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Monday, February 23, 1987
By Kathy Shults
Staff Reporter
The instructor stood in front of
captivated eyes and pounded the
calf s flesh with a cleaver.
"Veal cordon blu," said .Sivert R.
Haddal, who has been teaching fine
foods and wines for 1 3 years, .
His textbook is his kitchen". There
are no tests. There are no nQtes, only
recipes accompanied by fine wine.-
The class averages 100 students per
semester, Students must be 21 or older.
However, when ihe course - began in
1974, the age requirement was unneces
sary. ;: cr ..; , .;,
"It may well have been coincidence,
that we had a different liquo'r.law in
which you could drink at age' 18, " he
said, his Norwegian accent evident.
Haddal said he has never agreed
with the age requirement. He explained
that he has never perceived wine as an
intoxicant, especially in the quantities
that are served. Each student averages
two ounces of wine per class.
"The class promotes moderation be
cause if you're half looped you're not
going to enjoy fine food and wine," he
said with the distinctive laugh that his
students know well.
Another must for the class is $100 up
front. For this semester's class of 138,
Haddal's largest class yet, that leaves
$13,800. The money buys the wine,
ranging anywhere from $5 to $30 per
bottle, as well as the food, which
Silber'sfilm chronicles Contra plight
By Geoff McMurtry
Staff Reporter
Noted documentary filmmaker
Glen Silber presided over a showing
of his "Who Are The Contras" Friday
at noon in the Nebraska Union. The
event, sponsored by the Latin Ameri
can Student Association, was the
first time this documentary had
been shown outside of Washington,
D.C.
Silber has made award-winning
documentaries on related subjects
like El Salvador. Along with friends
who had done similar projects, he
made "Who Are The Contras" as a
presentation to Congress in January
1981, two days before Reagan took
office. Scheduled to coincide with
the first key congressional vote on
sending military aid to the Contra
rebels in Nicaragua, the film makes
no mention of the Sandinistas be
cause Silber felt that had been done
enough, but was instead designed .
to increase what little congressional
knowledge of the Contras there wa?
' then.
"Who Are The Contras" is a 14
minute documentary on the Nicara
guan Democratic Front, or Contras,
whom the United States support
with military assistance, advising
and weapons. The Contras' purpose
is to overthrow the Sandinista gov
ernment currently ruling in Nica
ragua. The video includes interviews
The Phones
at UNO concert
UNO's Student Programming Organ
ization will present the Phones as part
of the Rising Star Series Wednesday
from 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. The concert will
be in the ballroom of UNO's Milo Bail
Student Center.
Formed in 1979 at Moorhead State
University in Moorhead, Minn., the
Phones have traveled throughout the
Midwest, building a large, fanatic, loyal
following. They have released two sin
includes taste tests of crab stuffing,
veal, steak Diane and cherries jubilee.
The fee also includes two $36 dinners
at the University Club, where Haddal
was general manager for 18 years. He
retired last year. . .
The fee has always been $100. Had
dal said he thinks it should be a little
more because students today aren't
getting the same quality and variety of
wines that they did a few semesters
ago; ;. ' " " '
"There is simply insufficient money,
and I think it would be worthwhile for
the student to pay another $25 or $30
for the quality,", he said. .
Haddal said he enjoys teaching the
class because jt enables him to stay
informed with his. profession, to per
petuate his profession, and to be around ,
young people.';;--
. Haddal said he hopes students look
at the class as more than just "three
credits." ,
"There may be a number of students
who see the class as three easy cred
its," he said, "But I'm hoping that when
the semester is over, the credits will be
insignificant to the benefits of the
class."
Some students seem already to agree
with Haddal's philosophy.
"Sure this class is an easy three
credits, but it's fun and interesting,
too. It's a valuable class that everyone
can use when dining in a fine restau
rant or preparing a gourmet meal at
home," said Dave Hoeft.
with Contra leaders, footage of their
training, activity in base camps in
Nicaragua and neighboring Hondu
ras, as well as documentation of
illegal American involvement.
The video charts the growing
American involvement from the be
ginning, the gradual public admit
tance by Reagan of the war in Cen
tral America, and the gradual admit
tance of the Contras of their goal to
overthrow their own government. It
also mentions that most of the Uni
ted States' actions in this region are
illegal under the Neutrality Act.
Over $500 million has been spent
already, another $450 million is
committed and $100 million is on
the way to an organization that
didn't officially exist two or three
years ago. Some estimate Contra
manpower at 6,000 to 7,000. Their
own estimates are no higher than
18,000.
