VOLUME 14, NUMBER 19 CORNING, NEW YORK MARCH 25, 1974 Streakers Hit Coming Born A Bastard “I’ve been dying to do it.” And they did it right here on our campus. We were struck last Friday by streakers who called themselves Stanley Streaker, J.T. Streaker, and Peter Streaker. They ran from our front door (Trailer 4) through the Commons which included a sprint through the cafeteria. They ran from the Commons to the Classroom building, however, one of them tried to go through the Administration Building but the others didn’t want to go. They said they were too tired. They went through the downstairs of the classroom building and out where there was a car awaiting them. The streakers were not really dressed for the occasion, however; the temperature was 42 degrees. They covered their faces with plastic bags which they later ad- vised against, “Use halloween masks, they’re a lot easier,” they said. One streaker was flying a kite as he streaked but he said he had a problem, “I couldn’t get it up.” The streakers are all veterans except one. Stanley said that this streak was his seventh, and J.T. said that it was his fifth. However, they said that, “We do plan major streaks in the future.” You Could Hear A Pin Drop By Tom Beiswenger The gym buzzed with people awaiting the poet’s appearance on stage, then suddenly, a bearded young- looking sandy -haired man clad in a yellow windbreaker and sweater, jeans, and track sneakers jogged on stage. The poet, RonMc-Kuen, was tocaptivize his audience’s attention for the next three hours. Approximately 1100 people filled the gym to hear McKuen, probably the best received of all the speakers on the convocation schedule this year. The crowd waned some because of audio problems which prevented those sitting towards the back of the gym from hearing the hoarse raspy voice of the poet. Apologies For Voice McKuen apologized for his poor voice quality but said that he had just gotten over a cold. He said he asked his doctor for a quick cure. The doctor replied, “Thebest remedy is to go to bed with a book or someone who has read one.” McKuen commented that he had a very small library so he chose to do the later. Most come to hear McKuen read poetry, but he proved that he was a unique speaker with the same views on a lot of things as others, but with a different twist. Commentary Pleases Most The poetry was the same McKuen poetry many of us are accustomed to hearing, but it was the McKuen commentary that seemed to please most. His poetry does not rhyme and has no set pattern. The poetry is one man’s emotions and feelings on life. In one of his poems he said that one must “take the little times and make them big.” This seemed to be the underlying theme of his whole convocation. During these readings one could hear a pin drop as the audience fixed their eyes and ears on the artist. They listened with their heads cocked, fists on their chins and elbows on their knees. Nobody dared stir for fear of missing some choice phrase. Between each reading McKuen commented on his life, his works and his emotions. On his work he said that “certain things that I write that are very personal are very successful.”He commented on the meaning behind his poetry saying the same thing many poets have said about their work, “The poem may mean something entirely different than I meant.” “You should talk about something nobody knows about.” This was the way he summed up his work. Silence Broken With Humor McKuen proved hehada good sense of humor by b reaking the heavy silence with little asides. On one issue which he feels strongly about, organized religion, McKuen said that, “I believe in God, but not in banks.” He added that he couldn’t see why the Catho- lic church was so wealthy and Italy so poor. He said he wrote a letter to Pope Paul VI after the Pope had donea-way with a large number of the saints. The letter was written in rhyme, a form McKuen disdains as unrealistic, giving his new list of saints. On p e o p 1 e, McKuen has a deep admiration for Joan Baez. He said that he once disagreed with her and in a poem apologized for it. The poem was a two-liner. It went, “It may be the first time that crystal pierced steel.” Doesn’t Like Nixon McKuen did not limit his commentary to his life, however. He joined those critics o f Nixon like the rest of those on the band wagon. He said, “I once was behind Nixon. After all it is his best side.” He also took a pot shot at polls saying that he has never polled and that he knows of no one who has. So, he decided that because he had a captive audience, hewouldpoll it. First he asked those who thought Nixon was innocent of any wrong-doing in the Watergate matter to signify by clapping their hands. A handful responded. H e then asked those who believed in the Easter Bunny to do the s a m e. The whole gym responded. McKuen then concluded that we should run the Easter Bunny for President in ’76. After the convocation McKuen moved to the cafeteria for a question and answer session which lasted nearly two hours. He has spent a long time searching for a religion which suits his needs and has come to the conclusion that “Organized religion will not keep up with modern man.”He said that J e s u s was a wonderful man and wished more would live like him. McKuen said that the Bible is an ambiguous book and that he does not like Billy Graham because he is making millions on God and gold. He looks down with disgust in reference to a statement that Graham made to the effect that rapists should be castrated. Animal Concern In reference toanimals, McKuen said that people should be considerate of others with their pets because some people “just don’t like animals, and you’ve got to respect that.” He said that right now he and others are working on a project to determine how much room is needed to harbour a pet. He pointed to the fact that 50 million cats and dogs are gassed each year. He said that too often animals are a crutch to people to get some love back. In his opinion, “Ifyou love your dog, love him enough to take care of him.” No Art Value In Drugs On drugs and people’s claim that many great inspirations come to people when they’re up. McKuen said that he has never met anyone (on or off drugs) who believes this. He said that, “Imagination needs a springboard on reality.” The people were crowded around this man'as he grew more and more hoarse