1977_02 The Daily Collegian February 1977

              2-THE COUEGIAN
Review
Rankin falls short
'A Star Is Born' dies;
'Kong' takes the plunge
__ humorist cleans up his act.
In The Don't Let It Bring You
Down Department:
Nell   Young's
Christmas time is al ways when
iw   album    tbe big-money movies come out.
should   be     These are the movies that are the
sure-fire money-grabbers Lucky
Rankin      Is      particularly
tbe CSUF  residence  cafeteria
Saturday night
Handicapped by a cold and a
seeming   indifference   to   e
tbe 10:30 p.m show, to be sure,
but the minuses outweighed the
plussss   by   s    considerable
After     opening     with     s
■ misdirected Interpretation of
John Sebastian's bittersweet
"She's s Lady," Rankin seemed
to be In the groove as be put
together s lyrically nsimting and
serene sequence of George
Harrison standards and his own
"Silver Morning."
Beginning with "Blackbird"
and ending with "While My
Guitar Gently Weep*." Rankin
had tbe audience Inching forward
to the edge of its seats in an¬
ticipation of what waa yet to
But  Just   aa  quickly   aa  tbe
tension-filled piano-bass in¬
terplay of "Sijver Morning" had
sent spirits soaring. Rankin
brought them down to earth with
aome banal philosophical banter
about politics
A painfully embarrassed
audience wa* left grasping for sn
explanation aa Rankin finished
hia remarks with "I mean, how
can you truat Jimmy Carter? I
mean, he might be another
motherf-lng Hitler."
Trying to pick up the pieces
from there. Rankin made a mUd
comeback with an inspired
improvised version of "Sonny
Gets Blue." u
The evening ended with Rankin]
coming beck for tbe obligatory!
CSUTS SHOWCASE CAFE leotured Kenny Ronkln  In the Residence Dining Hal lost Saturday, b
Rankin It Peter Martha! on dots. Photo by Malcolm Hudgeon)
JleMeAA, ia tke editor
'Fascist shah executes eight1
tortured to death.
'Quran from God'
According lo news- report*
from AP, UI'I and the New York
Time*of Dec 24,1978. the fascist
regime of the shah of Ir*n haa
executed eight more Iranian
palrioU and arre»ted 11 other*.
The recent murder* bring the
number of Iranian patriot*
executed by the shah's secret
police (SAVAK) to about 200 in
1978 alone. Among the martyred
patriots were four ex-members
of  CISNU  continuing the
revolutionary struggle imide
Iran and they were captured and
clarity of direction  needed  to
carry most of bis sslsctlons.
Tbe best example of this waa
tus rendition of Billy Preston't
"You're So Beautiful," from his
circles around the original
performer ef thia song—Joe
Cocker—but   It   was   deer
8s Its* Bssgisssiil well of the
original version.
Veteran   comedian   George
Miller opened tbe show wi th .
Registration
Collegian staff
Kditor Jeff Evans
Managing Editor
Dave IV
Sport* Editor    MlkeT.to*
Photo Editor   Joe Laipla*
Bruce Scott
sine**  Maaager
BechyHolmin
Anderson. Delia Jone
Clemmont. Sharon Hart,
Brad Hall. William
McEwen. Terry Schmal.
Dlaaaa     Settle.      Laura
SUf! Artist
the Associated StadeaU
at California State
University. Fretno. Mall
subscriptions     88    per
year. F.dltorlal office:
Keats Camps* Building.
telephone      487-2488.
Thousands of other* have been
arrested, imprisoned and tor¬
tured brutally. Amnesty in¬
ternational estimates that there
are between 50,000 and 100,000
Iranian political prisoners.
Today the existence of political
represaion in Iran is an in-
diaputable fact and thii
repression ia highly in¬
stitutionalized with a presence of
SAVAK. Iran's version of the
Gestapo. Another indisputable
fact is that tbe U.S. has, since the
CIA coup in 1883, been actively
aiding tbe shah's regime and
maintaining his position of power
by   providing   military   and     lamp'
Any person, now. who wants to
be   a   biologist,   physicist   or
s to study for at
aid.
of tbe severe fs
inside     tbe     country,     the
democratic snd anti-imperalist
movement of the people has
grown unprecedentiy within tbe
past few yesrs.