Narrated by Mike Farrell of
"MASH," "Who Are The Con
tras" is not meant to be a complete
film. It was made as a one-time only
presentation to a specific audience;
many things like dollar amounts
and exposing "covert" activities
that have since been admitted are
out of date. However, it is still rele
vant today in light of what is hap
pening in Central America, and
increases the American public's
knowledge by identifying the Con
tras, what their goals are, and how
American taxes fund them.
to rin
gles on their own label.
In 1984, they released their second
album, "Blind Impulse," an experi
mental recording for the band. It
received rave reviews across the coun
try, including Robert Palmer's com
ment in the New York Times: "sylistic
originality; this is a band to watch."
The Phones performance at UNO is
free and open to the public.
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Sivert Haddal prepares one of
Julie Valdrighi appreciates the class
for different reasons.
"Since I'm getting married this sum
mer, this is a great class to impress my
fiance and in-laws with," she said.
"Before I took this class I couldn't even
boil water."
Haddal's experience in the field
Kooky family, weird neighborhood;
'Radio Days ' delights and amuses
By Stew Magnuson
Senior Reporter
Long gone are the days when fami
lies sat by the radio listening to their
favorite shows. Now, as someone said at
the end of Woody Allen's "Radio Days,"
no one remembers the stars of the
bygone era before TV. The voices are
fading. But not for Woody Allen.
"Radio Days" is a hilarious tribute to
the days before television, when fami
lies crowded around the radio. Allen
narrates the experiences of a mundane
family whose lives are made a little
more bearable through radio's fantasy
world.
Movie Review
Set in Rockaway, Queens, at the
beginning of World War II, Allen tells
slices of life revolving around the radio.
Joe (Seth Green, the "I" in the first
person narrative), schemes to raise
cash for Captain Avenger secret ring.
He looks for Nazi subs off the coast as
her hero Biff Baxter tells him to.
Some of the stories about the poor,
Jewish family are just remotely con
nected to radio. Some tell the inside
story of radio personalities, including
the perils of Sally White (Mia Farrow,
the blonde Brooklyn ditz who makes it
on the high-class radio gossip show.
Some of the stories are hilarious; some
of them are just interesting. One of the
stories is just sad.
While Allen narrates his love for
Kronos Quartet and BCR tonight;
replace and outweird the Wallets
The Wallets once again have can
celled a Zoo Bar performance. But
those waiting to see one of the
weirdest bands around along with a
free saloon seminar featuring the
Kronos String quartet, absolutely
the weirdest string quartet around,
won't be disappointed.
The Wallets' substitute band is
the outrageous Kansas City group
BCR, billed as the "Afro-nuclear-
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the many delicacies in the fine
goes back to World War II when he was
a cook and chief steward on troop
transports. After the war, the trans
ports became cruise ships merely a
conversion of the same vessel, he said.
Haddal returned to Norway, finished
his hotel apprenticeship and completed
the Hotel Academy.
Courtesy of Orion Pictures
Tony Roberts and Dianne Wiest in "Radio Days."
radio, he's also making a beautiful pro
trait of a kooky family in a weird neigh
borhood. The Communists next door
play music on the sabbath and eat
pork. Aunt Bea is perpetually looking
to get married. Uncle Abe (Josh Mos
tel) has an unnatural obsession for
fish, and Cousin Ruthie relies on the
party line instead of the radio for her
entertainment.
Allen again uses a solid group of
character actors and former leads to
make these people come alive. Jeff
Daniels and Diane Keaton make cameo
appearances. Wallace Shawn, the great
wave-funk-swing-reggae-tango band."
These guys make the Wallets look
like absolutely normal certified
public accountants. They outweird
them by far.
BCR's music is a' mix of just about
everything danceable, and the col
lective members play nearly every
instrument that has ever appeared
on the Zoo Bar Stage.
BCR members also are known for
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foods and wines class at UNL
Once in the United States, Haddal
worked in many restaurants and hotels.
In 1968 he came to Nebraska to manage
the University Club. Since then he has
received numerous awards for his tal
ents, including an international medal
of honor for his culinary expertise.
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est character actor of the 80s, is an
unlikely Captain Avenger. Dianne Wiest,
one of the Hannah's sisters, is great as
Aunt Bea. Tony Roberts (Play it Again,
Sam" and "Annie Hall,") is a game
show host.
Allen only narrates, but his punch
lines will satisfy all the people who
don't normally go to his movies when
he only directs. He keeps up the
comedic pace throughout the film,
never stopping to get too serious as he
did in "Hannah And Her Sisters."
"Radio Days" is rated PG and
is showing at the Douglas Three.
their "Weirdrobe," a collection of
garage-sale oddities and second
hand adornments, usually bright
and clashing.
The Kronos Quartet and BCR
might just make one of the strang
est Monday nights of your life. The
Saloon Seminar with Kronos is free.
For those wishing to hang around
for BCR, the cover is $3. The show
starts at 8:30 p.m.