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Cover Illustration by Talking Heads
The illustration on our cover
is unique. It was created for
us by the subjects of our cover
story, the Talking Heads.
The process began when Art
Director Robert J. George, Pho-
to Editor Nia Krikellas Button
and the Talking Heads could
not agree on the perfect cover
image. Perhaps they would like
to do their own, George and
Button suggested, and the
Talking Heads-three of whom
had studied at the Rhode Island
School of Design-thought that
a fine idea. Button chose indi-
vidual pictures, and Americo J.
Calvo of NEWSWEEK'S photo lab
printed them specially on the
kind of paper that photograph-
ic hand colorists use. George
then prepared art kits-paints,
brushes, markers, paper, matte
knives, a preliminary cover
sketch and guidelines, includ-
ing, "Have Fun."
The Talking Heads obviously
did. With the pieces of art that
Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harri-
son, Chris Frantz and David
Byrne sent us, George executed
the complete illustration. It
makes a fitting companion to
Ron Givens's cover story.
We conclude another aca-
demic year for NEWSWEEK ON
CAMPUS on a note of consider-
able pride. The Education Writ-
ers Association awarded us
first place, second place and
one of two special citations for
the best 1987 coverage of educa-
tion among national maga-
zines-that is, all national
magazines. The stories: "Is the
Dream Over?", February 1987,
which examined the reasons
behind the decreasing percent-
age of black students in college,
first; "Celebrity Professors,"
September 1987, second, and
"Burnout," October 1987, hon-
orable mention. In accepting
the awards, we said that these
stories represented the serious
reporting that our readers ex-
pect from us, and "we are
pleased that our colleagues in
journalism notice as well."
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Entertainment
Talking Heads: Getting "Naked"
-and more Page 8
C.BG.B. keeps on
rocking Page 15
Education
. Spokane's community colleges
prepare students for careers,
and beyond Page 20
The state of U.S. community
colleges Page 21
* Poll: College costs Page 22
College Life
. Student activists look closer
to home Page 24
Poll: Today's activism Page 30
Travel: Airlines crack down on
carry-on luggage Page 32
A new travel sourcebookPage 33
Sports: Collegiate tennis is a
smash hit Page 34
Tenure for the Texas A&M
football coach? Page 35
Careers
* Unseen hands create theater's
reality Page 36
The magic scene changePage 37
. Social workers now focus on
middle-class maladies Page 38
Resumes: Trade-association
contests can pay off; a guide for
entrepreneurial students; an
archivist Page 42
The Arts
Movies: Penny Marshall makes it
"Big"; mesmerizing
"Powaqqatsi" Page 45
Music: Country from The O'Kanes;
a gritty duo; three LP's Page 47
Television: NBC measures college
audiences Page 48
Books: Short stories on the cusp;
"Actual Facts" Page 49
Departments
Multiple Choice: A Stanford sand
castle; Middlebury's high-tech
phones; student drinking
monitors at Rice; NC State
prepares black athletes for
sports administration; a pagan
coven at Grinnell; Tennessee
racers in the parking lotPage 16
My Turn Page 50
The Mail Page 4
Cover: Byrne's image
manipulated by Byrne;
Harrison by Harrison;
Weymouth by Weymouth;
Frantz by Frantz; original
photographs by Deborah
Feingold.
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AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022. ALL RIGHTS
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