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campus Sexual Assault reaches everyone Anonymous -A Personal Account When I was first assigned to write this article, I thought it would be a short, concise piece - who, what, when, where, why. The story would have read, “A Candlelight March to commemorate Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Week will be held March 24 at 6:30 p.m. beginning at CSU Parking Lot #11. This function is sponsored by CSU, Columbus Rape Crisis and the Russell County Tri-Aid. Everyone is invited to support this event.” But my article can’t stop there. I never thought I would have an affiliation with a sexual assault group. I thought nothing like that could ever happen to me. On St. Patrick’s night, I went to a local bar where I know many people including the management and wait staff. I met several friends there and had a great time. But I can’t account for the last hour and a half of the night. It seems that I finished someone else’s beer that had been laced with a date-rape drug. I felt sick at first and then don’t know what happened after that. I was lucky, though, and was with friends who took care of me. What happened to the person who drank the first half of the beer though? According to Major Mott of the Columbus Police Department, he hasn’t read any reports this year of someone ingesting a date-rape drug, called “G” or “Ruffie”. He did state, however, that only one in ten rapes are reported and this would fall under this category. People are too embarrassed or afraid others will not believe them so they just don’t report the crime. I usually keep my beer in my sight but had to use a Solo cup that evening. Of course, the wide-mouth container made it an easy target for someone to drop something into. I now know how easily someone can take advantage of you and how quickly this can happen. I had many apologies to make the next day for things I have no recollection of happening. Please come and support this Candlelight March. You don’t know if or when you or a friend may be a victim. The more aware the public is, the less chance we have of being violated. Woodall building undergoes facelift Lisa Grant / Staff Writer The Woodall Building is currently undergoing a major facelift. This building, that houses the Computer Center and formerly housed the Academic Support Center, is nearing completion of the renovations that began in January. Hal Gibson, Director of Plant Operations, says the renovations have been needed for a while. He says, “The Woodall project is one in a series of projects over the next couple of years.” The Tucker Building was recently redone and now houses the Academic Support Center. Woodall will expand the Computer Center; basically doubling it’s space. Also, more offices will be included to suit faculty and programmers. “To give everyone more breathing space,” says Gibson. Gibson also says the new space and look will be more suitable to the needs of students and faculty. Working with requested state funds, earmarked especially for renovation improvements, Gibson, Ray Underwood, a local architect, and Bill Johnson, Director of the Computer Center, developed the plan to revamp the building. Phillip Clark, Head of Maintenance says, “We are making good progress. We are well ahead of where I thought we should be.” He says that the building should be ready to occupy soon. Gibson says that he is pleased with the interior facelift. “We are trying to add color [and] jazz things up a bit,” he says. According to Dr. Craig Lloyd, Professor of History and Director of CSU Archives, the building was one of the first four constructed on this campus. Construction occurred between the fall of 1961 and 1962. The building housed both the college library and administrative offices when the campus opened to students in January, 1963. The building was named in honor of Simon Schwob, one of the earliest local benefactors of the College, in November 1962. The administrative offices moved to the Richards Building (named in May 1969) which was opened in Sept. 1966. The library moved with the Schwob name to its present location in September 1975. In December 1975, the building was named in honor of W. C. Woodall, a longtime devotee of Columbus as journalist, historian, and school board member. At that time, the building was renovated for classrooms, faculty offices, and computer center. The next big project will be the Howard Building. This project is now on the state list of improvements for next year. This week is Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Week on campus. The week’s activities were funded by the Counciling Center on campus, Columbus Rape Crisis and D. Abbott Turner Mini-grant. The week includes many activities for students who wish to support this effort. Students participating in the event receive certificate of attendanace/participation for the event or credit in select classes. The student organization diplay competition was held Monday. Displays are still available for viewing in the downstairs lobby of the Davidson Student Center. Winners of the display contest for Sexual Assault Awareness Week are; first place, Delta Zeta; second place, Student Programming Council; third place, Phi Mu Kappa. Foundation encourages kidney function testing Press Release from the National Kidney Foundation Atlanta, GA Kidney disease is an epidemic in Georgia, where 8,000 individuals must undergo kidney dialysis three times each week, and each dialysis treatment session typically lasts five hours. Over 650 Georgia residents are awaiting kidney transplants, yet only one in three will receive the kidney they so desperately need. The incidence of life-threatening end-stage kidney disease is increasing