answering their questions. He stayed as long as h e could and was reluctant to leave this truly appreciative audience. Many came expecting little or nothing and were impressed by this man who had such a rapport with his audience such as few have seen. Those who missed this portion of McKuen’s convocation missed the whole convocation. “Being born a bastard saves me the time that many people take be- coming one.” This was the response to one of the many questions asked of Rod McKuen in a question and answer session held in the cafeteria after the convocation. This question related to his illegitimate birth. Many of the questions were of a political nature. The answers revealed that McKuen and Nixon are not buddy-buddy. McKuen said that his dislike of Nixon comes from experiences he has had as a Californian when Nixon was running for governor. McKuen said that the man would do anything to gain power and that he runs the “dirtiest” campaign he’s ever seen. It is for this reason that McKuen has refused many times to perform at the White House. He says that he does not want to be a part of that “circus.” Sold on America When questioned by one of the many people in the packed cafeteria about his love for America, McKuen said that even with all its imperfections, America is the “greatest nation in the world. He said, “I don’t have to be sold on my country, because I love it.” McKuen is for amnesty. He served in Korea and thought it was right at the time. He said that people even thought Viet Nam was right, but “the kids turned their heads around.” According to McKuen, there is no reason to kill another man and respects anyone who refuses to. However, he said that this is not to put down those who have died or fought in service to their country. But he said, “How can Nixon not give amnesty to the conscientious objectors, but send his daughters out to ask for amnesty for himself.” Not Sure About Notoriety McKuen is rich and famous now, but isn’t sure he likes it because he doesn’t think he really knows himself yet. He says that he would like to go off for a year and think. THE CRIER MARCH 25, 1974 PAGE 2 PERSPECTIVE SMftBSS ©RAY by Bill Gray, Managing Editor Someone Out To Get by Tom Beiswenger, Editor in Chief Education vs. Do-Nothing Administrators The College is in financial trouble and for this, the quality of our education is going to suffer. This year is destined to go down in the books as the year of the axe. Next year we will be short at least six faculty members and a rumored two administrators. What this means is that instead of cutting away some of the excess fat in the administration (with an administration as big as ours, two less is hardly a dent), the administrators have opted to play the game of job preservation by weakening the very muscle of the institute. Coming credits itself with having some of the most conscientious educators in the state. This college also boasts of a good student to faculty ratio, fifteen to one.These acclamations will be groundless next year; somehow I just can’t visualize any student wanting to come here because the student to administrator ratio is something like one to fifty million. The figure is exaggerated, but the red tape these men create isn’t. At this point, we have so many administrators with more damn titles than you can shake a stick at. These guys have created so much red tape that even they can’t fathom their own beauro-cracy. Other than sit in their plush offices and wallow in their beaurocracy, they do almost nothing. Take for instance the matter of the gift horse. It is a fact that for the last few years enrollment has been steadily decreasing and this means less money in the form of tuition payments coming into the college. Faculty Council defeated a plan which would increase the physical education credit to one semester hour credit, this aborted plan would’ve brought additional revenues in the form of increased state and federal aid. Add to this, the fact that President Frederick has the power to approve this proposal without faculty support but won’t because he feels it is their responsibility, and one begins to see what kind of administration we have. Granted, the faculty might have been cutting their own throats by defeating this plan, but the students supported and fougmt for the plan and it’s their education that’s being sacrificed. To go into more explanation would require this entire paper many times over. All that I can say is this; this college seems to have more directorships of directors than any that I’ve seen. It’s not less educators that we need, it’s less do-nothing administrators taking up valuable space. OPINION orniE mum Published by the Students of Corning Community College . . Editor-in-Chief . . Managing Editor Photography Editor Lay-out Editor .Business Manager .... Sports Editor ......Publisher Tom Beiswenger Bill Gray....... Mike Kuentz . . . Sandy Carpenter. Kris Smith • • • Frank Chalk . . . William E. Dolan Editorial Consultants Richard Peer...........Betty White . . Many Thanks To THE LEADER Reporters Steve Fay Julie Garfunkel Doug Hoover Carol Johnson Kip Said Jan Seeley Special Features Tom Bentsen Mark Campbelle Chris Cohoon Sports Jim Guild J. Mirando Vinnie Nykiel Lay-Out Michele McHale David W. Game Graphics Gale Wolfe Mike Kuentz Secretary Mary Sears Typists Kris Smith Gale Wolfe Larry Dixon Photography Dave Bailey Melanie Nowicki Shawn O'Leary Richard Schockner Circulation Mel Nowicki Business Staff Wayne Adams The Crier is published weekly throughout the fall and spring semesters through the Student Activity Fund. Letters to the editor are welcomed. It is asked that they be brief and to the point, and that they bear the name and address of the writer. All material on the opinion page is that of its respective authors and not necessarily that of the Editorial Board, staff, or the Administration. Offices are maintained in Trailer 4 of the Commons at Coming Community College. For advertising, telephone (607) - 962-9330. All copy submitted is subject to editing. First class postage paid at Coming, New York. The Crier is a member of United Press International. All rights reserved. Who’s The Criminal Here? Thousands of people die each year on highways. Thousands die each year from cancer, or some other incurable disease. Thousands of young men were killed in Viet Nam. People overdose