THE MICHIGAN REVIEW' Volume 13, Number 10 The Campus Affairs Journal of the University of Michigan February 8, 1995

Controversy Surrounds Code BY GREG PARKER

T HE CODE. OTHERWISE known as the Statement of Student Rights and Respon­

sibilities (SSRR), this document was the center of much controversy dur­ing the past few weeks.

While the Code has never been absent of d.ispute, the latest events commenced on Friday, January 27, the date of the now infamous Lavie vs. Welch SSRR hearing. The main debate centered on the issue of an open hearing; Welch, the defendant in the trial, demanded a hearing open to the public. With Lavie, the plain­tiff, fervently against an open hear­ing, the Univemty of Michigan balked at first. But with the watdldog Ameri­can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) breathing down its neck, the U-M eventually complied with a la~t minute decision to "open" the heai-­~()ne'matt;il4''8ti:Il~~ un .. ' clear: no recording of the hearing was allowed, except the ofticia1 U-M re­cording, which would subsequently be withheld 1i'om the public. In a re­cent development. however, a few per­sistent Michi8an Daily reporters were given access to the recording via the Freedom oflDformation .Act.

Along with the open hearing de­bate, the role of Judidal Advisor Mmy Lou Antieau came into question. She remained present during the student judicial panel's deliberation, and her influence as an advi80r became an issue. According to one student judi­cial panel member, Antieau never meddled in the deliberations - she merely remained present to answer procedural questions. Antieau even aaked the panel if it wanted her to leave during the deliberations, and the penel declined. The panel mem­ber was sure that Antieau had no influence on the outcome of the trial. The panel found Welch "guilty," and it deemed a letter of reprimand a

sufP.cient punishment. Welch plans to bring the case before a civil court.

Transcending the trial was the idea that the SSRR is not JlereSBmy in

dents professional representation at SSRR hearings to taking the word "physical" out of the description of "physical harassment." Other amend-

as United States residents and as University of Michigan students."

Ethan Kirschner, chair of the Stu­dents' Civil Liberties Watch (SCLW), agreed. "Our question to the adminis­tration is not only 'what justifies the need for a non-academic code,' but also, 'can they administer it impar­tiallyand fairly.' It's our position that they have shown neither. And the way that they administer the Code must be fundamentally changed if the Code is to remain."

Keenan questioned the University's motives, stating, "There must be a clear and rational eXplana­tion as to why the University should be threatening a student's academic efforts to get some kind of non-aca­demic conduct." .

the first place. Fortuitously, the date for amendm en hearings was the Monday fol­lowing the hmmg..iuuHY 30. The same 50 random student members of the judicial board who served as jurors in the Code hearing also partici­pated in the amendm en t

OpiniOl;lS concerning the content eo.. democrlCY or "rnockracy" exist under the Code? of the SSRR aside, most are very happy ments sought to remove the infamous that a quonup. (at l~ 26 out of 50) of "30 mile radius" Univeisity sphere..o( ..... ~studentjudicial paneliats finallyu.

process. The significance of these amendmenthea:rlngs is that this was

, th.., firittime in the 'histOry of the Code that a quorum of26 panel mem­bers attended; the amendment pro­ceedings took place for the first time.

Students and student groups sub­mitted proposed amendments to the SSRR; the student judicial board then listened to a small debate concerning the said. proposals. After hearing all potential amendments, the panel went behind closed doors to deliberate and vote on the amendments. 'Ihis is where the amendments ClUTently stand; the University has not released the panel's recommendations. The amendments will only be enacted pending approval from the Board of Regents.

A myriad of groups proposed amendments to the Code. The Stu­dents' Rights Commission (SRC) of the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA), the Office of Student Affairs, and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), among others, all submitted amend­ment proposals. These proposals in­cluded everything from allowing stu-

inftueneetDandaW in the Code: - sembled. to contemplate the amend-Even the amendment process, ments.

glazed with democracy, raised a As Antieau stated, "I am very ruckus,. The SRC's amendments mys- happy that a quorum of student panel teriously were renumerated, and all members were present. I have a great groups' amendments, except for those deal of faith in the decisions made by of the Office of Student Affairs, were well-informed students." She added, divided after submission into a nearly "[The student panel] deliberated on incomprehensible order. the proposed amendments for nearly

"In the end, students and con- three and a halfhours and expressed cerned faculty looked disorganized satisfaction at successfully imple-and inept while their issues became menting the amendment process." unnecessarily complicated and con- The status of the Code rests in fusing to the panelists," said Vmce limbo. Antieau believes that "some Keenan, chair of the SRC. form ofnon-academic discipline policy

If anything, the recent events con- will continue to exist on the U-M cerning the Code have brought the campus ... [T]he community response issue out of the closet and into the measured. by individuals who file com-spotlight. MSA Representative Fiona plaints under the policy strongly aug-Rose said that the "[SSRR] s1rips stu- ·· gest there is a need.." And while some dents of their civil liberties and of simply believe that the Code should their constitutionally enumerated not exist in any form, and that the rights. By denying students open hear- U.S. Constitution satisfies the need ings, denying them attorney repre- for any "code," the fact remains that sentation, and denying them accee8 the SSRR does exist, and it has the to hearing transcripts for public us- potential to affect all members of the age, the SSRR compromises our rights University community. m

3 Quietly Flows the Dean 4 From Suite

One 5 Electric Snapple Acid Test 6 Interview:

Mark Scott 9 Book Feature: Prozac Nation

Dean ~;IlIQeUgU­raI coIumn:F1iPPing chan· nets wi1h Beavts.

Where.'sJhat famous Michiijiri'~t political activism Wtien we need it?

Introdudng Greg Parker's column: What if Darwin went to Ann Arbor Instead of the Galapagos?

The Detroit radio host discusses liberty, individual rights. and whafs prowJing in the White House.

Author Elizabeth Wurtzel discusses the content of her new book.

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o SERPENT'S TOOTH.

The rumor mill indicates that supermodel Claudia Schiffer has br0-ken her engagement with illusion­master David Copperfield. Welcome back to reality, Mr. Magic Man.

1be new Star Wanr series will feature original trilogy actors Harrison Ford and Came Fisher. Mark Hamill, bet­ter known as Luke Skywalker, will not join the cast, speculating that the aging stan wiJljust be "zipping around in anti-gravity wheelchairs."

Kathie Lee Gifford told the media that abe practiced for days for her big national anthem perl'ormance at the last Super Bowl. In a related note, Regis Philbin is recovering nicely from a aeries of suicide attempts.

L.AP.D. officers admit they left cof­fee stains on the hood of O.J.'s im­pounded Bronco during their investi­gation of the vehicle. However, police would not comment on the bloody Dunkin' Donuts boxes.

Popular cartoon hero Grape Ape was assasinated in Tucson last week. A University of Michigan Residence Hall Association terrorist group is being held for questioning.

O.J. Simpson's attorneys continue to maintain that he will riot receive a fair trial because he is being denied his constitutional rights, and is al­ready considered guilty. You'd think they were trying him under the Code.

Speaking of overexposure, Shaquille O'Neal is bei:hg featured on a series of Valentine's Day cards. What a perl'ect way to say, "I really don't care about you."

President Clinton's long-winded "State of the Union" address was a . colossal waste of time. Everyone knows the Union is in exrellent condi­tion. Now ifhe gave the "State of the Frieze Building", or "of the NatSci Building", well then maybe, but the Union? Come on, Bill.