at a rate of more than eight percent per year. Risk factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, and having a relative with kidney disease. Statistics show that African-Americans are four times as likely to have kidney disease than Caucasians. Learn how to keep your kidneys healthy and learn if you are at risk. You can make a difference. Become an organ donor. Organs from living donors now account for almost one-third of all kidney transplants performed in the United States. Donating a kidney to a relative or even a stranger whose own kidneys have failed poses very little risk to the donor and may significantly increase the chances that more people on waiting lists will get the organs they need to survive. “Living donors” have few surgical complications, little pain, and relatively short hospital stays. Kidney disease often may be silent for many years until it reaches an advanced stage. “For this reason, it is important to make sure your doctor includes tests of your kidney function as part of your regular physical examination,” says Joel D. Kopple, MD, president of the National Kidney Foundation. “These tests should be considered as essential a part of an annual checkup as blood sugar, blood cholesterol and blood pressure measurements,” Dr. Kopple continues. Recent research has shown that the presence of albumin in the urine considerably increases the risk of heart disease - the number one cause of death in the U.S. Dr. Kopple recommends an annual urine test for the presence of a protein called albumin, which can help identify people who are at risk for developing kidney disease before they notice any symptoms. The warning signs of kidney disease include: urinating more often, especially at night; swelling of the hands and feet and puffiness around the eyes; burning or difficulty during urination; passage of bloody-appearing urine; and pain in the small of the back, just below the ribs. If you have any of these signs, see your doctor right away. When kidney disease is detected early, treatments such as dietary modification and careful control of high blood pressure or diabetes may help to prevent or slow the progression of kidney damage. When kidney disease progresses to total kidney failure, treatments such as dialysis or a transplant are needed to maintain life. The National Kidney Foundation of Georgia urges you to learn more about your kidneys and to get regular checkups that include tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, urine protein and kidney function. For more information about the kidneys and kidney disease, contact the National Kidney Foundation of Georgia at (404) 248-1315 or toll-free in Georgia at 1-800-633-2339. The National Kidney Foundation of Georgia is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation. ON CAMPUS Within a Room Leslie Maxwell / Columnist By the time this column is printed, Spring Break memories will already be jumbled in our minds with tests, projects, and the million and one factoids that we have the pleasure of absorbing in college. I hope that all of you had a vacation as enjoyable as mine. Early Saturday morning, I left college and Columbus behind and headed for inner-city Houston, TX, with seven other members of the BSU. We climbed into the van without knowing exactly what to expect for the week, and 14 hours later, we arrived at Gano Mission Center, in the “bad part” of Houston’s Northside. We spent Sunday getting acclimated to our surroundings and buying supplies for the week. Then, on Monday, we got our first job assignments. Some of the guys were immediately put to work digging a ditch to bury some telephone cable in the parking lot. They also had to find the locations of an underground pipe. Fortunately, they found the pipe, but unfortunately, they broke it in the process. Then they had to dig some more in order to fix the pipe. (And you’re thinking, “What a great way to spend spring break”). The girls, including myself, got put to work disassembling and moving bunk-beds, then painting a large dining hall. I think the wall painted one girl as much as she painted it. In any case, she was quite blue by the end of the day. We spent our nights relaxing, playing games, and doing Bible studies. But all of these activities were only part of the reason we went to Houston. We also had a chance to help people of all ages in the poverty-stricken inner city. On one day, we played with children in an after-school program, and one night participated in a teen club that is designed to keep teenagers off the rough city streets. Out of all the programs we helped with, the food pantry and the senior adult luncheon were my favorites. For both of these ministries, the people receiving food have to be interviewed each time they come. The neighborhood around Gano is primarily Hispanic, and most of the adults who come to the mission speak only Spanish. This gave two of the other group members and myself a chance to practice our fledgling Spanish skills. I interviewed people for two days, getting financial information and finding out what they wanted from the available food list. My Spanish was okay, but I never found anyone who knew a translation for “grits.” I talked to one homeless man who lifted my spirits much more than I lifted his, and talking with the senior adults was wonderful. They were all so amazed that we had given up our vacation to work at Gano. By the time we got back to Columbus, we were all exhausted, but glad that we had made the trip. I decided to write my column about our trip to remind everyone how great it can be help others. We might have worked during our vacation, but it was worth it to know that we helped a lot of people who depend on the mission