2 Friday, April 19,1996 Life Sculpture Students Create Personal Works of Art ■ Art students’ recent works reflected creativity and personal experience. BY MARSHALL BENBOW FEATURES EDfTOR A third floor room of Hanes Art Center was turned into a gallery for expression on Wednesday as students in Elin Slavick’s body imaging class displayed their multi media sculptures. From a wire mesh bust covered in bottle caps on one wall, to gravestone rubbings surrounded by moss lining the floor along another, student art ists displayed their semester projects. The pieces were often very personal expressions of their creators’ lives. In one, a human bone hung suspended over a pillow of diapers as red beans spilled down onto the floor. “Dear mommy, I am sorry I was bad and did not eat all my beans this morning,” was written on the tile. Courtney Fitzpatrick, a junior from Eugene, Or., said she was trying to express appreciation for her mother. “(It’s for) ev erything that she gave me, and I have made a pillow for what’s left for her,” she said. The beans remind Fitzpatrick of her childhood because she ate them a lot, and the bone, which she got at Carolina Bio logical Supply, refers to her mother. “His Camera and His Belt” is an auto biographical piece about child abuse, said Jumpstarts to Release Traditional but Experimental Album Tonight BY CLAIRE JARVIS STAFF WRITER Traditionalism is not something that immediately comes to mind when one thinks of the Chapel Hill music scene. However, traditionalism is exactly what The Jumpstarts have in mind when they go in to the studio—a traditionalism that the seven members (Shane Hartman, April Howell, Mike Isenberg, Kurt Mueller, John Phillips, Tim Smith and John Willse) keep from sounding stale with their emphasis on creativity and experimentalism within EUROPE THIS London $259* Paris s2B9* Frankfurt $299* Amsterdam $325* Milan $335* Warsaw $359* Budapest $365* Athens s4l9* departure charges p3id directly to foreign governments Call Cau fo a FREE Studwt Traves magazme! BBBBBHI Travel 137 E. Franklin St. Suite 106 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (914) 942-2334 http:tfllrww.ciee.or9/ctsfctsholne.htm |;Eurailpasses issued on-the-spot!]| JJeading home? Don't Stuff It- UPS Authorized CZ7TD ITf Shipping Outlet kAAAAAT MM i p*-, A Clothes \ ML!// J 'Books ‘Appliances 'Sports Equipment fiCMZ Computers l * \ 'Furniture —-| —*You Pack, We Pack n Qjv-q -Easy, Convenient FREE Pick-Up Service Available! 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While what the students have to say is important, how they effectively convey their message is also critical. The course title is “Life Sculpture,” but Slavick said she wanted to extend the focus into using mixed media. The addition of a darkroom in Hanes Hall was an asset to that vision, she said. Not all artists made statements that were quite so personal. Scott Little, a senior from Durham, displayed two pieces in a series that focused on the human form in its simplest sense. In one, he placed sugar cubes on a wooden backdrop and then sprayed them with urine, bile and blood. These repre sented the simplest elements of the human body, he said. Little said he got the blood from Cliff’s Meat Market. In the other piece, Little put a large hairball on a backdrop of metal He found the hair in the attic ofhis house. He said the hair had apparently been taken to the attic Jumpstarts CD Release Party a genre that’s been around since the late ’sos. Tonight, The Jumpstarts will re lease their CD, Just a Little Bit, complete Tonight, The Brewery, Raleigh with a CD release party at the Brewery in Raleigh. The band’s next concert date in Chapel Hill is May 4, but the CD will be available in local record stores. In a recent interview, members of the band discussed their roots, their influences and their fu ture: DTH: How long have you been together? Shane Hartman: Since November of 1993 me, John, Kurt on guitar and our singer at the time. Mike came in shortly afterwards. Those are the foundations of The Jumpstarts. DTH: Recently you did a benefit with A Triangle Women's Health Clinic Low cost termination to 20 weeks of pregnancy. Call for an appointment Monday - Saturday. FREE Pregnancy Testing “Dedicated to the Health Care of Women. ” 942-0011 101 Connor Dr., Suite 402 Chapel Hill, NC across from University Mall ABORTION TO 20 WEEKS FEATURES DTH/MAHSHAU BENBOW Members of the "Life Sculpture" class displayed their works in Hanes Art Center on Wednesday evening. Included in the show was Elin Slavick’s multi-media sculptures from her body imaging class. by the ventilation system. “I told (my housemates), ‘Don’t throw Sharkquest, Whiskeytown and other local acts. Are you trying to boost your reputation as more than just a ska band? Kurt Mueller: It’s really unfortunate that a lot of the country and the world doesn’t get to hear good ska music ’cause it gets put into this closet called ska and just sits there. A lot of good bands like The Toasters and Hepcat, they get big, but they reach a plateau. We didn’t want to do that. We had an offer from a big ska record label, Moon Records, to do a CD. We told them we weren't interested in doing anything with them because the bands that get on there should be better known than they are. We’re trying to branch out. DTH: Ska is being labeled the next big thing. What do you think? Mueller: Yeah, it’s kind of like an Ori ental philosophy the wave theory that things come and go. I think it applies to ska music, soul music or reggae, any style of music. It disappears fora couple of years or ten years but it always comes back. John (Phillips) and I were reading an ar ticle about A1 Green in the ’7os, he was the stuff. He disappeared for a while and he’s starting to come back. Hartman: I think that we would be real Dissertation and Thesis Special 100% Cotton 100 Plain White 60 C.O. COPIES Open Til Midnite 7 Days A Week 169 E. Franklin St. • Near the Post Office . 967-6633 . Baked Just before you WALKED IN. |\l°T BEFORE you WOKE up. 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You could sit around all day and bitch and complain, “Rancid’snot a ska band.” Who cares? Mike Isenberg: Making something of the music they play I guess is the only important thing. Hartman: Whatever people want to call it is what it’ll be; if they don’t know about real ’6os Jamaican ska, they’re only rob bing themselves. John Phillips: I guess it’s always hard to know if the people who make it are being true to themselves and writing good music, or are they just doing whatever they think is necessary to get on MTV? It’s one of those things you never know until you get there. Maybe they feel as honest about their music as we do. DTH: What do you think about ’6osstarsre releasing and re-recording material? Hartman: When we met Ken Booth in FRIDAY 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MOCK ISRAELI ELEC TION in the Pit. Come leam about the Israeli politi cal system and cast a ballot in a mock election. Sponsored by Haverim-Carolina Students for Israel. 6:30, 9 and 11:30 p.m. “THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT” in the Union film auditorium. Ad mission is J 2. Presented by die Carolina Union Activities Board Film Committee. 8 p.m. “CHESS” The Pauper Players will per form this musical about politics and the game of chess during the Cold War in Old Haymakers The atre. Tickets are $5 in the Pit and at the Union ticket office. Call 962-4391 or 914-5129 for more informa tion. 9 p.m. PREMIER CHAPEL HILL PLAYERS (CHiPs) IMPROV COMEDY GROUP SHOW in Gerrard Hall. Tickets arc $2 at the door. SATURDAY Noon MOVER BEACH BLOWOUT behind Mclver Residence Hall across from the arboretum. Food, bands (Planet Nine and Anna to the Infinite Power), and a moonwalk included. Sponsoredby the Residence Hall Association. 1 p.m. UNC DARKSIDE ULTIMATE MATCH ashes to make an even simpler expression of the body. Jamaica, he was just really flattered by how many young kids are listening to his music after all these years. I think it’s great those guys are still active. I wish more of them would do it and let the public know what real ska sounds like and not allow the Dancehall Crashers and those kinds of bands to be representative. John Willse: I think it’s a good thing as long as the artist spoken of is.true to their music. I think the feeling is the most impor tant part of the music, and that’s what we try to portray. That’s what I want to hear from an artist I’m loyal to. DTH: One of the main critiques of tradition alist bands is that they rehash old sounds. Do you get that? Mueller: I’ve never heard that from any body, and I’m surprised. Many of our songs are heavily influenced by early and mid-’6os ska from Jamaica. And you can hear an influence from each member. John Willse’sgotthestrongsoul influence. Tim’s got a strong jazz influence. One person said that April had a strong gospel influ ence, which is obviously where she learned to sing. That’s good, and having all these different, diverse things, you can usually start creating anew style of music. Campus Calendar on Ehringhaus Field. Come watch the men of Darkside take on Occam, an elite club team from Raleigh. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “CHESS” The Pauper Play ers will perform this musical about politics and the game of chess during the Cold War in Old Playmakers Theatre. 6 and 9 p.m. “THE JOY LUCK CLUB” in the Union film auditorium. Admission is free Pre sented by the Carolina Union Activities Board Film Committee. 6:30 p.m. IN CHRIST ALONE PRAISE NIGHT in Gerrard Hall. Everyone is welcome. 