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By Yvette Shields Schultz said he hopes his return puts .~lld Steve Taylor to rest the rumors he says he heard that John Schultz. formerchairn1an ofthe he might not be back. English/writing depanment. has re­ "I much enjoyed the rumors of my turned after a year-long sabbatical dur­ ·demise.··· Schultz said. "To born>w ing which the depanmcnt was split into from Mark Twain. the rumors of my two separate entities. death have been greatly exaggcmted." Schultz is returning to head the fic­ tion depanment here. wh ich exist> scp­ amtcly from the current Engli>h depan­ ment headed by Dr Philip Klukoff. The Englbh Dcpanmcnt and fiction writing depanments share some faculty. so Schultz says he will have to work with Klukoff in some area>. "It looks promising." Schultz said of the new working relation>hip. " He (Kiukoff) is very much a >eholar and I t'hrun id~I Kuhh Pt•n·a am very much a writer. Mayor Harold Wa.<hi n~tton (left) ""'isted by chef Albert Wolf cui Chic-dgo's official hirlhda)' <-ake March 4 at I he Daley Center. The cake cullin~ ceremony was the first in a year-ion~ celehralion of Chica~o·s I 50th birthday. Schultz has begun expanding the fic­ tion writing curriculum with the intm· duct ion of a new class. .. Advanced It M·ayor kicks off 150th Prose Forms." is taught by Jeffrey Lyon. author of Playinx God In 711l• Nursery and a writer for the Chica;:o Tribune. birthday celebration John Schultz Continued on page 4 By Penny Mateck "This baby... explained the Mayor. ··My earliest mcmoricsofChicagn.·· "repre~nl~ a new ~en~ of pride in Chi· .aid Jane l'ricsen of Arlington Amid bunche' of brightly-mlon.-d cago as a ~ymtMJiic g.e~turc of faith and ··wa~ listening to WLS on balloon~ and gent le 10ne~ of a ~ix harp hope in our future ... night while I was ~t i ll living in ensemble. Mayor Hamid Washington But while the celcbrdtion loomed to­ alway~ remember hearing them ( AEMMP singles out officially kicked off Chicago's year­ ward the futun:. many people in attend· announcers) tal~ about the Loop and long I 50th binhday celebmtion of Chi­ anee became a bit reflcl·tivc on the past. know just what the L\X>p Wa!\. .. cago with a cake-cutting ceremony at Another ~pcctator in the t·mwd. AI· band for contract the Daley Center la't Wedne>day. len Harris. a Kenwood native. n:callcd The )\Csqu1ccn tcnnial rclebr.ttion the fif\t time he ever went to the big city. By Kathleen Misovic n commcmomtc~ the incorpor..ttion of " I wa~ 5 ycaf'\. tlld and it wa~ the fin.t has picked a winner. Columbia's record­ After reviewing more than 150 tapes Chicago as a city on March 4. 1837. time I ever went into <I subway... n.> ing .rudio has signed A.TM .. an urban during it' Chicagoland musical record­ Approved by the lllinni' State Lcgi,la­ t·alled H<.tni~ . ··we l·amedowntown and dance/rhythm and blue' band. to an ex­ review ing talent search. AEMMP RECORDS turc. the chancr was written by Chico.l­ I thought I wa~ in another city." clusive marketing and distrihution gmm' and appmvcd by mon: than 4.000 By Brian Kulpin agreement. city rc~ident~ in a public meeting on that On April I, AEMMP RECORDS membered fanH>U:-. time ~ pil~t in historical date. will release A.TM's 12-inch single, " I have man) h~1ppy memnric~ featuring the romantic ballad, " I Don't But the rea l hcginning. grw..:~ hal'"' to ~ccing big .,ta~ at the Chil·ago Always," andthedancecut, "Try Me." the late 170(h when pn»pemu' black atn: ... Mau ~1 id v. ith a twinkle in .. 'Try Me' will prnhably do well on fur trdder. Jean Bapti~tc Point du Sable urban station's. such as WGCI. or i~ ncditcd with planting the seed that WBMX. while 'I Don't Alw0s could rooted firmly wha t wa~ later I() hc<.:onte do well either on a Top 40 swtion. such a permanent ~enlenlcnt and evcntu<.tll y as WLS. or an urban station." said Pa· Chicago. tricia O'Connell , AEMMP press offi­ In hi:-. opening rcma rb a:-. thl' m:.1~h.:r Chll'ago f\:(,:dvcd it~ ~hal'\' cer: of cercmonh.:s. Ald. Timothy Evan~ pn.'M.'nb a~ wdl . A l'Onuncmor..ui' l' A.T.M. is a three-member group (4th) ,poke of the !