centers for food, clothing, and spiritual needs. So next time you have the opportunity to help someone, whether it is for a week, a day, or for five minutes, do it. You won’t be disappointed. The world needs a little more selfless kindness these days. Public Safety means YOUR Safety Sergeant Jim Boling / Public Safety Officer “Give yourselves a hand!” Entertainers are always saying that. I think they just love applause, in any form. I’d like to say “Give yourselves a hand,” too. The difference is that I mean it as “Give yourselves some assistance, aid, help, or whatever you want to call it.” You can do that, you know, by joining the Department of Public Safety in our crime prevention/detection/ investigation mission. Now, I don’t mean you’re all going to be deputized and issued all the paraphernalia that goes along with being a certified peace officer. What I mean is that each of you, whether student, staff member or faculty, can add your eyes and ears to those of our regular officers and get involved in the maintenance of law and order here in the University community. A lot of you are thinking, “Man, I ain’t no snitch,” but that’s not all that goes into taking a proactive role in crime prevention and reporting. Whether you grew up thinking of the police as Pigs, Fuzz, or the PoPo, you have to admit, if you’re honest with yourself, that the police role is a necessary one, and, for the most part, is carried out well. The problem is, we can’t be everywhere, and we can’t see everything. We need folks like you to take responsibility for their own little corner of the world. What I mean by that is for you to remain alert and aware of your surroundings, report strange or suspicious activity or persons, and assist the police when they ask questions in an attempt to locate property or people. You may not have been the victim, but you could be next time, if you don’t get involved, NOW. Which brings me to another point. Very soon, if you follow announcements in The Saber and other campus publications, you will read about a system very much like the “Crime Stoppers” you have all seen in local newspapers and on TV. This system, called “Silent Witness,” will allow you to e-mail information to our department 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while avoiding the sometimes-awkward “personal contact” with an officer. As a responsible member of the University community, I know you’ll want to do that. You’ll be “giving yourselves a hand” at curbing crime and I’ll be able to say “give yourselves a hand,” meaning applause, for your civic consciousness and mature responsibility. Remember, Public Safety Means Your Safety!! Campus Candid: Ben Wells Athena Curry / Editor-in-Chief Ben Wells is one of the Saber’s greatest assests. He takes on enormous responsibility as the layout person for both the print and online issues of the Saber. He has been at the Saber for three years. Aside from working with the paper, Wells is busy in many other campus activities. He has been involved with the SGA for two years as a senator. Wells also maintains the new website for SGA. Although he is a computer science major, Wells spends much of his time involved in music department activities. He is presently rehearsing for his part in the opera, “The Merry Widow”, which the music department will present on April 29th and May 1st. Wells plays the part of Raoul St. Brioche in the opera and says he is excited about participating in the classic. “This role will give me an opportunity to play a character very different from my own personality. I will be playing a boisterous Frenchman, so, it will be fun in that respect,” Wells says. Wells also recently won his category at the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) competition. This is a vocal solo contest in which he competed with all other junior men in Georgia. He won his category at NATS last year as well. Wells is the interim pianist for his home church, Edgewood Presbyterian. Despite his talent as a musician, Wells hopes to start a career in computer programming, specializing in graphical user interface (GUI) design after graduation. “Even though I thoroughly enjoy music, I could not picture myself making a career out of performing or teaching. I am positive, however, that whatever road my career takes, music will always be a part of my life,” Wells states. Wells, 21, is the oldest of two. His sister, Ann Marie is a freshman at CSU. Wells’ father, Bob Wells, is a retired engineer and his mother, Claudia Wells, is an English teacher at Hardaway. To see websites designed and maintained by Wells, visit <saber.colstate.edu> and <students.colstate.edu/sga>. Arrington, third nominee for faculty award Bridgette Brumbaugh / Staff Writer Pennie Arrington, who works in Instructional Technical Services, is the third nominee for Outstanding Faculty Female in honor of Women’s History Month. Arrington is the Instruction Resource Specialist, which makes her responsible for getting the audio/visual equipment into the classrooms. She has been in that department for 24 years and has worked with most of the department staff for 13 years. A few years ago, she was honored for her work by being named Employee of the Month. With this award, she was given the use of a special parking space for a month. Arrington says God is her driving force. He is the most important figure in her life and she is very active in her church. She feels her most important activity has been praying for the sick in the hospital. Family is also important to Pennie. Her husband, who is a Certified Public Accountant, has been very supportive of her work. She also has two children and two grandchildren whom are all significant in her life. Pennie Arrington