THE PROFILE

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Volume 76, Issue 1

September 15, 1989

AGNES
SCOTT

Park and Walk

Increased Student Population and New Zonings Create Parking Scarcity

by Monica Whiten

There is absolutely nowhere
i >n the entire campus of Agnes
Scott College to park!

That statement may seem to
he an exaggeration, hut it one
talks with the students, you will
find that it is a common
sentiment.

Everyone is aware ot the
prohlem, yet it persists and,
according to public: safety officer
Amy Lanier, the numher of day
Students and RTCs, a larger
student body, and the fact that
more people have cars all add to
the prohlem.

Lots that are available (and
may he used more often now

that there is a shortage of lots
near the dorms) are the tennis
court lot, the physical plant lot,
the observatory lot, and of
course "the Boonies."

A probable solution to the
prohlem is the changing of E.
Dougherty into a one-way street
for the purpose of parking spaces
on one side. The main concern
of students seems to be that even
these spaces are not very close to
the dorms.

Safety atter dark being the
major point of concern, the
comments ranged from expres-
sions of frustration to anger.
Many students feel that if they
do complain, they will be told to
go to Public Safety. Many do

not feel that that is a viable
option.

Some feel that calling Public
Safety Is inconvenient whereas
others dislike the way they feel
some officials of Public Safety-
treat them. These people
believe that they are seen as
nothing more than problem
children with ov eractive
imaginations, because the Public
Safety officials that they have
come into contact with ex-
pressed irritation and impa-
tience, "as though thev were be-
ing dragged away from some-
thing drastically important.' 1

Christie Miller, Class of 1992,
said, "It is inconvenient to have
to decide whether or not to go
out with an extra person and
because things don't always go
as planned it you plan to be back
early when going out alone and
somehow you're late you have a
problem."

The overwhelming consensus
is that no one wants to park tar
from their particular dorm, and
the only lot with a phone is "the
Boonies." This lot is still not
seen as anything positive
because it is so tar away from the
campus and surrounded on three
sides by semi-dense foliage.
Michele Hampton (92) feels
that the lots should just be made
safer. "I think that there should
be better lighting, especially in
'the Boonies. "

Qeorge seems to be the only one who can find a "decent" parking place.

Some students went as far as
to suggest that cameras should
be installed tor the purpose of
monitoring the lots when Public
Safety couldn't. Amy Lanier
said, "We [Public Safety
officials] are vers- aware of the
parking problem."

But for those who can take
c oncrete action, there are
problems as well. Plans must be
initiated, then submitted and,
hopefully, approved. Plans have
been initiated and submitted but
instead ot being approved were
denied. There is a desire to
enlarge sortie lots and even

create a new one but the
neighborhood residents and
those in charge of zoning appear
to be unsympathetic.

The change in E. Dougherty's
direction is seen as a sort ot
compromise between our needs
and those of the neighborhood.
Until more spaces can be made
available and closer, the students
must deal with the problem as
best as they can. An important
concern is that the officials ot
Public Safety realize that there is
justifiable reluctance to walk
alone from the various barking

Whipped Now we can leave our car on the street.

Inside

Editorials

Student Sick of Bunnies

Page 3

Features

The Dawg Days of Summer

Page 6

Arts and Entertainment

When You Can't Take Letitia Pate Anymore

Page 10

Eyes Turn to Discrimination

By Kristin Lemmerman

Dean ot Students Cue
Hudson glared as t he paper
airplane shot out of
the group of blue-
eyes crowded in the
back of the room.
All of the blue-eyes
applauded as it hit a
brown-eye. "Look at
them," she said con-
descendingly,
"They're applauding
a paper airplane.
Isn't that just like a
blue-eve f 1

This may sound
like a scene from some 1960s sci
fi movie, but it and many others
like it were part of this years
Leadership Retreat, which ran

from August 2 3 through the
25th.

This year the student leaders
from Student Government,

In the end, most agreed that
the experiment was a worthwhile
one in that it helped them see
first-hand what damage prejudice
can do to a society even as small,
liberal, and academically-oriented
as Agnes Scott College.

Interdormitory Council, Honor
Court, and several other groups
(including The Profile) partici-
pated in a difficult experiment

on prejudice. After splitting the
students into two groups
those with brown eyes and those
with blue eyes (or green)

I Van Hudson laid
down the law.

Blue-eved people,
also known as "blue-
eyes," were not to
use the restrooms on
the main floor of
the convention
center. Blue-eyed
people were not to
sit with brown-eyed
people at meals.
Blue-eyes were to let
brown-eyed people
use showers and eat meals first.
Blue-eyes set up and cleaned up
the meeting room and sat at the
(Continued on page 5)

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, September 15, 1989

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The Forum

Losing Ground and Losing Safety

by Jennifer Burger
Editor

We are all aware that parking on campus is a
problem Public Safety is aware, Gerald Whitting-
ton is aware, the faculty, staff, and students are aware.
And it's not a new problem. The fact is that there is
not enough parking tor the number of cars on cam-
pus. The question here is "Why are students the ones
literally losing ground?" In the past three years
student parking has been disappearing disproportion-
ately amid the Centennial Celebration activities and
the summer vacations. First, the spaces along But-
trick Drive were replaced with lovely bricked pat-
terns. Along with these spaces went the ones in front
of Inman. And four spaces in the Alumnae Lot have
been redesignated "Alumnae Staff' when, curiously
enough, there are only three regular staff persons in
the Alumnae Office. This summer came the biggest
setback of all. The Tennis Court Lot was rezoned as
faculty/staff only. Why? Russ Drew, Chief of the
Agnes Scott Police Department, was "tired of getting
flack from faculty about not having parking spaces
near their buildings." For years now the students have
been complaining, but who's been listening? Obvi-
ously, it's easier to listen to the faculty than the
students, but remember us? We are the 589 women
who pay to go to school here, and furthermore, 447 of
us are required to live here! We are the ones who
come home at odd hours of the night and find our-
selves unable to park on the Main Loop in front of
our homes or in the Tennis Court Lot where the
school recently placed adequate lighting for "student
safety." But, we are told, there's no reason to com-
plain what they took from the students in the
Tennis Court Lot they gave to us on East Dougherty
Street. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The
very people who pledge our safety now tell us they
had father US park on an unlighted strip of public
thoroughfare! It seems the people with the power
(and money) to make the necessary changes are the
people with reserved parking spaces. How about a
week or two with free-for-all parking, administration
included? Then let's see just how bog it takes to find
;i reasonable solution.

Public Safety News

in Amy Lanier

This year the Department of
Public Safety will be utilizing a
column in each issue of The
/Vi tjile as well as other means
when necessary to keep
students, faculty, and start aware
of cnmm.il activities or other
problems on campu> and in the
surrounding neigh horhixxl. We
will focus on isMjes which we feel
you need to he informed about

or which pose particular
problems tor the security ot our
community. We also want to
encourage you to come to our
office and talk with us about
issues on campus that you feel
affect our community's safety.
We are willing to work with you
whenever possible to alleviate
problems, but we need to know a
problem exists before we can
address it. Help us stay in-
formed.

l> -funics

CPS

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Thoughts from a "Blue-eye"

by Melissa Wallace

For two days, I was privileged
to wear a black band around my
neck, signifying both tbe color of
my eyes and my low social
position.

The experiment concerning
discrimination was a unique and
memorable event. Since I hap-
pened to belong to the "blue-
eye" clan, I cannot honestly say
that it was a pleasurable one.
There were, however, moments
during those two days which
made everything else worth-
while:

Friends decided that their re-
lationships were more important
than the color ot the cvev

Adrienne and Candy (two
"brownies") nude themselves
comfortable at a table full of
"bluies."

Groups discovered that
accomplishment depends upon

cooperation, equal respect, and
the freedom for all members to
use their skills and abilities.

People did not stop communi-
cating.

This experiment was designed
to give everyone a small taste ot
the bitter reality that is prejudice
and discrimination. We are in
the midst of grappling with that
real it v at Agnes Scott. They are
not just problems between
blacks and whites, but thev are
problems which occur whenever
there are differences. We tend
to think of "prejudices" as forms
of social problems, but they are
more intimate tor they exist
within each of our individual
choices.

Jesus Christ faced these same
issues as he travelled in his
ministry-. His example shows
that love and understanding,
facilitated through personal
contact, is the key to dissolving

the divisions. In jofin 4:7-25, he
goes against social customs to
speak to the Samaritan woman;
he receives and eats with the
sinners and tax collectors {Luke
15:1 ), as well as with Jews and
Gentiles alike {Luke 14: I , Luke
10:38).

We may be educated about
these issues and we may change
some oi our attitudes and
opinions, but until we decide to
deal with these problems on a
personal level with each other,
the differences between us will

always be translated ihtp
divisions. We have been
through a year oi learning about

prejudk e.

Now hopefully our hearts will
respond with the compassion ot
Christ and we will begin to
c hange i iui at I i< >ns< As it is

written in I dim 4. ;J8, "Let US not
fove in word or speech but in

deed and in truth/ 1

THE PROFILE

AGNES

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News Editors Laura Shaettcr, Erika Stamper

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Friday, September 15, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 3

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hi

Mortar Board
Announces Black
Cat Improvments

Dear Agnes Scott Community:

As most of you know, each
year Mortar Board organizes the
activities for Black Cat Week.
This year's Board has decided to
make a few small changes, and
we want everyone in the
community to be aware of these
modifications.

Last year's Mortar Board
voted to abolish pranks alto-
gether. We have decided to
replace the traditional prank
with the "un-prank." What is an
un-prank. 7 Well, since Black
Cat itself Is a week in which our
community welcomes the new
students, the un-prank will give
the sophomore, junior., and
senior classes a chance to do just
that. Each class will have a day
during Black Cat Week to do
something for the new students
(instead of to them!). The idea
is for each class to get to know
the new students, and to help
make them a part of our
community.

In previous years, Interdorm
has sponsored a Black Cat
kickoff party on the Wednesday

Letters To The Editor

evening of Black Cat week,
followed by a bonfire on
Thursday evening. This year
Interdorm will sponsor a
combined kickoff/bonfire the
Thursday evening of Black Cat
Week. We hope that, by
combining these two activities,
we will encourage increased
participation and attendance.
The first-year students will
present their mascot on this
evening, as always.

The last modification
involves the competition for the
Black Kitty. The only change is
in the spirit category. Instead of
judging this category subjec-
tively, the judges will base their
decision on participation at
bonfire and production. The
class with the highest percentage
in attendance at these activities
will win this category.

We hope that this years
Black Cat Week will be a
success. If you have any
questions, comments, or
suggestions, please contact any
Mortar Board member.

Sincerely,

The 1989-90 Mortar Board

Rep Rap

by Suzanne Tourville

One topic of Rep Council's
recent discussions has been the
idea of forming ,i student
curriculum committee to lobby
the faculty's committee effi-
ciently when there exists interest
in some change in the curricu-
lum.

It was brought up that few
students understand the
processes involved in adding
new courses, majors, or minors;
thus, when groups desire
changes, the proper channels are
hard to find. Further, it seems
that the student representatives
are seldom used to clarify these
matters.

After some consideration,
Rep decided riot to torm such a
committee. Instead, Rep
proposed that students should be
made more aware of what issues
the Curriculum Committee
deals with, who the student
representatives to the committee
are, and what actions should be
taken when desiring change.

The Curriculum Committee
is a faculty committee made up
of faculty members, the Regis-
trar, the Dean of the College,
and the President. There are
also three student members who
together have one vote. The
committee approves new
courses, course revisions, and
topics tor topics courses. Also,

thev accept and approve
applications tor credit intern-
ships, special studies (410s), and
self-designed majors. The
committee advises students with
self-designed majors. The
committee also deals with
proposals for majors and minors,
as well as some of the issues and
guidelines involved with majors
and minors. In some cases, the
committee is also involved with
transfer credit approval.

For the next tew years, the
self-assessment of the College, as
mandated by the Southern
Association of Colleges, is
largely in the hands of the
committee. They will help to
identify the College's goals in
the academic area and to
determine methods to measure
how well these godls are being
met.

The student representatives to
the Curriculum Committee are:

Adrienne Creety '90

Sharon Harp '91

Kim Gompoc '92.

Students who have concerns
about issues relevant to this
committee's jurisdiction should
contact their representative or
some member of the committee.
Concerns about new courses,
majors, or minors should also he
expressed to the department, if it
exists, so that thev can directly
hear students' desires and can
advise feasible solutions.

Burn The
Bunnies

Dear Editor:

Art is one thing. Horrific-
nightmare bunnies are another
thing. These bunnies and their
dangerous set-up have restricted
the enjoyment and acess of the
Woodruff Quadrangle. Surely our
benefactor would be upset that
students can not enjoy the wall
which he provided.

Granted, the bunnies are a
source of good jokes, but they are
also dangerous. Several students
have nearly suffered accidents as a

result of the bunnies and their
treacherous wires which, if one is
not looking closely, are difficult to

see.

If the bunnies are not removed
by the time of the street dance,
the school and administration
could find themselves facing
serious consequences. The wires
which act as supports could cause
a student or a guest to trip and fall.
In addition to the danger of the
supports, the material of the 'birds'
is rough and the edges of these
forms have sharp points. Should
one of these forms fall during the
course of a street dance, people
could be injured.

Finally, I wonder if the
administration has not consid-
ered the possibility of theft. The
same young men who procured
the glorious banners might find
the cute little creatures too
much to resist.

We have all had the opportu-
nity to partake of this art. Even
the parents of the new freshman
class have seen the work. It is
time to set the bunnies free. For
the sake of the campus' and the
bunnies' safety please send the
bunnies home. The irritation of
the bunnies has far surpassed any
deep mystical truths we might
have gleaned from the exhibi-
tion of the work.

Sincerely,
Burn A. Bunny

ACROSS

1 Pintail duck
5 Article
8 Urge on

12 Fixed period
of time

13 Beam

14 Sea eagle

15 Poem

16 Wearies

18 Japanese
outcast

19 Greek letter

20 Old name for
Thailand

21 As far as

23 Teutonic
deity

24 Cornered
26 Royal

28 Cripples

29 Soft food

30 Republican
party: init.

32 Husband of
Gudrun

33 Dress border

34 Sleeveless cloak

35 Golf mound

36 Female hog

37 Sign of zodiac

38 Part of fireplace

40 Press

41 Note of scale

43 In response to

44 Cut

45 Article

47 Anglo-Saxon

money
49 Swiftly

51 Metric measure

52 Felicitates

55 To and upon

56 Weight of India

57 Choicest

DOWN

1 Halt

2 Ponder

3 Before

The
Weekly
Crnsswnrd
Puzzle

4 Printer's
measure

5 Group of three

6 Damage

7 Organ of sight

42

TT

55"

T5-

8 Earth goddess

9 Miner's find

10 Horned animal

1 1 Loved one

16 Cravats

17 Walk

20 Prefix: half
22 King of Bashan

25 Irritates

26 Male sheep

27 Once more

28 Small rug

29 Church bench
31 Footlike part

33 Torrid

34 Handle of
a whip

36 Hindu guitar

37 Fairy in

"The Tempest"

39 Ma's partner

40 Become liable
to

41 Crazy: slang

42 Presently

44 Surfeit

45 War god

46 Bird's home
48 Emmet

50 Dance step

51 Consumed

53 Proceed

54 Hebrew month

COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE

See the next issue fen solution

Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, September 1 5, 1989

Elective Hours No Longer a Waste

by Sidra Bennett

Has it ever bothered you that
you didn't get any particular
credit tor putting extra hours
into a department that you like,
but not enough to major in? As
students discovered upon
returning to campus this fall, this
problem has finally been solved.
Agnes Scott has created a
minors program which will begin
this year.

This program, which allows
students to concentrate in a
discipline they might not
ordinarily pick for a major, will
be available for students in any
class.

Currently available minors
include Astronomy, Classical
Studies, Greek, Latin, Business

Economics, International
Economics, English, French
Language, History, Mathemat-
ics, Philosophy, Spanish
Language, and Women's
Studies.

If none of these minors
interest you, the faculty will
make minors approved during
this year available for the 1990-
91 session. A student is allowed
to self-design a minor with the
approval of the head of her
chosen department.

As in the process of declaring
a major, the minor will usually
be declared at the end of the
sophomore year, but it may be
declared at any time. Students
wishing to declare a minor
should consult the registrar's
office to obtain minor cards and

the requirements for the minor.

Freshman Terri Grossi feels
that the minors program is "an
advantage to the student
because they [minors] allow her
to express her interest in a field
she may not want as a primary
career." Sophomore Noelle
Dixon also believes that the
minors program will be a benefit
for students in that it will allow
them to obtain a dual emphasis
without the pressure of a double
major.

Most students agree that the
minors program is a positive
addition to the Agnes Scott
curriculum and additional
evidence of the way in which
Agnes Scott is meeting the
changing educational needs of
the students.

Condom Sales in Dorms Falling Far Short

College Press Service

After struggling t< i gel
condoms into their dorms and
through their campus health
clinics, students don't seem to be
buying the devices* various cam-
puses report. Campus condom
sales have been so slow at Mich-
igan State University, For ex-
ample, that MSU officials in
early May said they w ill recon-
sider keeping condom vending
machines in the school's dorms.
Other campus and induM r\
representatives describe colle-
giate condom sales in less^than-
enthusiastic terms of being
"flat/ 1 "t.ur," or -okay*"

"Studies show people are
more educated, but it's hard to
get people to change their be-
haviors," said Dr. Norman Estrin
of the Health Industry Manufac-
turer's Association, which tracks
things like condom sales. "It's
still not macho to use condoms."
( bfldbm sales at the University
ot California at Santa Barbara,
for instance, have been "very
|\x)r," said dining services dir-
ector Kenji Matuoka. At Ohio
Slate, they have been "okay, not

unusual or unique," added Bill
Hall, director of OSU's residen-
tial cafeterias. The University ot
Connecticut is making money,
"but not a great profit," from
condom sales, said UConn
operation official Chip Yensan.
Some school condom sales are
good. Central Michigan Uni-
versity sells about 700 condoms
a month from the 22 vending
machines in its dorms, CMU
North ( Campus housing director
( ii.mt Skortiski said. Skomski
speculated students at smaller
campuses may use campus
vending machines more than
students at bigger schools
because they don't have as many
other off-campus places where
they can buy condoms. But
Estrin said condom sales are not
very good anywhere.

"We're concerned that sales
are relatively flat. AIDS did
cause an initial jump, but it's
flattened. If you look at the
order of magnitude necessary to
impact AIDS, it's not happen-
ing." Estrin also attributed disap-
pointing campus condom sales
to youthful feelings of invulnera-
bility. "College students think

they're invincible.' 1 Gimmicks
haven't helped, either. Nick
Fogel of College Condoms,
w hich markets the devices in
school colors, describes his sales
as "m'-m)." Fogel, however,
thinks his condoms are popular
if only because "retailers tell me
our condoms are being stolen,
and no others are."

While Fogel contended his
whimsical approach helps "make
it okav (for students) to have
one of these things," Estrin
worries gimmicks "trivialize" a
serious health hazard like AIDS,
which is transmuted through
some kinds of sexual contact,
transfusions of contaminated
blood and by using dirty needles
to inject drugs. Consequently,
some campuses aren't concerned
that gales are slow. Noting that
Michigan State sells an average
of only nine condoms per week
out of each of its dorm vending
machines, MSU's Charles
Gagliano added, "But that may
be nine people who didn't use
(condoms) before." "If you Save
one life by providing this
product," added CMU's Skomski
"it's worth it."

Career Corner

We Look
Forward
To Seeing
You

Unisex Salon

West Ponce Place Shopping Center
Corner o' Ponce PI 4 Swanton Way
377-9004 Fr^e Parking

by Adriane Creety

Tear yourself away from your study carrel for a moment, and
you may notice that the McCain Library is not the only library
here on campus. There is another library that can become
invaluable to all members of the campus community, located in
the Career Planning and Placement Office. It is a resource
center for career information with over 300 books.

Some of these books contain information about particular
careers such as teaching, medicine, law, and business. Other
books cover writing resumes, the job search, career change,
women and work, business etiquette, and more. The Occupa-
tional Outlook r^ooks give concise overviews of many careers
and tell how the job evenings in that field look for the year.

Books, however, comprise only a portion of the career library
resources. Also available is a computer program to help you
match your interests to the right career, video tapes on inter-
viewing skills, networking, as well as videos containing company
information from Southern Bell, C&S, and other companies.

Magazine and newspaper articles on jobs in over forty
different fields, as well as job search information and articles of
interest to aspiring entrepreneurs, are also available in the
library. Anyone who has a particular career in mind can use the
file drawers housing company literature from more than 200
companies as well as oyer thirty-five school districts.

If you are unsure about your career direction, come to the
Career Planning and Placement library in Main and utilize these
valuable resources, so that when you make career decisions you
will feel more confident about your choices.

The career library is open Monday through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and may be open additional hours by appoint-
ment. In order to schedule additional library hours, please call
ext. 6397. Remember to check the Campus Cohnectkftii and the
bulletin boards in Buttrick and the Dining Hall tor upcoming
events.

ZOO u.

by Mark Weitzman

CPS 1989 Mark Weitzman

kk Kick me if I don't hear the alarm. '

Friday, September 15, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 5

Cult Experts Claims Dangerous Groups
on Campuses Everywhere

Dangerous religious cults are
cropping up on college cam-
puses, a cult expert has claimed.

"You may not think it's a
problem on your campus, hut
you have it," warned Marcia
Rudin, director of the Interna-
tional Cult Education program
in New York City.

Rudin initially made the
claim July 2 1 at a meeting of the
International Association of
Campus Law Enforcement
Administrators in Atlanta.

Cults trom mind-control-
ling unconventional Christian
organizations to violence-prone
satanic groups "are still very
much around on college
campuses, " she said.

"They're really a problem
everywhere," Rudin told College

Press Service, especially in the
South and at affluent colleges,
including Brown and George
Mason universities.

That's news to Brown Uni-
versity officials; spokesman
Mark Nick le said they couldn't
recall any run-ins with cults for
at least the past two years.

At George Mason, though,
university officials hist spring
denied a request by the Unifica-
tion Church, affiliated with the
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, to be
recognized by the university.

"They said they had been
formally recognized by other
schools when they hadn't," said
spokesman Daniel Walsch.
"They can still come on campus,
as can just about any group."

Rudin defined a cult as a

group "exhibiting excessive
devotion" to an idea and using
"unethically manipulative tech-
niques of persuasion and
control."

She said the Hare Krishnas,
some of the "churches of
Christ," and the Unification
Church, or the Moonies, are the
most active "cults" on college
campuses.

Campus Crusade tor Christ,
although known for its agressive
recruiting tactics, is honest,
Rudin said. "As long as they're
up-front and they don't use
manipulative and deceitful
tactics, we don't object," she
added.

Cults aren't necessarily crim-
inal, Rudin said. "No one wants
to curb freedom of religion."

Round and Round

by Barbie Stitt

On August 26, members of the Class of 1993 and transfers were
welcomed to the Agnes Scott campus. The Orientation Council,
led by Karen Green, helped more than 1 70 new students get ready
to start their first year at Agnes Scott College.

The day began with the transferring of half of the students'
worldly possessions into their new donn rooms in Walters, Inman,
and Rebekah. Anxious students and their nervous parents met
roommates, Interdorm members, and Big Sisters. Then the real ori-
entation began.

Praying that they would not misplace their plastic bags contain-
ing valuable information, students attended countless meetings, in-
cluding the President's welcome and faculty welcome, focus
groups,and an introduction to the Writing Workshop.

The students attended a party at the President's home, an even-
ing at the High Museum ot Art, and an outing at Stone Mountain.

Freshman Angie Tacker said, "I was really impressed with the
Orientation Council. They seemed so organized and prepared.
They really made me feel welcomed here."

Angie's roommate, Amber Martin, said, "The Orientation
Council went to so much trouble for us. We really appreciated
that."

All new students are now awaiting the culmination of freshman
orientation, the week of Black Cat, as it rapidly approaches.

Eyes

(continued from page I )

back of the room.

At first, reactions were clearly
defined. Blue-eyes were furious;
brown-eyes were delighted. Even-
tually, however, opinions div er-
ged, ranging from apathy to fury.

There were some brown- and
Mime blue-eyed people who chose
to ignore the rules set down
almost immediately, just as there
were some brown-eyes who took
their roles as oppressors to
extremes. Many blue-eyes took
this for granted and did their best
to fulfill their roles as subservient
retreaters.

Others, however, could not
bring themselves to do as their
brown-eyed cohorts asked. Karen
McNay, Blue-Eye, Hopkins'
Resident Assistant and Dorm
Counselor, was one of those who
vowed that she would not have
the brown-eyes' "norms and
values pressed upon me." She felt
that much of the retreat, spent on
talking about issues like preven-
tion of rape ("the basics") and
what to do about lost keys, was a
waste of time.

Yet she did feel that the
discrimination activity was a
very worthwhile, "very personal"
activity. Many questioned the
validity of an experiment that
lasted only tor twenty-tour
hours, yet she argued that the
discrimination "actually did
affect us."

Most felt that the experiment
simulated real life very well in
that some brown -eyes were not
willing to be opressive and some
blue-eyes were not willing to be
opressed. On the flip side ot the
coin, there were blue-eyes who
were overly willing to be sub-
servient, and brown-eyes who
were overly willing to be
superior.

One drawback that everybody
telt was the lack of unity within
the brown-eye ranks. At the
end ot the retreat, all the
participants sat down and
watched their situation being
replicated in a much more
serious form: they watched the
designer ot the "discrimination
on the basis of eye color" project

on videotape as she conducted
her seminar within the prison
system.

She was much harder on the
prison employees than Gue
Hudson had been with the
student leaders, much pushier
and much more condescending
to all of the blue-eyes, although
she had blue eyes herself. (She
justified the pushing around of
tellow blue-eyes by saying that
her husband and her son, both of
whom had brown eyes, had
taught her how to act like a
brown-eyed person, so that she
could function in society.)

Everyone agreed that, had the
brown-eyed people had more
support within their own group,
it would have been easier to be
mean. Said Robyn Porter,
Brown-Eye, Class of 199Z, "I
didn't tell any blue-eyes what to
do it didn't feel right. It's a
lot ot work to be a brown-eye."

Robyn also mentioned
another drawback: there hadn't
been enough time at the retreat
to switch off and let blue-eyed

people be superior for a day. She
wished that she could have been
in the interior group, because
while black students were able to
experience the flip side of their
own situation. She and many
other white, brown-eyed
students could only understand
how bad it telt to discriminate
against their friends, and see
how hurt blue-eyed people were
at their carelessly slung remarks.

For example, Lauren Fowler
(Brown-Eye, Class of 1992) was
asked by a blue-eyed person if
she could have some Doritos at a
gathering. Lauren picked up the
chips as she belatedly noticed
the telltale black collar that all

"interiors" were to wear.
Glancing inside the bag, she
grimaced and said, "Oh, I
suppose so; they're practically
gone anyway." She may not
have meant it very seriously, but
like many of the offhand
remarks made that weekend, and
like many of the offhand slurs
made in real life it was taken
as a serious offense.

In the end, most agreed that
the experiment was a worth-
while one in that it helped them
see first-hand what damage
prejudice can do to a society
even as small, liberal, and
academically-oriented as Agnes
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Hellish Ride Devastates Global Awareness Participants in Greece

by Annmarie Anderson and
Chrissie Lewandowski

Got you to read it, didn't we?
True, the 1989 Summer Global
Awareness Trip to Greece w .i-
not a devastating nightmare,
aside from a tew minor draw-
backs like "The Vomit Cbmet,"
a stolen wallet in Amsterdam
(ahem 1 lost $100 and a Visa
card), or Dodos, the chauvinistic
lush/bus driver.

Don't let the few complaints
mislead you the trip was fan-
tastic! Participants included a
group of 20 students, Dr. Donna
Sadler, Dr. Richard Parry, his
wife Susan, artd the group's may
cor, tour-year-old Lauren Sadler.

Introductory classes took
place in Inman Hall three davs
before the trip, and we departed
on Sunday, May 28. The flight
was a mere nine hours to Ams-
terdam a nine-hour time
change and another three
hours to Athens. It was difficult
to suppress the excitement ot
being in the most revered city of
all ancient Greece until we
saw the guards with machine
guns at the airport and the thick
layer ot smog which coated the
entire city.

That atmospnere still cduldn't

ruin our excitement upon seeing
the Parthenon for the first time.
The archaeological digs and the
museums that we visited for our

art hist< >ry ^ lass were exciting, as
were Dr. Parry's classes on So-
crates as a literary figure. These
classes were particularly inspir-
ing because we actually walked
and talked (and played Indian,)
Jones) in Socrates' old haunts.
In the first week of our

by Debbie L. Strk ki and

I couldn't find a summer

dream job in Atlanta so 1 spent
m\ summer interning as ,i re-
porter tor .i weekly newspaper m
Athens. (Not Athens, Greece,
of Olympic and Socratic fame,
hut .Athens, C Jeorgia, home ot

the Bulldawgsand K.H.M.)

Even ch( >ugh 1 had no car and
had to live with an "Addam's
Family" ran in an apartment with
Cement block walls, 1 had a really
g& m A v summer.

An internship in .mother town
otters unparalleled opportunities

to build a resume, gam profes-
sional experience, win friends,
influence people, and elude
parental supervision (which can
be such .i drag .itter nine
rxu mths).

At the award-w inning Ob*

server, I wrote up polk* reports,
compiled the obituaries, and
wrote stories, inc tuding it yi m

month-long trip, we sailed to the
beautiful islands of Crete and
Santorini. A visit to the latter
was an unexpected addition to
our journey. We were supposed
to sail to Myconos on an eight -
hour tour (an eight-hour tour),
but the weather started getting
rough, the tiny catamaran was
tossed ... and the members of our
group started tossing a few things
as well (hence the "Vomit
Comet").

Drs. Parry and Sadler bravely
ushered us off "The Boat from
Hell" and onto the beautiful
mountainous island where we
spent three peaceful days. The
beaches were gorgeous, and
there was no need to worn
about tan lines no bathing
suit required! We won't
mention the names of those who
adhered to local custom, but if
one ot your friends went on the
trip, take a look at her tan lines
(or lack thereof).

After the Cycladic Islands, we
spent an entire week in Athens.
The Parthenon and Acropolis
were the highlights of our stay.
It is impossible to describe their
majesty, so we won't try.

It was quite hot; it rained
only three times in the entire
month that we were there!

As we mentioned, the art was
truly inspiring. The rest of
.Athens, however, was truly
tacky! Again, we don't mean to
give you the wrong impression,
the Greek people were very
open and talkative. However,
the tastet ulness of the souvenirs
that the vendors were selling was
very questionable. Picture <i
plasi k light-Up Parthenon or
phallic symbol key chains (J nd

can bear liti le bragging four

front p.iiie stories.

Police reports are actually much
more entertaining than one might
think. One case involved three
teenagers wielding a threatening
bottle ot Fanta orange soda
against a man at a bank machine.
In July a serial dog thief stumped
Clarke County Police.

Researching police reports led
to m\ biggest story ot the summer:
a storv Of! random gang attacks
against pedestrians.

Besides the police beat, I cov-
ered Athens City Council meet-
ing-, one of which led to an ex-
clusive story on the Athens Teen
Center. The council refused to
fund the teeny hoppers' nightclub
for another year. In the line of
duty, I spent three hours at the
teen center listening to Guns 'n'
Roses and attempting to extract
coherent quotes from 12 -year-
olds.

Other highlights and 1* iwlightS

you will probably understand the
Greek tourist market.

We had some wonderful times
in Athens. These happened
when we least expected them,
usually when we broke away
from the large group into smaller
groups ot students and a
professor. Some memorable
sidetrips included those to
Plato's Academy (academic) and
Plato's Tavern (colorful), the
National Gardens, arid "Athens
by Moonlight" with Dr. Parry.

About halfway through the
trip, we began our land tour.
We travelled all over the
mainland and the Peloponesus
by bus. Dodos, our driver, drank
a shot ,n every pit stop. We saw
incredible temples, the original

Dawg Days

ot my summer included my tour ot
the Rutts-Mebre building, the
museum of UGA football. Not
only would the gaudy red decor
horrify Scarlett O'Hara, but the
elevator buttons s,i V "Hunker Up"
and "Hunker Down." Embarrass-
ing.

I also perused the UGA library,
which houses millions ot hooks
and subscribes to hundreds of
magazines and newspapers. It
^nlv the place had a little ambi-
ence, one could spend weeks
there. The atmosphere in the
waiting n >om of the welfare < >ttKc
was more comfortable than that
of the library.

I spent a lot of time drinking
coffee in cafes, listening to bands
at the Uptown and at the 40
Watt, and aerobicizing.

Thanks to The Observer and
Christine Cozzens, who recom-
mended me for the job, I had a
merry time and compiled a thick
clip tile.

Olympic site, soaring mountains,
unbelievable countryside and
seashore, and some wonderful
Byzantine churches and monas-
teries.

We could rave on and on
about the beaut v of Greece and
tell you hundreds of anecdotes,
hut we think what was most
important about the trip is what
we brought home with us.
We're not talking about the
plastic busts of Socrates or the "1
love Greece" T-shirts, though.

We can Say, at least for
ourselves, that we gained an
understanding (or .it least a
greater appreciation) ot a
culture, past and present,
entirely different from our own.
America's culture is only 200
years old; the Greek culture is

over 4000 years old. Two
thousand years later, the ideas
and questions of their great
thinkers, from Socrates to
Euripedes, still trouble us today.

We had a wonderful summer.
We made new friends on the trip
(very cliche, but true!). We also
became very close to out-
professors they served as out
teachers, tour guides, friends,
confidants, and even as parents.
(These reporters would particu-
larly like to thank "Mom"
Parry. )Almost all of us did some
things we had never done

before.

With the exception of the
final fifteen-hour plane ride, we
can only hope we get another
chance to experience these
things as soon as possible.

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Sociology Provides Both An Outlook and A Career for Bernita Berry

by Jknnv Brand

There's a new lady shaking up
the sociology departmeni and
it's none other than Dr. Bernita
Berry.

Dr. Berry is a dedicate J
professor and sociologist, as well
as an jntetesting person.

She comes to Agnes Scott
from Kent State University in
Ohio, where she received her
doctoral degree. She is enthusi-
astic about getting used to a
small college campus again, and
she remarks that Agnes Scott is
quite a change from the larger
campus of Kent State.

A Georgia native, Dr. Berry is
thrilled to he back in the South,
and especially to discover the
changes in Atlanta since her last
visit.

She is also enjoying Agnes
Scott because it is a women's
college, and she believes that the
atmosphere here u frees students
up to speak more." Her goal is
to get to know students from the
first year on and watch them
grow to new levels.

Dr. Berry wishes to bring a

"different viewpoint personally
as well as professionally" to the
sociology department. She uses
much of her personal experience
in her teaching, as she feels that
this philosophy will allow tor a
vivid understanding of the
material presented to her
students.

Weightlifting and fast-paced
walking for exercise are just a
few of the fascinating hobbies
Dr. Berry enjoys. She can't wait
to try out our weight room.

She also loves reading for en-
joyment, observing people, and
talking to older people "because
they have such wonderful stories
to tell."

She has a passion for many
types of music, including jazz,
reggae, classical, gospel, and
blues. She especially enjoys live
situations where she can both
listen to the music and watch
the musicians perform.

Dr. Berry's profession is truly
an extension of her interests,
and she is sure to bring freshness
to her department and to the
College as a whole.

Watch out, Dr. Berry is a weightlifter.

StreetBeat

By Barbie Stitt

The Question:

What do you think about the current parking policy at ASC?

GERALD WHITTINGTON

V ice President of Business
and Finance
"The parking situation here is
better than at most schools,
where many students have to
park miles from school. But, like
most things, it could be im-
proved. The subject is never far
from my mind because no one
will let it be."

LINDA HUBERT

Engfoh Department
"It needs improvement, but c
the bright side it remains a
subject I can enjoy complaining
about."

SUZANNE TOURV1LLE

Class of 1990 and Walters R.A.
"I'm not very satisfied,
especially when someone parks
in my spot and Public Safety
claims that they don't know how
they can help me."

DEBBIE BELL

RTC

'There is a definite lack of
communication between ASC
and the commuting students
regarding the new parking
policies. Many students don't
know exactly where they are
allowed to park. All they know
that they can't park where they
used to park last year."

JULIA DAVIDSON

Class of 1990
"I feel that the faculty and staff
did need more parking spaces, but
it could have been in a different
area. The students should have
kept the tennis court lot because
of safety. This is a very impor-
tant issue because there are more
[traditional] students and RTCs
[than faculty]."

Page 8 THE PROFILE Friday, September 15, 1989

Psych Major Discovers Joys, Tribulations of Homelessness and Unemployment

by Janet Kidd

It all started in the spring of
1989 when I received that little
letter from our wonderful friends
in Financial Aid: "Yes, you do
have to work this summer."

Where does one find summer
employment? Presumably, one
goes "home" (i.e. where some-
one else pays rent and food) and
finds a satisfying, well-paying
job that will give her not only
experience in her chosen career
field, but also money to buy
books in the fall. Right.

Let me give you a little
background on my own "home-
lown. 1 ' I am from Elberton,
C ieorgia, a small town northeast
of Athens that misses being in
South Carolina by only a few
miles. You have probably never
heard of it, but if you've walked
up or down the steps in the
quad, you've trod upon a little
piece of Elberton. Those
beautiful granite slabs represent
Elbert County's sole trade.

Granite quarries are wonder-
ful for anyone who has money
to buy and operate one, or
someone with an interest in
hard labor in temperatures that
reach over I 10 degrees. Need-
less to say, quarries have no use
for ,i junior psychology student.

I decided to stay in employ-
ment-rich Atlanta, get an
appropriate, eareer-related job
(li. il paid well, and live With
another Agties Scott student
desirous ot doing the same.

Well, I had much more luck
finding a roommate than a place
to live, Apartments carry 6, 9,
or 12 month leases. The prob-

rhoto by Janet KuU

Janet Kidd would have done just about anything for money this summer.

lem with that is obvious. The
managers were very sympathetic
with college students, but
couldn't understand why we
couldn't just get a nine month
lease and live there during the
school year as well. So much for
apartments.

My roommate and 1 hap-
pened into some good luck,
though. We found a professor
who needed house sitters. The
answer to all our problems,
right? Well, not quite. She
wasn't leaving until mid-June.
We figured that we could surely
find a place to live for a month.

My roommate has kind rela-
tives. 1 wasn't that lucky. I
found a friend who told me that
1 could stay with her for a frac-
tion of the rent.

With my housing problem
"solved", I set out to find a ca-
reer-worthy job. I found ONE.
1 sent a resume and actually got

an interview. The morning of
my interview, they called to tell
me they would not be hiring
anyone after all. Great.

Since I was running out of
time and field-related jobs, I set-
tled for the "general office du-
ties" scene. After a tew more
failures, I was happily received
by the temporary service where
I worked last year.

Now that I was "employed,"
housing became a problem
again. During finals week, my
friend told me I couldn't live
with her after all. She couldn't
afford to let me stay the rest of
the summer for only half rent.
Since she lives in a very nice
complex, I couldn't afford full
rent, given my lack of full-time
employment. She did offer me
board for a couple of weeks if 1
needed it. Neither one of us
thought I might have to take
her up on that.

In. despair, I wandered the
halls of the Georgia Tech Band
building, wailing "I'm a vaga-
bond. 1 have no place to live.
No one loves me. Boo hoo."
Another friend came to the res-
cue. She offered me a room in
her house.

Come mid-June when 1 was
to move into the professor's
house, relations with my friend
had deteriorated greatly; we
hadn't spoken for the last three
weeks. I was ready to leave;
but, alas, it wasn't to be.

The professor found out that
she would have to stay a few
weeks longer through no fault of
her own. Her summer had been
almost as bad as mine. Remem-
ber that first friend with the nice
apartment.' Well, I called her
begging for couch space. Hap-
pily, she said 1 could even have a
room. With a closet! To
myself! We got along wonder-
fully.

Meanwhile, 1 had been as-
signed a total of four jobs with
the temporary service. 1 was
staying at home more than 1
worked. Positions that I turned
down included moving large
boxes for some sort of company,
re-doing an entire filing system
for an insurance company (if
you've ever seen insurance com*
parlies' files, you know what a
nightmare this is!), serving po-
tato salad at a truckers' conven-
tion, and working at Under-
ground Atlanta for opening
celebrations. Beggars can't be
choosers, but some things are
just not worth the money!

Fortunately, after only two
weeks, the professor did get to

leave, so 1 got to move into her
house in late July. Since 1 was
so close to campus, I went to
Career Placement and Planning
and found a job working in a law
office in downtown Decatur
only blocks away. We won't
talk about that job. It was
money, and well earned, 1 say!

I had a stable place to live and
a stable job for the next month
and a halt. Then it happened
again. The professor came back
one week, exactly, before the
dorms opened. On top of that,
my job at the law office unex-
pectedly ran out a week earlier
than I had {Manned. (The person
1 was replacing came hack.) I

gave up and moved home tor a

week. I got some GOOD food
and lots ot rest tor the week
before 1 came back to school.
Ahhh, the comforts (and alas,
poverty) of home.

The move back onto campus
was exhausting. Anyone who
has ever tried to mow a "work-
ing wardrobe," a bed, assorted
objects, a fish, and a plant from
one place to another cm under-
stand the "fun" ot moving it five
times. By August 28, 1 was ready
to settle down!

Maybe next summer Til jut
give up and go home. For all the
money I saved after moving four

times, it would have been chea-
per to go home. Just unem-
ployed is better than homeless
AND unemployed. But, then

again wouldn't it be even easier
to have a place to live that
didn't kick you out over
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
summer.' It's something to think
about.

How To Manage Your Professor Tips From a Prof

by Dr. Michael Brown
Professor of History

Editors' Note: This piece was written originally fen the attention of a small focus group
comprised of new students. Dr. Enmn did not intend it for publication. However, we have
relmntcd excerpts, feeling that the advice is pertinent to all students.

During these first few days and weeks at Agnes Scott, I'm sure that all sorts of people
will be offering you advice about many things. I want to join the crowd because I've got
some suggestions to offer about some people who will be very important to you in your
new life....

The basic proposition is that your entire college education will be much easier, more
pleasant, and more successful if, right from the start, you will develop the art of manag-
ing your professors. The indispensable first step in this process is to remember one Simple
principle: professors are human; professors are people....

Don't let yourself be blinded by titles; just because a person is called "Professor This"
or "Doctor That" does not mean that he isn't human anymore. Earning the degree that
ga\ e him these titles isn't any big deal. Professors want you to like them. And they care
about you. From that combination it should be possible to build a pretty good relation-
ship. And it you build gcxxJ relationships with your professors, you are much more likely
to be successful m college. It's as simple as that. The first and most important step in
building a good relationship with your professor is to get to know him as a person and to
$9t him a chance to get to know you. You must personalize your professor. Now pay
attention, because this is the most important bit ot advice I'm going to give you. Let me
say it again: the most important step m building a good relationship with your professor
is to get to know him as a person. You have to take the initiative in this and there is
really only one way to go about it and that is to meet him in person, face to face. Im-
pressing him in class is all well and good, but it is not a substitute for a personal encoun-
ter....-

Secondly, GO TO CLASS!. ..Let me try and tell you why. First of all, it's a matter
of self-discipline. Self-discipline is one of the most important things you can learn in
college. You are a big girl now. You are away from home. No one is going to make
you do it. You've got to do it yourself. You've got to develop self-discipline....

This is a truth that is based on more than twenty-five years of teaching at this
college: almost every student I know who has had academic trouble started that
trouble by missing class. The reverse is equally tme: I can think of very few students
who attended class regularly, and who saw their professors when they felt the need for
extra help, who did not manage to overcome any difficulty they were having.... My
third point brings us back more directly to the art of managing your professor. There is
a very definite public relations angle to going to class. Don't kid yourself: your
professor knows when you are not there, and it sends him a message. It says to him, "I
don't really care about this class." Rightly or wrongly, every absence is taken as a
personal insult....

The bottom line is th.u the kind of message you send through your attendance, or
the lack ot it, is almost certain to have some bearing on the professor's altitude towards
you when it comes time to grade papers and exams. Perhaps it should not be that way,
but human nature, common sense, and experience all convince me that it is....

So go CD class! Never cut! Be on time in fact, for good measure, get there ahead
of time: it will give you a chance to settle down and direct your thoughts to what lies
ahead. And when the professor walks in, he'll see you, settled in and ready to go.
Don't think that doesn't, make an impression.... Finally, as you know, it is very
important when writing anything to acknowledge the source of any ideas you might
have used. 1 wrote this shortly after having read a book called How to Survive and
Thrive in College by Cliff Schimmels. I thought it was very sensible. Some of what I
have written was suggested by Dr. Schimmels. I borrowed the book from Ms. Gannon
in the Resource Center on the first floor of Buttrick. You might enjoy reading it if you
have time.

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Missy Explores Alternatives to Lasagna Blanca

by Missy Marino

Dining hall got you down?
Are you ready to go out to eat
for a change of pace? Dining in
Atlanta can be reasonable if you
just take some time and look
around before you sit down and
order. Here are a few sugges-
tions to help you find the perfect
restaurant for your mood:

Decatur

The Freight Room, 301 E.

Howard Ave. (across the
railroad tracks) Sandwiches
and nachos are their specialty.
My personal favorite is the
"Pacific Coast Line," a sandwich
which combines avocado,
t< >mato and Monterey Jack
cheese. This restaurant is fairly
priced and they take checks.

Thumbs Up, 254 W. Ponce
de Leon Ave. This restaurant
is best known tor their break-
fasts, but they bill themselves as
an American fare restaurant.
They serve a wonderful lunch
menu and have an incredible
chicken salad. Full of atmos-
phere, this restaurant is a

pleasant surprise.

Bucks, 1 16 E. Ponce in
downtown Decatur This
restaurant, also touting Ameri-
can fare, is the place to go when
you want to get dressed up for
dinner. ( Buck's is not too
dressy, but certainly not a T-
shirt place.) This restaurant is
most usually frequented by ASC
students when they want Oreo
cheesecake. You must try the
cheesecake, it is heavenly.
Check out Buck's Underground
if you experience Buck's
burnout.

Golden Buddha, 1905
Clairmont Rd. This restau-
rant, as one might guess, serves
Chinese food. It's best to go
here in groups so that you can
taste many different entrees.
The food is wonderful, but it can
be costly.

Yen Ching, 1 707 Church St.
Hidden beside the Kroger on
Church Street, this little
restaurant offers delicious
alternatives to the usual Chinese
fare. Priced at a level which is
reasonable to very low, this
restaurant offers friendly service
as a bonus.

Athens Pizza, 1369 Clair-
mont Rd. Athens Pizza offers
Greek food and, of course, pizza.
This traditional pizza parlor of-
fers delicious desserts in the cozy
adjoining Athens Coffee House.

El Toro, 1248 Clairmont Rd.
This restaurant offers good,
cheap Mexican food. The ser-
vice is fast and the food pleas-
antly hot.

Virginia Highlands

Little Five Points Pub, 1 174

Euclid Ave. The main
attraction is the perfonners, but
this pub has wonderful nachos
and cheese fries. The burgers are
excellent if you are really hun-
gry. The sen- ice is slow, but it is
worth the wait.

Eat Your Vegetables, 438
More land Ave. The name of
this restaurant gives you a clue as
to their specialty, catering to
vegetarians. They also have
wonderful service and Red
Zinger iced tea.

Fellini's, Little Five Points
This restaurant serves pizza for
the "too cool" crowd. While
dim iv', one get.s a taste ot the

Former Eagle Flaps His Wings

Eft Kim Lamkin

Playing CO an enthusiast k
crowd .it Lakewood Ampitheatre
on Labor Day weekend, Don
Henley proved that he "will not
g< i quietly" frond the music
scene.

Henley captured the crowd
with his opening number
"Driving With Your Eves
( Sosed" and held them tor one

and one half hours until the
finale of "Desperado. M

Henley, the former drummer
of the Eagles, frequently thanked
the crowd tor their admiration;
they were on their feet cheering
and dancing tor the majority ot
the concert.

The audience had expected to
hear only Henley's solo works in
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with the seven words, "1 used to
be in a group..."

Shedding his jacket, foiling
up his sleeves and stepping
behind the drum set, Henley
brought the cheers of the crowd
to a deafening roar.

With bis nine memher hand,
Henlev took the crowd lor a trip
down mcmorv Line playing
Eaglo' hits such a "Hotel
California" and "Life in the Fast
Lane."

More than a concert, Henley's
performance was an event. The
polished .iet showed the class
which has kept Hon Henley in
the spotlight since the demise ot
the Eagles. Henley should he
entertaining audiences for years
to come.

Atlanta scene (whatever that
is). Service is.. .well. ..you'll have
to draw your own judgments. By
the slice, they have the best
pizza around.

The Majestic, on Ponce at N.
Highland What can one say
about a landmark. 7 All night
and day they serve breakfasts
and burgers. It is an interesting
and frightening place to dine.
Go there hungry; the waitresses
are often quite testy if they are
not assured a large tip.

Piedmont Park

Trapper's on the Park, 1 144

Piedmont Ave. Perhaps the
best sandwiches on the planet.
You can order the whole sand-
wich or just the half. The mana-
ger is very involved and may
come to your table at any time
to see how you are doing and tell
jokes. The clam chowder is the
perfect complement to the sand-
wiches. The combination of
good food, excellent service and
a good view make this restaurant
a must.

Woody's, 981 Monroe Dr. -
This is, perhaps, the only place
left where one can order and re-
ceive a foot long hot dog. Al-

though it is usually packed on the
weekends when the sun is out,
the experience cannot be beaten.

Anslev

San Jose, 1510 Piedmont Ave.
NE This Mexican restaurant
has a dinner plate where the din-
ner really covers the whole plate.
The waitresses are prompt and
courteous. The chile relleno is
highly recommended. The plates
are hot and the margaritas are
loaded. It von love Mexican, you
must try this restaurant.

The King and 1 No, not
the musical. Two doors down
from San Jose, this restaurant
serves delicious Chinese food at
wonderful prices. By the way,
don't even bother with Banghoh
which is across the street; it
cannot compare.

Crazy Ray's, 14^2 Piedmont
Ave. NE When you walk Into
the bar area do not panic, think-
ing you are in the wrong place,
and leave. There is a restaurant
and it is a nice place! Without
drinks, a satisfying meal is about
thirty dollars. They serve delect-
able chicken dishes with gener-
ous side orders. The service is
wonderful.

The War Brides Cast

by Chrissie Lewandowski

Arriving in the tall, these
brides will take the Stage in the
drama The War Bribes, The play
is set in .i women's boarding
house in Montgomery, Alabama
during World War I.

The play sports seven
excellent women's roles. Julie
Crecol will play IVidre, the

eldest worn, in and "matron? oi

the house. Rebecca, Oiedre's
eldest and dearest friend, will be
portrayed by Julia Prime. Laura
Williams will play Delilah, an
innocent teenage orphan
searching tor her mother.

Olivia, .i young school teacher

living .a the k larding h< >use, will
be portrayed by Andi Morano.
The seamstress, Annabelle Lee,
will by played by Jeannie

C kmpbell. The mysterious
eccentric claiming to be a

dancer, India, will be played by
Amanda 1 )eWees. Finally,
1 lattie Potter, plaved by C Ihrissie
Lewandowski, Stirs up the
trouble in the conservative
southern women's home.

Complete with appropriate
costurnes and an extensive

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Fall Fun Found at Atlanta Arts Festival

by Leigh E. Echols

Among the annual rites of fall,
with the changing of leaves and
the return to school, one finds the
Atlanta Arts Festival.

The Arts Festival is an annual
event held in Piedmont Park
which ofters exhibits, perform-
ances, and activities of interest to
Atlantans of all ages.

This year's festival is bustling

with activity. Large crowds fill
the walkways, but the festival is
worth the temporary irritation.
The artists' market is filled with
artists from around the nation
displaying wares as varied as pot-
tery, jewelry, prints, weaving and
hand-blown glass. Among the
more interesting exhibits is the
Bath House exhibit which in-
cludes a number of progressive
and often controversial works.

Those Bench warmers are
Waiting Once Again

by Chrissie Lewandowski

From August 31 to September
16, Theatre Gael perfonned
Waiting for Godot to sold-out
audiences. Samuel Beckett's play
is one of the most important
theatrical pieces of the twentieth
century and Theatre Gael
performed the work masterfully.

Based on Beckett's actual
direction of the play in 1975,
Theatre Gael captures the beauty
of the work. They perform in a
manner that docs not disappoint
Beckett fans or theatre fans.

Theatre critic Vivian Mercier
describes the play as a play in
which "nothing happens twice."
This description does a disservice
to the work. Although nothing
seems to happen in the plot, the
point which Beckett wished to
make about modern life is found
precisely within that absence of
real action. Beckett apparently

thought life tedious and exhaust-
ing. He saw hope as the only
thing which keeps man alive.

Even though the direction of
the work does not suggest any
realism in the setting or actions,
the characters are not two-
dimensional. The character's
lives and words, though strange
and irrational, are portrayed
convincingly by the actors.

Lucky, played by Emory stu-
dent Vince Tortorici, comes
across as a difficult and complex
character. Estragon (Joe Feld-
man) and Vladinni (John Step-
hens) were also wonderfully
thought-provoking. The actors
moved the audience from laugh-
ter to frustration to hopelessness.

Theatre Gael's production of
Waiting For Godot was intelli-
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Also of note are three site
Works. These works deal with
prominent social and environ-
mental issues. The triptych
"Receivers" comments on the
connection between religion and
greed. "Urban Debris Granary,"
by Randy Schull, needs no ex-
planation. Finally, illustrating the
problem of hunger and the
scarcity of food for the needy,

"Moving the Mountain" is an
impressive work which contains
1 1 ,000 pounds of rice.

Reminiscent of a carnival,
street entertainers line the walk-
ways of the Arts Festival. Face-
painters, balloon sculptors, mag-
icians and musicians are among
the artisans displaying their ta-
lents to the crowds. Throughout
the festival, theater, music and

dance performances will be held.

There is definitely something
for everyone . The Festival will
run through Sunday, September
17. The Festival's hours are 1 1 :00
a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Sat-
urday and 1 1:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
on Sunday. Every member of the
campus community should partake
of this event. Remember, after
this weekend the fun's gone!

Calendar of Events

Exhibits

Dana Fine Arts Building,
Agnes Scott College. Currently
Showing:

"Another Art Show": through
October 7.

The High Museum of Art,
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Currently Showing/

"Barry LeVa: 1966-1988"
through October 29.

"Art At The Edge: Ida Ap-
plebroog" through October 29.

"Land Of The Deepest Shade:
Photographs Of The South by
John McWilliams" through
January 7.

Plays

Horizon Theatre Company,
Euclid and Austin Avenues in
Little Five Points is currently

performing:

Shakin the Mess Outta Misery:
Wednesday through Saturday 8
p.m., Sundays 5 p.m.

Cost is $6.00 for students.
Ends October 28.

Academy Theatre, Fourteenth
and Juniper Streets

Arriving September 20:

The Crucible: Wednesday
through Friday 8 p.m.,
Saturdays 5 and 8:30 p.m.,
Sundays 3 p.m. Student discount
tickets are available. Ends
October 1 f.

The Alliance, Woodruff Arts
Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E.
is currently perfonning: Southern
Cross: Tuesday through Saturday
8 p.m., Sunday 7:30 p.m., Satur-
day and Sunday matinee 2:30

p.m. Rush tickets available.
Costs $9.50. Ends October 28.

Theatre Gael, phone number
for information 329-4500

Currently Perfonning (at the
Academy Theatre): Waiting For
Godot: Last performance:
September 16.

Music

ASC, Maclean Auditorium of
Presser Hall Perfonning:Clyde
Tipton: Baritone and composer.
Free to the public on Monday,
September 25 at 8:15 p.m.

Picasso's

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Volume 76, Issue 2

September 29, 1989

Heart of Decatur Bust Puts End to Local Drug Traffic

by Debbie Strickland

Tw o weeks ago, 65 federal
and local police officers seized
the Heart of Decatur Motor Inn,
ending a two month investiga-
tion into alleged drug transac-
tions in and around the motel.

The officers, including mem-
bers of Dekalb County's Black

Cats narcotics squad, blocked
the motel exits and searched
several rooms for which they had
obtained warrants.

Ten people were arrested on
drug charges and the $1.3
million motel was seized under
federal statutes that allow
property utilized in drug sales to
be confiscated.

Decatur Public Safety Direc-
tor Richard M. Bond feared that
the dnig traffic would resume if
the Heart of Decatur were left in
the hands of owners Chee Bin
Lee and Soo J a Lee.

Some of the motels non-
dealer residents reported that
they had been aware of the act-
ivities, but had not experienced

Centennial Celebration Comes to Close With
Traditonal Senior Investiture and Capping

bv-Angie Tacker and
Barbie Stitt

Centennial Celebration Day
got off to a solemn start on Sat-
urday, as the black-robed Class of
1990 m, uched across the quad to
Gaines Chapel to be capped as
seniors. Senior Investiture has
been .in Agnes Scott tradition
since 1908.

In its beginning, Investiture
Was a closed ceremony limited to
participants and selected faculty.
However, in 1913 the investiture
was made public after junior
robe-stealing hij inks threatened
the capping.

Investiture ot the Class ot

1990 began with a faculty pro-
cession. The seniors followed,
carrying their mortar boards into
Gaines ( Jiapel.

The processional was followed
by a welcome from President
Ruth Schmidt, who gave a brief
history of the ceremony. After
the welcome, Senior Class Pres-
ident Katie Pattillo introduced
the investiture speaker, Dr.
Becky Prophet.

Dr. Prophet's speech centered
on making one's place in history.
She related other institutions
that are celebrating their cen-
tennials and bicentennials this
year to the Agnes Scott commu-
nity. She also challenged the

students to look for new ideas to
meet -the demanding problems of
the future.

After Dr. Prophet's speech, the
seniors were called, one by one,
to he officially capped. Dean Gue
1 tuoson placed die ritGrtat boards
careful ly on each anxious head as
Interim Dean Catherine Sims
read the names. As each excited
senior left the stage, she received
a congratulatory handshake from
President Schmidt.

With the conclusion of the
ceremony,. all members of the
Class of 1990 were officially
seniors. They are now looking
forward to their final big cere-
mony, graduation.

PHOTO BY AMY I.OVELL

any trouble from the dealers.

Although no one resisted
arrest, the police had prepared
for violence. They brought
along high-powered rifles,
battering rams, and twenty-
vehicles.

Dekalb County District
Attorney Bob Wilson said that
evidence indicates the owners
were aware of the situation, but
had not responded.

According to the police,
nearby residents have been
complaining about drug deals in

the motel for over two years.

After a drug related murder
on July 21, police* began an
undercover itivest igat ion.
Officers checked in as guests,
made deals, and compiled
evidence.

The city of Decatur will take
over the now-vacant building,
which will eventually be
transferred to the federal
government and resold. Never
before in northeast Georgia has
such action been taken against a
motel.

Ellen Goodman Denounces
"Superwoman" Image As
Unrealistic For '80s Woman

by Michelle Roberts

With a quote from '60s beat
poet Jack Kerouac, Ellen
Goodman summed up her
speech and provided insight for
Agnes Scott's future: "Walking
on water was not built in a day."

Goodman is a syndicated
columnist with the Boston
Globe. She writes about
"everything in the world," with
the purpose of "solving a puzzle."
She has often written herself
"into a corner," trying to decide
as she writes how she truly feels
about a topic.

Writing two columns a week
creates a constant demand for
material. Goodman describes
the difference between being a
creative genius and being a
journalist: with a deadline every
Tuesday and Thursday, "Some-

thing must go in." Her ideas
come from every possible source
she is "an observer of human
nature. "

At her lecture on September
22, she shared her observations
on the social changes that have
occurred in this country as a
result of the women's move-
ment. She stressed the conflict
between women's priv ate and
public lives. Looking forward,
she concluded that "There is no
way to separate private Lives
trom the public world. ...This is
the agenda for young women" in
the next century.

Goodman's theory about
social change is in opposition to
the idea that the '80s are a
reactionary period. Her belief is
that we are "unsure of direction,"
"looking for a reihtegrai ion < >t

(Continual on page 5)

The student body has longed to set the bunnies free. Some students even "took matters into their own hands." The
art, which has been in the quad since April, was removed on Friday, September 22, 1989. Dr. Sally MacEwen's
daughter, Elaine Ruscetta, pictured, helps the artist with this noble cuase.

Inside

Editorials

Rep Approves Pro-Choice Qroup

Page 2

Features

Qreeks Kill LiV Sisters

Page 5

Arts and Entertainment

The Party of the Century

Page 9

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, September 29, 1989

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The Forum

Cetennial Celebration Promotes
Commuinity Unity

by JexNnifer Hunt Burger
Editor

It seems for years now Agnes Scott has been losing
that sense of "community unity" which was the very 7
bond that kept the school going for so many years.

Students cannot get the faculty and staff involved
in Black Cat Week at least not as involved as we
would like.

Dean Hudson stmggles with ways to entice the
students to our weekly community convocations.
Everyone seems to rush around in his or her own
private community.

"There is no Agnes Scott community,

Well, the final weekend of the Centennial Cele-
bration proved that theory wrong.

For one of the first time in over three years, our
community acted like one. The pride and enthusiasm
which was evident on so many faces students,
faculty, staff, administration, and alumnae was
almost unbelievable.

Agnes Scott did a fantastic job!

And while u The Party of the Century" was won-
derfully more than most had expected Carolyn
Wynens and all ot her committees and volunteers
really did pull off the party ot the century the
Sunday's worship service was the highlight of the
weekend.

People of different faiths and different back-
grounds walking en masse to the place where it all
started, now over a hundred years ago. All those
different people with one common bond OUR
College.

Many of the everyday occurrences on our cam-
pus things that many of us take for granted would
probably shock George Washington Scott and his
fellow presbyterians. Rut I think we can rest assured
that they would be proud of Agnes Scott College and
the community spirit we showed in the celebration of
100 years as a fine institution for women.

Let the celebration continue!

Public Safety News

in Amy Lami k

Around noon on September
19, the Department of" Public
Safety received a report of a ve-
hide left unattended with the
motor running in the Prcsscr
parking lot. Officer \ Iill res-
ponded to the scene, and found
the vehicle running with damage
to the steering column and no
keys in the ignition.

A witness from the Physical
Plant stated that he observed a
young, black male leaving the
vehicle and getting into a white
car driven by a second black
male. Both men then drove from
the area on South McDonough
Street.

During the investigation it was
found that another car had been
stolen from the parking lot.

Also, at approximately 9:00

p.m. on September W, a robbery
occurred in the $00 block ot
South C handler Street. A couple
walking south approached a dark
blue, older model Oldsmobile
driven by a black male. The
black male had pulled onto the
sidewalk as if he was having car
trouble.

When the couple reached the
car, two other black males
one of them armed with a
knife walked up behind the
couple and asked for their money.
The man gave the suspects his
wallet, the woman had no money

After the young men procured
the wallet, they entered the car
with the third male and drove off.

Both incidents are still under
investigation by the Department
of Public Safety and the Decatur
Police Department.

by Joy Howard and
Stacey Langwick

On Tuesday, September 19,
Rep Council gave permission for
the formation of an Agnes Scott
College chapter of Georgia
Abortion Rights Action League
(GARAL) pending approval of
their constitution.

Members of Rep Council
expressed deep concern over the
divisiveness within the Agnes
Scott community caused by the
issue of legal abortion. We
recognize the need for channels
tor constructive discussion oi

Rep Rap

this issue. Rep Council's ap-
proval ot a GARAL chapter is
an effort to begin the cre.u ion of
such channels.

GARAL's proposal to Rep
Council stated their philosophy
as one involving % strong belief
in mutual respect, not only fat
our members, but for individuals
with differing opinion. The
issue here is choice. We realize
that the issue of abortion is an
emotional one, and that one's
personal beliefs relating to this
issue have been formed through
one's experience and upbringing.
Realizing this, our goal is not to
convert anyone, but to recognize

and activate those with these
common beliefs."

As a council we haw taken a
neutral stance on this issue in or-
der to facilitate debate within

the community. I Lowever, we

Strongly support the freedom of
speech and the free format ion of
special interest groups. Without
such a commitment we limit our
potential and preclude crcativ-
itv.

The most stable ecosystems

are those that are most diverse.
Creating and acknowledging
diversity at Agnes Scott ensures
our survival as a strong commu-
nity.

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Time Traveler

Recognize the Similarities;
Laugh at the Differences

by Elizabeth Peryam

Mark Twain once wrote,
"Loyalty to petrified opinion
never broke a chain or freed a
human soul."

The Agnes Scott student
body embraces all ages, races,
nations and faiths, some of
which we may never have heard.
We are all different, yet we are
all the same, children of the
same loving, all-powerful Crea-
tor. When one can recognize
the similarities between the
world's religions, the differences
become laughable.

In the article, "Cult Experts
Claim Dangerous Groups on
Campuses Everywhere", the
"Cult Expert" lists "unconven-
tional Christian organizations"
among her "dangerous cults".
Do I understand her correctly. 7
Is she saying that although we
come to college to get the latest
in scientific, political, psycho-
logical, and philosophical
thought, no new thinking is
allowed in the Christian faith.'

Well, show me to my stake,
tie me up and light your match.
My God is much too large and
powerful to hammer down to fit
inside a "conventional Christian
organization."

The healthy human spirit
learns and evolves through many
different phases of spiritual
understanding over the years.
Children in kindergarten are
pretty much aware of their lack

of knowledge. No such realistic
humility exists in the minds of
most Just- Born- Again Chris-
tians. They read the first few
books of the Bible and decide
they are authorized to dictate to
all the rest of us, including
forcing us to bear unwanted
children.

It takes years for these people
to get to the part in the Book
about the Main Man, Jesus. In
the meantime, substituting fear
for faith, they wreak havoc on
the psyches of their children and
on the laws of this nation.

It has been said, "Jesus came
to point the way, but most of us
are worshiping his finger." The
worship of one's own man-made
church instead of the All-One-
God becomes idolatry. The
illusion of separateness, from
God or from ones fellow
humans, is the only sin.

"My kingdom is not of this
earth," Jesus said, and He said,
"The Kingdom of Heaven is
within." God speaks to each of
us on a personal level if only we
stop long enough to listen.
Wherever that still, small voice
inside us leads us to explore, that
is our own personal path to God.

"Judge not," Jesus said, "Lest
you be judged." When the
fundamentalists get to that part
of the Book, maybe then they
will stop flinging condemnatory
words like "cult" at the rest of us
whose beliefs do not conform
precisely to theirs.

Puzzle Solution

Letters To The Editor

Maya

Copped

Out

Dear Editor:

Last week, when it finally
soaked in that Maya Angelou
was going to be on campus, I ran
out to Oxford Books to pick up a
copy on one of her works. No
problem.

And on Friday, the day she
was to speak, I hurried over to
Presser so 1 would be assured a
good seat and I was.

But to my horror and dismay,
there was a rumor in the
auditorium that she was not
coming and she did not.

President Schmidt implied
that hurricane Hugo had
stopped her, but people are
saying that she just backed out
because she didn't feel like

coming. And what I find even
more horrifying is that this is not
the first time Maya Angelou has
backed out on Agnes Scott.

I find it hard to understand
how someone can make a
commitment and then back out
for no real reason. Didn't she
understand what a spot that put
the people in charge in?

I also find it hard to believe
that the people in charge would
ask her to come again knowing
full well th.it she backed out
once before. And from what I
hear, she has a reputation for
backing out on speaking
engagements.

Thank God for people like
Karen Anderson and Dean Sims
who come through in the end.

I may have Maya Angelou's
book, but Karen and Dean Sims
have my respect.

Sincerely,

Pooh

Parent
Complains
About Parking

Dear Editor:

As a parent of an Agnes Scott
student and someone who sends
an awful lot of money to the
school, I was appalled when I
read your editorial in the
September 15, 1989 issue of The
Profile.

I agree wholeheartedly with
your cries, and frankly I hope
someone in the administration is
listening. If I thought parking
were something my daughter
needed to worry about in
college, her father and I would
have sent her to the University
of Georgia.

We sent her to Agnes Scott.

Sincerely,

Name Withheld

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tellurium

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monogram

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swine

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hearing

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"yes"

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Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, September 29, 1989

Liberal Arts Deemed the Core of Excellence

PHOTO BY BARBIE ST1TT

by Kate Simpkins

i Honors Day Convocation
featured Edward B. Fiske, author
of How to Get in to the Right
College and education editor of
the Neu' York Times .

Both the academic scholars
and the liberal arts system of
education and its purposes for
the future were held in high
esteem.

Fiske pointed out that there
has recently been "a flight from
the arts and sciences." However,
students are no longer sacrificing
ihcir pursuits in areas deemed
less profitable just to get a job
placement. They are more
inclined to "adapt to new
intellectual c hal le nges . "

Fi^ke, in praise of the liberal
;ifr> system, believes a liberal arts
education motivates "an ability
to learn," thus giving students
the stimulus to test themselves in
the real world. Agnes Scott
students demonstrate these
qualities and shifts of attitude in
their academic performances.

After Edward B. Fiske spoke,
Dean Catherine Sims an-

nounced the honors. The 1990
graduating class won the award
for the highest grade point
average for the 1988-89 school
year.

The Honor and Dean's Honor
Lists of 1988-89 which include
over 100 names per semester
were presented. The require-
ments for the honor list are a
completed 1 2 semester hours in
academic courses, a semester
quality-point ratio of at least 3.3,
and no grade below C. The
requirements for Deans Honor
List are the same, with a 3.7
quality point ratio.

Also announced were the
Dana Scholars from the sopho-
more, junior, and senior classes.
Criteria for this scholarship
included academic promise and
leadership potential for sopho-
mores, and academic achieve-
ment and demonstrated leader-
ship for juniors and seniors.
Numerous scholarships were also
awarded and announced.

These honors reinforced
Fiske's message of the strengths
and benefits of the liberal arts
curriculum.

ASC President Ruth Schmidt

Dean Sims Returns to College (Again)

Career Corner

by Sharon Murphy

Agnes Scott's new Interim
Dean, Catherine Strateman
Sims, is a powerfully direct and
articulate woman who is
returning to the Agnes Scott
campus tor the fourth time.

Some fifty years ago, Dean
Sims taught history at the
college for twenty years under
President McCain. She notes
that the students were "much
more limited" socially and
academically.

After her two-decade tenure,
she returned twice to teach for
two years. Dean Sims misses
teaching: although she has been
continually involved in colleges,

it has ranged to experience as an
administrator at a women's
college in Turkey and as Dean at

She feels that
students here
live "high on
the hog" and
enjoy greater
social and aca-
demic freedom.

Sweetbriar College.

Dean Sims is quick to point
out that she declined the job

when President Schmidt first
offered. Only after President
Schmidt's persistence and
persuasiveness did she accept.

She notes many positive
changes on campus, most
noticeably the recent renovation
and construction. She feels that
students here live "high on the
hog" and enjoy a greater social
and academic freedom. She is
also pleased to find a "younger
faculty" that is "very well
qualified."

Overall, Dean Sims finds
Agnes Scott a "much more
prosperous" institution than
when she was last here and is
excited to be back here in her
new capacity as Interim Dean.

BY Adriane Creety

Have you ever wondered what Agnes Scott alumnae do after
they graduate, what kinds of jobs they get and how their careers
relate to their major? Now you can find out all this and more
through Career Planning and Placement.

This summer the CPckP office compiled information from 1-,
5-, 10-, 1 5-, and 20-year reunion surveys of ASC alumnae. This
information has been gathered in an effort to offer current
Agnes Scott students a more complete and thorough form of
career counselling.

Data resulting from these surveys includes salary ranges, job
and company titles listed according to major, graduate school
and degree information, a list of those alumnae who are willing
to talk with current ASC students about their careers and much
more.

Don't wait to stop by Career Planning & Placement in Main
to find out how this information can help you! The sooner you
seek assistance with career planning, the better your chances
will be of getting a job with which you are happy.

CBS News Correspondent

CHARLES KURALT

Friday, October 6, 1989
8:15 p.m.
Gaines Auditorium
Agnes Scott College %

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3 1 3 East College Avenue

(Across the street)

Friday, September 29, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 5

"Little Sisters" Under Scrutiny Due to Legal Risks, Discrimination

by Karen Riggs

Many ASC students rely on
the Greek system of surrounding
universities as a way of having a
social life and meeting men.

The only official way that
ASC students can officially
become a part of such a social
system is through the Little
Sister program at the various
fraternities.

If a student participates in the
annual fall rush, she may then
receive the voted approval of ,1
fraternity's brothers. At that
point, she cm pay minimal dues,
about $20 per quarter, and rest
assured that she may participate
in social functions and meetings
of that specific fraternity.

This "Little Sister" program
has been in existence for about
ten years; however, it is
currently being scrutinized due
to legal risks and sex discrimina-
tion issues.

According to Bill Barnes, the
Assistant to the Vice-President
of Student Affairs at Georgia
Tech University, the Little
Sister program is on its way to
becoming extinct.

In Mr. Barnes' experiences
with a Delta Chi chapter, he saw
the little sisters "used as slave
tabor by having to clean the
fraternity house and supply the
brothers with food and as a
pretty face to have around
during rush."

Although this sentiment is

not necessarily shared by all, the
growing awareness of sexual
discrimination is playing a role
in disbanding the programs on a
national level.

"We really do not feel that
this is a good experience for the
women," said Bridget Guernsey,
president of the Association of
Fraternity Advisers. "A lot of
times they are put in a subservi-
ent position" (New York Times,
September 18, 1989).

To avoid such accusations
and legal problems, fraternities
are creating a more honorary
system by naming girls "sweet-
hearts." This is allegedly a way
for the brothers to show
appreciation to girls who have
been loyal to the fraternity

Agnes Scott to Seal Time Capsule

by Susan Adams

To commemorate Agnes
Scott's Centennial Celebration,
a time capsule will be placed on
campus in February to coincide
with Founder's Day.

Doctor Becky Prophet, en-
chair of the Centennial Celebra-
tion Steering Committee,
introduced the idea to the
Committee. Plans are now
being finalized for the event.
The committee hopes th.it the
capsule will be excavated and
opened during the celebration of
the College's bicentennial. The
capsule will be restricted to a size
of W deep, 10" wide by 12"
long because technology

(unfortunately) does not allow
any larger size capsule to remain
preserved The capsule will be
filled with materials suggested by
student organizations, faculty,
and staff, among others.

The company Agnes Scott is
most likely to deal with has
made some suggestions for the
contents of our capsule. These
include photographs, signature
scrolls, essays, telephone books,
credit cards, current newspapers
and magazines, flags, clothing,
electronic equipment, and seeds.
Forecasts of what life will be like
in the future may be requested
from educators, legislatures,
students, theologians, and area
business people.

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The Centennial Steering
Committee also added a few
suggestions of its own, such as
copies of programs, menus,
recipes, catalogues, job descrip-
tions, and maps or diagrams.

All items contributed are
restricted not only to the size of
the container, but also to non-
dependence on a current
technology. For example, no
compact disks are allowed unless
we also decide to contribute a
CD player to the Class of 2089.

The Centennial Steering
Committee will be accepting
suggestions until October 30, but
more definite plans concerning
the capsule will be made within
the coming months.

Women's Cross
Country at
Oglethorpe

by Valerie Caraotta

On Friday September 22,
1989, members of the women's
cross coutry team participated in
the cross country meet held at
Oglethorpe University.

A total of 17 women, from
Oglethorpe, Mercer of Macon,
and Agnes Scott, ran in the
race. Although the women did
not field a full 5 runners, the
individual performers did well
against both teams.

Stephanie Richards, with just
a week's time of practice,
managed to finish the course in
strong fashion. Laura Bar-
lament, also a freshman, finished
fifth overall. Freshmen Erin
Muntzing was the overall winner
in the race, finishing the 3.1
mile course in 22 minutes, 21
seconds.

house.

"Sweethearts" and "friends"
are fewer in number and do not
have to pay dues, yet they are
still invited to weekly dinners
and meetings with the brothers.
The Theta Chi chapter at Tech
has a system similar to this.

As the "little sister" programs
at Georgia Tech and other area

universities are replaced with
less official, more informal
programs, Agnes Scott women
in search of off-campus social
lives may have to adapt ro a new
style. On the other hand, the
new programs may open social
opportunities to more women
who might have been excluded
from the old system.

PHOTO RY BII.I.IM IRCYER

Ellen Qoodman

Goodman

(continued from page I )

the values of the past and a
resolution of the conflicts of the
present."

She noted the tremendous
guilt that women face when
they cannot fill the old roles as
well as the new ones. This guilt
is best represented by the image
of "superwoman," the "socially
useful myth that women can
have it all only if they can do it
all."

Because women cannot
possibly do it all, Goodman
pointed to the "media-created
victim of the women's move-
ment," the "superdrudge." This
image is "frightening to young
women," who are told that
many choices are available, but
do not always feel that way.
"The truth," Goodman stated,
"is that stress causes powerless-
ness... stress comes not from
having choices but from not
having support for those
choices."

She noted that social change
the movement towards
equality has become lopsided
over the years because women
still earn 62 cents for every

dollar earned by men. Therefore
women are expected to do more
than their share ot w ork at home
to make an "equal contribution."

Goodman discussed the fact
that "American society opened
doors to women but not to
women's values." There is a
"fundamental split in the
American psyche" between the
values of caretaking (traditional
female values: "Life has no
meaning unless we share it with
others.") and the values of
achievement (traditional male
values: "We can make it on our
own.").

The goal of the '90s, aca >jd-
ing to Goodman, is to achieve
an equal balance between male
and female values.

"She [Ellen Goodman] should
have spoken at the closing
convocation."

That "Centennial sentiment"
was the last to be spoken by
students, faculty, staff and
alumnae. Alter hearing
Goodman speak, Maya Ange-
lou's disappointing cancellation
earlier that day was virtually
forgotten.

Page 6 THE PROFILE Friday, September 29, 1989

PHOTO BY BARBIE STOT

^ I Freshmen Discover the Trials
and Tribulations of College

Dean Sims

Deam Sims Proves Invaluable

by Jean Wilson

Hurricane Hugo prevented
Maya Angelou from keeping her
engagement as the Centennial
Celebration's closing convoca-
tion speaker, immediately
revealing the talents of our own
Interim Dean, Catherine Sims.

Dean Sims began her talk by
noting the benefits of a liberal
arts education. She pointed out
that this impromptu speech
highlighted the real benefit of
her feducatfon: she learned how
t< > d< "what passes as thinking"
wink- on her feet. She then
began a stroll down memory
Line as she described some
memorable events m the history
o! Agnes Scott.

She remembered watching
the "new" infirmary during its
construction, when she got to
help show its namesake around
the infirmary's muddy halls.

She recounted tales of the first
telephones on third Buttrick
a time when a telephone was
something NOT found in every
room on campus.

She chuckled as she recalled
the days before television, when
the students attended all the
lecture series events.

Moving on to more recent
times, Dean Sims spoke of the
turbulence of the sixties, days
when no academic work could
be accomplished.

All of her memories reflected
the changes that have come to

the campus since she was first
introduced to it fifty years ago.
She noted the changes in
technology, the endowment,
and attire of the students. She
fondly remembered presidents
past and spun telling tales.

She ended her talk by noting
that, although many things have
changed about Agnes Scott, the
spirit of the campus has re-
mained. According to Dean
Sims, the commitment to
quality remains.

by Wendy Baker

A flock of freshmen de-
scended on campus August 26,
bringing along various family
members, over 1 70 electric fans,
and enough stereo equipment to
deafen all of Decatur.

Almost immediately after
arrival, the Class of '93 soared
onward through reams ot
introductions, meetings, and
tours until they finally began to
feel at home at Agnes Scott.

A vast majority of freshmen
agree on one point: orientation
was very impressive and ex-
tremely well-organized. Jennifer
Lard comments, "Orientation
Council deserves the highest
praise. They were really helpful
and friendly." Other freshmen
expressed gratitude to Christian
Association for helping them
move in.

Endless meetings during the
first week probably saved many
freshmen from homesickness.
Trips to the High Museum, Six
Flags, and Stone Mountain also
kept everyone busy and enter-
tained.

When it came to registration,
though, the new students began
to protest. One-half semester
P.E. courses were the biggest
complaint. Some freshmen
reported losing entire schedules
because of P.E.

Freshmen long for some form
of pre-registration, or perhaps

registration through focus
groups. Disgruntled Kathy
Manning summed up the
feelings: "Freshmen don't need
the extra stress."

Curfew is high on the list of
discontent. Joan Morris
remarks, "I really hate curfews. 1
haven't had one for the hist tew
years and 1 feel that I'm old
enough lo manage my own
time."

Freshmen also berated the
bunnies. Some called them
"tacky," or even "the breeder
bunnies." One freshman feels
they "contradict the nature oi a
women's college."

Despite all the organization
and planning, the class oi '93 has
suffered a tew misfortunes. You
may have seen Janet ta McCreery
struggling across campus m a leg
brace. Barbara Scalt stumbled
into a hole in front of Inman on
mov ing day. (Some ill-man-
nered classmates now call her
"The Hole Lady.")

Despite mishaps, the new
students are discovering the joys
of life here at Agnes Scott.
They are very pleased in general
with college life.

From social events to scenery,
from tood to academics, the
freshmen are finding Agnes
Scott to be almost everything
they wanted. We can only
eagerly wait and watch to see if
they will remain such a happy
band come fire drills and finals.

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understands the feelings of
fright, curiosity, and excitement
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attend college. Imagine how
much more intense these
feelings are tor students leaving
their countries as well as their
hi rnies.

Four percent of the class of
1993 is composed oi interna-
tional students from countries
such as Malaysia, India, Jamaica,
Greece, Pakistan, and Sweden.
In addition to the seven
international students in the
freshman class, there are many
upperclassmen and even a few
transfer students who hail from
countries other than the United
States.

Many international students
share the feeling that Agnes
Scott is a wonderful college to
attend. The close and friendly
campus community helps some
of the Students to adjust more
easily to a new culture.

Zebra Mooraj, a student from
Pakistan, was convinced that
"people would say hello to her
once" and then she'd never hear
from them again* She found
instead that her fellow students
made a definite effort to build
close relationships with her.

The majority of international
students also appreciate their
professors' willingness to help.
Fotini Soublis from Greece
comments, "I really am im-
pressed by my professors'
friendliness and help they
don't do that in my country."

. Other positive thoughts on
Agnes Scott G>llege include the
beauty and size of the campus,
the opportunity to learn more of
the American language, and the
freedom that coir.es from being
away from home.

Intern.it lonal students also
experience a few unhappy
situations, which is typical of a
new environment. lor example,
many students find it difficult to
adjust to eating ftxxJ prepared in
the dining hall because it is so

different from what they
normally eat . One internal L< >nal
student suggests that "there
should be days that the dining
hall otters meals from the home
country of a foreign student."

Asako Taniyama, a Japanese

student who has lived in the
U.S. for the past five years, still
finds it difficult to adjust to the
American litest vie. "We only
speak Japanese in my home so it
is strange t< * me to wake up and

say l goocl morning' to everyone

I see," Asako explains.

Ami Nagao, also a student
from Japan, found it hard to get
through the red tape aSSJ k iated
with being a foreign student. "I
hate the paperwork that 1 must
till out and the tat t that I can't
^ei an off-campus job," Ami
said.

On the whole, the interna*
tional students have p< >sit Lve
feelings about .mending Agnes
Scott and teaming more about
American culture. Exposure to
different ways of life is beneficial

to all involved.

Friday, September 29, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 7

Adopt- A-Whale Program Helps Protect Finback Whales

by Vickj Mills

True or False:

1 . Finback whales sleep.

2. Finback whales can catch
pneumonia.

3. Finback whales have
different blood types.

4- Whales bear live yptfirig.

5. During 1950 only 1000
whales were killed.

6. Whales cannot see color.

7. Whales are mammals.

8. Whales have life spans of
over one-hundred years.

L ). Whales arc violent and
often attack boats and eat people.

How do you think you did?
Read on. Finback whales are the
second largest mammal yes
mammal to ever inhabit the
earth. They grow to be seventy
to eighty feet at maturity and
weigh fifty-eight to seventy tons.
They occur in all the oceans in
the world and cover huge dis-
tances annually in migration.

They bear their young live
after a gestation period of eleven
to twelve months. A newborn
finback can weigh over 4000
pounds and be over 20 feet in
length and will remain depend-
ent on the mother until it fin-
ishes suckling in about 5-7

months.

The main food of the finback is
krill, a small shrimp-like creature
reaching lengths of 2 inches.
Although finbacks do eat small
fish and herring, they do not eat
humans.

Finback whales can catch pneu-
monia. They have cones in their
eyes which enable them to see
color. There are twelve recorded
blood types of finback whales.
Although they move around, they
do "sleep." The average lifespan
of a finback is believed to be thirty
years (really only a guess).

These characteristics describe a
finback's life, but what about its
death. 1 After a harpoon punctures
the skin of the whale, a grenade
inside ot the harpoon explodes,
hopefully killing the whale.
However, whales have been
known to tow boats for miles and
often must be shot twice before
they die.

All the statistics from above
were collected by a man who lived
on a whaling vessel. He cut at
random their bodies, measured the
size of their unborn calves,
examined their bones, analyzed
the contents of their stomachs,
and weighed their ovaries.

During the 1950s, approxi-

mately 25,000 finbacks were
killed each year. Scientists and
"concerned" whalers began to
wonder when the seemingly nev-
er-ending supply of whales would
run out and attempts were made
to estimate the dwindling
populations. Only then were the
whales recognized as endangered.

Toda\*only two nations con-
tinue to hunt whales. Although
they no longer face the certain
extinction of the first half of the
century, their lives are endan-
gered by the continued whaling of
Japan and Norway, offshore oil
drilling, ocean dumping, and
noise pollution. A significant
reason for the danger is the lack of
knowledge about the finback's
habits.

One agency that attempts to
deal with this problem in assoc-
iation with dozens of other organ-
ization is Allied Whale. De-
veloped by College of the Atlan-
tic in Bar Harbor, Maine, Allied
Whale has implemented tech-
niques for studying whales which
are now recognized world-wide.

Unlike earlier research, which
was conducted by examining dead
whales on whaling vessels, Allied
Whale carries on research which
does not harm the whales.

It may look like a blob, but it is a whale.

They catalog and track the
movements of various animals
throughout the year and try to
find answers to unanswered
questions. Some of the most basic
questions like "Where are calves
born?" have yet to be answered.

Allied Whale has initiated a
program which allows the "adop-
tion" of a whale through which
individuals can contribute direc-

tly to the conservation of this
magnificent species.

If you are interested in helping
Agnes Scott adopt a finback
whale, or a mother and a calf pair,
please leave a note or money in
box348orcallX6606. All
contributions are tax-deductible
and we will receive photographs,
sketches and progress reports on
"our" whale throughout the year.

StreetBeat

By Janet Kidd

The Question:

Do you think students, particularly seniors, should be given the option of living off campus?

Lauri White

Class of 1990
From a feminist perspective,
the tact that students, including
seniors, cannot live off campus
unless they live with parents,
guardians, or husbands has
appalling implications. The
college boasts of encouraging
students to be independent, yet
in many ways stifles the poten-
tial for independence. 1 also feel
that opening Winship for
conferences, but not for students
clearly illustrates that some-
where priorities have gotten
skewed.

Stephanie Wallace

Class of 1991
At least seniors should be
allowed to live off campus.
This is the only school 1 know
where we don't have the option
of che)osmg whether to live off
campus. Especially considering
the cramped conditions this
year, we should be allowed that
alternative.

>i f nil v % '

Mollie Merrick

Office oj die Dean of Students
No, 1 do not. We are a
residential college because we
feel the value of the education
that goes on outside the c lass-
re xnn is just as important as the
education going on inside the
class. The value of the extra-
curricular education that is
found in the dorms outweighs
the bad aspects ot living in the
dormitory.

Darlene Ford

RTC

Sounds good to me! I think
seniors should be allowed to live
oft campus. Maybe the admini-
stration could make the college-
owned houses on either side ot
campus available to traditional
students as well as RTCs.

f

f

Dr. Ron Byrnside,

Professor, Music Department
I think the problem with
living off campus is largely
economic. We can't afford to
keep the dorms open if they're
not full. With the cramped
conditions this year, howev er, I
think it is unethical that the
college has let strangers stay in
Winship while our ow n
students sweltered in unfair-
conditioned donns. Considering
that, yes, they should be given
the option of living off campus.

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The Party of the Century
Will Go Down in History

PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLICATIONS

by Jean Wilson

The party-goers who assumed
that a tea dance was a quaint
event that would be fun
entertainment were quite
surprised when they entered
Rehekah Reception Room and
met energy and excitement.

This tea dance was certainly
not what many expected.
Alums were jitterbugging away
to the tunes of The Don Miolla
Orchestra. As partiers entered
the dance, they received dance
cards listing men's and ladies'
dance choices along with the list
of songs to be played.

Students attempted dancing
to "Georgia On My Mind," "In
The Mood," "Embraceable You,"
and "Moonlight Serenade" only
to be outshown by the alums.
Those weary of keeping the pace
tasted the punch and cookies
which were served on the
veranda. The original outfits
ranged from flapper dresses to
one rather "fruity" outfit.

