David Bowie progresses into scary monsters

hy Jay Gruhh David Bowie-Scary Monsters RCA wonderfully by female vocals in Japanese. Can an artist be strange and progressive "Fashiorf' IS a dance song, sort of like while still being commercially accessible to "Fame" with the mechanical fascism of Gary It finally h<;tl.?pened . It was :an .import the masses? This time the answer from Neuman. The single release, "Ashes to album I had just bought, 'and was very Bowie is a resounding yes. That this is Ashes", is a moody number featuring the anxiou~ to hear. As I whipped it out of the considered the fourth album in a series is return of Major Tom. cover I failed to notice that it was missing made clear by the appearance of Bowje's last Also of note is the title track, a rocker something, or rather it had something it three records on the cover (Low, Heroes, sung in a low brooding voice, and "Kingdom should have been missing (if you're already and Lodger). The difference is that the Come", a ballad by Tom Verlaine (ex­ lost, take a drink and start over at "As I average rock listener will enjoy Scary Television singer/songwriter). The former, whipped"... )After about a half an hour of Monsters. The other three require some "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)", stubbornly attempting to place the record on . getting use to. personifies Bowie's lyrical approach, which my turntable I discovered the problem. Bowie has some interesting help on the one critic described as bits and pieces of a What the disc had was extra vinyl, what it album. Peter Townshend .provides a variety diary, "She asked me to stay and I stole her lacked was a hole. of sparkling guitar work on the cut, room/ She asked for my love and I gave her a I didn't feel like taking it right back, so I "Because You're Young," and Roy Brittan, dangerous mind/Now she's stupid in the tried to put a hole in it myself with a heated from Springsteen's E. Street Band, adds street and she can't socialize / I love the little nail. I thought, that will show those snotty piano on a few songs. Old friends Robert girl and 111 love till the day she dies .. She English bastards. Well, now I have this piece Fripp, Carlos Alomar, and Tony Visconti began to wail jealous screams/ Waiting at of vinyl that looks like Mount St. Helens. I also join in. the lights know what I mean." took it back once, but I left before the Anyway, here are this week's reviews, The music covers quite a range. "It's No No, Bowie, I don't, but I really enjoy ':alesman stopped laughing. minus the Mount, of course. Game" has a quirky rhythm set off trying.

Frat sponsors clothing drive for housing proj ect

hy Carol Lewi.~ may later be utilized to gain additional importance of individual and group funds. Right now, thec10thingdriveisinfull ," conflict filled environment. participation in community life as well as the Howard also acknowledges how the Within this world of chaos, greed, and self swing .with the bulk of the donations being benefits of attaining quality education. The stored at Hillcrest. . fraternity responded to the community with preservation, one can still find evidence of necessity of active community life and an compassion and their eagerness to assist in people helping people. The brothers of the enriching education is exemplified in the the development and positive growth of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity are giving of The fund raiser itself is a localized effort Alpha Phi Alpha mottos, "Education is community. Although they will not receive themselves to benefit those who are less by the fraternity to help the development "First,' and First of All, Servants of All, We the actual items of clothing until December, fortunate due to personal or social and enrichment of the Black community in Shall Transcend All". according to Elaine Howard, the Baltimore. Although they participate in circumstances. The fraternity is sponsoring The time and effort of the men of Alpha community is well aware of the Alpha effort national functions like the Million Dollar a clothes drive to benefit the residents of the Phi Alpha has not gone unrecognized. and is grateful. When the items are actually Campaign Fund which disperses money to Lexington Terrace, Edgar Allan Poe Elaine Howard, housing manager of the dispersed, they will be given out according to the NAACP, United Negro College Fund, housing pr'0ject in Baltimore City. Lexington Terrace, Edgar A.Han Poe need. and the National Urban League, their local housing project, expresses gratitude and The fraternity plans to make the formal Mark Poindexter, president of the activity is more profound, for they joyful compassion for the participants i~ the presentation on October I in which it will be immediately see the results of their effort--be fraternity, expressed confidence and hopes clothes drive. In speaking of the projects televised by WJZ and WMAR. of attaining an abundant supply of clothing it a smile or tear. To casu,1 observers, the themselves, she notes the physical abuses of To make donations: to be distributed to the needy occupants as main function of a sorority or fraternity Drop off donations in Dorm 3, Rm. 159 or seems to be the organization of bake sales poverty and highlights the "goodness" and well as a surplus to be put into storage for call 455- 2833 for possible pick up. emergency use. Uances and other activites and discos. Poindexter emphasizes the beauty of the people who exist in this

