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2-THE PAILY COLLEGIAN T.je.day, November
Becky Garcia, sophomore, biology
•It's a neat abow, I like It. I
don't think it has anything to do
with racism. It's pure enter-
Do you think the
Amos VT Andy
Show is racist?
Michael Robinaon
otograoher: Jim Denman
•Yes andjio. It depends on how
you look at It. It doesn't tell the
real story of the black person.'
•No, I think It's
more enter-
talning than raclsn
. Some people
will think its rac
enjoy It mainly bee
ause It brings
back memories.
saw It as a
Letters to the
Black students
object to 'Amos'
editor.
ION
This Is a letter of official protest against the showing of the
racist and Insulting video taped
series 'Amos and Andy", currently being shown in the College
Union. We deplore the showing of
such films, for they have no
value, cultural or otherwise, to
anyone viewing them. This Is
tantamount to telling the Black
Students of CSUF that their cultural and racial Integrity Is con
sidered a farce by the larger
white majority who control Student Programming and Activities. We demand a full apology
be made public by those responsible for this film,
that tl
■t of th
won't happen again.
Jeff Pryor.
Simone Kolvogui. Brenda Simmons. Ann Cyrus. Donna Wynne.
Lorelta Birklcy. Gwen Dansky,
Sandra Blrley and J. Tanner
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
A\
Special Ring
U^toJ^off
HE fj}W^\ REPRESENTATIVE
WILL BE HERE
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 5 & 6
ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS
THE KENNEL
BOOKSTORE-
REVIEW
'Two-ply praised
Since Ray Johns' personal account of racism and the prison system has been widely publicized locally, I presume numerous people
are already familiar with the themes of his play, 'Two-Ply White,
a Black and a Brown*, presented at CSUF last week. Therefore, I'll
try to set forth Its basic situation as succinctly, as possible.
Four men are imprisoned In two neighboring, solitary confinement cells. The white man in one cell, and the black man In the
other, have a heated, racist-based feud going on. They can't see
each other, but they can have horrific shouting matches. The Chicano
and the other white man get along fine, but they're rooming with the
two racists. These Second two play dominoes together, reaching
around the corners of the cell. Everyone, at least, Is united in their
affection for the good-humored Jail keeper, and in their contempt
for the two vicious, strutting, gum-chewing guards.
Despite the unhappy environment, the play has a number of very
amusing moments — many of them arising from the elaborate
entertainments the Inmates devise to pass the time. For Instance,
someone masterminds the Idea of holding cockroach races In a
shoebox. The squabbling, cheering, triumph and frustration that
results from these contests almost equals the excitement generated
by, say, an AU-Frarler match.
Generally, the Inmates were played with such simplicity and
naturalness that they hardly seemed to be acting - that is, performing. Only Steve Martin, as Black, 'acted,' precisely because
that was the sort of individual he was playing - one who, in real life,
would be referred to as a 'character,' or a ham.
Unpredictably, Blake, the white bigot, Is not portrayed with
malice; In fact, outside of his bigotry, he's something of a charming
rogue. By not presenting him as strictly villainous, Ray Johns has
expanded beyond the usual stereotype of the southern racist.
The two guards (Karl Saul and Zarell Williams) are exceptional
for their sameness. Evidently the two have been stalking the halls
together for so long that they have become, essentially, the same
person. This mirror Image effect makes them at once more Intensely
dlsllkable and also more comedlc.
Steve Hanson as the guard was fi.,e, my only complaint being that
I can't imagine such a loose-talking, raunchy character sporting a
mild-mannered, neatly trimmed moustache, and professorial grey
hair. »
Any weaknesses In the play could be readily repaired by editing.
The first act, particularly, should be condensed, since too much
time Is spent establishing the characters and backgrounds of the
5 finally
a playwright h
s as racism and the prison system; In
verdue. But I (with my feminine senslblli-
ne in the work which Is every bit as present
of, what we fondly rater ki as 'masculine
it each other are
usly glad tl
deal with such loaded is
fact, this play Is long o'
ties) detected a
as the other t
role playing."
