Volume XIII, No. 1 Corning Community College September 15, 1972 9 PHOTOS BY: Bernie Guirey April Evans Ken Byrnes THE CRIER-Sept. 15. 1972-Page 2 Chopping Block Four More Years by Chris Morton, Editor-in-Chief In the last four years, Richard M. Nixon has been virtually destroying every phase of American life. From the veto of the child care bill to the murders of George and Jonathan Jackson who died in an "attempted escape” from a federal prison; from wage controls which have forced wholesale prices up .4% faster this year than they did in 1971, to Kent State where a group of scared, untrained National Guardsmen shot and killed six students and wounded several others; from the consolidated law enforcement agencies which are spying on countless thousands of private citizens for the personal pleasure of our Commander-in-Chief of the combined military, to antiabortion legislation accompanied by an open letter to the Catholic Religion proclaiming his ideologies on the sanctity of human life. Yes, the last four years have been all sorts of fun and now Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott has a real joke for the people of the world. Making a totally unprecedented move, Senator Scott has announced that he will nominate Richard M. Nixon for the Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded in 1973. In spite of all this notoriety, Nixon is determined to propagate his reign of terror for another four years. Another four years of racism, war, war profiteering, sexism, corrupt courts, noknock assaults, police armies and vicious grand juries. Another four years of the mining of Haiphong, the bombing of Hanoi, and the genocidal attacks of the dikes in Vietnam. To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. —Abraham Lincoln NOTES FROM Skid Roe by Kevin Roe, Managing Editor The list goes on and on. If Nixon is reelected, we can be guaranteed another four years of wholesale genocide, lies, secrecy, half truths and repression; the Vietnamese can be guaranteed another four years of bombs, defoliation and death; and the American people can be guaranteed many repeat performances of Attica, George Jackson, wage controls, welfare cuts, Kent State and My Lai. The defeat of Nixon will not solve all the problems in this country, but in the short run, we can rid ourselves of the Mad Bomber, Richard M. Nixon. So if you are not registered, get registered. If and when you are registered, vote to defeat Nixon the tyrant. On Wasting Money Whether you know it or not, all of you who are not involved in some student activity, such as a club, student government, athletics, or The Crier, are letting money that you have paid go to waste. All of those things and many more are paid for by what is known as the student activity fee, which you paid along with your tuition. This year over $100,000 has been allocated to these services, and many students do not take advantage of these services they have paid for. A hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money. Who decides what is done with it? Unless you happen to be active in Student Government, Student Life, or one of the clubs or activities that the money is given to, then you have no say as to where your money goes. The clubs, etc. ask for a certain amount of money with which to operate, then the Student Government and the Student Life Committee approve or alter that figure. A description of the actual breakdown of the money is available upstairs in the Commons. Athletics, of course, gets the biggest chunk of money, followed by the ICC, Arts Convocations, and The Crier. Other groups receive smaller but still substantial sums. You are also paying for such things as the operation of the library and the computer terminal, although these costs are not part of the Student Activity Fee. They are paid by your tuition. How do you get your share of this $100,000 plus? First, you have to find out what activities and services are available to you. Second, you have to take advantage of them. And if you want to have some sort of power in deciding how your money is spent, then you have to become a part of those decision making bodies such as Student Government and Student Life. The Crier will do its best to let you know what services are available to you. For example, we will publish the schedules of club meetings, sports events, convocations, the coffee house circuit, and movies. Some of these are in the handbook calendar, also available upstairs in the Commons. In addition, The Crier intends to print a column giving instructions for the use of the computer and calculator located downstairs in the classroom building. These are supposed to be available for your use and we feel that you should know how to use them. There are also many resources in the library which students do not know about. We will try to publicize these, too. The Crier is intended to be an important source of information for you. You are paying for it, so read it. If you think it’s lousy, then join the staff or make a suggestion to change it. The same thing holds true for all the other services you have paid for. They are intended to serve you. If they are failing it is as much your fault as anybody else’s. College should be much more than going to classes. It’s an old story, but it's important. To get your money's worth you have to take the initiative and involve yourself. Published by the students of Corning Community College EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief......................Chris Morton Managing Editor...................... Kevin Roe Business Manager..................... Debbie Price Photography Editor................... Bernie Guirey Sports Editor........................ Emad Faddoul Layout Editor........................ Dan White Publisher............................Joe Oscsodal The Crier is published weekly throughout the fall and spring sessions through the Student Activity Fund. Editorials and col-umnal opinions are the views strictly of the author and not necessarily the Editorial Board or Administration. Student reaction in the form of letters to the editor are urged and welcomed. All copy submitted is subject to editing by the editor-in-chief. The Crier is a member of Intercollegiate Press. All rights reserved. REPORTERS: Joe Roche Joan Rozengota Steve Sparkhule Dan White COLUMNISTS: Fran Kalish Mike Birdsall Jim Styles Jeff Dallas Steve Avery James Armstrong PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT: Dave Bailey Kenny Byrnes Ivan Paul Brenda Erving Liz Presley April Evans Joan Rozengota John Wiggins OFFICE CREW: Anita Barton Fran Kalish Kathie Dunn Bill Jovanelly LAYOUT: Bernie Guirey Vinnie Nykiel Anita Barton CIRCULATION: Dan Gray, Manager Kathy McDonald Get Involved... REGISTER VOTE Letters to the Editor: (Editor’s Note: I received this letter from Tommy Marshburn, Dallas County Jail, 500 Commerce St., Dallas, Texas 75202, asking me to do what I could for him. Although I was totally infuriated to think that such a thing can happen, I can do nothing at this time but pass it along to you, and hope that you can help him). It all began around October of 1969 on my way home from work when I picked up two hitchhikers, a young boy and girl. I could tell they were cold because it was getting close to that time of year. I had a feeling they were hungry, because I've done some hiking and I know what it's like on the road. I offered to let them stay over for the night and gave them some food because they looked beat. They accepted gladly. On the way to my house I explained to them that I was single and I lived by myself. I also explained to them that a friend of mine, whose parents had died and left him 20 acres of land with an old house and several building, had let me lease the property for ten years while he was away on business overseas. The old house wasn’t fit to live in' , so I had bought a trailer house. I enjoyed the place where I lived because it was a relief to come home to the quiet woods after a hard day’s work in the city. That night, while talking to the boy, I found out he was broke and was looking for a job, so that he and his girlfriend could make it to Florida. It so happened that I needed a welder’s helper at work and offered him a job. He and his girlfriend talked it over and said they would give it a try. After a while we grew to know each other pretty well and became good friends. Pretty soon they came to me and asked if they could stay. I said yes, and they said they would move into the old house. After about five months they had acquired many friends, mostly hippie types. One day they came to me and asked my From the Administration As one drives onto the campus, one can not but help see the sea of cars parked around the buildings. The parking problem cannot be eliminated but it certainly can be helped, with the cooperation of the students, faculty and administration. A new 200-space parking lot was opened on campus last spring allowing for the elimination of parking along the roadways. This allows for easier passage of automobiles and emergency vehicles. In order to make these operations run smoothly, regulations must be followed. Each car to be driven on campus MUST have a parking sticker. If one has not as yet been purchased, they can be bought upon entrance to the campus. All of the parking rules will be strictly enforced. The college does not want to go into the parking ticket business and the fewer tickets handed out the happier everyone will be. Fines will be $1 and $5 but if not paid within one week will be $5 and $10 respectively. Final decisions on parking violations and grievances will be brought up to the Parking Review and Advisory Board. This board will consist of one student, one faculty member, one member of the administration and one building and grounds keeper. Meetings will be held every Friday at 1 p.m. in Commons 206. If a parking fine is not paid, the student will be denied future registration, grades and transcripts. consent to have a rock festival. I thought about it for awhile and said yes. After this my home had been turned into a commune. There were thirty-two people living on my lease. We fixed up the old house and bought a tractor and a bunch of chickens. We were very happy and content with what we had. We bothered no one. About this time all hell broke loose. The police informed me to vacate all the people. I refused. I refused because most people there didn’t have anywhere to go, and they were my friends. Shortly after this I was arrested for possession of marijuana which was not mine. After I made bond I returned home, and one of the boys told me he also had a case on him. He said the police had told him if he would ‘‘set me up” they wouldn’t file on him. I became worried and hid the boy until the day of my preliminary hearing. The day of the hearing I produced the boy in my defense, and he told the judge what the police had offered him. I was no-billed before the Grand Jury. Several policemen said they would get me. They did. I was arrested November 6, 1970 at a club on Bryan Street in Dallas. At first I was asked to sit in a police car. I was checked out and found out that they didn’t have any warrants on me. Then a second police car came up and took a picture of me out of my wallet to have it taken somewhere to be identified. The policeman came back and said that I was under arrest for suspicion of robbery. I phoned my lawyer as soon as I got to jail. He filed a writ which was denied, and my picture was taken with a Polaroid camera. I later found out that the witness needed it to identify me. I was later asked to sign a waiver so that I would appear in a line-up. Apparently the witness was having trouble in remembering what the suspect looked like. Later I was tricked into walking by the witness on my way to be arraigned before a magistrate, that is, on my way to see the judge, I met a man and a woman and a policeman in an aisle. Later I found out that they were the complaining witnesses. After I was filed on, I was transferred to the Dallas County Jail. The first time I was allowed to have visitors I was visited by a man named Walter Brown. He said that he had talked to the witnesses and they said if I would give them one thousand dollars they wouldn’t identify me. