalism and theft." will benefit greatly from your tenure as Now, you are not to blame for last editor. semester. Know, however, that in the last The Chronicle will need someone of your letter I wrote I suggested avoiding what I talent if the newspaper is to reverse last called "the proverbial party line." Con­ semester's format, a format that made the sider the idea repeated to you, too. Should first seven issues of the Columbia you believe that Columbia students want Chronicle a newsprint bulletin board for or need the same reporting style as last Columbia College's alleged greatness. semester, at leastloosen up. Last semester, the Board of Trustees The paper. I found, lacked vitality: the was great; the Nova Film Series was writing seemed so impersonal. To par­ great; Community Extension was great; tially rectify this last, I implore you to find Eartha Kilt was great: the WVRX staff a chap named Jim ·Letrich and threaten was great; Mittie Woods was great; the his safety if he does not write your film Weisman scholarships and luncheon were reviews. great: the Bursars were great: the Star In addition, please allow your staff a lit­ Series was great: the self-study was great; tle freedom. I don't know who is working Columbia's "snow staff" was great; the for the Chronicle now, but from last EDITORIAL n'ewspaper class was great: Bob Edmonds semester I cringed whenever I saw such a was great. and more and more and more. large staff wasted rewriting press Classic pretzel: student apathy Even if all the greatness were true, it releases. knocking out routine profiles. or seems to me that the Chronicle bounded compiling events lists-all in the name of Dear Editor, Kreuggerand and disinvestment to name past the admirable goal of positive report­ a format. In your editorial of March 9, 1979. you only two. As Midwest Director for Clergy ing to that journalistic enemy called public Finally, I would appreciate if you could referred to the Teach-In as ·•a classic ex­ and Laity Concerned, he has continued to relations. answer in print two questions about last ample of progressive anachronism: an remain active in critical issues long after To be fair. however, I discovered one semester: I ) Did Thea tee/Mus ic/ Dance event out of sync with its place in time, a the protests of the 60s vanished. piece that criticized an activity at Colum­ reporter Pamela Kaden work for the throwback to a time when social action If it were up to the public at-large, no bia. Courageously leading public opinion Dance Center: and 2) Is Dorothy Horton. was as in vogue as disco and MPG issues would ever assume prominence and disregarding the potential wrath of who covered Community Extension, ratings." with the exception of those which hit school administrators. a Chronicle related to Aime Horton, who heads the Though admire your eloquent closest to home

Efforts, attendance limp Of history, teaching history and Black History Month: Grahm fly Hobert Gregory ning laking place. For Glen Graham. the history coor­ In truth. Graham has little patience with d inator of Columbia's Life Arts Depart­ a lack of intellectual curiosity, and it is ment. Spring semester registration was a here that he feels that the teaching and frustrating experience. It proved so for s tudy of history may have its greatest nearly everyone connected with it. but value. " II teaches people to think, helps Graham had a special reason for frustra­ them to become aware citizens by learning tion. to delve into sources and understand the Graham. who did service a t the Life Arts background of issues. It's important to table during registration. is a man with a sharpen the analytical process and that lifelong passion for history. Still at work on helps in many different areas ... his doctorate in American history at With that as a philosophical perspective. Northwestern. he encountered students it is not surprising that Graham con­ whqse interest in historical studies was to sidered the meeting. Student Pe r ­ say the least, not as great as his own. spectives, en left out of history books such as Graham. who jus t became the events cn­ IS poorly taught is a problem ranking with P'"" people and minority groups in onlinator this year, vows to do a better job classes l and people can Jearn from ther_e plultlsuphical dt'ficicncies in thc approach America " Graham feels thai the ap­ 111 !he future. ''I'll prnhahly he hack at what they want to know more about," he tn lustnry leaching itself. Graham ft'cls. proach he us<.-s has gotten " a seemingly r•·~JSir: ti HIIl next spring. but I'll start work snys. llul eve n with these built-Ill hardships. pu~h " there arc students who sl:.y '" l·:arher IS the O()('ffJfi V(' word. rur Gra ham can his tory, but doubts that Columbia has readmg rt'<(tatn•nwnts . cspl'('ially with the class t•• the b1llf!r end" w1thoul much )par- plans 111 launch the prujccllllfll-cembcr. a large enough body of Interested students dtdwtnmy iu h1s !'lasses bt•twet'll entl'ring tn•shman studt.•nts and old('l' stuctl'nts who hon ·t.• OJttt.•nctect otht.•r uni\'f'rsities. " Anyllunl( t'llll lit' btmng tf 11 sp1rit of Black History series ends informally. lllqliii'Y as not hrtlU)!.!ht to 11 . ·· :-; nys tirnhum. ··t·:vt•n tustory ..

