8 . THE NATIONAL COLLIGE NEWSPAPER 0 0 Life anc NOVEMBER 1989 9 NOVEMBER 1989 *tudent Body U- THE NATIOL COLLEGE NEWS LIFESTYLE Black pride Afrocentric medallions are becoming a familiar sight on college campuses. Page 9 Gridiron rivalries produce spirited mayhe Noisemaker Former Husker Du mem- ber Bob Mould is back with a strong solo effort. Page 10 Video decline Boring VJs are turning MTV into a video grave- yard, argues critic. Page 10 Not all bliss Living with engaged roommates can cause prob- lems. Page 11 Special-interest housing unites comrades-in-dorms November marks the start of the heart of many football schedules at universities across the nation. It is a time when pride is on the line as teams meet their archrivals. U. The National College Newspaper asked college editors and sportswriters to report on what makes these rivalries tick. Each reporter was asked to cover a region of the country. This list is not meant to be com- prehensive. U. recognizes some bias, especially when a reporter looked at a rivalry involving his or her respective school. Nevertheless, these examples reflect the spirit of rivalries nationwide. By Christopher J. Rings The Miami Hurricane U. of Miami, FL U. of Notre Dame at U. of Miami, Nov. 25 - Although relatively new among college football rivalries, the U. of Miami-U. of Notre Dame series has quickly blossomed into a war that tran- scends football. It is most clearly a battle between old and new. Notre Dame represents tradition in college football. In contrast, the Miami Hurricanes - the "Team of the '80s" - have developed a flashy, pro-like passing offense and have strayed off the stan- dard path of college football - a path the Irish cut. By Jeremy Kemp Oregon Daily Emerald U. of Oregon Shaun Notdurft plays his music too loud, but his dormitory neighbors like it that way. Notdurft lives in Cloran, one of several special-interest dormitories on the U. of Oregon campus. A third of the campus dormitories house students with special interests in areas such as international studies, cross-cultural experiences, music and creative arts. Cloran, the music dorm, comes com- plete with a furnished practice room in the basement. "Living in the music hall lets me enjoy music with people who perform it," Notdurft said. "We had some people in the hall last year who didn't like loud music. They moved out pretty quick." For Cloran residents with lighter tastes, the dorm hosts fireside perfor- mances. "About 10 musicians perform in our lounge. We play flute, piano and acoustic guitar as well as electric gui- tars," Notdurft said. Elsewhere on campus, when Ohtsuka Nobuyuki finishes his management class on Friday afternoons, he walks toward a weekend of cultural encoun- ters. "People here in the international dorm are interested in foreign students," said Nobuyuki, a resident of Robbins International Hall. "There's no discrim- ination and living here helps my English because people are friendly." After a late-night game of ca te, Lynelle By Lon Shontz The Penn State Daily Collegian Pennsylvania State U. BILL HAINES, OREGON DAILY EMERALD, U. OF OREGON Todd Johnson and Shaun Notdurft get in a little practice in front of Cloran, a U. of Oregon spe- cial-interest dormitory for musicians. Torikai, Adams cross-cultural hall's res- from the international hall because we ident assistant, is ready for bed. One of are interested in people and ethnic per- her residents introduced the Vietnamese spectives, while the international hall is game at the beginning of the year, and it more interested in nations and politics," has since taken over the dorm. Torikai said. "The cross-cultural dorm is different See SPECIAL DORMS Page 9 Students serve as miniseries extras By Barbara Kollmeyerj * The University Daily Kansan U. of Kansas More than 2,500 people, including sev- eral U. of Kansas students, gathered early this summer on the lush, rolling hills surrounding Vinland, Kan., to film part of an NBC miniseries. The KU students joined hundreds of other extras to participate in "Cross of Fire," which depicts the rise and fall of a Ku Klux Klan leader during the 1920s. Most ofthe extras donned period cloth- ing. Others wore the white robes and hoods of the Klan, and above one of the tents hung a banner that read 'The KKK Welcomes You." The cast of the film includes Lloyd Bridges, David Morse and John Heard. J.L. Watson, a recent KU film and the- ater graduate, said she participated in the event to see what filming is like and to act. "In class, we were taught tech- nique. With this, you see the nitty gritty," Watson said. Alengthy rain delay prompted Watson to dub the day "hurry up and wait. We were really cold, but they told us to be patient," she said, shivering in her sleeveless 1920s dress. By noon the pouring rain had driven cold, hungry extras into a tent where food was served and jazz music per- formed. Some students, like senior Larry Switzer, enjoyed the experience, although playing Klan members dis- turbedthem. "I don't agree with the sym- bolism of the uniforms," Switzer said, who was working on his fourth day as a paid extra. Later that morning, the 25-year-old Switzer was taken out of a scene because he looked too young to hold the high rank indicated by his Klan uniform. Switzer said he would probably wait until they placed him in another scene. "It's fun no matter what happens," he said. Ron Lautore, director of photography, said the countryside and people of Kansas were just what he had been look- ing for. AGLOCWAKK ANTHONY BURGESS ALBERT SOONG, THE DAILY BRUIN, UCLA Classic gets a 'new' ending By Barry Harrington The Daily Califomian U. of California, Berkeley "A Clockwork Orange," Anthony Burgess' literary classic about social control and moral choice, has finally been released in the United States with its previously unpub- lished 21st chapter. "A Clockwork Orange," first pub- See ORANGE Page 11 Army vs. Navy, at the Meadowlands Dec. 9 - The biggest football rivalry in the Northeast started before the U.S. Military Academy even had a team. In 1892, some Midshipmen from the Naval Academy stopped in West Point and challenged some Army Cadets to a game. "We didn't have a team, but once we were challenged we got one," said Madeline Salarni of Army sports information. Once the