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RAMBLER
Friday, September 9, 1988
Editorial. .
Talk about the facts,
don't make it personal
by Eric Shanfelt
As everyone is probably all too aware of bv now, this is
the vear that Americans will vote for a new President and
Vice-President. Both parties have had their conventions and
coming through the political fray emerged Michael Dukakis
and Llovd Bentsen representing the Democrats and George
Bush and Dan Quayle on the side of the Republicans.
But who are these people and what exactly do they stand
for? What we know for sure is that George Bush has been
the Vice-President under Ronald Reagan for the past eight
years, Michael Dukakis is the current governor of Massachu-
setts, and that both Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen are senators
representing Indiana and Texas respectively. So tell us some-
thing we don’t know,
So far there has been a lot of mud-slinging and accusations
made bv both platforms to show what is wrong with the other,
but there has been verv little addressing the actual issues at
hand. Why are the candidates addressing such insignificant
things as personal attacks on character when they aren’t giving
us their own views?
Does it reallv matter if Dan Quavle served in one particu-
lar branch of the military rather than another? Is it really
such a scandal that Dukakis was treated for depression? Quite
frankly it doesn’t seem that these things should be what sway
the American public to vote one way or another, and it should
be considered an insult to any citizen’s intelligence.
It would be refreshing for a change to see the issues ad-
dressed such as the phenomenal federal deficit, ideas for an
effective foreeign policv and environmental and social issues.
The fact of the matter, and a sad one at that, is that it
is indeed dangerous to take a stand on an issue, but wouldn’t
that be more beneficial for choosing who will become the
next leader of a nation of 250 million people?
Gentlemen, let’s stop debating about when to set up a
date for a debate, or whether Senator Bentsen or Vice-Presi-
dent Bush is the biggest Texan at heart, and let’s start hearing
something substantial that we can vote for.
From the elections
to the Fall TV season
by J«—es S. Drake
Well we’re back. I guess all
those Harvard boys-n-girls can
relax. They’re safe-n-secure in
the knowledge that we decided
not to bump them off the ad-
missions list (yes. welcome to the
land of make-believe).
And what a summer it was
too. Great news — we’ve got two
candidates running for president
from the two major par'ies. (no.
not the Whig and Bull Moose,
but that was a good guess). I
mean the one candidate whose
name sounds like a venereal di-
sease and the o'her candidate
whose name sounds like where
Swallow Flaming Charcoal Bri-
ouettes.”
FOX — (Game show) "Try it,
You'll Like it.” Vegetarians are
forced to eat red meat.
HBO — (mini-series) “Pardon My
Lederhosen.” A German is acci-
dentally cooked inside a puff
pastry and must eat his way
out.
Syndicated — “The New Brady
Bunch " Marsha gets her hair
caugh' in the garbage disposal;
Bobby elopes wi'h Alice; Mike
sues Carol for custody of the
dog.
“The New Three’s Company."
Jack goes into psychotherapy
you'd get a venereal disease.
(Now you're thinking.)
Yes It will soon be time to say
goodbye to the pride of the
Western world, Ron and Nancy
(who I secretly believe is just
Howdy Doody in drag) and say
hello to the new television sea-
son. Imagine some of the shows
that would be shown if the strike
hadn't ended:
ABC — “Diery ov a iliterete"
(two minute special).
CBS — “Flipper Meets Jaws."
NBC — “Bambi Meets a Forest
Fire in Yellowstone National
Park."
PBS — "More Fun Learning to
after he finds out he actually
is gay — the girls move out.
"The New Dolly Parton
Show." Dolly's underwire bra
breaks. An ambulance carts off
audience members hurt by
schrapnel.
"The New Andy Griffith Show."
Opie bumps off Aunt Bea be-
cause, let's face it, she was
annoying.
“The New Batman and Robin
Show." Batman accidentally
nukes a large metropolitan
area. Robin says, "Holy ura-
nium. We're sorry."
Well, holy writer's cramp.
That'> it.
Last Temptation' is a good film
by Aron Hoad
So. there I was — waiting in
this giant line to see the movie
that everyone has been talking
about. Hundreds of protestors
lined the blockade that the AMC
Prestonwood theater had set up
outside of Its parking lot. "Temp-
tation is Blasphemy!" one sign
declared while another pleaded.