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are macte. By Christien A. Verstraete MARIA AND J ULIAN'S BLACK POT­ TERY is a historical film of the famed pot­ Ten world renowned craft films will be ter Maria Martinez and her late husband shown free of charge at Columbia's first Julian. It shows the step-by-step process of floor gallery Monday, March 19 through the " black non black" pottery. March 31. BASKETRY OF THE POMO shows in The J6mm color films will be run as part slow motion closeups and animation the of the Ethnic and American Folk arts pro­ ten basket making techniques of the tribe. ject, directed by Susann Craig. The Third MAKING A CELLO follows the trans­ International Craft Film Festival will give formation of cello by 62-year-old Alex Mc­ AVAILABLE the general public and crafts people the op­ Curdy from beginning to end. portunity to view the international collec­ HOT GLASS begins in the workshop of tion of films covering everything from Simon Pearce in Ireland, as he blows a jug 914 GL2·2121 ·stencil-dyeing to basket-weaving. and goblet. Other glassblowers from Eu­ The films will also be made available to rope and America are also shown demon­ Chicago-area teachers for classroom strating their glassblowing techniques. usage, when they are not being shown in CHAIRMAKER follows 80-year-old the Columbia Gallery. Some of the award Dewey Thompson in Kentucky as he winning films are described below : creates rough hewn furniture. The film THE ART OF ISE PAPER PATTERNS shows Thompson as he strips branches introduces the home industry of Shirako, from a tree, works the wood and fits the where the stencils used in stencil-dyeing pieces together to form a rocking chair.

Mon Tues March Fri Sat r-----~----~----- ~-----r-~~,-~~, to.3o I 19 2o 21 23 24 t2•30 A 8 C By J\1 rc hat•l BrshOp from the Chicago \enter for Conlt•mpor.try Photography 1:30 3•30 C A 8 Bishop's lens sees illusions f----2--,6-+--- 27f-- 2s ---- 2-+9 - - --30 t----3i t0•30 texture and form, or it could take on i2•30 A .8 By Rene Hanson phallic connotations. i •30 Michael Bishop uses space and form, Bishop's photos go beyond the ostensible 3•30 A 8 colors and textures to lend meaning to his to take on other meanings. In an interview c c i pictures. But mostly he uses magic, or in "Issues/Information," Bishop stated: A B c rather illusion. Every Michael Bishop " ... The biggest thing that interests me is Mak1ng a c~no Hot Glass CeS<~fs Bark Canoe print was photographed subtley, with a the aspect of optical illusions, and how Ch a 1 r ma ~er The Art of l$e Basketry of the Pomo perspective distortion lens. The result is The Working Process Paper Patterns Maua and Jul1an's those function within the photograph itself, of the Korea n Poner Part of Your L0111ng Black Ponery pictures that acquire new meanings while still possessing all the other ramifi­ Folk Art 1n F.nland through the change of perspective. cations, such as formal considerations, ar­ Bishop's photos are on exhibit until April rangements, colorations and things of that 14th at the Chicago Center for Contem­ nature ...The manipulation of the subject porary Photography. matter becomes more important than the Charles Desmarias, CCCP director, of subject itself. Students film grab Kudos the Center, states that Bishop has chosen As seen in many of Lee Friedlander to photograph, "objects we have made to By Alan Bean This particular piece is a group project by control-quite literally-ourselves, each photos, Bishop unifies two opposing a Tech I class. other and the forces of nature. Fences, elements to create a photographic pun. The Pick Congress Florentine room was "Breakdown in Black and White, " dealt guard rails and aqueducts, sidewalks and These are purposeful mistakes that give us filled to capacity on Friday evening, with assault of a black man by a white walls, appear again and again giving the cause to question: Does a photo represent March 2nd, in anticipation of viewing Col­ gang after his car had broken down. The apperarance of 'flatness'. Bishop in­ the "real" world, or does it represent the umbia College student films. interesting twist to this is that the victim troduces these elements which help earn world as seen through the eye of the Tony Loeb, head of the film department, takes everyone's picture first hoping that him the label of a formalist to heighten the photographer? made opening comments before the someone might discover the camera which impression of impregnability. He strictly screening began. The event was to take ap­ would lead to the assailants possible con­ One Bishop photograph shows a proximately two hours and twenty limits our ability to 'enter' the picture." pleasantly blue sky with a smooth wide viction. Bishop's photos certainly do have a minutes. without interruption. strip of white clouds running through it. In Four projectors had been set up for the Included also were a number of blocked effect. It reminds us of the feeling the foreground there is a long factory wall, we get when trying to view a sunset and continuous filin viewing. As each one of the documentaries. The first, called "Wilie painted a blue that nearly matches the films ended, another was started in its Paul," concentrates or. the life of a paper find that it is blocked out by several sky. Running through the blue wall is a overlapping buildings. Bishop uses similar place, Therefore, this made possible a one mill worker after he separates from his painted strip of white. The color blending hundred percent attention ratio to no dead wife. He is remorseful sod can't figure out overlapping elements to "block-up" his of the sky with the wall and the real clouds, pictures but instead of being frustra:ed by spots. Twenty four films were slotted. why it happened after 23 years of mar­ with the simulated painted clouds, gives riage. this approach, we find it uniquely one cause to wonder if that factory wall The viewing star_ted with a film called beautiful. .. Pickup," a group project done by a Tech "To Die A Cowboy," by James Wright,' isn't a thing of beauty in itself. Or is it only evolves around the story of a black One example of this is a black-and-white beautiful because of the context in which it 1 class. The storyline involves a mangy photo by Bishop in which the background looking pervert who follows an unrecep­ cowboy's life in the rodeo, and "Water Col­ was presented in the picture? The picture or Painter," portrays an artist who ex­ is a deep-ridged canyon, obstructed by a is only one example of the many illusions tive waitress everywhere she goes. The huge piece of. bulbous steel in the film was done in black and white with no plains what it is like to be creative and the Bishop creates. senseoffreedom that accompanies it. foreground. We get that confined feeling of Instead of striking a contrast between sound. as were many of the movies that followed . The animation features began with a one shape overwhelming another. It is nature and man, Bishop has assimilated through this "style" that the photo ac­ These films included many subjects very cosmic introduction into their forte. It them together, so that what we thought of rivaled that of "Star Wars" or "Close En­ quires other meanings. It could be a sim­ before as totally incongruous coupling has, such as the singles scene, as represented ple statement of technology overwhelming in "City Streets," by Jay O'Rourke, a Tech counters." There were four films in all, in photos at least, acquired a unique beau­ ranging from stick characters to clay nature. It could be a study of contrasts of ty. ll student. Jay combined shots of Chicago's main thoroughfares of en­ people depicted in various situations and tertainment with southern boogie settings. background music to depict the mood of One film in particular that really drew Saturday night-out cruising. Also included reaction from the crowd dealt with the suc­ in this category was " Imaginary Lover," cessful cult film, " Rocky Horror Picture by Tom Corby, a Tech I student. It's the Show." Jim Doherty,

