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Columbia 'Chronicle , Vo lume 20, Num Iwr 1 Monday " February 29 1988 Columbia College, Chicago New revisions could lower GSl's for dependent students By Lee Bey drcn in that family attending college to "One error can cau$C a six-week Ide­ determine ira student was eligible for a lay)." he said. "If a student misses the N~w financial aid cligibilil)' guide­ GSL. (Illinois State Scholarship) deadline. he Jines and careless fili ng of financial aid "Now, under the federal Higher Ed- could lose $3, 100," forms could cost Columbia students ucation Act of 1986, most of which 01ino said government cutbacks in thousarx:ls of dollars during the 1988- . went into effect last fall . counselors non-repayable grant money along wilh 1989 academic year. Director of Finan­ must look at other forms of revenue and . other problems have caused the finan­ cial Aid John Olino said recentl y. holdings-such as real estate and in- cial aid office to change the process it " What has changed is Congress' def­ vestments-before deciding if a student uses to handle student problems. inition of what an independent student should receive a GSL." . The U.S. l.Jcpartmcnt of Education is as opposed to a dependent student," "By examining other forms of in­ now requires recipients to undergo loan Olino said. The·change makes is harder come, many students and their families counseling, according to me CPS re­ for a deperx:lent stUdent to get aid , he port. Olino said his office has assigned added .. are too wealthy to qualify for the low­ cost loans. Some observers predicted as three advisors a third of me applicants " As of October of 1986. the govem- apiece to assist in filing and trouble­ men! requested that prior to receiving a many as 20 percent of those students who received GSLs last year would not shooting the fonns:. Guaranteed Student Loon (GSL) fund­ " That guarantees continuil)' in that be eligible this year," the CPS reJXlrt ing certified by the college, (students) the student will see the same advisor said. have to have applied fo r a Pell Grant with each visit , and it adds a little hu­ fU'St ," he said. And even though the revisions are aI· manil)' in the process," Olino said. most a year and a ha1f old, Olino said According to a College Press Service The office is mailing a three-page in­ some students are still unaware of how reJXlrt, financial aid counselors in the struction letter, delailing documents the changes affect their funding, adding past exapUned student and parents' in­ needed to complete fi nancial aid forms, that late or haphazard filing of the forms come, the number of dependents iQ the as well as telephone numbers to call if a studel)1's·family, an:ct the number of chil- can alS!? spe.11 trouble for appl icants. student needs help with the fon ns. ·Hokin Center surpasses namesake's expectations . -' By Penny Mateck lege president Mike Alexandroff and " I hope the students enjoy it for a i wanted 10 be a part of it. long time to come," he added. What began as a dream for a Colum­ " 1had been wanting to makc a contri­ The event was attended by almost bia trustee years ago, became a realil)' bution (for many years) so 1 began sav­ 100 people including Hokin's family Feb. 19 as the Myron Hokin Student ing my pennies and waited for my ship members and friends, the majoril)' of Center was fonnaUy dedicated. to come in," Hokin explained. the department chairpeopJe and other " This is a vcI)' speciaJ occasion for Following the passage o f a referen­ various facull)' and slaff members. me," said Myron Hokin during a dum by students in Marth 1987, Hokin Guests dined on white wine, fresh speech in the hall that bears his name . said he was approached by college Ex­ fruits. croissants and cheese while a " !t's the fulfillment of something I've ecutive Vice President Ben Gall and di­ tuxedo-clad student filled the center wanted to do for many years." rector of Development Jack Wolfsohn with piano music fo r the cocktail hour. Hokin, a college board member since with the student center' project and it On behalf of the college, Aiexan­ Ryan hits the brakes 1972 and president of Centul)' Steel was something that he just couldn't re­ droff thanked Hokin for giving Colum­ It may not look like it now. but these motorists are enjoying a two-week Corporation, said he 's watched the sist. bia " the singularopponunil)' of this im­ reprieve from the Dan Ryan expressway construction originally scheduled school grow under the direction of col- "This (the project) was the fulfill ­ pressive place of education, fratemil)', begin this week. State officials say it won't start until March 13, Late steel ment of the deSire I've ~ for all those and civic engagement." shipments and delays in setting up road ba rricades are the reason for the 13 years," Hokin said. " I offer Columbia's profound grati­ ACCO rdmg to Wolfsohn, Hokin do­ tude and appreciation to Myron Hokin nated $300,(0) to fund the majority of for the splendor of his friendship and construction costs for the center. sUpJXlrt," Alexandroff said. " This cen­ Hokin said that while the initial plans ter now and forever will do you honor.·' Memorial grant funds presented to him were excellent , the re­ Following the speeches in Hokin ality was " much better than I imag­ Hall , students from the various desci­ ined." pli nes perfonned. developing cameramen

By Penny Mateck

