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Page 6 The Panther February 2, 1979 News Briefs Edited by A. Lineve Wead The great Beautiful Black Women Collection is currently on display at Spelman College in the upper concourse of the Albert E. Manley Student Center through Feb. 16, 1979. The showing of the thirteen famous black women is spon sored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change, Maynard Jackson, City of Atlanta, Bureau of Cultural Affairs and the Johnson Products Company, Inc. For more information call: 681-3643 Ext. 247. An Invitational Art Show by the Blacks Artists Atlanta group at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., will continue through Feb. 15. Members of the Black Artists Atlanta works can be viewed in the Dalton Galleries of the Dana Fine Arts Building. For more information call: 373-2571 Ext. 230. Spelman College invites all would be playwrights to participate in the Drama Department’s one-act play contest. Address all entries of this subject: “The Black Experience” to Dr. F.D. Hall, Jr., Spelman College Department of Drama, P.O. Box 15. For more information call 681-3643. The National Endowment for the Arts is accepting ap plications for its Fellowships for Creative Writers for “professional writers of excep tional talent.” Awards of $10,- 000 will be directed to two hun dred recipients. Deadline for mailing applications is Feb. 15. For more information call (202) 634-6044, or write: Literature Program, National Endowment for the Arts., 2401 E. St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20506. Georgia State Senator Julian Bond has joined NBC’s “Today” Program as a political commentator. Bond will be able to explore any sub ject of his choosing except for Georgia politics. For students wishing to explore new experiences, summer work in Africa may be for you. Areas for which summer work/study will be availabl are art; oral history; ethno-mucicology; tutoring; public health and medicine; and journalism and media development. Persons interested in participating in Crossroad’s Summer 1979 Work/Study/Travel Program, should apply immediately to Crossraods Africa, Inc., 150 5th avenue, New York, N.Y., 10011. EVERGREEN MCAT-DAT Review Course LSAT Review Course. Take the courses individually in Atlanta in 3 to 5 days. P.O. Box 77034, Atlanta, Ga. 30309 phone (404) 874-2454. Greeks Join Forces By Clyde C. Robertson Panther Staffwriter February 24,1979 marks the first time the two Greek [organizations Alpha Kappa lpha Sorority Inc. and Kappa lpha Psi Fraternity Inc. join [forces to present a number of [activities as a fundraiser to nefit the local chapter of the AACP and themselves as ell. Georgia State Represen tative Julian Bond, City Coun- il President Carl Ware and ayor Maynard Jackson are cheduled to participate in the [day’s activities. A fashion show is planned for the Fox, Theater and a giant disco is following at the Fox Theater ini the Grand Ballroom. Thisi joint venture should not only bring the two organizations' closer but the entire student' body can pick up on the vibes' and understand that we are* both about unity,” Michael K.i Gamble, Kappa Alpha Psii president, said. Alpha Kappa i Alpha could not be reached for i comment at presstime. Editor’s note: This is the first i of a series of Greek news briefs reported by Clyde C. Robertson. To Believe In 4 The Wiz’ Parliament ‘Swims’ To The Top PRINT & POSTER SALES Part-Time And Full-Time Call Gloria: 451-4393 DIANA ROSS, as Dorothy, and her new-found friends, portrayed (from left to right) by TED ROSS, MICHAEL JACKSON, and NIPSEY RUSSELL. Ross) whom she meets on Fifth Avenue at the 42nd Street Library encased in a monumental stone lion which flanked the front steps. To her amazement they each needed something that could be sup plied by The Wiz. The Scarecrow needed a brain, the Tinman needed a heart and the Lion needed courage. This strange bunch finally reaches Oz after a long journey down the yellow brick road and after conquering the traps set by Evillene (Mabel King), the Wicked Witch of the North, such as her devious plan of us ing gigantic paper dolls that bob and dance, trash cans that sprout vicious teeth and gorgeous poppy girls that com pletely druged the Lion and Dorothy. This leads the Tin man and the Scarecrow to their rescue. Dorothy and her friends en counter the Flying Monkeys in Shea Stadium and are cap tured and carried off to Evillene, who demands the return of the slippers taken from the equally