arts
Russian new entry to college
By Kristi Blackman
Of The Print
“It is a challenge, the
students are eager to learn,”
Russian Instructor Judson
Rosengrant said of the three
week old language class.
“The language is very im
portant,” Rosengrant said,
since much of the research and
science data comes to the
United States from the Soviet
Union and there are good
economic, business and
political reasons that make
Russian of very practical value.
Rosengrant has an
undergraduate degree and
Master of Arts in Russian from
University of Southern Califor
nia, and is now working on his
Ph. D. with Stanford Universi
ty-
“I lived in the Soviet
Union as a part of an exchange
program while attending Lenn-
ingrad University. I worked as
an editor of English transla
tions,” Rosengrant said. His in
terest in literature allowed him
to have the opportunity to
translate an autobiography by
LANGUAGE IS INTIMATELY linked with culture. (This is) twentieth-century Russian
a very direct way of understanding Russian Culture, com writer Iurii Olesha, entitled “No
Day Without A Line,” as part
mented Russian instructor Judson Rosengrant.
Staff photos by Joel Miller of his study.
“Students should study
language. For one thing it helps
them understand their own
language,” he said.
His class is working with
the thirty-three lettered Cyrillic
alphabet which is based on an
old system that was derived by
the Greek alphabet, and was
developed by a greek mis
sionary.
The first introduction with
the alphabet is one of baickward
R’s and B’s, upside down V’s,
which could rightfully confuse a
student and make one feel
uneasy. “Students learned
them quickly, there are some
that are not yet comfortable
with the letters,” Rosengrant
said.
His class is in the process
of learning Russian phonetics
and sounds, and are gradually
learning small amounts of
grammar and conversation at
the same time.
“Language is intimately
linked with culture. (This is) a
very direct way of understan
ding Russian culture,”
Rosengrant said.
“We didn’t publicize this
very much. We wanted to ap
peal to people off campus as
well as students. We would
have had more students from
the community if we had,”
Rosengrant said.
The College has this pro
gram because the students
want to take it,” he said. “They
are eager and I’m impressed
with them,” Rosengrant said.
ASG offers movies
The Associated Student
Government at Clackamas
Community College will be of
fering three films for public
viewing in the next week.
20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea: This classic will be
shown Jan. 20 at 1:00 p.m. in
the CC Mall Fireside Lounge.
There is no admission.
The National Adventure
Film Festival: This collection
of short stories will be shown
Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the CC
Mall. Admisstion is $1.00
public and .50 for students.
War of the Worlds: This film
will be offered at 1 p.m. op
Jan. 27 in the Fireside Lounge.
There is no admission.
Marshall Crenshaw tops list of 82’s best records
Broadway travesty “Beatle-
mania” and his voice is
It’s that time again; every somewhat reminiscent of Len
person who has ever written a non’s; high and unclear, unen
review suddenly comes out cumbered with histrionic
with their ten favorites of the dramatization. This is the one
previous year when the old to buy.
year is over. I don’t claim to be
Lou Ann Barton
any different so, without fur
Barton is new to most of
ther ado, here are my choices us, but her smoky style is
for the Top Ten album of 1982 famous down Texas way,
(number one is my very where she has been a
favorite—the remaining nine roadhouse favorite. She
are in alphatical order):
manages to get right to the
heart of a song and discover
Marshall Crenshaw
Crenshaw’s debut album what makes it pulse, something
was remarkably recorded in more famous performers can’t
one short month with a backup always do. The Glenn Frey/
band consisting of three im Jerry Wexler production
struments (guitar, bass and (recorded at the famous Muscle
drums). Still, if they had taken Shoals Sound Studios in
years to make this LP, it Alabama) is smooth and sim
couldn’t be any better. As a ple, and Barton is surely a
writer, Crenshaw’s songs are country/pop singer to be
first rate, and they are such an reckoned with.
infectious lot that I dare anyone
Kate Bush
to resist humming along. Cren
A difficult album-perhaps
shaw got his start imper even a messy one—but filled
sonating John Lennon in the with a fierce, intelligent spirit.
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Kate Bush, unknown to most
Americans, writes with such
sustained insight that to ignore
her any longer is insanity. Few
will truly give themselves over
to this record, but those who
do, who are willing to open up
their minds, are in for a treat. If
one is patient, “The Dreaming”
eventually becomes very satis
fying.
Go-Go’s
Anyone who says the Go-
Go’s were a one-shot act hasn’t
heard this record. While it may
not be as downright, pecularly
silly/fun as their debut, “Beau
ty and the Beat,” “Vacation” is
still full of surprises. The band is
first-rate and Belinda Carlisle is
improving as a singer (they
don’t call her America’s
Sweetheart for nothing). The
twelve songs are tight, and the
songwriting is individualistic,
slick and quite wonderful.
Joe Jackson
An elegant record. “Night
and Day” is one of the best
concept albums ever made,
perhaps because it doesn’t try
to be a concept album-it just is!
The songs move with purpose,
from the sometimes frighten
ing, sometimes comforting
world of big city nightlife to the
calm of a new day. A snazzy
tune, “Steppin’ Out,” was a big
hit on the radio (Jackson’s
first), and the gorgeous, “A
Slow Song” should be.
Billy Joel
A mature, but by no
means sober, work—Joel’s best
record so far. “Allentown” and
the staggering “Goodnight
Saigon” are phenomenal, like
sweeping, epic novels run
through a duck press; these
songs immediately draw one’s
attention, but a charming little
ditty like “Where’s the Or
chestra?” is no less effective,
albeit in a much smaller scope.
Linda Ronstadt
After a much-publicized
stint on Broadway, Ronstadt is
back. Her leave of absence has
given her a heightened sense of
musical understanding and she
turns cartwheels with her vocal
cords here. “I Knew You
When” features Ronstadt at the
peak of her powers; it just
might be one of the finest pop
vocal performances ever cap
tured on vinyl (those shouts of
“Yeah!” are ingratiating). Not
every cut is this good, and the
album certainly doesn’t rise to
the level of her best, 1975’s
“Prisioner in Disguise,” but it’s
a nice listen. And the singing is
sheer heaven!
Roxy Music
Roxy Music is my favorite
group, so this album is natural
ly a pleasure. Not as good as
the masterwork “Siren” but a
step up from “Flesh and
Blood.” The title cut is a wow,
and “More Than This” was a
Top 40 hit (in a career as long
and distinguished as this, it
comes as a shock to realize that
it is only their second). Brian
Ferry’s affected voice, despite
whatever qualms one might
have about it, is still powerful,
and his songwriting skills re
main sharp and alert. Listening
to a new Roxy Music album, all
I can think about is, “When will
their next be released?”
Squeeze
This now-defunct English
band never caught on the way
they should have. What makes
this doubly painful is that they
really know how to deliver a
song. They are definitely a
team, each member fulfilling
his purpose, and Glenn
Tilbrook and Chris Difford are
the greatest songwriting duo
since Lennon and McCartney.
“Black Coffee in Bed” is a ter
rific little number, and the in
tensely dramatic “When the
Hangover Strikes” exudes an
odd fascination that can hardly
be put into words.
The Who
Let’s put it this way: can
anyone hear a song like “I’ve
Known No War” and doubt
that this is a superb group at the
height of their power? The best
Who album since “Meaty, Bea
ty, Big, and Bouncy.”
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