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Student Life
Academics
Greeks
Organizations
Intercollegiate Sports
Club Sports
People
Advertisements/Index
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A Miller Beer parachute team member glides to a
landing on Decatur Street to the cheers ofthe rec-ord
crowd attending the 1988 French Quarter Fes-tival.
An artist records his vision ofJackson Square in
the French Quarter. The square serves as a studio
and stage for many local artists and performers.
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^he year began routinely enough,
a beginning which seemed to
promise a r? cher dull year. There
were no new big controversies
in the headlines or even old con-troversies
still mingling in the air. It was not
even an anniversary year — for any division
of the university.
But suddenly, at some non-descript point
during the first few weeks of classes, the
campus transformed from one of carefree
nonchalance to a bustling mecca crowded
with people who walked with a purpose, a
definite destination in mind. Some would
continue to walk that way throughout the
year. Some would feel it necessary to stop
and retrace their steps, while still others
took a more leisurely pace, careful to watch
everything they passed. For they all had a
vision in mind and knew that they must see
to its attainment by keeping it in the fore-front
of their minds and close to their hearts,
yet far enough away to acknowledge a revi-sion
when needed.
Upon this transformation, it became
known that several events were being
planned and a few were causing some strong
undercurrents. From a shortage of housing
to Newcomb Alumnae uprising, it now
promised to be a banner year. Plans were
underway to make historic (and some not-so-historic)
changes. •
Photos by: C. Carroll
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One of the most exciting things about visiting the
French Quarter is the great variety of street per-formers
who provide hours of entertainment to
both tourists and locals.
This well-dressed gentleman drew quite afew sec-ond
glances even in a city accustomed to the outra-geous.
Photos by: C. Carroll
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^ proposal by the Ad Hoc Com-mittee
on Smoking was passed
prohibiting smoking in all cam-pus
buildings except in permit-ted
areas. However, reception
areas, restrooms, university vehicles and
work areas that housed one or more non-smokers
became off-limits to cigarettes.
Smoking had already been prohibited by law
in classrooms, theatres and auditoriums.
The Department of Housing implemented
the use of a computer program for matching
roommates. The program generated a list of
people who had marked answers from a per-sonality
questionnaire that were not oppo-sites.
It was particularly beneficial this year
because there were approximately 200
more freshmen than expected moving into
campus housing. With such a crunch on
space, a swap of roommates would be the
only option for someone who did not get
along with a roommate, a difficult task since
four parties rather than one have to agree to
the swap.
A new curriculum, more clearly struc-tured,
organized by the Murphy Institute
over the course of the last three years, is
credited for making Political Economy the
most popular major behind history and eco-nomics.
The institute has also upgraded its
lecture and visiting professor program
which is, along with the enthusiasm of facul-ty,
attributable for the major's popularity. It
also seems to be indicative of students" less-ening
apathy toward the government. •
Mardi Gras Scenes 7
S. Seitz
No matter where you're from, big city or small
town, you never get tired of the spectacular views
you find throughout New Orleans.
Football games just wouldn't be the same without
the antics ofour beloved mascot, Gumby, to liven
things up.
The enthusiasm of record-breaking crowds at the
homefootball games in the Superdome was a great
morale-boosterfor the team in this, ourfirst win-ning
season in eight years.
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of alcohohsm and tragedies
of drunk driving, fraternities for
the first time adopted a policy of
Dry Rush. Typically, fraternity
pledge rushing has been very informal and
somewhat resembling a week-long drinking
binge. This year. Rush was conducted with-out
alcohol being served on the premises ex-cept
on the concluding Friday, when parties
with alcohol were allowed. In accordance
with this, the Interfraternity Council hopes
to continue making fraternity rush a more
formal and serious affair, and has encouraged
carding at functions with alcohol, serving
beer individually rather than having a keg as
a free-for-all.
A "Pro Bono" ("for the public good")
strategy was introduced in the Law School
requiring students to perform 20 hours of
community service in order to graduate. The
first in the nation to create this requisite, the
Law School feels it is a benefit to the commu-nity
and gives students the opportunity for
contact with clients, attorneys and judges
and provides valuable experience in re-searching
cases.
After three years without a men's basket-ball
team. President Eamon Kelly appointed
a Committee on Men's Intercollegiate Bas-ketball
to study existing conditions and the
potential for the return of men's basketball.
He is most concerned with Tulane's commit-ment
to serving as a model for the successful
coexistence of academic and athletic excel-lence.
When the appointment of new athlet-ic
director Chet Gladchuck who replaced
Mack Brown was announced, the university
sited 1990 as the year Tulane basketball
would again enter competition. This pro-gram
will certainly exhibit Tulane's revision
of a previously unfulfilled vision. •
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^bate.
ulane's McAlister Auditorium
was chosen to house one of three
Democratic presidential debates
sponsored by the Democratic
Leadership Council. The de-titled
"Opportunity and Obligation:
Democrats Debate Social Policy," was be-tween
six announced Democratic presiden-tial
candidates — Bruce Babbitt, Michael
Dukakis, Richard Gephardt, Albert Gore,
Jesse Jackson, and Paul Simon. They shared
their views before a live audience of 1600,
but most notably, the debate was nationally
televised. Having the debate on campus pro-vided
an unprecedented opportunity to pro-mote
a national image for the university and
chance for the administration to associate
with key members of the national media.
In a study of private universities in the
U.S. by the National Science Foundation,
Tulane was ranked 25 in total grant money
spent on research and development in the
sciences and engineering and 12 in the in-dustry-
sponsored research category. The
completion of the Lindy Boggs Center for
Energy and Biotechnology provided an addi-tional
resource needed for faculty research.
Such investments are critical to the success
of faculty receiving research funds from ex-ternal
sources and for attracting new, highly-qualified
faculty.
Within the division of student activities,
the Associated Student Body initiated an at-tendance-
mandatory seminar on legal liabili-ties
to be held annually. If an organization
did not send at least one representative, then
ten percent of their budget would be frozen.
With the astronomical cost of insurance
steadily increasing, they felt it was each or-ganization's
duty to understand the legalities
ofbeingpart of a multi-million dollar institu-tion,
for their club's benefit as well as for
their personal benefit. The ASB hopes to
provide students with a clearer understand-ing
of the university system and a greater
exposure to "real-world" experiences and
practices. •
This October performance by the popular group
Simply Red was one of the efforts oftUCP's Con-cert
Committee to provide the campus with a vari-ety
of musical entertainment from jazz to heavy
metal.
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Dixieland jazz legend Pete Fountain was among
the nearly 3,000 musicians who entertained
330,000 visitors during the 10-day New Orleans
Jazz ir Heritage Festival in May.
Leland Bennett, Tulane's director of the Universi-ty
Center, reveals his musical side with his band
Jubilation while performing at the French Quarter
Festival.
C. Carroll
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^ debate begun in the summer
of 1986 when the then-New-comb
Alumnae Association
president expressed concerns
about Newcomb's identity came
to a head this year. The concern was fol-lowed-
up by requesting a committee be
formed by the Senate to undertake a formal
study of the relationship between colleges.
Officials pointed to a series of changes over
the past quarter of a century that have
moved Newcomb and Arts and Sciences to-ward
closer cooperation. Among them were
the initiation of co-educational classes, the
unification of most departments under one
chair, the adoption of a single curriculum for
all undergraduates, the introduction of co-educational
residence halls and the consoli-dation
of undergraduate admissions. (Story
continues on page 14.) •
New Orleans abounds with literary landmarks in-cluding
"The Streetcar Named Desire, " the inspi-rationfor
the title ofthe Tennessee Williams' clas-sic.
The Moonwalk, on the bank of the Mississippi
acrossfromJackson Square, offers a reflective rest
stop from the adventures of the French Quarter.
Photos by C. Carroll
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Tulane administrator Lou Stark and Kim Carroll
experience Mardi Gras madness on Fat Tuesday on
Canal Street.
A sight familiar to many classes of Tulane stu-dents:
theflamingfountain in Pat O'Brien's court-yard.
ith these and other operating
systems in mind, the consultants
made recommendations which
included the organization of fac-ulties
as a single body, incorpo-rating
with this single committees for Cur-riculum
and Promotions and Tenure; ap-pointment
of a Dean of Faculty over the
respective deans of Newcomb and Arts and
Sciences reporting to the provost; renaming
Arts and Sciences and moving its offices from
Gibson Hall to eliminate perceptions of
greater power; and implementing plans for
greater support of the Center for Research
on Women and the educational needs of
women. (Story continues on page 16.) •
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Visions
Ken Hoffman, who's majoring in Quad Sports,
waits to demonstrate his finesse with the hackey-sack.
At last David Hodges, Javier Del Valle, and Jaime
Otero have accomplished the coup ofa lifetime —
catching the eye of a yearbook photographer.
Pacuities held votes on October
8, 1987 resulting in the en-dorsement
of a faculty merger.
On November 19, the Board of
Administrators decided to
merge the faculties while keeping
the colleges as distinct entities. Pre-viously
under the jurisdiction of Newcomb
solely, the music and art departments cre-ated
the most difficulty. The board, to
appease Newcomb Alumnae, voted to rec-ognize
them as the Newcomb Music De-partment
and the Newcomb Art Depart-ment.
A new academic position of dean was
created to govern the newly combined fac-ulties.
In addition to these changes, the New-comb
Foundation and Newcomb Fellows
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Committee was formed. The Founda-tion
will finance scholarly commit-ments
benefitting Newcomb and New-comb
Fellows will provide for a core
faculty committed to forging a new co-gent
and prominent expression of a re-vitalized
vision for Newcomb college
and the women who attend it. •
Rachelle Weiser and Pete Thompkins enjoy an
evening away from their books.
Jonathan Schloss takes time offfrom the TGIF rev-elry
for an intense conversation.
Jerry Adair rocks to the sounds of his favorite
local bands at WTUL Marathon.
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As the TUCP Tech Staff begins to set up the
stage, some interesting folks gather in an-ticipation
of the show. Finally as the music
gets going the UC Quad fills up and revel-lers
enjoy the band Revival at the TQIO cele-bration.
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raised the drinking age, and and sent a petition to Arch-the
Rat stopped serving bishop Desmond Tutu re-
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ferent this year. Students mained a part of a Tulane students were not exempt
had yet another choice add- students ' vision of student from those who were forced
ed to the list of eateries on life. Political activism be- by the increasing problem
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opened in the Pocket Park, ing to Tulane s failure to di- health center, too, became
Some had their choices vest in South Africa, built part of the student life revi-limited
when Louisiana shanties on the UC Quad sions. •
''Wellj it's something to do to pass
the time until classes start.''
Orientation '91
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How do I find my class? What if I do not
like my roommate? What in the world am I
doing here? These questions were all too
common during the week of August 29,
1987. The largest freshman class had just
begun the Orientation process. The week
was full of excitement, doubt, fear, and of
course, rain. With the help of 157 coordina-tors
and an enthusiastic freshman class, Ori-entation'
91 was a huge success.
On August 29, 1987, 1700 freshmen and
their parents arrived at Tulane's campus only
to find that no one could have prepared them
for the chaos that they were encountering.
The line for the Monroe building extended out
to the traffic packed McAlister Drive and new
students were contemplating whether or not
the Marriot food service was worth the one
and a half hour wait. Orientation coordinators
frantically passed out maps and instructions to
neurotic parents. As the first day progressed,
the question of the day became "Is college
worth all of this trouble?"
Orientation planners had been working on
the itinerary for Orientation week for almost
a year to make sure that it would be a com-plete
success. Among the many activities
planned were a tour of campus, a trip to the
zoo, and a riverboat party. Orientation lead-ers
did their best to show new students a
great time in New Orleans before the aca-demics
began.
There were 157 orientation groups which
ranged in size from eight to fifteen students.
Eacn group consisted of students not only
Orientation coordinators play their part by serv-ing
drinks at the outdoor picnic for incoming
freshmen. The weather was humid, but the event
was a success nonetheless.
from the United States but from many other
countries as well: Canada, Panama, Japan,
and Germany among the represented coun-tries.
Eight additional orientation groups
were set up for transfer students. The direc-tors
felt that having their own groups would
make the transfer students' adjustment
much easier.
The choosing of orientation coordinators
was a long involved process. During the
spring semester of 1987 all interested stu-dents
filled out applications which were
then viewed by the orientation directors. A
seminar was held in which volunteer stu-dents
divided into groups of ten and began
participating in get-acquainted activities.
Directors observed how they interacted
with other students. The 157 coordinators
were then chosen based on their enthusiasm
and interest in Tulane.
The year at its end, many freshmen look
back and cannot believe how nervous they
were during the first few weeks of school.
The major question asked is no longer
"When can I go home?" but, "Where can I
go Thursday night?" One can honestly say
what a great year it has been, •
—Julie Buchwald
student Activities Lure Potential IVIembers
"There are so many activities to join . . .
