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The University Daily
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April 6, 1984 Page 6
Students have problems in dating, study reports
By MELISSA BAUMAN Staff Reporter
Despite drastic changes in sexual and social values in the last 20 years, male and female college students still do not see eye-to-eye when it comes to problems in dating.
According to a study of 337 college students on problems in dating, 23 percent of the women said that the biggest problem they experienced was pressure to have sex before they were ready.
"How quick he can get his hand in my blouse and my skirt is what every guy I date seems to have in the front of his brain," one woman said in the survey.
However, the biggest surprise of the survey was that 20 percent of the men survey viewed the camera.
( COLLEGE MEN, ON the other hand, reported that communicating with their date and finding places to go were their largest problems at 35 percent and 23 percent.
"This situation is almost a paradox," reported David Knox and Kenneth Wilson, professor and associate professor of sociology at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. "University men as university men as sexually aggressive. But unlike university men view themselves as shy."
Wilson said their research supported their guess that although sexual values had changed during the study, their results were consistent.
BUT SANDRA ALBRECHT, KU assistant professor of sociology, who teaches "Sociology of Sex Roles," said no paradox existed.
"Don't look at the two 20 percent figures and assume that the 20 percent of women who are feeling pressured into having sex are dating the men." The woman said, she said. "There's nothing paradoxical about it."
But, neither Albrecht nor Wilson dispute that the study reveals that a gap remains in the way men and women view sexuality and the dating experience.
Wilson attributed this to socialization of the
sexes — males and females are still taught to act in a certain manner.
Although both groups identified some of the same problems — such as communication, money and places to go — both groups reported markedly different problems. Women stated sexual pressure and sexual misunderstandings in the problems, while men listed shyness and honesty.
BY FREQUENCY OF RESPONSE, women listed pressure to have sex, 23 percent; finding places to go on dates, 22 percent; communicating with their date, 20 percent; sexual misunderstandings, 13 percent; and money, 9 percent.
Although the Knox and Wilson survey identified problems the sexes experienced, Dan Kiley, author of "The Peter Pan Syndrome," identified another problem.
As the name implies, men with this syndrome refuse to grow up. Kiley said that the core of this syndrome was men's fear of vulnerability and rejection.
ALTHOUGH THIS FEAR OF rejection seems contradictory to the Knox and Wilson study because males afraid of rejection probably would be less likely to pressure dates into sex, Lawrence Simkins, chairman of psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, said that both the syndrome and the study could be accurate.
Simkins said that males were taught at an early age to be mucho and sexually oriented that
"He achieves macho distinction by his peers in terms of the number of scores he makes." Simkins said.
Thus, a male fears rejection of his male peers, which he prevents by engaging in sex with females. Simkins said. Although he may be rejected by females, he is accepted by his male peers.
Albrecht, on the other hand, said that this syndrome was not caused by fear of rejection.
ALBRECHT SAID THAT 20 years ago the
Peter Pan syndrome did not exist because men were under less pressure to succeed than they are today.
"Look at the position that we put people into in terms of high unemployment," she said. "It's caused by the fact that men are going out there
without that incredibly rosy picture that we had 20 years ago, when they were raised to grow up."
Whether men are sexually aggressive, shy or afraid of rejection, differs according to the source. But, both males and females agreed that males had the stronger sex drive.
Simken explained that these results are age-related because males reached their sexual peak in their early 20s and females reached their peak in their early 30s. Simken said that this could explain why both groups perceived the male sex drive to be stronger.
Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan in Hugh Hudson's "Grystoke: the Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Ape." The movie had a successful opening, grossing more than $5 million last weekend.
Tarzan film doesn't swing it
Hugh Hudson, the producer and director of 'Greystoke: the Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,' tried to introduce intelligent Tarzan movie to the screen.
He should be congratulated. But that doesn't mean that "Greystoke" is a great film, or even a particularly good one.
