1985_11 The Daily Collegian November 1985

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OPINION
Nov. 11, 1985
Annoying philosophical pauses
STATE ?hfe ART
"Good idea!" says child number two
Only let's build il over here so we can pu
"Fine! Maybe a little to the left, so wi
an work on either side of it."'
ipse of a negativi
d a' sand castle. I
build a fort for my Star Wars
"Well, I wanna build a sand castle, and
BY JOEY TOWNSEL
■n gonna take my toys ai
simplicity, many of you won't lake
seriously. Some of you. looking for a
meaning that isn't there, wont understand
It is a vital secret, proving that the
whole is worth more than the sum ofthe
parts. Its analogy is simple.
A sand box is a large enclosure filled
with sand. Children play in it. There is
A litter box is also an enclosure filled
with sand. No one builds sand castles
there. Cats do their business there when
nature calls, cover it up, and leave as
quickly as possible.
Therein lies the secret: Your job is to
determine whether you're in a sand box or
a litter box. If you're in a sand box, have
fun and play. If you're in a litter box, do
yourbusinessquicklyand get out of there.
Moviemaking, like any other sport in
The captain of the moviemaking team is
the director. The owner of the team is the
producer. The players are the actors, light¬
ing crew, costume designers, makeup
people. FX team, film editors, sound crew
and anyone else not mentioned here. Oh
yes. The writer brings the ball to the
game.
Like any game, moviemaking can be
played for a team score or an individual
score. Let"s examine the practicality of
both.
If you play for a team score, how much
money do you make? The figure is based
on gross earnings of the film. If certain
players are playing for individual scores,
the result is the disbanding of the team.
Example One:
If Actor A makes more money than
Actor B, then B might begin to wonder
why he is less important than Actor A.
Actor B begins keeping an individual
score. How big is my part? How many
lines do 1 have? How many good lines?
Of course, Ihe final analysis is depicted
by the opinion of the sportscaster who
calls the play-by-play: the reviewer.
Reviews often determine the future mar¬
ketability of Actor B.
credit? If it's a flop, who get the blame?
Is it Steven Speilberg's "Back to th
Future," or is it the writer's? Think fas
Who wrote "E.T.," "Indiana Jones" c
any episode of "Amazing Stores?"
Example Two:
Writer C brings book D to producer E
■ E hires scriptwriter F who n
Produc
writes book D into script G. Writer C no
longer recognizes book D (now script G).
Seeing a screw-up in progress, director H
reshoots 75 percent ofthe movie 1. Film
editor J cuts the film to studio K s specifi¬
cations. A huge argument ensue*. Lawy¬
ers L-Q. buy new cars for themselves after
solving the argument. Writer C takes
what's left of his ball and goes home.
The moral of this story (at least in Hol¬
lywood) is "take~the words 'trust me' for
their exact opposite meaning."
This, brings us back to the individual
effort and the team effort.
You can't play with both at once. It is
more destructive than even the sum of all
the egos involved. And what of talent and
ability? Talent and ability are Ihe crucial
elements in anythingartistic and/ or worth¬
while. But all Ihe talent and ability in the
world won't makea bit of difference if you
can't get the job in the first place.
The secret to success is simple.
If you're a producer (or any leader), the
secret is to make a nice sand box for your
players to work and play together in as
long as you play.
If you're an actor (or any follower), the
secret is to determine whether you're in a
sandbox or a litter box. If you're in a sand
box, have fun and play. If you're in a litter
box, finish your business quickly and get
Wright gets witty in'I Have a Pony' Child
day. He had wooden legs but real feet
He's legally shrewd: "I got pulled over b
ihe cop thc other day. He said. 'Hev. tl
speed limit is 55 miles per hour.' I said,
know, but I wasn't going to be gone th;
long." He's philosophical: "You can't hav
everything Where would you put it'
a sport!
nthc
other side of thc ice. and burglary
who  finds  everything  stolen   from   his
apartment and replaced by an exact replica.
:. of b
ven Wright. »
tad cr
Hope lo shame. For those of you that
have seen Wright's all-too-shorl stand-up
routines on several episodes of "Saturday
Night Live." "The Tonight Show" and
"l.atc Night with David Lelterman."you
know what I'm talking aboul. If not. it's
 _ ic you did.  -^
And what better way lb do this than by
listening to Wright's debul comedy album.
"I Have a Pony." Put simply, the album
is 45 minutes of zippy quick-takes, spaced
just far enough apart by Ihe audience's
laughter for you to think about what you
of Wright's one-liners. The material here
relies solely on it's wit. There is no profan¬
ity and not even a hint of sexual innuendo,
son other contemporary stand-up come¬
dians could learn from.
