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October 12,1994 LIFESTYLE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO Page5 INSIGHT Mr! ™ Worl-a-Girl creates the ultimate mix of reggae, pop, and rap. Pop/reggae groove on CD Shahada Abdul-Karim INSIGHT First there was pop. Then there was pop/rock. Then there was pop/R&B. Now there is pop/ reggae. From the streets of New York. Jamaica. England and Trinidad comes a sound that has become signature of the group Worl-a-Girl. Miss Linda, Sharmaine, Sensi, and Sabrina make up the quartet. Hailing from four separate parts of the world and coming together by chance, these girls have created the ultimate mix of reggae, pop, and rap that is unmatched in any part of the music world. The girls became acquainted during the time lhat ihey were pursuing individual careers as sing- Thcy made their first step toward coming together as a group at S.O.B (a night club in New York) approximately three years ago. Each girl was a solo act. and each was scheduled to perform that night. As a finale to all of iheir performances, the girls got together and sang a song called "Chcmis Ina Dis". The song got such a positive response lhat they decided to record it. When this song reached successful sales status, the girls opted to record a second song together, called "X- Amount A Respect" The conclusion by that time was obvious: the four girls decided that they should combine their talents and form a single group. "We've been together ever since." says Miss Linda "It was the smartest thing wc could have done." As a group, the girls recorded the Jamaican bobsled chant for the "Cool Runnings" soundtrack. After that, Columbia Records signed them on. and the rest is history. Worl-a-Girl's music style is defined within the industry as pop/ reggae. Miss Linda, however, begs to differ. "Because we are a female dancing group," she says, "we call our style of music 'reggae dance-hall with touch of contemporary R&B and rap.'" Their first single recorded as an official group, "No Gunshot" seems to prove her point. Miss Linda and her groupmatcs will be heading west in just a few day's time. Worl-a-Girl will be performing live in San Francisco at the "Reggae in the Park" concert Oct. 15. One would do well to try and see them.. Worl-a-Girl's two singles, "No Gunshot" and "Six Street", along with their self-titled album arc available in stores nationwide. Ellis part of diverse cast Christine Malamanig INSIGHT As a professor, director, playwright, athlete and role model, Thomas-Whit Ellis is simply too busy. This semester, Ellis is directing the play, / Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges, which runs until Oct. 16. He is also teaching three theater classes, two sections of Drama 62 and one section of Drama 139. Drama 62 is a lower division general education class, and Drama 139 is a directing class for theater majors. Ellis didn't know he would be involved in theater 22 years ago. "I stumbled into it," Ellis said. He had never taken any drama classes in high school and was persuaded into theater during his sophomore year at CSU, Sacramento. A professor was literally recruiting African-American students for his African-American drama class, Ellis said. Ellis enrolled in the class, because the genera] education class he origi nally wanted was full. He continued to take drama classes and became more involved with theater. Even though he graduated from CSUS in 1974 with a degree in telecommunications, his interest in theater grew. With a secure job in the newly formed California Arts Council, a theater graduate education in the making and a sporty Corvette to drive around, Ellis still longed for something more. He wanted to do what his role model James Earl Jones could do equally well: black theater and classical acting. Ellis explored non-African-American theater until he taught black theater at the University of Georgia for three years in the 1980s. Ellis started an African-American theater at the university, but there was little interest, Ellis said. "They were interested in a black professor but not a black program," he said of the theater staff at Georgia. Ellis said the opposite is true at CSUF. "I get pretty good support from the department, but I don't get as much support from students." Although the minority enrollment has increased tripled in three years, the number of African-American theater students fluctuates from year to year, Ellis said. Theater department chair