,4The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, November 13, 1990
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Loreleis first Memorial
By GRANT HALVERSON
. . Sta Writer
- Take a group of college women. Add
xa healthy dose of harmony and endless
hours of rehearsal, put them on a stage,
and what do you get?
The Loreleis.
. . A 16-member a capella group that
has been around for about 10 years now,
the Loreleis sing for a variety of func
tions, ranging from Parents' Weekend
Picnics to the N.C. Museum of Art's
Christmas Festival. They recently per
formed at Delta Delta Delta sorority
. house and for the Residence Hall As
sociation, and will hold their first Me-
, morial Hall concert Nov. 16.
With a repertoire of about 50 songs,
the Loreleis' sound satisfies all types of
tastes, encompassing a style that ranges
from ethereal to funky.
v: "We try to picture what a song would
sound like with a bunch of girls singing
it," said Jennifer Gaydosh, Lorelei music
director. "Or if we hear other groups
doing a song we like, we try and get the
arrangement from them. Plus we have
about five girls in the group who do
their own arranging."
-. Hours and hours of rehearsal are re
quired before the group is ready to
perform. A typical practice runs about
two and a half hours, although it takes a
while for the group to get started. The
rehearsal begins with five minutes of
warm-up, followed by discussion of
Dead Monkey' a lively look at serious
. In a part of the country that recently
..asserted its love of "North Carolina
Values," good controversial theater is
becoming harder and harder to find. But
I Tor the moment it is still around, and
;"The Dead Monkey" is a brilliant ex
ample being staged by Manbites Dog
Theater Company in November at the
Carrboro ArtsCenter.
By itself, the basic theme behind
British playwright Nick Darke's "The
Dead Monkey" is bizarre enough to
ensure an unusual night at the theater.
But the production is more than simply
unusual. When the final scene ends, the
audience is left saying, "My God, that
was strange."
The play revolves around a southern
California couple, their veterinarian and
a precocious dead monkey.
It seems the monkey, when he was
alive, played a large role in the lives of
I ;Dolores and Hank. For Hank, a travel
ling salesman, the monkey served as a
Jbrother playing catch, surfing and
!;do'ing various other things monkey
1 ;brothers da with each other. For Dolores,
;who had to support herself during
;jHot line advises well-wishers
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; I WASHINGTON An Agriculture
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;Ibrisk business handing out tips on what
; 'kind of goodies to send the troops in the
Persian Gulf area.
; ' Hotline supervisor Sue Templin said
; 'it had received more than 350 calls
; 'about sending food to American military
'personnel since the special service was
announced Nov. 1.
. "We had a day-care center call," she
- said. 'The children had decided they
had gotten too much Halloween candy,
and they were going to send some."
Just the hard candy and the candy
coated gum should be sent, the kids
were told. Chocolate melts too easily.
"One woman caller had a group of cub
scouts in her kitchen, making those ever
popular crispy squares out of puffed
rice, marshmallows and butter or mar
garine as gulf munchies.
Templin said those are less fragile
than some items but have a high mois
jtiire content. They're worth the gamble,
she said.
About 230,000 U.S. troops are in the
area now, and President Bush said last
week as many as 200,000 more will be
going soon as part of the massive buildup
against Iraqi forces.
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group business. Then the real work be
gins. The Loreleis typically work on
five songs a night, spending up to 40
minutes on each one before they move
on to the next.
This is not to imply that a practice is
all business. About half the time is
spent twisting song lyrics for the group's
amusement.
As concert time draws near, audi
tions for solos are held in bunches of
seven or eight songs at a time. Gaydosh
and her assistant Jennifer Smith listen
to try to find the voice which best fits
each song.
"Then we let them stress outside while
we decide," Gaydosh said.
The group practices twice a week,
thoughit has been practicing every night
to prepare for their nearing concert.
"I'm having mixed emotions about
the concert, because this is the first time
we've ever sung in Memorial Hall,"
said Kathi Kline, a senior from
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
"I think it's going to go well. Vocally
we sound incredible. We've got the best
group of girls that we've had in at least
three years."
