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At Random' to Inform Students ny fli/lAINK KIJJOTT Hmcralti Fenturr Editor "The unique thing about ‘At Random' is that it’s public service oriented," says Rill Her#, co-host of PL-3's lutest offering. "We aren’t trying to dish out enter talnment for entertainment’s sake, hut we try to be entertain ing." "We’re great," adds Frank Kevin daily. Kevin also co-hosts the show, premiering at 7:15 p.m. today on I’L-3 and cable channel 11 in its new 45-minute format. Originally conceived during the summer by Berg and Bill Willing ham, the show’s producer and di rector, as a “filler’' after the 7 p m news, the program just sort of grew. Added (lags, Band "We planned to tell the stu dents about upcoming campus events, to keep them informed of what’s going on here on campus,” s$ys Berg. “Then we decided it would be a better show if we added a few gags. Pretty soon we added a band. But our main objective remains to inform the students — in an entertaining way.” It soon became obvious that 15 minutes a week for the type of show they had in mind simply wasn’t enough. Now, after three j 15-minutc programs, the show goes to 45 minutes. f.ack of studio space neccssi-1 tates taping the show, though j Berg admits he prefers live TV. “We might as well be live," he I says. "Wo tape late Wednesday afternoon, and since we don’t have facilities to edit the video tape, and we don’t have the time to re-tape it, it’s about the same thing.” Photo hr Doug Lamb BILL BHR(i (left) holdx the mike after Henry Drummonds was presented with a sweet potato, a gift from Berg and Frank Levin (right). The pair are co-hosts of PL-3’s new show, “At Random.” Basically the show is personal ity-oriented around Berg and Levin. Borg appears as the con servative element in his three button suit and wing tips, and he knows in advance what he’s going to say. “I'm the radical element,” Levin says. “I don't bother to dress up, and I ad lib most of the time." He claims he's suited to the part because “basically I'm quick as a cat. I get on top of things and I can pick up a situa tion or an object or a name and go on for hours.” Berg describes their on-camera relationship as a sort of conflict situation. “Mostly I take on the leadership of the show and Frank come on and livens things up.’’ Gimmicks Everywhere The show thrives on gimmicks. “Everybody wants something for nothing,” Levin says. “We’ll give them something if they’ll call in and ask for it.” This week, the "prize” is a copy of “A Ciga rette and a Funny Book,” by Shorty Joe and the Four Winds. “Immortal song,” Berg ob Stanford Psychologist To Discuss Narcotics Richard Blum, social psycholo gist from Stanford University, will be speaking at 4 p.m today in the SU Ballroom instead of tomorrow as the Emerald erro neously reported in Monday's edi tion. Blum’s visit is part of a scries of lectures and discussions on student drug behavior sponsored by the Student Union Board. Blum, who is currently directing a National Institute of Health grant on the subject, will con duct a number of informal dis cussions in student living organi zations after the lecture. Students Host The members of Delta Upsilon fraternity will host Blum at din ner today and have invited inter ested students and faculty mem bers to meet with Blum in their house starting at 6:45 p.m. Blum will also' meet with in terested students and faculty member s in another session, hosted by Gamma Hall residents, starting at 9 p.m. today. The dis cussion will take place in the Straub Hall dining room. Blum received his A.B. degree Health Service Holds Flu Clinic The University Health Service is holding a flu clinic all this week from 8:30 am. to 12 noon, and from 1 to 4 p.m. every day. There will be no charge for students, but they must bring their student body cards in order to receive shots. There will be a $1 charge to staff and faculty for the vaccina tion. Signs will he posted directing students to the place where the clinic will be held. Health Service spokesmen are urging students to be immunized during the clinic. As of Tuesday, only 500 students had been im munized, and the Health Service was hopeful that as much of the student body as possible would obtain the shots. from San Jose State, graduating magna cum laude, and received his Ph D from Stanford Univer sity, He taught psychology at the University of California, San Francisco State, and Stanford, be fore being appointed director of the Psychopharmacology Project at Stanford. Published Drug Articles He has written numerous arti cles for professional journals,'plus several books, including, “Utopi ates: A Study of the Use and Users of LSD-25," and “Alcohol ism: Psychological Approaches to Treatment.” Campus