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7 f' T~P~i rt" f" .i 4 ' .. , _:-P i ILLINOIS WESLEYAN "I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -James Madison _ ;I DEVOTED TO THE CONCEPT OF FREEPRESS Volume 92 Bloomington, Illinois 61701, Friday, November 22, 1985 Nur Eckley welcomes Wesleyan By Heidi Miller Wesleyan students will have the opportunity to participate in the Army ROTC program at Illi-nois State University beginning in the fall of 1986. "The cross-enrollment affilia-tion has been 'in the works' for four years," said university president Robert S. Eckley. The program is being im-plemented to give students another educational option, Eckley said. Eckley said that two-thirds of the colleges in the United States have either ROTC or a cross-en-rollment affiliation similar to the one Wesleyan will have. Enrollment increase because of ROTC will be slight, Eckley ex-pects. There were enough in-quiries into the program to make the administration decide to offer it as an option. Eckley said there may be some opposition to the ROTC program from students and faculty. He does not believe, however, that the program will change the cam-pus environment in any way. ROTC is just another option for students, he said, and there will be no marching or other ROTC activities on campus. Lt. Col. James McCormick, head of ROTC at ISU, said this program is academic in nature, and is similar to cross-enrollment affiliations between the account-ing departments at Wesleyan and ISU. Students will be par-ticipating in both classroom and laboratory settings. Laboratory activities will in-clude learning military customs and courtesy and proper march-ing technique. There will also be field exercises on weekends, where students will practice rap-pelling, skiing, patrolling defense tactics and other military skills. "These are young men and wom-en who wish to become officers, not fighting soldiers," McCor-mick said. "They will come out with skills in supervision, Members of the cast of "Strider" rehearse for opening night Nov. 21. The show will continue through Dec. 7 in McPherson Theater." Photo by Dave Ruggles 'Strider' to trot on scene this weekend By Mariann Mayberry On stage the actors form an ensemble and before the au-dience's very eyes they trans-form into horses. Their human shells are discarded. A herd forms and Strider, a piebald horse, is shunned because of his uniquely spotted coat. Strider, an originally Russian musical, will perform Nov. 21, 22, 23 and Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. in McPherson Theater. Strider was adapted from the stories of Leo Tolstoy and came under the creative direction of three School of Drama faculty members. Many are involved in the production, but Charles Baird, Wesleyan's new Music Theater Coordinator, directed with the help of both Martha Dewey, also new at IWU as a Specialist in Drama and Nancy Benjamin, a Specialist in Move-ment. "My responsibility was to free the creative talents of the people involved so they could contribute to the production," commented Baird. "Strider's a very theatrical, eclectic piece drawn off different periods of the theater. We even chose the framework of a Greek tragedy." Baird added that "It's a search for the meaning of life. Strider is a piece of property because he's just a horse, yet, as a horse and as human beings, we have our prides and our desires to possess. Through this tragic flaw, which always leads to unhappiness and a lack of fulfillment, it brings about a destruction. But if you 'live long enough' you'll find that for life to be complete you have to have the successes and failures, the sorrows and the joys." Flashbacks into Strider's memory "keep on the positive aspects and the tragedy comes from his ability to suffer from the cruel and terrible forced instincts of a mob. The mob is the herd. The herd is us," Baird said. Baird, with an extensive career in acting, singing and directing throughout the U.S. and the Netherlands, received his BFA degree from Carnegie-Melon University and his MFA from the University of North Carolina. He's directed for several off- Broadway shows, The New York Opera, various studios and ensembles in New York, sang at the Radio City Music Hall, and on, and on. After being hired he "immediately got the script and began forming a concept." "This is our interpretation,' Baird stated, "we hope the public 'enjoys it." Martha Dewey, Musical Direc-tor for Strider, received her BFA from Kalamazoo College in In-diana and her MFA of Religion and the Arts, at Yale Divintiy School. She leads a three person orchestra consisting of Steve Hopp on synthesizer, Jerry Gore on percussion, and herself on piano, through the show's unique-ly "Russian folkmusic har-monies." "There's kind of a hymnic flavor to some of the choral music and in addition there's a quality of the thundering of the herd," she stated. Dewey said that this is her third time with a production of Strider. The first was with Clair Myers, Director of the IWU School of Drama, and the second was with a summer stock theatre in Vermont. "I feel like an expert on Strider, but there's endless ways to go at it. I think we've found our own unique way." "I also feel like more of a technician," Dewey added, "To help emphasize the different moods and styles, dramatic vs. reality, past vs. present, we had to compose some extra under-scoring. Although there're only three of us, we create an amazing number of sounds." Nancy Benjamin, Movement Specialist for Strider, studied Theater Movement for two years in Paris, came back to the U.S. to give lectures/demonstrations and workshops, then became a part of Wesleyan's theatre facul-ty last year. "Instead of approaching