The crowd began to drift
towards the gym where Maurice
Williams and the Zodiacs filled
the gym with what, in our
generation, has become known
as "beach music." Upon
entering the gym, party-goers

were handed socks and in-
formed that shoes would not be
proper attire for the sock-hop.
"Original" outfits were easier to
procure for this era, but few
were actually unique.

Adventurous faculty showed
students how to shag and
perform other dances. Al-
though some students at-
tempted to intricate steps, most
found the music perfect for any
type of dancing. The crowd was
very attentive and often sang
along as Maurice Williams and
the Zodiacs played "Under the
Boardwalk," "In The Midnight
Hour," u Only You," and their
hit, "Stay."

Midway into the bopping,
the band announced that
fireworks would be shown on
the soccer field, the field which
is currently used, of course. The
fireworks display was outstand-
ing. Colors and a menagerie of
sounds combined to make the
fireworks display more than just
lights and bangs. To the delight
of the crowd, the show was long
and varied.

After the fireworks ended a
crowd returned to the sock-hop
and a crowd headed to the
street-dance.

Side By Side, once again,

The Party of the Century represented the three eras of dance at Agnes Scott.

captured the enthusiasm of
Scotties and their dates. The
group played their first set
without a break, blending song
into song so that the music
never stopped. The energetic
dancing made the students
forget the cold and enjoy the
band. As they did at Spring
Fling, Side By Side encouraged
audience participation and

Bedrockers End On High Note

by Jean Wilson

In true Agnes Scott fashion, the
Bedrockers started their stint at
the first band party of the season
late.

Although they attempted to
begin on time, the band blew a
fuse and found themselves at the
mercy of Physical Plant in their
attempts to regain the power
which had been requisitioned for
their show. One hour after the
band party had "begun," the band
finally played their first notes.

Once the band began to play,
the party swung into action. The
band skillfully covered the typi-
cal "band party songs" as well as
some classics by groups such as
the Doors.

The Bedrockers also managed
to surprise the crowd by playing
some not-so-long-ago songs, like
Devo's "Whip It," bringing back
memories of middle school and
high school. In addition to the
covers, the Bedrockers played a
few of their own songs to show
those partiers who were not

around earlier just how they chose
their name.

Although deprived of their
impressive light show, the Bed-
rockers played well and managed
to get the crowd dancing. The
crowd was of a large-to-moderate
size the entire night with enough
men to go around (even though
Rush had begun at Tech).

Although the night began with
a near fiasco, it ended on a high
note with everyone present
dancing and wanting to hear
more.

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handed the mike to several
students during their songs.

Bouncing to the tunes, "Louie
Louie," "I'll Stop The World
And Melt With You," and "I
Will Follow" Side by Side kept
their audience happy. Although
the music was scheduled to end
at midnight, a gift from Decatur,
it continued for a few minutes
longer to satisfy the crowd.
Although few faculty danced at
the street dance, the students
cut loose and burned off the
frustration of almost a month of
classes.

Congratulations to all who
worked to make this The Party
Of The Century! Congratula-
tions to all of our community
who won the prizes for best
costumes. Thanks to all the
students and administrative staff
who tapped kegs and checked
IDs (yeah Katie!), handed out
favors, pointed directions and
helped serve the food. This
event will live on in the stories
and memories of all who
attended the party. It was truly a
party which will go down in
history.

Blackfriars Production
Introduces Innovative
Scenery in The War Brides

by Angela Miller

Viewers of the first Blackfriars
production of the season, The
War Brides, on October 26 and
27 and November 2,3,and 4 will
have a special surprise in store
for them.

Due to the innovation and
hard work of Mark Henry,
Amna Jaffer, and Jennifer
Peluso, the scenery will far sur-
pass the wildest imagination.
Instead of the traditional "walls"
used in scenery, the play will
feature a unique panel construc-
tion.

These three panels are special
lace panels. This material gives
them special properties. When
no light is shone on the panels,
the hallway behind them is vis-
ible through shadows.

If the light is shone on the
front of the panels, they become
opaque, like movie screens.

Finally, if light is shone from
behind the panels, they disap-

pear altogether. Doesn't the
magic of modern theater boggle
the mind?

Speaking of minds, please keep
this on yours: If you have ever
dreamed of being on stage, but
never got a chance to get closer
than third row center, why not try
acting through your plant?

The Blackfriars are looking for
gracious plant owners to loan
their leafy friends to them for the
show.

Of course, there couldn't be a
Blackfriars article without a cast
of characters. Come see them so
that when they are famous you
can say you-knew-them-when.
Julia Grecol-Deirdre
Andi Morano-Olivia
Julia Prittie-Rebecca
Jeanne Campbell -Annabelle
Lee

Laura Williams -Delilah
Chrissie Lewandowski-Hattie
Amanda De Wees-India

Tickets are $2 for ASC
students. If you usher, it's free.

Page 10 THE PROFILE Friday, September 29, 1989

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Youngblood Inspires Audience with Reading

by Sharon Murphy and
Missy Marino

Energy poured out of the
Horizon Theatre in Little Five
Points when, on Sunday, Sep-
tember 18th, authoress Shay
Youngblood

"I ain't saying
it's gonna be
easy^ but we
all got a dance
to do"

gave an in-
spiring read-
ing ot her
new collec-
tion ot short
stories, The
Big Mama
Stories.

These
stories, which
are the basis
tor the play,
"Shakin The

Mc^s Outta Misery," detail the
influence of remarkably strong
women on a young orphan girl's
Lie.

Before the reading, the
Horizon Theatre players enter-
tained their audience with a per>-
tormance ot a segment from the
play entitled, "Funny Women."

Following this delightful intro-
duction, Youngblood then read
to her small, yet captivated audi-

ence. For her presentation,
Youngblood chose the story, "An
Independent Woman."

Resounding with the fullness
of youth, her voice filled the
theatre. Her remarkable pre-
sence helped underscore the

light-handed,
good-natured
instruction of
"some of the
wisest women
to see the light
of day."

Underlying
the entire
collection of
her works is her
philosophy,
w hich is beauti-
fully articulated
by the quotation on the back
cover of her book. It reads: "It
you don't remember nothing else
I tell you, baby, remember this:
It you get to dance or dream or
anything at all, take it a step at a
time and don't let nothing and
nobody get in your way when
you doing right. I ain't saying it's
gonna be easy, but we all got a
dance to do. You remember this,
you hear?"

A SOUTHERN CELEBRATION OF VE & FAMILY

By Shay \toungblood

Calendar of Events

EXHIBITS

Dana Fine Arts Building,
Agnes Scott College. Currently
Showing:

"Another Art Show": through
October 7.

The High Museum of Art,
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Currently Showing:

"Barry LcYa: 1966^1988"
through October 29.

"Aft At The Edge: [da
Applebtoog" through October 29.

'TandOt'The Deepest Shade:
Photographs Ot The South by

John McWilliams" through
January 7.

The Atlanta College Ot Art,

Woodrutt Arts C -enter, 1280

Peachtree Street, N.E.
Showing Beginning November

"I Pre. ii n A World: Portraits Of
Black Women Who I changed
America": For information
contau Libby Mfohrat 898-1165.

PLAYS

1 lorizon Theatre C \>mpan\ ,

Euclid and .Austin Avenues in
Little Five Points is currently
performing:

Shakiri the Mess Outta Misery :
Wcdnesda\ thn nigh Saturday 8
pan., Sundays 5 p.m. Cost is
56.00 tor students. Ends October

28.

V ulcim Theatre, Fourteenth
and Juniper Streets is current 1\
performing: The c .meible:
Wednesday through Friday 8
p.m., Saturdays 5 and 830 p.m.,

Sundays 3 p.m. Student discount
tickets are available. Ends
October 1 5.

The Alliance, Woodruff Arts
Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E.
is currently performing:

Southern Cross: Tuesday
through Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday
?:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday
matinee 2:30 p.m. Rush tickets
available. Costs $9.50. Ends
October 28.

Theatre Gael, phone number
tor information 329-4500 is
currently pertorminL::

Remember When: September
23 and 30. Matinee perform-
ances are at 3:00. Tickets are
$10.00.

Onstage Atlanta, 420 Court-
land Street, is currently perform-
in g: EcjUUS: the performance runs
through September 30. Perform-
ances are at 8:00 p.m. For ticket
inf< trmai ion fall 897-1802.

MUSIC

ThelW Theatre, 3110
RosweU Road: f lolly Near and
John Bucchjno are performing on
October 4, 8:30 p.m. Tickets are
$14.00 at the door and $12.00 in
advance at Wax 4 N Facts * >r
Wuxtry.

Agnes Scot) ( allege Amphi-
theater:

"Broadway Renew," performed
h\ the Anno Scott I iolle.ue I ilee
Club on October 5 beginning at
7:45 p.m. The concert is tree ot
charge.

Fox Theatre: "Gypsy," through

October 1 . Tickets can be
purchased, but many ASC
students find it more economical
to usher at the Fox. The
number for ushering is 892-7234.

NEW SOUTH MUSIC
SHOWCASE:

This first annual music con-
ference will be^in October 5 and
run through October 7. It
features over 100 bands perform-
ing in clubs throughout Atlanta.
For additional information call
892-2287. The bands are worth
seeing, and it would he a shame
to miss out on the first of these
showcases.

DANCE

Dancer's Collective of
Atlanta, 1 105 Euclid Avenue]

N.E. Opening October 5, at
Seven Stages Theatre: Creach/
k'oester: Four male dancers w ill
explore the possibilities of
partnering. Call 659-DANS tor
ticket information.

MISCELLANEOUS

Fernbank Science Center,
1260 Rnarcliff'RoaJ.

Sundays trom 1-5 p.m.,
through October, each Visitor to
the Greenhouse will receive a
young pansy while supplies last.

Fernbank Science Center, 156
Heaton Park Drive, N.E.

The Fall Festival, October 7,
will feature a bird walk at 8:00
a.m. and 5K road race at 8:30
p.m., activ ities, shopping and tun
from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Atlanta Historical Si ><. Lety,

5101 Andrews Drive, Northwest.

The Folklife Festival at the
Tullie Smith House, October 2-8,
Monday through Saturday 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday
noon to 4:00 p.m. Student tickets
are $4.50.

Also exhibiting: ll c rone With

The Wind: The Facts About The

Fiction," through June 1990, For

information call

2614137.

Prater's Mill, near 1 Hilton,

C Jeorgia presentsrPratef's Mill

C nuntry Fair, October 14-15,
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both
days, Admission is $3.00. There

will be c rafts, entertainment , a
CiVil War encampment and
exhibits. 1-75 CO exit 1 iS, then
north on Highway 201 to Georgia
Highway 2.

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Friday, September 29, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 1 1

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Learned Sophomore Reflects on Freshman Confusion

by Elissa Gydish

"Should I rush. 7 What's the
Huh. 7 What is 'too much' for
Black Cat? Why do they insist
on calling us 'first year stu-
dents' r

As a (ahem) sophomore at
ASC, I can remember those
trying times as a freshman, oh, so
long ago. Questions about
professors and honor court filled
my mind, as did the mysteries of
social life.

Luckily, the class of '93, like
all entering classes, won't have
to go it alone. There are always

scores of sophomores, juniors,
and seniors to impart words of

wisdom.

A common
memory for
all students is
the fall
curfew. Just
about all
upperc lass-
men have an
amusing
anecdote
about trying
to "beat the

clock" Sunday through Thursday
nights. Most agree that the

"worst part was during rush
week."

Play Presents A Frightening
Tale of Hysteria

by Julie Booth

Even if you've already read
the play, nothing can compare
to seeing The Crucible in a live
performance.

The play comes to life, and-
the subtleties which were
beyond comprehension when
you first attacked the play back
in high school flow leap off the
stage and captivate the audi-
ence.

Arthur Miller's play is a
powerful drama about the Salem
witch trials of 1692. When the
play was first produced, it was
reputedly hinting at the Mc-
Carthy era and the Communist
scare of that time. In our own
times, the play is strikingly
reminiscent of the current ethics
scandals which now riddle our
nation's capital.

In the play, repression by a
Puritanical society leads to

hysteria concerning witchcraft,
sweeping through the province
like a fire burning out of control.
It is a terrifying, chilling tale of a
religion-crazed, prejudiced
society ruled by white, 'God-
fearing' men.

Directed by Frank Whitlow,
the play comes to life through
strong performances. Notably,
Chris Kayser as John Procter,
and J. Thomas Kidd as Judge
Hawthorne perform their roles
with skill and fire. An enchant-
ing performance by David
Milford as Giles Corey helps
round out the cast.

The Academy Theatre should
be pleased with their production
of The Crucible. Although the
play is a familiar one, the
company makes the plot
especially intriguing. The story,
is at once sad and frustrating,
though lightened by a few quite
humorous moments.

Word from the wise says-
"Try not to keep food in your room***
and avoid those desserts in the
dining hall, because they're
the best part of the meal."

Freshmen, consider yourselves
lucky: as Alice MacDonald says,
"We had to deal with it [curfew]
until the end of December."

Midnight curfew for '93 will
end immediately after Black Cat.
Black Cat always seems to be
one of those ASC phenomena
which students never really
understand until they have
experienced it.

Emily Perry advises to "take
someone [to the formal] you
know well, because you've
invested a lot of time and money

Elton John Still Shines on Stage

by Stephanie Strickland

Through the darkness came
the brilliance of chords. A band
appeared on stage moving like
robots to the few chords
reverberating through the
Lakewood Amphitheater on
Saturday, September 16th.

After a few minutes, another
figure appeared on the stage,
moving in the same fashion as
the band. Sporting a purple tux,
a black hat with a rainbow ot
sequins on top, and a thinning
shock ot silver hair, Elton John
electrified the audience. Then,
the chords began to form the
familiar opening of "Benny and
the Jets."

The performance lasted for
two-and-a-half hours. Although
the band took a break in id -way
through the concert, Elton John

continued to play and only left
the stage for the period between
the ending and his encore.

He managed to play the
majority of his expansive
repertoire. Among the memo-
rable songs were -^Daniel" arid
"Saturday Night's All Right,"
during which the audience
participated.

Elton John wore a lime>greeri
suit and a black shirt for his
encore. Throughout the
pertormance, in contrast to his
out tits, he wore normal shoes
and glasses.

The tremendous performance
ended with "Rocket Man".
Seeing Elton John perform live
was an experience to remember.
Although he has mellowed
through the years, Elton John is
still a performer to whom few
can compare.

in him." Many upperclassmen
look forward to Black Cat, the

entire week, as

our form of
"Homecom-
ing."

Parietals
(those times
when you get
the privilege
of yelling
"Man on the
Hall!" and
having all your
hallmates slyly
peek out to see who he is) are a
hot topic.

Although it has its benefits
no need to worry about running
into a "man on the hall" when
you're in the middle of a stressing
study session we all know it's a
hassle when a male visitor comes
from out of town.

One anonymous junior joked,
"I have so many brothers it's
unreal."

Popular hangouts upperclass-
men name are Tech (surprise!),
Lenox, and Virginia Highlands.

Just getting oft campus can be an
opportunity for relaxation.

Being away from home is also a
big stress. New problems arise,
including illnesses you ictually
have to take care of alone, plain
old homesickness, and those
"phone bills from hell."

The famous "freshman fifteen"
may also result from the change
of scene. Word from the wise says
"Try not to keep food in your
room" and "Avoid those desserts
in the dining hall because they're
the best part of the meal."

You can still count on the de-
liveries of Domino's and Pyng-Ho,
or you can walk off the calories
with a friend by way of the Gulf
Mart. Just take advantage of the
facilities at ASC and "Normal
eating habits shouldn't be a
problem," says Emily Perry.

Remember, if you have any
questions, silly or serious, ask a
member of our community.
We've all been there. Most
important, be safe and enjoy
your one and only freshman
year!

I TH I N K I LI KIP IT BETTER WHEN MR.TWNSHENP
SMASHEP GUITARS INSTEAP OF HIS WALKED...

We Look
Forward
To Seeing
You

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Corner of Ponce PI & Swanton Way
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The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Volume 76, Issue 3

October 13, 1989

Rep Council Approves GARAL Constitution

By Rente Dennis

On Tuesday, September 26,
the members of Rep Council
met to vote on the constitution
of GARAL (Georgia Abortion
Rights Action League), a
national abortion rights organi-

zation. Several students are
trying to start a chapter of the
organization at Agnes Scott.

Shortly before the meeting
commenced, students on both
sides of the choice issue prepared
themselves for the ensuing vote
on GARAL. When asked bv a

student why she was there, Dean
Hudson stated that the meeting
was "important" because she
needed to hear the views of both
sides.

SGA president Karen
Anderson read the Rep Council
remark posted in that week's

Voyager II

Close Encounters of the Blue Kind

rHOTO COURTESY OF NASA

A photo from the Voyager 2 shows the Great Dark Spot which continues to evolve with time.

by Amy Lovell

Imagine looking for an object
the size of a classroom at thirty
times the distance from the
earth to the sun (just shy of
three billion miles it you Ye
counting).

A mere twelve years and tive
days after its launch, Voyager II
passed within 3000 miles of
Neptune, the last of the gas
giants. Millions of people
around the world thrilled at
extraordinary pictures of
atmospheric stomas, cloud
shadows, new moons, partial

rings, icy Triton, and the Great
Dark Spot.

Neptune, in typical gaseous
giant fashion, has a family of
moons, the largest of which is
Triton. In addition, the planet
sports several partial rings.
Perhaps the most intriguing
discovery on "the blue planet,"
though, is the greenish "Great
Dark Spot," which is large
enough to completely engulf the
Earth.

Encounters with the outer
planets give scientists valuable
information that simply cannot
be obtained any other way.

Previously, simple data such
as mass, gravity, elemental
composition, position, or (in
Triton's case) even size were
only estimated, if not completely
unknown.

During various phases of the
mission, thousands of experi-
ments measured data such as the
strength of Neptune's gravity,
the flow of charged particles in
the magnetosphere, and the
composition of the atmosphere.
In addition to experiments
involving the planets and
moons, Voyager sent informa-

( Continued on page 5)

"Campus Connection", which
explained SGA's decision to
vote on G ARAL's constitution.
She reiterated the fact that the
topic of this meeting was to
either approve or disapprove of
the organization's constitution.

Once the floor was opened for
discussion, Cathy Pitney '91 read
a statement to SGA pointing
out why she and others were
disturbed about this vote. In
sum, those students felt that:

1 ) GARAL would become an
organization at Agnes Scott
without Rep Council sanction.
Pitney told the group that she
and others wanted "peace ( >tf
both sides" of the abortion issue.
She feared that GARAL would
become a "state-funded opera-
tion supported on campus."

2) GARAL would become an
outside group interfering with
the relationship between pro-life
(or anti-choice) and pro-choice
students on campus. Pitney said
that she had spoken with many
students about GARAL and told
Rep Council that "people are
sick and tired of the issue."

3 ) any group that is to be
formed should be controlled by
students. Pitney noted that SFA
(Students for Feminist Aware-
ness) is already on campus to
promote feminist causes. She
said the appearance of GARAL
"would be redundant and
unnecessary." She added a
statement from an unidentified
student which read in part:
"Abortion currently divides the
campus" in a manner similar to
the way sororities divided the
campus. They were outlawed at

ASC over thirty years ago.

Pitney continued by saying
that students wanted organiza-
tions that would present both
sides of the abortion debate.
She said that students were
concerned about the possibility
of tension rising, mentioning the
tension that existed on campus
last spring as arguments that
were brought before the U.S.
Supreme Court on a case in
Missouri. She also feared that
SGA "wouldn't be able to
rescind" Dean tludson's
instructions.

Senior class rep Andri Akins
told the group that she had
spoken w ith Yvonne Dorling
'92, who is engineering the drive
to start Agnes Scott's GARAL
chapter. She stated that Dorling
had mentioned to Rep the
previous week that "people
didn't want the anger and a
repeat of last year." Akins noted
that Article 2, Section 2 of
G ARAL's constitution empha-
sizes that it is an organization of
information and education. The
group would hot be involved in
"antagonizing and the slinging of
mud."

Main dorm rep Susie Sim-
mons said the reason why Rep
Council was considering
allowing GARAL to form on
campus was to protect freedom
of speech. She said that SFA
doesn't locus on abortion perse.
The organization usually
discusses the importance of
"women and literature, women's
studies, and women in the
w orkplace" but does not focus on
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Inside

Editorials

Students Outraged by Interdorm Punishment

Page 3

News

Ivy League Schools Sued for Tuition Fixing

Page 5

Arts and Entertainment

Charles Kuralt Shares "On the Road' 9 Experiences

Page 9

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, Ocotber 13, 1989

The Forum

A Small Price To Pay
For Protection

Down the steps in front of Walters, back on a
shelf in the Campus Shop, alongside cotton swabs
and hydrogen peroxide, history is being made at
Agnes Scott College.

For the first time condoms yes, condoms
are available on our campus. Silly. 7 No. This is
serious. Someone is finally willing to admit that
Agnes Scott students might be sexual involved and
that it might be a good idea to show responsibility
and offer us protection.

Maybe we can even consider this a step into the
nineties.

With so many problems to consider these days

AIDS, herpes, syphilis, unwanted pregnancy, etc.

it's time that we make a conscious effort to pre-
vent them. We have to be aware of the risks and the
ways of preventing the worst; we have to show that
we care.

While SGA did have to struggle a bit with the
administration, the fact that the packages of Prime
lubricated condoms are now hanging on the shelf is
proof enough that the campus does care.

And we can all rest assured that the effort has
not been in vain. According to Cynthia Poe in the
Campus Shop, the $1.50 purchase has been made!

Public Safety News

by Amy Lanier

On September 27 the car
which w.is stolen out of the Prei-
ser Parking Lot on September 19
was recovered and then returned
to the owner. The vehicle had
several comnponents missing
.aid some hody damage.

The Rape/Crime Prevention
Programs tor Mam and Rehekah
were held during the last two
weeks ol September. Programs
with a slightly revised Format
will he scheduled tor Inman,
1 (opkins, and Walters later in
the semester.

One quick reminder tor

students, faculty and staff on
security in academic buildings.
On Sunday through Thursday
from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
there are monitors stationed in
Buttrick, Presser, Campbell,
Dana and the gym.

These monitors lock all doors
in the buildings except those by
their desks when they first come
on duty. In order to be sure that
all doors stay properly secured,
please leave all buildings by the
door at the monitor station after
5:00 p.m. even it you did not
enter that way. Your coopera-
tion in this will make our
campus safer tor everyone.

The Profile is looking for
more good photographers-
If you have darkroom experience,
or just an honest desire to learn,

drop a note in Box 764.
Better vet, come to our meetings
Monday nights at 6:30 p.m.
in the Student Annex.

Letters To The Editor

Campusing Just a
Bit Too Harsh

Dear Editor;

I teel as it I've been jolted into
reality; f've been idealistic in my
belief that students at Agnes
Scott have m some way learned
to work together and to support
one .mother. Certainly this
seems reasonable, but unfortu-
nately a little power can go a
long way on this campus.

My realization of this is the
result ot actions which took
place this tall in one of the

residence halls (which shall
remain nameless). Approxi-
mately ten students m (bis
particular dorm, of which .it least
five are seniors, are being faced
with an oppressive and certainly
unreasonable punisbment at the

-hands ot [nterdorm a
CAMPUSING. Four days and
three nights confined td campus
with parole granted only for
religious worship Or work.

But what was the crime?
Smoking in the halls. 7 Sneaking
men in after hours. 1 Stealing

from the kitchen I Fortunately,

it was nothing this "extreme."

No rules were broken, no one
was injured, and no one was

even dist urbed. The ot tense was
tardiness on behalf of these ten
Ot so students in paying then-
Si 0.00 dorm dues. How late
were these dues.' Three to four
days. But at an infraction a day,

thai adds up to a campusing.

The whole principle of a
campusing should bother
students on this eampus. At the
ages ot 20 or 1 1 , doesn't it seem
a bit absurd that we're being
grounded by our classmates?
Students at Agnes Scott keep a
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Time Traveler

The War Between The Sexes

by Elizabeth Peryam

Are you concerned about the
environment. 7 Extinction of
endangered species, desertifica-
tion, air pollution? Child abuse
and neglfect? Drugs, prison over-
crowding? Poverty, hunger and
homelessness?

Well, it's going to ,^et worse.
The population will increase by
twenty-five million, six hundred
thousand beyond the current
birth rate over the next sixteen
years if abortion is outlawed.
That means ten more cities the
size of Atlanta must be built,
destroying millions more square
miles of nature. Unwanted
children are more often ne-
glected, abused, and more often
turn to drugs and other crimes.

Most of the No-Choice
advocates are men of the "keep
them barefoot and pregnant"
mentality. What will they gain
by forcing so many women into
motherhood. 7 By eliminating us
from competing in the
workplace, they can get the best
jobs and most of the money
while we struggle in squalor to
keep ourselves and our un-
wanted children alive. Wages
can be kept at a bare subsistence
level while 25 million more
desperate souls compete for jobs.
Women will be too preoccupied
with survival to object when
they strip us of even more of our
freedom. Then they will nave
created a slave class ripe for
oppression and exploitation.

America will have its own
"teeming masses yearning to
breathe free." That is us, ladies.

"That 'baby' is a life," the No-
Choicers say. "If you get
pregnant, it is the will of Cod."
They never said that about the
polio virus, which is also a "life"
and therefore must be the will of
God.

We were each given a brain
along with our uterus arid
expected to use it to make
decisions to live our lives the
best we can. To subjugate our
personal divine sovereignty to
brutal male control is to allow
the lights of our minds to be
hidden under their bushel.

"Conventional christian
organizations" teach that God is
exclusively male and therefore
loves only male humans. This is
done subtly but relentlessly by
their constant use of male terms:
"Father, He, His, Lord, Master,
Sons of God, Brother." By
excluding us from their lan-
guage, we become the "other,"
the "enemy," expendable if not
despicable, u evil," still taking the
rap for Eve, an ages-old grudge
held by an otherwise forgiving
deity.

This propagandizing has gone
on since the patriarchal takeover
of ancient Rome. The war
between the sexes is not a joke.
We are up against the same
group that burned millions of
women alive in the name of
their he-god'. Who can believe

their be

nevoience now.

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good eye on the actions of the
administration, and are quick t< i
denounce those practices which
they see as unjust. Don't we
have an even greater influence
over the actions of our student
organizations?

If dorm dues are late, they're
late. A reminder from the Donn
Council would have been
appreciated by the students
facing the consequences. But let
the punishment fit the crime,
and let's show a little bit of
flexibility and understanding
toward each other. After all,
we're in this together ...
Respectfu 1 1 y su bm itted ,
Aggrieved and Aggravated

Religion Major
Disappointed in Fiske

Dear Editor:

In response to the speech by

Edward Fiske, I feel compelled,
as a bible and religion major, to
assert the primacy of "heart"
knowledge over "head" knowl-
edge which I feel is implicit in
the biblical message. Often it is
the "under" educated who see
and know much that is not
evident to the highly educated.
It was just this sense of inner
authority which Jesus of
Nazareth conveyed that so
enraged the intellectual estab-
lishment of his day. Mr. Fiske's
speech, though rich in snob
appeal, lacked any real suste-
nance for either mind or spirit. I
am not attending Agnes Scott in
order to learn how to become
more appealing on the cocktail
circuit, but hopefully to become
a more empathetic and open-
minded person.

Sincerely,

Frances Fite

Its Not Who Wins;
But How You Play

Dear Editor:

During decorations I was
upset by the animosity and
bitterness between the classes.
Although Black Cat is a
competition and every class has
a chance to win the kitty now
that mortar board has changed
some rules, the competition
should not be strewn with harsh
and bitter feelings.

One of the emphases this year
is corn m u n i ty spirit. Pa rt < >f th is
includes the relations between
classes. Who cares if the juniors
have more elaborate decor^tiOBS
or if the sophomores have more
spirit. In the end it is still the
participation in the week's
activities and the fun which one
has that is important. We
should not diminish every
activity to the bottom line oi
w ho wins.

Sincerely,

Jean Wilson

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Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, Ocotber 13, 1989

CHOICES Urges Freshmen to Use Common Sense

by Mary Francis Kerr

"He thought that she wanted
to have sex and that she didn't
really mean 4 no.' She didn't
want to have sex but was afraid
to he more assertive with him.
This was acquaintance rape."

On the evening of October 4,
over 1 00 Agnes Scott freshman
gathered in Rebekah Reception
Room for the Acquaintance
Rape Program. Many students
grumbled about the prospect of a
two-hour mandatory meeting on,
as Christy Douglas '93 put it,
"common sense."

The program was organized
by CHOICES, a 4-year-old
program designed to provide
topical information on women's
health issues. CHOICES is
made up of representatives from
ASC's staff and student body.

The program consisted of a
situational film and a group
discussion led by counselor
Margaret Shirley and Mary Lu
C la is! ifinsen from the Student
Health Center. It made students

realize, if they didn't already, the
reality of date rape and how they
can use "common sense" to help
avoid a potentially harmful
situation.

As CHOICES committee
member Nica Poser '90 said, the
program "brings up the right
questions" and "emphasizes what
you can do." Another point that
was frequently emphasized was
that "rape is not the victims
fault."

Although many freshmen felt
that the program was a repeat of
things they had heard before,
many ideas do bear repeating.

Know your sexual desires
and limits.

Communicate your limits
clearly.

Be assertive and in control
of yourself.

pe aware thai Your nonver-
bal actions send a message. Act
responsibly.

Rape is not the victim's
fault.

ai tent ion to what is

happening around you.

Don't put yourself in vulner-
able situations.

Trust your intuitions.

Avoid excessh e use < >]
alcohol and/or dmgs, because
they interfere with clear thinking
and effective communication.

Rape is a crime. Report it.

Despite the best efforts at
prevention, rape cannot always
be avoided. There is an ex-
tensive support system here at
Agnes Scott, from R.As to
counselors, to help in such a cri-
sis. Grady Hospital's Rape Crisis
Center is an excellent resource
in our area. There can be phy-

sical as well as psychological
effects that need to be dealt with.

As Nica Poser put it, "if this
were to happen to you, examine
what happened, don't feel guilty,
and talk to someone about it."
The CHOICES committee is to
be that "someone" if you need
them.

Chimo Introduces Cross-Cultural Diversity

by Kate Simpkins

"Agnes Scott is indeed my
home in the USA," said Soo
Cheng Chan, a freshman from
Malaysia. Soo is a member of
Chimo, an organization on
campus dedicated to helping
students share cultural interests
and backgrounds.

In celebration of the diverse
culture of the Agnes Scott
community, Chimo held
convocation on Wednesday,
September 27.

In several slide showings,
everyone was given a chance to
catch small glimpses of sites all
around the w orld which play
such an important role in the
lives of our students from
Greece, Pakistan, China, and
France. Several members also
modeled traditional clothing
from their respective countries.

Although Chimo now already
has a considerable number of
active members, the organiza-
tion still needs and encourages
more people to join. Tia Berg, a

Swedish student, speaks for
Chimo as a whole in saying,
"This is for everyone; there
should be more Americans in
Chimo."

The warmth which has been
extended to these students could
be ideally continued through
Chimo. After all, mutual
interest is the intention. As Soo
says, Chimo l S purpose is to
"build bridges across the world"
hi the small setting of Agnes
Scott.

GARAL Constitution Approved ( u nuiniiddfrom page I )

abortion. She added that SFA
was "not in charge of getting
legislation 1 ' regarding abortion
rights in its formal meetings.

St ; icy Langwick, SGA trea-
surer, also fespi >nded to Pitftey's
concerns. She gave four reasons
to allay the students' fears:

1 ) Dean Hudson would not
sway Rep Council. "There are
tot mam * >i us," she said.

2) Not .ill SFA members and
feminists ar pro-choice, which
would eliminate some potential
members of GARAL.

3) GARAL's philosophy
includes "a respect tor differing

opinions, as well as theirs. "
Langwick added, "We need to
live With people with whom we
differ" in Opinion and that
membership in GARAL would
be "a choice tor each individ-
ual."

4) If Rep did not allow
GARAL to form, the council
would be restricting tree speech.

Stephanie Bardis X) \ asked
Rep Council wh.it was meant
regarding the protection df free-
dom erf speech. Sidra Bennett
92 then responded: "Why
should we [abortion activists]
sneak around. 7 " When she
mentioned thai she felt abortion
w as M a personal issue," murmurs
were .uiJiblv heard m the room.

Bennett added that a pro-lite
group could form at Agnes Scott
.is w ell She said thai people
needed information on abortion
rights now before the pr. k edure
could become illegal. She
wondered why GARAL

shouldn't he allowed to meet on
campus. Joy How ard concurred
that not allowing an ASC
chapter of GARAL to form
would cause freedom of speech to
be "hampered."

Melissa Wallace '90 wondered
if students would really have
freedom of speech with the
presence oi a GARAL chapter.
She opposed Article 4 of the
group's constitution because it
woulq allow a member of
GARAL (hom ott campus) as the
group's, advisor. This kind of
affiliation has been prevented in
the past, she remarked.

SGA vice president Suzanne
Tourville noted that there are
chapters of national organizations
at Agnes Scott that have the
groups' national constitutions.
She used Mortar Board and
Newman Club as examples. She
added that these groups are not
"taking over the campus" because
ot their off-campus .itlili.it ions.

Candy Woodard '91 said in a
statement (which she mentioned
came from a Christian rather
than a pro- life stance) that the
campus arguments about the issue
should not he "vour side, our
side." With GARAL on campus,
"One u'roup would be more repre-
sented than the other," she said.

Mollv Henderson feared that

not allowing G ARAL to fern? on

campus would set an example tor
future discrimination against the
formation of other controversial
groups.

Joy Howard responded to
Candy W\>odard's concerns

regarding stability. "The most
steady ecosystem is the most
diverse," she said. She repeated
the view of others that it would
be "limiting our diversity" if Rep
Council did not allow those
holding controversial views an
equal voice on campus.

Sophomore rep Kara Russell
said that there would be net
GARAL rallies on campus.
Their propaganda would be
postered on free-speech boards,
which would "create a more
healthy division,* 1 she said

After mentioning that the
found.it ions ot self-government
at Agnes Scott were founded
with the formation of SGA in
1913, Dean Hudson said
students had to find the basis on
which to decide yes or no.

Yvonne Dorling responded by
saying that any activity of
GARAL beyond normal group
meetings would go to Dean
Hudson, so "I have to cover mv
butt." She added that GARAL
was not "asking for Agnes Scott
banners, vans, or funds." Dean
Hudson reminded the group that
ASC "would not rent facilities
to either one" of the gn tups i >n
both sides of the issue.

Melissa Wallace stated that
al lowing GARAL to fonn would
be "setting precedents" for other
outside interests to come on
campus and form groups. She
noted that no other group .it
ASC I had .in < mtside advisor.

Leigh Bennett countered that
statement by telling Wallace
that College Democrats had an

outside advisor who was in-
volved with recruiting students
on area campuses.

Finally, a vote was taken and

the constitution of the ASC
chapter of GARAL was passed.
The votes were all in favor, with
one abstension.

Career Corner

Career Forum Scheduled November 1

by Adriane Creety

Now is your chance to talk with professionals in a variety of
career fields from top companies and organizations m the
Atlanta area.

Career Forum, sponsored by Career Planning and Placement,
will take place on Wednesday, November 1 , from 1-5 pan. in
Rebekah Reception Room.

This is an opportunity to chat informally with representatives
from Aetna Life ck Casualty, Bell South Advertising, Bell
South Management, Coca Cola, the FBI, First Atlanta, Georgia
Department of Education, Hyatt Regency Ravinia, O.A.S.I.S.
and others.

Career fields that will be represented include teaching, social
service, government jobs, criminal justice, retail, banking, and
industrial psychology.

At the same time in Rebekah Reception Room, several
activities will be taking place. Mock interviews will be
conducted by a representative from IBM in order to give you
feedback which will help improve your skills.

A representative from the Georgia State government will be
available to explain how to fill out job applications, and a
consultant from BeautiControl will give you tips on how to
improve your professional image.

An alumna will offer advice about putting portfolios to-
gether, and the Campus Shop will have a display of career-
related kx>ks, resume paper, and other related items which you
can buy.

This day is planned for all Agnes Scott students. Its purpose
ifi to provide a setting in which you are able to talk with these
professionals candidly and informally with no pressure involved.

Friday, October 13, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 5

Student Sues 12 Colleges For Allegedly Fixing Their Tuition

by Dacia Dorries and

Amy Hudson
College Press Service

Taking his cue from a federal
probe into whether some schools
really do have to raise their
tuition rates so fast each year, a
Wesleyan University student has
sued his school and 1 1 other pri-
vate colleges, charging they il-
legally fixed their tuition prices.

In response to both the probe,
and the suit, moreover, "higher
education institutions are
running scared at this point,"
observed David Brenemen, the
former president of Kalamazoo
College in Michigan now with
the Brookings Institute in
Washington, D.C.

Student Roger Kingsepp claims
the schools "engaged in a
conspiracy to fix or artificially
inflate the price of tuition and
financial aid." Under federal
anti-price-fixing laws, he's asking
for triple damages on behalf of
the 125,000 students allegedly
harmed by the scheme.

"I don't think it's fair to
students who economically might
not be able to take advantage of
certain schools to be forced out of
the market," Kingsepp said.

The suit apparently is based on
a confidential Wesleyan memo,
since made public, that indicates
administrators know tuition
prices at 1 1 other schools for the
1 988-89 year before the prices
were made 4 official."

It is illegal tor competitors in
any business to swap price
information, or to divvy up
potential customers. ;

Such conspiracies prevent
customers in this case students
from being able to choose
among competing products or
services, and relieve businesses
from having to control their
costs, improve their programs and
keep down their prices in order to
be successful.

Yet that is what some schools
did, Kingsepp claimed.

A Justice Department probe
launched in September is in-
vestigating how 30 schools get
together each year and, in effect,
decide which students should go
to which campus, agree not to
bid competitively for some stu-
dents, and even calculate what
financial aid packages to give
them.

Nominally competitive cam-
pus officials also tell each other
about their upcoming price
increases.

Such practices, Kingsepp and
other critics claim, explain why
the schools, free of worry that the
students they covet would take
advantage of lower prices at
another campus, have raised their
tuition at a pace higher than the
inflation rate for nine consecu-
tive years.

The talks, Kingsepp said in his
lawsuit, "eliminate any real price
choices" for students.

In addition to Wesleyan, Yale,
Harvard, Cornell, Columbia,
Brown, Princeton and Stanford
universities, Amherst, Dart-
mouth and Williams colleges,
and the University of Pennsylva-
nia are named in Kingsepp's suit.

"I think they're guilty," said
Wesleyan sophomore Heather

Rhoades. "It's pretty obvious."

Rhoades applied to six private
colleges, including Stanford. The
aid packages offered her were so
similar that money "wasn't really
a factor."

"Maybe this will force the ad-
ministration to give us more in-
formation," said Wesleyan senior
Brian Shott. Colleges, he com-
plained, are acting like the vic-
tim, saying "we have to do it, it's
not illegal."

Brookings' Breneman last year
angered fellow campus leaders by
asserting that some private col-
leges raise their tuition not be-
cause they need to, but because
high fees make them look more
selective and prestigious.

Since the Justice Department
started its investigation, "there
was a lot of worry about (a
lawsuit)," Breneman said. "It was
inevitable."

Justice Department officials
refused comment on the suit,
because it's "totally separate from
the government's actions," said
spokeswoman Amy Brown.

She added investigators "won't
rule out the possibility for
requests for information from
additional colleges in the future."

"The Justice Department has
made no allegations of wrongdo-
ing and Wesleyan believes it has
done nothing improper or
illegal," said Wesleyan spokes-
man Bobby Wayne Clark. "In
regards to this particular suit,
Wesleyan believes it is totally
without merit."

None of the colleges under
investigation that College Press
Service contacted w ould com-

ancient, or at least crude, in
comparison with current tech-
nology. However, the astound-
ing pictures of Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune speak for
themselves.

Heat from radioactive pluto-
nium on board provides power
for experiments and transmis-
sions. Even after the fuel supply
runs dry and Voyager goes silent,
the craft will travel on into
interstellar space.

For the scientists in the
Voyager team, the Neptune
encounter represents the end of
a glorious era in space explora-
tion. Never again will we have
an opportunity to see for the first
time the wonders of the outer
solar system.

Some team members have
devoted well over twelve years of
their lives to this single project.
Hundreds of scientists have
begun feeling the effects of "the
empty nest." As a J PL employee
said, "The pictures started
coming in, and everyone started
crying."

ment beyond issuing denials like
Wesleyan's.

The schools make no secret of
the meetings, claiming they're
necessary to avoid nasty bidding
wars for top students and to nix
price from the list of criteria from
which to choose a school.

Just exchanging price and
scholarship information isn't
illegal, antitrust experts say. If
the schools agreed to offer
uniform financial aid packages to
students or to fix tuition in-
creases, however, "that would be
a traditional antitrust violation,"
said Irving Scher, a New York
lawyer who heads the American
Bar Association antitrust
division.

"I have no doubt they had the
intent to reduce competition,"
said Gary Becker, an economics
and sociology professor at the
University of Chicago, on of the
schools under investigation. "But
whether they've been successful is
another matter."

If anything comes of the
Justice Department investigation,
the Kingsepp suit or any other
subsequent suits, some thanks

should go to former Secretary of
Education William Bennett,
Breneman said.

Bennett, now heading the "war
on drugs," made a habit of
accusing colleges of setting tuition
artificially high, because financial
aid would fill the gap betw een
what students could pay and what
they end up paying.

"My sense is that a lot of his
public comments helped set the
environment" for price-fixing
investigations, Breneman figured.

This year, students are paying
an average of 5-to-9 percent more
for college than in 1988-89. And
by the year 2005, a college
education will cost $62,894 a
year, predicts Paine Webber, the
investment firm.

"It's important for families not
to be so naive," said Kalman
Chaney, president of Campus
Consultants, Inc., a Manhattan-
based financial aid consulting
firm. "You have to deal with
colleges as you do any other
service or product. Don't assume
that colleges will put the students'
best interests ahead of the
institution."

Neptune (continued from p

tion on the sun, interplanetary
matter, and even Earth.

The radio pulses from the craft,
travelling at the speed of light,
take just over four hours to reach
Earth. Upon receipt, signals are
about 900 times fainter than
when originally transmitted
equivalent to a ten-quadrillionth
of a watt.

Originally, Voyager II was
designed to operate only as far
away as 10 Astronomical Units ( 1
AU = the distance to the sun
from Earth). Through a series of
virtual miracles, the mission was
extended past Saturn to Uranus,
and now to Neptune, three times
the original distance.

Before the encounter with
Uranus in 1986, NASA enlarged
all the antennae in the "Deep
Space Network" to prepare to
receive a fainter signal. As
Voyager approached Neptune,
NASA enlisted coverage from
non-Network antennae. DSN
Stations include antennae in
Australia, Spain, Japan, and the
United States.

el)

On the craft itself, vast
amounts of reprogramming and
software engineering (all done
from Earth) contributed to the
eventual success of the later
encounters.

Neptune Facts

Length of Day 16 hours

Distance: ...30 times eartlvsun

distance

Moons: six confirmed

Rings: ..arcs, not full rings like

Saturn's

Spot Size: about one earth

Launch: August 20, 1977

Encounter:.... August 25, 1989

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Making the Grade For Your Peak Performance

by Robert J Kriegel, Ph.D.

Worrying is the negative
national pastime. Everybody
does it and very few find it a
positive experience. You don't
think clearly or perform well
when you worry. Your main
focus is the worry, the fear of

"What might happen it
which overwhelms you, makes
you feel depressed, reduces your
energy, and prevents you from
getting your work done.

College students are the big
worriers. That worry leads to
stress and college students are
very big on stress. In fact, the

Nuprin Pain Report, the first
national study on pain in
America, documented that more
people 18-24 are likely to suffer
stress and pain than any adult
age group.

Most of what we worry about
is out of our control. You can't
control other people's responses,

a grade a prot will give us,
whether someone will agree with
us, what they think of us, the
weather, traffic, roommates,
money, how we look, grades, the
future. The more we worry
about things we can't control,
the worse everything gets.

Remember this rule of thumb:
You can't control other people
or external situations. But you
can control how well you
prepare for and respond to them.
In other words, you can control
your information, attitude, and
actions.

Worrying is made up of two
words: what if. "What if ... they
... say no, ... I don't get the
money, ... the professor assigns,
... the traffic. The key to beating
the worries is to change the
what iPs to "if ... thenV "It
they say no ... then 1 will ..." "It
I don't get the money then 1 will
..." Always change the worry to
anticipation. Concentrating
your energy on what you can
change, rather than dwelling on
things you can't control in-
creases your confidence and
prepares you for any situation.

This strategy was used by
President John F. Kennedy.
Before his press conferences
Kennedy and his aides antici-
pated any possible question or
situation that might arise and
developed answers for them.
Whether a reporter asked about
the Vietnam War, the economy
or civil rights, Kennedy was
prepared.

Likewise, in a job interview,
instead of worrying whether or
not the potential employer will
ask about your grades, anticipate
that he or she will. Then
mentally list wins, accomplish-
ments and qualifications that
your course grades might not
reflect.

Get into the habit of antici-
pating prior to any pressure
situation, whether it's an exam,
an interview", a date or a tennis
serve. Make a "worry list" then
change each worry (what if) to
an anticipation (if ... then).
Leaving your worries behind by
focusing on what you can
control enables you to concen-
trate your energy and perform at
peak levels.

Organizations Band Together to Cooperate in Recycling Efforts

by Julie Darnell

Recycling is becoming an
important issue these days, and
Agnes Scott is taking a pan in it.
Thanks to GAIA, Agnes Scott's
environmental awareness group,
the project of recycling on
campus was undertaken last year.

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have taken place.

For example, GAIA is no
longer the only group supporting
recycling. GAIA found that
campus- wide recycling was just
too much to do alone. Al-
though group members feel that
recycling is very important, it
consumed all of their time,
leaving them as a group unable

to concentrate on other areas.

Although GAIA is still
ultimately responsible, the group
has enlisted the help of Mortar
Board and the Student Govern-
ment Association, making them
an active part of the recycling
program on campus.

Mortar Board is in charge of
collecting the recyclables in the
offices, Rep Council collects
those from the dorms, and the
RTCs are responsible for the
student center.

The primary obstacle m
recycling is the amount of labor
involved, yet recycling is
becoming essential to preserving
our society. Suzanne Tourville

'90 states we've "got to recycle.
It is important to give time up
to do it."

Recycling does take a great
deal of time: volunteers must
set up boxes, and people must go
out of their way to put re-
cyclables in those boxes. Then
more volunteers must collect,
sort, and transport items to
recycling centers. The groups
are now trying to figure out the
most efficient way to carry out
this process.

Right now concerned groups
are concentrating on acquiring
large commercial bins on
campus tor the recyclables. This
would mean that the campus

would no longer be responsible
tor transporting the collected
items, as the recycling centers
would come to campus to empty
the bins. This would alleviate a
large amount of the work for on -
campus groups.

The recycling project as
begun last year was extremely
successful. Enthusiasm and
participation in this year's
program is growing. It is not
difficult to take recyclables to
the st.it ions (which can be
found in the dorms, But trick,
the Student C .enter and Post

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Students Confront Global Issues in Preparation for Experiences Abroad

by Mary Ann Abbitt

Do you dream of travelling to
exotic locales, sampling nouvelle
cuisine, exploring diverse ways
of looking at life in general?

Travelling through the school
is, more than ever, becoming the
route to feed these yearnings:
This year, with a wider variety of
trips offered at a lower cost,
more students are able to
participate in Global Awareness
programs.

The aim ot the Global
Awareness program is to provide
students an opportunity to ex-
perience a foreign culture first-
hand. The director, Dr. George
Brown, has compiled informa-
tion from previous programs to
make this year one of the best
for Global Awareness.

Every student should be able
to find a niche either in a basic
program, or one of the more
specialized trips. Basic programs
this year include France, Ger-
many, Hong Kong, and Mexico,
which will be conducted over
winter break. This January also
marks the return of two very
popular Global Awareness
experiences: courses in anthro-
pology and marine biology in
Peru and the Galapagos,'
respectively.

This summer, Drs. Kennedy
and Guthrie will conduct

StreetBeat

Catlin Olsen '92:

The weekday hours are fine ,
but the weekend hours are too
short. One hour isn't enough.
They're not thinking about all the
students wlm do stay on campus
on the weekend.

courses on the social history,
literature, and society of Med-
ieval England. The group will
travel to England, Wales, and
Northern France. "Medieval
England" is open to 25 students,
and 10 places are already re-
served. Applications are
available in the Global Aware-
ness office.

The low cost of $750 for the
basic trips (less than half the
entire cost) adds to the accessi-
bility of the program. The pro-
gram is open to all students, but
Global Awareness encourages
freshmen to consider it for their
sophomore year.

The basic program consists of
two parts: concepts and exper-
ience. Beginning in the fall, all
participants prepare for the up-
coming trip by attending lec-
tures. Smaller discussion groups
focus on particular locations.

Preparatory coursework gives
the students a general under-
standing of cultural differences
and comparisons. They have a
chance to look at various global
issues in addition to country-
specific concerns. Studying
these "concepts" beforehand
replaces attending classes while
staying in the country. Upon
completion of the preliminary
study ot global issues and local
concerns, each student will then
be free to venture into the

Shannon Price '91 :

/ like the hours right now , but I
wouldnt mind having an extr a 30
minutes added on f to dinner] to
extend it until 7:00.

country with the guidance of a
host family.

What lies in the future for

How to Make

News Release from Mail Call

(St. Robert, MO, Home of
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to the ears of just about everyone
who wears our country's uni-
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the M*A*S*H* reruns? Con-
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coast joined forces last Christ-
mas through a program with the
same name ("Mail Call!") and
brought smiles to more than
1 25,000 of our serv icemen and
women, many of them young
people away from home for the
first time.

"Mail Call!" combines greet-
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re-sorting all the cards and leters
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which are sent priority mail (no-
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mail!) to units and activities in
more than 40 of our 50 states as
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Laura King '90:

They don't necessarily have to
cut off the beginning [hours], but
they need to extend them until
about 7, which is when I eat at
home. It' s a shock to have to eat at
5 or 5:30 when you're used to
eating at 6:30 or 7:00.

Global Awareness? Dr. Brown
hopes that Global Awareness will
be able to offer the same basic

a Military Man

received responses from every
continent. The twin goals are to
include mail from many people
and places in each outgoing
bundle and to spread each
member's greetings as widely as
possible. While the number of
units receiving mail increased
once again last Christmas,
highlights were the addition of
an entire remote Army base and
the inclusion of 19 ships of the
Navy's fleet. We have several
large overseas units to add as
more mail becomes available.

Among Georgia participants
in the 1988 Christmas Mail
Call: ATLANTA Keri Wells
6k Alpha Phi Omega, Mu Mu
Chapter, Oglethorpe University.
COLLEGE PARK Maria
Boemker;- Rosalie Moore.
DECATUR Sandra Harbuck
& Towers High School.
DOUGLASV1LLE Beta
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ETTEVILLE Mrs. David
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Christia Holloway '91:

/ have no problem with them the
way they are , but they need to
extend the weekend hours . Six is
just too early . It's hard to get there
before they stop serving.

programs with added opportuni-
ties in Africa and the Soviet
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SMYRNA Angie Van
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And in the 1989 Valentine
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Diane Phillips; Shaw High
School. SMYRNA Jessye
Coleman Council of PTAs.

Sincere thanks to them and to
all the other wonderful folks
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program the best ever.

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Roxy Speight '93:

They need to be open later.
Dinner here is just too early for
me. If I eat at five , Vm hungry
again before I go to bed. Maybe it
would be more reasonable for them
to open later so it would allow
students to eat later.

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Charles Kuralt Delights Audience
with Stories from the Road

PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

by Katie Pattillo

On Friday, October 6, Agnes
Scott kicked off the College
Events Series with some help
from Charles Kuralt. His talk,
entitled "America Behind the
Headlines," was delightful.

Mr. Kuralt, noting that the
emphasis for this years College
Events Series was cultural
diversity, spoke on the differ-
ences contained in America,
based on his experiences on the
road.

The amusing and touching
tales ranged from a swimming pig
to a soldiers homecoming from
Vietnam. The audience laughed
and listened intently while Mr.

Kuralt told of his journeys and
spoke of the good still left in
humanity.

At the end of his talk, Mr.
Kuralt entertained questions.
The audience asked many
thought-provoking questions
which Mr. Kuralt answered with
consideration and ease. He
offered his insight on China,
Russia, and small-town U.S.A.
Mr. Kuralt encouraged vaca-
tioners to travel the back roads
to see America instead of merely
speeding down the freeways.

Mr. Kuralt noted that our
own diversity the fact that
there is a basic difference in the
way a Vermont ian and a Geor-
gian view the world and that

there is a difference in the way
people in New York and people
in Texas talk gives America a
unifying strength as well as a
delightful richness. He encour-
aged the audience to embrace,
enjoy, and explore the fact that
we are all different people.

During the question and
answer session, Mr. Kuralt also
mentioned that he was writing a
book which will be out some-
time next fall. He further hinted
that he was itching to take out
the "On The Road" bus and
travel a bit.

After the talk, Mr. Kuralt
attended a reception in his
honor and met with the
admirers who were present.

Building Bombs Documents Impact of Savannah

by Jean Wilson

Premier articles usually appear
after the event has made its
debut in local theatres. This
movie, however, has yet to open
in Atlanta. On October 20th,
Building Bombs will be commer-
cially released in Atlanta.

Building Bombs is a doc u men -
tary which investigates the
nuclear weapons industry and

explores the emot ional, social,
and environmental impact of
the Savannah River plant.
The film includes interviews
from people who live in the
towns surrounding the plant
and people who have worked
for DuPont and the Energy
Department.

The film probes coverups,
mismanagement, apathy, arid
shocking dangers to humans

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and the environment. Accord-
ing to Susan Robinson, one of
the filmmakers, footage was un-
covered showing nuclear waste
being buried in cardboard boxes.
This and other facts have
remained hidden for years. Mark
Mori and Susan Robinson made
the film in the hopes that it
would raise the consciousness of
Americans and spark some
interest and concern over
citizens 1 roles in nuclear
weaponry - bu ilding.

Although the film premieres
on October 20, students are
encouraged to attend the
student night on October 26.
During student night, there will
be an opportunity to meet other
students and exchange informa-
tion. Students are encouraged
to arrive early, to arrange
meetings or merely to discuss
possible actions. The movie will
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Glee Club Gives Birth to
an Annual Event

by Jean Wilson

In a dazzling flurry of colors
and canes, the Agnes Scott Glee
Club kicked off an annual event
on Thursday, October 5.
Although their few practices
nave been hurried and harried,
the Glee Club performed with
polish and finesse.

The familiar Broadway songs
kept the audience singing in
their seats as the Glee Club
danced and sang. The soloists,
who should be commended tor
not losing their voices, added a
touch of class to the perform-
ance. Both Lauri White's
version of "If 1 Loved You" and
Amy Higgins's version of "Speak

Low" were touching and
beautiful. Chrissie Lewandow-
ski's torch song, "The Saga of
jenny,* 1 was delightful. Cathy
Pitney and Sally MacEwen were
entertaining in their version of
"Lollytoodum".

Gerald O. Whittington also
displayed his beautiful voice.
His rich tones were a wonderful
contrast to the Glee Club's
backing vocals during the solos
he performed.

David D'Ambrosio and
Donnie Smith provided the
music, Jim Ray-James choreo-
graphed, and Rowena Renn
directed the performance which
started a tradition of "music in
the dell."

Rain Fails to Ruin Street Dance
as Students Take it Inside

by Kim Mai.i-.ski

Rain couldn't dampen the
spirits of the students in the
Alston Student Center Friday,
September 29. Agnes Scott
students and men from the
Atlanta area swayed to the
music of the Medicine Men at
the annual street dance.

Although, due to rain, the
dance was moved inside the
Alston Center, the spirit of the
party was not diminished. The
crowd, though small at first,
moved to the dance floor as soon
as the band began to play. The

floor soon became crowded.

As the evening progressed, the
crowd grew and the Medicine
Men lived up to their reputation
as a successful college band. The
band blasted out all of the college
favorites. They played songs from
R.E.M., Modem English, and the
Rolling Stones. The combined
energy of the band and the crowd
kept the student center steamy.

Even though the weather
would not permit the annual
street dance to be held in our
newly regained quad, the Medi-
cine Men drew a crowd and kept
them dancing.

Page 10 THE PROFILE Friday, Ocotber 13, 1989

Stylish Little Shop of Horrors Supercedes Film Version

by Angie Tackier

Are you suffering from post-
mid-term blues? Do you need to
release the tension caused by
those four papers you had to
write last week I

If you answered "yes" to any of
these questions, check out the

Decatur Neighborhood Play-
house's production of Little Shop
of Horrors. The offbeat macabre
musical comedy is better live
than it was on film, and the
Playhouse performs the work
with style.

The cast of Little Shop of
Horrors is exceptional. Jeff

McKerley wonderfully performs
Seymour, the clumsy nerd who
invents a new strain of plant.
From the nervous hand gestures
to the slightly askew clothing
and cracking timid voice,
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This production is well worth
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ber 4, Thursdays through
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special Halloween shows on
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satirical comedy is one you don't
want to miss.

Clyde Tipton Performs with
Energy and Emotion

by Jean Wilson

On Monday night, September
25, the beautiful tones of Clyde
Tipton's voice echoed through-
out Presser Hall. Mr. Tipton
performed classical, spiritual, and
original works.

His original works, poems
written by Alice Walker set to
music, were interesting arid
inspiring. Mr. Tipton explained
that he attempted to match the
music to the words of the poem
and the emotions which the
poem evoked. The poems he put
to music were "Love is not
concerned, " "Torture," "We

Alone," and "Wastchu".

Also a high point in the
recital were the spirituals which
Mr. Tipton had arranged him-
self. He sang "My Lord What A
Morning," "Deep River," and
"Roll Jordan Roll" during this
arrangement. The rich depth of
his voice complimented the
messages in these songs.

Accompanying Mr. Tipton
were Sue Speir, pianist, and
Elizabeth Morgan, percussion.
The evening was an enjoyable
one. Many m the audience, as
well <is Mr. Tipton himself,

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EXHIBITS

The High Museum ot Art,
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Currently Showing:

"BarryieVa: 1966-1988"
through October 29.

"Art At The Edge: Ida
Applehroog" through October
29.

"Land Ot The Deepest Shade:
Photographs Of The South by
John MeWilliams" through
January 7.

The High Museum of Art, at
Georgia Pacific Center,
1 33 Peacht ree Street, N.E.
Currently Showing:

"Quilt National '87: Fiber
Expressions" through November
3.

The Atlanta College Ot Art,
Woodruff Arts Center, 1280
Peachtree Street, N.E.

Show ing Beginning Novem-
ber 5:

"I Dream A World: Portraits
Of Black Women Who
Changed America": For
information contact Libby Mohr
at 8984165:

PLAYS

Horizon Theatre Company,
Euclid and Austin Avenues in

Little Five Points is currently
performing:

Shakin the Mess Outta Misery :
Wednesday through Saturday 8
p.m., Sundays 5 p.m. Cost is
$6.00 for students. Ends
October 28.

Academy Theatre, Fourteenth
and Juniper Streets is currently
performing:

The Crucible: Wednesday
through Friday 8 p.m., Saturdays
5 and 8:30 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m.
Studentdiscount tickets are
available. Ends October 15.

Toe Dancers: a scheduled
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The Antioch: previews
October 23 and 24 at 8:00 p.m.
and opens November 2, running
through November 26.

Previews and Thursday
performances will be followed by
discussions. Previews are $.99
and regular tickets are $5.00.

The Alliance Theatre,
Woodruff Arts Center, 1280
Peachtree St. N.E. is currently
performing:

Southern Cross: Tuesday
through Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday
7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday
matinee 2:30 p.m. Rush tickets
available tor $9.50. Ends
October 28.

MUSIC

Cannon Chapel at Emory:
Christine Lavin, a rising folk
star, will perform at 8:1 5 p.m. on
Friday, October 20 Tickets are
$12 at the door and $10 advance
at Wax 'N Facts or Wuxtry.

Symphony Hall:

George Winston will be per-
forming Thursday, October 25
and 26 at 8:00 p.m. Reserved
seats are $18.50 at Turtle's or

the Woodruff Arts Center Box
Office or other SEATS outlets.
Mr. Winston invites coneertgo-
ers to join him in supporting the
Atlanta Community Food Bank
by bringing cans of food to be
collected at the concert.

MISCELLANEOUS

Atlanta Historical Society,
3101 Andrews Drive, North-
west.

Exhibiting: "Gone With The
Wind: The Facts About The
Fiction," through June 1990.
For information call 261 A 837.

Fembank Science Center,
156 Heaton Park Drive, N.E.
October 20, "Wish Upon A
Pumpkin," a planetarium show
for children, October 20, 24 -
27, and 31 at 6:30 p.m. and
October 21, 22, 28, and 29 at
1:30 p.m. Admission is $.50.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center, 980 Briarcliff Road, N.E.
October 1 5 3:00 p.m., Cab
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October 20, 10 a.m. through 5
p.m. Gallery opening

Lynda Greer, "Home Light,"
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The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Volume 76, Issue 4

November 3, 1989

AGNES

SCOTT

Anti- Apartheid Week Promotes Awareness on Campus

by Renee L. Dennis

October 15-21 was National
Anti-Apartheid Week, and
Agnes Scott held several
activities in its observance. The
week is used on campuses across
the country to make people
more aware of apartheid, the
system of legal racial segregation

and discrimination in South
Africa.

On Sunday, October 1 5,
several students went to a local
theatre to see the movie A Dry
White Season. The recently
released movie is about the
Soweto uprising of the 1970s
and describes how the brutality
of the apartheid system wrecks

the complacency of one
Afrikaner.

Wendy Watson '92, one of
the students who attended the
film showing, said she thought
the film (which has received
mostly critical acclaim) was very
good. Watson particulary liked
the performance of Marlon
Brando, who plays an anti-

Dallin Brings Students Closer To "The
Gorbachev Reforms: Problems and Prospects

by Susan Adams

Alexander Dallin, Professor
of Soviet History and Political
Science at Stanford University,
lectured at Agnes Scott
October 11 and 12.

The series of lectures entitled
"The Gorbachev Reforms:
Problems and Prospects," was
attended by various history and
political science classes. One

evening lecture was also set aside
for the public.

Dallin, whose visit was
sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa
Visiting Scholar Program, is
Director of the Center for
Russian and East European
Studies at Stanford. He is the
author and editor of several
books dealing with various
aspects of the Soviet Union.

Subjects Dallin has dealt with

include Soviet history and
foreign policy. While at Agnes
Scott, he also spoke on the
multinationality of the Soviet
Union and its past.

Dallin's lectures brought the
Soviet Union closer to students.
Willing to answer questions and
having dined with students and
faculty, Dallin proved to be an
interesting and informative
speaker.

apartheid lawyer in the film.

The following day, political
science professor Cathy Scott
held a discussion session about
apartheid in the faculty/staff
dining room. She began her talk
by discussing events that have
taken place in South Africa
during the past month.

One of these main events was
the election of Frederik W.
deKlerk as president of South
Africa. He succeeded P.W.
Botha, who resigned in Septem-
ber.

The second significant event
to take place in that nation was
the release of eight prominent
African National Congress
activists, most of whom had
been imprisoned in the 1960s
and are now in their sixties and
seventies.

Dr. Scott mentioned that
many anti-apartheid leaders in
South Africa, including Angli-
can Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
will not be satisfied with deKlerk
until apartheid is dismantled,
though deKlerk is considered by
many political observers to be
"liberal" regarding reforms in
South Africa.

Scott then began to discuss
the roots of apartheid. In the
1600s, British and Dutch settlers
began aniving in what is now
South Africa. The Europeans
started to push the Africans off
their own lands and assumed
power. Racial discrimination
against blacks gradually appeared
in the following decades and
became legal in the 19th
century.

Frictions grew between the
competing British and Dutch
peoples, leading to the Boer

War, which lasted from 1899 to
1902. In that war, British forces
defeated the Boers (Dutch
settlers), many of whom died of
starvation and disease in
concentration camps. The
British then enforced and
implemented more discrimina-
tory laws against blacks.

Since then, Scott told
students, the Afrikaners have
been adamant in their refusal to
dismantle apartheid. They see
themselves as being attacked
unfairly by the rest of the world
and believe they can isolate
themselves from criticism
against apartheid.

Many Afrikaners, like many
British, feel that because their
families have been in South
Africa for generations, it is "their
country."

Apartheid became an official
element in the South African
government with the election of
the National Party in 1948.
Apartheid is now so entrenched
in South African society that it
decides the lifetime opportuni-
ties of people by their race.

A white child, for example,
has a better chance of receiving
a good education and going to
college than a black child, since
the government spends more
money on education for white
children than it does for black
children. Black children receive
an inferior education in the
country's education system,
Scott emphasized.

It was in opposition to this
flagrant inequality that a push
for the removal of apartheid
began in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Sharpeville Massacre of

(continued on page 5)

Inside

Editorials

Well-presented argument disturbs pro-lifer

Page 3

News

Documentary exposes nuclear waste mismanagement

Page 4

Arts and Entertainment

Artists explore depths of tourist past-time

Page 9

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, November 3, 1989

fwrromAtnsi

The Forum

When There's No Room
In The Inn

It's about damn time.

International students will no longer be thrown
on the streets of downtown Decatur for the
duration of the jolly holiday season. Thanks to
the hard work of the new international rep on
Rep Council, the council itself/ and the Alumnae
Office, the sad state affairs for international
students has been reckoned the oversight of the
administration has been rectified.

This year international students won't have to
deal with outrageous plane fares, expensive exten-
sive hotel stays, or distressing impositions (imag-
ine celebrating Christmas as a Muslim). They
can spend a month in the Alumnae House at a
very reasonable cost, $5.00 a day, continental
breakfast included with friends.

While there will only be room for twelve stu-
dents in the house, Dean Hudson is optimistic
that there will be enough room. And for those
students who cannot get a room in inn, no
stables! The Alumnae Office will work with
these students to ensure a bonny break.

Rep may not be able to get us homecooked
meals from the dining hall (although edible ones
would be nice), but thank the one who created us
that our students reps are representing the stu-
dents and actively taking a role on campus. (Take
a look at the Student Association at the Univer-
sity of Georgia; their senators can't even decide
between elected duty and personal interests,
much less topics of campus concern.)

Of course there will be glitches come December
20th, but at least we're taking steps to keep the
international students off the street. Now maybe
they can enjoy the holidays as much as the rest of

Public Safety News

In the September 29th issue of
The Profile, we described an
armed robbery which occurred on
South Candler Street on Septem-
ber 19, 1989. Three suspects in
the robbery one ;i juvenile

have been arrested by (the
Decatur Police Department. The
suspects were all in custody by
October 24, 1989.

On a different note we want to
review the Department of Public
Safety's escort policy. Escorts are
provided to students ,i safety
measure, not as a substitute for
calling a cab. After dark, escorts
tor less than three students are
provided to and from the Decatur
MART A station, to and from
outlying campus parking lots, and
around the campus. Three or
more students, or one or two
students with a male companion,
provide their own security as a

group.

Students should never hesitate
to ask for an escort. However, be
aware that occasionally you may
have to wait a few minutes if all
officers and/or vehicles are tied
up on other calls. We will get to
you as soon as possible. If you
have to wait more than fifteen
minutes call the office back to
check on your escort.

The only other type of escort
provided is tor Student Health
Sendees and must be coordinated
through that office.

The department also provides
a taxi fund for students who get
stranded oft campus but don't
have the money to get a cab back
to the College. We have money
in the office which you may
borrow to pay for your cab, but
you are asked to please pay it
back as soon as possible.

yet anothtR WesTern iPea

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COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE

Time Traveler

Make A Difference-But Only If You Try

by Elizabeth Peryam

"To be willing to march into
hell for a heavenly cause..." from
Man of La Mancha Wasserman/
Darion

If I could give you a gift
through these words that I write,
it would be the courage to stand
up and speak out against social
injustice. The world is full of it
and even in this wonderful
country of ours, there is still
much that is wrong, much to be
changed, many people suffering
needlessly.

In the 1960s we demon-
strated for civil rights, for ending
the Viet Nam war, for women's
rights, for nuclear disarmament
and other glorious ideals. All
the while I marched and yelled,
my father grumbled at me, "You
can't change the world."

But he was wrong. Enough
people with enough courage,
determination and dedication
who band together can accom-
plish the most amazing things.
I"ve seen it with my very own

eyes. We changed the laws
which discriminated against
black people and women and we
did, finally, stop the war.

But the world can be changed
by one woman alone, too.
Frances Pauley, Class of '32, is
one of my heroes. Not an
elected official, she hangs out
anyway in the Georgia General
Assembly advising lawmakers of
the need for more humane laws,
when they seem to hear the calls
of greed and power louder than
the cries of human suffering.

It takes great strength of will
for her to stay, unwanted and
uninvited, in the epicenter of
Georgia's political power. But
she does it because her con-
science insists that someone
must be there to speak our on
behalf of the poor and the
helpless.

Following through on your
convictions can be very scary,
especially when you disagree
with your parents, the govern-
ment,.and other authority
figures. I never marched against

the war without the tear that
some right-wing hawk might go
berserk and gun me down, as
they did at Kent State.

Your mouth gets dry some-
times and your knees go weak.
Your heart pounds in your throat
like a big bass drum. But believe
me, there is no high in the world
like the adrenalin high you get
when you dream the impossible
dream and then walk and talk
and work to make it happen.

Thank God tor this country
and tor the First Amendment to
the Constitution which guaran-
tees "the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a
redress ot grievances."

People who say you can't
change the world don't even try.
That's why they can't cliaftge it
But we have changed it: Frances
Pauley, the funny flower chil-
dren of the 60's, and me. You
can do it, too.

But chances are you can'l
change your dad. I never could
manage that.

THE PROFILE

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

The Profile is published biweekly throughout the academic year. The views
expressed in the editorial section are those of the author and do not necessarily
represent the views of the student body, faculty, or administration.

AGNES
SCOTT

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Associate Editor Michelle Roberts
Copy Editor Kristin Lemmerman
News Editors Laura Shaeffer,
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Friday, November 3, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 3

Letters To The Editor

Students Control
Their Own Destinies

Dear Editor:

I would like to take exception
to the October 13 Profile when
Dr. Robert J. Kriegel classifies "a
grade a prof will give [you]"
under "things we worry about
that we cannot control." I am
disturbed that a professional like
Dr. Kriegel would even inadver-
tently perpetrate the idea that
we "profs" are sadists bent on
ruining your lives through our
assignments and grades. I can
bear personal witness that we
work hard 1 might even say
agonize over being fair.

Assessing student work is not
an easy task and involves many
factors: should we give credit for
a sense of the material when a
student does not have the
details? was the exam too long?
did she lose time because of a
fire drill? We must also be aware
of what grades have been given
for the same performance in past
classes and what is the ideal
performance. There are so many
factors it is no wonder that some
grades appear arbitrary, but we
do strive to be certain that the
grade reflects both the quality
and the effort in the work done.

Dr. Kriegel is right; there are
many things beyond an individ-
ual's control. But we "profs" try
very hard to make sure that the
student, and only she, controls
the grade she gets by completing
her assignments, reading the
directions, and giving her work

by Melissa Wallace

A miracle happened in my life
today. 1 had five minutes to just
sit. No tests to worry about, no
papers due, no job to run off to,
and no meeting to be late for.
Nothing. So I sat, looked out
the window, and wondered how
it ever came to be October 27,
1989 without my realizing it.

Time is a marvelous thing. It
is lost before we are able to
acknowledge its presence. We
fill our lives with allotments of
time. Squares of minutes and
hours which dictate when we
eat, relax, work, bathe, and on
and on. In the fervor of
organizing time, those activities
which are unable to be allotted
to a specific minute seem to be
occurring less and less often in
my day: spending time with
people, writing letters, helping a
friend with a problem.

Time is an entity of which we
should be jealous. How many of

all the effort she can.

Sincerely,

Sally MacEwen
Associate Professor
Classics

Mud Slinging and
Name-Calling

Dear Editor:

I am writing as a concerned
member of the Agnes Scott
community about a certain style
of reporting I have noticed in
The Profile recently. It seems
that as often as people say that
there will be no further antago-
nism between differing sides of
the abortion issue, that mud is
still being slung. Out of the first
four articles I read in last week's
Profile as far as I could get
before I had to stop to write this
letter two of them were
written from very biased
viewpoints on the issue, and,
frankly, I was infuriated. I will
grant that one of these articles
was a column-type essay, but the
other was the report of an event
on campus which I attended and
which was not presented with
fairness to both sides. This
article, at least, ought to have
been void of such name-calling
and demeaning phraseology
which I felt sharply. This kind of
journalism would not have been
found in any professional
newspaper, and it upsets me that
our "Independent Student
Newspaper" would resort to such
tactics.

us have enough of it? I think
I've been lucky. This is the first
year I have actually had to
organize the hours of the day. I
even purchased a new pocket
calendar exclusively for this
purpose. In essence, I spent time
and approximately $3.95 in
order to organize time. This has
led me to ponder a question.
What is important enough for
me to spend my time on? After
all, I don't want to waste a most
precious commodity.

The answer was, amazingly
enough, rather simple. Spend
time on the things that last. A
wonderful professor, Dr. Copple,
once commented, "If you must
decide between studying for a
test or helping a friend in true
need, flunk the test." During the
next few weeks, as the semester
hurries toward completion, our
time will more than double in
value. Just imagine (all you
econ majors) if it were a
commodity on the market!

One of the strongest assur-
ances that I got at the recent
SGA meeting was that both
sides of the abortion issue would
refrain from such antagonism.
The parenthetical comments,
and even blatant expressions of
dislike for holders of different
beliefs, certainly shows me that
some of the things said at the
meeting were obviously not
intended to go beyond the walls
of the room in which they were
said. May we grow up and have
some respect for each other?

Sincerely,

Noelle Fleming

Judge Not, Lest
You Be Judged

Dear Time Traveler,

I was disturbed and offended
by the extreme and unjustified
statements in both your Profile
articles, "Recognize the Similari-
ties, Laugh at the Differences"
and "The War Between the
Sexes."

In "Recognizing the Similari-
ties," you criticize what you
disdainfully term "conventional
Christian organizations" for
trying to "hammer" God into a
mold. I agree with Mark Twain
that growth of the human spirit
should not be stifled by blind
loyalty to petrified opinion. But
when "new thinking" in the
Christian faith by "unconven-
tional Christian organizations"
includes worshipping human
spiritual cult leaders such as a

Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us that "For
every thing there is a season, and
a time for every matter under
heaven." I read this verse
whenever I need assurance that
my eternity will not be spent
trying to understand statistical
computations. Our education is
important, but it is even more
valuable when it includes the
moments we share with our
friends, our hallmates, and our
community. Convocations, long
conversations at dinner, talking
with a hallmate who is finding it
difficult to share a room all of
these are valuable moments of
time that will endure past today,
next month, or this semester's
grade report. Noticing each
other's needs and taking the
time to minister to them is not
something we can schedule into
our lives, but with God's help it
can be accomplished along with
our academics so that we all
experience the moments which
are truly important.

Sun God or Goddess who may
even advocate mass suicide, or
stealing money from the poor to
feed the rich as many T.V.
evangelists do, I'll stick with the
practices of "conventional
Christian organizations." In my
experience they are more
flexible and open-minded than
your article suggests.

Furthermore, you stereotype
another group of Christians:
those who have just found
Christ. You again offensively
term them "Just- Born- Again
Christians." Every Christian
must start somewhere. Christi-
anity is not an exclusive clique,
as you imply, whose only
members are those who have
known and loved God all their
lives. If that were true, Christi-
anity would have died out long
ago. Do you have evidence for
your claim that "it takes years for
those people" to get to the New
Testament? How many Chris-
tians do you know who fit this
category? On the contrary,
people who have just become a
part of the body of Christ are
directed, by other Christians, to
Christ's teachings in the New
Testament first. Some of the
most powerful Christian leaders,
such as the writer C. S. Lewis,
were once atheists. You claim
that these so-called "just-born -
again Christians" force us to bear
unwanted children, substitute
fear for faith, and "wreak havoc
on the psyches of their children
and on the laws of this nation."
This claim is also unjustified.
You need to clarify whom you
are referring to and state your
evidence.

"Judge not lest you be judged."
You quote this in your article,
though the article itself is
extremely judgmental, full of
labels and assumptions which
you have no right to present as
truth to your readers.

Your article, "The War
Between the Sexes," contains
similar unjustified and unbiased
claims. You assert (wrongly)
that "conventional Christian
organizations" teach that God is
exclusively male. Some
churches may, but those are
certainly rare in the late 1900s.
I've been surrounded by and
involved in the Presbyterian and
other "conventional Christian
organizations" all my life. I have
never heard that God loves only
male humans! In my experi-
ence, no Christian is required to
refer to or think of God as one
sex or another. If you've been to
Vespers you know that Chaplain
Dunson does not call God
"Him."

Aside from the religious
insinuations, there are other
false generalizations in "The
War Between the Sexes." The

first two paragraphs make a good
point. Outlawing abortion would
create more problems than it
would solve. Abortion would
continue in the back alleys. But
then you write that most of the
"No-Choice" (i.e. Pro-Life)
advocates are men of the "keep
them barefoot and pregnant"
variety. This is a popular miscon-
ception, and it would make the
claim that abortion is a war
between the sexes easier to justify.
But in fact there are as many
women as men against abortion.

Molly Yard of NOW may
disagree, but I doubt that anyone
in. this country will ever be able to
make women a slave class "ripe for
oppression and exploitation."
Abortion or no abortion, this idea
is absurd. Women will fight
against sexism long after the
abortion issue has been solved. Or
perhaps the abortion war will still
rage after sex discrimination is a
thing of the past.

In the future, please make your
articles more objective, and back
your statements with solid
evidence for the benefit of your
readers.

Sincerely,
Amy Price

Can We Learn To
Accept Differences?

Dear Editor:

I am writing in response to your
13 October article describing the
approval of the GARAL
constitution. The issue of abor-
tion is still very much alive after
the Supreme Court decision this
July in the Webster case.

I am very much aware of the
divisiveness caused by the issue of
racial relations last spring. I am
also aware of several members of
Rep Council who fear that an
ASC chapter of GARAL wilt
further that divisiveness. How-
ever, we must learn to accept our
differences and live together even
if we do not all share exactly the
same views. As a GARAL
member, I can assert that we are
not out to change anyone's mind.
We merely want a forum in which
we can educate and activate.

Also, in response to Candy
Woodward's comments that "one
group would be more represented
than the other," GARAL is in no
way attempting to restrict the
views of the right-to-life move-
ment. If a right-to-life group
decides to form, there is more than
enough room on this campus for us
to live together in peace. Stating
and activating your views does not
have to be a dividing force, but
rather an educating one.

Respectfully submitted,
Molly Simmons

Just a Minute of Your Time*..

"Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, November 3, 1989

Building Bombs Explores the Detriments of Dumping Wastes

by Beth Blaney

On October 26, 1989, students
from Agnes Scott College,
Emory, Georgia Tech, and other
metropolitan Atlanta area
colleges gathered at the Tower
Place Theater in Buckhead for
the final showing of the docu-
mentary Building Bombs.

This film by Susan Robinson
and Mark Mori exposes the
detrimental effects of nuclear
production at the Savannah
River Plant (SRP) for the
environment and public health.
The location of this plant in
Aiken, South Carolina is only a
little over one hundred miles
away from Atlanta, thus creating
much concern for Georgians as
well as South Carolinians.

Former employees of the SRP
were interviewed for this film
and have revealed some shocking
facts regarding the government's
ineffective management of the
plant, especially in handling
hazardous wastes. This has
become an issue of utmost
concern for local residents and
many environmental activists.

Highly radioactive waste from
the SRP is treated in the same
manner as municipal waste in
that it is placed in cardboard
boxes, buried in a land fill, and
then covered with soil.

Much of what is dumped in
municipal waste land fills is
biodegradeable. Unfortunately,

this is not the case with nuclear
waste. Not only have traces of
the highly carcenogenic toxin
tridium been located in the
Savannah River, but it may also
have infected the Tuscaloosa
Aquifer, an underground body
of water which passes through
sections of North and South
Carolina, Georgia, and Ala-
bama.

This aquifer is a primary
source of drinking water for the
Southeast. Furthermore, local
residents of Aiken and neigh-
boring towns are experiencing
an abnormally high rate of
cancer-related deaths.

Several environmentalist
organizations are protesting
against ineffective management
at the SRP and the ecological
hazards which have resulted.

Support for Building Bombs
has been derived from various
public figures as well. Michael
Stipe, lead singer for the band
R.E.M., and actress Susan
Sarandon are two who have
vocalized their support for the
promotion of public awareness
concerning environmental
issues. Others are working
together to free the air and
water of toxins and discontinue
the production of nuclear
weapons.

Joy Howard '91, and the
members of GA1A and Waging
Peace, arranged carpools from
Agnes Scott to the theater.

Black Cat '89 Sparks a Few Surprises

by Mary Frances Kerr

The week of October 8-14
confirmed the Agnes Scott
tradition of Black Cat for
upperclass students and the
campus community.

It also served to fully integrate
all new students to the experi-
ence of Black Cat through the
events, ranging from decorating
the campus to the junior class
production/class song competi-
tion on Friday.

Officially, Black Cat week
serves as the culmination of
orientation for the first year
students, but for old and new
alike, it is a celebration of our
sisterhood.

The competitive aspect of this
sisterhood was the basis for
awarding the prestigous "Black
Kitty." The judging criteria, as
determined by Mortar Board,
was based on sister class song
presentation, class games, class
decorations, and the percentage
of each class that participated in
Black Cat festivities.

A very deserv ing senior class
took top honors as Class
President Katie Patillo accepted

the hotly contested "Black
Kitty." A surprise second went
to the freshmen (an ASC first),
juniors captured third place,
and sophomores took fourth to
round out the competition.

The junior class production
followed, modelled after the
Oscars and Emmy award
programs. In the production,
the class of '91 gave their
version of what life at Agnes
Scott is really like. Their good
natured sting was felt by many,
including such notables as
Mollie Merrick and President
Schmidt.

The grand finale of the
whole week was the Black Cat
formal held Saturday night at
the Perimeter Center Marriott.
Social Council was responsible
for organizing the formal, from
hotel and band contracting to
glassware design. Social
Council vice president Kim
Lamkin '90 testified to the
effort involved, stating that
Social Council members
literally "lived Black Cat for the
two weeks prior to the event."

The evening was a resound-
ing success, but a bit different

from past years in location (it
was not held downtown as it
has been traditionally) and in
attendance (there was a huge
student turnout). Lamkin
pointed out that a downtown
location was not chosen due to
the greater expense posed by
downtown hotels to both Social
Council and students. She also
mentioned the general confu-
sion of downtown Atlanta as a
factor.

Most noteworthy, however,
was the record number of
students attending. This year's
was a sellout crowd (another
ASC first) of over 500 students
and their dates, compared to a
normal crowd of about 350.
Despite the sellout, all students
who came were able to get in,
due to the cooperation of the
Marriott, as well as the expert
handling of Social Council
president Allena Bowen.

Lamkin credited the huge
turnout to the freshman class,
in part due to their size, but also
to "the energy the class has put
into everything so far ... their
enthusiasm has rubbed off on
the rest of the campus."

Career Corner

by Adriane Creety

Mark your calendar now and plan to participate in the
extern program January 16-19.

This week-long program, sponsored by Career Planning &
Placement, is scheduled just prior to the beginning of spring
semester. An externship is an excellent way to obtain an in-
depth view of a specific career, and possibly gain some hands-on
experience.

During the week of the externship, you can profit in many
ways. Participants will be working and spending time with a
professional in a career field of their choice, while at the same
time gaining an up-close, realistic view of that job with its
challenges and demands.

A few possibilities for externships are: spending a week
with an ASC alumna who is the Collections Management
Chief of the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.; working in
immigration and customs law with a female attorney in Atlanta;
experimenting with plant molecular biology with a senior
research technician at Washington University School of
Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri; or, for those interested in
seeking an MBA, spending a week with an ASC alumna in her
second year of the MBA program at the Amos Tuck School of
Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

Check your box for a complete list of externships avail-
able this year. All students are encouraged to participate in this
program. You may be fortunate enough, as some students have
been in the past, to receive a job offer as a result of your
externship, but whether or not you do, the experience will be
worthwhile.

Remember to check for CP&P announcements in the
Campus Connection and on the bulletin boards in the Dining
Hall and Buttrick.

Friday, November 3, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 5

Profs and Students Examine the Value of Women's Studies

by Michelle Roberts

Women's studies is far from a
limited subject; after all, women
make up half the human
population.

Although progress has been
made in the field three Agnes
Scott students include women's
studies in their self-designed
majors there is still contro-
versy concerning the validity of
a program in women's studies.

On October 9, Students for
Feminist Awareness sponsored
an informal discussion with
seven faculty members who
offered their assessment of the
importance of women's studies
to their respective fields.

Christine Cozzens, the newly-
appointed Director of Women's
Studies, told how, in her
graduate research on the
historical novel, she made the
discovery that the most interest-
ing and important literary

innovations of the eighteenth
century were those made by
women.

She feels that the study of
women's contributions is "our
culture, our history ... it's in
every field and has gone
unnoticed." She pointed out
that women's studies "hasn't
received the attention it
deserves," and will not receive
it "until we stop feeling we have
to bring it out of the closet."

Sociology professor Bonita
Berry also emphasized the need
for women's studies to be
integrated into education. She
said that "when it includes
everybody in our world,
women's studies will be people's
studies."

Donna Sadler urged the need
for synthesis in her field: "We
need to look at the history of
art in a more interdisciplinary
way," rather than seeing it as
"the female canon and the male

canon duking it out."

Alice Cunningham, confess-
ing to be a conservative member
of the chemistry department,
stressed the role women's studies
can play in "getting women into
the science fields. The only way
to deal with the crisis in scien-
tific personnel in the '90s is for
women and minorities to choose
these fields."

She cited "the fallacy we have
built into our system" which
discourages women from the
male-dominated areas of math
and science as one which is
unique to our culture: "I have a
personal interest in developing
women's sensitivity and elimi-
nating this sociological block."

The field of economics, which
is "often lumped with science,"
according to Rosemary Cun-
ningham, experiences similar
difficulties. Cunningham
mentioned issues which are
crucial to women including low

wages, occupational segregation,
and the feminization of poverty,
and raised the question, "Do
women lower the value of a
profession?" She used the
example of veterinary schools
which now enroll mostly
women, while wages in the field
of veterinary medicine have not
increased.

Ingrid Weishofer of the
German department stressed the
importance of women's writings
to any foreign language study.
"How do women in East
Germany portray fictional
characters compared to West
Gennan women authors?" she
asked; the contrast between
women authors themselves and
between women characters is
essential to a real understanding
of another culture.

John Carey stated that in the
field of religion, "Women's
studies has had a revolutionary
impact on the Judeo-Christian

tradition and on other religions."
Female theologians are research-
ing "the masculinity of Christi-
anity," trying to understand why
it has remained a patriarchal
system. In search of alternatives,
Carey explained that many
women have turned to the
goddess heritage, which consists
of "matriarchal structures with
completely different value
systems."

After each faculty member
spoke briefly, students expressed
their concerns, including the
need for more openly homosex-
ual professors on campus and the
frustration caused by the non-
acceptance of women's studies as
a discipline. One student asked,
"What about classes in which
professors do not bring women
theorists into play?" Alice
Cunningham concluded that
"What we need is a good strong
course in women's studies for the
professors."

Social Council Depicts the High Price of Alcoholism

by Kate Simpkins

At convocation on October
18, Agnes Scott participated for
the third year in Collegiate
Alcohol Awareness Week.

As part of this week, Social
Council coordinator Karen
Green and several members of
Social Council presented a skit
which portrayed a typical night
out, involving excessive
drinking, and which ended

(continued from page I )
1962, which involved the
shooting deaths of over 60
unarmed demonstrators by
police in the black township of
Sharpeville, began a government
crackdown on anti-apartheid
activity in the country.

International attention was
focused on South African
apartheid in 1976 with the
Soweto uprising, and in the mid-
1980s.

Scott mentioned that a state
of emergency was declared in
1985 after numerous protests.
These protests would start out
peacefully and end with many
deaths because the police would
attack the demonstrators with
tear gas and shoot them.

In the same year, Scott said,
the "pass laws" were abolished.
These laws required that blacks
carry passbooks with them
wherever they went. This
allowed officials to identify who
they were if they were caught in

tragically in a drunk driving
accident.

April Cornish stated that
"one-half of all difficulties
among students stem from
alcohol abuse." With this and
other startling statistics, April
helped to point out the often-
devastating effects of alcohol
and alcohol-related accidents."

Allena Bowen, president of
Social Council, asked, "Is it
worth the price ?" Knowing that

a white area after legal hours.

Many anti-apartheid activists,
according to Scott, didn't take
this event and similar ones
seriously because they felt that
the government was reacting to
condemnation of apartheid and
were not willing to dismantle it.

She then began to discuss the
move to place economic
sanctions on South Africa,
forcing the government to
dismantle apartheid. She said
she believes that economic
sanctions are the best way to
force the South African govern-
ment to end apartheid.

Sanctioning involves refusing
to send any form of assistance to
South Africa, whether military
or financial. Sanctions, she said,
have weakened South Africa's
economy, and have worked
despite the opposition of those
who feel otherwise.