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TOP TEN NEWS STORIES OVER­SHADOWED BY THE O.J. TRIAL: 10. Clinton announces "Buy the Presi­dent a Big Mac" federal mandate. 9. Siskel and Ebert deported for say­ing they actually liked Ethan Hawke's Before Sunrise. S. Newt Gingrich gets tough on FDA; demands free Prozac for Congress. 7. Bob Dole picks running mate - and he has six headsl 6. Second AI Gore discovered under rock in western Malaysia. 5. U.S. Senate announces it has "mis­placed" Constitution. "Can't remem­ber" first ten amendments. 4. Eight year~ld Tommy Wilson calls seven year~ld Betty Sue Free­man a "dummyhead" on an Alabama playground. Jimmy Carter inter-

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venes. Idchigan Review are tax~ under SectIon 501 3. Eight year~ld Tommy Wilson (c)(3) of the Intemal ReveIlle Code. We have no respect kicks Jimmy Carter's ass. for the lAS or Itlr( ~ ~ agency that JUSIIies 2. Jimmy Carter writes a poem called coercion (oops - that wcQd be II gcMtfIlrre" agencIes).

"Wh Tomm Wiilso Kicked M Ass " We aIeo have no IeIlp8CI for IueaucrIIs who camet fobv Y ~ .~ y. thH own procedll'es (Le. the Code) and practice due

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o QUIETLY FLows THE DEAN

Zen and tb.e Art of Beavis BY DEAN BAKOPOULOS

T HERE IS AN EPISODE OF MTV's Beama and Butt-head in which the two lads face the

honible dilemma of spending a few hours with nothing to watch on televi­sion. After finding no pleasure in making themselves vomit or throw­ing garbage cans at each. other's heads, the twoeome ward-01f'lV withdrawal seizures until something of interest comes on the air.

Though the show has been la­beled an offensive glamorization of mischief by self-righteous critics, amid the sundry bathroom jokes is an intelligent parody of the American mind. Intentionally or not, Beavis and Bun-head is a pop culture phenom­enon, and a grotesque depiction of what the American mind might be­come. Will our generation become a collection of channel-tlipping zombies who care only for a warm. TV and a bellyful of nachos? When one thinks about it, Beavis and Butt-head's catch phrases are eerily similar to pervad­ing sentiments in American society.

Change the channel, Butt-head. Yeah, thiiJ BUcks. It's funny when Beavis and Butt-head say it. But they are degenerates with the mental ca­pabilities of tree frogs. Yet, the edu­cated and mentally sane American alao is revealing this attitude. Change the channel. This sucks.

The average American attention span is getting shorter by the minute. While Beavis and Butt-head have perfectly valid points about changing the channel (let's face it: Wmger does suck), the average American is "flip­ping channels" at a rapid pace. News­papers across America, inspired by USA Today, dedicate themselves to pulverizing the news into easily-di­gestible, lightly-battered nuggets. CNN Headline News, an international phenomenon, is all t)le news crammed into a tasty thirty-minute block. Such trivialization of the news would be acceptable if the rest of the media actually was interested in analysis and critique, but it's not. On the day of the president's State of the Union address, more analysis was given to the opening of the O.J. Simpson trial in most major U.S. newspapers.

Then again, the media should not take all the blame for the fiasco of America's attention deficiencies . They're simply catering to the taste of the American society. The O.J. Simpson trial, a festival of decadent

Quietly Flows the Dean is tM o.utJwrls new column. It wiU appear regularly in the Review.

" journalism, intrigued America for a while, and we said, "Hey, keep the quick read paperbacks and the TV

Monday evenings I'll be found watch­ing Melrose Place). We live in a pretty grim world, and going to the theater

movies coming," but now that ...­

intelligent shows like The Simpsons and films like Shawshank Redemp­tion remind us that the entertain­ment industry can be a wonderfully enriching part of American culture. But too often these types of products cannot make it in the American me­dia arena, because they make us think and, therefore, they suck and, conse­quently, we change the channel.

it's starting to cut into General Hospital, we say, "Hey, enough's enough already!" The movie the­ater is a place we go for enter­tainment, but try and make us think for a minute while we're there and, well, then we just won't go see your movie; we'll go to the multi-plex and see Forrest Gump again. MTV, soaring in popularity, is practically founded on the principle of American at­tention deficiency. Ironically, Kurt Cobain's first monster hit, an MTV favorite, demanded, "Here we are now, entertain us." That's exactly what the media are doing. Entertaining the piss out of us.

A good indicator of this is the pathetic state of American literary tastes. Last year, the average American read less than one book. That's a fraction of a book for each American, a ample pages in 365 days. And the books read were pretty much TV anyway. Robert James Waller, the richest and worst author in de­cades, has just released Border Town, a book certain to be a best-seller like his Bridges of Madison County. Waller, who is sickeningly the most popular author of his time, writes nothing more than literary takes on soft-porn, made-for-'IV movies. But he's been on the best-seller list for the last 119 weeks. And John Grisham, America's other imminent man-<>f­letters, pretty much writes books that easily are twisted into movies for the masses. Outside the realm of fiction, spiritual "gurus" who write books like Embraced by the Light and The Celestine Prophecy are pretty much assured a weepy slot on Oproh.

But whether it's 'IV, film, or books, pop culture, now more than ever be­fore, is reflecting some noteworthy and troubling attitudes in America. One attitude insists that if you make a film, a book, a show, or a speech that makes us think, or challenges us, or questions the Establishment, we're going to change the channel on you. Keep us laughing or on the edge of our seats, or you might as well shut up, because this sucks.

There is nothing wrong with things that are purely entertaining. Comedy for the sake of comedy can be an art in itself. Sleaze for the sake of sleaze can be a vicarious dip into a pool of decadence for a two-hour block. Escapism is not a bad thing on occa­sion (in fact, rumor has it that on

Bow down before the God of Beavis.

The Roman leaders governed by a philosophy of "Bread and Circuses." Basically, if the masses have a few loaves of bread, some olives, and a jug of wine, toss in a few gladiator matches, an execution of a Christian, and a cluuiot race, and you have your­self a contented population. Will we become a society that needs a tub of buttered popcorn, a large pizza, and a six-pack of beer, toss in a Jerky Boys flick, a Danielle Steele novel, and aorne reruns of Major Dad? Will we flip channels as our University establishes conduct codes, as our government

or sitting in front of our Good Friend tramples civil liberties, and as our TV for a few hours is not an evil of own consciousness becomes a numb, society, nor is it even a hint of a threat spinning microcosm in which we can to our appreciation of culture. In fact, munch on Fritos and say, "This sucke, some damn entertaining and equal!y _ ..... --cllange the channel?" Ml

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o FROM SUITE ONE

Revive Student ActiVism

A s A DISTINGUISHED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, the University of Michigan holds a reputation for selecting and educating a politically and socially active student body. With only students at the

University of California at Berkeley as close rivals , U-M students traditionally have defended their principle8 quite vehemently. During the most recent years, however, such activism has been virtually absent from campus - at a time in which ita importance never has been greater.

Today's apathy on campus :runs rontrary to a long tradition of extracurricular activism at the U-M, activism that culminated, perhaps, during the 1960s. A call for increased student activism today, though, is more significant than a reque8t simply to embrace nostalgia or uphold tradition. While students ignore campus affairs, the U-M administration and the Board of Regents continue to enact initiatives that are hostile to individual liberty, academic or otherwise. Such statutes include the Policy for Scheduled Use of the University of Michigan Designated Outdoor Common Areas (the Diag Policy), the Student Policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs, and, most prominently, the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, better known as the Code.

