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Volume XIV Number 8 Monday, December17,1984 Columbia College, Chicago Promising job outlook brightens future . . . . experience greater dtfficulty m findmg By Patrick Z. McGavin nation's I million graduates. Only 3 areas-accounting and sales and marketing have skyrocketed for the employment and generally being paid To the college grl!lfuate who must percent predicted a stagnant economy. less than their peers in other fields. wrestle wifh the decision of whether to Because of continually improving graduates holding master's degrees. Fifty two percent will receive more job That pattern continues, and Lund test the job market or improve his aca economic. indicators, corporations will quist doesn't expect to see comparable demic profile, Northwestern Uni hire 15 percent more graduates with offers in accounting holding master's degrees than as early a year ago. In job market rates regarding liberal arts versity's recently released 1985 Endicott bachelor's degrees than a year ago. for nearly 10 years. "The only grad Report is welcome news. For 'master's degrees, Lundquist said sales and marketing, a 14 percent in crease is predicted. uates not getting an increase will be So says Victor Lundquist, the uni 13 percent more. students with liberal arts degrees, who versity's placement director; who In the 16 areas and its related fields, Other signs of the nation's continued authored the 39th edition of the 13 showed signs of significant appeal fascination with high tech areas, such nationally-recognized report that to the college graduate. Leading as computers, are evident. In the Graph: Page 3 gauges job opportunities for college the way in job availability is economics market, which currently places greater graduates. · and finance, which rose 65 percent; flexibility on hardware education than will see a starting salary of just over In the newest report, issued last business administration rose 34 per · programming capabilities, 11 percent $18,000 for the second straight year. " Thursday, Lundquist reported two cent; and engineering, up 18 percent_ more students are apt to find work. Lundquist also noted corporations thirds of the 250 corporations taking from predicted 1983 job placement But in news which tempters . the and business were divided by part in the survey across the country levels. excitement for Columbia students, the importance of grades as a determining predicted a healthy market for the Two other . traditionally strong report shows liberal arts majors will factor in hiring practices. Continued on page 3 Environmental issues spawn class media has the awesome responsibility - -By-Joseph Collins· - issues of importance to the general effect of. media coverage of el)viron public that are environmental in of being one of the most powerful mental issues and their effect on legis If Harvey Davis has his way, every nature, has a good chance to be a part P.ublic educators there is," he said. lation and laws regarding the issues. journalist, whether in the print or of the Spring, 1985 class schedule, 'What the media reports forms the Very often, public concern over the re broadcast medium, will be a little bit according to Davis. public's perception of reality." porting of an environmental disaster of an environmentalist as well as an Davis, who has been the director of In his eyes, Davis sees that too many (such as the recent pesticide leak and investigative reporter. health and hygeine for Velsicol Chemi current reporters are not as knowledge the hundreds of subsequent deaths in Davis hopes· to get under way with cal Corporation, an international able as they need to be when covering India) that causes the public to lobby his plans of educating journalists on company headquartered in Chicago, stories that may be environmental or their congressmen to pass or introduce environmental issues through a class believes that the media are a prime scientific in nature. Too often, it seems legislation that would help prevent a he will be teaching at Columbia, factor in influencing public opinion, to him, reporters have the tendency to similar disaster from occurring in the titled Environmental Haz;ards and especially on issues that pertain to a take the information related to them future. the Media. The class, which will cover large portion of the people. "The by "experts -in the field" as fact Davis stresses that the class is to without checking its validity, usually teach reporters specialized techniques because they do not know who to con for dealing with environmental issues. tact to verify such information. Such He wants them to be able to ask serious unverified material is in turn passed on questions on various subjects, and to to thousands of reading, listening and be able to be confident. and display at viewing members of the public. least a basic grasp of the issues. Davis' idea is to educate the reporters "The greater your knowledge is of a of the future on environmental hazards subject, the more information the via his course. He does not plan to experts will relate to you," he added. criticize or offer solutions to various Although this course was designed environmental issues, but rather to with reporters in mind as its mainbody give