Briefs Announcements for Campus Briefs must be turned in by 3 p.m. the day before publication. Because of space limitations no announcements will be run more than twice. Theta Sigma Phi will meet at 7 p.m. today in 307 Allen. Interdormitory Council will meet at 6 p.m. today In the SU. Order of the O will meet at noon today at the Alpha Tau Omega house. The Faculty Women’s Club will hold a tea for newcomers from 2:30-4:40 p.m. today in Gerlinger. American Field Service returnees are invited to a party at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. Cost of refreshments is 25 cents. Dr. Glen Gordon, president of the American Medical Association of Ore gon, will speak at the Forum Luncheon Discussion at noon today in the SU. The discussion will center around or ganized medicine in relation to abor tion and birth control. There will be a briefing session for all persons interested in the Greater Oregon program at 7 p.m. today in the SU. A White Caps meeting is scheduled for 6:30 Thursday in the SU. All pre nursing students should attend. Junior class officers and other inter ested persons will meet at 8 p.m. today in 305 SU. Druids will meet at 7 p.m. today in the SU. All members are expected to bring dues. There will be a Semper Fidel is meet ink at 7:30 p.m. today in tin* SU. Films of summer camp at Quantico will be shown. Blum recently prepared a re port, titled Mind-Altering Drugs and Dangerous Behavior, for the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Adminis tration of Justice. He will answer questions dur ing two health classes and partici pate in a discussion that will be taped for later viewing by PL-3. Others to Speak Other participants in the edu cational program will include several members of the Univer sity of Oregon Medical School faculty who will hold a panel discussion on drugs and alcohol at the University on November 9. Dale Cameron, M.D., superin tendent of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., will discuss pep pills and goof balls during his three-day visit to the Univer sity during April. Timothy Leary, who advocates the unrestricted use of LSD, has agreed to visit the University dur ing February to debate Sidney Cohen, M.D., chief of psychiatry at Wadsworth Veterans Admin istration Hospital in Los Angeles about the merits of using LSD. This program will be sponsored by the ASUO. r “A frank and uninhibited exposition of the onrush of physical desire!” -Bosley Crowther, N. Y. Times “A truly adult love story! It is a beautiful film, finely made!” -Judith Crist. N. Y. Herald Tribune COMING WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 McDonald served. He added the offer is sub ject to Levin’s appetite — “he’s been known to eat some of our free records.” Levin and Berg are also grow ing a sweet potato in a jar and are asking that viewers send in names for the plant. The pair ran a similar offer on a carrot but no one sent in names. “Our carrot died, nameless, and it’s now in the Tomb of the Unknown Carrot,” said Levin sorrowfully. Offer Enhanced Berg and Levin have decided to pep up the offer this time. Winner of the name contest will get a 78 rpm copy of George Murphy (now Senator George Murphy) singing “It’s a Great Day for the Irish,” as well as a Kinks album. On the public service side, the program will feature interviews, as well as broadcast announce ments of general interest to the University community. Previews of weekend movies coming to Eugene will also be shown while Berg and Levin comment on the film fare. “We’re always complimentary, but we’re not always nice,” Levin says. I —- - Huff to Rend His American Poetry American poet Robert Huff 1 will read from his own works at 8 p.m. Thursday in 123 Sci ence. The poetry reading, which is sponsored by the University Eng lish department, is free and open to the public. Huff, an assistant professor of English at Western Washington State College, is the author of two volumes of poetry—“Colonel Johnson’s Ride” and the soon-to be-published “The Course.” His poetry has appeared in such magazines as Harper’s, the At lantic Monthly, Saturday Review, Prairie Schooner, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, College English, and the University’s Northwest Re view. A number of poetry anthologies contain Huff poems. This young American writer has held scholarships from the School of Letters at Indiana Uni versity, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the MacDowell Colony. Poet-in-residence at the Uni versity of Delaware during 1964, Huff will be writer-in-residence at the University of Arkansas this spring. FRESHMEN: VOTE FOR MARK Schiveley for Frosh CLASS PRESIDENT dating, . W ORK ' OR IN SCHOOL OUR CLOTHES | WILL MARE you blow YOUR COOL.
