Jambalaya [yearbook] 1987

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Once an integral part of the Tulane community, the
Green Wave mascot is on his way out as recently ap-pointed
Athletic Director Mack Brown attempts to instill
a new Image in the athletic program. Affectionately
known as Gumby, the mascot makes waves by ignoring
the new campus alcohol policy.
Darren S. Lyn
Editor in Chief
Rebekah E. Smith
Associate Editor
for Layout and Design
Larry Block
Associate Editor
for Photography
Mark Freid
Assistant to the
Associate Editor
for Layout and Design
Steve Kolbert
Production Editor
Kelly Spinks
Copy Editor
Susan Summers
Director of
Media Services
Edward Morse
Faculty Adviser
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Volume 92
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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student life
ayanizations
closing
1^5-!- aking waves? It seemed like it would be
rS^i^ just another year of college at Tulane as
]sA^i§ everyone poured onto campus back in
|^>0 September. Freshmen would scatter to
explore and make discoveries. But even-tually
we would all settle in and find our
own little niche on campus.
With the onset of fall came the onslaught of defeats in
our sports program; although a new image was tagged to
our football team, the record stayed the same. The Wave
suffered yet another losing season. The only notable
change in the program was the new image — the Green
Wave mascot logo was removed from all athletic corre-spondences.
Its replacement was a big T, a replica of the
Tennessee T, only ours was green instead of orange.
Gumby, the live mascot, saw limited playing time, and
it is rumored that his departure is all too near in the
future. So to him we offer a special dedication.
By late fall, the decision to initiate a new, more rigor-ous
alcohol policy on campus was a hotly debated issue.
The excitement did not end here. Members of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity raised a few eyebrows with
their annual Debutramp Parade.
All these and more are some of the issues cap-tured
herein. It was truly a year of making
waves . . .
4/Intro
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Senior Jeremy Kaplan takes to the air as a disc jockey
for WTUL. Co-curricular activities are integral to the
college experience for many students.
September 1 . . . chaos, excitement, residence hall
check-in. The Tulane experience begins as freshmen pre-pare
to set up shop in Monroe.
Intro/5
;: uring the heady days of September, Pro-
"f vost Francis Lawrence said the new Tu-
' lane alcohol policy was "not written in
!? stone," but by the dwindling days of May,
the policy and the new official attitude
towards alcohol on campus had become a
reality whose repercussions had affected the entire Uni-versity
community.
The initial policy was adopted in September and later
modified in April, when Louisiana raised its legal drink-ing
age to 21. The rise in the drinking age, combined with
the nationwide increase in alcohol-related litigations and
concern over Tulane's image, forced the University to re-evaluate
its former alcoholic beverage policy and create a
new one which took into account the legal and social
realities of 1987.
To this end, the University decided to ban the sale of
hard liquor on campus and require campus organizatiorib
serving or selling alcohol to register their event with the
University. In addition to these official changes, Vice
President for Student Affairs Martha Sullivan imposed an
unofficial de facto policy of her own by refusing to sign
any new student alcohol permits.
Other provisions of the policy — including a clause
barring open containers from campus — were, by their
nature, impossible to enforce. In the UC Rathskeller,
however, the area behind the bar was noticeably barren,
with only an assortment of beers and wine coolers dis-played
where Stoli and Jack Daniels bottles once stood.
Organizations were asked to conform to a set of publicity
guidelines which downplayed the presence of alcohol at
campus events. "Responsible drinking" became a buzz-word.
Clearly, in practice and in spirit, the new
alcohol policy was making waves.
The new alcohol policy brought new experiences to
campus. Marta Villarraga receives the OK from cam-pus
police officer Norbert Rome to purchase beer
tickets on the UC quad, after a careful ID check.
Alcohol awareness was raised tremendously because
of the new policy. But students were not inhibited to
continue indulging. Laureen Conlon and roomie Julie
Lewis maintain the Tulane tradition of fun in the sun
on the quad.
Another outpost for the campus police was the beer
serving station. Officer Ed Riley keeps a watchful eye as
Matt Marlotte serves the brew.
The new policy had little effects on the traditional party-atmosphere
of fraternity mixers. Sigma Nu Johnny Mey-er
enjoys the company of Melanie Saltzman and an ice-cold
brew.
Making Waves/7
ByMarch, when it was apparent that Lou-isiana
would prohibit those born after
September 30, 1967, from purchasing
and publicly consuming alcohol, the poli-
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' cy was in need of modification. Many
hoped that the modified policy would not
only address the change in the legal drinking age but also
deal with the issue of legal liability, thereby lifting the
unofficial ban on new student alcohol permits.
In May, the class of '87 graduated, making way for an
infusion of freshmen who, upon their arrival in August,
would raise the fraction of Tulane's undergraduates who
are unable to publicly consume alcohol to one-half.
TGIFs, a Tulane tradition, were in danger of becoming
extinct; as the alcohol permit ran out in May.
The University was faced with the reality of a virtually
dry campus within two years, at which time the entire
undergraduate community would be unable to legally
consume alcohol in public. In the meantime, Tulane
seemed to be content to wait and see. To the administra-tion,
alcohol, it seemed, was not intrinsic to the
collegiate experience at Tulane.
When it comes to beer, everyone seems to get in on
the act. Erich Hartwig takes a sip while his best
friend licks his chops.
The decor of dorm rooms tend to suggest a facination
with alcoholic beverages of all types. The new alco-hol
policy is geared at promoting responsible con-sumption
of such beverages.
D. S. Liin
8/Making Waves
With his hand stamped and a ticket bought, Jeff Rencher
looks to collect. TGIFs on the quad didn't suffer because
of the new policy.
Larry Block looks off in the distance for a friendly face. A
sunny Friday brings a crowded party.
Fraternity parties were as wild as they have traditionally
been. But with the Louisiana Senate bill to raise the
drinking age, came a mandatory check of IDs. Those
who were legal had no problems . . . Rob Schultz and
Richard Juge live it up at a Pike mixer.
D. S. Uin
Making Waves/9
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There's a great deal of tradition at Tulane. But even tradition
doesn't guarantee stability, for things are constantly changing on
this campus. Now, even the Green Wave has fallen prey to the
ever-changing Tulane image.
Back in 1893 the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the
Olive and Blue. By 1919 the Hullabaloo coined the name Green-backs
in reference to the football team. Later on October 20,
1920, the editor of the newspaper, Earl Sparling wrote a football
song entitled "The Rolling Green Wave." The song was run in the
Hullabaloo and by November, the name Green Wave slowly gained
campus-wide acceptance.
By the end of the football season in 1920, the Hullabaloo as well
as most of the daily newspapers in the city adopted the new name,
alternating it with the soon to be extinct
name, Greenbacks, as late as 1923.
The Tulane mascot was not created un-til
much later. The "Greenie," a pelican
depicted riding on a surf board, was cre-ated
by John Chase, a local cartoonist
who designed covers for the football pro-grams,
and was adopted in 1955.
In 1963, Athletic Director Rix Yard saw
a need for a more virile symbol. By 1964,
the angry-looking Green Wave was chosen
as the new Tulane mascot. Its creator was
Art Evans, whose creations include the
Boilermaker of Purdue and the Trojan of
Southern California. The new Green
Wave has been the symbol of the athletic
department ever since . . , until this year.
With several consecutive losing seasons
in football, excessive controversy in the
athletic program, coaching and other ad-ministrative
changes, Athletic Director
and Head Football Coach Mack Brown
stepped in to make some serious changes,
changes to Improve the image of Tulane
athletics. One change was to extirpate the mascot.
The Evans creation has been eliminated and replaced by the big
green "T", The "T" first appeared on the football helmets and
later grew into a "T" with waves flowing through it.
And what about Gumby? The live Green Wave mascot made its
first appearance some six or so years ago. Affectionately known as
Gumby, the Wave mascot has gotten more than its share of criticism
and abuse . , . from being attacked to being laughed at by spectators
not quite sure just what the glob of green is supposed to be.
The fate of Gumby remains speculative. Do we keep him or do
we put him to rest with the angry-looking guy? Will he take center
stage next year in the Dome as Tulane kicks off its football season
against Iowa State? All this will depend on how quickly the athletic
department can create a replacement. It will be soon.
So here's to Gumby, Like all the members of the cheerleading
squad, he provided endless support — through five consecutive
losing seasons stemming all the way back to 1982 when the Wave
closed at 4-7 under Head Coach Vince Gibson,
To live through such an atrocity in sports deserves praise. And
maybe the agenda set forth by the athletic department will prove
successful. If Gumby must die, may those losing seasons '^^='7
die with him. \r^
-Darren S, Lyn
S Glendenlng
Mike Archdeacon, Jimmy Thriffiley and Erol Akdamar
show what the homecoming Masquerade Ball was all
about.
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M. Freld
hat needs to be
said about student
life? When coming
to Tulane what did you expect;'
The French Quarter, Bourbon
Street, fraternity parties, drink-ing
until dawn? Oh yes, there is
all that and more! We have one
of the most diverse student bo-dies
of any campus — all types
and all styles, each student with
a different idea, different opin-ion,
and different value. What
more could you ask for? To be
exposed to so many distinct
ways of life, to be able to
choose and decide your own
views, to be able to agree, dis-agree
or sit idly by and ponder
the entire experience — this is
Tulane, and what could
be better than this?
Douglass Benning demonstrates the perfect ending to
the perfect weekend.
STUDENT LIFE
A Dai; in the Life
— A Fact-Filled Fantasy
The Halloween Masquerade Ball in the Kendall Cram
Room attracts various species. Here, four fresh reptiles
take a break and pose for our photographer.
Since its renovation last year, the University Center cafe-teria,
the Marketplace, has become a popular meeting
place for lunch and conversation.
Life at Tulane is certainly wrought with
many spills and chills. The initial shock of the
alarm clock begins a day filled with obstacles.
The first challenge is to stomach breakfast at
the infamous Bruff Commons. Bruff is ex-tremely
scary. The smell is scary. The food is
scary. Morning people are scary. If successful
in conquering Bruff, it is on to class.
Class is not so scary, it's just dull. I walk all
the way across campus up to the fourth floor
of Newcomb Hall and take notes I won't un-derstand
later. Class does have its redeeming
qualities, though. Luckily, I have English 101
with a cute Sigma Nu pledge. However, this
also has drawbacks. Fate always seems to
give me a hangover during that class, so I'd
rather skip than risk being seen looking like
death on a Saltine cracker.
After a couple of classes, it's time to re-fuel
at Bruff. I hold my meal card face down so no
one I know sees my picture. I look like I am
suffering heroin withdrawal. My only consola-tion
is that everyone else looks just as bad.
Yum yum . . . look here. It's sloopy joes for
lunch. Beef and pork combo with a peas and
carrots mixture on the side. This is an abso-lute
nightmare. I can't eat this so I go to check
my mail.
When 1 get to my mailbox it is, of course,
empty. I didn't even get a copy of the pink
flyer that is in everyone else's box. It's time
for a cigarette. So I cruise to Bruff Stuff and
try to charge one pack. Realizing that I have
to buy $3.50 more of groceries, I find myself
buying six cans of raviolis and a six pack of
14/Student Life
New Orleans sunshine makes strolls between classes
more enjoyable.
Freshman Peter Haydock enjoys studying in the shade of
Gibson quad.
fries, we start the long trek home, wishing we
had cars or at least friends with cars. Once
back in the dorm room, sometime close to
sunrise, my roommate and I fall into bed, not
even bothering to take off our shoes. Before
passing out, I ponder about how I'll clean up
the waste products in my microwave before
my RA finds out or my parents come down.
Ah . . . another day in the life of a
student . . .
—Leslie Hodge, Alexa Catling
TGIF brings good music and high spirits to the UC quad
as students and visitors prepare for the weekend.
Budweiser.
I walk back to the dorm room and find the
door locked and an odd smell is emanating
from the inside. I knock cind all I hear is a few
stifled snickers. The door flies open and I find
my already intoxicated roommate and a few
friends sticking crayons, plastic cups and
anything else they can get their hands on into
my illegal microwave. I drag them away from
the microwave and we all get ready for a
freshman fieldtrip to Pat O's.
After 45 minutes on the good old streetcar
and another half an hour in line at Pat
O'Brien's we finally head for the Hurricanes.
A few Hurricanes later we find ourselves try-ing
to out-yell a bunch of obnoxious LSU fans
in the piano bar. We finally decide that we've
had enough so we stumble back on to the
street car and doze until we hit Fat's.
After making the social rounds and stuffing
our faces with Fat's famous mozarella cheese
Student Life/15
Residence Life Changes
for the Better
Ahhhhh, living in dorms; elevators that
don't work, 5 a.m. fire drills, cold pizza for
breakfast. Ugh . . . Alright, alright there are
some good points: maids who clean up last
night's mess in the hall, an endless supply of
toilet paper, and some friends who will last a
lifetime. Who needs a change when you can
have all of this and more? Well, this year on
Tulane's campus some major changes were
made.
"It's safer with the guys around and it's fun
because they wander around in our hall," said
freshman Margec Sunkcl on the latest mile-stone
in dorm living, freshman co-ed dorms.
This year Butler and Monroe went co-ed
while J.L. continued to be for women only. So
far, there are few complaints and more im-portantly
no assaults or harassment. In fact,
this year's arrangement seems to be a model
for the future.
Joining Tulane's campus this year is Stadi-um
Place, Tulane's answer to alternative
housing for upperclassmen. The complex
consists of two, three and four bedroom
apartments equipped with kitchens and fully
furnished. Though it costs more than on-cam-pus
dorms, many students find it worth the
price for several reasons. The security is tight
and the buildings are new and clean.