Usually, the verbal assaults the men level again
specifically geared to emasculate, so-#eclilcally that I can't even
cite an example In this family newspaper. And, of course, the two
foes take threatening stances at the corner nearest the other's cell,
and begin this 'You think you're toughl Just wait till you hear how
tough I ami" routine.
Then there are the two guards, strutting in and out with these sort
of phallic billy clubs which they bounce against their palms, and
which they point aggressively at anyone whenever they want to
assume an Intimidating demeanor. I tend to see all this as demonstrative of how the various crazlnesses of the world - the abusive
prison system, racism, and the old macho h>pe, to name a few -
The ending Is undoubtedly the most stirring and effective moment
of the play. When one makes a sacrifice for the other a kind of
unstated reconciliation takes place between the two angry young
men. The pathos and subtlety of this scene lies in the way each man
refuses to let on, for the world, that his feelings have begun to
soften. Their last exchange Is still the familiar 'Honkeyl", 'Nigger!*. As handled, this Is a believable, yet by no means predictable,
id Ray Johns plays R
i Rudy Santellan play the »
LEGAL QUESTION?
The CSUF
LEGAL ADVISEMENT COORDINATOR
Call 487-2741 for an appoir'-i^
- SALES-RENTALS-PARTS-SERVICE
NEW 'USED
TRADE-INS • RENTALS
A'MXIK*
MOTOBECANE
601 W. SHAW AVE., CLOV1S
(In r—r ot •hopping center t Stum 8 Him)
Tuesday. November 4, 1978 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN-3
TODAY
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — TheOrna-
mental Horticulture Club will
bold a dried arrangement sate
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the south balcony of the
College UnlonBuliding.
7:30 pun. - Chinese Students
Club meeting In CU 909.
7:30p.m. —There will be a.
breast' cancer workshop held In
the old staff wast room In the old
cafeteria. The workshop is free
of charge and open to men and
women in the campus community.
There will be a demonstration by
Carol Roberts, a registered
nurse, a film entitled "Self-
Breast Examination", andaques-
"EDNESDAY
m. - There wyi be a slide
Hi
tlonal Program In CoUege Union
room 311. Staff members will be
available to meet with students
and parents from 2 to 5 p.m. that
same day In room 211 of the Administration Building, the International Students Office.
11 a.m. - National Chicano
Health Organization will be hording a ■pan dulce' (Mexicansweet
bread) and hot chocolate sale In
the Free Speech area.
sance Theatre at the St. Paul's
Newman Center, admission $2
for regular and $1 for student
body card card holders.
WEDNESDAY'S WIND BROUGHT an Irrtereiting find to Jaaon Owens (left) and Sean C. McCarthy. They
(ound a bird's nest blown under a bush near the Library. Jason and Sean attend school with their college-
student mothert and occasionally find time to explore the campus. (Photo by Jim Denman)
Drive to help hungry in Bangladesh
A spokesman from Brother
City 1975 of Fresno will present
j 30-mlnute film on campus today, In an effort to assist a
Bangladesh city's hunger prob-
"Cry Bangla*, a documentary
.^dressing Itself to world hunger
ind starvation, will bo shown In
Ag Mechanics room 101 of the
\grlcultural Department from 3
THE DALY COLLEGIAN
Brother City, Inc., consists of
five laymen who plan to highlight
city status for Demra, Bangladesh with a march on Christmas
A spokesman said It will Involve 4,000 young-Fresno County
residents who will be calling on
every resident in the county In an
effort to raise $1.5 million. He
said the Mayor will proclaim the
week of Dec. 11 as Brother City
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Object Description
| Title | 1975_11 The Daily Collegian November 1975 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1975 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Nov 4, 1975 Pg. 2-3 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1975 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
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2-THE PAILY COLLEGIAN T.je.day, November
Becky Garcia, sophomore, biology
•It's a neat abow, I like It. I
don't think it has anything to do
with racism. It's pure enter-
Do you think the
Amos VT Andy
Show is racist?
