12—The Daily Collegian Friday, June 27,198 G T.V., Stereo, VCR Broken Down? Our Service is Exceptional! EXCEPTIONALLY * Competent * Fast * Economical We service all brands. T&R ELECTRONICS 225 S. Allen St., State College (next to Centre Hardware) 238-3800 RfWCIS EXPLAZAGANZA a series of FREE outdoor concerts and films presented for your entertainment by GSA on Fisher Plaza in front of Kern Building Thurs., June 26 The Four Seasons - Alan Alda’s entertaining comedy about friendship between couples and the complications that ensue. *Tues., July 1 All That Jazz - Bob Fosse directs this razzle-dazzle semi autobiographical film with fabulous dancing and a fine performance By Roy Scheider. Thurs., July 10 Brainstorm - A science fiction thriller starring Natalie Wood, Christopher Walken, and Ellen Burstyn. Thurs., July 17 Camelot - The tales of King Arthur and his court are retold on film complete with music by Lemer and Lowe. A fun film for the whole family, Thurs., July 24 Tootsie - Dustin Hoffman stars as an out of work, down on his luck actor whose fortune changes when he changes into a dress and into a popular soap Thurs., July 31 Joshua Then and Now - An engaging film centering on the conflict arising when a Jewish writer marries a gentile girl. * please note special day for this film Tues., July 8 MISSION - featuring former Hipsters Ruben Sairs and Richard McEwen Tues., July 15 THE SCREAMING DUCKS -one of State College’s favorite bar bands playing danceable rock-n-roll Tues., July 22 THE EARTH TONES - another favorite livening up the night with the sounds of reggae and world beat Tues., July 29 COUNTRY CROSSOVER - a new band with the best of country rock, Tahoka Freeway fans take note! Everyone is invited to bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating, some refreshments and enjoy! A In case of rain call GSA 865-4211 before s:oopm/ Kern Info Desk 865-1878 after s:oopm. actress, CONCERTS FILMS Competition and teamwork define School of Visual Arts By NATALIE NICHOLS Collegian Arts Writer A small and relatively unknown program at the University has re cently received national recognition through the work of two of its stu dents. It is not the first time that the graphic design program, in the School of Visual Arts, has enjoyed distinction, however. The program is well known for its excellence in both the United States and abroad, graphic design instruc tor Bill Kinser said. Evidence of this excellence is re flected in the national honors be stowed upon two undergraduate students, Sandy Chambers and Charles “Chip” Kidd, who recently won first place and honorable men tion, respectively, in the Gilbert Pa per Company’s Great Designer Awards competition. “When publicity is spread pretty widely,” Kinser said, “it is very good for the student.” The competition awards originali ty, creative concept, use of graphics BEST! ■“ '» * -“Ts 'Eagles' is lightweight that fails to intrigue its By PAUL CREMO Collegian Arts Writer Summer movies are the films with out a soul. F/X, Cobra, Space Camp, Raw Deal their titles all blend together after a while. They offer us a few light laughs, a handful of thrills, and attractive, charming or tough performers. Like summer, they are all too easily forgotten after the heat of the moment has passed. Every so often a moderately intelli gent, creative film slips into the batch. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off al most made it, but forgot that a hero with no inner conflicts isn’t compel ling or memorable when the gags wear thin. Many looked forward to the release of Legal Eagles, starring Robert Red ford, as a bright spot in the round of disposable summer fare, a film which would prove more thought provoking and fun than Stallone et al. flexing their pectorals. Unfortunately, while Legal Eagles meets the light-entertainment re quirements of a summer movie, it never moves beyond easy laughs and TV- detective-show plotting to be come a memorable, or even interest ing, film. The main reasons for this are the screenplay, and surprisingly, Redford himself. Directed by Ivan Reitman (Meat balls, Stripes and Ghostbusters), Le gal Eagles is Redford’s 25th film. During the course of his career, Red ford’s screen roles have alternated between Heartthrob (The Way We Were) and Champion (of social change in Brubaker, of baseball in The Natural ). He has come to rep resent Romance and Integrity. The only problem with being an icon is that it can become boring. Both audi ences and Redford himself seem to be aware of this. As a result, we have Redford’s role as Tom Logan, an accident-prone, insomniac assistant district attorney, who loses his job when he injudicious ly becomes involved with an accused murderess and a recklessly uncon ventional lawyer. The role seems an attempt to humanize Redford’s righ teous golden-boy image by adding “endearing” character flaws, ner vous tics and a clumsy streak. The