Stri-der by plugging in theatre dance numbers, a decision was made to use Theater Movement/Mime, and that's why I was called in," said Benjamin. "The cast went out to a stable and observed how different horses moved. They increased their awareness and created their own personalities/charac-ters. The back of a horse is represented by the actor's two legs. The chest, neck and head make up the front with the arms also working as legs at times." Turn to page 2 management and leadership." Wesleyan students who par-ticipate in the program will not be able to apply their military science credits toward gradua-tion. The courses are considered electives. Grades in military science will be computed into grade point averages and credit earned is nber10 gets ROTC transferable to other schools with Army ROTC. Aside from experience and job skills a participant receives, na-tional scholarship programs for Army ROTC exist. Wesleyan stu-dents can receive two or three year scholarships. Scholarships are full tuition, with an allowance for books and fees, and a $100 living allowance. McCormick said scholarships can usually be obtained if the stu-dent had a "B" average and an ACT score of 24 or above. Of the 150 students enrolled in ISU's Ar-my ROTC program, 15 have scholarships, McCormick said. There are also monetary incen-tives for students who do not win scholarships, as all weekend ex-cursions are subsidized by both state and federal governments, and are free to the student. Students who choose to con-tinue the program through their junior and senior year will receive $100 a month for living expenses, and $700 to attend military camp at the end of their junior year, McCormick said. McCormick is pleased to have the opportunity to have Wesleyan students in the program. He is not expecting a large enrollment, but feels the opportunity will be at-tractive to a few students. Both McCormick and Eckley think this is an excellent oppor-tunity for nursing majors, due to the decline in civilian jobs and the increase in scholarships the Army awards to nurses. McCormick said that of the pre-sent freshman class enrolled in Army ROTC at ISU, one third are women. "I'm proud to say we don't intimidate girls anymore," McCormick said. A student has two options after completing the four-year pro-gram. He may join the reserves and work one weekend a month for eight years, or he may choose to compete for active duty. If chosen, he serves for three years and is put on the "immediate ready" rolls in case of national emergency for five years. McCormick encourages stu-dents to look into the option of ROTC. He said that although there is some sacrifice involved, it is an excellent opportunity to learn valuable skills for the future. Inside: Hirschfeld speaks on arms control ... p. 7 Leake qualifies for nationals ........ p. 8
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Full Text | 7 f' T~P~i rt" f" .i 4 ' .. , _:-P i ILLINOIS WESLEYAN "I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -James Madison _ ;I DEVOTED TO THE CONCEPT OF FREEPRESS Volume 92 Bloomington, Illinois 61701, Friday, November 22, 1985 Nur Eckley welcomes Wesleyan By Heidi Miller Wesleyan students will have the opportunity to participate in the Army ROTC program at Illi-nois State University beginning in the fall of 1986. "The cross-enrollment affilia-tion has been 'in the works' for four years," said university president Robert S. Eckley. The program is being im-plemented to give students another educational option, Eckley said. Eckley said that two-thirds of the colleges in the United States have either ROTC or a cross-en-rollment affiliation similar to the one Wesleyan will have. Enrollment increase because of ROTC will be slight, Eckley ex-pects. There were enough in-quiries into the program to make the administration decide to offer it as an option. Eckley said there may be some opposition to the ROTC program from students and faculty. He does not believe, however, that the program will change the cam-pus environment in any way. ROTC is just another option for students, he said, and there will be no marching or other ROTC activities on campus. Lt. Col. James McCormick, head of ROTC at ISU, said this program is academic in nature, and is similar to cross-enrollment affiliations between the account-ing departments at Wesleyan and ISU. Students will be par-ticipating in both classroom and laboratory settings. Laboratory activities will in-clude learning military customs and courtesy and proper march-ing technique. There will also be field exercises on weekends, where students will practice rap-pelling, skiing, patrolling defense tactics and other military skills. "These are young men and wom-en who wish to become officers, not fighting soldiers," McCor-mick said. "They will come out with skills in supervision, Members of the cast of "Strider" rehearse for opening night Nov. 21. The show will continue through Dec. 7 in McPherson Theater." Photo by Dave Ruggles 'Strider' to trot on scene this weekend By Mariann Mayberry On stage the actors form an ensemble and before the au-dience's very eyes they trans-form into horses. Their human shells are discarded. A herd forms and Strider, a piebald horse, is shunned because of his uniquely spotted coat. Strider, an originally Russian musical, will perform Nov. 21, 22, 23 and Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. in McPherson Theater. Strider was adapted from the stories of Leo Tolstoy and came under the creative direction of three School of Drama faculty members. Many are involved in the production, but Charles Baird, Wesleyan's new Music Theater Coordinator, directed with the help of both Martha Dewey, also new at IWU as a Specialist