The Lance
Vol. 22 No. 10
SAPC
March 5,1984
Greece: The “Spineless”
Experience
By Sally Schiel
After three winter terms
spent on campus, I was final
ly able to go abroad this
year. I was fortunate enough
to be one of the 18 students
who spent this January in
Greece.
Under the capable supervi
sion of Dick Prust, we
frolicked through Greece-
from downtown Athens to
the island of Crete. There
was class work involved too.
We read works from
Thucydides, Plato, and
Aeschylus. Dick held class on
board boats, in the hotel
restaurant, and at a temple
on a Greek island.
Spending the first week of
our stay in Athens (at the
new legendary Hermes
Hotel), we visited the ancient
Agora, the National Ar
cheological Museum, and of
course the Acropolis.
We also managed a day
trip to the island of Aegina, a
.unnHorfiil iclarid just nff the
-mainland. Because of roiifjh
waters, what was intended as
a day trip turned into an
overnight jaunt for most of
us. But because we St. An
drews students are so inven
tive and resourceful, the
folks who stayed overnight
managed to find plenty to oc
cupy the evening. Frankly, I
am reluctant to elaborate.
From Athens, and along
with our faithful tour guide
Margaret, we visited several
archeological sites. These in
cluded the site of the Myce-
nean civilization, and
Olympia—the scene of the
first Olympic games. We
continued on to the theater
of Epidaurus, a theater still
used well over 2,000 years
after its construction.
Our archeological cutting
culminated in a visit to
Delphi, a religious and
cultural center for the an
cient Greeks. Delphi is a
place of indescribable beau
ty, and I think that it was ap
parent to all of us why the
Greeks considered Delphi to
be the center of the universe.
After Delphi, we headed
back to Athens to recover
from the colds that we all
managed to acquire in the
rain and cold at Mycenae.
Our next trip took us to
the island of Crete. We spent
several days in Crete’s
capital, Iraklion, and toured
the Minoan ruins, dating
from 2000 BC, at Knossos.
Although we were no
longer under the watchful
eye of Margaret, we were
somehow able to struggle
along without the old girl.
Upon our return from
Crete, and the completion of
our final exam, our group
scattered and spent the last
days travelling independent
ly.
With a month having pass
ed since pur return from
Greef'P. there has been plenty
of time to reflect on lessons
learned, impressions and
thoughts.
Certain things stand out
for me personally: sitting on
the rocks overlooking Athens
.and drinking wine; having
the opportunity to spend
some time with Philip Leist
(who joined us in Greece);
having class on the boat to
Crete; wandering through
the Plaka in Athens; wat
ching sunsets from the Pynx;
and of course, “getting
spineless.”
We met new people-not
all of them Greek-Senator
Dascombe, Mary “Olympic
flight attendant” James,
Frank and Irene, wild Bob
with his savage green plastic
clothes hanger, and Dick’s
personal favorite-the belly
dancer. Ask him about it
sometime.
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Oldenburg Address Community
By Maureen Ingalls
There is no “Christian
answer” to the problems of
economic injustice said Dr.
Doug Oldenburg, pastor of
Covenant Presbyterian
Church of Charlotte and
chairman of St. Andrews’
Board of Trustees. He ad
dressed the community last
week on the relationship bet
ween "ciirrsnan Falih and
Economic Justice.”
A lack of attention to
Biblical intent was, said
Oldenburg one of the primary
causes of economic ine
quities. “Apathy” in the face
of threat to comfort and in
fluence and the inherent
“complexities” within any
change, accounts for the
slowness that such reform
has undergone. In order to
care for the poor, which, said
Oldenburg, was a matter of
grave concern and “social
Writer’s Forum
Features Workshop
By Molly Nolan
The Writer’s Forum began
its Winter season with a stu
dent reading. The highlight
of the three-week session was
the “Writer’s Workshop.”