on drugs, drown in swimming pools, fall down stairs, or get murdered every year. I think that enough people are dying. The Senate of the United States doesn’t agree with me. They have passed a bill designed to overthrow the 1972 Supreme Court decision killing the death penalty. The new law would allow capital punishment for espionage, treason, kidnappings, and hijackings resulting in death, and various other crimes. You may recall that the death penalty was declared unconstitutional, by virtue of being cruel and unusual punishment. Apparently, Mr. Nixon and the U.S. Senate have a different opinion. This is understandable on Mr. Nixon’s part. His opinion of the value of human life has already been demonstrated on the battle fields of Viet Nam. I wonder about the Senate. Many people have questioned my hatred of the death penalty. “How would you feel if it was your wife, or father, or child that was killed. I honestly don’t know. I do know that Senator Edward Kennedy, after losing two brothers to assassins, voted against reinstating the death penalty. I see many discrepancies in the new law. For example, suppose that the F.B.I. broke into S.L.A. headquarters in an effort to rescue Ms. Hearst. In the pursuing gun battle, Ms. Hearst could conceivably be killed by an F.B.I. agent. However, since Ms. Hearst was killed as a direct result of a kidnapping, a crime punishable by death under the new law, would someone in the S.L.A be liable for her death? My guess is yes. Or suppose that two young men, one seventeen, and the other eighteen, hi-jack a plane. A stewardess is killed. The eighteen year-old could be put to death, the seventeen year-old couldn’t. The difference in their ages could be only a matter of days. Or say a man robs a store in desperation. In making his getaway he accidentally kills an on-duty policeman. This is punishable by death under the bill recently introduced in the New York State Senate. Granted, the man is a murderer. He may also be a father, a husband, and a part-time taxi-driver. If he is put to death, who dies? A murderer? Or a part-time taxi driver with a wife and kids? There is only one authority powerful enough to decide if a man lives or dies. And he doesn’t have a seat on the U.S. Senate. Letter to the Editor It Was A Close Minded R eview Our Editor-in-Chief Tom Beiswenger was discriminating, unfair, and closed-minded in his review of Bruno’s parents and Uncle Willie. For one thing, who is to say that musicians have to also be writers and composers. The main purpose of a musician, and of the Coffeehouse, is to entertain. There were more people at the Quattrones two performances than at any other I’ve seen, and everyone seemed entertained. Willie Hayes who played lead guitar was said by Tom to be “decent.” Maybe if he looked with indiscriminate eyes he would have seen that Willie was fantastic, and that his versatility didn’t stop with his guitar playing. He also sang “Your Mama Don’t Dance and Your Daddy Don’t Rock and Roll,” and he did a good job of it. As for the Quattrones themselves, Judy used her voice as every good singer does, to intrigue her audience. She has a great voice, and can change her style of singing from a Country Western drawl, to a deep, penetrating rock and roll sway. What the hell is micro-phonophobia anyway? Dave sang in his own manner on songs that sounded like they were written for him. His bass playing was equal to any of that I’ve seen or heard. The bass trembled my hair and rattled my brain while he was keeping the beat in my mind. I don’t know where Tom got the idea that Dave couldn’t play. The “Jock on Parage” as Tom put it, was referring to the wrestling team being introduced during Quattrone’s first performance. Well, maybe if someone told Tom that all the money that Quattrones made was given to the team, Tom might stop and think about what he is criticizing. Tom certainly isn’t a jock, but if they called the Editors of the paper up and donated the money to them, Tom wouldn’t have had anything to complain about. I am not saying that Tom was wrong for printing what he helt about the performance. I am just saying that there was discrimination on Tom’s part, because he likes the writer, composer, singer, type of performer. He didn’t like the “Jock on Parade” during the first performance so he closed his ears on the performers. There might also be some unfairness in Tom’s mind because Dave is a teacher. Nobody who went to the performance was as let down by it as Tom was. All in all, I thought that “Bruno’s Parents and Uncle Willie” were all fine performers. My ears were not closed and my eyes were not blind with descrimination, so I saw the Quattrones as performers and not people. By anonymous fans of Bruno’s Parent’s and Uncle Willieas coined by Frank Chalk. Columnist TO THE EDITOR: Apparently, my guest editorials are striking too close to home. Somebody has made an attempt to get me. It pains me to say this, but I believe that someone is on the Crime staff. Further, I believe that that someone is managing editor, Bill Gray and that he is under the employ of someone or something else. How did I arrive at this conclusion? Simple. You will recall that I wrote a letter to the President concerning the absence of light in our Commons men’s room. Well, the only people who have seen that letter as of this writing are Crier staff members. Now I was at Wetgoods February 11th, the day after I turned my letter in.Bill Gray was tending bar there that night and Bill is the Crier’s managing editor. In the course of events that evening, I heeded nature’s call and went to the restroom. What did I find there? I found a windowless room with a non-working light and no light switch. Coincidence? I hardly think so. I think it was a planned trap for me. Needless to say, I put two and two together and came up with an answer. Bill Gray, who had seen the letter, was setting me up. And I wondered why. Bill has, so far as I know, nothing personal against me. Hence, I concluded that someone was paying Bill to do me in. Now who would have anything against me? Again I arrived at an answer. Whom have I offended on this campus? The answer is crystal clear. It has to be the scheduling computer could possibly offer Bill Gray and, in the great tradition of Sherlock Holmes, I say “Elementary.” Bill has begged for two semesters now for no eight o’clock classes and has been hit with several. So the scheduling computer offered him a deal. Eliminate Steve Fay and his last semesters at CCC would be spent in the bliss full absence of eight o’clock classes. I only hope the computer will pay him for effort, even though he failed. Sincerely, Steven R. Fay ESSO PAYS RECORD RANSOM Esso Oil Company of Argentina, a subsidiary of Exxon Corporation, paid a record $14.2million ransom, but at week’s end, still waited for the release of a kidnapped executive. WILL ANSWER IN A TRIAL In San Francisco, two accused Symbionese Liberation Army assassins said they want to answer the murder charges against them in a trial instead of being released in exchange for kidnaped Patricia Hearst. 