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: By this time I had hired another lawyer and asked Mr. Brown to tell my lawyer what he told me. He told my lawyer and the lawyer advised my mother to pay the money and if they didn’t I would surely get a life sentence. So they paid the money. m NJ After the money was paid, I had a preliminary hearing in Judge Cole’s court. The witness got a good look at me and said they didn’t think I was the one. The D. A. objected and said the State would prosecute for perjury if they didn't testify in behalf of the State. Between my preliminary hearing and my trial, my lawyer, Mr. Mike Barclay, had told me that the complaining witnesses, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Lewis, would not testify against me in court. He assured me that I would walk free after court. On February 2nd, 1971 my lawyer filed a writ for dismissal, which was denied by the State. On this same day I went to trial. I had no choice of who was to be on my jury. Nor was I allowed to say one word during the whole trial. I asked my lawyer to subpoena two witnesses on my behalf. They were Laura Johnson and Triva Kinard. At that time they were the only two people who could prove where I was at the time of the supposed robbery. The court wouldn’t let them testify because they were present during the process of my trial. I also tried to contact Mr. Brown, the man who had approached me with the bribe, but I couldn't find him and the court wouldn’t give me the time I needed to contact him. During the trial, Mr. Lewis testified that I came into his house unarmed and robbed him and his wife of two guns, some jewelry, and $995.00 in cash. None of these things were ever recovered, and the only evidence was their word against mine. I asked my lawyer to ask Mr. Lewis why he blackmailed me, but was overruled because the court said it had no bearing on the case. I was convicted on February 2, 1971 for the robbery of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Lewis, 5458 Monticello Street, Dallas, to the term of 75 years in the Huntsville State Penitentiary. Since the time of my trial, I have learned my lawyer, Mr. Mike Barclay, has been suspended from the Dallas Bar Assn. for 3 years for misuse of clients’ funds, incompetent counsel, and acquiring money on false pretenses. At the time of my trial I was very ignorant of many laws and procedures and didn’t have competent legal counsel. All I ask is that someone hear my grievances and help me get a new trial. Through investigations of my own I have found out that Mr. Lewis has had several encounters with the police for such things as bootlegging, book making and receiving stolen goods. This is my story as best as I can tell it. I hope you will consider the facts and evaluate them. Thank you for your troubles. -Tommy Marshburn LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Views Expressed Since The Crier is the largest read publication at Corning Community College I am asking that this please appear in the first issue. I am a returning student and would like to present my views to the students which will be on this campus for the next two semesters. When I entered last year as an incoming Freshman I was a little apprehensive of what was to follow during the next 40 weeks so I promised myself to get involved and be part of the campus. I joined many clubs I was interested in and tried to make as many friends as possible. In meeting some of the people on this campus I began to learn about other people’s attitudes toward school which greatly surprised me. A large portion of the students who had gone to school in the surrounding areas came to CCC and came across the same faces they had lived with through high school and became very depressed. Life on campus became dull and they viewed the school as an accelerated high school instead of a college. I’m sure that each and every student who comes across this problem will view it in a different light according to his personality, but I would like to say one thing in general to all students on this campus no matter what their attitude on the subject may be. This campus is your campus and you are here to make it whatever you want it to be. So put everything you’ve got into it and you’ll have a great year. —Kathie Dunn Student Government Budget Students and Faculty: This is to make you aware of the new funds available in the Student Government budget. One fund is for class experiences and is available in the form of grants that can total from $50 - $300. These are not, however, for organized clubs. These are for classes or unorganized student groups who may share a common interest and may wish to investigate these common interests. This fund totals $1,750. For the faculty this year money is available for Black studies through Student Government. This amount totals $1,000 and is available for workshops, experiences, training etc. for faculty who desire increased awareness of Black problems and needs. These grants are given with the understanding that the student or faculty gaining these grants must contribute at least 25 per cent of total expenses. This money as you can see, is not unlimited, don’t hesitate in applying for it. The money is there, so please take advantage. John Palme, Student Government President I Wine Festival: 'Smashing’ Success by Joe Roche Well, the little old wine-maker was up to his tricks again as Saturday, September 9, marked the second annual Wine Festival of the Finger Lakes. Eat, drink and be merry seemed to be the over-all effect as nearly 8,000 people wandered throughout the college campus, exploring the many booths and events set up. The fun started at noon as John Nichols of Ithaca placed first in the bicycle marathon with a time of 1:26:50 (more on the sports page). Among the wine companies there were Taylor Wines, Great Western, Hammondsport Wine Co., and Gold Seal Wines who had Miss Guinilla Knutson filling empty glasses with some great New York State wines. Gu-nilla, who used to be on television commercials for Noxema asking anyone old enough to “take it off, take it all off,” was helping "put it on” for Gold Seal. There were many wines there but "Lake Country Red” and "Pink Catawba" seemed to be the favorite thirst quenchers. Walter Young, a local snake-charmer, brought up a rattlesnake, a copperhead, a boa constrictor and a cobra along with a host of other reptiles. The wine festival was enjoyed by many flood victims who got a chance to relax and put on a happy face. Helping put on faces was the Drama Club under Mike Gilmartin and Hank Moonshien, who, with the help of student thespis, were busy painting the faces of hundreds of little kids. Mike Gilmartin does a real good “Ronald McDonald” face. Brent Larson, an international chess master