Enacted by the regents on January 1, 1993, the purposes of the Code, as written in its preamble, "are to define students' basic rights within the University community and what students may expect of the University and to explain the academic community's expectations ofits student members, including the standard by which student behavior is measured.." In practice, the initiative regulates student behavior, extending to 30 miles off campus. 'The document claims that it "protects the freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution," a statement that would be amusing if it was not so brazen. Its incredible asaertion notwithstanding, the Code disregards the Constitution, as well as freedom in general.

Several examples exist to support this claim.. The very existence of the Code places an accused student in double jeopanly - a questionable action, given the Fifth Amendment - for the Code prohibits behavior that is already illegal under federal, state, and local laws. An aCC'l.l.8ed student under the Code may not have an attorney speak on his behalf, as is customary in criminal court. Ajury, additionally, may convict students under "clear and convincing evidence," a rejection of the long-standing "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard of American jurisprudence.

The existence of the Code highlights the importance of student activism, especially regarding campus affairs. A quality education is dependent upon academic and personal freedom, for a college student must learn the responsibilit.jes that come with adulthood and self-sufficiency. Besides suppressing the constitutional rights of students, the Code also gives the U-M an illegitimate power to control the behavior of students. This is not an appropriate function of a university, and it adversely affects the higher educational experience of students.

Faced with an initiative such as the Code, it is necessary for students to act on behalf of their rights as well as their own best-interests. The recent Code amendment hearing illustrates the importance of student activism, for this may be the most direct and realieticway to alter the Code. The amendment prooe8S calls for a panel of 50 students, ofwhich 26 will constitute a quorum to act. The panel ~d achieve a quorum on January 30, the latest amendment hearing, but this was the third attempt in about a year to do so. Thus, student apathy forced the panel to delay ita amendment hearing for about a year. Such a wait is costly, for the U-M, with the Code, continued to violate the rights of students during ~t time. , ..

Perhaps a more ambitious manner in which to change the Code is to appeal directly to the Bo8rd ofRegellts. The regents are, after all, the officials that enacted the Code, and they constitute the body that holds final approval of any change. Due to the filet. tha~the re~ts are elected officials, it is possible that public opinion may sway their opinions and, ultimately, their votes.

A third way for students to alter the Code includes the U-M tradition of political protest. Faced with an apathetic student body, the U-M administration easily may act many way it chooses, for there will be no backlash from the students. FUrtherinore, the media are not likely to thoroughly cover any local action that does not hold some degree of contxoversy, an action undertaken by the U-M included. If such an action resulted in a significant student protest, the U- M may reconsider its decision.

For over two years, the U- M has oppressed the rights of students under po~ BUch as the Code. Now is the time to revive the tradition ofU-M student

. actiNism,. for this.is the only way to restore freedom to campus. Mt

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o COMMENTARY

Don't Raise the MiniInUlll Wage - Abolish It

T HERE HAS BEEN MUCI!' ''DEBATE RECENTLY OVER THE minimum wage. Indeed, Bill Clinton featured the issue prominently in his "State of the Union" address - stating that he will propose an

increase in the minimum wage. In defense of his position, Clinton wrapped himself in the rhetoric of class warfare and egalitarianism, stating that it is simply unjust that someone could be asked to work for $4.25 an hour. In short, Clinton argued that the state has a responsibility and a duty to make sure that everyone receives a "livable wage." While this may sound good and just, in reality, if Bill Clinton gets his way and the minimum wage is raised, more people will be unemployed than before and the people hurt most directly by the legislation will be the underclass.

To examine this issue more closely, it is necessary to get away from the emotional arguments often presented by those who favor an increase in the minimum wage, and look at what the minimum wage actually does. 'The minimum wage, to put it bluntly but accurately, makes it illegal for someone to choose to work for a wage that the state sees as unacceptable; the minimum wage creates compulsory unemployment. And inevitably, the people who are hurt by such an act are the lower classes of society - those whom, ironically, the legislation is attempting to help.

Many people who are now considered part of the "underclass" simply do not possess skills that warrant a job that pays $4.25 an hour, and definitely not a job that pays $5.15 an hour, which is the level to which Bill Clinton would like to see the minimum wage raised. These people effectively are excluded from the work force because of the minimum wage; while the government can mandate an increase in the minimum wage, it cannot mandate what people's skills are, and unless the government is willing to pass a law stating that employers must hire people at a wage that they don't deserve, the result of the increase in the minimum wage is going to be an increase in unemployment.

Indeed, the only positive thing that comes a8 a result of the minimum wage is an increase in the. size of the underground economy. People get around unjust and punitive laws (which is exactly what the minimum wage is) and will operate in the underground economy. 'The minimum wage forces this activity and an increase in the minimum wage will only increase its frequency.

But while as gratifying as it may be to see the state deprived ofits tax booty from those who are willing to work around the law,.:this.qoeanot Iilake up for the thousands of people who at'e;fo:tced into unemployment and who do not join the underground economy. '!base people are the real victims of minimum wage laws. We should not forget them. The minimum wage should be abolished. m.

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February 8, 1995 THE MIClflGAN REVIEW 5

o THE ELECTRIC SNAPPLE ACID TEST

The Origin ofATIn Arbor's Species BY GREG PARKER

GROWING UP, EVERY­thing I ever heard about Ann Arbor concerned the sup­

posed "freaks" and "weirdos" and "hip­pies" and others who marched to the beat of a different drummer. But in all my experience with the city of Ann Arbor, never have I seen all the «freaks" and "individuals" and other assorted characters I had always heard about. In fact, I have come to the conclusion that the common myth of Ann Arbor being the "weirdo capi­tal of the world" is just that - a myth.

But what about Preacher Mike or Stoney the Clown or other prominent fixtures of the city? What about all the "radicals" here - you know, those pesky hippies that actually care about civillibertiea? Isn't that why they aill our beloved town Freak City, U.S.A? Well, not exactly. Sure, Ann Arbor has ita fair share of chaJ'acters, but they only represent a fringe group. They are outweighed greatly by all the "normal" people of the city. It's true. Sit on a street comer or even in the Diag and contemplate the passers­by. rd bet at least 98 percent can be classified into one of two species: stu­dents or AnnArboritea.

Many of us are already ramiJier with both the student (Latin name: fraterniti8 alternitivi8) and AnnArborite (Latin name: javati8 Volvotum) species. But their subtle nuances are sometimes overlooked. Students act like they own the city, AnnArborites actually do own the city, but feel guilty about it and claim to be socialists. Students all listen to their favorite Seattle-band of the moment; AnnArborites listen to National Pub­lic Radio. You get the point.

Of course, there are sub-epecies of each group. There's the pseude>­intellectual coffee shop groupies from the AnnArboritea and the College Republicans from the students. Also, don't forget the Kerrytown mbgroup of the Ann.Arl>orlt.ea, who only BUb­aista on gourmet food. But don't let theae marginal dift"erences fool you. 'The general tzaits of the studenta and AnnArborites remain constant throughout each respective category. Solt oflike the dift'eren~ between the gray fox and the red fox; theyTe both foxes, but one's gray and one's red.