Michael Robinaon
otograoher: Jim Denman
•Yes andjio. It depends on how
you look at It. It doesn't tell the
real story of the black person.'
•No, I think It's
more enter-
talning than raclsn
. Some people
will think its rac
enjoy It mainly bee
ause It brings
back memories.
saw It as a
Letters to the
Black students
object to 'Amos'
editor.
ION
This Is a letter of official protest against the showing of the
racist and Insulting video taped
series 'Amos and Andy", currently being shown in the College
Union. We deplore the showing of
such films, for they have no
value, cultural or otherwise, to
anyone viewing them. This Is
tantamount to telling the Black
Students of CSUF that their cultural and racial Integrity Is con
sidered a farce by the larger
white majority who control Student Programming and Activities. We demand a full apology
be made public by those responsible for this film,
that tl
■t of th
won't happen again.
Jeff Pryor.
Simone Kolvogui. Brenda Simmons. Ann Cyrus. Donna Wynne.
Lorelta Birklcy. Gwen Dansky,
Sandra Blrley and J. Tanner
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
A\
Special Ring
U^toJ^off
HE fj}W^\ REPRESENTATIVE
WILL BE HERE
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 5 & 6
ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS
THE KENNEL
BOOKSTORE-
REVIEW
'Two-ply praised
Since Ray Johns' personal account of racism and the prison system has been widely publicized locally, I presume numerous people
are already familiar with the themes of his play, 'Two-Ply White,
a Black and a Brown*, presented at CSUF last week. Therefore, I'll
try to set forth Its basic situation as succinctly, as possible.
Four men are imprisoned In two neighboring, solitary confinement cells. The white man in one cell, and the black man In the
other, have a heated, racist-based feud going on. They can't see
each other, but they can have horrific shouting matches. The Chicano
and the other white man get along fine, but they're rooming with the
two racists. These Second two play dominoes together, reaching
around the corners of the cell. Everyone, at least, Is united in their
affection for the good-humored Jail keeper, and in their contempt
for the two vicious, strutting, gum-chewing guards.
Despite the unhappy environment, the play has a number of very
amusing moments — many of them arising from the elaborate
entertainments the Inmates devise to pass the time. For Instance,
someone masterminds the Idea of holding cockroach races In a
shoebox. The squabbling, cheering, triumph and frustration that
results from these contests almost equals the excitement generated
by, say, an AU-Frarler match.
Generally, the Inmates were played with such simplicity and
naturalness that they hardly seemed to be acting - that is, performing. Only Steve Martin, as Black, 'acted,' precisely because
that was the sort of individual he was playing - one who, in real life,
would be referred to as a 'character,' or a ham.
Unpredictably, Blake, the white bigot, Is not portrayed with
malice; In fact, outside of his bigotry, he's something of a charming
rogue. By not presenting him as strictly villainous, Ray Johns has
expanded beyond the usual stereotype of the southern racist.
The two guards (Karl Saul and Zarell Williams) are exceptional
for their sameness. Evidently the two have been stalking the halls
together for so long that they have become, essentially, the same
person. This mirror Image effect makes them at once more Intensely
dlsllkable and also more comedlc.
Steve Hanson as the guard was fi.,e, my only complaint being that
I can't imagine such a loose-talking, raunchy character sporting a
mild-mannered, neatly trimmed moustache, and professorial grey
hair. »
Any weaknesses In the play could be readily repaired by editing.
The first act, particularly, should be condensed, since too much
time Is spent establishing the characters and backgrounds of the
5 finally
a playwright h
s as racism and the prison system; In
verdue. But I (with my feminine senslblli-
ne in the work which Is every bit as present
of, what we fondly rater ki as 'masculine
it each other are
usly glad tl
deal with such loaded is
fact, this play Is long o'
ties) detected a
as the other t
role playing."