Ron Johnson seemed more excited than Ellis when he explained how incredible the increase was in minority enrollment. "We're on the caravan," Johnson said, referring to the things the department has done to become more multicultural. "We're moving for- The department had been looking into ways of diversifying the theater, Johnson said. "There was a need by African- American students for a strong African-American theater on this campus," Johnson said. In 1991, a group of students had written a resolution and gathered sig- See ELLIS, page 8 USU shows sensual cinema Thomas Purcell isSEk. m Now Accepting Applications ENJOY THE BEST SEMESTER OF YOUR COLLEGE CAREER!! | INFORMATIONAL MEETING SUNDAY, OCT. 23, 4-6 PM CONLEY ART, ROOM 101 ir more informalion contact Carla Millar, London Semester Office. CSU Fresno. Music Bldg., Rm 186. or call (209) 278-3056. INSIGHT Students at CSUF don't need to purchase an old copy of Playboy to see Elle Macpherson in the buff. The University Student Union will show Sirens during this month's film series, titled Alternative Cinema. The series will run six movies, all of which have sensual themes. Alternative Cinema was created to draw a larger crowd. The last film scries, which featured Maverick, The Cowboy Way, and With Honors, drew crowds ranging from 50 to 200. "We're hoping that Alternative Cinema will attract a larger crowd," said Chris Baxter, student chairman of the USU.'Thc movies that have been chosen offer cultural differences, as well as films with different perspectives on life." Keith Bolden, coordinator for celebrations and fesitvals for USU, said the goal is to show non-traditional, non-mainstream movies. "Anybody can do a blockbuster," he said, adding that the movies this month all have sexual themes. "They will probably appeal to students who are less sexually inhibited or to those who are more comfortable with their sexuality." "The Alternative Cinema movies were chosen to offer something thai is not normally seen in the San Joaquin Valley," Bolden said. "Everybody should come out and just have a good time," said Bolden.'The film series offers a night of great entertainment. Where else can you see two movies and get popcorn and a soda for free? It's the best bargain on campus," Baxter said. Jeff Smith, senior geography major, did not even know that a film series was offered through the USU. "Now that I know about the film series, I am more likely to attend. I just wish I had heard about it earlier," Smith said. "It sounds like it would be a good deal." On Oct. 10, Like Water for Chocolate and The Lover were shown for the first part of the film series. Fiorile and Wide Sargasso Sea will be shown on Monday, Oct. 17. Fiorile is a tale about the Italian government, a wealthy family and the curse that has haunted them for centuries. In Wide Sargasso Sea, a Creole heiress marries a penniless Englishman and goes insane. A movie of lust and madness, the movie is the screenplay of Jean Rhys' novel. Elle Macpherson and super-model pals Portia de Rossi and Kate Fischer are featured in the erotic film Sirens. While trying to persuade an artist to withdraw a controversial piece from an international exhibition, the three are seduced by the artist's lifestyle. In the Roman Polanski film Bitter Moon, a novelist on a cruise shares the details of his sado-masochistic relationship with his wife to a young English couple. Sirens and Bitter Moon will be shown Monday Oct. 24, in the Industrial Technology Building, Room 101. 'Badges' alluring INSIGHT The allure of live theater is dramatically explained in / Don V Have to Show You No Stinking Badges, University Theatre's first production of the season. It's a puzzling, funny, skilfully acted play directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis. One reason for live theater's allure is the legendary "love feast" between actors and audience. The show has barely begun when the sellout audience bursts into laughter and keeps laughing throughout the electric first act. The second act is somber and thought-provoking. The actors make their characters real, sympathetic and immensely likable and are aided by Ellis' deft direction. He doesn't let a moment lag. Playwright Luis Valdez is a master of plot twists, while the story of a Chicano couple looking for speaking parts in the movies and dealing with their Harvard dropout son holds our constant attention. Valdez is noted in his successful plays and movies for the many layers of meaning in