and semi-finalist in the World Chess Match, who lost to Bobby Fischer, held an interesting lecture and demonstration in the Commons. Outside, bands were playing which gave a colorful atmosphere to the many booths set up by local clubs and organizations. One interesting booth featured “Lillith-the Fortune Teller.” No telling what you run into at a wine festival! This reporter asked Lillith for a prediction on the day’s ev- ents and she told me to "pick a card.” She said: “a low card means a poor day but a high card says it will be a good successful day.” (This reporter picked the ace of clubs?!) The Wine Festival was termed as an overall success by Doctor Bill Thompson who has to be given a lot of credit not only for his many hours of work to make this a success but also for being the only person there wearing a Roman toga. Hail Caesar! Thanks, and a tip of the hat has to be given also to Helen Williams, co-coordinator, and Al Paparelli whose Commons building looked like a three ring circus. Congratulations on a job well done! They Want to Drink Their Soda --and Have It Too “So politics is a drag and anyway I’m busy, and besides, the polls show McGovern behind.” Ah, those comforting, copout excuses. I've tried them myself, but unfortunately - or fortunately - this is a crucial time in American politics. Basic differences in policy will be determined by your vote or by your failure to vote, by your involvement in the campaign or by your indifference: foreign policy (should we continue to bomb for peace?); the relationship of government to corporations (should big corporations like ITT have special privileges?); income distribution and tax reform (should we reward “smart investments" more than productive labor?). Some of us think we can help bring needed changes by working to register new voters and by presenting George McGovern’s views. But we need your help now. WASHINGTON (LNS) - The House of Representatives passed a bill in July which would force taxpayers to pay the diet food industry anything from $100 million to $500 million to reimburse the companies for the money they supposedly lost after cyclamates (a sugar-substitute) were banned from the market in 1969. The bill will be going to the Senate soon. As early as 1955 the first suggestion came out that cyclamates might have harmful effects on people. The National Academy of Sciences warned against unlimited use of them since their long-term effects were untested and tests showed they caused unusual activity in the body. By 1968, however, Food and Drug Administration studies showed that cyclamates caused deformities in chicken embryos and that a chemical which the body produced from cyclamates (cycloheylamine) caused mutation of genes. Cyclamates may also retard blood clotting. In June of 1969, there was new evidence of cyclamate-induced cancer. The companies who will be getting the refund-Coca-Cola, Pep- si-Cola and Abbot Laboratories, among others-claim the ban took them by surprise and for that reason they lost millions of dollars. That obviously is not the case. Besides the fact that companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola didn’t crumble when their line of cyclamate sodas was barred from the market since they were heavily involved in non-diet sodas, as well as a number of other products, the manufacturers were in fact well prepared for the ban. Pepsi Cola for example, had a new diet drink without cyclamates one year before the ban. Coca-Cola’s president Charles Adams talked about "taking out insurance”: "We’ve been working with (alternative) artificial sweeteners since the early sixties.” Another cyclamate producer, the Alberto-Culver Company said before the ban, “We made a prudent decision months ago to develop a reformulation of our product without cyclamate content. This we have done and we will begin distribution of the reformulated produce before the government deadline.” DON'T FORGET - Register to VOTE! McGovern Means Change (Public Service Announcement) If you missed our meeting, C201J or at 962-4550 after 5 please contact Frank Anastasio, p.m. WHEN YOU KNOW ITS FOR Love. captured forever in the beautiful brilliance of a perfect diamond Keepsake.. . the perfect symbol of your special love. Rings from $100 to S 10.000 Trade Mark Reg A H Pond Co. HOW TO PLAN YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING1 Send new 20 pg. booklet. "Planning Your Engagement end Wedding" plus full color folder and 44 pg. Bride's Boot gift offer all for only 25c. F-72 KEEPSAKE DIAMOND RINGS. BOX 90, SYRACUSE. N.Y. 13201^ Welcome Freshmen It is with rather mixed feelings that I write a welcome to you, the freshmen and other new students. It is obvious that many of you are going to present a challenge to the college. Your are the type of person the faculty and staff need. We need the people who were the backbone of the flood evacuation and relief. We need the person with imagination and openness. We need those of you who think to question. We need you to provide stimulation to our spirits. The faculty and staff are people who have found that our knowledge stagnates without your challenge. Our appreciation of life diminishes without fresh insights. But more important, we need you because of the future. I fear growing old in a society that I am alienated from. I know that I need you to continue the reformation of our society. Years ago I thought that all the ills of our society would be handled by my generation in a short time. Now I see that this must be an on-going venture. Many people today are becoming too satisfied with the status quo; by Richard M. Murphy you are needed to continue the reforms and initiate reforms we never thought of. However, some of you freshmen will mean frustration to us. You will mouth nice phrases about peace, openness, college life, etc., while you are walled in your private world of friends. You will resemble a college student, but your closed, empty minds will resemble those of junior high kids. You will complain that there is no life at this college, while you wait for others to give it life. You sit in class and wait for instruction; you sit in the Commons and wait for activity; you sit in judgment of others, condemning them as nothings because you don’t know them. I fear you. You may be a “nice” kid to your friends, but you are destructive to a