The Loreleis concerts always draw
a large crowd, and part of their appeal
can be attributed to the fun they have
while on stage.
"You're putting your heart into
something you really believe in, and it
shows in the music that comes out,'
Jeff Trussell
Hank's frequent absences, the monkey
was a prop in erotic performances she
gave "to rich men in the back of limos."
These simian intimacies are not seen
as unusual or un-actable by either Hank
or Dolores until after the monkey's
death. Only on this sad day does it
become apparent that the monkey slowly
had been ruining their marriage.
"The Dead Monkey" is complex,
while disturbing and hilarious at the
same time. It covers issues such as do
mestic violence and abandonment, yet
uses such a light and farcical touch that
even the most serious scenes leave the
audience rolling with laughter.
The play does not stumble over the
complex role changes the characters
have to undergo as their marriage slowly
deteriorates. Each change is believable
and instantly apparent, allowing the
Templin expects families and friends
of those additional U.S. troops will help
keep hotline operations humming.
Home folks want to send favorite
foods and treats to those in the gulf but
often aren't sure what will survive the
long trip and the temperatures. That's
where Templin's crew comes in.
Calls are answered during regular
working hours by a team of home
economists and dietitians. Typically,
the callers are "just looking for sug
gestions about what is good to send, and
to get an idea on what not to send,"
Templin said in an interview.
Sometimes the advice on what not to
send is too late.
"In fact, we've talked to people
who've told us they've sent things, that
their servicemen have already gotten
them and eaten them," she said. "One
woman said she sent sausages and cheese
balls. I don't know how she packed
them, but he got them and ate them."
The hotline crew worked with USDA
food scientists, military experts and the
U.S. Postal Service on a list of do's and
don'ts.
Food items that spoil easily should
be avoided, particularly high-moisture
baked goods susceptible to mold. Pork
and pork products are taboo, along with
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Hall concert- promises new tunes, surprises
said Melanie Wade, a junior from Ra
leigh. "You feel as if the whole group is
one entity. It's the most wonderful
feeling in the world."
Of course, all singing and no play
makes Jane a dull Lorelei, so the group
indulges in such recreational activities
as dinners, lock-ins, parties, and the
ever-popular road trips oops, tours.
"We had been on the road for an hour
and I realized I had left all of my luggage
at home," said Laurie Dhue, a fifth-year
senior who has been with the group for
three years. "I had to get my friend to
Federal Express all of my stuff to
Harvard, to the tune of $52. 1 had nothing
to wear except the clothes on my back.
It was thrilling for everybody else
they stressed, I stressed. It was a true
bonding moment."
,The Loreleis refuse to perform the
song "Mighty Love," a past crowd fa
vorite, citing severe burnout as the cause.
"Our selections have expanded to
include lots of new, sexy songs, a lot of
jazz and several new upbeat numbers
the titles of which we do not wish to
disclose because we want to surprise
our audience," Kline said.
The Loreleis will perform in Memo
rial Hall on Nov. 16. Tickets are $4 and
available from Sclwolkids Records,
Record Bar, the Union Box Office, and
from any Lorelei. For information call
932-9568.
rhythm to continue unhindered in the
face of numerous reversals of tone.
Of course, none of this could have
been accomplished without the superb
performances of the cast.
David Ring is amazing as Hank. His
cynical, unflinching performance of a
character who sees nothing unusual in
being masturbated by his pet monkey is
the highlight of the show. Darke's dia
logue brings out Ring's gift for comedy
in lines like "What kind of town is this
where an innocent pig (his replacement
for the monkey) can't caper down the
beach and not get his f g head bit
off?"
As the vet, Jordan Smith adds a touch
of the surreal to the play. His character
is both concrete and absurd, his phi
losophy of life being "Life, birth, death;
what comes between ... disease."
Smith's performance gives the piece
stability and provides comic relief when
the situations become too serious.