One of those who did feel
otherwise was former U.S.
President Ronald Reagan, who

the toll that drunk driving takes
is often almost certain injury or
death, the few people present
joined in this pledge:

1 . ) To not pressure any of my
friends to drink.

2. ) To respect the rights of
my friends when they say NO.

3. ) To not allow my friends
to drive drunk.

4. ) To support and seek
assistance for any friend who has
a drinking problem.

implemented a policy of
"constructive engagement,"
which involves working within
the South African government
to force it to dismantle apartheid
instead of using sanctions. Scott
said that constructive engage-
ment does not really work.

Scott also countered polls of
South African blacks which say
that they oppose sanctions
because they will be hurt by
them. Because these polls are
used by opponents to economic
sanctions against South Africa
to justify their positions, they
may be conducted by people
who support the government,
she said. Scott concluded that
these polls are therefore unreli-
able.

The goal of National Anti-
Apartheid Week is to make
more students aware of the
atrocious acts of apartheid, in
the hopes of initiating ideas and
actions to end this oppressive
governmental system.

5.) To be responsible and
aware of the use of alcohol as it
pertains to the Honor System.

by Angie Tacker

Agnes Scott was inundated
with roughly 130 high school
seniors and juniors when the
admissions office presented its
annual "Great Scott!" weekend
for prospective students and their
parents October 26-27.

The purpose of "Great Scott!"
is to give students "an idea of
what Agnes Scott is like," said
Jennifer Cooper-Martin of
Admissions. The prospectives
were treated to a rigourous
schedule of events, including
seminars on financial aid and the
Global Awareness program,
activities fairs for both academics
and student organizations, a class
visit, a choice of a trip to Under-
ground Atlanta or a performance
of "War Brides," a campus tour,
and meals in the dining hall.
Their day ended Friday with
interviews for scholarships.

The biggest disappointment
expressed by both prospectives

As Allena said, '"Good times
can be had without excessive
drinking."

and parents was accomodations.
The prospectives were assigned
rooms in the eternally"being
renovated" Winship. "Most of
us wanted to stay with current
students," said Natalie Walker, a
junior from Smyrna, Georgia.

"The rooms at Winship would
make me think twice about
letting my daughter live here,"
added a Marietta, Georgia,
mother, who later took her
daughter on a tour of Walters.
"There was no way for her to
really get a feel for life at any
college when all the prospectives
are grouped together."

Cooper-Martin also expressed
disappointment that the
prospectives could not be housed
in occupied dorms, but the large
number expected made that
impossible. She did, however,
extend an open invitation to any
student who would like to host a
prospective for the upcoming
Leadership and Scholars
weekends.

Social Council Presents
Crush Party
Tonight in the Alston Center

Anti-Aparthied Week Promotes Awareness

"Great Scott!" A Success
Despite Accomodations

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Sets Forth Example for Other Nations

West Germany Provides Progressive Legislation for Women

by Sandee McGlaun

On Thursday, October 5th,
Dr. Hanna Schoepp-Schilling of
Bonn, West Germany, spoke to
a group of several classes on the
situation of women in the
Federal Republic of Germany.

Dr. Schoepp-Schilling works
for the Federal Ministry of
Women's Affairs, a governmen-
tal department specifically
concerned with the rights of
women. She had just attended a
conference in South Carolina,
and graciously agreed to come to
Agnes Scott to speak to the
cross-cultural psychology,
women's studies, and German
classes.

Dr. Schoepp-Schilling
addressed two aspects of the
situation of women in West
Germany, the first of which was
how women are combining

careers with tamilies.

The German government is
far ahead of the United States in
their support ot the working
mother. Several pieces of
important legislation have been
passed within the last decade
which are intended to ease the
stress of women who desire both
a career and a family.

For example, West Germany
has government-run day care for
eighty percent of three- to six-
year olds. Mothers or fathers are
allowed "parental leave" up to
fifteen months after the birth of
a child. They are guaranteed a
job if they return within the
alloted time.

In addition, the government
pays a 600 DM (roughly the
equivalent of $250-300) stipend
to compensate tor loss of income
and Social Security benefits.

Women who choose a career

Coaches Take on Building
Successful Program

by Julie Darnell

Does it seems to you that even more "get involved" signs have
been up around campus than usual? This is due in part to the two
energetic new coaches who joined the Physical Education faculty
this year. Coach Valerie Caraotta and Coach Tony Serpico have
each been assigned facets or the important project of building up
Agnes Scott's athletic program.

You have probably already seen Coach Caraotta more than
likely she was running. Coach Caraotta, the assistant director of
intramural activities, is also in charge of coaching the cross country
team.

Coach Caraotta comes to Agnes Scott from Andrews College in
Cuthbert, Georgia. Coach Caraotta believes that she has talent for
developing runners. She feels that at Agnes Scott academics and
athletics supplement each other. Both are commitments that
involve discipline and organization in all areas of life.

Recruiting strong runners would be easier if athletic scholarships
were available, yet Coach Caraotta isn't discouraged: "Although
there are no athletic scholarships available at Agnes Scott, I still feel
in time the program can reach success on the national level by
getting people who are interested involved, and by using my
coaching and running experience to the best of my ability."

Coach Tony Serpico comes to Agnes Scott from the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he was earning his Ph.D. in
physical education. Now he is Agnes Scott's soccer coach, P.E.
instnictor, and assistant intramurals director.

Coach Serpico thinks, as Coach Caraotta does, that athletics will
definitely be beneficial to the college. He says that "this school
stands for and wants excellence in everything it does and I don't
think athletics is anything different." However, he also stresses it is
important to keep athletics in perspective and set priorities.

Coach Serpico also expressed enthusiasm for the soccer team,
which has progressed steadily throughout the season. They keep
playing better soccer each time, their morale is good and the team is
working together better. With such a young team (11 of the 1 7
members are freshmen), the coach has been promoting team unity.

He is pleased with the amount of community support at soccer
games and encourages people to keep coming. He hopes to hold a
home game next year during the week of Black Cat and have it be
something similar to a Homecoming football game.

As assistant intramural director, he urges people to come out and
join in the activities. He insists that he "doesn't care how good
people are," he "just wants people to come out to have fun, relax,
and get some exercise."

in raising a family receive a
stipend for each child after their
first-born. As Dr. Schoepp-
Schilling stated, "The work of
women in the home is being
socially and financially recog-
nized." Germany is one of the
few countries to have taken this
step.

For women who choose to re-
enter the work force later in life,
re-training programs are avail-
able. Seventeen counseling
centers are available to women,
and the government pays
subsidies to employers who hire
the women. v

In Germany, such measures
serve to raise the status of
women in society.

The second situation ad-
dressed by Dr. Schoepp-
Schilling was that of the
increasing number of women in
politics in the Federal Republic.

There are 470 "Women's
Affairs" offices in Germany.
These offices are "consciousness-
raisers;" they work for protective
legislation and attempt to get
more women involved in
politics.

One West German political
party, the Greens, requires that
fifty percent of its seats in the
Bundestag (Congress) be filled
by women. As Dr. Schoepp-
Schilling said, "The more
women there are in political
office, the more we can do for
women."

The West Gennan govern-
ment is taking an active role in
the promotion of women, setting
an example for other nations.

Dr. Schoepp-Schilling
followed her speech with a
question and answer session,
during which she addressed such
issues as divorce, abortion, and

German asylum laws. She also
reponed on the newest
political party in Germany, "die
Republikaner."

Die Republikaner is a
conservative party which
strongly favors traditional sex
roles. It supports the belief that
education is "detrimental to
the psychological health" of
women.

Although such party policies
lose impact when compared to
all the progressive legislation,
the very presence of such
attitudes shows that women
still face a struggle.

West Germany is making
definitive strides towards the
recognition of women's con-
cerns. To quote Dr. Schoepp-
Schilling: "Now is the time for
American women to look to
Europe, to Germany, and see
what can be done."

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

Roommates, bubbles, and a fan. You figure it out.

If Your Roommate Is Still Alive,
You're Adjusting Well

by Dawn Sloane

Every Agnes Scott student
can probably recall that endless
summer before our freshman
year when we were plagued with
seemingly endless questions
concerning college life.

"What will be my major?
Will I get the classes I want?
Am I going to be happy?"

There must have been a
thousand questions, with as
many answers for each one.
However, if memory holds true,
there was one question which
stood out among the rest: "Who
will be my roommate?" followed
by the ever-important, "What
will she be like?"

The hones attached to the

answers are tremendous. A
person's roommate is often the
key to whether or not she will
enjoy her first college experi-
ences. Fortunately, for the most
part Scotties love their room-
mates and usually have a few of
their favorite anecdotes handy.

When asked about her
roommate, Kitty Voss, freshman
Sara DiGuisto laughed and said
simply, "Kitty? She keeps me in
hysterics!"

Tina Wells '93 went into a
little more depth about her
roomie's idiosyncratic sleeping
habits: "Well, she'll get up early
and be in class all day. When
she comes back to the room at
night she likes to take a nap.
She always asks me to wake her

up, but she's just one of those
people you can't wake. When
she finally does get up, she stays
up the rest of the night studying.
The funniest thing was when 1
woke up at 4 a.m. and there was
Adrienne, sitting upright, book
in hand, eyes closed. I just
turned off her light and she
never noticed."

Sophomores Amy Bridwell
and Laura Khare describe their
relationship as having one major
flaw in Amy's words, "funda-
mental political differences."
But that doesn't stop them from
having lots of fun. As we at
Agnes Scott know, the differ-
ences are what make life
interesting, even life with a
roommate!

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Seniors Share Fond Memories of Dear Old Winship

by Amy Lovell

"Take the loft room. I wanna
live in Winship!" Since the
recent "Great Scott!" weekend,
there has heen rampant Winship
nostalgia.

Back before Thursday night
parietals, before The Wall and
the "George W. and Irene K.
Woodruff Quadrangle," and
even before Walters became
pastel (but after the Hub became
$100 bricks), a good number of
the class of '90 were living in
Winship.

Upon inquiring of several
seniors, I found that practically
all old "Winship women" have a
strange fondness for the build-
ing. Many of us were sorely
disappointed that it remained
closed this year. Kim Lamkin
laughed at Mollie Merrick's
probable surprise, as half of the
seniors would have said: "Put
the freshmen in Inman, WE
want to live in Winship.""

Winship is not simply a place
to live, it's an attitude. Students
feel they can really live in a
building decorated in colors like
red, orange, chartreuse, and
mustard yellow.

Winship doesn't have a "TV
room" like most other domis:
much to the delight of those
doomed to hostess duty, the TV

is right there in the lobby with
everything else, including the
piano.

Every floor has different
special memories. The first floor
might recall "fondly" the public
safety officer who stepped onto
the hall at 6

Anyone living on the West
side will remember the beautiful
Infirmary gardens in the
springtime (and even in the
snow). The residents of the East
side probably remember less
fondly the lovely noises of Marta

Nc

a.m. to greet
them with
"Good
morning
ladies!" Some
might also
recall building
a snow-
woman on
President
Schmidt's
lawn when it
snowed.

The second
floor can
probably

easily recall Teresa Ramirez
(Ethel) and her nicknames (for
lack of a good memory for
names): Darcie the DC, Sally,
Lucy, Wilma, Mary Jo, Irma.
They also might recall actually
studying in the study lounge.

The third floor banded
together to create a "chump list
of men who had done someone
wrong. Perhaps they might hot
like to recall the flood in the
ironing room at 2 a.m. one
fateful night.

o one is quite sure why,
but for many of us, Winship
was not just friends, but also

family. Maybe it was the
fireplace in the lobby, maybe it
was just that there were no
ironing boards in the kitchens.

buses bright and early in the
morning on Candler Street (not
to mention the spying eyes of
men "waiting" to catch a bus).

No one is quite sure why, but
for many of us, Winship was not
just friends, but also family.
Maybe it was the fireplace in the
lobby; maybe it was just that
there were no ironing boards in
the kitchens. Maybe it's because
we had to yell "HOT WATER"
to keep the poor soul in the
shower from getting scalded

when we flushed the toilet.

An alcove within the great
dorm was an even greater place
to be. I asked Megan Wallace
(North alcove on second) what
was so great about alcoves, and
she replied: "Shaving cream

fights." She added,
though, that no
matter how lost and
bewildered she
became on campus,
she felt she could
return to her family
in the alcove.

Dorm life was
eased by the
comfort of the
study lounge, too.
Other dorms may
try to emulate the
noble concept by
putting a table and
chairs in a corner or
nook (or basement) somewhere,
but the study lounge itself is too
good to be matched.

Before anyone thought of a
"Collaborative Learning Cen-
ter," the students in Winship
were. learning collaboratively (or
at least in the same room) in
study lounges at three in the
morning. A study lounge was a
great place for an all-nighter
(there was always at least one
typewriter in there), a high-
lighter fight, a hall party, a pizza

party, and even (groan) those
first-week endless dorm meet-
ings.

The halls, too, had enough
atmosphere that people just sat
and talked for hours on deep
thoughts. Laura King (who
actually lived there for two
years) recalls: "I decided what
my major was going to be in that
building."

Even for people who never
knew each other well, it made a
difference that they shared a
hall, or even just the building. It
was kind of a common bond.

My personal worst fear is that,
in the course of renovations
(should they finally commence),
Winship will be transformed into
an "Agnes Scott-after-the-big-C"
dorm. I just don't see the lobby
with rich drapes in paisley
instead of polyester in loud
prints. Taking down mustard
yellow and painting it mauve
would just be unforgivable.

Winship in the "good old
days" might leave with the class
of '90, as did the Hub with the
class of '89, but perhaps in the
Bicentennial Celebration (isn't
there a committee for that yet?),
someone will hang up a picture
of the old Holiday Inn-style
curtains or the red wallpaper,
and those students will get a
good laugh.

StreetBeat

By Janet Kidd

The Question:

What do you think of the new change in policy concerning P.E?

Brooke Colvard,
Class of 1992:
In reference to the half
semester courses that are just
stuck together, I don't think
they have taken into considera-
tion the people who want to
take one half-semester class, but
for physical reasons or personal
preference, don't want to take
the other half. It isn't fair to
them.

Jennifer Pilcher,
Class of 1991:

I'm happy with the change of
half-semester to whole-semester,
but I don't like that they
designate which halves go
together.

iiiiit

Doris Black,
Athletic Director:

It's a good change and it's
come at an appropriate time.
The extension of classes into a
whole semester will give the
kids a chance to really learn the
skills that are involved in a
certain sport.

Cara Lawson,
Class of 1993:

I think it's good because you
can have more time to spend on
one sport, but it limits the
number of sports you can have.

Melissa Anne Elebash,
Class of 1991:

I liked half-semester because
you could try more P.E.
[courses] and if you got in one
you didn't like, you weren't
stuck with it.

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A Taste of L* A. Comes To The Student Center

by Jean Wilson

On a Wednesday night, as
many students were searching for
ways to avoid studying for classes
and writing papers, a Los
Angeles-based non-improvisa-
tional group, the Riot Act,
provided much-needed diversion
for ASC students and dates.

During dinner, the group
meandered through the dining
hall recording students. Students
were asked to make interesting
statements for the camera. After
a few minutes the group left so
that they could set up in the
student center.

The skits which the group
performed to some 130 people in
the audience were varied.
Among the highlights were the
antics of the Amazing Miss
Pamela. Miss Pamela, a famous
"mind-reader," held the audience
in suspense and laughter, as she
picked insults out of the minds of
members of the audience
designated by another troupe
member.

Also memorable were the
game shows. The first game
show was a copy of "Win Lose
or Draw." The "celebrities" for
this show, Laverne 6k Shirley
and Dan Quayle, were teamed
up with members of the
audience. Needless to say, the
group with Laverne 6k Shirley
shamed the Vice-President's
team.

The second game show was a
take-off on "The Newlywed
Game." The group pulled two
couples out of the audience, and
proceeded to thoroughly
embarrass them with a battery of
compromising questions. For
one couple it was their first date,
and one which they will not
soon forget.

The final skit was perhaps the
best. Although the group began
by singing a classical English
ballad, they ended up singing a
collage of modern songs which
contain the same chord progres-
sion. The list of songs, generally
more recent popular music, was
long and interesting.

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The Riot Act was a real scream .

Judging by the audience's
applause at the show's conclu-

sion, the Riot Act was a success.
The group, although risque in

some of their material, was a
delightful suprise.

Tziganka Entertains with Color, Magic, and Mirth

by Jean Wilson

The group of authentic
Russian gypsies, on tour from
London, thrilled the audience in
Gaines auditorium. The
musicians walked onto the stage
carrying a strange assortment of
instruments, and wearing
brightly colored ethnic costumes.

The musicians proceeded to
play lively music on their
Balalaikas, similar in function to
the Western guitar, and Bayan,
which looked like an accordion.
The leader of the group, Bibs
Ekkel, introduced the musicians
and served as announcer and
ham throughout the perform-
ance.

Faina Zinova, the singer of the
group, was simply mesmerizing.
Her songs were full of passion
and depth. Although the songs
were in another language, the
emotions called forth in Faina
Zinova's singing were enough to
give the audience a sense of each
song's meaning.

Surprisingly, the tunes of
several of the songs were familiar
to the audience and they
delighted in helping keep the
rhythm of the songs by clapping.

The dancers were energetic,
playful and skilled. Their
costumes were beautifully ethnic
and colorful. The audience
marveled as the dancers per-
formed feats which were more
akin to acrobatics than dancing.

Several of the dances were

actually stories acted out
through dance. These dances
proved entertaining. In
particular, in the "Fight of the
Dwarfs," a man dressed as two
characters, his arms acting as
the legs of one figure and his
legs as the legs of another figure.
He astounded the audience
when he suddenly jumped off
the stage and danced, finally
jumping back onto the stage.

The dances which displayed
the traditional Cossak move-
ments were impressive and the
audience was astounded by the
acts which the dancers were
able to perform.

Throughout the performance,
the music was beautiful and
haunting. The music was the
cornerstone of the evening,
lending harmony to the songs
and precociousness to the
dances.

The solo performances were
an excellent medium for the
performers to show off their
remarkable skill. The speed at
which they must change chords
and strumming techniques
renders the music difficult
enough. In addition, though,
they are able to play their
particular instrument while
using their feet to perform an
opposing rhythm on a percus-
sion instrument.

The final number, with the
combination of dancers, music
and song was overwhelming.
The crowd left the auditorium

amazed at the skill and talent of
the group and fascinated by the
gypsy songs and dances.

The blend of skills and talents

by Mary Ann Athens

Familiar images hang from the
walls of the Dalton Gallery in
Dana. The current exibition in
the Dalton Gallery of the Dana
Fine Arts building includes the
work of four local women
photographers.

Each artist's collection of
photographs demonstrates how
the medium of photography can
be utilized and manipulated to
create different, unique images.

Pinky Bass, an Agnes Scott
alumna, created pinhole cameras
from objects such as purses,
lipstick holders, and even a bra.
She displays these creative
cameras along with the photo-
graphs she has made (mostly
dazed self-portraits) using a
pinhole camera.

This technique involves
working with a closed box which
has a black interior and a tiny
pinhole at one end, allowing
light to collect on the enclosed
sheet of film. The resulting
photographs are unpredictable
and unfocused in some areas, yet
always intriguing.

A trailer which Bass has

of the performers was over-
whelming. The effect of the
songs, music and dancing on the
audience could not be mistaken.

converted into a "camera
obscura," or a simplified dark
room, is located outside of the
Dana Fine Arts Building. After
obtaining an information sheet
at the Dana desk, one can enter
this giant camera and experi-
ment independently.

Nancy Marshall's work is
sharp, immediate, and in color
a welcome contrast to Bass's
pictures in the main gallery.

Especially effective are
Marshall's photographs con-
taining pale-skinned, red-
cheeked children. A pouting
nine- or ten-year-old girl
repeatedly challenges the
camera and the viewer. She is
beautiful, almost tearful, and
never smiling. Through this
girl, Marshall creates a powerful
and mysterious series of
pictures.

Elizabeth Turk's black and
white photographs are grainy
compositions of plants and
people as they relate in a
neutral, rather static environ-
ment. Her characters include
wide-eyed men, trios of young
females on the edge of puberty
and a pair of boys who appear

Both the perfonners and the
audience enjoyed a magical and
energetic evening.

to be brothers.

The edges of Turk's pictures
are unfocused, and the central
images are severe representations
of her subjects. She creates a
simplified world of stark whites
and deep flat blacks, haunted by
ethereal, yet familiar figures.

Mary Ann Tripp has explored
the power of a photograph
containing only one person.
These large, color portraits are
offbeat and serious, and often
unsettling. Her subjects (which
include Pinky Bass) are always
sullen and usually are presented
outdoors, with lush, green
surroundings.

In one of the most impressive
in this series of "backyard
photos," a frowning, attractive
woman sits at a table, her hands
reaching toward the viewer, her
arms reflected in the glass table
top.

The exhibit in the Dalton
Gallery exemplifies the versatil-
ity of photography as an art
form, and may inspire even the
casual photographer to attempt
more creative compositions, and
to explore the basic concepts of
the medium.

Photography Shows Creative Bent in Exhibit

Page 10 THE PROFILE Friday, November 3, 1989

The War Brides-An Enchanting Piece of Work

by Jean Wilson

BRAVO! The Blackfriars'
production of Teri Wagener's
play The War Brides is nothing-
short of spectacular.

Upon walking into the
Winter Theater, the first thing
noticed is the elaborate set.
There are two levels to the set
which is furnished with the rich
ornate furniture typical of the
World War I period.

Plants, hung from various
points on the set, add color and
dimension as well as providing a
"lived-in" look. The details are
all carefully attended to and the
effect is striking.

After the inital perusal of the
set, the next effect subtly creeps
into your ears and through your
senses: background music trips
through the air, enhancing the
effect of the set and helping set
the mood for the play.

The three act play quickly
captures the audience with its
subtle intrigue and mystery. The
action take place in one of three
places, either in the parlor, the
porch or Deirdre's bedroom.

The scenes are distinguished
from one another through a
clever use of lighting. When
one scene is over, the characters
remain in their set position as
the light fades. The light then
settles on the portion of the set
where the next scene takes
place. The effect is wonderful.

Although some of the
actresses seemed nervous in their
roles as the play began, by the
second act all the jitters had
dispersed and the performances
allowed the quirks and weak-
nesses of the different characters
to shine through.

It is difficult to quickly sum up
what the play "was about." It was
an excellent choice, nonetheless.

Black Cat Partygoers Dance
the Night Away in Dunwoody

by Jean Wilson

Once again the tension and
hard work of the Black Cat com-
petition was transformed into the
energy and frenzy of the Black Cat
formal. Eager Scotties and their
dates crammed the dance floor of
the Marriott at Perimeter Center
and danced until dawn (okay,
until a few minutes after two).

The Marriott provided ample
fare, although the drink prices
were steep. Who could resist
savoring a chicken finger or some
other tidbit, gracefully arranged

around the Scott ie dog ice
sculpture?

The band, Impulse Ride, kept
the mood of the dance upbeat.
The group's renditions of popular
songs had the party-goers
dancing. In addition to the
usual dance songs, the group
surprised the crowd with songs
like "Sweet Home Alabama,"
"Preying Mantis," and some
originals.

The group compelled so many
people to dance that dancers had
to retreat off the dance floor in
order to find room to move.

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touch the heart of every viewer.

'The three act play
quickly captures
the audience with
its subtle intrigue
and mystery/ 9

Laura Williams successfully
portrayed a young teenage girl.
Her performance of Delilah was
touching. Williams allowed her
character to grow as the years

passed in the play.

Although Annabelle Lee,
played by Jeanne Campbell,
seemed flighty at the beginning
of the play, as the action
progressed, Annabelle Lee
blossomed. The scenes in which
Annabelle Lee was distressed
over her beau in the war were
heart-wrenching.

Andi Morano fitted the
character of Olivia like a glove.
Miss Morano played the stable,
understanding and war obsessed
Olivia with finesse.

Julie Prittie, in the role of
Rebecca, was a delight. Her
performance helped link the
work together. Prime's stage
presence was a calming force.

Julia Grecol did wonderful
work in her portrayal of the
elderly woman who owns the

boarding house in which this
play was set. Along with Ms.
Prittie, Julia's character, Deirdre,
helped hold the other characters
together while changing within
herself.

Amanda Dewees's protrayal of
India was spectacular. Miss
DeWees sucessfully presented all
sides of India's multifaceted
character, from spiteful to
protective to weak.

Finally, Chrissie Lewandowski
did a superb job as Hattie, the
w oman who helps unravel a
household mystery by way of
stirring up trouble. Lewandow-
ski was both catty and con-
cemed as the role required.

Becky Prophet's long hours
spent as director proved to be
worth it. The War Brides was an
enchanting piece of work.

Willis and Sueing Trace History of
"The Spiritual as an Artsong"

by Laura King

On October 17, Sharon
Willis, soprano, and Oliver
Sueing, baritone, gave a lecture-
recital entitled "The Spiritual as
an Artsong." This, however, was
anything but a typical lecture.

Willis, who has recently
received her Ph.D., traced the
history of the spiritual. In
antebellum times, according to
her research, the spiritual
evolved along with and gained
some aspects of the work-song
which was used to keep the pace
of the work even.

In addition to the symbiotic
relationship of the two song
forms, spirituals often had double
meanings. References to
freedom, u glory land" and "over
there" meant not only heaven,
but also true freedom from
slavery.

Willis noted that there is
something within the oppressed

peoples which causes their
sorrow to be expressed in the
songs. A spiritual, therefore, if
sung correctly, taps into the
singer's emotions. Sueing
demonstrated by singing a few
spirituals and work songs.

Willis began to demonstrate
the way the spiritual has
changed by asking the audience
to join her in singing "Amazing
Grace." She then sang the song
as a spiritual.

She explained that after the
war, spirituals traveled to the
churches. Since few of the
freedmen could read, a tech-
nique whereby lines were sung
by a leader and repeated by the
congregation came into being.

At this point in the lecture,
Willis called members of the
audience on stage to help her
demonstrate this technique.
After noting the simplicity of
the spiritual in this form, she
gave beautiful and lively

examples of different spirituals.

Willis went on to delve into
the transformations which have
come to spirituals at the hands
of different composers. Sueing
again transfixed the audience as
he demonstrated the changes in
the approaches to the songs.

Willis joined him after a few
numbers, and together they
displayed the wonderful
diversity of the spiritual. The
composers often changed
accompaniment styles as well as
rhythm and tune.

Willis's knowledge and the
pair's voices entranced the
audience. They received a
standing ovation. At the
conclusion of the lecture-
recital, the audience wanted the
performance to continue.
Many people mentioned, at the
reception which followed the
performance, that "one hour
was not enough!" of such
spirited learning.

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Calendar of Events

Art Exhibits

The High Museum of Art:

Through Oct. 29, 1989,
"Barry Le Va."

Through Oct. 29, 1989 "Art
At The Edge, Ida Applebroog".

Through January 7, 1990,
"Land Of Deepest Shade, Photo-
graphs Of The South By John
McWilliams."

Arriving November 14, 1989:
"Art In Berlin 181 5-1989/' an
Atlanta exclusive, an extensive
collection of works showing the
response of the artists to a
changing Berlin.

The High Museum at Georgia
Pacific Center:

Through November 24, 1989
"Mel Kendrick-Essays, Small
Wood Works."

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center:

Continuing Exhibit: Through
Nov. 17, 1989, "Home Light" by
Lynda Greer.

Plays

Onstage Atlanta

Currently Showing: Alan
Aycbourn's Table Manners,
through November 18, Thurs-
days and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m..
Prices range from $8.00 to
$10.00.

Picasso's Performance Cafe

Currently Presenting: On

November 7, 1989, a reading,
Dorothy, by Joyce Leigh, 8:30
p.m. Admission is $2.00.
The Underground Theatre:
Opening: November 9, 1989,
Waiting For Lefty. Tickets are
$6.00 general admission. The
theatre is located in the
basement of the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of
Atlanta, 191 1 Cliff Valley Way,
N.E..

Academy Theatre:
Currently Performing:
Through November 26, 1989,
Antioch. Tickets are $5.00, call
892-0880 for more information.

The Alliance Theatre

Opening: November 18,
1989, Annie Get Your Gun.

Remember the songs,
"Anything You Can Do I Can
Do Better" and "You Can't Get
A Man With A Gun"? Rush
tickets are $9.50 on the day of
the performance.

The Horizon Theatre
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Opening: November 10,
1989, Frankie And johnny In The
Clair De Lune, Thursday
Through Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Sundays 5 p.m.. Tickets are
$10.00 and $12.00. Call 584-
7450 for more information.

Theatre League Of Atlanta

Opening: AtTheBuckhead
Roxy on November 8, 1989,
Beehive, starring Mary Wilson
of the Supremes, preview
Wed., Nov. 8 at 8 p.m.. Call
873-4300 for information on
ticket prices and show times, as
they differ from show to show.

Music

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center Presents: November
10, 1989, Jennifer Katharine
Lee, violinist, 8 p.m.. Tickets
are $5.00 for students under
18, $8.00 for everyone else.
Call 872-5338 for details.

The Variety Playhouse

Presents: November 17,
1989, Bismillah Khan, master
reed player, one of India's most
famous classical musicians,
8:30 p.m.. Tickets are $15.00
for students at the door, $17.00
for non-students. Call 377-
7777 for more information.

Agnes Scott College

Presents: November 12,
1989, The Agnes Scott
College Community Orches-
tra, Gaines Auditorium, 4
p.m., free to the public.

Symphony Hall

Presents: November 14,
1989, "The Orchestra of the
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Presents: November 13, 1989,
A lecture with the Orchestra s
Conductor, Frans Bruggen, 8 p.m.,
free to the public.

Miscellaneous
The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Presents: November 13,

1989, a poetry reading by David
Tillinghast and Melanie Gause
Harris, 8:15 p.m. Admission is
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November 17, 1989

AGNES

SCOTT

Rosalyn Carter Opens Community Service Fair

by Julie Darnell

The Community Service Fair,
held in the Alston Center on
November 3, was an opportunity
for Agnes Scott students to find
out how they can help their
community.

With several area organiza-
tions represented and Rosalyn
Carter as the opening speaker,
the fair offered a variety of ways
to assist others.

Mrs. Carter gave a short talk
on the importance of community
service and provided some
examples of how it had affected
her. She pointed out that there
are many people who depend on
us to help take care of them" and
that "lots of times we don't come
in touch with these needs [of
others]; we know they are there,
hut we don't feel any responsibil-
ity for them."

Mrs. Carter also stated that
she didn't "feel it is an ohligation
or a duty; it is a decision" that
each person must make for
herself. Mrs. Carter went on to
say that most of us do not realize
how wealthy we really are, not
just in money, hut in friends and
family as well. The fact that
Agnes Scott students are high
school graduates makes them
wealthier than ninety percent of
other people their age worldwide.

She encouraged the audience
to take the opportunity to search
through the social service groups,
find one that interested them,
and get involved. Not only
would that he helping others but
also the volunteer ends up
getting a great deal out of it,
whether it he experience in a
potential career field or just the

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

sheer enjoyment of helping
others.

Indeed, there was a wide
variety of interests represented at
the fair. For those who are
interested in working with
children there is First Steps, a
group that helps new mothers
and their babies get to know
each other.

Several of the groups, such as
the Christian Emergency Health
Center, work at assisting the
entire family, from simply
playing with a child while her
parents are trying to find work to
volunteering at the clothing
bank.

For people who would rather
have the chance to work
outdoors, there is Habitat for
Humanity, a group that builds
inexpensive homes for people
who would not otherwise have
one.

If you are interested in a
medical career there is the
Veteran's Administration. Not
only would you be contributing
to the hospital, but you would be
gaining knowledge in a potential
job field.

Other groups represented
were Open Door, the Atlanta
Historical Society, Campfire
Boys and Girls, Central Health
Center, Circle-K (Agnes Scott),
I Have a Dream Program, Prison
Ministries tor Women, Salvation
Army, United Methodists'
Children Center, Wesley
Woods, Westminster School:
Project Rescue, Women's
Resource Center of Dekalb
County, Women's and Chil-
dren's Center, and YMCA
Southeast.

Inside

Editorials

Two more VWs stolen from campus

Page 2

StreetBeat

How do you feel about the flag burning issue?

Page 7

Arts and Entertainment

Indigo Qirls perform to sold-out crowd for AIDS

Page 9

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Rosalyn Carter explains the importance of community service .

Many of these groups are not
asking for a volunteer to give a
lot of time just a couple of
hours a week helps a great deal.

Many students turned out for
the fair, listening attentively to

Rosalyn Carter and then picking
their way through the booths
until they found one that
interested them.

Cathy Alexander '93 stated
that "It was great because it gives

us a chance to serve our commu-
nity and it provides opportuni-
ties to learn about careers. It is
inspirational to see that there
are groups of people helping
other people in need."

Agnes Scott Re-examines Discrimination
And Representation: Have We Progressed?

by Helen Harber

Agnes Scott is not the only
campus in the nation dealing
with racial tension and attempts
to combat prejudice and
discrimination.

But how does our school rank
in comparison with other
colleges and universities around
the nation in terms of prejudice,
student and administration
awareness of the problem, and
commitment to providing an
equally effective college educa-
tion for all students, regardless of
race or cultural background. 7

More importantly, how do
Agnes Scott students feel that
last year's Student Government
Association turmoil and
resolution, as well as the
increased emphasis on racial
issues, including special orienta-
tion lectures and featured
College events, affect the
environment and life of the
school 7

One of the most important
sparks which lit the fire, bringing
the prejudice and racial tension

to a head here at Agnes Scott
was SGA's decision to designate
a seat for a representative of the
black population at the College.
Black students felt that their
needs would best be understood
and addressed by a black

representative, just as interna-
tional students are represented
by a selected delegate.

The agonizing decision was
arrived at only after a full-blown,
campus-wide debate and

(continued on page 8)

Student Testifies at Dept.
of Education Hearing

The United States Department of Education is currently holding
hearings across the nation to gather information on student financial aid
programs.

This information will be used by the Department to prepare its
proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which provides the
structure for all federal aid programs.

Kathy Monturo, currently a RTC sophomore at Agnes Scott, testified
before the Department of Education representatives on October 18 on
the Morris Brown College campus.

Mrs. Monturo stated that without financial assistance her studies at
Agnes Scott would not be possible. She stated that the current student
aid programs should be continued as an educated population is able to
contribute to society many times the cost of its education.

Although the legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act
will not be considered by Congress until January 1991, facts gathered
now will play a great part in this process.

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The Forum

Ignorance is Not
Necessarily Bliss

by Jennifer Hunt Burger

In the recent conflict over GARALs constitution,
there was an underlying argument which left me a
little uneasy: "ignorance is bliss."

While I've heard the saying a hundred times
before, it never had quite the meaning that it did in
this instance.

As an Agnes Scott student, like any college stu-
dent in the world, I have the privilege of improving
myself through higher education. It is a privilege
which I have been given by my parents and probably
one which I take for granted all too often.

But one concept I seem to have gleaned from all
the physics formulas, the Latin translations, and the
literary analyses that this privilege has offered me, is
that I can think for myself. I can gather information,
pick it apart, and choose all by my lonesome whether
or not I accept the "facts." I can make educated
decisions and not worry what other people think
about those decisions.

So, what frightened me about the GARAL debate 2
Well, it seemed that some people honestly felt that if
we didn't allow organizations on campus which deal
with controversial issues, the controversy would
disappear. Lets just ignore the issue and all live
happily ever after!

Well, if we've learned anything, haven't we
learned that we can't do that? The world is not
safety-coated like Agnes Scott. There are opposing
views on every issue under the sun and organizations
for just about all of them. Whether we like it or not
we will have to deal with the upset stomach the
world can effect.

Why, for four years, must we try and ignore the
controversy, and if ignorance is bliss, then why are we
at college in the first place?

CPS

Public Safety Announcements

During the past two weeks
there have heen two ears, both
Volkswagen Jettas, stolen from
the campus.

One w as taken from E.
lAmgherty St. on Tuesday,
October 31, between 10:30 a.m.
and 11:30 p.m. The car was
recovered on Saturday, Novem-
ber 1 1, by the Atlanta Police
Bureau. It had sustained
damage to both the interior and
exterior.

The second car was taken
from the Candler Lot between
1 1 :45 p.m. on Tuesday, October
3 1 , and 7: 30 p.m. on Wednes-
day, November L It sustained
very little damage and was
recovered on November 1 1 by
the DeKalh County Police

Department. The vehicle has
since been returned to its owner.

On Wednesday, November 1 1 ,
1989, a vehicle, abandoned on E.
College Ave. in front of the
College, was investigated by
Public Safety's Officer Hudson.
An inquiry of the status of the
vehicle in the Georgia Criminal
Information Center computer
files found that the vehicle had
been reported stolen earlier on
that same day to the DeKalh
Police Department. The vehicle
was impounded and DeKalh
Police Department was advised as
well as the owner.

In an effort to prevent this type
of theft, please help us by
reporting suspicious persons on
campus.

Time Traveler

By Elizabeth Peryam

"It ain't necessarily so..."
Porgy and Bess by George
Gershwin.

Thanks to all those who have
expressed gratitude for and
agreement with this column.
And to the one who mistook a
defense of other faiths for an
attack on her own: if the shoe
doesn't fit, honey, don't try to
cram your foot into it.

The myth of Adam and Eve is
one of the most damaging bits of
propaganda that ever enslaved
womankind. Let's explore it
analytically.

If Adam was the archetypal
human made in the Creator's
image, it follows that the male
human would be capable of
creating more humans by giving
birth through his rib cage, as
Adam gave birth to Eve. But
instead, Eve was given that
awesome responsibility. And
God must have changed Its
mind about who came first, too,

because human embryos are
invariably female up to a
certain point in their develop-
ment, when an "x" chromo-
some breaks to create an
aberration, a "y" or male
chromosome. Fragile little
critters boys are, too. More of
them are bom, but more of
them die young.

The pagan creation stories
usually say the Great Mother
gave birth in the usual way to
the human race, which is much
more consistent with reality
than the Eden myth. It simply
does not serve the patriarchal
purpose as well, though "Your
desire shall be to your hus-
band," does provide a Divine
edict for woman as domestic
servant.

St. Augustine used Eve to
burden us all with the concept
of original sin, especially
woman, the temptress. The
ultimate end is, unless we do
everything the Bible and the
preachers say, spending eternity

in hell, suffering unimaginable
tortures to the end of time. But
God is love.

Is that a contradiction or not?
What kind of a father would
make his children a certain way
and then torture them eternally
for being the way they are? The
most vicious child abuser, that's
who. And I'm supposed to
believe God is that petty. 7 Get
real.

Some Christians prefer
Origen over Augustine. Origen
taught that we are all born
blessed in the powerful image of
the Creator, that we are a part of
God, who speaks to each of us
through our own inner voice,
what Jesus called xv the Father
within." Suffering and guilt
need not be a part of life.
Heaven is here now and not pie
in the sky. But since people who
believe this cannot be manipu-
lated by guilt and fear, the
church declared it heretical in
the second century. These days
they call us NV cults."

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Murray Reflects on Summer's Undoing Racism Workshop

by Patricia Murray
Director of Student Health
Services

In mid-August, forty members
of the college community came
together for two and one-half
days to participate in an Undo-
ing Racism Workshop.

The workshop was facilitated
by three members of the Peo-
ples's Institute for Survival and
Beyond, a multiracial, commu-
nity-based organization from
New Orleans that seeks to assist
institutions as well as individuals
in an analysis of the dynamics of
racism, classism, and sexism.

It is only now, while reflecting
upon this experience, that I have
begun to realize just how much I
have learned. I also realize how
much further I need to stretch
myself to even begin to come to
grips with what it means to be a
part of as well as a product of
a society that has consciously
and systematically institutional-
ized racism so that in some ways
it is almost unrecognizable.

Racism was operationally
defined as a system of prejudice
and power over others, at the

Footsteps*

by Melissa Wallace

Watching swimmers lap
across the pool, my eyes notice
how the water reflects the black
lines marking the lanes of the
pool. They appear to be in
constant motion. Aside from
this there is a subtlety of color
that is only glimpsed. The lines
are black. Yet, as they move
beneath the rippling water they
are continuously edged with blue
and brown. The colors occur
together, emerging from the
depths of blackness.

There are times when life
proceeds very much as this black
line. Though we hold solid
commitments, we feel swayed by
the circumstances of living. We
identify with the edges of blue
and brown instead of focusing on
the consistency of the line. Just
as the separate colors concur-
rently flow within the blackness,
we experience both joy and
sorrow.

On November 8th, our com-
munity came together at convo-
cation to observe a thanksgiving.
It was a time when we expressed
sincere thanks to God and re-
flected upon the blessings of the
past year. It was a moment
when the bright hues existing
within the black were strength-
ened and observed.

On that day the blue colors of
thanksgiving were brief as the
wave changed and browns began
to dominate my life's palette. In

expense of the others' humanity.
Yet even amidst the inhumanity
of such a system there remained
a glimmer of hope.

This hope is rooted in the
knowledge that racism has been
systematically constructed with-
in society and thus can be sys-
tematically undone if we have
the heart and will to do so.

Clearly to undo racism we
must begin to analyze it within
institutional and personal
realities.

An analysis of language made
it clear to what degree values are
communicated by the words we
use. When words such as
majority, white, male, corporate,
independent and individualistic
are used as a standard by which
the dominant society measures
itself, then in accordance with
dualistic ways of thinking, words
such as minority, multiracial,
female, global, interdependent
and humanity, must reflect an
opposing set of values a
rather disquieting analysis.

A reexamination of history
revealed that many of us, myself
and my children included, are
products of an educational

reflection, it seems as if this
often happens; joy is soon
accompanied by sorrow.

Can one retain the blue
shades of joy so that they
steadily accompany the direction
of life. 7 I say "yes," for life need
not proceed according to the
principles that govern the mo-
tion of a wave upon water and
the reflection carried thereupon.
Thanksgiving should not depend
upon the random and inadver-
tant circumstances that life en-
compasses.

"In God I trust without a fear,
what can man do to me?... I will
render thanks offerings to thee.
For thou hast delivered my soul
from death yea, my feet from
falling, that I may walk before
God in the light of life." In
reading Psalms 56:12-13, 1 see
that my black line of purpose
never wavers, that it is solid and
continual with its blue accompa-
niment.

It has been, I think, a con-
tinuation of the thanks that
occurred on November 8th, for
it made the Biblical truism
"Give thanks in all things" a
sincere experience. Though it
often appears transfigured when
viewed through circumstances,
joy can remain constant,
grounded in the Lord, and the
mindless waves become unim-
portant as there occurs a change
in focus from the fluctuating
water to the constant black line
below. This is my thanksgiving.

system that has excluded the
voices and experiences of African
Americans, Native Americans,
Hispanics, and Asians. The
Eurocentric history of the world
has in many ways distorted our
views of the past, the present, and
potentially the hope for the future
unless it is challenged.

Perhaps the most difficult and
yet the most empowering portion
of the workshop was the cultural
analysis and sharing. It became
clear that to be a part of white
culture in America at the present
time is to be intimately related to
the concept of privilege.

Culture was defined as the way
one lives. I realize that the way I
live is in so many ways connected
to privilege. The way many other
people must live is a direct result
of lack of access and privilege.

Again it was rather mind-boggling
to consider what kind of cultural
appreciation my children will
have if it is based on privilege.

But intermingled with these
hard facts was the ability to also
bring what was unique and
beautiful from each of our lives,
our families, our traditions, and
our ethnicities and share them
through poetry, stories, song, and
individual creativity. This was
really a very special moment.

During the closing hours of the
workshop we named those goals
and recommendations that were
essential to the process of "undo-
ing racism" at Agnes Scott. These
recommendations included:
development of a process to
include multicultural reality
within the curriculum;
seeking persons of color to fill

faculty, staff and board positions;

enhancing present job promo-
tion and training activities;

ongoing budget analysis;
the formation of an evaluation
and monitoring committee to
oversee the implementation of the
goals and recommendations of the
workshop.

We as a community have just
begun to realize the scope of the
task and the opportunity that lies
before us. We have already
experienced growth as well as
setbacks. We who attended the
Undoing Racism Workshop feel
that we must not allow ourselves
to become disabled by silence,
distrust, and lack of accountabil-
ity. Instead, we must continue to
struggle together, knowing we can
become the kind of community
we are called to be.

ACROSS

1 Actors' org.
4 Wanders
9 Unit of Siamese
currency

12 Goddess of
healing

13 Furnish with
money for
support

14 Equality

15 Take from

17 Room hangings
19 Word of sorrow

21 Japanese
outcast

22 Keeps
25 Begin

29 Article

30 Conspiracies

32 Insignia

33 Possessive
pronoun

35 More certain

37 Compass point

38 Prophet
40 Stories

42 Babylonian
deity

43 Mistake
45 Sowed

47 Encountered

49 Sluggish

50 Make ready
54 Contort

57 Vast age

58 Slogan

60 Regret

61 Marry

62 Guide

63 Conducted

DOWN

1 Stitch

2 Ventilate

3 Massive

4 Sells to
consumer

The

Crossword
Puzzle

5 Switch position

6 Sum up

7 Additional

8 Hits hard: slang

9 Simian

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57

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61

10 Sailor: colloq.

1 1 Attempt
16 Strike
18 Strokes
20 Pig's nose

22 Lift

23 Go in

24 Strip of leather

26 Devoured

27 Hindu queen

28 Walk on
31 Trades for

money
34 Weight of India
36 House seller
39 Frolic
41 Winter

precipitation
44 Paper measure:

pl.
46 Spin
48 Jog

50 Church bench

51 Fish eggs

52 Goal

53 French for
"summer"

55 Petition

56 Spread for
drying

59 Symbol for
tellurium

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Gerald O. Whittmgton alu>a\s "keeping the balance.

CA's Fall Festival Celebrates
ls of Autumn

Sign*

by Kech Payne

On Monday, October 30,
Agnes Scott College held its first
Fall Festival in the Alston
Campus Center.

The Fall Festival, sponsored by
the Christian Association, was
staged in carnival manner, with
games and a kissing booth.

Instead of giving away kisses,
the kissing Kxith gave away
Hershey s kisses. The games
ranged from apple bobbing to
twister. Also among the games
were the be, in toss, darts, and the

cake walk.

According to Candy Woodard,
program director of Christian
Association, "We felt that the
Fall Festival would be a nice
alternative to Halloween."

Christian Association Presi-
dent Susan Haynes felt that the

Fall Festival was more than just
an alternative to Halloween.
u The Fall Festival was a celebra-
tion of the changing of seasons.
It also was something fun to do
and gave several students a
chance to take a break from
studying."

Along with the games, there
were prizes awarded, a costume
contest, and refreshments served.
The prizes ranged from food items
to a devotion journal. Refresh-
ments included cookies, sand-
wiches, cake, and apple cider.

The Fall Festival was free to all
members of the Agnes Scott
community. "Many students
would like to see the Fall Festival
become an annual event at
Agnes Scott. But it will be left
up to Karen Green, Director of
Student Activities, if it docs or
does not," said Haynes.

Agnes Scott Target of Price-Fixing
Investigation by Justice Department

by Debbie Strickland
and Renee Dennis

Agnes Scott College is one of
55 colleges and universities
across the nation that are the
targets of a Justice Department
investigation into alleged price-
fixing of tuition rates and
student financial aid.

According to the Oct. 4,
1989, issue of The Chronicle of
Higher Education, the tuition rate
of Agnes Scott is $9,780 for the
1989-90 academic year. ASC is
one of eight women's college's in
a particular group six of
which are in the South that is
under investigation.

Across the nation, the
reaction of college and univer-
sity officials to the probe has
been that of astonishment. In
The Chronicle article, these

officials claim they did not
understand why the Justice
Department had ensued with the
investigation, and some accused
the Reagan and Bush admini-
strations of shifting "blame for
college's problems away from the
federal government."

Officials at Agnes Scott have
not been as openly vocal
regarding the controversy.
President Ruth Schmidt refused
to discuss the issue, claiming she
couldn't because the investiga-
tion was in progress.

Gerald O. Whittington, vice
president for business and
finance at ASC, had a little bit
more to say. He responded to
allegations of Agnes Scott and
other colleges purposely fixing
tuition rates by saying, "Agnes
Scott College does not partici-
pate in this. Never has, never

will." He added that ASC was
"cooperating fully" with the
Justice Department's investiga-
tion.

Like other colleges and
universities that are being
probed, ASC has retained an
attorney but Whittington said
that the attorney could not
comment on the case. Whit-
tington also noted that the
investigation could take as long
as two years, though "we are
hoping we can get out a whole
lot sooner."

Whittington said that federal
authorities will not reveal what
document(s) implicated ASC,
but "we have guesses ... We have
heen asked to provide materials."
Whittington further com-
mented, "We are cooperating
fully. We think it's a shameful
waste of time and effort."

Does Flag Burning Threaten Our Constitution?

by Angie Tacker

The flag burning issue reig-
nited in mid-October as Con-
gress passed a controversial flag-
protection statute.

The original fervor arose in
June after the Texas flag-
burning case of Gregory
Johnson. Johnson, an avowed
communist, was arrested in 1984
under a Texas statute that
forbade public desecration of the
flag.

Texas courts convicted him.
Johnson appealed, on the
grounds that the Texas law
violated his First Amendment
right to free speech. The
Supreme Court agreed.

The fear that public outcry
would lead to a constitutional
amendment to protect the flag
was the impetus that allowed
the passage of the statute.

Many lawmakers, however,
fear that the very nature of the

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statute, vague and open-ended,
will eventually lead to the con-
stitutional amendment that the
statute itself was suppose to
prevent.

The statute forbids public
desecration of the flag, without
reference to meaning. This
could be interpreted to mean
that the cowboy boots with tiny
American flags are a desecra-
tion.

However, protesters who
burned flags outside the Capitol
moments after the statute was
passed are not in violation
because they were participating
in political protest.

The statute also contains a
clause that allows for review by
the Supreme Court. This clause
puts the statute in constant
jeopardy of being overturned.
This is what many congressmen
fear most. Such an overturning
would immediately put the flag-
burning amendment on the front
pages again.

The passage of an amendment
would allow for a redefinition of
freedom of speech. Senator
Joseph Biden, a Democrat from
Delaware, says that the issue then
changes from one of saving the
flag to one of "saving our
Constitution."

PHOTO BY CHRlSStE VAN SANT

Hou< sacred is the flag

Friday, November 17, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 5

ASC Students and Faculty
Attend Pro^Choice Rally

by Leigh Echols

On Sunday, November 12, an
estimated 3,500 people from
across the state turned out to
show their support for reproduc-
tive freedom.

The pro-choice rally, "Mobilize
for Women's Lives," took place in
Atlanta's Woodruff Park. Ap-
proximately 50 members of the
Agnes Scott Community both
students and faculty took part
in the rally.

Speakers included Gloria
Steinem, Mario Thomas, Lauren
Hutton, Congressman Ben Jones,
and Rebecca Walker, daughter of

author Alice Walker. Each
speaker had a powerful message to
deliver that we won't go back.
Mario Thomas noted that we
cannot go back to the time when
"menopause was a disease,
menstruation a curse, and
abortion illegal."

The crowd included women,
men, and children of all races,
students from various colleges,
and representatives from many
religious sects. Signs ranged from
"Grandmothers for Choice" to
"Catholics for Choice." One very
pregnant woman even sported a
sweatshirt which read "Fetus for
Choice."

Campus Announces Results
of Gallup Geography Test

Did you know that three-
fourths of Americans polled last
year had no idea where the
Persian Gulf is located? Or that
two out of three couldn't find
Vietnam. 7 This poll was given to
ten countries across the world
this year with startling results.

What concerned National
Geographic, who conducted the
poll, the most was the poor per-
fonnance of younger adults in
this country. Soviets ages 18 to
24 correctly picked 9.3 places on
the provided map, while Am-
ericans the same age correctly
identified only 6.9 places.
Swedes were the most successful
out of the surveyed nations,
correctly picking approximately
12 out of 16 names.

In random testing by the Pub-
lic Relations Office on Thursday
and Friday, November 9 and 10,
the students of Agnes Scott
College were asked to identify
several countries across the
globe. The results of this Na-
tional Geographic Society test
showed Agnes Scott students

correctly answering twice as
many as the national American
average for young adults ages 18
to 24.

Americans aged 18 to 24
correctly identified 6.9 places on
the global test. Agnes Scott
students correctly answered 14-4
of the sixteen questions, or
approximately 90 percent. The
United States average was 8.6.
All of the Agnes Scott students
polled were able to correctly id-
entify the USSR, Canada,
France, Mexico, the United
Kingdom, and the United
States.

Approximately six out of ten
students correctly located the
Persian Gulf, compared to 2.5 of
all Americans polled last year.
Two of three Americans could
not find Vietnam on the map
but only 22 percent of Agnes
Scott students failed to locate it.
Of the 106 Agnes Scott students
taking the test, published in
Thursday's Atlanta Constitution,
35 students, or 33 percent,
answered all questions correctly.

Career Corner

by Adriane Creety

Start thinking now about setting aside time to participate in the
internship program. The Career Planning and Placement Office
has already sent out a list of internships available with a variety of
companies and organizations.

Spring semester internships are available to sophomores, juniors,
and seniors, and usually consist of 10-15 hours of work" per week.
Some are paid and/or can be taken for credit. Students should plan
class loads ahead of time so that their schedules permit the amount
of work time required throughout the duration of the semester.

Internships are a great way to enhance the liberal arts degree.
They provide students with experience in a career field of interest
to them; they can provide the intern with the specialized and
technical skills necessary for certain jobs; they can increase the
chances of landing a better job position; and they are a great way
of networking. Some jobs are very difficult to get without previous
internship experience in that field.

Don't wait to start planning for an internship. Remember that
preparedness met with opportunity equals success!

On November 6, i989, the freshmen elected the women who will represent them until spring elections: President, Mary Frances
Kerr; Vice President, Blair French; Secretary /Treasurer, Tracey Peavy; Social Council Reps, Betsy Fowler and Kate Simpkins;
SGA Reps, Anna Crotts, Kendra Outler, Ellie Porter, and Deborah Watters; Honor Court Rep, Misty Sanner; Athletic
Association Reps , Wendy Jones and Erin Muntzing.

Career Forum Proves to be Good Business

by Mary Francis Kerr

On Wednesday, November 1 ,
from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., over 100
Agnes Scott students partici-
pated in Career Forum '89, held
in the Rebekah Reception and
Conference Rooms.

Career Forum is an event held
every other year and is sponsored
by the Career Planning and
Placement Office. Over 25
company and career representa-
tives came from companies
varying from Coca-Cola to the
U.S. Peace Corps, and from
career fields such as art, psychol-
ogy, and the ministry.

Amy Schmidt, director of
Career Planning and Placement,
described the purpose of the
Career Forum as not only
allowing students the opportu-
nity to make contacts, with the
possibility of job interviews and
even potential job placement,
but also as giving all students,
not just job-hunting juniors and
seniors, valuable insight into
where liberal arts degrees can
lead.

As Laurie Grant, assistant
director of CP&P, said, "The
whole idea behind Career Forum
is to get a chance to talk with
someone who is actively
involved" in a career that might
interest ASC students.

Ms. Schmidt also made the
point that liberal arts graduates
don't always know the various
business areas where their
degrees can lead. Conversations
initiated at the Career Forum
can show students the various
career pathways and experi-
ences, and help them realize the
resources available.

In selecting companies, Ms.
Schmidt and Ms. Grant aimed for
as wide of a range of careers as
possible, including more career
possibilities for science majors
than they had been able to have
in the past.

They also limited companies by
space available and student
interest in order to provide
students with the widest and most
relevant selection of careers they
could.

In addition to the career
representatives were the popular

u how-to" booths in image
consultation, portfolio assembly,
Georgia State Merit and mock
interviewing, which, once
students got over any initial
timidness, really caught on.

As indicated by student
evaluation, Career Forum '89 was
a resounding success, not only for
the students who attended, but for
all ASC students who will benefit
in the coming years from the rela- .
tionships cultivated by the enthu-
siasm shown to potential employ-
ers by Agnes Scott students.

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Who Was Agnes Scott?
Inquiring Minds Find Out

Members of the Agnes Scott community visit the

is Scott.

by Susan E. Simmons

30% of ASC graduates go on
to graduate school. Another
30% pursue careers, and the
remaining 30% who knows?

CP&P provides a locus of
information for students
interested in pursuing careers
upon graduation. From resumes
to recruiters, CP&P helps
students advance into the job
market with an edge.

Recent statistics indicate an
expected job-availability
increase in the field of academia
sometime in the mid-1990s.
Hence, more graduates will be
needed to fill those positions and
more students will choose this
route of employment.

As mentioned earlier, already
30% of ASC graduates elect a
career in academia. With the
rise in academic employment
opportunities, this percentage of
students will similarly increase.
Iim >rder to accomodate this
increase, we need a competent
ivm uirce center equivalent to
C T&P lor graduate school-
bound seniors.

Rep Rap

The graduate application
process is overwhelming,
especially when combined with
a full course load, a job and,
perhaps, extracurricular activi-
ties on top of that.

The re-organization of our
current system could greatly
reduce the excess stress involved
in this grueling process.

Our current resource center
houses forty-two catalogues of
esteemed universities. In a
country consisting of fifty states,
all of which contain at least one
reputable institution and some
states which contain many
more, forty-two catalogues can
hardly be considered adequate.

Also, because most graduates
would like to relinquish their
parents/guardians from the
chains of tuition payments,
many students will need a
fellowship and/or the like in
order to relieve this burden.

Many scholarships exist
which go unnoticed, such as the
Rotary scholarships tor graduate
students. Scholarship informa-
tion such as this should be
available at arm's reach.

Campus Bids Farewell to
Beloved Feline Friend

by Jam t Kinn

George the Cat (a.k.a. Scott,
Morris, Precious, Kitty) died
Friday night, November in a
tragic car accident

George j< >ined our campus

Over the summer when he was
luM a kitten. No one knew
exac tlv where he came from, but
he w.is ,i source of jos to many
student s. faculty, and staff. His
easy going attitude and gentle
not urc won him main friends in
the community. For many, he
wa> ,i confidante; for others, he

was a bright spot in an otherwise
bad day.

It was not unusual tor someone
to t.ike special care to bring him
treats, or to take time out of a
hurried walk to class to pause for
a tew minutes and pet him. In a
small but important way, Ceorge
contributed to many of our lives.

We will miss seeing him
sunning on the dining hall steps
or lounging in the quad. We will
miss th.it little bit of joy that he
hn night all of us just by being
around when we needed a break
fn >m people.

For the past ten weeks, Rep
Council has discussed the idea of
revamping our current resource
center. In order to fulfill the
growing needs of ASC students,
a committee comprised of both
faculty and students is presently
being formed.

This task force will assess the
situation further and will begin
the unruly process of reforma-
tion. If you have any suggestions
or comments which will aid the
process, please contact any
member of Rep.

by Amy Lovell

Do you ever wonder about
the name of this institution. 7 If
someone asked you right now,
"Who was Agnes Scott. 7 ",
would you know? Read on, and
you will no longer live unen-
lightened.

Agnes Irvine was bom in
Bally Keel, Ireland in 1799.
Her father died when she was
quite young, and her mother
Mary remarried.

During her mother's second
marriage, Agnes lived with an
uncle. For the time, she
enjoyed a relatively rich
lifestyle; she also received an
excellent education.

Mary had a brother, Robert
Stitt, who lived in the United
States in Alexandria, Pennsyl-
vania. When Mary was once
again widowed, she decided to
leave Ireland for America.

Agnes and Mary arrived in
Alexandria in 1816. Agnes
joined the Presbyterian congre-
gation in Alexandria, and
remained there until her death
in 1877.

At age 22, Agnes married the
widower John Scott. He had
five children of his own, one of
whom was a mere four years old
at the time of matrimony. In
addition to those five, Agnes

bore seven children of her own.

According to Jean Harsh -
barger, in a piece written for a
church in Alexandria, [Agnes's]
life was centered in her family
and they did her credit. "

During the Civil War, the
family loyalties were split. John
Scott, the second oldest, was an
attorney, and a staunch sup-
porter of the Union. George
Washington Scott was a
colonel in the Confederate
Army.

Despite the differences, the
family remained close; John
Scott spoke at the dedication of
Agnes Scott College, which
was founded with a sizeable
donation from brother George.

Ms. Harshbarger wrote, "The
college was dedicated to the
Christian principles that Agnes
Scott had instilled in her
children, and which they took
from Alexandria to many parts
of the country."

About thirty representatives
of Agnes Scott College, includ-
ing President Schmidt, made a
pilgrimage to Alexandria in late
October.

In a special service, the
pilgrims placed a bronze
memorial marker at the base of
Agnes Irvine Scott's grave.
The service was the final event
of the Centennial Celebration.

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Wake Up and Smell the Decaf: The Seventies are History

by Melissa Culbert

Wasn't once enough for
Seventies T.V. shows like "Eight
is Enough, "The Love Boat," and
"Charlie's Angels?"

In recent months these
hloated, frivolous relics from the
Bronze Medallions Age have
resurfaced in what looks like the
first wave of Seventies nostalgia.

Also, the latest issue of Vogue
is replete with "new" fashion
looks for the nineties wide
legged pants and Mouses with
big pointy collars. Earth tones
are hot. Marilyn Quayle sports a
decidedly Mary Tyler Moore-ish
retro hairdo. Can the wedgie's
return be far behind?

The August Woodstock
hoopla marked the end of the
narcissistic Sixties nostalgia
craze. Day-glo colors and tie
dyes are quickly fading, and it
looks like we've seen the last
Monkees and Gerry and the
Pacemakers reunion tours.

As soon as America finally
wakes up from that purple haze
of nostalgia, smells the decaf,
and realizes that THE SIXTIES
ARE OVER, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE OVER
FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE, perhaps we can move
ahead.

Move ahead to what? Why, a
Seventies nostalgia craze, of

StreetBeat

course. Come January 1, "20
years ago today" will be 1970,
and already I have seen the
insidious signs of an impending
deluge of
Seventies
mania the
bulky fashions,
the "Eight is
Enough"
reunions.

The Bee
Gees and
Donna

Summer have
hit singles, and
I recently
spotted a re-
issue of "The
Partridge
Family's
Greatest Hits"
in a record

store. An updated Donny
Osmond has grimaced his way
onto MTV. I suppose his
George Michael pantomime
fools pre-teens, who are too
young to remember that Donny
is a dork. (Just like a lot of us
didn't remember that the
Monkees were dorks.)

96 Rock, the Atlanta radio
station that has been broadcast-
ing "Psychedelic Psaturday" and
"Psychedelic Psunday" along
with occasional "all-Beatles"
weekends since 1983, recently
instituted a "new" feature:

"Saturday Night at the Seven-
as if anyone could be

ties.

nostalgic for Black Sabbath,
Linda Ronstadt, and the Eagles.

"Fortunately, while everyone
was busily recounting the good
oV days of the past (the days of
leaded gas , cyclamates ,
and calculators the size of
walkAn closets) , life went on"

That stuff sucked the first time.
Why suffer through it again?

But what's the point of
playing even the good music of a
previous decade routinely? By
now, the truly great songs of the
Sixties like "Satisfaction, "Hey
Jude" and "My Girl" have been
utterly sapped of their original
freshness and power through
incessant mainstream radio
airplay.

Almost every Top 40, MOR,
and rock station on the dial has
succumbed to the Baby Boomers'
obsession with their own youth

and it's "classic" music. Now 96
Rock wants to saturate the
airwaves with Seventies classics.
Every aural and thematic nuance
of Bob Segar's
"Night Moves"
and Spring-
steen's "Born to
Run" will be
irreparably
etched into the
brain.

Fortunately,
while everyone
was busily
recounting the
good oP days of
the past (the
days of leaded
gas, cyclamates,
and calculators
the size of walk-
in closets), life
went on. The Eighties genera-
tion has its own innovations
laptop computers, Nutrasweet,
compact discs, video rentals, and
oat bran.

The Eighties generation has
its own cultural icons David
Letterman, MTV, Michael
Jackson, U2, Tama Janowitz,
and Donald Trump. We have
our own "causes": apartheid,
famine, women's equality. To
those of us who tuned in, the
Eighties have been pretty
damned interesting. I just hope
we don't bludgeon our children

with our own nostalgia when our
purchasing power puts us on top
of the demographic heap
sometime around 2000.

But, why not end this
nostalgia nonsense now, while
there is a lull between "My
Generation" and the "Me
Generation"? Twenty-five
million people bought the
Saturday Night Fever sound-
track. Pretty soon those
soundtracks, along with mac-
rame, polyester suits, and Star
Wars figurines, will rise up from
deep inside the bowels of
basements across the nation.
The endless stories of driving to
Woodstock in VW buses will be
supplanted with tales of Studio
54 boogie-ing (God help us).

Before the Seventies crowd
gets earned away, let's revolt.
Let's ignore them. We can
change the station when we
hear an old ELO song. We can
let bell bottoms rot on the racks
at Macy's. We can leave any
pretentious book about the late
Seventies artsy-funky
Greenwich Village scene or the
secret love affairs of Richard
Nixon on the shelf.

We can lick the Seventies.
After all, THE SEVENTIES
ARE OVER, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE OVER
FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.

By Jennifer Whittle

The Question:

What do you think of the new US law prohibiting flag burning?

Weezie Braswell
Class of 1993

People have died for what the
American flag represents. I do
not believe we should have the
right to burn it free speech or
no!

Andrea Johnson
Class of 1990

God bless America, apple pie,
Mom, and Lee Greenwood! No
one has the right to burn the
flag especially since the ones
that are doing it probably
burned their draft cards too!

Anne Miller
Office of Admissions

There are many traditions I
have seen fade since my days as a
teenager, i.e. prayer in school,
and regular flag pledges and
invocations. This saddens me,
but I am not sure that the flag
burning issue is or should be tied
to the Constitution. Right now I
am watching and listening. I am
not ready to take a strong stand
at this time.

Jane Mayo
Class of 1993

I feel the law is an infringe-
ment on our individual rights,
not that it is right or wrong, but
that the principles behind it are
unconstitutional. All the law is,
is simply a paranoic reaction by
our Congress to satisfy a strong
public outcry of patriotism.

Sally MacEwen
Associate Professor of Classics
I think it is illogical to ban an
expression of freedom in order to
express our belief in a system that
allows freedom of expression.

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"Look Out, Coach!" as Tennis Team Heads to Florida

PHOTO BY CHRISSIE VAN SANT

Freshmen members of the tennis team have fun in the Pensacola, Florida tourna-
ment.

Discrimination And Representation: Have We Progressed?

(continued from jxige I)

Struggle. Now, as we come near
to the close of fall semester 1989,
repercussions of last year's
struggle are still quite noticeable
as awareness and sensitivity to
the subject have been distinctly
heightened.

No doubt, many students have
been confronted with probing
questions instigated by the
infamous Atlanta Magazine
article which portrayed Agnes
Scott as a haven for pampered
rich girls and which also gave the
local community a somewhat
distorted view of student life
here. In addition, it contributed
to the intensity of the discrimi-
nation issue.

Current students, however,
feel that all of this publicity has
reaped tangible rewards tor the
school as a whole and tor
minority representation.

Angela Miller, black Ameri-
can representative to SGA, ve-
hemently defends the need for
such a seat and explains that
only one experiencing the
5pe< ific problems and issues faced
by a minority group can effec-
tively represent those needs, no
matter how well-meaning and
open-minded the rest of Rep
Council may be.

Social life and classroom
integration remain an issue
requiring consideration among
students, faculty, and administra-
tion. One black student indig-
nantly recalls being approached
by fellow students on several
occasions during her freshman
year and asked it she was an
employee on campus.

Other minority students
explain that, though they have a
wide circle of diversified friends,
they, understandably, feel most
comfortable and very relieved by
spending time with those who
share their unique experiences
associated with being a minority
on campus.

These unique, often uncom-
fortable experiences were
powerfully and effectively shared
by the student leaders at their
retreat where members partici-
pated in a simulated discrimina-
tory society, one example of the
College's efforts to broaden
awareness and understanding of
the problems faced by minorities
and the intolerability of dis-
crimination on this campus.

Still, other students express
concern that the emphasis
placed on black issues and
diseimination only m, ikes them
overly self-conscious about their
demeanor and interactions with
other students around campus,
none of which are actually
racially motivated at all.

However, many students,
both black and white, haw-
expressed concern regarding the
lack of classnx^m time or course
offerings devoted to education
on black issues and minority
topics, 5 .

Obviously, a schcx)l the size of
Agnes Scott cannot afford such
efforts as other larger colleges
and state universities such as the
University of Virginia, which
has recently instated an entire
department of Afro- American
Affairs. Yet students seem to

by Kate Simpkins

"So, you're on the tennis
team!

u Oh! That's right, you play
tennis!"

How many times have I
heard these comments?

Well, actually, for eight
weeks, Kristen Louer, Adrienne
Vanek, Kristy Jay, and I did
more than just play tennis.

In our preparation for the
Rolex Small Women's College
Tournament in Pensacola,
Florida, on October 26-28,
countless drills, weight-lifting
and afternoons full of practice
were just a few more things for
us to balance.

The hot sun did not seem to
help, especially on the days that
we, or rather I, forgot my water
cup, (which were most of the
days). Coach Peterson never
allows too much "goofing off."

Yet, it was not, as it sounds
from the description, pure

agree that more diversity regard-
ing minority education would be
very beneficial.

When asked about the danger
of "tokenism" and so-called
reverse discrimination involved
in such an effort, sophomore
April Van Mansfeld explains
that this aspect of full integra- .
tion is very regrettable but
hopefully avoidable. At this
point, black students welcome
any valid opport unity for
representation and educational
advancement.

As a women's college, Agnes
Scott automatically by-passes
one of the major obstacles of the
discrimination issue. Still, for a
college of its size, ASC appears
to be doing an admirable job of
combatting the racial issue.

Some institutions, including
UNC at Chapel Hill, Brown,
Penn State, and Emory Univer-
sities, are toying with student's
right to free speech by adopting
rules that limit and monitor
what students say regarding
racial issues and minority
tensions.

Agnes Scott, on the other
hand, is keeping an open forum
about the problem. This is
witnessed by the fact that com-
batting racism has become a
popular topic of debate.

The College feels that there is
an infinitely better chance of
eliminating racism if the issue is
openly and honestly addressed,
not only in student government,
but in administration, class-
rooms, and among peers and
friends as well.

drudgery. We did enjoy several
afternoons when laughter and
wild shots seemed to be the best
outlet for stress. "Oops! Look
out, Coach! Oh! I'm sorry!"
seemed to be Adrienne's
favorite expression.

Meanwhile, Coach Peterson
kept us running for drop-shots,
retrieving lobs, and laughing
over lack of breath "Like,
running is just not my thing!"
Kristin would often declare.

The warrior of the bunch
seemed to battle it out until
time for the actual tournament"
arrived. With a ruptured disc
in her back, Kristy finally
relented to rest while we three
freshmen terrorized Florida.

This brings me to another
chapter in the story. Our time
finally arrived, and Coach
Peterson, our expert driver, was
ready.

En route to the tournament,
we all felt reasonably safe with
Coach behind the wheel of our
party van. There only seemed
to be one close call, after which
I resigned my position as
"shotgun rider" for a short
while.

Between all of the most
frequent comments, including
Kristin's "Like, I love this pla< e.
It's really awesome!", Adri-
enne's "Hey, you guys! What
island are we on. 7 ", Coach's
"Bananas have potassium" and
other facts, not to mention my
own "How many more miles
until we eat?", I would say that
it was a reasonably quiet trip.

Adrienne would agree that
Kristin and I are not embar-

rassed about expressing our
roommate affection for each
other. After all, we did
engage in beating each other
up at every free moment.

Of course, we did finally
play tennis on this escapade.
Kristin and I both won our
first round matches but met
tough opponents in the
second round, both of which
survived until the last rounds
of the tournament.

Adrienne suffered a loss in
the first round to Maria
Pierson, one of Birmingham-
Southern College's cop
players. Yet, she continued to
play in the consolation
bracket and survived until its
second round.

Without Kristy as my
partner, Kristin and Adrienne
still played as a doubles team.
In their first doubles match
together, they encountered
several problems but played a
great match against a trium-
phant and more experienced
team from the University of
West Florida.

Although all three of us
were a bit dissatisfied at first,
it is ridiculous to say that we
were unsuccessful. For three
freshmen playing in their first
collegiate tournament, we
were very successful.

The competitive environ-
ment was a well-known, yet
for our first-time team, a very
new experience.

With all of the laughing,
story-telling, sing-alongs, and
yes, tennis, the trip was defi-
nitely worth the work.

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Indigo Girls Return Home to Atlanta for AIDS Benefit

by Staci Dixon
The dynamic Indigo Girls,
Decatur's premiere acoustic folk-
rock duo, took time out of their

hectic touring schedule to give a
moving AIDS benefit at
Atlanta's Fox Theater.
This concert was the first

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

Sharon Murphy displays her Indigo Girls T-shirt.

large-scale AIDS benefit in
Atlanta. All proceeds from the
sold-out concert on Monday,
October 30, were contributed to
the Atlanta AIDS Research
Consortium and other AIDS
related organizations.

Each AIDS group was
represented by a table in the
lobby of the theater. At the
tables, the concert-goers were
able to obtain information on the
AIDS crisis and purchase T--
shirts, designed by singer Kristen
Hall for the benefit.

The proceeds from these sales
were also donated to the various
organizations, in addition to the
ticket sales.

At the concert, many local
artists besides the Indigo Girls
performed. Among them were
Kristen Hall, Caroline Aiken,
Deedee Vogt, Michelle Malone,
and Holly Faith. Many of the
artists performed original
acoustic songs.

Kristen Hall opened the
concert with three pieces. She
was followed by Deedee Vogt.
While Deedee rocked on her
mandolin, a woman accordianist
played accompaniment. Later,
when Deedee switched to guitar,
she was joined by a woman banjo
player. Both accompanists were
from out of town.

Next, the storming Amy Ray
and excited Emily Saliers took
the stage. The crowd enthusias-
tically welcomed the duo, our
own Indigo Girls, back to
Atlanta.

After stating that their
compulsion to do the benefit was
to promote the awakening of
people to the importance of
AIDS research, the Indigo Girls
ripped into their opening
number.

New Faces, Old Charm Permeate Staying Together

by Christia Holloway

Staying Together is a movie
with an old theme and some
talented new faces.

Set in Ridgeway, South
Carolina, the movie portrays
three brothers Kit, Brian, and
Duncan McDermott who
manage their father's barbeque
chicken restaurant by day and
carouse through the town they
have christened "McDer-
mottville" by night.

Brian, played by Tim Quill,
bears a striking resemblance to a
young John Travolta. Brian is
involved with the town's
mayoral candidate, played by
Stockard Channing.

Ms. Channing's face is one of
the very few familiar faces in the
movie. The relationship, alas,
proves to be rather distracting for
campaigning, as is portrayed in

one memorable scene.

Dermot Mulroney portrays
Kit, a quiet romantic who
happens to be a runner. He is
infatuated with Beverly (Daphne
Zuniga), who is determined to
make Kit the object of her last
pre-marital fling.

Duncan is the pot-smoking,
wise-cracking baby brother.
Sean Astin plays the adolescent,
whose goal is to "become a man."
In the funniest scene in the
movie, Duncan realizes that his
dream is about to be fulfilled.

Life in Ridgeway is wonderful
until the day that the father
informs the boys that, due to his
hatred of chicken, he has sold
the family business. The news is
startling for the family. The
most affected, however, is Brian.
He is outraged that he and his
brothers were not consulted first.

Their father's decision creates

a division in the family which
is resolved only through a series
of even more unfortunate
events. The family is reunited
with one brother only to lose
another as a result of his
conflict with their mother.

Despite everything that
occurs, the family is able to
endure because of its underly-
ing love and concern for one
another.

The movie's end leaves a
great many questions unan-
swered, but it also leaves the
viewer with the feeling that
somehow, things will work out
for the brothers of "McDer-
mottville." The theme is well
stated in one of the songs in
the movie: "The More Things
Change, The More Things
Stay The Same." Staying
Together is highly recom-
mended.

Fans were pleased by their
performance of not only songs off
of "Indigo Girls" their gold
major-label album, but also
numbers from their previous,
independently released LP

As the evening came
to a close, a strong
sense of purpose filled
the air .. it can only
be hoped that a new

awareness was
brought into focus by
the magic of music,
and that the AIDS
problem will soon be
eliminated.

"Strange Fire."

The girls also treated the
audience with some of their
newer material. They were
assisted throughout the night by
Deedee on base, Annie
Richardson on flute, and a
female bongo player.

After their set, the Indigo
Girls urged the audience to
check out the material in the
lobby.

When the audience returned
after intennission, the show
proceeded with several more

artists, including Caroline Aiken.
In a later interview with Caro-
line, she elaborated on her
reasons for participating in the
benefit.

Although asked to participate
by Emily Saliers, Caroline was
also motivated by a personal
experience. Due to a complica-
tion, her daughter needed a
blood transfusion soon after
birth. Caroline was warned of
the possibility of her daughter
contracting the AIDS virus.

Caroline was joined during her
set by Emily to perform a song
the duo has done many times
together, "Another on the Rise."
Caroline was followed by rock
group Holly Faith.

The Indigo Girls performed
another set during which rocker
Michelle Malone joined Amy on
stage for a few deeply moving
pieces.

At the close of the set, the
thunderous applause urged the
group back for an encore. The
final songs of the night were a
collaboration of all the evening's
entertainers and included the
Pink Floyd song "Wish You
Were Here."

As the evening came to a
close, a strong sense of purpose
filled the air. It can only be
hoped that a new awareness was
brought into focus by the magic
of music, and that the AIDS
problem will soon be eliminated.

"No Name" Has Earned One

by M. A. Marino

With the series of mediocre
restaurants opening this fall, it is
wonderful to see that Decatur has
one that is, at worst, very above
average. The No Name Bar-n-
Grill located at 1 17 East Trinity
Place (formerly Mac's) is certainly-
bound to make a name for itself.

We hit the place on a Sunday
for brunch. My friends and I were
the only people there, and I
became quite concerned. My
concern, I discovered, was quite
unnecessary. A more than
friendly and helpful waitress
attended to us as soon as we were
seated and, amazingly, remained
at our table to answer any
questions about the menu.

My top picks are:

The Denver Omelette. This is
a generous serving packed full of
vegetables, cheese and ham.

Eggs Benedict. You will be
surprised to taste a Hollandaise
sauce that is understated instead
of overbearing. Where most
restaurants have difficulty
deciding if the sauce is the main
course, the chef at No Name
realizes that the sauce is a
condiment.

The Build-a-Burger is a must
for red-meat lovers. It is cooked
to your taste. (Can you believe
it. 7 When you ask for rare, you
really get rare.) With a choice
of sauteed mushrooms, onions,
two cheeses, lettuce and tomato,
this burger demands to be eaten
with a fork and knife.

On the side of most brunch
plates you will find a lovely
mixture of potatoes and red and
green peppers topped off with a
dab of sour cream. If the home
fries don't come with your meal,
order them on the side. They
are definitely a far cry from
french fries.

Be sure to top it all off with
Key Lime Pie! Even though you
will be stuffed full of the
generous portions of your main
course, you must not skip
dessert. Not this time.

As the final catalyst for your
patronage of this spacious and
beautiful restaurant, I give you ...
the price. Four of us ate for
under forty dollars. Budgets will
not be broken by going here.

All in all, the No Name Bar-
n-Grill is a must for anyone who
appreciates good food, good
service, and good prices.

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Beehive Shows What It Was to be Young in the Sixties

by Jean Wilson

The musical Beehive is an
exciting trip through the past
which can even be enjoyed by
those of us who weren't around
for the sixties. The musical
abounds with fun and excite-
ment.

The crowd began to bounce
in their seats as soon as the band
began to play. Although all the
musicians were of a more
advanced age than this reviewer,
they bounced and played and
appeared to have more fun than
anyone else in the theatre.

Mary Wilson took the stage
along with the "back-up" girls
and began to reminisce about
the sixties. She then burst into
song with "The Name Game,"
and two of the singers brought
members of the audience
onstage to present their own
version of the song.

Ms. Wilson then changed
into a little girl's outfit and told
the audience that she and her
friends used to listen to the radio
and pretend they were the
singers off the radio. Then the
fun began.

The cast portrayed various
"girl groups" and sang their songs
with panache and delight.
Among the more memorable of
the songs were "I Can Never Go
Home," in which the performers
went so far as to point out their
favorite portions of the song;
and the set by the Supremes in
which the diva Diana
proceeded to make a nuisance of

herself.

The next set was "Leslie
Gore's Christmas Party." The
mimicking of known stars such
as Leslie Gore, Connie Francis,
and Brenda Lee was delightful.
The singers hammed it up
through this scene to the delight
of the audience. "Judy's Turn to
Cry," "You Don't Own Me,"
and "Where the Boys Are" were
among the songs in this set. The
songs were used to tell a story as
well as poke fun at their origina-
tors and the characters they
portrayed.

The set, however, moved into
a serious note as Ms. Wilson
sang a jazz-based version of "The
Beat Goes On." Ms. Wilson
recalled the events of the year
1963 while interspersing

Reviewer Goes
"O'er a Steamy

Traveling
Sea"

by Jean Wilson

Do not go see this movie on a
first date. Do not go see this
movie with anyone who has not
seen "Nine And 1/2 Weeks."
I )o not g< i sec this movie w hen
you are depressed over your
tailing love life.

"Sea of Love" is a suspense-
filled movie. The movie has a
grisly start and stays that way. If
you enjoy being scared to death
then this is the movie for you,
provided you are liber.il and

open-minded

Ellen Bark m plays the top
suspect tor a series of crimes
which A I Pacino is investigat-
ing- Men who have placed
poems in the personals are being
killed by an unknown person.

The two characters, cop and
prime suspect, tall into attrac-
tion and then into 'love.' The
c I user they get, however, t he-
more the evidence piles up
against Ms. Barkin's character.

The tension builds until Mr.
Pacino's character confronts the
suspect with the "evidence" in a
terrifying, emotional scene.

When the killer is finally
revealed, the identity is shocking.
The scene in which the killer
reveals his/her (I refuse to give it
away) identity is violent and
tnghtening. It brings home how
easily we could all be victims at
the hands of a lunatic.

In addition to the violence
there is also a good deal of s-e-x.
Although it does not get as
graphic as other movies (see the
first few lines of this review), the
.scenes are not ad visible with
someone you do not know well; it
would be tcx^ embarrassing.

If you can handle the violence
and the nudity, then the suspense
will help you frighten all the
tension out of your system. This
is a frightening movie. Although
the ending is a tad hokey, it is a
good tilm. I recommend it to the
adventurous.

comments with a hauntingly
rendered chorus.

The mood picked up again as
Ms. Wilson announced the

British invasion.
Instead of singing
intelligibly during
"Wishin' And Hopin',"
the singer mumbled the
words and sang the
chorus clearly. The
result was hilarious.
This set ended with the
torch song "You Don't
Have To Say You Love
Me."

After Intermission,
the late sixties took
the stage. "River
Deep, Mountain
High" was sung by
the cast member
who not only looks
like Tina Turner,
but sounds like her.
(Yes, Tina Turner did
have songs betore "What's Love
Got To Do With It. ? ", and they
were better songs.) Ms. Wilson
followed with a version ot

"Respect" which was astounding.

Then, a singer (who, inciden-
tally, looked an awful lot like
Joy Howard) bounced through
the audience barefoot and
reached the stage singing "Piece
Of My Heart." The singer who
imitated J an is Joplin managed to
dance all over the stage and also
play the cymbals while singing
"Ball And Chain."

The musical ended with each
singer performing a few lines of
an artist they had mimicked
during the show and an encour-
aging message to the audience.

Whether you actually grew up
listening to the music of the
sixties or have only heard it
played on the radio, you will
enjoy the musical Beehive. It is
difficult to leave the theatre
depressed, angry, and not singing
one of the songs as you walk to
your car.

Atlanta College of Art Symposium Examines
Influence of "Southern Beginnings"

by Kech Payne

The Atlanta College of Art
held a symposium on "Southern
Beginnings" on November 6th
at the Woodruff Arts Center.

The panel consisted of five
black leaders featured in the
catalogue, / Dream A World:
Portraits of Black Women Who
Changed America.

Nancy Boxill, Fulton County
Commissioner, was the leader of
the discussion. It was she who
pointed out that, as "60% of the
women featured in this cata-
logue are from the South ...
[the] purpose of this symposium
is show how the Southern
beginnings of these women
affected their accomplishments."

The panel members were:
Unita Blackwell, first black
mayor from Mississippi and chair
of the Black Women Mayors'
Caucus; Cora Lee Johnson,
social activist and chair ot the
Rural Black Women's Leader-
ship Project; Niara Sudarkasa,
first black woman president of
Lincoln University; Sonia
Sachez, poet, playwright, and
author; and Ophelia DeVore-
Mitchell, publisher of The
Columbus Times and founder of
the Grace del Marco Model
Agency.

All of the women traced
their success to their "Southern
beginnings." "I remember my
grandmother telling my aunts to
let me be when I came in from
climbing trees. I was a tomboy.
My aunts would constantly
complain about me climbing

those trees. I would come in
every day with my dress dirty
and my braids undone. But my
grandmother would say 'Let the
child be and she will be fine.
Let her be.' And I am glad that
my grandmother let me be
because I am fine," remarked Ms.
Sanchez.

Ms. Blackwell feels that all
the black women featured in the
catalogue have "Southern
beginnings": "We are supposed
to answer the question, what is
the connection between the
South and 60% of these women
in this catalogue; if you ask me,
all black people have 'Southern
beginnings.' We all started out
in the South."

The main point that all the
participants wanted to make was
that black people, especially black
youth, should not be ashamed of
their beginnings.

The gallery will not only be
exhibiting striking photos of these
women, but also photographs of
other black women who are listed
in the catalogue. The exhibit
runs through November until
December 22. The gallery's hours
are Monday through Saturday, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m.

The catalogue accompanying
the exhibition, which features
tull-page reproductions of all the
black women, will be available for
purchase in the gallery during the
exhibition.

Country Critic's Corner

Artist:
Single:
Label:
Rating:

Reba McEntire
'Till Love Comes Again"
MCA Records

**** A must for any country music collection
*** Buy the record, you'll want to play it at home
** Listen to the song on the radio, but don't purchase
* Change the station when the song comes on
Debuting at number five this week, "Til Love Comes Again" is a
song sure to catch the ear of every country music fan, as Ms.
McEntire proves once again that traditional country music is here
to stay.

Singing with a soft sultry twang, she speaks about waiting for the
right person to come along before recommiting again. The song
ends on a high note with the listener feeling assured that love will
indeed come for the second time. If you close your eyes and listen,
you can almost hear Patsy Cline cheering softly in the background.

This song is definitely headed to number one. You can catch the
country music count-down on Sunday mornings on FM 101.5 FM
or 106 FM to name a few of the local stations.

Single Rating: ***

Critic: Cheryl K.

Calendar of Events

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Art Exhibits

The High Museum of Art

Continuing Exhibits: Through
January 7, 1990, "Land Of the
Deepest Shade, Photographs Of
The South By John McWilliams."
u Art In Berlin 181 54989," an
Atlanta exclusive; an extensive
collection of works showing the
response of the artists to a
changing Berlin.
The High Museum at Georgia
Pacific Center

Continuing Exhibit: Through
November 24, 1989 "Mel
Kendrick-Essays, Small Wood
Works."
INFORUM

Presents at the Atlanta
Apparel Mart: "Saudi Arabia
Yesterday and Today," through
November 25. A cultural

exhibit.

The Jimmy Carter Library

Now Showing: "Thomas Nast
Cartoons: The Art of Politics."
Admission is $2.50. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and 12:00 to 4:45 p.m.
on Sundays. Call 33 1 -0296 for
more infonnation.

Plays

Onstage Atlanta

Currently Showing: Alan
Aycbourn's Table Manners,
through November 18, Thursdays
and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Prices
range from $8.00 to $10.00.
The Underground Theatre

Waiting For. Lefty. Tickets are
$6.00 general admission. The
theatre is located in the basement
of the Unitarian Universalist

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Congregation of Atlanta, 1911
Cliff Valley Way, N.E.
Academy Theatre

Currently Performing:
Through November 26, 1989,
Antioch. Tickets are $5.00, call
892-0880 for more information.

The Alliance Theatre

Opening: November 18, 1989,
Annie Get Your Gun. Remember
the songs,"Anything You Can Do
I Can Do Better" and "You Can't
Get A Man With A Gun"? Rush
tickets are $9.50 on the day of the
performance.

The Horizon Theatre Company

Frankie And Johnny In The
Clair De Lune, Thursday through
Saturdays, 8 p.m. Sundays 5 p.m.
Tickets are $10.00 and $12.00.
Call 584-7450 for more informa-
tion.

