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The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, September 14, 1990

Volume 77, Issue 1

Rotten branch falls out of tree, crushing student's car

Courtney Alison looks skyward for more fallen brances as Gerald Whittingcon inspects the damage already

Students victi^^

by Kathleen Hill

Public Safety officials are
investigating the disappearance of
two Volkswagens from the
Winship parking lot The thefts
took place early on September 2.

"We approximate that the cars
w ere stolen between the hours of
three and tiw Sunday morning,"
said Russ Drew, director of Public
Safety. Officers from the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation recovered
Kith vehicles later the same
morning.

"We checked the immediate
area because many stolen cars are

found close to the scene. This gives
you an idea of the type of thieves
you're dealing with, because if they
w ere professional, the car wouldn't
be round/' Drew added.

The cars were eventually found
approximately five miles south of
campus, outside the Decatur city
limits.

The thie\ e> stripped the two
vehicles of steering wheels, stick
shifts, stereos, radar detectors,
w heels, and hubcaps, according to
freshman Kim Johnson, Her
Cabriolet w as one oj the stolen cars.

Johnson first learned of the theft
when she was awakened by a call

officer

Inside

Editorials
Pam Allen Addresses Prejudice
Page 6

Features
Freshman Offers First Impressions
Page 8

Arts

Sinead O'Connor Rocks Chastain
Page 1 1

from Dekalb County po
R.C. Ivey.

"He said that were in a very
bad area. A huge number of cars
are stolen every month," Johnson
said.

While these two incidents
have been the only criminal
activity of this magnitude on the
campus so far this semester, the
city of Decatur reported 86 cars
stolen during the first six months
of 1990.

"The way to catch [these
criminals] is to maintain continu-
ous surveillance/' Drew >aid.

Drew explained why
Volkswagens are of particular
interest to car thieves!

"Basically, it comes down to a
design factor. Most other car
companies have taken the design
precaution to conceal the locking
mechanism. They have also
switched from [the Volkswagen's]
plastic covering to a metal
covering of the steering column.
And then once inside the
coverings VW's wiring is such
that it is easy for the criminals [to
start the car]."

A non-prc Sessional can open a
locked Volkswagen in seven
minutes, according to freshman
Marianna Markwalter, the other
car theft victim.

by Michelle Roberts

Nowhere is it stated that the
penalty for parking in the
president's parking space is the
cmshing of the violating car by a
giant tree limb.

Actually, Junior Courtney
Alison had parked her car at 7:30
in the evening, when students are
free to park in staff parking.

Students on the third floor of
Main w ere preparing for a hall
meeting on August 28 when
Suddenly thev rushed to the win-
dows facing the loop to find out
w hat had caused the "loud,
crashing" noise outside.

Alison describes the sound as
being "like somebody dropped a
load of tin planks."

They found that a rotted
branch had fallen onto Alison's
1988 Nissan Sentra, cmshing the
hood, denting the door, scratch-
ing the paint, cracking the
windshield, and breaking the air
conditioner.

Public Safety was notified, and
several administrators arrived to
inspect the damage. The metal
campus map in front of Main was
also crushed.

Alison says her parents were
"pretty cool about it" when she
called them. "They w ere shocked
but they had to laugh because it
seems like my years always start
out badly."

She has faith that "if the year
starts out this way, it can only get
better" and that she will be <
treated fairly by the school.

Agnes Scott is paying lor a
rental car while Alison waits for
the appraiser to look at her car.

The remains of the rotten
branch were removed on the
same evening of the accident.
The ringing of chainsaws kept
Main residents awake until "at
least three in the morning,"
according to a junior living in
Main over the loop.

Meanwhile, a crew has been
working since the incident
occurred to cut down similarly
threatening trees.

Betsy Johnson, the R.A. in
Main, states that it was "ex-
treme ly odd for the branch to fall;
there was absolutely n< ) breeze
blowing at the time." Although
there was a stonn that night, it
had not yet stmck campus when
the branch fell.

As it crushed Courtney's car, the rotten branch mutilated tht
front of Main.

ctory map in

News

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 2

A little freshman comes a long way

4. ^St-^ A

Freshmen Emily Hcrrwik , Martha Daniel and Pemn Cothran hang on to reminders of home .

by Bethany Blankenship

I know God put me here tor a
reason, hut I'm not exactly sure
what He wanted me to learn
here at Agnes Scott whether it
was to learn humility hy sharing
a bathroom with eleven other
people or to learn patience and
tolerance with a new roommate.
Either way, IYe learned a little ot
both while I've been here.

1 staggered into Agnes Scott
on a crisp Saturday morning. My
watch read 8:17 a.m. How
depressing. 1 usually slept on
Saturday mornings until my eyes
magical lv popped open. Oh,
well. I guess it was kind ot
important to be here early on the
tirst day ot orientation. ( It
anything to beat my roommate
to the room to get the better
bed.)

As I received my room
assignment 1 could feel the
tension building inside ot me and
my mind was tilled with many

questions. What if my room is
intested with roaches bigger than
my dog. 7 What it my roommate
is from the planet Zircon and we
don't get along. 7 What it I can't
watch 'The Simpsons" because
none ot the televisions here have
cable capability?

With these thoughts in mind,
1 took a deep breath and pushed
open the door to my new home.
Not bad, I thought. Not bad at
all. The closet wasn't larger than
the room, which I took as a good
sign. My dad carted my ten tons
ot junk into my room, load after
load. (I had never before realized
my capability tor accumulating
such a mass ot stuff.)

After settling in, 1 w ent to mv
tirst ot many meetings. I'm sure 1
thought at the beginning that it
was important to attend these
meetings in order to get my
disoriented mind on the right
track ot getting used to the
college atmosphere. 1 soon

(continued on page 8)

Activating military reserves could affect up to 187,000 collegians

College Press Service

As many as 187,000 college
students across the country had
their tall term plans cast into
doubt August 22, when President
George Bush said he would soon
call up military reservists to
support and replace troops
already sent to the Middle East.

If and when the call comes,
the students would have to leave
school abruptly, sometimes
unsure if they will have a place

when they return or if the tuition
money they paid will be wasted.

"I don't know what frame ot
mind I'll be in tor my studies,"
said Junior Waldron, an Anny
reservist who is a sophomore
engineering major at the
Polytechnic Institute in New
York.

No one knows exactly how
many of the reservists subject to
being called to active military
duty are college students.

Joe Hanley, spokesman for the

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U.S. Anny Reserves, estimated
that 61 percent of his group's
579,000 members are full- or
part-time college students.

The other branches of the
military do not keep figures on
how many of their reservists are
students.

Colleges themselves typically
don't know how many of then
students are subject to the
military calbup.

To find out, Drexel University
in Pennsylvania set up a hotline
August 23 for any students or
staff who would be affected by the
Middle East crisis, but received
just four calls only one from a
student reservist during its first
week ot operation, reported Vice
President for Student Affairs
Richard Woodring.

When Iraq invaded Kuwait, its
small but oil-rich neighbor,
August 2, life became uncertain
for both students and their
schools.

Soon after, President Bush sent
40,000 U.S. troops to Saudi
Arabia to defend against a
possible Iraqi invasion of that
country.

Originally Pentagon officials
thought only 100,000 soldiers
would be needed, but raised the
figure to 250,000 a week later.

On August 22, Bush said he
would activate 40,000 reservists
to support and replace the troops
he had already sent to the Persian
Gulf region. It was the first time
reservists had beeri called to
active duty since the Tet
l Offensive in Vietnam in 1 %N.

Suddenly campuses were
t< >rced to p< >nder a significant

number of students and staffers
leaving mid -semester to serve.
Course sections could lose their
instructors. School finances
could be disnipted if fewer
students were around to pay
tuition and donn fees. Students
themselves could have their
studies interrupted, without a
guarantee of being able to
resume them when they
returned to civilian life.

Although there is a federal
law that protects the jobs of
workers who are called to duty,
there is no law protecting
students, Hanley said.

To ease uncertainty among
student reservists, Purdue
University published a detailed
letter assuring students they
would get their fees refunded
and earn a certain amount of
credit, depending on when they
withdraw.

"The department of personnel
services was getting a lot of calls,
and student services was getting
calls as well," said Tim Newton,
an editor for Purdue's news
service.

Newton said the school didn't
know how many of its students
are reservists.

"I think it's a pretty small
percentage," Newton said. u At
this point we don't know."

Whatever the number,
financial impact on campuses
ptobabfy would be minimal,
added John Huie, Pardue's vice
president for state rel.it ions. It
students were missing from
school when the state surveys
the campus t, > determine its
appropriate >n, "it could pi ten-

tially have a modest impact" on
state funding.

However, Huie added, '"any
change in enrollment doesn't
show up (in terms of funding) for
two years. We're not talking
about a sufficient number of
students" to cause funding
problems,

Smaller schools said they would
deal with the situation on a case-
by-case basis.

"If any (students) were called
up, we would do all we could to
make their re-entry after serving
their country as easy as possible,"
said Edward Macias, provost at
Washington University in
. Missouri.

Meanwhile the student
reservists and their families try to
prepare for what may Lie ahead.

Andy Wilson, a senior political
science major at Purdue and a
student reservist, "wouldn't
hesitate at all if a call went out."

1 lowcver, while Wilson would
have no regrets about leaving
school, he admitted it would be

hard to leave Kathleen, his wife of

a month and a half.

Being married "doesn't make it
any easier," Wilson said.

Rensselaer's Waldron, on the
other hand, joined the Army
Reserves <4 m< >re to pay for college"
than to fight a war. When he

enlisted, he didn't think he might

be seni to battle,

I h wever, I Jean < >t Students

Eddie Knowlefi assured Waldron

1r- w< Mild get an automat ic leave
of absence if he is called to active
duty in the middle < >f the semester.

"If 1 get called, I can just pie k
up where I left off," Waldron said

News

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 3

Incident in Winship
highlights problems
with dorm safety

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BY JOSIE HOILMAN

Many Winship residents en-
countered a potentially dangerous
situation one afternoon last week.

Representatives from a local
cosmetics company, which has
since been banned from campus,
attempted to vend their products
door-to-door through the halls ot
the dorm.

The quick and decisive actions
of dorm secretary Barbara Stitt
forced t he intruders out of the
building.

The situation, although
concluded without incident, did
bring up the issue of how dorm
safety is jeopardized by the lack of
concern for safety guidelines,
resulting in the endangennent of
all resident students.

Lobby doors present the most
outstanding area for carelessness.
These doors, as well as others,
often remain unlocked through-
out the late evening hours, cre-
ating ideal entries for unautho-

rized individuals.

All residence halls are appar-
ently experiencing similar
problems with security. Signs
reminding students to check locks
are rapidly appearing on numer-
ous dormitory doors.

Developing responsible safety
habits is a necessity of resident
hall life. Two especially con-
cerned persons reflected this ideal
in their comments. Public Safety
Officer Charlotte York remarked,
"Freshmen in a new environment
may not realize the necessity for
cooperating with one another to
keep the campus safe."

Stitt noted, "Safety depends
upon everyone. If just one
student neglects to check a door,
others cannot be certain that the
recent Gainesville massacre will
not be repeated here. Agnes
Scott is not an oasis away from
crime. The Honor Code cannot
protect the campus from outside
endangerment."

H old a piece of tape
up to your eyes, dim the lights
and try to fill out your taxes.

Now you're seeing things from
her point of view.

For this woman it's poor eyesight,
for someone else it might be
arthritis or maybe they just can't
cope. The fact is, last year 4
million Americans got the help they
needed from IRS Volunteer
Assistance Programs.

If you have the desire to help
and a basic aptitude for math, you
could become a part of the IRS
Volunteer Assistance Programs.

The programs are year-round
and open to any company,
organization or individual that
would like to give something back
to their community. The training is
free and the rewards are enriching.
So volunteer and call 1 800 424-1040.
Beginning October 1, 1990, please
call 1800 829-1040.

Volunteer and help make
someone's taxes less taxing.

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Internal 1
Revenue '
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ISRAEL

Iskenderun

ETHIOPIA V

Arabian Sea

Foreign Students at
U.S. Colleges
(1989-90 School Year)

Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

770
2,280
4,110

Draft registration up 67 percent since Iraqi invasion

College Press Service

Voluntary registration tor the
military draft has skyrocketed
since the August 2 Iraqi invasion
of Kuwait, the Selective Service
System reports.

The number of men signing up
has increased 67 percent over the
amount who registered before the
invasion, said Selective Service

spokeswoman Barbie Richard-
son.

There are no current proposals
to reinstate the draft, which
would happen only it Congress
were to order it.

"Historically, " Richardson
said, "there have been hikes
before conflicts" such as the
recent U.S. invasion ot Panama.

There could be any number of

iv< im iris for the dramatic increase,
Richardson said, such as students
finishing up tasks before heading
off to school.

Federal law, although haphaz-
ardly enforced, requires young men
to regies witftin 50 days of their
L8th birthday. Additionally,
students have to certify they've
registered before they can receive
any federal college aid.

Campuses braced for conflicts between
Arab and American Students

College Press Service

Hoping to avoid fights and
violence between Middle Eastern
and American collegians here at
home, Iowa State University
(ISU) said it would set up a
forum to let students vent their
emotions about the United
States' confrontation with Iraq
peacefully.

"Human nature being what it
is, there will be patriotic
overtures on both sides," said
Tom Thielen, ISU's vice
president for student affairs.
vv We're not looking for anything
of a severe nature, but we think
things will happen."

Ohio State University officials
are also braced.

"It is inevitable that there will
be some problems of harassment
towards the Middle Eastern

students," said John Greisberger,
program director for Interna-
tional Students and Scholars.

It's happened before.

In the 1970s, before Shah
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was
ousted by the Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini's revolution,
supporters and opponents of the
Shah regularly battled, often
violently, on U.S. campuses.

After Khomeini took power
and seized 52 American embassy
employees in Teheran as
hostages in November 1979,
anti-Iranian demonstrations
rocked American campuses.
Pro-Khomeini Iranians also held
rallies, which were often
disrupted by American students.

But Bill Carroll of the
National Association for Foreign
Student Affairs, based in
Washington, D.C., doesn't

anticipate much fighting among
Middle Eastern and American
students on U.S. campuses
during this round of tension,
mostly because of the difference
in population.

In the late 1970s, more than
50,000 Iranian students were
enrolled at U.S. colleges. In the
early 1980s, students from oil-
producing countries still made up
more than a third of all foreign
students registered here.

"It's not like in 1980, when we
had a large group of Iranian
students," Carroll said.

Based on figures from the New
York-based Institute of Interna-
tional Education, 770 Iraqi
students were enrolled on
American campuses in 1989-90.
The number of Kuwaiti students
was 2280.

Editorials

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 4

The Profile

Friday, September 14, 1990 Volume 77, Issue 1

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AGNES

SCOTT Editor-in-Chief

college Michelle Roberts

Managing Editor Copy Editor

Laura Shaeffer Kristin Lemmerman

News Editors Tonya Smith, Josie Hoilman

Features Editor Angie Tacker

Arts Editor Sandee iMcGlaun

Arts Calendar Editor Rita Ganey

Photography Editor Barbie Still

Circulation Manager Mary Mathewes

Advertising Manager Sara DiGiusto

The Profile is published bi-weekly throughout the acadcemic year. Letters to the editor and guest
editorials are always woelcomed and should be typed or on disk using Microsoft Word. Names
cannot be withheld. Views expressed on the eidtorial pages do not necessarily reflect those of
anyone affiliated with the College other than the author.

Lagrdappe

by Michelle Roberts

In his book, One L : An Inside Account of Life rn the First Year at Hai\md
Ltw Sckx)l, Scott Tyrow describes his first day there: "I do not have the
time to read a novel or a magazine, and I am so far removed from the news
of world events that I often feel as if I've fallen off the dark side of the planet.
I am distracted at incest times and have difficulty keeping up a
conversation.... At random instants, I am likely to be stricken with acute
feelings of panic, depression, indefinite need, and the pep talks and irony I
practice on myself only make it worse."

Although the first year at Agnes Scott College is not Harvard Law, the
anxiety and uneasiness Turow describes are feelings that all new students
experience. So much occurs so quickly, and while the clianges can be life-
alteringly positive, they can be scary at the same time.

I must have been the most naive freshman to hit this campus in a while.
I did know how to do my own laundry and maneuver around the city, but I
was completely ignorant about college life itself. For instance, I had no idea
that an answering machine was essential to one's everyday functioning. I
was terrified of pnafessors, and I fell up the stairs in Buttrick on the first day.

I also had misconceptions about feminism, a vague idea about the
amount of studying required to make the kind of grades I was accustomed to
making, and a strange difficulty finding friends, among other problems.

The ttiost serious culture shock I experienced at college was homesick-
ness. It hits an otherwise independent young woman hard to discover that
she longs for home. Homesickness is just something we all have to deal
with, and we must realize that some of it is self-pity; when stress levels get
high, the thought of homes comforts can become overwhelming.

Being homesick dcxs not necessarily u go away" after the first year. I cried
this year, my senior year, when I left my mother.

Many students are ecstatic to leave home and do not even return home
for summer breaks. I have infinite respect and admiration for international
students who often cannot tell you when they will see their families again.

I find myself living for any opportunity to go home. A strange phenom-
enon occurs for students who, like myself, are from Alabama. Even if we
never liked Lynyrd Skynyrd before in our lives, 4t Sweet Home Alabama"
Suddenly brings tears to our eyes and fills our hearts with pride.

Another realization that comes to every first year student is utter
disillusionment over the fact that she is no longer u the best." Everyone else
is as smart if not smarter man you are at a selective college such as this one.

At the same time, due to its small size, there are many opportunities to
distinguish yourself. The most important thing you can do at Agnes Scott
to feel as if you are truly a part of things and to make friends is to get
invc >l\ ed in something you enjoy. I, in my naive state, remember feeling a
bit intimidated in my first year to do much. Do not be. If you are feeling
like \ui oWt fit in, give it time.

Letty Russell wnte> in Inhering Our Mothers' Gardens about the benefits
ot feeling, at least temp* >rarily, like a "misfit": "Sometimes tins being on the
margin can give you the freedom to breathe, even freedom to maintain a
self-critical stance toward die use of your own inheritance, if indeed this i> a
place where vou find it worthwhile to continue die struggle."

Above all, use tins time u i deveh >p ,md grow. It has taken me three
enure years to feel as th nigh I've U uind a 'niche" U >r myself and ti > reo >gnize
that I belong here. I'm not insinuating that Agnes Scott is for everyone, but
for tht*e who find it wi >rthwhile to a >ntinue the struggle and wh 1 survive,
the opportunities both inside and outside the classroom are invaluable.

Public Safety News

by Officer Charlotte York

Greetings to all new and return-
ing students, faculty, staff, and other
members of the Agnes Scott com-
munity. The Department of Public
Safety wishes you a safe and suc-
cessful year. We look forward to
working with you
this year and we are
pleased to be at your
service.

During the
summer months
the Department of
Public Safety
engaged in a
comprehensive
training session
covering topics

such as report writing, search and
seizure, vehicle pullovers, race
relations, and standard first aid
and CPR certification.

The training sessions included
classroom as well as practical
exercises simulating actual law
enforcement situations. The
instruction has enhanced our
knowledge and effectiveness in
these areas.

Additional topics covered in
optional training classes included
recent legal developments,
covering newly passed legislation
affecting law enforcement; basic

Spanish for police officers; law
enforcement instmctor training;
and fireanrts instructor training.
Members of the department also
taught courses at Emory and
MART A police departments as
well as the Fulton County Public
Safety Training Center.

Campus safety is a
responsibility shared by

all members of the
Agnes Scott community*

Please join us in welcoming
Officers Michael Gaston and
Ricky Bigby to Agnes Scott.
Roth officers bring years of law
enforcement experience and are
anxious to serve vou.

This school year opened to a
small rash of car thefts. All three
ot the incidents (2 thefts, 1
attempt) involved Volkswagen
vehicles. The two stolen vehicles
have been recovered. A suspect
has been arrested in connection
with the entering auto incident.

In response to these incidents
we have increased patrols of the

parking areas and engaged in
stake-outs of certain target lots,
we have been developing
possible leads that might help us
to locate and arrest the respon-
sible parties, and we have been
considering measures for the
protection of target vehicles.

In a residence hal, a
student reported missing
her Rolex watch, which
she placed on her desk
before going to the
shower.

Campus safety is a
responsibility shared by
all members of the
Agnes Scott commu-
nity. We ask that you
join us in securing the
campus by paying particular
attention to keeping residence
halls and other secure locations
locked properly. As you enter a
building, please be sure that the
door has closed properly and
locks behind you.

During the semester we will be
offering seminars on topics of
value and interest to you. Flyers
concerning these programs will
be posted in conspicuous
locations around campus. We
strongly encourage your partici-
pation in these programs. Again,
have .1 good year!

Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Peryam

Why a college education?

This summer, Time Traveler
stood before the Vice President
and Legal Counsel of a major
international corporation and
delivered a very important and
convoluted message. Instead of
the patronizing pat on the head
Time Traveler would have
received in her old "dumb
blonde" days, the esteemed
gentleman inquired as to her
availability for full-time, perma-
nent employment at a salary
$10,000 higher than she ever
made before. ."Thank you," she
said, u but I have to go back to
school in August."

Time Traveler thought about
that. The message as delivered
was well organized, clearly stated
and spoken with aplomb, all a
direct result of her education here
at Agnes Scott College. That job
offer was only one of three, all in
the same salary range.

The disciplines we go through
to get good grades create a clarity
of thought and provide knowl-
edge invaluable as a foundation
for our best becoming.

After living almost halt a
century upon this earth, I've
found that one can learn a lot out
there in the "real world" looking

for her prince, but most of it has
to be learned the hard way and a
lot ot it you don't really want to
know.

Perhaps the dream of a prince
on a fine horse is universal
among women. He will whisk us
away from all this to a castle in
the clouds where we will live
happily ever after.

There are still sweet princes
left, but the ones I've found are
invariably married to somebody
else. Or maybe the prince is
always sweeter on the other side
of the picket fence.

Let's get real. These days a
sensible woman should plan for
raising her children by herself.
Fifty percent of all marriages end
in divorce. In Georgia, only
three out of ten of the children
are awarded child support, and
only one receives it. The State
of Georgia attempted to collect
approximately $200,000,000
(yes, ma'am, two hundred
million dollars) in unpaid child
support in 1989, and they were
only able to get $100,000,000.
That means a lot of mamas are
out there working two jobs trying
to feed and clothe those babies
their handsome prince left

behind as he galloped through
their lives. They could really use
that extra $10,000 in salary I was
offered this summer.

The woman lucky enough to
keep her husband home had
better hope that his most
eloquent expression of emotion
is not a fist in her face. More
women are killed every year by
their spouses than die in car
wrecks, rapes and muggings
combined. Uneducated women
don't have the resources to
escape and many don't escape
except under the most desperate
of circumstances.

Then, on a global level, we
women have to take our power
back. For too long we have been
limited to changing dirty diapers
while the men who run the
government and monster
corporations have dirtied the
d 1. 1 pers of the earth almost to the
point of no return. In order to
clean up this planet, we must be
freed of our menial tasks and
learn to speak the language of
pi >wer. Mere in scho< A is where
we learn that language. And a
women's college provides the
best torum for us to practice and
perfect it.

Editorials

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 5

Is Agnes Scott College
REALLY committed to
diversity in hiring?

One student's opinion

I guess I should let you all know
right now that I am NOT an of-
ficial spokesperson for the Afri-
can- American students on
campus. I am a student who, like
yourselves, gets outraged at the
inconsistencies of people and
institutions. I, unlike most of you,
write about what frustrates me.
Do not Cake it personally unless I
use your name.

Yours truly,

Michele A. Barard

Opening Convocation II dem-
onstrated.once again that Agnes
Scott College has only a partial
commitment to diversity in
hiring.

Let me clarify that statement.
It is clear that Agnes Scott
College has a commitment to
hiring minorities and interna-
tionals for every custodial position
which is availahle. It is equally
clear that Agnes Scott College is
detennined not to search for
minority and international
professors and administrators.

1 wish to state for the record
that I have no problems with the
new hires as individuals. For
heaven's sake, I don't know them
all personally. Furthermore, I am
confident that Agnes Scott
College has hired excellent people
to fill the positions w hich needed
to be filled.

However, this Joes not negate
the obvious: Within the last year
Agnes Scott College has replaced
.i woman sociologist w ith a man.
Also, at Convocation we met
several white male and female
professors and administrators w ho
are new to the campus. Is this
appropriate hiring practice for a
women's college which claims a

commitment to diversity. 7

Okay, let's suppose that Agnes
Scott College is committed to
finding qualified minority pro-
fessors and administrators. How'
did it happen that a woman was
replaced by a man in the Sociology
Department. 7 That was a per-fect
opportunity for Agnes Scott to put
her money where her mouth is and
hire a minority professor.

We may find out that the
President's Committee on
Diversity is working secretly to get
some world-renowned minority
woman to come to Agnes Scott
College for a special project which
includes teaching classes. I doubt
it, but it could happen.

Even this would raise questions
in my mind. For example: What
type of full-time ACADEMIC
and/or ADMINISTRATIVE
positions would Agnes Scott
College be willing to offer to a
minority person? Who would she
have to be Alice Walker? Or,
could she be a qualified graduate
from Spelman, Emory, Oglethorpe,
or Agnes Scott who has demon-
strated expertise in her field. 7

These questions ma\ never he
answered. However, I offer this
challenge to the administrators,
the deans, and the President of
Agnes Scott College: Stand
behind the commitment you made
to the minority and international
students on this campus. Show us
that you mean it when you say,
"Agnes Scott College values
diversity and seeks to foster an
environment that welcomes and
supports contributions from all
members of the Agnes Scott
College community." (The Agnes
Scott College Studeiu Handbook,
105.)

by M. Leigh Bennett

All this summer one nagging
little thought has kept coming to
my mind (yes, I do have one).
That thought has been about our
faculty. I know that we no
longer w ish to rehash the plus/
minus controversy, but I think
that one aspect of that situation
must he addressed the idea of
closed faculty meetings. (For the
first year student, ask a junior or
senior for information.)

Now, I know that many of the
faculty will resent my poking my
nose in their business, but in my
opinion, this is my business. I
have been told, repeatedly, that
faculty meetings are a chance for
the faculty to come together and
discuss the workings of the
College among themselves,
without any students present.
Are not student opinions
necessary to make a logical, well
thought out, well researched
decision on any of a number of
issues? I know that 1 have asked
professors' opinions on many
issues, not because the professor
was so much older and wiser
than myself, but because that
person represented another part
of the triad at Agnes Scott. It is
my belief th.it no decision should
be made without considering
how that decision will affect the
rest of the campus.

The first reaction will be a
swift "No!" from many of the
faculty. The reason: Change
around Agnes Scott is never seen
as good or necessary. The motto
is, "Don't fix it; it hasn't broken
yet." The point is that this

system is broken. Students have
to push their views on professors,
in their offices, because no other
option is open. Many professors
blithely go on believing they
know what the students want, but
in truth, they haven't got a damn
idea. The old patriarchy rears its
head. "We know what's best for
you; Giving us an opinion that is
different just shows how wrong
you are. Trust me." Aren't we
being taught to think for our-
selves? Practice what you preach,
dear Agnes Scott. I do not take
my family's opinions at face value,
so I doubt that 1 w ould take yours.

Yet, consider the changes this
would cause. I have seen many
changes around ASC since my
first year here and none of them
have caused the hell tower to
collapse. I seriously suspect the
tower could hold up to this one.

Many professors will point to
the fact that at many other
schools* faculty meetings are
closed. What does that have to
do with the issue here? I do not
helieve that we need to look to
other schools to justify our
actions. "Agnes Scott is the best
of the best," and we should be able
to make a decision without
worrying about how other schools
work. Other schools do not have
the dynamics of our campus.
Therefore, why should we
compare?

Also, it is true that in faculty
meetings sensitive topics could
arise. That is understandable.
Students should not be able to
listen to problems that have arisen
with other students, but students
should be able to know about

subjects that directly affect our
welfare. Conditions would have
to be made about the procedures
in sensitive situations, but that is
a side issue and should not
hamper the solution.

So, should faculty meetings he
closed? No! All student meet-
ings, with the exception of Honor
Court, are open. Any student,
f ac u 1 1 y , ad m i n i s t ra to r/s taff
personnel could go to any SGA,
Interdorm, or another group's
meeting. Some Very important
issues have come up, but I have
never heard a student say, "Let's
keep the faculty out. They don't
have our optimism, energy, or
understanding of the issue to give
any opinion that is worthwhile.
What do they know? They just
teach here." Change some of the
words around and you have what
the students have been hearing
for some time now.

Am I sorry I wrote this
editorial? No. I believe that I
have a right to voice my opinion.
The students have been accused
for years of apathy. This should
get rid of some of that criticism.
Do I believe I will receive some
flak, if not a cold shoulder, from
some of the faculty? Although I
may sometimes look it, I am not
naive. I believe some members of
the faculty will be downright
hostile about this. To them I say
that this is only one student's
opinion and they may take it or
leave it, but it ain't going to go
away. In fact, it will probably
only get bigger and louder. You
cannot poke your head in the
sand forever; sometime you have
to come up for air.

Rep Rap

by Laura Shaeffer

As we begin a new year, Rep Council would like to remind everyone,
especially new students, who we are and what we do on campus.

According to the student handbook, "The purpose of this body is to
represent the students to the administration and to be aware of student
concerns and needs." Rep meets every Tuesday at 7:1 5 in the Student
Center Annex and we encourage everyone with interest or concerns to
join us.

To stay in touch with student opinion we hope to continue to sponsor
Student Forums which were held last year. This is a good opportunity for
students to voice their opinions on an infonrial basis.

Rep Council's executive board members are Holly Henderson,
president; Christy Dickert, vice president; Amy Higgins, secretary;
Robyn Porter, treasurer.

The senior reps are Betsy Johnson, Cathy Pitney, Tammy Shirley, and
Stephanie Strickland. Junior reps are Janet Johnson, Talin Keyfer, Kara
Russell, and Laura Shaeffer. Sophomore reps are Wendy Allsbrook,
Mary Frances Ken, El lie Porter, and Deborah Watters.

The black American rep is Angela Miller and the international rep is
Eva Mihlic. RTC reps are Joanie Kimble and Gina Pursell.

The new dorm reps are Anika Dyrstad, Winship; Malikah Berry,
Walters; Annetta Williams, Main; Kathryn Cullinan, Inman; and
Debbie Miles, Rebekah.

Editorials

Friday, Septeniber 14, 1990 The Profile Page 6

The following is philosophy professor David Behans response to President Ruth Schmidt s Opening Convocation speech.

Curriculum and Community:
A Reply to President Schmidt

As a member of the Curricu-
lum Committee, I believe it is
necessary to reply to President
Schmidt's remarks at the Open-
ing Convocation on August 3 1 .
I address my reply particularly to
the students.

Two features of the College
which President Schmidt has
emphasized over her years here
are our curriculum and our sense
of community. In her remarks at
the Opening Convocation, Dr.
Schmidt delivered a mandate
concerning curriculum. The
mandate was that the Faculty,
and especially the Curriculum
Committee, take immediate
steps to change our curriculum
from a "male-dominated
Eurocentric" curriculum to one
which emphasizes the important
cultural and intellectual contri-
butions of women and people of
color.

In demanding that the Faculty
take steps toward an inclusive
curriculum, the President was
calling the attention of the
College community to issues
which have been discussed and
acted upon in colleges and uni-
versities since the first programs
in Black Studies were imple-
mented in the late 1960s and
since Women's Studies emerged
in the 1970s.

The Faculty of Agnes Scott
College, and the Curriculum
Committee in particular, have
been well aware of those issues
since the time they emerged.
The Faculty has instituted a
minor in Women's Studies and
has approved in principle the
possibility of a major in
Women's Studies. The Curricu-
lum Committee has agreed to
the desirability of a program in
Black Studies and has discussed
with the President ways of
implementing it.

I regret that, in her mandate,
the President did not acknow l-
edge any of the steps which have
been taken in both ot those areas
by the Curriculum Committee
and the Faculty.

The Faculty is in general
agreement that a more inclusive
curriculum is desirable at Agnes
Scott. Recommendations
toward that end were sent to all
faculty members by the Curricu-
lum Committee last spring with
the specific request that depart-
ments report to the Committee
the steps they have taken and
propose to take. However, it
requires the support ot the
President to bring these changes
to fruition. New programs do
not come into being unless funds
are provided to hire faculty for

them. The President has
steadfastly refused to add to the
faculty complement in order to
bring about the very programs
which, last week, she urged us to
implement. These are the pro-
grams which the* Faculty has
approved either in fact or in
principle.

1 bring these facts to your
attention because you might
easily have been misled by the
President's remarks. You were
given to believe that significant
curricular issues had neither been
raised nor discussed. They have
been discussed at length and
action has been taken on them.
You were given to believe that it
is the Faculty which stands in
the way of curriculum refonn.
That is not the case. The
Faculty has approved policies
which would make the curricu-
lum more inclusive. It is the
President who has not provided
the funds required to make
possible those programs.

But let me speak not only of
programs, such as Black Studies,
which have yet to be, nor pro-
grams such as Women's Studies,
which are struggling in place.
Let me mention Latin American
Studies. The program was put in
place when a scholar in Latin
American studies was added to
the Faculty. Now the program in
Latin American Studies is being
phased out because of insuffi-
cient funds to support it. Yet,
while one important addition to
an inclusive curriculum is being
phased out, the President man-
dates new programs.

Let me turn to the issue of
community. We are a commu-
nity, and increasingly we are
such in reaction to the policies
and practices of the President.
The Faculty was wrongly charac-
terized as resisting an inclusive
curriculum. I know that you
have respect for the scholar-
teachers of this faculty, and I
believe tht you are deeply
offended when they are mislead-
ingly likened to rust in pipes and
termites in wood.

The Faculty, and through it
the Curriculum Committee,
holds in trust the academic
quality of the institution, for
which you, your parents, and our
benefactors over many years
have invested their money. We
hold in trust the quality of the
degree for which you pay so
much and work so hard. We are,
in an important sense, trustees of
this College. We want to see
Agnes Scott College grow, we
want to see curricular innova-
tion, and we want at the same

time to preserve values for which
it has stood for a century. But in
trying to realize all of those
goods, we are constrained by
limited resources. The hard
decisions which the Curriculum
Committee and the Faculty face
are usually not between good and
bad proposals but between
competing goods. We would like
to be able to implement all good
proposals, but a college of 500
students and 70 faculty members
has its limitations.

Faced with hard choices
between competing goods, we
had hoped that the Centennial
Campaign would have made
significant funds available for just
the curriculum additions
President Schmidt urged upon us
last week. Yet she continues to
freeze the faculty complement
and starve the curriculum. It,
then, we are to have the pro-

grams she urges, we shall have to
cut somewhere else. But where
are those cuts to be made? Our
existing programs are not ade-
quately staffed, and those are the
programs for which you came
here. I do not believe we can
make cuts without violating our
trust and compromising the
quality of your degree.

There is another way of doing
things. This was outlined by a
fonner President of this College,
Dr. Wallace Alston, when he
quoted Edmund Burke's state-
ment that a society is a covenant
among generations. This other
way begins not with a mandate
to a faculty likened to rust and
termites. It begins not by
misleading students. Rather, it
begins from a genuine sense of
community. It begins with trust
and respect and hope, and at the
same time it honestly acknowl-

edges frailty and failure. It rejoices
in the progress we have made,
deplores the progress we have not
made, and moves on to patient,
loving, and careful deliberation
about competing goods within a
college ot limited resources. It
respects our trad itional values, u
searches out and welcomes new
members to our community, and
it does not demean any single one
ot us. It also seeks the financial
resources to make the curriculum
commensurate both with our
community and with the interna-
tional community. I urge you to
adopt that way. I urge you to
ignore the unfortunate, mis-
leading, and demeaning aspects ot
what we heard last week. 1 urge
that this community ot scholars
work together to preserve and
improve the endangered coven-
ant among generations which is
Agnes Scott College.

Asktn'American Prejudice A Personal

by Pamela W. Allen

In the quiet of my Saturday
morning, comfortable, safe, and
serene, snuggled under a blanket
on my screened porch reading
the paper and sipping coffee, I
became frightened. My serenity
was broken by a crush of reality
tossed to me in the morning
paper. The gentle shelter of the
wet leaves vibrating under the
kiss of rain shanged quickly to a
false and decadent sanctuary
which had lulled me away from
harsh prejudices growing in the
fuel of the Middle East crisis.
Several things came together this
morning to fracture my reverie:
a casual conversation several
days ago, a product promotion,
and an article in the morning
paper.

I am privileged to be sharing
my home with a dear friend and
ASC graduate who happens to
be of Islamic, Asian background
while I am Christian, white, and
U.S. bom. Our ethnic and
religious backgrounds have never
been anything but delightful to
each of us. We enrich one
another and learn from our
differences. I have naively
assumed that her ethnicity
canied little if any discrimina-
tion and that as any U.S.
citizen she was well accepted
by almost all she encountered.
Shama is a bright and intelligent
woman. Comfortable with
herself, she dives into life and
does not allow prejudice to limit

her endeavors. I have picked up
on her confidence and assumed
that she moves through life with
the safety, serenity, and protec-
tion which I feel within my
screened porch this morning. 1
am wrong.

On an evening of fun and
comraderie with her friends at
Underground Atlanta, a man
turned to Shama and said, u You
fucking bitch! Thanks to you
our sons are at war!" Alanned
and incredulous, she and her
friends moved on, laughing off
the incident as an eccentricity ot
the area and the interloper as a
weirdo. Deep within she must
have been terrified.

At a local gift shop, a tee-shirt
reads "IRAQN APHOBIA" a
parody of Speilberg's popular
film Arachnop/iote. Below the
title are figures intended to be
spiders covering the rest of the
tee-shirt. The spiders have the
faces of Asian people. The tee-
shirt goes on to say, U HELP
STOMP THEM OUT."

An article by Cynthia
Durcanin in this morning's
Atlanta Journal newspaper (9/1/
90) focused on threats against
Arab-Americans. Her anicle
outlined the growing prejudice,
discrimination and violence
against Arab-Americans.

A gang of ten young men
armed with a bottle beat a man
who appeared Arabic.

A Savannah TV station
sponsored a "Towel head
Weekend" with the slanderous

use of an Islamic call to prayer as
a call to denigration.

Bomb threats were made
against the American Arab
Anti-Discrimination Gotnmittee
(AADC) for monitoring
discrimination acts.

A parody of the Beach Boys
song "Barbara Ann" using the
lyrics "Bomb- Bomb- Bomb Iraq"
is being broadcast in Atlanta and
elsewhere.

This apparent growing
prejudice against Asian Ameri-
cans smacks oi the prejudice
shown Japanese Americans
during World War II. Shall we
again incarcerate a whole people
because of the stupidity of a
select few.' The anger and
powerlessness we feel in response
to Saddam Hussein's acts of
aggression must be limited to the
source and tempered in response.
Our tendency is to lash out at a
closer target which represents
the source of the problem. Asa
result, we may cut down the
apple tree out of fury against the
tree for dropping an apple on our
head. If we do so, we never
again are able to sample the
sweetness the tree bore. The tree
will no longer spawn new growth
and the ground will no longer
grow richer from the generation
of fruit it would have
produced. My porch sanctuary
can become a prison if 1 use it as
a barrier to keep ugliness and
prejudice at bay. This insulation
can allow^me to divest myself
from involvement, personal

Asicm'American Prejudice A Personal Reflection

Craig, use this head to jump the
gutter on the anicle above

Features

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 7

"If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"

President Ruth Schmidt gave the
following speech at Opening Day
Convocation on Friday, August 31 ,
1990.

How many times have you
heard this expression. 7 It seems to
be a fairly popular one. I have
never really heard anyone refute
this statement, hut I think it
should be. Lite has taught me
chat .i lot of things aren't fit, even
if they're not broken; that there is
the possibility of rusting out,
looking shabby, or maybe even
being eaten by termites, and all
these may have just as devastating
an effect on the functioning of
something as if it were "broke".

One example that I can think
of very easily is this: You wouldn't
have said five years ago that am
residence halls were "broken",
that they couldn't be used any
longer, but we did have some
which were really unsafe because
although the electricity continued
to come into those buildings and
students lived in them, there was

Reflection

exploration, and responsibility. I
am then able to say it is someone
else's problem at which point I
become the CORE of the
problem. Change happens from
within, riot from without.
Change occurs from the self
outward; from ourselves, to our
families, to our community, to
our nation, and to the world. It
does NOT happen the other way
around. 1 must, we must,
recognize a fire as it begins and
open our eyes to the ways in
which each of us fuels it.

1 hope the reader is outraged
at this growing prejudice. I fear
for Shama and my other Asian
friends at Agnes Scott and
elsewhere. I also fear for my
children, that they may be swept
up in a popular trend of ethnic
prejudice. I fear they will close
their eyes to the implication of
tee-shirts saying, "No one thinks
this means ALL Asians; it only
refers to Iraq." And I fear for
myself, that I may become
complacent in my back porch
serenity and allow my apathy to
fuel the mass slaughter of the
apple trees.

Join the
Profile Staff,
just f ore the
fun of it!

a danger of fire
from overloaded
circuits, with
electrical capacity
in each room for
a lamp and a
radio, but not for
the hair dryers,
TVs, computers,
stereos, etc. of
today's student
living.

I think that
those of you who
were here pre-Victoria Lambert
and our landscaping improve-
ments, know that the lawns, trees,
and bushes of the campus weren't
"broken", but they certainly
weren't trimmed properly; there
were lots of needy patches and the
trees were slowly dying without
being fed or cared for. Unfortu-
nately, even though we're trying
to take better care of our campus
and have planted hundreds of
bushes and trees in the last few
years, we cannot undo the damage
of recent droughts and the fact
that much of the foliage is mature,
so we do have quite visible
brokenness.

Termite damage is really
insidious. A few years ago I
discovered that those hungry
insects had been eating out the
substance of some areas of the
President's house and that
although the outer appearance
continued to be fine, about all
that was left of the woodwork in
the basement was the paint still
giving it form.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
doesn't sound as if the proponent
of this philosophy would have any
time for "preventive mainte-
nance", does it? What are the
possibilities that we have some
rust or termites in our ways of
doing things at Agnes Scott?

I believe that every one of you
can think of some examples, not
necessarily lrom the physical side
but in the ways we do things, in
our administrative patterns and
habits, in outmoded office
practices, in traditions whose
meaning has long been lost, in
clubs that somebody once thought
a good idea, or a curriculum which
may have been changed so much
internally by changes in reading
assignments and the content of
courses that only the external
shell of the curricular require-
ments remains. What can't we
see because we're part of a system
which we who've been around a
while take for granted? (New
people in the community can
often help greatly because they
don't take the same things for
granted.) Could it be that Agnes
Scott, like many other liberal arts
colleges, is the victim of its own
good practices in the past,
teaching the liberal arts as we

Probably the most telling challenges
to the way that we envision the liberal
arts have come, in the last twenty
years. from the ever increasing
challenges to our Western-centered
and male-centered curriculum.

knew them years ago without
reconceptualizing them?

Probably the most telling
challenges to the way that we
envision the liberal arts have
come, in the last twenty years, not
so much from technological and
scientific breakthroughs, although
clearly the teaching of mathemat-
ics and scientific subjects is being
transformed constantly by new
research and discoveries, but from
the ever increasing challenges to
our Western-centered and male-
centered curriculum.

I know that many of you were
involved in experiences this
summer which have furthered your
education, formally or infonnally.
We had some great programs on
campus (Ford Foundation,
Exploring Transfer, Hot Topics.)

My educational experience was
that in July, I was privileged to
attend a conference of the
International Association of
University Presidents in
Valladolid, Spain. Two hundred
and fifty presidents and rectors (as
they call presidents in many parts
of the world) attended. The
theme of the conference was
internationalizing the university.
We had a very great sense of the
importance of education in its
many facets and fonns as presented
by educators from around the
world.

It was gratifying, on hearing
various papers, to realize that we
have been moving for years toward
greater internationalization of the
Agnes Scott educational experi-
ence. Many prefer the tenn we use
here, global awareness, to indicate
that national boundaries and even
nation to nation concepts are
somewhat outmoded in this day
and age of transnational business
and global ecological interdepen-
dence.

One particularly telling paper in
Valladolid was delivered by the
President of Lincoln University in
Pennsylvania, Niara Sudarkasa, a
distinguished anthropologist and
friend of President Johnnetta Cole
of Spelman (who, by the way, will
be our speaker on Honor's Day
next month.) President Sudarkasa
said, and I quote, "The multiplicity
of nationalities, racial and ethnic
groups, and socioeconomic classes
on American college campuses has

not only under-
SC< ared the need
to international-
ize the curricu-
lum, it has given
a certain imme-
diacy to the call
for a curriculum
that is generally
more inclusive of
the perspectives,
history and
contributions of
peoples of color."
And she went on to say "...logi-
cally and inevitably, the call for
internationalizing the curriculum
and broadening the humanities
should be one and the same. No
advocate of international studies
would maintain that only
Western nations deserve to be
included. It should be obvious
that the same case can be made
for the humanities. The call for
internationalizing the curriculum
should embrace the call for a more
inclusive humanities curriculum
so as to acquaint students with the
literature, music, art, philosophy,
and other traditions and contribu-
tions of peoples in the non-
Western as well as the Western
nations being discussed in the
more social science-oriented
international studies programs."

I am very pleased that here at
Agnes Scott we have many
faculty members who are support-
ers of and participants in the
G lobal Awareness program and
the international aspects of our
curriculum, who are also working
on the inclusive nature of a
contemporary liberal arts curricu-
lum. The Curriculum Committee
has been struggling with these
issues as well, and I believe that
this year may be significant to
Agnes Scott's progress in this area.
In reviewing the responses to the
Planning Committee question-
naire, we noted that every
category of respondents, faculty,
students, staff, trustees, and
alumnae leaders, all believe that
one of the greatest successes in
recent years is the establishment
of the Global Awareness program.
And faculty members also cite
women's studies and African-
American studies more often than
anything else as areas desirable for
Agnes Scott to develop or develop
further.

Returning to my experiences of
the summer, in Spain, one cannot
help but be constantly aware of
the contributions of non-
European peoples to the culture of
that country. The richness of the
culture of Spain and much of its
distinctiveness is due to the
influences on it from Africa and
the Middle East, and there are
many other examples which
others will supply of the contribu-
tions of the Egyptians, the Arabs,

and other peoples of color, who in
some cases predated and clearly
influenced European culture very
dramatically; yet most of the
traditional liberal arts curriculum
begins with a period of European
dominance. What we have been
teaching, according to President
Sudarkasa, are the Euro-Ameri-
can-ities instead of the humani-
ties, for as she says, "Students need
a world view that places the
contemporary situation of natn >ns
and peoples of the world in the
cont ext of the ebb and flow of the
fortunes of different groups over
the full span of human history."
She points out that African
contributions through various
periods of history have not been
recognized to the degree of their
importance. And if you have
listened to National Public Radio
this week, you will have additional
examples.

Because of the various streams
of interest exhibited by our faculty
members, I believe that Agnes
Scott has the possibility of being a
leader in the blending of the
international stream and the in-
clusivity stream to transform the
liberal arts and to offer here an
educational program suitable for
this day and age, and also for the
future.

Although it is very important
to continue to transmit the culture
of western Europe, which is so
basic to much of what we do and
think, perpetuating only certain
cultural streams will not be
adequate for the preparation of
students who are already living in
a world very different from that in
which most of us older folk grew
up. Just as our student body is
more diverse and we are seeking to
make our staff and faculty more
diverse, so the information about
the rich human variety which
research has opened up in recent
years must be a part of the
educational experience here. It
"ain't broke", but it could stand
some attention.

It is an exciting time intellectu-
ally to be on a college campus and
I believe that this year can be a
particularly significant one for us
at Agnes Scott. It is challenging
for faculty members as much as for
students, and also for staff mem-
bers who will benefit from the
academic spill-over of these
developments. This is an opportu-
nity to put into practice what we
believe about the liberating power
of the liberal arts which can only
be liberating to those whose stories
are included. I wish all of us a very
provocative and enlightening year
of further discovery of the rich
tapestry of human life in the past,
in our present circumstances, and
to the future by our collective
efforts in learning and teaching.
All the best to us!

Editorials

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 8

Street Beat

by Barbie Stitt
The Question:

How do you feel about the situation being played out
presently in the Middle East?

i mWm

Carrie Noble, Class of 1993: I feel that it is
extremely important for the United States to play
an active role in the Iraq-Saudi situation. There
are Third World countries gaining military force
and I think it is imperative for world powers such as
the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to reassert their position
as .1 force to he dealt with in any instance. If we do
not, I believe we will eventually have to deal with
many power-hungry Third World countries.

Jennifer Lard, Class of 1993: I'm scared to
death. Anytime the United States government
finds itself in .i compromising military position, it
worries me. I have faith in our ability to perform,
hut I don't trust Hussein's ability to react
rationally.

Elena Paras, Class of 1994: The Iraq-Saudi
situation is an incredibly sensitive one. There are
various options which need to be weighed, such as
the seriousness of Hussein's actions and exactly
how far he will go to obtain his goals. Yet, certain
options should not be open to him. America needs
to be strong in the fact that Hussein shall not
invade Saudia Arabia, that he shall return all
hostages without harm, and shall withdraw from
Kuwait. America should be a strong and
invinicible force over which Hussein shall not
prevail

April Van Mansfield, Class of 1992: From a
military perspective, if my reserve unit is called I
will go. I think that Bush needs to pull back a little
and try to help the Arabs handle this. There are
too many ways that this could become worse than
Vietnam. I think the public should know that
while Bush is saying that no American life is
expendable, he is sending troops that have less
than a seven minute life expectancy if and when
shots get fired. Also, supporting the soldiers is not
the same thing as supporting the war. Just let them
know you want them to come home.

Cynthia Richmond, Librarian: I don't
think we should be sending our troops over
there. The oil supply is not worth the lives
that will be lost if there is a war.

Mmority profile:
Fanny Muriel Jackson Coppin,
Educator

BY MlCHELE A, BaRARD

Fanny Muriel Jackson Coppin
was bom the granddaughter of a
former slave w ho sav ed money to
buy himself and four of his six
children out of slavery. Fanny's
grandfather refused to buy her
mother because of Fanny's birth.
However, one of her freed aunts
did save the $125.00 necessary to
buy Fanny's freedom.

Fanny developed a strong
sense of duty to the African-
American community at an early
age. She was always determined
to teach blacks and to experi-
ence with them the joy of
learning.

To prepare tor her journey
into the world of education,
Fanny trained at the public
colored school before entering
the Rhode Island Normal
School. From there, Fanny went
on to attend Oberlin College on
a scholarship in 1860. Oberlin
was the first recognized college to
admit women and blacks.

Fanny graduated from Oberlin
in 1865 shortly after the end of
the Civil War. She was hired to
teach black children at the
Institute for Colored Youth in
Philadelphia. She tool: great
pride and delight in the achieve-
ments of her students.

However, Fanny soon realized
that there was a need for black
teachers, and that not every
person was cut out to be an
academic scholar. Fanny helped
to start ;i program to teach the
"tfeee Ely to those students who
wished to go into the field of
education. Soon these students
were Sought out for jobs before

they had even completed their

course of study.

Fanny also helped to start a
vocational education branch of
the institute which developed an
equally outstanding reputation.

Fanny dedicated her entire life
to education. After working
with numerous religious and
educational organizations in the
United States, Fanny went with
her husband, who was appointed
bishop of the A.M.E. Church in
1900, to Cape Town, South
Africa. Fanny discussed w ith
African women various aspects
of religion and education and the
roles of women in these areas.

In 1 L )04, the Coppjfos returned
to Philadelphia because of
Fanny's failing health. During
her final years, Fanny wrote her
memoirs which are ent it led
Reminiscences oj School Life , and
Hints on Teaching.

Finny Coppin died on January
ZL 1913.

Freshman comes a long way

(continued from page 2) : -

discarded this theory after the
tenth meeting I had attended in
two days.

However, I did continue to
.it tend meetings deemed
"mandatory" for fear of the
ominous Interdonn member who
might torture me for not going to
the required meeting.

My parents left Sunday
morning and after a tearful
departure (both on their part and
mine), 1 focused my energies on
( >ther matters of importance. I
figured if I busied myself with
decorating my room, working out
a class schedule and whatnot, I
wouldn't have time to think
about home and all the old
familiar places.

(I especially miss The Texas
Tavern, a greasy burger joint that
served the best chili in town and
still sold RC Colas.)

Within the next few days I
met new people, talked to faculty
advisors, and generally got myself
acquainted with the campus. So
what if I continualy mixed up
Buttrick and Presser Halls and 1

kept forgeting people's names? I

spoke almost daily for an entire
week to a girl whose name I had
forgotten. Luckily she showed
up in one of my classes and I was
saved massive cmharassement by
the professor's roll call.

I was tasting the ripe fruits of
college life and didn't stop
feasting until I reached the
inevitable pit. This occurred
when the mutilated bodies of
three University of Florida
women were found. I was
shocked that someone that
mentally corrupt was on the
kxxse in the seemingly peaceful
town of Gainesville.

Of course, that idea cranked
my mind's wheels into motion
and I couldn't help but worry
about my own safety on campus.

This first week was a long one
filled with both happiness and
sadness. I miss my Virginia
mountains bur I love my
Elementary Greek class, not to
mention the Greek guys at ( ;hi
Psi! I know I have many more
adventures and follies to look
forward to but right now I think
I'll take a nap.

Features

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 9

Gershwin kicks off new season for Agnes Scott Arts Series

Benjamin Matthews, Eddye Pierce Young, and Leon Bates perform
Gershwin by Request.

by Laura Barlament

Agnes Scott College's 1990-
1991 College Events Series
celebrates in particular the
culture of America by presenting
instrumentalists, singers, dancers,
authors and other artists from all
over the country.

The fall semesters offerings
promise to be entertaining and
diverse, as the college hosts
pianist Leon Bates with soprano
Eddye Pierce and baritone
Benjamin Matthews, the North
Carolina I )ance Theater, author
John Updike, and the annually
held program pi the Waverly
Consort.

Rates, Pierce, and Matthews
will present the season opener,
"Gerswhin by Request, " on
September 22. This program oi
light-hearted piano and vocal
music by one of America's
premier composers includes
"Fascinatin' Rhythm", "The Man
I Love", "Strike Up the Band",
the famed "Rhapsody in Blue",
and selections from Porgs arul
Bess.

These three artists are well-
qualified for such a presentation;
Bates has produced a classical
music video of the Gershwin
Concerto in F with the Basil
Symphony in Switzerland; Pierce

Is summer

Compiled by Sandee McGlaun

"Reading for pleasure" is an
almost unheard-of luxury for
college students. An informal
poll was taken to discover what
students read in their "spare
time" during summer break,
when they don't have four
textbooks and sixteen novels
screaming "REQUIRED!" at
them from their bookshelves.

Summer selections included:
Margaret Atwood's A Hand-
maid's Tale; Kate Chopin's The
Awakening; Pat Conroy's The
Water is Wide; }.R.R. Tolkien's
The Lord of the Rings; Carlos
Castenada's A Separate Reality;
John Updike's S; Sam Shepard's
Fool for Love and Buried Child;
Amy Tan's The ]oy Luck Club;
and John Steinbeck's The Grapes
of Wrath.

Below follow four reviews of
other summer readings: Andrew
Vachss's Hard Candy; Nadine
Gordimer's A Sport of Nature;
Marsha Norman's The Fortune
Teller; and Arthur Miller's
Timebends.

Book review by Jennifer
Garlen

In Hard Candy , the fourth
novel of his tales of the inscru-
table Mr. Burke, Andrew Vachss

has not only performed exten-
sively, but also teaches at Sarah
Lawrence and Penn State; and
Matthews's recording of Porgy and
Bess has been released on MMG

carries the reader deep into the
cold hearts of New York City
and its most dangerous denizens.

Burke's past rises to greet him
in the forms of childhood
acquaintances: a cruel boy who
is now a contract killer, and a girl
with yellow eyes whose motives
and morals plague Burke as he
uncovers yet another horror in
the city that never sleeps.

Vachss's stark descriptions and
violent characters shed new light
on urban life and the street
people who exist outside the
boundaries of nonnal society.
The action is hard and fast-
paced; the characters are
believable and intriguing.

Book review by Laura
Barlament

Before page one of Nadine
Gordimer's recent novel A Sport
of Nature, Ms. Gordimer quotes
the Oxford English Dictioriary's
definition of the term which
makes up the title: "Lusus
naturae sport of nature. A
plant, animal, etc., which
exhibits abnormal variation or a
departure from the parent stock
or type. ..a spontaneous mutation;
a new variety produced in this
way."

The novel starts with the
main character, Hillela, a

and Opus Records.

The North Carolina Dance
Theater, which works from the
North Carolina School of the
Arts in Winston-Salem, will

boarding school girl, long-ago
abandoned by her mother arid
now supported by an aunt, with
whom she lives in South Africa
while on vacation. Hillela
begins to be identified with the
term in the i n le in the first
chapter, in which her innocent
friendship with a decent and
attractive but colored boy causes
her shameful release from the
Rhodesian boarding school and
forces her move to the house of
her other aunt, in Johannesburg.

In her late teens, she leaves
her aunt's house without
finishing school or developing
the social and political awareness
one might expect from living in
a politically dissident household.

After drifting penniless and
aimless for a while, she becomes
an invaluable and unusual
addition to an ambassador's
household, the wife and widow
of a black martyr in the fight for
black freedom, an important
figure and world traveler for the
anti-apartheid movement
herself, and finally the wife and
most trusted aide to the Presi-
dent, the leader of a successful
political coup over the white
colonial government of an
African nation.

Hillela's body is a magnet for
men, and she has a kind of sexual

present a program of both classical
and modern dance on October 17.
Founded in 1970, this group will
perform its dances, based in the
classic choreography of George
Balanchine, Elisa Monte and Lars
Lubovitch, in fifteen states this
season.

The company also adds new
works each season created by
director Salvatore Aiello, who
started his professional career in
the Joffrey Ballet and Canada's
Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Aiello
has created twelve works for the
North Carolina Dance Theater
since joining it in 1979.

John Updike, author oi novels,
short stories, poems and essays of
literary and social merit as well as
great popularity, will lecture and
read from his own work on
November 12.

The author of over thirty books,
he has received the National and
Arnefican Book Awards and the
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and
has been elected to the National
Institute of Arts and Letters.

His most well-known writings
are the novel series about Harry
"Rabbit" Angstrom, Rabbit Run,
Rabbit Redux, and Rabbit is Rich,
and collections of short stories
entitled Beck: A Book and Bech is
Back.

On November 28, the eight

power which complements her
quiet intelligence and intuition.

singers and five instrumentalists of
the Waverly Consort will present
The Christmas Story in the tradition
of medieval church drama and
music. Although its music is not
part of American culture, the
Consort itself was founded in 1 964
at New York University and takes
its name from the Waverly Plaza
near NYU's Washington Square
campus.

Other performances to look
fo/ward to this semester will be
given by Agnes Scott 's OV0 faculty
and students. Faculty recitals
include flutist Carol Lyn Butcher
on October 3 and organist Calvert
Johnson on December 6.

Two student voice recitals on
November 4 and 18 will feature
C 'athy Pitney and Jennifer Bridges,
respectively. The Agnes Scott
Glee Club will hold an open-air
concert October 4 and the Agnes
Scott Community Orchestra will
perform music from Vivaldi's The
Four Seasons November 1 1 ; the
two groups will present a joint
Christmas concert on December 9.

The Agnes Scott Blackfriars fall
season includes performances ol
Antigone (October 25-27, Novem-
ber 1-3) and the children's show
Song of Guenevere (December 6-9),
while the Agnes Scott Studio
Dance Theatre has planned a
children's show for December 3.

All kinds of people powerful

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Editorials

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 10

World mourns loss of blues great Stevie Ray Vaughan

by Claire Lemme

Monday afternoon, August 27,
1990, music lovers tried to piece
together bits of news regarding a
helicopter accident which left
five people dead. Stevie Ray
Vaughan was among those killed
when a flight from a concert
went down in a thick fog
northwest of its Chicago
destination.

The guitarist had just finished
.1 performance with fellow hlues
artists Robert Cray, Buddy Guy
and Eric Clapton at the Alpine
Valley Theatre near a Wisconsin
ski resort.

The summer tours last show
ended late Sunday night with a
blues/rock jam which included
Vaughan's characteristiclly fast,
complex style, reminiscent of
Jimi Hendrix. While Clapton's
manager, bodyguard arid a tour
manager rode with Vaughan, the

more renowned Clapton was on
a separate flight.

Although he lacked Claptons
mass popularity, Stevie Ray
Vaughan was highly respected
among his colleagues. His
traditional Texas-style blues
band, Double Trouble, gained
international attention following
participation in the 1982
Montreux Jazz festival.

Vaughan's skill was particu-
larly appreciated by Jackson
Browne, who lent Vaughan his
studio, and David Bowie, for
whom Vaughan played some
lead guitar on Bowie's "Let's
Dance" album.

As Vaughan added more rock
and jazz to his raw blues, he also
added to his reputation, winning
a Grammy for the album u Blues
Expression" in 1985.

Vaughan re-emerged into the
musical community after a three-
year absence during which he

began his recovery from drug and
alcohol abuse. His comeback
album, "In Step," won him
another Grammy last year.

The 25th of this month the
album "Family Style" will be
released, featuring Stevie Ray
Vaughan in collaboration with
his brother Jimmie Vaughan of

"The Fabulous Thunderbirds."

This is certainly a significant list
of accomplishments tor a 3 5 -year
old guitar player from Dallas. Yet
there is a tendency to equate
popularity with ability. Be
reminded, however, that the
pursuit of mass appeal necessitates
mainstreaming and distilling those

very innovations which separate
the talented from the genius, the
sad song from the blues. Don't
underestimate the loss of an artist
of whom you have not heard.

This article was aided by infonna-
tion from The Atlanta Journal and
The New York Times.

The Agnes Scott Department of English present author

CLYDE EDGERTON

reading from his novels in Winter Theane
Dana Fine Arts Building
Tuesday, September 18, 1990
8:15 p.m.
Free

Books

(continued from page 9)

men, influential women, people of
passion, children, blacks and
whites of all nationalities are
irresistibly attracted to her and
feel compelled to help and trust
her though they do not under-
stand her.

The strength of Ms. Gordimer's
prose, along with her appreciation
and understanding of the situation
in South Africa, allow her to carry
off this ambitious story, and her
vocabulary and editorial creativity
make the newel read like poetry.
The story demands the reader's
complete attention, for the
dialogue blends in naturally with
the text through the use of dashes
instead oi quotation marks.

From time to time short
italicized passages -ire inserted into
the action; these passages consist
of physical descriptions and very
intimate glimpses into Hillela's
private life and thoughts, and lead
to commentaries on the roots of
the political situation.

The physical differences

between her and her black
husband fascinate Hillela: "She
examines his body minutely and
without shame, arid he wakes to see
her at it, and smiles without telling her
why : she is the first not to fyretend the
different colours ami textures of their
being is not an awesome
fascimtion. . .The laws that have
deteimined the course of life for them
are made of skin and hair, the relative
thickness and thinness of hps and the
rekitive height of the bridge of the
nose. . ..The laws made of skin and
hair fill the statute books in
Pretoria. . . :Skin aiid hair. It has
mattered more than anything else in
the world."

Although Hillela is brought up
in a completely racist society, she
leams nothing of its prejudice; she
responds to people only through
the medium of physical contact
and perse ^na 1 experience. Seeming
completely naive, she nevertheless
has knowledge, and she survives
when others despair of her. In
Hillela, Ms. Gordimer creates a

completely honest, colorblind,
self-made woman.

Book review by Courtney
Alison

The Fortune Teller, Marsha
Norman's first novel, is a
wonderful trip through suspend,
love, feminism, relationships
and the supernatural.

Nonrtan, an Agnes Scott
aluma, brilliantly captures one
day in the life of fortune teller
Fay Morgan in a book which
kept me spellbound. The plot,
which chronicles the attempts
to recover a group of "kidnapped
children, touches an assortment
of emotions as well as religious
and political ideologies.

If you choose to read this
incredibly well-written hook, be
prepared to ponder such issues as
abortion and mother-daughter
relationships, as well as find that
you .ire unable to put it down.

Book review by Sandee
McGlaun

A $2.98 bargain-table find 1

bought on a whim turned out to
he one of the most diverse and
fascinating books that I have
ever read. I purchased Arthur
Miller's Timebenck in the early
spring of 1990, and in typical
Agnes Scott too-much-stress
fashion, it remained on the
bookshelf behind the "required"
textbooks and novels tor several
months.

When I finally opened the
book this summer, I was met by
an unusual and attention-
getting opening: "The view
from the floor is of a pair of
pointy black calf -height shoes,
one of them tw itching ceStlessh -
and just above them the plum-
colored skirt rising from the
, inkles to the blouse." My first
thought was "Huh. 7 I thought
this was an autobiography.,
.what's he talking about . , "
Further reading revealed that

Miller was painting a portrait of
his mother from his viewpoint as
young child. Although the
opening struck me as a bit self-
conscious (autobiograpies arc
inherently so!), the uniqueness
of the description motivated me
to continue reading.

Once I adjusted to Miller's
unusual perspective, it became
refreshing. He uses the descrip-
tions of his "growing" or
'changing" perspective of his
mother throughout the first
section of the book as a meta-
phor tor his growing and
changing perspectives in other
areas of his life.

Biographies and autobiogra-
phies are often dry reading, but
Miller's work is anything but
dull. He does not follow a
typical, chronological sequence
of events ("I was born, my
childhtxxi was difficult, " etc.);
instead he "bends time" (hence

the title, my guess) and discusses/
describes events in a more
comprehensive, associative
fashion: mention of" a dining
room table in a childhood scene
.sparks a memory, and fascinating
tale, of his first Broadway
production, The Price (the table
was used in the set), staged in
1968.

Miller allows his story to tell
itself, in its natural sequence,
rather than forcing it to conform
to .i traditionally linear struc-
ture appropriate to human life.

Miller's story is diverse, truly

with "something lor every* >ne":
he discusses his relationships
with his parents, reveals his
theories and inspirations in
tegard to writing, and describes
his clash with the "( .ommittec
for Un-American Affairs, " and
the McCarthy era.

For theatre buffs he offers
marvelous accounts oi his

experiences with the early
development of American
theatre and such theatre legends
as I (arold Ourman, Lee
Strasberg and EJia Kazan, and,
yes, he discusses his marriage to
Marilyn Monroe.

Though some sections of the
hook seem to get bogged down in

discussions of the politics of the

time, it always picks up again.
Miller's plays are almost always
s( >cial or political statements, as
he reveals; therefore his lengthy
treatment of the social ills of his
generation.

Miller explores human nature,
relationships, politics, the arts
and any and all combinations of
these. A portrait of the times as
well as a portrait of the man,
Miller's autobiography is a
fascinating read the thirty-two
pages of photographs are great,

too!

Features

Friday, September 14, 1990 The Profile Page 1 1

Sinead O'Connor Overcomes at Chastain Park

u\ Kristin Li mmerman
The Facts:

Who: Sinead O'Connor
What: Held a concert amidst
,i fair amount of controv ersy ox er
her refusal to have the National
Anthem played at her appear-
ance in a previous city on the
national tour

When: On Septemher 2,
1990; from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00
p.m.

Where: Chastain Park

The Proceedings: She was
preceded by a relatively un-
known artist, David Franklin,
who sang several folksy, rather
monotonous songs accompanied
by his own guitar playing.

Sinead herself began playing
at 9:30, opening to a near-full
house with "Feels So Different. "
After two more numbers, she
took a break to tharik the
audience.

"Aw, shucks," she joked, "I
never know what to say except
aWj shucks. You're too kind,"
there ensued a hnet pause "and

THEATRE

Neighborhood Playhouse in
Decatur: Neil Simon's Broadway
Bound, the third installment in
his autobiographical trilogy, will
run Septemher 14-October 13.
Tickets are $8 for students. Call
377-3714 for ticket information.

MUSIC

Agnes Scott College: Recital
of Romantic organ music by
Durward En trek in at 3 p.m. on
Septemher 16 in Gaines
.Auditorium.

Also: "Gershwin by Request,"
the instrumental and vocal
music of George Gershwin, on
September 22. At 8:1 5 p.m. b
Gaines Auditorium. Cost is $12
general admission, $8 ASC
faculty and staff, non-ASC
students, and senior citizens. For
more Information on these
events, call 371-6294.

Atlanta Symphony Hall:
Folk-rocker Suzanne Vega will
perform at 8 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 2. Reserved seat tickets
cost $18.50 and are on sale now.
Call 249-6400 for ticket informa-
tion*

Center Stage Theatre: The
guitar music of Robert Fripp and
the League of Crafty Guitarists
on September 27 at 8 p.m.
Reserved seats are $13.50. For
more information, call 249-6400.

Variety Playhouse: Folk and
traditional music from Robin
and Linda Williams and David
Wilcox on September 22 at 8
p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance
and $12 at the door.

1 wasn't sure what was going to
happen."

She was, of course, referring to
the flag-wavers who had been
parading just outside the gates
until the concert began. Fortu-
nately for the Irish singer's fans,
paying to hear her oft-satirical
political opinions and mournful
rock ballads, the demonstrators
were largely innocuous and
threatened few concert-goers.

Police stationed at every entry,
checking ticketholders' bags and
jackets, implied that they had
been prepared for w orse.

At the endof what seemed to
be a short concert, applause
brought O'Connor back for
encore pieces, one new and as of
yet not recorded.

How much longer could we
qqnvince her to play? At last this
was revealed. Atlanta was the
Last city on the tour, and Sinead's
hand being the wonderful group
of people that it was, we were to
be the priv ileged few "tortured"
by the vv Crew Song."

Rack came the hand, along

with all the backstage crew, to
sing an extra-slobbery rendition
of the Carpenters' "Close to
You." They were too kind.

The Verdict: Two thumbs up.
The people I went with agreed
that it was one of the best

concerts they had ever attended.
However, many older Sinead
fans who knew that Sinead
existed before this spring missed
hearing old favorites from her
first album.

For those of you who missed

that one, check it out. Titled
"The Lion and the Cobra," on
Chrysalis label, many agree that
its originality and experimental-
ist nature make it a much better
album than anything she's done
since.

"Marilyn" ( 1968) is on view in the exhibition "Andy Warhols Celebrities" at the High starting Septemher 1 1 .

Calendar
of Events

Compiled by Rita Ganey

Also: David Grisman Quintet
performing jazz and bluegrass
fusion on September 26 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $12 in advance and
$14 at the door.

Also: Traditional music by
Norman and Nancy Blake on
September 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $10 in advance and $12 at the
door. For more information on
these events, call 249-6400.

GALLERIES

Agnes Scott College: "A Fifty
Year Retrospective," an exhibition
of the works of George Cress, runs
in the Dalton Gallery through
October 7. Call 371-6294 for more
information.

Atlanta College of Art: The
Atlanta College of Art Faculty
Show runs through September 29.
Call 898-1 1 57 for further informa-
tion.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Textiles by Laura Mills
through October 5. Admission is
free. Call 872-5338 for more
information.

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: Admission is free
for all of the following events. Call
577-6940 for information.

Faith Ringgold: A 25 Year Survey,
shows over 60 diverse works,
including 60s paintings inspired by
the Black Power movement and
selections of masks and sculptures.
Open through October 5.

Putting Pottery in Perspective:

Past, Present, & Future exhibits 64
pieces of ancient, diverse, and
contemporary artists through
October 26.

Also: On Wednesday, October
3 at 12:15 p.m. there will be a free
docent tour of the Putting Pottery
in Perspective exhibition.

The High Museum of Art:
"Andy Warhol's Celebrities"
features 53 large, colorful portraits
by America's best-known artist
and one of the founders of Pop
Art. The exhibit runs through
January 6, 1991. Admission is $2
for college students with IDs.

Jimmy Carter Library: LB]:
The White House Years is on view
through October 17. The 120
black-and-white photographs are
primarily the work of principal
White House photographer
Yoichi Okamoto and reveal the
1960s from a unique perspective.
Admission is $2.50 for adults.
Call 331-0296 for information.

The North Arts Center:
"Georgia Watercolor Society
Annual Exhibition" from Septem-
ber 20-October 27. The reception
is Thursday, September 20, from
7-9 p.m. Admission to the exhibit
is free. For more infonnation, call
394-3447.

MISCELLANEOUS

The Alternate ROOTS
Festival: Features original work by
52 southeastern performing artists
and ensembles. There will be

several performances in the Little
Five Points area. Ticket reserva-
tions can be made beginning
September 27. All events are $10.
A six-day pass is $45. Further
information can be obtained by
calling 577-1079.

Atlanta African Film Society:
Black Women Make Movies
continues on September 2 1 . This
is a popular series of films by black
women in the United States and
the United Kingdom. The
showings begin at 8 p.m. Call
525-1 1 36 for more inforamtion.

The Atlanta College of Art:
The first in a series of lunchtime
lectures, "Art for Atlanta's Public
Spaces: Which Public is it For. 7 "
by Atlanta artist Maria Artemis.
Monday, September 17, at 12
noon in the Woodruff Circle
Room in the Memorial Arts
Building. Admission is $2; bring
your own lunch. Information:
898-1157.

The Creative Arts Guild of
Dalton: 27th Festival of Arts and
Crafts on September 22 and 23
from 1 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. Festival 90
features the juried works of
regional and national artists and
craftspersons. Call 278-0168 for
information.

Fernbank Science Center:
September's Greenhouse Give-
away features the day lily while
supplies last. Each visitor may-
take a young plant home. The
greenhouse is open Sundays from
1-5 p.m. There is no admission

fee. Call 378-4311 for more
infonnation.

Image Film/Video Center: For
more information on these
events, call 352-4225.

Southern Circuit Screening of
Watunna by Stacey Steers and
Before We Knew Nothing by
Diane Kitchen on September 14
at 8 p.m. at the High Museum of
Art.

Music Video Regional
Retrospective. Friday, Septem-
ber 28 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The first program is a "snapshot
ot some of the people, places and
themes that have figured
prominently in regional music
and music video over the past
decade." The second program
features the unique contribution
of the director to the music
video.

Fall Workshops: Intermediate
filmmaking will be held on
Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
September 2 7-December 13.

The directing workshop will
be held on Tuesdays, September
18-October 23, from 7-10 p.m.

The North Arts Center: On
September 30, as part of the
1990-91 Performing Artists
Series,-Spalding Gray will
perfonn "Monster in a Box."
This is his thirteenth autobio-
graphical monologue. For more
infonnation, call 394-3447.

Zoo Atlanta: Featuring
College Days on September 29
and 30. Buy one adult admission
and receive the second at half
price with college I.D. card at
the gate. Admission is $6.75 for
adults. Call 624-5678 for visitor
infonnation.

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The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, September 28, 1990

Volume 77, Issue 2

Senior Investiture a <f Rite of Passage" for Class of '91

Atlanta tei// host the J 996 Olympics. Students who heard the announcement at Underground tell the story, see page 7

by Jessica Carey

The Class of 1991 officially
attained final -year status during
the September 22 Investiture
ceremony.

Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m.,
the campus community gathered
in Presser Hall to witness this
Agnes Scott tradition. Parents,
family members, friends, and
professors were among those
present to honor the senior class.

As the ceremony progressed,
the Seniors marched across the.
stage as Dean Hudson called their
names. Each received her mortar
board from Dean Blanshei and
shook hands with President
Schmidt.

Although SOfne seniors were
unable to attend Investiture, each
was recognized when her name
was announced.

Bible and Religion professor
John J. Carey spoke to the class
and others present at Investiture
about "That Big Senior Year."

He congratulated the Class oi
1991 for "making it," reminding
them that they were only sixty
percent of the group that entered
in the fall of 1987.

Carey mentioned two impor-
tant contributions Agnes Scott
College makes to a senior during
her final year: a unique vision for
life, and a strong awareness of
women's issues.

He continued by describing the

four moods that students often
experience throughout their
senior year: the anxiety of
choosing a career path; romantic
pressures of finding a lifetime
partner; the traditional rosy
dreams of the future; and the
inevitable "just-get-me-out-of-
here" syndrome.

He admitted, "I'm not sure I
have an answer for that... I just
want to alert us that this is a
special problem when one gets to
the end of the line."

Carey expressed great hope for
the Class of 1991, quoting Albert
Schweitzer in saying lk I don't
know what your destiny will be,
but one thing I know: the only
ones among you who will really
be happy are those who have
sought and found how to serve."

He also asked the seniors to
question themselves about what
they feel i^ worthy of a lifetime
commitment.

To discourage the seniors from
overlooking their current
responsibilities, he reminded
them that "Agnes Scott College
needs the full investment of
energy and concern that you
have now. We remind you on
this Investiture morning that the
full academic year is still ahead of
us, and there is a richness to
what you can do for the College
this year."

Susan Cowan, a senior and
president of the Interdonnitory

Council, recognized that
Investiture has a much broader
meaning than just a march
across the stage. "This is a
celebration of how far we've
come and recognition of where
we're at. We've finally reached
senior status and those who
haven't been through it can't

imagine the feeling that it gives
you.

Sally McMillan noted that "it
seemed like yesterday I was
moving in my freshman year
luggage tickets and all. I can't
believe I'm finally a senior and so
close to finishing. Senior
Investiture is a tradition and a

milestone. It's like finally
realizing, Tm going to make it'."

Historically, Senior Investiture
is an old English ceremony to
mark the status of the scholar
before graduation. Agnes Scott
continues the tradition as a
means of accepting students into
the community of scholars.

Debate over research andputfahing rages at Agnes Scott

by Laura Barlament

It is publicly well-known that at
large comprehensive universities
and research institutions, the

quality of undergraduate education
is declining, and that one of the
major reasons for this decline is the
emphasis placed on publishing
rather than on teaching.

Inside

Editorials

Kim Compoc begins column to address feminist issues

Page 5

Features

Exc hange student from Mills College describes
her experience in May
Page 6

Arts

Clyde Edgerton delights audience with reading
and sings a litte, too
Page 9

But what is not well-known
even among Agnes Scott students
is that a scaled-down crisis of this
type is going on at this small, liberal
arts women's college as well, and
faculty members have a variety of
opinions on the increased impor-
tance placed on scholarly research
in promotion and tenure decisions.

Nationally, research universities
are under fire from without and
even from within for lowering the
standards of education offered to
undergraduates in order to generate
the money and prestige that
published research affords.

Probably the most telling attack
was made by Donald Kennedy,
president of Stanford University, in
an unusually blunt and forthright
speech to his campus last April.

"There is a suspicion that we
have lost focus in designing and
delivering a well-planned, chal-

lenging and inspiring education to
our undergraduates," he said,
adding that many of Stanford's best
teachers of undergraduates are
"undercompensated and
unappreciated."

Because Agnes Scott is tradition-
ally a teaching college where close
interaction between faculty and
students is actively promoted,
educational problems on such a
grand scale do not exist. However,
the emphasis on scholarly research
is increasing, prompting a variety of
reactions among the faculty.

All professors agree that teaching
and research are by no means
mutually exclusive. A phrase often
repeated among faculty is that
teaching and research are not
matters of "either/or" but "both/
and."

Also, the need foi Agr&s Scott's
increased emphasis on private

research among faculty- members is
generally agreed upon. One new
Agnes Scott professor stated
emphatically that "the best
teachers are almost always
prtxiuctive and creative people."

A tenured professor gave as his
reasons for conducting research the
satisfaction and fun of solving an
"intellectual puzzle" and a way to
enhance and supplement his
teaching from textbooks that are
never completely up to date.

Another new professor says,
"faculty 7 members ought to be
researchers, although their research
might not necessarily lead to
publication." For example, a
professor could present his or her
work at a professional meeting.

However, if there are "no
expectations" to do research, the
professors stand still in their fields
(continued on next page)

News

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 2

Members of the "Heretics" feast unabashedly in spite of the suspension of their religious freedom.

Honor system introduced to
new students at convocation

by Stagey Wolfe

The Honor Court Convoca-
tion served as an orientation for
incoming students to the campus
h< >nor system. Dean Gue
Hudson delivered an illustrative
speech outlining the three
requirements tor an effective
honor system: individual
responsibility, group responsibil-
ity, and community values.

The Honor Court works in

conjunction with the students
and faculty to instill the values of
the honor system throughout the
campus.

Hudson described an athletic
advertisement that she felt
embodied the challenge of the
Colleges honor system: "Just do
it." She stressed that each
student is responsible for
choosing to lead an honorable
life.

Remarking upon its flexibility,

Hudson read the honor pledge,
along with the revised discrimi-
nation clause. The Dean feels
that not only does the honor
system improve social life while
at Agnes Scott, but it also
enhances life after graduation.

Dean Hudson also expressed
her belief that the honor system
increases students' sense of
freedom and confidence, which
is essentially the intent of an
Agnes Scott education.

Bill of Rights celebrated
by suspending freedom
of religion for a day

by Sarah Kimble

The freedom of religion was
suspended on September 18.

It was decreed that each
student must conform to one
doctrine.

The purpose of this decree
was to initiate a special Rights
Day celebration, broadening
students' appreciation of the Rill
of Rights.

Professor Sally MacEwen and
an anonymous alumna began
making plans for this campus-
wide experiment three years ago.

MacEwen and several
students decided to focus on the
freedom of religion because they
felt that suspension of this right
was least likely to disrupt
students' daily activities.

The organizers devised a myth
surrounding the Goddess Agnes,
and made water a sacred symbol
of Agnes's wisdom. The myth
formed the basis for the domi-
nant campus religion.

Believers in the "Hydra"
religion wore blue on Tuesday.
Non-participants wore black,
and heretics wore colors
appropriate for their chosen
religions.

Secret Police scanned the
campus for heretics. Most
noticeable among these were the
Epicureans, led by Professor
Cabisius, and the Sun- worship-
pers, led by Professor Gillespie.
The Epicureans, wearing white,

Debate over research and piMLshing rages

( a manned from fxige I)

and "students are short-changed."

Another reason for the increased
emphasis on research is, as for the
research universities, prestige.
According to one professor, if
Agnes Scott wants to offer an
education commensurate with that
of the very prominent women's
colleges ("Smith, Wellesley, Bryn
Mawr"), whose faculty equals Ivy
League institutions in prestige, the
faculty must engage in ' more
scholarly work."

The worth ot this reason tor
increasing the emphasis on
research, although from a practical
stand|\>int perfectly legitimate, is
rm >rc arguable because it assumes a
certain type of research: published
u\ >rk .

One pn >tc\sor divides research
into two types, that published in a
"funded, refereed journal," in which
the report is evaluated by "peer
review," and that done on a purely
personal basis only for classnxmi,
not publishing, purposes.

"Schools now stand before the
decision, how do you give impor-

tance to the two types. 7 Often, the
second type is discounted."

The expectations of faculty are
drawn in the broadest tenrts. The
three areas that are considered in
appointment, reappointment,
promotion and tenure of faculty are
effective teaching, scholarship, and
professional responsibility. Under
the heading of "scholarship" are
unpublished research, research in
progress, and pn >pt >sed areas i >!
research.

Tli is broad definition can have its
advantages. Theoretically, it allows
the flexibility to make more fair and
accurate decisions about individuals
in their very different fields.
However, in the words of one
professor, "it can work for or against
you."

The problem is that this broad
definition is also very vague.
Because the young, un tenured
faculty members are not sure what is
expected ot them not only in tenns
of numbers but also in terms of what
constitutes acceptable research, they
tend to err "on the side of caution,"

placing great demands on their time
so that they must work after hours
and weekends if their teaching is
not to suffer.

Young, untenured faculty
members do not know whether
research in the form ot papers
presented at professional meetings
count as "scholarship." One
pn )f ess( >r als< > quest ii >ned whet her
the evaluation of other scientists'
articles and grant proposals fall
under that category, since it
indicates a certain status and
reputation in the scientific
community.

Augmenting this uncertainty is a
problem that is almost universal to
college campuses a mutual
distrust between faculty and
administration.

This tension, which one
professor described as in some cases
a "paranoia," adds to the stress of
the review process by giving young,
untenured faculty members the
feeling that they can't get a fair
shake. As one professor pessim ist 1 -
catty put it, "it's almost a no- win

situation."

From the perspective of the
administration, President Ruth
Schmidt says that although
"teaching is primary, tor g< k d
teaching, one must be involved in
professional growth." She prefers
to use the tenn "professional
involvement and development"
rather than "research" and farther
states, NV There was too little
professional involvement of
faculty when I came. Excellent
teaching depends on
learning.... You need to have the
respect of others at your profes-
sional level to be a good teacher."

As the president's comments
indicate, although an increased
emphasis is being put on research
in its various forms and under its
various names, teaching is still
considered "number one" by the
faculty and the administration,
although some professors question
the administration's attitude.

One tenured professor, having
not published any major article for
several years but having research

preached peace and love for all
humankind. The Sun-worship-
ers wore yellow in honor of the
Great Sun God.

The experiment ended with
an inquisition during convoca-
tion hour on Wednesday the
1 9th. Grand Inquisitor Becky
Prophet led the proceedings,

Heretics, as well as believers
who had committed minor
offenses against the "Hydra"
religion, were brought before
Prophet and a panel of High
Priestesses. The punishments
given included command
performances ot "Row, Row,
Row Your Boat" before the
audience, and 24-hour dehydra-
tion.

Debriefing and discussion
sessions were held later on
Wednesday for students who
wished to talk with others about
their personal experiences.

Dr. MacEwen stated that she
was pleased with the amount of
involvement on campus since
about one-half of the students
participated "a little bit." She
felt that this was a good turnout,
and said that she hoped every-
one had taken notice of
Tuesday's activities and learned
from the experience.

Dr. MacEwen also pointed out
that all activities were made
possible by the anonymous
alumfla who donated funds for
the express purpose ol celebrat-
ing the Bill ol Rights.

in progress, said, "This is the kind of
college at which you can get away
with that."

In the first six years of teaching
before tenure, "there is pressure at
any school, but at Agnes Scott
there is not a lot of pressure. The

fo<. us here is on teaching, 9 * sa ys on c
untenured professor.

Others disagree about what the
emphasis of this college is becoming
and what it should be. When one
long-time Agnes Scott professor
was hired, there was a "great
emphasis on teaching alone," but
since then there has been a
"definite change."

"Agnes Scott's reputation was
built on great teaching," this
professor states, and thinks that the
sch(X)l is abandoning the solid
foundation on which it was built.

However, the consistent cry of
all the professors is for the adminis-
tration to clarify its goals and
criteria for the faculty. As it stands,
the uncertainty of what is expected
of them "keeps the young,
untenured professors nervous."

News

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 3

Changing demographics affect college enrollment

by Tara Somerville

The changing demographics
of the United States are affecting
colleges across the country.

Agnes Scott, however, has not
experienced a decline in
admissions, possibly because
Southern institutions generally
have lower tuitions.

In the fall of 1985 there were
124 traditional first year women
entering Agnes Scott. This fall,
the statistics slightly fluctuated
with 127 entering freshmen.

The admissions office
acknowledges the fact that there
are not as many students
graduating from high school.

This creates a shortage in the
pool of students the College can
recruit. The problem can be

combatted either
by lessening the
standards for
incoming students
or by creating
new stratagies for
attracting prospective students.

Agnes Scott has opted for the
latter approach.

The new recniitment strate-
gies include more direct atten-
tion to minority women graduat-
ing from high school and non-
traditional women seeking a
college education, known as
Return-tO'College or RTC
students.

This year, the registrar
estimates that the African-
American population at Agnes
Scott has reached nine to ten
percent. The total minority

The new recruitment strategies include more direct attention
to minority women graduating from high school and non-
traditional women seeking a college education y known as
Return-to College or RTC students.

New faculty and staff
members announced

by Tonya Smith and
josie hoilman

Opening Convocation II
presented the additions to Agnes
Scott's faculty and staff.

Among those who were
recognized were newcomers Sarah
Blanshei, Dean of the College,
and the Reverend Patricia
Snyder, Chaplain. Also included
were professors, custodial
technicians, administrative
personnel, food service staff, and
foreign language tutors.

The following is an overview of
each new employee:

Development

Celeste Pennington Publication
Manager

Anne (Sandeen) Schatz
Coordinator of Alumnae Class
Activities

Dean of the College

Elisabeth Allgood-McKinnon
Lecturer in Education
Subhash Bhatia Assistant
Professor of Chemistry
Sarah Blanshei Dean of the
College

Barbara Blatchley Assistant

Professor of Psychology

Aida Borja-Pacheco Spanish

Language Assistant

Beatriz Cardelino Assistant

Professor of Chemistry

Bonnie Cataldo Artist Affiliate

(Cello)

Clyde Edgerton Visiting Artist
in Creative Writing
Arthur Farnsley Assistant
Professor of Sociology
Michelle Gillespie Assistant
Professor of History
Michael Kimbrell Physical
Education Instructor
Susanne Koenigsmann German

Language Assistant
Thomas Maier Director 6i
Academic Computing
Betty Noble Lecturer in
Education

Bernadette Peiffer Lecturer in
Education

Martha Rees Assistant Professor

of Sociology/Anthropology

Sarah Steinhardt Artist

Affiliate (Piano)

Mary Willingham Lecturer in

Education

Admissions

Kathryn Deane Admissions
Counselor

Ginger Patton-Schmidt

Admissions Counselor

Dean of Students

Cheryl Appleberry Athletic

Trainer

Ronald Henderson Cross-
country Coach
Patricia Snyder Chaplain
Vice President for Business and
Finance

Ricky Bigby Police Officer
Horace Brown Custodian I
Donnie Durham Lead Custo-
dian

Michael Gaston Police Officer
Ruth Hartsfield Custodian I
Ranjan Jacob Maintenance
Mechanic II

Julia Johnston Personnel
Assistant

Bemell Jones Assistant
Supervisor of Custodial Services
Matthew Parkin Computer
Operator

Elsa Pena Director of Physical
Plant

Steve Rivers Painter I
Willie Scott Painter 1

The Agnes Scott community
welcomes these employees and
wishes them success for the
following academic year.

population is estimated to be 14
to 1 5 percent.

The average minority
representation on American
campuses is between three and
five percent, and over five
percent is considered to be
"good." Agnes Scott has
noticeably surpassed the
common minority representa-
tion.

Agnes Scott enrolled 39
RTCs and 2 1 transfer students

this fall, the
greatest number
for both groups
of students in 1 7
years.

Members of
the admissions office are
modifying their stratagies in an
effort to curb the negative effects
of the changing demographics.
An extensive amount of
literature is mailed to seniors in
high school, more secondary
schools are visited, and on-
campus events such as "Great
Scott" are scheduled throughout
the academic year.

Special attention is directed
towards prospective minority

students. In addition to the
regular recruiting literature,
minority students also receive a
personal letter from Jennifer
Cooper, an admissions counselor
who is an African- American
alumna of Agnes Scott.

More minority-populated high
schools are visited during
recruiting. Formerly, only
Atlanta-area minority schools
were visited. A conscious effort is
now being made to visit minority-
populated schools across the
Southeast.

The admissions staff" plans to
continue developing innovative
approaches for recruiting all
prospective students.

MARTA expansion stimulates
debate, concern over crime rate

by Barbie Stitt

MARTA has revolutionized
Atlanta, creating jobs, greatly
improving the city's public
transportation system, and giving
the city the edge in gaining the
1996 Olympics.

However, the MARTA system
has also been accused of generat-
ing a rise in crime.

Presently, Gwinnett County
officials face the dilemma of
whether to extend MARTA lines
into their county. If the extension
plan is approved, construction
could begin as early as next year,
making completion possible before
the 1996 Olympics.

The most important issue to
Gwinnett County residents is not
short-term benefits. Their
concern lies with the possibility of
long-term problems that
MARTA s expansion might
create.

Concerns arise from the fact
that other counties served by the
MARTA system have experi-
enced difficulties in dealing with
the construction of their lines.The
problems that occurred during the
installation of Dekalb County's
MARTA line, based in Decatur,
are of particular interest to
Gwinnett residents.

Dekalb County's problems
center around MARTA 's apparent
lack of concern for historical sites.

In the early 1970s, when
MARTA was just beginning to
approach the west end of Decatur,
residents learned that four 100-
year-old maple trees, located near
the historic Swanton House on
West Trinity Place, would be torn
down to accommodate MARTA
construction.

Benjamin Swanton, owner of
the Swanton house, had planted
the trees on his property before the
Civil War. Public outrage over

the incident prompted MARTA
to look into alternatives which
would save the trees, but three
were eventually destroyed.

The wood from these trees was
salvaged and used to make
furniture for the Swanton House.
MARTA also planted two new
maples on the Swanton property.

Other problems surfaced as
MARTA construction claimed
the lives of two dogwood trees on
the Decatur Courthouse lawn.

The destruction of these trees,
planted by a group of Campf ire
Girls over fifty years ago, violated
an agreement between MARTA,
the State Department of Natural
Resources, and U.S. Interior
Department officials.

The agreement stated that
because the Courthouse building
and grounds are listed on the
National Register of Historic
sites, the trees would be moved to
another spot on the Courthouse
grounds.

MARTA contractors tore
down the trees, claiming no
knowledge of the contract.

MARTA was cleared by the
President's Advisory Board
Council on Historic Preservation
and made reparations by planting
several new dogwood trees
around the Courthouse grounds.

Next, construction continued
to Sycamore, one of Decatur's
oldest streets. In the early 1 700s
the road was an Indian trail,
which became a stagecoach route
in the next century. Many old
homes were built along this
street, including George Wash-
ington Scott's.

MARTA 's plan for the line
was to tunnel underneath
Decatur and then connect the
tracks with the Avondale Estates
Station.

The construction plan
included the demolition of nine

historical homes. Citizens
banded together in protest, but
their efforts yielded little success.
Once finished with the Sycamore
line, seven historical buildings
had been destroyed, including a
home designed by an Agnes Scott
alumna, Leila Ross Wilbum.

MARTA 's Sycamore line also
eliminated the street's qualifica-
tions for inclusion in the
National Register of Historical
Places.

MARTA intended to return a
section of Sycamore Street.
However, officials instead sold it
to W. Henry Schuab. He
planned to constnict an office
building, but the issue was
resolved in court in February of
1990 in favor of Sycamore Street.

MARTA also does not
purchase its fuel from the city of
Decatur. Any damage they inflict
to the streets is not covered by gas
taxes.

MART As plans for expansion
are not complete. Two new
stations are presently undergoing
construction in Indian Creek and
Avondale Estates.

An obstacle to the construc-
tion of the Indian Creek line is a
200-year-old red oak tree. The
Avondale Elementary School
nearby has collected money to try
to save the tree, and has called in
tree experts to determine whether
the tree could survive replanting.

However, the experts said that
the tree was dying anyway, and
nothing could be done. Amidst
protest and upset children, the
tree was bulldozed on June 15.
MARTA has since promised to
plant 50 to 100 oak trees nearby.

Parts of the old oak tree were
given to woodworkers who have
made bowls and other wood
carvings, which will be auctioned
off the first week in October at
the old Dekalb Courthouse.

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Letters To The Editor

Lagrdappe

by Michelle Roberts

My trip to England this summer not only afforded me a view of
another culture, but also a perspective on my own country, and
specifically on the Southern region of the United States.

I found that most people associate three initials with all Southerners:
KKK.

Many people in our own country still consider the South to be a
place where cotton-pickin, grinnin' folks rock on their front porches
and have watermelon seed spittin' contests. We are supposed to be
uneducated and unsophisticated.

Those of us who live in and love the South know that this stereotype
falsely represents the area but is the field of higher education
propagating these images instead of working to denounce them.'

The September 1 1 issue of the Atlanta Constitution announced on its
front page: 'Auburn rejects tenure for maverick theologian."

The Reverend Charles Curran, despite "overwhelming" faculty
support, was denied tenure because of his "controversial" reputation.

Curran was the first U.S. theologian to be censured from the
Vatican. He was also ousted from Catholic University in Washington,
D.C.

His controversial stance includes the following beliefs: "that
sterilization and contraception are not 'intrinsically evil/ that divorce
should be allowed Tn certain circumstances,' that under some condi-
tions homosexuality is 'morally acceptable,' and that abortion should
not be unilaterally rejected."

Richard O'Brien, who heads the University of Notre Dame's
theology department, calls Curran a "mainstream theologian." The
situation is, says O'Brien, a "clash of interests" between faculty and the
business mentality that controversy is vv bad for business."

Auburn trustee James Venable was quoted as saying, "If Auburn is
being hurt by this decision, ttfs only among a small portion of the
academic community. Auburn is not, and I don't ever want it to be, a
Harvard. Auburn is intended to educate the middle-class group of
people in the South."

On the surface of this story, it is infuriating that a popular and
respected theologian will no longer (each at Auburn. Students are
entitled to an education which embraces every imaginable viewpoint.
Actions like these by the hierarchy of a public university stum the
already suffering future of education in the South.

Beyond that, education suffers from the "bad for business" attitude.
Admissions, public relations, and other administrative departments arc
often so profit-oriented that they lose focus on what it is they are
selling.

The most offensive and sad pan of the whole issue, to Southern
students, is the trustee's picture of Auburn. Since I am from Mobile,
Alabama, his remarks particularly strike home to me. Several of the
top ten members of my graduating class of 500 went to Auburn.

Thev knew they were not enrolling in Harvard, but I'm sure they
didn't realize that Auburn had no desire to add prestige to its faculty or
its students. Qottf R n vim and excitement ewer a football game are
encouraged; controversy and excitement in the classroom are prohib-
ited.

Is the middle-class group of people in the South doomed to inferior-
ity? We cannot escape these attitudes even at a liberal arts haven such
as Agnes Scot! ( bllege.

Will the South ever be known as progressive, or are we doomed to
an eternal reputation of backwardness by the tew who destroy any hope
ot looking forward.'

Student yearns to hear
mowers again

Dear Editor,

Why is our campus so ugly?
Our campus has never looked
more unattractive than it has
since our return this fall. The
lawns have not been mowed, the
sidewalks have not been edged,
and the bushes have not been
pmned. Even our flowerbeds,
which are usually continuously
stocked with blooming flowers,
have suffered neglect; some are
even choked with weeds.

These are not merely com-
plaints from an aesthetic point of
view, but complaints with an
added practical standpoint. I
have noticed fewer and fewer of
the ASC community sitting on
the benches between the libra ry
and Buttrick. Not because
school is in full swing and no one
has time to sit and chat, but
because the overreaching,
undipped prickly hedge renders
the benches useless as a place to
sit comfortably. Another
inconvienence to the entire
student body, not to mention
guests of the college, which the

neglect of our campus has
caused, is the unmowed grass in
the ampitheatre. Regretfully, our
first band party had to be held
indoors because the lawn in the
ampitheatre was knee-high not
very conducive for dancing or
socializing.

Our unkempt grounds have
also caused me to fear for my
safety when walking up the
second set of stairs between
Buttrick and the bushes, which
have taken over half of the walk.
At night, someone could have
easily hidden within the
branches of those bushes and
attacked an unsuspecting
passerby who though she was safe
in the center of our overgrown
campus. I noticed yesterday how
remarkably wide the sidewalk
appeared, then I realized that the
12 foot encroaching bushes were
beaten off the path. I was
relieved.

I expected the "bushiness" of
our campus to rapidly dissipate
into neatness before last week-
end, because many of the seniors
invited their friends, parents, and
other family members to attend
Senior Investiture. Some

clipping was managed, but I was
largely disappointed. 1 feel that
many of the parents will
remember fondly how cm their
last visit (our ring ceremony) the
campus was clipped, shaped, and
sculpted for the dreaded Centen-
nial Celebration. How many
mornings were we awakened
bright and early to the sound of
mowers, leaf-blowers, and edgers?

Usually when things are bad, I
have noticed and this is human
nature that people attempt to
appear composed, even when
they are faltering. ASC keeps
what is in public view looking
good. That, after all, maintains
the "IMAGE" of the college.
Even though our inner campus
grounds Look shabby, I expected
the flowers, bushes, and shrubs
along the road to look spectacu-
lar. Eager to view something
neat, I took a walking tour
around the campus, and discov-
ered the truth; well, the truth is
that the public sees the same
unkempt scenery as we do.

I want to know why our
campus is so ugly, and where is

our pride?

Sincerely,
Jennifer Pilcher

Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Peryam

Beauty and the Best

"Ooh, she's so beautiful. I hate
her!" was actually overheard on
this campus. What a waste of
energy, and what a waste of
beauty. Let's enjoy each other's
elegance. A face like a rare and
expensive paint ing is a gift from
God, not only to the one wrr< i
wears it, but to all of us fortunate
enough to kx^k upon it. And
jealousy is very destmctive to the
jealous person, who ought to be
using that energy to develop her
own special gifts and talents.

The cult of beauty in this
country is carried to ridiculous
extremes. Only women's
magazines allow their advertisers
to dictate that the articles will
also peddle their products.
Readers of women's mags get
fewer real articles for their money
than they would if they bought
one marketed toward men or both
sexes.

"Our" magazines bully the
naive into believing that unless
we BUY, BUY, BUY! the latest
shades and colors, cremes,
hemlines, silhouettes and scents,
we won't be fashionable, and ( if
course if we are not fashionable,
we won't be loved.

Well, ever so hogwash, my
Sisters! If that were true, the

world would not be overpopu-
lated. Look around and you will
find that some of the plainest,
barest-faced and frumpy women
are totally adored by their faithful
mates for years, while souk- < >f t he
most beautiful, slender and well-
groomed ladies spend their lonely
lives looking for true love,

The woman who
is obsessed by her
appearance wiR

be rudely awakened
when the forties

finally hit her face.

Beauty carries its own karma,
not all of it pleasant. The blessed
one must put up with much
unwanted attention, and when
she rejects advances, the react k >n
is sometimes very violent. Many
men feed their egos by capturing a
lovely lady to hang upon their
arm to gain prestige f< >r them-
selves, never really caring about
the warm and sensitive being
behind that pretty face. She may
suffer silently the pain and
humiliation of try ing to create a
relationship with a man who is
pr< Hid n ) t ike her out, but when

she tries to talk about her thoughts,
hopes and dreams, his eyes go
blank and distant and he either
disregards or interrupts her. "What
did I do wrong?' she may think,
taking it personally instead of
recognizing it for the sexism in our
si iciety which objectifies women by
turning us into sex objects or a
"trophy wife". Objects and
trophies aren't supposed to think.

The woman who is obsessed by
her appearance will he rudely
awakened when the forties finally
hit her face. If all her resources are
invested in her looks, she will

inevitably take a loss, investments

in good health, the mind and
talents, the joys of the spiritual
quest, and even real estate, yield
greater, more bountiful and lasting
rewards.

With the proper perspective, we
can enter our later life stages with
dignity and grace instead of
ridicule. "The world's oldest
ingenue," was used to describe an
elderly friend of 'mine. In
Sheridan's School for Scanckd,
Sir Benjamin says, "...but when

she has finished her face... she
l(X)ks like a mended statue, in
which the conn* >isscur sees at once
that the head's modem though the
tmnk's antique."

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Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 5

Patriarchy and Parietals

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BY Kim Compoc:

So what is so had about
parietals anyway? Despite the
facts that they are absurd, an
insult to our adulthood, and an
extension of the arm of patriar-
chy? Enough said. But I won'
stop there.

Year three at Agnes Scott and
I have yet to see parietals
extended. Survey after survey
reveal that over half the student
body favor 24-hour weekend
parietals, yet the remaining
minority are still at odds.

These are some of the popular
arguments.

Agnes Scott propriety:
Scotties don't have men stay
overnight in their boudoirs.
They become little sisters at
Georgia Tech fraternities, and
learn the arts of intoxication and
copulation. In that order.
Sometimes of their own volition,
sometimes not. But certainly not
on campus.

Agnes Scott safety: Men who
stay overnight with Scotties are
inclined to anarchy. For the
protection of the students, we
require that she be without the
sense of turf that comes with a
community of 500 mace-carrying
neighbors.

Agnes Scott harmony:
Roommate on roommate crime
would skyrocket if adult women
had to negotiate room privileges.
The Dean of Students office
would have to hold a mandatory
"Sock on the Door" seminar, but
it just wouldn't be the same.

Agnes Scott hospitality: The
college simply cannot afford to
employ any more dorm hostesses,
who are essential for male

v Christy Dickert

"Petitions open for the
following positions on student
and faculty committees..."

How common to see posters
bearing this phrase on bulletin
boards around campus! Al-
though students are well aware of
vacant positions, how many
people know who fills the
\\ \s it ions?

Student representatives on
committeess play a vital role in
voicing their constituents'
opinions to the faculty and
administration. Because Rep
Council realizes the importance
of continued dialogue between
students and their committee
representatives, the following list
has been compiled:

Committee on Academic
Computing and Technical
Support Mary Mathewes

Committee on Academic
Standards Joy Howard '91,

visitation. Were it not for
hostesses, who would we get
those phone calls from at 12:01
a.m.?

Let's face it, folks. We're
talking about sex.

Or maybe not sex exactly.
Perhaps it's more the having to
admit that it's a choice for some,
and some are choosing to
engage.

And even when the Monday
moon is shining bright, it does
occur on this campus! The
brave among us will live in
infamy for their adventures in
the chapel, the men's locker
room, Presser, the CLC, the
Robert Frost exhibit... but it's
time we stopped playing games.

Agnes Scott has the
pretentions to compare itself to
the best liberal arts colleges in
the country based on our
curriculum and our academic
standards. But when you
examine how our campus differs
from others on this issue, you
notice a profound hypocrisy in
the facts that we have academic
honor but no social honor. And
you understand why we're still
known as Agnes Scott "girls" and
not as Agnes Scott women.

Let me elaborate.

Those three sisters schools up
in Massachusetts (Smith, Mt.
Holyoke and Wellesley) that are
so often on our scholastic minds
have an interesting policy on
male visitation. One night a
month there is none.

At Mills College in California
there is no such word as "pari-
etals" just remember that if he
stays for more than three days,
you need to tell the RA. If he
wants to apply for housing, that

Fran Akins '92, and Cari Haack
'93

Catalyst Committee LeAnn
Ransbotham (Chair), Elena
Adan, Cathy Alexander,
Jennifer Bruce, Cindy Dunn,
Sarah Kimble, Nanska Lovell,
and Eva Mihlic

College Events Committee
Jennifer Bridges and Cathy
Alexander

Curriculum Committee
Sharon Harp '91, Kim Compoc
'92, and a sophomore to be
chosen

Elections Board Candace
Woodard (Chair)

Independent Study Commit-
tee Jennifer Bruce

Library Committee Regan
Cone and Jennifer Garlen

Student Representatives to
Rep Council Committees:

Annmarie Anderson Public
Safety Committee

Eve Allen Woodruff Center
Committee

can be arranged too.

Bates College (ME) and
Carleton College (MN) have
added co-ed bathrooms to their
longtime co-ed dormitories.
Carleton College has all female
housing, but there are no restric-
tions (at all) for male visitors.

I do not think that co-ed this or
co-ed that makes for a better or
more prestigious school. How-
ever, these limitations imposed on
students point to the campus-wide

by Officer Charlotte York

The Department of Public
Safety recently participated in the
Firearms Training System
(F.A.T.S.) course. F.A.T.S. is a
computerized system which
projects onto a screen law
enforcement scenarios involving a
potential threat of deadly force.
Officers respond as if the scenarios
are real. Laser technology causes
the shots fired to be displayed on
the screen as if actual rounds had
been fired. The computer then
generates such data as whether
the officer used good judgement,
the response time, and the
number of fatal and non-fatal hits.
The system also allows replay so
that officers can check their
accuracy.

Members of the Public Safety
Committee, Public Safety intern
applicants, and Public Safety work
study students were invited to
watch the sessions and to
participate. Our special thanks go
to Wendy Allsbrook, Annemarie
Anderson, Regan Cone, Angela
Miller, Barbara Scalf and Amy
Tyler for their participation. City
of Decatur officers also attended
the training session. The course

attitude that we are to be treated
like children, half-citizens, or
non-men.

After all, telling a grown
woman that it is a violation of
the honor code to have a man
stay overnight smells like some
kind of threat that the cervical
cops will be checking her at
graduation. It amazes me that a
campus can be both homophobic
in the extreme and yet so
heterosexually naive.

was exciting, instructive, and fun,
when it was over.

The Department is very
pleased with the current parking
violation statistics. We have
issued only 36 citations, most of
which were first offense/warning
citations. Cooperation between
police and the community served
is always the key to achieving the
maximum levels of safety and
service. Thank you all.

Officers from the Department
of Public Safety sewed in a strictly
support capacity during the first
campus party weekend. We were
not called upon at all to act in our
law enforcement capacity. We
are always pleased to serve you on
this basis.

The Department received a tip
from a staff member and her son
that a runaway had taken up
residence in the Alston Center.
The juvenile female was fed and
she was allowed to talk about her
situation with the officer. She
was reunited with her mother
shortly thereafter.

An officer observed two
suspicious persons lying in the
grass near the east entrance to
Hopkins Hall at approximately
2:45 one morning. The two

So what's the answer? Democ-
ratization. Floor by floor, or dorm
by dorm. Maybe propose 3 or 4
options like: Plan A (unlimited,
24/7), Plan B (unlimited on the
weekends, 6- 1 2 Monday-
Wednesday) and Plan C (what
we've got now). I don't care.
Let's split hairs and come up with
a reasonable policy that listens to
everybody. I'm tired of the
snitches, and I'm tired of lying to
DCs. Reactions?

juvenile males carried a flashlight
and claimed to be cutting across
campus on their way home. One,
a homeless juvenile, was turned
over to juvenile authorities. The
other was released to his foster
parents.

The City of Decatur Police
Department assisted with this
incident. Its resources and
manpower are a tremendous asset
to the Department of Public
Safety, especially during the
morning watch hours.

A student called the Depart-
ment to report harassing phone
calls. An officer was dispatched
to the scene to attempt to speak
to the caller. Fortunately, this
incident turned out to be the
result of a glitch in the phone
system where the incoming caller
did not hear the campus recipient.
Several people on campus have
experienced this problem. It is
currently being worked on by
Telecommunications.

Please welcome the new
addition to the Public Safety
Family. Christopher David
Parrott was born to Sgt. and Mrs.
Curtis Parrott as the first issue of
the Profile went to press.

Rep Rap

Public Safety News

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Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 6

Milk College exchange student describes
protest to Ujeep Mills 'for women*again!"

by Allison Butler

In my first few weeks as a
domestic exchange student here,
IVe been asked many questions
about my experiences at Mills
College in the last year, especially
regarding the co-education
decision of last May. For those
who, like many Americans, have
never heard of Mills, I'll include
some background information.

Mills is a women's liberal arts
college located in Oakland,
California. Undergraduates there
number about eight hundred;
there are two hundred or so
graduate students, both temale
and male.

In May of this year, Mills'
Board of Trustees voted to admit
undergraduate men in the fall of
1991. This was largely a financial
decision. After two weeks of
around-the-clock protesting on
the part of the students, with
support from most faculty and
staff members, the trustees met
again and rescinded their
decision. The women of Mills
(and the men; male graduate
students had been protesting with
us) were jubilant.

For me, those two weeks were
arduous but exciting. I helped
blockade a doorway of an
administration building for hours
at a time, while unsure of whether
police would be called in, or
whether admissions staff members
were carrying on elsewhere in the
work we were trying to stop.

However, when I left for my
home in Pa I ton, Georgia two
days before the reversal was

announced, I was already more
proud than ever to be a Mills
woman. I felt sure that, at least
temporarily, we had achieved our
purpose. We had gotten world-
wide support and media attention,
and the alumnae had raised
millions of dollars for Mills in less
than a week's time. This kind of
reaction had to convince the
tnistees!

Before I went to Mills, 1 had
heard and read much about the
inestimable benefits of women's
colleges in terms of academics,
self-esteem, career goals, and that
feminist buzz-word of the decade,
empowerment. I had heard all
the statistics about and testimo-
nies of women's college alumnae,
but empowerment was just a
hackneyed tenri to me, until last
May, when it became a personal
reality.

I joined my education, power,
and natural gifts with those of
other women in a concerted effort
to preserve Mills' commitment to
women's education, and to prove
to ourselves, and to the world,
that women can make a differ-
ence in our male-dominated
society. And it worked! I like to
think that we also dispelled some
of the myths surrounding women
and women's colleges (I'm sure
Agnes Scott women are aware of
many).

Not everyone got our message.
Many newspapers and TV
newscasts only publicized the
immediate reaction to the co-ed
decision: weeping and screaming
(some women even took off their
shirts in protest). But after the
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grief came a very quickly
organized, intelligent protest. By
that evening, a headquarters for
decision-making, food and
inronnation delivery, pgess
releases, and civil disohedience
instruction had heen established
in the student union. People
were already hlocking entrances
to administration buildings.

Although students were
spread out all over campus, we
maintained a non-heirarchical
system of organization. It was an
effective model of democratic

rule. Runners from headquarters
came to each doorway periodi-
cally, bringing moral support and
news of our progress to the
blockaders and taking back
suggestions on how best to
protest, and what steps to take
next. No decision was made
without the knowledge and
consent of all the blockaders and
other student groups. We
maintained a campus-wide
consensus that kept our goal of
"Mills fot women aga in!"
clearly in focus.

We received encouraging visits
from many people besides
students, as well. Alumnae came
around the the blockades, and we
all shared our insights on out-
demonstration's importance, both
to women's colleges and, on a
larger scale, to all women.

Ours wa> not a selfish battle,
just tor the present Mills students,
but a struggle tor every woman
who has experienced oppression
and who needs to know there are
supportive places like Mills Where
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Soccer team begins a hopeful new season

BY KOUSALYA YADLA

The Agnes Scott soccer team
opened its 1990 season under
Coach Anthony Serpico at
Maryville with a loss of 14-0.
Although they lost their second
game 2-1 at La Grange, they won
3-1 at Wesleyan. Their first

home game was a loss of 5-0 to
Oglethorpe.

Freshman members of the
soccer team are Beth Barnes,
Tracy Barnes, Amanda Daniel,
Elizabeth Hertz, Kaki Horton,
Margit Olsen, Tamara Shie, and
Amy Smith.

The class of 1993 is repre-

sented on the team by Betty
Hammond, Kiniya Harper, Sally
MacMillan, Shannon Ramker,
Mariken Ronde, and Suzette
Titus.

Juniors this year are Anne
Bearden, Becca B<x)ne, Jennifer
Bmce, and Sarah Holway.

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Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 7

The "Rev. Patti" assumes full-time chaplaincy

by Winnie Varuhhsi;

The Reverend Patricia Snyder
is the newly installed Julia
Thompson Smith Chaplain of
A^nes Scoil College.

Snyder graduated from
Converse College, a womyn's
college in Spartanburg, South
Carolina, with a major in
theater. She then worked in the
theater for a numher of years.

Then, lightning struck and
the hand of the Almighty moved
her to enroll at the Candler
School ot Theology at Emory.
She entered the Seminary to

learn more ahout herslf and find
answers to those universal
questions we frequently discuss
instead of doing homework.

After graduating and being
ordained, Snyder worked in
Atlanta area churches for two
years. She was attracted to
Agnes Scott because of her years
at Converse and our renowned
academic reputation.