"It's less of an invasion on your privacy,"
said Marja Martin, a student who lives there.
"We really needed housing where upper-classmen
have their own room and their own
space, but they're still on campus," said Ju-dith
Evans, Martin's roommate.
Tulane is changing for the better and these
improvements in on-campus housing are an
accurate indication. Plans for more changes
are in the making but for this year, we can be
content to enjoy a safer and socially
more enjoyable living environment.
—Sue Clemons
The lobby of Warren House is the perfect setting for
studying. Drew Hollier and Keiren Branch prepare for a
chemistry mid-term.
16/Dorm Life
Monroe Hall, previously an all-male residence hall, is
currently shared by both sexes. The girls found that
unused urinals make great planters.
M. DolgoH
Stadium Place opened this year on the old Sugar Bowl
site. This complex offers juniors and seniors three, four
and five bedroom luxury apartments.
Stadium Place may be the newest thing in dorm life, but
the older buildings have their share of advantages: balco-nies
with a view, Jason Griffin enjoys a comfortable New
Orleans day.
Dorm Life/ 17
A Burks
A smart means of transportation, bicycles provide an
economical mode of movement about campus.
The Means, the Mode, the Manner
You curse the day your parents gave you
the car or you earned the car or even if you
stole the car. It just isn't worth $50 a week
worth of parking tickets, is it? Well, unfortu-nately,
that is only one of the trials of trans-portation
at Tulane.
If you are not circling the campus in search
of illegal parking, then you're running from
third floor Phelps to fourth floor Newcomb.
Of course, there is always a bicycle if you like
fighting fellow cyclists for rack space and tak-ing
your bike apart to keep it from getting
stolen. But, if you opt for that one you also
are obligated to take out special insurance to
cover hitting the running pedestrians.
Now what can a conscientious Tulane stu-dent
do in such a dilemma? Absolutely noth-ing;
at least not until you graduate. And until
that day comes, walking is advised as it is
least stressful on the heart and nerves,
cheap, and takes no special skill. However, if
you are one of those adept people who can
ride a skateboard and wear shades at the
same time, then more power to you.
Fortunately, the beloved campus shuttle
takes over as the moon rises and then miracu-lously
transforms itself into the "dry-run"
shuttle on the weekend for our drinking plea-sure.
Of course, this doesn't help too much
during the day when we have places to go
and people to see but happily for us, we
chose to attend school in the Deep South
where everyone else is moving as
slowly as we are.
— Kelly Spinks
L Fidalgo
Those with the skill and finesse to carry it off choose such
unique means of quick transport as the trusty skate-board
to get from class to class.
18/Transportation
Whether in fair or in dark stormy
WEATHER
After a year in New Orleans, one tends to remember the
rain more than the sunshine. Here is a reminder of those
great sunny days when you were able to temporarily
transform from your natural human state to that of sun
goddess.
In the past, New Orleans weather has al-ways
been represented by the rain and hurri-canes.
Tulane students have always grudg-ingly
awaited the rain with open umbrellas
and rubber duck shoes. While the meteorolo-gists
never stop predicting the downpours,
the sun does not completely cease to shine. In
between the cloudy days are the clear, balmy
days.
Warmth and sunshine are also typical of
New Orleans' weather. Students anticipate
these days with bathing suits and beach tow-els.
With the first ray of sunshine also comes
the first Tulane sunbather.
Across the campus sunworshippers fill the
fir.st Tulane sunbather.
Across the campus sunworshippers fill the
quads. This is not normal bathing suit weath-er
either. While the northern sections of the
country are buried beneath two feet of snow,
New Orleans is experiencing weather equiv-alent
to the tropics. What other region, be-sides
the South, is capable of producing 70-
degree weather in the middle of January?
Students do indeed take advantage of
these days. A trip to the park, a game of
frisbee and socializing on the UC benches all
constitute sunny-day activities. The library is
left vacant and studiers retreat outdoors. All
praise Apollo for his graciousness. You better
take your umbrella though, because
rain is always around the corner.
— Michelle Schmidt
Simply as a token to the memory of muddy quads, wet-puddly
sidewalks and ruined shoes — THE UMBREL-LA.
Weather/19
Best Little
Whorehouse
in Texas
The cast members of Best Little Whorehouse strut their
stuff in the brothel parlor.
The first scene is dramatically executed with opening
number "Little Bitty Pissant Country Place."
Photos: L. Frda/go
20/Campus Nite
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The annual performance of Campus Nitc
occurred in Dixon Hall on April 9, 10 and 11
with the presentation of The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas. The lead roles, Miss
Mara and the Sheriff were played by Tamara
Bozof, a Newcomb junior, and Chris Clee-land,
an engineering freshman, respectively.
Bonnie Detweiler, a senior in the Theater
Department, directed the play.
Spring 1987 marked the 37th year that
the student-run Campus Nite organization
planned and performed a spring musi-cal.
—Sandra Rohde
Toni Kasper energetically enlivens her character as the
audience cheers her on.
Campus Nite/21
THE ALL-NIGHTER
Jason didn't ruin the party
22/All-Nighter
Like taxes, The Great Pumpkin, and tu-ition
increases, the third annual TUCP All-
Nighter made its yearly appearance Friday
the 13th in the University Center from 7 p.m.
to 7 a.m. Tulane University Campus Pro-gramming
put together 12 hours of entertain-ment
and activities for those who had the
stamina to stay up all night.
As explained by TUCP Concerts Chair-man
Eric Zohn, the All-Nighter began in
1985 in celebration of TUCP's 25th anniver-sary.
Lou Ross, TUCP's adviser from 1980 to
1986, brought the idea from the University of
South Carolina, where a similar program had
been a great success.
TUCP decided to try its own all-night ex-
.travaganza in the UC on February 1, 1985.
The crowd was huge, the times were good
and a tradition was born.
The All-Nighter is the main event on which
all of TUCP's committees (Concerts, Ly-ceum,
Recreation, Lagniappe, Games, Fine
Arts, Creative Publicity, Cinema and Tech
Staff) collaborate.
"Everyone puts their heads together on
this one," said TUCP President Laureen Con-
Ion. The result is a 12-hour marathon of en-tertainment.
Essential to the event's success is the care-ful
planning of the various activities. The
TUCP board tries to have at least two pro-
Appearing in der Rat at the All-Nighter, the Dick Nixons,
dedicated to the memories of their idol Richard Nixon,
displayed their musical talent.
grams occurring at any given time. The idea
is, in the words of Games Chairman Mike
Dunn, "to keep as many people here as possi-ble
because once people go home they won't
come back."
Last year's All-Nighter featured TV show
take-offs under the theme of "Late Night with
TUCP." This year the program centered
around the "Friday the 13th" theme. Hard
core gore fans could catch parts one through
six of the chilling Jason saga upstairs in the
President's Room starting at 7 p.m.
In case the fictional Fridai; the 13th slaugh-ters
were not enough, true bloodhounds
could head for the Rat, where Faces of Death
was shown at midnight. This sordid flick was
described by Recreation Chairman Michael
Bartfield as "a documentary to live deaths;
not for the squeamish."
Meanwhile, for the superstitious or just
curious, TUCP Lyceum presented the Tarot
card services of Barbara the Voodoo Queen.
Barbara predicted fates and fortunes. Fortu-nately,
the TUCP board recognized that even
on Friday the 13th twelve hours of spooks
and psychos is a bit much. There was plenty
of good, clean fun going on too, such as a
gambling casino, twister tournament and dat-ing
game.
Of course a night out would not be com-plete
without musical entertainment — and
there was plenty of it at the All-Nighter.
Starting out the evening the Newcomb Dance
Company performed. A variety of musical
styles followed throughout the evening, in-
Participation was enthusiastic in all the activities. For the
musically motivated Create-a-Band offered the opportu-nity
for aspiring bands to be heard.
"Right hand on red!" Gordon Thompson, not one to
disobey a command, eagerly anticipates the voice which
will dictate his next bodily contortion.
eluding Exuma, the familiar reggae artist,
and the Dick Nixons.
All these performances inspired the audi-ence
. . . after all, music is not just a spectator
sport. Tulane's rising stars had a chance to
shine. For the second year in a row ad hoc
bands could ad-lib before their peers and
amateur groups could play like the pros. "We
provide the instruments and equipment;
what you do with it is up to you," said Zohn.
It would be hard not to be interested in all
this activity. The TUCP All-Nighter offered
movies, music, magic and more, all within the
walls of Tulane's own University
Center.
— Angela Beattie
All-Nighter/23
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QUINTESSENCE
Alley Theater
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James Jeter portrays Marcus Hubbard; Rosemary
Prinz, his wife Lavinia; and Brandon Smith, his son Ben.
They depict the destructive power of evil and its ability
to corrode family relationships.
Another Part of the Forest is the depiction
of the greedy Hubbard family, twenty years
before The Little Foxes, Lillian Hellman's best
known play, the story centers around Rcgina
Hubbard's attempts to manipulate her father
and brothers in order to attain the wealth she
desires.
Hellman, a native New Orleanian, is recog-nized
as one of the pivotal forces in 20th
century American theater. She is celebrated
by this production, which originated
at the renowned Alley Theater in
Houston.
"Great Artists," a Canadian-based enter-tainment
agency, sponsored Quintessence
during its North American tour which includ-ed
their appearance in the TUCP Fine Arts
Series. Quintessence, formerly known as Col-lage,
consists of a string quartet with guitar
and combines versatile musical talents with
engaging wit and humour on stage.
Anthony Flint and Julian Knight brought
their classical violin and viola-playing skills
together with a bend for the hilarious; Lenny
Solomon contributed a musical style that
ranged from jazz and country to classical.
Jose Shapero moved easily from a jazz "walk-
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ing bass" on his cello to a classical and roman-tic
repertoire. Bill Bridges provided Quintes-sence
with much of its most popular material
and demonstrated remarkable virtuosity on
banjo, acoustic and electric guitar.
Quintessence has appeared on Global and
CBC television networks and plans a first
release on Duke Street Records be- ^;^V7
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The musicians in Quintessence demonstrate that mas-tery
of their respective instruments is essential for their
humorous renditions of country, jazz, rock and roll, and
classical music.
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Elisa Monte Dance Company
The Elisa Monte Dance Company first
toured Great Britain under the auspices of
the London Dance Umbrella. Since then, the
company has been presented at major festi-vals
throughout the United States.
During its five years of existence, the com-pany
had performed in more than 15 states
within the United States and over 13 coun-tries
in the world. Their appearance as part
of the Fine Arts Series, demonstrated
TUCP's firm commitment to obtaining qual-ity
performers for the Tulane com-munity.
Since 1981, Elisa Monte has been the company's artistic
director and coreographer. The most notable reflection
of her success is the company's First Prize for Best Com-pany
at the International Festival, Forum de la Danse de
Paris.
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Wally Amos dons his glasses in order to read a quote
which illustrates his philosophy on life. His outlook —
have a happy and prosperous life.
A. Burks
The lighter side of "Famous" Amos. After a serious talk
about "Life Stuff" Wally Amos plays his kazoo.
Wally Amos inspired many as he conveyed
his philosophy and approach to "life stuff."
Although some said it was quite an idealistic
view, his message was such that should any-body
choose to follow it as a guide for their
own life, it would be attainable.
Amos focused on keeping control of your
own life; you're ultimately responsible for the
outcome and should not be swayed by any
turmoil around you; to make sure you are
happy in what you do. It reminds one of W.E.
Henley's poems, "Invictus," which ends with
these climactic words:
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.
—Marcey Dolgoff
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As part of the TUCP Lyceum program, on
October 28, Wally "Famous" Amos, "fam-ous"
because of the widespread success of his
chocolate chip cookies, spoke at McAlister
Auditorium. Beginning his working career as
a movie promoting agent, Amos soon discov-ered
in his friends an excitingly receptive
market for his very personalized home-made
cookies.
In the spirit of a true entrepreneur, he be-gan
marketing his "Famous Amos" cookies,
first throughout the South and then nation-wide.
His astounding success reflects not only
the extent of America's sweet tooth but also
the ability of people with Amos' inspiration
and a little bit of knowledge to create for
themselves a successful life — as well as a
good deal of wealth. Those attending Amos'
speech were treated to both free cookies and
many interesting insights into the develop-ment
of a successful and more im- "^^^V
portantly, a happy life. V^
—Douglass Benning
David Goslln, president of the Tulane Business Society
— a graduate student organization — presents T. Boone
Pickens with the framed poster which promoted his visit
to campus.
A New Era of Entrepreneurship
Pickens speaks on what his attention has shifted toward
most recently — A new arena he calls "the shareholders'
revolution." He has created the United Shareholders As-sociation
to "provide the collective voice the owners of
America's public corporations now lack."
T. Boone Pickens Jr., president and chair-man
of the Board of Mesa Petroleum Com-pany,
honored the Tulane Business Forum
with his presence on November 4. A gradu-ate
of Oklahoma State University with a
bachelor of science degree in geology, Pick-ens
began his empire in 1956 when he
formed Petroleum Exploration, Inc.
Three years later, he and his partners in-vested
to form another company, Altair Oil
and Gas company to conduct exploration and
drilling activities in Western Canada. After
several years of successful operation, the two
were consolidated to form Mesa Petroleum
Company in 1964.
Today Mesa is engaged in the exploration
for and the production of oil and natural gas
in all the major U.S. exploratory areas includ-ing
the Gulf of Mexico, the Permian, Willis-ton,
and Anadarko Basins and the Over-thrust
Belt. Mesa's headquarters are in Ama-rillo,
Texas, with division exploration offices
in Denver, Houston and Midland. It has as-sets
of over $4 billion.