result is akin to having Gary Cooper play Woody Allen’s role of Alvy in Annie Hall. These attempts to bring Redford down to Earth fail for two reasons: Redford is a limited actor, unable to counter the established associations of his screen persona; and the script suffers from a kind of schizophrenia, and overall design excellence in logo designs for corporate stationery. Gil bert publishes the three top designs in a nationally distributed portfolio as well as selected design magazines. Chambers submitted her letter head logo for Beavertown Block Co., Inc. and received the $2,500 first prize. Kidd entered a corporate logo designed for Annie’s Balloons, a com pany owned by his mother. Kidd also received the College of Arts and Ar chitecture’s Creative Achievement Award this year, and last year won the Simeon Gallu scholarship for his work in the School of Visual Arts. Both students emphasized that PenmState’s graphic design program was an instrumental part of their success. “I was very lucky because the program here is so good,” Kidd said. “The program is strong and very competitive,” Chambers said. Kinser attributed the students’ suc cess to the quality of the depart ment’s instruction staff and facilities, the individual attention each student gets from the faculty, and the com Slack-jawed and pouty Darryl Hannah stars as Chelsea Reardon in the film Legal Eagles, now playing downtown. veering between romantic comedy, Similarly, scenes in which Logan courtroom drama, and high-tech deals with his ex-wife or teenage thriller and tossing accuracy, logic, daughter are glossed over, as is his and believability out the window. It admission to Laura concerning his just can’t decide what it wants to be. dalliance with their client. In the In fact, the film was originally in- latter case, it’s difficult to believe the tended as a star vehicle for Bill feisty Winger would let this pass, Murray, and several scenes seem given that her character is falling in inadequately revamped for Redford’s love with him. style and abilities. i n contrast to Redford, Winger One example is the courtroom sometimes manages to rise above her scenes. Besides the lllogic of haying sketchily-written part to create the Redford defend a woman the jury mos j realistic, endearing character knows he’s slept with, the trial scenes in the film . Her natural) relaxed are just dull. It s easy to imagine the ac t; n g enlivens her low-key moments cool, mocking charm Murray would Redford, and the subtlety with have brought to thes scenes as Logan s jj e conveys her attraction for toys with the jury and wins them . |jj m charges all their scenes with over. Redford, on the other hand, romantic tens ion. isn t up to the insousciance or sly sense of irony required Hannah portrays the dis- Most opportunities for drama are turbed young woman defended by either undercut or avoided entirely Logan and Kelly. She plays the ma by Reitman and screenwriters Jim nipulative, over-sexed Chelsea Rear- Cash and Jack Epps, Jr., so we miss don with her usual slack-jawed stare the intimate or serious moments and pouty lips. Redford and Winger which might humanize Redford’s are reduced to arguing over her phys character. Instead, we get a humor- ' ca l attributes, because she has no ous, mildly charming scene parallel- character. ing Logan’s insomnia and that of his Legal Eagles is a disappointment, new colleague, Laura Kelly, played Appealing performers, flashy loca by Debra Winger. Unfortunately, in- tions, and a big budget aren’t enough ability to sleep is Reitman’s most to raise it above the level of junk food, profound notion regarding character- I, for one, long for more satisfying ization. fare. petitiveness of the program. Students must pass a portfolio re view at the end of their sophomore year to gain admission to the pro gram, Kinser said, and last year about 40 to 60 students competed for 24 positions. The program now has 24 juniors and 18 seniors enrolled, he said, but several will probably be unable to handle the demands of the curriculum and will drop out. Despite the stringent artistic de mands students must meet, Kinser said, there is no minimum grade point average requirement. The de partment does prefer its students to be Bachelor of Arts candidates in stead of Bachelor of Fine Arts candi dates, he said, because the B.A. program gives the student heavier academics and a broader education, which includes a foreign language. “The notion of the ‘dumb artist’ no longer holds,” Kinser said. “The more broadly educated a student, the more successful they are.” It might seem cruel to let the stu dent go through two years preparing to enter the graphic design program and then refuse him or her entry, he said, but it is less cruel than allowing that student to go through the curric ulum, graduate, and then discover that he or she lacks the talent to get a job. “Letting people in (to the