Volume XI—Number 22	CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE	April 21, 1972
Recycle This Paper
now that we’ve canned the earth
Chemist Warns
Clean Up Environment Now
A discarded Crier finds its resting place, littering the ground on campus. Crier photo by Bernie Guirey
Does Anybody Die Of Overpopulation?
Ecology faded from the public eye, as most fads are wont to do, but that does not mean the environmental-population problems have disappeared, anymore than the Indochinese war ended because it no longer fires the public with indignation.
The population bomb continues to tick, even though one might find solace in knowing the rate of population growth in the U.S. is lower than ever. Even if this rate is maintained, the U.S. population will reach 270 million in the year 2000.
The good news from the U.S. is nullified by U.N. statistics that forecast Chinese and Indian populations of one billion each by the year 2000.
The world population was 3.6 billion in 1970 and it doubles every 35 years, so that it will be 7.2 billion in 2005, 14.4 in 2040, and 28.8 in 2075.
Even the most stubborn con-
cede population growth must stop: the issue is how and when.
The ideal situation would be to limit population rationally and voluntarily. A good start would be to implement the recommendations of a Presidential Study Commission that included the liberalization of abortion laws, since the present laws are “obstacles to the exercise of individual freedom.”
The Commission also recommended increased accessibility of contraceptive devices to teenagers, increased sexual education, and relaxation of the hospital rules that do not allow sterilization.
The response of Russell E. Train, President Nixon’s environmental advisor, was to issue a call for a “national debate on the desirability of growth’’. It is with the hope of initiating such a debate that these ideas have been put forth.
Joe Vikin
By PROFESSOR JAMES L. BROWN
The massive attempt during the past few years at improving our environment has demonstrated rather clearly the intricacies and subtle ties involved in enacting and enforcing pollution control legislation.
That there is no such thing as an altruistic industry perhaps has always been known. Industry's interests are only coincidentally the public’s interests. What’s good for General Motors is not necessarily good for the country— or its ecology. Industry is in competitive business to make profits. Sewage treatment plants and pollution control devices cost money —they don’t make it—hence the procrastination, the long involved hearings and pollution abatement proceedings which jam our courts and our legislatures today.
That government is unresponsive to the public interest perhaps has not been quite so obvious. Unfortunately, the events of the past few years have shown this to be true both at a local and national level. The foot dragging of local governments in installing proper sewage treatment plants is not uncommon even in our own area. The reluctance of federal and state legislators to put any real bite in the water and air pollution control laws is becoming increasingly evident. The reluctance of both the federal and state gov-
By GORDON MUCK
Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it . . . Genesis 1:28
Man has indeed been fruitful over the centuries, so fruitful that he may be in danger of reproducing himself into extinction. For that reason it is my contention that over population is the most serious problem facing mankind today and further, that solution of the many other problems besetting the human race (e.g., pollution, famine, war, etc.) depends directly upon our ability to effectively deal with the world’s population explosion.
What is the extent of the population explosion? Until 1650 the world population doubled approximately every 1000-1500 years. Between 1850-1930 the population again doubled and now, only 42 years later the world population has nearly doubled again with world population standing at 3.7 billion. It seems clear, then, that not only is the population increasing but the rate of increase is also increasing. The magnitude of the problem can best be appreciated when we realize that every three years we are adding 210 million people (U.S. population: 207 million) to the already overcrowded world. Another way of viewing the problem is that while there have been approximately
ernments to enforce those regulations which do exist is becoming nothing short of criminal negligence.
It is interesting to note that the one law which has recently proved most effective in water pollution control is the 1898 Corps of Engineers law relating to dumping in navigable waters. Fully 74 years old! This law was resurrected not by the regulatory agencies but by interested citizens in their fight to clean up the lower Hudson River. One can cite other incidents of governmental regulatory agencies ignoring laws on the books. On a local level one has only to observe the rash of billboards being erected on the scenic Route 15 expressway to Bath which are in direct violation of federal and state proximity statutes. And so it goes.
What are the answers to problems of this type? Must we always be five, ten, fifteen years behind in our clean-up programs, never quite achieving our goals? Has the political-industrial complex so tied the hands of the regulatory agencies that they are powerless to react to public needs or desires—or even laws? Perhaps we’re destined in this country to continue breathing not-quite lethal air and drinking not-quite lethal water. It certainly appears that way when “acceptable” levels of arsenic, mercury and even rat feces for our water
600.000	combat deaths in U.S. wars, this loss is made up for in 3-4 days.
