Campus Chronicles
Trinity Life Bible College/ (916) 348-4689
January 11, 2006
Volume 2, Issue 5.5 SPECIAL EDITION
HOLLYWOOD DOES IT AGAIN
By Tana Colburn
We are once again being inundated by
Hollywood’s vision of what they
mistakenly think of as entertainment.
After viewing such a wonderful film as
“The Lion, The Witch, and The
Wardrobe,” I, personally, was lulled into
believing that we might have a string of
quality viewing for a change. I was
wrong.
First, filmgoers were subjected to the
hype for “Brokeback Mountain,” a
movie starring two ‘A-list, Hollywood
hunks,’ which claimed to be a moving,
and character-rich story of friendship in
the modern-American West. What we
got was a homosexual love story that
fooled itself into thinking that the general
public would be interested because of the
‘sensitive and honest’ treatment of the
complex emotions and quandary these
‘manly’ cowboys deal with in the film.
[Boloney.] Little did the producers and
film distributors realize the audience
reaction would be “That’s disgusting,” to
just a trailer of the movie.
The current tempest in a can is the
television, limited-run series “The Book
Of Daniel.” If you are on the mailing list
for the American Family Association,
you have heard about the series, which
began last Friday on NBC. The main
character is an Episcopal priest who has
an addiction to prescription pain pills and
a family who goes beyond the broadest
description of a dysfunction family. I
think the production company of this
series – which was rejected as being ‘not
good enough’ for broadcast in the fall –
was hoping that the radical-Christian
community would generate enough hype
to coerce the public into watching a
program that is written, not just with
poor taste, but simply awful.
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
Monday, January
16, 2006 will
celebrate the
anniversary of the
birth of Rev. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February
20, 2006 will be the
President’s Day
holiday. This day
honors the births of
George Washington
and Abraham
Lincoln.
There will be no
classes these days.
Will Hollywood ever catch a clue? One
can only hope – and pray.
MUSICAL HONORS KING
By Kendall Young
Magnified with dynamic chorography,
lights, and animated vocals the story of a
historic movement is told. And the
Dream Goes On is an Old School vs.
New School rendition of the Civil Rights
Movement.
California Musical Theatre in
Association with Sacramento State
Department of Theatre and Dance, and
Celebration Arts narrated the story of the
Civil Rights Movement in a modern
milieu.
The principal characters in And a Dream
Goes On are three men, each voicing the
views and ideas of their generation. The
Dream Keeper is a minister with an
assignment to pass on the heritage of Dr.
Martin Luther King to Chuck Temper, a
disrespectful youth headed in the wrong
direction.
Continued on page 2
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Born
January 15, 1929
Died
April 4, 1968
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Trinity Life
Bible College
Dream, continued from page 1
Training Lives
Building Character
Both the Dream Guide and
Chuck Temper wrestle with
themselves as they try to
uncover and fulfill their
intertwined calling. The
Janitor denotes the speech of
wisdom there to assist the
Dream Guide to accomplish
his destiny to help Chuck
discover direction in his life.
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January 30 thru
February 3, 2006 &
February 13 – 17, 2006.
This one-unit class is free!
. . . AND REQUIRED!
There have been significant
changes in TLBC policies
and requirements recently.
This Orientation is designed
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TLBC as you pursue the path
God has set before you.
To aid the Dream Guide and
Chuck Temper to come to an
understanding, fictitious
descriptions of real Civil
Rights Era people are
portrayed. 15-year-old
Elizabeth Echford
(Shelandra Goss) who was
one of the nine children to
integrate Central High
School in Little Rock
Arkansas and Mrs. Lorch
(Mary Cobbs), the white
women that came to her
rescue, described the events
with “On that Fateful Day”
and “I’m Determined to
Change.” Albert (Noah
Hayes) a civil rights activist,
desiring the right to live and
love as he chooses, even
interracially. In addition, a
young girl representing one
of the four children killed in
the 16th street Baptist Church
bombing in Birmingham in
1963 adorned the stage to
remind the Dream Guide and
young Chuck Temper of the
battles and the legacy left
behind as a roadmap for
today’s youth.
Mrs. Avenry (Tamiko
Greeley) best told the story;
representing time, at age 133
with a grandmother’s wit,
helps Chuck to understand
and respect the meaning of
the movement and to see
how his generation was
devaluing the struggle and
those who strove to create a
better society. She tells of
how the Civil Rights
Movement battled Jim Crow
Laws* that prohibited blacks
from enjoying the liberties of
the time.
Young Chuck, with humor
and slick talk, attempts to
explain his generation’s view
of society today and the
expression of young black
males. He is pursaued to
commit to a better
representation of the patriots.
* In the United States the
Jim Crow laws were made to
enforce racial segregation
and included laws that would
prevent black people from
doing things that a white
person could do, and vice
versa. For instance, Jim
Crow laws regulated
separate use of water
fountains, public bath
houses, and separate seating
sections on public
transporation. Jim Crow
laws varied among
communities and states. The
term is not applied to all
racist laws, but only to those
passed post-Reconstruction
starting about 1890, the start
of a period of worsening
race relationships in the
United States. Similar laws
passed immediately after the
Civil War were called the
Black Codes. These were the
codes that transformed into
the Jim Crow laws of the
twentieth century. The name
comes from the character in
a ministel song written by
Thomas D. Rice. (Wikipedia
the free encyclopedia)
Admission and parking
are free [the lot directly
across from the theater.]
Tickets are free on a first
come, first served basis at
the University Theater
box office 45 minutes
before show time. Limit
two tickets per person.
Jan. 12th (Thurs)@ 8:00 PM
Jan. 13th (Fri.) @ 8:00 PM
Jan. 14th (Sat.) @2:00 PM &
8:00 PM
Jan. 15th (Sun.) @4:00 PM
For more information call
557-1999 or
www.californiamusicaltheatr
e.com
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