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Viewpoints October 19,1983 Insight Bring oh the dancing girls Hey, where's all the entertainment? At this season's football games there has been a noticeable absence of added attractions for tbe fans. And I'm not talking about what takes place on the field with Sweeney and company. There's plenty of entertainment and excitement going on there. No, what's lacking is entertainment during the game and at halftime to keep the fans interested when the game does get boring. Fortunately or unfortuneately, depending on how you look at it, the games in the Doghouse have been close, well played contests so the fans have stayed in the game and held their interest throughout most of the night. The Bulldogs have been a second half team and score early in the third quarter while the fans are waiting in the beer line or the rest rooms. Most of these people left at the beginning of halftime. Last season, the Bulldogs had the game decided early nearly every week. CSUF dominated everybody and the games became boring by the second half. The fans needed something to keep themselves amused and interested. The added attraction of having the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the San Diego Chicken, and Krazy George a couple of times provided added interest and entertainment. . This season the games have been closer and the outcome hasn't been known until late in the fourth quarter. Against Bowling Green, the Bulldogs were still in the game late in the fourth quarter and had a chance to tie the score with time running out. But BGSU sacked Kevin George Loewen \Wl> Sweeney on CSUF's last possession ana ran out the clock to win the game. The second week against Nevada-Reno, Rocky Costello kicked a field goal in the final minute to win the game 24-22. Curtis Allen clin ched the game for the Bulldogs with an interception. Last week's game against San Jose State wasn't quite as dramatic but the 'Dogs could have been in it longer had they not made some mistakes, like jumping offsides or not knowing flow many players they had on the field and turning the ball over. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs have played good, exciting football this season. Despite these thrill-a-minute games, a lot of fans give up on the 'Dogs early and don't pay much attention to what's happening on the field. Therefore, there is a need for added attractions at the games. So far this season, all there has been is a fireworks display and a couple of air shows. But the two teams provide that every week. If the fans are going to shell out five bucks a game but aren't going to pay three hours of attention, then something should be done. Last season great expense was taken to bring in entertainment at no extra charge to the fans. This season there's no added attraction but prices still go up. Bring on the dancing girls. Iceman' — marathon drama, is a sprint Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh," produced by CSUF's University Theatre, was an intriguing evening of unprecedented drama. Directed by Phillip Walker, the trimmed- down version of O'Neill's classic—about 20 minutes shorter than the original Broadway production—was still a four-hour marathon. But thanks to strong performances from Walker's ensemble, the show never seemed boring; only slowed by O'Neill's own attempt to bring each character to life. Guest-artist Alan Tilvern, five CSUF alumni, two professors, and 10 students combined their collective talents and offered Fresno audiences an excellent dramatic production-helped by O'Neill's devilish sense of comedy. Tilvern protrayed the protagonist, Theodore Hickman. Hickey, as his friends call him, is a happy-go-lucky salesman who goes to Harry Hope's bar on periodical drunks. But when Hickey arrives to celebrate the 60th birthday of his friend Hope, he is a changed man. The once-drunken Hickey has given up his pipe dream and has become a teetotaling pest. Hickey believes that the nagging guilt lying behind the illusion of a pipe dream is what destroys man. As their friend, Hickey forces the drunken derelicts to face the illusions they created about their own lives. O'Neill's conclusion in "Iceman" is that men cannot live without illusions—when men give up their dreams, they have no reason to live. Hickey is O'Neill's salesman of death. Tilvern, who once played Hickey for a Royal Shakspeare Company production, brought professionality to the cast. Tilvern, an English actor, brought power to the role and masterfully handled tbe 15 minute monologue, crucial to the show's finale. Solid performances by nearly every cast member and a strong visual image created by set and costume designs helped