Made for TV: student interview transformed

By Rene Hansen

Harry Porterfield is subtly bouncing up and down. The song is disco; it's part of Eddie William's radio program on Colum­ bia's WVRX. Porterfield says he loves disco. "Very creative. I like to go to discos a lot. " Porterfield is here to interview Colum­ bia College student Eddie Williams for the "Someone You Should Know" series, which airs Tuesdays and Thursdays on CBS News at 6:00p.m. Eddie Williams is blind. He could be a remarkably well-adjusted individual or he could be an absolute terror; Harry Porter­ field doesn 't know which yet. Porterfi eld, as it turns out, doesn't know anything about Eddie Williams besides the fact that he is a blind man who wants to be a radio D.J . " I have some standard questions," Por-terfield told me, "such as how long have you been blind and why did you choose to become a D.J. ?" Eddie Williams walked in and Porterfield indeed did ask him how he had become blind. Williams replied, factually, that he had lost his Porter field a'nd Eddy Williams/photo by Mike Aba los eyesight due to cataracts at age six. Porterfield asked what adjustments Williams had had to make to become a Perhaps he had been containing it demanded a direct answer. " I may be able It got so that he knew my voice. He even D.J. Williams explained, again factually, throughout his disco bouncing but once the to get my eyesight back. But I don't like to knew when I was going to call." how he typed his commercials out in camera lights went on, Harry Porterfield think about it. I won't get my hopes up." It was clear Porterfield was asking the Braille, how he taped Braille names onto took off his glasses, picked out his hair " It's incredible," Porterfield said. "You same questions he had asked in the each record, etc ... All this went on during with his fingers and became the ace have a chance to regain your sight and yet preliminary round, only this time they the preliminary run-through, that is the reporter that we know and love on channel you're not worried about it." were rephrased to include the emotions of practice interview that occurs before the two. Again Porterfield asked a question that the reporter. In return, they demanded the microphones and cameras are on. had been asked in the first round. "You are true emotions of the interviewed subject. It seemed an amatuer performance. "You told me earlier," Porterfield said, really set upon a career as a D.J." "That's " Amazing," Porterfield kept uttering, Where were the reporter's tricks? What " that you lost your eyesight due to right," Williams replied. And then Porter· " You're really amazing!" Yes, Williams made Porterfield's any different from cataracts at age six." "That's right," field shocks us with a resounding, " Why?" is amazing. But just as amazing is the on­ other interviews? Where was the style? Williams replied. " Well, cataracts can be " When I was a kid," Williams replied, " I camera mannerisms which turn ordinary The finesse? The warmth? The personali­ repaired through surgery; can'tthey?" listened to this one D.J . all the time. This quizzing into a TV interview ... or per­ ty? On camera, it was there alright. The question was asked directly and guywas my idol.l'dcallhim up every day. formance.