'The habitat oftbe student is what the AnnArborite moddngly calls the

GnwParit.er i8 G IIOphanore in econom­ic. and ma1KJgi"8 editor of the Re­view. This is tIw fint orQck ~ AU new column, "The El«:trU: Snopple Acid Tat,·

"student ghetto". The "student ghettD" essentil!A1ly contains everything bounded by the following four points: 1) frat-land, over on Washtenaw; 2) sport-land, by the stadiums; 3) the Hill Area; and 4) the area behind Rackham. To students, this area is where "it" all happens . To AnnArborites, this area is where "shit" happens; Le., things they don't want to deal with. But it is ironic that however much the AnnArborites mock the "student ghetto," or even call it such, this urban complex is responsible for much of their well-being.

1"he AnnArbori te dwells in places the stu­dent doesn't even know exists. Hey, you students, ever hear of the

tation. Both species are known to walk, but many are known to bike. Both creatures are quite daring on these two-wheeled machines 0' death, and they are not confined to either the sidewalk or the road. They simply drive anywhere, anytime they wish. To make matters worse, the sidewalks are not only clogged with these bikers but pedestrians as well; combine this ;;IlZWfd .' \i ' s:eaw:::. W" . M . fIt»a!IIfi _ 21

Devonshire are~ or the ... II--A--:,--d- O-f-students .......... ~t ! basks In the noon-day 1Un. area west of the Clty, past Ashley? Probably not. Students have rarely been observed outside of their "ghetto," let alone venturing into the confines of Devonshire, where hostile AnnArborites exist. But that's per­fectly explicable; rarely do the AnnArborites venture into the "stu­dent ghetto"; those damn students are 80 immature.

But what do they eat? As I said before, many of the AnnArborites are seen in coffee shops; they have been known to exist for weeks at a time on a steady diet of espresso and cappuccino and maybe a croissant or two. Once or twice a week, however, they will dine at the current "in" Kerrytown restaurant. Their diet is hearty, but it is expensive and best described as "stuffy and gourmet."

Students, on the other hand, are primarily scavengers. Like the carp that dwell in the wild Huron River, students probe the bottom layers of sediment for only the tastiest morsels of nourishment. How else do you ex­plain the existen~ ofBlimpy Burgers and the now defunct Gumby's and even Taco Bell? Of course, younger students flock to the cafeterias. Here, the carp metaphor again comes into play, as cafeterias seem to scavenge society for the '"cheapest and best" food deals. And W& know what that means. In fact, the thing with cafete­rias is that they take the scavenging out of the hands of the student and inin the hands of a bureaucracy. What a deal. Oh yeah, let's not forget about the significant proportion of students that are vegetarians, as opposed to the omnivorous variety.

One of the only things students and AnnArborites actually agree on is their respective modes of transpor-

with an instinctual tendency to walk out in front of oncoming traffic and the matter only gets worse.

Linked with transportation is methods of storage. Both students and Ann Arborites share a propens!!i)l.~

to carry backpacks. What either spe­cies keeps in these mysterious con­tainers is unknown; experts think they serve a purpose similar to that of a kangaroo's pouch. Both species have been observed keeping highly inte1-lectualliterature by Sartre and Fou­cault (if you can say his name you're a pseudointellectual - sorry) in these sacks; my personal theory is that these books are simply used in coffee shops as a sort of camouflage.

Students and AnnArborites are undoubtedly interesting creatures. They are great to observe in the wild - and Ann Arbor is a great natural habitat for both species. But if stu­dents and AnnArborites cover 98 per­cent of the habitat's population, what about the other two percent of "char­acters" mentioned earlier in this ar­ticle? Well, those species haven't been catalogued yet; no one knows where to begin. But with this information, heed this warning: the destruction of the rain forests has left many thou­sands of species uncatalogued; we wouldn't want the same thing in hap­pen in Ann Arbor, would we? Save Ann Arbor! Mt

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6 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW February 8,1995

o INTERVIEW: MARK Scon

Detroit's Voice of Freedom O N JANUARY 31, JAMES A.

Roberts, II of the Review in­terviewed Marie Scott, a De­

troit radio talJr. show host. Mr. Scott's llhow airs on 'WXYT radio, 1270 AM, Monday through Friday from 9 a .m. to noon.

MR: WhIt It the proper role of the sbIte In a frlllOCilty?

SCOTT: Just to protect its citizens. If you're going to rome to the ronclusion that you have to have a state, that you have to have a form of government, it would be to protect its citizens and to give you a rourt system to adjudicate differences. 'lbat seems reasonable.

MR: Thefe.e some libertarians who do belleYe that government will Inevitably ~ upon the righta of the lncIvidualand, 1huI, they claim that government might not even be nee III Ft. What It yow view of thIa 1IIIrtIon?

SCOTI': I agree with them. Show me where government has not ultimately trampled on the rights of the citi­zenry. We, of rol.lr13e, witness that in this day and age every day - not just on a federal level, but on a state level as well. Of course, we look at the Randy Weaver situation in Idaho and Waco - whether it's Ruby Ridge or whether it's Waco. To trample the rights of people who have a peculiar belief or religion is absolute madness. So we have a federal government that thinks that you're peculiar in your religious beliefs, .and they can rome in and do what? Whatever they want! Perpetrate genocide - that's what they did in Waro. It was all govern­ment sanctioned. You know the mad­ness of that is that people are not as outraged about it as they should be!

MR: You. a lot about IncIviduaI ~ on you' pfOgfwn. WhIt It .. phIoeoptic8 basis of ristD? Where do thay come from, in ottw war .. ?

SCOTT: Man doesn't get to rights until he gets to politics. So philoso­phy, as a particular chain of events, goes from metaphysics to epistimology to ethics, morality, and politics. It has to be baaed on reality. In other words, it has to based on the fact that man exists. Existence exists - that's where it all begins. The right to life, liberty, and property is a universal right. It may not be recognized so by the gov­ernments, but then again that's a political problem. 'There are no rights exrept individual rights; group rights is an oxymoron, it's a fiction, it's a lie, it's a contradiction. You can't have

group rights; you can only have indi­vidual rights.

MR: You've stated on yow show a nLmber of times that eighteenth century Americans thought In terms of the individual, whereas today people tend to think in terms of the collective. What do you think has accounted for such a change?

SCOTT: The education sys­tem, moat definitely, colleges, the university setting. It's the all pervasive philosophy of the rollective and that the endjus­tifies the means. They think they can have it both ways -they think they can have indi­vidual rights, and they think they can have more than that; they think they can have group rights. They think that all righta should be based on the axiom of the greatest good for the greatest number, which is nonsense because if you broke that down - and I've used this example before many times - you would have how­ever many people live on your block deciding that they want you to sacrifice your life for them, and they1l be able to take your life. If they view that as the greatest good, and they're the greatest number, that's the great­est good for the greatest number.

MR: What do you think this chang. In philosophy has meant in terms of Uberty? -What consequences has It held for liberty?

SCOTT: We have a president called Bill Clinton sitting in the White House, a sexual predator who prowls the White House, a guy in which there is so much mystery surrounding him and people who have been involved with him, from deaths to murders to all kinds of accidents - not to men­tion the filet that we are marching, we are rolling pell-mell down the hill full- steam toward aocialism with this president! And we have a Congress that only plays games - they just tinker around the edges. It's a lot of blue smoke and mirrors. We hear tre­mendous rhetoric - everyone decides that they're jumping on the band­wagon to talk about freedom and lib­erty and the right of property owner­ship, but on the other hand, what are they delivering? The total antithesis to it. It's kind oflike what Peikoff said when he said we march through his­tory, we waltz through history - the­sis, antithesis, synthesis.

MR: You've cited the problem that govern­ment can grow so out of control that it

tramples upon the rights of the individual. What do you believe II the rnoIIIpractical and most realistic way to reduce the size of government at this point?