give "Iceman" its dramatic appeal. The best of the alumni performances was turned in by Ken Green as barkeep Hope. Green, a Fresno State College graduate of 1952, milked every laugh possible out of the scene where Hickey forces Hope to take the walk he has wanted to take for 20 years. Student cast members Alan Zeller, Mike Beevers, Sydney Einhorn, Dan Markhamm, and Mike Mendonsa were especially good. Zeller portrayeoSa young, brilliant law student who turned to alcohol to get away from his father's influence. As a drunk, Zeller was unequalled by any other cast member. When Willie, his character, gives up booze and prepares to go ask the district attorney for a job, Zeller was one of the few that showed he was going through the detoxification process. Beevers played the once-radical Larry Slade. On opening night, Beevers was lackluster. But one.week later, his projection and characterizatiOaVihad greatly improved. Slade is an important character because O'Neill has used Slade to antagonize Hickey. Einhorn and Markmann portray the lovers in "Iceman." Hickey tells them to stop talking about getting married and do it. But this marriage has no chance of working out. Markmann's character is a bartender who has problems with the bottle. When he stops drinking, he asks his "tart" to marry him. Einhorn portrays the hooker who dreams of marrying the bartender and moving to a farm. Mendonsa, a 22-year-old junior, is one of the strongest talents in CSUF's drama department. As Don Pafritt, Mendonsa uses mannerism to convey the nervousness of his character. Par- ritt betrayed his mother and told police that his radical mother was responsible for a bombing. After the police picked up his mother, Parritt felt guilty for turning her in. The set with its tattered wallpapered walls and rags covering its broken, bird-stained win- - dows, provided the cast an environment Tilled with a despairing mood. Howard Brewer supplied the atmosphere with his superb set design. The costumes, designed by Anne Watson, also contributed greatly to the physical appearance of O'Neill's play. Overall, O'Neill's "Iceman" was one of the best dramatic productions Fresno has seen. The campus and the community should welcome more dramas of its magnitude. Step right up Once upon a time, sideshows lined the sides of a county fair. One could see tbe half woman/half spider, the two-headed baby in a jar. the dog-faced girl, the ugliest man in the world, and even the snake man. A recent stroll through the Fresno District Fair got i me to thinking: Whatever happened to all the sideshows? I came to the unmistakable conclusion that the fair itself was a sideshow. Yet, in our own subtle ways, we're all freaks; from the dude who poses nude in the 75-cent photo booths right down to the egotistical lad who tries to win a big teddy bear for his sweetheart and winds up spending more money trying to sink an 18-inch basketball into a 14-inch rim than he would have on a bigger teddy at Gottschalk's. As prices go, people-watching is worth more than any ride or exhibit at the fair. Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Take a seat on the curb, and for the measly price of admission, watch every walk of life walk by. Hurry, hurry, don't pass it up. You won't believe your eyes. Truly a wonderful sight. See with your own eyes a crowd of youths gather in a complete circle — 10 bodies thick — while one youth challenges another in a "breaking" competition. See tbe gang clad in black meander through the grounds like a black cloud. Take a long look at the man tatooed from arm to arm, from bald head to toes with dragons, and the woman with so much makeup on her eyes are half shut. Live before your very eyes, see the iron-intestined soul attempt to eat fried clams, the 1960s' throwbacks, or the handsome figure on stage trying to disassociate himself from the rest of the freaks by singing "I'm all right." . Yep, the fair is truly a great place just to sit and watch. Ther) again, who can refuse a-ride or two and maybe one of the. hurt surviving sideshows? Not me. Just make sure you don't eat the wonderful fair food before going on rides and into tbe sideshows. That was my mistake. A freak mistake. The fun started on the infamous octopus ride, where the kindly ride technician locked my wife and I in the seat, battened the hatches, and gave us a sickening spin — five minutes before the ride started. "Guaranteed a spinner." he grumbled from tbe bottom of his heart. I could have guaranteed him — and half the Tony Lacava & fair — something from the bottom of my stomach. But I didn't. I held on. Next came Miss Peggy, the Pig Woman, a .one-person sideshow thai « weighed more than two Ferris Wheel engines. Miss