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Club keeps on cutting edge of trends in modern comics By MYRNA MILLER Assistant Features Editor Batman and Superman will never be the same. Modern comic books are no longer child's play. Members of the Carolina Comic Book Club read comics for fun, but they also analyze the creators, content and style of modern day comics, said club coor dinator Kevin Ming Yee, a junior medical technology major from .Hickory. "The club is a place for anyone vho likes to talk comics," he said. ."There are no fees, requirements or .blood tests." Students especially interested in the inner workings of .comic books will learn a lot at the .meetings, he said. Even though many members collect comic books, .a collection is not required. Tom Heintje created the club in March 1983, with 12 people attend ing the first meeting. Now with about 20 active members the club is hoping to attract more interested students. Members get together on the third Thursday of every month and dis cuss subjects such as the personali ties of the creators and how they handle the characters, Ming Yee said. ;' Comic book characters just aren't the same nice guys they used to be 20 or 30 years ago. Comic books have undergone many radical Casting process adds efficiency to downtown jewelry business By LEIGH PRESSLEY $tatf Writer i;I jT) ue and yellow diamonds . . . orange opals . . . purple sap , JXX'phires . . . This collection .sounds like a box of Lucky Charms cereal, not the stones found in ,Manire's Goldsmith on Franklin Sjtreet. oi Philip and Erica Manire, the usband-and-wife team which owns tjie shop beside the Rathskeller, are pftth jewelers and gemologists. The store is filled with extraordinary :gemstones and hundreds of minia ture models used to duplicate jewelry. .v The Manires use a process called $ost-wax casting" to reproduce a .popular style quickly, to design an original piece, of jewelry, or to take parts of an old ring and add unusual .characteristics. v; The process proves to be a time having mechanism for the Manires. The Egyptians used the same pro cess," Philip Manire said. "The tech nique is the same, but the tools are better now. How long it takes you to do something reflects in the price." The casting process begins with the piece being placed into a rubber mold. After the rubber mold is jfteated to 375 degrees in an oven, Library got to the library, he behaved non chalantly. She said that when she told ihe officer the suspect might still be in the vicinity, he said, "Well, maybe Veil see him." don't think they take this striously," she said. "This is a real serious security issue for women on tjiis campus." ;';Sgt. Ned Comar, University police public safety officer, said this incident jsjnot like the other reports of sexual tfcsault in the library. "Usually, they 'masturbate into the woman's hair," rje said. The suspects from all four incidents irould be the same person, although tjiat is just a possibility, Comar said. CAA Competitions that Carolina Fever could target, she said. ! "The idea is not just to get Carolina .Fever people there, but for them to ibring other people too," she said. ! Frye also proposes increasing student awareness of the proposed Student Recreation Center and distributing monthly schedules of Inon-revenue sports teams to dormi tory rooms, dining halls and libraries. Frye has been a member of Caro 4 HR. CERTIFICATION COURSE PRESSURE POINT CONTROL TRAINING Ow"H byPfXy TCCH - trf lit POUCt T fining Jan. 28 & Feb. 4 Saturdays 1:30-3:30 Your One-Time Cost-$4000 LIMITED ENROLLMENT Don't Wait till it's Too Late! CrtM4 Instructor: MS. O. BROWN BROWN'S ATA FITNESS CENTERS WOODCROFT PROF. 229 S. ELLIOT RD. CENTER CHAPEL HILL SUITE K, DURHAM 493-3211 American Taekwando Assoc. Campus Group Focus changes since their creation. ( Vice Coordinator James O'Brian, a sophomore journalism major from Raleigh, said many modern comics are written specifically for adults. "Many are very internally psycho logical," O'Brian said. "You proba bly wouldn't want your kids to read some of these books." Two examples of modern comic books are "Watchmen," written by Alan Moore and and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns," created by Frank Miller. " 'Watchmen' gives a realistic view of what our world would be like if super-heroes really could exist," O'Brian said. "That might sound silly, but the comic takes the topic seriously." The comic involves political, psychological and philoso phical themes. In one excerpt from "The Dark Knight Returns," readers find a 50-year-old Batman grinning at a bat tered criminal. Batman tells the bad guy, "You've got rights. Lots of rights. Sometimes I count them just to make myself feel crazy. But right now you've got a piece of glass shoved into a major artery in your arm. Right now you're bleeding to death. Right now I'm the only one in the world who can get you to a the sides are slit open with a scalpel and the piece of jewelry is carved out. A rubber mold with the inden tation of the piece is left. Hot wax is then injected into the mold, filling the cavity that the old piece left, giving the jewelers a model to reproduce new pieces. The wax model is attached to a base and covered with a