Dark dingy Rat affords academic R&R with cheap Slids

b)' Paul Minehart In preparing this review, I found an in­ teresting if somewhat eerie story about the Football on large screen color TV while room that now houses the Rat. The Hillcrest drinking beer and eating pizza ~ Afte'r a long day of classes and an evening of Building originally belonged to Spring hitting the books at the library it would be Grove State Hosital (the rest of the hospital nice to have a place. close by, to go have a is just across Wilkens Ave.) and was used in The Rat has a couple at teatures that beer and relax. Well, there is such a place the treatment of the criminaly insane. The everyone will want to know about, like door here on campus. basement area, where the Rat is located, was prize night and free pop corn night. If you It seems that every college needs a bar right the maximum security section, with thick have never been to a door prize night at the on campus; c.c.c. has its Loft, College Park steel and concrete walls. Note the cell Rat you've been missing out on some unique has the Voo and U M BC follows suit with the doorways next time you're there; the walls give-away items. Tom plans several of these Rat. between the cells have been removed to nights each semester. Lamps, beer signs, T­ shirts and more are given away. These nights The Rat , short for rathskeller, is in the . provide room for tables and chairs. tradition of German rathskellers; a basement Built about 50 years ago. the buildng with are well advertised and the next one is in bar and rsstaurant where people meet for its basement known as the "hole" was ' about two weeks. Speaking of T-shirts, you conversation. It is an informal place where U M BC's first Administration Building (the can purchase the new Rat T-shirt at the Book UMBC students and their friends can get office of the Chancellor is now the office of Center. together. have a few cold ones, and maybe a the SGA president). Now the building slice or two of pizza. houses several student organizations, in­ Decorated with beer company curtains and Unfortunatley, students at this school don't cluding the Retriever offices. Tom Cutter Irnamens, the Rat has as pleasant and seem to patronize the Rat as well as they can tell you some unbelievable stories about rmal an atmoshere as you'H find could. Don't get me wrong. there is usually a that place. especially about the "hole". here. Come on, show some school good sized crowd to be found. but its always it, support your very own campus the same people. the regulars who show up to Now, on to a more pleasant topic, the Rat r.athskeller. Come up the hill and go down enjoy the benefits of an on-campus bar. Rathskellar Is frequen~d into the "hole" to the Rat. itself. by faithful few. Over the years. manager Tom Cutter has tried to round out the Rat's appeal to attract Naturally, the Rat is operated with college choose from one light and three domestic all students. Constantly trying to please the students in mind. Hours are 8:00 p.m.-I :00 brands of beer. Pitchers are available for expectations of a varied student body. Tom a.m. on Monday, Thursday, Friday and $2.65 (you can't beat that). An 1.0. and a two has added to or changed the food, drinks and Saturday (the Rat extension office, in the dollar deposit are required on each pitcher. entertainment each year. Commuter Cafeteria, opens from 11:30 a.m.- I have been going to the Rat for a long time 3:30 p.m. every Friday). Thursday night has Along with drinks, the Rat serves snack and each year it gets better. Under the traditionally seen the largest crowds but only foods. There are three: soft pretzels - $.25, a direction of Tom Cutter, the Rat has seen every other week. Dorm parties are held bag of pop-corn-$.35 and pizza (by the slice)­ quite a few changes and now, as its manager every other Thursday and the Rat cannot $.50 or $4.00 for a large, whole, cheese pizza. says. "This place has got a lot of class." compete with the prices. - By the way, the Rat would like it to be known that carry out service is available for pizza. I would expect that many at U M BC are That brings me to another satisfying feature quite familiar with and know exactly where of the Rat: prices. As you might expect with There is no live music at the Rat. Tom says the Rat is located but there are some new low overhead. prices can also be low. Com­ it is just to hard to please everybody's students here this fall and maybe they don't pared to local bars the Rat is at least $.10-.15 musical taste. So, a sound ,system entertains know .... yet. You will find the Rat in the cheaper, item for item. with albums or FM radio. Two pinball basement of the Hillcrest Building, which is A regular beer is just $.55, or a full pint, ( 16 machmes have been ordered. Football fans next to the new apartment complex. ' oz.). is $.70 and every beer drinker can can catch all the action of Monday Night