A memorial scholarship has been es­ tablished at Col umbia for a Television Department inst ructor and WGN cam­ eraman who died recently after a lengthy battle with cancer. Howard Sprechrnan. 47. who died Feb. 16 at Michael Reese Hospital had SJX:nt more than two years tcaching here in the school 's Television Department beginning in the Fall of 1985. He taught the "Telcvi:..ion Equipment Pr-d cticum·· and other production and din:ction das~I!~. ·· He was 1.o.IIIIng to go the extra milc to help studenu lea rn what they needed to learn,·' said Television Dcpanment Executive Vtce.Pres.ident Bert GaU (leO) chats with M)'ron Hokin during i.be center's dedication reception ':00. 19, Continued on Page 3 News Briefs Seminar discusses the reasons behi nd illiteracy CO[URlbia's "Lunch and Learn" series conlinucs on Man:h 3 31 noon on allOlhcr subject of critkal interest wilh a (orum tilled "lIliteracy: Why Dick and Jane Can', Read:' By Lee Bey (ration for students who pay their own The free event will be hckt in lhe college's Ferguson Theater. 6(X) S. Michi* tuition. .. Long registration lines and cJl:tended Students who receive tinanclar aid gan. . delays coold be eliminated if students For more infonnalion. call1hc Public Rclalions Ocpanmcnl 31663- 1600. x must bring in their fonns to register. but would f\Ot try to register earlier than 421. the proCess .. takes about 20 minules" their scWcduled times, Kate Asselin. di­ for thoSe who have academic advising the time it takes to register." Columbia dance troupe holds annual benefit rector of records said recently. before registration, Eugene Atkin. One drawback to DePaul's " The computer system can only han­ Mordine & Comp-,lnY will hold its annual benefit at the Dance Center of Roosevelt's regi~trar said. that it docsn 'I have on-line lqIisatllitt.. ' dle 200 people aU time." Asselin said. so the student doesn'l have an Columbia College. 4730 N. Sheridan Rd . on March 12 at 7 p.m. Proceeds Atkin also said the students register ··When you get more than 200 people at copy lof his class schedu~ and from Ihe evenl. " Dancing Malilda- A Gct Down Under Benefit." will sup­ in a large room in the universil)"s sec­ a time. you get lines:" payments. Gall said. pon Ihe company's September 1988 panicipation al World Expo '88 in Bris­ gnd Ooor. But the often timc-coRSuming proc­ DePaul is considering phpne bane. Australia. DePaul University, which has 6Q(X) ess. a subject of student concern. has lralion for' some lime in the furure. For reservations. call the Dance Center 31 271 -7928 students in ils downtown campus at 243 made some think Columbia heeds a new said. S. Wabash, has in-person registration. Broadcast museum presents "Vietnam on registration meth

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GRADUATE ASSI.STANTSHIPS: Uni vcn.ity of Montana provides stipend of $4850 plu!!o waiver of tuition and fcc~ in the areas of light/sound; costuming and loCenic de!!oign . Po!!oit ions offer opportunity to grow in 2 year olJ , state-of-the-art facility. Contact Mr. Patric.:k Shaughn !!o!!oy. Department of Dr..malDanee; Univer­ !!oity of Montana, Mi.... MJU la , MT 59812. JOSTENS FE.~TJVAL INTERNSHIPS: Intcrnational Theater Festival of Chicago. (May. A III IE RIC 14 S co .. L [ G IE 101 I N ot- 1988) Availahle intern~hi~ in the atCas of company management . press and mar­ keting. production. community loCrvicc and outreach. Letter to: INTERNA­ , Date: March 4, 7 & 8 TIme: 10-3,4-6 TIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL OF CHICAGO; P.O. B", 3567, Chicago, IL 60654 . Place: Bookstore Deposit: 530 _ ---CIC 1881 Meell'I'IIh 'fW" ~ ~ lor lui citUiIs _cu comoIete MIl telectiMon~ in yow CCIIete bOObIott. SIIO(HIN(; ~- I ·"R REVIEW: Non-p"'lit liten"y mag",i"" .",eks origina l wort.; fjlr puhlicatil)Jl. The Review "cuture~ ''''ginal and c.: lassic shl}rt lic.:ti'JII , flO­ etry. c,,-l,3y" aOO hook review" . Conlad Sandr.. Gould FI,lrU . l:.uilnr; 7123 Rllc.:c Strcc1, Piu..oorgh, PA I5201l , (4 I 2173 1-703

NalHmal ln ... tllute jllr Mu !!oic 'rhcuter'Iffcn.. rmljcct gl)lnl~ 1(lr singers. tir..nt!l mnge '""" $ 15fV~I , (X.' . Omtacl Natiunallnstilulc lilr Music Thculcr. KcnJlC(Jy Cen­ wr: W.. hing""" DC 20566, (202/IJM-2H(XI) (!he ummf Injimnallon hat been provided hy 'he Offkt: of ClI'l!l!r &rvif'e.\'. For jurther dewitt concern/"K Ihl! inlerrllfhlp,f( lItul flpporfUn;lle.f Ihl', ('(",'m:1 MOI/It:a Web Gmy/e.", In Ihe Can'e, Servif't!.f o1J1ce. RfHlm (i)7, m(lln bulldlflN' ) '!-\\S COLUMBIA CHRONICLE Fcbru.lrY 29, 1988 PAGE .1 Government vows crackdown on loan deadbeats WASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS)-The colleges and trade schools from all fed­ fodemJ government has a'nnounced an­ eral student aid programs if they aJlow other "full scale coaSl-to-<::oast assault future loan defauh rates to exceed 20 on deadbeats" who owe' money to the percent. In October, Presiqent -Reagan government; including those who ha- approved legislation that allows the Jus­ ven't repaid studcnlloans. . tice Department to hire private attor­ Attorney General Edwin Meese, an­ neys to litigate defaul~ed loans: nouncing "Operation Deadbeat" in In 1"eCCnt years, the Education De­ mid-January, said the federal govern­ partment has also worked with the In­ ment would withhold delinquent bor­ ternal Revenue Service to withhold tax rowers' federal tax refunds, seize their refunds from defauilers, reported de­ property and hire private lawyers 10 faulters to credit bureaus, ·hired private help prosecute them. collection agencies and garnished The program is aimed al collecting wages. about $80 billion