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THE MICHIGAN REVIEW' February 8, 1995

The Campus Affairs Journal of the University of Michigan

Volume 13, Number 10

Controversy Surrounds Code as United States residents and as University of Michigan students."

Ethan Kirschner, chair of the StuHE CODE. OTHERWISE dents' Civil Liberties Watch (SCLW), known as the Statement of agreed. "Our question to the adminisStudent Rights and Respontration is not only 'what justifies the sibilities (SSRR), this document was need for a non-academic code,' but the center of much controversy duralso, 'can they administer it imparing the past few weeks. tiallyand fairly.' It's our position that While the Code has never been they have shown neither. And the absent of d.ispute, the latest events way that they administer the Code commenced on Friday, January 27, must be fundamentally changed if the date of the now infamous Lavie the Code is to remain."

30. The same 50 vs. Welch SSRR hearing. The main Keenan questioned the random student debate centered on the issue of an University's motives, stating, "There members of the open hearing; Welch, the defendant must be a clear and rational eXplanain the trial, demanded a hearing open judicial board tion as to why the University should who served as to the public. With Lavie, the plainbe threatening a student's academic jurors in the tiff, fervently against an open hearefforts to get some kind of non-acaCode hearing ing, the Univemty of Michigan balked demic conduct." . also particiat first. But with the watdldog AmeriOpiniOl;lS concerning the content can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) pated in the eo.. democrlCY or "rnockracy" exist under the Code? ofthe SSRR aside, most are very happy amendm en t breathing down its neck, the U-M ments sought to remove the infamous that a quonup. (at l~ 26 out of 50) of process. The significance of these eventually complied with a la~t "30 mile radius" Univeisity sphere..o( ..... ~studentjudicial paneliats finallyu. amendmenthea:rlngs is that this was minute decision to "open" the heai-~()ne'matt;il4''8ti:Il~~ un.. ' , th.., firittime in the 'histOry of the inftueneetDandaW in the Code: sembled. to contemplate the amendclear: no recording ofthe hearing was Code that a quorum of26 panel memEven the amendment process, ments. allowed, except the ofticia1 U-M re- bers attended; the amendment proglazed with democracy, raised a As Antieau stated, "I am very cording, which would subsequently ruckus,.The SRC's amendments myshappy that a quorum of student panel ceedings took place for the first time. be withheld 1i'om the public. In a reStudents and student groups subteriously were renumerated, and all members were present. I have a great cent development. however, a few permitted proposed amendments to the groups' amendments, except for those deal of faith in the decisions made by sistent Michi8an Daily reporters were of the Office of Student Affairs, were well-informed students." She added, SSRR; the student judicial board then given access to the recording via the divided after submission into a nearly listened to a small debate concerning "[The student panel] deliberated on incomprehensible order.

Freedom oflDformation .Act. the said. proposals. After hearing all the proposed amendments for nearly Along with the open hearing de"In the end, students and conthree and a halfhours and expressed potential amendments, the panel went bate, the role ofJudidal Advisor Mmy cerned faculty looked disorganized satisfaction at successfully implebehind closed doors to deliberate and Lou Antieau came into question. She vote on the amendments. 'Ihis is where and inept while their issues became menting the amendment process." remained present during the student the amendments ClUTently stand; the unnecessarily complicated and conThe status of the Code rests in judicial panel's deliberation, and her University has not released the panel's fusing to the panelists," said Vmce limbo. Antieau believes that "some influence as an advi80r became an recommendations. The amendments Keenan, chair of the SRC. form ofnon-academic discipline policy issue. According to one student judiwill only be enacted pending approval Ifanything, the recent events conwill continue to exist on the U-M cial panel member, Antieau never from the Board of Regents. cerning the Code have brought the campus ... [T]he community response meddled in the deliberations - she A myriad of groups proposed issue out of the closet and into the measured. by individuals who file commerely remained present to answer amendments to the Code. The Stuspotlight. MSA Representative Fiona plaints under the policy strongly augprocedural questions. Antieau even dents' Rights Commission (SRC) of Rose said that the "[SSRR] s1rips stu- ·· gest there is a need.." And while some aaked the panel if it wanted her to the Michigan Student Assembly dents of their civil liberties and of simply believe that the Code should leave during the deliberations, and (MSA), the Office of Student Affairs, their constitutionally enumerated not exist in any form, and that the the penel declined. The panel memand the Senate Advisory Committee rights. By denying students open hearU.S. Constitution satisfies the need ber was sure that Antieau had no on University Affairs (SACUA), ings, denying them attorney reprefor any "code," the fact remains that influence on the outcome of the trial. among others, all submitted amendsentation, and denying them accee8 the SSRR does exist, and it has the The panel found Welch "guilty," and ment proposals. These proposals into hearing transcripts for public uspotential to affect all members of the it deemed a letter of reprimand a cluded everything from allowing stuage, the SSRR compromises our rights University community. m

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sufP.cient punishment. Welch plans to bring the case before a civil court.

Transcending the trial was the idea that the SSRR is not JlereSBmy in the first place.

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Introdudng Greg Parker's column: What if Darwin went to Ann Arbor Instead of the Galapagos?

Where.'sJhat famous Michiijiri'~t political activism Wtien we need it?

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THl-', l\,lICIH(;AN REVIEW The Campus Affairs Journal of the University of Michigan "Government: An Unnecessary Evil.·

The rumor mill indicates that supermodel Claudia Schiffer has br0ken her engagement with illusionmaster David Copperfield. Welcome back to reality, Mr. Magic Man. 1be new Star Wanr series will feature original trilogy actors Harrison Ford and Came Fisher. Mark Hamill, better known as Luke Skywalker, will not join the cast, speculating that the aging stan wiJljust be "zipping around in anti-gravity wheelchairs."

Kathie Lee Gifford told the media that abe practiced for days for her big national anthem perl'ormance at the last Super Bowl. In a related note, Regis Philbin is recovering nicely from a aeries of suicide attempts.

L.AP.D. officers admit they left coffee stains on the hood of O.J.'s impounded Bronco during their investigation of the vehicle. However, police would not comment on the bloody Dunkin' Donuts boxes.

Popular cartoon hero Grape Ape was assasinated in Tucson last week. A University of Michigan Residence Hall Association terrorist group is being held for questioning.

TOP TEN NEWS STORIES OVERSHADOWED BY THE O.J. TRIAL: 10. Clinton announces "Buy the President a Big Mac" federal mandate.

9. Siskel and Ebert deported for saying they actually liked Ethan Hawke's O.J. Simpson's attorneys continue to Before Sunrise.

S. Newt Gingrich gets tough on FDA; maintain that he will riot receive a fair trial because he is being denied demands free Prozac for Congress.

7. Bob Dole picks running mate - and his constitutional rights, and is already considered guilty. You'd think he has six headsl they were trying him under the Code.

6. Second AI Gore discovered under rock in western Malaysia.

Speaking of overexposure, Shaquille 5. U.S. Senate announces it has "misO'Neal is bei:hg featured on a series of placed" Constitution. "Can't rememValentine's Day cards. What a perl'ect ber" first ten amendments.

