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Bloodlust” Happening Draws
Full Audience And “Peepers
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By now mott Mtrctr itohah
b»v» beard about "Bloocflurt”
which oocurad on Deranhw 0 last
quarter. It was itaged in the choir
pnctioe room of the Chapel and
U you did not arrive early you
were out of luck. What happened
that nifht ie significant tot the
M> rcer campus because the door
is now open for more and better
activities similar to the Happen-
toe-
I "he fact that students stood out
side and peeped through the win
dows shows that there to an interest
an<l up until now the only thing
biking was people willing to de
vote their time and energy to such
things. The people mainly respon
sible for “Bloodlust" were Mr.
sin! Mis. Stage plus the collective
talent of Mis: Stage’s drama Hass
I’erhapa now you are wondering
whnt the Happening was all about
Its stated purpoee was this: “The
Happening tonight attempts to pro
vide a structured, partially a rit
ualistic demonstration of the feel-
By Johnny Turner
lags lot violence, lust, arsed which
most see as essentially present in
todays socisty.”
And essentially that's what hap
pened. It was accomplished by at
tacking all of the senses with a
combination of boredom, apprehen
sion, violence and horror. It was
all built up to a dimax when Rick
Daviaon killed the poor little chick
en. Only it was not Rick Davison
who swung the axe but instead
everything rotten, cruel, and vio
lent in our society. And the chicken
was not Just some unlucky bird but
everything innocent and oppressed.
Almost everything the acton did
had something to do with the theme
of violence or lust
“Bloodlust” was effective in
communicating its theme but in
one respect it was a failure. The
audience was supposed to become
involved in the Happening and
very few actually did. Whether this
was the fault of the audience or
the actors does not make much
difference. v
Christmas Vacation Is
Interesting Experience
Once I returned home after ex-
sms, I decided to forget Mercer for
tin holidays .... if I could. I then
derided to begin my Christmas
dipping. I bought my dad a neck
tie hand-painted by a Mexican
pern, who, Just after he had drunk
s bottle of tequila, backed into a
cactus. I also obtained a member
dim card to the Society for the
Preservation of Wooden Toilet
fonts.
1 bought my mother a new pair
Army boots, a can of Right
Guard, and a pack of Bhie Blades.
For my favorite teacher. Dr. Sen
fc. who enjoys seeing pupils so
BHit'h that he paasea one student
svery quarter, if that often, I got
s l-ittla of Scope Mouthwash.
On Christmas mom, I found a
George Wallace Doll which, when
so11 nd-up, hummed Dixie aa he
aslked off the table, a Maddox for
President in *72 bumper-sticker.
Also my grades which were deiiv-
wvd via Special Delivery by a
ist the day before, along with
the notice that I am on Academic
Probation aa wall as Chapel Pro
ition, my Mercer bill, and coal
nay stocking because of my
The next day I decided to re
turn to Campus to asa if we ware
sqipaeed to be back on the 28th
ead of the 1st because I was
lid that the Administration
is a mistake, though they ael-
3 do.
also thought that it would be
f to brush the (hast out of my
• box and Umo watch the
■SHindskaapaie taka down the out-
Chriatmaa decoration. But
I returned I then temem-
tavd that, in a alight oversight, the
toiUlaas Administration forgot to
neat the Christmas lights be
«P.
Instead,CA walked through Tat-
nall Square and helped a couple of
the mugged victims, which are
teachers at Mercer, back to the
Old Folks' Home, where they live.
I then sat as the sun set in the
smog of the fair City of Macon,
and watched the Ocmulgee, which
was briefly found but then stolen
by some Lanier High School Sen
iors. After the night lights came
on, and the paper mill began emit
ting ita tantalizing aroma, 1 found
out from a proud citizen that the
Ocmulgee Creek Bed is the 2397th
Wonder of the World, one higher
than is Penfield; and I often won
der about Penfield.
The Happening did make a def
inite impression on everyone who
experienced it. Some were angry
because blood was shed in the sanc
tity of the Chapel. Some enthusi
astically agreed with what they
saw. Some tried to explicate the
Happening and some people warn
left very confused. But "Bloodlust”
made almost everyone stop and
think a Mi and that friends to what
we are suppoaed to be doing here.
Students Find
Hectic Ordeal
At Registration
By Lyndon Mayes
After a pleasant and relaxing
Christmas vacation, Mercer stu
dents returned to the hectic ordeal
of registration.
Those students that did not send
their fees in before December 24th,
which seemed to be the majority
of the students, found themselves
standing in long lines trying to
register between cl sauce or when
ever they had a chance.
This didn’t work, because after
standing in line for two hours some
students had to leave to get to
their Hisses It was useless to even
consider registering unless you bed
two or three free hours, which is
quite hard to find on the first day
of
Consequently, Registration was
held over for a second day. By
the second day many students were
cutting classes to stand in line un
til they were registered.
Why was registration handled
this way? Why were classes held
the same day that the students
were suppose to register? If the
students could have had a day to
register, buy their books and get
settled, then they could start class
es the next day and registration
would probably have lasted only
one day.
Who made up the University
Calendar? Who planned Registra
tion this way and did the students
have any say so in it?
Phone 746-M83
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JAN. 10, 1M0
MBRC8R CLUSTER
SuSu Brown, this weeks Cluster girl, hails from Orlando,
Florida. As a Freshman, she is already asserting her leadership
f ualities as a cheerleader and as President of the Alpha Delta
1 pledge class. The Cluster staff wishes the best of luck to
SuSu Brown in her years at Mercer.
Seniors and
Graduate Students
Career hunt with 90 of the finest companies
having operations located in the New Jersey/New
York metropolitan area. On December 26-27 at the
Marriott Motor Hotel, intersection of Garden State
Parkway and Route 80, Saddle Brook, New Jersey.
For more details, including a listing of spon
soring companies, see your college placement
director or write to the non-profit sponsor of the
second annual “Career-In”: Industrial Relations
Association of Bergen County, P. O. Box 533,
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662.
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