his work. The verbose title, for example, refers to a line from Treasure of the Sierra Madre, the struggle against prejudice by the Chiano couple and their son's Japanese girlfriend Acting honors go to Andrew James Diaz, who gives a masterful performance as the son with moments of such emotional power that he takes over the play. At one point, he asks plaintively, "Am I acting or not, I don't know what," Juan Felipe Herrera demonstrates an actor's art. It's a highly skilled and amusing performance, matched by Julia Perez. When she's onstage, she dominates. Kimberly Chin, varies from sweetness to fury: a complex and delicate performance. CV rT^X,^'"" ITIMING ^X^LUTCHfS. | BOOTS_ *6998 I BELTS $105 I JOBS _ \XZ^ [C a rb u re tor _Rebu Ud_Doniesiic$45 inipwi $65^_khJ I — i^^r.* »<>««* "TL.«mi «c»' «a.oo | BRAKE-™--—$OQ95 TUNE .c,.. moo 43 GREEKS ALL QREEKS 5% OFF ^TOM - SCKEEiiPRilirriNG - EMBTCOTDERY ^ -GLASSWARE* %r McDonald's is seeking shift managers If you are skilled in customer service, a team oriented person and willing to grow with a Fortune 500 company, apply at McDonald's. Place: McDonald's (Southeast a Date: October 17th Time: 1:00p.m. - 7p.m. Contact: Greg Balakian * 298-4100 Benefits and flexible schedules are available! 1988 TOYOTA MR2 FOR SALE VERY CLEAN, WELL MAINTAINED, T-TOP 67K MILES, S SPEED, FULLY LOADED, POWER WINDOWS, POWER DOORLOCKS, CRUISE CONTROL, METALLIC GRAY, ONLY SALE FOR $5,000 OR BEST OFFER PLEASE CALL : 271-0519 Campus Chalet APARTMENTS FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED Experience our I BEDROOM LOFT or THE ULTIMATE IN SHARED LIVING in our Double Studio. YOU SHARE ONLY THE KITCHEN. Your Studio is TOTALLY PRIVATE! ■ Weight Room ■ Barbecue Areas ■ Pool and Spa ■ Bicvcle Racks Phi Mu Sorority Says ^NGRATOlATlOMt t/*/ To Our Fall 1994 Phis *^ Erin Cantrel! Natalie Hernandez Andrea Castanon Laura Mendez Annie VVIbbelmann Bden Saucedo Nancy Flck Carey Schatzlnger Nlkkl Zunlga Patty Gonzales Amy Gear Nicole Ueky jeannette Tanguma Amber Dickenson Becky Wayne Mlndee Pricer TIfannee Rudolf - -
Object Description
Title | 1994_10 Insight October 1994 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8 1969-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodials |
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 |
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Title | 017_Insight Oct 12 1994 p 5 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1994 |
Full-Text-Search | October 12,1994 LIFESTYLE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO Page5 INSIGHT Mr! ™ Worl-a-Girl creates the ultimate mix of reggae, pop, and rap. Pop/reggae groove on CD Shahada Abdul-Karim INSIGHT First there was pop. Then there was pop/rock. Then there was pop/R&B. Now there is pop/ reggae. From the streets of New York. Jamaica. England and Trinidad comes a sound that has become signature of the group Worl-a-Girl. Miss Linda, Sharmaine, Sensi, and Sabrina make up the quartet. Hailing from four separate parts of the world and coming together by chance, these girls have created the ultimate mix of reggae, pop, and rap that is unmatched in any part of the music world. The girls became acquainted during the time lhat ihey were pursuing individual careers as sing- Thcy made their first step toward coming together as a group at S.O.B (a night club in New York) approximately three years ago. Each girl was a solo act. and each was scheduled to perform that night. As a finale to all of iheir performances, the girls got together and sang a song called "Chcmis Ina Dis". The song got such a positive response lhat they decided to record it. When this song reached successful sales status, the girls opted to record a second song together, called "X- Amount A Respect" The conclusion by that time was obvious: the four girls decided that they should combine their talents and form a single group. "We've been together ever since." says Miss Linda "It was the smartest thing wc could have done." As a group, the girls recorded the Jamaican bobsled chant for the "Cool Runnings" soundtrack. After that, Columbia Records signed them on. and the rest is history. Worl-a-Girl's music style is defined within the industry as pop/ reggae. Miss Linda, however, begs to differ. "Because we are a female dancing group," she says, "we call our style of music 'reggae dance-hall with touch of contemporary R&B and rap.'" Their first single recorded as an official group, "No Gunshot" seems to prove her point. Miss