4. Eight year~ld Tommy Wilson way to say, "I really don't care about you." calls seven year~ld Betty Sue Freeman a "dummyhead" on an Alabama President Clinton's long-winded playground. Jimmy Carter inter"State of the Union" address was a . venes. colossal waste of time. Everyone 3. Eight year~ld Tommy Wilson knows the Union is in exrellent condikicks Jimmy Carter's ass.

2. Jimmy Carter writes a poem called tion. Now ifhe gave the "State of the " Frieze Building", or "of the NatSci "WhY Tomm~ Wiilso Ass .~ Kicked M y .

Building", well then maybe, but the 1. U-M administration bans freedom Union? Come on, Bill. (see the Code).

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o QUIETLY FLows THE DEAN

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HERE IS AN EPISODE OF MTV's Beama and Butt-head in which the two lads face the honible dilemma of spending a few hours with nothing to watch on television. After finding no pleasure in making themselves vomit or throwing garbage cans at each. other's heads, the twoeome ward-01f'lV withdrawal seizures until something of interest comes on the air.

Though the show has been labeled an offensive glamorization of mischief by self-righteous critics, amid the sundry bathroom jokes is an intelligent parody of the American mind. Intentionally or not, Beavis and Bun-head is a pop culture phenomenon, and a grotesque depiction of what the American mind might become. Will our generation become a collection of channel-tlipping zombies who care only for a warm. TV and a bellyful of nachos? When one thinks about it, Beavis and Butt-head's catch phrases are eerily similar to pervading sentiments in American society.

Change the channel, Butt-head.

Yeah, thiiJ BUcks. It's funny when Beavis and Butt-head say it. But they are degenerates with the mental capabilities of tree frogs . Yet, the educated and mentally sane American alao is revealing this attitude. Change the channel. This sucks.

The average American attention span is getting shorter by the minute.

While Beavis and Butt-head have perfectly valid points about changing the channel (let's face it: Wmger does suck), the average American is "flipping channels" at a rapid pace. Newspapers across America, inspired by USA Today, dedicate themselves to pulverizing the news into easily-digestible, lightly-battered nuggets.

CNN Headline News, an international phenomenon, is all t)le news crammed into a tasty thirty-minute block. Such trivialization of the news would be acceptable if the rest of the media actually was interested in analysis and critique, but it's not. On the day of the president's State of the Union address, more analysis was given to the opening of the O.J. Simpson trial in most major U.S. newspapers.

Then again, the media should not take all the blame for the fiasco of America's attention deficiencies .

They're simply catering to the taste of the American society. The O.J. Simpson trial, a festival of decadent Quietly Flows the Dean is tM o.utJwrls new column. It wiU appear regularly in the Review.

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Waller, who is sickeningly the most popular author of his time, writes nothing more than literary takes on soft-porn, made-for-'IV movies. But he's been on the best-seller list for the last 119 weeks. And John Grisham, America's other imminent man-<>fletters, pretty much writes books that easily are twisted into movies for the masses. Outside the realm of fiction, spiritual "gurus" who write books like Embraced by the Light and The Celestine Prophecy are pretty much assured a weepy slot on Oproh.

But whether it's 'IV, film, or books, pop culture, now more than ever before, is reflecting some noteworthy and troubling attitudes in America.

One attitude insists that if you make a film, a book, a show, or a speech that I makes us think, or challenges us, or questions the Establishment, we're : For a tax-deductible contribution of $25 or more, you will receive a one-year subscription which includes 13 bi-weekly issues and the 1995 Summer Orientation going to change the channel on you. hssue.

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o FROM SUITE ONE Revive Student ActiVism

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the University of Michigan holds a reputation for selecting and educating a politically and socially active student body. With only students at the University of California at Berkeley as close rivals, U-M students traditionally have defended their principle8 quite vehemently. During the most recent years, however, such activism has been virtually absent from campus - at a time in which ita importance never has been greater.

Today's apathy on campus :runs rontrary to a long tradition of extracurricular activism at the U-M, activism that culminated, perhaps, during the 1960s. A call for increased student activism today, though, is more significant than a reque8t simply to embrace nostalgia or uphold tradition. While students ignore campus affairs, the U-M administration and the Board of Regents continue to enact initiatives that are hostile to individual liberty, academic or otherwise.

Such statutes include the Policy for Scheduled Use of the University of Michigan Designated Outdoor Common Areas (the Diag Policy), the Student Policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs, and, most prominently, the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, better known as the Code.

Enacted by the regents on January 1, 1993, the purposes of the Code, as written in its preamble, "are to define students' basic rights within the University community and what students may expect of the University and to explain the academic community's expectations ofits student members, including the standard by which student behavior is measured.." In practice, the initiative regulates student behavior, extending to 30 miles off campus. 'The document claims that it "protects the freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution," a statement that would be amusing if it was not so brazen. Its incredible asaertion notwithstanding, the Code disregards the Constitution, as well as freedom in general.

Several examples exist to support this claim.. The very existence of the Code places an accused student in double jeopanly - a questionable action, given the Fifth Amendment - for the Code prohibits behavior that is already illegal under federal, state, and local laws. An aCC'l.l.8ed student under the Code may not have an attorney speak on his behalf, as is customary in criminal court. Ajury, additionally, may convict students under "clear and convincing evidence," a rejection of the long-standing "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard of American jurisprudence.

The existence of the Code highlights the importance of student activism, especially regarding campus affairs. A quality education is dependent upon academic and personal freedom, for a college student must learn the responsibilit.jes that come with adulthood and self-sufficiency. Besides suppressing the constitutional rights of students, the Code also gives the U-M an illegitimate power to control the behavior of students. This is not an appropriate function of a university, and it adversely affects the higher educational experience of students.

Faced with an initiative such as the Code, it is necessary for students to act on behalf of their rights as well as their own best-interests. The recent Code amendment hearing illustrates the importance of student activism, for this may be the most direct and realieticway to alter the Code. The amendment prooe8S calls for a panel of 50 students, ofwhich 26 will constitute a quorum to act. The panel ~d achieve a quorum on January 30, the latest amendment hearing, but this was the third attempt in about a year to do so. Thus, student apathy forced the panel to delay ita amendment hearing for about a year. Such a wait is costly, for the U-M, with the Code, continued to violate the rights of students during ~t time. ,.

Perhaps a more ambitious manner in which to change the Code is to appeal directly to the Bo8rd ofRegellts. The regents are, after all, the officials that enacted the Code, and they constitute the body that holds final approval of any change. Due to the filet. tha~the re~ts are elected officials, it is possible that public opinion may sway their opinions and, ultimately, their votes.

A third way for students to alter the Code includes the U-M tradition of political protest. Faced with an apathetic student body, the U-M administration easily may act many way it chooses, for there will be no backlash from the students. FUrtherinore, the media are not likely to thoroughly cover any local action that does not hold some degree of contxoversy, an action undertaken by the U-M included. If such an action resulted in a significant student protest, the U- M may reconsider its decision.

