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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Tuesday, November 16, 1971
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Quincy, Booker T: Listening
7ike watching a plant grow'
By HERB BOWIE
I'm sure all of you have run
into.xQuincy Jones' work at one
time or another, although you
probably didn't realize it. Some
of his major achievements have
been conducting the Academy
Awards Orchestra last year and
writing the theme songs for
"I r o n s i d e," "The Anderson
Tapes" and "The Bill Cosby
Show." If none of that impres-
ses you, then his new album
Smackwater Jack (A&M SP-
3037) probably won't either.
Jones' problems are best ex-
emplified on "Guitar Blues Od-
yssey: From Roots to Fruits," a
nothing number on which four
guitarists solo in nine distinct
styles, progressing all the way
from Robert Johnson to Jimi
Hendrix. Well, woop - de - doo,
Quincy, who needs it?
On this album Quincy has
assembled some of the most
capable jazz musicians in the
world; if they only had a t.v.
show to play along to they'd be
all set.
Remember Booker T. and the
M.G.s-a fine, tight instrumen-
tal units that helped produce
some of Soul's most memorable
recordings? Well, Booker has
forsaken the M.G.s and his for-
merly funky sound for Priscilla
Coolidge and, although it was
probably a satisfying exchange
in some respects, musically it's
the most frustrating union since
John and Yoko.
Blacks end class boycott,
present demands to board
Booker T. & Priscilla (A&M
SP-3504) starts off promisingly
enough with "The Wedding
Song," a brisk number strangely
reminiscent of C,S,N & Y that
features Booker's organ and
some nifty guitar work by Jes-
se Davis. From then on, how-
ever, Booker trades in his R&B
organ for some gospel-ish piano,
with pretty dismal results. List-
ening to most of these songs is
like watching a plant grow.
Which would be tolerable if it
weren't for the slowly pulsating
tremolos in both Booker's and
Priscilla's voices that make the
slower stuff all but unlistenable.
Stay away from this one at all
costs.
Earth Quake (A&M SP-4308)
is a nice album by a nice San
Francisco group of the same
name. Their sound consists bas-
ically of a guitar or two, bass,
and drums. The group pleasantly
rocks all the way through the
album. The lead vocalist sounds
sort of like a cross between Steve
Miller and Robert Plant, and the
rest of the boys sing pretty har-
monies.. The guitarist is good,
improvising here and there with-
out ever straying too far frorh
the song's basic structure.
The only trouble is that there's
absolutely nothing e x c i t i n g
about them. They sound like a
band that's been playing other
people's stuff in clubs for years
and got together a few songs of
their own just because they felt
obligated to. The result is an al-
bum that's pleasant to listen to.
and pleasant not to listen to,
too. Naturally, the latter's a lot
cheaper.
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C I adia Calenda
Tuesday, Nov. 16
Film-
Alley Cinema 330 Maynard
"Gate of Hell" 7 and 9:30*
State Theater-
"200 Motels" 1,3,5,7 and 9*
Fifth Forum
"Sunday, Bloody Sunday" 7 and 9*1
Campus
"Hellstrom Chronicle" 7 and 9*
Michigan
"Play Misty for Me" 1,3,5,7 and 9:05*
Wednesday, Nov. 17
OTHER EVENTS-
Union Ballroom
Women's Information Fair-11 am-6:00 pm.
*denotes events for which admission is charged
the vote.
However, speaking after yester-
day's vote, University Investment
Officer George Elgass said a stock
voting question would have to be
considered "very important" by
the entire community, including
administrators, for any such ac-
tion to be taken. He added that
such action would be unlikely.
Although the committee's report
was praised by most Assembly
members present at yesterday's
meeting, several said they found
nothing new in it.
"This report just seems to con-
tinue a bias in favor of voting
idea in cases of disputes, he sug-
gested, is not to vote the Univer-
sity's stocks at all.
Others criticized the committee's
general approach to the problem.