in unpaid obligations Four days after the debut of "Opera­ to the govemmenl. About $5.3 billion tion Deadbeat," a "default summit" is held by fonner students who haven '( called by Rep. Pat Williams (D-Mont.) repaid srudent loans. to fosge a national plan to cut the num­ At his press conference, Meese re­ berofGuaranteed Student Loan (GS L) Students play IX>rted a U.S. attorney in western Ken­ defaults ended, with Williams saying he waiting game tucky seized a BMW from a teacher had enough information to write a bill. who had defuulted on a student loan Colloge aid directors and education at adp/drop taken out in 1976. __ associations were represented at the The Reagan administration, of meeting, which discussed remedies course, has for years attempted to re­ ranging from better screening of stu­ Some of the students here look like cover unpaid student loans from de­ dents wanting loans to cutting schools they'd rather drop the whole thing faulters. with high default rates out of the GSL than continue with add/drop period In November, Secretary Qf Education program. two weeks ago. The notorious ritual William J. Bennett threatened to expel is dejavu for those who spent the pre­ vious week registering for the; sched­ Sprechman grant ule they're now changing. Continued from Page 1

Chairman Ed Morris. "If the kids still coming in . Morris believes,the wanted to ask questions, he'd stay and scholarship will be awarded only once answer questions until there were no as he feels it will be unlikely the depart­ more. TItat's the kind of man he was." ment will collect a large sum of money. Sprechman had worked as an engi­ Monis also said although the final neer at television stalion WFLD before details of the award have yet to be joining WGN in 1970. During the 70s, worked out, it will be given to the stu­ he worked on several pnxluctions in­ dent who shows exceptional ability in cluding the Phil Donahue Show and the technical part of television . telecasts. "The award will be granted on the In the early 198Qs, Sprechman be­ basis of grades. desire and need," Mor­ came a news cameraman and a principle ris said, "and will be given to the stu­ operator for WGN's first live news­ dent who loves the business and has gathering vehicle. , shown by their abilities that they want to Morris, a friend of Sprechman's for be professional in television." more than 20 years, said the ~holarship Morris said that since Sprechman was actua1ly Sprechman's idea and he was principally a Cameraman, they (Morris) knew nothing of it until want to give the scholarship to someone Sprechman's wife, Linda called the day whose aspirations are basicall y the after her husband's death. same. , " He said to his wife 'I don't want a " Howard was a man of rare ta1ent , . lot of flowers at my funeral,' " Morris both as a television cameraman and as a explained ... 'What I'd really like is for human being," Morris said. "We'll f!1e money ro be given to Columbia Col­ miss him." lege so'the money can be given to some Sprechman is survived by his wife and two teenage daughters, Marni and student who~ves television as much as I da.\ .. Sandi. 1be award amount has yet to be de­ He was buried at Shalom Memorial temtined as donations to the fund are Parle. in PaJatine. "'.. WE'RE FIGHTING Frn'yQIJR LlF~ .. American Heart Association . Classifieds

Full and Part-Time Retail Help SPRING BREAK '88 !:am up to S5,

Then: are precedents to thiJ situation. Speciftcahy the Kennedy Expressway. the John' Hancock Cenlcr. Rush Street and the State o(lIlinois buildin&, just to name a few . These: arc: other projects that have met with resistance from taxpayeR in the past.

By the 19805. the avcr.agc human being should a have heard of the word " Pmgte1..,," It has been li ~cd under the .. p" section of 'M:bster's Dktionary (Of quite a few years. hut it seems that there ,are 10( of people living in the Cubs' drc:.!t:m world of the 4IJ5 who can', sccm 10 undcl'5Cand its Students shafted by mcuning. It's Ino bad that Wriglcyvillc rc.'Iidcnt.'I didn', speak 001 when houses were being ripped out of the ground when the elevator mishaps foundation o(Lhc: Kennedy Exprao;way wa.o; being laid. Btu the nIlnh ... e,.\t sidc(5 bounced ri ght back and now don ', l'lw:re I5l1 ~xt. whlt~tglmJ min \.\ ho often spi:nds the: better pan of h i~day In rom~ai n th.11 they have a convCOM:nl and meaningful way the ~ of the 1;"'''Iupn Awnt)(" bulJd10g .... m101 on the devatoro; I am ron­ Ilf getting 10 the suburbs. ~y usc ilJustlikc the resc of us. "OI.~ he I!ltheonl~ pc~tI'Qt " l.'C'psth l ~5ChoL~ runmnglll:l flurt) ~ month J*.'e especially suburban Cubs' faM . E,~I') monung he I there , pres...~1Og NU(Ifb; . rurmng knobs and cm nk ~ lind (lCC3- M.. ybc some or those rans are returning home: rrom 'Iin saon;illy hangil'\f on II Jc,o( mlDi."Ulou51~ bring10g broken dCV1&tOB bad: 10 I,fe . o fflCC' job In the: Hancock buiJding. whic-h W.lS L'OOst ruC1ed :Kross from the: histone Water Tower. changing it" land­ Snkknts III CNumt-a .."'OI1")( to realll.e qtl.ckly ttl:u Inorucrto gee t od:l.~\ ootlnlC ~'{'IU musI.lI'1n'e al thede\1IfOr( III k~ral ~ Clnl(" huffi~ md puffing up the "lOll"" tocc"U~ ,he dc\ooalOf' ", ...... ;, .-:cen·' ....- orkll'll ScYo I don'l mmd \Ito~I ... '"~ do;l ....· n the ~If'. t...II.&m flOC a fit,." ... :and the prospttt 0( ...I"'In, up (, Ight flIghts of .. tilt'" I.~ n..)( .. pkO&SOInt { to(" AlIboup our ('~ are noc the btq k.dlOJ!: eknll""". Ol~ l'Cn.;U rn ) nnt lhe mosI ~I~ reltabk. the) do Of" JU'" bn:al do" ... n 00 their o\.