SEPTEMBER 14, 1984
New Activities Coordinator
By: Rod Luery
Collegian Editor
The Office of Student Affairs
has recently created the position
of Student Activities Coor
dinator. _Josette Skobieranda,
who will fill the position for the
fall semester, said that her duties
will entail aiding Jamie Grimm,
the Assistant Dean of Student
Affairs, and overseeing clubs
and student organizations on
Behrend campus.
Josette, an intern from the
University Park campus, is
meeting her degree requirements
while gaining practical,
firsthand experience.
Because Josette is in the pro
cess of earning a degree in Com
munity Development, all aspects
of college from a student's point
of view are still fresh in her
mind. For this reason, Behrend
students are very fortunate to
have her on the Behrend staff.
As a freshman, Josette attend
ed Behrend College. Her re
maining years of study were
spent at University Park. Josette
enjoyed the time she spent at
Behrend; this is one of the
reasons she wrote a letter to
Jamie Grimm inquiring about a
possible internship with the Of
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flee of Student Affairs,
When asked if she enjoys her
job, Josette replied: "Immense
ly. I meet and interact with peo
ple who are very unique.
Because of this, my job has a lot
of variety and I'm always learn
ing something new."
Josette realizes that students
need to participate in cocur-
Hot Times at Pal Joey's
By: Paula Pena)
Collegian Staff Writer
BLUES-LAUGHTER - a great
night of entertainment and fun.
The place, Pal Joey's, 1101 State
Street.
Pal Joey's is a fine establish
ment that just celebrated their one
year anniversary. The party
started off with a big bang with
rhythm and blues music from
"Big Twist and the Mellow
Fellows." These fine entertainers
came straight from Chicago for
the festivities, and they brought
down the house.
But if you missed that dynamite
band, fear not for there is plenty
more where that came from. Pal
Joey's has an excellent line up for
the month of September.
On Sept. 14 and 15 Vogan and
White will perform. They are an
accoustic and blue grass band.
The price is $lO.OO, drink and
drown. Booze and blues, who
could ask for more?
But there is plenty more indeed.
On Sept. 21 and 22 Pal Joey's is
proud to announce the return
engagement of the incomprehensi
ble "Legendary Blues Band."
This is another awesome blues
band straight from Chicago. They
appeared at Pal Joey's at the
beginnitig of Aug. and they were
such a smash-hit success that a
return performance was a must.
Get your tickets early for this one
ricular activities that promote
their overall development. "Ac
tivities outside of the immediate
classroom affect a student's
behavior and growth which help
to instill leadership and planning
skills," she says, "these, in turn,
are very useful when searching
for a job."
Much of Josette's time is
spent with student leaders,
organizing activities, club af
fairs, and the promotion of
events. Her work is mainly con
centrated on goals and how to
achieve them properly. She feels
Josette Skobieranda
Impressive Intern
that these skills are very helpful
to life in general.
One of Josette's goals is to
become as educated as possible:
"After my internship, I would
like to attend a graduate school
of some sort, and eventually
earn a doctorate."
Josette's desk is filled with
work to be done and her agenda
is booled. She shows a lot of
dedication in her work; student
organ" ations should take ad
vantage of this ... she'll prove to
be an asset to this college.
because they sell out fast.
Another band to look forward
to is "Obo Addy and Kakundra.."
This group will appear on Sept. 28
and 29. They are truly dynamite
contemporary African pop band.
You will have to see them to
believe them. Don't pass up this
once in a life time opportunity to
hear such a phenomenal work of
art.
Or if you're in the mood for a
night of laughter that you'll never
forget then Pal Joey's is also the
place for you. Every Thursday
evening is comedy night. Profes
sional comedians from New York
will make you laugh until you cry.
This is the perfect remedy for
academic pressures.
So remember the place Pal
Joey's- State Street. It's hot
entertainment at its finest.
- tc.
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school year to receive our professional haircuts!
