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ses eres perrers oe CAMPUS UPDATE. Nov. 29, 1978, Page 4 Student Feature Al-yousef, Abdullah By Mary Johnson In 1975, a group of one thousand exchange students were selected by the Saudi Arabia government to at- tend schools in the United States; Abdullah Al-yousef, from Saudi Arabia was among this group. Al-yousef (who has six brothers and_four sisters) is not the first member of his family to study in the United States. Several members of his family have studied in the United States, and some have taken up residence. His brother attends the University of Wisconsin. He arrived in the States Septem- : ae Cine. earned viva repent e Spring of ‘76, Al-yousef enrolled in Michigan State. The following se- mester he transferred to Delta Col- lege-for fall ‘76, and the following semester he came to ACC. SHORT. Al-yousef grew up in Rijhd, a large city. and the capitol of his country. He transfered to Alpena because he decided he‘d prefer a smaller town, Striving for better English usage, Al-yousef, a sophomore, finds some classes more difficult because of the language. To aid him in translation he uses an Arabic/English dictionary. Ruste (USSR) ASIA WORLD BOOK map Modern technology—new ma- chines, space technology, etc., in- terest him. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in civil en- gineering, Al-yousef would like to * work on road construction in his country. moth lernien- ever since her husband died when Al-yousef was three years old. Relations between Al-yousef and his family are strong, with a great deal of respect toward one another. STORY & ESSAY CONTEST 1st PRIZE $30.00 2nd PRIZE $15.00 Prizes Awarded in each Catagory - DEADLINE: JANUARY 15 An Alpena Community College Student Publication ANCIENT GREECE REVIVED By Cathy Mason It is time for the festival of Dio- nysius, when 17,000 Greeks swarm. into the theater of ancient Athens to watch the new play, Oedipus Rex, written a the popular play- wrignt, Sopho Sophocles’ ee is about Oedipus, king of Thebes, who unsuccessfully seeks to escape the fate decreed for him by the gods, that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus unwittingly carries out a zealous campaign to discover why Thebes is plagued with famine and ee only to find that he is the a “The modern audience should strive to look at the Alpena Civic Thea- ter’s production of this play thru the eyes of the ancient Greeks, since Keith Titus, director, and Phyllis Druckman, assistant director, will use special effects to recreate the classical Greek style as much as pos- sible. “i MUSIC FILLS THE AIR By Mary Kelley Not only is there snow in the air, but there’s music too. Room VLH 127 is ine site eAoh your ears on Sun- id Si D ober ‘Or TOF DO the Alpena Choral Society and the ACC Orchestra, invites everyone to relax to Sone well-performed Christ- ‘mas mu: Wesabe 3; the orchestra will melt you with such pieces as Han- _ del’s Overture to Saul, Haydn Sym- phony No. 99 Wassail aus and Selections from “Showboa: December 10, the Ae Choral Society, consisting of more than two dozen voices, will set listeners in a Christmas mood. with choral works that were first launched in 1796 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) in his search fora new means of ex- pression. — Also, pieces by William Walton, David Willcocks, John Rut- Admission charge is $2 for adults and $1 for high school and college “Designed with the Student in Mind” ee sales Some of the special effects are in the costuming. — Loose, flowing gowns will clothe the cast and he rus. In addition, the main charac- ters, Oedipus, Creon and Jocasta, will wear masks made by Bernard Weinkautf and 10” platforms at- tached to their shoes. The chorus will be wearing Be lized make-up in Stained glass pat terns. Martin Druckman as Jocasta, also as hone fee ie serve to comment on the plot and theme, are: Pat Collins, Mary Kelley, Bar- bara McGregor, Jeni Rings,Sharon Shiemke, Susi Shiemke, Ken Smith and Christy Dodge. The characters will “intone” their lines with movements limited large- ly to entrances, exits and sweeping hand gestures. The stage has four raised plat- forms, like stairs. The setting will be in front of the temple of Zeus, with a pillar on the right and an al- tar on the left. Oedipus Rex will run from Dec. a to 10 au the jolt Civic Theater. Curi ickets are he be made by calling 356-2925. “LIBERATED MAN” MADISON, Wis. (On Campus Report)—"Liberated Man‘ author Warren Farrell starts out his campus lectures by conducting a male beauty contest among members of the audience to illustrate role re- versal. MOVIES Dec. 4, Nashville Girl Dec. 11: ue opsenticesiI0 of Duddy Kravi Dec. 18, Paperchase Classifieds FOR SALE: Parts from a 68 Chevy rs on these w clutch assembly & re- built trany. L. Dan.Chumney 356- 0246. Best offer soon Get your “Season's Greetings’ in the December issue. It only takes a minute, it’s free of charge and your friends will love it! your greeting(s) in the Classifieds box in VLH or BTC on, or before, December 8. SUNFLOWER SEEDS Cleaned and bagged, $9 per 50 Ib. bag. Contact Mary Kelley, or call 379-4483. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED a couple of hours a week to tutor young chil- dren, visit lonely people, be a class- room helper, assist with cra ts pro- jects, do public relations or photo- graphy. Call. 356-9021, extension