For over two years, the U- M has oppressed the rights of students under po~ BUch as the Code. Now is the time to revive the tradition ofU-M student . actiNism,. for this.is the only way to restore freedom to campus. Mt

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o COMMENTARY Don't Raise the MiniInUlll Wage - Abolish It

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HERE HAS BEEN MUCI!'''DEBATE RECENTLY OVER THE

minimum wage. Indeed, Bill Clinton featured the issue prominently in his "State of the Union" address - stating that he will propose an increase in the minimum wage. In defense of his position, Clinton wrapped himself in the rhetoric of class warfare and egalitarianism, stating that it is simply unjust that someone could be asked to work for $4.25 an hour. In short, Clinton argued that the state has a responsibility and a duty to make sure that everyone receives a "livable wage." While this may sound good and just, in reality, if Bill Clinton gets his way and the minimum wage is raised, more people will be unemployed than before and the people hurt most directly by the legislation will be the underclass.

To examine this issue more closely, it is necessary to get away from the emotional arguments often presented by those who favor an increase in the minimum wage, and look at what the minimum wage actually does. 'The minimum wage, to put it bluntly but accurately, makes it illegal for someone to choose to work for a wage that the state sees as unacceptable; the minimum wage creates compulsory unemployment. And inevitably, the people who are hurt by such an act are the lower classes of society - those whom, ironically, the legislation is attempting to help.

Many people who are now considered part of the "underclass" simply do not possess skills that warrant a job that pays $4.25 an hour, and definitely not a job that pays $5.15 an hour, which is the level to which Bill Clinton would like to see the minimum wage raised. These people effectively are excluded from the work force because of the minimum wage; while the government can mandate an increase in the minimum wage, it cannot mandate what people's skills are, and unless the government is willing to pass a law stating that employers must hire people at a wage that they don't deserve, the result of the increase in the minimum wage is going to be an increase in unemployment.

Indeed, the only positive thing that comes a8 a result of the minimum wage is an increase in the.size of the underground economy. People get around unjust and punitive laws (which is exactly what the minimum wage is) and will operate in the underground economy. 'The minimum wage forces this activity and an increase in the minimum wage will only increase its frequency.

But while as gratifying as it may be to see the state deprived ofits tax booty from those who are willing to work around the law,.:this.qoeanot Iilake up for the thousands of people who at'e;fo:tced into unemployment and who do not join the underground economy. '!base people are the real victims of minimum wage laws. We should not forget them. The minimum wage should be abolished. m.

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to carry backpacks. What either species keeps in these mysterious containers is unknown; experts think they serve a purpose similar to that of a kangaroo's pouch. Both species have been observed keeping highly inte1lectualliterature by Sartre and Foucault (if you can say his name you're a pseudointellectual - sorry) in these sacks; my personal theory is that these books are simply used in coffee shops as a sort of camouflage.

Students and AnnArborites are undoubtedly interesting creatures.

They are great to observe in the wild - and Ann Arbor is a great natural habitat for both species. But if students and AnnArborites cover 98 percent of the habitat's population, what about the other two percent of "characters" mentioned earlier in this article? Well, those species haven't been catalogued yet; no one knows where to begin. But with this information, heed this warning: the destruction of the rain forests has left many thousands of species uncatalogued; we wouldn't want the same thing in happen in Ann Arbor, would we? Save Ann Arbor! Mt

"student ghetto". The "student ghettD" tation. Both species are known to walk, but many are known to bike. Both essentil!A1ly contains everything creatures are quite daring on these bounded by the following four points: 1) frat-land, over on Washtenaw; 2) two-wheeled machines 0' death, and sport-land, by the stadiums; 3) the they are not confined to either the sidewalk or the road. They simply Hill Area; and 4) the area behind drive anywhere, anytime they wish.

Rackham. To students, this area is To make matters worse, the sidewalks where "it" all happens . To are not only clogged with these bikers AnnArborites, this area is where "shit" but pedestrians as well; combine this happens; Le., things they don't want ;;IlZWfd .' \i ' s:eaw:::. W" .M . fIt»a!IIfi _21 to deal with. But it is ironic that however much the AnnArborites mock the "student ghetto," or even call it such, this urban complex is responsible for much of their well-being.

1"he AnnArbori te dwells in places the student doesn't even know exists. Hey, you students, ever hear of the Devonshire are~ or the ...

II--A --:--d ,- O - f-students .......... ~t! basks In the noon-day 1Un. area west of the Clty, past with an instinctual tendency to walk Ashley? Probably not. Students have rarely been observed outside of their out in front of oncoming traffic and "ghetto," let alone venturing into the the matter only gets worse.

Linked with transportation is confines of Devonshire, where hostile AnnArborites exist. But that's permethods of storage. Both students fectly explicable; rarely do the and Ann Arborites share a propens!!i)l.~ AnnArborites venture into the "student ghetto"; those damn students are 80 immature.

But what do they eat? As I said before, many of the AnnArborites are seen in coffee shops; they have been known to exist for weeks at a time on a steady diet of espresso and cappuccino and maybe a croissant or two. Once or twice a week, however, they will dine at the current "in" Kerrytown restaurant. Their diet is hearty, but it is expensive and best described as "stuffy and gourmet."

Students, on the other hand, are primarily scavengers. Like the carp that dwell in the wild Huron River, students probe the bottom layers of sediment for only the tastiest morsels of nourishment. How else do you explain the existen~ ofBlimpy Burgers and the now defunct Gumby's and even Taco Bell? Of course, younger students flock to the cafeterias. Here, the carp metaphor again comes into play, as cafeterias seem to scavenge society for the '"cheapest and best" food deals. And W& know what that means. In fact, the thing with cafeterias is that they take the scavenging out of the hands of the student and inin the hands of a bureaucracy. What a deal. Oh yeah, let's not forget about the significant proportion of students that are vegetarians, as opposed to the omnivorous variety.

One of the only things students and AnnArborites actually agree on is their respective modes of transpor-

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ROWING UP, EVERYthing I ever heard about Ann Arbor concerned the supposed "freaks" and "weirdos" and "hippies" and others who marched to the beat of a different drummer. But in all my experience with the city of Ann Arbor, never have I seen all the «freaks" and "individuals" and other assorted characters I had always heard about. In fact, I have come to the conclusion that the common myth of Ann Arbor being the "weirdo capital of the world" is just that - a myth.

But what about Preacher Mike or Stoney the Clown or other prominent fixtures of the city? What about all the "radicals" here - you know, those pesky hippies that actually care about civillibertiea? Isn't that why they aill our beloved town Freak City, U.S.A? Well, not exactly. Sure, Ann Arbor has ita fair share of chaJ'acters, but they only represent a fringe group.

They are outweighed greatly by all the "normal" people of the city. It's true. Sit on a street comer or even in the Diag and contemplate the passersby. rd bet at least 98 percent can be classified into one of two species: students or AnnArboritea.

