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4The Daily Tar HeelThursday, September 28, 1989 Student actor stresses commitment as key to success By ERIC ROSEN Staff Writer What Tim Karcher does isn't all that unique, he says. . "Anybody on the planet can act," said Karcher, a junior dramatic arts major who has performed in more than 15 productions during his career. But not everyone is an actor, and the reason for that is simple, he says. "Acting is a question of degrees of commitment." Karcher's commitment to acting has increased steadily since he came to school at UNC from his hometown of Sayreville, N.J. . "I started acting really late in high school I was a junior. So college acting was a really new thing for me," he said. The interest quickly took over his life, and, after his first semester at UNC, he left school. "My artistic and aca demic agendas were working against one another," he said. "I needed to get out." Karcher spent the summer of 1987 with the British American Drama Academy, which operates summer terms at Oxford University. The suc cess he experienced there led to a one semester scholarship with the academy in London. "Acting at UNC and living as a stu dent of acting are two different things. Theater was so intensive in London that you couldn't put it aside. That was when I affirmed my belief in the proc ess of theater and why it works." ve never seen anybody in the Lab who can't act. Everybody's good. We're fortunate enough to have excellent di rection." Tim Karcher Karcher's semester abroad culmi nated in a production of Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" in a small theater in London's West End. But his co-workers encouraged him to return to college. "Everyone there was very supportive. Everybody told me, 'Go back to school, learn to do math, learn how to read'." Karcher now is one of two student representatives to the Department of Dramatic Art. "The most important thing about being student rep is that I get to represent the other (drama) ma jors. I want them to succeed. I want them to be fulfilled as students of dra matic arts. I respect them because they are committed." Karcher is also involved with the UNC Lab Theatre and Syzygy Per forming Arts Company, both student run drama organizations. "Syzygy ... was started by friends of mine who were frustrated by the limitations of theater on campus," he said. "It's just an outlet. It was needed and it still is. As the need grows for it, so does its pres ence. Syzygy has the ability to be much more political, sexual (and) controver sial than Lab Theatre." But Karcher has a great deal of re spect for the Lab Theatre and the people involved with it. "Acting starts with yourself and ends with yourself," he said. "I've never seen anybody in the Lab who can't act. Everybody's good. We're fortunate enough to have excel lent direction." But will he continue with acting? Karcher admits that he doesn't have an answer to that question. "Being good at UNC and being good in New York or Hollywood are two different things. I respect the fact that I have a well rounded education. If I were tossed out in the real world tomorrow, I could balance my checkbook. "When I was a kid, people used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, and it constantly changed. One day I wanted to be a fireman, the next day, a policeman, the next day, a ballerina. By studying theater, I am all of that." H E A T . P L A Y M f C T ' lsJ , 1 i Xr I CZ . ., 1 mmmmmm mmmmmmmmmv 1I" KKiiiuiuuul '"'ITII"(I"1111 -t mil mi;, niivinimimni nwirmwnuuu... I ' fii...fliuM.,iWCTlminm,n, i ..,1n,.li.ll.il.lWiiliit ni ,,:JUv """ DTHSchuyler Brown Tim Karcher looks at home in front of Playmakers Theatre Sports Cubs clinched against a 11 odds From Associated Press reports CHICAGO Few gave the Chi cago Cubs even an outside chance to win the National League East this season: not manager Don Zimmer, not general manager Jim Frey, not even the most optimistic of players. Expected to finish fifth by most and last by some, the Cubs pulled off one of the bigger upsets in baseball history with their second divisional title in five years. "The greatest year in my life," said Zimmer, who has never man aged a championship team before. He came close in 1978 when the Boston Red Sox lost in a one-game playoff to the New York Yankees. "In spring training I knew we had a better team than we had last year," said Zimmer, whose club finished fourth a year ago, 24 games behind the New York Mets. "Sure, we were shooting for .500, which would have been acceptable. Especially af ter going 9-23 in spring games." Since 1977, the only Cubs team to finish .500 or better was the 1 984 group that won the divisional title. Reliever Mitch Williams, nick named "The Wild Thing," provided the excitement that was to prevail throughout the season with his first appearance on opening day. He gave up three singles to load the bases in the ninth inning and then struck out the side to preserve a 5-4 victory over Philadelphia. That was the beginning of an un forgettable season that climaxed with winning the divisional title. The St. Louis Cardinals did come on and the series in the second week end of September proved pivotal for the Cubs, who at the time held a one-game lead over St. Louis. The Cubs took a 7-1 lead in the series opener only to have the Cardinals rally for a 1 1-8 loss. The following day, the Cardinals were poised to take over first place when they held a 2-1 lead with two out in the eighth. Luis Salazar came to the rescue. Salazar singled to score the tying run in the eighth and doubled in the winning run in the 10th. The Cubs beat the Cardinals again Sunday and then swept Montreal to move five games ahead, prompting Expos manager Buck Rodgers to say, "I guess we're all playing for second place." i uei me vii u .J B s eye view on Homecoming. a special section tomorrow in the DTH 1 rferiT U (Mzi&4h' betowSadlack'sS MM M 11 II 1 1 2 BUY ANYTHING OVER S D D D a Q JZ95ANDGET ANOTHER FOR HALF PRICE i h 1 i. 1 l fcir. j 1 ll!ttlUlllUUUrolU3UD5UUJUOrS PI NbTakeOut.lShtVafifivMtiArwnthpr U D Offer 'One Cbixxi per Qstomer Q ft Offer Good Between n " 5-9PM,Mon-Thurs. JJ . j 13 13 d Q Q B E3 Q EL 1st .ANNUAL U Lru Ml M JJLA SAL SEPTEMBER 29-0CT0BER 8, 1989 F IF Skis Jackets Boots Bibs Bindings Pants Parkas Accessories C.B. Tecnica San Marco Lange Obermeyer Rossignol Tryolia Blizzard Atomic Columbia Marker Bolle 1 Sports specialists and team outfitters Sale at Oak Creek Village, Durham Only 10-9 Mon.