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Wfdne«d»>, April H. 1982
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Andrews disappoints in 4 Victor/Victoria’
Rough rider
David Allan Coe has had a lot of bad luck. And as sad as that
is for him, that bad luck has given Coe (shown above in an
Athens appearance last year) a remarkable acumen for
making country songs ring true. In and out of prison for a
sizable portion of his life for various crimes, Coe can,
because of his sorrowful wanderings, breathe life and
authenticity into country songs that would be, in other hands,
as sappy as pine bark in the springtime. Coming to Athens to
promote his new album, "Rough Rider," Coe will mi* old
favorites like “You Never Even Called Me by My Name”
with new material such as "Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat,"
"Pouring Water on a Drowning Man" and the fabulous
"Take Time to Know Her.” The rough rider plays tonight
and Thursday night at the Armadillo Palace. Tickets cost J10
(tonight’s show is all but sold out), and the doors open at 6:30
p.m.
University students impress
presidents with *diligence ’
A review of "Vlctor| Vic
toria,” starring Julie An
drews and James Garner.
Directed by Blake Edwards.
A MGM release Ends
Thursday at the Classic.
Rated PG.
By J. GREG CLARK
Red ind Black sun Writer
Blake Edwards’ new com
edy, “VictorIVictoria,” pur
ports to do two things: 1)
herald the "ground
breaking" acceptance of
homosexuality on the film
front, and 2) further the
deflowering of Julie An
drews' image as the virginal
prototype of '60s womanhood
(as first attempted in An
drews' infamous breast
exposing scene in “S.O.B.”).
Despite these good inten
tions and fine supporting
performances, “VictorIVic
toria” succeeds at neither
end.
Set in the 1930s in Paris,
this tale revolves around
Victoria Grant, a starving
opera singer whose
“legitimate" musical reper
toire keeps her from getting
a gig, and Toddy (Robert
Preston in an excellent per
formance), a recently fired
gay cabaret entertainer,
who meet while trying to
bum a meal from a posh
Parisian restaurant.
Suddenly, Toddy is
thunderstruck with the
ultimate gimmick: Victoria
cuts her hair, puts on a suit
and starts talking deeper,
thus masquerading as Count
Victor Grabinsky, Poland's
famous female imper
sonator. Toddy becomes
“Victor's" lover-manager.
All is riches for the
mischievous pair, when all
of Europe falls prey to the
decadent charm of “Victor,"
until Victoria falls for
Chicago mobster King Mar-
chan’s (James Garner)
macho charm. Should she
tell the man she loves that
she is really a he (or that she
is really a he posing as a
she)? Will he feel the same
about her? Should she give
up the fame and fortune?
The farce is given some
fuel from such choice bits as
those by Lesley Anne War
ren, who plays Marchan's
moronic blonde moll. The
poor floozy can't handle the
fact that her boyfriend is be
ing lost to, as Warren
deliciously puts it, "anud-
dahguy.”
Garner is also good here,
though Edwards' occas-
sionally uneven script gives
him few interesting lines to
work with. Garner can crack
an audience up with the
twitch of an eyebrow as easi
ly as with a quick one-liner.
The big disappointment
here lies in Andrews herself
In a role that should exude
all the decadence as that of
“Victor’s” role as a woman,
she makes Victoria seem on
ly a few steps removed from
Maria Von Trapp As a
woman, she is far too
squeaky clean; as a man,
she Just isn't butch enough to
be convincing. This makes
the public's ready accep
tance of the scam appear
mere lip service to the
script, rather than the in
genious platform for farce
that it could have been.
Edwards may have sensed
this, as his story moves
rather erratically from mild
comedy of manners, to pure
farce, to watered-down
bawdiness None of these ap
proaches connect.
The fate of the movie can
be summed up in a scene bet
ween a bumbling French
private eve and a nightclub
owner who wants, to hire
him. "This is a dangerous
Job," says the owner as the
private eye sits on a
barstool, “and you must be
very careful." “I am always
careful,” replies the detec
tive. Then the owner
discreetly points out that the
stool is broken as the detec
tive falls on the floor in a
heap.
Drug available soon for herpes
By COLLEEN WALSH
Red and Black Contributing Writer
A new drug recently ap
proved by the Food and Drug
Administration for treat
ment of genital herpes will
soon be available at the
University Pharmacy,
according to head phar
macist Ted Chaffin.
The drug, acyclovir, will
be prescribed under the
brand name Zovirax,
Chaffin said. Burroughs
Wellcome Co., developer of
the drug, claims that
acyclovir is a breakthrough
in viral treatment which
"may do for anti-viral
chemotherapy what
penicillin did for bacterial
chemotherapy,"
According to the FDA, the
drug will not prevent
recurrence of herpes
symptoms in an already
infected person, but will
make outbreaks shorter and
possibly less painful. The
drug may also keep the
herpes virus from being as
contagious to others, Chaffin
said.
Acyclovir should be
available at the University
Health Services Pharmacy
within two weeks, Chaffin
said
“We now know that the
drug will be expensive — *17
to *20 for half an ounce,"
Chaffin said. “That amount
would last through three
herpes outbreaks.”
By WILSON HAWTHORNE
Red and Black Contributing Writer
University students are dedicated to their
studies and are sincere to their purpose.
