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We will not type yaw article for you Please do not use The Worth Avenue Review June 1991 II Table of Contents Techwd Diary Torrence Fike 04 -, Reagan Marries Slut/Bush Cuts Deal Paul PhlIpott 01 Thc Quick and Easy Gay Book Review Cary McKeuwn 09 Capitahsm's New Convert Stephen Danyo 11 Black Crooks Paul PhiIpou 12 The Aliens Around Us Jeffery K. Hostetler 13 Accepting or Disregarding a Religious Philosophy Rafael E. Higaldo 15 US/Japan Inte~culturalSociety Update Clinton Alvmson 16 ,- Fishwrap Artists 17 Guesswork Jef€ Cmnkhitc 53 A Two-Fa~edBush Scott Barnwell 643 I , .' The Integration Bug Paul Philpou 61 .' , Recurring Nightmares Ashley Raiteri 63 ', . ... ,. The North Avenue Revlew, dectionately howu as NAR to the contributors, is sckeduled to be published only once more during summer quarter. The open forum that the NAR represents has never come about. A diversity of opinions was expressed on a host of memorable topics from race, gender, the envlronment, war and many others yet the viewpoint of conservatives was not expressed for a Iarge part. The NAR was simply never able to bring in sufficient %'numbersof consematfves who wished to write for us. NAR died due to the apathy of straight white males. Cover art: I Jean-Claude Suares Is Not the Typewriter Mighter than the Gun? (1973) ~ 1 1 I The North Avenue Review June 199 1 Techwood Diary by Torrence N. Fike The Techwood Diary is my experience in fhe Tech wood projects translated to paper. I use the word Techwood tu referto the Techwood, Clark-Howell, and Herndon Homes projects coliectjvei'y. I think this is a fair consolidation, since it's difficultfor the unfamiliar traveler to tell when he has left one and entered another. The projects are right on our doorstep, yef all many Tech students know about them is their intrinsic danger tu the unarmed. This idea is somewhat accurate, but there is much more to learn once you cross the boundary. I hupe you'II cross the boundary with me in the safety of your living-mom. Maybe you'll learn something. Maybe it will raise yuu a little bit above the pseudo-reality of campus life. At worst, maybe you'll pick up some survival tips fur when your car breaks down on Luckie Street someday. Forward to The Miami Red Story close paraphrases of what was actually said. Since this story was recorded after The setting is the Techwood projects.The the fact, some details were lost. The Techwood Projects were the first essence has been preserved, though. I government housing projects in t he country, have attemptedto reproducetheTechwood constructed by the WPA in 1939. The dialect in Miami Red's quotes. This may be projects are located across the street from distracting at first, but adds a picturesque Georgia Tech. In fact, Techwood dorm is local flavor. actually on the same side of the street as the projects. Every couple years a Georgia The Miami Red Story Tech student is shot in this general vicinity. In the words of City Councilman Michael It was about 1 :OOpm, on a mild February Lomax, the residents of Techwood dorm day, and I was heading towards the The are "lulled to sleep at night by the sounds of Anne Wallace Library in the Techwood automatic gunfire." In the heart of this projects. I was going a couple hours earlier community is a little library, called Anne than usual because 1 wanted to work on the Wallace. It is a branch of the Fulton County computer before the kids got out of school. Library System. This is where I go to tutor I normally tutor, but ever since the library children from the area. Besides this, I also received a computer, I have also been the administer their IBM PC clone. I was on my volunteer system administrator. When 1 way to the library on Thursday, February say system administrator, I mean that I 22, 1990, to install some new software I wrote a menu'programthat allows the kids wrote for their computer. My trip to the to run programs easily. If I was still working library turned out to be more eventful than on it after school let out, I knew there would I had anticipated. be melancholy nine-year-olds waiting to play Sticky Bear Reading. If all went well The quotes in The Miami Red Story are there would be no intemption of their The North Avenue Review June 1991 1 I I 1 - computer time. There was one spot left, but it was very narrow. As I was attempting to maneuver To get to the library Itake Techwood drive, into it he kept commanding me in which passes through campus and into the progressively more militant tones to take projects. The first light Icome to after North him to the store. I was getting very nervous, avenue is Merritts street, and taking a right and as I was trying to park, I was watching turn there brings me directly to the library Miami Red at the same time. Before 1 knew parking lot. On this particular day,, I caught it, Ibumped into the car next to me. Luckily the green light at Merritts, and was in the I was goi-ngso slow that it didn’t hurt either midst of my right turn when a group of men of our cars, but after impact, Miami Red started to cross the street. This forced me cried, ‘Yo’a crazy whiaht boy1 Yo’ a crazy to stop in mid right turn whiaht boy]*Afterthis to allow them to pass. Iwas so unnerved that As the last man got I backed up my car across the street, he and said, “Okay, 1’11 looked up at me. I take you to the store.” looked back at him, and So he began guiding upon eye contact, he me deeper and deeper -started walking towards into the projects. my car. I have had many dealings with street At this point, I could I people (and this he tell that he felt he was looked like) and am in control. As we were always interested in driving along, fur no what they have to say. apparent reason, he This guy looked like he said, “Man. Ah hate I “Man, don t’y git hagh?” 1 said, ”No I don’t he said, “Pull ovah.” I assumed we had get high.” He seemed disgusted by my anived at the store: It’s hard to tell the answer. After a few moments of silence I stores from the homes in this area because began to get nervous. I asked, “What is they are all identical square brick buildings. your name?” He said, “Mah name’s Miami He pulled out a cigarette, tore off the filter, Red. What’s yours?” I told him, “My name and lit it up. I waved my no smoking rule, not is Torrey.” He said, “Well look Tahrry, I’m so much far his present comfort as for my gonna call yaT.