flask. Later the flask is poured with a type of plaster and left to harden. The entire flask is heated in a kiln so the wax will evaporate. The jewelers then melt gold and inject it into the flask, creating a new piece of jewelry. The last steps include filing and finishing the new piece. The main benefit of the process is the ability to reproduce popular pie ces like plain wedding bands at a fast speed. "We keep the wax molds that we might want to do over and over again, or the styles we know well shape a lot," Philip Manire said. Because Manire's Goldsmith buys models from four different wax houses as well as making their own, the store has access to thousands of styles. Philip Manire is a native of Chapel Hill and a graduate of UNC. After graduation he apprenticed in from page 1 "You can't always catch them," he said. "Sometimes they can be very elusive." Comar said the tardiness of the officer should be more closely exam ined. "This shouldn't be going on," he said. Composites of the suspects from the other incidents have been drawn, Dunn said. A composite of the suspect from this past incident can only be done if the victim consents, he said. Kathleen Benzaquin, associate dean of students, said she has never heard complaints like this about the University police before, but that it should be looked into. from page 1 lina Fever, a division of the CAA, since its beginning last year. As fund raising director of Carolina Fever this year, she worked closely with CAA officers and helped raise $8,000 from T-shirt sales. Frye is also a member of the honor court and works for the Carolina Contact program. 0 it V 10 ) M f $ IpiW UrTTrCarolinac i Pride Q IwvxmJ 151 E. Franklin St. SAVINGS hospital in time." These lines sound much more drastic than comic books of the past. "Actually, changes have occurred over the last 20 years, espe cially the last five," O'Brian said. The history of comic books evolved from newspaper comic strips. The first publication of a true comic book was "Famous Funnies" in 1934. Although this publication was extremely popular, comic books weren't really differentiated from comic strips for several years. In 1938 Action Comics presented characters such as Superman, and comic books became famous. At that time most comic books were geared toward children, but many others still enjoyed them, and sales soared. Comic book sales are much more limited today than they were early in their creation. Today, many comics cost more than $3.50 each and are printed on heavier paper with glossy, sturdy covers. "The price of some comics knocks kids out of the picture," O'Brian said. Students who are kids at heart and miss their old comic book favorites should not despair. Ordi nary comic books that cost $1 still exist, he said. The Comic Book Club will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Union. Charleston under a jeweler who taught him the process. The same jeweler pointed him to the Gemolog ical Institute of America in Santa Monica, where he met his wife, Erica. The Manires graduated from the school in a year, were married and began working in Charleston. When an opening became available on Franklin Street in October 1985, the Manires opened the new store. Busi ness has been growing ever since, and they are opening a new store Feb. 1 beside Hector's. The couple said their gemology degrees enable them to test and dis tinguish between different types of gemstones. "We got the degrees so we would know what we were deal ing with, so we could be absolutely sure of what we're doing," Philip Manire said. ' " ::!- The training is" also helpful in working on different types of stones, knowing what properties and limita tions certain gems have. "We like to introduce new stones to people, too," Erica Manire said. They believe the winning formula to success is friendly, know ledgeable, courteous service. "We're here to help people explain grade and differences in stone, spend time in the microscope, and show them why the price is what it is," Philip Manire said. To avoid a high markup, the store sells gold by weight according to the gold market. "We would prefer someone to buy five pieces of jewelry, and us make a little on each piece than to make one big kill," Erica Manire said. If a customer has an idea in mind, the jewelers can work with the per son to create a new piece. "We want to make what you want," Philip Manire said. "We're here to help. "We don't want people to be intimidated to come in and look," he said. "Jewelry is fun." Laserset resumes LASER PRINTERS on Franklin Street above Sadlack's 967-6633 Human Torch, Hulk, Nightcrawler, Captain The DTH Campus Calendar is a dairy listing of University-related activities sponsored by academic departments, student services and student organizations officially recognized by the Division of Student Affairs. To appear in Campus Calendar, announcements must be submit ted on the Campus Calendar form by NOON one business day before the announcement is to run. Saturday and Sunday events are printed in Friday's calendar and must be submitted on the Wednesday before the announcement is to run. Forms and a drop box are located outside the DTH office, 104 Union. Items of interest lists ongoing events from the same campus organizations and follows the same deadline schedule as Campus Calendar. Please use the same form. 1 Wednesday Noon Institute of Latin American Studies will continue its Brown Bag Lunch Series with a presentation by Steve - - Whitesell and Kevin - 4 Furmen on the St. , Thomas More program for UNC students in 210 Union. 