Pickens is involved in many civic and chari-table
activities including chairman of the
Board of Regents, West League and Boy
Scouts of America.
T. Boone Pickens believes that a manage-ment's
primary role is to increase the value of
the shareholders' investment and it
is the secret of his success.
—Marcey Dolgoff
Speakers/27
Students contribute major part of southeast
Louisiana's blood supply through the many
BLOOD DRIVES
A few pints go a life long way
Blood Drive? Again? Well that was the
attitude drive volunteers and workers fought
to overcome. It was responsible for the aver-age
number of pints collected falling from
100 to only 50 per day. Even though the
number decreased, student donors provided
a dependable, steady flow of blood. Many
students left name cards on file to be called
on in cases of emergency and during the sum-mer
months when donations were hard to
come by and more was needed due to the
higher rate of accidents.
According to nurse Peggy McCormick, stu-dents'
donations provided the majority of
blood supplied to the Tulane Medical Center.
It was then shared with other hospitals
throughout the community. Any donation
Janie Johnson, a phlebotomist for 16 years, loves every
minute of her job. Here she stands by Erin Quinlan who
obviously enjoys the act of giving.
made, had the potential to help anyone, any-where
in the greater New Orleans region.
And the actuality of giving was not as horrify-ing
as some made it out to be. Blood was
collected by a trained professional present
throughout the entire donation experience.
This act of giving could save someone's life.
So the next time you see the blood unit
conveniently set up for yet another blood
drive, stop and abide by the slogan "both
books and blood were meant to cir-culate."
—Marcey Dolgoff
J. Bourgeois
Cindy Clay shows no misgivings about having participat-ed
in the blood drive. She particularly likes the cup she
received for her donation.
J. Bourgeois
Jill Clegg beams with pride at having joined the Krewe of
Caring by donating.
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This logo attracts the attention of the many students who
want to join the Krewe of Caring.
S, Mongeau
Blood Drive/29
Women In The Clergy
The Newcomb Women's Center spon-sored
an intriguing and informative panel of
speakers concerned with the role of women
in the clergy. The guest panel included Sister
Mary Mertzlufft from the Catholic Center,
Reverend Melissa Draper from UNO, and
Rabbi Judith Zabarenko. They centered their
discussions on where women fit within the
structure of religion. However, the topic of
spirituality and the question of whether wom-en
might have a better affinity and deeper
understanding of spiritual matters filled a
major portion of the lecture. Some believe
that the greater intuitiveness and more com-passionate
nature of the woman makes this
extremely possible.
Many more lectures and panel discussions
of this type and calliber were sponsored by
the Women's Center in an attempt to make
the public more aware of the changing atti-tudes
surrounding women in leader-ship
positions in today's society.
—Marcey Dolgoff
Rabbi Judith Zabarenlto fights Jewish tradition which is
known for its chauvinistic attitudes. She discusses the
importance of a woman's role within the Jewish home.
Mellon Colloquium
Famous author Iris Murdoch and English professor John
Bayley are somewhat tickled and bored, repsectively at
the sudden lull in audience inquisitiveness.
Among the most illustrious and prolific of
contemporary novelists. Iris Murdoch has
written 22 novels, of which the most recent
are the Black Prince. A Word Child. The Sea,
Nuns and Soldiers, The Philosopher's Pupil
and The Good Apprentice.
She has also published several books on
philosophy and five plays. Among her many
awards was the Booker McConnell Prize in
1978. She was for many years a fellow of St.
Anne's College, Oxford where she taught phi-losophy.
Her husband, John Bayley, is a
Wharton professor of English literature and a
fellow of St. Catherine's College, Oxford.
Bayley has published on Tolstoy, Pushkin,
Hardy and Shakespeare, and his essays have
appeared in the "Times Literary Supple-ment,"
the "London Review of Books," and
the "New York Review of Books." The Novel:
Morality and Religion was their topic for this
Evening with Writers.
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Photos: '1. Bourgeois
Sister Mary Mertzlutft and Reverend Melissa Draper
speak candidly of the advantages, drawbacks and chal-lenges
facing women with the ambition to obtain posi-tions
of leadership within the religious community.
Pocket Park Forum
The plan becomes reality .
Contrary to many students' beliefs that the pocket park
is not a necessity, many take advantage of its scenic
atmosphere. Attesting to that fact, students attend a
forum on the alcohol policy with Provost Fran Lawrence
and Vice President for Student Affairs Martha Sullivan.
Campus Trends/31
Stepping into
a New World
Tony Hannah and James Rosenberg make their way
home after a first day at the bookstore.
It's September 3 and it's hot. Somehow this
isn't the sultry New Orleans I thought it
would be. The trees even sweat here. I've lost
my Orientation coordinator again.
What am I doing here? Why am I not at
Riverside City College down the street so
Mom can still cook me real food and I don't
have to eat rubber grilled cheese sandwiches
and pizza all the time? Well, actually I don't
mind the pizza too much.
This is like starting all over. I finally got to
be a senior and now here I am a freshman
again. I've already met 200 people and I
remember all of about two names. All these
Orientation coordinator Bill Skutch guides his group on
the do's and don'ts of freshman living.
A blurred view of college life
comes into focus with Orientation
new people to meet. I guess I'd better start
with my roommate. Well, she has a television
so she can't be all that bad. I don't like living
with people. I can't even live with my sister so
how am I supposed to live with this strange
person?
Well, two more "orientatings," then it's
rubber sandwich time again. I'm not quite
sure if I want to be oriented anymore.
I've mentally changed my major six times
in the last three days because I keep finding
something I like better. I hope my classes
aren't too hard. I hear freshmen never even
go to class. I can deal with that. If everyone
here drinks everyday as much as I have, then
it's no wonder people don't go to class. Drink-ing
age at 18 — amazing! And I spent $30 on
a fake ID for nothing.
This is so different from high school, I can't
believe it; no one to make me get up, to make
me do my homework, to tell me what to eat
and what not to drink. Well, I'd sure better
get used to it because I have four glorious
years to go.
I think I'm going to like it here . . .
—Kelly Spinks
Expo - Bad Weather Deters None
The Student Activities Office kicked off
the 1986-87 academic year by sponsoring
the Activities Expo. The expo, which was
held on the University Center quad, served
as a type of recruiting session for more than
49 different clubs, service organizations, and
sports. The primary focus of the expo was to
give this year's freshman class a general idea
Df the vast number and diversity of activities
Dffered.
The Activities Expo, which took place Sep-tember
12, played host to such organizations
as the Hullabaloo, WTUL, rugby team,
LASA and CACTUS. All of these groups re-corded
an incredible amount of interest feed-back
from this year's crop of energetic fresh-men.
Success, as far as interest, is due to the
competent setup displayed by the fair. The
organization of the fair revolved around re-spective
booths for each group. At each
booth there were knowledgeable individuals
to inform and answer questions.
For the most part the students enjoyed
and took advantage of the opportunity to
become familiar with the different types of
activities offered at Tulane. In one instance,
for example, one enthusiastic student joined
over six different activities.
The organizations involved enjoyed the
expo as much or more than the students.
Much of this is contributable to the terrific
turn out recorded. Ranking officials pro-claimed
the expo a success, declaring that
they had never before seen a group of
more interested and ambitious stu-dents.
—Mario de Castro
Representatives of TUVAC, Derek Toten, Letitia Kerry
and David Kaplem' demonstrate tiieir video ability.
The largest service organization, CACTUS, recruits a
membership that outnumbers most other organizations
by a 2-to-l ratio.
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Time: every other Friday, 4-6 p.m.
Place: UC Quad
Characters: A Cast Of Thousands!
Scene is as follows: a loud reggae band jam-ming
in the background, frisbecs, baseballs,
and footballs are flying through the air. Stu-dents
and faculty are together enjoying the
music and the beer. In fact, every subsection
of the Tulane community is represented: the
ever-present quaddies, fraternity and soror-iety
members — all decked out in their
Greek sportswear, the high-strung party ani-mals,
the intellect — they're all present for
Always motivated by the Radiators, Students jam to the
unique and original sounds blasting across the quad,
the bi-weekly celebration.
No doubt one will see numerous friends
and foes, but this is of less importance than
the fact that this is one event which invites the
entire Tulane population. And most show up.
"I've never seen more people that I've never
seen before!" said senior Melissa Heitmann.
As the scene progresses the music gets a
little louder, the beer flows a little more freely
and the afternoon passes a little bit quicker.
The weekend has officially begun! But as
TGIF draws to a close one wonders, "Who
thought of this wonderful idea and when did
the Tulane tradition begin?"
According to Mike Bartfield of the TUCP
Recreation committee, TGIFs began in 1968
and were held once a month. At the same
time the Recreation committee, which was
just recently formed, threw pool parties and
rolled skating parties, and sponsored horse-back
riding on the quad.
For some unknown reason TGIFs were dis-continued
in the mid-70s and weren't re-sumed
until 1978, when one or two kegs of
beer were served for the students' enjoy-ment.
Not long after this, the committee real-ized
that this was a misuse of student funds
— giving away so little beer to so few people
— so they charged a quarter for beer and
began paying bands that performed.
Nineteen eighty one saw the beginning of
the Miller Rock Series, in which the Miller
distributorship gave the Rec committee
$5,000 per semester. This greatly helped
pay for the expenses of TGIF, plus provided
promotion for Miller beer, who gave away
hats, cups and frisbees.
Fall of 1986 proved to be a milestone in
TGIF history as well. Not only was the Miller
Rock Series discontinued, but inflation hit the
Recreation committee, as well as everything
else, and the price of beer was raised to 50
cents or 3 for $1. However, this was also the
first time that the committee made any mon-ey
at all. The profits were put back into the
student activities fund.
Changes were also made because of the
new campus alcohol policy. IDs are now be-ing
checked. Non-alcoholic beverages were
also available as well as food.
Although a few have expressed annoyed
comments concerning the stricter atmo-sphere,
most agree that it is a commendable
effort on the part of TUCP, which supports
responsible drinking. All in all, TGIFs contin-ue
to be great successes at Tulane, and this
year was no exception.
Among the bands that performed during
the fall semester were Winter Hours, John
Rankin Band, Jerry Fischer and Front Street,
and of course, one of Tulane 's favorites. The
Radiators.
Shift of Time: 8 p.m., every other Friday.
Scene is a follows: UC quad, beer cups litter
the now empty field, music no longer blasts
from the stage. Students no longer are jam-ming
on the lawn, and darkness is ap-proaching.
A good time was had by
all. — Keela Estopy
People mingle and do their Friday afternoon socializing
before hitting the night spots such as AT It's or Fat Har-ry's
to complete their social quota for the day.
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Beaux Arts Ball
Cults, Casualties and Catastrophes
The diversity of theme definitions is attested to by Henry
Taggert in a nun's habit as he escorts Laura Lederman.
Photos L Fidalgo
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The School of Architecture's annual Beaux
Arts Ball started off the Carnival season with
^ bang this year, giving Tulane Students a
chance to participate in their own Mardi Gras
celebration.
Between the Beaux Arts committee,
TUCP Concerts and the infamous Nick's Bar,
the Ball was once again a smashing success.
The theme, "Cults, Casualties and Catastro-phes,"
encouraged imaginations to run free
as the diversity of costumes proved. TUCP
handled the music, booking the Dick Nixons,
George Porter's Funksters and the Bad
Brains.
A couple of changes for the party were
made this year, including moving the location
outside to the Chicory Building at the World's
Fair site and free jambalaya from Nick's.
However, the changes only added to the ex-citement
and enjoyment of the 1987 'v^y
Beaux Arts Ball. V^
— Kelly Spinks
Throngs of students crowd around the stage to hear tile
best of the Dick Nixons. Gforge Porter's Funksters and
Bad Brains.
Of the Dick Nixons, Kirk the Jerk, Johnny Cowboy Radi-cal,
and the President fill the Chicory Building with their
intriguing tunes.
Beaux Arts Ball/37
The black balloon symbolUes the evil and gloomy facade
of the ball. In actuality, the theme's dark mood did not
hinder the creativity In costumes or the traditional mad-ness
of the Beaux Arts Ball.
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That ever-present necessary evil, the inevitable "pit-stop,"
must be appeased before continuing the festivi-ties.
For some, however, the fun did not stop even while
waiting in line.
PholtB- L. Fldalgo
Mark Flemming, fourth year architecture student, subtly
alludes to catastrophes present in our political adminis-tration.
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Cults, Casualties
and
Catastrophes
Newcomb senior Anne Daneill is dressed as a flower girl,
in acknowledgement of a cult begun in the 60s and still in
evidence today.
Beaux Arts Ball/39
Costumes. Choreography. Pointed shoes.
Practice. Talent. What does it all add up to?
Newcomb Dance Company, of course!
Originating as the Newcomb Dance Club
in 1940, the company has traveled far since
then. Today, it is under the artistic direction
of Alice Pascal Escher and the associate di-rection
of Barbara Hayley and Beverly A.
Trask. Together they have succeeded in cre-ating
a gifted program not to be overlooked.
The company consists of approximately
15 Students selected by audition. The danc-
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In the premiere of Ladies Suite, Beverly Trask, Barbara
Hayley, and Alice Pascal Escher dance to music by J.P.
Rameau. This performance, choreographed by Trask,
assistant professor of dance and associate artistic direc-tor
of the Newcomb Dance Company, has been at New-comb
since 1979.
