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Serving the campus com- munity for ever 50 years. With a circulation o 4,500, this issue is 8 sages Fountainhead Gresnville, North Carolina 2 August 1978 ON THE INSIDE . . . Heep makes Who's Who p. 2 War on roaches . . .p. 2 Grease soundtrack . . .p. 5 Marshall University . . p. 7 Brewer meets with Board of Trustees By JIM BARNES News Editor ? in 11 a summer meeting Thurs- day, the ECU Board of Trustees heard remarks from Chancellor Thomas B. Brewer and voted by acclamation to retain current officers of the board into the 1978-79 year. Troy W. Pate Jr. of Gddsbao and Ashley B. Futrell of Washington will return as chairman and vice-chairman, res- pectively, of the board. Moving to re-elect the current officers, Trustee Dr. Andrew Best indicated that in a time of aansition, it is perhaps best to retain effective leadership. He then moved for a suspension of the rules of election to allow for a motion to carry for re-appoint- ment byacclaimation. The motion was seconded by Trustee Dr. J. Earl Danieley and passed by the board. HOUSING SHORTAGE In an opening statement to the board, Brewer noted that a housing shortage would curtail growth of the university unless oolutions were found. He stated ynrollmenf figures indicated i net increase of 300 more nmen than last year's dass. en -ver also mentioned that pro- j .s on the stadium addition indicated that the facility would be ready for the September 2 opener against Western Carolina. Concerning Title IX grie- vances brought against the unive- auy Brewer said that "we are going to bypass the regular hearing-procedure type thing and by August 10 we will present to the gnevants what we feel to be a workable plan NCAA INVESTIGATION Brewer told the trustees that no further statements concerning alleged NCAA recruiting viola- tions in the basketball program would be made until an internal investigation was complete. Say- ing only that "we are aware of the preliminary investigation drewer added that ECU would have "the most competitive athle- tic program possible" within NCAA regulations: The basket- ball program and Coach Larry Giilman are currently under invest- igation fa alleged irregularities in the recruitment of D.H. Conley star Al Tyson. In other matters before the board, Chancel la Brewer brought three motions befae the body which "need immediate attention All of the motions were passed by the trustees. PAVED PARKING LOTS The first motion concerned petitioning the Greenville City Council to release the area oetween 9th St. and the alley-way south of the Mendenhall building. A companioi request was fa a oan of $230,000 to pave that and other parking areas which cur- rently are covered in dirt a gravel. Chancel la Brewer indicated that repayment of the loan fa the parking las would be returned hrough parking fees. In answer o a question from Tommy Joe Payne, Brewer said that paving expense would na have an immediate effect on current park- ing fees. Parking fees are now set at $10 per year. SNACK BAR COMPLETION The second request fa ap- proval was fa a loan of $125,000 to complete the snack bar located in the student stae. This loan is to be repaid from profits of the bookstae, which namally are given over to the schoiarshio fund. That last action befae the board went into executive session See BREWER p.3 CHANCELLOR THOMAS BREWER met for the first time Thursday with the Board of Trustees in regular sessior. Photo by Jim Barnes First test-tube birth produces questions By KAREN C. BLANSFIELD NewsEdita The birth in England last week of the wald's first test-tube baby oes na mark the beginning of an jrweilian era of growing human eings in lobaataies. Rather, it is one mae milestone in the progress of modern medical science, one of which will benefit women - no have been unable to rum cniidren, accading to a uccta of the ECU School of Medicine. I think it's a tremendous step faward in the treatment of some kinds of infertility said oh ban Dr. Jarlath MacKenna, n assistant professa of Obstet- icsand Gynecology. "I think it's ery airy he warned, concur- ; with the opinion of the - .ijicoctas who engineered the u jaK.nrough. "It should not be misunderstood that this is some- ning that will be readily available ! .werybody tomarow NO DIFFERENCE The baby girl, ban to Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of Otdham, England, developed from an egg fertilized in a controlled atmos- phere and replanted in the mother's womb when it was ten days old. MacKenna explained that this was the only difference from a namal pregnancy, not mg that the actual site in which conception occurs should not, physiologically, make a great deal of difference. "All that'sbeing done, in this particular case, is that the developing itself takes pises in an atmosphere, an environment, which temperature-wise and nut- ritiovwize is oompstsblewith what it would have around it in the numan body fa ten days See TEST TUBE p.2 President Carter to visit Wilson Saturday By JIM BAFxNES NewsEdita President Jimmy Carter will be in Wilson Saturday fa a three-hour visit in suppat of the tobacco farmers and Democratic senataial candidate John Ingram. Although the visit is a shat aie, with oily two appearances, much wak has already gate into the planning of Carter's trip, mostly effats of the White House, which has set up an off ice in a downtown Wilson hotel. Wilson Police Chief Robert Key has been working with Secret Service agents providing security fa the presidential motorcade. "I think we've about got it all planned so everything will go smoothly Key said. "I have been pre-ptenning the security with federal people all week. I will be calling in extra officers Saturday; all off-duty men will be called in It would appear that traffic and security is all the help the White House requested of Wil- son. City fathers apparently are not being consulted about the itinerary or length of the trip. Those details are being handled