\n \h~ ~-... maffunctJons. a~ caL(o(d b) lhe ~ ilSlog them l'hiar*s If'I a tururuJ ('f ~ \\ ho mulk It I." fun to pul'll.:h the bunons nr td.(' Don't dim daytime tradition the I~ OUt. and ~"9 ttIr ,k-o.. h)f'i ~ecn ~~. lhe rt":\Il.f Ihr "'kkOl" hot", 1O ..~tmw:'I~ ~11".U'1d .... .IIlh~ fNdr(''';)lI''''''; I~I flC"r('rnlf11C Chk:;!¥:I' 1I'3llIIlf"h Th~ 1... 0 \Itoflnj .. on!\@: to mll'ld the (he Cubs' games are aI~ ~'"aSt""""" _ ~ ~~.IIr ,11111\(, d,,,,,,,-"'If'i In the M .. hl~.ln \"~ntlC h\lIkJln}l: on"'" .1I1~ ... une tn~r.unt"tl h.:nl"!!.E l· h ... hlnJlhc \.It) ,If ChlC'&,u hluc .... hoc WGN All u... supposn. !'luI r-.ttm~ Iallh(~ m " n,:lc:\ Fldd I' r'I."'f a a~ '1111 a JXllar of tradition in C'JlicIco- WJou( \ AC..11 . _ nrw ...... tow"cr on Nur1b M"dIifIa~ .. b '"' 1Ji.'lCt: kt aU"", f~ .. n.! trAnSfcr c.ruOc,." On I'II:"'f LI,"C' the txk.'" "I'" n( pn>\lfC,,' II .... mcn:l) Jnlilther 'lln IIr lhe .IlmlJM} .SbIf'I: In the 9i. ~ t'4:nJd...,... 'tou l'I"I0I'' t't' oj In II'I.c -1.1'1""",11 (.... 1' W\, hchW"(" ,It"lll.lr ...,' 0.-._. I\J< nil'" alway ...... WIriIo .,~ heal" "l"IUr .. 1'lC" fN hdp • _I. ". ~IIIO~ 1~ onl) '<:I'" .11 m!t he,~ nfll !t'"ntl1fll"onntt 10 .In\" ~" By V)ctona Pierce m,lre m.>f1('\ rh.ln 'i('lhn~ '''Jll) ~.II'" In Ill.: Jfkmo.,,'4l All By VICtoria Pierce \ I~\\~ COLUMBIA CHRONICLE Febru.uy 29, I'Hl!! PAGE"j Lo~J~ndJng fades Olympic hopes I The 1988 Winter O lympics in Calgary. Alberta have ended and prime time • Soviets have all their training expenses paid for by thcir government. television is back io normal much to the relief of many Americans who chose not • Eastern bloc countri es have no professional sports teams. to suppon. the home team by' viewing any part of the two-week event . While the U.S. has a major O lympic training center in Colomdo funded parti­ ABC-TV spent mOre than $300 million for the rights to broadcast thcgames but ally by sponsors. the Soviet athletes have all their expenses paid for. They are \}'hat they got in retum was much less than they bargained for: Underneath the chosen at an carl y age for having shown extreme promise. The government takes sharp graphics, in-depth intcrviews and color commentaries was not much for the these gifted athletes under their wings and gives them schooling. free icc time ,·.nd network to work with. anything else needed to offset thc long hours of practice required of them to ensure Why? their country wi ll oc well-represented in the Olympic medal contcntion rounds. Because this was one of the poorest medal showings by a U.S. Olympic team ever. The second drawback for the U.S., which is probably noted as a plus for the Instead of pulling together as a group in the wake of Dan Jansen's tragedies. the Soviets. is the faelthat Eastern bloc countries have no professional spons learns. rest of his speed skating team chose instead to bicker overthe coach's decisions on They train in their respective sports for many years enabling them to compete in who received starting positions in various races. One team memocr is even con­ many Olympics and win numerous medals. However. in America. Olympic learn sidering a lawsuit. members have the option ofbccoming professionals and collecting hig paychecks Another disappointment was the failure of Team USA. Americals Olympic after the games arc over. hockey team to make it to a medal round. After winning the gold at Lake Placid in 1980. Americans have had to swallow a biuer pill in realiting the 1980 ' _am is It is interesting that the two points arc so comrasling for the two coumrics. history. While many could argue the pros and cons of each. the boUOIll line is plain and While poor showings don' t make fo r good results, it doesn't makc for winni ng simple. The curren! U.S. practice of O lympic athlete tmini ng isjusl nOI working. medals either. The United States has not placed high in that event. They were less Drastic measures must be taken if the committee wams 10 sec competitive num­ than third in the medal standings overall with the Soviet Union and East Germany bers of Americans standing on the award p l atfoml~. prominently leading the pack with more than 18 medals each. The summer games in Seoul. Korea arc morc than six momh ~ away. but if the The bri ght spots have ocen few and far between. Jill Watson and Peter Op­ U.S. hopes to make any kind of impression there, they must take a long hard look pergard won the first medal forthe U.S. during theirbronzc medal performance in at the way the U.S. conducts tmi ning for its athletes and ma ke serious rev isions pairs figure skating. A gold went to men's figure skating champion Brian Boitano and changes. and also a gold to Bonnie Blair for women's speed skating. Soeoncemed is the U.S. Olympic Commineeabout our country's performance Americans want the home team to accomplish great things, but if the founda­ that they hired New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner to head a blue­ tions for a good team are nOl there. the viewing audience might not either: ribbon panel charged with reviewing the efforts of the U.S. Whatever the case, the U.S. O lympic Committee and Steinbrenner must do Even though our past perfonnances have been better, there are two primary somcthing fast. If they don't, the summer games will eomc and go without so reasons which differentiate the U.S. from Soviet medal-winning teams: much as a glance from the American public. Photo Poll Who is the strongest preSidential candidate in each political party, and Why?