his students the basic knowledge of students, the course can also be and tools with which to deal with and viewed from the other side, as an - - understand the issues. invaluable aid to those students who These techniques will include the in may go on to become public relations depth study of the background of the personnel for corporations which are various issues, learning the terms and involved with providing substances or language used by scientists and environmentalists, as well as learning which regulatory and other agencies keep track of various corporations 'The media has awesome respon involved with the production of chemicals, nuclear power and other sibility .... and forms the public's potential hazards. perception of reality.' Davis claims that the media has been behind in understanding environ mental hazards for years, even in a services that are possible environmental simple a matter as the words haz;ards hazards. and risk, which are used interchange "Companies are always looking for ably by members of the media. public relations people who have an "A hazard is the inherent amount of understanding of and a rapport with danger related to something, such as the media," Davis said. " The effort of chemical, or nuclear power; a risk is the manufacturers of Tylenol after the the chance that a hazard will become poisoning scare is a terrific example a reality," Davis explained. "Not of P.R. work. If their P.R. people enough people, especially reporters, weren't as good as they were the know the difference." company would probably be out of lbrftJ p.YII wullto 1-" a coane

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lived in Austria and were noted for their perfection Confidentiality hurt Stop Wabash graffiti of the Viennese waltz. To tbe Editor: To tbe Editor: Richard Strauss, by conirast, was born in 11:1uni~h, We in the Bursar's Office are bound by the con I am writing this letter to let the person or persons German and had no relation to Johann's fam1ly. fidentiality of. individual student's financial records. who have been placing their graffitti (gang symboys) Richard lived until the middle of this century and, Therefore, we are unable to rebut such an attack on the walls of the fifth floor in the 623 S. Wabash influenced by Richard Wagner, was noted for ~is as you printed in this column on Nov. 19. An building know that such tactics are not wanted nor expressive tone poems that broke the conservative appeal procedure was already in progress on this are they appreciated. classical forms. · student's behalf and we believe the Columbia If you wish to go about defacing public property, Although the error printint the Chronicle may Chronicle should not participate in an attempt to please do so in you own neighborhoods. seem trite, it is important not to confuse these two subvert this confidential procedure in public print. Also, the person who wrote their response under very distinct composers who each contributed to the Peggy O'Grady neath the symbol, how do you know the symbol flavor of "2001." · Bursar represented a black gang. I, for one, don't appreciate Joseph Kohler· seeing the word "nigger" written on the wall any So, to all you gang members and racist individuals, Dissatisfied reader leave your ignorance and prejudices at home. Advisor l es Brownle-t Columbia neither needs nor wants them. Tb tile Editor: Eclite>Mn

Eight more shopping days

By Juli ~ Haran Chiffonruer is open Monday ager, said, " Our most popular Are you at a lost for what to Saturday from 1-8 p.m. They'll Christmas gift items are our buy the loved ones on your hol be having a special "gigantic poster reproductions, espec iday ~ift list this year? fur sale" starting Dec. 12. ially the Notre Dame prints." Hesitant to buy dad another Right next door to Columbia These reproductions are of tie? Sick of slippers for mom? is Spertus College (618 S. Mich advertisements from the Dreading the "bleep, bleep" igan) . Their gift shop (open '30s and '40s. Many are of past sound of another computer Monday-Thursday from 10-S Chicago-sponsored events game for little brother? p.m. and Friday and Saturday including a World'~ Fair poster If you answered " Yes" to from 10-3 p.m.) specializes in and prints of works at the any of the above questions, original works of art. Chicago Art Institute. read on to find out where and They carry handcrafted Poster Plus is open daily what to buy this season that silver and golf jewelry as well from 10-6 p.m., and on will be cherished. With a little as one-of-a-kind sculptures and Sundays from noon-S p.m. imagination, you can make weavings. Some of their art If you have to buy for some everyone's holiday wish come objects are pric~d as low as one with a yen for sweets, · true. $2. Hixon's Popcorn at 66 E. Just a few blocks from Deborah Bloom, a sales rep Jackson is the place to shop. Columbia's Michigan Ave. resentative for the shop, said, Laroy Smith, a sales clerk at building is Chifforuer's. Rag "Most of our items come from Hixon's, said, "We have you some of your Salon (980 S. Michigan). It's a Chicago artists, although we do cheese, carmel and a seasoned carry anything that a depart great place to shop for those carry works from Israel and the popcorn, plus our own giet own or