Theatre League Of Atlanta

At The Buckhead Roxy
Beehive, starring Mary Wilson of
the Supremes. Call 873-4300 for
information on ticket prices and
show times, as they differ from
show to show.
DramaTech

Currently Presenting: Through
November 18, The Diviners.
Student tickets are $3.00. Shows
start at 8:00 p.m. Thursdays
through Saturdays.
The Neighborhood Playhouse

Opening November 24: My
Three Angels, Thursday through
Saturday nights 8:00 p.m.,
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. A comic
play where it is simpler to bum off
Scrooge than convert him.
Theatre Gael

The Mary Gray Monroe
Theater in Dobbs University
Center on Emory's Campus
presents: A Child's Christmas In
Wales, Tuesday through Saturday
8:00 p.m., Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
Picasso's Performance Cafe

Presents on December 5:
Valetta Anderson's Montgomery
Play. The reading begins at 8:30
p.m. Admission is $2.00.
Academy Theatre

Opening on November 29: A
Christmas Carol Pre-opening
Friday is a $.99 show which
begins at 8 p.m. Call 892-0880
for more information.

Music

The Variety Playhouse

Presents: November 17, 1989,
Bismillah Khan, master reed
player, one of India's most famous
classical musicians, 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $1 5.00 for students at
the door, $17.00 for non-students.
Call 377-7777 for more informa-
tion.

Agnes Scott College

Presents: November 19
Student Recital featuring Laura
Williams, soprano, and Tracy
Peavy, flute, at 3 p.m. in Maclean.

Presents: December 5 at 8: 1 5
p.m. The Tallis Scholars Renais-
sance Christmas Concert in
Gaines.

Dance

The Atlanta Ballet

Presents: November 16 through
18, Ballet Pops perfonned with
Tom Gross 6k the Varsity live on
stage. Tickets are avaliable at
SEATS and student discounts are
available. Call 892-3303 for more
information.

Miscellaneous

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center

Presents: November 28
through December 12, Christmas
At Callanwolde: shops, gallery,
beautiful decorations and a
courtyard cafe. Tickets are $5.00
before November 28, and $7.00 at
the door.

Neighborhood Playhouse in
Decatur

Audition Notice: November
19-20, at 7:30 p.m., for The
Hollow, by Agatha Christie:
needed, six women ages 20-60.

We Look
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Volume 76, Issue 6

December 8, 1989

Lindsay's Hiking Ordeal Leads to Campus Celebration

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

by Janet Kidd

On Thursday, November 9,
the Agnes Scott community was
greeted with a somber note from
Dean Hudson* office, explain-
ing that Eloise Lindsay, a
member ot the graduating class
of 1989, was missing.

Eloise had gone on a solo hike
in the mountains on the
C larolipas bonier. She was de-
clared missing Wednesday,
November 8, w hen she failed to
meet with some friends at the
end of the trail.

Search parties with tracking
dpgS were gathered. Together
with professional hikers, they set
out to find her. The dogs
quickly picked up her scent, but
within days, they had lost it,
found it again, and once again
lost it: Eve^dayfstodeftts- * *
turned on radios or TVs at 5:00
p.m. only to hear that they had
found nothing.

The dining hall was filled
with speculative students trying
to make sense ot what was
happening. "Old she get lost. 7 "

"Does she have any food. 7 " "Why
doesn't she start a fire. 7 " And
every day as the temperature
dropped, so did the campus's
hopes.

Even the students who did
not know her were affected by
the mood that surrounded
campus. It was not a dark mood
that pervaded the campus; it
was a worried feeling, a fear that
she might not be found.

Nevertheless, many students
never lost hope. Friends cheered
her on from a distance. u Come
on, Eloise. I know you can make
it." They believed in her spirit
and resourcefulness. As one
student commented, "She's a
survivor. She won't give up."

On Friday, November 17,
nine days after she had been
declared missing, students and
hiculty gathered in the chapel to
pray tor her safe return. A
woman from Eloise 's church
informed the crowd of the
details. The trail she had taken
intimidated even the profes-
sional hikers.

Others were warned agaiiw

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This sign, on the front door of'Buttrick was happily changed when Eloise was found.

going to South Carolina to look
for her on their own for fear of
losing them as well.

After repeated nights ot sub-
freezing temperatures, even the
search parties were discouraged.

The dogs could only track so
much on the difficult trail Eloise
had taken. They could find no
trace of her. Finally, on the
night of Saturday, November 1 \
thev called oft the search.

Nevertheless, the media kept
saying that even though the
search had been called off, they
still believed that she was alive.
Brooke Colvard '92, a friend ot

(continued on page 5)

East and West Germany Tear Down Walls, Build Bridges for Peace

by Mary Frances Kerr

"So our case is new, so we
must act anew." These were the
words President Abraham
Lincoln used in his 1862 address
to the Congress.

These same words were used to
describe the rapid changes now
occurring in Eastern Europe by an
East German.

The speaker in this case was
Professor Wazel from the Univer-

sity of Jena, about 70 kilometers
south ot Berlin. He addressed a
group of over 50 students, facility,
and others, on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 14, at Agnes Scott.

His hour-long presentation was
spent answering questions and
explaining the incredible history-
making that is now going on in
Eastern Europe, his emphasis
being on East Germany and the
dramatic toppling of the Berlin
Wall.

Inside

Editorials

A Chromosone is a chromosone is a chromosone

Page 3

News

Interdorm forum focuses on stealing in dorms

Page 4

Arts and Entertainment

The Little Mermaid Disney's still got it!

Page 7

Wazel fielded questions on the
background of this revolution,
what the new situation in East
Germany is, and what is coming
next.

He explained that while it was
"not so clearly seen from outside,"
there had been preparations for
changes in the whole society that
began immediately with
Gorbechev's reforms. The
attitude within East Germany
was "Stop complaining. Act."

He also noted the church's role
in helping the people prepare for
this peaceful revolt, and he
emphasized the German people's
need to carrry out these changes
step by step: "Now freedom ot
speech, [and] to travel; later, free
elections."

Wazel explained that East
Germany, and indeed all of the
Eastern European countries, will
progress, each in their own way.
The Eastern Europeans do not
need the West to treat them like
"wayward children."

He emphasized that "capital-
ism has had its crises, so does
socialism" and that socialism is
not dying, only readjusting.

He continued that this
readjustment is even more

necessary now, in order to
encourage people to re-enter
East Germany, because the Loss
of so many people has created a
"brain drain." 'There are too
many jobs in East Gennany, and
not enough workers."

This adjustment, Wazel said,
must incorporate into socialism
an "achievement principle the
more you work, the more you
get," and they must modernize
the economy in order to catch
up.

Wazel was hopeful because,
he said, "the new government
understands much of what is
necessary." He also expressed
hope of free elections, where
"leaders ... feel responsible for
the outcome of the revolution,
not like in Poland."

And there is much to be
hopetul for, he said. Coopera-
tion between East and West is
imperative, and the upcoming
summit at Malta is a good sign.
"Mankind must work together,
or we will die together."

Wazel, when questioned
about the hope of a unificaton of
East and West Germany, said,
"Looking at the last days,
nothing is an impossibility," but

added that that is not on the
agenda right now and coopera-
tion must be encouraged on
both sides.

He concluded by saying that
East Germany could learn from
other countries in order to
develop a democratic socialism
that is economically productive,
with free elections and all that
comes with that included.

And that "the East will not be
led back, but the West must
trust this new attitude" and help
to foster its growth, and for this,
disarmament is imperative.

The audience went away with
their own opinions, but all had a
clearer picture of the historic
changes that are occurring in
Eastern Europe. The Gennan
teaching assistant, a native West
Gennan, said, "For me person-
ally, it was interesting to hear
the opinion of someone who
lives in East Germany."

She also said that she
understood "his thoughts on
West Gennany's attitudes," but
she felt that because of the
success of West Germany's
system, West Germans "natu-
rally want to help and offer
creative advice."

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, December 8, 1989

The Forum

by Michelle Roberts

It was Tuesday morning and I was getting ready for class. As I
walked to the television to turn off "Donahue," 1 stopped suddenly.

A picture of Eloise Lindsay flashed on the screen, with the word
"Missing" beneath her smiling face. 1 stood there, unable to speak.

I do not know Eloise personally. I was on Rep Council with her,
and I have friends who are close to her; or course I saw her around
the campus last year, just as 1 see the rest of our small community on
a daily basis until I feel as if I know everyone.

But seeing her face on the news was, to put it mildly, disturbing.
Her situation became more real to me when I saw the note from the
Dean of Students in my box. That kind of t hough tfulness made me
realize what it means to be a part of a caring community like this
one.

For the next week, I watched the news religiously and read the
newspaper accounts of "The Missing Hiker from Buckhead." I
listened to rumors and speculations about Eloise eagerly, trying not
to lose hope.

I admit that, at first, 1 had an incredibly nauseating feeling that
Eloise was dead. The previous week, I had been upset by the
kidnapping of Connie Vance Krause, a Decatur woman who was
found in the trunk of her car after her family had desperately
covered the city with pictures of the missing woman.

1 followed her grim story with optimistic interest, only to hear the
sickening news that she was dead. So at first I equated, in Eloise 's
situation, the tact that she was missing with the inevitable conclu-
sion of her death. But, as I noticed that her friends had not given
up hope, I decided that, despite the odds, maybe Eloise was enough
of a survivor to overcome the trail's dangers.

When it rained, and then the temperatures dropped below freez-
ing, I thought of Eloise, alone and perhaps injured in the woods,
while 1 sat in my cozy warm room with my silly problems at a com-
fortable distance. I had to consciously torce those negative images
from my mind.

The Monday that Eloise was found, 1 was on my way home for
Thanksgiving. I hated to leave with the horrible, nagging thought
that 1 didn't know if she was safe. How could I go home and give
my selfish thanks when the search party had given up, and Eloise
was utterly alone with the forces of nature, if she were alive?

Then that night, a friend called from Atlanta to tell me she had
been found, and that she was alive. How wonderfully ironic that
the prayer service for her turned into joyful thanksgiving!

The search for Eloise provided me the opportunity to examine
many feelings about self and community. The miracle of her safe
discovery provided me with one of the most memorable Thanksgiv-
ings ever. I learned to be truly thankful.

Rep Rap

by Suzanne Tourville

In these last tew weeks, Rep
Council has been making plans
tor spring. Projects started this
fall will continue next semester.

The recycling effort has been

rethought by a subcommittee
along with members of GAIA,
Mortar Board, and Circle K.
The result of these discissions s
a decision to have bins placed
in the dorms and other buildings
for recyclable products.

These bins will be emptied
periodically by a local recycling
company. Tins new process will
serve to make recycling a more
effective and efficient operation.
In the spring, Rep plans to
investigate recycling plastics.

The need for more graduate
School resources was also raised
this fall. A subgroup worked
with Dean Sims and faculty
members.

A pamphlet is being designed
to alen students to the resources

that are available in the Re-
source Center. Further, an
effort is being made to include
information about scholarship
and fellowship opportunities in
the Campus Connection each
week. GRE dates will also be
noted in the Campus Connec-
tion.

The Resource Center has
ordered graduate bulletins and
catalogues rrom schools across
the nation. These will be
available in the Center Rep's
goals in this area include
networking with alums and
a n tfdinating a student
exchange oi materials.

The issue of diversity on
campus has Mm) K-cn discussed
by Rep in light of the curricu-
lum. Dr. Cathy Scott, who
heads the suhcommittee of the
Curriculum Committee to
investigate this c - MM cm, spoke
at a recent meeting. She
expressed a desire for student
input.

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Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Peryam

"She's paranoid." Sheriff,
about Eloise Lindsay.

"Just because you're not
paranoid doesn't mean they aren't
out to get you." Folk wisdom.

Interesting that a county
sheriff feels qualified to pro-
nounce a psychiatric diagnosis
upon a perfect stranger. It the
people in his county are so
wonderful that crime is out of the
question, why do they need a
sheriff? I believe Eloise. The
brave deer hunters turned our
beloved sister into prey tor sport.
Thank God she got away. In
their game if you get away and
talk about it, you're "paranoid." It
you don't, you just may be raped
and dead.

One of the weapons of the
patriarchy is to state or imply that
women are insane, especially
those of us who refuse to submit
to their control, or escape from it
as Eloise did. If we can be

convinced we are crazy, it gives
them power over us.

Males are raised in this culture
to be aggressive. The vestigial
frontier spirit, conflict, and
dominance still prevail in their
world. According to the polarity
the church has set up, the
feminine role is to bring forth,
nurture and sustain life, the
masculine is to destroy it. Instead
of learning that we are all one
humanity, together and interde-
pendent, boys are carefully taught
contempt for all things feminine.
The less like a woman they can
become, the more "manly" they
are. This means forsaking love,
caring, compassion, and tears and
instead steeling themselves to kill
the enemy.

Alas, when they no longer
have a war to fight or a wilderness
to conquer, when they have no
power outside their home, then
women and children become the
enemy. Women's shelters burst at

the seams with those who live a
losing, bruising battle married to a
"real man." Only one out of ten
rapes get reported because the
enemy also rules the police
stations and the courtrooms*
Entire families arc abandoned into
poverty because the father lacks
strength of character enough to
handle the responsibility.

The macho man is obsolete.
The most toxic substance upon the
earth today is testosterone. It is
responsible for more death,
suffering and destruction of the
environment th, in any other. It
need not be so, however. The
selfish, heartless American male is
a result of the masculine myst ique,
summed up in "Roys will be boys,"
which dictates a hands-ofil way of
raising them. But with the proper
attention, even male children can
be civilized. To rewrite a Willie
Nelson song, "Mamas, don't let
your cowboys grow up to be
babies."

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Friday, December 8, 1989 THE PROFILE Page 3

Letters To The Editor

Tip of the Hat
to Food Service

Dear Editor:

Your food service department
is outstanding. There are many
unsung heroes on this campus,
both academic and non-
academic. Hourly employees
perform marvelously as a part of
the staff.

The physical plant depart-
ment, for example, through
services like landscaping and
painting to custodial services,
has surmounted the negative
image of servitude. The staff
has actually built the morale
and esteem of many Agnes
Scott students, creating an "I'm
okay, you're okay" campus rela-
tionship.

This u tip of the hat" goes to
Patricia Heyl's food service
department. Her seven-days-a-
week operation is similar to ''pit-
stops" during the Indianapolis
500. I'm talking about students,
staff, even other hourly employ-
ees who come in Evans Hall
completely zonked out, only to
be greeted, served, and to come
out rejuvenated.

This treatment seems to carry
them throughout the rest of
their day or at least until the
next meal. Maybe that's
partially why the student body is
requesting longer dinner hours.

The staff is friendly, helpful,
and cordial. Notice how the
people go into our cafeteria or
snack bar line and come out of
it as if they received a soul vac-
cination or something. What a
wonderful crew!

Sincerely,

Kim Armstrong

by Lea Widdice and
Heather Kelley

On Thursday, November
30th, Rep Council Diversity
Forum sponsored a program of
Native American sound by Loy
Johnson. Johnson shared a
number of sounds, including
chants, drums, a singing temple
bowl, and silence.

To start the program, Johnson
blessed the group by burning
incense for each participant.
She then called the spirits of the
universe with an offering of
cornmeal.

Her first chant was a welcom-
ing call to those spirits. One
student said the chant made her
long for the outdoors, while
another saw images of wild
horses running through fields.

Next she demonstrated a
chant using a rattle to symbolize,
with a heartbeat rhythm, the
unification of the group. The
sounds reminded some students
of journeys they had taken to
the American West.

Clarification
Needed

Dear Editor:

I was concerned to read in the
article on the Investigation by
the Justice Department in the
November 1 7 issue of The Profile
that I had refused to discuss the
issue, claiming that I could not
do so because the investigation
was in process. As a matter of
fact, I did talk with Debbie
Strickland, one of the writers of
the article, about this matter
some weeks ago. Later, Renee
Dennis, whose name also
appears in the byline for the
article, asked for my comments,
and I sent word that I had
already been interviewed. I
hope this explanation clarifies
what apparently was a misunder-
standing.

Sincerely,

Ruth Schmidt

Set The

Record Straight

Dear Editor,

In the "Time Traveler"
column in the November 17
issue it was stated as scientific
fact that "human embryos are
invariably female up to a certain
point in their development,
when an u x" chromosome breaks
to create an aberration, a u y" or
male chromosome." This
statement is, from a scientific
point, incorrect. To set the
record straight, X and Y chromo-
somes are two separate entities
in the human genome, and a Y

The final instrument Johnson
shared was the quartz crystal
bowl. This instrument was a
large, smooth white bowl which,
when rubbed, filled the room
with deep, rich tones.

Student reactions to this
instrument varied. Some
thought it sounded like a bomb
scare; for others it resembled a
calling bell. It was suggested that
the sound would be an effective
way to gather people for convo-
cation.

To many, the tones seemed to
be coming from different parts of
the room. Johnson then used the
bowl for overtone chanting.

She chanted long tones while
playing the bowl. Many listeners
felt these were more soothing
sounds than those of the bowl
alone.

As a final exercise, members of
the group experimented with
their bodies' natural electromag-
netic fields using a special brass
wand. The wand contained an
incomplete circuit attatched to a
small light which was located

(male) chromosome is in no way
less worthy than an X (female)
chromosome. Every human has
46 chromosomes, two of which
are sex chromosomes. The male
has an X and a Y, while the
female has two X chromosomes.
The genotype of an individual is
established as soon as the sperm
fertilizes the egg and it remains
unchanged throughout the
individual's lifetime. During the
first few weeks of development,
however, a fetus is undifferenti-
ated tissue. During this time it is
under the control of the
mother's female hormones,
although this does not mean
that all embryos are female. An
embryo with an X and a Y
chromosome is still genetically a
male. The differences in their
chromosomal make-up does not
render either sex as superior or
inferior, they are just different.
Haven't we learned in the past
year here at Agnes Scott to
celebrate our differences, and to
not condemn others for being
different. 7 Let's practice what we
preach!!

Using scientific fact to
support one's views is perfectly
acceptable. In attempting to
support an opinion that has no
basis in reality, however, Miss
Peryam has twisted the facts in
such a way that they support her
views. This is a very poor excuse
for journalism, as well as
insulting to the educated
students who read this paper. I
would suggest consulting an
appropriate text book before
stating feminist doctrine as

under the wand's crystal tip.

Johnson held the top portion
of the wand while her neighbor
held the bottom end. When
the entire group held hands in a
circle, the electric circuit was
completed, causing the light to
illuminate the crystal.

The evening was soothing
and relaxing for all the partici-
pants.

Johnson began pursuing her
music at the age of forty. At
the time she was a grade school
teacher, but she left that field to
follow her musical interests at
Florida State University and
then in Atlanta under the
tutelage of a Native American.

Johnson's personal experi-
ence with Native American
music began in her childhood,
when she was taught a chant by
a Native American man who
visited her fourth grade class.
She still uses that chant in her
programs today.

She is now a practicing
sound therapist working out of
her studio in Decatur.

scientific fact, for someone is
bound to notice the mistakes.

Respectfully submitted,

Bettina Gyr

Freedom of Speech at
Others ' Expense

Dear Students,

During the past two months,
we have had article after article
appearing in The Profile attack-
ing one another's beliefs. We
become outraged when our
beliefs are attacked, yet we turn
right around and attack someone
else's. Since we live in a country
where we are supposed to have
freedom of speech, it seems to
me that we should exercise that
freedom, but not at the expense
of others. If our beliefs clash
with someone else's, I don't feel
that we should criticize them or
make false accusations against
them or their beliefs. As a
Christian, I believe that I should
stand up for what I believe in
and be able to support that
belief. However, I do not feel
that I have the right to tell the
non-Christian, the Buddhist, or
the Atheist that they are wrong,
nor do I have the right to
criticize them for what they are
putting their faith in.

I have really felt like a mem-
ber of a minority having my
rights infringed on these past few
months. I was especially
outraged at an article that
appeared in The Profile's
November 17th issue. The God
that I believe to be the only true
God was viciously attacked.
The thing that bothered me was
that one of the evidences used to
criticize my God is not even
true. The article said, "God
must have changed Its mind
about who came first, because
human embryos are invariably
female up to a certain point in

As the old saying goes, we
have some good news and some
bad news this issue.

The bad news is that on
November 18, a car parked in
the Walters parking lot had its
trunk broken into; on Novem-
ber 25, a car was broken into but
nothing was taken while another
car that same date was stolen.

With this rise in activity,
surveillance was conducted on
the Walters and Candler parking
areas and on November 28, the
surveillance proved to be
productive.

While observing the activity
around the Walters and Candler
parking areas Tuesday morning,
two subjects were pursued after
attempting to break into a car.

their development, when a V
chromosome breaks to create an
aberration, a V or a male
chromosome." As a biology
major here at Agnes Scott, I
immediately realized this was
incorrect. A "y" chromosome
starts out as a u y" chromosome
just as a "x" chromosome starts
out as a u x." God is NOT
confused. He has created us in
His own images and has given us
a way to reproduce both male
and female offspring. I respect
the fact that the author of this
article wants to stand up for her
beliefs, but I would appreciate it
if my beliefs didn't have to be
put down for this to be accom-
plished.

Sincerely,

Candy Woodard

Where Did New
Hampshire Go?

Dear Editor:

Having always been a student
of maps and geography, I read
with interest your article about
the Gallup geography test in a
recent copy of The Profile.
Shortly after the start of school
the Admissions Office, or some
other college offfice, published a
sheet giving information about
the new freshman class. They
gave a break down of the states
[the students] came from by
section of the country. They
listed New Hampshire in the
Middle Atlantic states! That is
something that is taught in the
sixth grade. How can people
know about foreign countries
when they don't even know the
states of their own country?

Sincerely,

R.V. Lanford, M.D

P.S. I am sure the girl from New
Hampshire got her feelings hurt
because so august an institution
did not know where her home
state was located.

One suspect was later taken into
custody.

At this writing we are still
trying to locate one of the
perpetrators while the second is
being housed at the Dekalb
County Jail. Investigation
continues regarding the involve*
ment of these subjects in the
other related incidents.

On Monday evening,
December 4, at 7:00 p.m., a
meeting was set up for officers to
discuss with Volkswagen owners.
Volkswagens are our highest
target for vehicle thefts which is
proven through the recent
activity and past statistics.
These statistics hold not only in
our area but the Metro Atlanta
area as well.

Loy Johnson Shares Sounds, Soothes Audience

Public Safety News

Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, December 8, 1989

The Sky is Falling?

by Kate Simpkins

You may ask what kind of life-
harming effects could possibly
stem from a little can of hair-
spray or a refrigerator.

For that matter, what do they
even have in common? The
answer lies in the huge "hole" in
our atmosphere which hangs like
a bomb over the Earth.

As a part of the Discovery
Lecture Series, a film and lecture
by Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland of
the University of California
were shown.

The presentation, entitled
"The Sky is Falling," was
designed to bring more environ-
mental awareness into our
everyday concerns.

Over the past years, Rowland
has been involved with execut-
ing several experiments across
the globe. These experiments,
conducted in many remote
areas, are part of an investigation
into the various effects of
harmful gas concentration in our
atmosphere.

It is impossible to ignore the
fact that over the last ten years,
the concentration of these gases
has undergone drastic changes.
Some ot these changes are due
to natural sources of gases, such
as methane.

However, the burning of coal,
gas, and the destruction ot our
natural forests are also respon-
sible for a great amount ot
change. Chloroflourocarbons
released from aerosol cans and
retngerants are continuously
eat mg away at a very vital
portion of the atmosphere.

Regardless of whether people
are aware of the problem, in
several places around the Earth,

there is a growing absence of
ozone in the upper atmosphere.
This ozone absorbs harmful
ultraviolet radiation from the
sun.

As Rowland said, u The loss of
15% of the ozone layer can have
very serious effects; it's not
necessary to lose the whole
amount."

In the question and answer
session following the filmed
lecture, one student asked a
common question: "What are
the effects?" The foremost effect
will be the increased tempera-
ture in the stratosphere. All
species that are sensitive to these
intense and hannful radiations
will be subject to skin cancer
and cataracts, among other
effects.

Rowland responded to
another question concerning
actions being taken by various
organizations and by the
governments ot the world.
There are already enforced bans
on certain gas emissions in
Canada, the United States,
Norway, and Sweden.

Rowland suggests a world-
wide 50% reduction by the end
of this year. He also commented
on the various efforts to find
solutions to the problem, saying
"substitutes [are] the answer."

But the main reason for this
presentation, as one student
pointed (nit, was to answer the
question: ul What can I do?"
Rowland insists on better energy
efficiency. With an average 7%
loss of ozone around the world,
he sums up the problem with a
few words and a famous quote
from John Donne: "What we
have here is a global problem.
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Interdorm Sponsors Forum on Stealing in Walters

by Julie Darnell

On November 15 a special
torum was held in the lobby of
Walters to discuss the problem of
stealing within that donn.
People from whom items had
been stolen were encouraged to
attend, as well as anyone con-
cerned with the thefts that had
occurred.

Dean Hudson addressed the
group, as did the president of
Interdorm, Teresa Ramirez.
Sergeant Scott was present to
answer any questions directed
towards Public Safety.

Dean Hudson pointed out that
although a variety of articles had
been stolen, money was taken
most often. Because money is
difficult to trace, it has been
difficult to apprehend the person
responsible for the thefts.

In order to catch someone who
has stolen money, more complex
measures must be taken, such as
the use of video cameras or a
special ultraviolet powder.

Dean Hudson also stated that

stealing within the freshman
dorms is not uncommon,
particularly before Black Cat
when financial pressures are
high. She added that it is "an
adjustment for folks to come to
the honor system."

She went on to point out that
stealing rarely occurs within the
dorms predominantly housing
sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

She urged students to continue
locking their doors until the
winter term ends and start fresh
in the spring. If stealing still
persists, stronger actions will be
taken.

Teresa Ramirez stressed that
the main purpose of the forum
was to get opinions on the
problem from the residents of
Walters. She stated that
Interdorm wanted to see "what
we can do to make this better"
and had held the forum "to hear
what everyone had to say."

Residents of Walters voiced
their frustration about the
stealing. Suzanne Tourville
voiced the general opinion: "I'm

getting really frustrated right
now everything is a risk," and
went on to state that thefts were
not limited to dorm rooms but
had spread to the laundry room
and kitchens as well.

The effects stealing has on the
honor system was discussed. Sidra
Bennett stated, "I really resent the
fact that one or two people are
screwing up the whole thing."
Several people suggested that
perhaps the threat of Interdorm
was not enough to prevent people
from stealing.

It was decided that in Inter-
donn's efforts not to frighten the
incoming students, they were
unclear on how serious Interdorm
cases are.

It was pointed out that if a
student was caught stealing she
would be asked to leave. With a
dismissal from a college for
stealing on a record, it would be
difficult to be admitted to another
college or to obtain a job. Dean
Hudson stated that "the price you
pay with Honor C taurt, for an

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Lindsay's Safe Return

(continued from page I )

Eloise's, remarked that she felt
angry and frustrated that the
search was called off when there
was still a chance of finding her.

The next Monday started out
as a sad day. Another prayer
meeting was scheduled for 4:30
that afternoon. Hope was falling
as friends began to realize just
how long Eloise had been out in
the woods in freezing tempera-
tures. It was still hard to believe
that it would end like this.

Then, at around 2:00 Monday
afternoon, a call came into Dean
Hudson's office where she was in
a meeting with the presidents of
Interdorm, SGA, and Honor
Court. Within minutes, the bell
in Main was ringing. For the
people who heard the bell, most
everyone's first thought was "It's
Eloise."

Stephanie Wallace '91 relates

what happened in her class after
the bell rang: "There was total
silence. We thought that it must
be something about Eloise.
There was a lot of fear and
apprehension as we wondered: Is
she alive. 7 "

The students who were in
Main were greeted minutes later
by a jubilant Dean Hudson and
Karen Anderson mnning
through the halls as they
exclaimed: "They found her!
Eloise is alive!"

Feu the people who were not
in Main and could not hear the
bell, the news was carried one
way or another until the whole
campus knew. Classes were
dismissed and meetings were
quickly ended as everyone
looked for someone to hug.

Dean Hudson remarked on
the overwhelming sense of relief
that everyone felt. "I did not
realize how worried I was until
she was found. Then it was like
a flood of joy!" Katie Pattillo '90

said that her being found was
"better than Christmas."

At 4:30 pan. the campus again
joined together in prayer, this
tune in thanks as the media, com-
plete with cameras and notepads,
watched us eelehr.it e her safe
return. Dean Hudson related that
Eloise was awake, coherent, and
was going to be fine.

Over the days as the details of
her ordeal were covered in the
newspapers and television, some
people were offended by the me-
dia's portrayal of her. One stu-
dent resented the picture that the
media had painted as a sensation-
alist distortion.

Eloise, however, had only gcx)d
things to say when she came to
the tree-trimming party Wednes-
day, November 28 to put the star
on the tree. She remarked on
how grateful she felt that the
campus had been so supportive of
her and had cared so much. She
also said that she wanted to thank
the campus for believing in her.

We Look
Forward
To Seeing
You

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German Experts Comment on Impact of Wall's Destruction

by Kristin Lemmerman

The situation in the Soviet-
bloc countries of East Germany
and Czechoslovakia is shocking,
to say the least.

After 28 years of being
separated by a wall, mass protests
in the former country finally tore
down the barriers to moving freely
between the two Germanys.

Suddenly some of the biggest,
most drastic political changes this
side of 1950 are taking place all
over the bloc.

On our own campus are many
faculty, students, and staff who
have reason to be concerned
about what happens in these
countries, being either German
themselves or German scholars.

They see the problems in East
Germany's economy as it is
opened up to the West: subsidized
clothing, food, and housing are
already feeling the pressures of

increased demand. To keep them
from becoming completely
unavailable, the East German
government last week declared
that only East Genmans could
purchase subsidized goods,
excluding westerners from these
"bargains."

Employment, guaranteed in
Communist countries under the
right to work principle, will cease
to be guaranteed. East Germany
was suffering from overemploy-
ment; with an opening of the
economy, companies will have to
cut extra people to be on a com-
petitive level with Western firms.

Another serious problem will be
creating a convertible currency:
According to the Christian Science
Monitor, while the exchange rate
for marks East (mks. E.) to marks
West (mks. W.J had been forced
to be 1:1; on the black market
one mk. W. is worth from 10 mks.
E. to 20 mks. E..

Obviously, bringing mks. E.
towards their real value is going to
be an exercise in inflation.

As Dr. Gunther Bicknese said,
however, the East German
government will most likely
compensate for dropping subsidies
and raising inflation by paying the
people who really need more
social aid for example, the
elderly, and people who cannot
work.

Aside from economic problems,
the serious pollution problem in
East Germany must be addressed.
Ursula Booch, a former East
German resident, pointed out
that "pollution," as a word, did
not previously exist in this
country's vocabulary.

As a result, said Bicknese, East
Germany was still using soft coal
as a primary source of fuel, leading
to air pollution. Most East
German cars are of inefficient
design as well, or are ancient,

causing even more air pollution.

Both lead to acid rain. The
forests not only within East
Germany but also surrounding it
are in danger of being eaten away
by acid. The water supply of both
Germanys is also contaminated
by this pollution and another,
more devastating form of degrada-
tion.

Bicknese shares knowledge of
this form, passed to him from a
recent visiting scholar: East
Germany, in the recent past, used
to take West German contami-
nated waste into their own
country in exchange for the hard
currency. Some of this waste,
stored near Lubeck, was radioac-
tive.

After a few rains, part of the
waste seeped into the groundwa-
ter supply and ran back into West
Germany. (The irony in this
extremely hazardous situation
should be evident.)

Take a Look at the Lighter Side of Exam Week Hell

by Amy Lovell

is exam week encroaching
upon you too quickly? Are you
dreading finishing those seven
papers due on "Reading Morn-
ing"? It is always necessary this
time of year to dispel common
myths surrounding final exams.

Myths about studying:

1 ) You can study by osmosis.

It has been proven by experiment
that it is simply impossible to
absorb any useful information
from a textbook by sleeping with
it under your pillow.

2) Tea helps you study. Herbal
tea, although it tastes yummy and
helps warm a chilly evening, will
not increase your ability to retain
large quantities of facts. An
exception to this is the essay
exam: a few herbs and a severe
lack of sleep (perhaps augmented
by a touch of alcohol) may stand
to improve your ability to present
"new and interesting" insights
into old problems.

3) You can get finished by
Reading Day. 9:00 a.m. on
"reading day" (also known this
tall as "reading morning") is when
everything you haven't finished
must be complete and cogent. If
you haven't finished that 62 page
paper on "The Importance of
Something Important," well, then
you can just forget studying
anything else (including the exam
for that class) until it is turned in
to the dean of the College.
Myths about taking exams:
1 ) You can take all your exams
in one day. If you have six exams
or more, it really isn't feasible to
take them all in ONE exam
period. Think about it: consider-
ing the time necessary to stand in
line for the first exam, receive the
envelope, take it to the second
floor, open it, pledge your name,
seal the envelope, and return it,
you probably won't be able to
take more than four more. In this
case, you should allow yourself at
least two days to take your exams.

A note of caution, though:
walking into the room and out
again within halt the hour usually
perturbs your fellow students to a
very high degree. You really
should avoid exam rooms
frequented by students of the fine
arts, humanities, languages or
literatures, sciences, social
sciences, or maths.

2) You can't do anything
during an exam. Although
Honor Court has established firm
and fast rules for what you cannot
do during exams (talk, chew gum,
eat, drink, etc.), privileges are not
explicity stated. You should
realize your vast array of choices
in exam period activities.

It is nowhere stated that you
cannot turn cartwheels on the
halls in Buttrick, as long as you
are quiet about it. A good rule to
follow is "less exertion, less
disturbance." For example, you
are allowed to doodle on the
scratch paper. If you should
produce some great artwork, any

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understanding professor would
return it to you after grading the
exam. Sneezing is also permit-
ted, and can be done in such a
way to vent many frustrations
about the exam in progress
(completely unbeknownst to
others around you).

Myths about the holiday
break:

1 ) I will catch up on my
sleep. Oh, please, you make me
laugh. We all know the luxury
of vacation is to stay up late
when you don't have to.

2) I will go on a diet. Again,
you make me laugh. If you
honestly think after eating
dining hall food for a sememster,
you can get away and NOT eat,
you must be deluding yourself.

Stealing

(continued from page 4)

academic person, is extremely
high."

The forum stressed that in
order to end the stealing, students
must watch for suspicious behav-
ior. Also, students must make
sure that they till out a report if
something is stolen from their
room. According to Ramirez,
"The courts can only punish for
what has been reported."

Suggestions for handling the
problem of stealing can be
submitted to Public Safety.
Reports will be sent to Interdorm
and Honor Court.

One wonders how the Com-
munist Party managed to get
away with such atrocities for so
long. Bicknese responds that the
need to finally reach a solution
for fixing pollution was a driving
force in beginning protests
against the government.

Indeed, Bicknese is sure that
dealing with pollution will be
one of the major concerns of any
new party that runs for office in
that country.

Jutta Sieger is inclined to agree
with Dr. Bicknese 's pollution
stand. However, she also feels
very strongly that other moving
forces were the desire to be able
to stop feeling like a prisoner in
one's own home, and to have
more than one box to check on
an election ballot.

As a resident of Bonn, West
Germany, she knows of the
dramatic contrast between the
brightness, the traffic of West
Berlin, visible from East Berlin
high-rise windows just on the
other side of the Berlin Wall.

As to the future, attitudes vary.
Bicknese asserted that the
movements for reform in both
East Germ, my and Czechoslova-
kia have gone too far to be
turned.

Moreover, the government can
see that not just students and
intellectuals are urging change,
but laborers are also involved, as
they never were in China. This
was a factor that made it easier
tor the Chinese government to
repress dissidents.

Also unlike the Chinese
situation, German laborers knew
what was happening because
there had been no Western
information cutoff. East Ger-
mans today watch West German
television just as they have done
for years.

Sieger is less certain, claiming
not to be excited about recent
developments. Her disbelief in
them is evident as she says, "I am
still watching ... all these years
nothing happened."

And what of the idea of East
and West Germany reunifying. 7
She looks shocked. u It would
take years," she finally concedes.

First, economic imbalances
would have to be solved. Then
one country would have to leave
the Warsaw Pact, or the other
leave NATO. That, in itself,
"makes it almost impossible, at
least for now," although so much
has happened in the recent past
that nobody can be sure. It does,
Sieger says, "seem more possible
than ever before."

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Blackfriars Offer a Beastly
Time in Beautiful Production

by Jean Wilson

Even amid the end of the
semester crunch, the Blackfriars
managed to put on an admirable
performance of Beauty And The
Beast.

The production, which is
aimed at children, was an
enchanting escape even for
people over four foot two.

Directed by Julia Grecol, the
production included the talents
of several non-Agnes Scott
students. Elbert Morris played
the sea captian who brings bad
news to the Countess. Mr.
Morris's sea captain was
imposing but gentle.

The beast was also played by a
non-ASCer, Eddie Garrett. Mr.
Garrett was a convincing Beast
as he strode across the stage
roaring heartily. Towards the
end, Mr. Garrett displayed a
tenderness that would melt even
the coldest of hearts.

Jennifer Peluso was innocent
and loving, as the character
Beauty should be. She seemed
to fit the role and effortlessly

smiled and beamed through her
lines.

Beauty's family was portrayed
by Chrissie Lewandowski as the
Countess, Annmarie Anderson
and Mary Ann Athens as sisters
Lorraine and Melinda, and Matt
Silliman as Rubin, Beauty's
brother.

The portrayal of the family
was amusing and touching at
times. Miss Athens and Miss
Anderson were perfectly nasty
and petty as Beauty's older
sisters. Miss Lewandowski
displayed motherly concern over
her family's situation. The
protective brother, as portrayed
by Mr. Silliman, was a fine
performance.

The Page, Sarah Fisher,
introduced each scene and
explained different aspects of the
production to the audience.
Miss Fisher's role helped capture
the children's interest.

Also capturing the interest of
the audience were the deaf-mute
servants of the Beast. Played by
Re nee Cox and Teri Grossi, the
mutes not only fulfilled their

roles as the servants to the
Beast, but they also changed the
scenery from scene to scene.

The set itself was ingeniously
designed so that a minimum
amount of work was necessary
to change the scenes. Three
large triangular posts helped
define the location of the
action. In addition, the set
consisted of pull-out bushes and
garden paths, one of which
displayed the fabled rose bush.

Although preparing for the
peculiar tastes and short atten-
tion spans of children could not
have been an easy task, the cast
of Beauty and the Beast seemed
up to the challenge.

The cast was not thrown by
the comments from the
audience or the laughter and
incessant whisperings of the
children. Instead, the cast
slowed their lines and raised
their voices so that the play
could continue.

In the end the children were
delighted and the cast seemed
thankful that they had enter-
tained these difficult critics.

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Let's Do the Time Warp

by Jean Wilson

This past Tuesday, Presser
Hall entered a time-warp. The
audience was whisked away to a
land of castles and knights on
the voices of the Tallis Scholars.

The group named after a
16th century English composer,
Thomas Tallis, and for the
choral scholars of Oxford and
Cambridge who were the
original members of the choir
performed in Presser Hall on
Tuesday, December 5th.

The group sang a selection of
Christmas songs from their vast
repertoire of Renaissance music.
As the group sang, the audience
relaxed and was whisked away
by the beauty of the sound
emanating from the group.

Although the Songs were not
traditional ones, the audience

enjoyed the pieces and was
quickly invested with the energy
of the Tallis Scholars and the
Christmas spirit as well.

The group's dedication and
purity are astounding. They
have limited themselves in size
and in time period. As a result
of limiting themselves in size,
the group produces exquisite
music. By limiting themselves
according to time period, the
group has managed to concen-
trate on the masters of the
period as well as lesser- known
composers of the 16th century.

The audience left the
autitorium humming songs
which they had, perhaps, never
heard before: The performance
was the perfect way to begin
celebrating the Christmas season
through music. Theirs will be a
hard act to follow.

Annual Christmas Party
Spreads Holiday Cheer

class to the party later in the
evening.

Partygoers ate chicken wings
and Christmas cookies while
sipping punch and eggnog. In
between munching, the partieis
danced and posed for the
photographer.

As the evening progressed,
several people. even chose to
dance to the music which the
jazz band had been playing
throughout the evening.

The fourth Agnes Scott
Christmas Party proved a fun
evening tor all who attended.
The event helped spur on the
Christmas spirit in spire of
impending exams.

by Julia Davidson and
Stephanie Strickland

For the fourth year in a row,
students, faculty, staff and sig-
nificant others of the aforemen-
tioned enjoyed the Agnes Scott
Christmas Party.

Among the many surprises of
the evening was Santa Claus.
Dr. Carey, Agnes Scott's new
Bible and religion professor, did
a wonderful portrayal of Santa.

The songs which Joyful Noise
sang during the party were
inspirational. Their rendition of
"Go Tell It On The Mountain"
was chilling. London Fog's
satiny sound added a touch of

AmnestyEtches Memory
of Summer's Tragedy

by Jean Wilson

Do you remember what
happened during the summer.' it
was a big event. Think hard.

To ensure that we do nor forget
the tragedy of Tienanmen Square,
Amnesty International USA has
arranged an exhibit. The exhibit
is simply named, 'The China
Exhibit-Images of Tienanmen
Square Hope and Tryanny."

The exhibit consists of a series
of photographs taken by Jim
Galloway from the Atlanta
journal and Constitution and
Eugene Richards from Magnum
Photos, Inc., New York.

The images are stark. They are
frightening. They are grim. They
display the reality of the students
and the civilians caught in the
emotion and hope which ended
in a massacre.

Mr. ( ralloway's photos con-
centrate on the events in
Tienanmen square. Mr.
Richard's photos portray the
mood of the citizens in the
countryside during the period
after the military crackdown.
Both photographers donated
their works for this exhibit.

The exhibit will only be
running for a short time. It is
important that the memory of
the events in China remain
etched in our brains. If we
forget, we run the risk of
allowing such behavior to go
unpunished and unscorned.

Appointments must be made
to see the exhibit. Call 876-
5661 and speak with Judi Horn
to arrange to see the exhibit. It
will be running through
Feburary 4, 1990, excluding
December 22-January 3.

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Calendar of Events

Art Exhibits

The High Museum of Art

Continuing Exhibits: Through
January 7, 1990, "Land Of the
Deepest Shade, Photographs Of
The South By John McWilliams."
"Art In Berlin 181 5^1989," an
Atlanta exclusive, an extensive
collection of works showing the
response of the artists to a
changing Berlin.

The High Museum at
Georgia Pacific Center

Continuing Exhibits: "Vanish-
ing Presence," through January 3,
1990, and U A Lasting Impression:
The Daguerreotype in America,"
through February 23, 1990.

Plays

Academy Theatre

Currently Performing: A
Christmas Carol through Decem-
ber 24, 1989. Two-for-one rush
tickets are avaliable one-half hour
before curtain time. Performances
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.

The Alliance Theatre

Currently Perfonning: Annie
Get Your Gun through December
31,1989. Remember the songs,
"Anything You Can Do I Can Do
Better" and "You Can't Get A
Man With A Gun". 7 Rush tickets
are $9.50 on the day of the
performance.

Opening on January 6: Fences,
by August Wilson.

Returning: Driving Miss Daisy ,
with Mary Nell Santacroce,
William Hall, Jr. and Al Hama-
chercall 892-2414 for more
Information.

The Horizon Theatre Company

Currently Presenting: Frankie
And Johnny In The Clair De Lune,
through January- 13, 1990.
Thursday through Saturday, 8
p.m., Sundays 5 p.m.. Tickets are
$10.00 and $12.00. Call 584-
7450 for more information.
Theatre League Of Atlanta
Opening on January 9: Peter

Pan at the Fox Theatre, starring
Cathy Rigby. Runs through
January 14. Tickets range from
$15.00 to $17.00 and are cur-
rently on sale.
The Neighborhood Playhouse

Currently performing: My
Three Angeb, Thursday through
Saturday nights 8:00 p.m.,
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. A comic
play where it is simpler to bum
off Scrooge than convert him.
Theatre Gael

Opening December 8: A
Child's Christmas In Wales, at the
Mary Gray Monroe Theater in
Dobbs University Center on
Emory's Campus, Tuesday
through Saturday 8:00 p.m.,
Sunday at 5:00 p.m.

The Fox Theater

Currently Presenting: Cats,
through December 10. Call 881-
2000 for more information.

A Historic Event: December
1 5, at 7:30 p.m., re-creation of
the world premiere of Gone With
the Wind. Tickets are on sale at
the Fox box office only!

Opening December 19:
Rumors, A Farce by Neil Simon,
through December 24- A 50%
off coupon is avaliable at Big Star
for performances on Tuesday and
Wednesday, December 19 and
20, call 881-2000 for more
information.

Center Stage

Presents: Black Nativity, by
Langston Hughes, all seats
$10.00 on December 16 at the 3
p.m. and 8 p.m. shows, otherwise
tickets are $15.00, through
December 24, on sale at Turtles.
Southeastern Playwrights
Project

Presents at Manuel's Tavern,
Joyce Leigh's Dorothy.

Theatrical Outfit

Currently Performing: Appala-
cian Christmas: A Homecoming,
through December 23, Wednes-
day through Saturday at 8 p.m.

Ticket prices are $8.00, Wednes-
day through Thursday and
$10.00, Friday and Saturday.
Call 872-0665 for more informa-

tion.

Music

Agnes Scott College

The Agnes Scott College Glee
Club will give their annual
Christmas Concert on Sunday,
December 10th at 2:00 p.m. in
Gaines auditorium of Presser
Hall.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Christmas with Robert Shaw,
featuring the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra and Chorus, More-
house College Glee Club, and
the Atlanta Boys Choir. Decem-
ber 9th is the final night. Call
892-2414 for ticket information.

Led by Robert Shaw, the ASO
and Chamber Chorus will
present the Christmas portion of
Handel's Messiah, December 14-
16 8 p.m.

The Atlanta Bach Choir

The Choir's 1989 Christmas
Concert will be performed at
Druid Hills Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, December 10, at 4
p.m. Tickets are avaliable at the
door for an $8.00 donation.

Dance

The Atlanta Ballet

Presents: The Nutcracker
through December 30 at the
Civic Center. Shows are at 2
p.m. and 8 p.m.. Tickets are
avaliable at all SEATS outlets.
Miscellaneous

A Sing-Along of Handel's
Messiah Sunday will be held on
December 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St.
Luke's Episcopal Church. A
Hallelujah party will follow in
the parish hall. Musical scores
are available at the door for
$6.00. Call 873-5427 for further
information.

A Victorian Christmas at
The Wren's Nest, December 10
from noon until 5 p.m. A $1 .00

The Little IsAermaid Provides a Little Wonder

by Jean Wilson

For those of you who are afraid
to go to a Disney movie without a
small child in tow, for shame;
you will miss a movie which is
worth watching.

The new movie The Little
Mermaid is worth the em harass-
ment you might feel at asking for
an adult ticket to an animated
movie.

Yes, it is a sappy fairy-tale with
a prince, princess, bad witch,
hokey ending and absoulutely no
literary value whatsoever.

So what . 7 The story is a
delightful one and we all still
enjoy a good fairy-tale. Even the
most cynical of your friends will
smile once during the movie if
you take them to see it.

The animation is skilfully
done. There are no cuts in the
movements of the characters.
During the opening of the
movie, the animators even
managed to simulate the
shimmery movement of water.

The music, however, makes
the movie. The voice of the
little mermaid, Ariel, is pure
and sweet. When the sea- witch
sings it is bawdy and fun. Yet,
surprisingly, the musical show-
stealer is encased in a shell.

The crab, Sebastian, is the
most acclaimed composer in the
Mer-Kingdom. His two num-
bers, "Kiss The Girl" and
"Under the Sea," were rejuve-
nating.

Imagine if you will a crab,
accompanied by a calypso band

composed of various fish and
shellfish, singing a song and
asking you to "'Sing with me
now..." in a Jamacian accent.
Sebastian is hilarious.

Sebastian also steals other
scenes. Having followed Ariel
on land, he gets .lost in the
Prince's castle. As the cook is
preparing a seafood meal he
discovers Sebastian. Naturally
Sebastain escapes the butcher
knife. The kitchen bears the
brunt of the cook's fierce and
destructive frustration.

Everyone needs a dose of
fantasy and fun in her life. After
papers and other frustrations,
you need to take a break from
the reality we call Agnes Scott.
This movie is* the perfect way to
escape for a little while.

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Cary Jackson, Tim Covington, and Michael Stacio star in My Three Angels at the
Neighborhood Playhouse.

donation is requested. Refresh-
ments and entertainment will
be provided. For more informa-
tion call 753-7735.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center Presents: November 28
through December 12. Christ-
mas At Callanwolde shops,
gallery, beautiful decorations
and a courtyard cafe are among
the attractions. Tickets are
$5.00 before November 28, and
$7.00 at the door.

Six Flags

Open Fridays and Saturdays

until December 10, then open
daily December 1 5 through the
31st, open until midnight New
Year's Eve. During this time
the park will present Christmas
shows and Winter Sports.

Ringling Brothers and
Barnum Bailey present the
Greatest Show on Earth at the
Omni from Januarv 31 through
February 11, 1990.

Center for Puppetrv Arts
Presents: Pinocchio. Call
873-3391 for more informa-

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February 9, 1990

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"White Privilege" Defines Institutionalized Racism

by Winnie Varghese

"White Privilege," a lecture
co-presented hy Dr. Beverly
Guy-Sheftall, director of the
women's research center at
Spelman College, and Dr. Peggy
Mcintosh, associate director at
the Wellesley Center for
Research on Women, was held
on January 26 in the lower level
of the Alston Campus Center.

Dr. Mcintosh and Dr. Guy-
Shettall had previously met with
the President's Committee on
Diversity and the Board of
Trustees about the inclusion of
gender, race and class studies in
the Agnes Scott curriculum.

Miriam Drucker, co-chair of

the President's Committee on
Diversity, stated in her introduc-
tion that after hearing this
presentation she realized that she
did not know what it meant to
be white. White privilege and
institutionalized racism are fre-
quently overlooked.

Dr. Mcintosh, whose mother
attended Agnes Scott, noted the
change in the school's system of
values, and during the course of
her lecture explained why these
changes should only be the
starting point toward a goal of
tnie diversity.

She told of an incident
involving male colleagues where
the need for women's and non-
whites' attitudes was acknowl-

edged but then disregarded as
impractical in a curriculum that
was already full. "Full of what?"
she asked.

Racism goes beyond being
"fair" or "nice"; those with less
power view society more
objectively than those whose
view is jaded by their own
power. Dr. Mcintosh called the
myth of meritocracy, the idea
that each person is bom equal
and builds his or her own life, a
fallacy.

She said that individuals are
weighed down by the privileges
of birth, privileges that may not
be desired but must be recog-
nized. These "white privileges"
are privileges she enjoys more

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

The sidewalk between Buttrick arid the library is an example of the surge of sinkholes running rampant across campus, perhaps
even threatening the dignified floorboards of the Presidential home.

Accident May Cause Buttrick Shrubbery to Die

by Sarah Hawk

An accident in which a 60-foot
forklift spilled hydraulic oil in
front of Buttrick Hall recently
may cause most of the shrubbery
and grass to turn brown and die,
according to Agnes Scott Physi-
cal Plant officials.

Willie Warren, project
director, said that while mainte-
nance men were using a rented
snorkel lift to reach and repair
leaks in the roof of Buttrick Hall,
one of the hydraulic lines which
help operate the machine broke,
spewing hydraulic oil over most of
the bushes and grass in front of
the building.

"Trie hydraulic oil scattered on
a good-sized area, but it looked
worse than it was," he said.

The spill occurred around
1 1:00 a.m. when most students
were in class and no activity was
evident in the area, Warren said.
Clean-up efforts included washing
off the hedges and grass and
spreading kitty litter on a part of
the sidewalk to absorb any
remaining oil. Trenches made by
the machine were also filled in,
he said.

Student gardener Talin Keyfer
said in regard to the plants'
survival that they are hoping for
the best. Chances of the hydrau-
lic oil killing the plants is

especially high if rain pushes the
oil down to the plants' roots.

"A similar incident happened a
year ago and the plants came
back," said Keyfer, an art/architec-
ture major. "We're praying the
same thing happens."

Warren said they began
working on repairing campus
buildings' roofs on a Friday. The
accident occurred the following
Tuesday, as they were sealing and
caulking Buttrick which had a bad
leak in Room 339.

"It's difficult to work on
buildings, some of which are 100
years old," he said. "The roofs are
quite old and it's an ongoing
process of repair."

because of her skin color than
because of her gender or class:

positive media representa-
tion

not having to worry about
educating her children about
racism or worry about people's
attitudes towards her children
because of their race

never having to speak for
her entire race

not having to worry if every
negative situation has racial
overtones

the privilege to discuss
white privilege or minority
disavowment and not be seen as
hostile.

Dr. Guy-Sheftall addressed
racism and white-skin privilege.
Many of her students associate
racism with violence and believe
that they have never been its
victim.

However, after reading Dr.
Mcintosh's paper "White
Privilege," they recognize the
racism inherent in society and
their victimization. This is a
racism so subtle that people have
to be socialized to recognize it.

She also urged feminist, white
women to see the issues of race
and class within the issues < >i
gender. Feminists desire
commonality and sisterhood, but
Dr. Guy-Sheftall encourages
feminists to note as well the
individuality that class and race
provide.

She also encourages them to
see that the minority women
within their organizations and
other campus organizations are
comfortable within these groups,
and to help them overcome
their feelings of isolation and of
beini? outnumbered.

Dr. Guy-Sheftall outlined
specific policy recommendations
from "Black Women in Acade-
mia, Issues and Strategies" by
Yolanda Moses:

The school should have a
policy on racial harrassment
including a definition of racial
harrassment, counselling for
victims, and other specified
procedures, like the ones in use
at Georgia Tech.

Women of color should be
ensured representative seats on
governing boards.

Long range policies should
be established that increase the
number of black women on the
professional staff, fostering
mentoring opportunities.

Policies should be imple-
mented that admit and graduate
minority students in college.

Dr. Guy-Sheftall describes
most present curricula as West-
ern, white and womanless, while
the majority of the planet is
populated by women of color.

In the question and answer
period that followed, several
Agnes Scott students attested to
their own feelings of isolation
and frustration on this campus.
Questions were also brought up
concerning race and gender in
the curriculum, and the diffi-
culty of finding minority faculty.

The lecturers agreed that
mandatory courses in race and
gender should be a part of the
core -c u rr i c u 1 u m , the reby
lightening the minority student's
burden of having to represent
her entire race.

Dr. Guy-Sheftall claimed that
many good minority professors
are available, and any institution
(continued on page 5)

Inside

Editorials

Students disagree with Peryam

Page 3

Features

Pagans celebrate "Feast of the Bride' 1

Page 6

Arts and Entertainment

Five Perceptions

Page 10

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, February 9, 1990

The Forum

Share the Wealth

by Jennifer Hunt Burger

At SGA's recent student forum, the issue of
indexed scholarships was brought up yet again.
As one of those students who are dependent on
scholarships to finance a college education, I
have never understood the reasoning behind the
current policy. Like many others, my decision to
attend Agnes Scott was largely based on the
scholarship I was offered. Unfortunately, the ad-
ministration neglected to inform me that, while
tuition would increase substantially during my
four years at Scott, my scholarship would remain
the same.

An option that was mentioned at the meeting
was tuition freezing. Before the crucial selection
of a college, a student would be quoted a tuition
that would remain unchanged until her gradu-
ation. Her scholarship would remain the same as
well.

If Agnes Scott adopted this sensible and pro-
gressive policy, fewer students would find it nec-
essary to transfer due to financial problems. As it
now stands, the reality of fixed scholarships with
"flexible" tuition is not articulated to most in-
coming freshmen, and the increased burden of
our private education literally hits home. This
blatant oversight needs to be addressed.

The implementation of a tuition freeze would
still allow the administration to raise tuition, but
it would give students a fair shot at deciding
whether or not they can really afford good ole
ASC!

Rep Rap

by Karen Anderson

During the tall retreat of 1989,
Rep i bunc il members expressed
a concern over the lack of
student involvement in programs
( m campus which actively
promote diversity.

The Council came to a general
consensus on the need for the
Student Government Assoc ia-
Eton to begin exploring different
possibilities for student-sponsored
diversity programs.

Out or this discussion, the
Social and Environmental
Awareness Committee was
formed, a Rep Council sub-
committee which deals with
special interests not traditionally
handled within student govern-
ment.

The tirst goal set tor the

Committee by Rep Council was
to have one Ji\ ersity program
sponsored by the Student
Government Association each
semester, to be known as the
St iA Diversity Fonims

The first program in the fall
featuring Lov Johnson was

considered a great success by the
members of Rep Council and all
those who attended.

The second Diversity Forum,
which was held on February 8,
took a more double-barreled
approach to promoting a greater
seilse oi openness and outreach
among the campus community.

Rep Council and the Office of
Student Activities worked
together to sponsor two showings
of "Festival of the Fisherman,"
performed by Extensions of
African Dance Alliance. The
dance troupe was presented by
Young Audiences of Atlanta,
Incorporated.

The program was held at
Rentroe Middle School, giving
members of the Agnes Scott
Community an opportunity to
learn more about another culture
while becoming better acquainted
with our adopted school.

We hope that the SGA
Diversity Forums will become an
integral part of Rep Council's
agenda and expand to involve all
organization^ of the Student
C ovemment Assoc iati< >n.

NICE WORK, JOAN OFARC!
TOO EAP YOU'LL NEVER
PURPLE HEART..

Time Traveler

A Valentine for "All Those Wonderful Men"

by Elizabeth Peryam

This column is a valentine for
all those wonderful men in the
world whom I ignored last issue
in my anger at Eloise Lindsay s
treatment. You are loved. And
all of you, my sisters, please
know that every word 1 write is
written out of love for you, s< i
that you don't in your innocence
let your hard-won rights and
p< m ers be taken away.

When last seen, Time Trav-
eler had made her45,783,659th
mistake. She is getting better at
it. None of the previous ones
were distributed to everyone all
across the campus.

Those of you who wrote in
can take consolation in the fact
that I can't hurt t rod. I, too, am
a Christian, if that can be so
simple as believ ing in Jesus. It 'is
just that such a patriarchal crust
has immobilized the true
meaning ot the Mam Man and
threatens the very quality of our

lives.

We live in such a logical,
orderly Universe. Let's apply the
laws of logic to our perception of
God. (Hold on to your hats,
she's talking chromosomes
again.)

A female chromosome can be
described as XX and a male as
XY. Disregarding the tact that
the most violent criminals have
a YY chromosome, approxi-
mately 75% of human chromo-
somes are the X chromosome.
Assuming that we are made in
the image of Cod, and that 75%
of the qhromosanaes are female,
where did the concept of a male
god come from? The fact is that
God far transcends the merely
male. And the merely female,
too. But by giving our power
over to a Him, we identify males
with God, leaving us out and
giving males godlike power.
Beware.

My assessment of the Ameri-
can male was pretty accurate.

Read the statement by The
Chicago Men's Gathering, "We
deplore the rigid and destruc-
tive traditional masculine role
which demands ot us that we be
tough, aggressive and competi-
tive, that we suppress our
emotions and become insensi-
tive to the feelings of ot hers,
and that we 'prove our man-
hood' by dominating and
intimidating others, sometimes
through violence." Almost
word f< >i w< >rd what I said.

But men are changing.
These guys go on to s,i\ "We
are committed to freeing men

from the destructive impact of
this stereotyped role." But until
they get all men freed, please
don't go out in the W0< ids
alone, Ladies.

I don't hate men, by the way.
If I did, I'd have given up my

research long ago. If you have

any questions about my sources,
you can call me, Meantime, 1
wish you love.

AGNES
SCOTT

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Friday, February 9, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 3

Letters To The Editor

Oversteps Boundary
of Good Taste

Dear Editor,

We are writing regarding the
December 8 column by Elizabeth
Peryam entitled 'Time Trav-

about Measles

by Mary Lu Christiansen

Many of you may have heard
about, or known someone
involved in, outbreaks of measles
on some of the college campuses
around the country.

This increase in the number
of cases reported in young adults
has prompted investigations by
many organizations, including
the American Academy of
Pediatrics ( AAP), the American
College Health Association
(ACHA),and the Center for
Disease Control (CDC).

The main reasons for the
recent epidemics were identified
as an increase in the number of
persons never vaccinated, and
the increase in the number of
vaccine failures due to individual
inability to utilize the vaccine to
produce sufficient antibodies for
lifetime immunity.

To address these problems,
the AAP and ACHA have
recently revised their vaccina-
tion procedures. After careful
study ot the current situation,
the Student Health Center has
decided to follow the recom-
mendations of the ACHA.

Their recommendations
require "all entering college
students born after 1956 to have
two doses of live measles
vaccine." If the MMR (Measles,
Mumps, Rubella) vaccine is
given, two doses are also
required.

This policy will be imple-
mented at Agnes Scott College

eler." We were absolutely
appalled by the man-hating
nature of the editorial. The
editorial on the following page
by Candy Woodard stated that
everyone is entitled to their
own beliefs. We are firm

d

not

:h is
we

on June 1, 1990. All students
returning to Agnes Scott in
August, who were born after
1956, will be required to provide
documented evidence of their
immunizations to include the
two doses of measles vaccine or
MMR.

All student records will be
examined during early 1990 and
notices will be sent to students
who are currently enrolled who
do not comply with the new
recommendations. Students
who do not provide the required
documentation by August 1 ,
1990 will be unable to register
for fall semester.

We realize that these new
requirements will be an incon-
venience for many of you, which
is why we are warning you that
these procedures will take place.
You will have ample time to
contact your family, physician or
health department to try to
locate documentation of
previous vaccinat ions or to
obtain the necessary immuniza-
tion.

Our goal is to prevent the
disruption of the academic and
social life on campus that would
occur should an epidemic sweep
Agnes Scott. Measles is not an
innocuous childhood disease. It
can be a very serious illness
presenting many complications,
including pneumonia and death.

While we regret any problems
this may incur, we feel the
benefits of the new regulation far
exceed the inconvenience.

believers in this. However, we
feel that Miss Peryam, by
criticizing others opinions and
degrading them, has over-
stepped the boundaries of good
taste and common decency.

We were highly offended
that Miss Peryam used Eloise
Lindsay's ordeal as a vehicle to
promote her own opinions
regarding men. We felt she
belittled Eloise's trying experi-
ence, and her sincerity toward
Eloise is highly questionable.
Eloise was rescued by a
MAN not a cowboy, not a
baby, but a kind-hearted,
caring, gentle man. He left his
"macho" sport of hunting to
care for a woman in need. He
posed no threat to her, and did
not allow his raving testoster-
one levels to inhibit his ability
to aid a human being.

We are sorry that Miss
Peryam feels the need to so
violently vocalize her closed-
minded opinions.. We fail to
understand why she spends so
much time and energy on the
male gender if she is so con-
cerned with her own. Why
doesn't she take that energy
and use it to further her own
goals. 7 No physical man is
standing in her way. Instead,
the only things blocking her
forward progress are the images
she chooses to create.

There are men in this world
who are loving, caring, com-
passionate and who are not
afraid of their emotions. There
are men in this world who
cherish their families more
than their own lives. There
are also men in this world that
would set aside a hunting trip
to help a woman in need.
Thank Cod for that.

Respectfully submitted,
Kimberly S. Lamkin
Shannon Williamson

Misconceptions of
Men?

Dear Editor,

The following is a response to
Ms. Elizabeth Peryam's editorial,
"Time Traveler" of your De-
cember 8th issue.

Ms. Peryam, Pd like to
compliment you on your
editorial, 'Time Traveler." It
shows excellent use of language.
I do not write to comment on
Eloise Lindsay or her unfortu-
nate experience. I disagree with
your premises and conclusion.
We do not live in a patriarchy.
The number of households
headed by women is steadily
increasing. Also, some males in
this culture are raised to be
aggressive and some are not.

My primary objection to
your editorial is the global
indictment of all males and
"the church." You do not
specify which organized religion
sets up this "polarity of femi-
nine nurturing and masculine
destructiveness of life. Boys are
carefully taught contempt for
all things feminine." Ms.
Peryam, who on earth is doing
all this teaching?

You may be shocked to learn
that a majority of citizens
(males included) disapprove of
wife beating, child beating,
rape, and family abandonment.
We even have laws against
these activities!

There are still wars to fight
and wilderness to conquer. It is
obvious that you are eager for
battle. Choose rather, gentle
lady, to fight against ignorance,
misconceptions, and for a just
society.

Peace on Earth and Maybe a
Little Good Will toward Men.?

Sincerely,
Bill Kugel

Equality Applies
to Everyone

Dear Editor,

At the basis of all human
rights is the dignity of the
human person created in the
image and likeness of God
(Genesis 1:27). A recognition
of this human dignity is also a
part of our civil tradition in
the United States and is
expressed in the Declaration of
our nation's Independence!
"All men are created equal in
their human dignity and are
endowed by their Creator with
inalienable Rights to Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of
Happiness. This also applies to
the handicapped, the elderly,
the retarded and the preborn
babies!!!!

Yours,

Maty Rita Crow e

Earth Day 1990

Dear Editor,

In an effort to raise conscious-
ness of environmental problems,
students are bringing Earth Day
1990 to the Agnes Scott Commu-
nity. April 22 is the day on which
millions will gather for the
international demonstration to
stimulate education and active in-
volvement to create a more sus-
tainable environment. Hopefully
by the time you read this, Rep
Council will have approved our
constitution and we can really get
going with preparation plans. In
order for Agnes Scott's Earth Day

to be a success, we need for every
member of the community to
help out. All organizations,
offices and departments will be
receiving infonnation and
updates so that we can share
ideas about plans for that
weekend. Please contact us with
ideas for speakers, activities, etc.
and questions concerning the
celebration/demonstration.
Earth Day 1990 is an inclusive
event requiring the participation
of every person here. Only by
working together will we make
the kind of changes that are
desperately needed for the Earth.
Get involved!

Geri Pike ( Box 405, Ext. 6587)
Kathryn Cullinan (Box 1 14, Ext.
6589)

Coordinators of Earth Day 1990,
ASC

Time Traveler
Defended

Dear Editor,

In recent issues of The Profile,
the "Time Traveler" column's
author, Elizabeth Peryam, has
been viciously and repeatedly
attacked for her insightful and
thought-provoking ideas.

My feelings about Ms.
Peryam's writiing are obviously
in the minority. However, I am
certain that many of the attacks
have been based on Ms. Peryam
as a person and not on the
material she produces.

The closed-mindedness of so
many of the traditional students
at Agnes Scott overwhelms me.
I do not know Elizabeth Peryam
well, but I do know that I look
forward to the Time Traveler
piece in each issue , not only
because it is well-written but
because it prov ides a viewpoint
radically different from the
mainstream muck at this college.

I urge those who are so
vehemently opposed to Ms.
Peryam's column not to read it.
Find something else w ith which
to disagree. Blasting .in Intelli-
gent woman who has the
courage to express her thoughts
on any topic for the scrutiny ot
the entire campus show s
insecurity and immaturity.

If the "Christians" who so
regularly write judgmental letters
are so quick to condemn her
words, then they apparently do
not know the true meaning of
the word "Christian." Ms.
Peryam repeatedly reiterates her
faith, and no one seems to listen.

I'm sure I'm not the only one
who appreciates you, Elizabeth.
Thank you.

Respectfully submitted,
Virginia Hamm

Public Safety News

Since the last issue of the
Profile, we have had no
criminal activity reported on
campus. In an effort to
continue this trend, we want to
encourage everyone on campus
to report any suspicious persons
or activity that you observe.

Over the past couple of
weeks, the Department of
Public Safety in conjunction
has been working with the
Physical Plant to locate and
repair lights which are out of
order. As you know, good
lighting can often serve as a
deterrent to criminal activity.

Don't forget the self-defense

class for women began on
Wednesday, February 7, 199<
If you have not signed up an
would like to participate it's
too late. You can enroll
through the second class
meeting, Febniary 14, 1990.

We feel that we have a v*
concerned community whic
a good first step in preventir
crime. To further this effort
want to encourage your supp
We would much prefer to
investigate an unfounded
complaint than have a crim<
occur because someone was
hesitant to call the Departm
of Public Safety.

Nurse Addresses Concerns

Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, February 9, 1990

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

The womer\'s studies department held a lecture addressing the inclusion of women
and minorities in course syllabi.

"Sweet" Freshman Class
Sponsors Valentine Raffle

chocolates, but Godiva choco-
lates), and even a bottle of
bubbly.

The freshman officers are
quick to note that the tenn
"bubbly" is with strict compli-
ance to Georgia law.

Winners will be drawn at the
class meeting on Febniary 12 at
10:25 a.m. This contest is open
to all ASC students, faculty, and
staff.

The freshman Valentine raffle
may be just the ticket to some
Valentine's Day excitement!

by Mary Frances Kerr

Looking for a special valen-
tine for your special Valentine. 7
The freshman class is hoping
that you are.

In order to raise money, class
officers will be selling raffle
tickets for one dollar during
lunch and dinner until February
IL

These tickets give chances to
win such romantic prizes as a
dinner tor two, the traditional
box of chocolates (not just any

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Speakers Address Gender and
Ethnicity in Curriculum

by Sarah Hawk

As part of an ongoing effort to
increase diversity in the devel-
opment of Agnes Scott, two
Smith College professors
addressed ahout 55 students and
faculty in the Rehekah reception
room Thursday and presented
strategies to bring gender and
ethnicity into the curriculum.

Marilyn Schuster, professor of
French and associate dean of
Smith faculty, and Susan Van
Dyne, Smith associate professor
ot English and women's studies
director, presented strategies to
change the College's syllabic
design to better reflect the
recognitions and values of
women's studies and ethnic-
sensitive programs.

The strategies they focused
upon included attacking anti-
sexist and anti-racist images and
language which act to leave out
or distort groups of people. For

example, Schuster said she has
observed cartoons in the text of
a math course in which all white
males were depicted.

'This gave a powerful message
that left others out of the
picture," Schuster said. Materi-
als need to be looked at and to
be all-inclusive, >he said.

Another aspect of their
strategy identified the need to
use caution against representing
material only to serve as a
"token." Van Dyne emphasized
the need to assure the equity of
the material so the difference ot
gender or ethnicity is valued and
not perceived as a liability.

The speakers contrasted the
make-up of today's ratio of
female and ethnic students in
college to that of two decades
ago. Van Dyne pointed out that
return-to-college students are
presently primarily female, not
male as they were during the
period after the Vietnam War.

She w ent on ro point out that
this development has sparked a
push by William Bennett, US
secretary ot education under
Reagan, among others, to
institute the model of education
in which it reflects the period
when more males came back to
college 20 or V years ago which
was entitled "Reclaiming the
Legacy."

This backward thinking
enforces even more the need to
address the curriculum progres-
sively With more attention to
gender and ethnicity.

"The reshaping ot curriculum
is occurring at the best colleges
and that's including women's
colleges," Van Dyne concluded.

Following Thursday's presen-
tation, Schuster and Van Dyne
remained on campus for
workshops given on Friday in
which Agnes Scott faculty
discussed the implementation ot
syllabus changes.

Faculty Tenure Requirements
Cause Worry for Some Candidates

by Susan Adams

During the recent winter break,
the subject of tenure was the
foremost topic in some faculty
members' minds. There are three
specific requirements for tenure.

The first of the requirements is
effectiveness in teaching. The
second is appropriate scholarly
activity and the third is service to
the community.

Although the first of these
requirements is fairly straightfor-
ward, the other two are open for a
variety of possibilities.

Although scholarly activity for
most means being published, it
could also be introducing a new

course for instruction or profes-
sionally reviewing other works.

Service to the community
may also be accomplished in a
variety of ways. For instance, a
professor could lecture to various
groups, serve on committees, or
participate in panel discussions.

In addition, a professor must
be in his or her sixth year of
service to the College to be
considered for tenure.

After possible candidates for
tenure are determined, a
committee is chosen to review
the applicant. This committee
is comprised of people from the
individual's department of study,
others from different depart-

ments, and a dean.

Once they have completed
the review, the President then
makes a recommendation to the
Board of Trustees. The trustees,
who make the ultimate decision,
are the determining factor in the
whole process.

Throughout the entire
process, the applicant has ample
time to present reasons for his or
her approval of tenure. Each
case that is presented is reviewed
individually.

The names of candidates for
tenure were not available for
publication. The College feels it
must respect the privacy ot the
candidates.

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Veteran CBS Reporter to Speak at Class of 1990 Graduation

by Sarah Hawk

The senior class has announced
that Daniel Schorr, veteran CBS
reporter and correspondent, will
speak at Agnes Scott's May 19
commencement ceremony.

Senior Class President Katie
Pattillo said she was pleased with
Schorr's selection as graduation
speaker. "He's a recognized
newscaster, and I think he'll be
fine."

Pattillo said the senior class
had submitted a list of suggested
speakers to the College at the end
ot its junior year. The College
made a final decision based on the
speaker's accessibility and amount
of fee.

Among the list of suggested
speakers were Elizabeth Dole,

writer Garrison Keillor, John F.
Kennedy Jr., author Pat Conroy,
and editorial cartoonist Doug
Marlette.

Some students in the senior
class said they were disappointed
with the College's selection.
Andrea Johnson, senior English
major, said, "There was a bit of
shock at Monday's meeting
because we didn't know who Dan
Schorr was."

In comparison with state
schools' graduation speakers,
Agnes Scott should have the
financial resources to attract a
more publicly recognized speaker,
Johnson said. "If Valdosta State
can get Bob Hope and Bill Cosby
to come to their campus for
Homecoming and other events,
then so should we with our

humongous endowments."

Pattillo said senior class surprise
may be a result of its assuming
that it would get to decide on who
the speaker would be. "We play a
part in suggesting to the College
who we want, but ultimately it's
the College who has to find some-
one available and can make a
commitment at an earlier time,"
she said.

Schorr was committed to be
speaker as of September 23 of fall
semester.

Mollie Merrick, associate dean
of students, said, "I think he's a
very interesting person to hear.
He's had a variety of experiences.
His involvement with Cable
News Network makes him a very
pertinent person to have."

Schorr, one of the last of

SGA Hosts Open Forum to
Share Student Views

by Mary Frances Kerr

The Student Government
Association of Agnes Scott is
open open to suggestions, that
is.

On Friday, February 2, SGA
President Karen Anderson
opened the first Agnes Scott
open forum meeting, held to get
students' comments on life at
Agnes Scott.

The short, casual meeting
brought up several topics of
student concern, from a progres-
sive freeze on tuition to the
quality of sack dinners for
students unable to attend the
evening meal.

Day student access to the
satellite computer centers, an
organized graduate studies
center, and centralization of iiv

formation for organizational
activities were also discussed.

When asked how she felt about
the results of the meeting, SGA
Vice President Suzanne Tourville
pointed out that since this was
the first open meeting held in
recent history, the SGA officers
were not exactly sure what to
expect.

Rep Council wanted to see
who would come, and was gen-
erally pleased with the outcome,
she said.

Inman Rep Nikki Twilla
echoed this sentiment and
expressed her hope that the
interest sparked by this first
meeting will encourage more
students to attend and to speak up
in future forum meetings.

One concern voiced by some
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troversial topics that have
rocked the campus as well as
SGA were "politely avoided."

As Tourville said, she had
hoped for "more dialogue"
between students and Rep"
members, but admitted that
SGA had worried about the
possibility of hostilities being
brought up.

She did feel that while there
may have been many "unspo-
ken" concerns, the forum
provided an opportunity to spark
future conversations, leading to
progressive, needed changes here
at Agnes Scott.

One representative men-
tioned that student comments
might have been more candid if
only students had attended.

Sophomore Class President
Lauren Fowler commented that
more feedback might have been
generated if SGA had provided
only a loose agenda for students
to respond to, instead of all com-
ments coming strictly from the
students' immediate concerns.

Edward R. Murrow's CBS team, is
currently an interpreter of
national and international events
with the National Public Radio.
He won three television Emmies
during a journalism career that
has spanned more than half a
century.

Beginning as a foreign corre-
spondent in 1946, Schorr joined
CBS News as a diplomatic
correspondent in Washington in
1953. After having the first-ever
exclusive television interview
with a Soviet leader, Nikita
Khrushchev, in 1957, Schorr's
defiance of Soviet censorship
resulted in his being banned from
the Soviet Union.

Schorr served in Bonn as CBS
Bureau Chief for Gennany and
East Europe in 1960, during
which time he covered the Berlin

crisis and the building of the
Berlin Wall.

In 1966, Schorr worked in
Washington again, covering civil
rights and urban and environ-
mental problems. As CBS's chief
Watergate correspondent, Schorr's
coverage of the Senate hearings
earned him his three Emmies.

More recently, Schorr was asked
by Ted Turner in 1979 to help
create CNN, serving in Washing-
ton as senior correspondent until
1985. He now participates in
commentaries for the National
Public Radio.

Also speaking will be the
Rev. Joan Salmon Campbell,
moderator of the 201st General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, who will address soon-to-
be alumnae at the Baccalaureate
Vespers Friday, May 18.

Chinese Legislation Bill
Crushed by Senate

by Erika Stamper

(Information for this article was
obtained from the Atlanta ]oun\aU
Constitution and the University of
Georgia s Red and Black)

Chinese students and others
who anticipated a victory were
crushed when the Senate voted
to uphold Bush's veto of the leg-
islature protecting Chinese
exchange students.

The overwhelming House
vote of 390-25 seemed decisive
until the January Senate vote of
62-37 (four votes short of the
number needed to override)
dismantled the bill, which would
have let about 40,000 students
sidestep the exchange visa
requirements.

The exchange visa requires
students to return to China for at
least two years following their
time in the United States before
they are able to return or go
elsewhere. Prior to this vote
President Bush warned that
China could "retaliate and cut
off future student exchanges."

Chinese student groups had
pressed for an override of the veto
because many of them supported
the pro-democracy demonstrations
that led to a government crack-
down last June. These students
now face political persecution at
home as a result.

Bush appealed to the Senate
through a personal letter sent to
Senate Majority Leader Robert J.
Dole (R-Kansas). It read, "I will
never allow any action that would
force the return of any Chinese
students whose lives or liberty is at
risk."

White

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seriously recruiting minorities
with doctorates would find
them.

In conclusion, it was agreed
that to reach a necessary level of
diversity within the curriculum,
colleges should become more
policy-oriented with regard to
issues of race and gender.

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BY Adriane Creety

Are you starting to wonder
where you'll find fulfilling work to
pay oft your college loans. 7 CP&P
is bringing over 30 company
representatives to Agnes Scott
College to interview seniors for
available job positions.

This "On-Campus Recruit-
ment" program begins in February
and runs through the spring
semester. It is set up to make the
interviewing process more
convenient tor you, and gives you
a unique situation in which' you
are assured an interview with
certain companies.

The "Resume Recruitment"
program, held only during the
month ot Fehruarv, will draw 35

Career Corner

companies. Resumes of appli-
cants, sent to the company
recruiter, could generate an
interview.

To take part in either of these
programs, set up a placement tile
in the Career Planning and
Placement Office and attend an
"On Campus Recniitment
Workshop" and a "How to
Interview Workshop."

It you are interested in a job
field that will not be represented
in any of the aforementioned
programs, come to the Career
Planning and Placement Office
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Bundle of fun

Two Cool Cats Share
President Schmidt's Home

by Barbie Stitt

Only a precious tew people in
the Agnes Scott community
know that President Ruth
Schmidt is an avid cat lover.

Even fewer realize that there
are two spunky ones sharing the
presidential residence.

The president has been
surrounded by cats tor most of
her life. Today, she still
maintains a fondness for the
feline.

Since her last cat died two
years ago, President Schmidt
has added two new turn' friends
to her home on Candler Street.
Both cats are Tokenese, a cross
breed ot Siamese and Burmese.

These beautiful, dark auburn
brown cats are named in
Spanish: Caramelo de Santiago
( u hard candy") and Bon Bon de
Chocolat ("soft candy").

Both of these furry felines are
very lively and friendly. Presi-
dent Schmidt says they are a
bundle of fun and trouble all at
the same time.

She relates this amusing
anecdote with a laugh: "Bon
Bon was balanced on top ot a
door (just like a cat ) when she
decided to reach for the
curtain rod. Well, as she
jumped tor the rod, her hind
legs pushed the door closed. I
found her hanging by her front
paws on the curtain rod. She
was a funny sight*"

The cats, true to their kind,
love to play. A favorite game
with both cats and owner
involves a piece ot wire with
scraps ot cardboard tied to the
end. The cats quickly become
interested and prepare to
attack when they see the
president shake the wire.

They will run and leap
enthusiastically, attempting to
catch the end. They only let
it go if the president shakes the
wire again.

Cat lovers might wish to
have a chat with President
Schmidt. She would be
delighted to introduce them to
her four-legged housemates.

Pagans at Agnes Scott Celebrate
"Feast of the Bride" Festival

Pagans at Agnes Scott cele-
brated .i major holiday on
February 2.

Brigit, or "the Feast of the
Bride," was one of the solar
festivals of the pagan year. The
pagan year is marked by eight oi
these festivals, or Sabbats, which
relate to the changing ot the
seasons.

The year begins at Samhain
(October 31) when, according to
the myth of the "Wheel of the
Year," the child of the God and
Godd^ is conceived,

At the Winter Solstice (varies
from year to year December 22,
1990 this year) the child is born,
and at Brigit, the child grows to

represent the promise of growth
and fertility for the coming year.

By the Spring Equinox (also
varies will occur on March 2 1 ,
1990), the child becomes a young
man. He will court the maiden
C joddess and marry her at Baltane
(May 1 ) to celebrate desire and
polarity in the universe.

That desire culminates at the
Summer Solstice (on June 22 this
year) and the youth, who has
grown into the God of Light,
manifests his dark side as the
marriage is consummated.

At Lughnasad in midsummer
(August 1 ), the God dies and his
death is celebrated as he returns
to the womb of the Goddess at

the Autumn Equinox (this
September 2 J) until he is again
found at Samhain, wait ing to be
born; so the Wheel turns on.

Early Christians worshipped
Brigit as St. Brigit or St. Bride,
praying to her lor bountiful
harvests. She is, in fact, the pre-
Celtic Irish goddess of fire and
water, and was also viewed as the
Queen of the Faeries, or "Little
People."

Her ritual celebrates the birth
i >l the C ioddess in w< >men and
may be a good time to reded icate
( >ne's s L -lt to the C ioddess and to
make a pledge not unlike a
"New Year's resolution* 1 for the
coming year.

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A Little Piece of the Orient Surprises its Visitors

by Kristin Lemmerman

Looking back on the Hong
Kong global awareness trip over
winter interim, it seems that this
tiny British colony surprised
everyone who went.

Some students in the group
expected a more British atmos-
phere; others, like me, expected
a more Oriental experience.

Instead, a brash jumble of
English and Chinese greeted us
as we stepped out of Kai Tak
International Airport at exactly
midnight on New Year's Eve.

The streets were packed with
Hondas and Mercedes making
their way between parties.
Towering office buildings shone
with a millenium of Christmas
lights, depicting Santa Claus,
candles, snowflakes, Christmas
trees.

Hong Kong has a limited
amount of space, and the ways
the Chinese culture allows them
to solve the problem are always
apparent.

According to the host family
Barbie Stitt and I later stayed
with, the Chinese like to be
close, even if they don't know all
the people they are around.

Restaurants are built without
dividing walls; apartments are
the norm, not the unwilling
exception.

Perhaps one hundred people-
on the island of Hong Kong
have their own houses mostly
extremely rich
Britons and
Indians. The
noise and
jumble of
togetherness
makes for a
happier
atmosphere.

However, on
this night, we
did not yet
know that.
Without
warning, our
bus began to
crawl past a
group of unbe-
lievably tall
buildings that
seemed to be
kept together

by ages' accumulation of mud
and dust.

Colorful laundry hung out of a
fifth-floor window. One bleary-
eyed student asked our tour
guide, "What is that building,
Rebecca?"

"That is public housing,"
replied Rebecca. The govern-
ment provides public housing for
those who make less than
HK$ 3,000 a month (about $380
in US currency). Typically, two

or three families live in each
one. (Imagine eight people
living in a room in Main.)

One could say that travelling
to Hong Kong was an
important experience for all of
us because it allowed us to come
to a greater understanding of a
completely foreign culture.

She went on to tell us that for
those people who cannot get
into public housing because of
its high demand, temporary
housing is available tempo-
rary meaning residents can stay
there for only 1 5 years.

Further along this one mile,
one hour bus ride back to our
hotel, we passed a street of
restaurants full of names like
"Very Tasty Seafood Restaurant"
and "Good Cantonese."

Most of these restaurants, we
later learned, are above street
level. To get in, one often has to
walk through a
watch store or
a tailor's shop
and up a set of
stairs.

Because one
cannot live
without a
source of
income in
Hong Kong, its
people have
found places to
locate their
work. Even
alleyways,
unused in this
country, host
leather goods
hawkers and
magazine
vendors.
A mere half-hour before we
were to reach the hotel, we
passed the Hong Kong Cultural
Centre. Newly constructed, it
already houses the Hong Kong
Chinese Orchestra (traditional
Chinese music), the Hong Kong
Symphony Orchestra (European
and American music), two or
three drama groups, and con-
stantly changing art displays
easily as much as a major US city
would have to offer its patrons.

In tact, it was the vibrancy of
Hong Kong that I was least
prepared tor. I had looked tor a
people fearful of the future and
inaccessible because the\ did
nothing but work, living in a
city of only smog and industrial
sectors.

Instead, I saw citizens
pushing tor their rights to a
better life while earn ing on
traditions that their Chinese
ancestors had followed, and
finding the time to enjoy
themselves up until two in the
morning, when they had to get
up for work at seven.

I found a still-growing me-
tropolis, ottering everything
that its inhabitants might want
to lead a civilized life.

One could say that travelling
to Hong Kong was an impor-
tant experience for all of us
because it allowed us to come
to a greater understanding of a
completely foreign culture.

Yet this was only the most
basic goal of the trip. Even
more important was the growth
that we experienced when we
learned that we could not only
understand the differences, but
work with them, functioning
and, generally, functioning
well in a society that, until
New Year's Eve, we had never
touched before.

StreetBeat

Compiled By Barbie Srirr

The Question:

Considering what happened in Panama, do you think women should be in combat?

I

Laura Williams
Class of 1990

Women have proven
themselves as capable officers
and in other positions in
America's armed forces. They
should be given the same
recognition as men in combat.

Amy Bridwell
Class of 1992

I'm all for women in combat.
If they are trained as soldiers,
they should be treated as such.

Allyson Whitley
Class of 1991

Yes, they should be allowed in
combat. A woman is just as
capable of shooting a gun as any
man, if that is what she chooses
to do. Loyalty to one's country
may be carried by anyone of any
sex. However, if women are
going to go into combat they
should receive their due recogni-
tion and rewards.

Lauren Fowler
Class of 1992

Yes, if they want to go into
the Armed Forces and are
trained to do combat they
should use their training.
What's the point of training
them when it will never be put
to use?

Ami Nagao
Class of 1993

If women have the option of
joining the armed services, they
should also have the option of
participating in warfare. When
men join, they are given a
certain amount of options as to
whether they will be sent to the
field or have desk jobs. Al-
though women are not drafted,
many choose to join and their
choice should not be limited.

Page 8 THE PROFILE Friday, February 9, 1990

Letitia Pate's Gourmet Secrets Revealed

by Amy Lo\tll

Don't be depressed. Dining
with Letitia Pate Evans in her
illustrious namesake, the dining
hall, doesn't have to be a drab,
dull experience.

With just a pinch of ingenuity
and a dash of imagination, a
meal with Letitia can become a
gourmet delight that would turn
any great chef green (with envy,
ot course).

First, one must come to grips
with the word 'gourmet." In
popular magazines, gourmet
usually means "added to the title
of a recipe in order to make it
Hind tasty."

A true gourmet can certainly
smell something fishy in
"gounnet salmon surprise."

In a practical sense, gourmet
cooking is simply a matter of
creating an exotic dish that will
make your taste buds roll over
and beg.

"How can this be done. 7 " you

Colleges

by Nat Hentoff
(Reprinted with permission of
Playboy magazine)

A quarter of a century after the
free-speech movement began at
Berkeley, helping fuel the antiwar
and civil rights campaigns, some
of today's students are marching
in the other direction.

Neoconservatism has its roots
in very real racism that does exist
on a number of campuses. At
Brown, for instance, fliers were
distributed reading: "Things
have been going downhill since
the kitchen help moved into the
classroom*" At Smith, four black
women receiv ed vicious racist
letters. At Yale, the Afro-
American Cultural Center's
building was emblazoned with a
WHITE POWER sign and a
swastika.

In reaction, many students
have joined lo insist on the
creation ot axles not only of
Student conduct but also of
student speech. Administrators,
often enthusiastically, have
yielded to those demand v

Donald Kennedy, president of
Stanford, Is resisting the trend.
When you tell people what the\
can't saw Kennedy has empha-
sized, they will begin to suppress
what they think.

The First Amendment is

always fragile witness the frenzy

to amend the Bill of Ra^ht^ after
tin- Supreme C Sotm ruled m June
that the First Amendment
protected Sag burning. With
students at prestigious colleges
intending to limit speech on their
campuses, the First Amendment

ask. It's simple. Just pick a style
of food preparation and let your
imagination run wild.

For instance, explore your
C "ajun cooking options. The
most bland entree can be turned
into a Cajun delight simply by
adding a little pepper here, a
little Tabasco sauce there, a few
assorted spices, some more
pepper, preferably red, just a wee
bit more Tabasco, and a dash of
Tabasco for good measure.

By the time you have sampled
tantalizingly few morsels, your
entire head should have caught
on fire. Voila! That's a true
Cajun delicacy and you got it
right here on campus.