from a special off ice leased by the White House in a Wilson hotel. Maya H.P. Benton Jr. will be out of town until Friday, but aides indicated that to their knowledge, the maya was not involved with Carter's trip to Wilson, ins Chamber of Commerce also stal- ed that they had not been asked to join in the planning of the visit. All questions amcerning the visit are being rsfsrrsd to the special office set up by the Whits House. Carter's schedule In Wilson, accading to Sharon Metcalf of the White House press office, calls fa the president to be met at the Hocky-Mount-Wilson Airport by N.C. Govana Jim Hunt and an aseatment of state and local officials. The motacsde will move from the airport to the Wilson County Library, where Carter will address citizens assembled at the library. From ths library Carter will than move to the Heart of Wilson Motel, where he will attend a private luncheon with stats Democrats. Carter is expected to boost the campaign of John Ingram, who is attempting to Sss CARTER, p. 3) ?ass Page 2 FOUNTAINHEAD 2 August 1978 TEST?TUBE continued from p. 1 ttjause this research enables a normal I y-oocuring event to take place when the natural process is impossible, MacKenna sees no moral objection to it. "I think if it is done in the rests of providing a child to b.nebody who is not capable of having a child otherwise, that it is a perfectly acceptable procedure he said. "What it is essentially dcx.ig is bypassing an area of the body that is not functioning prope. ly.and then re-inserting the embryo in its appropriate environment from then on and at lowing nature to assume its course. Which I have no quarrels with ETHICAL PROBLEMS The ethical considerations, MacKenna feels, lie with the NOTICE: Lost and found is now located at campus police station rights of the family and their baby. He is concerned at the "international exposure" of the ni. the sensationalism which could develop from it. and the ensuing lack of privacy which the family would suffer. This consid- eration is, he feels, the reason for the scanty information which has been received, "and rightly so SCIENTIFIC EVENTS MacKenna hopes that the event is treated as the scientific iep forward that it is , and not as a sensational feature. Proper explanations by physicians and media will, he feels, clarify the matter fa the public, and prevent science-fiction horror stories from sprouting. He does not foresee ;he development in the future of . hing like an artificial uterus rtrnich would enable the entire jregnancy process to take plaoe ide of the mother. I don't think that's even motely on the horizon he mphasized. "That's carrying it no the realm of science fiction lere s a heck of a difference ween what's been done and test tube artificial human jvelopment if you will, where you take a sperm and an egg and sort of grow a human. We're nowhere near that and I hope we never get there. ARMYNAVY STORE 1501 S. Evans St. Backpack, camping equipment, boots, shoes, rainwear. Military Jackets. Surplus of all kinds. Special jeans $3.95. The BOOK TRADER 919 Dickinson Ave. Parking on 10th St. Trade Paperback Books For the BOOK TRADERS Hours Daily 9-7 Sun 2-6 A Democrat for the United States Senate fighting for you! Students who want to help in the JOHN INGRAM for U.S. Senate campaign call Randy Ingram at 758-657 for details on our future meeting times. Paid fry by Charlie Webb, treasurer. EDWARD A. REEP, ECU artist-in-residence. Reep receives Who's Who honor By KAREN C. BLANSFIELD News Editor Edward A. Reep, artist-in- residence and painting professor m the ECU School of Art, has been selected for inclusion in the 1978 edition of Who's Who in ? America, a notable reference biography of important contem- porary persons. Before ooming to ECU in 1970, Reep served as painting and drawing instructor for several art schools, and as visiting artist at Southern Illinois University. Other honors include nomination to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a grant award from the N.C. Foundation of the Arts, Presidency of the National Water- oolor Society and an award as .Outstanding Educator of America. Reep has heid numerous shows in United States museums, including the National Academy of Design, the Corcoran Gallery and the National Gallery of Art. and has exhibited in Italy as well MANY SHOWS His works can be found in collections ranging from the Greenville Art Center to the Los Angeles County Museum to the United States War Department in Washington, DC. He has earned two dozen awards in competition for wateroolor. lithography, oils and drawing. Reep holds a long hst of to his credit, in al Army-published books, listing in Who's Who in American Art. Who's Who in tfu Southeast. tnd Who's Whom the West, and other noteworthy ' ? tuthor o' i kjntenl of Wateroolor anil md drawings in- n several other works o' up in New York : in World War II as Captain of Corps of Engineers. He distinguished himself as war- I ondent in Africa and Italy, designing and supervising ductio A nine volumes of the History of the Fifth Army. Housekeeping asks for help in pest war ByTERRE PIRKEY Assistant News Editor Bill Whichard, Direct- or of Housekeeping at ECU urges student and faculty to guard against pests and rodents. "It will take 100 percent from everyone - housekeeping, students, vending people, and faculty members - to conquer the problem Whichard stated. On each floor in each dormi- tory there is a form on "the most noticed bulletin board" that students may sign if they have a pest problem. Each month, Southern Pest Control answers 00! iplaints listed on those forms aocording to person and room number. "But there is another prob- lem Whichard said. "When the sheet is pulled down, our purpose if defeated. This problem is more prevalent in boys' dorms almost 100 peroent over there. We usually only get one out of ten that have pest trouble. Tearing down the sheets seems to occur most during exam times. I guess they have to take