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January 21, 1982 Page 5 Unusual Show Student 'pin-ups' in calendars of mime at WMC CPS Marty Karabees, an MSU senior in 01the criteria for calendar subjects is A number of campuses are marking indu'strial design, concocted the physical attractiveoess." the new year on a new, somewhat- "Men of MSU Calendar" after seeing Tabach claims he tried to get a Joe Olcott libidinous form 01 entrepreneurial Headlee's ASU calendar "cross section" of women to feature, nearly kills himself due to loss of The Quiet Riot, a touring mime blood. spirit: pin-up style calendars featuring "The calendar is a product of the but admits ''the calendar is promoting company, presented an unusual and The show ended with a skit caJled lull cOlor photos of scantily-clad cam- eighties," Karabees says, "not some- women and their beauty." He's now thoroughly 'entertaining pencrmarce "SO's Meets 60's," in which a person pus beauties, available in both male thing that could have happened five thinking of publishing a male version. last Thursday night in Alumni Hall from the 1950's and another Iron'! and female versions - years ago." The 13 students pictured "1 don't create the demand. I just The presentation, aptly tmeo "Out 01 the 1960's meet at a jukebox, each Ambitious students at various cam- are" a great group of guys, not just react to it." Control," ranged from the humorous wanting his own type of music. As the puses are making a nifty profit from good looking, but people too." Calendar magnate Headlee, for to the serious, from the present to the jukebox-music is continually switched the new calendar craze, with sales- Soon after Karabees published his ' one, is reacting with two new calen- past, and from the elegantly graceful from rock and (011 to acid rock, some running into the thousands of dollars calendar, another student brought out dars for 1982, one male and one to the insanely wild. disco music emerges; whereupon. for several of the publications. But not a female version. female. Retailing at $4.95, the ceen- The pantomimists covered a broad the two characters decide, much to' everyone is ruShing out to buy the Both MSU calendars are reported dars are being sold nationally by B range of situations and actions: tt1ey Uie delight and approval of the timely novelties, and one college has to . have sales in the thousands. Dalton Bookstores and Walden Book- fought a healed lencing duel, on and audience, to heave the imaginary even issued a resolution condemning UnIVersity official~ say there have stores, in addition to local Tempe- off the stage; they became toys, a jukebox off the stage. the calendars as "sexist.': been few complamts about them. stores soldier and a marionette. that came The entire show blended many Todd Headlee, a business major at But the idea caused complaint at Headlee has already sold over alive in a midnight toyshop: one elements, creating an innovative and Arizona State, takes credit for starting Iowa State. ''The Women of Iowa 5000 1982 "Women" calendars, but played a Hiroshima victim, bathed in exciting performance of mime, com- the fad when he debuted his "1981 Stale 1982 Calendar," released this the "Men of ASU" remains his be- a blood-red light, writhing in pain, edy, music, and dance. The perform- Men of ASU" calendar last January fall by Des Moines· businessman stseuer. He's already sold 20,000 of while a bamboo flute played haunt· ing duo, Bill Bettler and Kevin Headlee says he sold over 3000 Barney Tabach, has been a center of them ingly in the background; another went o'Connor, along with David Mettler calendars the first week they were controversy.· Members of the ISU "I think the men's calendar is off to a party, got in a good mood, and Bonnie Mettler behind the releesed faculty and the Government of the selling because women haven't really and instead of dancing with a girl, he scenes, were rewarded at the close "For 21 years at A$U there was a Student Body (GSB) have de_nounced been exposed to these type of things started dribbling her around like a with a most-deserved standing ova- girls' calendar put out by one of the the calendar as stereotypical and belore," Headlee speculates. "All the basketball; one pantimimist. while tion. fraternities," Headlee recalls. "But it unrepresentative. pictures are tasteful and profes- getting ready for a date, shaved and was never really marketed until last The GSB recently passed a resolu- sional" Christmas when they came out with bon asserlifl9 "the calendar rein- But the calendars may not lead to the slogan 'girls of ASU make great forces the fallac.y that women are financial success on an campuses. Christmas gifts.' That's when I came objects of entertainment" ~nd contri~ "I'd be surprised if one showed up up with the idea of coming out with a utes to "the perpetuation of ttus here," says Dean Vettrus, general men's calendar." stereotype" manager of the student union at the Headlee's 1981 calendar used pic- "Some of the women's groups on University of Idaho. There was an tures of "really attractive" male stu- campus were disgusted by !he caien- uproar in Moscow last year when the dents at A$U, featuring a different dar," says GSB Vice President T.J. student yearbook came out featuring model fOl each month of the year. Hentges, who co-sponsored the reso- three photos of nude students. "It "But they were all fully clothed," lutiOn."I would hope that in a college took a year to blow over," Vettrus Headlee quickly adds, noting the c~pus sit~ation, peopt~ could ~n? a says. "This is a very straight, photos were "done tastefully and variety of Interesting things to view servetive campus" Professionally, in no way porno- besides the beautiful people" graphic." c=~ Grad loans Since the ASU calendar hit the c;.a~~~e "::n~s a~~e::~arz bookstores, dozens of other cam- objects," contends Dr. Jean Adams, puses 'have picked up the idea may be cut At Michigan State, students can ~=~SJ::~~:::dw~~n~I~~ choose ''The Men 01 MSU Calendar," says the calendar doesn't represent Cps which features bare-chested, "clean- ISU women, caUing it "sexist" WASHINGTON, D.C -- U.S. Secre- cut" male students in a variety of "Sexism is a relative term," re- tary of Education Terrel Bell has poses, or the neWly-released "Womeo sponds calendar publisher Tabach. "I warned that graduate students may of MSU," which shows a "cross don't think we misrepresented women be eliminated Irom the popular Guar- section" of attractive women clad in at ISU. We were looking for 'NOmen anteed Student Loan program under swimsuits and Iow-cut-dresses. that would photograph well, and one , the Reagan administration's proposed 1983 fiscal year budget Bell told a recent meeting of the Chaplin film at WMC Council of Graduate Schools that if education's share of the 1983 budget now being debated within the admin- Jennifer Gill "The Great Dictator" is Chaplin's istration and to be submitted to The Western Maryland College De- flfSt talking picture-written. directed Congrllss next year "stays so low," partment of Dramatic Art"will present and produced by Charles Chaplin to he may have to propose cutting the Charlie Chaplin film "The Great ridicule Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussellni, graduate students from GSL eligibil- Dictator" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, and other fascists. It is a story about ;ty January 21 in Alumni Hall a Jewish barber who not only bears a Promising to "avoid (the cutoff) if I Missing: One Green Terror. Last seen November I The Dramatic Art Department film close rerrcence to a megalomaniac possibly can," Bell asked the grad school deans and administrators for 7, 1981 at Bair Stadium. series will be focusing for the next dictator but is eventually mistaken for lobbying help to convince "my (ad- him. It stars Jack Oakie, Reginald lew years on old-time comedy mas- ters. This year, Charlie Chaplin, one Gardner and Paulette Goddard. ministration) colleagues about of the greatest slapstick comedians Admission is free for students and whether student loans should apply ever, lakes the stage faculty with i.d to graduate students" OUR WORK-S1UDf PROGRAM GETSlOU MORE 1HAN 1WO INCOMES. Ifyou have at least two years of college left, they can be over $6,000 cheaper. By joining the Army Reserve and Army ROTC at the same time, you earn two incomes- over $100 a month as a Reservist, and $100 a month as an RarC Cadet. 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