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Corning Community College
Vol. 16, No. 22, April 1,1976
'Small Lounge People’ Are Doing Their Thing
Thief Rips Off WCEB-FM
Gets Tape Recorder, Record Albums
Not all of the students at Corning Community College are children.
Two weeks ago The Crier published an editorial (Our Side, March 18) titled “We Recommend:	Close The
Commons.” The Crier blamed all students for the actions of a few.
There is an unofficial club on campus known as the Small Lounge People (SLP) who are determined to change that image. The SLP, comprised of a number of close friends, have decided to do something for their college.
What they are doing is simple -- painting the Small Lounge, of course.
They decided that the
Today, during Student Government elections, CCC students will also vote for a proposition that is on the ballot. Students at CCC will decide whether they feel that Student Government should spend $7,000 for the formation of a new campus organization, NYPIRG (New York Public Interest Research Group).
NYPIRG, an off shoot of one of Ralph Nader’s student activist groups, is primarily a student lobbying organization. It is a statewide organization with 14 chapters that are controlled and funded by students. Corning would become the first community college chapter, a prospect that is exciting to Don Ross, state director.
Since NYPIRG’s birth in the early seventies, they have maintained an active role in Albany. Last year they filed a one million dollar law suit against the Legislature, and won. They claimed that lulu’s, money legislators receive instead of less expensive expense accounts, were illegal. The money was returned to the state.
NYPIRG has also been working hard for marijuana decriminalization in
April 8 is National Food Day.
In addition to over 500 cities, towns, counties and campuses. Food Day will be happening at CCC as well.
On April 6, 7 and 8, speakers are planned for the noon hour in the Main Dining Room in the Commons. As an introduction to eating lower on the food chain and a treat to taste buds, the kitchen staff will provide a vegetarian meal on April 8. Bring lunches and questions to main Dining Room these three days for discussions on the world food situation, reasons for high prices, nutrition. the small farmer and much much more.
Thursday, April 8 will provide information a-round the Commons such
Small Lounge was just about due for a new paint job. They went to Activities and Programming Committee (APC) with the idea. APC also thought it was a good idea and okayed it. The job is underway and will take about two weeks.
So, if you happen to be walking through the Commons and you see a group of people playing the piano. doing the hustle, and singing “Follow The' Yellow Brick Road,” they are not just a bunch of crazy Muchkins from the Land of Oz.
It’s just the Small Lounge People painting their home away from home.
New York. Some other areas of activity include: political reform tenant rights, conservation, drug prices, profiles of individual members of the Legislature, and much more.
If CCC establishes a chapter, an office would be set up and CCC students could begin tackling projects in the local area. A project might be a survey of drug prices or pressure for a non-returnable bottle ban or anything that the students decide they would like to do. CCC would also have a student on the Board of Directors.
Students working with NYPIRG could also receive college credits. Students would be eligible to work in Albany as student lobbyists for a semester, for which they would receive credit.
This is an important issue that is facing CCC students and everyone should exercise their right to vote today. The money for NYPIRG will come from the activities budget, which is funded through the activities fee, so it is important for students at CCC to know whether they want their money spent on NYPIRG.
as films in the small lounge, posters on the wall, handouts and flyers and place mats on the trays. (Check these out!)
To top off Food Day, there will be a Pot Luck Supper in the Main Dining Room at 5:30 -- open to all. Representatives from area food co-ops will be on hand to help those interested in starting a co-op in the Corning Area. The Federation of Rochester Co-ops will present a slide show on their organization and head a workshop. If interested. just bring a dish to pass, come, and enjoy.
Anyone interested in helping, contact Maxine Hunter, Alli Mayer, Linda Faulisi, Bonnie Mansell, Gary McMann and Dave Mikel.
A thief entered the facilities of WCEB-FM in Trailer #2 behind the Commons last week and got away with a SONY reel to reel tape recorder, a set of earphones and 129 record albums. all valued at $755.50. There were no signs of any forcible entry.
Ron Tarby, general manager of the student radio station, said that he unlocked the trailer at 7:55 on the morning of March 24 and found the control room in a shambles. The station’s LP library had been removed from the shelves and scattered all over the
Tree Time’ Proposal Voted Down, But Not Dead Yet
The “Free Time” proposal, which would have permitted the scheduling of classes during the time reserved for student activities, has been defeated by a six to three vote of the Educational Policies Committee.
But this does not seem to be the end. A committee member has told The Crier that there are plans to submit the proposal to the Faculty Association for action.
The Free Time proposal, designed and submitted by Robert E. McEnroe, professor of French and Spanish, has been the subject of negative editorial comment in The Crier over the last month. Surveys of students conducted by The Crier staff indicate a strong opposition to the proposal.
There is also opposition from members of faculty and administration personnel, according to reports from The Crier staff.
Faculty Association meetings are open to the public. The next meeting is set for April.
Down Under’ Appears Today
“Down Under,” a group of five musicians from Waverly, are scheduled to appear today, April 1, in the Large Lounge of the Commons.
A group will perform from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The performance, free to the public, is sponsored by Daytime Entertainment, a service of the Activities and Programming Committee.
Daytime Entertainment, funded by Activities fees, have also announced the return April 5 of Bruce Vanderpool, folk singer and guitarist.
Vanderpool will appear in the Large Lounge of the Commons from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on April 5.
floor. Tarby soon established which items were missing.
There was additional evidence that the thief had attempted to remove a microphone from the control room, but gave up after finding that the mike was securely wired down.
Tarby ordered the station off the air to facilitate a complete inventory of all equipment. The station returned to the air at 10 a.m. after completing the inventory.
The theft is being investigated by Campus Security guard Don Smith and BCI
A Nursing Club has been formed at Corning Community College. All nursing, pre-nursing and interested students are invited to attend meetings of the new club Mondays at 4 p.m. in the Nursing Lounge on the second floor of the Nursing Building.
The purpose of the new club is to provide learning experiences in areas directly related to the nursing profession, to make the student aware of his/her professional organizations, to have a closer relationship with students of the class and to participate as an organization in the activities of CCC.
Plans have been made for a two-day trip to Roch-
Incredible.
Incredible is the only word suitable to describe the Two Bit Players’ Friday night performance of “The Crucible.”
It seems simply incredible that taking into consideration the production problems, the amateur cast and the press of time that such productions face that this one could turn out so brilliantly.
Set in Salem in 1692, the play, written by Arthur Miller, dealt with the witch trials prevalent in the time period. Though written in the 1950's the play has tremendous social significance today. When Miller wrote the play the McCarthy trials were at their height. The nation was on a witch hunt where guilt was determined by innuendo and association. The recent Watergate scandals have been compared to the McCarthy era. So goes the parallel between Salem and present day America.
Joe Spitzer as John Proctor, the sensible man amidst a rampantly superstitious society, performed with remarkable believab-ility.
investigator Clark of the Painted Post Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Tarby said that it was found that theft insurance held by the college will not cover the loss because there were no visible signs of forced entry.
The theft is the third such incident to plague the station since it first went on the air in May 1974. In the previous two thefts, all LP’s in the music library were stolen each time.
Tarby said that improved security measures have been taken to protect the station’s property.
ester on April 21-22. The club will tour NDIT, a school for the deaf, and will also tour Strong Memorial Hospital.
50-50 Raffle To help support the trip, a 50-50 raffle is under way with the drawing set for April 19. Tickets are being sold by all present members for 50 cents.
Pizza Sales
A Pizza Sale is scheduled for each Monday and Wednesday in the Nursing Building at 11:30 a.m. for lunchtime. Both plan cheese (35 cents) and pep-peroni (35 cents) will be sold. Bags of potato chips will also be available at the same time for 15 cents.
The part of Tituba, the devil-worshipping servant, was played with great emotion by Cathy Horton.
Another player, John Bovee, was excellent in a part that is very difficult to play. He was so real that the audience would not have been surprised had his old man been not a part but actually his identity.
However, the performance was so good, all the players so effective that one hesitates to single out one or two as the best. All turned in noteworthy performances.
The only complaint with the production could have been the comment that at times the actors seemed to feel they had to scream to get their emotions across to the audience. This was-n’t necessary: they were doing too good a job to have to mar it in such a way.
But this was only a minor criticism and the only one. “The Crucible” was certainly a brilliant performance that director Hank Moonschein, producer Tom McGrath and all concerned should long feel proud about.
NYPIRG Budget On Student Election Ballot
‘Food Day’ Set At CCC
Nursing Club Forms, Plans Trip and Events
Crucible — ‘Incredible’
By SANDIE ELDRED
2 THE CRIER. THURSDAY. APRIL 1.1976
April 8 is National Food Day.
At first I laughed.
And then I read:
“Millions of people in the U.S. and abroad suffer from hunger and malnutrition.”
And I’m about 15 pounds overweight.
After meals at my house there are usually a few leftovers, and they usually get thrown out after a few days' in my refrigerator.
Down the road a few miles from where I live, there is a young kid suffering from hunger and malnutrition.
“Giant corporations control more and more of our food supply every year.”
The last time I had any really garden-fresh vegetables was when I lived on my uncle’s farm. That farm no longer exists. It has gone out of business.