out their frustration on-something - Whichard added that if the page is torn down, a student may submit hisor her complaint to the Housekeeping Office or the man slot near the west-end water oooler in Aycock Dormitory base- ment. "We can only serve rooms that report trouble. If we go in your room when you aren't there, without authorization, we break the law. If anyone has a problem in between Southern Pest Control's visits, just call 757-6169 and report It Whichard stres- sed. Each summer the empty dorms are fumigated or "fogged The poison is left out until just before student? return. Although the fumigation leaves an odor, the fumes are unharm- ful, Whichard commented. Whichard pinpointed cooking as the basis of the pest problem. If studentswould use containers for fruit and vegetables - or for any food that collects moisture most of the problems could be eliminated. However, dirty dishes are also an attraction for pests "The academic buildings are never fully fumigated because no oookmg goes on there. Some roaches, a lot of ants, and some mice are found in them, though. iTpeopie woulcTbe more careful when eating sweets and putting sugar in coffee, etc this problem ooi iM 'Ted The Home-Ec and Nursing building is not much of a problem; carefulness and cleanli- ness are taught there. The building is periodically sprayed for ants whichard said. At times fleas are a problem in the dorm when students bring SeePESTSp.3 Mendenhall shut by short By KAREN C. BLANSFIELD News Editor An electrical short in the wiring caused Mendenhall Student Center to be shut down Friday morning for the rest of the day, aocording to ECU Plant Engineer Larry Snyder. The student center was closed at 10 a.m. Friday due to power failure, and crews worked all kend to repair the damagi Mendenhall was re-opened Mon- day morning on schedule. Accor- ding to business manager, Paul Breitman, there were some prob- lems with the air conditioning at thai time, but by ten o'clock they were fixi or ig list of Jit, inciutl- -published s Who in Nho in the Aho in the orthy author o' color and . , in- vVixks 0' New York : in 31 n of He as war- Mncaand jpervising nesof ny. I Nursing t of a id deanli- ;re. The sprayed I roblem in its bring STSp3 all lort CIELD in the ndenhall ut down jst of the J Plant is closed o power ked all Jamage. 3d Mon- . Aooor- ar, Paul le prob- jning si xk they BREWER continued from p 1 concerned Trusts approval for 8 purchase of a medical ? linic m Bethel Brewer indicated that the ECU Medical School has requested the purchase of the Clinic fa use asa training clinic in its family practice program. The leasing of the clinic will funded through the Medical foundation, while the ultimate jurchase revenue for the aoquisi- n of the clinic will be provided nrouQh fees paid by those ?x)eiving clinic service. It wag also noted that the formal installation of Brewer as chancellor will be on Saturday, Octoocr 2b. .u home or away luotban game is scheduled for iat date, to avo'd conflict of . i lute or interest. FOIISTA1JSHEAD needs news writers for the fall Some snlariel positions nre available. Come by FOVISTAlISHEAl) offiees for details PESTS continued from p. 2 stray dogs or cats u 'o their rooms. Fleas are probably the hardest to get rid of. Onoe they get in the carpet, we must use a poison so strong that the student would not be able to stay in the room Whichard requested that "When a person signs the sheet he or she should seal all edible food, move things away from the walls and off the floors. Students just do not realize the liability of housekeeping; it's tremendous. Sometimes we must use a poison that is not as strong to avoid contaminating food, etc exposed in the person's room CARTER continued from p. 1 defeat Sen. Jesse Helms, (R. N.C.) in November. Tuesday, Governor Hunt and John Ingram opened a Welcome Carter headquarters in Wilson and urged citizens to turn out and weloome the president. In brief remarks at the opening of the headquarters, Hunt said that "he (Carter) is our kind of people. He understands us. And he's probably the most moral, Christ- ian and humane president ever to lead our nation. He cares about the tobacco farmer, and he cares about the Democratic party. That's why he's coming here ElrV. Photo by John H. Qrogan HOT, HOTTER, YET hotter still as Dog Days broil Greenville Hause to have musical compositions published ByTERRE PIRKEY Assistant News Editor Robert Hause, ECU Music Department faculty mem- ber, recently submitted two com- positions for publication. Hause's two pieces are "Sonatina an original by Hause written fa violin and piano and 'Tocatto In G Major BWV 916 originally written by Bach for the harpsi- cord and transcribed by Hause for a full symphony orchestra. "I took it ("Tocatto") from a piano copy; when I wrote it I had the larger orchestras, such as univer- sity orchestras, in mind The premiere performance of Tocatto in G Major" was at the ECU Spring Concert on April 25. 1978, according to Hause. Although Hause has compos- ed and arranged pieces before, he had never submitted any for publication. He also stated that he sent scores of both composit- ions and a tape recording of "Tocatto in G Major" toShawnee Press in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. Shawnee Press publishes music of all types, including vocal, according to Hause. When asked how he feels about the publication of his compositions, Hause replied. "I'm very happy. I have compos- ed and arranged pieces before, but never submitted them for publication. This is the first time, and I'm very pleased. Pantana Bob's See You In The Fall ! Fountainhead STUDENT NEWSPAPEREAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY This is the last issue of Fountainhead for the summer. On August 28, registration day, the all new and improved FOUNTAINHEAD will be printed and distributed throughout the campus community. Remember to pick up a copy of the new FOUNTAINHEAD when you return to school for the Fall on August 28. Art & Camera Shop 526 SOUTH COTANCHE STREET GREENVILLE, N. C 2781 COUPON 12 Exp. Color Him Developed and Printed $2.49 MUST ACCOMPANY 20 Exp. Color Film Developed and Printed COUPON $3.49 ' VALUABLE COUPON " MUST ACCOMPANY OftOCR COUPON MOVIE OR SLIDE Ektechrom or Kodachrom Proc 20 Exp $1.49 ??r MUST ACCOMPANY Oft MR PLAZA CAMERA fpfeS ???'