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4The Daily Tar HeelThursday, April 7, 1983 Ming tales is her ja Filot acts as reporter By KATIIY HOPPER Start Writer "Hey. Hey sky spirit. I want you to send me a rock," Louise Kessel said, as she contorted her faced and gazed toward the heavens. Kessel's face grew solemn, and in the thundering voice of the sky r.pirit,, she. said, "I'm too busy to give you a rock, ' old woman." Kessel is a professional storyteller. 'She. ; makes her living by telling stories to a wide range of audiences, including women's clubs, emotionally disturbed teen-agers, nursing homes and elemen tary school children. " , She described storytelling as "a special kind of sharing event, because people are essential to storytelling, and I react with my audience. Storytelling is so simple, but it requires the audience to use their own imagination in order to make the story happen." She said a desire to share is one quality a storyteller should possess and added, "You have to believe that the story is true whether it happened or not because the whole medium is belief." There was no specific moment when she decided to become a storyteller. "I just sort of got started. I got involv ed in creative writing and I also did street theater and performed as a clown," she said. In 1978 Kessel began telling stories on the Hudson River sloop Clearwater. The boat, which traveled up and down the Hudson River, was used in environmental education programs. Kessel later began volunteering to tell stories in elementary schools. In 1979, she developed a storytelling workshop and was hired by the Vermont State Depart ment of Education to conduct the workshop throughout Vermont. The workshop was designed to help teachers , learn to tell stories. Kessel is now back in Chapel Hill, where she grew up. She performs mostly at elementary schools, which pay her usually with parent-teacher organization funds. Kessel said she also enjoys telling stories to adults. "People think storytell ing' is' for little kids, but adults are very responsive and can concentrate and some stories require this." ' " She said there has been a revival in : storytelling and attributed this revival to adults feeling that they had missed out on storytelling in their childhood. - Kessel said she gets her material from a lot of different places. "I listen to other storytellers and read books." Some of her stories explain natural phenomena in unusual ways. One ex plains that ocean tides are caused by an old woman who takes a rock from the bottom of the sea twice a day. When asked how people respond when they find out her profession Kessel said, "People say, 'Yeah, but what do you do for a living?' A lot are surprised and some don't know what I mean. Others are delighted. "I like storytelling because it's accessi ble; you're not on a pedestal. It's a way to communicate an idea. Stories aren't like a speech. It's a way to talk without poun ding people in the head. It suggests things and lets people figure them out." What are the storyteller's plans for the future? Kessel said her idea of living happily ever after would be telling stories for the next 80 or 90 years". I r : ' ft 1 f . . I V ' . ' ' I ' ! I . f - v y v I i S m '- ?! I y in - 'zz3 i if i-' t " i, - if'. "'''- , i ' ' ' s 4 mm ' a ""WW?,,, i DTHJeH Neuville Storyteller Louise Kessel says she has to believe tales ..she sees storytelling as a type of sharing experience s U LL N advert isment sponsored each week during the fall and spring semesters by the UNC Student Stores Thursday, April 7, 1983 Ron Rice!, IM Publicity, 962-1153 Volume 3, Number 24 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Relax . Faster than any of us realize, the spring semester is coming to a close. But don't worry, the IM-Rec Program is going to take this semester down to the wire there's plenty IM activities left to come. For running enthusiasts, look for the Team Biathlon (formerly Ride and Tie) race and(the Er satz Boston Marathon. The Team Biathlon race scheduled for Sunday, April 10 beginning at 1:00 p.m., on the front steps of Woollen Gym. Associate IM Director Marty Pomerajitz say;4 strategy Is the key to winning this raceywhich is a cross-country event that involves two people, a bicycle and 13 miles. Don't miss this chance to show how athletic you are, as well as how fast you can come up with a strategy to win. While many lesser knowns are warming up for that run in Boston, Alberto Salazar and Frank Shorter will be leading the crew down here In Chapel Hill during the Ersatz Boston Marathon. Well, keeping with tradition, we don't really know if Salazar and Shorter will be here, because every runner in this marathon has to compete under an alias. Starting at high noon, come out for this 2.6 mile, 38.5 yard run. Volleyball nuts have one more chance to take out their frustrations through bumps and spikes with the VoiSeybalt Triples