ANTICS
DONT ORDER ANY POPCORN.
Words of wisdom at the Insect Horror
Film Festival held at lowa State
University last month. Entomologists
created thee, event because, as Professor
John Obrycki put it, "Insects get a lot of
negative Press:" In addition to films,
there was a petting zoo--with
cockroaches, drone bees, and tarantulas--
and a chance to taste delicacies: a flour
substitute made of corn borers,
chocolate-covered grasshoppers, and
garlic-fried larvae. Yum!
AROUND CAMPUS
WELL, TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
to a safety pin. Students at Berry
College (Georgia) recently sported the
yellow-jacketed pins to demonstrate their
desire for a peaceful resolution of the
Gulf crisis and a safe return for all
hostages held by Iraq. Berry's president
of student government, Mark
Moraitakis, says he's trying to get other
Georgia campuses to join.
ATHLETICS
SO, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF
NOWHERE and you want to catch the
football action form Indiana University.
No problem. Just dial 1-800-225-5213
for a live play-by-play broadcast of the
Hoosiers. ICs new this fall from TRZ
Sports Services Inc., and the phone
company. And when your bill arrives
you may be seeing Big Red: the cost of
listening to an entire game is $36.50.
ATHLETES AND DRUGS get so
much media attention that sometimes
the good is eclipsed. At the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, more than 100
athletes volunteered to staff a booth at
the state fair for DARE (Drug. Abuse
Resistance Education). The program
focuses on fifth- and sixth-graders, who
Hammertime...
M.C. Hammer and Vanilla Ice
Storm Through Harrisburg
Special to the Capital Times
Melissa Shutt--HACC
Recently the "Please Hammer, Don't
Hurt'em Tour" hit the Hershey Park
Arena. Hundreds of fans lined up at the
doors as early as 5:30 that night.
At 8 p.m. the lights were turned
down and the screams and cheers were
turned up. Vanilla Ice got the concert
rolling with their funky moves, and the
crowd united in the chant, "Go white
boy, go!" Vanilla Ice introduced his crew
as the VIP--the Vanilla Ice Posse.
Vanilla Ice and the VIP prepared the fans
for MC Hammer by ending with "Ice,
Ice Baby."
Envogue, the second supporting act,
never appeared but the fans seemed
unphased by the fact. They became
motivated by the intermission music and
set up a dance contest. The north and
south sides of the arena took turns doing
their best imitations of Hammer.
When the arena blackened again, MC
Hammer's backup dancers appeared
onstage in multi-colored spandex
costumes, amazing the crowd with
innovative dance moves. Suddenly a
brief explosion followed by streams of
blinding light introduced MC Hammer
ACROSS THE NATION
might get into drugs because of peer
pressure. The athletes stressed the value
of sports and that success would come
only through education and hard work,
not with steroids and other drugs.
COLLEGE MARKET
STUDENTS ARE LOYAL to brand
names in soft drinks, shampoo, beer, and
blue jeans. Marketing Week reports
that students cited several factors as
important in their choice of brands:
personal experience with a particular
brand (88%), word of mouth (60%),
manufacturer's reputation for quality
(60%), and advertising (39%). Only
37% said it was important that their
families used the same product. And the
top names> Students prefer Coke
Classic (23%) and Diet Coke (17%) to
Pepsi (13%), Budweiser (16%) to Coors
(12%), Pizza Hut (31%) to McDonald's
(16%), and Nike (37%) to Reebok
(28%).
THE TASTE AUDITORS ARE
COMING! This fall College Marketing
Intelligence, Inc., will conduct "the first
syndicated national performance audit of
college media." The National College
Media Audit will examine off-campus
publications, college wall media, and
product sampling on 100 selected
campuses to find out what's hot and
what's not among students nationally,
for national advertisers. Don't call them
-they'll call you.
FINANCIAL AID
STUDY NOW, PAY LATER.
That's the trend in one state at least. An
Illinois Board of Higher Education report
noted that work-study made up only 23%
of student aid last year, compared with
39% in 1975. Almost 30% of financial
aid to public university students came
to his awaiting fans.
Hammer started with familiar songs
such as "Turn This Mother Out", "Have
You Seen Her", and a special version of
"Pray". Before "Pray", Hammer delivered
a message to his devoted fans about gang
and drug problems in society today. In a
touching moment Hammer dedicated
"Pray" to all of the little brothers and
sisters in the world.
After more songs and cheers, Hammer
and a member of his posse had a
disagreement about leaving the stage.
The posse member said he and the crew
were tired and wanted to end the concert.
But Hammer would not disappoint his
fans.
"U Can't Touch This!" Hammer
bellowed to the posse. After this chart
climbing song, the crowd and crew broke
out in the cheer, "Please Hammer, Don't
Hurt'em!" The crowd chanted and lights
in the shape of hammers were lowered
from the top of the stage to end the
concert.
Take it from a die-hard Depeche Mode
fan, this was not an ordinary rap concert.
This concert contained RAP, ROCK,
kicker dance moves, and a very special
message.
from low-interest loans; loans
constituted only 19% of aid in 1975.
It's a natural consequence when tuition
increased in the 'Bos at three times the
rate of inflation and grants barely kept
up, but some officials worry loan
defaults will balloon in coming years.
GOOD IDEAS
INVENTIVE MINDS ARE
WELCOME at West Virginia
University. This month the Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies and Development
will open its Discovery Lab, to give
full-time students a place to improve
problem-solving skills and get hands-on
training. The lab is part of
"Breakthroughs," a five-phase program
that includes classes for would-be
inventors and help in marketing their
ideas. The lab is equipped for everything
from woodworking to computer
applications, with technicians to assist
at all phases.
SO, YOU DON'T ATTEND WEST
VIRGINIA U? And you have an
invention? The BF Goodrich Co., and
the National Invention Center have
created the Collegiate Inventors
Program, a national competition to
encourage interest in problem-solving.
Every year up to three inventions will
earn awards of $5,000 each for the
student inventor(s) and $2,500 for the
faculty sponser.
Deadline: December 31, 1990. For
details, call Kathy Shafer at 216-7762-
4463
RESEARCH
WORRIED ABOUT YOUR
HEALTH? A two-year survey of some
300 students, completed earlier this year
at the University of Kansas, revealed that
70% believed their health behavior was
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very poor, and fewer than 3% considered
it good, with none reporting very good
or excellent health behavior. Students
surveyed were most concerned about
weight control, eating habits, exercise,
and tobacco use.
THE KEY TO SUCCESS in the
'9os is general education. A survey by
the Right Associates consulting firm
suggests that the climb to the top
requires skills in various areas rather
than specialized, in-depth, training.
Generalists may adopt more readily--and
can be more easily "recycled" as careers
change. Other suggestions? "You've
got to understand technology, no matter
what job you have," said one CEO.
Another advised, "Pick something you
can put 110% into."
RESOURCES
"MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD
IN WASHINGTON" is the title of a new
booklet published by the National
Association of Student Employment
Administrators. The 16-page guide to
politics explains simply and briefly how
the legislative and executive branches
function, then provides tips on how to
communicate effectively with officials in
the capital.
STUDENT GROUPS
ECO ECHO OF THE 60'S. Eco-
Action, an ecological group, recently
held a forum at Penn State to discuss the
legalization of marijuana. Another
group, Help End Marijuana Prohibition
(HEMP), is promoting the cultivation of
hemp, which can provide paper fiber,
fabric for clothing, and fuel. As for
potential abuses, one advocate summed
it up: "Basically, if you grow hemp for
hemp's sake, the buds aren't worth
smoke."
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