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NORTH TEXAS DAILY
ntdailv.com
Arts
Thursday, September 14, 2006 Page 3
Dean Strickland
Read about the hitchhik ng
musician
omorrow's Scene
NT graduates
slice path through
design industry
Strict program
generates top talent,
students say
By Nazli Prisk
Staff Writer
Several communication
design students and professors
in the visual arts department
have said their program has a
reputation for being one of the
toughest at NT.
Cynthia Mohr of the design
faculty said the program is
difficult to get into, with more
people applying each year than
the school has room for.
"The number of applicants
varies year to year," Mohr said.
"I'm guessing 150 perspec-
tives for approximately
80 slots."
Mohr also said the
few students who actu-
ally make it in the
program go through
two reviews.
About half of the
students who orig-
inally made it in
are allowed to
continue after
the first review.
Only about
two - third s
are allowed to
continue after the
second.
Eric Ligon, faculty
member and program coordi-
nator of the communication
design program, said it is neces-
sary to be strict. He said the
American Institute for Graphic
Arts did a study four or five years
ago and found that out of more
than 25,000 students who gradu-
ated in communication design
across the country only about
5,000 were still working in the
industry after five years.
"It's because they didn't get
the proper education order to
hold a career in design," Ligon
said. "It doesn't do us any good to
flood the market with designers
that aren't particularly good at
what they do."
Students in the program agree
it is difficult, but also agree the
difficulty is necessary because
of the results it produces.
"The standard of work
produced is really high,"
said Beth Gillespie, Midland
junior.
"You have to have a really,
really good work ethic. The
midpoint review I failed the first
time, but I guarantee you it's
made me a better designer."
Warsaw, Poland, junior Kasia
Armada agreed, saying hours
of blood, sweat and tears have
gone into her work.
"When I say blood, I mean
blood and injuries from X-Acto
knives," Armada said.
The program has developed
a reputation for producing
designers who have quality work.
Ligon said the Dallas Society
of Visual Communications
awarded NT's design program
as the best in the country
and awarded $11,000 out of
$22,000 available in
scholarship money
to NT commu-
nication design
students.
Several alumni
have said the
program has
helped them
find jobs in the
career.
"Though it
was extremely
hard and intense, I feel
it was the right amount to
prepare us for the harsh world
out there," alumna Cristina
Ruber said. Ruber now works
as a fashion designer at Fossil,
Inc. in Dallas.
Alumna Alisha Rushing said
NT's design program was better
than the other programs in the
Metroplex.
"Graduates from the Art
Institute and other Dallas
schools don't go very far because
the NT program is so good that
most people around Dallas hire
graduates from our program,"
Rushing said. "The other schools
learn on computers. They don't
let them think. We're taught
to conceptually communicate
ideas other than just commu-
nicating it through design on a
computer."
GUIDING
Thursday
Speech
"An Evening with Maya
Angelou"
7 to 9 p.m. NT Coliseum,|||
$12.50
Dance
Salsa Dance Hall Series
8 p.m. Silver Eagle Suite,|
Union Level 3, Free
Saturday
Astronomy Show
"Mars: From Myths to
Missions"
2 and 8 p.m. NT Sky
Theater, $3
Show
Timeline Post, A Pacific
Model, the Demigs
10 p.m. Hailey's Club
$10
Monday
Experimental Music
Professional Works from I
Experimental Music
Artists
8 p.m. Merrill Ellis, Mu-
sic Building, free
Solo Piano
Gustavo Romero
"Mostly Shuman"
8 p.m. Concert Hall,
Music Building, free
Friday
Soccer Match
NT women's soccer vs.
Northwestern State
7 to 9:30 p.m. Mean
Green Village, free for
students
Film
"Code Yellow: Hospital
at Ground Zero"
noon Research Park Li-
brary, free
Sunday
Bicycle Race
Downtown Denton Crite I
rium Race
1 to 6 p.m. Courthouse,
the Square, free to watch |
Show
Glass Candy, the Chro-
matics, Faux Fox, Farah
9 p.m. Rubber Gloves
Rehearsal Studio, $6
Tuesday
Jazz
Student Jazz Combo
9 p.m. to midnight Syn-
dicate $2
Brown Bag Film
"Persons of Interest"
6 p.m. Chilton Hall 111
free
Am
Jimmy Alford
Arts Editor
Arts@ntda ly.com
Media Library's Brown Bag film
series remembers Sept. 11 tragedies
Brown Bag Films
showcases 9/11
documentary
Grant Holley
Intern
The Sept. 11, 2001, remem-
brance continues with the
film "Code Yellow: Hospital
at Ground Zero," showing all
this week at Chilton Hall and
Research Park as part of the
Brown Bag Films series.
"Code Yellow: Hospital
at Ground Zero" is a docu-
mentary detailing the New
York University Downtown
Hospital's first patients
after the World Trade Center
collapse. The film focuses on
two patients and their attempt
to survive. The film is being
shown as a response to the
fifth anniversary of Sept. 11.
"The films tie in some way
in recognition of some event
or celebration," Media Library
head Sue Parks said.
The 2002 film consists of
dozens of interviews with the
staff and patients of the only
hospital within a mile and a half
of the World Trade Center. The
hospital had over 500 patients
following the event. It became
so crowded people were moved
into the cafeteria. The film also
examines individual cases, as
well as possible future threats.
On Sept. 11 the hospital declared
a code yellow, signaling an
emergency involving hazardous
material.
" [The film] was meaningful,"
said Michelle Wang, Beijing,
China, sophomore. "It makes us
think of what is our life, why we
are here, and that you can die in
one second for any reason,"
The Sept. 11 theme continues
next week with "Persons of
Interest," a film about Arab
and Muslim immigrants that
were detained by the United
States government after the
attacks. The film was nomi-
nated for the Grand lury Prize
for Documentary in the 2004
Sundance Film Festival.
The films are all part of the
weekly Brown Bag Films series,
which showcases documenta-
ries from the Media Library's
extensive catalogue for free.
Patrons can bring their lunch
or dinner into the showings.
"People can view documen-
taries about subjects they may
or may not be familiar with,"
Parks said.
Brown Bag Films is in its
fourth year with this year's
documentaries covering
subjects ranging from sex
education, dwarfism, mental
health and terrorism.
"I like to watch different
movies outside of Hollywood
movies," Wang said. "I like the
kind of movie that makes you
think a lot."
Anthony Davila / NT Daily
Kim Stanton, Red Oak graduate student, eats her lunch while
watching 'Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero' Wednesday
in Chilton Hall 111. 'Code Yellow' is part of the Media Library's
Brown Bag Films which provide the public with free screenings.
Brown Bag Films debuts a new
film each week, with four show-
ings per week. Previously there
was only one showing per week,
but the series was expanded to
give students more opportuni-
ties to see the films.
The films are shown in
Chilton Hall's Media Library on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays and
in the Research Park Library on
Thursdays and Fridays.
For a complete list of upcoming
films and schedules, go to http://
www.library.unt.edu/media/
brownbag.htm.
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