potpourri
page six/the journal/april 18, 1972
by ken dye
arts editor
calendar
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
OF APRIL 16-22, 1972
CONTINUING EVENTS
Sunday, April 16-
Tuesday, April 18
GOLF: Metrolina Invitational
Forest Pawtuckett
Sunday, April 16-
Friday, April 22
ART SHOW: Exhibit of Paintings by
George Hildrew, Visiting Instructor
In Painting
2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m., Gallery,
Rowe Building
Friday, April 21-
Saturday, April 22
JAM-UP
Friday, April 21-
Sunday, April 23
CONFERENCE: Second Annual
Charlotte Area Consortium Writers
Conference
(Contact the UNCC English
Department for information.)
DAILY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, April 16
MEETING: Lambda Chi Alpha
6:00 p.m., 209-210 University
Center
Monday, April 17
MEETING: Discussion with Arthur
Ashe, Tennis Star
11:30 a.m.. Parquet Room,
University Center
MEETING: Student Legislature
11:30 a.m., 209-210 University
Center
LECTURE: “Student Involvement in
Government" by Phillip Gerdes,
Sponsored by Alpha Kappa PsI
11:30 a.m.. Northwest Lounge,
231-232 University Center
CONCERTS: Uncle Heavy and the
Pork Chop Review (Singing Pigs)
On Campus
Tuesday, April 18
MEETING: Windsor Book Club
10:00 a.m., 231, 232, 233
University Center
WORKSHOP: Savings and Loan
Workshop
7:00 p.m., 109, 202, 206
Winningham Building
LECTURE: Dr. Dusan Spacil,
Czechoslovakian Ambassador
8:00 p.m.. Northwest Lounge,
University Center
Wednesday, April 19
CONFERENCE: Urban Erosion
Conference
All Day, Parquet Room, University
Center
CONVOCATION: Honors and Awards
Convocation
11:30 a.m.. Parquet Room,
University Center
TENNIS: UNCC at UNCG
2:00 p.m.
CLASS: Continuing Education Class in
Scuba Diving
7:00 p.m.. Gymnasium
RECITAL: Piano Trio-Ronald Booth,
piano; Arlene di Cecco, violin; Luca
di Cecco, cello
8:15 p.m.. Recital Hall, Rowe
Building
Thursday, April 20
GOLF: UNCC vs. Appalachian and
Western Carolina
1:00 p.m., Boone
MEETING: Delta Delta Delta
6:00 p.m., 209-210 University
Center
Friday, April 21
GOLF: UNCC vs. Gardner-Webb and
Campbell
1:00 p.m., Shelby
TENNIS: UNCC at Belmont Abbey
2:00 p.m.
SQUARE DANCE: Music by the Blue
Grass Experience
6:00 p.m.. Dorm Patio
“A NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS”
Refreshments, Games, Prizes,
sponsored by the Distaff Club,
$2.50 per person. Proceeds go to
Student Emergency Loan Fund
8:00 p.m., Parquet Room,
University Center
DANCE: Music by Eros
9:00 p.m.. Dorm Cafeteria
Saturday, April 22
CLASS: Continuing Education in
Scuba Diving
9:00 a.m.. Gymnasium
RALLY: Second Annual Southeastern
Clean Air Vehicle Road Rally
1:00 a.m.. Commuter Parking Lot
CONCERT: Fred, Fungus Blues, Flash
Cadillac and the Continental Kids,
If
6:30 p.m., Ampitheater (In Case of
Rain, Gymnasium)
PLACEMENT INTERVIEWS
Monday, April 17
Belk Stores Services, Inc.
Marietta Public Schools (Marietta, Ga.)
Tuesday, April 18
Southeastern Consulting Engineers,
Inc.
Appointments for interviews may be
made in the Placement Office.
movies
(Campus Calendar notices may be
sent to the Journal, c/o University
Center. Keep items brief. Items will
be run once, space permitting, and
may be edited for conciseness.)
Marlon Brando, et ai. a presumably
reliable tale about the Mafia, and a
popular melodrama from the book
by Mario Puzo. A slur on our
Italian heritage. Shows at 1:00,
4:00, 7:00, 10:00.
PARK TERRACE - Park Road
Shopping Center - 525-2121...
Fiddler on the Roof was nominated
for 8 Academy Awards. My Aunt
Gladys liked It too...uh. Shows at
8:00 and an_occasion^l matinee.
CINEMA II - Sdiithpark -
364-6622... What’s Up Doc starring
Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’neal.
