arts
Future spring productions cancelled
By Darla J. Weinberger
Of The Print
Along with other budget
cuts being made throughout
the campus, the theater depart
ment has to cut approximately
$3,600 from next year’s ex
penditure, according to Jack
Shields, chairperson of the
communications and theater
arts department.
“Each department was
asked to reduce their expen-
diture for the rest of this year by
some significant fund,” he said.
“This year it seemed the
most efficient way, I guess was
to take away an 8-year tradi
tion of taking a group of
students to Ashland,” said
Shields. “I think it’s very impor
tant for students to get off cam
pus and see really cracker jack
kinds of theater,”
Shields mentioned the real
problem is having to function at
a reduced level of expenditure
next year. “The financing of
the institutional school is really
kind of shaky. What’s coming
out of the state we don’t know
yet,” Shields said.
Next year’s spring term
play will be a decision package.
A decision package is
something above the cost of
the reduced budget level that
receives funds from other
sources than the department.
“It seems now because of
our financial difficulty most of
the decision packages
throughout the campus will not
be funded,” Shields said.
“We have had a decision
package for part-time faculty.,
and additional classes, but
never before has one of our
regular term productions been
a decision package,” Shields
said.
“Because we had to come
up with such a reduced figure
for next year’s title expen
diture, there wasn’t enough
room for everything we are do
ing and other classes have
priority,” he said. “The theater
production for spring term
seemed to be the most efficient
choice to say either we can do
it or we can’t do it, but that one
depends upon how much
money there is available.
“If we don’t have a spring
term plav. I think it would be a
sore cut,” he continued. “We
are functioning at a sore disad
vantage anyway , so to cut
even further, the performance
availability tor drama students
is going to mean evert more
students will choose to go to
some other institution where
they can have more perfor-
mances and have prop
facilities to learn in.
“If we don’t have a sprii
term play, we won’t need
hire for costumes or for setsj
will mean a class I don’t have
teach so I will be able to teal
some other class and there
alleviating part-time mone
and that would save money
Shields said.
“There is a possibility th
if the financial times aren’t
bleak as they look, there mi
be sufficient funds on camp!
that can be channeled to do
spring term play,” Shields saii
“If there were some studer
that might make their wish
known about having a sprii
play, that might help.
“I’m hopeful that by mi
fall term or early winter ten
we’ll be able to identify suf
cient funds, continue o
regular theater program, and
do a spring term play. Tha
what I’m hoping, but going in
next school year it is cut
Shields said. “I’ll have to t
what I can do and beyond tha
can’t.”
Cover girl behind the badge
By Kristi Blackman
IN THE PROCESS, David Smith-English works on play
sets for theatrical productions.
"Kissing’ wins gold
for Svatos
By Alison Hull
Of The Print
The College speech team
returned Sunday from na
tionals in Minneapolis, Min
nesota, with one gold medal
and two bronze.
Teresa Svatos came
home with a gold medal for her
informative speech, “Kissing,”
and a bronze medal for per
suasive speech, “Agent
Orange.” There were 168 en
tries in the informative speech
and about 140 in the per
suasive-speech.
Ed Coyne came home
with a bronze medal for his ex-
temporaneous speech. He was
given three topics and one
hour to prepare before presen
ting the topics to the judges.
There were 111 entries. Other
students who attended the na
tional tournament were Linda
Perkins and Karie Nelson.
“Out of 74 schools that
represent community colleges
throughout the nation, I
thought we did exceptionally
well,” Frank Harlow, speech
team advisor commented.
“In order to be able to go
to nationals we had to qualify
at one of the two regional tour
naments that were held,”
Harlow said.
Of The Print
It’s been ten years since
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and
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At what would have been
the height of her career, Ewing
traded a lucrative contract offer
from Revlon for an education
in law enforcement. “I got my
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and she graduated with a grade
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REVLON WILL HAVE to do without Kristin Ewing, now
security guard for Tektronix. Ewing turned down a co
tract with the cosmetic company for a career in law ei
forcement.
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