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creasing budget requests. the Annapolis General Assembly. , For the first time in the school's history, tuition will be The message suggested by Senator Tydings, - that A Message increased while faculty positions and auxiliary services Maryland's record of funding to higher education is will be cut back. As we've said before, we'll all be paying miserable - is the message that must be delivered to the more for less. legislators. For The Legislature The students of UMBC who participated in Wednesday's Governor Mandel's reluctance to provide the University demonstration against the cutbacks displayed a sur­ with the supplemental budget Tydings and others asked prising willingness to jump into the political fray. The oft for can now be overturned by the legislature. Only they The state of Maryland is suffering through it's toughest repeated notion that the draft was the only issue capable can mandate the fiscal legislation needed to fund a financial period since the depression. Everyday one hears of stirring students was proven false. Though, thankfully, .change. We urge students to carry the protest to the only of another 'protest by citizens groups in Annapolis. The there was none of the violence associated with the campus people with the power to correct the situation. elderly demonstrate against utility rate hikes, the state disturbances of the late sixties, the concern of students at The outlook is not promising. Other groups with needs at police stage 'a stand-in because their wages are so low, Wednesday's protest was genuine. least as pressing have come from Annapolis without many of them are eligible to receive food stamps. The most glaring injustice of the tuition hike is the harm having achieved the satisfaction they sought. But the hope In response, Governor Mandel tells the press, "There's it will do those who stand to gain most from college rests in numbers. Great numbers of people mean great just no more money to pay the·m". education. The increase will severely hurt the chances of numbers of votes, and that can move the politicians to The University of Maryland has felt the fiscal crunch the poor and disadvantaged to' gain from education. respond. too. Things look less than encouraging for the fiscal year The issue then, should not end with the Tydings protest. The issue is a critical one. Therefore the support it beginning July 1, especially when compared with the The displeasure students expressed at Wednesday's raliy receives must be considerable. We urge students to attend university's halcyon days in the early sixties when shoul.d no~ be focused on those who can actually change today's rally so that the injustices to the students of the legislators simply stamped their approval on ever in- the sltuatlOn- the elected representatives of the people in university have a chance to be rectified. 'Letters - children's lives happier for the past few Athletic years. Mt. Providence Child Development Center is less than a mile from campus, on Considering the fact that UMBC is one , Haven'f 'mCL fbopfe Go1fen the NEW Word 71-- Gun Road. The staff is large and en­ of the few universities that do not offer thusiastic. The physical surroundings are Athletic Scholarships, I can find no reason 1he Sqstems f.N, Protestin8~ 'NT! ' beautiful-the Center is on the grounds of for one to complain about what little is the convent of the Oblate Sisters of offered to the athletes at UMBC. Providence not far from Patapsco State Inasmuch as UMBC is considered a WE~ROTEsT Park. The Center itself is wholly non­ commuter college, it is difficult for UMBC sectarian but the space rented from the to attract notable athletes. We are for­ UMBC convent is very lovely. The children, who tunate to have the students that do par­ CUTBACI

By Kevin Estis catalogue. However, the catalogue will not A Visual and Performing Arts major for be available until after pre-registration, and honorable wife. This week it was Colt UMBC will go into effect this Fall is ap­ and students intereested should watch for Riot Control? 45 Malt Liquor night. proved by the Marylanc;i Council of Higher the ne'w courses (marked VP A), in the A total of 1,400 malts were sold during Someone suggested the other day that he the evening and the doors had to be closed Education. time schedule. had some information concerning the As it stands now, there are five major Students currently enrolled and-or in­ at 10 p.m. because the place could ac­ architecture of the Administration comodate no more people. areas of concentration for the prospective terested in the Arts, and who have been building. VPA major. These include Theatre, Art, awaiting an Art Major, should find this Imagine-l,400 malts! Think of the fun. "It's neo-riot," he exclaimed. "It was Think of the mess. Think of the morning Music, Film-Video, and Dance. A sixth attractive, as well as students who have planned, designed and executed with riot area, InterMedia, is a concentration been forced into Option II due to the lack of after. control in mind. They built it right around A few customers could still be found in combining several of the above areas. such a major. the time of the most serious campus A concentration consists of a minimum Already approved by the Board of corners of the Rat on the Monday after disturbances and it's been built to prevent Malt Night. They didn't want to think of of 36 credit hours, with at least 12-15 at the Regents, final approval is expected from students from taking it over." Maryland's Council of Higher Education in the morning after. Or two mornings after 0300 or 0400 levels. We looked at him skeptically. either. Overlooking all areas of concentration March or April. , "Don't you see," he continued. "If there will be an interdisciplinary core, from To insure proper course selection, was a riot, they just lock all the doors on which students are required to take at students with a declared interest are urged every floor and shut off the power to the A Nose For News least four courses. Two courses would be to contact: Jackson Phippin, Theatre; elevators. Then they've got the place shut We were walking up the steps of Dorm selected from Overview and two from Harvey Kirstel, Art, Film-Video, In­ up tighter than a drum." ilIon Tuesday, when a friend of ours Process. Courses in Overview inClude terMedia; Felix Powell, Music ; and Liz Perhaps he had a point, but we weren't stopped and asked us if we could smell a 'Contemporary Art in Process,' 'Ideas of Walton for Dance. sure. Then we remembered what we were good story. Performance,' 'Musics of the World,' The major is also open to students told about the building being designed with We sniffed several times but could come 'Origins of Modern Art,' and 'The without a specified interest. Th.ese fire safety in mind. No mention was made up with nothing more than the remnants of Language of Film'. Offerings in Per­ students should contact Harvey Kirstel, of riots. a cold we were still getting over. formance include 'Visual Dynamics,' Head of the new InterArts Division. Maybe the man with the glass eye could Our friend instructed us to turn around, 'Forms of M~vement,' and 'Performance In view of it's ranging diversity, Dean of give us some insight into this situation. and what did we see but a brush fire L::lbo ra tory' . . Arts and Humanities Herbert Blau con­ burning next to the Warehouse on Poplar A description or these core offerings will siders this major to be unique among such , Ave. be made available in a forthcoming programs anywhere in the region. English Blues Within minutes the fireman appeared Some members of the English depart­ and quelled the blaze. ment seem to be experiencing February We were left alone still trying to smell a Lee Opens Homecoming, Blues. good story. One member of the faculty was especially distressed at the state of morale Speaks Of Student,Campus Needs and lack of direction thr.o!lghout much of Fuelish Exams the Humanities Division. A committee at the State University of Last weekend marked a turning point in The stunts the teams performed were: salt UMBC's history - our first homecoming. "I can't believe it's only the beginning of New York's Frodonia Campus was relays, egg on a spoon relays, a tug-of-war the semester," bemoaned a usually checking on ways to save electricty not Homecoming officially started with tbrough whip cream and a balloon bust. Chancellor Calvin B.T. Lee's speech to the vibrant member of the English faculty, long ago and found an interesting fact; Christian Fellowship finished in first place "It's just not a nice place to work during last smester's final exam week, campus. Lee conducted the speech like ~n followed by the Classics Club. informal discussion. He talked of hIS anymore." resident hall energy consumption shot up designs for more student meeting places Saturday was also filled with athletic Try Hillcrest sometime. We could use 42 percent and cost an additional $1,600 per day. around the campus commons. Lee also competitions. The Greater Baltimore some lessons in grammar. remarked that UMBC needs more student­ Invitational Indoor Track competition, At the Retriever we've always been faculty contact in a counseling- type and the Gymnastics Competition found concerned about energy waste and we UMBC in first place. Then UMBC went on 1400 Malts situation. suspect about the same pattern of exam Another idea that was discussed dealt to tie with the Maryland Lacrosse Club in a The Rathskeller continues to be the week use here. Perhaps the whole thing with proposed new course majors. After lacrosse scrimmage. Later in the evening" place to meet on Saturday nights. A couple could be done away with. Now if we could Lee spoke, there was a question-answer UMBC played Towson in a well­ weeks ago it was the Honorable Chancellor just get Dave Herman to testify before the attended basketball game, where Towson senate ... period, where students voiced concerns making the scene with his honorable kids downed UMBC 63-48. and problems. One student thought af­ terwards that "Lee seems interested in The dance followed the basketball game what students think." after a two hour break. "The 'crowd' turn The speech was followed by a Pep Rally out, if you could call it a 'crowd', was Theology Lectures Begin in the gym. "Although there was a small really disappointing," said one student turnout I was surprised at the enthusiasm who did attend. The band that played was Puckett To Discuss 'The Gods Of.Our Time~ of the' crowd and the cheerleaders," a replacement soul band called "Gay another UMBC student remarked. Also Street One." , The first lecture series in the Baltimore . Fuller explains, "Indeed, the foundation of area devoted solely to the issues of this country was built on people's religious participating in the rally was UMBC's first Mo~e activities followed on Sunday with Pep Band. Theology and the Bicentennial begins this faith, yet 200 years later young people are a Club Volleyball Tournament. RHC week at UMBC. in a state of moral decline because they Saturday featured an' "Anything Goes received the first place trophy with UMBC According to James Fuller, Director of have been betrayed by their leaders and Contest" between clubs in Dining Hall III. Christian Fellowship placing second. Campus Activities, there is no better time lost their faith." to explore theology than during the Fuller adds that we have heard from the bicentennial celebration. politicians, the lawyers and poets on the Diseoants on ease lots "All historical records attributed to our subject, but a liberal arts education calls Party orders weleome founding fathers make reference to God," for exposure from all sides. Vidmar "If we are to regain the sense of morality that has crept from our society, it won't be from the politicians who have so recently contributed to it's decay." says Fuller. "At ,this critical, yet glorious time, Maiden Choice' perhaps we should turn to theologians for some answers, The series includes five noted theologians, including Catholic Scholar Liquors Dr. Rosemary Reuther, and Dr. Harold A. , Carter, former assistant to the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. now pastor of the spec~ ,aliz;ng in popular New Shiloh Baptist Church. Others are Rabbi Gustav Buchadahl of Temple and ;~ported wines ' Emanuel in Baltimore, Rev. Dr. William A. Jones of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Rev. Gene Puckett who opens the series Wednesday with a talk entitled "The Gods of Our Open 6 days Time." Activities Director -James Fuller Each lecture will be held Wednesday at 1 Mon - Thur 9:30-10:00 PM in lecture hall II, beginning March 3. Fri - Sat. 9 :30-10 :30 Preventing Bicycle Thefts According to Pinkerton's, Incorporated Theft-preventing locks must be used. 1076 M'llideD Choiee ,Lane last year 15 million bicycles were stolen in When using a cable or chain, both the the United States-more than the number frame and wheel should be secured. Many in the Arb'atus Shopping Pl,aza that were sold during the same period. owners have returned to find the wheel That makes bicycle theft one of the fastest still securely chained but the rest of the growing crimes in the country. bike gone. A high security type lock may COLDEST BEER What can be done to discourage bicycle be the best general protection. If the thief thefts? There are several things that can cannot steal a bike quickly he is likely to be discourage theft and make it easier for the discouraged. & WINE IN' TOWN police to recover stolen bikes. Bikes should be marked with your operator's license Metalcutters of various sorts are the number. If the bike has a serial number, most common tools used by bike thieves. Phone Jim or Deryny 242-6300 this should be recorded also. Bikes should Probably, at least 80 percent of bike thefts be left where theft is difficult or risky. have involved this type of tool. Portfolio RETRI EVER, 1 MARCH 1976, PAGE 5 .