Earl Sewell Chuck Mormino Stephanie Synol Sophmore Freshman Freshman Junior Film/Video Advertising Journalism Photography "Jesse, because my parents did some " For the Republican. I think Dole be­ " I like Hart, because of his stand on de­ "Bush, because he's been there. I li ke talking wi th him on day and they shared cause I don't trust Bush and I don't like fense. llike Bush because he served un­ Simon because he seems to be the most it with me. I've secn him on TV, and Robertson. I like Jackson, mostl y be­ derReagan." honest." know what he is saying, especially for cause hc's the most trustworthy. Either the auto workers in Kenosha. My uncle Iackson or Simon." is a worker up there, and I hope he can do something about the situation." Republican? I don't follow it.

The article claims that the "contra­ center than the school's own medium. Columbia Chronicle Letter to versia] " referendum to approve the cen· Perhaps in the future our school paper ter was held unfairly because students could spend more time reporting valu­ 600 S. Michigan Ave. Main Bldg. B-106 were not told a "yes" vote would mean able student activities and less time in­ Chicago,ll60605 an activity fee. That statement is en­ venting "controversies." the Editor: Advisor , l es Brownlee tirely false. Each OO1lot specifically out­ Margaret Schafer li ned the fees charges in a few sentences Ed itor-In-Chief P~nny M ateck To The Editor: Student Advisory Committee Secre­ next to the "yes" box. The committee tary Managing Editors Lee Bey 1 would like to respond to the art~cle has never conceaJed or omined that in­ Writing/Radio Major Vidoria Pierce in the last issue of the Chronicle titled, fonnation from students. In fact, we Sports Editor Matthew Kissane " Student center continues to arouse tried very hard to inform· the students Photo Ed itor Tom Holoubek mixed sentiments." about the new fee to ensure a fa ir and Editor's note: Entertai nment Page Editor Rich Goodfriend The liokin center is a much-needed valid vote. Editorial Cartoonist Paul Russel and wanted facility at this college. The Evidently the Chronicle incorrectly AdvertiSi ng Representative Chuck Nichols refererxlum held last year clearl y views the Hokin Center as a commer­ The letter inaccurately states that the proved that. cia] enterprise, rather than a student­ Jan. 19 article claimed the Hokin Cen­ R epo~e r s: te r referendum was unfair. Cassandra Smith furxleG activity center. Perhaps this e r­ Tanya Bey The $10 and $5 activity fees students ror in judgement is the reason the news­ Anne M arie Obiala Susan Tengesdal are charged each semestcr detennine The article in question clearly states paper gives priority instead to items not letricia Ri ley Marian Williams the budget for the Hokin Center, which that some students who were against related to this school, li ke stori es about is spent on equipment. programming the referendum charged that the vote The Columbia C hronicle is the official student-run newspaper Of jewelry shows, Civic Center plays and arxl operating expenses for the center was unfair. Columbia College. It is published weekly 21 times throughout the basketball at DePaul. o nly. n.ese funds cannot be used. as school year and released every Monday. The Hokin Center will continue to be Background information in the Jan. suggested. to provide typewriters, 19 article was taken from stories accu­ Views expressed in this newspaper are no t necessarily those of the a success, regardless of what the Chron­ seholarships or a beller bookstore. Nor rately reported in last year's Chronicle. advisor or the college. icle so inaccur.ltely maintai ns. I think can the money be used to renovate the All opinions meant for publication should be sent to the C hronicle it's unfortunate that the Chicago Sun basement lounge in the Michigan build­ We hope this will clarify any reader in the form of a tvpewrilten letter-to-the-editor. ing. Times has had more to say about the misconceptions. Orr says mayor's strength lifted citY By Lee Bey those major refonm and said 'What did yer (6th) in the mayor'1 seat. Sawyer he do in office?' .. Orr said. WaJ elected J ith the vote 9f leVa 'The late Mayor Harold Washington He also said a "cynical"' Chicago white ami ~Wash in gton aLdennen , IIId left the city a legacy of fairness in gov­ press was also against Washington,'s re- four black aldennen formerly aligned ernment and black empowennent. Ald. fonn. with the Washington camp. David Orr (49th) said during a recent "Some of them don't want reronn," " When he left me at 9:00 that nigtl speech al Columbia. he said. "Chicago is a press lown. I he said he was going downsta' 10 reD Orr. who served as interim mayor af­ don 't th i nkanyothercitycove~itspol - hi; supporters he d idn't w::' 10 be · ler Washington's death last November itics (the wa,Y Chicag~ does) .. ', Los elected thaI night.,," Orr said . "They and taught an Urban Politics class here Angeles has Its entertainment, Chicago changed his mind," last semester. spoke to more than 30 siu­ has its politics, it is the entenainment." .. • . " dents in the Ferguson l1lcater Feb. 16. Orr said he wasn't surprised at the (I don t know) ,rthey said, Gene, He a1so said Washington restored dissention in the City Council after the you've gone too fa r ~ tum back' or, II faith in government for blacks "and mayor's death because before then, &Omesay. some. J ongumepowe~ ~~. white progressives (and) Hispanics who "only half were progressive and com- dennen) had dungs on Gene saymg if had been closed out of the system. "1b mined to the same principle he was." you don't ru n, we'll 1ea1c this or kat do that. Orr said. the late mayor some­ And some of the council 's aldermen that." times had to go against some of his only sided with Washington because "Gene', a nice penon," Orr added. strongest supporters on some issues . in­ their electorate supported the mayor, " But he's not decisive. (Ald, Edward) cluding the Shakman decree. which Ald. David OfT (len ) talks to Columbia instructor GIaid that the elecoed our brodlers' and maybe we could do some, Orr also ,said. Orr also c:ommenIed on the stonny mayor in 1989 and 1991 should be something about the appellate court de­ Orr said Washington was a tough "The establislunem who might have early morning City Council meeting on blac:k because "the "'form ~ cision that affected the decree. mayor who " wasn 't elect~ to make been more moderate didn't undemand Docember 2 that put Ald. Eugene Saw- . was started by blacks. Students get eight week look at Afro-American traditions overtooked filmmaker of the 19405. to several celebrated artists, like By Lee Bey One of his movies. "Stairway 10 Jesus" Darlene Blackburn of the Dance De· Black History Month is two months had suiking visual tricks considering its partment. a nationally known per­ Song in one class at Columbia this year: Iav.' budget. fonner heading the March'28 class on And it might be af) entire semester long the development of black dance forms by the neJU school yeal: By showing the effect of tile black ex­ from Africa. perience on the American mainstream, Playwright Charles Smith, • second African-American Cultu'" Experi· the course designers hope to enlighten place winner of the Theodore Want ence: An lmrospective View, is a new students 10 the full scope of black cul­ award for Playwriting. lectures March two-cTedit. eight week course that 14 about theater:. Playwright Paul Carter meets Monda) afternoons. with each .. "'. Harrison. an instructor at Columbia. class having a theme and a differenl loe­ "lbc~ a~ many shades of block ," will also lecture that day. turerdiscussing the impact ofb1ack cul­ Wayne lUkes, an academic advisor who And the class isn'l restricted to black ture in America . is also student advisor to the class, " and students Baldwin saKi. I'm not just talking aboul ~ but oc­ ~ ~ have decided to have both fae­ " Ifs foraU_:' she ..id . odd- cupation and cuJti_vation and so forth. wry as well as Qt.abIishod artists • l0- ins there are white students reglstcnxt in cally as weD as nationally known - talk AU blacks doo'l come from the st""". the class. " I hope no one thinks that be­ about blacks in the past and work their In fact. some come from boarding cause it says 'African American Cui· way up 10 the ~nt ," said Sheila schools.- IUrai Experience thaI they'", extludcd. Baldwin, an English instructor who is Hlack .rude"". Thkes >aid • ...... ,. They an:.inc:ludcd. also. If I wanlCd 10 coordinator of the COUIK. times have a bad conception of thc:rn§e:l­ know about Chinese history because I was going to Oina, J ccnainly would - Many of the aid. ing (J(hc:rculturesJ helps you grow ." ~but have no KIea of Oscar Micheaux or "There i.~ tradition (in the black com- The class meets in the Museum of Spenser Williams, who was Andy of muniIY) ," he said. ~ There's not just this ContempOrary PhoIography in the An Ollhlblt 011 block ocIentJsts.ttncts. -..of -""y 01 \be M_ '" 'Amos ' n' Andy! '" blob or black people in the way. But Michigan building Feb. 29 with a dis­ _ ODd 1_'1. The display nms undI Alii. 15. lndependent btack filmmaker Mi· there is a tendency to internalize that cusston and ytewing of African art, and cheaux pmcedod ...., ard Townsend by Idea. And that can do psychologkal will meet in Ho;.in Hall until the end of nearly SO years, financing, and dirccl­ damage. We need all the reinforcement the course. according to the cla~ syUa­ Black scientists ing his own movies. His race-conscious we can get . We nc:cd to say, ' hey, there bus . films played in both northern and ~th­ a~ some: bright spob: But the problem " It 's a pilot cou~." Baldwin saKi . em \heaters in the 1930s. Williams, is getting acces..~ (10 the knowledge or "Just to ICSl the waters. But if it's sue­ who played in the 1950s TV venion of them) ... cessf'ul. next semester il will be incor- honored in exhibit ~Arnos 'n' Andy," wasaJiftcd, though Studenu in the c~ will have access ponned as a regular 16-wcek course," By Letrlcia Riley Norman R, Bliss, a mcchanical aDd civil engineer. Christine M. Darden •• Chicago i Museum of SctellOe and mechanical engineer, and Univenl\y of Industry is hoaing a traveling exhibit Chic:qo~ Waher E. Mossey,._ honoring more than 100 blac:k cal physicist. SCHOlARSHIP INFORMATION FOR achievers-past and present-in lire sci­ A colorful display includes. prof... ence, physical science, engineering, of the life and wortc of four scienIists. sruDENlS WHO NEED mathematics, comp.lIer science as well The display also fea ..res what the FR E E as otheB who have made science their museum hasdubbcd "an interactive'" OCMlro-';"- ..-" dealing wili> • bosic scieaIif", The exhibit, which runs until Aug. principle n:latcd to the _~ _._ 15, is funded by CiticorpiCitiboni;, de­ FOR COU.EGE A miniature wind tunnel. ~ Every Student I. Ellglbi. lor Som. Type 01 veloped by the museum.nd profiles 16 with a model aircraft wing visiton CIID Financial Aid Regardl.aa 01 Grade. or Parental Income. OIher blll'k men .... women who ha"" . toy with , is featurocl 011 the poneI _ worl

