6The Daily Tar HeelThursday, September 20, 1990
Students' TV viewing
By GINGER MEEK
Stan Writer
Are you a junkie, or do you rarely
light up the tube?
Most college students interviewed
spend between six and seven hours a
teek watching television. For some it
ta priority, for others the ever-popular
tube is a leisure acitivity.
' They are all out there from Oprah
Winfrey faithfuls to people who have
ilever seen Bart Simpson in action.
Television is a popular medium, but it is
ilet a must for everyone.
l' Many students watch news programs
as a source of information.
:-"If I don't watch the news I have no
clue what is going on in the rest of the
xybrld," said Allison Hayes, a senior
majoring in American history.
: Joseph Lowman, associate professor
in the psychology department, specu
lated why students, or anyone, watches
television.I predict some people watch
TV as an escape from what troubles
them."
Students say they watch television
for leisure, entertainment, relaxation,
information or just to spend time with
friends. Beth Dupree, a sophomore
nursing major whose favorite show of
all time is "Sanford and Son," said she
Jody grind's
'-. Those who came to the jody grind's
Saturday night performance at the
Cat's Cradle didn't expect the open
ing appearances of either Taz Hal
loween or the chainsaw-toting, raucous
Deacon Lunchbox, a striking contrast
to the jody grind's cool, smooth per
formance. It was truly a show to be
hold. Taz Halloween opened her set with
a long, narrative slide show and con
tinued with jaunts into the bizarre that
left the majority of the audience in
awe of her oddities. The image elicited
was that of a smoky bistro in some
desolate sub-section of New York,
with a mystical madam smoldering
her way into some poor fool's heart.
Little else need be said about Dea
con Lunchbox other than the man came
on stage dressed in jeans and a
woman's brassiere, swinging a roar
ing chainsaw. His music well, his
banging (on a tin drum and an empty
C02 canister with a hammer) was as
unusual as his lyrics, which ranged
from the ever-famous Jesse Helms, to
Dolly wood, to his poignant poetry on
love, screamed through a megaphone.
The beauty of the performance, if such
a word can be applied to a man whose
idea of white-man's breakdancing is
sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette
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Information and entertainment are
the main benefits that Matthew Eisele,
a junior journalism major, gets from
time spent watching the tube. Eisele
said he tries not to miss Star Trek, his
favorite show, but he definitely does
not consider himself a TV junkie and
being one is not an aspiration for him.
"In fact. I aspire not to be a TV junkie."
Television is a priority for Matthew
Cervi, a junior majoring in economics.
Cervi watches news, sports and situation
comedies, his favorite of which is "The
Simpsons."
Susan Sparks, a junior journalism
major, said television definitely has a
somewhat hypnotic power. "You sit
down to watch one show, another good
one comes on and you're hooked.. .it's a
good reason not to study."
Lowman said that hypnotic power is
what turns people into TV junkies. He
said television can be addicting, just
like alcohol, drugs or food.
He advised TV junkies to keep a log
and follow restrictions on planned
viewing, and turn the tube off before the
preview of the next show comes on. He
said television addicts must "physically
break the hypnotic control of the televi
sion set."
"Television watching should be done
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and drinking a beer, was that for all his
obnoxiousness, the crowd responded
enthusiastically and even purchased
some of his poetry at the show.
In sharp contrast to the Deacon's
performance, the jody grind came on
stage and actually attempted chords in
their music. And they accomplished it
beautifully.
The jody grind performed several
songs from their latest album, One
Mans Trash Is Another Man's Trea
sure, as well as other material.
"Chainsaw," about Kelly Hogan
Murray's pit bull terrier and unfortu
nately missing from the album, is a
perennial crowd pleaser, and Cradle
regulars were not disappointed. Inter
spersing jazzy numbers with bluesy
ballads, the jody grind managed to
maintain the attention of the audience.
Though not a huge audience, it was a
respectful and reverent one, due in large
part to Kelly Hogan Murray's vocal
inundation. Backed by the mercuric
rhythm of drummer Walter Brewer, the
thumping bass of Robert Hayes and the
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habits run
in an active way," Lowman said. Homes
where the tube is on all day like a talking
lamp are homes where people can't
stand to be alone with their thoughts, he
said.
Lowman added that people who es
sentially never watch television are not
necessarily less fortunate than those
who watch 1 5 hours every week. "I find
it hard to imagine someone who never
watches television being deprived of
anything."
Some students say they don't have as
much time to watch television while
away at college, others say they have
more. Sparks said she has much more
free time now.