THE DODGER PLAYS UMBC Four Years of Perversity At The Local University

By Charles Lean

by stating that he didn:t want to be Part 1: identified with longhaIrs anymore. Unfortunately, after he got his hair sheared he found that he didn't like to be THE FALL identifi~d with shorthairs either. It didn't seem as if he wanted to be identified with OF THE BONG anyone. Especially Rickly. Rickly had a habit of talking too lou?ly A Friend of The Dodger . The Dodger's social life has always about things that were better kept qUIet. . been the subject of much discussion and The Dodger loved to hate him. As a debate and he's the first to admit that too matter of fact, that was the Dodger's often it's not what he'd like it to be. knows him too well. Rickly takes another toke and blows main attraction for Rickly. That and "Fuck you," he replies. __ _ "Man, there's got to be more to life Rickly's masterful Bogie imitation ~hich the smoke in Dodger's face. This tempts than sitting around with a bunch of "Shame to you, schweetheart," says the Dodger not a little bit. Habits are he usually displayed at the most mOR­ Bogie-Rickly. The Dodger doesn't laugh. people drinking and smoking until you portune moments. hard to break. The green eyes are just a pass out," he says. "There's got to be Rickly knows it's serious now. The Dodge dream and the smoke is the reality. He "Look man," begins the Dodger ~ho always reacts to Bogie. something more meaningful." has come out of his daze momentarIly. decides to hell with the clean life and "Screw meaningful," replies ~ickly "What are you so uptight about?" reaches for the bong which Rickly has "All I ever do is cloud my mind with Rickly has dropped his Bogie bit. "Jesus, who is busying himself with his orange various chemicals, act crazy for an put on the floor. He gets his fingers plastic bong. it must be a woman." around it but can't quite bend over undefined amount of time to relieve some The Dodger gives him a hard look and Rickly and the Dodger are sprawled energy, and then I lapse ,into x:nyself. enough from where he's sitting to get a' out in Rickly's Dorm III room. It's an Rickly can see that he has struck a grip on it. . Man, that is no good ! It's lIke gOlI~g out responsive chord. early fall afternoon and Rickly has his with a girl and she teases you untIl you "Watch it man," warns RICkly. window open. It's a day to enjoy the "Yeah that's it. It's a woman. The old He's too late. The bong slips out of get a hard-on, and then she leaves. I'm stud is at it again." I breeze and to contemplate the changing tired of masturbating! Self-amusement Dodgee's hand .and . spills on the floor. colors of the leaves, but the Dodger can "Fuck you man, this i~ different. T.his.a The bong water stains the carpet and can quickly turn into self-abusement. golden skin and green eyes. ThIS IS have none of it. He sits dejectedly on I"m tired of it." . instantly that distinct terrible, Rickly's desk chair and stares out of the softness and goodness." nauseating smell ' of old bong water Quite a speech, thinks the Dodger. He "Wooh, man, I was right. Heavy. Iwindow. Rickly breaks his thoughts. muses on it for a while. eminates from the carpet. "Screw meaningful," repeats Rickly. Dodgee's in love." "Ohhh man. Why'd you have to do Rickly is unimpressed. He hasn't been "Leave me alone." "This is brotherhood. This is being listening, preferring to concentrate on that?" moans Rickly. together, man." .. . "What do you mean? This is reason to The Dodger shakes his head. "It's filling the bong and lighting it. He takes a celebrate. Have a toke on me." Rickly emphasizes his pomt WIth an deep toke and comes away coughing but symbolic," he says. outward motion of his hand. He's trying Once again Rickly offers the bong to "It's wet and smelly, that's what it is," smiling. He offers the bong to the the Dodge, but the Dodge has dissap­ to bring the Dodger out of his depression, Dodger. . replies Rickly, who reaches for a rag to but the Dodger seems too far into his own peared into himself again. clean up 'the mess. . "Nah," he says absently. . . "C'mon man, what's wrong? Love's head to reach. "Here" Rickly offers the bong agam. "Love often is," says the Dodger, hIS Head meanderings are common to the sometbing to celebrate. It's not a wake, voice tinged with irony. "No ~an. I don't want it. Like Ringo you know ." Dodger's behavior. Rickly remembers says, 'I'm tired of waking up on the Rickly stops mopping the mess' and last summer when he left the Dodger "This one is'. She won't give me a looks at the Dodget. floor.' " tumble. She'll hardly look at me. I make alone for too long, and the first thing he "Oh, man," moans Rick. He can see "Man this is brotherhood. It has knew, the Dodger had gone and gotten his jokes and she doesn't respond. And then I nothing to do with love." that the Dodger is in one of his moods just wind up looking at her. Staring at shoulder length locks abbreviated into a again. Only this time it seems worse. The Dodger isn't listening. He's staring crew-cut coiffure. Overnight the Dodger her. I've never felt this way before. She out the window thinking of a pair of green "C'mon man, would you just calm so straight. I've been thinking about went from looking like Mick Jagger's down? You're thinking too .much. As unbloodshot eyes. alterin~ my lifestyle a bit. Mavbe I'll be He doesn't hear the door shut when younger brother to resembiing a latter usual." day Jerry Lewis. able to see better when my eyes aren't so Rickly walks out. Rickly emphasizes the "as usual" bloodshbt. Everything looks like a road The Dodger- ha-d explained his actions which aggravates the Dodger. Rickly . NEXT WEEK: map to me." LOVE BLOOMS IN THEITHEATRE

is of little value. Kniglits want trained fulfifIs the "king's" qualifications to squires to become knights so they can become a knight. The prince is very close A TENURE TALE enlighten peasants, not ~aj.nly for t~e to the king and their views of scholarship ability to create manuscrIpts. For thIS are similar if not exactly the same. If the reason, the king must rule - only he knows prince approves of tne knighthood, many O.F KNIGHTHOOD what is best for the Kingdom. times the king will give his royal seal of The third step is an assembled court of approval. But there have been increasing By Bill Eissele education. peasants, knights within the ~quire's incidents of the king, when in bad temper, Being a peasant,,-I must be fair; there districts and knights from outsIde the overthrowing all recommendations and There is a central administrative are five royal steps taken before the district. This royal court convenes and refusing a squire knighthood. monarchy that controls all UMBC s?b­ decision reaches the king's throne. First, discusses the decisions of the peasants and The central king is a very fickle ruler jects. This king has the power to deCIde the peasants get to' make their recom­ the district knights. Their decision in and is influenced by moods. The only real whether a professor should receive ~he mendations for knighthood. But, of course, strong but still must go to the duke of all . criteria he bases his final decision on is honor of knighthood, which is PromotIon as every king knows, these are only the districts combined. scholarship. This is a pity because a and Tenure. This judgmental power does peasant -recommendations. They can not The duke is the fourth step in the royal kingdom's repution in educating is more not only affect the intended knights but the judge the values of a true knight. Peasants chain. His recommendations play a very important than copied manuscripts. But king can hand pick the kni~hts . .. cannot understand that scholarship is big part in influencing the prince. But what the monarchy does not listen and now Wha t does the king base hIS deCISIOn on? much more important to the kingdom's does the duke judge on? The duke con­ many royal court battles are being fought - scholarship, or in peasant term~, the reputation than turning out educated siders the courts recommendations but over what the criteria for becoming a amount of writing that is laborIously peasants. still the duke uses his wordly knowledge knight should be. A decision must be produced by the knight-to-be. This is most The second royal step is for the already and whether or not the prince will approve handed down by the royal court. important to the king because th~se tenured knights of the district to judge of the decision. Why worry aoout the The more important problem is the King manuscripts a ' circulated far and WIde whether a squire has learned duties and prince? - because the duke's reputation is using his power to the disadvantage of the throughout thE 1'l nd and build up the passed all the tests to earn the "golden on the line. UMBC squires and knights. The power of kingdom's reputation. In all. tr~e spurs." Truly these knights would know. The final step is approval by the prince kni~thood should rest mainly with the monarchies, the kingdom's reputabon ~s But a good king rules his knights; he does who is the ruler of all the duke's districts. much more important than the peasant s not let his knights rule him. Their opinion The prince must decide whether the squire See KNIGHTHOOD, page 9 PAGE 6, RETRIEVER 1 MARCH 1976 Records