??'?. Editorials Page 4 FOUNTAINHEAD 2 August 1978 Bright future for campus media ECU campus media are rapidly moving to the forefront among univeristy media in the state. Thanks in large part to the far-sighted policies of the Media Board, student media, especially FOUNTAINHEAD and WECU, will at last participate in the growth which has characterized this university for the past 25 years. WECU will no longer be an institution unknown to all but a few dorm residents; once the station begins broadcasting FM, students, faculty, and the public will be able to enjoy its varied programming, at least within the city limits of Greenville, and possibly as far as Raleigh, depending on what transmitting power the Media Board and the FCC will allow. The station's format of album rock, with frequent forays into jazz, classical and other fais of music, should be well received by the student body, yet it will still offer something for those who prefer less popular styles of music. This issue of FOUNTAINHEAD is the last in our present tabloid format. Beginning with the Aug. 28 edition, FOUNTAINHEAD will return to the broadsheet format used several years ago. FOUNTAINHEAD will also expand its coverage to include njjcity and regional news. The newspap- er's recerfjHffcscnption to the Associated Press will providefiCfl students with accurate, professional ooverage of university related events throughout the state. The rapid growth of our student media is a natural side-effect of the continuing expansion of both the university and Pitt County. It is now up to the students who work in these media to meet the challenge presented to them and turn out a product which is as good as or better than any in the state. We will no longer gaze upward in awe at the media of other North Carolina universities; at last we can meet them squarely in the eye and say, in the words of former Chancellor Leo Jenkins, "here stands a university Here also is a free and responsible student operated media. Fcxjntdnhead Serving the East Carolina community tor war titty years. " Ware it left to ma to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter Thomas Jefferson EditorDoug White Production ManagerLeigh Coakley Advertising ManagerRobert M. Swaim News EditorsJim Barnes Karen C. Blansfield Trends EditorSteve Bachner Sports EditorChris Hdloman FOUNTAINHEAD is the student newspeper of East Carolina University sponsored by the Media Board of ECU and is distributed eadn Tuesday and Thursday, weekly during the nmer. Mailing address Old South Building, Greenville, N.C 27834. Editorial off ices: 757-6366, 757-6367, 757-6309. Subscriptions: $10 annually, alumni $6 annually. ECU COMIN' THRU " Forum Police Chief Cannon a 'male chauvinist' To FOUNTAINHEAD: Polios Chief E. Glenn Cannon: Your speculation as to why Greenville has seen an increase of rape this summer is very interest- ing, and on the verge of being nauseating. With the insinuation that females are raped because "they're parading back and forth in the room with no clothes on" not only indicates your male chauvinism but clearly reveals your blindness as to the real problem. You seem very sure of your- self in that many women in Greenville "prance around in the room with nothing on A state- ment like that leaves one to wonder just how you know such a thing. And finally we come to your solution to the problem: if women would just take preventative measures not to prance around in front of their windows with no clothes on the incidence would surely decrease. Well I have a solution to the problem that is as equally asinine as yours: why don't we just surgically remove the penis of the "suspicious looking person(s) lingering a- round the neighborhood Unfortunately, the raper would be less humiliating to me than the attitude you have expressed. Janet Blanchard Gun l tlllCI contained 'erroneous assertions' To FOUNTAINHEAD: Several erroneous assert- ions were made in the July 26 editorial, "Gun Control: Yes The Second Amendment clearly stipulates that "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed This is an inalienable right, not conditioned upon the existence of a militia. The editorial implicitly blames guns for homicides committed with guns. The editor forgets one thing people, not guns, commit crimes. What is needed is the administration of justice. According to the results of a recent survey sponsored by the American Law Enforcement Of- ficers Association, two thirds of the nation's law men believe that mandatory national firearms reg- istration would have no signifi- cant effect on crime. The proposed change in reg- ulations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is a way of bypassing Congress (the elected representatives of the people) to institute national firearms regis- tration by bureaucratic decree. The start-up, paperwork, and annual operational oostsof such a data bank would far exceed $4.2 million, the the figure quoted in the editorial. Despite the prohibitive finan- cial costs, I believe the greatest danger inherent in a gun-registra- tion progress of this magnitude is the potential for the information to be used to confiscate guns. It is better fa a citizen to have a gun and not need it than to not have a gun and need it. The Second Amendment guar- antees citizens the means to protect themselves from attempts on their lives and property by criminals. Senator James McClure ob- serves: "The regulations propos- ed by BATF are not merely unauthorized by existing law, they are demonstrably in direct contradiction to the legislative intent of Congress. This blatant attempt to usurp