Snyder says her own collegiate
religious experience was "peta >iv
alized religion, without an
organized church. "

To find an outlet for students
who do not enjoy traditional

types of worship, suggestion
forrns and study groups will be
made available.

Snyder hopes to be a bridge
builder. She is already involved
with such diverse groups as
Students tor Feminist Awareness
.in J Christian Association. She
will also be teaching "The
Religious Quest" in the spring.

In the midst of all this activity,
she will be easily accessible from
her Alston Center office or
walking around campus being
visible. Snyder looks forward to
a year of spiritual growth for
everyone.

Madame Evanti: Musician extraordinare

By Michhle Barard

Madame Evanti, bom Lillian
Evans, was bom in Washington
D.C.in 1891. Lillian was the
daughter ot W. Bruce Evans and
Anne Brooks, a music teacher in
Washington, D.C.

Lillian demonstrated musical
talent at a young age. She began
singing at the age of four and
started piano lessons at the age of
five.

In 1908, Lillian graduated from
Armstrong Technical High School.
She went on to Miner Teachers
College. Upon graduation from
Miner she started teaching
kindergarten. She continued her
career in education until she
became a faculty member at her
alma mater.

However, Lillian had never
forsaken her first love, music. She
obtained her Bachelor of Music
from Howard University in 1917.

In 1918, Lillian married Roy
Tibbs, a music professor at Howard

University. The name Evanti was
suggested by a friend and is a
contraction of the names Evans
and Tibbs.

Lillian began her musical career
by singing local concerts in the
Washington, D.C. area. Fortu-
nately, in 1933, Lillian Evanti
made contacts in Paris which were
to propel her singing career forward
with lightning speed. She began
taking singing lessons with
Madame Ritte-Ciampi, a world
renowned singing instructor.

In 1925, Lillian won a singing
contract with the Paris Opera for
three seasons beginning in the fall
of that year. It was Evanti 's debut
in the opera "Lakme" which won
her high praise as well as other
singing contracts.

By the summer of 1925, Evanti's
reputation had grown enough to be
praised in the United States.

Between 1925 and 1928 Evanti
studied and perfonried all over
Europe. In February, 1934, Evanti
was invited to give a command

perfonnance for President and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Evanti was also committed to
Pan-American unity. She per-
tonned in Latin America and made
efforts to bridge the cultural gap
between Latin America and the
United States.

In 1941, Lillian composed
u Himno Panamericano," which was
considered to be a significant
contribution to Latin American
unity.

Evanti also helped found the
National Negro Opera Company in
Washington, D.C. This organiza-
tion sponsored opera performances
in and around the D.C. area.

Evanti spent her last years
teaching voice. In 1950, she toured
Africa and was awarded for her
cultural contributions in several
African nations.

After a long illness, Evanti died
on December 6, 1967, in Washing-
ton D.C. Her. musical and cultural
contributions continue to be shared
around the world.

Mills

vntinued from page 6)

women work to overcome the
limits society places on us all.

Some male Berkeley students
came over with signs to support
our efforts. Our blockade was
serenaded one r
night with
such feminist
favorites as
"Sweet Home
Chicago" by
some friends
from San

feelings on the subject, but after
days ot sharing women's college
experiences with tellow blockad-
ers, I found it easier to explain to
her the experience of empower-

". . .the women of Mills, and of Agnes Scott , and
of every women s college, have to work hard to
ensure the survival of their schools . "

Francisco who came over to share
the experience and keep us in
good spirits.

The most affecting visit,
though, was from an Oakland
couple and their nine-year-old
daughter, who plans to attend
Mills nine years from now. The
couple wanted her to hear first-
hand the way we feel about Mills,
and why a women's college is so
important to us and to society.
Betore that week, I may not have
been able to articulate my vague

ment in more tangible terms.

My love of Mills had increased
and become clarified during the
stressful, uncertain times we spent
on the concrete steps of "our
building" sharing our devotion to
education for women.

1 hope Mills is still for women
in nine years, so that young girl
can have a nurturing place to
develop her dreams and her self. I
hope the women of her generation
don't have to fight as hard as those
before her just to be who they

want to be.

In the meantime, the women of
Mills, and of Agnes Scott, and of
every women's college, have to
work hard to ensure the survival
ot their schools.

After all, Mills is
only guaranteed to
remain single-sex for
five years, at which
time it must meet
higher enrollment
and financial
standards. What would be the
point of all our protests if only
those of us involved in them
could benefit from them? We
at Mills were and are now working
also for the women of future
generations. That's why I'm so
proud to be a part of Mills.

The next time someone asks
me, "So what was the co-ed
controversy out there like. 7 " I hope
she can understand how hard it is
to explain such an overpowering
and pervasive issue.

The Reverend Patricia Snyder

It's officiaL: Atlanta to host
1996 Olympic Qames

by Susan L. McTier

Waking up at 5:30 a.m. is not
at the top of most college
students' agendas. But for four
brave Scotties, the event was too
exciting to pass up.

Chrissie Lewandowski, Geri
Pike, Stephanie Wallace, and I
rolled out of bed and dragged
ourselves to the MARTA station
eagerly anticipating the morning's
events.

What's the big deal 7 The
Olympic Announcement party at
Underground Atlanta, of course.

We anived on the scene with a
variety of emotions and wondered
if on our return trip we would be
filled with joy or disappointment.
The crowd consisted of small
children, families, high school and
college students, business persons,
and curious spectators.

An incredible energy coursed
through each individual who was
able to make it downtown at this
ungodly hour. All of the local
radio and television stations were
present, and each of them tried to
capture the enthusiastic spirit of
the crowd awaiting the 7:47 a.m.
announcement.

The vitality of the crowd was
truly indescribable. Local
cheerleaders joined the official
Atlanta Olympic Honor Band in
continuing to boost the morale of
onlookers as they awaited the live
telecast from Tokyo.

The organizers had placed large
screens in the courtyard so that
the masses could witness the
telling moment. When the
screen switched from crowd shots
to the platform in Tokyo, the
eager onlookers gasped.

As the IOC (International
Olympic Committee) members
took the stage, the fervor of the
crowd grew, and uncontrolled
cheers burst forth.

A woman not too far in front of
me raised her ann with her fingers
crossed. Slowly, others followed
as an intense hush fell upon the
formerly boisterous crowd; a few
heads bowed as final prayers were
lifted in hopes of an Atlanta
victory.

IOC President Juan Antonio
Samaranch's simple statement,
"The International Olympic
Committee has awarded the 1996
Olympic games to the city of
[excruciating pause] Atlanta"
brought forth triumphant shouts
from all bystanders. The reaction
of the crowd was broadcast back
to Tokyo.

A daylight fireworks display
preceded the band's playing of the
national anthem. Somewhere, a
participant began to sing the
lyrics, and soon all joined in. I
watched a businessman in front of
me pull a handkerchief from his
pocket and wipe away tears. I did
the same.

The crowd lingered, awestnick
by what all of this would mean for
our city. A local radio broadcaster
solicited the attention of those
present and proudly displayed the
"hot off the press" Atlanta
Constitution with an "It's At-
lanta!" headline.

As the crowd thinned out, the
unfortunate reality of 9:25 classes
hit us, and we headed home.
Each of us earned away a piece of
sheer energy and enthusiasm that
we'll never be able to completely
explain and that we'll never

Features

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 8

Mortar Board announces 75th Black Cat

Black Cat is nearly here! Since
1915 Black Cat has been an
institution on campus. As most of
you already know, each year the
Agnes Scott chapter of Mortar
Board organizes this week of special
events as the culmination of student
orientation. It's a chance for the
entire college community to come
together to celebrate and welcome
the new RTCs, transfer, and first-
year students. This year s board has
made exciting plans some
traditional, some innovative. We
want everyone to be aware of, and
make plans to join in, the various
events.

Our first innovation is really a
revival of one popular activity. The
emphasis of Black Cat is on
camaraderie and fun. In that spirit
we have reinstituted the "prank."
We invite each class to submit two
pranks to Mortar Board for approval.
The pranks should be directed
toward another class, not toward
other individuals. Each class will
have a day on which to do their
prank. It goes without saying that
the class pranksters should consider
safety as well as fun and, undoubt-
edly, surprise. The idea is to get to
know new students and help make
them part of the community.
Prepare for fun and games!

Mortar Board's concern for the
environment has resulted in a new
event: a recycling competition!
Points will be awarded to the classes
bringing in the most newpapers for
recycling on Tuesday and the most
aluminum cans on Wednesday.

Michelle Gillespie, Assistant

Professor of History: Since
choosing to be a historian and going
through graduate school, I have
been acutely aware ot the pressures
to publish within my field and
therefore have accepted this as a
requisite in my eareer. My ow n
Sensitivity about this, albeit based
on limited experience, is that
teaching and research can and
should be complimentary and
mutually reinforcing. I tend to
think that my ongoing engagement
with new methods, sources, and
arguments makes me a better
teacher. At the same time, my
engagement with the course
material and must importantly the
students can bring new insight into
mv own work.

Watch for the bins set up for your
class. Be thinking of ways your class
can excel in protecting our precious
environment

The emphasis of
Black Cat is on
camaradier
and fun.

Last year Interdonn inaugurated
the kickoff party combined with a
bonfire and sing on Thursday
evening of Black Cat week. This
was so much fun we're continuing
it this year we encourage
everyone to participate. The first-
year students will present their
mascot on this occasion and all
classes will sing their sister-class
songs. The judges for the Black
Kitty spirit competition will be
there,and they will be basing their
decision on percentages of class
attendance.

If you are an unclassified RTC, a
woman without a class designation
yet, please join whichever class you
feel allegiance to, or the year in
which you plan to graduate. All
classes are glad for your participa-
tion.

Class decorations will adorn
Gaines and will be part of the
judging for the Black Kitty. Please
remember class decorations must
be completely installed in Gaines
by Thursday at midnight.

Other activities will be athletic

( ?) games including such events as
volleyball, "Win, Lose or Draw,"
three-legged races, and so forth on
Friday afternoon. We will have
shortened classes so that everyone
can come out to play. (Thank you,
dear faculty, for this.) A commu-
nity picnic follows the games.

Don't anyone miss the hilarious
junior class production on Friday
night after the picnic! As tradition
dictates, before the production the
Hub brick will be presented and a
Mortar Board member (suprise) will
read the infamous Ah Woo legend.

Black Cat week reaches its finale

in the traditional formal at the
Sheraton Century Center on
Saturday night. Be sure to join
your classmates in the class portraits
photographed at the dance. This
will a be a night to cherish. Mortar
Board welcomes all newcomers
and old friends alike and hopes
you will enjoy the week's festivities.

Aunt Agnes's Roommate Forum

Dear Aunt Agnes,

Pm an upperclasswoman with a
really big problem. 1 just discov-
ered my roommate of the past two
years is a man. "Glenda" is a
lovely girl, very popular with the
Tech ATO house. I never
suspected his/her secret until I
noticed her five o' clock shadow
last week when she was in bed for
a few days with a cold. What
should 1 do, Aunt Agnes . ? Should
I let my fear of an infraction
overcome the spiritual bond
Glenda and I have formed over
the years?

Wondering in Main

Dear Wondering,

Turn that fruitcake in to
Daphne Norton immediately!
According to my calculations,
Glenda has broken the HONOR
CODE, that sacred tome, 3450
times! Also, don't bother to tell
the frat house. Why ruin both
his/her academic and social life?

Dear Aunt Agnes,

I'm a freshman and I hate my
roommate. The problem: neither
of us want to give up MY room.
Oh, what to do!

Stuck in Winship

Dear Stuck,

Why, the solution is quite clear.
Make the roommate's life hell while
telling Margaret Shirley and Mollie
Merrick that she's the cause of all
the problems. If she is neat, be
messy! Make harrassing phone calls
while off campus. Leave small,
deadly objects lying on the floor for
her to trip on when she gets up at
night to go to the bathroom. Sleep
with a large knife, and for added
effect, sing to it and caress the
blade. All the while, be telling the
powers that be how evil she is. Get
your freinds to back you up. Pretty
soon you'll have your own cozy
space and that nasty roommate will
either be across campus or at
Georgia Medical.

The Question:

Do you feel that the emphasis on research and publishing
is adversely affecting prof essors' ability to teach?

Candace Woodard, Class of 1 99 1 :

Research is important to the
teaching process. If faculty
members are not actively involved
in their area of study, they become
stagnant and have less to offer their
students.

Patricia White, Assistant Professor

of Biology: I find that research
helps you remain cunent in a field,
as well as expand expertise and
knowledge into new areas. There is
no question that it takes time but
it is necessary to teach in an
everchanging subject area such as
the sciences, especially genetics.

Brooke Colvard, Class of 1992:

It varies from professor to
professor. Some handle the
excess pressure well; however, I do
teel that some professors allow
themselves to excel in one area
research or teaching and suffer
in the other. They should not be
penalized for this.

Dear Aunt Agnes,

I have a big problem. When my
perfectly sane roommate came back
from break, she was a New Kids on
the Block freak! Those obnoxious
brats smile down at me from
everywhere in our room. She never
does homework, she only listens to
that "music," cuts out new pictures,
writes fan letters, reads fan maga-
zines and plays with New Kids
paraphernalia. HELLLLIT!!!!!

Lost my roommate in Inman

Dear Lost,

Are you sure you are not just a
little bit jealous of the rich new
hobby your roommate has found. 7 I
think you would fed better with a
pasttime of your own. Try folk
dancing with Ms. Darling, or gaze at
the stars with Alberto, or start
observing how many times Dr.
Guthrie twitches his nose per
millisecond. In other words, get a
life, bonehead!

Street Beat

by Barbie Stitt

Becky Prophet, Assistant Profes-
sor of Theater: Research is a
critical pan erf teaching. New

materials discovered in research
enhance what goes on in the
classroom. Thus, research does

NOT take away from teachings

However, I he demand to publish
definitely interferes with teaching,
since time given to one is not avail-
able for the other. In the arts, the
pn >blem is even greater, since
faculty must maintain teaching,
work crea- rively and maintain one's
abilities as an artist, as well as meet
the pressure to publish. Creative
endeavor and research have some
connection to one another, but
rarely is it strong enough for effort in
one to reduce the time needed in
the ( )ther. Creative endeavor does,
however, result in many direct
classnxmi applications.

Arts

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 9

Author Clyde Edgerton entertains audience Southern-style

By Christie Miller

Clyde Edgerton, author of
Raney, Walking Across Egypt, and
The Fhcttpkcne Notebooks, and a
current visiting professor in
Creative Writing, entertained a
packed Winter Theatre on
Tuesday, September 18.

Edgerton was scheduled to
"read from his works," but when
he walked out onto the stage
carrying a banjo, the audience
quickly realized that this was not
going to be an ordinary "reading."

He announced that first he and
Curtis Jones (who can be heard
with his guitar at the Freight
Room most Thursday nights)
were going to pick a few songs.
The audience was immediately
engaged, and he had them
laughing from the first words he
spoke.

After the acoustic entertain-
ment, Edgerton looked at the

crowd and said, "Imagine I'm
Raney." He proceeded to read
one of the most humorous scenes
from his first novel, a scene in
which Raney describes her
wedding and honeymoon.

Assuming Raney s tight-lipped
Southern accent, Edgerton read
her analytic description of her
family's behavior at her wedding
and her shock at what her
husband wanted her to do on
their wedding night.

Once the audience was able to
stop laughing, Edgerton described
a phenomenon that many writers
experience a character who
took on a life of her own. He read
an argument between Raney and
her husband Charles.

Edgerton said that when he
had written it, he had given the
last word to Charles. However,
when he began writing again the
next day, Raney came back with a
line of her own!

Next, Edgerton read his
favorite scene from his second
novel, Walking Across Egypt.
Again assuming the character s
voice, Edgerton acted out the
scene in which Mattie (an elderly
Southern woman) gets stuck in a
rocking chair with no bottom in
it. She is rescued by a dogcatcher
who has come to pick up a stray
dog.

Following this reading,
Edgerton sang Wesley's (a
juvenile delinquent character)
favorite song, John Prine's "Please
Don't Bury Me," which he
accompanied on the piano.

Edgerton then moved on to a
more serious piece from his latest
novel, The Floatplane Notebooks.
He read the part of Mark, a
reconaissance pilot flying over
Laos. This scene gave the
audience a disturbing insight into
Mark's mind, as he sees for the
first time a real human being

Folk artists Joyce and Jacque
bring the (cojfee)house down

BY Bethany Blankenship

"Your loneliness, it ain't wanted
here," Joyce and Jacque sang in
"Get Up Blues."

None of the students and guests
who packed in the lower Alston
Center to jam with due > Joyce and
Jacque, could resist this urge to
leave the blues behind.

The duo originally met at
Spelman College here in Atlanta,
where Joyce was a music perfor-
mance minor and Jacque a voice
major.

They have been perfomiirig
together for two years, frequenting
local clubs and schools, including
Agnes Scott. On October 2, they
will open for Suzanne Vega .it
Symphony Hall. And they are
excited.

u ] can't believe this is happen-
ing," Joyce said. N % We love
perfonning so much I think it's
going to be a lot of fun perfonning
for a lot of people."

Their love of perfonning was
evident as they started the coffee-
house show with "Higher Ground,"
a funky tune with plenty of soul and
cutting-edge acoustic guitar riffs.

Joyce and Jacque blended their
voices together into beautiful
hannony for this "song about
reaching inside of you to be the best
you can be."

After the folk song "Shine a
Life", they pulled out heart strings
with the tender mekxly "1 Love
Myself." V T love myself when no
one else will love me," they sang
forlornly and more than one eye in
the room moistened. That song
received a standing ovation.

Joyce and Jacque started out the

next song with the statement: kl I
ache for equality; am I not human. 7
One should not have to scream in
order to be heard. One should not
have to bleed to prove she too hath
blood"

The song was entitled "Sadie"
and was inspired by Jacques
confrontation w ith a homeless man
w ho was willing to pay her in order
to have her talk with him.

They went on to perfonn several
more songs including an incredible
a capella version of Sweet Honey
in the Rock's "Oh Children" and a
spine-chilling version of "Joshua Fit
the Battle of Jericho."

Then they announced, "It's
hammer time," and perfonned a
wonderfully bluesy, finger-snapping
rendition of It I had a Hammer."

My favorite song of the entire
evening without a doubt was "Get
Up Blues." It was one of those

tunes that makes a person feel
really good, no matter how dow n
she is. By the time the chorus
rolled around, everyone was singing
at the top of their voices "Get up,
get up blues, go away!"

Joyce and Jacque ended the
evening with an encore of "Idle
Minds," a song about two mothers
in South Africa. One had lost her
child to famine; the other lost her
child through apartheid. "Idle
minds dream of destmction, idle
minds dream of death," they sang as
the audience listened intently.

When the song ended, the
magical spell that they had cast
over the audience was broken by
applause, but their message about
apartheid lingered on.

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October to give a short perfor-
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Returning to humor, Edgerton
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the Song of Solomon.

His confusion over what he
reads in those chapters, in
comparison to what he's read in
Sunday school, had the audience
roaring with laughter.

Edgerton then read a hysterical
account of Wesley's attempt to

escape from his halfway house in
order to visit Mattie in the
hospital.

Edgerton ended his spectacular
performance by singing "The
Agnes Scott Blues": "Costs so
much to go to college, ain't got
enough money to buy a pair of
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an evening of enjoyment and
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Arts

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 10

Blackfriars open season
with "Antigone"

Qeorge Cress: A Retrospective Exhibition

by Christie Miller

George Cress' life as an artist is
currently represented on the walls
of Dalton Gallery in Dana Fine
Arts.

The exhibit, entitled "George
Cress: 50 Years of Painting,"
shows the evolution of the artist's
style over fifty years.

Approximately 60 oil and
acrylic paintings and a small
selection of drawings representing
each decade of Cress' career

are on display.

One can see the influence that
French Impressionism has had on
Cress in his use of vivid brushwork
as he explores the effect of light
on his subjects. Many landscapes
have the flavor of Cezanne with
their reduction to fractural planes
and simplified forms.

Not only is Cress adept at using
vibrant colors, but his ink washes
are striking and mysterious.

Overall, this exhibit is more

personal than political. Cress
often chooses Northeast
Georgian landscapes and
responds to "George Cress: 50
Years of Painting" is the third
exhibition of Cress' works to
appear at Agnes Scott. Al-
though Cress does not challenge
the viewer with his works, he
pleases the eye with his beautiful
paintings.

The exhibit will nin through
October 7.

by Sandee McGlaun

For the opening of their 75th
anniversary celebration, Agnes
Scott Blackfriars will pertonn
Jean Anouilh's contemporary
version of the classic "Antigone"
as their tall production.

In the play, Antigone and
Creon, King of Thebes, are in
confrontation over temporal law
versus moral right. Antigone is
"on the side of the gods against
the tyrant," and Creon's
insistence on logic and "reason"
results in the tragic deaths of
Antigone, his son Haemon, and
his wife Eurydice.

Senior Chrissie Lewandowski
will portray the strong-willed
Antigone, and Dayna Brown will
play her sister, Ismene. The girl's
nurse will be played by Barbie

Stitt. Kim Hart, Sandee
McGlaun and Elizabeth Peryam
are the omniscient Greek
Chorus. Pam Allen will portray
Eurydice, and Jodi Crews will
play the Page.

Equity actor John Purcell, who
has perfonned at the Alliance
and Academy Theatres and
Theatre Emory, is Creon, King of
Thebes. His son Haemon will be
played by Keith Houchen.
Robert Jones, Jim Heddon and
Roger Schuppert will play the
1st, 2nd and 3rd Guards,
respectively, and Christian
Mayer will play the Messenger.

"Antigone" will nin October
25-27 and November 1-3, with
nightly performances in Winter
Theatre of Dana Fine Arts
Building,

Calendar
of Events

Compiled by Rita Ganey

THEATRE

"Eastern Standard" opens new
season on October 4 and runs
through November 17. For
ticket and show information, call
584-7450.

Neighborhood Playhouse in
Decatur: Neil Simon's Broadway
Bound, the third installment in
his autobiographical trilogy, will
run through October 13. Tickets
are $8 for students. Call 377-
3714 for ticket information.

MUSIC

Agnes Scott College: Admis-
sion to these events is free. For
more information, call 371-6294.

"Notes and Knocks" by Carol
Lyn Butcher on October 3.
Faculty recital featuring music
for flute and percussion. At 8: 1 5
p.m. in McLean Auditorium.

Agnes Scott College Glee
Club will perform "Concert in
the Dell" on October 4 at 8: 1 5
p.m. in the Amphitheatre. (In
Gaines Auditorium in case of
rain.)

Atlanta Symphony Hall:
Folk-rocker Suzanne Vega will
perform at 8 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 2. Reserved seat tickets
cost $18.50 and are on sale now.
Call 249-6400 for ticket informa-
tion.

Eastside Baptist Church:
Steven Curtis Chapman will
perform on October 27 at 8 p.m.
Reserve tickets are $10, $12 at
the dmr. Tickets available at
selected Chnstian bwkstores.

Variety Playhouse: Tradi-
tional music by Norman and
Nancy Blake on September 29 at

8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance
and $ 1 2 at the door. For more
information on these events, call
249-6400.

GALLERIES

Agnes Scott College: "A Fifty
Year Retrospective," an exhibition
of the works of George Cress, runs
in the Dalton Gallery through
October 7. Call 371-6294 for
more information.

Atlanta College of Art: The
Atlanta College of Art Faculty
Show through September 29.
Call 898-1 1 57 for further informa-
tion.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Admission to the
following is free. Call 872-5338
for more infonnation.

Textiles by Laura Mills through
October 5.

"Worries of the Western World
Investigations of the Miracu-
lous, the Mysterious, and the
Mundane" by Atlanta artist Clyde
Broadway. Will show from
October 12 to November 9.
Opening reception is October 12
from 7 to 9 p.m.

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: Admission is free
for all of the following events.
Call 577-6940 for information.

Constructed Images: New
Photography features 7 1 works by
black and Latin artists utilizing
photography to stage narrative
stories, revise historical events,

reveal personal infonnation, and
comment on contemporary
concerns. Runs through January
11, 1991.

Faith Ringgold: A 25 Year
Survey, over 60 diverse works,
including 60s paintings inspired by
the Black Power movement and
selections of masks and sculptures.
Shows through October 5.

Putting Pottery in Perspective:
Past, Present, & Future exhibits 64
pieces of ancient, diverse, and
contemporary artists through
October 26.

Also: On Wednesday, October
3 at 12:15 p.m. there will be a free
docent tour of the Putting Pottery
in Perspective exhibition.

The High Museum of Art:
"Andy Warhol's Celebrities"
features 53 large, colorful portraits
by America's best-known artist
and one of the founders of Pop
Art. The exhibit runs through
January 6, 1991. Admission is $2
for college students with IDs.

Jimmy Carter Library: LB]:
The White House Years is on view
through October 17. The 120
black-and-white photographs are
primarily the work of principal
White House photographer Yoichi
Okamoto and reveal the 1960s
from a unique perspective.
Admission is $2.50 for adults.
Call 331-0296 for information.

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Festival: Features original work by
52 Southeastern perfonning artists
and ensembles. There will be
several perfonnances in the Little
Five Points area. Further informa-
tion can be obtained by calling
577-1079. Ticket reservations
can be made beginning Septem-
ber 27. All events are $10. A six-
day pass is $45.

American Lung Association of
Atlanta, Inc.: Camp Breathe Easy
will hold a 5K Competitive and
Non-Competitive Walk/Run for
Better Breathing on Saturday,
October 13 at 8 a.m. Entry fee
before October 1 is $10. For more
information, call 872-9653.

Atlanta African Film Society:
Black Women Make Movies
continues on September 2 1 . This
is a popular series of films by black
women in the U.S. and U.K. The
showings begin at 8 p.m.. Call
525-1 136 for more information.

The Atlanta College of Art:
The first in a series of lunchtime
lectures, "Art for Atlanta's Public
Spaces: Which Public is it For. 7 "
by Atlanta artist Maria Artemis.
Monday, September 17, at 12
noon in the Woodruff Circle
Room in the Memorial Arts
Building. Admission is $2; bring
your own lunch. Information:
898-1157.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: For information on the
following, please call 872-5338.

Poetry reading on October 8 at
8:15 p.m. Guest poet to be

announced. Admission is $1 for
students.

Also: A " Developing Your
Creativity" workshop will be
held on Wednesdays from 7 to
9:30 p.m. for three weeks. It is
designed to help remove blocks
to creative thinking and
expression. Fee is $48.

Fembank Science Center: A
new planetarium show, Birth of
the Cosmos, continues through
November 2 1 . Admission if $ 1
for students. Call 378-4311 for
more infonnation.

High Museum of Art: Films at
the High, 1990. Tickets arc
$2.50 for students. For more
information call 892-HIGH.

On October 5 at 8 p.m. in the
Rich Auditorium, The Wild
Party, starring Clara Bow.

At 8 p.m. on October 6,
Carmen will be shown in the Hill
Auditorium.

Nosferatu will play in the Hill
Auditorium on October 13 at 8
p.m.

In the Hill Auditorium on
October 14, The Alvin Ailey
Dance Company will air at 2 p.m.

Image Film/Video Center: For
more information on these
events, call 352-4225.

Music Video Regional
Retrospective. Friday, Septem-
ber 28 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The first program is a "snapshot
of some of the people, places and
themes that have figured
prominently in regional music
and music video over the past
decade." The second program
features the unique contribution
of the director to the music
video.

Arts

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 1 1

Ellen James Society fast becoming a new cult band here

hy Kristin Lemmerman and

Liz Harrington

Somewhere in the middle of
the summer, Kristin Lemmerman
and Leigh Bennett were talking
ahout who ought to play tor
Black Cat.

"Boy, it would be something it
they'd get the Ellen James
Society," said Leigh or words to
that effect triggering Kristin's
almost fanatical interest in
hearing the music that could so
enthrall as picky an audience as
Leigh.

Through the rest ot the
summer and into the tall, this
band grew in notoriety, much to
Kristin's chagrin, as they
continued to play in bars with
"21 or over" laws. Kristin, who
will turn 2 1 in March, has yet to
be taken for being older than 16
by anyone who matters.

Not until their engagement at
the Roxy in Buckhead on
September 1 5 was she finally
able to drag her roommate, Li:
Harrington, and assorted
acquaintances off to hear the
Ellen James Society.

How valuable was the wait: as
the band was playing an album
release party that evening, the
famed Indigo Girls were nimored
to be coming as well, and
possibly even to play.

Arriving at the Roxy at 9:30,
the little group waited with a
fairly full house until 10:00,
when Wendy Bucklew came out
to open the show. A small
woman wearing a cowboy hat
atop long blonde hair, she
accompanied her strong, clear
voice with an acoustic guitar.

Her pleasant, listenable style
borrows heavily trom folk
tradition, sometimes bordering on
the country side. After about halt
an hour, she thanked the Ellen
James Society and congratulated
them on the completion of their
album.

Deacon Lunchbox followed. A
visually striking person tall,
beer-bellied, roughneck, sporting
the token baseball cap his
Southern growl and good oF boy
tacade hid a poet who plays the
chamsaw while singing "In Gadda
Da Vida, Baby."

He soulfully crooned other
classics like "I'm a Yup-yup-
yuppie Bastard," accompanied by
the hammering of empty waste
cans and assorted junk.

Energetic and funny enough to
revitalize even the non-night
people in the audience, he left
with a medley of hits including
"The White Man's Rap" and a
New Kids on the Block parody.

The Ellen James Society takes
their name from a group fictional-
ized in novelist John Irving's The
World According to Garp.

In the book, a group of women
banded together to lend moral
support to a rape victim who had
her tongue cut out by her
assailant, forcing her to keep his
name a secret. Adamantly
feminist, the women cut their
tongues out as well to protect her.

The feminist nature of this
group comes through most in the
band's songs, which are made
powerful and strong through use
of a heavy drum beat and
domineering guitars.

Beginning the first set with
songs like "Rain" and "Tiger,"

they went on to introduce the
Indigo Girls, who were (surprise,
surprise) to play that night as
well. The Indigo Girls joined

them in a style totally alien to
the melancholy, subtle folk style
the group is famous for.

Finally, after dedicating a song

to AIDS sufferers, the Ellen
James Society and the Indigo
Girls left the stage, leaving
behind a satisfied crowd.

Nikki Meets the Hibachi plays year's first band party

by Stacia Wells

On the evening of September
15, Social Council sponsored the
first band party of the year.

As men from many various
colleges crowded in, eager
Scott ies looked forward to a

break from the chaos of the
opening weeks of the semester.

The band party was originally
scheduled to take place in the
amphitheatre, but it was moved
to the lower level of Alston
Center.

Nikki Meets the Hibachi, an

enterprising duo of husband and
wife, provided the music. The
group's mellow, folksy renditions
of classic rock songs, as well as
some originals, provided a laid-
back atmosphere for students to
mingle with friends and meet
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Friday, October 12, 1990

Volume 77, Issue 3

Interdorm investigates possibility of extending parietal hours

These Rep Council members and their dates say parietals are "okay" with them.

Johnnetta Cole urges equality at
annual Honors Day convocation

by Jessica Carey
Staff 'Writer

Spelman College President
Johnnetta B. Cole spoke at the
annual Honors Day convocation.

Her dynamic address to the
faculty and students centered on
equality and justice tor all people
regardless ot their color or sex.

The convocation opened with
the (acuity processional, an
invocation, and opening remarks
hy President Ruth Schmidt.
Professor Sally MacEwen then
made a few remarks regarding the
"What's Wrong with Rights?"
symposium.

After a complimentary
introduction hy President
Schmidt, Dr. Cole hegan her
speech with a short tale of an old
village woman who, upon
receiving a new guitar, proceeded

to play the same note repeatedly.

When reminded hy other
villagers that other guitarists
played many notes on their
guitars, the elderly woman replied
"Yes, hut they are still searching
for the right note... I have found
it. 1 '

In her speech, Dr. Cole quoted
the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream"
speech, challenging the Agnes
Scott College community to fight
the injustices and prejudices that
cause bigotry and repression.

She concluded hy noting that
she, like the old village woman
with the guitar, had found the
right note and was once again
strumming it over and over.

Following Dr. Cole's address,
Dean Blanshei recognized the
honors scholars, asking those
recipients of specific name awards

Inside

Editorials

Administration questioned on choice of
African- American studies prof
Page5

Features
Street Beat: Reactions to Atlanta
and the 1996 Olympics
Page 7

Mixed emotion: On German reunification
Page8

and Honor Scholarships, as well
as the Dana Scholars, to stand
and be recognized. All students
on the Honor List and Dean's
Honor List for the 19894990
academic year were also asked to
stand.

Finally, the Stukes Scholars for
1990-1991 were announced,
paying tribute to the single
student in each class with the
highest CPA. Julie King was the
recipient for the senior class,
Sandee McGlaun for the junior
class, and Laura Barlament for the
sophomore class.

The class scholarship trophy for
the overall highest combined
GPA was awarded to the class of
1991.

by Kathleen Hill

In response to a survey
conducted by the Catalyst
Committee last semester,
Interdorm has taken the first
steps toward writing a proposal
which would extend parietal
hours.

Parietals are the hours during
the week that men are allowed to
visit students' rooms.

Current hours are Thursdays
and Fridays from 6 p.m. to 12
a.m., Saturdays from noon to
midnight, and Sundays from
noon to 6 p.m.

As of Tuesday, October 2,
Interdorm had drawn up a
proposal recommending that
parietals be granted every night
of the week.

On Mondays, Tuesdays, and
Wednesdays, parietals would be
allowed from either 6 to 10 p.m.
or 6 to midnight, under this
proposal. Thursday parietals
would remain at the current 6 to
midnight. From noon Friday to
midnight Sunday, 24-hour
parietals would be in effect.

Survey results suggest that
most students surveyed support
the possible extension of
parietals.

"We asked about extending
lobby hours and about extending
actual parietal hours; and we gave
different choices. Overwhelm-
ingly, people were in support of
more parietals," remarked ex-
Catalyst Committee member
Nicole Harrison.

The survey also addressed the
possibility of assigning parietal
hours according to dormitory or
hall. However, the survey results

neglect to provide a consensus
on how the college should
manage extensions.

"One reason we didn't have a
proposal [last semester] is that
the student body is divided on
certain issues," stated Dean of
Students Gue Hudson.

Although 85 percent of Agnes
Scott students favor 24-hour
parietals on formal weekends,
only 53.7 percent encourage
unlimited parietals, and several
suggest 24-hour visitation during
weekends only.

Harrison pointed out one
potential problem regarding the
proposed extensions: Hostesses
are required to be on duty during
parietal hours, but students are
rarely willing to work as hostesses
at late hours and on weekends.

Survey results reveal that
while 82.5 percent of students
advocate parietal hours until
2:00 a.m. on Saturdays, fewer
than half are willing to serve
hostess duty until visitation
hours end.

"I'm basically supportive of
looking at some change in
parietal hours," Dean Hudson
said, vx but I foresee some
problems. One, do we want
resident halls with different
parietals? And two, do we want
24-hour parietals. 7 The final
issue [affecting 24-hour parietals]
is security in the dorms."

Now that Interdorm has
drafted its proposal, the docu-
ment must be passed by Rep
Council, President Schmidt,
Dean Hudson, and possibly the
Board of Trustees. The proposal
was brought to Rep Council on
October 9.

Call to rewrite accurate history
discussed at Witkaze meeting

BY MlCHELE A. BARARD

Staff Writer

While our college goes
through the process of culturally
diversifying the curriculum,
Dwayne Redding is bringing to
light the need to do so through-
out the nation.

Redding, founder of the
Georgia Association for Educa-
tional Development, addressed
the Sisters of Witkaze and other
members of the Agnes Scott
College community on Monday,

September 24.

The topic of Mr. Redding's
presentation was the importance
of African and African- Ameri-
can Studies in today's curricu-
lum.

Mr. Redding touched on many
aspects of beginning and
sustaining an African and
African-American Studies
program in U.S. colleges and
universities. However, his main
point, apparently a major goal for
the GAED, was that changing
the textbooks is vital to modern

North American education and,
as such, to the U.S. as a whole.

By changing the textbooks,
Mr. Redding does not simply-
mean highlighting the names of
Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.

Rather, he issues a call to
rewrite the textbooks to reflect
accurately the history of the
United States of America,
especially the building of this
nation by people who did not
come through Ellis Island to get
here.

News

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 2

A lot of campus rapes start here.

Whenever there's drinking or drugs, things can get out of hand.
So its no surprise that many campus rapes involve alcohol.
But you should know that under any circumstances, sex without
the other persons consent is considered rape. A felony, punishable
by prison. And drinking is no excuse.
That's why; when you part>: it's good to know what your limits are.
You see, a little sobering thought now can save you from a big
problem later.

U.S.S.A. urges students
to oppose David Souter

College Press Service

Citing a "lack of respect for
basic constitutional protections,
including the rights of rape
victims, reproductive freedom
and civil rights," the United
States Student Association
(U.S.S.A.) urged students to
oppose the nomination of New
Hampshire Judge David Souter
to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Souter, who is now being
evaluated by a Senate Commit-
tee, has written legal opinions

that show a "complete insensitiv-
ity toward women," asserted Tajel
Shah, vice president of U.S.S.A.,
w hich represents student body
presidents in Washington, D.C.

"This,' 1 added Shah in urging
students CO ask their senators to
vote against Souter s appoint-
ment, "is especially disturbing
since one out of every seven
women on college campuses
today has been raped. Souter's
attitude toward rape victims
would only increase women's fear
of reporting this violent act."

Columbus Day stimulates
controversy in Mexico

by Laura Horne

October 12, 1992, two years
from today, will mark the 500th
anniversary of the discovery of
the new world by Christopher
Columbus.

The United States plans to
celebrate the occasion with tours
of replicas of the Nina, the Pinta
and the Santa Maria in over 40
ports. But elsewhere this holiday
is a day of sadness.

About seven-eighths of
Mexico's inhabitants are
Mestizo part Indian and part
European. Many Mestizos are
unsure about the gaity of this
occasion, as it marks the begin-
ning of the end of part of their
heritage.

The intermingling of races,
including some of African
descent, causes further hostility
over the celebration of the
commencement of European

dominance in the Western
Hemisphere.

Many people throughout
Mexico reject the idea of an
official celebration. In Mexico
City, officials have planned only
small events to commemorate
Columbus Day, such as seminars,
meetings, museum exibits, and the
publication of a book on the tjrue
history of Mexico.

No parades, monuments, or
festivals have been scheduled in an
effort to respect the ideas of many
Mexican people.

Some Mestizos have begun to
openly protest Columbus Day and
express anti-Spanish sentiment.
Radicals adv ocate deporting all
Europeans now residing in Mexico,
even those with citizenship.

Not only in Mexico, but
throughout the Western Hemi-
sphere, Columbus Day has become
the center of a battle for cultural
recognition.

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Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 3

Helyn Wallace wins "Most Beautiful Eyes In Qeorgia" contest

News Release

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Georgia attend Agnes Scott
College and will be traveling to

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Beautiful Eyes in America contest.

Those eyes belong to Helyn E.
Wallace, a Gainesville, Georgia
resident.

Wallace will represent Georgia
in the annual contest which
highlights the fact that half of all
blindness can be prevented and
that healthy eyes are beautiful
eyes.

According to Ms. Annette
Sage, the executive director of the
Georgia Society to Prevent

Blindness, someone becomes
blind every eleven minutes. Half
of them didn't have to.

"The society is working to
save an estimated 6.4 million
people who suffer from eye
disorders, chronic conditions
such as glaucoma and cataracts
and eye injuries every year," Sage
said.

"These problems, as well as
lazy eye in children and improper
contact care by our teens and
college-age children are among
many which are potentially
blinding. Contests like the Most

Middle East crisis raises
questions for college reservists

by Perrin Cothran

The recent escalation of
events in the Middle East has
initiated the need to call military
reserve units to active duty.

Reservists called to service
may fill positions vacated by
military personnel sent to Saudi
Arabia, or their units may join
those already stationed in the
Middle East.

When reservists are placed on
active duty, they must leave
behind their civilian lives. This
means leaving their homes, their
families, and their careers.

Fortunately, the government
secures the jobs of all reservists
while they are serving the
military. When they return
home, they are guaranteed the
right to return to the positions
they left.

But what happens to college
reservists? Of course they will be
able to return to school, but what

happens to the tuition funds
reserve students have paid for
school terms they are unable to
complete due to activation of
their reserve unit?

According to April Van
Mansfield, an Agnes Scott
sophomore and a National
Guard reservist, this situation is
handled differently by each
college or university.

Recently, when Van
Mansfield's unit was placed on
call, she approached Dean Gue
Hudson, who said that Agnes
Scott would either refund her
tuition for this semester, or hold
it for the next semester when
April would return.

April was transferred to a new
unit before her previous unit left
for the Middle East.

The government gives no
assurances to college students
regarding tuition investments, as
it does for reservists who leave
behind careers.

Prof claims that women fear
AIDS more than men do

College Press Service

A Penn State University
professor has found that female
students there tend to fear
contracting and being exposed to
the AIDS virus more than their
male classmates do.

At least 50 percent of the
women polled by psychology
professor Robert Bridges expressed
"extreme" fear about AIDS
(acquired immune deficiency
syndrome), a fatal disease that
destroys humans' immune
systems.

By contrast, only 1 5 to 20
percent of the men surveyed
expressed "extreme" fear of the
malady.

"Women are socialized to take
responsibility for reproductive
health issues," noted Dr. Richard
Keeling of the American
College Health Association's

AIDS task force.

Keeling, who added Bridges'
conclusions were consistent with
other surveys he had seen,
theorized women were more
frightened of the disease because
they feel they have less power in
their relationships, and may not
be willing to endanger the
relationships to protect them-
selves from AIDS.

Meanwhile, Keeling asserted,
men distance themselves from the
entire subject of AIDS because of
its association with homosexual-

itY

"Men also tend to disavow risk
in general," Keeling added.
"Some men take this to the
extreme that there is no risk. Of
course there is."

Some scientific evidence shows
it is easier for AIDS to be
transmitted man to woman than
woman to man.

Beautiful Eyes help us promote
eye care and safety.. and, of
course, the fact that healthy eyes
are beautiful eyes," Sage added.

Established in 1908, the
National Society to Prevent
Blindness is the oldest national
voluntary health agency working
to prevent blindness through
community service, public and

professional education, and
research. The Georgia Society to
Prevent Blindness was incorpo-
rated in 1965.

American Airlines and
Maybelline sponsor the Most
Beautiful Eyes contest and will
send the national winner and a
companion on a week trip to
Europe.

Drug Update

The DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
requires employees and students to be informed of legal sanctions
applicable for violations of drug and/or alcohol laws.

This summary was prepared form the Georgia Code. The
excerpts highlighted here are intended to alert employees to legal
penalties for general daig/alcohol violations. It does NOT provide
every Code section, the Schedules of all controlled substances, nor
the "definitions" of terms described in the Code.

Persons wanting more detailed information or further explana-
tions may consult with the ASC Department of Public Safety or a
local law enforcement agency or attorney's office.

DRUGS

16-13-1 ...It is unlawful to knowingly sell, deliver, distribute for
sale,...or provide to a minor...ANY DRUG RELATED OBJECT.

Firts offense violators are guilty of a misdemeanor. Subsequent
offenses are possible FELONY convictions, punishable by impris-
onment of one to five years, and/or fines of $1000 to $5000.

16-13-30 ...to possess, manufacture, distribute, deliver, dispense,
administer, sell, or possess with intent to distribute, CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES... is unlawful.

Depending upon the type of controlled substance, narcotic, or
non-narcotic, as defined in Schedules I, II, III, or IV of the Code,
violations are considered FELONY offenses, and penalties ranging
from prison terms of one year, up to thirty years for first offenses,
and from five years to LIFE IMPRISONMENT for second and
subsequent offenses.

16-13-30.1 ...It is unlawful for any person knowingly to manu-
facture, deliver, distribute, dispense, possess with the intent to
distribute, or sell a noncontrolled substance... as a narcotic or
controlled substance.

A violation of this Code section is considered a FELONY.
Penalties include a prison term of one to ten years, or a fine of
$25,000, or both.

16-13-31 TRAFFICKING in cocaine, illegal drugs, or
marijuana... is unlawful.

A violation of this section is considered a FELONY offense.
Dependent on the nature, amount, and purity of the substance
involved, penalties will range from imprisonment for not less thsn
five years nor more than thirty years, and fines from $25,000, to
not more than $500,000.

ALCOHOL

3-3-23 No person shall furnish...any ALCOHOLIC BEVER-
AGE to any person under 2 1 years of age. No person under 2 1
years of age shall misrepresent his/her identity.. .to purchase or
obtain any alcoholic beverage.

Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section,. ..shall
be punished by... up to 30 days imprisonment, or a $300 fine, or
both.

40-6-391 DRIVING under the influence of alcohol or drugs.. .is
unlawful. Penalties range as follows:

For first conviction, a fine of $300-$1000 and imprisonment
of ten days to one year.

For second conviction, a fine of $600-$ 1000 and imprison-
ment of 90 days to one year.

For third or subsequent conviction, a fine of $1000 and a
MANDATORY PRISON TERM of not less than 120 DAYS
nor more than one year.

40-5-70 Suspension/Reinstatement of driver's license

If convicted for D.U.I. , the driver's license can be suspended or
revoked as follows:

1st conviction one year,

2nd conviction three years;

3rd conviction indefinitely

Agnes Scott College believes this information to be true and
correct as of this printing.

Editorials

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AGNES

SCOTT Editor-in-Chief
college Michelle Roberts

Managing Editor Copy Editor

Laura Shaeffer Kristin Lemmerman

News Editors Tonya Smith, Josie Hoilman

Features Editor Angie Tacker

Arts Editor Sandee McGlaun

Arts Calendar Editor Rita Ganey

Photography Editor Barbie Stitt

Circulation Manager Mary Mathewes

Advertising Manager Sara DiGiusto

The Profile is published bi-weekly throughout the academic year. Letters to the editor and guest
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. anyone affiliated with the College other than the author.

Lagnkppe

by Michelle Roberts

One of the most important lessons learned at a women's
college is to value women's accomplishments and achievements
in a world that constantly strives to smother them.

The problem inherent in the coccoon that is Agnes Scott
College arises when we enter the "real world" and discover that it
has not progressed as we have in the struggle to overcome
women's oppression.

Somehow students become hypersensitive to the way women
are treated in the media and, consequently, in the public sphere,
not only by men but by other women who have not realized the
necessity of the feminist perspective.

I remember hearing some friends talk last year about their
boyfriends having posters of bikini-clad women on the walls of
their rooms.

I considered myself lucky that none of the men I knew not
even my 18 year old brother were that immature

The names have been changed in the following story to
protect the "innocent."

John and Jake are roommates. John is supposed to be a
"SNAG" (Sensitive New Age Guy), but he does nothing about
the fact that Jake has Playboy's Miss October hanging over the
den couch and a poster of three blondes sporting wet T-shirts and
hawking tequila in his kitchen.

John's girlfriend is infuriated. Doesn't John pay half the rent?
Isn't he revolted by the posters?

Apparently he is not, because he does nothing about them.
She argues that they are degrading and offer an unrealistic,
impossible image that women are supposed to aspire to.

She threatens to slap a sticker across Miss October's naked
bcxiy that reads, "This promotes woman hating."

John asks her why the women posed for the posters in the first
place.

They never resolve the argument.

1 remember seeing a "Phil Donahue" show devoted to the
controversy over "Married with Children." I knew that if it was
controversial, I would probably like it.

I hate it. The week before last, I happened to catch an episode
in which Al Bundy, alone with his blonde daughter for a week-
end, fantasizes over and over about a long blonde-haired woman
who comes home from work in a short, tight business suit, hands
him her paycheck after his day of drinking beer and watching
television, and strips down to a red demi-cup bra.

The T.V. audience (of men) whistles arid moans with delight.
Then another blonde in the skimpiest teddy I have ever seen on
television wrestles with the first for Al's attention while he whips
out a camera.

I can't believe I watched it that long, but I finally had to leave
the room. "John" and u Jake" were glued to the television.

Al Bundy is a fictu >nal character who, unfortunately, exempli-
fies the attitudes ot many men toward women.

For men like Jake and Al Bundy, these naked, frolicking,

(continued on page 5)

Rep Rap

by Christy Dickert

Each year at Agnes Scott, first
year students are ovenvhelmed by
mandatory meetings concerning
date rape, eating disorders, and a
variety of other health related
issues.

Although the intormation
presented in these sessions is
extremely important, day students
are often unable to attend them.
In addition, the meetings are
often held during times which
would otherwise be used for
homework or for extracurricular
activities.

Therefore, Rep Council is
proposing a course on women's
health issues. Suggested topoics
for the class include date rape,
AIDS and other sexually
transmitted diseases, alcohol and
dmg awareness, stress manage-
ment, smoking, birth control,
eating disorders, and osteoporosis.

The class, as proposed by Rep,
would be taken during students'
first semester at Agnes Scott. It
would satisfy one of the four hours
of P.E. required and would be
graded as any other P.E. course.

Since the women's health
course would present vital

information and would replace
many ot first year students 1
meetings, it would be mandatory
tor all incoming traditional-aged
freshmen and transfer students
not having taken a college health
course previously.

Since many RTCs have already
confronted or learned about a
number ot the proposed topics,
the seminar would be optional for
these students.

Rep Council believes that
under the direction of faculty and
guest lecturers the women's health
issues course would be an asset to
the Agnes Scott curriculum.

Public Safety News

by Officer Charlotte York

The City of Decatur Police
Department requested our
assistance in apprehending a
fleeing suspect. The suspect was
seen in the campus area by an
ASC officer on vehicle patrol.
The officer identified himself and
asked the suspect to stop. When
the suspect kept running the
officer gave chase on foot until
he caught the suspect near the
Freight Room. He held the
suspect there until City officers
anived.

Any suspicious persons seen
on campus should be reported to
the Department of Public Safety.

Give a brief description of the
suspect's approximate height,
build, age, race, complexion, and
clothing. Additional information
such as beards, scars, marks, and
tatoos is also helpful. Give an
account of the suspicious behavior
that attracted your attention, the
suspect's location, and the
suspect's direction of travel, it
appropriate.

The ten week self-defense class
is into its fifth week and is
progressing well. We are cunently
considering shorter sessions that
cover basic self-defense. If you
would be interested in a short
course or seminar, please drop a
line by our office.

Please welcome David Austin
to the Public Safety dispatcher
staff. Dispatcher Austin works the
Saturday evening shift.

Sgt. Parrott has been placed in
charge of firearms instniction. He
has recently completed general
instructor and firearms instructor
certification courses.

An American Red Cross CPR/
First Aid course is being offered on
Saturday, November 17, 1990
from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. The cost of the
course is $25.00 Please pre-
register and pay your fees at the
Public Safety office on or before
November 9, 1990. The cost of
the course includes a workbook
and materials.

Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Peryam

WYMYN OF THE WORLD, UNYTE!

Time Traveler recently noticed
a minor verbal skirmish on the
Students for Feminist Awareness
bulletin board wherein the word
"wymyn" attracted hostile fire,
including the supposed insult
"Feminists!"

Why the word "wymyn" . 7 So
we can avoid being identified as a
mere womb ("worn-") for men ("-
men") as in women. Recognizing
the need, I have coined a new
word also for those retrograde
women who are unwilling to
stand up for their rights:
"wimpmen."

By far the majority of women
in this country consider them-
selves feminists. (You are
surrounded, wimpmen.) And
with very gocxi reasons, which
have been outlined better than I
could do. Joyce Stevens wrote
Because We're Women for
International Women's Day in
1975. Not that much has
changed since then.

"Because woman's work is
never done and is underpaid or
unpaid or boring or repetitious
and we're the first to get the sack
and what we look like is more
important than what we do and if
we get raped it's our fault and if

we get bashed we must have
provoked it and if we raise our
voices we're nagging bitches and if
we enjoy sex we're nymphos and
if we don't we're frigid and if we
love women it's because we can't
get a v real' man and if we ask our
dexztor too many questions we're
neurotic and/or pushy and if we
expect community care for
children we're selfish and if we
stand up for our rights we're
aggressive and v unfeminine' and if
we don't we're typical weak
temales and if we want to get
married we're out to trap a man
and if we don't we're unnatural
and because we still can't get an
adequate safe contraceptive but
men can walk on the moon and if
we can't cope or don't want a
pregnancy we're made to feel
guilty about abortion and. ..for lots
and Iols of other reasons we are
part of the women's liberation
movement."

Oh, but I forgot that wimpmen
don't care what women say, so
here's a "real" man to tell you
something.

John Stoltenberg in New Men,
New Minds says, "Radical
feminism helped me imagine a
gender- just future, a notion of a

possibility that men need not he
bnitish and loutish, that women
need not be cutesy and coy. It
was a vision that energized me. It
helped me view the whole male-
supremacist

structure of gender as a sex: ia I
constmction, not as a final
judgment on our natures and
not as a final judgment on mine.
Radical feminism helped me
honor in myself the differences
that I felt between myself and
other men; radical feminism
helped me know my connections
to the lives of women, with whom
I had not imagined I would ever
find a iruxJel for who I could he."

The freedom and respect that
we enjoy here at Agnes Scott
College is rare out there in t he
world, where all hx) often
meanness is the measure of a man.
Few are as enlightened as Mr.
Stoltenberg. Most men tabor
under the delusion that we are
here to wait upon them hand and
foot. They must be educated
otherwise.

Unless, of course, you want to
wait on one. Feel free. If he turns
out to be brutish and loutish,
though, you can come running to
us wymyn. We understand.

Editorials

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 5

Letters To The Editor

"Cobbers" urged to
clean up their act

Dear Editor,

It's that time again here at
ASC leaves are falling, trains
are roaring, rice is still being
served as an entree at every meal,
and people are beginning to
wonder who they are going to
take to spotted dog. More
importantly, however, it is time
for letters to the editor and
surprisingly enough, not all of
them have to be to the Time
Traveler.

Senior Investiture is a thing of
the past now, but before it is
stored as just another memory,
we think a couple of comments
need to be made. First, Senior
Investiture weekend is a time to
honor the senior and her parents.
Usually when one is being
honored, he or she doesn't have
to end up footing the bill, as was
basically the case for the events
occurring during this "special? 1
weekend. Parents were informed
that they would be able to attend
the Kirk concert for only a small
fee of $12.00 a person, which we
might add is the regular price.
Maybe this would not have been
so bad if people did not have to
pay $5.25 a person for a couple of
sausage biscuits and some celery
sticks. This enticing meal was
prepared not in the kitchen
adjacent to the Rebekah

Conference room, but in the
laundry room atop some Maytag
washers that served as makeshift
counter tops. (Where are the
Health Inspectors when you
need them?) Each senior was
given two free passes (ooh aah)
and anyone else she wanted to
invite to the brunch after the
ceremony had to pay (or the
senior payed for them). Consid-
ering many parents are divorced
nowadays, it seems that two
passes just doesn't cut it. Not
only that, but the senior or her
parents (whoever had more
money) were solicited to
purchase a book filled with
anything anyone would want to
know about Agnes Scott.

And what is the deal with all
the power outages? We feel that
if someone asks for the time, we
would respond while blinking
and saying, "12:00, 12:00." Not
only could this be an electrical
hazard, but a social one as well.
Not to mention those many
messages left on one's answering
machine that she seems to be
held accountable for. Around
three times in a week the power
outage excuse seems to lose its
credibility.

And how about all those
executive decisions being made
lately? Somebody made 'em, but
no one will claim l em. Really we
have a greater (faculty/staff)
turnover rate than the Teamsters
Union.

Three cheers for Food Service.
They've made a lot of improve-
ments. But... if you've read the
"Beef Board lately you'll see that
nutrition by means of fresh fruits
and vegetables is just not in the
budget. Well why in the hell
not? Sorry, but the line about
students only paying for 60% of
our meals just will not do. Oh,
but that's not Food Service's
fault. It must be another one of
those "executive decisions" that
we wouldn't understand.

Here's one tip for Food
Service though. Bones do not
belong in the chicken soup, the
chicken salad, or the turkey pot
pie. The turkey pot pie, okay,

maybe we can see that. When it
comes to the chicken soup,
however', we think we're starting
to stretch it. When we get to
two inch long bones in the
chicken salad, that's when we
cross the line. Surely it is stirred
over and over, but one shouldn't
miss bones that big. Really, we
commend you for cutting costs
by cooking and deboning all the
chickens yourself, but it's not
that hard if you pay attention to
what you're doing. We're talking
big bones here. We find your
attempt at humor unappropriate
for this situation, as I'm sure you
will when some student (or
administrator!) has one of these

"mongo" bones lodged in her
throat.

Just one thing before we go.
The Non-Cobbers United would
like to welcome first year
students to the land of stolen
cars, parking lot accidents, and
mutant tree branches. There is
no place like home. " We also
welcome any responses. If you
have any questions, or com-
ments, or this letter just makes
you mad, we want to hear from
you. Just write a letter to your
friendly editor and we'll get back
to you.

Respectfully submitted,

Hanz and Franz

with Anita Moore Passes

The Neighborhood Feminist

Let me tell you about ugliness, my sister

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by Kim Compoc

To Jennifer Pitcher who in the
last edition questioned "Why is
our campus so ugly?"

Let me tell you about ugliness,
my sister.

Ugliness is a snotty, over-
privileged student complaining
that weeds haven't been pulled.
Ugliness is hyperbolic hogwash
that slanders an unappreciated,
unnoticed group of people behind
the cause of "dancing... social-

Who Will Teach Us the History
of African- Americans?

By Michele A. Bararp

Once again, I am not the
Official Spokesperson for the
Black Community at Agnes
Scott College.

As I listened to Dwayne
Redding speak about the issue of
African and African-American
Studies on college campuses I
started to think about related
issues.

Most importantly, I wondered
who will teach the proposed
African- American History
course. And, if we do obtain an
African- American Studies
Department who will belong to
it?

Most of us know the answer to
the first question. A European-
American woman has been
chosen to teach African-
American History next year.

Let me state once again, for
the record, that I do not question
the credentials of the new
professors. However, please try
to understand my point.

I, and other African- Ameri-

can students, find it incompre-
hensible that a white woman is
hired to teach the history of
people of color, especially after
this college has made a commit-
ment to diversity."

In the spirit of diversity, I
suppose the African-American
students should be grateful that
the administration has heard our
plea for classes with which we
can identify. I don't think so.
There are problems with a har-
assed program.

Hiring, curriculum, and syllabi
are interrelated. A European-
American woman teaching
African- American issues on a
majority white campus will lack
credibility with African-
American students. One would
find as much difficulty accepting
a male professor to teach
Women's Studies.

Then, it African-American
students do not sign up for the
course, the administration will
say that we must not be inter-
ested in this type of course.
Hence, there is no need for a

department. This argument is
not new to the women of color
on this campus.

Until we have achieved
tangible diversity among faculty,
administrative staff, custodial
personnel, and students, it is
inappropriate to have European-
Americans teaching African-
American History.

How many times must we
explain that marginalized people
are forced to see the center while
those in the center may never
see the margin?

We are at a point in the
development of this program
where it may be too late to
rethink this decision. However,
I strongly suggest that this
administration think carefully
about the future. We have the
opportunity to forge a new path
for this Eurocentric, cotton-
padded world which we call
Agnes Scott College.

Will Agnes Scott College give
up yet another of the proverbial
golden opportunities to live up to
its commitment to diversity?

izing... and the'IMAGE' of the
college."

Ugliness is vanity of the sort that
blinds us to our real ugliness.

Ugliness is the kind of outrage I
feel when I think about this myopic
self-absorption. Have you taken a
peak outside the flower beds, my
sister?

The graffiti-style Wymyn's
Studies bulletin board reads
"Wymyn of color are the majority!"
Beneath it, someone scrawls,
"Because they breed like rabbits."

Jennifer Pilcher notices the
sidewalks have not been edged.

The faculty and staff have not
received raises this year. Several
departments have lost all their part
time help, which means more work
for less pay.

Jennifer Pilcher whines about
"12 foot encroaching bushes."

A half-starved student panics
before her date that she's obese.
The maid unclogs her vomit from
the shower drain the next morning.

Jennifer Pilcher pouts that she
isn't awoken "bright and early to
the sound of mowers, leaf-blowers
and edgers."

A diversity-happy president
votes "yes" to a full-time, tenure-
track position in African-American
Studies to the delight of a minority
nearly suffocated by racial tension.

Three months later she announces
there will be no additional hiring.

Jennifer Pitcher's pristine buttocks
are pricked by the alleged undipped
hedge.

A student bakes cookies for the
"red light" parry at the frat house
where she's a little sister. After
having had too much to drink she
passes out and wakes up having
contracted a sexually transmitted
disease she's never heard of.

Jennifer Pilcher champions the
cause of justice for the benefit of "the
entire student body, not to mention
guests of the college."

The college has hiked tuition and
total costs $1000 per year two years
in a row without explanation. A
first-year honor student makes $4000
in one semester in the hopes of
staying. She cannot return for her
sophomore year.

Jennifer Pilcher writes a temper
tantrum of a letter to the editor and
nobody knows what she's talking
about.

The country has gone to war "to
defend our way of life," which is
def ined by overconsumption and
imperialism. Polls indicate George
Bush's popularity has increased 75%.

Good morning, people. It's 1990
and we're getting a $60,000 educa-
tion. Where are all the voices of
integrity?

Lagrdappe (continued from page 4)

mindless stereotypes of femininity are their reality.

They live in a fantasy world in which real women cannot
measure up to their pinups. They are both pitiable and danger-

ous.

On "The Andy Griffith Show" the other day, a mountain man
exclaimed to his daughter: "How many wives do you know that's
got a wooden floor and a husband hardly ever hits ya?"

That sort of humor may have been funny in the 1950s. This is
1990, and it seems like we would have progressed beyond the
women-as-object-of-mens jokes theme which can only lead to
treatment of women which is totally void of humor such as
discrimination, rape, and abuse.

Features

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 6

Cathedrals to Cokes student travelers rejoice in this reminder of home.

In the Faculty Spotlight

by Bethany Blankenship

Staff Writer

Professor Christopher Ames
may seem like the typical, mild-
mannered English teacher at
Agnes Scott, but underneath it
all lurks an amateur jazz and
blues guitarist who still enjoys
jamming to the strains of Tuck
and Herb Ellis.

Ames was born in Teaneck,
New Jersey, but was raised in
Austin, Texas, where he moved
when he was ten. He was the
average neighborhood kid who
loved baseball and listened to the
music of the Grateful Dead and
Jimi Hendrix. He was also
politically active and started an
underground newspaper in his
high school.

At the University of Texas at
Austin, he was accepted into the
liberal arcs honors program and
took a concentration in English.
He went on to Stanford Univer-
sity for his graduate work. As a
teacher at Stanford, he coordi-

nated the freshman English
program.

Ames' next job was teaching
English at the Thatcher School, a
private boarding school in
southern California. He coached
the baseball and girls' basketball
teams and advised the student
newspaper and literary club.

At the Thatcher School, each
student owned his or her own
horse. Once during spring break,
Ames took a three-day horseback
journey into the mountains with
the school's headmaster.

While he was riding his horse,
it decided to lower itself like a
camel and roll over onto its back.
Just in time, Ames jumped off the
horse, narrowly escaping being
squashed flat as a pancake. He
realized on that trip that horse-
back riding was not his strong
point.

After two years at the
Thatcher School, Ames came to
Agnes Scott. He resides in Stone
Mountain with his wife Kimberly
and his dogs Kate and Cassie.

He enjoys teaching here and
feels that this is "a good college
where [he] can teach what [he]
wants to teach [to] good,
motivated students." He also
approves of the liberal arts
education Scott offers. NV That
approach to a literature educa-
tion for the general student and
not just for English majors [is a
good one]," he stated.

Although his main concentra-
tion is teaching, Ames is
publishing a book through the
University of Georgia Press. It
will be titled The Life of the Party:
A Festive Vision in Modern
Fiction. He describes the book as
"the presentation of parties and,
in general, the role of festivity in
contemporary culture."

Some sources cited in this
work of literary criticism include
James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and
F. Scott Fitzgerald.

It should be available to the
general public in April, and
Ames said he would be delighted
to sign copies. tc

m

Student's journal provides
glimpse of summer trip
to England and Wales

by Michelle Roberts
Contributing Editor

Over the summer, professors
Katharine Kennedy and Steve
Guthrie and their families took a
group of nineteen students on a trip
to Englaivi and Wales as part of the
Global Awareness program.
Following are excerpts from a
students journal recording some of
the special moments she experienced
during the four-and-a-half week trip
studying medieval history arid
literature.

June 28

In some ot the most beautiful
places we have been, the clash of
today and yesterday becomes
apparent in the tacky gift shops. I
browse through them as greedily
as any other tourist, but I wonder
what William the Conqueror
would think ot the large postcard
stand and gift shop smack in the
middle of the Great hall he built
in Winchester.
June 29

I was touched by the ardent
and urgent movement to raise the
funds necessary to save the
Salisbury Cathedral spire [the
highest in England]. There seem
to be enough people who truly
care about the future of the
cathedral to make the restoration
a success.... My favorite stained
glass here was in the lady chapel;
the glass shone deep blue in the
long, narrow windows. They were
built in 1980 and depict prisoners
ot conscience. The two inner
windows show scenes from die life
of Christ, while the outer two
reflect concern for modern
prisoners of conscience. I found it
remarkable and wonderful that
modern life is reflected in a
cathedral that is hundreds of years
old, adding to its beauty without
taking anything away.
July 2

Before leaving Cambridge, we
visited a medieval leper chapel
just down the street from our
hotel. ...I was reminded in that
chapel of the fight today against
ignorance about AIDS. AIDS
seems to be the leprosy of the
1990s people do not understand
tt, do not wish to understand it,
and condemn those who have it
rather than fight for a cure.... The
tiny, musty chapel should serve as
a reminder to us to educate
ourselves....
July 4

Ii was sad to see something so
beautiful in its own right, yet
which we know must have been a
powerful place once; what would
Rievaulx or Fountains (ruined
Cistercian abbeys] lmk like now,

tt they had survived time.'
Julv 6

A good bit of [Hadrian's Wall]
actually survives, and it was a
powerful experience to walk along
it, gazing out at England as a
Roman Soldier might have, and
to imagine the future in store for
it.

July 8

Today we travelled to
Wharram Percy, where an
extensive archaeological dig was
taking place, to learn about
medieval peasant villages. While
1 confess that much of what the
guide Sgdd was quite technical and
difficult for me to understand 1
can't imagine any job so tedious
and ambiguous as theirs 1 could
appreciate the love and respect
that the workers feel for the site
where history seems to scream
from the ground, "DISCOVER
ME!"
Julv 12

I am so aware of nature here,
and of the importance of preserv-
ing its integrity. I think it is a
great reminder of the past in the
modern age to see so much
farming going on in the lush green
countryside as we pass from village
to village.
Julv 1 J

When I really think about how
much students [in the Middle
Ages] must have craved learning
and worked lor t heir educations to
originate the university in the first
place, I realize that, although I
have chosen to pursue a college
education, the process of learning
is never really as conscious or as
appreciated as it must have been
by the majority of Oxford students
who persevered in their pursuit ot
knowledge.
Julv 14

I never considered that
St rat I ord~ upon- A von could be a
tourist trap almost on a Level with
C iraceland, where "pilgrims" flock
to visit Elvis's home and grave.
July 18

The most astonishing thing 1
saw today was the view of
Canterbury Cathedral from my
room at the University of Kent. I
had been reading about Henry II
and Thomas Becket, and unex-
pectedly seeing it lit , at dusk,
towering above the city, gave me
chills.
July 20

I overheard a priest discussing
Becker's violent death at the altar;
he said that, if Becket's body were
ever found, it would be easily
identifiable because his skull
would be cleaved in two by the
klUghtS 1 swords, and that his brain
was "scraped off the floor" and
kept as a relic.

Features

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 7

Decatur natkmaRy recognized for its historic significance

by Barbie Stitt
Contributing Editor

Agnes Scott College is part of
a historic district which has a
nomination to become part of
the National Register of Historic
Places.

The historic district includes
various houses on South Candler
Street and many of Agnes Scott's
buildings, including Agnes Scott
Hall (Main), Rebekah Scott
Hall, Inman Hall, Presser Hall,
Buttrick, McCain Library, Alston
Student Center, the Alumnae
House, and the Physical Plant.

If approved, the College will
officially become an historic
place to the United States
g< >vernment.

Yet few of those who live at
and around Agnes Scott know of
the vibrant heritage of this area
and Decatur.

DeKalb County was formed in
1822 from Creek Indian land
which they were forced to sell to
the government. Because there
was not a major town in the area,
about 200 acres were purchased to
serve as county seat.

Some log cabins were built to

be used as the county courthouse
and the jail, and the town of
Decatur was born. Soon schools,
stores, churches, hotels, commer-
cial buildings, residences, and, of
course, saloons, began to line the
dirt street of Decatur.

The area where Agnes Scott
was later begun was originally part
of the Candler family farm land.
The Candlers' land ran back as far
as Kirk Road.

Like the Candlers, most of the
residents were farmers of Scotch-
Irish descent who came from the
Carolinas, Virginia, and other
regions of Georgia.

The quiet mral city of Decatur
and the area around the town
were turned upside down by the
Civil War. The Federals attacked
Decatur and dug a very long line
of trenches around the south and
west ends of Decatur. The
trenches ran where Main and
Rebekah stand today.

Confederate General Wheeler
moved his troops just south of the
trenches and attacked the
Federals. The Battle of Decatur
was fought on July 22, 1864, right
where Agnes Scott stands today.
Wheeler captured 225 prisoners

and their supplies.

It was a major victory for the
Confederates, who were trying to
protect Atlanta, but it was only
short-lived.

Wheeler pursued the Federals
north of Decatur until he got a

report that General Hardee, just
southeast, needed help. When
Wheeler dropped back to help
Hardee and the Federal troops
they were pursuing, he met up
with Sherman. Atlanta was lost.
A stone monument placed in

the campus loop in 192 1
commemorates those who fought
in the war. With the National
Registry nomination, the rich
historical background of Agnes
Scott and Decatur is being
recognized on a national level.

Mary Eliza Mahoney: Boston's Florence Nightingale

by Michele A. Barard
Staff Writer

Mary Eliza Mahoney was born
in Roxbury, Massachusetts, now
a part of Boston, in 1845. Her
parents, Charles and Mary Jane
Stewart, were originally from
North Carolina. Mary Mahoney
had two siblings, a brother and a
sister.

Mary Mahoney became one
of the first African-American
professional nurses in the United
States. It is unclear what led her
to choose nursing as a career. It
is also unknown whether or not
racism was a major obstacle for
her.

In 1878, forty women applied
to the New England Hospital for
Women and Children nursing

program. Of that number, only
eighteen were accepted, nine
continued, and four received
their diplomas. Mary was among
that select group.

Although it is believed that
Mary's record of service helped
to overcome prejudice, it appears
that she worked primarily in
private homes. This may have
been the result of hospitals'
practice of not hiring African-
American nurses.

In 1908, Mary supported and
joined the National Association
of Colored Graduate Nurses.
When the organization held its
first national convention in
Boston, she gave the welcoming
address.

Mary was also a strong
proponent of women's suffrage.

She was one of the first women
in Boston to register and vote
after the ratif ication of the
Nineteenth Amendment.

Because of Mary's dedication
to the nursing profession and to
uplifting the status of graduate
nurses, in 1936 the N ACGN
established a Mary Mahoney
Medal for distinguished service
to nursing. This recognition
was still awarded after the
merger of the N ACGN with
the American Nurses Associa-
tion in 1951.

Mary Mahoney struggled
with cancer for nearly three
years before she died at New
England Hospital in Boston on
January 4, 1926. She was buried
in Woodlawn Cemetery, in
Everett, Massachusetts.

Annetta Williams, Class of
1992: I feel that even though
the Olympics will clean the city,
it will only clean it on the
surface. 1 think that it will only
be a repeat of the Underground
situation, where the homeless
will be forced to relocate without
finding a way to help them.
Why should we be bringing
people into this city when we
don't have a place for the ones
who live here. 7 The money that
we are using for the Olympics
should be used to help the
homeless.

Street Beat

by Barbie Stitt

The Question:
How are the Olympics going to affect Atlanta!

Ellie Porter, Class of 1993: I'm

very excited about the Olympics
coming to Atlanta. Already, the
fact that we have clinched the
bid has made Atlantans very
proud of this city. It has brought
people together and lifted the
morale of the city.

Elizabeth A. Seward, Class of
1 99 1 : I think that the Georgia
economy will rise, even though
the rest of the country is nearing
a recession. The Olympics will
bring tourists who will spend
more money because of the
exchange rate. Also, the
Olympics will show Atlanta as
an international city which
hopefully will bring more foreign
investors.

Katie Cadwallader, Class of
1994: The Olympics will make
more jobs for Atlanta. Also, any
work that needs being done to
the roads, the MARTA system,
or the area airports will be done
before any of the Olympic
athletes arrive. The traffic in and
around Atlanta will double or
triple as the time for the athletes
and their respective entourages
near. More and more there will
be Olympic mementos being
sold. This will last from six to 12
months after the Olympics are

Kara Weeks, Class of 1994:

The Olympics might be a good
thing for Atlanta they'll bring
the city a lot of international
exposure and flavor, financially it
will prosper, the city will gain
tons of new facilities. However,
why does the city have to spend
so much on these things that it
won't have lots of use for later?
Shouldn't the city government
concentrate on real problems?
Traffic will be hell MARTA is
a good thing but can anyone
visiting really figure out how to
use it in a scant three weeks?
Plus, it will probably be ex-
panded to Gwinnett because of
the Olympics, and the county
doesn't need it. Personally, I
plan to leave the city during July
and August 1996, and I'll avoid
the traffic jams caused by people
who don't know what they're
doing and the rest of the
problems that will occur. The
view is probably better on TV
anyway. After dealing with
Atlanta '96 banners for three
years, I'm tired of it.

Features

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 8

Professor Bicknese and students show their enthusiasm over the reunification of Germany on October 3.

Qerman student expresses mixed
feelings over reunification

by Marie Anne Buhl

The first question a lot of
Americans asked me after they
learned I am from Germany was:
"Oh, you must be so excited
about what's going on at home,
aren't you. 7 " I answered with
mixed feelings, vs Yes, I think so."
Now that the two Germanys are
united again after 45 years of
separation, it is time to look back
upon the conflicts of the past.

Only one year ago a flood of
East European refugees over-
whelmed the West German
Embassy in Czechoslovakia and
the East German government
finally pennitted East Germans
to cross to the Western side.
The government also closed its
borders, sparking discontent.

The late celebration of East

Germany's anniversary marked
the beginning of the State's
attempts at reparations. Mikhail
Gorbachev indicated that he was
not prepared to economically
support the East German govern-
ment. Rapidly growing demon-
strations in many East German
cities drove the government into
a state of disarray until it finally
opened the Berlin Wall on
November 9.

The rush to unity began. By
March 18, East Germany held its
first democratic elections and by
July 1 its economy merged with
West Germany's. On October 3,
the country celebrated its
unification.

Major American newspapers
covered the spectacular event.
The New York Times announced:
"Two Germanys unite after 45

years with jubilation and a vow of
peace."

In the midnight celebration
bells rang, national hymns were
sung, speeches were held,
fireworks exploded, and flags were
waved.

The unity means that the
German Democratic Republic
with its 16 million citizens
acceded to the Federal Republic
of Germany, which expanded to
become a state of 78 million
people and 137,900 square miles.
Chancellor Helmut Kohl became
the first chancellor of the reunited
state and von Weizachlo the first
President.

Now that the Berlin Wall no
longer separates Germany, Berlin
has once again been made the
capital of the country.

I believe that in most Germans,

a feeling of scepticism and fear is
stronger now than their feeling of
joy. Some East Germans feel they
merely surrendered to West
Germany and have lost their
identity. They have to face an
unemployment rate which is
predicted to be about 50 percent
by the end of the year. They also
sometimes feel that they are

effects of World War II and I feel
that the West German residents
should not be unwilling to assist.
1 also think that by now the fears
and anxieties which other
European countries had about a
stronger Germany have basically
been replaced by hopes that
Germany will help to lead the
continent into a new era of

"I also think that by now the fears and
anxieties which other European countries
had about a stronger Qermany have
basically been replaced by hopes that
Qermany will help to lead the continent into
a new era of unity \ stability, and prosperity"

treated as second class citizens by
"arrogant West Gennans."

The West Germans are also
facing new concerns. They are
worried about the substantial cost
of the unification, and they fear
they must pay for the cost of
improving East Germany's
economy and social security by
increasing taxes. They feel that
the East Gennans suddenly want
everything and they don't realize
that even their own part of the
country is not a paradise.

For a lot of younger people the
separation of Germany was always
an established fact and if you had
no relatives on the other side, you
were generally unaffected by the
situation. For example, I know
the geography of the United
States better than East Gennany's.

However, now that I know that
I am allowed to cross the line, I
am excited about the possibility of
exploring the part of my country
that I was previously unable to. I
am also anticipating the possibil-
ity of working in East Germany.

I think we have to be patient
and allow a period of time for
"getting to know one another"
after an extensive period of living
in totally different governments,
which created completely
different experiences.

A great number of the East
German people had to pay for the

unity, stability, and prosperity.

As Unberto Eco put it: "I
understand the worries of other
European countries. But 1 don't
have that typical concern the
fear of a new Germany, the fear
of new Nazism because the
younger generation is different
from the previous one and
democracy has produced a
profound change. When I meet
Gennan people of my generation
I find people who have a sense of
their historical responsibility for
what their duty should be. I
don't fear fonner nationalism."

And to quote the fonner
foreign minister: "We Germans
are uniting in happiness and
gratitude, not in nationalistic
exuberance."

I have the hope that we will
develop solutions that will
content Germans of both former
parts; that an acceptable solution
is found for unsolved problems,
such as abortion and the
questionable paragraph 2 IS; that
it will not be the women wbo
have to suffer the most because
of an insufficient number of day-
care centers and too few job
opportunities. Overall, I hope
that good will can be foremost in
the minds of Genu, ins as they
attempt to deal with tensions
which may arrise between tbe
former sides.

Growing threat of censorship looms over future of art

by Stacia Wells
Staff Writer

Censorship: the removal or
prohibition of anything judged
obscene, objectionable, etc.

Most Americans think that
the First Amendment, the basis
of our country, protects us from
censorship. However, as our
politics swing toward conserva-
tism, the urge to restrict is
sweeping the nation From
musk to books, from videos to
art, the power of our media is

being usurped.

In the music world, censorship
is today a hot issue. Stickers
warning of "explicit" lyrics now
cover many new and old albums.
Bands are prohibited from
perfonning in certain cities
because of obscenity or contro-
versy. And record companies
police themselves in order to
please defense and protection
groups such as Tipper Gore's
Parents' Music Resource Coali-
tion (PMRC).

Books have always been
controversial with censors.

Novels considered classics, such
as J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in
the Rye or Mark Twain's The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
are constantly attacked because
of language and attitude. Many
schools cannot study these and
other books because of restric-
tions.

Controls on videotape access
are also being increased as they,
too, come under fire. Many
charge that, despite rigid
regulations, video stores are
renting out pornography to
children. As a result, many

communities are trying to
prevent anyone from seeing
them.

Recently the world of visual
arts, formerly a bastion of
freedom, has also felt the blows of
censorship. Many communities
have refused travelling exhibits
because of vulgar or debatable art.

Museums, for example, have
been anxious over certain
displays because of public anger.
Meanwhile, the National
Endowment for the Arts,
previously a friend of the little-
known artist, has reportedly

removed grants from those who
spark indignation.

You may be asking what all this
has to do with you. Although this
may seem remov ed and far away
from your life, the power to censor
is strong. Once censors know they
can ban small things, such as a
rxx)k or a movie, they may move
on to larger issues.

It is not a question of wanting
to rent one video or go to one
exhibit; it is a question of free
speech. If you want to keep that
basic right, use it today to fight
censorship.

Features

Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 9

Senior class mascot disappears without a trace

BY J ENN1FER PlLCHER

After weeks of Kin-filled hut
diligent preparation for Black Cat
Week, the senior class realized that
their acclaimed mascot, Jiminy
Cricket, was nowhere to he found.
After countless days of following
rumors of his whereahouts, the
senior class was nervous and
wonied even though they "gave
a little whistle" to keep up their
courage.

Finally, the seniors received a tip
from a trustworthy source. Jiminy
was last sighted relaxing with the
Black Kitty at the Trackside
Tavern. Sources report that he was
overheard talking ahout his
upcoming trip home to the warm,
green hills of North Georgia.

The Class of 1991 was incredibly
excited over this promising lead,
but all attempts to contact Jiminy
failed. An all-night campus search
for our beloved mascot initiated a
massive search to comb the Kudzu
patches of North Georgia.

on

by Michelle Roberts
Contributing Editor

First year students face a
dilemma after the first couple of
days of rice and bagels in the
dining hall. Their stomachs
hunger for a "home cooked meal"
or for something from their
favorite restaurant at home.

The solution to the problem of
bland food and that trapped

On October 7, 1990, the Senior
class, with teary eyes, had no
choice but to declare their dear
cricket missing. Yet faith was not
lost so easily.

A detenu ined party of seniors set
out early Tuesday morning with
renewed hopes of locating their
faithful mascot. When they finally
reached Jiminy 's home, no trace of
anything GREEN could be found!
The open fields of green were
barren and desolate... nothing,
nothing at all lived!

Reliable sources revealed that
Jiminy's home, which he shared
with countless other creatures of
the wild, had been destroyed by the
use of Paraquat, a deadly chemical
pesticide used to kill marijuana
fields. The entire natural commu-
nity, every living thing, was
destroyed.

In vain, the search party sifted
through the remains of the
meadow. They only tortured
themselves with recurring
questions.. .did Jiminy make it

home only to be killed. 7 Or did he
get home after the pesticides were
dropped, only to flee the area after
seeing the devastation of his home,
family, and friends. 7

We will never know, but the
search party unearthed an interest-
ing piece of evidence: Jiminy
Cricket's Last Will and Testament.
This document moved us, and we
decided to share it with the Agnes
Scott community in honor of our
sorely missed mascot.

Jimmy Cncket's Last Will and
Testamerit

1, Jiminy Cricket, of sound mind
and body, state my last will and
testament. I leave my top hat and
cane to the Blues Brothers and
Woodstock. I leave my bow tie to
the Black Kitty, because she always
had it on by the end of Black Cat
formal anyway.

To the class of '94, 1 leave my
sense of humor, because everyone
knew I was the chosen mascot of
the Class of '91 when they were
freshmen, too.

The Class of 1991 cheers as another lead to jiminy Cricket's whereabouts is

announced.

But to the class of 1991, the
mighty Seniors, I leave a mission.
Because we are alive, we have
inherited the Earth. I leave to you
not only the memory of my
destoyed home, but also the
knowledge that many habitats,
besides mine, have been violated
by the thoughtlessness of
humankind.

If 1 had enough room in this

will to list all the offences to the
environment, I would, but I am
running out of time. Pesticides
have completely obliterated my
home, so I am unlucky. Someday,
humans will realize that every
destroyed field accumulates until
everything is destroyed and
contaminated. Please, Seniors,
fight the battle to save your
environment.

Bonappetit: Your guide to real eating
pleasure-and survival-around Decatur

feeling that grabs you on a
weekend when everyone else has
found an alternative place to
stay? Go out! Find a few friends
and explore the area cuisine
scene. Following are some places
you might want to try.

Thumb's Up. Nothing is
more enjoyable on a Sunday
morning than going here for
brunch (Saturday, too). There
will probably be a wait, as seating
is limited in this Deactur

Freshman presents the fun
and foibles of sharing a room

by Stacia Wells
Staff Writer

"Look y'all, Laura came to
visit!"

Yes, our room, just like many
other freshman rooms, is coordi-
nated, curtained, and bowed,
straight from Laura Ashley.
Room coordination is only one of
many exciting roommate activi-
ties at Agnes Scott College.

Studying, gossiping, confiding,
and the all -important napping are
quality times shared by roomies, as
well as meals, meals, and more
meals at the dynamic Letitia Pate
Evans Dining Hall. Who needs a
microwave when you and your
roommate can trot on over to a
gourmet supper. 7

And don't forget in a
roommate you have your own
personal crisis clinic, wardrobe

consultant, and all-around
psychologist!

But there are rainy days, sick
days, I -don't- want- to-go-to-class
days. These are the days that
test a roommate relationship.
PMS, bad grades, big tests, and
the anxiously awaited phone calls
that never come can add tension
to an already stress-fraught
atmosphere.

Being a roommate is almost like
being married: peaceful life must
be maintained, no matter how
great your personal differences are.

No roommate relationship is
perfect. Just because you have a
screaming match once a week
doesn't mean you can't live
together. And keep in mind that
if things get too bad or your grades
get too low, rumor has it that you
can always knock off your roomie
and get a 4-0!

restaurant, but don't let that
prevent you from tasting the
omelettes, the cream cheese
special (eggs scrambled with
cream cheese and herbs, or,
heaven on Earth), or the cajun
spuds. This restaurant is a
glorified version of a Waffle
House with healthy and delicious
food. Everything is good, and the
prices are very reasonable. Be
kind to the waitrons who are very
hard workers and put up with a
lot on weekend mornings.
Bninch is served until 1:45.
Thumb's Up also serves lunch
and dinner.

Buck's. This cozy neighbor-
hood restaurant is located in
downtown Decatur, within
walking distance from campus.
For a change, ride MART A to
Underground and try the Buck's
there. You must order the
chicken finger platter a heap of
tender, delicious fingers with two
types of sauce, peach and honey
mustard. It comes with a choice
of pasta salad or fries and costs
$7.95. You might try the
appetizer version with a house
said ($3.95) which promises to be
fresh and crisp and contains
plenty of cucumber and red
pepper and comes with a tasty
piece of garlic bread. Try the
honey mustard dressing or bleu
cheese. Anything you order at
Buck's will be good, if slightly
expensive for the college budget
(hamburgers, chicken sand-
wiches, pasta dishes and salads
are reasonably priced, though). If

you never try anything else at
Buck's, TRY THE OREO
CHEESECAKE. Trust me.

The Freight Room. Riijht
across the tracks, the Freight
Room is immensely popular with
faculty and students. There are
plenty of snacks to choose from
and great musical entertainment
to enjoy. Witness an accoustic
jam or evening of blues or
bluegrass here. There is no better
escape from the oft- tortuous life of
a student. You will love their
chocolate chocolate chip ice
cream. In the winter, go there for
chili with cheese and nachos, and
hot chocolate with whipped
cream on top. I've heard that
some students study there, but it is
too dark for that leave the
books in your room and bring
someone you'd like to be alone
with instead.

The Old Spaghetti Factory.
You will need a car to get to this
restaurant which is toward
downtown on Ponce de Leon
Avenue. I have heard it called a
tourist trap, but I can't resist it
anyway. You will get a lot of good
food for a little money and dine in
a very unique setting. There is
always a long wait on weekend
nights, so go a little early or go on
a weeknight, but be hungry when
you get there. For around $5, you
can choose from several sauces
including meat, clam, and
tomato I always order the
"Manager's Favorite" with
mushroom sauce and mizithra
cheese sauce. They also offer

lasagna (your best bet is to stay in
the dorm and microwave a Lean
Cuisine), tortellini, fettucini, and
other specials at slightly higher
prices. Your dinner comes with a
good little salad and hot loaves of
bread, and spumoni ice cream for
dessert.

Lettuce Souprise You. The
two closest locations of this chain
are at the Rio shopping center on
North Avenue and on Briarcliff
at North Druid Hills. It is a very
casual place where you can build
your own salad with everything
you ever fantasized about
including in one. There is also a
soup bar with choices that vary,
and choices of muffins and fresh
fruit. This is a good place to go
and pig out in the name of health.

Pyng Ho. Craving Chinese
food 7 Pyng Ho is nearby, on
Clairmont Road, and they
deliver. The most eceonomical
way to dine here is at lunch
(around $5), as dinner prices are
more expensive (usually around
$7.95 and without the soup, egg
roll, and fried rice that come with
lunch although the portions are
often enough for two). The sweet
and sour soup is satisfyingly hot
and spicy, and they serve a mean
egg drop soup with noodles. The
atmosphere at Pyng Ho is
friendly, and the food seldom
disappoints.

I could go on and on about
restaurants I have known and
loved (and frequented), but I will
leave it to you to experiment and
find places of your own. Enjoy!

Arts

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 10

Don't turn your back on the Blues Brothers! Attend junior Production
TONIGHT'.

Brando spoofs godfather
role in The Freshman

by Rita Ganey
Contributing Editor

Marlon Brando and Matthew
Broderick on the big screen
together. Who would have
guessed ?

The Freshman is a fun movie.
Broderick, once again convinc-
ingly playing the role ot a
teenager, is Clark Kellogg, a
freshman from Vermont,
entering New York University
with hopes of becoming a
director.

His first day in New York, a
man steals everything he owns
hut the clothes he is wearing.

Now in need of money, he
becomes entangled in what he
and everyone else is convinced is

the Mafia. The fact that Brando
is playing a very Godfatheresque
Carmine Sabatini adds to this
impression.

Consequently, Clark faces the
moral struggle of choosing
loyalty to this possible Mafia
Godfather who seems to love
him as a son, or betrayal to the
Fish and Wildlife officials who
are chasing him.

The movie has its hysterical
moments, but the end is
somewhat confusing and leaves
the audience wondering exactly
what is going on and who is on
what side.

Even so, I highly recommend
this movie for the intense acting
(even the Komodo dragon does
an excellent job) and the humor.

The Profile Staff
wishes everyone
a happy & safe
Black Cat!

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Black Cat iveek reaches
clhrncvcafits 75thyear

by Rita Ganey
Contributing Editor

Once again, we have reached
that time of year when the
campus is thrown into a frenzy by
a week (or two or three) tor
activity preparation ending in
total exhaustion.

Trie bontire, an amphitheatre
tradition, is traditionally the
Thursday night before the actual
dance.

This is a time of singing and
cheering to show your class spirit
and of unveiling the freshman

mascot. Thursday also brings a
frenetic tew hours when each
class tries to put up its decora-
tions betore time runs out.

Friday brings games in the
field. Students will be donut-
eating, egg-tossing, three-legged -
racing and participating in many
other events. Even those
students who don't participate
should show up and support the
class.

The Class of 1992 has been
working hard on Junior Produc-
tion. It promises to be a night ot
laughs as they spoof Saturday

Night Live with Production
Night Live. Be there tonight,
October 12, at 8:15 when they
good-naturedly make fun of
almost everyone on campus.

But the event you've all been
waiting for takes place tomor-
row night, October 13, at the
Sheraton Century Center
Hotel. Beginning at 10 p.m.,
everyone will make their
entrances in their formals, and
spend the evening dancing to
the tunes of the Bomb Squad,
carrying on the 7 5 -year-old
tradition ot Black Cat.

Indigo Girls receive warm
welcome home at Chastain

by Elizabeth Seward and
Christy Jackson

On September 28, the
air at Chastain Park was heavy
with anticipation as Buckhead
yuppies, middle-aged suburban-
ites, and book-weary collegians
gathered to indulge in the
acoustic feast offered up by local
favorites, Amy Ray and Emily
Saliers, collectively known as the
Indigo Girls.

The sold-out concert marked
the duo's return to live perfor-
mance in Atlanta following a
summer dedicated primarily to

the recording ot their latest
album, Nomads, Indiam, Saints.

Michelle Malone, an area
native recognized for her soaring
voice and straight-ahead guitar
style, opened the show along
with her band, Drag the River.
Malone perfonned several cuts
from her current release,
Relentless, including "Long Love
Century," on which she was
joined by Amy Ray, and "Big
Black Bag," the album's initial
single.

The hard-edged rock and roll
of Michelle Malone and Drag
the River then gave way to the

Atlanta Ballet offers
student discounts

The Atlanta Ballet is offering
reduced ticket prices for college
students and educators for its
1990-91 season.

Students with a college ID are
eligible for a 10% discount on
tickets to all Atlanta Ballet
performances, including The
Nutcracker, in sections B-E.
Regularly priced tickets are
$25.50 to $7. Tickets may he

charged at any metro Atlanta
Ticketmaster location or be
charged by phone at 249-6400.

Students are also eligible tor
discounted season subscriptions.
Educators may purchase 2-tor-l
season subscriptions. For more
inforamation call the Atlanta
Ballet Box office at 892-3303, 1 2
noon to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday.

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melodic acoustics of the Indigo
Girls, who began their set with a
song titled, appropriately
enough, "Welcome Me."

This new offering was
followed by an enthusiastically
received rendition of "Closer to
Fine," the breakthrough single
from their critically and
popularly acclaimed debut
effort.

Although the Indigo Girls did
reprise a select sampling ot tunes
from their previous two albums,
among them "Land ot Canaan"
and "Crazy Game," the primary
focus of the show was on current
material.

Ray's alto and Saliers' soprano
intermingled with recognizable
familiarity on "Springtime in the
Southland," "World Falls," and
"Watershed" as the audience
indicated their enjoyment of
these newer offerings.

In an unusual gesture designed
to enhance the concert for their
hearing-impaired fans, the Indigo
Girls' vocal performance was
accompanied by sign language
provided by an interpreter tor the
deaf.

The set ended with "Hammer
and a Nail," the new album's
"emphasis track," according to
Ray. After a lengthy standing
ovation, punctuated with cries
for more of Ray and Saliers'
intricate harmonies, the Indigo
Girls returned to encore with
"Strange Fire," one of their
signature songs.

Michelle Malone and Drag
the River then t<x)k the stage
once more to join the duo in
closing out the evening.

The Indigo Girls will begin
the first leg of touring to support
Nomads, Indians, Saints later this
year. Michelle Malone and Drag
the River can be seen locally at
venues in and around Atlanta.

Arts

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 11

Gershwin proves to be an excellent request at recital

by Laura Barlament
Staff Writer

I don't know who requested
Gershwin, hut after the Septem-
ber 22 recital, "Gershwin by
Request," I know why.

Pianist Leon Bates and
Benjamin Matthews and Eddye
Pierce Young, bass-baritone and
soprano respectively, accompa-
nied by pianist Wayne Sanders,
stirringly performed the appealing
all- American music of George
Gershwin.

Leon Bates set the tone for the
recital, which was warm and
accessible throughout, with his
jaunty entrance, flourishing bow,
and immediate plunge into the
first of Gershwin's Three Preludes.

This friendly feeling continued
as Young and Matthews took the
stage to sing selections from
u Porgy and Bess" and from the
Gershwin Songbook. Matthews
sat with a look of attentive
appreciation as Young opened

with "Summertime," and his
performance of the next song, "A
Woman is a Sometime Thing,"
drew laughter from the audience.

This mood, quite opposite from
the stiff, serious tone of many
recitals, was set by the performers'
informal and comfortable stage
presence, which broke down the
typical perfonrier/audience barriers
to achieve an emotionally touching
effect.

The numbers performed by Bates
and Matthews, who have had five
return engagements to perform the
music of Gershwin in Rome, Italy,
highlighted the evening. Out of
the melodically and initially
thematically simple song "I Got
Plenty O'Nuttin'," Matthews
managed to convey an evolving
depth of meaning, especially in
juxtaposition with the preceding
selection by Young, "My Man is
Gone Now," a shrill wail of
uncontrolled anguish.

Young seemed to be most
effective at this type of high, tense

singing, such as in "Strawberry
Chant," in which she gave a direct
and somewhat disconcerting appeal
to the audience as she hawked her
~straw-ber-REES!"

Teacher as she is (she gives
lessons two days a week at Sarah
Lawrence College), Young showed
an ability to accurately gauge the
feelings of the audience, to whom
she gave a devilish grin after
finishing the song.

Her feel for the mood of the
audience was also evidenced by her
silent laughter, as if to acknowledge
the effectiveness of Matthews'
artfulness, at the end of his
performance of "Love Walked In,"
during which he captured the
audience's raptured attention with
the heart-melting warmth of his
emotion.

Matthew's a cappella perfor-
mance of "It Takes a Long Pull to
Get There," most stirred the
audience. Through this song,
performed in the style of the
traditional Negro spiritual, an

Partygoers beam as "Travolta" is escorted off campus dimngdtincc.

Street Dance affords last chance to
meet a Black Cat fcmriaL (kite

Sby Sandee McClaun
Cmtiibuting Editor

Social Council's annual fall
Street Dance, traditionally the
biggest and best band parry of the
year, was some kind of parrs'.

The band, The Shreds, arrived
on campus early and began tuning
up at about 5:00 p.m. Students
walking back and forth to the
dining hall tried to make predic-
tions of the band's musical caliber
by the occasional daim rolls and
guitar strums, but it was hard to
tell.

The"warm-up" music could be
heard all over campus no one

w as going to forget that there was a
party about to happen...

Eight o'clock rolled around] but
the Quad was still relatively empty.
Apparently the Tech game was a
late afternoon one to allow for
television broadcasting, so the
crowd came a little later than
usual. The dancing got going at
about nine, and the party was in
full swing by ten.

And some were swinging a little
harder than others. For those of
you who didn't get propositioned
(or grabbed) by "John Travolta" in
the pale pink shirt consider
yourselves lucky. Thanks to Public
Safety for removing this pest.

The Shreds were in good form,
playing great dance music, in-
cluding some R.E.M. and other
popular groups, as well as a few of
their own compositions. They kept
the dance floor crowded; even
during their breaks, no one missed a
beat.

Their "filler" music was a well
chosen mix of popular songs,
including rap, pop, rock from
Modern English's "Melt with You"
to the Talking Heads' "Burn in'
Down the House."

"John" may not have gotten
what he wanted, but for those of us
who came to dance and socialize, it
was a great party.

uncommon and indescribable
strength radiated from Matthews,
who was able again to convey an
evolution of depth of feeling so that
the audience came to greatly
respect the character that
Matthews presented and feel as if
they had taken an emotional
journey themselves.

Bates showed the uncommon
ability to make the piano sing. As
he played, I could almost hear a
throaty female voice betting out the
tune of "Somebody Loves Me"
accompanied by appreciative
murmurs and nods from an
imaginary crowd sitting around the
piano.

Bates evidenced himself to be a
born performer, and he had the
audience so completely taken into
his world that people involuntarily
hummed along to "I Got Rhythm,"
which he took at an effective
moderate tempo.

Something about Bates'
performance of all these songs
seemed so familiar yet so fresh, and
he himself was able to put a finger

on. the source of this paradoxical
feeling in his answer to my query,
"Were you making up the music as
you went along?"

By expanding and improvising
on the basic melody written by
Gershwin, yet being careful not to
obliterate the melody line, he
"keeps the tunes fresh."

Bates performed the concert's
grand finale a solo piano version
of "Rhapsody in Blue." The music
grabbed my heart strings and pulled
me along with its quick fluctuations
in tone, tempo and dynamics, and
the relief of the broad ending
melody was as physical a touch as
the cool breeze blowing on my
neck.

Bates was not only able merely
to make musical sense by fusing
notes and phrases together but
pulled off a performance of
meaning to each listener.

Through the medium of
Gershwin's music, Bates, Matthews,
and Young were able to express
feelings to which everyone could
relate.

Catch the thriller Darkman

by Jennifer Garlen

Thrill is the name of the game in
late-summer action film
Darkman. Reminiscent of the
classic super-hero films of the
forties and fifties, this film
combines comic book action
with the outstanding special
effects available in the nineties.
The action revolves around a
brilliant scientist who is horribly
disfigured when gangsters destroy
his laboratory. Freed from pain
by a revolutionary medical

treatment that severs the nerves,
he sets out to avenge his lost life
and loves.

Darkman contains many
suspenseful moments, as well as
allusions to other monster/heroes
such as the Phantom of the
Opera, the Shadow, and the
Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Although there is a great deal of
violence in the film, the scenes
are bloodless, so the squeamish
will not need to avoid this
colorful, exciting and entirely
entertaining movie.

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Calendar
of Events

Compiled by Rita Ganey -

THEATRE

The Atlanta Shakespeare
Company: This group has been
performing at Manuel's Tavern for
the last ten years or so. Recently
they have purchased their own
theatre. Currently looking for
people to volunteer to help this
non-profit organization by
perfonning miscellaneous jobs.
Call 587-6800, ext. 8407, for more
infonriation.

Horizon Theatre Company:
Richard Greenberg's romantic
comedy "Eastern Standard" opens
new season on October 4 and runs
through November 17. For ticket
and show infonriation, call 584-
7450.

Jomandi Productions, Inc.: Jeff
Stetson's "And The Men Shall
Also Gather" will mn through
October 28 at the 14th Street
Playhouse. Call 873 A 099 for
ticket reservations.

Neighborhood Playhouse in
Decatur: Neil Simon's Broadway

Bound, the third installment in
his autobiographical trilogy, will
run through October 13. Tickets
are $8 for students. Call 377-
3714 for ticket information.

DANCE

The Atlanta Ballet: Season
opens with a new version of Hans
Christian Andersen's The Red
Shoes and Robert Barnett's neo-
classical Arensky Dances. Runs
through October 20 at the
Atlanta Civic Center. For more
information, call 892-3303.

Dancer's Collective of Atlanta:
Garth Fagan's Bucket Dance
Theatre will perform at Center
Stage Theatre on October 13 at 8
p.m. This contemporary dance
troupe is celebrating its 20th

anniversary this year. For further
information, call 873-2500.

MUSIC

Eastside Baptist Church:
Steven Curtis Chapman will
perform on October 27 at 8 p.m.
Reserve tickets are $10, $12 at
the door. Tickets available at
selected Christian bookstores.

The North Arts Center: The
Roadside Theater performs
"Pretty Polly" on October 2 1 .
This company has spent 1 5 years
developing original plays drawn
from the rich mountain history of
southwest Virginia and east
Kentucky. "Pretty Polly" weaves
tales, family remembrances, and
songs while accompanied by
guitar, banjo, and fiddle. Call

394-3447 for more information.

Variety Playhouse: Tickets for
these shows are available at all
Ticketmaster outlets.

Anne Richmond Boston with
surprise special guests. Album
release party featuring the former
lead singer of the Swimming Pool
Q's on Friday, October 19 at 9 p.m.
Admission is $6.

Nick Webb and Greg
Sarmichael, a British guitar duo,
perform new age and jazz fusion on
Friday, November 2 at 8 p.m.
Reserved tickets are $14.

MultL instrumentalist and
hammered dulcimer virtuoso John
McCutcheon performs two shows
on Saturday, November 3. The
afternoon show at 3 p.m. is a family
show. The other show is at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the early show are $7
adults and $5 children under 12.
Tickets for the later show are $10
advance and $12 at the Joor.

GALLERIES

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: "Worries of the Western
World Investigations of the
Miraculous, the Mysterious, and
the Mundane" by Atlanta artist
Clyde Broadway will show from
October 12 to November 9.
Opening reception is October 1 2
from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.
Call 872-5338 for more informa-
tion.

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: Admission is free
for all of the following events. Call
577-6940 for information.

Constructed Images: New
Photography features 7 1 works by
Black and Latin artists utilizing
photography to stage narrative
stones, revise historical events,
reveal personal infonriation, and
comment on contemporary
concerns. Runs from October 1 5
through January 11, 199 1 .

Putting Pottery in Perspective:
Past, Present, & Future exhibits 64
pieces of ancient, diverse, and
contemporary artists through
October 26.

The High Museum of Art:
'Andy Warhol's Celebrities"
features 53 large, colorful portraits
by America's best-known artist and
one ot the founders of Pop Art.
The exhibit runs through January
6, 1991. Admission is $2 for
college students with IDs.

Jimmy Carter Library: LB): The
White House Years is on view
through October 17. The 120
black-and-white photographs are
primarily the work of principal
White House ph< t< grapher Y< >k hi
Okamoto and reveal the 1960s
from a unique perspective.
Admission is $2.50 for adults. Call
331-0296 for information.

MISCELLANEOUS

Fembank Science Center: For
infonriation on the following
call 378-4311.

A new planetarium show, Birth
of the Cosmos , continues through
November 2 1 . Admission is $ 1
for students.

On Saturday, October 20, Sue
Bernard bf Zoo Atlanta will help
Fembank celebrate Halloween
with a live bat demonstration.
Programs will be at 1 2:30 and
2:15 p.m. Admission is tree but
seating is limited to the first 100
people.

Fembank astronomers wish to
announce that on the night of
October 21 the Orionid meteor
shower is expected to reach a
maximum of 25 meteors pet-
hour.

High Museum of An: Films at
the High, 1990. Tickets are
$2.50 for students. For more
information call 892-HIGH.

In the Hill Auditorium on
October 14, The Alvin Alley
Dance Company w ill air at 2 p.m.

New Dance on Video will show
on October 19 at 8 p.m. in the
Hill Auditorium.

Ni)sferatu } the Vampyre will he
shown on October 1 3 and 26 at 8
p.m. in the Hill Auditorium.

On October 28 there will be a
Third World Film Festival. Call
653>7160 for more information.

Details of a Duel: A Question of
Honor will be shown at 8 p.m. on
November 1 in the Rich
Auditorium.

On November 2 at 8 p.m. in
the Hill Auditorium, Meet the
Director: Jem Cohen.

Image Film/Video Center:
October 12 marks the opening of
Arts Alive!, the 5th annual
evening of concurrent perfor-
mances by over 20 Atlanta arts
organizations. There will be an
encore screening of 5 winning
films ,uul videos from the 14th
Atlanta Film/Video Festival. For
more information) call 352-4225.

Little 5 Points: I lolding a
Halloween Festival with
Atlanta's best local musicians,
costume fashion shows, sidewalk
sales, jugglers, clowns, magicians,
fcxxJ, flea markets, and more.
October 20 and 21 from noon
until dark. Call 524-1931 for
more infonriation.

United Methodic (Children's
1 lome Auxiliary will hold their
annual Fall Flea Market and Bake
Sale on Friday and Saturday,
October 12 and 1 3 from 10a.m.

to 5 p.m. at the Children's Home

(Campus, 500 (Columbia Drive,
Decatur. Call 296-0731 for more
inf< innation.

Zoo Atlanta: Lecture and
presentation by Richard H.
Leakey, director of Kenya's
I department of Wildlife Services
at the Georgia World Congress
( Center. Time CO fee announced.
( Call 624- 1 2 35 f< >r information.

AGNES
SCOTT

C O L:L E G E

The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, November 2, 1990

Volumh 77, Issue 4

Campus favorite "Ms. Q" lands new job at Hamilton College

by Dawn Sloan

One of the best -known and
most-loved characters on the
A^nes Seott campus will soon he
Leaving.

Know n to the college
community simply as "Ms. G,"
Karen Green, director of student
activities, recently announced
her resignation. Her last day of
work here will he November 9.

Most noted for her involve-
ment with such group? as
Orientation Council and her
role as the co-chairperson ol the
President's C Committee on
Cultural Diversity, Ms. G came
to Agnes Scptt as an undergradu-
ate student in 1 98 1 .

After receiving her B.A. in
psychology and religion in 1986,
Ms. G was appointed director ot
housing. She remained at this
post until 1 988, when she
became director ot student
activities'.

In this position, Ms. G, with
the help ot her assistant Rrcnda
Jones, virtually created the
student activities program. This
program prov ides students with
tun and fellowship as well as
important information such as
skills for leadership development

and programs in alcohol

awareness.

It was this type ot leadership,
combined with her important
role in improving the diversity of
the campus, that led Hamilton
College, a private liberal arts
college located in Clinton, New-
York, to otter Ms. C ; ,i position as
director ot multi-cultural affairs.

Hamilton College was
chartered in 1812 as an all-male
institution. In 1978, Hamilton
merged with Kirkland College, .i
women's college founded in 1968

and located across the street.
Today, Hamilton is a co-ed
institution of approximately
1600 students.

Two years ago, the president
ot Hamilton College,, who prefers
to be called "Hank" or Mr. Payne
.is Opposed to President Payne,
committed himself to creating a
better environment tor his
students. At that time, he
appointed within the admissions
office the dean ot minority
recruitment, who happened to he
Ms. G's sister.

Atter her appointment, the
number ot multi-cultural
students at Hamilton began to
grow and Payne felt that it was
time to initiate the appropriate
programs to meet the needs ot
these students. Therefore, he
created the position which Ms.
G will till.

According to Ms. G, her sister
at first refused to enter her name
into the list ot candidates tor the
position, citing Ms. G's attach-
ment to Agnes Scott. How ever,
at the close ot the search w hen
no candidate strong enough for
the position had been found, Ms.
G's name made it into the list.

With some coaxing she agreed
to submit her resume. Atter
several interviews with adminis-
trators, faculty, students, and
staff, Karen Green w as chosen to
till the position.

In her new position, Ms. G
will be involved with students
from African- American,
Hispanic- American, Latino,
Native-American, and Asian-
Am e r i c a n bac kgrou nds .

She will work with them on
leadership dev elopment and
creating awareness ot these many
cultures through forums, lectures,
and speakers. Her greatest goal is

Inside

Editorials
Students respond to Neighborhood Feminist
Page 6

Features
Getting to know Dean Bianshei
Page 8

Arts

4 Choices/Pro Art exhibit reviewed
Page 10

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%

Ms. G and Brenda Jones

"to help each constituency gain
the respect it wants trom the
larger community."

This will help support
Hamilton's already strong
curriculum which includes

classes in Asian Studies, African -
American Studies, Russian

(continued on apge 3)

Weekday parietal extensions
debated at Rep Council meeting

by Mary Frances Kerr
Staff Writer

Atter years of controversy, two
Surveys, impassioned debates on
both sides of the issue, and multiple
SGA meetings, a preliminary
decision on parietals has finally
resulted.

The move tor extended parietals
officially began when Inter-
donnitory Council president Susan
Cowan presented a six part
proposal to the Student Govern-
ment Association Representative
Council on Tuesday, October 9.

The noisy crowd in the Rebekah
conference room heard the pro-
posal, which included provisions
tor extending lobby hours, parietals
on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday evenings, and
extending weekend hours to 24
hours (trom Friday noon to Sunday
midnight).

The 24-hour weekend provision
specified a written consent form to
be signed by roommates before
bringing a male guest to the room
after hostess duty hours (i.e.,
overnight), and an alternate plan
tor first year students during curfew.

It was later decided that in the
interest ot clarification, these
provisions would be split into
individual proposals. At the
October 16 SGA meeting, the
decision was made to put the issue
of adding weekdays (Monday-
Wednesday) to the already existing
parietal hours to a campus-wide
vote.

In addition, it was decided that
lobby hours would be extended to
24 hours every day. This was done
atter concerns were allayed that
lobby doors w ould only be
unlocked during hostess duty
hours, as is the current policy.

Using ranked choices to vote
between "no change," "6-10 p.m.,"
and "6- 1 2 p.m." on a day by day
basis, the campus voted October
22 and 23. At the next SGA
meeting, on Tuesday, October 23,
the campus decision was reported.

Rep Council vote-counters
released their results: the first
count detennined that a change
was desired over no change
(roughly 80% to 20%). The
second count showed an average of
64% of the voting students desiring
parietals trom 6 to 12 midnight on

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednes-
days.

Tli is vote represented about
60% (332) of the ballots distribut-
ed to the student body via post
office boxes.

Rep Council then unanimously
decided to approve the vote's
outcome bv passing the propos.il,
RC193.

RC193 now goes on to be
approved by Judicial Review and
the Board ot Trustees before it is
officially adopted as college policy.
Because RC193 will not be able
to go before the Board until
January, if passed, weekday
parietals will go into effect next
tall.

In the coming weeks, Rep
Council will continue to wrestle
with the parietals debate, when
they attempt to deal with the
issue of 24-hour weekend
parietals.

If Interdorm comes up with a
proposal concerning this issue, it
will go before Rep Council. If
passed, it will go through the same
pRxzess of scrutiny by Judicial
Review and the Board of Trustees
as RC193.

News

Friday,No\tmber 2, 1990 The Profile Page 2

Record 300 prospectives
attend Great Scott

The Admissions staff prepares for Great Scott

BY Mary Blth Gkavhs

On October 28th and 29th" a
record 300 high schtx^l juniors
and seniors attended the Great
Scott! Weekend of 1990.

Most current students may
remember that Great Scott is an
event coordinated by the Agnes
So >tt Office of Admissions which
provides prospectives with the
opportunity to experience first
hand the "real" college lifestyle.

The prospectives participated
in numerous aspects of Agnes
Scott life. They attended classes
and dined in Evans and also
spent time discussing with current
students the realities of dormitory
and college life.

The weekend also offered an

opportunity tor admissions
interviews.

The group ol prospective^
represented thirteen different
states. Over fifty of the students
had already submitted applications
for early admission to Agnes Scott
tor the 19914992 academic'yeat
Approximately 4 5 pi the
prospectives yisited the campus this
summer during the "Hot Topics"
Summer Seminar tor accelerated
High School students.

The prospectives stayed with
current Agnes Scott students and
also in Hopkins Dormitory. The
Office of Admissions appreciates
those students who hosted
prospectives this year and encoup
age c< intinual support trom the
underclassmen in following years.

Noted astrophysicist comes to campus as Distinguished Scholar

by Allison Butler

Students had the opportunity
this Thursday to meet renowned
astrophysicist Dr. Donald
Osterhrock, this year's Distin-
guished Scholar for the University
Center program,

The Distinguished Scholar
program invites a noted professor
to speak at Atlanta area colleges,
Including Agnes Scott, once each
year or tw< >.

Dr. Osterbrock is the immedi-

ate past president of the American
Astronomical Society. He is the
pr< lessor ot astronomy and
astrophysics at Lick Observatory,
University of California at Santa
Cruz, and was director of the
observatory tor ei^ht years.

Dr. Osterhrock earned his Ph.D.
at the Univ ersity of Chicago, and
was a postdoctorate fellow at
Princeton University. His research
has included work focusing on
active Galactic Nuclei and the
Interstellar Medium.

Among his many publications
are the graduate-level textbook
Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae,
and the more recent book
Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae
and Active Galactic Nebulae.

On Thursday morning, Dr.

Osterbrock met with students,
faculty, and cithers at the snack
bar in Alston Center for an
informal discussion and question-
and-answer period. His discussion
focused on the status of the
astronomic community at present,

and its developmeni in the next

ten years.

Today, Dr. Osterhrock will he
giving more formal lectures for
groups at Emory University,
Georgia State University, and
Georgia Tech.

Alcohol Awareness Week a success at Agnes Scott

by Amy E. Forham

Upcoming election for state
representatives promises to
be heated one

by Julie Brac;<

On Novemher 6, C ie< a^gia
residents will choose the next
sute representatives. The
candidates for and the issues
surrounding the race for Qoyer-
nor and Insurance Commisioner

are currently the tocal points of
the election scene.

For governor j the Democratic
candidate is Zell Miller. He
supports ,i state lottery with the
pi> k eeds allocated tor education.
I lis Republican opponent,
|ohnn\ kiUi in, is not againsi a
lot ten, hut w ants to put the vote
to the people. In terms ot
increasing teacher wages, Miller
is tor .in increase in pay based on
merit in the educational system.
Isakson is against .in increase
based on merit.