How do I know which one is the rif(ht one lor
me? I wonder if there are any positions open
for me . . . Who do I ask?" These were typi-cal
questions that students asked at the Ac-tivities
Expo which was held on September
2, 1987.
Representatives from most of the ASB-funded
student organizations, sports, and
clubs set up booths on the U.C. Quad, poised
with pen and paper, ready to recruit any in-terested
new members. Each booth was
manned by individuals ready and willing to
answer questions posed by the inquisitive
freshman class.
The weather was typical for New Orleans:
sunny, hot and a non-existent breeze. How-ever,
many students ventured out of their
Cactus, one ofTulane's most community-oriented
organizations, hands out information looking for
altruistic individuals willing to lend their timefor
others.
rooms and away from their air-conditioners
to become familiar with the different types
of activities offered at Tulane. The expo
played host to such organizations as Jamba-laya,
Scuba, Tulanians, and cheerleading.
Cited by the New York Times for conduct-ing
one of the best orientation/student expo
programs in the nation, student recruiters
became even more anxious to make Expo a
successful event.
The organizations involved enjoyed the
expo as much or more than the students.
This fact is contributable to the large turnout
from the freshman class. The expo was de-clared
a success as all groups recorded great
enthusiasm and interest. •
—Nickie Denick
photos by: S Clendening
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for TGIO
MTV came to campus and students who
professors had not seen since the first day of
classes came out of the woodwork, lured by
the possibility of being on the idolized video
channel.
The staff ofMTV chose what they call "the
professional party school" to participate in a
"Best Thespian" contest. This involved male
students dressed only in bathing suits, read-ing
the "To be, or not to be ... " soliloquy
from Shakespeare's Hamlet, to a girl in a bi-kini
beside the swimming pool.
Each contestant was taped and a finalist
was chosen by MTV to compete with finalists
from other schools such as Syracuse and In-
Nabbed out ofthe crowd at TGIO, Wendy Shuken
is deemed "Cutest Co'ed" by VJ Kevin Seal.
diana University. The contestants received
their votes by MTV viewers who called in
their selection.
Kevin Seal, a VJ for MTV, chose a contes-tant
for "Cutest Co-ed" at TGIO. The Tulane
representative was Wendy Shuken from Be-verly
Hills who won nationally in the finalist
category. •
In the WTUL air room, Chris Lidy, 1989 General
Manager, is given the honor of counting down the
top ten videos with Kevin Seal for the May 20
weekend.
Doing everything possible to get their mugs on the
tape, the crowd clamors on the quad to get closer
to the camera.
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Blood Drives
An organization which plays a very
important part in the New Orleans
community is CACTUS. In the campus
and community division of CACTUS is
the Tulane University Blood Center.
With the help of volunteers, profes-sionals
from the Tulane Medical Cen-ter,
and new and regular donors, Tu-lanes
Blood Center makes a valuable
contribution to the great New Orleans
medical community.
The Blood Center sponsors four ma-jor
blood drives a year which are held
in the University Center. There are
two held in the fall and two in the
spring. The Navy Officers Reserve
Training Corps and the Afro-American
Congress of Tulane (ACT), sponsor ad-ditional
blood drives.
Publicity for the blood drives is han-dled
by student volunteers from Tu-lane
and Loyola. On the days of the
drives, nurses and medical students
from Tulane Medical Center are pre-sent
to actually draw the blood. How-ever,
as important as the volunteers
are, a large turnout of donors ensures
the success of the blood drives.
Close to 2,000 units of blood are col-lected
each year as a result of the club-sponsored
blood drives. The blood
collected at Tulane's Blood Center
goes to the Tulane Medical Center, Sli-dell
Memorial Hospital, and the High-land
Hospital in Covington.
Donors at the Tulane blood drives
are from all over the Tulane communi-ty.
Among the donors are professors,
staff, members, and students. There
are just as many first time donors as
there are repeat donors. When asked
why they donate, students gave re-sponses
such as "to be a good citizen,"
"it might help someone," and "I'd like
to think that the blood would be here
for me if I ever need it." 9
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The Gift of Giving
Highly trained nurses explain the step-by-step
process ofdonating hlood to students eager to help
the medical community.
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the blood donors ofthe Tulane community. With a
smile on herface. Dr. Michael Young proves that
donating blood is a painless process.
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TGIF: get the weekend
started off right
Taking a breakfrom classes, Tom Code and Ramon
Vinos enjoy listening to the band Dogm Boogm.
They were sick of it all. The conditions
were deplorable and it was definitely time to
take action. It had simply gone too far, the
studing all week long, no one to talk to ex-cept
a stack of books to the left, stupid ques-tions,
nagging teachers, and homework. It
was decided that a large force is the best plan
of action, so they marched en masse to the
quad. A riot? No, merely another TGIF on
the quad—a tradition on every other Friday
put on by TUCP Recreation.
After what Tulane students probably con-sider
an horrendous week of school, they
want time to wind down, take it easy, and get
in touch with a few friends whom they
haven't seen for at least a day or two. TGIF
provides any and everything needed for a
relaxing atmosphere: beer, music, food,
friends, and animals that make a great excuse
for a pick-up. It's a time where students and
faculty can take advantage of the other side
of the academic world, a pleasure principle
of sorts. TGIF is the hallmark for a great
weekend filled with Greek parties, football
games, and late nights at Fat's. •
—Menge Crawford
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Looking good in shades and shorts, Kai Jacobs
awaits his turn with the frishee.
Whether he is jamming to the music or playing
hackey-sack. Erik Magnusson is having a good
time at TGIF.
TGIF is symbolic of the end of the week and
the beginning of the weekend. It also pro-vides
an opportunity to socialize with
friends that you don't often get to see.
Nickie Denick
Sophomore
It's a great way for the University to get ev-erybody
together. It's convenient, the loca-tion
is ideal, the beer is cheap and everyone
in the world is there.
John Lawes
Freshman
TGIF is the one place you can go to see
friends from the past, and end up talking to
them for the longest time, amidst the revelry
and easy atmosphere of a Friday afternoon.
Besides, the cutest puppies are always out
there.
Menge Crawford
Senior
Following in his father's footsteps, Curt Hopkins,
Jr. entertains the crowd during the TGIF intermis-
27
"Where can I get an elevator key?"
The question was asked in jest
by French professors imitating students.
French Theatre Comes Alive
"Le premier jour do Noel mon vrai amour
a donne moi ..." these words and many
others were acted out by students enrolled
in the 200 level French classes at the end of
the fall semester. In previous semesters,
many French classes had wine and cheese
parties on the first Friday of each month,
however, the tradition has not been contin-ued.
Students in Professor Megan Conway's
203 class inquired about a possible party to
be held during the final weeks of class. Con-way
took the idea to the head of the depart-ment.
Professor Beth Poe, who suggested
that they turn it into an extra credit assign-ment
involving all twelve sections on the
200 level.
One requirement of 203 is listening to a
tape of the French mystery "Chemins Dan-gereux"
and then answering questions. In
Conway's section, students often acted out
scenes from the tape. Some of the skits at the
party were the students re-enacting their
"Chemins Dangereux" excerpts. If the stu-dents
chose not to portray the "Chemins
Dangereux" characters, they were allowed
to come up with their own alternatives for
entertainment with only one stipulation: all
conversation must be in French with no Eng-lish
uttered.
Some other skits involved girls putting on
a fashion show, guys singing the popular
Christmas song "The Twelve days of Christ-mas"
andaspoof of aFrench advertisement.
However the talent was not limited to only
the students. Faculty members got together
and put on a skit highlighting humorous ex-periences
they have had with former stu-dents.
The event was a tremendous success,
with almost 170 people in attendance and
many hope that the tradition will continue in
years to come. •
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Chris Stokes and an unidentified mummy show
that the Sammy party is a graveyard smash.
Realizing Halloween parties are more fun with a
fiiend, Ann Mitchell and Wendy Spitler take time
out to do their "thing"
Tulane students, whether they went
trick or treating or attended a party were
out in abundance celebrating Halloween
this past year. In addition to the annual fra-ternity
parties, Monroe Hall sponsored a
"Haunted House" for the children offacul-ty
and staff members as well as the neigh-boring
schools.
The "Haunted House" was set up on the
first two floors and the children had the
opportunity to go trick or treating on the
remaining floors. The project was enjoy-able
and profitable with all money raised
donated to the Childrens Hospital in New
Orleans.
The festivities continued oflF campus as
well, with assorted parties and costume
contests at popular places in and around
the French Quarter. There were ghosts,
goblins and gremlins as well as various
creatures of the night participating in the
holiday until the early hours of the morn-ing.
•
—Nickie Denick
30 Halloween
Gremlins come out at night
Horrors
Apparitions
Lanterns
Lunacy
October 31, 1987
Witches
Evil
Endless
Nightmares
For those who couldn't find the spirit of Hallow-een
on Tulane's campus, enjoy their own celebra-tion
at Jimmy's.
Photos by D Story
Halloween 31
Illegal entry on the
Senior Sendoff Cruise
The week before graduation, often re-ferred
to as Senior Week, culminated in an
extravaganza aboard the Riverboat Presi-dent.
However, what was supposed to be a
party in honor of graduating students, be-came
an event of controversy and criminal
action.
It began when the Radiators, the band
scheduled to play, set a limit of 1000 people
to be allowed on board. The 1000 tickets
were sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Seniors rebelled because they felt only they
should be eligible and they were also getting
closed out as underclassmen, who beat them
to the ticket counter, bought tickets.
Consequently, counterfeit tickets began
Revelry aboard the Riverboat President abounds
with the sound of the Rads.
Guitaristfor the Rads, Camile Raudoin, strums to
fish head music.
appearing from seemingly nowhere. The
Student Activities office discovered this just
in time to have someone check tickets at the
dock, yet an extra 87 people still got on the
boat illegally.
Despite the bad taste left after such an
event, the cruise on the Mississippi was a
huge success. •
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below from the "box seats" for their entertain-ment.
Senior SendoflF 33
llene Katz and Julie Caskij leap across the stage
during the first performance of the spring show.
Newcomb Dances
The Newcomb College Dance program
hosted a 3 week modern dance residency
featuring Robert Small. Mr. Small is a solo
artist who has toured and taught for many
years and has been awarded fellowships
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Robert Small shared his unique style and tal-ents
with Newcomb students and visitors in
his daily classes. He went through basic steps
and worked up to more difficult combina-tions
allowing people on different experi-ence
levels to participate.
The highlight of the residency was a solo
performance on March 4. A serious appre-ciation
for modern dance was not necessary
to enjoy the very entertaining and creative
show. The performance was well-received
by a large audience in the Newcomb Gymna-sium.
The Newcomb Dance program and the
university community benefitted greatly
from the exposure to such artists-in-resi-dence
as Robert Small and will continue to
host similarly talented artists. •—
Sarah Ries
Newcomb dance students were able to learn more
about differing dance styles from Robert Small
during his residency.
34 Newcomb Dance
From Head To Toe
S, GU'iulcning
S. Glendcning
Debbie Ruther, Tanya Vetter and Ashley Boul-ware
dance to choreography by Beverly Trask in
the piece titled Parade.
Lisa Grand. Paula Lasky and Mary Doole enjoy
dancing in Good Times professionally choreo-graphed
by Robert Small.
"An Evening of Dance" was presented by
The Newcomb Dance Company on April 8,
9, and 10. This year's spring performance
was held in Dixon Hall. Throughout the year
the twelve members of the dance group
were supported and instructed by four guest
choreographers and their three resident
choreographers.
During the year they performed at various
places. They started by bringing some cul-ture
to the shoppers at the Riverwalk. They
danced for the Tulane National Alumni
members, and they even danced with the
peacocks at the Hullabazoo held in Audubon
Zoo.
Selected after auditions held in the fall,
this year's twelve members are a very di-verse
group. While dance is not offered as a
major at Newcomb, many of the members
are dance minors. Not only do the members
have regularly scheduled rehearsals, but
they each take weekly dance classes.
The Newcomb Dance Comany is still a
young organization having only been formed
in 1984, yet the history of dance at New-comb
can be traced back to 1940 and the
Newcomb Dance Club.
Ever since Newcomb students used to
dance around the Maypole, dance has been a
part of Newcomb's tradition. In 1940, the
Newcomb Dance Club was formed to in-crease
dance activity. From these begin-nings,
the Newcomb Dance Company grew
to what it is today. • — Beth Herman and Sue McKeown
A Tradition Continues
"We've put in enough time ... if
we pull it off, it'll be the slickest
thing on this campus."
Jim Downey, Light Engineer
"We're a family."
Lauri Bomstein, Vocalist
"We should be called The In-sanians.'"
Chris Cleeland, Vocalist
"We are all willing to commit
the time for one common goal:
to perform and produce an in-credible
show."