Wright's deadpan, almost indifferent
delivery suits his type of humor to a tee. It
seems that Wright knows that what he's
going to say will make you laugh,;
no need to dress it up with s
"Henny Youngman" pomp i.	
stance delivery. Of course, the dryness i
Wright's voice serves double duty as
Be forewarned that there is little to no
depth to Wright's material. The longest
piece on the album, "Rachel," is a half¬
hearted ode to a (hopefully) fictional girl¬
friend with emeral eyes and plaid hair. It is
Ihe only true departure from the rest of Ihe
album as Wright takes guitar in hand I
naming
Although Wright's approach might seem
to mellow to even California's hard-core
beachgoers, it's more than enough to
carry a long-playing record. In fact, the
album has one important thing in com¬
mon with his brief routines on the afore¬
mentioned talk and satire programs: it
leaves you wanting more.
In the n
ainly w
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ways tt
the Varsity Sport
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As Associated Students President, I am
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Campus child care has been named the
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The main problem with our existing
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Nov. 11,1985
FEATURE
Acid rain buffer
study conducted
By David Forstar better than the rocks," he said. "They have
Staff Writer the greatest buffering effects."
It is difficult to determine the specific
:onducted buffering activity of Ihe  rocks alone
to deter- because it is mixed in with and masked by
n the envi- the greater buffering activity of the soils
assessment and organics.
rain is right To isolate the specific buffering effects
of the rocks. Clow is conducting >ome of
CSUF student Dave Clow is conduct- his research in the laboratory. In the lab,
ing one of these studies for his master's he said, he is "trying to make conditions of
degree in geology, he is studying the the experiment as close to natural condi-
changes acid rain undergoes when it passes tions as possible."
over the rocks in stream beds "to deter- Samples of each of the rock types are
mine whether the rocks have an apprecia- collected, crushed, and put into special
blc buffering capacity," he said. funnels. Acid water of varying concentra-
Abufferingreaction.Clowsaid,happens lions is poured over the rocks and then
when there is an exchange of ions between tested to see if there has been an ion
the water and the substance it js passing exchange, with any noticeable signs of
over. Ions are particules or groups of buffering activity.
atoms that have either a positive or a neg- The goal ofthe lab research is to "elimi-
ative charge. Acids are negatively charged nalethe'e'ffects of soil and organics and lo
" re carefully study the speed of the reac-
A group of studies are being cc
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What Clow proposes,
acid rain passes over the rocks, the acids
break down the chemical composition of
the rock and there is an ion exchange.
"The rocks consume some of the acids in
the highly acidic rains, and the rock gives
off some non-acidic ions in return."
Clow began his research by cletermining
what kinds of bedrock existed in the area
and mapped out the specific locations of
each rock type, he said that he found two
or three main rock types, and each type
has a different chemical makeup, a differ¬
ent proportion of ions.   -—'—.—■——
In the second phase of his research.
Clow said he is "comparing the chemistry    and high concentr
of the rocks with the chemistry of the    water can have sei
water that goes over the rocks." plant and animal 1
Water is sampled at various points     - "Different speci
along the streams, beginning with the    centrations that tl
snow packs that feed the streams down to    said.
the lake that the streams eventually run        High acidity, for example,
See ACID, page 5
controlled conditions,
Clow said.
"Some say that it (the rock) reacts so
wly with water that it does not have an
appreciable effect," Clow said. But so far,
he said, his "preliminary results show an
appreciable effect," and that there is a
"relation between rock type and water
chemistry."
Clow said his as well as other studies in
the group are important because "acid
rain has a detrimental effect on the
environment."
Acid rain contains exceptionally high
of sulfuric and nitric acids.
Mitral ions of these acids in
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The water is then analyzed to "see if the
ration (of ions) in the water matches the
rock type over which it passed." This
determines whether the rocks do buffer
the acidic water and the specific buffering
effects of each rock type.
"I'm hoping to see an evolution in the
chemistry of water as it passes over the
rocks," he said.
But, Clow has run into a problem with
this part of his research because, he said,
there are other things in the streams which
buffer the acid rain, especially the soil and
the organics like bacteria in soil vegetation.
"The organics and soils buffer acid rain
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lockers in the faculty dressing room have
been zapped right off."
Facciani said he has heard from at least
IO men reporting peculiar behavior by
other men in the locker room. "Three or
four of them reported that guys were act¬
ing kind of gayish." Facciani said.
O'Reilly said more rounds by locker
room technicians might help cut thefts
and also discourage "pccuiiar.behavior."
"Keeping the techs highly visible when
classesare going on might cut down on the
thefts," O'Reilly said. Facciani said thefts
can occur at any time, but most often
O'Reilly said the posting of warning
signs in the locker room may help to
remind locker users to "lock it or lose it."
Facciani said students might become
reluctant to use the locker room facjlil jet,
and gave the example of one siudent who
refused to use the locker room after6 p.m.
"We mainly want to reduce activity in
that area," O'Reilly said. He said the
sauna may be closed after school hours,
since the cases reported have Uken place
in that area. "There have probably been
more cases, but these are the only ones
reported thus far," he said.
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