University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Photo S 1 MADE FUN ynchronize your watches ... on your mark, get set, go. And we're off to another astronomy class. Dr. Everhart in charge. Astronomy, a course which will fill a natural science requirement is much more than a class you have to take. By the end of the quarter you will have learned everything you want to know (or didn't want to know) about synodic and sidereal periods, locating stars and planets in the sky, the discovery of comets and the various types of telescopes in the world. Professor Everhart is the stereotypical scientist. He's short, and m JS .1 T 3 hut jolly looking. He has wild, white hair that is ] X I t 1 7 f balding on top and bushy sideburns. He always seems like he's YV i. l tl. ± Up to something and has a mischievous glint in his eye, almost like a five-year-old. He is curious, enthusiastic and energetic about astronomy and life. It is rare to see such qualities in a professor. In a typical class we discussed double stars and were challenged with the question of directions as they appear in the sky. After a few minutes of argument with the class. Dr. Everhart teasingly said, Well, 1 guess I'll just find out on the test. Everhart's mischievousness and energy is revealed through his many analogies for demonstrations of astronomical occurrences. Today we were learning about the orbits of double stars when Everhart whipped out a drawer from a lab table, dumped the contents noisily onto the floor and displayed a diagram which was drawn on the bottom of the drawer. The diagram was of an eclipse: the path that a star follows around its companion star. A distance scale drawing of planets' places in the universe caused Everhart to illustrate Uranus to scale chalked in on the classroom door. Another analogy Everhart makes is this: imagine a giant bowl of oatmeal. What would you get if you dropped a bowling ball into it? Something similar to a central peak of a crater which is caused by a meteorid hitting the moon's surface. Everhart's antics make astronomy an amusing as well as a true learning experience. — Theresa Frank

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 ness ■Njwressivei choreograph created a sense Knuckle, like most Bri suffered in the transition to the (Can culture. Mui h '-.ire asm was iosi to the audience. Another difficulty arose from the length of the scenes. The director admitted that many scenes should have been shortened. However, the lengthy final scene was carried effectively by Gary Carnes. Despite its shortcomings, Albert-son was pleased with the overall performance of the play. Focused on a broken society in a satirical manner, Knuckle touched not just the audience's humor, but also their moral prop f I nq ence disrd Some actors fe - ■■ memorizing of lines, vet Miser had few shortcomings' It was overall a fun play, marked Stacy Carson, ... ant had a good cast. — M.L. Holow ■ tunics, but in modern clothing. Once on stage, the actors donned their costumes and assumed the persona of their character. Ninety percent of the transition from actor to character happened on stage, remarked Stacy Carson. We were ourselves when we walked out, but once we were in costume, we became that character. Another interesting aspect of Geer's production of The Miser was that members of the audience sat on stage, much as they had during Moiiere's time. With this, the director attempted to promote a kind of actor audience relationship. When you break the barrier between the audience and the performer, explained Tom K. Jones, you increase the audience's response and improve your own performance because neither has to be formal. Jones played Master-Jacques, the servant of Much of the success of the audi-ence actor relationship was due to earlier improvisation in rehearsal. For several weeks, the cast rehearsed the scenes impromptu, not using the actual text. This improvisation helped to put the script into the actor’s terms and therefore use their own creative talents. When they did rehearse with the script, the actors allow ed some of the improvisation to filter in. The improvisation also pre- a member of thoaudi-“ L. % not enough conscience. The Miser by Moliere was the second major production of the DU theater. This seventeenth century comedy, directed by guest director Richard Geer, takes place in Italy. It is the story of the miser, Harpagon (Stacey Carson), and Cleante (Michael McClinton), his son, both who want to marry Mariane (Lisa Mumpton). At the same time, Harpa-gon'sdaughter, Elise (Margaret Powers), wishes to marry Valcre (Jon Meyers), 'and not Valere's father, Anselme (Michael Tatlock), whom Harpagon wants her to marrv. The problems are only compounded by Harpagon's obsession with money and the attainment of more. The Miser is essentially a fun play satirizes vanity and materialism. Although Sarah Delafield does not appear. Knuckle featured a huge screen with slides of Sarah. This medium was chosen to create a visual basis for the audience's imagination and to add emotional impact. However, in no way were the slides intended to provide a clue to the mystery surrounding Sarah. The screen was intended to create a sense of alienation between the characters and the audience as the audience had to sit back to view the slides yet focus on each scene. Admittedly, the character audience estrangement was more than the director desired, yet, she was pleased with the overall effect. Knuckle is an aggressive play with little room for the audience's reaction. It proved to be fast and furious which sometimes overwhelmed the audience. The aggression escalated to a myriad of forms, from outright shouting to subtle body language. Even the costumes, some in loud col-added to the overall aggressive-yhe characters' personalities, ss was even seen in the the dancers

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The University of Denver wants to lx a good neighbor. It is making itself an integral part of the community sponsoring community events and offering a wide range of recreational activities in its facilities. The DU School of Education sponsored the first state-wide competition in the Olympics of the Mind program on April 16. Elementary schools belonging to the Olympics of the Mind Association Inc., selected students to form creative problem solving teams. Long term problems were given in advance, and spontaneous problems were posed the day of the competition. Judges considered style and presentation, as well as the answer. Winners of this competition were eligible to attend a national meet in Minnesota during Memorial Day weekend. The largest ice show in the Rocky Mountain Region is produced annually by the DU Ice Arena. The theme of this year's show, held April 22-23, was Mostly Magic. It featured over 200 performers age 3 to 23 jjlus fathers in a father-daughter num- Anyone taking ice skating lessons through the arena in January was eligible to be in the show. The individual numbers of this year's show reflected their themes: Ocean Odyssey, Wizardry, Magic Cats and the Computer Decade to name a few. More than three months went into planning and rehearsals, and over 100 volunteers helped to produce the show. ' Mostly Magic' was a show everyone could lx? proud of, said Susan Williams, director of the show. The Hoyt Brawner Basketball Tournament, named after a former DU athletic director, is important to many in Colorado. This year 87 teams competed in the tournament from all over the state. The teams came from different community centers and from boys' and girls' clubs. They ranged in age from 13-15 years old. DU also interacts with the surrounding community by providing summer sport camps. Instructional programs are provided in volleyball, swimming, hockey and gymnastics. These camps teach youth special skills. The hockey school, for example is instructed by members of the Pioneer hockey team and directed by Ron Grahame. The Sports For People Program is offered through the athletic department, and is designed to provide pro-fessional instruction. Classes are offered to tots, teens and adults. Options include ice skating, gymnastics, weight training, self defense and others. The average price for these classes ranges from $37 for once a week sessions to $65 for a class meeting twice a week. 27 — Cindy Peters