If fire and spice are not your
cup of tea, then you might prefer
a taste of the Orient. Wait
patiently. In a scant few meals,
you will be served an entree
with the word "Chinese" in its
title. At very least, there's stir
fey.

This is your cue. Look for

may become even more vulner-
able to attack.

Current college codes began in
response to crude racial and sexist
scrawls. But now the limited
language includes any words
creating a "hostile atmosphere" or
"express or implied threat to an
individual's academic efforts."

There is also the damaging
effect of these protective regula-
tions on their very initiators.
Malcolm X used to talk about the
need for young people to learn
how language works, how to
dissect it, how to use it as both a
shield and a sword. Above all, he

dishes called "Chinese chop
suey" or ll Chinese-something
casserole" of some sort or
another.

Forget momentarily your
mental association of "casserole"
with a potluck supper in a musty
basement, and think goumiet.

Your secret ingredient is
known commonly as "soy
sauce." Ginger is also helpful,
but more difficult to find on a
daily basis.

Amaze your friends as you sit
down and visibly enjoy a feast ot
"Chinese-something" to which
only you hold the secret.

If you aren't enjoying every
meal you eat, you are a victim of
your own lack of imagination.

"Gourmet," in a nutshell,
means combining exotic ingre-
dients and spices (pepper,
tobasco, soy sauce they'll
never suspect a thing) with
creative expertise (never des-
peration) to create a palatable
meal.

thought, blacks should not be
fearful of language. They should
not let it intimidate them but
should fight back with more
powerful words of their own.

Also overlooked by students
concerned with artistic expres-
sion is that a "hostile atmos-
phere" can also be created by a
painting or a piece of sculpture.
The dean of the College of Let-
ters and Science at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin testified before
the state's board of regents that
their code would chill students'
rights to artistic expression.

Furthermore, suppose these

Carefully add a few dashes ot
the spice of the day (carefully
matching its taste consequences

codes were in place on every
campus in the country. Racism
would not go away, it would go
underground, where it's most
comfortable. The only way to
deal with racism is to bring it out
into the open not to suppress it.

One approach is to examine
incidents on a particular campus
and get all students to talk about
their own attitudes. This won't
work wonders, but, depending on
the honesty and incisiveness of
faculty and students involved, it
would be much more useful than

to your entree), and you're on
your way to turning a great
French chef green.

forbidding expression entirely.

As an indication of the degree
to which America's colleges have
retreated from their reason for
being, here is a section from the
1975 Report ot the Committee on
Freedom of Expression at Yale:
"It expression may be prevented,
censored or punished because of
its content or the motives attrib-
uted to those who promote it,
then it is no longer free. It will be
subordinated to other values th.it
we believe to be of lower priority
in a university."

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What is a- "jabot" (zha^bo)?

by Misty L. Sanner

Kate Simpkins "'Jabot' is a cosmetics company on The
Young and the Restless"

Noelle Fleming "'Jabot' is a French expression used
by [French] ghosts in an effort to frighten
careless traffic offenders."

Shannon Price "A 'jabot' is a nocturnal animal

with green fur and mauve eyes that lives under the
gazebo in the quad and creeps along on three legs.
It appears every night they don't serve jello in
the dining hall."

Lisa Wright "'Jabot' is a French casserole made
with chicken and a creamy cheese sauce."

Well Shannon, I'd hate to wear one of your fuzzy green
jabots! You see, a "jabot" is a pleated frill of cloth or lace attached
down the center front of a woman's blouse or dress. At least we
can take comfort in knowing that the dining hall serves jello
everyday!

limiting rights to free speech

Friday, February 9, 1 990 THE PROFILE Page 9

Dixie Darlings Dance Their Way onto the Televisions of Japan

by Laura Williams

On Wednesday, January 3 1 ,
the Dixie Darlings reached one
more rung on the ladder to fame
and stardom. TV Asahi, a
Japanese television network,
filmed the world famous Dixies
for its TV show "My Dream."

u My Dream" is a human
documentary series which airs
every night at 8:00 p.m.,
Channel 10 in Japan. It is
estimated that over ten million
viewers will watch the Dixie
Darlings in action.

The story stars Chrissie Lew-
andowski, a Dixie Darling. She
plays a typical Georgian whose
dream is to become a world
renowned clogger, travelling
with her clogging troupe to
foreign countries where she can
spread "the Southern culture of

clogging."

The Dixie Darlings can
thank Andrea Morris, ASC
1986 graduate and former
Dixie Darling, for this shot at
stardom. Through her job at
the Georgia Department for
Trade and Tourism, Ms. Morris
met Mr. Takahashi, the
director of "My Dream."

While in Georgia ,Mr. Taka-
hashi has filmed other
"dreams" such as a female legal
secretary who skydives, a
female stock broker who
performs airplane aerobatics,
and a Savannah man who has
built a train track complete
with train around his home.

"My Dream" may also appear
on VHF 69 in Atlanta. Look
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"Baby Want Some Nyquil?"

by Sandee McGlaun

"Hush, little baby, don't you
cry... Mama's gonna give you a
big black eye."

Christopher Durang's Baby
With the Bathwater,
currently running
at Theatrical
Outfit, is filled with
brilliantly funny
dialogue, irrational
characters, and
surreal situations.

Baby With the
Bathwater is a dark,
corned ic look at
parenting. Hilari-
ous on the surface,
on its darker side, the show ex-
amines the psychological scars
parents leave on their offspring.

The production is directed by
Eddie Levi Lee, Artistic Director
of the Outfit. Lee's interpreta-
tion of Durang is marvelous.

Bob Lott's set immediately
creates the surrealistic atmos-
phere demanded by the script.

Real furniture pieces contrasted
with tacky turquoise wall paper
and skewed walls produce an
unbalanced effect, alerting the
audience that something is not
quite right.

Hilarious on the surface, on its
darker side the show examines
the psychological scars parents
leave on their offspring*

Unorthodox and frequently
shocking, his humor is thickly
layered with strife, irony and
even anger. Baby With the
Bathwater is replete with
memorable lines: "Wrong?

Right? Where
have you picked
up those phrases?"
"Does Baby want
some Nyquil?"

The play centers
around Helen
(Heather Heath)
and John (David
de Vries), the

The opening lines leave no
doubt in this impression.
Mommy and Daddy are happily
cooing and gurgling at Baby and
each other, when Mommy turns
to Daddy and tells Daddy that
he is irresponsible and she wants
a divorce. It takes a while to get
used to Durang's brand of
humor.

ecstatic, erratic,
new parents of
"Daisy" and the
misdirected attempts at parent-
hood. Daisy calls her parents
"inconsistent" an appropriate
word for parents who coo at
Baby one minute and uncere-
moniously toss her into the crib
the next.

While the opening scenes are
slow, the entrance of Nanny
(Pamella O'Conner), a delight-

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pace. Nanny "descends upon"
new parents after receiving
their names at the hospital.

Although verging on
demonic herself, Nanny gives
the most sensible advice
concerning Baby's care: pick it
up when it cries, keep it dry,
and be consistent. Two out of
three is not bad.

V.J. Trimble joins the family
briefly as Cynthia, a self-
proclaimed unfit mother who
appears on Helen and John's
doorstep for no apparent
reason, and proceeds to read
Baby a bedtime story out of
Mommie Dearest.

The momentum of the play
accelerates during the second
act. A park scene with Helen

and two other mothers provides
some lively dialogue, as does a
scene involving a mother and a
Dr. Ruth-ish elementary school
principal.

The second act also contains
the entrance of the "Young
Man." Several of the mono-
logues by the "Young Man"
provide memorable lines.

Revealing much of the plot
would ruin the ending. The
surprise element provides an
effective bit of irony in the end.
Disclosing it would be a disserv-
ice.

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Prophet and Martin Highlight
"Perceptions of Five"

by Leigh Echols

"Perceptions of 5," an
exhibition of paintings by five
Southeastern artists, opened
January 28 in the Dalton Gallery
of the Dana Fine Arts Building.
The exhibition will be up
through February 25 and is.
definitely worth seeing.

The featured artists are Anne
Bessac, Deanna Sirlin, Ham-
Boone, Andrew Martin and
Craig Prophet. Each artist varies
in style and subject matter, but
the majority of the works are
representational. The greatest
strength of the exhibition lies in
the sharp contrast between the
w orks of each artist.

Although all of the artists are
worthy of merit, the works of
Craig Prophet and Andrew
Martin are of particular interest.
The most striking of Craig

Prophet's wprks are his oil
paintings of typical Southern
houses and buildings.

Prophet's works capture the
essence of a bright Georgian
afternoon through his use of
stark whites, earthy browns, and
cool blues and grays. The works
bring to mind a house down the
street, inviting the viewer to
come visit, again and again.
Prophet's paintings are tranquil
and familiar, but there is an
undeniable vibrancy in their
execution.

In contrast to the clean lines
and controlled nature of
Prophet's works are the free,
almost chaotic works of Andrew
Martin. At first glance, Martin's
brightly colored canvases
conjure up images of the works
ot Gaugin. Martin's paintings
are targe-scale pieces rendered in
acrylic.

The most striking of Martin's
works may be "Bathers II," which
exaggerates the artist's knowledge
of color theory and figure drawing.
By pairing opposite colors to-
gether, Martin creates a vibrating
visual motion within the work,
accented by powerful, strongly
outlined figures in studio-like
poses.

The works of Anne Bessac and
Harry Boone are predominantly
representational stilhlifes. Boone's
series of bottle paintings are
particularly interesting, but would
have been more effective if hung
together. Deanna Sirlin's circular
oil paintings are rather unique, but
the consistency of harsh, short
brush work diminishes the strength
of her tree-like forms.

On the whole, this exhibition
contains some very fine work and
is a "must see" for the entire
campus community.

Tears For Fears Fans "Shout" at Concert

by Barbie Stitt

The excitement started when
Debbie Ham came strutting
onstage with a black oversized T-
shirt, black net hose, and spiked
high heels.

Immediately she started to sing
her classic hits "Rapture" and
"Call Me." Several people in the
crowd jumped up and danced.
She sang several songs from her
new album, including the single "I
Want That Man."

The audience brought her back
w hen she sang her classic hit
"1 [eatf 6f ( rlas$" Although her
sound system was hard on the
ears* her performance was
exciting.

The Tears For Fears set began
with Oleta Adams, a black soul
singer "discovered" in a Kansas
City piano bar. She has literally
become the third member ot
Tears For Fears.

Her rich, soulful voice, blended
with grand piano to start off her
solo. She sang "I Believe" in her
unique, soothing voice as the
anticipation level in the Fox rose.

She was joined by the two
main men of Tears For Hears,
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith,
w ho pertonned "Head Over
Heels." After a welcome from
Orzabal, the two men sang
"Woman In Chains," dedicated to
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their first album, The Hurting.
These songs, "Mad World" and
"Pale Shelter," were familiar only
to die-hard fans.

Tears For Fears kept the energy
going with "Working Hour," off
their "Songs from the Big Chair"
album. The song began w ith a
haunting saxophone solo.
During the Ming, a powerful
piano mixed w ith acoustic guitar
and OrzabaFs voice for a spine-
tingling sound. Smith sang their
next single, "Advice tor the
Young at Heart," off their Seeds of
Love album.

The next song was "Famous
Last Words," which started out
tenderly but accelerated into a
rock version of the hymn "When
the Saints Go Marching In" (the
last verse in "Famous Last
Words*).

Adams, with her beautiful
voice, took charge of this song.
This addition helped bring the
slow atmosphere up to prepare for
the next hit song. In "Sowing
the Seeds of Love," nearly
everyone snxxl up and sang
along. .

Trie band then broke into
their version of the Beatles' "All
You Need is Love." Enthusiasm
grew as the first chords of "Even -
body Wants To Rule The World"
started up. Everyone was dancing
as Smith san.u his soul out.

Tears For Fears said their good-
byes, but Atlanta would not let
them leave. After several
minutes of clapping, cheering,
screaming, and some loud whist-
ling, they came back onstage and
jumped into "Year of the Knife."

The two back-up singers,
Adele Bertei and Bin Strauchn

Moviegoers Go into Cardiac
Arrest over Release

by Missy Marino and Sharon Murphy

What do you get when you cross Denzel Washington with Sid
Vicious s girlfriend and Roger Rabbit's sidekick? Well, I don't
know about you, but I got a serious Heart Condition. And it
wasn't from laughing, it was more like the feeling you get after
eating in the dining hall on a Saturday night.

[You didn't want to go, but it was free. I love to escape to the
movies but this time, I was trapped. I have become picky because
movies are currently running about six dollars and for that I can
get twelve hamburgers at Burger King. You know, two burgers for
a buck. Take the hamburgers. I'm seriously digressing here on
purpose.]

The movie centers around Crystal (Chloe Webb), a hooker and
the love interest of Sgt. Jack Mooney (Bob Hoskins) and attorney
Napoleon Stone (Denzel Washington). Mooney and Stone
struggle within the confines of the L.A. justice system, with Stone
prevailing most often.

Stone also dates Crystal, Mooney 's former girlfriend. When
Stone dies in a car accident his heart is transplanted in the choles-
terol- and alcohol-ridden body of Mooney. Stone then reappears
to Mooney as a ghost in order to enlist Mooney 's aid in solving his
murder.

The jokes are a series of sight-gags centered mostly around the
non-presence of Stone, who can only be seen by Mooney.
Additionally, the audience is expected to be amused by numerous
and terribly tasteless (not to mention racist) jokes recarding the
black phallus. (At this point I checked my watch.)

Hoskins, who is generally an excellent character actor ("The
Cotton Club") seems to have lost his touch for the two-bit, racist
thug. Perhaps the supposed character transformation was too
much of a change of pace.

Webb has seen better days working as a human overdose. And
Washington plays the stereotype of all time in his protrayal of a
criminal attorney on the fringe of the underworld. Unfortunately,
for three excellent actors we have three static and one-dimen-
sional roles.

If you still feel the urge to view this movie (for whatever
personal reasons you may have), I would wait for the video. At
least in your own home you can see the hands on your watch.

put everything into this song.
Finally, they broke into a ten-
minute version of "Shout." In
response, the crowd sang and
waved their arms. As the end of
the song, back-up singer
Strauchn broke into a pseudo-

rap version.

The concert ended (1 still
could hear) and some of the
crowd made their way to the stage
door where Orzabal and Smith
emerged after a half an hour and
signed autographs.

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teers of the 54th Regiment in Glory.

Opera Star Renata Scotto Charms
Audience with Recital

by Sarah Hawk

World-acclaimed opera star
Renata Scotto sang to a full
house in Gaines Auditorium on
Tuesday, January 30.

The soprano, who is consid-
ered to be one of the greatest
singing actresses today, gave two
encores and received a standing
ovation at the recitals end.

A native of Savona, Italy,
Scotto made her debut at the age
ot 12. Her successful career
includes pertonriances of more
than 70 operatic roles, recogni-
tion as the first opera star to win
an Emmy, and the first woman in
the Metropolitan Opera's history
to both direct and star in an
opera "Madame Butterfly" in
1986.

Music instructor
Rowena Renn said of Scotto's
performance, "She has a very
gracious and charming stage
presence."

Scotto's performance
must be distinguished as a recital
rather than a regular opera, Renn
said- The collection of French

melodies were composed as
songs.

Mrs. Renn said she was
impressed with Scotto's strong
voice in comparison to her
petite size. "I thought she had a
huge voice for her size. She's
been singing for years and years
afid it's encouraging that one
can sing so well without
[having] great size."

Qlory Cites Black Regiment's
Contributions to Civil War

by James Tate and
Jean Wilson

Somewhere along the way,
the history books forgot to
mention the contribution made
by black troops in the Civil War.

The film Glory gives these
men the attention which is 125
years overdue. Glory not only
accurately portrays the combat
seen by the 54th Massachusetts
Volunteer Infantry Regiment,
the first regiment comprised of
black soldiers, but also accu-
rately portrays the racism the
54th had to overcome in order
to see combat.

Matthew Broderick plays
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw,
the commander of the 54th.
Broderick does an excellent job
of playing a young man thrust
into a position of great responsi-
bility who must walk a razor's
edge between maintaining
military discipline and appearing
.1 tnend and not a "master."

Broderick forces his childhood
friend, Private Thomas Searles,
played by Andre Braugher, to
call him "sir," since Broderick is
Braughef's commanding officer.
In another powerful scene,
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results in a white sergeant
whipping a black deserter.

Jim Rawlins, portrayed by
Morgan Freeman, is the Father/
Peacemaker within the regiment
who rises to the rank of Sergeant-
Major as a result of his natural
leadership and wisdom.

Rawlins serves as a link
between Colonel Shaw and the
men. He also is the protecting
voice of reason to Tripp, played
by Denzel Washington, helping
the abrasive young man avoid
tense and potentially explosive
situations.

Denzel Washington's portrayal
of an ex-slave full of hate is
impressive. The transformation
of a young man full of racism into
an honorable man is moving.

Also notable are the perform-
ances by Jihmi Kennedy as
Sharts, Andre Braugher as
Thomas Searles, and Cary Elwes
as Major Cabot Forbes. Ken-
nedy's Sharts, a stuttering,
innocent, eager and uneducated
runaway, contrasts with Thomas

Searles, an equally innocent
young man who is an educated,
Northern free negro.

The conversion of these
innocents, both of whom are easy
targets for Trip's ridicule and
anger, into veteran soldiers is
powerful and uplifting. Elwes'
performance as Major Forbes, the
young man who could not see
himself in charge of a regiment
but who becomes the leader of
the final charge, is similarly
inspiring.

The battle scenes are graphic.
The producers utilized the
knowledge and talents of sev eral
thousand Civil War reenactors to
ensure the accuracy of the battle
scenes. If the scenes had been
toned down, however, the movie
would have lost some of its
power.

The 54th proved that courage
and honor do not belong to one
color exclusively. Even before
battle, its men are triumphant as
the white troops, who once
jeered them, spur them on with
the cry, "Give 'em Hell, 54th!"

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Winship Renovations Proceeding on Schedule

Volume 76, Issue 8

February 23, 1990

by Rita Gane\

Winship has been closed for
nearly three years. This year, the
other dorms are full to capacity.
However, more housing will be
available soon. Since November,
the sounds of machinery working
on Winship have filled the air.

According to Gerald Whitting-
ton, vice president for business
and finance, the renovations are
proceeding on schedule and on
budget, which is $275,000. The
expected completion is early
April.

To date, all the windows have
been cleaned and the inside has
been repainted The air condi-
tioning and heating systems,
which were obsolete, have been

replaced and are in operation. In
addition, new mini-blinds have
been installed in the dorm.

All the carpet in the corridors
is to be replaced as soon as the
floors are stripped and waxed.
Willie Warren, supervisor of
building services, said that this
will be completed in the next
three to four weeks.

The loose tiles and those that
have peeled away are being
replaced, as well. Mr. Warren
said the floors are being patched
instead of completely retiled,
because "we aren't replacing
anything that could be used."

Mollie Merrick said that there
will probably not be any new
furniture in the dorm, though
hopefully there will be new

mattresses. Mr. Whittington
said that the Serta Bedding
Company often donates mat-
tresses to universities and
colleges.

Serta has been asked to give
such a donation to Agnes Scott,
but has not answered as of yet.
Mr. Whittington also said that
the furniture and sofas are being
recovered u in something non-
orange."

Winship has a housing .
capacity of 148 students. Mollie
Merrick said there will be "a lot
of freshmen' 1 in Winship, but it
will probably house students
from all four classes.

According to Mr. Warren,
when the dorm is reopened, "it'll
be beautiful."

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The Future Looks Bright
For Psychology Majors

By Erika Stamper

Once seniors leave the
hallowed halls of Agnes Scott,
what will they have to look
forward to? According to a
panel of Agnes Scott alumnae
all psychology majors gradu-
ates will have a sturdy future
with the rigors of Agnes Scott
behind them.

The Psychology Department,
along with the Psychology Club,
sponsored a panel discussion to
give psychology majors insight
into possible career options.
The panelists disproved the idea
that people with a psychology
major have no future.

The panelists were Amy

Hutchinson '86, a third year
medical school student; Laura
Head '83, a lawyer; Kimberly
Clark '80, an industrial psy-
chologist; Caroline Sigman '88,
a prison counselor; Ana
Hernandez '87, a counselling
psychologist; Nancy Childers
4 85, director of public relations;
and Jennifer Williams '80, a
high school teacher.

Amy gave three reasons why a
psychology major is appropriate
for medical school. She told the
audience that the liberal arts
student is sought after in the
medical school program. The
only class she regrets not taking
is biochemistry but other than
that, she is getting along quite

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well without a load of biology
classes behind her.

Amy also points out the
advantages of the strenuous
psychology program at Agnes
Scott. She said, "If you can pass
one of Dr. Carden's tests then
you can pass any medical school
test."

TheTeading and evaluating
skills the psychology majors
acquire help decipher the
medical literature. The honesty
and integrity we gain through
the honor system are highly
rewarding in a world where
people don't value such virtues,
said Amy.

Laura did not take the LSAT
or one political science class, but
she became a lawyer. Laura
advised students to "study your
interests here" but don't be
afraid to venture away from that
after graduation.

Like Amy, Laura applauded
the heavy work load the
psychology professors put on
their students. The research
papers, "especially Dr.
Drucker's," are invaluable to her
researching skills.

Also, the extensive writing
projects the psychology students
bear have become an asset to her
career. It is critical for a lawyer
to express herself well.

Kim pointed out that the
liberal arts major "goes further
and faster up the organization."

(continued on page 4)

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Dean of the College
Search Continues

by Lauren Fowler

Agnes Scott's search for a
dean of the college has been a
long and tedious one. The
search began when, in early
1989, Dean Ellen Hall was
named president of Converse
College.

In February of 1989, Agnes
Scott placed an article m The
Chronicle of Higher Education
which announced the search for
a dean of the college.

The article stated that "a
doctoral degree, experience as a
faculty member, a belief in the
liberal arts, an understanding of
women's education and the
college's Christian heritage
(Presbyterian), and demon-
strated administrative and
leadership skills are requirements
for the position. Desired
qualifications include a Ph.D. in
one of the liberal arts or
sciences, evidence of scholar-

ship, and experience as a
tenured faculty member."

A committee was then formed
to undertake the task of finding
a dean. The Dean Search
Committee read some 60
curriculum vitae from prospec-
tive candidates, conducted 1 5
telephone interviews, and
brought five potential deans to
campus. The 1988-1989 school
year ended, though, without the
selection of a dean.

"Because of the importance of
the position," said Dr. Edmund
Sheehey, committee chair, "the
committee didn't feel certain
enough about any of the
candidates to make a recommen-
dation."

The 1989-90 school year
began with an interim dean,
Catherine Sims, and a smaller
Dean Search Committee. The
committee was reduced to five
people: Dr. Sheehey, Dr. Peggy
(continued on page 4)

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, February 23, 1990

[E|LWr|olRri^

Biology Professors
Urge Peryam to
Consult General
Textbook

Dear Editor:

As two geneticists on
campus, we feel a need to
respond to the misuse and
misinterpretation of simple
genetic concepts by Ms.
Peryam in the December 8 and
February 9 issues of the Profile.
The response of the students
who had familiarity with
genetics should have pre-
vented the columnist from
using genetic concepts without
C< >n Mil ting at least a general
biology textbook.

While the X and Y chromo-
somes are called the sex chro-
mosomes, and human females
are XX and human males are
XY, geneticists do not think of
chromosomes as being male or
female. Sex determination is a
particularly intriguing subject,
and biologists have not
clarified the exact role of the Y
chromosome in sex determina-
tion. In the clinical record,
there are examples of XY
human females and XX human
males. We must be cautious in
our approach to gender
differences. Human beings are
too complex (thank goodness)
to be simply thought of as
"male" or "female."

The columnist should also
be careful of her conclusions
dmwn from the fact that 75%

m Officer Curtis Parrott

The Department ol Public
Safety will be conducting several
rape prevention classes in
February and March. The classes
will be held on Thursday,
February 22, 1990 at 4:00 p.m. in
ehe \k -Kinney date parlor of
Main, Tuch1.iv, February 22,
WO u 4:00 p.m. in the Walters
lobby and Monday, March 12,
1990 at 7 p.m. in the Inman
K >bby. We encourage all

students wanting to know more
about this subject to attend one
of the classes.
Governor Joe Frank Harris has

pu\ I aimed the week of Februan
26, 1990-March 2, 1990 Severe
We.it her Awareness Week in the
state of Georgia. Activities
during this week are designed to
educate C ie >rgi,ins aK >ui weather
safety preparedness and response
procedures tor a variety ot severe
weather events such as severe
thunderstonns, floods, and
tornadoes. In addition to
publicizing weather safety

of human chromosomes are the
X chromosome. Actually, 75%
of the sex chromosomes are X,
but only about 3% of all
human chromosomes are X. It
one wanted to twist the
analogies, one could (wrongly)
state that since sex determina-
tion is primarily due to the
presence or absence of the Y,
then the Y must be the domi-
nant (read: superior) chromo-
some and thus reason that
there is a genetic basis for male
domination of females and a
male God.

Of course neither of us
believe this, but it illustrates
why an uneducated public can
be subject to the misuse of so-
called ''scientific" tacts. The
detailed story of Ronald and
Nancy Reagan and astrology
can wait for another day, but it
illustrates the potential danger
of pseudoscience.

XYY males may indeed be
represented in a higher propor-
tion in the prison population
than in the general male
population, but it is a very
small proportion. There is a
correlation between violence
and XYY chromosomes, but we
must take into account the
effects of culture on the
physical manifestations of these
chromosomal effects. There
are many XYY males who are
not imprisoned and some of
you may have dated one. We
must be careful not to fall into
the trap of prejudging people
according to their chromo-

measures through local news
media, a statewide tornado drill
is scheduled for Wednesday,
February 28, 1990. The drill will
be held at a time determined by
the National Weather Service.

Agnes Scott College will be
participating in this drill. The
Department of Public Safety will
be coordinating the evacuation
i >1 pcrsi >nncl to shelter areas (see
the tornado plan). Anyone with
questions about this event
should contact the Department
of Public Safety at ext. 6355.

The Department of Public
Safety lias taken a vide< >
inventory of the art works
belonging to the College. This
inventory reflects the name of
the work, the artist, and its
k nation on campus. Aperiodic
Inspection ot this Inventory will
be conducted to ensure that
locations do not change. Please
do not move art works without
notifying the Department ot
Public Safety in advance so we
can keep our inventory list
correct.

Letters

somes.

A liberally educated person
should have access to knowl-
edge, know how to discriminate
between the credibility of
sources, and to think critically
about the conclusions to which
these sources have arrived or
cause the reader to arrive. At
least a passing familiarity with
or review of our general biology
textbook would have possibly
prevented such misuse.

As geneticists, we feel that
such simplistic use of biological

by Elizabeth Peryam

"I am a protestant... in that I
protest." Mark Twain

Inviting the [C]atholic
Archbishop to speak at our
convocation was like inviting
Simon Legree to speak at
Spelman. As women, none of
us will ever be considered
worthy enough to be allowed
to speak in his church. These
are the men who believe that
we are so despicable we cannot
be priests ourselves, nor marry
those who can. They are,
however, quite willing to
meddle with our lives whether
we belong to their church or
not. These patriarchs have
evermore considered women as
men's property to be con-
trolled.

Less than a month and halt
after the Archbishop spoke
here, he led a flock ot his
bleating sheep down to the
State C apitol trying to reduce
all ot us to mere breeding stock
by making abortion illegal in
the name ot Jesus. These men

information ignores the sub-
stantial contribution of the
environment to human
behavior. We must not lay
the blame for who or what we
are solely on our biology, but
strive to change our cultural
structure so that we applaud
our achievements as humans
who have a common biologi-
cal heritage, and celebrate our
biological diversity which
should be meaningless when it
comes to our role in contem-
porary society.

seem to want us to believe they
have God on a leash. But
anyone who has read the
scriptures knows that nowhere
did Jesus say that he came that
we might be enslaved for life by
a stray sperm cell. If you read
closely enough in the context
of the times, you will find that
*gasp* Jesus was a feminist.
"You have chosen the best
part," Jesus said to Marthas
sister, Mary. To me, that
means that we were meant to
have the right to choose the
patterns of our lives.

Do I remember correctly. 7
Didn't the people who founded
the United States come here to
escape the tyranny of the
church? Don't we have a
constitutional amendment
against the mixing of church
and state? Is this man's
opinion of what-God-wants
supposed to dictate the way we
live our lives? Whereas we
Wi hi Id not dream of forcing
abortions upon anyone, the
[CJatholic church would force
us by law to commit twenty
years or more of our futures to

Sincerely,

Patricia McGuire White
Harry Wistrand
Department of Biology

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accommodate their own
personal beliefs. Aren't we
supposed to have freedom of
religion in this country?

You would think that, as an
African-American, the man
would have compassion toward
Other oppressed peoples. But
perhaps he is too pale and too
male to be compassionate.

Funny this church should
suddenly be "pro-life." This is
the same hierarchy who
burned millions ol women at
the stake and collaborated
with Hitler in the destruction
of the Jews, gypsies and gays.
They have ruthlessly at-
tempted to destroy all competi-
tion by killing all possible
followers of other religions
across the earth. Hardly what I
would call "pro-life*"

But what is it like to grow
up in a [CJatholic family that,
unlike many of them, uses no
birth control? It drove Sister
Mary Ignatius a little crazy.
Bui come to the next Blackfri-
ars production where Sister
Mary Ignatius Explains It All For
You.

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"I am a protestant .. in that I protest."

Friday, February 23, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 3

PHOTO BY ANGIE SHAPARD

Profile Sweeps Press Awards Ceremony

by Kristin Lemmerman

Braving tornado watches and
severe thunderstorms on
February 16th, the 1989
editorial staff of The Profile
trekked to UGA for the Georgia

Collegiate Press Association
Awards.

Awards were given both to
schools and individuals. Agnes
Scott competed on the college
B level as opposed to junior
or college A against smaller

Georgia colleges.

The Profile brought home a
total of seven awards, including
a first place for layout and
design. A first place was also
received for best review in the
individual category.

Students for Black Awareness
Sponsor Insightful Banquet

By Kech Payne

Students for Black Awareness
(SBA) held its annual banquet
on February 10 as a commemo-
ration of the contributions and
achievements of African-
Americans.

Dr. Bernita Berry, Agnes
Scott College assistant professor
of sociology, was the honorary
speaker at SBA's banquet.

Dr. Berry opened her speech
by announcing the imminent
release of Nelson Mandela on
Sunday. Her announcement
produced cries of joy and

promise. "I can remember
before Black History Month
there was Black History Week.
And, to my knowledge there was
nothing at all [before that]," she
stated.

However, her speech focused
primarily on the choices. "Dr.
Berry's speech hit the spot. We
all have to make choices. We
all have a different road to
follow," said freshman Delvory
Gordon.

Dr. Berry sent a message not
only of black pride but also one
of self-pride. She made it clear
that being pro-self does not

mean that one is anti-anyone
else.

The banquet concluded with
SBA Historian Kim Compoc
urging all guests and SBA
members not to forget the
accomplishments of African-
Americans. Gifts were presented
in appreciation to Karen Green,
Director of Student Activities,
Brenda Jones, Assistant Director
of Student Activities, and Ruby
Perry- Adams, Coordinator of
Office Services.

"It [SBA's banquet] was
insightful," exclaimed Delvory.

Career Corner

by Adriane Creety

To get a job or to go to
graduate school, that is the
question.

For juniors trying to make up
their minds, Career Planning
and Placement will host a three
night series of workshops in
March which will assist juniors
in preparing for the future.

The first workshop, held on
March 6, is entitled "Graduate
School vs. the Job Market." For
those considering graduate
school, a workshop on March 7
will provide information on
how to prepare now, including
standardized test information.

For those planning to work
after graduation, the last
workshop, on March 8, will
assist you with questions about
resume writing, interviewing,
and more. All three workshops
will be held from 6 p.m. to 7
p.m. in the Career Library in

Main.

As part of a consortium next
fall with 14 other colleges,
Agnes Scott will participate in a
career fair entitled "Career
Opportunities '90." The
program will be held at the
Georgia Interna itonal Conve-
ntional Trade Center on
November 9 from 12 p.m. to 4
p.m. This free program is open
to juniors, seniors, and alumnae.

With over 50 companies
represented at the fair, intern-
ship and full-time job opportuni-
ties will abound. Avail yourself
of the information and job
contacts this program offers by
submitting a resume to Career
Planning and Placement by
October.

Agnes Scott will submit a
resume booklet to company
representatives who will be
present to chat informally with
you about opportunities avail-
able with their companies.

Mortar Board to Begin Annual Project

by Susan Adams

Mortar Board's annual winter
project will be held February 24,
March 3, and March 10.

This year the members of
Mortar Board will be volunteering
their time to the Prison Ministries
with Women, Inc. By splitting
their time between the Elizabeth
Fry House and the Ministries
office at the Martha Brown
United Methodist Church, Mortar
Board will help in making repairs
and improvements at both places.

Prison Ministries with Women
was formally incorporated in 1987.
The organization helps women,
recently freed from prison, adjust
to the free world.

The Elizabeth Fry House is a
transitional environment tor these

women. The women are
instructed in acquiring job skills,
living habits, and other skills
necessary for rehabilitation.
Through this program, the
women are also kept from being
homeless.

There will be a sign up sheet
in the dining hall for all those
who wish to volunteer their
time for this project. A fifteen
person limit will be observed on
each Saturday for the project.

Mortar Board is also asking
for donations of career and
larger sized clothes in good
condition for the program. For
more information on the
project, to make a donation, or
to volunteer, contact Mortar
Board members Marsha Michie
or Karen Anderson.

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Proposed Bill to Prohibit
Underage Entrance to Bars

PHOTO BY BARBIE ST1TT

by Julie Darnell

A bill recently passed through
Georgia's House of Representa-
tives that would prohibit people
under 2 1 from entering a bar.

The proposition of this bill is a
result of the shooting and deaths
of two teenagers, ages 16 and 17,
that occurred outside a bar in the
Atlanta area.

According to Atlanta
Democrat Frank Redding of
Decatur, had this bill been in
effect, the deaths of these
teenagers could have been
prevented. This is despite the
fact that the dispute occurred
outside the bar and involved
drug*.

It the bill passes, it will be
impossible for anyone under 2 1
to enter a bar even if he or she is
not drinking.

Many places in Atlanta
featuring bands, like the Little
Five Points Pub or Avondale
Towne Cinema, would be off-
limits. At the moment it is not
illegal for a person under 21 to
enter a bar like Grumpy s or
Rash's, although it is illegal for
them to be served alcohol.

Many college students disagree
with this bill, because it would be
prohibiting them from a popular
pastime without providing an
alternative.

Wendy Ward '92 made the
comment that u if you're inside a
closed club there is more control
on what goes on, whether or not
drinking is allowed, than if you
are at a party or someone's
house."

Says Kelea Poole '93, "It seems
to me that if they pass this

legislation there is going to be
more of a problem with fake
I.D.s. They ought to just crack
down on the ones who do
serve to minors and leave the
others alone."

The State Administrator of
Mothers Against Drunk
Driving, Mrs. Sybil Collins,
was not fully informed on the
bill but stated that "if the bill
could save one life then I
would support it." However,
she went on to say that there
should be more alternatives
offered.

The bill passed through the
House of Representatives with
a margin of 102 to 3 and has
now moved on to the Senate.

Chainnan of the Senate
Consumer Affairs Committee,
Senator Arthur Langford,
could not be reached tor
comment. However, the
Secretary of Consumer Affairs
stated that the bill has not
passed through committee yet,
but will be up soon.

This means that anyone
who has a concern about the
bill still has time to call let
their opinions be known. The
bill is #1236 and the phone
numbers of some of the
committee members are listed
below. Let them know you are
concerned about this issue that
will affect you.

Chainnan-Arthur Langford, Jr.
656-0048

Vice-Chair Frank Albert,
656-0056

Secretary-Hildred Shumake,
656-0082

Albert Scott, 656-0064
David Scot, 656-0090

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Tennis Team Begins Season February 27th

by Kate Simpkins

Agnes Scott tennis is once
again underway. With the
addition of a few anxious new
members and help from our
"veterans," we are aspiring to a
winning season.

In the beginning weeks
everyone was a little rusty. Ben
Gay became a friend to us all.
Yet, that is only proof that all the

players have worked their
hardest.

It seems to be paying off as
long hours of practice and drills
get easier day by day. Right
now, challenge play is taking
place in preparation for our first
match.

Members of the spring
season's team are: freshmen
Jamie Gilreath, Cara Lawson,
Crystal Couch, Kristin Louer,

Adrienne Vanek, Cathy
Alexander, Kate Simpkins,
Randi Manning, and Angie
McElaine; sophomores Angie
McElwee and Talin Keyfer;
juniors, Kristy Jay, Carol Duke,
and Susan Cowan; and one
surviving senior, Tracy Perry.

Long hours have been spent
preparing for our first home
match. On February 27 at 2:00,
we will take on West Georgia.

Dean

(continued from page I )

Thompson, Dr. Sandra Bowden,
Dean Hudson, and Lauren
Fowler.

They began the search by
placing the same article in The
Chronicle of Higher Education.
They also sent letters to the
presidents of all the liberal arts I

and II colleges in the United
States asking for their recom-
mendations!.

By mid-September the
committee had received nearly
85 cuniculum vitae. After
reading these vitaes and carrying
out nearly 20 telephone inter-

Psychology Students

(continued from page I )

The liberal arts degree offers a
more diverse background. Her
psychology background has
enabled her to develop more
efficient skills in analyzing,
understanding, and resolving
problems.

Caroline told the audience
that she changed her major
several times but she "fell head
over heels in love with psychol-
ogy." Once in graduate school,
she realized other schools are
not like this one. "The Agnes
Scott psychology department
requires more writing, reading,
and research skills other
colleges never do."

Ana said her only two

obstacles were "getting
through Agnes Scott and
finding a job after graduate
school." She advised the
students to get as much
experience as they can.
Added experience through
internships, shadow programs,
and externships are a plus on
resumes.

As a public relations profes-
sional, psychology gave Nancy
the edge to help her know her
audience. Being an outstand-
ing faker is another skill she
values. This, too, was learned
through her experiences as a
psychology major. She told the
audience that an Agnes Scott
graduate is prepared to "go
forth and do."

views, the committee began
bringing in more candidates for
short campus interviews. These
interviews took place through-
out the month of December and
the entire month of January.

From these interviews the
committee will choose the best
qualified candidates to come in
for two-day interviews in which
the candidates will meet with
the faculty, department heads,
administrative staff, and
students.

The committee will chmse
the three most qualified and
present them, in unranked order,
to President Schmidt, by a
projected date no later than
March L The president will
present her choice to the Board
of Trustees for their approval.
The new dean will then assume
the office no later than July 1,
1990.

Until that time, the search for
the dean of the college at Agnes
Scott goes on. The current
Dean Search Committee has
worked its way through more
than 120 vitae, 35 telephone
interviews, and 1 3 campus
interviews.

Friday, February 23, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 5

Exchange Student Describes Authentic Chinese Eating

by Jin Liu

Chinese food is the best in the
world.

Anybody who doubts this
statement has never sat down to
a Chinese banquet and tasted
three or four of the more than
one hundred different ways of
cooking chicken, fish covered
-with vegetables and candied
seaweed, and any one of the
other countless genuine Chinese
dishes.

At a true Chinese dinner,
there are no plates. Instead,
various dishes are placed in the
center of the table. It may be
surprising at first to have
everybody eating from the same
dish, but it is perfectly sanitary.
By using the chopsticks cor-
rectly, you only touch the food
you pick up. One never scoops.

There is a philosophical
reason for everybody eating out
of the same dish. The common
bowls invite a feeling of familiar-
ity. It also tends to give more
satisfaction to bring all those
dishes to the same table, just as
community singing is more fun
than each person singing in a
corner by himself.

The Chinese name for
chopsticks is "kuai zi." Chop-
sticks are easier to use than a
fork, reducing the effort of eating
to a minimum.

You need only one hand.
One chopstick is held firmly
between the thumb and the
forefinger and braced by the
middle finger,
while the
other

chopstick is
balanced by
the thumb
and the
middle and
the ring
finger. With
this technique
you can pick
exactly what
you want.

Sometimes
when friends
dine in our

homes, we bring out our "family
silver": solid ivory chopsticks
which have been handed down
from one generation to the next.
Some are tipped with appropri-
ate verses praising food, nature,
and all that is lovely.

There isn't that frightening

array of forks and spoons found
at Western fonnal dinners, and
you don't have to stop to think
whether you select the forks
from the outside to work in or
the inside to work out.

When guests arrive for
dinner at a Chinese home,
cocktails are served, which may

There isn't that frightening
array of forks and spoons found
at Western formal dinners, and
you don't have to stop to think
whether you select the forks from
the outside to work in or the
inside to work out.

include Chinese drinks, pieces
of ginger, spicy cakes and bits of
seven-year-old eggs. That's the
time for conversation. About
the time all the best stories
have been told, dinner is
served.

A banquet differs somewhat

from an ordinary dinner. The
dishes are all served at once.
Rice is always served, and it
comes at the end of the meal.

Rice is brought in just in case
you haven't already had enough
to eat. But after twenty or more
dishes, rice becomes a symbol,
and not a dire necessity. A

soup is served
after several
dishes.

More dishes,
another soup
and thus it
goes. You get a
few nibbles of
this, a few
nibbles of that.
The varied
dishes in a
perfect menu
stimulate
appetite, but
don't worry.
Chinese food is
less fattening than Western
food.

Another interesting Chinese
custom is centered around food
as well. One day I might call
you: "I am coming for dinner
tonight."

Your husband, who answered

the phone, would probably
cover the receiver with his hand
and turn to you, "It's Jin, she
wants to come to dinner."

You answer, "Fine come
alone."

"I'm bringing five friends with
me," I continue.

You groan. '"Six of them. ..I
can't. It's four o'clock now. I
can't prepare a dinner for that
many... I don't see how "

'"I will be there in an hour or
so. Don't cook anything. Just
get out the pots and pans. I'm
bringing the dinner and I am
going to cook it. See you soon."

And I hang up. It's rather a
Chinese way to invite yourself to
a friend's house, buy and cook
the dinner for everyone, and
bring along a group of your
friends, too. Thus, there are two
hosts at one party, and every-
body has a good time.

So whenever Chinese friends
invite themselves to dinner at
your home, you should never be
busy preparing your food. That's
the Chinese way of coming to
dinner. It means no preparation,
nothing to do but enjoy yourself,
and we are having a lot of fun,
too.

Back in the USSR: We Don't Know How Lucky We Are

by Layli Miller

I stood at a window at
Kennedy Airport surrounded by
a group of strangers with whom I
was to spend the next three
weeks.

We were full or hope, student
ambassadors ready to be awed by
a new culture. We were all
about to leave for the Soviet
Union.

My first view of the Soviet
Union was disappointing. Just
as I had feared, it looked like the
stereotype portrayed in the
movies. All of the cars and
buildings looked alike. Every-
thing insight was mediocre,
nothing special. There was an
awful smell that permeated
Moscow, adding to the depress-
ing atmosphere.

People slowly walked in the
streets, keeping their eyes on the
cracks in the pavement. No one
seemed to be in a hurry. People
dressed alike, obviously not
trying to distinguish themselves
from others by their appearance.

The Soviets seemed to have
an inner peace. Nobody was too
radical. They all looked very
calm. From asking around I
discovered that many of them
lead peaceful lives.

Their daily challenge was to
acquire the bare necessities;
once that was achieved, they
were content. If a Soviet does

possess an inner drive to succeed
and excel, he is usually found in
the black market.

However, several events
during my stay challenged that
impression of calm I had
received. In one instance, I was
walking down the street with
some American friends from my
delegation. We were acting
typically "American," talking
loudly and smiling at those who
stared at us.

I turned around to see a man
running away from an older
woman. She was yelling
through bloody hands that
covered her face. I waved the
others' attention to her limp
body. We gathered around her
and tried to offer help by taking
out our tissues and extra toilet
paper which we always kept
handy.

She looked threatened,
resisting our attempts and
motioning violently for us to
leave. I looked around and
observed the other Soviets
passing by. No one took notice.

They tried not to gaze on the
circle of teenagers around the
old woman, as if they might
discover something they
wouldn't want to know. This
event was no big deal in the
Soviet Union. Finally, we all
stood back in frustration and let
the woman run off without
receiving any help.

Another day, I was exposed to
a liberal side of the Soviet
Union. My escort, a black
marketeer, and I walked down
the streets of Riga, Latvia.

The rest of my group was
escorted to another town miles
outside of Riga on less than an
hour's notice. Because I was
away from the group when they
were taken, I was able to stay
inside the city and witness the
day's excitement.

In the morning I had seen
flags being hung outside of every
house's door. There were two
flags: one, I later learned, the
outlawed national flag; the
other, the flag of the Soviet
Republic of Latvia.

The town began to congre-
gate to the center of the square
where the statue of Lenin,
pointing east, dwelled (as in
each city). By afternoon a
thousand people stood, all
chanting in Latvian and holding
their outlawed national flag
high.

Then the crowd began to drift
away from the statue. They
marched toward the bridge that
would take them to the west side
of the city. Arriving at the
statue of freedom, which pointed
to the west, a concert of singing,
yelling, and clapping began.
They were protesting for their
freedom.

Thousands of Latvians wanted

their independence. They didn't
want their children to have to
learn Russian in school or be
governed by their superiors who
lived in Moscow.

Just as the day was ending and
the excitement seemed to die
down, a rush of tension spread
throughout the crowd, as people
moved around anxiously and
began rolling up their flags. I
scanned the area over a hundred
heads and saw Soviet policemen
marching toward the protesters.

Following their example, I
began to roll up the flag that my
friend and I had been given. An
older woman grabbed my arm and
said, "You Americanca" and
brought my flag out again.

People started gathering
around me when they found out
that I was American, smiling,
patting me on the back, yelling
"Americanca" and holding my
flag up high. I felt very proud to
be an American and realized that
this freedom that they wanted was
the same one that I live with
everyday.

An issue that affected me more
than the passive attitude of the
people, or the impersonal
relationship between the govern-
ment and the governed, was the
woman's role in Soviet society.

After talking to several Soviet
women I began to understand
part of their dilemma. A woman
in the Soviet Union has had an

average of eight abortions in her
life. 92% of the doctors are
women and are not paid half as
much as a male engineer.

Being a doctor is considered a
degrading job, one for a woman,
because doctors work with the
sick and tend to those who
cannot tend for themselves.
That is a woman's job.

In normal domestic life,
women are expected to work
long hours and care for their
own children. The traditional
role that still exists in the Soviet
family expects her to take care of
all the household chores
regardless of any other responsi-
bilities that she might have.
Men rarely help, despite the fact
that their wives must work the
same hours that they do.

The impression of the Soviet
Union that I have today was
truly formulated after I returned
to the States. There is an evil
that precipitates around the
population in the Soviet Union.

They unite against that evil to
support each other, finding
consolation in knowing that,
although they're not justly
treated, they're going through it
together. The way that they
walk down the street arm in arm
gives you that feeling and it
makes you smile.

The Soviet population seems
to me to be slowly breaking out
of their bubble.

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PHOTO BY BARBIE ST1TT

"What is an...

by Misty Leigh Sanner

ENARRATION
(e na rashen)

Margymae Mayo: "An
'enarration' is a rash."

Layli Miller: "An 'enarration'
is something you do in small

amounts at a time so you won t
offend anyone."

Gina Pursell: "An 'enarra-
tion' is a diatribe (i.e., when
someone rails against some-
thing)."

Professor Myrtle Lewin:
"Well, a narration is a speech, so
an 'enarration' must be a

repetition of this act!'"'

Leave it to a person who was
raised speaking true "English" to
figure out this week's baffling
terni (and in such a logical
manner!). An enarration is a
detailed exposition or descrip-
tion. Maybe Professor Lewin
knew what this meant because
she gives them so wonderfully!

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Sophomores to Receive
Rings in 64-year Tradition

by Amy Lovell

It happens every spring.
Otherwise perfectly normal
sophomores take leave of their
senses, become goo-goo eyed, and
just plain flip over a little piece of
black rock.

Where, when, and HOW did
this madness start. 7 In 1926, a
few short years before the Great
Depression, the tradition began:
the first exuberant students
received their Agnes Scott class
rings. At that time, the rings
were entirely gold. The esteemed
black onyx was not incorporated
into the design until 1935.

Since 1935 there have been
few changes in the design. Each
year, a ring committee selects the
style which most accurately
reflects the character of the class.
The ring is traditionally gold with
a square onyx stone; however,
the committee chooses the script,
the height of the stone, and the
style of the trim.

As the rings have evolved, so
have the customs sunounding

their introduction. Members of
the sophomore class fervently
vie for coveted positions on the
ring committee.

Those fortunate enough to
attain one of these positions
then spend months making
decisions which will forever alter
the future of their ring fingers.

Mayhem continues as the
class begins to order (and to
worry about how to finance) the
anticipated article of jewelry.

When the long-awaited day
' arrives, sophomores gather at a
ceremony to witness "the
unveiling of the ring." From
thence the "official Agnes Scott
students" with ring-adomed
hands fling themselves upon the
rest of the campus.

After a few days of "Oh let me
see...!" "I really like our style the
best..." and "Can I try yours on. 7 "
the campus settles back down to
the prosaic. The only reminders
of the great event past are
occasional proud stares at the
hand, and shiny class rings
carefully buffed with a tee shirt.

Students Learn Art of
Nonviolence at King
Center Conference

by Layli Miller

The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Center for Nonviolent Social
Change sponsored the 4th
Annual National College and
University Student Conference
January 11 through January 15,
1990.

The conference welcomed
students of major colleges and
universities from all over the
United States as well as
England and Africa.

Students came to share their
experiences, fears, and ques-
tions about dealing with these
issues ( m i heir campuses. The
conference provided a forum
for open and frank discussion
about racial, women's, environ-
mental, and other social issues
with students and distinguished
civil rights leaders.

The students' racially and
ideologically diverse back-
grounds led to interesting and
heated debate. Yet everyone
was there because they
believed in the King dream,
and w ith that common ground
any internal differences were
resolved.

Workshops and discussion
groups were led by leaders
trained in nonviolence. The

groups learned about civil rights
history. They also learned how
to motivate themselves with
religion and determinat ion to
remain nonviolent in the face of
violence, and how the activists'
techniques could be applied on
their own campuses.

Included among the group
leaders and speakers were such
civil rights activists as Bcrnice
King, Coretta Scott King, Jesse
Jackson, Jr., Andrew Young, Dr,
Bernard LaFayetie, and Chmg
Tong.

Ching Tong, who has recently
escaped from China, was an
active pro-democracy student.
He was the grand marshal of the
annual Martin Luther King, Jr.

holiday parade this year. Ching
Tong is most likely to be
remembered as the protestor
who pushed an older man away
from a group of moving tanks
and stcxxl in his place for three-
hours.

By the end of the conference,
it was clear that the art of
nonviolence is not a theory that
requires understanding in order
to be practiced efficiently. It is a
state of mind that requires much
internal reflection and transfor-
mation in order to change the
hearts of those who need it the
most.

Friday, February 23, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 7

30 Years Later: Minorities Continue to Struggle for freedom

BY MlCHELE A. BaRARI)

The civil rights movement is
not dead.

Not only are there direct
influences from the past reviving
a sluggish and disillusioned
group of new-age leaders, hut
today we are also seeing more
people our own age studying the
words of lost leaders and asking
tough questions of themselves
and America.

Spike Lee, a controversial
young hlack director, used a
quote from Martin Luther King,
Jr. and a quote from Malcolm X
to end his movie Do the Right
Thing. As a result, the viewers
were forced to think about the
differences in their philosophies.

This is only one place where
the influence of Malcolm X is
evident in a new generation of

African-Americans. Malcolm
X, even 25 years after his
death, is a controversial figure
in African-American history.
He was, and is still, a vital
force in the African-American
civil rights movement.

Malcolm X was born
Malcolm Little in Omaha,
Nebraska on May 19, 1925.
He grew up in a religious and
politically aware home.

His father, Earl Little, was a
minister who subscribed to the
ideas of Marcus Garvey ideas
that eventually led to his
death. The family split up and
Malcolm ended up living with
a half-sister in Boston.

Malcolm was an excellent
student; however, he fell into
the crime scene in Harlem and
was sent to prison for burglary.
During his prison term, Mal-

colm was converted to the
Nation of Islam, commonly
known as the Black Muslims.

Upon release, Malcolm
adopted the name Malcolm X,
dropping his "slave name." He
soon became known around the
United States and abroad as a
leader and spokesperson for the
Black Muslims.

In the early days of the civil
rights struggle, Malcolm X
spoke out as vigorously against
blacks who attempted to do well
within the white system as he
did about the injustices perpe-
trated by whites against blacks,
calling for separation of blacks
from the oppressive white
system.

What is frequently over-
looked in the historical ac-
counts and in the minds of
those old enough to remember

Malcolm X is that he was
constantly studying his faith.

This study led him to the city
of Mecca, where he discovered
that there are Muslims of all
races. This revelation caused
him to reevaluate his concepts
about America and about whites
in general.

Shortly before his death,
Malcolm had started to formu-
late and to preach a concept of
cooperation with more moderate
civil rights organizations in order
to achieve more tar-reaching
results.

Unfortunately, this evolution
of thought was not speedy
enough to stay Malcolm's
enemies. On February 21, 1965,
while beginning to deliver a
speech to the Organization of
Afro- American Unity, Malcolm
X was shot and killed. He was

forty years old.

The argument has been made
by angered African-Americans
that our dynamic young leaders
are publicly maligned and killed.
The argument can be supported.
We have in the last 25 years seen
two great leaders, Malcolm X and
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
assassinated.

The white leaders who have
tried to help the cause of equality
have also been murdered. Present
day leaders of the African-
American causes are constantly
threatened with violence and
death.

A new wave of violence against
minorities and our defenders has
brought us into the 1990s. Each
of us must struggle with the
realization that if the civil rights
movement is dead then we, as a
people, may well be also.

StreetBeat

Compiled by Barbie Stitt

The Question:

How would you define discrimination?

Eve Allen
Class of 1992

1 think discrimination
involves judging someone else's
behavior purely on the basis of
your own personal values,
beliefs, and feelings.

Alaina Williams
Class of 1993

Discrimination is being
treated, judged, or looked upon
differently because of your race,
color, religion, or social class
status.

Amna Jaffer
Class of 1990

Discrimination is when the
sex, race, or nationality of an
individual influences others to
make assumptions about that in-
dividual's personality or
character... or for others to treat
that individual "differently"
because that individual does not
fit into their scheme.

Natasha Singh
Class of 1991

Discrimination is being
treated differently. The
differences do not need to be
grand. [It] could be that little
subtle difference: a look, the
manner of talking.

Patricia Schopfer
Class of 1993

Discrimination, in today's
society, is simply a case of
widespread ignorance.

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Elections 1990: Candidate Introductions

by Susan Cowan

Hi! My name is Susan Cowan
and I am a junior Psychology
major from Macon, Georgia. I

would like to be your next
Interdorm president. I feel well
prepared and qualified for this
position. I have had almost two
years of experience on Interdonn

and would like to continue to
serve the campus on this council.

Currently, I am the president
of Walter's dorm council which
means I am also on the Judicial
Board of Interdorm. Last year I
served as a dorm counselor on
Walter's dorm council. Both last
year and this year I have thor-
oughly enjoyed working with the
residents, especially the new
students. I am very aware of the
issues that arise in any dorm and
particularly those of a predomi-
nantly freshman dorm. 1 plan to
focus considerable attention to
these if I am the next Interdorm
president. Although I have
more experience with the home-
sickness and roommate tensions
of new students, I am also very
aware of the issues that exist in
other dorms.

As the next Interdorm
president, I would also continue
to focus on issues that the
council currently deals with.
One of these issues is the
physical and mental well-being
of students on our campus.

Secondly, Interdorm has been in
the process of revising the current
parietals and lobby hours. I
would like to continue this
process and remain aware of
further needs in the residence
halls. Lastly, I will consider the
issue of mandatory meetings and
the current use of campuses by
Interdorm. I would like to
investigate alternatives and
compare their effectiveness with
the current policies.

In addition to my positions on
Interdonn, I have been active in
other organizations and activities.
These include Catalyst Commit-
tee, Dana Scholars, Tennis
Team, and Social Council. I feel
that these various involvements
have exposed me to the many
different facets of leadership and
the role of leaders on our campus.

Interdormitory Council is a
very important organization to
me and to our campus. After
serving you on this council tor
almost two years, I am very
excited and optimistic about
serving you again!

by Daphne Norton

My name is Daphne Norton,
and I am running for the position
of Honor Court President. As a

first year student, I came to
Agnes Scott anxious to accept
the honor system that allows
students here to be trusted. I was
excited about taking my first
take-home test, tree ot the stress

of a classroom. I have experi-
enced the privileges granted to
students, and now I am aware of
the responsibilities we share in
making the system work. Honor
Court acts as the judicial body
whose purpose is to uphold the
standards described in the honor
pledge.

When taking the position of
Secretary-treasurer of Honor
Court, I expected the task to be
an easy one. I did not realize that
I would be making decisions that
would drastically affect another
student. At times, the task
becomes an emotional one,
especially when a close friend
must be penalized for violating
the honor code that provides us
with so many freedoms. I would
like for the student body to
understand the difficulty Honor
Court faces when penalizing
students. Much time and
emotion is involved in making a
decision. We are not a group of
strict power-mongers. We feel
the same temptations as every
other student. Actually, we are

all members of this judicial body
that guides students. We must
work together to maintain this
way of life that allows us to have
self-scheduled exams, unlocked
dorm rooms, and unproctored
tests.

My goals for next year include
educating the student body on
the procedure for a case, support-
ing the college's discrimination
policy, and developing a new
reputation for Honor Court.
Honor Court is more than rules
and regulations. It is the
foundation for a way of life that
grants students the freedom and
respect they deserve. I would like
students to feel comfortable with
Honor Court. Our job is not an
easy one. Communication is
essential, and Honor Court's
visibility on campus. Faculty,
students, and administration
should unite to fulfill the
commitment to honesty and
integrity that has been with
Agnes Scott for one hundred
years. Thank you for your
consideration.

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"What does Student Govern-
ment do?" The other day I was
attempting to answer briefly but

thoroughly this enormous
question while talking to some
prospective students. In doing
so, I found myself repeating
again and again, "It's a very
active organization. The active-
ness of the Agnes Scott Student
Government Association is, I
feel, one of its most outstanding
features, and it was this active-
ness that first drew me to run for
a position on Rep Council my
sophomore year.

As an organization, SGA
could easily choose to do only
the minimum required of it and
concern itself only with the
governance of student organiza-
tions on campus. Instead, SGA
has continually chosen to
involve itself in a wide range of
campus issues, from parking to
birth control, and from housing
of International Students over
breaks to campus diversity and
graduate studies. The result, I
feel, has been a very effective
student governance of our
campus. Although we do not
always succeed in achieving
exactly what we want, I am able
to look around me and see
evidence of the changes that I as
a student have been able to help
to achieve through Student
Government.

Being on Rep Council these
past two years has been quite
exciting, and I have had the
privilege of working with some
very dedicated and determined
people who have shown great
concern for campus life in all of
its aspects. I would like to
continue to serve on Rep
Council as the next president to
maintain the level of activeness
and responsiveness that the
Council has achieved in the past
few years. I feel that my
experience on the Council as a
Sophomore Class Representative
and as Secretary and member of
Executive Board would serve me
well. My experience has
provided me with knowledge of

the obligations and responsi-
bilities of the Student Gov-
ernment, improved my skills
of group organization, and
familiarized me with the
immense responsibility that
the office of President carries.
More importantly, I feel, my
two years on the Council
have given me an indication
of the direction of the
interests of the student body
in terms of long-range goals.
Resolving issues such as
parking and smoking in the
dining hall do require time
and attention, but goals such
as improving campus diversity
and seeing the establishment
of daycare facilities on
campus, both issues that Rep
Council has been highly
interested in this year, require
long-term dedication and
persistence in order to
achieve results. I feel that I
would bring the enthusiasm,
energy, and dedication to
meet the immediate and the
long-term interests and needs
of the student body.

This next year I would like
see Rep Council continue to
work on many of the major
issues that we have addressed
this year but whose goals have
yet to be achieved. I feel that
issues such as a graduate
studies center and childcare
facilities on campus are issues
which are of vital interest of
the student body and should
continued to be pursued. I
would also like to see other
concerns addressed, such as
scholarship indexing and the
possibility of a winter term on
campus, which were among
the issues brought up by
students at the recent Student
Forum. Lastly, I would like to
work to increase the level of
student involvement on
campus, not just in Student
Government, but in all
organizations. Our campus
has a great deal to offer in
tenns of student organiza-
tions, and they make many
great contributions to the
student body, the campus, the
surrounding community, and
the world. One way students
could begin to become more
involved is by voting in the
upcoming elections, so I
would like to encourage
everyone to take a few
minutes on March l to vote.

Student Government can
only be as effective as we the
students make it. As presi-
dent, I would strive to
maintain the activeness of the
Student Government and
would seek to continue to
respond to the needs and con-
cerns of the student body. I
thank you for your time and
consideration, and hopefully,
your vote.

Friday, February 23, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 9

Elections Continued

by Tammy Shirley

"Every morning in Africa, a
gazelle wakes up. It knows it must
run faster than the fastest lion or it
will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than
the slowest gazelle or it will starve
to death.

It doesn't matter if you are a
lion or a gazelle:

When the sun comes up, you
better be running." (Author
Unknown )

I, Tammy Shirley, feel that my
duty on Rep Council, as well as
the duties of all other Student
Government representatives,

should be that of the gazelle. As
representatives of Agnes Scott's
student body, we must run to
escape the lions discrimination,
environmental destruction, and
ignorance on health care issues
on our campus. We must also run
to escape the stagnation of the
status quo. "It's always been done
this way." should not be a reason
to always accept things the way
they are. It is an excuse. If we, as
students, do not continue to move
on these issues, we will be
devoured.

Last year, many students on
campus felt the hot breath of
discrimination down our necks.
Student Government Reps
worked with the student body to
eliminate this on campus. An
International Representative
position and an African-Ameri-

can Representative position were
created. Continued efforts for
diversity at Agnes Scott include
the possibility of a new curricu-
lum requirement involving
classes on different races,
cultures, and religions. Also, Rep
Council worked this year for, at
least, a temporary solution to the
international students' plight of
no housing during Christmas
break.

Our campus continues to work
toward environmental awareness.
Faced with a hole growing in
Earth's ozone layer and environ-
mental destniction, we, as edu-
cated women, must take initia-
tive. We are working to educate
ourselves and others through on-
going recycling efforts and
through establishing a new stu-
dent committee, Earth Day 1990.

We are also faced with
ignorance about important health
care issues. Student Government
has been working toward estab-
lishing child care on campus.
The Agnes Scott community has
recognized the importance of the
HIV/AIDS crisis and is currently
working to increase knowledge
about the viruses.

We at Agnes Scott are very
fortunate that our Student Gov-
ernment Association can and
does bring about change. Many
schools in our area are not as
fortunate. We have, in the past,
created a better environment for
ourselves and the Agnes Scott
community. Through continued
efforts open lines of communi-
cation between representatives
and the student body and open-
mindedness we will continue
to meet needs and grow through
a strong student government.

As a Junior Rep on Rep
Council I have seen the require-
ments for the office availabil-
ity, reliability, and listening
ability. I do not assume, for one
moment, that I am capable of
doing everything by myself, but I
assure you that I can lead the
pack in successfully outrunning
these issues and others that need
to be addressed. I am running for
S.G.A. President. I am running
for our campus.

Honor Court President
Expounds on "The Priceless Gift"

by Michelle Moses

Each of us receives a gift
when we enter Agnes Scott.
Many students recognize the gift
and nurture it. With each
passing year, the gift develops
and matures until it interweaves
itself within the student's most
cherished possessions. Sadly,
the most precious gifts are often
the most fragile, and this one is
no exception. The gift is easily
lost through negligence or
shattered through disregard.
The gift to which I refer is the
gift of trust. The gift of trust
crosses every constituency on
campus. It bonds students to
students, faculty to students, the
administration to students, and
so on, until everyone has the
opportunity to receive the gift
and reciprocate it.

by Melanie Mortimer

Ask a member of Rep Council
what's on her mind and she will
probably say "elections." With
this spring's imminent "changing
of the guards," students have
begun to show concern for Agnes
Scott College's traditional voting
procedures.

Last spring, students voted in
the basement of the Alston
Center, choosing their most
respected candidates for each
office from a list of alphabetized
names. Students agree, however,
that this method may cause a bias
in the voting process.

They feel that "arbitrary voters"
(those who will circle an arbitrary
name in the case that they don't
know any of the candidates vying
for a position) are more inclined
to circle the first name of a list.

President Anderson, though an
"A" herself, infonned Rep about

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Who can bestow such a
priceless gift. 7 The giver cannot
be a single person or even a
large group of people. For the
gift to be received by even one
person, it must be given by each
and every individual on campus.
It only takes a small lapse in the
Honor System to jeopardize this
gift of trust: a pizza stolen from
a refrigerator, a book taken from
the library, a diskette removed
from the computer center. In
the best of all possible worlds,
the gift of trust would never be
violated, and Honor Court
would never meet. Unfortu-
nately, Honor Court does meet.
We meet and agonize over some
of the most difficult decisions a
group of young adults will ever
have to make. Being on Honor
Court is never a "power trip."
A three-hour case that extends

Rep Rap

this possibility, then opened the
floor for suggestions. Rep
Council decided to promote
candidate exposure in order to
prevent non-representational
voting results.

All candidates will have the
opportunity to introduce
themselves at convocation on
February 28. In addition, Rep
will set up a "candidate board" at
the election sight on March 1,

into the late hours of the night is
not unique, nor are the presence
of tears an unusual sight in an
Honor Court member's eyes
when the breach of trust results
in the recommendation of a
serious penalty.

The emotions and responsibil-
ity are overwhelming at times,
but they exist because this
college is surrounded by an even
more powerful passion, the
passion of genuine care and
concern. Honor Court agonizes
over its decisions because we
care, faculty members suffer from
burnout because they care, the
administration and staff respond
to student crises twenty-four
hours a day because they care.
Please, do not risk the erosion of
trust. Cherish the gift of trust,
and you will reap the majesty of
its rewards.

where candidates may post an
outline of official goals and a
photograph of themselves.

So, for those of you who claim
you won't vote because you only
know your roommate, your
professors, and the librarians,
Rep's new approach to voter
awareness will leave you with no
excuses! And don't forget:
March 1 is the day to have your
say.

The Profile staff urges everyone to
VOTE
in the Student Elections
on March 1

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with the glorious sounds of Ms.
Rowena Renn.

Ms. Renn, soprano, gave a
moving recital on Thursday,
Fehruary 15. Accompanied by
Mr. David D'Ambrosio, Ms.
Renn presented a varied
program.

She moved the audience with
"Serenade" by Charles Gound,
"Grespuscule du sois mystique"
by Poldowski and "Southern
Comfort" by Doug Borwick.
One of the lighter pieces which
Ms. Renn performed was "Half
Minute Songs" by Carrie Jacobs-
Bond. One thirty-second
delight n^ked, "Ain't it gay that

what they say can't hurt you;
unless its true."

Channel 2 s Monica Kaufman
was a part of the audience. The
recital was highlighted during the
1 1 :00 p.m. news Thursday
evening. Mrs. Renn showed
remarkable concentration. This
was not easily maintained since
the camera man from Channel 2
got on the stage and walked
around behind the performers.
His actions distracted the audi-
ence from the evening's entertain-
ment.

After the recital, many students
commended Ms. Renn on her
performance. Cathy Pitney '91
stated that Ms. Renn "has a
remarkable voice and the program
showed great versatility."

SBA Convocation Brings Joyce and Jacque

by Kech Payne

Clapping and cheering stu-
dents, faculty, and staff members
tilled the auditorium in Presser
on February 7.

Students tor Black Awareness
(SBA) held its annual convoca-
tion saluting African- American
culture. The musical guests
were local artists Joyce and
Jaque.

Convocation opened with
three poetry recitations given by
SBA members Angela Miller
'92,Kendra Outler '93, and
Monica Whiten '92.

All poems focused on the
celebration of being an African-
American and the hardships
which African-Americans must
endure in their everyday lives.
One of the poems, "Hidden

Strength," was written by Monica
Whiten.

The poetry recitations set the
stage for Joyce and Jaque, a
contemporary folk duo. Their
music focuses on social injustices,
world peace, and love. The two
met while attending Speknan
College in Atlanta and participat-
ing in the college's glee club.

Joyce attained a master of music
degree in voice performance, and
Jacque a master of arts degree in
musical composition. Joyce is the
lead singer and Jacque is the
guitarist and principal composer.

According to the duo, "It is our
wish that our music will inspire
and uplift all people to bring about
a positive change."

Even though Joyce and Jacque
played to a small crowd, all who
attended Wednesday's convoca-

tion enjoyed the music. In SBA
President April Cornish's opin-
ion, "It was a success." Cornish
continued, "Joyce and Jaque seem
to get across the same message
that all SBA members hold as
their own."

"I was really impressed with the
way they incorporate the old
spirituals with their music so that
it related to contemporary issues.
I think it is wonderful, because
those old gospels have a very
timeless message," exclaimed
senior Melissa Wallace.

Joyce and Jaque have per-
formed at the Freight Room in
Decatur and at Kingfest in Atlan-
ta, and were the opening act at
the Atlanta Women's Feminist
Spring Concert. They will
perform again at Agnes Scott on
February 27 in the Alston Center.

Morehouse College Glee Club
Performs at Decatur Presbyterian

by Jean Wilson

When the Morehouse
College Glee Club performs it is
not a program; it is an event.
Such an event occurred
Wednesday, Febniary 7, at
Decatur Presbyterian Church.

The Glee Club entered in
their usual fashion, running up
the aisles to the choir loft. The
program consisted of a mix of
traditional "concert" music,
spirituals, work songs, the
African National Anthem and
"Betelehemu."

Each song had a different
flavor and the combination of
the various songs accented the
richness of the voices. The
music had the ability to lift your
soul and carry it through to
places you had never been and
had only dreamed about.

While all the songs were
impressive, some stood out more
than others. "Got A Mind To
Do Right" and the solo spirituals
were uplifting. Equally inspiring
was the song "Variations on
Doo-Wah," subtitled "In Me-

moriam: Dr. Wendell Wha-
lum." "Nikosi Sikelei' Africa"
and "Betelehemu" defy descrip-
tion.

Should Morehouse perform

nearby again, I urge everyone to
attend. Whether you love music
or merely enjoy listening, the
concert will be an event you will
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Sister Mary Ignatius
Explains It All For You

former students from the class of
1945 return to perform a Christ-
mas pageant for Sister Mary and
show her what effects her
teachings had on their lives.

Anita Asbury will play
Philomena Rostovitch, a some-
what simple, but well-meaning
young woman. Diane Symonds, a
bitter, confused woman, and the
leader of the reunion with Sister
Mary, will be portrayed by Kim
Hart.

The two men, soft-spoken C3ary
Sullivan and troubled Aloysius
Benheim, will be played by
Steven Prazak and Christian P.
Mayer, respectively. Andrew
Apter, assistant professor of
theater at Agnes Scott, will direct
the play.

Typically considered ;i contro-
versial show, Sister hAary Igiuitius
Explains h All For You promises to
be a fun, eye-opening experience
which will challenge the cist,
director, and audience.

by Sandee McGlaun

Do you have questions about
life, religion, or the power of
authority? Sister Mary Ignatius
will be glad to explain it all for
you.

On March 29-30 and April
5-7, the Agnes Scott Blackfriars
will present Christopher
Durang's serio-comedy Sister
Mary Ignatius Explains It All For
You, a humorous, satiric look at
the institution of religion and
the dangers of authoritarian
control.

The cast contains six charac-
ters, three women and three
men. Sister Mary, a charming
though unsettling nun, domi-
nates the play. She will be
p< >rt rayed by Amna Jaffer.

Her young pupil, Thomas,
will be played by Matthew
McClain, a student at
Woodward Academy. During
the play, four of Sister Mary's

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Band Exposes the Truth, or
Why Betty's Not a Vitamin

by Mary Frances Kerr

Any doubts about the
sophomore class's ability to party
were dispelled at the February 9
band party.

Students attending the bash
were greeted by the jumping
tunes of Betty's Not a Vitamin, a
Mardi Gras theme, and hordes of
other dancing, yes, dancing,
students.

One of the main factors
attributing to the lively mood
was the uniquely named band,
who rocked the crowd with

R.E.M.-type sounds and spurred
lots of audience participation.

Playing to the crowd, the
enthusiastic band treated
students to harmonica and
accordion solos, all liberally
peppered with personality.
They backed their energetic per-
fonnance with talent and ability
which was definitely appreciated
by all in attendance.

When asked about the
interesting name, a band
member informed this investiga-
tive reporter that it came from
that infamous omission in

Flintstone's vitamins. Observant
students everywhere know that
Betty Rubble, wife of Barney, is
indeed NOT a vitamin.

Students responded to the
atmosphere of the party. Junior
Susan Cowan commented, "I
think it was the best band party
we've had all year. I hope it was
a financial success for the
sophomores as well."

The money made by this
sophomore fundraiser will be used
to help pay for Sophomore
Parents' Weekend, coming up in
early March.

Calendar of Events

Theatre

Academy Theatre: Currently
presenting Pantomime, through
March 4. Call 982-0880 for
ticket information.

The Alliance: Currently
presenting Fences. Rush tickets
are available for $9.50 at 5:00
p.m. on the day of the show with
a student i.d.

Opening March 3, 1990: Gal
Baby by Sandra Deer.

Horizon Theatre: Currently
presenting Beautiful City through
April 29. A fairy tale about nasty
developers versus city residents.
Call 584-7450 for ticket informa-
tion.

Jomandi Productions, Inc:

Currently presenting Josephine
Live! through March 4 at Acad-
emy Theatre. Call 876-6346 for
more infonnation.

Neighborhood Playhouse:
Opening March 2: Social Security,
a recent Broadway hit. Tickets
are $8.00 for students. Call
373-531 1 for ticket information.

Theatrical Outfit: Currently
presenting Baby With the Bathwa-
ter through February 24. Student
tickets are $5.00. Call 872-0665
for infonnation.

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Universe, February 2 1 through
February 25. Call 873-4300 for
information*, or usher since it's at
the Fox.

The Underground Theatre:
Opening March 29: Harvey.
Call 634-5134 for more infonna-
tion.

Musical Performances

Agnes Scott College: Joyce
and Jacque will return to perform
in the Alston Center, February
27.

Carol Lyn Butcher, flutist. In
recital March 1, 8:15 p.m., Mac-
Lean Auditorium, Presser Hall.

Robin Hensley, organist. In
recital March 4, 5:30 p.m.,
Thatcher Chapel, Alston Center.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church:
Dinner show, featuring Broadway
show tunes. Runs February 16-18
and 23-25. Call 873-5427 for
information.

Southeastern Savoyards: The
Goivloliers at the Center Stage

Theatre, February 16-18 and
23-25. Tickets are $18.00. Call
233-7002 for information.

Galleries

Agnes Scott College: Cur-
rently showing "Perceptions of
Five" in the Dalton Gallery of
Dana Fine Arts Building,
through February 24-

Opening March 5, student art
exhibit.

The Atlanta College of Art:
Currently showing outstanding
student works in all media
through March 13. Call
898-1 1 57 for more information.

High Museum of Art:
Currently showing "Treasures
from the Fitzwilliam Museum."

The High Museum of Art at
the Georgia Pacific Center:
Currently showing "Moving,"
the folk art of Mattie Lou
O'Kelley through April 1 5.

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Calvert Johnson Performs
French Organ Music

by Helen Harber

With a patriotic performance
of "La Marsellaise," Dr. Calvert
Johnson's recital of French organ
music began on February 1 3 in
Gaines Auditorium, in a
continuation of Agnes Scott
College's French Romantic
Music Festival.

"La Marsellaise" was sung by
Rowena Renn, Jennifer Bridges,
Ellen Chilcutt, and Lauri White,
complete with classical togas and
a backdrop of the French
National Flag.

Dr. Johnson's recital traced
French organ music from its
roots in popular revolutionary
tunes though the development
of intricate compositions and the
grand symphonic style of the late
nineteenth century.

Selections were performed by
composers including LeFabure-

Wely, known for his patriotic
marches, the classicist Boelly,
and Lemmens, who is credited
with raising the standards of
organ playing in France.

The recital also included
pieces from the romantic St.
Saens who, according to the
program notes, was a champion
of Wagner, Schumann, Bach,
and Handel. The first half of the
program then closed with a piece
from Eugene Gigout.

Dr. Johnson ended the
evening's performance with
Cesar Franck's "Grand Piece
Symphonique" (c. 1860), an
extended composition in three
complex movements ending in a
spirited, triumphant finale.

His performance was received
with enthusiasm by the audi-
ence there was even one
miniature French flag waving
after the finale. .

Miscellaneous

Agnes Scott College: Dolphin
Club Water Show. March 8 and
9, 8:15 p.m., Woodruff Physical
Activities Building.

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center:
Currently showing "Feesh, Pappa,
Feesh," a series of Ernest Heming-
way portraits. Opening reception
February 23, 7 to 9 p.m. For more
information call 872-5338.

Fernbank Science Center:
"African Skies" explores the stars,
myths, and legends from the
perspective of the many people
who inhabit the African conti-
nent. Every Saturday and Sunday
in February at 1:30 p.m. Cost is
$1.00 for students.

The Atlanta College of Art:
Workshops on photography,

pastel portraits, framing, and
working with a Macintosh are
now forming. Call 898-1 169 for
more information.

Jimmy Carter Presidential
Library: The Best Government
Money Can Buy, a film series.
Call 33 1-0296 for a listing of the
films and the dates they are
presented.

Joel Candler Harris Associa-
tion needs volunteers for fund-
raising, special events, etc. Call
753-7735 to enlist.

Audition notice at Neighbor-
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Chemical Spill in Campbell Causes Confusion

Volume 76, Issue 9

Friday, March 9, 1990

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

Better safe than sarryl Campbell was evacuated after a freak chemical spill.

by Rita Ganey

On Thursday, February 28, at
12:50 p.m., the Public Safety
Department responded to a call
from Physical Plant supervisor
Stan Johns. There was a possibly-
hazardous chemical leak in
Campbell, the science building.

Biology professor Patricia
White had questioned a student
involved in routine laboratory
clean-up if she had placed
glassware containing phenol and
chloroform into an autoclave.
An autoclave is sealed and
heated to a high temperature to
kill any bacteria, sterilizing the
glassware.

The student had indeed
accidentally placed the suspected
glassware into the autoclave. By
the time Professor White reached
the room, G-6, the odor was
apparent.

Physical Plant, Public Safety,
and the Decatur Fire Department
were notified, and the building
was immediately evacuated.

Phenol and chloroform are two
chemicals that are commonly
used in routine laboratory
procedures. Professor White said,
"It was nowhere near a worse-

case scenario," but the depart-
ment had to handle the situation
as such.

Chloroform is a common
solvent. It is often used to dry
clean and to strip wax floors.
With long-term exposure,
chloroform is a known carcino-
gen. Chemistry professor Leon
Venable said that in undergradu-
ate school he washed glassware in
chloroform to sterilize it.

Phenol is also used as a long-
term solvent. In high concentra-
tions, it is used to dissolve plaster
and polyester. It is highly
corrosive and burns the skin with
short-term contact. In the long
run it can be absorbed into the
skin. In low concentrations,
phenol can be bought in stores
and used topically for bug bites.
Venable said that it "reacts with
all sorts of things."

Chloroform evaporates readily
and is easily flushable. Phenol is
not so easily flushable.

Chloroform is not flammable,
while phenol is flammable at high
temperatures.

One of the firemen on hand
said, "There's no reaspn why
those two would react with one
another*"

The fire department did not
have the equipment necessary to
clean up the chemicals, consider-
ing nobody knew exactly how the
chemicals were reacting, espe-
cially with the lining of the
autoclave.

Russ Drew, Public Safety
director, contacted Haztech, a
state certified hazardous material
clean up company.

While Haztech was on the way,
the fire department was trying to
locate everyone who possibly
came into contact with the fumes
from the autoclave. Anyone in
the building at the time of the
accident was advised to take a
shower and wash his or her
clothes as quickly as possible.
The longer the chemicals
remained, the greater the
potential that the phenol and
chloroform could be absorbed
into the skin.

Four people were decontami-
nated and taken to the hospital
for tests. Alice Cunningham,
chemistry professor, Biology
professors Sandra Bowden and
Patricia White, and custodian
Bern ice Taylor were hosed down
in front of the Woodruff Physical
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Rep Members Attend AIDS Conference in New Orleans

by Tammy Shirley

On February 13 and 14, four
representatives from Agnes
Scott attended the American
College Health Association's
HIV/AIDS Prevention Work-
shop: The Challenge to College
Campuses.

The conference, which was
held in New Orleans, Louisiana,
was a two-day intensive informa-
tion session designed to give
faculty, staff, administrators, and
Students adequate facts and com-
munication devices with which
to educate members of their
campus communities.

Director of Health Services
Pat Murray, Athletic Director
Doris Black, and SGA freshman
and junior class representatives
Ellie Porter and Tammy Shirley,
respectively, attended from
Agnes Scott.

The keynote speaker for the
conference was Richard P.
Keeling, M.D., National AIDS
Network president and director
of student health services at the
University of Virginia. In his
address, Dr. Keeling made

several interesting points.

There are no high risk groups,
only high risk behaviors. AIDS
is often wrongly called a "gay" or
a "druggie" disease. This percep-
tion is ignorant and naive.
Although homosexual males and
intravenous drug users make up a
large percentage of people with
HIV/AIDS, heterosexuals and
non-drug users can and do get
AIDS. As a matter of fact,
teenagers, women, and infants
are the fastest growing groups of
individuals with HIV/AIDS.

There are three ways that
HIV can be transmitted. One
way is through sexual contact.
Unprotected anal or vaginal
intercourse has the highest risk
factor; however, oral sex and
artificial insemination can also
transmit HIV.

Another way to transmit HIV
is through blood. Needle
sharing for any reason, exposure
to contaminated blood and
blood products, and accidents in
health care are the means of
HIV transmission through
blood.

Lastly, HIV can be passed

from a mother to her child while
still in the womb, during birth,
or through breast feeding.

What are HIV and AIDS
anyway? HIV stands for Human
Immunodeficiency Virus. It is
the virus which precedes, and
eventually causes, the onset of
AIDS. AIDS is Acquired
I mmunodef ic iency Syndrome .
According to the American
Health Association's "HIV/
AIDS Terminology," it is a "life-
threatening form of HIV
infection wherein the body's
immune system is incapable of
fighting off certain types of
disease."

HIV infection can be
prevented in three ways. First,
use assertive communication.
Assertive communication is not
asking "Who are you? Who
have you slept with? Have you
ever used intravenous drugs?"
Assertive communication is
asking "How far are we going to
go? What are we going to do to
protect ourselves against HIV
infection?"

In order to protect against
HIV infection, alcohol and drug

use must be separated from
sexual activity. Alcohol can be
considered the largest sexual
lubricant on college campuses.
Almost every participant in one
survey of college students said
that they had unwanted sexual
contact, ranging from hand
holding to intercourse, while
under the influence of alcohol.
Dr. Keeling stated that

"College students know about
AIDS information in their
heads. But when they go out
drinking, they don't know about
AIDS in their groins." Remem-
ber that when you have your
beer goggles on, your perception
of that someone-across-the-room
is very different from your
normal perception of them.

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Earth Day 1990 to Spur Environmental Awareness

By Talin Keyfer

Earth Day is a national grass-
roots movement to focus public
and press attention on the coun-
try's environmental problems.

On April 22, millions of people
around the world will join to-
gether in a demonstration of
concern for the environment.
Campus coalitions will play a
crucial role.

Campuses consume large
amounts of energy and resources
while generating alarming
amounts of waste. In conjunction
with the UCLA Comprehensive
Project Group, Earth Day 1990
has launched an environmental

audit program to evaluate the
environmental practices of
colleges and universities around
the country.

Agnes Scott's student commit-
tee for Earth Day 1990 will be
examining administrative policies
pertaining to solid and hazardous
waste, pesticide use, air and water
pollution, and energy and water
conservation.

The single most important
objective tor this twentieth anni-
versary celebration is a worldwide
public demonstration so over-
whelming that it forces the polit-
ical leadership of the world to join
in a monumental cooperative
effort to stop the deterioration of

the planet and begin its restora-
tion.

The restoration ot our planet
requires the immediate attention
of every individual. Scientists
have already detected a one
degree Fahrenheit temperature
increase, which may be a result of
the greenhouse effect.

Greenhouse gases act in a
fashion similar to the windshield
of a car parked in the sun, allow-
ing light energy to pass through,
but then trapping the re-emitted
heat. The greenhouse effect
occurs naturally, and without it
the Earth would be ice-covered
and uninhabitable.

However, over the past

Anti-SAT Movement Gains
Key Support from Colleges

College Press Service

The anti-SAT (Scholastic
Achievement Test) movement
gained more steam January 24 as
the leaders of almost 50 national
education groups called on
schools to stop giving students
standardized, multiple choice
tests.

The groups, organized by
FairTest, a Cambridge, Mass.
based critic of the SAT, urged
schools to create "performance
portfolios" to replace standard-
ized tests as measures of students'
educational progress.

Such a change, of course,
would drastically alter the way
colleges decide who to admit.

"It would change things quite
a bit," said Gretchen Young,
assistant Jem of admissions at
Georgia State University.

Young, who says SAT and
ACT scores help make fair

judgments on potential students'
success, predicts GSU would put
more emphasis on students' high
school courses, grade-point
averages and extracurricular
activities if test scores were
abolished.

Monty Neill of FairTest
contended that, by relying on
multiple choice test scores,
schools, hoping to prove
themselves by amassing high
scores, have switched to
teaching students how to pass
memory tests instead of teaching
them howto think.

"Many high schools hire
coaches [to help with the tests],
and there is growing pressure in
English and math classes to
teach only what is on the tests,"
he charged.

Neill, along with groups such
as the American Federation of
Teachers, Council for Basic
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that schools do away with
worksheets and drills, and instead,
have more hands-on projects.

"In public education, daily
work is controlled by multiple
choice. We believe it is more
important that students under-
stand things such as the scientific
method rather than to memorize
facts," Neill said.

Hoping to diminish the
importance of test scores that, in
turn, could deter some students
from applying to certain cam-
puses, 44 colleges announced in
October they would stop reporting
the average SAT scores of their
new freshmen. They agreed to
report only the range of scores.

Babson, Hampshire, Lewis and
Clark, and Simmons colleges,
Carnegie Mellon, Harvard,
Syracuse, and Texas Christian
universities, as well as the
universities ot Michigan, Roches-
ter, Tulsa, and Washington were
among the schools that agreed to
report ranges of scores.

"That is better, but its still an
extremely small step," Neill said.
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century, human practices have led
to an increased buildup of
greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide,
me thane , c h lorofl uorocarbons ,
nitrous oxide, and gases that
create tropospheric ozone).

As global temperatures rise, life
on earth will face a series of
potentially disastrous threats.
Precipitation will decrease in
some areas, leading to crop failure
and expanding deserts. Else-
where, rainfall will increase,
causing floods and erosion.

Changes in habitat could lead
to mass extinction of plants and

animals that are unable to migrate
to more compatible climates. Sea
levels will rise, flooding coastal
areas and causing salt water
intrusion into coastal aquifers.

Former Senator Gay lord Nel-
son, co-chair of Earth Day 1990
and renowned as the "father" of
the first Earth Day, says "The
Cold War is over. It is time to
stop the arms race and begin the
race to save the planet."

Earth Day 1990, recently
approved. as a student committee
of Rep Council, meets on Thurs-
days at 7:00 in the Alston Center.

What the health?
CHOICES and Interdorm
Provide the Answer

by Teresa Ramirez

Are you concerned about
your health. 7

CHOICES and Interdorm
are sponsoring a community-
wide Health Fair April 5 in the
Alston Campus Center. This
will be a good opportunity for
everyone to learn more about
health services provided in the
metro Atlanta area.

Cholesterol testing, mam-
mography screening, and other
services will be offered by
Northside Hospital at the fair.
Furthermore, such organizations
as the Black Women's Health
Project, the DeKalb Rape Crisis
Center, the Metro Atlanta
Council on Alcohol and Drugs,
and the American Lung
Association plan to participate.

Thursday, April 5 in the
Alston Campus Center will he
the community-wide HEALTH
FAIR! Don't worry about
classes, because the fair lasts all
day long, from 8:30 a.m. until
4:^0 p.m.

' Interdorm and CHOICES
invite faculty, staff, students,
and administrators to come,
and encourage all of you to

invite your families.

If you have any questions
about the campus-wide health
fair, or would like to volunteer
during the fair, please call Pat
Murray in the Health Center.

Agnes Scott
Receives Charter
for French
Honor Society

Agnes Scott College has
received a charter for the Kappa
Kappa chapter of Pi Delta Phi,
the National French Honor
Society.

Fourteen students were
initiated at the ceremony held in
McKinney Date Parlor attended
by President Schmidt.