congressional authority demonstrates onoe again that certain government officials consider themselves to be above the law. Nothino in the Constitution that I ar aware of gives gun control advocates the right to pass law by decree Sincerely yours, Lyle Barlow Forum policy All Forum letters must be typed or neatly printed and contain the author's name, sign- ature, and their address or phone number. Grease ITie soundtrack has WJ 'humor and sweetness' 2 August 1978 FOUNTAINHEAD Page 5 By JEFF ROLLINS Assistant Trends Editor Watching the play or the movie Grease one is bound to miss much of the music, at least many of the less obvious things about it, because his attention is occupied with the action going on stage or on the screen. Listening to the soundtrack of Grease, though, in the privacy . comfort of one's own grotto, one becomes aware of many nuancesof the music, of little bits of humor, sweetness and musical pastiche that went by him at the movie or the play. The music to Grease is funny. It is a light parody of tie Hit Parade fifties-style rock an1 roll. The people who put the musical together did not attempt to stay within the strict limits of leather - lacket. flat-top goldies though. The title song for instance is very much a seventies post-disco number and the fact that Frankie Avalon sings it does absolutely nothing to change its modern character The song "Grease" more than adequately introduces the muacal. The soundtrack is full of places where the music does not even allude to fifties-style AM radio. For instance on "Greased Lightening" (for those of you who've seen the movie this is the song that they sing about their souped-up jalopy) there are about fifty measures of a distinctly post-hard-rock guitar solo. The guitar solo is clearly a musical, stylistic anachronism but that fact does not diminish our enjoyment of the song. In fact, it calls attention to the fact that the musical is a spoof, not an imitation, of the fifties and the juxtaposed styles appeal to us as a humorous, unexpected contrast. Another instance of the new meeting the old is evident on the Sha-na-na song, "Born to Hand Jive There is a section of the song that is surprisingly disco- like. The arrangemental tongue-in- cheek is much of Sha-na-na's appeal. The Fifties are camp now (rather, were camp about seven years ago and are now just reaching the high-school bourge- oisie in the form of the movie) and the musical makes the most of it. One of the most interesting things about the soundtrack is that spoofs of fifties songs co-exist with real hits from that decade. Frankie Avalon sings a dehciously ludicrous spoof-song "Beauty-School Drop-Out" and Sha-na-na?k an equally ludicrous version of real Fifties song "Blue Moon. This mixture of the spoof along with the real thing spoofed is one of the most delightful aspects of the album. Olivia Newton-John oomesoff better on the soundtrack than she does in the movie. It's difficult to imagine a character like Danny (John Travolta) actually doing anything with a character like Sandy (Olivia NewtonJohn) ex- cept worshipping her from afar because one feels he would just crush her to death. Travolta is too hot and Newton-John is too cool. A relatonship between them would be like trying to mate a hot dog with a bunch of cotton candy. Even towards the end of the movie when Sandy doffs her pom-poms ("Good-bye, Sandra Dee") there is a lack of chutzpah Larry Carbon's guitar playing is outstanding Beginning In the early seventies with the Crusaders, he made quite a name for himself with his impeccable feel for his instrument, and since that time has played, with everyone from Al Jarreau to Steely Dan. JOHN TRAVOLTA AND Olivia Newton-John in a scene from Grease "lack of oomph about her newly assumed sensua- lity which makes one wonder exactly how deep it goes. Nevertheless, mellow marsh- mallow Newton-John does have a pleasant, if tepid, passable voioe. Her performance of "Hopelessly Devoted to You is the best thing she does and that isn't too good. The same song done by Bette Midler would be much better. John Travolta is either singing above or below his range on the whole album. One senses that he has a good voice somewhere if he could only find it. There is something undignified, un-star- like in his falsetto and something too ersatz-Elvis Presley in his basso oon brio. The supporting cast is good Trends and comes across as strongly on the soundtrack as it does in the movie. Stockard Channing's Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" is a short song and possibly the wittiest in lyrics and performance on the whole album. All the Sha-na-na songs are expectable Sha-na-na. If you like them you'll like them. The stars and the cast have an exuberance though that makes the album a really fun thing. The short-comings, i.e. Travolta's voioe and Newton-Oohn's lack of oomph, all conveniently may be interpreted as intentional gauch- erie on their part, and one really doesn't mind interpreting them that way. If you're really a Travolta hard-core case, or have a Newton- John sweet-tooth this double album would probably be worth the money. Otherwise, you'd do better to wait for their next pot-boiler. Album provided cour- tesy of Record Bar. Carlton 's guitar is 'superb' By CHRIS FARREN Staff Writer To those of you who take interest in reading the credits on the back of album oovers. this name should be immediately recognizable To those of you who don read the backs of your albums, go check a few out, and I guarantee you will find this name more than onoe. For years Larry Carlton has been one of the brightest most sought after studio guitarists around. Beginning in the early seventies with the Crusaders, he made quite a name fa himself with his impeccable feel for his instrument, and since that time has played with everyone from Al Jarreau to Steely Dan. Carlton's style ia ver?"tile enough for just about all kinds of music. Unfortunately first rate studio musicians