Many of us are already ramiJier with both the student (Latin name: fraterniti8 alternitivi8) and AnnArborite (Latin name: javati8 Volvotum) species. But their subtle nuances are sometimes overlooked.

Students act like they own the city, AnnArborites actually do own the city, but feel guilty about it and claim to be socialists. Students all listen to their favorite Seattle-band of the moment; AnnArborites listen to National Public Radio. You get the point.

Of course, there are sub-epecies of each group. There's the pseude>intellectual coffee shop groupies from the AnnArboritea and the College Republicans the students. Also, don't forget the Kerrytown mbgroup of the Ann.Arl>orlt.ea, who only BUbaista on gourmet food. But don't let theae marginal dift"erences fool you.

'The general tzaits of the studenta and AnnArborites remain constant throughout each respective category.

Solt oflike the dift'eren~ between the gray fox and the red fox; theyTe both foxes, but one's gray and one's red.

'The habitat oftbe student is what the AnnArborite moddngly calls the

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THE MICHIGAN REVIEW

February 8,1995

Detroit's Voice of Freedom N JANUARY 31, JAMES A. Roberts, II of the Review interviewed Marie Scott, a Detroit radio talJr. show host. Mr. Scott's llhow airs on 'WXYT radio, 1270 AM, Monday through Friday from 9 a .m. to noon.

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MR: WhIt It the proper role of the sbIte In a

group rights; you can only have individual rights.

MR: You've stated on yow show a nLmber of times that eighteenth century Americans thought In terms of the individual, whereas today people tend to think in terms of the collective. What do you think has accounted for such a change?

tramples upon the rights of the individual.

What do you believe II the rnoIIIpractical and most realistic way to reduce the size of government at this point?

SCOTT: I think you can only do it through the congressional process

frlllOCilty?

SCOTT: Just to protect its citizens. If you're going to rome to the ronclusion that you have to have a state, that you have to have a form of government, it would be to protect its citizens and to give you a rourt system to adjudicate differences. 'lbat seems reasonable.

MR: Thefe.e some libertarians who do belleYe that government will Inevitably ~ upon the righta of the lncIvidualand, 1huI, they claim that government might not even be nee III Ft. What It yow view of thIa 1IIIrtIon?

SCOTI': I agree with them. Show me where government has not ultimately trampled on the rights of the citizenry. We, of rol.lr13e, witness that in this day and age every day - not just on a federal level, but on a state level as well. Of course, we look at the Randy Weaver situation in Idaho and Waco - whether it's Ruby Ridge or whether it's Waco. To trample the rights of people who have a peculiar belief or religion is absolute madness.

So we have a federal government that thinks that you're peculiar in your religious beliefs, .a nd they can rome in and do what? Whatever they want!

Perpetrate genocide - that's what they did in Waro. It was all government sanctioned. You know the madness of that is that people are not as outraged about it as they should be!

MR: You. a lot about IncIviduaI ~ on you' pfOgfwn. WhIt It . . phIoeoptic8 basis of ristD? Where do thay come from, in ottw war..?

SCOTT: Man doesn't get to rights until he gets to politics. So philosophy, as a particular chain of events, goes from metaphysics to epistimology to ethics, morality, and politics. It has to be baaed on reality. In other words, it has to based on the fact that man exists. Existence exists - that's where it all begins. The right to life, liberty, and property is a universal right. It may not be recognized so by the governments, but then again that's a political problem. 'There are no rights exrept individual rights; group rights is an oxymoron, it's a fiction, it's a lie, it's a contradiction. You can't have

SCOTT: The education system, moat definitely, colleges, the university setting. It's the all pervasive philosophy of the rollective and that the endjustifies the means. They think they can have it both ways they think they can have individual rights, and they think they can have more than that; they think they can have group rights. They think that all righta should be based on the axiom of the greatest good for the greatest number, which is nonsense because if you broke that down - and I've used this example before many times - you would have however many people live on your block deciding that they want you to sacrifice your life for them, and they1l be able to take your life. If they view that as the greatest good, and they're the greatest number, that's the greatest good for the greatest number.

MR: What do you think this chang. In philosophy has meant in terms of Uberty?

-What consequences has It held for liberty?

SCOTT: We have a president called Bill Clinton sitting in the White House, a sexual predator who prowls the White House, a guy in which there is so much mystery surrounding him and people who have been involved with him, from deaths to murders to all kinds of accidents - not to mention the filet that we are marching, we are rolling pell-mell down the hill full- steam toward aocialism with this president! And we have a Congress that only plays games - they just tinker around the edges. It's a lot of blue smoke and mirrors. We hear tremendous rhetoric - everyone decides that they're jumping on the bandwagon to talk about freedom and liberty and the right of property ownership, but on the other hand, what are they delivering? The total antithesis to it. It's kind oflike what Peikoff said when he said we march through history, we waltz through history - thesis, antithesis, synthesis.

MR: You've cited the problem that government can grow so out of control that it

errment, do you believe that limited government II actually possible?

SCOTT: I think it's possible, but maybe the question should be, "Is it probable?," and I don't think it's probable. I'll be very surprised if we ever get back to a constitutionally limited republic without a civil war. I hope we .' do. 'That's my hope, but we know what hope and faith are based on, don't we?

MR: How can libertarians become a more prominent force In American politics?

SCOTT: Forget the wine and cheese

tasters, for one thing, and do what the Jon Coons have done. Get out there, roll up your sleeves, and get into the fray.

MR: rd like to talk about the right of center movement in general for a moment. Do you believe that it II possible to resolve the differencea between the libertarian and c0nservative movements or are these movementl inherently opposed to each other?

Mark Scott: Lover of liberty because it's through legislation orre- 路 pealing legislation - actually, that would be the best method. Taking the taxation that has been placed upon us from the Reagan era right on through and just rolling back the taxes - that can be done with the stroke of a pen.

Ifwe want to downsize government, we can do it quickly.

MR: There's been a lot of popular support for what you've just said. So given that, why hasn't Congr881 done the things that you've said they need to do?

SCOTT: Because the people who are in power are too firmly entrenched.

This is something that has rome about over a period of sixty, seventy, maybe eighty years. You know, they gave us the Federal Reserve and the taxing policy in 1913. They snuck that through; they lied to get it in. They made the Federal Reserve something that it wasn't. The idea or the notion that we can get offintrinsic value in our money is what caused Congress to become the drunken sailors that they are. There's no accountability, they don't have to be accountable. Here these guys have been in office for years and all of a sudden they're telling us that they want to undo all the things that they've been doing for how many years. Can you believe them? Can you trust them? I don't believe them and I don't trust them.

MR: Given the enormous size of the gov-

SCOTT: I don't know what these ,lXlovements are about, when you say ...' "movements." The battle is quite simple: the battle is statist versus free men, and you're either going to be a free man or you're going to be a part of the welfare statism that's been ereated in this country and around the world, for that matter. And you can't sit on the fence; it's not a matter of shades of gray. Those are absolutes; those are blacks and whites.

