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'Men of Honor' Exclusive Coverage
“They met at Columbia College Chicago,” said Columbia College President Dr. Warrick L. Carter. “In order to make it, they had to go west.” This week, they came back. George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel, Columbia graduates, returned to Chicago this week for the premiere of their new movie, “Men of Honor,” the life story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American who became a deep-sea diver in the U.S. Navy. Continued Premiere Party: Columbia alums remember roots Hollywood descended on Chicago last night as Columbia grads George Tillman and Robert Teitel hosted the premiere of their new film "Men of Honor." The movie is Tillman's second feature-length film, with his producing partner Teitel. Tillman, a 1991 graduate of the Film and Video department, spoke after the film's premiere at the opening night benefit gala, held at Nicolina's Cucina in the NBC Towers. Continued The Chronicle sits down with Tillman and Teitel I arrived at the extravagant Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago on a Thursday morning and went up to the 46th floor. My business there that morning? To sit and chat with two Columbia alumnus, George Tillman, Jr., film director and Robert Teitel, producer. They were in town for the premiere of their new film "Men of Honor", which opens nationwide on Nov. 10th. They had a lot to say about their new film and a lot to say about Columbia Continued Video Interviews with Tillman and Teitel George Tillman talks about Columbia College actors (862 kb) Tillman on coming back to Chicago (1.56 MB) Bob Teitel compares Chicago film schools to LA film schools (877 kb) Campus News
As of Nov. 1, the Radio/Sound department will be separated into two distinct entities, said Caroline Latta, Academic Dean. While the Radio department teaches students the business of Radio, and helps them develop their on-air personalities, the Sound department focuses more on the scientific. Continued Commentary George W. is just a good ol' boy I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again: most politicians are hypocrites scrambling for money. They promise one thing and effortlessly do another while the American public busies itself with real work and real sacrifice. Morally, these “public representatives” stand for this or that national concern, but politically, clamor for what will net them the most financial support in their re-election campaigns. Continued A & E
NEW YORK— If Texas is like a whole other country, then Dallas is like a whole other Texas, according to Farrah Fawcett. “It doesn't mean Dallas people are bad, they're just different," she says diplomatically. Fawcett is from Corpus Christi, and while she has mostly lost her accent—she'll let slip an occasional “awl-raht” or “hay-ave”—she still has a strong sense of hometown pride. And it was only strengthened when she went to Dallas—for only the second time in her life—to film “Dr. T and the Women,” which opens Friday. “They're very materialistic,” says Fawcett of the Dallas debutante set represented in director Robert Altman's film by Fawcett, Helen Hunt, Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Liv Tyler, and others. Continued Sports
Columbia hosted their first ever ultimate frisbee tournament the weekend of October 14 and 15. The 18-team tournament featured some of the biggest schools in the country, including Purdue and Iowa. The Columbia Killer Bees played in six games over the two-day event, finishing last with a record of 0-6. Continued Contest
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October 23, 2000
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