Tom Patterson, the keynote
Suest at the Workshop,
shared his talents with the
college community. A
jormer St. Andrews’ student,
atterson now manages a
small press in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Thus far, the Spring
readings have been a success
featuring many off-campus
poets. The list includes Kate
Blackburn, one of the Four
Women Poets published by
the St. Andrews press, Tony
Nolan, who currently lives
and writes in Winston-
Salem, North Carolina, and
Forum returnees, Charles
Fort and Stephen Smith.
Readings are held weekly
on Thursday evenings at 8:00
in the main lounge of
Winston-Salem dorm.
justice,” a new perspective
must be gained which gives
the individual a “criteria for
evaluation,” an awareness of
“values and presumptions,”
the “tools for economic
reflection “as well as
new “vision”.
Oldenburg, during his
years of involvement with the
church, has practiced this
“visionary” approach serv
ing on local and national
Anti-Poverty Program.
Oldenburg listing new
components for his “vision”
of a new direction in
economic and social justice,
included “sufficiency for
all” highlighting the grim
statistic that 40,000 children
die daily “unnecessarily.”
Further, the World Bank of
1980 said that by redirecting
a mere 2% of present output,
inalnourishment would be
committees addressing the ''i*'tually eliminated, stressed
needs of the economically Oldenburg. Secondly, he said
deprived. Within the
Presbyterian Church’s
General Assembly, Olden
burg acted as Chairperson
for the Task Force on Chris
tian Faith and Economics
from 1979 to the present. He
has served for the past eight
years as Chairperson for the
Haiti Development Commis
sion. In the Charlotte com
munity, Oldenburg has been
a member of the Board of
Charlotte Area Fund in its
Godspell: A “Release Of One’s Spirit”
By Jan St. Pierre
“GODSPEi.L,” a stage
production celebrating the
Gospel of St. Matthew, will
be performed in the L.A.
Auditorium beginning
Thursday, April 12. A four
Williams, Pam Wall, Julie
Dixon, Jeff Dixon, Karen
Bauer, Donita Coburn,
Margaret Parks, Chuck
Booker, and Cheryl Alcini.
“The varying personalities
and experience of the cast
members combine to form an
acting ensemble of the
night run is planned and cost '
of tickets will be $3.75. Whichard. “They are able to
The show is directed by
Barbara Gratz and produced
by Robbie Rankin. The set
designer is Paul Gratz and
the music director is Thea
Engleson.
Steve Whichard, a senior
at St. Andrews, is the stage
manager, and Jennifer
Gleach, also a senior, is the
costume designer.
Cast members include
Mark Franklin as Steven/-
Jesus, Connie Bowes as
David/Judas and Stanly
work together and edge each
that liberty must be restored
within the political and
economic structures. The
concentration of economic
power has, stressed Olden
burg increased while
“countervailing powers”
such as unions have exhibited
declining influence. Olden
burg’s final “planks” in his
“John-Michael calls on
many theatrical devises-
pantomine...tap and soft
shoe dancing, and songs and
music of many colors-folk,
ballad, pop, rock, light
musical comedy, and
dramatic. His people are cast
primarily as clowns, in im
provised costumes, to enact
the simple stories, sayings
and parables of the Gospel.”
Whichard said that they
are sticking with the clown
image and that the im
provisation of the cast is ex
tremely important.
“The aspect of improvisa
tion which actually created
this show is being carried
through the directing of the
production,” he said. “The
cast is allowed to improvise
and develope their own
characters, giving the show a
personal touch.”
“The varying personalities and
experience of the cast members
combine to form an acting
ensemble of the highest order,”
said Whichard. “They are able to
work together and edge each
other on to do even better work.”
Lawrence Carra, Professor of
Play Directing at Camegie-
Mellon University said,
“‘GODSPELL’ as conceived by
program of economic justice John-Michael Telebak is a
involved a renewed sense of religious experience to the felt
“equality” and “communi- joyously. It is a release of one’s
ty” to better benefit all. into the larger heart of
mankind.