I can remember when ten dollars would buy enough food to last for a week.
Now I spend ten dollars -and carry the food home under one arm.
"The refined and high-fat food we eat is contributing to obesity, heart disease, tooth decay, and other ma-
Baseball season is upon us. Spring training, though late, has finally started and next week baseballs will once again be flying through the ever-blue skies over America’s diamond, the ballpark.
For those of you out there who find yourselves unprepared and undereducated for this happening, study the following definitions:
Foul ball - a baseball with the words “Bowie Kuhn” written on it.
Rookie - A player who hasn't been asked to do an Aqua Velva commercial.
Dug out - An area behind either side of home plate where from 15 to 25 men try to see who can blow the biggest bubbles.
the grab bag Our Side:
By GENE MULLEN Editor-in-Chief
National Food Day
jor health problems.”
How well have you been feeling lately?
My extra blubber isn’t doing me any good. I don’t have the energy I should have. I do eat a lot of junk food pushed by the large food corporations.
But I’m not really worried about it. I figure that I have consumed so many preservatives from this junk food that even if I were to drop dead tomorrow, I would probably keep going for another ten years.
So why bother with a food day?
Of the 30.000 food manufacturers in the United States, only 50 account for more than half of all assets and profits. In many areas of the food industry, just one or a few companies control most of the market. This has resulted in massive political influence and high profits for the big companies, loss of independence for farmers — and high prices for us consumers.
Health problems caused by high sugar, cholesterol and fat content in food cost us billions a year and account for half of all deaths
in the United States. There is junk food everywhere you turn, and the absence of nutrition education programs have contributed to Americans’ unhealthy diet. The big food manufacturers are in business to make money. They are concerned with profits, not health, and use their political influence to prevent effective laws and regulations.
We are still the richest nation on earth. We are only five per cent of the world’s population, yet we consume about 30 per cent of the world’s resources.
Very few of us go hungry. If we feel just a bit hungry, we run over to the snack bar, drop a few coins into a machine, have a snack.
But a few miles down that well-known road, and a few more miles across the ocean, a lot of kids are hungry.
Those kids don’t have a few coins to drop into a machine for a snack. There probably isn’t a machine for these kids to drop any coins into.
All those kids have are empty bellies.
And a whole lot of tears.
By SANDIE ELDRED Managing Editor
Foreign Language: Baseball
Outfield - A dangerous area where it often rains cherry bombs and beer bottles on the three unfortunate residents.
Veteran - The player who not only stars in his own Aqua Velva commercial but also owns his own steak house.
Slump - When Pete Rose hits .293 or Joe Morgan only steals one base during a game.
Strike - A well-placed ball if you’re the pitcher or a bad call by an umpire if you’re the batter.
Bunt - Reggie Jackson hitting a home run that only just clears the center field wall.
Squeeze Play - Fitting Boog Powell and Ted Kluz-ewski into the same VW.
Magic Number - The a-mount of Catfish Hunter’s paycheck.
Ace Reliever - The pitcher that is called in in the bottom of the ninth inning, tie game, two out bases loaded with Johnny Bench at bat - and strikes him out.
ERA - What a starting pitcher wishes for before a game — equal rights for arms.
Now that you’ve gained all this knowledge it’s time to put it to practical use. Watch Curt Gowdy every Saturday from now till October. If you’re not comatose by then, have fun watching the Cincinnati Reds sweep the playoffs and the World Series.
Play ball!
Childish Thieves Robbed WCEB-FM
Did you notice that WCEB-FM, CCC's student-operated radio station was off the air for a few hours the morning of March 25?
Have you noticed that several of WCEB-FM’s Superjocks are walking around mumbling words that don’t appear in Webster’s Dictionary?
Have you noticed that WCEB-FM is having a hard time answering your requests?
Have you noticed that WCEB-FM got ripped off?
WCEB-FM is a fine campus radio station. They have been ripped off before, and they had just built back most of their record library lost the last time they were robbed.
They offer a service enjoyed by many students and many people in the area.
Many times we have heard the students of CCC referred to as children. It would seem that these students would try to prove these remarks false. But some students seem to be trying to prove that they really are children.
We would like to remind the childish thieves that WCEB-FM does not have the money to replace what was stolen.
WCEB-FM won’t receive any insurance money, and you have robbed not only WCEB-FM, but also the students of CCC.
Maybe we should treat you like elementary school students and let you return the merchandise while we look the other way.
But you are responsible young adults. Too old for that silly game.
Don't Squeeze The Sharman
By DAVE SHARMAN Associate Editor
Local News?
Recently I’ve received remarks concerning The Crier. mostly about my editorials of the last two weeks, writing about off campus happenings.
I guess I was wrong. I thought that college people were interested in more than just CCC happenings. I'm sorry if writing about the community we live in seemed irrelevant.
What would happen if I wrote about national news?
Well, since I was wrong, I won’t do it again.
April Fools.






Corrections
In the March 25 Crier in the story, “Who, What and Where Is The Counseling Staff.” The Crier inadvertently omitted the name of JoAnn Kelly, Learning Lab Coordinator, Room C204-ext 214 (remediation and tutoring) as one of the counseling staff.
In the same story, counselor Bill Glenn was listed as "study skills and test making techniques.” the line should read "study skills and test taking techniques.”
We apologize for these errors.
RECREATION TICKETS Recreation Tickets For The Elmira College Domes Are Available At The CCC Recreation Office For Reduced Rates.
50C For Regular Recreation Tickets $2.00 For The Tennis Courts In Prime Time
If You Have Any Questions Concerning The Tickets Contact Neil Bulkley In The Recreation Office
THE CRIER THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976 3
By DAVE MIKEL
V
Reagan and the GOP
Ronald Reagan has finally done it; he has actually won the North Carolina primary. And what may sound even more amazing is that I am delighted. “What, I thought you thought Reagan was a twisted little geek?” He is. and much more that my editor won’t let me print.
Let me explain my euphoria. It can be explained in rational terms. It has now become apparent that Reagan can not win the GOP nomination. He absolutely doesn’t stand a chance. If Reagan happened to any other incumbent, the incumbent would have dropped out. Witness Johnson’s action after McCarthy found himself out of the race in '68, because Johnson only beat him by a 6 per cent margin. An incumbent should win by at least 10 per cent. Ford's situation is not ordinary. No election put him in office.
So if Reagan can’t win, what is he accomplishing by remaining in the race? The destruction of the Republican Party. Reagan would probably disagree with this, but in his political fervor he is unable to see the handwriting on the wall.
Reagan’s campaign is splitting the party into two factions; his, the conservative idealists who have lost touch with reality, and the moderates, that rag tag motley crew of everyone else, headed by Ford.
Tension is growing between these groups, and the split is becoming a very emotional one, as opposed to a difference in ideology. Hopefully, by the time of the convention these camps are going to be so hostile to each other that they will never get back together.
It’s an outside chance, but the convention may become the funeral of the GOP. What gift for the people in this Buy-centennial Year!
'Growing Up Male’ Questions Posed
What’s it like to grow up male in America?
This was the basic question posed in the “Effects of Sexism on Men" lecture March 22 by Perry Kaufman.
Kaufman, professor of psychology at Burlington County College in Pemberton. New Jersey, along with Ralph Buzzell, has developed a slide presentation that attempts to deal with male oppression.
The slides of advertising and images of the "perfect” macho male, were brilliantly coordinated with a college of popular songs and a rap session by Kaufman and some of his male friends. The songs ranged from “Walk Like A Man” and "King Of The Road” to “You’re So Vain." Mixed in with these songs were comments by Kaufman and friends. taped while they discussed their feelings on growing up male in America.
Particularly effective was the combination of slides of men in painful situations. the song. “I Am A Rock" and a discussion of the social taboo of men crying. As the song said “ a
rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.”
After the slide presentation Kaufman initiated a discussion with the audience. Many of the men expressed their feelings of inadequacy and pressure from society to succeed. They told of being pushed into sports competition and service in the armed forces.
The greatest emphasis of the lecture was that males are taught to suppress emotions, to always maintain a “superman" image and to "conquer" women. As Kaufman lamented, “there is room in society for a “tomboy” image but no “janegirl.”
Circulator Needed
Person needed to help the Circulation Manager distribute papers around campus, downtown Coming, and to help with the mailing list. If you are interested, please contact Lu Ann May in the Crier trailer #4 behind the Commons. You will be needed only one day a week, maybe two days, Thursday and/or Friday. Your services will be greatly appreciated.
NORML Plans Elections, Party
NORML is planning to hold their annual elections soon, and encourages all interested students to attend the weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 1:00 in U-210. Commons. The vacancies for next year include the positions of chairperson and vice-chairperson. Students who will be sophomores for the next fall and spring semesters are encouraged to attend the meetings.
NORML is also researching the possibilities of setting up an information table at a major shopping center or plaza in the area. The Mall is presently the most likely choice, if permission is granted. This is part of an effort to gain community recognition and participation in the NORML Effort here at CCC.