don't always make first rate solo albums. While Carlton's expertise on the guitar can not be debated, his songwriting and production can. The production and mixing of this album are nothing more than adequate, and it seems suprising to me that a musician who has always been surrounded with quality performances as a studio musician would allow his solo effort to be so poorly recorded Carlton's guitar playing is superb, but is mixed much to loud to the point that one has to really conoentrate on the rhythm track and mentally remix the sounds themselves . Howevei ah these things aside the album certainly does have some redeeming factors, and I am probably being a little hard on it because I expected so much. Carlton s guitar playing shows influences from a wide variety of people, (Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, B B King; but he has managed to combine these blues mfluenoes with his own jazz flavorings to produoe a style that is refreshing and truly unique. His playing is extremely fluid and lively. The best cut in the album is the danceable Room 335' whose trendy beat and intense guitar lines make you tingle by the final chorus, but at times sounds a little too much like Steely Dan's Peg without vocals. Other standouts on the album are the blues ballad "Only Yesterday" and the Latin flavored "Rio Samba Six of the eight cuts on the album are instrumentals, and the other two should have been. Carlton is an excellent guitarist but a lousy singer The music is very contemporary, a jazz base with crossovers from many other idioms. If you are into the guitar at all, this album comes highly recommended, and despite the disappointing jobs of recording and mixing, Carlton's guitar is outstanding and nearly makes up for these inconsistencies UKBES Page 6 FOUNTAINHEAP 2 August 1978 The Driver 'drowns suspense in a fashionable flood of brutality; blood' By STEVE BACHNER Trends Editor Suspense is a question, and the question now is: "What is happening to Suspense films in the Seventies?" God help us if movies like The Driver provide the answer. This answer is not a happy one. Had the producers attempt- ed to parody other suspense films Capezio Danskin MBARPE,LTn 805 Dickinson Ave. Greenville. N.C. 752-5186 such as Bullitt or The French Connection (films that feature car chase sequences which disting- uish them) then the ride might be palatable. But The Driver is devoid of any joking or high-spir- ited, facetiously elicited sex. There wasatime in the Sixties when the glorious era of the private eye thrillers was succeed- ed by some very fine spy suspense stories. It was a logical progression: the spy of the screen was very much the same man as the private detective had been. He was a loner; he was a bit of a rebel against established powers but worked for them, chippily, because he believed in right and justice more deeply than his flip wisw '? might have indicated. The Driver doesn't fall into any of the Sixties' categories of suspense films nor any of the miK EArS 101 OFF EVANS SI AAALL Seventies' "new waves, angries, or undergrounds Bruce Dern plays an angry cop thirsty for the arrest of the elusive "best wheel-man in the busi- ness" (robberies, et. al.). One would have thought he might be a little more selective in choosing his scripts in the wake of his more successful films - this summer's sleeper Coming Home, notably. Ryan O'Neal plays "the dri- ver" with the absence of verve that the script obviously calls for. I can't fault the cast. "The driver" regards the world with a cynical eye, jaundic- ed by experience, and this is just as well because he is not too surprised when he is double- -crossed by everybody. As a psychological thriller, The Driver falls flat on its faoe because it is not redolent of the fears and weaknesses, the sense of imbalance and insecurity, which should constantly seem to erode the structure of our urban civilization. Like Dirty Harry, Bruce Dern has withdrawn, at least ethically, from the organized police so as to free himself fa a no-holds-barred shot at O'Neal. Unclear motiva- tion on his part as well as on the parts of the other characters, including sexy psuedo-love-inter- est Isabel Adjani, take us on an obstacle course that leads no- where. The Driver doesn't offer even the simplest foundation of compelling us to wonder what is coming next. This is the essence of story telling. The producers of The Driver should have known this instinctively. They are too quick to jump on the suspense bandwagon and they render suspense as their only ingredient. The camerawork is as crude as the voioeless acting; the charact- erizations simplified to the point of caricature. If a suspense story is what they are trying to sell, they have yet to learn how to tell it. This package includes only its fair share of violenoe, some of which results in the film's only genuine surprise. The twist comes midwaythrough The Driver when a two-bit hold-up artist, promised his freedom by Dern if he will play along with a set-up that should land O'Neal behind bars for the first time, crosses the driver and then gets oocky. We are led to believe, early on, Ryan O'Neal, Isabel Adjani and Bruce Dern V that O'Neal's code of ethics doesn't permit himtocarry a gun. We are never given any reason to believe otherwise - so when he pulls a .45 out of his jacket and lays his double-crosser to rest, it is certainly an effective moment. This sequence hardly pulls the film up from the depths of its own listless style, so I don't regret having spoiled the surprise for any formerly unwary potential viewer. is a 90 minute vehicle for two 15 minute chase sequences and forces us to squirm during 60 minutes of filler. It seems that suspense in the classic mold is being drowned in the fashionable flood of brutality, blood and slick car crashes. A movie is a creature of fashion; and fashions, by defini- tion, fade and are supplanted. As the wild rush of "freedom" to the "I would gladly