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Page 6/The Maroon Tiger/October 18,1982
Entertainment
They Love Them Soaps
By Charles T. Brant &
Wendell Williams
If you have ever gone to the
first floor of Manley Center
between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
photo by Joanne Griffith
p.m. on weekdays, you were
bound to have noticed
Morehouse and Spelman
students glued to a television in
the lounge watching soap
operas.
Indeed, perhaps you are
among those who join in to
watch the daily shenanigans of
Erica Kane of “All My Children,”
or the adventures of Luke
Spencer on “General Hospital.”
Nationwide, soap operas have
gained a phenomenal following
among college students, blacks
and whites alike.
Why do college students
preoccupy their spare time
watching soaps? This has been
the question asked by many of
the students in the AUC.
The Maroon Tiger conducted
this survey in an attempt to arrive
at some conclusions as to the
reasons behind many
Morehouse and Spelman
students’ preoccupation with
soap operas.
The following is a sampling of
student reaction to the question:
why do you watch soap operas?
Camile Carter, Fr., said: “It
came out of habit. When there is
nothing else to do I watch
them.”
Rodney Bard, Jr., said: “I
watch them because they’re
good."
Sandra Carter, Sopho., said:
“The soaps are a lot of fun. They
are pure entertainment for me
and all my friends. We sit around
after classes and watch “General
Hospital.”
Michael Braxton, Fr., said:
“For me it’s a good way to meet
the ladies at Spelman, and also a
way to drown myself in someone
else’s problems besides my own
for the moment.”
Michelle Davis, Sr., said: “I’ve
been hooked on soaps since my
senior year in high school and
I’ve never stopped watching
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them. Why? Because they are
pure entertainment value for
me. Some people like going to
the movies, I like watching
soaps.”
An Interview With Carl T. Rowan
By Douglas Monds
Carl T. Rowan is a distinguished broad
cast journalist whom many of us are
familiar with as the author and voice of
the "Rowan Report,” heard here in
Atlanta on WAOK at 5:55 p.m. on
weekdays.
Mr. Rowan, a native of Tennessee, is the
winner of many prestigious awards and
the holder of two undergraduate and
three post graduate degrees. After thir
teen years as a correspondent for the
Minneapolis Tribune, he joined the
Kennedy Administration as Deputy Assis
tant Secretary of State. President Kennedy
later named him to the U.S. Delegation to
the United Nations, then as Ambassador
to Finland, where he became the
youngest American envoy in the world.
After some time abroad, President John
son recalled him from Finland to become
Director of the U.S. Information Agency.
Mr. Rowan, his wife and their three
children live in Washington, D.C., from
where Mr. Rowan flies biweekly to teach a
class at Clark College here in the Atlanta
University Center.
Q: What prompted the Rowan Report?
A: Well, actually a radio station owner
told me he knew a sponsor that was
looking for a black Paul Harvey. I said I
though ot a lot of things black I wanted to
be, but Paul Harvey was not on the list.
And then I did a pilot show and it scared
the sponsor to death so I forgot it, and a
year or so later a black guy who was the
vice president of an ad agency said, "Well,
Chrysler has heard your pilot and they
aren’t scared. They’ll sponsor your
program." And they have for ten years.
Q: Was there any particular reason why
you picked the A.U.C. and Clark College
to teach?
A: The United Negro College Fund
asked me if I would serve as a scholar at
large for at least a semester at one of their
institutions and try to share with students
some of my experience in com
munications. I said yes and I picked Clark
and the A.U.C. as the place where I was
willing to do it.
Q: What is the importance or
significance of the class you are now
teaching at Clark?
A: In this class I am trying to make sure
these students understand the impor
tance of keeping up with current events
because you can’t be a competent
journalist if you don’t. I want them to
understand how you get information that
you need to get the black viewpoint
across, or to get a fair viewpoint across,
whether it’s black or white. I want them to
know how to hone their skills and their
useage of the language, both spoken and
written. I want them to understand how
you gather information and how you go
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Poet’s Corner
No Time
Author Unknown
I knelt to pray,
but not for long,
I had too much to do,
Must hurry off to work,
for bills would soon be due!
One So Rare
by Brenda Diane Jones - Office of Public Relations
A sound so vast can be heard only a mere centimeter;
A prayer so slight can reach into heaven;
A sigh so mournful can transcend continents;
and a death of one can be felt with the thunderous
power of life.
And so I said a hurried prayer,
jumped up from off my knees,
My Christian duty now was done,
my soul could be at ease.
A person so rare can walk this earth,
searching for unity with all his might;
hoping to find love for his brothers;
longing to find peace on a tortured earth.
All through the day I had no time to
speak a word of cheer,
No time to speak of Christ to friends
they’d laugh at me I feared.
Then with an evil rage his mortal body is truct down,
to die a weak and trembling death.
A powerful lunge grasp his body, taking his soul
to another place.
No time, no time, too much to do -
that was my constant cry.
No time to give to those in need,
at last twas time to die.
A cry so loud filled the air,
A cry so soft drifted across the seas.
An angry, wrathful look filled the faces of many,
A tortued, anguish look filled the face of one mother.
And when before the Lord I came,
I stood with downcast eyes
Within his hands He held a Book it
was the "Book of Life".
A rage so powerful entered the hearts of many,
causing them to destory, plunder, and kill.
A woman sat down alone in grief,
seeking solace for her inner being.
God looked into His Book and said,
“Your name I cannot find,
I once was going to write it down,
but never found the time.”
A despair so intense filled hidden corridors;
A love so profound filled the hearts of many;
A look so powerful gave strength to others;
And the lives of many were touched by the
death of one so rare.
Album Review
Pieces Of A Dream
Better With Age
By Edwin Williams
We Are One, Pieces Of A Dream's second album, shows that these
musicians are like wine, in that they get better with time. Pieces Of A
Dream is a young group out of Mt. Airy Pennsylvania. The group is
produced by Grover Washington,Jr. We Are One, contains nine cuts
that are a mixture of; jazz, ballads, and one.vip beat tempo cut called
Mt. Airy Groove.
We Are One was arranged by Pieces Of A Dream with Grover
Washington, Jr. Grover Washington, Jr. also produced and con
ducted the album. His jazz influence shines throughout the album.
Dexter Wansel appears on the cut Please Don’t DoThis To Me playing
the synthesizer. (Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records).
There are two ballads on the album, Please Don’t Do This To Me
and You Know I Want You. Please Don’t Do This To Me is more or less
a slow love song with strong lead vocals by Barbara Walker, Cynthia
Biggs and Theodore Wortham Jr. You Know I Want You is also a love
song. Lead vocals on this cut are by Barbara Walker and Cedric A.
Napoleon. Barbara Walker's range and smooth voice are shown on
this particular cut.
There are five jazz cuts on the album; Don’t Be Sad, For Ramsey,
We Are One When You Are Here With Me, and Pop Rock. We Are
One is a slow jazz cut which includes drums, bass guitar and
keyboards and is also the title cut. When You Are Here With Me is a
slow jazz cut. Grover Washington, Jr. takes the opportunity to express
himself with the saxophone on this cut. As usual,Grover .is superb.
Last, but certainly not least, there isMt. Airy Groove, which is not jazz
or a ballad. Mt. Airy Groove is simply a song that makes you want to
move. It’s an up beat tempo cut.
Pieces Of A Dream has a great producer in their corner whose
name is Grover Washington, Jr. If variety is the spice of life, then the
future is very bright for this young and talented group of guys. They
give you a little bit of everything on this album.