society. To those of you who are open, welcome. To those who think, welcome. To those who get involved, welcome. To those who will be a challenge, who will stimulate, who will lead, who will try to make a community out of a group, welcome to Coming Community College. Student Government Elections If you are dissatisfied with CCC and would like to have a say about how things are being run, there’s something you can do. Student Government Senate elections are being held Friday, Sept. 29. We need Freshmen and Sophomores from all divisions that would like to run. The requirements are simple: stop by the Student Government office (located near die small lounge in the Commons) and pick up a petition; then have 50 people (no dogs or cats) from your division sign it. Sophomores must have a 2.0 cum and 24 hours to their credit. The voting booth will be in the main lobby of the Commons and will be open from 9-3 if you don't run at least vote. Last year the apathy towards who was running for a Senate position was sickening. We ended up appointing several people to positions. These Senators are making decisions for your division. Why not do something instead of sitting back and complaining? Run for a position and vote. Speak up or shut up. Elephants 1-Trains 0 (CPS)-A herd of wild elephants in India surrounded a locomotive after the train struck one of their compatriots on a cross-country run. The elephants forced the train to retreat in reverse to the nearest station, then returned to the scene of the accident and stood vigil around the stricken elephant until it died. Orientation Day Orientation Day, August, 1972. Headed by Al Paparelli and the sophomore group leaders, the day proved to be a mind-expanding one. The day’s events began at 8 a.m., Monday, August 28, with the sophomore student leaders sharing very useful bits of information, such as where you could go to obtain “the pill” without any hassle or just telling you to brown-bag your lunch-it’s cheaper. “I got up here and the first thing a guy handed me was a student survival sheet-it scared the hell out of me. It was just the idea that they called it SURVIVAL sheet..was the opinion of Willie Castellani. A meeting and lunch with advisors, an auction of the president and deans, special group survival sessions on such subjects as car pools or student government, and a talent show (which starred certain very talented sophomores and faculty members) all preceded the orientation keg. The keg gave each and every person a chance to socialize while enjoying the music of "Rainbow Tea.’’ All in all, the incoming frosh found the day was whatever they wanted it to be either completely boring, or a happy, new experience. PARKING BOARD Schedule of Meetings— Fall Semester Each Friday 1 p.m. Commons 209 The Publisher Speaks As the new Publisher of the Crier I am taking this opportunity to inform the total college community of the scope of the job which I am very happy to have been chosen to fulfill. The title of "Publisher" is a new way of designating the position of the Faculty Advisor to the Crier. The new title has been voted upon and passed by the Editorial Board at its first meeting during the fall semester. According to the Constitution of the C.C.C. Student Newspaper the duties of the Publisher are as follows: "The Publisher is present to advise but in no way should run the publication. He can assist and offer direction, and he should be kept informed of policy development so that his advice can be of most use to the publication. He will be recognized as an active member of the Editorial Board." I intend to be involved in all the various publishing activities of the student newspaper, offering leadership, advice and support to the Editorial Board as well as all other students who are members of the Crier staff. I will make it my duty to be available to assist the Editorial Board in their search to make our publication a better student newspaper as well as assure the student body, the faculty and the College Board of Trustees of my availability to discuss matter related to the publication of the paper. In closing I would like to express my personal feeling about the student newspaper; The Crier is NOT my paper, it is NOT the Editorial Board's paper, nor does it solely belong to those students who work very hard as Crier Staff members. It belongs to all of us; it belongs to YOU. We who work on the paper need your help, your support and recognition for the job that it takes to publish your Crier week after week. _Joe Oscsodal RECORD NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED The division of Continuing Education and Community Services at Corning Community College will offer a record number of community service non-credit programs during the Fall 1972 semester. Nearly 30 programs have been scheduled dealing with a wide variety of topics and subjects from a course in “Yoga Through Modern Dance” to a workshop in “Puppetry.” Community Service programs will be offered both during the day and during the evening and at locations on campus and off campus in Coming and Elmira. Due to the number of offerings this year in the program a special brochure has been printed describing these offerings in addition to either regular credit courses bulletin both of which may be obtained from the Division of Continuing Education and Community Services office at the college. Page 5—THE CRIER-Sept. 15, 1972 THE CRIER-Sept. 15, 1972-Page 6 Leroy Was Here The Coming campus was visited by L. Gordon Cooper last Thursday as this semesters’ convocation series got off to a splendid start. Cooper, the youngest of the original astronauts, is the typical T.V. space hero—tall, dark curly hair, graying at the temples, blue eyes and a ruggedly handsome face. Showing no hesitancy to answer questions, Cooper talked at length with your humble reporter and a few other lucky people (John Brennen—his host; Kent Rawcliffe and George Hemingway—student hosts), on subjects ranging from the “unorthodox” occurences at after-splashdown parties, to Coming’s flood, to what men dream about in space. After listening to him a short time one comes to the conclusion that Gordon Cooper is one extremely technology-oriented man. Every facet of his life is concerned with some technical endeavor— ranging from his line of work in aerospace to hobbies of photography and racing