SCOTT: I think you can only do it through the congressional process

errment, do you believe that limited govern­ment II actually possible?

SCOTT: I think it's possible, but maybe the question should be, "Is it probable?," and I don't think it's prob­able. I'll be very surprised if we ever get back to a constitutionally limited republic without a civil war. I hope we

.' do. 'That's my hope, but we know what hope and faith are based on, don't we?

MR: How can libertarians become a more prominent force In American politics?

SCOTT: Forget the wine and cheese tasters, for one thing, and do what the Jon Coons have done. Get out there, roll up your sleeves, and get into the fray.

MR: rd like to talk about the right of center movement in general for a moment. Do you believe that it II possible to resolve the differencea between the libertarian and c0n­

servative movements or are these move­mentl inherently opposed to each other?

Mark Scott: Lover of liberty SCOTT: I don't know what these ,lXlovements are about, when you say

because it's through legislation orre- · ... ' "movements." The battle is quite pealing legislation - actually, that simple: the battle is statist versus would be the best method. Taking the free men, and you're either going to be taxation that has been placed upon us a free man or you're going to be a part from the Reagan era right on through of the welfare statism that's been ere-and just rolling back the taxes - that ated in this country and around the can be done with the stroke of a pen. world, for that matter. And you can't Ifwe want to downsize government, sit on the fence; it's not a matter of we can do it quickly. shades of gray. Those are absolutes;

those are blacks and whites. MR: There's been a lot of popular support for what you've just said. So given that, why hasn't Congr881 done the things that you've said they need to do?

SCOTT: Because the people who are in power are too firmly entrenched. This is something that has rome about over a period of sixty, seventy, maybe eighty years. You know, they gave us the Federal Reserve and the taxing policy in 1913. They snuck that through; they lied to get it in. They made the Federal Reserve something that it wasn't. The idea or the notion that we can get offintrinsic value in our money is what caused Congress to become the drunken sailors that they are. There's no accountability, they don't have to be accountable. Here these guys have been in office for years and all of a sudden they're tell­ing us that they want to undo all the things that they've been doing for how many years. Can you believe them? Can you trust them? I don't believe them and I don't trust them.

MR: Given the enormous size of the gov-

MR: Many have said that talk raclo played a very important role in the November elec­tion. How do you view talk rado as a force in American politics?

SCOTT: It can fire people up, but it doesn't make the decisions for them. Witness the gentleman that I talked to in this eleven o'clock hour who called and says he listens to this talk show host and that one and another one and he reads the newspapers and he watches the news. That's how he gets his information so he can make his decisions. He wants input from other people - people that he trusts - but he's still going to make up his own mind. In other words, he's not a lemming. In other words, this is not a cult. In my audience, between nine and noon, these people won't take directions from their mothers, let alone take direction from me. They are their own people. That's what makes this an interesting go-around, and makes my audience very special. This is a unique audience. It is unique from what is across the country. m

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February 8, 1995 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 7

o EsSAY

Take a Dose of Volunteer ism ~~"

BY MORAN KBlsBNAN

V OLUNTEERISM SERVES many purposes. For those who oppose an encroaching

government and aoci.a1.ist laws, it of­ten serves as an alternative to gov­ernmental programs that try to man­date the end of homelessness, pov­erty, hunger, illiteracy, and other ills. But everyone realizes that this is a sham. 'I1lat is, it is not enough to simply point out volunteerism, for volunteerism in the United States lacks participation. Many who sing the praiBeB of volunteers do not put enough time on the line. They should.

The first reason to act is that volunteerism is the only method ca­pable of 80lving the aforementioned social illa. 'These ills are caused, at the root, by the attitudes of people, re­gardless of whether they are "ill." As long as t;he poor are simply "other people" who receive money and "get­well" packages in the form of govern-

Mohan Krish1J4n is a 8Ophomore in aer06pace en.girureriTYI and an CJ88is· tam editor of the Review.

mental stipends, they will be just that - other people. These programs will continue to separate them fromjobs, permanent housing of their own, and from the feeling of accomplishment that drives successful members of society.

Likewise, the government, sec­ondly, only has a limited amount of funding for social programs. More­over, it does not have enough to ad­equately help the few that receive its aid. On the other hand, the time that those in society can sac:ri1ice is signifi­cant.

The third reason is that volun­teers are compensated liberally with happiness and a sense of achieve­ment. This is something that one can­not appreciate from the outside. It is not the sort of thing that comes with a money-back guarantee; those who go looking for it rarely find it. The only way to ever experience this joy is to volunteer without reservation, without expectation, and without re­gret.

Furthermore, there is plenty of evidence that volunteers bring a com­munity together. For instance, Par-

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. they make their children more active anything. Therefore, such programs in school, because they support chil- as high school "community service" dren more than inactive parents do. violate the very definition of

Aside from asking what benefits volunteerism, as the concept ofa ~ volunteerism has, the other question willed offering is destroyed. Enforced concerns why people should volun- community service and volunteerism teer, and if they should at all. Some are immiscible. That is not to say the people volunteer because of civic duty, government shoul~ totally remove it-or because of religious conviction. That self from volunteer organizations; is, similar to the nobkslJe oblige of the however, it should offer money alone European aristocracy of old, they feel and not groups of "volunteers. " Many that help is required and they are groups have coexisted with the gov-capable of giving it, and that they are ernment in this manner for years. therefore bound to society, or to God, Governmental encroachment is, to do so. Others volunteer simply be- of course, no reason to avoid volun-cause of the joy it gives them and the teering. It must be made clear that fun they have. volunteerism is the cure to society's

Yet others, undoubtedly, volun- ills, and that socialist programs will teer because they are forced to do so. never meet success. For the American The government is butting into even Disease is more like the common cold this, the inner sanctum of citizens, by than a heart failure . No transplant forcing students and non-violent can ever occur, and no outside drugs criminals to do community service. or operations can heal it. The TIlls is a very dangerous thing. Not government's cough syrup can make only are these "volunteers" often less people feel better, but only the body's motivated, they also are not volun- own defenses can ever make it well teers at all. _. -'~' again. m

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8 THE MIClllGAN REVIEW February 8, 1995

o PRO/CON FORUM: TERM LIMITATION

Term Limits Limit the State BY JAMD A. RoBERTS, D

A LLUDING TO ITS potential impact upon the American political system,

George Will has called term limita~ tion the moat important ronstitutional question oftbe 19908. It is this poten­tial impact that has bred controversy, for term limits will alter the manner in which Congress functions. This change, however, will be overwhelm~ ingly positive: Term limitation will not only limit the time that a member of Congress may serve, it will limit the growth of government itself.

Perhaps the most important -and moat ignored - part of the United States Constitution is Article I, Sec­tion 8. the enumerated powers of Con­gress. Included to protect the rights of the individual from the actions of the national government, the enumerated powers define, quite precisely, the legitimate functions of Congress. Any congressional action that extends be­yond what the Constitution strictly states in .ANcle I, Section 8 is illegiti­mate and unconatitutional.

Deapite the intentions of the

Framers of the Constitution, the enu­merated powers of Congress now ex­ist only in constitutional theory and perhaps a few American history courses. In reality. members of Con­gress - each of whom pledges upon inauguration to uphold the Constitu­tion - support and pass legislation that extends well beyond the powers that the Constitution grants.