MR: Many have said that talk raclo played a very important role in the November election. How do you view talk rado as a force in American politics?

SCOTT: It can fire people up, but it doesn't make the decisions for them.

Witness the gentleman that I talked to in this eleven o'clock hour who called and says he listens to this talk show host and that one and another one and he reads the newspapers and he watches the news. That's how he gets his information so he can make his decisions. He wants input from other people - people that he trusts - but he's still going to make up his own mind. In other words, he's not a lemming. In other words, this is not a cult. In my audience, between nine and noon, these people won't take directions from their mothers, let alone take direction from me. They are their own people. That's what makes this an interesting go-around, and makes my audience very special.

This is a unique audience. It is unique from what is across the country. m

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o EsSAY

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BY MORAN KBlsBNAN

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OLUNTEERISM SERVES many purposes. For those who oppose an encroaching government and aoci.a1.ist laws, it often serves as an alternative to governmental programs that try to mandate the end of homelessness, poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and other ills.

But everyone realizes that this is a sham. 'I1lat is, it is not enough to simply point out volunteerism, for volunteerism in the United States lacks participation. Many who sing the praiBeB of volunteers do not put enough time on the line. They should.

The first reason to act is that volunteerism is the only method capable of 80lving the aforementioned social illa. 'These ills are caused, at the root, by the attitudes of people, regardless of whether they are "ill." As long as t;he poor are simply "other people" who receive money and "getwell" packages in the form of governMohan Krish1J4n is a 8Ophomore in aer06pace en.girureriTYI and an

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mental stipends, they will be just that - other people. These programs will continue to separate them fromjobs, permanent housing of their own, and from the feeling of accomplishment that drives successful members of society.

Likewise, the government, secondly, only has a limited amount of funding for social programs. Moreover, it does not have enough to adequately help the few that receive its aid. On the other hand, the time that those in society can sac:ri1ice is significant.

The third reason is that volunteers are compensated liberally with happiness and a sense of achievement. This is something that one cannot appreciate from the outside. It is not the sort of thing that comes with a money-back guarantee; those who go looking for it rarely find it. The only way to ever experience this joy is to volunteer without reservation, without expectation, and without regret.

Furthermore, there is plenty of evidence that volunteers bring a community together. For instance, Par-

ent Teacher Organizations not only create a pleasant atmosphere that enhances the educational process, . they make their children more active in school, because they support children more than inactive parents do.

Aside from asking what benefits volunteerism has, the other question concerns why people should volunteer, and if they should at all. Some people volunteer because of civic duty, or because of religious conviction. That is, similar to the nobkslJe oblige of the European aristocracy of old, they feel that help is required and they are capable of giving it, and that they are therefore bound to society, or to God, to do so. Others volunteer simply because of the joy it gives them and the fun they have.

Yet others, undoubtedly, volunteer because they are forced to do so.

The government is butting into even this, the inner sanctum of citizens, by forcing students and non-violent criminals to do community service.

TIlls is a very dangerous thing. Not only are these "volunteers" often less motivated, they also are not volunteers at all. _. -'~'

In the final analysis, the government is one of the few institutions that can actually force anyone to do anything. Therefore, such programs as high school "community service" violate the very definition of volunteerism, as the concept ofa ~ willed offering is destroyed. Enforced community service and volunteerism are immiscible. That is not to say the government shoul~ totally remove itself from volunteer organizations; however, it should offer money alone and not groups of "volunteers. " Many groups have coexisted with the government in this manner for years.

Governmental encroachment is, of course, no reason to avoid volunteering. It must be made clear that volunteerism is the cure to society's ills, and that socialist programs will never meet success. For the American Disease is more like the common cold than a heart failure . No transplant can ever occur, and no outside drugs or operations can heal it. The government's cough syrup can make people feel better, but only the body's own defenses can ever make it well again. m

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o PRO/CON FORUM: TERM LIMITATION

Term Limits Limit the State

BY JAMD A.

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LLUDING TO ITS potential impact upon the American political system, George Will has called term limita~ tion the moat important ronstitutional question oftbe 19908. It is this potential impact that has bred controversy, for term limits will alter the manner in which Congress functions. This change, however, will be overwhelm~ ingly positive: Term limitation will not only limit the time that a member of Congress may serve, it will limit the growth of government itself.

Perhaps the most important and moat ignored - part of the United States Constitution is Article I, Section 8. the enumerated powers of Congress. Included to protect the rights of the individual from the actions of the national government, the enumerated powers define, quite precisely, the legitimate functions of Congress. Any congressional action that extends beyond what the Constitution strictly states in .ANcle I, Section 8 is illegitimate and unconatitutional.

Deapite the intentions of the

Framers of the Constitution, the enumerated powers of Congress now exist only in constitutional theory and perhaps a few American history courses. In reality. members of Congress - each of whom pledges upon inauguration to uphold the Constitution - support and pass legislation that extends well beyond the powers that the Constitution grants.

A recent Cato Institute study finds similar results. The study states that there exists a culture of spending in Congress" and that "the propensity to spend increases with time in office."

It divides Congress into two groups: junior members - those senators with 12 years or less experience and those representatives with six years or less - and veterans - those senators and representatives with more than 12 and six years of tenure, respectively.

If only the junior members had voted in several important recent votes as would occur under term limitation - the tax increases of both George Bush and Bill Clinton would have failed, while the Penny-Kasich $100 billion spending cuts would have passed in the House.

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Certainly the most desirable way to curb the excessive spending and taxation of the national government would be to strictly enforce the limitations in power found in Article I, Section 8. Yet in a political-era characterized by a massive expansion of the state, this optimal course of action is not likely to succeed. Thus, one must find a secondary means to reach the specified end of limiting government.

Given the Cato study. one reasonably may assert that statism is more prevalent in the veteran members of Congress. If the Constitution has failed to effectively limit congressional spending. perhaps term limitation is a viable and realistic option. As the Cato study concludes. u a term-limited Congress would create more fiscal responsibility and less red ink. " Perhaps the most persuasive argument against term limitation is that it may limit voter choice. diluting the democratic process. 'This argument is flawed because it makes two fallacious assumptions: first, the United States is a democracy; and second, democracy is the most desirable p0litical system. The very existence ~t"0'

the Constitution suggests that the United States is not - and never was intended to be - a democracy. for the document places strict restrictions upon the will of the majority.

In regard to the second assumption, the United States and the Constitution are undemocratic for good reason. Democracy holds equality of participation in the political process as its highest value. The fimdamental flaw of democracy is that it does not guarantee to protect the rights of the individual. If a democracy does not protect these liberties, it is not any more dignified than an authoritarian dictatorship. It is true that term limitation is, to some degree, undemocratic. yet a gain in liberty outweighs any loss of democracy. Americans should seek to ensure individual rights, and not uphold democracy simply for its own sake.