John Lawes, Vocalist
To most students, Tulanians is seen as a
two-hour performance filled with popular
songs and undisputable talent. However, to
the 12 vocalists and 10 band members, it is a
year-long commitment consisting of tremen-dous
dedication and work.
The result of the long hours and hard work
spent in the production of Tulanians was evi-dent
by the success of the two campus pro-ductions,
the performances around the com-munity
and the annual tour. This year's
much awaited and highly anticipated tour
took place during the semester break and
was spent in the Texas area. The tour further
solidified the close knit family atmosphere
which is synonymous with Tulanians. When
asked what the most rewarding aspect of the
organization was, the members responded
"The audience — their smiles, their ap-plause
and their enthusiasm!" This enthusi-asm
was displayed during the November
show when the Tulanians performed such
hits as "Modern Love," "jailhouse Rock,"
and "Mony, Mony!" • — Nickie Denick
The opening song of the second act, "Rhythm is
Gonna Get you" clearly demonstrates the unity,
talent, and prodigious choreography ofTulanians.
The females grouped together to do a replication
ofthe Go-Go's tune "Head Over Heels." Tlie girls
production kept the spark of enthusiasm going
during the second act.
36 Tulanians
Tulanians
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Although the vocalists receive most of the glory
and recognition, where would they be without the
dedication from the "Rock the House" band? The
band played one piece during each act, "The Pink
Panther Theme" and "Wipeout."
The male vocalists performed in perfect harmony
to Chris Cleeland's solo "Naturally" by Huey
Lewis and the News. The men provided a different
taste ofmusicfrom the pop songs usually sung by
the Tulanians.
Tulanians 37
Tulanians Trium
The audiences went crazy over Theresa Curran
and Chip von Unwerth's show-stopping heart-breaking
version ofShandi Sinnamon's hit "He's A
Dream. " I Providing a mellow moment in the show, Patricia
Doerries and Rob Slaughter perform "For Just A
Moment" from the St. Elmo's Fire soundtrack.
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38 Tulanians HIB
Seeing the tonefor the entire show, the group per-formed
the upbeat hit "Holiday." Chris Cleeland
and Laurie Bomstein demonstrate the family-like
atmostphere often found in the group.
Tulanians '88 Karl Gotzkowsky
Blake Adams Monique Guillory
jeri Ann Baker Ted Hajek
Roy Benaroch Patrick Harris
Lauri Bomstein Pierce Keefe
Gary Cardinale John Lawes
Chris Cleeland Joey Peraino
Theresa Curran Elizabeth Shoss
Price Dodson Robert Slaughter
"Hey Pocky Way" provided the perfect finale to
Act One. In the foreground. Elizabeth Shoss and
Rob Slaughter show how easy it is to "feel good
music in the soul."
Sting came to Dixon . . . well almost. John Lawes
and Monique Guillory perform a dazzling rendi-tion
of Sting's recent hit "We'll Be Together."
The tradition of excellence often associat-ed
with the Tulanians carried over into their
spring show.
When second semester began, the group
had just finished a very successful tour. As
freshman vocalist Alex Sloan put it, "Al-though
tour requires a great deal of work, it
is particularly enjoyable because it enables
us to get to know each other better and
strengthens not only our friendships, but
also our musical unity." The group was look-ing
ahead towards another triumphant per-formance
yet one obstacle stood in the way
of this vision; they had to fill three vocalist
positions. Once again open auditions were
held in the hopes offinding two altos and one
soprano. Once the group was revised with
the addition of the new people, the task of
selecting, arranging, and choreographing
the music was still ahead of them. Although
these sound like arduous tasks, the group
tackled them, always focusing on their uni-fied
vision: to render an awesome perfor-mance.
The group represents all aspects of Tulane
life— from Greek to Resident Advisors from
Orientation Coordinators, College Republi-cans
and ACT members in between. This di-versity
was represented in the music they
selected. Not only were contemporary hits
such as "Hourglass" by Squeeze and "We'll
Be Together" by Sting performed but old
favorites such as "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" by
the Beatles and "Shake A Tail Feather" by
Ray Charles were performed as well. Native
New Orleanians had their musical taste buds
tickled with renditions of down home favor-ites
such as "Like Dreamers Do" by The Ra-diators
and "Hey Pocky Way" by The Ne-ville
Brothers. • — Nickie Denick
Patricia Doerries Alex Sloan
Hunter Flanagan Chip von Unvverth
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Listening to their music sends your imagi-
.tion into worlds unknown. Stories Without
ds is an appropriate title for the newest
pyro Gyra album. Many of the songs they
played in concert in McAlister Auditorium
on September 18, 1987 were from that al-bum.
There is a Latin and Caribbean feel to
their new music as several band members
are Hispanic. Songs such as "Cayo Hueso"
and "Nu Sungo" tend to be more radio ac-cessible
than Spyro Gyra's style of music has
been in the past. They have avoided an
overtly commercial sound, preferring the
freedom of creative improvisation, which
sets them apart from other bands. Their
unique blend of styles ranges from jazz and
classical to rock and R & B.
The group started in 1975 as a creative
outlet for Jay Beckenstein and several other
musicians while they tried to make it in more
commercial ventures. Through the years
they found that their instrumental music ap-pealed
to the public. Their evolution has led
to current band members Jay Beckenstein
(saxophones and lyricon), Tom Schuman
(keyboards), Dave Samuels (vibraphone),
Richie Morales (drum.s), Manolo Badrena
(percussion), and Roberto Vally (bass). After
thirteen years they have continued to grow
and follow their mu.sical heart. •
— Sandra Rohde
Being on the road apjjroximately 150 days a year
allotcn Spyro Cyra to he innovative er-ery lime
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Concerts
40 Concerts
From Jazz to Pop . .
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L. Fidatgo
As a part of the Homecoming festivities, a
Simply Red concert was held in McAlister
Auditorium on October 20, 1987. The Tu-lane
audience greeted the band very enthu-siastically.
As soon as they came out on stage,
everyone in the audience was up dancing
and did not stop until the group left the
stage.
The band played several songs form their
first album. Picture Booh, including "Come
To My Aid,," "Look At You Now," and "Mon-ey's
Too Tight (To Mention)." As an encore
they played "Holding Back The Years," their
first number one hit song in America. Songs
from the newer Men And Women album in-cluded
"The Right Thing," "Shine," and
"Don't Make Me Suffer." This album takes a
look at the harsher side of male-female rela-tionships,
reflecting personal feeUngs of the
band members while on the road touring.
Mick Hucknall, lead singer, is easily distin-guished
from the other band members by his
curly red hair. The other members of the
band are Tony Brown (bass), Chris Joyce
(drums), Fritz Mclntyre (keyboards). Sylvan
Richardson (guitar), and Tim Kellett (trum-pet
and keyboards). They all grew up in
Manchester, Britain and have not been
spoiled by success, but instead are keeping
their working class attitudes. • — Sandra Rohde
Simply Rid's popular sound, led by Mick Huck-nall.
kept the Tulane audience dancing on their
feet throughout the concert. Many students can
empathize with the band's lyrics.
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Concerts 41
From Post Modern
Rock to Heavy Metal
The exotic, black clothing of the audience
captivated the attention of the people
dressed normally. Intermission became a
people-watching game, trying to find the
wierdest outfit, palest face, strangest hair,
and most drugged out of the characterss that
came to the concert on March 17, 1988.
When the lights dimmed, people lined the
aisles to dance to the psychedelic sounds of
Echo and the Bunnymen. Band members Ian
McCulloch (vocals and guitar). Will Sargeant
(guitar), Les Pattinson (bass), and Pete De-
Freitas (drums) began as not being a serious
band, they did not have a drummer and used
a drum machine named Echo. Their newest
album was labeled, quite simply. Echo And
The Bunnymen. "Lips Like Sugar" played
on the radio in the early part of 1988 and is
one of their most popular songs off of the
current album.
Since the release of the movie soundtrack
to "Pretty In Pink" which contained the song
"Bring On The Dancing Horses," Echo's
popularity has increased. The soundtrack of
the movie "The Lost Boys" contains the re-make
of the Doors hit, "People Are
Strange."
Even though Echo ended the concert with
their rendition of "Twist and Shout" rather
than one of their more popular songs, the.se
British guys maintained a steady rhythm
mixed in the background of lights and
sweaty bodies swaying inside the smoke
filled McAlister Auditorium. • — Sandra Rolide
Guitar player Will Sargeant brings McAlister to
itsfeet with his solo portion on "Lips Like Sugar.
"
Ian McCulloch demonstrated why the last album
was such a success. His lead vocals were enjoyable
to all in attendance.
42 Concerts
There's Plenty to Choose From
Speed Metal, billed as being "better, fas-ter,
and louder than Heavy Metal", came to
McAlister Auditorium on Monday March
28th. Hosted by the TL'CP concert commit-tee
and WTUL as part oC their annual mara-thon,
Megadeth with special guests Warlock
and Sanctuary, held the first performance of
their 1988 tour together.
Load-in for equipment started the Satur-day
before the show. The members of Mega-deth
looked almost like Tulane students
wearing shorts, T-shorts and baseball caps,
but as their sound check began causing the
doors of McAlister to shake, and enthusiastic
fans to try to break in, everyone knew that
Megadeth had arrived. In expectation of the
noise level the crew, who never admit any-thing
is loud, requested earplugs and bets
were taken if the dome of McAlister Audito-rium
would crack from the sound vibrations.
One ofthe highlights for some members of
TUCP was the "sleep-over party" in McAlis-ter
Sunday night, when committee members
stayed in McAlister all night to guard the
equipment. Besides the concern of falling
asleep on stage during the night, another
worry by Monday was whether the smoke
detectors would go off during the show. Me-gadeth
arrived with four smoke machines.
Warlock with two, and Sanctuary with one.
Fortunately, the type of smoke they used
kept the alarms quiet, despite a constant
smoke filled stage.
With Tulane security, police barricades
and security guards searching all people go-ing
into the show, the concert was almost an
anti-climax to the three day preparation.
The headbangers were well behaved, every-one
was obviously just there to hear the mu-sic
they love. •
— Sue McKeown
Dora Pesch of Warlock, is characterized by her
mane of wild blond hair and gyrating hips.
Amidst the smokefilled auditorium. Heavy Metal
fans bang their heads to the music of Megadeth.
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Concerts 43
The third annual HuUabazoo Day at the
Audubon Zoo, held on March 19, was spon-sored
by the Tulane Alumni Association.
They offered coupons worth 20% off admis-sion
to all Tulane affiliates. The day was
packed with sun and fun — a perfect way to
welcome spring.
Free entertainment was provided by Tu-lane
students and alumni. Newcomb Dance
Company, Tulane Jazz Band, and Tulane
Concert Band performed at the Hibernia Pa-vilion
throughout the afternoon. The Alum-ni
Dixieland Band played to an enthused
crowd of students and alumni alike. The
Fencing Club and Gymnastics Club gave two
demonstrations apiece showing their prow-ess
and skill to a captivated crowd.
On the whole, the afternoon provided a
welcome retreat from the hectic burden of
studies and work for everyone to enjoy to-gether.
• — Sandra Rohde
Mike McPherson and Amy Ochman perform the
difficult one-armed handstand exhibiting balance
and strength, not to mention trust. This move dem-onstrates
the hours ofpractice and dedication re-quired
of both partners.
Andy Jobson lunges Chris McCormick during the
Fencing Club demonstrations while the crowd is
enthralled with this modem sport ofa classicform
of defense.
HULLABAZOOBERANT
Photos by: J. Adair
The sign at the foot of the path leading to the
events, directs people to the matiy added attrac-tions.
The Tulane Concert Band performs for the enjoy-ment
of zoo visitors walking around the zoo.
Hullabazoo 45
Amy Woods and Kevin O'Brien enjoy the Neville's
concert while celebrating Tulane's victory. The
concert is the piece de resistance to the Homecom-ing
week festivities.
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Laissez Les Bon
Tempe Rouler
With months of preplanning,
Homecoming '87, "Laissez les
bons temps roulez," was a week
filled to capacity with events
and entertainment for Tulane
students and the general public.
TGCP, ASB, and the Athletic de-partment
organized several fes-tive
affairs before, as well as
after the homecoming game
,against Virginia Tech.
Festivities began on Tuesday]
jnight before Homecoming with
the Simply Red concert in McA
llister Auditorium. Over 1200|
[people crammed into the audi
torium to experience the dy-namic
concert of the modern
pop group. Good times didn't
stop there though.
The concert prefaced a great
TGIH on the quad for the
amusement of students and all
who wished to participate in the
pre-game revelry . . .
Thuxoan Tran and Steve Tsang are taking time out
from the concert to hug each other, shotcing it's
possible to havefun without getting in troublefor
it.
TGIH is enhanced by a mini-fair set up on UC and
Neucomb quads including rides such as the ferris
wheel and booths for winning prizes such as
stuffed animals by coin tossing and dart throwing.