(>Under of Chicago. Sahle settled along the nonh goJJ. fnulll.'<l ~emil of Chi~..·ago\ inl'tlr­ originating in Chicago. It features Ma­ "When Point du Sable was e'tablish­ the Chicago River during the I rion Harris on keyboards and guitars, por.ttion w ;.a~ prc~cntcd to the nmyor 0) ing this t·onununity on the lakefrom and Potnwatomi Indian land that Trina Lykes on keyboards, fiute and Rev. An:hic Harg.mvc:-.. pn.•:-.idcnt of the the Chit-ago Ri ver. he must have had in for a wild onion plant the Chicago du Sable. Ft. Dearborn guitar, and Ardie R. Rowe, a Columbia mind :.I thriving dty... Evans ~aid . " )am Chccagou. The >imple ical Asscx:iation . student, on percussion and synthesiz­ ccnain that somewhcredu Sable i~ smil­ Sable estublished was ers. All three group members also per­ ing right now ... "Thi:-. pn.·~cntation i~ tn th~.· people form vocals. As pan of the ceremonies. the t·ity Chil·agoand 1~ given in the ~p i nt \Jt'Jc~m Not only doc~ A.TM. have a lot of also wclc\UIIcd the newest Chil'agtntn ttl du Sable who had <I dream anJ n:~..·og­ experience in the recording studio. but share it> hinhday. niLcd 1\:ality... ~tah.:d H : ll}!mvc ~ . the individuals have each had experi­ ence playing live. Harris has performed Chri~tina Joy John~on W<~:-o horn 011 Till' .,~..· rHII \\a' til.·~.·, 11~1h.:d '' ith pil,.'­ with local anists as well as solo. Rowe. Englewood Hospital on Man.:h 4 at tul\':-. of '.uwu-. hi~tor!l'al frgul\.':-. and who began playing drums 14 ycurs ugo. 12:01 a.m .. just in time to be indmlt:d ;m: hih:l·Hu~ ll landm01 r"''· Otl'l'tmlin~ to" performed in Europe t<>r twn yea" with in the hinhday festivitic,. ~poh· :-o \\ lllll<lll <~I till' mayor':-. t'l'fi~,y ot the Stmnge Circuits befnn: t<>rming The daughter of Linda and Charles ~J>t.: l.'i <!ll.'\' l'll t~. A.TM. with his cousin. Harris. Lykes Johnson, both 29. the b•by weighed in Conttnued on page 4 at 71bs. IO oz. Continued on page 5 Continued on page 5 PACE 2 ,\\,mh'l, 1'187 COLUMBIA CHRONICLE '-1\\\ News Briefs TV pros relate first~hand local television reporter to speak at lecture series Warner Saunders, sports anchor/reporter for Channel5 News, will be the next experience to students featured speaker in the "Front Page Lecture Series" sponsored by the journalism department on March II at 2 p.m. By Jim McArdle Saunders, a winner of numerous Chicago Emmy Awards in news and program­ Pning. will speak in room 805 of the Wabash buildi,ng. The lecture is open to all "Television : The Creative Process," tudents. is deScribed by TV Department Chair­ ~ordine & Co. include new works in spring season man Ed Monris, as the best course in the TV department for giving students a Mordine and Company. Columbia College's resident dance troupe, will pre­ fi rst-hand look at how professionals miere two new works during its annual spring season performances at the Col­ work in their field. ege's DanceCenter,4730 N. Sheridan Rd ., for the weekends of March 13-14,20- The course. taught on Wednesday 1 and 27-28. from II - 12:50. is vinually completely The new works titled "Raw Deal" and "Sudden Summer" will both be per­ taught by guest speakers. Monris. who armed March 14. instructs the course. states that over the Tickets are $11 for general admission and $8 for students and senior citizens. 15-week period of the course. 35 10 40 ~e performance on March 14 is a benefit for the company with tickets at $15. A of the leadi ng practitioners and leader­ post performance champagne reception is included . ship of television in Chicago will speak For reservations and performance times. phone the Dance Center at 271-'7804. in it. Readers Digest offers grants to journalism students "What we try to do with each lecture is to try to give our students the opportu­ The Readers Digest Foundation has included Columbia College in its list ol' 49 nity to hear from people who are spe­ l;chools across the nation to receive 1986/87 Travel/Research grants.