For Takeoff" and Catherine's "Angel Wings" fill the second side and each churns and smokes. On "Jadoo" in par­ ticular, Doldinger and Catherine tear A SELECTION along with impeccable precision at breakneck speed. Doldinger, Passport and guests sound much like and his L.A. Express ... but about ten times gutsier. OF PRESENT-DAY This is iazz-rock ;)t. its best. Inner Worlds -John McLaughlin PLATTERS and Mahavishnu Orchestra By Elias Lieberman Eric Carmen It's when the smokin' and the heat Have got your heart poundin' right with The rock press carried the story, ·£ric Carmen the beat recently, of John McLaughlin's split with Bv Glenn ISi!acson Don't try to fight it his spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy. Just get excited McLaughlin, it seems, was ready to re­ Poor Eric Carmen. Ever since his group That's Rock 'N Roll. explore the material world. And now, a Raspberries broke up, he's been terribly (copyright 1975 by C.A.M.-U.S.A. few months later, we have the new jespondent and.quite bitter about the way (BM!)) McLaughlin- slightly commercial, t ended. His love life has become a All in all, Eric Carmen is a pleasure to somewhat funky and still an incomparab~e ;hambles, and he's living all alone in a listen to. The major change one notices is master of the guitar. ~onstant state of depression. He's thinking that his sound no longer has the rough edge The Mahavishnu Orchestra is the name )f legally changing his name to Eric that Rasberries had. It is now smoother of McLaughlin's ever-changing band and it :"onely Carmen. The only thing that cheers with much fuller, more elaborate, presently consists of Narade Michael lim up is good old rock 'n roll. ' arrangements. To those who really ap­ Walden on drums, percussion and lead At least, that is the impression one gets preciated Rasberries for what they were, vocals, Ralphe Armstrong on bass and Stu Nhen listening to the lyrics on his new this will be a disappointment. But Carmen Goldberg on keyooards and synthesizers. album Eric Carmen. This album is about is apparently taking the direction he wants All in all it's an exciting album, rein­ :"oneliness, and Carmen seems to have to take, still drawing his inspiration from troducing McLaughlin to the mainstream 'ecently become an authority on the the sixties but utilizing advanced of both commercial and progressive ;ubject. But one gets quite a different techniques of the seventies. With his music. The album was calculated to win mpression of him when reading a recent fantastic voice, his ability to play lots of him new ears without compromising his nterview in Circus. The article says that different instruments, and his skill at musical integrity. Now if he would only :::armen looks back at Raspberries and he songwriting that just seems to keep getting form that all-acoustic group he's been 'chuckles." He comes across as cheerful better and better, Carmen is undoubtedly talking about. .. -Nith a sharp wit and a slight air of going to emerge as a pop music genius. Fast Annie lrrogance. He does not seem to be a man And to think I felt sorry for this guy. Nho is unhappy or insecure about -Annie McLoone :mything. This can either mean that he is putting By Elias Lieberman .lp a front for the interviewer or that his ::tlbum lyrics are fabricated and therefore She was born in Minnesota, paid her valueless, as were many of his Rasberries musical dues in the clubs and bars of lyrics. I conclude the latter - these lyrics Washington and Boston, fronted a band are polished, slightly remodeled cliches. called Sageworth and her name is Annie Realizing this, I am disappointed and a McLoone, What's so special? Annie's little angry. I could identify with these debut album, "Fast Annie", proves lyrics of loneliness. I wanted so badly to beyond a doubt that she has a voice to believe the man. I even felt sorry for him. I reckon with. It invites comparison to the hoped his album would be a success so that likes of Linda Ronstadt and particularly to maybe he'd be happy. Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie. But if Okay, forget about the lyrics. If you can Annie is smart she'll shop around for a new do that, you are well on your way to en­ band. Her backing on the album is little joying this first solo effort from Carmen. more than adequate. It's alright for the Because Eric Carmen is a startlingly bar circuit but it isn't capable of inspiring excellent singer, an accomplished Run With The Pack her to the heights her voice could take her. musician, and a great composer. His style, Of Annie's own compositions, "I Want as it was on his critically acclaimed last -Bad Company You" is the strongest, its melody setting Rasberries LP Starting Over, is strongly By Elias Lieberman off her range nicely. Jimmy Cliff's "The influenced by mid-60's rock 'n roll of Harder They Fall" is butchered. Its groups like , , reggae essence is simply ignored and that and the Who. Carmen is not so much into Bad Company is an example to which is tantamount to murder for a song like Station to Station reviVing the music of the time as he is into every intelligent rock group should aspire. that. Listen to Annie's version of Christine using it as the basis for his compositions They possess a secret that sets them McVie's "Spare Me a Little of Your -David Bowie and refining them with Seventies . worlds apart from would-be rockers. That Love." The delivery is great, quite close to Mick Evans pr¢uction work. As Billboard magazine secret is powerful, charismatic simplicity. McVie herself, but Annie's band is no By said, "The · boy knows where his roots Simply stated, "Run With The Pack" is Fleetwood Mac. are." their latest and finest release to date. If RCA is smart they will take Annie On brave notes I tripped back "" is the smash single To my ears, lead singer Paul Rodgers McLoone and match her up with some and- from this album, and in the uncut five has the perfect rock voice-evocative, musicians who can give her the backing forth (from Station to Station) minute version it features a great piano sensuous and ever-so-slightly raw. When her voice so richly deserves. and joined the Bowie lines. solo by Carmen. He is vocally at his best on he couples it to compositions penned by this song, sounding like, but much better' himself and guitarist Michael Ralphs . "He's a mothefuckin' faggot." than Paul McCartney, and exhibiting a there's no stopping him. But Bad Company Doldinger Jubilee 75' A freak to be sure-- range most rock singers can only talk is most definitely the sum of its parts. Like to ignore. ,about. Rodgers and Ralphs, drummer Simon ,Klaus Doldinger "Sunrise" is the dynamic three-part Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell realize Then 'Song that begins the album. It opens with a that as Rodgers puts it, "It's what you Bv Elias Lieberman from the back of Lennon's lungs (where gentle symphonic string arrangement, don't play that lets the music get things are hollow) explodes into an upempo poprocker, and across." Rodgers was the driving Klaus Doldinger is the saxophonist and came THE primal scream. (this one made ends with an Elton John-type piano and I force and the voice behind the British leader of a European jazz group which the radio wince) electric guitar rock arrangement. group Feee, whose "Alright Now" is a calls itself Passport. Now in its fifth year Out of the bag, "No Hard Feelings" is adriving, frantic rock classic. Bad Company are heirs to and its eighth album, the group has h.e stepped forth to lay claim to Jim rocker that tells the story of the that venerable tradition. recently been gaining an American Morrison's ghost. Rasberries break up. The song begins "We "Run With The Pack" offers a well­ following. "Jubilee 75" is a live-in-concert (poor Otis-- dead and gone) was young, and still believed in a 'Hard differentiated collection of songs. Rockers album recorded in Germany, a tour-de­ Day's Night' ... " "Never Gonna Fall In include "Honey Child" and the title track force effort for Doldinger and guests. On Is it any wonder I reject him first? Love Again, " his next single, is very with its uncluttered beat and string­ the tour during which the album was Faggot-fear erased, I mourn with the pretty, very sweet, very Carpenters. "My enhanced refrain at the end. "Love Me recorded, Doldinger was joined by jazz golden years. Girl" is a delightful pop song that souns, Somebody," a ballad, demonstrates pianist Les McCann, saxophonist Johnny not accidentally, very much like the Beach Rodger's acknowledged debt to Otis Griffin, French guitarist Philipe Catherine Who is this chameleon that dares me to Boys. Carmen does an excellent version of Redding and Wilson Pickett, masters of and' Chicago bluesmaster Buddy Guy. confront his poly-angled knife? the