Plans are in the making for the Annual farewell party. It is hoped the party/picnic may be held at Watkins Glen just after the completion of final exams.
Because of the Albany trip, NORML requested extra funds from the ICC. ICC gave NORML $200 to help cover expenses incurred in the trip.
H’Heads Library Schedules Film
The Horseheads Free Library will show the film series "Search For the Nile” over a six week period beginning Tuesday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m.. according to an announcement from Nancy Conklin, library director.
A new episode will be shown twice each week, first on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. and again on Thursday at 8 p.m. Episode one will be shown April 6 and 8; episode two - April 13 and 15: episode three - April 20 and 22; episode four - April 27 and 29; episode five -May 4 and 6 and the concluding episode - May 11 and 13.
Mrs. Conklin noted that among the explorers were David Livingstone, a moral leader for his generation. explorer-scholar Sir Richard Burton who included pornography a-mong his fields of interest, and five other personalities so different from one another that all they had in common was their quest for the headwaters of the Nile.
The true story of these intrepid Victorian explorers, their conflicts with each other and their many adventures in exotic places, makes for fascinating film viewing.
The film series, shown free to the public by the Horseheads Library, is sponsored nationally by the Modern Language Association and is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vikin Comments On 'Decision-Making’ Cartoon
Three notes concerning the March "25 issue of The Crier:
1) As an individual of Indian (South American) descent I resent the stereotyped portrayal of the Indians who would not have survived their hostile environments had they lacked the ability to act decisively. The artist should have used white male models, the group to which the decis-
. ion makers belong to in the U.S. society.
2) Apropos the controversy regarding equal opportunity for women and other minorities one should remember the words of Carrie Chapman Catt:	“This world taught women nothing skillful, and then said her work was valueless. It
permitted her no opinions and said she did not know how to think. It forbade her to speak in public, and said sex had no orators. It denied her the schools and said sex had no genius. It robbed her of every vestige of responsibility and then called her weak.” Her words could apply to other minorities as well.
3)	Research for my doctoral dissertation uncovered the fact that white women constituted 47.06 per cent of the U.S. population from 1860 to 1920, making them eligible for the appellation minority, should someone insist in defining minorities in terms of numbers alone.
Joe Vikin


By “SPIKE” STEIN LRC Director
Typesetters and the Bard
Last week Crier Editor Gene Mullen brought in a newspaper report describing a current study of Shakespeare’s works. No novelty, thought I, getting ready for another weighty prediction, for clouds of controversy have swirled about the Bard for centuries and no doubt would continue. But this approach was new. and interesting.
Considering the discrepancies in successive printings of Shakespeare’s works some savant focused on the state of printing in the 1600's and came up with the hypothesis that study of the folios might disclose something personal about the printers themselves. the people who actually set the type.
As in anything else, some typesetters are better than others (ask Editor Mullen, formerly a linotype's himself, about this; even now he's plagued by computers which can’t understand about hyphenating when compositing!)
Considerable time went into the investigation, and
a pattern did emerge. It became clear that there were certain, identifiable printers who were more frequently unable to fit in a comma or an article on the line of type: in eliminating them, they changed the sense of the phrase. Both the investigating professor and his computer got to recognize the output of specific printers: in their analysis a regular pattern appeared in the discrepancies; the ancient print itself took on the personal attributes of those who had set the type.
Shakespearean scholars have striven mightily over differences in successive folios -- differences which sometimes caused different meanings, and their debate in learned journals is a fountain head of professional scorn and invective. But few have thought that some of these meanings had been altered because a particular typesetter’s consistent frailty had made him especially prone to second-rate work!
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INSTITUTIONS AND SEX
Apprehension .. anger .. depression .. guilt .. empathy .. fear .. understanding.
These were only a small ray of the spectrum of emotions expressed and experienced by the participants in an institutional sexism workshop March 18 and 19.
The workshop was being done as a part of CCC’s continuing program to combat racism/sexism on campus. Ron Hofsess, director of Anti-Racism/Anti-Sexism Program, and Delyte Frost, president of Resources for Change, conducted the workshop at the Corning Hilton Inn.
On the morning of the first day the participants started by getting acquainted with one another. Several CCC staff, faculty and administration members, some representatives of the Corning-Painted Post School District, a Coming Glass Works executive and a few CCC students were present.
To get acquainted the group was asked to randomly pair with each other and discuss questions about institutional sexism posed to them by Hofsess and Frost.
As a guideline for progress the participants were then asked to write down their individual goals for the next two days.
The afternoon was spent assessing the "acceptable behavior for men and women at CC.”
The group' split into two groups, men and women, and discussed beliefs about
who makes decisions, the distribution of resources, who develops the curriculum. types of classroom behavior and services to students.
After they had reunited a discussion was held about each group’s conclusions and the difficulty of reaching these conclusions. Each group had reached the same conclusion, that white males 11 most without exception, make the major decisions and hold the greatest portion of power at CCC.
Many of the women experienced a feeling of depression and powerlessness at the end of the first day; while the men felt a frustration in realizing their role in perpetuation of institutional sexism-. Many of the men also expressed their difficulty in making this assessment. Afterwards Hofsess attributed this to the fact that while men have been train-
by SANDIE ELDRED
ed in problem solving, it’s usually someone else’s problems. He theorized that the situation was too personal. This often happens in discussions of institutional sexism when men tend to leave the solution of the problem to the one or two top administrators. But this exercise necessitated them facing them personally facing the situation and using emotional skills that were as yet underdeveloped.
The second day began with the group playing a game. Each member was asked to give their reactions (strongly agree, a-gree, disagree and strongly disagree) to statements about CCC’s sexism. The statements ranged from “the ’state’ of women at CCC is a result of women not asserting their rights” to “white men or minority men, other than CCC’s top administration, have no responsibility to change sexist practices.”
After lengthy, in depth discussion of reactions to these statements the workshop turned to the historical origins of institutional sexism. It was theorized that sexist practices in institutions stemmed from individual beliefs about sex roles, perpetuated and practiced by the white males who founded the institutions. This sexism was intentional but today it is. in most cases, just a “tradition" and is not continued as a matter of policy.
The participants drew up a list of things men and wo-men can do to combat institutional and individual sexism.
Men can practice the following behavior: don’t panic; call other men on sexist behavior: learn what they do that is offensive; support other men: don’t support sexist behavior; don’t make excuses for other men: support women; organize and don’t try to please everyone.
The list of things women can do included: be aware of sexism; police themselves; work with other women: give up wanting male approval:	be assertive
about their rights: work to change areas of legal nonrights and call men on sexist behavior.
Now it is time for the men and women to practice this new behavior. Once a-gain they split into two groups, men and women, and attempted to write two scenarios involving sexist behavior. After each group had come up with a situa-
By WILLIAM J. FURCH Vice President, CCCAA
Alumni Association Elections
June is fast approaching and that means that once a-gain elections will be held for 10 positions to the executive board of your Alumni Association. As our constitution states, the offices for president, vice president, treasurer, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, and five board members shall be open to election every year.
As Alumni you have the right to run for the office of your choice. As alumni you are concerned about the direction of the college and would like to be a part
of shaping Coming’s future. holding an office on the executive board will assure you of this.
To start you on your way to the executive board, send a letter of intent to: Alumni Office. C/O Mrs. Williams, Corning Community College. Corning, New York 14830.
You letter should include your name, the office for which you would like to run and your interest in the Alumni Association. Your letter must tie in by May 1. You will he contacted by the Nominating Committee.
tion, different people as sumed the roles of sexist and non-sexist behavior.
The second day ended on a truly positive note. Each member was given a “change model” and asked to come up with a plan that could be utilized at CCC to make the institution less sexist. They will meet a-gain in the near future and will be assisted in bringing their plans into action in what will hopefully be an on-going, awareness-heightening and continuing combatants of institutional, and individual, sexism.
Future Job Outlook
By RONNIE BAYER LIPP CCC Career Counselor
Professions Include More Women
(This is a statement taken from the APGA Guide-post. February 26, 1976.)
According to data published by the Bureau of Labor Satisfies, women constituted 40% of all employees in professional occupations in 1974 — up from 36% in 1962.
The data stated women have made rapid progress in medicine and law, but have been making slow gains in accounting, personnel and labor relations work, college and univer-
sity teaching, and drafting.
Few women have been employed in craft jobs, although their share of total employment in this group has increased from 2.5%. in 1962 to 4.5%. in 1974. Wo-men's employment in-creased from 18% to 41%. a-mong bakers and from 6% to 20% among compositors and typesetters.
Female service workers, including private household workers, comprise about 6 out of every 10 workers.