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ers enroll in technique classes as well as an
additional company class and may dance be-tween
nine and 20 hours per week depend-ing
on individual schedules and upcoming
performances. The dancers also attend spe-cial
workshops and master classes given by
nationally recognized guest artists who often
choreography pieces for the company.
Each year the company presents several
performances such as the Young Choreo-graphers'
Concert. All of the works per-formed
in this concert are choreographed en-tirely
by the students. Other performances
include An Evening of Dance, the major an-nual
concert and the Newcomb Centennial
performance.
What is behind such displays of skill and
artistry? Summing up her feelings Pascal
Escher said: "I think we are one of the most
exciting organizations on campus because of
our dedicated Students and the qual-ity
of our programs."
— Kelly Sprinks
Ilene Katz shines in Tableaux, choreographed by Alice
Pascal Escher and music by G.F. Handel. Pascal Escher
is an assistant professor of dance and artistic director of
the company.
Also performing in Ladies Suite are Cherie Gonzales, a
new member of the company, Cristina Oterno, a fresh-man
dance minor, and Robin Stead who is a senior in her
first year with the company.
Impending Bloom is danced to perfection by Barbara
Hayley and Alison Enoch. Enoch is ending her fifth year
in the company as she graduates this feill semester. Im-pending
Bloom s music is by Oregon, choreography by
Pascal Escher and most notable is the costume floral
design by Jan Pine Ballard.
Newcomb Dance/41
Larry Richmond, WTUL's director of public relations,
spins discs for a dynamic 24 hours atop the University
Center.
Boy, was everyone wrong about WTUL.
Because of many changes in the University's
policy regarding distribution of alcohol on
campus, many people were convinced that
WTUL would not hold its annual Rock-On
Survival Marathon this year. The success of
the event has traditionally depended on two
factors: good, sunny, hot weather and large
quantities of beer sales.
WTUL has for the past 16 years hosted a
weekend music festival on the University
Center squad and it appeared that because
of new liability laws, the University was going
to prohibit Marathon, as we have known it,
from taking place.
The people responsible for babysitting
WTUL did their best to constrain the radio
station in its efforts to raise money through
the Marathon.
On the initiative of Community Events Di-rector
Bobby Hathaway, WTUL decided to
circumvent University policy and move Mara-thon
off campus to a different location other
than the traditional UC quad. The site chosen
was Zimple Street at the corner of Broadway,
directly abutting the University.
Assisting in the station's efforts to raise
money was the Boot, a popular Tulane drink-ing
establishment frequented by both faculty
and students, not to mention many members
of the local community. The result of the com-bined
effort was the most successful Mara-thon
in WTUL history.
Some of the featured performers at the
three-day festival were such notables as
Charmaine Neville, Dash Rip Rock, Joe Clay,
Raphael Cruz, George Porter and of course
the Radiators.
In addition to the Friday, Saturday and
Sunday outdoor events. WTUL hosted many
successful club nights over the weekend, the
most successful being the Reggae night at
Tipitina's on Friday, featuring the Shepard
Band, Killer Bees and the Meditations, and
the heavy metal show on Saturday night at
the 3113 Franklin Ave. VFW Hall featuring
Exuma thrills the Saturday afternoon crowd with Baha-mian
island music.
Exhorded, the Virul Nihils, Suffication by
Filth and Blatant Frustrations.
As a fund-raising gimmick, three disc jock-eys,
Bimbo, Larry Richmond and Greg
Pryzby, each pulled two-hour stints on top of
the UC, calling for listeners to pledge $10 for
song requests and $30 for album sides.
The net result of the total weekend was
that WTUL was able to raise more money for
itself than it ever has before despite the fact
that initially, the radio station's efforts were
met with adversity and apprehension.
When it was apparent that the weekend
would pose no problems being held off cam-pus,
those who were at first speculative
joined in the effort to make the seventeenth
annual Rock-On Survivial Marathon
a success.
Larry Richmond
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Bobby Hathaway, WTUL's director of community
events, "gets rude" outside the Boot. Hathaway was one
of the masterminds behind Marathon being held off cam-pus.
WTUL disc jockey, Thais-Marie Lange, serves ice-cold
draught beer at the Zimple Street beer stand. Even wet
shorts do not seem to dampen her spirits.
WTUL Marathon/43
No one stood still for the Masquerade Ball ^^frs^^tsmd for a Tulane
HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATION.
Roommates Groucho Marx and Mo»e« (a ka Jimmy
Arus and Matt Silvers) ham il up before raiding the
TUCP Masquerade Ball.
Penny Smith and Bridget Cablbl bop to the lively Mo-town
sdunds of LriuisMna Purchase.
Into a few sweet Motown singles
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HOMECOMING
Homecoming? Well, it was
surely an event that created
waves this year. Not only did
we beat the USL Ragin' Ca-juns
42-39 — which defi-nitely
caused more than a rip-ple
in itself — but we
celebrated our win to the S-sunny
Cal-California tunes of
the Beach Boys.
Once again,
Terrence Jones
and Marc Zeno
were the heroes
of the night, and
once again they
broke records.
Even more im-portantly,
though, they led
the Wave and
coach Mack
Brown to a well-deserved
victory
and proved that
Tulane is soon go-ing
to be a force
to be reckoned
with (y'all hear
that, LSU?).
Half-time
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proved to be the only tradi-tional
aspect of homecom-ing.
Robyn Cohen led the
court as queen, gloriously es-corted
around the field.
Court selection had been
made earlier as students
viewed video tapings of each
candidate and voted for their
choice.
After the game, which had
everyone on their feet most
of the time. Wave fans cele-brated
while the Beach Boys
set up on the field. Students
were let on to the floor and
even the disappointed Ragin'
Cajun fans stayed to dance to
the famous surfing songs of
the Beach Boys, such as
"Good Vibra-tions"
and "Cali-fornia
Girls".
Leis were flyin'
and the stands
wererockin'.
There were
many mixed
views but all in all,
the innovation
and creativity of
TUCP, the awe-some
display of
Green Wave tal-ent
and the enor-mous
spirit made
Homecoming '86
another Tulane
memory to "^^
cherish.
— Kelly Spinks
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of Homecoming 1986. Future homecoming committees
will find it hard to follow in these guys' footsteps.
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The crowd, racious from the taste of victory, have set
their sights on the band, which demands their full atten-tion.
Students enthusiastically await the start of the Beach
Boys motorcade.
Homecoming/47
((Leis were flyin' and the
stands were rockin',"
The excitement surmounts as Tulane's own Green Wave
rouses the audience to its feet.
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Despite this frail attempt at "the wave," the Tulane Robert Martin and Heather Hayes enjoy grooving to the
crowds provide more than enough support for their tunes of the Beach Boys.
team.
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Cheerleaders David Etheriedge and Michelle Lima ex-ecute
a flawless mount yet still manage to dress in the
beach-bopping spirit.
Homecoming court maid Julie Segall and partner Scott
Eversole have a good time dancing to the beat of the
Beach Boys.
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Hiisker Dii
There are some bands that have mastered
the instant formula for success. Others buck
this route and depend on their ability to inno-vate.
Hiisker Dii fits and defines this descrip-tion.
They have worked hard and have had
integrity and everything else that American
bands are supposed to in order to be authen-tic.
They have toured extensively in their sev-en
year existence, yet they still are not as
popular as they should be.
This was a good time to see Hiisker
Dii. They had a direction and a lot of momen-tum.
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brings out a gathering of a different sort.
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Shriekback
Picture this: You got tickets to see a con-cert
in McAlister Auditorium and you decid-ed
to go even though you had never heard of
the band—Shriekback. The band took the
stage and immediately you knew you made
the right decision. The band was tight and
polished with a punk/psychadelic rock edge,
and a touch of jazz.
There was so much to look at: a wild key-boardist,
a happy drummer, a female bongo
player, two beautiful female vocalists, a blue
jean guitarist and a bassist with the word
FAST spray-painted on his guitar. The sound
was so beautifully imposing that you were
thrilled to just stand there watching, listening.
All of a sudden, just when you though you
were in for a great show, another member hit
the stage. Wow. He looked like a cross be-tween
Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now
and Yul Brynner in The King and I. He was
ominous and exciting—jumping around like a
monkey in a cage. With a shaved head and
wearing a giant black cape with wonderfully
colored embroidery, he jumped off the stage.
He ran all the way to the entrance and back
in one second while the spotlight struggled to
keep up with him.
When this creature began to sing, you had
no choice but to dance furiously, or sway
dreamily—whatever the divine strength and
mellowness of the madman's vocals dictated.
His lyrics were political, beautiful and power-ful
and his messages about love and the won-der
of individuality were clear and poignant.
The band left plenty of room for spontane-ous
improvisation. The show became a sinful
devilish jam session in which everyone in the
half-filled auditorium was a participant.
This is the good music of the 80s. It was
real, believable and a class act with plenty of
good flash.
As droplets of sweat beaded on the lead
singer's bald head and his mascara began to
run down his cheek, he looked as if he was
crying. His emotion was so intense that you
felt like crying right along with him. You
found yourself wondering when you would
get a chance to see Shriekback
again.
—Joshua Levine
Shrieltback makes a surprising mark on students' minds
as the up-and-coming band of the year.
Bruce Hornsby
and the Range
Bruce Hornsby and the Range, on tour
promoting their album The Way It Is, ap-peared
in McAlister Auditorium on April 16,
1987. It was an exhilarating performance by
a truly talented group of musicians.
They have made their impact on the music
industry and in the political arena as well.
Acknowledging their achievements, they
were awarded the Grammy for best new art-ist.
Speaking for the band, Hornsby promised
to return on his next tour. Let's hope \^v7
he keeps his word. ^^^
—Marcey Dolgoff
§1 Making their very first appearance in New Orleans,
5 Bruce Hornsby and the Range prove to be even better in
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The
Ramones
On March 23 brash punk rock rang
through the ears of Tulanians when the Ra-mones
played in McAlister Auditorium as the
final band of the WTUL Marathon. The Ra-mones
played songs from their newest album
Animal Box; as well as golden oldies like "I
Wanna Be Sedated" and "Rock n' Roll High
School."
Johnny, Joey, Richie and Dee-Dee
played continuously from beginning until end
with only a "1,2,3,4" between each song.
Slam dances and stage dives showed the ob-vious
enthusiasm of the listeners. Many of
those eager fans were greeted by Tulane Se-curity
after throwing themselves toward the
stage. After the show was over and the
trucks were loaded, the Ramones left expec-tations
of another visit and bruised
bodies.
—Michelle Schmidt
Joey Rannone is one of the band's creators who made
possible the title of "fathers of punk rock" to be attached
to the band.
Concerts/J
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The Queen is Dead
McAlister Auditorium, on the eighth of Sep-tember,
was a mass of black clothes, silver
jewelry and spiked hair.
This group of die-hard Smiths fans, mainly
consisting of punk kids with their bewildered
parents and discerning college students was
assembled for the band's only New Orleans
appearance. TUCP's minimal security could
not prevent excited fans from crowding the
stage during the 90 minute set, and lead singer
Morrissey found himself accosted several
times by energetic females.
Morrissey, whose loose jeans were a source
of amusement to the somewhat less than ca-pacity
crowd, held his voice in a fabulously
intoxicating monotone for the whole of the con-cert.
The Smiths played not only new songs from
their current album. The Queen is Dead, but
old ones from Meat is Murder and Hatful of
Hollow as well as, saving Smiths classics like
"How Soon is Now" and "What Difference
Does it Make" for the two encores. Amidst the
screaming voices, the band put on a truly in-credible
performance which included Morris-sey's
sigh-carrying, flower-smashing
and floor-gyrating antics.
—Debbie Wolen
The Smiths' lead singer, Morrissey, belts out another
tune that keeps the audience dancing.
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Concert Varietx; Abounds
Crooner Morrissey and comic Kinison
intoxicate audiences
The rainy night of October 24, hundreds of
people from all over New Orleans crammed
themselves into Dixon Hall to enjoy a few
hours of comic Sam Kinison. Dismayed at
first by the prospect of having to wait through
an opening act, the crowd was surprised by
the wittiness of Californian Carl LaBov and
eagerly responded to his hilarious antics on
stage.
When Kinison finally appeared, however,
their noise became so deafening that he had
to scream over them to be heard, and he kept
his voice at this volume for the remainder of
his sometimes shocking show. Dressed in a
huge overcoat, tweed cap and high-tops,
Kinison extolled the horrors of ex-wives, bar-tenders
and hangovers. The highlights of the
evening, judging by the audiences reactions,
were his explicit instruction on how to per-form
various sexual acts. Using many exple-tives,
he delighted and embarrassed the ma-jority
of the people present for over an hour.
They departed with ringing in their
ears and smiles on their faces.
—Debbie Wolen
Sam Kinison has students rolling in the aisles and cower-ing
in their seats with his unique brand of humor.
Photos: A. Buries
Concerts/53
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Rhythms in McAlister
The last time the Pat Metheny Group ap-peared
in New Orleans was four years ago,
while touring to support the American Ga-rage
album. On October 23, they finally re-turned
to the city known for jazz and proved
once again that they are the true innovators
of jazz fusion.
Although no new album had been re-leased,
guitarist and leader, Pat Metheny,
and keyboardist, Lyle Mays, who form the
core of the group, led the band through new,
as yet untitled, pieces as well as songs from
the band's previous albums. Joining them on
stage were bassist Steve Rodby, drummer
Paul Wertico, special guest Nana Vasconce-los
on percussion, and a brand new vocalist.
The audience was extremely enthusiastic
throughout the show. Let's hope it doesn't
take another four years for the Pat
Metheny Group to return.