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Noulet provide the team with support at every
game. Here they lead the crowds with a "Go-
Wave!" cheer with appropriate banners.
Tulane Rolls On To Victory
1 Homecoming day started off with a parade
: that afternoon which made its way to the
Dome. The night continued with much en-thusiasm
and spirit when Allison Markes-bery
and Bruce Nelson were crowned queen
and king of homecoming. Bruce Nelson and
Eamon Kelly's "high five" summed up the
spirit of the night by Tulane rolling over Vir-
, ginia Tech with a score of 57-38.
[ That set the tone for the evening and it
carried on through the entire night. The ath-letic
department added to the entertainment
selection by bringing Jan and Dean and
America to perform in the Superdome after
the game. No sooner had those bands fin-ished
when the Nevilles, sponsored by
TUCP, began playing in the ballroom at the
Hyatt. The dance and celebration might
have ended by three a.m. but thoughts of
Homecoming will be around for a while.
"Laissez les bon temps roulez" — let the
good times roll — and they did, all week
long. •
— Menge Crawford
There is nothing more exciting than seeing the
team rack up more points. After this Homecoming
win, Tulane comes closer to a winning season.
Immediately following the Homecoming game
against Virginia Tech there was a concert in the
Superdome featuring Jan and Dean and America.
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Homecoming 49
Frances Cress-Welsing gives a controversial
speech about racism to a full capacity crowd in
Rogers Memorial Chapel.
"There is no problem greater than the problem of
racism," Cress-Welsing stated, reiterating her the-ory
of white supremacy.
50
Minority Education For Progress
AsTulane Universits' recognized February
as Black History Month, the central theme of
the 1988 annual Black Arts Festival was
Educating for Progress. Perhaps one of the
most memorable events of this year's cere-monies
was Dr. Frances Cress-Welsing's ad-dress
on "Current Ramifications of the Cress
Theory".
Noted psychiatrist and author of T/ie Cress
Theory of Color, Confrontation and Racism,
Frances Cress-Welsing sheds new light upon
contemporary ideas of prejudice with a most
unprecedented approach to racism. In a lec-ture
she delivered at Tulane, Cress-Welsing
stressed that "there is no problem on this
planet that is greater than the problem of
racism. It is dependent upon all of us. If we
are to come to terms with the problems on
this planet, then we are going to have to
understand racism."
Cress-Welsing's theory primarily centers
on the idea of white supremacy and the pos-sible
annihilation of the white race. Accord-ing
to Cress-Welsing, most acts of racism are
rooted in the struggle of the white race to
survive in a world predominantly consisted
of non-whites. Supporting her theories with
much factual proof from biology and genet-ics,
as well as citing cases that uncover nu-
Multitudes of books were available for browsing
or purchasing to increase awareness of our cam-pus
minorities.
merous acts of connivance with the govern-ment.
Cress-Welsing's conclusions are most
impressive, intriguing and quite credible.
However, some aspects to the Cress the-ory
of color and racism do cause much skep-ticism.
According to Cress-Welsing, the fact
that a number of white people sunbathe and
prefer to have a tan implies there is a sur-pressed
desire in white people to be black.
She also supports this with the fact that soci-ety
has conceived the image of the ideal man
to be "tall, dark, and handsome."
Though some of her theories appear to
have little social credence, Frances Cress-
Welsing has made a name for herself as the
Cress theory of color is getting much atten-tion
across the country. In a recent appear-ance
on the Donahue show, the audience
was jolted with the thought that much of her
theory could very well be true. If so, then
the entire community is being undermined
not only by the government and a significant
number of executive agencies, but also by
our consideration of culture, human psy-chology,
and our traditional view of many
social principles.
In spite of the controvery surrounding her
theory, Cress-Welsing succeeds in empha-sizing
the importance of finding a universal
remedy to racism. Though the approach may
be different, the end is still the same: some-thing
must be done about racism. Not only
for those victims of prejudice but for all peo-ple.
Cress-Welsing remarked, "One month
out of the year to say, 'I respect myself and
who I am,' gives us a self respect score of
one-twelth and that's not passing. Black His-tory
Month is incidentally, one time of the
year that we should all come together. Yet,
regardless of our color or our race, we
should have a twelve month focus on our-selves,
who we are and who we want to
be."« —Monique Guillory
Eddie Meertins-George, a member of the Afro-
American Congress of Tulane and Vice-President
of the Black Arts Festival introduces Ms. Cress-
Welsing, the featured speaker.
Photos by: }. Adair
Black Arts Festival 51
Speaking Of . .
.
Political
Controversies
Sarah Weddington addresses questions raised
during her speech, focusing on why Ed Meese is
wrong and what should be done about it.
On March 22, Sarah Weddington, the fam-ous
Roe vs. Wade lawyer, spoke about "The
Constitution and the Supreme Court: Why
Ed Meese is Wrong."
In the program, sponsored by TUCP Ly-ceum,
students heard Sarah Weddington dis-cuss
her position as former chief assistant in
aiding women and minorities during Presi-dent
Carter's administration. She also de-scribed
her role in the now famous 1973 Roe
vs. Wade case legalizing abortion, which she
never expected to make it to the Supreme
Court.
Finally, she explained her feelings toward
Ed Meese. According to Weddington,
Meese's interpretation of the Constitution
and his position on original intent is wrong.
Her belief is that power should be given to
the individual, not the government, accord-ing
to the "original intent" of the Constitu-tion.
•
—Sarah Ries
Photos by: S. Clendenin^
On April 6, the Tulane community had a
rare opportunity to learn about the KGB and
the Soviet Union from the highest ranking
KGB agent to ever defect to the West, Major
Stanislav Levchenko. The role of the KGB in
Soviet daily life and its power, along with the
political and social ideologies of the Soviet
Union, were the subject of Levchenko's talk.
He explained that the KGB deals mainly with
domestic issues and doesn't rule the popula-tion,
but enforces the laws of the Soviet Gov-ernment.
He told of numerous Soviet com-plaints
about Gorbachev, despite U.S. popu-larity.
Unhappiness with his work and
dissatisfaction with the government caused
Levchenko to defect to the West.
This intriguing program, brought to cam-pus
by TUCP Lyceum provided valuable in-sight
and opinion not usually available to the
U.S. public. •
—Sarah Ries
Stanislai^ Levchenko openly discussed his defec-tion
to the West. He is the highest ranking KGB
agent to ever defect.
Many students were impressed with the rare op-portunity
to gain valuable insight that this pro-gram
provided.
Guest Lectures
The Great Debate
at Tulane U
McAlister Auditorum on November 2,
1987 was the arena for the first of a series of
debates for presidential candidates seeking
the Democratic nomination. The theme of
this debate was Opportunity and ObHgation:
New Approaches to Social Policy. Featured
were Massachusetts Governor Michael Du-kakis,
Missouri Representative Richard Ge-phart,
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Arizona Gov-ernor
Bruce Babbitt, Tennessee Senator Al-bert
Gore, and Illinois Senator Paul Simon.
Although the candidates were supposed to
argue their positions on various social poli-cies,
there seemed to be very little difiFer-ence
in opinion among them. One of the ma-jor
issues was poverty, especially the plight
of the homeless. All the candidates agreed to
use the tools of government to solve this
problem. Simon stated that he would sup-port
a system of job placement instead of
welfare increases. Gore suggested, "To
break the cycle of poverty we have to start
where the cycle begins — with the chil-dren."
Both Gore and Jackson wanted in-creased
spending on education, with Gore
stressing a national commitment to the best
school system in the world. Jackson pointed
out that "four years in a state penitentiary
cost $120,000 while four years in a state
college cost $30,000."
All candidates agreed that the country
needs new and strong leadership able to
make appropriate cuts in spending and raise
revenue to balance the budget. It seemed
the candidates attempted to change the top-ic
from social policy issues to economic is-sues,
however, moderator Hodding Carter
interrupted a discussion between Dukakis
and Gephart, letting those issues be ad-dressed
at a future debate. The debate, co-sponsored
by the Democratic Leadership
Council and Tulane, was an effort to re-es-tablish
the party into the political main-stream
and gather strength for the multi-state
primaries held on March 8, 1988. •
—Abbe Stack & Sandra Rohde
One of ten supporters accompanying Presiden-tial
Candidate David Duke, former Ku Klux
Klan leader, protests Duke's exclusion from the
debate . . .
Presidential Candidate Albert Gore discusses his
proposed policies. Gore's wife. Tipper, supports
the placement of warning labels on records and
tapes that contain obscene language.
L. Fidalgo
54 Democratic Debate
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Most vieu-em of the debate agree that no one can-didate
stood out an the leader.
Changing Ethics: An American Dilemma
At the press conference before the symposium Dr.
Ed Morse, .\bbie Hoffman and Fred Barnes enter-tained
questions from the press.
Photos by: V Farinas
On Sunday, February 28, 1988, Direction
commenced its twentieth anniversay pro-gram
with "Changing Ethics: An American
Dilemma." The program featured views
ranging from the conservative Fred Barnes
to the very hberal Abbie Hoffman and Dr.
Hunter S. Thompson.
Abbie Hoffman greeted the audience with
a very cordial middle finger, which seemed
to suggest his message to our apathetic soci-ety.
Yet apathetic is not an adjective to de-scribe
Hoffman. Throughout the years, he
has been arrested 53 times and has been
banned from many states, including Louisi-ana.
When asked about the change in ethics
over the past twenty years, Barnes said, "the
eighties are better." He felt there were too
many illusions during the sixties and capital-ism,
which "leads to democracy", was im-moral.
Hoffman disagreed, saying that cap-italism
was presently irrelevant and was only
relevant during the industrial revolution.
Hoffman said that the sixties was a time when
people whole-heartedly supported and
fought for issues.
Hypocrisy undermines ethics, according
to Hoffman. He pointed out Ronald Reagan,
the "Actor-in-chief", as his prime example.
Reagan's plans for traditional values in the
family completely contradict his real life.
Reagan has been divorced, remarried, and
his children hate him, said Hoffman.
Although Barnes is a conservative, he
found fault in the current administration. He
restated that capitalism "was the key to de-mocracy."
Under democracy, people like
Abbie Hoffrnan were allowed to voice their
opinions freely.
Hunter Thompson, notorious for his disre-gard
of punctuality, casually strolled in with
a drink in one hand and a fishing rod in the
other. His speech paralleled his writing,
stream-of-consciousness. He compared the
right to vote to "using a dollar bill," and said
participation was the key to solving prob-lems.
"One has to be a player in democracy
for it to work."
When asked if the conservatism of the 80's
would lead to something different in the
90's, Thompson said "change won't happen
with a bolt of lightening. It's up to you. Don't
be afraid to go against the status quo or pre-vious
generations. People make change with
mobility, creativity and guts," said Hoff-man.
•
—Mike Doyle
56 Direction
Athletics and Ethics
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Digger Phelps, basketball coach of the reputable
Notre Dame Fightin' Irish, provides insight into
the inner dynamics of college athletics.
Present to add a different dimension to the topic
under discussion, sports sociologist Dr. Harry Ed-wards
voices his intention on the upcoming panel.
On Monday, February 29, Direction '88
included for the first time in its history, a
view of college athletics. The topic of con-versation
centered around the changing face
of collegiate athletics. According to the pan-el,
this change is a step in the right direction.
The panel included Harry Edwards,
Ph.D., a sports sociologist from The Univer-sity
of California at Berkeley; Digger Phelps,
head basketball coach at the University of
Notre Dame; Jan Kemp, Coordinator of de-velopmental
studies in English at the Uni-versity
of Georgia; Joe! LoefFelholz, legal
council for John "Hot Rod" Williams and
Dick Schultz, newly appointed Executive
Director of the NCAA. Dick Engerg, NBC's
leading announcer of NFL telecasts, moder-ated
the program.
A primary focus of the discussion was on
the rising standards of universities toward
athletics. Universities are no longer permit-ting
student athletes to remain in school if
they cannot compete on an academic level.
Nor are athletes being stockpiled in remedi-al
classes in order to keep them eligible. The
panelists said the change in the face of ath-letics
is directly related to the fact that the
NCAA has gotten requests to raise the stan-dards
for admission to universities.
The second major issue centered around
the question of a stipend for college athletes.
In the 1960's, athletes were given approxi-mately
$ 1 5 per month for laundry money. In
the 1980's, there have been proposals put
before the NCAA requesting about $75 per
month. The issue of payment has brought
forth two sides to the argument.
"Only a handful of universities are making
a profit . . . They are looking at the $75 to
$100 a month as another $100,000 to
$200,000 that they can't afford," Schultz
said. On the other side is the issue of student
athletes' rights. "It is unconscionable. I don't
care what the books say. For these individ-uals
who run these programs to deny these
athletes who bring in money, even sufficient
money to wash their clothes or go to the
movies," Edwards said on a debate with
Schultz.