old hit, "On Broadway," the only track rhythm arid blues vocals. "Silver, Blue Les McCann's classic "Compared To Creeping through all the acne and he didn't write. "Everything" is a biting and Gold," similar in feeling to "Feel Like What" opens the album and it cooks from weather, comment on rock stardom. Making Love", is carried along with a the first beat as McCann's spirted vocal Bowie, slices, My favorite track is "That's Rock 'N strong melody line, tasty harmonies and and Doldinger's sax solo set the mood. snickers, Roll" which features a simple, almost guitar breaks. "Young Blood" is Bad "Albatross Song" is propelled by then walks away primitive rock arrangement and Beach Company's strident treatment of the tune Passport's double drumming and builds on like an Elliot Richardson-gone-mad. Boys type harmonies on the chorus. It has Leon Russell popularized in the Concert the conflict-resolution between Doldinger one of the (hopefully) honest lyrics on the For Bangladesh. and Griffin. Catherine's biting guitar lines Thank God there are Rock men who album, in which Carmen tells us of his love When hundreds of rock groups are take on a life of their own. "Abracadabra" travel-- for rock 'n roll and reminds us that rock is, paying for attention, Bad Company clearly is a showcase for Griffin, a seven minute it's not easy knowing above all, fun music '. leads the pack. blas~. Doldinger's "Jadoo", and "Ready , that Timothy Leary's dead. IRETRIEVER,1 MARCH 1976, PAGE 7 - . .. Dance-Television·

The artistic ascent of the Maryland !performance, but at least the man con­ Ballet continued in graceful stride last .sented to dance in this town. Not every day weekend as the ambitious company of­ ! can Baltimoreans see such an important fered a notable series of modern dance artist in live performance. The performances in Kraushaar Auditorium at magnificent efforts of Anna Aragno did not Goucher College. receive the appreciation they deserved Just a few months ago, amid great VILLELLA AND ARGANO due to the fickleness of the local audience. hoopla, The Baltimore Symphony Or­ chestra launched a large-scale "Quintessence," created in 1974 by promotional campaign, "Threshold To Fernand Nault, associate director of Les Greatness," to establish a national . GRACE 'QUINTESSENCE' Grand Ballets Canadien, opened with dim reputation. Under the direction of white lights angling down upon a fanning Kathleen Crofton, The Maryland Ballet linear set design which brought to mind has quietly mounted a similar effort; the the hyperbolic visions of Op-Art. results of their intense work became Inspired by the poetry of Frederick strongly evident during these first shows By David Valente Ruckert, with music by Gustav Mahler, of the new year. the five movements of this ballet each Guest artists Edward Villella and Anna focused upon the essences of different Aragno headlined the impressive (and relationships within our existence. The quite bold) program which featured the loveliest moments came in the soft, tender American premiere of "Quintessence," by was- apparent that the company "had it became downright disappointing watching pas de deux danced by Anna Aragno and Fernand Nault, and the world premiere of together,' and the audience was left in a him hold back his every movement. Yuri Chatal in the second movement; their Eleo Pomare's tenebrous but exciting state of pleasant anticipation, looking Luckily, the graceful artistry of Anna motions, despite transience, captured work, "The Picking Time." forward to what would follow. "love's gentle fragrance." Aragno 'carried the full weight of the The third movement was beautifully The company ha~ received criticism for As expected, the guest artists proved a performance. The purity and strength of this continuing emphasis on premieres formidable box-office attraction, drawing staged during Everyman's quest for her technique were astonishing at times. identity. Supported and lifted by the male which (so the critics say) has hindered the sell-out crowds through the weekend. Her pirouettes were as precise as the development of a broad repertoire and Unfortunately, the man whose name cast, he mounted a great struggle to reach designs on the wings of a butterfly. Every "the cold white stars," which, as Yeats hurried the dancers in their attempts to drew the crowds and fostered all the an­ movement was executed with smooth, master the new material. ticipation, Edward Villella, has been said, "have hid away earth's old and even assurance; she dashed about the weary cry." Everyman at last realizes his However, this reporter attended the hampered with injuries which made him stage as quiet as a candle, as easeful as the fourth, and final, concert of the series, by cut back his onstage movements to a bare love for God and man and is committed to wind passing in wrinkles across the sur­ a selfless embrace of the human spirit. which time the entire cast moved through minimum. Moments before the show, an face of a small pond. the new works with confidence and poise; announcement explained that due to in­ The world premiere of "The Picking This reporter was shocked by the light 'Time," by Eleo Pomare, provided an the collective efforts appeared unified, juries, Villella would rely on "lyrical in­ applause with which the audience polished, and, at times, sublime. terpretations" during his performance, impressive conclusion to the concert. responded to their performances. As Choreographed "in earth primitive ritual Admittedly, the inclusion of two rather than the startling leaps and Villella and Aragno finished the Grand Pas premiers in a single show might have been awesome power with which he usually style," this mood piece dealt with the chancy, but through strict discipline and de Deux from "The Nutcracker," a nice sacrificial fertility ritual in a small town stuns his audiences. divertissement within the middle part of alot of hard work this company has As Villella and Anna Aragno danced the " which could be anywhere USA. " Year acquired a startling impetus. They are an the concert, many people watching after year a sacrifice is made to the earth Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet," remained silent, apparently disappointed. inspired bunch. to insure enough food for the following his limitations came all too sadly into It sounded, and felt, a bit like being in Perhaps we could do well to recall the view. Although his postures and arm season: the victim is chosen by a lottery. spirit which once caused George Balan­ Memorial Stadium when the Colts are The course of the work depicted the drama movements were impeccable, he could losing. chine to comment that "the exciting thing manage only two cautious leaps. It within the progress of this choice. about the arts is that they don't confirm Doubtless, Villella turned in a sub-par The music for the piece, an electronic what we already know, so much as they drone composed by Walter Carlos, added inform us of something new. " to the ominous mood conveyed by the setting, but did not gel well with several of A wide traditional repertoire may aid to the dances. If it remains true that music is insure the financial health of a dance the floor dancers walk upon, then within company, but often does so to the exclusion this piece they might have had trouble of new works ; people attend the ballet to with the murky footing . see what they "already know ," and the challenge of "something new," for both All in all, the company handled this audience and dancers, sadly disappears. provocative work with commendable The works premiered last weekend were grace and power. With such a gloomy conceived within, and reflect upon, the atmosphere, this piece could have been context of modern life. As "living" ballets, difficult to get across to the local they act for us as mirrors in which we may audience; not everyone was willing to inspect the condition of our "living" faces. expend the intellectual effort necessary to We should be damn glad the company understand what went on. has enough pluck to present them. Now is Through alot of hard work and a strong now. commitment, The Maryland Ballet has Anthony Tudor's lively ballet, "Soiree proved that they can bring good, top-flight Musicale," opened the evening with a nice ballet to local audiences. The importance cross-section of sprightly dances. The of this resides within an observation once colourful costumes, patterned after the made by Balanchine concerning dance and original 1938 production designs, sent a art: happy spark through the eyes of the "Naturally, we can live without art; we audience. The cast showed a graceful ease can eat and sleep and live by our senses with the material; smiles shone lightly on alone. But throughout history man has their faces as they seemed to have alot of never been satisfied with the necessities of fun dancing the various sections of the life. He has sought entertainment and piece. enlightenment through art and has By the conclusion of this first ballet, it become a happier being."