2 p.m. Study Abroad in Israel will have an informational meeting for Fall "89 enrollment in 12 Caldwell. 3 p.m. Study Abroad in Australia will have an informational meeting for Fall '89 enrollment in 12 Caldwell. University Career Planning and Placement Servi ces will have an inter viewing skills workshop for senior business majors in 209 Hanes. UCPPS will have a workshop in 108 Hanes for sophomores or jun iors interested in aca demic credit internships. Carolina Athletic Come to Room 1 04, Carolina Union Old Intents - 3:30 pm Neiv Interns - HsOO pin suV-uVwuWrfSnWasVBnV.HVunV-. T. W. MASMETMALL T0NIGMTAT 8 ik 4 Tclovisons including 12" BIG Screen T.V. $r FREE Domino's Pizza during half-time $ 1 .25 Beer$ 1 .75 House drinks all night long $T No Cover Charge For Ladies' (21 or older) Dancing Fun After the Game to Celebrate! rf Doors Open at 7:30 for those 18 & older ii j n ir"i n lff F f VM " ' LmmM ii ImmM La LaJ: WFUNE. Franklin America 1989 Marvel Comics. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman 1989 DC Comics Campus Calendar Association Pub licity Committee will meet in the South Gallery Meeting Room, Union to begin produc tion of the "Carolina in 210 Union. 7 p.m. Alpha Phi Omega, national co-ed service fraternity, will have an informal rush in 205 206 Union. Formal rush will be Jan. 31 in , 224 Union at 7 p.m. Carolina Critic will have an organizational meeting for the spring semester in the Di Chamber, New West. All students interested in writing, advertising, or production are encouraged to attend. Sangam will hold a general body meeting in 101 Bingham to dis cuss plans for the N.C. State and Duke mixer and Sangam Night. UNC Scuba Club will meet in Frank Por--. ter Graham Lounge, Union. The spring break trip will be discussed. 7:30 p.m. UNC Elections Board will meet in the South Gallery Meeting Room, Union. CHIMERA, UNC's Fantasy and Science Fiction Club, will hold its first meeting this year in 218 Union. Dis cussion of agenda is planned. 8 p.m. Union Cabaret will present comedians James and Rodney, . offering a basketball pre-game show, to be followed by the UNC Wake Forest game on a giant 100-inch screen TV. Men's Crew Club will meet in 104 Fetzer, mandatory for those who plan on rowing this spring. Sports Outlook" book let. All are welcome. 3:30 p.iri. UCPPS will have a career planning work shop for freshmen and juniors in 210 Hanes. Graduate English Club, as part of its '88 '89 Critical Speakers Series, will sponsor "Women and Bore dom: Two Emmas," a talk by Patrica Meyer Spacks. Spacks, a pro fessor at Yale and author, will speak in the Assembly Room of Wilson Library. A reception will follow in 224 Greenlaw.', f " 4 p.m. i Study Abroad in Lyon, France will have an informational meeting for Fall '89 enrollment in 12 Caldwell. 5 p.m. Study Abroad in Japan will have an informational meeting for Fall '89 enrollment in 407 Dey. AIESEC, the Interna tional Association of Students in Economics and Commerce, will hold its new members meeting in 224 Union. Everyone is invited. 5:30 p.m. Newman Center will have student night dinner, followed by a rap session. 6 p.m. Wesley Foundation will have dinner and fel lowship. Newcomers are welcome. 6:15 p.m. UCPPS will sponsor a presentation by Aetna latly afar wl 3l.7!i Inioris50 Draft 0BO.OO "Willi T'ttwrsn" rVri yy " GO.GiET 'EM at Kroger Plaza Chapel Hill929-WFUN The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, January 25, 19895 St. Anthony Hall will have an open poe try reading, with read ers and listeners wel come, at 207 Pittsboro Street, across from the Carolina Inn. Items of Interest Union Bowling League will be holding sign-ups until Feb. 5 in 208 Union. Sign up for individual or team competition. UNC IM-Rec Sports requires entries for intramural indoor soccer by tomorrow, Jan. 26. For more information, call the IM-Rec Sports Office. Senior Class will be having SR 200 Race all day at Ham's and Franklin Street Bar and GriU. More information on l.D. cards t pfay is in Suite B, Union. 7 ji ' Yackety Yaclo ismking appointments for yearbook por traits in 213 Unifci. Contact the Yack to make an appointment. . Delta Phi Epsilon will be having informal rush in the Pit. Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of the Old Well and Order of the Grail-Valkyries, campus honorary societies, have nomination forms available at the Union Desk. Government internship applications for the Institute of Government and N.C. State Government are due Friday, Jan. 27. Applications and information are available at UCPPS, 211 Hanes. UNC Glee Clubs and The Carolina Choir will be having auditions for membership soon. Sign up at 106 Person. North Carolina Memorial Hospital Volunteer Services will be holding volunteer registration weekdays until Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 966-4793 for more information. jj TARHEELS!
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