Miller supports the rollbacks
ot insurance rates while kikson
is tor insurance regulai ion
reforms.

Concerning the issue ot
abortion, both candidates daim

to be pro-lite. They agree that

parents should be notified before
abortion, and both oppose state-
funded abortion.

Zell Miller, who opposes gun
control, but supports checking
tor criminal record betore
purchasing a firearm, is endorsed
by the National Rifle Associa-
tion. There are no endorsements
from the Georgia Association oi
Educators, the Sierra Club, nor
from Womens' Rights Groups.

In the Lieutenant Governor
race, the Democratic candidate
is hene Howard and the
Republican candidate is Mati

Towery. Howard is supported by
the Sierra I ,1ul\ is pro-choiee,
and has enacted such social
reform programs as the
P.E.A.C.H. program. M.itt
Towery is pro-life.

For Insurance Commissioner,
the Republican candidate is Bill)
Lovett, and the Democratic
candidate is Tim Ryles. Basi-
cally, they both support roll-
backs of insurance rates. Ryles
supports the recognition of the
insurance system.

October 14-19 marked the 7th
National Collegiate Alcohol
Awareness week during which
college students throughout the
count ry were able to focus on the
myths and realities ot alcohol
consumption.

Activities planned by the
Ottice ot Student Activities,
C.H.O.I.C.E.S., representatives
from various student groups, and

the Alston Campus C .enter were
all a tremendous success.

Monday through Thursday
display tables were set up in the
Snack bar of the Campus
Center, t he foyer of Buttrick
Hall, and the lobby of Evans
Dining Hall. The tables
displayed informative literature,
magnets, and other educational
materials.

A film series produced by the
major brewing companies w as

shown in the Campus Center
Monday through Wednesday in
an effort to further inform

college students of the (acts oi
drinking alcohol.

Several Agnes Scott students
also contributed to the education
ot fellow students through then
part icip.it ion in the presentation
ot several vignettes on alcohol
awareness m a 1 dinner Theatre
Mocktail C ompelition in beans

Dining 1 lal

News

Friday, November 2, 1990 The Profile Page 3

Playboy bows to student "pressure", begins search of women's colleges

College Press Service

by Tonya Smith
Contributing Editw

NASA breathed a sigh of relief
utter the successful launch of the
Space Shuttle Discovery ofi Oct.
6, 1990.

After pn >bleitis with the i
Hubble Space Telescope, and
hydrogen leaks on both Columbia
and Atlantis, NASA had begun <
to dev elop a tarnished public
image. Discovery's launch, along
with the flawless deployment of <
its payload the Ulysses sun
probe helped restore faith in the
Space Program.

However, problems remain. ;
1 iubble is still only partially
operational, and Columbia sits on
Pad A undergoing tests to
pinpoint the exact source of its
hydrogen leak. :

(continued from page I)

Studies, East Asian Languages and
Literature, and a host of foreign
languages including Swedish,
Arabic, Swahili, Japanese, and
Chinese. 1
Ms. G feels "confident that the :
Hamilton faculty understands that
the well-rounded student needs to
be exposed to other cultures." She
hopes that her role w ill help
bridge the gap between student

services and the academic i
community.

Originally from a town near ;
Rochester, New York, Ms. G looks
forward to going home. She notes
her new nephew and her grand-
mother as two of the best reasons
for taking the job in New York.

While enjoying time with her
family and her new job at
Hamilton, Ms. G will also be
working toward her masters of
science in higher education at
Syracuse University. This w ill be
support ed by the college with both
administrative leave and a
financial commitment.

However, going to Hamilton

She said she did not know if
the students who called were male
or female.

Regardless of who called,
Pkiyboy editors also wanted to
investigate the "myth" that
students at women's colleges are
all feminists with short hair,
Norris added.

"The response has been
fabulous," Norris said.

Some women's college students
have a hard time believing her.

"The attitude here is varying
degrees of disapproval," said
Melissa Dile, president of the
Associated Students of Mills
College, a women's college in
Oakland, California.

In mid-October, Playboy sent a
crew to Boston for a w eek of

Thus far, launch of Columbia
has been scrubbed three times,
once due to a problem with the
recirculation tank in one of the
main engines. Since that time, all
three main engines have been
replaced, but a hydrogen leak
somew here in the aft compart-
ment still remains a problem.

Testing on Columbia was
delayed when it had to be
removed from the pad due to
hurricane threats to the east coast
of Florida. But Columbia has
been returned to Pad A and
NASA engineers plan to do a
tanking test with liquid hydrogen
at chryogenk temperatures.

The leak only appears at these
extremely low temperatures.
Television cameras placed inside
the aft c< >mpartment of Columbia
should show the exact point of

me, ms leaving Agnes Scott.
Although she faces her departure
from Agnes Scott with some
sadness, Ms. G looks philosophi-
cally at the min e as the closing of
a chapter in her life.

For her, this is the time to make
an important career change. She
feels th.u close associates such as
Dean Que Hudson have been
preparing her "to go off and do
great things elsewhere. "

Ms. G views this as a period of
growth, and grow th crimes only
through change. She hopes th.u
in her new position she can "kelp
Hamilton College be all th.u it
can be."

The students of Hamilton
College already believe that she
can. Her appointment was well-
received and the general attitude
among students has been one of
excitement.

The news of the enthusiasm at
Hamilton was revealed to Ms. G
last w eek during an interview with
a reporter from the Hamilton
Spectator. It was during this

photographing students and
alumni at schools that are all-
female or have recently gone co-
ed including Elms, Emmanuel,
Mount Holyoke, Pine Manor,
Regis, Simmons, Smith,
Wellesley, Wheaton and
Wheelock colleges.

ll l thing it's important that the
public knows that we (students
at Mount Holyoke, don't w ant to
be represented like this," said
Heather Merrill, a Mount
Holyoke senior who helped plan
an sxtti'Playboy petition drive
and a picketing of playboy's
Chicago offices.

Norris said that, despite the
"fabulous" response, campus
protests have "scared" some
students into not keeping their

the leak. Columbia's problems
have been at tributed to extensive
repairs m the aft section that had
to be perfonned after its last
mission.

Atlantis also experienced
hydrogen leak problems, but
engineers were able to find the
source of the leak and make
repairs. Additional repairs to the
aft section of Atlantis had to be
made as well, due to damage done
during mating of the orbiter with
the Solid Rocket Boosters
(SR1V).

Technicians failed to remov e a
support beam from the aft section,
and when the orbiter w as raised to
a vertical position, the beam fell
and did extensive damage.

Atlantis is now tentatively
scheduled for launch on Novem-
ber 10.

interview that Ms. G found out
that the student reporter's mother
was an Agnes Scott alumna:
Lenora Ann Davis '59.

This is just one of sev eral Agnes
Scott connections to Hamilton.
C iav Malonev 7o, president of the
Alumnae Association, has a
relative who works in the
Hamilton College Library, and Dr.
Elizabeth F. Potter '69, is a
member of their philosophy
department.

These connections, along with
the warm reception of Hamilton
students, should make the
transition a bit easier.

Ms. G begins her new job on
November 19. However, she will
return in April to attend Alumnae
Weekend and her five-year class
reunion;

The Agnes Scott community
said goodbye to one of its favorite
members in a special Vespers
service last Sunday, and presented
her with a gift in appreciation of
her years of dedication to the
College.

appointments for interviews that
have made with Playboy.

"It's not fair that they're (the
protesting students) not giving
their sisters the freedom to do
what they want," Norris said.

Tess Resman, vice president of
the Student Government
Association at Smith College,
said students there "believe every
woman has the right to do what
she w ants to do with her own
body."

However, she said, they object
to having Smith's name attached
to a playmate.

"I think it will be hard" for a
student from Mount Holyoke to
pose for Playboy, Merrill added.

li I know many students would
have a difficult time understand-
ing why she would do something
like that."

Playboy claims that it already
has convinced one women's
college alumna, a 1986 graduate
of Mills named Heidi Ellis, to
pose.

Dile said she and other Mills
students cannot find any mention

of Ellis in school records.

"It's kind of strange that no
one remembers her," Dile said,
although models do sometimes
adopt fake names when they
appear in the magazine.

The controversy is similar to
the protests and anger that have
greeted Playboy, whose corporate
public relations specialists
transform them into tree
publicity, on its recruiting forays
onto campuses each year.

In September, University of
California at Santa Barbara
students held a small protest of
Playboy hiring UCSB women for
a "Women of the Big West "
feature in the October issue.

In March, the presidents of
Athletic Coast Conference
schools including Duke,
Maryland, Virginia, Georgia
Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest,
North Carolina and North
Carolina State universities sent
a letter charging Pkiyboy was
"exploiting our universities" in a
group of photos titled "Women
of the ACQ"

Dean Wistrand to reassume
teaching duties

by Laura Barlament
Stuff Writer

After this academic year, Associate Dean of the College Harry
Wistrand will be returning to his "teaching duties" as a tenured faculty
member of the biology department.

He had orignally intended to hold the position of Associate Dean
only through the transition period of selecting a new Dean of the
College. Now that Dean Sarah Blanshei is getting settled in, he is
"ready for a relief of responsibilities."

Although there are aspects of the position he w ill miss, like being
able to come in contact with a broad spectrum of students, his outlook
toward the change is positive.

Claiming it's bowing to
student pressure, Playboy
magazine has*Started asking
students at women's colleges to
pose in various states of undress
for a spring pictorial.

The magazine, which often
trolls campuses for willing
models, decided to recruit at
women's colleges this year in
response to alleged requests from
students who felt "left out"
because Playboy had never hired
women from their schools, said
Elizabeth Norris, a Playboy
spokesman.

Norris, however, would not
name the people who made the
unusual requests.

Hydrogen leaks cause problems for shuttle program

Ms

Editorials

Friday, Noxtmber 2, 1990 The Profile Page 4

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| Agnes Scott College Box 764 "Decatur, GA 30030

AGNES

SCOTT Editor-in-Chief
college Michelle Roberts

Managing Editor Copy Editor

Laura Shaeffer Kristin Lemmerman

News Editors Tonya Smith, Josie Hoilman

Features Editor Angie Tacker

Arts Editor Sandee McGlaun

Arts Calendar Editor Rita Ganey

Photography Editor Barbie Stitt

Circulation Manager Mary Mathewes

Advertising Manager Sara DiGiusto

The Profile is pulylishcd bi-weekly throughout the acadcrtuc year. Letters to the editor ami guest
editorials are alums welcomed and should be rvpi en on disk using Microsoft Word. Names
cannot be wMeld. Views expressed ori the ediumal paps do not necessarily reflect those of
anyone affiliated wtth the College other than the author.

Lagrdappe

by Michelle Roberts

It seems that the general public never paid much attention to
women's colleges except , perhaps, to label them as "girls' schools,"
or vv places for dykes" until the uproar at Mills College in May.

Mills' board of trustees announced its decision to admit men, after
138 years as a women's college, on May 3. After tremendous student
outcry, the decision was reversed on May 18.

Suddenly everyone was talking about women's colleges. The
articulate women from Mills impressed even the skeptical, but there
emerged an opposition to the "separatism" encouraged by colleges
which accept only women.

Alumnae and professors were speaking out against the concept of
women's colleges, claiming that they are no longer necessary and that
their 4 special treatment" of women adversely affects them when they
leave that protective atmosphere.

In an irritating piece entitled "Lately, militant feminists funnier
than Dan Quayle," Mike Royko joked about "the young hysterics" at
Mills: vv Talk about a tizzy. The thought of male creatures in their
midst caused such revulsion that some female students were reported
to have said 'eek' and nearly swooned."

Even columnist Ellen Goodman, who was so well-received here last
fall, wrote to denounce the reversal at Mills.

A NOW representative was quoted recently as having said, at a
meeting in Hampton Roads, Virginia, that any college admissions
policy which excludes any person on any basis other than merit is
constitutionally and morally wrong.

Now Playboy has decided to capitalize on it all in its April 1991
issue, "Women of Women's Col leges."

The press release it has sent to student newspapers boasts about the
selection of Heidi Ellis, a 1986 Mills graduate, who "says she does not
feel that posing nude compromises her personal integrity."

Apparently, due to pressure from "women of women's colleges",
Ellis has changed her mind and will not appear in the pictorial and
assist in the search as Playboy originally intended.

Attending a women's college is an individual choice, and posing for
Playboy would seem to be an individual choice When it affects the
college itself, though especially when our college and others are
under attack appearing in the magazine could do nothing positive
for the image we want to promote.

On a personal level, students need to think about the ramifications
of appearing nude in the magazine. There are more important things
that students at women's colleges should be working toward than
providing a false, carefully posed, airbnished, and artificially lit image
with which other women cannot compete.

There are enough cases of low self -esteem leading to eating
disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and even suicide among us without
aided victimization bygone of our own."

Posing for this Playboy issue would be completely incongruous with
everything a women's college stands for. Do any of us want to
jeopardize all (hat we have worked so hard to attain by adding the
stereotype 4 'playmates" to the image of the women's college student, so
that we can be taken less seriously than ever?

Agnes Scott students need to mobilize on this issue and to educate
those who are undecided or who think there is nothing wrong with
posing, as some colleges have already done. We have too much at
stake

Public Safety News

by Officer Charlotte York

A 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88
was stolen from Hopkins parking
lot two weeks ago. The car was
recovered by Atlanta police with
only minimal damage. The
steering column and a rear vent
window had been broken.

Fire drills were recently
conducted in the Walters and
Winship residence halls. The
City of Decatur Fire Department
participated in each drill. The
students responded with the speed
and seriousness that is required in
emergency situations. Fire
Department officials were
favorably impressed.

Emergency situations are the
focus of the CPR/First Aid Course
being offered by the Department

of Public Safety on November 1 7.
Resident Assistants who took the
course at the beginning of the year
reported that they enjoyed the
class, they learned a great deal, and
best of all, it wasn't eight hours of
pure hell! Anyone wishing to
register for the course should bring
a check for $25.00 to the Public
Safety Off ice within the next two
weeks.

Service is one of the most
important aspects of a department
charged with public safety and law
enforcement. Services range from
providing brochures containing
crime prevention tips to active
services such as escorts and fire
drills to preventive services such as
issuing citations fox offenses thai
pose risks to the public's safety.

In an effort to make the campus

community aware of services
available to you, we will highlight
some of them in this space from
time to time.

A very helpful ser\'ice to$ is the
emergency call box. Two are
located on this campus in the South
Candler and Tennis Court parking
areas. The boxes are operated by
opening the box and pushing a
button inside which gives direct
phone access to the Department of
Public Safety.

Emergency call boxes have been
in use for decades on campuses
across the country in conjunction
with other public serv ices to
provide some means of getting
timely assistance to students in
remote locations. You are urged to
become familiar with and take
advantage of this service.

Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Per yam

What is the price per barrel of
young American blood?

Pardon me, ladies, if 1 don't
just fall right in with the goose-
step, knee-jerk march of the
mindless "patriots" who are
willing to leave the life's blood of
young Americans on the desert
sands in exchange for cheap
arabian oil. This country's need
to mainline oil is alarming, but
not as alarming as our
tendency to rush all
over the globe, shoving
our guns in where they
don't belong.

We allow ourselves
to be driven into a
patriotic frenzy similar
to the feeding frenzy of
sharks, fueled by such
buzzwords as "Protect-
ing democracy!" We continue to
murder our fellow humans in
order to protect 1 ) our corporate
profiteers' interests which are
protected by 2) corrupt tyran-
nies, which, thanks to our
support, still abound in Central
and South America. This time
we protect Saudi Arabia, another
non-deiruKracy, a fuedal
monarchy which enslaves,
mutilates, and degrades women
as an integral pan of their
societal behavior. Thanks so
much, Mr. Bush.

Sounds to me like we are
suffering as a nation from Ux)
much testosterone putting
pressure on our collective brain.
If we could run this country on
testosterone instead of oil, we'd
be in fine shape. Then the
macho men in the n^ht wing
Republican party, the pentagon,
and 95% percent of the prison

population could provide
something useful to society
instead of greed, v iolence, death,
and destruction.

How many oil crises must we
have before our leaders realize
that we cannot continue on this
same blind course. 7 One of the
factors distinguishing humans

One of the factors distinguishing
humans from animals is
supposed to be the ability to
reason and plan for the future.

from animals is supposed to be
the ability to reason and plan for
the future.

Because he understood that
the depletion of the world's oil
supplies is inevitable, Jimmy
Caner set us on the wise path of
developing alternative energy
sources. The United States has
some of the greatest scientific
minds in the world .and they have
developed technologies to
replace our ill-fated addiction to
oil.

But making the change-overs
would be expensive and require a
cenain flexibility of thought that
appears to be alien to the macho
male mind (if that is not a
contradiction in terms). At the
urging of corporate pirates,
Reagan and his criminal cronies
recklessly dismantled the wise
programs Carter initiated. And
Bush has completed their

destruction. But never mind, he's
doing his job getting his rich
white male friends richer and to
hell with everybody else.

So what it we continue to get
cheap oil? It we keep going in the
same direction, someday soon we
w ill have slurped up all the oil
Arabia has to otter. Then we'll
stick a straw in our own
supply. And with the
hucksters si ill
huckstering their gas-
guzzling cars on
television, eventually
we'll all run out oi fuel.
Our entire economy
will grind to a halt. We
will sit there in our cars
on the roads that have
become permanent parking lots,
staring at each other, shaking our
heads, clucking our tongues and
saying, "Somekxly ought to do
something."

Yes. Somebody ought to do
something. Only not then, when
it will be too late. We ought to
do something now, while there is
still time to switch to methane
and alcohol fuel for our vehicles.
These fuels can be manufactured
from our own green plants, which
would provide added income for
our stmggling fanners as well as
eliminate a lot of the garbage
problem. We can ship products
by train instead of truck, saving
millions of gallons a year. Solar
and wind energy facilities can
help us kick our habit of toxic
and polluting fuels like nukes and
oil, while at the same time
cutting our dependency on other
nations.

Editorials

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 5

Neighborhood Feminist

Look where progressive ideas could
take us in only five years

by Kim Q jmpcx

Perhaps I'm just a CiadMonalist,
or a romantic, but 1 still have this
old-fashioned idea that the
university is the birthplace oi great
ideas. The university is anything
hut detached from the community;
it is vital to it. It is here thai
Leaders are molded and imagina-
tions bloom.

1 try to make this vision true for
myself, it anyone. I love this place;
1 treasure every morsel of knowl-
edge and friendship. I jump to the
defense ol this school when we get
attacked. But behind closed doors,
I admit: Agnes Scott is not living
up to my ideal.

Again, perhaps it is naive, hut 1
have a vision ol w hat this school
could he. When I think of how far
we tall short, 1 feel something
between outrage and nausea.

There is a mood ot despair on
campus this tall. Beyond the usual
complainingrabout time manage-
ment, there is a sense that things
are actually taking a turn tor the
worse. While before things were
just irritatingly stagnant, now
there is the fear of what Agnes
Scott will he even five years down
the road.

Though there is a place for
another grievance list, I'm still
trying to keep hope alive. Let me
paint for you my vision of this
college:

Imagine first a place with about
triple our present enrollment.
Bigger classes? Yes. More dorms?

Certainly. Less individual
attention. 7 To a decree, yes.

On the other hand, there will
he more study groups, more
student organizations, more varied
and diverse opinion. Next imagine
the student body composition.
Geographic diversity is not so
important in my hook. To me it's
more important what you do with
the people you've got. Thus: a full
25% African- American to start.

U AH SHOCK; INVASION!"
Yes, and wouldn't it he good. We
could he the first liberal arts
college in the country to have an
At-Am constituency that large,
and certainly the first women's
college to have one. Even further,
we could he the academic hotbed
of feminist thought on black/white
relations.

African- American women will
consider Agnes Scott a new breed
of the predominantly white
women's college. No longer will
they refer to us as "the white
Spelman" Agnes Scott will he a
place where you don't have to
Leave your fethnicity .it the door.
(Considering we're in the "black
mecca" ot the United States, this
idea really isn't so farfetched, is it. 1 )

And about the race question:
wouldn't it he nice if we had other
minorities represented in the
student body? Just to give Witkaze
a break as the only organization
committed to racial pride.
Considering the pool of Asian and
Jewish students going to college in
the past few years, isn't it peculiar

that they are so grossly
underrepresented? Not to
mention Hispanics, who are
inching closer to becoming our
largest racial minority, or Native
American women, who I'm sure
could come into (our) visibility
given the incentiv e.

Imagine a student council with
representatives for each group!
(Don't think of it with that
George Bush "cjuota"-phohia;
think of it like a U.N.)

And you know who else would
be represented. 7 LESBIANS!
"Come exit, come out, wherever
you are..." Lesbian parties,
feministleshian dorm, even lesbian
couples at Black Cat! My secret
wish is for Agnes Scott to he a
catchword in the General
Assembly for pro-gay activism.

Imagine it you will how the
faculty will look. When you look
in the course catalog, you actually
see names you can't pronounce!
Even further, since there's more of
us, there'll he more of them, only
less ov erworked. Time tor
sabbatical, the arts, campus
debates, political activism,
community work, their families.
Oh and let us not forget the on-
campus day care center for faculty,
students AND STAFF, with that
tmly revolutionary model of
sliding scale costs.

And how about an academic
plan that values the integrity of
the curriculum ox er the size of the
endowment. 7 And what majors:
African- American Studies, Asian-

American Studies, Computer
Science, Geology, Geography,
Dance, Feminist Studies! And
never for a moment sacrificing the
disciplines ot old: Classics, Art
History, Philosophy. A little
advising, yes; hut more knock-
down drag-out debates about the
purpose and composition of the
liberal arts among students,*

In terms of faculty/student and
administration/student relations,
imagine full-voting student
representation on faculty
committees, recognition ot
student opinion as valid, aban-
doning all distrust and condescen-
sion.

Finally, social lite on campus.

And girl, they will have to
remind me what that word
"parietals" means.

Drink in the vision.

BUT WHAT WOULD THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAY 7
Gosh, 1 wonder. I have this
image of them on the top floor of
the library, on the top ranks of
the hierarchy, grazing over our
every decision. I can't say I know
a single one by face. Wouldn't it
be nice if I were invited to a
meeting. 7 They may consider my
vision the pathetic wish-list
tribblings of a loud-mouth
undergraduate, or they may just
need someone with a passion and
a vision.

The Forum

Does the "Thought Police" thrive
at Agnes Scott College?

By Kim Comix \ ,\np
Michele A. Bararo

Ij the print in the jness box is too
small jor you to read, you may not
reali:e this, si) we will repeat it: the
views expvssed in this editonal column
are those of the authors. Evidenee of
anyone shcamg these opinions is purely
coincidental .

Light skin, dark s kin, straight
hair, kinky. Round eyes, slant eyes,
privilege, racism.

It's so old hat, isn't it. 7 When
will we stop talking about racism. 7
Everybody knows it's wrong; so,
let's get on with our lives. Waaa,
waaa, pout, pout; isn't life tough. 7

We are hearing from college
campuses around the country the
cry against "mental censorship."
This cry has finally reached one of
the final bastions of Southern
life Agnes Scott College.

Some people don't believe it's as
had as all that. Students of color
are accused of being eg<acentric,
over-sensitive, complaining

moralites the Thought Police of
the university.

Some people seem to feel that
acknowledgement ot ethnic
sensitivities on our 'culturally
diverse" campus is unnecessarily
silencing people.

Silencing whom. 7

The only people to complain
about the "new" cultural awareness
on college campuses are racists (or,
shall we say, people of no ethnic
sensitivity). They fear their
inability to express their bigotry
freely and openly violates their First
Amendment right to free speech.

Yes, we've said it again the "r"
word. Racism is ignoring and
misrepresenting the histories,
cultures, and contributions of
people of color.

Racism is the unwillingness to
acknowledge that we, people of
color, have and deserve the right to
attend classes and meetings without
being culturally assaulted.

We, people ot color, are
constantly silenced. We are
expected to behave like the "house
niggers" in order to obtain our
diplomas, We must make excuses
for institutions which bury racial
incidents. We must turn our backs
on other people of color in order to
hold our jobs, maintain our GPAs,
and gain privileges,

We have been silenced by this
system pi domination and exploita-
tion in the United States (and,
through colonialism and neo-
colonialism, around the world) all
of our lives.

Let us say to you who are
officially offended at this point that
you should lmk inside yourselves to
find exit why. Why does it bother
you that oppressed people, people
strugglfag tor a voice, ask only for
their rights as HUMAN BEINGS. 7

Racism. Elitism. Me- ism. Let us
make some suggestions:

The next time you see an
antebellum home with its big
magnolias, think about the slaves
whose lives were spent building the
house and whose lives were ended
swinging from its trees.

The next time you take a chunk
of Georgia clay in your hands, think
about the native peoples who once
considered it their home; then,
think about that national lie called
Thanksgiving.

The next time you see a railroad,
think about the Eastern migration
of Asian peoples and how all the
"promised land" brought them was
exclusion acts, prostitution, anti-
miscegenation, and labor exploita-
tion.

The next time vou see a "Wel-
come to Georgia" sign, think about
how it's not translated into Spanish
and how peculiar it is that the
northern border of the United
States has no restrictions while the
southern one is " protected" by
machine guns.

The next time you look at the
ethnic distribution of our campus,
consider these histories ot racial
domination that got people where
they are; it's not just the happen-
stance of entrepreneurial choices.

The next time white people
complain about how their equally
important voice is being silenced,
ask yourself whether it is such a
regrettable thing that tasteless and
painful comments disguised as
"jokes" are silenced.

Editorials

Friday,Noyeniber 2, 1990 The Profile Page 6

Letters To The Editor

Neighborhood
Feminist's column
exemplifies divided
campus

Deaf Editor,

I am writing this letter
concerning the recent attack on
Jennifer Pilcher, featured in the
editorial titled "Let me tell you
about ugliness, my sister." Well,
'let me tell you about Ugliness, my
sister": It is ugly and also totally
unnecessary to mention a person's
name seven times to begin each
new point, in one article. I think
the author loses the very valid
points she is trving to make by
repeatedly saying both Jennifer's
first and last names. The
emphasis hen >mes i >n Jennifer
Pilcher, not the student w ith the
eating disorder or the faculty
without raises. By doing this she
is utility of the same filing she
accuses Jennifer of.

I also believe she completely
missed the point Jennifer w as
attempting to make. The point I
fed Jennifer was making is one
not completely without a basis. 1
think she was outraged that the
i mly t ime this campus makes an
effort, or has any concern about
its appearance is when they are
convinced they will be able to
extract money Out of the event. If
they believed they would receive
large donations from Senior
Investiture weekend, you can
believe they would have had this
campus sparkling. It is well
know n that no one has any
monev left after paying tuition,
and that is w hy the campus
looked like hell; they stood
nothing to gain from the senior's
parents. Perhaps, the point
Jennifer was making was that an
absurd amount of monev w as
spent during the Centennial
( 'clehration, all in an effort to
impress contributors, and the
^enlors can't even get the hedges
clipped.

It is not likely that Jennifer,
with one letter to the editor, is
g< ring to change the fact that the
(acuity did not receive raises, or
help students with eating
disorders or sexually transmitted

diseases. However, this was
m >me$iing she felt she could have
a direct effect on, and that is why
he spoke out.

The author's joints are all very

valid, but 1 completely disagree

w ith the way she has presented
them. It was not necessary to
attack Jennifer Pilcher to make

any ot those points. And as fat

the Wvmvn's Studies bulletin
hoard, or even the tenure track
i. a Att k an'Americari studies, I
think vout crtger i^ displaced 1
don't think it was Jennifer who

wrote those truly offensive
remarks on that board.

I am disgusted at all the anger
and hostility this campus has been
harboring lately. And it is not
one group against another. It is
everyone against everyone; it
appears that no one is immune. I
have never in my two plus years
here seen this campus so divided,
and isn't it sad. 7 And what is
next.' Will the "neighborhood
feminist" teel attacked and attack
me for writing this letter. 7 And
where will it all end. 1 Kim
Compoc, it is a wonderful talent
you have, expressing your
powerful emotion through your
words. I hate to see you waste it
by attacking someone you call
your sister. This campus is so full
ol apathy, and is it any wonder
when you are attacked for
expressing yourself.

I commend Jennifer Pilcher on
recognizing her voice and using it,
rather than sitting in the dining
hall bitching about it. For
someone who is always speaking
out against oppression, I'm
wondering how the author of that
article is feeling in the role of the
oppressor. Because, I'm sure
Jennifer Pilcher is feeling
oppressed. I only hope she has
the courage to use her voice again.

Respec tfully su bm ttted ,
Kara M. Russell

Editing blunder
offends RTC

Dear Editor,

No matter how we try, we
can't escape categorization.

Labeling people by profession,
gender, personality type is an
unav oidable and even conv enient
grouping process. This pnxress is
effective only when it is accurate.

In "Changing demographics
affect College enrollment" (Profile,
September 28, 1990), the author
created an inaccurate category
and then put me in it! I refer to
the following sentence: "The
new recruitment strategies
include more direct attention to
minority women graduating from
high school and non~ traditional
women seeking a college educa-
tion, known as Ketum-to-College
or RTC student v"

While my husband, from
w hom I am separated, and some
ot my friends may take issue with
my disclaimer, I do not regard
mwlt as a "non-traditional
worn, in." I enthusiastically
respond, however, to character-
ization as ,i woman pursuing a
college education at a rtori-
traditKmcdage.

Sincerely,
Eulalie D. Mellen

Sisters attacking sisters
makes for bad family
relations

Gentle Neighbors,

While I strongly Support the
position out of which The
Neighborhood Feminist argues in
"Let me tell you about ugliness,
my sister" | Issue J], I fear that her
most compelling and eloquent
message is blunted by including a
personal attack on "[her] sister"
Ms. Pilcher. TNF deflects the
force of her statements; her appeal
to our outrage would have been
more effective had she spoken
solely out of the moral force of her
position.

Let's leave the vitriol to the
Grizzards of the world let's not
give them a chance to invite us to
run on over for a saucer of milk.
Lest I he misconstrued, I'm not
reiterating that old demeaning
admonition, "Be sweet, dear." I'm
saying, "Keep the personal out of
the issues."

Sincerely,
Ms. Manners

Student gardeners
defend "landscaping
demise"

Dear Editor,

We are writing in response to
Jennifer Pitcher's letter concerning
our campus V'landscaping demise"
| Issue 2]. We are student gardeners
and work directly with the Physical
Plant. This year, like many
departments* we have faced budget
problems that we have not had to
deal with in the recent past. If
every bush has not been trimmed
immediately and every weed not
instantly conquered, it's been due
largely to the following two
reasons:

1 ) Our grounds crew has not
been working at full capacity since
Alumnae Weekend.

2) Our budget has been cut
back, resulting in no overtime
hours for the landscaping crew,
fewer flowers, etc.

In regard to Jennifer's concern
about the grass not being mowed,
the sidewalks not being edged, and
the bushes not being trimmed, we
would like to state the following
facts. The grounds crew mows the

Agnes Scott campus as well as the

surrounding ASC property on a
daily basis. As for the sidewalks,
they are edged three times every
year and this year will not be .in
exception. And finally, the
bushes the bushes on our campus
must he trimmed in cold weather.
It they are not, they will sprout
new growth, and trimming that
w< >uld damage the life cycle of the

bush. So when you see the
campus bushes getting a little
unruly, please realize that we trim
them as soon as w e can.

So, next time you take a walk
around the campus, Jennifer,
please notice the newly planted
pansies, the freshly trimmed
bushes, and yes, the sound of
mowers, and try to ov erlook a tew
straggling weeds. In the future
we hope that maybe you'll be
able to take pride in our campus
as we do. It not, we offer you a
more constructive solution than
an editorial a pair of gardening
gloves.

Sincerely,

Wendy Allsbrook and
Talin Keyfer

Is editorial column an
outlet for libel?

Dear Editor:

In response to the Neighbor-
hood Feminist's October 12th
editorial: Let me tell you about
ugliness. Ugliness is libel libel
which skirts the issue and docs
little except leave a bad taste in
my mouth.

I realize I run the risk of
bringing cries of "racist" on my
head for my next statements, but
they need to he said. Not every
white student on this campus is
vx snotty" and "overprh ileged."
The racist overtones in the
N e ighbc >rh< x kI Fern i n ist s
editorial were offensive and
appalling. I suspect that had Ms.
Pitchers letter to the editor been
written by a minority student, the
Neighborhood Feminist would
have lost a lot of ammunition.
Racism on this campus is not a
One-Way av enue of hate extended
from the white European-
American students to the
minority students. It goes both
or all ways, folks.

Perhaps the Neighborhood
Feminist did not mean to imply
that every white student on
campus is snotty and over-
privileged; I'm willing to give her
the benefit ot the doubt. That
being the case, her remark was a
personal attack, which brings us
back to where we began: libel.

I'm tired of and disgusted
with the people on this campus
who champion rights and the
freedom of speech, only to use
those freedoms to abuse others;
who refuse to allow anyone to
express an opinion different from
their own without insulting or
ridiculing the disagreeing party.
Freed >m comes with a certain
aim mnt I >t &sp< >nsibilitv. Until
you can learn CD respect others'
freedom ( >f expressi, n and rigfti to
disagree, you have no right to

express your own thoughts
freely you forfeit that freedom.

Both women made good
points in their editorials. 1 agree
that there are more important
issues on this campus than
whether or not the hedges are
trimmed. However, one person
can not be responsible for all the
world's problems. Am 1 to
understand that even student
should be actively involved in
seeking a solution to racism,
demanding more monetary
support for overworked faculty,
curing eating disorders, demand-
ing fairness from a President
who refuses to put our monev
where her mouth is, prevent ing
date rape, protesting the
outrageous cost of tuition, and
writing letters of protest to
George Rush, in hopes of
preventing a hideous war. 1 Call
me cynical. No one cm
effectively deal with all these
issues at once. Well spend all
our time worrying and scurrying
from one problem to another
without accomplishing any-
thing.

So people pick and choose.
Some choose to address the
smaller issues. "Small" issues are
valid. There's something to he
said tor aesthetics. However,
Ms. Pilcher addressed an issue
more important than campus
beautification: campus safety.
While we're worrying about rape
at a trat house, let's look at olur
own backyard. Walking home
from Dana late at night after
theatre rehearsal, those mon-
strous bushes between Buttrick
and the library where there is
no lighting within twenty feet
make me very uneasy. What a
marvelous place tor someone to
lie in wait. I don't mind if my
"pristine buttocks" are pricked
by hedge Enough said.

The Neighborhood Feminist
made some valid points, but so
did Ms. Pilcher. I am
unconvinced that the Neighbor-
hood Feminist is personally,
actively involved in all the issues
she berated the rest of us for
ignoring; it is impossible. She
could have gotten her point
across wake tip and get
involved in something
with< >ut slandering a fellow-
student and ridiculing Ms.
Pilcher's ideas. The Neighbor-
hood Feminist is not the only
source of legitimate ideas on this
campus. Il her column is going
to be an outlet for libel, I vote to
scratch it. There is enough
tension on this campus already
without it.

Sincerely,
Sandee Mc( ilaun

Friday, November 2, 1990 The Profile Page 7

Faculty in the spotlight: Lewin exudes energy in her teaching andherlife

BY Bethany Blankenship
Staff Writer

"Welcome to Myrtle Lewin,"
Dr. Lew in, associate professor of
mathematics, sayS as she runs her
fingers rapidly through her short
hair.

Sitting excitedly at the edge of
her chair, she gives the impression
of being able to go in a ttiiUion
different directions at one time
while simply sitting there. She
speaks quickly and precisely arid
with great conv ict ion about her
life

Pr. Lewin was horn in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She
grew up and received her fbttrial
education there. She cartie to
America lor the first time in 1966
with her hushand to continue her
study oj mathematics at the
University of Wisconsin at
Madison.

During this time she gave birth
to two children, liana and Shira.
She and the Rabies went to
England tor a year while she
studied itiath under one of her
professors on sabbatical there.

In 1970, after she had finished
her Ph.D, she and her family
traveled to Israel. She attended

the Hebrew University in Jerusa-
lem for her post --doctoral work,
during the same pericxl that the
Yom Kippur War was being fought.

After three years of teaching at
the Ben Gurion University of the
Neger, the Lewins returned to
South Africa to visit ailing parents
and to rest from the stress of the
war. They continued to live there,
where they both received teaching
positions and were tenured.

They stayed in South Africa
until 1980, when they came back
to the United States, settling in
Appleton, Wisconsin. Dr. Lewin
taught at Lawrence University, a
liberal arts college.

This kind of teaching was new
to Dr. Lewin, as she had been
accustomed to teaching mathemat-
ics mainly to engineering students
in large research institutions.

After two and a hsfcfi years there,
Dr. Lewin moved to Atlanta,
where she came to teach on the
Agnes Scott campus. Again, her
method of teaching was altered to
cope with concentration on the
education of women.

She supports the collaborative
learning process in which ever}
individual learns differently.
'There are differences in the way

women approach the learning
pnx:ess," she states.

She has shifted her interests
from her original research area
with some regrets but has adapted
well to this environment of
learning with the philosophy that
there are other things that are
more worthwhile.

The recycling program is < >ne < >i
her present interests on campus.
Although she did not start the
pr< >grartij she is actively involved
with keeping the process func-
t h >ning.

ByMichele A. Bakaro
Staff Writer

Clara Ann Thompson was one
of three poet children of John
Henry and Clara Jane Thompson,
two ex-slaves from Virginia. She
lived in Rossmoyne, Ohio, near
Cincinnati. Clara spent most of
her life with her sister, Prise ilia,
another poet in the family-
There is no exact date of birth
recorded for Clara. When her
obituary appeared in the March 20,
1949, Cincinmd Inquirer, it stated

As a professor of mathematics,
she says that her knowledge of
mathematics helps her realize that
the world is indeed in trouble with
Oveip< >pulation and the waste of
the earth's natural resources.

This realization is a "selfish" one,
she says, in that she wants to help
clean up the earths problems for
her grandchildren's sake.

Also, a lot of her enthusiasm for
environmental issues comes from
the young people of today. She says
that "young pe< >ple appreciate the
need to do something much mow

that she was 80 years old when she
died. Tli is would place her year ( >f
birth at 1869.

Although Clara was educated in
public schools, she also received
priv ate tutoring. She taught
sch< >ol for a short while away from
Rossmoyne. Later, she returned
home to write poetry and to give
readings of her works.

Clara published her first book,
Songs From the Wayside, herself.
Newman Ivey White, a white
critic of that period, criticized her
lack of imagination and culture,

than older people."

Mathematically speaking, Dr.
Lewins book, An Introduction to
Mathematical Analysis, was
published about two years ago.

Dr. Lewin enjoys teaching
here. Her students are her
audience, involved in every step
of the mathematical prQcess,
She's the kind of professor who
d( jesn'l stand ^t ill f< u" a second but
is everywhere at once, detn< >t\<
m rating, teaching, and enjoying
what she knows and loves best
mathematics.

failing to take into account Clara's
very different ethnic background
and experiences.

Clara wrote on all aspects of life:
religion, family, hope, nature, and
death. Hers was a dialectical style
which offered advice on race
relations through the voices of
different characters.

Toward the end of her life, Clara
lived with a niece in Cincinnati
and taught catechism at a Catholic
church. She died in March of
1949, and was buried in an
unmarked grave.

Clara Ann Thompson: A black voice in poetry

Britt Brevvton, Class of 1994:

No, I'm too mcxJest. 1 think it
would be good for someone to
do it. Some people have an
idea that the women who go to
women's colleges are "rejects."
These people should see that
most [of these women] are not
just intelligent but beautiful,
too, I don't think people
should be offended by this.
Actually, I think it is quite
amusing.

Street Beat

by Lynda Johnson

The Question:

Would you pose as a women's college student for Playboy?

Karen Cox, Class of 1993:

I see the Playboy issue as a
matter of personal decision. I
personally would not pose. But I
believe that each woman on
campus has the right to decide
for herself and not be influenced
by the "reputation" of ASC or
the "integrity" of women.

Sally MacMillan, Class of
1991:

No, 1 would not pose because,
even though I believe it's a
personal decision (to pose or not
to pose), we have a responsibility
to other women. Our responsi-
bility is showing ourselves as
intelligent and able women and
not just beautiful Ixxlies. We
(women) should be recognized
for our achievements and not
just our appearance.

i

Emily Perry, Class of 1992:

No, I wouldn't pose. I think it is
degrading for women to be
looked at as "'cows in a meat
market." Women should be
admired for their intelligence
and our thinking abilities and
not just for our bodies.

Dawn Sloan, Class of 1992:

There is nothing morally wrong
with posing for Playboy. I think
people should be proud enough
of their bodies that if they want
to show it off, then they should.
Should anyone consider posing
nude immoral, that person
should consider only the
action, and not allow the
action to become a reflection of
the model nor upon the
institution of Agnes Scott

Features

Friday, October 12, 1990 The Profile Page 8

Who is the real person behind the tide 'Dean of the College* 7

by Mary Frances Kerr

Staff Writer

You know the face. You know
the name. You know the office
she holds, and you probably
know some of her many stellar
credentials. But who is Sarah
Blanshei?

Dean Blanshei brings real
rallies, experiences, and goals to
Agnes Scott in the first year
here, some of which she revealed
in a recent interview.

The dean explained how her
various experiences including
educational experiences that run
the gamut from large state
university to a men's college that
changed to co-ed to a women's
college have prepared her for
her current role.

The very different environ-
ments she has been in allow her
to see beyond the myths and
misunderstandings certain types
of institutions may hold about
other types, and have enabled
her to apply these perspectives to
the situation at hand.

She pointed out that the
Values she has developed will
help her to make the decisions
rhat Agnes Scott will be making
in order to face the tremendous
challenges oi the S>0s. She also
recognized that as Dean of the
College, she is in a perfect
p< >sition to help facilitate the
dec i s i o iv m a king process .

Her values, while not a
"blueprint for change'V'will
inevitably shape and influence
anything that [she] would do
here at Agnes Scott."

The first value that she
specifically talked about was her
^ < Miimirment in concurrence
with that of the college to the

development of the "total
student". She tied this in to a
host of accompanying ideals.

She expanded on her desire
for a balance (and sometimes the
conflict) between the impor-
tance of the individual and the
importance of the community.
She gave several examples of the
relevance of this point.

First, she touched on the pros
and cons of the College's
emphasis on the individual; with
all the positives of small classes,
lots of attention, and close
faculty-student relationships,
there is a constant pressure in
the need and desire to perform
academically, a legitimate source
of stress for students.

In discussing the community
oriented side of the balance,
Dean Blanshei spoke of the high
level of activity amoung students
as a sign of the strong commu-
nity feeling and commitment to
the institution.

Reiterating her initial idea of
placing emphasis upon the total
student", Dean Blanshei chose
two mam thrusts. First, the
college years tor both tradi-
tional aged students and RTCs
are a time of such amazing
transformation, a time to reaffirm
and fulfill all ones values.

She stated that it is vitally
important for the college to
think of the w hole person and to
equip that person for a lifetime of
continued growth and develop-
ment.

She took this off to another
angle long enough to relate this
personal value to the mission of
the college. She noted that
Agnes Scott has remained true
to developing not only the
cognitive and intellectual, the

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cultural and the social, but the
spiritual as well.

She did not mean spiritual in
the religious sense, but in the
importance of realizing that
higher education can not only be
an analytical pursuit or studies,
but also a problem-solving
experience where values do exist.

Blanshei said, "The move-
ment toward the interdiscipli-
nary, the emphasis now on civic
learning. ..is trying to get the
values and the spiritual back in."

This excursion into the
purpose of education led back to
the second main thrust of how
education plays a role tor the
individual and her or his role in
the community. She addressed
the possible stereotypical views

on reasons for education;
preparation tor a career and
learning tor the sake oi knowl-
edge.

The Dean, recognizing that
both oi these are legitimate,
introduced a third view to this
argument: the students obliga-
tion to society. She emphasized
the absolute importance ot
adding this third perspective to
the two-sided "career vs.
leaming-tor-its-ow-n-sake"
debate.

"You're not going to be able to
deal in a highly technological
society if you don't have
technical knowledge, or at least
have the skills to know you don't
have the technical knowledge.
You simply aren't going to be an

informed member ot a demo-
cratic society."

While she discussed specifics
going on in the Dean's office,
particularly the specifics qj
planning both short range and
long rangeDean Blanshei turned
back to the idea ot the mission ot
the college.

She concluded the interview
by saving thai in racing the
challenges and opportunities ot
the 90s, she intends to do her job
of directing change. Her goal is
to continue the process oi
shaping and selecting new
venues in the pursuit oi knowl-
edge, as the world around us
changes, and the individuals
along with it.

Laura Thruston shares secrets of the stage

by Shirley Kennedy

This alumna interview is the first of
a series conducted by the Career
Advisory Board to give students
persona/ perspectives on various
career fields .

Laura Thruston, better known
as "Spike" to her fellow
Blacktriars members, graduated
from Agnes Scott last year with a
degree in English.

Instead of ending up in a
classroom, the route many
English majors follow, Laura used
her degree to begin an exciting
career as a performance proper-
ties ma>ter .it the Alliance
Theatr.

As properties master, she is in
charge of props and scene
changes during the main stage
season. Some electrical work is
done, including running lights
tor show s. She is also responsible
for lending props to movie crews
filming in Georgia, as well as to
area schools:

When she first left school, she
was offered a job managing a
moving theatre. The job paid
$32,000, but she gave it up
because she wanted to work at
the Alliance. "Besides," she

adds, "sitting around telling other
people w hat to do w as not
exactly what 1 wanted to do."

Among the things she enjoys
about her job are the variety ot
her schedule and the different
types ot people she meets through
her job.

Eor example, says Thruston, "1
have two working schedules: a

show schedule and a tech week

schedule." Tech week is the time
when the actors come onto the
stage for the first time. "Before
any production, my schedule
varies from day to day.

"Typically, however, 1 am in at
5:30 p.m. to get the props ready
tor the show, which begins at
8:00. Atter the conclusion of the
show, the entire set is removed
and another sfct Is assembled for
the following show.

"During tech week, which
actually runs for two weeks, I
come in at 7:00 a.m. to prepare
the stage tor the actors. Around
lunchtime the actors begin
rehearsals, which normally run
for ten to 1 2 hours".

"Following rehearsals, the
director then gives notes he made
during rehearsals to me .is to w hat
he liked or didn't like, and

changes are made according to his
instructions."

As to the people she works
with, she points out that the
actors are from, among other
places, i Jalifornia* New York,
and, for the Christmas product ion
"A Christmas Carol," from
London. Overall, her work is full
ot diversity, an aspect that she
loves.

However, the most exciting
part CO her is, in her words, "Live
theatre! Anything can happen.
You work with different casts tor
each production. Working with
the Alliance is tun, but you have
to be on your toes; expect the
unexpected."

Of her education, "people are
really impressed when they hear
that I graduated from Agnes
Scott. I'm glad 1 majored in
English, but as in my case, your
major may not have anything to
do with the career you choose to
pursue. Education did, howev er,
intensify my love ot the the.it re."

Laura worked in the theatre
department here, beginning with
publicity her freshman year.

From there, she was secretary,
vice-president, and president of
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Friday, September 28, 1990 The Profile Page 9

Conference provides
adventures in the
environment

BY WtNNfE VAROHESE
Staff Writer

Catalyst, the National
Student Environmental Confer-
ence, was held at the University
of Illinois at Urbana Champaign,
October 5 - 7. 7500 students,
representing every state and
eleven nations attended.

In a caravan with tour
students from Georgia Tech and
one from Florida, Wendy
AJlsbrook, Jennifer Bruce,
Madeline Cohn, Talin Keyfer,
Eva Mihlic, Chrissie Van Sant,
Deborah Watters, Lea Widdice
and I braved the fifteen hour
drive in the big blue machine.

When we arrived at the
University of Illinois, we
immediately recognized our
conference by the abundance of
tie dye, torn jeans, bandanas and
old school buses with environ-
mental slogans and psychedelic
prints.

Indeed, some of the sessions
seemed like a step back into the
'60s, complete with radical
speakers telling college students
th.u we could change our world.

However, our agenda has
evolved extensively since then.
The student environmental
movement has taken a m< >re
holistic approach, realizing that
political, social and economic
choices directly impact our
environment.

One workshop on eco-
feminism exemplified this
attitude by stating that feminism
and ecology are interrelated, in
that patriarchal oppression does
not end with our species. The
oppression oi animals and
exploitation of the earth should
also be on the feminist agenda.

The speakers were part of the
highlights of the conference.
Robert Red ford, the founder and
president of the Institute for
Resource Management and the
Sundance Film Institute, opened
the conference.

He was followed by Helen

Caldicott, the president of
Physicians for Social Responsi-
bility. Lou Gold, a member of
Earth First, a nonviolent action
group, spoke about the destruc-
tion of the remainder of the 2%
of old growth forest keft in the
Pacific Northwest.

Ralph Nader closed with an
inspiring barrage of facts ant
figures on both consumer safety
and environmental issues.

Later in the weekend, Cezar
Chavez, president of the United
Fann Workers, and Winona
LaDuke, president of the
Indigenous Women's Network,
spoke of the issues facing their
own organizations, including the
boycott on grapes to protest the
use of poise mous pesticides that
harm migrant workers as well as
the environment in California.

The march on Saturday was
the most empowering part of the
conference, with over 7500
students participating. The Rev.
Jesse Jackson closed the confer-
ence on Sunday afternoon with
a pep talk about student
activism, an account of his own
activism in the '60s, and an
invitation to join the Rainbow-
Coalition.

GAIA, the campus environ-
mental group, returned to school
with new purpose. We have
established a network with
environmental groups in Florida
and Alabama as well as Emory
and Georgia Tech, and tenta-
tively planned regional events
tor the spring.

Some members of our
expedition almost drowned in
their tents on Saturday night
during the thunderstorm and
now share a bond that only
people who have floated in a
sleeping hag around a flooded
tent share.

Precycling, reducing waste at
the source, is something
everyone on campus can easily
do. It involves avoiding excess
packaging, reusing bags, and
avoiding disposable items.

Laura Thruston

(continued from previous page)

the Black friars.

Without really blowing
initially what she intended to do
with an English major, she did
know that she was interested in
doing "behind-the-scenes" theatre
work after graduation.

Thruston feels that if one
wants something badly enough,
with a little hard work and a
confident attitude, she can
achieve anything, regardless of
major.

For those interested in
working with the Alliance,
Thruston offers this advice.
'First, it's hard to get in. People
who work tor the Alliance love
it so much that they never leave!

"Additionally, you must
possess the ability to work well
under pressure. You can't let
petty arguments and the like get
the better of you; never take
anything personally. By the
next day, everyone expects that

This graffiti-covered bus, reminiscent of the '60s, was among several at the environmental conference.

Eating lower on the food
chain also greatly impacts the
environment and is something
everyone can do. America's
meat-based diet accounts for

much of the de-forestization of
the rain forests, and widespread
hunger in nations that use their
grain and land to produce beef
for export instead of feeding their

own people.

For more information on any
of these issues, contact any
member of GAIA or participant
in this adventure.

Symposium focuses on contemporary health issues

by Mkjhele A. Bararo

Staff Writer

Mary I in Darling, from Agnes
Scott College's physical educa-
tion department, recently
sponsored two community
service health symposia tor her
classes and the Agnes Scott
community-

The first was conducted by
Ruth Ann Marcus, an AID
Atlanta volunteer. Employed by
the Center for Disease Control,
she answers questions from other
health care professionals about
AIDS and the ways the disease
may and may not be contracted.

AID Atlanta is a community-
based organization designed to
help people with AIDS and then-
families cope with this devastat-
ing disease.

The second symposium was
conducted by Orelia Sands-Bell.
She started the Victim Witness
Assistance Program tor the
metro Atlanta area.

disagreement to be forgotten
and the work carried out as
efficiently as possible.

"Most of all, you have to keep
a level head and keep your cooL
As a matter oi fact, my co-
workers sometimes kid me about
keeping my cool. They may say
something like, "you know that
pissed you off. Go ahead and get
mad!" So far, it hasn't hap-
pened! I really enjoy my work
and the people I work with."

This organization grew out of
Ms. Sands-Bell's recognition that
victims of crimes and their
families are frequently the losers
in our justice system. VWAP
operates on a shoestring budget
which must be voted upon each
year by the Atlanta City
Council.

Both symposia had high
attendance from members of the
Agnes Scott College community
as well as students from DeKalb
College. They were conducted

in a lecture format followed hy
questiotvand-answer sessions.

Ms. Darling hopes to sponsor
more modem-day health related
symposia. It you have any
suggestions tor topics, feel free to
contact her at x6360.

Also, both AID Atlanta and
the Victim Witness Assistance
Program need volunteers. Call
the numbers below for more
information:

AID Atlanta 872-0600

VWAP 658-6392

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Roxy Canwchad takes a light-hearted
look at small towns

by Bethany IlankensHip

Staff Writer

"It's good to want things" seems
to be the theme ot Hollywood^
latest gem, Welcome Home Roxy
Carmicliael. The "things" w anted
in this movie are the dreams every
one in Clyde, Ohio, instilled in
tow n heroine Roxy Cannichael.

Roxy left tow n CO seek her
future out West, Leaving her boy-
friend, Denton (Jeff Daniels) w ith
the care ot her newborn daughter.
Now, Roxy has decided CO return
to her hometow n tor the dedica-
tion of the Roxy Cannichael
College tor Cosmetology and
Drama.

Although the story centers
around Roxy's imminent return,
the main character is fifteen-year-
old Dinky Bosetti, played by
Winona Ryder.

Dinky is anything hut the
typical high school student. She
dresses in black, w ears comhat
hoots, and teams up w ith animals
as her best friends. (She has cats,
dogs, a pig, and a goat w ho keep
her company w hile she builds a

The 4 Choices/Pro Art exhibit continues in Dana.

"4 Choices/Pro Art" features local women artists

by Christie Miller
Staff Writer

The "4 .Choices/Pro Art"
exhibit currently on display in
the Dakon GUarey features the
w ork of tour Atlanta women
artists,

Kerry Wooten works in clay
and wood, creating an enigmatic
group ot sculptured figures.
These resemble dolls, m an odd
way.

Wooten has removed them
from any context, SO that they
seem to question the viewer with
their outstretched arms and
unblinking eyes, In her artist's
Statement, Wooten relates that
these sculptures were inspired by
the traditional santos figures of
Lai m Amcnei.

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surfaces and mystery in her
canvasses. This reactionary
working lends itselt to her
expressive brushstroke. Also, she
experiments w ith different
materials, building up textures
that engage the viewer's eye.

Nan Maddux, w ho teaches art
part-time at Agnes Scott,
presents an enthralling collec-
tion of works. She paints
striking and sometimes stark
images against black back-
grounds.

The variety w ithin Maddux's
w orks is especially pleasing.
Each one explores a different
idea in an energetic movement
of form. These ideas range from

the somber effect ot a work tor
friends who had lost a child to a
charming series ot small works
called "Male Landscapes."

Conversely, Estela Loret de
Mola focuses on many versions
of the same theme barriers.
Using the swirling motion ol
barbed wire and bar-like
verticals, she creates a tee ling ot
the types of harriers people
experience, either real or
imaginary.

"4 Choices" is an exciting
exhibit rich with meaning and
individual style. With such a
spectrum of local talent, the
show holds something tor every
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boat in which she plans to escape
one day.) Not popular at school,
her classmates throw food at her
during lunch w hile she sits,
unresponsive.

When she learns ot Roxy's
return, Pinky, adopted, begins to
wonder about her real parents and
the possibility that Roxy may be
her natural nother.

Dinky gathers her information
about Row from Denton, w ho is
now married but is still pining tor
Roxy. These two team up to help
each other: Dinky, with her
growing fascination ot Roxy, and
Denton, with the burning memory
of Roxy still imprinted in his mind.

Dinky is such an outcast that her
adoptive parents, Rochelle
(Frances Fisher) and Les (Graham
Beckel) want to send her to a
priv ate school where she can
receive special attention.

Her guidance counselor, Eliza*:
beth (Laila Robins), tries to help
Pinky to save her from the threat
of boarding school. Although
Pinky is a tough cookie, Elizabeth's
efforts do not go unnoticed. Dinky
soon confides in her and they cut
sety >ol one day to buy a dress tor
Pinky for the Roxy Rail.

Pinky is not the only one
getting excited about Roxv's
return. The entire town dolls it sell
in pink (Roxy's favorite color) and
holds Roxy sales and specials for

the main event.

Director Jim Abrahams' parody
of small town attitudes is hilarious,
from the huge pink banners all
over town proclaiming "Welcome
Home Roxy Carmfchael" to the
hourly tours given ot Row V tormcr
bouse.

The townspeople seem overly
excited about Roxy's return in the
beginning, and when the viewer
discovers the actual reason tor
Row's lame, their excitement
seems ridiculous. However, in the
etui, Abrahams' mocking is not
bitter but endearing.

Pinkv's character is an interest-
ing study. She seems almost
entirely closed ofl to everyone, vet
she cprrfldes in Elizabeth once
confided in.

The irony ot her animal friends
is also Interesting* She loves her
pet pig better than her adopt ive
mother.

Actress Winona Ryder performs
well as Pinky, making her believ-
able and even fleshing her out in
the end at the Roxy Ball. Ryder
makes Pinky a likable character
instead ol a pathetic, misunder-
stood cre.it ure.

Overall, Welcome I l>mc Roxy
C \mmchael is a funny, li^ht -hearted
look at lite in a small town. The
performances are sound and
believable, making the film tun and

true to heart .

Blossom, Stalk & Vine takes
root in female experience

byJosieHoilman
C Amtrihuiin^ editor

Blossom, Stalk & Vfne, a col-
lection ol poems by new Southern

poet Judy Odom, is a pure voice ot
the female experience.

Throughout the book, each
word seems io have been methodi-
cally, though naturally, chosen in

relation to syntax. The lines flow
smo< >thly and freely like tine wine
to inc ite m the female reader an
impression i >f kinship and
th( m >ugb understanding.

The poetry should not,
however, be categorized as
feminist, tor this assumption is
inaccurate. Instead, the individual
poems relate an experience
through the insight only another

worn, m cm ideal ify.
TheKx>k is dnided into three

different gectfl tfis, all named
respec 1 i\ ely tn m the title. Each
division represents ,i separate

phase ot development and
perst mal perception.

The first, "Blossom," concen-
trates upon Odom's present Life ,1-
,m English educator with a
husband and two sons.

"Stalk," the sea >nd, traces her
relationships with her past families
and relat ives.

The hist section, "Vine,"

concentrates upon various other
types ot relat ionships, especially
friendships*.

I have km >wn Judy c \l >m f< >r the

past year and a hall and w as
recently priveleged to experience a
pers< >nal reading in her ( )w n
kitchen. 1 ler perf< >rmaiue w as

enlightening and inc teased mv

appreciation lor her work.

Although it is extremely unlikely

that anyone at Agnes St on w ill
have the opportunity to attend a
similar reading, I highly recom-
mend the alternative purchasing
an $8.95 Cppy ot this p >tent lal

t lassie.

It is a worthwhile investment in

literature, as ( \|< >m draws the
reader into her * iwn lite, c real ing an

inexplicable feeling * >t intuit iveness.

It you are a w< >man, you will

a imprehend the unique beauty

Odom ( >tfers and w ill, as I ht p< k-iii

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my dllSty set rets all the St< dCS I
keep h >t ked away and hidden as 1 1 m i

painful or ridiculous lor celling."

Arts

Friday, November 2, 1990 The Profile Page 1 1

Calendar
of Events

Compiled by Rita Ganey -
Cmtrihuting Editor

Theatre

Agnes Scon College; Jean
Anouilh's contemporary version 6i
the classic Antigone is playiftg
November 2 and 3 at 8:15 in the
Winter Theatre of the Dana Fine
Arts Building. C kll the Blackfnars'
btm office at 57 1 -6248 tor ticket
information.

Horizon Theatre Company:
Sparkling romantic comedy
luLsicm Star\dard playing through
November 17. For ticket inforrna-
lion, call 584-7450.

Neighk >rh( x k! PIayh< >use:
Singin in the Rain w ill play
November 2 through December 8,
It is a story about Hollywocxl in the
20s as the era oj silent Bidvies*gives
way to "talkies" and changes all the
movie-making rules. Tickets ate
$10 for adults, $8 for students, $5
for senior citizens. Call 373-5313
tor more information

Also: Audition Notice for
Mu rder at the Vicarage . C ^ast i ng s i x
men and six women. Open
auditions are November 11 & 12
at 7:^0 p.m. Call 373-3904 for
further inforrxiation.

Also: Theatre Gael and
Neighborhood Playhouse will
present an original children's
theatre production of Arthur, King,
based on the Arthurian legends of
the sword and the stone. Novem-
ber 9 at 4:30 p.m. and November
10 & 17 at 1 1:00 a.m. General
admission is $4- Gall 573-5311 for
reservations.

Theatre League of Atlanta:
Juliet Prow.se stars as everyone's
favorite aunt in the production of

Jerry Herman's hit musical Mame.
Will show at the Fox Theatre,
Tuesday, Novemher 6 through
Sunday, November 1 1. For more
infomiation, call 876-4300.

The Underground Theatre:
Opens 2 1st season with Robert
Anderson's Sf'/ent Night, Lmely
Night. This is a bittersweet drama
about love and despair on a
Christmas Eye. Runs from
Novemher 8 through Saturday,
Novemher 17. Call 634-5 134 for
ticket information.

Variety Playhouse: Second City
National Touring Company will
perform comedy skits on Novem-
ber 16 at 8 p.m. Reserved tickets
are $13. 50. Call 892-502 1 for more
infonnation.

I )ance

The Atlanta Ballet: Presents an
exciting weekend of dance
highlighting the company's depth
and versatility, November 1 5
through 17 at the Civic Center. By
l reorge, Prodigal Sort, and The Four
Temperaments will he accompanied
by the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra.
Call 873-581 1 tor more infonna-
tion.

Music

Agnes Scott College: The
Community Orchestra will begin
its season with a performance on
Sunday, November 1 1 at 4 pari, in
Gaines Auditorium of Presser Hall.
The orchestra is directed this tall by
Lynn Thompson, fonner guest
conductor of the Akron Symphony
Orcestra in Akron, Ohio. The

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information, call 371-6294.

Quantum Productions, Inc.:
Renowned jazz pianist Marcus
Roherts, will perform at Georgia
State University on Saturday,
November 3, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets
are $12 in advance. Call 377-7777
tor more information.

Windstonn Productions: Bobby
McFerrin's Voicestra will he at the
Fox Theatre on Monday, Novem-
her 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.50
reserved. Call 892-5021 for more
infonnation.

Also: New age pianist, David
Lan:, will he in concert with a 36-
piece orchestra on November 17 at
8 p.m. at the Variety Playhouse.
Reserved tickets are $ 1 7.50. For
more infonnation, call 892-5021 .

Galleries

Agnes Scott College: "4 Choices
PRO ART" is an exhibit featuring
the works of tour Atlanta artists,
Rita Brenner, Lstela Loret de Mola,
Nan Griffin Maddux, and Kerry
Wooten. The exhibit runs through
November 1 1 in the Dalton
Gallery, Call 371-6246 for more
information.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: "Worries ot the Western
World Investigations of the
Miraculous, the Mysterious, and the
Mundane" by Atlanta artist Clyde
Broadway is showing titrough
November 9. Admission is tree.
Call 872-5338 tor more informal
tion.

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: Admission is tree
for all of the following ev ents. Call
577-6940 for further information.

Commicted Inviges: New Photo-
gtaphy features 7 1 w orks by black
and Latin artists utilizing photogra-
phy to stage narrative stories, revise
historical events, reveal personal
information, and comment on
contemporary concerns. Runs
through January 11, 1991.

A lso: Poster Art ( )f the Si n iet
Union: A window into Soviet Life is
a collection ot 85 contemporary
post^glasriost posters which reflect

Neighborhood Playhouse s 11 Singin in
Patricia Guenthner.

the changing Soviet scene. Will
run November 5 through February
8, 1991.

The High Museum of Art: For
the following events, admission is
$4, $2 for college students with
IDs. For information, call 892-
H1GH.

"Andy Warhol's Celebrities"
-features 53 large, colorful portraits
by America's best-known artist and
one of the founders ot Pop Art.
The exhibit runs through January
6, 1991.

Also: Art on the Edge: Elisa
D'Atrigo, an exhibit ot sculptures
and drawings by Elisa D'Arrigo
runs through December 9 5 1990.
The exhibition includes 15 works,
five sculptures and 10 works on
paper produced during the past
three years.

Also: J atxinesc Porcelain: The
Jacobs Collection, the first exhibi-
tion ot the John L. Jacobs collec-
tion of Japanese porcelain, will be
on view through February 24,
1991. Forty objects have been
selected for the exhibition. Thev

the Ram" stars Frederick Sheldon and

provide a survey of the porcelain
from the beginning of the 17 th
century to the end of the 19th
century with a concentration on
the earlier period.

Miscellaneous

Agnes Scott College: Observa-
tory Open House on November 2
at 8 p.m. Alberto Sadun will be
delivering the observatory lecture
on "The Death of Stars Like the
Sun." Call 371-6294 for more
information.

Atlanta African Film Society:
Garbage Boy, a film shot in Mali
about the economic and moral
injustice and inadequate health
and education services, will air on
November 16 at 8 p.m. Admission
is $5. Call 525-1 136 for more
information.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: The Callanwolde Poetry
Committee will present a poetry
reading on November 12 at 8:15
p.m. Guest poet to be announced.
Admission is $2, $1 for students.
Call 872-5338 for information.

Author John Updike to readlSovember 12

Press Release

The Americana Arts Season
cont inues at Asgnes Scott with
noted American author John
Updike reading from his works
Monday, November 12.

The author ot aver thirty
Ixx^ks collections of poems,
short stones, ess.iys, and novels
John Updike has become one this
country's major literary- figures.
He has become important, not
only from the large number of

popular works he has produced,
but also tor his characterization ot
the religion, morality, and values
ot American middle-class society.

Updike's most popular series,
the Rabbit series about Harry
"Rabbit" Angstrom, including
Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, and
Rabbit is Rich, concludes with the
fourth installation of Rabbit at Rest
this fall.

Updike is also the author of
short story collections Bech: A
Book and Bech is Back, and the

novel The Witches of Easvwick,
which has been made into a
successful motion picture.

Updike has been honored with
the National and American Book
Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction. Tickets for the reading,
to be held in Gaines Auditorium,
are $ 1 0 and $ 1 5 for the general
public, and Agnes Scott students'
admission is free with a College
Events pass. Reservations should
be made ASAP.

Arts

Friday, November 2, 1990 The Profile Page 12

Blackfriars rehearse Antigone

Blackfriars celebrate 75th anniversary
with production of Antigone

by Janet Kinn

For those oi vou w ho were
forced to read Sophocles'
Antigone in high school* be
prepared to be pleasantly
surprised

Jean Anouilhs version ot this
tragedy makes w hat w as a dense,
hard-to-read Greek tragedy into
an almost-contemporary story ot
courage.

From Creon's power tie to the
Greek Chorusfe business suits,
this play is a story you can relate
to w hether or not you have ever
been previously exposed to either
version.

In the Blackfriars' magnificent
rendition ot Anouilhs play, the
characters come alive. It begins
w ith the Greek chorus introduc-
ing each character and setting
the stage tor the action to come.

Oedipus (w ith whom we .ire
all tamiliar, I am sure) had died,
and it was determined that bis
two sons (Eteocfes and Pol vn ices)

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w ere to rule Thehes jointly.

However, after one year, when
it was time tor Eteoeles to step
down, he refused. Polynices
rebelled and gathered foreign
folCes to force his hrother from
the throne.

In the end ot the terrible civil
war, the foreign invaders were
defeated and in one-on-one
combat, Eteoeles and Polynices
killed each other. Thus, Creon,
the two brothers' uncle, was made
king;

Creon's first decree was to bury
Eteoeles with pomp and honor,
hut to let Polynices rot in the sun
where dogs and vultures could
defile his body as "befitting" a
traitor. Anyone who attempted
to give the body burial was
doomed to. death-

Antigone, Polynices' and
Etecxdes' sister, knows that she is
morally bound to bury her
brother. She knows she w ill die,
hut more importantly, she knows
must hur\ her hrother. As the
pl,i\ opens, Antigone has just
returned trom "burying" him
(throwing as much sand as she
can over his body)*

Chrissie Lewandowski portrays
the powerful Antigone. She Cakes
the audience through the entire
range oi Antigone's anguish, love,
and tear. The raw emotions that
come trom her keep you on the
edge ot your seat until the final

scene. Whether or not you want
to "be involved," you are im-
mersed in the action.

Creon is played by John
Purcell, the Blackfriars 1 first guest
artist 1 le is a member ot Actors'
Equity Association and has been
seen in numerous productions at
Theatre Emory and the Alliance
Theatre,

When 1 first heard that Purcell
was cast in the play, I was told ot
his talent and experience. When
I saw the play, 1 understood why
he was si i highly touted.

His Creon could have walked
out oi am power-hungry CEOs

office in the world. Dressed in a
navy suit and red power tie and
constantly followed by his faithful
page (Jodi Crews), he is Creon.

Purcell and Lewandowski play
oft" each other spectacularly, In
perhaps one ot the most powerful
scenes ot the pla\ , the two
confront one another. Creon uses
all of his logical arguments to
dissuade Antigone trom her
stance. He is enthralling, which
makes Antigone's rebellion that
much more powerful,

Antigone's beautiful sister,
Ismene, Is played by Dayna
Brown. Brown lends to the role
an insight into t he inner workings
of Antigone. She portrays the
logical, beautiful Ismene perfectly.

Haemon, Creon's son and
Antigpne's fiance, is portrayed by
Keith Houchen. Mr. Houchen
plays the doomed Haemon as an
unknowing player in a game he
does not understand. All he
knows is that his father is taking

aw$y his beloved tor, what seems
to him, a trivial law. 1 li^ anguish
at losing Antigone is felt by all.

Barbie Stitt plays (Ik- role oi
Ismene's and Antigone's ox er-
concerned, worried, anxious nurse
convincingly.

The Chorus consists ( 'I Kim
1 [art, Sandee Mc( rlaun, and
Elizabeth Pervam. The three

guards who guard Polynices' bod)
are played by Robert Jones, Jim
Heckle n and Roger Sc happen.
The messenger who brings the
new s ot I taemon's death to
Euryclice \$ Christian Mayer.
Creon's ineffectual but ever-
present wife, Eurydicc, is played
by Pam Allen, w ho does a
W< wklerlul n ^b ( >f knit I ilg
throughout the play.

The Blackfriars have produced

in Antigone a powerful pidce oi an.
It is very thought^provoking while
being fch< m Highly entertaining.

If you've missed the earlier

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Friday, November 16, 1990

Volume 77, Issue 5

Agreement with Phoenix School will provide on-campus day care

by Laura Barlament
Staff Writer

After many years of research
and negotiation, Agnes Scott has
arranged tor day care for the
children of faculty, staff and
students through an agreement
with the Phoenix School.

The Phoenix School is
currently located on land it leases
from Emory University. In
October, however, an agreement
was passed by the Board of
Trustees for the Schml to lease
the lot bordered by McDonough,
Adams, Ansley and Dougherty
Streets from A^nes Scott.

As soon as certain precondi-
tions are met, the College will
negotiate a lease agreement with
the School, winch will build and
operate the center.

According to Professor
Christine C "o::ens, one of several
Scott professors who currently
depend on the Phoenix School

for day care, the "idea [of having
an Agnes Scott day-care center]
has been abroad for at least
fifteen years."

"In the past," she stated, "if you
taught and you were a woman,
you usually didn't have children."
But things have changed in the
teaching world, so that many
professors have children.

Agnes Scott's increasing
number of Retunvto-College
students who are mothers make
the need for child care even more
urgent.

Cozzens and Professor Sally
MacEwen, another "Phoenix
parent," were the main (though
by no means the only) faculty
proponents of the effort to get day
care.

Such a center was not started
earlier, despite the need for it arid
the many benefits that could be
derived from it, because after
much consideration and study K
outside consultants it was

concluded that Agnes Scott did
not have the population to
support a day-care center on its
own.

In addition, the administration
did not want to invest the
impracticably large amount of
the College's resources that the
complex business of child care
would demand.

I n the meantime, the lease the
Phoenix School has with Emory
will run out on August 31, 1 99 1 .
According to Phoenix School
director Karen Butler, Emory
"needs other use of the property,"
and therefore the Phoenix
School must relocate.

Because the School wants to
be affiliated with a large organiza-
tion, it approached Agnes Scott
with a collaborative proposal in
which they would provide day-
care.

It has t aken approximately a
year for the Phoenix School to

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Public Safety attempts to account for missing art

by Laura Barlament
Staff Wmer

Since last year, the Department
of Public Safety has been conduct-
ing an inventors of all artwork
owned by Agnes Scott College.
Most, but not all, of the art has
been found.

According to Lieutenant Amy
Lanier, work on the inventory
started last year in response to a
request by the Board of Tmstees.
They needed the intonrtation for a
Board meeting so that they "could
get an idea of what Agnes Scott
has in terms of art."

The main responsibility for the
job circumstantially "fell" to Public
Safety because of the urgency of
the Pk card's request and because art

department head Terry McGehee
was on sabbatical at the time.

Lieutenant Lanier said that it
was decided that it would be 4 easier
for Public Safety to do it because
we are staffed twenty-four hours a
day."

The discovery that a very rare
nineteenth-century painting is
missing also prompted Public
Safety to account for Agnes Scott's
artwork. This fact came to light
last academic year when the
Smithsonian Museum asked for
information about the painting.

Regarding the absence of this
painting, assistant art Professor
Donna Sadler stated, "This typifies
the state of disrepair that things are
in."

Public Safety is cunently

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formulating an accurate inventory
of all the art owned by the College.
The inventory process starts with a
list of all the artwork that is
currently insured.

It is Public Safety's job to locate
these pieces, and in addition they
have added works that they find
which are not on the insurance list.
For documentation, the pieces are
videotaped, and the inventory is
updated with the title, artist, and
location of each piece.

Currently, there are 1 58 pieces
of art listed, most of which are
paintings and approximately forty
of which are pre-Columbian
statuettes. In addition, around
twenty-five paintings located in
Dana fine Arts Building remain to
be added to Public Safety's updated
list after they are recorded on
video.

The art owned by the College
ranges from a series of paintings by
former Agnes Scott professor
Ferdinand Warren, to the pre-
Columbian pieces, which are from
South America and Mexico and
come from the period of about 100
to 1500A.D.

These ancient statues are some
of the most valuable pieces, as is
the painting The Reconciliation of
the Montagues and Capulets over
the Head Bodies of Romeo and
Juliet by Lord Frederic Leighton,
located in the reference nx)m of
McCain Libra ry.

Lanier stated that she "has no

This pre-Columbian statuette is one of the valuable pieces of art owned by
the College.

idea" when such an account of
the College's artwoik was last
made. Professor Sadler added,
"although an inventory was made
in the past, it had no practical
value because of the haphazard
nature of the survey."

After the initial work on the
inventory, it was abandoned for a
while. Since this school year
started, work on the list has
continued. The Public Safety
interns have done an especially
large amount of work and have
found many pieces which were
not located last year.

According to Lanier, most of
the artwork which has not been
accounted for consists of pre-
Columbian art, including
additional statuettes. However,
Sadler mentioned that these
pieces have recently been worked
on and are being catalogued.

The paintings are located on
the w alls of various offices around
campus, including Admissions
and the offices of first floor
Buttrick, as well as in McCain
Library and Dana Fine Arts
Building's gallery and storage area.

Artwork is misplaced, Lanier
said, in situations such as the
redecoration of an office, when it
may be decided that the old
paintings on the wall don't match
and are traded for those in
another office or simply stuck
away somewhere. In such a
situation, "It is inevitable that
things go missing."

Public Safety officers have
found artwork in closets, behind
doors, in attics, in basements, and
even in the donn rooms of
students. The artwork that is not
hanging on the wall of an office is
now stored in Dana.

Lanier proposed the idea of
developing a 'check-out system"
so that the artwork can continue
to be used but be kept track of.

The majority of the insured
artwork has been accounted for so
far. Lanier also stressed that
Public Safety is still leaking for
the missing pieces, and she is sure
that "most will turn up."

If any person is aware of the
location of any College-owned
art w ork, Public Safety requests
that he or she inform their office.

News

Friday, No\tmber 16, 1990 The Profile Page 2

byTalinKevfer

Many of you have noticed the
increased recycling efforts going on
on campus and have prohahly been
wondering where all these efforts
are taking us.

Recycling on this campus began
last year and since then has
increased dramatically.

From July 12 to September 9,
1990 the College community
generated 670 pounds of computer
paper, 155 pounds of white office
paper, 1240 pounds of colored
paper and 1 1 1 pounds of alumi-
num.

The paper recycled during this
time has saved 52 trees, 740
gallons of fuel, and 14-4 cubic yards
of landfill.

If the amount of recycling

continues to increase at its present
rate, the environment will be
significantly benefitted.

During this school year we have
also recycled tons of newspaper and
glass. All ot the newspaper and
glass is taken to Kroger on Scott
Boulevard, and the proceeds go to
Eggleston Children's Hospital.

Two weeks ago we recycled
3,500 pounds of assorted low-grade
paper and earned $13.10.

Tie recycling centers com-
pletely pay for themselves, as all the
money that is earned goes to pay
for the bins and the fees to Recycall
to pick up aluminum cans.

However, not all campus
recycling has come from the bins.
This year Mortar Board held a
recycling competition during Black
Cat and generated 600 pounds of

aluminum cans and 130 boxes of
newspaper, a large amount for one
week ot recycling efforts*

Physical Plant, particularly the
landscape department, is also
getting into the spirit of recycling.
The landscape crew now recycles
all ot the plastic containers they
get from the hundreds of flowers
planted every year.

Tie landscape crew has also
been chipping all the wocxl from
recent tree trimmings, using the
w< x k! chips for mulch rather than
throwing them away.

Finally, the landscape depart-
ment plans to invest in a 14-foot-
tall blue spmce to plant in the
center of the quad. We will no
longer have to cut a tree down to
decorate the gazebo every
Christmas.

GA1A members emphasize
that while the College s recycling
efforts have been fantastic, the
only reason recycling has become
a necessity is that our efforts (o
reduce and reuse are so poor.

by Elizabeth Peryam

The Women's Studies
Committee of the University
Center Consortium met at
Agnes Scott on November 7.
The Consortium includes
colleger and universities in the
Atlanta area plus the University
of Georgia in Athens.

Started seven years ago by
Ann Ellis of Kennesaw College,
the Committee is dedicated to
the support ot women's studies
programs in the schools of the
consortium. To this end, they
invite visiting scholars to provide
information. In 1989, they
addressed the issue ot adding the
perspectives of women and
minorities into existing humani-
ties and social science courses.

This year the Visiting Scholar
is Karen Warren, a feminist
philosopher. She teaches at
Macalaster College in St. Paul,
Minnesota and has co-authored
a new book on ecological
feminism, the subject she
addressed last vear when she
spoke to the Committee.

As Visiting Scholar, she will
teach "feminist pedagogy", or
how to use feminist principles in
methods ot teaching to create .in

ll Pre<vcling", reducing waste at
the source, is just as important it
not more important than
recycling. Always REDUCE,
REUSE and RECYCLE, in that
order.

inclusive atmosphere tor all
students. She will speak at the
spring meeting ot the Commit-
tee, which is planned as a dinner.

SEWSA, or the Southeastern
Women's Studies Association, is
the umbrella group of which our
Committee is a part. The spring
meeting in Charlotte, North
Carolina; entitled "Women and
The(ir) Environment", will
feature Marv Daly, theologian, .is
keynote speaker. Negotiations
are underway with k.d. lang tor
entertainment. Travel scholar-
ships are available tor students to
attend this event;

Student members ot SEWSA
(cost: $ 5 a year) are un ited to
present papers on "the topics ot
women as creators/protectors/

inhibitors ot their environments,
including, hut not limited to, the
natural, constructual, physical,
biologic, ll, (Political; economic,
cultur.il, personal, psvehic and
spiritual."

Presenters w ill he given

preference in the selection of
travel scholarships. Those

interested in any of the above
organizations are welcome to
contact Elizabeth Pervam tor
applical ions or further informa-
tion

Students have really 11 gotten into" recycling lately.

Recycling gains strength through
positive community support

Warren teaches feminist pedagogy
for Women's Studies Committee

Day

care (continued from page I)

work out the details of an
agreement with Agnes So >t t .

Since an arrangement with , in
established day-care center would
he the only feasible way for
Agnes Scott to provide day care,
the administration was interested
in the proposal trom the first.

Gizzens commented that such
an arrangement is favorable to
the personnel office as well
because having day care helps to
attraci and retain staff.

Difficult ies came in finding an
acceptable location tor the
center. One early pn *p< 1 1
suggested converting Hopkins
dormitory.

This idea was rejected,
however, because ot the expense
of converting u to .i day-care
center and because ot its location
l ft the mre campus.

This tall, the Phoenix School

presented a proposal to the Board
of Trustees which involved the
use of the I^hiliIktu Street site.

This proposal passed, and Agnes
Non reached an agreement to

lease the land it the Phoenix

School meets certain conditions.

The first condition is that the
School obtain pennission from
the Church of the Nazarene to
rent the church parking lot on
weekdays. This lot abuts the
pn >p< vsed site ot the day-care
center and will provide a more
effective use of the space.

The second condition is that
the Phoenix School raise
$1CX),000 towards the cost i A
building the center by "selling
slots" to community businesses
and organizations.

In this procedure, the Phoenix
School will guarantee money-

donating organizations certain
numbers ot slots tor the children
ot their employees, who will still
tuition but will m >t have to
be on a waiting list.

After these tw< > conditions are
met, Agnes Scott has agreed D i
lease the Phoenix School the
land and to provide a $100,000
"line ot credit" toward constmc-
tion costs.

The Phoenix School will also
have to difcall of what Vice

President tor Business and
Finance Gerald Whittington calls
the "politicking" on their own.

This part of the agreement
includes arranging tor any
necessary rezoning, obtaining a
building permit, and taking care
of all the applicat ions, tees,
committee meetings and public
meetings that go along with these
type of procedures.

"They must convince the
community that this is a g< k id
thing," Whittington stated.

Agnes Scott also has a
list of requirements, all ot which
have been agreed to bv the
School, to include in the lease.

The Phoenix Sch< >< >l will
provide an unusual "drop-in" day
care service especially geared

toward RTCs, who only need to
leave their kids in day care for a
couple ot hours a day. '
Instead of having to pay for

full-time day care, they will be
able t > pay a pn irated fee f< >r only
the amount ot hours that they
use.

Agnes Scott will receive fifteen

full-day slots, which will probably
serve forty to fifty people,
according to Whittington.

Another service the day-care
center would provide t he C College
is "curricular enrichment." The
education and psychology
departments in particular could
use the Ph< vnix Sch< K ] tor

observation and st udy as an
extension ot classroom learning.

The Phoenix School is
presently working on fulfilling the
t wi ) preconditi< ins p i signing a
lease, and is m perfect agreement

with all the requirements of the

C "olleLie.

"We hope that this nets done,"
stated Whittington on behalf of
the college administrators, "and
we are very excited about the
pi )ss|hiln ies."

Another benefit for Agnes
Sec >tt students is the \\ >ssibility . >f

part-time work ,it the center.
G)zzens observ ed, "Phoenix
always nerds substitute teachers
and has a number of part-time
p< isita iris. A work-st udy
arrangement has not been

discussed.

Since the Phoenix School

proposed this arrangemeni with

Agnes Scott, the whole prOCessoi
getting the long-awaited daycare
center has been running
smoothly.

Cozzens was pleasantly
surprised at the administration's
constant support of the idea >t
having a day*caire, at least m
theory. "We never had to

convince the President or ( ierald
Whittington that it was the right

thing to do," she said.

Now th.it the practical matters
are being worked out, things ,ne
pn n eeding wit Ik ml major
difficult ies.

The collaboration m ffks well

because each institution is

fulfilling the- i >t bet's needs.
Agnes Scott is prov iding the
large-organization affiliation, the
land and the tinaik lal backing
the Ph. >enix Si h< >< >l needs, ;ind
the Phoenix Sc h6( >l is taking care
d the business side * >f the day-
care center which Agnes Scott
needs. '

News

Friday, November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 3

Arme Hariris hopes to "save the world" as Rhodes nominee

ry Dawn Sloan
Staff Writer

For senior Anne Harris, life does
nor hihg<e on winning awards or
special recognition. Instead, it is
about people, knowledge, growth,
and sensitivity.

As the Agnes Scott nominee tor
the Rhodes Scholarship, these are
hut a few of the qualities Anne
would take with her to Oxford

University in England it chosen as
a Rhodes Scholar.

The Rhodes Scholarships were
established by the will of Cecil J.
Rhodes.

Going to students from the
United States and Great Britain,
these scholarships have their
foundation in such characteristics
as truth, virtue, courage, and,
oddly enough, 'enthusiasm for
and success in sports."

According to Anne, it is a
"save- the- world kind of scholar-
ship."

In her essay, which she
describes as "give us your creed
and tell us who you are in 100
words," Anne, an art history
major, is put to the challenge of
proving how art can better the
world.

"Art is a historical tool which
helps us to situate ourselves in

More collegians finally speak out
about military buildup in Middle East

College Press Service

A substantial number ot college
Students ended two months ot
seeming silence about the military
buildup in the Middle East by
joining and helping to orga-
nize protests in 16 different
cities on October 20.

The rallies were in part
organized by the Hampshire
College Gulf Crisis Action
Group, which sent facsimile
messages to campus peace groups
around the nation to coach them
on generating big turnouts.

Anti-war marches ultimately
drew anywhere &om 125 people
in Washington, D.C., to 5,000 in
New York City. Students also
rallied in Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Atlanta, and Houston,
among other places.

Organizers said they were
pleased with the turnout and
hoped the efforts would get
college students and communities
involved in a ''dialogue" about the
U.S. involvement in the Middle
East, said Erik Havlick, one ot the
Hampshire students who
mounted the fax campaign.

Students and community
members with 'all different views'!
participated, Havlick said.

"We don't want U.S. troops to
play a primary role" in the
conflict, Havlick maintained.

Other students had different
reasons for protesting.

Alexandra De Monmchard, a

student at Mount Holyokc who
was one of the S00 protesters in
Boston, said she wanted Ameri-
cans to have a more objective
view ot the crisis.

"I think there's been a one-
sided view oj possibilities" to end
the Middle East crisis, De
Montrichard said.

U.S. forces were sent to Saudi
Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait
on August 2. Many ot the
250,000 soldiers sent by President
George Bush have been college
students who were helping to pay
tor school bv joining the military
reserves.

Howev er, student reaction at
home has been strangely quiet,
unlike during past conflicts in
Vietnam and Central America.

While national polls show that
18- to 29-year-olds are the most
critical ot any age group in the
U.S.'s handling of the situation,
there have been only isolated
protests on a few campuses.

The biggest anti-war turnouts
thus far have been at the Univer-
sities of Illinios-Champaign,
California at Berkeley, Minne-
sota, Colorado at Boulder, and
George Mason University.

Havlick maintained that more
students would assume the
traditional college opposition to
most military activities if they
knew more about the situation.

"We're not getting any kind ot
history or background" about the
Middle East from the media,
Havlick complained.

Havlick started the Hampshire
College Gulf Crisis Action Group
to help students get more
information about the conflict.
He hopes that students at other
schools will also take a stand.

"I hope that any student who's
involved in any sort of social
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East, Havlick said.

However, Michael Beneville,
another Hampshire student, was
more optimistic about student
activism. Beneville predicts a
dramatic increase in the student
movement, especially if there is
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Ther are some indications that
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Alabama, and Arizona, as well as
Kansas State, American, and
Tufts universities held a "Free
Kuw&it Hay" on September 24 to
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In a throwback to the 1960s,
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An aide to Senator Tern
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history. Every culture needs to
situate itself in history to form an
identity and prosper. That's what
I'd try to do with art history.
Appreciating art teaches you to
appreciate yourself."

However, because of the
education received here at Agnes
Scott, and the junior year she
spent studying in France, Anne is
prepared to do so.

Writing the essay, Anne says,
was both "exciting and unnerv-
ing. I had to assess and reassess
both my academic life and my life
in general. It got me excited
atx mt Agnes Scott and the
[seminar-based] teaching
method."

Having studied in a hierarchi-
cal academic structure while in
France, where there is little
student-teacher interaction,
Anne enjoys the classroom debate
she finds here.

She feels that "...as perturbing
or exhilirating as they can be, the
intensity of the human relations"
[at ASC] have prepared me to be
more sensitive to what people are
trying to say."

Such preparation is important
to Anne. Nominated by art
history Professor Donna Sadler
and philosophy Professo* Richard
Parry, Anne was selected as the
Agnes Scott nominee by a
committee made up of Professors
Carey, Michael Brown, acid Alice
Cunningham.

The process will continue with
selection ot two students to
represent Georgia and then tour
to represent the Southeast.

It chosen as a Rhodes Scholar,
Anne will be one of 32 students
from the United States who will
travel to Oxford in England

where they will study for either
two- or three-year periods.

She would also be the second
Agnes Scott student to become a
Rhodes Scholar.

It selected, Anne plans to study
at the Corpus Christi College of
Oxford where she will study
medieval history.

Many call Oxford the "City of
Lost Causes," claiming that the
things studied there not immedi-
ately marketable in an economic
stmcture.

However, according to Anne,
the "things learned obviously
benefit society."

Anne, who believes she has
"milked Agnes Scott for all that
it's worth," compares the aca-
demic structure of ASC to that of
Oxford.

At Oxford, students work one-
on-one, or in pairs, with a tutor.
This parallels the small classes
here. It is this type of study
environment for which Anne is
"hungry," and ASC "was the
place for me to be for this," she
says.

Although the competition tor
receiving a Rhodes Scholarship is
tough, Anne is not worried.
Having found the "balance
hetwecn excitement and reality,"
she has "no hope investment" in
the competition.

"The future ot my education
lies in how I glean from it. That
helps me relax about the Rhodes
because I know I can still get a
great education in the United
States."

"You don't know how much
you can do until you're right there
doing it," Anne concludes.
"That's part of the Rhodes
challenge.""

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Editorials

Friday, November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 4

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AGNES

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c all e g e Michelle Roberts

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Lagnkppe

by Michelle Roberts

Last year one of the classes 1 was the most excited about was the
new topics in women's studies course, "Women, Literature, and
Social Change."

On the first day of class, I felt slightly intimidated by the number
of students I considered to be "prominent" feminists, but 1 thought
that I had as much right as anyone else to be there.

As we waited for Professor Cozzens to arrive, one of those students
commented on what a gocxJ class this was bound to be, proclaiming,
"If you're not a feminist in this class, get out!"

I panicked. Was I a feminist? Did I belong in that class? Another
student with similar tears about the course dropped it immediately.

1 fell in love with the literature we studied in Women's Studies
263 and became hungry to learn more about the field. I still regret
that the student who dropped missed out on so much.

1 ask&d s< rtnaepne who was taking a class in femiminst philosophy
what she thought of it. She told me that the professor, who was
from Georgia State, was stuck on "Women's Studies 101" while the
students were far beyond that.

I was even more confused about where I stood. What do you do
to go "beyond" 101 ? I felt relieved that I had not taken that class.

Now I feel angry. Lmking back at last year, I can think of so
many instances in which I was excluded by some of our "feminists."

Students tor Feminist Awareness has become a more inclusive
group, but several individual members are still quick to label others.

Feminists are supposed to be sisters. We are supposed to be
inclusive of all women, not to discriminate as some of our students
do.

For instance, I am tired of the radical attitude that women must
be or profess to be lesbians to be taken seriously as feminists. It
seems to me completely antithetical to feminism to enforce one
sexual orientation upon us all. What ever happened to choice?

On the front page of Mills College's campus newspaper, there was
ast< rv about their lesbian student union and its participation in
National Coming Out Hay. It was accompanied by a photo of some
ot the group's members.

Lesbians deserve a support group on this campus, and I hope that
SOOT) they will not feel so intimidated by the homophones at Agnes
Sa >t i . Lkn< m how it feels to be intimidated and stifled by mv sisters.

Imagine I tu& There are feminists who shave their legs, wear
makeup, and get married. None of those details prevent us from
feeling as strongly about women's issues as anyone else, and we
resent being deemed "an extension of the arm of patriarchy" just as
m\ feminist cesents being stereotyped

We all come from different backgrounds and have diverse
experiences tQ shafts I w ould [ike to see a celebration of our
differences rather than this homogcnization of feminist clones who
automatically condemn the rest of us as interlopers on their private
agenda

Feminism should be all -inclusive; at Agnes Scott, "feminists" have
become an elite and often judgmental group.*

Sadly, there are many women who feel strange using the tenn to
apply to themselves because they di > m >t "fit in" with those who have
established themselves as the feminists.

Public Safety News

by Officer Charlotte York

A staff member reported the
theft of $21.00 from her purse,
which had been left in her office.
A possible thief often checks
under desks, in the low er right
desk drawer, or the backs of
chairs. Pearsons should keep their
purses in locked or unusual
locations, limit the valuables
kept in their purses, or keep cash,
credit cards and checks on then-
person so the thief will not have
the time or opportunity to make
off with hard earned money or
possessions.

A Volkswagen J etta was
broken into in the Candler lot
The would-be thief entered the
car by using a tool to compro-
mise the door latch and then
broke open the steering column
to expose ignition wires. The car
apparently was not removed
from the lot. Since the begin-
ning of the semester our police
officers have made commons

checks on the parking areas,
surveyed the number and
location of Volkswagens on
campus, and have rotated shifts
sitting in the parking lots to ward
off thieves. We will continue to
take these and other security
measures as the situation
demands.

When allowing noivASC
persons to have possession ot
entire key rings, please remove
any dorm or other campus keys.
The security ot entire dorms and
other areas accessible by
students' room keys is at stake
when keys are in the wrong
hands.

Residents of Main, Rebekah,
and Winship should take care to
pull the doors all the way closed
when exiting or entering the
lobby areas. Main and Rebekah
lobby doors will frequently
remain ajar, even when locked, if
the door is not pulled to. A
similar problem occurs with
some of the interior doors in

Winship. Also, it you Open
doors to ventilate the lobby-areas
please close them before you
leave the area.

Persons wishing to sign up for
the eight hour American Red
Cross Standard First Aid/CPR
course should do so immediately.
The course will be taught by
Officer Charlotte York 01}
November 17, $90. You are
encouraged to attend.

Two short seminars on self*
defense for women will be
ottered by the IVpanment tor
those who* want to learn some
basic self-defense but are unable
to attend the regular 10-week
course. The classes will he
taught by Paul Cuenucci and
held in the aerobics room ot the
Alston Campus Center from
6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 28 and December 5.
There will be a $1 5.00 fee tor the
seminar. To sign up or get more
information call the Department
of Public Safety at ext. 6355.

Time Traveler

\w Elizabeth Peryam

Antigones (of whom) I have known

"To strive with your last ounce of
courage

To go where the brave dare not
go..."

from Man of La Mancha

Those of you who saw
Antigone may have recognized
Antigone as an archetype. "In
the three thousand years
since Antigone, ...other
Antigones have arisen,"
the Chorus tells us.
'Their cause is always
the same. ...A passu >nate
belief that moral law
exists. ...And a passionate
regard tor the sanctity of
human dignity"

As the cast developed
our characters tor t he
Show, the director asked us to
name some u other Antigones".
Suddenly our minds were full ot
the names and stories ot coura-
geous women who risked their
reput.it h uis, hi 'Hies, families, ,inJ
lives to protect the world trom
the tyranny which destroys
human dignity.

Most ot the abolitionists were
women who argued in the face of
vicious opposition that slavery
was ,i vi< dation of moral and
spiritual law. Then, when
women were denied a voice in
the abolitionist meetings merely
because of their sex, they realized
that the tre.it ment ot women
,i|s< i vk dated m< >ral law and
human dignity and the feminist

movement began.

Margaret Sanger saw the
misery and poverty into which
her mother and other women
with unwanted children were
forced because ot lack ot birth
control. In the face of strict
Victorian mores which abhorred
even the mention of the

History is full of courageous people

who have stood up to authority
and told others that the emperor is
naked, told the tyyrant louldy and
clearly that he was wrong."

possibility ot the existence ot sex,
others joined her. For years

these w< >men marched and
pleaded for the "sanctity of
human dignity" for themselves
and their sisters and in return
were reviled, beaten, spat upon
and jailed. But Sanger was
finally sua essful in beginning
the distribution ot effective
means ot birth control. Planned
Parenthood is a direct result of
her efforts.

Mother Jones saw that
children were being exploited tor
cheap labor at long hours under
unbearable conditions. She
defied the industrial profiteers,
got the laws changed and won
freedom and dignity for children.

Simone Weil, a Jew, calmly,
dearly and insistently pointed
out to the ( Catholic Church how
tar it had deviated trom the path
that Jesus had set .

Karen Silkwood saw how
Kerr-McGcc endangered the
lives ot its employees with
radiation in unsafe working
conditions. She reported

it and was subsequently
murdered before she
could test il\ .

Bella Abzug, in
Washington tor the first
l tme as an elected
represent at ive, met
President Nixon and, as
she shook his hand,
looked him dead in the

eye and said, "Mr.

President, my COITptttUentS want
us out ot Viet Nam."

Jane Fonda risked everything
she hail, but she made a state-
ment heard around the world
whet! she w ent to 1 lain >i to try to
stop the war in Vict Nam.

This is only a partial list.
History is full ot courageous
people who have stood up to
authority and told others that
the emperor is naked, told the
tyrant loudly and clearly that he
was wfOng, Some have won
everything, others lost every-
thing. Everything, that is,
except the comtort ot knowing
that they die\ have done their
best to leave the world a better
place.

Editorials

Friday, November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 5

The Forum

Why do the African- American
students seem to separate
themselves?

BY MlCHELE A. BaRARD

Let's get this straight. There
are a few African-American
women on campus who feel fine
about sitting with anybody who
strikes their fancy that day.
However, some of you have
asked me the question. I'm
offering an answer not every
African- American woman's
answer, but an answer.
PEACE.

On more occasions than I
care to mention I have had
w hite friends ask me, "Why do
the African- American students
segregate themselves? I'd love
to interact with African-
American students, but they
always seem to sit together on
one side of the dining hall."

Well, let me Begin by stating
that it is not that we segregate
ourselves. Segregation, in the
truly modern sense of the word,
is NOT when people choose
where and with whom they like
to hang. Segregation is
separation which is imposed
upon one group by another.

Now that we've clarified our
terms, let's go hack to our
original question: Why DO the
African- American students
seem to separate themselves?

African- American students
are, to my knowledge, about
10% of the Agnes Scott College
community. Most of us come
from neighborhoods arid, in

by Kara Russell

The following comments
reflect my opinions, and not
those of the entire Rep Council.
These are my words, and Til own
them.

On November 9, Rep Council
held a student forum. Overall
there were twenty people in
attendance. Sixteen of them, 1
might add, were Rep members.
I'm not sure what that means to
you, but what it says to me is
APATHY, and apathy is always
sad.

The student forum, like the
campus-wide parietal vote, was
another attempt by Rep Council
to empower the people. I'm
beginning to think the people/
the students don't want to be
empowered. I mean, come on
60% of the people returned their
votes, and while that is above
the national average, it should

many cases, schools where
African-Americans account for
anywhere from 50%- 100% of
the population.

Naturally, we tend to feel
more comfortable taking our
meals and relaxing with people
who look like us, share similar
backgrounds and, therefore, do
not require explanations for
every word we utter.

What we're talking about,
basically, are comfort zones.
African-American students
tend to feel a greater level of
comfort when sitting together.

We may gravitate toward one
.mother because we share
similar joys and pains, particu-
larly those related to our
experiences at Agnes Scott
College.

We have a language all our
own which is just as legitimate
as "correct' 1 English, Spanish,
French or German. In fact, it is
more legitimate because it is
derived from the oldest of
'forgotten" languages from the
heart of Mother Africa and the
bastard English of the most
"powerful" nation on earth in
1990.

We have a joy which is real
and pure and a bitterness which
is dangerously deep. It is
comforting to rest among
people who understand this and
do not require EXPLANA-
TION all the time.

We spend our lives among

Rep Rap

have been higher. Parietals
touches every single person on
this campus. For the on-campus
student it will affect her everyday
life in obvious ways, and for the
Return to College student well,
she will continue to attend a
college unwilling to grow, which
will in turn affect her in many
other areas. So, it was important
for every student to vote, and it
couldn't have been easier.
(Ballots were placed in student
boxes and you had to walk by the
ballot box to Leave.) As for the
student Forum, as tar as I'm
concerned that needs no further
explanation. I mean, 20 students
out of 550.

1 think it is popular opinion
that Rep Council, Interdonn,
and Honor Court have this
unlimited power. Well, that is
way off. We only have the
power that you give us. We are
empowered by you, and if we

White Americans explaining
who we are and what we mean
by every word and every action.
We deserve to get to eat three
meals each day without such
pressures.

To our White sisters at Agnes
Scott College:

Why do vou seem to separate
yourselves from us? We'd love
to interact with White students,
but you always seem to sit
together on your sides of the
dining hall.

If you want to get to know us,
come and join us at "our" table.
Instead of constantly expecting
the African-American students
to come to vou, why don't YOU
offer to make the first move? v

have these student forums and
you don't come, well, then we
think you don't care, and it's not
important to you. I know
publicity wasn't the greatest on
this thing, but it was in the
"Campus Connect ion" and there
were signs up.

I hear all the students
complain about this, about that,
parietals, no voice, etc. And I
think it is so easy to put all that
on Rep Council, Interdonn, and
Honor Court, and while the
responsibility is largely ours, I
think you as students also have a
role in that responsibility. What
I'm saying is that it saddens me
that many students are content
to just let the world (our world at
Agnes Scott) just go on around
them, without ever playing a
part.

Rep Council will continue to
fight for what you want. I just
hope you will join them.

Neighborhood Feminist

"Get up, get down, get
funky, get buteh!"

byKjmCompqc

As at all women's colleges,
Agnes Scott women endure two
eternal stereotypes: We're either
debutantes or diesel dykes. We
hate to admit the latter exist at all.
Despite much talk, no "Lesbians
and Friends" organization has yet to
emerge.

In our cool, sophisticated aca-
demic way we ponder how odd it is
that gays are closeted considering
our liberal-minded campus. But we
know the truth. Gays aren't vocal
or visible because phobia triumphs
over courage. There is this image
of "The Lesbian Takeover."

They'll be on every comer, re-
cmiting harder than Tower Coun-
cil, annpits hairy, clad in tank tops,
army khakis and combat boots,
spitting tobacco, "666" tattooed to
their bulging biceps.

There'll be that one that keeps
looking at you. She's really nice to
you. She smiles at you all the time,
she helped you move in, she
changed your flat tire.

Then the seduction. She kid-
naps you, sweeps you up into her
love palace. She knows all kinds of
games, owns all kinds of gadgetry.
She teaches you things the condom
box literature never could.

She gets you reading that
"feministic stuff." She shows you
different castration and ball-busting
methods, then makes you repeat
"Women good, Men bad."

Your friends are growing sus-
picious. You try to go to frat houses
but somehow you just don't fit in.
One brother starts to tell a queer-

hashing joke and you catch yourself
warning him, "Hey buddy, watch it."

You can't play with boys the same
way again. They want to play
straight with you, but you can't
politely giggle anymore. You're a
changed woman. You go off the pill.

You start to go to gay clubs, incog-
nito. "I just like the music," you lie.

Then your roommate asks you the
fatal question: "Are you a lesbian or
something?" You're mortified.
Nolxxly was supposed to find out.
Your world caves in; crisis of the self.
"I'm just a bowhead from a no-name
theocratic Georgian town. I'm not
supposed to be butch!"

Your parents reject you. Your
siblings reject you. You lose your
inheritance. Your god damns you to
hell.

But wait! "You mean she's gay?"

"She was in my swim class, and
saw me naked!"

"But she's so pretty!"

"She drank out of my cup!"

"But I saw her in church."

"Do her parents know?"

"She does take a lot of women 's
studies classes."

"That means she can't have
babies!"

"What does she do in bed?"

"It's immoral!"

"It's a sin!"

She's your friend. She's you.
Don't be afraid. Go to that gay
church. Go to that gay bar. Go to
that rally. Find out, learn, read, seek,
live, grow, and experiment if you so
choose.

Then let's write a new song for the
in-coming class: "A dyke without a
Scottie..."

Editorials

Frbday,November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 6

- Letters To The Editor -

If what happened on your inside
happened on your outside,
would you still smoke 7

Parent thanks students
for happy Halloween

Dear Editor,

I would like to extend a
special thanks to all of the
students who participated in the
Halloween festivities for children
of the Agnes Scott community.

Unfortunately, we were not
able to attend the story telling
on October 30, but we did go
trick-or-treating in Winship,
Main, and Inman, and to the
games in Walters. Our children
had a wonderful time!

I don't know how many
parents took advantage of the
students' offerings, but those who
did had to be as pleased as I was.
My child received more treats
than she could carry. The
students were not only generous
with the treats, but also with
their imagination and time.

Again, thank you. I hope you
will consider doing this again
next year. We'll be here!

With gratitude,

Peggy Owens

Office of Development

Conservative seeks a
voice among "liberals"

Dear Editor and editorial ists:

We seem to have a mix-up in
our understanding of a certain
word in the English language
LIBERAL. Did von know that
this word means (and I quote
from Webster) "possessing or
manifesting a free and generous
heart", "free from narrowness,
bigotry, or bondage", and
"appropriate or fitting for a broad
and enlightened mind". 7 Obvi-
ously, some of the people toting
this word around in reference to
themselves are terribly mistaken.

As one of the "conservative
Republicans" of Agnes Scott, 1
have had my views assaulted by
so-called "liberals" one too many
times. This letter is in response
to "The Time Traveler" and all
her followers.

I happen to be Protestant
(Presbyterian, with a background
of Fundamentalist Church of
God!); I happen to be pro-life; I
happen to be a Republican. All
of this seems to mark me as a
white-male-demoivspawn to the

so-called "liberals' 1 oi Agn.es
Scott. After over a year here, 1
must have heard and read at least
a million things wrong with m\
personal opinions and the people
with whom I sympathize.

1 know that there are serious
problems with my beliefs. 1 also
know that there are serious
problems with my country, but
you don't see me emigrating! I
appreciate the fact that other
people want me to be aware of
their feelings and their beliefs; I
do not appreciate the fact that a
whole lot of these people try to
come after MY beliefs with a
political bazooka in hand. There
are lots of problems in every-
thing, Agnes Scott, Christianity,
and George Bush included. 1 am
already aware of this fact, but
that doesn't mean I'm throwing
any of them out!

Back to the problem of
liberalism, however. If a liberal
is a person who is free and
generous, then people who
attack my beliefs cannot be
liberal. They're just as closed-
minded on the other side of the
mental coin. A conservative can

be just as open- or closed-rBinded
as anvone else, it's their attitude
tow ards the views of other
people that define them as such.
1 try to be liberal myself; I do not
scream at others or attack then-
opinions; 1 try to understand the
views of my sisters and brethren.
That doesn't mean that 1 have to
change my opinion, it just means
that I accept your opinion as one
of worth and merit.

My point here is that to be a
liberal, you must understand
Webster's definition, and be
willing to accept the ideas
around you; I wish we could all
be liberals at Agnes Scott, don't
you . 7

Sincerely,
Jennifer Garlen

PLEASE
RECYCLE

YOUR
PROFILE

Street Beat

Com bi led by Anne Harris

The Question:

How do you feel about the proposed "smoke-free campus" policy?

Stephanie Sidney, Class of 1993: I can

respect everyone's right to smoke, but I
wish more smoker would remember the
fact that smoke travels when they smoke.
But as to the policy, 1 would be hesitant
to be that strict on people.

Staci Dixon, Class of 1992:

I think that this is just another example
of the administration creating a policy
without regard to the student voice. We
are already very restricted in the areas we
can smoke. Instead of denying a person's
right to smoke, why don't we combat the
stress which causes people to smoke in
the first place?

Suzy Crocker, Class of 1993:

I don't think that it's fair but it really
saddens me that people who have the
mind and potential to change the world
are killing themselves. I think that it's a
personal decision and other people don't
have the right to mandate it, but watch
your bodies, petite flowers!

Jill Dunaway, Class of 1994: lis not

fair for non-smokers to have to breathe
the second-hand smoke because it causes
cancer too. I would support this policy
because it would be a healthier way to

Features

Friday, November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 7

Faculty spotlight: Confessions
of philosophical geek Dr. Parry

BY Bethany Blankenship

Staff Writer

'TftQiigktfiiP' and "intellectual"
are two adjectives one could
certainly apply to Richard Party,
professor of philosophy, but in
high school he was referred to as
the "pet geek."

That's right, folks. The man
who teaches us ethics was the
nerd in high school who liked to
study and listen to classical music
instead of he-hopping to the tunes
of Elvis and the Big Bopper.

Although he was bom in
Easton, Pennsylvania, Parry grew
up and went to high school in

Atlanta. After he graduated from
high school in 1957, his parents
literally put him on a train and sent
him on his way to discover the
world according to Georgetown
University.

There he majored in philosophy.
Parr>' went on in 1965 to the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill for his graduate work.
It was there that he married in
1966. He, his wife, Susan, and his
two children, Matthew and Amy,
reside in Decatur.

In 1967, Parry applied and was
accepted to teach philosophy here
at Agnes Scott. He has taken a few
sahhaticals since then to write

articles about Plato and contempo-
rary philosophy for scholarly
journals.

In 1987, Party' worked in
Washington, D.C. for the National
Endowment for the Humanities
where he recruited people to help
design and establish trust funds.
He returned in 1988, though, and
has remained here since.

Parry enjoys teaching for a
liberal arts college because he
believes that this sort of education
helps the student not only in the
classroom, but also in life. He says
that the liberal arts education is the
"best education for leading a good
life."

Administration proposes
smoking policy, opinions

by Bethany Blankenship
Stafj Writer

"To smoke or plot to smoke?"
is the question the administra-
tive officers at Agnes Scott have
been pondering recently. A new
policy would prohibit smoking
from all buildings, r6oms, and
offices except in students' dorm
rooms and outside.

According to Dean ot the

College Cue Hudson, this new
policy was written in order to
create an awareness about the
hazards of smoking. She hopes
that if the policy goes into effect,
it will discourage present >mokers
from smoking and nonsmokers
from starting.

Dean Hudson also hopes that
this policy will help create a
cleaner, safer breathing environ-
ment lor nonsmokers.

Keeh Payne, sophomore,
agrees with this new policy. She
says, "1 think it's t i good idea. I
think if you want to smoke, you

should smoke in the privacy of
your dorm room because that
smoke infringes on other
people."

But what about the professors
who smoke in their offices now?
The new policy will not allow
professors to smoke in their
offices. Payne thinks that
professors shouldn't smoke in
their offices anyway because the
smoke affects students who enter
those offices.

Junior Juliet Carney feels
differently. "[The professors]
should have the right to do just
as [students] do." she says-
Carney believes that the
administration shouldn't give
professors the right to smoke and
then take it away. The adminis-
tration, however, reserves the
right to change college policies.

The new policy would also
extend its regulations to prohibit
smoking in the dining hall and
the snack bar. Freshman
Courtney Harris disagrees with

Military (continued from page 3)

The aide, who asked not to be
named, said many of the 300 no-

new
mixed

the policy because it "would
cause a lot of problems because a
lot of roommates [have the
problem where] one roommate
smokes and one doesn't and if
the only place they can smoke is
in the room then there's going to
be a lot of problems between
roommates."

Smoking outside is another
opt ion tor smokers, but with
winter coming, the RTCs,
lacking a dorm room in which to
smoke, are quite literally Left out
in the cold. Freshman Kim
Walker thinks the policy is
i ml air to RTCs. She states, "You
can't tell them to stop smoking
just because they go to Agnes
Scott College."

Dean Hudson would like to
hear from the students, faculty,
.and staff about the proposed
policy. She will he accepting
both letters ot complaint and
approval* All letters will be
taken into considerat ion before
the administrative officers take a
final vote on the policy/

Addresses to write to men
and women serving in the
Middle East:
Army/Air Force:

Operation Desert Shield
APO,NY 09848-0006

Navy/Marines:

Operation Desert Shield '
FPO, NY 09866-0006

Cards and letters must be sent
by November 26, 1990 in
order to be received in time for
Christmas.

shows may have been called to
active military duty in Saudi
Arabia just before school started.

Whatever the reason for the
lower enrollment, N.C. State has
been forced to Lay off s taff
members, cancel scores of classes,
and decrease the number of hours
its libraries are open to help save
money.

Less drastically, Purdue, Iowa
State, and Middle Tennessee
State Universities, along with
Robert Morris (PA) and Metro
State (CO) Colleges have all
announced tuition refund policies
for students and faculty who
might be called to the Middle
East to fight*"

Professor Richard Parry

Wendy Alkbrook provides a
new image for college women

By Michele A. Barard
Staff Writer

Wendy Allsbrook '93 recently
participated in a regional Tae
Kwon Do Tournament at a local
high school. Wendy, an orange,
belt in the sport, won her
division by being judged best in
form and winning two sparring
matches.

Wendy got involved with Tae
Kwon Do when she started
taking the self-defense class from
Paul Guerruci in the Alston
Center last spring. She became
more interested and sought
lessons m the sport at Mr.
Guerruci's karate studio.

Wendy finds Tae Kwon Do
satisfying because it is a lifetime
sport which requires the same
type of mental discipline as
competitive gymnastics in which
Wendy participated in high
school. Tae Kwon Do has a lot
to do with attitude as well as
physical strength and ability.
Also, it is a defensive rather than

an offensive sport.

Wendy says that she feels safer
as a woman and no longer has
fear of the "mysterious" power or
strength of men. She thinks that
most women underestimate their
own strength and ability.

Tae Kwon Do may be an
especially good sport for women
because it involves the physics of
movement. It is not about being
stronger than another person;
rather, it is about being able to
manipulate movement and use
the Opponent's strength to
debilitate him or her.

Wendy likes that Tae Kwon
Do is a philosophy as well as a
sport, teaching both cooperation
and control. She hopes to go on
to obtain her black belt which is
possible within four years under
rigorous training.

Wendy is a teaching assistant
for the self-defense classes this
year. She encourages the entire
College community to make
arrangements to take self-
defense.

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Arts

Friday, November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 8

"You'd charm the husks rigjit off of the corn-

by Sanpee McGlaun

Contributing Ediurr

Nothing beats a great pair
of... legs (to dance), lungs (to
sing), and tickets (to see Juliet
Provvse use those legs and lungs
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great dancing, showy set, flashy
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Juliet Prowse, is better known
as "Auntie Mame" to her
orphaned nephew/adopted son
Patrick.

She wants to raise the boy on
experience ("You've got to
LIVE! Life is a banquet and
most poor sons of bitches are
starving to death."), but she is
thwarted at every move by stuffy,
pompous Mr. Babcock, executor
of Patrick's father's estate.

