University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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that ' s tntcriainm ftt when the pressures of college life reach the overload point, students who get desperate for escape turn to movies, music and more by Suzanne Tidwell Miami Vice was hot. Don Johnson and Philip Mi- chael Thomas made it chic for men to look chic. Pastels and white tennis shoes mi- nus socks with baggy pants were in for men formerly afraid to wear anything but jeans and plaid shirts. Thursday was the big television night. It was NBC all the way with The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court and the classic Hill St. Blues. Dynasty and Joan Collins conquered Dallas and Larry Hagman in the trashy- but-loveable prime-time soap category. David Letterman be- came the late-night place to be. Billy Crystal helped pull Saturday Night Live out of the ratings basement with his Fernando routine. You look mahvelous became a new byword with college stu- dents and other nightowls. And of course MTV was always there when there was nothing worth watching. The recent availability of 1-95 from Birmingham on FM translator 103 has caused a dramatic resur- gence in radio listening. The Boss was the hot- test act going. Six top ten singles from Born In the U.S.A. introduced Spring- steen to a new generation of fans as well as never disap- pointing the old ones. British pop idols Wham! released their second album, Make It Big, which did. Phil Collins was still hot, as were Tears for Fears, ' til tues- day, Sade, and a revitalized Tina Turner. Bob Geldof was prob- ably the biggest name in mu- sic. His behind-the-scenes with Band-Aid, GSA for Afri- ca, and Live-Aid made him a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. The hundreds of artists who contributed their time and considerable talents to the sell-out singles Feed The World Do They Know It ' s Christmas and We Are The World and the all-day concerts in London and Philadelphia will go down in rock history with their ef- forts for famine relief in Afri- ca. There is doubtfully so much as one dorm room or student-occupied apartment without a stereo, tape deck, or at least a radio. Marti Philips, an em- ployee at Record Bar in Re- gency Square Mall, estimat- ed that six or seven out of every ten student customers are university students. Philips added that col- lege students seem to buy mostly top 40 rock and pop albums. When students chose to (and could afford to) go out for entertainment, their first choice was usually the mov- There are thirteen mov- ie theatres in the Quad Cities, including the Martin, which has changed to 99 cent movies at every feature. The Martin is a few weeks behind the first-run movies at the other houses, but stu- dents don ' t mind the delay when it saves them up to three dollars. David Read, manager at the Capri theatre, said that almost half of the customers at the Martin were university students. Read and Jeff Kelsey, an assistant manager at the Hickory Hills Cinemas, esti- mated that on regular week nights, three or four custom- ers out of ten are students. On weekends the figure goes up to maybe five out of ten, most of whom are couples on dates. The number of students is also high on Tuesdays, when ticket prices are up to $2.00 cheaper. According to a market- ing survey done for the Flor- Ala, the campus newspaper, at least 43% of the students questioned saw at least one movie per month, and 17% saw between three and sev- en. Beverly Hills Cop be- came The Movie That Would Not Leave, playing some- where (on and off) for almost a year. The opposite end of the list was the multiple-Oscar- winning Amadeus, which barely ran for two weeks (but since its release on videocas- sette has become a top rental film and is difficult to get your hands on). A new trend in film th year was the ' down-and-ou ' farm family struggling 1 make it in the face of ... (f in flood, draught, and for closure). Places in the Heart Country, and The River won Oscar nominations f( each of their leading tresses, noted victims Siss Spacek, Jessica Lange, ar Sally Field (Field taking ho ors as top victim). The Breakfast Clufc and St. Elmo ' s Fire wei, popular ensemble movies the tradition of The Bi Chill. The Movie of tf Summer was probably St ven Spielberg ' s Back to tf Future. Nightmare on E Street was big with the he ror movie fans. It was goc and scary, according to j nior Clark Perry. Pet Sematary an The Talisman, Stephe King ' s most recent best s€i ers, were released in pap back and garnered a majori of college readers. Studen who can ' t find $18 for hai backs usually have to wj until they are more afforc; ble. Overall, 40% of the st dents surveyed spend ov ' $150 a month on entertai ment, social activities, ei ing out and clothing. But, after ninete« hours of classes, two jol and a fight with your mor some form of entertainme is an absolute necessity. As junior Annie Mi Shepard said, If we didr have some way to escap we ' d go crazy. »i

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KING CHARLEMAGNE (Dan Caine) is interrupted at prayer by his son Pippin (Mitch Florer) in dis- guise. AFTER HIS FATHER ' S DEATH an inexperienced Pippin (Mitch Florer) assumes the crown. He dealt with the military aspects of office in receiving Field Mar- shall Tim Day ' s messages from the front. MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY Lisa Rogers. James Hannay and Tonya Russell don exagger- ated military costumes for the song War is a Science.