Here, everybody gets up early in the mor
ning and works late into the night. Some
professors may not agree, but this is one
observation an Indian college president
made at the end of her visit to the University
last week.
The president was part of a group of five
Indian college presidents, referred to as
principals in India, who came to the United
States last week as part of the India Ad
ministrators Project.
The principals came to the United States to
study the American education system and
look for developments and Ideas that may be
applicable to their system, said Marion Rice,
head of the social science education
department and host of the University's
segment of the principals' tour.
The point is not for them to totally adopt
the American system, but to allow them to
see what American ideas and procedures
might be utilized to their advantage, Rice
said.
The administrators will be in the United
States for six weeks. They visited the
University from April 5 to April 9 and then
left for other universities,
At the end of their visit to Athens, the
principals had several observations.
One thing that struck them was the amount
of concern the University has for the future
of its students. They were especially im
pressed with the employment service at
Clark Howell Hall.
“In India we have no such programs," said
Mr. Saingenga, who, like many Indians, uses
only his last name "When our students are
through we just let them go.' ’
Santosh Puri was impressed with the
diligence of American students She at
tributes this to the relative ease of obtaining
a job in America after graduation.
This is not the case in India, she said. Jobs
are scarce there and this tends to lower the
motivation of the Indian student.
The principals also admired the American
system of hiring and firing faculty members.
They said that in India, once someone is
hired as a teacher, he keeps the position for
life. They said they felt the competition
between teachers here ensures that the
teacher keeps up to date with the latest
methods and resources.
The Indians who participated were chosen
for their interest in educational change, their
ability to translate innovative ideas into
action, their commitment and skill in
community relations and their institution's
potential for autonomous status — a
designation which allows a college to grant
its own degrees and establish its own
curriculum instead of preparing the student
for the examinations of the university with
which the college is affiliated.
"In India, you sit for an examination which
is administered — if you are not an
autonomous college — by the university,”
Rice said, “so it may be a year or more
before you know what the result of your
examination is."
This means the student might hang in
limbo for a while until the grade is returned.
Once here, the principals, Swamiyappan
Selvaraj, C.N. Mangala, Janardan Wagh-
mare, Puri and Saingenga were kept busy
with many meetings. The meetings were
mostly with faculty members and ad
ministrators.
The group also visited Barnett Shoals
Elementary School, Athens Technical In
stitute and Atlanta University while in
Georgia.
The Indian Educational Administrators
Project is sponsored by the U.S. Educational
Foundation in India and the U.S. In
ternational Communication Agency under
the Fulbright Exchange Program.
The Fulbright Exchange Program was
established by a treaty after World War II.
The program awards grants to educators
from around the world to come and observe
American educational institutions.
This is the second year the University has
been a host institution.
NOW to fight discrimination,
aid ERA in South Carolina
By NANCY GROVE
Rrd and Black Contributing Writer
The new Athens chapter of the National
Organization for Women plans to monitor
affirmative action hiring practices in local
businesses and to inform the public on
reproductive rights
NOW plans to refer women who are ex
periencing discrimination to areas where
they may seek legal aid, as well as support
individuals already involved in affirmative
action lawsuits, said Garnett Shaffer, vice
president of the Athens NOW chapter
The chapter also plans to distribute in
formation on abortion rights and other
women’s issues Through a program of
public education and emotional support,
members hope to present a positive public
image of NOW.
Sharron Hannon, president of the Athens
NOW chapter, said, “We are an action-
oriented group We don't just have speakers
or do studies."
Hannon pointed out that the group is still in
a planning and organizational stage. The
chapter was formed in October, 1981, but
most members were busy working with
ERAthens during the winter.
Since the Equal Rights Amendment failed
to pass in Georgia, former ERAthens
workers have had more time to devote to
NOW projects
There will be a NOW state conference at
Pine Mountain, Ga„ April 18-18 Maxine
Thomas, a professor at the University School
of Law, will conduct a workshop entitled
"Women and the Law In Georgia ” Natalie
Hull, Athens Area NOW chapter secretary
and former teacher of Women’s History at
Vanderbilt University, will conduct a
women's history workshop
Other local NOW members will conduct
workshops entitled "Job Discrimination"
and “How to Teach Rape and Domestic
Violence Prevention." Additional conference
workshops include an "Introduction to
NOW," "Reproductive Rights" and "Women
in Finance.”
“The workshop topics reflect NOW's
primary concerns," Hannon said.
“Nationally, and I hope at a local level, we
will become involved in any issue where
women are involved, whether it's the ERA or
reproductive rights."
The ERA may be dead in Georgia, but the
NOW chapter at the South Carolina ERA
headquarters has asked the Athens NOW
chapter to help petition for the ERA in South
Carolina, Hannon said.
At a meeting April 8 at the Athens Regional
Library, the NOW group made plans to in
crease membership and funds. Local
members will contact national NOW
members living in the Athens area to inform
them of the new Athens NOW chapter Linda
Anderson, a local NOW member, said, "We
haven't decided yet what fund-raising
projects we are going to do.”
NOW plans to have a table at the Human
Rights Festival at Legion Field on May 1 to
distribute information and membership
forms
The next Athens NOW chapter meeting
will be May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Athens
Regional Library Members will discuss
chapter elections to be held in June, and will
continue to diacuss future plana For more
Information, write NOW at Box 8074, Athens,
Ga ,30804
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