"The Deer Hunter" zeroes in on the heart of the 'Nam story' any war changes you DeNiro's character is revealed most in a by Rene Hanson hunting trip he and his friends take as a There is a certa in irony in Vietnam as farewell venture. Though his friends have seen in "The Deer Hunter." We I the U.S.> gone to drink beer and play, DeNiro has went there to secure the lives of the in- · gone as the deer hunter. Instinctively -he nocent, 1or at least that was the ostensible knows where to hunt for the deer. It's as if reason, the reason we believed in >, and we he was born with an animal sense. ended up losing our own. The director then makes a sharp transi­ There is one general concensus regar­ tion from the hunting scene in Pennsyl­ ding Vietnam - that is. to forget about it. vania to the jungles of Vietnam, where rd about the Everything you've hea men are suddenly the prey in a cruel hunt­ movie is true. Yes, it is long: about three ing game. hours. Yes. it is about Vietnam. And yes, it is depressing. But don't let a ll this frighten The viewer sees a dazed a nd wounded you. Go see it. If nothing else, go see it for DeNiro, quietly watching Viet Cong in­ DeNiro. As usual, his performance is low specting the rubble of a burnt -{Jut village. key yet somehow kinetic. A wounded woman emerges from one of It is the story of three men who make the the burning huts with her baby in one hand journey from their small town of Clairton. and her other arm outstretched, as if to Pennsylva nia, to the jungle~ of Vietnam. plead for mercy. Before she can utter a The director sets us up like the deer that word. she is gunned down by the soldier. DeNiro stalks at the beginn ing of the Throughout the movie we witness more movie. "One shot. .. DeNiro says of the ' bombings, bloodshed and torture which deer. ··Make it clean. Make it count or inevita bly result in the mental and don ' ~ bother." Director Michael Cimino physical deteriora tion of men. Of the three took his one shot. It was right on target. friends who went to war, DeN iro a lone sur­ The first major scene of the movie takes vives untouched. But then he was the deer place at a wedding reception, where we hunter. He always knew how to outwit an are introduced to the various characters. animal. They are all quintessentially smalltown. Most of us never wanted an honest re­ These are the men who like nothing bet­ enactment but there it is, in all its ugly ter than to relax with a nice cold beer after poignancy: war. a long hard day at the steelmills. These are the women who giggle and shyly eye the The fihl) wisely avoids making a specific men they'd like to marry. Even the comment on whether the war was right or wrong. If it had it would have been too easy marriage is that of a small town boy 1 John " pro-war" or "anti-war" and the Savager who in that tradition of small to label it simple story about fbe fate of three men town scandal, got his girl friend pregnant would have been lost in the moral dilem­ and who then, in that tradition of small D<'N iro and Savage attempt to escap <> m " The D eer Hunter" town nobility, married her and vowed to ma . love her till death do they part. One co nd iision '\hat we cannot deny, ~..,;olumbia Col lege wo rk The wedding is held iri'tl)at fortre,ss of .trow$v,llJt,; is that roost of us would have HYPNOSIS, HJALINGANO REIN CARNATION ard/work study job positions the middle-class - The Veterans' Ad­ been 'content sweeping Vietnam into that WORKS HOP FOR BEGINNERS are now available for the ministration Hall. World War II vets come vast Am erica n melting pot of things to be Experienceil Leader spring 1979 semester. Ap· in tlj_e ir uniforms ;tP.I\PP)aud -DeNi(o and forgotten. "The Deer Hunter" has at· Tuesday 7-tO PM'Cost $1 0 plications can be picked up in . his two yo~n g friends· who are leavmg to tempted to save Vietnam ·from· obscurity : • .• f.O< 11\lo

