Page 12 Friday, September 13, 1985 The Capitol Times
Compromising
By Jane McQuain
“Compromising Pbsitions”
involves the murder of a Long
Island dentist. Aside from the
customary official investigation
into the murder, there (s a more
unusual inquiry into Dr.
Fleekstein’s private life which
includes his wild a|rray of
mistresses.
The eccentric dentist (who
sports as many gold ilhains as
Mr. T) was in the habit of tur
ning his patients into conquests
and keeping his Polaroid
camera close at handj for the
“moments of truth.”
Judith Singer (played by
Susan Sarandon) is a housewife
who becomes obsessed with the
case, much to her husband’s
dismay, after learning of the
late Dr. Fleckstein’s involve
ment with so many| of her
friends. She resorts back to her
old professional days as a
newspaper reporter and pro
ceeds on with great journalistic
Business
(continued from pg. 5)
if a student is not satisfied with
■the product a school offers they
should not return. Yet semester
after semester students continue
to return to Capitol. Further,
they continue to find employ
ment and success in thefir field.
Clearly Penn State supplies a
sound product. Clearly the
students continue to jvote by
their presence for this system
yet continue to berate cjvery ac
tion taken by! the
administration.
Obviously someone ijs doing
something right. In the case of
the shoe industry, Reagan is
justified in focusing on the
good of the whole rather than
subsidizing inefficiency. In the
case of Penn State, the ad
ministration is condoned for
their action in supplying a
superior product and securing
the means by whjich to
perpetuate that Offering
through tenure. The student
body is not to be commended
because they are inconsistant.
Summary judgement and
generalization weaken the
stature of the student.
Herein is the ef
fects of summary judgements
and generalizations. The merits
of individualized examination
are championed.
I do not propose thcd ineffi
ciencies are absent at Capitol.
They do exist and are very real.
We as students must address
improprieties directly rather
that summarily. General com
plaints waste time and
energy of all parties involved
and in the end the majcjr thrust
of the complaint is lbst. To
make changes; to make a dif
fernce; to improve the system
we must identify the source of
any problem and address it,
with acceptable alternatives,
rather than flailing abojit in an
unorganized and, (dare f say it)
inefficient manner.
Positions too compromising
fervor for this case
One of the biggest disap
pointments in “Compromising
Positions” is the cast; they’re
terrible! The only redeeming
quality “Compromising Posi
tions” might have is in the sup
porting players. Judith Ivey,
who plays sexy, Nancy Miller in
the movie is one example of the
talent that ends up taking a
back-seat to the overrated likes
of Sarandon and her cohorts.
“Compromising Positions”
is essentially a shallow
whodunit that alternately
teeters between a soap opera
and a thriller. I think Producer-
Director Frank Perry (whose
previous works include “Mom-
mie Dearest” and “Mon
signor”) put himself in a com
promising position when he
turned this one out! The only
one who had any fun through
this film was now deceased Dr.
Fleckstein and even his fun
didn’t last too long.
Playboy’ Pac 10 Issue Gets
Buyer Beware’ Label At Stanford
Student protestors plan to at
tach anti-pornagraphy letters to
the magazine’s October issue,
which features coeds from
Stanford and other Pac 10
schools.
Students Opposed to Por
nography (STOP) originally
wanted Playboy
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Knull makes Nittany Lions football
team
(continued from pg. 11)
ty Park. Barresi signed Knull
immediately with the team since
he was “one of the fastest guys
on the team,” according to
Knull. After informing Barresi
that he wanted a football
scholarship to play, Barresi
disagreed.
“I want to play football,”
Knull said, “but I don’t want
to get banged up for nothing.
Eventually, I would like to try
out for a pro team or a USFL
team.”
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“Your education is more im
portant than athletics,” Knull
said.
Specifically, Knull would
eventually like to become a
“public relations man,” citing
the small class atmosphere here
at Capitol as an advantage for
his goal.
“We learn more because of
the atmosphere (small college,
closer relationships),” he said.
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