WCEB-fm Top 20
The 20 Most Played Albums of the Week
Barkley James Harvest............................Time Honoured Ghost
Genesis..........................................A Trick of the Tail
Electric Light Orchestra  .......................Face The Music
Skyhooks.........................................Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
Lee Oskar........................................Lee Oskar
10cc.............................................How Dare You
Jerry Garcia.....................................Reflections
Michael Polmareff................................Michael Palmareff
Lynard Skynard............................................Gimme Back My Bullets
Black Sabbath  ..................................We Sold Our Souls For Rock-N-Roll
Maria Muldaur.............................................Sweet Harmony
Pretty Things....................................Savage Eye
American Graffeti................................ Volume 3
Bette Midler.....................................Songs For The New Depression
Spinners................................................................Spinners Live
KGB..............................................KGB
Bad Company......................................Run With The Pac
David Bowie.........................................................Station To Station
Eddie Boy Band...................................Eddie Boy Band
Roger Daltry.................................... Ride A Rock Horse








Chef Italia


Special April Fool’s Section
THE CRIER. THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976 5

the Gruesome Gulch GAZETTE
Gruesome Gulch College
Vol. 0, No. 0, April 1, 1976
THE PRESIDENT RESIGNS
Building Expansion Completed
Student Suspended After Pet Disrupts Classes
In the first case of its kind ever to happen at Gruesome Gulch College, the administration has suspended a student because of the activities of a pet lamb.
Mary Ewe. student at GGC. faced the dean of students in an attempt to remain at Gruesome Gulch College. Her efforts to remain a student here were Of no avail. The suspension
takes place immediately.
Speaking for the administration. Dean Charles Brown said that Mary Ewe’s pet. a white lamb, had disrupted classes, causing other students to laugh during classes. “All they wanted to do while the lamb was here was to play,” Brown said. “You could hear their laughter all through the school.”
Ms. Ewe. in a statement
to the Gruesome Gulch Gazette, said that her pet lamb, who had fleece as white as snow, had the habit of following her everywhere.
“It followed me to school one day,” Ms. Ewe said. “I know it was against the rules, but there was nothing I could do about it.”
Ms. Ewe said that she plans to keep the lamb.
- FREDERICK, NOT FORD
Regrets Leaving...
Word has just been received by the Gruesome Gulch Gazette that neighboring Corning Community College (known as Good Old CCC) that its president. Robert W. Frederick Jr. has decided to pass on the reigns of power and resign his position as president.
The resignation was announced last October, but the Gruesome Gulch Gazette has been having trouble with its foreign correspondents.
Dr. Frederick managed to survive ten years as president of good old CCC.
He plans to take a much-needed sabbatical before returning to the teaching profession he left to take the reigns of CCC — Good Old CCC, that is.
The Board of Trustees of Good Old CCC has appointed a "search committee” to search for a new president (of course).
As of this date, the com-, mittee has found no one foolish enough to take on the job.
The resignation of Dr. Frederick takes effect at the end of the current semester.
Racism Speaker Questions Color Problems Here
unexpected increase. One official stated. “We can now expect to handle as many as ten or even twenty new students.”
The next project on the expansion agenda is expansion of GGC’s parking facilities. Complaints from students with cars have plagued GGC officials for some time. Many plans have been submitted and rejected, but a new plan submitted by an outsider, Murgatroyd Flivvervitch, a student in the Gruesome Gulch Kindergarten program. shows promise of being accepted by the college.
Speaking of the necessity of parking expansion, an official of GGC said. “It’s about time something was done about the overcrowding in our parking facility. We have definitely decided that Gruesome Gulch College does have a need for more than one parking space.”
Plans for the new expansion are expected to be complete around 1985.
Gruesome Gulch College, after many delays over construction freezes and chargeback controversies, has finally completed the first phase of its long-awaited building expansion plan.
Crowded after an unexpected jump of five students in last semester’s enrollment, Gruesome Gulch College has campaigned
for the expansion plan a-gainst insurmountable odds. There were many times when all thoughts of any projected expansion to handle the overcrowding in our classrooms and in our parking lots seemed to be beyond the realm of possibility.
The new facility, according to GGC spokesmen, will more than handle any
"I don't understand your preoccupation with the coloration of a person’s outer covering.” said Evad Nam-rahs. speaking before a seminar of counselors at Gruesome Gulch College last week.
Namrahs. distinguished visitor from the Martian Nests, said that on Mars, discrimination because of skin color would be ridiculous.
More Inside?
Of course there's more inside of the Gruesome Gulch Gazette. Do you think, we’d give you only the front page? There is a lot of stuff on the inside, mostly all the stuff we couldn’t fit on the outside. That’s what’s on the inside. So look on the inside and see what wouldn’t fit on the outside.
“Along what you humans call the Grand Canal,” announced the Martian visitor, “any distinction of race because of skin color would be silly. We have too many different colorations for such a pastime to be practical. One problem we do have is an increase in population. It’s getting practically impossible to be original in a choice of colors for our outer coverings.”
Namrahs expressed wonder about how humans managed to get along with only five main colorations. “We don’t see how you manage to maintain any originality,” he said.
Speaking of other races in the galaxy. Namrahs said that one of his closest friends, Eidnas Derdle. a native of Andromeda Four, was shocked that humans would consider any intelligent being as being “infer-
ior.” Namrahs said that Derdle compared Humans to the polka-dot creatures of Betelguese Thirteen, who maintained that anyone without polka-dots must be "savage barbarians.”
“Throughout the galaxy,” said Namrahs, "most races considered other intelligent races as equals. The Galactic Council,” The Martian said, “is made up of ‘people’ not Martians or Andromedans, or anything like that.”
Namrahs was asked how peoples throughout the galaxy had handled sex discrimination. The Martian waved its tentacles around, paused, and then asked. “What is sex?”
Namrahs visited Gruesome Gulch as part of the anti-racism program sponsored by Run Hafsaucd, director of anti-racism for Gruesome Gulch College.
EVAD NAMRAHS
6 THE CRIER. THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976
Special April Fool's Section
OUTSIDE:
Welcome Back, Gang!
We take this opportunity to express our gratitude and give heartfelt thanks that the vagaries and vicissitudes of the foregone fortnight has permitted the safe return of such an august student congregation.
The primary item noticed by college census counters during the past decades is that there is an increase in student populations throughout the campus circuit of this great country. This is due, undoubtedly, to the multiplicative proclivities of our progenitors. On the other hand, it could be that more people are going to college than ever before.
Before we proceed further into this epitome of editorial articulation, we would like to introduce our new Dirty Story Editor, Sylvestre “Prince” Charmin, a fellow of infinite jest, a man of many parts (and none of them work), and a man of dubious antecedents and conjectural progeny.
Charmin has chosen to be known by the colloquial cognomen of “Prince.” He has promised to perform prodigious exhaustive excavations into his ponderous panoply of pornography and come up with a lot of dirty ditties for your edification and amusement. He has been known to go into frequent frenzies of flippant frippery for a fretful final frivolous fraternization for your fantastic fun.
We know that doesn’t make sense, but you probably aren’t reading this editorial anyway.
So why are we writing it?
We don’t know, but we can see our chief editor going into frantic frenzies of manual gesticulation, which probably means that he wants us to finish this.
So after imbibing countless cups of caffeine and ingesting numerous helpings of perambulating pastries, we have come to a decision.
We are going to stop writing this stupid editorial.
We Recommend:
Please Don’t Close The Beer Bar
Out of idle curiosity, I decided to run a personal survey on the disposition of that lowly machine manufactured cylindrical object, stuffed to full capacity with a common vegetation known as tobacco, reasonably called a cigarette. I was appalled at the ends these little weeds come to.
First of all, to the habitual smoker they are known as Butts. I cannot find the origin of this terminology. If I were to investigate, I am sure the results would be none too profitable, so on with the survey.
For the sake of simplicity, I shall use the term butts to drive the point home.
First of all. for those who were in the service, and were taught to strip their butts before throwing them away, I would recommend passing on that practice to others.
If they are of a reasonable length and we do not wish to dispose of them, we first must put them out by clipping the fire off the end and storing the butt on our person. The purpose of extinguishing the fire is to in-
Many people (most after having read my editorials) have wondered what are the qualities, if any, that make someone capable of managing The Gruesome Gulch Gazette.
It’s really quite simple if a few characteristics are met.
In order to qualify as Managing Editor an individual must have the ability to: (1) leap over giant piles of garbage in a single leap, without knocking over a heaped ashtray.
(2) duck darts with a swiftness that Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier would envy.
(3) explain to an unknown, sarcastic caller, that no, you don’t know the price of a 20-column inch ad, no, the editor isn’t in.
the gab brag
By J. FURSHLUGGINMER POTRZEBIE
Editor -in-Chiep
Another Smoky Issue:
Watch Your Butts!
sure that we do not have a hot butt on our hands, which can be very discomforting.
More than likely we will dispose of our butts by throwing them on the ground. This is a very bad habit. There are places provided for your butts. Don’t leave your butts on the edges of your desks; don’t leave your butts lying a-round in cups, spoons, saucers, etc. Do you do it at home?
Can you imagine a man entering his humble abode and finding butts lying all over the place? If it is his wife’s butt she will soon know the terror of his wrath. If it is a stranger’s butt, he will promptly notify him to put his butt where it belongs.
Particularly to the women I say, watch your butts. Don’t embarrass your companion and company in the street by throwing your butt on the
ground. If you must dispose of it. walk over to the drainage and kick your butt into the open hole. This requires very little energy. All you have to do is say, "Excuse me, I want to dispose of my butt.”