boats at speeds exceeding 100 m.p.h. When asked if he had any methods of relaxing, he seemed sincerely surprised that your humble reporter didn’t consider constructing a motor for his racing boats relaxing! Another example of his knack for sounding like a machine programmed with exacting data, was his answer when questioned about the Gemini 5 landing in which the automatic re-entry system was non-functioning and he had to work the controls himself. Expecting to hear exciting details of how he had to steer the capsule according to the placing of the earths’ horizon with special markings on the porthole, and with John Glenns' assistance from below, your humble reporter was much disappointed Only a computer repairman would have thrilled to the tales of condensation in the transistors, etc. During the same flight Cooper claimed to actually see houses and river boats in Tibet. At the time, many scientists disputed it. With apparent hard feelings, Cooper gladly told us that it has since been proven to be quite possible. Due to certain atmospheric conditions and other variables the human eye can indeed make out such shapes from that distance. Not only I, but others at the question and answer periods, inquired as to the lack of women astronauts. Cooper related the story of how three politically-minded women tried high pressure tactics to force NASA to accept them in the program. One woman was Senator Harts’ wife; another was Jackie Cochran. In his light southern accent, he told how NASA had planned to open their doors to females but after this incident, involving only three women, it is now absolutely against the idea. Later Cooper discussed the moral issue of men and women living together in close quarters for extended space flights. He pointed out that although society might not condemn it, it would be most doubtful that NASA could find an astronauts' wife who would be so by Joan Rozengota open minded, He inferred that the most probable reason NASA will ever allow women in is because “there are definite physiological and psychological needs that a man would face on an extended stay in space. A woman would be a stabilizing influence...” (He also alluded to the "absence of women” when questioned as to what men in space dream about.) Cooper was one fantastic PR man for the space program. He emphasized the point that for every dollar spent by NASA ten dollars are returned in benefits to the taxpayer. These include medical technology benefits, such basic things as Teflon, and the Early Warning Weather satellite which has saved the American people considerably in loss of life, and property; an estimated 5 billion is saved each year. Now consider that the largest space shot cost 5 billion. As for the actual convocation: those of you who attended already know what happened, and those of you who succumbed to apathy don’t care anyway. October 26, the great George Carlin will be in concert in the second convocation this semester. The Inquiring Reporter by Steve Sparkuhle To kick off the new semester I asked various students the following questions: What is your initial reaction to the attitude of your teachers toward you? RALPH RUOCCO—Freshman-The seem to take a basic interest in their students by trying to get to know you. DAVE LAMPHIER—2nd Term Freshman-I think it’s great. It’s better than high school because of the student-teacher relationship. CASSE WISE—Sophomore-Most of them are pretty nice, especially Gilmartin who likes to talk about sex. DON TURLEY—Freshman-I haven't been here long enough to find out. As a matter of fact I’m late for class now! RICH RYAN—Sophomore-I don’t give a M-@$t%&! how they feel! DEBBY SMITH—Sophomore-Most of them seem able and willing to help the student achieve his or her goaL STEVE ACOMB—2nd Term Freshman-I think it’s a lot better this year than last. Last year they came on pretty heavy. TINK BRACKIN—Sophomore-Some of them are pretty crazy “upstairs.” On an equal basis I asked a few teachers the following question and here’s what I came up with: What is your reaction pertaining to student-faculty relationships? "I was a little nervous at first, but most of the students really want to learn.” Another said: "I think it’s quite a healthy relationship, more so than the faculty-faculty and faculty-administration relationship." Still another said: “I have many fine students this year but there are some who are going to give me a helluva time.” SO THIS YEAR there seems to be a relatively “friendly” atmosphere between students and teachers. And to top it off one particularly bashful Freshman chick said: “I don’t want my name in the paper.” So don’t worry, sweetheart-it isn’t! Wet Goods FEATURING HARD CIDER CREPES Prison Reform LIVE MUSIC by James Armstrong Since I am an ex-inmate of the Elmira Correctional Facility, the editor of this paper thought I should write an article in relation to my experiences while in prison and my own opinions concerning the matter of prisons. Almost instinctively I began to compose something which would have looked like a "list of grievances.” Then I realized that, although this might have been appropriate for those who are totally ignorant on the issue of prisons, I felt that there are really not that many people who can say truly that they are "totally ignorant.” Not when we have people in our prisons and throughout the country “rioting” and getting killed, and not when judges are making inside inspections of our prisons and publicly ordering some of them to be closed down. Something then, quite obviously, must be drastically wrong. It would appear then that the question is not one of whether or not sub-human conditions in fact do exist in most of our prisons, but one of whether or not there are alternatives to imprisonment. The answer most frequently heard in reply to this question by the laymen is, “These people broke the law, they are criminals, therefore they deserve what they get and must be punished.” It would be nice if the answer were that simple, but, if you’re interested in eliminating, or at least curbing crime, history has proven that this "answer” is very ineffective. Have you ever stopped to consider just what might be the cause of crime, and not simply thinking about what to do after a crime is committed? I would estimate that approximately seventy-five percent of all crime (the popular conception of crime anyway) is committed by members of our lower income, poorly-educated classes of people. Consider this: a man living in the slums must quit school as soon as the law permits, and take a low-paying job in order to help support himself and his family. In turn he can not move out of the slums nor educate his own children, who in turn must quit school... The cycle is complete and it ultimately leads to depravation, frustration, and crime. Partial responsibility for crime then, must rest upon you and me, i.e. society, for allowing crime breeding conditions to exist. I’m not saying that all crime is the result of slum dwelling. I’m simply saying that, in my opinion, the individual who is forced to react to the hard realities of his environment is not a "criminal.” The individual who commits a robbery, the most frequently committed crime, after receiving the “best” society can offer—eiducation, good job, etc.