. of nose-picking, country bumpkin, ding­ :which -depict women only as the s-ort of dong, with an ass for a brain. debased caricatures found in a Harold MOONWATCHERS Well, despite the lies of the network Robbinns novel. executives, the average, American TV And women know it. viewers are more intelligent and mature Keegan's remarks are equally con­ than they are given credit for. descending. To say that cop shows are The sexist remarks of Grant do no battles between good and bad is nonsense. AND THE MONOLITH justice to the intelligence of young women. A penis-fetish show like "SWAT" creates a The fact is that there are plenty of smark definite obfuscation between such values series at ABC, would say only, "If the young women who are tuning but CBS and as good and bad. Consider: the four or five By Tom Shipley public were not interested in viewing tuning in to PBS to shows like "Growing times I've watched that stinker of a show, The opinions commercial TV executives police shows. there wouldn't be so many." Up Female," which examines how and the "bad guys" -- wow! such creative offer on the mental and ' emotional At CBS, Bud Grant, who is President of why women in our society are molded into characterization! -- were really bad, like maturity of the average, American daytime programming, said, "The pur­ the avid consumer stereotype by social straight out cf a Home for the Hopelessly television viewer are hardly com­ pose of daytime is to reach the largest pressures, education, literature, up­ Criminnally Insane. With hyperactive plimentary-- in fact, they are insulting. , possible audience of yo~g women. That's . bringing, and subtle comments of film and thyroids. Not to mention tumors on the From ABC to CBS to NBC, the "we give what the advertisers are after. What the (surprise!) television. brain. them what they want" rationalizing for the audience wants basically is en­ And to the horror of your average, run­ Now, just why do you think the "bad absolutely terrible state of commercial tertainment, ; company wl:tile they are of-the-buck sponsor and network guys" are bad? The answer is: to make television seems to crawl out of the home alone." executive, Norman Lear's independently Lietuenant Hondo "Police State" woodwork. The Vice President of programming at produced anti-soap opera, "Mary Hart­ Harrelson seem like a cuddly teddy bear Gary Deeb, writing in "TV WEEK," told NBC, Terry Keegan, said, "I think cop man, Mary Hartman," is taking large by comparison, to say the corps are not of the words of one network executive: shows are contemporary society's numbers of viewers away from their soap really overacting when they beat the hell '''We could bottle pig sweat, and as long as , westerns, down to the good guys and bad operas. And do you know why? It is out of some drunk who resists arrest and to we dyed it pink and put it in a pretty guys, the chase and showdown, with the because "Mary Hartman" lambasts the justify cases of police brutality. container, this mass audience would buy good guy winning and reassuring us." socially acceptable role of women as But -That typical Aaron Spelling it." Okay, these novacaine- brains have had consumers and what-not, the same way abomination fools no one. The average Such honesty was alcohol induced. Most their saynow it's my turn. "All in the Family" comments on American knows that police are not executives are much more guarded about What each of those statements has in the stupidity and ignorance of bigots. It is heroes, fore~er protecting vulnerable their phraseology. For example, Michael common is the tacit assumption that the because ABC, CBS, and NBC keep offering Eisner, Vice President of p_rime time .average, American TV viewer is some sort nothin~ but the same cliche soap operas, See TELEVISION, page 9 PAGE 8, RETRIEVER 1 MARCH 1976

were having. Oh there were a few im­ just as they manage to pay higher prices trimming of the welfare rolls. As long as LETTERS passioned if inarticulate pleas for help, but for food, electricity, gasoline, and other Mandel refuses to raise taxes, the state continued from page 2 most of those present just seemed to enjoy . necessities. Nobody's in favor of higher budget, already strained is going to find it having Tydings trapped on their own turf' prices, but there's this thing called in­ impossible to give every special interest Question: Why didn't SCATH have a subject to their jabs, boos, and cheers for , flation which we all have to contend with, group everything they want. The best definate spokesman with a list of specific, opposing vies. Maybe it gave them a yes even ~niversities . The full-time tuition argument the students have is that well prepared questions aimed at Tydings feeling of togetherness once more like in at UMBC has been the same for at least the Maryland, a reasonably affluent state, for his endorsement of the tuition hike: As the good 01 ' Sixties when there were real last three, and probably four years (if you ranks very low in its aid to education is with any politican of his stature, he issues to oppose like the Vietnam War, don't believe me check an old catalog as I compared to other states. could deftly evade all but the most ar­ Defense Department contracts on campus, did). I don't know what the inflation rate Oh yes, I am against the tuition hike ticulate questions. The key is to make the a minimum voting age of 21 , and last but was for the same period of time, but for the because I feel that a decent education questions short, intelligent, and precise, not least, a legal drinking age of 21. Ah, last two years it's averaged 10 percent. I should' be available at a reasonable cost, thereby leaving the burden on him. those were the days! don't think an 8 percent increase in tuition and the increase hurts mostly those middle Question: Why did SCATH request that Okay, so I'm being a little hard on those is really out of line. class students who don't qualify for students wait until ten minutes into ' who are protesting the tuition hike. SCATH financial aid. But I get turned off by Tydings' presentation before marching ~n? has a legitimate point -- raising the tuition SCATH's attempts to build this issue into By the time they were seated and qUIet, may keep some students out of UMBC -­ Before I go, I'd like to make a few more one of the magnitude'of overpopulation or there was barely half an hour left to although I find it hard to believe that $60 points, some of which Tydings also pointed the food shortage. and some of their question him. Valuable time was waste~ will prevent someone from going to college out. First of all, students can heap all the arguments are pretty far-fetched. We have here which could have been used to natl jf he or she reallly wants to go. What I abuse on Tydings they want, but it won't do enough good arguments without resorting him for his policies and for his en­ think most students are worried about is any good because the only one who can do to the kind of bad logic you hear from dorsement of the hike. that they might have to cut down on the anything at this point is good old Marvin elected officials who don't know any It was toward the end that I could only number of albums they buy, postpone Mandel. Tydings demonstrated several beUer. empathize with Tydings after seeing him ' getting their Earth shoes or their hair times that he is on the students' side, but We must make ourselves heard in try to out-shout those in the audience while styled, or forget about that new turntable because Mandel set the budget, Tydings' Annapolis. I urge anyone who can possibly attempting to respond to a murmur from they want. hands were tied. Second, students don't make it to attend today's demonstration in behind him. seem to realize that they are not the only our state capital. See you there! I hope that both U.M.B.C. and SCATH Maybe that's why over 90 percent of the ones who want more money. The same day Sincerely, somehow benefitted from the fiasco which full time students stayed away. They know as the demonstration at UMBC, welfare Jim Richardson occurred last Wednesday and will make a tha t they'll pay that $60 increase somehow, recipients J>~otested in Annapolis the better showing in Annapolis, with both better leadership and better organization. Ged Sandeford amendment which would over-rule the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Joseph Tydings had worked with John Kennedy during the 60's and although he once felt that interest in further study of Tydings the President's death was rather morbid, he now feels there may be, indeed reason Mr. Tydings has come and gone. A few to re-open the investigation. Tydings feels students went to hear him speak. A lot that the recent reports of love affairs more went to ask him why he voted for the which the late President was supposed to tuition hike, and to try to blame him for the have had were written for the money the hike. I've got some news for the latter author would receive for such sen­ group. sationalism, You've got the wrong man. The candidate for the Senate talked Let me backtrack a little for those of you about his three years in the military right who weren't there. After I got out of my 12 after World War II, He recalled the o'clock class, I sauntered down to LH 2, terrible destruction of various cities in interested in seeing how ma.ny students Europe as one of the things he remem­ showed up to protest the tuition hike. I bered most from his military experience. found a peaceful group protesting, con­ He also spoke about foreign aid which he sisting of both faculty and students, believes should be limited especially in shouting slogans and marching in a circle regards to military aid. outside the lecture hall. Most of the people He feels the most important problem there were bystanders, like myself, who fa cing not only this country but the world, refused the protesters' offer of "Join us !", is that of food production and voluntary despite the efforts of one student ~ho family planning. We need research and milled through the crowd the crowd trYing development in both these areas if to " incite',' us:' After I became bored with mankind is to survive. Along with this is , watching.t he' students taking turns posing also a need for population education, he for television cameras I went inside to said. hear the ex-senator speak. Joe Tydings is a man with an excellent Mr. Tydings came in Soon after I did and Joseph Tydings record in the Senate, a very conscientious began by tracing his career, a good idea man who once again wants to serve the considering most of us were in ele­ people of Maryland. mentary school when he was elected to the Senate. A small crowd listened