"Don't Malign My Savior." The
guy who was waiting in front of
me was interviewed by WFAA-
TV
"Why did you come to see this
movie?" the reporter asked
“Well, to see what everyone's
so mad about,” was the fellow's
response.
I was there because the novel
had been loaned to me by my
priest many months before the
controversy broke out and was
looking forward to seeing the
cinematic representation of Nikos
Kazantzakis' Last Temptation of
Christ. I was moved by the
thoughtful examination of Christ
as man and God in the book, and
was curious to see if director
Martin Scorsese could bring the
same feeling to the book. He did.
The film goes to great lengths
to humanize the biblical charac-
ters we’ve become so familiar
with through Cecil B. DeMille’s
and Franco Zefferelli's efforts.
"Last Temptation" ‘s Jesus is a
man troubled with the path God
calls for Him to walk. Gone is
the Jesus, who by uttering a
word, silences the multitude.
Christ, played by “Platoon” s
Willem Dafoe, struggles with the
masses for their attention. Once
He gets it. He is terrified that
He might say the wrong thing.
John the Baptist tells Him to
open His mouth und let God do
the talking. With faith. He
triumphs. As Martin Scorsese
said on "NlfMllne". "Tempta-
tion's Jesus doesn't glow in the
dark."
There are a number of things
1 liked about this movie. Har-
vey Keitel plays Judas and much
like that early 1970's rock opera
_ "Jesus Christ Superstar" —
he is played as basically a nice
guy. He betrays Jesus because he
is required to, not because he
needs the money or fears the
downfall of Israel. Jesus tells
Judas to betray Him. "If it were
you, could you betray your mas-
ter?” Judas asked, fighting back
tears. "Of course not,” Jesus an-
swered, "That's why I got the
easy job."
The crucifixion is the most
painful and humiliating I have
yet seen on film. It is excruciat-
ing and heartbreaking to watch.
The scene is handled as taste-
fully as such a scene can be
dealt with without losing the
significance of Christ's sacrifice.
The temptation in the wilder-
ness is actually tempting. In
those old Jesus movies, Satan
offers and Jesus responds with
an instant “No." That’s not
temptation. You've got to think
about temptation. Jesus is tempt-
ed with women, riches and power.
He is presented with things that
any ordinary man would love to
have, yet He is strong and denies
the Devil. I liked the fact that
His temptation was real.
I liked that the characters all
spoke in everyday terms and not
the King's English. The screen-
play was masterfully adapted
from the novel. Peter Gabriel’s
soundtrack was expertly crafted.
The cinematography was often
inspired and I truly relished Da-
vid Bowie's cameo as Pontius Pi-
late. But don't get the idea that
the movie was flawless.
There were a few things that
I did not like about the movie.
There were some editing prob-
lems that I couldn't tell whether
or not Scorsese had messed up,
or if it was the theater's projec-
tionist. but that's minor. There
are some things in the movie
that are very disturbing theol-
ogically. St. John and St. Paul
both make remarks to the effect
that it's not important whether
or not something is accurate or
truthful as long as the people
believe it. I know why they de-
cided to throw this into the
movie — to make you think —
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Letters to the Editor
Students:
The Student Government Asso-
ciation is the representative gov-
erning organization of the stu-
dent body. Through the SGA, stu-
dents participate in the decision-
making processes of the college,
and make their views, needs, pe-
titions and recommendations
known to the appropriate college
officials. The elected officers and
representatives plan and imple-
ment the various services and ac-
tivities of the association and
nominate, for appointment by the
President, the student members
of the college committees and
boards.
Each fall, students elect two
representatives from each of the
schools of Business, Education,
Fine Arts and Science and Hu-
manities. In conjunction, students
will also elect two freshmen rep-
resentatives (one male, one fe-
male) and one senior represen-
tative. If you wish to run for an
office in your Student Govern-
ment Association, pick up a peti-
tion in the SGA office beginning
Sept. 12, and have it completed
by Sept. 16.
The SGA has provided strong,
responsible leadership. The rep-
resentative that you elect will
either make or break this posi-
tive position. Find out about
your candidates, think about
what he or she can do for you,
and then VOTE on Sept. 27-28.
For any additional information
about elections, or any other con-
cern, remember the SGA office
is located in Campus Center 211.
Working for your success,
John Casey
President of SGA
Jim Hodson
Vice President of SGA
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