The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 10, 1983-Page 9
Student writing reveals sensitivity
'Ubi?' of the featured stories, "A Chocolate raped.! Then someone killed the
Crossroads for Tomorrow Kiss" by Laurie Porter, we witness the nuns./ We don't remember who or
touching relationship between a nurse's when or why./She captures that biting
University Press, 72 pages aid (Laurie) and an energetic but anger felt when we are powerless
Are you tired of pouring over tex- paralyzed 82-year-old man. Laurie against arbitrary violence that is in-
tbooks armed with highlighter in hand patiently gives Homer attention that he variably glossed over by nonchalance.
while searching for the key phrases? desperately craves for as he con- Overall, Ubi? succeeds in its desire to
Do you find your selection of pleasure tinually hollers out "Hey!" When he "speak to our hearts as well as our
reading limited to the newspaper and sickens and dies, Laurie is the one who minds." It represents a coherent and
an occassional issue of Rolling Stone? If must prepare Homer. "This meant I well thought out approach to
so, then Ubi? may be just the book for was to straighten him up, make him meaningful creative expression that
look calm and peaceful so it would be transcends the level of pure aesthetic
A recently released University easier for his family..." appreciation.
Aubrcntlyn relase n ivr'ery How often do we stop to think about Not everyone has the time or the
publication, Uhi? (Latin for 'where') the plight of the elderly? Or how we capability to capsulize the myriad of
offers a unique alternative to the usual would react in the face of death, having experiences and emotions one feels in
array of mindless reading entertain- to "prepare a Homer?" Caught up in a this day and age. Ubi? embodies the
ment. ritns, for and by Michigan whirl of academia we often forget about hearts and minds of the present
studets Ubi? is a collection of short the world around us. This is exactly eeainta prahsOwl' n
stories and pesthat focus upon a th ol rudu.Ti seaty generation that approaches Orwell's in-
common theme "the search for direc- what Ubi? intends - to jar our con- famous date 1984.
mons within ourselves and others. c- sciences that lay dormant to real-life Unlike a newspaper or a magazine,
Original drawings and photographs concerns like Homer. Ubi? expresses sympathies of today
are included to complement the various Published by a student organization that will remain forever. If nothing
writings. Topics range from political (Crossroads for Tomorrow), Ubi? is the else, Ubi? is an inspirational work of
concerns to childhood memories to artistic counterpart to Eureka! a jour- memorabilia, exemplary of the diver- Eureka!
coens to childoodrmemoies to nal devoted to ethics, science and sity and endless potential present on
dealing with the elderly to examining public policy." Both works exemplify today's campuses. Science with a sensitivity for art.
one s self, their authors' concern for the dirth in -Mary Clair Hughes
The caliber of writing is remarkable, artistic appreciation as well as the lack
awards), yet h e raived Hspwood of diversification as our world becomes
awrsytthe inspirational subject narwyspecialized.
matter remains the most impressive narrowlyThe various backgrounds of the
aspect of the book. For example, in one writers manifest their attempt to
preserve a culture that still fosters
Michelangelos and Einsteins. The staff
' *includes students studying industrial
ID I ? and operations engineering,
4r ~philosophy, biomedical sciences, and
English. These writers are hardly
skewed off to one corner of the Univer-
sity.
As students, many of us today ex-
perience the frustrations of a post-60s
generation that yearns to voice an
k ~ opinion while at the same time suffers
from the pressure to buckle down and
prepare for a technologically oriented
world that seems to be stamping out
human needs. Ubi? explores the <
emotions and attitudes of our
..- generation.
r- -"Christ's Robe On the Salvadoran
Chauffeur," a poem by Tina Michelle
Datsko, combines the eloquence of
t poetry with the impact of documentary
to release a powerful statement on the
recent murders of six nuns in El
Ubi Salvador: No orchestrated evil here!
A search for directions. just six/national guardsmen a lit-
tle/ out of line! who robbed and

Records


'Serenades for Strings,'
Liszt Ferenc Chamber
Orchestra (Hungaraton
SLPD 12357)
At times it strains the imagination to
find kindred spirits in the Romantic
serenade and its progenitor of the early
18th century, the dulcet song of love
(accompanied by a plucked string in-
strument of sorts) piercing the night
with its amorous tunes. And yet if one
hears the Serenades of Tchaikovsky
and Dvorak it becomes clear that they
have captured the essence of the
serenade while transporting it into the
realm of a chamber orchestra within a
concert hall.
Though inherently in a lighter vein,
Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C major for
Strings, Op. 48 has a serious air about it
that adds greatly to its message. Janos
Rolla and his fellow Hungarians ap-
proach this work with flexibility; their
phrases range from tender to
tenacious, and generally tempi are on

the bright side.
Their treatment of Dvorak's Serenade
in E major, Op. 22 displays moods that
contrast with each other according to
the nature of each of the five movemen-
ts. Sometimes pensive, sometimes
teasing; their music is consistently
clear, together, unified. Slurred
phrases proceed smoothly, but ar-
ticulated figures are often too abruptly
released. A more rounded finish
would be nice. Some freedom is lost in
the Dvorak due to the presence of the
conductor, it can be felt in a way that
detracts from the volatility of the
"Vivace," an understandable con-
cession to the exigencies of ensemble.
As a conductor Janos Rolla elicits a
robust sound from such a small group,
while benefitting from the posibilities
that diminution accords. After all it
isn't often one hears a long string bass
rumbling from the depths. This or-
chestra is balanced, and their scales
are even.
-Lauris Kaldjian

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