—Jeffrey Weinstein
Mcthany Returns
After American Garage
On tour without a new album, Pat Metheny brought forth
as large a crowd as he had four years ago while on tour
for his American Garage albunn.
Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff lets his power and glory
shine throughout his performance, enrapturing his audi-ence
and enlarging his following at Tulane,
On Wednesday, October 8 the predomi-nantly
Tulanc audience in McAlister Audito-rium
danced on top of the chairs to the music
of the reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff. This con-cert
might not have been comparable in size
to that of UB40's last year; however the in-tensity
of the loyal Jimmy Cliff fans was ex-
.•emely apparent.
The concert-goers went wild when Cliff
sang his popular gold single "Reggae
Nights," which combines reggae with Ameri-can-
style black pop. Cliff also sang a few of
Cat Steven's hits mixed with songs off of his
successful You Can Get It If You Really Want
and The Harder They Come albums. Howev-er,
most of the songs played that night were
from Cliff's latest album. The Power and the
Glori), which is his most successful album in
the United States.
Despite his extreme popularity in the U.S.
it has been reported that every time he tours
this country, he loses money. Yet, reggae is
his love and his life, and he seems quite will-ing
to make sacrifices including the usual
pain of homesickness that inevitably comes
with the business.
"When I'm on tour, I think of swimming in
the river, riding a bike and eating from
banana leaves," he said. "I dream of Jamai-ca."
All in all, the Tulane students are con-tent
with the little piece of the rastafarian
culture that Jimmy Cliff brought with
him.
—Keri McGraw
Concerts/55
A Newcomb Centennial Event
Time Capsule is Buried
Newcomb College, the oldest coordinate
college for women in the country, celebrated
its centennial year this year.
Centennial awards were presented at a
ceremony for outstanding Newcomb alum-nae.
Among those recognized was Angela
Gregory ('25), who is reknown for her sculp-ture
throughout Louisiana, including the
Bienville Monument and work in connection
with the state capital in Baton Rouge. Also
honored was Shirley Ann Grau ('50) who won
the Pulitzer Prize for her sculpture through-out
novel. Keepers of the House, and anthro-poligist
Shelly Johnson Errington ('66), who
has done notable gender research in South-east
Asia.
The Art Gallery of the Center for Re-search
on Women exhibited the work of fam-ous
Newcomb alumnae. The art included
enamel on copper by Michelle Tririgno Run-ningen,
monoprints by Debra Howell and sil-ver
print on rag by Patricia Whitty Johnson.
The centennial celebration continued ail
year long with a masked Mardi Gras ball held
in the Kendall Cram room and a 5K run
around Audubon Park. Other events includ-ed
a Newcomb Revue, sponsored by the
Newcomb dance department and the Tulane
music department and a symposium on the
evaluation of higher education for women.
The burial of a time capsule to celebrate
the first 100 years of Newcomb occurred in a
year when there was a growing debate over
the exact role of Newcomb at Tulane. Both
students and the administration are question-ing
the need for a specialized educa-tional
institution for women.
—Telsa D. Strobele
Two Newcomb students aid in the burial of the Newcomb
time capsule to be unearthed in 50 years at the New-comb
sesquicentennial.
J Bourgeois
56/Campus Trends
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Amistad Research Center
One of the United States' primary source
of materials pertaining to the history of
American ethnic groups, the Amistad Re-search
Center, was officially given a new
home April 5, 1987 when it was dedicated at
Tilton Memorial Hall.
The Amistad Research Center is a pri-vately
owned supported, non-profit library/
archive dedicated to collecting primary
source materials pertaining to the history of
America's ethnic minorities, race relations
and civil rights. The center makes this infor-mation
available to persons doing research in
these fields and reaches a broader audience
through teaching, publications, radio, televi-sion,
exhibits and tours. The work of the cen-ter
is proving to be essential in overcoming
past neglect and distorted treatment of
America's minorities in history, literature and
basic textbooks.
The Center was founded in 1966 by the
American Missionary Association and six
A.M. A. -affiliated colleges. The center has
collected more than eight million priceless
and unique manuscripts dating from the late
1700s to the 1980s. These include letters,
minutes of meetings, diaries, unpublished
writings and photographs. The historical raw
materials document the rise and fall of slav-ery,
the subjugation of the native Americans,
the social histories of various immigrant
groups and the efforts of individuals and
groups to make the ideals of American de-mocracy
a reality.
Carmel Marr, Amistad Center chairwo-man,
summed up the situation well.
"We are home, home at last," he
said.
—Sandra Rohde
Lester Sullivan displays one of the artifacts now housed
in the Amistad Research Center. Reflecting on the cen-ter's
new location. President Eamon Kelly said, "it will
endure and prove profitable to both institutions."
The center has collected more them eight million docu-ments
dating from the late 1700s, including letters, min-utes
of meetings, unpublished writings and photographs.
L Fidalgo
Campus Trends/57
A New Orleans Tradition
The Krewe of Tucks enjoys a letrge and zealous crowd
with hands raised constantly begging for more. The Mar-di
Gras festivities are enriched tenfold due to the beauti-ful
spring-like weather.
At the Iris Ball on February 6, Randolph Michaelhowes
presides as King Iris with his masked queen whose identi-ty
is kept secret. Organized in 1917, Iris is the oldest
Mardi Gras ladies krewe in New Orleans.
FAT TUESDAY
This Rex masker, as all krewe members are named since
they cannot expose their face and must wear masks, is
one of many in charge of doling out parade favors.
New Orleans may be famous for its food,
music, the French Quarter and Bourbon
Street, but nothing typifies the city more than
two words — Mardi Gras. The celebration is
perceived as a strictly "adult" celebration of
drunken debauchery and carefree fun. And
those who participate in the festival revel in
the fact.
While there is a bawdy side to Mardi Gras
for the most part, it is a remarkably whole-some
event. Half the enjoyment of attending
parades is in seeing children delightedly awe-struck
at the outrageousness of the event.
£. Zohn
Family participation in the carnival season
makes Mardi Gras even more special.
This baffling event requires some explana-tion.
The terms carnival and Mardi Gras are
not synonymous. Carnival — farewell to
flesh — refers to the entire season of merry-making
which begins the Twelfth Night after
Christmas, amd ends the day before Ash
Wednesday.
Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the
single day of feasting before the Lenten sea-son
of fasting commences. The religious con-nection
cannot be overlooked. This season of
celebration was originally sanctioned only as
a means of preparation for the long fast of
Lent.
The custom of Mardi Gras was brought
from Europe by French and Spanish settlers.
Today, the carnival season consists of a series
of private balls and public street parades,
culminating on Fat Tuesday where half the
city turns out costumed to enjoy the
day long festival.
—Marcey Dolgoff
Mardi Gras/59
MARDI GRAS
in the City that Care Forgot
Scant costumes are the order for the day. This dragon fly
attests to this as well as to the costume creativity that
abounds.
William Shatner (alias Capt. Kirk) presides as king of the
Comus parade. Because his character as captain of the
Starship Enterprise is one held in such awe and high
esteem, it is only fitting that he portray a divine being.
Photos: G. Huber
It has been said before, yet it always
seems necessary to repeat it. New Orleans is
the epitome of contradiction in both appear-ance
and character. The city boggles the na-tive
and visitor alike.
In the French Quarter, or Vieux Carre, old
brick and plaster buildings with iron-tatted
balconies crowd narrow streets. Without
much effort, one could easily imagine the
likes of Jean Lafitte swarthing the streets.
But within eyeshot arc the very contempo-rary
downtown skyscrapers such as the ITM
building which belies the actual metropolitan
city New Orleans has become.
Needless to say, it is unlike any other city.
And Mardi Gras emphasizes this like nothing
else can. Jean Lafitte and his crew actually
roamed the streets of the French Quarter
which have transformed into a bubbling mass
of energy and spirited frolicking. There exists
no place like this in the world where, in the
change of a day, one can observe a 20th
century tourist spot and then witness the
same place as if mistakenly waking up in a
mystical kingdom the next day.
Many believe this carefree city is lag-niappe;
in fact can only be described in this
light. Lagniappc is the extra dimension, the
essence of New Orleans, that almost intangi-ble
quality that unifies the elements of such a
diverse region.
The largest city in the state with a popula-tion
of 1,186,700 in the metropolitan area.
New Orleans was the nation's fourth largest
city by 1840 having attracted and spellbound
Spanish, French and American alike. Today
The sights one sees on Mardi Gras are often experiences
in themselves. French Quarter dwellers for the day,
these pregnant brides give Fat Tuesday an entirely new
meaning.
the blend is still obvious though possibly more
subtle. The city draws many followers who
are in awe of this "City that Care Forgot."
Maybe they believe a little will rub
oH.
—Marcey Dolgoff
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Jim Downey gets the crowd going with a rocking perfor-mance
of "Hey Bartender."
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Blake Adams shows excellent skill with his sax solo "This
is America,"
Singing the 60s Medley "My Girl" are Chris Cleeland.
Brad Ladden and Raymond Shelton.
What begins with competitive auditions
and long hours of work ends with wonderful
experiences and lifelong friends for a Tulan-ian.
Consisting of 19 members — 12 vocal-ists
and seven musicians — the Tulanians is a
musical ensemble performing pop hits and
oldies for the Tulane community.
The November performance included
such singles as "Higher Love," "Twist and
Shout" and "California Dreamin'." The group
also goes on tour during the semester break,
this year visiting high schools in Washington,
D.C. and Maryland.
A representative from the admissions of-fice
joins the tour to help answer questions
about Tulane. The company finished off the
year with the grand finale perfor-mance
in March.
—Kelly Spinks
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Tulanians/63
Rte Photo
The outcome of President Eamon Kelly's five-year plan
is not known and could lead the University in a variety of
directions.
President Eamon Kelly unveiled his latest
Tulane University five-year plan. The plan
considers three paths or cases Tulane may
choose: the aggressive case, the base case
and the conservative case.
Under the conservative and base cases,
Tulane vtall not continue to grow and may
actually lose prestige, students and faculty,
the report claims. Tuition would rise by eight
to nine percent per year and faculty salaries
would increase from zero to four percent per
year.
Looking five years
down the road . . .
Also, annual giving to the school would not
rise by as much as it has in the past. Already
Tulane has lost between two and three million
dollars in state funding due to the poor econo-my.
However, the report states the aggressive
case would result in Tulane gaining more im-portance
nationally. Tuition would rise by 10
percent each year, faculty salaries would in-crease
six percent yearly, freshmen SAT
scores would be expected to rise 10 points
with each incoming class and a total of 50
new full merit aid students would ideally be
added.
Therefore, Kelly says Tulane should adopt
the aggressive case plan. According to the
plan's summary, "This model provides the
means by which Tulane can sustain its mo-mentum
and begin the drive to achieve the
remaining high-priority goals of the Strategic
Plan: faculty salaries in the top quintile (80-
100 percent); greatly expanded research
support; and an academically distinguished
student body."
The powers behind this plan are Kelly, Ex-ecutive
Vice President Chuck Knapp and
Academic Vice President and Provost Fran
Lawrence.
Lawrence and Knapp were quick to point
out that the plan presently is just a proposal
and elaborates what trade-offs would be nec-essary
for the plan's implementation. For in-stance,
the aggressive plan recommends 16
faculty positions to be eliminated next year, a
move Lawrence and Knapp assured would
probably not take place.
Knapp also said the Board of Administra-tors
thus far had given him reason to believe
that they will accept the aggressive case pro-posal,
pointing out that Tulane has had a
surplus budget for the last seven years. Prior
to that the University had run a budget deficit
for 25 straight years.
There are some risks to be taken with the
aggressive case, but Kelly has plenty of sup-port,
according to Lawrence. Associate Dean
of the Business School Edward Strong said
"once President Kelly gets the University
community behind him and an agreed set of
goals, he should then be given some room in
which to accomplish those goals ... I have
great confidence in President Kelly to accom-plish
his goals."
In addition to improved faculty, students
and image Tulane hopes to gain, the plan
includes new facilities.
The proposed student recreation center is
on the way to becoming a reality. Construc-tion
starts as soon as school ends in May.
That will probably take about 18 months to
complete.
Plans to build a parking garage on campus
have been tossed back and forth between
stagnant and definite positions. A rapid esca-lation
of campus parking fees are expected to
help pay for the 700-800 car garage if the
plan takes effect.
Another one of the four main objectives of
the last five-year plan is the building of the
Lindy Boggs Energy and Biotechnology Cen-ter,
which will house newly acquired research
instruments. Construction is scheduled to fin-ish
by December 1987.
With the completion of all the goals of the
five-year plan, the administrators hope Tu-lane
will be selectively on par with Stanford
University of 1996. However, Lawrence stat-ed
it would always be debatable as to whom
Tulane is on par with.
Knapp said that 1981 was the beginning of
the first five-year plan. Every year the cur-rent
year's budget is used in trying to map
where the school is going. He believes this
tends to mesh the academic missions
of the university with financial reali-ties.
— David Yarbarough
64/Five-Year Plan
Concrete and Steel
A pocket of controversy
In the spring of 1986, the senate of the
Associated Student Body (ASB) voted to fi-nance
$175,000 for the construction of the
pocket park, located between the Central
Building and the University Center.
The park consists of patios, benches, wa-ter
fountains and a stage which is the setting
for shows, art displays and musical presenta-tions.
One side of the deck outside of the UC
pool provides lounge chairs for sunbathing
while the other side furnishes additional seat-ing.