Loeffelholz got the largest ovation of the
night when he spoke about the return of
men's intercollegiate basketball to the Tu-lane
campus. "It's the center of campus life
on Saturday night. Without it, you're miss-ing
something. You have to have some-thing
to revive school spirit," Loeffelholz
said. 9
—Peter Brown
Direction 57
Candidly speaking on his nomination and
subsequent Senate rejection to the Su-preme
Court, Judge Robert Bork appeared
in McAlister Auditorium on March 6 as Di-rection
88's final speaker.
Bork dismantled the wall of misconcep-tions
that had just this fall proven an impen-etrable
barrier between him and confirma-tion
as an Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court.
Bork asserted that something more was
and is at stake than his confirmation. "This
was the first national election campaign with
respect of a judicial nominee in our coun-try's
history. This experience is going to have
long term effects on the judicial nomination
process of the future, the substance of law,
particularly our Constitutional law and on
our intellectual life and ultimately, upon our
culture," he said.
Bork said he fears that a dangerous prece-dent
may have been established. If it is left
unchecked it could threaten the indepen-dence
of the judiciary from legislative en-croachments.
Independence is crucial of the
operation of our repbulic under the consti-tutional
prinicples upon which it was found-ed.
Bork also discussed his style of adjudica-tion,
according to "original intent" of the
framers of the Constitution. "Judicial power
is legitimate only where the Constitution is
law," he said.
"Judges should not govern," said Bork. •
—Rick Ostermayer
Senator Bob Livingston introduces Judge Bork to
a sold out crowd in McAlister Auditorium. Bork
was, by far, the most popular speaker brought to
campus for this year's Direction.
"Judges should not govern," Bork said in a state-ment
which reflects his opinions on his nomina-tion
and subsequent Senate rejection.
58
One Man's Opinion
Photos by: V. Farinas
Imposing Ethics
On the Media
"I'd rip out my mother's heart if it were
for a story," said Mike Lyons, setting the tone
for Direction program "Media Ethics", held
on Thursday, March 3, 1988.
One of six paneUsts of the forum, Lyons is
the chief investigator for the Better Govern-ment
Association and has participated in and
directed projects with "60 Minutes ",
"20/20" and "NBC Nightly News." Other
panelists included Pete Lance, formerly on
the staff of "ABC World News Tonight" and
"20/20"; Van Gordon Sauter, former head of
CBS News; Jim McGee, the journalist who
covered the Hart-Rice affair for the Miami
Herald; Charles Ferguson, editor of the New
Orleans Times-Picayune; and Lynn Gansar,
WDSU New Orleans anchor person. Charles
Nesson, a professor at Harvard Law School,
moderated the program.
The format of the program consisted of
several hypothetical situations set up by
Nesson. One such scenario suggested that
Lyons was close friends with a senator whose
11 -year old daughter told him of an argu-ment
between the Senator and his wife con-cerning
the possibility of the senator run-ning
for the presidency.
"I think that any reporter who deludes
himself or herself into thinking that a public
official really wants them to be their friend is
a fool. For the most part, people in power
use the media as best they can, and some-times
call you by your first name," said
Lance.
When Nesson set forth a scenario of re-markable
similarity to the Gary Hart-Donna
Rice tryst, the participants were in general
agreement. They would do the story on the
Van Gordon Sauter and Lynn Gansar take a mo-ment
before speaking about "Media Ethics" tofine
tune their microphones. Both added valuable in-sight
to a successful symposium.
hypothetical "Debbie Spice."
McGee stressed the importance of having
a reason to pursue the story, specificially "if
it relates to statements or image."
Lyons said he would jump at the chance to
get a story of this sort. "He's a declared
presidential candidate, married and the in-formation
is that he's going to have an affair.
I've got the place blanketed, I've got under-cover
people as busboys," he said. • —Laura Johnson
Direction 59
The AIDS Scare Grows
There is definitely no oth-er
four letter word that in-stills
more fear or carries
greater social stigma than
AIDS. This fear is justified,
for AIDS kills; and as of this
time there is no drug to cure
it or a vaccine to prevent it.
c^;?rs Acquired
"""on Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome. This means it is a non-inherited
breakdown of the body's defense
system. The virus that causes AIDS and its
related complex, ARC, is the Human Im-munodeficiency
Virus (HIV). It is a retro-virus
that must live and reproduce itself in-side
the human cells because it is very fragile
and will not survive outside the body. HIV is
located in body fluids (blood, semen) and
can be spread in four main ways: sex with an
infected partner; sharing drug needles and
syringes; exposure to contaminated blood;
and natal transfer from an infected pregnant
woman. This eliminates many of the terrify-ing
myths that surround AIDS. There is no
substantial evidence that AIDS can be
spread by saliva or tears, by casual contact in
schools or swimming pools, or by hugging.
No one has ever been infected by an insect
bite and the virus cannot be contracted from
a toilet seat.
AIDS does not Discrimate!! It has infected
an estimated ten million people and threat-ens
tens of millions more. Approximately
two-thirds of the victims of full blown AIDS
are homosexual men. Intravenous drug users
represent 17%, 8% are in both categories
and about 4% acquire the virus through het-erosexual
contact. The last statistic is actual-ly
misleading as the number of such cases is
steadily increasing. This is due to the long
incubation period and the fact the HIV has
very recently entered the heterosexual pop-ulation.
Other groups at risk are hemophi-liacs
and patient that receive blood transfu-
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sions. The availability of the antibody test
and the new blood processing methods have
reduced the chance of acquiring AIDS in this
manner to about 1 in 100,000.
There is extensive and constant research
world round in the hopes of defeating the
century's most deadly epidemic. During the
past two years, scientists have collected
more data on AIDS than in the 40 years of
polio research. Scientists are now concen-trating
on developing a vaccine with the goal
of stimulating the production of antibodies
that can fight invading viruses.
Although dramatic new therapies and vac-cines
are being worked on, public health ex-perts
continue to emphasize that preventa-tion
is a major factor in halting the spread of
the virus. Prevention should be undertaken
by everyone, whether considered at risk or
not. It seems that abstinence is the most ef-fective
way of prevention. However, this is
an unrealistic concept. On more practical
terms, a person should know their partners
well and limit them in number. Condoms,
which are an effective way of stopping trans-mission
of bodily fluids.
There are many ways a person can get
educated on the deadly virus ofAIDS. (AIDS
INFORMATION, New Orleans AIDS Task
Force, Tulane Health Center) The message
from this prevention effort is best stated by
British AIDS educational slogan: No one
needs to die from ignorance. Remember this
is not a virus that hits someone else. If not
careful, it can happen to you. •
—Stephanie Colen
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When asked about the present economic
status of the United State one must step back
and reflect and then comment that on the
surface we are doing just fine, but at the crux
the economic miUeux in which we hve in is
not performing at an optimal level. Evidence
of this problem was brought out on October
19, 1987 when the Dow Jones plummeted a
record 22.6% in what many critics described
as a sudden drop. The market resisted fur-ther
fluctuations due to the Federal Govern-ment's
addition of liquidity as soon as the
problem arose. "The cause was an over valu-ation
in the market place with a combination
of trade imbalances which led to an exagera-tion
of the weakness of the dollar and all
around uncertainty," said Louis H. Katz,
treasurer of Tulane University. As far as Tu-lane
investments are concerned the univer-sity
did incur a loss, but relative to the mar-ket,
the endowment performed rather well,
in more general terms, as of June 1987 Tu-lane's
endowment was $213 million, but as
of December of that same year its total
dropped to $191 million. "Had we liquidat-ed
in the end, as of August, the value would
still have been $216 million, " commented
Katz. He then remarked, as a result of the
"crash", support for next year fell close to
10%, but recent improvement has catalized
growth again, provided the market contin-ues
to perform well.
History
Is Repeated When
Stock Market Falls
On Black Monday
The university on a whole did not exhibit
large losses because of its reallocation of in-vestments
prior to October 19. "We reposi-tioned
investments because of the Market's
volatability and uncertainty. The Market was
over priced," Katz said. Tulane's remarkable
loss of only 10% was a result of a shift in
assets which took place earlier in May of
1987. It was at that point that the university
shifted its total investments from 75% to
65% in equities, and at the present moment
it is considering an even further cut to 55% if
it is able to find other alternative invest-ments.
Such alternative investments consist of
putting money into international equities.
The result of this mode of diversification
would yield prompt high returns because of
the current devaluation of the dollar. In fact,
at the present moment Tulane's foreign in-vestment
in equities is 23%. Unfortunately,
investing abroad did not help the school dur-ing
the catastrophic fall because on the
whole most of the foreign markets yielded
low returns that day. "There weren't any
buyers only sellers that is why it all just
stopped," remarked Katz on the incident.
While on the one hand Tulane saved face
in the stock market crash, the United States'
economy did not fair well as a result of it. On
the aggregate every one was in some way or
form aifected. Although the occurrence of
October 19 did not end in a redramatization
of 1929, it did add a greater factor of insta-bility
which in the long run will affect con-sumer
spending. "I don't think it will have
major effect on the domestic economy, but it
did add more uncertainty and this alone will
not move us into recession, nor into depres-sion,"
added Katz. However, he went on to
comment that on the whole the United
States' economy is not doing well in that it is
not being driven by the "typical factors ". He
followed up by stating that if the economic
growth which we have experienced over the
last eight years would have occurred with-out
the tremendous debt the nation has in-curred,
then one would be able to say that it
was "wonderful. " In closing one should keep
in mind Peter G. Peterson's article entitled
"The Morning After" in the October issue of
The Atlantic when he said as a gloomy re-minder
and warning that "we face a future of
economic choices that are far less pleasant
than any set of choices we have confronted
in living memory." •
—Mario A. de Castro
National Trends 61
An Official Sponsor of
The 1988 Olympics
The XV Winter Olympics in Canada be-came
known for several things that were un-common
to Winter Olympics before them.
Winds known as the Chinooks blew into Cal-gary
carrying in 60 degrees below zero tem-peratures.
The speed-skating event moved
indoors for the first time. The daring flips,
turns and jumps by freestyle skiers were
seen as a demonstration event for the first
time in Olympic history.
U.S. hopefuls of 1988 were Debi Thomas
(ladies figure skating), Brian Boitano (men's
figure skating), Dan Jansen (speed skating).
Josh Thompson (biathalon), and the 24
members of the U.S. hockey team, all heroes
in the American public's eye.
The United States Hockey team carried
the optimism with which they left the 1980
Winter Olympics. The hockey team pre-viously
known as the "miracle on ice" spent
six months working with the talent and expe-rience
of the. 1988 team, practicing against
college teams and Soviet select squads. The
competition was tough against the Soviet
bloc countries and the U.S. finished in sev-enth
place.
The American public fell in love with Dan
Jansen, the speed skater from Wisconsin. He
had dedicated the Olympics to his sister Jane
who died of leukemia on the morning of the
500 meters race. The pressure of a gold
medal performance in the race combined
with the recent tragedy led Jansen to a disas-trous
fall going into the first turn of the oval.
The hearts of America went out to him. Dan
gave it another shot, determined not to give
up. He was on a world record pace entering
the final turn of the 1000 meter race, several
days later, and in an unfortunate twist offate,
Jansen fell for a second time. Bonnie Blair
became the only hope for a gold medal in the
speed skating events. The U.S. was able to
salvage a gold and two silvers in this event.
Figure skater Brian Boitano went from
second best to world best in one spectacular
evening. His long program in the Olympic
Saddledome was almost flawless, enabling
him to edge out hometown favorite Brian
Orser. It was Orser who defeated Boitano in
the World Championships in Ohio the year
before.
On the women side, the competition be-tween
Debi Thomas and Katarina Witt was
felt by everyone and was exacerbated by the
fact that both had chosen the music from
"Carmen." It was a sad disappointment for
the U.S. when Debi Thomas fell twice during
the long program, placing her in third place.
Witt won first place and Canadian Elizabeth
Manley surprised everyone by coming in
second.
The most impressive nation during the
three-week competition was the Soviet
Union. Their display in the nordic events,
especially cross country skiing, may never
be repeated. During the cross country
events, the Soviet Union took seven out of
the 13 medals to be won. There was no sur-prise
in hockey either, as the Soviets swept
through the tournament to the gold medal.
In July of 1988 the United States will try
to regain its standing in the international
sports community. The Summer Games to be
held in South Korea will be America's
chance for redemption. The United States,
which is always strong during the summer
games will have an opportunity to face the
Soviets and Eastern bloc nations for the first
time in 12 years. •
—Peter Brown and Sandra Rohde
62 National Trends
The Roemer Revolution
A Change for Louisiana
V Farintts
Governor Roemer 's plans for change in Louisiana
include a major reform in the budget, in an at-tempt
to eliminate the state's deficit.
In the end, it was everything that no one
expected.
Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, despite
receiving 28 percent of the open primary
vote and therefore qualifying for the Nov. 21
runoff, announced he would withdraw from
the race for governor of Louisiana.
The governor, it would seem, realized the
inevitable. This was a race he could not win.
People began to speak of voting for ABE-Anyone
But Edwards. He trailed all of his
opponents in head-to-head polls by at least
15 points. "Anyone who makes the runoff
should kill him," Larry Keller, an aide to U.S.
Rep. Bob Livingston, was quoted as saying
several days before the election. "It's like
running against Adolf Hitler."
The tough race for the capital had truly
begun two years ago when Edwards, on trial
for racketeering, had been acquitted and
vowed he would seek an unprecedented
fourth term as governor.
All the polls indicated the race was tight
from the beginning. No more than five
points separated the five candidates for most
of the race. While the order of the candi-dates
in the polls changed almost weekly,
one thing did not change. Buddy Roemer
was running last.
From the beginning, Roemer had vowed
not to accept special interest money, not to
go into debt and promised to run a serious
campaign for governor in a way that no one
had previously done. Two weeks before the
election most observers had this response—
Roemer 's campaign was not serious.
By 9:30 p.m. there was little doubt as to
who would make the runoff. Buddy Roemer
and Edwin Edwards had begun to pull away
from the pack and the pollsters predicted
they would meet in the runoff.
With slightly more than 30 percent of the
vote in, Loyola pollster Ed Renwick called
the race "a history-maker. I've never seen
anything like it."
Some present suggested that Edwards was
brooding over his lower-than-expected
showing in the election. But when the Gov-ernor
emerged, it was not a combative Ed-win
Edwards that addressed supporters.
People Began
to speak of
Voting for
ABE—
Anyone But
Edwards
"I have determined, being the politician
that 1 am . . . that under the circumstances
since 1 did not run first it would be inappro-priate
for me to continue in this election,"
the man who had been the dominant force in
Louisiana politics for fifteen years told the
crowd.
Edwin Edwards is not a man who takes
losing elections well. He last lost in 1954
when Raymond J. Laborde defeated him for
student body president of Marksville High
School. Coincidentally, Edwards did not win
his hometown of Marksville — Roemer did.
The similarities between the Edwin Ed-wards
of 1971 and Governor-Elect Buddy
Roemer are startling. Both are viewed as re-form
candidates, both have approximately
five years of congressional experience and
neither was a part of the established political
regime when elected.
For his part, Roemer is optimistic. "1 put
the challenge out — they can't stop it now.
Most people in America will never come to
Louisiana. They'll know us only by our repu-tation.
We ought to tell America we are free
at last," he said. •
—Jonathan Epstein
63
students make a
conscious effort
to fight
Multiple Sclerosis
SAMS Rock-Alike
Fellow CACTUS members, Jim Ferraro and Greg
Prosser, entertain the audience in the Rat with
their lip sync version of "Rockin' Robin."
J Adair
A moment in the spotlight was not just a
self-rewarding experience but a charitable
event. Students Against Multiple Sclerosis — SAMS — sponsored its third annual lip
syn contest on April 7, 1988. The participat-ing
students were able to sing and dance to
any song of their choice. A few of the songs
performed were "You've Lost That Lovin'
Feeling, " "Rockin' Robin" and "Surfin' Safa-ri."
Members of the audience were allowed
to cast three votes after donating $3.00. The
first place winner was a group of Delta Tau
Deltas who waddled like ducks to "Bird Is
The Word."
The lip-syn contest was just one of the
ways in which SAMS raised money. Another
major event was the Cutathon, where local
hair salons donated time and talent to cut
and style students' hair. This event originat-ed
the previous year at Tulane and was so
successful that it was adopted as a national
SAMS fundraiser.
Money raised this year totaled an incredi-ble
amount of $11,000. Sixty percent of the
funds will benefit the New Orleans area and
the rest will go to the National Multiple Scle-rosis
Society. The Tulane chapter has gained
national recognition as one of the top five
fundraisers of the 200 participating
campuses. •
—Sandra Rohde
Members of the Varsity Green Wave Swim Team
take time out from practice to sing their rendition
of the Beach Boys hit "Surfin ' Safari.
"
J. Adair
64 SAMS Rock-Alike
"Screamin' Eamon cooks up a bilchin' line-up for
WTUL, dedicating, "Aches and Pains" to his ad-ministrative
staffand "Teach Your Children Well"
to the world.
Children's
Miracle
Network
benefited by
B.M.O.C. Contest S, CtfiulrniJii^
Bobby Hathaway's only problem during the day
was his inability to work the phone system. After
receiving some assistance he was able to continue
with his presidential duties.
Phi Mu Lorraine Eismueller receives a note from
President Hathaway excusing herfor being late to
class.
On Thursday, April 14, 1988, a curious
event occurred on Tulane's campus. It was a
"freaky" Thursday as the President of Tu-lane,
Eamon Kelly, traded places with stu-dent
Bobby Hathaway. The "Big Man On
Campus," devised by Phi Mu, was the first of
its kind in Tulane's history. This successful
project raised close to $500. The money ac-quired
from this fund-raising enterprise will
be used to improve local children's hospitals.
Sweeping the votes with an overwhelming
victory of 7153, Bobby Hathaway, the gen-eral
manager of WTUL, was the lucky stu-dent
chosen to take Eamon Kelly's place for a
day. Bobby was given a university excuse for
missing classes, as he took over Kelly's du-ties.
President Kelly was relieved from his usu-al
hectic schedule as he stepped into the
shoes of Hathaway. Not only did he attend
Hathaway's classes, but he also became the
host of Hathaway's progressive radio show
from 10:00 to 12:00 p.m.
Phi Mu is optimistic about the future of
this contest. They believe that it kills "two
birds with one stone." First, this project was
a fun method for raising money for their
philanthropy Children's Miracle Network.
In addition, it was the best way to select the
ultimate Big Man on Tulane's campus. •
—Michelle Portman
B.M.O.C. Contest 65
MARDI GRAS
Debauchery, Drunks and Doubloons
S. Clendeninfi
66 Mardi Gras
The mystery ofMardi Gras is maintained through
masks and costumes. The Krewe members throw
heads, doubloons and underwear proving that the
more you get, the more you want.
Mardi Cras day couldn't have been better. Sunny
skies, warm temperatures and no rain made the
-,t day perfect for going crazy.
^ On Fat Tuesday the parades begin with Zulu at
u 8:30 a.m. and continue straight through the day
'^ with Rex and the truck parades following.
When an individual thinks of New Or-leans,
the first two words which jump to
mind are Mardi Gras. The words literally
translate to "Fat Tuesday" and the traditions
date back to the Romans who used to have a
massive carnival to celebrate the coming of
Spring. Mardi Gras was sanctioned by the
Christians and was named by the French. Its
antecedents however are in primitive man's
celebration of the miracle of propagation —
his salute to the coming of Spring. Reviving
the original motive of atonement, set forth
fifty centuries ago by the Greeks, the church
made the Spring rites an acceptable feasting
before the Lenten season of penance and ab-stinence.
The infamous New Orleans Carnival has
become a procession of visions, visions of
people — thousands of them spread along
winding avenues and clustered among tall
buildings. Through the people pass the pa-rades,
which are comprised of bands, horses
and strings of floats. The floats are each a
rolling theater. Atop them, huge papier-mache
heads mqve from side to side laugh-ing
with the crowds. With visions come
sound; the sounds of Carnival cannot be
avoided, they saturate the mind. With radios
and jukeboxes, the folks around town rollick
and roll to spirited, soulful rhythm and
blues.
There were other sounds eminating from
the festival. Down amongst the crowd came
the clang of aluminum doubloons flung from
a float, bouncing on the concrete. Feet be-gan
to stomp, trying desperately to trap a
spinning coin. People stoop and hands
scrape the pavement in search of elusive
souvenirs. Others stretch their arms; their
mouths gape — they yell, plead, beg, cajore
and flirt hoping to catch what will be trash
the next day. The thrill of the prize comes
not from possessing but from capturing. •
—Nickie Denick
Part of Mardi Gras is being as tacky as possible.
Vendors stroll down the street before the parade
selling their wares to parade goers.
67
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Although Mardi Gras is perceived as an adult cele-bration,
children ofall ages enjoy the parades and
the souvenirs.
Riding atop ofafloat, one memberfrom the Krewe
of Rex prepares to throw strands of beads and
trinkets to the masses ofscreaming spectators be-low.
Photos by: S, Glendening
68
Madness, Mayhem and Mambo
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is fantasy time.
Visions are deceptive-men dressed as wom-en,
blacks as Indians, youth as age, beauty as
ugliness. Costumes conceal; costumes re-veal.
Masquerade brings freedom from inhi-bition.
It's another life. It's the chance to be
someone else, even for just a few hours.
Hawkers patrol the streets ofiFering hats
and caps and horn shaped kazoos. From ven-dors'
ovens come delicacies stuck on a stick.
An elderly man pushes a shopping basket
filled with candied apples, caramel popcorn,
chocolate fudge. A young entrepreneur
winds up a mechanical bird in search of a
nest. These Carnival capitalists deal in fast
food, fast sales, fast money. They last until
Ash Wednesday-fast day.
In the French Quarter the pace is slower,
at least on the streets. The density of the
crowd impedes its movement — one big
mass of revelry sauntering along Bourbon
street in slow motion. A distant saxophone
accompanies street-corner passion; men em-brace
women, men embrace men. Tourists
stare in di.sbelief (things are never like this
back home).
The pace is especially hectic during those
years when Mardi Gras arrives early (it can
fall anywhere from early February to early
March). During the ten days of parades that
precede Mardi Gras, nineteen Krewes at
some point roll along Canal Street, the heart
of the city. It has been estimated that includ-ing
float riders, ball-goers and various
marching clubs, approximately 43,500 peo-ple
actively participate in Carnival. And that
does not include members of bands or spec-tators.
As midnight approaches, the distant noise
of the last late-night parade can be heard
Since thefirst Rex parade 117 years ago, the colors
yellow, green and purple have come to symbolize
Mardi Gras.
pushing its way along the streets —bands of
sanitation workers, mounted police, a line of
trucks. The trucks have riders, too, but in-stead
of flinging trinkets to the crowd as they
pass, the riders collect them; the remains of
yet another Carnival Day.
No description can capture the New Or-leans
celebration. To think of Mardi Gras as
only parades is to think of Rome as only ru-ins.
What Mardi Gras is, is visions: visions fit
for a king. • —Nickie Denick
Mardi Gras 69
BEAUX
The 1988 Beaux Arts Ball, a Tulane tradi-tion,
kicked off the Mardi Gras festivities
with live music, dancing and imaginative
costuming.
The annual Carnival ball, which is put on
by Tulane's School of Architecture, proved
to be an evening as crazy and odd as this
Strange bedfellows. ..and then some. Sue
McKeown and John Friedrichs take a break from
studying to enjoy Beaux Arts.
One could not imagine an instance when Mikhail
Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher would be so
friendly together. Perhaps that is why Kyle Ber-man
and Julie Curtis epitomize the theme.
year's theme: Strange Bedfellows, which in-spired
the outrageous atmosphere. No other
school at Tulane throws an even comparable
party. The students of the Architecture
School put tremendous effort into convert-ing
the warehouse into a fantastical world of
illusion. Neon lights and a circular stage cre-ated
an exciting setting for slam dancing to
the three funky dance bands which included
Tribe Nunzio, Shot Down in Ecuador Jr. and
The Untouchables.
Great drinks, great costumes and great
music combined for frantic fun that remind-ed
us that truth is stranger than fiction. 9
—Dru Wallon
S. Giendening S. Glendening
70 Beaux Arts Ball
ARTS BALL
Besieged by
Strange Bedfellows
"Oh Vanna! Turn me a letter!" Game show couple.
Pat Sajak and Vanna White, otherwise known as
Alex Sloan and Susan Glendening make their ap-pearance
at Beaux Arts.
Meade Jones and Willie Macris allow their altere-gos
a chance to discuss a guest appearance for
Grace Jones on "Pee-Wee's Playhouse."
S. Glendening
Beaux Arts Ball 71
WHO:
Architecture School
WHAT:
Beaux Arts Ball
WHEN:
February 6, 1988
WHERE:
Windows
WHY:
Party!!
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The Bizarre
On his recent trip to America, Mikhail Gorbachev
went to the Beaux Arts Ball to endorse the new
Soviet policy ofglastnost and give a new meaning
to the word Party.
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nightlights, Kathy Hummer and Lenore Peters.
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72 Beaux Arts Ball
At Beaux Arts
The best part was figuring
out what everyone was sup-posed
to be.—Lenore Peters
It was fantastic as always! It's
one of the few things the en-tire
school gets involved in. —Susan Glendening
People had a lot of creative
ideas, and there were some
strange bedfellows.