Term limitation is certainly not a miracle solution. Yet it is a reasonable response to the problem of excessive taxation and spending. and it is one that will help to dismantle the leviathan that is the United States government. Hi

Term Limits Limit ChOice

BY NATE JAMlSON

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HE AMERICAN PUBLIC'S growing disgust with the federal government has led to considerable popular support for limiting the terms of elected. representatives. The Republican partis vaunted Contract for America calls for term limits, as do many prominent columnists. Several states, including Michigan, have already passed laws limiting terms. Both the existing state laws and a propoeed constitutional amendment to enact term limits are bad ideas that Congress and state legislatures should defeat.

The primary argument in mvor of term limits is that mandatory limits would eliminate veteran imcumbents who are out of touch with the American people, thua enauring that Conpea is more re&poD8ive to the wishes of the electorate. Admittedly, an entrenched, unaccoutable Congress is a massive pJ'Oblem, but term limits are not the way to alleviate this.

The elimination of mctors that give incnmbenta an unf8ir advantage in eJections - especially in the HOU8e of Representatives - would be the moat effective way to ensure that memhen of Congress who do not act in the beat interest of their constitu-

ents have no advantage. Currently, members of Congress have free franking privleges, which means that they can send mail to an of their constituents, free of charge, ostensibly to keep them abreast of important issues. 'This mail, however, is usually little more than campaign propaganda, and contributes to the high name-recognition that accounts for the overwhelming advantage that incumbents possess. The elimination of this privlege would not only give challengers more of an opportunity to defeat entrenched incumbents, it would also save money.

Increased access to the actions of congressmen would also have a positive effect on their behavior. Under the control of the Democratic party. recent Congresses have closed a majority of committee meetings to the public. The Republican-controlled l04th Congress has eliminated the rule that allows virtually any member of any committee to close proceedings to the public for any reason. 'This new openness will help eliminate those members who are out of touch with the electorate. If a constituency sees that its member of Congress is an alTOgant fool, then it will be likely to vote him out of office at the next opportunity.

If the name recognition advan-

tage could be removed or limited, then voters would be much more able to judge the candidates according to their ideas and ideologies. Ifthe electorate thinks that a particular candidate incumbent or challenger - would do an effective job, then it will vote him into office. If an incumbent has a voting record with which his constituents do not agree, than he will be defeated. Mandatory limits are unnecessary if the general public knew the tendencies ofits elected representatives, which only a more open legislative process can ensure.

The primary benefit of term limits would be to remove "career politicians," those members of Congress who see the election to public office as a long-term career move, growing less interested in serving the public and more interested in perpetuating their lucrative careen as their length of service increases. The elimination of incentives to "make a living" out of serving in Congress, such as a high salary and a substantial pension plan, would eliminate career politicians.

One detrimental aspect of term limits is that they would lead to confusion and discontinuity in Congress.

There would be a large number of rookie congressmen and senators at the start of each Congress, and these

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Yet the massive, bloated federal government needs to be disassembled and demolished, something that can only be accomplished by an effective Congress dedicated to doing so.

Term limits would have the added drawback of forcing effective legislators into early retirement. Not all long-term incumbents are out oftouch with the populace. Enforcing mandatory term limits could remove members that have a positive effect on constituents.

Mandatory term limits are one solution that has been proposed to the problem of entrenched, out of touch legislators who support programs and policies that are not concurrent with the wishes of the majority of Americana. Rather than take away the freedom of voters to elect whomever they think would do the best job by imposing term limits, this problem could be solved. by other methods which would not only Jn88IVe the essential tenents of democracy, but would also lead to a better informed electorate and, with that, a more responsive, responsible Congress. Hi -~.. """""....-

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o BOOK FEATURE: ELIZABETH WURTZEL

Prozac, for Everybody BY

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NA COUNTRY IN WHICH bands like Stone Temple Pilots freely spew unbridled anguish on MTV, and American cinema produces easily-digestible bits of generational angst like Reality Bitu, it's no wonder that one of the nation's hottest and hippest young authors is El.izabeth Wurtzel. Wurtzel, a young woman who has battled chronic depression since the age of eleven, recently recounted her pre-Prozac days of misery in Prozac Nation . Her current national book tour brought her to Ann Arbor, where she further discussed the agonies of growing up, as her subtitle states, "'Young and Depressed in America."

Wurtzel, who has been labeled the downtrodden spokeswoman for Generation X by some critics, and a whiny bitch by others, appeared to fit neither of these descriptions in person. Instead, she was charming and witty; a smart young woman you expect would have been homecoming queen as opposed to the tormented girl hiding in the locker room, listening to the Velvet Underground, and slashing her legs with razor blades.

But that was W~el, and that was the kind ofpain that only grew worse as she grew up.

W~l. who is becoming something of a pop culture figure herself, has mixed feelings about the media's glamorization of depression. With all the bands and movies that fit into a prepackaged.format of undirected. bitterness. one must wonder if this is just a trendy phase. to be screwed up and to blame your parents. blame the world. blame your brain. But Wurtzel views pop culture's fascination with depression as an indicator of some truly desperate feelings in society. "I think the fact that it can be prepackaged reflects more on our culture than anything else." she says. "But the media makes it seem interesting, and that's what bothers me."

Indeed. pop culture has always honored the chronically miserable, from Emily Didtinson to .flIll Moniaon to Kurt Cobain. Yet Wurtzel maintains that there is nothing glamorous about depression. adding that for every depressed artistic genius like Sylvia Path or Ernest Hemingway, there are thousands of people suffering silently. "The majority of people who are mentally ill or depressed are homeless peop!e,peopl&'fiilling down

in the streets. people we don't see," she says.

Later she says, "For every Hemingway genius, there is someone in angst and misery writing poetry that's just terrible." And even those who become great artists are still miserable. Wurtzel believes that the famously depressed "don't love it at all; they hate it ... Kurt Cobain would have given up any talent he had just to have been happy." She stops and collects her thoughts for a moment. and with a worn smile adds. "'Yeah, down with art."

Obviously to Wurtzel, and the thousands who suffer from the same condition, pop culture and its artistic stereotypes are not at the root of people's misery. There are definitely chemical, genetic, and environmental factors. But what about society?

Does the world breed. or at least perpetuate, mental illnesses like chronic depression? Wurtzel thinks that there is certainly some correlation between rising numbers of depressed Americans and the society in which they live.

She considers the concept of the

nuclear family as the "first mistake," a concept which killed the ideas of the extended family and an agrarian, cooperative culture. With the birth of the nuclear fiunily in the 1950s, Americans underwent what Wurtzel calls the "first kind of isolation we experienced." 'This isolation led to the social explosions of the 1960s. "It's always funny to me when I hear Dan Quayle types pining for that time (the fifties)." she muses. "I mean the sixties would never have happened if that was such a happy time."

Today's American life is very detached and isolated, according to Wurtzel. Like her own parents, she sees a country in which divorce is prevalent and the family is meaningless. She calls it a "nomadic, druidic" culture. a culture that is "destabilizing and very scary." While Wurtzel will not blame society for her illness, nor does she .consider it the root of chronic depression, she does see some correlation 路between individual despair and poor social conditions. She believes her depression was partly chemical, and partly "a protest to a world which I found totally objecti.9u.,.....