8 p.m. “ARCADIA,” the final performance of the Hay Makers Repertory Company’s 1995-96 sea son, opens at Paul Green Theatre. 9 p.m. CHAPEL HILL PLAYERS (CHiPs) IMPROV COMEDY GROUP SHOW in 106 Carroll Hall. Tickets are $2 at the door. SUNDAY 2 p.m. “MEDICINE’S GREAT JOURNEY” PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT OPENING m the N.C. Neurosciences Hospital. Exhibit is sponsored by UNC Hospitals and the UNC-CH School of Medicine. 3 p.m. SWINGIN’ ON THE GREEN on Polk Hace. UNC Jazz Band directed by James Ketch and the UNC Jazz Lab Band and UNC Vocal Jazz Quartet directed by Ed Pablantonio will perform. For the Record The April 18 headline "Push for New Campuswide Hate Speech Clause Stalled" should have read "Push for New Campuswide Hate Crime Clause Stalled." Also, the April 17 article, North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine EGG DONORS WANTED Please help our infertility couples. Will pay SISOO for completed donation. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1-919-233-1680 1 NCCRM in Raleigh/Cary • 400 Ashville Ave. • Suite 200 V ‘'peatwiuup rfutferttic... ISllllEl And also try our delicious Oreo Cookie, Peanut Butter, Cappuccino, Butter Pecan, “no sugar added” Vanilla and tnhgy berry flavor.! Downtown Chapel Hill SxchtAivetM .. 106 W. Franklin St. (Next to He’s Not Here) ** * , -"ng . 942-PUMP (00 ff North Durham UOGURT Jflf) Northgate Mall (Next to Carousel) * Qumo ) yjf 286-7868 r K Sty? Daily Jar Mppl Businesses Ready for Apple Chill ■ The 24th annual event will bring crowds to Franklin Street and its stores. BYAMYCAPPIELLO STAFF WRITER What kinds of things do people do when they’re walking on Franklin Street on a bright, sunny day? They shop. At least, that’s what the managers ofFranklin Street businesses are hoping will happen during Sunday’s Apple Chill Festival. This weekend marks the 24th annual Apple Chill festival in Chapel Hill, and employees are ex pecting very crowded stores. Managers say the event has tradition ally brought in large numbers of people Apple Chill Franklin Street 1-6 p.m„ Sun., April 21 Rain day Sun., April 28 on what would otherwise be a lazy Sunday afternoon. Brooke Hayes, manager of Spanky’s restaurant, said the event drew extra crowds into the restaurant. “It increases the late brunch and early dinner crowds, so that we usually double our business at those times,” Hayes said. “We’re normally slow during those times, but because of Apple Chill, we get a good, steady business.” The managers at Bath & Body Works said their store was also expecting extra patrons Sunday. Angie Perrou, the store’s assistant manager, said the store probably doubled its business last year during Apple Chill. “Business picked up quite a bit,” she said. “This year we’re expecting a big turn out. All the managers are working.” Bath & Body Works manager Kristen Hanson credited the extra business to the event’s location. She said apart from the usual front window displays, the store would not use any special method for draw ing in customers. “It’s right outside our door,” Hanson said. “Lastyearwedidn’tdoanything.and the place was packed. We had a lot of traffic.” Jamil Qumeh, manager ofSubway, said the restaurant was planning for a lot of extra business. “We’re having probably twice as many people working on Sun day,” Qumeh said. “Now they have a lot of food places at the festival itself. We don’t do as much business as we used to three or four years ago. Business has dropped a little, but we still do very well.” Sponsored by Carolina Union Activities Board and UNC Department of Music. 5 p.m. UNC GUITARENSEMBLE performance in Hill Hall. 7 p.m. EBONY READERS Spring Production in the Union Cabaret. Free.B 8 p.m. UNC CHAMBER SINGERS AND CAROLINA CHOIR concert in Hill Hall. ITEMS OF INTEREST “AN EVENING WITH AMY TAN” will be held at 7 p.m. April 23 in Memorial Hall. CAROLINA TAR HEEL VOICES AUDI TIONS will be held on April 22-24. Sign up at the Union desk. “ARCADIA,” the final performance of the Play Makers Repertory Company's 1995-96 season, runs from April 20 through May 12 at Paul Green Theatre. Call 962-7529 for ticket information. “MEDICINE’S GREAT JOURNEY” PHO TOGRAPHY EXHIBIT runs weekdays from April 21 through May 12 in the N.C. Neurosciences Hos pital. HAZING AWARENESS WORKSHOP will be held on April 22 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in 209 Manning Hall, Tickets for GARRISON KEILLOR’S "APRAI RIE HOME COMPANION” are available at the Union ticketoffice. Sponsored by the Carolina Union Activities Board. "Publick Edukation," should have stated that the Harriet Henderson Yarn Factory was located in Vance County. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors.

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