36 DIE IN CRASH A chartered airliner carrying a film crew from the ABC tv series “Primal Man” crashed into a Californian mountain ridge and exploded, killing all 36 persons aboard. BRITISH COAL STRIKE ENDED Britain’s 269-thousand coal miners returned to work after a four-month strike and slowdown that plunged the country into its worst industrial crisis and toppled the conservative government. Crier Editors: Unsung Heroes To the inquisitive intruder it might seem a little like the Twilight Zone. Unlike any other spot on campus, it is populated by a different and unique tribe of beings, all intently concentrating on the survival of yet one more endangered species-the meaningful college newspaper. The setting is Trailer Four, and the cast is the Editorial Board of the Crier. Overworked and under-paid, determined and idealistic, noble, courteous and cheerful through all adversity, they toil selflessly week after week to bring CCC its newspaper. Brow Furrowed In Thought Tom Beiswenger, leader of the pack, sits at the far end of the trailer. His feet on his desk, pencil in hand, brow furrowed by thought, he clicks away at his typewriter. Sheet after sheet falls to the floor as he uses up a seemingly endless roll of yellow paper. Tom estimates that he spends a-bout twenty-two hours a day being Editor-in-Chief of the Crier. Realizing that this may be an overly generous estimate, he changes the figure to twenty-two hours a week. Still a sizeable amount of time by any standards. Tom’s main concern as top figure on this totem pole is “getting the news out to the students-regardless of who it hurts or who it helps.” “The administration here thinks that the students don’t know what’s going on. We’re out to prove them wrong.” This is evidently a pet subject at the far end of Trailer Four. “I want to upgrade the Crier and make it more meaningful. For three years straight, 1969 through 1971, the Crier won the St. Bona-venture award for excellence. I’m trying to turn out a paper that could do that again.” No Such Thing As Objective News Tom feels that there can be no such thing as true objectivity in news writing. Therefore, he supports the subjective approach-at least, until it begins to sound like propaganda. “That’s why we don’t use Liberation News Service. It was all propaganda. U.P.I., while not brilliant, ismiddle-of-the road and reliable.” He would like to see much of the U.P.I. news in the Crier be replaced by more student contributions. Tom had no journalistic experience or ambitions prior to his work with the Crier, but now plans to study journalism in a four-year college and enter the field professionally after graduation. Hi Kids Gray Draped across a chair at the neighboring desk is Bill “Hi Kids” Gray, managing editor and right-hand man. He would like to use his position on the paper to help make students aware that there is more to life than beer. Fate alone brought Bill to the Crier. Before he became inextricably involved with the paper, he never read it and thought it was a joke. At present, he says, he would read it even if he were n o t on the staff, although h e modestly avers that it, of course, fvould not be as good. He plans to go into English teaching at the high school level eventually. From Circulation To Lay-Out A metallic bang and human cry of anguish from the opposite end of the trailer divert our attention from Bill’s future aspirations. This indicates the abrupt closing of a file cabinet drawer upon the fingers of one Sandy Carpenter, present in the capacity of Layout Editor. She decides where to put things. Articles and ads on a page, perhaps, or the stacks of jumbled papers forming a protective barrier against Bill at his desk. A veteran of three years in the Navy, she gives the impression of passionately loving the idea of Last Week’s being part of a tightly-run ship. A keen sense of order is needed for her job, and she has an abundance of this-enough to make up for a possible lack in some of her colleagues. She had no layout experience before becoming Layout Editor. One day, when she was serving as Circulation Manager, she was nominated to do some layout at a Crier meeting. She’s been doing it ever since, and describes it as her “pride and joy.” Believes In Involvement Sandy believes in involvement in extracurricular activities and participates in several, notably the Two-Bit players and theCommon Committee. Her work on the Crier however, is he r favorite, and she warns that she will fight anyone who tries to take her job away from her. A self-avowed perfectionist, she feels that the Crier is doing a good job, and that, considering the size of its staff, it has been improving with each issue. She is enrolled in the Human Services division at CCC and is considering joining VISTA after graduation, or teaching nursery school, her occupation before coming to CCC. Photographic Paraphenalia The next character to be introduced into this lively scene is the Crier’s Photography Editor, Mike Kuentz. Armed with a n array of lenses, tripods, film cans and other photographic paraphenalia, his job is to be where the action is and remember to load his camera. Mike came to the Crier frustrated by the work that was being done at the p a p e r. He feels t h a t by upgrading the qua li ty oftheCrier through introducing more interesting and creative graphic design to the format, the paper can be made more valuable to its readers. Describing himself as an amateur with a 3 1 V 8 a A H 1 T Z V Y 3 S 3 A I X 3 8 Y V I 3 V a W I H 3 V 8 3 x ¥ i X N I 8 V a S ? n N i w 0 a 3 a V 3 N I V i 3 d V 3 3 a 3 3 V 3 I N 3 N I 0 a i w V s 0 T 8 0 El 3 X i A T 3 