Usually, the verbal assaults the men level again
specifically geared to emasculate, so-#eclilcally that I can't even
cite an example In this family newspaper. And, of course, the two
foes take threatening stances at the corner nearest the other's cell,
and begin this 'You think you're toughl Just wait till you hear how
tough I ami" routine.
Then there are the two guards, strutting in and out with these sort
of phallic billy clubs which they bounce against their palms, and
which they point aggressively at anyone whenever they want to
assume an Intimidating demeanor. I tend to see all this as demonstrative of how the various crazlnesses of the world - the abusive
prison system, racism, and the old macho h>pe, to name a few -
The ending Is undoubtedly the most stirring and effective moment
of the play. When one makes a sacrifice for the other a kind of
unstated reconciliation takes place between the two angry young
men. The pathos and subtlety of this scene lies in the way each man
refuses to let on, for the world, that his feelings have begun to
soften. Their last exchange Is still the familiar 'Honkeyl", 'Nigger!*. As handled, this Is a believable, yet by no means predictable,
id Ray Johns plays R
i Rudy Santellan play the »
LEGAL QUESTION?
The CSUF
LEGAL ADVISEMENT COORDINATOR
Call 487-2741 for an appoir'-i^
- SALES-RENTALS-PARTS-SERVICE
NEW 'USED
TRADE-INS • RENTALS
A'MXIK*
MOTOBECANE
601 W. SHAW AVE., CLOV1S
(In r—r ot •hopping center t Stum 8 Him)
Tuesday. November 4, 1978 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN-3
TODAY
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — TheOrna-
mental Horticulture Club will
bold a dried arrangement sate
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the south balcony of the
College UnlonBuliding.
7:30 pun. - Chinese Students
Club meeting In CU 909.
7:30p.m. —There will be a.
breast' cancer workshop held In
the old staff wast room In the old
cafeteria. The workshop is free
of charge and open to men and
women in the campus community.
There will be a demonstration by
Carol Roberts, a registered
nurse, a film entitled "Self-
Breast Examination", andaques-
"EDNESDAY
m. - There wyi be a slide
Hi
tlonal Program In CoUege Union
room 311. Staff members will be
available to meet with students
and parents from 2 to 5 p.m. that
same day In room 211 of the Administration Building, the International Students Office.
11 a.m. - National Chicano
Health Organization will be hording a ■pan dulce' (Mexicansweet
bread) and hot chocolate sale In
the Free Speech area.
sance Theatre at the St. Paul's
Newman Center, admission $2
for regular and $1 for student
body card card holders.
WEDNESDAY'S WIND BROUGHT an Irrtereiting find to Jaaon Owens (left) and Sean C. McCarthy. They
(ound a bird's nest blown under a bush near the Library. Jason and Sean attend school with their college-
student mothert and occasionally find time to explore the campus. (Photo by Jim Denman)
Drive to help hungry in Bangladesh
A spokesman from Brother
City 1975 of Fresno will present
j 30-mlnute film on campus today, In an effort to assist a
Bangladesh city's hunger prob-
"Cry Bangla*, a documentary
.^dressing Itself to world hunger
ind starvation, will bo shown In
Ag Mechanics room 101 of the
\grlcultural Department from 3
THE DALY COLLEGIAN
Brother City, Inc., consists of
five laymen who plan to highlight
city status for Demra, Bangladesh with a march on Christmas
A spokesman said It will Involve 4,000 young-Fresno County
residents who will be calling on
every resident in the county In an
effort to raise $1.5 million. He
said the Mayor will proclaim the
week of Dec. 11 as Brother City
BUG
CORNEBJ
FOREIGN
CAR PARTS
VOLKSWAGEN
DATSUN TOYOTA
PARTS A ACCESSORIES
m-0454
Sit CLOVB AVE.
I
YOUR WHOLESALE aBTS
All Types of
Electronic Components For The
Do It Yourself & Experimenters
EICO TEST EQUIPMENT
—Kits or wired—
BOOKS- SAM'S |