at- , Tydings Responds To Protestors tentively while the ex-Senator told of his part in the defeat or of various issues, retriever including the ABM system, the Cars­ Former Senator Put On The Spot well and Haynesworth nominations, and the Vietnam War. About this point the By Patricia Harris that he gave his views on various issues, people still outside decided to join us in the For some time, demonstrators against and one could find out a little more about lecture hall and began spilling in through the tuition hike and faculty cutbacks the man himself. m.eeting all four entrances, a few still chanting carried appropriate signs and chanted Certainly, one of the hottest issues right slogans. Most people made an effort to slogans outside Lecture Hall II before they now is the Nixon trip to China, and like m.onday keep the noise down, but Tydings decided confronted Joseph Tydings, Democrat for many other people Mr. Tydings also feels to stop speaking until everyone was inside. U.S. Senate and member of the Board of Nixon should not have gone. He further hillcrest At this point the atmosphere changed. Regents of the University of Maryland. believes that President Ford should have It reminded me more of a party than After Mr. Tydings left the lecture hall he prevented Nixon from going in the first 1:00' anything else, or perhaps a high school spoke to several well wishing students place. rally. The lines were drawn -- Big ~ad before he went up to the political science The former Senator is very much Tydings representing unrespons~ve department where he met various faculty against sending any kind of aid to Angola government taking from poor deservmg members and talked with students from and the landing of the SST in the United students and giving to the Angolan pro­ the Young Democrats Club. It was here States. He also said he would oppose any Save Western forces and corporation executives vs. concerned, enlightened students whose CHEESBURGER, only goals in life are to study long and hard in an effort to make the world a FRY & better place to live, while making a pile SMALL COKE of bread in the process. After repre­ sentatives of SCATH asked Tydings for Reg. $1.19 the reasons' for the tuition increase, Tydings attempted to respond. I say "attempted" because he was interrupted repeatedly with additional questions. and Now Only irrelevant comments. When Tydmgs mentioned the concern of many senior 690 With Coupon citizens about the future of Social Se­ curity to make appoint about the ' ~-~-----~--- behind me shouted "Who cares?" With this coupon Someone asked him what he thought of the Cheeseburger fact that 50 percent of the U.S. Senators are millionaires. Someone else told Fry & Small Cok{; Tydings that if they took all the money Guernsey Maid Restaurant spent on busting people for marijuana and Arbutus Expires April 15, 1976 spent it on education, there would be no need for a tuition increase. Other com­ ------~----- ments were about as intelligible. UERNSEY MAID RESTUARAN What "impressed" me most about the 1415 SuIfur- Spring Rd. student demonstrators was the fun they Arbutus. Md. ~------~--~~~~. ~. ~. ~. ~.... ~ -~-..- .-.------~~~~ RETRIEVER,1 MARCH 197p, PAGE 9

very hard core and that's all." starring Dick Van Dyke. And I coul:! go on. ghouls, such as chairman Wiley of the TELEVISION Bullshit! So, obviously, the average viewer is not FFCC and Sen. Pastore and his com­ Alright, look, "All in the Family" is as debased and unintelligent as CBS, ABC, munications subcommittee, scare the Continued from page 7 good, and it has been No .. 1 in ratings for and NBC would have us believe. Viewers pants off of them, so they "keep. in line." citizens from the Blue Meanies at the peril six straight years. "60 Minutes" is a sure don't get what they want. Blaming all the A third reason is that there IS a very of losing their own lives, and certainly are audience grabber in its time slot. "The shitty programming on viewers is a small, but well organized, minorit~ who not cheerfully offering their own necks in Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" cowardly copout. are bent on keeping TV the bastIon of exchange for some poor dude who just smashed the opposition. Jacques The real reason TV is bland, stupid, Puritanism. And, of course, it is precisely The viewers also know that the over­ Cousteau's specials always do well, as 60 banal, idiotic, unimaginative, and cliche is their kind of numbskull intelligence at whelming majority of shows are pure and the "National Geographic" specials. "The because the networks are more interested which sponsors direct their insulting simple lard, cliches thrown together in Human Body," on PBS, got a 34 share, in pushing pills and vaginal deodorant commercials. place of creativity. And they know that this despite the fact that many cannot event than they are in retaining the artistic As Rex Reed once observed: "It's a season, in particular, has been rotten. get UHF channels. Eugene O'Neill's, "A inintegrity of the creative community in sinister coalition between sponsors and Despite that,network executives con­ Moon for the Misbeogtten," was also Hollywood. ignorant viewers that controls the purse tinue to make their proclamations of successful, as was "Cold Turkey," Another reason is that government strings and calls the shots." optimism, as empty of substance as William Simon's announcements on the economy. The Vice Presidents of the three most are not prepared for. Another , seemed to be that the UMBC experience is networks assessed this season with ORIENTAL problem concerns the difficulties ex­ not a great one, but not a bad one either. It eyebrow-raising comments. perienced attempting to establish either a could probably be best put as 'O.K.' and Marvin Antonowsky of NBC said, "I continued from page 3 Korean or Chinese Club. The clubs, open to left at that. Some suggestions for im­ think we've fared very well this year." all, never really got off the ground due to provement include the sponsorship of a teachers as well, exerting a much greater Edwin T. Vane, of ABC, said this season SGA tie ups and the lack of student in­ diverse rang~ of on-campus activities and "was one of the greatest for television" degree of control over dorm residents than terests. Presently, however, attempts are improved access to the campus through could ever be implemented here. As well, and that the 1976 season would be "one being made ' once again to organize a more frequent bus service. What's most whale of a year." Which means, I there are no co-ed dorms and curfews are Korean club. With greater student par­ needed is increased student involvement presume, it will be a lot of blubber. Harvey strictly enforced. ticipation the club could prosper. and interest in the school. Perhaps then an Shephard, of CBS, admits that this year Academically, the workload at UMBC 'O.K.' experience could translated into a was relatively bad, but adds, "But these seems bearable for those students in­ The consensus of those -interviewed great one for all. shows represent 20 years of trial and terviewed. Their math courses require the error ... our current sh-ows are better than least amount of work while those courses more language dependent, demand the older ones now being shown in reruns greater time. Aside from simply wanting The Reverend Gene Puckett will kick off on the independent television stations." to meet people, one reason many of the the Theology and the Bicentennial lecture Lies. All lies. Oriental students moved into the dorms series with a talk entitled "The Gods of This inability to face up to the fact that was to try and improve their English. Our Time" Wednesday at 1 PM in lecture most of their shows are artistically Although Lee, in her second year here is," hall II. bankrup is part of the reason why not sure it always works that way." Reverend Puckett is currently serving television shows remain so bland- though The Biology department received 'as editor of the Maryland Baptist hardly the only or most important reason" special plaudits. Ching-Ing Lee, a magazine. He has served in a number of The words of ABC President, Robert D. graduate student in Biology, characterized . pastorships throughout the south. Puckett Wood, reveal (unintentionally I'm sure) the department as, "very aggressive, very earned a Master of Divinity degree from why commercial television is so much competent and very good." She noted that, the Southern Seminary in 1973. claptrap. perhaps due to the relative wealth and size "You can't be oblivious to what the of the US, the material dealt with here was audience is seeking. And I'm not saying much more current and advanced than the 'we give them what they want' kind of what she had dealt with in Taiwan, and Howard Gates, last of a series of U.S. thing (sure he isn't), but if you put on a that all in all she was quite satisfied with Senate candidates to appear at UMBC, will "Beacon Hill" and get a 13 share (13 per the set up. She mentioned as well the ef­ bring his campaign to the students on cent of the audience) and you put on a forts of Dr. Wan and Dr. Wu to make she Friday, March 5 at 1 PM in Lecture hall II. "Starsky and Hutch'" and get a 42, it tells and her husband feel at home while living Democrat Gates received 17,000 votes in you something about what the audience is the 1974 Gubernatorial election, all the going to do . "And you can put on all the at UMBC. If possible she would like to see a few more Chinese grad students on while predicting indictment would follow stuff you and I both feel would be super election. He authored a book on programming, right? But the audience campus, at present she and her husband are the only two. Maryland's problems in 1973, and ad­ doesn't pay any attention ... you've fail~d. " There are some grips, mostly ones vocates reduced working hours to produce "Beacon Hill?" Super programmmg? more jobs, as well as outlawing deficit Oh, Jesus! I offer a better example of how echoed over and over at UMBC. Student apathy and the lack of things to do on Reverend R. Gene Puckett spending and special interest political muddled the thinking of network financing. executives is? "Beacon Hill" was not good campus were the two most repeated ones. programming. It was a stiffly acted. badly More easily remedied might be Lee's wri tten, ineptly directed, and an ill­ mention of the need for greater language conceived imitation of "Upstairs Down­ help for the Oriental students here. Even Shaw's I.deals Tested stiars." If this nit-wit conception of "super though Chinese and Korean students are programming" permeated all of required to take a minimum of a two years Hollywood, there would never be a good