buy them (a great ment store would. We aren't people on your list who like to Mideast. All proceeds from our popcorn. The diet is air-popped way to make some gift cash.) trying to compete. We want dress with style, but at afford sales go directly to the college." without salt or oil so it's really Aspidistra carries a huge our items to be uruque." able prices. For people shopping for a low cal." . Hixon's carries a array of hard-covered books, ideal for gift giving. They're Dimples and Sawdust has a line Chifforuer specializes in special gift to give for Hanukah, complete line of decorative of antique dolls as well. Dooley vintage clothes. Mi Johnson, Spertus' gift shop houses a Christmas canisters, in two open daily from noon-S p.m. A wonderful "new" book said, "These are more for one of• the store's managers, wide variety of hanukiahs and sizes for gift giving ($18-$27). collectQrS than kids." said, "We carry fashions which menorahs. These special They also have popcorn tree store, a step above the usual, is date from the 1920s to the candle-holders come in brass, ornaments. Sandmyer's at 714 S. Dearborn. Of course everyone has early 1960s. Over four decades ceramic, silver and even glass. Hixon's holiday motto, "no Sandmyer's carries the type of someone to buy for who has to choose from." Prices range from $2S-$1SO. assembly required. One size fits books which can' t be found EVERYTHING. What can you In addition to a wide Poster Plus at 210 S. Mich all. Doesn't taste like fruit any place else. They also house get a person like this? Well, selection of dresses, suits, skirts cake." Hixon's is open from a complete line of cards, mag- now you're asking for the stars·. igan is the place to go for a azines and stationary. · and sweaters, Chiffonier also gift with " flare." Poster Plus 11:30-6 p.m., Monday-Friday. And the stars are your answer. has a special designer rack of carries prints of every sort, and Shopping for someone Dimples and Sawdust gift new clothes items from . studious? What better gift than shop (3933 W. 63rd St.) is a By simply picking up the they come framed or un store for the young and the Chicago-area black designers. framed depending on your a book? Aspidistra Bookshop phone and calling the Inter young at heart. Dimples and national Star Registry at Jermick6, Andre' Smith and budget. (2630 N. Clark) specializes in Everett are used books. They'll even trade Sawdust is open Monday, 441-8S20, you can buy that Thursday, and Friday from 10- person with everything, a star. 8 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday For $3S , a star is named after and Saturday from 10-S p.m. the person receiving it, they are and Sundays from noon-S p.m. sent official papers telling them Russ Dooley, the store's about their star, where to owner, said, "Christmas seems exactly locate it and a list of to remind people of Kewpie other registered stars (it will be dolls." In addition to a won named after them forever). derful selection of Kewpies, Proceeds go to the Inter Dooley carries teddy bears, national Star Registry for Shirley Temple dolls, Cabbage astrological research. Patch kids' doll clothes, por celain Cabbage Patch dolls, Precious Moments figurines, So forget the ties, slippers Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, and computer games this New-Born babies and Christ holiday season. It's I984 and mas ornaments including time to give a gift that will be one-of-a-kind bone China cherished always. angels for the top of the tree. Dooley said, "We don't

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DRINKING AND DRIVING

CAN KILl A FRIENDSHIR J Row

By llyce Reisman night is New Year's Eve." So for them, this evening will not Come on, be daring this New be much different. It will, how Year's Eve. Do something diff ever, include their usual party erent and exciting, like feed hats and champagne. Lip sync sharks at Neo or eat caviar at contests will be -held and they Club Hippo. hope to have some celebrities With New Year's Eve showup. creepina closer and closer, it is P .S. Chicago, 8 W. Division time to start thinking of how St., will be serving free hors you will be ushering in 198S. d'oeuvres from 8 to 10 p.m. This year, as always, there Complimentary champagne and are more than enough things to party favors will be passed do in Chicago and many out at midnight. There is a $5 places are having wild cover charge but unescored parties. ladies get in free. If you are having trouble Glngerman, 7 W. Division makin& your own plans, here St., will have live entertain are a few suggestions to get you ment from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. started. A $10 cover charge includes Neo, 23SO N. Clark St., is complimentary champagne at having a 1940s swing party. midnight, party hats and People are urged to dress favors. formally and anyohe wearing a BBC, 9 W. Division St., has black tie gets in free. A SS cover a $20 cover charge which en charge includes party favors titles you to a buffet from 9 free champagne. The club will p.m. until 1 a.m., a bottle of be redone in neon-deco atmos champagne for each couple, CkJcaao wUJ be Ja•pl• 01 Now Year'• En. Job! tbt party. P..,lo phere and at midnight, sharks party favors and hats. Live Prince," a voice said, "And I have come to play with you." Smoke engulfed the stage as flowers rained on the audience. Prince sang "Controversy" as he surfaced from underneath the stage red lights. " ...Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me? Am I what you expected me to be?" This was no Dirty Mind concert. Before the night was over, Prince would intermittently switch the concert's mood from sensual to innocent, evil to good. He would tease his audience after a non-stop sequence of songs by saying goodnight and leaving _ them to sit in darkness, screaming for him to come back on stage. Actually, there were several short breaks planned to give Prince a chance to change into his Purple Rain coQstumes while the crew changed Prl- l•cllaltes tile Ioeiia Ia tile ••d.._ u be ll•p, "Tile stage sets. Yet Prince would wait until the crowd was a..alifal 0..." dari11 OM Of Ills IIO!oHI11 I~OWIII tile R-ODI about to explode before he reappeared. Sloelltl E. llelled •P tllo crowd wllel aile opoMd for ~ 11 tloe Homo. (P~oto by Robert A. Dana). "Let's Go Crazy," "Delirious" and an extra R-1 Horlzo1. (PMto by Robert A. Dana) By Pamela Dean long version of " 1999" got everyone into a partying Beautiful Ones," ending with the question, "What is Move over Michael Jackson. The Prince of rock mood. Next, all alone on stage, Prince began playing the difference between life and death? God," he said and soul is sweeping 75 cities across the U.S. and a purple electric piano and played a few bars of a as if we should have known the answer. "Would overseas with the hottest concert show of the year. neo-classical piece before he flowed into a pleading you like to spend the night? Would like to take a bath Unless you have been living on some neighboring "You Don't Call Me Anymore," stopping once to with me?" He threw off his coat and shirt and planet, you know that the Purple Rain tour stopped ask everyone to sing " Happy Birthday" to Sheila E. climbed into a purple bathtub which slowly in Chicago last week for five steamy shows at the He resumed playing and singing a medley of "Do submerged through the floor in back oflhe stage. · Rosemont Horizon. By now, Prince and his en Me Baby" and "International Lover" when he "Computer Blue" was next, and then a lustful tourage should be finishing up shows in St. Louis stopped to pose a question to the audience. "I think " Darling Nikki." The audience was left in blackness and be on their way to Dallas, Texas. we have a lot in common, don't you? Like the as the reverse-recorded message at the end of Last Tuesday night Sheila E. opened the three number six, if you know what I mean." And then "Nikki" was-revealed. " Hello. How are you? I'm hour show, drumming her .way through her new in the next breath, "This song is dedicated to God." . fine. Because I know the Lord is coming soon, releases "The Bells of St. Mark" and the suggestive He broke into the spiritual, "God," which has the coming soon." "Erotic City." Although Prince and Sheila E. same musical composition as the instrumental, The fmal set was right out of Purple Rain as recorded "Erotic City" together, one of her band "Father's Song" feature in the movie. Prince added Prince prompted the crowd to "I Would Die 4 U" members helped her sing the sultry lyrics. Next, gospel lyrics, renamed it and released it as the for "The Man upstliirs." The medley rolled into she coaxed a man from the audience onto the stage "B" side on the " Purple Rain" single. "Baby I'm a Star." · Sheila E., Purple Rain's Valet and made him promise not to leave no matter what Revolution guitarist Wendy passed out flowers Jerome Benton, club owner Willie Smart and she did as she sang "Lipstick on Your Collar" on him during the intro of "Little Red Corvette." Then Apollonia 6's Brenda and Susan joined in on "The She sat her prize down into a chair, flirting with Prince slipped into the tearjerking ballad "The Byrd" and the classic "Purple Rain." Man behind the throne, Prine~ Rogers Nelson press. Apparently no one but Prince Prioce would prefer to let selected Prince set the record straight with the even knows how old he is or they aren't tidbits about himself reach the public Los Angeles Times during the rocky In one word, describe the country's telling. At least three popular mag through his family and proteges. Or he upstart of his career. " Let me clear hottest rock and film star. Mysterious. azines have published distinct years in may feel his private life is just that, up a few rumors while I have the After seven years in the music which he was born. They all agree he private. chance," he said. "One, my real name business, and up until the Purple Rain, was born June 7, but was it 1958, '59, The aura of mystery Prince seems to is Prince. Two, I'm not gay. And three Prince Rogers Nelson had revealed or'60? have successfully built has attributed a I'm not Jamie Starr." only a few facts about his life to the Why? One can only speculate that lot to his recent popularity and com Speculation in the mu.sic field is that mercialization. Many fans went to see Prince has written and produced songs the movie Purple Rain just to find out for The Time and other groups under Job Opportunity Board something about the person under a pseudonym Jamie Starr, a