"The Dead Monkey" was first pro
duced by the Royal Shakespeare Com
pany in London in 1986. The fact that it
about sending
alcohol, because those are banned in
Saudi Arabia for religious reasons.
"One person was dismayed that we
had said not to send chocolate, because
that's what their person (in the gulf)
loved," Tempi in said. But that was after
"the M&Ms made it over in good con
dition." Templin said air mail service may be
getting some of the vulnerable items to
the gulf quickly enough to prevent
meltdown or other damage.
"A number of people have asked
about (sending) smoked turkeys because
they think that they would be safe" to
eat, she said.
"But they're not. This is a common
misconception people have, even in
mailing turkeys in this country."
Canned meats and poultry or tuna are
safe from food poisoning organisms,
although recipients should avoid the
contents of swollen or damaged cans.
That can be a sign of harmful bacteria.
"Mostly, they want to send baked
goods," Templin said. "From talking to
people in the military, the troops are
being well-fed, so what they're looking
Smoking
ban."
Prohibiting smoking in residence
halls is a concern when discussing a
smoking ban. A possibility is to have
certain floors designated for smokers
and non-smokers, he said.
The athletic department also is par
ticipating in the discussion because of
the effects a smoking ban would have
on visitors at the Smith Center, he said.
Before a decision is made, Donald
Boulton, dean of Student Affairs, will
conduct a study of the effects of a
smoking ban on student life, O'Connor
said.
Harry Gooder, faculty chairman, said
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has been picked up by the Manbites
Dog company says a great deal for its
international reputation as a daring the
atrical piece. The Durham-based avant
garde company has performed for au
diences throughout the area and in
New York, where it presented "Indecent
Materials" at the New York Shakespeare
Festival's Public Theater.
At the reception following the play,
David Ring answered the question
"What's 'The Dead Monkey' about?"
by saying "It's different from anything
you've ever seen." That is as apt a
description of the play as you are likely
to find.
"The Dead Monkey" will be pre
sented at the Carrboro ArtsCenter Nov.
16-18 and Nov. 23-25. Performances
begin at 8:1 5 p.m., with the exception of
the Sunday, Nov. 18 and Sunday, Nov.
25 performances, which begin at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $8 general public and $6 for
Friends of the ArtsCenter. Advance
reservations are recommended and can
be made by calling Manbites. Dog
Theater Company at 682-0958.
goodies to gulf
for are treats."
Naturally, the young man or woman
in the gulf would like a favorite cake or
cookies, brownies and similar home
baked items.
But callers are told to send cakes in
tins and to bake the harder, drier kind.
The hotline has been operated for the
past five years by the department's Food
Safety and Inspection Service for call
ers who want to ask all sorts of ques
tions about what they eat. In the fiscal
year that ended Sept. 30, more than
80,000 calls were Jogged electronically.
Only about half of those were an
swered personally by hotline staffers,
Templin said. The rest were at night or
on weekends when taped messages were
available.
Many calls relate to USDA an
nouncements of recall actions and rec
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the journalism school's decision to pro
hibit smoking in Howell Hall had no
implications for the rest of the faculty.
"It's up to each department or build
ing and the faculty there to make up its
own mind," he said.
Gooder said he was in favor of a
University-wide smoking ban that
would give individuals the opportunity
to smoke in private areas separate from
non-smokers.
"In view of the scientific evidence
regarding smoking, there is no excuse
for anyone to expose anyone else to
smoke," he said.
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The Loreleis, a female a capella group, will perform Friday in Memorial Hall
Center to hold work-a-thon
By M.C. DAGENHART
Staff Writer
In the wake of recent funding cuts,
the Center for Peace EducationN.C.
Educators for Soc ial Respons ib i 1 ity i s
conducting a Community Work-a-thon
this week, lasting through Nov.
14.
The main purpose of the work-a-thon
is to raise money to support the
1991 educational work of the center
as well as making the community a
better place to live, said Arthur
Scherer, development director.
Volunteers will work four or more
hours for local organizations and
agencies needing assistance, raising
pledge dollars for each hour worked.