of English in secondary school, the in "Heartbreak House" TV show. transition to full time English usage is one Wood drones on: " ... any time something By Todd Carton has a redeeming quality to it.. . the The current production of the Arena audience ctefects so fast, you're left with a Boss Mangan who cries, "How are we to KNIGHT Stage, George Bernard Shaw's "Heart­ keep our self-respect unless we let on that breaK House," is a drama in which an we are better than we are?" And indeed, continued from page 5 anguished Shaw reveals himself as a man by the end of the play, no one can let on BIRTH whose ideals are being severely tested. that they are better than they are. peasants and knights and be confirmed by Shaw, who began the play before the The Arena production is highlighted by the duke and prince of each principality. outbreak of World War I but could not some fine performances and most of the CONTROL I This would create less fear among the finished it until 1916, presents a vision of cast is quite exciting. Robert Pastene's squires pecause the decision would be in the cultural and artistic crisis of "cultured Captain Shotover thoroughly dominates ABORTION the han1s of members of the royal family and leisured Europe before the war." This the first act and each subsequent scene of that know them and can appreciate their is a culture that not only awaits but assists which he is a part. He is at times, an elder SERVICES. squirely work other than what they have its own end. Shaw personified. Carolyn Coates and scribbled. The drama which Shaw subtitled "A Barbara Caruso as Shotover's daughters HILLCREST CLINIC & Changes in the monarchy must be made Fantasia in the Russian manner on are throughly beguiling and believable as COUNSELING SERVICE and made soon. If not, there might be a :English themes," does, in many ways BALTIMORE, MD. they bewitch the men around them. Jack peasant rebellion and then UMBC would :parallel Chekov's "The Cherry Orchard." Ryland's Hector is equally strong. If there (30'1) -788-4400 have to be ruled democratically. Wouldn't The action takes place at the home of is any flaw in Howard Witt's portrayal of th! h" ... col-o ...... o? . Captain Shotover and his daughter and Boss Managn, whom he ma~ges to make son-in-law Hesione and Hector Hushabye. likeable, it is that his accent wavered UM Be English Department presents a In the course of the day's action, many between Scottish and Brooklynese. strange relationships are revealed. For Characterized by the usual proliferation example, a houseguest, Ellie Dunn, finds of witty Shavian dialogue, delivered with she has fallen in love with Hector whom deadly accuracy under John Pasquin's she thinks is one Marcus Darnley. The excellent directing, "Heartbreak House" JOHN WATERS FILM FESTIVAL ironic twist is that it is Hesione who calmly gives the theatre goer an enjoyable reveals this fact to Ellie. evening; one that is well worth the trip to Featuring In - the Shotover home, designed to Washington to see. "Heartbreak House" resemble a ship, all pretensions are will run i.hrough March 14. Friday, March 5 Friday, March 12 ;stripped away much to the horror of one

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PHARMACY STUDENTS UMBC CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP WOMEN'S CENTER Jim Easom, School of Pharmacy Graduate UMBCRADIO ACHTUNG The Christian Fellowship is temporarily The Women's Center at UMBC is Student, will be at the Counseling Center, UMBC Radio will hold another meeting on moving its meetings to Monday at 1 pm in LH reorganizing. We will be meeting Thursday, The German Club is sponsoring a . Room 201 ·EM, on Wednesday, March 3·1:00· March 3 in room 101 of the Education-Math I. Th is change is due to the upcoming lectures March 4, at CP 112, to discuss plans. We would Fashingsbal, Tuesday, March 2, at 4 p.m. in 3:30, Wednesday, March 17-1 :00-3:30 and Building at 1 :00 . This one is a biggie, so all on "God and the Bicenntenial" to be given on like to have feedback on the interests and ·the Language lab, SS 001 . Food, dancing and Wednesday, March 31 -1 :00-3:30 . Please make Wednesdays in LH II . Please support the needs that women have on campus. All in­ attend! fun at no charge. Beer and wine available at a terested persons please come. appointment with the secretary, EM-201 , X · small fee . Wear a costume and win a prize. Monday meetings. Everyone is invited. PSYCH CLUB 2472. Everyone is welcome. POM-POM TEAM Dean Leavitt, School of Pharmacy, will be at There will be a Psych Club meeting on There is a Pom·Pom Marching Team being the Counsel ing Center on Thursday, March 11 Wednesday, March 3 at 1 p.m. in EM 102. BOOK CO·OP UMBC TO PRESENT NEW MUSICAL formed on campus. They will perform at from 1 :00 -3:30. Please make appointment with Everyone is welcome. Notice to students waiting for checks from The UMBC Theatre Department will present various athletic functions along with the Pep the secreatry, EM-201, X -2472. the BOOK EXCHANGE : The list for the .an original musical adaptation of The Servant Band. The first meeting will be this Friday, RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE checks was delivered to Tom Getz on Feb. 18. of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with an March 5th at 1:00 p.m. in room 206 in Gym I. Recruiters from the following organizations original musical score by UMBC student, At that time he told me to stop back on March Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend PAUL HOFFMAN, Pianist will be on·campus in March !o interview · Robert Marvin. This well known Italian 4. Hopefully the checks will be in by then. Just or contac Theresa at 796-1674 for Further FineArts Recital students for position with their institutuions. Renaissance Comedy has been adapted into a be patient. details. Hall- Rm. 118 Seniors must have their credentials on file with · delightful combination of styles, where March 8, 1976 the Career Development and Placement Commedia dell' arte meets the American 8:00p.m. Center in order to interview. Literature from musical stage. The production is under the Works by : Hydn, Messiaen, the companies is available in the Career direction of Dr. Evzen Drmola whose ac­ and Beethoven Research Library, 201 EM. The C.D. and P. complishments in Theatre are worldwide, Paul Hoffmann received his B.M., M .M ., and staff strongly suggests that you read the · including work with Ingmar Bergman and the . Performer's Certificate from the Eastman literature in preparation for a positive ' in· Royal Theatre of Sweden. Set and costume School of Music and studied with Cecile terview. designs are by Nancy Potts, whose costume Genhart and Brooks Smith. He is the recipient Boy Scouts of America All majors; District designs have earned her three Tony :>f the Fulbright·Hays Grant for study in Executive-March 2. nominations. Her work was most recently seen Austria at the "Mozarteum," Salzburg, and Joseph E . Seagrams and Sons all majors; · in the Center Stage production of Tartuffe. Hochschule for Musik in Vienna with Kurt Production Supervision, Accounting-March 4. Neumuller and Dieter Weber. He has per­ Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher The cast of The Servant of Two Masters formed recitals and concertos in the United Certification ; Teachers·March 9. features Alan Weitzman as Arlecchino, Ruth States and Europe, and is currently a D.M .A . Teacher Certification; Teachers Williamson as Beatrice, Allan Jirikowic as EDUCATION-MATH BUILDING ROOM 202 candidate at the Peabody Conservatory Holiday Inn all majors; Innkeeper Trainees, • Pantalone, Allan Goldberg as Brighella, studying with Leon Fleischer, and an in­ Cl.ccounting, Sales·March 9. Kathie Crews as Smeraldina, M . Kathleen structor of piano at the _University of Maryland Palamar Associates All Majors; Sales Turner as Clarice, Charles Hiltz as Silvio, Baltimore County. Associate-March 10. Frank Zawitoski as Florindo and Dale DiVenti Baltimore City Police All Majors; Law as Dr. Lombardi. If fields. These societies may JEWISH STUDENT ASSOCIATION you are seeking full-time, part­ Enforcement-March 11 . Production dates are March 11, 12, 13 and 1) THIS WEDNESDAY at 1 :00 in EM 106 time, or summer employment this publish in their journals listings of Anne Arundel Co . Board of Education again on March 17,18,19, and 20th at 8:00 pm there will be a moving film . It is entitled ; " Let Teacher Certification; Teachers·March 15 . in the campus theatre. Admission is $2.00 for spring, you will need to know how positions which are available and My People Go" and discusses many issues that U.S. Air Force All Majors; Officer Can­ the general public and free to all UMBC to locate positions that are sponsor an employment exchange face and befall Russian Jewry. All are didates-March 16. students. For reservations call 455 -2179 or 455 - welcome to attend!! available. Positions are frequently during their annual conventions. In Ramsey, Barry, Brown, and Bond All '2476. 2) A reminder to all; THIS SATURDAY advertised in different ways, order to gather additional in­ Majors; Sales, Marketing, Management­ NIGHT, February 28, 1976 in Dorm 3 in CIRCLI: KCLUB March 18 . receiving a variety of exposure. formation about this resource, you Recreation Room 001 from 8: 15 till 11 :00, there The UMBC Circle K Club will meet on Metropolitan Life Insurance All Majors; Utilizing these various methods may examine a professional will be a Coffee House with live entertainment Thursday, March 4, at 3:30 PM in EM106. Management, Sales, Marketing-March 23. and refreshments. All are welcome so come Topics at this meeting will include Charter and then, applying for the position, journal, contact a professional The Gap Stores, Inc. All Majors; Store prepared to have a great time. Night and District Convention. All members will increase your opportunities for organization related to your major Manager Trainee·March 23. 3) NEXT WEDNESDAY at 1:00 in EM 106 .and those interested are urged to attend. Home Life Insurance Co . of New York All employment. field of study, or talk to a Dr. E . Shimoff will give a lecture on "Israel as Majors; Professional Career Sales-March 23 . One of the most available professor in your department a Modern Religious State." Please note that FRENCH CLUB MEETING resources of information about about the employment in­ . this special attraction is COMING March 10!!! Montgomery Ward and Son All Majors; The French Club will meet on Mondays, this Retail Management Trainee·March 24. semester, From 1 to 2 p.m . in the language lab. employment openings is the formation. "HOW TO DO UMBC-PART IV Come and bring a friend for French music and "If you don't know where you are going, newspaper's classified ads. You may be assisted with your HUMAN RELATIONS wine. you'll probably end up somewhere else" Positions that are currently open employment search and frequently Our interpersonal skills group is recruiting The fourth presentation in the "How to do PHYSICAL THERAPY CLUB new members. It will look at human relations are listed for full-time and part­ learn about position openings if you UMBC" series sponsored by the Counsel ing There will be a PT club meeting Wed . March and how we affect the people around us . 