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Wednesday, September 20,1995
‘Unplugged’
Professors
Stop to Chat
BY OLIVIA PAGE
STAFF WRITER
While the courses offered to UNC stu
dents are a fairly varied bunch, few stu
dents have the time to take all of the classes
that interest them. However, Erica
Eisdorfer, who manages the Bull’s Head
Bookstore, has invented a practical solu
tion to this problem.
She has designed anew faculty spotlight
series called “Faculty Unplugged: shootin’
the breeze with the Ph.D.s.” This series of
faculty presentations will take place in the
Bull’s Head.
“The types of themes we hope to discuss
will be sort of related to communication
studies,” Eisdorfer said. “It will be very
cutting edge, with lots of new ideas; we
won’t address classical topics.”
Eisdorfer said the goal of the series was
to provide a casual setting in which stu
dents would feel comfortable expressing
their own ideas and engaging in dialogue
with professors.
“We hope to create a coffee house-like
atmosphere,” Eisdorfer said. “We’re just
going to push all of the tables out of the way
and hope we have enough room. This is a
big, loud, noisy place. It’s not library-like
at all, so everything will be very casual, and
the professors will be very approachable.”
The Bull’s Head plans to hold a Faculty
Unplugged session once every month. The
format and content of the discussions will
vary monthly, according to the preferences
of die individual professor.
“Professors are chosen based on public
suggestion,” Eisdorfer said. “Lots of stu
dents work here, so we’re bringing in their
favorite professors. Also, it helps if they
have anew book.”
Today at 3 p.m., Carol Maver, aprofes
sor in the art department, will be discussing
her new book, “Pleasures Taken: Perfor
mances of Sexuality and Loss in Victorian
Photography. ” She plans to present a slide
show of photographs featured in her book
and then discuss them. Refreshments will
be served.
Next month, communications studies
Professor Larry Grossberg is slated to ap
pear.
He will be discussing his new book “We
Gotta Get Out ofThis Place: Popular Con
servatism in Post-Modem Culture.”
“I plan to introduce the ideas in my
book, and throw out a few of my own
theories, "hesaid. “Then I hope that people
will tell me their ideas. Hopefully, people
will disagree with me and form their own
ideas.”
Eisdorfer said she thought the series
would be a refreshing change from the
normal classroom setting, which can some
times be intimidating.
“The books by some of the faculty here
are really interesting,” Eisdorfer said. “I
know I would like to hear the authors talk
about their books so that I could under
stand more myself. I don’t think that I am
alone. I’m really looking forward to this
series; it should be a really interesting and
wonderful hour."
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Carolina Career Fair
September 28,1995 • Great Hall • 12:30 - 5:00 pm
All Students • Freshmen thru Graduate Students * Welcome to Attend
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Award-winning southern novelist Lee Smith reads from her new book, ‘Saving Grace' Tuesday in front of Student
Stores. Joining Smith and promoting his own book, 'Unarmed But Dangerous,' was her husband, Hal Crowther.
WEDNESDAY
11 p.m. RHA will have an information table in
the Pit until 3 p.m.
2 p.m. STUDY ABROAD will have several
information sessions. Internships in Scotland, Eu
rope and Russia will be discussed.
3 p.m. DISSERTATION SUPPORT GROUP
will meet in Nash Hall.
3:30 p.m. CONVERSATION PARTNER IN
FORMATION SESSION for English-speaking
volunteers only who have already been matched with
international partners, Union 226.
4:00 p.m. JAPANESE CONVERSATION
TABLE will meet in Lenior.
5:00 p.m. YOKEFELLOWS will meet in the
UNIVERSITY & CITY
Campus Calendar
lobby of Campus Y.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL COMMIT
TEE MEETING will be held in Union 206.
5:30 p.m. LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINIS
TRIES will meet for worship in the campus center in
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
NEWMAN CENTER will have student night at
218 Pittsboro St.
6p.m. ANTHROPO SOPHY ATUNC willhave
its firk meeting in the Union South gallery meeting
room.
7 p.m. SARR is meeting in the basement of
Campus Y.
UNCENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUB will meet
in TI New Carroll.
CAROLINA CLUB TRACK AND FIELD will
be having an interest meeting 106 Fetter.
BOWLING CLUB will meet in the Union.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY will have its first
meeting in 111 Murphey.
7:30 p.m. KALLISTT! The UNC- Student Pagan
Organization meets in the Union, room 226 to make
kites.
8 p.m. SELECTED HILARITY has a sneak
preview in the Union Carbaret. Free admission.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
HELLENIC ASSOCIATION is announcing the
beginning of Greek dance classes. Classes will be
held 7-8 p.m. on Wed. and 1-2 p.m. on Sat. in Studio
A in Woollen Gym.
UNABOMBER
FROM PAGE 1
one of the two that had the mechanical
ability to distribute the eight-page separate
section in all copies of its daily paper.
The article by the Unabomber detailed
his criticisms of the media and of modem
technology.
“The mass media are mostly under the
control of large organizations,” the article
stated.
“To make an impression on society with
words is therefore almost impossible for
most individuals and small groups. Take
us for example,” he said.
“If we had never done anything violent
and had submitted the present writings to
a publisher, they probably would not have
been accepted.”
