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Arena puts
underbelly
of American
life on stage
Preview
■ Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf opens tonight
and pokes holes in the ‘myths’
of marital happiness and fidelity
By Jen West
Oregon Daily Emerald
Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Albee
dares to question the illusion of the “all
american” family in his play, “Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Celebrating its 40th anniversary,
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” di
rected by Craig Willis, opens at 8 p.m.
today in the Arena Theatre. Perfor
mances will continue May 9 through 11
and 16 through 18.
“Albee wrote a play that explains the
myth of the American family and myths
of marital happiness and fidelity,”
Willis said.
The story, made famous by Elizabeth
Taylor and Richard Burton in the movie
of the same name, explores the dysfunc
tional relationships of two couples — the
older couple, George and Martha, and the
younger couple, Nick and Honey.
George, a senior faculty member at a
fictional New England college, and his
wife, Martha, invite Nick and Honey to
their house for an after-party nightcap.
Initially, Nick, who is a new professor at
the college, jumps at the chance to
climb the social ladder. But during the
Turn to Woolf, page 12
Pulse brief
Internet sales may
end ‘Star Wars’ lines
When Star Wars: Episode II
— Attack of the Clones is released May
16, theatergoers may not see any long
lines for ticket sales.
Tickets for the film went on sale on
the Internet last weekend, and so far
none of the showings at the local Cine
mark 17 movie theater are sold out.
The movie, directed by George Lucas,
will be showing locally at 9:05 a.m.,
12:25 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 10:25
p.m. and 12:05 a.m. on opening day.
Terrell Falk, Cinemark USA Inc. vice
president of marketing and communi
cations, said the theater may add extra
shows, but for now tickets can be pur
chased online at www.cinemark.com or
the box office at 2900 Gateway Mall in
Springfield. For more information
about ticket prices, locations or times,
call 746-5202.
“The Internet means people don’t
necessarily have to wait in line. There’s
just no need to,” Falk said. “I don’t see
why there would be lines when people
can get tickets online or at the box office
in advance right now.”
To prepare for Episode II’s release,
residents of Hamilton Complex will
gather in Tingle Lounge at 8:30 p.m. Fri
day and Saturday for a Star Wars
Marathon to watch the original Star
Wars trilogy.
— Lisa Toth
World Wide Web-spinner
* Thomas Patterson Emerald
KWVA General Manager Charlotte Nisser guides the campus radio station through the thicket of Federal Communications Commission regulations.
ON THE
KWVA celebrates nine years
of challenges and rewards as
the University’s only student-run
radio station
By Alix Kerl
Oregon Daily Emerald
Only nine years ago it was a women’s
bathroom; now it’s the on-air room of
KWVA 88.1 FM, the student-run radio
station where disc jockeys spin music
24 hours a day.
KWVA will celebrate its ninth anniversary
Friday at the WOW Hall. The show features
performances by all-female AC/DC tribute
band Hells Belles, Monkey Torture, The
Sawyer Family, Pellet Gun and Honey Vizer.
The office that houses KWVA is nearly
hidden on the Mezzanine floor of the EMU
with EMU accounting and payroll. The sta
tion has a staff of nine people, an assistant
and enough DJs to play constant music.
Since KWVA’s first day on the air — May
23, 1993 — the station has had its share of
criticism.
In its first year on the air, the station weath
ered attacks from the student body charging
that the music played was too obscure and that
Diana Preziose, music coordinator for KWVA, endures a ribbing from co-workers in the station’s small offices.
a mix with more well-known artists was need
ed. The station’s organizers argued that doing
so would take away the unique things the sta
tion had to offer — music and other program
ming that commercial stations couldn’t afford
to play. While the station still sometimes re
ceives complaints, the growing structure of the
program has alleviated many concerns.
“My favorite thing about working here is
being able to bring not-so-well-known music
to people,” said Diana Preziose, a music co
ordinator for the station.
Presiose said she loves working in the mu
sic industry because it is a quick-moving
world. She loves KWVA because it is also fast
paced, with DJs moving in and out every two
hours or so. The early morning and afternoon
hours are mostly DJ mix shows, which offer a
combination of caller requests, a fixed rotation
of pre-selected music and the DJ’s choices.
The later afternoon and evening hours are
filled mostly by specialty shows, during
which DJs can play any music within their
specialty, ranging from country to industrial.
Besides music, the station features vari
ety shows and news every weekday from 6
to 7 p.m.
Turn to KWVA, page 11