According to Henry Fry, the resident
The newly constructed pocket park provides students
with a new place for concerts, lectures or just a place to
hang out.
arrhitect, the purpose of the park is to pro-vide
a new environment for the Tulane com-munity
to gather, as well as a new entrance to
the UC.
Because the project is ASB-financed, the
funds came virtually straight out of student
pockets, a fact of which most students are not
aware. The funding is being implemented this
year by ASB President Robert Schultz ac-cording
to the agreement made by the stu-dent
senate.
"I think that this park is a great new addi-tion
to a developing campus. Plus, 1 especial-ly
feel that it is a fine example of the students
doing something for themselves and for the
rest of the Tulane community," said Schultz.
Some student opinion is not quite as opti-mistic,
however. "I think the pocket park
should have been more publicized so the stu-dents
would be aware of where their money
was going to because if the park does not
reach expectations, the project will be a great
misplacement of student funds," said one stu-dent,
Newcomb sophomore Sarah Klingen-stein.
With the rash of construction on campus
this year, most students don't know much
about the park, and even less about who paid
for it. It is hoped that our representative sen-ate
committed the student body to a project
that will prove to be money well
spent.
— Kelly Spinks
Pocket Park/65
Alcohol Awareness
Students have been acutely aware of
some of the changes that have taken
place during the past year: the con-struction
of the new business school fa-cility,
other much-needed renovations
on campus, President Eamon Kelly's im-plementation
of a five-year plan which
will strive to rejuvenate Tulane's aca-demic
status, and other issues which
have been the cause of talk, debate and
speculation.
One major change that has occurred
and which concerns the entire student
population is the new, revised alcohol
policy which was approved on Septem-ber
8 at a University Senate meeting.
Unlike these other changes, the alcohol
policy revision was easily overlooked —
primarily because the majority of the
student body did not know the difference
between the old policy and the new one.
So, although policemen were present
at TGIFs, sobreity committees popped
up at fraternity houses during Rush, and
vats could no longer be served at social
functions, life for most of us went on as
before — totally oblivious to the restric-tions
and the purposes of the alcohol
policy.
Before September, Tulane's Alcohol
Beverage Policy was last updated in
1968, making the restrictions set forth at
this time appear totally archaic to the
current administration. Earl Patterson
was hired in August of 1985 for the spe-cific
purposes of expanding the drug and
alcohol counseling staff and coordinating
drug and alcohol educational programs
on campus.
Patterson saw that the policy needed
updating in order to reflect what Tulane
is doing now to create an atmosphere of
positive change and to hopefully bring
back the sophisticated image that Tulane
has recently been lacking because of stu-dents'
irresponsible social behavior. This
process of change, however, was a very
complicated one, mainly because Tulane
is a somewhat complex university, con-sisting
of approximately eight autono-mous
branches, with eight different
heads of these departments, all with
equal power. A major objective in struc-turing
the new alcohol policy was to des-ignate
to each department head the au-thority
to approve of the activities with-in
his or her section, while also deeming
these heads responsible for such activi-ties
and making sure they comply with
the general guidelines of the policy.
Thus, in the words of Patterson, the new
alcohol policy is a "chain of responsibil-ity
which provides insulation and a sys-tem
of checks to assure compliance for
the University."
Upon implementation of this new poli-cy
several new stringent rules now apply
to University sponsored events. For in-stance,
all events in which alcohol is to
be served must now be registered with
the head of the department under whose
jurisdiction the event falls. Also, for any
event that is advertised, a representative
from the group sponsoring the party
msut attend a responsible hosting semi-nar
with Patterson, where issues such as
how to handle drunks and liability laws
are discussed.
Patterson commented that before the
new alcohol policy was put into effect,
the University was wide open to be sued
because of negligence concerning liabil-ity
laws. Although the administration
feels that college-age men and women
are old enough to be responsible for their
own actions, Patterson says that if the
number of liability lawsuits against uni-versities
continues to increase, all univer-sities
and colleges may be forced by law
to be considered substitutes for parental
guidance.
Another controversial issue that was
put to rest upon revision of the policy is
the serving of vats, which Patterson
claims is "an invitation to abuse alcohol.
Vats encourage people to get drunk,
which raises the liability profile." As of
now, a 10 percent rule is mandatory con-cerning
punches and mixed drinks,
which cannot exceed 10 percent in alco-hol
content. Although in Patterson's
opinion any beverage which contains
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more than 10 percent alcohol is very
strong and unpalatable, there is no doubt
that others find this questionable.
As to whether this rule, and indeed
the entire new policy, will prove to be a
cramp in the fraternal and social sys-tems,
Fraternity Adviser Karlem Riess
said, "No comment. 1 don't want to con-demn
or praise."
Without a doubt many members of the
Tulane community, once aware of these
changes, will have similar opinions of the
revised alcohol policy. Although some
may be slightly annoyed at the external
differences caused by the policy, such as
no vats at fraternity parties and asking for
proof of age at the TGIFs, many will also
respect the administration's newfound
concern to protect itself and its students
against liability lawsuits. Whatever one's
reaction to this revision may be, it is defi-nitely
one, among a rather long list of
changes that Tulane made this
year, which affects us all.
— Keela Estopy
A sign of Increased alcohol awareness can now ^^
TGIFs — following a national trend.
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Alcohol Awareness/67
THE
NEWCOMB
REVUE
The Newcomb Revue was hosted as a commemorative
token to Newcomb's 100 years of existence.
Following 100 years
of women 's education,
what will the future hold?
In this centennial year commemorating
the birth of Sophie Newcomb College, a ru-mor
was spread marring the celebratory at-mosphere
that had been present throughout
the year. The Committee on Collegiate Edu-cation
issued a report proposing two alterna-tives
to the present system, both of which
would alter drastically the structure of the
University's liberal arts program.
All liberal arts faculty would be unified
under a single dean with a dean of Newcomb
College and a dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences administering their respective col-leges.
Newcomb supporters, including students,
faculty and alumni, balked at such a sugges-tion.
They believed that this would only dete-riorate
Newcomb's individual identity which
they worked so hard to preserve even though
a unified faculty would expand Newcomb's
influence and mission into all liberal arts de-partments.
They also feel that Newcomb
would no longer be perceived as a college
catering to the education of and commitment
to women.
The University was determined to make
some changes though the progress by the end This cake, sporting the Newcomb insignia, was served at
of the spring semester was at a 'v^y the ceremony held for the burial of the Newcomb time
standstill. v^
—Marcey Dolgoff
capsule.
Photos: L. Fidalgo
68/Newcomb's Future
In this outdoor performance, the actors bring to life an
era passed.
Pre-show jitters are soothed as these players help each
other apply their stage makeup.
Newcomb Revue/69
BAYOU BASH
As an optimal spot for an uptown cam-paign
rally, the Tulane College Young Demo-crats
sponsored an intercollegiate Bayou
Bash in cooperation with the John Breaux
Senate Campaign Committee. Also included
in the festivities were Loyola, UNO and Xavi-er
Universities.
This premier event of the political season
debuted on October 4 from 4-6 p.m. Breaux
supporters gathered from all regions of the
Greater New Orleans area, approximately
250 people.
They swayed to the tunes of Charmaine
Neville and indulged in refreshments pro-vided
for their attendance and participation
such as beer, wine coolers and hot dogs. The
event proved to be quite a success according
to Terry Blankford, College Young Demo-crats
president. The polls seemed to agree
also — Senator Breaux took office in
January.
Father and daughter come together at the Bayou Bash.
Charles and Chamaine Neville entertain the large gath-ering
at the UC quad with some breath-taking blues.
John Breaux tries to convince Tulane 's young democrats
of his competence.
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A POLITICAL PARTY
Former Louisiana Senator Russel Long endorses John
Breaux for the 1986 Louisiana senatorial race.
Photos: A Burks
Charmaine Neville is very intriguing. Her
singing is very personal no matter whether
the songs are renditions of jazz, rap or blues.
She makes every individual in her audience
feel as if she is singing to them.
Her uncles, The Neville Brothers, were a
major influence. Charmaine says that they
showed her that the music business was not
all fun and games, but rather a rough busi-ness.
Charmaine writes some of their own songs,
but her son, husband and friends also offer
their talents to help her in this area. Howev-er,
once Ms. Neville is on stage, it is her own
talent that keeps the crowds fully en-tertained.
— Marcey Dolgoff
Charmaine Neville takes her performances seriously
while she still manages to enjoy herself as she uses the
tambourine to enhance the beat she and her band cre-ate.
Bayou Bash/71
NATIONAL
TRENDS
Scandal . . .
in the White House?
In late 1986 a major scandal dealing with
the sale of arms to Iran rocked the nation.
This sale, undertaken by the National Securi-ty
Council (NSC), a part of the executive
branch, directly violated bans on arms trade
with Iran.
Just seven years ago the entire staff of the
U.S. embassy had been taken hostage for
444 days by the Iranians. Even more disturb-ing
was the report that the arms deal with
Teheran was for the express purpose of re-leasing
American hostages. This act violated
all official stands of the White House, which
states that no country should deal with terror-ists.
Finally, and most alarming, was the diver-sion
of profits from the arms deal to the Nica-raguan
rebels. This action was again carried
out by the NSC and violated Congressional
laws stating that no government organization
could provide funds for the contras.
A Congressional inquiry later clarified the
entire affair. In 1985, Col. Oliver North, a
high ranking member of the NSC, started the
covert operation of selling arms to Iran in
return for the release of American hostages
held in Lebanon. The approval for this oper-ation
came from National Security Adviser
John Poindexter, the president and other
high ranking White House officals.
The weapons were badly needed for the
continuation of Iran's war with Iraq. It is esti-mated
that in 1985-86 the price of the arms
was $60 million. In return, hostages David
Jacobson, Benjamin Weir and Father Law-rence
Jenco were released.
After the sale, the NSC sent "Renegade"
Col. North to Nicaragua to give aid to the
Contras with the money that was made from
the weapons deal. Poindexter knew about
Col. North's activities, but President Ronald
Reagan did not. At this point the entire affair
blew sky high. In the following weeks the
entire White House was in a state of total
confusion because Reagan seemed unaware
of the actions of a branch of his own office.
First, the White House announced that
Reagan knew nothing about the operation,
but as congressional probes on the issue pro-ceeded
it was released the president knew
about the Iran affair but not the Contra con-nection.
The affair has left many wondering
how badly the administration's ability to legis-late
has been damaged. The press awaits
each new release in anticipation as this is the
largest scandal to hit the White House since
Watergate.
The greatest shame is that the scandal has
belittled the homecoming of three hostages,
all of whom had suffered immensely
at the hands of Moslem terrorists.
— John Bauman
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72/National Trends
Decades of welfare do not seem to have
contributed to the uplifting of the poorer
classes in this country. A study by Tulane
sociologists Joel Devine and William Canak
revealed that upper and middle classes re-ceived
more income from welfare than the
poor.
According to Canak, the welfare state has
existed in the U.S. for decades but the rela-tive
income shares of the wealthy, middle
class and poor still remain unchanged. This
conclusion was reached after a study of the
U.S. welfare system as it opera,ted from
World War II to 1977.
"Welfare" brings to mind programs for the
poor as food stamps and Aid to Families with
Dependent Children; the "welfare state" in-cludes
all types of resource transfer — in-come
tax breaks and shelters, subsidies of
education through low-interest loans and
grants, agricultural subsidies and Social Se-curity.
Most of these programs benefit the
middle and upper classes.
Some programs do improve the lot of the
poor and might pay off in the long run, but
these do not constitute income. He and
Canak show that the top 20 percent income
bracket gets 40 percent of all the income — a
figure remained unchanged for 30 years.
Programs designed to aid the poor provide
jobs and income for the middle class. They
arrive at the conclusion that the welfare for
the poor has become "less progressive" in
recent years and has slipped in
terms of buying power.
— Laltu Basu
Soviet Spy Scandal
In September 1986 the FBI arrested a So-viet
scientist, Gennadi Zakharov, who almost
unquestionably was involved in espionage.
The KGB retaliated by entrapping Nicholas
Daniloff, a U.S. journalist in Moscow, who
just as unquestionably was not implicated in
espionage. This incident brings to mind other
incidents in the past years in which the Soviet
Union and the United States engaged in simi-lar
tactics.
In May 1960, an American U-2 plane was
downed near Suerdlousk and Nikita Krus-chev
stormed out of a Summit meeting with
President Dwight Eisenhower in Paris. In
September of 1983, Soviet air-defense units
shot down a Korean passenger plane, saying
that the reason the plane strayed into Soviet
air-space was that it was on a secret spying
mission for the U.S.
These incidents varied greatly in nature
and scope, but had one common feature: the
Kremlin's concern with security takes prece-dence
over both propaganda and diplomacy.
Whatever the mysteries about the Krem-lin's
motives, there is no doubt that the crisis
was precipitated by the arrest of Gennadi
Zakharov. The Soviets take seriously the task
of retrieving their spies who have been arrest-ed
by the FBI and the CIA. The Daniloff affair
was quickly concluded so that the summit at
Reykjavik was able to take place,
although the failure there is another
story. — John Bauman
National Trends/73
Waterlogged
Louisiana Life Revolves Around Its Waterways
Water plays a major role in Louisiana, the
Bayou State. The countless bodies of water
contribute to Louisiana life through economy,
recreation, and cuisine.
The Mississippi River's primary contribu-tion
to Louisiana is as an access route to one
of the most heavily trafficked ports in the
world — the Port of New Orleans. The Mis-sissippi's
contributions do not, however, end
with economics. Anyone who has seen a sun-set
from the levee will attest to the Mississippi
River as a source of beauty.
