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THE GUILFORDIAN Editor David Green Managing Editor .....David Dickinson Sports Editor Steve Beck Photography Editor Toby Gearhart Staff Mike Frost, Annette Green, Jon Hiratsuka, Leslie Zeldln Bob Johnston, Jeff Martin, Kathy Sloan, Fred Taylor, Pat Thompson, Photographers Randy Catoe, Fred Taylor Movie Review: by David F. Dickinson If you are tired of the general bill of fare at the local theatre, you might check out the Janus and a work of genius entitled "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein." In case you don't already know, the film has little connection with the famed Warhol other than the fact that it was made at his film factory and carries his name in the title. Otherwise this film is the product of Paul Morrissey, a one time protege and now partner of Warhol. The film takes the tired Frankenstein story and shoots it full of a series of bizarre incidents that remain with you long after leaving the theatre. First, the entire film is done in 3-D which practically dumps removed entrails in your lap. If this in itself is not enough, consider the manner in which Morrisey forces his audience to consider brutal slayings, sexual fetishes and the like. Morrisey's Dr. Frankenstein is well portrayed as a brilliant, frustrated scientiest doctor who is married to his sister. This marriage provides the central context for much of the goings - on as theirs is more of a marriage of the mind than of the flesh. Ms. Frankenstein seems to have an unsatiable sexual appetite which, in the end proves to be her undoing (amost brilliant piece of satire; yJLEASE DO I MOT STACK trays. ,4 " " C |j^^ >c whereas Herr Dokktor has a gall bladder fetish which provokes him to utter such memorable phrases as "To know death is to fuck life in the gall bladder." The mere utterance of this profundity provides the loyal Igor with the impetus to try to imitate the good Dr. and thus blow everything. Without a doubt, there are thousands of persons who have found this film to be nothing more than an outrageous exercise in offend ing our more tender sensibili ties. While 1 would be among the first to censor the film for showing on prime time television on Halloween, I feel that its patent offensiveness is what makes it brilliant. Morrissey has simply taken the violence and sex which permeates movies and televi sion and reduced it to the level at which it is more comprehensible, absurdity. The film is a conglomeration of the types of malaise that confront us everyday. It is a study in human nature and behavior. It is a comedy which allows us to laugh at our own demented tastes in audio visual stimulation. I am eagerly looking forward to "Andy Warhol's Dracula", "Andy Warhol's Wolfman," "Andy Warhol's As the World Turns", "Andy Warhol's Medical Center" Sebo Running for State Senate by Patricia Collins Kathy Sebo, a professor in the Guilford Political Science department, is, as most of the campus is probably aware, running as a Democratic candidate for the North Carolina State Senate. In an interview Monday, she ex plained some facets of the election procedure in the Guilford County political district and outlined some of her major areas of concern. Sebo commented that there has been some confusion about the election procedure for seats in the North Carolina Assembly. Guilford County elects seven House members and three Senators. There are six contestants for the three Senate seats, three Democra tic and three Republican. The top three vote-getters are the winners, and no candidate runs against any other specific candidate. She states, that, "if anybody is running against anybody, its against the other party." One of the areas that Sebo is strongly concerned about is the North Carolina Public Education System. Almost half of the state's budget is spent on the educational system, but the students' basic educational skills are below the national average. She feels that the situation is improving, as many programs are being expanded and a schoolhouse bond issue has been passed, but much needs to be done in the areas of career education, improved textbook selection, expansion of school construction, and broadening educational ser vices. Another area in which Sebo feels that change is necessary is that of campaign financing and ethics review. The present ceiling on campaign contribu- tions is $3,000; she thinks that this is too high and that there is a need for limits on the total amount of spending. She also stated that public funds should be used to support candidates running for state offices. At present, there is no restriction on legislators' participation in voting and lobbying in cases which may involve conflict with their own personal financial interests. This could be stopped by the creation of a statewide ethics review board. Legislators would be required to list all sources of income of over SI.OOO and would be expected not to participate in areas in which there is a conflict of interest. Sebo stated that the removal of the sales tax on food should be an "urgent priority for" the State Senate. She also favors a tax freeze for all elderly people with a fixed income. Since North Carolina has been operating with a surplus, these reforms could be achieved by re-allocating funds rather than increasing taxation in other areas. Another major concern is the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, which was not ratified by the State Senate last year. The best way to get the ERA passed is, Sebo feels, the election of more woman senators. She is also I CLASSIFIEDS I Dr. Shirley Sanders of the Department of Pshchiatry at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill will be back (by popular demand) on the Guilford campus to give a lecture on and demonstration of hypnosis. Her presentation will be Wednesday, October 9, at 2:00 p.m. in King 223. Everyone is welcome. Foreign Study Abroad Application deadline for Fulbright Scholarships is October 11. Any student with a B average who is interested in studying abroad in a particular country should contact Gary McCown in Cox Hall, extension 73 immediate ly to secure application forms. committed to opening up new opportunities for ethnic and racial minorities and providing better access to the courts through speedy trials and a statewide program of public defenders. Health care in North Carolina is. according to Sebo, "unevenly distributed, inade quate, and expensive." There is a need for improved facilities, increased assistance for those who can't afford health care, and special programs for those with genetic defects a particular :oncern of Sebo's, as she is active in the Triad Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. In the area of environmental protection, Sebo sees a need for increased park facilities to open recreational activities to the entire population, more effective land-use planning, and the creation of a statewide mass transit system to ease the burden on the energy supply. She is also feels that the animal population must be regulated in order to protect endangered species and control the pet "population explosion." If you agree with Kathy Sebo's views and want to help her get elected to the State Senate in November, call her office at 299-0270 or her home at 275-2703. A new chapter of the National Organization for Women (N.0.W.) is being organized in Greensboro. Greensboro N.O.W. will hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. at the Davie Street YWCA. All women and men in Greensboro, High Point, and the surrounding area, who are interested in being a part of an organization whose prime goal is to work for the equality of women in all aspects of life, are urged to attend. Speakers at the meeting will include Rep. Margaret Keesee of Greensboro, Nancy Drum, coordinator of ERA United and Jackie Frost, Southern Regional Coordinator of N.O.W.
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