Convention wins, and Patrick
is sent away to prep school at the
same moment that Mame loses
her fortune in a stock market
crash and is forced to go to work.

While attempting to work as a
manicurist, Mame meets and

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tails in love with Beauregard
Jackson Pickett Burnside, a
Southern gentleman by trade,
and they go off on the "world's
longest honeymoon."

When Mame returns, after
Beau falls off an Alp, Patrick is in
college and in love with teeth-
clenching snob Gloria Upson.
Mame "saves" Patrick from
Gloria, he meets a "real" girl, and
everyone lives happily ever after.

Juliet Prowse was stunning as
Mame. She was energetic,
flamboyant, and outrageous, and
her enthusiasm was contagious.
She obviously was having a great
time, and wanted everyone else
to have a great time, too.

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Diana Baffa-Brill's choreogra-
phy gave Ms. Prowse ample
opportunity to display her
incredible dancing abilities,
and Prowse also has a marvelous
sense of comic timing.

She was equally adept in the
more serious scenes in the
musical. The most touching
moments of the show were
scenes between Mame and
young Patrick, engagingly
portrayed by Joseph R. Sasnett.
Their affection for each other
was evident in the "Open a New
Window" number, as Mame
showed Patrick how to "LIVE!"

Most charming was the
underground dance hall
sequence, where Patrick, his face
set in tierce determination,
showed himself a dance partner
worthy of his show-stopping
aunt. Everyone should have an
Auntie Mame!

Young Patrick's rendition
of'My Best Girl" was heart-
warming; as it should be. When
older Patrick, played by John
Scherer, reprised the song in the
second act, it was spine-tingling.
Scherer is possessed of a clear,
beautiful tenor voice, which ran
towards the heart -melting end ot
the spectrum.

Two of the most humorous
numbers showcased the talent of
Delphi Lawrence in the role of
Vera Charles, Maine's best
"and oldest" friend. Vera is an
aging actress, and when Mame
loses all her money, Vera offers
to get her a bit part in her
"avant-garde opera."

Vera, as a "lady astronomer,"
makes an incredible discovery:
'The Man in the Moon... is a
Lady!" Mame is the Lady in the
moon, until she suddenly gets
stage fright and crashes to the
ground.

"The Man in the Moon,"
complete with fifties-style
backup singers, a leading man
dressed suspiciously like Fabian,
and a set straight out of the fairy
land of the Nutcracker, was one
of the most entertaining
numbers in the show.

Vera's and Mame's catty-hut-
oh^so-loving duet "Bosom

Buddies" was also great lun.
Any woman win ) has a close,
longstanding female friend
would get a kick out of the digs

and "darlings" exchanged m this
song.

The plant.it inn scene, located
at Beauregard's C ieorgian
plantation, Peckerwi tod,
showcased some of the funniest
supporting characters in the
show. The fierce, snarling
Mother Burnside (Lou Ann
Miles) was hilarious.

"The Fox Hunt" number was
one of my person. il favorites. Its
staging tlie focus on following
the imagined Mamc-on-

horseback was excellently
done and the tall-tale nature
of the song lyrics, telling how
Mame was the first woman in
history to bring the fox back
alive, made it one of the more
polished and humorous scenes.

Mame's "humanity" wins the
hearts of Beauregard's family,
and the company paid tribute to
the indomitable woman with the
now-classic "Mame." This
number was somewhat disap-
pointing, mainly owing to the
sound system in the Fox.

The lyrics to "Mame" could
hardly be heard or understood
over the orchestra; this problem
could be remedied by turning up
the volume on the performers'
body microphones.

The costume choices tor the
company were also a bit disturb-
ing in "Mame." The women
were in frothy pink, the men in
white tiding pants and scarlet
jackets. This color combination,
against an olivc-grccn/pcacby
background, was distract ing.

It is possible that the idea was
to contrast the more Subdued
"northern" color Schemes (gray
in New York, golds and brow ns
in Connecticut ) with the
"indulgent" South.

One very nice costume-
lighting effect occurred during
"Open a New Window," as the
lights' green cast blended with
Mame's dress, leaving Patrick
(in navy and white) in full focus
while he "discovered* 1 New York.

Last but not least, special
mention must be made of
Meghan DuJfy's delightful
portrayal of Agnes C iooch. From
the opening scene, when the
curtain rose on her in her brown
orthopedic loafers and white
bobby socks, Puffy charmed the
audience.

Her "coming out" scene (as
she Covered her chest and
screamed, "Where. 7 !") was
wonderfully. funny, and her
rendition of "C lOOCh'jS Song," as
she returned from "opening a
new window" ("Who would have
thought it VI be so hard to close
it. ? ") six months pregnant, was
simply hysterical.

Although a bit slow in the
( opening, the sh< m steadily
gained momentum throughout
the second act. Maine was .i
well-crafted piece of pure
entertainment, full of old familiar
favorites ("We Need A Little
( 'hristmas" originated with
Mame), lots of laughs, spectacle
and flash.

From the glittering Brooklyn
Bridge in the background to
Mame's silver sequins, the show-
was an upbeat, engaging
experience, which had audience
members humming songs from
the show as they walked out of
the theatre.

J idler Prowse stars in Mame.

Attention Writers!

Arts

Friday, November 16, 1990 The Profile Page 9

Calendar
of Events

v 'Compiled by Rita Ganey -
Conti'ibuting Editor

Theatre

Hotizon Theatre Company:
Sparkling romantic comedy
Eastern Standard playing through
November 17. For ticket informa-
tion, call 584-7450.

Neighborly x >d Playh( >use:
Singin' in the Rain will play
November 2 thrpugb December 8.
It's the story about Hollywood in
the 70s as the era of silent movies
gives way to "talkie^" an J changes
all the movie-making rules.
Tickets are $ 1 0 for adults, $8 f< >r
students, $5 for senior citizens.
Call 373-531 1 for more informa-
tion.

Also: Theatre Cael and
Neighborhood Playhouse will
present an original children's
theatre production of Arthur, King,
based on the Arthurian legends of
the sw ord and the stone. Novem-
ber 17 at 1 1:00 a.m. General
admission is $4- Call 373-531 1 for
reservations.

The Underground Theatre:
Opens 21st season with Robert
Andersons Silent Night, Lonely
Night, a hittersweet drama about
love and despair on a Christmas
Eve. Runs through Saturday,
November 17. Call 634-5 134 for
i icket information.

Variety Playhouse: The Second
City National Touring Company
will perform comedy skits on
November 16 at 8 p.m. Reserved
tickets are $13.50. Call '892-5021
for more information.

Dance

Agnes Sc( >ttG >1 lege: The
Studio Dance Theatre presents its
Christmas children's show, "Bob
Humbug, The Christmas Crump,"
on Monday, December \ at 10:25
a.m. Admission is SI per person.
Gall 371-6430 for reservations^

The Atlanta Ballet: For more
information on the following
events, call S73-5S1 1. Tickets are
available at all metro Atlanta
Ticketmaster locations. To charge
by phone, call 249-6400.

An exciting w eekend of dance
highlighting the company's depth
and versatility, will be presented
Nov ember 1 5 through 1 7 at the
Civic Center. By George, Prodigal

Son and The Four Temperaments
will be accompanied by the
Atlanta Ballet Orchestra.

A 1st): The Nutcracker returns
to the Civic Center December 8
through 29.

The Georgia Ballet, Inc.: Per-
forms The Nutcracker December 7
through 9 at the Cobb Civic
Center. For tickets or information,
call 425-0258.

Music

Atlanta Feminist Women's
Chorus: Celebrating its tenth
anniversary with a concert on
December 1 in the June Cofer
Auditorium of Southside High
School. There will be two shows,
one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m.
The concert will have an inter-
preter for the hearing impaired.
Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at
the door. For further information,
call 523-7455.

Windstonn Prcxkictions: New-
age pianist David Lanz will be in
concert with a 36-piece orchestra
on November 17 at 8 p.m. at the
Variety Playhouse. Reserved
tickets are $ 1 7.. 50. For more
mlormation, call 892-5021.

Also: Andy M. Stewart , leader
of the popular Celtic group Silly
Wizard, appears with Irish multi-
instrumentalist Manus Lunny on
Saturday, November 17 at Emory's
Cannon Chapel. Co-sponsored
with Theatre Gael. For more
ticket information, call 874-2232.

Galleries

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: Admission is live
for all of the following events, Call
577-6940 for further lntonnation.

Consmictcd Images: New
Photography features 71 works by
black and Latin artists utilizing
photography to stage narrative
stories, revise historical events,
reveal personal information, and
comment on contemporary
concerns. Runs through fartuary
11, 1991.

Also: Poster Art of the Soviet
Union: A Window into Soviet
Life is a collection ot eighty-five
contemporary ppst-glasnost posters
w hich reflect the changing Soviet

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credit history. For information call 438-3055.

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scene. Will run November 5
through Fehmary 8, 1991 .

The High Museum of Art: For
the follow ing events* admission is
$4, $2 for college students w ith
IDs. For information, call 892-
HIGH.

"Andy Warhols Celebrities"
features 53 large, colorful portraits
by America's best-known artist and
one ot the founders of Pop Art.
The exhibit runs through January
6, 1991.

Also: Art on the Edge: Elisa
D'Arrigo, an exhibit of sculptures
and drawings by Elisa LTArrigo
runs through December 9, 1990.
The exhibition includes 15 works,
five sculptures and 10 works on
paper, produced during the past
three years.

Also: Japanese Porcelain: The
Jacobs Collection, the first
exhibition of the John L. Jacobs
collection of Japanese porcelain
will be on view through February
24, 1991. -Forty objects have been
selected for the exhibition. They
provide a survey ot the porcelain
from the beginning ot the 17th
century to the end ot the 19th
century w ith a concentration on
the earlier period.

North Arts Center: These
exhibits will be running through
December 23. Call 394-3447 for
more information.

Artists explore the history ot art
through Table Scenes in Gallery
A.

Also: In Gallery R are John
Hawkins's Recent Paintings.

Jimmy Carter Library: "Folklite
of the Georgia Wiregrass" opens on
November 2 1 at the Museum ot
the J immy Carter Library. It
focuses on traditional ways ot lite in
the communities of south Georgia.
Admission is $2.50 for adults,
$1 .50 for senior adults, and free tor
ages 16 and under. Call 331-0296
for inform.it ion and 3 3 1 - 3942 tor
group reservations.

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Miscellaneous

Atlanta Atrican Film Society:
Garbage Boy, a film shot in Mali
about the economic and moral
injustice and inadequate health
and education services, will air on
November 16 at 8 p.m. Admission
is $5. Call 525-1 136 for more
information.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: On November 17 and 18,
pottery created by Callanwolde
instructors and assistants will be on
sale. For more information, call
874-9351.

Fern bank Science Center:

Astronomers announce that on the
night ot November 17 the Leonid
meteor shower is expected to reach
a maximum of 15 meteors per hour.
Interested observers should look to
the northeast atter midnight to see
this shower.

Also: In observation of Ameri-
can Education Week, "Plant
Detectives" will be presented at 2
p.m. in conjunction with the
regular 1-5 p.m. greenhouse open
house. Sunday, November 18.
There is no charge for this special
program, For more information,
calf 378-4311.

Arts

Friday, Noxtmber 16, 1990 The Profile Page 10

Stallone retires, resorts to fighting in the streets in Rocky V

by Rita Ganey
Contributing Editor

Rocky's back. And to my
surprise, this is the best Rocky
movie since the first. Instead of
focusing on boxing like the
others, this movie puts more
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feelings.

Rocky V picks up where
Rocky IV left off, right after the
fight with the Russian. Back in
the States, Rocky and Adrian
find out that their accountant
has used and lost all of their
money.

To top it off, Rocky (Sylvester
Stallone) has irreversible brain
trauma from the beatings he has
sustained in the ring. Rocky
retires because of the damage.

The BalBoas head back to the
old neighborhood with what
they had started out with
nothing. It is at this point that a
young Fighter from Oklahoma
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Rocky becomes his manager.

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The young fighter, Tommy
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his sights set on a title match.
He is seduced by a crooked
promoter, George Washington
Duke (Richard Gant), who
actually wants Rocky to fight
again, to fight for him.

Through this, Rocky keeps his
faith in Tommy, though the rest
of the family sees what is
happening. This causes much
tension in the family. Adrian

(Talia Shire) takes back her old
job in the pet shop.

Sage Stallone, who plays
Robert Balboa, Rocky s son, has
a chance to fight in this movie.
His fight is one to gain the
attention of his father, who has
seemingly abandoned hi in tor
this new fighter. The only thing
I did not like about the younger
Stallone's perfonnance is that he
pouts throughout the whole
movie.

The situation between Rocky
and Tommy finally comes to
blows when Tommy challenges
Rocky. What ensues is the best
street tight since Clint
EastwcxxJ's tights in Any Which
Way But Loose.

If you never have liked the
way Rocky talks, or just can't get
used to it, like me, be prepared to
listen to almost a full two hours
of the same stuff. That part of
the story doesn't change.

Even though I was skeptical
about seeing a fifth Rocky movie,
I was excited to find that it was
much better (ban the three in the
middle (Rockys II, III, and IV),
since this movie tends to concen-
trate more on an emotional level
than the others.

The novelty of Rocky's fight
not being in the ring appealed to
the crowd watching this latest
offering. The audience loved it,
cheering and clapping throughout

Fools of Fortune escapes from the generic movie pattern

by Julie Inabinet

Have you been longing for a
change of pace from the mindless
movies with good-looking, studly
males, weak hi mho- like females,
pointless violence, mushy love
scenes, and a sound track by Bon
Jovi?

Fools of Fortune may be the
movie to get you out of that rut .
Set in the 1920s in Ireland after
World War I, the first half of the
movie is told from the perspective
of Willie Quinton, the only son of
a wealthy Protestant Irish family.

The family's small hometown is
being patrolled by the violent
Black and Tans, a British military
6 >ree sent to Ireland to cmsh the
resistance. Mr. Quinton, w ho
owns a barrel-making factory, has
recently had to rehire a man who
has just returned from military
service with the Black and Tan.

The man is snubbed by his co-
workers and later is found,

hanged, on the Quintons
plantation, Kiltory. Quinton is
blamed, Kiltory burned down, and
several characters are killed.

Suddenly, the time jumps
forward ten years, making Willie
aK )Ut twenty years old. (Movies
are neat, huh?) Iain Glenn plays
the older Willie: shy, tortured,
and, well, wimpy.

Now that he has returned from
school, he must take over his
fathers business responsibilities
and care for his alcoholic mother,
played by Julie Christie. Next
enters Mary Elizabeth
Mastrantonio, who plays Willies
cousin and future lover, Mary
Ann.

I'd tell you more, but at this
point, the movie gets really intense
(with an hour still remailiMf), and
I don't want to give anything
away.

Though, likeeverv movie, Fools
of Fortune has a few hokey
moments, predictable lines, etc., it

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Blackfriars prepare for
annual children^ show

by Sanoee McGlaun
Contributing Editor

The Blackfriars will present
Song of Guenevere, written by
Atlanta playwright and director
John Stephens, as their 1990-91
season children's show.

Si >ng of Guenevere is a
children's fairy tale based on the
Arthurian legend. The small
tamilv ol women in the play are
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without love and iamily unity, it
is impossible to survive their
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Kathleen Hill will play the

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I Campbell will play Lillith,
C "hrissie LewaQdowski is
Blanche, and Andie Morano w ill
play the pan of Childie,
Alumna Susan Pwhcr will take
the role ol the White Musician.

Senior theatre major
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the product ion w ith the assis-
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Scpng ol C menevere w ill run
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Volume 77, Issue 6

Student prepares for possibile shipment to Persian Gulf

by Dawn Sloan
Staff Writer

Since the early days of August
when Suddam Hussein's Iraqi
forces invaded Kuwait, the threat
of war has grown until now it
seems unavoidable.

To prepare for this likelihood,
many Reserve and National
Guard units have been called
into active duty.

While some of these units
take over the daily activities of
the regular Army here in the
United States, many others will
perform administrative duties,
provide communications, and
also go into combat in the event
of a war.

Sophomore April Van
Mansfeld is part of the 48th
Brigade of the 148th Headquar-
ters Unit of the National Guard
which was recently called into
active duty.

She, along with the other
troops in the Brigade, left from
Macon, Georgia last Sunday,
December 2, for Savannah to
train for 16 days. This training,

according to April, will be
similar to basic training.

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Administrative Unit. Asa
member, April's duties include
handling paperwork, ordering
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proper vehicle maintenance is
performed, keeping track of who
is responsible for what duties,
and maintaining log sheets for all
vehicles.

April was originally part of the
190th M.P. Company which has
already been sent to Saudi
Arabia. Because there were
already two other individuals
who performed the same duties
as April in that unit, she was
assigned to her present unit,
which needed her skills.

Although she hopes the
United States will not go to war,
April is attempting to prepare -
herself and "find the proper mind
set."

Her mother's only child, April
is her father's youngest and her
biological father's eldest. She
has a nineteen-year-old brother
who is in the Navy. He too is

still in the U.S. "As the oldest, I
wish I could ensure he wouldn't
have to go [to the Persian Gulf]."

Although part of an adminis-
trative unit, April and the others
in her troop would be in consider-
able danger if sent to Saudi
Arabia.

As a woman, April asks the
question, "Do I want to die as an
administrative clerk or as a soldier
on the front line?" She points out
that "keeping us [women] out of
combat doesn't mean we won't be
killed. If I die I don't want to be
on the back lines killed by a
sniper."

April points out that in every
war in which the U.S. has fought,
many women have been killed,
yet their deaths have been
unheralded. "I think a lot of
people, particularly the media and
government, who refer to 'our
boys' are pushing under the carpet
the fact that there are a lot of
women who are going to be
killed."

She also believes that if women
are going to be allowed into the
military, "[we] should [be able to]

April Van Mansfeld

go into any field we want."

April wonders what the
friends she leaves behind will "do
without me when I'm gone."

She believes that these

women will carry on, just as she
plans to, and urges everyone to
remember that "supporting the
troops doesn't mean supporting
the war."

SVC begins fight for student representative on Board of Trustees

by Laura Barlament

Staff Writer

The first two meetings of the
Student Voice Coalition (SVC)
have resulted in the formulation
of plans for achieving a concrete
goal: student representation on
the Board of Trustees.

The first meeting on Novem-
ber 1 5 defined the organization,
clarified its immediate goals, and
discussed issues of student
concern.

The SVC was called into

session by Jessica Carey, Kathryn
Cullinan, Eva Mihlic, Jeanne
Peters, Kat Robinson, and Kara
Russell.

Jeanne Peters facilitated the
lively discussion, which ranged
from the effects of media coverage
of campus events to the school
color.

The SVC was created as an
outlet for discussion and action on
campus issues. All Agnes Scent
students who wish to be involved
with the Coalition are members.

Meetings may be convened by

any student or group of students to
discuss any issue; but "no member
of the Student Voice Coalition
may issue a statement on behalf of
the Coalition without the
expressed consent of the members
present," according to the group's
constitution.

The Coalition's immediate
objective, which was unanimously
agreed upon in a straw vote by the
members present, is to have
student representatives with
voting powers on the Agnes Scott
Board of Trustees.

Students feel that representa-
tion is necessary to provide "access
to information so we know what's
going on" and so that student
opinions can be voiced to the
Board, said Carey.

It was felt that the Board needs
to let students know the reasons
behind its decisions and needs to
be more accountable to the
students.

Student representation on the
Board was adopted as the primary
goal because it can serve as an
"umbrella" which will facilitate
the achievement of other objec-
tives. It was also felt that student
support for this issue would be
high.

The discussion centered on the
many ramifications of this proposal
and other issues of student
concern, such as African-Ameri-
can studies.

The suggested method of
actually selecting student reps to
the Board of Trustees was by the
regular petition process, possibly
with additional input from
minority student groups.

The legal aspects of having
student Board members with
voting privileges and the necessity
of holding Board meetings in
Atlanta were also addressed.

SVC's second meeting on
November 28 mainly provided an
update on the proposal process. A
letter was read asking pennission
for members of SVC to attend the
meeting of the faculty executive
board on December 10.

Attendance at that meeting
would give them the position to
petition for a vote of faculty
support for student efforts to gain
representation on the Board. This
letter met with approval.

Also presented was a draft of
the proposal to the Board of
Trustees stating the goal of the
SVC to have student representa-
tives on the Board. The proposal

will list the issues on which the
SVC would like to "initiate
dialogue" with the Board.

To mobilize campus-wide
support for the proposal, SVC
members are communicating with
other student groups such as
Interdorm, Witkaze, and Chimo
to gain their backing. SVC is also
circulating a student petition in
hopes of getting most of the
students' signatures.

Rep Council has written its
own proposal, R.C. 196, for
student representation on the
Board. It is currently being
contemplated for a second vote;
thereafter it will be submitted to
the Judicial Review Committee,
and then to the Board of Trustees.

Rep Council is working towards
obtaining an invitation to the
January meeting of the Board in
order to present their proposal. If
they are invited, they will act in
representation of SVC's efforts as
well.

The Coalition also plans to
write a resolution in support of the
faculty's attempt to gain represen-
tation on the Board. It is
scheduled for presentation to the
SVC members at the next
meeting.

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News
AAUP Reactivated
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Features
Clyde Edgerton interviewed
Page 9

Arts

Local acoustic scene explored
Page 15

News

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 2

Chemistry department to face unsteady future

by Anne Marie Haddock

With an unknown numher of
faculty continuing in the

chemistry department next year,
its accreditation is at risk.

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Chemical Society (ACS) ap-
proved degree. 7 Why are four full
time professors required fox ACS
approval? Finally, it the depart-
ment tails to meet ACS's minimal
standards, will Agnes Scott
continue to offer a major in
chemistry?

Approximately 92% ot graduat-
ing chemistry majors in the
United States come from the 593
ACS-approved chemistry depart-
ments presently in existence. Out
ot these institutions, only 42% are
graduated with an ACS-certitied
degree. A wide range ot institu-
tions have accreditation.

Many employers and graduate
schools, including medical schools,
are unfamiliar with small, women's
liberal arts colleges. Often the
public presumes that institutions
like Agnes Scott do not have a
strong chemistry department.

Chemistry Professor Alice
Cunningham said that the ACS
approval is a "real plus," especially
since Agnes Scott students cannot

get a B.S. in chemistry.

The ACS approval proves to
indiv iduals untamiliar with Agnes
Scott that no less than the
minimal level ot standards is
maintained in the department.

Another chemistry Professor,
Leon Venable, said that ACS
approval is a good recruiting tool
for the department because the
approval is a distinguishing
characteristic of Agnes Scott.

Not only do students receive
individualized attention, but they
also get an education that is equal
to, if not better than, the educa-
tion available at larger universi-
ties.

Professors usually do not apply
for positions in non-approved
departments, and granting
agencies that supply research
tunds look tor institutions with
accreditation.

Since faculty promotions are
detennined upon the research
these grants cover, the depart-
ment needs as many advantages
as possible.

According to Cunningham,
"We would not want to put
ourselves in the group that
graduates the other 8% of
chemistry majors [lacking
accreditation] in the United
States."

At least tour professors are
required tor ACS accreditation.
This is in part to limit contact
hours tor each professor (no more
than 1 5 per w eek).

Traditionally, each professor in
the chemist rv department
specializes in one ot the tour areas
ot the discipline: organic,
Inorganic,, physical, or analytical.

This breaks down the work
load, giving each professor time
tor research, individualized
attention to students, paper work,
instrument repair, and waste
disposal. As these activities are
time-consuming, a department
with less than four members
would lack stability.

Presently, Agnes Scott employs
three full-time and two part-time
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Two are indicted in shying of Clark Student

by Kathy Scruggs

Two Atlanta youths, includ-
ing a 16-year-old who served a
year in prison for shooting a man
in the back, were indicted Friday
[November 16] in the murder of
a Clark Atlanta University
student.

The indictment allows Jeremy
J. Johnson, 16, of 1053 Parsons
St. SW, to be tried as an adult,
said Fulton County District
Attorney Lewis Slaton.

"He couldn't get anything
more than two-and-a-hall years
as a juvenile," Slaton said. "The '
judge should have more leeway
in his sentencing."

Slaton would not comment on
whether he will seek the deat h
penalty. According to a
statement one suspect gave
police, the gun went oft acciden-
tally atter Jeremy allegedly hit

the victim's companion in the
head.

Jeremy and Montavis Areious
Farmer, 1 7, ot 949 West view
Drive, who has juvenile convic-
tions tor trafficking in cocaine
and possessing a fireami in the
commision ot a felony, are
charged with the slaying of
treshman Duane Goodman, 19,
of Columbus.

They are also charged w ith
the anned robbery of Goodman
and his companion, Harold Kitt,
as the students were walking on
Vine Street at the edge of
campus early Sunday morning.

Jeremy, w hose only Fulton
County charge was shoplift ing,
was released September 29 from
the Youth Development Center.
He had served a year for aggra-
vated assault in I Clayton C \ >unt\
tor shooting Morris McDuffie,
40, of College Park in the back,

said Sam Washington, court
service worker with the state
Department ot Human Re-
sources 1 Youth Services Division.

Jeremy also received a
suspended sentence in Clayton
County in February 1989 after
being convicted ot credit card
theft and fraud, stealing a pistol
and a car, theft by receiving
stolen property and reckless
conduct, Washington said.

Jeremy and some friends gOI
into a confrontation wnh
McDuffie, who "supposedly was
going to hit Jeremy with a pole
or broom," said a law enforce-
ment i >ttk lal. "Jeremy asked one
of the other buys to give bim a
[gun] and he tired five rounds
and one struck Mr. McDuffie in
the back. ... There's still a piece
ot bullet in him."
Reprinted fnnn the Atlanta
Joumal/i lonstitution.

Agnes Scott AAUP chapter reactivated

by Professor Jack Nelson

The Agnes Scott College
chapter of the American
Associat ion ot I Iniversity
Professors has been reactivated .is
of this October and recognized
by the National Assoc lat ion in
Washington, D.C. The officers
ot the ASC chapter are:
President: Jack Nelson
Vice-President: Patricia Pinka
Treasurer: Leon Venable
Secretary: Gail Cabisius
At-large members of the
Executive Committee:
Katharine Kennedy and Arthur
Bowling, Jr.

The first ASC chapter was
established in 1965 under the
direction of Catherine Sims
who was then Professor of
History at ASC and was last
year the Interim Dean of the
College. Professor Sims recalls
with pleasure the day she
informed President Wallace
Alston that the AAUP chapter
had been formed. The Presi-
dent greeted her news with
enthusiasm and welcomed the
chapter's help in solving
problems that he faced.

AAUP is "the organization
of professors at colleges and
universities, public and private,

large and small, dedicated to
the defense of academic
freedom. The Association's
advocacy of enhanced faculty
participat ion in inst nut lonal
government, increased rcpre-
sentat ion for women and
minorities, support for state
and federal legislation benefi-
cial to higher education, and
document at ion of salary and
compensation benefits makes it
the voice of the profession.
AAUP is the only national
organization exclusively
representing the interests of
college and university faculty
members."

News

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 3

Campuses pose potential problem crime areas, warns lecturer

by Allison Butler

Staff Writer

Interdorm Council, in an
effort to increase campus safety,
coordinated special crime
prevention seminars during the

week of November 12th through
16th.

Crime prevention practitioners
from the Citizens Action Team,
based in Stone Mountain, con-
ducted these seminars in all the
residence halls of Agnes Scott.

Kathi Roberts, president and
founder of the organization, and
her husband J. R. Roberts dis-
cussed with students some
fundamental methods of avoiding
assault.

Roberts first taught the neces-

Markert and Merrick appointed
summer conference coordinators

by Jessica Carey

Staff Writer

After a search committee was
formed and resumes accepted,
the College decided it had the
right person to handle the
position pi summer conference
coordinator already working on
campuv

The full responsibilities ot the
conference coordinator have
been delegated to Dorothy (Dot)
Markert, with additional help to
be provided by Mollie Merrick,
associate dean pi students.

For the past few years there has
been no official director, so
Markert and Merrick assumed all
of the responsibilities of summer
conferences.

According to Dean oi
Students Gue' Hudson, these
conferences provide a number of
things for Agnes Scott, including
additional revenue, public
relations, and a productive use of
the facilities.

The search committee was
fonned in an attempt to locate a
person who could effectively
present our facilities and services.

Chemistry

professors. The latter are filling
Professor Bottomley s position due
to her resignation in the spring of
1990.

The department is currently
searching for a professor to replace
Professor McCloskey, whose
resignation will be effective this
spring.

The administration decided not
to fill the fourth position next
year. The two part -time profes-
sors, who each are included in the
"minimal four," will not be
returning in the spring. Another
position may be opened dependent
upon Cunningham's time of
retirement.

The College presently has three
senior chemistry majors, no
juniors, and three to five potential
sophomores.

After filing the annual report in
July to the ACS committee, which
Cunnigham chaired from 1986 to
1988, Agnes Scort may be flagged
because the department does not
have four full-time professors nor
does it have any students who w ill
be graduated with the decree in
1992.

The AC'S committee will

By presenting the campus in a
positive light and centralizing
responsibility in a more struc-
tured manner, the College hopes
to increase conferences on
campus.

After assessing the situation,
the committee, chaired by
Gerald Whittington, recognized
that Markert had the expertise
and experience required, and
only needed the full support of
the College to provide all of the
necessary services.

This decision allowed the
college to continue to provide
summer conference opportuni-
ties without the burden of
another salary.

Markert has been given more
authority, allowing her to
negotiate price structures
depending on conference size
and needs, act as a liaison
between the college and outside
groups, handle food service needs
and arrange scheduling.

The appointment of confer-
ence coordinator is hoped to
boost Agnes Scott's reputation as
a first class conference center.

The use of the College's

facilities for summer conferences
has many benefits. It provides
year-round employment for
maintenance and food-service
workers, and creates new job
opportunities for students
remaining in the area over
summer breaks.

It also acts as a strong public
relations tool when familiarizing
new people and prospect ive
students with the Agnes Scott
community.

Some of the conferences that
have been on campus in the past
include the Ford Scholars
program, the Hot Topics
admissions seminar, and IDEA, a
meeting of superintendents of
private schools in the South. All
of these groups benefit not only
from Agnes Scott College, but
also from the broader Atlanta
community.

With close proximity to
downtown Atlanta events, the
MARTA station nearby, and
access to the recreational
facilities on campus, groups
recognize that Agnes Scott may
provide the right place at the
right time.

(continued on page 2)~

detennine whether Agnes Scott's
problem is temporary or long-term.

Cunningham provided some
insight into the probable decision:
"During consideration of a
situation which might lead to
probationary status or removal
from the ACS-approved list, the
College would have the opportu-
nity to request an investigative
visit by an ACS committee
associate.

44 If the ACS Committee on
Professional Training determined
that minimal standards were not
being maintained by the college, a
probationary period (usually a
year) would be allowed prior to
removal from the list."

The Committee provides the
College with many opportunities
to return to the standards. If it is
obvious that the policy has been
changed and the College does not
attempt to return to the standards,
then the department will lose its
ACS approval.

Both Venable and Cunningham
agree that it would be "academi-
cally suicidal" for Agnes Scott to
lose its accreditation.

Administrations at many

institutions do not strive for the
approval of the ACS because it
requires long-tenn commitment
of money to chemistry depart-
ments to meet the minimal
standards.

However, past administrations
of the College have been support-
ive of maintaining approval. The
result of this policy has been
consistently exemplary reviews
since the department was first
approved in 1957.

Even though meeting standards
is expensive, the College does not
have to pay membership fees,
visitation fees, or probation fees to
the ACS.

Venable hopes that
when considering long-term
planning, the administration will
look at the overall average of 3.4
graduating chemistry majors
rather than the 1992 exception of
0 graduates.

Over the past twenty years the
number of graduating chemistry
majors has ranged from one to
seven. Because chemistry majors
are generally scarce, this appar-
ently low number is high relative
to other institutions

sary lesson of thinking like a
criminal. Once we realize that
criminals crave quick, easy, low-
risk crimes, removing ourselves
from the easy target category
becomes much easier.

Roberts stressed the importance
of not looking like an easy target.
She said that criminals tend to
search for particular characteristics
in their victims.

The seminars offered several
important suggestions to increas-
ing home security. Owning a
dog not a big, fierce-looking
one, but a small, loud, and
protective dog makes a robber's
job risky and difficult

Other ideas included keeping
lights on, locking the door as soon
as you are inside, fonriing a
neighborhood watch program, and
displaying security system signs
with warnings like "Owner not
responsible for personal injur/' or
death/'

In the nine years since founding
the Citizens Action Team, the
crime prevention practitioners
have interviewed many criminals
who feel 44 it's too easy to go
someplace else" if they might get
hurt or caught.

According to one, 44 [People] do
the weirdest things to protect
themselves."

The team emphasized that no
one with a good sense of self
preservation will challenge
someone who is obviously
prepared to handle an attack. It is
our responsibility to take both
seemingly weird and common
sense actions in order to keep
ourselves safe.

According to Roberts, humor-
ous and embarrassing crime-
prevention methods often prove
effective in preventing assaults.

For example, a woman who
feared she was being followed
through a mall parking lot
suddenly called out excitedly to a
group of women, as if she knew
them. They must have thought
she was crazy until she explained
the situation to them.

When all seven women turned
and looked directly at her pursuer,
he turned and hurried back the
way he had come.

Similar tips to remember in
such situations are to yell "fire"
instead of 44 help" so that people
won't be afraid of endangering
themselves when they rush to
your rescue, and to check under a
car and in the back seat before
entering it.

Students found that one of the
most disturbing topics touched on
in this session was date rape.

In most cases the woman feels
that the rape was her fault and she
can't face, let alone accuse, the
friends or acquaintances who
committed the crime.

Roberts pointed out that men
should be educated about rape
prevention because most rapes are
committed by men.

Another point stressed in the
seminar concerning rape was that
we all, as friends and neighbors,
have a responsibility to protect
each other.

The important things a friend
can tell a rape victim are: that it
was not her fault because she did
the right thing and is still alive;
that the friend is sorry it hap-
pened; and that the victim is all
right now.

These are vital messages to a
victim of any crime, because the
knowledge returns some of the
power that was stolen by the

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Editorials

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 4

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Parting words from
April Van Mansf eld

Dear Agnes Scott community,
There are so many people
who IVe promised to say
goodhye to that this is the only
realistic way to do it. This
semester has been very difficult
for me. I've had to pretend to be
a normal student (socializing,
homework, classes) while the
entire time IVe dreaded every
phone call, every answering
machine message. I've dreaded
being away from my room
because I wanted to be there for
the call, and I've dreaded being
there because I didn't want to
hear it. I've wanted to forget my
classes and spend all my time
with my friends and family. Yet
IVe also wished that I could bury
myself in my work so that I
wouldn't miss people so much.

In the midst of all my
confusion 1 must thank my
sisters at Agnes Scott as well as
the faculty and staff for being
supportive and flexible. What
amazes me is that in mnay ways
this has been my best semester at
ASC. Academically, I've never
done as well as I am now.
Personally, I feel blessed to he
surrounded by my friends. Many
times I've visited one of them
and |usi sitting in their room, or
listening to them, has raised my
spirits. The women of this
campus have been so kind to me,

and I don't know if I will ever be
able to repay them.

To my friends who are
graduating: I wish you all the
luck and success you all deserve.
To my classmates: As Arnold
would say, "I'll be back." To my
professors: Thank you for
everything. To Deans Wistrand
and Hudson: Thank you both
for your help. To Patti: Thank
you for being there for my Mom.
She's going to need you. To my
friends: Arrange it among
yourselves so that once a week at
least one of you calls my parents
and drives them crazy.

When I was in high school, I
ran with a group of women that I
loved dearly. There was a
nucleus of about five, but with all
the satellites there were about 20
of us. I never thought I'd have
that again; then I went to basic,
where there was a nucleus of
about seven, but there were 52 of
us in the platoon. I was sure I
would never have that again.
Then I came to ASC, and now
there is a nucleus of 20 and over
600 others. I will write as often
as I can and send an address as
soon as possible. Take care of
yourselves and each other.
Continue to strive for excel-
lence.

Sincerely,

April Van Mansfeld

The Profile staff
would like to thank
Bill Washburn
for his time, expertise, and support
over the years*
He will be missed*

RTC Corner

by Kat Robinson

RTCs are required not only to
do well scholastically, as are the
traditional members of the
Agnes Scott community, but also
often have full or part-time jobs,
families, homes, and other social
obligations to attend to. This
makes it mighty difficult for
many of you to keep abreast of
vsmpud happenings.

Hence, the reason for this
column. This w ill he a column
with news on class meetings and
RSO meetings, including
information that may affect you
as an RTC. This will also be a
place for you to air an important
viewpoint that you feel pertains
to campus relationships.

If there are any issues you
would like to address, or informa-
tion you would like included in
this column, please write to The
Profile, or stick it in Box 648. Be
sure to mark it clearly "RTC
Corner."

If you haven't been able to
make it to the RSO meetings,

1 . RSO meetings are held at
10:25 a.m. on the first Monday
of every month in the lower

lobby of ANton Student Center
(the building that houses the
snackbar). There are also RTC
support group meetings the rest
of the Mondays of the month, at
10:25 a.m. in the Chapel
Lounge (upstairs in the same
building). Our next RSO
meeting will be in February.

2. Our president is Jean
MacDowell, and our other
officers are Sue King, Kathy
Monturo, Ginger Hicks, and
Denise Crowe.

3. Our representatives on
Rep Council are Donna Kimball
and Kat Robinson.

4. Our contacts on the
Student Voice Coalition, for
those of you who can't attend
but would like to have your
voice heard, are Jeanne Peters
and Kat Robinson.

5. There are 105 RTCs at
Agnes Scott, which is a sizeable
percent of the entire body of
590 students.

6. We have our own study-
lounge room in the Collabora-
tive Learning Center in the
small building (the Student
Center Annex) east of the
Alston Student Center. Our

room is upstairs, #210, and we
will soon have a telephone
number and an answering
machine.

At the last RSO meeting we
discussed:

1 . The opening of a position
on Honor Court for an RTC.
Any volunteers. 7

2. The proposal to begin a
special newsletter to RTCs as
well as a column in The Profile.

3. The proposal to compile a
handbook specifically for RTCs
w ith valuable information we
can't find in the Student Hand-
book that the traditional students
seem to get by osmosis. Any
suggestions for what you would
like included would be gratefully
accepted. Just drop in Box 648.

We will not be able to get out
a separate newsletter this
semester, but we will try to covet
the priority issues in our column
until we do (hopefully early in
the spring semester).

Anyone who would like to
contribute ideas, stories, poems,
problems, or time (. ? !!. ? ), please let
one of us know: Donna Kimball,
Box 531, Jeanne Peters, Box 501,
or Kat Robinson, Box 648.

Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Peryam

"Let them eat cake*

The neat thing about being
human is that none of us are
carved in stone. No matter what
our ancestors have believed for
the past 500 years, we ourselves
can change our beliefs if we find
reason to do so.

The trouble with "conserva-
tive" thinking is that it isn't as
much thinking as it is a state of
mental stagnation. Conserva-
tives look backwards into the
past for answers to problems in a
world that moves inexorably into
the future. The conservative
way of life is self-destructing,
which would be just fine with
Time Traveler except that it
threatens to drag the rest of us
humans and other earth crea-
tures into oblivion with it.

When the rest of us try to help
the oppressed, the conservative is
the first to scream "Reverse
discrimination!" and veto every
effort. Although his cant is U A
thousand points of light," he
himself is a black hole in space.
He's unwilling to fund programs
that provide the underprivileged
with job training and hope for
thetulure. Let them eat cake.
And when the only way poor
kids can make money is by
prostitution or dealing dope, the
right-winger is thrilled because
then he feels justified in sending

in the police to gun them down.
Myopic by choice as to the
cause of crime, he prefers to
spend billions on prisons instead
ot millions on prevention.

It is the conservative that
drives the native peoples off
their homelands in Guatemala
and El Salvador so U.S.
corporate profiteers can sell us
cheap coffee. It's all right if
these people starve. Let them
eat coffee beans. It's all right if
the soldiers who beat them and
torture them are trained with
our tax dollars. Conservatives
just call the process the Monroe
Doctrine instead of armed
robbery and murder so it sounds
better. But then they curse the
tide ot refugees pouring over our
southern borders. "Well, they
should learn English." "They
.ire taking our jobs." We took
their land and their livelihoods.
They have no place to go.

The conservative thinks ( iod
made a big mistake by creating
sex and is willing to punish
women unmercifully by
withholding birth control and
abortion SO she serves more time
in hard labor caring for her
children for having sex than a
man spends in prison for
murder.

The conservative thinks it's

neat to tear down cheap
apartment buildings to con-
st met grand, albeit untenanted
office towers. Then they bitch
about the homeless who huddle
hungry (Let them eat concrete)
and freezing around their walls
because they can find no
affordable 'housing.

These people crow when
they are able to "cut costs" for
their company by robotizing,
computerizing and dehumaniz-
ing their corporations so they
can lay off thousands of people.

"Conservatives" think that
since there has always been
clean air, clean water and vast
forests, there always will be.
The past, present and future run
together in their mushy little
minds. Denial of reality is a
symptom of alcoholism and
drug addiction. C Conservatives
deny reality daily and are
addicted to the fantasy that
what once worked will always
work.

Time Traveler has no in-
terest is helping to preserve this
self-deluding way of lite. Please
spare us the whiney little letters
that complain that this way of
thinking is being attacked. You
ask us to tolerate intolerance, a
move typical of right-wing
double-talk and double-think.

Editorials

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 5

Neighborhood Feminist

by Kim Com roc

Our actions in the Persian
Gulf are doomed for disaster.
We have given Iraq the
ultimatum: get out of Kuwait
by January 15, 1991 or we will
use force (read: war.) Even
mainstream press has captured
the people's sentiment: this is
Vietnam II, and George Bush is
an idiot. The United States is
trapped in a perpetual state of
political adolescence. We are
playing war in a nostalgia for
superpower status and we are
making fools of ourselves.

Nobody wants this war. The
annexation of Kuwait was
wrong and the human rights
violations atrocious, but no
good is coming out of this eye-
for-an-eye military aggression.
500,000 troops at the Iraqi/
Kuwaiti border and onl) now
do we question whether the
war deserves Congressional
approval? Considering that the
constitution says you can't go
to war without it, are we to
consider Iraq a "big Panama". 7
Or is it that the troops can't be
sent artillery until Congress
ok'.s it?

What coincidence that the
administration decides to draw
world fear ot the Kuwaiti
annexation just as the reces-
sion is getting into swing, the S
ek L bailout is getting brought
to a head, and the Civil Rights
Bill (1990) is getting vetoed.
We thought tlag burning was a
national distraction. At least
that didn't cost us $40 million

a day.

Bush says our fight is not
with the Iraqi people (non-
civilians and children), but
with Saddam Hussein. But an
economic embargo that
includes food and medicine
does nothing but that. Make
no bones about it, Bush. War
equals rape. War equals
poverty. War equals devasta-
tion. Political rationale comes
in handy when you try and
explain your war strategy to
families, nations, the soldiers,
me.

If Bush thinks oil is impor-
tant enough to toss away this
much human power, face facts,
buddy: those oil reserves won't
last forever. Though it will
mean funding education, it's
time to research other forms of
energy. If we're the addict and
Saddam Hussein is the dealer,
rest assured supply is low and
rehab is imminent.

Imagine what would happen
were Saddam Hussein assassi-
nated. Then all Bush's
excitement for the destruction
of Iraq would be down the
toilet. Just when he thought
he could get rid of Blacks and
Hispanics. Then Bush would
have to lasso U.N. concerns
to fight some other enemy. (It
helps having the old veto
power, doesn't it Bush. 7 Makes
it just like home.)

The statement that Hussein
is Hitler is hyperbole. If we
mean peaceful solution, why
not at least preliminary
negotiations. 7 At this point

Rep Rap

ry Christy Dicker?

I was going to begin by talking
about how Rep, like everyone else
at this time of year, is caught up in
a whirlwind of projects. After this
evening [November 29], however,
1 want to begin by talking about a
wonderful break from such a
hectic pace. At Rep's Diversity
Forum, storyteller Nancy
Kavenaugh delighted a small
group with tales from many
cultures, all portraying a positive
image of women. Unfortunately,
you will notice I said the words
"small group." 1 regret that most
of you were unable to make the
time to experience the forum
f i rst ha nd . Re membe r d i vers i ty
forums are open to anyone!

Now, let me tell you briefly
about two important projects that
Rep is working double time to
accomplish before Christmas.
First, based on growing frustration
over the lack of student voice in
administrative matters that affect
the future of the College as well as
day to day life, Rep Council is

recommending a student
position with full voting rights
on the Board of Trustees. Rep
Council feels that such a position
is vital for student opinion to be
represented to the Board, as well
as for keeping students infonned
of issues being considered by the
Board. Full voting rights must
accompany the position to
ensure that student representa-
tion is taken seriously.

Secondly, Rep is trying to
address student alarm over failure
to renew the contracts of certain
professors during recent years.
Rep realizes the importance of
acknowledging to the adminis-
tration the faculty members that
students believe to be outstand-
ing. In an effort to support our
faculty, Rep is implementing a
faculty award to be nominated
and elected by students once a
semester to begin in April of
1991.

Rep plans to return from
Christmas break ready to
continue these projects as well as
to tackle other student concerns!

even if Saddam Hussein
wanted to admit fault and
release Kuwait, why would he?
Bush has made it plain that we
intend humiliation of Iraq.
The move would cause
irreparable damage to Muslim/
Christian relations in the
region. It would be a humilia-
tion to the Arab world to have
a Christian, Western power go
in, kick some ass, then demand
low oil prices and power
leverage over the region for
having done the "favor."

My hero in this mess is
Muhammed Ali. Here the
Muslim former boxing cham-
pion gets invited to Iraq, meets
with Saddam Hussein for 50
minutes and comes back with
14 hostages. Unbelievable.

Iraq has already asked for
negotiations. In the past weeks
we've heard nothing but more
hostages getting released.
Sounds like cooperation in my
book. It's time for a peace
conference to address the
Israeli/Palestinian question,
and anti-Arab Western
imperialism in the Middle East.

Doesn't anyone remember the
hope we felt in 1989?

Be warned, Global Aware-
ness trippers. The anti-
American sentiment abroad
must be phenomenal.

Have a happy holiday all.
Protest well, and peace.

Public Safety News

Another round was fired in
the ASC fight against alcohol
and rug abuse when an ASC
officer arrested a person who
was driving through our
community under the influ-
ence of alcohol. The officer
cited the driver for two other
violations in addition to the
DUI charge. C.L.A.S.S.
(consumption of lawful and
safe substances) is always in
progress at Agnes Scent
College.

For once a fire alarm went
off during daylight hours on a
warm day. The City of Decatur
Fire Department responded to
i lire in the Campbell science
building. The source of the
smoke and minor conflagration
turned out to be a smoldering
cigarette butt thrown into a
trash can containing papers
and photographs.

Tlease join the Department
of Public Safety in whishing a
fond farewell to Lt. Amy
Lanier. Lt. Lanier is a 1972
graduate of Agnes Scott
College who returned in t he
summer of 1986 to protect and
serve the community that had
done the same for her. Lt.
Lanier has been as faithful and
as loyal an employee as the
department has ever had. Her
presence on campus and in the
department will be missed.

TBS network reporters were
on campus recently gathering
materials for a feature on

campus crime prevention. The
reporters spoke to Chief Drew
about various issues relating to
campus crime, they observed
and took photographs of a self-
defense class that was in
progress and the interviewed
some students they encoun-
tered during their visit. The
feature is tentatively scheduled
to air on December 15, 1990.

Among other safety services,
the Department of Public
Safety provides several courses
and seminars each semester
that relate to safety and/or
crime prevention. This past
year we have offered self-
defense courses in long and
short formats, a first aid course,
and a seminar on rape preven-
tion. Additionally, we periodi-
cally produce newsletters to
keep you informed on matters
of safety.

As this year comes to a close
we are already discussing
possible topics and formats for
bringing important information
to your attention. We would
like to encourage you to make
us aware of any topics you
would be interested in having a
course or seminar on. As
always, we encourage you to
please PARTICIPATE.

The Department of Public
Safety wishes good luck to all
of the students on your exams
and to the entire campus
community a safe and happy
holiday season.

Letters to
the Editor

Dear Editor,

As a student worker at the
Information Desk of the Alston
Campus Center, I see many
people come and go. My job is
to observe people who come in
and determine if they are of a
suspicious nature. During my
time as an Information Desk
Operator I have never seen a
truly suspicious person in the
building. Perhaps my criteria for
judging suspicion is different
from other students. I assume
this because of a recent series of
events. Two weeks ago a group
of gentlemen requested the use
of pool cues and ping pong
equipment in the game area of
First Floor. I recognized the
gentlemen as employees of the
Dining Hall. I also recognized
one of the young men as the
younger brother of a fellow
student. For these reasons I let
them use the equipment.

Shortly thereafter a student
came in. She immediately asked
about the young men. "Who are
they? What are they doing?"
The answer seemed obvious to
me. "They're cafeteria workers.
They're playing pool." She
asked, "Why?" "Because they
want to," I replied. She accepted
this answer and went on her way.

Seemingly, this would be the
end of the story. But not so.
Today a group of high school
boys participating in an one-act
play competition came in and
requested equipment. I did not
know them personally. But with
a standard exchange of I.D. for
ping pong paddles, I let the boys
play their games. Members of
the ASC community came and
went. No one asked who this
unsupervised group of White
males were. I didn't even realize
that no one cared until the next
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Letters To The Editor

group of boys came in.

As timely as clockwork, the
dining hall workers came in at
3:30 pm to play games until
dinner time. I distributed the
equipment cheerfully as I try to
do for everyone. Then they
went to play their games. As if it
were my fate to be plagued by
chronic worriers, in walked
another questioning student.
"Hello/ 1 1 said. "Hi, Jennifer.
Who are they (referring to the
Black men in the game room). 7 "
I felt a sudden feeling of deja vu
mixed with "Here we go again."
"They're the cafeteria workers," I
replied. She accepted the answer
and left. My co-worker and I
then pondered the question,
"Don't you generally recognize
pe< >ple you see everyday at
dinner?"

I don't look for them. They
are just there pushing around
trays, glasses, and flatware. I
realize the questioning students
didn't know my friend's brother,
but the question still remains (as
asked by my co- worker), "Do you
think she would have said
anything if they hadn't been
Black. 7 " I don't think so. I also
believe if an ASC student had
been with them the questioning
student would have still asked,
with a worried look on her face,
"Who are they 7 " I feel we
Scotties would save ourselves a
lot of grief if we would stop
panicking at the sight of Black
males.

Submitted with disgust,
Jennifer Lard

Too little too late

Dear Editor:

I am writing in response to
Michelle Roberts' editorial in the
last issue of the Profile. In
addition to answering charges
she levels at feminists outside of
her mysterious "we" group, I
would also like to bring to light
and refute her false generaliza-
tions, as well as her dangerous
and subtle themes and assump-
Hons.

* Feminists' have become an
elite and judgemental group" she
says. The only organized,
explicitly Icmmist group at
Agnes Scott is SFA. Although
historically, many of Agnes
Scott's best, and most successful
students have been members,
that is not justification tor

stereotyping the group as elite.

Most ot us are on tinancial aid
fust like M k belle's NV we" group
of feminists. SFA members dp

not dominate the political ranks
of Agnes Scott. Perhaps
Michelle falls into the common
trap of generalizing from select
vocal members ot a minority to
the entire group.
Saying that SFA has become

more inclusive, BUT..." makes
me feel like the student who
writes an excellent paper, only to
have her professor slap her on the
hand for handing it in minutes
late. Far from clones, feminists in
SFA are a diverse group. What
Michelle perceives to be homoge-
neity is only her own complicity
with prevailing stereotypes. We
are single heterosexuals, engaged,
divorced, lesbians. We are
members of the anned forces,
pacifists. We are from different
countries and different ethnic
groups. We are scientists and art
historians. We are Christians,
Muslims, and even Neo-pagans.
Like most groups on this campus,
we have had to struggle for
inclusivity. From afar, our
constant efforts are easily
overlooked. Given our efforts
and our progress, generalizations
such as Michelle's are falsely
homogenizing dynamics.

Her criticisms come
much too late; they would have
been more appropriate a year ago
when we were still perpetrating
some of our near fatal mistakes,
such as pitching our group
discussions at a too elevated level
of feminist theory. SFA, for
example, is so inclusive that it
does not even take group stances
on what I personally consider to
be crucial feminist issues, such as
abortion and militarism. If
Michelle had come to a meeting
this year, she would not have
found herself an interloper on our
"private agenda." Today we vary
our format, discussing everything
from marriage to racism to
pornography, to body image,
eating disorders, dress preference,
the situation in the Middle East,
etc. Hardly a private agenda. We
have even avoided defining
feminism in any very specific
tenns, instead inviting the
student body to the Ladies of the
Roundtable in order to discuss
and collectively define the term.
If there is any definition to which
SFA strives to adhere, it would be
the following given by Barbara
Smith in her book, All the
Women Are White, All the
Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us
Are Brave: Black Women's
Studies: "[Feminism is] the
political theory and practice that
stniggles to free all women:
women of color, working-class
women, poor women, disabled
women, lesbians, old women as
well as white, economically
privileged, heterosexual women.
Anything less than this vision of
total freedom is not feminism, but
merely female self-
aggrandizcdment" (49).

As for the charge that feminists
are "judgmental," I will readily
admit that I, personally, criticize,
and sometimes even judge the
political positions of others. I do
n >t subscribe to the naive,

homogenized, romanticized
visions of "sisters" and "sister-
hood" that Michelle tosses
around so freely in her editorial.
Mary Daly, in her essay, "Be-
Friending," says that she and
other feminists "do not flinch
from seeing the complicity of
women as token torturers. At the
same time, we struggle always to
see who in fact holds the
institutuional power that man-
ipulates and damages the
consciousness of women who
oppress other women. Examples
of such complicty are legion."
When a woman oppresses
another woman, it is only too
appropriate to criticize her. I
strive to keep my criticism
sensitive, open, and constructive.
Notice I use the word criticize, for
I save my condemnation for those
who do in fact hold the institu-
tional power. However,
Michelle's criticizing the "group"
of feminists (the only formal
group which exists is SFA) as
judgmental ignores the diversity
among us. As a group so diverse
in our lifestyle and ideology, who
and what "as a group" would we
judge?

"It seems to me completely
antithetical to feminism to
enforce one sexual orientation
upon us all. What ever happened
to choice?... I know how it feels to
be intimidated and stifled by my
sisters," Michelle says. The
notion that lesbians on this
campus, as closeted and afraid as
most of them are, are forcing their
sexual orientation on others is
absurd. This is the very response
that the "homophones" as
Michelle calls them, will give to a
lesbian support group. "Get the
reality of your sexuality out of my
face! It oppresses me," say the
heterosexists. In a world of
heterosexual privilege, lesbians
have little power to force much of
anything on anyone. Michelle
defies all reality by insinuating
that feminists and/or lesbians
could intimidate her the way that
the heterosexual majority, which
is invested with absolute institu-
tional power, intimidates lesbians.

Even if a lesbian does approach
a heterosexual here, which is
highly unlikely, she is hardly
forcing her sexuality on another.
What is compulsory in our
society, what is really imposed on
all of us is heterosexuality. Since
men posses such sexual coercive
power, it would make more sense
for Michelle to he freaked out
over their advances than any she
may anticipate from lesbian
feminists.

As a heterosexual feminist, I do
not feel oppressed by lesbian
feminists' "difference". If a
lesbian tells me that to be a real
feminist I too must be a lesbian, I
openlv disagree. I venture to
assert t hat < >tten when s< >me

feminists say that they are
oppressed by others radicalism, it
is often a cop-out to avoid
defending their own particular
brands of feminism.

There is another dynamic
within Michelle's editorial that
disturbs me. I've heard many
women at Agnes Scott say: "Oh
I'm a feminist, but that doesn't
mean I'm a lesbian. Oh no!"
This remark leaves heterosexism
completely unchallenged.
Similarly I have often heard a
statement that leaves sexism
unchallenged: "Oh sure, I'm a
feminist, but not that much of a
feminist. I mean I shave my legs,
I wear make up, I'm going to get
married." What is important
here is that we examine our
eagerness to assert these things.
Is it an attempt to reap the
benefits of feminism without
taking the risks and incurring the
wrath that is heaped upon "those
radical feminists." Or do we
simply feel a subtle pressure
exerted on us by a sexist society?
Or are these really just matters of
preference?

If Michelle has a bone to pick,
she should do it with the
"individuals" with whom she
professes to have it. She should
not rehash long corrected
mistakes or give credence to
stereotypes that damage all of us
who claim feminism. It's time to
stop running away, stop sitting
on our "panic" and "anger" until
it erupts into condemnatory' rage;
it's time to stop putting the
blame on others, the radicals. It
is time to engage in rigorous
selfcriticism and constructive
dialogue with those with whom
we differ.

The format and forum for this
activity already exists and
flourishes in SFA. Come and
meet with us so that the struggle
to free all women doesn't
become simple female self-
aggrandizement. So that our
various strategies for empower-
ment don't defeat us. If someone
feels she doesn't fit in with other
feminists, she should contest the
term not abandon it!

Sincerely,
Joy Howard

Dangerous stereotypes

Hear Editor,

I feel compelled to respond to
Michelle Roberts' column of
November 16. I am concerned
th.it i he tone < >< her piece may
have serious effects for our
school. In our academic world,
words ,ire invested with threat
power and misdefinitions often
lead to dangerous and inaccurate
hypotheses.

Michelle laments "the radic.il
attitude that women must be
or profess to be lesbians to be
taken seriously as feminists." In

my three months at Agnes Scott, I
have not encountered a horde of
radical lesbians demanding that
all other feminists on this campus
adopot the one true vision of
political correctness. Rather, I
have had the privilege of meeting
a number of feminists, some gay,
the vast majority straight, who
emerge from diverse backgrounds
with disparate political agendas
and personal belief systems. What
I have observed is their struggle to
open forums for dialogue on this
campus dialogues we must all
join if we are to achieve true
diversity within this community of
women.

I've heard opinions like
Michelle's expressed before on
campus. I've heard the whispering
.is a real or suspected "feminist"
walked by. I've heard, "She's a
feminist and you know what that
means." To portray all activ e or
vocal feminists at this school as
lesbians is to fall back on a
technique which has been
employed as a tool of division
since the earliest days of the
women's movement. Sadly, the
method has often been successful
in separating us from each other.
Too many times homophobia and
fear of "guilt by association" win
out . It's not easy to stand up to
peer pressure when that so
frequently means standing alone.

How ironic that Michelle
"resents" stereotypes yet relies on
them so heavily. The image of
lesbians presented in this editorial
is the old cliche of aggressive,
ov erhearing sex maniacs forcing
all others to adopt their sexual
orientation. They are portrayed as
elitist, judgmental, condemnatory
clones. And ot course, none of
them "shave their legs, wear
makeup, or get married." I wish
that my reaction to stereotypes
ended at resentment. It doesn't.
It has grown over the years into a
rage. I "resent" attitudes or ideas
that are offensive. I rage at the
atmospheres created and rein-
forced by stereotypes atmo-
spheres of hatred, hostility and
sometimes homocide.

I believe Michelle when she
says she knows "how it feels to be
intimidated and stifled by her
sisters" and I feel for her, but 1
wonder if she knows how it feels
to live as ,i lesbian or gay in a
homophobic world. 1 wonder if
she knows how [1 tee Is to he
beaten or shot at or raped or
killed, just tor being yourself, your
gay self. I wonder if she knows
how it feels to have your children
taken away by a judge because
y< >u, ;is ,i lesbian, are a felon in this
State -ind theref( >re ,in "unfit
CtH >ther." I wonder if she knows
how it feels to lose a job because
you are a 'security risk" or "d< >n't
present the right image." I
wonder if she knows how it feels
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Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 7

to be disinherited hy your parents,
shunned hy your friends. I wonder
if she knows how it feels to be told
by a hospital administrator that
you may not make important
medical decisions concerning your
lover because you are, after all, not
her "next of kin." 1 wonder it she
knows how it feels to go to every
company party, every high school
reunion, every family wedding or
funeral without your partner
because you dare not speak
honestly of your love. I wonder if
she knows how it feels to have
someone tell you a faggot or dyke
joke because they assume you are
straight. I wonder if she knows
how it feels to be forced to lead a
double life, changing pronouns,
standing silent while others talk of
their lives, their loves.

I appreciate Michelle's com-
ment in favor of a support group
for lesbians at Agnes Scott, but 1
will feel secure with nothing less
than an end to the homophobia
which runs rampant here. An
anti-discriminatory clause is a step
in the right direction, but it
doesn't end the gossip and
innuendos, and it doesn't end the
couched homophobia concealed
in this editorial. I wish I could say
that homophobia only serves ti >
make life difficult for those of us
who dare to be "out" on campus.
However, the real damage falls
upon all ot us, self-proclaimed,
proud lesbians; women struggling
to accept their sexual orientation
and "come out" as lesbians, and
straight; women as well. 1 fear the
most for those young women at
this school who are in the process
of accepting a lesbian orientation.
You see, I remember how in-
tensely personal and difficult the
process was and how painful it
became when surrounded by the
kinds of attitudes I see in
Michelle's column. I can only
pray that these words don't
encourage another woman to
reject herself, retreat to the closet,
live a lie, sedate herself with drugs
or alcohol, or attempt suicide as
thousands of gays and lesbians do
every year when faced with the
oppression of our homophobic
society.

I respect Michelle's right to
express her opinions and her
concern, but I urge her to
remember the power of words and
the damage that stereotypes and
generalizations create. I urge her
not to contribute to the silence
already imposed upon those voices
of this student body which fall
outside the mainstream. I urge her
not to condone the invalidating
invisibility forced upon that
minority of the college who are
lesbians. Most of all, I urge her to
include all of us, including
lipstick-wearing feminists such as
myself, in her feminist vision of
diversity.

Sincerely,
Jeanne Peters

Editor's response

Dear readers:

Jeanne Peters rages at the
stereotypes she finds in my
editorial concerning the pain
1 and many others on this
campus have experienced in
the process of learning about
feminism. I rage at the fact
that my words have been
completely misunderstood
and that may be my fault
but I do not appreciate her
references to my "couched
homophobia." No, I have not
experienced life as a lesbian
or gay in a homphobic
world although Jeanne
never considers that she has
no idea about my sexual
orientation and I am sure
that Jeanne has not been
through every terrible
instance she describes
personally. I have many
friends who are gay and who
have been through these and
other situations, so I am not
ignorant of the effect of
homophobia and resulting
discrimination based on one's
sexual preference.

I share Jeanne's concern
that no one is hurt by my
words. I apologize to anyone
who misconstrued them, and I
hope that everyone will spend
some time thinking about
Jeanne's passionate letter,
considering how our actions
may have contributed to the
unhappiness of others. That
is precisely what I wanted
everyone who read my
editorial to consider.

Finally, I must respond to
one particular sentence in
Jeanne's letter. She writes,
"The image of lesbians
presented in this editorial is
the old cliche of aggressive,
overbearing sex maniacs
forcing all others to adopt
their sexual orientation."
Surely she has confused my
editorial with Kim Compoc's
infuriatingly stereotypical
"Get up, get down, get funky,
get butch!" which was in the
same issue.

Sincerely,
Michelle Roberts

A hint to
time travelers

Dear Editor:

For an accurate account of
the life of the remarkable and
saintly Simone Weil, your
readers may wish to consult the
authoritative and exhaustive
two volume biography by
Simone Petrement. Its English
title is Simone Weil.

Sincerely,
Richard Parry

Classics prof urges
students to embrace
differences

Dear Editor:

I found a sad common chord
in many of the opinions and
articles in the latest edition of
the Profile: alienation from all
those deemed "other." All the
writers of the columns in one
way or another indicated that
they felt that most people did
not understand or agree with
them, using phrases like "quick
to label," "bitterness," "apathy,"
and "eternal stereotypes." Even
in the article about smoking, the
worries are about "infringement"
and "problems between room-
mates." In some cases, I agree
with the views of the writers, but
the sum total of the discussion
was a frightening sense that
many people on campus are
convinced that the other people
here don't like them, don't
understand them, don't want to
understand them, and aren't
interested in solving the problem
of understanding.

Last month, we had a
conference on campus called
"What's Wrong With Rights?"
There were very few students
there, and that was all the more
unfortunate because two issues
that were raised there are
relevant here. One is the
"community" issue: should
community identity be acknowl-
edged? are we going to identify
ourselves only from the commu-
nity of people who are like us, or
as part of a community of people
who are not like us. ? Obviously,
we should be able to do both, but
in order to do that, as Dr.
Johnnetta Cole said (and her
sentiment was repeated over and
over again throughout the
conference), we must both be
free to identify with our own
group and be willing, not just to
tolerate others, but to "embrace
difference."

In terms of "Rights," this
means that, if we demand the
right to do things the way we
want, we must extend the right
of others to do things the way
they want, whether that means
where people sit at lunch or
whether people are smokers or
lesbians. As we heard again and
again at the conference, this is
going to be essential if our form
of free society is going to grow in
the nineties and the twenty-first
century, when both the country
and the world will be even more
crowded and more diverse.

At the Rights Conference,
Michael Sandel, whom many of
us have studied in various classes,
said this on the subject of
tolerance: "The trick is to
persuade members of one
[lifestyle] to stand up for the
rights of people who have
different [lifestyle]. Not simply
on the instrumental tenns

that. ..if you don't defend them
today, you will be next. But
instead and the more ambitious
moral argument that what
they're engaged in, different
though their convictions and
practices may be, in some way
gestures toward the same kinds of
goods or search for meaning that
your practice does...." That's
different from saying, "Put up with
it though you disagree with it and
deplore it." It says, "Affirm the
right of the other to practice his
or her [lifestyle] precisely out of an
understanding of what it is to
have a [belief or lifestyle] and of
what sort of goods the practice of
[any lifestyle] seeks to affirm."

Sometimes we do not say
anything to someone who is
"different" because we do not
know what to say to them. That
is not a good excuse: we must, as
Dr Cole said, embrace differences,
not avoid them. We can't wait
for the "other" to smile first,
either, and the the majority
communities who have the power
must be willing to go first. Here is
what another of our speakers at
the rights conference recom-
mended: "One issue is the
recognition of people that are
different from us; we must
acknowledge the 'other' without
making her into 'self or the
'other' into a monster. Any
encounter with a stranger is
frightening, even when we know
it will be friendly, so we must
approach it with a sense of
hospitality, of charity, with the
idea that the 'other' will be a
friend rather than an enemy."
We feel awkward when we do not
know whether a friendly gesture
will be ignored or even rejected;
however, we can turn this anxiety
into positive action by dealing
with our discomfort and pursuing
eye-contact and talk at exactly
those times we feel anxious.

Aristotle recommends some-
thing called "civic friendship"
we are all part of a community
and that makes us friends even to
those whom we do not know
personally. For human nature,
embracing members of other
communities may be the most
difficult thing to do; it is also
absolutely essential to our survival
as communities.

As a small women's college, we
have a unique opportunity to
create a group dynamic that truly
embraces difference. Let us follow
the advice of these thinkers and
turn these current anxieties into
something positive.

Sincerely,
Sally MacEwen

"Get up, get down, get
funky, get real!"

Dear Editor,

In response to "Get up, get
down, get funky, get butch!"

(Friday, November 16, 1990), I
take issue with The Neighbor-
hood Feminist's thoughtless,
stereotypic rescripting of "The
Lesbian Takeover." In her desire
to shock all us less-militant
females, she has resorted to the
very form of bigotry she claims to
abhor. Her garish vision of khaki -
clad seductresses will not change
any minds that would require
more emphasis on balance.

May I offer a different picture
here an image of a young
woman struggling to maintain her
place in a culture that can't see
past the stereotype she is trying to
counter; a young woman who
shouldn't have to, but is quietly
trying to live a "clean" enough life
so that she and her lover can
reclaim custody of a child a
child whose grandparents can't
see past the distortion that TN F
so blithely recapitulates; a young
woman who daily fights her pain
at not being able to claim her
identity because would-be,
consciousness-raising journalists
won't let people lose their
prejudices.

The young woman I know no
longer bullies her way into others'
social awareness. She tried it and
spent three years climbing out of
the hell of addiction that her
assumed stridency led to. Like
many other women, this woman
works steadily for a living, has
committed to a loving relation-
ship for two and one half years,
attends meetings in support of her
sobriety and personal growth,
worries about auto maintenance,
laughs, dreams, and goes to the
dentist. She is also dearly loved
by her parents, sister, aunts, uncles
and friends. She no more
resembles The Neighborhood
Feminist's ugly portrayal than
Gary Trudeau resembles Charles
Manson.

I know. She is my daughter.
All she wants is for people to stop
thinking in caricature. Give her a
chance. Let the hate and the
bigotry and the prejudice die.

Sincerely,
Eulalie D. Mellen

Another opinion
on feminism

Dear Editor,

I am writing in response to
your editorial in the last issue. I,
too, as a feminist on this campus,
have exp erienced frustration
over my place in the "feminist
spectrum" in relation to the
seemingly prevalent attitudes on
campus. I know that I'm a
feminist and that my commit-
ment to women's issues is a very
important part of my life.
However, at times I have felt
threatened by some of the

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Editorials

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 8

attitudes espoused by many of
our more vocal sisters. It hasn't
been so much blatant criticism of
my views, but rather impressions
that I have gotten through
columns in The Profile, random
comments spoken in classes, the
condescending looks directed
toward anyone discussing dating,
weddings, or any of that "silly"
stuff, etc.. The impressions have
been that radical feminism (i.e. a
complete rejection of the white
male establishment, embracing
lesbianism as a lifestyle for all
true feminists, the need for the
goddess, etc.) is the way to go.
Those of us who do not adopt
these principles are obviously
still being co-opted by the
patriarchy (I realize this is a gross
over-simplification, 1 just want to
make a point).

Personally, I'm tired ot this.
There is no reason why Mich-
elle, me, or anyone else on this
campus should feel awkward
about expressing our views
because they may not be
considered "politically conect"
by another group. First of all,
everyone has a right to express
her or his opinion and hope that
the entire community would be
open-minded enough to respect
that right. Secondly, we, as
concerned feminists, have too
many other more important
concerns than ideology.

Battered women, rape, sexual
harassment, sexual discrimina-
tion (on the basis of both gender
and sexual orientation), the
feminization of poverty, the
negative portrayal of women in
the media and advertising, and
eating disorders are just a few of
the issues that we should be
concerned about. We will never
be able to help those women
who need us most unless we do
act as true sisters and accept each
other's differences so we can
work together and make a
difference in our world.

I hope that these negative
impressions I have received are
just a result of misunderstandings
and mispercepnon. I would hate
to think that some of the people
on this campus who seem so
committed to equality could be
so intolerant.

Respectfully submitted,
Betsy K. Johnson

Missing: empathy. If
found, please return
immediately.

Pear Editor,

I write this as a letter to the
entire community and on behalf
ot every student who uses the
library. As it is, many of us have
to go to other universities (Tech,
Emory, Ga. State, etc.) to find
books and journals that we need
to write papers. Our small
facilities are one ot the downfalls
of going to a small college.

However, we do have many
journals in many fields so that it
is often possible to complete
research on campus.

At the beginning of this
semester, I found an article that I
would need later in the semester
to write a paper. Recently, I
went back to copy that article,
and to my utter astonishment,
found that the entire journal was
gone! After an hour of searching
the library and the most remote
canels, I was told to come back
the next day and maybe it would
have been found on the daily
pick-up. I came back the next
day but it was still missing. I was
then told that it had probably
been stolen. STOLEN. 7 . 7 Not
only was my one journal missing,
she told me that many psychol-
ogy and sociology journals had
been stolen. She said it was so
bad that she "could hardly keep
them!"

Now wait a minute: We have
an honor code here, right 7 In
this year's Honor Court orienta-
tion, we were ALL reminded
that it is not only against the
honor code, but also illegal to
remove journals from the library.
1 am sure that most of us have
enough consideration for our
fellow students to understand
that by taking a journal, we may
be depriving a fellow student
from being able to complete her
papers. I mean, I don't mind
going to Emory or Tech to do
research when it is because we do
not have the journals I need.
However, it makes me furious to
be forced to go off campus for a
journal our own library has
because some inconsiderate
student is stealing them! !

I am amazed that this has not
come up before. It has been
going on quite a while and
predominantly with psychology
journals which are used by a
large number of students here. Is
it that no one else minds the
hassle of making unnecessary
trips off campus 7 Does it bother
no one else that the honor code
is being violated so frequently
and at such expense of other
students 7 I doubt that. Apathy,
perhaps. 7 That, I can believe.
Maybe it's just that no one
thinks anything can be done.
Maybe so. We certainly can't go
on a witch hunt and search
n N >m& for missing journals. But
maybe, just maybe, whoever it is
that keeps stealing these journals
(at least we know it's probably a
psychology or sociology major or
majors) will read this and think
twice before stealing another
i Mie, and maybe bring back all
the journals she has already
stolen. I'm not holding my
breath, though.

It isn*t even that the honor
code is being broken that bothers
me so much. It is more that I
tmsted the students here to be
more considerate ot each other.
We're all in the same boat. We

have to take the same classes and
write the same papers. How
would anyone like to go to the
library only to find that even-
journal they need is missing. 7
Yes, some of them are brought
back. Meanwhile, however, no
one knows how many students
have had to make a very
inconvenient trip to another
college just to read an article in
that journal that has been gone
for two weeks while someone did
their paper. I really thought
better of the students here.

Meanwhile, I spent three
hours driving, finding, parking,
and looking up my article at
Georgia State. What was most
interesting, though, was the sign
I saw posted at every door. It
basically said that removing any
periodical from GSU was a crime
punishable by "no less than 2,
and no more than 10 years in
prison!" It's something to think
about.

Nevertheless, the irony of all
this is almost funny. Take a wild
guess at what this cursed article
was about. What else but
EMPATHY. 7 I hope whoever
has that journal reads that article
and makes good use of it. Not to
be spiteful, but it would seem
that she needs it.

Sincerely,
Janet Kidd

Threat of war

Dear Editor,

Something of grave impor-
tance is now facing us. This
problem goes beyond lesbian
rights, seating in the dining hall,
and student members on the
Board of Trustees.

The threat of war in the
Middle East lurks before us closer
and closer everyday. I'm not
saying the lesbian, African-
American, and Board of Trustees
problems are unimportant. As a
matter of fact, they are very
important to this campus and the
people who live and work here.

However,if the United States
goes to war in the Middle East,
20,000 to 30,000 American
soldiers could die according to
the Department of Defense. I'm
not just talking about hurt
tee lings or lost money here, I'm
talking about DEATH.

Many members of the Agnes
Scott community have already
experienced the loss of of their
friends and family members to
the stand-off overseas. It we
don't act now, these loved ones
could very well die in the deserts
of Saudi Arabia.

A New York Times Magazine
article warns that "the Iraqi
forces are actually tailored for a
prolonged war. The ten-year war
against Iran was a war of
attrition: of artillery barrages
and haphazard missile strikes
against distant civilian targets.

The U.S. force now assembled in
the Middle East, in contrast,
prefers rapid, fierce fighting.
Protracted standoffs are not part
of the new American military
thinking."

War is not a pretty sight. It's
not like the old movies where
lovers are seen separating with a
kiss and a wave at a train station
as he goes off to war and then
returns a decorated and honored
soldier. Iraq has enough
powerful chemical weapons to
rip our soldiers into shreds.

We can help prevent this war.
The Washington Spectator
suggests to "make every Ameri-
can aware of the need for energy
conservation." This means
instead of taking a car every-
where, try using MART A as an
alternate form of transportation
or carpool with friends. Also, try
writing to your congressman to
request the production of oil
efficiency automobiles. Statistics
state that if there were laws
requiring automakers to increase
the average mileage of theirs cars
to 40 miles to the gal km by
2005, this could reduce U.S. oil
comsumption by 16% or 2.8
million barrels of oil a day.

We can help prevent this war
and the unnecessary loss of lives.
Please, try to help our world
beyond Agnes Scott.

Sincerely,

Bethany Blankenship

Exchange student
bemoans Winship
lobby

Dear Editor,

As a resident student in
Winship I just want to mention

something which has been on my
mind for quite some time and
about which 1 have talked with
several other students as well.
The matter is this: A lot of
Winship residents are not
comfortable with the basement
lobby. This place simply has no
atmosphere whatsoever! The
room is huge and cold as far as
both temperature and atmosphere
are concerned. There is no nice
little comer where one could sit
down with a friend and have a
long, private conversation or
where one could stretch out and
read a good book. It is certainlv
not a place where I would like to
spend an evening with a date or a
boyfriend when he comes on a
night during the week when we
do not have panetals. And vet,
the lobby is supposed to he a
place where you can spend time
with friends.

I have thought about it and 1
am sure that just a few minor
changes would improve the
situation considerably. One
could put up some room dividers
like we already have in the dining
hall. One could get some more
carpet or some rugs. This would
help a lot.

I hope that I have not offended
anybody and that the people who
are responsible for our dorms will
give this matter some consider-
ation. As a foreign exchange
student I cannot go home on the
weekends and relax in my family's
cozy living room. I spend a lot of
time in the lobby, and the dorrfl is
my home. So I would really
appreciate it if something was
done to improve Winship's lobby.

Sincerely,
Ruth Hennig

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Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 9

Clyde Edgerton shares advice for writers in interview

by Sandee McGlaun
Contriving Editor

Clyde Edgertoi^ author of
Raney, Walking Across Egypt, The
Floatplane Notebooks , and the
soon-to-be-released Killer Diller,
is currently a visiting Professor of
creative writing at Agnes Scott.

Sandee McGlaun: Where did
you grow up, and how much
influence has your childhood
had on your writing?

Clyde Edgerton: I grew up
about six miles outside of
Durham, North Carolina,
between Durham and Raleigh. I
went to school on and oft for
nine years at Chapel Hill; then I
was in the Air Force. ...I'm living
now close to where I grew up.

When I first started writing, I
was a good distance [from my
childhood] somehow, either
psychologically or with time, so
that I was able to write about it.
Some of the first stories I wrote
were stories about when I broke
my thumb and other kinds of
incidents out of my childhood. I
also dealt with some family
relationships and family matters.
Flannery O'Connor or Eudora
Welty or someone said you could
spend your whole life just writing
about your childhood the
genns of a lifetime of writing are
there. I think that's true. 1 think
of what I see my daughter
seeing she's eight. I see
something happening in our
family, and I imagine her view of
it, and I see that it's huge, that it
will last forever even though to
me, an adult, it seems to be
relatively minor.... (Laughs)
Something that took me forever
to figure out was of course,
when you're three feet tall, and
the snow is two feet deep, it's like
walking through a tunnel almost.
For a long time I thought that it
just used to snow more than it
does now, but then I realized that
I was just shorter. then! And
when I realized that, I said, well,
of course and I think child-
hood is like that in a way that
what happens is so big that it
stays with you forever....

SM: How long have you been
writing?

CE: 1 started writing Christ-
mas of 1977 13 years. I had
tried to write short stories, I had
tried to start a novel. I had been
impressed in [unique] ways by
[reading] short stories I think I
dreamed secretly of writing short
stories. I'd tried, but I'd been
unsuccessful. Then in Christmas
of 77 I'd finished writing a
dissertation that summer I had
two weeks of nothing to study or
work on or write on, and I wrote
a short story about somebody
falling through a soft spot in the
floor. We had a soft spot in our
kitchen floor, and I made up a

story, and it worked, and I got to
the end of it, and it was a
wonderful experience. Then
May 14, 1978, I heard and saw
Eudora Welty on television
reading "Why I Live at the
P.O. "...and to see and hear her
read that made me decide that
the next morning I would start
writing fiction seriously. So May
1 5, 1978, is when I started
writing fiction seriously, and I
wrote four stories that summer
and have been writing since.

SM: What was the first work
that you had published?

CE: ...The first story I had
published was a story called
"Privacy." The main character
was Raney, a woman named
Raney Baskett, and as a byline I
used that pseudonym. It was
about this woman, Raney,
talking about her husband's
unrealistic feelings about privacy.
It was published in Campbell
University literary magazine.
The first one I wrote was the
second one published, about a
boy falling in a well, through the
soft spot in the floor.

SM: Is there anyone who you
would consider to have been or
to be a mentor in your early
writing career?

CE: All my mentors have
been absent physically. They
would be Emerson, Mark Twain,
Stephen Crane, Ernest
Hemingway, Eudora Welty,
Flannery O'Connor, in the main,
I think. And for a period of time
when I first starting writing
fiction, I would read the inter-
views from the Paris Review
called "Writers at
Work"... because I. was interested
in writers, and how and why they
wrote. [I read] Flannery
O'Connor's The Habit of Being
and marked it up and dog-eared
it, and whatever she said about
writing I studied and thought
about and copied and under-
lined....

SM: Where do you get the
inspiration for your stories?

CE: Usually from an inci-
dent. Let's see, I had this figured
out one time. I used to say that I
would start with a strong
character and that character
would keep me writing. But I
realized once I thought about
that answer that the truth is that
usually there's an incident or a
conflict, and that immediately I
attach a character to that; and if
I'm lucky, the incident is strong
enough, and the character is
strong enough, so that I begin to
make a story which may reveal
to me something deeper.
(Pauses, laughs.) Sounds pretty
academic, doesn't it?

SM: Do you have a favorite
character that you've created ?

CE: 1 would say that my
favorite characters are Raney

and Meredith. They came out of
the wood work.... It's hard to
believe that I created those
characters. They came from a
variety of sources that I couldn't
name. There's a certain kind of
spunk in both those characters
that I like in people, and I think
that made me want to write
about them. A certain kind of
toughness.

SM: Is there any character
with whom you personally
identify yourself?

CE: ...One character, Mark,
in The Floatplane Notebooks,
came out of some stories that 1
wrote that were close to my own
experience when I was growing
up. He was an Air Force pilot,
which I was. ..I'm probably closer
to him [than my other charac-
ters], but I see him as another
person. Raney 's family is not
unlike mine the families of
these characters in many ways
resemble my family and families
I've known and grew up with.

SM: What is the "process" of
writing a novel for you?

CE: I try to start with a
character that's somehow
attached to a specific incident,
and I just keep writing, I keep
filling in scenes. If it sort of dies
on me, that is, if I wake up and
I'm not interested in writing the
story, then I abandon it. And I
don't try to question that... if it
holds my interest, and I'm
interested in seeing what
happens, 1 keep writing. That's
the process. However, I've also
found in writing four novels that
the problems presented by each
of those four novels are different
in each case, and therefore
detennine to a certain extent the
process for each one. The story
to a certain extent detennines
the process.

SM: In Killer Diller you took a
supporting character from

Walking Across Egypt and made
him into a protagonist. What
sort of fleshing out did you have
to do in order to develop him as
a main character?

CE: Well, it was hard. I had
this guy, sixteen-year-old boy
with rotten teeth, blond hair,
kind of lanky, foul-mouthed, but
somehow redeemable, good at
heart, adventuresome, and it was
easy with him as a secondary
character to paint him and have
him sort of stand out; and for me,
the reader, he came across
convincingly as a secondary
character. But when I started
spending a lot of time with
him. ..it was uncomfortable.
When he was a secondary
character, I mostly had to deal

with him physically, to see him;
but once he became the main
character, I had to spend my
time with and in and about him.
I had him have some interests
that helped. He was interested
in blues music, he was interested
in a woman, and he had some
ideas about religion. He was in
some ways an easy character to
work with, because he didn't
have a background that's tied to
a family. He was institutional-
ized when he was growing up,
and I always felt like that gave
me a certain amount of freedom.
It was a complicated process that
I still don't understand. I feel
less confident about him as a
main character than I do about
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Carter Center hosts Arias,
peacebearer of Costa Rica

Keith Chapman

Kudos to Keith Chapman, the smilin,
man in the dining hall and "BMOC*

By Kristin Lemmerman

Contributing Editor

November 14 was a day of
virtual Carter innundation:
Rosalyn Carter spoke to a
psychology clas, Rosalyn Carter
led Convocation, and Latin
American Studies students visited
the Carter Center to hear a
former President speak.

Far from being the predecessor
of Ronald Reagan, Dr. Oscar
Arias only ended his term this
year. The former President of
Costa Rica, winner of the 1987
Nobel Peace Prize, discussed his
plan for making peace in Central
America, and his work with other
leaders, including Manuel Ortega
of Panama and Reagan, on
putting his plan into action.

When Arias was elected to
office in 1986, he took control of
the only country in Central
America without an amny. In the
unique position as a token
peaceful nation in a war-tom
area, his country was officially
neutral in the ongoing contra
conflicts.

When Arias realized that their
territory was being used by
guerillas invading their neutrality,
he told the United States
amhassadc >r that things must
change. In the interest ot
allowing his citizens to know the
truth, he wanted the surrounding
g( )\ emments to end their secret
plotting and work for peace.

To this end, he participated in
( bntadora, a United States plan
tor peace that eventually
collasped under the weight of its
own complexity. In December of
1986, he made an unofficial v isit
to Washington, D.C to speak to
Reagan and then-Vice President
George Bush. Because they
talked little about Latin America,
he says, "It was a very cordial
meeting."

I le was able, however, to
discuss some ideas for a new
peace initiative. The basis of the
short dratt was that by dropping
inherent conflicts, including
defense issues and national
security, democrat \ could be
built, and peace would exist.

A democracy, claims Anas,

should have verifiable standards:

a multiparty system, respect for
indiv idual liberties, a free press,
and respect for human rights.

Arias overcame many
roadblocks to implement his
plan: he had to first convince
other Latin American leaders to
meet together to discuss disanna-
ment.

He later had to eliminate
competition from the latest U. S.
initiative, aimed specifically
against Nicaragua, which he was
certain would fail as had previous
attempts.

This agreement, the Guate-
mala Accord, was finally passed
in 1987. Withstanding the
critics, it proved itself in the
1990 Nicaraguan free elections.

Says Arias, "Now, everywhere
I go, I am satisfied with what we
achieved in Central America.... It
is very different to what was
three, four, five years ago. At
least now there is hope, opti-
mism about the future. At least
we have been able to silence the
guns in Nicaragua."

Among the side effects of the
Accord was the first meeting of
many Central American
presidents; Ortega, for example,
although generally considered an

enemy, had never met any of the
other leaders in the area.

Arias believes there is a
different climate* in Central
America now, because leaders do
meet to talk about their eco-
nomic and political future.

The main obstacle they still
face is lack of political will to
comply with their pledges.
Another new problem is that
( Vntial America has moved
away from the world spotlight,
and thus no longer faces
pressures from the outside world
to maintain peace.

Arias' main goal, however, is
to progress to what he sees as the
next stage: persuading the world
that economic and social
development are not compatible
with military expenditures.

How can the world fail to see
the consequences of the war with
Iran in the 1970s; not expect
Saddam Hussein to arm Iraq in
the 80s; be surprised by the
Sandinistas? Supporting
democracy and autocratic
governments is a contradiction.

In closing, he called for the
disarmament of Panama and
Nicaragua. He feels that the
time is right for that small part of
Central America to inspire the
rest ot the world to support peace

without arms.

by Rerekah Hurst

Many positive changes have
been noticed in the dining hall
since Keith Chapman has taken
the reins of ASC food service.

If you have yet to meet Mr.
"just call me Keith" Chapman,
then you should make sure to do
so. He is anxious to start putting
names to faces, and to learn the
concerns the student body has
about their food service.

Keith lives in Stock bridge,
Georgia, with his wife Nancy
and their two young children,
Sarah and David. He graduated
from Berea College in Kentucky
with a BS in Business Manage-
ment. Since then he has worked
at many colleges including
Oglethorpe and Oxford at
Emory.

This is the first opportunity
Keith has had to work at a

By Shirley j. Kennedy

The Qireer Advisory Board is
sponsoring a series of interviews
with alumnae. The second in die
scries is devoted to Linda L 1 larris,
hngl ish Literature/Creative Wn 1 1 1 ig
major, '89, a media relations
director with the Decatur Down-
town Development Authority.
CTckP currently offers an
extemship with the Authority.
Interested students should contact
Amy Schmidt or Laurie Grant.

SJK: What exactly do you do as
media relations directs >r.'

LLH: I edit a newsletter that
goes to every h< nisehold in the city
of Decatur. It combines the
business community, residential,
IVcatur schools, and advertising. I
Jo that plus the press releases for all
the events. Our best [annual] bet
[for publicity] is...thc Fidelity family

women's college. He finds it
challenging because the student
body is very demanding. He has
noticed the respect the students
have for the food service which
makes it easy to fulfill their wants
and needs.

Keith feels the food service
belongs to the students, and that
they should be demanding.

He is very concerned that the
students' needs be met. The
Beef Board, located outside ot
the tray return in the dining hall,
was initiated due to this concern.

Its purpose is for students to he
able to write down any com-
plaints, questions, or suggestions
they may have, knowing that
Keith will try to meet their
requests. He hopes that in the
future more students will
approach him personally with
their needs.

Two new programs are also in

tree lighting. I [also] go out and
solicit people to advertise. [Lyn
Menne,the director ot the 1 Vcatur
Downtown Development Auth >r-
ity] and I both work together on
events.

SJK: Did you intern?
LLH: I [created my own

internship U >r credit] k'cause they
[Agnes Scott] don't haw journal-
ism*

SKJ: So that's how you got your
job here?

LLH: No. 1 got my job here
because Lyn needed somebody to
answer the phones, and she knew I
was kx)king for a job.. ..She knew I
majored in English, so she handed
me [a] press release, and she said,
"Would you edit this. 7 " And 1 said
"Sure." I read it, and I slid, "Tins is
horrible! Who wrote this. 7 " And
she said, 1 did." I said, % \ {J& You
need me!" S), our skills compli-

progress. One is called Nutri-
tional Awareness, and should be
started when the community
returns from Christmas break.
Everything that is served in the
dining hall will have a label that
includes its nutritional value.

The other program will
involve glass ;md metal recycling
in the dining hall. Keith has
noticed the concern the College
has for the environment. 1 le
teels that, unlike most colleges,
.Agnes Scott puts ,i large
emphasis on recycling, and this
environmental awareness [$

important.

Keith has summed up his
experience at Agnes Scott SO far
in one word: "tun." He looks
forward to meeting everyone on
Campus and tackling other
problems concerning the dining
hall.

ment each other because she
doesn't like to do the writing, and I
dd. So, I coin liked hei th.it she

needed to hue me full-time.
SJK: What compromises have

you had to make.'

LLH: I was ( >Hcred a job a with
Ben Jones, and I turned it down. I

interviewed with [him and was

offered a job]. It was real difficult
for me to do [not accept the

position] because he [offered a small
pay raise], I felt that [her current

job] Was where I needed CO be (and
where she p >uld gtt >w].

SJK: I > > you think majors really
make a difference if you arc
detennincd toperfomi well at a

job?

LLH: What I got from AgtfeS

Scott is that I can do anything I set

my mind & >....! think any major y< >u
have, it's like that. ..You learn how
to think .

Arias' main goal is to progress to what he sees
as the next stage: persuading the world that
economic and social development are not
compatible with military expenditures.

An interview with Linda Harris

Features

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 11

In the faculty spotlight: Becky Prophet,
theatre professor extrordinaire

Becky Prophet

by Bethany Blankenship

Staff Writer

Once upon a time, not so very
long ago, theatre professor Becky
Prophet was born. She was
raised in Alfred, New York
amongst five siblings.

Dr. Prophet attended Alfred
College, a small liberal arts
college in her hometown where
she majored in theatre arts. She
met her future husband, Craig,
there and married him soon after
her graduation.

Prophet then moved to Asia
where her husband was trans-
ferred in the AnTiy. She came
back stateside the next year to
teach theatre in a Massachusetts
high school. She continued
teaching at that level for four
years.

After deciding that teaching
high school drama was counter-
productive to her original

purpose, she decided to return to
school for her doctorate in acting
and directing with a minor in
theatre history.

After completing her doctoral
work, Prophet taught for a year at
the University of Wisconsin at
Whitewater before she and her
husband moved to Atlanta.

Why theatre? Why not?
Prophet has enjoyed acting for as
long as she can remember. She
remembers her first acting role
well. When she was in the first
grade, Prophet played a dormouse
and the Jack of Hearts in a
summer stock version of Alice in
Wonderland.

Her most memorable role was
that of a clock her freshman year m
at Alfred College in a production
of The Dark Tower. She had not
expected such a part and was
rather disappointed.

By the production's end,
though, she had learned methods

of acting beyond what she already
knew and had gained an interest
in experimental theatre, an
interest she has retained through-
out the years.

However, Prophet enjoys
directing better than acting. "It
has aspects of teaching, aspects of
research, aspects of understanding
the key to the text but also
finding the way in which to make
the text more meaningful to
actors so that they can make it
more meaningful to an audience.
I think it's a way to express both
what I think and feel about
society, about people, about
politics."

Prophet has been teaching and
directing theatre here for nine
years. She, her husband, and her
children, Cameron and Riha, live
in the suburbs of Stone Moun-
tain. She feels that as long as
there is a need for drama teachers,
she'll remain here.

Interview

other main characters in the first
three books.

SM: Some of the situations in
your novels seem almost absurd,
such as Mattie getting stuck in
the rocking chair, yet in looking
around, I've noticed that these
apparently absurd situations

(continued from previous page)

actually occur all the time! Do
you find a lot of of your material
in everyday human absurdity, in
"real life" situations?

CE: I think I do find a good
bit of material in everyday
absurdity. What I do is just jot
something down that strikes me,

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and then I go back and look at
what I've jotted down, and if it's
strong enough, I write a story
about it. That's what happened
[in Walking Across Egypt]. My
mother sat through a chair
without a bottom in it and got
stuck for about fifteen minutes,
and part of the humor in it was
the way she told us my aunts
and me, my mother's sisters the
next day. She started out by
saying, "I'm gonna tell some-
thing I wasn't planning on
telling anybody," which is the
way she tells a lot of things.
(Laughs) She pointed to the
chair and said, " I sat through
that chair yesterday and got
stuck," and we all fell in the floor
laughing.... So immediately when
I got home, I didn't take the time
to jot it down, I just started
writing a story. Of course I had
to make up the dogcatcher, and
of course she had to be there all
day you learn to exaggerate
and change and shape. There
wasn't any theme, old-age or
anything it was just a funny
thing tht happened, that I had
tun writing about. I finished it,
and it was absurd. The way I
rationalize, or the way I explain
why I write about these situa-
tions, is that it's a very quick way
to discover character. You find
out who's clumsy, you find out
who's smart, who's cowardly, you
find out all these things about
people in these kinds of situa-
tions. So it's ended up that in
each book I've had at least some
kind of predicament. It's always
a danger that it becomes
unbelievable, but that's one of
the things you hope to do as a

writer you've got to tell it in
such a way that the reader
doesn't think that's what
happened the reader must
always say: this did happen....

SM: Tell me about the
"Chicken Song" in Raney. I read
somewhere that you are a
musician as well as a writer?

CE: I was a musician, an
amateur musician, before I was a
writer. I started writing songs in
the early seventies, and between
71 and 77 when I "started
writing fiction I wrote probably
20 songs. So that was a song that
I had when I was writng Raney,
and I liked it. Sometimes I tell
people that the reason I wrote
Raney was so I could get that
song published there was no
way I could get the song before
people except by writing a novel
to go around it! I remember
when I wrote that.... For some
reason I was sitting in a rocking
chair in the front yard of this
little house we lived in in Chapel
Hill, on the sidewalk, I guess,
doing something. And the line,
"My chickens ain't layin, my
cow's gone dry," came to me, and
then I wrote the song around
those lines. I feel like that's the
way I do novels and stories I
start with a little something, and
as I write I get an idea, and I see
where something might go.

SM: What is it that you
admire in other writers' works?
What makes good fiction?

CE: If a writer puts me in a
place in a way that I forget that
I'm reading to me that's the
best thing that can happen to me
as a reader. And when that
happens 1 grant the writer the

honor of having done that to
me. When a writer disappears,
that's when he or she is most
powerful. When I read Larry
Brown's short stories, I do not
feel, emotionally, that I am
reading a story that someone has
written about someone else. I
feel like I am in the head of that
character, and the way he writes
makes it that way. It's a kind of
out of body experience; it
becomes something beyond
sitting and reading it becomes
being someone. ...You can be
very conscious of the writing,
and that can also be a very good
experience.

SM: Do you have advice for
aspiring writers?

CE: Advice for aspiring
writers? Yes, I always do. One
piece of advice is not to worry so
much especially if the writer is
young not to worry about
whether or not you're going to
be a writer because it's like
whether or not you're going to
be tall. You either are or you
aren't. And if you aren't, you'll
find that out when you stop
writing, when the obsession
goes. If you are going to be a
writer, the obsession will never
leave, or, it will come and never
leave it might not be there yet.
It's not something that you
choose to do; it's something that
chooses you. Many writers
would say that differently,
because it sounds like you don't
have to work. You do have to
work; you have to put in time.
Some writers will say [writing is]
fun; some say it's torture. But I
think it's something that
chooses you.

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Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 12

Voices from the silent minority: Agnes Scott lesbians speak

BY Angie T acker AND
Winnie Varghese

We recently conducted
interviews with several lesbians
who wish to remain nameless in
an attempt to uncover attitudes
toward lesbianism on campus.

What is the real meaning of
diversity? Should the "diversity"
propounded by the administra-
tion be extended beyond color
boundaries to encompass
alternative lifestyles, attacking
bigotry from all levels? Or
should we allow those who do
not conform to societal standards
to remain silenced?

Hidden within the pristine
walls of Agnes Scott tradition is
a group of wymyn who under-
stand the oppression of silence
and the ironic pain of finding a
voice.

There are lesbians at Agnes
Scott. The sexual preference of
your classmates is not usually an
issue unless she suddenly shaves
her head and gets a tattoo.

How would you feel if the
womyn in the next seat suddenly

revealed herself to be a lesbian?
Though she poses no tangible
threat, would you feel her value
as a human being had decreased?
Would

with. The upperc lass womyn
stated plainly no homosexuals
were allowed in her circle.
The womyn in question felt

Homosexuals have to consider their sexuality
more seriously than heterosexuals because they
stand to lose a great deal. Social support, friends,
and most importantly, family could all evaporate.

you

change
seats?

Bigotry
does not
have to be
violent.
Said one
Return to
College
student
who
happens

to be a lesbian, "I think the kind
of queer bashing that goes on
around here is real subtle because
we're all too nice and too polite
^to say anything confrontational
to anyone's face."

Scotties know their manners.
A first year student who formed a
friendship with a junior was
warned by an upperclasswomyn
that her new friend was a lesbian,
a fact that the womyn was
mature enough to be comfortable

the brunt of discrimination. She
committed a crime in the eyes of
another student simply because
she was friends with a lesbian.
This type of guilt by association
is a common misconception
expounded by those sheltered
from exposure to lesbians.

"It's not like [she] go[es]
cruising for chicks.. .or that [she
is] going to attack you..." or try to
"convert" you simply because a
friend is a lesbian, responded an

RTC.

The attitude that if a womyn
happens to be a lesbian she is
somehow reduced to little more
than a
sexual
being is
dangerous
not only to
lesbians
but to
anyone
who

associates
with them.
The
attitude
fosters

discrimination and places
lesbians in an alien nation,
separated by the fear of those
unwilling to shed their veil of
ignorance.

Homosexuals have to consider
their sexuality more serio.usly
than heterosexuals because they
stand to lose a great deal. Social
support, friends, and most
importantly, family could all
evaporate.

One ot the RTCs quoted a

joke someone once told her
asking whether she would rather
be black or gay. Her response
was poignant.

M H you're black you don't have
to tell vour parents, which to me
is a good example of the kind of
discrimination we face, because
not only do we lose [friends]. ..we
also lose our families."

The sophomore was disturbed
by an off-the-cuff" remark by a
classmate who declared that she
"didn't mind" lesbianism, but she
is "offended" by the lesbians on
this campus who are vocal about
their sexuality.

"1 can't apologize," responded
the junior. "I'm not throwing it
your face, but I won't be
silenced."

To quote the first RTC,
"College is supposed to be a
preparation for the real world."
The real world includes many
forms of diversity, including
homosexuality. Are we ready to
accept sexual orientation as yet
another form of the diversity
which enriches our college
community?

Street Beat

Compiled by Anne Harris

The Question:

Do you feel that lesbians are discriminated against on campus?

Jessica Carey, class of 1992:

Having been here only one
semester, I haven't seen any
blatant discrimination. I think
there is a definite social disc rim i
nation if someone found out
someone else was a lesbian she
might not talk to her as much.
Something could be done as far
as AIDS awareness is concerned
mostly to combat the idea that
anyone who is homosexual is
diseased in some way.

April Van Mansfeld, class of

1992: Yes, because (a) when
lesbianism is mentioned in a
classroom, there is a quiet.
People avert their eyes or
change the subject. And (b) if
there wasn't any you wouldn't
have so many lesbians on this
campus who aren't open about
being gay- To alleviate this I
think we should have some open
lesbians come on campus and
into classrooms to talk and have
a lesbian convocation.

Bettina Gyr, class of 1991:

No, 1 don't think so. 1 would
hope that people on this campus
are open enough to respect the
views of others even if they J iff ei
from their own.

Anika Dyrstad, class of 1994:

Yes. It is accepted by a lot of
people as long the lesbians are
not open about their sexuality.
Some are scared that lesbians
are going to make advances
towards them simply because
the womyn is a lesbian.
Attitudes like that are due to
ignorance.

Roxanne Speight, class of 1993:

Yes, they are. Because of the
homophobia, a stigma is attached
to anything lesbian. Seminars
and such would do a lot of gcxxJ
for awareness, an event where a
lot of stereotypes are alleviated.
Everyone needs to be more
aware students, faculty, staff
there is just too much that is not
understood, from religious,
heterosexual, and moral points of
view. People should find out
what it is they are not under-
standing or tolerating. which he
was certain would fail as had
previous attempts.

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Page 13

Renew the Christmas spirit with
Dickens* A Christmas Card

Charlotte Stapleton, a freshman at Agnes Scott, rehearses with the Glee
Club for the annual Christn\as Concert. The Glee Club will join the /Kgnes
Scott College Community Corchestra on Sunday, December 9 at 2:30. For
more infornuidon , call the College at 371-6294.

Waverly Consort provides
medieval version of Christmas

by Sandee McGlaun
Contributing Editor

[f the "Bah, Hum" bug has
bitten you, perhaps you should
take an evening out and renew
your Christmas spirit with the
Alliance Theatre's enchanting
adaptation of Charles Dickens' A
Christmas Carol.

Adapted for the Alliance by
playwright- iiv residence Sandra
Deer and directed by Fontaine
Syer, the production is a
charming vision of Dickens'
masterpiece.

The opening setting is that of
a lone pine tree, little more than
a sprig, propped up at the back of
an otherwise naked stage.

(I was reminded of the poor
lonely "tree" in "A Charlie
Brown Christmas," which needs
only love, in the form of Linus'
blanket, to spruce it up no pun
intended.)

After a chilling portrait of the
beggars of London wandering
through the fog and cold of the
barren stage/streets, the forlorn
pine is covered by a scrim; when
it is whisked away again,
Ebenezer Scrooge appears where
it stood before. He, however,
requires a bit more for his
salvation than Charlie Brown's
tree! This analogy may not have
been intended, but it seems to
fit Ebenezer is also wanting of
love.

The set, designed by John
Paoletti and Many' Griswold, is
one of the most meritorious
factors of the production. The
intricacies of the story require an
equally intricate set to portray
the changes in place and time, as
Scrooge is transported to various
locations in the past, present and
the future by the three spirits.

Various city scenes have been
painted on multiple scrims,

by Christie Miller
Staff Writer

Continuum, the new art
exhibition, opened in Dalton
Gallery Sunday, November 18.

The works in the exhibition
are representative of ten years of
the life of local artist Cynthia
Knapp. She is currently repre-
sented by the Faye Gold Gallery
located in Atlanta.

Within this collection of
works, Knapp holds nothing
back. The pastels on paper have
colors literally flying across their
surfaces. She intersperses quick

which can be made to be
transparent or opaque, depend-
ing on the lighting. The scenes
shown to Scrooge by the spirits
often take place behind one of
the back-lit scrims, making them
appear, appropriately, like
mirages.

At certain intervals, the
scrims slide across the stage on
pulleys, showing change of place
and passage of time, and
contributing to the overall
phantasmal effect. Scrooge's
office and bedchamber are also
movable set pieces, which whirl
on and off stage as the story
demands.

Lighting designer Geoffrey
Bushor's lights, including a
myriad of special effects, added
to (he 'enchantment" quality of
the show.

One of the nicest moments
was the "journey" of Scrooge and
the child Ghost of Christmas
Past to the past, as they appeared
to float up into a starry night sky,
hover above the horizon, and
descend again without rising
more than two feet off the
ground.

The special effects, on the
whole, were impressive, but at
times they became so amazing
(the light inside Marley's mouth)
that they were distracting. I
found myself wondering, "How
did they do that?" instead of
paying attention to what was
going on!

Roy Cooper plays a delight-
fully grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge.
Mr. Cooper, originally of the
United Kingdom and Canada, is
physically and vocally the
epitome of the infamous miser.

Cooper is particularly good in
the first part of the play, as the
alternately cynical and fright-
ened Scrooge. He is assisted in
his characterization by Deer's

lines along the areas of moving
color.

In many of these pastels there
are small patches of criss-crossed
lines that resemble reflected light.
These areas shimmer and could
be small works within them-
selves.

Also, Knapp has a collection of
smaller pastel works. These
relate on a more personal and
intimate level, but they still
exhibit the same energy as the
larger works.

In her canvasses, Knapp mixes
pastels and acrylics. She de-
scribes her process: First, she

surprisingly humorous script
when told by Marley he will be
visited by three ghosts, he pleads,
"Can't I take them all at once
and have it over with, Jacob. 7 "

Cooper could be more
exuberant as the transfonned
Scrooge. His attempt to find an
appropriate laugh ("he-he-he,
no...ha-ha-ha, no...ho-ho-ho!
that's more like it!") is a very
nice moment, but his childlike
joy is more a muffled pleasure
than a burst of exhilarated
Christmas spirit.

Characterizations are distinct,
all the more praiseworthy since
almost everyone in the company
plays multiple roles. Particularly
enjoyable are Al Hamacher as an
endearing, somewhat goofy, Bob
Cratch itt, and Peter Thomasson
as Fred, Scrooge's engaging
nephew.

Other noteworthy perfor-
mances are John Purcell and Suzi
Bass as Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig,
James Mayberry as a disgruntled
beggar, and Afemo Omilami as
the bagpiping Ghost of Christ-
mas Present.

The Ghost of Christmas
Future also looms largely in my
imagination.

Deer's script is imaginative,
touching and witty. The direct
address of the audience at the
end, possibly due to time
constraints, is a bit awkward, but
the laughs and bits of wisdom,
and the general sense of Christ-
mas spirit present throughout the
play, more than make up for it.

If an evening in Dickens'
London isn't a possiblity,
replenishment of your Christmas
spirit needn't be neglected. As
the Ghost of Christmas Present
tells Scrooge where to discover
"good cheer": "It is no secret. It
is found in the human heart, in
abundant

creates lines and fonns with the
pastels. She then works back
into those forms with the
acrylics, continuing in this
additive process until the image
is complete.

Her works also have a strength
which is created by the use of fast
diagonal lines which accentuate
the movement of her vibrant
colors.

Continuum is a pleasure to
view. Knapp's ten years of work
holds together in a cohesive
artistic statement of style and
energy. The exhibit will run
through December 16.

by Laura Barlament

Staff Wnter

In its representation of "the
seemingly sparse scriptural
narratives of the Nativity with
the fluid perspective peculiar to
the medieval ritual and perfor-
mance space," the Waverly
Consort plunged its audience into
a deep and mysterious rendition
of the familiar Christmas story.

The Waverly Consort tells the
story of Jesus' birth principally
through episodes from medieval
Latin liturgical drama composed
from the 10th through the 1 3th
centuries, with the addition of
later polyphonic compositions
from the 14th and 15th centuries.

The performance consisted of
singing, instrumental music, and
carefully choreographed and
ritualistic dramatic action in
fantastic costumes.

This striking perfonnance
would have been even more
effective were the lights on the
audience dimmer (impossible
because of the necessity of non-
Latin speakers' following the
translations in the program) to
emphasize the events onstage,
and were the acoustics in Gaines
Chapel more cathedral -like.

Nevertheless, the Waverly
Consort managed to create an
appropriately medieval atmo-
sphere.

The play began with a single
droning note to which other
voices were gradually added. All
the members of the company
processed around the auditorium

while performing the first piece,
and the cycle was completed by
another procession at the end of
the drama as well.

The entire drama gave a
distinct impression of the
medieval focus on the after-life.
Neither the Christ Child nor the
Virgin Mary were visually
represented onstage, as if their
presence were implicit in the
sunoundings.

Although the introduction of
conflict by the worldly Herod and
his court set up a vivid contrast to
the purity and peace of the
Nativity and the Journey of the
Magi, the sense of other- worldli-
ness remained in Herod's chorus,
"a greater king is bom."

Separated from a 20th-century
American's experience by
distance, the span of centuries and
the evolution of language, the
musical drama held an archetypal
appeal in its symbolic union of
birth and death in the Nativity
and the Passion of Christ.

The absorbing commentary in
the program guide notes that the
term "Christmas" derives from
"the central act of worship of the
medieval church, the Mass," in
late Old English called "Cristes
Maesse, Mass of Christ."

Yet the drama also becomes
familiar in its celebration of the
traditional themes of Christmas,
with pure adoration and scenes of
peace, and as the performers had
their final bow their smiles
showed that the personalities
behind the serious and selfless
masks had returned/

Continuum exhibits works
by local artist Cynthia Knapp

Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 14

John Updike puts Rabbit to rest at reading

John Updike

Updike: Just a regular guy with skinny ankles

by Bethany Blankenship
Staff Writer

Prestigious novelists are often
perceived as stuffy and arrogant
individuals.

Recent ASC visitor John
Updike isn't either of these
things. Instead, he is a person-
ahle, intelligent man. However,
Updike feels that people he

meets find him very unreal.

A native Pennsylvanian,
Updike gathers much of his
material for novels there. The
Rabhit series, for which he is
most famous, was based in
Pennsylvania.

Updike has been writing
seriously since his college days at
Harvard where he edited the
Harvard Lampoon. He went

by Michelle Roberts
Contributing Editor

The first thing that went
through the minds of the sold-
out audience at the John
Updike reading may have
been: He looks like a rabbit!

The comparisons between
"Rabbit" and Updike are
inevitable. He told the
audience that he "has made a
point of keeping quite far from
the Rabbits of the world."
Rabbit was created to raise
questions and arouse debate.

Updike, who won the
Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit is Rich
and who has stirred contro-
versy and praise for his Rabbit
series and other novels, was the
second performer in the Agnes
Scott College Events Series.

The author came to the
podium, announcing that he
would not focus on his latest
w ork, Rabbit at Rest. He joked
that he would like to put the
book to rest, tired of the
publicity which "confuses him

from there to The New Yorker
where several of his poems had
previously been published.

His first publication was a
book of poems entitled The
Carpentered Hen and Other
Tame Creatures. His first novel,
The Poorhouse Fair, was
published in 1959.

Updike's next novel was
Rabbit, Run, the first of the well-
known Rabbit series. The novel,
representative of its time period
(the 1950s), was highly ac-
claimed by critics but severely
criticized by women for its
chauvinistic title character,
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom.

In defense of Harry, Updike
says, "I don't think I should be
blamed too much for not
creating dramatic career women
or writing about Eleanor

as he tries to explain what he
was trying to do."

Updike claimed that he
would "try to read a few
gender-related poems" since
the reading was at "one of the
surviving all-female colleges."

Calling himself a "light verse
practitioner," Updike pro-
ceeded to read five poems
about a variety of simple
subjects including one descrip-
tion of "female rage" through
an observation of some
Radcliffe students fencing.

His dry, humble sense of
humor was evident in the
comments he made about his
light verse. When he made a
mistake about the sex of a
mosquito in the original
version of one of his poems,
readers immediately caught it.
Changing the w ords changed
the sound of the poem. "It's a
danger to a poet to know too
much," he confessed.

After peading his poem
about New England seagulls,
he confided that James Dickey

Roosevelt. No, I dealt with what
I saw and knew and can't feel too
apologetic about it.

"Some of my characters are
male chauvinists, but a lot of the
men in my generation and
maybe later generations are male
chauvinists."

Updike is not only a novelist
and poet, but also a renowned
literary and art critic. His
criticisms can be found in such
magazines as The New Yorker
and New Republic. Updike has
also published a book of autobio-
graphical essays called Self-
Consciousness.

Updike resides in Ipswich,
Massachussetts with his second
wife Martha Bernhard. He
enjoys the suburban life where
he can golf, paint, and most of
all, write.

praised the phrase "rhythmic
glass" to describe water, liking
its sexual implications.

He concluded the reading
with a long poetic story called
"Plumbing" from 1970.

Updike then opened the
program up to questions. He
discu>scd the abundant themes
ot sc\ and religion m his works,
his daily routine, advice to
aspiring writers, and his
opinions about making movies
out ot fiction.

He admitted that the plot of
The Witches of East wick
eluded the movie makers, so "it
didn't make much sense."

The audience mav have
been disappointed that Updike
was not more willing CO share
his recent work. Instead, he
gave them a glimpse into the
process ot writing that has
made him the writer he is
today. "Poetry," he savs, "is the
most exciting way to work with
language. It has made me a
better prose writer."

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Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 15

Sonic Youth blasts
out Centerstage

by Kristin Lemmerman
Contributing Editor

Screeching guitars wailed away
somewhere above me to a heavy
drum heat as the members of the
area's hottest industrial metal
hand sat around, talking to their
relatives and showing some signs
of preparing to perform.

I had found myself, late on the
ev ening oi November 18, with the
good fortune to not only hear but
meet Sonic Youth, who were
wrapping up a nationwide tour
that lasted five weeks.

The band has also recently
toured in Japan, the Soviet
Union, and Europe.

Based in Miami, Florida, Sonic
Youth's music is aired locally 011
Album 88. The members
(Thurston Moore on guitar, his
wife Kim Gordon on bass, Lee
Renaldo, guitarist, and Steve
Shelly, drummer) have increased
in popularity so much in the past
few years that they have gone
from playing the Metroplex to
playing Centerstage.

Thurston mentioned at dinner
that this new popularity had
helped them greatly improve their

music. Before, the locations that
would take them had horrible
sound systems, with microphones
thai would stop working with
little to no provocation, and
atrocious acoustics.

Now, he says, the band is
earning enough money that they
have their own sound system and
can play in auditorally better
locations. No longer do they have
to wonder whether something will
be missing in sound, or will fail
without warning.

After touring Centerstage with
Sonic Youth's amiable agent
(while we watched Thurston sign
everything handed him) we met
Kim Gordon and the other
members of the band.

Kim was the only member who
actually changed clothes to
perfonn, ending up in a hot pink
flowered Lyrca bell-bottomed
bodysuit and a hot pink mock
turtleneck. Her unique style of
dress was not matched by the
other people in the band, each of
whom has his own style (largely
represented by the color black).

