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The Banner/November 10, 1988/7
‘Narnia’ to open at Tangle wood
Leigh-Anne Caldwell (left) is the White Witch and
John Shoenfelt is her dwarf in ’Narnia’.
Reflections on
campus life
by Derek Proffitt
Guest columnist
Let’s all do the dialysis thing, not the medical
treatment, but the idea. For those of you who aren’t
familiar with what the word means outside of the
medical treatment, let me give you a brief definition.
Dialysis has to do with drawing out or separating that
which has form from that which is formless. Now all of
this may sound like something from a biology lecture, or
a humanities lecture for that matter, but it isn’t. What
I’m suggesting here is that it may have more to do with
our everyday lives than any of you have imagined.
UNCA is a changing place, an observation I will make
for those of you who have been so busy studying in the
library that you haven’t noticed. The distressing thing
about this change, however, is its opaqueness. I myself
am not sure what exactly we are leaving behind, or what
we are hoping to discover. I am not so naive however to
suspect that no one on this campus knows about such
things.
Perhaps it is only paranoia which leads me to believe
that someone is masterminding this shift in our campus,
yet one can never be sure. So I would like to discuss
some things with you.
Yesterday, I stood in a line to sign up for classes; that
is normal I suppose. I stood there for four hours,
however. That doesn’t sound so normal after all. I just
hope the classes that I got are going to be good. Not
easy good, not hard good, just good. I will settle for fair.
Now what I’m saying here is this: somewhere, someone
decided that UNCA enrollment should increase, and the
appropriate steps were taken at the various levels of
administration to realize this goal. The steps have been
effective, as evidenced by my wait to register.
What has not been determined by all the parties
involved, and this includes the students, is whether or not
the steps were the right ones to take. Sure a bigger
student body is a good thing, but what is the goal? This
is a question of dialysis.
It’s a question of what are all the new students going
to do, and a question of who or what brought them here.
It’s a question of what can we expect to gain from having
to put up with four-hour-long lines for registration. It is
a matter of trying to draw some form out of the chaos.
Dialysis.
Perhaps it is cynicism that leads me to believe that the
same people who masterminded UNCA’s growth didn’t
consider what character they wanted the campus, the
classrooms, and the interactions between students and
faculty to have. Perhaps they would reply that such
things cannot be planned. I, however, cannot accept that
anticipated response.
These thoughts are the product of my own personal
application of dialysis to the current situation here at
UNCA. I hope that all of you will find some time to
reflect, more intensely than just wondering about the
parking problem, on what is really going on here and
what this growth can mean for the school, both good and
bad. And when you have considered it, pull a faculty
member or student aside and talk to them about it.
Because if we do not do this now, we will probably wish
we had when it is too late.
Starting this Wednesday,
November 16, Tanglewood
Theatre will present its
production of "Narnia."
"Narnia" is a spectacular new
musical adapted from the
novel, "The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe," by C.S.
Lewis.
Although Tanglewood
productions are traditionally
phildren’s plays, Narnia
offers something for
everyone. Its cast ranges
from the old to the very
young with some UNCA
students in between.
If youVe ever read "The
Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe," you will know it
is the story of the classic
battle between good and
evil.
When four young brothers
and sisters step through the
wardrobe in their uncle’s
manor they are thrust into
the strange world of Narnia.
The four youngster’s step
into the middle of a war
between Aslan, the good
lion king, and the evil White
Witch, who has turned
Narnia into a land where it
is always winter and never
Christmas.
The story proves to be a
wonderful musical where
most of the dialogue turns
into song. Some of the
more delightful scenes
include the White Witch,
UNCA student Leigh-Anne
funny to the adults and yet
not so funny that I’m not
scary to the kids."
To prepare for the part
Caldwell said she read the
book, again. "I tried to
picture myself as a giant
icicle, with an iron rod for a
spine," said Caldwell.
Although Caldwell has
Caldwell, and her wacky
companions.
The White Witch adds a
jazzy touch to the song and
dance of Narnia, as you’ll
see if you see the play. "I
think the White Witch is
supposed to appeal to an
adult sense of humor," said
Caldwell. "I have to be
worked on Tanglewood
productions in the past, this
is the first one she’s'been in.
"It’s a great part," said
Caldwell.
The kids also seemed
really excited about the play.
"It’s pretty cool," said Brett
Bornfeld of his first
Tanglewood play. He was
just seen in the Asheville
Community Theatre
production of "Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof." In "Narnia," you
can pick him out as one of
the "Cruelies", a follower of
the White Witch. "Fm the
runt of the litter," said
Bornfeld.
The play also holds some
surprises in store. There is
going to be some great
technical stuff going on, said
Paul Sweeney, the director
of the setting and lights.
Expect some icicles and a
little touch of winter. You
might want to wear your
coat.
"Narnia," directed by
Arnold Wengrow starts
November 16, and runs
through November 20. The
box office opens November
10, and is open from 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Television critic to speak at UNCA
by Maria Horton
News Editor
Television critic Robert C.
Allen, associate professor of
radio, television and motion
pictures at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, will be the guest
lecturer Thursday,
November 10, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the Carmichael
Humanities Lecture Hall.
Allen’s lecture, "What Has
Television Done to Us?" will
address the role of
information technology in
shaping society and culture,
according to Dr. Alan
Hantz, director and associate
professor of Mass
Communication.
"His research on the effects
of TV are directly relevant
to the fundamental questions
addressed in Humanities
414," Hantz said.
Dr. Sandra Obergfell,
director of the humanities
program, said Allen’s lecture
is part of the Distinguished
Scholar program, which was
designed to bring nationally
known scholars to UNCA so
students could meet them
and learn about their work.
"We also receive a grant
each year from the North
Carolina Humanities Council
so we can serve as an
outreach in the community,"
she said.
Dr. Robert Yeager,
coordinator for the scholars
committee, said the
committee tried to schedule
speakers to coincide with the
current readings in the
humanities classes. "It is
more relevant to the student
to hear a speaker on a topic
he is currently reading about
in class," he said.
Allen’s lecture will examine
the often contradictory
nature of television-viewing
research. Some studies have
shown how television shapes
viewer attitudes and beliefs,
while other research has
revealed a viewer psychology
which blocks the medium’s
influence.
Obergfell said the library
has copies of the lecturer’s
written publications. Allen’s
books, "Speaking of Soap
Operas" and "Channels of
Discourse: Television and
Contemporary Criticism" are
currently available in
Ramsey Library or will be
shortly, she said.
In addition, an audio copy
of each lecture is available
to students and the
community as a way of
offering an increased
opportunity for anyone to
come into contact with
nationally known scholars.
"We have all the tapes
since the beginning of the
program, and this year we
are trying to video all the
lectures.
"If a student wanted to
hear the lecture given by
Isabella Allende, who spoke
here in 1985, for example,
he could get it from the
library or the learning
resource center," Obergfell
said.
Hantz said he would like
to see a media scholar
included each fall in the
lecture series to tie in with
the Humanities 414 studies
because of the importance of
the media topics to issues in
the course.
"Allen is very personable
and will do well with the
students," Hantz said. "Last
year we didn’t have one and
the year before Benjamin
Dunlap, a film scholar and
media critic from the
University of South Carolina,
spoke," he added.
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