feels honored to have been chosen as an important woman on campus. She says she enjoys her job. She loves her office’s atmosphere as well as all the people she is around. She stated that work has always been fun for her and that her colleagues have been very supportive through the years. OPINIONS In your face! with Stephanie Adams Women should rule the world Part I “Every time a girl reads a womenless history she learns she is worth less.” -Myra and David Sadker What exactly is Women’s History Month? The women’s rights movement began when women’s rights leaders discovered their own secondary status while working to abolish slavery. This month is an opportunity for us to honor the many women who have served this country as doctors, factory workers, soldiers and mothers, etc. More importantly it is a time to be proud to be a woman. For centuries women have been treated like secondary citizens. We were denied the basic rights that men took for granted: the right to vote, the right to own property, the right to our own opinion. So, how do I feel about women’s history month? I believe it is a step in the right direction, but it is by no means the crowning moment in our struggle for equality. I consider myself to be a southern feminist. Southern women have to be strong yet docile at the same time. We have to be able to manage a career, bake cookies, run a carpool, and most importantly ... take care of our man. Well, I say no more. I want men to realize that the old south is dead and, contrary to popular belief, will not rise again. (This is not to say that women in other parts of the country do not suffer the same type of discrimination as we do in the south.) My name is not sugar or darlin’ and I will not go get you something to drink! Why have women struggled for so long? Bottom line - women have consistently been raised to believe they are inferior. Society has contributed to confirming this lower status, but we really learn from our mothers how we as women are supposed to behave. They in turn learned from their mothers. It is a sad cycle that has been occurring for thousands of years. I am fortunate to have a mother who wants me to break the cycle. She has raised me to want a career of my own, a life of my own, and she has instilled in me the knowledge that I do not need a man to be a complete individual. Why does the idea of strong women scare so many people? The religious right will have us believe that the depletion of family values is largely due to women being in the work place. Many men believe that women are inferior to them in the ways of job skills when really they just don’t want to have to work harder to compete with the women who are taking their jobs. For the record, I believe that men and women have equal intelligence. Either sex is capable of accomplishing equal triumphs. However, men and women are different. Neither is superior to the other, but each sex has talents that the other sex doesn’t. We communicate differently. We use logic differently. It should be very obvious why women are on the rise right now. After being suppressed all these years, women are sweeping the nation like a fresh breeze. Women are beginning to influence the world in areas that have been, until recently, inaccessible. In a world that has been run by men for centuries, an opposing force has finally begun to surface. Hey, you guys have done a great job. Depletion of the ozone layer, killing the rainforest, WAR, AFTER WAR, AFTER WAR ... Men have made the decisions of how this country, this world, should live and breath for too long. What would happen if women ruled the world... Editorial Athena Curry / Editor-in-Chief On April 1 the Council of Deans will review CSU’s attendance policy. The current policy now is vague and penalties, if any, for poor attendance are generally left up to the discretion of individual professors or departments. Joel Judah, President of SGA, says it is highly probable that the attendance issue will be raised in the next SGA meeting. There are those who feel the issue should be put to rest by simply doing away with an attendance policy altogether. Mr. Kees, Assistant Vice President, says that option will be considered at the Council of Deans meeting. There are several problems with the present policy, or lack of policy, not the least of which involves extracurricular activities. Many students are involved in activities on campus, which force them to be away during class time. Two groups that come to mind are music students and athletes. Some professors consider absences involving school activities as excused absences, other do not. Athletes have similar concerns, especially those on scholarships. The administration and coaching staff encourages students to participate in team functions, including games that take place out of town. If athletes do not participate they could lose their athletic scholarship. If the athlete participates, he or she may miss class. Does the student fail if too many classes are missed? It depends on the professor. And how many classes are too many? It depends on the professor. As always, there is another side to the coin. If athletes and music students are excused, then what about night students many of who have children or jobs that may lead them to miss class? If other groups can be excuse for school sanctioned events then what about night students? Aren’t they just as important? I’ve had both extremes of professors, those who take attendance very seriously and those who couldn’t care less. Dr. Bill Edwards in the Communications program goes so far as to have seating chart. He explained that he does this to make it easier to learn names as well as take roll. One thing is certain, he takes attendance