I remember the impression it made on a friend of mine who worked for the city parks. The poor man had the unpleasant task of picking up butts. Day and night he would be searching for butts in the park. Some of them he saw, but they were in extremely hard to get at places.
Finally he cracked up. He is now in the state institution, suffering from A-cute Buttnaphobia. How little do we realize the important part that butts play in our everyday life.
And so in ending, I am in~ the fondest hopes that people will watch their butts, and I leave you with this thought, “For every butt there has to be an end.”
By MACIE JEAN BANC Menagerie Editor
Qualities Of A Menagerie Editor
no, the business manager isn’t here either, and no, you couldn't get the ad in the issue coming out tomorrow.
(4) open three doors, climb two flights of stairs and duck more darts while returning to the cafeteria 30 lunch trays, some with the words “Vote LBJ for President” scratched on them, under the mold.
(5) keep a smile on your face when none of the eight leads are accepted by the one reporter who showed up at your staff meeting.
(6) remain unsuspicious when you realize that the water in the cooler tastes like something excreted by the “Answer Grape.”
(7) see humor in the Associate Editor's attempt to trim your fingernails with the paper cutter.
(8) refrain from crying when you realize that after four weeks of waiting for a key to the darkroom, five
weeks of looking for a Photography Editor and three weeks of undone photo assignments you finally have a roll of film in your hand -- and no one to develop it.
(9) stay cheerful when after successfully ducking darts, receiving treatment for your hernia and bandaging your fingers, the Associate Editor rubber stamps “Crier” over the face of your Mac Davis poster.
(10) endure the worst pressure of all, the ultimate atrocity, every joke connoisseur’s nightmare -the Kindly Editor.
Think you can meet at least three of these qualifications? Be at my desk at nine tomorrow morning. I’ll explain the “duties” of your position. I'll also give you a copy of every Managing Editor's Bible -- a guide to the top 20 mental institutions in the state.
Special April Fool's Section
THE CRIER. THURSDAY. APRIL I. 1976 7
Meet Our Editor:
J. Furshlugginer Potrzebie
Gruesome Gulch College Gets New Vehicle
Editor’s Note: In order for our readers to understand our editorial staff, we present this brief glimpse into a part of our editor-in-chief's childhood. We hope this will help explain some of his odd behavior.
Once upon a time and a long ways away, in the sunny little village of Ralston-on-the-Rillarawl, which lies on the muddy banks of the Poco-Moco River, which flows into Mashi-Niblik Lake in the Land of Upper-Lower Slobbovia, a young boy was born.
The boy was christened Jehemiah Furshlugginer Potrzebie Jr. Jehemiah was his great-grandmother’s father’s name, and Furshlugginer was given him in honor of his father’s trade; a furshlugginer being a man who shluggins furs.
Life was good to the Potrzebie family for the first five years in the sunny little village of Ralston-on-the-Rillarawl, which lies on the banks of the Poco-Moco River, which flows into Mashi-Niblik Lake in the Land of Upper-Lower Slobbovia, and the furshlugginer business was booming.
But then came unspeakable disaster. The fad passed. as all fads will, and no one wanted their furs shluggined anymore. The furshlugginer business passed into history, along with the Model T Ford, high button shoes, and the Living Bra.
Poor old J. F. Potrzebie Sr. was destitute. He had been a furshlugginer all his life, and he was a good furshlugginer. But it was the only trade he knew. Ah, the poor foolish man! He had thought that people would always want their furs shluggined. and he didn’t think that it might be just a passing fad. so he had never saved any money from the boom days.
Yes, sad days came to the sunny little village of Ralston - on - the - Rillarawl, which lies on the muddy banks of the Poco-Moco River, which flows into Mashi-Niblik Lake in the Land of Upper-Lower Slobbovia, and Things Got Tough.
Old J.F. Potrzebie Sr.. disgusted with the vagaries of life, drank himself to death on Philips Screwdrivers (vodka and milk of magnesia), chased down by generous helpings of
Ex-Lax. Nothing could be found of him except a suicide note in the bathroom and a tattered kidney in the commode.
Mrs. Potrzebie, unable to stand the disgrace, went down to the muddy banks of the Poco-Moco River, which flows into Mashi-Niblik Lake in the Land of Upper-Lower Slobbovia, and threw herself into the swift, turbulent waters.
But on certain nights when the moon is not full, and when the nasturtiums aren't in bloom, people say you can still hear her cries for help, because she had turned chicken and wanted out.
Needless to say, little young Jehemiah Furshlugginer Potrzebie Jr., just five years old, was left all alone in the world to fend for himself. Being a determined young lad. he took a course in fending.
With stout heart young J. F. Potrzebie Jr. gathered his most precious possessions, wrapped them all in an old electric blanket, tossed the blanket over his shoulder and left the sunny little village of Ralston-on-the-Rillarawl, which lies on the muddy banks of the Poco-Moco River, which flows into Mashi-Niblik Lake in the Land of Upper-Lower Slobbovia and went out into the world to make his fortune.
(Continued next year)
SYMBOL OF DEATH
sacred South American
INDIAN SYMBOL. WHEN GAZED UPON, CAUSES DEATH WITHIN THE YEAR! Too bad it you looked
In a surprise expenditure of funds. Gruesome Gulch College (GGC) has finally purchased a much-needed new vehicle.
The vehicle, a 1939 Chrysler, is, according to college spokesmen, the best the college could afford at this time. “Finances are tight at this time,” said one spokesman, “and we were lucky to get such a fine vehicle for the price.” GGC has been operating a fleet of different makes of vehicles, depending on the genius of GGC’s Automotive Technology students to keep them going.
One vehicle gave up the
ghost last month. A 1929 Essex, battered and bent, finally fell to pieces - liter-ally.
The remaining vehicles; a 1914 Model T Ford and a newer one, a 1937 Zephyr, are still operational.
The fine new vehicle will join this fleet for the use of college students.
“We are always doing our best to serve the student body,” said the spokesman as he drove off in a 1976 Cadillac, part of the vehicle pool reserved for the administration.
The new vehicle is expected to last for at least 15 years.
By J. LOVELESS MILDEW
You broke my heart when you went away;
You said you’d be gone for just one day;
But that was a year ago last May;
I hate you.
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Wanted - An informal pedestal for people who don’t like to stand on ceremony.
Wanted - A romantic toaster for popping the question.
Wanted - A vocabulary grinder for mincing words.
Wanted : A new job for the editor of The Gruesome Gulch Gazette.
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8 THE CRIER THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976
Special April Fool's Section
Gruesome SPORTS
Purple Phantoms	Dives	Record	99	Feet	Into	Vat
Win Regionals
Of Water Without Injury
Champ Shoots
Gruesome Gulch College has found a winner in the Purple Phantoms (sometimes called the “Purps”) Tiddly-wink team that had scored a 63-62 victory over neighboring Plingerplung-er Tech last Saturday as GGC’s ace tiddler Jehe-miah Krapotnik snapped in 31 discs for a high score in the contest and Sylvstre Crappersnapper clinked 22 into the golden goblet followed by 19 tiddlies sunk into the crystal cup by George C. George III, while Plingerplunger Tech. PT for short, came in second as “Fearless Fred” Ezster-hazy pinched in 30 red ones, followed by another 21 hot tiddlies pushed in by PT’s Murgatroyd Flivver-vitch. and only 10 by usually hot tiddler Bengroid Papershaper. who has been having a slump at the tiddly table, bringing PU to a bad losing streak, which in turn has allowed Gruesome Gulch and the hard-snapping Purps to an offer to meet Portrzebie University (PU) in the state finals next month which will be a challenge for GGC. as PU’s ace tiddler is just finishing his last season at PU, shooting in the low 50s for a high record of 777 hot ones plunked into the tiddly cup, and this is not good news for GGC since the Purp’s prize tiddler has developed a sore pinky, throwing off his tiddling until he recovers which may not be too soon as the doctors say that the sprain to his prize pinky was aggravated last Sunday night in practice after he had pinched it the night before in his gallant effort to stack up a high tiddling record to help Gruesome Gulch win the regionals so that they could go into the state finals, which they will, and go up against Potrzebie University, which they also will, but chances seem dim now because of Krapot-nik's damaged digit and experts doubt that the Purps can hold their own against the wild tiddling of Potrz-bie U next month as the state finals get under way, but there is still hope in the Purps dugout because GGC’s second high pinch-er is on a hot tiddling streak and shows improvement, causing some of the experts to place their money on Gruesome Gulch while others are favoring PU to win the day with sizzling slugs going into the jar, and with the dazzling snaps of PU’s ace tiddler Farthwaite Uppingham, a champion if there ever was one, as many experts call him because of his dazzling play, causing some loss of heart among GGC’s Purple Phantoms, sometimes known as the “Purps.”
Don’t miss the game. It should be something.
Crowd Goes Wild
Record Set
Flags flying and banners blowing, GGC student Hiram J. Greebus, displaying icy steel nerve, climbed up to the 99-foot-high platform while a crowd of Gruesome Gulch students watched open-mouthed in awe.