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DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN 'KILL A'FRIENDSHIP. PAGE 8 February 29,1988 COLUMBIA CHRONICLE FEATURES ~ Bears help kick off career program for teens By Lee Bey " If s funded basically by the Hams Foundation .. ' O·Boyle said. "Two of Juanita Dav is stressed a strong work the schools IDuSable and Orr] have ethic to hcr fi ve children. four or whom health cl inics funded by them and they arc now grown. had a relationship with the two But she didn't mind when hcr young­ schools:' est child, Cannella, a DuSablc High School junior, skipped work onc Satur­ day 10 atlend Career Beginnings, a stu­ Students said they liked the event as dent 1mining program of Col umbia and we ll as the progmm 's objective to place Chicago City-Wide Colleges. students in Full -ti me summer employ­ In fact. she joined hcr. ment whil e giving them college prepa­ ''I'm concerned about my chi ld. " ration. she said. "I hope to get a feel of life after high More than 100 juniors from Orr. Cle­ schooL" Osvaldo Flores, a Clemente mente li nd DuSabl c high schools and student. said. Lee Hadalgo. also fro m their pare nt s. met Feb. 13 at thc Hokin Clemente, said the progmm can "help Center 10 kick off their involvement me get a better job than McDonald's." with Career Beginnings . The g.nhcring "Neal ~ nderson had a good point in, also marked the national progmnfs be­ that you can·t get a good job without ginning in C hicago. gelling a good education:' Michael . Chicago Bears Neal Anderson and Sman. an Orr high school student said, Jim Harbaugh were prescnt. both giv­ " 1 hope the program prepares me fo r' ing shon speeches to inspire the youths. college." "The choices you make at Ith is I time Students in the program don't gradu­ are the most imponam ones you'll make ate from high school until 1989, and if in life," Bear running back Anderson all goes well, they will be with Career said. "The way things are now, it's hard Begi nnings until then. Chicago Bears Jim Harbaugh (left) and Neil Anderson address high school juniors at Hokin Center during the kick­ to be a success without college." " They' ll be involved until they grad­ off reception ror Career Beginnings, a national program to help students develop job and college skills. uate," said Mark Kelly, Columbia's di­ "Not only is this a great opportu­ " We need someone in a big brother " It 's extremely important because of and said the program has a special sig­ rector of Academic Advising and co-di­ nity," Bear quarterback Jim Harbaugh position," Lya Rosenblum, vice-presi­ the era we live in ," parent Robert nificance for minorities, said, "but it is also a challenge." rector of Career Beginnings, "or until dent and academic dean, said. " We're Flores said. "You can't get anything Harbaugh also told students that "it's they begin working. At least for the next looking for mentors in their profes­ without a college education. When I " Being black myself, I know it a hell of a lot better" to be at Career year and a half." sional careers [also]." came to the United States in 1959, I wasn't a long time ago when we Beginnings "than hanging out on a And during that ti me, Kell y said he Parents present said they were also didn't have this opportunity." couldn't go to school," Anderson said . street comer someplace." would like Columbia students to help satisfied with the program and the ef­ One of the visiting Chicago Bears "We've had people die for that ri ght , Students in the program get to use the assist students in the program . fects it might have on their childrens' said he was pleased with what Career but we have a lot of people who don't facilities at both Columbia and C ity­ " The students are a part of this col­ futures. Beginnings could offer the students, take advantage of it." Wide Colleges, located at 226 W. Jack­ lege," he said, "and we want students son. and will be given photo IDs. to assist students." . Science Club takes spin through accelerator lab By Victoria Pierce "The smaller the panicle, the morc The enth usiasm I.Jch ind the Sc ience energy required to study il." said Dr. Club is rcflected in its growth to nearly The Fermi Nat ional Accelerator Lederman in his lecture "Supernova, 200 members and in the growth of the Laboratol)' treated Columbia's Sc ience Superconductors and the Super Colli­ Science Department, which now offers Club to a tour of its faci lity and a lecture der." a minor. by it.s director. Dr. Leon Lederman, at " The SSC would be an appropriate " The inst ructors are always excited the monthly mccting of the American end of century adventure capping a cen­ about these events and talk about it in Chemical Society. tul)' in which science has had tremen­ "Not only is Fennilab a microscope, dous impact on our culture and our life­ their classes." said Jan Zorn , a televi­ it's a time machine that can take us back sty le," he said. sion major. to the o rigin of the universe," said After Dr. Lederman:s humorous and Larry Bartozic who works at Fermilab After Dr. Ledennan spoke, students infonnative speech, Alan Millman a and took the Science Club on the tour. from Columbia and other schools dis­ filmlvidco major said , " This kind of the tour. cussed with Ledennan some of the ef~ puts things in perspective, It shows not Fennilab, located 50 miles west of fects of the SSC. only what we know, but just how much Chicago, is currently being considered The Science Club, which was initi· we don't know." as a site for the Superconducting Super ated last semester by Science Depart ~ Fennilab currently has the world's Collider (SSC), The SSC is a 60 mile ment Charirperson sponsored the trip. ring that will enable scientists to split state of the art particle accelerator. If The Fennilab excursion was the third Fennilab isn't chosen as the site for the atoms down to quarks, particles that trip sponsored by the Science Club, SSC, its future will alter radically. take up no space at the core of an atom. More than 70 students and faculty The current four-mile ring, which members took part in the event. sends atoms one million miles in less " My dance card is filled forawhile," than a minute, and creates temperatures "This is something that has always said Banozic, "We are currently work­ equal to those of the Big Bang. is not fascinated me," Tom Falkenthal, a tele­ ing on experiments that will run for the powerful enough for scientists to study vision major said discussing Fennilab next three years, After five years