Peter Bogdanovich tries to revive
screwball comedy and fails. The best
moments are only seconds. Shows at
2:00, 4:00, 5:50, 7:45, 9:45
CAROLINA - Dowtown -
332-3 1 16... The Concert For
Bangladesh. Director Saul Swimmer
fails to capture the atmosphere but
does an excellent job getting the music.
The documentary footage is maudlin
rather than dramatic. The music of
Harrison, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton,
Bob Dylan et al. more than makes up
for any shortcomings. Shows at 5:00,
7:00 and 9:00.
CINEMA II - Charlottetown Mall
375-8411... Clockwork Orange
stars Malcolm McDowall as Alex.
Enameld cinemagraphic gongerism.
Considering the sad state of movies,
however, it's one of the best. Alex
dreams of rape, ultra-violence, etc.,
while listening to Beethoven in a
frighteningly familiar world. Don't
miss this Kubrick flick. Shows at
2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50.
CINEMA I - Charlottetown Mall
375-8411... The Godfather starring
Pink Floyd in concert Tuesday,
April 18th in Atlanta's Symphony
Hall at the Memorial Arts Center.
Gordon Lightfoot, April 21, 8:00
p.m. in Furman’s McAlister
Auditorium.
The Charlotte Opera Association
will present "Tales of Hoffman”,
April 24th at 8:15 p.m. at Ovens
Auditorium.
Jethro Tull appearing Thursday,
April 27th at 7:30 in Atlanta's
Municipal Auditorium.
The Faces, featuring Rod Stewart
will appear at Memorial Stadium,
Saturday April 29th at 8:00 p.m.
Chicago will be at the Charlotte
Coliseum Saturday, April 29, at
8:00 p.m.
David Cassidy will appear at the
Charlotte Coliseum on Sun., April 30
at 8:00 p.m. Jay Eaker said he is
offering two tree tickets to anyone
who can cram 50 peices of double
bouble into their mouth and chew for
2 hours.
Directed by Vern Ploger. Channel 3.
11:23 p.m. The Weather Report.
Forecast: Warm and light today, cooler
and dark tonight. Channel 9.
Tuesday
9:30 p.m. Movie: Battle of the
Sexes. Stars Peter Sellers, Constance
Cummings and Robert Morely. Based
on Thorber’s The Catbird Seat.
Anybody who misses this movie is a
stupid lunkhead absolutely devoid of
humor. Do you want to be a lunkhead?
Channel 36.
10:00 p.m. Nichols. For those
stupid enough to miss the movie, but
not stupid enough to watch Marcus
Welby, This great show won’t be back
next year because of the
hypochondriacs. Channel 9.
Wednesday
9:00 p.m. Vibrations features Maria
Calls singing Floria Tosca from Act II
of Puccini’s Tosca. Channei 42.
10:00 Film Odyssey presents The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. A surrealistic
odyssey into an insane asylum,
diredted by Robert Wiener. Stars
Werner Kraus and Conrad Veidt.
Channel 42.
Thursday
7:30 p.m. Waltz of the Toreadors
stars Peter Sellers, Margaret Leighton
and John Fraser. Billed as being
intellectually stimulating this movie
may be dangerous. Channel 36.
8:30 p.m. NET Playhouse
Biography. Louis XIV admires himself
in the Hall of Mirrors. Robert
Rossellini’s film describes the colorful
reign of the “Sun King.” Channel 42.
Friday
10:30 p.m. Sanford and Son. Red
Foxx is funier than a colored sign over
the bathroom in a Muslim mosque.
Channel 9.
11:00 p.m. Who’s Afraid of Opera.
The great Joan Sutherland sings the
role of Marie from The Donizetti opera
The Daughter of the Regiment.
Channel 42.
Saturday
8:00 p.m. Saturday Night at the
Movies: Elmer Gantry. Thousands
praised him but one woman damned
his soul. Oh Yeah. Channel 9.
8:00 p.m. All in the FFamily Archie
drops acid and Joins the NAACP. If
you believe that, you’ll watch this
show. Channel 3,
Sunday
All Day:
They Shot Apollo in the Air,
It Came to rest on Luna Mare.
Although I realty didn’t care.
Through it all I sat right there.
In Poughkeepsie.
Exhibit: An Exhibit of paintings
by George Hildrew will open at
UNCC from 2 to 5 p.m., April 9
in the gallery of the Rowe
Building. The Exhibit will continue
through Saturday, April 22. Mr.
Hildrew has previously exhibited at
Herron Museum Annual, the Indiana
University Museum, the University
of North Illinois, The University of
Central Illinois and at his studio in
Rome.