THE BEHREND COLLEGIAN
Eastwood Meets Hitchcock
"Tightrope"
By: That Wawro
Collegian News Editor
Clint Eastwood is by far one of
today's biggest box office draws.
Any film that has his name on it is
bound to do well. Well, let me
rephrase that! any Dirty Harry
film that has his name on it is
bound to do well.
Unfortunately for Eastwood
and his fans, his so-called non-
Dirty Harry films have not done
so well. Superb films such as
"Play Misty for Me,"
"Honkytont Man," and
Eastwood's personal favorite
"Bronco Billy," have fallen into
box office oblivion because they
did not feature Harry Callaghan.
I fear that "Tightrope" will
most likely fall into this category,
not because it is a bad film but
because it is a psychological
thriller rather than a shoot-em-up.
In "Tightrope," Eastwood
plays a tough homicide cop, but
he is a different kind of tough
cop. He is a cop who is also a
human being and not a vigilant
super-hero with a large gun.
The story, set in New Orleans,
is about Wes Block, a homicide
cop on the trail of a sadistic killer.
Block is different from Harry
Callaghan in many ways. The
most prevelant is Block's per
sonality. Most striking of all is the
fact that he is a divorced father
who has custody of his two char
ming daughters and a horde of
many dogs.
While he is a tough cop he is a
weak man. He is very insecure and
troubled about his life and job.
Block deals with his insecurity by
visiting the sleazy French Quarter
of New Orleans nightly where he
enjoys handcuffing prostitutes
before having sex with them.
"Tightrope" is more of a
character study of a troubled cop
than anything else.
Don't get the wrong impres-
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sion, "Tightrope" is a fast paced
action film but instead of focusing
on the violence of the Dirty Harry
films, it focuses on the action of
Block's mind in dealing with his
personal and professional
problems.
The plot is basically this: A
murderer with a penchant for
disguises, is mutilating women in
the French Quarter district.
Most of the women are pro
stitutes specializing in S and M.
The killer handcuffs his victims
and after raping them, he kills
them. Block's familiarity with the
Quarter becomes quite evident in
the course of his investigations.
He must investigate murders that
have occurred in the places that he
haunts during his off duty hours.
The killer discovers that one of
the women he murdered was "in
volved with" Block and begins to
tail him.
Every time Block employs a
prostitute the killer follows her
and murders her. Block begins to
realize that he has something
frighteningly in common with the
killer and is forced to reevaluate
himself and his questionable life
style.
"All of us have a dark side that
we must keep under control" a
character in the film tells Block,
"we are forced to constantly walk
a tightrope between the dark and
the light."
Instrumental in Block's
reevaluation is the head of the
local rape prevention center
played by veteran actress
Genevieve Bujold. Bujold gives
Block a steady medium through
which he can straighten out his
life. Block eventually becomes in-
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timate with her (without the nand
cuffs of course).
Through "Tightrope," viewers
are treated to a trip inside a
troubled and jaded cop's mind. In
"Tightrope," Eastwood has a
chance to show off his complete
emotional range, he laughs, wor
ries, loves, and° even cries.
Block's mind and feelings are
projected onto the screen produc
ing a sympathetic character that
can be easily identified with.
Director Richard Tuggle, with the
help of Block's adorable
daughter's (one of whom is ac
tually Eastwood's daughter) and
five mangy dogs, creates a hero
that is a person not a bronze
statue.
Don't let the fact that
"Tightrope" is a psychological
thriller scare you away. Eastwood
is still Eastwood, the only dif
ference is that Tuggle has added a
touch of Hitchcock to Eastwood's
style and the result is a
suspenseful thriller that will not
only keep you on the edge of your
seat but will also give you
something to think about.
If you're in the mood to be
frightened without being grossed
out, "Tightrope" is the movie to
see. "Tightrope" is rated "R" for
language and sexual content.
P.S. A note of hope for all you
Dirty Harry fans. Rumor has it
that filming for a new Harry film
will begin shortly.
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