seriously. Other professors feel it is not the professors’ place to baby-sit students, most of whom are adults. I can see both sides to this. Inevitably, doing away with an attendance policy would cause some students to take advantage of the free time. I’ve been sick much of this semester and missed many days myself. My professors are humans; they understand sickness, children, demanding jobs and other problems that legitimately keep people out of school. Taking roll for most professors seems more like a hassle than anything else and many would rather get down to the business of teaching class. So, if the attendance policy is done away with, will grades over all go down? My guess is that the institution can bet on grades going down if students aren’t penalized for coming to class, at first. I also believe that students will get used to it and grades will come back up after everyone realizes that it is hard to pass a class you don’t show up for. There are those students who can pass without showing up for class and if they can then I think they should be left alone. If no one is showing up to a certain professor’s class and everyone is still passing, then maybe the professor is not as indispensable as once thought. If the professor is not even needed for students to pass the class, then the students are getting their money’s worth. After all, they paid for both the book and the class. The students pay to be at the university. Shouldn’t it be their choice whether they show up or not? There should be a penalty for not showing up for class. The penalty should be self-administered; it should be the bad grade for not keeping up. Letter to the Editor March 14,1999 Re: Saber Article “Unhappy and gay!!” Dear Editor, I read with interest the article about the gay and Christian issue. I agree with the author’s opinion that there are groups of Christians that give the entire Christian movement a bad name. As a matter of fact, these groups have been so vocal that many people believe the idea of someone proclaiming to be gay and a Christian is an oxymoron. The truth, is Jesus never condemned homosexuals. Not one of the 10 Commandments mention homosexuality. But many people don’t realize that. While there are a small number of verses out of the entire Bible that seem to condemn homosexuals, there are many more that condemn dishonesty, murder, hypocrisy, etc. Even so, when you take into consideration the culture and history of the times, and read those supposedly “condemning” verses in the context of the entire chapter or story, a much different meaning comes across. This idea is shared by many learned Bible scholars. There are many churches that lovingly accept gay and lesbians within their membership without requiring them to change. Here in Columbus, Family of God Metropolitan Community Church is such a church. We open our doors to all people without exception- We want people to be free to be the unique individual God created them to be, whether that is gay or straight or in-between, fat or thin or in-between, white, black, red, or yellow, or in-between. We are part of a denomination that was founded in 1968 by the Reverend Troy Perry, because gay and lesbians could not find a church home where they could be themselves and worship God openly. Several times throughout the year we sponsor a workshop dealing with the subject of Homosexuality and the Bible. Throughout history the church universal has been guilty of oppressing one group or another and using different Bible passages to justify their position. Next month we will be studying this very issue at our Bible Study, call 321-9202 for more information. You may also reach us on line at http://village.fortunecity-com/orlando/580. Our Sunday worship celebration is 6:30pm, at 1442 Double churches Rd. All are welcome to attend. Yours in Christ, Rev. Emily A. Bel ROAR! • Is it just me or are these prices at the new “Healthy Deli” in Howard mighty expensive? I got a sandwich (just a sandwich) and a drink and I spent near to five bucks! I can go get an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet for that! The place looks great, it’s nice to have a place you can sit and eat lunch and they food is good, but damn! We are poor starving college students here. Give us a break! I don’t have time to run around looking for somewhere to eat, so this place is very convenient for me. I don’t like to always bring lunch and I can’t go home for lunch as I live an hour away. Why must more profit be made directly from students? I don’t think the cafeteria is even this expensive. Y’all come down on prices please. I’ve heard a lot of complaints going around campus on this issue and some even refuse to patronize the place. • I’d just like to let everyone know what services the health clinic
in the Davidson center offers. It seems that the more students i talk to
the more i realize that they are not aware of what you can get at the
health clinic. For starters, you can get condoms for free. You can also
get over the counter prescriptions for mostly a dollar. Dimetapp,
Tylenol, cough syrup, antibiotic cream, sunburn cream, itchy stuff
cream, aloe vera, and many more things in full size portions are
available for a dollar. Vitamins are three dollars. In Walmart you are
going to pay up to ten times the price for some of this stuff. The
clinic has children’s things available too. I have purchased them for my
kids over the last year and had enormous savings. Students can also get
all the girly tests done and see a doctor for all other ailments. The
staff is very nice, friendly, accommodating and informative. They also
assure confidentiality. You are paying a fee in your tuition for the
health clinic, so use it to your advantage!