Greebus, a physical education minor, was determined to set a new record for a high dive into a three-foot deep vat of water.
With the help of other students at Gruesome Gulch, Greebus had constructed the tower outside GGC’s gym. The entire project had taken six days. The students held a party on the seventh day.
Greebus, wearing the purple and puce trunks of the Purple Phantoms, GGC’s athletic team, reached the top of the tower. He poised himself on the edge of the platform, arms outstretched, to prepare for the death-defying leap. He paused as a wind came up. causing the colorful banners to stiffen in the
breeze. After a few moments the wind died.
Greebus tensed as the open-mouthed students below craned their necks to watch. Every eye there was on him. He rose on his toes, took a deep breath, and made a perfect swan dive from the platform into empty space.
His body knifed through the air. There was a gasp from his spellbound audience — and he entered the water with a resounding splash.
Greebus immediately surfaced, waving his arms to show the audience that he was uninjured.
The crowd went wild, dancing and leaping. Hats were thrown into the air. Backs were pounded. Beer kegs were opened. Gruesome Gulch College had set another record. The jubilation and shouting reached fever pitch. It was unbelievable.
Unfortunately, Greebus couldn’t swim and was drowned.
The VETS Club
TOWER under construction. Brave soul climbs and adds onto tower as anxious student (inset) looks on (Photo by Elmer Fudd)
AT GRUESOME GULCH COLLEGE EVERYONE JOINS
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ICC SPRING
NIGHT
CLUB
Saturday, April 10, 7pm-2:30am Commons Dining Room
Live Entertainment & Bar
Student run business CCC student & one guest
$3 each/$5 couple
THE BAND TO HEAR IS COMING TO C.C.C.
AIRWAY
Their new single, "Suzie Girl/' is receiving airplay all across the United States!
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New England's #1 Band!
ROCKY COAST RECORDS




Reared in classical piano and cultured in DIRT “ John will make you laugh, stomp, clap and dance your way to a great night”
Spring Night Club Set For April 10
The discussion in the ICC office lately centers a-round April 10, the date ICC has decided to turn Corning Community College Commons into a nightclub that would rival The Cellar Door in Washington, D.C.. The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, or even the famous Bijou in Philadelphia.
“We got tired of the kind of parties that are always being programmed around here," said ICC President Bill White, "so he decided to try something different.” ICC’s intentions are to get away from the "beer blast" concept of programming and do something with a little touch of class.
To accomplish this, the ICC executive board looked long and hard to find the type of acts that would “fit into the kind of atmosphere we’re trying to create. The acts would have to be something that appeals to the kind of people we have on this campus. It’s going to have to be top-notch stuff.” said White.
ICC got wind of a band named "FATE,” who was voted the number one band in New England by listeners of WORC Radio, a 5,000 watt station in Worcester, Massachusetts. After sending for and listening to their promotion material, ICC booked them. The general consensus of the ICC board was. "fantastic.”
No night club is complete without a comedian, so off went ICC looking for
an act that would fill the bill. Along came John Val-by, a piano playing comedian who will offend you in fifteen minutes no matter who you are. He blends artistic piano playing ability with a quick wit that splits the sides of his audience.
Well, that’s great. We have New England’s number one band and a fantastic comedian. But there’s still something missing. AHAH! Local talent!’ “There is none,” you say? Well, now. there’s “AIRWAY.” White said, “they’re really a good band. They’re tight and well practiced, and they play a good range of material, including their own stuff. Never in my life have I seen a guitarist play Jimi Hendrix with a pick between his teeth and not miss a note. I think they’re one of the best ever to come out of this area.”
So much for the entertainment. Entertainment a-lone does not make a nightclub. You’ve got to have a bar. For this ICC turned to a group on campus who have "done a hell of a job for us in the past. They’re good people.” He’s speaking of student run business. Set up and managed entirely by students. S.R.B. caters to almost all events held on campus.
Now comes the tricky part. What makes this any different from the typical beer blast?
"We’re requesting that people attending the night club dress casually. This means nice clothes, slacks
and a nice shirt for the guys and a pants suit and even a dress for the women. At last year’s Evening Affair, people came in dresses and suits.
"It won’t be that extreme this year, but we are asking that people wear nice clothes. The rest is up to the atmosphere which will be created by the decor and lighting which will be used in the dining room and in the lounge.” White also said. "It’s really an experiment. We are convinced that the people on this campus aren't animals, and that they can spend an evening listening to great entertainment and having a good time without ripping the place up. I hope they don’t prove us wrong.”
The price to students will be $3 each or $5 per couple, with a slightly higher cost to faculty and staff. The ticket price will help defray the costs of the event, but the bulk of the expenses, over $2,000 of it, will be paid by the ICC budget, which is funded through student activities fee.
Tickets for the event will be on sale in the Classroom. Nursing, and Science Buildings, and in the Commons right up to the day of the Night Club.
There you have it. Coming's first attempt at an honest to goodness night club. ICC thinks it will work out. and possibly be continued in the future.
But that's really up to the students.
The Learning Lab
LEARNING LAB director JoAnne Kelly helps student Warren Osbourne with reading and study skills program by using visual aids library available in the Learning Lab. The program is open to all students without charge. There are also other programs available to students through the facilities of the Learning Lab. The lab is located in Room C207 in the Classroom building. (Photo courtesy Herbert Carson, LRC)
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The Music Machine Is Back!

10 THE CRIER THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976
Useless Information
Compiled By DAVE SHARMAN
Howdy folks, here we are again with another chapter in the saga of Useless Information.
This week, like always, we will present to you the most useless Useless Information possible.
And here we go!!!
One: Color television was first shown at the end of what decade in this century?
Two: What was the name of the auto introduced by Pierce Arrow in 1933 which was streamline, had a top speed of 120 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 80, and a 12 cylinder, 175-horsepower engine?
Three: What was the occupation of Arthur Stanley Jefferson?
Four: What were Presi-'-dent Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speeches to the nation generally called?
Five: Name the man who became nationally known after escaping from a Georgia chain gang. He wrote a book entitled, “I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang.” which was later made into a movie.
Six: Name at least two of the four statesmen - leaders of the Big Four Nations - who participated in the treaty of Versailles.
Seven: The MGM movie “The Champ” tells the story of an old prize fighter and his young son. Name the actors who play the two roles. —
Eight: In which of his writings did Charles Dickens say “There are some books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts?”
Nine: What did Don Carn-ey do on radio?
Ten: High Eagle was one of the last survivors of the Battle of the Little Big Horn when he died in 1952 at age 90. Of what tribe was he a member?
11: A boxer nicknamed “The Ambling Alp” won the heavy weight title from Jack Sharkey in 1933. Identify him.
12: Containment by the U.S. of Soviet expansion after World War II was known as what kind of “doctrine?”
13: Who played trombone in Kid Ory’s Original Crealo Jazz Band and in Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers?
Crandall Manages Tech Coffee Shop
The Tech Club has appointed Larry Crandall to fill the position of business manager of the Tech Club Coffee Shop for the remainder of the semester.
The appointment was made by the Executive Council of the Tech Club. Crandall, in accepting the position, said he will work to improve the operation of the Coffee Shop and give better service to its patrons. His first duty, he said, will be to recruit students to act as cashiers, providing a change-making service to patrons who do hot have the correct change for coffee and pastries.
The Tech Club Coffee Shop, located in the basement of the Nursing Building, has been in operation for over two years. Proceeds from the sale of coffee and pastries help provide scholarships for deserving members of the Tech Club.
14: Johnny Dodds, Pee Wee Russel, and Artie Shaw are among the top jazz musicians of all time. What was their regular instrument?
15: To what accomplishment does the following account refer: “They just stared. Maybe they didn’t hear me. Maybe I didn’t hear them. Or maybe they thought I was just a crazy fool. An hour later I saw land?”
And now the answers....
One: 1920’s, by the Bell Laboratories.
Two: The Silver Arrow.
Three: He was a comedian, better known as Stan Laurel.
Four: They were called Fireside chats.
Five: Robert Elliot Burns.
Six: Premier Vittorio Orlando of Italy: Prime Minister Lloyd George of England:	Premier	George
Clemenceau of France: President Woodrow Wilson of the U.S.
Seven:	Wallace Berry
and Jackie Cooper, respectively.
Eight:	"Oliver Twist”
(chapter 14).
Nine: As "Uncle Don,” he conducted a children’s program for many years.
Ten: He was an Oglala Sioux.
11: Primo Camera.
12: Truman Doctrine.
13: Kid Ory.
14: Clarinet.
15: It is part of Charles A. Lindbergh’s story of his nonstop flight to Paris.
Well that does it for this week. We’d like to thank The Bantam Trivia Quiz Book, by Donald Salty for much of our information. So until next time, have a good time, party, read Useless Information, and, if need be, study.
CCC Produces TV Series
A new series of 30-min-ute television programs produced entirely in the Corning Community College television studio made its debut on Channel 13 of the New Channels Cable Monday, March 15 at 9 p.m.
Entitled “Our Fascinating Friends,” the shows have been produced under the direction of Herb Carson, Media Specialist at the Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Library and Learning Resources Center. Other members of the Library staff have served as camera operators -- Joyce Kahl, Hope Vath. and John Doddado.