The first members are Paige
Edwards, Pam Kellner, Karen
RiggS, Laura Perry, Sarah
Carruthers, Mirla Chapman,
Pam Gullcy, Michele Hampton,
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Friday, March 9, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 3

Student Body Elections
Results Announced

PHOTO BY BARBIE ST1TT

by Julie Darnell

The week of March 1 found at
least half of the student body
caught up in the fever of
elections.

This spring's elections found a
favorable 50% voter turnout
which was an improvement on
last year.

Elections Board committee
members were very excited
stbout the number of people who
turned out to vote, but after
seven hours of counting ballots,
Suzanne Tourville and Jennifer
Burger stated that they were
'glad it's over."

"It was very trying," said
Suzanne. Agnes Scott does not
have a Scan Tron machine, so
all ballots must be tallied
manually.

Newly elected SGA president
Holly Henderson stated that she
was "really looking forward to a
tun and exciting year. We have
a really good board and hope to
continue the good work that this
council has done." The new
officials take office after Spring
Break.

Election results are as follows:
SGA

President: Holly Henderson

Vice President:Christy Dickert
Secretary: Amy Higgins
Treasurer: Robyn Porter
Black American Representative:
Angela Miller

International Representative:
Eva Mihlic

RTC Representative: Open to

petition (2)

Senior Class Reps:

Betsy Johnson

Cathy Pitney

Tammy Shirley

Stephanie Srickland

Junior Class Reps:

Janet Johnson

Talin Keyfer

Kara Russell

Laura Shaeffer

Sophomore Class Reps:

Wendy Allsbrook

Mary Francis Kerr

Deborah Watters

Run-oft between Anna Crotts

and El lie Porter

HONOR COURT
President: Daphne Norton
Vice President: Christian Ford
Secretary /Treasurer: Jeanette
Elias

RTC Representative: Trina
Brewer

Open to petition ( 1 )

Class of 1991: Sharon Harp

Christ ia Holloway

nen celebrate election results .

Class of 1992: Noelle Fleming
Cynthia Neal

Class of 1993: Kiniya Harper
Misty Sanner

INTERDORM
President: Susan Cowan
Vice President: Den ice Dresser
Secretary: Brooke Price

Winship
President: Eve Allen

AIDS

(continued from page I )

Having sex with beer goggles on
is DANGEROUS!!

Finally, HIV infection can be
prevented by using techniques
ol S^fei sex. Intimacy is possible
Without intercourse. However,
it you have intercourse, have it
with latex condoms and use
Nonoxynol-9, a spermicide
known to immobilize the virus;,
During oral sex, use unlubri-
cared condoms if the sex is
performed on a male, and use
latex squares if it is performed
on a female.

Remember, HIV/AIDS
infection is no joke. It only
takes one unsafe sexual experi-

ence to contract HIV. That one ence in life and death,
experience could be the differ-

FACTS ABOUT AIDS

By Tammy Shirley

There is usually a span of about 10 years from the time of HIV
infection until one gets AIDS.

Average age of HIV infection is 21-23, with the range of infection
being 15-16 to 28-30. 85% of college students fall into this age
range.

97% of college students know how to get and prevent AIDS, yet
only half used a condom during their last sexual experience.
90% of college students drink. 45% of college students were dnink
in the last two weeks. 67% of college students have had sex under
the influence of alcohol on purpose.

HIV testing should occur 6 months after a questionable sexual
experience.

Current projection of those with HIV who will develop AIDS is
85%-99%.

The life expectancy of a person after the diagnosis of AIDS is 1 1
months to 5 years.

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Secretary: Barbie Stitt
DCs: Ruth Blackwood
Noelle Dixon
Betty Hammond
Kristin Lemmerman
Patricia Schopfer
Miranda Walker

Walters
President: Open for petition
Secretary: Open for petition
DCs: Mary Ann Abbitt
Karen Cox
Lisa Grahn
Susan Pittman
Cathy Rouse
Melissa Thompson

Rebekah
President: Vanessa Elliot
Secretary: Cindy Dunn
DCs: Mary Ann Hickman
Brooke Parish
Emily Perry
Angie Weaver

Main

President: Sarah McMillan
Secretary: Jennifer Bruce
DCs: Janet Kid J
Adrienne Vanek

Inman
President: Allison Davis
Secretary: Sarah Tarpley
DCs: Laura Andrews

Lauren Miller

Rosemary Ramsey
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
President: Open for petition
Vice President: Mary Curtis

Lanford

Secretary/Treasurer: Open feu
petition

SOCIAL COUNCIL
President: Davina Crawford
Vice President: Sally McMillan
Secretary: Colleen Cordts
Treasurer: Lisa Rogers

ARTS COUNCIL
President: Open for petition
Vice President: Heather Kelly
Secretary: Docia Michaels
Treasurer: Open for petition
CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION
President: Stephanie Bardis
Vice President: Lana Hawkins
Secretary: Mary Rognoni
Treasurer: Open for petition
ORIENTATION COUNCIL
President: Margaret Murdock
Vice President: Cathie Crad-
dock

CLASS OF 1991

President: Shannon Price
Vice President: Mary Alice
Smith

Secretary: Wendy Maclean

CLASS OF 1992
President: Lauren Fowler
Vice President: Courtney
Allison

Secretary: Amy Bridwell
CLASS OF 1993
President: Tracy Peavy
Vice President: Jamie Gilreath
Secretary: Ellen Chilcutt

Chemical

(continued from page I )

Activities Building, wrapped in
blankets, and taken by ambulance
to the hospital.

When Haztech arrived and
evaluated the situation, they
found that the chemicals were
totally self-contained in the
autoclave.

They took alcohol and cat litter
into the building. The alcohol
was to dissolve the phenol, and
the cat litter was to absorb the

gross waste.

Haztech removed the waste to a
storage area nearby. Christy Volz,
representative from Haztech, said
that there were two options for
the storage, either here on campus
or at the storage area. Gerald
Whittington, vice president for
business and finance, opted for
the storage off campus.

It is standard procedure to have
the waste stored for the thirty day
period it takes for government
approval of the destruction of
hazardous materials.

Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, March 9, 1990

(igmiotRrTiAfqsi

The Forum

Custard's Last Stand

by Jennifer Hunt Burger

Recently, a friend and I went out to Hartsf ield Inter-
national to pick up an old buddy, and I was a little
surprised to see an Eastern pilot with his "I'm on strike"
sign. Ignorance I guess, but I just assumed that the
strike was over and everything was back to normal.
Obviously, I was wrong. That pilot whether I agree
with him or not is still fighting for what he believes
in.

I realized that all around me, individuals are continu-
ally fighting for their beliefs, even when society as a
whole is apathetic to their cause. Pro-life activists fight
for abortion restrictions. Environmentalists fight for
world-wide clean-ups. Vegetarians fight for entrees in
Letitia Pate.

As editor of The Profile, I, too, have had to stand up
for what I believe in. I have had to print articles I don't
agree with and write editorials that others don't agree
with. I have had to tell friends "I'm sorry, I have to
print it" even though it might strain our friendship. But
I have based every editorial decision on my belief in the
freedom of speech. It s hard to believe that those
decisions will no longer be mine my stay as editor is
over. Does that mean the struggle is over too?

No, it just means someone else is taking hold of the
reigns. Just like that Eastern pilot, she will continue to
take a stand.

To those who helped make my stands a little easier,
thank you and good luck. A special thank you goes to
Amy, Jean, Laura S., Laura W., Kristin, Barbie, Wendy,
Erika, and Pam. And for your all-night support, for
your constant hilarity, for your fear of harmless kitten
demons, and for your unending dependability thank
God tor you, Michelle. I wouldn't be sane without you.

You have to stand up, and remain standing, even
when the rest of the w orld is sitting.

Public Safety News

On the evening of February
21, officers observed two males
in the Walters parking area who
upon seeing the officers ran to a

waiting vehicle and as they ran
one of the subjects threw a paper
sacl< into the bushes, The
officers were unable to stop the
vehicle but l.uer found the paper
sac k whk h contained three

plastic containers with a white
powdery substance. The
substance was chemically field
tested and showed positive for
cocaine. Further investigation

led i tfiicers to one of the subjects
who was arrested tor Violation of
the v fa >rgia ( a unrolled Sub-
stance Act, schedule two. This
inc idem continues to be under

m\ est i^ation.

Pining the last Social Council
Band Party officers arrested four
male subjects for under-age
\\ issesu Mi/consumption of
alcohol Two ot the tour cases
We related to a fighting
incident

On Feburary 28th, Agnes
Scott College participated in a
state wide tornado drill as p in i >t

the Governor s Severe
Weather Awareness Week.
The Department of Public
Satet\ W( uld like to thank
everyone that participated and
ask that you keep this informa-
tion for future reference in the
event severe weather arises.

At approximately 12:30 pm,
March 1, officers responded to
an incident involving the
mixture of chemicals which
l reared a toxic reaction in one
of the labs in Campbell Hall.
Occupants of the building were
evacuated and four persons
who were immediately exposed .
to the chemicals were trans-
ported to Dekalb Medical
Center for treatment and
released s<x>n afterward. A
Hazardous Materials Emer-
gency Response Team arrived
on the scene, removed the
chemical mixture and trans-
ported it to a storage facility.
Campbell Hall remained secure
due to the personal property of
i occupants lef t during the
evacution for the remainder of
the evening.

Time Traveler

bv Elizabeth Peryam

"PROFOUND THOUGHTS
ARISE only in debate, with a
possibility of counterargument
w hen there is a possibility oi
expressing not only correct ideas
but also dubious ideas." Sakharov

"I would hate to try to explain
the Rite of Spring to a Presbyte-
rian. " Elizabeth Peryam

Those words w ere spoken at the
first GAIA meeting where Rite of
Spring was discussed, when
somebody suggested that we work
with the Christian Association on
it. I could have bitten my tongue.
Some Christians got up and left,
assuming, from the gossip I hear,
that I meant something satanic,
idolatrous, occult, or (gasp) New
Age.

The time has come to explain
the Rite of Spring. Threatened
with eternal damnation too many
times, I decided to enjoy the

journey. I left the church, I
thought, forever.

On a spiritual quest, studying
different religions from all over
the world (because my hunger fot
God never abated no matter
where I went), I found many,
many people like me who had
left the fossilized church. We
talked and bared our souls. 1
found God in everyone.

The'Rite of Spring is in
response to [humanity's] needs.
A ceremony for the healing of
the Earth, it incorporates a
healing web of consciousness
around her by the spiritual
traditions of as many cultures as
we can, calling on the Feminine
side of the Divine to heal
ourselves, the women, and our
Mother Earth. Jesus is there, full
force, and a long and reverent
prayer to the Only and All One
God.

The Rite of Spring was
recently rejected for sponsorship

by the President's C Commit tee on
Community Diversity because it
isn't "mainstream" enough. You
can't grow crops bv keeping all
the water in the mainstream
without letting it reach the roots.
Churchgoers sit on Sunday
mornings missing the young
people who search for God
ev erywhere but in church.
Perhaps the mainstream might
want to consider flowing over the
Kinks and searching for new ways
in new channels.

Urgent issues face the world

today: the environmental crisis,

the wholeness of women, the
politics of our global village. But
the Oi d of the Marching
Centuries threatens to march
right past our school.

Bishop Barbara 1 [arris said,
"The comfortable pew, the safe
religion and the traditionbound
faith have never been at the
cutting edge of history or of
spiritual renewal."

m m

AGNES
SCOTT

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Friday, March 9, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 5

Letters To The Editor

"Sexism and
Hatred"

Dear Editor,

In response to Elizabeth

Peryam's latest anti- (fill in

the blank) column, no one can
deny that Ms. Peryam is a pro-
tester. One could wish that it
were to some scholarly, or even
academic, purpose. Her latest
diatribe is so riddled with bigotry
that she can hardly expect to walk
away without at least one reply.
Permit me to pick up a few points.

1 . Our founding fathers did not
come to the United States to
escape the tyranny of the Catholic
church.

2. Please refer me to a "repu-
table" historian regarding these
millions of women who were
burned at the stake. Not even Fox
speaks this language.

3. I was reared a Jew, and I am
grateful to Pope Pius XII for his
immense help to Jews during
World War II.

4. Ms. Peryam generously
remarks that she "would not
dream of forcing abortions upon
anyone." She might have added
"except upon babies."

5. Scriptual exegetes are not
easily surprised. However, they
would certainly raise an eyebrow
to learn that when Christ told
Martha that "Mary has chosen the
better part," he meant that she
could have an abortion.

6. Ms. Peryam's many offensive
references to the Archbishop and
to me (one of his "bleating sheep")
I will pass over with the silence
they well merit.

7. Contrary to what Ms.
Peryam may think if she stopped
railing long enough to do so, the
Catholic church has some things
going for it. For example, its
Relief Services, the largest
voluntary agency of its kind, has
been and is in the forefront of the
battle against famine and disease
throughout the world. That is,
feeding and clothing people no
matter what religion they may be.
So complete is its credibility and
so efficient is its management and
distribution network that in 1985
the Mormon Church entrusted
$1.4 million to its care.

Borrowing from Shakespeare a
moment, u methinks she doth
protest too much," but knowing
the face of ignorance and preju-
dice I'm sure we haven't heard the
last from Ms. Peryam claiming
"documentation" against Catholi-
cism, I will reply in advance that
any college graduate knows one
can find documentation that the
earth is square if he or she searches
long enough. Some people look
around and see enemies on all
fronts, sexism and hatred in every
face. Maybe the world is not
perfect, but there is decency and
goodness to be remarked upon as

well, even in MEN, even in
Church, even here at Agnes
Scott.

Respectfully submitted,
Janice D. Goldstein

Catholic and
Proud of It

Dear Editor,

I am angered and disgusted by
what I read in the February 23rd
edition of the "Time Traveler." I
have come to disbelieve every-
thing that Ms. Peryam prints. Is
there nothing worthwhile and
truthful in her work? The only
contribution that I see is that it
stirs up unrest and thus keeps our
campus watchful of her work.

As a woman and a Catholic, I
am angered by Ms. Peryam. I
attended Archbishop Marino's
lecture and I found it exciting and
interesting. I also happen to be
pro-life and will continue to be,
especially because there are
people in this world that believe
nothing is sacred. There is
nothing that Ms. Peryam will not
leave untouched, unmolested, and
distorted; not chromosomes, not
Eloise Lindsay's ordeal, not Ca-
tholicism, not even a human life.
Especially not a human life. I will
not be attacked by Ms. Peryam
because I am a Catholic woman
who believes that a human life is
more important than repugnant,
narrowly fonnulated views.

Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Ramirez

The Anti-Catholic
Stereotype

Dear Editor:

I leave to others to judge
whether and to what extent
Elizabeth Peryam's article in last
week's Profile is an anti-Catholic
diatribe. I would like to confine
myself to a few remarks about
anti-Catholicism.

First, let me make it clear, that
there is a legitimate distinction to
be made between criticism of the
Catholic church and anti-
Catholic vilification of the
church. Indeed, any committed
Catholic must see the importance
of criticism; the laywoman or
layman has a duty to criticize the
official church, given its hierarchi-
cal nature. Non-Catholics are
certainly invited to join in that
activity.

But criticism is different from
anti-Catholicism. The latter, like
anti-Semitism and racism, is based
on a stereotype. Let me assemble
some of the features of the anti-
Catholic stereotype.

First, the church is seen as
headed by corrupt and vicious
leaders. In the typical anti-
Catholic pamphlet or book from

past centuries, the bishops and
priests of the church are portrayed
as cynical they do not believe
what they preach to the faithful;
they simply dupe the faithful by
teaching which they themselves
hold to be false. Even if they are
not portrayed as cynical, they are
always shown as corrupt; they
seek power, largely by means of
the unthinking obedience of the
faithful masses. Finally, they are
vicious; their lives and deeds are
morally bad. Behind the facade of
their office, they use their power
to do unjust and wicked deeds; in
the more lurid accounts, they lead
lives of moral depravity, e.g., in
the luxurious surroundings
afforded by the vast wealth of the
church, ravishing the willing or
unwilling bodies of nuns.

The second part of this
stereotype extends to the Catho-
lic laywoman or layman. These
people are portrayed as dupes.
First of all, they are frequently
shown as ignorant e.g., the Irish
peasant in 19th century popular
literature. They are shown as
driven by fear; if they do not do
everything sometimes including
immoral acts required by priests
they are threatened with eternal
damnation. Finally, they are also
enthralled by superstition; the
priests trick them into unthinking
obedience by promising that
various gimmicks will obtain for
them eternal salvation, without
the necessity for sincere belief and
Christian practice.

The third part of the stereotype
shows the hierarchy determined
to extend, by whatever means,
their power over those who have
not been duped. If the bishops
and priests can fool enough
people, they can make the rest do
what they want by illegal means
or by actually subverting the
political process. "Rome, rum,
and rebellion," was the anti-
Catholic slogan used in the last
century.

While in comparatively recent
times it has begun to lose its sway,
the stereotype was alive and well
for several centuries. In the
distant past, it was used as
justification for some of the more
bloody crimes against Catholics;
the latter is hidden history for
most Protestants, whose popular
view of the Reformation seems to
overlook the martyrdom of
Catholics who refused to give up
the old faith. Indeed, much of the
anti-Catholic stereotyping was
done in order to justify the way
that Catholics were treated. (Of
course, Catholics used the same
tactics to justify their own
persecution of Protestants.)
However, it was alive and well at
the turn of the century, when the
wave of immigration from Ireland
and Italy among other largely
Catholic countries hit this

country. The American Protec-
tive Association sought to
preserve democracy from corrup-
tion at the hands, specifically, of
Catholics, who were portrayed as
minions of a foreign potentate.
Most Catholics know stories from
that era about the burning of
1 convents and attacks on
churches. Besides being its name,
KKK stands for those groups the
Klan was opposed to: the third K
stands for Katholics.

In this state and during this
century, some jurisdictions
required inspection of convents
and monasteries. The stereotype
assured the authorities that they
would find unwilling inmates
housed there. In this city,
Catholics of my mother's
generation seemed convinced
that they would not be employed
by the public school system. If
they were correct, the reason
might well have been that the
stereotype was at work. After all,
one could not trust the dupes of
the Roman church to teach one's
children. The first Catholic to
receive tenure at this college told
me once that she had to under-
take in writing to the board of
trustees that she would not teach
any book prescribed by a priest. If
I have remembered the story
correctly, it takes little deductive
powers to see the stereotype at
work in that case.

It has made a new appearance
among some feminists who use,
instead of reasoned argument,
personal attacks and vilification
based on the stereotype.

Even though the stereotype has
faded, I believe that most
Catholics get used to living with
its subfusc existence. I do not
believe, however, that any person
of good will ought silently abide
its more blatant promulgations.

Sincerely,
Richard D. Parry

Feminists for
Feminism

A letter like Mr. KugeFs of the
Feb. 9 issue cannot go unan-
swered. Although he claims his
primary objection to E. Peryam's
column in the Dec. 8 issue is "the
global indictment of all males and
'the church'", in the process of
explaining his views, he demon-
strates at least 9 reasons why Ms.
Peryam's column, and many
similar works by her feminist
sisters, are correct. We will
address these points in sequence.

1 . The overall tone of his
letter is condescending. He
compliments Peryam on her
"excellent use of language." This
kind of pseudo-compliment,
while accurate, acts as a sort of
camouflage behind which he can
criticize the content of her

column. Later he says she "may
be shocked to learn" that many
people disapprove of violence.

2. Kugel states, "We do not
live in a patriarchy." At the risk
of being condescending, we'd like
to point out that while he may
not live in a patriarchy, the rest of
us do. The Oxford English
Dictionary defines patriarchy as
"government by the father or the
eldest male of the family; a family,
tribe, or community so organized."
In this society, the laws are
created and enforced by older
white males; most of the property
is owned by this group, most of
the highest-paying jobs are
reserved for them; most religious
denominations, charitable
foundations, and major medical
facilities are headed by men; most
newspapers, TV and radio stations
and publishing houses are owned
by them; academic institutions,
professional associations, and local
government groups are controlled
by these men and reflect the
interests of their gender, race, and
class. This is not to say that these
older white males are universally
undeserving of their positions of
power, but is it not strange that all
other groups of people (females,
Black Americans, Hispanics, Jews,
Asians, Native Americans, to
name a few) are excluded from
these positions of power, or
represented in far smaller propor-
tions than their percentage of the
population of this country?

3. Apparently as justification
for his opinion that we do not live
in a patriarchy, Kugel states that
the number of households headed
by women is steadily increasing.
Raising children, with or without
financial participation by the male
parent, does NOT automatically
guarantee that the interests of
these women are being considered
by the decisionmakers in society.
Kugel is perhaps not aware that
households headed by women are
forming an increasing percentage
of the poor, and that the life of a
single mother who has custody of
her children is generally one of
low wages, low job security, lost
"work" time because she must be
available when her children need
her; an extra shift of work at
home, and payment of sometimes
half her salary to child-care
providers.

4- "Some males in this culture
are raised to be aggressive and
some are not... who on earth is
doing all this teaching?" It is true
that some parents feel very
strongly about raising their sons to
not be aggressive. But there is a
world of difference between boys
and men. In Woinan Hating,
Andrea Dworkin writes: "Boys
are birthed and raised by women.
At some point, boys become men,
dim their vision to exclude

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Letters

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women... The boy has a choice:
remain loyal to the mother, who is
in reality degraded, without
authority against the father,
unable to protect the child from
the father's violence or the
violence of other adult men, or
become a man, one who has the
power and the right... to use force,
to use his will and physical
strength over and against women
and children. Be the mother do
the housework or be the
father carry a big stick. The boy
chooses to become a man because
it is better to be a man than a
woman."

If he is lucky enough to be born
in a family where the father never
uses physical, verbal, or economic
violence against the mother, he
can then move on to learn from
his peers how to be a man. This
society considers sports to be an
activity very important for
growing boys. Most of us believe
that participation in sports will
teach a young man fairness,
endurance, strength; how to be a
team player, how to win, how to
lose. But sports, in addition to
being a training ground for
citizenship, are a big economic
force in this country. Sports as an
institution ranks right up there
with school and church (but the
salaries are higher). The world of
sports as reported in the popular
media is dominated by violence.
A few words from this morning's
sports section are: playing for
blood, stomp, blister, dismantle,
whip, and ol course, heat. These
are all very violent and painful
images. To be a man, a boy must
learn to use this vocabulary,
regardless of how he feels about
the overall issue of violence in
society. He learns that winning
depends on a combination of
physical strength, agility, and
speed, is well as the ability to spot
the weak points of the opposition
and exploit them to the advantage
of his team, while covering up his
own weaknesses, lest he he
exploited by the enemy and cause
his entire team to lose. He must
learn to hide his reelings and to
shy away from the feelings of his
friends and tannic, and turn,
instead, to socially-sanctioned
forms of communication among
men. A 1 5-year-old boy says in
Parade magazine (Feb. 18), "My
older brother and [, we joke
around a lot, hut 1 could never
talk to him seriously sit down
and have a regular conversation.

tell him it I'm doing something
bad or whatever. If I ever said
"Jay, 1 love you," he'd put me in a
head lock and start punching me."

Andrea Pworkin continues:
"IWs become men to escape
being victims by definition. C nrls
would become men it girls could,

because b would mean freedom

from rape hum ot the t line;
freedom from continuous pettv
insult and violent devaluation of

self; freedom from debilitating
economic and emotional depend-
ence on someone else; freedom
from the male aggression chan-
neled against women in intimacy
and throughout the culture. ..But
male aggression is rapacious. It
spills over, not accidentally, but
purposefully. There is war. Older
men create wars. Older men kill
boys by generating and financing
wars. Boys fight war. Boys die in ,
wars. ...Male gangs, found in all
spheres of life, enforce the male
code. The child is dead. The boy
has become a man."

5. Kugel objects to Peryam's
indictment of "the church"
because she did not specify which
organized religion. Webster's
dictionary offers an etymology of
the word: derived from the Greek
kyriakos, of the lord, from kyrios,
lord, master; from kyros, power.
One definition, and that which
we assume Peryam was using, is
"the whole body of Christians."
Yes, this is a sweeping indictment,
because there are a few denomi-
nations which honor women
enough to give them voice and
power. But the church as we
understand it means the entire
group of religious institutions
which trace their spiritual roots to
the Judeo-Christian tradition, a
tradition in which for hundreds of
years, women were treated as the
property of men, and rape was a
crime only because it represented
the theft of sexual services from
the man who owned the victim.
This is the same tradition that
caused the torture and execution
of people, primarily women, who
clung to their own pre-Christian
fonns of spirituality; and the
forced conversion of black slaves,
who had rich and complex
African religions. This is the
same tradition that tries to teach
us that humans are inherently
wicked, that we can only be
"saved" through the intervention
of the male Christ, that we must
submit to the authority of Christ's
male representatives; that the
reason all humans are evil is
because the first woman on the
planet refused to obey her lord
and master. The effects of this
belief system have been disastrous
tor women, and snakes, ever
since. Christians who perceive
C rod not as a male and not as a
female, rather as a pure, gender-
less spiritual force do exist. Some
of them say that the Specific
wording in the Bible is unimpor-
tant, that the message shines
through verse after verse of God,
Father, Lord, He and His. If the
wording is unimportant (a
COn< ept that is vehemently
denied by mane denominations),
and it the message will still come
through, why not change all the
w ording to Goddess, Mother, and
Lady' Most Christians are
appalled at the suggest ion. Some
.ire willing to use Creator and
Parent, as far as possible. But
unwillingness to use the female

terms, even occasionally, is
another sign of the resistance to
granting spiritual authority to
any female being.

6. Even though we have laws
against rape and family violence,
feminists and law enforcement
professionals can agree that rape
is one of the most widely under-
reported crimes in society.
Prosecution rates are dismally
low. The same is true of sexual
abuse within families. A series
of articles in the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution pointed out that
privacy laws are set up to protect
the identity of the abuser, rather
than to facilitate intervention in
a situation of violence or sexual
abuse of children. Yes, a
majority of citizens disapprove of
wife-beating, but that does not
mean that a woman can escape
the situation. A majority of
women who are killed by men
are killed by husbands, estranged
husbands, and boyfriends. There
is little that a woman can do to
prevent a former lover from
trying to kill or injure her. She
may only react in self-defense
during an attack, or she may
somehow gather the money,
mobility, credit rating, and work
experience to move to a place
where he will never find her; in
the process, she must give up her
friends, her relatives, her
position in the community;
abandon her property, and never
seek child support, lest he be
able to track her down and
continue the attacks. This is
tmly an astounding burden to
place on a woman; people like
Kugel add to it by claiming that
the laws we have imply protec-
tion.

Andrea Dworkin writes: "The
nature of women's oppression is
unique:... women live with those
who oppress them, sleep with
them, have their children we
are tangled, hopelessly it seems,
in the gut of the machinery and
way of life which is ruinous to us.
And perhaps most importantly,
most women have little sense of
dignity or self-repect or strength,
since those qualities are directly
related to a sense of
manhood. ...When we women
find the courage to defend
ourselves, to take a stand against
brutality and abuse, we are
violating every notion of
womanhood we have ever been
taught."

Well-meaning and sympa-
thetic people do battered women
and children a grave injustice by

implying thai it thee tail to

es^ ape and prevent such
violence, it's not because society
and the law don't care about
their plight. We also have laws
against attacking law entorce-
ment personnel. How many
police officers feel that the
existeiu e \ >f mk h laws is realU
any protection on the street. 7
Probably very few to none.
I lot* ever, these professionals

understand the need to protect
oneself and minimize the
amount of time they spend in
potentially hazardous situations.
What are we to think when a
battered woman is in a hazard-
ous situation at work or at home,
at social events with her
husband, in the kitchen, in front
ot her children, w hen the
children aren't around, in bed,
awake or asleep, in her own
house, in a shelter, or hiding
with relatives?

7. At the end of his letter,
Kugel states that there are still
wars to be fought and wilderness
to conquer, implying, perhaps,
that the issues Peryam chooses
to concern herself with are of
minor importance compared to
these activities. We shall permit
exceptions for those men who
are anti-war and pro-environ-
ment, because there are many of
them. But his statement
confinris what he and those in
power currently believe: that
wars need to be fought, that
wilderness areas need to be
conquered. This is the kind of
attitude which propels our
society toward ruin, as we
annihilate human groups over
economic disputes, and as we
degrade the earth by polluting,
depleting, dumping; by replacing
thousands of species of animals
and plants with those more
compatible with our way of life,
all in the name of preserving the
economic advantage white
males enjoy.

8. Yes, it is obvious that
Peryam is eager for one thing:
social change. That Kugel
chooses to characterize this as
4l battle" shows how completely
most of us have internalized the
values of this culture. One
popular mode of thought is the
following dichotomy: if you are
not with us, you are against us; if
you are against us, it means war.
This is some of the "sportsman-
ship" that is taught to young
men. If we (women, blacks,
etc.) criticize aspects of the
culture which are unhealthy, we
must be "against" everything you
represent, as well as "against"
you personally. If there is an
error in your thinking or behav-
ior, you must not consider
changing; you must f ight
instead. Is there no place f< it
negotiation, tor working
together to solve social problems
created by a mistaken view of
the world. ? To adapt to the
needs of others requires listening
to, and sometimes taking
direction from, members of
those groups that are systemati-
cally despised in our culture:
blacks, women, non-Christ ians,
perhaps even homosexuals and
m< >thers-in-law.

9. Last, but surely not least ,
Kugel writes, "ehoose rather,
gentle lady, to fight against
ignorance, misconcept ions, and
t<>r .i just society." Tins sounds

like something we women have
always heard: be quiet, be a
lady, don't make a fuss, put up
with it. Members of this society
frequently practice shaming to
influence the behavior of others.
If you stand up for yourself, insist
on your rights, and publicly call
attention to the shortcomings of
this society, you are not acting
like a lady. Shame on you! If
you care about others, show
affection, touch people, or cry,
you are not acting like a man,
and the accusation of not being
manly is a huge source of shame
among men. If you question
authority, remain unconvinced
that the patchwork of stories in
the Bible and the practices of
religious leaders are true and
accurate, then you are not a
good Christian. If we, as a
society, decide that any particu-
lar individual is not womanly,
not manly, or not Christian, that
is all the reason we need to stop
listening.

Does Kugel mean to say that
Peryam has not been addressing
ignorance, misconceptions, and
the injustice of society in her
columns? Can he possibly mean
that vocalizing the concerns of
women and the concerns ot
non-Christians does not count
as fighting ignorance and
misconcept ions . ?

Finally we, as women and as
feminists, must address the
question that nearly always
accompanies a protest: "Aren't
you being too picky. 7 Aren't you
imagining all this?"

The answer is no. Our black
sisters and brothers hear this
question whenever they point
out specific examples of injus-
tice. In the eyes of a society
dominated by white males, the
burden is on us, t he oppressed, to
back up our claims. When we
provide an exhaustive list, we
are accused ot being picky
(because a number of incidents
seem minor), obsessed (because
there are so many issues), and
hostile (because we challenge
the status quo). The oppression
ot women and minorities is built
into this culture, in our econ-
omy, educational systems, the
media, our sense of humor, and
the very language we use.
Working toward peace on earth
and good will toward men and
W< >mcn requires th.it we do
work: stand up, speak out, write
ab nit things that make most ot
us uncomfortable, To do less is
to perpetuate ignorance and to
let the misery com mue.

More information on these
topics is available in Woman
J toting and Pornography^ both by

A. Dworkin; and John Bradshaw
on the Family by Bradshaw.

Sincerely,
Karen McNay
Melanie Mortimer
Other anonymous
women

Friday, March 9, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 7

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StreetBeat

Compiled By Barbie Stitt

The Question:

How safe do you feel on Agnes Scott's campus?

Vivian Saker
Class of 1991

Overall, I feel very safe. I may
be scared to walk alone at night
to a parking lot, but I'd be
nervous just about anywhere else
in Atlanta.

Cynthia Neal
Class of 1992

I feel very safe during the day,
but at night I only feel safe in
the quad where there's good
lighting. The border areas of the
campus need to be more
adequately lit.

Ellie Porter

Class of 1993

Fairly safe. However, I do feel
that more lighting should be
added, especially on the way to
the gym.

Tricia Chin

Class of 1993

I feel that even though we
have "bars" on the windows of
the doors now in Walters, I still
feel that if someone wanted to
break in they could. The cops
are around, but that is the
problem. They are around and
not where you need them.

Michelle Roberts
Class of 1991

I do not feel safe. I have had
unbelievable problems with car
theft, and I am constantly afraid
that something terrible is going
to happen on this campus.
Unfortunately, I think that the
College is doomed to pay for its
lack of concern for students'
safety.

Phillis Wheatly: A Colonial African Past Revived

BY MlCHELE BARARD

In recent years we have seen a
movement to regain a part of
African-American history that
has been lost. One area in
which these studies have been
the strongest is African-
American literature.

Phillis Wheatly was the first
black and the second woman to
publish a book of poetry in the
United States. Information
about her birth cannot be
confirmed, though she may have
been born in Africa in 1753.

Phillis was taken from Sengal
to Boston in 1761. She was
purchased by Susannah
Wheatly, from whom she
received her name. A strong
interest in learning was soon

noted in Phillis by the Wheatlys.
To encourage her, Susannah's
daughter Mary taught her to
read and write.

Phillis learned English
quickly, and even learned to
read Latin. The Wheatlys were
so delighted with Phillis's
proficiency that they lessened
her chores and provided her
with paper and pencils.

At age 14, Phillis write her
first poem. Later she began
writing occasional poems about
the births and deaths of Boston's
socialites and intellectuals.

Phillis's first published work,
which appeared in 1770,
brought her international
acclaim. u On the Death of Rev.
Mr. George Whitefield" was
reprinted everywhere from

Newport to England. Phillis was
celebrated in the society circles
of Boston.

By 1772, Phillis had decided to
collect her poems to be pub-
lished. John Wheatly sent the
manuscript to a London book-
seller. Shortly thereafter, Phillis
travelled to London with Mary's
brother Nathaniel.

While she was in England, her
book was published, and she was
introduced to English society.
Within a year, Phillis returned to
the U.S. to visit an ailing
Susannah. There is some debate
as to when Phillis obtained her
freedom. Some say it was in
1 774, upon the death of Susan-
nah; others put the date in 1778,
after John Wheatly's death.

After John's death, Phillis

married John Peters and had
three children, two of whom
died betore her own death in
1 784. Her youngest child died
soon after, and was buried with
her.

Phillis Wheatly is one of
many Africans who came to
America as slaves and pro-
ceeded to do more than serve
their masters. Although lost to
history for a while, black

heritage is slowly reviving
itself.

The truth can only be
buried for so long. Ours is not a
people of enslavement and
weakness; ours is a people of
strength. The stories of Phillis
Wheatly and other foremoth-
ers and fathers are glowing tes-
timonies to the survival and
excellence of the African-
American people.

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The '80s: Nothing New Under the Sun

by Amy Lovell

Often, the best way to
ascertain the significance of an
issue or an event is to wait a few
years and look back. What
better historical recording of
campus happenings than The
Profile 7 .

I took a look back through
the editorial and news sections
of the eighties to see what issues
of the recent past we are still
debating. Surprisingly (or
maybe not), many campus issues
of the past decade are still with
us.

A natural topic of discussion
for a women's college is, of
course, women. Beginning with
the ERA and seeming never to
end, the editorial pages are full
of comments on women and
their lives in general. The
theme of the 1981-82 year was
"Women and Mindpower."

Every election year, students
organize into their respective
political parties and urge
everyone to vote. Connie
Turtle wrote an editorial m
November of 1980 to remind
her fellow students that the vote
meant enough to some women
to die for it: We should take
advantage of the hard-won right
and go to the polls.

As might also seem natural
for a women's institution, a hot
topic is men, or the lack thereof.
There were numerous articles by
Social Council describing new
and interesting ways to meet
men even a feature on how to
meet men who aren't from Tech
(i.e., go to Emotj ).

Throughout the decade,
Agnes Scott has been both
praised for advancing women

and chastised tor perpetuating
the same stereotypes she is
trying to fight. Take parietals,
for instance.
Parietals have
always been a
hot debate,
especially
when
accusing
Agnes Scott
of acting in
loco parentis.

In 1980,
men were
allowed in
dorm rooms
only on
Saturday and
Sunday

afternoons. By popular
demand, Friday night was
added in 1981. It was not until
1983 that the ludicrous idea of
men visiting in rooms on
Saturday evening was adopted.
In 1986, students asked for, and
were granted, Thursday night
parietals.

During the eighties, college
enrollment went haywire.
Enrollment declined, and it was
attributed to a national move-
ment toward public over
private institutions. Enroll-
ment increased and it was
attributed to the zeal, enthusi-
asm, and determination of the
admissions staff.

"Culmination of freshman
orientation": Black Cat.
Mortar Board published an
article at the beginning of each
year stating why Black Cat was
going to be better this year.
Every year something got out of
hand, someone got upset, and
most faculty viewed the event
as a necessary evil.

out of style. Although honor
convocation is held each fall,
and all the new students crowd

Another pervading issue has
been money with a capital M.
We need to raise it, we need
to spend it, and we have to
have more of it.

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reminders that an honor system

is good for us.

Another pervading issue has
been money with a capital M.

We need to
raise it, we need
to spend it, and
we have to
have more of it.
The campus
was assured that
none of the en-
dowment went
towards campus
renovations.
Most students
wished that
some of the
money used for
renovations
had been put
towards the endowment, and
then came another film crew.
There are those things which

never change: We complain
about health services, we
complain about public safety,
and they keeping trying to do
their best. Nobody goes to
convocation or college
events, so they are made
mandatory. People complain
about mandatory meetings.

Perhaps the biggest issues
of the decade were the
"shaping" religion of the
school, the nebulous "diver-
sity of the community," and
the semester system. These
issues, with the possible
exception of the semester
system, have a long road
ahead. Perhaps in ten years,
we'll look back at this century
(and, yes, the big "C") and
see how it will affect the rest
of our history.

This Spring Break, Give the Beach a Break

Let your space on the sand lay
fallow while you save more than
35% on admission to Walt
Disney World's Magic Kingdom
and Epcot Center. Present your
ASC ID at the ticket window,
convince them that this school
does exist, and you're on your way
to Disney's world of adventure.

If the urge to bake cannot be

overcome, head to Daytona
where the Spring Break Festival
Task Force has prepared an
Expo-fest for you. Miller
Brewing Company and other
fine establishments have built
strategically placed welcome
centers to aid you in your pursuit
of happiness.

If party spots do not satisfy

your Spring Break fantasy, you
might want to try a productive
activity that would make you an
all around better homo sapien.
Maybe get a head Start on that
summer reading list or have a
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Friday, March 9, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 9

Career Corner

by Adriane Creety

Where are you going to work
this summer. 7 If you have been
asking yourself this question,
maybe you should visit the
Career Planning & Placement
library in Main.

Summer job listings are
beginning to come in, and are
placed in our summer jobs
binder. Also remember to check
the "Summer Camps" file
cabinet if you are interested in
working as a camp counselor this
summer.

We continue acquiring new
books for our library. A few of
them are: Career Search System
Guide to Atlanta ]obs> which
includes job search planning
strategy, interview sources,
resume preparation, interviewing
tips and more; ]obs '90, which
lists by career, by industry, and
by region, hundreds of compa-

nies, thousands of jobs, and the
fastest growing companies; and
Careers and the MBA, a magazine
which discusses, among other
things, minorities in business,
how to plan an international
career, and what it's like to work
in eighteen popular business
fields.

We welcome any requests you
may have for the purchase of new
books. In the past, we have
bought books requested by
students and other members of
the Agnes Scott community, and
will continue to do so as funding
allows.

Note that there is a new policy
for checking out books from the
career library. Only one may be
checked out at a time, and it may
be kept no longer than one week.
Also r&nember that only books
with cards in them may be
checked out; references must
remain in the library.

by Misty L. Sanner

Iyla Weiner: "'Spoliate' is to
get so mad that sparks fly out of
your head and 'spoliate' every-
where."

Janessa De Frees: "To spread a
mess around."

Laura Andrews: "That's what
happens when you leave a coke
in the middle of your room and
mold grows over it.
Janiece Houston: "To be

"What is spoliate?

covered by pollen."

I don't know about the rest
of you, but I thought it would
be a good idea for me to
become familiar with this
word. I never even knew it
existed before last week, but PI
be well practiced in it after
asking my parents for next
year's increased tuition,
because to "spoliate" is to
thoroughly strip of belongings
or possessions.

by Mark Weitzman

CPS Mark Weitzman 199CX

u Hey! Pork rinds!"

Conference Focuses on Civil
Rights Past and Present

By Layli Miller

The first annual Student
Leadership Conference and 30th
Anniversary Sit-In Reunion was
held in Nashville last weekend.

As the theme "Resourcing
Future Leaders by Understanding
the Past" implies, the conference
enabled students attending to
learn of the civil rights move-
ment from the civil rights
activists themselves.

Students from universities and
colleges such as Harvard, Uni-
versity of Southern California,
Berkeley, Cornell, Agnes Scott,
attended workshops.

Debates were also held with
civil rights "alumni" such as
Judge John Lewis, former Georgia
state legislator Julian Bond,
Congress member Judge Walter

Fauntroy, Rev. James Lawson, Jr.,
president of SCLC in Los
Angeles, and Dr. C.T. Vivian,
founder of Black Action Strate-
gies and Information Center
Workshop Program.

The conference provided
workshops that dealt with social
issues from white and African-
American perspectives. Students
discussed issues that civil rights
activists of the sixties faced and
compared them to the issues that
we are still facing today.

One workshop dealt with
comtemporary women's issues.
During the workshop, groups of
women and men, separated accor-
ding to race, presented issues fac-
ing women today. The views
were noticeably different.

African-American men have,
historically, not had that power so

"it is unreasonable to demand
respect and equality from a man
who has no respect and is not
equal himself." This was used to
explain the lack of participation in
the current women's movement by
African- Americans.

Several judges, journalists, and
lawyers were recognized for their
fair and honest representation of
the civil rights activists during the
movement. David Habersham, a
retired New York Times correspon-
dent and Pulitzer Prize winner for
his coverage of the Vietnam War,
spoke affectionately of his
involvement as a journalist in the
Civil Rights Movement.

The conference ended with
songs from the days in prison and a
memorial service for those who
lost their lives in the sit-in protests
in Nashville, Tennessee.

"If he doesn't have a
condom,you just
have to take a deep
breath and tell him

Its not the easiest thing in the world to say.

But these days, you have to. If you're dating someone who doesn't like condoms, talk before
having sex. Explain how you feel. Offer to help during the awkward moments.
And if this doesn't work, ask yourself, is it worth the risk?

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Betrayal Leads Costner
to Violence in Revenge

by Wendy Schulz

After the opening credits For
Revenge scroll off the screen, the
perspective leaps to follow an F-
14 navy Tomcat skimming the
ground barely above the glorious
western landscape.

This initial sequence of the
movie quickly set the personality
of the movie's hero, Michael
"JaY" Cochran, played with
roguish intensity by Kevin
Costner.

Jay is cool, calm, and the
absolute master of his machine.
The visually arresting sequence
introduces Jay's character as the
kind of man who lives fast and
dangerous, an instinctive mover
with deep blue eyes and a
perpetually stubbled jawline.

But Jay has grown tired of the
flight'induCed adrenalin rush; he
is immune to the fix. As the
Story unfolds, he is retiring from
the Navy, trading in his Tomcat
for an old jeep and navigating
towards Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
to vacation with his old friend
Tiburon Mendez.

The venerable Anthony
Quinn plays Tiburon, an elderly-
Mexican powerbroker with a
Spacious home, a passion tor
tennis, and a beautiful but

unhappy wife, Miryea, a much
younger woman imbued with a
refined sensuality by Madeline
Stowe. Miryea wants a child but
Tiburon, sire of many children,
does not. "Your body is too
beautiful to bear children," he
tells her gently.

At first, M iryea's attraction to
her husband's friend is a combi-
nation of his physical appeal and
her desire for a child. Her initial
attempt at a seduction is
thwarted by Jay's admiration and
respect for Tiburon. But from
the first physical attraction grows
a deep friendship between the
two, and Miryea plans to leave
her husband while Jay makes the
decision to betray his friend.

Tiburon, however, is not
oblivious to their actions, and
upon confrontation of the
couple, exacts a bloody and
brutal revenge.

Revenge is an action movie
which is often graphic in its
violence and starkness. Some of
the themes are upsetting; among
them are prostitution and
mutilation. These dark and
violent aspects clash with the
visual setting of the movie with
its majestic mountainous
landscapes and brilliant skies.
The lush texture of the scenes is

apparent even in the vividness of
the color and line in the more
violent scenes.

Costner has taken great pains
to separate himself from his
previous movies, and the charac-
ter of Jay displays a more intense
and driven nature than his most
recent screen appearance, Ray
Kinsella in the Oscar-nominated
Field of Dreams.

Costner, easily one of the top
five male actors in Hollywood,
gives his all in a role, and he
handles the often unlikeable Jay
skillfully and with a straightfor-
ward honesty and credibility.

Anthony Quinn portrays
Tiburon with a convincing
geniality; when he erupts into
violence it is unexpected and
deeply disturbing. Yet he is
imbued with a quiet dignity and a
deep conviction of right and
wrong which plays prominently in
the film's final confrontation.

Stowe, the doomed heroine
around which the world revolves,
gives Miryea a lost waif quality
and an etherealness which she
retains throughout the movie.
She has an electric chemistry with
Costner, subtle but visible from
the first meeting, which builds
slowly as her Miryea falls into love
with the ex-Navy pilot.

Kevin Costner stars in Revenge.

As the object of love for both
Tiburon and Jay, she radiates a
beauty and intensity apparent on
the screen. Says Tiburon, 14 A
man would do almost anything to
keep a woman like her."

Revenge explores a myriad of

aspects as it weaves its way from
the first betrayal to its inevitable
conclusion and leaves the viewer
to examine not only the justness
ot the characters' actions, but also
the limits transgressed in the
name of love.

Play Depicts Transition from Mississippi Delta to Doctorate

by Sandee McGlaun

On the e\ ening ot February
22, the Negro Theatre Ensemble
performed From the Mississippi
Delta as part of the 1990 College
Events Series.

The plav, written by Dr.
Findesha Ida Mae Holland of the
State University of New York at
Buffalo and directed b\ LaTanva

Richardson, is the moving story
of a young girl's coming of age
and he r journey from the Delta
to a doctorate from the Univer-
si ty ot Minnesota.

The story is in part autobio-
graphical and tells how the
protagonist overcomes her tragic
childhood, growing up in the
turmoil of the Civil Rights era,
to achiev e her dream of receiv-
ing a CdUege education.

The play opens with an

inspiring rendition of the
spiritual "Sun's I >onna Shine
On My Poor Someday." The
show follows the protagonists
lite from her eleventh birthday
through to her involvement as a
teenager with the Freedom
Train movement, and ends with
her college graduation.

Although the storyline was

intensely grim addressing
rape, death, racial discrimination
and including a graphic descrip-
tion of childbirth the play was
a marv elous piece of ensemble
work.

The three players, identified
in the program only as Woman I,
II, and III, were Gwendolyn
Roberts-Frost, Harriett D, Foy,
and Brenda Danshy. The
women acted as an ensemble,
each alternately playing the
protagonist/narrator as well as
the mam other colorful charac-
ter roles.

Harriett D. Foy was especially
delightful as the child protago-
nist; and Rrenda Dansby as
Rosebud, the older worn, in who
threw bricks at pranksters who
stepped on her water meter, was
a wonderful characterization.

Gwendolyn Roberts-Frost
portrayed the narrator's aunt in a
chilling scene depicting the
aunt's death in a fire set by
racists. All three women were
amazing in the variety I 4
characters the\ p >rtraved, tr< >m
squeamish children viewing
c hildbirth to i Ad men at the
C toe us peepshow.

The entire set consisted of a

simple wooden house-frame and
two straight-back chairs. The
only props used were three black
umbrellas, and there were no
true costume changes a lab
COSH here, a tatty sweater there.
The ensemble needed neither a
complicated set nor extensive
props or costumes; they carried
the show with their energetic
characters and actions.

Although a tale of all too
grim reality, From the Mississippi

Delta is a triumphant story of one
courageous young woman's desire
to rise above the discrimination
of her time and realize her
Seemingly impossible dreams.

After all the tragedy and pain,
the protagonist finally "struts"
across the stage and trium-
phant Iy receives her well-earned
diploma, her "permit to parade."

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Social Security
Highlights Youth

by Jimmy Tate and
Jean Wilson

The Atlanta premier of Social
Security was a smash!

Andrew Bergman's play
surprised many members of the
audience. The humor was
raucous and bawdy. The title
has little to do with the play,
which deals not with the curse
of old age, but rather with the
spirit of youth found in every-
one

The play begins in the home
of David and Barbara Kahn, two
art dealers living in New York
City, who are played by Jared
Simon and Rena Kilgannon.

Barbara's sister Trudy and her
husband Martin are played by
Elizabeth Sharrock and Michael
Stacio. Trudy and Martin have
come to David and Barbara's
apartment to drop oft the sisters'
elderly mother, played by Bebe
Forehand and to discuss the
problems of their daughter
Sarah. Sam Betti plays artist
Maurice Koenig, a friend of the
Kahn.s.

Trudy and Martin have a
lifeless, loveless marriage and
attempt to compensate for this
pathetic union by smothering
everyone they can with atten-
tion, be it their daughter Sarah
or Trudy's mother Sophie.

When Trudy and Martin
dump Sophie on the Kahns in
order to rescue their Sarah from
a menage a trois in Buffalo,
Sophie is able to meet Maurice
and blossom into a human
being again, rather than the
nuisance everyone else thinks
she is.

When Trudy and Martin
return, they find David and
Barbara attempting to re-kindle
the fire in their marriage.
Trudy and Martin then learn
that Sophie and Maurice are
having an affair and they
express their displeasure over
the situation.

They announce that Sarah is
dating a rabbinical student and
even though she is sleeping
with him, "it doesn't count
with a rabbi." After relating
this news, they announce that
they are getting a divorce.
Trudy, using expressions and
gestures reminiscent of her
mother before the affair,
explains that Martin has been
having an affair for some time.

When Sophie arrives at the
apartment, Trudy and Martin
escape through the service
elevator. Sophie discusses her
life with Maurice and an-
nounces that she has re-
discovered herself as a woman.

She then astounds David
and Barbara when she tells
them that she knew about
Martin's affair and that Sarah is
indeed living with two men and
is not dating a rabbinical
student.

Sophie proves herself to be
more astute and aware than
anyone imagined. As she goes
off to take a nap, she urges
David and Barbara to take
frequent naps, together.

Social Security is sure to be a
hit with anyone who is in love
or who has ever been in love.
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Concordia Choir Performs
Pitch-Perfect Concert at Emory

by Kristin Lemmerman

As the thin, angular man
stepped up onto his platfonn and
raised his hand, 70 pairs of eyes
were instantly riveted to his face
and 70 mouths caught the
pitchpipe's tone.

Another move, the slightest
imaginahle, and 70 voices burst
into "Hodie Christus Natus Est,"
the first of three Latin motets.
Thus began the Concordia Choir
Concert, held in Glenn Memorial
Auditorium at Emory University
on Sunday, March 4-

This branch of the Concordia
Choir is based in Moorhead,
Minnesota, and conducted by
Rene Clausen. The majority of
their pieces were sacred, reflecting
their affiliation with the Lutheran
Church; sponsoring them were
the Lutheran Ministries of
Georgia.

Through a variety of works, the
Concordia Choir demonstrated
with brilliant clarity just how a
choir should sound. In a manner
not common of choirs based in
the South, the group sang a
cappella, with only a pitchpipe to
give the starting note.

Mr. Clausen also held a
remarkable control over the choir.
Wording was crisp) a feature not

particularly desirable in the
spirituals sung, but necessary and
effective in every other piece
presented and clear.

The vowel tones in every
word matched, allowing the
choristers in each section to
blend smoothly and creating a
more pleasing sound, letting all
the different sections sing
together as one body.

The program was well-
coordinated, going from the fast-
paced Latin motets to a more
somber Bach hymn paraphrased
from the Psalms. Several
Advent pieces preceded the
intermission, including an
arrangement of "Ave Maria" by
Franz Biebl.

After the intermission the
pieces moved toward a Lenten
season focus. The most memo-
rable piece in this part was a
piece arranged by Rene Clausen
himself, "O Vos Omnes," an
anguished piece which varied in
pace from total confused
agitation to melancholy calm
and back again. A strong
soprano solo highlighted the
piece.

The program continued with
some more familiar pieces
including "This Little Light [of
Mine]" which, arranged by Paul

J. Christiansen, bears minimal
resemblance to the Sunday
school song. Other songs
included spirituals (he arranged
one) and two hymns.

Remarkably, the several pieces
that Clausen arranged were
conducted as confidently and
comfortably as the other pieces in
the program.

One might have thought that
knowing so well exactly how his
own pieces should sound, he
might have conducted with even
more precision; or, knowing that
he was making his work public,
he might have been tentative or
overeager. Neither of these
extremes was ever reached.

Overall, the choir was focused
and had good control over the
pieces they sang. They used no
music, and although most of the
pieces they sang were in Latin
rather than English, no voice was
hesitant and no word was
mumbled. Had such an atrocity
occurred, the excellent acoustics
in the auditorium would have
pinpointed it and exaggerated it.

Moreover, the conductor had
ultimate control over everything
they did. Every innuendo, every
nuance that changes in volume
can create, was there to be
savored and enjoyed.

Big City Corruption Turns to Hope in Beautiful City

by Jean Wilson and
Jimmy Tate

Look around Atlanta. Notice
any significant changes from, say
the past two years? Any new
high-rises, any plans to build a
domed stadium where public
housing now stands? Any severe
gap between the haves and the
"we-don't-really-see-them-so-
they-don't-exist" have nots?

If you have noticed any of
these changes, then Beautiful
City is a play which you must
see! The play contains it all
overworked architects, mobs
posing as real-estate developers,
street scum, cops, honest people
under the thumb of mobsters,
and a psychic/Bargain Harold's
checkout clerk added just for
fun.

The plot is convoluted. A
greedy mobster/developer, Tony
Raft, with his "dreams" to open a
waterside mall, pushes an
architect, Paul Gallagher, to the
brink of death. While the
brilliant architect is in the
hospital, the mobster/developer
and his tyrannical mother
discuss how to keep some of the
family business clean as clean
as porn can get.

When the architect is released
from the hospital, he seeks out

Gina Mae Sabatini in order to
gain other-worldly help.
Through Gina Mae's help, Paul
realizes "tjie simple ugly truth,"
that he has lost the love of his
work; he is no longer creating to
express and please, he is creating
to meet other people's demands.

Meanwhile, the mobster
family is enlisting the help of
shady characters in order to
maintain their hold on the the
slime of the city. Paths cross and
in the end things work out for
the best and there will be no
waterside arena-mall-golf-
course-outlet store.

The acting is superb. Gina
Mae, the psychic, takes on the
mob for personal, not philan-
thropic, reasons. Played by
Shelly McCook, she is the
center of attention when she is
on the stage. She expresses
wisdom and caring in her
attitude, manners, and personal
philosophy.

Paul Gallagher, played by
David Milford, is a nervous and
driven architect who jumps and
jitters onstage until he gains self-
confidence and a relaxed
attitude. Tony Raft, the
contractor with a "dream", is
played by Raul Aportela. Tony
is, throughout the play, a study
in contrasts, driven and pushy

one minute then the next, in the
sight of his mother, whiny and
intimidated.

Paul's brother Michael
Gallagher, played by Christo-
pher Ekholm, is a desperate man
driven into the clutches of the
mob by the "monsters of
consumption" which share his
name. The mob matriarch,
played by Muriel Moore, is a
pompous, over-bearing bitch.

Mary Lou Newcott, who plays
Gina Mae's daughter Jane, is a
feel-good helper who radiates
love even though she does not
understand much.

Teresa Deberry plays the
Clint Eastwood-style cop who is
tracking the actions of the Raft
family through authority granted
from high powers within the city
government.

Stevie and Roily Moore,
played by Eric Stenson and
Gene Paulsson respectively,
effectively slither across the
stage as the "muscle" which
festers in the name of the Raft
empire.

The play is a fascinating,
exhilarating work. You will
leave the Horizon Theatre
feeling relieved, knowing that
the powers of the universe will
once again be set into balance
and everyone will get his or her
due.

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Calendar of Events

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Events Around Town

Theatre

Academy Theatre: Currently
presenting Pantomime, through
March 4. Call 982-0880 for
dcket information.

The Alliance Theater:
Opening March 3, Gal Baby by
Sandra Deer. Rush tickets are
available at 5:00 p.m. the day of
the performance for $9.50.

The Atlanta Passion Play:
Opening March 30, at the
Atlanta Civic Center. Ticket
prices vary. Call 347-82 1 7.

Horizon Theatre: Current I v
presenting Beautiful City through
April 29, the fairy tale about
nasty developers versus city
residents. Call 584-7450 for
ticket information.

Opening March 9, Heathen
Valley, through April 29, a
haunting Appalachian tale of
"the Valley that forgot God."

Student tickets are $7.00.

Neighborhood Plavhou.se:

C Current Iv presenting Social
Security a recent Broadway hit.
$8.00 for students. Call 373-
5311 tor ticket information.

Audition notice. March 1 1
and 12 at 7:50 p.m. Cold
readings from the script for the

comedv Ha\ On! h Rick
Abbott

The Underground Theatre:

Opening March 29, Harvey.

l '.ill 6 H tor m >re infonna-

tion.

Musical Pvrk h\iami s
Agnes Seott College: C \ >m-
mg March 2(\ the Borodin Trio,
for a concert ot French Roman-
tic chamber music 8:15 p.m.,

Gaines Auditorium of Presser
Hall.

Atlanta Opera: Die Fleder-
maus, April 12, 14 and 15.
Tickets range in price from
$8.00 to $55.00. Call 353-3311
for more information.

Fox Theatre: Les Miserables,
April 3 through April 15. Call
873-4300 for ticket information,
or call the usher line.

Dance

The Atlanta Ballet: Perform-
ing Classic Elite, March 22-24.
Ticket prices vary. Student
discounts are available. Call
892-3303 for ticket infonnation.

The Hungarian State Folk
Ensemble: Performing at the
Fox Theatre March 25. Call
881-2000 for more information.

Galleries

Agnes Scott College: Cur-
rently showing through March
5, student art exhibit.

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The Atlanta College of Art:

Currently showing outstanding
works in all media by students,
through March 13. Call 898-
1 157 for more information.

High Museum of Art:
Currently showing, "Treasures
From The Fitzwilliam Museum."

The High Museum of Art at
the Georgia Pacific Center:
C airrentlv showing "Mi >vmg,"
the folk art erf Mattie Lou
O'kclley, through April 15 and
"Cool Abstractions" through
April 1 3.

Miscellaneous

Agnes Scott College: I \ >l-
phm Club Water Show, March
Sand 9, 8:15 p.m. Woodruff

Physical Activities Building.

Atlanta Historical Society:
The annual "Stump Franklin 1 '
will occur Tuesday, March 13 at
8:00 p.m. Atlantans will once
again test the knowledge of
Franklin Garret, city historian
and resident historian at the
Atlanta Historical Society, to be
held in Woodruff Auditorium of
McElreath Hall at the Atlanta
Historical Society. Call 261-
1837 for more information.

Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Currently showing
"Feesh, Pappa, Feesh," a series of

Ernest Hemingway portraits,
through March 30. For more
information call 872-5338.

Poetry reading, featuring
John Stone and David
Bottoms, Monday March 12.
Admission varies.

The Atlanta College of
Art: Workshops Oil photogra-
phy, pastel portraits, framing,
and working with a Macintosh
are now forming. Call 898-
1 169 for more information.

Jimmy Carter Presidential
Library: The" Best Govenvnent
Money Can Buy, a film series.

Call 1-0296 for a listing of
the films and the dates they are
presented.

Joel Candler Harris Asso-
ciation; Needs volunteers (or
fund-raising, special events,
etc. Call 753-7735 to enlist.

The Neighborhood Play-
house in Decatur: Soliciting
unproduced one-act plays for
production. Send script with a
self-addressed, stamped return
envelope to The Neighbor-
hood Playhouse, 430 W.
Trinity Place, Decatur, Georgia
30030. Deadline is April 30.

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Volume 77, Issue 10

Inside

News

An End to Interdorm; Rioting Students Depose President

Page 1

976-AGNES Scam Discovered by Administration
Page 12

English Department Deems Public Safety "A Misnomer"

Page 13

Sports

Can P.E. Change Your Life? Find Out!
Page 9

Arts

Porno Movie Filmed in Library
Page 10

Features

College Purchases Porsche 9 1 1 for
Public Safety Undercover Work
Page 14

Orientation Council Meets Red Leather
Page 15

Vandals destroyed accounting office files , causing the College to shut its doors
indefinitely .

March 30, 1990

Repentant Sisters of St. Agnes
Prepare to Confess

by Joan Falstaff

The "honor system," a long-
respected and integral part of
Agnes Scott College students'
social and academic lives, will
now have a confessional for the
multitude of sins committed
each day.

Honor Court has decided that
student apathy toward the honor
code has reached a drastic
height. One member com-
mented to this reporter that
"something had to be done. The
time has come for Honor Court
to take control."

As an organization, Honor
Court has had loose control over
students' lives since its forma-
tion. Its rules have been so
widely misinterpreted that some
stronger structure had to be
introduced.

"There's just no self-discipline
anymore," stated an alumna and
former Honor Court president
who now counsels women in
prison. She will help the present
members initiate the new plans
for a confessional.

44 1 see women every day who
could have been saved from lives
of crime. These women have
lost their jobs, their homes, their
families. The reason for their
failures, when you get down to
it, is that they didn't go to a
college with a strictly enforced
honor code. I want to help
today's students now. It's that
simple. Honor code or prison.
The decision is ultimately up to
Honor Court."

Anger from the students is
expected. When asked how she
felt about Honor Court's new
disciplinarian stance, a sopho-
more commented, "I think it's
pretty unfair for them to start
this now. 1 mean, if it had been
in the catalog when I first
applied, I wouldn't have come
here. Now I have no choice. I
feel trapped. Are you writing
this down? Is this going to be
printed? Oh God, please don't
use my name! They'll find me!
I'll be expelled! My parents will
kill me! Please..."

Only a select few members of
Honor Court, or the Elect, will
participate in the hearing of
confessions. These members will
remain anonymous. The rest of
the group will devote itself to
listening in on conversations,

placing bugs on clothing found
in the laundry rooms, and
tapping telephones in an
attempt to find incriminating
evidence of honor code infringe-
ments.

All students will be required
to attend confession once a
week. "Another mandatory
meeting! But 1 have to pick my
children up from school!"
screamed an RTC who was then
jumped upon by an Honor Court
member and gagged. No excuses
or complaining will be tolerated.

"The point is," stated an
Honor Court member, "that we
can enforce more severe
punishments due to the in-
creased enrollment. There are

too many students here for the
honor code to work properly, so
in this way we are helping the
College eliminate two problems
at once: overpopulation and
misbehavior."

Finding a place for the
confessional was not difficult, as
there are many unused spaces in
the student center and in the
annex. Honor Court will riot
disclose the exact location for
fear of terrorist attacks by non-
believers.

Any infringement of the
honor code is appropriate
confession material, as well as
any other personal transgressions
a student may wish to confess.

(continued on page 3)

Astronomy Majors
Discover 10th planet

by C.N. Starrs

Atlanta On Thursday,
Agnes Scott College of Decatur,
GA, held a press conference on
a newly discovered tenth planet.
It seems that some of the
astronomy students were peering
through a telescope at Bradley
Observatory, and beheld what
could only be a new planet.

Since the discovery of Pluto
in the 1930s, solar system
astronomers have been scouring
the skies for planet X the
mysterious tenth planet.

In the short amount of time
since the discovery, many
theories have been proposed
about the origins of this new
celestial body.

The currently accepted view
of the American Astronomical
Society, to which renowned
faculty member Alberto Sadun
belongs, is that planet X came
through the solar system from
elsewhere in the galaxy and was
pulled in by the combined
gravity of the sun, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

As scientists quickly rallied to
confirm the sighting, other
observers were attempting to
chart the position of the planet.
It seems to be orbiting the sun in
a highly elliptical orbit between
Uranus and Neptune.
The diameter is approximately

three times that of Earth, and
the average surface temperature
is estimated at -89 degrees
Fahrenheit.

The discovery has taken the
scientific community by storm.
Famed astronomer Carl Sagan
has commented, "This discovery
has great cosmic significance.
History will be kind indeed to
those budding scientists at
Agnes Scott."

Dr. Bowling, chair of the
department, could not be
located for comment.

When any celestial body is
discovered, it must be named.
Tradition holds that the planets
are named after a god or goddess
in mythology; however, the
offical statement from Agnes
Scott College points out that
such a naming convention "This
is a new era, not only in science,
but also in equality for women.
To name a planet (which was,
incidentally, discovered by
women) after a heroic, chauvini-
stic man or a subservient
woman from mythology would
send the women's movement
back thirty years. We must
strive to include all of the
wonderful, diverse people on the
entire Earth in naming this new
body in our solar system."

The International Astronomi-
cal Union is investigating
possible alternatives.

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, March 30, 1990

The For, urn...

by Michelle Roberts

How happy are the students at Agnes Scott College?

In all the evaluations of and considerations about the College in
general, how many times does the quality of students' lives enter
into consideration? How many of the women who spend four years
or more of their lives can consider themselves happy?

I define "happy" in the most elementary sense of the word. Happy
is, of course, relative to the individual and, certainly, what makes
one person happy may have the opposite effect on one of her peers.
But generally one is happy if she smiles more than frowns, laughs
more than cries, and enjoys being alive.

In comparison with other students, it disturbs me to realize that
the majority of us are quite unhappy. I detect a note of somberness,
and I don't think it is newly acquired. Throughout the years, the
image of the Agnes Scott student has evok ed into one that is quite
depressing.

I think that, in order to create the traditional, smothering atmos-
phere, a hateful group of sadistic admissions committee members
chooses a large proportion of first year students purely on the basis of
their welbadjustedness and balanced attitude toward life. They are
lured to Agnes.

But once a healthy woman arrives, she suddenly begins the transi-
tion into a nail-biting, quivering, spineless creature whose mantra is
"stress." There is a serious lack of frivolity here. Students drag from
one class to another, their faces a composite of anger and hatred.

Although I occasionally slip into the stress syndrome which is
unofficially imposed on every student who Sets toot on this aestheti-
cally pleasing campus, I have it figured out. I plan to beat the
system. I will remain a mellow-but-still-sane-and-even-socially-
Lonscious-and-damn-well-educated human being if it kills me.

Having plenty of spare nine ,is a result of my campaign to be
happy, 1 conducted ,i campus-wide poll. 1 found that students Jo
consider themselves to be unhappy; this realization is, as every
person with a problem knows, the first step to recovery.

In order to provide hope to the hopeless, I have compiled a list of
The Top Ten Reasons That We Should Be Happy.

10. One rarely hears "Don't Worry, Be Happy" anymore.

9. Thursday night is "premium night!" O, happy day!

8. The Writing Workshop tutors' log has been seized by a
fiendish prankster who plans to publish it in a seedy magazine. (The
director and tutors are ecstatic about the publicity.)

7. We never have time to watch the news, so we don't have to
endure the Donald and Ivana Tnimp soap opera.

6. The Inends and family of the dead rat found on second Main
have not come looking for him.

5. Capping is over and now we can get back to work. (Thinking
of studying as an exciting thing you "get" to do can be a very
liberating, if somewhat deranged attitude.)

4. The "employee of the year" always has a parking space.

3. The rules here are not so bad after all, it could be worse. We
could have to veil "Man on the hall" when escorting a date. Now
w ouldn't that be childish?

2. Spring has sprung.

1 . The rest of the campus can be elatedly happy that I am editor
of this paper because they're not. Relieve me, that should make you
happy.

I wish everyone a h ippy April Fool's Day!

Time Traveler,
vacationing in the
time warp
Club Med,
will be back
next issue.

Student Speaks Out About
Tuition Increase

By Michele A. Barard

I could be wrong about this,
but I doubt it. Perhaps I missed
it in the mail. Maybe one of you
received notification about the
$945 increase in tuition and,
perhaps, some justification from
our illustrious administration.

Yes, women, as I am sure you
are all aware by now, the tuition
has been hiked again.

1 am sure you are all wonder-
ing right now why we are going
to pay $567,000 more in tuition
next year. You are probably
asking youself: did the renova-
tions for Winship run $567,000
over budget? The answer is no.

The Profile covered that story
in its February 23, 1990, issue
and, "According to Gerald
Whittington, vice president for
business and finance, the

by Minnie Votes

Where is Marilyn Darling's
handicapped placard. 7

The new council has as its
main concern the issue of
Darling's parking in a handi-
capped space. This issue has
sparked debate in several
organizations around campus,
according to many representa-
tives. A member of Public
Safety attended a recent
meeting, but asked not to be
quoted.

It was hinted that Darling's
preferential treatment may stem
from her relationship with a

renovations are on schedule and
on budget..."

Are you asking yourself if the
tuition hike has anything to do
with the amount of money that
must have been spent on
fireworks and street dances last
semester? Well, I wouldn't even
bother with the question if I were
you. There are too many people
on campus who think it was a
heck of a party.

Do you think it has anything
to do with the purchase of
$567,000 worth of computers
and, perhaps, placing some in all
of the dormitories? Well, they
placed t w o computers in the
Collaborative Learning Center;
what more do you want?

I must warn you that if you are
thinking they will extend library
hours so that people with jobs
and evening activities can use it,

Rep Crap

certain officer, but the truth will
probably remain unknown.

A movement was made to
surpass our officers and to
contact Decatur officials to have
action taken against her if she
cannot produce a handicapped
placard in the next thirty days.

Because of general boredom
among Rep Council members ;it
meetings, president Holly
"Flopsy". Henderson has Insti-
tuted a change in the meetings.
Each week after roll, Henderson
will pass around bags of mini-
ature Snickers and Three
Musketeers to give the members
a burst of energy.

you are probably way off target. I
mean, the librarians already work
too long and too hard each day.
The school would actually have
to hire more librarians or pay
students enough money to make
it worth their w hile.

Naturally, 1 have been
pondering the question of why
they raised the tuition. I have
come up with a couple of
possibilities: 1) The president's
committee for diversity is going
to spend the extra money on a
new nationwide search for an
American Indian Albino openly
gay paraplegic who teaches a
course in cat psychology; or 2)
the administrators feel that they
will be able to increase individual
financial aid packages when
parents die of heart failure,
leaving students poor and
independent .

This sugar high should last for
the first couple of hours of the
meet ing. When students put
their heads down on the table,
Henderson will lead them down
to the track tor a group jogging
activity and then the meeting
will continue.

"With so many important
things to discuss, such as the
MD parking crisis, we just can't
afford to be lackadaisical at

meetings," the president empha-
sized. "It's important for
everyone to have her say about
every issue, even if her point has
been made before, and even if
the meeting lasts all night."

AGNES
SCOTT

THE PROFILE

The Bogus Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

The Profile is published biweekly throughout the academic year. The views
expressed in the editorial section ,ire those of the author and do not necessarily
represent the views of the student b(xly, faculty, or administration.

Editor-in-Chief Michelle Roberts

Copy Editor Kristin Lemmerman

Managing Editor Laura Shaeffer,

News Editor Enka Stamper

Features Editors Angie Tacke, Winnie Vaizhese

Arts and Entertainment Editor Jean Wilson
Photography Editor Barbie Stitt
Business Manager Laura Williams
Advertising Manager Pamela Muse
Circulation Manager Mary Matthews

The Profile Agnes Scott College Box 764 Decatur, GA 30030.
Printed by Chapman Press, Atlanta, GA

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Friday, March 30, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 3

Stripped of its gothic bnck facade by a demolition team, the president's home is barely recognizable.

The Story of the Agonys-kot:

A Fable for Modern Times
Based on Recent Events

by Wendy Watson

Once upon a time, in the land of De Lapida-
tion, there lived a peaceahle trihe of Indians,
called the Agonys-kot.

The land of De Lapidation was dangerous and
polluted, hut the Agonys-kot lived in a beautiful
oasis. They kept mostly to themselves, never
mingling with the people of De Lapidation,
except on weekends, when all their rules were
null and void.

On the whole, the Agonys-kot were a happy
group, enjoying their own company, hut
problems arose in their land. New leadership
took over the tribe. All of the new leaders were
shamans in the Church of N. Dowment.

N. Dowment was a big, round, important god,
measuring fifteen stories high and seven miles in
diameter. The legends said that he could live a
hundred years on his body fat alone. But the
new chiefs had less faith in his omnipotence,
and insisted on the Indians paying enormous
tithes to the Church.

Some Indians were wealthy, but most had
barely enough tor themselves, and could not
afford the tithes. Many of the Agonys-kot were
forced to flee to the Koh-ed tribes of De Lapida-
tion, where they found oppression, violence and
interior education. Soon, they believed, only
the wealthy would remain.

But even the huge tithes were not enough to
feed the burgeoning hungry Church. The
Church grew by leaps and bounds, and so did
the ranks of the chiefs. Where the tribal chiefs
had formerly used tithes to support the commu-
nity as a whole, they now used them to support
the leadership of the tribe, and to feed N.

Dowment.

The community suffered in many ways.
Though the landscape remained gorgeous, breath-
takingly bedecked with trees and flowers, the
buildings were in disrepair. Heating was occasion-
ally inadequate, and usually was supplied in
abundance only at inappropriate times, such as
daytime and warm weather.

Since the land of De Lapidation was so danger-
ous, the Agonys-kot were afraid of outside
intruders in their beautiful land. They demanded
that their government should provide adequate
security. But they did not feel very secure, because
what few warriors they had were allowed to spend
their time in neighboring Fina-land, hunting wild
doughnuts.

The worst change of all, though, was the
Church's inadequate support of the wise elders,
long considered the very heart of the tribe. One
by one, the wise elders were driven away. New
wise elders joined the tribe, but many more left.
The Church of N. Dowment was secretly very
pleased, because the elders derived their support
entirely from the tithes.

What could the Indians do? If many more wise
elders left, their tribe was sure to collapse. But
since they were not believers in the Church of N.
Dowment, they were considered infidels, second-
class citizens, and the chiefs didn't take them
seriously enough.

The time was right for a coup d'etat in the land
of Agonys-kot. It was possible: legend had it that
once every hundred years, the gates would open.
Maybe there was hope yet for their beautiful oasis.

Or was it just a mirage?

Moral: Too many chiefs and not enough
Indians make Agonys-kot a dull void.

Construction Begins On
Winship-Schmidt Lot

By Ima Frosh

With the opening of the
newly renovated Winship dorm,
there is a need for drastic and
immediate action to lighten the
burden that already exists with
student parking.

With this in mind, the
president's committee on
diversity was assigned the task of
finding a way to alleviate'the
parking crunch.

The committee's decision was
to level the President's home
and sell the bricks to unsuspect-
ing alumnae.

The new parking lot will run
adjacent to the Walters lot and
will provide fifty additional
student parking spaces.

It will be named the Winship-
Schmidt Parking lot in honor of
the dorm, as well as the dis-

placed president, and will
occupy the space that is cur-
rently the president's home and
garden.

President Schmidt has taken
the news well, and she and her
two kittens are preparing to
move out. It was originally
suggested that the Winship attic
be converted into a presidential
penthouse, but vice-president for
business and finance Gerald
Whittington has stated that
sufficient funding is not in the
budget.

Until presidential accommo-
dations can be procured,
President Schmidt will stay in
the presidential pup-tent soon to
be put up on the Quad.

Demolition of the President's
home is scheduled to begin on
April 1. The lot's projected date
of completion is January 1997.

Campus Shocked When Rice
Record Broken

By Lotta Starch

The Agnes Scott campus is
still recoiling from the stunning
blow it received on March 3 1
when the dining hall broke its
5984-day consecutive run of
serving rice at meals.

Obviously shocked, students
wandered aimlessly through the
line, staring blankly at the
entrees, unable to decide what
to eat.

Tears streamed down many
faces while others simply refused
to make an alternative choice
and left. Faced with the choice
between mashed potatoes and
stuffing for the first time in years
has left many at the near
starvation level.

Tremendous traffic jams have
resulted in the cafeteria line,
with waits as long as three hours
resulting. Counseling centers
have been set up throughout the
campus for those who have been
unable to deal with the tragedy.

Ima Grain '92, said, "This was
an extremely unexpected event.
No one knows how to react. My
family is very upset. Especially

my Uncle Ben he's really
steamed."

President Ruth Schmidt has
acted quickly, calling a state of
emergency on campus. Al-
though classes have been halted,
she stated that they will resume
as soon as possible.

However, the main goal of
the College is to retain the
mental stablility of the students.
"There is no quick and easy two
minute solution. It's a very
sticky situation," Schmidt stated.

The omission of rice occurred
as a result of a mix-up in
shipping. Evidently the dining
hall received 2000 pounds of
lentils instead of rice. Dining
hall officials have been working
with Public Safety to locate the
missing shipment of rice.

Sergeant Scott said, u We have
pretty much narrowed it down
to the lower half of the conti-
nent. We should have every-
thing back in order in no time
after all, 2000 pounds of rice is a
pretty large load to hide. My
main advice is not to worry.
When it comes down to it, it
really just means beans."

Honor

(continued from page I )

The Honor Court will swear
its members to secrecy; once a
deed is confessed, it is forgotten,
unless it is judged "really
terrible" or a repeat offender
attempts to take advantage of
the privilege.

Findings by other members of

the Honor Court, as well as
turning oneself in or turning
someone else in will, as always,
be admissible evidence.

As an example, the punish-
ment for asking a roommate how
to spell a word will be the recital
of 20 "Hail Ruths."

Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, March 30, 1990

"Dr. Guthries" , a..k.a. Victor I. Sheymc
press: "Call me hheymov. Ha!"

:miy one tnin\

Agnes Scott
Windshields

BY R. U. POUHRTU AND

I. M. Greidie

Every Saturday morning at
8:00, sophomore class president
Lauren Fowler and vice president
Courtney Allison have made the
rounds of the sophomore dorms,
rousing their fellow classmates
from slumber.

Groups of these students head
out for the corner of Ponce de
Leon Avenue and Peachtree
Street.

No, these sophomores are not
going shopping. They are trying
to pay for Sophomore Parents'
Weekend.

Instead of making their parents
pay twenty dollars apiece to
attend the event, the sophomores
decided to pay for everything
themselves.

So, each Saturday, from nine in

Sophomores Wash
on Peachtree Street

the morning until six in the
evening, shifts of sophomores
stand on the corners of down-
town Atlanta, washing the
windshields of passing cars.

The sophomores have also
tried gathering up stray earth-
worms from around the campus
and selling them to local
fishermen. That idea went the
way of the do-do. They couldn't
find enough fishermen.

Then, the sophomores had a
brilliant idea in the Mardi Gras
band party. It was a big hit. But
they spent all their profits on the
beads they distributed.

After two failed attempts at
fundraising, the sophomores
settled on their windshield-
washing alternative. Now, they
have almost raised enough
money to cover the expense of
the extra guests who showed up

at the banquet before the Ring
Ceremony on Saturday night.

Class treasurer Laura Khare is
pleased with the amounts of
money that are rapidly eradicat-
ing the immense debt that the
sophomores have accumulated.
She stated in a very frank
interview, 11 1 was beginning to
think that our creditors were
going to come take me away."

The windshield- washing
endeavor has proved to be so
profitable that the sophomores
Kave decided to continue with
this effort long after they
achieve a balance.

Says Fowler, "We are really
pleased with the support we are
getting from the class with this
fundraiser."

Allison added that "people
really are sympathetic to our
cause."

Protestors Declare Winship a National Monument

by Desdemona Welk

Carrying signs bearing the logos
"Keep Winship sacred" and
"Don't worry, Golda, no one will
walk on your bones," protestors
of the renovations preparing Win-
ship for residents surrounded the
president s home on Candler
Street Friday, March 23.

The president's lawn was filled
with angry shouts and chants from
9 am until midnight At mid-
night, p< >lice and not squads were
employed and most of the

participants of the protest were
taken to the DeKalb County
jail.

When asked by the police
why the 520 protesters were at
Ruth Schmidt's house, the
leader ot the rally, a Mr.
Nickademus Kinfafen, replied
that he and the rest of the
protestors belong to a radical
right wing party known as the
Disciples of Lawrence Welk.

Apparently Mr. Welk's third
wife, Golda Welk, attended
Agnes Scott College. In accor-

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Protesters claim to belong to
a radical right wing party
known as the Disciples of
Lawrence Welk.

dance with her will, after her death
ten years ago she was huried under
the tiles of the kitchen on the first
floor of Winship.

"We have this fact documented,"
said Mr. Kintafen. "Lawrence
Welk,
Larry to
his dis-
ciples,
descended
upon us in
a cloud ot

golden

huhble and

told us to keep Golda's final resting
place undefiled! Followers are
coming from all over the country to
protest and we won't rest until
Agnes Scott agrees to our de-
mauds. 11

In response to these protests,
President Ruth Schmidt, in a
surprise news conference given
Saturday, March 24, said that
"while I cannot agree to the way in

which the Disciples of Mr. Welk
communicated their demands, I
do admit that they have a legiti-
mate concern.

"In response to their pleas, on
the advice of Gerald Whitting-
ton, my
vice presi-
dent in
charge of
finances, I
have
agreed to
close
Winship
forever and have it declared a
national monument. Tours will
start in two weeks and will cost
$14 per person and $200 a group,
so come one, come all to Golda
Welk's final burial place, and he
sure to visit the gift shop."

While President Schmidt's
surprise dec ision appeased the
Disciples, this concession has
aroused many students' concern

here on campus. "Where are they
going to put the 200 plus students
who were scheduled to live in
Winshipr asked Kerri Allen '92.

After many deliberations n was
announced Friday, March 30 that
all those who were to live in Win-
ship will now he assigned a tun-
fi k >1 plot on the soccer Held with
enough lumber to build "adequate
and comfortable living quarters,*'
said Molly Merrick in an inter-
view. 'This solution allows the
students freedom ol expression and
I did it when 1 was a student so, ol
course, everyone should do it."

The students at Agnes Scott do
not seem to accept thisexplana-

t ion, and while supporters gear up
for a protest march of their own,
Leigh Bennett '92, designated
leader for the protest, asks that any
students wishing to stop the
closing of Winship write to Gerald
Whittington, "Just say no," says
Bennett.

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fiTOTORfEifsi

Money-making Methods Released
by Administration

by Weere L. Broque "

In light of the fact that tuition
has once again been raised at our
institution of learning, the admin-
istration has seen fit to provide
some new and creative job
opportunities for students who
might otherwise have problems
dealing with the increase.

The top ten ways ot making
money at Agnes Scott:

10. Rent yourself out as a Public
Safety officer.

9. Reroute the traffic from the
Heart of Decatur to your dorm
room.

8. Sell Brenda Jones's parking
space.

7. Steal from the GAIA
recycling bins.
6. Sell memorial plaques to
alumnae. (They buy anything.)
5. Hold the bell tower for

ransom.

4- Hock the contents of the
Inman attic.

3. Phone alumnae to raise funds
for yourself.

2. Sell bricks to alumnae. (See
-6.)

1 . Embezzle from office services.

Applications will be accepted
for waiving of parietal hours,
provided you can give proof of
your new line of work.

Panel Studies Budget, Proposes Cuts

by Tammy Fa ye Barker

One of the prevailing concerns
of the ASC community is how
much money it takes to go here.

Hearing the cries of bankrupt
parents, the President's Commit-
tee on Community Diversity
chose a select group of campus
experts on budget problems to
study the crisis in depth.

Among those noted luminaries
serving on the panel are Beth
Graves, batgairj hunter extraordi-
naire; Steve Guthrie, represent-
ing the underpaid faculty; Ms.
Brenda "I like my salary" Jones;
and Mary Frances Kerr, who just
wants to go here for the next
three years. Chair of the panel
was Ashley Carter, a noted
expert on the advantages of
credit.

The panel noted many wastes.
The most serious one was
discovered in the banner budget.
The experts suggested a 40% cut
in the millions spent each year
on purple silk banners to
decorate the quad.

Additional cuts were urged in
the realm of ASC landscaping.
The most emphasized area of
waste comes in the valiant but
pathetic efforts to force grass to
grow in the dirt outside of
Walters.

Slices off Ruth Schmidts
obsessive spending on tulips and
daffodils were also urged. "She's
like a tulip-obsessed Imelda
Marcos," said Carter.

Three other excessive expen-
ditures were also recognized. The
most interesting of these was the
turning off of the heat in sum-
mer. Physical plant spokesper-
sons, choosing to remain anony-
mous, were quoted as saying,
u Gee, we never thought of that."

Also pointed out was the need
to curtail rampant spending on
commemorative crystal tor
Rosalyn Carter. "How many
tower-shaped Centennial
Waterford crystal vases does one
need. 7 " implored Graves.

It was also Graves's suggestion
that the two billion dollars
allotted for stuffing boxes with
little tiny scraps of paper be cut

in half.

The panel also discussed new
and exciting ways to raise funds.
The most popular by far was
Kerr's plan to open the new
MGM studios on the quad. Ken-
is currently implementing the
suggestion, and construction will
begin next week.

Construction should continue
for about ten years and cost the
school about $30,000,000.
Revenues should be in the area

of $100,000 annually. Vice presi-
dent Gerald Whittington thinks
"it's a good idea."

Fund raising suggestions came
from campus organizations as
well. CA submitted the idea of
charging admission to Frisbee
Friday to supplement scholar-
ships. The administration took a
vote and decided the best idea
was to rip up all the bricks in the
sidewalk and sell them to
alumnae.

Global Awareness Goes
to Grand Ole Opry

by B.F. Jones

Looking for fun . 7 Looking for a
real learning adventure. 7

Thirteen lucky ASC students
found both on the recent Global
Awareness trip to Opryland
U.S.A. in Nashville, Tennessee.

I was among those chosen few
selected for this adventure. We
set out on a co-ed, clear July
morning. All of us were dewy-
eyed with expectation as we
boarded the bus at the plush
Decatur Greyhound station.

The bus ride to Nashville
served to create a sense of family
among us adventurers. We shared
the beautiful landscape and
learned to sing Conway Twitty
songs in rounds. The real bonding
came as we sampled various nut
concoctions at Stuckey's.

Our accomodations were at the
Opryland Grand Hotel. Deco-
rated in elegant red velvet, the
hotel afforded a view of the
hallowed grounds of our pilgrim-
age. My roommate Karen and I
stood in breathless silence at our
window overlooking the sacred
Country Music Hall of Fame.

After a series of orientation
meetings that would prepare us for
our journey, we were ready to
begin. The first days consisted of
extensive tours of the rides. We
witnessed the inner workings of
each attraction, from general
mechanics to attendant training
programs.

By day four we were ready to

ride. We experienced first hand
the thrills ot which we had only
formerly dreamed. The scream-
ing Delta Demon, the Wabash
Cannonball: the excitement was
endless.

On days five through seven we
attended countless shows
performed by and honoring our
favorite country legends. The
group unanimously voted the
Porter Waggoner Show the
highlight. Actually seeing his
rhinestone-studded jacket
became a near- religious experi-
ence.

Week two consisted of a series
of lectures by famed country
musicologists. We learned the
motivations of "the art and the
artist." Our insights and visions
of the art were intensified.

However, the best moments of
bonding and learning came at the
end of the week. We attended
planned side trips to both Twitty
City and Dolly wood.

Seeing the histories of these
legends opened our eyes to a
whole new world. Larger than
life before, the stature of Conway
and Dolly was magnified tenfold
in our lives.

By the end of the trip we had
grown enormously in spiritual
ways. Our trip had become more
than a trip; it had become a life
changing journey into the depths
of art. For a mere $1 750 we had,
in the words of our faculty advisor
Dr. Brenda "Country is my life"
Jones, "touched our destinies.""

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StreetBeat

Compiled By Barbie Stitt

The Question:

Should Agnes Scott accept offer to bury toxic waste in quad?

Gerald Whittington

I think this is an excellent
idea to gain much-needed funds.
Since the government has
generously ottered upwards of $1
million per harrel buried, we may
even he ahle to lower student's
tuition hy 0.5%.

Florence Bigelow

pear tree
As a piece of natural flora at
this institution, I am appalled at
the very idea. It is hazardous
enough living on a campus
where the administration can't
even leave a simple tree in one
place for three months straight.

Joe Tech
Class of 1990

I think this is a great idea.
You've gotta think of the bottom
line. Obviously this will bring in
more money and might even
create a graduate research project
over at Tech. This would
provide hundreds of Tech
students with jobs. Think about
somebody besides yourself for

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Dede Durkheim
Class of 1992

This is all a plot! The gov-
ernment wants to breed the per-
fect soldier and they figure that
we women, exposed to this ra-
dioactive jello, will eventually
produce two-headed, seven-tool
Rambos who will gleefully go
out to fight for truth, justice,
and the American way! Well,
no way, babe. This fertile puppy
isn't going to go along with their
nefarious plot.

Meryl Strep,
student health center worker

Absolutely not. The Surgeon
General has issued a statement
saying that toxic waste will
cause an advanced case oi preg*
nancy coupled with the symp-
toms of strep throat. Everyone
should come in immediately for
a throat culture and a lecture on
the inconvenience ol pregnancy.
Little green sheets will, of
course, be distributed.