In addition to the Mississippi, there is a
myriad of lakes, bayous and small rivers that
contribute to Louisiana's recreational value.
Boaters, waterskiers and fishermen all take
advantage of the Louisiana waterways.
Water also provides the breeding grounds
for a few of Louisiana's culinary favorites.
Louisiana is the source of the nation's largest
annual oyster harvest in addition to providing
a superior crawfish crop.
The Gulf of Mexico contributes to Louisi-ana's
seafood cornucopia by providing an
ample number of redfish for the increasingly
popular Cajun cuisine.
There is no denying it — water
keeps Louisiana afloat.
— Thomas E. Panzer
Sunset on Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana.
One can spend an entire enjoyable day visiting Louisi-ana's
Plantation Homes.
Photos: S. Clenclerting
A freighter on the Mississippi Is a welcome sight for the
Port of New Orleans' economy. The port, slightly down
stream from the city, is one of the busiest in the world
Even with images of industry, a sunset on the Mississippi
River Is a beautiful sight. On the opposite shore, Water^
ford III nuclear power plant can be seen in Taft, Louisl
Louisiana/75
Made In
the Shade
The life of a college student can be hectic
at times; students frequently discover that
there are simply not enough hours in the day.
Time is carefully divided among classes, co-curricular
activities, studying, and of course,
going out, with little or no time left for a little
good old relaxation.
Just as other stressed-out students at uni-versities
across the nation, we have our own
favorite spots to relax. Each place has a lot to
offer to the would-be relaxer. It all just de-pends
on the person.
For the student who takes relaxation seri-ously,
Audubon Park provides a variety of
methods to do so; a jog or bike ride does
wonders to ease the tension, as does a nap
under one of the big shade trees.
For the tan-conscious student, the quads
offer a prime spot to catch some rays; this is
the most popular method of relaxing on sun-ny
days, when Sharp, J.L. and Butler quads
serve as "beaches" for the afternoon. For a
change of "beachnik" scenery, the levee is
also popular.
Then there is always the student who wish-es
to do a little socializing on the side. The
benches in front of the UC provide a strategic
With a suck of the head and the pinch of the tail, Chris
Greenhoot stomachs a mudbug, one of the fine delicacies
of New Orleans.
Sigma Alpha Mu Adam Rabin gives the thumbs up after
a weekend of bouncing basketballs. The event was a
philanthropic project to raise money tor the American
Heart Association.
location for these butterflies to "hang out"
between classes. We never seem to have
trouble finding a place to relax, the
trouble usually comes in finding the
time. — Wendi Wilson
PS Lyn
D.S. Uin
76/Canclicls
Involved in a close moment, Brian Foster and Thais-
Marie Lange take the opportunity to converse on a social
rather than the working level accustomed to as members
of both the Hullabaloo and WTUL.
Reflecting upon the madness of a hectic week, Dave
Crean demonstrates how elated he truly is that it is
Friday.
Candids/77
Frolic
in the
French Quarter
A day in the French Quarter is a day of
endless possibilities.
There are the landmarks that never
change: St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, An-drew
Jackson on his rearing horse. There are
the new attractions: Jackson Brewery and
the Riverwalk where a calliope plays from
the deck of a riverboat and jazz wafts across
the Spanish Plaza.
Every trip to the Vieux Carre is unique. A
jaunt down Bourbon Street toward Jackson
Square yields tourists with go-cups, T-shirt
shops the size of walk-in closets, and strip
joints with sleazy barkers trying to lure "pa-trons"
with calls of "GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
NO DRINK MINIMUM!"
Alternatively a casual stroll down Royal
Street where the crowd is often more mellow
and the sights are less sensationalist — but
no less sensational — lets a pedestrain win-dow
shop the art galleries and antique shops.
Reaching Jackson Square breathes new
life into a French Quarter excursion. A sunny
Sunday reveals throngs of tourists, students
and locals enjoying informal live entertain-ment.
Artists, clowns, mimes, magicians, mu-sicians
and dancers stake their territory and
perform for donations.
Never a dull moment on a sunny
Sunday in "the big easy".
— Thomas E. Panzer
Each new day brings a new assortment of musicians to
the Square. A number of performers can be found
throughout the Quarter on any given day.
Mimes are commonplace in Jackson Square during the
day. They are easy to find because they usually attract a
crowd of tourists.
78/French Quarter
St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square have been the
subjects of many photographs. From the moonwalk, one
can take In a view of the entire French Quarter riverfront
area.
J. Ezell
General Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New
Orleans, keeps watch over the square that bears his
name.
A long day of performances for hundreds of tourists can
be hard work. This mime finally takes a break after hours
in the sun.
French Quarter/79
Eyebrows are raised during
Black Arts Festival
Ben Jochanan was an intriguing guest lec-turer
participating in the Black Arts Festival.
Jochanan speaks eight languages and is a
self-proclaimed controversial figure because
he considers it useful.
He dares to challenge the Bible and calls
"intellectual errors" as they are — lies. His
speech was frequently spotted with humor,
often to emphasize his point.
Such was the case when he speculated
why blacks seem to have built-in defense
mechanisms in which they give reasons for
being black. Jochanan sited this as ridiculous.
"The only reason is genetics. My father was
black; my mother was black; so I am black."
His unique beliefs are upheld by the under-lying
theme that most of everything in the
world as we know it today originated directly
from Africa or is closely linked to it.
He says the Greek gods Zeus and Apollo
were derived from Ethiopia that all "Greek"
philosophers (less Socrates) as early as 1,000
B.C. studied in Ethiopia which places Africa
in the time-line of history before Europe.
In fact, before Adam and Eve were men-tioned
in any history book. Originating from
the Temple of Horace the Elder is the story
and depiction of the Black Madonna and
Child recorded 4,100 years before the men-tion
of Virgin Mary and the immaculate con-ception.
This supports his belief that in the
human evolution process, it is the whites who
have evolved from the blacks.
He also claims the Jews were never en-
M. Freld
Doubts concerning our most basic principles are placed
in the minds of the most secure as a result of Ben Jochan-an's
speech.
slaved in Egypt. He supports this by stating
that the Egyptian pyramids, made of bricks
and mortar, supposedly built by the Jews
while in slavery, have been dated back to the
fourth century B.D. when in fact the Bible
states the Jews were enslaved in 675 B.C.
Jochanan provided the Tulane community
with some intriguing views on human history.
Those who attended the Black Arts Festival
will long remember his fervor and
commitment to his beliefs.
—Marcey Dolgoff
What's Next for the Economy
Medcolm Forbes Jr., deputy editor in chief
of the nation's second largest business maga-zine
Forbes, spoke at the A.B. Freeman
School of Business to present the annual
Hammett, Leake and Hammett Lecture on
the topic of "What's Next for the Economy"
March 5.
Forbes said he felt opportunity in America
still lies with investors here and abroad. He
also said he felt there was hope for Louisi-ana's
troubled economy but business may
have to endure even more economic difficul-ties
for the next three to four years.
He suggested that in order to solve the
state's problems, we most improve the school
system, make sure tax codes do not hobble
business and "look at your regulatory envi-ronment.
Does it pay politically to bash busi-ness?"
Although he said he does not approve of all
the Reagan administration policies, he does
support Rcaganomics.
The U.S. economy has successfully cre-ated
10 million jobs in the past four and a half
years, he said. However, he faulted U.S. me-dia
and politicians for presenting a bleak pic-ture
of the economy and pointed out the
rest of the world Is in a far worse
state.
—Sabrina Conklin
I. FMgo
Suggestions to lielp boost Louisiana's fallen economy
was among the topics addressed by Malcolm Forbes'
I;ure at the business school.
L, Fiddlgo
Robert Leake Sr. partner of the law firm Hammett,
Leake and Hammett, presented Malcolm Forbes Jr. with
a key to the City of New Orleans for his prominence in
the business world.
Lectures/81
Direction '87
Promoting Political Awareness
J Bourgeois 1
Bernard Siegal of Yale Medical School expounds on his
perspective of our lives in the 1990's.
Judge Ruth Ginsburg listens attentively as Antonin Sca-lia,
Supreme Court judge, responds to an inquiry.
L. Fidalgo
82/Direction
Alternative Choices: "Our Lives in the
90s" was the focus Direction '87 took on
February 11th. Speakers involved in such
varied areas of concern as philosophy to
medicine embraced with open arms the most
controversial topics of the day.
Robert J. Lifton has played an active role
in forming the field of psycho-history. He ad-dressed
this relationship between individual
psychology and historical change and the
problems surrounding extreme historical situ-ations
such as Hiroshima, the Holocaust and
the threat of nuclear war.
Bernard S. Siegal originated exceptional
cancer patient therapy, a specialized form of
individual and group therapy to facilitate per-sonal
change and healing. He related his ex-periences
with his patients and offered such
scholarly advice as "follow your bliss."
"We are neither left nor right; we are in the
front." A slogan adopted by the emerging
worldwide Green political movement was in-terpreted
by Charlene Spretnak. She auth-ored
two books on Green politics. The Spiritu-al
Dimension of Green Politics and Green Poli-tics:
The Global Promise from which a great
deal of her lecture stemmed.
Hazel Henderson has been described by
Senator Edward Kennedy as "a unique con-temporary
pioneer in the effort to humanize
modern science and technology." In her dis-course
she was quoted as saying "money is
not wealth"; strong words of wisdom for this
generation to keep in mind.
Tulane professor Michael Zimmerman ad-dressed
such subjects as the nuclear arms
race, humanity's place in nature and the rela-tions
between philosophy, psychotherapy
and medicine.
On the night of February 1.5th, four distin-guished
judges and a newsman spewed forth
their wisdom as accumulated from their re-spective
experiences. The evening's discus-sion
was moderated by Fred Friendly, an ac-complished
broadcast journalist who con-ducts
an intensive course about decision-making
and the Bill of Rights at Columbia
University. The question of whether our indi-vidual
rights are being protected or threat-ened
provided the outlet for these judicial
representatives to air their views.
The first Italian-American to be appointed
to the United States Supreme Court, Antonin
Scalia has been noted for his opinions which
bear great similarity to those of the Reagan
administration.
Burt Neuborne, presently a professor at
New York University School of Law, for the
past twenty years has been one of America's
most active civil liberties lawyers.
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg has been a
United States circuit judge for the District of
Columbia Court since 1980. She serves on
the board of directors and the executive com-mittee
of the American Bar Association.
Judge John Minor Wisdom, a native of
Germany, has been a member of the Special
Court, Regional Reorganization of Railroad
and is presently presiding judge.
A newsman for 30 years, Peter Kalischer
was a CBS correspondent and then Paris bu-reau
chief for the last ten years of his employ-ment.
In 1963 he won the Overseas Press
Club award for best overseas TV re- ^?^V
porting. v~^
— Marcey Dolgoff
Moderator Fred Friendly and Judge John Minor Wisdom
share in a humorous moment, one of many during the
night.
Charlene Spretnak, one of the foremost interpreters of
the worldwide Green political movement, proved an as-set
to the Direction program as an upcoming female
political leader.
J Bourgeois
Direction/83
Choices and Changes
Continuing a 19-year tradition, Direction
'87 made a successful mark in another year
of Tulane history. It's theme, Choices and
Changes, was chosen in anticipation of the
90s, to explore the changes that can be ex-pected
in individual lives as influenced by the
role of the courts, national politics and the
future of foreign relations.
The program's climatic culmination of-fered
an extremely apt representation of past
choices and changes and their effects on fu-ture
choices and changes. On February 20,
Henry A. Kissinger addressed an enraptured
audience a mere two weeks after represent-ing
the U.S. in negotiations held in Gorba-chev's
Kremlin office.
The lecture was moderated by Strobe Tal-bott,
the Washington bureau chief for TIME
magazine. Talbott studies and reports on poli-tics
and the economy, pending legislation,
and governmental actions and their effects on
business and society at large. He introduced
Kissinger as a fascinating man responsible for
the restructuring and restoration of relations
between China, the Soviet Union and the
U.S., ultimately having made the world a bet-ter
place.
Kissinger focused on four major topics, the
first of which was his analysis of policy mak-ers
versus observers. In distinguishing the
two, he said of observers that they had the
ability to pick their own subjects, the luxury
of time and the privilege to change their
minds. Opposing are the policy makers who
are overwhelmed by urgent problems and
must separate the important from the urgent
in a timely matter.
He touched on East/West relations and
noted that domestic changes in the Soviet
Union will not solve our problems with the
U.S.S.R. Significantly responsible for poor re-lations,
he commented, are Americans' eth-nocentric
attitudes.
His overwhelming experience tells him
that Americans conceive foreigners as "mis-understood
Americans," people who think
like Americans, but just talk differently. In
developing this line of thought he related a
"belief" that if you caught an Englishman at 4
a.m., just awakened from a deep sleep, he
Henry Kissinger stresses a variety of topics In his Direc-tion
'87 speech. One essentially Important Issue dis-cussed
was how American's lives are being Influenced by
today's policies.
would speak without an accent. He also men-tioned
that it was up to the nation to develop
some idea of the world in which we want to
live, an option possible only because the U.S.
is in a position to make a difference.
The mention of the Iran controversy, being
such a prevelant issue, brought the talk to
present realities. Kissinger called the current
administration "superficial and sloppy." He
observed, however, that had an immediate
coherent explanation of what the President
and his advisers were thinking and why, when
signing the arms agreement, the ordeal
would have been over long ago.
Reviews of Kissinger's contribution to Di-rection
'87 were of utmost respect and admi-ration
for the man, his principles and
his intellect.