—Jim Ferraro
Photos by: S. Clemicning
ngewasthe order ofthe day, as Molly Hution Strange Bedfellows s/ioir up in full force at the
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and Peter Lusk so clearly detnotuitrate in their annual Beaitx Arts Ball,
costumes.
Beaux Arts Ball 73
French Quarter Tourism
Helps New Orleans In Economic Recovery
Photos by: s ciendening As the Weekend draws to a close. Cafe du Monde is
loaded with conventioneers making the most of
their time.
74 New Orleans
The street performers in the French Quarter, such
as this mime, add interest to the Jackson Square
area as they make a unique living.
The river trade gave this city its start and decades
ofwealth. With thefall ofoil. New Orleans is once
again relying on the river trade.
They come to share, if only for a moment,
a way of life, savoring an "eat, drink and be
merry" style adopted by a population who's
learned to dance and sing its way through
adversity. Most of all they are drawn by a
feeling of nostalgia, a yearning to revisit the
past through links which are unique: the
French quarter, the paddle wheel boats, the
gas-light era street lamps, the horse drawn
buggies going past iron balconies. These
people are the tourists who have felt the in-satiable
pull towards a way of life unlike any
other which can only be found here. The
mystery of the attraction is found deep in the
bayous hanging with Spanish moss, along the
levees with the tugboats as they climb the
Mississippi River, in the Creoles, Cajuns and
Yats who make groceries and ride in buses
marked Cemeteries. This city is the epitomy
of history and its people are constant re-minders
of where the change has been and
the growth that will occur. Yes, the city is
New Orleans and the time is forever. 9
—Nickie Denick
Gazing past the Moonwalk along the riverfront
one can see how relaxed the laws are viewed by
many in New Orleans.
Even the ladies room wasn't safe from the rich
folks fruit, as the strawberry fest tradition was
carried on once again this year.
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Daiquiris, shortcake, ice cream
How many different ways
can you fix a strawberry?
During the second weekend in April, un-
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der beautiful sunny skies, the annual Straw
berry Festival was held in Ponchatoula, LA.
Fresh strawberry daiquiris as well as straw-berry
shortcake and a variety of other straw-berry
foods kept the crowds happy while
they enjoyed the numerous arts and crafts.
Even the porta-potties were painted like
strawberry patches, which added to the fes-tive
atmosphere.
Even for those who do not like strawber-ries,
the country fair atmosphere provided
hours of relaxation and enjoyment. People-watching
seemed to be a favorite pastime for
those people with an aversion toward straw-berries.
Numerous craft booths sold various
items such as scented potpourri, hand-craft-ed
quilts and crystals believed to have heal-ing
powers. The local high school booster
club sold color cotton candy which kept all
of the screaming kids happy. Carnival rides
and games were among the most popular ac-tivities.
Of the carnival games, the test-your-strength
bell received the most attention.
Men of all shapes and sizes gathered around
to test their manhood by trying to sound the
gong ten feet high in the air.
Located just an hour from New Orleans,
the town of Ponchatoula is easily accesible
for Tulane students. The citizens of Poncha-toula
spend weeks planning the festival and
look forward to entertaining the numerous
visitors. The down home quality of town
people is one which is hard to surpass as they
believe everyone should get down, get na-tive,
and eat lots and lots of strawberries. •
—Sue McKeown
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76 Festivals
The smell was good even on a hot Sunday as two
gentlemen vend their potpourri to the tourists at-tending
the Strawberry Fest, making it seem all the
more down home.
Taken aback by not being, the center ofattention, a
street comedian openly returns the stare of some
quaintly dressed iHissers-hy.
New Orleans grace and
charm reflected in
French Quarter Fest
New Orleans is probably best known for
its Vieux Care, the French Quarter, its spicy
food and great entertainment. Put these
three things together with sunn\' weather
and you will most likely end up with a party.
That's exactly what happened at the French
Quarter Festival. The annual festival took
place on April 8, 9 and 10.
The festival attracted many tourists and
the Quarter was as crowded as a holiday
weekend. Several stages were set up for
bands to perform. Visitors enjoyed the beau-tiful
Spanish and French architecture of the
French Quarter as they listened to the street
musicians. Vendors offered unique New Or-leans
delicacies such as Lucky Dogs and
crawfish. The festival offered everything
New Orleans has to offer and proved to be a
great celebration of the French Quarter. 9
—Michelle Schmidt
Not used to requests, the James Campbell Strings
take some time to set up before striking up another
melody to soothe the savage shoppers on Royal
Street.
Adding to the intimacy of New Orleans, tourists
take one of the local and traditional rides in an
open horse drawn carriage through the pictur-esque
and historical French Quarter.
18 Years and Going Strong
TUL Marathon Rocks On
After a few Dixie beers DJ Moses receives divine
inspiration and spins his message to the world.
Susan Estes receives another pledge as the total
climbs towards $18,000. The donations will help
to keep the station running despite a ten percent
budget cut mandated by the ASB Finance Board.
78 WTUL Marathon
On the extended weekend of March 24,
25, 26, 27 and 28, WTUL's extravaganza, the
annual Rock-On Survival Marathon took
place. The funds from this event were used
for equipment and operational costs. Most of
the money was raised through pledging. Ten
dollars was collected per song request, and
thirty dollars for an album side.
The event kicked off at Jimmy's on Thurs-day
night, the 24th. The guests included Di-vine
Culture, Waka Waka, Shot Down in Ec-uador
Jr. and various other groups. Friday
night, termed Reggae Night, was especially
popular with Tulane students and Blues
Night on Saturday also drew a large crowd.
The marathon carried on strong through-out
the weekend despite the threat of rain.
While gathering on the quad, Tulane stu-dents
were able to relax and enjoy some
great free music. Beer, T-shirts and food
were also sold, which encouraged student
attendance.
In addition to the free concerts, a big name
heavy metal concert was held on Monday,
March 28. "Headbangers" and metal lovers
were given the chance to watch Megadeth,
Warlock and Sanctuary perform live.
Music was not the only sound heard dur-ing
the marathon. The "yelping" of a pitbull
puppy that was raffled off during the mara-thon
provided a "diiferent" type of "music."
The event, sponsored by WTUL, was
deemed a success, for it raised $18,000. •
—Michelle Portman
For Larry Opinsky, Joey Calagaz and Gavin Gas-sen
all that is needed is good music, good friends
and a good lawn chair.
What's the Epitomy of Diversity?
New Orleans Nightlife
-^^'9-1 mU WEEK
often the space inside The Boot is limited, forcing
students to journey outside to enjoy cooler tem-peratures
and provide room for socializing.
Popular nightspot Cooter Browns offers more than
the typical drink, it offers great food as well. Stu-dents
are often found enjoying raw oysters — a
year round Louisiana delicacy.
Photos by: S. Glendcninf^
80 Nightlife
Nick's is notjustfor the ordinary drink . . . it'sfor
the outrageous as well. Popular favorites include
Screaming Orgasms and Green Dragons.
One popular attraction of Cooter Browns is the
friendly, downhome atmosphere. Students often
gather outside where they have a chance to admire
the murals done by local artists.
It's Thursday night and Tulane's weekend
has officially begun. But where can a student
go to celebrate the successful completion of
another strenuous week? The list is long and
varied yet you can be assured of one thing:
whatever you're craving, there is a place for
you to go.
For those students who wish to remain
within walking distance of their dorms,
there exists two popular bars. The Boot and
The Metro. Each offers nightly specials to
lure the people in and provides an atmo-sphere
which keeps them coming back.
Yet sometimes half the thrill of going out is
journeying away from campus. It is not un-common
to find wall-to-wall people in popu-lar
places such as A.T.IIs and Fat Harry's.
There, people enjoy the music as well as the
drinks, if not more so. However, local favor-ites
such as Nick's and Cooter Browns lure
their fair share of people too. Nick's has al-ways
been infamous for their e.xotic drinks — for the name as well as the contents.
Where else can you find people screaming
for "Pink Lips of Death," "Kermits Middle
Leg" or "I Promise I'll Pull Out?" Although
tourists would look around in shock and dis-belief,
students and locals fully realize that
these are merely names of popular drinks.
Cooter 's, as it is affectionately known,
might not have exotic drink names but it
does have food specialities to cater to those
late night munchies. Because of its close
proximity to campus, students are often
found heading in that direction with cheese
fries on their minds.
One thing is abundantly clear: whatever
you're craving. New Orleans nightlife has a
place for you to go. •
—Nickie Denick
Nightlife 81
You couldn't even pay us
to have this much fun
Running Rampant in tlie U.C.
A Cacophony of Fun Until Dawn
82
Mark Loev appears to have participated in many
events, including Selectrocution — evident by the I
initials on his chest — and the recording booth. J
For the artistic, the daring, the mischie-vous,
and the curious, the fourth annual
TUCP All-Nighter was an event not to be
missed or easily forgotten. Offering more ac-tivities
than a shimber party, the University
Center was transformed into a haven of all
night fun. From dusk to dawn, students were
able to play and party in any activity of their
choice.
Tulane University Campus Programming
held the first All-Nighter on February 1,
1985 to commemorate TUCP's 25th anni-versary.
The extravaganza serves to unite the
nine committees which comprise TUCP:
Concerts, Lyceum, Recreation, Lagniappe,
Games, Fine Arts, Creative Publicity, Cine-ma
and Tech Staff. In order to ensure the
success of this tremendous undertaking,
planning began immediately after the
Christmas vacation. The theme needed to be
one which was easily presentable on flyers
and posters; the executive board chose the
image of a diner: "Open All Night."
This vear saw the return of old favorites
which again delighted the participants, such
as the "GrafRtti Dark Room", where stu-dents
were invited to leave their marks on
the wall, and "Create-A-Band". where any
motley crew of musicians could take center
stage. Among the new activities established
this year, some emerged as winners. A mod-ern
twist was added to old fashioned match-making
and the result was '"Selectrocution",
the ultimate in electronic dating. Here, you
could send messages to the object of your
desire and try to figure out who's sending
them to you. Unequivocably, the evening's
favorite was a giant maze which was open all
night. In groups of twenty, students were led
into a room and when the door was closed,
they were left to fend for themselves.
"Everyone pulled together in a certain
way which made it work so well, " said Colby
Child, President of Tech Staff. He continued
by saying, "Although the attendance was
low, it was the most successful and most or-ganized
of the past four years.
It would be hard not to be interested in all
Melody within is apparent asfour students gather
within the small confines of the recording booth.
this activity. The TUCP All-Nighter pro-vided
12 hours of entertainment, all within
the confines ofTulanes own University Cen-ter.
As James Konopka so succinctly .stated,
"For once, I wasn't up all night studying. I
was .staying up to have fun." #
—Nickie Denick mim
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PARKING:
Where Y'At? / Ada
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Officer Warren Malveaux, a member ofthe Tulane
Security Department, issues a parking ticket. Cars
parked illegally were one ofmany problems plagu-ing
motorists.
Although one's first reaction might be to ignore a
ticket, that is not a recommended solution. As one
car demonstrates the motorist will be the lucky
recipient of numerous citations.
84 Parking
Picture this: A student comes running in late for
class because they were unable to find a parking
space anywhere on campus. You just came back from
a late night movie and the only available space was in
the unprotected residential areas surrounding the
campus. Although these two scenario's seem fictional
they were a harsh reality for many Tulane students
and faculty members. There were 1917 spaces allot-ted
yet they did not come close to accommodating the
3500 permit holders.
At times, the problem seemed not only unbearable
but unsolvable as well. Statistics proved that there
were two cars for every one available parking space,
forcing students to block fire lanes and inhibit the
normal flow of traffic.
Tulane security was aware of the problem and
opened the baseball diamond parking lot as a tempo-rary
solution. Although this solution had potential,
the small lot was unable to alleviate the large over-flow
of cars. Something had to be done and on Octo-ber
7, 1987 ASB held an open forum in the Pocket
Park allowing students to voice their concerns, com-plaints,
and opinions.
Ken Dubaquier, Director of Security, Earl Ham-merstrom.
Vice President of Business of the universi-ty,
and Ed Randall, Assistant director of Security were
on hand to answer students' questions and offer hope
for future remedies. The forum helped to ease stu-dents'
questions and once again offered a solution. In
the beginning of the spring semester, Loyola's newly
built garage, next door to Tulane's Science Center
was completed and opened to Tulane students for a
fee of $195 for on-campus residents and $150 for
faculty members. Only time would tell if this solution
would indeed be the final answer to Tulane's Parking
problem. •
—Beth Herman
/ Bourgeois
The final step taken by the Tulane Police is to
"boot" a car, which immobilizes the vehicle. It
cannot be removed until the ownerjourneys to the
Traffic Trailer and pays a fine of $50.
As the sign so aptly states, the campus was plagued
by "No Parking" signs which limited the areas
where cars could legally park.