evil sister. When Evillene threatens to roast Toto if she doesn’t com ply, Dorothy pulls a lever marked “In Case of Fire.” Evillene screams that she is allergic to water, and melts into the floor boards. Dorothy and her friends return to the Emerald City by using shortcuts indicated by Evillene’s now-reformed hen chmen, and arrive at the unguarded back door which opens into the tacky backstage dressing room of The Wiz. When they discover that The Wiz is a fraud they feel that all hopes of gaining their requests is lost, but Dorothy points out that they don’t need The Wiz, since during their adventures the Lion has proved that he has courage, the Tinman has shown compassion, and the Scarecrow has demonstrated that he has a fantastic intellect. But one problem remains; j ust how will Dorothy and Toto return home? Glinda, the Good witch of the South, (Lena Horne), helps Dorothy find the answer. Glinda tells her that whatever she has been search ing for she can find inside herself, where it has been all the time. Through the magic of the silver slippers, Dorothy arrives back on her street, back in a loving world — back home. By Gloria Johnson Panther Reporter The Wiz is a magical musical based on the play “The Wiz.” It captures the hearts of the viewers by forc ing them to realize the mes sage that the story is relaying: to believe. If you believe in yourself your wildest of dreams will come true. As it was for Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tinman, they believed and dis- covered that they had what they had been searching for all along. Dorothy (Diana Ross) is a 24- year-old schoolteacher living in Harlem with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Dorothy shies away from Aunt Em’s matchmaking and avoids her attempts to make her more aware of the world that lies south of 125th Street in New York. All this changes when Dorothy is taking out the garbage for her Aunt Em and her dog rushes out the door into a fierce New York snowstorm. They are swept up into a vortex of snow crystals and sail through a magical oblivion, only to come crash ing down on some huge elec trical letters spelling Oz. To her surprise she discovers she killed Evermean, the Wicked Witch from the East. She is showered with praises by the Munchkins who had been turned into graffiti by Evermean. A numbers lady called Miss One (Thelma Carpenter), transfers to Dorothy’s feet the silver slippers of the dead witch and tells her that only The Wiz can help her get back home. The Wiz lives in Emerald City at the end of the yellow brick road. She eases on down the road with the Scarecrow (Michael Jackson) whom she meets in a corn patch in Harlem, with the Tinman (Nipsey Russell), whom she meets in an amusement park crushed underneath a mechanical fat lady, and with the Lion (Ted By Stanley Egerson Staff Writer Oooo, “The Motor Booty Af fair (NBLP 7125 CASABLAN CA) is a musical, underwater episode hosted by the Bionic Idiot himself, Mr. Wiggles. (Who is, for information, a recent clone of Dr. Funkenstein). And as you enter the “Affair” you will indeed funk with the likes of Starchild and other veteran funksters, but they’re new clones in this wet, wide world of wiggle. Can you swim? If so allow these melodious notions to slither into your mind like an eel through seaweed. The funkmob always, but always, has a tune at the top of national charts; “Aqua Boogie” is currently classified thusly. After three weeks of airplay it was the eighth most played jam in the nation. Sir Nose was made to dance a year ago. He lost his funkless crusade again, and is submersed into Psyco- alphadiscobetabioaquado- loop; now old Nose swims too. Mr. Wiggles heads to an underwater party with Giggle and Scerm, his ladies; together you’ll meet all sorts of funky beings — maybe even a clone of yourself. **>*********.****** * * I Jazzy’s ! Pick * * -* ft jjl. Aqua Boogie — Parliament! •♦(Casablanca) -5 •#2. Bustin’ Loose — Chuck* jBrown (Source) .* •>3. Take That to the Bank —ft *Shalamar (Solar) { ^4. It’s All the Way Live —-.* ■♦Lakeside (Solar) * *5. Living It Up — Bell & James? J(A&M) -* -#6. Let’s Dance Together —-* j Wilton Felder (ABC) ? ^7. (Dance It) Free Styles -0 Rhythm — Mantus (SMI) j 8. My Name Is Love — WiltonJ ■I Felder (ABC) -* H 9. Love Changes — Mother’s* 1 Finest (Epic) ^ j 10. Hang It Up — Patrice* • " Rushen (ELK) j * ? ♦ 2 ♦ ■* ^MM* This movie is highly recommended for family viewing. It is rated G and can be seen at the National Four threatre on Old National Hwy.