swap 'The Driver's'90 minutes for the famous 11 minute car chase xSrectedwith such verve by Peter Yates in the 1968 'Bullitt The Driver promises some imaginative stunt driving and it delivers in this department. The film opens with a 15 minute chase sequence that involves at least eight patrol cars on the prowl in hot pursuit of O'Neal. The film concludes with a 15 minute chase sequence that involves at least 50 innocent drivers, one bad guy and no patrol cars they would only be getting in the way. The Driver, hence, in essence, screen subsides, there will be more films which take the best of the new liberty and ally it to the most durable of the old disciplines. I would gladly swap The Driver's 90 minutes for the famous 11 minute car chase directed with such verve by Peter Yates in the 1968 Bullitt - even though the streets are conveni- ently devoid of any traffic during the sequence. Good Food THE TREE HOUSE Good Drink Good Music And Good People 2 August 1978 FQUNTAINHEAD Page 7 arshall to be improved ByCHRISHOLLOMAN Sports Editor This is the final in a series of jting reports on ECU'S 1978 football opponents. The Pirates home opener will be September 2, Against Western Carolina of the Southern Conference. Marshall, one of the Southern Conference's newest members, (had quite a rough go of it last I year. The Thundering Hero won It seems that with such a strong offensive team returning this time , and a 1,000 yard rusher last year, that Marshall should be in for some additional winsasopposed to last year. This could and should happen but 'he defense which allowed a whop- ping 34.4 points per game last year must be improved upon to oome up a winner. Ellwood feels that the two biggest weaknesses in his defen- Sports C. W. GEIGER no league games and won only two the entire year. Things look to be different this year however as head coach Frank Ellwood welcomes back 34 lettermen. The vast majority of those lettermen were starters last year. In fact the Marshall offense returns all eleven of its starters. The best of those eleven is Marshall's first 1000 yard rusher, C.W. Geiger is his name and if Marshall's 1978 opponents are smart they will take Geiger seriously. At the important quarterback positior senior and three year starter Bud Nelson, 6'1 - 206, will be at the controls of Marshall's Power-I attack. Tim Campbell, Mike Bailey and Bob Campbell all were lettermen at the running back positions and all return this time. Kevin Jackson and Ray Crisp are the receivers. At the center position Greg Smith returns to anchor a tough front wall. At the guards Sylvester Drobney and Dan Wells are the big movers with Matt Games and Howie Harris playing the tackle position sive troops are the linebacking and the secondary positions. At the linebacker positions six different lettermen will fight it out. They are Hobart Phillips, Mel Adderton, Dennis Bellamy, Mike Sprouse and Luke Spmcer. In the secondary Sam Kinker will provide experience. The line returns George Elliott 5'11 - 225, at middle Dave Kirby 6'Q- 230 and Brian Hite6'1 - 246 at the tackles. In summing up Marshall's chances for the 1978 season it appears that a lot of what happens to the Thundering Herd will no doubt depend on how much better the defense is than last year. The offense has the people to get the iob done but, unfortunately all the offense in the world isn't going to help Marshall if that defense doesn't get more stingy with the yardage. The Marshall schedule looks rather tough also with games against UT-Chattanooga, East Carolina, Kent State, and Miami Ohio bmg faced When all is said and done it appears that the Herd will probably move up the conference ladder but still end up a game or two short of a winning season unless the defense comes on strong. MATTGAINtS SYLVESTER DROBNEY PRESSBOX By Chris Holloman Ficklen almost finished Work on ECU'S Ficklen Stadium is nearly complete as of this week. The trim work and work on the pressbox is expected to be completed in plenty of time fa the home opener against Western Carolina. The new scoreboard for Ficklen Stad.um is expected to be n sometime in the next two weeks according to Athletic Director" Cam. The scoreboard will be fully computerized and have a rnessage board The scoreboard itself will be the second largest that th.s company has made. It is 40 feet long and 18 feet high. The ever changing Southern Conference will again be a problem for Virginia Military Institute and finding conference opponents. VMi must oiay five SC games to be eligible for the title but because of the Xnnin, of the conference VM. only plays three Southern Conterence opponents. Thus games against William and Mary and East Carolina will count as Southern Conference games. Last year VMI had to count William and Mary. Richmond and lost by one point to ECU. The Keydets are defending SC co-champions. Th.sooming season ECU sent.re 11 game schedule will be telecast this fall by WITN-TV (Channel 7) in Washington. The show win be a one-hour edited review of Pirate football for he week including the important action and scoring plays from the previous day's game. The format is similar to the national telecasts of eDame football The games will be aired at 11 30 a.m. and again at 11 30 p.m Sick Jones and former ECU runningback Ken Str.yhorn handling ;he commentary. This fall a familiar number will be missing when the Pirates take to the field fa the opener against WCU. The number ,s 99 and the player ,s Wayne Poce. Last spring Wayne sutured a knee ,n)ury and will be red sh.rted fa the coming V?J such a dedicated player w?l have to sit out fa a year "?"?? part in the spat he en,oys the most The bright spa ???"