A recent Cato Institute study finds similar results. The study states that there exists U a culture of spending in Congress" and that "the propensity to spend increases with time in office." It divides Congress into two groups: junior members - those senators with 12 years or less experience and those representatives with six years or less - and veterans - those senators and representatives with more than 12 and six years of tenure, respectively. If only the junior members had voted in several important recent votes -as would occur under term limitation - the tax increases of both George Bush and Bill Clinton would have failed, while the Penny-Kasich $100 billion spending cuts would have passed in the House.

Certainly the most desirable way to curb the excessive spending and taxation of the national government would be to strictly enforce the limita­tions in power found in Article I, Sec­tion 8. Yet in a political-era character­ized by a massive expansion of the state, this optimal course of action is not likely to succeed. Thus, one must find a secondary means to reach the specified end of limiting government.

Given the Cato study. one reason­ably may assert that statism is more prevalent in the veteran members of Congress. If the Constitution has failed to effectively limit congressional spending. perhaps term limitation is a viable and realistic option. As the Cato study concludes. u a term-lim­ited Congress would create more fis­cal responsibility and less red ink. "

Perhaps the most persuasive ar­gument against term limitation is that it may limit voter choice. diluting the democratic process. 'This argument is flawed because it makes two falla­cious assumptions: first, the United States is a democracy; and second, democracy is the most desirable p0-

litical system. The very existence ~t"0'

the Constitution suggests that the United States is not - and never was intended to be - a democracy. for the document places strict restrictions upon the will of the majority.

In regard to the second assump­tion, the United States and the Con­stitution are undemocratic for good reason. Democracy holds equality of participation in the political process as its highest value. The fimdamental flaw of democracy is that it does not guarantee to protect the rights of the individual. If a democracy does not protect these liberties, it is not any more dignified than an authoritarian dictatorship. It is true that term limi­tation is, to some degree, undemo­cratic. yet a gain in liberty outweighs any loss of democracy. Americans should seek to ensure individual rights, and not uphold democracy sim­ply for its own sake.

Term limitation is certainly not a miracle solution. Yet it is a reason­able response to the problem of exces­sive taxation and spending. and it is one that will help to dismantle the leviathan that is the United States government. Hi

Term Limits Limit ChOice BY NATE JAMlSON

T HE AMERICAN PUBLIC'S growing disgust with the fed­eral government has led to

considerable popular support for lim­iting the terms of elected. representa­tives. The Republican partis vaunted Contract for America calls for term limits, as do many prominent colum­nists. Several states, including Michi­gan, have already passed laws limit­ing terms. Both the existing state laws and a propoeed constitutional amendment to enact term limits are bad ideas that Congress and state legislatures should defeat.

The primary argument in mvor of term limits is that mandatory limits would eliminate veteran imcumbents who are out of touch with the Ameri­can people, thua enauring that Con­pea is more re&poD8ive to the wishes of the electorate. Admittedly, an en­trenched, unaccoutable Congress is a massive pJ'Oblem, but term limits are not the way to alleviate this.

The elimination of mctors that give incnmbenta an unf8ir advantage in eJections - especially in the HOU8e of Representatives - would be the moat effective way to ensure that memhen of Congress who do not act in the beat interest of their constitu-

ents have no advantage. Currently, members of Congress have free frank­ing privleges, which means that they can send mail to an of their constitu­ents, free of charge, ostensibly to keep them abreast of important issues. 'This mail, however, is usually little more than campaign propaganda, and con­tributes to the high name-recogni­tion that accounts for the overwhelm­ing advantage that incumbents pos­sess. The elimination of this privlege would not only give challengers more of an opportunity to defeat entrenched incumbents, it would also save money.

Increased access to the actions of congressmen would also have a posi­tive effect on their behavior. Under the control of the Democratic party. recent Congresses have closed a ma­jority of committee meetings to the public. The Republican-controlled l04th Congress has eliminated the rule that allows virtually any mem­ber of any committee to close proceed­ings to the public for any reason. 'This new openness will help eliminate those members who are out of touch with the electorate. If a constituency sees that its member of Congress is an alTOgant fool, then it will be likely to vote him out of office at the next opportunity.

If the name recognition advan-

tage could be removed or limited, then voters would be much more able to judge the candidates according to their ideas and ideologies. If the electorate thinks that a particular candidate -incumbent or challenger - would do an effective job, then it will vote him into office. If an incumbent has a voting record with which his constitu­ents do not agree, than he will be defeated. Mandatory limits are un­necessary if the general public knew the tendencies ofits elected represen­tatives, which only a more open legis­lative process can ensure.

The primary benefit of term lim­its would be to remove "career politi­cians," those members of Congress who see the election to public office as a long-term career move, growing less interested in serving the public and more interested in perpetuating their lucrative careen as their length of service increases. The elimination of incentives to "make a living" out of serving in Congress, such as a high salary and a substantial pension plan, would eliminate career politicians.

One detrimental aspect of term limits is that they would lead to con­fusion and discontinuity in Congress. There would be a large number of rookie congressmen and senators at the start of each Congress, and these

inexperienced legislators would ac­complish very little. One may argue that an inefficient Congress is good because 80 many laws are detrimen­tal to freedom and individual rights. Yet the massive, bloated federal gov­ernment needs to be disassembled and demolished, something that can only be accomplished by an effective Congress dedicated to doing so.

Term limits would have the added drawback of forcing effective legisla­tors into early retirement. Not all long-term incumbents are out of touch with the populace. Enforcing manda­tory term limits could remove mem­bers that have a positive effect on constituents.

Mandatory term limits are one solution that has been proposed to the problem of entrenched, out of touch legislators who support programs and policies that are not concurrent with the wishes of the majority of Ameri­cana. Rather than take away the free­dom of voters to elect whomever they think would do the best job by impos­ing term limits, this problem could be solved. by other methods which would not only Jn88IVe the essential tenents of democracy, but would also lead to a better informed electorate and, with that, a more responsive, responsible Congress. Hi

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o BOOK FEATURE: ELIZABETH WURTZEL

Prozac, for Everybody BY DEAN BAKOPOULOS

I NA COUNTRY IN WHICH bands like Stone Temple Pilots freely spew unbridled anguish

on MTV, and American cinema pro­duces easily-digestible bits of gen­erational angst like Reality Bitu, it's no wonder that one of the nation's hottest and hippest young authors is El.izabeth Wurtzel. Wurtzel, a young woman who has battled chronic de­pression since the age of eleven, re­cently recounted her pre-Prozac days of misery in Prozac Nation. Her cur­rent national book tour brought her to Ann Arbor, where she further dis­cussed the agonies of growing up, as her subtitle states, "'Young and De­pressed in America."

Wurtzel, who has been labeled the downtrodden spokeswoman for Generation X by some critics, and a whiny bitch by others, appeared to fit neither of these descriptions in per­son. Instead, she was charming and witty; a smart young woman you ex­pect would have been homecoming queen as opposed to the tormented girl hiding in the locker room, listen­ing to the Velvet Underground, and slashing her legs with razor blades. But that was W~el, and that was the kind ofpain that only grew worse as she grew up. W~l. who is becoming some­

thing of a pop culture figure herself, has mixed feelings about the media's glamorization of depression. With all the bands and movies that fit into a prepackaged. format of undirected. bit­terness. one must wonder if this is just a trendy phase. to be screwed up and to blame your parents. blame the world. blame your brain. But Wurtzel views pop culture's fascination with depression as an indicator of some truly desperate feelings in society. "I think the fact that it can be prepack­aged reflects more on our culture than anything else." she says. "But the media makes it seem interesting, and that's what bothers me."