JOHN HANNA
Staff Columnist
tells the story of John Clayton, the Seventh Earl of Greystoke, who is also Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.
Tarzan is born in the African jungle after his parents are shipwrecked on the coast. His parents die when he is a baby. Tarzan is adopted by a female ape.
Years later, a Belgian explorer,
Captain Philippe d'Arnot (Ian
Holmes) crosses across Tarzan
(迪诺帕) tumbler and they
eventually return to Scotland
When they return, Tarkar is greeted by his grandfather, the Sixth Earl of Greystoke (Sir Calphur Richardson). He also meets Jane (Andie MacDowell).
The first 45 minutes of the movie, which deal with Tazan's life in the jungle, were about him.
contain some rather graphic scenes. At one point, 12-year-old Tarzan urinates at a campfire.
The acting in the first half of the movie is fantastic. Lambert and the two child actors that portray the younger Tarzan not only act like intelligent apes, they seemed to become apes.
This also applies to the human actors in ape costumes. I knew that real apes were not used in the film only after I saw the movie credits.
But the movie loses its force when it goes back into civilization. It becomes an exercise in costume design, set design and atmosphere. No three-dimensional characters surround Lambert's Tarzan.
Richardson, Holm, MacDowell and the other actors all give very competent, but not very compelling performances.
Also, the relationships between Tarzan and the others, especially Jane, are underdeveloped. For example, Tarzan doesn't appear in perhaps five or six minutes in the film
Instead of making the second half of the movie a Tarzan Jane love story or a look at how the apeman becomes fully human, the film becomes a predictable, superficial look at Tarzan's "inner nature." The book ends with five times in the film's last 20 minutes.
"Greystok" has the look and feel of an epic at its beginning but loses it when it concludes.
In the end. 'Greystoke' falls into the
"well-tyed-tried" category.
Tarzan is still Tarzan-a jungle boy at heart
Staff Reporter
Edgar Rear Burroughs" "Tarzan of the Apes"
first appeared in All-Story Magazine in 1912.
Since then, the story of aristocratic infant
raised by beast has appeared in everything
from television and films to comic books and
advertising.
He has lived in the thick rain forests of West Africa for more than 70 years.
By SUZANNE BROWN
Tarzan lives once again in "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes," which opened in Lawrence a week ago. People can't seem to get enough of the Tarzan, Jane and Cheetah story: the movie grossed more than $5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend, Warner Bros. Inc. reported.
He is known as the Great White Ape by African hunters and as John Clayton by the English aristocracy. But to his public, he will always be known as Tarzan.
He has survived the perils of the jungle by wits, agility and the help of 43 films and a book. He is survived by his wife, Karen.
Burroughs' original novel has been translated into 31 languages, and all 26 novels, after enduring years of critical scorn, remain in print.
The name Greystoke refers to Tarzan's true identity, the Earl of Greystoke; he to a vast English estate. According to Warner Bros., the movie version remains true to the original story except that in the movie, Tarzan lives in
England briefly and falls in love with his grandfather's ward, Jane Porter.
The most famous was Johnny Weissmuller, a former Olympic swimmer, who starred in 12 Tarzan movies in the 1930s and '40s. Weissmuller was the actor most responsible for changing Tarzan's image from an English lord to an appealing barbarian
Albert Cook III, associate professor of English, said that Burroughs' Tarzan story was a 20th century version of the noble savage myth of Jaws. The novel was written by Jean Jacques Rousseau in the late 18th century.
Tarzan films began with silent screen star Elmo Lincoln's portrayal of the ape-man in 1918. Since then, more than a dozen actors have played the character.
The myth is that of a human living outside conventional society, free from the constraints of civilization.
In 1981, a version starring Bo Derek as Jane Porter was released after the producers won a battle against Edgar Rice Burroughs. Over a 1931 contract.
But Cook said that Burroughs probably did not consciously use the myth when he wrote his novels.
Though millions of copies of the books have been sold, Tarazan is best known from movies and television.