rivalry started, the teams alternated playing sites. Because dis- tance prevented the visiting school from sending fans, Army plebes - first-year students-were forced to cheer forNavy when Army hosted the game and vice- versa. Today, all of the more than 4,000 cadets and midshipmen attend the game. In fact, all students from each school march onto the field before the game begins. Pennsylvania State U. at U. of Pittburgh, Nov. 25 - Penn State and Pitt have met on the field 89 years in what is known as the battle for Pennsylvania. "And there's a big differ- ence between the two schools - Pitt's urban, Penn State's in a country setting. So the differences enhance the rivalry even more," said Kimball Smith, Pitt's sport information director. The Penn State student section often becomes frenzied when the Panthers visit. "My freshman year, there were all kinds of fights on the field and the sta- dium," Penn State senior Dana Pennett said. "It was crazy, the goalposts came down and everything."Many Penn State students don't care ifthe Lions lose every. game of the year, as long as they beat the See NORTHEAST, Page 23 Although they trail in the overall series (6-14-1), Miami has won five of the seven times the teams have met in the '80s. Hurricane fans didn't really consid- er the series a rivalry until last season when the Irish defeated Miami in a game that decided the National Championship seven weeks before the season ended. And the rivalry has gotten nasty. So nasty that after this year's game, the two teams won't meet again in regular sea- son play until 1992. U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa at Auburn U., Dec. 2-U. of Alabama and Auburn U. have wrangled for state supe- riority in the Iron Bowl since before foot- ball players wore helmets. The Auburn Tigers won the initial meeting in 1892, but the Crimson Tide holds a 30-22-1 By Bob Pockrass The Indiana Daily Student Indiana U. Ohio State U. at U. of Michigan, Nov. 25 - The U. of Michigan Wolverines have a rivalry with almost every opponent, but the one with the greatest impact in the Big Ten Conference is against the Buckeyes of Ohio State U. Always played during the final week of the conference season, the game has helped decide 28 Big Ten championships. Former Buckeye running back Archie Griffin, the nation's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, said from the first day of spring practice through gameday, players and coaches talk about the Michigan game. "Former players would come in and talk, and the coach is at his best in speechmaking," Griffin said. If Ohio State beats Michigan, players are given a gold pendant shaped like a pair of pants. It symbolizes that Michigan players are a normal team - they put their pants on one leg at a time - as well as "beating the pants off of Michigan," said Griffin, who is now an assistant athletic director at OSU. Purdue U. at Indiana U., Nov.25- Even ifIndiana and Purdue universities don't have the prowess of Michigan or Notre Dame, these two Indiana schools have a special rivalry that focuses on the "Old Oaken Bucket." The bucket was found on a farm in southern Indiana 63 years ago. Each year, a bronze block is added with either an I' or 'P' depending on who won the game. U. of Oklahoma at U. of Nebraska, Nov. 18 -Possibly the greatest rivalry occurs between a school from the Midwest and a school from the Southwest - Big Eight rivals U. of Oklahoma and U. of Nebraska. Nebraskajunior John Doxon said par- ties are abundant during game week- end, whether the game is to decide the Big Eight Championship or not. At those parties, Doxon said not too many Oklahoma Sooner fans can be found. Oklahoma T-shirts and other Sooner items are torched by unyielding stu- dents. No matter what the score, nobody leaves early from a Oklahoma- Nebraska game, Doxon said. U. of Kansas at Kansas State U., Oct. 28 - Despite both teams' recent lack of luster on the football field, fans usually turn out in droves for this intrastate rivalry. In 1982 when Kansas See MIDWEST, Page 23 series edge. For an 18-game stretch, was as much a contest betwe as players, with Alabama coa Paul "Bear" Bryant and Aub Jordan matching wits. Brya: national titles during that pe Traditionally, the game is neutral ground in Birmingha year, Auburn will play host in the season finale for both U. of Georgia at U. of Fk 18 - U. of Georgia is safe un 2009. Why? Because the Bull 20-game, 42-22-2 advantag Gators in a rivalry that start The game is played each y Gator Bowl in Jacksonville than an hour from Georgia' See SOUTHEA UCLA at USC, Nov.18- Most rival- ries involve teams within the same state, but very few involve perennial powers whose campuses are located only 15 miles apart. The Pacific Ten Conference Championship has been on the line 34 times in the game's 60-year history with USC leading the series, 33-19-6. Each year, both UCLA's Bruin statue and USC's Tommy Trojan statue are cov- ered with canvas and plastic during the week before the game. This practice was begun in the 1950s soon after several UCLA fans rented a helicopter and dropped manure on Tommy Trojan. U. of Arizona at Arizona State U., Nov.25- Guardingthe 'A'that sits atop a mountain next to Arizona State U.'s home stadium is a chief concern of State students. Each year the game is played in Tempe, including two years ago when the Arizona State U. radio station promised 24-hour security, U. of Arizona fans climb the mountain and paint the 'A' blue and red - Arizona colors. The rivalry between the two runs deep in all sports. "They can meet from tiddly- winks to any sport, and people get fired up around here," said Jeff Munn, sports information student assistant at Arizona State U. Arizona leads the series 35-26-1. U. of California, Berkely at Stanford U., Nov. 18-- Known as the Big Game, the rivalry between the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal, which leads the series 43-37-11, started in 1892. College football buffs no doubt remember an infamous incident in the 1982 game where a Stanford kick-off with seconds left resulted in five laterals and a California score to tie the game. What made the incident infamous, aside from Stanford losing a bowl bid, was when the See WEST, Page 23 HI-UsTER c *1989 Dennison Stationery Prvdud