claim that neath the composer/ musician/pro Prince denie~ . ducer/singer/ talent scout. If you are trying to collect all of 6th Floor Prince's albums, the six-pack starts I Yet even his autobigraphical movie with For You (released in 1978); Prince p GALLAS does not carbon copy his life. Prince's (1979) which contains the original parents in the movie are a domestic version of Chaka Chan's hit "I Feel L mess. His black musician father has For you"; Dirty Mind (1980); COntro A given up a life on the road to settle versy (1981); 1999 (1982); and Purple down with his family. He tries to Rain (1984). c /DEUS drown his memories in alcohol. His Apparently "Computer Blue" was E Italian mother is continually beaten by her husband for anything from not ·co-written by Prince's father, also IKELLY keeping the house clean to complaining named Prince Nelson, and Lisa and about her boredom. The Kid (Prince) Wendy of the Revolution. Rolling walks in on his father firing a loaded Stone (Aug. '84) noticed the girls M pistol into his skull. co-writing credits at the end of the E McCARTHY A picture of Prince's real mother, film, although it is not on the LP. In an Ebony interview with Prince N who is black, appeared in Ebony's Nov. '84 issue along with an article senior, he said he also had a hand in the composition. T on the film star. Ebony and Rolling SEC. is the album since Stone agree that the Prince's parents Purple Rain o~ l y Saturday Night Fever to have three CRAIG were divorced when he was 7 years old. consecutive No. I singles-"When When his mother remarried a few years later, Prince ran away from Doves Cry,••• "Let's Go Crazy" and "Purple Rain." home. His natural father lives in Prince's hometown Minneapolis . .In · Look for a Prince biography from Columbia College his Ebony interview there is no Rolling Stone Press/ William Morrow mention of his ever trying to commit pu~lications coming next year. Pl~:s, 600 South Michigan suicide. Pnnce plans to market a line of unisex clothing in 1985. Pamda Dean .. . .. ~ qlfi'!~ .§~one. (~~~~ ;. .' ~3) ~eR?~ts ~ ...... In The Spotlight

R------By David Moll-----~• ·. TWILIGHT ZONE ENTERS NEW Steven Spielberg brough it to the movie DIMENSION: Rod Serling's classic screen two years ago, DeGuere says mystery/ anthology series, The Twilight that the film and the TV show are two Zone, will begin production early in completely different projects and the 198S, to hit the TV screens one more viewers will notice the difference. RErnMAN TO CALL BACK time. A sceae from "Twlllabt Zo-T1le Movie" (obo•e). Allllouab Producer Phil DeGuere will have the GHOSTBUSTER GANG: Ghost tile film wu oot 1 11ca11, CBS wW rnl•e tile douk: BIYJtery task of reviving the series for CBS, busters' producer/ director Ivan Reit aeries 11ext year. (Pboto courteoy of w..-lltoo.) being &iven a 13-episode guarantee. man is planning on making a sequel The new Twilight Zone will be an to this year's most successful film, it's S.O.S. Phantomes; in Germany, their strengths via compatible word processors, writing the book sequent hour long, feature three storeis a week but first he wants to make sure that the Ghosthunter. itally for about a year, with one taking and use a narrator. The decision to same experience is recreated. Reitman started his success by pro up where the other left off. choose a narrator in the style of the Reitman has been reading several ducing off-Broadway's National ' They ended up with a 4000-page late Seeling has not yet been made. scripts including Ghostbusters 2, Lampoon show in the early 1970s. The manuscript, which had to be trimmed CBS bought the right for The Twi to bring funnymen Bill Murray, Dan show eventually evolved into TV's Sat light Zone (which aired from 19S9 to Aykroyd and Harold Ramis together urday Night Live. He the produced a considerably. Both writers, by the way, are not telling who wrote what part of 19S4 on CBS) from Rod Serling, and on another film. successful list of movies: National the novel, but The Talisman has decided to choose 198S for its revival. Currently, Ghostbusters, which has Lampoon's Animal House, Meatballs, already convinced Steven Speilberg to grossed more than $200 million so far, Stripes, and now Ghostbusters. The Although Twilight Zone-The buy the film rights. Movie was an ill-fated release when is being introduced overseas. In France · films collectively have grossed about $500 million dollars. ROCK NOTES: " Do They Know it's It seems as though Reitman has had Christmas?," the Christmas record some success by casting Saturday made by Britain's top rock stars, Night Live co-stars for his movies. He including Sting, Bob Geldof, Bono believes that the casting of these teams Vox of U2, Simon LeBon and John has enhanced the success of his movies. Taylor of Duran Duran, has become the fastest-selling single in pop history In future films for the SNL teams last week. will be: Spies Like Us, teaming Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase; The Good The record made for famine victims in Ethiopia has sold 600,000 copies in Old Days, with Eddie Murphy and Joe Britain and 1.25 million worldwide, Piscopo; andMounties, with Bill in just one week. Murray and Aykroyd. The record features 38 of Britain's A LONG REIGN OF TERROR FOR top pop musicians, known collectively . KING AND STRAUB: The masters as Bandaid. of fright, Stephen King and Peter Some Princely figures: Movie sales Straub have been sitting at the top of for Purple Rain are $63 million; album the best-seller lists for almost two sales are over $SO million; advance months now with their collaboration, video orders are at 322,000; Purple The Talisman (Viking, $18.95). Rain has been at the top of the charts lleot...uiq ••lllor Slepb.. Kill& (left) olld filmmaker Ste.. D Speilbera. Spielbera ,_,o, boaabt tile rum· rtabu to the KIDJ· Although both have opposite for 16 weeks with two No. I singles Peter Stnub colloborodo•, The Talisman. lifestyles, the duo managed to pool with one more on the way, U2 holds the torch hjgh, keeps the fire alive

