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2 The Daily Tar Heel/Wednesday, March 17, 1993 Play Makers echoes the controversies of UNC By Mondy 1-amh Senior Writer The crowd that braved Saturday night’s snowstorm to see Play Makers Repertory Company’s production, “Some Americans Abroad,” was small but well-rewarded. Playwright Richard Nelson’s modem dialogue toggles wry humor with serious issues in this flaw lessly performed fishbowl examination of academia. “Some Americans Abroad” presents a group of professors and students from a small New England University tour ing England and taking in as many plays as possible in a short amount of time. The play opens with a discussion of Bernard Shaw, capital punishment and Mikhail Gorbachev’s social reforms. This discourse sets the tone for the rest of the play, where lofty but often ludi crous academic discussions go on. The fact that the play is being per formed in a university community mag hifies the humor of the subtle barbs at academia. 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So this, 10 years from now, will be one event that will be just another war story.” The plays that weave throughout the trip serve as the binding to their friend ships, so in the end the characters are forced to go back to what they know: Shaw, Henry James and academia. All performances of “Some Ameri cans Abroad” are held in the Paul Green Theatre. Performances continue through April 4 with shows at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call the box office at 962-PLAY. tate to call the police or to call our escorts,” he said. Protesters who picket the Triangle Women’s Health Center can be arrested for trespassing private property, Brenner added. 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Leslie Winner said the bill would help women and minorities gain more seats. As an example, she said blacks would have a better chance in the Ist and 12th congressional districts, which have black voting majorities. She said geographical diversity was important to ensure that all parts of the UNC system received fair representa tion. Boulton He said that in preliminary budget information meetings with the finance committee, he was told equipment ac quisitions needed to be submitted using a different procedure from the finance hearings. But during the budget hear ings, he was told that STV should have included funds needed for buying equip ment in their operating budget requests. “Our budget was treated as a joke,” he said. “It was like an auction, SI,OOO here, how about $999.” Boulton called for students to give new attention to the Student Code and suggested that the University’s Insti- from page 1 increasingly might be at risk. Yuhasz said that if health profession als were threatened, women wanting abortions might be more reluctant seek the care they needed. “A number of emotional barriers al ready exist for women seeking abor tions,” she said. “I’d hate to see physical barriers.” Campus Calendar WEDNESDAY 11 a.m. African-American Senior Celebration Committee will sell authentic Class of ’93 Rente Stoles for $25 in front of the Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center until 1 p.m. 2 p.m. University Career Services will offer in terviewing skills to seniors and graduate students in 209 Hanes. 5 p.m. Carolina Association of Black Journalists will invite Fannie Flono and guests to speak about working at The Charlotte Observer in 104 Howell. 6 p.m. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee will meet and hold elections in the South Gallery Meeting Room. International Health Forum will invite Dr. Huanguang Gia, Department of Medical Anthropol ogy. to speak on ‘Traditional and Western Medicine in China” in Rosenau Student Lounge. Wesley Foundation will have a dinner and a pro gram titled “Homosexuality,” presented by a guest speaker. 7 p.m. Carolina Comic Book Club will hold its 10 Anniversary meeting in 205 Union. 7:30 p.m. Curriculum in Peace, War and De fense will sponsor a debate titled “Should Women Be Allowed In Combat?” with the UNC Debate Team from page 1 “It’s beneficial to the working board if members understand the needs of universities all across the state,” Leslie Winner said. BOG members also need to consider potential students from their part of the state, she said. There are 20 white men, six white women, one black woman and three black men on the board, with two seats vacant. The makeup of the board will change Thursday, when the legislature fills those seats that are up for election in 1993. “It’s not a party issue,” Dennis Win ner said. He added that every legislator he had spoken with was in favor of the plan, including one Republican. He said there was no rush on sending the bill to the full General Assembly. If approved, the bill would not affect the BOG until 1995, when the next group of seats will be filled. from page 1 tute of Government aid student govern ment in updating the document. The Institute of Government helped write the original code. “We need to revise the code on an annual basis, have an annual review,” he said. Boulton also urged cooperation be tween administrators and students. He said that within the coming months, he hoped he could meet with campus orga nizations to root out problems inherent in student government. “I think we need to start with the people issue,” he said. “We don’t play games here. We must operate in a way we think is respectful.” Correction In Tuesday’s Daily Tar Heel ar ticle, “‘Pappy’ in instructor’s novel claims he killed Hemingway,” the date that author William McCranor Henderson would read from his book incorrectly was reported. Henderson will read at 2:30 p.m. today. The DTH regrets the error. and special guests in Gerrard Hall. Department of Housing/Resident Assistant Pro gram will invite William S. Powell, Professor Emeri tus of History, to speak and present a slide show on the history of UNC in the first floor lounge of Hinton James. 8:30 p.m. Carolina Critic Society will have a meeting for those interested in being staff writers, advertising agents and distribution coordinators in 213 Union. 9 p.m. WXYC 89 J FM will air Wednesday Night Feature with Hiberian music until midnight WXYC will sponsor a ’7os Dance at Cat’s Cradle until 2 a.m. ITEMS OF INTEREST International Relief Committee is working to help the people of Bosnia. If you want to become involved or learn about the situation, contact Adam at 914-3380. Carolina Union Activities Board Social Com mittee is looking for participants for the Dating Game 11. Applications are located at the Union desk. UCS announces a summer advertising internship position with Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy of Char lotte for sophomores and juniors. A drop box will be available until April lin 211 Hanes Hall.
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