In defense, geography Prof. John
Nystuen, a committee member.
said the committee "didn't con-
sider that (the process of assign-
ing University investments) an
issue."
Currently, the University has
about $43 million worth of stocks
in its endowment funds and $35j
million in pension funds. Over 100
corporations are included in its
investment portfolio.
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One of the most exciting
films you'll see this year
Det. News
CLINT EASTWOOD
Faculty discuss stocks
(Continued from page 1) with management," medical Prof.
tbe the community attitude to Donald Rucknagel said. A better
Shows at
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7, 9:05 P.M.
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"inmediate steps to identify the
needs of non-middle class white
students."
In reference to the last demand,
Lois Owens, the meeting's modera-
tor said, "Poor white students are
being manipulated very effective-
ly. Much of the current racial an-
tagonism in the secondary schools
is a reaction on the part of non-
middle class white students to what
tiey-'perceive as catering to black
students."
'"The schools must promote an
equal distribution of services to
meet all student needs," she said.
. The group also accepted a list
of demands prepared by black ed-
ucators, which specified more pro-
tection tactics and asked for great-
er- communications about the dis-
ruptions.f
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In a continuing exhibi-
tion of its dialectic no-
ture, the
board, faced with a per-
renial spilt over
Europe vs. America
avant-garde vs. Hollywood
intellectual vs. entertaining
pretentious vs. homespun
Rocha vs. Ford
heavy, heavy vs. ha, ha
boring vs. shallow
political vs. escapist
art vs. movies,
this week indulges half
its members with a
FESTIVAL OF
THE FILMS OF
EAN-LUC GOGARD
TUESDAY NIGHT
UNE FEMME EST
UNE FEMME
1961 -- Photographed in
dazzling color on a wide
screen, it is a comedy
about a stripper (Anna
Karina) who yearns for
motherhood. W h e n her
boyfriend refuses to help
her in this matter (Jean-
Claude Brialy) she in-
vites their best f r i e n d
(Jean-Paul Belmondo) to
do so.
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The , educators also requested
that Dr. Robert Potts, a human
relations ombudsman for the
schools, investigate the situation.
In addition, they asked that "white
students be made accountable" and
arrests made.
Although the demands were ac-
cepted by consensus, not everyone
was pleased with the decision to
return to school. Only students and
their parents were allowed to vote,
with three votes providing the dif-
ference.
Seeking unity, the temporary
teachers decided to call off classes
at the Community Center, although
some parents and students felt
that the negotiators' position would
be weakened by ending the strike.1
Parents and policemen patrolled
the schools yesterday, but no in-
cidents were reported.
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social critic
revolution
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Guild this
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"This picture in its precision of performance, its
sensitivity to the insolubles of human desire in this
year of 1971, and its ability to document fully the
British placement of these people is like some beau-
tifully organized tiara with every jewel magically
displayed. One could not ask for a finer piece of
work."
--Archer Winsten, NEW YORK POST
A Joseph JanniPo&,d no f John Schlesinger's Film
~SunBlowdy Suniday"
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SGC elections open today;
ais students vie for seats
The School of Music and Department of Art present
MOZART'S OPERA
TEE MAGIC FLUTE
(IN ENGLISH)'
NOV. 19,20,22, & 23
MENDELSSOHN THEATRE
(Continued from page 1)
both: inside and outside the Uni-
versity community.
Composed of four graduate stu-
dents and one undergradaute,
GROUP members are John Koza,
IMichael Davis, Marty Scott, Bob
Nelson and Dale Oesterle.
Two students are running on
the Community Party platform:
.David Hiller and David Burleson.
fthe seven remaining inde-
pendent candidates, Van Lep-
thien and Phil Cherner are run-
-nlng on an abolish SGC platform,
Graham Moses is waging an
"apathy" campaign, and Robert
Gairity, Timothy Donahue, Fred
Gordin and Dan Martinko are
concentrating on increasing stu-
dent services and student input
at the University.
The student electorate will also
make decisions on 14 referenda
proposals - some of which may
have more long-lasting effect
than the six votes they will cast
for member-at-large seats.