By Keith Wesol still ·aimed true. The man simply has to verbally reprimand the security also nearly identical up to the final U2's sold-out Tuesday night show at one of thebest sets of pipes in rock guards for handling a female fan too encore, ''40. ,, the Aragon Ballroom was a competent, today. roughly. After checking to see if she Bono dedicated the song to the if not spectacular concert that dis was all right, Bono launched back into Chicago Peace Museum and the crowd played a potential that the band often the song, still clearly perturbed. sang its simple chorus long after most only hints at on record. To their credit, U2 did very little of the band, except for the Edge, had Touted as one of the best live bands " U2 did not blast the audience from War, the album that earned them walked off the stage. The Edge re their guitar-army reputation. Instead, O!_l the circuit these days (a reputation but let the music do the talking, " mained strumming the songs' chords heightened by 1983's live EP release, they concentrated on some of the better and smiling as the fans continued to Under A Blood Red Sky; an album songs from their first two albums, Boy sing for a good five minutes. When he that showed how live material should and Ocotber, and the latest offering. finally put his guitar down and strolled be put on vinyl), U2 seems to have "A Sort of Homecoming" bordered If there was a problem with the off with a wave, the crowd could still grown bored with their role as stand on gorgeous, while "Sunday Bloody concert, it lay in the fact that one often be heard singing as they filed out. ardbearers for the new wave of guitar Sunday" and " New Year's Day" were got the impression that one was Opening the concert was a London dominated rock and roll. With their predictable high points and glorious all listening to the live Under A Blood Red based band called the Waterboys who recent release, The Unforgettable Fire, the same. album. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" was did a series of songs from their first and current tour, the band seems to be The recorded version of "Pride (In complete with Vox's 'This is not a rebel full-length US release, A Pagan Place, toning down their attack and going for The Name Of Love)" from The Unfor song .. .' intra as one the album. The and a fun version of the Velvet Under something with more nuance. gettable Fire was stirring enough, but perfromances and song selection were ground's, " Rock 'N' Roll.'' Opening with a version of " II live it became an overpowering anthem - O'Clock Tick Tock" that was almost that easily ranked as the best perform funky, one quickly realizes that the ance of the night. Vox dedicated the sec:ret of U2's power has much to do song to civil rights leader, Martin CARL FISCHER with Bono Box's powerful, crisp voice Luther King, and the crowd roared as with Dave Evans' (the Edge, as be's through the chorus while Bono pushed OF CHICAGO, INC. more frequently known) slash and burn it over the top. • WORLD'S LARGE.'}'T SELF.CTION guitar techniques. While the Edge Short on theatrics, U2 did not blast OF PUBLISHED MUSIC created both atmosphere and texture the audience into numbness with on one guitar, Vox picked up a six volume (they were one of the quietest • BRASS AND WOODWIND INSTRUMENT strin&er himself to join in on the bands I've ever heard) but merely I SALES AND REPAIR cascading riff and bassist Adam let the music do the talking and Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen allowed the audience to draw their own . • ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC kept up the snappy beat. conclusions. This is a different U2 than INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES A rousing rendition of "I WiU Bono's llagwaving on the "Sunday Follow" trailed with Vox and the Bloody Sunday" video would indicate. 