The program is hosted by Walter Smith, chairman of the social science division, and features interviews with members of the CCC faculty and personalities from the community.
The first program featured Dr. John H. Martin, president of the Coming-Painted Post Historical Society, and Virginia Wright, historian in a discussion of local history as depicted in some of the older homes in the area. The emphasis
was on Patterson Inn. Some of the Library’s wat-ercolors by Jerry Wright were guides for their conservation.
One segment features John M. Runyon, chairman of the humanities division and professor of art at CCC, in discussion of “The Influences of Environment on the Artist,” using several of his own paintings for illustration.
Margaret Brill, associate professor of humanities, will supplement her discussion of "Death and Afterlife in Egyptian Art” with slides and sculptures.
The programs will be a regular feature on New Channels and will be shown three times weekly: Mondays at 9 p.m.: Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.; and Fridays at 4:30 p.m. Plans call for the expansion of the series to include other members of the CCC community as well as from neighboring communities.
It is hoped that students in the new television course will soon be able to assume production responsibilities.
By JOE VIKIN Division Of Biology & Chemistry
"A Drink, Anyone?
By JOHN X. TOLLIVER
Do you know what is in the water you are drinking? You don’t have to be embarrassed by your lack of knowledge, because a lot of scientists are not sure either. In the past few years ecologists have become concerned over the future of water supplies. Millions of tons of sewage (human and industrial) are dumped into lakes, streams, oceans and rivers which pose a serious threat to animal and plant life.
The pollution of the water resources increases the likelihood of infection by water-borne bacteria and viruses. Diseases such as cholera, dysentery and typhoid have been known to infect a town or city’s water supply and decimate its entire population. For instance, the botulism bacteria is so deadly that one cup in the world's water supply would destroy all human life. Because of the shortages of existing water resources most water is being recycled for human consumption. However, the treatment of human sewage does not necessarily insure that all the pathogenic agents in the water will be killed.
Industrial sewage is composed of acids, oils, metals, insecticides and other chemicals or either organic or inorganic origin. Many of these chemicals are very toxic and their ability to combine with other chemicals increases their likelihood of doing harm. For example, millions of fish are killed yearly by the dumping of noxious substances into the water which combine with other chemicals to form toxic agents that poison or smother the fish. The treatment of industrial sewage is very complex because of the fact that many of the chemicals are either unidentifiable or are not susceptible to treatment.
So that next glass of water may contain deadly microorganisms and toxic chemicals which have not been inactivated by current methods of treatment. Until everyone contributes to help make the water safe for human consumption and other uses, that glass of water may well be your last!
Book Preservation Project Expanded
The National Endowment for the Humanities has joined the Council on Library Resources in a-warding matching funds of $176,000 to a Virginia firm to support a large-scale test of a process for preserving books, according to a report from the American Council on Education. The Virginia State Library will cooperate with the firm, Barrow Preservation Research, Inc., by providing books, labor, operators, space and utilities.
The Council on Library Resources began in 1957 to support the work of William J. Barrow who was in-
First Set of Rules on Student Records Published by HEW
The first section of a series of regulations implementing the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 has been published by the department of Health Education and Welfare March 2, according to a report from the American Council on Education.
The section, effective upon publication, was printed as part II of the Federal Register, of that date and addresses aspects of the Act for which HEW Secretary is required by law to promulgate regulations.
HEW said last week it received 321 letters of com-
ment about its proposed regulations issued in January 1975.
The first sections sets forth standards with which educational institutions must comply to allow parents an opportunity for a hearing to challenge the Content of a record, and the criteria that institutions must consider before disclosing information without prior written consent when there is a health or safety emergency.
HEW made it clear that the regulations do not cover the assignment of grades, a question raised
during the comment period. The department commented as follows an this point: “A hearing may not be requested by a parent of a student to contest the assignment of a grade: however, a hearing may be requested to contest whether or not the assigned grade was recorded accurately in the education records of the student."
HEW~said that other sections of the regulations “will be published shortly.” Secretary F. David Mathews disclosed last week that they would be issued in a series.
vestigating the cause of rapid deterioration that characterizes most modern book papers. His research pointed to acid in paper as the. chief cause. This led him to develop specifications for a more permanent and durable paper. Paper based on his specifications and having a useful life of hundreds of years is now commercially available.
Barrow next turned his attention to developing methods of deacidifying paper in existing books and originated the one -and two - bath processes commonly used by conservators today. After Barrows death in 1967, his laboratory began work on methods of deacidifying whole books by impregnation with a class of compounds called organic amines. One of these, mor-pholine, was chosen as the most suitable for further experimenting. The laboratory staff subsequently developed a machine that deacidifies five to ten books at a time without deleterious side effects for the vast majority of books.
The new funding will support manufacture and testing of a larger processor designed to treat 50 to 100 books simultaneously. Arrangements have been made for the Research Corporation, a nonprofit organization, to promote and license the process if it is demonstrated to be practical and safe for routine use in libraries.
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THE CRIER. THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976	11
The Crier Asks:
Patty Hearst: Is She Innocent? Insane? Guilty?
By CONNIE GRAY and CRAIG MILLER
Patty Hearst, heiress to the William Randolph Hearst fortune, has been found guilty of armed robbery. This is only the beginning. She has yet to be charged with a number of other offenses. She could get up to 40 years for armed robbery alone.
This week, we asked ten C.C.C. students how they personally felt about the trial and the verdict declared by the jury. There are many varied opinions from the few people we asked. but we got so much enthusiasm from them, that we would like more. Therefore, anyone who has an opinion about this case is requested to write a letter to the Crier Editor and express an opinion.
What do you think of the guilty verdict in the Patty Hearst trial?
1.	Joanne Ely - Freshman -Painted Post.
I was hoping they’d find
her innocent. I didn’t like the way the prosecution was handled - especially the psychiatrist for the prosecution.
2. Rick Conlin - Sophomore - Corning.
I didn’t follow the trial very closely, but it didn’t seem like a fair trial. I thought the evidence could have been presented more clearly, what I did see of it.
3. Chris Savino - Sophomore - Horseheads.
I don’t think she should get away with anything she’s done. I think she should go to prison. If a person can get a life sentence for marijuana, I think she should get some time for her foul play.
4. Rich Johnson - Freshman - Horseheads.
I think anyone who goes through an experience, is a little shaken. She should pay for her crimes, but not be put away for life. I don’t condone her actions - I
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think she should get probation.
5. Julie Price - Freshman - Bath.
I feel at first she was brainwashed - she had to go along with the S.L.A. to save her life. I feel she’s going to be let off because of her parent’s money, though.
6. Barbara Harrison -Sophomore - New York City.
I think she got off too easy. What she did get, she
The Commons:
deserved it.
7. Jack Breedlove - Freshman - Rochester.
I agree with (the verdict) - she’s guilty. She deserves more than what she’s getting.
8. Red Walters - Sophomore - Illinois.
I think she’s guilty, because she committed a crime. The case should be closed by now, because if she was just like me, she’d be in jail by now.
9. Sam Brooks - Sophomore - Florida.
I think she deserves what she’s getting. For some of the things she has done, I think she should go to prison for life.
10. Henry Caldwell Sophomore - New York City.
I think justice was done, but if a black person had committed the crime, he would have gotten a much more severe sentence.
Where Some Of Your Money Goes
Every student at CCC pays an "activities fee.” That fee costs each student $35 a semester. With over 2.000 students enrolled full time, that adds up to about $70,000.
That money goes to pay for activities, of course.
Clubs and organizations formed and managed by students take a good chunk of it, but not all. Another chunk goes to finance some activities for students that don’t belong to clubs.
That is where the Activities Office comes in.
Located in the Commons, and ably directed by Al Paparelli, The Activities
Office supervises, with student help, activities for all students, whether they belong to clubs or not.
The first among these is the Commons itself. Officially designated as the Student Union Building, the Commons is set aside for the use of the student population. The furnishings, so shabbily treated by some students this year, is paid for in part by student activities fees. Commons supervisors and custodians, charged with the maintenance of the Commons, are hired from the student population with student activities funds.
To combat some of the
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For Sale - 1969 Chevy Im-pala with 1972 Chevy engine. Runs well body good. $400. Call 962-6679 anytime.
For Sale - 1971 Plymouth Cricket, all tires, 43,000 original miles, needs some work. Asking $850 . 962-4515 evenings.
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HELP WANTED
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shabby treatment by some students. Activities Director Paparelli has had to institute new rules to safeguard our Commons Building.
One of those new rules is to forbid anyone from taking food into the Large Lounge area. The Commons has a large dining room and snack bar area where students may have lunch.
The Commons also houses many student activities for the student who does not belong to clubs. Ask at the Activities Office about these activities.
SITUATIONS WANTED
Typing Done - Anything -papers, letters, etc. Call 733-7743 anytime. Ask for Chris Burke.
Job Wanted - Student will babysit in your home or mine. Weekdays, preferable. Transportation needed. Experienced. Contact 962-8038.