KOQB Y 1 T 0 I I X s 3 8 d UbJU 8 T a X i 8 News in Review BHE1 HUB dill] Ed BBC] EdCJH BOB v a| s n i i a a 3 d a n |S|i|vni3|9 v a f! m n |h s i a v V N I 0 Compiled by Andrew Lluberes United Press International First the Arab Oil ministers decided to meet in Cairo, but hardline Libya. Algeria and Syria failed to send representatives. Then the meeting was postponed three days and its site changed to Tripoli, Libya. And it was decided at that meeting that the Wagner awards junior year status (up to 64 credit hours) to transfer students who have earned an acceptable associate degree from an accredited two year college. Wagner is a private, co-1 educational, liberal arts college. Wagner's 86-acre campus is on Staten Island, a suburban hilltop, less than an hour from mid-town Manhattan. Wagner's "open curriculum' policy means there are no required courses beyond those of1 your major. You and your faculty advisor will plan your curriculum. Wagner has financial aid available’ for transfer students. Wagner also offers you a unique opportunity to study at our European campus in Bregenz, Austria. Wagner invites you to write for further information: What you’ve earned is what you get. N Director of Admissions Wagner College Staten Island, N.Y. 10301 (212) 390-3011 WAGNER COLLEGE ministers would meet again during the weekend in Vienna. Now, five months after it was imposed as a powerful ace in the hole, the Arab oil embargo against the United States appears to. have drawn to a close. The Arab oil producers cut off exports to the United States during the height of the October Middle East War because of Washington’s support of Israel. Now their nin-isters are expected to announce a two-month trial lifting of the embargo when they meet in Vienna Sunday. Sources warned there could be some variation on this theme--Libya and Syria were reported to have opposed any relaxation during the meeting in Tripoli...but said they believed the embargo would be eased or lifted in one form or another. In Washington, Federal Energy officials said there will be no dramatic drop in gasoline or other petroleum product prices even if the embargo is lifted, although gas pump supplies might increase fairly soon throqgh the release of stockpiled fuel reserves. They also said oil companies might be permitted to tap reserve gasoline stockpiles to increase consumer supplies while awaiting the flow of Arab oil to reach the United States. REPUBLICANS SIDING WITH HOUSE Faced with choosing between their loyalty to President Nixon and the House, Republican Congressmen appeared to be siding with the House in the face of the White House’s refusal to provide 42 tapes to the House Judiciary Committee considering Nixon’s impeachment. DEATH PENALTY RESTORED The Senate voted 54-33 to restore the death penalty for treason, espoinage and a set of specific crimes where death occurs. a lot to 1 e a r n, he plans to go to a design school next year and eventually do freelance photography and cinematography production. It Paid Money Somebody once told Frank Chalk that the job of Crier Sports Editor was open and that it paid money. Needing no further incentive, he applied, was accepted, and now assumes responsibility for that back page every week. He had no journalistic experience before becoming Sports Editor, and humbly attributes much of his success to the writers on his staff. Frank is responsible for keeping track of all athletic events and eit-her assigning a reporter to each game or covering it himself. He compiles statistics, interviews sports figures, and writes up most of the sports stories. He would like to gear the sports section towards school sports and away from the U.P.I. sports news. His plans for the section include more feature articles on individual sports personalities to give the readers an opportunity to get to know these figures. Frank spends quite a bit of t i m e working on the sports section and hopes to continue this work at Elmira College next year if finances permit. Not Spoiled By Success A change in personnel during the compiling of this article brings in Kris Smith as Business Manager, replacing Lisa Haines, whore-signed due to other interests. Kris had been working for the Crier as a typist for several months and is in the process of being initiated into the intricacies ofheroffice. “Business is my business,” she proclaims succinctly, still hammering away a t h e r typewriter, proving that success has not gone to her head following her recent elevation in status. The preceding verbiage, besides serving as an introduction to the unsung heroes of the Crier staff, hopefully will serve as inspiration to the journalistic spirit that lurks in all of us. Remember, kids, the Crier, like the college itself, is what you make it. It’s YOUR paper, and only your participationand support keep it alive. Commencement Committee Graduation is coming soon and the Student Commencement Committee is beginning to get in gear. According to Nancy Andrews, faculty advisor, the first meeting will be held March 27 at 1 p.m. in the Activities office. Studentsare needed to sign up if there is to be a commencement, she said. Ms. Andrews commented that the responsibilities of this committee Forming are to plan student activities during Commencement Weekend, which includes a luncheon, dance orbar-becue, planning the meeting with the graduated in May, getting ushers and flag gearers for the actual ceremony, plus the supervision of them, and ordering the announcements and tickets. 