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Regardlesa of what causes depression, drugs like Prozac seem to be a definite aid in helping those who suffer from mental illnesaes. But is there a risk of becoming a nation of people dependent on chemical "happy pills .... rather than a society that faces its problems and deals with them?

Wurtzel explains that she is tom on the topic. While she believes that scr ciety should address its problems. she is bitter with pessimism when she says. "Sometimes I think that we'll never solve the social factors anyway, so hey, Prozac for everybody! Why not? I mean, what are we going to do?"

Obviously, some people fear a Prozac Nation. At her readings on January 24 at Shaman Drum Books and at Borders, the Church of Scientology passed out anti.-Prozac pamphlets, to which Wurtzel responded by saying that she thinks it is no one else's business what drugs people take to relieve their pain, be they recreational or prescription.

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o MUSIC .,

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GREG PARKER

thing, the "beat" is prevalent through the album. While the percussion assumes a relatively rhythmic role, as opposed to an active role a La Metheny's older work, the septet still interacts with the rhythm section with creativity. Don't let a drum loop fool you; there is much more going on than it seems. And listen to the ride cymbal. According to Metheny, his "main

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states, "'Th.e whole issue of drum loops is something that interested me beHEN PATME'IlIENY SAT cause I've been involved with samdown with Lyle Mays to pIing and all that stuffanyway... So I write We Live Here, he started collecting these drum loops "wanted to look at how it felt to [him] from different sou.rces and tried to

BY GREG PARKER right now in America." Combining find ones that inspired me to want to drum loops and sampling, the Pat improvise over them."

BANDONING HIS USUAL Metheny Group has captured the esIn the land of today's greatest big band format, John Bence of modern music and has jazz guitarists, populated by Metheny, Pizzarelli is back with a fresh adapted it to a improvisational, Mike Stem, John trio, including himself on guitar and jazz fonnat. ..-..

Scofield and nuvocals, Christian McBride on bass, Metheny has always been at ..-: merous other virand Benny Green on piano. Pizzarelli's John Plzzarelli ~e forefront of jazz, be it solo ~r .~..,:tf' tuosos, Metheny DeB, M'. Cole WIth the Pat Metheny Group. His I "'~ reigns supreme.

I atest album, D ear RCAINo PltMMhenyGroup first album, ::~., ~ His creativity is Mr. Cole, a tribute to ¥US the King, Nat King Cole, is due in W.Uve,.",.

Bright Size Life - ~ unmatched, and Genen (see box below), -r..... his ability to stores on Valentine's Day, February L-_ _ _ _-..J set Metheny groove, as there is 14. How fitting, for Pizzarelli's stirapart from the rest; classics like no other way to ring renditions of Cole's songs hit you the eponymous Pat Metheny Group describe it, is beright where it counts - the heart.

(ECM, 1978) fonowed. Metheny and yond that of his his compadres have never compropeers. The amazmised their musical talents, and ing thing about it have set the paradigm of modem all is that even jazz excellence in the process. with gobs of talMetheny assembled quite a ent, Metheny aplarge group of musicians for We peals to almost all Live Here, the group's sixth album . audiences. Jazz and their first in almoSt six years.

The Pat Methney Group: It doesn't get much better than this, folks. t ra d i ti 0 na 1i st s .. ,j.,' Lyle Mays, on keyboards, collaborated relationship with the time has always marvel at his solos, fusion buffs love with Metheny on all the tracks except been what's happening with the ride his grooves, and even low-intensity far one that Mays wrote himself. Mays cymbal." audiences appreciate his abilities. His has been with the group since i970s: Metheny's solos are inexplicable. talent transcends any specialization.

They often border on perfection, and But as all good musicians do, Along with Mays on keyboards and Many modem musicians tend to they always flow. Flow is the key here Metheny does not push the other memMetheny on guitar is Steve Rodbyon mock their old-school counterparts, bass, Paul Wertico on drums, David - Metheny's solos seem to float right bers out of the fanfare . Lyle Mays's even in tribute. These contemporaroff the frethoard and into the land of solos are excellent, and the trumpet Blamires with vocals, Mark Ledford ies lack the talent of their influences. with vocals and trumpetJflugelhom, musical bliss. His solos work so well and flugelhorn parts from Marc But Pizzarelli does nothing of the and last but not least Luis Conte with because ofhis single--string teclmique, Ledford are a surprising twist. The sort. His vocal ability never comes percussion. The septet works wonand his ability to envision the music. percussion of Luis Conte adds a Latin into question, and his guitar work is ders and ita members playoff' each He simply is spectacular. feel, and blends well with Steve Rodby simply incredible. In the standard other superbly.

Metheny's intention of amalgamon bass, and David Blamires's vocals "Sweet Georgia Brown," of Harlem With over one hour of quality ating the current trends of popular sound great either alone or in sync Globetrotters fame, Pizzarelli's guimusic, the album certainly leaves music within We Live Here is very with Metheny's guitar driven melody. tar solo is nothing short of fantastic. nothing to be desired. More than anyprevalent throughout. As Metheny Each subsequent listen to We Live He rings ofWes Montgomery but retains a personal twist.

Here brings forth things one doesn't The trio does this throughout the notice the first time - be it in Size entire album. They put their own "finMetheny's solos or simply percussion N 1976, AN .UNKNg~:N' <> MetJieriy~ePfU"8tedhixnse)ffrom nuances. The album is complex and gerprints" on the King's songs but never transform them. The result is intricate, yet many of the musical ~ta.rl~ froIP .,Lee~a:;l11;m~}t.< : ~ rest?f~~~ PackrightfrOmt?e.· "concepts" are simple enough for an neither a modem interpretation of Mis.oun nam~ PatMetlie~Y .. >.· gate. av()lding"~tandanlsfandwntCole's songs, nor a modern adaptaen~ th& jazzsceneWith~:'-~\lt ... } fughis ·own tuJ:}ea:Allthe9iBigBon1De amateur to comprehend. We Live Here tion of Cole's songs. Rather, the result albUm BriBht Size Lifo (ECM,;:~9.76). •• . ·. Giskwentwntti.ni by Metfieriy ex.. has something for everyone, casual is a trio of modern musicians playing :While Cew doubtedhiBt8l~t,few for one byOrnette Colell\an>--. listener or die-hard aficionado.

Cole's songs with an old-school flair.