Peggy was 558 pounds worth of woman, as advertised. She was so big, everyone in the tent was standing next to her. and so ugly, I almost made another guarantee. But I held on. I even tried to shoot a picture of her. but she was quick to bellow out an objection, stating that she sold pictures of herself for a quarter. Just as well, I told her. I forgot to bring my wide angle lens. Next came another mind and stomach-boggling ride. One of those twirlers that thrust you in the air like the space shuttle. Everything was fine and dandy after this ride started. As usual. I wondered how securely each nut and bolt holding the ride together was tightened. We'd spun about 20 revolutions and my tummy was even starting to sweat. Faster and faster we went. Whiter and whiter I got. Finally, we slowed, and I flashed my sweetly-faked smile at the control man. as though I liked tbe ride he gave us. When he smiled back, grizzly face and all, I knew somethfeft was wrong. Control men never smile back. "The ride," he said through his missing front teetb, "bas just begun." And the ride jerked into reverse. And I held on. In our own subtle ways we're all freaks. ' :z_ < Register to win the with wire remote plus COMPUTER BOOK FAIR OCTOBER 19, 20, & 21 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 9 AM - 4 PM COMPANIES REPRESENTED: ADDISON-WESLEY/DILITHIUM HAYDEN BOOK CO./HOWARD SAMS McGRAW HILL/OSBORNE/PRENTICE HALL SYBEX/JOHN WILEY CO./VAN NOSTRAND LOWER LEVEL EAST PATIO / 20% off discount TI-994A computer console on ail Computer Books controller and 6 modules, in General Book Department other prizesi / October 19, 20, 4 21 only KENNEL BOOKSTORE Your Campus Headquarters For All Your Campus Needs! Multiple Choice Don't leave your dinner to guesswork. Study the facts. 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Object Description
Title | 1983_10 Insight October 1983 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1983 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8, 1969)-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998). Ceased with May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno Periodicals |
Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
Coverage | October 8, 1969 – May 13, 1998 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 “E-image data” |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | Insight Oct 19 1983 p 3 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1983 |
Full-Text-Search | Viewpoints October 19,1983 Insight Bring oh the dancing girls Hey, where's all the entertainment? At this season's football games there has been a noticeable absence of added attractions for tbe fans. And I'm not talking about what takes place on the field with Sweeney and company. There's plenty of entertainment and excitement going on there. No, what's lacking is entertainment during the game and at halftime to keep the fans interested when the game does get boring. Fortunately or unfortuneately, depending on how you look at it, the games in the Doghouse have been close, well played contests so the fans have stayed in the game and held their interest throughout most of the night. The Bulldogs have been a second half team and score early in the third quarter while the fans are waiting in the beer line or the rest rooms. Most of these people left at the beginning of halftime. Last season, the Bulldogs had the game decided early nearly every week. CSUF dominated everybody and the games became boring by the second half. The fans needed something to keep themselves amused and interested. The added attraction of having the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the San Diego Chicken, and Krazy George a couple of times provided added interest and entertainment. . This season the games have been closer and the outcome hasn't been known until late in the fourth quarter. Against Bowling Green, the Bulldogs were still in the game late in the fourth quarter and had a chance to tie the score with time running out. But BGSU sacked Kevin George Loewen \Wl> Sweeney on CSUF's last possession ana ran out the clock to win the game. The second week against Nevada-Reno, Rocky Costello kicked a field goal in the final minute to win the game 24-22. Curtis Allen clin ched the game for the Bulldogs with an interception. Last week's game against San Jose State wasn't quite as dramatic but the 'Dogs could have been in it longer had they not made some mistakes, like jumping offsides or not knowing flow many players they had on the field and turning the ball over. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs have played good, exciting football this season. Despite these thrill-a-minute games, a lot of fans give up on the 'Dogs early and don't pay much attention to what's happening on the field. Therefore, there is a need for added attractions at the games. So far this season, all there has been is a fireworks display and a couple of air shows. But the two teams provide that every week. If the fans are going to shell out five bucks a game but aren't going to pay three hours of attention, then something should be done. Last season great expense was taken to bring in entertainment at no extra charge to the fans. This season there's no added attraction but prices still go up. Bring on the dancing girls. Iceman' — marathon drama, is a sprint Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh," produced by CSUF's University Theatre, was an intriguing evening of unprecedented drama. Directed by Phillip Walker, the trimmed- down version of O'Neill's classic—about 20 minutes shorter than the original Broadway production—was still a four-hour marathon. But thanks to strong performances from Walker's ensemble, the show never seemed boring; only slowed by O'Neill's own attempt to bring each character to life. Guest-artist Alan Tilvern, five CSUF alumni, two professors, and 10 students combined their collective talents and offered Fresno audiences an excellent dramatic production-helped by O'Neill's devilish sense of comedy. Tilvern protrayed the protagonist, Theodore Hickman. Hickey, as his friends call him, is a happy-go-lucky salesman who goes to Harry Hope's bar on periodical drunks. But when Hickey arrives to celebrate the 60th birthday of his friend Hope, he is a changed man. The once-drunken Hickey has given up his pipe dream and has become a teetotaling pest. Hickey believes that the nagging guilt lying behind the illusion of a pipe dream is what destroys man. As their friend, Hickey forces the drunken derelicts to face the illusions they created about their own lives. O'Neill's conclusion in "Iceman" is that men cannot live without illusions—when men give up their dreams, they have no reason to live. Hickey is O'Neill's salesman of death. Tilvern, who once played Hickey for a Royal Shakspeare Company production, brought professionality to the cast. Tilvern, an English actor, brought power to the role and masterfully handled tbe 15 minute monologue, crucial to the show's finale. Solid performances by nearly every cast member and a strong visual image created by set and costume designs helped give "Iceman" its dramatic appeal. The best of the alumni performances was turned in by Ken Green as barkeep Hope. Green, a Fresno State College graduate of 1952, milked every laugh possible out of the scene where Hickey forces Hope to take the walk he has wanted to take for 20 years. Student cast members Alan Zeller, Mike Beevers, Sydney Einhorn, Dan Markhamm, and Mike Mendonsa were especially good. Zeller portrayeoSa young, brilliant law student who turned to alcohol to get away from his father's influence. As a drunk, Zeller was unequalled by any other cast member. When Willie, his character, gives up booze and prepares to go ask the district attorney for a job, Zeller was one of the few that showed he was going through the detoxification process. Beevers played the once-radical Larry Slade. On opening night, Beevers was lackluster. But one.week later, his projection and characterizatiOaVihad greatly improved. Slade is an important character because O'Neill has used Slade to antagonize Hickey. Einhorn and Markmann portray the lovers in "Iceman." Hickey tells them to stop talking about getting married and do it. But this marriage has no chance of working out. Markmann's character is a bartender who has problems with the bottle. When he stops drinking, he asks his "tart" to marry him. Einhorn portrays the hooker who dreams of marrying the bartender and moving to a farm. Mendonsa, a 22-year-old junior, is one of the strongest talents in CSUF's drama department. As Don Pafritt, Mendonsa uses mannerism to convey the nervousness of his character. Par- ritt betrayed his mother and told police that his radical mother was responsible for a bombing. After the police picked up his mother, Parritt felt guilty for turning her in. The set with its tattered wallpapered walls and rags covering its broken, bird-stained win- - dows, provided the cast an environment Tilled with a despairing mood. Howard Brewer supplied the atmosphere with his superb set design. The costumes, designed by Anne Watson, also contributed greatly to the physical appearance of O'Neill's play. Overall, O'Neill's "Iceman" was one of the best dramatic productions Fresno has seen. The campus and the community should welcome more dramas of its magnitude. Step right up Once upon a time, sideshows