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Journalism chair Seminars bring ill; Lund serving as Global awareness department head into classrooms By Rudy M. Vorkapic haven '{ diagnosed anything. The clos­ By Brian Kulpin asks about the nuclear arms race or est they've come to a diagrKlSis is cal l­ world hunger'." Journalism Chairperson Daryle ing it a Degenerative Neurological Dis- Columbia Instructor.; Dr. Louis While the seminar is designed to an­ Feldmei~ who underwent two major ease." Silverstein and Kevin Coffee have swer these questions for the faculty, it is back operations last spring. will not re­ Feldmeir characterized his father's joined forces and organized a series of the students that Silve~tein has in his rum to Columbia this y~ according to illness as somewhat similar to another Globa1 Awareness Seminars aimed at sights. He hopes the discussions will Vice President and Academic Dean Lya mysterious disorder; Alzheimer's Dis­ showing instructo~ how to incorporate reach out beyond Columbia's walls and Dym Rosenblum. Eric Lund, director ease. the discussion of wo rl d problems into cause students to question what is going oftbeJoumaJism Graduate Program, is .. It's kind of like Alzheimer's," said the classroom. on in the world today. cuncntly serving as acting chairperson lbdd, one of four Feldmeir children. 1956, a position he held fcir 12 years. "The purpose is to allow faculty to go "The students can pass on what and is responsible fortheday·to-day op­ ." In fact, it may be Alzheimer's. It could In 1968, Feldmeir took the position back to class and not change photogra­ they've learned to other students in a emtions of the department. be a tumor. They (Feldrneir's docto~) of managing editor of the now-defunct phy to social studies. but instead dem­ ripple effect." Rosenblum, who is responsible for just don't know." Chicago Daily News and was named onstrate how to answer srudent ques­ The seminars will not be making any o~ a .search comm.i~ . in the H~ added, "They've (Feldmeir's the paper's executive editor in 1970. He tions about the nuclear arms race or the waves among the college administra­ event of a dWrpcl$Oll~ ~.. said doctors) coyerecf.all the bases-He's had 'was quickly PJ))moted to edjtor of the Libya bombing more intelligently and tion. They have supported the effort that nb other decisions regarding Feld· evetY test known to man - twice,!!- Dally News in ICJ71, a pOSi tion heneld with 1i'i(ffi: direction;" said-5ilveBtein;-II" witlf$l~ to covenmnsportarion and meir have been reachod by the adminis­ According to his son, Feldmeir has until the financia ll y troubled publica­ libcrnJ education instructor. speaking costs for the guests. The con­ tration. received numerous cards, letters and tion folded in 1977. The emphasis in the seminars will be tribution makes Silverstein happy to " For the time being things are in a visits from both friends and colleagues Following a four year retirement in on world war. Leading activists in the speak about his superiors. holding pattern and Eric Lund is the act­ during his hospitaJ stay, Mexico, Feldmeir returned to head Co-­ opposition to nuclear arms , the "Star "we have in the president of the col­ ing chait: He seems to have things well lumbia's journalism depamnenl. Wars" defense, Middle-East and Cen­ "A lot of newspaper .people (have lege, Minon Alexandroff, Vice Presi­ under control, " Rosenblum added, Ouring his tenure at the school , Feld­ tml American policy as well as Colum­ written or visited)," Feldmeir said. dent and Academic Dean Lya Dim Ro­ .. ~ (the administration) can '[ make meirhas molded a program which is de­ bia Personnel wiJIlead discussions. All "There have also been his old friends senblum and Executi'(e Vice Presidenl any statements or decisions or anything signed to promote strong reporting and faculty, students, staff and admi nistm­ that have kept in touch with him and a Bert Gall very socially.concerned indi­ else at this point." lot of people from the college and the editorial skills. He is also responsible, tion are invited to attend. viduals who were very pleased we did Feldmei~ 63, has been away from the Silverstein and Coffee embarked on department continue to visit," along with Lund and Associate Director the work and offered support." Silver­ school since April. Nicholas Shuman, for the development their global awareness mission last Feldmeir came