312 SOUTH WABASH AVE. CHICAGO ~, D2lEpl_ crowd trading off vocal parts with a The crusade to convince the fans is minimal amount of cbeerleading from apparently over. 60604 the stocky singer. In the questionable With the firSt encore, "Gloria," Vox ORDER BY PHONE 427-6652 IICOUstics of the Aragon, Vox's voice brought the song to a complete stop Page 10, Columbia Chronicle Knick Knacks Monday, December 17, 1984 .Calendar HOUDAY fESTJVAL8- The Culture Center is praentina a wide and varied array of propams SW'tiiJI Dec. 2. choirs, dancers and in PHYS..ED-The Lawson YM strumenla.l ensembles and more CA is offerlna racquet ball in will celebraae Chrislmu, instruction each Saturday from Chanukah, and Kwanza. AD · 9 a.m. • noon. Colt S2. For in performances are free. For in formation contact Hal Meyer formation caiJ 346-3278. at LaWIOII OffiCeS. THE CHICAGO PUBUC RADIO-Listen to Chi<:qo's •library will be a host tonight new millie source WCRX. one-hour productions of SCIENCE-Math tutors are Charles Dickens' "A Christmas available to help studenu,: Carol" at selected neighbor faadty, and starr with all math hood libraries. Performances related problems. For infor IWiU begin on Sat., Dec. 8 and THEATER- The Steppenwolf .wiJI conclude on Thurs., Theatre Co. will present Anton Dec. 20. For Chekhov's play "THREE more information call SISTERS." It will run from 269-2891. December 5-30. For infor mation call472-4141. PLACEMENT OFFICE-Ex The Absolute Theater Co. is pands job opportunities for presenting "Beggar On Horse students and alumni, for infor back." Group rates are mation contact Mr. Harvey available. Columbia College I deus at 663-1600 (ext. 280) lith Street Theater is adding a 3 p.m. matinee for senior LIBRARY-Hours Monday · citizens. 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··'KEY COLLEGE BOWL MATCHUPS HOLIDAY BOWL-Dec. 21 holiday season brings at San Diego, 8 p.m.; Brigham Most Common Official Signals of joy and plenty Young (12-{}) vs. Michigan (6-5). When somelhing happens on lhe field lhal involves lhe officials. lh,e referee communicates what has college bowls and COTTON BOWL, Jan. I, happened to the fans. and the television audience. via a microphone and a set of hand signals. The players are at Dallas, 12:30 p.m.; Houston and physically pre (7-4) vs. Boston College(9-2). · tlie games. Rere's a FIESTA BOWL, Jan. I, at to see just how well Tempe, Ariz., 12:30 p.m.: the.game. Miami (8-4) vs. UCLA (8-3). ROSE BOWL, Jan . . I, at SECflONONE Pasadena, Calif., 4 p.m.,: USC How ntmy yards (0, 5, 10, 15) is (8-3) vs . Ohio State (9-2). a team penalized f~r: SUGAR.BOWL, Jan. I, at 1. Delay of game? _ _ -:-_ New Orleans, 6 p.m.: Louisiana Roughing the passer?_ ·_ State (8-2-1) vs. Nebraska (9-2). . Clipping below the waist?_ ORANGE BOWL, Jan. 1, Deliberately kicking a loose at Miami, 7 p.m.: Oklaho-ma bam______(9-1-1) vs. Washington (10-1). 1 2 3 4 5 6 . Illegal formation?_ _ _ BOWL THOUGHT: If BYU Crawling? ______loses and Oklahoma and . More than II players on the Washington tie, which team field? · will be number one? Unn~essary roughness? __ More than one man in motion at snap?______Alright quiz kid, identify each 10. Helping the runner? __ formation correctly. 11 . Failure to pause one second after shift or huddle? __ Offside? ______13. Failure to report change of eligibility?___ .,-- __ \ •N K 7· 8 9 10 11 12 . 14. Team's late arrival on field 1. ______5.______9. ______prior to schedule kickoff?_ 2.______6., ______10. ______5. Grasping opponents' face 3 .. ______7 .. ______11..______~m~as~k~?;=;=~~==~A 4.. ______8 .. ______12. .______Trivia 1. Who made up the "Freuch I Cc1na.!Cti•~n" line for the Buf ln the mid-1970s7 NHL team went 17 ~K TE • ••••••ea.a wR ••••••T~ w•R • ·re without a win In 19767 WR • ••••• e Fe • Q.B iAIR '('ir:l,• (A) Detroit Red Wings (B) • • H•~ n\ Kauas Qty Scouts (C) e HB HB• ~ •F/3 Wallington Capitals 3. After being named Most 8 c D Valuable Playen In tbe National Invitational Tour- nament n 1967, a basketball player from Southern Dllnols Univenlty who ·went ou to become a great pro star wltb r c w re TJ! •WR ••••••• Tli wR• ••••• • • ••••• • the New York Knlcks and the QS !Nf

'Dumb jock' Locker Room Chronicle image wrong: .Lines Christmas· sports gift list study By Dennie Anderaon AACRAO says all average 2.5 What the hell does sports •1955-Boxing champ Joe To Black Hawk coach have to do with Christmas? Louis and cosmetics manufact Tessier, a good ments. Known as Rule 48, it will That was what I said to my urer Rose Morgan are married lawyer and Wayne WASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS) require freshmen to have a editor when she told me the in St. Albans, N.Y. To Gretzky, a life as The "dumb jock" image just minimum 2.0 high school GPA Chronicle was going. with a Big deal, huh. But, nothing ·To the USFL, some isn't accurate. Freshmen ath and at least a 700 score on the Christmas theme for this issue. else before 1950 or after 1959. letes at schools with major Scholastic Aptitude Test And that meant all the depart Frustration set it. sports programs do as well (SAn before they can play ments, including sports. Then, while browsing academically as freshmen who sports. Well, I was bound and deter through a magazine rack, what don't participate in athletics, But many college sports mined to find something that do I find? a new study claims. officials oppose Rule 48, saying pertained to Christmas in the No, not that jolly old elf in The study of over 4,000 it will do little to improve sports genre. that tacky red suit, with freshmen at 57 different freshmen athletes' grades. Off to the library I went. I a tennis racquet, but a maga colleges nationwide shows Moreover, many black went to Columbia's library. zine with a story of what some students achieved a GPA of 2.5 leaders argue it will unfairly Nothing, of course. sports personalities want for regardless of