Newly Formed Mud Wrestling Team Trains for First Meet

by I am Dirty

The newly formed Agnes
Scott College mud wrestling
team will compete in the second
annual Fab One Shot Invita-
t u xnaL

The team members want to
thank Coach Anthony Serpico,
without whose foresight and
dedication co-ed mudwrestling
on this campus would have
remained a mere dream.

These dedicated womyn have
made amazing progress in the
month since they have been an
official campus organization due
to the previous work experience

r

i )t st )me of the upperclassmen
wrestlers.

Coach Tony fears u a lack of
mud;*'

The shortage of high quality
spooge has decreased the
number of practices, usually held
on the field; this has, in turn,
lessened the traffic problem on
South McDonough. The low
mud budget has forced our
grappling sisters to hold chal-
lenge matches on the quad
swamp and in front of Walters.

These impromptu matches
have led to the erection of
"Keep Off The Grass" signs on
the Walters lawn. Ms. Brenda

Jones, Walters Senior Resident,
left her prime time line-up to tell
this reporter emphatically, l4 I
will not allow my young,
innocent freshpersons to engage
in such unChristian activity."

Surprisingly enough, the
leader of the three person tag
team says she was inspired to
found the mud-wrestling team
after at lending a CA Friday
night activity entitled "Mud
Wrestling for Jesus: It's All in
the Attitude."

President Schmidt, a long-
time mud wrestling participant,
states, "We wish our womyn of
the sludge the best of luck in

their upcoming meet. I am
proud of this accepting, futuristic

By Ima Frosh

Yet another film crew will
S0011 descend on the picturesque
Agnes Scott campus.

A commercial for Tower brand
condoms h.is caused the ugly
he. id of controversy to be reared
here at Agnes Scent Coll cue.

The filming was given a
unanimous "thumbs up" tn >m the
president's committee lor
diversity. A supportive President
Schmidt quipped, "In this age of
AIDS, we need to make students
aware of the iliver.se variety of
I >pl ions m order to protect their
health."

The controversy, however, is
about the offer from Tower
C Company spokesperson, Richard
M. Hardon, for Agnes Scott
students to act as extras in the
commercial.

When asked why the Tower
condom company chose Agnes
Scott, he stated, "It was an
obvious choice for us to film at
Agnes Scott. We share the same
tower logo."

I )espite < >verwhelming student
respl >nse to this offer, many
campus notables are ardently
Opposed to Agnes Scott students

community for its endorsement
of such a misunderstood sport."

appearing in a condom commer-
cial.

The Board of Trustees has
issued the following statement:
"No young lady presently enrolled
at Agnes So >tt C \ >llege may
engage in the promot ion and/or
distribution for profit, of any sue li
device that encourages immoral
and unladylike behavior."

Walters senior resident Brenda
Jones has forbidden freshmen from
even Tl IINKINCj about acting in

the commercial.

Even I km I (arty Wis&and has

expressed mild Opp< >sit i< >n to the
^ I unmercial: "I'm all for safe sex,
but I think Students 1 time would
be better spent building a house
here in Decatur with Habit.it for

1 lumanity. I feel that this projec I

will prove to be a very rewarding
and fulfilling experience."

While the heated debate
continues among the administra-
tion, President Schmidt has
pledged her support to tin
commercial filming. She assured
Mr. Hardon that filming will
proceed as planned.

As a precaution, the Tower
C Company has erected signs in the
Decatur area to solicit community
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Administration Cuts
A Record

by Whilemena Wombat

Columbia Records cut a sweet
deal when they cut a deal with
Ruth Schmidt and Gerald
Whittington.

The record company is already
receiving advance requests for
the single "Money Makes The
World Go Round" from the
movie Cabaret, sung by the duo
from Atlanta.

The two decided to market
their talents in an effort to raise
even more money for the Blessed
and Sacred Endowment.
Although the cards were stacked
against them, these two fighters
persevered and got their record
deal.

They cut the album and then

distributed the singles throughout
Atlanta. Stations played the song
and its popularity soon spread to
every corner of the nation.

The album, entitled "Let's
Make a Deal," also includes
favorites like, "Money (That's
What I Want)," "Money Changes
Everything," and "Material Girl."
Videos will be shot on campus
using various buildings as focal
points.

You won't want to miss this
release. Albums will be available
in the bookstore on Saturday,
April 2 1 for the mere price of
$20.00 per cassette or album,
$35.99 for CD. Also, you can get
your copy signed for an additional
$5.00. Come early, and bring
your checkbook!

Who Needs Parietals on a
Landscaped Campus?

by I. Juan Tsum

It's Tuesday night. Your
squeeze-bunny has come over
to see you and he look shot !

You can't go in your room;
and you don't have enough
money for a motel. So where
do you go? If you are creative
and like to have fun, there are
many places where you can
find privacy for your intimate
behavior on campus.

Your dorm: If you live in a
dorm with nook and crannies,
you can slip away to many
places. For
instance,
the TV.
room, the
date par-
lors with
doors,
laundry
rooms or
back stair-
wells all
present
possibili-
ties. Some
favorites
through
the years

are the date parlors in Main
and Rebekah, as well as the
various little rooms in the
lobby of Winship.

The Alston Center: The
Alston Center presents many
diverse opportunities for
privacy. There are the racquet-
ball courts for starters. Also
accessible are the dance room
and the T.V. room. Don't
forget the men's dressing room;
it isn't likely that anyone will
be in there at 2 in the morn-
ing, and it has showers. Finally,
it has been noticed that the

chapel is a good hiding place.

Buttrick: If you can get in,
you can sneak up to your
favorite classroom. There are
also various stairwells. In
addition, there is the viewing
room in the lower level, as well
as G-4 which features audio-
visual equipment.

Presser: The practice rooms
are soundproof. The stage also
presents possibilities.

Dana: The pottery wheels
can be challenging as well as a
change of pace. Dana also has a
stage with a more intimate

You can't go in your room; and you
don't have enough money for a
motel. So where do you go?
If you are creative and like to have
fun y there are many places where
you can find privacy for your
intimate behavior on campus.

setting. And don't forget the
studios, with their diverse
media.

Bradley Observatory: It has

been said that the observation
deck is exhilarating. Rumor has
it that the dome can be fun. If
it is open, the planetarium is
like a microcosmic sex pit.

Outside: The amphitheater
is secluded. Also, the brick
arch in the Infirmary Gardens
is a good niche. One can also
try using the magnolia trees;
their branches and foliage can
hide lots of activities.

Dean Wistrand hides the "asset" that makes him one of Agnes Scott's sexiest men.

The Most Intriguing
Men of Agnes Scott
'Unveiled

by Rosie Gallup

An informal survey has been
conducted on campus to deter-
mine the sexiest men on campus
and their strong points. Though
there were many suggestions, in
the end, these were the winners:
Scott Snead: Hottest (married)
man on campus

Professor Pilger: Best legs (tie)
Professor Bowling: Best legs
(tie)

Professor Washburn: Mom

Grizzly Adams-ish
Dean Wistrand: Best "derriere"
Professor Johnson: BestG.Q.
Professor Ames: Most huggable
Russ Drew: Best accent
Professor Guthrie: Superman's
wonder twin

Professor Waggoner: Sexiesi

eyes

Professor Sheehey: Best "dad"
Professor Byrnside: Most fun to
be around

Professor Cochran: Most
intellectual looking but most
likely to be a wild man in bed
Professor Tumblin: Most
distinguished

Professor Ocasio: Most suave
Professor Sadun: The paradox:
most boyish face, most manly
scent

Curtis: Best public defender

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Dining Hall and Art Department Link Arms To
Create Award- Winning Exhibit

by Effie Mae Epsburg

Walk into the gallery of Dana
and you will cast your eyes upon
a piece of history. Never before
has a collaborative, modern
work of art received such praise
and renown. "Bagels, Stale and
Moldy" is a work which you will
never forget seeing.

The idea first came to Drs.
Sadler and McGehee one day as
they were eating in the dining
hall. According to the artists,

the idea struck them as they
pondered the physical state ot
the bagels they had chosen to
eat.

"We noticed that the bagel,
being round and porous, had a
mystical quality which was
appealing," states Dr. Sadler.

The two confronted Patty,
and together the three women
created the work which has
shocked the world. Countless
hours of time filled with frustra-
tion and brainstorming occured

before the work was complete.
Patty states that "It took some

"We noticed that
the bagel, being round
and porous, had a
mystical quality
which was
appealing."

time finding the bagels that were
the right consistency. They had

to be stale but still porous.
They couldn't be too dry, for
then they would not mold
properly."

Once the bagels were
selected, these three adventure-
some w omen began the grueling
process of molding the bagels.
The mold had to be the proper
color and type for the work to
be aesthetically pleasing.

The result is without equal.
Bagels are a representation of
human life in the urban age.

The mold represents the decay
of the quality of life. In an effort
to speed up the pace of our lives,
represented by the shape and
quality ot the bagels, we have
rotted from the inside.

One needs to sit and admire
the work tor Several hours to
reach the full effect ot its power.

The work will be shown for
another month before it is
moved to the National Gallery
in Washington, P.O., where it
will be on pennanent display.

Darling Stages Rockettes Recruitment Session

Pigeon Life To Be Shot on
Agnes Scott Campus

by Mitch a Powell

The College announced last
week that production of another
motion picture will be underway
at this spring.

The movie, a chronicle of the
lite ot Freddie, a baby pigeon, will
be shot in the month of May.

The screenplay, written by
Oliver Stone, reveals the
shocking habits of pigeons.
While the work. is being kept
hush-hush because of the
sensitive and shocking nature of
the revelations, we were able to
obtain descriptions of several
scenes.

In his early years, Freddie is
plagued and bullied by the baby
squirrels living on his limb. As a
result, Freddie learns to be tough
and territorial. He joins the
Young Dumpers, a gang of tough

young pigeons.

Freddie's gang flies around
campus stealing food and leaving
droppings on the newly cleaned
sidewalks and stairs around
campus.

As he matures, Freddie tires of
this activity and turns to other
pursuits of pleasure. He hooks
up with some older pigeons who
get high off hairspray.

Freddie falls into disrepute as
he begins to spend all of his time
outside the windows of Walters,
sniffing hairspray and cigarette
smoke to obtain a constant high.

Casting is being held in the
lobby of the Alston Center in
late April. While there are few
human roles, countless opportu-
nities exist for aspiring pigeons.

It should be another interest-
ing work which will bring honor
to the Agnes Seott community.

BY SCOTTYE STARR

Marilyn Darling was busy last
Tuesday directing traffic caused
by the Rockettes recruitment
going on in the tap room.

The result of one of Ms.
Darling's trips to New York last
spring, the executive director of
the Rockettes descended upon
ASC to recruit some Southern
charm for his girls. Several
enthusiastic Scotties are now
members of the famed troupe.

41 It was so exciting; I never
thought I would be picked,"
gushed ecstatic senior Katie
Pattillo.

"It has always been my dream
to try out for the Rockettes. It is
simply the ultimate," confessed
sophomore Jennifer Trumbull.

"I never thought such
opportunities existed when I
transferred here! Its fantastic!"
reported transfer Helen Harber.

The faculty and administra-
tion even kicked up their heels.
Political science professor Cathy
Scott made the final cuts. u It
was so much fun to let loose!"
she stated after the final
announcements were made.
'The political science depart-
ment will just have to go on
without me!" she chuckled.

Dean Hudson and Jan
Johnson went with Mollie
Merrick to try out "for the fun of
it." Dean Hudson and Jan were
"Broadway here 1 come!" and
began tapping circles around the
students and dance instructors.
Mollie now has to choose
between Agnes Scott and the
Rockette life she was destined to
lead.

The ASC finalists will be
performing Wednesday in the
tap room of the Alston Center
at 8:00. Come watch your
favorite professors, administra-
tors, and classmates kick up their
heels.

Ms. G* to Star On Broadway

BY IMA HlTT

Our own Ms. G. will be
opening on Broadway next
Friday.

She has been swept up in the
success of her one-woman show.
"When I put it together for the
ASC talent show, I never
thought it would go this far," she
admitted to the press last Mon-
day.

Ms. G. was perform ing in the

annual talent show on campus
last spring when her talent was
discovered. She was whisked
away on a nationwide tour to
polish the show and get it ready
for Broadway.

After a few months ot sold-out
shows and rave reviews, the
producers decided that she was
ready for her opening.

Ms. G. expressed little appre-
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on Broadway before gets her one-
woman show produced, Ms. Q,
answered that she had gotten a
good deal of practice as a standup
comic and singer, as well as
learning stress management, as
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Vivian Saker (Cher) and Stephanie Strickland (Sonny): "I C jot You, Babe"

Trustees Announce Appointment
of New Dean of the College

Press Release

The Board of Trustees of
Agnes Scott College is pleased to
announce the appointment of
Sarah R. Blanshei as Dean of the
College, effective July 16, 1990.
Dr. Blanshei is currently Provost
and Dean of the Faculty at
Lafayette College in Easton,
Pennsylvania.

Sarah Blanshei earned her
undergraduate degree from Bates
College, where she was a Phi
Beta Kappa graduate, and her
^taster's and doctorate degree
from Bryn Mawr.

She taught in the history
department of the University of
Tennessee from 1971 until 1983,
serving as head of that depart-
ment in her last three years
there. She joined Lafayette
College as its Provost and Dean
or the Faculty and Professor of
History at that time.

Receiving numerous fellow-
ships and grants for study and re-
search over the last 25 years, Dr.
Blanshei is currently working on
a hook on medieval Bologna.
She has participated in panel dis-
cussions and conferences on
medieval studies and has served
in various capacities with the

Southeastern Mediev al Associa-
tion.

She currently serves as the
chair of several associations, such
as Lehigh Valley Association oi
Independent Colleges' Council of
Provosts and Deans and the
Commission on Higher Educa-
tion of the Middle States
Association.

President Ruth Schmidt
expressed her pleasure with the
Board's new appointment. "Dean
Blanshei hrings excellent
experience and success as a
scholar-professor and administra-
tor to her new position at our
college, as we move into our
second century of excellence in
educating women."

As the new Dean of the
College, Sarah Blanshei replaces
Dr. Ellen Hall who became the
first women president oi C Con-
verse College in Spartanburg,
South Carolina, last summer.

Agnes Scott's interim dean has
been Dr. Catherine Sims, who
had a 26-year history of teaching
history and political science at
Agnes Scott before serving as
Dean of the American College
for Girls in Istanbul, Turkey, and
Dean of the College for Sweet-
briar College in Virginia.

Monday, April 16, 1990

Class of 1991 Endures Capping Week

by Susan Adams

Strange occurences abounded
on campus the week of March 26,
as the junior and senior classes
practiced the Agnes Scott
tradition of capping.

Capping, a time-honored
tradition at Agnes Scott, allows
members of the senior class to
"help" a fav orite junior make the
transition into her last year at
ASC.

Many Sonny and Cher look-a-
likes graced the campus in sup-

port of this year's 70s theme.

Throughout the week, juniors
performed in the dining hall,
giving interesting renditions of "I
Got You Babe" and Shaun
C kssidy*s classic "Da Do Ron
Ron."

Off- campus activities tor some
individuals included scavenger
hunts to local bars and special
question-asking sessions in
various Atlanta area malls.

Early morning swimming and
roller skating in Piedmont Park
were the two better known fes-

tivities for the entire class*

The capping period came to an
end Wednesday, March 28, with
a banquet for the participants and
the final ceremony.

Christian Ford, a newly capped
junior, stated, "The seniors really
did a good job this year. Every* >ne
stuck to what the reply sheets we
filled out said, making things even
more fun. It was a really good
time, but the talent show was the
best overall. It was a chance to
see everyone else looking as
foolish as you did."

Faculty Proposal on Pluses and
Minuses Enrages Students

by Annmarie Anderson

Pluses and minuses are the
rage these days. With the up-
coming faculty vote on the plus
and minus grade proposal, sub-
mitted by the academic stan-
dards committee, many students
are protesting the possibility of a
new grading system.

In the last academic year the
faculty approved a theoretical
grading system which would
allow plus and minus grades to
be used.

This system was approved
with little resistance from the
students. Now, however, stu-
dents are protesting this pro-
posal.

Based on the polls taken to
find out how the plus and minus
grading scale would affect the
students' grades, the faculty said
that the new grading system
would improve grades.

Many students feel that the
poll was misleading due to the
fact that only ten students were
polled. Some students remem-
ber the polls as saying plus grades
received extra points while
minus grades would not make
any point difference.

Chrissie Lewandowski said, "1
thought it was too good to be
true and 1 was right."

In response to the proposal
academic standards is compos-
ing, a stuent forum was held.
The faculty were invited. The
students shared their concerns
and offered suggestions to fight
the proposal.

During the discussion Mary
Frances Kerr said, "[This scale is]
setting up people to fail."

Many students looked upon
this new proposal as a hyprocrisy
to the school's interest in
diversity. Kim Compoc said,
"[They] say diversity but they
hike grades and increase
tuition."

Determined to fight this
proposal, many students met to
form the Student Voice Coali-
tion (SVC). At the meeting,
the students decided to make
posters, wear armbands, discuss
the issue with their professors,
conduct a sit-in outside the
academic standards committee
meeting, and compose a letter to
express the concerns the SVC
feels the proposal ignores. The
letter included some of the
following points:

There is an inherent
contradiction in creating a
diverse class experience and a
"cut-throat" class experience.
Already marginalized students

(African- Americans, RTCs,
etc.) will feel its effects the most.

"Fine tuning" is an anti-
liberal arts concept in a school
with so much subjective grading.

Students have "articulated
their feelings of helplessness in
having no final vote."

In the faculty meeting on
April 6, the faculty voted to
send the proposal back to
Academic Standards Commit-
tee, which will work further on
the subject and reconsider the
proposed grading scale.

It is important to keep in
mind that the grading scale
presented to students at the
Forum has only been a recom-
mendation. The same scale is
currently suggested, but only a
minority of the faculty use it.

Traditionally, the faculty/
student relationship has been
strong and supportive. Now
their ideas are divided.

Inside

Editorials

Rep Council Resolution on Plus/Minus System
Page2

News

Jean McDowell Wins Prestigious NEH Grant
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Arts & Entertainment

Cowabunga! Its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Page 2 THE PROFILE Monday, April 16, 1990

Lagniappe

Rep Rap

by Michelle Roberts

Agnes Scott College gloats over its student-faculty ratio.
Usually, students and faculty find the small class size and the
opportunity for personal attention to be mutually rewarding.

In the past few weeks, tension between students and
faculty has arisen over the plus/minus controversy, disturbing
the peaceful balance. Students have come together, rumors
have spread as information has been misinterpreted, and
some members of the faculty, usually so receptive and
responsive to students' concerns, have assumed a mocking
attitude toward student response on this issue.

We need to focus on the needs of the student body.
Gaines was almost completely filled at the Student Forum,
and no one in the auditorium would stand up in favor of
pluses and minuses. Within a week, posters and signs
covered Buttrick, professors were confronted, and an organ-
izational meeting was held to unite a student voice and to
create vehicles to enable that voice to be heard. Obviously,
we are vehemently opposed to the plus/minus system.

Students have been encouraged to recalculate their grade
point averages. Apparently, random samples have been
done, but no actual results have been given to the student
body, and there have been discrepancies between the
informal statistics given to Rep Council and those given to
the student body at the Student Forum. Students immedi-
ately found that their G.P.A.s would be hurt by the plus/
minus system and have revolted against it.

The faculty argues that the plus/minus system will reduce
stress: for example, if a student goes into a final exam with a
borderline A/B, the exam will not determine a full grade
point difference; a B+ will only be .33 lower than an A-.
1 !* wever, the A- will no longer be worth 4.0 points; it will
be worth 3.67. Pluses will help, but there is no A+, which
seems to skew the scale. It will be more difficult than ever to
make an A.

Students at Agnes Scott work hard. It is surprising that
more of us do not have drug or alcohol problems, eating
disorders and other manifestations ot a success-oriented
environment. Professors should look back on their own
c< allege careers and remember what the pressure can do to a
person before they scoff at the students' problems, many of
which are hidden from the faculty who generally see stu-
dents only in classes.

The basis for the proposal has been stared as a "fine
tuning" for the grading scale. At the same time, faculty
members assure students that grades are not that important
and wonder why we are creating such a stir. The College's
admissions standards are highly selective, and the academics
are extremely competitive. It cannot be denied that.grades
are important: for maintaining scholarships, for academic
honors, and for graduate study and job recruitment.

Our grades themselves seem to be a "fine tuning" for our
futures, determining many opportunities for us. Although it
is not fair to be identified by one's grades, many students feel
thai grades arc th.it important. The institution of a system
which will lower our grades, our self-esteem, and our Oppor-
tunities is cruel and insensitive.

Communication between faculty and students is crucial in
this situation. Professors should say exactly what they feel,
taking the time to explain why they think that students
would benefit from the plus/minus system, and really listen
to student response. I cannot believe that the faculty would
favor anything that would hurt the students, so there must
be some justification for their beliefs. Let's hear it!

Determining the Colleges academic standards is one of
the only outlets for our professors' voices. But where do
students 1 \ iko count? We are the ones whose grades will
suffer. Regardless of the faculty's individual feelings on the
matter, respect for students' welfare should remain top
priority. I low can such ov erwhelming student feeling be
ignored I

by Betsy Johnson

Although the new Rep
Council has only been in session
for two weeks, we have already
dealt with several important
issues.

The most publicized issue has
been, of course, the new
proposals from Academic
Standards Committee regarding
pluses and minuses and the
refined grading scale. Rep
Council decided to hold a
student forum in order to
explain to the student body
what the proposals were and to
get some feedback from the
students. We feel the forum was
helpful in establishing the
majority opinion of the campus;
however, there seemed to be a
good deal of confusion generated
about the proposals. Rep
discussed what action, if any, we
should take in this matter and
decided to draft a petition to be
circulated among the students
for their signature. We also
decided to clarify our position
on the proposals by writing a

by Elizabeth Peryam

"The wind blows where it will
and no one knows from whence
it comes or where it goes..."

Many people find comfort and
security in their own oppression.
And because they have chosen
the plain vanilla flavor of hi ind
obedience, they see no reason
why the rest of us should enjoy
the exhilarating array of flavors
av ailable in a life of independent
thinking.

Too many women are willing
to relinquish the responsihilit \ for
their lives to men. ll I can't do
that," they whine. "My daddy/
husband/preacher/date won't Let
me." They allow themselves to
be bound down by fear of embar-
rassment or coercion, threats of
pain, loneliness or eternal hell, so
they won't venture into un-
charted or dangerous territory.

But those of who do live free,
live celebrating. It takes a lot of
faith, and not the fear-filled faith
ot most christians (or is it the
faith-filled fear?). With real trust,
you can go anywhere, he friends
with anyone, try out any new way
of thinking, do anything and
know that "Thou art with me."

But tin) many of us give .ill this
away. "I love you. Take my
future. I don't need it." Or
"Everybody says that's no longer
fashionable (or not nice, or
unladylike, or I'll go to hell), so
I'll just let them do my thinking
for me."

A dear, wonderful woman told

resolution to be published here
and in the Campus Connection.

On April 3, the following
resolution was passed:

"We the members of the Rep-
resentative Council of Agnes
Scott College oppose the
adoption of a grade point system
incorporating pluses and
minuses. As the handbook
states, 'The purpose of this body-
is to represent the students to
the administration and to be
aware of students' concerns and
needs" (page 50). While we are
aware of student opposition to a
plus/minus system, we are
concerned that our voice, as well
as the voice of the student body
as a whole, is not taken as
seriously as it should be.

We believe that student
outcry on the issue of pluses and
minuses is symptomatic of a
general feeling of helplessness
and frustration. Student opinion
in matters affecting them in and
out of the classroom is not taken
into consideration as it should
be, and the voice of the students
is not heard.

Time Traveler

me the other day, "I enjoy your
column. I admire you so much
f< >r speaking out," she said, and
continued, "I have clever stood up
and stated what I believe. I've
always been atmid. But after so
many years of believing hut not
speaking, you just become
nothing. Nothing." And she
looked very sad.

Could it be that a truth
unspoken becomes a lie. 7

Many religious teachings

We have generated a petition
for the student body to sign that
enumerates the reasons for
student opposition to the plus/
minus system."

Other issues that Rep has dealt
with this month have been the
assignment of committees for
each Rep member and the
selection of a Rep gift for the
campus. Each member is
responsible for working on two
committees while on Rep
Council. Various committees
include the food, budget,
publicity, environmental and
social awareness, and the public
safety committee.

The Rep gift is something that
Rep gives to the campus each
year that is for the whole commu-
nity. As of yet, we have not
settled on a gift; suggestions have
ranged from condom machines
for the dorms to fruit juice
machines and Xerox copiers. We
are investigating the feasibility of
each option and, hopefully, will
make a selection soon. Please
refer any suggestions to a member
of Rep council.

would have us believe that God is
way up there and we are way down
here and never the twain shall
meet, except by superhuman
effort. But if, as they also say, C rod
is all -powerful, even where -present
and all-knowing, then there is no
hum, in skin thick enough to keep
( iod out, not even the skin ot
those who believe the most in the
myth ot original sin.

Made in the image ot God
(continued from Ini{>c4)

AGNES
SCOTT

THE PROFILE

The Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott I !oliege

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academic year. The views expressed in the editorial
section are those oi the author and do not necessarily
represent the views oi the student body, (acuity, oi
administration.

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Monday, April 16, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 3

Letters To The Editor

Racial and
Religious Slurs

Dear Editor:

Abortion is a liberal cause, so
it is not surprising that the
presence of the Catholic arch-
bishop as an invited guest on the
Agnes Scott campus would pro-
voke response.

What is surprising is that The
Profile would permit one writer to
sink to racial and religious slurs,
akin to the most ignorant forms of
anti-Catholicism of the past.

One could sadly turn away
from the astounding printed state-
ment in The Profile that Catholics
"have ruthlessly attempted to
destroy all competition by killing
all possible followers of other
religions across the earth."

Howev er, to find it too low a
statement to respond to and
denounce is to allow it to stand in
someone's mind unchallenged.

The author needs a history
lesson first. Then perhaps she can
open her mind to divergent points
of view about the issues of the
day.

Anti-Catholicism is no more
tolerable than anti-Semitism and
other forms of bigotry. It should
be unworthy of your publication
and your college.

Sincerely,

Gretchen Keiser

Editor

The Georgia Bulletin

April 5, 1990

On 2-17-90 a wheel cover was
stolen from a vehicle parked on
East Dougherty Street. This inci-
dent was the second in one week.
No further problems have been
reported in the East Dougherty
area.

Between March 12-13, 1990, a
wallet was stolen from a purse left
in an administrative office in
Buttrick Hall. On March 2 1 ,
1990, the victim advised the De-
partment of Public Safety that
her wallet had been found. The
wallet was returned to the victim
by mail. All of her belongings
were returned, with the excep-
tion of $1.00.

The importance of fire drills
cannot be stressed enough. We
are aware that many persons find
the drills to be a nuisance..
However, we are serious about
protecting the campus commu-
nity from the dangers of fire. The
recent disaster in a New York city
night spot serves as a sad illustra-
tion of the absolute necessity for
proper safety routes and measures.
Drills help to establish, as second
nature, a safe response to an
emergency situation. Your
support of and participation in
these drills is therefore essential.

The Department of Public
Safety recently held a late
evening seminar on rape preven-

Making a
Difference

Dear Editor:

Being a woman does not
qualify me to be a member of a
minority by any definition: de-
mographically nor deprivation-
ally (thank you, Peter Berger).
Statistics and stereotypes are
powerful tools and can be used
to the advantage or disadvantage
of all sides of an issue. Frankly, I
would like to see some "cross-
cultural" studies based on
person hood.

Meanwhile, let us experiment
with honesty (an attribute not
particularly fashionable these
days) and take personal responsi-
bility rather than resorting to
the unattractive ploy of "poor
me" and "if... only."

Not to study history is to
deny its existence; however,
using it as a reason for v indie -
tiveness over past atrocities is to
evoke paralyzing negativity that
will exhaust me and distract me
from tapping into my present
sources of creativity and ability.
It suits me to deal with the here
and now, here and now. It suits
me not to be intimidated and
victimized by statistics and
stereotypes. It suits me to
interfere with societal self-

tion. Lt. Amy Lanier conducted
the seminar which included
informal discussion, lecture, and
two crime prevention videos.
The Department of Public
Safety would like to thank the
students who attended the semi-
nar and to encourage the con-
tinued support of our programs.

During the week of March 25-
30, 1990, several ASC Public
Safety Officers participated in a
firearms qualification procedure.
The Georgia Peace Officers
Standards and Training Council
requires all police officers to
qualify with a score of 80% on a
prescribed course. ASC officers
qualifying with scores above
90% were: Chief Rus Drew, Sgt. '
Gregory Scott, Sgt. Curtis
Parrott, and Off. Charlotte York.
The entire department partici-
pates in fireanns qualification at
least twice per year.

Please welcome Officer
Charlotte York to the Agnes
Scott community. Officer York
is a graduate of Georgia State
University, with a bachelors
degree in Criminal Justice. Prior
to coming to Agnes Scott,
Officer York was employed by
the GSU Police Department for
over five years. As the only
female investigator at Georgia
State Officer York gave particu-
lar attention to crimes against
women.

fulfilling prophecy, whenever I
can be aware of it and its conse-
quences.

Being a woman is a wonderful
condition an asset, in my
view not a liability. I do not
consider separatism, castration
and/or ball-busting legitimate
means, nor do I consider the goal
of "power over" an honorable erui.
Instead, let's talk about person-
hood. Let's talk about strength,
not power. Let's talk about
courage, not vindictiveness. Let's
consider approaching language by
purging it of ism words, i.e.
Catholicism, Protestantism,
femninism, sexism, racism,
ageism.

Let's put our energies into
making sure that every American
has an opportunity to learn how
to read; every American has an
opportunity to function in a
reality that makes drug use
unattractive, unnecessary for
blacks, whites, males, females,
young and old.

In a toast she chose to deliver
in Black English vernacular to
distinguished women anthroplo-
gists at their meeting in Spain,
Johnetta Cole, president of
Spelman College, said, "We be's
for difference", for respecting
difference, for allowing for
difference until difference don't
make no difference no more."
I like that.
Sincerely,
Joyce Latimer

Faculty
Information

Dear Editor:

We believe in frredom of the

BY MlCHELE A. BARARD

Why must it be that when
anything apparently positive
happens in African and African-
American cultures it is presented
to a class as if it were not inten-
tional? Why must various aspects
of African and African-American
societies have developed in certain
ways as an "accident?" If the
Europeans could have been so-
phisticated enough to "decide" to
experiment with something, why
couldn't the Africans?

Right about now, you're
probably saying to yourself,
"Nobody said that Africans aren't
as sophisticated as Europeans.
What is she going on about?" The
fact of the matter is that I went to
a class and was told this about
Africans. It was implied through
the use of words like "accidental"
when referring to African develop-
ment and "prescribed" when
referring to European develop-
ment. As an African-American
student, it offends me to hear this

press. However, we also believe
in a responsible press. The past
three Time Traveler articles
have displayed a dismaying
pattern of irresponsibility. Each
of these articles appeared to
have been based on faulty
premises which were then
presented as factual information.

1 1 is not necessary to argue the
lack of accuracy in Ms. Peryam's
rather original presentation of
human genetics Dr. Wistrand
and Dr. White have done that
quite adequately. But I must
comment on the almost
frightening level of anger and
hostility portrayed in the
February 23 entry. Time
Traveler has committed the
classic error of placing blame
and responsibility for an entire
institutional history upon the
shoulders of one contemporary
individual.

One of us has children.
When they were young, I taught
them to avoid suppositions based
upon either inadequate or faulty

Time Traveler (continued from

means made by the all-powerful
creator with the ability to create.
Some of us create with our hands
like the potter at the wheel. But
most creation occurs in our
minds. Our fondest dreams are
the stuff our later lives are made
of.

The things we love and do the
best are the talents the master has
entrusted to us. Also entrusted to
us are the power and integrity
necessary to fulfill those dreams.
As we work on the physical plane,

The Forum

type of implied racism.

The professors who use these
types of words will not consider
themselves racists. The students
of European descent will not
consider these professors racists.
However, many African-
American students on this
campus will consider these
professors racists.

The unintentional use of
racist language is a major
problem with race relations at
Agnes Scott. We are all trying
to pretend that what happened
last year did not change us, but it
did. The black students are
more sensitive to verbal barbs.
The white students are attempt-
ing either to be cautious or to
say nothing. The tension is still
thick enough to cut it with a
knife. Yet time and again we are
faced with racism not overt,
not blatant, nothing that can
really be addressed but it is
unintentionally implied racism.

How do we approach a
professor, whom we are meant to

inormation and then presenting
these suppositions as facts.
Fortunately, they seem to have
learned that lesson. Time
Traveler has not.

Ms. Peryam is a talented
writer. We would like to see her
rise to that talent with less
biased, more accurate Profile
editorials.

Sincerely,
Jean McDowell
Regenia Thames

Whose
Prerogative?

Dear Editor:

As a member of the Agnes
Scott community, 1 am continu-
ally enraged and embarrassed by
the "Time Traveler" column
regularly published in The
Profile. But rather than to honor
Ms. Peryam with a rebuttal, I
have addressed this to The Pro-
file. It is menat simply as an
inquiry to The Profile staff.

Students are often drawn to
Agnes Scott because of our
commitment to academic truth
and our open-minded accep-

(continued from page 4)

page 2)

materials are provided for us to
build according to the patterns in
our minds.

My friend Harry says, "The
only sin is ignorance, and the only
ignorance is the illusion of
separation from God." My friend
Jesus said, "The kingdom of
heaven is within." Notice there
are no conditions on that.
Instead of looking for powers from
without to guide our lives, let's. go
within and listen to the still, small
voice to lead us.

respect, to explain after such a
hurt, that his or her paradigm
about Africans and their
descendants needs to be re-
evaluated? How do we tell the
person, on whom we rely to
grade us fairly, that we feel that
he or she needs to look more
carefully at how things are
presented to the class? How do
we tell the professor that we, as
African- Americans, deeply
resent the minimizing of the
actions, accomplishments, and
lifestyles of our foremothers and
forefathers, especially since this
development has had such direct
impact on the lives of all
Americans in some way.

You will tell us to go to the
professor, to talk with him or
her, to be respectful and not
defensive, and to say all of what
I have just said. Well, we can't.
We're afraid. We wish to simply
get out of college as quickly as
possible with as little trouble as
possible. Now tell me, tell all of
us: HOW DO WE DO THIS?

Public Safety News

Student Speaks Out on Word Choice and Paradigms

Page 4 THE PROFILE Monday, April 16, 1990

Letters (continued from page 3)

tance of all peoples. As students,
we are taught to respect all
opinions and beliefs, and to
balance our own convictions
against an ideal of intellectual
honesty. Ms. Peryam's column
adheres to none of these
fundamental principles. Rather,
she thrives on stereotyping on
the basis of race, religion, and
sex. She approaches issues with
a blatant disregard for honesty
and sound reasoning.

My question is simply this:
Why is her crude prejudice and
malignment of fact rewarded
with an exclusive column? If she
cares to submit editorials, that is
her prerogative and it is yours
to print them. But to grant a
private column implies support
from The Profile for her pro-
poganda. Our Profile is sent to
prospective students, parents,
alumnae and other institutions.
Is it our intention to portray
Agnes Scott as an asylum for
close-minded deception and
bigotry or as an academic
institution of merit. 7

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Graves

Catalog of
Truth

Dear Editor,

We, some concerned and
perhaps opinionated juniors,
have a pretty good idea about
what it is like to attend Agnes

Scott College by now. It has
come to our attention while
reading over the school catalog
that it would be in the best
interests of the incoming
students that they have a good
idea of what ASC is like, as op-
posed to some picturesque fan-
tasy. Keep in mind that all of
these stories are true. We feel
that a truthful description of
ASC should read something like
this:

Agnes Scott is a women's
college located outside of
Atlanta in the metropolis of
Decatur, complete with roaring
trains, police and ambulance
sirens, and drug busts right across
the street. As you can see, it has
everything to accompany a
serene atmosphere made just for
studying. If you are one of the
lucky ones, you may find yourself
being approached by a man
wearing a ski mask and pointing
a gun at you in Hopkins parking
lot (that is, if you are fortunate
to find a parking space to begin
with), but do not be afraid, for
he will probably just want to
borrow your car for a little
while that's all.

For those of you without a
car, you may have to find other
means of transportation.
Atlanta is blessed with a transit
system known as MARTA, and
ASC students are even further
blessed by having a MARTA
station just a few blocks away. If
you find yourself needing a ride
to get to the station, do not

hesitate to call Public Safety to
give you one. Be aware of the
fact, however, that they may not
feel overjoyed by providing this
service, even if they have a new
all-terrain vehicle that "makes
them more visible to the
community."

Once on MARTA you may
find the experience quite
rewarding. Some students have
reported they have had the joy
of being flashed, approached by
drunk men (they probably just
wanted to talk), or even having
a man masturbate right across
the aisle from them. It may
sound scary, but fear not they
mean you no harm.

The campus life of ASC is yet
another experience in itself.
There are many areas to be
covered and information you
need to be aware of. First, the
dining hall offers a wide variety
of foods such as rice, rice, or rice.
You may feel inclined to bring
your own chopsticks, however,
because the silverware does not
exactly have that so-clean-you-
can-see-your-face-in-it shine. If
you were not a vegetarian before
you came to ASC, you will be
one before you leave (some
vegetarians may disagree with
this, for they do not feel that
their preferences are fulfilled
either). You may also discover
that the dining hall is one place
you can enter famished and
leave feeling the same way.

Dorm life is an experience at
any college, and the one at ASC

will provide you with some fond
and not so fond memories.
While a freshman your rooming
choices are limited, but you have
the opportunity for even more
limited choices as an upperclass-
man. If you are a sick person
(that is, if you have allergies),
you can live in the only air
conditioned hotel/dorm for your
entire stay. For those who are
healthy, many trying situations
may be encountered, due to the
tendency to admit more students
than there is room.

Sometimes who you live next
to is as important as who you live
with. More important, however,
is the room in which you will
live. ASC provides its students
with some beautiful rooms but, as
you know, looks are not every-
thing. Do not be surprised if you
have to situate your bed in such a
way as to avoid the rain coming
through your roof. Furthermore,
sometimes you do not have to
concern yourself with washing
your clothes because, on the
fourth floor of Main, you can just
leave them in your not -so-
waterproof closet. As you can
see, the dorm rooms are able to
provide you with the joy of living
outside as well as living inside.
Finally, if you find the number of
people in your room does not
equal the number of closets,
don't despair. A nice commodity
called a wardrobe will be
furnished after you have lived out
of your suitcase for two months.

ASC is known not only for its
rigorous academic schedules, but
also for the fact that, by the time
a woman concludes her stay here,
she is able to be independent and
to take care of herself. Some
students may find themselves
becoming independent at an
earlier stage of the game. This
may occur when one has a
professor who doesn't believe in
using calculators to calculate
grades. Thus, his/her educated
guesses may be off by a couple of
letter grades, but do not be afraid:
you can go to the registrar's office
and have them changed yourself.

Independence comes to those
who have professors who do not
believe in using class time to
teach, but instead to read
newspaper articles [Relevant to
the material the student is to be
learning. Independence ; i| st )

comes CO those who are not (made
aware of the changes in the
requirements for her major and
thus struggles through these
classes, alters her G.P.A., and
relinquishes the possibility of
graduating with honors. It would
be in your best interest, then, i >
be both a responsible student and
your own advisor and in some
cases your own teacher as wel 1 . It
builds character and makes it
easier on the administration.

Finally, once a student has
graduated from ASC and she
finds a job with the character she
has built, n}r- cm begin paying

back the exorbitant loan she has
due to the outlandish tuition
increases that occurred every year
while she was here. Not only
that, but she may even be able to
purchase somehting from the
campus shop since she could not
do so as a student considering
that their prices are inversely
related to the ASC student's
budget.

We hope that you will decide
to attend ASC and experience
the joy that others before you
have.

Respectfully submitted,
Non-Cobhers United

Time Traveler
Responds to Parry

Dear Editor,

1 refuse to be painted with
the same brush as the KKK
because I absolutely favor free-
dom of religion for everyone,
which also means freedom from
other people's religions.

Simone Weil wrote, "Christ
rejected the Devil's offer of the
kingdom oi this world. But the
Church. ..has succumbed to it."
Some people would snatch the
very bread off our plates in this
life so that later, when we and
our unwanted children are starv-
ing, they can bribe and manipu-
late us with promises of pie in
the sky by and by.

Please look at it this way: A
foreign government, blatantly
discriminatory against us and
therefore exclusively male, leads
an unconstitutional attack upon
the laws of this country which
affect, exclusively, females.
Does our esteemed philosopher
suggest that we meekly and
silently submit to this illegal in-
vasion of our laws and our lives
for bear of being labelled "anti-
catholic"?

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Peryam

Time Traveler
Responds to Goldstein

Dear Editor,

1) Rolf Hochhuth, in his
book The Deputy, available in the
library, provides ample documen-
tation of the history of the
contract signed by Hitler and the
Pope and the Vatican's subse-
quent compliance with that
agreement during WWII. I Inler
teared the Pope's power and
backed down every time he spoke
out a^.nnst the similiter which,

unfortunate!) i> >r ntulli< *ns of Jews,
was not very often.

2) John Paul II rec enily
deplored the destruction of the

environment. V< mi <. laim glory

tor the church because it "battles"
against (amine. Bill overpopula-
tion is the main cause <>f environ-

mental destruction leading to
famine Y< >ur chi 6en church

could fjghl I. unine more effec-

tively, and attain some credibil'

(continued from page 5)

Take A Break!

What would you do if someone
offered you the chance to get away
from it all. To leave school, your
parents, everything behind and
do something you've never done
before. Like white-water rafting,
mountain climbing, or cave
exploring.

And what it you knew you'd
come back stronger, more con-
lidcnt. and with a dozen friend-
ships that would last you a
lifetime?

seems quite as daunting.

Most Outward Bound courses
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canoeing, sailing, mountaineering,
and backpacking. Some last a
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But don't worry. You don't have
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are in average physical
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Typically, there are
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That's what Outward
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It s about you. and who
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lengrs that nature can throw |
at you. nothing else in life

each group. Instructors are all
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Monday, April 16, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 5

Pat Murray checks blood pressure at the Health Fair.

Jean McDowell Becomes First ASC Student
To Receive Esteemed Award

Fair Aims to Keep

By Beth Bi am v

Atlanta area hospitals, health
agencies, and pharmacutical
companies were represented at
the College's second annual
Health Fair.

Sponsored hy Student Health
Services and CHOICES, the Fair
was held in the Alston Campus
Student Center on April 5.
Memhers and employees of
various health organizations pro-
vided services and information to
the Agnes Scott College commu-
nity.

Northside Hospital offered a
variety of health tests, including
mammograms and cholestoral
and hearing screenings. Decatur
and Charter Peachford Hospitals
provided information on eating
disorders, drug and alcohol abuse,
and stress reduction.

The health agencies repre-
sented at the fair included the
Atlanta Lung Association, the
American Cancer Society, the
American Diabetes Association,
the National Black Women's
Health Project, AID Atlanta, the
Georgia Dental Association, and

by Daphne Norton

Dr. John Carey, professor of
Bible and Religion, challenged
his audience with a lecture en-
titled "Limits, Boundaries, and
Ambiguities."

Mortar Board asked that Dr.
Carey prepare this lecture as
though it were the last one he
would ever give.

Sharing his wisdom, Dr. Carey
not only prepared students for life
after Agnes Scott, but he also
gave advice that can be put to use
now.

Dr. Carey began by encourag-
ing students to enjoy life and to
be multidimensional people,
keeping many interests alive.

He explained that travel and
global awareness experiences
often change our outlook on life,
since by putting ourselves in very
different contexts, we open
ourselves to new life experiences.

Letters ( c< mtmued from page 4)
ity, if it ever made that connec-
tion and revised its birth control
dogma accordingly.

3) It takes a pretty slippery
mind to deny the qualitative and
quantitative differences between
a walking, talking, breathing,
dreaming human being and the
inchoate mass of cells you call a
"baby". It takes a very cruel
heart to tell your sister that you
prefer that mass of cells to any
hopes and dreams she may have
had.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Peryam

the Red Cross.

Each of these agencies
distributed literature pertaining
to their particular organizations,
as well as information on current
health issues.

At the Ortho Pharmaceutical
Corporation and Whitehall
Pharmaceuticals booths, general
product infomration was
displayed. An employee of the
McKinney Apothecary, located
in Decatur, was also present with
general pharmacy information.

Independent medical
professionals participated in
Health Fair 1990 as well.
Optomologist Dr. David
Levenson, M.D., provided vision
and glaucoma screening, and Dr.
Frank Sinkoe, D.P.M., was
available to discuss his practice
in podiatry and other health-
related issues.

Agnes Scott employees of the
Student Health Center were also
on hand to provide blood
pressure screenings and to
distribute literature regarding
women's health issues and other
health problems that are of
concern to college students.

In this light, he urged us to
realize the problems in America's
society. For example, we should
not be satisfied with problems so
severe as the homeless crisis.

Dr. Carey's advice also
prepared students for ambiguity.
Unfortunately, situations and
decisions are not always clear-cut,
and we can not feel absolutely
certain about anything.

However, we need not remain
trapped in this uncertainty.
Through role models, Dr. Carey
explained, we can commit
ourselves to a purpose. We need
a direction or goal for our lives.

Next, he encouraged us to be
as charitable as possible. Dr.
Carey finds forgiveness to be a
much more admirable quality
than judgement. He encouraged
people to develop a tolerance for
those whom we do not under-
stand.

The need to be lifted from
ordinary concerns can be fulfilled
through a religious community.
A religious community nurtures
us and encourages us.

A wide variety of such
communities provide healing,
from traditional denominations
to new religious groups. Carey
added that, regardless ot the kind
of community, we all need
interaction that is positive and
leads to self-development.

As a conclusion to his lecture,
Dr. Carey challenged us to follow
our callings. Happiness is not a
goal in itself. We should decide
for ourselves what is worth a
lifetime investment. Often,
happiness comes as a byproduct.

By Erika Stamper

Jean McDowell, an RTC and
a philosophy major, has been
awarded a National Endowment
for the Humanities Junior
Scholar Grant.

She is the first Agnes Scott
student to receive this award.

This grant is possible through
the Younger Scholars Awards.
The recipients of the reward will

by Michelle Hampton

On April 10, the Space Shuttle
Atlantis launched from the
Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Nestled in its cargo bay was the
most innovative and technologi-
cally advanced telescope ever
developed the Hubble Space
Telescope.

After 20 years of planning and
testing, the telescope has been
placed into orbit 380 miles above
the Earth, where it now expands

be expected to work full time for
nine weeks during the summer.
During this time the scholar will
do research and write a paper
under the supervision of a
humanities scholar.

Jean was awarded the grant
after she submitted a proposal for
a summer research project. She
was in competition with students
all over the country. A panel of
nationally known scholars in the

scientists' view of the universe by
125 times.

The telescope can detect light
at a distance of 14 billion light
years away from the Earth.

Its mission over its 1 5 year
lifespan will be to study the
origins and evolution of the
universe, helping scientists make
predictions for the future.

Pilots Loren J. Shriver and
Charles F. Bolden, and mission
specialists Kathryn D. Sullivan,
Bruce McCandless II, and Dr.

humanities judged her proposal and
thought it to be worthy of funding.

Jean, having an interest in
bioethics, is doing her summer
study on the topic, "Bioethics,
Utilitarianism, and Mills." Her
study is based on the philosophy
of John Stewart Mills.

She will spend her summer
doing research on a particular
problem in the area of medical
ethics.

Steven A. Hawley made up the
shuttle crew.

Dr. Hawley was responsible
for operating the shuttle's
mechanical arm, which placed
the telescope into orbit. Mc-
Candless, the EVA (extrave-
hicular activities) specialist, saw
to the final adjustments of the
telescope once it was outside of
the shuttle's cargo bay.

The information supplied by
this shuttle mission and the
continuing mission of the
Hubble Space Telescope may
lead to invaluable advancements
in space and science technology.

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by Adriane Creety

If you're Like many people, you plan to seek a job after graduation,
maybe even with a specific company.

Getting information about that company can give you the cutting
edge in making a good impression with your employer.

Career Planning and Placement has a variety of sources which can
equip you with this knowledge.

A list of alumnae working in a variety of fields has been compiled
by the Career Planning and Placement Off ice, and is continually
updated. This can help you start the networking process, and ulti-
mately increase your chances of landing that all-important interview.

In the Career Library, company binders and Hies represents wide
variety of companies. Many books in the reference section of the
library contain factual information about the best companies to work
for in the United States, some listed according to region and some by
career.

Stop by Career Planning and Placement to find out more about
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Last Lecture Clears Ambiguities

Hubble Space Telescope Launched

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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.:
Modern Black Politician

BY MlCHELE A. BARARP

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.,
was born in 1908 in New Ha-
ven, Connecticut. The family
later moved to New York City.
His lather was pastor of "Abyssin-
ian Baptist Church, one of Har-
lem's largest churches.

Adam Jr. graduated trom
Colgate University in 1930. He
also became assistant pastor of
Abyssinian. Adam Powell
ml inued hi> education to

obtain a master's degree in
religious education from

Columbia Teachers College in
1932. From 1937 to 1970
Powell served as pastor to the
A b yss i n i a n c ongrega t i on .

In the 1930s, Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr., led protest marches
tor jobs and against segregation.
In 1941, he was the first
African-American to win
election to the New York City
Council. In 1944, he was
elected to the U.S. House ol
Representatives.

Adam Powell challenged
racial segregation within
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restaurants, and hotels.

He introduced what came to
be known as the Powell Amend-
ment w hich called tor the cutting
ol federal funds to organizations
which practiced racial segrega-
tion. Unfortunately, this
amendment was never passed.

While Powell was chairman of
the House Committee on
Education and Labor in 1961, he
helped pass legislation to aid
education and job training and to
fight poverty.

Powell's position on racism
earned him many enemies. In
1960, he became involved in a
libel suit in New York City.
Powell refused to answer the
subpoena based on Congressional
immunity. In 1966, he was cited
far contempt ot court for refusing
to pay damages.

One year later, Powell's
enemies in the House of Repre-
sentatives voted to exclude him

Baha'i Symposium Aims for
Intracultural Understanding

by Lavli Miller

China is one of the most
ignored and one of the largest
populations on earth.

It took mass death last June
at Tienanmen Square for the
w orld to become aware of a long
Chinese cultural history.

At the Baha'i International
Chinese Symposium in San
Francisco, Chinese and South-
east Asian culture was studied.

Forty people, including
Chinese and Southeast Asian
university students and people of
other races from all over the
world, gathered together for the
united purpose of learning from
and giving respect to Chinese
culture.

University participants came
from Harvard, Berkeley,
University of Southern Califor-
nia, Stanford, and Purdue.

Other countries were repre-
sented by citizens of Ecuador,
Hawaii, Surinam, England,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan,
and Macau.

The West has distorted much
of Chinese culture. For ex-
ample, u sina" is the correct pro-
nunciation of China, but
because of lazy diplomats and
cocky journalists the world has
adopted the most convenient
way to say it.

Also, many oi the "Chinese"
fortune cookies that claim
Confucius, a revered Chinese
prophet, as their author are
grossly inaccurate.

"One picture is worth a

thousand words" was originally
written by Confucius to be,
"One hundred hearings is not
worth one seeing."

There is much that the West,
and particularly American
culture, can leam from the
Chinese. The world today could
use many ot the values impor-
tant to this unbroken civilization
of five thousand years.

When a group of Chinese
were asked to rate Issues most
important to their culture they
spoke of family, wealth and
security, harmony and peace,
education, respect tor others,
morality, health, and following
words with deeds.

At the formation ot the
United Nations In San Francisco
in 1945 the ambassador from
China made a mot ion that
China was prepared to give up
part ot their sovereignty to form
a unified world federation if the
rest of the participating coun-
tries would do the same.

The motion was not sec-
onded and denied* By now,
perhaps the world has grown
enough in maturity to follow
China's example and could also
be willing to give up attach-
ments ot race and politics to
fonn one unified world.

The conference ended with a
prayer, recited and sung with
beautiful Chinese melody and
dance. On an inspired note, the
conference silently pledged to
learn trom and understand
cultures not appreciated
appropriately by the world.

from his sen. Powell tiled a
federal suit because he felt this

action would not have been
taken against a white man.

The same year, during a
special election to fill his seat,
Powell won an overwhelming
majority of the votes. The same
thing occurred in 1968.

The U.S. Supreme C foiifl

ruled that it was unconstitu-
tional lor the House to exclude
him trom his sc.it. Powell was
reinstated. In 1970, Powell lost
the Democratic Party primary

election and retired. He died

tw( i years Liter in Miami,

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It's Spring: The Search For Right Room and Roomate

by Leigh Stanford

Spring at ASC means one
thing: pretty soon you will he
drawing numbers to determine
in what order they will be
picking the rooms for next year.

Your choice of rooms depends
on your ranking and the number
you draw in the room lottery.
The idea is that seniors should
be allowed preference since this
is their last year of college, but
all students should have some
choice in determining where
they live,

The room lottery means that
not all of us will get what we
want, and not all of us will have
a good number.

Technically, the best number
in the room lottery should be ^1
in the senior class"? Those with
progressively worse numbers will
have to be more willing to
compromise. All students select
three rooms in which they are
willing to spend the upcoming
academic year. Don't be hasty.
A year is a long time.

The process of selecting a
room and rex animate can be
divided into three main parts:
location, features, and room-
mate. Don't make the mistake
of thinking you only have to
consider the room.

"How tar am I going to have
to walk. 7 " is, for many students,
the most important considera-

tion. There are five dorms that
will house students at Agnes
Scott for the next academic
year: Walters, Winship,
Rebekah, Main, and Inman, and
they are listed here in the order
of how far they are from Buttrick
Hall hub of ASC campus life.

Lovers of nature will certainly
appreciate the beauty of
Winship's location. Winship
looks out onto a small courtyard
with weeping willow trees.
Students often come here to
unw ind in the shade.

Still other students will be
especially concerned with diet
and may want a room that is
easily accessible to a dining
establishment. Their room
choices will, however, depend
on what they classify as edible,
In >m Dairy Queen and the
Freight Room to the snack bar
and perhaps even the dining
hall.

A look at the nicknames of
some dorms might give you a
clue to their characters. "Hotel
Inman" and u Wacky Walters"
are two nicknames all ASC
students should be familiar with.

"Hotel Inman" is a luxury by
any standards. All of the rooms
have air conditioning which can
be regulated by the students.
Some students, however,
complain that Inman is too quiet
and that the residents appear
unfriendly.

Spring Equinox Starts off a
Season of Peace

Hold your breath, Agnes
Scott, the pagans are back.
Actually, we never left we just
had to move out for Spring
Break.

And what a Spring Break it
was! On March 2 1 , we cele-
brated the Spring Equinox,
which marks the Easter Sabbat.
At this time the day and night
arc of equal length, and we cele-
brate Spring and the rebirth of
nature.

According to myth, this is the
time when the God, the Sun
King, represented by the sun,
and the Goddess, Daughter of
the Moon, whom we see in the
moon, mate to conceive the
child who will be bom at Yule,
the Winter Solstice.

Easter is a time when our lives
are in balance and we can be
thankful for all that our mother
the Earth gives.

No one has ever accused the
residents of "Wacky Walters" of
unfriendliness. Students there
tend to be up late laughing,
joking, and studying. Residents,
mostly freshmen, are known for
their offbeat bulletin boards.
During exam week, these boards
are filled with complaints about
exams, studying, and loud
neighbors.

Decide for yourself the
validity of these nicknames, but
don't believe that these names
reveal the whole story.

Talking to students who live
in the dorm is much more
effective than believing hearsay.
They can reveal the deep, dark
secrets of the dorm, such as lack
of hot water and "quirks" that
certain rooms may have.

For example, you want to try
to avoid a seasonal closet
seasonal in this case meaning
that, due to the leaking roof,
clothes must be removed from
the closet during a hard rain.

It may also mean, as is the
case in Inman, that the position
of your bed will be directly
influenced by where the roof
isn't leaking tonight. Ask.

We now arrive at a central
concern for many students:
roommates. A few will obtain
the lofty position of not having a
roommate, thus bypassing a task
that has daunted countless
students.

You may already have an idea
of whom you would like to room
with. Beware: friends are not
always the best roommates. The
things you tolerate now, such as
her annoying habit of asking you
a question just as you begin to
Study, may send you over the
edge during midterm exams.

Are you a night person. 7 Docs
she go to bed at 1 1 :00 p.m. . ?
What if the green-eyed monster
rears its head?

What about you? If she's
already met Mr. Wonderful, and
you can't find a date, how will
you react? My best roommates
have been those who had similar
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If you don't have any ideas for
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other students who are looking
for roommates. There is no need
to make a decision right away.
Think about it overnight.

Don't select a roommate
because she has a better number

than you do. Unless you are #2
in the senior class, there are
plenty of people who have a
better number than you do.
Look forward to selecting your
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StreetBeat

Compiled By Barbie Stitt

The Question:

How can we improve faculty and student relations?

Leon Venable

Chemistry Professor
One problem is that in the
last few years we have lost
opportunities for informal
gatherings. Students and faculty
do not have the time they used
to have to sit down and get to
know one another as people.

Leigh Bennett '92:

Clearly the problem is
communication. A great idea I
heard from a professor was the
forming of a permanent commit-
tee of two members from the
students, faculty, and the
administration. That would lead
the way to real dialogue and a
real resolution.

Katharine Kennedy

History Professor
We need to have more
informal opportunities for
faculty and students to meet,
possibly over meals. Also, there
needs to be more dialogue
between the faculty and
students about academic
expectations and overall aca-
demic expriences of students.

Jennifer Garlen '93:

Group discussion time in an
infonnal, non-class setting with
the students and professors would
be an excellent way for both sides
to learn and understand the
other's views.

Rafael Ocasio

Spanish Professor
The student should understand
the relationship in class by taking
control of more class activity.
Then she would have initiated an
inportant communication
process. The communication
needs to start with the students.

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Dr. Pilger "'Uxorial' is
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regular pattern [i.e. cycle] of
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animals."

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While many of us spent spring
break taking in the sun in
Florida, Sarah Crane '90 spent
her break with Dr. Alberto Sadun
at the Lowell Observatory in
Flagstaff, Arizona.

Dr. Sadun, his collaborate* Dr.
Jeffery Hayes, arid Surah made
the trip to Arizona. Dr. Sadun
has always had intense interests
in quasars, quasi-stellar objects.
Dr. Hayes studied galaxies.

Sarah took some photographs
which may assist her in her

independent study. Her pictures
were taken on a CCD (charged
couple device) which makes the
images appear already in digitized
form so the computer can read the
intormation.

These ''photos" make it easier
to gather information about the
stellar object.

Our space explorers did have
some fun while they were in
Arizona. Sarah got to see the
C irand C !anyon, the Meteor
Canyon, and Sunset Crater.

Sarah made it clear, however,
that Physics-Astronomy is not an

easy major and that students with
this interest are not necessarily
assured ol a job upon graduation.
Sarah highly recommends that
Physics- Astronomy students seek
internships while they are in
school.

Upon graduation in May, Sarah
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Cowabunga! It's Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles

by Mary Abbitt and
Sidra Bennett

Heroes in a half-shell? Turtle
Power? Cowabunga?

If you're not familiar with
these phrases, then you're
obviously not up to date with
America's hottest sewer- lurking
superheroes: Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles.

On March 30th these
happening dudes moved from
television to the big screen, a
radical leap for the creations of
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

The movie centers around
four turtles, Raphael, Leonardo,
Michelangelo and DonateUo,

who are raised and trained in the
art of Ninja by Splinter, a giant
talking rat. (Radioactive ooze
gave these normally harmless
creatures human capabilities as
well as attitudes.)

The Turtles, with their surfer
lingo and passion for pizza hold
the anchovies rescue April
O'Neil (Judith Hoag), a smashing
news reporter, from the evil Foot
Clan. The Foot Clan is a group of
teenage thieves led by Shredder,
Ninja-gone-bad.

When the Foot Clan kidnaps
the beloved Splinter, the Turtles
team up with April and a
vigilante named Casey Jones
(Elias Koteas) to rescue their

Master. In doing so, they
discover the secret of Ninja: that
true power comes from the
mind.

With their groovy new
knowledge and awesome skill,
the heroes in a half-shell crush
the Shredder (literally) and are
reunited with Splinter, saving
New York in the process.

Even though some would
argue that the story is highly
unrealistic, the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles provide an hour
and a half of totally tubular
excitement not to mention
that you'll become instantly hip
and culturally literate by
knowing who these Turtles are!

Blackfriars
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The Agnes Scott College
Blackfriars' spring production
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains h
All For You by Christopher
Durang was a biting, satiric
statement on the power of au-
thority and the tremendous in-
fluence the institution of
religion has in humans' lives.

Sister Mary Ignatius, a most
unusual Catholic nun, is an
instructor at Our Lady of Per-
petual Sorrow School.

Four of her former students
return to perform her favorite
Christmas pageant (complete
with an advice-giving camel)
and to tell her what effects her
teachings had and didn't
have on their lives.

The four former students,
along with one current
student, provide a forum for
and ammunition from which
Sister Mary sermonizes.

Sister Mary's Catholic
orthodoxy is most unorthodox
as she spouts the textbook
answers to life answering
nothing, but generating

Stage Biting Satire
Church in Sister Mary

many questions.

Durang's script is brilliant
and hilarious and often
disturbing. The audience
thoroughly enjoyed the play's
one-liners (Sister Mary tells
Gary, a homosexual, to become
"celibate it rhymes with cele-
brate!").

Sister Mary's "answers" to
common questions directed at
the Catholic church were
humorous and loaded with
Durang's pointed commentaries.

Agnes Scott theatre major
Amna Jaffer turned out an
interesting and entertaining
interpretation of the domineer-
ing Sister Mary.

The entire cast conveyed the
play's satirical content quite
effectively. Sister Mary's fonner
students were portrayed by
Agnes Scott students Kim Hart,
who played Diane, a "fallen
Catholic" and Anita Asbury,
who portrayed "lonely," soft-
hearted Philomena.

Steve Prazak played Gary, the
homosexual, and Chris Mayer

was Aloysius, the only "healthy"
one among them although he
is an alcoholic and beats his
wife, he still goes to church.
Mayer's performance was
particularly enjoyable.

Woodward Academy student
Matt McClain did an excellent
job with his role as Thomas, one
of Sister Mary's current students.

The set and lighting for the
show were quite good. The
Winter Theatre thrust stage was
converted to a proscenium frame
with a platform and a stained
glass window full of pagan
symbols overlooking the scene.

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It
All For You is often considered a
controversial play. The Blackfri-
ars' production was an unusual,
though effective, interpretation
of the thought-provoking show.

Both the director, associate
professor of theatre Andrew
Apter, and the Blackfriars made
a bold and very entertaining
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The Agnes Scott College Glee
Club will he joined by the Men's
Glee Club from the University of
Georgia for a joint recital on
Sunday, April 22, at Agnes Scott
as part of the French Romantic
Music Festival. The program of
French choral music begins at
2:30 in Gaines Auditorium of
Presser Hall.

The program will include
"Salut Printemps" by Debussy
and "II est bel et bon" by Pas-
sereau. Three poems by e.e.
cummings set to music by
Persichetti are also on the pro-
gram. Selections from Brahms'
"Requiem" and Von Williams'
a O Clap Your Hands," while not

French pieces, will also be
performed.

The Agnes Scott Glee Club is
directed by Rowena Renn. The
Glee Club, formed nearly 100
years ago, has recorded and has
toured internationally. Since
1988 the Glee Club has per-
formed in Brussels, Amsterdam,
and the Cathedral of Notre
Dame in Paris. Locally they
have appeared with the Atlanta
Symphony and performed at the
High Museum of Art. The Glee
Club is accompanied by David
D'Ambrosio.

Dr. Pierce Arant directs the
University of Georgia Men's
Glee Club.

The program is free of charge
and open to the public.

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The Voice of the Prairie Takes Audience on Magic Journey

by Sandee McGlaun

"The trouhle with magic
journeys is that you never know
when they're over." "Magic"
describes the Alliance 14th
Street Playhouse's current
production, The Voice of the
Prairie, running April 3-22.

John Olive's heartwarming
play is a "magic journey" into
the Golden Age of Radio, into a
beautiful love story, into the life
of the storyteller, David Quinn,
the "Voice of the Prairie."

The Voice of the Prairie takes us
back to the 1920s, when radio
was the new phenomenon, the
"wave ot the future," a magic
wooden box that could "pull
ghosts out of the sky."

David Quinn (Howard
Rrunner) is the storyteller, the
middle-aged Irish farmer who is
"discovered" by slick New York
promoter Leon Schwab.
Schwab hears Quinn telling a
stpry about his "Poppy" at the
local feed store and recruits
David to tell stories on his trav-
elling radio show.

Schwab, played by Jeff
Woodman, is a delightful,
though irritating, character who
came West to strike it rich in
radio sales.

He doesn't understand the
country folk or why they respond
m ) heartily to Quinn's stories, but
Qu inn's show sells radios, and
Schwab loves a profit.

Although hesitant at first,
Quinn gradually grows to like
telling his stories of his Poppy
and "Frankie the blind girl," who
Quinn travelled with and
loved as <i young runaway.

Quinn goes on the road with
with Schwab, both hoping to,
arid being afraid of, finding
Frankie.

The true wonder of this show
is the casting and the versatility
of the actors in their portrayal of
multiple roles. As old David
Quinn sits down at the micro-
phone to spin one ot his tides,
New Yorker Leon Schwab
disappears. Woodman then

reappears as a shoddily clad Irish
youth, Davey Quinn.

Davey is soon joined by the
girl Frankie (Rosemary New-
cott). The elder Quinn would
then leave his microphone, and
Brunner would return to the
stage as Poppy, Frankie's father,
etc. After the story, Newcott
suddenly appears as Susie, a ditzy
("Geez!") admirer of Quinn's
radio show.

All of this sounds confusing
and awkward, but the marvel of
it is that it wasn't. Timing is of
the essence in this show, and the
actors and director Fontaine Syer
hit it perfectly.

Rapid-fire costume changes
and the much more difficult
radical character changes are
made smoothly, quickly, beauti-
fully.

Most amazing was Woodman,
who played Davey Quinn, with
an authentic Irish brogue, slick
Leon with his nasal New York-
ese, and James, a southern Meth-
odist preacher with a horrible,
hysterical case of asthma.

Only once did a false accent
creep for a moment into the
wrong character.

Brunner was not quite as
effective as Woodman in his
multiple roles, but his primary
characterization of Quinn was
charming, if a little soft. It did
not seem entirely plausible that
the forty-year old Quinn would
have completely lost his Irish
brogue, as thick as it was in
young Davey 's character.

Newcott's young Frankie took
a little adjusting to; the character
seemed a bit awkward at first, but
she quickly enamored the
audience. As the ebullient
Francis (the middle-aged
Frankie) Newcott was absolutely
delightful.

The original music composed
for the production by Scott and
Phillip Depoy was an interesting
factor Scott Depoy played the
violin onstage during the
performance .is a sort of accom-
paniment to the dialogue.

While the "train" and some of

the other sound effects were quite
effective, some of the music cues
were reminiscent of melodramatic
moments in old scary movies:
with the "realization" comes the
"duh-duh-duh-dah ! "

These moments detracted from
the real drama of the dialogue.
The more subtle, expressive parts
ot the music were a complement
to the actors, and the onstage
musician was a nice touch, rather
like sitting around a campfire,
listening to stories while someone
strums a guitar.

The set designed by Dex
Edwards was well-planned and
suited perfectly to the show. Its
most admirable characteristic was
its unobstrusiveness: there were
no set changes until intermission,
allowing tor an even, uninter-
rupted pace.

The play takes place in a
myriad of settings: a hardware
store, a farm, a hotel, a train
platform. The wooden set served
for all of them believably.

P. Hamilton Shinn's lighting
design was also well-done
unobtrusive and very effective.

Playwright John Olive has told
a touching, moving story in the
play. The script is full of honest
humor ("country" humor) and
one-liners about radio directed at
the twentieth century audience
(Schwab proclaims, "A hundred
years from now people'll be
wearing radios in their hats!")

Frankie's character is given to
philosophizing on life. The
pointed frequency with which
Olive's/Frankie's aphorisms occur
is almost preachy, but they are
enlightening, memorable nuggets
of wisdom: "Have you ever had a
dream, and it was so wonderful, or
maybe so terrible, that you had to
run and tell somebody about it
right away but when you tried
to tell them, you couldn't
remember it? That's life."

The Voice of the Prairie honors
the storyteller and the magic the
"wooden box with the brass
knobs" brought to America.
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something and got away with

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Driving Miss Daisy's Alfred
Uhry Scheduled for Agnes
Scott Writers' Festival

Press Release

Josephine Jacobsen and
Alfred Uhry will be special
guests of the annual Agnes Scott
Writers' Festival, this year
scheduled for April 26 and 27.

The Agnes Scott Writers'
Festival is designed to bring
together students of composition
for interaction with and critical
review by accomplished artists.
An annual contest, judged by
the panel of artists assembled for
the festival, produces a fiction
and poetry winner from the
entries of college students from
around the state.

Anchoring the festival this
year is poetry and fiction writer
Josephine Jacobsen. She has
published nine volumes of
poetry and two collections of
short stories and has edited an
anthology of American women
poets. Her book, The Sisters:
New and Selected Poems, won the
Lenore Marshall/Nation Prize in
1988. This is her seventh
Writers' Festival appearance.

Atlanta native Alfred Uhry is
a playwright and screenwriter
currently receiving praise (or his
play and screenplay DrivmgMlSS
Daisy, which won the 1988
Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Mr.
Uhry recently won the 1990
Oscar for best adapted screen-
play for Miss Daisy.

Jacobsen and Uhry will be
j oined for the festival by three
Agnes Scott alumnae who are
also writers. Dorothy Coif in
Sussman, poet and teacher, has
had her work published in The

New England Rcvieu/lh-oadleaf
Quarterly and the anthology Till
All the World Be Free form the
University of Arkansas Press.

Memye Curtis Tucker, a poet
and teacher, is the recipient ol
The Chatahoochee Review's Prize
for Poetry and is a co-winner ot
the 1989 Georgia Poetry Circuit
Prize. Her work has appeared in
Poems, Humanities, and {Amfron-
tation.

Jane Zanca is a fiction w riter,
essayist, and teacher. She has
written for many national
magazines on consumer and
medical topics, and her essays
and short stones have been
published in The Crescent
Review, The Chatahoochee
Review, and The Ceorgia State
I 'nivcrsity Review.

The two-day program begins
at 3 p.m. on April 26 with
readings by Tucker, Zanca, and
Sussman during a wine and
cheese social in the Chapel
Lounge of the Alston C )ampus
Center. Josephine Jacobsen will
make her first appearance at
8:15 that evening in Winter
Theatre ol Dana Fine Arts
Building.

Friday's session begins at
10:25 with a lecture by Alfred
Uhry in Gaines Auditorium oi
Presse. Hall. The Writers'
Festival concludes with a
student reading and panel
discussion by the invited writers
at 2:00 in Winter Theatre.
Winners oi the contest will be
announced at that time. All
events are open to the pliblk
free ot charge.

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Belfast's Charabance Theatre Production
Focuses on the Lives of Strong Irish Women

by Chrissie Lewandowski

The Charabanc Theatre
Company of Belfast, Ireland, in
conjunction with Atlanta's
Theatre Gael, presented Marie
Jones' comedy Somewhere Over the
Balcony recently at Agnes Scott.

Audience members who saw
Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland's
From the Mississippi Delta, recently
performed at Agnes Scott as part
of the College Events Series, may
have noted similarities between
the two plays.

Both plays focus on women's
singular experiences in tumultu-
ous environments. Both utilized
the talents of only three actresses
and incorporated music and
movement on a minimal set.

The Charabanc production
centers around the lives of three
women: Kit, Rosemary, and
Ceely. The play is set in present-
day Northern Ireland, where
hovering helicopters and explod-
ing cars are the norm.

All three of the women have
husbands or lovers who are
involved in the raging battles
between the British and the

Northern Irelanders in their
communiry. The three women
are very close friends they
work together, love together,
lament together, and act as
neighborhood lookouts from
"somewhere over the balcony" of
their homes.

Although the women are not
as physically involved in the
battles as their husbands, they
find their own ways to help
further the cause.

Ceely operates an underground
radio station from her home.
Rosemary is arrested and interro-
gated because of her and her
husband's participation in the
revolutionary movement.

All three characters work
together to share important
information with others involved
in the revolution, and still find
time to play the occasional Bingo
game.

Though the scenery was
minimal (gray wooden slats and
platforms tanning the balcony,
and a few select props), the three
actresses, playwright Marie Jones,
Carole Scan ion and Eleanor
Methion, painted a vivid picture

Calendar of Events

THEATRE

Horizon Theatre Company:
Currently presenting Beautiful
City and Heathen Valley on rotat-
ing repertory schedule, through
April 29. Call 584-7450 for
ticket information.

Neighborhood Playhouse in
Decatur: Atlanta premiere of the
comedy Play On.', "the story of a
theatre group trying desperately
to put on a play," April 20-May
12. Call 373-531 1 for ticket
information.

Audition notice: Holding
auditions for Fifth of July by
Lanford Wilson on April 22 ck
23 at 7:30 p.m. Call 373-3904
for mote information.

MUSIC

Agnes Scotr College: Agnes
Scott College Glee Club and
University of Georgia Men's Glee
Club in joint recital on Sunday,
April 22, at 2:30 p.m. in Gaines
Auditorium of Presser Hall.

Also: Marsha Michie gives
senior recital on piano on
Monday, April 16, at 8:15 p.m.,
at Gaines Auditorium in Presser
Hall.

The Atlanta Opera: Die
Fleclermaus on April 14 and 1 5.
Tickets range from $8 to $55.
Call 892-2414 for more informa-
tion.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: The Atlanta Master
Chorale presents Petite Messe
Solennelle by Rossini at 8:00 p.m.
on April 27. For more informa-
tion call 872-5338.

The Fox Theatre: Kitaro
brings New Age sounds to
Atlanta on Wednesday, April 25
at 8:00 p.m. Reserve seats are
$18.50. Call 881-2000 for ticket
information.

The Roxy Theater: Le
Mystere des Voix Bulgares. The
Bulgarian State Radio and
Television Female Vocal Choir
performs at 8:30 p.m. on
Saturday, April 2 1 .

Also: Mahlathini, The Ma-
hotella Queens, Makgona
Tsohle Band from South Africa.
Friday, April 27, at 8:30 p.m.
Call 377-7777 for ticket
information.

Variety Playhouse: New folk-
rock singer-songwriter Shawn
Colvin, with special guest John
Gorka on Friday, April 13 at
8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 in
advance, $12 at the door. Call
874-2232 for more information.
DANCE

Agnes Scott College: Studio
Dance Theatre Spring Concert.
April 19-20 at 8:15 p.m., in
Gaines Auditorium.

Also: Atlanta College Dance
Festival on April 28. Call 371-
6430 for more information.

The Atlanta Ballet: Closes
60th Anniversary season April
19-22 with Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet. Call 892-3303 for
more information.

GALLERIES

Agnes Scott College: "Exit
90," the senior art exhibit, is
showing through May 19 in the

describing their situation and
setting. Their singing and acting
were rich and delightful.

The major difficulty in the
production was understanding
the actresses' brisk Irish brogues.
After the first act, however,
most of the audience became
comfortable with the accent and
could enjoy the play that much
more.

Agnes Scott theatre majors
worked closely with the interna-
tional company to set up the
production, providing them an
opportunity to gain valuable
experience working with
professionals.

Somewhere Over the Balcony
was funny and touching. Jones
used the serious background of
the problems in Ireland to
combine stark reality with
humor and compassion to tell
the story of these three special
women.

John Stephens, artistic
director of Theatre Gael, and
Becky Prophet, head of Agnes
Scott's theatre department,
brought the unique theatrical
experience to the campus.

Compiled by Rita Ganey

Dalton Gallery of the Dana Fine
Arts Building.

The Atlanta College of Art:
Featuring 10 Dimensions, a display
of installations, environments,
and sculptures. Through April
21. Call 898-1 164 for more
infonnation.

Atlanta Historical Society:
Now presenting "John Abbot,
Naturalist," featuring rare
engravings by Georgian Abbot.
For information call 261-1837.

The Goethe-Institut Atlanta:
"European Exposure 1989,"
photographs by Lawrence Huff
opens April 19, 1990, 5:30-7:30
p.m. at the Institut.

The High Museum of Art:
"Treasures from the Fitzwilliam
Museum," in only showing in the
Southeast. Admission is $4 for
students with IDs. Showing
through May 6.

Also: David Ludley presents a
talk entitled "From Country
Vamp to City Sophisticate: The
Changing Image of Woman in
18th and 19th Century Paint-
ing." April 29 at 2:00 p.m. Free
with museum admission.

Also: "Art on the Edge:
Daniel Reeves." Major installa-
tion by award-winning video
artist. Through May 6.

For more information, call
892-HIGH to hear a recorded
message.

The High Museum of Art at
Georgie-Pacific Center: "Mov-
ing: The Folk Art of Mattie Lou
O'Kelley," through April 20.

Russian Borodin Trio Play with
Precision and Passion

by Laura Barlament

Agnes Scott hosted the
Borodin Trio in an outstanding
performance of chamber works by
Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel
and Cesar Franc k, assisted in the
latter by artists from the Atlanta
Chamber Players.

The members of the Trio,
which was formed in 1976 after
the players left the Soviet Union,
are Rostislav Dubinsky, violin,
Yuli Turovsky, cello, and Luba
Ed Una, piano.

Dubinsky and Edlina, both of
whom now are members of the
music faculty at the University of
Indiana in Bloomington, have
also played together in the
Borodin Quartet and the Du-
binsky Duo, although as a married
couple they were not allowed to
travel together outside of the
Soviet Union.

Turovsky has earned interna-
tional recognition at competitions
and for solo work with the
Moscow Chamber Orchestra and
is presently a member of the
faculty of the Montreal Conserva-
toire de Musique.

The members of the Borodin
Trio spoke through their music,
which was as warm and emotion-
filled as their initial stage appear-
ance was stiff and formal. These
seasoned musicians played with a
precision and passion born of
years of experience.

Each player seemed intimately
familiar with every nuance of the
music, and the separate parts
complemented each other
perfectly in a wonderfully
sensitive show of ensemble
playing. At the end of each
section of music, sighs of content
and a spontaneous "wow" came
from the audience.

Debussy's Trio for Piano and
Strings in G-Minor (1880) in four
movements was a beautifully

muted and melodic piece. The
first section, "Andantino con
molto allegro," started and ended
with a simple, lyrical melody line
which enveloped an intense
middle section.

Movement two, "Scherzo-
Intennezzo, Moderato con
allegro," was dance-like and
whimsical. After this quick, light
section, the lyrical "Andantino
espressivo" slowed the pace and
built to a powerful climax.

The last movement was, as its
title "Finale, Appassionato"
promised, passionate and louder
than the other movements.

Next on the program was
Ravel's Trio in A-Minor ( 191 5),
also in four movements. The
Trio's beautiful ensemble playing
in this more technically challeng-
ing piece held the audience
spellbound.

The four sections, entitled
"Modere," "Pantoum (Assev vif)
"Passacaille (Tres large)," and
"Final (Anime)," varied in mood
and sound among the Spanish
tones of the first, the shortness
and energy of the next, the sad,
folk-songish quality of the third,
and the dynamism of the last.

One of the highlights of the
piece came in the third move-
ment, when the muted cello
accompanied the violin in a
melody of absolute simplicity and
heart-stinging beauty.

After intennission the Borodin
Trio was joined by Thomas
Edward Jones, violin, and John
Ravnan, viola, both of the
Atlanta Chamber Players, in the
Franck Quintet in F-Minor (1879).

The Borodin Trio blended
nicely with the younger players
for a well-rehearsed performance
of this larger, heavier and more
dramatic piece.

The entire concert showed off
the talent, knowledge and
versatility of the Borodin Trio.

French Romantic Music Festival
Presents Gerard Souzay

by Laura Barlament

The famed French baritone
Gerard Souzay perfonned at
Agnes Scott as part of the French
Romantic Music Festival.

Souzay presented a recital of
Baroque operatic arias by Jean
Baptiste Lully and Jean Phillippe
Rameau and French art songs by
composers Hahn, Poulenc,
Debussy, Duparc and Ravel, with
piano accompaniment by Dalton
Baldwin.

A small audience enthusiasti-
cally received his expressive and
memorable rendition of these
French songs.

Souzay, long recognized as one
of the supreme masters of lieder

singing, has retained much of his
resonant, beautiful voice quality
and all of his character and
expression. The songs' beautiful
and romantic lyrics ranged in
subject matter from love to death
to drink.

Souzay's presentation alone
made the songs understandable to
the mostly non-French speaking
audience, although the lyrics were
printed in English for the listeners.

No one could fail to grasp the
meaning and beauty of the
opening words of "Les Cygnes
(The Swans)" set to music by
Hahn: "Your soul is a lake of love
in which my desires are the
swans... Look how they circle
there."

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Women Can Do It All

by Helen McIntosh

It is never too late to gain
wisdom.

That and other comforting
and thought-provoking ideas
were presented to the April 18
convocation by Angie Benham
79.

Dr. Benham came to Agnes
Scott as an RTC in 1975, and
despite the stress of raising three
children, graduated with honors,
winning the Janet Newman
Preston prize for psychology.
She earned a doctorate in
general experimental psychology
at Georgia Tech, and a certifica-
tion in clinical re-specialization
at Georgia State.

Her address, "Intellectual
Development in Adulthood
the Development of Wisdom,"
was both informative and
moving. She cited early studies
on adult intelligence that
indicated a peaking of intellec-
tual power at around age 25,
with a gradual decrease thereaf-
ter. Slightly more encouraging

was another study which placed
the peak at age 50 or so.

The good news came from
more recent research which
suggests that intellectual func-
tioning peaks at around age 25,
and then holds at a peak level for
many years, provided that it is
exercised.

Dr. Benham discussed several
types of wisdom and ways of
acquiring wisdom, with an
interesting comparison of the way
in which the young, the middle-
aged, and the elderly accomplish
that task.

She then shared an inspiring
story of an illiterate woman who
was taught to read in adulthood.
The story vividly illustrated how
growth in intellect led to growth
in self-esteem and a progression
from the ability to receive to the
ability to give.

Benham took special notice of
members in the audience, with
particular recognition of Margaret
Shirley and of Dr. Miriam
Drucker, who taught Benham's
first course at Agnes Scott.

Friday, April 27, 1990

Discussion Focuses on
Lesbians and Sexual Diversity

BY MlCHELE A. BARARD

The Chapel Lounge was the
site of a discussion about sexual
diversity.

The dean of students' office
and the psychology department
sponsored the lecture about
lesbian issues and concerns.

The initial remarks from the
aucuen.ce when asked what they
expected from the lecture was
that they had no idea what to
expect and that they were
concerned about educating the
campus community.

Cynthia Poe remarked that
she "hoped to convince 500
hundred other women that
lesbianism is okay,"

Joanne DeMark, PhD., a
counseling psychologist, spoke
with the group about its precon-
ceived notions about lesbians,
positive and negative.

DeMark first asked the
audience tor a list of stereotypes
about lesbians. This brought out
the importance of paying
attention to and avoiding these

types of generalizations.

DeMark also pointed out that
the same types of stereotypes
often are applied to other
marginalized groups.

For example, both lesbians
and blacks may be considered
independent and hostile because
of their marginalization in
society and their need to be self-
sufficient because of this.

DeMark also referred to a
Kinsey study, which is the first
and last of its kind, done in the
1950s which indicates that
nobody is 100% heterosexual or
homosexual.

The group sought working
definitions of lesbianism and
feminism. There was a lot of
dialogue about the role of other
"isms" in relation to feminism
and lesbianism and universal
xenophobia.

A major problem, DeMark
stated, is that "labels are nouns
that put you in the same place at
one moment, and nobody is at
the same place all the time."

DeMark also clarified for the

group why lesbian women and
heterosexual women may have a
lot of trouble getting along while
they are in college.

Because the development of
young women's identities is still
evolving in college, the added
contusion about sexual orienta-
tion which all of us experience,
especially in a society which says
lesbianism is wrong, compounds
the tension between lesbian
women and heterosexual
women.

When asked how many
people in the group have family
members who are homosexual
about one third of the group
raised their hands. When asked
about friends, everyone raised
their hands.

DeMark gave the group
names ot support organization
for lesbians and names of bocK
about lesbianism. A question
and answer session followed.

For information about these
books and organizations, contact
Dr. Carden, chair of the
psychology department.

Sociology Rumors Dispelled: Myth
Vs* Reality of Students' Concern

by Meredith Leigh Bennett

For some time, rumors
regarding the future of the sociol-
ogy department have abounded
around campus.

Most of the student body has
heard these rumors, so I went to
the Interim Dean, Catherine
Sims, to find out the facts behind
them.

Rumor #1: Ms. Laurel Kearns
is leaving only because she does
not yet possess her doctorate.
Dean Sims's response was that
Ms. Kearns was hired for a one-
year appointment. Her contract
is not being renewed for numer-
ous reasons, one being that she
does not have a doctorate, and
another being that the sociology
department does not, at this time,
need two full-time professors.

Rumor #2: Dr. Bernita Berry
will be the only sociology
professor next year. To this,
Dean Sims responded that a part-
time person with teaching
experience and a Ph.D. will be

hired for next year.

Rumor #3: Students will be
cross-registered at Emory to take
Historical and Contemporary
Thought classes. Dean Sims
responded to this with the reply
that "Agnes Scott has a 100-year
tradition of providing for [its]
students." It is also her position

that if there are enough students
who wish to take the class it will
be offered. However, she did not
comment on how many people
would constitute "enough."

Dean Sims made it very clear
that it is her intention to have a
viable sociology department for
the coming years.

Inside

Editorials

Public Safety and Minority Students Focus on
Emotional Issue

Page 3

Senior Wills

Class of '90 Leave Four Years of Memories Behind

Pages 10 & 11

Arts & Entertainment

Sandra Deer's Gal Baby Reviewed

Page 12

Page 2 THE PROFILE Friday, April 27, 1990

fE|D) l1fTp|lirr|Ap^

Lagniappe

by Michelle Roberts

"Michelle, this is Ron in Public Safety. Your little black
bomb is parked in the handicapped zone over here in Rebekah,
and unless you want it towed , I suggest you move it post haste.
Thank you."

That very sarcastic message was left on my machine on
February 22 of this year, a couple of days after my 1984
Volkswagen Rabbit GTI had been broken into for the
fourth time in eighteen months on this campus.

Naturally, fifteen minutes after one parks illegally at
Agnes Scott (in an attempt to protect her car with a
busted-out window by parking it as close as possible to
Public Safety), one is informed that her car is to be towed;
but her car can sit for days with a broken window as
officers drive by, noticing nothing.

Public Safety has also apparently decided to ignore
expensive car alarm systems. My alarm went off when the
window shattered, to no avail.

Til spare the community the details of the four times I
have been victimized in the most dramatic episode of
the saga, my car was stolen and stripped but I extend an
invitation to anyone willing to listen to ask me about my
trouble. The effects ot Public Safety's negligence on my
family include great expense, worry, and the loss of my
insurance due solely to comprehensive claims.

The most recent violation occurred in Rebekah, the
"safe" parking lot. Someone told me that my vent window
was knocked out; as I walked across the quad to check, a
Public Safety officer was cruising through the parking lot.
He passed both sides of my car which was surrounded by
empty spaces twice, then parked. 1 asked him if he had
noticed that my window was broken, and he was quite
unconcerned that he hadn't. It's not comforting to know
that the officers patrol the parking lots when they can't
even see something that obvious.

Last semester, Public Safety held a meeting of all VW
owners. I thought that, finally, something would be done
to prevent the problem. But the meeting was called only
after Coach Serpico's VW was stolen, implying to this
student that car theft becomes an important issue only
when a male employee is affected by it.

Another disappointment came when we were handed
inaccurate "statistics" on the cars that have been broken
into in the past few years. My car was listed once; at that
time, three incident reports had been filed, so it is likely
that other thefts were also conveniently excluded. The
basic advice given was: if you have a VW, sell it. That's
not easy to do when you live 350 miles away and the car is
paid for.

Due to its location, Agnes Scott College can make no
naive promises that its students will be "safe." However,
Public Safety officers assure students each year that they
are police officers, and that we are more protected here than
we will ever be in the "real world." In my case, that is a
chilling prediction.

We need some sort of tence around this campus de*
tended by secufity guards day and night. When I made the
suggestion to Dean Hudson and Rep Council, they stressed
that this would alienate us from the community. We must
be very popular with the community, whose members can
walk onto our campus at any time and take whatever they
want. Spelman College, realizing the dangers of the
surrounding neighborhood, protects its students with a
fence and a security guard.

Unfortunately, it is quite simple to vandalize ox steal a
car from any of our parking lots, even one with a building
marked "Public Safety" situated next to it. Soon the
thieves will find that it's even easier to mug, rape, kidnap,
or murder a student.

The Students can only hope that the administration and
others will listen, and do something about the lack of
"public safety" here, before this seemingly invulnerable
campus faces a true crisis. All students and others who
share mv concern should speak out about it u post haste."

by Christy Dickert

u And the winner is..."