Linda and her groupmatcs will be heading west in just a few day's time. Worl-a-Girl will be performing live in San Francisco at the "Reggae in the Park" concert Oct. 15. One would do well to try and see them.. Worl-a-Girl's two singles, "No Gunshot" and "Six Street", along with their self-titled album arc available in stores nationwide. Ellis part of diverse cast Christine Malamanig INSIGHT As a professor, director, playwright, athlete and role model, Thomas-Whit Ellis is simply too busy. This semester, Ellis is directing the play, / Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges, which runs until Oct. 16. He is also teaching three theater classes, two sections of Drama 62 and one section of Drama 139. Drama 62 is a lower division general education class, and Drama 139 is a directing class for theater majors. Ellis didn't know he would be involved in theater 22 years ago. "I stumbled into it," Ellis said. He had never taken any drama classes in high school and was persuaded into theater during his sophomore year at CSU, Sacramento. A professor was literally recruiting African-American students for his African-American drama class, Ellis said. Ellis enrolled in the class, because the genera] education class he origi nally wanted was full. He continued to take drama classes and became more involved with theater. Even though he graduated from CSUS in 1974 with a degree in telecommunications, his interest in theater grew. With a secure job in the newly formed California Arts Council, a theater graduate education in the making and a sporty Corvette to drive around, Ellis still longed for something more. He wanted to do what his role model James Earl Jones could do equally well: black theater and classical acting. Ellis explored non-African-American theater until he taught black theater at the University of Georgia for three years in the 1980s. Ellis started an African-American theater at the university, but there was little interest, Ellis said. "They were interested in a black professor but not a black program," he said of the theater staff at Georgia. Ellis said the opposite is true at CSUF. "I get pretty good support from the department, but I don't get as much support from students." Although the minority enrollment has increased tripled in three years, the number of African-American theater students fluctuates from year to year, Ellis said. Theater department chair Ron Johnson seemed more excited than Ellis when he explained how incredible the increase was in minority enrollment. "We're on the caravan," Johnson said, referring to the things the department has done to become more multicultural. "We're moving for- The department had been looking into ways of diversifying the theater, Johnson said. "There was a need by African- American students for a strong African-American theater on this campus," Johnson said. In 1991, a group of students had written a resolution and gathered sig- See ELLIS, page 8 USU shows sensual cinema Thomas Purcell isSEk. m Now Accepting Applications ENJOY THE BEST SEMESTER OF YOUR COLLEGE CAREER!! | INFORMATIONAL MEETING SUNDAY, OCT. 23, 4-6 PM CONLEY ART, ROOM 101 ir more informalion contact Carla Millar, London Semester Office. CSU Fresno. Music Bldg., Rm 186. or call (209) 278-3056. INSIGHT Students at CSUF don't need to purchase an old copy of Playboy to see Elle Macpherson in the buff. The University Student Union will show Sirens during this month's film series, titled Alternative Cinema. The series will run six movies, all of which have sensual themes. Alternative Cinema was created to draw a larger crowd. The last film scries, which featured Maverick, The Cowboy Way, and With Honors, drew crowds ranging from 50 to 200. "We're hoping that Alternative Cinema will attract a larger crowd," said Chris Baxter, student chairman of the USU.'Thc movies that have been chosen offer cultural differences, as well as films with different perspectives on life." Keith Bolden, coordinator for celebrations and fesitvals for USU, said the goal is to show non-traditional, non-mainstream movies. "Anybody can do a blockbuster," he said, adding that the movies this month all have sexual themes. "They will probably appeal to students who are less sexually inhibited or to those who are more comfortable with their sexuality." "The Alternative Cinema movies were chosen to offer something thai is not normally seen in the San Joaquin Valley," Bolden said. "Everybody should come out and just have