' march 4,1993
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This Month in the Nation: HIV Ban Controversy
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IbyLyn Marino
Well, here it is folks - uncensored,
luncut aiid in the raw - what the MTV
Generation has affectionately mck-
Inamed “Dirty Laundry” . • • CUR-
REKTEVENTS!
The State of the Union Address
iwas deUvered by President Clinton
'onWednesday, February 17. Though
[ his ambitious economic plans aim to
^duce the deficit by 500 biUion dol-
Ilais, he was clearly “not asking any-
|cne to buy a pig in a poke. A darling
I bitof Arkansian local color, but busi
nesses and the rich probably do not
think it is so cute. In Clinton’s
outline, 70 percent of the increased
taxes will be paid by them. Between
these tax increases and spending cuts
in military and civil projects, Clinton
is diligently pursuing his campaign
promises despite a rocky honeymoon
in the White House. The President
has obviously been heeding his own
advice, “Don’t stop thinking about
tomorrow.”
Zoe Baird, Clinton’s pet Attorney
General nominee has returned to work
in Hartford, Connecticut. She took a
leave-of-abscence during the Spanish
Inquisition... uh, I mean the Confir
mation Hearings. She will now return
to her $507,000 ayearpost as General
Counsel for Aema Life and Casualty
Company. She was not available for
comment on the proposed tax in
creases which will affect people such
as herself. Her secretary mumbled
something to the effect of B aird trying
to learn to work a vacuum cleaner
from her hired help. Those on and off
switches can sometimes cause confu
sion.
The Senate has engaged in an inter
esting difference of opinion on the
ban on allowing HIV-positive immi
grants into the United States. North
Carolina Senator Jesse Helms main
tains that the proposed lifting of the
ban is supported by homosexuals and
the AIDS lobby which are an “arro
gant and repugnant political group.”
Helms’ opinion was expressed much
to the chagrin of Senator Ted Ken
nedy who left the room and returned
emanating disgust from every pore in
his stately physique. The infamous
and suprisingly muted Jesse Jackson
has embarked upon a hunger strike in
sympathy with the 230 HIV infected
Haitians who have been denied ad
mittance into the good old US of A
Well, in a column, that about sun,
up this month’s events. Sortofmak
meponderthe advice to“stay in schoo
as long as possible.” Questions
comments, or concerns on any cur
rent events issues are welcomed arx'
encouraged. Write to us, so we can
write to you. In the words of the ever-
eloquent Shakespeare, “Parting brings
such sweet sorrow.” Until we meet
again, eat all your lunches, get good
grades and be nice to all your teach
ers!
Radio Station Should be Broadcasting by Fall
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by Stephanie Peede
Salem College’s new radio station
|will be located in the Fine Arts Center
basement, according to Communica-
Itions professor Dr. Chip Cox.
Dr. Cox and FAC technical direc-
)r Brent Lefevre, along with some
toutsidehelp, spent the month of Janu-
aiy working on the station to install
_ .equipment.
E-, The station will be operation on a
carrier-current system which sends a
signal through a wire instead of over
the air. This system is used by many
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college radio stations because there
are no available air firequencies.
“Right now we are waiting for the
college to put in their telecommuni
cations system so we have something
to hook up to,” said Dr. Cox. Cox
would like to have the radio station
functioning by the fall of next year.
In conjunction with the new studio,
the communications department wOl
be adding a new course in audio pro
duction and p>erformance next fall.
This will enable students to have
hands-on experience using the sta
tion’s equipment.
Dr. Cox did note that there are still
a lot of unanswered questions con
cerning the station. Asofnow.Coxis
unsure as to what role student in
volvement will play with the pro
gramming of the station. “It will be
run through Academic Affairs rather
that S tudent Affairs, so it won’t be set
up in the same manner as the Sa-
lemite.” The radio station was de
signed to benefit the students and
everyone is hopeful for much student
input.
The Torkelsons" Return
With some Added Touches
by DeanaBass
“The Torkelsons”, which aired
during the 1991 -1992, television sea
son was a victim of the all too com
mon time slot changes, but the show
was “too good to let go of’ says Dean
Valentine, an executive producer for
Walt Disney Television. So, with the
old cast members, a few new cast
members and a new name, “The
Torkelsons” are “Almost Home.”
Last season viewers watched MUli-
cent Torkelson and her kids Dorothy
Jane, Chuckie Lee, and Mary Sue
Torkelson experience life in a single
mother middle class home. This sea
son, as the family’s house goes into
forcsclosure, Brian Morgan, a rich
widower from Seattle comes to the
rescue.
After seeing the way Millicent
lorkelson cared for her children,
organ offers to take her and her clan
ook to Seattle in hopes that she can
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work the same homespun magic on
his teen-agers. Millicent is ready for
a change, but is not sure that she is
ready to be mother and nanny in
someone else’s home.
Her oldest child does not share her
apprehension. Sixteen-year old
Dorothy Jane is ready to shake off the
dust of Pyramid Comers, Oklahoma,
and head out west. In the original
series, Dorothy Jane was often found
talking to the “man in the moon”
about her dreams. In the new series,
she thinks her dreams will come true
when she goes west.
The younger Torkelson children,
nine-year-old Chuckie Lee and six-
year-old Mary Sue, are wUUng to go
anywhere as long as they are with
their mother.
Connie Ray, who was raised on a
farm outside of Chapel HiU, North
Carolina,willreprisetheroleofMilli-
cent Torkelson in the new show. After
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Another imjxirtant question facing
the station is the funding. “It really
happened by a fluke,” said President
Thrift. “One alumnae donated all the
money.” According to Dr. Cox the
initial money given for the station is
all there is to work with, and once it
runs out, there is no more.
Manpower is another tough prob
lem. Due to the number of people it
takes to mn a full-time station, it would
be impossible to have Salem signing
on at 6am and off at 1 am. “What we
envision is some limited hours of
operation, two or three hours in the
morning and two or three hours at
night,” said Dr. Cox. The Salem
station is also a lot smaller than a
professional setup. There is room
enough for two studios and a small
office area.
Despite a few technicalities, next
fall will be an interesting time for
Salem and her new radio station.
winning a 4-H contest at the age of 10
for a play that she and her brother had
written she knew that the spotlight
was her home. “That was it. You
could not keep me on the farm after
that,” she said.
Olivia Burnette will also reprise her
role as Dorothy Jane Torkelson.
Burnette has been a working actress
and a child model for more than half
of her 16 years. She first appeared in
television commercials for everythmg
from Kool-Aid to Kelloggs Com
Flakes. The most memorable com
mercial she appeared in is the Pepsi
Cola spot with Fred Savage of “The
Wonder Years.”
Perry King plays Brian Morgan,
the rich Seattle widower who takes
the Torkelsons into his home. King is
probably most remembered for his
role as Cody Allen, the gorgeous
golden-haired private eye in “Rip
tide.”
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