"I don't think that Edgar Rice Burroughs knew he was coming up with a particular genre," he said. "I'd call the books ordinary, run-of-the-mill adventure stuff."
Because Burroughs still had a valid contract
with MGM, the producers of the 1881 movie were allowed to release the remake without the permission of ERB, Inc. The company contended that that the movie used the Tarzan name illegally because the film was not about Tarzan.
The Tarzan story has also been in comics since the 1930s. Tom Graves of Kwality Comics, 107 W. Seventh St., said that the Tarzan comics were more faithful to Burroughs' novels than the films were.
A spokesman for ERB, Inc. said that the 1981 "Tarzan of the Apes" was not included in the company's list of Tarzan films.
Graves said that the Tarzan movies were often watered-down versions of the story, designed to appeal to a mass audience.
This was just one of the doxes of legal skirmishes over pirated versions of the story.
But, it may be too late to get the public to prefer the ttest stress behind a 'Tarajan' math.
At the opening of "Greystone," some viewers were disappointed with the civilized ape-man.
Concert series provides cure for midweek campus blues
"I think it laid of ruined my image of Tarzan," said Alice Chen. Leawood junior.
Roger Tanner, Wichita freshman, said that he preferred the old movies to "Greystoke." He said he thought people were used to the old image of Tarzan as previous movies had created it.
By PHIL ENGLISH
"That's the public opinion of Tarzan," he said. "You know — adventure and the be-man."
Staff Reporter
Student Union Activities and the Frank R. Burge Union might have found a cure for the midweek campus doldrums.
Beer and live music might become a tradition at the Burge Union because SUA has experienced tremendous success with their weeknight concert series and the Nooners' concerts.
Tired of the bore, bore, bore of local drinking establishments? Are you sick of hearing the same old jukebox that plays the same old songs?
So far, "Nooners" has featured soft rock
and Regg Harris
Group, and Brown and Brown
Although attendance was sparse at first, Kretchmer said its popularity had been picking it up.
ALTHOUGH THE FREE concerts at the Burge Union began as an experiment to attract interest in the building, Liz Kretchner, fine arts manager of the building, said that she expected the concerts to continue.
Due to unpopularity of the Burge Union, SUA was given a budget increase of $10,000 in December by the Kansas Union Memorial Board to pursue its specific purpose of promoting activities there.
Kretchmer said that even though SUA had met its goal of increasing awareness of the Burge Union, they would like to keep both the concert series alive.
The Memorial Corporation will vote later this month on whether to give SUA similar funds for the hospital.
"We're contacting people and agents and are thinking about an open-mike project, but I believe that the Burge Union concerts will be going on for many more semesters," she said.
Since the evening concerts began in February, the bands Fools Face, Shann and the Scams, the Heart of Gold Band, and Steve, Bob and Rich, have each drawn more than 500 people.
Fran MacFerran, SUA special events coordinator, said that the Party Room created a better atmosphere than the Union Ballroom because it had more smaller room generated an exciting atmosphere.
"THE GOOD THING ABOUT the Fools Face and Shann and the Scams concerts was that we brought them in on a weeknight." MacFerran said. "These bands would make a killing at a concert," he added, offering them a chance to play for a good crowd and raise some money during an off night during the week.
Although the nighttime concerts have been a success for SUA, they are not the only concerts at the Burge Union.
"NOONERS" OFFERS PATRONS of the Burge Union Bomb laid-back, coffee-housed type (NONOFFENSIVE)
Upcoming concerts include the bands "Spatz",
"Louis on Thursday and The Morrells"
(from *Riverdale*).
"These concerts have a lot to offer the campus, and the town," he said. "They've created an environment that's it's giving local bands a chance to get a little more exposure than anywhere on a weeknight."
MacFerran said that the Burge Union was not the only one benefitting from the concerts.
BLOOM COUNTY
BY BERKE BREATHED