Union Happenings:
What Gets, Done
in that Plush Office
by John Ladd
At this time the Union is
organizing in a number of
areas. The Union has the
responsibility of spending
about SIB,OOO in student
activities fees for the year. As
a lump sum this sounds like a
lot of money, but when it's
divided up among the various
committees and spread out
over the year it really is a bare
minimum.
CONCERT COMMITTEE
One of the things that is
going on is the selection of a
major concert for the first
semester. Several of the
artists under consideration
are: John Prine ($3,250),
Pappa John Creech ($3,000),
Tim Weisberg ($2,750) and
Jerry Jeff Walker ($4,000). If
you have a preference or
would like to get involved in
the selection process drop the
Union a note or come up to the
office and talk it over with us.
There are a number of bands
that were under consideration:
Weather Report, Orleans,
Roger McGuinn, Return to
Forever, Bruce Springstein,
and Fairport Convention.
Weather Report cancelled
again this year. A terse,
unexplained cancellation by
the agent of Fairport Conven
tion stopped plans already
underway for their concert on
campus. The booking of major
concerts is a tricky business,
made more difficult by shrewd
and greedy managers. Still it
is one of the most rewarding
aspects of the Union when a
major concert comes off well.
The "mini-concert" section
of the Concert Committee is
making progress. Mike Wil
liams an excellent composer,
singer, and guitarist, has been
booked for a concert on
September 26, at 8:15 in
Sternberger Auditorium. A
prolific songwriter from Den
ver, Williams' work has been
recorded by a number of other
artists including John Denver.
Other acts under considera
tion are: Good Rats (a fine
New York City rock band); a
six-man jazz band from
Chapel Hill; the James
Montgomery band from Bos
ton; and several blues and
bluegrass acts. If you know
any really good and fairly
cheap bands - perhaps from
your hometown or one you've
seen elsewhere - bring their
names by the Union office and
we'll see what we can do.
With one successful dance
under its belt, the Dance
Committee is looking for
bands to book for the .
remaining 5-7 dances. The
number of dances depends on
the prices we pay for the
bands. There are a number of
bands that have been brought
to our attention: Will T and
the Workshop; The Walnut
Band (from Boston); Hits &
Misc.; the Embers and others.
Know any good dance bands?
The committee needs good
people to help bring off the
dances. If it sounds good to
you we could really use your
help.
Presently the Irving Com
mittee is cleaning up and
renovating Irving, in Bryan,
under Bob White's office (that
must mean something). Folk,
blues and mountain music will
be the bulk of Irving's
offerings this year. If you
know any artists who like to
play in a coffee house setting,
pass them on to us. Paul
Murray is the chairperson of
the Irving Committee.
The Film Committee is
already beginning to look to
next semester. During Nov
ember at the latest, the films
for second semester must be
booked. Also a series of films
on the arts, environment,
sciences, etc. is being
selected. Among the films
available are: the "Ascent of
Man" Series: musicians such
as Brubeck, Bernstein, and
others; poets; and Sierra Club
films. Want to help select
films for either series? Ther
are dozens of catalogues in the
office for you to look through.
The Recreation Committee
is now organizing. The
Recreation room, in the
basement of Founders under
Sternberger, will be open
very soon. It will have pinball,
foosball, pingpong, pool, air
hockey, and a jukebox. Chess,
checkers, cards, etc., will also
be available.
Other ideas that can be
worked on through the
Recreation Committee are: ski
weekends; canoeing trips; a
trip to the mountains during
the fall leaf change; camping
trips; and tournaments in
chess, bridge, ping pong, etc.
Jody Wood is the chairperson.
People are needed to work on
these ideas and to come up
with other suggestions.
The Gqflfordfam
People on the Publicity
Committee get their fingers in
all the goings-on of the other
committees. People are need
ed to write, do art work,
distribute publicity, etc. There
are already several good
people working in these areas
but more are needed to make
sure that none is overworked.
Also a number of people are
needed who don't necessarily
belong to any one committee,
to do various things as events
come up. If you feel unable to
join any committee but would
like to get involved, give us
your name and come and talkj
with us. We'll make sure you
get involved, but not too ?
heavily.
This committee is in the
process of considering several ]
possible activities for the j
semester. Negotiations are i
under way to bring Dick 1
Gregory to campus in March.
A series of speeches, films,
exhibits, and class visits by
NASA scientists is being
organized over the next ten
days. Other activities that]
agents have suggested to us
include the "National Lam-,
poon Show" and "Who Killed]
JFK?" (with a showing of the!
Zapruder Film). Also a search
is under way for several small
classical ensembles to bring to
campus. Sound interesting?
Any ideas? Come see us.
What she needs,
money cant buy.
There arc old people wbti
need someone to talk to. Boys
who need fathers. Guys in
veterans' hospitals who need
someone to visit them. Kids who
need tutors.
We know lots of people and
groups who need your help.
Write "Volunteer,"
Washington, D.C. 200! J.
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The National Center for
Voluntary Action.
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Mike Williams, singer, composer, guitarist, will appear at
Sternberger Auditorium Friday September 26 at 8:15.
Used Kazoo Opens?
by Karen Frame
A group of students is
trying to reopen the Used
Kazoo, a co-op that was in
operation for around two
months last year, but due to
red tape and lack of
organization, they have yet to
get it off the ground.
The Used Kazoo will be a
student operated store with
the profits going back Into the i
store and paying a small wage
to the workers, students or
whoever would have a place to
try and sell things they no
longer wanted; clothes, books,
albums, nearly anything they
think others will be willing to
buy.
It will be a good way to
make easy money and an
excellent place to find
bargains. The Used Kazoo
would take 20% if and when
sold.
Sure, it is a great idea, but
more people are needed to
make it work. Ideally, it would
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be open four or five hours
Monday through Friday,
which means a fairly large
work force is needed. It could
prove a very interesting place
to work.
If you are interested in
helping to organize, or even
just curious about the idea,
contact Karen Frame in 226
Binford Hall, or through box
17160, and/or come to a
meeting at the 'passion pit',
second floor Founders, Thurs
day at 6:30.
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