We were led to seats for 12 in
the auditorium around 10:30,
when the opening band, Lizard,

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Arts Building from December 6 through 9.

finished their show.

Sonic Youth began playing
shortly afterwards, with selections
from their four most recent albums:
"Goo," the latest; "Daydream
Nation"; "Sister"; and "EVOL",
their oldest.

Dedicating nearly every song to
a relative in attendance (including
one to Thurston's grandmother),

they kept the volume up on the
nearly sold-out crowd for an hour
and a half. The only distraction in
the concert was the incessant
stage-divers who, although
numerous, were apparently
nothing compared to the stage-
diving fans of the Metroplex days.

Even at an extremely high
volume, their music is entertain-

ing. The song lyrics are often
cynical commentaries on the
Catholic religion ("1 Got a
Catholic Block"), politics, and the
superficiality of popular music.

In addition, the members of the
band are die-hard performers,
active and enthusiastic. All in all,
they give a great concert, easily
worth the price of admission

For excellent adventures on the local music scene* .

Caroline Aiken and Cold Shot

by Winnie Varghese and
Staci Dixon

With finals approaching, the
thought of a night on the town is
received' with "oh yeah, right"
and "give me a break." But for
those of you who will be
spending your break in Hotlanta
this could be a reality.

What can you do this
holiday with the majority of
your friends away from the
area. 7 You could hear great
acoustic music in the
Atlanta/Decatur area!

First, grab a Creative
Loafing and look for venues
that cater to acoustic and
folk music.

If you find such names as
Wendy Bucklew, Kristen Hall,
Dede Vogt, Blue Prayer, Joyce
and Jacque, Michelle Ma lone,
and Caroline Aiken, you're in
luck.

Also keep your ears open
because the Indigo Girls are
home during most holidays and
usually get together at their
favorite bars to play an
unannounced set or two.

With the exception of
Michelle Malone, acoustic guitar
and folky vocals remain the focal
point of these artists' perfor-
mances with subtle drum beats,
electric guitar slides, and
harmonica notes adding a nice
variety to the music.

Malone's band, Drag the
River, dramatically changes the
overall sound and performance
of her music into pure rock and
roll.

A tew of the acts which are
duos include Ashley and Mark,
Blue Prayer, Joyce and Jacque,
and Nikki Meets the Hibachi.

Among the wymyn we most

Don't let your holidays be
boring. Spice them up with
great food, great drink, and
great local acoustic music.

love and admire for their musical
ability (and personality) are
Wendy Bucklew, Caroline
Aiken, and Kristen Hall.

Kristen Hall, after what
seemed like a never-ending
hiatus, has returned to the music
scene with new songs and a new
band. Hall perfonns her original
music with a passion and
presence few can match. You
can hear her in your own abode
with her old recording, "Real
Live Stuff' and a soon-to-be
released CD and tape.

She is also a guest performer
on Indigo Girls' "Strange Fire"
and Michelle Malone's "Relent-
less," both major label releases.

Caroline Aiken has been on

the music scene since she" was 17,
playing in New York and other
large cities. She claims Bonnie
Raitt as a friend, and Raitt's
influence is obvious on her
locally released tape.

Her strong deep voice is her
most powerful asset but her
playing ability (guitar, piano,
keyboards) rivals for a brilliant
performance. Caroline's
lyrics speak of family, love,
and the tribulations of life.

Her band, "Cold Shot,"
l ikes its name from a Stevie
Ray Yaughan song and
would do Stevie proud with
its wide range of blues
covers and originals.
Caroline and the band play
tomorrow night at Trackside.

And bodacious
Bucklew is, well, bodacious.
She's a rage on stage and her
tape, "Rage in the Ring," is a
beautiful sampling of her work.
Her vocals are astonishing. She
sounds like nothing you've ever
heard before and we cannot
think of a way to convey the
experience.

Don't let your holidays be
boring. Spice them up with
great food, great drink, and great
local acoustic music.

If acoustic isn't your style, we
suggest the Ellen James Society.
This group, signed to Amy Ray's
label, Damien, is pure fun rock
and roll!

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Friday, December 7, 1990 The Profile Page 16

Theatre

Alliance Theatre: Charles
Dickens' Christmas classic, A
Christmas Carol, will be running
through December 30. Call 892-
2414 for ticket information.

Horizon Theatre Company:
An encore performance of last
season's sold -out hit comedy,
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair
de Lune by Terrence McNaly
from December 13-30. Call 584-
7450 for further information.

Neighborhood Playhouse:
Due to popular demand, Singin'
in the Rain has been extended to
run through December 8. It's
the story about Hollywood in the
70s as the era of silent movies
gives way to "talkies" and
changes all the movie- making
rules. Tickets are $10 for adults,
$8 for students, $5 for senior
citizens. Call 373-5311 for more
information.

Also: Audition notice: Non-
equity auditions for the Atlanta
premiere of the musical Ro-
mance * Romance. Open
auditions on December 16 6k 1 7
at 7 p.m. to cast two men and
two women. Call 373-3904 for

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Compiled by Rita Ganey
Contributing- Editor

more information.

Trio Productions: Marsha
Norman's 'night, Mother, winner
of the Pulitzer Prize for drama in
1983, is playing at Alumni Hall
Theatre at Georgia State
University' through December
15. General admission is $6.
Call 939-3279 for information
and reservations.

Dance

The Atlanta Ballet: The
Nutcracker returns to the Civic
Center December 8 through 29.
For more information, call 873-
5811. Tickets are available at all
metro Atlanta Ticketmaster
locations. To charge by phone,
call 249-6400.

The Georgia Ballet, Inc.:
Performs The Nutcracker
December 7 through 9 at the
Cobb Civic Center. For tickets
or information, call 425-0258.

Music

The Atlanta Bach Choir:
Will present their annual
candlelight Christmas concert
on Sunday, December 9 at 4 p.m.
at the Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church. Advance tickets are $8,
$7 for students and senior
citizens. For more information,
call 872-BACH.

The North Arts Center: The
Atlanta Symphony Chamber
Orchestra returns for its fourth
encore presentation of holiday

favorites and light classics.
December 16. Call 394-3447 for
more infomiation.

St. Lukes Episcopal Church:
A sing-along of George Frederic
Handel's Messiah will be
presented on Sunday, December
9 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is
free and open to the public. For
further information, call 873-
5427.'

Galleries

The Atlanta College of Art:
The Atlanta College of Art
Gallery and Nexus Contempo-
rary Art Center will present
Revered Earth, a traveling
exhibition of new works by
contemporary artists whose life's
work is an affinnation toward the
Earth. Showing through J anuary
16, 1 99 1 . For further infonna-
tion, call 898-1157.

The High Museum at
Georgia-Pacific Center: Admis-
sion is free for all of the following
events. Call 577-6940 for
further infonnation.

Constructed Images: New
Photography features 7 1 works
by black and Latin artists
utilizing photography to stage
narrative stories, revise historical
events, reveal personal informa-
tion, and comment on contem-
porary concerns. Runs through
January 11, 1991.

Also: Poster Art of the Soviet
Union: A Window into Soviet
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posters which reflect the
changing Soviet scene. Will run
through February 8, 1991.

Also: On Tuesday, December
1 1 at 12:15 p.m., the Troika
Balalaikas will present a concert
of Russian and Eastern European
folk music in conjunction with
the preceding exhibition.
Concert will be held in the
Georgia-Pacific auditorium. Box
lunches are pennitted. Free
admission.

The High Museum ot Art:
For the following events,
admission is $4, $2 for college
students with IDs. For informa-
tion, call 892-HIGH.

'Andy Warhols Celebrities"
features 53 large, colorful
portraits by America's best-
known artist and one of the
founders of Pop Art The
exhibit runs through January 6,
1991.

Also: Art on the Edge: Elisa
DArrigo, an exhibit of sculptures
and drawings by Elisa DArrigo
runs through December 9, 1990.
The exhibition includes 15
works, five sculptures and 10
works on paper, produced during
the past three years.

Also: Japanese Porcelain:
The Jacobs Collection, the first
exhibition of the John L. Jacobs
collection of Japanese porcelain
will be on view through February
24,1991. Forty objects have
been selected for the exhibition.
They provide a survey of the
porcelain from the beginning of
the 17th century to the end of
the 19th century with a concen-
tration on the earlier period.

Also: French Ceramics:
Masterpieces From Lorraine is
the first American showing of a
comprehensive exhibition of
earthenware from Lorraine, the
leading French pottery manufac-
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North Arts Center: These
exhibits will be ninning through
December 23. Call 394-3447 for
more infonnation.

Artists explore the history of
art through Table Scenes in
Gallery A.

Also: In Gallery B are John
Hawkins's Recent Paintings.

Jimmy Carter Library:
"Folklite ot the Georgia
WiregraNs" at the Museum of the
Jimmy C barter Library focuses on
traditional ways of life in the
communities ot South Georgia.
Admission is $2.50 for adults,
$1.50 tor senior adults, and tree
for ages 16 and under. Call 331-
0296 for infonnation and $31-
3942 tor group reservations.

Miscellaneous

Atlanta African Film Society:
On December 7 and 9, the
Society will present its sixth
Hoyt Fuller Film Festival,
celebrating the Black Aesthetic.
Friday, at 8 p.m., Ganja and Hess
will be shown in the Georgia-
Pacific auditorium. Admission is
$5 for the general public.
Saturday, at 3 p.m., Voices of the
Gods will be shown at the
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library.
Admission is free.

Clergy and Laity Concerned:
All peoples, all faiths are invited
to pray for a peaceful solution to
the Mid-East crisis at 4:00 p.m.
on Sunday, December 9 at the
Martin Luther King Center.
Bring your candle. Call 377-
1983 tor more information,

Femhank Science Center: For
more information on the
following events, call 378-43 1 1 .

The Christmas Express, the
annual children's holiday
planetarium show will run
through December 27. Admis-
sion is 50 cents.

Also: Star of Wonder, the
annual holiday planetarium show
will run through December 27.
Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for
students.

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Volume 77, Issue 7

Saudi oil spill creates yet another crisis in the Gulf

BY Mary Ami

The effects oi the Oulf crisis
have had a major detrimental
effect on the environment.
Since Last w eek, millions of
gallons oi oil from Saudi Arabian
refineries have been poured into
the Persian Gulf.

Allied bombing attacks and
an Iraqi attempt to defend
themselves against an amphibi-
ous attack were reportedly the
cause of the oil spillage.

Ironically, even an oil spill of
this size would not stop an
amphibious Allied landing.

Already troubled by pollution
from city and f acton' waste, the
Gulf is relativ ely shallow and
narrow. It is practically cut off
from the ocean, and much
saltier.

Now into tli is delicately
balanced area fell an estimated
300-400 million galtens-df oil-

much more than the Exxon-
Valdez spill of eleven million
gallons.

Along with the hazards to the
Gulfs domestic life, the sea birds
and marine life are also suffering.
Several small islands in the Gulf
are home to these many rare
species of animals, including a
relative of the manatee and a
cormorant found only in the Gulf.

The Persian Gulfs fishing
industry could also face the
apparent problems associated
with an environmental disaster oi
this type.

Some scientists report that the
spill is less dangerous than
believed. The slick has been at
sea for more than a week and
man\ &i the toxic compounds
have evaporated. Since it is
mostly these chemicals rather
thcin i he gooey sludge that kills
aquatic life, the Gulfs environ-
mental future might not be as

bleak as expected.

Scientists have never dealt
with a spill of this size, so the
severity of damage at this time is
only speculation.

Initially, Saudi Arabian
officials showed little effort in
fighting the spill beyond closing
some desalinating plants.

Now Saudi officials have
decided to begin more active
measures to halt the destructive
flow. This recent display of
action has received criticism from
other countries because of Saudi
Arabia's inefficient equipment
and late beginning.

Saudi officials have also been
unwilling to put more money into
saying their Gulf.

Concerned countries are
continuing to send more equip-
ment to clean up the oil slick.
Officials hope the spill can be
eradicated, leaving one less
problem to overcome in the Gulf.

New parietals policy alters dorm life

by Dawn M. Sloan
Contributing Editor

During the most recent Board of
Trustees meeting, the Student
Affairs Committee met to discuss
proposed changes in lobby hours
and parietals.

Proposals R.C. 192 and 193,
which prov ide for 24-hour lobby
hours for male guests and extend

parietals to include Monday
through Wednesday evenings,
were a direct result of student
demands for extended parietals.

These proposals were already
approved by Rep Council, but had
to meet the approval of the
Student Affairs Committee and
the Board as a whole before they
could be initiated.

On January 25, the trustees

voted in favor of both R.C. 192
and 193. The resulting changes in
parietals went into effect on Friday,
February 1.

Men are now pennitted in desig-
nated areas of dormitory lobbies 24
hours a day and in students' rooms
from 6 p.m. until 12 a.m. on
Monday through Thursday
evenings. Other hours under the
parietal policy remain unchanged.

"Singin songs and carry iri signs..

Anti-war demonstrators carry an effigy of George Bush in the protest in

Washington, D.C.

Witkaze spreads the spirit of unity

BY MlCHELE A. BARARD

Staff Writer

On the first day of this month,
Witkaze Sisterhood and Emory's
N AACP gathered at the Alston
Center to eat, drink and be merry
in the name of Black History
Month.

Students from the entire
Atlanta university system were in
attendance at the Black History
Month Kick-off.

The DJ was Marvin Coleman,
an Emory student who is also co-
chair of the Emory branch of the
N AACP and co-chair of Emory's
Black Student Alliance.

Coleman also helped to found
Emory's only black student
newspaper, The Fire This Time.
He was enthusiastic about
working with Witkaze on the
party as well as on educational
and cultural events in the future.

Kech Payne, Witkaze
president, was equally enthusias-
tic about the prospect of working
with other African- American
organizations, both college-
sponsored and independent.

Payne stated, "We just want to
show that we're all black; \\v
don't want any barriers between
us because we share so much."

Inside

AGNES SCOTT REACTS TO THE WAR
Editorials
Time Traveler blasts right wingers
Page 4

Features
Interview with student from Kuwait
Page 8

StreetBeat

Women in the draft ?
Page 9

News

Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 2

Symposium provides help for
beating eating disorders

by Angie Simmons

Eating disorders are often prevalent on college campuses, with
higher frequency at women's colleges.

As part of the College's battle against the problem, the physical
education department hosted guest lecturer Susan Langston.

A representative of the Rader Institute, founded in 1984 by Dr.
William C. Rader, Langston specializes in the field of eating
disorders. The Institute focuses on the treatment of anorexia,
bulimia, and overeating.

Langston hegan her presentation with the grim facts profiling
eat ing disorders. Over 60 million Americans suffer from one or more
of these diseases.

One in every five females has an eating disorder. Of these
individuals, 40% also have cross addictions to alcohol or drugs which
require priority treatment.

She continued her discussion with specific facts about eating
disorders. Information included the characteristics of anorexia: self-
starvation, compulsive exercise, and abuse of laxatives and/or
diuretics. If this disorder is not treated, it can prove fatal.

Langston also addresed the characteristics of bulimia: bingeing or
compulsive eating, self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives, fasting,
strict diets, and compulsive exercise. This disease can also be fatal if
untreated.

The basic properties commonly associated with compulsive
ov ereating include consistent inability to control food intake,
continual attempts to lose weight by dieting, and regaining of lost
weight.

Langston also explained the steps in the progression ol an eating
disorder. First, the individual cannot cope with emotions such as
depression, loneliness, rejection, anger, or tear. She hicks knowledge
ot an effective way to deal with these emot ions so she turns to food
tor comfort or relief.

Afterwards comes the guilt, pain, and depression resulting from
eating too much, beginning the cycle once more with the confusion
of not knowing how to deal with these feelings.

Shari >n Langston emphasized watching tor multiple si l mis ol cat ing
dtsi u Jers including:

repeated unsuccessful attempts ,u dieting

feelings of self-consciousness or embarrassment about

eating habits .

compulsive exercising

eating sensibly in the presence of others and then making

up tor it when alone

eating when one is not hungry

Additional information on the topic of eating disorders can be
attained from The Rader Institute bv calling 1 -800-255-1818. All

calls .ire confidential.

Stoned-2 virus continues to
plague computers on campus

by Tom Maier

Director of Academic Computing

Computer viruses, infections
unique to the world of silicon and
circuitry, are pieces of software
designed by someone to alter the
operation of a computer system
without the knowledge or
penrtission of the system's
operator.

They are called viruses since
they behave in a fashion analo-
gous to a biological virus; they
interject their own special code
(set of instructions) into a normal
program or operation.

This interjected code has two
major functions. One is to cause
replication of the virus into as
many other accessible areas as
possible. The second is to in
some way alter the operation of
the currently infected system.

In the latter case, the alter-
ations caused by the viruses fall

Exceptional
compete for

by Cara Cassell

Honors Days and Scholars
Weekend provide opportunities
for prospectives to receive a first-
hand experience of college life.

This year's Honors Days*
February 1 8 and 2 1 , are for those
students who have high GPAs
and who have exhibited
leadership potential.

Scholars Weekend, which
took place last weekend, is for
those students who have very-
strong academic backgrounds
and who will graduate at the top
of their high school classes.

into two classifications; benign or
malignant. In the case ot an
infection by a benign virus, the
alterations caused are usually not
destructive.

Infections by a malignant virus
are quite different. Here the
alterations are at a minimum
destructive and can even be
catastrophic.

The virus that was detected on
the Agnes Scott campus before
Christmas, known as the stoned-2
virus, began as a benign virus from
New Zealand. However, the
strain we were infected with can
easily become malignant, espe-
cially when the infected disk or
hard drive is near capacity.

At this point the College has
dealt as successfully with this
particular virus as possible. We
can detect, disinfect, and even
protect against stoned-2. There
are literally hundreds more viruses
out there that could infect our

computers.

The academic computing office
strongly recommends the follow-
ing preventive steps:

Have all your diskettes
scanned if you have notatready
done so. There are machines set
up in the Academic Computing
(.'enter in the library and another
in the Writing Workshop, Just
follow the instructions and if your
disk tests positive, then bring it to
the Academic Computing Center.

Back up your data frequently.
It it was worth saving once, it's
worth saving on more than one
disk.

If you don't know where the
software came from, don't use it.

Better ways to detect and cure
infections will probably continue
to be discovered, but no matter
how fancy solutions may be, their
effectiveness depends on user
cooperation and vigilance.

prospective students
scholarships to ASC

These groups contain the
largest number ot students
invited to ASC to compete for
financial awards. The increased
number oi applicants (up 36%
from this time last year) explains
the increase in competitors.

Many of these students will
graduate first in their class.
Others have studied abroad;
many are fluent in languages
other than English; still others
are accomplished artists.

One student was flown to
Washington, D.C., and com-
mended by President Bush for
starting a drug awareness

program in her school.

While the groups are on
campus, they visit classes, take
part in information sessions with
current students and faculty, and
are interviewed by a panel.

This year's scholars visited
Underground Atlanta and the
Coca-Cola museum.

These visits provide an
opportunity for the high school
students to become acquainted
with one another and with the
campus, and provides the
College community with an
opportunity to meet them.

Philosophy conference calls for
undergraduate papers, participation

by Ric hard Parry
Philosophy Professor

The Undergraduate Philosophy
C Conference has been held each
year for the last thirty or so years.

Agnes Scott College is one pi
the charter members of this
distinguished group of colleges,
which includes Emory, University
or Gerogia, Vanderbilt, Spelman,
Morehouse, Sewanee, and
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga.

This year's (.Conference will take
place on February 22 and 23 in
Agnes Scott College's Dana Fine
Arts building.

The rationale of the Conference
is to offer undergraduate students
the opportunity to present and

critique papers on any topic in
philosophy.

According to tradition (that is
Occasionally broken), only
students may ask questions i.e.,
the faculty should remain silent
during sessions.

However, faculty may ask
quest i< >ns priv ately, alter sessions
are over. Thus, in the typical
session a student will read her
paper for half an hour and then
answer questions tor .mother ten

minutes.

On the opening night of the

Conference, however, a faculty

member from one of the colleges
in the core group gives an opening
talk.

Dr. Nicholas Fotion, from
Emory University, will be this

year's faculty speaker. Alter his
talk, there will be a social event
so that pan Icipants can get
acquainted.
The C bnference is a good way

to meet phik >si >phy students Irom
other campuses and to C< unpare
the Way the discipline is pursued

in other places and other styles.

All are welcome to attend the
Opening session, ,\ lecture to he
given by Dr. Nicholas lotion ol

Emory University, the m h. iaJ

event to follow, and the papers to

be given Saturday.

Finally, if any recent or current
philosophy student has ,i paper

which she would like to read at
the Conference, please contact
Dr. Richard Parry, ext. 625 3.

News

Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 3

Phi Beta Kappa lecturer speaks
on timely topic: stress and its effects

Press Release

As part oi the Visitrig Scholar
Program sponsored hy the honor
society ot Phi Beta Kappa, Agnes
Scott College hosted a free public
lecture hy Professor Steven F.
Maier.

The title of his lecture was
"Stress, Copingj an J the Immune
System."

Maier has heen teaching
psychology at the University of

Colorado in Boulder since 1973.
One of the originators of the
concept of learned helplessness,
Professor Maier has been editor
since 1982 of "Learning and
Motivation* and is the former
consulting editor of "Journalism of
Experimental Psychology:
Animal Behavior Processes."

The Phi Beta Kappa Visiting
Scholar Program makes available
every year thirteen distinguished
scholars who visit approximately

100 institutions, meeting infor-
mally with students and faculty
members, taking part in classroom
discussions, and giving a public
lecture open to the entire
academic community.

The purpose of the program is
to contribute to the intellectual
life of the campus by making
possible an exchange of ideas
between the visiting scholars and
the resident faculty and students.

Stop spread of viruses: Wash
those hands, stock up on Sudafed

by Mary Lu Christiansen
Director of Student Health Center

Despite the appearance of a
tew spring-like days, this is still
mid-winter, and peak flu season is
now approaching. Taking special
preventative care and getting
early treatment are important to
minimize the effects of flu.

Campus life seems to encour-
age these attacks of "germ
warfare.*' Close living conditions,
classroom situations, stress, and
irregular sleep and diet patterns
are all factors.

Our community is especially
vulnerable to many different
viruses because the student
population is from all parts of the
country and the globe.

Flu shots, still available at the
1 [ealth Department, will prevent
the occurrence of three specific
llu viruses that the ('enters for
Disease Control feel will he the
most commonly seen this year.

However, there are many more
viruses that can cause respiratory
and flu-like symptoms.

A healthy lifestyle is always a
good defense mechanism. Proper
diet, adequate rest, regular
exercise, and stress reduction
activities (fun!) strengthen the
immune system to make illness less
severe or prevent it.

Frequent handwashing is the
next single greatest preventative
measure against vital illnesses,
often passed "hand to hand."

Early, agressive treatment of
initial symptoms will help decrease
the severity of the illness and
prevent complications, although it
cannot he expected to he a quick
fix. Viruses simply have to run
their course through the body,
with the help of increased rest and
oral fluids.

Antibiotics will not cure
bacterial infections, not viruses.
Some over-the-counter medica-
tions may help relieve viral

Update on effects of
war at LLS* colleges

College Press Service

At Michigan, demonstrators
slashed the tires oj cars parked in
front of the ROTC building, and
University of California at Los
Angeles protesters spilled blot >d
and oil on the steps of the
Federal building in downtown
LA.

More peaceful demonstrations
were held at W illamette, Tuit,
Louisiana State, Howard and
Jacksonv ille State Universities,
and at the Universities oi
Kentucky, Denver:, Seattle,
Louisville, Illnois-Chicago,
among many others.

The Associated Press esti-
mated t here were more than 100
pro- and anti-war confrontations
nationwide on January 17, the
first full day of war, with more
than 1,400 people arrested.

Alan Canfora, one of the
Kent State University students
injured by National Guardsmen
firing at anti-war demonstrators
in May 1970 has signed with
International Talent Associates,
a booking agency, to help him
capitalize on an anticipated
demand for him to speak on
campuses.

47 Texas AckM students have
had to leave school for active
military duty. 22 withdrew from
class to serve in the days before
bombing started in Iraq. The
other 25 withdrew from class
January 17, AckM vice president
tor student services Dr. J. Malon
Southerland reported.
Southerland speculated that
AckM is "perhaps the Leading
institution in having students
withdraw as the result of Reserve
units being called to active.

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Editorials

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Michelle Roberts

Managing Editor
Laura Shaffer

Associate Editor
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Assistant News Editor Dawn Sloan

Features Editor Bethany Blankenship

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Arts Editor Sandee McGlaun

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Illustrator Annetta Williams

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The Profile is published bi-weekly throughout the academic year. Letters to the editor arid guest
editorials are always welcomed and should be typed or on disk using Microsoft Word. Names
cannot be withheld. Views expressed on the editorial pages do not necessarily reflect those of
anyone affiliated with the College other than the author.

Lagniappe

by Michelle Roberts

The price is great Sublimely paid
Do we deserve a Thing
That lives like Dollars must he piled
Before we may obtain?

This stanza from an Emily Dickinson poem expresses the opinion
that many people who oppose the war in the Middle East hold: No
blood for oil.

Others reason that the war is being fought for much more complex
ideals, including stopping a madman from gaining dangerous control
of a region.

However my owti feelings concerning what has become "Opera-
tion Desert Storm" fluctuate, I am constantly amazed at the bestiality
of war. Human beings who cannot resolve their problems resort to
brutality in an effort to "make peace." We fight "aggression" with
agression.

War is raging in the Middle East, and although attempts are being
made to let us in on every aspect of the events, I am lost in feelings of
helplessness and ignorance.

I watched the Bob Hope Christmas special from Saudi Arabia,
among <o >i int less other features on the troops there before we delared
war. From everything I saw on the news, war seemed inevitable. As
the camera panned Bob Hope's audience, I found myself crying,
again, as I looked into the faces of men and women who were around
my age. How many ot them would die in the next days, weeks,
months. 7

1 don't have any particular nostalgia far the '60s, but the war
between American people on two sides of the issue seems ominously
reminiscent ot the Vietnam era. After all the rational discussion of
Vietnam protests that has gone on recently, the confession of
mistakes made, the vows that nothing like that will ever take place
again, history may be repeating itself. Americans really turned
against the war when they witnessed the images of blood and gore on
television.

When Saddam Hussein refused to remove himself from Kuwait, he
paid the consequences set by the peaceful United Nations. 1 could
Clot stop the images on that first night of innocent people asleep in
their homes, as I would be later that night, being continually bombed
by our "sorties," a politely Frenchified word for total destruction.
Many Americans did not agree with President Bush's actions; there is
no way that every Iraqi citizen agreed with Hussein's.

The media has portrayed this war, which has continued beyond
the original approximations, as a faraway game. Fatalities? We
haven't seen any. The censors have made sure that we only see the
sanitized, Nintendo version. How long will it be before we know the
truth about what is happening over there? Will it be too late to

ret ute Bush's policy.'

Why can't "support the troops" demonstrators realize that anti-war
protesters are supporting the trOOpS in their determination to bring
them home with as tew deaths as fx issibte? Why else would they
concern themselves enough to demonstrate.'

The semester has begUEk I don't have CNN in my room; I'm too
busy to read the newspapers every day; I no longer know what is
going on at every minute. Rut does anyone really know? My
imagination nins wild, though, in spite of censorship. We can only
hope that the horror of war will end soon.

CPS

Public Safety News

The Department of Public
Safety would like to officially
welcome the student body back
from Christmas holidays.

As usual, the break provided
training opportunities for the
Department. The major area
covered was race relations. The
race relations class was also
practical in that it helped officers
to think about ways of enhancing
relations with persons of different
backgrounds. On a campus with a
diverse population, the need for
developing positive realtions is
very real.

Please join us in welcoming
Officer Karen Lide to the

"Do as 1 say and not as I do."
A Baptist preacher

Most right-wingers seem to
greet this war with gleeful,
ghoulish enjoyment. You might
think it was a great big Super
Bowl. Only this game uses bombs
and bullets instead oi footballs and
the players don't always get back
up. They tend to die. The other
team's players die, too, along with
their tans in the bleachers
ordinary, innocent folks as well as
soldiers.

War kills people, painfully and
hideously. Babies die because of
it, along with mommies, daddies,
cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.
previously living, breathing,
walking, talking people. And our
soldiers are killing these people
because it is more convenient to
bombard them with our prepaid,
prepared technology than it is to
retool our energy system and
because it is more financially
expedient to blast them out of
existence than it is to ask the
pampered American public to pay
higher prices for fuel.

Department of Public Safety.
Officer Lide was previously
employed for over 7 years by the
DeKalb County Police Depart-
ment and Sheriff s Department,
and has held other county
' positions. We are very pleased to
have Officer Lide aboard.

Two stolen vehicles were
recovered recently by ASC
officers. One had been stolen
from Track side Tavern and
abandoned in Walters parking
lot. The other was located on a
nearby street. Both vehicles were
turned over to Decatur Police
Department for impound.

An ASC officer assisted a

Time Traveler

by Elizabeth Peryam

Yet the most gung-ho
supporters of this war are the
same ones who call themselves
"pro-lite," who oppose the
availability of safe legal abortion
for women because it "kills
babies," as they refer to an
inchoate mass of cells. And
they especially oppose abortion
when performed for "conve-
nience or financial expediency,"
as they refer to a woman's need
to have a life and make a Living.

But wait! Haven't we heard
i hose words before, "conve-
nience and financial expedi-
ency"? Oh, yes. Those are t he
reasons for killing real people in
Iraq right now.

Hitler outlawed birth control
and abortion, as have the
Catholic and Mormon
Churches, and the late,
beloathed dictator of Romania,
Ceausescu. With total disregard
for the sanctity and sovereignty
of a woman's body, they reduced
women to mere breeding Mock
for their own patriarchal
purposes. Forced birthing
provides warlike dictators with

Decatur P.D. officer who was
holding eight juveniles in connec-
tion with shots being. fired in front
of Decatur High School, Two
weapons were recovered from the
scene.

It's fire drill time again. The
residents oflnman performed well
in ,i drill conducted February 5th.
Please be prepared; your residence
hall may be next.

The Department of Public Safety
has received calls recently concern-
ing the doors of Main Hall being
unlocked late at night, [fa door
appears to be unlocked, please pull
on the handle, ll the lock does not
engage, please notify Public Safety.

more polit ical power and vast
numbers of expendable soldiers,

or "cannon fodder" to fight and

die in their wars, the way our
babies who grew up to be soldiers
are dying now, in this one.
But CeauSeSCU neglected to

consider the vital importance ot
loving mothering fcn normal
human development. So
Romanian women dutifully bore

t he obligatory five or mote

children each, but the unwanted
babies ended up in government
orphanages, unloved and uncared
for. As a result of their forced
hirth policy, Romania now has on
it- hands ,i generation of woefully
retarded children. The same
thtag could happen in the U.S.A.
if the right wing has its way:

No doubt right wing thinkers
(il that is not an oxymoron) have
douhlethunk up some justifica-
tion for this prowar/"prO'life M

contradiction in their philosophy.
Time Traveler can hardly wait to
hear their d( mhlespeak about it.

In the meantime, it fits nicely
under the dictionary definition of
"hypocrisy."

Editorials

Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 5

The Forum

"Just Cause" and Other Rhetoric

Letters To

Lesbians unite!

Dear Editor:

I am thrilled! 1 just received
a copy of a recent "Neighbor-
hood Feminist" column titled
"Get up, get down, get funky,
get hutch!" from a former
classmate of mine. It at] of the
Profile material is of this
quality, you and your staff are
doing very well indeed.

Kim Compoe's description of
fears of "The Lesbian Takeover"
is a relatively accurate picture of
what the atmosphere was like
regarding the issue of gay
Scotties when I attended the
college just a few years ago. For
almost all the women 1 knew of
as gay, vv phobia [triumphed]
over courage" in all aspects of
our lives as Scotties. Although
I did not personally experience
many of the phases of Lesbian
identification that Kim humor-
ously relates (i.e. seducing
unwilling debutantes with a
collection of sexual gadgets,
chanting anti-male mantras,
etc.), I could also identify very
closely w ith the experinece of
trying to tit in with frat boys,
alienating friends and family
and losing my membership in
religious groups. Kim did the
Lesbians on campus a real
service by encouraging them to
explore and celebrate w ho they
are and by poking tun at (but
educating 1 hope) those
members of the campus commu-
nity who actually think things
like, vv But she's so pretty!" or
v "She drank out of my cup!"
(While at Scott 1 personally
knew of a professor who would-
not grade a Lesbian's papers tor
fear of contracting AIDS.)
Thank you very much tor
printing such a valuable and
entertaining editorial.

1 would also like to comment
th.it I was very encouraged by
the column's reference to a
"Lesbians and friends" organiza-
tion. Although mmany of the
Lesbians on campus during my
tour years were leaders and
outstanding scholars (members
of Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar
Board, SGA, SBA, Honor
Court, Christian Association
and even Social Council to
name a few), we never had a
formal setting in which to
support each other and to utilize
our skills as a group tor the
benfit ot Lesbians in particular
and Scotties in general.

To be lair, the Lesbians at
Scott w hen I w as here (myself
included) never took the
initiative to form a support
group or a political group. I
think our inaction grew out ot
fear and of a lack of Lesbian
consciousness. We didn't
realize then that to pretend to

The Editor

be straight when you are living
as a gay is a form of homophobia
(especially in cases like mine
where evryone knew and 1 knew
everyone knew but we all
decided not to talk about it!).
We didn't know that while we
may have had the support of
Lesbian friends or partners there
were other, less visible women
who needed our support but
couldn't break down the walls of
our self-protective cliques to ask
for it. We didn't know that
Lesbian feminism seeks the
betterment of all women (and
men too if you are not a radical
separatist).

There was so much to be
learned from each other and so
much support to give. There
obviously still is. I want there to
be a group supportive of Lesbi-
ans at Scott. If alumnae support
is in any way needed, I welcome
a contact.

Once again, I commend and
thank you for the excellent
portrayal of the reality of
Lesbianism at Agnes Scott.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Stromberg
Class of 1987
501 12th St., NE,-26
Washington, D.C. 20002

Magic bus?

Dear editor:

I have a modest proposal to
make; I would be interested in
hearing from your readers a%Mt
its feasibility and desirability.

It seems to me that Agnes
Scott ought to start its ow n bus
service to the campuses in the
city. One van, say, could make
the round trip: Agnes Scott to
Georgia State to Atlanta
University Center (here more
than one stop would be neces-
sary) to Georgia Tech to Atlanta
College of Art to Emory and
then back to Agnes Scott. The
trips could start early in the
morning and end at early
evening. If they were run
counter clockwise, those
interested in going to Emory
would not alwyas have to make
the full circuit.

The service would greatly
enhance the possibilities tor
cross-registration, i.e., taking
courses on other campuses
both by Agnes Scott students
and by students from other
colleges. It w ould also encourage
the sharing of other facilities. I
suspect that van service would
also help in retention and
recruitment.

So, what do you think. 7

Sincerely,
Richard D. Parry

byMiuiell A.Bararo

"Our cause is just. Our cause is
moral. Our cause is right."

President George Bush

State of the Union Address,
January 29, 1991

On January 16, the United
States military began bombing
Iraq. President Bush told the
nation that this would be a quick,
relatively painless surgical
operation; this would not become
another Vietnam.

The media report that this
message has been taken well by a
large percentage of the U.S.
population. Americans do rally
around the flag well. Now, I feel it
is necessary tor us to examine a
few of the many related issues
which George Bush has chosen to
brush aside.

To be quite honest, 1 find it
incomprehensible that a nation
which only one year ago invaded
Panama to settle a "dispute," feels
justified in condemning Iraq for its
similar endeavor. As an associate
of mine asked during the Panama
invasion, "It Gorbachev feels Dan
Quayle has broken a Soviet law,
can he send in the army to capture
him and try him in the U.S.S.R.. 7 "

The question is justified. The
U.S. has succeeded in becoming
the biggest and most powerful
hypocrite on the international
bl< >ck. Our government and the
North American people seem to
haw selective short-tenn memory
and, once again, we have proven
to be a poor model for morality.

Short-term memory is not the

only portion of the U.S. conscious-
ness which seems to be lapsing at
this time. George Bush's attempts
to ignore the peace demonstrators
is an effort to separate peace and
patriotism.

Most of the demonstrators have
no quarrel with individual military
personnel; however, they abso-
lutely refuse to support the biased
war-mongering policies of this
administration. War is not
patriotic; it is merely destructive.

The protesters feel that the U.S.
government had not exhausted all
peaceful alternatives to solving this
"crisis" prior to bombing Iraq. In
addition, most protesters question
the moral necessity that the U.S.
involve itself in yet another foreign
conflict.

It it is the moral duty of the U.S.
to defend freedom- loving people
around the world, where was the
U.S. military when the Chinese
government killed thousands of
demonstrators in Tienammen
Square in the summer of 1989?

It it is the responsibility of the
U.S. to work against threats to
decency, where was (is) the U.S.
military during the fight for a free
and equal South Africa?

If it is the job of' the U.S. to
protect the rights of people who cry
out tor democracy, where was the
U.S. military when the Baltic
people dared to defy the Soviet
Array?

The U.S. public should question
why, if we have so many moral
obligations m Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait, we haw had no such
obligations in other countries;
however, international issues are
not the only ones w hich merit

discussion at this time.

It is reprehensible that African-
American, Hispanic-American
and other minority groups have
been sent to kill other people of
color simply to protect the oil and
money which fund the U.S. war
machine and line the pockets of
White- American CEOs.

When approximately 25% of
the U.S. population makes up an
estimated 40% of the Armed
Forces due to lack of civilian
economic opportunities, obviously
the U.S. government is failing
these people on the domestic
front.

When President Bush can kill
the 1990 Civil Rights Bill despite
overwhelming evidence of
continuing racism and, then, can
send the over represented minori-
ties to the Middle East to "protect
the American way of life," the
government is killing people
whose lives are not fully protected
here in the United States.

These issues must be discussed.
The questions must be asked of
ourselves and of our government.
The American people did not give
George Bush a mandate to perform
at least one act of aggression each
year. Many people, whether silent
or protesting, want no part of this
"operation." Perhaps you Jo not
care about one voice, one opinion;
however, I assure you that the
groups of protesters will get larger
and louder.

Maybe it is time for the U.S. to
ask itself: How many lives must be
t >m in order to prove that we've
gi >t bigger balls than Iraq?

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Guest Editorial

Mortar Board members tell all

(The opinions of this column are
those of Holly Henderson, Chrissie
Leivandjowski, and Shannon Price,
members of the 1 990- 199 J Mortar
Board. They do not necessarily
represent those of each and every
Mortar Board member.)

It's that time of year again
Mortar Board elections and
complaints about Mortar Board's
requirements, its elections
process, and its crime of provid-
ing recognition to students who
are both scholars and leaders
already abound. In the interest
of de-mystifying Mortar Board's
image and easing the hurt
feelings that always result when
so many very qualified people
apply for but only a few can be
accepted to a coveted position,
we are writing to explain what
exactly Mortar Board does and
how its membership is selected.

First of all, Mortar Board is
based on scholarship and
leadership, not just leadership
alone nor scholarship alone, as
National Mortar Board's motto
"Scholars chosen for
leadership. ..United to serve"
illustrates. As an organization,
our purpose is to perform service
work, whether that be to the

College in the form of organizing
Black Cat or helping with the
Red Cross Blood Drive or to the
community in the form of
assisting Morningside Elemen-
tary with its Halloween Carnival
and providing workers for the
Special Olympics, this year's
Winter Project. Many of Mortar
Board members were also
involved in service work outside
of the campus prior to their
election last spring, and they
have continued to carry out their
activities. Thus as a group and as
individuals, we are very active.
Mortar Board is not an honor
society in name only, merely
another item with which to beef-
up your resume. Accepting
election to Mortar Board brings
with it a committment of time
and energy that few people
realize.

As a body, Mortar Board
stands not only for leadership
and service, but also for a high
degree of scholarship. Those
members of the Class of 1992
eligible for consideration during
the elections process are first of
all those students who are in the
top 35% of their class academi-
cally, meaning that they must
have a GPA of 3.39 or better.

After this academic requirement
is met, then each student is
considered for election on the
basis of her involvement in both
on-and off-campus activities and
other relevant information. The
academic standard is set by
National Mortar Board, which
brings us to our second point,
Mortar Board's national
affiliation.

Mortar Board is a nationally
organized and recognized honor
society. In its inception, it
honored only women, and it was
the first national organization to
honor senior college women.

Men were not allowed to be
considered for election until
1975. Election to Mortar Board
is an honor and a much-deserved
reward for hard work and
dedication. Because Mortar
Board is a national organization,
National Mortar Board sets
standards and policies that the
Agnes Scott chapter must meet,
including the academic standard
of being in the top 35% of one's
academic class in order to be
eligible for election. Again, for
the Class of 1992, this means a
GPA of 3. 39 or higher. In a
sense, each class detenrtines its
own standard of eligibility for
election by its overall degree of
academic achievment. National
election regulations do allow for
exceptions to this rule, but only
if there is not a large enough
pml of qualified applicants. In
the Class of 1992, there were 56
students who met the academic
criteria. Thus Mortar Board has
no grounds to request National
Mortar Board to make any
exceptions.

Elections are done anony-
mously, with all applications
retyped without any names. It is
not a "popularity contest." We
are mature adults committed to
making unbiased decisions, and
we will not be voting on who we
NV like" and who we vv don't like."
Maybe this has happened in the
past, as rumor often has it, but
the 1990-91 Mortar Board is
committed to voting on new
membership objectively and
without personal biases.

Finally, we would like to
address the tapping ceremony,
the culmination of all hui i
feelings concerning Mortar
Board. The tapping ceremony is
the ceremony at which the new
Mortar Board members are f iim
recognized. First of all, the entire
c ampus is invited and encour-
aged to attend. It will be at
9:00 p.m. in the quad on March
12, 1991. Secondly, it you are
applying and are elected, Mortar
Board will contact your family

and invite them to attend
tapping. Only contact by a
Mortar Board member will mean
that a student has been elected.
Other students should not
contact family members of
applicants and invite them to
come because they "have heard"
that an applicant has been
elected.

The tapping ceremony,
complete with song, also comes
from National Mortar Board.
For those of you who have not
seen it before, go and experience
it yourselves. It cannot be
described briefly here. The point
we would like to make is that no
matter how we announce the
new Mortar Board members,
those who were hoping to be
elected and are not will have
their feelings hurt. They should
not, tor being considered for
election is an honor in itself.
The ceremony provides a very
special memory for those who are
elected, as it is one of ours. For
those who are not, we will wax
philosophical and say that life is
full of disappointments. When
we get into the "Real World"
outside of our Agnes Scott ivory
tower, we will find that disap-
pointments abound, and that if
not being elected to Mortar
Board is the greatest one that
you experienced, then your life
will evidently be the proverhial
bed ol roses.

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Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 7

Ouxaca: old and new

m Rita Ganey
Contributing Editor

"What do you think of w hen
you think 'Mexico'. 7 " This is the
first question that Professor Ocasio
iskeJ i uir Global Awareness class
in hoth the tall and spring semes<
ters.

My first response to the question
was automatic tor a child who grew
up in the age of television. I
thought ot the Mexico that
Hollywood has portrayed tor years.
Westerns always depicted Mexico
as a barren wasteland where
outlaws fled the authorities. Now,
Hollywood shows us a Mexico
with tourist-polluted heaches
where a different sort of outlaw
flees the law.

Fortunately, I was able to see
past that Mexico. 1 am not sure
what I expected to find once I got
there, hut I was sure that Holly-
wood had steered me wrong.

Mexico City, heing the most
densely populated city in the
world, did not offer the same
atmosphere and experiences as the
smaller, somewhat less touristed,
Oaxaca.

Oaxaca was a very sensual
experience. The colors, smells,
and sounds were unlike anything I
had ever experienced hefore. From
the fresh fruits, vegetahles, and
meats for sale in the markets to the
hands playing in the zocalo to the
young children hegging for money,

there was always something new to
feel.

Oaxaca, located in the south of
Mexico, has remained fairly
isolated. It is surrounded hy
mountains and was not considered
an important area by the Spanish
invaders. Therefore, the integra-
tion between the Spanish and the
Indians was not as complete as
eUewhere in Mexico.

Even today, some of the older
inhabitants of Oaxaca only speak
their native Indian languages.
Professor Ocasio experienced this
when he tried to speak to an old
woman in a weaving village we
visited. After trying for several
minutes to speak with the woman,
he realized that she spoke little to
no Spanish.

The younger generations,
though, tend to speak Spanish, as
well as their Indian languages.
The lady who cleaned the home of
my host family taught Jenny
Rymer, my roommate, a few words
of the Mixtec language during an
interview.

I think the one thing that I
found most interesting about
Oaxaca (and Mexico, in general)
is the contrast of old and new.
The language as well as the
buildings exemplify this: On one
block one might find a church that
was built by the Spanish hundreds
of years ago, and next door will be
a building that was constructed in
1950.

Rita Ganey and Michele Barard pose with three kings in Mexico City.

In the center of town, blind and
disabled men play instruments and
beg for food and money, and
younger people pass out flyers
informing the tourists of a national
foundation for the arts.

Artesans, men and women who
do woodwork, leatherwork,
weaving, and a thousand other
crafts, display their wares on the
sidewalk in front of a record and
tape store featuring, American and
Spanish music.

Old homes that were con-
structed during the Colonial
period of Mexico's history now
house offices.

The entrance to Monte Alban,
one of the archaeological sites near
Oaxaca, contains a museum and a
cafeteria, while outside there are
men riding donkeys around the
site.

In spite of the images of Mexico
that had been forced upon me by
being a norteamericana, I fully

enjoyed and now appreciate most
ot the experiences I had in
Oaxaca and Mexico (Mexicans
refer to Mexico City as Mexico).

But now that I have actually
been to Mexico, I had a harder
time answering Professor Ocasio's
question than before. Now, I
have so many impressions and
images floating around in my
head that it is difficult to separate
them enough to cohesively
answer the question.

Faith and learning symposium to investigate our Christian heritage

by Jessica Carey

This year's Founder's Day
celebration next Wednesday will
be held in the midst of a much
larger event: a campus sympo-
sium on faith and learning that
will include lectures, discussion
groups, and special guests from
across the country.

The symposium was designed
and planned by the Faculty and
Student Committee on Faith and
Learning, and begins at 4:00 p.m.
this Tuesday, February 19 in the
Winter Theater in Dana with a
panel discussion on "Faiths in
Transition: Trends and Issues."
The symposium will continue
through the evening and the next
day.

Discussion groups will meet on
Wednesday beginning at 8:30
a.m. Classes are suspended in
honor of Founder's Day and to
encourage participation in the
Faith and Learning Symposium.

The morning discussion groups
will focus on such topics as "Afro-
American and Feminist Critiques
of Traditional Liberal Arts
Education," "Liberal Learning and
Religious Values," and "The
Teacher, The Classroom, and

Religious Conflict."

The Committee on Faith and
Learning is comprised of four
faculty members (co-chairs John
Carey and Linda Hubert, Richard
Parry, and Tina Pippin), tour
Agnes Scott students (Anne
Marie Haddock, Diane Jordan,
Vivian Sakar, and Jennifer
Trumbull), and one student from
the Candler School of Theology
at Emory (DeAnna Jones).

The Committee presented a
report to the Board of Trustees in
May of 1990 in response to the
Board's request for a report on the
issue of faith and learning on
campus and how this issue might
continue to be a vital part ot
campus life.

The report discussed the
various routes the Agnes Scott
community might undertake to
examine and encourage the
College's Christian heritage while
still respecting the academic
integrity of the institution and
the need for multi-culturalism.

According to Carey, the
symposium seeks to investigate
"what the changing times mean
for the College today." It will try
to address such issues as the
extent to which the Christian

tradition still provides an identity
tor the College and forms a moral
framework in which people live
and work.

Other questions posed, Carey
says, will include, "How has our
understanding of Christianity
changed from the days of the
founders of the College to the
present day? What does
globalization mean for liberal arts
education and especially (or those
schools which are rooted in the
Christian tradition. 7 "

Talks will also deal with
maintaining the school's faith to
its founding vision while welcom-
ing others of different faith
backgrounds and persuasions.
Finally, asks Carey, "What are the
religious implications of the
current debate over diversity?"

Carey also stressed that the
symposium was an effort to focus
on the campus community and
the direction in which it finds
itself going; students who may
have no strong religious roots can
still actively participate in and
learn from the discussions.

Many students at Agnes Scott
are unfamiliar with the College's
Presbyterian heritage and did not
consider that as a significant

factor in their decision to come
to Agnes Scott. Carey noted
that "many schools around the
country are studying their
religious ties and what role these
ties should play in their current
efforts to educate men and
women."

The report to the Board of
Trustees does state, however,
that "...if there is not a unani-
mous consensus that the College
should be solely shaped by its
Christian heritage, there is at
least a broad consensus that the
College be a moral community,
respectful of all faiths and
cultures, and that students
should grow in their sense of
personal and professional
integrity. Agnes Scott College,
after all, is a liberal arts college,
not a seminary or an intentional
religious community."

One of the goals of the
upcoming symposium is not only
to reflect on the differences of
culture and faith that are evident
at Agnes Scott, but to discuss
how we can respect and under-
stand these cultures so that we
may better understand ourselves.

Many students, faculty and
staff plus numerous outside

resource persons are scheduled to
participate in the panel discus-
sion groups. Outside guests
include the Reverend Joanna M.
Adams, Pastor of the North
Decatur Presbyterian Church.

Agnes Scott Board members
Dr. Douglas Oldenburg, Presi-
dent of Columbia Theological
Seminary in Decatur and Dr.
Larry Cunningham, Professor of
theology at the University of
Notre Dame in Indiana, will
attend the symposium.

Also attending will be
Duncan Ferguson, Director of
the Committee on Higher
Education of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.), and Dr.
Rogers, President of Guilford
College in Greensboro, N.C.

A complete list of all partici-
pants, along with a complete list
of topics and discussion groups
times, can be found in the Faith
and Learning Committee's
brochure, which will be placed in
all student and faculty boxes.

Participation by all students is
encouraged, regardless of
religious affiliation. Additional
information can be obtained
from Carey at ext. 6207 or
Hubert at ext. 6241

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Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 8

Memories of Kuwait stay vivid in one native's eyes

by Bethany Blankenship
Contributing Editor

Try to imagine a country
where there is literally no drug
problem or homelessness,
education is free, there are no
taxes, and the people are caring
and compassionate.

It seems that such a place
could only he found in
storybooks but in fact, it is
indeed a real place. According
to native Leila Alhusaini, a first-

year student at Scott, Kuwait
was this fairy tale land.

Leila was born and raised in
Kuwait until she moved to
Lubbock, Texas in 1987. She
remembers the Kuwaiti people
tondly: " People were loving and
giving. They did things for each
other, not because they knew
each other, but because they
would want someone to help
them if they were in a similar
situation. People would help
each other secretly so that they

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Leila and her family spent
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The summer temperatures in
Kuwait rose sometimes as high as
1 50 degrees, so in order to heat
the heat, the Alhusaini family
would visit such cities as Paris
and London.

As Leilas mother is Ameri-
can, the family would also visit
the States every summer to
spend time with Leila's maternal
grandparents and uncles.

Back in Kuwait, Leila and her
family (including her two sisters,
Danah, now 1 5, and Sarah, now
8) lived in the suburb of Mishrif.
They didn't always reside there,
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her life, Leila and her parents
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an all -female school where she
was also taught English from the
fifth grade on.

On the weekends, the family
frequented their beach house.
There, Leila hung out by day on
the beach (which was cleaned
daily) and by night, she attended
the nearby sidewalk cafes to get a
good dose of European and
American music from local
Kuwaiti bands who played there.

Although Leila's father is full-
blooded Kuwaiti, since her
mother is American Leila was
not expected to wear the
traditional long scarf covering
the head and a robe- like dress
that covered the entire body,
including the legs and arms.
Although none of the Kuwaiti
women were required to wear
the traditional dress, the older,
more religious women, did.

Kuwaiti women were also very
protected there. For example,
Leila did not go beyond the
fence surrounding her house
without a chaperone. She says
that she wasn't restricted, just
protected.

"Arab women aren't repressed
there. Most men put then wives
on pedestals. Women were
allowed to work but it w as never
because they had to," she says.
"U both the man and woman in
a family worked, the man SttO
had to pay tor the house and the
household things but the
woman's money was her ow n."

, her two sisters, and
her mother min ed to the United
States in 1987 so that her
mother could obtain her masters
degree in library science. Her
father remained in Kuwait to

finish out contracts tor his job as
a banker. He is now temporarily
living in the Emirates.

For the first time in her lite,
Leila was faced with a new
country and a co-ed school. She
says that it wasn't too bad but
she felt that the girls were a bit
stand-offish. The boys, however,
were very responsive to her and
made her feel w elcome.

Now that the United States
and Kuwait are involved in this
great battle, Leila is concerned
tor her relatives left in Kuwait.
She says she knows that her
aunts and uncles are safe but that
one of her cousins was either
captured or killed.

She believes that there is bot h
good and bad coming trom this
war. "The Kuwaiti youth have a
chance to prove themselves.
They were always spoiled and
never had to work tor anything,
but in a time ot need they all
pulled together and are turning
the country right now. They
have a very powerful under-
ground system."

While Leila, like most, doesn't
believe that violence can solve
all problems, she says that "the
Arabs would sacrifice anything
tor their land because they
believe it to be a gift from God? 1

Leila believes that the only

way to stop Saddam 1 [ussein is to
tight. "War is the only way to
Stop Saddam but it's not a
pleasant way. One thing that
has surprised me about this is the

belief that this is gj] for oil. A
big injustice was done to the

people of ;i happy country; We

can't call ourselves free unless
we're willing to help others to be
free."

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Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 9

Japan hosts "high profile" conference for student leaders

by Layli Miller Bashir

I spent part of my winter
vacation in Japan at the Interna-
tional Conference '90.

The conference was sponsored
by a Japanese consulting firm to
gather students who would be the
" leaders of tomorrow" from around
the world in a forum to debate
issues and dialogue with present
business and political leaders.

One hundred students were
chosen from countries around the
world including Canada, the U.S.,
Japan, Western arid Eastern
Europe, the U.S.S.R., China,
Australia, and other countries in
southeast Asia.

We were divided up into teams
prior to the conference and
prepared our defenses over the
phone and FAX machines. There
were several teams debating topics
ranging from sturctural adjust-
ments to the world's economy to
solutions tor regional conflicts.

My team was made up of
students from the University of
Tokyo, Georgetown University,
Harvard University, and the Yale
School of Management. We were

to defend Japan's present
economy and trade practices
against demands from the
United States and the European
Community to change it.

The debates received publicity
from Newsweek, Japanese
newspapers, and the national
television network. The high
profile and extravagant nature of
the whole conference were
something with which I was not
familiar.

In addition to the other
students, participants included
former Secretary of Defense
Casper Wienberger, interna-
tional journalist David
Halherstam, Japanese television
personality Yuko Ando, Minister
of State Hideyuki Aizawa, former
ambassador to the U.S. Nobuo
Matsunaga, and many other
business leaders.

Casper Weinberger propheti-
cally stated his opinion that 11 It
you want peace and justice you
have to be willing to fight for it."
Weinberger also had some
interesting insights into the
debate about Japan's contribu-
tion (or lack of) to the Middle

East efforts.

After the conference was over,
traveled by train to several cities
and attempted, unfairly, to stuff
Japan into four days of intense
sight-seeing. The conference was

wonderful, but I must admit this
part of my trip was the most
enjoyable. I was able to make
some great friends and taste a
tiny part of Japanese culture.
After my trip, I grew to respect

Japan and its people in ways far
beyond its economic and academic
achievements and, instead, for its
history, character, and
integrity. panese'

From student to media

by Shirley J. Kennedy

Career Advisory Board Member

This is a continuation of the
interview with Linda L. Harris,
Media Relations Director with the
Decatur Downtown Development
authority. Portions of this
interview ran in the December 7,
1990 Profile.

SJK: Tell me about some of the
events sponsored by the Develop-
ment Authority.

LLH: We have bonfires/
marshmallow roasts on the
Square, and in December we have
a "decorate Decatur contest." In
May and September we do
concerts in the Square every
Wednesday at noon, and Saturday
nights. We help the Business

Association with a welcome for
the Agnes Scott freshmen and
their parents.

SJK: So what do you find to be
the most exciting aspect of your
work?

LLH: A few things. One, being
able to take this newsletter and
grow with it and figure out what to
put in it, what works, and what
doesn't work. That's really
exciting to me because it's like my
baby. I'm not taking over some-
one else's job no one's ever done
it before.

SJK: So your days are pretty
varied? You don't have a "typical"
day here?

LLH: We don't. We had a
heritage festival up on the Square
in October that drew 2000
children. We had "old timey"

things like candle dipping, soap
making and a blacksmith. We
had a band at noon, popcorn and
apples, and that night we had a
low country shrimp boil. We
worked from seven in the morning
till midnight that day.

SJK: I guess one of the benefits
of your job may be that you newer
get bored.

LLH: Yes. I really love where I
am. It's great for me. I love being
able to do what I want when I
want; I don't mind working hard,
but I like being able to take time
off, too.

SJK: Do you think we [RTCs]
are in a better position to decide
going in what we want to do?

LLH: I think because they've
been out in the work force RTCs
know what they don't want to do.

Street Beat

Compiled by Barbie Stitt

The Question: If the draft is reinstated, should women be included?

Dee Dee Tucker, Class of 1994:

A friend of mine said it best:
"They damn well better not say
the men won the war and the
women helped." As legislation
stands today women are unable to
take part in combat. They do,
however, perform many services
upon which the lives of "our men"
on the front lines depend.
Women have the same capacity as
men to decide for themselves what
they believe to be just and then to
act upon their decision. I do not
feel that the draft must include
women, but that those individuals
who express a willingness to
participate in combat and who
possess the mental and physical
capabilities to do so, should not he-
prevented from taking part strictly
on a gender basis.

Sally MacEwen, Classics
Professor: 1 don't believe there
should be wars, so I obviously
wouldn't believe there should be
a draft. If there were a draft for
national service, as some
European countries have, it
should certainly include all
citizens.

draft is reinstated, women
should be included in the draft
Along with equal rights must
come equal responsibility.

Tonya Smith, Class of 1993: Yes, Tom Maier, Director of

because women, by being protected Academic Computing: If the
from military' action, cannot
experience the real em or ions of
war the anxiety and fear experi-
enced by those being forced to join
in the war effort whether they
believe in the war or not. Women
have enjoyed the luxury of staying
home and philosphizing about war
for far too long. That became
evident during the Vietnam era
when soldiers came home to hatred
and were labeled as "baby-killers." I
support the war in the Gulf and all
the trtx)ps who fight to uphold the
U.N. resolutions. I don't want to
see anyone die, but I realize that
war is a part ot life and I will fulfill
my duty if called to serve. I con-
demn draft-dcxigers and don't feel
that they are worthy to live in this
country and enjoy the freedoms
that others have FOUGHT to
establish and preserve!

Joy Howard, Class of 1991:

Although I think that feminism
and militarism are essentially
incompatible ideologies, I do think
that women and men .should be
treated in the same way. I also
have to say that I am unequivo-
cally opposed to this war and
would also be opposed to a draft.
But if men are drafted, I suppose
women should be too. Perhaps
then we'll be more reluctant to go
to war. In any I think Neil
Bush and the sons and daughters
of congresspersons should be
drafted first.

Arts

Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 10

Morgan and Morgan shows and shows at Dana

by Christie Miller
Staff Writer

What is it? Half the fun is gue

u Morgan2," an exhibit
featuring a husband and wite
team of artists, is currently
showing in the Dalton Gallery,

Arlene Burke-Morgan has
presented several solo exhibi-
tions ot her sculpture as well as
participated in over 20 group
displays within the last 15 years.

Her husband Clarence
Morgan has most recently
exhibited at Virginia Common-
wealth University and at the
Atlanta College of Art. He is
the recipient of several grants,
and his work appears in collec-
tions across the country.

Arlene Burke-Morgan
conjures up images of 20,000
B.C. with her sculptures, one ot
which is entitled "Venus of
Willendorf." With her use of
clay, oil and pigment, she
explores the Venus image,
expanding it into her own series
of forms. She uses folds and

textures in the clay which
resemble flesh, and leaves gaping
holes to create new and different
symbols.

Her works seem almost alive;
they glow with earthy browns
and reds. Her furthest departure
from the 44 Venus" is in "Senti-
nel," where she uses spikes and
rope in a way that both repels
and invites.

Clarence Morgan also uses
symbols in his own personal way.
Many of his works are devoted to
exploring a coccoon-likfc shape
in the midst of a barrage of color.
Other images he uses are the
skull, stairs, circular forms, and
the tongue.

With the tongue image,
Morgan displays his sense pi
humor. First, he has a series ot
graphite drawings called
'Tongue Studies." He has
expanded these studies into a
wall-size canvas called "Tongue
Lashings."

Morgan exhibits a number of
other wall-size canvases as well.

These works are powerful
because of both their subtlety
and their boldness. Morgan
layers color upon color in an
energetic brushstroke, then adds
his large symbols to complete the
picture. These works have a
tactile quality to them. By
leaving them unstretched, these
paintings seem less "precious"
and more ot an expression.

Morgan's smaller paintings
contain the same use ot symbol,
color and motion, but they are
not as solidly present as the
larger works. He also experi-
ments with many other media on
paper, such as crayon, water-
color, and the monotype.

What is particularly interest-
ing about this exhibit is the
complimentary' way in which the
two Morgans' pieces work
together. Their symbols and
textures create within the Palton
Gallery an entirely new environ-
ment.

u Morgan2" will be on display
through March 10.

Oklahoma!: Where the fluffy fun falls flat

by Sande McGluan
Contributing Editor

OHHHH OH! my. Opera
Northeast's performance of
Rodgers Hammerstein's
OKLAHOMA !*as part of the
College Events Series was, well, a
grand disappointment.

1 was looking forward to seeing
a performance of a Broadway
musical on campus. Like most
everyone else, I was familiar with
several of the more ''classic" (i.e.
popular) songs from the show,
and I had read the play. The
tunes I knew were catchy, and
although the script on paper
seemed a little fluffy, I expected
at least a bang-up, hum-along
piece of lighthearted entertain-
ment a good study break,
something more divesting than
telev ision, at any rate.

Somehow it just didn't make
it, even as fluff and it was fluffy.
The costumes were horrendously
fluffy, pink plaid, yellow
chiffon. ..ick. But I'm getting
ahead ot myself;

Let's be fair. I have been told
that the January 28th perfor-
mance was the last one of Opera
Northeast's tour. There had
probably been numerous cast
changes, and after several
months of being on the road, a
show can lose something.
Closing shows are notoriously
quirky they often either run at
fever pitch, or they're flat.
OKLAHOMA! was flat.

Another big problem was the
performance space, something
which the company had no

control over. Gaines Audito-
rium was simply not meant to be
a showcase for a big Broadway
musical. Opera Northeast's set
looked rather cramped, and the
ensemble numbers seemed
jammed up. The actors,
particularly Curly, looked
ridiculously out of proportion. I
can't explain how, but he simply
looked disproportionately
LARGE on that stage.

A really good show can
override space problems. Had I
been caught up in the show and
characters, I would not have had
any trouble believing those
people were on the wide open
plains of Oklahoma. I wouldn't
have minded that Curly looked
bigger than Laurey's house
(again, concessions do have to be
made for a touring set, but it was
distracting nonetheless).

Instead, I kept seeing that
purple curtain and proscenium
arch I wasn't draw n into the
musical at all. I was a person
sitting in an auditorium,
watching a bunch ot people
acting and singing on a stage
and I was \ cry consci< >us i >f that
fact.

There were positive points m
the production. Adam Rubin as
Jud Fry was frightening and
repulsive precisely .is he should
have been. There was real
host i liry and he ^rror onstage
when he was present. Louis
DalPAva as peddler Ali Hakim
provided welcome comic relief,
and Leslie Grays Ado Annie was
silly, but fun.

On the whole, the cast

members seemed to be too
mature for the characters they
were portraying. And those
catchy songs I'd been looking
forward to when Curly (Mark
Meredith) walked onstage and
crow ed, u Oh, What a Beautiful
Mornin'" in a nasal baritone, 1
could have cried. 1 had always
thought of Curly as having a
rich, powerful voice, something
to make Laurey swoon. There
was no swooning in this part of
the territory.

by Tonya Smith
Contiibuting Editor

Nine students were recently
selected as new members of studio
dance theatre.

Auditioning dancers joined
studio dance members for a
regular company class and then
were asked to perform some
acro-t he-floor combin.it ions
while company head, Marilyn
Darling, and rehearsal coordina-
tor, Peggy Lamberson, observed
and evaluated the technique and
potential of each dancer.

Darling and Lamberson made
the final decisions on who was to
be admitted for apprenticeship to
the company.

The nine women chosen to
join studio dance theatre will
serve as apprentices for one
semester. They will attend the
required two classes per week of
ballet and modern dance instruc-

The ensemble dance numbers
were fun, especially "Kansas
(. aty," featuring Will Parker
(Thomas Sinihaldi) and the men
in the company. Better sound
would have helped the show-
immensely I can't understand
why they didn't use body mikes.

For some audience members,
the show was a bang-up, hum-
along success an elderly
woman several seats down from
me was literally singing along
but many people expressed

tion as well as attending rehears-
als. After successfully completing
their apprent iceships, they w ill
become full company members.

All members of studio dance
are presently gearing up for their
spring recital, which will
showcase ballet, modem, and jazz

disappointment. Voices seemed
strained, the acting came across
as rather stiff, and those clouds
that kept changing color
instantaneously and seemingly
randomly were very irritating.
For .i lightweight musical,

Opera Northeast's product ion ot
OKLAHOMA! was a pretty
heavy load to hear. No criticism
of the College Events

Commitee how could they
know.' But, no return engage-
ments, please. Okay. 7

pieces trom a variety of talented
ch< >rei >graphers.

New members are Susan
Abernatln , Bernadette Brennan,
Britl Brewion, Le Trei iVkinson,
( teorgia Fuller, Beth Hunt, Mary
Jordan, Elena Paras, and Tonya
Smith.

Studio Dance Theatre Wwelcomes new members

Arts

Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 11

Soviet Georgians' love of all
music permeates their lives

by Tracy Peavy

On my recent visit to Tbilisi,
Soviet Georgia, I encountered
many wonderful things, but the
aspect of their culture that most
tugged my heartstrings the
one that makes me want to
return as soon as possible is
the everpresence of music in
their lives.

In the Georgian culture,
music is an active part of the
people's lives, while here in
America it is more a passive
part. All Georgians sing. Some
might ask for a little wine first
if they are going to have an
audience, but they all sing.

They do, however, like
American music very much.
The university students we
were around enjoyed rock, pop,
and wanted to know more
about "rap rock." MTV is on
television a few times a week,
and the students videotape it,
then play it at parties and
dance to it.

Another example of the
popularity of American music:
Alexandra Wack and I stopped
by Betsi Gordon and Regina
Greco's host family's apartment
"for a moment" to pick up

something. Instead, we were
there for a couple of hours,
because a friend of their family
got out his guitar and said (as
they commented that he often
did), "Sing with me! Dance
with me!"

He proceeded to play
and sing Beatles songs, and
other classics such as the Eagles'
"Hotel California." However,
he did ask us to write down the
words and tell him what they
meant.

The people as a whole like
traditional American jazz, and
are especially fond of African-
American musicians. A tribute
to Sammy Davis, Jr. aired twice
on televison while we were
there, and several people
mentioned it to us.

At a Tbilisi chamber
ensemble Christmas concert
that I was able to participate in,
at least three Scott Joplin
pieces were performed, and
more than that rehearsed.

On the airplanes people
always wanted to listen to our
Walkmans. On the plane from
Moscow to Tbilisi several men
listened to Lea Widd ice's AC/
DC tape and liked it very
much.

Contemporary play opens
Blackfriars spring season

by QmissiE Lewanixwski

As a continuation ot their 75th
Anniversary celebration, the
Blackfriars will present Maria Irene
Pomes' Abingdon Square as their
spring production.

Although Fomes is a very
important contemporary feminist
playwright, she is relatively
unknown outside of theatre circles.

The Blackfriars chose this play
for their 75th season both to
further promote Fomes as .1
contemporary female artist and
also to present her compelling
views on female sexuality and
women's positions in society in the
early 1900s, during World War I.

The play's format is unusual.
Composed oi thirty-one brief
scenes, it follows the development
and sexual awakening of its young
protagonist, Marion, portrayed by
first-year student Jodi Crews, from
age 1 5 to 24-

Playing the fifty-year-old Juster,
who marries the teenage Marion
shortly after her parents die, is
stage veteran I Charles Knott. The
cast includes junior Sandee
McGlaun as Aunt Minnie and
sophomore Lauren Granade as
Marion's cousin Mary.

The other cast members are

Doug Hamilton, who plays
Michael, Marion's stepson;
Micheal Atkins, who is Frank,
Marion's lover; and Harrison
Foster, who plays the Glazier.
The play is being directed by Dr.
Andrew Apter; costume, lighting
and scene designer is Dudley
Sanders.

The perfonnance dates are
March 8, 9, 14, and 15. Concur-
rently, as part of the 75th
anniversary festivities, there w ill
be an exhibition of Blackfriars 1
historical information, memora-
bilia and artifacts.

Georgian men treat the Global Awareness group to traditional songs.

But, as much as they listen to
and perform American music,
they do not forsake their own
music for it. Their folk songs
have changed very little over
their extensive history, and
every Georgian knows them.
The style of their folk songs is
unique to the Caucus region
where Georgia is located.

The folk songs have a
polyphony in which more than
one melody line exists, and each
mov es independent of the
others. In some of the national
songs which people frequently
sing around the u supra" table,
my ear does not hear the
polyphony so much as beautiful
harmonizations, the likes of
which I have not heard else-
where.

A "supra" is much like a
dinner party, but supras are held
on a regular basis, and they are
an important part of the
Georgian culture. We attended
some with just the family, others
with family and friends, and
others with just students, but no
matter what the mix of people,
someone would inevitably pull
out a guitar or sit down at the

piano. Every house I entered had
a piano, and it was always in the
dining room. As soon as
someone started singing,
everyone else joined in
everyone. Each person added
another dimension to the
harmony.

I wish that I could describe
the beauty of the rich harmonies
and polyphonies the "sound"
of their music. The rich beauty
of it touches the soul. One
minute the music is sentimental,
and the next it is full of energy
and life. The women's voices are
light and floating for the most
part, while the men's are thick
and full of power. All of them
sing with great enthusiasm and
often great intensity.

Many people have a natural
vibrato, and they embellish
notes freely and easily, as gospel
singers often do. All of the
people show such feeling when
they sing; in fact, their faces are
transformed. All the cares of the
Soviet troops in their city, their
children going through the
"terrible twos," the collapsing
economy, and car problems,
seem to be completely forgotten

as they irresistably join in with
their friends on a traditional
love song or a song just for fun.

When I hear tapes of my
friends singing, I can still see
the flushed faces, the straining
necks, and the sparkling eyes. I
cannot forget the expressions of
peacefulness and happiness
among the hard working
women they all looked years
younger when the music began.

Considering this transforma-
tion, it is no wonder that music
is everywhere in their lives. It
not singing at dinner, we were
watching TV with a music
special on. Many music
specials aired for the holidays:
New Year's, Christmas, and
Traditional New Year's.

If life at our host home was
ever boring, some family
member would get Tamuna, m\
host sister, to sit down at the
p i.i no and play a song for her
little daughter to dance to.
When singing American songs,
friends would join in with
Georgian harmonies. As one
Soviet Georgian friend told us,
"Georgians have singing sottls."
It shows.

Steinhardt gives a recital to remember

BY MHLANIli H. CLARKSON

Faculty member Sarah
Steinhardt's February 3rd piano
recital was an excellent concert.

She opened with William
Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost Rag,"
which was a perfect opening piece.
Her second piece, George
Rcx:hberg's "nach bach, fantasy for
piano [sic]", was definitely a fantasy
piece. Had Picasso been a

a impose^ his style would have been
like Rochberg's. It was musical, yet
very abstract confusing, yet
entertaining.

Steinhardt was assisted by
Beverly Hillmer during John
Corigliano s "Gazebo Dances," a
work for four hands. The four
movements were enchanting, and
Steinhardt and Hillmer worked well
together. Watching them cooper-
ate with each other was part of the

entertainment.

Following .i brief intermission,
Steinhardt returned to the stage to
play an excerpt from Charles E.
Ives's "First Piano Sonata," which
was very nice.

Her finale was a movement from
Frederic Chopin's Grande Polonaise
brilliante, Opus 22, played entirely
without sheet music. Steinhardt not
only gave the audience something
pleasant to listen to she moved

with the music and showed the
audience that she felt the music .is
well. The piece became a part of
Ms. Steinhardt, and it was obvious
that she enjoyed playing it.

Steinhardt's recital displayed true
musicianship, a feel for the music,
and enjoyment of her art. I
recommend her future perfor-
mances to those who enjoy music of
any kind her variety of pieces
appeals to most tastes

Arts

Friday, February 15, 1991 The Profile Page 12

Calendar

*~ of Events

L ^ "CoMPii.F.n rv Rita Gasify / '

"Compiled by Rita Ganey
Con muring Editor

Theatre

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: February 22-March 1 7,
Inherit the Wind, based on the
1925 Scopes "monkey trial." Call
872-5338 for more Information.

14th Street Playhouse: Pre-
miere of Shell Find Her Way
Home by Atlantan Valetta
Anderson through February 24.
Call 873-1099 for more informa-
tion.

Also: Letters from the Front
runs March 6 through 24- A man
and woman find their lives
unexpectedly changed when they
encounter Letters written by
>oldiurs during times of war. For
ticket information, call 892-2414.

Fox Theatre: Jane Curtin and
David Dukes star in the hit play,
Love Letters, February 26 through
March 3. For more information,
call 873-4300.

Horizon Theatre Company:
The Secret Rapture by David
Hare will run February 22-March
23. For ticket infonnation, call
584-7450.

Neighborhood Playhouse:
Romance * Romance makes its
Atlanta premiere February 1 5-
March23. $11 adults, $9
students. Call 373-531 1 for more
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Agnes Scott College: For more
information on the following
events, call 371 -6294.

Joyful Noise presents its spring
concert on February 17 at 8 p.m.
in MacLean Auditorium. Admis-
sion is free.

Also: Pianist Leonard Shure
presents Beethoven's Diabelli
variations at 4 p.m. in Gaines
Auditorium on February 24.
General admission is $12, $8 ASC
faculty and staff, non-ASC
students, and senior citizens.

Also: On March 3, Rowena
Renn will present a faculty recital
at 3 p.m. in MacLean Auditorium,
Admission is free.

The Fox Theatre: Sting will be
in concert Februarv 22-24- Call
249-6400 for ticket information,

Grace United Methodist
Church: The Tallis Scholars,
performing music from the
Renaissance, on Saturday, March
2, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 at the
door, $14 in advance.

Variety Playhouse: For further
information on the following, call
524-7354.

The Seldom Scene, America's
top bluegrass band. Saturday,
Febmary 16, at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$1 3 in advance, $1 5 at the door.

Also: Sweet Honey in the
Rock, a cappella vocals combin-
ing gospel, choral, and traditional
music, with special guest Joyce
and Jacque on Friday, February 22,
at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. Reserve
tickets are $15.

Also: Dirty Dozen Brass Band

from New Orleans performs jazz,
Saturday, February 2 % at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at
the door.

Also: British folk-rock per-
former Richard Thompson,
featured Tuesday, Febmary 26, at 8
p.m. Tickets are $14.

Also: Wednesday, February 27,
at 8:30 p.m., folk-rock music by
Two Nice Girls. Advance tickets
are $8, $10 at the door.

Galleries

Agnes Scott College: Morgan
2, runs through March 10 in the
Palton Gallery of the Dana Fine
Arts Building. Call j? 1-6294 for
more information.

Atlanta History Center: The
Real Teach tree: Past arid Present
opens on March L. Illustrates the
evolution of seven Intersections
on Peachtree Street and the
historic significance of the street
to the city. Admission is free. For
more information, call 238-0655.

The CaUanwolde Fine Arts
Center: The Persistence ot
Nature, paintings bv Jean Hess,
runs February 22 through March
29. Admission is free. Call 872-
5338 for more information.

High Museum ot Art: For more
infonnation on the following, call
892-3600.

Japanese Porcelain: The Jacobs
Collection runs through February
24. This is the first exhibition of
the collection.

Also: Lynda Benglis: Dual
Natures, the first full review of the
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Wars, Ford Motor Company
Collection from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art runs through April
28. American and European
photographers survey the radical
innovations and revelations of
Modernist photography in the
early 20th century.

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Pacific C 'enter: For more
information on the following,
call 577-6940. Admission is
free.

Why I G6l into TV and
Other Stories: The Art of llene
Segalove featured through
March 22. Explores the trials,
tribulations and amusements of
life in middle-class America.

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AGNES
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COLLEGE

The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, March I, 1991

Volume 77, Issue 8

Symposium examines role of faith and learning on campus

by Jessica Carey
Staff Writer

Classes were suspended and
discussion groups, panels, and
keynote speakers took over the
College for 24 hours during the
"Faith and Learning" Sympo-
sium thai took place on campus.

In conjunction with Afjnes
Scott's annual Founders Day
celebration, the campus commu-
nity was submerged in discus-
sions on the role oi faith and
learning in higher education,
and in particular, its role on this
campus.

The symposium began in the
Winter Theater ot Dana with a
panel discussion oi "Faiths in
Transition: Trends and Issues."

Speakers included Or. Jane
Smith from the I lift School ot
Theology in Denver, Colorado,
an expert on Islam; Dr.
Lawrence ( Cunningham,
Professor ot Theology at Notre
Dame University; Dr. Justo
Gonzalez, adjunct Professor at
Columbia Theological Semi-
nary; and Rabbi Phillip Kran:
from Temple Sinai in Atlanta.

The speakers examined the
numerous challenges that face
different religions. Among these
are dealing with <i move away
from export Catholicism to
world Catholicism, and critical
issues in Judaism, such as
feminist critiques and primary
text study.

Also looked at were increased
secularization in the West
despite Strong Hispanic ties to
Catholicism, and the ignorance
and stereo types that surround
Islam in our culture.

Dr. William Rogers, President
of Guilford CoEege in Greens-
boro, North Carolina, spoke

later on "The Liberal Arts
College and the Christian
Tradition."

Much discussion has occurred
in recent years regarding the role
of the Church in higher educa-
tion, and the ties that connect
part icular inst itutions with a
religious faith.

Agnes Scott is, by heritage,
Presbyterian, and the founders of
Agries Scott meant that to he a
fundamental part oi shaping the
young women who came here.

Put IV. Rogers argued that
there need not he a conflict
hetween liberal arts education
and religious traditions, and they
can, in fact, he complements oi
each other. A broad philosophi-
cal understanding oi religion is
necessary to a "whole person"; it
can help crystallize some of the
primary questions ot being, such
as w ho we are and why we are
here.

It is indeed legitimate for
liberal arts colleges to seek out
faculty who are sympathetic and
understanding of th.it particular
college's goals and mission.

Dr. Rogers does not feel that a
Presbyterian college needs
Presbyterian faculty by any
means. On the contrary, a
liberal arts college should seek
out and he sought out by those
who are interested in under-
standing diversity.

An institution needs faculty
who are supportive ot liberal
learning and the ways that may
he accomplished by a particular
institution.

Small group discussions began
on Wednesday morning with a
wide variety ot topics. These
ranged from the role and
function ot campus ministry, the
effects ot religious beliefs on

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Organizers of the Faith and Learning Symposium surround President Schmidt at Convocation.

classroom learning and research,
and the characteristics ot a
univ ersity that deeply embraces <i
specific religious tradition.

Turnout tor these groups
ranged from small ( 10) to much
larger (30+).

The annual Founder's Day
convocation address was
delivered by Dr. Smith, w ho
discussed "The Christian Faith
and Religious Pluralism." Smith
asked the fundamental question,
how do w e remain faithful to a
particular heritage while still
recognizing pluralism and
diversity?

She answered this question by
stating that through the process
ot dialogue we can hold our own
commitments more gently and
open ourselves up to other faiths,
recognizing their legitimacy and
viewing them not as a threat, hut
as a complement to our learning.

Smith said that academia
must relinquish its hold on any
stagnant pieces of literature that
claim to provide "the truth."
This is a thought that has been
debated ox er and ox er again
between those in higher
education and currently heats up
any debate oyer appropriate

sources ot diversity in learning.

Finally, Smith spoke ot the
need for Christian thinkers to
move away from the theological
to the ethical, recognizing all
faiths as having a great deal to
offer and searching together tor
new reflections on the truth.

She emphasized that Chris-
tian faith is one ot tolerance and
acceptance, and one that should
feel perfectly comfortable in
institutions ot higher learning.

After a lunch break, after-
noon discussion sessions
continued, with topics such as

(continued on page 2)

Student killed in automobile crash

by Dawn M. Sloan
l 'i nunbuting Editor

On Monday, February 18, the
campus community, pulled
together to support one another
in their grief.

Helen Mcintosh, a Return to
College student , was killed in a
head-on collision on Saturday
evening around 5:00 p.m. w hile
returning from a trip to Helen,
Georgia with her sister, Betty
Ferland.

According to friend Sue King,
1 lelen enjoyed time with her
Sister and traveling in the North
I icorgia mountains.

Friends and profess >rs
describe Helen as "a very
remarkable student." A history
major, she liked to write as well,
and had a satirical piece pub-

lished in last year's Aurora.

Sue King further described
Helen as the kind ot student who
"wanted to expand on anything
that interested her."

Helens love ot music
prompted her involvement in a
local folk music association.
According to her friends, she
"embraced the whole community
ot Decatur."

Having Lived in Canada for
many years, Helen mi wed to
Florida after separating from her
husband. There she attended
college at Florida State Univer-
sity.

Later she moved to Decatur in
< >rder to help care for her aging
parents. After learning about
Agnes Scott's Return to College
program, she began classes here
in the spring semester of 1987.

She was expected to graduate
in May of 1992. Friends say she
had no concrete plans tor graduate
school or work. Her friend
Barbara Swan said that tor Helen,
"it was not a singlemmdcdness.
She was just enjoying the process
of learning."

Another student stated that
"she was just enjoying the
moment ...dreaming about the
future."

Professor Regine Reynolds-
Cornell honored Helen on
Tuesday by placing a flower in
Helen's usual seat in her class.

Funeral services for w ere held
on Wednesday afternoon. There
was also a memorial service for her
in Thatcher Chapel. Both the
graveside service and the memo-
rial service were led by Reverend
Patti Snyder.

News

Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 2

The new satellite computer center in the basement ofWlnship is now open
for student use.

Campus computer facilities
continue to grow

BY LAYLAGE GOUKlE

The Academic Computing
Center is pleased to announce
the opening oi the new Satellite
Center located on the first floor
ot Winship.

The center is open twenty --four
hours a day, and is presently
equipped with SIX computer .
Stations. Two more stations will
be installed as soon as t he
necessary equipment arrives.
Those pi you frequently plagued
with disk or computer problems

will be happy to know that
Wendy Davis joined the
Academic Computing staff in
January as the campus computer
specialist.

Davis attended Spelman College
and graduated from Indiana
University. She is currently a
candidate for an M.R.A. m
Computer Information Sciences
at Georgia State.
Davis's office is located in the
library computer center. She is
available to help students on
weekdays.

College campuses become smoke-free

College Press Service

Drives to make U.S. campuses
absolutely smoke-free picked up
speed in recent weeks as one
state mulled forcing its campuses
to stop investing in tobacco
companies and another college
banned smoking.

As of February 1 , students
could no longer use or even
buy tobacco products on the
Univ ersity of Pittsburgh campus.

Two weeks earlier,
California's top health official
urged the state's biggest cam-
puses to sell off their investments
in tobacco companies.

In his letter to Stanford
Univ ersity and to the universi-
ties of C California and Southern
California, state Helath Services
director Dr. Kenneth Kizer said it
made no sense for them to invest
in tobacco companies while the
state spends $150 million on an
anti-smoking campaign.

Most colleges and universities
invest their donations and
endowment funds in various
kinds of stocks.

The profits from the invest-
ment help hind a variety ot the
schools' programs.

During the 1980s, anti-
apartheid activ ists succeeded in
getting many campus money
managers to sell off stocks, no
matter how profitable they might
be, in companies that did
business in Segregationist South
Africa.

The same tactic is now being
employed to smoking.

"We should not be profiting
from tobacco addiction,"

maintained Brad krevor,
executive director of the Boston-
based Tobacco Divestment
Project.

"How can we solve the
problem if we require it to
continue to make money?"
Krevor asked.

Tobacco stock can be quite
lucrative.

Philip Morris Companies, the
count it's largest tobacco intetst,
was the best-performing corpora-
tion on the 30-stock Dow Jones
industriual average (.luring the
1980s, rising 825 percent in the
decade.

"It 1 were a fiduciary (the
person in charge ol investing a
college's money), my concern
would be to manage (funds) to
achieve maximum returns," said
George Knox, vice president tor
public affairs for Philip Morris.

In tact, money managers have
a legal obligation called a
"fiduciary responsibility" to
wring maximum profits out of
their inv estments, and can
actually be sued and punished it
they disregard their duty.

Campus money managers
might not be able to earn
maximum returns it they mix
politics into their investment
decisions, Knox added.

"One does give up some
pro! it" when divesting then-
tobacco stocks, Krevor conceded.
"But consider where these profits
come from."

Harvard University and C ot v
University ot New Yprk bopth
allowed their endowments to be
invested in tobacco companies
last spring.

\ [ora wer, representative^
form Vale, Brown, Cornell, Rice
and Johns Hopkins universities
as well as the universities of
Texas, Wisconsin and Hawaii
are all working with the Divest-
ment Project on campaigns to
get their schools to divest,
Krevor said.

In California, the University
of CsJifomia has no stock
holdings in any tobacco com-
pany, said spokesman Rick
Malaspina.

Committees at Stanford have
been considering divesting from
tobacco since last tall, a spokes-
woman there said.

Stanford, tor one, already has
banned smoking from all
buildings on campus.

Pittsburgh's new ban will
include all university vehicles,
residence halls, the medical
complex, hospitals and labs, said
spokesman Lawrence Keller.

"There really hasn't been
much of a student reaction. We
don't know how strongly the law
w ill be enforced/' said Pitt
student Njugi Ngiriyo.

Other campuses that have
enacted either partial or total
bans on smoking or the sale ot
tobacco products include Tulane
and Pennsylvania State universi-
ties, the universities ol West
Virginia, Arizona and South- ,
western Louisiana, and
Colorado's Metropolitan State
College.

Agnes Scott College adopted
a smoke-tree policy, with tew

a implaints, the first ot January.
Smoking is now allowed only in
dorm rooms.

Symposium examines role of faith and learning

(continued ffom /u,<y / )

"Ethical and Moral ( toncerns ol
Muslims in America," "What
can we learn from 1 [ispanic
Cultures'" and "The Presbyterian
( la n eb and Higher Education."

Numerous faculty and
students participated in these
discussions. Some moderated
the panels, including Raazia
Khan, Julie Ring, and ProfeSSOf
Tommie Sue Montgomery.
Elizabeth Morgan, Jeanette Ellas,
and Professor George Brown,
a^ted as respondents to the issues
raised.

The symposium concluded
with a panel discussion on Agnes
Sout's relationship with the

C 'hristian tradition.

Each participant gave a briet
talk about their v iews on Agnes
\"H'mi >mmitment to the
C !hristian tradition, and the role
religion plays m the broader

commitment to pu >viding
women with a quality liberal arts
edlK at ion.

Panel members included
Frances bite, a senior RTC, Kech
Payne, president ot Witkaze,

Richard Parry, Professor ot
philosophy, Linda Hubert,
Professor ot English, and the
Reverend Joanna Adams ot
North Decatur Presbyterian
Church, a member ot the Board
ot Trustees.

Because classes were sus-
pended tor the full day on
Wednesday , many wondered
why participation was not
higher. Though student
participation in the symposium
was considered strong by Agnes
ScOtl Standards, there were still
many who did not attend any
panel discussions or the
Founder's Hay convocation.

Some students expressed
embarrassment ov er the lack of
participation, considering the
distance that some resource
persons trav eled to participate,
while others saw the open da\s
,i chance to catch up on reading
and studying,

Man - Williams, a junior
sociology/anthropology major,
stated, "Yes, in some ways it was
embarrassing, but I wouldn't

have attended it it wasn't

required by one ot my professors.

I can't blame anyone else for not
attending it I would not have
myself."

Jeanette Elias, a junior math
and physics major, noted that "it
students had known more about
Agnes Scott's history with regard
to the Christian faith, such as
the old Bible and religion
retirements and the C College's
mission statement, the discus*
Sii ins would hav e meant more.
But it was as it the talks were
building on a ground that was
not common to everyone"

Jennifer Trumbull, student
member ot the faith and learning
committee, noted that although
participation was light in some
specific parts ot the symposium,

such as com i Krai L< >n and the
opening talks on Tuesday
evening, discussion groups
seemed to draw l#rge numbers ot

students.

"'We wanted it to be a come*
as-you-can arrangement," she
said, "but as Pr. Sheehev pointed

out, many who participated were
in agreement oyer the role ol the
C christian tradition at Agnes
Scott. It's really those who are
not in agreement with our
current position who we
encouraged to attend."

Professor John Carey, co-
chair ot the committee on faith

and learning, expressed optimism
over the success ot the sympo-

sium, though noted that it was too
early to determine the next step
tor the committee or the campus.

Many of the t;alks delivered at
the symposium are going to be
h >und ti >r publicat ion, acc< >rding

to ( .a rev , but he recognized the
sympi >sium was breaking new-
ground tor Agnes Scott. It raised
more issues than it answered,
which was its purpose.

Black History Month
celebrated Cotton Club-style

&Y Mk;helh A. Bararo
Staff Writer

Nearly forty-five people
celebrated Black History Month
with Witkaze at the
I tfgankal L< >n\ annual banquet.

Instead ot the standard dinner
party torm.it, Witkaze chose a
nightclub atmosphere and
African-American cuisine i i
show everyone how African*.

Americans socialized during

segregat ion.

Kecji Payne, president < >t

Witkaze, made it c [ear in her

welcoming address that the
organization is strengthening-

She Stated, "Witkaze is here to
Stay. We will continue to grow."

Awards of appreciation were
presented to key members ( >t the

< ngamzat n >n and to Kub\ Perrv -

Adams:

News

Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Pac;i 5

Agnes Scott tennis team smashes Wesley an 9-0

by Dee DeeTi vki-:r

The tennis ream was ,c bn the
ball'* in the first match of the
season, soundly defeating
Wesleyan 9-0.

( bach Cindy Peterson
believes that "We have the
potential to he the hot tennis
team A.^ncs Scott has had in the
past eight years. It we can
demonstrate the mental tough-
ness as well as w e have demon-
strated the physical talent we
will he a team to be reckoned
with."

Team player Krist in Louer
attributes part of the team's

Local colleges
host Conference

Pkl-SS RLLhASE

Agnes Scot t College, hmorv
University, DeKalh College,
Georgia State University, and
Spelman College will host the
second annual "Difficult Dia-
logues: C .ontlicts and Connec-
tions. " The program, focusing on
women's communication issues,
begins at 9:30 a.m. on March 2, m
the Living and Learning Center II
at Spel'man (College,
Letha A. Lie See from the
Department oi Social Work at the
University of Georgia will present
the keynote address. There will
be ,i panel discission later in the
morning entitled "Why the
Dialogues are Difficult: Working
through Communication Ob-
stacles." Panelists Marsha
Houston ot Tulane Univ ersity,
Paula Dressel oi Georgia State
University, and Jung Ha Kim oi

success to the new players who
"have added strength and depth
to our team."

Success for the team comes
not without sacrifice, including
two-hour practices lour days a

week, plus matches.

Other elements w hich help
boost the team upward in their
climb lor greatness include
Strong team spirit and consistent
support from fans.

If the first match serves as an
indication of the amount oi
suuport the team can expect,
then a new set ol hleachers for
the tennis courts may he needed.

This year's tennis team
memhers ,ue: fCrfel m Louer,
Adricnnc \ anek, Mary Beth
Quinley, Reina Rarreto, Crystal
Couch, Kate Simpkins, Kristin
Merger, Courtcnay King, Cathy
Alexander, and Debbie Miles.

Peterson encourages all
memhers of the campus commu-
nity to "come out and support
their team."

1991 Schedule:

Date

Event

Time

March 1

Berry (at Emory)

4 p.m.

March 2-4

GA Collegiates at Emory TBA

March 6

Georgia State

3 p.m.

March 1 1

N. Georgia College

3 p.m.

March \2

at I VKalh College 3 p.m.

. March 15-17

Women's College Invitational at Bivnau TBA

March 25

Moh.lc College

3 p.m.

March 28

Georgia College

3 p.m.

April 4

at Oglethorpe

3 p.m.

April 6

at Converse

1 p.m.

April S

at Georgia State

3 p.m.

April 1 1

at West Georgia

3:30 p.m.

April 10

at Emory

3 p.m.

April 19

Brenau

2:30 p.m.

April 29

1 VKalh College

3 p.m.

May 2-5

District 25 Championships

at UNF-Jacksonville, FL

TBA

The tennis team abandons their halls and enters an impromptu air guitar contest on the court.

Witkaze's speaker gives
testimony, tells of social changes

Good grades can't predict work success

CPLLEUE PKESS 'SERVICE

A higher grade>point average
won't necessarily translate into a
successful working career, a
University of Tennessee

professor claims.

"Grades don't really predict
anything/ 1 said psychology
Professor Howard Pollio,

Pallio was a panellist fo$
"CPA Valid Predictor of Joh
Success?/' a \ ideoconference
sponsored hy the College
Placement Council.

Employers have only a four
percent chance ol choosing an
applicant who will succeed on
the joh il the\ use grades to
screen out candidates, he
maintained.

''Screening doesn't help us,"
Pollio said.

What's more, it makes it even
tougher lor companies to hire
minorities, Pallio added.
Minority students tend to have
more financial problems and a

tougher time adjusting to campus
life, particularly in the first two
years. As a result, their CPAs
tend to suffer during that time.

Another panelist, Gale
Varma, ATckT manager ol
college recruiting, noted her
organization's research docs
indicate a correlation hetween
GPA and successful on-the-joh
performance, particularly for
technical positions where course

work and joh responsibilities are
closely matched.

Yet AT&T, she added,
doesn't use GPA as a job-
candidate screening device.

That's the exception, Pollio
says. In a study he conducted
five years ago* more than halt the
employers he surveyed had some
sort of GPA hurdle students had
to clear before making it to a first
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by Deikdre McClain

When Cora Johnson spoke to a
handful of students in Maclean,
she did not have a prepared
speech because, as she told the
audience, she cannot read very
well and did not want to embarass
herself hy farnbiing with papers.
The formality of a speech was not
necessary, hecause Johnson was
not here to give a list of her
awards and achievements, hut a
testimony of her struggles and
triumphs.

Featured in / Dream a World:
Portraits of Blaek Women Who
I Changed America hy Brian Linker,
Johnson is responsible for many
social as well as political changes
in her hometown of Soperton,
l jeorgia.

The people in Soperton who rely
on government programs for
housing, health cue, and nutri-

tional care depehd on her for

assistance';

She is rcsponsihlc for the
appointments of the first two
hlack city councilmen in
Soperton, and she enairs the
Treulton County Client
Council, the Rural Black
Women's Leadership Project,
and six other organizations. She
does not hold these positions for
fame or recognition, hut hecause
she cares about her people.
Although her formal education
ended at age thirteen when she
w is still in the fourth grade,
Johnson stressed the importance
of education.

She pointed out that "a diploma
is important, hut it means
nothing if you don't have
common sense." ( oi a Johnson
has accomplished many things
with the experience she has
gained from the world.

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SCOTT

Editor-in-Chief

Michelle Roberts
Managing Editor Associate Editor
Laura Shaefter Kristin Lemmerman

News Editor Josie Hoilman

Assistant News Editor Dawn Sloan

Features Editor Bethany Blankenship

Assistant Features Editor Brooke Colvard

Arts Editor Sandee McGlaun

Arts Calendar Editor Rita Ganey

Copy Editor Tonya Smith

Photographers Sunny McClendon, Barbie Stitt

Illustrator Annetta Williams

Circulation Manager Mary Mathewes

Advertising Manager Sara DiGiusto

Lagniappe

by Michelle Roberts

There are many facets of campus life at Agnes Scott in which
Return to College students cannot or do not participate: band
parties, restricted "visitation" by men due to parietals, hostess
duty as a requirement for dorm living, late-night runs for food to
local hangouts, pitchers of beer drunk with some friends at
Trackside, knowing everything about everyone on campus ... the
list is endless.

At the same time, "traditionals," the RTC-coined word for
traditional-aged students, do not have the responsibilities and
pressures that make up RTC life outside the classroom. RTCs
share a common bond with one another they have returned to
college alter experiencing life outside of the dorm, with a
completely different perspective then that of students fresh out
of high school.

The RTCs I have met in my four years of college have given
me so much insight into my own reasons for coming to Agnes
Scott, my motives for achieving a bachelor's degree at 21, my
position to face the future. I realize how lucky I am to have
completed college at such a relatively early age, and also how
blindly I take advantage of that privilege.

RTCs tend to take their education more seriously and with
more intensity and sense of purpose than most other students do.
Ask any student how much per semester hour her courses cost; a
"traditional" may think nothing of sleeping through an occa-
sional class, but would not necessarily calculate the amount of
money she has lost. RTCs rarely miss classes, except possibly
when there is a family emrgency, and they can often quote the
exact figure.

RTCs and traditionals have a unique relationship, learning
from each other's successes and failures in life. For the most part,
the two groups harmonize on campus, but occasionally, of
course, there are moments of tension* RTCs seems more intent
on establishing real connection by making themselves visible
and demanding tO be heard. We need to be more sensitive to
and inclusive oi this large group of women.

There are many hardworking and dedicated students who are
my age. The percentage of students who are truly committed to
learning and achievement must consist largely of RTCs, though.
The dedication and self-sacrifice I have witnessed among these
women astounds and often shames me. The courage it takes to
return to college after years away from school, to write that first
paper or take that first test, to be alone in a classroom full of
eighteen-year-olds, to feel that the professor is the only. true peer
she has, after years of doing something (e.g. mothering and
housekeeping) which society views as worthless or inferior, is
remarkable.

RTCs teach the whole community so many lessons. Two
weeks ago, a beloved RTC was killed in a tragic car accident.
Once again, the RTCs acted as role models for the rest of us.
They bonded together, relying on their friendships and support
group to carry them through the tragedy. In recent days, RTCs
have shown us what being a family really means.

Public Safety News

By Officer Charlotte York

On February 13 a wallet was
stolen from a purse left by a
jewelry vendor on a table in the
lobby of the dining hall. If you
have information about this
incident please call 371-6355 to
assist in the investigation.

Several students in Walters
Hall reported receiving suspicious
phone calls between February 16
and 18. The caller was reported to
be a professional sounding male
who identified himself as a
surveyor for the University of
Iowa.

It you receive suspicious calls
please document the time and
date of the call, any identifying
information the caller gives, the
length of the call, and any details
about the call or caller you can
remember.

We are looking into the many
services now available through
Southern Bell for identifying
annoyance callers. We will keep
you advised.

The Department of Public

by Elizabeth Pervam

In the midst of a group of
Spanish-speaking strangers,
Time Traveler opened her
mouth and spoke the Spanish
words the way Senora Herbert
had taught her to say them.
The most amazing thing
happened! Those people
understood and answered back.
I responded. We began to talk
and suddenly a whole new
world opened up to me, full of
millions of potential friends.
That was last autumn, and now
many of those people are very
dear to me.

What a leap from the
mentality of my home town.
Out west, where I was born, all
who spoke Spanish were
assumed to be Mexicans and
everybody "knew" that ^ if you
turn your back on them, they
will stab you in a minute." But
alter six mi oaths of being
amorig them, my back is still
intact. 'They" have turned out
to be loving, warm and
wonderful people. What an
ugly prejudice has been
perpetrated against them. But
all bigotry is ugly. It is really
no more than superstition,
defined a-, "A belief founded
on irrational feelings, espe-
cially of fear, and marked by
credulity."

Life seems so much neater
and easier to get a handle on if
we can just slip people safely

Safety recently completed its Bi-
Annual Firearms Qualification.
Please join us in congratulating
our high scorer, Officer Rick
Bigby.

Firearms qualifications are
scheduled during the winter and
fall seasons to account for
differences in weather conditions,
temperature extremes, daylight,
and other non- ideal situations
that might affect performance in
an actual incident. Additionally,
officers are encouraged to practice
as often as possible between
qualifications.

The Department of Public
Safety sent representatives to the
February- 12 meeting of the
Interdormitory Council. Depart-
ment representatives expressed
concerns tor the safety of students
and their property given the new
24-hour lobby parietals. The
presence of visitors at all hours in
areas which provide ready access
to the living areas increases
opportunities for thefts and other
crimes. Please take care to secure
your room at all times, especially

Time Traveler

into categories based upon
their appearance, nationality,
sex or profession. We may do
so because of long- ingrained
tradition or our own limited
experience. But it rarely ever
works. In real life, not
everybody of any one group
acts any one way or does any
one thing. We are all indi-
viduals, with much in com-
mon, but as different from
each other as snowflakes. By
classifying and dismissing
people, we unthinkingly
eliminate enriching friend-
ships, while causing great
harm and pain to those people
themselves by our irrational
rejection of them.

There is no such thing as a
Christian bigot. Oh, you say,
but I know some people who
call themselves Christian who
have searched with a fine-
toothed comb through the Old
Testament and found some
little obscure verse that

justifies their hatted of

another race. Then they geff
righteously parade around,
believing the Bible says it's all
right to be a bigot. I know
those people too.

But those are only
"kristians", kindergarten
Christians still working on the
ABCs, caught up m the letter
of the law, disregarding the
spirit of it as taught by the
main man, Jesus.

"Love thy neighh >r as

when sleeping.

Members of Interdonn ex-
pressed concerns that the Walters
and Inman lobby doors are being
left unlocked after hours. We are
making more checks of these areas
and have advised the resident
assistants of these concerns.

Representatives of the Depart-
ment of Public Safety met with the
Public Safety Committee of Rep
Council on Febmary 20. The
committee members requested
additional lighting in Walters
parking lot and on the walkway
between Buttrick Hall and the
Library. The committee members
also asked that we consider
offering the self defense course on
a more frequent basis. Both of
these matters are under consider-
ation.

We appreciate opportunities to
talk with campus groups as well as
individual students about your
safety concerns. Please feel free to
address us personally, in writing, or
through representative groups. We
are here to protect and to SERVE.

thyself is the new command-
ment they ignore. When a
slick lawyer asked Jesus who his
neighbor was, He responded
with the tale of the Good
Samaritan, one of the mixed-
blood race the Jews despised,
the target of hatred and bigotry
in Jesus' own time and among
his own people. And that
despised Samaritan was the
hero of the story.

Many an angel appears in
our lives to lead us a little
farther along the way toward
higher knowledge and spiritual
understanding. Those angels
will not always wear white and
have wings. They may not be
of our own race, speak our own
language, or fit into our current
idea of who is socially accept-
able.

Most of us are here at Agnes
Scent to learn more about life
and how to live it If our
challenge is to gain more
knowledge, we fxUSl rate

i ourselves m attaining that goal
if we close ourselves off, out of
fear, to people other than the
kinds we know well.

Il t he rainbow were all
white, there wouldn't be a
raink >w. If it were all black,
there wouldn't be a rainbow
either. Let's keep our eyes and
minds open so we don't miss
the entire cultural spectrum of
t his beautiful life. Don't let
yourself be blinded to the rest of

the rainbow!

Editorials

Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 5

The Forum

Ethnic Strife as a
Common Problem

By MicmEle A. Bararo

'They [the Russians] didn't
understand because they weren't
the ones being suppressed. They
weren't told that they couldn't
speak their language"

Jessica Carey

We spend a lot of time
looking at the problems of
various rial ions in political
science classes. In Comparative
Communism, Jessica C ,arcv made
the above statement w hen she
discussed the ethnic strife in the
Soviet Union. Our classmates
nodded their heads as a sign that
they understood the situation
there.

Unfortunately, 1 have the
feeling that it an African-
American student chose to
discuss these issues in terms oi
herself and Agnes Scott College
she would be faced with the
inevitable sighs of exasperation.

This is not to say that every
student and faculty member
would exhibit signs of coma-like
sleep when faced with ethnic
and racial issues on campus;

how ever, I have heard (on too
many occasions to count) that
certain people are tired of
listening to the "complaints 11 of
marginalized groups.

My question for those
students, faculty and administra-
tive staff is: Why is it that w hen
an African-American student
(or, any other marginalized
student for that matter) tries to
discuss issues of racism and
diversity that student is per-
ceived a s a "complainer"?

1 believe this arises from an
unwillingness to realize that the
Sixties Movements did not solve
all of our problems. In fact, I
assert that the Civil Rights
Movement has newer truly
changed the United States and
Agnes Scott College. Black
History MONTH and Soul
NIGHT do not constitute racial
div ersity nor do they successfully
promote racial harm* >ny.

The reality is that the
problems have not been solved;
they have merely been. resolved
for the time being. I do not
profess to know all of the
answ ers; however, 1 do know-

that we must get over this lack of
understanding. I also know that
there is no magic word that
marginalized people can say to
the dominant culture to open
hearts and minds.

I offer the following sugges-
tions to you in the spirit of
"Faith and Learning 11 :

1 . read the books you never
thought about reading,

Letters To The Editor

A bitter pill to swallow

Dear Editor:

1 have been a great fan of The
Profile for the past four years.
Even though I may not always
agree with the written word, I
have supported and applauded the
journalistic efforts of the various
Profile staff and contributors. So,
it distresses me to have to file a
complaint regarding the February
1 5th issue.

The article I submitted
regarding colds and flu was
subsequently edited by a member
of your staff. While I appreciated
a few of the deletions of excessive
verbosity, the editing process
created several (five to be specific)
erroneous, misleading, and
possibly dangerous statements:

1 . "Viruses simply have to run
their course through the body,
with the help of increased rest and
oral fluids. 11 Viruses do not run
their course with the help of
increased rest and fluids. The rest
and fluids help to decrease the
symptoms that occur while the
virus runs its course.

2. "Antibiotics will not cure
bacterial infections, not viruses."
Antibiotics are used to treat
bacterial infections. Antibiotics
will not cure viral infections. One
of my main purposes for writing
this article was to correct this one

piece of infromation that consis-
tently causes confusion. This one
sentence is so grossly erroneous
that my professional credibility
becomes suspect.

}. Learn to read labels. A
single statement that needs to
stand alone. "New and improved
may add Tylenol to the original
formula at twice the price. 1 ' This
does not mean the medication is
bad or even falsely advertised. It
simply means that the only new
or improved ingredient is Tylenol.
A person may already take
Tylenol and not need the
additional medicine or may think
that a specific ingredient to treat
congestion or cough has been
added to strengthen the com-
pound. By some manufacturers,
this could almost constitute a
libelous statement.

4. "Pimetapp and Sinutab also
have antihistamines to help clear
up post-nasal drip. 11 Dimetapp
and Sudafed have antihistamines
added to a basic decongestant.
Sudafed does not contain
antihistamine. Antihistamines do
more than just relieve post nasal
drip. Statements 3 and 4 only fuel
the confusion that exists as the
public tries to select appropriate
medications. This totally defeats
my purpose for writing this article.

5. "Get enough rest to avoid

relapses, allowing for complete
recovery. 11 This statement doesn't
make much sense.

1 realize there was no deliber-
ate intention to create such errors
in the editing of this article.
However, because of the serious-
ness of the misinformation that
could cause additional medical
problems for persons with an
illness and to protect my profes-
sional integrity and credibility; I
must insist that this article be
corrected with a full explanation
to your readers.

Sincerely,

Mary Lu Christiansen

It's debatable

Dear Editor:

I wonder how fair or objective
your readers would think the
following statement? "The
bloodthirsty dictator Josef Stalin,
the genoeidal maniac Adolf
Hitler, Planned Parenthood, and
all feminists believed or believe
in the murder of innocent
humans in order to promote
social and political goals." Does
such a statement hinder or help
reasoned debate?

Sincerely,
Richard D. Parry

2. speak with the person with
whom you never thought to
speak,

3. listen to the "complaints 11
of the marginalized with open
ears,

4. look inside yourself to see
why you feel so threatened,

5. ask your friends, your
family, your school, your church,
and your government the

question "Why do we allow this
unfairness?"

Then, go out among your
people who will reject you,
despise you, beat you, call you
names and laugh at you, to carry
out your mission and preach love
and peace among all peoples.

Don't just PRAY FOR
PEACE, WORK for it!

RTC Corner

by Kat Robinson

The RTC Corner of the Profile
would like to honor the memory
of Helen Mcintosh with any
thoughts, remembrances, or
anecdotes that you might like to
share. Please place in Box 648
(tentative deadline, March 5).

SGA would also like to honor
Helen, and would appreciate any
ideas for doing so. We have
considered donating to her
favorite charity or, even better, to
donate to a cause for RTCs at
Agnes Scott which would remain
here as a tribute to her. We also
considered gathering any
memories that her fellow students
had of her into a pennanent
package to present to her family.
Perhaps RSO would like to
cooperate with SGA and make
this a joint project.

Please contribute your feelings
to Box 648 so that we can return
to our friend, Helen Mcintosh, if
only in memory, some of the love
we received from her.

Let's get to know each other
better! Please take a few- minutes
to write a short "bio" of yourself,
family, goals at Agnes Scott, etc.,
and submit with a small photo to
Box 648. We'll try to publish as
many as possible in the Profile.

RSO BULLETIN
BOARD: Keep an eye on our

bulletin board in the Alston Center
for last minute info on class
meetings, ring fittings, and other
issues. Your contact is Ramona
Davidson, Box 607.

ELECTIONS: Check out the
list of nominees in the Post Office
for our RSO steering committee
and representatives. Thanks to all
who signed up!
Part icipat ion = Power!

STRATEGIC PLANNING

TASK FORCE NEWS: Monday,
March 4, 10:2 5-1 1:15 in the lower
level of the Alston Center, there
will be a special fomm for RTC"
issues with Task Force D: Quality
of Student Life. Bring issues you
want addressed, i.e., RTC/
traditional student relations, RTC
parking spaces, reduced-rate meal
ticket booklets to eat in the
cafeteria, special RTC library
check-cult arrangements for items
on reserve (when you cannot get
them in by 8:30 a.m. the following
morning), etc. Please see bulletin
board for more infonnation posted
m the RSO JOURNAL. Other
dates for Task Force meetings
which would benefit from our most
dignified input are also posted.

1 HELP! ONLY 15 MINUTES
A WEEK OF YOUR TIME! We
need help putting together the
RSO Handbook ideas, talent,
time, anything! Respond to Box
531 or 648. THANK YOU!

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Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 6

Candidate Speeches

SGA PRESIDENT

Amy Hkic.iNs

Working together makes the
world a hetter place. My name is
Amy Higgins and as your next
SGA President I am going to
work together with you, the
entire student body, to help
make Agnes Scott College a

Tara Somerville

Three years ago <i young
woman lull oi dreams, hope, and
optimism about college lite came
to visit Agnes Scott College.
That short weekend visit

K \k \ Ri SSS i

It is Februai-y 14. and this
article is due in just one week. I

better place not only as an
educational institute but as a
home away from home for all
students.

In order to achieve this goal I
have several objectives 1 would
like to execute as president. First
of all, I want to listen to students'
opinions on campus issues
because student government is
composed ot every student on
campus and not just the mem-
bers of Rep Council. Every
student plays a vital role in the
development of Agnes Scott's
future, therefore, each individual
opinion is ot great importance to
me.

Move: specifically, we are
going to deal with the issues of
student representation on the
Board of Trustees, racism,
panetals, and tuition. First, I
intend to assure that we have
student representation on the
Board of Trustees. I am also
committed to bringing the
Undoing Racism Workshop to

changed her life, for she decided
to Spend the next four years of
her life here.

[, Tara Somerville, am that
woman who was so full of
Utopian ideals. I come before
you three long years later neither
as naive nor as sheltered. 1 am
no longer filled w ith ideas of
Agnes Scott as the ultimate
campus nor ideas of college life
at Agnes Scott as the real world.
I have taken a serious reality
break.

You, my MMers, must do (he
same. Today, I present myself to
vou as a candidate for President
of the Student Government of
Agnes Scott College. My reality
break prevents me trom saving I
want to change everything about
Agnes S^oit. But, I do fee] a
critical thing must change before
we, as students, have a true
awareness ot our lifes: Our
Student Voice.

1 am running for this position

sit in my room contemplating hou
I will say everything I need to say
in just one article. From the top
drawer of my filing cabinet, I
remove a large file folder three
inches thick, containing every
agenda and all of my notes from
November 8, 1988, my very first
meeting as a Freshmen Rep, to
March 13, J 990 the last meeting
of my Sophomore year. The
agendas from this year are safely
tucked in a blue notebook i carry
across campus every 'Tuesday
night at 7:15 , along the same path
Vve u alked the List two and a half
years. I flip through this folder
looking for inspiration and am
immediately reminded of all Rep
Council stands for, all it is capable
of being.

1 think it there is one ideal

campus. Revitalizing our efforts to
bringing African- American
Studies to campus is another goal
of mine. To further promote
diversity, I plan to organize
diversity projects in conjunction
with other Agnes Scott groups to
increase participation and to
affinn true student interest in
selected programs. The issue of
24-hour parietals seemed to be
swept under the rug, and I intend
to w ork closely with Interdonn to
make sure that they are instated as
soon as possible. However, I also
believe that the issue of alterna-
tive living arrangement for those
who do not support 24-hour
parietals needs to be addressed.
Another pressing matter is tuition.
We are not going to roll over and
let the administration continue to
raise tuition on a yearly basis. I
tfvill fight for a tuition freeze and/or
scholarship indexing. To realize
all of these goals, we need to
familiarize ourselves with the ways
in which student governments at

not because I want to achiev e
some extraordinary and unrealis-
tic change, but because I have
the leadership to facilitate the
character of the student voice in
a positive direction.

As a member of the Agnes
Scott community, I have
witnessed the stagnant position
our voice has taken. We ate
struggling with racism, tuition
increases, student representation
on t he Board of Trustees,
parietals, academic programs, and
administrative decisions.

Student government should
provide the means to tackle these
emotional charged and complex
issues. I would like to insure that
these concerns about college lite
at Agnes Scott are addressed
through a more consent-oriented
Rep Council that thrives on
students comfortably expressing
their ideas.