...from the tangled web a portion of the vast knowledge available on the Internet Brian Hale / Entertainment Editor What Is A Cat? *Cats do what they want. *They rarely listen to you. *They’re totally unpredictable. *They whine when they are not happy. *When you want to play, they want to be alone. *When you want to be alone, they want to play. *They expect you to cater to their every whim. *They’re moody. *They leave hair everywhere. *They drive you nuts and cost an arm and a leg. Conclusion: They’re tiny women in little fur coats. Always give 100% at work....... 12% on Monday 23% on Tuesday 40% on Wednesday 20% on Thursday 5% on Fridays A feast for the angels Press Release from the Office of Public Relations CSU The Theatre Department of Columbus State University is starting something new this year. To inaugurate what will become an annual tradition, CSU’s Theatre Advisory Board invites you to their first ever Angel Banquet — an evening of fine dining in an elegant setting, concluding with some “play”ful theatrical entertainment. The premiere Angel Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 1999, in the exquisite Gordonido, a classic private residence on Wynnton Road’s graceful “mansion row.” The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, followed by a sumptuous banquet at 7:00. The exclusive entertainment this year will include a performance by Steve Valentini. Tickets to this black-tie-optional event are $100.00 per person. Your generous support benefits CSU’s Theatre Scholarship Fund, and earns you a listing as an “Angel” in future play programs. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (706) 568-2048. Two funny movies in theatres now Bridgette Brumbaugh / Staff Writer “Shakespeare In Love” This is a funny and romantic comedy set in London in 1593. The plot follows the trials, tribulations, and woman problems of William Shakespeare, a struggling young playwright suffering from a terrible case of writer’s block. No matter how hard he tries, he just can’t seem to make any progress with his latest effort, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter.” The title just doesn’t seem to fit, but William keeps writing. But then Will meets and falls in love with the beautiful Viola. She is extremely desperate to become an actor, and disguises herself as a man to audition for his play. Back in the day, women were not allowed to perform on stage. But anyway, love-struck William puts his creative juices to work and in turn we get the second greatest love story ever - Herbie and that guy in the “Love Bug” movie takes number one. Anyway, “Romeo and Juliet,” is born out of this love story. “Shakespeare In Love” stars Ben Affleck, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Colin Firth. “Analyze This” Paul Vitti is one of New York’s most powerful gangsters. He’s grown up in the Mob life and has been well prepared for his future by Manetta, his mentor and surrogate father, because his real father was gunned down years before. But when it becomes time for Paul Vitti to assume his role as the leader of his crime family, he suddenly starts having trouble breathing. He can’t sleep; he’s preoccupied around his family; his mistress wants to know why his interest in extra-curricular activities is decreasing, and his loyal goons think he is losing it completely. If the other crime families find out that Paul Vitti is having panic attacks, then how can he run his business? Ben Sobol is a divorced New York psychiatrist with a young son and a fiancée. He’s a nice guy and a loving dad who’s plagued by his relationship with his own father, a highly successful, media-seeking therapist. Ben doesn’t want to be anything like either of his self-absorbed parents. In this tangled and crazy story, Ben ends up being Paul’s therapist in helping him deal with his new found panic attacks. “Analyze This” stars Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Lisa Kudrow, and Dave Corey. Crystal and De Niro put on a great performance in this very entertaining movie. Storybook characters come to life Press Release from the Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta ATLANTA - The Center for Puppetry Arts’ 1998-1999 Family Series will conclude with the whimsical tale Alice in Wonderland adapted by Luis Q. Barroso. Alice in Wonderland will be presented Monday - Saturday, April 15 through June 12, 1999. This performance is sponsored in part by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, BellSouth and Radio Disney. See Alice fall through a rabbit hole and into Wonderland, a place where absurdities abound. During her journey, she meets some very interesting characters - rambunctious Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, mysterious Cheshire Cat and topsy-turvy Humpty Dumpty. She stumbles upon a tea party attended by the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and a sleepy Dormouse. She meets the Queen of Hearts and is invited to play a game of croquet. When the Queen’s tarts are stolen, Alice becomes the prime suspect, and the Queen declares “Off with her head!” Alice in Wonderland is adapted by Luis Q. Barroso and is faithful to Lewis Carroll’s classic tale. It is told using hand and rod puppets (manipulated by Loma Howley, Fred C. Riley III, Justin Welborn and