Indeed. pop culture has always honored the chronically miserable, from Emily Didtinson to .flIll Moniaon to Kurt Cobain. Yet Wurtzel main­tains that there is nothing glamorous about depression. adding that for ev­ery depressed artistic genius like Sylvia Path or Ernest Hemingway, there are thousands of people suffer­ing silently. "The majority of people who are mentally ill or depressed are homeless peop!e,peopl&'fiilling down

Dean Baleopoulos is a sophomore in English and features editor of the Review.

in the streets. people we don't see," nuclear family as the "first mistake," able." she says. a concept which killed the ideas of the Regardlesa of what causes depres-

Later she says, "For every extended family and an agrarian, co- sion, drugs like Prozac seem to be a Hemingway genius, there is someone operative culture. With the birth of definite aid in helping those who suf-in angst and misery writing poetry the nuclear fiunily in the 1950s, Ameri- fer from mental illnesaes. But is there that's just terrible." And even those cans underwent what Wurtzel calls a risk of becoming a nation of people who become great artists are still the "first kind of isolation we experi- dependent on chemical "happy pills .... miserable. Wurtzel believes that the enced." 'This isolation led to the social rather than a society that faces its famously depressed "don't love it at explosions of the 1960s. "It's always problems and deals with them? all; they hate it ... Kurt Cobain would funny to me when I hear Dan Quayle Wurtzel explains that she is tom on have given up any talent he had just types pining for that time (the fif- the topic. While she believes that scr to have been happy." She stops and ties)." she muses. "I mean the sixties ciety should address its problems. she collects her thoughts for a moment. would never have happened if that is bitter with pessimism when she and with a worn smile adds. "'Yeah, was such a happy time." says. "Sometimes I think that we'll down with art." Today's American life is very de- never solve the social factors anyway,

Obviously to Wurtzel, and the tached and isolated, according to so hey, Prozac for everybody! Why thousands who suffer from the same Wurtzel. Like her own parents, she not? I mean, what are we going to do?" condition, pop culture and its artistic sees a country in which divorce is Obviously, some people fear a stereotypes are not at the root of prevalent and the family is meaning- Prozac Nation. At her readings on people's misery. There are definitely less. She calls it a "nomadic, druidic" January 24 at Shaman Drum Books chemical, genetic, and environmen- culture. a culture that is "destabiliz- and at Borders, the Church of tal factors. But what about society? ing and very scary." While Wurtzel Scientology passed out anti.-Prozac Does the world breed. or at least per- will not blame society for her illness, pamphlets, to which Wurtzel re-petuate, mental illnesses like chronic nor does she . consider it the root of sponded by saying that she thinks it depression? Wurtzel thinks that there chronic depression, she does see some is no one else's business what drugs is certainly some correlation between correlation · between individual de- people take to relieve their pain, be rising numbers of depressed Ameri- spair and poor social conditions. She they recreational or prescription. cans and the society in which they believes her depression was partly "Who the hell .am I to judge? Ifpeople live. chemical, and partly "a protest to a are willing to take the risks. let them.

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Pat Metheny." Kicks It BY GREG PARKER thing, the "beat" is prevalent through states, "'Th.e whole issue of drum loops

the album. While the percussion as- is something that interested me be-

W HEN PATME'IlIENY SAT sumes a relatively rhythmic role, as cause I've been involved with sam-down with Lyle Mays to opposed to an active role a La pIing and all that stuffanyway ... So I write We Live Here, he Metheny's older work, the septet still started collecting these drum loops

"wanted to look at how it felt to [him] interacts with the rhythm section with from different sou.rces and tried to right now in America." Combining creativity. Don't let a drum loop fool find ones that inspired me to want to drum loops and sampling, the Pat you; there is much more going on than improvise over them." Metheny Group has captured the es- it seems. And listen to the ride cym- In the land of today's greatest Bence of modern music and has bal. According to Metheny, his "main jazz guitarists, populated by Metheny, adapted it to a improvisational, Mike Stem, John jazz fonnat. ..-.. Scofield and nu-

Metheny has always been at ..-: merous other vir-~e forefront of jazz, be it solo ~r .. ~..,:tf' tuosos, Metheny WIth the Pat Metheny Group. His I "'~ reigns supreme. PltMMhenyGroup first album, ::~ ., ~ His creativity is W.Uve,.",. Bright Size Life - ~ unmatched, and Genen (see box below), -r..... his ability to L-____ -..J set Metheny groove, as there is apart from the rest; classics like no other way to the eponymous Pat Metheny Group describe it, is be-(ECM, 1978) fonowed. Metheny and yond that of his his compadres have never compro- peers. The amaz-mised their musical talents, and ing thing about it have set the paradigm of modem all is that even jazz excellence in the process. with gobs of tal-

Metheny assembled quite a ent, Metheny ap-large group of musicians for We peals to almost all Live Here, the group's sixth album . audiences. Jazz and their first in almoSt six years. The Pat Methney Group: It doesn't get much better than this, folks. t ra d i ti 0 na 1 i st s .. ,j.,' Lyle Mays, on keyboards, collaborated relationship with the time has always marvel at his solos, fusion buffs love with Metheny on all the tracks except been what's happening with the ride his grooves, and even low-intensity far one that Mays wrote himself. Mays cymbal." audiences appreciate his abilities. His has been with the group since i970s: Metheny's solos are inexplicable. talent transcends any specialization. Along with Mays on keyboards and They often border on perfection, and But as all good musicians do, Metheny on guitar is Steve Rodbyon they always flow. Flow is the key here Metheny does not push the other mem-bass, Paul Wertico on drums, David - Metheny's solos seem to float right bers out of the fanfare . Lyle Mays's Blamires with vocals, Mark Ledford off the frethoard and into the land of solos are excellent, and the trumpet with vocals and trumpetJflugelhom, musical bliss. His solos work so well and flugelhorn parts from Marc and last but not least Luis Conte with because ofhis single--string teclmique, Ledford are a surprising twist. The percussion. The septet works won- and his ability to envision the music. percussion of Luis Conte adds a Latin ders and ita members playoff' each He simply is spectacular. feel, and blends well with Steve Rodby other superbly. Metheny's intention of amalgam- on bass, and David Blamires's vocals

With over one hour of quality ating the current trends of popular sound great either alone or in sync music, the album certainly leaves music within We Live Here is very with Metheny's guitar driven melody. nothing to be desired. More than any- prevalent throughout. As Metheny Each subsequent listen to We Live

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Here brings forth things one doesn't notice the first time - be it in Metheny's solos or simply percussion nuances. The album is complex and intricate, yet many of the musical "concepts" are simple enough for an amateur to comprehend. We Live Here has something for everyone, casual listener or die-hard aficionado.

Metheny and his entourage are expected. to launch a world tour in the next year. Take this advice : go see them. Listening to Metheny live is a treat, whether he plays solo, with a traditional jazz combo like the Joshua Redman Quartet, or with the mem­bers of the Pat Metheny Group. So be on the lookout.

With We Live Here, Metheny has done what many consider impossible - mix current pop music with impro­visation. And this is what jazz fusion is supposed to be. Ml

February 8, 1995

pizzarelli: Old-School

Style BY GREG PARKER

A BANDONING HIS USUAL big band format, John Pizzarelli is back with a fresh

trio, including himself on guitar and vocals, Christian McBride on bass, and Benny Green on piano. Pizzarelli's John Plzzarelli I alb D DeB, M'. Cole atest um, ear RCAINo

Mr. Cole, a tribute to ¥US

the King, Nat King Cole, is due in stores on Valentine's Day, February 14. How fitting, for Pizzarelli's stir­ring renditions of Cole's songs hit you right where it counts - the heart.