Metheny and his entourage are expected album to nuUitthij.ltattqUite a feat for an aspiriiigyoung oCa ca.r&erthatwouldeatablishrilu.sician. . <... ..•. .. (.> ........ . .. expected. to launch a world tour in the That sound isn't dead, folks . It's merely a forgotten art. next year. Take this advice : go see them. Listening to Metheny live is a Dear Mr. Cole reminds me of a treat, whether he plays solo, with a smokey, low-lit jazz club .. . Over in ~er BobM0se8,whO.leada i i$ that it marked the begin.hi:ngof llB.fAlthlt proJl1iiJedlan4~pen."UIIslon ..•... Metheny's brilliant discogra'phy;what traditional jazz combo like the Joshua the comer, a young white kid croons Redman Quartet, or with the memsongs from a nearly forgotten past, bBJe~ 8Xld })Usialt·Jaro ~.With i. ~ it extraordinary is that it also bers of the Pat Metheny Group. So be bass and piano fill out the trio; the on the lookout. group is huddled closely together, With We Live Here, Metheny has playing intently. Hipsters and other Paato#~co~. is~~8:l . · · . Mps1'hetwo:nl08tpromismg.musi-· done what many consider impossible characters assemble in the joint, feel- mix current pop music with improingthe groove. The year: 1947. This is the eBsence of John Pizzarelli. The visation. And this is what jazz fusion . ',:.,.:' . .:::::::' is supposed to be. Ml essence of old; the essence of class. m

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February 8, 1995

o MUSIC Lift-off With Saturnine 60 BY

PETER DREWS

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HAT WAS OUR ONE really lonely endeavor," says Saturnine 60 guitarietlvocaliat Jennifer Baron of their fratr-infested show at Rick's last month. wwecouldeee~ people playing bas- s.tumne 60 ketball and pinball IIUtJguIdtIr while we were on DIrt Recorda stage. We played really well though. Afterwards we were like 'we had a great practice right in the middle oCourtour.'"

"It wasn't that there were no people there," continues guitarist/ lead vocalist Matt Gallaway, "it just seemed like such a negative atmosphere."

What could be so negative about swimming the Greek sea of flannels and backwarda baseball caps? Regardless, swam. they did, all to support their autoguider EP on Dirt Records.

As the word "saturnine" sugges18, Saturnine 60 plays minimalist, somewhat melancholy pop that revels in Peter I>rew. walM bacTtwal"ds.

the band's inexperience.

Nonetheless, they released a pair of7" singles that ganlered the atten"We started playing regularly in January of last year," relates Jention of Dirt Records. But the quick nifer. "Matt and Mike [Donofrio, Satr rise of Saturnine 60 has not left them urnine 60's bassist] had met at NYU with an indie-rock-star attitude.

"Matt and I are still in school," law school. They were already playMike [somewhat glumly] admits, "It's ing with Jim [Harwood, the drummer] but it so happened that Matt's kind of a pain, espedally since it is our last semester and we have all of these roommate was one of my friends from college. I went to visit her ,.-----,___ . -.•. - . . " , - - - - - - - - - - - - - , when she was in the process of moving out because she was annoyed by all of the music they played. I found out that they were looking for another guitarist and started playing with them."

They quickly entered the New York scene, playing with bands like Velocity Girl, the Dambuilders, and Versus.

"As far as playing in New York, I think that sometimes there is so much support," Saturnine 60: Improving TV reception everywhere.

Jennifer continues. "People are going stupid requiremen18 we have to fulfill to shows every night But at the same to graduate. It definitely hampers our time, at any night there are so many ability to play outside of the city. bands playing that there is a lot of "But I've decided that I'll finish competition. It's definitely a double school, take the bar exam, hopefully edged sword." pass, then I'll be a lawyer. Atanyti!JL8~

I can practice law. 'Ibis band is the type of thing that I'm not going to be able to do at anytime and I am. definitely going to try to stick with it. '!he careers and things like that can come later. It's the reality of the situation, it's not like I plan on this band being a success."

Mike speaks about the EP with the same sort of realism that most McDonalds-employed ex-band members should have had. "Overall, it's way better than anything I thought I'd be involved with. I haven't been playing very long, and I don't know anything about musicianship."

"Under the circumstances," Matt says, "it's the best picture of where we were at during that time. 'There's nothing fd change about it Our next record will be more cohesive .,. we'll probably spend more time on the vocals. I would like to concentrate more on my singing, maybe incorporate some back up vocals."

"Our style is pretty straight (orward, " adds Mike, "it's not going to be any studio wizardry or anything... .

That's what makes Saturnine 60 the simple, great band that it is. Mt

Quicksand Will Grab You BY

DREW PETERS

OMING FROM NEW YORK'S mid-'80s hard-core scene, Quicksand rocks out a conglomerate of·. . - - - - - - - - - , punk and melody Quicksand that should defi- IIIIJIc CotrIpreetIIon nitely not be con- Island Recorda fused with bands L -_ _ _ _--....J

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that attract today's popular catch phrase, pop-punTt . So why are they opening up for Offspring, the band that helped take' all of the pre-puhescent kids away from the New Kids?

Bassist Sergio Vega admi18, "I'm not really familiar with Offspring's music."

Quicksand has solid roots in the New York scene. Featuring ex-memben of Beyond, Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold, they didn't have a tough time attracting fans .

"We recorded really quickly and got together with Revelation Records," says Sergio. "Gorilla Biscuits were on Revelation Records and Walter had a good relationship with them, so they put out an EP of ours. That was in 1990, and that got the ball rolling."

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After some touring with Shelter sons) from every distinguished publilease from Quicksand, will not be a and 7 Seconds, the major labels began cation around. disappointment to B&B, let alone any to sniff around Quicksand.

"It came from persistence," Sergio one else. They continue to churn out Sergio continues, "We weren't reexplains. "We toured a lot .. . played their aggressive rock with a few more ally anti- major label, we were just a 1018 of shows. That's what we built off twists than Slip, but all within little scared. We had a good thing of. We don't get played on the radio Quicksand's groove-laden style. going and we didn't want to get For those nutty, lost in the major label machine. die-hard Quicksand The deal with Polydor was really fans: if you are ever in a good and they had reasonable used record store expectations for us. browsing through the "Some people were into us be$1 bin, you might find a ing on a major label. They didn't promo-only CD of perceive it as a sell out, some Quicksand's single threat to hard core. Other people funn Slip , "Dine Alone." weren't so understanding, but It features a cover of they were usually younger kids. the Smiths "How Soon They were like 'you sold us out' Is Now?" that is crazier and we were like 'you are living at than hell! Buy thisl home, you have no clue.' It was "We wanted to do a annoying. People I respected were cover for the hell ofit," supportive, the kids who weren't .l ~ . -_ explains Sergio, "and, at that time, that was were the short tenn fans, the ones Button those shirts and stand up walght, guys. who want you to be a martyr. The the only band that we only thing we have sacrificed for beand you don't see us on M1V - except all liked. Unfortunately, there are no ing on a major label is free time." •. for BeavUJ and Butthead, which was new covers for this album."

From there, Quicksand released cool, I guess. It wasn't a big aspiration Pool Mt Slip on Polydor Records. With an alof mine to get on that show. We were bum of chunky, mid-tempo riff-ohoping that it would help us with Quicksand wiU open up for Offspri"8 ramas and harsh yet melodic vocals, some sales, but it didn't. At least they when their ShitbaIJ. AltertUJlour '95 TM Quicksand quickly received praise liked us." roll8 into Coho Arena on Monday, Feb(and a few too many Helmet compariManic Compression, the third reruary 20th. <

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