Prizes for the volunteers have been
donated by community businesses,
including Ben & Jerry's Homemade
Ice Cream, the Trail Shop, Hardback
Cafe and Record Bar.
The center, founded in 1984,
sponsors programs on developing
communication and conflict resolution
skills throughout the community and
school system, Scherer said. The
center also provides educational pro
grams on environmental and social
responsibility.
"The work that we do is the forefront
of social change," Scherer said. "Some
of the most critical problems we face
as a species involve getting along
with each other. We have to end rac
ism and sexism, and our standard of
living is not going to be able to con
tinue without destroying our planet."
But changes will not start at the top,
Scherer added. "We need to re-educate
ourselves. All of us have a lot to learn
about conflict resolution."
Some of the most important work
Letter sent from North Pole
in 1958 arrives 32 years late
From Associated Press reports
CHULA VISTA, Calif. A letter
sent by a sailor on the first submarine to
sail under the ice of the North Pole
arrived at his brother's home last week,
32 years after the historic voyage.
Denny Breese, now a 56-year-old
treasure hunter living in North Carolina,
was a 25-year-old seaman when he wrote
the letter aboard the world's first nuclear
powered submarine, the USS Nautilus.
It was addressed to his younger
brother Nick, who lived then at the
family's home in Chula Vista, about 10
miles south of San Diego.
The letter said, in part: "This will be
short. ... I just found out the mail is
leaving the boat in about 15 minutes. I
just want you to get this envelope that
was stamped from the North Pole."
Although the letter was sent with a
sense of urgency, either rain, sleet, snow,
an iceberg or some other force delayed
its delivery. Neither Nick, now a 50-year-old
salesman who lives in Fort
Worth, Texas, nor his brother has lived
at the Chula Vista home in more than 20
years.
Kathy Atkinson, who lives at the
Breeses old address, was surprised
when she looked through the mail
Thursday and found an envelope that
was postmarked "USS Nautilus. North
Pole. 11:15 p.m. Aug. 3, 1958."
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the center does is educating school
children on social responsibility, in
cluding setting up a democratic
classroom, Scherer said.
"Our best hope for social change is
our children," he said. "Civics should
not be taught through a book but shou Id
be practiced like learning math.
We also want children to know that
their opinion counts. Children of all
ages must deal with racism directly
and sexism directly by talking about
it."
The center also conducts five-day
seminars during the summer for
community educators on "Teaching
Conflict Resolution."
"There is a lot more known about
conflict resolution and overcoming
racism than people know how to
teach," said Scherer. "We want to
help educators become better educa
tors." Though the work-a-thon is the di
rect result of funding, cuts? Scherer
said the cuts were not unexpected.
"We knew it was coming at, some
point," he said. "The foundations that
were funding us would at some point
have to fund other organizations. But
it came very quickly like the fall
ing of the Berlin Wall."
Although the majority of funds re
ceived by the center are from private
contributions, the center is still in
need of money and manpower, Scherer
said.
"We appealed to our members and
they responded, but we're still in hot
water," Scherer said. "We could use
dozens more volunteers."
Any students interested in volun
teering for the center should call 929
9821. "I've heard about
this kind ofthitig
happening"
- Kathy Atkinson
"I've heard about this kind of thing
happening," she said.
"But 32 years later?" Atkinson and a
roommate contacted Breese's father,
who still leaves in Chula Vista, and the
letter eventually found its way to its
intended recipient.
"I'm glad (Nick) got the letter,"
Denny Breese said Sunday from his
houseboat in Beaufort, N.C. "He's
certainly going to be surprised."
The letter was sent with a 7-cent
stamp depicting President Woodrow
Wilson. It arrived open, but otherwise
intact.
"It's impossible to tell where it's
been," said Mike Cannone, a Postal
Service spokesman in San Diego. "This
happens occasionally."
The 323-foot-long Nautilus was
launched in January 1955 and had a
crew of more than 100. It made the first
transpolar voyage beneath the North
Pole on Aug. 3, 1958.
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