Art Exhibit: An exhibition of
Albrecht Druren’s Revelation Woodcut
Series will be shown through May 26 in
the Fine Arts Center at Queens
College. The series of woodcuts was
prepared by Druren to illustrate tests
from the book of Revelations. It was
donated to the North Carolina State
Art Society in 1949 by Mrs. Howard
Manning of Raleigh.
Portfolios of serigraphs by
Richard Anuskiewicz and Man Ray
go on display April 9 in the
Garden Gallery of the Mint
Museum.
Art Exhibit: The Davidson
National Exhibit will be at Stowe
Gallery at Davidson College from
March 19 to April 20.
An Entertainment for Elizabeth.
A spectacle that unites dance,
music, poetry and song. Performed
by the New York Pro Musica with
poetry by John Hollander. Presented
by the Charlotte Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists at
Dana Auditorium, Queens College,
April 21, 1972, 8:30 p.m. Tickets
$4.50. Student Tickets $3.00.
The Wonderful 6 an: adaptation
of the James Thurber fantasy set to
Music by Ann Sternberg will be
presented at Ovens Auditorium
April 28th at 8:00 p.m. and April
30th at 3 p.m.
Portions of the Marriage of Figaro
will be presented May 3 and 4 in the
Recital Hall of the Rowe Building at
UNCC. Mozart’s comic opera is being
presented by the Creative Arts
Department on an experimental basis.
The first production will be at 1 p.ni.
May 3 and second at 3 p.m. May 4,
Interested persons are Invited to
attend.
Monday
7:30 p.m. Best of Hollywood
presents Julius Ceasar by Emmy award
winning writer William Shakespeare.
Marlon Brando and James Mason star.
The
review
doctor^s
bag
by Arnold Werner, M.D.
The godfather
"I really feel I could make an
important film. It may take ten years.
But I feel its piossible."
-Francis Ford Coppola (1968)
Q: My boyfriend and I have had intercourse several times in the Past six months.
Lately I have been having guilt feelings, being especially worried about getting
pregnant. Every time I express my fear, we decide we w/on t have intercourse
anymore, and yet we still do. Last month and this month, I have really been
concerned around the time of my period for fear it would not come.
Could my periods become erratic from being tense? A couple of times my
periods were yery irregular. My last cycle was 34 days long; could I be pregnant
even though I had a period then? , ^
We have decided to refrain from intercourse until we are married (two years)
because of my guilt feelings, but I am still worried about being pregnant now.
A- Anxiety is one of the most common causes of a delayed menstrual period, in
stressful situations, hormonal changes occur within all people. In women, an
alteration in hormone levels can result in delayed ovulation and therefore a
delayed menstrual period. In cases of severs stress, an entire cycle may be
by. Many women have experienced Irregular menses around exam time but there
is nothing like anxiety about becoming pregnant coupled with guilt over having
Intercourse to mess up a menstrual cycle. In a panic, many womeri have gone so
far as to seek abortions believing they were pregnant after a missed period. Fear
of pragnancy can bacome a severe dlstorlng influence in a relationship, whether or
''°*ln^a Mrious**rel'at7onshlp, there are some signs that a couple is handling sex
successfully. The signs include the couple discussing what they are doing openly
with each other and mutually deciding on their level of sexual activity; they also
respect each other’s values and seek to protect each other from feelings of guilt,
anxiety and jealousy. If they are having Intercourw, the aswmption is that they
have discussed this beforehand, and they have made absolutely certain that they
are using effective contraception. If they have decided that Interco^se Is not
acceptable to them, for whatever reason, they elect to engage In other »xuai
activities about which they feel more comfortable. When a person feels that no
sexual activity is acceptable, then he or she makes sure that they find a person
who shares that view. ^
There Is a logical way to handle the problem you write about. Mutual petting
to orgasm provides a sense of closeness, sexual excitement and release w thout
fear of pregnancy. You and your boyfriend might decide to plan to engage l*^*’''*
sexual activity and to seek situations where you can do so In cornfort. Such
planning tends to decrease the occurrences of impulsive Intercourse. If you both
decide In the future to have sexual intercourse, you can also plan to use
'^°"M'any'’Mople, including parents, get upset at suggestions such as the one I’ve
made. They feel that there Is some special value In a couple not engaging In close
sexual contact, especially intercourse, until after they are married. It seems to me
that the real value In doing or not doing anything depends upon excercising
responsibility. A couple going together for a long time have a responsibility to
meet each other's sexual demands.
* * *
Q: Is it possible to have Intercourse too frequently? I'm sure that one's "norman
frequency" depends on individual desire and capacity. Is there a high frequency
range that might be “unhealthy”. What mi^ht this range be?
A: Answering you will be made much easier by a slight modificat on of youf flf*J
question: Is it possible to have Intercourse too frequently and still be enjoying It?