4 at 1 PM in EM 103 . Also March 24 a Dance time employment and, as the let others know that you are Center will provide assistance for those If you want to improve your communication students who need to make decisions about Therapist will come and speek to the club. summer approaches, for summer seeking employment. "Getting out with your fellow man-woman, join us! their academic major or their career goals. Please try to attend. work. In the immediate Baltimore­ the word" that you are em· PLACE : 201 -EM Bldg. Assistance will also be given to those students TIME: ThurSdays-2:00-3:30 p.m. Washington areas, the Baltimore ployment - hunting to friends and who need to know what directions they want to YOUNG DEMOCRATS CLUB LEADERS: Dr . Elaine Yamada acquaintances, former employers, take in their life. The program will be Wed­ Young Democrats Club will have an im· Sun, News American, Washington Beth Wells portant meeting on Wednesday, March 3 at 1 Post, and Washington Star are and professors enables you to nesday, March 3 in 101 SS for 1 :00-2:00. Register with the Counsel ing Center, x-2472. p.m. in SS 113. All Present and prospective If make contact with various primary sources. you are in­ RA APPLICATIONS members are encouraged to attend. BEST ART TEAC~ER terested in relocating, you may openings which are not widely AVAILABLE On Mar. 5, 1976 the Arts Club will present an NECKLACE FOUND publicized. Actively seeking To people w ishing to be RA's-- find that the area's newspaper is a award to the "Best Art teacher of the year Below are important pieces of information Found .. Necklace, in Fine Arts about 3 weeks helpful source of employment contacts, both personal and Award. The Arts club salutes Hillcrest. ago. Call or leave message at 747 -4988 . Ask for aboul the application and interview process for Dennis . information. professional, will enhance your . Resident Assistant Positions. Please read this -UAASSPEAKi:R An extremely useful resource for employment possibilities. very carefully. HATHA-YOGA·CLASSES On March 1, 1976 Haki Madhubuti (Don L. A. Qualifications. Hatha-Yoga classes offered free. Exercise, position openings in Maryland is Lee) will be speaking at UMBC. He will be in 1. As of fall 1976, you must be of sophomore Breathe, Meditate, and be healthy. Class located at the Job Bank, at 1100 N. Sendin-g letters of inquiry, LH3, at 8pm . The following is a biographical status or higher. 5tarts Tuesday, Feb. 17th and will be every sketch of h is previous works. Eutaw Street and in Towson. telephoning, and conduCting per­ 2. You must have a 2.0 overall accumulative Tuesday at 6 pm in FA 344 . Come and bring a Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee) is Poet-in Sponsored by the Maryland sonal vi~~i:s are three techniques average; 2.25 average is preferr~ . blanket. Residence at Howard University, Publisher 3. You must have 28 completed credit hours Department of Employment and for investigating possible em­ and Editor of the Third World Press, Editor of RIGHT TO LIFE by the end of Spring Semester 1976. Social Services, the Job Bank is a ployment opportunities which you Black Books Bulletin, and Director of the . 4. Prior living experience in Resident Halls Right to Life meeting, Sunday March 7, 8 Institute of Positive Education, in Chicago . p.m ., SS first floor-follow signs. Free ad· free, job referral service system. do not currentlyI know exist within is preferred. The majority of positions which institut~ons. If Illinois. His publiShed books, Think Black mission , refreshments served, l iterature various you are B. I nterest Meetings. (1967), a Black Pride (1968), Don't Cry Scream There will be manditory interest meetings available, slides shown, and guest speaker ' are listed is with private industry interested in working for a par­ (1969)' We Walk the Way of The New World scheduled on March 1st and March 2nd (Mon. Rev. Robert Woodworth will lerture. and represents a variety of em­ ticular organiza ~ion or in a sp~cific (1970)' Directionscore; Selected and New and Tues .) at 8:00 PM in Resident Hall NO.3 Poems (1971) , Dynamite Vocies; Black Poets YOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB ployment areas, such as position, you m3(Y contact a person Rm . 077 . At these meetings, any questions you of the 1960's (1971), From Plan to Planet, Life A Young Republicans Club is now being professional, managerial, sales, may bave about the Resident Assitant Ap­ who is in chargelof hiring with the Studies; The Need for African . Minds and 'formed at UMBC. It's about t ime the plicational Interview and Selection Process and clerical positions. If you are agency. In this manner, you may Institutuions (1973), Book of Life (1974) and Republicans received equal time w ith the Will be answered by staff members from the interested in utilizing the Job . Capsule Course I n Black Poetry Writing, co­ .Democrats. Anyone who is interested please gain information concerning office of Residential Life. You will also be able authored with Gwendolyn Brooks, Keooapetse attend our first meeting on Wed. March 3 at Bank, you must register in person. employment openings with an to pick up your application packet and Kogositsle and Dudley Randall (Sept. 1975>- 1 :00 in room 611 of the administration building. Additional informaition about the institution that you were unaware schedule for interviewing. Only at these times HATHA YOGA CLASSES HISTORY GOODIES Job Bank and how it operates may of or perhaps, I was not widely will applications be available to be picked up, be obtained from a staff member in therefore, if you intend to apply you must Free Hatha Yogas Classes--breathing, The History Council of Malors is sponsoring publicized. attend one of these two meetings. exersise, meditation. Bring Blanket. Wed· 3 bake sale on Wed ., March 3 from 12-1 P.M . the C.D. & P . Center. Locating information about nesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. in FA 344. Classes rhe sale will be held in the lobby of the ad­ Notifications of position openings openings for full-time, part-time, POSITION AVAILABLE: begin March 3. Instuctor: Heide. ;T1inistration building. part time position; prefer candidates with 25 specifically for college students and summer positions represents a or more hours available during regular work and recent graduates may be ·link in your employment search ' week (8 :30 - 4:30) . Must be someone capable of located through the Career process. Recognizing and un­ lifting heavy cartons, and maintaining ac­ Development and Placement derstanding additional parts of the curate shipping and receiving records. Could -jevelop into summer position. Interviews Center. The C.D. & P. Center process will enable you to prepare being held Monday, March 1 only from 11 am maintains a Job Announcement yourself for seeking a career and to 4 pm. See Kenny Hines in the UMBC Book Book and a bulletin board outside employment. You should be aware Center. MOTORCYCLE of its 202 EM office, with listings of of your qualifications and the EARLY CHILDHOOD ROOMATE WANTED positions which are currently requrements for different types of EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION in­ Female roommate needed. Ellicott City Motorcycle for Sale terest you? Plan to attend the next regularly area, very cheap. Please call 465·2541 after Yamaha 500, 1974 available. Both services contain employment and procedures for 5:30. notices of full-time, part-time, and scheduled INFORMATION SESSION on 1000 miles, very good condition applying for the position. Writing a Monday, March 1, 1976. All aspects of the Call: 768-6045 after 5 PM REFRIGERATOR FOR SALE summer employment, primarily in well-planned resume is becoming Early Childhood Personnel Preparation SALE For Sale--Apartment size refrigerator. 555 .()( Program will be explained to anyone in· For Sale : 1975 Veoa, 4 speed , low m ileage, the Baltimore area. In addition, very essential for active con­ Perfect condition, 1 year old. Call Rita after 5 terested in the program. The next IN­ clean, $2295, call 821-7657. the C.D.& P. Center serves as a sideration for profeSSional PM at 669-7395. FORMATION SESSION will be held on March FOR SALE resource for summer internship position. In addition, preparing for ' 1, 1976, in Room C 207 from 1 :00 to 2:00 P.M. SKI BOOT SALE Gold & Orange Loose-weave curtains. 150" x information for the Maryland your interviews greatly con­ The sessions are held regularly on the first 1975 Munari Ski Boots 90" Brand New - SSO.OO-pair. 'Monday of every month during the regular Department of Transportation, the tributes to the positive presen­ Men's Size 9-- like new Five Year Old Color T .V. 20" Early Social Security Administration, tation of your qualifications. If you academic year. Call: 687-5168 after 5:00 PM American Cabinet model. Excellent playing . and other federal government would like information about how Made by Admiral. 5150.00. ARTS CLUB MEETING Sales Help Needed Five Year Old Solid State Turntable. Early agencies. to apply for full-time, part-time, or The Arts Club will meet this Friday, from 1 Sales job in clothing-card-gift area of American Cabinet model. Needs new needle. Professional organizations and summer positions or any ad­ to 2 p.m ., in Fine Arts 110. Bring a friend, if you . oookstore. Prefer retail & cash register ex­ SSO.OO or best offer . their publications frequently offer ditional career advisement, stop like. 'TopiCS of discussion will be photography, perience. Should have class schedule with open Five Year Old Early American Swivel employment information con­ by the C.D. &P. Center and talk to fund expenditures, a spring art show, club days or at least 4 straight hours without Rocker . Gold Tweed. Good condition 525 .00 or calendar, and minutes of last meeting. All are classes. See Brenda White in Book Center best offer. cerning openings in their specific a staff member. askro to wear red. .WedneSday, March 3, 1976,9 am· 12 noon. CALL 3S6-5018 after 5:00 p.m . PAGE 12, RETRIEVER 1 MARCH 1976 DISCOUNT RECORDS YEAR 'ROUND ON "TOP 50 CHARTBUSTERS"

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