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Page 6 Scrimshaw Wed"esday, February 12, 1975 'The Groove Tube' a short circuit Mark Bayer recently played at the Carroll this and jumps erratically take-offs. which are aimed at can become pretty boring afler Theatre and is now at other from skit 10 skit. with very actual TV ads (the Yellow awhile. A skit entitled "The Sanre is defined in the neighborhood movie houses little sense of the form it is Pages. the "My wife ...I think Dealers", concerning the Random House Dictionary as offers such promise. Un- ridiculing and often with ex- I'll keep her" ad, Ken and problems of two marijuana "the use of irony. sarcasm, tortunatelv., most of that traneous matter thrown in. Barbie dolls, etc.) We do get sellers. has a scatological ridicule. etc. in exposing, promise is never fulfulled THE GROOVE TUBE is a 70 plenly of inreresung interlude dropped which has denouncing. or deriding vice, THE GROOVE TUBE is a 70 The bits themselves include possibilities, such as a kid- absolutely nothing to do with folly, etc.". Certainly one of minute feature which actually takeoffs on kiddie shows. show host who reads passages the rest of the skit.. Indeed. Ken the' major follies which both originated a few years ago as a cooking shows. discussion from "Fanny Hill" on the air, Shapiro seems to be almost figuratively and literally series of underground shows. advent ure shows, and and a newscaster who crawls maniacally fascinated with surrounds us for nearly twenty videotape skits. Now they have commercials. The weak point offstage when the camera certain biological functions all hours a day lies right smack on been compiled into a film of alit his is the lack of specifity conunues to focus on him after through THE GROOVE TUBE, our good old American TV which looks precisely like what in these parodies: the skits his evening news program has and his basic satirical intent is screens. Surprisingly. the boob it is: a series of unrelated bits attempt 10lampoon ALL kiddie ended. However, Shapiro submerged. All in all, if you tube has received relatively strung together, which, beyond shows and ALL discussion doesn't quite know which of his really want to see an effective little pasting-over from any the movie's basic subject programs. resulting in a real jokes to continue for extra lampoon of television, try medium in the twenty-five or matter. lack continuity. lack of viewer identification effect and which jokes to cut watching a few hours of "Let's so years of its existence. This is Supposedly representing a day with what the filmmakers are short, so most of these clever Make A Deal", "Bowling for why Ken Shapiro's THE in the lifeof a typicaltelevision trying to do. The one exception ideas just sit around looking Dollars", and "Father Knows GROOVE TUBE. a film which station. the film often forgets to this lies in the commecial hke clever Ideas. Best". These programs in Probably the most irritating themselves present a funnier Counseling ior women element of THE GROOVE and more stinging in- TUBE is the fact tht about dictmentof TV than just about three-fourths of the material is anything that THE GROOVE Barb Bums sexually oriented and even se~ TUBE has to offer. Western Maryland College includes a physical proximately forty-five minutes provides many services for its examination, pap smear and away. Planned Parenthood students and the ad- V.D. tests. The hours during charges $15.00for the first visit- Aoolu. ". Am.. on Proi..,. ministration sees to it that which the preliminary part of and this fee includes a routine Anubi. Silen", most of these services are the exam is given by Mrs. physical and medical history Atl.. U'anl. widely publicized. You can Perry are Tuesdays from 1 to 3 along with a pap smear and read about them' on bulletin p.m. and Wednesdays from 8 V.D. tests. Planned Paren- boards, in your student hand- a.m. to noon. Then Dr. Lord is thood also runs a specialized book (if you ever look at it), at the. infirmary from 2 to 4 abortion clinic which provides and on the various flyers that p.m. every Wednesday, to give. professional counseling and you are continualy finding in the rest of the examination. An referrals. This clinic will your mailbox. However, WMC appointment is advance is provide both pre-abortion and provides one important service necessary and can be made by post-abortion counselling, if 11~!~~::o,v:~es~E~of which has not been widely calling the infirmary at ext. . necessary. The hours at the 19;7::::u.. publicized in the past. There is 262/373 or 848-7004.One point office on N. Howard St. are 13 ;;~, l.m~l. 1 ~::~ one sentence concerning it in that should be mentioned is basically Monday through the student handbook and a that if a woman makes an Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. -, 14~:~~~~.~.i~2;,i::::;~ 21 ~~~;h:oa " bulletin board notice about it is appointment and cannot keep The Towson State clinic is open' downright rare, This little it, she must call and cancel or from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on :: ~~~n.' : ~~:~:,ed :~an~'~' 37 La'90 known service is the Women's she will be charged for the Tuesdays and Thursdays and ;~~.:k::One ;~I:::; 23~:~~~ Ot'.", Clinic, located in WMC's in- time. Goucher runs its clinic from 2 39 Mv'h· Nymph firmary. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. 21'- fo,.h. "~~~' in nlndion ::.:Pli::~O'Oe The clinic was started in. If a woman feels that she Appointments are necessary 60 ..,i.h ,,:"~"'m.:" oIN.,ei.,.,. October, 1973 to serve the wants more in-depth in- for a visit to any of the offices ~!~:?:a~~~:,7 ~~:,b~td' :~ ~:~~. ,.,,1. women of the college com- formation or counseling than and all appointments can be S~,e'h. 29;;:~~7L't.I 44 Old. di,,,,."· munity. It has been in con- WMC's clinic can provide, made by calling 752-0131. ~htteSa wiza,d w .. 32 Canducl 47 ~1~~lt'~1I 9 E".,~ tinuous operation every unfortunately, there are no Hopefully, this article has 26 riny "."",10 10Conlide" 33 Ge,man dia 4BT,an.g,essiM 28 Romo.. ~... cd'ical m.,k 51S,.,.10".1 semester since that time, other public service made WMC women more oliM,h'ouglt ,i.lly 34S ..ffi~: 01 53 May 8. 1945' .n. kind 01 no... .ho