??? ? that Wayne will be able to play in 1979 fa the Pirates. H.a ability as a leader on the field will be missed this fall. Harold Randolph, the famer Pirate linebacker and All-America seems to be makmg a real impression on the Dallas Cowboy staff. In an exhibition game last weekend Randolph, also known as too small " intercepted a pass and ran 40 yards fa a touchdown With more play like that. Randolph should make the Cowboys roster th.s fall. Fall football practice to start next Saturday .UU?f?S Bu, we have good people with f ? ,1 '?) ? By SAM ROGERS Assistant Spats Edita Mae than 150 players are expected to repat fa pre-season practice at ECU next Saturday when the Pirates will begin preparations fa their season opener against Western Carolina. A taal of 38 lettermen return from last year's team which finished 8-3 including wins over AtlanticCoast Conference schools N.C. State and Duke. Among the 38 returning let- termen will be 13 starters with seven oi defense and six on offense There's a la of wak to do to have the kind of defensive team we want and the kind o season we want to have said head coach Pat Dye who will jin his fifth season at ECU ?But we have good people with more expenenoe than we've ever had coming back befae, so I know we can have a fine club this fall The players will repat Satur- day, August 11 with a phao session scheduled that maning. Physicals will be given Sunday and a light wakout may be held later in the evening. Practices without pads will be held through Wednesday with contact drills scheduled to begin Thursday. The NCAA prohibits practices with pads fa the first three days. tCU has always attracted numerous walkons, which are players who oome out fa the team without a scholarship, and this season will be no excpetion. See WALKONS p. 8 11 !9f ;v r T 9 y ' , canfflrnEENINUMBEfl 21 will lead ,ne Pirate ' Jarfsor-wlle mil ,?n Ml fellow M??n.M ttm L,?"ZS, ?. ?ft. "? ?? ?,? ,n a wee Page 8 FQUNTAINHEAD 2 August 1978 Walkons will be important to ECU football once again continued from p 7 than 50 walkons are d to report fa according to ECU assistant coach Dick Kupec. It's impossible to tell exactly how many will actually show up fa practice said Kupec. "We maJly get anywhere from 45 to 50. But it s Man l to tell how many will actually make the lean The Pirate coaching staff signed 27 high school seniors to grant-m aids last season while several walkons from last year were awarded scholarships. Two players who were expect ed to play key roles for ECU this eaaon have already been Senior Wayne lxilt. a th ?iterman at defensive ta reinjured his knee last month and will be out for the y? Pool e will be eligible to play next season. ! reshman quarterback Olive i elton suffered a severe knee injury two rveeks ago during tio fa the North South Boys Home ah Star - held in Ralei) UNC By SAM ROGERS Editor A' ECU s season opener Western Carolina draws the I mtly Besi eason i - tile commu- ? ECU alumni and students '??: bombarding the office with calls concerning ticket arrange- ments for the N.C. St - a I rtplyhavi Three years ago, tickets to I rte and North Carolina to the put was no limit I amount ot tickets anyo ? couid purchase. But the 1976 Carolina game in Kenan Stadium was a ell jt and the last three N.C State games in Carter Stadium have been played before apa ity crowds ne been real ui I about the ticket sit ion admits Edwards. Mo the poepie who have ca found out there an admission tickets havi md joined the Pirate ( We like toencourage people to go i1 the Pirate Club because the seats u get with season tickets in Ficklen lium will be much better and the athletic de- ? with funding choiar- ngly. Edwards has alls and ?' ' ' ' ?' ? thered with favors from pi I leneral a mission ticket ailed me and ked for any special favors. I rea"y ?te anyi doing it eithi Edwards, a native pf. Green- ville, has always been closely involved with athletics. She was a member of th women's basketball if am: "Roy Roaerx wuvLfe ecwH?AHT STUDENT ID. (AGO (EXPIRES SBPT I, W78) VVITM THf PURCHASE ?AWy PL4TTe?. &HOUJ CASHETS, UillDQ 'SOU - W&D 2?e nUUf0 THL)C5- SAT 2. 2A? g g. ClpthiscoifX)n! And get three gemes for only $1.25. ( Per Person Rate ) LOCATED BESIDE RIVER BLUFF ARTS Phone 758-1820 team fa two year sat Chi cod High School (now D.H. Con(.V) and worked with students in the ECU Financial Aid Office for a number rejoining the athletic irtment last Jam I'd always been a big Pirate fan but I never though; I would the chance to work in the athletic department. noted Edward. "But when the chance came along. I jumped at the opportunity !)'?! the job I was real ? I to CAMP-OUJ l XPi All nighl camping in front of the ticket off i been going on fa a nui ('ears at North Carolina and N C. State, and f dwardi the same thing come Sept 5 when tickets for the UNC and N.C. State games ao on sale for ECU er Mil b a few peq ?.ml i dv problems witl te I 90ld thai s it i just wa ?- ?? lisapp l??? N i ? imention halt I own of Greenville THIS WAS THE scene in 1976 as stuc Us camped ?ut m ,ront ol Mm9es to buy bCU-i VC football tickets, this year. same tnmg is expecteo to nappen again N THERE IS A DIFFERENCE Tickets for UNC- NCSU games iOUCATIONAl CfNTfR TtSTPRtPAHATION SPECIALISTS SIWCl 19M Visit Our Ctntfn And Se Foi Yourself Wiy WeMakf The Differtnct ( Uiv. I ?M ft WWfcendj f "i 'lasses m yoiii area (ill 919489 820 Suit 10? Croft Hldq 2634 Chappl Hill Blvd Durham, NC It If) I Outside Hi Mile ONI t CALL TOLL FREE 800-223-1782 A limited supply of tickets for students will go on sale for the N.C. State and North Carolina football games Tuesday, Sept. 5 at the ECU Athletic Ticket Office in Minges Coliseum. Students may purchase two tickets to both the State and Carolina games with a student I.D. and an activity card. Cost of the first ticket will be $4.00 and the additional one will b?; $8 oo rickets for the State and Carolina games will be available the same day, according to ticket manager Brenda Edwards. No general admisison tickets will be available to the public. All non-students must be member of the Pirate Club to purchase tickets to the UNC and State games. ECU opens its season Sept. 2 when the Pfrates host Western Carolina in Ficklen Stadium. rheECU ricket Office will be m 8:30 to 4:30 p.m