The most debated referenda
question is whether to -ecall
conservative member - at - large
Brad" Taylor, '74. Three contro-
versal. proposals concerning SGC
and college student government
funding will also appear on to-
day's ballot. In addition, voters
will be faced with seven ques-
tions on SGC priorities. The
other three referenda questions
deal with relatively less con-
troversial procedural mechan-
isms, all aimed at making stu-
dent government more demo-
cratic.
The Brad Taylor recall refer-
endum asks if Brad Taylor should
be recalled for two reasons:
-"His testimony before the
House Internal Security Commit-
tee (RISC, formerly the House
on Un-American Activities Com-
mittee) endangers students who
have dissented, by petition and
-assembly, against the Indochina
war;" and
-"His SGC campaign deceived
students by concealing from
them the anti-democratic auth-
oritarianism of his politics."
Taylor says all of his testi-
money before RISC was already
public knowledge. He adds if
anyone was hurt byhsuche esti-
many, "they got what they de-
served."
Although Taylor's critics have
charged him with betraying a
mandate of the students which
voted in the last election to sup-
port the People's Peace Treaty,
Taylor has charged that the re-
call effort is simply an effort
to remove him as a voice of
a political minority from SGC.
Two opposing referenda on SGC
funding have drawn a small leaf-
let war to the central campus
as those who Wish to increase
SGC's allotment from student
tuition face those who wish to
eliminate it all together.
One group wants passage of
a referendum increasing SGC's
through budgeting by the Ad-
ministration or the Regents.
Nevertheless, passage would
give student leaders a mandate
to press for funding changes.
On SGC priorities, students are
asked to indicate which of the
following projects SG Cshould
undertake:
-"Funding a Women's Crisis
Center;"
-"Establishing and initially
funding a cooperative grocery
store;"
-"Working to establish local
University - community 24- hour
child care;"
-"Obtaining, t h r o u g h SGC,
Inc., federal funds to build low-
cost University-community hous-
ing, using some student funds as
seed money;"
- Establishing and funding a
large scale paper and glass re-
cycling center for the campus;"
-Establishing and funding an
academic chair (professorial po-
sition) to provide for the teach-
ing of subjects not normally
available;" and
-"Financing the compilation
and distribution of an in-depth
consumer report of stores, hocs-
ing, and products in Ann Arbor."
Ofrthe three procedural refer-
enda, the Consent of the Govern-
ed resolution is the only one ser-
iously controversial. It demands
"that a federation or government
may appoint representatives on
behalf of a constituency of stu-
dents (to University or faculty
committees, including those of
Senate Assembly), only if such
a body is elected by the students
being represented and has a dem-
ocratically - constituted structure
that has been created by vote
of the students being repre-
sented."
The Special Referenda refer-
endum asks if SGC should hold
referenda elections between reg-
ular SGC elections on important
issues, which SGC may now do.
It is designed to give students a
chance to say whether this sel-
dom-used mechanism should be
revived.
The most directly important
but least easily understood ref-
erenda is the Proportional Rep-
resentative Amendment. Through
a complex, two-step mechanism
See ELECTION, Page 10
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Who's, Afra'id of Virginia Wolf
from Edward Albee's play, with RICHARD BURTON,
ELIZABETH TAYLOR, GEORGE SEGAL, and SANDY DENNIS
A dramatic study of private academic lives and their bitchinesses.
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BLACK STUDENT UNION
presents
ROD RODGERS
DANCE COMPANY
performing
"Dance Poems.. .
Black, Brown, Negro
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1971 8 p.m.
TONIGHT, TUESDAY-November 16th-ON'LY!
auditorium a 35 mm. 7:00 & 9:30 p.m.
angell hail still only 75c
COMING THURSDAY-Tod Browning's FREAKS
Fielding Jest's LAUGH-A-MINUTE Offensive Squad Scores Again!
U of M's
Campus Humor Magazine
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FRIAY NVEMBER 9 8:39p.m.
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