Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

Page 25 text:

CHARLES KING speaks to students on institutional prejudices as part of Black History Month. PULITZER prize winning journalist Seymour Hersch addressed students on International Day A banquet of various native dishes was also featured in an effort to increase awareness of international students and their cultures. BLACK History month Apartheid speaker, Dumasani Kamalo, discusses some of the restrictions placed on Black Africans by their government.

Page 24 text:

A Well-Balanced Season f variety is the spice of life, then the 1985-86 Concert and Lecture Series proved to be quite zesty. Hlt was a very well- balanced season with something for everyone, said Dr. Glenn C. Rogers. Dr. Rogers is chairperson of the Arts in Morehead organization which sponsors the concert series. The series was free to MSU students with a valid student ID. Season passes were made available to families for $40, and individuals could subscribe for $25. Kicking off the season was astronomer Mark Littmann, who presented a slide- lecture on Halley's Comet. Littmann is an author and former planetarium director. The New York Trumpet Ensemble per- formed at the United Methodist Church in Morehead. It featured both baroque and contemporary music. Also featured was a lecture by former United States Secretary of Education Ter- rel Bell in Breckinridge Auditorium. National Public Radio personality Bob Edwards spoke in Button Auditorium about the ever changing field of communications. HSome Like it Cole brought the music of Cole Porter to Breckinridge Auditorium. Cellist Carter Brey performed in Duncan Recital Hall. Also, other performances in- cluded the Maria Benitez Spanish Dance Co. in Button Auditorium and Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. Former New York congresswoman, Shirley Chisolm, lectured in Button Auditorium in February. The New York-based Mozart on Fifth, a wind ensemble, performed at Duncan Recital Hall. The season closed with a per- formance of HOthello by the National Shakespeare Company in Button Auditorium. BY GARY CRUME

Page 26 text:

PROVIDING enjoyment for MSU students. WEIRD AL performed in the MC one evening during the week. WEIRD AL's own unique style was the focus of many laughs. His Interpretations of other famous songs ate his specialty. Photos by John Flavell DR. DIMENTO travelled with Weird Al to Morehead's cam- pus. He has his own radio show In which his antics are aired. PhotobyJohn Havel! -..w t, km '1 Jones, Yankovic Highlight Concert Season i . eird Al Yankovic, the h hw clown prince of rock and roll comedy, performed at MSU's Academic Athletic Center with an unusual .but amusing show. He is best known for his .parodies of popular rock tunes, including his Michael Jackson send-up ttEat It, and the more recent Madonna take-off uLike A Surgeon. His purpose in life, he said, is Hto slam a stapler against the forehead of American pop culture. He's the only musician ever to play 22 Top's HSharp Dressed Man, Twisted Sister's HWe're Not Gonna Take ltf Kenny Loggins' iiFootloose and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's HRelax in a medley on the accordion. His name is ap- propriate, it was given to him from his friends in college for playing such iiweird music. Performing with HWeird Ali, was special guest Dr. Demento. Dr. Demento is recognized by millions of teenagers and adults as the host of the HDr. Demento Show which can be heard in the Morehead area over WMOR Radio at mid- night on Sundays. His show featured . 3w