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As of 1971, in accordance with the Higher Education Guideline’s Executive Order 11246 any college with over fifty thousand dollars in federal aid must have an Affirmative Action Plan filed with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. This plan must include a description of the staff employed by the college in terms of women and minorities, indicate respective salaries, identify areas of inadequacies (if any) in terms of numbers and dollars, and show plans for correcting inadequacies. Coming has already done this but must formulate it into written form and file it with H.E.W. Released from half of her teaching responsibilities, Anne Hogan is the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer on campus. The primary responsibility of the Equal Employment Officer is to provide leadership and guidance in the development of an Affirmative Action Plan and to maintain an ongoing monitoring process. Also the E.E.O. must serve as a liason between the college and a), enforcement agencies and b). all minority organizations on campus. Two years ago, studies were done to try and equalize salaries of women on the staff. Last year they were brought up to an equalized salary and were compensated with two years of retroactive backpay. Mrs. Hogan stated “in comparison to what the other community colleges have done in this field, Corning is way ahead.” Only one other community college in the state has an Affirmative Action Officer and C.C.C. is the only one to have equalized salaries and employment “The Getaway” New Proposal Cuts Funds by Bill Gray I’ve seen several Sam Peckinpah films, some good and others not so good. “The Getaway” is the second best I’ve seen. On one level it is a relatively simple cops and robbers story. The robbers are the heroes, but that’s been done before. On another level, it is a story of everyman’s search for the freedom that can’t be bought with guns, escape from prison, or one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The film abounds with symbolism. From the opening shot of deer grazing on a prison lawn, to the final shot of theheros riding to freedom in a pick-up truck, itis there. The machine in the prison is so loud that the viewer wonders how long he can stand listening to it. He begins to know how a prisoner must feel hearing it every day. The heroes are nearly killed in a garbage truck at about the same time they decide to go their separate ways. They have sunk so low that even the garbage is a threat to them. McQueen and MacGraw were quite adequate in the lead roles, as thieving murderers the viewer loves inspite of himself. Sally Struthers was very good as the small town girl infatuated by the first “real man” (synonym:killer) she’d ever met. Also to be commended is Slim Pickens as the old junk dealer, who sums up most of the movie when he says “people think if they ain’t livin’ together, they ain’t livin’.” Some critics say that Peckinpah is too violent. I violently disagree. The viewer may ask himself “how can sweet little Sally go to bed with the filthy murderer?” To that viewer I ask “how can you watch the hero and heroine kill approximately ten people and still smile when they get away with it?” Peck-inpay only mirrors the violence Should they have escaped? That’s not the point. If they’d been killed, they would still have escaped. When Doc looked at his wife and smiled, and they both realized that all they ever really wanted to get out of the whole thing was each other; that’s when they made it. TheGetway was complete. by Jan Seeley At last! A heroine has been created who is as realistic as she is i-deal. Katie (played by Barbara Streisand) in THE WAY WE WERE is a typical young woman in her attraction for the opposite sex, but she is not the nauseating, whiny character who throws herself hysterically upon her wayfaring lover and vows to change forever and ever if he will only abide with her. On the contrary, Katie maintains her integrity even after a series of downfalls. Katie is loyal to her principles, flawless in her speech, and satisfied with nothing less than perfection. As a World War II col lege student, she leads the campus in a strike for world peace and then passionately resents their play on “any peace but Katie’s peace.” She avoids vulgarness. A frustration is a “pain in the behind,” not a “pain in the ass.” She abolishes that which is not first-rate. She takes her short story, which she has worked diligently on for months, and tears it up because her English Professor chooses to read someone else’s in the class. ICC stands to lose its general activities money ($10,000) and Arts and Convocations its existence under a new proposal now before Student Life. Student Life members met in a special session last Friday todis- Want Ads PART TIME JOBS LIBRARY ASSISTANT: CorningGlassWorks, Sullivan Park Library. Contact: Mary Lou McBumey, 974-8118. BABYSITTER: Contact: Mrs. Steven Black-well, 936-9043. BABYSITTER Contact: Susan Leech, 962-6534, PRINTING SIGNS: Coming Building Co. Contact: Eric Kirby, 936-9921. INSTRUCTORS: Community Activity Center. Contact: Frank Olmes, 962-8327. SECRETARIAL: Galvin & Haines. Contact: Wilson Haines, 962-4665. TEST READER: Larry Herritt. Contact: Larry, 962-1923. NURSERY ATTENDANT: Methodist Church, First and Cedar Sts., Corning. Contact: Linda Klevors, 562-3174. DOORMAN: Cinema on the Mall. Contact: 739-3533. FOR SALE: Man's 10-speed Schwinn Varsity, $75.00. Phone 936-6960 TO SELL: PRIMUS - Two burner propane camping stove--windshield--ultra-modern case--new--$22 value--asking $15. Phone 962-8834 after 6 p.m. PENTAX SPOTMATIC SLR CAMERA 50mm, 105 mm lens, 2X converter, mecablitz electronic flash, 3 color filters, metrastar spot/ incident li^it meter, Bilora tripod, carrying case. Phone 962-3697 after 6p.m. To marvel over Katie’s individuality is not to suggest that she has the willpower to resist all temptations from outside forces. There is one person to whom she is apt to relent, and that is her boyfriend, Hub-bel, played byRobertRedford. Hubbel cannot tolerate her seriousness for a long period of time. In fact, he threatens to leave her after she has disrupted a gay party by lecturing the gi>ests on their callousness toward the late President Roosevelt. Katie promises him that she will try to be less adherent to principles in the future, and she even irons out her kinky hair to appear more carefree. She does not last long this way, however. At the outbreak of a march in Washington against violators of the first amendment, Katie joins the mass of protesters--and Hubbel breaks off their relationship. When they meet by chance at the end of the movie, both are exactly “the way they were” in the beginning. With her hair symbolically kinked up again, Katie is in a public square, urging the c r o w d to “ban the bomb.” Hubbel is standing in their midst, ever frowning upon her actions. cuss the proposal authored by Tom Beiswenger. According to him, this plan would put all general activities under the responsibility of one committee instead of several as it is now. Student Activities Commission The committee, according to the proposal, would be called the Student Activities