CARTOONIST Simpsons Mania limner. M.irp-. Bart. Lisa and Majyoe gained national attention for Matt (Iroenintf. a former underground car toonist who “fell into television success Pago 8 RECREATIONAL art Lemon Aid James Madison f Iri shman Karen Lilimk rushes to the rescue ot her favorite color of crayon, battling corporate America on I he way Page 8 Take a Bow, Cartoonist Succeeds With Animation Antics By John Louie • The Stanford Daily Stanford U Light years ago. for Matt Omening, life was hell After serving as student body president of his high school and -pending four years at the no-grade, no-required-eourse Kvergreen State College, (iroening pronounced GRAY ning left the serenity of the Pacific Northwest for Lis Angeles and hated it Sure, the product of his frustrations, a comic strip called “Life In Hell" quickly tiecame a cult classic in the pages of the Los A/tge/rs Rc<uii r Hut for (iroening. "Life* was black and white, two-dimensional and teeming v\ ith cynical rabbits It wasn't until 10*7 that Greenings other project. "The Simpsons." was rivaled, catapulting the underground cartoonist's work into the li\ ■ ing rooms of audiences across the country By the time the tending family came to prime time in January lftTH). "The Simpsons" was not just a show it was a phenomenon Now in its second season on the fn\ Broadcasting Network. "The Simpsons’ garners competitive, top-10 ratings despite being aired in only half as many cities as its mol "The Cosbv Show " It unites a loyal following of Simpsons maniacs including a large number from the college crowd, at numerous television sets every Thursday night, (iroening -aid And though its charac ters are am fined to the two dimensions of animation, it' hard to find a more “human" family than “The Simpsons Life may not Is- strictly ‘Hell" anymore for (iroemng. now mamed and father to his 1-year-old son. Homer But as the surrogate father of Bart Simpson, life is still pretty hellish •John Iaiuie: How long have you lieen M)U> 4 earn toning Matt (iroening: five l»vn cartooning .ill my life from the first da\ of first grade JL: Is it getting harder for you to do 'Life in Hell* now that you’re working on “The Simpson. £ K See SIMPSONS Page 11 *1. CHAfUCTIHS * »*0 'Ml IWfNIKTH CfUTURY (0« HIM COdPOHAIlOK M- Ii 00M DAVIS • IN' - ■ 'AN. Crayola Critic Sour About Loss of Lemon Yellow By Laurel Wissinger ■ Trie Bieere James Madison U. ('i)lor her unhappy You can’t scribble anything lemon yel low anymore and that ha- Karen Latimk crying over her coloring hooks When Crayola announced last June the retirement of eight hues the compa ny considered outdated, the James Madison l sophomore took the her palette “It's always l>een my favoritecolor, it > much brighter and happier than regular yellow." 1-ltmik said "1 thought it was a joke at first when the\ said they weren't going to make it anymore It was unthinkable " So what do you do when you’re blue over the demise of lemon yellow ’ .lump on your soapbox, or crayon box n as the case may be. and make yourself heard Latimk formed the National Campaign to Save Lemon Yellow d if la red herselt president and battled corporate America Crayola introduced eight new. flashier colors to its line-up cerulean, dandelion, fuchsia, jungle green, royal purple, teal blue, vivid tangerine and wild strawber ry And while she thinks the new colors are pretty. latimk is confused about why the company couldn't change its t>4-color decision personal!> Coloring — an ar abandoned b> most people along with Snoop) lunch boxes and hide and —et'k games remains one of l.atinik s favorite pastimes "It’s very relax ing.” she said, pulling a (larfield coloring hook from between some textbooks on her desk And lemon yel low holds a spe cial place among CfUrQUI A*C th€ CXfWC* DfSiGA AA£ THf *{QSrf«tD T5UO(MAflKSaf 4 **r* «C box to include 72. "It just doesn't seem fair." she said "For so many years v they’ve been adding I i«ICOU«l« .AM V (•*.-« ‘UAfl'.AhC [X^iGi ?*«* V < II vM ~ . >IIIU *•' the first tune they've ever got ten rid of some. Plus, what 7 • year-old is ever going to know what cerulean is? When i heard that was a new color. I had to look it up in a dictionary to find out it was a See CRAYONS. Page 11