There hsve been msny
workers strikes, student
demonstrations and religious
sophisticated machines, tools.
expert supervision and libraries.
Then he might be able to break
through and discover some of the
hidden tacts of nature. The
Quran uncovers many secrets of
the universe and these are not
confined to any special lector of
science. (See how God had
created aeven heavens in har¬
mony? And has made the moon a
light therein and the sun a light
Noah 15-16.1
Tbe it
object which reflects light so it is
a light. But the sun is s source of
best snd light so it is s lamp.
(Tbe sun snd tbe moon follow
courses exsctly computed.)
(Beneficent)
The   sun    is   not   static   but
moving In  s  path  computed.
We, members of confederation
Of   Iranian   StudenU   (CISNU).
consider It our duty to stand up
itnst fascist dictatorship and
of the world and earth was flat.
Remember that for these beliefs
scientists were burned alive and
(Continued on p. 7)
me, I got to see* few. Lucky you,
you get to read about them.
The worst of the lot is surely "A
Star Is Born." It is a waate of
time snd money. I came out of
tbe theatre, mad at myself for
having gone In tbe first . place.
The problems . of Barbra
Streisand portraying a "rock
superstar" are obvious, but this
debacle does not even have tbe
grace to try and be believable.
The dialogue is sappy, the
songs are crappy, the ending's
unhappy. When Kris Krlstof-
ferson pushes Streisand, his
girlfriend-cum-recording artist
in front of his unsuspecting
audience, she of course wins over
tbe angry crowd with mis little
old song ahe had been working on
with his band.
-That in itself ia not so bad, but
when she is tinging, anyone can
aee that the notes the band are
playing do not match the notes
thst sre being heard. Combine
this with the fact that during the
song, stringa come up. Mind you,
there is no s tr ing section onstage.
What am I supposed to think?
That a heavenly band of angels
with their violins suddenly ap¬
peared over Streisand's head?
"A Star is Bom" ia a joke, and a
bad one.
Fortunately, thia is not the case
with "King Kong," which is also
* joke, only a hell of a lot funnier.
You cannot help but laugh at it.
The costly machine playing King
Kong does an admirable Job. It
waa so good in its portrayal of
emotions that there waa more
than one time during the movie I
could've sworn it was some guy
In a gorilla mask.
All other acting, along with the
plot, was, as I have said,
laughable. But I think that must
be the whole point to Ihe movie.
Any higher aspirations are also
laughable.
I cannot remember seeing any
"social comment" movies lately,
so "entertainment" is the genre
in which these movies must
firmly rest. Because of their
scope, monetary value and
ultimate failure, "A Star is
Born" snd "King Kong" must be
conaldered by themselves.
Others, such aa "Silver Streak"
and "The Seven Per-Cent
Solution," can be clumped
together.
These two movies are similar
in that they are light, easy to
digest in one sitting;< and do not
require tbe audience to think
awfully hard about their content.
Sit beck, let tbe movie unfold,
and you will have a good time.
Whether it is the subtle humor
of'Seven Per-Cent" or tbe big
yuks  of   "Silver   Streak"   (ss
(Continued on p. 7)	
We ask all justice loving people
to raise their voice* and condemn
the shah's fascist regime. We ask
that you support the activities of
7.00 A 9:18 pjn.
m
. DomDeLuise LfioMcKem^
ILMS INCORPORATED    THEATRE
Tuesday, February 1,1877
The Question Person
QUESTION:
>iu.ve, or go to, any wild
THE COUEOIAN-3
Greek Rush    f
Parties overemphasized'
The old saying "All pUy and a
But now, Sterna  Nu has
sorted  those  problem*  out.
The image of Rush Week for
many ia one of a string of all
night parties. This is not com-
prealdent of the CSUF Inter
Fraternity Council (IPC) .«] a
a Nu, the party
i of' Sigma Nu and
;  Of  tbe  CSUF   Inter
Fraternity   Council,   the  petty
angle is over emphasized.
"We try to limit It to between
7 and 11 at night," Castonon said
of the Rush Week activities.