Many modem musicians tend to mock their old-school counterparts, even in tribute. These contemporar­ies lack the talent of their influences. But Pizzarelli does nothing of the sort. His vocal ability never comes into question, and his guitar work is simply incredible. In the standard "Sweet Georgia Brown," of Harlem Globetrotters fame, Pizzarelli's gui­tar solo is nothing short of fantastic. He rings ofWes Montgomery but re­tains a personal twist.

The trio does this throughout the entire album. They put their own "fin­gerprints" on the King's songs but never transform them. The result is neither a modem interpretation of Cole's songs, nor a modern adapta­tion of Cole's songs. Rather, the result is a trio of modern musicians playing Cole's songs with an old-school flair. That sound isn't dead, folks . It's merely a forgotten art.

Dear Mr. Cole reminds me of a smokey, low-lit jazz club .. . Over in the comer, a young white kid croons songs from a nearly forgotten past, bass and piano fill out the trio; the group is huddled closely together, playing intently. Hipsters and other characters assemble in the joint, feel­ingthe groove. The year: 1947. This is the eBsence of John Pizzarelli. The essence of old; the essence of class. m

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Lift-off With Saturnine 60 BY PETER DREWS

"T HAT WAS OUR ONE really lonely endeavor," says Saturnine 60 guitar­

ietlvocaliat Jennifer Baron of their fratr-infested show at Rick's last

month. wwecouldeee~ people playing bas- s.tumne 60 ketball and pinball IIUtJguIdtIr while we were on DIrt Recorda stage. We played re-ally well though. Afterwards we were like 'we had a great practice right in the middle oCourtour.'"

"It wasn't that there were no people there," continues guitarist/ lead vocalist Matt Gallaway, "it just seemed like such a negative atmo­sphere."

What could be so negative about swimming the Greek sea of flannels and backwarda baseball caps? Regard­less, swam. they did, all to support their autoguider EP on Dirt Records.

As the word "saturnine" sugges18, Saturnine 60 plays minimalist, some­what melancholy pop that revels in

Peter I>rew. walM bacTtwal"ds.

the band's inexperience. "We started playing regularly in

January of last year," relates Jen­nifer. "Matt and Mike [Donofrio, Satr urnine 60's bassist] had met at NYU law school. They were already play­ing with Jim [Harwood, the drum­mer] but it so happened that Matt's roommate was one of my friends from

Nonetheless, they released a pair of7" singles that ganlered the atten­tion of Dirt Records. But the quick rise of Saturnine 60 has not left them with an indie-rock-star attitude.

"Matt and I are still in school," Mike [somewhat glumly] admits, "It's kind of a pain, espedally since it is our last semester and we have all of these

college. I went to visit her ,.-----, ___ . -. • .-..",-------------, when she was in the process of moving out because she was annoyed by all of the music they played. I found out that they were looking for another guitarist and started playing with them."

They quickly entered the New York scene, playing with bands like Velocity Girl, the Dambuilders, and Versus.

"As far as playing in New York, I think that sometimes there is so much support," Saturnine 60: Improving TV reception everywhere. Jennifer continues. "People are going stupid requiremen18 we have to fulfill to shows every night But at the same to graduate. It definitely hampers our time, at any night there are so many ability to play outside of the city. bands playing that there is a lot of "But I've decided that I'll finish competition. It's definitely a double school, take the bar exam, hopefully edged sword." pass, then I'll be a lawyer. Atanyti!JL8~

I can practice law. 'Ibis band is the type of thing that I'm not going to be able to do at anytime and I am. defi­nitely going to try to stick with it. '!he careers and things like that can come later. It's the reality of the situation, it's not like I plan on this band being a success."

Mike speaks about the EP with the same sort of realism that most McDonalds-employed ex-band mem­bers should have had. "Overall, it's way better than anything I thought I'd be involved with. I haven't been playing very long, and I don't know anything about musicianship."

"Under the circumstances," Matt says, "it's the best picture of where we were at during that time. 'There's noth­ing fd change about it Our next record will be more cohesive .,. we'll prob­ably spend more time on the vocals. I would like to concentrate more on my singing, maybe incorporate some back up vocals."

"Our style is pretty straight (or­ward, " adds Mike, "it's not going to be any studio wizardry or anything ... .

That's what makes Saturnine 60 the simple, great band that it is. Mt

Quicksand Will Grab You BY DREW PETERS

COMING FROM NEW YORK'S mid-'80s hard-core scene, Quicksand rocks out a con­

glomerate of·..---------, punk and melody Quicksand that should defi- IIIIJIc CotrIpreetIIon nitely not be con- Island Recorda fused with bands L-_ ___ --....J

that attract today's popular catch phrase, pop-punTt . So why are they opening up for Offspring, the band that helped take' all of the pre-puhes­cent kids away from the New Kids?

Bassist Sergio Vega admi18, "I'm not really familiar with Offspring's music."

Quicksand has solid roots in the New York scene. Featuring ex-mem­ben of Beyond, Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold, they didn't have a tough time attracting fans.

"We recorded really quickly and got together with Revelation Records," says Sergio. "Gorilla Biscuits were on Revelation Records and Walter had a good relationship with them, so they put out an EP of ours. That was in 1990, and that got the ball rolling."

Drew Petull walb {oTWGms.

After some touring with Shelter and 7 Seconds, the major labels began to sniff around Quicksand.

Sergio continues, "We weren't re­ally anti- major label, we were just a little scared. We had a good thing going and we didn't want to get lost in the major label machine. The deal with Polydor was really good and they had reasonable expectations for us.

"Some people were into us be­ing on a major label. They didn't perceive it as a sell out, some threat to hard core. Other people weren't so understanding, but they were usually younger kids. They were like 'you sold us out' and we were like 'you are living at home, you have no clue.' It was annoying. People I respected were

sons) from every distinguished publi­cation around.

"It came from persistence," Sergio explains. "We toured a lot .. . played 1018 of shows. That's what we built off of. We don't get played on the radio

lease from Quicksand, will not be a disappointment to B&B, let alone any one else. They continue to churn out their aggressive rock with a few more twists than Slip, but all within Quicksand's groove-laden style.

For those nutty, die-hard Quicksand fans: if you are ever in a used record store browsing through the $1 bin, you might find a promo-only CD of Quicksand's single funn Slip , "Dine Alone." It features a cover of the Smiths "How Soon Is Now?" that is crazier than hell! Buy thisl

supportive, the kids who weren't .l~ .-_

were the short tenn fans, the ones Button those shirts and stand up walght, guys. who want you to be a martyr. The

"We wanted to do a cover for the hell ofit," explains Sergio, "and, at that time, that was the only band that we

only thing we have sacrificed for be­ing on a major label is free time." •.

From there, Quicksand released Slip on Polydor Records. With an al­bum of chunky, mid-tempo riff-o­ramas and harsh yet melodic vocals, Quicksand quickly received praise (and a few too many Helmet compari-

and you don't see us on M1V - except for BeavUJ and Butthead, which was cool, I guess. It wasn't a big aspiration of mine to get on that show. We were hoping that it would help us with some sales, but it didn't. At least they liked us."

Manic Compression, the third re-

all liked. Unfortunately, there are no new covers for this album."

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Quicksand wiU open up for Offspri"8 when their ShitbaIJ. AltertUJlour '95 TM

roll8 into Coho Arena on Monday, Feb­ruary 20th.

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