in Drama and Nancy Benjamin, a Specialist in Move-ment. "My responsibility was to free the creative talents of the people involved so they could contribute to the production," commented Baird. "Strider's a very theatrical, eclectic piece drawn off different periods of the theater. We even chose the framework of a Greek tragedy." Baird added that "It's a search for the meaning of life. Strider is a piece of property because he's just a horse, yet, as a horse and as human beings, we have our prides and our desires to possess. Through this tragic flaw, which always leads to unhappiness and a lack of fulfillment, it brings about a destruction. But if you 'live long enough' you'll find that for life to be complete you have to have the successes and failures, the sorrows and the joys." Flashbacks into Strider's memory "keep on the positive aspects and the tragedy comes from his ability to suffer from the cruel and terrible forced instincts of a mob. The mob is the herd. The herd is us," Baird said. Baird, with an extensive career in acting, singing and directing throughout the U.S. and the Netherlands, received his BFA degree from Carnegie-Melon University and his MFA from the University of North Carolina. He's directed for several off- Broadway shows, The New York Opera, various studios and ensembles in New York, sang at the Radio City Music Hall, and on, and on. After being hired he "immediately got the script and began forming a concept." "This is our interpretation,' Baird stated, "we hope the public 'enjoys it." Martha Dewey, Musical Direc-tor for Strider, received her BFA from Kalamazoo College in In-diana and her MFA of Religion and the Arts, at Yale Divintiy School. She leads a three person orchestra consisting of Steve Hopp on synthesizer, Jerry Gore on percussion, and herself on piano, through the show's unique-ly "Russian folkmusic har-monies." "There's kind of a hymnic flavor to some of the choral music and in addition there's a quality of the thundering of the herd," she stated. Dewey said that this is her third time with a production of Strider. The first was with Clair Myers, Director of the IWU School of Drama, and the second was with a summer stock theatre in Vermont. "I feel like an expert on Strider, but there's endless ways to go at it. I think we've found our own unique way." "I also feel like more of a technician," Dewey added, "To help emphasize the different moods and styles, dramatic vs. reality, past vs. present, we had to compose some extra under-scoring. Although there're only three of us, we create an amazing number of sounds." Nancy Benjamin, Movement Specialist for Strider, studied Theater Movement for two years in Paris, came back to the U.S. to give lectures/demonstrations and workshops, then became a part of Wesleyan's theatre facul-ty last year. "Instead of approaching Stri-der by plugging in theatre dance numbers, a decision was made to use Theater Movement/Mime, and that's why I was called in," said Benjamin. "The cast went out to a stable and observed how different horses moved. They increased their awareness and created their own personalities/charac-ters. The back of a horse is represented by the actor's two legs. The chest, neck and head make up the front with the arms also working as legs at times." Turn to page 2 management and leadership." Wesleyan students who par-ticipate in the program will not be able to apply their military science credits toward gradua-tion. The courses are considered electives. Grades in military science will be computed into grade point averages and credit earned is nber10 gets ROTC transferable to other schools with Army ROTC. Aside from experience and job skills a participant receives, na-tional scholarship programs for Army ROTC exist. Wesleyan stu-dents can receive two or three year scholarships. Scholarships are full tuition, with an allowance for books and fees, and a $100 living allowance. McCormick said scholarships can usually be obtained if the stu-dent had a "B" average and an ACT score of 24 or above. Of the 150 students enrolled in ISU's Ar-my ROTC program, 15 have scholarships, McCormick said. There are also monetary incen-tives for students who do not win scholarships, as all weekend ex-cursions are subsidized by both state and federal governments, and are free to the student. Students who choose to con-tinue the program through their junior and senior year will receive $100 a month for living expenses, and $700 to attend military camp at the end of their junior year, McCormick said. McCormick is pleased to have the opportunity to have Wesleyan students in the program. He is not expecting a large enrollment, but feels the opportunity will be at-tractive to a few students. Both McCormick and Eckley think this is an excellent oppor-tunity for nursing majors, due to the decline in civilian jobs and the increase in scholarships the Army awards to nurses. McCormick said that of the pre-sent freshman class enrolled in Army ROTC at ISU, one third are women. "I'm proud to say we don't intimidate girls anymore," McCormick said. A student has two options after completing the four-year pro-gram. He may join the reserves and work one weekend a month for eight years, or he may choose to compete for active duty. If chosen, he serves for three years and is put on the "immediate ready" rolls in case of national emergency for five years. McCormick encourages stu-dents to look into the option of ROTC. He said that although there is some sacrifice involved, it is an excellent opportunity to learn valuable skills for the future. Inside: Hirschfeld speaks on arms control ... p. 7 Leake qualifies for nationals ........ p. 8 |
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