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For all you guys and gals who are SHORT on money and LONG on hair--Bev Miller our newest barber/ stylist is offering a $6.00 haircut if you bring in your student I.D. 3 exhibitions on display at Sheldon Three exhibitions are now on dis play at the Sheldon Art Gallery. Keith Jacobshagen, a professor of art at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. completed 41 paintings w hile on a sabbatical last year. These works, entitled “The Valley Series,' documents the artist’s experiences in the Big Blue, Missouri, Platte and Salt River valleys. “Midwestern Visions: Con structed Realities” brings together seven artists from five stales. The artists use noniradiuonal materials in their work, such as wire, sticks, glass, marble and stones. “Three Portfolios,” by Paul Strand, displays 40 photographs that embrace a variety of subjects includ ing landscapes, portraits, still-lifes and architecture. Strand is recogm/cd as a major force in American photog raphy, and is noted for his sophisti cated printing techniques and sensu ous surface detail. . -———■ THE ROBERT CRAY BAND the d$rk Court*iyPoiygrem Records Loans from Union Bank & Trust can help smooth the rocky road to COLLEGE Union Bank & Trust can help finance your education through a variety of loan programs, including: • Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL> • Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) • Parent Loans (Plus) • Consolidation Loans For more information or loan applications, stop in and see us in the University Book Store, i m - ^|,Atl q « The Reunion or at the Union Bank and Trust i I i UNivN uANft Offices, 1944 “O" Street, or catf us toll free: *** * T " u s T company 483-0941 We have mon0y t0 ,0arn! -rhr—------“ Cray's newest album called disappointing By Ken Havlat Staff Reporter The Robert Cray Band Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Highlone/Mcrcury Robert Cray is the most impor tant figure in blues music right now, but his new album is a bit of a disappointment. Cray’s newest release, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,’’ seeks to keep him and the band at the level of popularity that “Strong Per suader,’’ his previous release, brought him. “Strong Persuader,” vs uh the hit single, “Smoking Gun,” converted legions of people to the magic of blues. The new album is made up of the same formula that made “Strong Persuader” such a success with silky vocals,occasional guitar solos and a fine brass section. The onl> problem is the songs lack structure and depth. Cray technically writes the script on blues guitar. Any listen to the “Showdown” album proves that. “Don't Be Afraid of the Dark” fails to break any new ground for the band. Producers Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker apparently wanted to recreate the “Strong Persuader” sound since it showed previous success. Less emphasis on Peter Boe’s keyboards would have helped make the sound grittier and given the music more determination. Drummer David Olson is hardly heard from. As always, Richard Cousins’ bass is reliable. Perhaps a little less lamenting for failed love affairs would have sufficed. On the title song. Cray sings about being worried that his woman w ill not go out with him at night, so he debates whether it is worth it. On both “Acting This Way” and “Gotta Change the Rules," Cray seems to have concern only for himself, and he wants to stay away from those evil women. The blues usually deal w ith hurling, but Cray is only singing about it from one side. “Across the Line” features a terrific guitar solo while both “At Last" and “Laugh Out Loud" are throwaways. The Memphis Horns bring de velopment to the album creating an inviting atmosphere. They allow more songs to be keepers than throwaways. Hopefully , the next Robert Cray Band album w ill have a little less polish on it. The blues is fueled by the raw determination and guts of those w ho perform it. Robert Cray is one of those rare few who can make a difference. Cliff Notes parody fails; book compared to hogslop By Micki Haller Senior Kdilor Jump Off the Cliff Notes Gina Casconc and Annette Casconc Bari, New York boQk,,^ Every once in a while, a great parody comes along that makes people laugh, cry and think. “Jump Off the Cliff Notes” is not that parody, but a book that belongs in the bathroom reading shelf. Or in the toilet. The Casconcs try very hard to “poke irreverent fun” at the revered institution of Cliff Notes, but wind up relying on scatological humor and pomposity. The “Moby Dick" Cliff Notes begin quite well with a pseudo-scien tific astrological explanation for Herman Melville’s obsession with the great whale. The first four and a half sentences make up a promising start, but by the middle of the fifth sentence, the au thors make the obvious phallic refer ence to Moby Dick: ”... from day one, little Hcrmic had a hard-on for fish.” See CUFF on 14