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.as a cultural exchange student in coordination with the Georg
August University in Gottingen, West Germany.
Trip is from May 22 to June 19, 1990. Fluency in German is
not required. Program is strictly a cultural exchange. Room
and board will be provided by host families. Reside in the
city of Gottingen. Trips to other locations in Germany.
October 2, 1989
in room 404 Rudder at 8:30 p.m.
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in room 223G MSC Browsing Library
Due-October 9, 1989 at 5:00 p.m.
MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness
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Tabloid TV signalling the end
of television as we know it
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Sensationalism is the name of the
television game.
A television program aired earlier
this week that made me realize that
TV has finally fallen completely into
the slime pit. It had been clinging
weakly to the edge but recently lost
its grip and slipped.
The program that I’m referring
to is “Rescue 911,” a dramatization
of actual crisis situations that were
avoided or nearly avoided with the
help of the 911 emergency system.
While 91 1 is unquestionably a vital
system for saving lives, the produc
ers of this “docudrama” have ex
ploited the victims of emergencies
and splattered their pain across our
television screens for our viewing
pleasure.
“Rescue 911” is merely the most
recent of tabloid television “news”
programs to make network time
slots.
These shows reek of sensationa
lism just like a Zsa Zsa Gabor police
brutality trial. In fact, one tabloid
show has aired continuing coverage
of Gabor and her troubles.
“Rescue 911” is probably the most
innocent and the only semi-sensa-
tion-seeking show of the current
crop, but it is a good example of how
far Hollywood will go to entertain
viewers.
I used to think that Oprah Winf
rey and Geraldo Rivera were quite
shameless and scandalous with their
material, but Maury Povich of “A
Current Affair” has Oprah and Ger
aldo beat by miles.
So forget neo-Nazis, children of
transsexual parents and people who
have been assaulted by spirits.
You don’t need to fight with your
Cray
Pixley
Assistant
Lifestyles Editor
roommate over Winfrey or Rivera
(whose shows air at the same time
here in College Station); every day
you have in one man — Povich — all
the trash that is unlit to air.
His show is far more sleazy and
sensationalism-mongering than any
body else’s.
After all, Povich and company are
the ones that brought us such gems
as the “Preppie Murder” guy Robert
Chambers with his video of strang
ling a Barbie doll.
He also has had the Rob Lowe sex
tapes and a child bride in a polyga
mist family, not to mention a 17-
year-old high school senior who
wanted to go to his prom with his 40-
year-old, married next-door neigh
bor.
And if a story involves celebrities
like the Jacksons or Lowe, the cover
age is really in-depth.
I’m sure none of could make it
through the day without these
shows.
Some may argue that these shows
are not news at all, but light enter
tainment for the average American.
They are not news and they are
hiirdly entertainment.
Don’t do it. Don’t watch Po«;
“A Current Affair” or ihelook-i
show “Inside Edition.” flic on!
ference is that “Inside Edition'
some other smarmy character;
nouncing each tidbit of trash.
These shows should only be r
ated if you are sitting on theconJ
brain-dead tired from a roughrj
of classes or work, and p-j
stranded without the remote (1
trol.
That is how I often have foil
myself a prisoner to these progn j
But these days, tabloid teleu f
is difficult to avoid because «l
seemingly everywhere and one']
channel.
Granted, once you start watch]
these shows it is difficult toturnl
the trash. They draw you in'I
each morbid story.
“Rescue 911,” “Inside Editij
“A Current Affair” and “Unsoh]
Mysteries” have crisis after cti]
with murderers and screaming I
tints around every corner.
These shows seem tobesa«i
“If you don’t have anythingbaclt|
pening to you, at least you Can "Cl
it happening to other f]
through the drama of real-lift 1
creations.”
After all, seeing is belie 15 !
right?
Tabloid TV thrives on actual
age of criminals, sex offendenl
just perverse people. They seeh*!
dilate our minds with shocking^
lations of how low people can go-1
I prefer to get my news tl™
fashioned way.
Call me when these shot
cancelled.
Marsalis family members top charts togethei
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two of the Marsalis brothers are
holding down two of the top spots
on Cashbox magazine’s traditional
jazz chart.
As August ended, trumpeter
Wynton Marsalis’ “The Majesty of
the Blues” was No. 2 and saxophon
ist Branford Marsalis’ “Trio Jeepy”
was No. 4. As September began,
“Trio Jeepy” was No. 3 and “Maj
esty” was No. 4. Columbia Records
was happy either way; both brothers
record for Columbia.
Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis,
third performing son of pianist Ellis
Marsalis, has produced all four of
Branford’s records and the sound
track for “Do the Right Thing.” Del
feayo has just graduated from the
Berklee College of Music, so he isn’t,
as yet, giving his brothers competi
tion on the best-selling charts. Nei
ther is 11-year-old Jason, who plays
drums.
The family seldom performs to
gether, Branford says. He, Wynton
and their father were on one side of
“Fathers and Sons,” playing their fa
ther's post-bop style. Chico and Von
Freeman played on the other side of
the Columbia record.
hours or minutes. His latherop 1
some shows for Branford this' E
mer. Was that fun?
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“I much prefer to open lorT
says Branford. “I feel weirdM
my Dad open for me. After the
fun. It is good to be around hu"j
talk to him. 1 love him. Hetal'
sic. I don’t like to.”
Often, Wynton and Branford go
in and out of an airport on the same
day, missing each other by a few
Branford says he doesn't 5
the sales figures of his album'
though he did when he star^
cording. “When I accepted the-
lenge of playing jazz, 1 made
scious decision to play a mu* 5
wasn’t going to sell a lot of rec‘ _
decided to practice what I pre-*'