—Marcy Dolgoff
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New York Governor Mario Cuomo, in his
first trip south since announcing he is consid-ering
a 1988 Democratic presidential cam-paign
said, in New Orleans, that the federal
government should increase the strategic Pe-troleum
Reserve.
Cuomo, 54, recently was re-elected to a
second term. Polls show him second only to
Gary Hart among his party's presidential
candidates. Like those running for president,
Cuomo is touring the country but was in New
Orleans particularly for Tulane's Direction
'87 program. Cuomo said before his speech
on campus Monday, February 16, that it
would be his last before announcing whether
he'll seek the democratic presidential nomi-nation
in 1988.
Although he touched on national issues in
his speech and demonstrated detailed under-standing
of locally important energy matters,
he generally did his best to keep
presidential politics off the agenda.
—Marcey Dolgoff
Mario Cuomo, governor of New York, mentions revisions
he would make if president, still leaving his audience
uncertain of his plans to run for the presidency in the
1988 election.
DIRECTION '87
Kissinger's self-assured stance is indicative of the man-ner
In which he delivers his concise yet qualitative orato-ry-
Direction '87/85
Lisa Rothberg, Beth Schnitzer, Lisa Allen and Ken As-kenase
study in the University Center. They are working
on a proposal to have a list of housing compiled for a
communications class.
Arts and Sciences freshman Michael Pickens chooses a
dorm room desk as the place to study.
S Mongeau
Garrett Adams takes advantage of an unusually pleas-ant
day In New Orleans as he studies with a beer in hand.
hat's new in aca-demics
this year?
The answer is not
hard to find. Even if there were
no new courses offered, no
new lectures and no new re-search
being conducted, there
is always something new going
on in academics. Whenever a
student is presented with new
information, learns a new lan-guage
or considers a new idea
for a paper, he is learning or
dealing with something which is
new to him. Every year presents
an opportunity for a student to
learn.
The products of this aca-demic
environment, the alum-ni,
are going out and making
their place in the world, bring-ing
with them the new ideas
from their time at Tulane. The
material presented in lectures,
the speakers and the research
all work together to make
waves in the academic and sci-entific
communities and
in the minds of students.
President since 1981, Eamon M. Kelly continues to up-grade
the academic standards of Tuleme University.
Tulane
Office of the President
Dear Students:
A stroll around the Tulane canpus in 1987 reveals an
unprecedented amount of new construction: GoldringAfoldenberg Hall,
the new hcrae of the Freeman School of Business; the Pace-Willsrai Glass
Studio; the Brandt V.B. Diwsi Performing Arts Center; the Lindy
Claiborne Boggs Center for Energy and Biotechnology, rising out of the
ground; the Aron Residences at Stadium Place; the Kait McWilliams
Track Ccnplex; a new baseball facility; an ailarged and remodeled
Newccnb Children's Center; refurbished dormitories; a beautifully
renovated University Cent:er; and a poclcet park, funded by you.
Hiese numerous bricks and mortar jarojects are excitir>g, to be
sure, and more are in the planning stages, including t±e sportis and
recreatiOTi center for v*iich ground will be broken this sanmer. But
this tangible evidence of Tulane 's developnent is just the most
visible sign that your university is inproving daily. Even more
significant are enrichniait:s of the teaching and learning awircament.
Our financial aid budget has grown substantially, and today more than
half the student body receives some form of assistance. Our new
ccnputer netsrork is state-of-the-art and has greatly aihanced
ccnputing for students, faculty, and staff. The main library has
grown inpressively, as has the University's permanent endowment, which
approaches $200 million. And we continue to recruit some of the best
scholars in America to teach and conduct research.
Of course, our most injxDrtant resource and our entire raison
d'etare is you—our students. Tulane is proud of your academic and
extracurricular achievements, and I know that many of you are destined
to became distinguished in your ciiosen field. Tulane is privileged to
have played an iit^ortant part in your lives, and I hope yaa will all
take with you \jgcxi graduaticxi warm memories of this place and my
personal assurance that the value of your diploma will cOTitinue to
increase in the years ahead.
Sipeerely, ^ ^
Eamcxi M. Kelly
President
Gibson Hall, built in 1894, houses such administrative
offices as admissions, financial aid and that of the presi-dent.
This picturesque building is usually a prospective
freshman's first stop on campus.
The 12th oldest law school in the nation, the School of
Law offers complete training in both the civil law prac-ticed
in Louisiana and the common law which governs all
other states.
The Family is Focus
of Social Work
The School of Social Work is a graduate
school offering master and doctoral degrees
in the field of social work. The school focuses
on the idea of family, a concept with which we
are all familiar.
While academic courses provide the basic
knowledge needed for a profession in social
work, field study and research furnishes the
experience. This year the school has concen-trated
upon two important aspects of the
family. The first is family violence. Students
stuHy the coping patterns of families of the
mentally will who exhibit violence. The sec-ond
concern is the older family structure
which has been manifested in the Tulane Cen-ter
of Aging for Research, Education and Ser-vice
(TCARES).
The Center, a result of the collaboration
between the schools of Social Work and Pub-lic
Health will participate in intensive study of
the elderly family, older minorities, intergen-erational
relationships and the continuum of
health. TCARES hopes to eventually provide
actual service programs concentrating on
health and housing.
The family is an integral part of society
which calls for great study and understand-ing.
These are the goals of the School of
Social Work and they are accomplished
through a thought-provoking curriculum in-depth
research and dedicated ser-vice.
—Kelly Spinks
Founded in 1927, the School of Social Work is nationally
ranked in the top 20.
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Students Get
First Hand Experience
As in the past, the School of Law provided
the opportunity for comprehensive legal
study. An important part of the law is learned
traditionally in the classroom, as seen by the
intensive instruction of written and oral skills.
However, actual practice plays a prominent
role as well, a fact of which the law school
takes great advantage.
First year law students have the opportuni-ty
to intern at the Tulane Legal Assistance
Program (TULAP) which is staffed by second
and third year law students and is supervised
by retained attorneys. The law school also
offers clinical education through the Tulane
Law Clinic which provides further practical
experience for third year students.
Both programs allow students to develop
skills in interviewing clients and drafting doc-uments.
Trial practice and oral argument are
learned through the Moot Court program.
The program allows students to engage in
intra- and inter-school competition. Students
may also participate in extracurricular activi-ties,
such as the student journals, the "Mari-time
Lawyer" and the "Tulane Law Review."
Such opportunities help to mold the challeng-ing
educational atmosphere for
those pursuing a career in law.
—Kelly Spinks
The law school is the only one in the country teaching
both common and civil law. The school is housed in
Joseph Merrick Jones Hall on the uptown campus.
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School of
Business
Climbing
to the Top
The A.B. Freeman Scnool of Business has
made several memorable waves this year,
perhaps the grandest being its move into its
new home, Goldring/Woldenberg Hall, in
August. This spectacular, new academic
building houses a library, computer center
and sophisticated classrooms, all prominent
indications of the business school's increasing
national reputation.
Outside the classroom, a different kind of
education is found in the numerous lectures
and special events held by the business
school. In the fall, the annual business forum,
sponsored by the Tulane association of Busi-ness
Alumni, featured corporate giant, T.
Boone Pickens, in a lecture attended by over
600 people. The third annual Hammett,
Leake, Hammett lecture was delivered in the
spring by Malcolm Forbes of the renowned
Forbes business magazine. Also in the spring,
the business school placement office held the
Job Fair. This year the Fair differed from the
past in that graduate and undergraduate stu-dents
flew to New York for interviews, rather
than representatives coming to Tulane to in-terview
as is the usual custom.
Dean Walter Burnett hopes that the pro-gram
can be extended to include Chicago
and Los Angeles, providing well-rounded
placement opportunities for business school
graduates.
It was decided several years ago to make
the A.B. Freeman School of Business a na-tionally
recognized institution. Today, after
improvements in environment and curricu-lum,
it has made a successful step toward
becoming one of the highest ranked
business schools in the country.
—Kelly Spinks
Setting the tone for the evening, the university color
guard presents flags at the December 5 dedication cere-mony.
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Business SchooVs goal:
to be one of the best
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Expanding the
Academic Sphere
The University College is a division of Tu-lane
University concentrating on continuing
education. By extending its resources beyond
the traditional academic structure, the col-lege
provides educational opportunities for
those who might otherwise be restricted. This
includes adults desiring part-time studies, in-ternational
students, and undergraduates
earning special degrees.
Among its most sought after programs are
paralegal studies, computer information pro-grams
and education. A further purpose of
these programs is to fulfill the educational
needs of the New Orleans community by pro-viding
an academic atmosphere in which the
community can continue to learn and grow.
This, however, is not confined to adults. Uni-versity
College welcomes and encourages tal-ented
high school students to participate in
its programs designed for the academically
gifted and offers a head start towards a col-lege
degree.
University College is also responsible for
directing the annual summer school program
which allows students to make up credits or
simply get ahead. This includes summer
school programs abroad such as the ones of-fered,
in France and Japan for the summer of
1987.
The prospect of earning a degree or certifi-cate
later in life holds great attraction to
those wishing to continue their education.
The diversity of its programs and its students
makes University College an integral
part of Tulane.
—Kelly Spinks
The University College shares offices with the Summer
School on the basement floor of Gibson Hall,
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As part of a series sponsored by the Uni-versity
College, the United States Attorney
General, Edwin Meese, came to Tulane Octo-ber
21 to speak on the 200th anniversary of
the Constitution.
Since being appointed to office by Presi-dent
Reagan, Meese has been a controversial
figure. He has been in constant conflict with
the Supreme Court, challenging its authority
and claiming that its decisions are not the
"supreme law of the land."
Meese's speech here escalated the ten-sions
between himself and the Supreme
Court by saying that one must not view inter-pretation
of the Constitution as the constitu-tion
itself, nor should one acknowledge the
high bench's decisions as the last word in de-fining
its provisions. His comments, as well as
his general anti-Supreme Court attitude,
have disquieted many in the legal world, yet
the Meese controversy does not end there.
Meese's commission of pornography has
created a legistlation of morality that has
brought cries from across the nation. The
commission's report, which linked pornogra-phy
to violent crime, has been said to have
become an instrument with which to instruct
the national in lessons of virtue.
Conclusinos from the commission's report
have led to the removal of Playboy and other
alleged soft core pornographic mageizines
from thousands of stores. When questioned
by students after his speech to justify his ac-tions,
Meese said, "1 don't believe it is my
place, my right or my purpose to tell people
what is not right. My only rule is to enforce
those laws which reflect the moral
views and judgments of the people."
—Kelly Spinks
A Wave of Controversy
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With renovation, lectures and forums,
Architecture School continues to grow
To all but its 400 students and faculty, the
School of Architecture may seem to be just
another beautiful building. Inside, however, it
is a well-known center of architectural learn-ing
that has drawn intensely talented stu-dents
from across the country as well as from
foreign nations. For five years the student of
architecture will learn the discipline and sac-rifice
required to become an architect. Obvi-ously
long hours, hard work and little sleep
were an increasing attraction this year as al-most
one hundred students were admitted to
the program.
This year proved to be exceptional for the
School of Architecture in many ways. Ren-ovations
to the Richardson Memorial building
are now complete after the destructive fire in
the spring of 1986. The faculty and students
were responsible for all of the changes in the
building, such as putting in a floor and sky-lights
on the fifth floor, which used to be an
attic. The skill and dedication of the School of
Architecture's students and staff is only one
of many accomplishments it can boast.
In the fall, the school held the Interameri-can
Forum, a symposium gathering archi-tects,
urban designers and planners from the
United States and several Central and South
American countries. The pourpose of the ex-tensive
three day conference was to discuss
an immediate and distressful issue, housing
for the poor.
Another fall event was Architects Week,
which was composed of a series of lectures
and workshops by visiting critics. Students
were expected to attend the programs and
faculty were encouraged as well. A similar
lecture series held in the spring, featured
some of the best-known and most controver-sial
architects from around the world, includ-ing
England, Italy and South America.
Also in the spring was the two day forum
on architectural education, drawing three or
four of the best educators in the country to
discuss the current state of architectural edu-cation
and what lies in the future.
The future of the School of Architecture
is assured as it continues to grow and reach
new plateaus. The consistent exchange of
ideas and points of view gave the student of
architecture a valuable experience that
will some day far outweigh the ef-fort.
—Kelly Spinks
Building on a Future
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Down to the Bone
Professor seeks to improve design,
placement of hone implants
Living bone is continually undergoing pro-cesses
of growth, reinforcement and resorp-tion
which are collectively termed "remodel-ing."
The remodeling processes in living bone
are the mechanisms by which the bone
changes its overall structure to adjust to
changes in its mechanical loading environ-ment.
Changes in life style change the loading
environment, for example, taking up jogging.
Another example is given by serious tennis
players who have played since childhood.
They have a bone in the upper portion of
their playing arm that is 34% greater in cross
sectional area than the same bone in their
non-playing arm. Astronauts suffer serious
bone loss while in the low gravity of outer
space, a problem which now places serious
limits on long term space flight. Older peo-ple,
especially women, suffer a smiliar bone
loss called osteoporosis.
My principle research interest is in the me-chanics
of materials, particularly in determin-ing
the influence of very fine structure or
texture of a material on the gross mechanical
behavior of the material.
My main research effort concerns the ad-aptation
of the fine structure or texture of
bone to the mechanical load it experiences.
This research focuses on the development of
a computational procedure for the prediction
of the stress adaptation of the trabecular
architecture of bone distrubed by the im-plantation
of a bone prosthesis such as an
artificial hip. My goal is to find a method of
predicting how the bone contacting a bone
implant will change as the pe