eatures Music Review "Rat in the Kitchen" is music with a message - by Paul Miniger Collegian Staff Writer U 1340 is notorious for its feel good music. Just pop a cassette into your tape deck and soon you'll be swaying to the pop-reggae sound of Robin and Ali Campbell, Astro and the boys. ÜB4O music definitely has a 'heel toe appeal to it. But what sets them apart from other traditional reggae bands is their use of modem day synths and trombone sections. The result is an afro-American fusion' of rock and reggae music. Ah, but the music never loses its tropicana sweetness. The vocals of Robin and Ali Campbell join in a quirky harmony while the music moves along to familiar but moder nized reggae beats. However different or :fun ÜB4o's music is, a "moral to the story" is often hidden in the lyrics. So, whether the listener realizes it or not, he is becoming involved with issues of current importance. In fact, most of the music on "Rat in the Kitchen" either feels for the victims of apartheid, or depicts the st t . etc of the modern d, Poetry Corner makers of war? outcome? engineers physicists mathematicians payed well for producing high tech war two men discussing politics, disagreement leads to personal insult, each walking out with a vengeance, needing no warships, planes, tanks, fighters, troops, guns, bullets, swords, not even knives, just casually depressing their little finger in the comfort of home, twenty minutes later mushroom clouds engulf the innocent - a world destroyed, but the iwo and a chosen few - the insane hiding in their backyard caves, each claiming the victor's flag, never thinking of, never seeing in that , split second, a bloody teardrop in my skull's eye. If you have any of your own poetry that you would like published in the Collegian, please drop it in an envelope, put "Feature" on the outside, and leave it in the newspaper office or mailbox on the first floor of the RUB. A good example is the song Elevator. On the track, Ali and Robin Campbell take turns describ ing the ascending floors to success: "First floor decide what you'll be one day/with a head full of com ment and nothing to say." Till eventually. . ."Eleventh floor the penthouse - the final cutith a head full of comment and a mouth that stays shut." Title track" Rat in the Kitchen" features guest trumpet player Herb Alpert. The song may seem inno cent at first, but under closeer ex, amination the lyrics are symbolic of the current' dilemma in South Africa. The song "All I Want To Do (is stay home with you)" will surpise most ÜB4O fans. The rhythm is somewhat more upbeat than previous works, but again, the lyrics bemoan capitalism. "Work ing all my life isn't good for my health/get old, get tired, get put on the shelf/I do all the work, so meone else gets all the wealth." Regardless of whether "Rat in the Kitchen" is political or not, it is still an energetic, fun album to listen to. But if you are not careful, Student Voice by Felicia Kelly Collegian Staff Writer During the first week of classes eight cement blocks were written in. Eight people were caught; four were from the apartments, three were from the residence halls and one was a commuter. The biggest issue now is how to divide up the payments. It is a total toss up as to whether or not all the residents pay, or just those who live in the apartments. Should the appart ment residents just have to pay a higher percentage? We asked a number of students who lived in residence halls or apartments how they felt about the rules and regula tions concerning students living in residence halls or apartments and what they think should be added or deleted from them. visitation hours are very convenient for everybody. Most of all, because it secures the safety of everyone that lives in the dorms plus it makes THE BORN LOSER `by Art Sansom by A.J. Melinda Blakeslee it easier for the students living there to get more studying done. The rules are also more lenient. These things make the general living en vironment in the dormitories a lot better than last year." Melinda Blakeslee, third semester, IFS—"I don't feel that Kelly Rodgers Kelly Rodgers, third semester, civil engineering— "I think that the dormitory rules are pretty fair, but oC) (JEWS A 132 5 5 . , 17; WPPLe., „]1 "How do you feel about the rules and regulations: concerning those students living in residence ha/Li and apartments?" I also think that innocent people get charged for things that happen on Friday and Saturday nights. I know that there is probably no way of tracking down those people who are responsible (for the cement block damage). It is unfair for everone to pay the price for just a few people." Julie Elabargar, third semester, communications—"ln concern to all the vandalism that was done to the cement blocks, I believe that those responsible should be the ones who do all the work. I feel that it is wrong for the construction crew to fix everything. I think it's the responsibility of the people who got caught and not the -*ale in _ ..irger the apartments. I wouldn't want to be charged $2OO for my vandalism while twenty-five other people who wrote on the same block did not get charged or caught. Therefore, I think they should make the students who did it buy the materials and do the labor to prepare the blocks instead of hiring the union." `',"' " 4 7' 5.1_1W 1317--- Paae,g„„,,YOU l ge MY C - TTIW KLY 64 1-ARY,..A.. / E mil IT cue A AADMI-1. NOVEMBER 6, 1986 in . -' Collegian PAGE 3 John Fedornock, seventh semester, MlS—"They say that liv ing in the apartments is supposed to be an experience of owning your own apartment, but when we live on "ur own, we won't have inspec tions. If we want to be messy, we should be able to. I feel if you are over 21, you should be able to br ing a barrel in or play your music as loud and long as you like, and I also feel that if you want a pet then there should be no rules or regula tions to stop you from having one." tEti >11153W1 ©lb66 by NEA. Inc Photos by Holly Lew
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