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Music Review
"Graceland" mixes tribal funk & rock
by Paul Mintzer
Collegian Staff Writer
"What's a nice guy like Paul
Simon doing in a place like South
Africa?"
Recording most of his new
album Graceland, I suppose. In
fact, most of the music on
Graceland was inspired by the local
sounds of South Africa and
features a number of South
African vocalists.
But why the land of Apartheid? ,
Simon explained in a narrative
on the album jacket that he had
been inspired by the album "Gum
boots: Accordian Jive Hits Volume
II," a sort of African tribal rock.
He then decided to travel to South
Africa and incorporate this sound
into his own mellow brand of rock
and roll. Although wary of Simon
at first, representatives of the coun
try's black music community soon
felt that he "would be a good vehi-
Slithering
venomous
by Melissa Youkers
Collegian Staff Writer
Have you ever been face to face
with a Gila Monster? How about
an Asian Cobra? Ever been hugged
by a boa constrictor? If you felt a
tinge of excitement or even a shud
der of fear at these questions, you
may likely be fascinated to make
the acquaintance of Michael D.
Schwedick .
As long as Michael can
remember, he has been interested
in reptiles. At the age of twelve, he
began his collection of reptiles with
a boa constrictor. He now has ex
panded this collection to one of the
largest private reptile collections in
the country, called Reptile World,
Inc. which is located in Camp Spr
ings, Maryland.
In the beginning, 'due to various
factors, collecting reptiles was a bit
tough for Michael. Although his
Annual Homecoming arrives
by Julie Ksrasinski
Collegian Feature Editor
The time of year has rolled
around for yet another Behrend
tradition: the annual Homecoming
King and Queen competition.
Nominees are couples picked
from each Behrend club and
organization, and any Penn State-
Behrend couple who wishes to
Parents' Weekend provides opportunity
to experience Behrend life
by Lori Beals
Collegian Staff Writer
Behrend's second annual
Parent's Weekend will be held Oct.
11 and 12. The purpose of Parent's
Weekend is to let parents and
students experience a college
weekend together. Everything
starts this Saturday, when recep
tions will be held in the residence
halls to welcome the parents. Then
mini -classes, such as Computer
Basics, will be held during the mor-
Health
by M. J. Hamilton, RN
Collegian Contributing Writer
Perhaps the most common of all
foot afflictions is the ingrown
toenail, usually occurring on the
big toe. The edge of the nail cuts in
to the soft toe tissue, causing swell
ing, redness, pain, and perhaps
infection. They have two causes:
tight shoes or stockings that press
the nail into the tissue and improper
trimming of the toenail.
When trimming toenails, follow
these directions:
1. Use heavy scissors to cut the
nail neatly.
2. Never try to tear away the nail
with your fingers.
3. Always trim the nail straight
across.
So the end of the nail should be a
square, not a half moon. Do not
trim too close. Finish the end with
an emory board or nail file. Clean
the grooves with an orange stick.
If you have an ingrown toenail,
try to eliminate the cause. Soak the
L_Ul
de" for the expression of South
Africa's black musicians operating
under the strain of a repressive
government.
This idea of bringing two music
cultures together is not the first,
but Simon presents them in a uni
que and enjoyable way. Instead of
just using the sounds of Africa to
emphasize his own music, he places
them side by side, with each one
working to flatter the other.
The song "Crazy Love, Vol. II"
is agood example of this. The corn
bitcation of Simon's voice with the
tribal drums of Isaac Mtshali work
together in _bringing the 1970's
single backr to life.
In addition to the songs recorded
in South Africa, two other con
tinents are presented on Graceland.
The song "Homeless" was
recorded at tlje Abbey Road
Studios in London, England. On
the track. Paul Simon and Joseph
parents encouraged him, they
wouldn't permit Michael to keep
his reptiles in their home. This pro
ved only to be a minor setback,
however, as Michael's tenth grade
biology teacher offered her
classroom laboratory in which he Among the live reptiles to be ex
could keep as many reptiles as he hibited in the Reptile World
liked. presentation will be a rare
Michael's first experience with a American Crocodile, alligators,
poisonous snake, a juvenile cop- boa constrictors, pythons, pit
perhead, left him in the hospital for vipors (rattle snakes and the type of
three days. Undaunted by this ex- snake that first bit Michael - cop
perience, he continued his study of perheads), various • lizzards, an
venomous reptiles. He began cor- .1 Asian cobra and Myra. Myra is a
responding with Mr. William South American Yellow Footed
Haast, the director of the Miami tortoise who when reaching
Serpentarium who taught him rep- adulthood will weigh over 300
tile management and husbandry. pounds!