Tournament. In this favorite tourney, each match consists of three Team Biathlon games to 1 1 points and a 30 minute running time limit. The competititon begins with one night of pool play followed by a single-elimination playoff. If you want to, stay outside in the warm weather, then compete in the Volleyball Triples Tourney at night and practice for the Frisbee Golf Tourney during the day. "The Frisbee Golf competition is set for next Friday over a scenic 18-hole course starting from the Fetzer Gym .Country . .CJub,"v says Jlob Fry?, assistant IM , director and coordinator of the tourney. He add: ' ed, "And you thought Sawgrass was hard." T-shirts will be awarded for both low gross and net score. Residence hall units and fraternities should also keep their eyes on the point totals, as the Super Teams Invitational gets closer. In this bat tle of the point total powerhouses, the IM office extends invitations to the top four point total teams from the residence halls and fraternities to compete in softball, volleyball, basketball, tennis and cross country. The winning fraternity team will face the winning residence hall team in a tug-of-war on the last day of classes for T-shirts and. the Super Teams plaque. If, after all of this, you're not satisfied, try some racquetball and free-play basketball, or check out the outdoor pool, which opens soon. IMportant Dates - Thursday, April 7 TONIGHT starting at 6:00 p.m. in Bowman Gray Pool, the IM-Rec Swim Meet starts. Event coordinator Michelle Langan says all contest ants must be there at six on the dot or face disqualifi cation. Drop by the pool if you get a chance; it's going to be a real exciting time. ; Friday, April 8 Entries for . the Team Biathlon (formerly. Ride and Tie) race, Volleyball Triples and Frisbee Golf events must be in (he IM office by 5:00 p.m. The spring semester is winding down fast, so get those entries in this may be your last chance. Sunday, April 10 Team Biathlon race begins at 1:00 p.m. on the front steps of Woollen. See above for all the details. ' ' Monday, April 11 Yes, here is'your chance to run In an actual marathon well, sod of. Compete under an alias in the Ersatz Boston Marathon starting at high noon on the front steps of , Woollen. Wednesday, April 13 Competition the Volley ball Triples Tournament starts. The first round will be pool play followed by single elimination playoff. Be there. ,) ,-, v- Friday, April 15 Super Teams .'organizational meeting at 4:00 p.m. in 304 WodJIen. Teams will be contacted. The Frisbee Golf Tournament begins at 2:00 p.m. from the Fetzer Gym Country Club. Remem ber, you must play with someone who'll attest to your score. Softball playoff pairings will be posted outside the IM office check out when you play. . ANNOUNCEMENTS Thoughts while shaving: Mr. Weather just won't leave us alone. Under no conditions is anyone allowed on the Ehringhaus Fields they're just about ruined. The bad weather has also pushed back the Grail Soc cer season to April 18, and the Team Golf Tourney un til April 21. r Just for the heck of it: Why not enter a logo in the IM-Rec search to find a logo that best fits the intra mural program. If the IM staff picks your logo, you'll receive an IM T-shirt for your efforts. One More Time: The parking area adjacent to Car michael Field 4 (next to the Institute of Government) is off-limits to IMers. You can get ticketed or towed! John Moore took Trivia Question 10; he correctly answered Tom Heinsohn of the Boston Celtics as the only NBA player to win both the Coach-of-the-Year honors and Rookie-of-the-Year honors. John now has two points toward his T-shirt. Trivia Question 11: The last time the American League won two All-Star games in a row was before most of us were born name those two years. Softball Rankings Residence Halls Men's Recreation Alexander Hit Men 3-0 Knock-Down Pitching Wedges 4-0 Lewis Sleehrats 3-0 Mustard Seeds . 3-0 Mangum Madmen 2-0 Pittsburgh Pyrites . 3-0 Teague A Bearded Clams 2-0 CW Snot Puppies 2-0 Fraternity GradFaculty Kappa Psi Kilowatts ,5-0 . MBA Base Invaders 3-0 DU Blue I 2-0 Dental Fishheads 30 Sigma Chi Master Batters 2-0 OB Experts 2-0 Kappa Psi Milliequivalents 3-1 Phuds 2-0 Independent Refugees from Tin Top .3-0. Co-Rec Competitive Bud'sEsso 3-Q Hooligans ' 2-0 MainCoursers 3-0 TheWDs 2-0 Seniority System 3-0 Alex Co-Rec J 1-0 Snafu 1-0 Women's Recreation ' Team Incraigulaire 1-0 KERefills 2-0 Cc-Rec Recreation Kappa Diamond Girls 2-0 Mustard Seeds . , 2-0 LuckyUd.es ( 2- APO Hot Tickets ! 