Sam Word), and live actors (with Brenda Porter as Alice). This production is directed by Center Associate Producer Bobby Box and will be presented in the Mainstage Theater. Performance admission is $7.50 for adults and $6.50 for children ages 2-13, students and senior citizens. Admission for members is $6 for adults and $5 for children. Group rates are available. Full price admission to performances includes admission to the Center’s Museum. Showtimes for Alice in Wonderland are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., with additional performances Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dates, prices and showtimes subject to change. In the Create-A-Puppet Workshop children ages four and up create a whimsical wonderland puppet to take home with them. The supply fee is $2.50 for Center Members; $3.50 for nonmembers when purchased with a performance or Museum admission on the same day; or $5 when purchased separately. Workshops are Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and Saturday at noon and 2 p.m. A special Preschool Workshop is offered for children ages 2-4 years old on Saturdays at noon for $5, which admits one child and two adults. Education Programs are sponsored by ARMADA Vans, Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities, The Atlanta Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Foundation, KRAFT, The Rich Foundation and UPS. Coca-Cola presents Puppets, the Power of Wonder, which displays more than 350 puppets from various time periods and countries around the world, including Indonesian shadow figures, Punch and Judy hand puppets from England, African rod puppets, and American puppets, such as Jim Henson’s “Pigs in Space” and animatronics. All provide an exploration of puppetry as an international, ancient and popular art form. The cost for Puppets: the Power of Wonder is free with a full-price show ticket for the same day. Admission to the Museum includes admission to the special exhibits, featuring “Les Images d’Epinal: Overture to Theatrical Prints” (sponsored by Region of Lorraine, the Lorraine Development Corporation and the Consulate General of France), on display through August 28,1999, and Fool’s Fire: The Genuius of Julie Taymor, through July 12,1999. Behind-The-Scenes Tours are a chance to see where the magic begins. Spend time in puppetmaking, take a peek at Museum storage, and take an in-depth tour of the Museum. These tours are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. (limited to 30 people). Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for children and $3.50 for members. When purchased with another event, tickets are $3 for non-members and $2 for members and subscribers. Reservations are highly recommended for all Center activities. For tickets and group rates call (404) 873-3391. The Center is located at 1404 Spring Street in Midtown, Atlanta, is accessible from MARTA and limited free parking is available. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. The 1998-1999 Family Series is sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Fairfield Inn, Midtown Atlanta and WXIA-TV, 11 Alive. Greek Greek Speak ACTIVE - a person who has been initiated into a lifelong membership of a Greek organization. Generally, the term is used to reference a member who is currently an undergraduate. However, it is preferable to use the terms “undergraduate member” or “student member” for those still in school. ALUMNA - a sorority member who is no longer a student. The plural is Alumnae. ALUMNUS (“Alum”) - a fraternity member who is no longer a student. The plural is Alumni. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - an organization of alumni from an individual fraternity or sorority. The association may be based on geographical location or chapter. BADGE - the symbol worn by the initiated member of a Greek-letter organization. BID - An invitation to join a fraternity or sorority. BLACKBALL - During the process of determining which rushees shall receive bids, one brother or sister may veto the bid. This veto action is called a “blackball.” BROTHER - an initiated member of a fraternity. CHANCELLOR - another term for the President or leader of the organization. CHAPTER - The campus group of a national organization. Within each organization, chapters are usually referenced via a Greek-letter order. For example, the founding chapter would be the “Alpha Chapter,” and the second chapter is usually the “Beta Chapter.” CHAPTER ADVISOR - an alumnus who establishes and maintains a close advisory relationship with a chapter and serves as a teacher, counselor and friend. COLONY - a student organization in the final stage prior to being installed as a chartered chapter of a Greek-letter organization. DEPLEDGE - the termination of a pledge’s relationship with a Greek-letter organization. DRY RUSH - On many campuses, alcohol is forbidden from all events associated with introducing the fraternity/sorority to rushees. EXCHANGE - an activity where the members of one Greek-letter group visits the chapter of another Greek-letter group for a social event. FORMAL RUSH - the ‘official’ rush period of the year with specific scheduled events. On many campuses, the most concentrated period with Formal Rush for entertaining and selecting pledges