ChronklelVldorla PM:rft the very essence of an atom. and its srudies. though, things are up in the air." Fermilab, 50 miles west of Chicago in Batavia, is a proposed site ror the multi-billion doUar Superconducting Super CoUider (sse), a high~nergy physics project. Pictured is Wilson flaU. Place your ad in the Chronicle today! Call 663-1600 x343 IlF \ IF\\\ COLUMBIA CHRONICLE february 29, 191111- PAGE ther specials include ~ strip' steak lege studem in mind. I dinner ~ked to one's own taste with a s8lad, fries and bread for just $5.50 or the Shrimp Special. a basket of 22 breaded shrimp, french fries. lemon stice, sauce, bread and butter for $3 .95. 1bere is a tremendous variety of deli- i'6e (on~OVer~ll (lub - dous salads and sandwiches ranging A weekly Wednesday series of film, video, from Italian beef, Italian submarines and juicY hamburgers to tuna or chicken dance, opera, sex, freedom salad. and general absurdity No restaurant can be considered ex­ cellent without the pro~r ambience. ,Again, ElJie's has tharcov~red. ' liMEliGHt Left over from the Artists and 632 N.Dearborn Rogues days is a big screen television at Doors open 9:00 p,m, the farend of the three-sided barand the You must be 21 juke box. but Ellie's has added a few For bookings, new touches:- A compact diSc player has Interested performance groups, artist, musicians, been added to the juke box and an elec­ Illmake,. elc, are Invited to call Jake DIamond, 337·2835 tronic dart board is set at the front end of betw•• n 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. the bat: " AGE Itl Fcbru.IrY 2'1, 1'18!! COLUMBIA CHRONICLE ~"TI RIAI'i\11 '\ I Mod Mick by Rich Goodfriend

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Why should I willingness to try some­ plines offered by colleges, study abroad (or interna­ eign Student Affairs, 1860 Q o study abroad? thing new, independence universities and private or­ tional) offices which have 19th Street NW, Washing­ and other qualities strongly ganizations. Programs been created to advise stu­ ton , DC 20009) has a vari­ A There are at least considered by potential range from two-week dents planning to study ety of pamphlets and bibli­ o three good reasons employers. study tours to full year abroad. Your study abroad ographies of interest to to make study abroad a part academic programs. The advisor will have all the sludents planning to study of your college education. WillI be able to most complete listing of latesl catalogs, provide in­ abroad. You can learn a foreign Q o transfer my credit programs is contained in fonnation or reading mate­ language at the source, earned overseas to a U.S. "Vacation Study Abroad" ri als, travel delails and The American Institute For gain a global perspeclive college? and "Semester and Aca­ generally help you find the Foreign Siudy ( 102 about how other people demic Year" books pub­ program which meets your Greenwich Avenue, work'and live and enhance A In many cases, yes. li shed by the Inst itute of needs. Greenwich, Connecticul your career opportunities. o. But to be sure, International Education. 06830) offers the widesl check with your dean of 809 United Nations Plaza, Another good source of variety of sludy abroad o How will studying students or study abroad New York, NY 10017. first hand infonnation is a programs-morc than 100 Q abroad help my advisor before enrolling in quanerly newspaper called summer. semester and aca­ future career plans? any program. What resources "Transitions" (18 Hulst demic year opportunities Q o are available to Road, Amhersl. MA in their college calalog. A Most counselors What kind of study help me decide what, 01(02) written by students o and career place- . Q o abroad programs where and when to study and other travelers who ment personnel agree that a are available? abroad? have participated in vari­ For additional in­ srudy abroad experience ous programs. formation on study helps you "sell" yourself to Literally there are A Your very best re­ abroad programs, a furure employer. Study A o thousands of srudy o source may be right A professional organiza­ visit your srudy abroad demonstrates ma­ abroad programs in hun­ on your own campus! On tion called AFSA (Na­ abroad office. turity, interpersonal skills, dreds of academic disci- many campuses there are lional Association For For- from The American Institute For Foreign Study., - PAGE 12 February 29, 1988 COLUMBIA CHRONICLE SPORTS Sox lineup filled with questionable promises

By Matthew Kissane league pitchers with potential to help the Southside Outmen fi nished 13th the Sox to a pennant no matter how far over all in batting in the American Five months ago, the White Sox had over the mound they are. League, with a complied .258 average. a promising young team that was on a Now the Sox are chock full of young And their pitchers don't bat. ro ll in the Ameri can League. They promises, but by the lime the learn , is Calderon led the Sox with a .293 av­ looked as if they would be the dark ready to contend for a banner, the lack erage, 28 home runs and 83 RBI. He's horse in the JuniorCircuit , with inexpe­ of attendance will have driven them to their most re liable player, with Greg rienced hitters such as Kenny Williams EI Paso or Nome or whatever city wants Walker and Baines as fragile as they and Ivan Calderon gaining the needed them . • ha ve been and Fisk threatening to leave experience to become great run pro­ II's tough to say where any given the team. ducers in the majors. With" slightly team in the American LC