-Sat., 1-6 Sunday (919) 490-1000 Ashton leads men .to 3- penalty-fiUed wair WDim no By BOB McCROSKEY Staff Writer North Carolina senior midfielder Chad Ashton, UNC's career leader in assists, discovered it's not always bet ter to give than to receive as he tallied two goals in leading the Tar Heels to a 3-1 thumping of the Campbell Camels at Finley Field Wednesday afternoon. The game featured two contrasting styles of play. In the end, the UNC finesse style was too much. Campbell was content to limit its offensive attack to isolating junior forward Juha Mietti nen one-on-one with his defender and hoping for the best. On the other side, the Tar Heels used their defense to key their offensive strategy. North Caro lina wasted no time in attacking the Campbell goal early and often, keeping the Camels' defenders on edge. Campbell decided to test UNC sen ior sweeper Allen Higgins, who was starting in place of Richard Wachsman. He proved to be up to the task, turning back each determined Campbell effort with relative ease. However, North Carolina couldn't cash in on any of its scoring opportuni ties. So, both teams tried a new tactic that proved there was no love lost be tween the two squads. Force took precedence over skill as defenders from both teams took every chance to hammer opposing players whenever the ball was near. Campbell midfielder Steve Payne became the first of four Camels to receive a yellow card as he complained too loudly after get ting nailed by a UNC defender. At the 3 1 :59 mark, senior midfielder Marc Buffin broke the deadlock to put North Carolina ahead, 1-0, with his ninth goal of the season. Shortly there after, sophomore forward Adam Tinkham became the first of three Tar Heels to receive a yellow card for un sportsmanlike conduct. SATTHJIHlIIDiW TAR HEEL CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL Men begin at 1 0 a.m. Women begin at 1 0:45 a.m. FINLEY GOLF COURSE A PRE-GAME MECDMING EVENT Sat, Sept 30th 11:30 am-3:30 pm McCorkle Place next to Silent Sam across from the Post Office on E. Franklin St) ENJOY THE HOMECOMING PARADE &, ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BARBECUE! ($8, student $4) Live Entertainment: .9 i Carter Minor The Clefliangers UNC Pep Rally UNC vs. NAVY KICKOFF 4:00 Tickets can be purchased at tbe Alumni Office, next to tbe Carolina Inn, Tbe Downtown Commission, Ste. 14, Tbe Courtyard, or in tbe Pit, Sept. 25-29. For further information call 962-1208 or 962-9700. PUBLIC WELCOME North Carolina still led 1-0 when the first half ended, as Campbell continued to do whatever was necessary to keep UNC's shots from reaching the back of the net. In the second half, Campbell once again relied too much on the physical aspect of the game. Buffin became the centerpiece of a Camel sandwich as Campbell teammates Miettinen and George Ngando mercilessly crunched the unsuspecting Buffin between them. Needless to say, each received a yellow card for his part in the fracas. Evidently, Campbell goalkeeper Peter Moore became distracted by these events because, moments later, he seemed to not notice Ashton sneaking under a high pass from senior midfielder Nick Efthimou. Moore started forward to intercept the pass, but Ashton headed it into the goal before Moore could even react. Ashton struck again at the 56:32 mark. He came rushing in on a loose ball and slammed it home from 25 yards out past a diving Moore. That goal provided a cushion that the Tar Heels would eventually have to depend on before the game was over. North Carolina suffered a slight defen sive lapse which cost them a goal. Campbell's Cagide hooked up with midfielder John Payne with 20 minutes remaining for a clever give-and-go to score an uncontested goal as Jennison came out but was unable to pick off the pass. That goal broke goalie Watson Jennison's string of two consecutive shutouts. The game turned out to be quite ugly. Seven yellow cards were issued among the two teams, a relatively low number considering there were 43 fouls called by the officials. North Carolina collected 24 fouls to Campbell's 19. Although the UNC defense limited the Camels to only eight shots, they were also victims of self-destruction. Campbell was offsides four times and failed to convert any of its eight cor ner kicks. "We'll take the win," Ashton said, "but we're not really happy with the overall effort. We should have been up a lot sooner." It was a sentiment head coach Elmar Bolowich echoed. "Campbell always gives their best performance," Bolowich said. "We try to decide the game early so that there's no question who wants to win it. It also takes a little bit of their intensity that way. "It shouldn't have been 1-0 at halftime; it should've been 2-0 or 3-0. We should not leave it up to the oppo sition to dictate how we are going to play." Copies Get sharp looking copies, top quality paper, and matching envelopes at Kinko's, the copy center. the copy center Open 24 Hours 114 W. Franklin St ' 967-07QO
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