What a familiar phrase at
Agnes Scott's annual Awards
Con vexation! This year at the
convocation on May 9, two new
awards, the Agnes Scott Human
Relations Awards, will be
presented to a student and an
employee who have worked the
most diligently to "enhance the
goal of unity of spirit and
diversity of people."

In support of the Human
Relations Award, Rep Council
will donate the two hundred

by Elizabeth Peryam

In the same letter last issue,
Time Traveler was accused of
subscribing to two opposing
ideologies: "liberal" and "bigot."
Assuming that 1 get my choice,
I'll take liberal, which my
dictionary defines as "possessing
or manifesting a free and
generous heart; bountiful.
Appropriate or fitting for a
broad and enlightened mind."

The earth is bountiful and
generous. There is enough on
our planet to provide plenty for
everyone currently upon it.
Some say we have always been
in the Garden of Eden, despite
the myth. As I look around at
this beautiful world, I must
agree.

Only the fearful heart
believes there won't be enough
to go around, and on that basis
fries to game* and hoard as
much of the wealth and power
they can at the expense oi the
environment and other human
beings. It's the insecure one
who teel> that his true worth is
proven by the number of people
w hose lives he can control, the
cars he can park in his garage, or
his bank balance and real estate
holdings.

Wealth is wonderful, and
Jesus said that he came so we
might have life more abun-
dantly. But did he mean we
should destroy the earth and its
animals and impoverish our
fellow humans in order to get it. 7
Tli at is not the example he set.

True wealth cannot he-
hoarded . Of the two seas in
Uriel, ne i> full < >t tish and
surrounded by life and its waters
runout through i river. The
Other sea has no outlet, but
hoards its waters like a miser. It
is called the Dead Sea.

Hie Lakota and other Native
Americans had a marvelous
tradition. On days of celebra-
\u >n. the ones celebrating would

Rep Rap

dollar student award for 1990,
and the Dean of Students Off ice
will be working to collect the
funds for the employee award.

Students, faculty, and staff
will be given the opportunity to
submit nominations for the two
awards. The nominations
should be limited to two typed
pages, signed by the nominators,
and submitted in sealed enve-
lopes to the Awards Chair, Dean
Hudson. Nominated students
must have been enrolled for the
entire school year, and nomi-
nated employees must have been
employed by the College

Time Traveler

open their tipi and give every-
thing they owned away! Yet no
one ever went hungry or without
necessities in those tribes as long
as their neighbors had anything
to share.

Those who have ever had a
prayer answered or a need
fulfilled know that the Intelli-
gence who runs the Universe
has a "generous heart." We
ourselves, if we are open to our
inner guidance, can be the
means of the answering of other
people's needs. How many times
have I heard, "You came along
just at the right moment!" or
"You are the answer to a prayer!"
I have often been rescued by a
strange coincidence or a passing
stranger who told me a story
about their life which helped me
solve a problem in mv own.

One of the main laws of the
Universe is that of flowing

continually for the past three
years.

During the selection process,
a committee representing
students, faculty, and staff will
consider nominees' past human
relations skills in addition to
their plans for future human
relations activities.

As a co-sponsor of the 1990
Human Relations Awards, Rep
Council encourages members of
the Agnes Scott community to
nominate both students and
employees who have demon-
strated outstanding human
relations skills.

abundance, expressed in all
religions and cultures but most
familiar to us as: "Cast your
bread upon the waters and it will
return to you multiplied
abundantly"; "As you sow, so
shall you reap"; "Give and it
shall be given to you in good
measure, pressed down and
running over."

Generosity means ot the
spirit, too. Liberal people
respect the fact that each person
has their own communication
with God, their own Divine
assignment to fulfill, which may
not be feVealed to the rest of us,

bur which may be defiled by our

assumpt ion that our need to
control (hem is more import, int
than the Guidance they receive
from within. That is why we
should allow every woman to
choose the number ot children f
she will bear.

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represent the views ot the student body, faculty, or
administration.

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Friday, April 27, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 3

The Forum

Public Safety News

Public Safety's Pre-Civil Rights Tactics

BY MlCHELE A. BARARD

Imagine, if you will, that you
and your male companion are
seated in the TV room of the
Alston Center. A Public Safety
officer enters. He requests iden-
tification from your date. He
then asks the young man to
return with him to the Public
Safety office. You are told to
wait in the student center. You
sit and wait for about twenty
minutes. Your date does not
return. What do you do? You
had no idea when the two of you
went to watch TV that you
would be entering the Public
Safety harassment zone.

This is not a joke. This hap-
pened on the Agnes Scott
campus a couple of weeks ago.
Not only did the young man get
escorted off campus with no just
cause. He was told that if he did
not sign a trespass warrant which
requires pemiission from the
Public Safety office for him to
return on this campus he would
be taken to jail. His female
companion, a transfer student
here at Agnes Scott, was told by
the same officer that she would
be taken to jail if she did hot
stop asking questions about what
her companion did wrong.

Okay, I understand. Public
Safety must investigate every
call that comes in about a
"suspicious" character on
campus. It is for our own safety.
However, even Amy Lanier and
Rus Drew admitted, in a meeting
which they called with con-
cerned students, that there was a
problem with the way this
incident was handled.

First of all, despite any calls,
the young man was found with

Student Supplements
Public Safety News

On Wednesday, March 4,
1990, around 12:30 a.m., an
ASC student's visiting boyfriend
was escorted from the student
center television room to the
Public Safety office by two ASC
officers. The officers would not
explain to the student the reason
for the removal of her boyfriend
nor would they allow her to
accompany her boyfriend.

Upon arrival at the office, the
man was questioned by one of
the officers, who refused to
answer any of the suspect's
questions except to mention
that the young man was seen
"too often" on the College's
grounds.

his date in the Alston Center, a
24-hour access building,
watching television. I under-
stand asking questions. I do not
understand taking him off
campus and forbidding him to
return.

The officer involved states in
his report that he received a call
from a reliable source, who shall
remain nameless, who suspected
that the young man was sleeping
in the student center. This
reliable source had, according to
the officer's report, seen the
young man with and without his
female companion on several
occasions within a week.

My understanding of Agnes
Scott policy about males on
campus is that 1 ) men can be
with a student in the Alston
Student Center at any time of
the day or night and 2 ) men
need only be escorted at all
times in a donnitory. Public
Safety has decided that a man,
or, to be more precise, a black
man, must be escorted at all
times. Well, that is what the
officer's report implies.

The officer's report states that
he received the reliable person's
call around 10:45 p.m. He
harassed this couple around
12:25 am. Obviously, he had
not spent all that time looking
for a stationary couple. One can
conclude that when the officer
en re red the TV room he
planned to harass them. This is
unlawful.

The officer's report omits
ever informing the young man of
what exactly he had done
wrong. This is unlawful.

The young man later reported
being coerced into signing a
trespass warrant because the
officer told him that he would go

The official incident report
states that the suspect was given
an opportunity to sign a criminal
trespass warning which prohibits
the suspect from returning to
ASC property without official
police permission. According to
the suspect, the officer informed
him that if he did not sign the
document he would be immedi-
ately transported to jail.

Soon after, the student arrived
to inquire about her boyfriend.
The officer informed her that her
boyfriend would be promptly
taken to the Decatur MARTA
station. The officer refused to
explain to the student the reason
for her boyfriend's removal and
he refused to allow the two to
speak. The incident report states
that the student was warned not

to jail if he did not sign it. This
is unlawful.

The young woman, an Agnes
Scott student, reports that she
was told by the officer that if she
did not stop asking questions
and interfering he would take
her and her male companion to
jail. This is unlawful.

The officer then escorted the
young man off campus to the
MARTA station. It was the
middle of the night. It was cold.
The MARTA station was
closed. The young man was
dropped off anyway. This is
bordering on unethical.

The young woman, because
she was told by the Public Safety
officer that she could not see the
young man off, walked to the
MARTA station, alone, in the
middle of the night. The couple
stayed there until the station
opened. The young man left
Atlanta with the vow never to
return to the South. This is a
damn shame.

Yes, I know that you are sick
and tired of articles about the
racial incidents on campus. I
am, too, believe me.

I am sick of having to call
Agnes Scott College on its
racism. I am sick of these
incidents, which are as severe as
those at Emory University, not
being addressed in a swift and
decisive manner. I am sick of
this administration and its
"reliable" people sweeping these
unconstitutional and unethical
events under the proverbial rug.
I am sick of this institution's lack
of commitment to the diversity
it claims to seek.

While you are busy being sick
and tired of the articles, I hope
you find time to be sick and tired
of these injustices.

to obstruct a police officer in the
perfonnance of his duty.

The student says that she was
also informed that both she and
her boyfriend would be escorted
to jail if she did not desist from
questioning the officer. The
officer then refused the student's
request to accompany her
boyfriend to the MARTA station
or to take her boyfriend to the
station herself. In the end, the
man was deposited at the station
around 1:45 a.m. Neither he nor
the student were informed of the
reasons for the removal.

On the 11th and 12 th of
March, two meetings were held
by concerned ASC students and
public safety officers to discuss the
questionable behavior of the
officers in this and other inci-

by Officer Charlotte York

On April 3, 1990, a fire drill
was conducted at Walters Hall.
The building was promptly evacu-
ated without incident. On April
9, 1990, another drill was con-
ducted at Hopkins Hall. The
bu i Id ing was evacuated in approxi-
mately two minutes. The Decatur
Fire Department participated in
the second drill. Commander Do-
main of the fire department was
pleased with the excellent response
time. As always, we appreciate
your support of these drills.

On Saturday, April 14, a sub-
ject was arrested for public inde-
cency in the McCain library. An
ASC student observed the of-
fender in a seating area on the first
floor of the building. If you ob-
serve anyone engaging in suspi-
cious behavior, please bring the
matter to our attention immedi-
ately.

The Department of Public
Safety is currently working very
diligently in the area of public
relations between our officers and
minority students and their guests
on campus. Several concerns have
been voiced by the students and
we have taken part in meetings
with some of these students in an
attempt to address these concerns.

Any persons in the ASC com-
munity who have concerns or
comments, or who wish to have

dents on the campus. Public
Safety concluded from the
meeting that the core of the
problem was inadequate commu-
nication skills on the part of the
offticer. The officers assured the
students that steps would be
taken to strengthen officers' com-
munication skills.

Sincerely,
Andrea Abrams

Catholic Angry
Over Slights

Dear Editor:

Reading Ms. Elizabeth
Peryam's shrill, venomous anti-
Catholic tirade was sad, especially
in these so-called enlightened
times. It is a depressing commen-
tary coming from a student at a
prestigious, higher education in-
stitution. Maybe there is an
element of hope in that the writer
has not completed her educational
pursuits.

Unfortunately, more recently
than Dr. Parry's remarks in Issue
9, such disdain for Catholics and
their beliefs was expressed
succintly and curtly by President
Schmidt to a recent graduate of
Agnes Scott. The student
approached the renowned
president of the College asking if

informal contact with members of
the department in a non-confron-
tational setting should submit let-
ters or requests. We will arrange
for such interaction in the very
near future.

It is imperative, if we are to
fulfill our mission, that we have
the respect and trust of the Agnes
Scott community. We take our
mission very seriously and will
continue to earn your respect by
going about our duties in a respon-
sible and respectful manner.

As the end of another school
year approaches, the Department
of Public Safety has taken time to
reflect upon our effectiveness over
the past year. Although we have
been addressing concerns that our
department is understaffed and
needs to improve in the area of
public relations, we are pleased
with the services we have ren-
dered.

Highlights include the arrests
of persons responsible for a rash of
car thefts; the arrest of a distribu-
tor of illegal drugs; prompt han-
dling of the chemical spill in
Campbell; and improving our ski lis
through increased law enforce-
ment training courses and fire-
arms qualifications.

We will continue to monitor
our performance to ensure that we
protect and serve the Agnes m tt
community to the best of our
capabilities.

the school van could be used on
Sundays to take the four to six
Catholics (without cars) to mass.
The president, with a conde-
scending smile, reponded:
"Attending mass is a nice
recreational activity but
certainly does not wanant the
use of the school van." As a
result, the involved students
were forced to walk to the
nearest Catholic church to
attend services. Religion and
the freedom to practice it are
sacred freedoms of Americans
greatly treasured by many people
of all faiths.

A prerequisite of maturity is
respect for the beliefs and
differences of others. Neither
Ms. Peryam nor top administra-
tion demonstrated much
evidence that they had attained
this coveted goal.

In conclusion, the question
comes to mind, why does Ms.
Peryam have such a personal
vendetta against Catholics? If
she has been offended by
Catholics, her offense is surely
insignificant compared to that
she has rendered to the reading
Catholics of The Profile.

Sincerely yours,
Mary H. Lackey

(continued on next page)

Letters To The Editor

Page 4 THE PROFILE Friday, April 27, 1990

Letters (continued from page 3)

Parry Refutes
Peryam's Charges

Dear Editor:

Although I do not wish to
continue the controversy over
Time Traveler's Feb. 23 column
in The Profile, there is one point
of historical fact that must be
addressed.

The article contained the
slanderous charge that the
Catholic Church ''collaborated
with Hitler in the destruction of
the Jews, gypsies, and gays."
The charge was part of the
further slanderous charge that
the Catholic Church has
"ruthlessly attempted to destroy
all competition by killing all
possible followers of other
religions across the earth.' 1

In 4t A Reply to Goldstein" of
April 16, 1990, the citation of
Hochhuth's play, The Deputy
and its afterword, appears to be
an attempt to offer evidence for
this first charge.

Let me encourage your
readers to go to Hochhuth's
book. They will find that the
author did not intend to prove
any such charge as Time
Traveler alleges. Moreover,
Hochhuth's intentions aside, his
interpretation of the facts at
issue and he is dealing only
with interpretation even if
correct, do not, in fact, support
the charge Time Traveler
makes. On the contrary, while
he indicts Pope Pius XII for not
speaking out clearly and strongly
against the extennination
camps, Hochhuth cites several
cases of Catholic lay women,
men, priests, and bishops who
opposed Hitler's policy of
extermination, some of who
paid with their lives.

Sincerely,

Richard D. Parry

Non-cobbers
Defined

Dear Editor,

Bravo to the non-cobbers
who wrote in the last issue. It
was a refreshing change to the
barrage of Time Traveler letters.

There are some misconcep-
tions which I'd like to clear up.
Non-Cobbers United is not a
group ot women who hate Agnes
Scott. They Mmplv i^>ok offense
to the portrayal < >i the college
and campus life portrayed in the
e.ualog. Was anyone listening
when Dean Hall gave her speech
On "Living a Lite ot Honor". 7 I
don't think it's exactly honor-
able to mislead the incoming
treshmen. Take off your rose
colored glasses because we're not
wearing any, and the incoming
students won't be either.

Now, more on tuition. 1
would like to inform the
administration that students are
upset about the tuition increase,

and we want some answers.
I'm afraid a one-shot appear-
ance by President Schmidt at
a freshman class meeting is
not going to cut it. A student
sample, taken by this non-
cobber, shows that students
are beginning to have
difficulties with their parents,
about nothing other than
tuition. You have strapped
our parents to the wall, not to
mention those of us who are
supporting ourselves. How
long can Agnes Scott con-
tinue to increase tuition by
over a thousand dollars a year?
And where is it going? As a
student I am slow to see the
benefits of these yearly
increases.

I can think ot one thing
that the increase could be
used to benefit, and that's
computers. There is nothing
more aggravating than typing
your paper on a computer that
decides, when you're almost
done (of course), to no longer
use its disk drives, or for the
keyboard to lock up. They are
old, and in need of repair. It is
the view of this non-cobber
that all the computers should
be complete with a hard drive
where Microsoft Word can be
accessed at any time. Too bad
for you if you decide you need
a copy after the library has
closed, or if you're in the
middle of something when the
clock strikes the magical 9:30
a.m., at which point you run
back to return it, late, to be
met by a librarian with her
hand out for a late fee.

Don't get me wrong, I can't
blame them. They aren't
getting any money either.
That was obvious when Rep
Council's gift had to be made
to acquire Women's Studies
resources. God forbid, the
college should be willing to
use funds, voluntarily, to
educate women about women
and their issues. u But we have
lots of books and periodicals,"
you say? Sure we do there
are lots of books and periodi-
cals, many ot them outdated.
The question is, can anybody-
real ly use those books, and do
we have the right periodicals?
As we near Reading Day, it
becomes ever impossible to get
in touch with our friends, who
.ire always mshing to Emory's
library to complete their
papers. Honestly, we should
all be given Emory library
cards upon registration. So, 1
guess the only thing we have-
in common with Emory is an
astronomical tuition, because
it is definitely not computers
or library resources.

N on -Cobbers United is
here to say that we will n< >
longer be swept under the rug.
And we also ask that you not
trip over all the students on
the quad who are searching for

the prestige. We may have lost
some of it when we began to
mislead the public.

Respectfully submitted,
Non-Cobbers United

Thanks to the
Time Traveler

Dear Editor:

I should like to thank The
Profile tor publication of the
u Time Traveler," which has
inspired campus debates.

Readers' agreement or dis-
agreement with the contents of
the column has increased on the
campus discussion of issues sig-
nificant beyond this time and this
place. The writer serves us by
courageously challenging readers
to evaluate received ideas and to
consider new ones.

The Time Traveler has stated
that she makes many mistakes, a
human trait. Her readers are
helpful in identifying those
mistakes. I hope that she will use
the errors to grown on, and
continue her search.

Respectfully submitted,
Eloise Herbert

Contradictory
Statements

Dear Editor:

When I talked to Dean Sims in
preparing for my Profile article, I
was surprised at some of her
answers to my questions.

Although Dean Sims stated
that part of the reason Laurel
Kearns was not to be here next
year was because she did not yet
have her Ph.D., Sims later stated
that a Ph.D. was desired but not
required for a part time professor.
This seems to me to be a contra-
dictory statement.

What our Sociology students
need is a professor who is an
excellent teacher and who cares
about the students. It seems to me
that the administration wants the
same thing. Therefore, it makes
sense to keep the wonderful
professor we have since her
teaching skills are excellent and a
Ph.D. is not required.

Also, if Ph.D. professors are
sought, why has an ABD professor
been hired recently by the history
department. 7

Yes, Professor Gillespie is
defending her thesis this August ,
but what about the principle of
which Dean Sims spoke? Why
can one department hire an ABD
pn lessor and the other can not re-
appoint the one it has.'

Elitism is alive and well at
Agnes Scott College; I guess your
department and who is already in
your department are what really
matters.

Agnes Scott has a problem.
The administration places too
much emphasis on what degrees a
professor has rather than on how
much he or she is respected by the

other faculty and students,
combined with effective
teaching methods. This campus
is about to lose an excellent
professor because of the narrow-
mindedness of a few administra-
tors.

It will be a great loss to our
students' education if the
decision not to renew Ms.
Kearns' contract stands. As
Dean Sims stated, 14 [Agnes Scott
College wishes] to provide the
best possible staffing for the
educational program."

It seems to me that we have
the best faculty. If only the
administration would realize this
tact...

Respectfully submitted,
Leigh Bennett

Time Traveler
Responds to
Respondents

Dear Editor:

Regular readers of my
column are aware that the
purpose therein is to stimulate
critical thinking and intellec-
tual exploration of various
issues. For those readers who
came in late, the following may
be very confusing. Responses to
the column are sometimes
printed six weeks after the
column appears. Then we have
the responses to the responses....
If you would care to sort out the
issues, the 'Time Traveler
Chronicles" will be on reserve
in the library, arranged in an
understandable order. I appre-
ciate your interest and fair-
mindedness.

We have taken to task in
this column many kinds of kin-
dergarten Christians for their
intolerance toward other
peoples and other ways of
thinking, so the Catholic
Church need not feel like the
lonesome pine.

Time Traveler knows many
wonderful, kind, and enlight-
ened Catholic people, many of
whom are Pro-Choice. I am
aware of how brave they must
be to take that position, having
encountered a Catholic man at
a rally while inadvertently
carrying a sign that said "I am
Catholic and I am Pro-Choice. "
Satan himself in all his fictional
fury would have stood stock still
and stared in awe and envy at
the scotching diatribe that man
dealt to me. So, thanks tor your
courage, Sisters. Thanks for
being there for all of us.

Except f< >r ,i few notable
exceptions, the intellectual
response to Time Traveler has
degenerated dreadfully. 1 hope
t hi >se ladies have sent a proper
thank-you note to the gentle-
men of the faculty who so
graciously prov ided the ammu-
nition for their mud-slinging.

I stand, muddy but unbowed,
pen in hand, awaiting a logical

answer to my questions, which I
shall rephrase: A) Why should
American women submit to the
destruction of our freedoms by
those churches who defy the Bill
of Rights which prohibits the
mixing of church and state in
order to protect the majority of
us trom rule by religious fanatics?

B) Especially since those
churches, protected from having
to pay taxes by the same Bill of
Rights, use those tax-free
resources to organize and pay
salaries for lobbyists who work to
outlaw the options for American
citizens who currently pay taxes?

C) Especially an all-male,
celibate hierarchy, which is
therefore literally out of touch
with the basic life-needs of
women and children?

The question was raised: Did
1 or can I hold the Archbishop
responsible for the long, repres-
sive history of the Catholic
Church? Answer: it a person
supports any organization, rises
high in the power structure of
that organization, and makes no
attempt to change the destruc-
tive aspects of that organization,
but continues on the same
course willingly, yes. That
person is responsible for the
continuation of that history.

To claim otherwise is to
claim irresponsibility, which
may also be tnie. The whole
gang is certainly environmen-
tally irresponsible with their
birth control dogma, attempting
to loose millions more mouths to
feed like swarms of locusts upon
this tired old earth. This church
has set the course for the
patriarchy that has provided
leadership for the past two
millenia which has led us, the
human species, to the very brink
of extinction and other species
over that brink. To continue
following them blindly, unthink-
ingly, will be like lemmings
rushing headlong into the sea
insanity.

We ain't got much planet
left, folks. And if we ruin it,
there's no place left to go.

In our recent capping cere-
mony, we obligated ourselves to
"Brave Dialogue". The follow-
ing is the bravest dialogue I will
probably ever undertake,
because Harry Wist rand is one of
the most beloved people on
campus. I have tried to ignore
his letter, but it keeps turning up
among the muck raked and
slung my way. Therefore, I must
say that my minor "misuse" of
genetics pales before Wist rand's
destructive misuse of authority.

I inquire of the faculty and
administration, how is one to
Cake part in brave dialogue when
the deep, Kiss voice of authority
(so similar to that of Jehovah in
many young women's minds)
comes b(x>ming down from the
heavens of the Dean's Office to

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Friday, April 27, 1990 THE PROFILE Page 5

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Letters (continued from page 4)

squelch that very process?

The column in question was
not meant to be a lesson in
genetics, hut an exercise in
logic. We are not quite sure
what Wistrand and White said,
except that the duty of a liberal
arts student is to engage in
critical thinking, but Time
Traveler, although a liberal arts
student herself, is not allowed
to use genetic evidence in that
process; and that, since Wis-
trand is capable of creating an
illogical deduction from genetic
evidence, therefore Time
Traveler's reasoning could not
possibly be valid, which makes
no sense whatsoever.

Time Traveler made an tl A"
in logic in her attempt to
understand the male mind,
which has been touted through-
out the centuries as being so
much more logical than ours,
and in order to understand
scientific reasoning, which is
also advertised as being coldly
logical and rational. But in our
interview, Wistrand pooh-
poohed the use of logic. If logic
has no validity, then why do we
study it at all?

His letter did not correct the
minor errors I made, apparently
because he knew my argument
would be strengthened by the
very corrections. We appreci-
ate his disclaimer that sex
should not be used as a criterion
for discrimination, but we
propose that with that one he is
preaching to the choir.

Being human, I can under-
stand why the implications of
my line of reasoning would
temfy any man. I was appalled
and devastated myself when
they told me that I was not
made in the image of God, that
He was Male and I was not. It's
shattering news.

As Sonia Johnson says, the
main task of the white Ameri-
can male is to save face. That's
fine with me, until the process
results in mud in my own face
and the destruction of my
credibility on this campus. The
Time Traveler Chronicles will
contain a complete refutation
of the Wistrand/White letter.

"Those who do not know
history are doomed to repeat
it," a wise one said. Check up
on the things I say! Study
history. Make sure you read
more than one source, though,
because confession only works
one way in some churches.

Women tend to be exces-
sively, sometimes suicidally,
tolerant. Beware that you are
not like the Apache on a snow-
covered mountain who, out of
compassion, earned a snake to
warmer weather so it wouldn't
freeze to death. When it was
safe, the snake bit the Apache
and, as she died, it said, "But
you knew what I was when you

picked me up."

And remember "cui bono"? If
you believe what you read, who
will benefit by your belief? Will
it increase your possibilities, or
will it allow someone to manipu-
late you because they can use
that faulty premise to construct a
convincing argument and turn
you into a nice, compliant
domestic servant? The concept
of original sin and the never-
ending guilt of Eve and therefore
all her daughters is such a
premise.

The recent charges of "racism"
against Time Traveler show how
the word has been cheapened
and diluted by its indiscriminate
use. The assumption that a
person of an oppressed race might
be more compassionate toward
other oppressed peoples is a
positive, rather than negative as-
sumption. At least in my
religion.

I propose a new word for our
language "Ismist." This would
define a person who stereotypes
thinkers by labelling their
thoughts with "isms," thus neatly
disposing of them in a dusty
pigeonhole and avoiding any
need to deal intellectually with
the issue in question. The people
who do so would be called
"Ismists" and the act itself,
"Ismism". If we do adopt that
word, then you may call me, with
impunity, an "Anti-Ismist".

We had a good laugh from the
letters that said in essence, "I
believe in freedom of speech, but
why don't you make that woman
shut up?" I'll shut up now. Have
a good summer. Take care.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Peryam

The Trail of Tears: The Removal of the
Agonys-kot Indians by N. Dowment

by Wendy Watson

Not very long ago the
Agonys-kot began a mass
exodus to join the Koh-ed tribes
of De Lapidation. Their trail of
tears was mandated by financial
repression from within their
own society, mostly caused by
the chiefs, shamans of the
Church of N. Dowment.

The Agonys-kot tribe was by
far the wealthiest in the land,
but not because the tribespeople
were themselves rich. Indeed,
many Indians joined the tribe
because of its reputed vast
resources, and legacies left by
past members of the tribe.

These new Indians were
actually encouraged to join.
The chiefs enticed them with
tales of abundant riches, a
comfortable life, and everlasting
happiness. What the new
members found when they
arrived was something quite
different. They were forced to
work very hard in order to feed
N. Dowment, and life was not
the paradise they were shown
before they moved in.

The first thing they noticed
upon arrival was that they could
find no pot of gold. Though
even the chiefs admitted it did
exist, the wealth was not being
used. They found that they
were asked to give much more
money to the community than
they expected.

Tithes were usually increased
by about seven percent a year,
comparable to other tribes, but

Honor Court President
Provides Update

by Daphne Norton

While I was running for president of Honor Court, I stressed that
my major goal is to make Honor Court more visible on campus and to
initiate open communication between Honor Court members and fel-
low students, faculty and staff.

For your information, I am submitting this report which lists the
number of cases held for the 1989-1990 academic year. The cases are
listed according to the penalty received. Please refer to pages 38-40 of
the student handbook for further explanation of each penalty.
1989-1990 Honor Court Cases:

2 warning files

1 academic probation/ plagiarism workshop

3 suspensions

As a result of Honor Court's efforts to maintain confidentiality,
this information may come as a shock to some of you. I realize this
article may be considered controversial; however, I feel that it is your
right, as students, to know that the representatives that you have
elected to Honor Court are fulfilling their responsibilities.

Please note that the majority of the violations listed above occured
during exam week or the week prior to exams. As that stressful time
approaches again this spring, please remember our committment to
honor and integrity.

it was really unnecessary. The
Church of N. Dowment could
provide for its people quite
easily.

One Indian did a little
research, and found a tribe in
Kentucky that had less money
per Indian, but asked for no
tithes whatsoever. In fact, rich
Indians were not even allowed
to join their tribe.

Why, then, the Agonys-kot
wondered, were tithes raised at
all? In seven years they almost
doubled. Except for the increase
in the number of chiefs, ex-
penses did not double. The head
of the Church, the Illustrious
Potentate, convened the tribe to
discuss the increase of the tithes.

She quoted many statistics
which tended to cloud the
issues, but one thing she said
shed light on the motives of the
Church. She said that not only
were tithes being increased, but
the chiefs would in the fall admit
as many new Indians as possible
to the Agonys-kot, so they could
help shoulder the burden of
community expenses.

This was a very revealing
statement. She claimed at the
same time that N. Dowment
granted two dollars to the

community for every one dollar
received from the tithes. If that
was really true, increasing the
number of tribespeople would
only serve to decrease the riches
of the tribe.

The real reason that bringing
more Indians to the tribe would
help decrease the cost is that the
Church did not plan to increase
its own spending in accordance
with the increase in the number
of members, particularly in its
support of wise elders. The
Agonys-kot would be forced to
share the resources they were
promised with more people, and
the wise elders, in demand due
to their own exodus, would not
be able to give the Indians as
much attention as they needed,
or as they were promised.

But most of the Agonys-kot
did not see this coming. They
were forced to leave before they
could ever notice these changes.
They literally could not afford to
stay, and the chiefs, content
with their own omnipotence,
refused to recognize their
difficulties. They gleaned
money from the unsuspecting
immigrants, and turned a blind
eye toward the trail of tears they
had produced.

The Profile staff
wishes to thank
SGA
and the
Alumnae Association
for purchasing our
Destop Publishing system.
Anyone who is interested
in joining our
production staff
in the fall should contact
Michelle Roberts
or any other member.

Think about it
over the summer!

Page 6 THE PROFILE Friday, April 27, 1990

Dr. Cozzens Recognized for Teaching Excellence

Press Release

Dr. Christine Cozzens of
Agnes Scott College was selected
as winner of a 1989 Sears-
Roebuck Foundation "Teaching
Excellence and Campus Leader-
ship Award."

She is one of nearly 700 faculty
members being recognized
nationally by the Sears-Roebuck
Foundation for resourcefulness
and leadership as a private college
educator. Each award winner re-
ceives $1000 and the institution
receives a grant ranging from
$500 to $1 500 based on student
enrollment. Agnes Scott received
$500. Winners were selected by
independent committees on each
campus.

"We salute Sears in recognizing
one of society's fundamental needs,
excellence in teaching," said John
P. Blessington, president of the
Foundation for Independent
Higher Education. "The college
educators who receive these grants
have a commitment to learning
that inspires and motivates
students to excel. They are one of
our nation's most important and
finest resources."

Dr. Cozzens, a member of the
English Department faculty, directs
the Writing Workshop, providing
support for Agnes Scott students as
they work to perfect their writing
skills. She is also a co-founder and
sponsor of the Collaborative Learn-
ing Center and is the director of
the Women's Studies program at

Agnes Scott.

Catherine Sims, Interim Dean
of the College, praises Dr. Coz-
zens's "talent for gentle leader-
ship.... She fills multiple roles but
regards her central responsibility
to be that of teacher and scholar
of English. She transmits to her
students more than factual infor-
mation: She transmits a love of
that information and a love of the
learning process.

"In recognizing her contribu-
tion to the students of this
College, we wish also to recognize
the contribution of the Sears-
Roebuck Foundation. The
Foundation has demonstrated a
commendable perception of the
value to American society of a
fine teacher."

Psychology Majors Honored at Psi Chi Installment

by Erika Stamper

Nine Agnes Scott students
recently became charter members
of Psi Chi.

The first chapter ot Psi Chi, a
national psychology honor
Society, was installed on Agnes
Scott's campus by Dr. Thomas
Hogan, associate professor of
psychology.

Psi Chi was founded in 1929
at Yale University during the

Ninth International Congress of
Psychology. The purposes of the
honor society are to encourage,
stimulate, and maintain excel-
lence in scholarship, and to
advance the science ot psychol-
ogy-

The members of Psi Chi are
well qualified to satisfy its goals.
The undergraduates elected Co
Psi Chi must be in the top 35%
of their class in general scholar-
ship, and must demonstrate sup-

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The charter members are:
Bettina Gyr, president; Debra
Harvey, vice-president; Lisa
Anderson, secretary; Sarah
Tarpley, treasurer; Mary Francis
Rognoni; Vivian Saker; Michele
Moses; Julie King; and Janet Kidd.

Dr. Eileen Cooley, assistant
professor of psychology, and Or.
Ayse Carden, psychology
department chair, were also
initiated into Psi Chi.

College Hosts Summer Institute
for High School Students

Press Release

Agnes Scott College will host
"Hot Topics," a summer institute
for rising high school junior and
senior girls July 22 through
August 3.

"Hot Topics" is designed to let
high school girls sample the
academic and social aspects of
college life in a residential set-
ting. The two-week institute will
provide the opportunity to attend
classes, meet new friends, and
enjoy the friendly metropolitan
area of Atlanta, doing all the
things a student would do.

The curriculum for "Hot
Topics" has five college level
courses from which to choose
two. They include "New Voices
in Contemporary Short Fiction,"
u Real World Economics," "Ethics
in Society," "Getting Past the
,Cold War: American Foreign
Policy in the '90s," and "Future
Math."

This summer sampler of
college life also will have a
special session on how to enroll
in the college of choice by
learning to make high school
academic and extracurricular
activities especially attractive to
college admissions committees.
Other special sessions include
education financing, study skills,
and career selection.

Participants will also have
access to all the anemities of the
beautiful 100-acre campus.

The program begins Sunday,
July 22, and concludes Friday,
August 3, with brunch tor the
whole family. The cost is $575
and includes dorm room, all
meals, materials, and activities.
Eligible students must be rising
high school juniors or seniors.
Applications are available from
the Office of Admissions, Agnes
Scott College, Decatur, OA
30330, or by calling 404-371-
6285, and are due June 1, 1990.

Student Honors Announced

Joy Howard '9 1 , has been chosen to attend a ten week Leader-
ship America progam designed to reward students for their leader-
ship abilities and to strengthen their skills.

Two RTCs won awards at the Southern Literary Festival
sponsored by Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.
Anjail Ahmad placed third in poetry and Diana Jordan won second
place for an informal essay and received honorable mention for a
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Alumnae Weekend Unites Past and Present

PHOTO BY BARBIE ST1TT

by Susan Adams

About 700 alumnae will be
visiting the ASC campus this
weekend.

Because this year's Alumnae
Weekend coincides with the
Writers' Festival, alumnae will
have the opportunity to attend
the scheduled lectures along with
students.

This special weekend tor
alumnae brings to a close most of
the activities for the year.
Although the alumnae sponsor a
cook-out and reception for
graduating seniors, as well as
individual alumnae club meetings
over the summer, the spring
Alumnae Weekend is this term's
last big event.

In preparation for this year's

weekend, the Alumnae Garden
Committee completed work on a
walking tour of the Alumnae
Gardens. The various plants
found in the gardens will be
marked for easy recognition, as
well as noted in a written guide
which will be made available.

In the past, alumnae from
Germany and Japan have
attended this special weekend.
Students will most likely find
themselves speaking to an
alumna over the weekend, if not
showing someone her former
dorm or room.

Another special memory of
many alumnae will be relived
when they attend convocation.
A full academic procession will
accompany guest speaker Alfred
Uhry's lecture.

Alumnae from the class of
1930 will be in attendance as will
alumnae from the class of 1989.

Many things have changed
over the years, and alumnae
question the effectiveness of the
honor code. However, director of
alumnae affairs Lucia Sizemore
indicates that "They [alumnae]
still go away with the sense that
Agnes Scott is in as good a shape,
if not better, than when they were
here."

While the Alumnae Office
coordinates much of the activity
and planning for this weekend,
the entire campus becomes
involved. Departments such as
Food Service, Housekeeping, and
Physical Plant, to name a few,
work to make the whole weekend
run smoothly.

John Birch Society Explains Its
Wariness of Earth Day 1990 Hysteria

John Birch Society-
Press Release

44 If you swat at a mosquito
with a sledge hammer, you could
seriously affect the well-being of
a lot more than the insect. So,
too, if our nation accepts and
acts on all the unproved theories
of today's environmentalists,
personal freedom and national
sovereignty could be compro-
mised, even destroyed."

This is the gist of a new
Society warning to the Ameri-
can people. Spokesman John F.
McManus cites recent reports
published in the Sociery's affili-
ated biweekly magazine, The
New American, where an array of
scientists and analysts dispute
popular environmental claims.
Such highly publicized crises as
those involving acid rain, global
warming and the greenhouse
effect, ozone depletion, and

overpopulation are held to be
based on "incomplete data and
questionable logic."

According to scientific au-
thorities cited by the Birch
Society, the earth is not getting
warmer, no one knows the cause
or the extent of whatever acid
rain problem exists, it is ludi-
crous to jump from skimpy data
to an insistence that the earth's
protective ozone layer is
threatened, and problems related
to overpopulation and auto
emissions are isolated phenom-
ena that do not call for national
and international controls.

The Society is wary of claims
associated with the promotion of
Earth Day 1990 on April 22.
"Of course, we want a clean and
safe environment," said
McManus, "but we do not
believe it necessary to sacrifice
the freedom of the American
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our nation to get it.

The way the Birch Society sees
it, Americans are being victimized
by environmental hysteria into
supporting huge increases in
taxes, regulations and controls
that will not improve the
environment but will build
government power and impair
American industry's ability to
compete in the world's markets.

Society officials point to a
1989 Harvard University Energy
and Environmental Policy Center
study that concluded: "The cost
of environmental regulations is a
long-run reduction of 2.59
percent in the level of the gross
national product." Spokesman
McManus claims, "That is a
staggering slice of America s
productivity!"

"It all fits," claims McManus.
"For several decades, anyone who
took the time to look could find
powerful support for socialism at

Lucia Sizemore '65

home and centralized government
for the world. It has always come
from the huge tax-exempt
foundations and prominent
Establishment journals such as
Foreign Affairs published by the
Council on Foreign Relations."

He notes that funding for the
environmental movement comes
from such pillars of the Establish-
ment as the Rockefeller Brothers
Fund, the Rockefeller Family
Fund, and the Ford, Carnegie and
Rockefeller foundations.

Foreign Affairs magazine
published recommendations in its
Spring 1988 issue given by
Columbia University Professor
Richard N. Gardner. He
advocated using environmental
concerns as a springboard to
internationalism. The Gardner
article carried the title "Practical
Internationalism."

McManus stated, "Where
pollution exists, it can and should
be stopped. But we don't haw to
give up national sovereignty and
personal liberty in the process.
And when frightening claims are
made by environmentalists,
opposing views given by other
members of the scientific
community should not be
ignored.

"Further, the authors of the
doomsday predictions should be
required to produce hard evi-
dence to back them up. Not
speculation, not guesswork, and
not sweeping conclusions based
on meaningless bits of data."

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address this article, please send
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McManus, Director, Public
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Layli Miller in Africa

Journeying into Darkest Africa

by Layli Miller

"Don't leave the Gambia without
seeing it" was the sign that stared
at me as I drove to the airport.
No, I had not really seen the
Gambia; I was just able to gaze at
it.

The Gambia is on the west
coast ot Africa with beautiful
beaches, wonderful people, and a
poor economy. The warm .sun
matches the hearts of the people
that I met.

My life slowed to an enjoyable
pace while staying there. I was
able to spend time with the
women in the market, to find out
about everyone's brother's wife's
mother, and to tell people how
America is doing.

Upon my arrival, gifts greeted
me: a live chicken from the care-
taker, the neighbor's son, and
sev eral other visitors. They all

came to see the "tubab (white
person) stranger," and were eager
to know how 1 was enjoying their
country. It was an attention not
usually received by people here in
America.

I spent much of my time
visiting people in the villages
with socio-economic develop-
ment projects in progress to learn
from their example and offer
support.

Traveling with me a was my
native companion, Yow. The
small bus (or the "bone-shaker")
which served as our transporta-
tion to the village of Bwiam broke
down upon our arrival. So we
took the four-hour journey back
from the village on the city bus.

The bus was an hour late.
Once it arrived, the entrance was
violent, with plenty of pushing
and shoving. I managed to secure
a seat and a child jumped on my

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lap. She would he my companion
for the next several hours, offering
me pieces of hanana and fre-
quently turning around to stare at
my white face or to curiously
touch my hair.

Some short time into the trip,
a man across the aisle from me
hegan throwing up violently. I
tried not to look and hegan
praying. I prayed a lot on that
trip. Counting the trees go by
helped, too.

A fight soon broke out on the
bus something involving the
fare, I think. These small events
helped to keep my mind off of my
cramped legs, my sweaty dress,
and the hours ahead of me that
required me to keep immobile.

Eventually we reached out-
destination and we walked several
miles to the station. I felt as
though I had accomplished some
great feat, a big test of courage.

Yet a thought like this is so
selfish, 1 realized, when / had the
option to go home. I have not
lived in Africa. My stay was
temporary.

The men and women who feed
their families every day have the
coutage that I saw and admired. I
fell in love with them and with
their courage. It was hard tor me
to leave.

Profile of an African- American
Slave Shows Desire for Freedom

BY MlCHELE A. BARARD

Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was
born in Virginia around 1824; as
is typical of slaves, her exact
birthdate is still not known.

While growing up, Elizabeth
thought that a slave from another
plantation who was allowed to
visit her mother on Sundays was
her father. Later, she found out
from her mother that she was the
illegitimate daughter of their
owner.

At the age of four she was
taken to the main house to care
for the master's new child and her
half-sister, also named Elizabeth.
At fourteen, she was sent to work
for the master's son. The mistress
of the household thought
Elizabeth was too proud. Because
of her dislike for the young
woman, she encouraged the
school teacher to try to beat
Elizabeth into submissiveness.

When Elizabeth was eighteen,
she was sent to become the
mistress of Alexander Kirkland.
She bore one son by him.
Kirkland died shortly thereafter.

Elizabeth then returned to
Virginia to work for Mr. Garland,
who had married one of the
daughters of her old master.
When Mr. Garland had difficulty
earning money, she offered to
work as a seamstress so her elderly
mother would not have to go
back out to work. Elizabeth
supported the Garlands and her
mother for over two years.

Elizabeth was constant ly

seeking freedom for herself and
her son. In 1855, she purchased
her freedom for twelve hundred
dollars with a loan from a patron.

In 1860, she went to Washing,
ton, D.C., and began working as a
seamstress. She made dresses for
the women of Washington society,
mainly the wives of politicians.
Eventually, Elizabeth was recom-
mended to Mary Todd Lincoln to
replace a dress which had been
ruined by a coffee spill.

Elizabeth became Mrs. Lin-
coln's close friend and confidante.
After the President's assasination
it was Elizabeth who was by the
widow's side.

While working in the White
House, Elizabeth helped found the
Contraband Relief Association,
which aided freed black men who
retuned from the Civil War.

However, Elizabeth Keckley
may best be known as the writer of
the first expose. She wrote what
she considered the secret history oi
the White House. Behind the
Scenes ; or Thirty Years a Slave and
Four Years in the White House is
noted tor its insights into the
character of Mary Todd Lincoln
particularly.

As with other written works by
slaves and ex-slaves, there has
been debate about whet her or not
Elizabeth wrote Behind the Scenes.
I [owever, her writing is authentic
and has been praised.

Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley s life
demonstrates a desire for freedom
and worth which is in all of us a
goal which each ot us can obtain.

Dying Child Makes One Last Wish

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StreetBeat

Compiled By Barbie Stitt

The Question:

As seniors, what is your most memorable moment at ASC?

Allena Bowen, Kim Lamkin, and Teresa Ramirez:

Being caught hy Public Safety while we were trying to
steal the Bunnies from Hell. Oh yeah, we had been to
Tracksides.

Renee L. Dennis:

I remember thinking
"I'm here, I'm here, I'm
finally in college!"
People always make a
big deal about college
and I realized that I was
finally there.

Jennifer Burger:and Debbie Sirban

Living in Winship dorm our freshman year and having
a chump list that went all the way down the hall.
Also, spending six hours locked with a date in the
dining hall stairwell and breaking a window to get out.
Then there was the time we did Arkansas pig calls on
3rd Main. But going to Savannah 3 years in a row for
the St. Patrick's Day celebration was a blast.

Travel Around the World Via the Round Table

"Dr." Zeykar Sieger (three
journalists in disguise)

"Only a few minutes left!" I
say to myself, every evening at
4:55. "I must go now to claim
my seat around the table.- 1

Oh, no, it's not the food at
Letitia Pate that I am longing
tor. After all, who could look
forward to eating a rice, yoghurt
and cayenne pepper concoction
or a cucumher-hagel creation?

But 1 can't wait to hear about
the naked man dancing on the
table or at least that's rumored
to be traditional dinnertime
entertainment in Sweden.

With such a nutty, mar-
vellous combination of people,
the conversation never lulls.

Every topic is covered: politics
(sometimes), travel plans
(always), religion (hardly) and of
course, sex. The round table
what an experience!

The table becomes especially
colorful towards the end of the
year when tolerance for home-
sickness wears thin and exas-
peration with Agnes Scott
mounts. Frustration and
boredom tear down the language
barriers, causing personalities to
shine through.

The personalities of the
round table are diverse and
definitely worth a mention here.
For one, there's the graceful
modem age princess acting her
way to New York. Next to her,
in the dense cloud of smoke, sit

the intellectual French patriot
and the German "goddess of
garlic." These two are usually
bickering over some passe
territorial dispute.

This heated discussion is
usually interrupted by a torrent
of provoking but irrelevant
questions about sexual mores.
The Swedish source of the
inquiries hopes (but to no avail)
to involve the whole table in
this new topic.

The French wanna-bes with
their identical, Parisian haircuts
know better though. They
escape wisely by mentioning the
truism "But there is no point.
Nothing has a point!"

To make the picture com-
plete, a rather amused "sleeping

beauty" announces that she will
host yet another Blue Light
Party. This announcement
provokes a rather woeful protest
from the conscientious student of
the table: "But I have a French
exam tomorrow!" No matter
how conscientious, though, she
will not miss the party...

"Parties they should not be
missed!" This is one unwritten
law of the round table. Despite
transportation problems that

arise from the fact that the
round table crowd shares a total
of 1.5 cars, we always seem to
make it to the various interna-
tional party locations around
Atlanta.

The parties are fun, but better
yet is the "tabletalk" the next
day. Maybe this is why the
round table is always the last one
to empty at 8:00, when the
patrons are gracefully shown out
by the dining hall staff.

Career Corner

by Adriane Creety

While taking a break from the
books this summer, you can still
get a head start on post-gradu-
ation by beginning to explore
your career opportunities.

The following tips for making
the best use of your summer may
be of some assistance.

Combining an unpaid
internship with a paid job may
help you acquire more knowledge
about a career of interest to you.
Take advantage of the opportu-
nity to develop skills such as
word processing, which are
necessary to most careers today.

Network: talk with friends,
relatives, co-workers, or anyone
else you know, about what they
do and what you are interested in
doing.

Develop the habit of reading

the newspaper, including the
business section. Read back-
issues of CV and In View,
distributed by CP&P throughout
the year.

Begin to develop your resume.
Seniors in particular will need
finished copies by October in
order to participate in Career
Opportunities '90, a career fair
for students from 1 5 area
colleges.

Visit graduate schools, speak
with ASC alumnae who are
currently enrolled in programs of
interest to you, and prepare for
standardized examinations.

Visit Career Planning and
Placement. We're open all
summer, Monday through Thurs-
day 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We
would be happy to work with
you.

Page 10 THE PROFILE Friday, April 27, 1990

SENIOR WILLS

[, Andrea Johnson, being of
sound mind and body, do
hearby bequeath to Catherine
Craddock and Margaret
Murdock each other, with the
sincere hope that no death is
incurred in this arrangement
and unity and peace can be
maintained without my
mediation. To Margaret I leave
The Thursday Night Trackside
Tradition and to Cathie 1 leave
my koosh ball to help her deal
with all her neuroses. To both,
I leave my laughter and my
love.

I, Sarah Crane, not even
claiming to be of sound mind,
do hereby bequeath... to Leigh
and Alicia a perfect understand-
ing of procrastination. Don't go
overboard. To the rising phys-
ics and astronomy majors a
promise it will click. ..someday.

1, Amanda DeWees, being of
feeble mind and a body better
left unmentioned, do bequeath
the following:

to Sharon Harp, my
(questionable) status as The
English Major Incarnate;

to Chrissie Lewandowski,
my ability to belie my cattiness
with a sweet appearance;

and to Cathie and Marga-
ret, a next-door-neighbor who
won't sneeze regularly at 9:00
every morning.

[, Michele Moses, being of a
sound mind well -rooted in
insanity after 4 years at ASC
leave the following:

To Daphne My best wishes
to you and the rest of Honor
Court for the strength, courage,
and wisdom to get through the
coming year may it be a quiet
and positive one, and may
James avoid this campus at all
costs.

To Shannon A lifetime of
happiness with Will and a
request for future dance lessons
from the king and queen of
fancy feet.

To Christy I leave a special
pass that forbids you from living
in the library 24 hours a day so
that you can share your ever-
present smile with the rest i >t

the campus.

To Margaret and M.iry
Always keep your perspective
you .ire at .i small, southeastern
liberal arts women's college in
Decatur, GA, five minutes from

the neatest MARTA station.

To all ot the professors in the
Riolog\ and Psychology
I tepts. Tli, ink you tor sharing
your energy and enthusiasm tor
your disciplines!

I. Ann Uan LoveQ, being 1 4
sound mind and poor estate, do

hereby bequeath the following
items,

to my roommate Janet: "the
abyss" and the carpet lying
thereunder, and best wishes for
finding a cleaner roommate
next year.

to the sophomore physics-
astronomy majors: care and
feeding of our department
faculty, lots of money for
textbooks, an industrial strength
calculator, and several boxes of
Vivarin.

to Alberto: the observatory
and its disheveled contents, too
much software, and four new
and more enthusiastic assistants.

to Dr. Bowling: a slightly
used Linear Algebra book, an
almost working telescope, and a
spontaneous giggle at precisely
9:40 a.m.

I, TERESA RAMIREZ,

being of a witty mind and an
oh-so-voluptuous body, do
hereby bequeath the following
things to the following fortu-
nate people:

ALLENA BOWEN and KIM
LAMKIN, the two special
friends whom I love to death, a
fluff, rolls of toilet paper, Q-tips
coming out of your ears, a "Hm,
Do YOU like it?" sign, green
beer from Spring Break 1987,
the Trackside flipper game, ten
tons of Trash, oysters, the bill at
103 West, a kiss from Steve,
surfing on the Marta, the Great
Pumpkin, Krispy Kreme at 6am
(Hello! Seniors), furry feet
slippers, Aunt Jemima, the kiss
from Deeps that never hap-
pened, a giant KiKi doll saying
u Oh, Petro...," Phil Collins's
love child, quad night with the
bunnies, "Love Shack," Marta
buses that fart on the bus stop, a
date with Ugly Teddy whenever
you want it (but he does't take
kindly to freezers), an all night
game of "I never," snowball
fights, and all those other times
when I have laughed so hard
that I've almost peed in my
pants. Thank you for being the
best part of my college life.

BETSY JOHNSON, memo
ries of a random Waffle House,
the greatest next door neighbor
anyone could want, BUDG-
ETEL, writing with the
um. ..well, you know, snowflake
C Utting out parry, hunting tor
cards at Ruperts, "Oh yes, 1 do
love Shaun Cassidy," I'll take a
sc rewdriver, "It Chip is driving
alone...," and yes, Betsy, you
ARE too nice! 1 hope you have
the greatest Senior year and
HEY: GO TO TRACKSIDE!

HOLLY HENDERSON, all
the roach-free Pyng Ho Chinese
food you could want, nerd
repellent, and all the sleep you
will need (because it someone
doesn't will it to you, you won't

get h ) as 9< \A president

SHANNON WILLIAM-
SON, subway rides through
D.C \, kidnapping helpless

freshmen, wearing P.J.'s to the
dining hall, mini Mounties,
trees that ought to have names,
BUCKS (and the ten zillion
calories we gained from all that
oreo cheesecake), water fights,
yes, our hands are hurt and no,
we didn't plan it, the quad at 1
a.m., work men who peer into
your window even though
you're on the third floor, the
noiseless heating system in
Walters, gum is great and
peanut butter takes it out in a
jiffy, homemade bunk beds,
Mary Kay Aloe Vera Kroger,
socks for the bra, and lastly, all
the other memories of a
beautiful friendship temporarily
lost to immaturity and misun-
derstanding. I wish you well in
life.

To all my other friends:
KAREN, DEBBIE, DENICE,
PAIGE, KATIE, and everyone
else, THANK YOU! You have
made Agnes Scott a very special
place tor me.

MS. G and DEAN
HUDSON, I leave for you all
the jokes you can stomach and a
sincere thanks for everything
you've done for me. You're the
greatest, no matter what the old
gynecologists think.

I, Shannon Williamson,

being of somewhat sound mind
and delicately distorted body,
do hereby bequeath the
following:

To Kristin Louer I leave my
8:30 p.m. Sunday night dates
with Bart Simpson, my great
disgust for biology, my ability to
put off diets to less "stressful"
times, my ability to discuss
weddings, my ability to deal
with mothers and most impor-
tantly, my never-ending
friendship.

To Stephanie Strickland I
leave my wardrobe because it
looks better on her than it does
on me.

To Holly Henderson and
Ellen Chilcutt I leave fun and
adventure with Kappa Sigma.

To Holly Henderson I also
leave a box of Sominex in hopes
that she puts it to good use.

To Kate Simpkins I leave a
map and key to Inman Hall
since she seems to lose her way
from Hopkins.

To Shannon Price and
Christy Dickert I leave 25 cases
of smiley laces in the event that
they ever run out.

To Allison Davis and
Jennifer Bridges I leave the
motivation necessary to push on
through when the dirt stains on
the carpet just won't come off.
(I'll miss you!!)

To Kim and Allena 1 leave
my thanks for being able to
make me laugh when 1 thought
it couldn't be possible.

To Debbie S., Andri A.,
Karen A., Shama S., Paige E.,
Leigh E., Carol G., Jennifer B.,
Jean W., Pam O, and Wendy

S., I leave my thanks for the 1st
Inman chats and late nights. I
wish you all the best in the years
to come.

To Jenny Brand, I leave my
thanks fox exchanging wedding
"war" stories. You've made this
time even more meaningful.

To Katie Pattillo I leave my
appreciation for a friendship
beyond the call of duty and my
wishes for a bright and deserved
future.

We, Katie Pattillo and
Shannon Williamson, being of
the Royal Order of PM, do
hereby bequeath to the Class of
1990 the following:

1 . All of the lovely memo-
ries of Convocations that the
majority of you missed. (You
know we would have gone
anyway.)

2. All the class meeting
signs that we didn't make and
you didn't see.

3. The time and effort of
dues collection.

4. Wishes for a happy and
prosperous future.

Thank you all for a great
experience that we would gladly
repeat.

I, Kathryn Leigh Pattillo
(aka KT), being of geeky mind
and questionable body, do
bequeath the following:

To Lauren Fowler, my great
ability to be a "Power Monger"
for the rest of her college career,
as we all know that I am (and
don't you forget it! )

To Sally McMillan, my won-
derful cousin, my knowledge,
however limited it is, to do
physics. Also my ability to play
soccer, although I didn't get to
play in the fall.

To Mollie Merrick, Dot
Markert, and Bertie Bond, I
leave all my love and admira-
tion to you all. Thank you for
everything, especially your
friendship. Bertie, are you going
fishing soon. 7

To Lynda Johnson, the nerve
and stamina to complete a
Math and Physics major without
going crazy or killing your
G.P.A.

To Dean Hudson (Tab
Queen), my utmost respect for
you. Thank you for your
support and friendship. I love
you lots!

To Kim and Allena, for the
wonderful times. Kim, thanks
for the midnight trips to
Athens. Allena, just remember
computers and Helen. You are
both so close to me, I'll never
forget you!

To Christy, Shannon,
Jennifer, and Allison, thank you
for everything! Your ears must
he tired. Thanks for vacation-
ing with me. I'll always visit
you and write often.

To Jennifer, Jean, Wendy,
Pam, and Julia, thanks for the
wonderful times on the hall.

For the listening ears. You've
been the best. Jean and
Wendy, thanks for the intro-
duction (you know what I
mean ) .

To Shannon, I thank you for
the ear to gripe into, the
shoulder to cry on, and the
silliness to laugh with. I love

ya!

Finally, to Heidi. Michele,
and Jenny, the Fabulous
Foursome, what can 1 say!
Thank you! Remember:
"Goombay!"

I, Wendy Schulz, being of
sound mind and body, do
hereby bequeath the following
to those we leave behind:

To the entire rising senior
class, a copy of the lyrics to
"Tired Old Seniors" with the
new verse written by the class of
'90;

To Sarah Bolton, my best
wishes at Georgia Tech next
year;

To Bettina Gyr, a cot in
Campbell. You will need it
with your independent study
next year. I also leave you a fly-
swatter for those pesky Droso-
philia.

To Stephanie Strickland, I
leave the friendship that we
began this year, and all the
memories of back -rub chains
and chinese food runs. You are
hereby charged to keep alive
the memories of First Floor
Inman.

And to all my friends at
Agnes Scott, I leave my wishes
for love and health. I am a
better person for having known
you all.

Sworn to this day by Wendy
Schulz, Biology Major, ASC,
Class of 1990.

I, Jenny Brand, being of
waning mind and gaining body
do hereby bequeath the small
remainder of my estate to the
following upon my departure
from ASC:

To Allison, I leave the
family name, a teal dress, and
an honorary membership as a
"Goombay" member of the
Awesome Foursome. Good
luck with Interdorm and
student teaching!

To Jennifer, I leav e a

gorgeous evening gown, Dr. B\
fan club, the Agnes Scott
tradition, and a promise that we
will drink champagne on your
next birthday!

To I lolly, I leave my heating
pad and all my wild inte rnship
stories hold Vm in the road
on SGA next year.

To Denice, I leave my crown
as fire drill queen and an
industrial strength calculator to
handle the books. Good luck!

To I )r. Pinka, I leave an
invitation to a home cooked
dinner as soon as I improve
my cooking! Thank you so
much for your support and en-

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SENIOR WILLS

couragement.

Finally, to Amy Schmidt, I
leave my computer disks, the
joys of publications, and my best
wishes for the future. Thanks
for your help!

I, Jill Barkholz, leave to
Ruth, Anna, and Laura a better
time with econ; Susan, a date
every weekend; Docia, best
wishes in Ohio; Jen, a lifetime
of advice; Sarah and Christian,
the self-adhesive stamps (Oh
My Word) and the admissions
office; Mrs. Booch, a fabulous
retirement; Robert, more rubber
bands and gossip; and Kelli,
chocolate (when she's desper-
ate) and better long distance
years than some I've had. You'll
make it it's worth it!

I, Kimberly Sue Lamkin,

being of midget body and no
mind, do hereby bequeath the
following:

Dr. Thompson: Bart
Simpson

Sally and Davina: lots of
StressTabs and even more luck
for next year

Ronnie: my sheep shoes and
a hug

Cathie and Margaret: Spring
Break 1990, a monkey, a
reserved booth at Trackside and
best wishes for next year.
Fahriegnuggen, dudes!

Den ice: my white t-shirt,
wine coolers, the Trackside
parking lot, Capping 1990 and
(hopefully!) Busch Gardens this
summer!

My Public Safety Buddies:
Amy: thanks for sharing and
appreciating warped humor;
Dee: two people to make you
laugh as much as Allena and I
did, a big hug and thanks for
^ always listening; Rus: a real alma
mater, a bulldog, my respect and
thanks; Greg: my ear, a vaporiz-
ing gun for those oh-so-annoy-
ing little problems life sends
your way; Curtis: best of luck to
you and Karen, and "Hey can
1 turn the siren on?" Everyone
else: thanks for being such cool
people to work with. I'll miss
y'alL;

Juliet: chocolate eggs, every
single piece of "art" at this
college and those wonderful
walks to P-Plant. Try to keep
everyone in line next year for
me, OK?

Kristin: my number in
Atlanta this summer you're
always welcome!

KT: Andy Griffith and the
Olympics; Fanta Orange;
swinging on the gate at your
house; Hilton Head and "No,
no. I don't sunburn."; those
really embarrassing pictures
from sophomore year; and
than/cs for 3 years of friendship.

Shannon: a perfect 6-week
roommate; a Coppertone bottle;
playing Truth or Dare at John's
house; a permanent aunt for
Jagger and thanks for being such

a good friend.

Teresa: the Big Chill sound-
track; a renewed friendship;
Rolos in gold foil; "Love Shack"
until you die; Marty (sort of);
and a triumphant return to
HHSsoon! Thanks for every-
thing, T! Clive loves you.

Andrea: that silly pig that I
love; Spring Break 1990: The
Virtuous Gang Steps Out;
transcendental meditation
sure.; English Major of the Year
Award; Toonces; my latest
novel, Eufaula: City from Hell;
one of those cool drinks at
Pineapple Willie's; permanent
membership in the L.B. Fan
Club; our booth at Tracks; the
distinction completion; the
PCM flu; and thanks for
everything. Best of luck to you
and your Lounge Lizard Amy
and Emily would be proud.

Allena "Hey babe. ..you
know, you lookin' good!"
Bowen: Bob, the Honda dealer
from hell; "Crazy Game"; that
island in the middle of Lake
Lanier; Avondale Park; the
PCM flu; the Eagles; those
purple babes; a suction to erase
those six months last year;
Spring Break 1987 and 1990; all
those wonderful secrets only we
know; my cousin "Mat"; a ticket
to the 1991 opening of the
Bowen Wing of the DeKalb
Medical Center; Trackside,
Trackside, Trackside; those
"good-legged boys"; "Allena?
I'm numb."; BD and LD; you old
bat; bat-hats, walrus noses,
bunny ears and straw hats; the
duck position; half; our hand-
shake; "Here's to the Men That
We Love..."; Jimmy Buffet; and
a rousing to-it-and-from-it for
the best friend I have ever had.
Sing-que for it all.

I, Pamela Muse, being of
stressed mind and overworked
body, do hereby leave to those
remaining in captivity at Agony
Spot... while I make my secape
in 22 more days...

To Ashley C: Good luck,
and stay sane... if you can, yes
you can start the graduation
countdown on the first day of
school.

To Christian: a four-pack of
B&J, "we're off campus when we
pull out onto the road, I prom-
ise," a roll of film, touring
Texacos, an ear to bend, more
bows, "Pumping Curls," and a
roof to cover your little curly
head this summer.

To Regina G.: A disappear-
ing black turtleneck, a copy of
"WHMS," a stolen poster, a
"chaw" of Red Man with your
baseball cap, driving around on
capping night, and a final
question. .."Are you sure you're
not related to Richard Grieco?"

To Julie I.: A mother over 5
hours away, being a South
Carolinian (and damn proud of
it just think of all that's
happened there..."), a room

"with a view" in Winship (I've
always been partial to that
dorm).

To Dr. Kennedy: More
students to dump ginger ale in
her car, have pit stops at every
fast food place and vending
machine, and to beg out of lab
and field trips, more "conversa-
tional" classes, more smiling
faces at 9:25, and the fond (or
not so fond) memory of a voice
saying "I've gotta PEE!" on our
field trip to Mt. Arabia, and
"Gee, tailgate much..." and
another student to persuade you
to postpone tests.

To Alicia L.: "Bathroom
Conversation," a tape of
Rhapsody in Blue, and an
amazing ability to get professors
to postpone tests.

To Dr. Sally Mac: another
student who "interprets" Latin
in the manner of which I am
capable, MY definition of
Passive Periphrastic, Ablative
Absolute and Gerundive...I
hope you find another babysit-
ter for that precious Elaine.

To Dr. McCloskey: an
apology for all the times you've
had to yell at me when I've
deserved it, hiding during lab
this year, screaming about
"Fatty Acid Degradation" in the
hood room, adventures with the
GC and Alice, "nerds" on the
rampage at parties, a promise to
apply, hard decisions, and tears
in her office, I know I'm going
to miss you, but I know you've
helped me more than Organic.

To Cynthia Neal: I leave
nothing. Since she can't
remember my name, I won't
remember her. But I do hope
she gets to sleep with that
special man sometime soon.

To Daphne: no more noisy
neighbors, my Biochem notes,
and only one more year of it.
Also, I leave my prescription of
Valium. You're gonna need it
more than I will next year.

To Michelle R.: good luck
with deadlines and bill pay-
ment. You have the number of
the "Burger and Muse Collec-
tion Agency" call anytime.
By the way, next year the stun
gun is yours to use on your ad
manager. ZZZAAAPPP! ! ! !

To Leigh S.: an ability to
not follow the soaps, a gun with
which to kill a certain professor.
I also entrust to you the all
important Graduation Count-
down Update.

To Sarah T.: my VCR
remote, so she never has to
watch commercials, my dog-
earred Latin dictionary, my
ability to go an entire semester
without buying my Latin book,
a final Tab can toss, and a final
"Yo! Cassie!" and "Hey babe!"
Don't drool too much on Paul,
and please don't forget to tape
Y<Sdl...

To the rest of the school, and
to my classmates, for after
graduation, I leave: a view of

my back as I finally leave this
place once and for all (Thank
the Lord).

I, Susan Haynes, being of
wacked out mind but a tender
heart do hereby bequeath the
following:

to Stephanie B.: I leave you
my late nite talks on the quad,
in the dorm, in the...; the sanity
to cope with CA and its trials
keep the vision in mind and
don't lose heart; booging down
at 3rd Street; silent lunches
with the big M happy conver-
sations at least he looks good!
OOOOH! Keep it at eye level
now honey!; adventure-filled
spring breaks with 8 to 1
ratios even if the topic was
golf; two extra pairs of sun-
glasses; b-day bag supplies; hot
lips (haha); good-looking men; I
love you my sister!

to Jin Liu: Nei Hao! Wo Ei
Nien! Si Chen! God Bless!

to Misty S.: smiles; hugs; my
gift for promptness (haha);
many days at Stone Mountain
watching babies study hard!;
pick me up phone calls; my
ability to go to bed at a decent
hour (curfew at 12); hang in
there babe! You can make it!

to Christia H.: my sheepskin
rug yes it's really real! baa-
baa; many more hours of
talking; all my mix-matched
clothes or ones with stains on
them maybe you can get them
out!

to my little sisters Sarah,
Rita, Ruth, Shanika, Lana, and
Inge (whoever you are): I leave
you enough presents to cover all
the holidays for next year. I
love you guys!

to Niki T.: I leave you my
ability to make you laugh (or
cry); many great rides to
Rehoboth; all my male prob-
lems you can have 'em!; a
great circle of friends to make
this time enjoyable and reward-
ing; I'm so glad He brought you
here may I learn to think of so
many analogies as you!... you're
a treasure!

to Laura G.: my ability to
pass stats good luck!

to next year's CA board:
keep the vision alive and
remember to love! Have a blast
but remain united. Happy
board meetings! Y'all do a
SUPER job!

to this year's board, I say
many THANKS for all your
hard work and dedication!
You're all a blessing and a half!
I love you! !

to Julie K.: I leave my gift
for tardiness, ability to skip
classes, my shredded paper, and
my talent for writing papers the
night before due; all my CA
receipts; have fun for next
year really let yourself go and
enjoy it; but mostly, I leave you
my friendship and love for you
and pray you'll keep growing in
Him!

to Mim: I'll miss you but
enjoyed the times we had!
Enjoy KY but come back and
see me sometime! See you here
or in the air!

Wendy, my new found friend
in the dining hall: I really
enjoyed meeting you! Hope
everything works out! God be
with you!

to Karen McNay: I leave
with you the Truth as I have
experienced it. May you one
day see it as so even despite my
often times poor representation
of it. Nonetheless, I care for
you and really hope you'll seek
Him out!

to ASC, the institution:
after four years, FINALLY I can
actually say I'm glad I came.
However, I'm glad to now say
goodbye. Either way, thanks for
the blessings especially the
people.

And to all of you who I have
not mentioned by name: don't
take it personally. ..if you know
me, then hopefully you know
just how special and precious
you really are! All of you are
what has made my stay here a
good one and I'm greatly
indebted! Just remember to
give your life away. I LOVE
YOU ALL. And so I leave you
with one of my favorite sayings:
He is no fool who gives what he
cannot lose Jim Eliot. God be
with you always and may yoi. ull
come into a personal relation-
ship with Him and see just how
much He loves you!

I, Adrienne Grzeskiewicz,

being of feeble and weak mind
and tired body leave to the
following people my remaining
possessions after Agnes Scott
has taken everything else:

to Cara O: my two season
tickets to the Primrose Series at
Emory. Best wishes on holding
the laughter until the end of the
performances.

to Laura G.: my favorite
parking spot in Rebekah Lot, all
the stories of my experiences at
ASC may you learn from
them and avoid experiencing
them when you can.

toKechP.: all the Quiet
Hours signs in Rebekah. Hang
them up again next year!

to Misty S.: my painstak-
ingly taken Biology and
Chemistry notes, an eagerness
for planning some great social
activities for Christian Associa-
tion next year Good Luck!

So, to all those who have
made my four years a worth-
while, bearable experience, I say
a hearty thanks! And for those
who have just started down the
road, I pray for many happy
memories, close friends like
Susan and Melissa, and many
fun nughts in bed with your
socks on (don't forget to take
pictures!) clean feet for clean
sheets! (Ha Ha Ha. ..the dog.)

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Qal Baby Urges: "If you want it, you need it!"

by Mary Frances Kerr

Agnes Scott students, faculty,
and alumnae were treated to
Sandra Deer's world premiere
comedy about the changing
South, Gal Baby, on a special
"Agnes Scott Night" at the Alii-
ance Theatre.

Before the 7:30 curtain, a
special reception was held, at
which the Agnes Scott group had
a chance to speak with playwright
Sandra Deer and director Kenny
Leon.

Deer is presently a guest
lecturer at ASC. Following the
show, Leon, Deer, and the cast

members held an informal
question-and-answer session.

This saucy comedy is based on
the trials and tribulations faced by
Gal Baby Partain Summers, as she
hosts a book release parry for her
"maiden" uncle, attempts to part
with the family plantation, and
discovers her husband's infidelity,

Take A Break!

What would you do if someone
oHered you the chance to get away
from it all. To leave school, vour
parents, everything behind and
do something you've never done
before. Like white-water raiting,
mountain climbing, or cave
exploring.

And what if you knew you'd
come back stronger, more con-
hdent. and with a dozen friend-
ships that would last vou a
lifetime?

seems quite as daunting.

Most Outward Bound courses
center around such activities as
canoeing, sailing, mountaineering,
and backpacking. Some last a
week, others more than three
months. All are designed to foster
leadership skills, self-reliance,
teamwork, and respect for others.

But don't worry You don't have
to be the captain of the football
team to experience Outward
Bound. Most of the almost 20,000
people who go each year
are in average physical
shape and have little or
no experience in the
wilderness.

Typically, there are
eight to 12 students and
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That's what Outward
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It's about you. and who
you are. Because once
you've overcome the chal-
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realizing in the end that, as direc-
tor Kenny Leon said, "It is never
too late to make those individual
choices that... allow our lives to
blossom."

The play moves along jauntily.
At the audience s first introduc-
tion to Gal Baby, she tells the
audience everything they could
possibly want to know about her:
the origin of her unusual nick-
name, her love for roses and her
husband, the social order of the
fictional southern town of Tatum,
and her lack of verbal communi-
cation with her Korean gardener,
Mr. Le.

She does all this in under five
minutes, her speech dotted with
true southern graciousness,
laughter, and a sugar-sweet lilting
droll that would make any "Old
South" Southerner feel quite at
home. And anyone else, tor that
matter.

The audience is invited to
share in the funny, complicated,
and not-always-so-sunny lite of

Gal Baby Partain Summers.

While there are more profound
works to be found concerning the
decisions that are made and the
changes that occur in life,
Sandra Deer's Gal Baby is warm,
engaging, and very entertaining.

The characters were believ-
able, if stereotypical, and the per-
tonnances had the entire audi-
ence rolling. Particularly
memorable were Brenda Bynum
as Gal Baby teaching Mr. Kim
Chan as Mr. Le how to tango.

Every scene was made memo-
rable by the outstanding perfonn-
ances of the cast, and the
direction tit Mr. Leon. The set,
designed by Michael Olicfc, was
incredibly realistic, and its
indulgent dressing was the perfect
complement to the meloramatic
Gal Baby.

The combination of a fun and
tunny story with great characters
and their humorous portrayal
made this an energetic and
engaging production,

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"Exit 90" Exh
Something for

by Christie Miller

Who needs the HTgh Mu-
seum-? All one has to do is walk
across campus to the Dalton
Gallery in Dana to view Agnes
Scott's own young masters.

The works exhibited at u Exit
90" through May 19 display the
vast talent and dedication of the
senior art majors.

Featured are the works of
Mary Ann Athens, Leigh Echols,
Nancy Kraus, Karen Nowell,
Amy Pease, Margaret Turner,
and Melissa Wallace.

ibit Holds
Everyone

At the beginning of the
exhibit is a humorous work
called 'The Wailing Wall."
This piece illustrates the time
and frustration that must have
gone into a collection of this
caliber.

The exhibition flows well
from work to work. The
ceramics are bold and capture
the viewer s imagination, while
the prints are mysterious and
inviting. The charcoal and
conte drawings virtually warm
the viewer with their sensitivity.

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

III

"The Wailing Wall" compiles work by all of the artists.

PHOTO BY BARBIE STITT

This and other senior art majors' works are featured in "Exit 90

Student Bitches About Archaic System

by Meredith Leigh Bennett

Students, stand up and let
voices be known:

Tell the Trustees our bodies
are our own.

We can no longer allow that
the school

Make inane rules to keep our
"passions" cool.

We are old enough to decide
alone

If we wish to make another
our own.

That old doctrine should
have long since died

In Loco Parentis NOT JUS-
TIFIED!

We are women here, not silly
young girls;

Our only worry is not about
curls.

Inform us, though, of the risks
we may take;

Please make our Health
Center more up-to-date.

But remember we're all
different,

Our decisions not all in
agreement.

Some will want it, while
some others will not.

Don't try to cast stones at the
former lot.

Remember, each comes with
different views

Some see ASC as their own
debut;

Some see it as a personal
review,

So allow those differences to

show.

Allow each dorm/floor a
different beau.

We are all honorable, hor.c;t,
true

Allow us this chance to prove
it to you.

Let us make decisions about
our fate

Without the worry of being
too late.

Let this be a formal request to
thee,

DON'T MAKE PERSONAL
DECISIONS FOR ME!

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HIGH

TREASURES FROM IRE fllZWILLIAM MUSEUM

FEBRUARY 20 - MAY 6 At THE HI6H MUSEUM OF ART

Agnes Scott Community
Orchestra and London Fog
To Perform Spring Concerts

Press Release

Two of Agnes' Scott's musical
organizations will present their
spring concerts in early May.

On May \ London Fog, Agnes
Scott's eight-member vocal jazz
ensemble, will perform at 8:1 5
p.m. in Gaines Auditorium. The
program will include arrange-
ments of "Sophisticated Lady," "I
Have a ( Irtish 11 and "It Don't
Mean A Thing.* 1 London Fog is
under the direction of Dr. Ron
Bymside, professor of music.

The Agnes Scott Community
Orchestra will be in concert on
Sunday afternoon, May 6, in
Gaines Auditorium of Presser
Hall. The concert, entitled "Vie-

nnese Classics," begins at 5 p.m.

The program for the evening
of classics includes works by
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
John Morrison will be the
featured soloist for Haydn's
"Trumpet Concerto." The
Beethoven and Mozart pieces
which will be presented are
"Overture to the Creatures of
Promtheus" and Symphony ^38
"Prague," respectively.

The orchestra is under the
direction of William Lemmonds.

Both concerts are free and
open to the public, and all
students, faculty and staff are
invited to enjoy these two
evenings of music presented by
Agnes Scott's own musicians.

High Museum of Art Displays
Cambridge University Treasures

by Rita Ganey

Everything from drawings to
medals, to paintings, to coins, to
ceramics, to illuminated manu-
scripts is on display at the High
Museum of Art in the currently
running exhibit, "Treasures from
the Fitzwilliam Museum."

The Fitzwilliam Museum was
founded by Viscount Fitzwilliam
in 1816 with the purpose "of
promoting the Increase of Learn-
ing and other great Objects of
that Noble Foundation" at the
University of Cambridge. The
collection has grown considera-
bly since then.

According to J. Carter
Brown, Director of the National
Gallery of Art in Washington,

the Fitzwilliam Museum is "the
finest small museum in Europe."

The exhibit has won acclaim
in the United States for its
diversity and quality of art.
"Almost every medium and
epoch" is represented in this
exhibition.

With such a wide scope of
pieces, there is something in the
exhibit to please everyone.

Titian's Tarquin and Lucretia is
the first, and possibly most
famous, piece to greet the visitor.
The violence of the rape por-
trayed in the painting is painfully
real.

Walking through the exhibit
brings the visitor in contact with
every imaginable era and area of
art. The exhibit contains an

incised drawing of a reindeer
dating from 12,000 B.C.

17th-century porcelain figu-
rines, Medieval manuscripts, and
ancient coins are also displayed.

Renoir, Rubens, Rembrandt,
Degas, and Delacroix are repre-
sented by works in the exhibit.

The exhibit contains 1 60
select objects from the museum's
permanent collection. Atlanta is
its only southeastern showing.

The exhibit's sixteenth and
seventeenth century miniatures
are exquisitely detailed. The
paintings and drawings range from
sketchwork to the fantastic
finished product.

The Fitzwilliam exhibit is well
worth more than the $4 admission
fee.

Kick Back 'N Enjoy Kid 'N Play's Movie

by Kim Compoc

Stop thinking about Spike
Lee for a hot second and go see
House Party.

Trend-hungry critics have
been too quick to point out, and
to be insultingly surprised that,
this makes all of TWO thought-
provoking films by African-
Americans within the past year.
The comparisons are unneces-
sary and inaccurate. But never
mind that. Just kick back and
enjoy.

Rap duo "Kid 4 N Play"
(Christopher Reid and Christo-
pher Martin) star in this
hilarious little American teen
comedy which also stars Robin
"Sweet-Dick Willy" Harris of Do
the Right Thing, brilliant as the
strict but caring father.

The plot is uncomplicated,
though done well: good guy
"Kid" gets beat up at school, and
can't go to best friend "Play"'s
house party unless he sneaks out,
thus disobeying the strict but
caring father. Hormones vs.

Honor, the nagging youth
question, is brought to the
screen yet again.

That's not to say the film is
predictable. There are enough
sign-of-the-times subtleties that
make it downright charming.
Especially memorable is the
scene in which Harris storms the
party looking for his son.)
insulting every face he sees.
One of his comments: "How
come you've got an African
name. 7 I know your parents are
from Cincinnati."

So how are the images of
women, you ask . 7 Revolting.
What the film does in comedy it
almost negates with sexism.
Tisha Campbell and A.J.
Johnson play the two main
women characters who, granted,
ire more than one-dimensional
background bimbos. In the end,
however, they are basically
played against each other to find
out who gets the man.

But worse than that, those
vagina-means- weakness pn >t an i -
lies run amuck like film pollu-

tion. And 1 won't bother with all
the heteroscxism/homophohia.
Truly relentless, and regret table.

The film does take a stand,
however, on teen pregnancy and
the importance of male responsi-
bility for contraception. (Ah,
relief.) In addition, the camera
glides right into the ghetto and
hack into black suburbia without
embarrassment, finally reconcil-
ing a bit of the Fat Albert/Cosby
Show dichotomy.

But the real brilliance of the
film lies in the fact that brothers/
filmmakers Warrington (pro-
ducer) and Reginald (writer/
director) Hudlin accomplish
something John Hughes and
other sappy, youth-nostalgics
never could: making a teen
movie without taking themselves
too seriously.

Except, maybe, for when the
white cops get smashed by the
house. Then again, considering
all the racial harassment going on
on this campus, that scene could
serve as something of a catharsis
I for more than one Scottie.

Blackfriars Prepare for One- Act Plays

By Sandee McGlaun

The Agnes Scott Blackfriars
will produce its annual evening
of one-act plays in Winter
Theatre of Dana Fine Arts
Building.

The evening will showcase
the talents of four Agnes Scott
students as student directors.
Junior Chrissie Lewandowski will
direct Lanford Wilson's Ludlow
Fair, a comedy in which the
neurotic Rachel (played by Laura
Williams) and brash Agnes (Ten
Grossi) "lament their love lives."

William Inge's Margaret's
Bed, the story of a young couple
who "force one another 0
recognize their insecurities," will
be directed by junior Annmarie
Anderson. Amanda DeWees
will play Elsie, and Chris Mayer
of C ieorgia State will portray
Ben.

Elizabeth Pen/am, a junior,
will direct Third and Oak: The
laundromat, a tale of a midnight
meeting and revealed secrets,
written by Marsha Norman.
Kitty Voss will portray Alberta
and Jeanne Campbell will play

y< >ung I )eedee.

This Property is Condemned,
Tennesee Williams's haunting
Story of shared dreams, will In-
directed by senior Jennifer Peluso.
Andi Morano is Willie, an
"extraordinary girl," and Tom

Pritchard of Atlanta will portray

the inquisitive Tom.

All four productions promise to
be interesting and entertaining,
and Agnes Scott students will
have the chance to enjoy anil
admire the talents of their peers.
Curtain is at 8:15 p.m. May 4 and
5.

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Arts Exchange "Rethinks the Sacred Image"of Our Society

By Christie Miller

The "Rethinking the Sacred
Image" project, hosted recently hy
the Arts Exchange, consisted of
several exhibits, a symposium, and
a performance.

The project was organized by
several local artists in order to
make the community more aware
of the images that are considered
"sacred" in our society.

The performance aspect of the
project was designed to be a re-
discovery of the function of
ceremonies, as well as to address
the precedence technology takes
over nature in society's eyes. The
performance was an impressive
combination of sculpture, music
and modern dance.

Considering the program's
emphasis on nature's wealth, it
was ironic that every performance
was rained out except the final

one. On April 7, approximately
140 people gathered at the Arts
Exchange and were rewarded with
clear skies. However, tempera-
tures dropped, and one had to
admire the performers' persever-
ence in dancing barefoot in 40-
degree weather.

The performance took place in
an amphitheatre designed by
Donna Pickens. The amphi-
theatre was a rammed-earth
sculpture made by packing sand
and clay with water. This tech-
nique formed a cement much like
that used in the ancient pyramids.
Pickens predicted that the work
would last at least one-hundred
years.

The uniqueness of the am-
phitheatre was in its shape: the
sculpture was the form of a human
back, head, and outstretched arms.
The dancers performed on the
head and between the arms, which

fonned tiers for the audience to sit
on. This arrangement placed the
viewers within the actual dance.

The performance began with a
processional. The crowd was led
to the amphitheatre by three
dancers in red hooded capes.
Loud drums and sounds of the
forest at night accompanied the
procession. The composer, Sandy
Corley, said that the sounds were
to make the audience "pause and
listen and remember that nature's
sounds are music."

After the forest sounds faded,
the dancers began a progression
through a cycle of songs. The
naturally occurring full moon
added an eerie aspect to the scene.

The first song expressed
creation, as the earth formed and
cooled. The second song por-
trayed earth's inhabitants praying
for rain, and then seeking shelter
when it fell.

The sounds of bees started the
activity of the first day on earth.
In "I, Mistake," human birth was
expressed. Two male dancers
began a portrayal of what seemed
to be the first recognition of "self."

The ticking of a clock brought
"Have You (N)ever Seen a
Sunset" into being. It expressed
death and brought the cycle to a
close. The dancers then began
again with "First Nite Flow,"
illustrating the circle of our daily
lives, and showing the complete
cycle of creation.

For the final dance, the dancers
distributed candles to the audience
members. The lights were turned
out, and the last dance was illum-
inated only by candlelight. The
audience was then led out of the
amphitheatre by the hooded
figures.

The "Rethinking the Sacred
Image" performance made a strong

statement about how our in-
creasingly technological society
is overwhelming nature and
the sounds of nature.

Composer Corley said, "The
performance should promote
appreciation of that which we
have forgotten, and hopefully,
we will become more protec-
tive of our native environment
as^a result." Although some
parts of the dance were difficult
to understand, the emotion of
the dancers carried this
message effectively.

Sculptor Pickens said that
she wanted people to leave
thinking and rethinking the
images society holds sacred.
Both artists definitively and
imaginatively achieved their
goals.

The Arts Exchange plans to
hold different types of perfonn-
ances in the amphitheatre.

"Black Art- Ancestral Legacy" Traces Artists' Evolution

Press Release

Over 150 paintings and sculp-
tures will be on view in "Black
Art-Ancestral Legacy: The Afri-
can Impulse in African-American
Art" May 22 through August 5 at
the High Museum of Art.

The exhibition traces the
impact of African culture on the
work of 20th-century black
artists. It will include an installa-
tion based on the mbari shrine of
the Ibo people of Nigeria created
by sculptor George Smith, with
contributions by local artists.

"Black Art-Ancestral Legacy"
is presented by the High Museum

in conjunction with the
National Black Arts Festival.
The Festival, the only event of
its kind in the world, celebrates
the tremendous contributions of
artists of African descent. Art-
ists from Africa, Brazil, and the
Caribbean will participate with
African-American artists.

The ten-day celebration,
from Friday, July 27 through
Sunday, August 5, will feature
over 60 events at various
locations in Atlanta. Under
the theme "African Influence
on Contemporary Art Forms,"
the Festival will serve as a
showcase for the works of artists

in eight disciplines: music,
dance, theatre, film, visual art,
performance art, literature, and
folk art.

The High Museum exhibi-
tion will feature works by 49

THEATRE

Agnes Scott College: The
Blackfriars present "An Evening
of One-Act Plays," May 4 and 5
at 8:15 p.m. in Winter Theatre,
Dana Fine Arts Building. Call
371-6248 for information.

Neighborhood Playhouse in
Decatur: Atlanta premiere of
Rick Abbot's comedy Play On.',
April 20 to May 12. Call 373-
5311 tor ticket infonriation.

Audition notice: The Neigh-
borhood Playhouse is auditioning
for the Harry Chapin musical
"Lies 6k Legends," May 20 and
21, at 7:30 p.m. Call 373-3904
tor more information.

MUSIC

Agnes Scott College:

London Fog concert May 3 at
8:15 p.m. in Gaines Auditorium.

Lauri Whiu performs her
Senior Recital May 6 at 2:30 p.m.
in MacLean Auditorium.

Agnes Scott Community
Orchestra spring concert,
"Viennese Classics," May 6 at
5:00 p.m. in Gaines Auditorium.

For information on all events,
call 371-6294.

DANCE

Agnes Scott College: The
Atlanta College Dance Festival,
April 28. Call 371-6430 for more
information.

African-American artists from
the Bahamas, Haiti, and
Jamaica, whose work reflects a
collective African heritage.

These dynamic works
examine the artists' creativity

GALLERIES

Agnes Scott College: "Exit
90," the senior art exhibit,
showing through May 19 in the
Dalton Gallery of Dana Fine Arts
Building.

Atlanta Historical Society:
"John Abbot, Naturalist," on
exhibit through August 19. Call
261-1837 for more infonriation.

The Goethe-Institut Atlanta:
"European Exposure 1989,"
photographs by Lawrence Huff,
through May 18.

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: Admission is free
tor all of the following events.
Call 577-6940 for information.

By the Hand: Twentieth
Century Crafts, from April 30 to
July 18'.

John L. Moore: New Work,
from May 10 to August 10.

Working on Paper: Contempo-
rary American Drawings, through
May 4.

The High Museum of Art:

"Treasures from the Fitzwil-
liam Museum" runs through May
6.

David Ludley lectures: "From
Country Vamp to City Sophisti-
cate: The Changing Image of
Woman in 18th and 19th
Century Painting." April 29 at
2:00 p.m. Free with museum
admission.

Black Art - Ancestral Legacy :
The African Impulse in African-
American Art, in conjunction

in four sections: "The Legacy,"
"Reclamations," "Private Vi-
sions," and "Festival and Ritual,"
each section dealing with
different time periods, cultural
influences, and artistic impulses.

Compiled by Rita Ganev

with the National Black Arts
Festival. May 22-August 5.

For more information, call 892-
HIGH.

MISCELLANEOUS

Agnes Scott College: Bradley
Observatory open house. Dr.
Alberto Sadun will lecture on
"Galaxies The Island Universes"
on Friday, May 4, at 8:00 p.m.
Call 371-6294 for more informa-
tion.

American Lung Association ol
Atlanta, Inc.: Clean Air Week,
May 7-13. Thursday, May 10 is
"Don't Drive Day." A Clean Air
Celebration will be held Thursday
at Masquerade. For infonnation,
call 872-9653.

The High Museum of Art: The
14th Atlanta Film and Video
Festival runs May 8-13 at IMAGE
Film/Video Center, celebrating
films and videos created by
independent artists. For informa-
tion, call 352-4225.

The Wren's Nest: Sixth
annual Wren's Nest Fest in
conjunction with West End
Neighborhood Festival. May 5
and 6. Storytellers, music, puppet
shows, etc. Admission $2.50. For
information, call 753-7735.

Villa International Atlanta:
The Festival of Nations will be
held on Sunday, April 29, 1-5 p.m.
For information, call 633-6783.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THF. HIGH

"Starry Crown" by John Biggers

Calendar of Events

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