This is accomplished not by
merely saying all meetings are

the President of SGA must
possess, it is faith in Rep
Council and the pow er of
student self-government, and
the faith 1 am speaking of is by
no means blind. I have worked
closely with the last three SGA
Presidents, and if there is one
thing I hope I share with them
all, it is chat (kith. Having faith

does not mean believing that
every action taken is the
correct one. It's celebrating the
triumphs as well as recognizing
the failures and short-comings,
and sticking with it until you
can remedy the situ.it ion. It's
never giving up. Coach Black
always said y< >u could see
pre< isely the moment on the

basketball court when I gave
up, but looking through my lasi

other colleges have dealt with
these problems. This can be
achieved by attending conferences
with the leaders of Representative
Councils of other colleges.
Another way we can actualize
these goals is to utilize our
community. This means greater
community participation and
interaction with Rep Council.

During my past three years at
Agnes Scott, I have served on
several committees and organiza-
tions which have provided me
with a good understanding of our
student body representation. 1
believe this is one important
criteria which defines a well-
qualified candidate tor SGA
President. Having a comprehen-
sive know ledge oi the div erse
interests and beliefs of many
students creates a stronger liaison
between the SGA President,
students, faculty, and administra-
tion. I have also served on Rep
Council as a Sophomore Repre-
sentative, Secretary, and member

open but by show ing that all
meetings are open. Suggestion
K >xes ( r aside of each
representative^ door are more of
an invitation tor dialogue than a
beautiful sign on a closed door.

As students, we must also
realize thai there is dynamic life
beyond E. College Av enue and
S. Candler Drive. We live in a
world forced into war, faced with
environment self destine t ton,
infested with racism and sexism,
and stricken with the epidemic
of HIV. Student government, as
the student voice, should take a
stand on these issues and provide
a network for student expression.

1 want to serve as president to
do my part in seeing that the
tremendous resources ot Agnes

Scott women are tapped. 1 offer
my experience with
Interdormitory Council, Tower
Council, and The Profile as
evidence ot my qualifications.
Although I have not been

two and ,i halt years on Rep, I
can honestly say there has not
been one issue 1 have aban-
doned. It it is important to the
students, it is important to me.
That is w hat represent.it ion is
all about.

The President of SGA plays
a very vital role on our campus.

The duties of the President are
extensive, both in directing the
Representative Council, and as
serving as the official spokes-
person of the student body. In
leading the Representative
Council the President is
responsible for setting the
weekly agenda, checking into
issues important to the campus,
inviting outsiders to meetings
when necessary, attending all
Rep meetings, Executive Board

of the Executive Board. These
experiences have provided me
with the awareness ot the details
and organizational skills required
to serve as an effective SGA
President. My experiences on
Rep have allowed me to witness
the ever changing issues,
problems, and needs of the
student body. Pluses and
minuses, childcare on campus,
and international student
housing over winter break are
some ot the changes that I have
helped initiate by serving on the
council.

Student representation on the
Board of Trustees, parietals,
racism, and tuition increases are
the issues. 1 am going to
collectively lead the Agnes Scott
Community in dealing with
these and any other issues which
may arise in the coming year SO
that we can work together to
achieve the larger goal of
strengthening t he Agnes Scott
C bliege community.

lucky enough to serve on
Student Government at Agnes
Scott, 1 have leadership expert
ence with student governments
While I was in high school I
served as student government
president for two years, as firsl
vice president ot the state
student council association, and
as a state representative to the
National Assocaition of Student

( buncils. I realize that high
shoo! and college are very
differem but leadership skills afid
experience are the same,
regardless ot their source.

I have newer been one ot the
woman selected to be on Agnes
Scott's Student C >o\ eminent
Association before. This is
merely a sign of had luck, not an
indicator oi qualification. Now
you have a chance to decide how
you want your voice represented.

Thank you for you considerat ion
and d. rn'i fi >rgel to EXPRESS
YOURSELF on March 7 th.

meetings, and a weekly meeting
with Dean Hudson. In organiz-
ing Representative c )< >uncil, the

President has to set up uniniit-
tees and make sure they are
doing their work, select a
Parlimentarian, see to it that an
Assistant Treasurer and a
member to Catalyst Committee
are elected, guarantee all
petitioned positions ;is well as
any unfilled elected positions
are tilled in the spring following
ele< t u wis, and ensure that
annual Rep events such such as
the fall "Welcome Back" party,
winter project, diversity
projects, and student forums are
carried out . C )hvi< >us|\ heading
Rep Council is no small task;
my two and a halt year? serving
Rep Council have n< >t only

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Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 7

Candidate Speeches

HONOR COURT
PRESIDENT

Jhanltte Eli as

After spending a Ibrtg Jay in the
library Studying for a take home
test; 1 decide to leave my books
where they are so 1 can join the 5
p.m. dinner crowd. 1 walk into

INTERDORMITORY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Vanessa Eliot

Dear members of the ASC
community,

My name is Vanessa Elliott,
and I am atnriing for the position
of President of Interdormitorv
Council, There are many reasons
for which I think I should be

shown me this, but have
prepared me for these responsi-
bilities. Many of the other
aspects pi being SGA President
are unknown or often over-
looked. The SGA President
plays a very large role in plan-
ning the fall Student Leadership
Retreat. She also serves on the
Judicial Review Committee ,
which handles student judicial
matters, and policy changes
affecting student life, and on the
President's Committee on
Community Diversity- The
SGA President is frequently
called upon to represent the
student body as a whole to such
groups as the Alumnae Board,
the Student Affairs Committee
ot the Board of Trustees, the
Administration, and to anv

the dining hall and set my purse
down, amidst backpacks, books,
keys and mail. I nev er worry
about my belongings because 1
trust those around me Ideally,
the honor system should be a
system ol trust that encompasses
our lives at Agnes Scott. When
it is respected, we grow as a
Community because we are
committed to the idea ot honor
and integrity as our way ot lite. 1
believe every student can live
within the honor system without
sacrificing personal freedoms.
We can make no progress if we
live in tear ot Honor Court when
its very purpose is to ensure a
feeling of trust.
Honor Court has an image
problem. Part of that is based on
the impression that the members
of the Court should take sole
responsibility in maintaining our
honor system. Honor court
alone cannot hand the responsi-

elected, beginning with the fact
that I have already served tor two
years as a member ot Interdonn. 1
ctinrently hold the position ot
President of Rebekah Scott Hall
(you know that dorm over the
Admissions Office on the other
side ol the campus from the
dining hall), but my affiliation
with lnterdorm began my
sophomore vear when 1 a
donn counselor in Rebekah.
During those two years 1 have also
been a member of the Judicial
Board of lnterdorm which, it you
have never heard ot it, is basically
the court of appeals tor cases tried
by your friendly neighborhood
dorm council. I am also a junior,
a member ot Tower Council and
Joyful Noise, and an International
Relations major.

Manx of t he ideas I hope to
fulfill as President ot Interdonn
stem not only from m\ years of
experience as a member ot that
organization, but also from a one-
day retreat I recently attended
that was especially geared for

Other persons or group interested
in student view points. If
elected Student Government
President I would take this
responsibility as representative
more seriously than any other.
Serving as the student body
representative requires an ability
to listen to everyone, and to be
able to express all opinions,
including those that are not
necessarily mine. When those
occasions arise, the student body
needs someone who w ill stand
firm for what they believe in,
someone who will be able to
articulate those beliefs without
hesitation or reservation. I am
that person.

1 believe that culture, race,
and life experience characterize
each of us differently, and with

bility of upholding that system
for every person in school here.
That task is too vast and should
be shared by everyone who signs
the Honor Pledge. If we
maintain a sense of honor within
ourselves, no one is burdened
with the responsibility of
watching over us. It is my wish
to communicate this, and for
next year's Honor Court to he a
reflection ot this philosophy.-
Another part of Honor Court's
image problem is the impression
that Honor court is not account-
able to anyone. No one know s if
their Honor Court representa-
tives are functioning at an
appropriate level. This problem
will never be completely
alleviated because ot the
necessity ot confidentiality
within Honor Court. But the
Court does need more interac-
tion with everyone on campus in
order to help restore its credibil-

residence hall administrators from
colleges .ill over Georgia. Not
only did this retreat offer me the
Opportunity to exchange program-
ming ideas with residence hall
leaders from other colleges, but it
also allowed me the chance to
learn more about certain issues
such as campus diversity,
homophobia, sexism, racism, and
other issues that lace special
interest groups on campus. 1
learned much v aluable informa-
tion at this conference which I
would like to share with the ASC
community and, in particular,
next year's lnterdorm.

My goals as President ot
Interdortri are simple: the first
thing I would like to do is review
the current system of penalties
employed by lnterdorm to cam-
out its policies. 1 believe the
current system to be archaic and
unworthy ot a woman of the 90s,
and believe that it could seriously
bear revision. I would also like to
stimulate more communication
between our Interdormitory

i his beliei in mind 1 would
welcome the opportunity to
represent ALL students on the
President's Committee on
Community Diversity. Differ-
ences of any kind are not
tolerated on this campus. In
hopes ot correcting this
problem, all areas ot diversity
will need to be addressed, and I
am prepared to do so.

I believe Rep Council has an
unlimited potential, Fullfilling
that potential takes goals,
which I have already begun to
formulate. 1 have already
talked about my committment
to diversity, but along w ith that
I would like to see some
dialogue on scholarship
indexing, improvement ol the
total ratio ot student to faculty

ity and end its "holier than thou"
image.

It the campus can become more
familiar not only with individual
court members, but the proce-
dures of the court, it will help
explain the reasoning behind the
rules. Honor Court can main-
tain confidentiality and still
proVide more information than
has been available in the past;
the minutes from regular business
meetings (excluding cases)
should be posted along with a list
of members in attendance.
It is of utmost importance that
the Honor Court President
remain impartial, for without this
impartiality, the effectiveness, as
well as the fairness of the court
proceedings is greatly dimin-
ished. The court should assume
the honor system is respected
until a fair trial has been proven
otherwise, and a biased mediator
makes this ideal of a fair trial

Council and similar institutions
at other colleges in order to
encourage the flow ot new ideas
onto our campus and broaden
IntcrdomVs perspectives and
horizons.

My strongest objective,
however, is to de-emphasize
lnterdorm s role as a disciplinary
force on our campus and
strengthen its role as a facilitator
ot comfortable living within the
residence halls. I am very much
opposed to the notion of the
"( icstapo" dorm council and
believe that lnterdorm would
make better use ol its time
listening to the suggestions and
needs of its residents than
slapping the lingers of 20-year-
old women for minor offenses.
This is not to say that I have no
respect tor most of the rules that
now govern ASC residence hall
life; on the contrary, I believe
many of them to be necessary for
the peaceful co-existence ot
donn residents. I do, however,
feel that too much time is spent

votes on faculty committees,
and re-introducing the issues of
a gradute studies resource
center, and tree housing for
International students over the
breaks.

Perhaps the greatest issue in
need ot addressing is the
communication problem. This
involves all levels of communi-
cation, within Rep, from Rep to
the student body, and from the
student body to the
adminsitrattion and, visa versa.
I believe that communication
could prove to be our most
powerful and valuable asset.
Hopefully, when we gain
representation to the Board of
Trustees some of the strain on
communication will be allevi-
ated. Communication can be

impossible to maintain.
Everyone talks about communi-
on ion but tew ot us have strived
for it. There must be a consis-
tency of understanding among all
members of the community; not
only must we articulate common
goals, but we must also interact
with each other with mutual
respect This is the only way we
can recognize our short-comings
and work together to overcome
them.

I have seen the progression of the
court over the last two years, and
it is virtually impossible to spend
one year as a representative and
one year on executive board
without realizing what the
position of Honor Court Presi-
dent entails. Honor Court is not
the inquisition, nor should any of
us want it to be. Rather, it should
be used to maintain the high
standards of honor and integrity
that Agnes Scott was built upon.

by many dorm councils on
hunting down potential rule
breakers instead ot designing
interesting programs for the
"innocent," particularly in the
freshmen dorms?* I would like for
people to look at Interdonn with
positive feelings instead of with
dread (and maybe a little
apprehension). Interdonn should
be a link between you and a
relaxed living environment, not
feu and the electric chair.

I hope that, if I am elected
President of Interdormitory
Council, you will feel free to come
to me with your ideas and
suggestions. I want to breathe
new life into Interdonn by
updating old policies and
introducing new ones, and I am
not afraid to experiment with
novel ideas.

All ot these things 1 pledge to
fulfill to the utmost ot my abilities,
and with the greatest respect for
the Agnes Scott woman.
Sincerely,
Vanessa L. Elliott

encouraged by continuing to
create new ways of communicat-
ing, by repairing some ot the old
paths that might have grown
over, by utilizing those paths
already av ailable to us, and not by
alienating those people making
efforts to keep communication
existent.

CHANGE, seems to be the
word that most everyone is afraid
of, but without change we are in
danger of stagnation. I am
committed to progressive change
and am determined to promote
that change, as well as ensuring
that all students are fully repre-
sented.

I thank you for your time and
consideration, and hopefully your
vote. I also welcome any and all
questions.

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Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 8

Spiritual quest continues in Oaxaca

The Cathedral of Soledad in Oaxaea is the spiritual

center.

BY MlCHELE A. B.ARARn

Staff Writer

It took several weeks tor me
to seriously think about what the
trip to Oaxaea, Mexico, meant
to me. In fact, it was not until I
gave a presentation about my
experience that I began to realize
all that I had learned there.

I spent a lot ot time looking at
Catholic churches while 1 was in
Mexico. Since I am Catholic, I
find it interesting to compare
and contrast various aspects of
my Catholic experience with
those oi other people.

In Mexico, I saw and felt a
dangerous beauty in the religion,
1 am sure that this view reflects
mv own biases; howev er, I saw
this in the architecture, the art
and the legends of the Church.

I looked for images of myself
and my ancestors in Mexico. I
saw people whom I would dare to
call Afro-Mexicans, if they
would permit the term. I saw the
carvings of the Olmecs, inde-
scribable large statues w ith
African features.

1 visited Monte Alban and
Mitla, archaeological sites near
Oaxaca. I felt the power ot the

gods and goddesses. 1 heard the
heartbeat ot a glorious indigenous
people.

For me, the Clohal Awareness
trip was part ot mv ongoing
spiritual journey as well as an
academic one. I left Mexico with
more questions than answers. 1
still can feel Mexico in mv heart.

It 1 chose, 1 could discuss in a
purely intellectual fashion almost
every aspect ot the trip; however,
the most meaningful part tor me
was the joumey ot the soul, the
questioning ot the spirit and the
search tor the goddess in myseU
and in my lite.

Suiting up for interviews challenges students

by Tiffany Goodman

Attention all future
interviewees! Are you worried
that you have nothing to wear
and not enough money to spend
on the outfit that would be
perfect tor that certain inter-
view.' 1 [ere are some great,
inexpensive ideas to update your
wardrobe and add class without
eating up your cash.

To accessorize a suit tor an
interview, try these simple
adjustments and additions:

1 . Shorten the suit skirt that

falls below or just above your
knees.

2. Add a bright, patterned shirt
or blouse.

3. If possible, just wear the suit
jacket without the blouse and wear
larger jewelry up top. (Try a
jumbo pearl earring and necklace
set.)

Take care, however, not to get
trapped by these changes. Beware
of bulky jewelry. Also take care to
make sure that you can sit comfort-
ably and elegantly in your newly
shortened skirt in other words,
don't shorten it too much!

The March issue ot C Uamour
magazine lists the following
accessories as "must-haves":

-colored pearls (jumbo style, ot
course)

-large, silver bracelets
-hi\ x >ches
-pale stockings
-low-heeled shoes
Don't forget, ladies, it's almost
SWimsuit season. Spring break is
only two weeks away. You should
start checking out those new
bathing suits; Popular with critics
this year are racer-back suits.
1 lappy toning and tanning!

Search and seizure: your rights as a resident student explained

by Susan Cowan
Interdorm President

Recently, a mandatory
meeting tor all treshmen sparked
new interest in the rights ot
privacy for resident students.

Interdorm and the Dean of
Students' office addresssed the
issue i >t underage drinking on
campus. Interdorm president

Sus.m C a >wan, with consultation
from dean ot students C nie
Hudson, responds to common
questions voiced by the student
body.

So, you searched my dorm nxnn
and found alcohol in my room, and
I am ru >t yet 2 1 . What will happen
to me!

Interdorm will take over from
here and the Judicial Kurd of
Interdorm will set up a case for
vou. All tnM offenses of the

alcohol policy appear before
Interdorm. However, if this fa
your second offense your case will
appeat befi ire 1 lonor Court.
Please refer to pages 107 and 108

ot vour Student I landhxk tor
Complete description ot the

alcohol policy.

We, the I Van ot Students
office, Interdorm, and Honor
( oun. ire not here to catch vou
tor the things vou do wrong;
rather, I think th.it we want to
help your lives run as smoothly as

possible here.

We all must remember that
we are living in a communal
situation that we have chosen as
we decided to matriculate at
Agnes Scott. Thus we must live
by some rules and codes of
conduct.

Any penalty that is a result ot
i 'lie's violation of the drug and/or
alcohol policy is not only tor
one's needs but also tor the needs
ot the community in which we
live. We must keep our commu-
nity safe.

/ don't know what to do became
I use drugs and/or alcohol arid even
with the warning I don't warn to
take them out of my rexm . I feel like
I haw u i use them. What can I do!

If a student finds that she
cannot live in the residence hall
without alcohol or drugs then she
should please contact someone
on campus with whom she feels
comton.ible. Mv suggestions are
1 V,m Hudson, Margaret Shirley,
Chaplain Snyder, your R.A., or
vour dorm counselor.

It is very difficult many times
to admit to yourself that you have
a drug i ft alb >hoI problem but you
are much better off going through
the pain ot this process than the
legal problems of being caught
with possess ion.

Once a student has reached
this \\ unt, she has stepped into

serious waters. Most surely her case
will be heard by Honor Court and
the Judicial Review Committee
and she will be suspended or
dismissed.

Also note that civil authorities
(i.e. police) may be contacted and
fines and/or imprisonment may be
involved. Please refer to page 109
of the Student Handbook for the
complete statement of the Drug
Policy.

What happens if people haw been
drinking da >/i< >l in my nxnn and I am
under 21?

Most likely the first response is
the one residents of Winship and
Walters received from Dean
Hudson at the mandatory dorm
meeting on Febmary 1 3 a
warning.

Dean Hudson reminded the
students of the drinking and drug
policies i >n campus and ot the
penalties tor abusing these
substances. She also informed the
students ot her right to conduct a
Residence Hall search.

With this warning Dean
1 [udson hopes that any suspected
underage or illegal dnig use will
stop.

What might hapten ifjicoplc in my
dtrnn are dunking arid using drugs and
the warning didn't stop this ?

In reference to page 100 of your
Student Haridhook, E. 1 . states th.it
"Students may petition Honor

Court or the Dean of Students that
residence halls be searched/'

Thus, if you and some fellow
residents suspect a wide use ot
these substances and detect an
extensive problem, you are able to
suggest and ask tor this search.

However, most ot the t ime,
according to statements E.2.,
E.3., and E.4., dorm searches are
called by Honor Court,
Interdorm, or the Dean of
Students (please read these
statements tor details).

Features

Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 9

From Student to Systems Manager

by Shirley J. Kennedy

An interview with Edith Waller,
matheinatics major, class of 1973

SJK: What Joes your job as
systems manager entail?

EW: I manage a group of ten
people who work with data used
to create the White Pages
[telephone books]. We keep
information such as phone
numhers and addresses updated.
We also process information with
respect to delivery of both White
Pages and Yellow Pages, either by
mail or hand delivery.

SJK: How long have you heen
with Bell South \

EW: I started in 1981.

SJK: What did you do prior to
that time'

EW: I taught soldiers high
school math in West Germany,

SJK: Wow! That sounds
really interesting. How long did
you teach. 7

EW: West Gennany was very
interesting. I did it for three years,
and at the end of that time, I felt
that I did not have the creativity
and the energy I felt a teacher

ftY Christy l\ klrt

By the time that most people
read this article, they will have
already scanned computer disks
tor vi ruses, typed at least one
paper, and maybe (sigh) even
lost part of that paper in the
process.

Aware ot the increasing use of
computers by students, Dr. Tom
Maier, director of Academic
Computing, visited Rep Council
on Fehruary 5 to hear student
concern about on-campus
computing.

"In addition to asking for
screens with better resolution,
printers that are in good working
shape, and a replenished supply
of manuals and DOS disks in
each center, Rep members asked
the following questions and
received the following informa-
tion.

\re thae plans for networking?

should have. I was not satisfied
with myself as a teacher.
. SJK: How did you come to
work tor Bell South. 7

EW: When I decided not to
teach anymore, I came back to
the United States, and the
computer field had become more
act iye. I worked with two other
companies before coming to Bell
South, working on two different
hardware systems, but 1 had
always wanted to work on IBM
computers. In order to make that
change, I needed a big company
that was willing to train, and Bell
South was willing to do that.

SJK: Were you a "traditional"
student or an U RTC"?

EW: I was a traditional
student, straight out of high
school and into college for four
years. I obtained my masters
degree from Georgia Tech in
computer science in 1981. 1
attended night school while
working, and I did all this before I
had children. I can't imagine how
people do all three!

SJK: Is your position directly
related to your major?

EW: Yes, I think it is. My

Rep Rap

Plans are being made to set up a
modum in the library computer
center. This should eliminate
the need for students to drive
across town in order to use the
computers at institutions at
which they are cross- registered.

Has there been discussion of
computerizing the library card
catalog on a system such as
DOBIS, which Emory has? There
has been talk about a number of
systems. Because of the expense,
however, there are no immediate
plans to computerize the card
catalog.

Arc there plans to get any
different word processing software
packages such as Word Perfect?
Although Word Perfect is the
most-used word processing
package in the business world, it
has the disadvantage ot not
allowing one version of a file to
he run under another version.
Microsoft Word, the second

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major did play an important part in
this, hut I now really appreciate the
liberal arts education. I strongly
support a liberal arts education.

SJK: Tell me about both the
exciting aspects of your position, as
well as the mundane.

EW: 1 am enjoying the
management aspect of my job now.
I was a programmer analyst until

most commonly used package in
business, is superior to Word
Perfect in this regard. At this
time, the computing staff is not
large enough to support both
Microsoft Word and Word
Perfect.

Can we expect to have hard
drives in the future? One com-
puter with hard drive should be
installed in each computing
center during this semester. The
hard dn\ es will benefit students
who realize that they need to
type something after the library
has closed.

In closing, Dr. Maier told Rep
that the college is currently
trying to gather funds for a
computerized classroom labora-
tory facility. Any student with
an idea or concern about on-
campus computing is urged to
speak with Dr. Maier or Wendy
Davis, a new Academic Comput-
us stafj member.

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1986. At that level, I enjoyed the
challenge of splvihg a problem,
dealing with the responsibility of
getting something to work, and
creating and developing. As a
manager, I feel that 1 am learning
different skills, learning to work
with people, and learning how to
motivate those people and get
them to be as productive as they
can he.

SJK: Do you experience much
variety in your work or is it very
stnictured ?

EW: Due to the deregulation
and divesture, the company I work
with now w a> formed in 1986.
Now we have a small company
atmosphere, yet the security of
being part of a large company.

We're pretry loose out here. This
company is very concerned about
their employees, values their
employees' opinions, and tries to
empower its employees so that
they can make a difference in the
company. It was stnictured arid
stale, but now it's great.

SJK: Are you married?
Children? How does your work
affect your family life?

EW: I'm not married now. I
married right out of college and
divorced in 1988, and I have two
children. There is overtime
involved with my job, such as
reading and planning, but I am
able to work from home because I
can access office information on
my computer.

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Sting supports unknown talents on tour

by Kristin Lemmerman
Connibuting Editor -

\ ;es, Sfing pur on a wonderful
concert Saturday night (February
23), his voice only giving our a
lirtle in the second of a three-
night run at the Fox.

Nobody ever doubted rhat his
long (over a decade) career as a
pei-foriner would lack irs polish,
that his lyrics would fail their
political and personal punch. It
anything^ the drasricallv different
style he rook upon with Soul
Cages (his latest album, which
this concert promorcd) raised
some eyebrows as he experi-
mented with ja:: in a new, well-
mixed mode.

The performance he ggtye
proved this album and brought
back fond memories of everything
from the old Police archives to
his laresr albums. Yer, his success,
in this concerr was never really
an issue ro rhe audience rhat
night, nor was ir parricularly ro
him.

In fact, it he was hoping tor
rhe sell-out houses he ^or every
night he was in Atlanta, his
concern was minimally for
himself, and a great deal tor rhe
exposure it would give his Litest
pn Jte^es

Sting* AmiuMv lnternation.il
activ e membe., pioneer, Qi the

environmentally conscious CD
case (look tor ir in such main*
stream record shops as Gamelot)
and lova! husband/father oi three,
is devoting t\is record label,
Pangaea, ro rhe encouragement oi
artists who would nor likely be
given a chance by anyone else.

Showing rhe energy that being
new can give struggling talent,
Kennedy Rose opened rhe show
with a personal Introduction by

Sting, Vinx, who Drums, played
immediately afterwards, just
preceding Sting.

Kennedy Rose is Tennesson
singer/sonpvriter/musician duo
Mary Ann Kennedy and Part)
Rose. The group has been
compared to Indigo C nrls but
with minimal reason, as all the
groups really hav e in common is
rhe temalcanale rario and a bent
tor acoustical guitar.

The majority of rheir songs
were ott their new I lai Ku album,
promoted as being full oi lyrical
"m\ steries ot romance." This
Kind has the potential ro go
either way in listerner reviews.

Wirh a more distinctive lead
singer., more percussion (supplied
by Kennedy when she laid down
her guitar on only two oi sev eral
S>Qgs, most notahly "Iron Horse/'
to be on ,1 fit fire album) and f
more (and clearer) harmoniziijg,
their strong melodies would

realize their potential and give
this band the niche it needs to
survive in the music world.

As they left the stage, Vinx
w as given acclaim by Sting as
being somebody who "totally blew
[him] away" when he heard him.
Except for the blue braid dangling
from his brow, this man would
look like any other Afro-Ameri-
can Arlantan it you saw him on
the street.

Straddling two barrel-sized
drums to accompany him,
however, he becomes a traditional
African singer -well, sort ot.
Skilfully beating out primitive
patterns that cry back to simpler
times ot non-Western cultures, his
Jeep, sonorous voice pours out

American tunes, and North
American tunes at that, which
end up not clashing w ith the
rhythm ot the drums at all.

His album c< >mes out on March
1 2 and should be well worth

checking out. Kennedy Rose's

album is out now and available at
Turrle's, and is worth checking
our it only to keep the band from
disappearing while ir further

develops the positive in its style.

Stmt's latest, ol course, is also
on the shelves. While unlike
i ;ny.hmga > -|)o4ias^ lH ho i n.
dept h , mat ure;fuf u >spejM* >q y
typical of Sting is still present,
making it an album to catch.

Qodfather III proves to be another "hit"

BY Tonya Smith
Contributing Editor

The Corleone saga continues
with Francis Ford Coppola's
Godfather III.

New York, 1979: A distin-
guished, ^rev-haired Michael
Corleone (Al Pacirio) has
legitimized rhe Corleone family

and has turned over rhe "olive

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oil business" to mafia families in
i be old neighborhood.

Following his father's
loot steps, Michael controls the
New York families and regulates
rheir actions ro keep dings out
ot the business.

Problems arise when
Michael's illegitimate nephew ,
Vincent (And\ C iarcia), crashes
a family celebration to bring
news of drui_:-dealin<4 within one
ot rhe New York matia families.
.Alt In >ugh Vincent is y< rung,
foolish, and not-headed;

Michael rewards him tor his
loyalty by bringing him into the
family.

Michael, whose only son has

rejected any dealings w ith the

family business and has pro*
fessed a desire ro become an
opera singer, treats Vincent as i
son and begins to mold him for
a tut ure in the Corleone family.

As part ot his continuing
efforts to keep the family

legitimate, Michael begins
dealings to take over an
international conglomerate
owned by the Vatican. Owner-
ship of this company will secure
the Corleone family financially
and will ensure rhat the family
w ill stay le^al. Rut there are

shady dealings going on
between Vatican C Council
members, Cardinals, and other

interested part Les in Italy.

Michael travels to Italy to
finalize business with the
Vatican C ouncil and the Pope.

I le is accompanied by his
daughter, Mary (Sofia
Coppola), the family counsel
(( reqrge Hamilton), and
Vincent .

Much ot the t ime in haly is
spent in Sicily, where Michael

joins his ex-wife (Di#ne

Keatpn). She has come w ith
their son, .Anthony, who will
si h >n debut at a (aim his Sk ilian
opera house. The opera turns
i >ut to be a great SUC lcss for
Anthony, but holds little
happiness tor the rest ot the
( A >i lei Hie family.

There are many surprises m

the third but hopefully not

final episode of the ( lodfather

series, bans ot the lust two

c lodfather films will enjo^ the

continual n >n of established
themes ;md will apprei laie the
parallels (as well as the con-
t lasts) emphasized between
Vincent, Mk hael, and Vito
I Mai. m Brando).

Those not familiar with the
early ( iodjathcr f ilms w ill find
( iodjathcr III enjoyable lor its
action, its emphasis i >n relat i< >n-
ships and family loyalties, its
examination of Italian mafia
life, and its inherent ^oriness.

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Friday, March 1, 1991 The Profile Page 11

New York, discontent, magic
herbs abound in Alice

By Laura Shaeher

dm n Uniting Editor

For those oi you out there who
are Woody Allen fans, put A/ice
on your must-see list, This is the
eleventh film that Allen has
made with Mia Farrow, who
plays Alice, .in J it is in typical
Woody Allen style.

Alice lives in Manhattan and
is the wife of a rich corporate
type who rinds herself at a point
of crisis in her life. She becomes
bored and no longer content
w ith the unproductive life she
leads.

After visiting specialist after
specialist about her increasingly
painful backache (a psychoso-
matic symptom of course), Alice
visits an obscure doctor in China
Town who specializes in
acupuncture and herbal rem-
edies. Dr. Yang, played by Keye
Luke, diagnoses Alice's discon-
tentment simply by taking her
pulse and then prescribes some
special herbs.

Shy and proper Alice meets
Joe, an intriguing-divorced jazz
musician played by Joe
Mantegna, who she suddenly
begins to fantasize about. Poor

Alice is too shy even to strike up a
conversation with him until she
has the help of Dr. Yang's rjiagica)
herbs. Suddenly Alice is trans-
formed, for .i short time at least.

Alice soon receives a visit from
the ghost of an old boyfriend. Ed,
played by Alec Baldwin in his
usual dapper Style, remembers
Alice's more carefree teenage
years. Me is t he /live for the
moment" teenage rebcl-w ith-a-
leather-jacket type who encour-
ages Alice to break out of her rut.

In her search to find herself,
Alice begins looking for a career
to occupy her time. Her "support-
ing" husband hints that she is not
smart enough to pursue her
childhood dream of being a writer.
Instead he suggests that she join
the wife of one of his colleagues,
who is opening her own sweater
boutique, because Alice knows so
much about sweaters.

Despite her husband's "practi-
cal" advice, Alice decides to try to
break into television script
writing. Alice pays a visit to
Nancy Brill, played by Cybil
Shepherd, an old friend whose
career Alice helped to begin.

This dear old "friend" is now
too busy to help the one who

Mia Farrow and Keye Luke in a scene from Woody Allen s Alice.

helped her. Alice is encouraged to
keep trying by her comical muse,
Bernadette Petters.

With the aid of Dr. Yang's
invisibility herbs, Alice is able to
spy on her other friends and her
husband. Unfortunately, people
are never quite what they appear.
What Alice sees and hears

surprises her and forces her to
make some tough decisions.

In the role of Alice, Farrow is
the perfect Wocxiy Allen-esque,
angst-ridden, guilt-filled character.
The movie combines reality with
mysticism in a humorous and
touching fashion. In one of the
funniest scenes, Alice goes in

desperation to Dr. Yang, only to
share a bong with he and his
budies and pass out on the floor.

Allen ends the movie with a
final scoff at Manhattan superfi-
ciality and a picture of Alice as a
woman who has overcome
society's oppression by taking her
life into her own hands.

The world of Segalove: not to be framed or on the wall

by Christie Miller
Staff Wnter

Imagine going into a museum
and listening to people talk about
parts oi their body through a pair
of headphones or watching a
video about the leisure suit. You
think, "What is this' It can't be
art. It's not on the wall it's not
even framed!" This is the world
of llene Segalove.

Segalove, a Lbs Angeles media
.in ist, presented a mult i -media
talk on her work in conjunction
w ith her exhibition, "Why I Got
Into TV and Other Stones: The
Art of llene Segalove" at the
High Museum at the Georgia -
Pacific Center on February 7th.
Segalove explores grow ing up in
modern America m large-scale
photographic collages, video
tapes, audio tapes and installation
works.

In her talk Segalove explained
that as a child, she had more
respect tor Popeye than she did for
art in museums. She thought
then that she would rather he on
TV than in a museum. From that
point on she proceeded to use TV
in her works and later as a
medium.

She showed a video titled "My
Puberty" in which she played
herself as a pre-teen. She said
that she originally thought of
herselt as a visual artist with her
photographs and these videos, but
one day she discovered that her

videos worked without the
pictures. This discovery led her to
radio.

Segalove related that she soon
came to like radio better than
video, not only for economic
reasons (video is expensive and
difficult to get funded), but also
for its accessibility to the public.
It shps into people's everyday lives
in ordinary places. In this way

her mother's voice as well as her
own. Segalove related with
amusement how once someone
suggested that she get an actress to
play her mother on the tapes.

More than anything, Segalove
thinks of herself as an anthropolo-
gist. She wants people to know-
that the raw material for art can
come from life and that the
personal cm indeed he universal.

Segalove both challenges and entertains with her works.
She call her viewers to look at the world around them
more closely, more carefully and with a sense of humor.

people do not have to go to the
museum to be exposed to
Sega love's work.

Between the narrative and the
art, Segalove creates a wonderful
tension in her works. The tension
is evident even in her visual
images: one of her
works, << Kenny", is nothing but a
story, framed. Her photographs
also have a story-like element to
them. She layers and compares
images in an intriguing way.

Segalove also does a number of
works involving her family. She
played her audio tape, "Shopping
at Mom's." At first, it was a
strange experience for the
audience to be listening to the art
rather than seeing it, but soon
everyone was involved in the
story and laughing.

One nice touch is her use of

She wants to emphasize that art
does not have to be hard and
condescending. Instead, she
makes her works funny and
entertaining.

The only drawback is that some
people may not be able to look
beyond the entertainment level to
the fresh new ideas that Segalove
has explored. She was one of the
first artists to adopt the medium of
video and was closely associated
with the California Institute of the
Arts and the cultural investiga-
tions of John Baldessari. Her use
of radio as a medium is a rather
unusual concept, especially for this
visual generation.

Segalove both challenges and
entertains with her works. She
calls her viewers to look at the
world around them more closely,
more carefully and with a sense of

humor. Her speech was enlight-
ening and fun, like her work.
Perhaps she made a tape of it and
will include it in her next show!

The Segalove exhibit will run
through March 22 at the High
Museum at the Georgia-Pacific
Center don't miss it.

Dancers demonstrate
authentic African dance

by Kelly Bell

Aiming to bring hack
aw areness of a culture, the
Uhuru Dancers held a workshop/
performance on campus recently.

Commonly known as Freedom
dancers, they are a non-profit
dance organization with a goal of
bringing about an awareness in
the community of a traditional
African dance.

The founder, Toni Young,
illustrated dance movements
signifying African tribulation
and celebration. The dances
consisted of calculated foot
movements, expressive arm
manuevers, and rich hand
gestures.

Every movement had a
colorful African history Behind
it. For instance, the delicate
twisting of the hands indicated
turning over the soil while the
swaying of the arms expressed
"welcoming with open hands."
All movements were accompa-
nied by West African music.

The musical tunes were
common tunes from the African

countries of Guinea and Senegal.
A local African percussionist
provided soulful rhythms.

The dances told of a profound
history through movements of
depth and meaning. It was an
experience worth relishing.

Senior April Cornish de-
scribed the dance session as
"exciting and upbeat. I thor-
oughly enjoyed being an active
participant in the dances. I was
able to relate as an Afro-
American, and it reminded me a
great deal of the dance move-
ments done today.

"Many Americans don't
realize that the movements done
today are slightly altered
movements from African dance
traditions. I felt the powerful
history behind it. It really put
me back in touch with my
unique heritage."

The Uhuru dancers hold
workshops on Saturday mornings
from 10:30 to 12:30 at the Ebster
Recreation Center, 404 W.
Trinity Street. For more
information, call 241-0560 or
498-6099.

Arts

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Mammoth Plates and Early Views of the American West at the High
Museum.

Theatre

Agnes Scott College: The
Blackfriars presents Abingdon
Square March 8, 9, 14, and 15.
Admission is $4, $3 for ASC
faculty and staff, noivASC
students, and students, $2 for ASC
students. Performances are at 8: 1 5
p.m. in the Winter Theatre of the
Dana Fine Arts Building.

Trie Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Through March 17, Inherit
the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and
Robert Lee will be presented by
Callanwolde Theatre. It is based
on the 1925 Scopes "monkey trial"
Call 872-5338 tor more informa-
tion.

14th Street Playhouse: Letters
from the Front opens March 6 and
runs through the 24th. This new-
play revolves around a man and
woman whose lives are unexpect-
ed 1\ c hanged hy encountering
letters written hy American soldiers
during times of war. For ticket
infonnation, call 892-2414.

The Fox Theatre: Jane Curtm
and David Dukes will star in A. R.
Gurney's unique hit play, hove
Letters, through Sunday, March 3.
Tickets on sale at all Ticketmaster
Outlets. For more infonnation, call
873-4300

Horizon Theatre Company:
The Secret Rapture by David Hare
will run through March 2 3. For
ticket information, call 584-7450.

Neighborhood Playhouse:
Ronuince i: Romance is making its
Atlanta premiere through March

23. $11 adults, $9 students. Call
373-531 1 tor more infonnation.
Also: March 3 & 4, open non-
equity auditions will be held for
Arthur Miller's A View From the
Biidge. Casting 1 2 men and 3
women and looking primarily for
Italian/Meditenanean types. No
monologues needed, only cold
readings from the script. Call 373-
3904 for more infonnation.
Theatre Gael: Remembering When,
a children's play {or the entire
family, centers on a very special
friendship between an African-
American slave and a newly
arrived Irish immigrant in 1840s
Georgia- March 1, 8, & 15 at 4:30
p.m.. March 2, 9, & 16 at 11:00
a.m. Tickets are $4 for- children,
$5 for adults. Call 373-531 1 for
reservations.

Music

Agnes Scott College: For more
infonnation on the following
events, call 371-6294.

On March 3, Rowena Renn
will present a faculty recital at 3
p.m. in MacLean Auditorium.
Admission is tree.

Also: Kirk Concert Series
presents Stephanie Chase, violinist
on March 7. The perfonnance is
at 8:15 p.m. in Gaines Auditorium.
Tickets are $10 general admission,
$7 ASC faculty and staff, non-
ASC students, and senior citizens.

Also: Agnes Scott College
Community Orchestra Concert on
March 10, at 4 p.m. in Gaines
Auditorium. Admission is free.

The Fox Theatre: The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from
March 5 through March 10. The
soaring, dramatic melodies of
Britain and Broadway's Tony
Award-winning theatrical
composer come alive in this
brilliant presentation. For more
information, call 873-4300.

Grace United Methodist
Church: Quantum Productions
presents the Tallis Scholars,
performing music from Renais-
sance England and Prague, on
Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $ 16 at the door, 514 in
advance.

Variety Playhouse: For f urther'
infonnation on the following
events, call 524-7354-

There will he traditional Irish
music by the Boys ol the Lough on
Friday, March I, "at 8 p.m.
Advance tickets are $12, $14 at
the door.

Also: Soul and rhythm and
blues hy Little Milton on March 2,
at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16.50 in
advance, $18.50 at the door.

Also: Sukay, South American
folk music of the Andes on March
3, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in
advance, $12 at the door

Also: Stideshow and humor
from the popular cartoonist of
"Dykes to Watch Out For,* 1 Alison
Bechdel, with Special guest Venus
Envy. Wednesday, March 6, at 8
p.m. Admission is $6 in advance,
$8 at the door.

Also: Country music by Marv-
Chapin Carpenter on Saturday,
March 9, at 8 p.m. Reserved seats
are $15.

Also: Windham Hill acoustic
guitar music by Alex de Grassi on
March 13, 8 p.m. Reserve tickets
are $12.

Galleries

Agnes Scott College: Invita-
tional art exhibit, Morgan 2, runs
through March 10 in the Halt on
Gallery d the Dana Fine Arts
Building. Admission is free. Call

371-6294 tor more infonnation.

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Atlanta History Center: The
Real Peachtiee : Past ami I \esen t
opens on March 1. Uses historic
photos, postcards, and artifacts to
illustrate the evolution of seven
prominent intersections on
Peachtree Street and the historic
significance of the street to the
city. Admission is free. For more
infonnation, call 238-0655.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: The Persistence of Nature,
an exhibit of paintings by Jean
Hess, will run through March 29.
Admission is tree. Call 872-5338
tor more information,

High Museum of An: F< >r nn >re
infonnation on the following
events, call 892-3600.

Lymla Benglis: Dual Natures,
the first full review oi the wide--
ranging w ork of Lynda Benglis, one
of the most imp tttant and
experimental female sculptors oi
i iur t line, runs through March 5 1 .

A k >: The New Vision :
Photography Between the World
Wars, Ford Moun- ( Company

C 'ollcction from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art will run tha >ugh
April 28. More than 70 American
and European master photogra-
phers are represented in this survey
ol the radical innovations and
revelations of Modernist photogra-
phy In the early 20th century.

Also: Art at the Edge: Joel
( kterson will run March 16
through May 19. Tins exhibition
of large-scale, assemblage sculpture-
is the first in-depth examination of
Otrerson s witty, recent work,
through w hich he comments on
the peculiarities of consumer
culture.

The High Museum at ( Je< nrgta-

Pacific Center: For more infonna-
tion on the follow ing, call 577-
6940. Admission ts f ree at all tunes.

Why I Got into 7A ' and ( )ther
Su tries: The Art < )f llene Segal wc will
be featured through March 22.
Sega love explores the trials,
tribulations and amusements of lite
in middle-class America. (See
review in this section.)

Also: Mammoth Plates and Harly
Views oj the American West mns
through May J, This exhibition
consists of 4^ photographs taken in
the American West during the
second halt of the nineteenth
century,

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Agnes Scott I College: Dolphin
Club presents a Water Show on
March 6 and 8 ;it 8: 1 5 p.m. in the
Woodruff Pool. Admission is free.
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March 5 through June 2, and
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including ceremonial saris, bronze
statues, and original artwork, will be
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Also: An exhibits >n of
draw ings and paintings by 1 VKalh

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produced as part of a st.iff develop-
ment a rutse i m the beaul iful
unspoiled island of Tortola in tlu-
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Perceptions of die Tropics, will he
at Fembank March 4 through
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The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, March 15, 1991

Volume 77, Issue 9

Nude pictorial featuring Agnes Scott women sparks controversy

Deborah Reel autographs Nug&x Kuhadze's copy 0/ Playboy.

Latest tuition increase raises
concern among students , faculty

by Dawn Sloan
Contributing Editor

The following is the first of a two-
part seiies regarding this years
tuition increase and student concerns
rekiting to Agnes Scott College s
spending decisiom .

While last years centennial
campaign proved successful, the
close of the campaign has forced
the administration to make many
cuthacks which have been
perceived hy students and faculty
as undesirable.

The students' major concern is
the annual increase in tuition,
and the ways in which the
increase will he spent. The
faculty also maintains an interest
m the College's budgetary
decisions.

Professor Jack Nelson,
president of the Agnes Scott
chapter of the American
Association of University
Professors (AAUP), stated that
AAUP has been looking at how
money has been spent.

However, their examination
has been mainly from a faculty
standpoint. "We are simply
trying to understand how money
is spent and budgeted/' Nelson
stated.

Faculty salary increases for
1990-91 were very small and were
not received until January 1990.
Typically, the College makes an
effort to meet the recommended
salary levels in the number one
ranking for full, associate, and
assistant professors at I IB institu-
tions as established by AAUP.

I IB institutions are those
which offer only a baccalaureate
degree. The number one ranking
provides average salaries at or
above the 80th percentile. For
the 1989-90 academic year
average salaries for the number
one ranking were as follows:
Full professors $45,000
Associate Professors 36,700
Assistant Professors 30,400

Agnes So >1 1 C >Uege attained
number one status for the first
time in 1989-90, but failed to do
so in 1990-91. Professor Dan
Waggoner, chairperson of the
College's Faculty Compensation
Committee, believes that over the
past several years there has been
"a good faith effort to meet these
goals" and hopes that "they
continue to make this effort."

Waggoner seems confident
that the College remains commit-
ted to meeting AAUP's standards,
offering reasons for 1990V

decrease in raises. "Salaries did
not increase as much this year due
to a projected decrease in student
enrollment and smaller earnings
from the endowment."

He also noted that the
administration has publicly stated
their commitment to a raise for
the coming academic year even if
projected enrollemnt is down.

Questions still remain for
students. If tuition is not riot
going to raise salaries for profes-
sors, they want to know where it
is being spent.

Many students believe that a
large portion of their tuition goes
into the salaries of administrators.

In the 1989-90 academic year,
President Ruth Schmidt's salary
was $104,000 and a house. This
marks an 8. 5 $% increase from the
1988-89 year.

The average salary of full
pre >fess< >rs f< )t the same year was
$46,500 (no house included),
representing a change of 8.4%
from the previous year.

Average salaries of associate
and assistant professors were
$37,400 and $30,500 respectively
in 1989-90. Percent changes for
these positions were 7.8% for
associate professors and 5.9% for
(continued cm page 3)

ryJosieHoilman
Contnbutiw Editor

With the release of the April
edition of Playboy featuring "The
Women of the Women's
Colleges" has come the release i 'I
student opinions and emotions,
varying from enthusiastic
approval to blatant disgust with
the three Agnes Scott College
w< 'men w ho posed in the
magazine.

The issue originated when
Playboy Enterprises decided last
fall that 11 It was only fair" to add
women's colleges to their list of
institutions featured in their 14-
year history of university pictori-
als.

Thus, in October, Playboy sent
Contributing Phon \graphers
David Chan and Amy Freytag in
search of qualified women for the
pictorial.

The result was a portfolio of
representatives trom 14 schools in
five states four each in Georgia,
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania
and one each in New Jersey and
Missouri.

At least 25 Agnes Scott
students were among the
auditionciN according to Pkyfei >\.

Cindy Rakowitz, Pkiyboy's vice
president of public relations,
stated that "due to the fact that
we knew there was opposition, we
thought that turn-out would be
less [than usual], but it wasn't."

Flyers distributed the informa-
tion on campus. Rakowit:
believes that most likely a student
passed them out 'Tm not going
to deny that we will be aggressive
in getting the word out. ..but we
will not go on a campus
uninvited."

Rakowitz stated that Playboy's
policy is to attempt to promote

the auditions on the campus. If
that doesn't work, they publicize
off-campus.

Typically the women want to
go to Playboy. She said, "They
call us. We don't force them to
p< >se. Wherever we go we find
girls who want to do it."

She also mentioned that there
are usually a significant number of
women who are interested in
other aspects of the magazine,
such as writing. These women,
who have no desire to pose,
choose to support Playboy by
spreading information about
recmitment.

She said that the most
important qualities Playboy
searched for, especially for this
issue, were intelligence and
personality as w ell as diversified
good looks. "We are known for
our tasteful pictorials. It's an ail-
American type of look" that they
want.

Although the controversy
began during the recmitment
phase in the fall, it essentially
disappeared until the release of
the April issue on Tuesday,
February 26.

Apparently the great majority
of the campus community was
unaware that three of Agnes
Scott's students were featured in
the pictorial until the magazine
actually reached the stands.

From that time until now,
various interviews have been
given by seniors Suzanne Redmon
and Deborah Reel and sophomore
Kathleen (Kitty) Voss, all of
whom appeared in the "Women
of Women's Colleges" issue.

In the midst of these inter-
views, groups of Agnes Scott
students have protested against
their choice to pose in the

(continued on page 2)

Inside

Rep Cc

uncil announces Undoing Racism workshop

Editorials

PqgE 5

Memories of trip to Soviet Georgia

Features

Page 8

Doors: Break on through to rhe other side

Arts

Page 11

News

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 2

Kitty Voss sjgns her picture with a smile.

1991-92 election results

Compiled by Ginger Hartley

Rep Council

President: Amy Higgins
Vice-President: Jessica Carey
Secretary: Open tor petition
Treasurer: Meredith Jolley
International Representai ive:
Elections held Tuesday, March 12
African- American Representa-
tive: Elections held Tuesday,
Match 12
[nterdorm

President: Vanessa Elliot

We- President: five Allen
Secretary /Treasurer: Miranda
Walker

Dorm Presidents:

Inman: Emily Perry
Main: Mary Curtis Lantord
Rehekah: Mary Ahhir
Winship: BarhieStitt
Walters: Cari Haack
I >Otm Secretaries:
Inman: Jennifer Bmce
Main: Susan Pittman
Rehekah: Jen Waddell
Winship: Tonya Smith
Walters: Ahnna Williams
Dorm C ounselors:
Inman: Laura Andrews, Recca
Boone, Kendra Outler
Main: C .ourtne\ 1 larris, Amher
Martin

Rehekah: KtmJohnsOTl, lenniter
Lard, Rnxike Parish, Angela

Weaver

Winship: Beth Barnes, Katherine
Brenning, Aiyson Bunnell,
English lliinell. Willa
1 lendrickson, Debbie Henon
[osie 1 [oilman, Stacey 1 lonea

Kim Walker
Athletic Association

President: Anne Bearden
\ k e President: ^ )peil t< >r petition
Orientation Council
President: ( arol Wilcher

Vice-President: Deana Young
Social Council
President: Juliet Carney
Vice-President: Shannon Grace
Secretary: Shannon Ramker
Treasurer: Mary Beth Graves
Honor Court
President: Jeanette Elias
Vice-President: Cynthia Neal
Secretary/Treasurer: El lie Porter
Class Officers
1992

President: Lauren Fow ler

Vice President: Courtney Alison

Sec re t . i ry/Trcasu rer: Ruth

Lightfbot

Reps: Leigh Bennett, Ann
Btidwells Kara Russell, Tara
Sommervifle

Honor Court Reps: Noelle
Hemming Paige Priester
1993

President: Traci Conim
Vice-President: Run-off between
Betty Hammond/Helen Nash
Sec re t . i r\ /Treasurer: Cathy
Alexander

Reps: Wendy Allsbrook, Ellen
Chilcutt, Maty- Frances Kerr,
Deborah Waiters
Honor Court Reps:
Helene Barrus, Ellie Porter
1994

President: Betsy I lorton
Vice-President: Claire Laye
Secretary /Treasurer: Tift am

Goodman

Rej s: Amka Drystad, Andie
Medven. Elena Paras, Bryn Perry
Honor Court Reps: Julie l\kes,
Laura Rice
RSO

Rep: Jeanne Peters
Honor Court Reps: Helene
Barms, Susan Buckley
Steering Committee: Sandi
1 larsh, Kathleen Monturo, Donna
Kimball, Melanie Pavich-Lindsay

Playboy controversy

(ci minuted from page I)

magazine.

Individuals from outside the
college community have also
questioned the reasons behind the
w omen's choice, often questioning
students other than the three
involved in an harrassing manner.

Playboy sponsored two auto-
graph sessions in Atlanta the day of
the issue's release. The students
from Agnes Scott, Brenau
Women's College and William
Woods College w ho are featured in
the pictorial w ere available at B.
Dalton Book seller on Peachtree
from 1 1:30 a.m. to 1:00 and at
Newsrack in Lenox Mall later that
day from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00.

During the Lenox session,
between 40 and 50 Agnes Scott
w omen dressed in College attire
protested the pictorial with posters.
Security required protesters to put
aw ay their signs.

One sign read: "Why should we
be jealous of exploitation. 7 " A
senior present at the demonstration
commented that the message on
the poster was in direct response to
a remark made earlier in the day by
Voss on a local radio station.

Voss had stated in a radio
interview that the students at her
college who w ere upset about the
pictorial felt that way simply
because they w ere jealous.

She commented to ,i spectator
that "All my life Pve dealt with
people who don't approv e of what 1
do." She hopes that ~ there are
people who will take this seriously."

In response to the protesters,
Voss remarked to Soviet C Georgian
reporter Nugzar Ruhadze that she
"anticipates it [protesting] will get
worse. I'm proud 1 had the guts to
do it."

However, she felt that "it
[would] blow over in a couple of
weeks."

Deborah Peel commented to
Channel 5 New s reporter Doug
Richards that she "knew it
[protesting] was going to happen."

"So what," she said. "They have
their opinion, I have mine. Pm an
independent person and I'm free to
do as I w ish and SO are they. I don't
have any problem with their right
ti ) be here."

One student present at the
demonstration said th.it "We aren't
here because of the immoral
implications involved. That's
something for the three women to
deal with. We are here because
whether inadvertently or not, they
have represented our college in an
extremely negative way.

'That is why we feel we have to
let the public know that Agnes
Scott is not an institution of
women easier and w illing to degrade
themselves by removing their
clothes tor money."

Spectators at Lenox expressed
varying opinions concerning the
autograph session. One 31 year-old
male said, "I can't understand why
women w ould want to autograph a

centerfold because women think
it's degrading; I think it's degrad-
ing."

Another male spectator, age
22, responded quite differently
when asked his opinion. He
stated, "That's their priority to
show what they have. Whatever
is good art will always be contro-
versial."

Two Agnes Se< >tt alumnae
w ho happened to he at Lenox said
t hey w ere shocked by the actions
tit the three Agnes Scott women.
Kimberly Osias '89 questioned,
"Has nothing sunk in.' Has no
educational message hit home'
The message o\ feminism and
independence has been ignored
[by these students]."

Mitrina Mogelnicki W said
she telt that "this will create a lot
of misrepresentation. Even the
alums will feel it."

Lenox Square Mall manager
Jim Adkins commented that the
protesters from Agnes Scott were
"cooperative." He admitted,
howeyer, that it he had known
the demonstration would occur,
he might have denied the news
stations the t ight to bring their
cameras.

When asked it aware ot the
questionable window display at
the Newsrack, he responded that
"We may go up and talk to them
about their display. We try to
monitor these. We will probably
speak to them."

Adkins said he did not request
for the store to remove the covers
ot PLi\hn\ trom their w indow
immediately because they were
blocked from view by the
pn testers.

Senior Suzanne Redmon made
no comments during the Lenox
signing.

Since the demonstration at
Lenox, Voss and Reel haw
participated in several radii)
interviews.

Voss commented during a
morning show program on
WKtST'M that she teels the
protests by Agnes Scott students
were misguided. "I'm really
flattered that my breasts are more
important than the war."

The administration of Agnes
Scott released .in official state-
ment on the April 1991 issue of
Playboy, stating that the College
believes the magazine "perpetu-
ates and reinforces steret >types
against women and that its values
run counter to all we represent,"
and said that it was "disap-
pointed" by the choices of these
students, but did not deny their
right tt make them.

Reel informed The Profile that

she had previously been told by
the Office of Public Relations tli.it
the ( College would not have an
u ( fficia) opinion. "

As V< 65 predicted, the
controversy has dec reased
significantly. Agnes Scpjfl

students still question the actions
ot their peers.

Reel extends an invitation to
clarify any questions. "I'm happy
to speak with anyone about the
experience. I'm happy to discuss
this with anybody. I'm perfectly
willing to listen to other opinions.
That's what learning is about
that's why I'm here."

She also clarified her stance on
her actions: "I'm not officially
representing Agnes Scott. 1 am a
student. 1 am a female and 1
happen to attend A SC. I don't
proport to represent anyone but
myself. It is what it is, it's nothing
more. It's ;i picture in a maga-
zine."

Reel also said that "I'm not so
sure it would he such a big deal it
A Si ] were co-ed."

Phyb 'x's Rakownz provided
official comment regarding the
magazine's views about their
depiction ot women, especially
the women ot women's colleges,
to the effect that "the readers
would have been disappointed it
we had featured dressed w omen,"
and that "the women who
protested have a very limited view
of feminism; women have the
right to do whatever they want to

do."

When informed that Agnes
Scott had experienced numerous

cases ol hanassmenl ranging trom

mild to more serious. Rakowitz
related the information to Playboy
Enterprise's I Hrector of Security,
w ho w ill be looking into the
incidents in the upcoming weeks.

The magazine claims to be
\ via concerned about threats i< i
the safety ot women who pose as
well as th.it ot people affected by
assi nziation.

The director was part icularly
interested in an incident involv-
ing junior Leigh Bennett two
w eeks ago.

While driving in Atlanta, a car
bearing C ieorgia Tech stickers
tailgated her car and then
proceeded to drive next to her.
Yelling at Bennett, the group of
young men waved a copy of
April's Playboy at her.

In conjunction with posing in

the pictorial, each of the women

have equal opportunity i >t

winning a $5000 scholarship
towards their education.

By dialing a "900" telephone
number and entering a t< >uc h>

tone c< >de, readers \ < >te I >n the
models, whose messages concern-
ing their academic and pers. >nal
plans can be heard. Readers may

also leave personal messages fot

the models.

Seni( >r Suzanne Reditu >n's

message disc usses her healthy
eating habits, menti ming that she

tries ti ) stay away In >m "salt and
pec ker, uh pepper."

Each of the three w < mien
mentn >ns ,i desire f< I travel n her

message.

News

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 3

Students boycott classes for
SFA-sponsored teach-in on war

BY Missy Mullinax

In response to what was called
the "underdeveloped" war
awareness level of Agnes Scott
students, Students for Feminist
Awareness sponsored a teach-in
on the war.

On Thursday, Fehmary 28,
students gathered on the quad
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to share
opinions, facts, and gut-level
emotions about various aspects of
the Persian Gulf situation.

Several professors, including

Cathy Scott, Gus Cochran, and
Steve Guthrie, joined the
student discussion. Many
students participated throughout
the day.

Although there were a few
organized speakers (among them
Mary Frances Kerr '93, Layli
Miller-Bashir '93, and an Emory
student who had heen in Iraq),
the stmcture of the teach-in was
open and informal.

SFA printed and distributed
flyers on campus advertising the
teach-in. The group encouraged

students to "dedicate this day to
teaching ourselves and
listening to each other" and to
"create a non-intimidating
environment of mutual respect"
where opinions could he
exchanged.

Topics addressed ranged
from "Why is the U.S. in the
Middle East. 7 " to "What does
the war mean for the peace
dividend and the economy?"

SFA organizers felt that the
teach-in was very successful in
its consciousness raising effort.

Task force attempts to improve
quality of academic and social life

m Bryn Perky

Task Force D: Quality of
Student Life visited student
dorms from February 18 to
March 5 to discuss their concerns
about academic and social life.

Each meeting hegan by
questioning how the traditional
Agnes Scott campus culture fits
the current community.

Special discussion groups were
set up with the RSO, African-
American, and international
students.

Students expressed concern in
several areas. Issues commonly
addressed were the lack of
religious and racial toleration,
campus employment, coping with
stress, tuition, lack of community
among students, and the campus-
wide necessity for upgrading
morals.

Students suggested several
ideas for improving the quality of
the Agnes Scott experience.
Ideas ranged from instituting an
aerobics class as part of work study
to installing divides, comfortable

furniture, and a juke hox in the
lower level of the Alston Center.

The task force intends to
continue conv eying the concerns
of the student body to the proper
individuals.

Task Force D Members
currently include co-chairs Gue'
Hudson and Rosemary Eheriel;
Ron Bymside, Russ Drew, Jennifer
Cooper, Cindy Peterson, Patti
Snyder, Patricia White, Larry
Riddle, Bryn Perry, Rhina
Fernandez, Lauren Fowler, and
Melody Martini.

First sophomore family weekend a success

byNAnska Lovell anp
Tra( y Peavy

The first weekend of March,
sophomores experienced two
important events as their family
and friends visited the campus,
and they received their class rings.

After attending the reception
with the faculty, many sopho-

mores spent Friday evening talking
and dining with their guests.

Weekend festivities hegan on
Saturday. The sophomores set
aside this morning as a time to
show their family and friends what
campus life is about at Agnes Scott.
Guests had the opportunity to
attend two half-hour mock classes.

CldSS choices included Myrtle
Lewin's "Mathematical Perspec-

Global Awareness group
presents trip to Oaxaca

by Rita Ganey
Contributing Editor

Have you ever wanted to tour
Mexico but never had the
opportunity. 7 If so, you missed
your chance.

On Monday, March 4,
everyone on campus was invited
to tour Mexico without getting
travel sick, Montezuma's
revenge, or any of the other
negatives associated with
extensive travel in Mexico. The
1990-91 Global Awareness class
to Oaxaca presented this tour.

Beginning in Mexico City,
the excursion went to Oaxaca
and Cancun. The tour was
complete with humorous skits

that had actually happened to
the group and brief "lectures" on
topics the students researched
while in Mexico. Some of the
topics were feminism, religion,
and government.

A slide show, narrated hy a
"tour guide," gave a sense of the
color and atmosphere of the trip.
On display were some of the
purchases, dolls, wall hangings,
rugs, and other things the
students had made in Mexico.
The guacamole, salsa, and
tortilla chips also gave the
"tourists" a taste of Mexico.

The effect was not only to
tell, hut to show, some of the
aspects of Mexican life the group
encountered.

tives in Escher Art," Bemita Berry's
"An Introduction to Sociology,"
Linda Hubert's "Consider Charles
ek Kate: 19th Century American
Letters," and Cathy Scott's "State
and Market in Post Communist
Systems."

After attending classes, guests
regrouped with the sophomores to
participate in games in the Alston
Center. After several rounds of
ASC-style Family Feud, students
and their visitors enjoyed a buffet in
Evans Dining Hall.

Later in the afternoon, sopho-
mores presented a slide show
depicting their campus life from the
past two years.

Sophomores spent the remain-
der of the day socializing with their
families.

A fonnal dinner held Saturday
evening began with President
Schmidt commenting that this was
the largest group she had seen at
the dinner portion of what used to
be Sophomore Parents Weekend.
Michael J. Brown also spoke at the
dinner, sharing some of his
reflections about his many years as a
professor at the College.

The ring ceremony in Gaines
Auditorium immediately followed
dinner. Family members and
friends sat in the center section
with the sophomores filling the two
side sections.

Tuition increase

(continued from page I )

assistant professors.

The salaries of administrators
at Agnes Scott College can be
compared to the median 1990-91
salaries of others in the AAUP's
I IB category.

The following data were taken
from the January 23, 1991 issue of
The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The data are based on a survey
sent to 3400 colleges and
universities in the fall of 1990.
Hie response rate was 41%. The
source was College and University
Personnel Association (CUPA).

Median Salaries of College
Administrators, 1990-91:
(Colleges that offer the B.A.
degree only)

Chief executive officer of a single
institution $90,482
Executive vice president 63,205
Chief academic officer 63,600
Chief business officer 6 1 , 364
Chief student

afrairs officer 49,284
Dean, students 40,425
Chief admissions officer 40,000
Chief development officer 58,500
Chief public relations
officer 35,223
Assistant to chief executive c^rficcr
37,150

Registrar 33,419
Chief executive officer of a system
(All institutions) 98,666

These are median slalaries.
Salary infonnation from Agnes
Scott College for 1990-91 is not
yet available.

Waggoner points out that
although faculty salaries for 1990-
91 did not increase dramatically,
there were rather large increases
in the cost of health insurance
due to the rising cost of insurance

and health care.

Benefits as a percentage of
salary equalled 22% in 1989-90.
He notes this as one important
area in which money is being
spent.

Another, according to
Waggoner, is financial aid.
Typically a "winner" in budgetary
decisions, financial aid makes up
1 7% of expenditures for 1 990-9 1 .

Dean of the College Sarah
Blanshei lists academic areas in
which she feels the most money
has been spent. She cites the
Global Awareness program as a
major recipient of funds. Previ-
ously funded by an outside grant,
the program is being supported
completely by the College for the
first time this year.

Other areas of large expendi-
ture are the funding of the new
position of the Director of
Academic Computing and extra
funding to support faculty
development of the sciences.

Despite these answers, students
are left unconsoled. Many feel
that money is not being spent as if
should be, citing faculty as the
lifeblood ot the College and
voicing concerns over the
possibility of losing Agnes Scott
College's faculty to higher-paying
institutions.

These concerns have craeted a
great deal of resentment over
rising tuition. Students feel that
until money is more efficiently
budgeted, tuition should be
frozen.

Various plans, including one
for guaranteed tuition, have been
investigated, but no solution has
been found.

Editorials

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 4

AGNES
SCOTT

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The Forum

Editor-in-Chief

Michelle Roberts
Managing Editor Associate Editor
Laura Shaefter Kristin Lemmerman

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Lagniappe

by Michelle Roberts

It's very hard to give up something that you have
been involved in and committed to tor tour years
without sounding sappy. Prn feeling mixed emotions,
though, as I write my last words as editor in this issue.

During my tirst two wide-eyed and naive years at
Agnes Scott, I always looked to this space first when 1
read The Profile. At that time, the editor's column was
one of the only places in which a writer expressed her
feelings about an issue or idea for the whole commu-
nity to read and scrutinize.

IVe come to realize that this space is not as impor-
tant to others as it has been to me. Writing a regular
column has given me the self confidence that does not
necessarily come with writing ease. I have learned that
1 do have opinions and that they can make a differ-
ence.

My responsibility has not allowed me to make
changes in the way Agnes Scott College functions, but
it has given me a sort of bird's-eye view of what goes
on. I have had the privilege of hearing women articu-
late their own beliefs in a community that acknowl-
edges and values us tor what we have to contribute, not
f< ac what we look like or how well we can serve others.

In a larger college, in which the campus newspaper
editor is usually an elected (and paid) position, I'm sure
I would not have had this opportunity what more
can I say regarding the merits of a small liberal arts
college. 7

The experience has been tough. The pressure
(largely self-inflicted) to produce a quality paper
deserving of this college has often been high; the work
has consumed many hours which I usually longed to
spend in other ways; but I don't think 1 w ould have
had it any other way,

I am proud ot the way The Profile has evolved as a
valuable channel tor communication. The current
editorial ^taff is one ot the most dedicated in years, and
1 sense that the paper is read with enthusiasm by
Students faculty, staff, alumnae, parents, and friends.

1 wish Laura Shaefter and Kristin Lemmerman much
luck as co-editors. I would like to thank them for
appreciating organization as much as I do and lor being
unbelievably dependable.

Thanks to everyone w ho encouraged and supported
me in the past year. I would feel very pretentious if I
named them, but I think they know who they are. 1
never thought fid say it, but I will really miss this job.

Issues behind the April Playboy "Women of
Women's Colleges" issue are complex

BY MlCHELE A. BaRARO

The latest controversy here at
Agnes Scott College has been the
pictorial debut ol three students
in PLiyhoy magazine. The photos
were advertised as part of an
article about the 'Women ol
Women's Colleges." Naturally,
many students, faculty and start
members are quite upset.

There are many people w ho
leel that these women have done
a disservice to the institution.
They wonder how the women
can attend a women's college
which promotes women's
intellectual strength and indepen-
dence and pose tor Playboy.

One could possibly argue th.it
it is precisely because che^e
women attend an institution
which promotes women's right to
choose that they could bare all for
the general public.

Other people leel that these
women have damaged the
reputation ot the scKooi. I hate to
inform these people that women's
schools already have a charming
array ot images ranging from
"They're all man-hating lesbians"
to 'They're sluttier than the
w< >men at co-ed sehtxils."

iwEuzaretiiPfiryam

Time Trawler li >vesjesus because
he brought us such a simple set ot
messages designed t< > make this
earthly lite Heaven- Here-Now. But
in the past 2000 years, he has been
burdened down with so much
patriarchal garbage, w hi can hardly
find the poor fellow amidst it all.
Most t >f the excess baggage leads us
m >t tc nvard the \w ffshjp ( >t G< xJ, wht )
is pure spirit; but comlit i< >ns
suhlinunally to commit idolatry ot the
human male by denigrating powerful
Biblical women. The end result is ft i
instill in us, if we disengage < kjt minds
long em >ugh u ) Mieve this sniff, such

a sense of guilt and unworthiness thai
we will gladlv stay pregnant in the
kitchen a x >king a ncred dishes.

Alth( nigh tlx* church maintains
that Adam was supen< >r because ( u xJ
created him first, die discerning reader
of the Bible will discov er that all I i
the lesser an im, lis were i reated first.
Adam was a rough draft.

Altht nigh Eve was created by the
s ii i le eternally U >rgiving C i( xJ,
si >mehow the church his made her
sin unforgivable U % eternity. Not i nl\
that, Kit she infected all her daughters
with her guilt. But Eve wasn't even

There were numerous
objections to the women's
participation in Playboy's publicity
gimmicks including the issues ot
sexual exploitation and campus
safety. All ot these arguments
have validity; however, at this
time I would like to raise some
other relevant questions.

Is it not possible that a campus
where a woman can get a hotel
room twice each year with the
tacit approval of the administra-
tion but cannot have a male
companion in her room after
midnight invites such "breaches
ol moral conduct. 1 "' After all, our
campus lite has not made
significant moves to address the
mixed messages promoted by our
society.

Also, is it not interesting, ai
least, that our campus has so
many cases of eating disorders and
these women, as well as the others
who may have tried out but not
been chosen, felt the need to seek
physical approval in Playboy!

We have many discussions ol
how to tell if you or a friend suffer
from an eating disorder; we do not
have any forums, except in
women's studies I am sure, to
address the problems related to

Time Traveler

FREE JESUS!

made yet when GcxJ gave Adam his
instructions about the fruit of die tree
( )t km miedgc. She was deceived by
the serpent* while Adam knew that
be was defying orders.

Tie "Holy Trinity' 1 is never

mentu >ned in the Bible. They talked
that ( )ne later. It the human family is
made in the image ot die heavenly
family and that is o imp >sed i f Father-
S>n-Ghost, doesn't it seem i vld to you
that while die m >ther is si > crucial to
human survival, diere isn't one in
heaven. 7 Yeah. Maybe if they made
die superstructure c >f Christ ianitya
little ttU >re [< >gical, [ft >re pet iple \\\ hAI

be able to believe it

Mary Magdalene wasn't ,i
prostitute, either. Nor was Sah me
the st npper who got John the Raptist

beheaded But calling Magdalene a

win >re is a |vrfeet way n > discredit

Jesus' m >st 1( jyal disciple, the ( me
courage* hls em hi Ji t i stand by the
u\ ^s with him while the men
cowered in hiding.

Sak me was really the m< itherof

the disciples James , ind Jt lfo&

1 len xJias' daughter has m > name in

the Bible.

Tie churches win i bar w< >men
from the pnesth( x kI use several
excuses, all ( >f which are t( >tally

women's physical self-images,

Let us think seriously about
these questions. We have the
golden opportunity to use this
current "crisis" as a vehicle for
dialogue and change. Let us look
at these issues outside ot "the
morality question" and stop
condemning one another tor our
individual, it poor, choices.
Women condemning women
does not encourage change.

When Playboy ^nwnwKcA its
intentions last semester, the only
people who expressed eoncern
were our local, olten-ostracized
feminists. They asked for our
support in a protest. We
declined; we just laughed it ofl at
the time. Now, we have deckled
to get angr\ and to protest.

We could have gotten
together, as rumor says that
Spelmanites did, and made a
conscious, collective decision
that no student would apply to
Playboy. We missed our chance;
now, we are upset.

The time tor protests was last
tall. Now, it is time to look at
the possible issues behind the
issue and to attempt to deal with
them accordingly.

PEACE

illogical. Eve's eternal guilt is one.
And, "Jesus was a man," they siy,

^therefi >re w< >men can't be pnests."
Jesi is was also a y< n ing, eta n usual

Semite, and yet the priesthood is not

limited to such men. Besides, as
S >n >i oner Tmth \\ tinted out, if Jesi is
was K >m ( 4 a virgin, then men had
nothing at all to do with him.

Then they'll say, "Well, St. Peter
was a man when Jesus said "I fpon this
rock I will build my church.'" I low-

ever, rocks have no discernible sex 1

haven't Ken able t< I Itvate the
tninslation where Jesus says, 1 shall
build my church upon this peter."

^ince all humans haw the simc sex
organs, the only difference is that men
have, in enlarged*. Iitorisand fallen

< ivaries, If < <nly priests w ith male
genitalia can sanctify us pn perly, then

it follows logically that the larger the
priest's jx nis, ilu qiiK ker he- tan get his
parish h meJS h > heaven. I X >e s anylxxly
ten w if ( ath( >l ics who are checking
out a new i hurt luarry alt >ng a tufcf?

Ladies, believe what you want but,
according ti ithe Bible, Jesus was a

feminist If men attempt to enslave y< >u
in 1 lis name-, d( >n't Mieve a w< rd 1 4 it.

"R i many shall < < me in my nape, and

they shall de< eive many." 1 le was right

ah id that, i < k >.

Editorials

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 5

U5- poHeafc 4np fSrhign Policy

Rep

by Christy Dickert

During the weekend of April
12-14, all Agrees Scott students
will be Invited to attend Rep's
diversity project, the Undoing
Racism Workshop, which will he
unlike any previous Rep-
sponsored diversity program.

What will be so spec is 1 about
this project I First, four facilita-
tors will be coming from the
People's Institute for Survival
and Beyond in New Orleans to
Lead the conference. Secondly,
those attending will need to
commit Friday evening, Satur-
day, and Sunday to the work-
shop.

Now before you begin to
make excuses such as having to
attend this < >r thai party or
having a big paper due on the
following Monday, consider
what you will gain from the
Undoing Racism Workshop.

First, you will develop
measures that can be taken here
at Agnes Scott toward dealing
with racism on campus. In
addition, you 11 leave the
workshop with the individual
skills to deal with different kinds
of power structures, whether they
he racism, sexism, or ethnocen-
trism.

These seem like valuable

U.S. and Them

Deaf Editor:

I managed to attend about
two hours of the teach-in
February 28, and I want to thank
the organizers and discussion
leaders for their efforts. It was
clear that people had done then-
homework and, even more, that
they had thought long and hard
about the issues they raised.
There was also more openness to
diverse opinion more of an
attempt to mediate and incorpo-
rate than I remember from my
own college days in the 1960s.

There are dozens of things I
would like to say now, especially
after a night to think about
them, and I'm sure that
everyuone who was there feels
similarly. I'll limit myself to one
thought, which as far as I know
was not discussed during the
discussion.

Once or twice at the teach-in,
and several times elsewhere on
campus in recent weeks,
someone commenting on the
treatment of Palestinians has
used a phrase like "the Jewish
people" when they meant "the
state of Israel." I'm sure no harm
was intended, hut there is a
difference, and we need to keep
it in mind. Current Israeli
policies are those of an elected

Rap

skills to gain from just a weekend -
long workshop!

The Undoing Racism
Workshop will he very interac-
tive and w ill work best it
participants come from all
different beliefs and backgrounds.
It is Rep's goal to have at least 40
students attending.

One of the goals of the
workshop will he tor participants
to see how structures such as
racism are built. By understand-
ing how these hierarchies are
formed, participants will learn
how to more effectively deal with
them.

Students will also learn to
look at the history of movements
for equality through the eyes of
those being oppressed, rather
than from the traditional
viewpoint of the dominant group.

Agnes Scott women who have
.it (ended the Undoing Racism
Workshop elsewhere in the past
say that while the weekend w as
very intense, they left the
workshop feeling empowered.

Past participants highly
recommend the workshop, and
Rep hopes th.it students will take
advantage of the opportunity to
learn how to effectively deal with
an issue of vital concern to our
campus.

government (as our own policies
in the Middle East are those of
an elected government.).* but
Israeli policy is not the will of all
Israeli citizens there is orga-
nized opposition within Israel,
just as there is organized opposi-
tion here to American foreign
policy and they are not the
policies of "the Jewish people,"
most of whom don't even live in
Israel and have no say in the
matter.

I still believe that Israel's
policy toward Palestinians is
wrong, hut this war has given me
a new understanding of the
precariousness of Israels exist-
ence, and I am less sure now that
there is a simple solution to the
problem. Maybe more impor-
tant, the byproducts of this
war the general moral
anaesthesia, the rhetoric of
demonization on both sides, the
harrassment of Arabs, including
Arab-Americans ("the Moslem
people"), here and in Great
Britain and elsewhere have
reminded us all once again of the
danger of blaming things on an
abstract "Them," whoever
"They" are. Count the cost,
starting with six million of
u Them" in Germany and Poland
and millions more in Armenia,
Africa, both Americas,

(continued on page 6)

by Kat Robinson

I would like to thank those of you
who responded with your thoughts
about Helen Mcintosh. Here are
nvo:

From C. Snead (from an old

tombstone)

To live in the Hearts

We leave Behind
Is not to die.
Fn >m Pn )fesH >r Penelope Gimpbell

Helen was in my course, "The
United States and Japan," during the
fell semester, N8 L ). Lcoking back in
my grade book, something I almost
never do, I find that she had perfect
attendance 6 >r the semester and also
that she had a high A for the course.

There are many things that 1
remember about Helen, hut two
stand out in particular. One is die
puckish Imk she had on her face one
day in class when she recommended
Tsingtad Beer to me and told me
what "Tsingtao" means.

The other Is the term paper she
wti >te and presented to the class at
t he end of die semester. She selected
the topic of the reaction of the
American public to the dropping of
the ate >raie K >mhs on Japan* It was
an excellent paper and the bibliogra-
phy was so gtxxi that I made a copy of
it for my own future use.

On the final examination, die
students ( 1 1 of diem) were required
to write hnefly about one term paper
other than their own. By a large
majority, more students chose
Helen's paper to discuss than any
other.

It was a great joy to have Helen in
my class and to converse with her on
campus after that semester. I shall
always remember her rich voice and

RTC Corner

her cheerfulness. I shall always
cherish her memory.

Also, thanks to SO A tor voting to
donate $100 to RSO for a memorial
pn )ject ( it their ch< nee for Helen.
There are several projects being
discussed at diis time. If w >u would
like t< i c< attribute either ideas or
donations, please contact Jean
McDowell, Box 585.
UNDOING RACISM WORK-
SHOP:

SGA is sponsoring an Undoing
Racism Workshop April 12 to 14.
This normally expensive seminar will
be i feed free of charge! Spaces are
limited! Please call Karhryn
Cullinan, ext. 6842, for more
information. Mark your calendars!
THANK YOU DEAN
HUDSON!

Our request for a daybed or sofa in
the RTC room at the Annex may be
just around die comer. Cue' Hudson
and Brenda Jones will be looking into
the allotment of space at the Annex
to see if we can move out the extra
desk and move in a sofa bed. Also,
Dean Hudson is very receptive to the
idea of a special RSO Handbook and
is willing to help us widi its produc-
tion. Those of you who are inter-
ested, please contribute any ideas to
Box 648 or 53 1 . We are considering
try ing to paste something together
over die summer for fall presentation.
Wanna help. 7 !

CONGRATULATIONS!! to
all RSO seniors GRADUATING in
'91.

YEA!! How about you being the
first to contribute to our u bio" request 7
Just a few short sentences on who you
are, your family, pets, goals, a small
photo, and how many times you've
wanted to throw in the towel! Be an

inspiration for all those of us wh( i
sometimes wonder if it's really wordi
the pain to stick with it till die end!
Support your fellow RTCs by
sharing \\ >urown SUC X-ESS^

THANKS to ail of y< ai who
attended die Strategic Planning
Task Force meeting Monday, March
4. I know your ideas were appreci-
ated and may help make a difference
in die lives of RTCs in the coming
sernesteis; Please d< fri't let your idea*
fade away. Bring them up at RSO
meetings, submit them to Box 53 1
or 648 for publication in the RTC
CORNER and our Newsletter.

Each time you express your
thoughts, they make an impression,
and somehow before you know it,
they become reality. There are lots
of little changes diat would make
RTC and day-student life here even
more pleasant and supportive.

We make up over 10% of die
student body. We can be an
important positive force at Agnes
Scott. You are a part of that force.
By participating and directing focus,
you can help make yourself and
others more comfortable in die hair-
pull mg experiences oi life! So tear
off a a urnef h\ xn your notebwk, jot
down that idea or solution or
problem diat has been floating
around in your mind tor die last year
regarding campus life, and see it
solidified in print, as will at least 1C\?
other RTCs! It's not likely to fade
away after that!

DEADLINES! for any
contributions you would like to see
appear in The Profile, the next
deadline is April 1 1 . Put your
material in box 53 1 or 648 before
that date, please. There is no
deadline for die Newsletter.

Letters To The Editor

Editorials

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 6

Southeast Asia, the Middle East,
and so on. I don't have precise
figures, but I wonder if it would
surprise any of us to learn that
the world has lost more lives in
this centur> r from the wish to be
rid of "Them" than from drunk
driving, smoking, and fatty foods
combined.

Sincerely,

Steve Guthrie

Overexposed

Dear Editor,

The recent exposure received
by three ASC students in
Playboy Magazine has provided
us all with an opportunity to re-
examine the issues and values by
which we choose to define
ourselves. The reactions 1 have
witnessed have been as diverse as
our student body. They have
ranged from a "live and let live"

attitude to outrageous indigna-
tion at such an "obviously
damaging decision which harms
not just the college but the
entire female population. "

I believe this process can be
productive, but am inclined to
see what has happened amongst
us as divisive rather than
consensual. A process I have
witnessed repeatedly on campus.
A precess I would like to change.
For if as womeen attending an
all-women's college in pursuit of
fairly similar goals we fail to
coalesce, how do we plan to
progress in the "real world" ?

While 1 am personally
disappointed any woman would
decide to pose in Playboy, I do
not seek to participate in the
condemnation of these women
personally, but rather the
condemnation and subsequent
transformation of a system that

attempts and all too frequently
succeeds in convincing women
that their primary source of value
lies in their sexuality as defined
by the white male.

Some readers of this letter may
deny the validity of this argu-
ment, claiming it to be a "cop-
out" for a woman's responsibility
in this process. While there is
truth in the acceptance of the
value of self-detenriinance, in its
strictest application it fails to
allow for differences amongst us
in the acquisition of this value.

This argument is very close to
the uninformed position put forth
by those of us who are so tolerant
of the women in abusive relation-
ships. That is, "Why don't they
just leave?" This lack of empathy
for women who are not as strong
as others of us, or are simply
caught up in circumstances they
cannot transcend causes us to
frequently abandon those women
in the most need ot our collective

strength. All too often disgusted
by what we label as timidity in
these women, we alienate them
further rather than empowering
them to do what is best tor
themselves, as well as for women
in general.

I am calling on each of us to
remember that we are all individu-
als, but we make up a greater
whole. We are all on the same
side. Focusing on particularism as
lesbian-feminists, heterosexual
feminists, feminists of color,
feminists who wear makeup or
"I'm not comfortable with the
feminist label" feminists is
divisive. We are all women in
support of women. Most especially
when one of us is confused,
temporarily immobilized, imma-
ture, or manipulated. Creating
divisions amongst ourselves in the
scheme of things impedes our
progress as a gender. It fails to
allow for the very issue our
foremothers fought for: freedom of
choice.

Sometimes our choices are
good, and sometimes they are not
so good, but we do the best with
what we have at the time. And at
least these choices are becoming
choices we make for ourselves.

It is time to move
on. ..together.

Karen A. Schulze

The "D" word

Dear Editor:

Questions arising from the
Faith and Learning Symposium
are the same type of complex
questions asked of our pluralistic
society as a whole. Although
Agnes Scott is traditionally
Presbyterian, the same dilemmas
that exist at this college arc also
experienced in business and
government can religion be
"pushed: 1 ?

As a democratic nation, we af

given the challenge of upholding
the rights of a diverse society.
How far can an inatitution go in

teaching a single religious
doctrine? The key question is
whether Agnes Scott wishes to
remian "traditional" or expand on
our new *' progressive" ideas. In
order to meet the future needs ot
women in our modern society, it
will be necessary to apply a
principle that will incorporate our
diversity with a high moral
standard.

Agnes Scott has already made
greal strides in meeting these
challenges. Diversity and freedom
of thought have been encouraged
with great success. At the same
time, Presbyterianism is there for
th< ise who "feel the call" through
our new full-time chaplain Patti
Snyder. Great strides have also
been made in the religion
department by the appointment ot
Professor John Carey as head of
that department. Both of these
fine individuals are there for those
who want to explore the Presbyte-
rian faith.

If diversity has served the
development of this country so
well throughout its history, why
wouldn't it also make Agnes
Scott a great community. 7 Let's
just keep moving along in the
direction we are going, for we are
alraedy on the right road.

Carolyn L. Williams

Peryam responds to
Parry's letter

Dear Dr. Parry,

Reasoned discourse is a luxury
available mainly in academic
settings and then only to the
privileged few. It is useless in
tmng to deal with an organiza-
tion that considers my uterus
more important than my
intelligence. It is useless also to a
woman trying to explain to her
numerous children why they
don't have enough to eat or a
place to live.

The women of Agnes Scott
need facts about the life they
face in the real world. One fact
is that if they join the Catholic
Church and marry, they will be
considered breeding stock to
manufacture more Catholics for
the Pope. This is a usefl fact
w hen planning one's life.

For an example ot the
Catholic Church's reasoning,
let's construct an exercise in
logic, using as premises two fairly
recent statements made by the
Vatican (paraphrased): "Dis-
crimination against women is
bad." "We discriminate against
women and will continue to do

so." "Therefore we are ." I

leave you to till in the conclu-
sion. It will not be the same
according 10 logic as it is

according to the Vatican.
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Features

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 7

Student Health Center needs some improvements

by Bethany Blankenship
Contributing Editor

Why can't we have 24-hour
health care services. 7 Why don't
we have a pharmacy on campus. 7
Why can't our health center
provide more gynecological
services?

These are questions we've all
pondered about the Agnes Scott
health center and the solutions
aren't easy to come by.

Mary Lu Christiansen is a
nurse practitioner and Director
of Health Services here at Agnes
Scott. She received her nursing
diploma at St. Joseph's Hospital.
She earned both her bachelor's
of science and nursing and her
master's in nursing at Georgia
State University.

"Certified Registered Family
Nurse Practitioner" is her title.
By definition it goes vv beyond
basic nursing, it allows for more
independent practice, provides
additional training to make more
effective assessments of common

health problems and management
of those problems through direct
management, direct care, and
referral systems," she says.

Christiansen works with only
the assistance of secretary Pat
O'Doherty and one part-time
student worker. The college is in
the process of trying to hire
another nurse practitioner for the
health center. He or she will
hopefully be able to provide
increased gynecological services.

The staff number hasn't always
been so limited in the health
center. In fact, the health center
used to reside in what is now the
Collaborative Learning Center.
In the 1950s, the building was
called the Walters-Winship
Infirmary At one time three
nurses under the supervision of
one doctor headed the infinnary.
It provided 24-hour health care
services for the students.

However, in the 1970s the 24-
hour health care service was re-
evaluated because there weren't
enough students actually spend-

ing the night in the infirmary to
make it worthwhile. The infir-
mary then reduced its hours and
cut down on staff.

The health center moved in
the mid-1980s to where it resides
now in the bottom of Main. The
hours are still as short and the staff
number as low but a doctor does
visit the health center. Dr.
Spruell can be found at the health
center on Fridays from 12:30 to 1
p.m. Christiansen refers students
to him when she cannot make a
clear assessment of a student's
problem.

The health center isn't perfect.
Here are some problems students
have encountered:

Why cant the health center
provide 24-hour services?

The health center lacks the
funding to provide enough staffing
for 24-hour services. Even when
the campus was provided with 24-
hour health care, it was not
popularly used.

Also, during that period of

time, Dekalb Medical Center had
not yet been built. When
students were sick, they had no
other place to go other than the
health center. Now that there is a
local hospital emergency room,
students can go there for treat-
ment after health service hours.

Even if a student doesn't have
a car, her senior resident, resident
assistant, or even Public Safety
can give her a ride to Dekalb
Medical.

Why cant the health center
provide an over-the-counter
phaiinacy on campus?

Christiansen receives samples
of medication from drug represen-
tatives but many drug reps cannot
give her certain types of medica-
tion (like antibiotics) because
those types of drugs can only be
given to a pharmacy to distribute.
Although the college doesn't have
the money to open a pharmacy,
the health center does work with
McKinney's Drug Store, which
delivers to Agnes Scott.

Why can't the health center
provide more gynecological services?

Christiansen is limited in the
services she can provide.
Hopefully the new nurse
practitioner who is hired will be
able to increase the health
center's gynecological abilities.

Why doesnt the health center
provide a full- time doctor?

U A full-time doctor isn't
necessary. The majority of
illnesses [seen here] are common,
easily treated illnesses that can
be treated without the expense
of a full-time doctor," states
Christiansen.

Isn't it obvious that there is a
common trend in each of these
questions? It all comes down to
money. If there were no
budgetary restraints, these
problems could probably be
eliminated. The problems do
exist and Christiansen welcomes
your suggestions to try to
improve our health center.

Street Beat

Compiled by Willa Hendrickson and bethany Blankenship

The Question:

Where do you think the latest tuition hike is going?

Angie Simmons,
Class of 1994:

"AU 1 know is hearsay. I think
the information on tuition
should be presented to everyone
[explaining] exactly w here it
goes. I had read in previous
Profiles that financial aid does
not change when tuition goes
up. I think that there should
still be in the works a freeze on
tuition."

Claire Lave & Betsy Horton,
Class of 1994:

"We don't know where tt r s going,
but some oi it should go to
increasing the scholarships and
more financial aid, although the
financial aid here at Agnes Scott
is very gotxl. ASC is very well
endowed. Perhaps those in need
could get a little more money."

Mario Oliver, Class of 1992:

"The saying is, everybody knows
how much the Blackfriars enjoy
bending over backw ards to raise
money for their productions, so
the money will probably be used
to recompense the theatre
department."

Andie Medven, Class of 1994:

"1 would hope that the tuition
increase goes to something
important like academies, but it
will probably go to finance some
new administrative position."

Georgia Fuller, Class of 1993:

"1 really don't have a clue
w here the money's going to,
bin I wish 1 knew, how about

you?-

Features

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 8

T aim ma, Mil hat

Gaumarjos megobrobas! a toast
to lasting Georgian friendship

by Sanpee McGlau
Laura Shaeffer
Contributing Ediu m

As we w ere preparing through-
( >ut the tall semester to gp to
Tbilisi, C leorgia, we w ere given
the usual "what to take" lists,
cultural "what to expect" tips, and
a speed v survey of 2000 years < >f
Georgian history.

We were told about the
i reoigian people and how

important, even

sacred, friendship ____
is to them. We
were tptd to expect
to be enchanted by
the warmth of the
( le< >rgians.

But w hen Keti,
our C ieotgian
language tutor, told
us, "You might
even find love/* we
all smirked. Yeah, right. But she

was right We (the authors) did
not find love in the romantic
sense, hut we did find the bve o!
friends and a new family.

When Georgians tefer to
friendship, they are referring to a
lifelong KmuI forced in childhcxvl.
They make friends m primary
school, and they maintain these
friendships tor the rest of their

fives*

We arrived in Tbilisi on New
Year's Eve. Georgians don't
celebrate New Year's Eve.

Let us clarify that statement.
They begin celebrai ing at

midnight, and the party continue-
until dawn. We spent the tir^t
h< >ur t >f the new year with our
family, sampling C icorgian
delicac ies.

The minute the clcxrk stnick
twelve we toasted the New Year;
then the phone calls from family
and friends began. The phone
rang w ith incoming calls or was
being dialed for outgoing calls
fern midnight until one am

Then the guests began to
arrive. There were over 25 people
jammed elhow to dhow around
one long dinner table. At first it
seemed like an American party,
with a large group of acquaintan-
ces whose only common t ie is the

While there is no more love in the
Qeorgian culture than in others, it is
much more apparent. Before we left,
we did not believe that such deep bonds
could be forged in such a short time.

host.

We ate, we danced, we
toasted; the parry finally broke up
shortly after five. We later
discovered that everyone in
attendance at the parry was a close
friend of our host brother and
sister, Nika and Tamuna. We
were introduced to at least ten
11 he st" friends.

"Best" is plural in Georgian.
Perhaps the word choice was due
to a language barrier, and they
actually meant "close," hut it was
pn tbabiy more of an illustration of
an innate difference in our tw< i
cultures.

Friends arc family members.
They pome in and out of their
friends' apartments with the
familiarity 1 *t * >ne who lives there.
Our first day there we were served

lunch by a woman who we assumed
to be a cousin of our host family;
her manner and actions suggested
to us that she was a relative
answering the phone, serving
lunch, etc. We later discovered she
was a neighbor, one of the "best"
friends.

Georgians 1 favorite pastime is
simply gathering at one of their
friends' homes for an informal
supra, or party. People sit around,
eat, dance, and simply enjoy each
other's company. Our best
__ memories are of the

supras we took part in.

Georgians treat
their guests with even
more devotion than

they show their
friends. As guests, we
were immediately
welcomed into their
circle and designated
friends. It felt almost
like cheating!

It was an honor to he called
friend hy those to whom the word
means so much. We made more
friends than we could team the
names of. (Luckily, main of them
had the same name! George, or
Giorgi, is particularly common in
Georgia, as he is their patron saint.)

Not only are friends family, but
family are friends. C }& >rgians are
very affectionate with and protec-
tive of both their friends and family
members. Brothers and sisters ,ire
part of the same group of friends.
They dance together and hang out
t( >gether. Older hn >t hers are very
protective of their younger sisters.
Nika would always make sure that
Tamuna stayed out of trouble.

Several times Tamuna referred
to American young adults' practice

From Student to Attorney

by Shirley J. Kennedy

Connie Patterson '84, who
tnajored in English and psychol-
ogy at Agnes Scott, is an
attorney specializing in real
estate development law with
Hyatt cx Rhoads, P.O. In this
instance, 1 feel that it might he of
more interest to raeders to learn
about entering and completing
law school than the work
performed as a lawyer. Based on
my personal experiences in the
legal world and the opinions of a
few of my attorney friends, "LA.
Law" it ain't!

SJK: When did you first
decide that you wanted to be an
attorney. 1

CCP: When 1 was a junior at
Agnes Scott.

SJK: How did you go about
obtaining admission to law-
school. 7

CCP: The process is fairly
similar to the undergraduate
admission process. Instaed of
taking the SAT, you take the
LSAT and fill put applications,
just like college, but the applica-
tions are usually longer.

SJK: Where did you attend. 7

CCP: The University of
Georgia. 1 chose it because 1
wanted to practice in Atlanta,
and Georgia is a good "feeding 11
school into the Atlanta market.

SJK: Hid you immediately
enroll in law school upon
graduation from Agnes Scott .'

CCP: Yes.

SJK: I've heard from some

friends of mine who are currently
in law school that the first year is
pure hell! What was [aw school
like for you.'

CCP: Absolutely! Actually,
tor me personally it was probably
the best year of my life and the
worst year of my life.

SJK: Can you elaborate?

CCP: The amount of time
studying and the amount ot time
spent, the frustration level
everything was at a peak. 1
thought 1 studied hard at Agnes
Scott ! In law school it was
increased ten times. At the same
time, 1 met wonderful people. I
made friends that 1 know 1 will
have the rest ot my life. You go
through so much together, it
becomes a really tight-knit
group. When you rise to meet
those challenges, it is that much
rriore re wad ing. The funny part
is that it's just the first year. You
sort of breeze through the next
two. The only hard thing about
my second year was that I was on
Law Review,

SJK: During a law school
student's second and third year,
she attempts to obtain a clerk
posit ion with a firm, which will,
hopefully, lead to a full time
position with that firm. What is
involved in securing such a
position.'

CCP: Every major law school
has an on-campus recruiting
program. Before the firms ever
come to campus, you select who
gets your resume. Resumes are
shipped oft to the firms, they
come onto campus for a prelimi-
nary interview, and a call-hack
interview. Then out of the
t wenty or however main the\

interview that day, they choose

two or three to come to their
firm to interview,

SJK: Is it true that an English
major is the best prcpar.it i< mi .i
lawyer can have?

CCP: That's probably true

with most colleges. That's not

necessarily true.it Agnes Scott,

because no matter w h.it y< hi
major in at .Agnes Scott, you
wind up writ ing a million papers.
1 hose |in law school] who didn't
have 'he writing skills really

suffered.

of moving out their homes and
away from their parents. That
action is simply unthinkable to
Georgians. They live with their
parents until marriage, and often
after that, too. Tamuna told us
several times, "We could not live
without our parents."

The bond between parents and
children is very strong. They take
care of each other for all of their
lives.

While there is no more love in
the Georgian culture than in
others, it is much more apparent
Before we left, we did not believe
that such deep bonds could be

forged in such a short time. But
C ieorgia and its people are intense

in their emotions, their love, their

friendship. We were blessed and
honored to be considered "friends"
in ,i place where friendship is so
highly valued.

Travelers often claim, "Oh, it
was ihc/>cn/)/e who made the trip
special." It sounds like a cliche for
us to make the same claim, hut the
Georgian people are truly unique.
Every posteatd we sent hack home
contained the phrase, "The people
are wonderful/ 1 and it is true.
When we It x k through our
photographs, we don't pause so

much toooh and aah over the
beautiful architecture of the
churches and monuments

instead, we sigh over the pictures
of our friends and family.
We had wondered if our trip to
Tbilisi would change us, or if it
would simply he an isolated event
in our lives. When we left
C Georgia, we did not leave our
( Jet >rgian friendships behind; we
brought the love we found there
hack with us. Our beans,
however, remain in Tbilisi.

Features

Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 9

Public Safety officer played dual role in war

by Brooke M. Colvard

Contributing Ediu >r

The following article was inadverp
mdy left out of the last issue.

Michael A. Gaston has been a
member of the Department oi
Puhlic Safety since last summer.
On January 7, he left Atlanta boiind
tor Jeseri training in California.

Gaston was horn in New York
City to the late Paul Gaston and
Lois Gaston. He has a sister, Lis t a,
and two brothers, Paul and Vincent.
At the age of five, C Gaston's family
moved to Los Angeles, where his
mother still resides.

4 As a child, he was military
minded very patriotic," says his
mother "He loved to watch John
Wayne/ 1 In L972; at the age^of
seventeen, Gaston enlisted in the

Marines, becoming an armed
escort.

While in the marines, Gaston
was stationed in several foreign
countries Including Spain,
England, France, and the
Phillipines. After serving as a
marine lor eleven years, he joined
the Army and worked tor security
;it the Los Angeles airport

In 1985, he moved to Atlanta,
"to further his education by
attending Morris Brown Acad*
emy," according to Mrs. Gaston.
"He wants to get his education
and career together before
marriage/ 1

Mrs. Gaston says that Michael
is a "second generation American"
on her side of the family. His
grandmother was British and his
grandfather was from the Middle

East. His father's family has lived
in Georgia for over a hundred
years, and now reside in Savaiv
nah. Gaston comes from a long
line of military service; one oi his
relatives fought in the Civil War.

His mother calls his participa-
tion in Operation Desert Storm "a
dual role he wants to free his
ancestral land and serve the
United States."

Gaston currently serves as an
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armored corps. He has been
stationed at Fort Irwin with the
intention of going to the Middle
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the fort on January 7. At press
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the planned date or if the date of
departure was postponed.

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Activities. Since lew students
have had a chance to meet her,
the office of Student Activities
w anted to give the campus
community a brief introduction
to our newest member.

Wheaton is an Atlanta
native. She majored in public
relations at the University of
Georgia and just recently
completed her master's degree in
counseling at Georgia State.

Although she has no pets to
keep her company at home, she
does have a husband named
Mark, w hom she married a year
ago last August. She enjoys
aerobics, running, and generally
"anything outside." She is also

Involved in youth counseling at
her church.

Wheaton brings to Agnes
Scott a Lot of energy and enthusi-
asm for her job. She encourages
students to come by her office
anytime to give her suggestions oi
ideas for new programs or activi-
ties, or just to come by and meet
her.

In the few weeks she has been
here, she has made herself an
important part of our community.
She is already busy planning coffee
houses and ordering new pool
cues, not to mention supervising
all the workers at the Information
Desk.

When asked what she would
like to accomplish in her job, she
laughingly replied that she wanted
to book the Indigo Girls for a
coffee house within the next two
years. Good luck, Ellen!

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number, along with the name of your company and job title, or
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Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Pact 10

Caution: This article may contain radioactive material!

by Brooke M. Colvard
Contributing Editor

What do smoke detectors,
rocket launchers, Coleman
lantern mantles, cat s eye
marbles, vaseline glass, Fiesta
Ware, camera lenses, and the tile
that was in the Georgia State
University president's bathroom
have in common? Give up. ?
They are all radioactive!

Three classes in the biology
deptartment (cellular physiology
and biochemistry, microbiology,
and molecular genetics) attended
a professional training program
on February 21 and 22 con-
ducted by Drs. Paul Frame and
Elbert Carlton at the Oak Ridge
Associated Universities
(ORAU) in Oak Ridge, Tennes-
see to learn how to safely handle
radioactive majtjrials, with an
emphasis on P , a radioactive
isotope of phosphorous.

The radiation safety program
consisted of lectures and hands-
on lab experimentation from
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on both
Thursday and Friday. Lecture
ropics included introduction to

radioactivity, principles of
radiation safety, radio tracer
techniques, and gamma spectros-
copy.

Lab topics included basic lab
techniques, primary productivity,
solvent extraction, ion ex-
change, and gamma spectros-
copy. The program kept us all
very busy, but we gained useful
information that we will be
incorporating into our individual
lab experiments here at Agnes
Scott.

We also learned a little bit
about the history of ORAU
while participating in the
program. ORAU is a part of the
historic Oak Ridge National
Laboratories (ORNL). ORNL
was built in 1942 as a part of the
famous Manhattan Project and
manufactured weapons for
World War II, including making
the fuel for the bomb that was
dropped on Hiroshima.

ORNL is also the site of the
first man-made reactor. The
buildings in which the ORAU
are presently located housed
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weapons, including the uranium
fuel for the rounds fired by the
Ml tanks in Operation Desert
Shield.

Despite all ot our hard work,
we did manage to sneak in

lunches at the local soup
kitchen, dinner at Calhoun's,
cable television, exercise, trips to
the local garage, TV theme songs
singalongs, and the famous-
person name game.

Finally, speaking for those of

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Students find overseas friends through penpals

by Janelle Bailey

Early in the fall semester, signs
were posted asking for pen pals
tor soldiers in Operation Desert
Shield. With more and more
units being sent to Saudi Arabia,
Agnes Scott students began
writing letters addressed to "Any
Service Member."

So why did they write. 7
Mainly it was to show their
support tor the troops regardless
of their opinions about the war
itself. Susan Pittman '93, said, "I
started writing to a soldier to
show them that they are being
supported ewer here and this
would not turn into a Vietnam
situation with the American
public." And, added Jessica
Roosevelt '94, "I know what it's
like to not get mail."

Others are writing to family
members or friends. Stacey
Honea '93, is writing to a friend
from high school. She says their
correspondence has strengthened
their relationship.

Most students who wrote
through the pen pal "want ad"
expressed that they weren't really
sure of what to write at first,
although it became easier with
time. They have told their
soldiers about daily happenings,
personal hobbies and likes, and
supportive thoughts to help keep
up spirits. And, "1 always have a
joke," says Kimberly Miner '94-

The soldiers usually talked
about themselves and sometimes
what they had been doing while
waiting for battle or a return
home. They had to be careful of
how much they said, though, as
the mail was being censored in
order to keep information from
the enemy.

Stacey s friend Curtis Salyer, a
lance corporal in the Marines, told
her that, "Wild things happen
ewer here.... But Four months
without being around a female can
do that I suppose."

Another thing Curtis men-
tioned was his opinion of the press
coverage of the war and he

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didn't like it. "The press over here
are a bunch of pessimistic,
nagging, whining, bed-wetters who
look tor gloom and doom stories,"
he said in one ot his letters to
Stacey.

"I think it's sad that the press
finds out about things before the
Pentagon does," she adds, karyn
Adams '94, said she valued the
extensiv e coverage at first, but
then they began to give out too
much information.

"1 feel like the media just
pounced on it to see who could get
the nil t points and the best
coverage," she said. Kimberly
emphasized, "It's important to
keep us informed, but not to the
point ot jeopardizing the soldiers'
safety."

No matter what the soldiers
write about, they are all very
appreciative ot their new (and
closer) friends. "Many times he
thanks me over and over again,"
says Kimberly. Adds Karyn, "1
think they value it even more
| than we do]."

Susan's pen pal, Sgt. Rodney
Thurman of the Marines, says,
"I've been to this part ot the world
four times. The Other three were
on six-month deployments in the
Mediterranean Sea. We never
received any v Any Service
Member' mail then.

"So now I'm really amazed ;it
the amount that comes in. It's
truly astonishing! Most of these

people lb, i! have never been

deployed are taking it lor granted.
Not me!"

With the fighting over and the
troops coming home fairly m >on,
what will happen between these
new-found friends? ( Varices aie
they will continue to write to one

an< >tber.

"I think tb.it we'll st ill w rite
e.k h I >tber. I le SeettlS to be .1 type
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c lose- friend, either pera mally or
through the mail,* 1 commented

kimberly.

Sus.m agrees, adding, "I want to
meet him ,it least once, though. I
think that would be really cool."

Kimberly, when .isked ;ih< nit
her decision, Said, "If I could do it
all over again, I would."

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Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Page 11

"Hydra" by Lynda Bengfis

The Doors examines Jim
Morrison's sad, short life

by Bethany Blankens
Contributing Editor

Oliver Stone's new film, The
Doors, resembles a drug-induced
dream. The sweeping camera
shots and wildly colored sets ghee
the film a dizzying, psychedelic
look tO the strains of "Break On
Through."

The movie begins with
Morrison's memory of a family
road t rip where rhe family
encounters a truckload of Indian
workers which had overturned,
[mages of Indians are a recurrent
theme as the ghost ol an Indian
shaman visits Jim regularly.

The movie takes its audience
through Jim's early days at
U.C.LA. Film School, his first
meeting ol his future lover,
Pamela Courson (-played by Meg
Ryan in an unconvincing red
wig), and his fust band rehearsal
with Doors members.

Here the viewer meets
drummer John Densmore (Kevin
Dillon), guitarist Robby Kricger
(Frank Whaley), and keyboardist
Ray Manzarek (Kyle
MacLachlan).

The seemingly insignificant
SOlflg "Light My Fire" takes the
band to a local club in LA., the
Whiskey A Go~Go, where their
music is a hit.

Kilmer fleshes out Morrison's
free will in the following scenes
where Morrison and the band
trip on acid in the desert. Once
The Doors become nationally
known, Jims wild gyrations

onstage and outrageous act ions
offstage with drugs and alcohol
become a giant reality to the
public.

The remainder of the movie is
a whirlwind of drunken stage
performances by Jim, and his part-
time love affair with photographer
and witchcraft priestess Patricia
Kenncalv (Kathleen Quinlan).

His intoxicated performance in
Miami goes too tar and the guards
drag Jim away from the stage and
into court tor indecent exposure
and simulating oral copulation.
Jim is given probation but his
career has already begun its rapid
decline.

The Doors decide to make one
last album to salvage their
reputations. This final album is
one of their greatest, L. A.
\\"( mum.

Jim and Pamela leave tor Paris
in a matter of days after finishing
the album to rid themselves ol the
American public, so tli.it Jim can
be tree to write poetry again.
After only a few months, Pamela
finds Jim dead of heart failure due
to drug overdose in his bathtub.

Director Oliver Stone's
treatment of the Jim Morrison
legend is peculiar. Stone also
forgets that Jim Morrsion alone
did not comprise The Doors. The
movie should be retitled, Jim
Morrison: His Life (and The
Doors).

The film contains sound
performances, vivid sets, and a
soundtrack that will leave your
ears ringing.

Benglis's history evolves in "Dual Natures"

by Christie Miller
Staff Writer

"Lynda Benglis; Dual Natures,"
currently showing at the High
Museum of Art, carrier the viewer
through the artist's different
creations of symbols which
explore the human tonn and the
ideas of sensory responses and
gender roles.

All of Benglis's polyuretharie
sculptures are now destroyed, due
to the nature of the chemicals
(they shrink down), but the works
w ere documented. In the exhibit
there is a wall-size photograph of
one of these installations. Also,
Benglis made .i few metal versions
<*1 these works which capture their
flowing and floating essence.

After creating the.se large
public works, Benglis retreated to

her studio to work on a mi >re
intimate scale. She worked with
wax, mdkifig forms that related to
the human body both in size and
texture.

Next, Benglis began using the
knot a.s a form of expression.
Some of the knots are silver and
seem to dance like human forms.

Her gold works explore the
feminine form, barely suggesting
the twist of a female torso turning
in space out from the wall. The
tonus arch and turn, almost like
classical statues.

Benglis later expanded her
work with knots, combining them
with metal and pleating and
twisting them to create new
forms. "Cassiopeia" comes
t< >gether like hands clutching one
another.

In her latest works, Benglis

goes full force with her metals in
her wall chrome pieces. They
have the flying rhythm of the
first pottred works and the
intertwining of the knots.

Benglis explores male and
female roles in society more in
her films than she does in the
exhibition. A screening of
several of her videos will take
place in the Hill Auditorium of
the Fligh Museum on March 20
at 7:30 p.m.

In this exhibition, Benglis
fulfills her idea that people can
come to know the world
through their senses rather than
through their intellect, and that
t he human form can be
represented without being
figurative.

The exhibit will run through
March 31.

Simon's trilogy concludes with Broadway Bound

By L.uraSiiaeffer
Contributing Editor

The Alliance Theatre's
BroadMdy Bound is the bittersweet
finale to Neil Simons autobio-
graphical trilogy which began with
Biloxi Blues and Bnghton Beach
Memoirs.

The entire play centers around
the Jerome household in Brighton
Beach, Brooklyn, New York, where
brothers Eugene and Stanley work
to fulfill their dream of writing
comedy sketches tor radio in the
1940s amidst the breakup of then-
parents' 33-year marriage.

Eugene and Stanley work like
any two brothers, where the slight 1\
older and, as he figures, much wiser
Stanley bosses Eugene. He
instructs him from his vast
knowledge on comedy writing and
the importance ol complete
dedication.

Both brothers exhibit talent at

their craft. Eugene (Nicholas
Strouse) is the more easy-going of
the two. His sarcastic satirical
pokes at the family have the
audience in stitches. Stanley
(Bruce Nozick) is always a little
tense and easily excitable.

Another member of the
household is Ben (Alan Manson),
the socialist, Trotsky-reading .
grandfather, who must watch the
breakup of his daughter's marriage
while being too stubborn to save his
own.

Kate, the boys' mother, is played
by CajpJ Harris. For 33 years she
has loved her husband and now:
must watch him as he falls in love
with another woman, even as her
children grow-up and leave home.
She is left with only her pride for
her boys and her fading memories
of youth.

Madison Arnold plays Jack, the
unsatisfied husband. He has
fi ireg( >ne opportunities he once had

no courage to take, but now yearns
for something more. He falls in
love with a more educated,
experienced, and intellectual
woman than his wife.

In the wonderfully detailed set,
designed by Robert Odbrisio, a
double : decker cross sect ion of the
Jerome house reveals the family
room, dining room, the stairs
leading up to and including the
boys' rooms, and the front and back
'porch, stretching from one comer
of the stage to the tether.
The audience could see Eugene
and Stanley collaborating and
daydreaming in their rooms, while
at the same time witnessing Kate
confront her husband Jack with his
infidelity.

Broadway Bound will be running
at the Alliance until April 6.
Student tickets are available on a
space-a\ ilable basis. Rent the
other two, then see this one live.
You won't be disappointed.

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Friday, March 15, 1991 The Profile Pace 12

Calendar
* ^ of Events

La v ^Compiled by Rita Ganey <-
t Contributing Editor

Theatre

Agnes Scott College: Audi-
tions tor the spring puxJuction of
student-directed one-act plays by
the Agnes Scott Blackfriars will
be held on March 25 and 26 at
7:30 p.m. in Winter Theatre of
the Dana Fine Arts Building and
will be cold readings. For more
information, call the theatre
department at ^71-6250.

Alliance M.un.stage: Present-
ing Broadway Bound through
April 6. It is the final episode in
Neil Simon's celebrated autobio-
graphical trilogy. Student tickets
are $10 w ith I.D., on a space
av ailable basis. Call 898-1 137 for
more information.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Through March 17,
hhefit the Wind by Jerome
Lawrence and Robert Lee will be
presented by Callanwolde
Theatre. It is based on the 1925
Scopes "monkey trial." Call 872-
5338 for more information.

Festival of" Indonesia: The
Music and Dance of Sumatra will
be performed on March 16, at 8
p.m. Ticket.s are $ 1 5 in advance,
$17.50 at the door. Student and
senior discounts are av ailable with
IP. For more infonnation, call
377-7777.

14th Street Playhouse; Letters
from the Front runs through
March 24- This play cevolves
around a man and woman w hose
lives are unexpectedly changed by-
encountering letters written by
American soldiers during times of
war. For ticket information, call

892-2414.

The Georgia Ballet: Feu more
infonnation on the following,
please call 425-0258. All perfor-
mances will be at the Cobb Civic
Center in Marietta.

The romantic ballet Giselle will
run April 12 & 1 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are adults $14/$ 12, students
$12/$10.

Also: The delightful musical
You re a Good Man Charlie Brown
will be perfonned on April 1 3 6k 14
at 3:00 p.m. Ticket prices are adults
$10, children $8.

Horizon Theatre Company: For
tickets and further information on
the following events, call 584-7450.

The Secret Rapture by David
Hare will mn through March 23.
For ticket information, call 584-
7450.

Also: Meet the stars, real and
impersonated, at Horizon Theatre
Company's first annual Acadcmv
.Awards Party, Monday, March 25,
gathering at 8: JO p.m. at Parkside
Restaurant in Piedmont Tark.
Tickets for the event are $35.

Neighborly >od Playh< >use:
Romance * Romance is making its
Atlanta premiere through March
23. $1 1 adults, $9 students. Call
373-531 1 for more infonnation.

Theatre Gael: Tea in a China
Cup, the Southe, intern premiere of
Christina Reid's touching plav,
opens March 20 and runs through
April 17. Call 892-2414, for
reservations.

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Concert Series on April 1 , at
8:15 p.m. General admission
tickets are $10. Call 371-62^4,
for more information.

The Atlanta Bach Choir:
Celebrates Johann Sebastian
Bach's 306th birthday with the
10th annual Bach Around the
Cbck marathon concert on
March 23, from 2 to 10 p.m. at
the Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church. Admission is $1 5 at the
door, $12 in advance. Call 872-*
BACH, for more information.

Variety Playhouse: For
further infonnation on the
following events, call 524-7 354-

Mahlathini and the
Mahotella Queens, Smith
Africa's leading band, will
perfonn on March 19, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $12 in advance, $14
at the door.

Also: Irish music by Patrick
Street, featuring Triona Ni
Dhomnaill on March 2 1, at S
p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance,
$14 at the door.

Also: R ek B and jazz
flavoured dance music from the
popular Atlanta bands, Several
Dudes and The League of
Decency on March 22, at 9 p.m.
General admission tickets are $5.