The answer is no. There is a natural limit on the frequency of
intercourse, though this limit varies from person to person and may be different
between men and women. . _
A man is capable of having Intercourse only as long as ho can maintain an
erection. The length of time it takes to regain an erection after each episode of
Intercourse gets longer and longer as intercourse 1$ engaged In repeatedly over a
short period of time (hours). This means that after a while, a man Is not Mpable
of responding to further sexual stimulation. During the same period of time, a
woman is not limited by her physiology In the sarne way and can have '[•Paajed.
frequent orgasms. In the non-physlologlc sphere, there Is a thing Mlled Mtlatlon.
When the add^ work involved does not increase the satisfaction derived, people
‘•"oJir'ion^r'perlods of time, the frequency of sexual Intercourse ‘‘•Pf.'Jd* »
variety of factors Including, but not limited to, sexual drive. FatIque, Irritability,
stress, one’s general sense of well being and probably some biological rhythms all
tend to determine how often people have intercourse.
A popular myth, especially among younger men, says that each man Is born
with the potential for a fixed number of orgasms. When you have used up your
allotment (regardless of means) one of two things occur, depending upon h^
sadistic a version of the myth you believe In. Either you become Impotent for the
rest of your life, or you drop dead.
For most Americans there is a
romantic view of the gangster. He is
that tragical hero of the dark regions in
which our fantasies of violence, lust
and riches are acted out. He is a person
to be feared for that singular cunning
and sadism that is his realm, and at the
same time to be admired as an
individual in search of a personal
Nirvana.
"THE GODFATHER" is a movie
that visualizes these fantasies of glory
and then destroys them. No one quite
wants to live in the world of "THE
GODFATHER." Its too violently cold
hearted. The violence erupts not so
much out of passion but out of a cold
American business sense. So we as
viewers are confronted with murders
that are 'nothing personal, just
business.' We could at least sympathize
with passion, but there is markedly
little.
Mario Puzo's book, by the same
title, forms the basis for the movie and
in fact Puzo collaborates with director
Francis Ford Coppola on the
screenplay. But fortunately the movie,
due to the skill of Coppola, takes a
sensationalized piece of best selling
hack writing and transforms it into a
work of art.
CopF>ola is a young director with
only a few pictures under his belt
(Finian's Rainbow, The Rain People)
but the way in which he handles this
complex story of the Mafia at the end
of the second world war is pure gold.
The book's gore and violence are intact
but the overdosing that Puzo gave us to
read is modified. The dramatic tensions
ebb and flow throughout the nearly
three hours so skillfully that one is
hardly aware of the time lapse.
The lighting effects are fantastic.
Coppola creats an atmosphere where
emotional response is built to a fever
pitch. The murky rooms, the constant
darkness throughout the "business"
transactions of the family (Mafia), and
then the sunshine when the mood is
happier and more relaxed.
Some of the violence comes too
close to the "Bonnie and Clyde" genre
to be totally effective. We've been so
conditioned in our expectation of
gangster violence that these overdone
scenes become trite. Thus for example
Sonny Coreleone's death at a toll
booth is Just too much, we are
expecting it.
Coppola's movie is a departure from
the gangster films of the thirties. We
feel more at ease in the presence of
Sonny Coreleone than in that of James
Cagney (Public Enemy). The characters
in The Godfather are more vivid and
closer to the dehumanization we face
everyday in the paper than the
romantic villans of the thirties. Edward
G. Robinson (Little (Caesar) would
never make a Vito Coreleome.
The cast is superlative with Marlon
Brando giving one of his best
by bill holder
performances as Don Vito Coreleon®
the head of the most powerful Mafia
family in New York. Brando seems to
get better every year. His performance
in REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN
EYE is surpassed in The GODFATHER
as he creates another unique Brando
character.
James Caan plays the hotheaded
older son. Sonny, and Al Pacino plaV*
the college bred war hero, Michel-
Pacino gives a thoughtful and moving
eloquence to the character of Mich^
as he moves from the normal
blooded American kid to take control
of the "family."
In the supporting roles Robert
Duvall does a damn good job as the
lawyer. In many ways he gives one ot
the best characterizations in the entif®
film.
The Godfather is a remarkable filh'
both for its depth and subject matter-
It goes deep into the Americah
character and forces a reflection that i*
both fascinating and horrible. True
can go to The Godfather and play coP
and robbers again but the rules haW
somewhat changed. There are t^
many robbers, even some of the co^
are robbers. The dark is too dark and
the bad man doesn't turn good or even
get killed in the end. (Currently *
Cinema I, Charlottetown, admission
2.50)
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