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Kirk Clayborne played by
Michael Worthington
Kirk's budding romance with
Paige is causing tension ia their
band Billy has already left
because of her. Kirk is an enigma.
He's just too quiet and nice to be
true. The upcoming season will
reveal if he's really all he seems to
be.
Trevor Thorne played by Todd
walker
If you've got the dough, Trevor's
got the blow. He's Tessa's boy
friend and everybody's supplier,
but is he as tough as he looks?
Courtney Daniels played by
Michele White
Once Anne's partner in the coke
scene, Courtney decided to kick
the habit. When she tries to get
Anne out too, she finds that Anne
isnt interested in her advice or, it
seems, her friendship. Courtney is
the nice girt who stays nice.
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Jason Matthews played by
Billy Crudup
Poor Jason is a confused young
man. Last year he was mixed up
in a love quadrangle where he was
involved with Paige, Meg (room
mates, no less) and a guy named
Steve. Unfortunately, they all
found out about each other and
all left Jason by his lonesome. His
life has calmed down considerably
since then, but he still has a
reputation to live down.
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Tonya Davenport played by
Kris Skula
She's got it all: big hair, fashion
sense and a bad attitude. As sister
to Tessa and Trisha, she inherited
their selfishness and manipulative
skills.; Tonya is responsible for
Anne's recent makeover from
frumpy freshman to coke whore.
She also gave Anne the Idea that
stealing is a good way to get
money.
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Brendan Grasty played by
Tom Crasty
Brendan is a good Catholic boy
who married his pregnant girl
friend Mary Catherine last year. All
is not well, however, as Mary
Catherine collapsed after the
wedding and may have lost the
baby or even her life. They were
the perfect couple before the
pregancy, but now everything is
uncertain.
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Tessa Davenport played by
Kristlne Watt
As the ultimate hostess, the final
Davenport sister makes sure her
party guests have everything
they need. Tessa shares her sisters'
interest in trouble and is always
a willing accomplice to Trisha's
schemes. Who raised these girls,
anyway?
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It's sleazy. Ifs cheesy. Its gossip, scandal and
trauma, if s real-life problems and hot romances. Its
a soap, but It's hardly squeaky clean. Ifs Student
Television's "General College" and its right here on
campus.
Students have a long-standing love affair with the
soaps. Who else can afford to spend two or three
hours in the middle of the day parked in front of
the tube? Who else has the patience to piece
together 20 storylineswith five characters each?
Besides, "All Mythildreft will alwafs bexniore
entertaining than the history of the United States
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an idea forla soap opera written, produced, directed
and actecjf all by students - a soap opera about
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the problems of his fnenos.
Since the spring of 1987, Adam has airectea ano
produced 17 episodes of "General College" with the
help of assistant director and assistant producer
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only Castle played by Jason
Lyon
Brendan's roommate and
former guitarist for Lower East
Side. Billy quit the band when he
felt the new singer, Paige, was
taking too much control. Now
Trisha's got him under her thumb
and In her band. She also spread
a little hate and discontent
between him and Jack from L.E.S.,
ensuring Billy's alienation from his
former band. Lyon doubles behind
the scenes as assistant director
and assistant producer of the
show.
Jason Lyon and an ever-increasing cast of student
actors.
Since that first episode, the characters of "General
College" have been falling in and out of love, stabbing
each other in the back, getting into trouble and
sleeping around. Just like real life, right?
. "It's really a combination of what the audience
wants, like drama and mystery, and what campus
problems we can deal with," Reist said. "Ifs a college
campus with college characters."
The writers of the show make an effort to
dramatize problems that real students haveJLyon
said. Last season1tvyas teen pregnancy, Jidmosekv
naiitv rinia abuse and raoe This season the show
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and problems pnfrontirig student athletes.
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After all, other peopJet problems are always
fun than your own
"General College" airs at illnrfon Carolina
channel 11. If you dont have cable, you can
it at Pizza Hut or any of the Granville lounges.
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Anne Curns played by Mar
garet Johnson
Former Innocent freshman, cur
rent drug fiend. After her rejection
by the sorority set, Anne starts
going to non-Greek drug-filled
parties. There, Tessa and her
friends turn her on to the evil
powder. As a result of her cocaine
use, she loses her job and turns to
stealing to support her habit. She
also starts wearing more makeup
and hairspray obviously a good
girl going bad.
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Paige Ryan played by Sonya
Rokes
Aerobics babe and new lead
singer for Lower East Side. She and
her roommate Meg both dated,
then left, Jason last year. After a
brief spat, they vowed never to
let a man come between them
again. Paige is now seeing Kirk
Clayborne - a relationship which
might just break that promise.
Chris Campbell played by
Deborah Hill
Chris was a bad sport when she
lost her teacherlover Joseph
Kingsley to Sarah, another one of
his students. She attempted to
nress charaes of sexual harass
ment on Kingsley, but was "talked Vjk
out of it" by Sarah, now tnat
Sarah's been blinded in a car
accident that may have involved
foul play. Chris, hateful tramp that
she is, is a prime suspect.
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Meg Phillips played by Rhetta
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Meg doesnt have much luck
with men: she's betrayed by Jason,
badgered by Ken and raped by a
stranger with a stocking on his
head. After keeping the rape a
secret and freaking out in private,
she finally gets help. Time will tell
if she will ever get over it, or just
keep walking around in sweats
with no makeup on
Ken Cullock played by Tristan
Bishop
Ken's a small town boy from
Waxhaw who transferred to UNC
from Davidson College. He was
Meg's long-distance squeeze until
she called it off last season - he
must be better on the phone than
in person. He's still pursuing Meg,
but she's somewhat preoccupied
these days. Not a bad guy, just a
little socially underdeveloped.
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Courtney's studly ex. He wanted
to slow down their relationship;
she wanted to end it Now it seems
he wants to win her back, but that
may not be as easy as he thinks:
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Trisha Davenport played by
Natalie Fan
As one third of the evil Daven
port sisters, Trisha delights in
stirring up trouble. She is airrentty
forming a band to rival Lower East
Side by stealing away Billy, former
guitarist for LE.S. She Is known for
crocodile tears and spiteful stares.
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Alex Whitney played by Deb
bie Rubenstein
Ultra-rich sorority girl Alex
(thafs Alexandra to you) had her
cold heart melted by workinglass
Jack. Unfortunately, but predicta
bly, her parents do not approve.
They still send her money, but will
they let her take him to the deb
ball?
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