Also: Folk-rock from the
legendary performer, Shawn '
Phillips, on March 23, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12
at the door.

Also: On March 24, at 8
p.m., Aswad, the British reggae
band, will bring their wonderful
dance music. Tickets are $ 1 5.

Also: Feminist comedian
Kate Clinton will perfonn on
April 5, at 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Tickets are $ 13 in advance, $ 1 5
at the dcx)r.

Galleries

The Atlanta College of Art:
Contemftnary Bronze: Process
and Object will mn through April
13, at the Atlanta College of Art

Tonight is the final performance of Abingdon Square,

Gallery, h is a combination oi
sculpture, installations, rnaquettes,
and drawings K se^en contempo-
rary sculptors. For farther
infonnation, call 898-1 157.

Atlanta History Center: The
Real Peachnee: Past and Present
opens on March 1 . Uses historic
photos, postcards, and artifacts to
illustrate the evolution ot seven
prominent intersections on
Peachrree Street and the historic
significance of the street to the
city. Admission is free. For more
information, call 2 38-0655.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: The Persistence of Nature,
an exhibit of paintings by Jean
Hess, will nin through March 29.
Admission is free. Call 872-5 3 38,
for more information,

High Museum of Art: For
more infonnation on the
following events, call 892-3600.

L>'?ula Benglis: Dual Natures,
the first full rev iew of the wide-
ranging work of Lynda 13cngli\
one of the most important and
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exhibition consist , .f 4 ] photo-
graphs taken in the American

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the nineteenth century.

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The Low Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Monday, April 1, 1991

Volume 77, Issue 10

Jealousy Impels Saddened Scotties to Suicide

BY E. X. POSHUR

The Agnes Scott Community
reacted in sorrow last week as
Task Force 1MJLS began its
investigation ot the bizarre
suicides ot several students.

After seeing the most recent
issue of Playboy which features
girls of the Women's Colleges, a
group of 1 7 Scotties was
overcome by jealousy. Individu-
ally, they hurled themselves from
the bell tower to their grisly
deaths in Woodruff" Quadrangle.

Upon investigation by this
reporter, it was found that these
Scotties were terribly jealous of
the three playmates from Agnes
Scott who appeared in this issue.

Among those who tragically
killed herself was the vice-
president of the class ot 1992,
Courtney Alison. In a note to
friends she explained what drove
her to kill herself.

"President Schmidt, Dean
Hudson, campus community,
tnends...My life has become
meaningless and I cannot go on.
I have become increasingly
despondent and depressed
following my rejection by that
fine pillar of journalism, Playboy.
(I hear that the articles are the
main reason men read it).

"That I was rejected as an
object for the pleasure of men in
artificial insemination centers
around the country was a
tremendous blow to my ego and
my psyche. My father's disap-
pointment that his friends would
not be able to see me nude was
too much I ...," (Unfortu-
nately, the rest of this line was
made illegible by teardrops.)
Tmjust so darn JEALOUS!"

Lauren Fowler, president of
the class of 1992, addressed the
tragedy today when she called for
nominations to replace Alison as
vice-president. "Okay,
Courtney's dead. Who wants to
replace her- Anyone, anyone?"

Other students interviewed
stated that, although they were
not as overcome with such
jealous angst as some, they, too,
were very envious.

One Scottie said, "Yes, it has
been my lifelong goal to become
an object. I mean, sure, I have a
brain, but it I could get by
without using it and just use my
body, I probably would. But of
course, I'm just not as perfect as
those girls from here who got in.
I guess you could say that I'm
very jealous."

Most women on campus
agreed. Although she asked to
remain nameless in this article
because of her shame at not
being seen in a cheesy nude
photo shoot by millions of sex-
starved men, one student stated
that she was "more jealous than
I've been of anything in my life.
How horrible it is to be viewed as
intelligent, independent and
capable! I just want to be meek
and air-headed, kind of a
subservient sex toy for some
man."

When asked her opinion,
Agnes Scott College President
Ruth Schmidt said, "Why, its
simply tragic. Of course, I am
appalled. Bob and Irene would
never have wanted their quad
used in such a manner. I am
forming another task force in
order to determine how to
receive financial retribution from
the students who abused it so

Inside

Editorials

Page 3

The Next-Door Fymynyst

Features

Page 5

Women of Weight Reveal All

Arts

Page 8

The True Story of Killer 'Diller

Jealous students display the true Agiies Scott endoxvumrxt.

horribly/ 1

Funeral services for all 1 7
students were held in the Agnes
Scott Chapel. Afterwards, a
special emergency meeting of the
Community was held. Here,
Task Force IMJLS announced its
preliminary findings.

Based on these findings, the
College's administration plans to

make a deal with Playboy in
order to prevent further deaths
from jealousy. In this agreement,
Playboy offered the College
$8,000,000,000. In return, the
College agreed to allow all of the
jealous students to pose in
Playboy.

Students reacted in great
delight at this announcement.

"Now, I've got my chance! I get
to take all my clothes off and be
ogled and my tuition is getting
cut in half because of how much
money the college will make,"
said one rising sophomore.

Vice-President of Business
Affairs, Gerald Whittington,
denied reports that tuition will
be cut.

New Shuttle Service Available for Students

by Bro. Ken Ford

Beginning April I, a new bus
route will be available that will
shuttle Agnes Scott students
directly to and from fraternities
at Georgia Tech.

One official, Al Ways Thair,
explained the creation of the
new route. "We realize that with
the significant decrease in
tuition, students will be carrying
a lot more cash on the trains. In
order to protect the safety of the
400 women consistently using
the route to Georgia Tech, we
felt that this addition was
necessary."

Dubbed "The Ponce de Leon
Trolley," it will run every half
hour, twenty-four hours, seven
days a week and will make a stop
at each fraternity on the campus.

While officials had questioned
the need to run continuously, the
conclusion was that the runs were
necessary because of the late hours
students use MART A.

One soph more at ASC
commented to reporters that "You
can find me at the Midtown
Station every Tuesday and
Thursday morning at seven-thirty.
MARTA always gets me back on
campus in time for my 8:15
English course with Dr. Phallic.
It's one class I never want to miss,"
she admits.

Not surprisingly, this project is
also funded by the Interfraternity
Council of Georgia Tech. John
Dear, President of the IFC,
comments, "Well, basically we
were concerned about the
environment. Too many men
were driving to and from Scott

every night to pick up their dates.
We figured, hey, why not
carpool?"

With the seating capacity of
30 women per trip, approxi-
mately 100 gallons of gas per day
will be saved through this system.

In an infonnal survey, 45% of
Agnes Scott women polled
approved of the shuttle and 98%
of the Tech Men polled ap-
proved. Higher Tech support
comes from environmental
concern and the men's fascina-
tion for "really neat plans [sic]."

As of now, MARTA has no
plans for adding stops to the
dormitories on campus because of
lack of demand. Say officials,
"The very few women at Scott
who don't have a Greek usually
aren't very eager to get to Tech
anyway."

News

Monday, April 1, 1991 The Profile Page 2

USPS Efficiency Daunted by zoo

Posrmaster General Reditt models the new, zoo- proof uniform coming soon.

Professor's Pets Pose
Poop Problem in Quad

BY FULOV CRAPPE

If you have noticed that
there seems to be an excess of
crap around campus lately,
don't blame it on your profes-
M>rs; the real culprits are their
pets.

That's ri^ht, from Dean
Wistrand's Springer Spaniels to
the Presidents cats, all the pets
have taken to using the Quad
as their personal litter box.
The worst of it, however, seems
to be that it is sanctioned by
the administration.

Naturally, students have
been \vr\ upset. A non-cobber
in the Senior class stated u As
much money as they spend
cutting the grass, you'd think
they would at least try to keep
pels from pooping all over it."

Students have been con-
stant lv disgusted by all the fecal
matter that has reeentlv
appeared on our campus. M.mv
students remarked that they
had unwittingly stepped in it
numerous times. "Do you have
an\ idea what it's like trying to
c lean d< >g mess off black

pumps?" a concerned freshman
stated.

When confronted with this
problem, a worker in Physical
Plant merely remarked, "Hey,
it's fertilizer, and an ecologi-
cally safe one at that!" An
administrator simply said, "Do
you know how much fertilizer
from a Plant company costs?
Well, let me tell you, your
tuition only pays for one eighth
of what we spend each year on
fertilizer. We're just trying to
get by."

Unless they have stepped in
it themselves, most faculty, staff
and administrators seem to see
no problem. However, the
students who have to run an
obstacle course just to get to
C lass are very upset and have
formed a new task force to
confront this problem. Task
Force BS will meet soon in
each of the dorms and will hold
an open town meeting to try to
bring our concerns to the
administration.

One junior said, "We won't rest
until our quad is free of all
animal messes!"

BY W.AIRS M.AH iVl.ML

As the snarling beast
steamed up his windshield,
United Postal Service
Deliveryperson Jim Bob Jones
realized that it was time to alter
his well-worn logo to "neither
rain nor snow nor dark of night
will stop me but this rhino
might. '

Jones, 35, a ten-year veteran
of the USPS, vvas yet another
victim to the rapidly escalating
escape rate of hazardous zoo
animals, when his postal truck
was gored three times on March
23.

He was obliged for the safety
of his own person to abandon
the truck before the rhinoceros
went after his little blue cap, a
part of his uniform which he
wears with pride and would
never dream of removing.

"I didn't see [any] reason to.
I never (sic) seen a rhino attack
a mail carrier before, but I says
(sic) to myself, Jim Bob, that
animal won't be eating none
(sic) of that mail, and I can

by Watta Shame

Agnes Scott President Ruth
Schmidt's disappearance from
campus remains as of yet
unexplained. Her absence
became evident when the
President missed her weekly
breakfast meeting with student
leaders, an event m which she
had never previously been late.

A subsequent search for the
President found her home at
213 South Candler Street in
amazing disarray and a broken
window on the second floor.
Public Safety is still gathering
information.

"I did the normal rounds L&S1
night, and we had no reports oi
activity on campus," said Public
Safety officer Neida Doughnut.
"Broken windows are relatively
common on campus, SO we
didn't suspect anything last
night when we heard the glass
break, a car squeal, and a few
screams here and there."

Campus reaction to this
apparent tragedy has been
overwhelming. A lavender flag
was raised almost immediately,
stating "PRAY FOR RUTH,"
and students formed a human
chain around the quad, holding
bands and offering prayers.

The Agnes Scott chapter of
the American Association of
University Professors issued a
statement proclaiming their
indescribable sadness:

"President Schmidt has done
great things for faculty well-

always call the zoo to take htm
away."

So many lost -mail com-
plaints have been filed in the
past three months that the
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion was compelled to begin
an investigation. It was then
that the trend in lost mail
showed its unusual characteris-
tic: almost all was confiscated
by escapee zoo animals, who
went for postal trucks within
two hours of making their
break.

Says FBI press representa-
tive Y. Tel Yu, "We haven't
pieced together all the
information yet, but it appears
that the attackers two
rhinoceri, a giraffe, three
hippopotami, a llama, and
eight zebras, as well as several
otter families have been
going for the catchy blue and
red stripes on the side of the
vehicle.

"Then, in 95% of all
reported cases, they home in
on the little blue cap," he said.

Postmaster General Ive

being at Agnes Scott College.
Her constant willingness to hear
faculty concerns, her personal
commitment to the needs of
each department, and her
commitment to the College
Events Series, to the extent of
sacrificing 15% of her own salary
so the series could be continued
for the next five years. It is to
minimize OUT grief to say that
our sadness knows no bounds."

Tension in the dining hall
increased through the lunch
hour as word was circulated that
Vice-President for Business and
Finance, Gerald Whittington,
had received a ransom demand.

Talks of a rise in tuition to
meet the ransom demand were
met with joy as students rushed
to the accounting office to
contribute their fair share in the
effort to bring Ruth home.

Witkaze announced the
creation of the "Ruth Schmidt
award," to be given annually in
honor of the kidnapped Presi-
dent. The award will recognize
the faculty or staff member who,
like the President, "demon-
strated the highest level of
commitment to the needs and
concerns of the African Ameri-
can students at Agnes Scott
( College."

Rep Council passed a
resolution calling for the
immediate release of the
President who "took administra-
tive-student relations to new
heights, who was a constantly
visible presence in student life,

Reditt remarked that "the
conjunction of the Gulf Crisis
and the Zoo Attack devastated
our network.

"Either one alone we could
have handled, but trying to
keep up w ith the increased Gulf
flow when trucks are being
waylaid by runaway bandits,
none of whom speak any
language we know, is nearly
impossible."

Few postal workers have
been seriously injured,
althought none have escaped
without a few scratches.
Fortunately, the USPS requires
all carriers to have their rabies
immunization current.

Reditt asserted that "Now
that we know the problem, we
should be able to get past it.
Customers should expect mail
delivery to be back to normal in
two to three w eeks."

No comment was available
on why so many ZOO animals
have in fact been escaping.
Interestingly, over halt were on
route to the Atlanta Zoo at the
time of their escape.

who stood by us in our fight for
representai ion to the Board of
Trustees, leading the way in
making an Agnes Scott
educai ion an affordable and

pleasant experience tor all
women."

A search for clues in the
President's office, however, did
reveal some interesting
developments. A locked safe
was found in a hidden deposi-
tory underneath the President's
Persian rug. Its enormous
weighl fueled speculation that
it contained the President's
medallion.

Agnes Scott SWAT team
leader 1 lav.i Twinki insisted on

the necessity of recovering the

medallion, Stating that "The
bright glare of the medallion
could he used to blind the
enemy it we need to recapture
the President in a covert
operation." (Twinki was
recently featured on the hit
show "Top C ."ops" for his sptvJy
capt ure of the 84 year-old

woman stealing Volkswagens

from the c.unpus parking lots.)

Anyone- with information
regarding the disappearance of
President Ruth Schmidt is
asked to contact Public Safety.
In the meantime, Assistant
Dean of Students Brenda Jones
has taken over the duties,
proclaiming that "At least now
1 will get some respect." A
coffeehouse will be held in tin-
President's office at a later
date.

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Editorials

Monday, April 1, 1991 The Profile Pac;i 3

The Next-Door Fymynyst

by I ma P. C. Dyke

I want to dyspel some of the
rumors that have already begun
to run rampant on thys campus.
Why Jo rumors
spread fastyr
than a fire in a
recycling hyn
around here? I
say it's sexual
frustration
among the
heterosexual
types created hy
the patriarcha

for u Saks Fifth Avenue."

The departmynt store has
agreed to stand behind us in our
goal of fymynyst consciousnyss
raising. At the same time, yt

"Tyna Pyppyn has
commynteyed that
she loves Saks new
Patriarchy Pynk" lypstych.

and archaic systym oi pairietaJs.

The currynt rumor concyrns
SFA. Yes, somethyng has been
happynyng. But it's not \\ ht
any oi you are thynkyng. It is
dangerus for some of our systyrs
to thynk at all hut all that
will soon be chartgyng.

Because oi misconceptions
concemyng the word
"fymynyst w e have come to
the concynsus that we need to
make changes yn our name.
From how on, "SFA" will stand

will oflfyr substantial discount
prices on designer clothyng,
shoes, accessories, and
cosmetycs, to suit the most
demandyng actyvyst lifestyle,
includyng energy-efficient
saunaS and makeup that has not
been tested on any ma Is. Tyna
Pyppyn has commyntyd that
she loves Sak's new "Patriarchy
Pynk- 1 lypstyck. Their
packagyng will be completely
const ructvd of recycled materi-
als hearing the new SFA logo.

Pyrhaps the most excityng
thyng about the SFA
transytyon has been their
commytmynt to inclusyve
language. The popular spellyng
"wymyn" (whych
we have been
usyng for years)
has led to a
complete, more
fymynyn form of
every word.
Agnys Scott
Collyge will soon
adopt the new
spellyng in all its
puhlycations.

The wymyn on campus who
have not been involved in SFA
will now have no reason not to
nan in. Thys wyll be a very
liberatyng experience for all of
us. After all, as wvmvn, what
do we love more than
conspyuous consmption? Let's
face it and vmbrace it. We are
dyffyrynt from myn. Let's all
dialogue about this subvyrsyve
move in a totally posytive way.

Time Traveler

Just a Fool in Love

by Elizabeth Peryam

Time Traveler, while double-
timing it through time and space
with a two-timing man, over-
loaded the left wing of her time
machine, hit a hidden bank of
lost time and careened bfJ into
hypertime, which is right next
door to hyperspace.

Old Time Traveler used to
think that when she reached the
age of 2 1 , she might as well just
go ahead and plan a nice, quiet
suicide. Anyone over that age,
she thought, had already done
all her good living, was just
ready to go senile, and might as
well pack it all away. But I'm
happy to report, Ladies, that life
just keeps getting better.

This is the April Fool's issue,
so I thought I'd tell you about
my marriage.

When 1 was 24, my modeling
agent introduced me to another
of her clients, a handsome
Austrian Olympic skier. He was
charming and witty, sophisti-
cated, well-travelled, athletic,
urbane, a sharp dresser and all
those wonderful things one looks

for in a man (besides the dull
stuff like stability, sobriety,
dependability and honesty.)

1 was getting really old for an
old maid, or so I thought at the
time, so when he said he was
going back to Austria for a visit
and would I wait for him. 7 , 1 said
no, not unless we got married
first. So we trekked down to the
courthouse and officially made
all sorts of rash promises to each
other. Then he went to Europe.

He came back with pockets
full of pictures of pretty women,
him with pretty women, cards
with names and phone numbers
of women and all sorts of other
stuff. That was only the
beginning. That man couldn't
say no. In fact, it turned out
that he went around looking for
women to say yes to. It also
turned out that he would rather
climb a tree and tell a lie than
stand on the ground and tell the
truth. It was a cultural thing.
People who grew up in the
middle of World War II had to
learn all sorts of tricks to
survive.

I tried to be a good wife. I

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spent four hours in the kitchen
one day making sweet and sour
cabbage rolls. It was a hot day,
too, in July! He came home
from work and little wifey,
wearing her apron, served her
hubby his dinner. He didn't
even taste it before he touched
the plate and said, "But,
Darling?/ 5 he said, "You didn't
heat the plate!" So much for
my marriage. Took me years to
figure out that was another
cultural thing. When you live
high up in the cold Alps, you
heat the plate so the food will
stay warm longer. He ne-
glected the cultural fact that we
were in the middle of Georgia
in July.

No regrets. I saw Europe
and learned a lot. More, in
fact, than I ever wanted to
know how to ski, a little
German, that he was not my
prince. He never wanted to
have kids, so I went looking for
someone who did. Well, I had
so much fun looking, I forgot to
have children. Time flies
whether you're having fun or
not.

Senior Wills
Due by April 24
in Box 764

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Land Yappie

by Kristin Lemmerman and Laura Shaeffer

As we sit here trying to pull our first editorial to-
gether, we compare the lists of things we didn't do over
Spring Break. We have too much reading left, the head
start on the semester's major project was never made,
and a rough draft is due on Wednesday.

Yet, even with all this work hanging over our collec-
tive head, all we still want to do is unpack, clean our
rooms, and veg out in front of the TV finally seeing
the Ten Commandments, which neither of us have ever
had the time to sit down and watch. What else is Spring
Break for?

Thus, in the spirit of procrastination, we bring to you
our favorite excuses for failing to do your work:

/ had to keep up with personal Rooming.

Nobody can argue with the importance of flossing
one's teeth, washing one's hair, flossing toes, picking the
lint out of one's belly-button, and painting your finger-
nails ten different shades of pink.

/ had to take the dog for a walk .

If he doesn't get that once around the block he gets
real irritable and I have to start watching my shoes for
tooth marks.

/ had to catch up on all my soaps.

We worry about how Jack and Jennifer are doing,
really we do, especially now that they're headed out to
the wild West handcuffed together on a train.

The dog ate all my textbooks.

It was that one day I missed the walk. I thought my
soaps were more important.

My mother didnt want to cook.

Honestly, we are home so little that the least we
could do was to treat our families to our versions of the
delicacies we find each day at Letitia Pate. They really
enjoyed the Boston Lettuce with Mandarin Oranges and
Poppy Seed Dressing Salad.

We were too busy panicking over running our first issue of
The Profile by ourselves.

Happy April Fools!

Features

M onday, April 1, 1991 The Profile Page 4

Global Awareness Trip Proves a Disappointing Journey

by Laura Palmer

We were all excited at the
prospect of staying an entire
week in the community of Twin
Peaks. Every detail was planned
to the "T" and we were especially-
anticipating the fresh air,
doughnuts, and their renowned
hlack coffee.

by Barfy Bouffant

The Agnes Scott faculty'
recently welcomed its latest
addition, rounding out the
College's Cumculum Diversity.
Dr. Richard "Dick" Chauvanist
graduated from the Sexist
University in Bias City, USA.
Chauvanist will he teaching a
new course, Male Studies.

Chauvanist plans to cover such
topics in his class as:

1 . Male intellectual and
physical superiority

2. PMS and Your Sanity

3. Pick-Up Lines and Other
Fallacies

Dr. Dick also plans to cover
how to handle an accusatory
woman with answers like:

Our plans were arranged hy
our host family, the Hayword's.
We were told that thier daugh-
ter, Donna, was very eager for
our amval. It appeared that she
had had a rough senior year in
high school and never went to
class anymore.

We did, however, have a tew
concerns. Our safety was utmost

A still love you, sweet pea.
-Would I lie to you?
-Who, me?

-The devil made me do it.

In his spare time, Chauvanist
enjoys cat-calling, opening doors
for women, and picking up
"chicks" at Tracksides.

Chauvanist, a bachelor, is
looking for a wife. "I haven't
found a woman yet who has
made enough time for me. All I
require is complete submission,"
he says.

Chauvanist loves teaching on
an all-female campus. "So many
babes, so little time," he smiles
and winks.

The administration hopes he
will receive a warm Scottie
welcome.

on our minds. We had all heard
different stories about Twin
Peaks and we were not quite sure
what to expect.

All of our concerns were put
to an end when our tour guide

by Diala Real- Won

1 would like to begin by
thanking the Agnes Scott
community for participating in
the Semi-Lunar Telephone
Conversation Psychological/
Verbal Usage Poll
(SLTCPVUP).

Many of your telephone
conversations have been
abruptly cut off in order for my
polsters to log needed infonna-
tion from the random monitor-
ing of phone conversations.
Therefore, I apologize for the
inconvience my staff may have
caused. However, the findings of
this poll were rather unique, but
foreseen, indeed.

My staff, while listening in on
random phone conversations
between 11:13 p.m. to 4:36 p.m.
and 7:49 p.m. to 1:07 a.m., were

sent us our orientation packets.
They included a tour of the
sheriffs station, a lecture on
dream interpretation given by
Agent Dale Cooper, and a side
trip to Canada to a club called

looking tor specific key words and
the most unusual words.

Upon finding these words, the
pollsters disconnected your
conv ersations to log the various
words, and to let you know that
your conversation was used in the
poll. (All procedures were earned
out according to federal laws and
regulations.)

The key words the pollsters
were looking for were love,
money, home, school, sex,
and hate. The findings were as
follows:

1. Love: 19.07%, usually
directed toward males, a sign of
dependence and affection.

2. Money : 0.00%, severe sign
of lack of cash.

3. Home : 12.85%, sign of
need for real food and a long
vacation.

4. ^ ? *!: 16.71%, expected

One Eyed Jack's.

Our tour guide, Bob, assured
us that Twin Peaks was a safe
place for innocent young women.
We all hoped that we would
recognize Bob at the station.

percentage of profanity of the
average college student.

5. school : 0.02%, sign of stress
and avoidance.

6. sex: 32.38%, Red Flag
devestating sign of lack of/ need of
intercourse repression/ depriva-
tion.

7. hate: 19.07%, usually
directed towards males, a sign of
independence and rebellion.

Last, but not least, the most
unique word found and its meaning;

Beans: usually described as cool,
a sign of the times. It seems
difficult to avoid the use ot 'cool
beans" in daily conversation, as it
occuned in 87.64% of total
conversations polled.

Again, thank you for allowing
my staff to poll 2,745 Conversations
over 1 .24 semesters. My staff and 1
look foward to working with you in
the future.

New Male Studies Program
Shows Promise

SLTCPVUP Staff Polls Agnes Scott
Students' Phone cConversations

Street Beat

Compiled by Betty Boop

The Question:

What do you think ofASC's proposal of levelling the campus,
creating paid parking spaces for the 1996 Olympics?

Bunni Rod, Class of 199x:
"So wh.it ! 1 lev, Joes it look like
my nails are dry to you?"

Ima Outta Dinero, Class of
1992: "I have to say that I feel
it would be a sound idea. We
could take all our classes cross-

registered at other schools, and
as long as they let us live off
campus I'm all for it. But, are
the costs of construction going
to be figured into our tuition. 7
And how soon?"

O. Vern Dowment,
Administration:

"This would add substantial
amounts of capital to the
dwindling endowment. We do
not see this affecting the
student body in a negative way;
rather, it will benefit the
academics of our school as they
gain even more administration,
who desire only to guide their
lives."

Jim Morrison, Dead Rock Star
speaking through Sister Joni,
spiritualist: "Dreamiftg is no
solution."

Jimminy Cricket, Class of
1991 Mascot:

declined to comment because
of his recent murder hy the
senior class. However, his
forest friends express disap-
pointment in the proposal, as n
lacks in environmental
conscK >usness.

Features

Monday, April 1, 1991 The Profile Page 5

Women of Weight: As Fat
as They Wanna Be

BY MOCKO AND SHARONA

In this era of politically
correct thinking on college
campuses, we would like to
raise the consciousness of the
populace by introducing an
often-ignored "-ism." This -ism
lurks in the outside world and,
surprisingly enough, at Agnes
Scott. While racism and
sexism are usually suhtle, or at
least disguised, SIZISM is
always hlatant and cruel.

These women who are
discriminated against are
known as Women of Weight
(W.O.W.s). Women of
Weight can he attractive,
intelligent, sexy, and funny :
and they always know where
the good restaurants are but
society still values women for
their bodies, and prefers them to
be small, even at the risk of their
health.

Women of Weight must unite
and tight this discrimination.
Women of Weight challenge the
societal norms of the patriarchy
and as a result they suffer.
Beauty can no longer be defined
by the patriarchy. How about
that famous double standard. 7 Its

okay for men to be overweight
because they're cute and have a
"teddy bear" quality. Women
who are overweight are consid-
ered slovenly and have "let
themselves go." Men and
other women consider these
women unfeminine. As
Roseanne Barr says, "If you don't
like me, you can suck my dick."

Women of Weight should no
longer be ridiculed by the media.
We are, first of all, women. We
Jo not fit (no pun intended)
society's standard size, but that is
the only difference. When
Oprah Winfrey lost fifty pounds,
she seemed to lose some of her
personality. The liquid starva-
tion diet she went on is ex-
tremely dangerous; fad diets and
yo-yoing are surely more
detrimental than some extra
pounds. The W.O.W.s on
campus recently drew up a
petition to have Oprah, a
successful W.O.W., speak at
graduation.

Most people pity Carnie
Phillips, of the pop group Wilson
Phillips, who has "such a pretty
face; it's a shame she's so
overweight." The directors of
their videos make every attempt
to disguise the fact that she is

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larger than the other two singers,
who do not help much by
flaunting their skinny arms and
legs in every shot. Why can't
she be considered beautiful the
way she is and not criticized for
the size of her body?

Most women can go into any
store and buy (or order from any
catalogue) fashionable clothing
in their size. They cannot
imagine what it feels like not to
be able to find anything that fits.
In the "fat lady stores," the
dresses are restricted to shapeless
tents, polyester blends, and
granny panties. The meanest
joke of all is when you find a pair

of size 22 jeans that are really
12's in disguise.

On campus, whenever the
inevitable rash of stealing food
from the refrigerators in the
dorms occurs, who is blamed?
It's not the Women of Weight
who binge and purge. We do
not steal other people's clothes
because we couldn't fit into
them! We do, however, take
Profiles from the recycling bins
and cut out the Subway coupons!

The first official W.O.W. goal
is to add a clause to the
harrassment policy in the
handbook regarding incidents of
sizism, including comments

made by thin women about how
fat they are in the presence of
any true W.O.W. W.O.W. also
plans to encourage President
Schmidt to put on a few pounds
and to increase the number of
W.O.W. faculty members. They
also intend to rename Dolphin
Club the Water-retaining Sea
Cow Club, and to donate funds
to saving whales and manatees.

To demonstrate her solidarity
with W.O.W., Professor Cathy
Scott stated that she was "going
to buy a Ya-hoo instead of my
usual Evian, boycott the track,
and plant a bomb in a Nutra
Sweet factory."

ERCS Gives Student Rights On the Campus

by Bea Frareal and
Trina Okkelberri

The National Organization
of Equal Rights for College
Students (ERCS) has finally
organized a chapter on the
Agnes Scott campus. The
organization originated at a
joint meeting of the students of
Western U.S. colleges in the
late 1970s. The organization
won support from conservative
and liberal students alike and
was soon sweeping the nation's
college campuses.

To commemorate Agnes
Scott's own ERCS martyrs, a
monument is being dedicated
to the selfless souls who
brought their motto to our
campus: "Down with the jerks,
let the flood gates open wide,
the ERCS are here to stay!"

The commemoration
ceremony will be held next
Wednesday during convocation
hour in the Woodruff Quad-
rangle.

The recent ERCS victory at
Agnes Scott "opens the flood
gates" to numerous student
rights possibilities. Descriptions
follow of the five traditional
task forces which form the core
of every newly-formed ERCS
chapter.

Task Force S-x: This force
will concern all sexual rights

and opportunities. This includes
faculty and student interpersonal
relationships, same-gender
pairing, pros and cons of
virginity, availability of male
services, and the right to self-
exploitation.

Task Force D-h concerns
one's right to vegetative experi-
ences. Among the topics
discussed will be future availabil-
ity of such items as a masseur/
masseuse, a jacuizi, a nude male
juice bar, and provocative male
dancers in the dining hall every
Friday night.

The primary goal of Task
Force U-g has been to give
students rights in the classroom.
This involves elimination of

weekend homework, and the
assignment of faculty home-
work and grades by student
ERCS reps.

Protection of one's private
and physical properties will be
covered by Task Force K-l.
Among the topics discussed wil
be physical search and seizure
laws for all male GT students,
sacrificial burning of all rapists
and car thieves, and the right
to use and abuse opportunistic
males.

Finally, Task Force A-h
concerns student inflicted
extinction of the authoritative
figures oi the college, "the
jerks." This includes debates
on "jerk" capital punishment.

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Follow Your Nose to New art Exhibit in Dana

by Christie Niller

"Dung It," the new exhibi-
tion by Idont Smellsogood,
opened in the Dalton Gallery
of Dana Fine Arts buliding last
weekend. With her use of cow
manure as a medium,
Smellsogood transcends the
notion of art as an investment
and bypasses the entire gallery
mindset.

In the installation "Watch
Your Step," the artist has spread
cow manure all over the entire
gallery floor. Ironically, there is
no way to vv watch your step,"
for there is no way to avoid
stepping in her work.

Viewers must pass through
this room in order to see the
rest of the exhibit.

Says Smellsogood, 11 1 was
becoming increasingly aware of

Pinhead to face down Rocky On his newest "Rocky 6: On Pins and Needles.

the human race's growing
alienation from nature. In this
installation, I wanted to force a
reconciliation. "

Smellsogood explores her
medium to the fullest with her
series of sculptures, "Pie in the
Sky." In these works she uses
several kinds of manure and
manipulates them into different
forms. These forms she then
suspends from the ceiling.

Describing the exploration of
her materials, she said, "1 never

imagined there would be so
much variety available. Manure
comes in different shapes, colors
and textures. Also, its consis-
tency differs acording to the
stage of its drying."

In the third room of the
exhibit, Smellsogood has
painted abstract murals with the
manure. These works recall
primitive cave paintings and are
like the painted prayers lor
fertility. In this way,
Smellsogood explores the

organic ism of the universe and
the never-ending cycle of which
all humans are a part.

As a thoughtful touch, shop-
fly pie and milk were served at
the opening reception. Also,
Terry McGeehee announced that
they are calling for volunteers to
help dismantle the exhibit. For
all who are interested, contact
the gallery at *71-MOQO. This
exhibit will run through April
1st. Don't miss it; it will be an
experience you will never forget-

Rocky Raises Mental Hell

by Phil O. Krait

Rocky's back again. But
this time there are not any
boxing rings, boxing gloves, or
huge muscle-bound opponents.

In this combined sequel to the
Rocky and Hellraiscr serieSj On
Pins and Needles, America's
favorite hero must face the evil
Pinhead to save his family.

A boxing fan, Pinhead
decides that Rocky Balboa
(Sylvester Stallone) will serve as
a worthy opponent to his pqwers.
He wants to fight Rocky in a
showdown of good v ersus evil,
proving once and for all that evil
rules.

Rocky refuses Pinhead's initial
proposal to fight. In retaliation,
Pinhead takes Rocky's family
hostage to force him into a
showdown.

What ensues is an hour and a
half of Rocky running from
Pinhead. Pinhead did not take
into account the fact that
Rocky's mere fists were no match
for his supernatural powers.

Since Rocky is contained by
his physical limitations, he has to
rely on his wits to outsmart
Pinhead. That is why it takes an

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hour and a half to finish the
movie.

Without the surprise
appearance of Pinhead, Rocky's
life as a retired boxer has
become stale. He no longer has
the physical challenges that
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boxer. Rut with Pinhead on the
seene, Rocky has to be physi-
cally ready. Ready to run.

Fortunately, Rocky gets a
little help from Cutana, a
traveling psychic played by
Roseanne Barr. She makes a
delightful portrayal of ,1 woman
desperately wanting to help the
world.

Gitana teaches Rocky that
he will never see his family
again, if he continues to run
from Pinhead. She gives him a
crash course in meditation. By
LjettinL; in touch with forgotten
tears from his childhood, Rocky
can face the ghosts oi his past
and the ghouls of his present.

Surprisingly, the symbolism
in the movie Is striking. The
utter goodness of Rocky is in

contrast to the intense evil of
Pinhead, The struggle makes ,i
moral statement about the
Mate oi relationships in the
world today.

Pinhead needs Rocky as ,i
more worthy opponent than
what he has had up to mow.
Rocky needs Pinhead to bring
him out ot the physical trance

retirement has placed him in.
Gitana needs to help Rocky
rid the world of Pinhead.
Rocky needs C utana to help
him rid the world ot Pinhead.

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Reach Out and Be Touched
By Innovative Poetry

by Belle South

The newest installment in
the Southern Bell series of
poetic classics is a masterful
blenci oi language, rhythms and
numbers. Entitled Greater
Atlan ta Residence , this
revolutionary and revealing
epic work traces the evolution
oi the people of Atlanta from
A to Z, sparing nothing and no
one.

The poem consists of a
series of images, made up of
words and numhers, which
gives the reader a sense of the
essence of the Peach tree town
and its inhabitants.

While it may at first seem
confusing or difficult to read, it
really is quite simple. While it
is open to interpretation, must
critics agree that the most
effective translation of the
work is achieved by reading it
in columns, beginning on the
left side of the page. The
numbers should be read
individually.

The natural rhythms of the
text expose themselves in this
way. For example the opening
line on page 1386 would read:

"TRIPLETT Anthony
Tennyson twenty-two
Peachtree Towers six two four
dash seven nine one two."
The alliteration in this line is
par! icularly nice, and the
unusual rhythm shows true
mastery of the English lan-
guage. The first two syllables
are accented, as indicated by
the capitalization and boldface
type.

In addition to such helps as
the boldfacing, the first twenty-
three pages of the hook of fer
helpful hints in interpreting the
more difficult passages as well
as special directions tor ad-
vanced study of the text.

Possibly one of the most
accomplished pieces of litera-
ture of our time, and probably
the world's longest poem, this
encompassing work is full of
hidden meanings and memo-
rable images.

The unique rhythms of
w ords and numbers, with
multiple repetitions and varied
combinations, makes for an
exciting voyage into the world
of poetic genius. Every house-
hold should have a copy of this
classic of the modern age!

Auditiom for Chippendale's soon to be on campus. Does this auditioner get
your vote? He doesn't get ours!

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Dancers to Entertain Mind and ilmagination

By I.C. Itall

The College Events Commit-
tee is proud to announce that it
has just signed a contract with
the nationally acclaimed
Chippendale Revue to perform
during the 1991-92 College
Events series.

In light of the poor atten-
dance during the 1990-91 series,
the committee went to each
residence hall to speak with the
students about what they would
like to see. The students
overwhelmingly responded that
they wanted to see more "enter-
tainment." The committee
promptly began to search for
performers to fit this description.
Some students suggested
Chippendale's, and a contract
was quickly negotiated.

Although no specific date has
been set yet for their perfor-
mance, many committee
members are leaning toward
scheduling the revue for the
weekend of Senior Investiture.
"1 think this is a performance
that will interest parents as well
as students," said Dr. Cal
Johnson, a member of the
committee.

The Chippendale dancers will
perform to many different types
of music in an attempt to appeal

to all members of the audience.
Some of the more popular tunes
that they will dance to are "Wild
Thing" and "U Can't Touch
This."

The College Events Commit-
tee urges all students to take
advantage of the wonderful
opportunity that this perfor-
mance makes possible.

Arts

Monday, April 1, 1991 The Profile Page 8

Killer T>iller (The TRUE Story)

by Squirrel Anthony

as translated by Laura Barlement

Most animals know the
legendary Killer 'Diller, but I
am the one who can tell the
TRUE STORY, because I knew
him from the beginning. We
were friends, you see, Arma-
dillo George and I, and no
other animal in the forest can
say that.

Now why would he, the
superhero Killer 'Diller, be
friends with somenone like me,
Squirrel Anthony, you say?
Now that, my friends, is to my
mind another indication of his
greatness and his true charac-
ter.

George's appearance was
terrible: he was large and very-
ugly. His face was long and
pointed; he had long, fierce
claws; his eyes popped from the
sides of his head; his upper

body was covered with armor
and scales, but his underbelly
was soft and covered with long,
coarse strands of hair. At
night, he dug for insects in the
earth, and he always kept to
himself.

The other animals were
suspicious and afraid of George.
No one ever knew exactly why
George chose to live in our
neighborhood, where no others
of his race were. If he hap-
pened to trundle by a group of
chattering females, they would
hush up and steal glances out
of the corners of their eyes.

When baby birds and rabbits
wouldn't go to bed nights, their
mothers would threaten,
"Armadillo George is going to
get you!" That always got them
scampering off, but the next
morning the baby birds happily
scratched for their breakfast in
the holes George had dug

during the night, and in the
hot midday the lazy baby
bunnies would lie in the cool
earth George had uncovered.

Despite George's reputa-
tion, 1 made it my business to
know everyone in the neigh-
borhood and to keep busy
everywhere. So after I had
spilled Mama Squirrel Daisy's
acorns or had danced on
Rabbitt Greengrow's patch of
green grass or had told one
too many stories to 'Possum
Peter, I would sneak off and
find George.

It was a secret friendship,
you see, and George would
always welcome me. He
never said much, but he was a
great friend. I could tell him
all my problems, and he
would listen patiently, and
nudge me gently with his long
pointy nose, which usually
had dirt hanging from it, but I
liked it anyway.

Then he would show me a
new hiding place or a stash oi
acorns he had discovered in
the woods. We had a very
special relationship, as you
can see.

One day I was in particular
disgrace after having acciden-
tally dropped a nut square on
sparrow Bill's head, knocking
him out and causing him to
fall from the tree into a pile of
droppings left by that nasty
dog Woofer, so I was out
looking for George.

Peering from the branch of
a tree overlooking a stream, I
saw a rabbit looking across the
stream, which was widened by
rain, for a place to cross. The
rabbit looked pretty frustrated
and seemed about to cry,
when suddenly a rock rose to
the surface no, it was not a
rock, it was George!

He swam to the rabbit,
who was standing stock-still
and terrified, and nudged him
gently with his long, pointy,
wet nose. At least it wasn't
dirty, 1 say. Then the rabbit
gingerly climbed on George's
back. Before my very eyes,
George started putting up
larger and larger until he
looked like a balloon, and he
floated to the other side of the
stream, carrying the rabbit on
the hard shell of his back.

As soon as he reached the
other side, the rabbit streaked
off without a word to George.
George simply deflated back
to his normal size and walked
into the water. I was so
flabbergasted by what I had
just seen that I forgot to hold
on to my branch and fell
smack into the water with a
large splash.

George was so startled that
he leapt about three feet

straight up into the air and hit
his head on a low-hanging
branch. Water was filling mv
nose and ears. 1 gasped tor air
and got a lungful of water
instead and was splashing
around desperately, when I telt
a hard, firm force pushing me
upwards. It was George! He
swam me to the bank, where I
lay coughing and spluttering,
for the first time in my life not
able to talk, as George nudged
me with his long, pointy Rose.

Of course I just got in
trouble for getting soaking wet
and had to go to bed early, and
no one believed my story.

"George is a hero!" I
insisted.

'That black ugly animal
with the dirty nose. 7 " Mama
Squirrel Daisy screeched.
vv You must have some water
on the brain."

But the day was coming
when the bravery of the quiet
Armadillo George would make
him the legend he is today,
and here are the straight tacts
of the matter from me,
eyewitness and true friend of
the hero of my story:

One peaceful evening two
weeks after my rescue from the
stream, Baby Rabbit Jimmy
had hopped from the woods
into human territory and was
heading for some tender
daisies. His mother was just
calling, "Jimmy, get over here;
it's time for bed," when
suddenly that dirty dog
Woofer came sniffing around
the corner.

Everybody froze, a silent
scream caught in our throats,
as he caught sight of Jimmy
and started galloping towards
him, barking and slobbering
eagerly. Sheer terror froze
Jimmy to his spot, his eyes
bulging and his neck straining
as the beast lunged closer and
closer.

But then we all heard a
commotion as if ten warthogs
were crashing through the
underbrush, and out popped
George from the woods into
the human territory, sniffling
and grunting and generally
calling attention to himself
and away from Baby Jimmy.
He was so loud that even one-
track-minded Woofer noticed
him, instantly forgot about
little Jimmy, and went with
double fury after the larger
prey of Armadillo George.

But that dog did not know
what he was up aginst when he
took on Killer 'Diller. George
turned on his heel and
scampered towards a nearby
thornbush with Woofer
running pell-mell after him.
"George!" I screamed, just
jnowing he would be torn to

threads by the long spikes of
the thorny bush and by
Woofer's terrible tangs.

I squeezed my eyes shut to
avoid seeing this terrible sight
and listened tor the end of my
dear friend. Instead, I heard
W oofer yelping and whining as
if a Mac truck had run over his
two front paws, and 1 opened
my eyes just in time to see the
dog limping oft, his nose full of
prickers and his coat torn and
bloody. George's ugly armor
had protected him from the
thorns, and he had led the
witless dog tight into his trap.
We all shouted "hooray!" and
Jimmy's mother rushed out and
grabbed her crying baby bunny.

Those are the facts of the
case, and whatever else you
may have heard about Killer
'Diller could be speculation or
could be fact, 1 don't know.
George continued his quiet lite,
minding his own business, but
from then on, when he hap-
pened to trundle by a group ol
chattering females, they would
stop their talking and smile
shyly QUI ot respect and awe.

George remained the
mystery he had always been,
but as the years passed and the
animals told stones about w hat
had happened, his figure
became surrounded with a
shining mist of legendary deeds.

George never commented
on the part he played in his
heroic rescue of Baby Rabbit
Jimmy, but 'Possum Peter and
Rabbit Greengrow maintained
that once Killer 'Diller got
Woofer inside that thorny
hush, he slashed the dumb pup
to shreds with his long claws.

Then all the other stories
(.ame out: how Killer 'Diller
had fought off ten alligators in
order to get a rabbit across the
stream; how he rescued me,
Squirrel Anthony, from the
jaws of death by pulling me
from the water and touching
me with his magical snout; how
he was so generous th.it he fed
the entire neighborhood of
birds and set a cool breeze
going in the hot midday to cool
off the baby bunnies.

And more and more stories
have grown up about Killer
'Diller, stories that every little
squirrel, rabbit and bird has
heard since they were babies.
But I, having special insight
into the matter, have given you
the facts of t he case, so that
you may know the TRUE
STORY of Killer 'Diller.

So when your mothers say,
"If you don't get to bed right
now, Woofer's going to get
you!" you say, 'Til get Killer
'Diller to protect me!" And
you can rest assured that he
wall.

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SCOTT

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The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, April 19, 1991

Volume 77, Issue 1 1

Capping 1991 Captures Tradition of Agnes Scott Seniors

by Jessica Carey

The members of the class of
1992 were unofficially installed
as seniors last week in the Agnes
Scott tradition known as
capping. Wednesday, April 3
through Friday, April 5 seemed
to be a blur of polyester,
spandex, and heavy make-up as
the graduating class of 1991
tortured the juniors with the
capping theme of "TV Shows."

The three-day event began at
on Wednesday morning at 6:30
a.m. as a small group of seniors
led the juniors through down-
town Decatur picking up trash
and singing "Row row row your
boat."

The cappees were told to
wear either a leotard, bathing
suit, or biking shorts under their
sweats for the outing, but the
extra clothes only served as a
mechanism for determining who
sang what refrain of the song.

Wednesday progressed with
juniors dressed as MTV vee jays,
Saturday Night Live characters,
including the coneheads,
Charlie's Angels, Happy Days,
and many others.

Lunch was peppered with
various performances required by
the senior cappers. Some
cappees had to sing songs, reac]
statements related to their
characters, and some had to
mimic actual Top 40 songs.

("Like a Virgin" seemed to be
popular.)

Numerous juniors had petitions
to be signed, stating they had
made a certain performance at the
beginning of every class, or acted
in a certain way. One junior had
to have her professors sign a sheet
of paper certifying that she had
acted sexy during the entire class.

Kara Russell, for example,
declared herself a picture of
Scottie femininity and renounced
blue jeans, high top sneakers, and
going out without a chaperone.
Over twenty-five people attested
to Kara's transformation.

Wednesday evening took at
least half of all cappees out on
scavenger hunts all over metro
Atlanta. Georgia Tech, Emory,
Underground, Fat Tuesday's, and
Buckhead bars were littered with
Agnes Scott students in curlers,
bathrobes, and funny clothes
seeking signatures and memora-
bilia documenting their adven-
tures.

Thursday's capping activities
paralleled Wednesday's, and the
talent show during dinner
provided funny evening entertain-
ment.

Performances ranged from
scenes of Dirry Dancing (the
movie), the Home Shopping
Network, Hee Haw, and a
rendition of the Sound of Music to
a Star Trek rap, pregnant aerobics,
and a discussion between a

Juniors in "class"-)' attire pose at Phar-Mor during their scavenger hunt about Atlanta.

healthy penis and a sick penis.

Many juniors who couldn't go
out the night before because of
exams and papers went out
Thursday evening. Many of the
same places were visited, and all
displays were put on the front
table of the dining hall for
everyone to view.

Friday afternoon is the
traditional time for the capping
excursion, and members of the
class of 1992 had numerous ideas
about where they were headed.

The final destination turned
out to be the Stone Mountain
Park Ice Skating Rink, where
juniors and seniors alike put on

ice skates and succeeded at
slipping and sliding all over the
ice.

After an hour of skating the
juniors lined up and their cappers
revealed themselves, many with
small surprises and cameras
flashing.

(continued on page 3)

Administration Addresses Concerns Over Tuition Increase

by Dawn Sloan
Contributing Editor

The following is the second of a
two-part seiies regarding this years
tuition increase.

Students at Agnes Scott
should appreciate "how good
they've got it," is the message
sent forth by members of the
Co 1 1 ege 's ad m i n ist ra t ion .

During recent interviews with
the college president, Ruth
Schmidt, and Vice-President of
Business Affairs, Gerald
Whittington, the two showed
interest in student concerns over
the "annual" tuition increase.
They also tried to explain why a
tuition increase is necessary.

One of the most important
points made by Mr. Whittington
is that income from tuition and
fees alone cannot cover the costs

of running Agnes Scott. Only
48% of the College's budget
comes from money paid by
students and their families. The
remaining 52% comes from gifts,
grants, the government, and
Endowment earnings.

Mr. Whittington stated that a
$1000 increase in tuition and
fees for 600 "full-time equiva-
lent" students would add only
$600,000 to the budget of the
college. This is compared to the
$635,000 required to increase
financial aid and provide faculty
with a 5% increase in pay and
medical benefits.

Financial aid plays a major
role in determining where the
money of the college goes.
President Schmidt points out
that under 20% of all students
pay the "full-advertised tuition."
She says also that "as tuition
increased, the cost to families did

not increase equally." This is
due to the decision by Agnes
Scott's Board of Trustees "to
meet 1 00% of demonstrated
financial need of all students."

According to Gerald
Whittington, financial aid is the
fastest rising portion of the
College's budget. From the
1980-1981 academic year until
the present, financial aid has
gone up 348%, which is equal to
an average increase of 1 8% per
year. "In 1980-81," Whittington
says, "$600,000 was spent on
financial aid. In 1990-91,
$3,000,000 will be spent."

Whittigton also added that,
"In an odd way, it's really
uncontrollable, [because it] is so
person specific. If a student is
admitted and needs X (dollars),
our policy says we give her X."

Whittington also points out
that tuition has never increased

by as much as 18%. The average
increase for tuition and fees is
7%.

Increases in financial aid are

not the only factors which results
in the annual increase in tuition
and fees. President Schmidt

(continued on page 2)

Inside

Editorials

Kitty Voss speaks out
page 6

Features

Student spends break at Indian Reservation
Page 8

Arts

Anne Harris' rave review of Senior Art Exhibit
Page 10

News

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 2

Campus Committees Strategically Strive for Excellence

byJosieHoilman
Contributing Editor

Task forces have seemingly appeared
from nowhere at Agnes Scott.
Throughout the Spring semester of this
academic year, the campus has been
hearing a great deal about them, yet
no one appears to completely
understand their purpose and role on
campus.

In an effort to clarify the differences
between each task force and to stress
their importaiKe in improving the
Agnes Scon experience, the following
article provides a summary intended
to answer these and other relative
questions

At the end of the Fall semester
of 1990, President Ruth Schmidt

issued a memorandum to "The
College Community"

regarding "strategic planning at
Agnes Scott."

The President requested
support and participation in
addressing issues that had been
identified by students, faculty, and
staff as "critical to our future
prosperity."

The Strategic Planning
Steering Committee, comprised of
students, officers, elected faculty
members of the earlier planning
committee, and an additional
faculty member from the Faculty
Executive Committee, was formed
"to guide the overall process."

Members of this group are:
Chair, President Ruth Schmidt,

Dean of the College Sarah
Blanshei, Administration Jennifer
Cooper, Gue Hudson, Bonnie
Johnson, Sara King, Terry Lahti,
and Gerald Whittington; Professors
Art Bowling, Gus Cochran,
Rosemary Eberiel, Linda Hubert,
Kathy Kennedy, and John Pilger;
and students Lauren Fowler l 92,
Becky Nowlin k 93, and Tracy Peavy
'93.

Next, in order to achieve the
highest possible level of community
part icpat ion, numerous task forces
were formed in various areas. Each
is co-chaired by a faculty member
and an officer.

The Strategic Planning
Committee itself serves as Task
Force A Campus Climate and

New Members Selected for Tower
Council, Pi Delta Phi

byJosieHoilman
Contributing Editor

After deliberation and
consideration of qualifications,
several students were recently
chosen to become new members of
two selective organizations on
campus.

Seven students were inducted
into the Kappa Kappa Chapter of
Pi Delta Phi on Thursday. March
14: Seniors Anne Francoise Harris
and Tatiana Mejia, Junior Wendy
Sue Baker, Sophmores Bernadette

Brennan and Sunny McClendon,
and Kirsty Taylor.

This National French Honor
Society was established at Agnes
Scott in 1990. The purpose of the
Honor Society is to recognize
outstanding scholarship in the
French language and literature.

Membership is open to
students who have taken at least
five courses in French and have
been nominated on the basis of
their academic achievement.

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point average ranging from 2.8 to
3.9. Their grade point averages in
French ranged from 3.1 to 4.0.

New members were also
recently selected for next year's
Tower Council. With the
restructuring of the program came
the addition of seventeen students
as well as seven charter members
of the sub-organization, Tower
Reps.

According to the Student
Handbook, "the concept of
Tower Council is to maintain a
small, selective group of student
public relations ambassadors who
are involved in sharing informa-
tion about Agnes Scott college
and articulating its goals."

The members of this presti-
gious organization work with and
are sponsored by the Office of
Admissions. Ginger Patton-
Schmitt, member of the first
Tower Council at ASC, is
cunently the coordinator. The
students serve "in an organized,
official capacity as spokespersons
to both internal and external
communities."

Members of the newly created
Tower Reps group will primarily
be responsible tor giving tours,
hosting overnights, and phoning
and corresponding with
prospectives.

Students newly selected to
Tower Council are: Junior Jessica
Carey; Sophmores Wendy
Allsbrook, Bernadette Brennan,
Sarah C ,'arruther.s, Debbie Miles,
Roxanne Speight, Winnie
Varghese, Deana Young; First-
Year students Courtney Hams,
Kim Johnson, Claire Lave, Bryn
Perry, Michelle Smith, Charlotte
Stapleton, Kim Walker, Nancy
Zehl; and Aimee Fish.

Charter members of Tower
Reps are: Junior Barbie Stitt;
Sophmores Kristin Louer,
Catherine Rouse, Tonya Smith;
and First-Year students Alyson
Bunnell and Perrin Cothran.

Communication. How these issues
are handled is critical to the success
of the entire planning process,
which should be communicated "so
as to relate sincerity of purpose."

The process should also
"determine the other issues that
have an effect on the campus
climate and address them in order
to improve the campus commu-
nity."

This committee met most
Friday afternoons this semester and
deliberated such issues as organiza-
tional culture and campus diversity.

Task Force B Academic
Initiatives: Understanding the
Consequences is co-chaired by Gus
Cochran, Linda Hubert, and Sarah
Blanshei.

The purpose of this group is to
reevaluate some of the partly
realized initiatives of the 1980s and
to detennine what is important in
the 1990s.

Items specifically discussed
included the seven-point Centen-
nial Academic Plan, the centrality
of the college mission, the
competieive advantage over other
institutions, and the impact on
clearly limited sources.

John Pilger and Sarah Blanshei
co-chair Task Force C Support-
ing the Faculty and Academic
Support. The responsibility of this
committee is to address strategic
issues "concerning the recmitment,
retention, and support of the best
faculty for Agnes Scott in the
1990s."

This group is faced with a
particularly serious task because it is
predicted that there will be a
faculty shortage for this decade.

The committee is concerned
not simply with the issue of
compensation but also with the
quality of life. They are attempting
to identify and put into effect a
plan for sustaining a faculty "with a
strong commitment to its institu-
tion."

The task force recommends
specific proposals in priority order,
"appropriate to the kind of college
Agnes Scott wants to and can be,
with full consideration of costs."

Task Force D The Quality of
Student Life is co-chaired by
Rosemary Eberiel and Gue
Hudson. The purpose of this
committee is the "analysis of the
current student environment and
culture of the College and consid-
eration of changes that will
enhance the College s ability to
fulfill its mission."

The group met in each donn
and with special interest groups
such as RSOs and international
students to examine the "scope and
emphasis of student activities,
including religious activities and
athletics."

The task force attempts to
"focus on the student as a whole
person and as a member of the
campus and of the larger commu-
nity."

Art Bowling and Ten Lahti co-

chair the Enrollment Manage-
ment and Financial Aid Task
Force, also known as Task Force
E. Its main intent is to evaluate
the overall enrol lemnt issue.

The committee addresses such
issues as to the extent ASC will
continue to subsidize a students
education, and how the college is
to retain the students who do
enroll.

Task Force F The College
Economy and Infrasmicture, co-
chaired by Kathy Kennedy and
Gerald Whittington, examines
ways "to assure the efficient and
cost-effective deployment of
resources, provide information to
the campus community about
those resources, maximize use of
the College s facilities, and attract,
retain and sustain staff personnel. "

The Board of Trustees and the
Alumnae Association have also
become involved in the planning
process. They have formed their
own task forces and control the
determination of their focus.

Each of these Task Forces
submitted their final reports tor
this semester by April 1 5. Each
were sufficiently successful in the
initiation of their main goals.

A report of their specific
accomplishments will be made
available to the campus commu-
nity at a later date.

Tuition

(continued from page I)

points to the reality of inflation
as a reason why tuition must be
increased. Each year as "things
cost more, people expect to be
paid more."

The inflation rate for
educational institutions is higher
than the rate of inflation for the
general public. Because
educaton is a highly labor
intensive field, and colleges must
meet the rising costs of technol-
ogy, costs for educational
institutions are very high and rise
quickly.

Part of this is due to efforts in
the 1980s to increase faculty
salaries which did not rise with
inflation during the 1970s.

President Schmidt also says
that it is the Endowment which
"...saves us." She feels that
"without it, the cost of tuition
would be double what we
charge" and the same quality of
education at Agnes Scott would
ni >t be possible.

Despite any explanation, the
increase in tuition is still not easy
to bear. It is, howev er, more
easily understo< >d.

The fact that the college is
undergoing a "vigorous budget
process" at this time adds hope
that if a tuition increase i^
necessary next year, that it can
be smaller than the one students
face now.

News

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 3

Politically Incorrect: The New Oppressed? Stories of

Ostracism, Even Expulsion; Troducts Of The Reagan Generation^

by Amy Hudson,
College Press Service

Last term, an anti-abortion
group at the University of
.Wisconsin-Madison erected a
display of 125 tombstones. The
group hoped the grave markers
would dramatize the number of
fetuses that are aborted in the
area.

Straining not to alienate
Jewish passersby with an array of
exclusively Christian symbols in
her mock cemetery, Pro Life
Action League Co-president
Sheri Johanfson decided to put
crosses on top of some of the
tombstones and Stars of David on
top of others.

The effort to be sensitive,
however, outraged a Jewish group
on campus, which accused
Johanfson of comparing "Jews to
fetuses' 1 and being anti-Semitic.

"You can't win, 1 guess,"
Johanfson sighs in recalling the
incident.

Such is life among the
"politically inconect" on cam-
puses these days.

Trading honor stories of
campus residents being ostracized,
punished, and even expelled for
offenses such as wearing certain
T-shirts or saying something
someone else didn't like, "incor-
rect" students nationwide now
speak of themselves as the most
oppressed people on campus.

"On most campuses, you can
say anything you like about white
males or pro-life women,"
observed Glenn Ricketts, research
director of the National Associa-
tion of Scholars (NAS), a

A campus-wide picnic had
been planned for Friday evening,
complete with a junior-senior
softball game, but because of the
weather the meal was moved
inside. An informal pickup
game was eventually played, with
the juniors winning.

Capping does not officially
end until the traditional capping
ceremony held every year in the
infinnary garden on the last
evening of capping. The seniors
processed to the garden with
their robes and mortar boards
holding candles and singing God
of the Marching Centuries.

A short statement was read,
as the seniors unofficially passed
on the rites and responsibilities
of being the senior class to the
class of 1992, and the cappers
gave their candles and robes to
their cappees.

The seniors then marched out
with the junior class following,
and each junior placed her
candle on the bench in front of

Princeton, N.J., group trying to
fight what it sees as the growing
politicization of higher education.

But these same people,
Ricketts continued, aren't allowed
to express themselves.

"There are a number of
extremely angry students," he
claimed.

"A lot of students are starting
to feel oppressed," agreed Kristin
Luedtke, president of the College
Republicans chapter at St. John's
University in Minnesota.

Luedtke's claim to feeling
oppressed derives from St. John's
presidential candidate Barry
Goldwater: "Sex and politics are
a lot alike. You don't have to be
good at them to enjoy them."
Administrators nixed it because it
had the word "sex" in it.

The other featured two
elephants dancing. It was
censored, Luedtke says she was
told, because the elephants "were
dancing suggestively and one
elephant had nipples."

Noting the administration
never had a problem with the
posters before, Luedtke thinks her
group was singled out for other
reasons. "It's got a lot to do with
the v politically correct' thinking
on campuses nationwide," she
said.

Director of Joint Student
Activities Roxanae Molinari says
she rejected the Goldwater poster
because "it didn't have anything
to do with the meeting times of
the College Republicans." It
"may have been objectionable to
some people," she added.

"I was told that because I was
pro life, I shouldn't be on student

the Alston Center. The candles
continued to bum throughout the
evening.

Freshman are usually unfamil-
iar with the rites of capping and
what it is. Capping has histori-
cally been viewed as a time for
members of the graduating senior
class to honor a junior or group of
juniors they like and feel close to,
and unofficially pass on their
duties.

The class of 1992 will not
become seniors in the eyes of the
College until Senior Investiture in
September of 1991. All juniors
who participated felt the experi-
ence was a lot of fun, but also a lot
of work.

Seniors who did the capping
were astounded by the amount of
work that goes into the three-day
event. By the time the Friday
evening ceremony was over,
juniors had already begun
planning next year's capping
events, and the sophomores
seemed to already be dreading it.

government," recalled Johanfson,
a former student government
member. vv The rest of the
government felt that I shouldn't
open my mouth about any
subject."

Not everyone sympathizes.

The complaints, says Piene
Barolette of the United States
Student Association, are little
more than a group of conservative
students wonied about losing their
position. "They're products of the
Reagan generation," he said, vx and
they figured there would be no
challenge to their views."

Nevertheless, there seem to be
a lot of students complaining.

Ricketts tells of a student who
was told by her adviser that her
senior thesis, a requirement for
graduation, must be from a
feminist perspective, a viewpoint
the student doesn't support.

"She doesn't know what to
do," Ricketts said. "She needs
that thesis to graduate."

byJosieHoilman
Contributing Editor

An important part of the
campus since September of 1960,
Rosa Smith, supervisor of
custodial services, has now
resigned "for personal reasons"
from her position at ASC.

She began as a laundry
checker, a position long ago
eliminated, and was promoted on
August L, 1976 to Assistant
Director of Custodial Services.

On July 1, 1982, she was
again promoted to the position
of Director which she main-
tained until her official retire-
ment on March 3 1 of this year.

A farewell dessert was held in
her honor on Thursday, March

byJosie Hoilman
Contributing Editor

At approximately 10:35 a.m.
on Friday, April 12, Physical
Plant worker Cory Cash was
thrown from a work truck onto
the street.

Apparently, as the vehicle
turned the corner, Cash, who
was in the bed of the truck,
lurched backwards out of the
vehicle.

He suffered surface wounds
above his eye and along the side
of his arm and leg and possible
injury to his head.

"It's difficult to get students to
talk about it," Ricketts said,
declining to name the student. "I
have to think there's a very large
number of students having these
problems."

Last spring at the University of
Texas, during a demonstration
against a fraternity that used a
caricature of Sambo on a T-shirt,
one student, in support of the
house, held up a sign that said,
"Keep Sambo."

"The university tried to take
disciplinary action against him,"
recalled Paul Yioutas, president of
the College Republicans there.

In introducing a bill in mid-
March that would give students
the right to challenge campus
rules that regulate speech, Rep.
Henry Hyde, R-Ill., cited about
20 instances where unpopular
opinions had been stifled.

The Hyde bill may help their
cause, the "incorrect" agree, but
few think the climate for their

28, from 12:30 to 1:30 in the
Faculty/Staff Dining Room to
provide the campus community
with the opportunity to say their
goodbyes.

Elsa Pena, Director of
Physical Plant, sums up in her
own statement the feelings
embodied by the entire campus:
"She will be greatly missed. Rosa
had been here such a long time
that she knew everything; she
knew what to do and didn't need
instruction. That can't be
replaced. That's a lot of history
that's gone with her."

Rosa mentioned during her
last week as an employee at
Agnes Scott that she was looking
forward to travelling during her
retirement.

Several Physical Plant
workers including Director Elsa
Pena and Victoria Lambert
rushed to his assistance with
emergency first aid kits.

An ambulance was called and
Cash was taken to the emer-
gency room to determine the
severity of his injuries.

Upon realization that Cash
had been thrown from the truck,
the plant employee who was
driving the vehicle slammed on
his breaks and jumped from the
truck to help Cash. In the
process he sprained his ankle.
He also was taken to the

views will warm anytime soon.'

"People are finally becoming
aware of what's going on," St.
John's Luedtke said, "but we've
got to try to rally some kind of
widespread student support."

ON OTHER
CAMPUSES

Compiled from the
College Press Service

In Drug Bust, Feds Shut
Down U. of Virginia
Frats

Charlottesville, Va.

In an apparently unprec-
edented college raid, federal
dnig police raided three
University of Virginia
fraternities March 22, anesting
12 members and taking
control of the house them-
selves.

Members not involved in
the investigation can move
back into Phi Epsilon Pi, Delta
Upsilon, and Tau Kappa
Epsilon houses, but not before
signing new "rental agree-
ments" with the federal
government.

The 1 2 students were
arrested on charges of selling
hallucinogenic designer drugs,
LSD and mushrooms.

Because taking possession
of private social clubs like
fraternities is so unusual, Drug
Enforcement officials said they
got prior approval for the raid
from U.S. Attorney General
Richard Thornburgh.

Rapes Plague Several
Campuses

Rapes and rape investiga-
tions galvanized students at
Cornell University in New
York, the University of
Colorado at Boulder and the
University of Wisconsin at
Madison the third week of
March.

On March 22, meanwhile,
a U.S. Senate report claimed
more women were raped
around the U.S. in 1990 than
ever before, exceeding 100,000
victims for the first time.

"American women are in
greater peril now from an
attack than they have ever
been in the history of our
nation," Senator Joseph Biden,
D-Del., said in releasing the
report.

CctppiTl^ f con tin ued from page I )

Beloved Faculty Member
Retires to Smell the Roses

Physical Plant Employee
Thrown from Moving Vehicle

Editorials

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CALENDAR EDITOR Rita Ganev

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Lagniappe

by Kristin Lemmerman

On the evening of April 2, 1 was diverted from a tortuous
homework reverie by a phone call asking me to deal with a larger
issue than a liberal arts education in itself prepares people to deal
with. A writer, working on an article on campus racism issues,
had been denied access to a student meeting which she had
hoped would give her a better perspective on the issue at hand.
She was denied the right to attend this meeting because of color:
She was white.

Her confusion at being excluded by a group which actively
works to eliminate discrimination against color reminded me of
the sharp feelings I felt when, as a freshman, I tried to understand
why students of color felt that an African American student
representative to SGA was necessary. I attended several high
schools whose African American populations were at one
extreme, non-existent, and at the other, scarcely noticed amongst
all the other ethnic groups present. Thus, I could honestly claim
to be ignorant of the problems that existed.

For taking the time to try to understand the issue, I was called
"petty" and told that people like me kept the system running the
way it did. I would argue that it was the people who refused to
talk to me, to help me understand how racism still manifests itself
even today, who keep the issue from being settled.

Many people of color have, understandably enough, grown
impatient with the tedium of educating people from different
backgrounds on their own ethnicity. Not only is the education
process long, tiresome, and an easy way to become the target of
insults, but it often seems to be without reward, particularly
where the problems are worst.

It is not easy to be the target of racial slurs, and I will not ever
claim that bigotry is justified: it is inane in this day and age to
claim that non-white people are less able to achieve great things
than whites, just as it is inane to say that women are less capable
than men of achieving greatness.

But to band together and seek empowering positions as a
group will only solve half the problem. Unless I am extremely
misguided, the goal is to conquer racism and discrimination
throughout all of society and among all peoples. Unless racism is
completely eliminated, then somebody's black, or Indian, or
Amerasian, or white child can still be sitting in kindergarten and
be told by a classmate that her daddy doesn't like niggers, spies,
white trash, or whatever slur the child's parents have passed on to
her. Discrimination will continue in exactly the same ways it has
since schools were integrated, unless the people who propogate it
are taught that they must stop and that their beliefs have been
made invalid.

Is this the kind ot change that a small group of students is
eliciting by excluding a student because of her color? It is still
discrimination, and still racism, and we would do ourselves all a
favor by getting that out of our systems.

Public Safety News

by Officer Charlotte York

A set of speakers valued at
$50.00 was stolen from an office
in the Dana Fine Arts building.
Anyone with information on the
theft should contact Public
Safety at 371-6355 with details.

A student reported that her
expensive running shoes were
taken from her room while she
was in the shower. The shoes
were recovered without incident.

The Department of Public
Safety has been quite active in
providing forums for the
exchange of public safety
information and concerns. In
recent programs, Public Safety
Interns Regan Cone and Juliet
Carney presented a seminar on
campus safety. The seminar
included a video, discussion of
safety issues, and a handout of
safety tips. Next, Sgt. Gregory

by Elizabeth Peryam

The hardest lesson Time
Traveler ever had to learn is that
of personal responsibility. Since
it appears to be one of the
unspoken cosmic laws, I'll share
it with you: We are each one of
us individually responsible for
our own lives. Period.

Time Traveler has a distant
cousin whose "thing" is to recite
recipes. She is very intelligent
you would have to be to memo-
rize all those recipes but
crashingly boring to me. In my
opinion, both food and music
should be indulged in, but not
discussed much. Old cuz fell
right into the woman-trap when
she was young (a long time ago)
and her mind just never came
out of the kitchen. She allowed
other people to define her life for
her.

Women traditionally have
been trained from birth to be
passive and other-centered to
sacrifice our lives for the sake of
our man, our children and the
rest of our family. After centu-
ries of training, this has led to a
great wave of wimpicity among
us. But we no longer need to
knuckle under to others' wishes

Scott coordinated a Crime
Symposium featuring guests
from the metropolitan Atlanta
law enforcement community.
The Department attempts to
maximize its resources in
making this information
available to the campus
community.

On Wednesday April 24,
1991, the Department of Public
Safety is sponsoring a seminar
entitled, "Basic Self Defense For
Women," the Seminar will be
held in the Student Center
Aerobics room, from 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. The cost of the
seminar is $10.00 per person.
This seminar was developed in
response to student requests for
sessions shorter than the
comprehensive 10- week course
which is presented twice per
school year at a cost of $60.00
per person. The self defense

Time Traveler

instead of our own.

,It's a human instinct when
something goes wrong to look
around for somebody else to
blame it on. It makes you feel so
much better in the midst of
disaster to be able to point a
finger. Parents are the handiest.
But everybody in this world is
doing the bestnhey know how
to do at the time, and that
includes parents. Nothing is to
be gained by going back into the
past and beating them over the
head for the things they did
wrong raising us.

But we do grow up with our
little minds recording all the
things that are said to us and
around us, and, as adults, these
recordings shape our thoughts
and actions subconsciously if we
remain oblivious to their
influence. If you were raised in
a family that felt guilty and sad
all the time, you are likely to be
depressed. Those kids who got
loving attention only when they
were sick may grow up to be
hypochondriacs. People who
complain all the time will raise
children who complain all the
time, even when there is
nothing to complain about.
Believing that the way we were

courses are always well received.

The Department of Public
Safety maintains a taxi fund for
students stranded away from
campus after hours. Students
needing to use this service should
take a taxi back to campus, where
a Public Safety Officer on duty
will make a loan to the student to
pay the driver. The student must
repay the loan within one week.

As the school year is coming
to an end, the Department of
Public Safety will need to begin
consideration of improvements
that can be developed and
implemented over the summer
break. It you would care to
express concerns or offer sugges-
tions please submit them, in
writing, to the Public Safety
office. Our goal is to be respon-
sive to the needs of the campus
community. Your responses will
be greatly appreciated.

raised is the way to act, we are
amazed when people reject us for
oUr behaviour.

But we can change our
behavior! Those old recordings
can be erased or discarded and
replaced with more positive
messages. The most amazing
things happen when we do this.
A new-found attitude of love can
pave our path with ease,
abundance and love-in-return.

Sometimes such changes take
years to complete, but the effort
can work wonders. If we can
only become aware of the
recordings that run our lives
almost against our will, then we
can make a conscious effort to
change those old words from
destructive ones into encourag-
ing messages. The next step is to
build an image of the person we
want to be and the things we
want to do with our lives. With
our consciousness clarified, our
goals clear and our path set, life
becomes simplified. We may
change our ideal image from time
to time, but as long as we know
that the change is under our
control and we take full con-
scious responsibility for the
consequences, we will be a fully-
functioning adult human being.

The Profile needs writers and photogaphers!

Interested?
Leave a note in Box 764
and we'll be happy to get you involved!

Editorials

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 5

Rep Rap

What's going on in Rep Council
and how if affects you !

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Rep Rap has now been
officially expanded to one half of
a page. Rep Council requested
this expansion because we felt
that The Profile was a great way to
keep in touch with the student
body and let you know what we
are doing and why. You can find
in this section a list of unexcused
absences from Rep meetings
(because your friends can't
represent you if they are not
there), the major issues that have
come before Rep in the past two
weeks, and an update of issues
that perhaps haven't been
discussed in a while. There will
also be a riddle ... for no other
reason than that it will be
interesting to see if anyone can
figure it out. (It will describe a
Rep member). Good luck and
keep reading!

FYI: who's who on Rep
Council

Behan Celebrates
Bigoted Buffoons

Dear Editors:

I continue to be enchanted by
Elizabeth Peryam's essays in
gynecological theology. Her
virulent anti-Catholicism is a
refreshing change from the
humorless bigotry one finds, say,
in the 'Wymyn 6k Religion'
papers on display in McCain
Library.

Peryam's recent Peter piece
reflects a knowledge of human
anatomy commensurate with her
knowledge of Roman Catholi-
cism. According to Peryam,
"Since all humans have the same
sex organs, the only difference is
that men have an enlarged
clitoris and fallen ovaries". We

Amy Higgins: President
Jessica Carey: Vice-President
Tracy Peavy: Secretary
Meredith Jolly: Treasurer

Kara Russell: Class of '92 Rep
Tara Somerville: Class of '92
Rep

Amy Bridwell: Class of '92 Rep
Leigh Bennett: Class of '92 Rep

Wendy Allsbrook: Class of '93
Rep

Ellen Chilcutt: Class of '93 Rep
Mary Frances Kerr: Class of '93
Rep

Deborah Watters: Class of '93
Rep

Anika Dyrstad: Class of '94 Rep
Andie Medven: Class of '94 Rep
Elena Paras: Class of '94 Rep
Bryn Perry: Class of '94 Rep

Mary Claire Myers King: RTC
Rep

Jeanne Peters: RTC Rep

haven't been able to enjoy
science like that since Lysenko's
politically correct genetics.
While she's at it, Peryam might
want to look into the phlogiston
theory and the view that Blacks
are genetically inferior. There's a
whole world of pseudo-science
waiting to be explored once she
tires of pseudo-theology. I do
hope, however, that one of the
Sisters will explain to her a basic
reproductive difference between
the clitoris and the penis before
she puts her anatomical expertise
into personal practice.

Peryam's parochial particular-
ism seems an unnecessary
restraint. Why is she not more
catholic, as it were, in her
buffoonery? Why, when she is
determined to "Free Jesus", does
she not tell us that the Jews

Eva Mihlic: International
Student Rep

Malikah Jordan: African-
American Rep
Carol Wilcher: Orientation
Council President

Kathryn Cullinan: Inman Rep
Jessica Daugherty: Walters Rep
Beth Hunt: Winship Rep

murdered Jesus? Why, when she
does not blanch at a Vatican
conspiracy, does she not tell us
about an international Jewish
conspiracy? Surely one who
believes that all human beings
have the same sex organs" should
have no reason to question the
authenticity of the Protocols of
Zion.

If Catholic-bashing is her way
to get her rocks off, I would
hardly desire to prick Peryam's
phallophobia. Her columns have
restored humor to this dour
campus. By continuing to
publish them, The Profile shows
that political correctness can
have a sense of humor after all.
So let us now celebrate bigoted
buffoons.

Yours sincerely,
David Behan

Debbie Miles: Rebekah Rep
Annetta Williams: Main Rep

These names were listed for a
reason. It is crucial for everyone
to know who their representa-
tives are. Seek them out and
talk to them about what's on
your mind. They want and need
to know!

Open Faculty Meetings

One issue of concern on
campus right now is open faculty
meetings. Currently these
meetings are closed to students,
and students must request an
invitation if they wish to speak.

Rep members felt that open
faculty meetings would familiar-
ize students with the concerns of
faculty members, and provide
essential insight into the needs
and concerns of faculty. Rep
Council is sending a resolution
and letter to the Faculty
Executive Committee urging
that faculty meetings be made
open to students in order to
improve this area of communica-
tion.

Changes in Faculty Committee
Structures

Recently the faculty approved
a series of changes in the faculty
committee structures that
reduces the number of persons
on each committee and subse-
quently the number of students.

Rep has talked a great deal
about this, with all members
expressing apprehension about
the new change. The two most
visible faculty committees,
namely Academic Standards and
Curriculum, can be very
intimidating to students, and
Rep members worried that no
one student could adequately
represent the entire student body
under such conditions. -

Rep Council therefore
decided to include this concern
in the letter being sent to the
FEC (Faculty Executive Com-
mittee), and request alternative
means of student representation.

Possible options include
keeping the current number of

student seats on the committees
(i.e.. one senior rep, one junior
rep, and one sophomore rep) and
letting them have a combined
vote. This example illustrates
why students need access to
faculty meetings, as this entire
issue came and went with no
student input.

Faculty Award

In the fall, Rep Council
created a new award to be given
once a semester to a faculty
member who students feel
deserves recognition as superior.
The award will be presented this
semester, and nominations
should be in essay form, describ-
ing why you feel a certain
professor is deserving of the
award.

Faculty should be nominated
based on the following criteria:
motivates students to learn,
promotes diversity, possesses past
and current academic knowl-
edge, challenges students, shows
innovation, shows a sincere
interest in student concerns, or
any other special quality which
you feel distinguishes this faculty
member from others.

Nominations should be sent
to Debbie Miles at Box 293 or
Wendy Allsbrook at Box 12.
Rep Council will be accepting
nominations through Tuesday,
April 16.

That evening Rep Council
will narrow the list down to ten
professors and on April 19
present a final ballot to the
student body for voting. Voting
will last for one week. The
award will be given at the
Awards Convocation on May 8.

Rep Council 199M992

The Rep Council that you
elected this spring is committed
to the student body. Part of the
reason for the new and improved
Rep Rap is an effort to bring Rep
Council closer to the student
body, so that you know what Rep
is doing and how it affects you.

(continued on page 6)

Letters To The Editor

Editorials

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 6

Letters ( continued from page 5)~

Kitty Clears the Air

Dear Editors:

Incidentally, I did not even say
that you were jealous. It's not
really my business whether you
are or not.

Here is the real story: The Z~93
guy asked us did we think our
classmates would be "jealous." I

Rep Rap ( continued from

The meetings are held every
Tuesday night at 7:15 p.m. in the
CLC and they are open.

Rep Council encourages
anyone and everyone to attend
the meetings to get a better feel
for the responsibilities and
activities of Rep. PLEASE feel
free to talk to any of us ... we
need to know how you feel about
some of these issues that we talk
about.

I would like to see one part of
the new Rep Rap be a question
and answer section, where
anyone can write in to get a

thought it was an absurd
question and I answered rather
nonchalantly that I didn't
know. Not a very interesting or
articulate answer on my part I
must admit, but a safe one, so I
thought. Then I guess some-
body decided that I accused all
womankind of jealousy, because

page 5)

question answered or propose an
idea. I promise if Rep doesn't
already have the answer, we'll
find it. You can send them as
letters to the editor of Rep Rap, a
kind of mini "beef board" for
student (and faculty) concerns.

A strong student government
is the key to a strong student
voice. We need your help to be
the best that we can.

The riddle: "I think there is
someone following me!! I should
have taken that class with

that does make a good story. I
can see it so clearly, passing from
ear to ear, "Kitty says we're
JEALOUS!" What a shame that
the real story is not quite as
spectacular as the rather mis-
shapen story everyone's been
telling. I won't bitch too much
about being misquoted. I should
have expected to be misquoted,
or at least to have my words
twisted. I understand, after all,
you needed something to put on
your protest signs and in your
informative articles.
I figure if you want to know what
I think, if you care, you'll ask. I
invite you. It amuses me that
really no one has attacked me
individually, but you were not
afraid to attack in a group of
twenty-five (or was it thirty?)-
But I see that some of you find it
more convenient (and certainly
less mental work) to talk about
me without ever having talked
with me.

You say that what we have done
encourages or perpetuates crimes

FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE
DOWN THE TUBES.

If you think the tests in col-
lege are tough, wait until your
first job interview. Last year.
America's businesses lost

S60 billion to drugs.

So this year, most of the
Fortune 500 will be administer
ing drug tests. Failing the test

means you won't be considered
for employment.

After all. if you're into drugs,
how smart can you be.

WE'RE PUTTING DRUGS OUT OF BUSINESS.

Partnership for a Drug- Free America

against women? Now think
about when a woman is attacked,
or raped, and think about those
people who say she provoked it
by making poor choices, or by
simply wanting to be admired,
which is the nature of men and
women. In both cases, women
are the focus. But I say we, as
women, are not responsible for
the cruel actions of men,
whether we dress provocatively,
whether we pose for a magazine.
Men choose to commit the
crimes. Men are responsible, and
at that, only certain men. Take
the Ms. Bennett issue, tor
example. You put both blame
and focus on women for the vices
of men. Men need to start taking
responsibility for their own
actions. Encouraging or allowing
men to say Playboy made me do
it certainly does not further this
cause.

It's not my job, nor your job, nor

your neighbor's job to be some
kind of a martyr for the rest of
womankind. Nor is it anyone's
duty to be some constant
"representation" of a school, a
family, or of women in general.
I represent me. I do what makes
me happy. I hope you do too.
But now my interest in the big
"controversy" is waning, frankly,
as I hope yours is. I had my fun.
You had yours. Sometimes it's
more amusing to laugh than to
debate.
Sincerely,

Kathleen (Kitty) O'Neil Voss
P.S. Let met take this opportu-
nity to confess that the 1 7
suffering Scotties who allegedly
committed suicide were actually
murdered. By me. I thought; I
started this, it's my duty to put
them out of their JEALOUS
misery. Besides, they were all
quite stacked and I had to
eliminate any competition.

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Features

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 7

Ladies of the Round Table Continue Feminism Lecture Tradition

by Anne Harris

On April 1, 2, and 3, and
again on April 5 and 6, Students
for Feminist Awareness (SFA)
once again conducted their open
dinner panels entitled "Ladies of
the Round Table." The format is
energetic and informal and
welcomes the whole campus
community.

In an attempt to engage
dialogue and perhaps even attain
resolutions within several key
issues of our times, SFA invited
speakers from on and off campus
to explore men and feminism,
ecofeminism, women's spiritual-
ity, and lesbianism.

The concepts of men and
feminism have notoriously and
unfortunately been deemed
incompatible by many
perhaps due to the inherent
opposition of the root words,
perhaps due to an intellectual
abstraction of the personhood of
men indealing with the political
and personal issues for which
they have been held account-
able.

What emerged during the
conversation was a desire for
understanding of women's issues
and feelings on the part of the

men as well as the realization
that women's expression, their
ways of knowing, can be freeing
for men.

Tension arose over the
question of men truly under-
standing the experiences of
women in a
sexist
society
the limited
opportuni-
ties, fear for
personal
safety,
frustration
of not being
taken
seriously in
specific
realms, to
cite a few

examples a tension which
holds in the understanding of
experiences of women of color in
a racist society.

Men and women working
together within the movement
was seen as vital to its success, for
men's liberation from their own
society-dictated roles as well as
for the previously largely
unacknowledged worth, of
women's contributions.

The ecofeminism panel was

less conceptual and dealt more
precisely with the issue of animal
rights and vegetarianism.
Women presented slides
concerning the treatment of
animals for food.
They stressed the

Our inner perceptions dfour
bodies have been too long
governed by the expectations of

the media and society-
established standards of beauty.

interconnectedness between
animals and human beings, and
warned of the parallels in
liberties human beings take with
lives of animals, and with lives of
other human beings.

Women's spirituality is a topic
being explored by many women
through their writings and
discussions with other women.
Having for so long been deprived
of the wealth of folklore and
symbolism ascribed to male

deities, women are rediscovering
myths of old as well as current
traditions which explore female
spiritual figures.

Many aspects of women's
spirituality can be acknowledged
in the everyday, such as our

inner perceptions
of our bodies, too
long governed by
the expectations
of the media and
society-established
standards of
beauty. A ritual
followed the
discussion, during
which the women
present voiced
local and global
concerns and took
time out to think
about who they were in relation
to life and its meaning.

The final panel examined the
issue of lesbianism, one which
needs much discussion on our
campus. The two off-campus
guests spoke of their personal
experiences as lesbians in a
society which, for the most part,
is unwilling to affirm the validity
of their choice.

They are proud of their
choice and feel that they can

contribute to their community
only by being their natural
selves. The heterosexual dictates
of the Agnes Scott capmus have
been felt strongly enough by the
gay community to thwart any
attempts at forming a lesbian
association in which women
could discuss their roles and
choices.

Most college campuses
housing any sort of intellectual
exploration soon realize the
human values and personalities
behind the labels and stereotypes
ascribed to lesbians, and it is
surprising that Agnes Scott has
not manifestedly done so.

Students present discussed the
possibility of an association such
as the one mentioned above.
The campus community may
soon benefit from its diversity.

The "Ladies of the Round
Table" panels have become a
tradition with SFA, which has
been impressed and pleased with
the interest shown by many
different sections of the student
body.

A forum for discussion of
material rarely found in our
classrooms opens up all sorts of
possibilities for the development
of our college.

Street Beat

Compiled by Anne Harris

The Question:

Do you believe that racism is involved in administrative hiring and firing?

(not pictured)

Aida Najarian, Class of 1992:

i would like to say no, but then
look at the statistics, look at the
campus. It's definitely there, but
it's impossible to find out
officially. We should ask the
Board of Trustess look at their
color and sex. I think that Agnes
Scott is trying to come out of its
40s and 50s mentality, but it's a
late bloomer; like a recovering
racist, but very slow.

Kech Payne, Class of 1993:

Yes it's apparent in the way
that the administration has tired
professors that "don't mesh," and
yet it will keep on professors who
make racist comments in and
out of class. The deans know
this and yet they do nothing, but
try to "facilitate" the problem
they don't want the issue to go
any further than the classroom
or their office. An example of
this is that it was Rep Council
who wound up organizing the
Undoing Racism workshop
why wasn't the administration
more publically supportive?

Kathleen O'Neil Voss, Class of
1993:

I see that all the gardemers and
custodial services "happen" to be
black while those who are in
charge tend to be white. It isn't
really for me to say since I don't
have the power to hire and fire
we don't know what goes on.
But from what I see, it's
hiearchically placed, with black
people on the bottom and white
people on top.

Malaika Jordan, Class of 1994:

More than likely it does. I don't
see too many black or
minorities for that matter
administrators. So it's evidently
something. Making the faculty
and administration part of a
campus- wide Undoing Racism
workshop would bring us
together. We could do that,
seeing as how we were able to
spend three days on faith and
learning earlier this year. Change
is really difficult the way the
hiearchy is set up.

Lauren Grenade, Class of

1993: 1 don't understand how
come the custodial sendees are
all black and administrators are
white there's a definite
imbalance. It's not a new kind
of problem at this school. The
problem in the hiring policy
comes from old hiring policies,
but 1 don't think there's neces-
sarily a problem with hiring and
firing, except that there isn't any
hiring.

Features

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 8

Dn Patricia ML White Appointed Assistant Dean of College

Dr. Patricia White hangs around in her years as an Agnes Scott student

by Donna L. Perkins

Dr. Patricia McGuire White,
ASC biology professor, will
begin serving as Assistant Dean
of the College on June 12, 1991.
After graduating from Agnes
Scott College, she received her
master's in Population Genetics
from the University of Georgia
and her Ph.D. in Molecular
Genetics, with a minor in
Microbiology, from Georgia
Tech.

She has been a member of the
biology faculty at Agnes Scott for
the past four years; she previously
served as an instructor at Palm
Beach Junior College and
Kennesaw College.

Dr. White's alum status
makes her feel that returning to
Agnes Scott to teach was like
"coming home." She enjoys
working with the faculty and
students alike.

However, her favorite aspect
of teaching is being in the
laboratory. She maintains that
this is a time in which she can
get to know her students. With
a smile, she adds, "I'd never keep
my students late in labs," but as
all the biology students under-
stand, Dr. White insists that the
labs are 4 quality" time, not
"quantity." Yet, she occasionally
compensates this "quality time"
with a fresh box of doughnuts.

She stated that while many
things have changed since she
was a student here, many things
have remained the same.

"The first time I stuffed an
exam envelope, 1 remember

by Sara DiGusto

Atlanta, instead chose to head to
the hills of North I Carolina.

Tucker, a member of Silver
Hills Baptist Church in Stone
Mountain, was given the unique
opportunity to spend five days on

having an eerie feeling. It was
very unusual stuffing the
envelope instead of removing an
exam that I had to take." How
would she describe herself as an
ASC student? She jokingly
replies, X T was the perfect
student, of course."

Dr. White states that she is
excited about her new position
and is pleased that she will also
be able to teach a class in
population genetics next spring.
She commented on the chal-
lenge of her upcoming work and
said that she thinks it will prove
to be an interesting experience.

She will continue working
with Dr. Sandra T. Bowden on
their long-term microbiological
reseach project at Davidson-
Arabia Mountain in DeKalb
County. She and Dr. Bowden
are isolating culturable bacteria
from soil in two different island
communities in order to study
their diversity. During this
study, they have been able to
work with the Institute of
Applied Microbiology and with
the scanning electron micro-
scope at Yerkes.

This summer they plan to add
a genetic component to the
study: they will attempt to
establish a collection of naturally
occurring plasm ids from the
outcrops through plasmid
isolation and screening. Dr.
White has previously isolated,
cloned, and characterized a
plasmid from Pseudomonas
maltophilia, a commonly found
microorganism.

Dr. White is a past recipient

the Cherokee Indian Reserva-
tion in Cherokee, North
Carolina.

She went with a group of
nineteen college students
involved with the Baptist
Christian Ministry at the
University of South Florida in
Tampa, Florida.

From March 1 7th through
the 2 1st, Tucker and the other
students worked with
Cherokee's Head Start program.

\ lead Stan is a government
funded program that allows
disadvantaged tcxldlers and pre-
schoolers to be surrounded by a
loving and affectionate environ-
ment while learning such
necessities as hygiene, manners,
the Cherokee language, and
English. The children are also
served a "home-style" lunch.

Due to the chilly weather
and lack of heat, the program
was closed for a day and Tucker
spent the day painting and

of a National Science Founda-
tion Award and a Regents
Opportunity Award. She
recieved this award for her three
years of genetic research while
she was a student at Georgia
Tech.

She received the NSF Award
(Improvement in Laboratory
Instrumentation) for her work
with Dr. Bowden in establishing
a molecular genetics laboratory
here at Agnes Scott which had
not previously existed. The

Spring Break
Beach

sanding buildings on the
Reservation.

One of the special events that
occurred during the trip was a
trip to the Anrioch Missionary
Church. Tucker commented
that the worship service, led by
an Indian elder, was a moving
and fulfilling experiece.

"[I] wouldn't have done
anything else. [The experience]
was very fulfilling and it gave me
a new direction. I wouldn't have
traded it for a trip to the beach
in a minute," Tucker stated.

Spring Break provides a
wonderful opportunity tor
students to explore different
cultures and educational
experiences, while taking a rest
from the regular academic rigors
at Agnes Scott.

Instead of going to the beach
or mountains next year, take
time out to explore one of your
own interests. The beach will
always be there!

award, in the amount of $32,500,
was matched by the college.
This money was used to purchase
equipment for the lab.

Dr. White was bom in
Savannah, and grew up in
Jacksonville. She currently lives
in Stone Mountain. She has
been happily married for eleven
years to a man the students
commonly know as "Mr. Frank."

Her spare time is spent
traveling with her husband to
their house in Highland, NC,
working in her yard, and
occasionally doing needlework.

She has also been interested in
photography, interior design, and
golfing. In fact, Dr. White was a
golf instructor for about two
years.

Like most of students, Dr.
White is looking forward to a
restful vacation this summer.
During her vacation she plans to
spend a week in the mountains
followed by a week at the beach.
After relaxing, she plans to
return and begin what she hopes
will be yet another good
experience for her in the Agnes
Scott community.

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and Break Away from the

Spring Break that perennial
event that occurs in late March
when hordes of college and high
school students flock to beaches,
tropical islands, and hometowns,
in search of good times, short
Lived romances, and the perfect
"savage" tan.

Agnes Scon students, this
year, hurried to pack their bags
and be out of the dorms by
Saturday, March 16th, in order
to head to i heir appropriate
de.M mat n >ns tor a little rest and
relaxation.

However, not all of Scott's
students chose to pursue a tan
this Spring Break. Dee Dee
Tucker, a first year student from

Features

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 9

Looking Great Starts With Shoes, According to KIWI

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It's no secret that the. college
campus and corporate America

are worlds apart, and in today's
competitive job market graduates
need to adapt accordingly.

In fact, a recent survey found
graduates are making significant
changes in their attitudes, right
down to their now-polished shoes.

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How people change from the
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study of 250 young (age 20 to
30) professionals from around
the country.

Of course, graduates undergo
many changes in areas like
eating and drinking habits
(better nutrition replaces cold
pizza for breakfast), sleep patterns
(no more all-nighters you
need eight hours rest for that
morning meeting) and living
arrangements.

However, this study looked at
another attitude shift that is just
as dramatic and important an
increased emphasis on good
grooming. And the biggest
attitude change is the impor-
tance placed on a good shoe
shine.

New York-based Audits &
Surveys found paying attention
to the details of good grooming
becomes significantly more
important for young men and
women in the professional
workplace, as compared to their
attitudes in college.

That may not come as
surprise to anyone who is familiar
with the rather informal

grooming styles on college
campuses. However, the survey
found a high level of good
grooming consciousness amoung
the post-collegiate crowd.

Among young professionals in
New York, Atlanta, Chicago,
Dallas, and Los Angeles, Audits
& Surveys found only 50 percent
of the respondents said they
considered good grooming
important while they were in
college. However, 90 percent of
those same young professionals
now consider good grooming
important to getting ahead
professionally.

While emphasis on five
aspects of good grooming (shoes,
suits, shirts, nails, and hair)
increased over time, the impor-
tance of wearing clean, freshly-
shined shoes made the largest
jump.

Among the respondents, only
44 percent had considered
wearing clean, freshly-shined
shoes to be important during
their college days. However,
that figure increased to 78
percent for the same young men
and women once they were in
the workplace.

"It's a reflection of how

effective you will be in business,"
said Christine Mannion of New
York, when asked why she feels
shined shoes are important to
success.

"People in power notice the
little things, like shoes," added an
especially insightful respondent,
Lisa Mana of La Canada, Califor-
nia.

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Audits & Survey study is part of a
continuing look at attitudes on
the importance of the details of
good grooming and making
favorable first impressions.

A previous Kiwi-sponsored
study, conducted nationally
among personnel professionals,
confirms the 1990 survey's
repondents are on the right track.
Nine out of ten respondents in
that poll said good grooming was
either extremely or very important
to becoming a senior executive.

In fact, at least one respondent
to the current study knows
personnel experts take shined
shoes seriously.

U I was told one of the reasons I
was hired for this job was because
of my well-shined shoes," com-
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Arts

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 10

Annual Writers' Festival Brings Together Literary Types

by Rita Ganey and
Michelle Roberts

Gloria Naylor and Sharon
Olds were special guests at the
Agnes Scott Writers' Festival last
weekend. The two popular
writers read from their works,
signed copies of their hooks, and
judged the college poetry and
fiction competition. Professor

Steve Guthrie introduced
Sharon Olds as his personal
favorite among the five contem-
porary women poets he teaches
in his introductory poetry writing
class. He stated that "these are
exciting times for poetry. "Olds
proceeded to read twenty poems
from her three hooks, Satan Says,
The Dead and the Living, and The
Gold Cell, from her soon-to-be -

Gloria Naylor relaxes at the Winter s Festival

published The Father, and some
unpublished work. True to
Guthrie's description of her
poetry's effect on him, her
reading sent chills up the spine
as it made the almost-packed
audience in Winter Theatre
laugh.

Having lived in New York
City for many years, she said that
she likes to think of it as "one
big, unhappy family living on a
beautiful stone island." Her love
of the concept of family,
sometimes but not always happy,
dominates her poetry.

Her work concerns the
everyday life of a woman, made
brilliant by her words. Her
childhood, complete with sexual
abuse by her mother and an
obsession with her alcoholic
father, plays an important role.
Her frank and sometimes graphic
descriptions of sexuality have
made her as controversial as she
is repected.

The audience broke into
applause at the end of several
poems; there was buzzing after
each as people expressed the
powerful and personal effect of
her words. One favorite,
"Topography," which shows a
man and woman's closeness as a
map of the United States, was a
favorite with the audience.
After reading it, Olds com-
mented, "Is it our duty to find
things to love in order to be
bound to the earth T\

Another favorite was
"Adolescence," in which an

eighteen-year-old girl attempts to
put in her slippery diaphragm, on
her hands and knees retrieving it
from the corner of a seedy motel
bathroom as her date lies in wait
beyond the door.

She gave some hints of her
poet personality as she read,
stating that after writing love
poems all her life, it had been a
big shock to write her first one.
She also described her "dream
reader" as "the woman ahead of
me in the Shop-Right." She
longs for her poetry to be read
and enjoyed by the masses, and
jokingly asserted her intention to
market it in grocery stores so that
it will be accessible to everyone.

Gloria Naylor, novelist,
screenwriter, and film producer,
read excerpts from her as of yet
unfinished and unpublished
novel, Bailey s Cafe, on Friday
morning.

Naylor has served as visiting
professor or scholar- in-residence
at many U.S. universities. She
has received several awards,
including the American Book
Award for The Women of
Brewster Place in 1983 and a
Guggenheim Fellowship in 1988.
Her books include Linden Hills,
Mama Day, The Women of
Brewster Place, and the coming
Bailey's Cafe.

Bailey's Cafe is about "food,
sex, and jazz" and should be
completed some time this
summer. The novel is either
about a boarding house where
the women tenants do whatever

they please, or it is about a
whorehouse.

Naylor does interesting things
with point of view in Bailey's Cafe,
as in Mama Day. She read two
sections as told by two different
characters, Esther, a young
prostitute who lives in the
basement of the boarding house
and doesn't quite understand that
she has been sexually abused for
over the past twelve years of her
life, and Jesse Bell, a divorced
woman who lives on the second
floor and laments the loss of her
husband and son.

The audience rose to its feet in
applause as Naylor concluded her
reading. Her reading was a
powerful and overwhelming
experience.

Following Naylor's reading,
Memye Curtis Tucker, Agnes
Scott alumnae and author,
announced the winners of the
Writers' Festival Contest. She
commented that Sharon Olds said
that each of the poets represented
"is a true poet." Also, she said that
Gloria Naylor had praised each
short story as "a gift to American
literature."

"Jilly's Song" by Nancy Ellen
Sherrod won first place in the
fiction division. "The Rest" by
Theodore Worozbyt, Jr. and
"Tenns of Trade" by Joy Howard
won honorable mention in poetry.
Second place in poetry went to
Nicole Sarrocco's "Father's
Mother. Anjail Ahmad was
awarded first prize for "the thorn
in the side of the rose."

Shining Student Artists Display Work in "Lumen Naturale"

by Anne Harris
Staff Writer

The Agnes Scott Senior Art
Exhibition, featuring the works
of Lori Amnions, Diane Cook,
and Michelle Cook, as well as
invited student artists, opened
to numerous viewers on
Sunday, April 7.

Under the theme of "Lumen
Naturale," a medieval Latin
term taken from a philosophical
treatise meaning "natural
light," the show explores the
concept of innate inspiration
faced with external expression.

A wide range of mediums
and approaches characterizes
the show. Realism in such
works as Victoria Swilley's
"( )otning ot Age," depicting a
young girl looking uncertainly
about her in a moment of
consciousness ot self, against ,in
abstract background, contrasts
with color and shape theory
works such as "Backgammon
Board" hv Angela W eav er.

Many small-scale ceramic
and sculptural pieces are housed
on podiums throughout the

gallery. Pots displaying
multiple firing and glazing
techniques reveal different ways
to treat clay.

The contrasts between
Tammy Shirley's large, organi-
cally shaped raku pot and
Janiece Hotson's three smaller
pots, which seem to unfold like
huge flowers or thick felt hats,
illustrate this point.

Sculptural groups tend to
focus on body studies. Kara
Russell's "Beloved I, II and III"
depicts female figures with
straight backs and wide
shoulders folding in upon
themselves in both strength
and vulnerability.

Two stretched-out figures by
Amy Robertson still hold the
marks of her fingers and
highlight the maleability of
muscle.

Works such as "Chap" and
'Lion" by Victoria Swilley and
vv Mashafa berhan" by Florence
Hind ley- Hinds combine
ceramic structure and body
figure in elaborate masks.

Works on canvas stand as
individual as their artists.

Diane Cook fragments and
challenges the concept of
stained glass in an "Untitled"
work. This work also realizes a
personal interpretation of a
XHIth-century stained glass
window from the Sainte
Chapelle in Paris, depicting the
French king St. Louis bringing
relics to Paris from the east in
the XI II th century. The
importance of the vibrancy of
blues and reds to Cook is
apparent in her spirited work
"It's About Red."

Lori Ammons explores many
possibilities in her depictions.
From the glass-like realism
mixed with surreal coloring of
"Dana Gardens" to the feathery
pale-grey synapses of an
"Untitled" work, Ammons
searches out shapes with color.

"Nyriads" can alternately be
representative or abstract to the
viewer, depending on the shift
of emphasis in the long, smooth
strokes of blue.

Michelle Cook takes bold,
ragged, colorful brush work into
powerful formal combinations.
Her "Untitled" works present

spirals, slashes, and segments
in a rich exploration of
juxtaposition of colors.

In looking at her work, one
becomes involved in the
integrating and separating of
the colors as they answer to
each other within the paint-
ing, or create new hues by
their placement. Michelle's
more abstract work is filled
with the energy of diagonals
and edges.

While several pieces had
political undertones, few
played on the many controver-
sial issues in which art has
found itself involved. Christie
Miller's "Cultural Warrior"
pins the image which Jesse
Helms has cultivated for
himself over the matter of art
in the NEA.

Curiously resembling a
work by an artist whom Helms
felt free to judge and condemn
as religious obscenity,
Christie's piece radiates satire.

In addition to the visual
arts the up and coming realm
of performance art was
represented in this show. Lori

Ammons and Christie Miller
designed the piece "A Certain
Mission" in which Elissa
Gydish and Joy Howard
participated as dancer and
reader respectively.

Contemporary late night
TV and music video clips and
modern art images formed the
backdrop for Elissa's free
movement dance, executed in
relation to the images of Joy's
reading of a compilation of
poetry by Adrienne Rich, Erica
Jong, and Christie Miller.

The piece extricated
meaning and consequence of
the images and their subse-
quent demands on women's
bodies and self-concepts. The
video of the performance will
play in the performance space-
as long as the show is up.

This year's student art show
represented a range of explora-
tion in multiple mediums. The
body of the work is consistently
strong and reveals a promising
future for the place of student
works in Agnes Scott shows. A
price list is available upon
request.

Friday, Apirl 19, 1991 Th Profile Page 11

Spotlight Talent Show Spotlights Locals

by Janelle Bailey

Music and theatre came a
little closer to us on April 10 at
the first Agnes Scott Spotlight.
Sponsored hy Student Activi-
ties and Social Council,
Spotlight was a display of talent
from students and staff.
Student organizations
Blackfriars and Joyful Noise
were represented in the first
three performances.

First on the hill was a scene
from Song of Guenevere, a
children's play put on hy
Blackfriars in December. Cast
members were Annmarie
Anderson '91, Jeannie
Campbell '93, and Andie
Morano '93. It is the story of a
street family waiting for the
arrival of Queen Guenevere,
who is supposed to take them
out of their ruivdown life.

Melissa Johnson '93, a
member of Joyful Noise, sang
"Ribbon in the Sky." She has
done several performances on
campus as a soloist as well as
with Joyful Noise.

Another member of

Blackfriars, Elizabeth Peryam
'91, performed a scene called
"French Fry" from the play
Talking With . She portrayed a
bag lady who wanted to live in
McDonald's and claimed to
have seen a man cured of
"cerebral walrus" by a Big Mac.

The first staff member to be
a part of Spotlight was Deborah
Houston, who works in Physical
Plant. She sang two country
songs, "Telling Me Lies" and
"Walking Talking Crying
Barely Beating Broken Heart."

The last group was called
Lunch Opera, made up of five
ASC students Eve Allen '92,
Ellen Chilcutt '93, Georgia
Fuller '94, Kate Simpkins '93,
and Allyson Whitley '91 and
Mark Burrows, a student at
Emory University.

They performed two cover
songs (one by Rod Stewart and
one by Edie Brickell and the
New Bohemians) as well as six
originals. Four of the originals
were written by Kate Simpkins,
one by Christy Jackson '92 and
Mark, and one by Allyson and
Mark.

Juliet Carney '92, Social
Council President, and Ellen
Wheaton, Director of Student
Activities, began Spotlight for
several reasons: to promote
diversity, to bring the campus
together, to allow the perform-
ers to share their talents and to
have a place to express
themselves, and as a great way
to have fun.

The idea came from a
discussion with Kathryn
Cullinan '91, Morano and
Jackson as an elaboration on
the present Coffeehouses.

With a turnout of over 75
people, Carney was very
encouraged and said she hoped
to have Spotlight again several
times per semester. She also
said they had not ruled out the
possibility of another one
before this year is over.

If you are interested in
participating in an Agnes Scott
Spotlight, talk to Ellen
Wheaton or any member of
Social Council. Students,
faculty, and staff are all highly
encouraged to perform and
attend.

Ann Mane Anderson, And/ Morano and Jeannie Campbell reenact a scene
from "Guenevero"

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been - The Dead Play On

by Karyn Adams

Long, long ago, a stranger
was walking through a foreign
town when he came upon a
group of people. The group of
townspeople were abusing and
making fun of a dead beggar's
body because the beggar was
too poor to afford a burial. The
stranger passing through town,
not even knowing the beggar,
gave all his money to pay for an
appropriate burial.

Later, a few adventures
down the way, the stranger who

Press Release

Blackfriars will present a
festival of student directed one-
acts on April 25 and 27, Friday
and Saturday. This year's
collection features three plays:
Penguin Blues, Ariel Bright, and
Women on Women, a one-person
show.

Ethan Phillips' black comedy
Penguin Blues, is being directed by
junior theatre major Kerri Allen.
K.C. Thurman plays Angel ita, an
alcoholic nun, and James Scott
portrays Gordon, an anti-Catholic
voice-over artist, who forces
Angel ita to confront her alcohol-
ism.

Also a black comedy, Kather-
ine Long's Ariel Blight, directed by

had paid for the burial of the
beggar got in a tight fix. The
grateful dead man came to the
rescue of the stranger to repay
him for his burial.

It is from this story that Jerry
Garcia derived the name "The
Grateful Dead." The band
consists of two lead vocalists/
lead guitarists, Jerry Garcia and
Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh,
keyboardist Vince Welnick
(replacing the recently deceased
Brent Mydland), drummers
Mick Hart and Bill Kreutzmann,
and pianist Bruce Hornsby. It's

Blackfriars' President-elect Li:
Hanington, is the story of a
mystical undertaker and an
eccentric would-be actress.
Jeannie Campbell plays Ariel
amd Charles Harper portrays
Hiley, the clairvoyant under-
taker.

Women on Women, a compi-
lation of monologues by Ameri-
can women playwrights, includ-
ing Claire Booth, Anna Lora
Mowatt, Jane Martin and Tina
Howe, will complete the even-
ing. It is arranged and perfonned
by senior Chrissie Lewandowski.

The one-acts are free of
charge, and students, faculty and
friends are invited. Curtain is at
8:1 5 pm both evenings in the
Winter theatre.

a large band, but they weave
their music into a beautiful
tapestry.

Unfortunately, in Atlanta,
because of the layout of the
parking lots, the scene is almost
non-existent in comparison to
what most scenes are like.

u The scene" is the area
outside the arena or colliseum
where dancing, drumming,
vending, and almost anything
else takes place. The scene is an
important part of a Grateful
Dead show, thus, one strike
against Dead shows in Atlanta.

The scene is one part, but the
music is definitely another. The
Grateful Dead's sound is a mix of
jazz, blues, and some unexplain-
able spacey-trippy element. The
lyrics can make you feel the
blues or touch the sun.

Another element of the Dead
is the format of the shows. After
the first four of five songs of the
second set, Jerry, Bob, Phil,
Vince, and Bruce always leave
the stage, and Mickey Hart and
Bill Kreutzmann keep the music
going with drums. After drums,
Jerry, Bob, and the whole crew
return to play "Space" (the name
is self-explanatory).

The music played at all three
of the Atlanta shows was strong
and varied. The Dead opened
the first set on Wednesday, April
3 with "Touch of Gray," the
Dead's only top 10 hit in their
25-year career.

The last song of the first set,
"Sugar Magnolia," is a well-

known Dead song among most
college students, as is
"Truckin'," also played on
Wednesday night.

A rare playing of "They Love
Each Other," generally played
only by the Jerry Garcia Band,
appeared in Thursday night's
first set. The second set was
jammed with great music,
starting with "Help On the
Way," "Slipknot," and
"Franklin's Tower."

The Dead ended the first set
with a rockin' version of "Good
Lovin"' and ended with one of
my favorite songs, VX U.S. Blues."

The Grateful Dead cranked
out one more hot show Friday
night, starting the first set with
"Shakedown Street" and also
playing (with less pizazz than
usual) "Friend of the Devil."
"Iko Iko" began the second set.
"Terrapin Station" was another
great song The Dead played at
The Omni that lacked power in
comparison to other versions.

After "Terrapin Station," the
Dead surprised the crowd with a
"Stir It Up" jam. Closing the
second set was vv Throw in'
Stones" and vv Not Fade Away,"
where the entire colliseum
chanted vv You know our love
not fade away!" All three nights
ended with the encore vv The
Mighty Quinn (Quinn the
Eskimo)."

Summing up the Grateful
Dead shows in an article is next
to impossible. The best way to
understand them, to enjoy them,

to appreciate them, is to experi-
ence them. So "get out of the
door and down to the street" and
truck on over to the next show
you can. It's a trip you'll never
forget.

Spring Fling's
Tomorrow Night

by Shannon Ramker

It's time once again to put on a
dress, grab a date or go it stag, and
party at Spring Fling tomorrow
night, April 20, 1991!

You can begin your celebration
on Friday, April 19 at the Social
Council sponsored TGIS (Thank
God it's Spring) on the Quad
from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This year's dance will be held
at the Ramada Renaissance Hotel
(directions available with
purchase of tickets). This hotel is
equipped for partying with an
outdoor and indoor swimming
pool, a hot tub, and a gorgeous
ballroom. The Piedmont Cooks
will be entertaining from 10 p.m.
to 2 a.m.

Class pictures will be taken at
the following times: Class of
1994, 12:00; Class of 1993, 12:15;
Class of 1992, 12:45; and Class of
1991, 1:00.

Be sure to get in your semi-
formal duds (men in coat and tie
of course! ) and come join the
party ! Tickets are $12.50 single
and $25.00 per couple.

Blackfriars Present One Acts
Directed By Students

Arts

Friday, April 19, 1991 The Profile Page 12

Theatre

Academy Theatre: Three Plays
in May will run May 9-25 at Seven
Stages' Back Door Theatre in Little
Five Points. Kafkaphony by Frank
Wittow, Housebreaking by Dennis
Camilleri, and WaMn to Heaven
by Stephen Peace will be presented
in repertory. Call 523-7647 for
more information.

Agnes Scott College:
Blackfriars will present one-act
plays on April 25 and 27. Admis-
sion is free. Performances begin at
8: 1 5 p.m. in the Winter Theatre of
the Dana Fine Arts Building. Call
37 1 -6250 for more information.

Also: Showdown: A Horse
Opera with Pickup Truck, written
and directed by Elizabeth Peryam,
will be performed on April 27 at 5
p.m. on the Courtyard Stage of the
Dana Fine Arts Building.

14th Street Playhouse: Jomandi
Productions, Inc. presents 2 1st
Century Groove, an absurd cutting
edge satire by playwright Alonzo
Lamont, through May 5. For
infomnation, call 876-6346.

Horizon Theatre Company:
Angry Housewives, by A.M. Collins
and Chad Henry, will nin through
May 25. This musical comedy is
about four suburban housewives
who ditch Betty Jean Cosmetics to
form a punk rock band. For tickets
and further infonrtation, call 584-
7450.

Neighborhood Playhouse: View
From the Bridge, by Arthur Miller,
runs April 19-May 18. Based on a
true story, it is the drama of an
Italian- American longshoreman
who cannot deal with his obsessive
feelings for his niece, leading his
family into tragic circumstances.
Call 373-53 1 1 for more informa-
tion.

Also: Open non-equity
auditions for Kaufman & Hart's
Once in a Lifetime will be held April
21 & 22, at 7 p.m. Call 373-3904
for further information.

Music

Agnes Scott College: For more
inh umation on the following
events, call 371-6294.

On April 2 1 , Amy Higgins,
pianist, and Michelle Cox, cellist,
will present a Junior Recital at 3
p.m. in MacLean Auditorium of
Presser Hall.

Also: The Agnes Scott College
Community Orchestra will perform
April 26 at 8:15 p.m. in Gaines
Auditorium.

Also: London Fog will present
a concert on May 1 , at 8: 1 5 p.m. in
Gaines Auditorium. Admission is
free.

Atlanta Feminist Women's
Chorus: I Celebrate >prmy with the
AFWC and popular folk duo Joyce
and Jacque. Two shows will he
presented on April 27, in the June
Cofer Auditorium of Southside
Hiyh School Tickets are $8 in
advance, $ 10 at the door. For
more information, call 523-7455.

The t allanwolde Fine Arts
Center. Medea Ruhadze-
namoradze, international soprano

Calendar
of Events

v ^Compiled by Rita Ganey -
Contributing Editor

This figure, from "Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought," is on display at the High m Atlanta.

coloratura and graduate of Tbilisi
Conservatory, Georgia, USSR, will
perform on May 10, at 8 p.m.
Admission is $6. Call 872-5338
for more information.

Variety Playhouse: For further
information on the following
events, call 524-7354-

Mike Cross, the fiddling, guitar-
playing storyteller from Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, will enter-
tain the young and old at 8 p.m. on
Saturday, April 20. Advance
tickets are $12, $14 at the door.

Also: John Hammond and
Little Charlie & the Nightcats will
perform April 24, at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at
the door.

Galleries

Agnes Scott Cbllege: The
Senior Art Exhihition will mn
through May 18. Call 371-6246
for more information.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center Photographs by Chirk
Brown hegins May 10 and runs
through June 7. Admission is free.
Call 872-5338 for more informa-
tion.

High Museum of Art: For more
information on the following
events, call 892-3600.