"Later in the year, we put on
"You can get kicked out of a lbot
frat If you violate the ccoduet
codes,'' be said. "The** are set "NlneotbersUveoui.Buttberela
up by tbe National office. an advantage In mat. We get
"In  1847.  a   Sigma   Nu    2J^ "^ .l"*" *•.'"* "^
_u_ .v7. L__ ZTT". "u    When yesr house Is Urge, you
don't get to know your brothers
Ronald^ Reagan" In   effigy,"     M**"
Expentet   vary   between
 Sigma Nu due* run 837 a
T.Itco*t»884amonthfor
Nu's   rational   high
Dana     Pitman,    Social
Welfare major, senior
"Yeah, about 30 people
from Fresno got a house at
Tahoe. It was like one big
social gathering. A friend
slept in his car overnight
with the car running. He
was passed out drunk."
Elyce   Seflck,   IjTchatrusl
Arts major, senior
"Yeah, I went to one at
Pebble Beach for the
Crosby Pto Am golf
tournament. I met Johnny
Bench, and I kissed him.
New Year's was pretty
wild. I was a cocktail
waitress, and drinks were
Science major, junior
"I went to a party in
Hollywood, on Sunset, for
New Year's. I hung off the
balcony at New Year's
because some guy dared
me. It was off the 11th
story. I was pretty drunk
at the time, and, I wouldn't
do it again."
id Rush Week Is
put on to convey what fraternity
and sorority life is all about.
Fraternities are made up of all
men while sororities are all
women. Both are advertised as a
"group of man / women wanting
to add something to their college
life.
"You open up your bouse to
your public." he ssid. "Then
people might get interested."'
A combined effort is required
of all "brothers," or fellow
fraternity members, if the Rush
Week is to be successful.
A student who goes through
Rush    is    greeted    by    the
1 all qucuona
asked try possible new m em ben
are answered ss truthfully ss
possible.
"If you don't (answer
honestly), the word gets around
and It could hurt," he ssid.
and get to know them better.
This, he said, Is not as likely in
BassjsJ   classroom
Castonon's biggest com¬
plaint li the lack of power by the
Inter Fraternity Council.
"We need a combined effort
to get more involvement," be
aaid. "Many campuses have
IFC's that are better organized
than we are. I want to do
something to get all fraternities
it, Sigma Nu,
baa seen several changes take
place In the last 20 years. He said
there used to be s code barring
Engineering School
offers grad program
The Chancellor's Office of The
California SUte University snd
Colleges hss authorized the
School of Engineering st CSUF to
begin offering s grsduste ,
program in civil engineering
leading towards a master of
science degree.
The Chancellor's Office st the
same time also authorized tbe
CSUF School of Engineering to
offer a master's degree in
engineering with options in
electrical and mechanical
engineering at Edwards Air
Force Base.
The core of tbe
program        will
five years," said Matheny. "The
graduate program will give
faculty an opportunity to conduct
research, apply for internships in
industry, upgrade themselves,
and seek summer work In the
field. All of this will carry over
into the _ undergraduate
program," he said.
Applications will be accepted
for   —
Mayor Ted Wills
scheduled to speak
Fresno Mayor Ted Willa and
The class,  B.A. 80, has no
. rerequialte* and will not have
Dr. James Matheny, dean of     any exams.
the CSUF School of Engineering, Paid  Schoenfeld,  a  business
said that he expect* 40 per cent of graduate assistant, la ln charge
Ihe 600 engineers In the Fresno of the class, which will be held on
area to enroll. Wednesday* from 18:10 to lpjn.
The CSUF dean said lhat the in IA 101. AU atudenta are Invited
graduate program meana a great to attend any of the lecturer*,
deal   to   tbe   entire  School   of     even If they are not enrolled in
Marvin    Clark,    Plant
(JJark,      Plant ™ n**oa*am ot vuuseju unions
maior   su-nlnr Competition to be held February
y vacation by
gh  an   olive
flying
orchard through a dead¬
end stop. I missed the stop
sign in the fog. And, that
was the finale of my
vacation.    The    whole
Students who want to par¬
ticipate in football, billiards,
ping-pong, frisbee and chess may
sign up st the College Union
x:rc*uuu «jc«.
The campus tournament wiU
determine Fresno's represen¬
tative to tbe -'glonal games In
Berkeley Feb. iMJ.
Information about tbe time
and place for each event may be
Basketball pit
of the we A
fer week ef Jon. 24
Rick Isaacson
6'*" f rishmon from Union City
k CSU Ian Oieejo vs. CSU Pulletten
-- 10 prt. - IS pts.