I Ramones new sound keeps punk rock alive and please crowd of followers at Aragon. By Mike Levi" the time they set foot on stage. The fault here li es not. with the crowd, though they -· The media has said that punk rock is did go a bit over board in their taunts. but dead and that a ll the punkers have with the promoters who should have fo llowed the Sex Pistols in to musical known bett er than to mix a heavy metal obliviOn. That ·s not quite true in Chicago. band and a new wave audi ence. Twenty-five hundred fans crowded the The Hamones blasted onto the stage Aragon ballroom last month to watch the pro,·ing that the wait was well worth it. return of the last remaining U.S. punkers. Though the Aragon's poor acoustics often The Ramones. power their way through obscured the lyrics. the band overcame more than two dozen numbers in a ninety this obstacle and whi pped the crowd into minute set. line. The Hamones music is simple and The evening started out with an unusual forcefu l and the strength they present it band. The Fabulous Poodles, whose unique wi th is a major reason for their success. style blends a violin into their power pop Moving literally non-stop from song to sound, softening it and rendering them a song. the band ran through a full sample of delight to the ear. their five a lbums, including some The Poodles were followed by the heavy unreleased music from the upcoming metal thunder of The Godz, in what was a n movie Rock and Roll High School. The new amazing example of how not to program a tunes have a lighter, more delicate touch AI Jarreau wows Mill Runfphot· concert. The Godz are a fair to middlin than some of their previous material and heavy rock band , which was the last thing may signal a new direction for these hear­ that punk/ new wave fans wanted to hear. ty survivors. Punk rock dead'! Not with the The Godz put up with constant abuse from Hamonesaround. At Jarreau wins more raves The upcoming concerts highlight of his performance, but Jarreau 'by J ocelyn Gites really captured the audience with his most Supertramp headlines it popular song, "Take Five." His rendition Friday, Feb. 23, the Mill Run Theater of the song left everyone there engulfed March 26 ... Gino Vanelli brings his melodic audience got what they came for. AI Jar­ and captivated with his vocal precision. By Mike Levin reau, who was recently awarded (for the jazz sound to the Chicago Stadium Opening the act for Jarreau was a sur­ Ma rch 28 ... Supertramp at the Am ­ second time), a Grammy for " Best Jazz Thtngs are thawing out. As the weather Vocal Performance" for 1978, proved to prisingly talented newcomer, Angie warms up, many rock artists are begin­ phitheatre March 29 .. .The queen of folk music, Miss the audience just why he won that award. BoField. Judging from her opening per­ ning to venture into the northern cli mes. Jarreau's instrumental-like vocals formance, BoField's debut album "Angie" Things a re starting to pick up all over town Judy Collins. a t the Park West flooded the theater, leaving the audience is just a small sample of her exquisite as a wide range of musicians come to March :u ... The Punk - ~'unk sound of Rick J ames a t the Auditorium. completely in awe. Jarreau's melodic skill. Chicago. Here's the next two weeks wort h ~ The new wave power of the lloomtown vocal range took on the instrumental pitch Her best number by far was the rendi­ March 21. .. Easy rock with Nicolette Lar­ Hats at U'ginnings of flutes. drums, and congas perfectly. His tion of her latest hit, " Under the Moon and son at the Park West April 2.. Phocbe Snow comes to orth­ performance was truly jazz at its best. Over the Sky." Jusging from the au­ .March 23 ... The hard power of Nazareth a t wcstcrn's Pick Steiger Auditorium in Jarreau's selections !rom his latest hit dience's response, Angie BoField will not the Aragon t:vanston album, " All Fly Home," was the main be a mere opening act for long. NICK'S CARRY-OUT 543 So. Wabash, 663-1476 OUR 80th YEAR BREAKFAST Two Fresh Eggs any style ...... _...... 95' CENTRAL CAmERA LUNCHEON Gyros Plate ...... - ... - . . . $2.75 Chicken Dinner ...... $1 .95 *PLAIN SANDWICHES* Gyros Sandwich ...... _... $1 .85 Hamburger ...... _...... _.... _... . _...... $1 .05 Cheeseburger ...... •...... $1 .15 Italian Beef ...... : ...... • ...... •....•... $1.75 Italian Beef Combo ...... •...... $2.05 Bacon, lettuce, Tomatoe ...... _ .... _ ...... $1.35 ~El~f.~ci :: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ii: Polish Sausage ...... $1 .15

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