STonight's show - the last at our own M ichigan Theater - is at 9 o'clockon Monday October 14,19 Paralyzed journalist Hockenberry to speak at Union I By Stephanie Jo Klein Daily Arts Writer When Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980, it blew John Hockenberry's life wide open. After he watched colleagues from the Washington public radio station at which he vol- unteered trek up the mountain in ash-covered boots and come back with incredible stories about the powerful explosion, Hockenberry knew he wanted to spend his life as a journalist. Sixteen years and hundreds of television and radio broadcasts later, Hockenberry told The Michigan Daily about his experiences as a corre- spondent for National Public Radio, ABC's "Day One" and now "Dateline NBC;" noting how the newscasts from his wheelchair differ from those of the average standing-up reporter. "For me, journalism is a very natural, wonderful way to live one's curiosity," Hockenberry said. "After my car accident in '76, I was a little bit con- cerned that once I traveled outside the United States I would not find friendly access (for dis- abled people), that there wouldn't be ramps. In general, I wondered what I would do outside the cushy confines of the United:P States." A near-fatal car crash when he was 19 left Hockenberry paralyzedBallrooma from the waist down - a paraplegic resigned to a wheelchair. Though he would not be able walk again, he was young, strong and adventurous - "As time went on, (journalism) became a way for me to do things physically that I might never have chosen to do otherwise," he said. "I didn't want to fear traveling. I didn't want to feel as though I had to live near a mall ... to be able to R EVIE W John Hockenberry ght at the Michigan Union t 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. just because each set of contrasts." function. While I might never have tested myself on a tourist trip, I was happy to sign myself up for a foreign correspondent job to see what it's like. I'm probably more widely traveled now than I ever would have been if I hadn't had my accident, new place provides such a rich memoir of his life, ranging from personal situa- tions, such as once lying underneath an ex-girl- friend's bed while she had sex with another man, to professional situations he encountered as a for- eign correspondent in war-torn Afghanistan and the Middle East. He brings his tales and message of perseverance to town tonight to kick off the University's "Investing In Ability Week." Hockenberry said his personal interest in the disabled Israeli and Palestinian communities dur- ing the intifada added a unique characteristic to his reporting. "I instantly was tied into to a whole other group of people who were very involved in the conflict, but who were not press 'fronts' - families who had been affected by things, families who had opinions. Because I had sustained lasting friendships in the Middle East from this other See SPEECH, Page 9A and determined to find his things. own way of doing Such contrasts are chronicled in Hockenberry's book, "Moving Violations," the poignant, witty Author John Hockenberry speaks today at the Michigan Union Ballroom. Orchestra gives soun performance at Hill Chris O'Donnell stars in the film adaptation of John Grisham's "The Chamber." By Emily Lambert Daily Arts Writer A concert by the Cleveland Orchestra is pretty much a money-back guarantee of an evening: With a name like Cleveland it's gotta be good. And good it was. In the first concert of a weekend residency, the musicians and conductor Christoph vonR Donhnyi reaf- RE firmed that the Th reputed Cleve- land Orchestra can play, and play well, whatever piece is set before it. The opening piece by Bernard Rands was, in a way, the evening's overture - albeit a long one at three movements. In colorful texture and songlike style, "Canzoni per Orchestre" forecasted the pieces to come. In the lyrical "Canzoni," instrumen- tal timbres faded freely into others. As muted trumpets blended with reeds and then strings, the musicians created a nearly seamless texture. Resonances of harp, chimes and brass wound together a calculated chorus. The variety of tone colors hinted at the masterpiece of the program's sec- ond half, "La Mer." Several soloists picked up Debussy-esque passages, which included an extended, virtuosic and beautifully played flute solo. The vocalistic and conversational solos cre- ated a nice transition from a symphonic piece to songs by Schubert. But "Canzoni," however technically perfect, was artistically uninspired. Despite an early energetic section of clocklike interruptions, the piece remained at a slow, unchanging pace. Hints of the group's powerful, united sound were brief. The performance was lovely, well-played and somewhat con- back and forth VIEW ie Cleveland Orchestra Hill Auditorium Oct. 11, 1996 to a rousing final like a ship at.sea. Coherence was heightened in the second iove- ment, 'when motives dart. d artfully frotm sa tion to section. Donhnyi navigat- ed the orchestra e. Grihmsordinary 'Chamber' dies on arrival trived. If "Canzoni" seemed to be an exer- cise in tone colors, "La Mer" wa t textbook example. Christoph vm Donhnyi and the orchestra stirred up a storm in Debussy's programmatic mas- terwork. Virtuosic passages were tossed By Kelly Xintaris heroic lawyer caught in a web of villains. O'Donnell Daily Arts Writer gets back to his North Shore roots early in the film - In recent years, motion picture studios have trans- his character, Adam Hall, works at a downtown formed John Grisham best- Chicago law firm. Hall, a sellers into paint-by-number Michigan Law School alum, guides to filmmaking. Just take REVI EW decides to defend his racist a hot young actor, throw him in grandfather, Sam Cayhall (Gene some fiery courtroom scenes, The Chamber Hackman). and voila! a star and a block- ** Hall flies down to buster are almost a sure thing. At Briarwood and Showcae Mississippi, where Grandpa Almost. Sam is still on death row for the suicide after his two sons die in the blast, but Cayhall's own son later kills himself. Traumatized after seeing his dead father at age 10, Hall vows to keep Grandpa out of the gas chamber. When his "Yank" grandson catches up to him in 1996, Cayhall shows no signs of remorse, and insists that he did not kill intentionally. As Hall dredges up the horrors of his family's past, he comes to terms with the reality that his grandfather - hate personified - destroyed the lives of his family and others. Cayhall is so despised that his alcoholic daughter, Lee Hall Bowen (Faye Dunaway) wishes Hall would just mosey on back to the Windy City, and let evil rest in peace. Yet Hall, a staunch opponent of the death penalty, See CHAMBER, Page 9A Rivaling "La Mer" for the title of evening's highlight was baritone Olaf Baer's performance of seven Schubert songs. Comfortable and convincing on stage, Baer brought the music to life with his lush, operatic voice. Passionate with subtlety, Baer was always engag and followed the demands of the mus. The accompaniment, orchestrated from the original piano part, was never overbearing. The orchestra's sound sup- ported Baer, projecting his voice to the back walls of the large hall. Schubert songs beautifully blend melody with meaning, and the orches- tration gave references in the poetry even more clarity. In "Serenade,"the nightingale's song was approprialfJ represented by a flute. To the sounds harp and horn, "the light of the moon" seemed to be shining right onto' the stage. Nowhere did the orchestration seem more appropriate then when, at the end of"To Chronos the Coachman," the singer's calls for a horn ' were answered quite literally from the brass section. The Cleveland Orchestra gave a sound performance Friday night. No one would expect any less. In "The Chamber;" 26-year- old Chris O'Donnell follows the sure-footed steps of Tom Cruise ("The Firm") and Matthew McConaughey ("A Time to Kill"), playing another 1967 bombing of a law firm, ironically enough. Cayhall, a Ku Klux Klan member, targeted the building because a Jewish civil rights lawyer worked there. 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