is known as “Rush Week”. FRATERNITY - The name informally applied to a Greek-letter brotherhood. Formally, both men’s and women’s groups are called fraternities, though many of the women’s groups refer to themselves as a “Fraternity for Women” GREEKS - Students affiliated with Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. HAZING - any willful act or practice by a member or associate member, directed against a member or associate member, which, with or without intent, is likely to: cause bodily harm or danger, offensive punishment, or disturbing pain, compromise the person’s dignity; cause embarrassment or shame in public; cause the person to be the object of malicious amusement or ridicule; cause psychological harm or substantial emotional strain; and impair academic efforts. In addition, hazing is any requirement by a member or pledge which compels a member or associate member to participate in any activity which is illegal, is contrary to a member’s or associate member’s moral or religious beliefs, or is contrary to the rules and regulations of the fraternity, institution of learning, and civil authorities. HOUSE - a chapter’s physical facility which serves as its home. HOUSE CORPORATION - a legal entity holding title to any real property (land and buildings) for a chapter’s living/meeting purposes. This alumni body has basic responsibilities relative to property ownership and maintenance. HOUSEMOTHER/HOUSEMAN - a woman/man residing in a chapter house, who is a friend, advisor, hostess and chaperone...in every way a house mother/father. I NACTIVE MEMBER - a member attending the same institution in which his/her undergraduate chapter is located, who (upon the recommendation of the undergraduate chapter and approval of the Alumni Board of Trustees) shall be defined as “inactive.” With such designation, the inactive member shall have no material participation in undergraduate chapter activities, such as social activities, living in the chapter house, or voting at undergraduate chapter meetings. INFORMAL RUSH - a continuous, open rush period with no specific, scheduled, system-wide activities of rushing and pledging. Bids may be extended and accepted at any time. This is also known as “Open Rush.” INITIATION - A formal ceremony by which new members become initiated members. INTEREST GROUP - a group of individuals on campus in the first stage of the process leading to installation as a chapter of a Greek-letter organization. INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL (IFC) - The governing body of the fraternities at UNM. LAVALIER - a piece of jewelry depicting the letters of one’s organization. The lavalier is often worn casually and indicates one’s affiliation with the group. LAVALIERING - the practice of a fraternity member giving his lavalier to a woman signifying a committed relationship between the two. As the relationship becomes more serious, the next step would be a “Pinning.” LEGACY - A student whose parent, grandparent, or brother/sister is a member of a particular fraternity or sorority. Typically, legacies are extended full consideration during the rush process. LITTLE SISTERS - a woman’s auxiliary of some chapters which are prohibited by the National Interfraternity Council and most national fraternities. LIVE-IN - the term generally applied to members of an organization that actually live within the chapter house. LOCAL FRATERNITY - “Local” - a Greek-letter group which exists on a campus but which has no affiliation with a national Greek organization. MASCOT - generally a dog or cat who is an honorary member of the organization because it either lives in the chapter house or (as the pet of one of the members) is often around the chapter house. NEW MEMBER - A student in his or her first phase of membership in a sorority or fraternity (before being initiated). Also known as Pledges or Associate Members. PANHELLENIC - The governing body of the sororities at UNM. PHILANTHROPY - Community service. PINNING - the practice of a fraternity member giving his member’s Badge to a woman. [When a woman is “pinned,” if she is a member of a sorority, the sisters will be brought together in a private, candlelit ceremony where the secret pinning will be announced to the sisterhood and then celebrated.] This step is often preceded by a “lavaliering” and is a precursor to engagement. PREFERENTIAL BIDDING - Very often, sororities use a computer-based system for matching rushees and the organizations. The bidding process involves a ranking system by both the rushee and the organization to indicate preferences. The computer then makes the determinations based on certain rules. RUSH - Membership recruitment drive. A series of events offering members and potential members the opportunity to get to know each other. RUSHEE - a non-member who is eligible to participate in the rush program, visiting Greek organizations with an interest in possibly affiliating with one organization. SISTER - an initiated member of a sorority. SORORITY - an individual women’s Greek-letter organization. This is the term commonly used to distinguish between men’s (fraternities) and women’s (sororities) organizations. As noted previously, some sororities are identified as a fraternity (or fraternity for women) in their official name. |