2-0 Women's Competitive APO Co-Operators 2-0 Parker 2-0 Wild Weasels 2-1 Bad News 1-0 Pub People 3-2 " p n n Qm L RS CAROLINA BLUE T-SHIRT S-ML-XL BASEBALL UNDERSHIRT Carolina Blue Slccvos Natural Body S-M-L-XL Thsro's r.lors In Your . !! .' ' ' ' ' n . n1 sz. 1 n cr m'j y r"r (I Hi v ! i;vn By TOM CAMACHQ SaifTWriler When Mike Allen, pilot of WRAL-TVs news helicopter SKY 5, arrives at work in the morning, he's never sure where his job will take him. Allen and SKY 5 are always on call, ready to speed to a breaking story anywhere in the state. Last year in May, Allen and SKY 5 were called to the Cape Fear River near Lill ington to help search for three lost boaters. The day before, the boaters had been kayaking when their boat overturned. Allen spotted them clinging to some bushes in the middle of the river where they had spent the night. "I've been on many search and rescue missions in my life," Allen said. "Not all of them were successful. It was a real thrill for me to help save three lives." At WRAL-TV, Allen is both a reporter and a pilot. He flies SKY 5 to a story, usually taking a photographer and some times a reporter from the news room with him. Allen works with the photographer to get pictures of the scene .and then sends back reports giving the details of the story himself, Most of Allen's reports are given live from above the incident. When WRAL-TV broadcasts a live report from SKY 5, Allen and several members of the news crew work together on the report. As SKY 5 and its crew race to a breaking story, engineers maintain a constant fix on the helicopter's position and frequency. Writers and reporters work to get information on the story and con struct a coherent report for Allen to give. The director, producer, anchorman and Allen organize when and how the report will be given. "The idea is to be as quick as we can in showing the viewer what is actually taking place," Allen said. "The helicopter gives us a great advantage. We can jump on stories faster than we could otherwise." SKY 5 itself is a small, relatively light helicopter capable of flying as fast as 200 mph. When taking pictures for a story, it can fly as slow and as low as necessary to get a good picture, sometimes five to 10 feet from the tree tops. Due to its light weight, SKY 5 maneuvers well and is able to reach places other aircraft cannot. "SKY 5 lets us show the viewer what is actually happening," Allen said. "We want to take you, the viewer, and put you in the cockpit with me." Since it can reach a scene in a matter of minutes, SKY 5 can get pictures of the in cident while it is happening. For example, a picture of a fire still in progress is much better than one of a smoldering building, taken two or three hours after the fire has been put out, Allen said. In the case of a crisis like a fire, although getting the story is important, SKY 5's first and foremost duty is to serve the public, Allen said. In situations such as forest fires, floods and tornadoes, Allen and SKY 5 work with officials before geP ting pictures for the story. Last year, Allen and SKY S participated in nine search and rescue missions, finding seven victims. Working with fire and police officials is nothing hew for Allen. After learning to fly in the armyi he worked for the Cali fornia Parks Service fighting forest fires. Later he held the position of deputy sheriff, doing his police work from the air. Allen, 35, came to work for WRAL-TV early in 1982. "That (piloting for a television station) is what I've always wanted to do, because normally, flying helicopters is like a gypsy experience. You live and work here, and when this job is over .with, you go some where else with another job, and it goes on like that," Allen said. ' v The idea of flying across the state to im portant events everyday appears very ex citing. But Allen said that the excitement of the actually flying had gone away. "I don't want to just fly helicopters anymore," Allen said. "That doesn't ex cite me. When you take off in a helicopter for the first time, it's a real thrill. But you see, I figure I've made over 32,000 take offs and landings in a helicopter. The 32,001st takeoff and landing is no longer exciting." Allen said he loved his job. "I think what motivates me is my desire to share my experiences with people," he said. "When I come upon an accident, say like a train wreck, I'm experiencing that train wreck. I feel my job is to share my ex perience of that train wreck with viewers." LOOKING FOR A NEW SOCIAL OUTLET? TIRED OF THE SIGMA NUS, KA'S, DUs, ETC? COME TO X LITTLE SISTER RUSH 10:00 PM APRIL 7TH AT THE CHI PSI LODGE 321 W. CAMERON AVE. SEMI-FORMAL DRESS OVEQCOME YOUO BLHWDBJESS. Try to read Braille maps with your fingers. Or punch out your name on a telephone device for the hearing impaired. Or talk to a student who has a physical handicap. Learn to see what able-bodied means from another viewpoint. E3ATJDSCAP AlJALlEWESS BMY TODAY Ftt end V!deotsp Lotsns (Union Gallery la c&s of r&Isi) i fUja discussion 12 ii ...ante . . v PKiP lr yyA$H I 1 " .11 III ,1 THE 1982-83 WEIL LECTURE . r-..'. ' by : ;'V C. VANN WOODWARD on AMERICA AS A FIGURE OF SPEECH Wednesday, April 13, 1983 8:00 pm Hill Hall Sponsored by the University Committee on Established Lecture
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