a good time," said Bolden.'The film series offers a night of great entertainment. Where else can you see two movies and get popcorn and a soda for free? It's the best bargain on campus," Baxter said. Jeff Smith, senior geography major, did not even know that a film series was offered through the USU. "Now that I know about the film series, I am more likely to attend. I just wish I had heard about it earlier," Smith said. "It sounds like it would be a good deal." On Oct. 10, Like Water for Chocolate and The Lover were shown for the first part of the film series. Fiorile and Wide Sargasso Sea will be shown on Monday, Oct. 17. Fiorile is a tale about the Italian government, a wealthy family and the curse that has haunted them for centuries. In Wide Sargasso Sea, a Creole heiress marries a penniless Englishman and goes insane. A movie of lust and madness, the movie is the screenplay of Jean Rhys' novel. Elle Macpherson and super-model pals Portia de Rossi and Kate Fischer are featured in the erotic film Sirens. While trying to persuade an artist to withdraw a controversial piece from an international exhibition, the three are seduced by the artist's lifestyle. In the Roman Polanski film Bitter Moon, a novelist on a cruise shares the details of his sado-masochistic relationship with his wife to a young English couple. Sirens and Bitter Moon will be shown Monday Oct. 24, in the Industrial Technology Building, Room 101. 'Badges' alluring INSIGHT The allure of live theater is dramatically explained in / Don V Have to Show You No Stinking Badges, University Theatre's first production of the season. It's a puzzling, funny, skilfully acted play directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis. One reason for live theater's allure is the legendary "love feast" between actors and audience. The show has barely begun when the sellout audience bursts into laughter and keeps laughing throughout the electric first act. The second act is somber and thought-provoking. The actors make their characters real, sympathetic and immensely likable and are aided by Ellis' deft direction. He doesn't let a moment lag. Playwright Luis Valdez is a master of plot twists, while the story of a Chicano couple looking for speaking parts in the movies and dealing with their Harvard dropout son holds our constant attention. Valdez is noted in his successful plays and movies for the many layers of meaning in his work. The verbose title, for example, refers to a line from Treasure of the Sierra Madre, the struggle against prejudice by the Chiano couple and their son's Japanese girlfriend Acting honors go to Andrew James Diaz, who gives a masterful performance as the son with moments of such emotional power that he takes over the play. At one point, he asks plaintively, "Am I acting or not, I don't know what," Juan Felipe Herrera demonstrates an actor's art. It's a highly skilled and amusing performance, matched by Julia Perez. When she's onstage, she dominates. Kimberly Chin, varies from sweetness to fury: a complex and delicate performance. CV rT^X,^'"" ITIMING ^X^LUTCHfS. | BOOTS_ *6998 I BELTS $105 I JOBS _ \XZ^ [C a rb u re tor _Rebu Ud_Doniesiic$45 inipwi $65^_khJ I — i^^r.* »<>««* "TL.«mi «c»' «a.oo | BRAKE-™--—$OQ95 TUNE .c,.. moo 43 GREEKS ALL QREEKS 5% OFF ^TOM - SCKEEiiPRilirriNG - EMBTCOTDERY ^ -GLASSWARE* %r McDonald's is seeking shift managers If you are skilled in customer service, a team oriented person and willing to grow with a Fortune 500 company, apply at McDonald's. Place: McDonald's (Southeast a Date: October 17th Time: 1:00p.m. - 7p.m. Contact: Greg Balakian * 298-4100 Benefits and flexible schedules are available! 1988 TOYOTA MR2 FOR SALE VERY CLEAN, WELL MAINTAINED, T-TOP 67K MILES, S SPEED, FULLY LOADED, POWER WINDOWS, POWER DOORLOCKS, CRUISE CONTROL, METALLIC GRAY, ONLY SALE FOR $5,000 OR BEST OFFER PLEASE CALL : 271-0519 Campus Chalet APARTMENTS FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED Experience our I BEDROOM LOFT or THE ULTIMATE IN SHARED LIVING in our Double Studio. YOU SHARE ONLY THE KITCHEN. Your Studio is TOTALLY PRIVATE! ■ Weight Room ■ Barbecue Areas ■ Pool and Spa ■ Bicvcle Racks Phi Mu Sorority Says ^NGRATOlATlOMt t/*/ To Our Fall 1994 Phis *^ Erin Cantrel! Natalie Hernandez Andrea Castanon Laura Mendez Annie VVIbbelmann Bden Saucedo Nancy Flck Carey Schatzlnger Nlkkl Zunlga Patty Gonzales Amy Gear Nicole Ueky jeannette Tanguma Amber Dickenson Becky Wayne Mlndee Pricer TIfannee Rudolf - - |