—well, then we may have a criminal, should his motivation be simple greed. Unfortunately it is a present reality that we do need our prisons, whatever the cause of crime. But we can greatly reduce the population of our prisons by updated intensive probation programs which would prevent the multiple (psychological and sociological) consequences of putting a man in a cage. The majority our present probationary programs are, in essence, nothing but police action. So don’t believe that we already have probation—we don’t. For you economists: it costs anywhere from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 and more to keep a man in prison for one year. Wouldn’t it be much more practiced to keep him on the streets, under probation where he can support himself and his family? For those who must be incarcerated, we can update our prisons and design them to do the job they are intended for— rehabilitation. And rehabilitation does not come from putting a man in a cage and trying to regiment hi m. But over and beyond this we must eliminate our slums. Failure to do so must result in futility for all our noblest efforts at eliminating crime in the future. When we lock a man up in a prison we have only temporarily suspended a long chain of environmental effects upon the individual which started in the man's infancy. It would seem only logical to assume that if we could eliminate our slums we could also eliminate much of the environmental effects, i.e. crime. But here we come into contact with what I consider to be a political aspect of crime. Unless the government (state and federal) steps in to help eliminate our slums, we can rest assured that those who own, are responsible for, and who exploit the slums and their inhabitants are not going to do it. There’s too much money-making involved (what was it I said above about greed in relation to crime?). There are even those who assert, and with some very good arguments that those who own the slums are the government—but we won’t get into that at this point. For those people who want to get involved: you can start thinking about the causes of crime and stop relying on such simplistic answers as “an eye for an eye.” Reactionism is a very negative way of thinking. You might also try ridding yourself of your stereotyped conception of a prison inmate and ex-con. We’re not all out to rob your liquor store, hustle your money, or jump you in some dark alley. I met some very responsible and intelligent men while I was in prison. These men were intelligent before they. were imprisoned and it seemed to me that they didn’t belong there at all. Then there were those who, while there, began to realize just what had happened to themselves, and others, and began putting themselves through some positive changes (without very much help from prison personnel, I might add). Changing your attitudes is the first step toward changing yourself, your society, and ultimately your government Women's Lib by Fran Kalish This is your behind the scenes announcer bringing you an inside look at two of the judges from this years Ms. American Bust Pageant. Charlie Chauvinist and Edgar Ego have consented to speak with us on what they look for in picking the ideal American woman. “First,” said Mr. Chauvinist, "she must be built, I mean, hourglass figures are essential. They should also have good legs, ya know, like that chick with the million dollar gams.” "Yeah," drooled Mr. Ego, “Looks are everything in a broad. Women were meant to be seen and to breed. They have no other purpose in life. Nothing like fancy hairdos, lots of makeup, and frills in a chick. Of course, after they have the kids, they get all haggard and useless and we men are forced to look elsewhere than our wives.” "That's when they try and break into business," added Mr. Chauvinist. “Can you imagine the nerve of women trying to get high ranking positions and taking jobs away from men? What do they think they are, equal or something? Our Ms. American Bust Pageant contestants must fulfill the re- requirement of never having held a job.” "But,” I interjected, “what about the girl who needs money?” "Well," continued Mr. Chauvinist, “she can always fall back on a woman’s rightful profession, prostitution..." “Our time is up for this portions, gentlemen, but thank you for your valuable information. Folks, be sure and stay tuned now for our annual cow, uh girl show, the Ms. American Bust Pageant.” Ecology by Dave Game Ecology-"The interaction between living organisms and their environment.” It is a word that is used with increasing frequency as our environmental problems increase. Everyone used the word; it’s nice to sound involved, but what about getting involved? I’d venture an educated guess that about 90 per cent of the people walking around saying "Ecology, yeah, great,” do absolutely nothing to improve our environment. That means about 10 per cent of the people are trying to improve the environment for the other 90 per cent; sounds like a rough job, doesn’t it? Let’s look at the problem. Since man was first evident as more than an animal, he has been polluting his environment in some way. But, the amount of pollution was small, as was the human population, so nature balanced out. But in the last hundred or so years, since man started heavy industry, we’ve been adding sewage and chemicals to our water, junk to the landscape and chemicals to our air. On top of this, our population has been