TGIS
Thank God It's Snow
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Students watch with anticipation as 20 tons of
snow are dumped on Butler quad. Soon the fun
will begin . . .
The date is December 1 1 and it is sunny
and warm with a temperature of 65 degrees.
This seems ideal to most people, doesn't it?
Well, although many students come to Tu-lane
University for its perennially warm
weather, some of the northern students soon
became homesick for, not necessarily the
cold winds, but the snow. To make life a little
better for these unhappy students, TUCP
decided to provide 20 tons of artificial snow
for the TGIO party on the final day of the fall
semester.
TUCP held the party on Butler Quad,
where there was plenty of room for the hun-dreds
of people in attendance and, of course,
the snow.
The party was a welcome break between
the semester of classwork and the week of
study periods and final exams. Tulane stu-dents,
faculty and staff released their frustra-tions
through snowball fights and snowman-building
contests, while enjoying the music
of the Night Hawks, a Washington, D.C.,
band. The event put all who attended in a
better frame of mind for the difficult week
that lay ahead. •
—Jeri Baker
The sides are drawn as students prejiare to do
battle against each other. Participants and on-lookers
enjoy themselves while romping in the
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The cast of FANSHEN performs a scene from the
play which helped them gain national recognition.
A.A. Colon and Jonathan Schloss are portraying
two members of the Long Bow village in China.
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During intermission a letter is written
detailing the damage to Long Bow
Next Stop,
Broadway
In October of 1987, Tulane University
Theatre (TUT) opened the season with a
production of David Hare's FANSHEN. The
play, an historical drama based on the book
FANSHEN by William Hinton, is about the
Communist revolution in China and how it
affected the members of a small Chinese vil-lage.
The village. Long Bow, played an im-portant
role in the communist revolution of
China, and it is documented in many history
books as an important example of the revolu-tion
itself.
The production, directed by David
Hutchman (a third year graduate director),
was performed by an ensemble cast where
each actor played several roles. The cast was
made up of all Tulane theatre students rang-ing
from freshman to senior. The cast list was
as follows: Grayson Capps, Jonathan Schloss,
A.A. Colon, Erik Wagner, Erik Ryle, Mat-thew
Sheehan, Jay ScuUey, Michelle
McManus, and Toby Poser. The production
crew consisted of graduate students David
Hutchman (director), Cynthia Pavlos (de-signer),
Amanda Graham (lighting designer),
Veronica Griego (production stage man-ager),
Mike Frontzack (assistant stage man-ager
and sound designer), and Pablo Schorr
(technical director, B.F.A. undergraduate).
FANSHEN was the first main stage produc-tion
at Tulane which was 100% "student
produced" from cast to the directors, de-signers,
construction crew, and stage manag-ers.
FANSHEN was Tulane's entry in the Ameri-can
College Theatre Festival (ACTF) for
1987-1888. The festival is a national festival
and competition for college/university the-atre
throughout the nation. Competition ex-ists
on the state and regional levels with fina-lists
performing in Washington, D.C. in
April. Tulane's FANSHEN competed on the
state level in Hammond, Louisiana in Octo-ber,
and after good reviews, it was chosen to
compete in Lubbock, Texas for regional
competition in late February. Many actors
from FANSHEN received acting awards from
the ACTF critics, for their performance in
Hammond. Along with the actors, the pro-duction
crew was recognized by the ACTF
critics as well. At the time of publication the
results from the regionals of ACTF were un-known.
Tulane Theatre is definitely on its climb to
the top. This was the third year in a row that
Tulane was chosen to perform in regional
competition with previous productions of
Soul of the White Aiit and Female Transport.
We wish TUT the best of luck and congratu-late
them on their continued excellence. •
—Jonathan Schloss
Depicting the horrors of war, three cast members
share the spotlight in a scene from Act H ofFAN-SHEN.
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Amy McGehee aids in the development of Court- One of the activities most enjoyed by Kylan Ru-ney
Nicholson by using a puzzle to instill analyt- deke, Keith Deane, Evan Posey and Clare Har-ical
skills. pham is playing "dress up." This is a speedy route
to becoming a grown up.
90 Newcomb Nursery
The entire class joins together to share fun group
activities. In the circle are Alfredo Sanchez, Kylan
Rudeke, Amy McCehee, Will Glendmeyer and
Matthew Hart.
Newcomb
Nursery
A Learning Experience
It may not be common knowledge but
there are four year olds attending Tulane.
The Newcomb College Nursery School was
founded in 1926. Since then, generations of
children have attended and benefitted enor-mously
from this outstanding preschool.
Within the past sixty-two years, not only
have thousands of children between the ages
of two and five benefitted from the nursery,
but so have numerous students enrolled in
Tulane and Newcomb College. For Psychol-ogy
and Education majors the nursery is
used as an observational laboratory to learn
principles of child development. Students
majoring in Early Childhood complete a
practicum at the nursery. Tulane and New-comb
College faculty who are involved in
developmental psychology also benefit
greatly from the nursery. Numerous studies
in developmental psychology are conducted
with the children enrolled in the nursery as
research participants. The nursery also pro-vides
work-study jobs for eligible students.
Matthew Hart and Tom Cowan demonstrate ele-ments
ofcooperation hy putting together a puzzle
through a group effort.
Kelcy Smith and Courtney Nicholson let their
imaginations guide them duringfree play sessions.
The Director of the Newcomb Nursery,
Pat Schindler, and the Coordinator, Daisy
VanDurgh, along with a highly qualified
staff, make the nursery what it is today: An
outstanding developmental preschool which
emphasizes independence, self-esteem, cre-ativity,
concern for others and the develop-ment
of positive qualities within an open-learning
environment. All the classrooms
and outdoor playground facilities provide
numerous ways for the children to grow and
learn by investigating and exploring their
world. Programs such as: Science, Art, Per-ceptual
Motor and Cognitive tasks. Cooking,
Literature, Language Development and mu-sic
are set up daily by the teacher, designed
to suit the ages and needs of each child.
Many personally invaluable hours have
been spent observing and interacting with
the children and the staff at the nursery
spawning an interest in a career in childhood
education for many. #
—Vanessa McMillan
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'octet Pari Revisted
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The controversial park which was built a
year ago with student funds was once again
"reopened" with the addition of P.J. 's coffee
house. The opening date of November was
not met, however, when students returned
from winter break, it was in operation. The
coffee shop, which sells different varities of
coffees and teas, hot chocolate, and pasteries
was doing well. P.J.'s was awarded the Pock-et
Park contract over Arby's, causing Arby's
to withdraw a scholarship they were going to
donate.
Besides visiting P.J.'s, students came to the
park to voice their opinions at the open stu-dent
forums sponsored by the committees of
the ASB Student Forum and TUCP Lyceum.
Topics included the efficiency of Tulane
communications, parking problems on cam-pus,
and local political issues. Each forum
consisted of one or two speakers who ad-dressed
questions from concerned students.
At the telecommunications forum, students
complained that no alternative long-distance
services were available through Tulane
phone lines. The students argued that other
services may be less expensive, but Donald
Flood, manager of Telecommunications,
stated that Tulane's service is competitive
with other long-distances. One of the more
controversial forums concerned the parking
situation on campus. With the loss of the
As part of the Homecoming festivities, ASB
brought the football team to the Pocket Park to
answer questions. Due to rain, theforum was held
indoors as Harrison Wenzel, Marvin Allen and
Mack Brown acknowledge a point raised by
Heather Polefsky.
Moses Msimanga addresses a crowd of approxi-mately
60 people, appearing as part of an anti-apartheid
rally. The forum was one of the most
popular and was well attended.
parking spaces on Freret Street by request of
Loyola University, students insisted that not
enough spaces existed. However, Director
of Security Ken Dupaquier, said there were
parking spaces available although they may
be far from the center of campus.
To discuss local political issues, Arnold Lu-pin,
candidate for state representative for
the Uptown area, spoke on September 30.
Lupin discussed the need for an improved
educational system, and horseback and
walking police officers in the Uptown area to
help reduce crime. He also spoke about the
need for reforms in the political system.
On a daily basis, the park was used for
relaxation between classes and meeting
friends. On warmer days, students could be
found stretched out on the benches catching
a few rays. •
—Abigail Stack
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traffic to the Pocket Park. Here, Brian Foster en-joys
a cup of coffee before heading back to the
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All Bets Down
Casino Night
Raises Money
. _r .._ i.„ 1.1 1.1. i.i,_i. _• 1 i.__i.__ _rj.i__ ] ^^ For those of you who thought that gam-bhng
was illegal in Louisiana you were right
. . . and wrong. Monroe House Council de-cided
to bend the rules and legalize gam-bling
for one night, with a few guidelines set
down.
On December 2 the Kendall Cram Room
in the University Center was transformed
into an old fashioned 1920s Speakeasy. To
provide authenticity, area clothing mer-chants
donated exact replicas of saloon cos-tumes
for women and tuxedos for the men.
The bright costumes and colorful decora-tions
provided the setting while the game-tables
supplied the festive atmosphere. Tra-ditional
games such as craps, blackjack and
roulette occupied the students' minds while
The Riverwalk Jazz Band catered to the
musical tastes of the crowd.
Competition was in full force as the
wheels spinned well into the early morning
hours. From 8 pm until 2 am the room
sounded like Caeser's Palace as phrases such
as "Place your bets. All money down!" were
reverberating for all to enjoy. The crowd was
not limited solely to students, as faculty and
staff members joined 'the celebration. Al-though
they were there to have fun, the
players participated in something more. The
event served as a fund raiser. The money
collected went to cover the cost of housing
for a Monroe resident who would otherwise
not be able to live on campus or remain in
school. •
—Nickie Denick
Some things in life are done for a good cause. Some things in
life are done for a good time. Casino Night was done for both.
—Jonathan Epstein
94 Casino Night
Kristen Kirschner separates the money before the
next round of roulette begins. Seth Matasar looks
on, eagerly waiting to spin the wheel and bring
someone lots of luck.
At the blackjack table, Jessica Cilbert responds to
Don Seymour's request to "hit me" as Stacy Sher
cheers him on.
Casino Night 95
Navy Glee Club Rocks The Boat
96 Navy Glee Club
The United States Naval Academy Glee
Club gave an enjoyable and entertaining
performance on March 7 with music from
traditional chapel music to contemporary fa-vorites,
with political spoofs in between.
The program was divided into seven sec-tions:
the opening medley, the Barbershop
Quartet, the Chapel music, the Campaign
music, the Folk Trio, selections from Fiddler
On The Roof, and the Juvenile Delinquents.
The opening medley consisted of popular
pieces such as Anchors Aweigh, The Marines
Hymn, and What Shall We Do With A Drunk-en
Sailor.
The section entitled "Campaign Music"
was humorous, creative and appropriate for
this election year.
Another popular section was termed the
"Folk Trio" and was composed of three men
playing guitars. They played three songs
that epitomized their friendly attitudes and
The men of the Naval Academy Glee Club make a
lasting impression on Tulane co-eds with their de-honnair
attire.
their casual attire. Each song — "We Just
Disagree," "Southern Cross," "Faith" —
was performed by a lead vocalist with the
other two serving as back up.
The final section entitled the "Juvenile
Delinquents" served as a fitting and appro-priate
ending to the show. The group of
eight men performed "Barbara Ann,"
"Earth Angel," and "The Lion Sleeps To-night,"
which were quick in tempo and en-tertaining.
The finale, which was billed as
being the motto for the Naval Academy, was
a stirring rendition of the Beach Boys hit, "I
Get Around." The performance on the
whole was full of energy, delightful, and the
Glee Club was commended by all attend-ing.
• —Nickie Denick
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Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. The
twister has thrown us into the land ofall work and
no wash. This is to say, Tulane finals week.
Stress. The word exemplified every aspect
of our life at Tulane in those weeks and criti-cal
days preceding final exams. Tension ran
high with friends and roommates. Living en-vironments
were a direct reflection of the
lack of concern for anything except books.
Piles of dirty clothes grew higher while the
plants wilted. Refrigerators were about the
only unneglected items. Several trips to
BruflF Stuff and late night Garage pizza kept
us going through the all night cramming ses-sions.
Not only did procrastination lead to a
lack of sleep, but the jump from the last day
of classes right into finals added more of a
strain. If we could have had more days of
preparation for finals as other universities
do, some of the strain could have been les-sened.
But then, this is Tulane. 9 —Dru Wallon
"Come on Nancy! You know it's bucket night at the
Metro. " "I can't Dehra, I have to start studyingfor
my final that is at eight o'clock tomorrow morn-ing."
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Mall to the grassy spot on the quad chosen
by Crickett Borgman, students find all sorts
of places to study. Some even find unique
ways of reaching their favorite study loca-tions,
Just to add a little excitement to the
day.
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side of life at Tu-lane
there were
some changes
made this year. Increased
support was given to help
athletes reach their aca-demic
visions.