to Columbia at the stein said. He is suffering from what doctor's of the graduate studies program in Pub­ summer for a number of reasons rang­ urging of College President Mirron The seminars are not only reinforced have termed "Degenerative Neurologi­ AJeWldroff in 1982, following a short lic Affairs Journalism, which leads to a ing from apparent narrow minded ca­ by the administrntion but also by Phillip cal Disease," which they describe as an retirement and a distinguished journal­ master's degree. reerism on the part of students to other unknown, progressive. irreversible. facu lty members sending SOS signals. Berrigan. Berrigan 's credentials as an ism career. Those who wish to contact Feldmeit activist make him a potent weapon to neurologica1 disorder. He began working fortbe Minneapo­ can address correspo~ence to the "People have requested this," launch the first seminar as the featured Peldmeir's son Todd, who resides in Brentwood North Nursing and Rehabil­ Silverstein saiO. " Faculty were con­ lis Tribune in 1949 as a reporter and speaker. suburban Glenview, said in a telephone columnist. He was moved to news edi­ itation Cente!; 3705 Deerfield Rd .• stantly asking, 'What options do I have? interview, "They (Feldmeir's doctors) tor in 1955 and managing editor in Riverwoods, lL. (i(X)15. I don't know what 10 say when someone Continued on Page 3 Internships give vital experience By Judy Bluder Danita Carter. a television major at "Internships provide students with Columbia, is currently interning at educational experience you can't dupli· NBC. Before she began her internship, cate in the classroom," according to Carter felt that she wanted to gear her Harvey ldeus, director of Columbia's classes towards the ncws-end of the tel ­ Career Planning and Placement Office. evision industry. After covering a few Ideus said that internships provide troubling news stories at NBC, she dis­ first hand e1tperience for students in the covered that news was not really for her. field they are pursuing and can lead to a "It is giving me a chance to see what full -time position following graduation. it's really like," she said, "and had I not According to Ideus, Columbia Col­ had this opportunity, I would have been lege has one of the largest imernshipco-­ totally disillusioned ." op progmms for media , communica­ "The purpose of the internship is to tions and art srudents in the midwesl. gel an opportunity 10 do something that Ideus said thai internships are benefi­ you could never do any other way," e1t­ cial because they build students' confi­ plained Bart> Yanowski. head of Co-­ dence when interviewing for jobs and lumbia's television intcrn prog ram . they provide e1tperience and a chance to Since there are so many adva ntagcs Martinelli, a graduate student at Columbia who also works in discover where a student's specific in­ that come with an imcrn.<;hip, thcre has Ja~:::~:~~; last Wednesday at an anti-apartheid rally at the terests lie. been talk .. bout mak ing internships a re­ It Champaign, Internships not onl y allow studcnts to quired part ofthc curriculu m. This sub­ cOI,fe,,.,,ce, aUended by college students rrom across the 10 $(..'C what they wa nt to do but also bri ng jcct seems gener.tle cont rnsting views speeches, workshops and was capped orr by a benefit to light the jobs they are not inlere!otcd Continued on Page 3 m. News Briefs P oto lectures to History instructor on sabbatical in Africa Dr. Glennon Graham. coordinator of history in the Liberal Arts Department has gonc on a onc-ycarsabbatical to Sierra Leone in West Africa. Dr. Onlham will be Ic;lching during his slay. begin at Ferguson Getz musicals continue By Dean P Golemis book. Notes From a Moving Ambu· were pan of the " Fann Families" ex. hibit at the C hicago Art Institute earlier Pcrtonnanccs of "State Street" and "the Real Life of Johnny De Facto" C.ol umbia·s photogmphy lecture and lance, which focuses on the photogra· this year. has photographed farms 001. continue through October 19 311hc Gctz Theater. workshop .series opens Oct. 24 with a pher as a memoirist. Marton is an artist­ side Normal. HI . where he teaches al D· "Stale Slrec'" runs on Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday al3 lecture by pinhole photographer Eric in-residence at New York University linois State Uni versity. "The Real Life of Johnny Dc FaCIO" runs onThcsday, Thursday and Saturday Renner.