Commission, and would combine both the ICC and Arts and Convocation funds in one budget. Its members would be elected by the student body through a general election. Faculty members would sit on the commission, but would not vote. Ray Kieffer, a student member of Student Life, questioned the effectiveness of such an organization. He said that as it stands now, the major decisions concerning student activities money are made by a small, tightly-knit group of students and argued that this would be more of the same thing. Beiswenger disagreed, he said that since the commission wbuld be elected by the students, this would be avoided. He added that another plus going for the proposal would be the fact that the commission would attract those interested in doing just general activities things and not other periferal duties. One Year Trial Nancy Andrews, a faculty member of Student Life, supported the proposal, but suggested that it be given a one-year trial. She said that, if after that time it did not prove itself, the money should be turned back over to the old spending heads. She also suggested that those people working on Arts and. Convocations be given a seat on the commission. These would be the only non-elected posts. Concern was also expressed by John Polo, also a faculty member of Student Life, that if the proposal did pass Student Life, the totalgen-eral activities money presently allotted would be cut. The general concensus was that the same amounts would be asked for under the same headings, but that they would all fall under the responsibility of one committee. Final action will be delayed until those favoring the proposal write it up, and formally submititto Student Life. present in all of us. SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS ON INSURANCE FOR DRIVERS UNDER GALVIN o HAINES 26 EAST MARKET STREET 962-4665 Having A Birthday Party , Shower, Or Any Other Special Occasion? Our Bakery Bakes and Decorates Cakes For All Occasions! Many Different Sizes! 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Address City Zip State Phone Return to: Office of Admissions WALSH COLLEGE, 2020 EASTON ST. NW, BOX PD, CANTON, OHIO 44720 Or Phone (216) 4997090 POVERTY, CHASTITY, OBEDIENCE THEY CAN BE JUST THREE WORDS OR THEY CAN BE A WAY OF LIFE TO LIVE SO TOTALLY THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST THAT ALL MEN SEE IN US HIS PRESENCE AGAIN BRING HIM AND HIS MESSAGE TO MANKIND TODAY IN THE MISSION LANDS OF THE DEEP SOUTH, AND THE SPANISH MISSIONS OF POOR VENEZUELAN PEOPLE; OR BRING CHRIST TO YOUTH THROUGH WORK IN AN EDUCATIONAL APOSTOLATE IF YOU LIKE SHARING, LOVING, AND TRUSTING IN CHRIST'S WAY OF LIFE, MAYBE IT IS TIME TO BE SENT TODAY AS HIS SERVANT For free information write Admissions Director Enders Island Mystic, Connecticut 06355 S_s E THE CRIER MARCH 25, 1974 PAGE 5 THE CRIER MARCH 25, 1974 PAGE 6 (JOE® g>f«80 LaCrosse Starts Again Last year’s lacrosse team turned in a record of five wins and seven losses. It also captured fourth in the Nation for Junior Colleges. The win-loss record doesn’t look very prosperous because the team played four-year schools such as Cornell, Cortland, Hobart, and Ithaca. By the way, the team beat Ithaca both timesthatthey played them. The Junior Colleges in the region consisted of Cobleshill, North Country, and Dean. This year, Canton Community College will be added. There are only four men back from last year. They are John H u 11 z m a n, Scot Naylor, Paul Lu- kacs, and Mike Caroza. Lukacs started the first game and then was put out because of an injury. Scot Naylor was an all-regional Midfielder. The rookie coach JoeStraton came back to h i s alma mater to coach his stickmen to winning season. He is expecting big returns from the veteran stickmen and is looking for the rookies to help the squad. This year’s team could fare as well as last year’s team if the injuries are slight, and the team comes through for Coach Straton. The rest of the team consists of: ATTACKMEN John“H” Hultzman, Denny T)oyle, Tom Tunney. DEFENSE Larry Me Lane, Oliver Hinkly, Mike “Iggy,” Mike “Mouth” De-pumpo, John “Earnie” Youngman. MIDFIELD Scot “Nails” Naylor, Gary “Hustler” Lagola, Jeff “Rocky” Stone, Kevin “Goodie” Goodrow, Mide “Crow” Ca r rozoa, Brian “Tinkerbell” McHale, John Youngman. GOALIE Paul “Jew” Lukacs, Mike “Iggy,” Brian “Tinkerbell”McHale. Weight Lifting Intramurals 1974 Coed Bowling Intramurals For week of Wednesday, March 13 Men: High Game DaveShrocki 205 High Game Handicap Dave Shrocki 221 High Series Jim White 548 High Series Handicap Jim White 566 Women: High Game Marleen Mehan 189 High Game Handicap Marleen Mehan 226 High Series Nancy Backer 158 High Series Handicap Marleen Mehan 589 STANDINGS Won Lost 7 1 Union Truckers 6 2 Houngachas 5 3 9 5 3 Good Guys 5 3 Goon Balls 4 4 Odd Balls 3 5 Alley Cats 2 6 Nobody misses the spin! 2 6 Strike Outs 1 7 Body Language Women’s Basketball On March 14 the women’s basketball players lost their last game to Auburn Community College by a score of 59-44. C.C.C.’s high scorer again was outstanding Wendy Biggs with 13 points. She also had the high rebounding in the game but that information wasn’t obtainable. Auburn’s high scorer and rebounder were Cathy Pritchard with 25 points, and Nancy Putnam respectively. In the first period Auburn was dead, and at the end of the second period only three points separated the two teams. The third quarter was the downfall for C.C.C. as Auburn ran away with the game. C.C.C. outscored Auburn in the fourth period but to no avail. The members of C.C.C. that contributed to the losing cause were: Wendy Biggs - 13 points. Sheryl Bately - 2 points. Anne Maloney -- 6 points. Jeanie Farmer - 4 points. Theresa Mehan -- 8 points. Dawn Stillwell -- 3 points. Debbie Bauer -- 8 points. As Of February 28 691/2 Remains Undefeated by Jim Guild Gerald Parker and Brian Anderson popped in 20 and 17 points respectively to lead 69-1/2 over Dork-N-Pork in a key A.B.A. game. Both teams were undefeated before this game. Chris Calkins led the losers with 21 points. Greg Martin poured in 32 points to pace the H-Bombs to a 61-54 victory over the Bloods. Dale Crammer chipped in with 23 points for the losers. The Spotts Shots nipped the Celtics 58-57, as Steve McGannon tossed in 24 points. Chris Dick added 12 for the winners. Celtic Frank Staley led all scorers with 26 markers. 