Southwestern Louisiana Institute - Lacadien Yearbook (Lafayette, LA)

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Buddy Rich: A Survivor Of Musical Changes Buddy Rich ' s career is a remarkable one. While other big band drummers such as Louis Belson, Max Roach and the late Gene Krupa simply did not survive the stormy transitions of musical styles over the past twenty years, Rich has. And he has done so with perseverence, talent and an impressive versatility. He is an exciting and dynamic performer. But, unfortu- nately, last spring, the students who made the effort to attend the Union Entertainment Committee ' s Buddy Rich concert were very unimpressive in number. Rich ' s performance, however, did not suffer, despite the small turnout. He is a solid entertainer. The Municipal Auditorium swelled with the driving modern jazz sounds of Rich and his vibrant band.

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The Christians and the Jews were having a jamboree The Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite T.V. They picked their four greatest priests And they began to speak They said: Lord, a plague is on the world Lord, no man is free The temples that we built to you Have tumbled to the sea Lord, if you won ' t take care of us Won ' t you please let us be? And the Lord said: And the Lord said: I burn down your cities — how blind must you be I take from you your children and you say how blessed are we You all must be crazy to put your Faith in me That ' s why I love mankind You really need me That ' s why I love mankind God ' s Song Randy Newman Randy Newman Sings Randy Newman Randy Newman made his recording debut some six or seven years ago. Since that time he has continually met with critical praise for his sharp wit and his great poignancy. He has been acclaimed as an extraordinary songwriter. But Newman ' s talent has been overlooked by the vast majority of music audiences. Last spring Randy Newman pai d a belated visit to Lafay- ette to entertain USL students, and the turnout could have been much greater. Newman was able to evoke swells of laughter from his audience and then effectively alter their moods with pene- trating and contemplative lyrics. The tone of the evening was lightened, when Newman performed God ' s Song, , A Lover ' s Prayer and Sail Away and then moods were tem- pered with the despair of Old Man and one of Newman ' s most respected works, Think It ' s Going to Rain Today. The concert was a representation of the music and lyrics of one of the best contemporary artists working in the music industry today.

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I Didn ' t Know About This. . .Did YOU? February 6, 1 973 and April 6, 1 973 — two dates on which campus activities were held for all those interested. Do these dates ring a bell to any of you? For those who attended the Nei- man-Marcus Style Show, the first date might sound familiar . . . those 1 000 or more students that attended the Bridal Fair might remember the second date. In any case, for those of us who do not know, both activities were sponsored by the U.S.L. Union Hospitality Committee, members of which sen e two major functions on campus. First of all, they are ambassadors for the university, representing U.S.L. as hostesses for various on and off campus activities such as the Acadiana Trade Fair and the Miss University Pag- eant. Secondly, some members of the committee gain modeling experience by participating in fashion shows such as the activi- ties mentioned earlier ... the Neiman-Marcus Style Show and the Bridal Fair. Now, a little bit about the Bridal Fair and its intermittent style shows . . . these activities were held in the Union Ballroom and were open to anyone who wanted to stroll through. Booth spaces were sold to local and national companies and were set up around the stage in the ballroom. Although the committee was promised that ten national companies would participate, only four came, one of them being Corningware. The Fair went on throughout the day, and the style shows were presented at 2:00 and 7:00. The student attendance certainly rewarded those responsible for the activity . . . they surely worked hard to present it. Top Right: Betsy Campbell, a participant in the Bridal Fair Style Show. Right: Del- phine Briggs. Far Right: Cara Judice, another one of the modeling participants. J