whether they took affect black and other minority Roosevelt. Nothing. Cbristmas. part in their schools' athletic students, who tend to score The Chicago Public Well, I'm not going to tell programs, reports Douglas lower on standardized tests Library. Nothing. you what they want. But, if I Conner, executive director of because of cultural biases My local library. Nothing. were playing Santa to some of the American Association of inadvertently built in to the My personal sports library. them, this is what I would give: Collegiate Registrars and tests. Nothing. Admissions Officers (AACRAO). A new University of Then, finally I found some To Jim McMahon, a good "Each athlete was matched Michigan study does conclude thing at the Morton College and healthy conscience. with a non-athlete who had SAT scores "are virtually un library. To Tony LaRussa, some comparable academic pre related to an athlete's college I found a book title "Day By players with heart. He seems to To New York sports paration for entering college," grade point averages, especially Day in the 1950s." have had all of those traded chises, some class. Conner said allowing the when a strong academic Paydirt! Something did away. To the Chicago Bears, a researchers to better compare support program is involved." happen on Christmas, at least To sportscaster Chuck string quarterback. the effects of athletic involve Of the 43 UM freshmen who during the '50s. Swirsky, a day off. . To Larry Bird, some ment on freshman academic would have been disqualified This what I found: To Philadelphia Flyer gen pads. performance. under Rule 48, 31 were black, •19~0-World welterweight eral manager Bobby Clarke, his To the NBA, Larry Bird elbowpads. Many college presidents and the researchers note. Only four two front teetch. other experts argue students of the 43 actually failed to To Sparky To player/manager Pete second look at his should not be allowed to par graduate. Rose, some players who play The new AACRAO study world series rings. ticipate in sports their first year with the love and intensity he To the 1975-76 Cincinnati of college because it drives supports such arguments, has for the game of baseball. Reds, some recognition from down their grades. Conner said, by shattering To free-agent pitcher Rick Sparky Anderson. Among other things, the "the conventional wisdom that Sutcliffe, a horse stable next to To Reggie Jackson, a· room experts charge, students have freshman athletes don't do as Wrigley Field. big enough for his head. enough trouble adapting to well academically as non To DePaul co-captain Kenny To ex-jock and author college life without the added athletes." Patterson, a little self "Ball Four" Jim Bouton, a time requirements and In fact, Conner points out longer career so he could writ~ assurance. another book. ' pressures of sports. the study found student To Bill Veeck, some extra Despite the new study, there's athletes consistently showed To NHL referees, some body parts so he could live talent. still evidence that sports do more persistence and better forever. To Ryne Sandberg, anything hurt class work. academic standing at the end To Howard Cosell, a muzzle he wants. 80 percent of Arizona of their freshman year than so he could die quietly. To baseball, a ban of the State's football players, ·for in non-athletes. To the Chicago Sting, some designated hitter. stance, have received grade At the same time, based on consistency. To Denver, a baseball team. deficiency notices this term, their SAT scores and high A health conscience To the Chicago Black To Pittsburgh, a Pirates' according to an article in the school grades, athletes actually Hawks, some sober fans. move to Denver. State Press, the campus paper. scored better grades than they To the WABA , for some 'Fe th~Citicase Wkite-Smt · body to explain to me and the At the same time, University were supposed to during their champ Sugar Ray Robinson some Cub fans. of Arizona athletes' grades freshman year, while world what it is. (I think it is wins a fourth non-title To the Chicago Cubs, some a women's basketball league.) have risen slightly this semester, non-athletes scored exactly the bout of a six-week European Sox fans. And Los Angeles Dodgers' officials there report, mainly grades they were projected to tour by knocking out Hans To the Chicago Bulls, some pitcher Steve Howe, a 1,739th due to a new emphasis on acheive. Stretz in Frankfurt, West fans. chance to get straight. athletes' academic perform One of the reasons for the Germany. To Harry Caray, more Bud So, Pam, maybe sports does ance. unexpectedly high scores of •t954- Professional and a singing voice. have something to do with In response to such contro the athletes may have been Golfers Association reports To ex-skipper and ABC Christmas after all. Oh, by the way, you know versy, the National Collegiate " the academic support services that Bob Toski won a record broadcaster Earl Weaver, a what I want for Christmas? Athletic Association (NCAA) such as counseling and tutoring $65,819.81 in PGA tourna grammar book and then a job plans to make freshmen athletes provided for the athletes," Shoot, out of space. Ho, ho, ments that year. with a major league ball club. ho... . meet t ou ~t h er grade require- Conner said.