69 - 1/2 continued their winning ways with a 63-53 thumping of the Bloods. Brian Anderson was the big gun for 69-1/2, as he tossed in 20 points. Dale Crammer paced tne losers with 18 points. Greg Martin hauled down everything but the lights and scored 19 points to lead the H-Bombs over the Celtics 49-35. Staley again led the losers with 16 points. Big Doug Hoover th re w in 20 points for the Spotts Shots as they dribbled past Saints Alive Five 57-33. Mike Coltr a ne and “Archie” Clark added 10 apiece for the losers. DATE: April 3,1974 Wednesday CLASS: 132 181 148 HEAVYWEIGHT 165 TROPHIES: 1st place in each class WINNER - total weight lifted body weight EVENTS: Bench press & Curls-total weight lifted Wrestling The Corning Community College gym will be the site of the Seventh Annual CCC Open-Wrestling Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. April 6 and 7. The tournament will be composed of two divisions. On Saturday, the High School and Junior High School competition will be held. Then on Sunday the competition will be held open to anyone. High Schoolers are held responsible to check their own eligibility. The entry deadline is April 6 at 10 a.m. for the high school division and April 7 at 10 a.m. for the open division. Shorts on Sports Chris Taylor, the Bronze Medal winner in the Olympics last year, is now using his wrestling ability for money. He is getting one thousand dollars a pound, for wrestling professionally. This comes to approximately three hundred and fifty thousand dollars for a three-year period. Well Pyhtilla, you can make a little money doing something thatyou like. (Ha, Ha) High School Sports STC FINAL BASKETBALL STANDINGS Capital Division W L PPG OPP 1. Southside 8 5 70.9 69.3 2. EFA 7 6 71.1 70.4 3. Corning East 7 6 65.9 64.4 4. Horseheads 4 9 67.3 70.7 5. Corning West 1 12 48.6 56.1 Bi -State Division W L PPG OPP 1. Sayre 13 0 74.0 62.0 2. Waverly 10 3 62.9 54.1 3. Notre Dame 9 4 58.2 49.9 4. Edison 3 10 55.5 64.8 5. Hornell 3 10 53.8 64.1 TheC.C.A. Tournament With promises of the pick of the litter from nine athletic conferences, the first collegiate commissioners’ association basketball tournament will unfold in St. Louis next month. The C.C.A. tournament is bucking the older and established national invitation tournament in New York for teams that don’t make the NCAA tournament field. And the C.C.A. has promises of the best teams available from the Missouri Valley, Big-Ten, Big-Eight, Pacific-Eight, Southeastern, Southern, Southwest, Western Athletic and Mid-American conferences. The selection committee will name eight teams from those nine sources to play in the St. Louis arena beginning March 14th. The idea for the tournament was originated by Big-Eight commissioner Chuck Neimas, who is chairman of the tournament committee. Neimas explains: “It was officially introduced at the C.C.A. meeting in July of 1972. More conferences seem to be allowing more teams to participate in post-season tournaments. This seemed to be an avenue that should be investigated.” While St. Louis will be the site of the first tournament, the C.C.A. hopes to move it around in future years. Seven cities...Indianapolis, Louisville, Oklahoma City, St. Paul, Dayton, Cleveland and St. Louis... have bid for the 1975 tournament. The object of the tournament will be to provide a vehicle for some fine teams to end their seasons on a successful note. Neimas says: “We’re not playing for the national championships. So the thing should be fun. We want a good tournament so that coaches and athletes can have some fun.” Tournament Trophies will be given out to individual champions in each weight class as well as the second, third, and fourth-place finishers and team trophies will also be given out in the same manner. Weights for the high school divisions will be 85, 93, 100, 107,114, 121, 128, 134, 140, 147, 157, 169, 187, and unlimited. The Open Division weights will be 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 169, 179, 192, 215, and unlimited. Breakfast will be served from eight a.m. to 10:30 in the Commons and a refreshment stand will be open from 10a.m. to the completion of the tournament. High School rules will apply for the high school tournament except that wrestlers will notabsolutely have to wear headgear, the periods will be one minute for thefirstand ten minutes for the second and third except in the finals when it will be two. two, two, and uniforms are not required, and the wrestler may not represent his certain school. The Open Tournament will be governed by NCAA rules with the periods two, two, two. Anyone wishing an entry blank or more information can contact Mr. Polo in his office in thegymnasium. Corning Lifters Place At Sy The Powerlifting Club went to Syracuse on March 9th, only to find that this meet was one of the biggest around. Paul Corter took second place in the one hundred forty-eightpound class with a tremendous one thousand and five pound total. Steve Sano, competing in the one hundred and twenty-three pound class, brought home a third place trophy with a seven hundred and twenty-five pound total. Mike Phillips captured fifth place with a nine hundred and eighty-five total which included a three hundred and five pound bench press. Pete Darcangelowas credit- racuse ed with a one thousand and seventy-five pound total in the one hundred and eighty-one pound class. Hugh Crittenden totaled one thousand and twenty-five pounds which was one hundred and fifty-five pounds better than his last meet total. He lifted in the one hundred and ninety-eight pound class. Jay Sentigar, lifting in the two hundred and twenty pound class totaled one thousand and fifty pounds. Powerlifting Club is planninga weightlifting meet in May, and hopes to have a good turnout. Lifters from all around the state are expected to attend. Correction In a story, “Athletics Found in Violation of Mandate,” which appeared last week, the Crier erroneously reported the violation. The story is correct in its reporting the violation concerning the actual signing of the budget slip. However, the error concerning the number of slip stubs initialed is that the only slips that were to be signed were these pertaining to team sports. One hundred and ninety slips were made out, but only 102pertained to team expenditures. Of that 102, 92 slips were actually initialed.