"While in high school, you were in
school all day," she said. "In college,
even if you have three classes, you can
be out theoretically by noon."
Poor reception has caused a reduc
tion in time in front of the tube for Garth
Lawrence, a pre-med freshman. He said
he makes up for missing the news by
reading newspapers. Cervi said he sim
ply does not have time to watch as much
television at school as he does at home.
What about educational program
ming? "I watch (educational program
ming) myself and I do learn from it,"
Lowman said, " but I learn more if I
sit down and read a book for an hour."
beckoning waitings of Bill Taft's
guitar, Murray swayed her way into
and out of songs. Her outstretched
fingers seemed to channel power from
the audience which enabled her to
fuel her passionate croonings. This
woman doesn't just have soul. She
has your soul.
Unlike some bands who lose fire
going from live to album, the jody
grind's One Man's Trash Is Another
Man's Treasure is about as close to
live as you can get. There are a lot of
cover songs on the album, but they
aren't the ones you'd expect if you've
never heard the group play live. The
jody grind even manages Burt
Bacharach's "Wishin' and Hopin'"
with success. Other songs of mention
from the album, also some of their
best live performances, are "Peter
Gunn" and "Eight-Ball." The album
is half covers, half originals, but the
covers are pulled off with such origi
nality that they correlate well with the
rest of the album.
If you missed Saturday's perfor
mance at the Cat's Cradle, you're out
of luck until they swing through the
area again. In the meantime, for a
sampling of the live experience, you
can attempt to dig up the albumcas
setteCD at your favorite music store.
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Student renters should have insurance
By SCOTT MAXWELL
Staff Writer
Most students rarely think about what
they would do if they returned from
classes one day and found all their
worldly possessions up in smoke.
But unfortunately, events such as
fires, tornadoes and thefts do occur, and
students without apartment insurance
may not know where to turn.
According to the UNC Department
of Housing, about 65 percent of the
students enrolled at the University live
in off-campus houses or apartments,
with no guarantee against fires, theft
and natural disasters.
Dorothy Bernholz, director of Student
Legal Services, said they handled about
350 cases each year related to problems
arising from unexpected landlord or
tenant events, which is more than the
annual number of traffic violations they
handle.
But renters can choose to protect
their investments. Homeowner's insur
ance, which is an insurance coverage
plan that many parents of students al
ready own for their homes, can be ex
tended to protect students' possessions.
Most of the tirne," however, parents'
homeowner's insurance only covers 10
percent of a student's possessions, said
Carl Lloyd, insurance agent at Farm
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But 10 percent may not be enough to
pay for students' damaged computers,
televisions and stereos.
"When you live in an apartment, if
you have valuable goods, check with
your parents to see if homeowner's
covers it," Bernholz advised. "If not,
get renter's insurance."
Most insurance companies of fer such
insurance. In Chapel Hill, it usually
costs between $75 and $125 a year,
depending upon variables such as
whether the house is made of brick or
wood, where it is located and even how
close the residence is to a fire hydrant.
Insurance protects residents from loss
due to fire, lightning, wind, hail, theft
and other unforeseen events.
In a disaster situation, such as a fire,
the insurance company of the apartment
complex would first find the cause of
the fire and determine if any negligence
was involved.
If there was negligence on the part of
a student, for instance if groceries were
left on a stove burner, the apartment
complex would sue the individual. Then
the other students in the residence would
have the opportunity to sue their liable
roommate.
If the student does not have renter's
insurance, he must pay all the fees. On
the other hand, if the student owns
renter's insurance, the insurance com
pany will provide the lawyer and pay
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Farm Bureau Insurance covers about
250 UNC students with their renter's
insurance policy. The owner of an
apartment complex is responsible for
virtually nothing, Lloyd said, which
reinforces the necessity of having a
policy. But few students do.
"When there is a disaster, everyone
wakes up for a while," he said.
Vicki Causby of Village Insurance
Inc. agreed. They cover only 30 UNC
students. "What would they do if they
suddenly had no clothes to wear and no
place to live?"
Nancy Johnson, a sophomore jour
nalism major from Robersonville, lives
at Townhouse Apartments in Chapel
Hill. She and her two roommates are not
covered by any insurance plan. "I never
really thought about it," Johnson said.
"I guess I just assumed that anything
that would break or become damaged
would be covered by the complex."
Randolph Segar, owner of
Townhouse Apartments, said they try
to encourage students to get renter's
insurance. But students aren't always
receptive.
"It's about all we can do to get students
to pay their electricity bill and rent,
much less get optfonal insurance."
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disaster, regardless of who the guilty
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