Mr. Haast, through self- In addition to the various reptiles
immunization, has lived through being handled, Michael will
over one hundred poisonous snake highlight ecological roles and pro
bites and has saved twenty one lives blems of reptilian existance in the
by donating his blood to snake bite world today.
victims.
compete
Winners will be picked based
equally on a combination of the
following two things. Each couple
is required to write a 1,000 word
essay that will be scored by a panel
of students and staff. Student
voting will comprise the other por
tion of the judging procedure. Pic
tures of the candidates are on
display at the Reed Main Desk until
ning. After lunch in Dobbins, or at
an Erie restaurant, at 1:00 p.m.
parents and students are invited to
watch a soccer match between the
Behrend Cubs and the St. Vincent
College Bearcats. At halftime,
Behrend's Hdmecoming King and
Queen of 1986 will be crowned.
From 4 to 5 p.m., parents can at
tend a reception where they will
meet the faculty and ad
ministrators. Saturday night they
can come to the Talent show, or see
a movie on campus. Sunday morn-
tips
nail. Press a few strands of absor
bent cotton under the nail to keep it
from cutting the skin. Wear open
toed shoes, if possible. If pus,
bleeding, or painful swelling oc
curs, get medical advice.
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Although the music is recorded in
On October 16, Student Affairs
has arranged to bring Michael and
his cast of reptiles to the Behrend
community. He will present his 90
minute program at 8:00 p.m. in the
Reed Lecture Hall.
October 10. A real voting booth,
donated by the Erie County Court
House will be set up in the RUB
desk lobby, where students can
vote for the couple of their choice.
On Saturday, October 11, during
half-time of the Penn State-
Behrend soccer game against the
St. Vincent College Bearcats, the
King and Queen will be announced
and crowned.
ing there will be an exumenical bins. Plan on bringing your
worship service for those in- parents, and look forward to a fun
terested, and then brunch at Dob- weekend!
WELCOME
PARENTS
The Behrend Bookstore
will be open Saturday
October 11th
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
London, the use of symbolism is a
reminder of the present dilemma in
South Africa.
The New York recorded "You
Can Call Me Al" echoes the chaos
of street life in New York City
while featuring guitar synthesist,
Adrian Belew (Talking Heads).
The song also has an aecompaning
video and recieves a fair amount of
airplay on local radio stations.
Listening to Graceland on
cassette is fantastic, but to ex
perience it on comapct disc is close
to Nirvana. This is surprising since
I do not consider myself a real Paul
Simon fan. But the smokey lyrics
and tribal funk really work to make
Graceland shine while its ethnic
diversity will appeal to a wide
variety of musical interests.
Showing in Rll7 on Oct. 10, 11 at 8:00 p.m.
Traveling
theatre troupe
to perform
by Anthony Proviso°
Collegian Staff Writer
On Thursday, Oct. 8 Theatre
West Virginia will be performing in
the Reed Building at 8:00 p.m.
Theatre West Virginia is a Beckley
based non-profit corporation
which offers audiences a diversified
schedule of entertainment. Some of
their best known dramas and
musicals include "Honey in the
Rock", "Hatftelds and McCoys",
and "Funday Monday Series."'
The theatre was founded in 1955 by
a group of concerned citizens who
wanted to present West Virginia's
cultural heritage to as wide an au
dience as possible.
For twenty-five years now,
Theatre West Virginia has been a
strong force in the West Virginia
community producing professional
theatre, working with schools,
training young talent, and improv
ing the economy through tourism.
Their outdoor dramas ire per
formed in a custom designed am
phitheatre at Grandview State Park
all summer long. They provide
families with a combination of
history, drama, dance, and music.
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eighteen new pledges!
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The productions have brought over
one-half million travelers to
Sodthern West Virginia, and
generated tens of millions of
dollars in the state economy.
The theatre's touring company,
which will be visiting Behrend, is
the only professional touring coin=
pany in West Virginia capbk of
producing a wide variety of shows
from Shakespeare to contemporat7
musical comedy and drama. Every
aspect of the theatre is KO's
sional, from its technical crew to Its
set designs and actors. Some of
their recent touring productions in
clude "Macbeth", "You're a
Good Man Charlie Brown", and
"Sleuth."
Theatre West Virginia travels
from Beckley during an eight
month season to every cornet of
the state, and performs for high
school, college, and community
theatre audiences. The company
also carries its name to other
bordering states.
Theatre West Virginia performs
a variety of shows, and completely
exercises its artistic freedom. All
students are encouraged Vl.' attend
the show, it should be a good one.
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Showing...
Terns of Endearment brings
together a stellar cut to explore the
complex, honest and joyous,
thirty-year involvement of the rela
tionship between a mother and
daughter. Debra Winger (An Of
ficer and a Gentleman) stars as a
generous, strong-willed woman
who spends most of her life trying
not to be her mother's daughter.
Shirley MacLaine is her mother
who believes happiness can be
achieved only if she maintains ab
solute control over her life and the
lives of those around ha. Their bit
tersweet search for fulfillment and
happiness is complicated by a series
of romantic entanglements that
lead to lust, love and pain. Jack
Nicholson, Danny DeVito and
John Lithgow costar in this story
about love and friendship, express
ed in very unusual terms.
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