Dining With Duncan

by Duncan Teater

The Safety Issue - January 27, 1999

Last night I was lucky enough to attend the gala opening of an exhibit of the work of Collinesians Jenny Frohwerk and Eric March. Located in the Greatroom of the Clubhouse, it was a fantastic occasion brimming with laughter, excitement, and fabulous art. The food, catered by master chef Amy Breininger, was elegant. All in all, it was a perfect, dream-like evening.

On my way home that evening, it occurred to me that such a beautiful occasion should not be a rarity here at Collins. It makes me sick to think that so many talented people live here, and we rarely get a chance to see that talent. Especially in the dreary months of January and February, we should have the arts available to us at all times. I know that there are pianists, painters, potters, actors, writers, and dancers literally surrounding me here at Collins, but rarely are we afforded the chance to see their work. Why is that? We are missing out, and it is our own fault.

Many say that organizing such a host of programs is troublesome, too time-consuming, and distracting from school work. I think these sentiments are valid, but I also think they go against the very grain of Collins Living-Learning Center. We are here supposedly because we wanted our education to be more than the sum of credit hours racked up on our transcript. We are here supposedly because we wanted to celebrate learning in new, creative, and stimulating ways. If this is true, then it falls to us to accomplish these goals through, in part, art, theatre, music, dancing, and all the arts that inspire, stir controversy, and appeal to [article breaks off here due to a layout error in the Columns]

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