Summer Camp Jobs
Several camps have listed summer camp jobs with our office. For further information, see Ronnie Lipp or Mary Glover in the. Placement Office on the second floor of the Administration Building.
A list of the camps who have these positions available are: Camp NYDA (New York Diabetes Association - run camp for diabetic children). WYOM-OCO 4-H camp. Vacations & Community Services for the Blind (summer camp for blind adults), and Yellowstone National Park.
For further information about any of these jobs, contact Ronnie Lipp, Career Counselor, or her secretary in the Student Personnel Office.
Lost and Found
Found - in Gym at CCC -ring with turquoise type stone. Call 962-3865.
If you have lost books, notebooks, clipboard, gloves, mittens, scarf, glasses, keys, etc. etc. please check at the Lost & Found cabinet, Student Personnel Office, Administration Building, 2nd floor. Cards have been sent out on all items that could be identified.
12 THE CRIER. THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1976
CRIER SPORTS
Strictly Baseball
Spring is finally here a-gain. I’m putting the Corning Community College baseball hopefuls through conditioning drills, four times weekly in the gymnasium. The pitchers are getting their wings in shape with daily throwing.
From what I’ve seen so far, the team looks pretty solid at practically every position. However, it will have to be with the rough twenty game schedule that faces us. It includes a season opening doubleheader at Brockport against their JV’s on the 11th of April. The very next day, April 12, we will be facing an extremely tough Broome Tech squad on their home field. The schedule also includes games against top tanked teams such as Monroe Community College, Niagara C.C., Erie C.C., and Hilbert Junior College.
A position by position look at the team reveals a definite plus on the mound where there are 13 hopefuls attempting to make the squad. Paul Novak, the top hurler on last falls’ team, is back leading the way along with returnee Pat MacAuley. Other pitching hopefuls include Denis Sweeney, Bill Telech, Mike Warner, Greg Tranter, Mark McLaine, Rod Leud-erman, Dan Bennett, Denis Nourse, Kerry Leipold and Marc Malandra.
by DAVE CLARK
The other half of the battery has undergone a complete facelifting. Both Dan Clark and Jeff Ayers are gone from last falls team, which leaves the catching position wide open to Tom Mills, Joe Woodruff and Steve Mahoney.
At first base Denis Sweeney, last falls regular, has the inside track but has competition from Bob Clark, and Mark McLaine, Greg Tranter and Rod Leuderman when they aren’t pitching.
Second base and shortstop are both very undecided at this point with Rich Cornell, Bill Telech, Leo Shauger, Craig Keefer, Sal Tombasco and Dan Bennett vying for the two positions. At this point, its too early to tell who may wind up as the Red Baron’s keystone combination but the inside track so far belongs to Sal Tombasco and Dan Bennett from the fall squad and newcomer Craig Keefer. In all fairness, however, the other three candidates are certainly far from being counted out in the competition for the two keystone positions.
At third base Marc Malandra is leading the pack but may find himself worked into the lineup gradually due to the prolonged bowling season which will hinder his progress on the baseball diamond. Dennis
Nourse, Dan O'Mara, and Leo Shauger are three other candidates battling for the third base position. Any one of the three could find themselves the starting 3rd baseman come opening day.
The three outfield positions are led by Kerry Leipold, last semester’s cen-terfielder, and Dan O’Mara, who played left. That leaves right field wide open to candidates Greg Tranter, Sal Tombasco, John Robertson, Pat MacAuley and Mike Warner.
Thats a very sketchy look at a squad that has the nucleus to be a very formidable opponent to any team we play. Naturally, I would like to go 20 wins and no losses this spring but realistically, a 12-8 record, with the schedule we are up against, would be a very successful season.  Even more so, if it earned us a shot in regional competition. Time will tell.
I’d like to take this time to invite everyone on the CCC campus to get behind your baseball program 100%. Our home games will be played at Denison Park. We’ll look forward to your support in the spring of ’76, along with your attendance at our home games. Admission is free. A schedule, for your convenience, follows below.
Beer
Blast
Today
There is a beer blast this afternoon from 2 - 5 at Lan-do’s. There is free beer and pizza for anyone who participated in Intramurals this year. For anyone else the charge is $1.50.
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
DAY	DATE		OPPONENT	TIME	# GAMES
Sunday	April 11	at	Brockport J.V„	2 p.m.	2
Monday	April 12	at	Broome C„ C»	2 p.m.	1
Wednesday	April 28		Monroe C„ C.	4 p.m.	1
Friday	April 30		Broome C„C»	2 p.m.	1
Saturday	May 1		Hilbert Jr. C.	1 p.m«	2
Sunday	May 2	at	Erie CoC»	1 p.m.	2
Wednesday	May 5		Alfred State	3 p.m.	1
Friday	May 7		Erie C.C.	1 p.m.	2
Saturday	May 8		Brockport J«V.	1 p.m.	2
Sunday	May 9		Niagara C.C.	1 p.m.	2
Wednesday	May 12	at	Hilbert Jr. C.	1 p.m.	2
Thursday	May 1 3	at	Cornell J.V0	1 p.m.	2
* Home games played at Deni			Ison Park — Corning		
Softball Club
Begins Intramural Info
COACH: David Clark - 607-962-9262 ASSISTANT COACH: David Quatrone Gordon Muck
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Neil F. Bulkley - 607-962-9256 NICKNAME: Barons
This year for the first time at Corning there will be a Women’s Softball Club and next year there will be a Women’s Intercollegiate Softball squad.
This year 16 girls have come out for the teams and Coach Mary Gail Lee is welcoming any other girls who are interested in playing. They practice four days a week at 4 p.m. The squad will open the season April 28 at Broome CC. They have a four game schedule with the likes of Broome, Auburn and William Penn. Miss Lee is also trying to schedule some City League teams for her club to play.
Miss Lee said that this year they are trying to spur interest because next Spring CCC will play an intercollegiate 12 game schedule, but for that to happen the interest has to be there and that’s what this season’s club is for.
Volleyball:
Disabled Vets beat Hole in the Wall Gang 17-19, 15-10,15-12.
Floor Hawks defeated No Names 3-15,15-10.15-12.
Faculty ripped Lepalin’s 15-4.15-6.
No Names beat Disabled Vets 15-0,15-9.
Faculty defeated Hole in the Wall Gang 8-10.15-0, 15-5.
Floor Hawks won over the Disabled Vets 15-10, 15-9.
Zeppalin’s won over No Names 15-0,15-0.
Standings	W-L
Floor Hawks	3-0
Faculty	2-1
Disabled Vets	2-2
No Names	2-2
Zeppalin	1-2
Wall Gang	0-3
Badminton:
Trophies were awarded to the top three finishers in both the Men’s and Women’s Division.
Men’s Division - First, Steve Federow 5-0: Second, Pete Rossini 2-1: Third, Woody Knowles 3-2.
Womens Division - First, Donna Dayton 7-0: Second, Mary Lagonegro 4-1: and Third, Donna Zimmer 2-1.
Tennis:
Intramural singles tennis begins Monday, April 12. There will be a Men’s and Women’s Division. Sign-ups in the Recreation Office by Wednesday, April 7.

Pat MacAuley hurling in practice.
AROUND
By GREG TRANTER Sports Editor
On March 21st 12,415 fans attended the championship game of the 39th annual National Invitational Tournament and saw Kentucky defeat North Carolina-Charlotte 71-67.
I was one of the 12,415 that saw the game and it was a barn burner from start to finish as were many of the other NIT tournament games this year.
This year’s National Invitational Tournament was definitely one of the best in history as nine of the 12 games were decided by six points or less and both semi-final . games were decided by one point.
The problem though with this year’s tournament was that there was no major television network exposure and attendance wasn't good because no New York Area teams were in the tourney. What this means is that the NIT brought in very little revenue and without the revenue the tournament might fold. It is very much in doubt if there will be a tournament next year, and if there is they will probably cut the field down.
Last year’s NIT had 16 teams in it, this year’s field had 12 and next year’s will probably have only eight, if there is a tournament at all.
It would really be a shame if this, the oldest of post-season tournaments would fold, because it is a great tournament year in
and year out. In my estimation the NIT is the best post-season tourney. The NCAA may have better caliber teams, but no tournament has any better caliber ball games than the NIT, as proven by this year’s semi-finalists.
In the semi’s Kentucky beat Providence 79-78 as Larry Johnson made a miraculous shot with one second left, and UNC-Charlot-te upset North Carolina State 80-79. In that game N.C. State had three shots in the last ten seconds but failed on all of them as UNC-Charlotte pulled the upset.
The championship game between Kentucky and UNC-Charlotte was a fantastic game and was in doubt until Kentucky’s Mike Phillips scored a three point play with five seconds left that clinched the title for the Wildcats.
Those three games were three of the most exciting games I’ve ever witnessed and without the NIT they would have never occurred. It is really a shame that the NCAA is trying to force the NIT out of business. Maybe they are, because they realize with the right exposure the NIT could again be the nation’s' number one tournament. But for now let’s hope that there will be a 40th NIT. Until next time this is Greg Tranter rounding third and heading home.