program) is an implied promise that they will be successful,” Kinser said. “Graph ic designers without a job are not graphic designers.” With that in mind, the department feels obligated to train their students to be the best possible. Students in graphic design must exhibit a talent for working with a variety of formats and mediums, with competition constantly being emphasized. For example, Kinser said, seniors must design projects for film or video as well on paper. Each year the department sponsors the “Film Follies,” which features the best of these film and video projects. Despite the emphasis on competi tion, students are trained to learn teamwork as well. Heavy emphasis on the practical application of skills learned is also taught early in the program. Students begin acquiring these talents in their junior year, comedy audience ' * iC* v 4 ' (Above and lower left) Sandy Chambers and Charles “Chip” Kidd pose with their award-winning graphic designs. Kinser said, when they work together designing promotional material for a downtown business. This year’s students gained more experience by designing recruiting and publicity material for the College of Arts and Architecture, Kinser said. Graphic design students also work on the college’s alumni newsletter and its calendar of events. “We try to make them profession als as soon as possible,” he said. “That way they’re better off.” Graphic design students have in past years won a cover design contest sponsored by Print magazine, a graphic design magazine, Kinser said. Some junior class members entered a contest sponsored by the International Typeface Corporation, he added, but have not yet received the results. Most graduates from the program go into corporate design groups, he said, which means they design annual reports to stockholders, booklets and Dylan plays his hometown By JEFF BAENEN Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS - Before his protest songs became the sound track of the 19605, Bob Dylan was a shy, small-town Minnesota boy who wrote poetry and pounded rock ’n’ roll on the piano. “He was a dreamer, like he was way out. He kept to himself,” said Dylan’s godfather, George Berman of Duluth. “He was writing poetry when he was 10 or 12 years old.” Dylan returned last night for his first concert in his home state in eight years. He performed at the Metrodome in Minneapolis with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Grateful Dead. Their eight week concert tour got off to a rousing start in San Diego on June 9. The older of two sons, Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman 45 years ago in Duluth. When he was 6, his family moved to Hibbing, a mining town on northeastern Min nesota’s Iron Range. It was there that Dylan showed a penchant for hammering the piano. “He was into pretty heavy rock ’n’ roll,” said Hibbing Mayor Dick Nordvold, who attended high school with Dylan and graduated the year after he did. In 1959 Dylan was kicked off the stage of Hibbing High School by. the stage manager after the young musician broke the soundboard of a Steinway during a talent show rehearsal. He was doing an imper sonation of one of his heroes, Little Richard, the flamboyant 1950 s rock star known for his pounding piano style. “There were many that liked him and were excited by his mu sic,” Nordvold said of Dylan. “His audience was screaming right along with him.” Music and poetry were Dylan’s main interests as a youngster. “Bob was quiet, retiring,” said Berman’s wife, Betty. “He always showed an interest in writing short stories, poems. He’d write poems to his grandmother who he was very devoted to.” “He’s always put everything into a beautiful rhyme,” said Dylan’s 71-year-old mother, Beatty. After high school, Dylan at tended the University of Minneso ta and played guitar in local coffeehouses. He changed his name one night before going on at the Scholar, a former Minneapolis cof feehouse. He dropped out of college and moved to New York, where he ft*’ :i In contrast, the painter or other less commercial artist works within per sonal limits, he said, which is harder than facing the constraints set by someone else. No single “look,” approach to or philosophy of graphic design is taught by the four faculty members, Kinser said. The program’s mission is to educate talented students, he said, and it accomplishes this with a vari ety of teaching methods and points of view. “We take great pride in the individ ual attention we give to students,” Kinser said. Treatment of the student as an individual is not just an ideal, but a necessity. Each student has varied interests, he said, and the faculty tries to encourage the stu dents to pursue those interests through their allotted electives. Fac ulty members often recommend courses in areas such as advertising, public relations, video production or filmmaking, he said. Bob Dylan Nearly 25 years later, Dylan’s 28