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Volume 33,Number 17 Columbia College Chicago Monday, February 28, 2000 ... Black History ... V'ltality ... Sports The third in a special three­ 'Wonder Boys· is a wonder Chicago State s ta r returns to part series profiling fam ous hit. old neighborhood African-Ame rica ns Page 15 Back Page Page 10 College down to two presidential choices Disney Exec, Adelphi Provost to meet college community By Amber Holst " I can't emphasize enough how excited we all are Facu lt\ and lat..: r as Pro' osuVicc: Pn.:siJ t.: nt of Acadc.:.·mic because the general strength and broad interest these two AffairS. Carter was ''ith l3c:rl.. lcc: . '' hich is th e: ''orld's Assistant Editor candidates have in Columbia and its mission. Both candi ­ largest im.iependcnt school of musi c. for I~ : c: ~1r s . dates offer strong backgrounds and vi sions fo r the future Before that he was chai rma n of the Fine and Pc.:r formim.! Columbia's Presidential Search Committee narrowed its o f the college,"said Alton Harris, Search Committee Arts Program at Go\ ernor <.)tate L ni,c:rsitv. located iil search for a new college president down to two candi­ member, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Columbia Chica~o · s far south suburbs. I k " as hi red <lS a coordina­ dates: Dr. Warrick Carter and Dr. Catherine (Kate) Davy. and an attorney at Ungaretti & Harris. tor of the same program and staved there for period or 13 The two were selected from a field of 160 candidates. Carter is presently Director of Entertainment Arts for years. One of them will replace President John B. Duff, who will Walt Disney Entertai nment in Florida- a position he has Carter is al so a composer. He rc:cc i,ed comm issions retire in August a lter holding the position since 1992. held fo r the last th ree years . Thi s division is respons ible from the National Endo" ment for the . \rts. the Chicauo " The search process has been thorough and well run ," for all li ve entertainment fo r the Disney Company. Carter Chamber Orchestra and the Chicago Sy mphony. He also says Randall Albers, Presidential Search Committee is in charge fo r expanding and developing new global has had one book published (\\ ith t\\o more under cun­ member and C hairperson of the Fiction Writing internship programs fot students, as well as developi ng tract) and pub! ished se' era! articles. He has also made Department. "I am absolutely confident and very satisfied new educational products for the Disney Com pan) . several rec ordi ngs as a ja1..z musician . that either of these two candidates will make a first-rate Carter, a jazz musician, has also been a m liated with pres ident." Boston's Berklee College of Music. fi rst as a Dean of See Candidates, page 2 'It's Showtime at the Apollo' for one of Columbia's own By Amber Holst Assistant Editor Columbia studcn! Herman Spencer. a.k.a. Is- Real, wi ll be performing this week with his hip-hop group. The Vertex. on "It's Showtime at the /\polio." The show was scheduled to be taped March I and air the first or second Sunday at 12:30 a.m. in March. "I am ecstatic. We [Vertex] have been together fo r more than two years and this is the fi rst time we ,, jJJ be in the spotlight and gain some recognition." said Spencer. Spencer. a Marketing major with a focus on Public Relati ons, is an honor student here at Columbia. " I unde rstand that art ists need resources and I feel that public relations is a great background for my pas­ sion- music," sa id Spencer. "This medium will enable me to make contacts wi thin the industry and Bi ll Ma nley/ Ch ronicle develop a better understanding of the mus ic busi- Anchor Jonathon Arnold prepares for a broadcast of "Newsbeat. " ne ss.11 Currently. he works at the University of Chicago Laboratory School and is a volunteer at the Dyett New Columbia show takes to the air Park District Recreational Center. Spencer's group The Vertex is composed of 6 mem­ camera work, audio and directing is from the students as bers: Power-Wise, Supreme-Wise. C-Divine, A-D and By Katie Celani well," said Frank Bianco, coordinator from the television Arabi<:n Sun. The group won second place at a local Copy Editor department and di rector at WLS-TV. " This class is as competition last November and as an award are to be close to real life reporting as students can get, whi ch is the showcased at the Apollo. The Television and the Journalism Departments have main goal." " I came across an ad in the paper fo r a competit ion joined forces again to create another news show. "Newsbeat" will run twice a week on Tuesday and that sends its wi nners to be on Showtime at the "Newsbeat" is the latest news show that will be shown Thursday for about 15 minutes a day. Apollo," Spencer said. "Now we have the opportu nity around campus on television. There are other courses offered to television and to be recognized on nationa l te levision." Unlike "600 South," "Newsbeat" is a live newscast broadcast students that produce packages for this show. that will be taped twice a week, giving Columbia students The less advanced courses take students up to the level of a variety of experience. While "600 South" is modeled the practicum classes teaching students all forms of pro­ after a news magazine show, "Newsbeat" will feature duction, so they will be prepared to perform on a li ve breaking news and traditional packages. newscast. " It wi ll be a mix of hard news, profiles, packages, "This class will help students develop the necessary weather and local angles on national issues," said Lillian skills to compete in today's work environment," Wi lliams Williams, Director of Broadcast Journalism at Columbia. said. The show has a permanent studio in the television Both departments said that they fee l the excitement department with a new set and newsroom. Williams says from the students about this new show. " I have had lots that they hope soon to be able to receive satellite feeds of students try to join the class late because they want to from CNN and C BS Newspath. participate in a live news show. From those who are "Newsbeat" is offered as a practicum c lass to broad­ already in the class I have received a lot of positive feed­ cast j ournalism and te levision students. Two working back," sais Bianco. professionals teach the class. Laura Meehan, who is a Both Williams and Bi anco expressed their enthusiasm weekend producer at WBBM-TV and Bill Zayas. a veter­ in combini ng efforts to create this class. "The Broadcast an producer and host employed with WLS-TV. The entire Journalism and the Televi sion Departments are glad to be production staff, anchors and repo rt~re all television working side by side for a successful class," Williams and broadcast students of the class.- said. "All the equipment is operated by the students, a ll the News and Notes Center for Black Music Research wins two national publishing awards The International Dictionary of Black Composers, which was prepared by the Center for Black Music Research, has recent ly received two national publishi ng awards. The dicti onary, which was edited by Samue l A. Floyd Jr, received the RUSA award from the Reference and User Services Association. a division of the American Library Association. RliSA included the publi cation in the list o f "Outstanding Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Librari es" for the year 2000. II also received the Choice Awards from Cho ice magazine for the "Outstandi ng Academi c Title" of 1999. Choice magazine list only includes tit les valued for their overall excellence in pre­ sentation and scholarship. The lmernational Dictionary o r Black Composers is a two­ volume set that includes emries for black composers from around the \\orld incl udi ng Africa. the Americas. the Caribbean and Europe. It begins with the 16th century and continues through the 20th century. Rhythm of the Season eCampus Recruiter aids college Taking advantage of the wann weather, MC's Prophecy, Jed I, Ramadan and Prism display their lyrical skills outside of the Wabash building students in finding entry-level for creative, as well as pragmatic thinking to envi­ sion a viabl e and exciting future." employment Candidates In her cover leiter to the search committee, Davy Continued from Page 1 emphasized her commitment to the idea of an open admissions policy. She said she was passionate about On Feb.