Since 1978, the Unabomber has been
blamed for 16 mail bombs which have
resulted in three deaths and 23 injuries.
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Chapel Hill Twosome
Creates Artists’ Group
■ Artists Joshua Levine and
Romney Biddulph seek out
others with similar interests.
BY ELIZABETH ARNOLD
STAFF WRITER
It’s a rare and unusual occasion to meet
a person who not only can walk on water,
but also has the unique ability to reseal his
soda can in case he gets thirsty later. But
one such man is Joshua Levine, and now,
with anew group forming in die Chapel
Hill area made up of other interesting indi
viduals, he’ll be in the spotlight.
No, Levine is not the second coming;
he’s a local artist specializing in invention,
which he has his own definition for. “It’s
the art of making up ideas and building
them... designing contraptions,” he said.
Levine, togetherwithfellowartistßom
ney Biddulph, is attempting to form a so
cial group for visual artists interested in
getting together to discuss and critique
each other’s work.
“It’s basically a chance for fellow artists
to meet, network and discuss things we
have in common,” Levine said. “Maybe
somebody knows of a good junkyard in the
area where we can get materials.”
Another important objective ofthe group
is to locate a large studio space for mem
bers to share. The possibilities are many;
the group has discussed doing a commu
nity art project and maybe some future
exhibitions and sales. “We’re still getting it
University Will Force
First Citizens Bank
From Franklin Street
BY LUTHER CALDWELL
STAFF WRITER
The downtown branch of First Citizens
Bank will have to vacate its cuirent loca
tion because of the ongoing debate over the
usage of University-controlled property.
The bank, located at 134 E. Franldin
St., has until December 1996 to move out.
TheUniversitydecidedthe bank needed to
relocate the building is state-owned
and under University control.
Wayne Jones, the University’s associ
ate vice chancellor for business and fi
nance, said the situation was a matter of
UNC attempting to maximize the space in
its own buildings.
“It is a case of the University leasing a
lot of its property in town for its own use,”
hesaid.
Jones said most ofthe University-owned
properties operate as University entities.
“There was a suggestion that we start
using (University space) for our own needs,
instead of leasing out to third parties,”
Jones said.
Joel Harper, president of the Chapel
Williams Signs One-Year Contract
At Governor’s State University
STAFF REPORT
Former UNC English professor Jim
Williams has signed a contract with
Governor’s State University in Illinois, an
official at the school said Tuesday.
“The contract was signed,” said GSU
Public Relations Director Connie Zonka.
Williams started work at the small pub
lic college on Monday.
Zonka said Williams’ contract was only
for one year. “Again, I want to emphasize
that Williams’ contract is only for one year
to design and develop the Writing Across
the Curriculum program,” she said.
She said that after the program was
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together right now,” Biddulph said. “It
could really go in any direction.”
The group is open to artists of all medi
ums, including sculptors, painters, pho
tographers and woodworkers.
Levine and Biddulph said they were
looking forward to having more students
in the group.
Art students could benefit from contact
with older, more experienced artists who
were already out of school and attempting
to build careers, he said.
Biddulph moved to the Chapel Hill area
recently from an artists’ community in
Arizona.
Biddulph said he was then introduced
to Levine, a graduate of Hampshire Col
lege who came to Chapel Hill about two
and-a-half years ago.
At Hampshire, Levine said he studied a
combination of art and anthropology that
he calls “ethnotechnology,” and has since
taken art classes at UNC.
He has worked with autistic children
and adults, taught pre-school and is con
ducting a class in invention for kids ages 8-
12 at the Carrboro Art School.
As for Levine’s inventions, the water
walking device hasn’t actually been tested
yet, and so far he’s received no serious
offers for the soda resealer. But that doesn’t
bother him much, he said. “My real dream
is to get studio space near Carrboro and
teach private kids’ classes from there,” he
said.
Artists interested in becoming members
of the group should contact Levine at 933-
6388 or Biddulph at 932-7659.
Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce,
said he agreed with Jones’ assessment.
“From the University’s point of view,
they own the buildings and they need the
space,” he said. “From the shoppers point
of view, if Franklin Street has a strong mix
of retail stores in the area, this creates more
pedestrian (interest).”
Jones said the University may continue
leaning toward fewer third-party leases on
its properties. This would allow the Uni
versity to make use ofthe property it owns
now, instead of commercial renters taking
over the buildings.
“There are always circumstances that
might dictate otherwise, but as a general
rule, I would say yes,” Jones said.
Ho we ver, there have been no complaints
over the move from First Citizens Bank.
Chris Bubin, a member of First Citizens’
communications department, saidrelations
between the bank and the University con
tinued to run smoothly.
“We are committed to remaining in
downtown Chapel Hill,” Bubin said. “We
want to continue to work with the Univer
sity in any way we can.”
implemented, a person would be hired to
oversee the department in an on-going
basis. “We have started that search now.”
Williams, former director of UNC’s
composition department, resigned in July
after Chancellor Michael Hooker started
dismissal hearings.
Williams will continue to draw his
$64,000 salary from UNC until his resigna
tion becomes effective on Nov. 1. He drew
controversy to the University last spring,
after a lengthy divorce and custody battle
exposed an affair between Williams and a
UNC student, as well as allegations of
sexual misconduct.