lined the sides of a county fair. One could see tbe half woman/half spider, the two-headed baby in a jar. the dog-faced girl, the ugliest man in the world, and even the snake man. A recent stroll through the Fresno District Fair got i me to thinking: Whatever happened to all the sideshows? I came to the unmistakable conclusion that the fair itself was a sideshow. Yet, in our own subtle ways, we're all freaks; from the dude who poses nude in the 75-cent photo booths right down to the egotistical lad who tries to win a big teddy bear for his sweetheart and winds up spending more money trying to sink an 18-inch basketball into a 14-inch rim than he would have on a bigger teddy at Gottschalk's. As prices go, people-watching is worth more than any ride or exhibit at the fair. Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Take a seat on the curb, and for the measly price of admission, watch every walk of life walk by. Hurry, hurry, don't pass it up. You won't believe your eyes. Truly a wonderful sight. See with your own eyes a crowd of youths gather in a complete circle — 10 bodies thick — while one youth challenges another in a "breaking" competition. See tbe gang clad in black meander through the grounds like a black cloud. Take a long look at the man tatooed from arm to arm, from bald head to toes with dragons, and the woman with so much makeup on her eyes are half shut. Live before your very eyes, see the iron-intestined soul attempt to eat fried clams, the 1960s' throwbacks, or the handsome figure on stage trying to disassociate himself from the rest of the freaks by singing "I'm all right." . Yep, the fair is truly a great place just to sit and watch. Ther) again, who can refuse a-ride or two and maybe one of the. hurt surviving sideshows? Not me. Just make sure you don't eat the wonderful fair food before going on rides and into tbe sideshows. That was my mistake. A freak mistake. The fun started on the infamous octopus ride, where the kindly ride technician locked my wife and I in the seat, battened the hatches, and gave us a sickening spin — five minutes before the ride started. "Guaranteed a spinner." he grumbled from tbe bottom of his heart. I could have guaranteed him — and half the Tony Lacava & fair — something from the bottom of my stomach. But I didn't. I held on. Next came Miss Peggy, the Pig Woman, a .one-person sideshow thai « weighed more than two Ferris Wheel engines. Miss Peggy was 558 pounds worth of woman, as advertised. She was so big, everyone in the tent was standing next to her. and so ugly, I almost made another guarantee. But I held on. I even tried to shoot a picture of her. but she was quick to bellow out an objection, stating that she sold pictures of herself for a quarter. Just as well, I told her. I forgot to bring my wide angle lens. Next came another mind and stomach-boggling ride. One of those twirlers that thrust you in the air like the space shuttle. Everything was fine and dandy after this ride started. As usual. I wondered how securely each nut and bolt holding the ride together was tightened. We'd spun about 20 revolutions and my tummy was even starting to sweat. Faster and faster we went. Whiter and whiter I got. Finally, we slowed, and I flashed my sweetly-faked smile at the control man. as though I liked tbe ride he gave us. When he smiled back, grizzly face and all, I knew somethfeft was wrong. Control men never smile back. "The ride," he said through his missing front teetb, "bas just begun." And the ride jerked into reverse. And I held on. In our own subtle ways we're all freaks. ' :z_ < Register to win the with wire remote plus COMPUTER BOOK FAIR OCTOBER 19, 20, & 21 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 9 AM - 4 PM COMPANIES REPRESENTED: ADDISON-WESLEY/DILITHIUM HAYDEN BOOK CO./HOWARD SAMS McGRAW HILL/OSBORNE/PRENTICE HALL SYBEX/JOHN WILEY CO./VAN NOSTRAND LOWER LEVEL EAST PATIO / 20% off discount TI-994A computer console on ail Computer Books controller and 6 modules, in General Book Department other prizesi / October 19, 20, 4 21 only KENNEL BOOKSTORE Your Campus Headquarters For All Your Campus Needs! Multiple Choice Don't leave your dinner to guesswork. Study the facts. A Taco* □ 3oz. < Domino's Pizza is the best choice. Just 2 slices are more nutritious, lower in fat and higher in protein than either a taco or cheeseburger. S2.00 off any 16" , | 2-item or more pizza. | Call Us! 297-1301 Willow and Shaw One coupon per pizza. \ Mrtlirt. expires 11/2/83 Fast. Free Delivery j Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-12a.rr I Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m. 711 W Shaw Ave 297-1301 Our drivers carry less than $10. Limited delivery are* |