8 Collegian Magazine Tuesday, March 30, 1982
Horizons:
Gentle Thursday's replacement prepares for
By ROB STEUTEVILLE
Collegian Staff Writer
Spring Term is a time of fun and
games. But this year, like last year,
there is something more to look
forward to a festival that not only offers
a good time, but a chance to learn, to be
exposed to diverse cultural activities, to _
become more aware of what The commu
nity has to offer and possibly even to share
talents with the community.
That event is Horizons, scheduled for
May 6 to 8.
Horizons Director John McCauley said-
Horizons is a "smorgasbord of aware
ness." About 50 University organizations
contributed to the events last year, he said,
and it attracted thousands of participants.
Horizons started out last year as a
replacement for Gentle Thursday, but it
has very little in common its predecessor
on the HUB lawn, said Chris O'Brian,
Horizons co-chairman.
"It is more in line with enlightening
people," he said.. "It is educationally
based as opposed to strictly entertain
ment such as Movin' On and Gentle Thurs
day.
"Gentle Thursday started out as a great
idea a day of sharing," he said.
But it developed into a, rock festival with
the inherent problems, such as excessive
litter and cutting classes, he said, and a
group of people realized they didn't want
that so they developed Horizons instead.
McCauley identified a deeper reason for
the development of Horizons, a need that
existed before the festival was created.
Groups such as Free University, Eco-Ac
dm and Colloquy needed a forum to make
people aware of what they were doing as
organizations, he said.
"I look upon this as an awareness festi
val, to let students gain a better awareness
politically, socially and ecologically," he
said, "and as an opportunity for various
student organizations to increase student
awareness of what they are all about.
"But just because we are trying to make
people more aware doesn't mean it is not
fun," he said. "There will be no , ?aching
it will ,not be overbearing. The whole
idea of the program is for you to bump into
something new, forcing you to make a
decision about it yes you like it or no you
don't this makes you more aware of
yourself."
The programs that people can.expect to
bump into this year, McCauley said, range
from exhibits, lectures, seminars,
workshops and films during the festival's
first two days to entertainment activities
scheduled for the last two nights.
The entertainment activities will proba
bly include mime and theater and classi
cal, folk and jazz music, with a de
emphasis on rock music, he said.
"This is getting back to the idea of
alternative programming," he said. "Most
students have a steady diet of rock music.
What these people feel they need is to be
exposed to alternative forms of music."
Also, Eco-Action is planning a health
alternatives day again this year, said
O'Brian, who is a representative from
Eco-Action. The program, which will be
held on May 6 in the HUB fishbowl, will
encompass the health of the mind and body
and will let people see other lifestyles, he
said.
"It's a holistic approach," he said,"in-
volving health foods, vegetarianism, yoga,
different exercises and possibly natural
childbirth."
Eco-Action is planning an alternative
energy exposition for May 8, O'Brian said,
where there will be various displays on
solar and wind.ppwer —"things people can
go up and touch."
'This is getting back to the idea of alternative
programming. Most students have a steady diet
of rock music. What these people feel they need
is to be exposed to alternative forms of music.'
The Undergraduate Student Govern
ment is planning a wide-ranging aware
ness exposition of a different sort, said
Steve Ripp, USG North Halls senator.
"On Friday (May 7) in the HUB fishbowl
USG will be sponsoring a Political Aware
ness Day," he said.
"It will be the political side of USG, as
well as local, state and national govern
ment. What we mostly want is to educate
people on how everything functions (politi
cally), so they can make an impact in
decision 7 making and learn how things
affect them."
Most of the proposals, however, for this
year's Horizons are still being received
and processed, so information about them
cannot be released yet, said Diana Shenk,
Horizons co-chairman. •
Last year, films on health and energy
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she said. Also, exhibits on dance, karate,
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Recreational activities included bike
—John McCauley, Horizons director
hikes and nature walks, and new games
featuring an .earth ball on the HUB lawn
were also held, she said. Many educational
lectures, displays and art exhibits were
also featured, she said, in addition to
music throughout the festival, including
folk, blues, jazz, rock, Classical, 'sos music
and a square dance.
Comparing this year's Horizons to last
year's, Shenk said, the festival will be
similar, except it will last forthree days
instead of four and will be more consol
idated.
"Last year it was spread out too far all
over campus. ThiS year we're trying to
limit it a little," she safd, .by keeping the
locations of the events closer together and
being more decisive and selective about
programs "especially in the movies." '
"Last year we had so many movies that
at times it was one person, one movie,"
she said.
McCauley said the festival was reduced
to three days so a rain date could, be
provided, which would make it easy to
move. events up one•day.
"We needed to do this because it was so
late in the term. If we had events on both
Saturday and Sunday, and one of them
rained out, there would be no back-up."
• Shenk, McCauley and O'Brian agreed
that one of the best things about Horizons
is the way it involves many student organi
zations and presents many aspects of
student life.
"We provide the structure and take care
of the financial end of it," O'Brian said,
"and all they have to do is get an idea
together and give it to us."
The deadline for proposals is today, but
McCauley said proposals that don't re
quire finances will be accepted until April
15.
Anybody can submit a proposal, he said,
but it must be co-sponsored by a Universi
ty organization and then accepted by the
Horizons Steering Committee.
The steering committee is made up of
representatives from Horizon's sponsors
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McCauley said Horizons is the only event
he knows of where so many "diversified
student groups do happen to come together
and agree on programs" for such a large
festival.
Because of the size, Horizons needs
volunteers, Shenk said.
"There are so many aspects to Horizons
we need a lot of student help," she said.
"We can always use people on our commit
tees promotions, art and entertainment,
education and audio-visual scheduling.
People who volunteer will only be working
on what they volunteer for. They won't
have to go to other meetings that don't
involve their specialty. It will' be good
experience." •
McCauley summed up the experience of
Horizons, whether one is working as a
volunteer or just participating in the
events, by saying, "it can mean a different
thing to every person who takes part in the
festival."
"No person can take the whole festival
in," he said. "We provide the opportunity
for each person to increase their aware
ness, but it is up to the individual what they
want to increase their awareness of."
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