The New Vision: Photography
Between the World Wars , Ford Motor
Company Collection from the
Metropolitan Museum of Art will nin
through April 28. More than 70
American and European master
photographers are represented in
this survey of the radical innova-
tions and revelations of Modernist
photography in the early 20th
century.

Also: Art at the Edge: Joel
Otterson runs through May 19.
This exhihition of large -scale,
assemblage sculpture is the first in-
depth examination of Otterson's

witty, recent work, through which
he comments on the peculiarities
of consumer culture.

Also: Yoruba: Nine Centimes
of African Art and Thought opens
April 23 and runs through June
16. The Yoruha people of Nigeria
and Benin have one of the oldest
and finest artistic traditions in
Africa.

The High Museum at Georgia-
Pacific Center: For more
information on the following, call
577-6940. Admission is free at all
times.

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North Arts Center: Heiitage:
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more information on the
following events, please call 371-
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The Dolphin Club will be
perforating April 19, at 10:25 a.m.
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The Profile

The Independent Student Newspaper of Agnes Scott College

Friday, May 3, 1991

Volume 77, Issue 12

Weekend Offers Alumnae Another Look Back

News Release

Alumnae Weekend 1991
gave approximately 600 Agnes
Scott alumnae a chance to
return to the campus to renew
friendships, relive the experi-
ence of classes, see who lives in
their old rooms, and meet
today's students.

The Alumnae Board began
planning for Alumnae Weekend
in the summer, trained alumnae
leaders at Alumnae Leadership
Conference in September,
worked with reunion classes
throughout the winter to
finalize their plans, and then
watched Alumnae Weekend
take shape like a giant puzzle.

Because this year is the 75th
anniversary of Blackfriars,
Alumnae Weekend took as its
theme "It's a Class Act." A
special convocation on Friday
morning began the weekend
with Becky Prophet speaking on
the vv Stages of Blackfriars."
Current Blackfriars Chrissie
Lewandowski and Pam Allen
performed monologues from
plays which have been done this
year.

After a luncheon in the
Alston Campus Center, the
alumnae attended classes taught
by faculty members Alice
Cunningham and Michele
Gillespie. 'The opportunity to
be in the classroom setting is
very important to the alumnae,"
said Lucia Sizemore, director of
alumnae affairs, 'They are eager
to know the faculty members
who have come to Agnes Scott
since their graduation, and they
value the opportunity to learn
from them."

On Friday afternoon, a

reception was held honoring the
class of '91, retiring faculty
members Gunther Bicknese,
Eloise Herbert and Lillian
Newman, and the three
alumnae receiving Outstanding
Alumnae Awards this year.

The members of the senior
class were also the guests of
honor at a "Dinner by Decades"
Friday evening. This dinner
gave them the opportunity to
meet alumnae from the eighties.
Members of the Fifty-Year Club
(those who graduated 50 or
more years ago) had a special
dinner in the Katharine Woltz
Reception Room, and later
everyone adjourned to the
Agnes Scott Community
Orchestra Spring Concert.

Saturday began with physical
activities for alumnae and the
campus community. Twenty-
five alumnae and several
students participated in a fun
run on the Gellerstedt Track.
The Agnes Scott tennis team
hosted a round-robin doubles
tournament which paired
alumnae with team members.
Alumnae were very impressed
with the wonderful facilities of
the Woodruff Physical Activi-
ties Building and the College's
new emphasis on healthy
lifestyles.

The Outstanding Alumnae
Award recipients were honored
again at the Annual Meeting
Saturday morning. Jean Hoefer
Toal '65, first woman Supreme
Court Justice of South Carolina,
received the award for outstand-
ing career; Mary Gene Sims
Dykes '48, a community
restoration activist, was named
outstanding alumna for commu-
nity service; and Anne Register

Inside

Editorials
Peryam and Barard bid farewells
Pages 5 and 7

Features

Seniors leave earthly possessions in wills
Pages 8 and 9

Arts

"Angry Housewives" from punk rock band
Page 14

Older Blackfriars alumnae enjoyed seeing the renovations done in Dana Fine Arts during their Saturday reception.

Jones '46 was selected for her
outstanding service to the
College as a trustee, class officer,
and Centennial Campaign
volunteer.

The Fifty-Year Club enjoyed
lunch in the Rebekah Reception
room after the Annual Meeting;
the other classes were unexpect-
edly moved at the last minute
from luncheon under a tent in
the Woodruff Quad into the
dining hall, as a light drizzle
threatened to turn into a
rainstorm, as it did later that
afternoon.

A Blackfriars reunion party
including tours of Winter
Theatre, a special Witkaze
reception for African-American
alumnae, and an RTC reception
rounded out the day.

Sunday morning Alumnae
Weekend ended as the College
began in worship. Chaplain
Patricia Snyder led a community
worship service attended by
alumnae, faculty, and students in
Gaines Chapel. At the brunch
following the worship service,
special tables were set aside for
granddaughters of the College
and their alumnae mothers,
while others enjoyed one last
chance to visit with classmates
and friends.

Late Sunday afternoon
alumnae could be seen linger-

ing on the Quad for one last
look before leaving town.

Mortar Board Winter Project
Helps Special Olympics

by Cara Cassell

Crowds cheered as John
Hudson placed second in the
25m run and third in the
softball throw. The Olympian
trained on the Agnes Scott
track in the weeks prior to
DeKalb County's Special
Olympics.

This event was held on
April 17 and 18. Approxi-
mately fifteen Agnes Scott
students and staff members
joined other area volunteers on
April 17 at the Briarcliff High
School stadium to facilitate the
400-person competition.

Volunteers aided in set-up,
food preparation, participant
supervision, and clean-up.
Seniors Annmarie Anderson,
Frances Fite, and Chrissie
Lewandowski also served as
clowns and marched in the
opening ceremony.

Dean Gue' Hudson, mother
of John, was pleasantly sur-
prised to see the Agnes Scott
volunteers. The Special
Olympics was Mortar Board's
Winter Project, open to
campus-wide participation.

Dean Hudson expressed
deep appreciation for the efforts
of the volunteers. She stated
that the Olympics is one time
when children with special
needs are able "to feel like
other children, and it takes
more effort for them to feel that
way."

Daphne Norton '91, one of
the volunteers, felt the Olym-
pics benefitted the volunteers
as least as much as the competi-
tors. She and other volunteers
only wish that more could have
joined the effort. The volun-
teers realized their own talents
as they helped the Olympians
to demonstrate theirs.

News

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 2

A Fond Farewell to Coach Black

Doris Black

by Mary Frances Kerr

This past fall, the student athletes,
as well as the student workers in
the Physical Activities Building
were informed by Coach Black
that her contract had not been
renewed by the college , and as a
result, she would not be returning
the next fall. This article is based
on an interview with Coach Black
in an attempt to answer the
questions vf students, as well as a
message of appreciation from those
who worked with her.

At the end of this year,
when her contract expires,
Athletic Director/Coach Doris
Black will not longer be a part
of the college faculty. In June
of this year, Coach Black was
informed that her contract
would not be renewed.

For the three years since her
arrival, Coach Black has been a
prominent figure at this school,
and the news of her dismissal
spread quickly throughout the
campus. She will definitely be
missed by those who have been
acquainted with her. The
strong relationships she
developed with students can be
testified to by the student
concerns that arose with the
new that Coach Black would
not be returning to Agnes Scott

next fall. Students' reactions
centered around the circum-
stances of Coach Black's
leaving.

Several questions surround
the departure of this popular
faculty member. According to
Coach Black,
no specific
reasons were
given as to why
her contract
would not be
renewed. In a
meeting with
Dean Hudson
and Coach
Black, which
President Ruth
Schmidt later
joined, two
specific issues

were brought up that seem to
be the basis for the decision not
to renew Coach Black's

contract.

According to Coach Black,
the problems that the adminis-
tration focused on centered
around a youth basketball camp
held at the college over the
summer. Dean Hudson's son
attended this camp, one of
many summer programs
organized and directed by
Coach Black.

First, with Agnes Scott
being a Christian-affiliated
college, the administration

objected to the camp being
scheduled to start on a Sunday.
Second, Coach Black was
charged with nepotism, for
allowing her daughter to direct
the camp, and Mr. Timothy
Hart to assist with the camp.

Coach Black acknowledges that "in
her effotts to build a program
from the bottom up, sometimes
she has made folks mad."

Coach Black felt she
adequately responded to both
complaints. In regard to the
Sunday scheduling Coach
Black replied that Dean
Hudson had pre-approved the
camp. The only thing that was
not on the flier was the starting
time. Coach Black pointed out
that Dean Hudson did have an
opportunity to see the starting
time on the information letter
that came to her house for her

son.

The second complaint, of
nepotism was, according to
Coach Black false. Tammy

Holman, Coach Black's
"daughter", who helped direct
the camp, has a mother-
daughter type relationship but
has no biological relationship
and was more than qualified to
be the assistant camp director.

Mr. Timo-
thy Hart,
husband of
Coach Black's
secretary
Patricia Hart,
who assisted
with the camp
is of no relation
to Coach
Black.

Even if this
was interpreted
as a form of
preferential
hiring, Coach Black explained
that extenuating circumstances
deemed it necessary for her to
have Ms. Holman run the
camp.

The Friday before the camp
began, Coach Black became ill
and had to go to the emergency
room. Although she was ill, she
came in on Sunday to register
and direct the camp. When she
could not return on Monday
because of her illness, Coach
Black turned the direction of
the camp over to Tammy.

Patsy Hart suggested that her
husband Tim would not mind
helping for a couple of days,

Canterbury Club Discusses Presbyterian Report
on Human Sexuality Directed by Dr. Carey

by Dawn Sloan
Contributing Editor

Students from focal colleges,
faculty and other interested
parties came together on
Wednesday, April 17, 1991 for
a meeting oi the Canterbury
t "Ink Agnes Scott's Episcopa-
lian organization. The purpose
of this meet ing was to discuss
the recently released Presbyte-
rian Report on Human Sexual-
ity.

This report i.s the result of
three years of work done by the
Presbyterian Church's (USA)
General Assembly Special Task
Force on Human Sexuality.
This task force was formed and
given authorization to do its
work at the 199th General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in June of 1987. Dr.
John J. Carey, head of Agnes
Scot t \ Bible and Religion

department, was chairperson of

the 17-member task torce.

The report addresses almost
every conceivable aspect of
human sexuality. In doing so,
it draws from the great diversity

of opinion among task force
members.

The report, which has been
met with a great deal of
controversy on the part of
conservativ e Presbyters, deals
with many issues which are
important, not only to members
of the Presbyterian Church, but
to all.

Issues discussed in the report
include, but are not limited to,
the quality of relationships in
the justification of sexual
relations, ordination of homo-
sexuals, issues-of sexual vio-
lence and the response of the
Church, as well as, extramarital
sexual relationships.

It is extremely important to
understand that the word
"extramarital" as used by the
task force does not mean
having sexual relations with
someone other than one's
spouse. As the task force uses
it, the word applies to anyone
engaging in sexual activity in
an unmarried state, divorced,
single, or otherwise.

The work done by this
committee has been called

"compassionate and liberal." It
is the goal of task force mem-
bers that the report will be read
and understood in a positive
manner. In an introduction to
the report on human sexuality,
Dr. Carey lists the nine
principles which guided and
influenced the task force.

The first of these principles
states that "human sexuality is
complex," and touches on every
aspect of a persi >n\ life,
including his understanding of
identity and gender roles.

Among the other influential
principles which affected the
task force were the ideas that

"Sexual norms are culturally
shaped and serve various
purposes,"

"Heterosexuality is the
dominant sexual norm in
American culture today,"

"The impact of the AIDS
crisis may be the most signifi-
cant issue to be taken into
account in any thoughtful study
of human sexuality," and

"Biblical ethics and Chris-
tian ethics for the church today
are not the same thing."

Along with these guiding
concerns oi the task force, Dr.
Carey's introduction to the
report also presents and
explains the group's four
theological convictions. The
first of these states that "human
sexuality is Intrinsically good."

Such caring and liberal
beliefs on t he part of the task
force have drawn fire from
conservative critics. The task
force has addressed such attacks
by addressing the context under
which the Bible was written
and the biases of the
writers. This criticism, as well as
the findings of the report, were
discussed thoroughly at the
Canterbury Tea, which was
attended by persons of several
beliefs.

These issues, which are
currently dealt with by indi-
vidual dioceses of the Episcopal
Church, will be addressed at
this summer's General Confer-
ence of the Episcopal Church.

until Coach Black could return,
but this too was at the last
minute. It was reported that Ms.
Holman did a fine job, and that
the camp ran smoothly.

Given the circumstances,
Coach Black felt she had
handled the situation in a very
responsible and professional
manner. Coach Black stated
that Dean Hudson's response was
that these people could have
been child molesters and could
have been properly cleared by
her.

Again, according to Coach
Black, the individuals that had
worked the tennis and soccer
camps were not cleared by Dean
Hudson. A statement like this
was not reported to have been
made toward these individuals.
Coach Black said that she had
approved their hiring, which she
had done the year before.

Coach Black expressed the
frustration she has faced in her
three years here. She felt that
she has done her job, and has
confronted the unique and
difficult challenge and had
managed to build a viable and
growing athletic program.

Coach Black, admittedly a
controversial person at times,
pointed out to the President that
she was a very straightforward
person before she was hired by
the college. She acknowledged
that in her efforts to build a
program from the bottom up,
sometimes she has made folks
mad. 1 lowever, C bach Mack
reported that she has consistently
received g< u >d evaluat ions,
including one ment ion of
needing to be more ;i\varc of
msi itut ional policies and

procedures.

To C loach Black, these
re asons do not support President
Schmidt's decision to not renew
her contract . To main students
and co-workers, Coach Black's
promotion of the student-athlete

ideal within the libera] arts

philosophy was reason enough to
renew her Contract. This is not
to mention the strong ties of
friendship ( bach Black has made
with many of those she has come
into o tntac t with.

Despite her quest ions, Coach
Black is leaving. She says she
will miss the students, whom she
says have given her strength to
stay here these three years,
coach Black Said she would do it
all again, because she feels it has
been part of her mission, and
that she has faith in herself and
in "the Man upstairs" that her
mission will continue. Unfortu-
nately for the students and the
athletic program, it will not he
here. From the outspokenness of
students and others in her behalf,
it is evident that she will be
missed.

News

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 3

CUNY

College Press Service

In the most emphatic and
radical response to some of the
massive tuition hikes being
announced nationwide for next
fall, students at at least nine
campuses of the City University
of New York (CUNY) forced the
cancellation of classes and took
over buildings the second week of
April.

Enraged by New York Gov.
Mario Cuomo s call to raise
tuition by $500 per semester, lay
off faculty and staff members and
slash state aid by $400 million,
students at one CUNY campus
City College took over five
buildings.

At the same time, students at
Borough of Manhattan Commu-
nity College, Lehman College,
Hunter College, Bronx Commu-
nity College, Hostos Community
College, New York Technical

College and Brooklyn College
chained and barricaded them-
selves insie administration and
academic buildings.

'They can't ignore this," said
Rafael Alvarez, president of City
College's Day Student Govern-
ment.

Like those at CUNY, students
in at least a dozen states may be
facing tuition hikes of more than
10 percent next fall.

In early April, for example,
Virginia community college
students, who already have faced
two tuition hikes this term,
learned they will have to endure
a 17.5 percent jump.

The nine-campus University
of California system will increase
its fees by 40 percent.

In mid-March, trustees of one
of the largest college systems in
the U.S. the 19-campus
California State University
system announced they were

raising fees by 20 percent for next
fall.

The State University of New
York, which is the biggest system
in the land, will cost students 60
percent more next year, while
Massachusetts Gov. William
Weld in February imposed yet
another tuition hike the fifth in
two years on public campus
students in his state.

All of the hikes, of course,
were prompted by the budget
emergencies in at least 20 states,
where the recession has dramati-
cally decreased the amount of tax
money local governments have
collected.

As a result, the state govern-
ments have less money to spend
on everything from roads to
schools.

Left with less money from
their states, public colleges must
then slash their own spending
and raise money from other

Some orientation council members went to a special conference in North Carolina.

Orientation Council Update

by Carol Wilcher

On August 12-14 North
Carolina State University
hosted the 17th annual
Southeastern Regional Orienta-
tion Workshop (S.R.O.W.).
Five members of Agnes Scott's
newly elected and appointed
Orientation Council along with
advisor Ellen Wheaton at-
tended the workshop.

The five members included:
Carol Wilcher, president;
Deana Young, vice-president;
Laura Khare, secretary; Colleen
Cordts, special projects coordi-
nator and Aimee Fish, transfer
student coordinator.

The three-day workshop
consisted of various programs
designed to be both informative
and entertaining. The pro-
grams addressed a wide-range of
orientation-related issues such
as financing orientation,
including non-traditional
students in the orientation
process, and encouraging team
spirit among orientation leader.
S.R.O.W. affords participating
institutions. a unique opportu-
nity to discuss the orientation
programs of schools in the
Southeast and to implement
new ideas into their own
programs.

Orientation Council consists

of thirteen student and two
advisors, six of whom were
already mentioned. The other
members of Orientation
Council are as follows: Dawn
Hayes, treasurer; Allison Petty,
social coordinator; Fran Akins,
academic coordinator, Kathy
Monturo, RTC coordinator and
Brenda Jones, advisor.

Orientation Council began
working in March to imple-
ment programs for the class of
1996. Orientation for the
incoming first year students will
include such activities as the
new student excursion, focus
group activities and dessert
with President Schmidt.

sources such as students.

Students, on the other hand,
protest they can ill afford to pay
more for college.

Cal State's fee hike may keep
10,000 to 43,000 students from
enrolling next fall, the California
Postsecondary Education
Commission and the state
Assembly Committee on Higher
Education estimated April 8.

"What (Cuomo) is doing is
closing the doors to access for
thousands of students in the
CUNY system," City College's
Alvarez maintained. NV If students
can't make it at CUNY, where
else can they go?"

CUNY chancellor W. Ann
Reynolds agreed.

"The City University has
clearly expressed its opposition to
the proposed $500 tuition
increase and budget cuts to
Albany officials," Reynolds said
in a statement April 9.

"I understand the deep

concern the students feel, but this
does not justify the obstruction of
classes and access to college
facilities," she continued.

Nevertheless, protesters force
Manhattan Community College,
Hostos Community College and
City College in Harlem to cancel
classes April 1 1 . Hunter College
President Paul LeClerc
suuspended all students occupying
the campus' East Building.
"We've got nothing to lose," said
Carol Bullard, president of the
Graduate Student Government at
Hunter College.

A similar, if less widespread, 1989
CUNY student protest of a
proposed $200 tuition hike
eventually forced Cuomo to veto
the increase.

The governor asserts he will stand
firm this time.

"In no case will they (the protest-
ers) have an effect on my judg-
ment, and I haven't changed my
mind one bit," Cuomo said.

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Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 4

McGehee Shares Thoughts on Creativity, Education

by Dawn Sloan
Contributing Editor

According to students in
attendance, those who did not
attend this spring's Dean's Faculty
Lecture missed one of the most
interesting and motivating lectures
given on campus this year.

The lecture was held during
last Wednesday's convocation.
Dr. Terry McGehee, head of
Agne^ Scott's art department, was
the lecturer.

Dr. McGehee quickly put to
rest any notions that this convoca-
tion would be ordinary,
unexciting, or boring. Taking the
stage, she quipped that her
nervousness stemmed from
wearing a dress, which always
"means that something important
is going to happen." She then
proceeded with her lecture.

The lecture, according to Dean
Blanshei, was based on Dr.
McGehee's sabbatical report, and
was entitled "The Rapture of Self-
Expression." As it began,
McGehee spoke of her desire to
share her "thoughts on creativity
and art."

Her lecture was organized, she
said, into two parts dealing with
"related, yet separate subjects."
These subjects are teaching and
creative production.

It is a "challenge," according to
McGehee, to balance the demands
ot teaching with creative activ ity.

The foundation of the process,
however, is "the belief that self-
expression is essential to the
realization of one's potential as a
human being." This idea is
^applicable to all of the arts and
arenas of creativity."

To McGehee, self-expression is
one means of attaining excellence.
She says, "Each person defines his
own fulfillment and meaning of
life." Creativity can be one way of
achieving this sort of fulfillment.

In accord with this idea, Dr.
McGehee said to students and
faculty alike that her lecture was a
reaffinnation "that the conscious
participation in creativity is a
goal."

She reminded the audience, as
well, that we live in a world
without teeling, where meaning
seems to have become lost. It is to
information from the media,
education, etc., that society looks
for its meaning. In her words,
society has "confused content with
form."

This led to McGehee's
presentation of an alternative
method ot addressing such
frustrations which "provides
personal revitalization." The
process begins, she said, with the
"assessment of personal fulfill-
ment." She explained that in
achieving this there is the need for
a new perspective, and often, a
need for the changing of the
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determine creative abilities.

This added to one of the most
important points of McGehee's
lecture, which stated "Life is not
an intellectual activity."
McGehee firmly insisted that
"creative endeavors cannot be
excluded from life."

In her discussion of teaching,
Dr. McGehee pointed out that, far
too often, creativity is excluded
from formal education, where
"realism is preferred."

She said that everyone enters
the world with the ability to
create. However, at some point
early in the educational process
creativity is stifled due to lack of
encouragement from teachers,

parents, and peers, and preference
for the realistic. Artists have no
"special talent," McGehee said. It
is merely that they have been
encouraged and work hard.

She pointed out also that it is a
matter of "responding in artistic
means to objects." She listed the
thirteen criteria given to art
students at Agnes Scott to help
them accomplish this. These
criteria be applied by anyone
wishing to develop his or her
creativity. Some of these include
"recognizing the value in all
things," "believing some risk is
necessary and appropriate,"
"considering personal experience
when appropriate," and knowing

that "passion, obsession and
compulsion are appropriate; so is
patience."

The lecture ended with a slide
show depicting some of Dr.
McGehee's own work which uses
natural material from the Colorado
Rockies, where she spent part of
her sabbatical.

Beautiful and extremely
creative, the works shown illus-
trated many of McGehee's criteria,
as well as the same conviction to
personal growth and fulfillment
that she encourages in her students
and colleagues.

The Dean's Faculty Lecture is
available on videotape in McCain
Library.

Sandee Mcllaun & Laura Shaeffer say goodbye to their host sister Tamuna Chkudze who is now part of the Tbilisi
groyp visiting Atlanta and Agnes Scott.

Georgians Welcomed to United States

RY JOS1E HOILMAN
Contributing Editor

It was midnight on April 30
when a group of approximately
30 students and faculty arrived
from Georgia. As a part of the
Global Awareness program,
these individuals hosted ASC
students earlier this academic
year. While on campus, the
Tbilisi students will stay in the
dorms with their hostesses.

The Georgians had their first
of several Letitia Pate meals
Tuesday morning before their
departure for a city tour of
Atlanta. They visited MLK
Center, Peachtree Center, City
Hall, CNN Center, World of
Coke, and Underground
Atlanta.

Afterwards, the students
returned to campus and spent
the evening with their ASC
hosts, while the faculty members

had the opportunity to
particiapte in a shopping
excursion to Northlake Mall.

On Thursday, the Georgian
delegation was divided into
three different groups for
purposes of visiting local '
schools. The Atlanta-Thilisi
Sister City Committee hosted
an honorary reception in the
Alston Center from 4:30 to
6:00 Thursday evening. ASC
students attended with their
guests.

Today, Tbilisi guests will
have a shopping excursion to
Market Square and Outlet
Mall. Late this afternoon,
students will begin their
homestay in the homes of their
American families.

While with their host
families, Tbilisi students will
participate in several activities.
Tentative plans include
attending a Braves game, going

to Six Flags, visiting church
services, Callaway Gardens, the
Atlanta Zoo, Cyclorama, and a
cookout at Stone Mountain. An
optional tour to the High Museum
and the Atlanta Historical Society
are planned for May 7.

An evening farewell dinner will
be held in the dining hall Tuesday
evening, followed by a Jazz
Concert at the Atlanta Civic
Center.

The Georgians will then rour
Washington, D.C. and Manhattan
for three days each. They will
depart on May 14 for their return
to Moscow.

Sarah Kimble, an ASC junior
who is hosting a Tbilisi student,
comments that "We hope that the
campus community will extend
the same hospitality to the
Georgians as they so graciously did
to the Global Awareness students
while we were in the Soviet
Union."

News

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 5

Rep Rap

by Jessica Carey

Rep' Council has finished its
business for this academic year.
Here is an update on the issues
that were discussed and the
actions that were decided upon:

Faculty Committee Structures

The Faculty Governance
Committee made a number of
recommendations regarding
faculty committee structure that
has resulted in a number of
committees being merged or
reduced in size.

Student representation to the
Academic Standards and
Curriculum Committees has also
been reduced to one student per
committee beginning next fall.
Rep Council has requested a
meeting with the Faculty
Executive Committee (FEC) in
order to discuss this restructuring
and the impact it will have on
student input and opinion.

Rep Council feels that
student representation on
Academic Standards and
Curriculum needs to stay at its
current level: 3 students on each
committee, made up of one

senior, one junior, and one
sophomore. A compromise
could include allowing the
students on each committee to
have a collective vote; each
student would only have 1/3 of a
vote, but could do a more
adequate job of representing her
class.

It is likely that no action will
be taken on this, issue until
faculty and students return in the
fall. Rep Council would like to
encourage any students, faculty,
or other interested parties to
come to our meetings to hear
discussion on this issue, or seek
out Rep members so we can be
sure all sides have been consid-
ered.

Open Faculty Meetings

Rep Council passed RC 197
regarding open faculty meetings
and it has been posted around
campus for a number of weeks.
Initial reactions to this action
were mixed; many felt the RC
was too strongly worded, while
others commended Rep's
actions. Rep Council had a
lengthy discussion on the precise

wording of the RC and felt that
while the specific language was
strong, it was not negative and
should not be viewed as such.

This is another issue that
cannot be resolved before
students and faculty adjourn for
the summer. Rep Council has
requested that the FEC look into
the possibility of opening faculty
meetings to students and allow it
to be placed on the agenda in
the fall. Rep Council has
appointed an ad hoc committee
to examine specifics of the
proposal, examining such issues
as whether students will be
allowed to speak, matters of
confidentiality, the number of
students in attendance, etc.

Undoing Racism Workshop

On the weekend of April 12-
14, Rep Council sponsored an
Undoing Racism Workshop on
campus. Though publicity about
the workshop was widespread
around campus, the workshop
was not full, and Rep members
giving an update on the success
of the workshop expressed

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Time Traveler

Qot to be TravelirC On...*

by Elizabeth Peryam

As Time Traveler prepares
to graduate, she offers most
heartfelt thanks to the Board of
Trustees, Faculty, alumnae,
staff, cleaning people and
landscapers who have made my
time here at Agnes Scott
College so pleasant. The RTC
program has changed many
lives for the better. Thank you
for providing to us older women
the nurturing and means for
transformation.

Old Time Traveler is about
to complete half a century of
traveling through time this
time. Born and raised in The
Equality State, Wyoming, the
first state to give women the
vote, I just never learned to sit
down, shut up, and be op-
pressed. My purpose in this
column has been heuristic. I
wanted to show you that it's
okay to think independently of
the common rut, to find facts,
explore their meaning and
come up with your own
conclusions.

We have seen in these pages
how men respond to feminist
deconstruction of the myth of
male superiority emotion-
ally, irrationally, with name-
calling, personal attacks, non-

contextual distortion, smears
and innuendo. Please learn
how to distinguish these tactics
from truth. The Profile will not
be an independent student
newspaper if the men of the
faculty are allowed to dominate
it by intimidating its readers
and writers. This is a liberal
arts college after all, not a
convent.

What can we do with men
like this? Keep explaining to
them and then ignore them.
We can't let their hissy fits
deter us from thinking and
exchanging ideas and informa-
tion.

The bashing of plurality and
political correctness is sweeping
the country, a fad among mean
white males who, unfortu-
nately, control most of the
media. They forget that they
isolate themselves from the rest
of humanity. They forget the
strength there is in numbers
and lose sight of the fact that
they are woefully outnumbered.

Reagan's survival-of-the-
meanest economics, or
machonomics, has resulted in a
flooding upward of this
country's wealth. Social
advances have been destroyed.
A lot of ordinary people,
women, children and minorities

suffer abject poverty as a result.
When greed makes a nation
top-heavy, the poor and
oppressed are neglected. Out of
desperation, they begin to
shake the superstructure.
Change through the political
process may conceivably save
the U.S.A., but we must act
fast.

Ladies, we must vote,
register others to vote, run for
office ourselves or actively
support the candidates who
care for the majority of people.
It is our duty if we call ourselves
Christians to protect and care
for the least of these as we
would have others care for us.

Make fun of feminism if you
will. As you do it, just make
sure you aren't planning to take
advantage of all the opportuni-
ties feminists have fought and
are still fighting for you to
have control over your own
bodies, good jobs, good salaries,
etc.

I leave to all of you the fire
to light your torch of freedom
and dignity for all people.
Carry it proudly, carry it
fearlessly and carry it far.

And in parting, I will use the
Hindu NAMASTE, which
means "I salute the God in
you."

The Profile

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NEWS EDITOR Josie Hoiiman

Assistant News Editor Dawn Sloan

FEATURES EDITOR Bethany Blankenship

Assistant Features Editor Brooke Colvard

ARTS EDITOR Sandee McGlaun

CALENDAR EDITOR RitaGaney

COPY EDITOR Tonya Smith

PHOTOGRA PHER Barbie Sritt

BUSINESS MANAGER Aimee Grirtin

CIRCULATION MANAGER Tamara Shie

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by Kristin Lemmerman and Laura Shaeffer

The rampant misunderstandings of the duties of an editor never
cease to amaze us. Thus, seeking respite from controversy-monger-
ing, we thought we might bring you a few of The Duties of the
Editor-in-Chief.

Our first and foremost problem is finding engaging and pertinent
text with which to fill up twelve pages every two weeks. We
encourage those interested in writing to attend our weekly meetings
and discuss ideas for forthcoming issues (to resume in the fall).

The material we receive (on deadline or not) is edited (thus the
job title, editor) for readability and consistent press style. On
occasion, we receive an article written exactly as we need it, and are
able to save precious time and leave it as is. Typically, the longer
writers work with us, the less editing their work needs.

If, on the other hand, an article could be made more interesting
by simple rearrangements or removing redundancies, then it is our
duty to do so. As Webster says, to edit is "to assemble by cutting or
rearranging." Our final goal is to have a newspaper full of articles,
each one of which is read to its completion because it is just so darn
interesting.

Often we get complaints because we are acting as Webster
prescribes. Authors feel that their articles were already exactly as
they should have been.

However, conscientous editors never change the essence of the
article's content, and rarely change the style of an article save to
make it more coherent.

While we do not claim to be perfect, we do believe that we
perform our duties as editors to the best of our capabilities, especially
considering the dearth of journalism courses at Agnes Scott.

It is a time-consuming job which we are certain could be facili-
tated were there more reliable writers and editors, and fewer bashers
(we distinguish between constructive criticism and uninformed,
misdirected assaults upon the editorial board).

As a college newspaper, we have limitations that keep us from
printing every piece as we receive it, even when we are happy with
its content and style. The main one is that we cannot produce issues
of anything but four-page multiples.

Thus, in order to include as much copy as possible, we must
sometimes cut articles down for size, or postpone their publication
until a later issue. We apologize for the misunderstandings that
sometimes arise from this, but we ask for support as we work to make
The Profile the most inclusive paper that it can be.

As for editorials, they should not be thought of as anything but
the undiluted and unedited opinion of the authors. Letters to
the editor (or, as in this issue, Senior Wills) are never edited for size
and only rarely for blatant spelling errors. If the pieces must be
shortened, we ask the author to shorten the piece. We would never
presume to change anything in a letter.

We hope that we have made more clear our role as we see it in
the editorship. We look forward to working with the campus in the
year to come.

Editorials

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 6

Voss Mistaken,
Bennett Feels

Dear Editor,

Letters To The Editor

This letter is in response to
Ms. Voss's from the last issue. I
have many rebuttals and
statements to her letter and 1
will try to be succinct.

There seemed to be three
main points to the letter:

( 1 ) She (Ms. Voss) has been
misquoted and misrepresented
by The Profile;

(2) ^That no one tried to talk
to her about this issue;

(3) That the incident
involving myself and another
car is only being blamed on the
women who posed.

I first must say that I find all
the aforementioned incorrect
and disputed by the evidence.
When Ms. Voss, Ms. Redmon,
and Ms. Reel were on Z-93,
their interview was taped not
only by The Profile, but also by
other, independent students. I
have it from three (3) Profile
members that the interview was
transcribed VERBATIM and I
have personally listened to the
interview. Whatever Ms. Voss'
stated intentions (levity and/or
nonchalance) she failed
miserably. There is evidence to
show that her answer was made
as a statement of fact, not
humour. I have found that the
best way to procure levity is to
laugh sarcastically and to
achieve nonchalance is to make
no reply; to answer in any way
does neither of these.

About Ms. Voss' statements
that no one tried to discuss this
issue and its ramifications with
her This is simply untrue. In
October, when Channel 1 1 was
at ASC doing interviews on the
dining hall steps, Ms. Voss told
reporters that she saw nothing
morally wrong with posing and
would think seriously about
posing (this is a paraphrase, but
it is accurate). I was there
when she made this statement.
I spoke directly to her stating
that I too see nothing morally
wrong with posing but the
social ramifications are intense.
I tried to engage her in a non-
threatening discussion (the

reporter was there and to yell
would have seemed petty and
was totally unnecessary) when
she stated that she did not
agree with me or my points and
walked off. The point of this is
that myself (and others) tried
to discuss this issue but were
turned down, both before and
after the issue came out (a
Profile member tried to get an
interview and was turned
down) but Ms. Voss would not
make any efforts to discuss or
think about the issue.

The incident involving
myself and the car of men is
very difficult. I was harassed
because I was a woman and an
Agnes Scott student. I know
that I was not the only ASC
student harassed and I also
believe that students from other
women's colleges were harassed.
However, I cannot only blame
the students who posed for that
harassment. Of course the men
who harassed me must be held
accountable for their actions.
Playboy must also be held
responsible because the
magazine has made certain
sexist beliefs acceptable (ie
women are objects). But many
men receive this socialization
and do not act as these men
did. I wish I had not been so
shocked and had gotten the
license plate number, but I
unfortunately did not. I do
hold these men accountable for
what they did, just as the other
students who have been
harassed hold these men
responsible. It must be remem-
bered that not only have we
been harassed because we were
women, we were also harassed
because we were Agnes Scott
students. Therefore, the
women who posed must realize
that their "independent
choices" have affected many
others. We were all taught in
grade school that we had to
take responsibility for our
actions. Therefore, none of the
women who posed can totally
set aside the blame for what has
happened to myself and many
others. There would have been

no "Women of the Women's
Colleges" pictorial if no women
had posed.

I have tried to be as succinct
as possible and I think that I
have failed. I want it under-
stood that I do not wish to
personally attack Ms. Voss. I
addressed many parts of this
letter to her because I was
responding directly to her
letter. Also, I have included
Ms. Voss because of the direct
contact I had with her in
October. I do not believe that
the students of any college who
posed should be "thrown out."
They have the right to express
themselves in any way they see
fit. But they must understand
that their actions have conse-
quences they do not know, can
not foresee, or wish to try to
ignore. Also, all must remem-
ber that one person's freedom
of expression stops where
another's begins.

Respectfully Submitted,
Meredith Leigh Bennett
Class of 1992

Students Question
Decision on Tenure

Dear Editors:

We are writing to let the
campus community know our
dissatisfaction with a recent
decision made by the college.
Dr. Edward Hover has been a
biology professor at Agnes
Scott for almost seven years.
Just recently he has been
refused tenure and to our
knowledge this decision was
based upon insubstantial
publishing.

This is a big mistake. We
have been told many times that
the professors are here to teach
without heavy pressure on them
to publish. We can not
understand how the college can
see such an excellent professor
as expendable.

Dr. Hover has always been
available for our questions and
curiosities. Over the years he
has helped increase our
confidence in our biology skills
which has helped further our
goals. He has gone beyond the
call of duty as an advisor and
professor. A great injustice has
been done.

Sincerely,

Sarah MacMillan and
Sally McMillan

Alumnae Interview
"Arbitrarily" Cut?

Dear Editors:

It is with much regret that I
write this letter, but I feel that I
have been left with no other

choice. As a member of the
Career Advisory Board, one of
my duties is (or perhaps I
should say was) to interview
alumnae for The Profile. These
interviews are provided as a
service to the student body of
Agnes Scott to enable students
to make informed career and/or
graduate school choices. In
undertaking this task, 1 knew
that with my class load and full-
time job, I was stretching
myself, but I felt that it was
worth the extra effort. Appar-
ently, you do not concur. No,
there is no guarantee that these
interviews will help students
make right choices, but cer-
tainly, there is nothing wrong
with trying to assist students in
making informed choices.
Unfortunately, you see it
differently.

Michelle Roberts worked
with the Career Advisory Board
to publish these interviews, as
she thought they might prove
useful to the student body.
Obviously, you do not, but that
is not my problem. My
problem is that I have spent
many valuable hours contacting
and interviewing alumnae, and
they have taken time out of
their busy schedules to comply
with these requests. You have
arbitrarily decided that you do
not like the format of the
interviews (as was relayed to
the Board by Dawn Sloan) and
have now simply decided not to
print them. How tacky can you
be? It is a shame that you were
not women enough to contact
the Board or Career Planning
and Placement personally to
inform us of your plans.
Instead, you just decided not to
print the articles; you now
remain silent and think this
will blow over. I am afraid that
I, in all good conscious, cannot
allow this to happen.

I feel compelled to place this
question before you: is The
Profile a STUDENT newspaper
or, as I feel, a paper for the
STATUS QUO? If you, the
editors, don't like something,
you don't print it that does
NOT a student newspaper
make. As evidenced by your
actions, The Profile has become
YOUR paper, and what anyone
else feels or needs is unimpor-
tant to you. For example, I
venture to say that some
students might be more
interested in their career goals
than articles on capping and
talent shows, so please do not
try to use the "there wasn't
enough room" excuse. Again,
what a shame! Your actions
lend nothing to my personal
attempts to live with the "status
quo" atmosphere which
presently exists at Agnes Scott

College as a 3 2 -year-old black
female, I think I hardly qualify.
However, I am here, I plan to
stay, and I plan to continue to
try to help other students with
their career choices through the
Career Advisory Board. I do
not wish to see my fellow
students in my current situa-
tion working full-time and
going to school because they
made uninformed decisions.
Simply stated: I want to help.
If you do not wish help, mote's
the pity.

In closing, I would like to
say that with past interviews
as with the interview you chose
not to print I have always
promised the alumnae a copy of
the paper. In this instance, I
will have to send Ms. Sherman
a letter of apology instead. 1
must explain to her how she
wasted over an hour of her time
in an interview which will
never make print. I guess this is
my problem, right? Wrong. It
is your problem as well. The
alumnae of Agnes Scott
College go out of their way to
provide services to the current
students of the college. If we
alienate them, to whom will we
turn? Think about it. Your
arbitrary decision affects not
only me, the alumnae and the
other students, but it affects you
as well. You may choose not to
print this letter, as you chose
not to print the interview.
However, I am satisfied that if
you have at least read this
letter, its purpose has been
served.

Most sincerely,

Shirley J. Kennedy

Career Advisory Board

Member

Editor's Note:

The aforementioned interview can
be found in this issues 1 s Features
section, where it regularly
appears .

This feature's publication was
postponed in the most recent issue
of The Profile, both for space
considerations and for format
revision. The articles which Ms.
Kennedy memioned in her letter
were published, respectively , in
News and Arts , and therefore
would not have been affected by a
lack of space in Features.
The Profile does not make a
jnactice of arbitrarily " omitting
articles , and makes every effort to
publish all materials received.

Time Traveler
Responde to Behan:

Behan, I expected better
Ire >m -i pn >fess< >r < >t phil< >so-
phy something more rational,
cogent, something more
philos< >phica] peril. ips.

You accuse me of both
bigotry and political correct-
ness. Since the two are

(continued cm \xige 7)

Honor Court
wishes everyone

good luck
on their exams!

Features

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 7

The Forum

A Final Message

BY MlCHELE A. B/XRARD

In many ways, each of us
has reached a turning point
in our short lives. For some,
it will he unrecognizable until
several years from now. For
others, it is seen clearly while
walking across the Agnes
Scott campus on one of the
classically beautiful spring
days: The end is near.

1 chose to stop writing the
Forum several weeks ago in
order to concentrate on my
final weeks in purgatory. I
am sure that decision thrilled
some of you. Now, I again
take up my pen to leave you
with some final thoughts:

Please try to remember
that each of us has come here

to this cotton-padded
microcosm for our own
very personal reasons. Yet,
we each have the right, no,

the obligation to stand
up and fight tor the improve-
ment of this institution with

which some (dare I say 'most*)
of us have a love-hate rela-
tionship. The voices that cry
out for change and for justice
generally belong to those
people who most love this
college.

Please try to remember that
we are, for the most part,
sisters in solidarity against the
discrimination against women
in the workplace and in other
spheres. The labels "feminist,"
vv woman-ist," and individual-
ist are unimportant. Let us use
our understanding of discrimi-
nation against us as women to
understand classism,
heterosexism, ethnocentrism,
and every other -ism that
pervades our society. As the
women of the proverbial
future, it is our obligation to
do this.

As for the rest, let's look at
our years here as more than
just a time to prepare ourselves
academically so that we can
perform well in the market-

place. Please, let's remember
to love and to appreciate our
female friends. At Agnes
Scott College we've had a
chance to meet and to live
with some of the most out-
standing women from this
nation and abroad. We must
treasure this.

1 leave to the first-year
students my hope that they
will grow into the women they
aspire to become and beyond.

To the sophomores, I leave
hope for a better tomorrow
here and everywhere.

To the juniors, I leav-joy
that they can see the light at
the end of the tunnel (this
time it is not an oncoming
train).

Finally, to the seniors, the
class that adopted me despite
my long- running debates with
the Committee on Academic
Standards, my friends, I give
you all my love for all time to
come.

Peace ...

Letters ( continued from page 6 1

diametrically opposed, would
you like to choose one? Let me
give you some hints. I do not
discriminate against you. You
support a church that goes all
over the world teaching that
discrimination against me and
all other women is ordained by
God and Jesus Christ, an
accursed lie. Who are the
bigots? You support a church
that teaches that domination of
women by destruction of our
reproductive rights is just fine.
And with our freedom you
propose to destroy our constitu-
tional guarantee of separation of
church and state. Who are the
bigots?

Your letter provided no
information. While accusing
me of ignorance of the Catholic
Church, you carefully avoided
educating us upon the subject.
If there were a logical argument
for the way your church treats
women, I'm sure you would
have presented it. It was glaring
in its absence.

Your defensive stance behind
a barrage of vituperative
invective provided only the
same information that all such
mean white male politically
pitiless stances do you've got
the power, you mean to keep it
by any means necessary, and you
feel no need to expend time,
thought or compassion for those
you walk over to maintain it.

You choose to cast your
church in the role of victim.
Attempting to smear me with
racism, you try to hide your
church behind those who are
real victims when, in fact your
church is not victim but
oppressor. Blatantly lying about
the teachings of Jesus, you
impose suffering upon women
all over the world, using the
examples I gave in my FREE
JESUS! column. If we are
commanded not to bear false
witness against our neighbor,
what is the penalty the Vatican
will suffer for bearing false
witness against Jesus himself?

How clever of you to accuse
me of being a conspiracy
theorist. The Catholic con-
spiracy against the freedom of
American women is a matter of
public record, however. It is
listed in the phone book under
Catholic Church, Archdiocese
of Atlanta and it is called
erroneously "Pro-Life." The
news media reports the fact of
excommunication of Catholic
politicians who support the
right of women to control their
own lives.

If men are so Christlike, why
is 95% of Georgia's prison
population male? If they are,
then why are the vast majority
of people who abandon their
children male? If men are so
godly, why do they so mindlessly

destroy this Earth home God
made for us? If men are so
saintly, why do they rush
gleefully into war, using high
technology for the slaughter of
innocents. (If the Catholic
Church is so pro-life, why don't
they excommunicate those
members who join the army in
combat and kill?)
If women still carry the evil of
Eve, why do we fill the
churches and care for the
children, the elderly, the sick,
the weak and the dying? Why
are we the compassionate ones,
nurturing life wherever we find
it while men batter and murder
and destroy? Oh, but avoid the
facts. Keep your illusions of
superiority at all costs.
But your letter did inadvert-
ently provide information.
Now we know that the entire
Philosophy Department is made
up of Catholic males. That
explains why we hear nothing
about Simone Weil, the great
female philosopher or any of
the great number of feminist
philosophers. Because any self-
respecting thinking woman will
criticise the Catholic Church
and its misogynistic teachings.

Student Disagrees with
Lagniappe

Dear Editors:

I am writing in response to
an editorial printed in the April
19th issue of The Profile. Under
the section entitled "La-
gniappe," Ms. Kristin
Lemmerman protested the
"exclusion" of a student from a
meeting of African American
students on the basis that "she
was white."

First of all, Ms. Lemmerman
based her "editorial" on very
questionable "facts." The only
reference she had to base her
article on was that of the
student who presented her very
one-sided opinion of what
happened at that meeting. ( 1 )
the student did not bother to
state that the letter sent out
requesting the meeting was
specifically addressed "To: All
Black Students." (2) If the
student wanted to attend the
meeting, then she should have
gone to Ms. April Cornish
whom the student knew to
have called the meeting and
announced her intention to
come. That, Ms. Lemmerman
is called COMMON DE-
CENCY. Instead what the
student did was to come almost
thirty minutes after the meeting
had begun and sit down
without ONE SINGLE
WORD to anyone in the room.
In fact, all in the room thought
that the student was merely
unaware that we were holding a
meeting at that time. It was

only after we addressed her that
the student deemed it necessary
to tell us that she wanted to
attend the meeting. Further-
more, the student told us that
she was there to do "an article
on campus racism issues," not
that she was there "as a con-
cerned student." At that point,
every effort was made to explain
to the student that the meeting
was to discuss certain issues
among African American
students issues which we were
not at all certain we wanted to
get into The Profile. Therefore,
the student's color was not an
issue. Her status there as a
Profile reporter was. She was
asked to leave for that reason,
not "because of color."

Secondly, I disagree with you
that "seeking empowering
posit ions... will only solve half
the problem." Seeking self
empowerment is THE FIRST
STEP to solving the problem.
Unless we as a people are strong,
we cannot help anyone else
become strong. Strength, Ms.
Lemmerman is what we were
trying to attain with that
meeting not school-wide press.

Finally, as an editor, Ms.
Lemmerman in particular should
be aware that The Profile is
received by not only every
student on this campus, but by
the faculty, the administration,
parents, and alumnae. Thus,
Ms. Lemmerman as well as all
the others should investigate
their "facts" carefully before
placing them in a newspaper

even as an "editorial." Instead
of going off half-cocked as the
student did with Ms.
Lemmerman, and as Ms.
Lemmerman did by placing
incorrect assumptions in an
extensively reaching newspaper
for further misunderstandings to
take place, she should have at
least made an attempt to express
her concerns in the proper
forum, and thereby gaining a
better grasp of what was really
going on. In addition, upon
learning that her concerns were
not at all well-founded, Ms.
Lemmerman should also be
more than willing to write a
retraction of her statements.
Instead, I have been informed
by Ms. Lemmerman that she
would only be " willing to state
that the meeting was not a
Witkaze meeting," and that
vv such a move has in fact been
advocated by Dean Hudson."
Well, quite frankly I think it
stinks that because one student
incorrectly perceiving a situa-
tion and her refusal to print a
retraction now that she knows
that she was wrong (with the
support of Dean Hudson, 1
might add), I now must take the
time to justify that meeting and
tell what really happened.

By basing your article on a
fallacy, Ms. Lemmerman, you
have very successfully under-
mined any argument you were
trying to make.

Most Sincerely,

Dara D. Mann

Editor s Note: As mentioned by
Ms. Mann, the meeting discussed
ivas not a Witkaze meeting, but a
private meeting. However, the
author has not, in fact, been
convinced of the error of her ways
as is stated by Mann . Further-
more, the student who attended
that meeting arrived at 8:00
sharp , which is when she had been
told the meeting would begin.

Gue' Hudson Thanks
Special Olympics
Workers

Dear Campus:

I want to thank those of you
who gave of your time in
volunteering for the Special
Olympics held recently a|
Adams Stadium. In addition to
the students Travis Nolley, who
is a member of the Agnes Scott
staff, took a day of vacation to
volunteer.

Many of you know that I have a
special child, John. John and I
had been training on the track
for some time for his big race,
and of course Bill and 1 would
not have missed seeing him
participate. I want to thank
Mortar Board for organizing
this community service
opportunity, and 1 appreciate
those students and staff who
gave their time so my child and
many other children could
enjoy this wonderful event.
Gue' Hudson
Dean of Students

Senior Wills and Testaments

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 8

I, Michele Barard, being of
dubious mind and no body, do
hereby bid my last farewell to
Agnes Scott College. I go with
joy at having done the "impos-
sible": the cramming of too
many credit hours into too few
semesters.

To my professors, I give my
gratitude for their support of my
endeavors and for the ideals
which they helped to inspire in
me.

To the administrators, I offer
my appreciation for the prompt
and efficient "handling of any
and alf paperwork (except for
financial aid forms, but this I
forgive).

To the maids, food service
workers, and physical plant
people: I thank you for being
friendly and helpful and for
making this place livable (a
difficult task, I might add).

To Joy, Anne, Kathryn,
Melanie, and Stacey (my new
friend) I give my spirit and my
writing. I will write every line
with you in my heart.

To Deirdre S., Shelia,
Yolanda, Sonni, April, Deanna,
Carol and Erika: I leave my
voice and my laughter at the
foibles of our people; for if we
cannot laugh at ourselves,
surely we shall cry.

To Jeanne, Pinky, Kathy,
Winnie, Stacey and everyone
else whose names I would write
if I had the time and the space -

You too shall escape some
day. I love this place far more
than I hate it. I pray to the
goddess that we always may be
able to say this about our alma
mater.

T

I, Alicia Long, being of
marginally sound body and
questionable mind, bequeath
the following:

To Leigh and Elizabeth 1
laeve my ability to write papers
quickly and with little revision,
hoping it will be useful with
independent studies next year.

To Sarah and Teresa I leave
what little knowledge of
chemistry remains in my brain
and permission to call me next
year with questions if you can
find me.

To Tracey I leave my room
it she really thinks she wants it.
You might consider putting a
net at the bottom of the stairs,
or a firemen's pole.

To Sandee McGlaun I leave
the Mortar Board Vice
Presient's notebook which I
really will get to you M>metime

before I graduate.

To Elizabeth 1 leave pa-
tience dealing with family
between now and April next
year.

To the Terrible Trio I leave
a three-year supply of protec-
tion of various sorts so none of
you does something stupid and
has to count again. After you
graduate, I absolve myself of all
responsibility.

To Leigh I leave my obses-
sive-compulsiveness about class
attendance so she'll graduate
and also better luck with grad
school plans than I've had.

To all double majors,
especially those silly enough to
major in a science and some-
thing else, I leave a warning
RUN! TURN BACK WHILE
YOU STILL CAN!

Me, Mel Mort., sounding my
mind and being somebody,
want to leave some stuff to my
pals. Cara deserves a longer
school year so that she can
present her full line of fashion
wear. Dixon has my permission
to wear Cara's dresses. She also
gets my lotion bottle. I give to
Spyra all of the Greek cuss
words that I learned in the car
with my mother. To Tara, I
give the prophesy of a life on
wheels, thirty hours at a time.
Winsome Winnie, you get the
EFPC badge of approval and
every female artist cassette that
I own. Kate, I would like for
you to have my copy of Ray's
novel, and hope that you will
articulate well when you read it
to new friends. Yean, I mean
Jeanne, what can I give you
that you don't already have. 7 I
leave you the beauty of procras-
tination in pairs. To Kim, I
leave you Saga. To Saga, I
leave Kim. And to the both of
you, I leave a non-pc senior
year of institutional revolution.
Lea, I would like to buy you a
new Repo-man air freshener for
your bike. To Heather, I give a
life-long PITA membership.
Catherine, my dear, I leave you
all of the coolest beans in the
world, and a late night listening
to the ocean and uttering
simple words. For Michelle, I
leave you a million backrubs
and a room-sized carpet. To
Joy, I leave a rain of dogwood
blossoms and the full moon.
To Anne, I give thanks and
praise. You are my hymn. To
the spit sisters - many songs
together and a collective
identity found in transcendent
love. To all of my sisters, I love
what you do.

[, Anne Harris, being of
assuredly sound mind and
Student body, do hereby declare

this to be my last act of will
and a testament to the love I
have for those I love and will
leave behind to carry on
various and sundry torches. To
Stacy, I leave the hell and utter
fullfilmment of an independent
study: may you forge out truths.
To Christina, I leave a funky
French accent to be used in
appropriately smoky atmo-
spheres. To Betty, I leave the
desire to minister unto others.
To Winnie, I leave the
exploration of other realities in
other lands: remember, reality
is but a construct. To Kara, I
leave my lack of taste in clothes
which she so smashingly makes
up for. To Jeanne, I leave my
secret desire for combat boots
and my admiration for an
incredible spirit. To Madeline,
I leave the misunderstood truth
and beauty of art history: may
you, through your delicate
understanding and innovative
approach, show them all the
light. To Kate: I leave my
bated breath waiting for your
next beautiful spontaneity. To
Sarah, I leave the wandering of
the halls in Inman. To Juliet, I
leave hallway conversations
and dorm room confessionals:
I'll miss your impromptu. To
Debbie, I leave the whole
bloody Emory campus: may you
smash a Miata, and may you
always shine your light and
laughter on me. To Dr.
Cabisius and Dr. MacEwen, I
leave my gratitude for an
incredible challenge and the
best seminar philosophy I've
ever had. To Ramona, 1 leave
my messy greek handwriting, I
still love your gammas. To
Christie, I leave the giving
birth process of the Aurora:
thank god you're radical. To
Saga, I leave my gratitude for
your fervor and purpose. To
Aida, I leave the fate of
humanity's most treasured art
pieces: may you be the one to
touch up Mona's smile. To Dr.
Parry, I leave endless thanks for
your endless patience, insight,
kindness and (yes) philosophy.
To Michele, whose truth I
always want to keep alive
within me, I leave the memory
of dining hall conversations
making us slip into Narnia
time. To Melanie, Kathryn,
and Joy, who will be going on
with me in every way: I leave
you every "I love you", every
hug, every slightest immediate
and the sharing of what it is to
be a woman. It is beautiful. To
Donna, I leave you the most
multi-valent love and rhetori-
cal (but then sometimes not)
exploration of the human
condition, the whiff of Paris in
the corridors of Dana, my
appreciation for your guruhood,
all of our unfinished conversa-
tions, and my fledgling life's
endeavor. After all, beloved
everybody, what is life but
kitsch and consequence. 7

I, Heather "Truth"
Kelley, being of noisy mind and
lazy body, do hearby bequeath:

To Lea: An autographed (by
me) copy of that best-selling
book, How to Succeed in
Condom-Wearing Without Really
Trying, weekly deliveries of
cheesy carnation arrangements,
and a personal shuttle bus to
the Masquerade.

To Tracey: A deluxe pastel
airbrushed t-shirt, inscribed
with "Tracey and Steve 4-ever"
surrounded by unicorns
cavorting with pineapples, and
a subscription to Southern Voice.

To Teri and Suzy: An entire
fleet of Hertz rental vehicles at
your command, and your very
own satellite-linked driver's
license approver.

To Saga: The contract for
your first book, and some
tickets to Sweden and back.

To Michelle: A syndicated
radio program entitled
"Michelle's Favorite Things
Ever!" and a personal hair
stylist for those swiftly-chang-
ing moods.

To Sarah and Madeline: A
bootleg of every Girls concert
ever performed.

To Christie: An entire
Kinko's at your beck and call.

To Winnie: The most liberal
Indian guy on that continent.

To Jean: Peace and a piece.

To Cara: A new dress (hee-
hee).

To Tracy and Ellen: A new
audience, and maybe a good
tune-up on the old one. Good
Luck!

I, Michelle Roberts, being of
warped mind and large body, do
hereby bequeath the following:

To Christine Cozzens, I
leave thanks for all your
support and encouragement. I
will really miss you.

To Kathy Kennedy, I leave
thanks for your organization
and kindness on the trip to
England. You helped make it a
wonderful experience for me.

To Bo Ball, 1 leave a
proposal. Will you marry me?

To Linda Hubert, I leave
your Joker Outfit and your
quote: "You don't have to be
reading about orgasm to have
it." Palaver? Indeed!

To the Writing Workshop
Tutors, I leave our funny,
touching, and scandalous Log,
lots of snacks, and tutees who
think you're great. I'll miss you
all don't forget Michelle From
Hell!

To Robyn, Regan, and
Donna, I leave memories of our
England trip. I loved getting to
know both of you better. We'll
always remember Digger,
"making a move," pouring
things over the balcony, a

certain odor in the air at
Oxford, the importance of blow
dryers, and cheese sandwiches,
among other things.

To Becca, Sarah, Julie, and
Christian, I leave "RUBBLE
RUBBLE!", "TOO BAD!",
young Italian studs, drinking
margaritas in the middle o'
London, Liverpool, Lord
Hungerford, "Can I borrow some
powder?", gay hairdressers, Laura
Ashley, and shower heads. It
was so much fun laughing our
way through England.

To Rita and Laura, I leave a
six-pack of beer, the signs on the
hall, my room complete with my
lingering ghost, and memories of
me as your honorary capper. Do
not stress yourselves out too
much and think of me when you
go to the weight room! By the
way, where is that spider?

To Sandee, Christie, and
Beth, 1 leave Clyde's pale blue
eyes. May they haunt us
forever!

To Staci "Dixie" Dixon, I
leave thanks for teaching me to
be tough and smoke Camels,
late-night phone fun, the tapes
that we owe each other, panties
hanging on the door, memories
of Celina, the contents of the
refrigerator, and an open
invitation to visit me anytime!
I'll miss having you near me!

To Helene, I leave the
presidency of W.O.W., the
restaurants we frequented, and
my thanks for your constant
reassurance and friendship.

To Sharona, the Sharonster,
McSharon, the Sharonmeister, I
leave a million laughs! M Pm so
scared! And I'm so afraid!" The
English Department (Dr.
Ames BUFFET!). The

est Dog in the World.

Subway. W.O.W. When I
think about you, I touch myself.
I'm going to miss you a left,

To Betsy, Denice, Marv,
Jenn P., and Jen S., I leave ill
the good times we've shared,
especially last year when we
were Six. I know we'll always
stay in touch.

To Betsy (Betsy Beav,
Simone de Beavoir, LiF Hate-
ful), I leave thanks for being my
bright, funny, considerate, and
sometimes crabby friend since
freshman year. You have always
brought me up when I'm down,
and have never disappointed
me. I can only hope I've done
half as much for you.

I, Kathryn Cullinan, being
ofsound mind and body, do
hereby will and bequeath to
Sarah, Madeline, Angie, Betty,
Spyro, Lea, and Tracey: the
knowledge that kitchen tables
are where most everything good
originates; to SFA: the round
table and an events calendar
with some openings; to Drs.

Senior Wills and Testaments

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 9

Rees, Pippin, and Berry: the
assurance that you do change
our lives in the most beautifully
powerful ways; Winnie: My
anger, energy and love for life,
and the search for truth; to
Staci: continuing rebellry; to
Heather: all that is good: to
Saga: springtime and the search
for inner peace; to Jeanne and
Kim: revolution; to Michele: a
respite; to Sou lie: a dogwood
tree and all my dreams; to Mel,
Anne, and Joy: a year of shared
questions, coffee, struggles, and
ghtosts in the Ivory Tower we
have been right all along; to the
powers that be at Agnes Scott:
the desire to change, and the
untapped potential of the power
of hundreds of women. Long
live EFPC!

T T

I, Sally McMillan, being of
confused and stressed mind and
tired body do bequeath the
following items.

To Sarah MacMillan I leave
her own mail (no more of
mine), her own course card and
her own phone number. It's
been wonderful sharing medical
records and responsibilities but
you get it all to yourself now.

To Tara Greene I leave three
more years of wonderful and
memorable experiences. I also
leave you some of my sanity (I
may have found a few of the
pieces I lost.) Try not to stress
about everything. You'll make
it.

To Stephanie Richards and
Jennifer Bruce I leave my
Vertebrate notes and a pack of
wine coolers. I only regret that I
didn't get to share more of them
with you. Keep up those bird
calls!

To Shannon Ramker I
present the honor of being an
outstanding soccer player. You
got good instinct and you should
follow it. You can be one of the
best players ASC has had.
Don't forget to carry on the
tradition and yell at everyone.

To Becca Boone and Catlin
Olsen I leave... Actually I don't
anything wicked enough to give
you. Anything I could come up
with would be too mild. Keep
up that Eleanor Dill tradition!

To Anne Bearden I leave a
little of my interest in "hard"
rock music (not acid). You have
some of the most varied tasted I
know and it'll get right in next
to your classical violin pieces.

To Donna Perkins and
Brooke Colevard I leave some of
my DNA. Cut it, clone it, run it
on a gel and put it in any other
organism you desire. Have fun
with those independent
projects!

To Elizabeth Hertz I leave
the strength to deal with crappy
men. You seem like you're
doing pretty well so far but I give

you my support as well.

To the rest of the student
body I leave my thanks for some
of the best times of my life. It is
with a heavy heart and an empty
pocketbook that I leave. I'd do
it all again.

T T

[, Elizabeth A. Seward, being
of random mind and overworked
body do hereby bequeath the
following. To Angie Weaver, I
leave all the frustrating movies
you want to see. You will find
relief at Oglethorpe. I also leave
the great talks you and I have
shared. To Jennifer Garlen, I
leave the way to Emory and two
years supply of food and Redi-
Whip. I also leave you the
Republican handbook so you
will never forget! Thank you for
making me laugh. To Claire
Lemme, I leave all the jazz you
would want to hear. Keep
singing those tunes and keep
dancing. I also leave you dates
with Gene Kelly (to dance with)
and Harry Connick (to sing to
you), enjoy the company. I love
you Eclaire! To Ellie Porter, I
leave all the mail in your box
and all the Este Lauder makeup.
Enjoy them "Paulina." To
Leigh, Theresa, Janelle, and
Charmy, I leave Tracksides. I
know you will enjoy it as much
as I did. To Jenessa DeFrees, I
leave a great wedding with no
problems. Keep your sight on
Him and you will never fall. We
have to stand together to spread
the Word. To Kate Simpkins, I
leave the greatest book of life.
Never go a day without reading
it, He will be with you always.
To Ellen Chilcutt, I leave a two
year supply of toothpaste for the
five times a day habit. Keep you
voice singing for His glory! To
Dr. Sheehey, Dr. Cunningham,
and Dr. Johnson, I leave the
economics majors. I hope they
won't cause as much trouble as I
have. Dr. Sheehey, thank you
for your great advisement. Dr.
Cunningham, thank you for the
best trip in the world, no one
will forget it. Dr. Johnson,
thank you for the laughter that
keep this economics major sane.
To the Athletic Department,
thank you for your love^and
generosity! To Christy Jackson,
I leave tennis matches, basket-
ball games and all the concerts
you can go to in your senior
year. Good luck in 1991-1992!
To Emily Hornak, I leave all the
eligible older men that I haven't
taken! Good luck at Citadel
this summer! To Brook Parrish,
I leave all the Dr. Ruth seminars
that you can teach. Thank you
for the condom picture. Good
Luck in Med. school. To the
rest of my friends here, I leave
my love and the best wishes for
the years to come.

I, Candace A. Woodard,

being of sound mind (I think) do
hereby bequeath to:

Cynthia Neal long summers
of research, hot soil, and lost
communities. May you never be
eaten by the purple bacteria
from the great unknown.

Ruth Blackwood head lab
assistant; You can experience
the joy of lost chemicals, missing
equipment, and of teaching
others what to do. May you
have a great power trip.

Anne Marie Haddock the
difficulties and conflicts of
Agnes Scott and its lovely
administration. Good Luck with
C.A.

Kelly Barnett Rm 114
Campbell. I know you will
appreciate this.

Dr. White although we
leave Campbell together I
leave you the pleasure of this
year's entire incoming freshman
class; not just our usual ten.

WWW

I, Mary Rognoni, of not so
sound mind and body do hereby
bequeath to:

Cindy Dunn: the oh-ever-so
difficult job of keeping up the
roll at Circle K. Also, my size 12
pink pants and my prized Bud
Bear.

Anne Marie: long yours in
the library researching for those
fun loving Psychology papers.
Also, the strength and motiva-
tion to make CA work.

Dr. Spencer: my whining
voice and drive to drive myself
crazy.

I, Allison K. Davis, being of
strong mind and feeble body do
hereby bequeath to:

Laura Andrews my heartfelt
thank on a job well-don and best
wishes to you in the future. I
couldn't have don it without
you! !

Cindy Dunn my Frogs- take
good car of them as I know you
will!

Dr. Byrnside Many, many
thanks and Happiness forever
from you pal Al! !

Emily Perry all of the late
nights and "challenges' of
Interdorm Good Luck!

Ellen Chilcutt Tower
Council, Fog, NAPC,
Houston's We're counting on
you cooking for us next year!
Thanks for your friendship.

Kate, Lauren, Michele,
Amy Thanks for the memo-
ries we'll be back!!

I, Jennifer Bridges, being of
sound mind and. ..oh
well. ..hereby bequeath to:

Amy Higgins a box of
chocolate, a pint of ice cream
and the courage to get dessert
whenever you want it.

Lauren Fowler a "bri'tuh"
sky, 'cause I know you 'arent 'ad
one!

Ellen Chilcutt my Fog folder
complete with dog protection (so
your dog, rest his soul, can't eat
it), a perfect blend, and a bag of
groceries so you can come cook
for us, and the courage to be
famous one day.

Ronniebelle Byrnside and the
Frogs thanks for four great
years! I'll miss ya'll madly!

T T

1, Janet Kidd, being of sound,
but perpetually stressed, mind
and body, do hereby bequeath
the following: To my devoted
roomie, Claire, I leave a plethora
of late-night procrastination
talks for when rearranging the
furniture just isn't enough. To
Christia Holloway, I leave five
years of friendship, a big hug, and
the confidence to do whatever
SHE wants to do with her life.
To Dr. Cooley, I leave all my
extroverted neuroticism; I want
to make sure it has good com-
pany. To Dr. Carden, I leave
class after class of prompt
students and about ten hours a
week of totally free time (subject
to approval). To Dr. Blatchley, I
leave a multitude of eager
BioPsych majors. I bequeath to
Leigh Bennett a lot of patience
to deal with the rest of the world.
I give Kerri Allen memories of a
hectic house hopping summer.
To Kristin Lemmerman, I leave a
long , unedited, features article,
turned in ten minutes before
deadline, and a single white
candle from tapping. To Brooke
Parish, I leave an authentic
Austrian accent to accompany
her informative dialogues on sex
and a large culture of gonococci.
To Claire, Angie, Jen, and Ellie,
I leave thanks for introducing me
to Mayo Bubba and teaching me
what a goove-a-thon was.

WWW

I, Joy Howard, being soundly
embodied, do hereby bequeath
the following: my magic
markers, picket signs, and spray
paint to Kim, Jeanne, and Karen.
I also leave them plenty of late
night rap sessions about

homophobia, racism, sexism,
imperialism, and sex. I leave Dr.
Behan everything ever written by
Angela Davis, Mary Daly, and
Adrienne Rich and also suggest
he pick up a copy of Feminist
Politics and Human Nature by
Alison Jaggar. To Penny
Campbell I leave a copy of
Walter Rodney's How Europe
Underdeveloped Africa. President
Schmidt will enjoy a copy of the
Too Te Ching. To Tara
Somerville and Missy Mulinax I
leave my love for writing in the
hopes that they will write for the
Profile and counter some of the
right-wing reactionary *@^@!
that has been coming out if it
since the new editorial staff took
over. I leave my rage and energy
to Dara, Kech, Kiniya, and
Shanika: Fight the Power. Some
nerve for challenging intransigent
racist and sexist members of the
faculty and administration goes to
all of the above as well.

To Kara Weeks I leave and
apple, a glass of milk, and some
sunshine. To Karen I leave
memories of Freddy Jesus and the
Pagan Spirit Gathering. I also
leave her much love and the last
word: Marxism is not a religion.
I leave the smoke-ins in the
dining hall to Winnie, Spiro,
Staci, and Angie. To Sarah
Fisher, I leave the sacred cup of
java. I leave good jazz music and
my Phi Beta Kappa key for Bryn.
Tracy and Lea can have all the
trivialities and ethical dilemmas
of Mortar Board, AKA Bored
Martyrs. To the EFPC I leave
many happy trips to Tortillas and
much good poetry. To Roxy goes
a mango, to Kendra more papers
to write, and some healthy love
to both. To Robyn I leave a
perverse passion for politics and
all my favorite book about
Women in Development (and I
don't mean Bonnie Johnson). To
the members of SFA I leave a
very important piece of informa-
tion: for get Schmidt, Dot
Markert is the most powerful
person on this campus. To Dr.
Scott I leave 120+ pages of jargon
and some tips form the spirit
medium, which she can obtain by
being very still and quiet in the
woods. To the professors I have
liked, I leave my thanks and a bit
of peace and quiet in the class-
room. To Madeline, Kitty,
Christy, Eve, Angie and Anjail, I
leave the dream of a common
language keep writing!

We would like to wish
Eloise Herbert and IMian Newman
a fond farewell*
They will he missed dearly.

Features

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 10

Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk among Agnes Scott Students

by Tom Hogan and
Eileen Cooley

The fall, 1990, survey on
sexuality and attitudes concern-
ing HIV risk stemmed from
coverage of human sexuality as
a standard part of Professor
Hogan's general psychology
course.

After a presentation on
human sexual behavior as
described in the Kinsey Reports
(1948, 1953), students wanted
to know about the frequency
and diversity of human sexual
behavior today, particularly
that of ASC students.

Many students in the
general psychology class had
little concept of the frequency
of the AIDS virus (HIV) in the
college population. Half the
class thought its frequency was
one in ten thousand persons or
even less.

Conceivably, if students
thought HIV was extremely
rare, then they would not take
steps to protect themselves.
These issues provided the
motivation behind the survey.

During the final days of the
fall semester, 172 students in

psychology, biology, and
sociology classes were given a
two-page questionnaire
concerning sexual behavior and
HIV frequency. Of course,
students were told that partici-
pation was voluntary, informa-
tion would be confidential, and
data would be grouped for
presentation.

Students were first divided
into groups according to age
and marital status: SINGLE
(17-22); SINGLE (23 + ); and
MARRIED. These three
groups were further divided into
subgroups according to whether
or riot each student indicated
ever having had sexual inter-
course with a male (HAD and
HADN'T subgroups). The
questionnaire did not ask
whether intercourse was
voluntary or non-voluntary.

In the SINGLE (17-22)
group, 36% said that they never
had sex with a male, whereas
64% had. Of the 144 students
in this single group, 13.2% had
sexual intercourse by the age of
15 and 60.4% by the age of 19.
These percentages are slightly
below the 1988 national
averages of 25.6% and 75.3%,

respectively.

Statistics computed on the
SINGLE (23 + ) and MARRIED
groups are not as reliable or
valid because of the small
numbers of people in those
groups. Of the SINGLE (23 + )
group, 80% had had intercourse
with a male sometime in their
lives. All students in the
MARRIED group indicated
having had sex with a male.

The average ( mean ) age of
first sexual intercourse with a
male was 16.7 years for the
SINGLE (17-22) HAD group
and 16.5 for the combined
SINGLE (23 + ) and MARRIED
HAD groups. These figures are
in line with recent national
statistics which indicate an
average age of first intercourse
for women to be about 17.5.

In the SINGLE (17-22)
HAD group, the median
number of males with which
the student had had intercourse
was 2.1. The mean number was
over 3, but the mean was
inflated, as often is the case
with sexual data, by some high
frequencies. Eight percent of
the group had intercourse with
nine males or more.

Nationwide, adults report
having had an average of seven
sex partners. The mean
number for the SINGLE (23 + )
and the MARRIED, HAD
groups combined was also
approximately seven.

National research indicates
that the earlier sexual activity
starts, the more sexual partners
one has. This finding was
supported in the present study.

In the SINGLE (17-22)
HAD group, a statistically
significant negative correlation
of -.40 between age of first
intercourse and number of
sexual partners means that
there was a moderate tendency
for earlier age of first inter-
course to be associated with a
greater number of sex partners
in this group.

Frequency of sexual relations
with another female was low in
the SINGLE (17-22) group: of
144 students, only 7 (5%)
reported having had such a
sexual relationship. Six
students reported this in the
combined SINGLE (23 + ) and
MARRIED groups (25 stu-
dents).

Typically, students in the

SINGLE (23+) and the
MARRIED HAD groups had
intercourse with one male
during the past year. In the
SINGLE (17-22) HAD group,
the median number of males
with which the student had
intercourse during the past year
was 1.2. The distribution was
as follows: 3%, had 0 partners;
66%, 1 partner; 17% 2 partners;
10%, 3-5 partners; 3%, 6 or
more partners.

Condom use during the
previous year in the SINGLE
( 1 7-22 ) HAD group was as
follows: 17% used them all the
time; 42% never or rarely used
them; and the rest fell between
these extremes. Those students
who had three or more sexual
partners in the past year did not
regularly use condoms.

Furthermore, there was no
relationship between how
frequent students think the
HIV virus occurs in the college
population and their condom
use.

On the average, students are
not greatly worried about
contracting HIV. The scale of
worry ranged from 0 (no worry)
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Street Beat

Compiled by Anne Harris

The Question:

i you change about Agnes Scott?

Joy Howard

I want a new African-Ameri-
can woman president, 30%
African-American faculty and
students, and an African-
American Studies Program.

Vivan Saker

I would change parietals. I
wish that the administration
would stop begging us for
money. I wish that we didn't
have to obey all the stupid
little rules that invade our
dorms.

Michele Barard

The president. The focus of
Academics: students are under
too much pressure, they're not
getting enough out of their
education. The whole concept
of liberal arts is to expand your
mind. People don't do that
enough.

Melanie Mortimer

I would reopen Hopkins as an
alternative residence hall. I
would get rid of all Interdorm
and Honor Court tell-on-your-
peers policies. I would brain-
wash the silent majority with
radical feminist ethics. I would
create an egalitarian system
where all students, faculty,
staff, and administration would
have an equal vote in campus
decisions.

Michelle Cox

Everything. I would change the
people who don't want to change.

Features

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 1 1

Handicapped accessibilty
hard to find at Agnes Scott

by Bethany Blankenship
Contributing Editor

As she waited for her parents
to park the car, Mary* looked
around the beautiful campus. She
saw the impressive staircase
leading to the main building and
looked down at the wheelchair
she was bound to. Maybe Agnes
Scott wasn't the place for her after
all.

Marys parents wheeled her
through the back entrance of
Rebekah Scott Hall to the
admissions office where she was
met by a kind tour guide. From
there they toured the campus,
from the stately Buttrick Hall
(where she noticed only one
handicapped bathroom on ground
level, only reachable from the
outside entrance) to the fun,
frolicy Walters dorm.

They told Mary if she came to
live on campus, she would live in
Inman dorm as there were no
other dorms with specially-
equipped bathrooms or wheel-
chair ramps.

She wanted to see Bradley
Observatory as she was interested
in becoming an Astronomy major
but was told by the tour guide that
Bradley was not readily equipped
with a ramp or elevator.

Mary did, however, see all of
the Alston Campus Center,
McCain Library, and Campbell
Science Hall. (Unfortunately,

Mary couldn't see the computer
satellite center in Main because
the elevator was out of order.)

After her tour, Mary and her
parents met with the Dean to
discuss her future at Agnes Scott
College. Would she feel comfort-
able being one of the few handi-
capped students on campus. 7
Were there any changes on
campus that would need to be
made especially for her?

Mary felt a little self-conscious
during the meeting. She didn't
want the college to have to go to
so much trouble to suit her
particular needs. But then again,
maybe that's exactly what they

needed to do.

*****

A quick glance around campus
should tell a member of the Agnes
Scott community that ASC may
suit the needs of mobility handi-
capped visitors but not of its
special students.

Presser Hall is only accessible
to the first floor (including Gaines
Auditorium). To even reach
Campbell Science building, a
student would either need to go
around Presser and through the
parking lot or through Buttrick on
the ground floor.

If a mobility handicapped
student were in danger, she
couldn't even get to Public Safety
because of its stairs. A wheel-
chair-bound student couldn't get
her own mail or enjoy a quiet

Public Safety inspects the only elevator, a large dumb waiter, in Presser Hall, which doesnt even go the the top floor of
the building. .

evening sitting out in the gazebo.

What's to be done about the
limited access? Georgia state law
only requires that buildings "that
are constructed or renovated by
the use of private funds" after July
1, 1987, be made readily acces-
sible to handicapped persons.

Renovation is defined by the
statute as: "Any component of a
building, structure, or facility,
which is replaced, except for the
purpose of repair, or moved."
Thus Winship Hall, which was

Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk

(continued from page 10)
to 10 (extreme worry). The
means were as follows: SINGLE
(17-22) HADN'T, 2.2, HAD
3.4; SINGLE (23 + ) HADN'T,
0.0, HAD, 3.8; MARRIED 1.9.
Some students in each group
reported having had a test for
HIV.

Many students have an
unrealistic estimate of HIV in
the college population. The U.
S. Centers for Disease Control
reported an average frequency of
1/500 (0.2%) in the fall of 1990.
For ASC students, we consid-
ered an estimate of 1/1,000 or
less as a mis-estimation of the
frequency.

The proportion of students
who made these mis-estimations
was 40% for the SINGLE (17-
22) HADN'T group and 54% for
the SINGLE (17-22) HAD
group.

The picture of sexual behav-
ior and HIV attitudes in the
SINGLE (17-22) group seems to
be as follows. Most of them
(64%) have had one or more
sexual partners. In the HAD
subgroup, most of them (66%)
have had only one partner in the
past year. Consequently, most

seem to be monogamous at any
one time. However, because
relationships change, some
proportion will be monogamous
with someone else next year.

A large percentage of the
students do not have a realistic
knowledge of the frequency of
HIV in the college population,
and even if they do have some
knowledge and even if they
have multiple partners, these
factors do not appear to result in
their using condoms all the
time.

Our recommendations to
students do not stem from moral
considerations, but from
judgments as to the best means
of avoiding HIV.

Because HIV occurs with a
frequency of 1/500 in the
college population, the prob-
ability is 2/500 or 1/250 that at
least one of two partners with
whom one has had sexual
relations has the virus. Five
partners increases the risk to 5/
500 or 1/100.

Single people often think
that they can determine HIV
risk in another person by asking
about their prior sexual rela-
tions. Psychological research

has indicated, however, that
people are often not truthful
about the extent of their past
sexual activity.

Condoms offer no guaranteed
protection against HIV. Realis-
tically speaking, the greatest
safety with regard to the HIV
virus is having no sex with
another partner; the next
greatest safety is having only one
partner who has never had sex
with another female or male,
used intravenous drugs, or had
blood transfusions. Other than
that, the chances of contracting
HIV go up and up.

Lest students become
extremely anxious about having
HIV, the odds are in their favor.
Yet, persistent, unprotected
behavior can quickly switch the
odds to being very unfavorable.
If one is worried, one should
change one's behavior to reduce
worry and have an HIV test.

Because of the life-threaten-
ing nature of HIV, students
should become more realistically
aware of the threat and explore
alternatives to reduce this threat
to themselves.

We thank the students who
participated in this survey.

recently "renovated," would not
be included in this definition.

It the law can't make Agnes
Scott more mobility handicapped
accessible, maybe a decline in
admissions could. Making this

campus more accessible will make
it more attractive to those
prospectives who are bound to a
wheelchair.

*name does not refer to anyone living
or dead.

Image Index Rates Your
Prospects for Getting Ahead

compiled by
Bethany Blankenship

What kind of first impression
do you make when you walk into a
roomful of business associates?
Are you perceived as authoritative
and reliable. 7 Or, are the impres-
sions you leave behind sabotaging
your chances of getting ahead?

You can assess the kind of first
impression you make by using a
specially-designed "Image Index"
created by KIWI Brands, the
world's largest manufacturer of
shoe care products.

"The Tmage Index' is designed
to enable people to calculate their
prospects for getting ahead in
situations where first impressions
are important," explained Edward
L. Collier, president of Kiwi
Brands. This includes getting a
new job, earning a promotion or
complete ing a successful sales
presentation.

"Recruitment experts tell us
there are a number of elements
that contribute to an executive's
image, including clothes, groom-
ing ... (10 various aspects doesn't
fit in with the overall look, it can
throw off the person's entire
image," he added.

The Image Index is based on
the likelihood of making the best
impression on the greatest number
of people in most business and
professional situations.

u Tcx3 many intelligent, up-and-
coming people undermine their

best efforts because their overall
appearance projects the wrong king
of image," said Karen Kaufman.
vv The Image Index can give people
a sense of what they're doing right,
and wrong," added Donald
Kaufman.

The Image Index lists 12
elements that make up a person's
overall image. One Index is
tailored for women and one for
men.

After taking the test, you can
add up your score, and immediately
determine how your image
measures up.

Collier explained that Kiwi
developed the Image Index to draw
attention to a trend among youger
people toward ignoring shoe care.
"People under 40 don't shine their
shoes as aften as their older
counterparts the people who
make the decisons on hiring and
promotions," said Collier.
According to Donald Kaufman,
anything that calls attention to
itself, either negatively or posi-
tively, can detract from an overall
favorable impression. And well-
shined shoes play an important
role in projecting a consistent good
image.

"Wearing shined shoes, or even
scoring high on the Image Index,
won't necessarily guarantee success
in getting a new job, or moving up
in the corporation," said Collier.
"However, it could help keep you a
step ahead of the competition," he
added.

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Hostels help
traveling students

COMPILED BY JANELLE BaILEY

American Youth Hostels
(AYH) is a group that allows
members to stay in dormitory-
style housing (hostels) for an
average of $10 per night.

For an annual membership
fee of $25 (for one adult; $35
for a family rate), a person has
access to over 5,300 hostels in
59 different countries. AYH
also offers recreational and
cultural programs at some of
their locations.

Some examples of hostels
are medieval castles in Ger-
many, a lodge in Australian
bush country, a California
lighthouse, and a dude ranch in
Colorado. Overnight fees
range from 35 cents to $18.75
per night.

AYH also describes how a
student could receive indepen-
dent study credit for keeping a
journal of his/her travels.

American Youth Hostels is a
non-profit organization. For
free information and a member-
ship application, write:
American Youth Hostels
Dept. 481
P.O. Box 37613
Washington, D.C. 20013-7613
or call (202) 783-6161

Tanning Pills Are Dangerous, Says
Neutrogena Skin Care Institute

compiled by

Bethany Blankenship

They are sometimes advertised
on late-night television and in
the backs of magazines. So-called
"tanning pills," they carry claims
that they can provide a "safe,
sunless, painless glow." Now
there's evidence that taking these
pills is not safe and could be life-
threatening.

The most commonly used
tanning pills contain an active
ingredient called canthaxanthin,
a beta-carotene substance that,
unlike other beta-carotenes,
cannot be broken down into
vitamin A, and thus, is not well
matabolized by the body.
Canthaxanthin is approved by
the FDA as a food coloring and is
used in small amounts in animal
feed to enhance the color of
chicken skin and egg yolks. In
these tiny amounts, it is believed
safe for human ingestion.

When found in the much
larger doses in tanning pills,
canthaxanthin can deposit an

Rep Rap

dissatisfaction about this.

A number of the persons on
campus who attended the
Undoing Racism workshop came
to the Rep meeting on April 16
to express their opinions.
Many participants felt the
workshop was very productive
and helpful, and encouraged Rep
Council to sponsor the same
event next year. Others
recognized the need for such a
workshop, but had reservations
about some of the specific
techniques employed by the
leaders of this workshop.
The general consensus at Rep
was to continue to sponsor
activities and workshops such as
the Undoing Racism workshop
next year, but to examine the
concerns of students not
comfortable with the methods
presented in this particular one.

Rep Gift

Rep Council has decided to give
$250 of its annual Rep Gift to
the Graduate Studies Resource
Center in Buttrick. This gift will
enable the Resource Center to
pay for some of the more
expensive catalogs of graduate,
law, medical, and business
programs that were previously
unobtainable.

The remaining $750 of the Rep
Gift will go to the renovation of
the Alston Center, and more
specifically to some kind of
sound system. Ideas have
included a jukebox, or a central
sound system for general use.

orange dye in the skin and tatty
tissues. The FDA has classified
the use of canthaxanthin in
tanning pills or in any other
cosmetic product as illegal
though such products are
available through health food
stores, tanning salons, and mail-
order services.

Recently, doctors at
Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine in Nashville, Tennes-
see, reported a case of a twenty -
year-old white woman who
experienced malaise, headaches,
increased fatigue, easy bruising,
and weight loss after taking a
course of "tanning pills."

The woman was diagnosed as
having aplastic anemia, a disease
in which the bone marrow is
unable to produce platelets, and
red and white blood cells.
Ultimately, the woman died.

After ruling out any other
problems, the researchers
concluded that her illness and
death were do to the
canthaxanthin pills she had
ingested.

"The woman's skin was still
yellow, even four months after she
had ceased taking the pills," says
Renata Bluhm, M.D., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Internal
Medicine who treated the woman.
14 We believe that canthaxanthin is
a total body dye; not only does the
skin appear orange, but inside, the
liver, intestines, even the blood
are also being dyed.

"In this case, we believe that
the canthaxanthin caused bone
marrow toxicity, which in turn,
affected all the other cells in the
body by lessening the number of
red blood cells and the amount of
oxygen that reached cells."

The researchers note that this
is only one case report, but that
there could be other detrimental
effects from canthaxanthin pills.
"It's hard to know since the
distribution of this drug is illegal
and therefore not well moni-
tored," says Dr. Bluhm.
"Even if there is only a small risk
of a toxic effect, the use of the
drug for cosmetic purposes does
riot justify this risk."

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Food Committee Update

GET EXCITED!!!! Keith has
informed Food Committee that
the deli bar will be in place at
dinner next year. The survey
results showed breakfast as the
most favorite meal and dinner as
the least favorite ... hopefully this
will help fix that!
Other issues discussed at Food
Committee included "asking the
registrar to re-examine class
times that force students to miss
lunch, a Faculty prepared exam
breakfast, and the possibility of
beer in the Snack Bar. Keith
promised to look into the
possibility of Service America
getting a liquor license that
would allow them to serve beer
in the snack bar, and make it a
more comfortable, "hang-out"
place. (WE HOPE YOU DO IT,
KEITH!!)

Bits and Pieces

Interdorm presented a
constitutional change to Rep
requesting the creation of the
position of Treasurer. This is a
position that will be filled by
petition, and responsibilities will
include the upkeep of
Interdorm's financial affairs.

Cunent SGA President Amy
Higgins, former President Holly
Henderson, and current Vice-
President Jessica Carey met with
the adh(K committee of the
Board of Trustees on Thursday,
April 18. This adhoc committee
is looking at the student and

faculty requests for representation
to the Board.

The three students gave
background infonnation regarding
the student proposal to the adhoc
committee, along with a handout
of researched information on the
status of student representation at
Other schools, and the specifics of
Rep Council's proposal that was
presented to the full board at their
January meeting.

The adhoc committee will now
make a proposal and present it to
the full Board in May for a
decision.

Rep Council approved the final
ballot for the first annual Faculty
Award on April 23, The professors
on the ballot include Dr. Ayse
Carden (Department of Psychol-
ogy), Dr. Catherine Scott (Politi-
cal Science), Dr. Art Bowling
(Physics), and Dr. Christine
Cozzens (English). The ballot was
presented to the student body for
voting on Friday, April 26. The
winner will be announced at the
Awards Convocation on May 8
and a reception for the faculty
member will follow.

Well, that's all for Rep Rap for
this year. I hope next year Rep
Council will continue to be as
pnxluctive and active as possible,
and I hope that many of you not
currently involved in Student
Government will take some time
out of your schedule to make the
well-being of Agnes Scott students
one of your priorities. Rep Rap
didn't receive any letters this week;
I hope that will change next year.
See you then.

Features

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 13

Job Search Versus Graduate School-Options to Consider

by Laurie Grant
Assistant Director, Career
Planning & Placement

Many juniors and seniors
struggle with whether to pursue
graduate school or a job after
graduation. This is a multi-
faceted issue, and one we
encounter frequently in Career
Planning and Placement.

Factors to consider when
making this decision often
include how much time it would
take to complete a particular
graduate program, financial
issues, professional interests,
lifestyle perferences, and other
obligations. Needless to say,
every students situation is
different and so ultimately the
decision of what to do is a
personal one.

Graduate school can offer the
opportunity to further pursue an
area of study that you have
become interested in at Agnes
Scott. It can also serve as an
opportunity to pursue specialized
training. Some career fields
require an advanced degree, and
so students who are interested in
law, for example, may feel
"forced" to attend graduate
school. Other students just want
the personal satisfaction derived
from receiving a Master's or
doctoral degree.

Something to keep in mind is
that some graduate programs
prefer applicants who have
prev ious work experience. This

is particularly true with Masters
of Business Administration
(MBA) programs.

Another option to consider is
to apply for graduate school in
your senior year with the intent
to defer enrollment for a year.
While not all graduate programs
allow prospective student to
defer, it is a great way to take a
break or save money before
beginning work on another
degree.

For thoses students who do
want to work full-time after
graduation, their reasons include
wanting to "get on with my life,"
being tired of school, and
wanting to explore professional
interests before obtaining
another degree. The desire to be
financially independent can also
be a strong motivator.

Working full-time can help
you sort out what it is you really
want to do before you invest in
another degree. It is also
important to realize that some
employers are willing to pay for
graduate work, and so it is
possible to avoid the financial
strain of pursuing another degree.

Unfortunately, it is not
unusual for seniors to make their
plans out of default because they
feel "backed into a corner."
Some choose graduate school
because continuing to be a
student is comfortable after years
of writing papers and taking
tests.

Others end up working full-

time because they realize too late
that graduate school is "right" for
them, and application deadlines
have already passed. A key point

to remember is that if you begin
exploring your options and
developing a plan early, you can
avoid these scenarios.

Both graduate school and the
" real world" have their merit; it
is a matter of deciding which
route will best fit your needs.

Alumnae Interview:
From Student to Artist

by Shirley J. Kennedy
Career Advisory Board

For those of you who have
considered self-employment as a
career option but fear paying the
rent, hold on to your dream.
Successful self-employment is
possible!

Erin Sherman graduated from
Agnes Scott College in 1973 with a
degree in art and is now a successful
artist and illustrator. Erin finds self-
employment exciting, but she
warns that there are certain
drawbacks. Self-motivation is
essential; there will be no one
hovering over to push the work
along. Discipline is required, as
well as hard work.

Initially, Erin paid her dues by
working as a commercial artist, but
she was patient. As her bank
account grew, she was enabled to
begin traveling the road to her
dream. This road is not an easy
one to take due to the one think
we all need to survive: a steady
paycheck. An artist cannot sit
back and wait for her paintings to
sell, she must keep working. Once
a painting leaves her hands, she
must forget about that work and

Colleges Need to Refigure the Way They
Teach Math, Boost Interest, Study Says

College Press Service

Colleges should make radical
changes in the way they teach
math, make better use of comput-
ers and even develop new teaching
methods, the National Research
Guincil urged April 9.

College students' interest in
majoring in math is at an all-time
low, few students take advanced
courses and fewer than ten percent
of those students are minorities,
said the council's Committee on
the Mathematical Sciences in the
Year 2000 in calling for reform.

It found other reasons for
reform. Only one in five doctoral
degrees in math, for example, is
awarded to women.

Senior math professors, the
report added, are retiring faster
than they can be replaced.

"In the United States, we have
achieved pre-eminent status in
mathematics research," said
committee Chairman William
Kirwan, president of the Univer-
sity of Maryland at College Park.
"We must develop mathematics
education to a comparable level."

The report, titled "Moving
Beyond Myths," said undergradu-
ate mathematics is the second
largest discipline taught at colleges
and universities. Each year 3.5
million students enroll in math
courses.

But about two- thirds of all
college math enrollments are in
high school -grade courses below
the level of calculus.

While 3.6 million ninth graders
took math courses in 1972, the
report said, the number dropped to

294,000 by the time the same
students reached college. Only
1 1 ,000 majored in math, 2,700
earned masters and 400 received
doctoral degrees by 1986.

"Some changes in teaching
practices would be helpful,"
allowed Ron Freiwald, a math
professor at Washington University
in St. Louis, but he thinks changes
need to be made at the elementary
and secondary levels. "We can't
undo a dozen years of damage that
easily."

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begin her next project.

How does one get started?
Upon graduation, Erin desired to
paint full-time but had no idea
how to accomplish this feat.
Unaware of any painters who made
a living practicing their craft, Erin
decided to meet successful artists
and find out how they got started.
She attended arts festivals in
Atlanta and asked questions of the
exhibiting artists.

Her first agent was obtained by
attending one of the festivals and
getting a name from a painter who
was exhibiting work there. Next,
her work was taken to a gallery in
Atlanta, and the gallery liked her
work and agreed to sell it. For Erin,
her greatest thrill was to receive
that first check for work she
created. Erin's second greatest
thrill may well be having another
artist in the family her hus-
band to critique her work and, in
a sense, work with her.

Recently, both Erin's and her
husband's works were purchased by
a bank in Panama City through
the Marilyn Wilson Gallery in
Binningham. The bank initially
purchased one of his works and
commissioned Erin to do three
paper pieces. For her, it was both
exciting and fun to think that they
were creating and displaying work
which would be exhibited in the

same location. Erin's work can
currently be found at Fay Gold
Galleries in Atlanta, with whom
she has been exhibiting for the past
seven years. In addition to painting,
Erin is quite an accomplished
illustrator.

In the role of illustrator, Erin has
created a logo for the University of
Georgia Executive Program's
Business School and designed a
workbook about history. However,
she most enjoys picture-book
illustrating and hopes to both write
and illustrate books in the future.
This desire, perhaps, stems from
Erin's experiences with art as a
child, when both she and her
brother spent many hour creating
books from crayons, paints, and
paper, with ribbons as binders.

Erin was fortunate to have
parents who recognized and
nurtured her talent in art. Having
grown up in a small town where
football, not art, was the major
source of entertainment, Erin's
parents provided private lessons for
her, with the goal of cultivating her
talent. Their goals were met Erin
entered Agnes Scott College and
continued to pursue her dream. She
is fortunate; her dreams have
become reality. After all, what are
dreams for. 7 They are pursued, and
sometimes, as proven by Erin
Sherman, thev can even be fulfilled.

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Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 14

Angry Housewives Is
A Screaming Success

Angry Housewives mill play at Horizon Theatre Through May 25. Call 584-7450 for inftmnation.

Studio Dance Exhibits
Unusual Blend in
Spring Concert

by Sandee McGlaun
Contributing Editor

Billed as "a screamingly
funny musical comedy,"
Horizon Theatre's wacky season
finale Angry Housewives lives
up to its advertising. It is
funny, it is a musical, and it is
absurd, entertaining, campy
comedy.

Granted, the play does have
a message, if you want to look
that far women asserting their
independence, standing up for
themselves, and their respective
men loving them even more for
it in the end. But this musical
is so much darn fun, why bother
with hidden meanings and
messages? Just laugh. And
laugh. And laugh.

The premise of the show:
four suburban housewives
Bev, a widow; Carol, a divor-
cee; yuppie new mother Jetta;
and soon-to-be-married Wendi
bored and in need of money,
ditch Betty Jean cosmetics and
form a punk rock band to enter
a contest at the Lewd Fingers
club for a $4,000 prize. Could
anything less than hysteria
result?

Chad Henry's music parodies
everything from punk rock to
fifties' doo-wop to advertising
jingles. His inventive lyrics
range from sheer silliness to
witty one-liners. In the
opening number, "Hell
School," teenage punk rocker
Tim (Bryan Mercer), Bev's son,
wails that "the drama club only
does Pinter plays." When Bev
(Spring Mason) follows with
the oozingly optimistic ' Think
positive," Tim's response is V T
worry about you, Mom."

Henry's music in combina-
tion with A.M. Collins' book is

by Rita Ganey

"Much of my writing begins
as a meditation on past events.
But memory for me is the
'jumping off point; I am not, in
my poetry and my fiction
writing, a slave to memory"
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Silent
Dancing: A Partial Remem-
brance of a Puerto Rican Child-
hood.

"Judith Ortiz Cofer was born
in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico.
Early in her childhood, her
family followed her father to
Paterson, New Jersey, when the
Navy transferred him. Most of
her childhood was spent
traveling between Puerto Rico
and NV-w Jersey.

She receiv ed a B.A. in

a dangerously funny brew.
Collins has a knack for quirky
characters and for wisecracks.
When asked how long she's
been divorced, Carol replies,
"Well, I've gained forty pounds,
so it's been ... two months."
Add bits like snacking on the
Betty Jean cucumber face
cleanser, and the show is off to
a rollicking good start.

And it doesn't stop. The
songs get funnier ("Generic
Women" bemoans being a
vv major brand in a plain
wrapper") and the characters
get wackier (there is actually a
character named Lewd Fingers).

The highlight of the show is
the women's first performance
at the club. Decorated with
detergent boxes, clothespins,
hair rollers and other vestiges of
an overworked, "angry house-
wife," they pound out "Eat Your
F**king Cornflakes" with
fliptop garbage cans for drums,
screaming "motherly abuse" at
the audience as they snarl sv Do
what mommy tells you!"

Words cannot describe this
scene. The audience was still
laughing when the lights came
up for intermission. Not
snickering. Laughing.

In tune with the script, the
acting was campy, with lots of
takes to the audience, punches,
etc. All of the characters were
believable and very clearly
defined. Bryan Mercer's Tim
was especially enjoyable as the
put-upon teen who will be the
"first kid on the block with a
mom in punk rock." Wendi's
fiance Wally (Tim Habeger) is
also very endearing.

Like most fairy tales, Angry
Housewives would not be
complete without a happy
ending. Although the men in

English from Augusta College
and an M.A. in English from
Florida Atlantic University.
She has served as an English
instructor at several colleges
and universities.

She now lives in Louisville,
Georgia with her husband,
John Cofer, and her daughter,
Tanya.

Her works include Silent
Dancing: A Partial Remem-
brance of a Puerto Rican Child-
hood, a collection of personal
essays and poems based on her
childhood. Her only novel,
The Line of the Sun, won a
Fulitzer Prize nomination in
1989. She has two collections
of poetry, Terms of Survival and
Reaching for the Mainland.

the lives of these housewives
raise strong objections to their
punk rock leanings, they come
around and support them in the
end, if not out of love, at least
out of default: Wally tells
Wendi (Teresa DeBerry) that he
doesn't want her to have regrets
and tell him years later, "I could
have been a punk rock star it I
hadn't of married you."

Rochelle Barker's funky and
functional set design in neon
pink and turquoise is the perfect
accompaniment to this absurd
comedy. The band also deserves
a big round of applause.

From the reggae take-off
"Stalling for Time" to the Betty
Jean jingle, Angry Housewives,
directed by Lisa Adler, is an
uproariously funny show. The
KV Angry Housewives" band may
lose out to "Big Dick and His
Privates" in their fairy tale
contest, but in the real world,
Horizon's production is a
screaming success.

Cofer

Silent Dancing is a touching
collection of works on many
topics. The poetry and essays
in this book deals with many
memories her grandmother,
her father, her mother, Christ-
mas, different characters from
her Puerto Rican childhood.

Even though Ortiz Cofer
considers herself to be a native
Spanish speaker, she says her
first language is English. When
she started writing, it was only
natural for her to write in
English. In her writing, she
tries to mimic the rhythms of
the Spanish language in
English. And her English prose
with a mixture of select,
descriptive Spanish words is
tnore than effective.

by Kathleen Hill

Incorporating a wide range of
dance techniques, Studio Dance
Theatre presented Dance
Kaleidoscope in Gaines Audito-
rium April 18 and 19.

Created by six professional
choreographers, the dances
varied from a form of old
English folk dance to a modern,
New Age type of movement.
First-year student Maria Balais
added to this diversity with her
jazz invention, Excessive, set to
INXS' Need You Tonight, which
opened the performance.

A classical ballet solo
choreographed by Studio Dance
Theatre director Marilyn
Darling immediately followed
Balais' piece. Darling restaged
her ballet Jade Flower for dancer
LePret Dickinson in Studio
Dance's recent production.

This piece, originally
choreographed in the early
1980s, debutted at the opening
of the High Museum's Chines
exhibit, according to Darling.

Leaping from classical to
contemporary, Kaleidoscope
fulfilled the promise of its name,
asd the noise of thunder
replaced the quiet strains of
James Gal way's Evening Prim-
rose.

Susan Abernathy, Suzanne
Redmon and Tonya Smith
explored a new dimension of
modern dance as they moved to
Steel Raih Under Thundering
Skies by Brad Galway in Laura
Jane Cavanaugh's Moving
Ahead: Dreams and Realites of
Four Women.

Contrasting sharply with its
predecessor came Peggy
Lamberson's You re Always
Welcome in Contra Corners. A
dance reconstructionist,
Lamberson recreated an old
English country dance to Ponal
Lunny's Across the Mill/ An
Fainne Oir.

Rivers of Rain, choreographed
by Nica Poser, followed the
British folk dance, adding
another facet to the variety
which Kale ide scope offered
viewers. Poser formed her
dance around authentic Turkish
music.

Alumna Suzanne Redmon's
Dreams of St. Dymphna was the
next piece on the program.
"This piece was a fantasy piece,
an e x p ress ion of di ff e re n t
women's dreams," said Darling.

Redmon's supernatural piece
preceded Anne Marie Huffs
Juxtaposed. "(Huff) wanted to
combine soft, flowing mov e-
ments with very sharp, angular
types of movement. So that's
what she's done with this
dance," Darling commented.

Darling's Baroque-style A
Cache of Jewels completed the
performance. Set to Mozart's
Symphony to No. 40, the dance
was a tribute to the composer
and 8 celebration of the
bicentennial of his death.

Studio Dance Theatre
brought together dancers and
choreographers with a " high
technical level of expert ise,"
according to I )arling, and the
performances of Dance Kaleido-
scope exhibited the unusual
blend of their diverse talents.

Meet Writer Judith Ortiz

Arts

Friday, May 3, 1991 The Profile Page 15

Joel Otterson

by Christie Miller

Staff Writer

Get ready to dance as Joel
Otterson creates an unusual
and exciting exhibit in his
"Home Sweet Home" exhibi-
tion at the High Museum. This
exhibition is the seventh in the
vv Art at the Edge" series which
highlights adventurous contem-
porary art.

In this installation Otterson
creates a series of "rooms," each
with a central constructed piece
of furniture and minimal
additions to the walls.

Otterson explores the idea of
the museum as a quiet, almost
sacred, place. He invades this
quiet and sets up a sense of
excitement which carries the
viewer through this "house."
As the viewers enter the "front
door," they are greeted with a
huge welcome mat and the
sounds of disco music.

They are almost immediately
drawn to one of the most
powerful works of the installa-

at Home

tion "Disco's Bed (Rocking,
Craftmatic, Disco, Canopied,
Bed)." This work has a stereo
system in it playing the music,
complete with a spinning
mirrored globe.

At first, this work reads as
humorous; however, it conveys
a message with its strange
materials and studded bed-
spread. It is a decisive com-
ment on the sexuality of the
70's and the tragedy of AIDS.

Other works are equally as
unusual. "Heavy Metal
Service" brings an antique-
looking china service to the
world of heavy metal. Otterson
has painted over its delicate
flowers with the insignias of
popular heavy metal bands and
placed it on a Harley Davidson
doiley.

All of the pieces are made by
Otterson himself, including the
doiley. He combines what are
typically thought of as mascu-
line and feminine aspects in
unique ways.

He relies on his knowledge

of plumbing, which he learned
as a child, to create maze-like
candleabras out of pipes. Also,
he uses his experience from
fashion school to explore the
different effects of textiles.

Overall, Otterson explores
the way in which people relate
to objects in this consumer
culture. He comments on the
way these objects tend to
become extensions of self for

the people who own them.
This exhibit is both entertain-
ing and educational. It will be
on view on the fourth floor of
the High Museum through May
19.

Object Could Have Been "Beautiful," but Missed the Mark

by Bethany Blankenship
Contributing Editor

Money can't buy happiness,
right. 7 Not so in Michael
Lindsay-Hogg's new film, The
Object of Beauty. Starring John
Malkovich and Andie
Macdowell, the film tells the
tale of a couple, once wealthy,
living in financial straits in a
luxurious London hotel.

Malkovich, last seen in
Stephen Frear's hit Dangerous
Liaisons, gives a magnificent
performance as Jake, a business
man who travels wherever his
work takes him, living in hotel
romm after hotel room with his
mare, Tina, played by Andie
Macdowell. The couple, as Jake
states, is "not married in the
classic sense," but the status of
their relationship remains
unclear until one particularly
touching scene later on in the
film.

The "object of beauty" in the
movie is a little Henry Moore,
statue given to Tina by her ex-
husband Larry (Peter Riegert).
While in London, Jake loses a
major business deal and all of his
savings.

The couple is left penniless
and stranded in a beautiful
London hotel, as they can't
leave until their bill is paid.
The Henry Moore statue is their
only possession of value, but
Tina refuses to sell it because of
its sentimental value.

She decides, however, that if
they could pretend to steal the
staute, they could then collect

the $50,000 insurance. Unfor-
tunately, before they can steal it
themselves, someone else does
the job for them.

So who's got the missing
statue? Could it be the deaf
hotel maid who longingly
admired the piece of art. 7 Could
it be Jake simply trying to fool
Tina and the insurance com-
pany to get the $50,000? Or
could it be Tina, fooling
everyone by taking the statue for
safekeeping herself?

Throughout all this calamity,
Jake and Tina must rely on each
other for support, but they
continually fight like cat and
dog, lie to one another, and in
general, make each other's life a
living hell.

One exceptionally beautiful
scene turns it all around,
though; When the couple has
completely given up on retriev-
ing the missing statue, they are
genuinely affectionate and
profess their love for one
another. Unfortunately, this
wonderfully acted, beautifully
staged scene is completely lost
by the end of the film in a series
of bunched-together quick
scenes.

Andie Macdowell, usually a
sound actress, does not play
Tina to the actress's full
potential. After her fantastic
performance as Ann in sex, lies
& videotape, Macdowell seems
inconsistent in this film. She
never seems quite sure what
kind of personality to give
Tina.Lolita Davidovitch, last
seen as Blaze Starr in Blaze, plays

Joan, Tina's best friend.
Davidovitch does an excellent
job making Joan an entertain-
ing, unforgettable character.

The film was disappointing in
that it never delved fully into
any one particular character.

by Janet Kinn
Staff 'Writer

The Blackfriars closed their
75th anniversary year on
Thursday, April 25 and Saturday
April 27 with their annual
evening of One- Act plays. The
performances for this year were:
Women on Women , Penguin
Blues, and Ariel Bright.

Women on Women was an
insightful look into the portray-
als of female characters as seen
through the eyes of female
playwrights. This one-woman
show was created and performed
by Christina Lewandowski.

She began her performance
with a brief history of women in
the perfonTiing arts, first as
actresses, then as playwrights.
She stated that the depictions of
women by other women are
vastly different than those
written by male playwrights.

Instead of describing the
variety of female characters
created by women, she per-
formed them. In an amazing
show of versatility, Ms.
Lewandowski played characters
ranging from a gossipy trouble-
maker to a housewife rapidly

Instead, it showed only some of
Jake and Tina's traits while not
giving nearly enough spotlight
to Larry and Joan (Tina's ex-
husband and friend, respec-
tively).

The finale of the film was all

losing touch with reality in favor
of living in Oz. The perfor-
mance was truly amazing in its
artistry as well as being informa-
tive and entertaining.

Penguin Blues was written by
Ethan Phillips and directed by
Kerri Allen. It. is set in a
rehabilitation center for alcohol-
ics. The two characters,
Angelita, a beer-drinking nun,
and Gordon, a Catholic-hating
voice-over artist, were played by
K.C. Thurman and James Scott.
During the play, Gordon has to
confront his painful past;
Angelita must face her alcoholic
present.

Both Ms. ThunTian and Mr.
Scott had a wonderful stage
presence that made even the
silences full of action and
emotion. One could tmly feel
the anxiety in the room. Ms.
Thunnan was extremely
convincing in her portrayal of
the quiet, but strong nun. Her
strength and presence were a
perfect counterbalance to Mr.
Scott's exuberance and humor-
ous dialogue.

Ariel Bright, a play by Kather-
ine Long, was directed by Liz
Harrington. Following the lead

too predictable and disappoint-
ing. The story kept building to
something priceless and memo-
rable, but it petered out in the
end when it could have socked
the audience with a resounding
punch.

of Penguin Blues, the setting was a
little bizarre. The entire play
takes place in the back room of a
funeral parlor and in front of a
"dead" body. The eerily clairvoy-
ant undertaker, Hiley, wa> played
by Charles Harper. Enid Sneed,
a prim schoolteacher whose
secret stage name is "Ariel
Bright," was played by Jeanne
Campbell.

Mr. Harper was truly unset-
tling in his portrayal of the
clairvoyant mortician. His
speech and his mannerisms were
extremely fitting to the role and
drew the audience into the
funeral parlor with him. Ms.
Campbell was wonderful in her
performance of the hesitant,
perhaps slightly neurotic,
schoolteacher who dreams of
performing Shakespeare, but has
never been hired.

Beth Barnes plays Mrs.
Moxem, a 99-year-old woman
who died earlier that night. Ms.
Barnes was very convincing in
her difficult role as a dead person.
She never moved, indeed, barely
breathed, throughout the entire
play, thus making the focus of the
play, Hiley and Ariel, that much
more pronounced.

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Theatre

Academy Theatre: Three Plays
in May will run May 9-25 at Seven
Stages' Back Door Theatre in
Little Five Points. Kafkaphony by-
Frank Wittow, Housebreaking by
Dennis Camilleri, and Walkin to
Heaven by Stephen Peace will be
presented in repertory. Call 523-
7647 for more information.

14th Street Playhouse:
Jomandi Productions, Inc. presents
2 1st Century Groove , an absurd
cutting edge satire by playwright
Alonzo Lamont, through May 5.
For information, call 876-6346.

Also: Theatre Gael presents
iyykin Thomas: Return journey on
May 3 & 4 at 8 p.m. It is a
hilarious and touching one-man
production that examines the
troubled psyche of Welsh poet
Thomas. Single tickets can be
reserved by calling 873-1099.

Horizon Theatre Company:
Angry Housewives, by A.M.
Collins and Chad Henry, will run
through May 25. This musical
comedy is about four suburban
housewives win . ditch Betty Jean
Cosmetics to form a punk rock
band. For tickets and further
information, call 584-7450.

Neighborhood Playhouse:
View From the Bridge, by Arthur
Miller, runs through May 18.
Based on a true story, it is the
drama of an Italian-American
longshoreman who cannot deal
with his obsessive feelings for his
niece, leading his family into
tragic circumstances. Call 373-
531 1 for more information.

Also: Open non-equity
auditions lor Stephen Sonheims
hit musical Into the Woods on May
19 & 20 at 7 p.m.. Casting 7 men,
12 women, and 1 girl. Call 373-
}904 tor more information.

Calendar
of Events

Compiled by Rita Ganey
Contributing Editor

Music

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Medea Ruhadze-
namoradze, international soprano
coloratura and graduate of Tbilisi
Conservatory, Georgia, USSR,
will perform on May 10, at 8 p.m.
Admission is $6. Call 872-5338
for more information.

Also: The Callanwolde
Concert Band is looking for
clarinet, French horn, and
saxophone players for the spring
and summer concert seasons. Call
872-5338 during business hours or
279-BAND in the evening for
more information.
Variety Playhouse: For further
information on the following
events, call 524-7354.

Atlanta Jazz Theatre Celebra-
tion 20, a jazz dance recital from
Georgia's official jazz dance
company, to be held May 3-5.
Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for
adults.

Also: John Wesley Harding
and the Judy Brats will perform
May 10 at 9 p.m. General
admission is $15.

Also: Solo concert by the
young genius of jazz piano, Marcus
Roberts, will be May 1 1 at 8:30
p.m. Reserved tickets are $14.

Also: A unique blend of folk,
new age, and world music from
the 16-year-old quartet Trapezoid
to perform May 12 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at
the door.

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Also: 77 year old jazz hall of
famer, Sun Ra, who claims to be
from Saturn, returns to Earth with
his big band for a wild evening of
swing and jazz on May 18 at 8:30
p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance,
$14 at the door.

Also: A concert-dance from
the Cambridge, MA based Latin
band, Flor de Cana, who mix
Nuevo Cancion (Latin New Song)
political and folk music with hot
and spicy Latin dance music.
Performance is May 21 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at
the door.

Also: Wrek benefit concert on
May 24 at 9 p.m. It will benefit
GA Tech alternative radio station.
Features Holly Faith, Seven
Simons, Deacon Lunchbox, and
Hanging Francis. Admission is $5.

Galleries

Agnes Scott College: The
Senior Art Exhibition will run

through May 18. Call 371-6246
tor more infonnation.

The Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center: Photographs by Clark
Browii begins May 10 and runs
through I une 7. Admission is
free. Call 872-5338 for more
information.

High Museum of Art: For
more information on the
following events, call 892-3600.

Art at the Edge: ]oel Otterson
runs through May 19. This
exhibition of large-scale,
assemblage sculpture is the first
in-depth examination of
Otterson s witty, recent work,
through which he comments on
the peculiarities of consumer
culture.

Also: Ycrruba: Nine Centuries
of African Art and Thought runs
through June 16. The Yoruba
people of Nigeria and Benin
have one of the oldest and finest
artistic traditions in Africa.

Also: Impressionism/ 'Post-

Impressionism and the Art of
Printrnaking will run May 14
through August 4. This
exhibition features more than 50
important prints from the
Museums permanent collection
and loans to the Museum.

The High Museum at
Georgia-Pacific Center: Eternal
Metaphors: New Art from lnh
runs through May 31. This is an
exciting exhibition of contem-
porary Italian art consisting of
the works of nine artist. Admis-
sion is free at all times. For more
infonnation, call 577-6940.

North Arts Center: Hcriu^:
African- American Artists in the
Southeast mns through May 18.
Call 394-3447 for more informa-
tion.

Tula Foundation Gallery:
Old Wives 1 Tales: The Artist as
Mother will run through May 4.
Call 351-3551 for more informa-
tion.

Miscellaneous

Agnes Scott College: An
open house for Bradley OKmt\ ,i
lory h.i> been scheduled for
Rrid&y, May 3, at 8 p.m. The
lea ure will be "To the Ends of
the Earth." For more informa-
tion, please call 371-6294.

"Sarah Wearing Her bonnet and Uape, try Mary Nassau, is being shown at the Atlanta High, May l4to August 4.