The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz., John Yantis Column: ASU Plans to Train More for the Silver Screen
By John Yantis, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz., The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.
Dec. 28–Just as the film industry in the state is making a comeback, Arizona State University plans to get in on the Hollywood action by opening a new school of theater and film.
The Herberger College of Fine Arts at ASU said recently it received approval from the Arizona Board of Regents to begin operating the school.
The timing is perfect because new tax incentives for companies to produce films in the state begin in 2006, and they are expected to lead to more movies being shot here.
The college proposed reorganizing its Department of Theatre to reflect its expanded role in a new bachelor of arts degree in film.
The degree has two concentrations: film and media production, provided by the Herberger College School of Theatre and Film, and film and media studies, provided by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
WIRELESS AIRPORT Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has gone wireless.
Airport visitors can now receive free wireless Internet service. It will be available on both sides of security, in shop and restaurant areas and near the gates. If a passenger’s laptop computer or wireless electronic device is configured to operate in a wireless mode, it will automatically connect to the Internet when powered up near the shops and gates, the airport said.
“The new wireless Internet service will allow travelers to sit in comfort as they log on to check their email or even look at the latest headlines from their home town,” said Phoe nix Mayor Phil Gordon. “It’s part of our on-going commit ment to making Phoenix a great place not only to visit, but to do business.” BOTTOMS UP Chuck Lennon, executive director of the Notre Dame Alumni Association, has this warning for the Fiesta Bowl: “Our people don’t buy one (game) program. They buy 10 to 20 programs to take back to their friends. If the Fiesta Bowl doesn’t order enough, they’ll be sold out by 10′oclock in the morning on game day.
We’ve alerted them to it because it’s a situation that occurs when we go on the road. Our people are collectors. They really like those things and it doesn’t do any good after the game is over to say ‘Well, we’re going to make another run of the presses and make another 10,000.’ No, you’d better do them ahead of time.”
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