Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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t 'I I Tee -.J.-!-. T '3 J -' h .u... c u. Luan- 3.: -rEI..Lg:aF;A-AL Morlette drows interested audience 1988 Pulitzer Prize-win- Amer, Doug Mariette 38, for- mer editorial cartoonist tor The Atlanta Constitution, interpreted examples of his controversial satire, teaturing both prominent and com- mon caricatures, to a ISU audience. The talk was sponsored by Center for Southern Studies, Department at Communication and Sigma Delta Chi. Dr. Robin Eott introduced Mar- iette, who majored in philosophy and art at Florida State University. The distinguishty dressed Mariette first spoke to a private news center- ence, where he pointed out the sad- ness with which he left The Atlanta Constitution. He looked forward, however, to the challenges at hand in New York. where he would address the issues of the deficit and the home- less. Mariette, the tirst and only cartoon- ist to receive a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. spoke to an audi- ence of more than 200 college stu- dents, faculty and news reporters en route to his new destination at News- day in New York. Marlette, raised in Laurel, Miss. at- ready had earned d reputation oi sea- soning his editorial cartoons with characteristic Southern wit. A car- toonist's iob is to see the ironies and the contradictions, Mariette ex- plained. As an artist I act like an emo- tional teabag: whatever gets under my skin shows up in my work. The Reagan era must have been embedded deep within his skin. for countlew cartoons featured the for- mer p'resident with his Mariette trade- mark. ueyes in obvious oblivion. Mariette illustrated this point with a cartoon of three famous presidents and their well-known quotes, Rees qan's quote read: What's your sign? The audience responded with 28 CAMPUS LIFE laughter and applause. Cabinet officials were also favorite targets. Attorney General Ed Meese, was depicted in a cartoon. His large protruding stomach shadowed a hungry child at his feet. The caption read: I see no evidence of hungry children in America! Yet another cartoon suggested the delegation with which Reagan was so famous. Pictured is the Oval Office in the White House with a sign on the wall that read: President Reagan slept here. Mariette elaborated on the car- toons that received the most negative and the most positive publicity. The negative cartoon showed Sen. Jesse Helms with trousers dropped. as he smiled at the reader and mooned the capitol building. The caption read: Carolina moon keeps shining. Helms demanded an apology trom the publisher. The positive response was to the cartoon 0n the loss of the Challenger. With only minutes left before the spe- cial edition run, Marlette opted for a simple patriotic symbol. A bald eagle looked heavenward and shed a single tear. It was captionless. Mariette in. stinctively hit on the unexpressable sorrow the nation tettt One picture had been worth a hundred words and had silently expressed grief tor the whole world. More than 70,000 copies were sold. Snipers on the LA. freeways prompted Mariette to draw a cartoon with a man driving a car while his wife manned a large machine gun. The caption read: I'm gonna pass the Toyota, honey - cover me! Religion, a further indication of the mixed-up world in which we live, tur- nished a iavorite target for Mariette. He said. I drew Jim and Tammmy Bakker betore it was cool to draw hm and Tammy. Mariette was quick to document in indelible ink the moneyr mismanagements, sexual innuen- does. and the spiritual backstabbing that haunted the PTL Club. When Jerry Falwell reptaced the Bakkers. Marlene celebrated the oc- casion by drawing the new leader as a pious snake. And it the world of prominent po- litical officials tailed to provide enough characters, Mariette created a series of common people who at- Iowed the cartoonist an unconditional voice. He said, The comic strip Kudzu focused on the sting in adoles- cence, when the young men can't get the girl he wanted. Veranda, the popular, beautiful girl would never look at Kudzu, while Ida Mae. the unpopular, homely girl won't leave his side. Mariette said these three characters are universals for the comic retiet all teen-dqers pose sess, end they yield candid rettections of everyone's youth. Mariette gestured with his hands as he tried to explain the depth of thought that preceeded the creation of Rev. Will B. Dunn. Hels a funky kind oi guy who isn't afraid to say what he thinks, Mariette explained. For example, the cartoon showed a couple getting married and the Rev erend commented on the ugliness of the bride. A person trom the audience asked Mariette about his heroes. He con- cluded the talk by explaining heroes are persons who learn from the mas- ters of their art. develop their own voice and Consequently arenlt afraid to use it. By his own definitibn, Mariette is qualified as a hero. In 1984, he was selected by Esquire Mdgdzineilior its reqistei of men and women under tor- ty who are changing America. Phyltus S. Moore

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Try 'Iife in the dorm' ome people call ldcksonvilie State University the friendliest campus of the South, and some people call it the Suitcase Campus ot the South. Why? Because on the weekends almost everybody hits the road to home sweet home! Although students are here tive days a week, there's always that longing to see good ot' Mom and Dad and the rest of the gang. Dorm lite can be great tor some and not so great tor others. However. atter you live in the dorm awhile It be- comes livable and eventually an ex- citmq adventure. Many friends are made 1ust by passing people in the hatts and qivtng a friendly hello. It may just begin as a shared complaint about the notsy maids or the leaky tdur cets that can turn into :1 tasting trienti- ship. Dormsatso let you grow up a bit. It's like being in your own apartment, ex cept you trve With about 150 people. There's no curlew, no parents, no one to tell you when to go, where to go and what time to come back. You also have to cook your own meals it you don't eat in the cafeteria The true friendship test comes when its time to study. Dorm lite can Studying tor tests can become an interesting and dtHiqut task .jfe whmtmnginadmn.u'nm K Blanton can mm really be a pain it you don't have hour- teous neighbors. Nothing can be worse than being awakened at 6:30 am. to your neighbor's radio alarm when your class doesn't start until 10 a.m.y or sounds at night stalkers tpeor ple Who stay outside past 12 aimJ right under your window. The best way to conquer the noise makers is to make trientis with them. Usually after you make trienrls with your hallmates and they get to know you, they Witt respect your hours and keep the noise at a minimumt It this doesn't work, you can always resort to the restdent aaeistant, who Will give them something to be noisy about, the dreaded Incident Report. That's a report written up on a restdent Who is causmq contusion. Excessive incident reports may lead to removat trom the dormitory After you get to know your halt- mates, you always have someone to talk to when times get tough. Before the year 15 out all those people whom you thought were strangers become your friends. So it you are a shy per son, as some people are, don't reform, try Lite in the Dorm! Bridget Crensha w DORM LIFE 2 5

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Doug Marletie Signed autographs for many of those who ahended his talk in the Student Budding. 'Whatever gets un- der my skin shows up in my work' MARLE'I'I'E 2 '1