increasing the amount of pollution. The results are fast coming to the point of no return. Something must be done, starting now. “What?” you ask. The answer is, ‘‘Stop talking, and start doing.” Of course you may not think there is anything you can do. It’s nice to blame it all on industry. But pollution starts with people, and there are things you can do. Take a walk or ride a bike instead of driving when not absolutely necessary. Use car pools when driving is necessary. Walk the extra 10 feet to drop your beer cans in the trash can. Use only recyclable containers, and make sure they get to a recycling plant. Conserve electricity, water, and our natural resources. Think. It’s your world, the world our kids will inherit, and their kids after them. So leave them something worth living for. Get involved! If you don’t, and pollution finally wins, we may eventually destroy all life on earth; no atmosphere, trees, animals, people, kegs, card games; nothing! Everybody should be concerned enough to want to know more. There are three places for more information. 1) Read The Crier. We'll have regular articles concerning our environment. 2) The Science building display case has posters concerning ecology in all forms. 3) Contact the Chemung County Environmental Agency, they can give you all sorts of information. Whatever you do, do it now. Just talking will not help. If we ruin the earth, where else have we to go? THE CRIER WANTS YOU!! MUSIC: Geneseo Festivities by Jimmy Olson Fleetwood Mac had no problem keeping things going, and an audience explosion occurred when Buddy Miles began his antics on stage. The super fine lead guitarist and the Motown bassman caused pandemonium to break loose, with a flurry of joints and pipes on stage and in the audience. The final group to play was under the waning guidance of Ginger Baker (formerly with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce in the fabulous "Cream”) who was so burnt-out he seemed lucky to be alive. All in all, it was a dynamic concert, failing only in proper advertising. It is really shame that more people could not have made it, because it was really an outa-sight time ... On Sunday, September 3, about 2,000 freaks gathered at the Empire Dragway, just outside of Geneseo, N.Y., for three days of partying and twelve straight hours of good and heavy music. The Concert, sponsored by WAXC-FM out of Rochester, consisted of Magi, from Miami, Nazareth, Silverhead (watch these guys), Deep Purple, Fleetwood, Mac, Buddy Miles and Ginger Baker. The music started hot and heavy at 4:30 Saturday and was simmering nicely when all hell broke loose. Deep Purple was engaged in a super-jam when the lead guitarist flipped out, smashing his guitar and setting his twin Marshalls on fire. Page 7—THE CRIER-Sept. 15, 1972 The Crier Sports Page 8____ Corning Community College September 15, 1972 CCC 1972 SOCCER SCHEDULE i Sat. Sept. 16 at Geneseo 2 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Sept. 22 & 23 3rd Annual Tourney (Tompkins-Cortland, Alfred Ag Tech and Keystone) 1 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. Sept. 30 At Broome 1 p.m. Sat. Oct. 7 Tompkins-Cortland 2 p.m. Wed. Oct. 11 At Alfred Tech 4 p.m. Fri. Oct. 13 At Auburn 3 p.m. i Sat Oct. 14 Ithaca JV 2 p.m. Tues. Oct. 17 Monroe 4 p.m. 1 Sat. Oct. 21 At Morrisville 2 p.m. i i Sat. Oct. 28 Cobleskill 1 p.m. , Mon. Oct. 30 At Erie 4 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Nov. 3 & 4 NJCAA Sub-regional Tourney Fri. & Sat. Nov. 10 & 11 NJCAA Regional III Tourney Intramurals: BOWLING Men’s and Women’s Bowling Intramurals will start on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. at the Coming Bowl. All students and faculty are encouraged to participate. Both Men’s and Women’s Leagues will be handicap leagues so that low average bowlers will have as much chance of winning as high average bowlers. Teams will consist of 3 members and one substitute. Team sheets are available in the secretary's office and in the gymnasium. They must be turned into Miss Beebe by Monday, Sept. 18. If you have any questions regarding the intramurals please feel free to call Miss Beebe at Ext. 255. ARCHERY Archery Intramurals for Men and Women will start Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. There will be a meeting of all interested archers on Friday, Sept. 15, at 1 p.m. in the gymnasium. Forget your skill -this is a fun-type activity. CCC Booters Open Season With New Coach The college soccer team opens its intercollegiate season on Saturday, Sept. 16, against Geneseo under the guidance of coach Don Tolhurst. Coach Tolhurst is a graduate of CCC and has competed as a starter on the varsity soccer team for two years. A resident of Elmira, he is employed as a time study engineer for Kennedy Valve. Returning are many veterans from last years squad whose experience should benefit the team. The team’s first taste of competition is on Sept. 22 and 23 at the 3rd Annual CCC Soccer Invitational. Tompkins-Cortland, Alfred Ag Tech and Keystone Community will join host Coming in the two day sports event. Support your soccer team and see some great soccer matches! Bicycle Marathon The second annual Wine Festival of the Finger Lakes, in addition to the many other attractions, featured a bicycle marathon. Participating cyclers covered approximately 38 miles in the race from Hammondsport to CCC. The winning rider was W. John Nichols, a 17-year-old bicycle enthusiast from Ithaca, who covered the distance in 1:26:50, an average speed in the neighborhood of 30 m.p.h. He will receive a silver trophy with his name on it. At the finish the mayor of Corning, Joseph Nasser, presented him with a magnum of champagne, (would have made interesting picture; the mayor giving a bottle of champagne to a minor). The next three finishers were less than a minute behind Nichols. Walter McBurney and Paul Sherman, both of Rochester, finished in 1:27:13 and 1:27:28 respectively. Tim Welles, with the Finger Lakes Cycling Club finished in 1:27:43. The top Coming finisher was Mayhard Black of the Seven Arrows Cycling Unit who finished tenth with a time of 1:44:12. A local rivalry was created when teams representing Wet Goods (powered by cider) and Faulisi’s showed up at the start. Wet Goods, by all appearances, got the best of Faulisi’s team in the race... THE CRIER WANTS YOU!