How many people can the earth support? How many people would constitute an ideal population size so that a quality life can be achieved by all? No one knows the answer to these questions, but the calculations of J.H. Fremlin, a noted physicist, indicate that the earth could support (disregarding disease, famine, pollution, wars, etc.) 60 quadrillion people. However, to make this possible would require continuous
2.000	story buildings over the entire face of the earth, including the seas and, at that, each person would have only 7.5 square meters of floor space. More frightening is that at our present rate of population growth the world population will reach 60 quatrillion in only 890 years.
Many will argue, of course, that there are “natural” controls on population size, but consider if you will what those controls are: famine, disease, nuclear holocaust, war, pollution or perhaps severe hormonal changes. When compared to the alternative of artificially regulating population size by appropriate birth control methods, the “natural” controls seem to me to be much less desirable. Another solution often mentioned is interstellar migration. This is sheer nonsense -based on cost and length of flight. For
and food supplies are being published by our federal government. I don’t know about you—but I’m not willing to accept anything other than zero levels of any of these items, particularly the latter.
There are answers to these problems and they lie in continued public pressure—constant and persistent. The fad of a once-a-year Earth Day is a luxury we can ill afford. The annual parade of our vocal poiticians and industry representatives to the campus to sit on a panel and cite their efforts for promoting a clean environment is not the answer to the problem. On the contrary— the quiet “noise” of concerted pressure, group pressure, voting pressure are the only sounds which will be heard. Locally, I would urge you all to join the Corning Area Environmental Action Committee, a group dedicated to the cause of improving our area environment. On a broader scale I would urge you to register to vote and then vote intelligently. Find out by direct questions where your representatives stand on these important issues. How have they voted on particular bills? How do they intend to vote on particular bills? Make them commit themselves and then you vote accordingly. Good luck. It’s your world.
example, it has been estimated by Garrett Hardin that to remove one day’s increment in the world’s population to the nearest possible inhabitable planet would cost about 369 billion dollars and a flight lasting 350 years.
What, then, can be done about this population crisis? Paul Ehrlich’s suggestions make a great deal of sense to me. His solutions include the following: (1) voluntarily limit family size to two children and adopt more if you so choose (2) establishment of a Federal Population Commission with a large budget for birth control propaganda (3) alteration of our tax laws to discourage having children (4) teaching birth control methods as a mandatory course in our schools (5) supporting biomedical research in areas of population regulation and environmental sciences with less emphasis on death control programs and (6) changing foreign aid policies thus applying pressure to the other nations of the world to try to harness their galloping populations.
Keeping in mind that pollution is caused by people and the demands that people make upon our spaceship earth we would be wise to take some of these socially unpalatable steps lest we fulfill Mr. Ehrlich’s prophecy that "The world will be inherited by a creature more adaptable and tenacious than man—the cockroach."
TALK
TALK
TALK
Be Fruitful and Multiply
page 2
the Crier/April 21, 1972
Student Asks
Eco-Action: Now or Never?
By JODY BELLOWS
It has been said before that it was God who in the beginning created the heavens and the earth, but it will be man who will ultimately destroy at least one of them.	Madam	Xenia
Congratulations to those of you who have probably noticed that a majority of this issue of the Crier is devoted primarily to Earth Week, 17-24 of April. For those of you who haven’t observed this keep on reading, anyway.
Earth Week, coming only once a year like Christmas, Easter, and your birthday, reminds the general populace, especially business minded people, of something more dearer to their hearts (though some don't realize) than George Washington. Earth Week prods us to consider the preservation of “Mother Earth”. It is in this respect that Earth Week serves as an admonition that we are essentially screwing ourselves through the prostitution of our earth, so to speak.
The earth as you all realize is a very large, complex and sophisticated sphere; as one astronaut put it: “an oasis in space.” Also, probably you all know that mankind in general is rapidly polluting the earth out of its collective
existence. If you don’t believe me open your eyes and/or read any ecology text. Hopefully, this is common knowledge by now. But why then do we have Earth Week? Why is it that each year we have to be specifically reminded of ourselves? To answer this question let us ask the question of why the majority of us aren't doing anything about our future except allowing it to be dimmed: and then let us try to find valid reasons for our apathy.
If we will continue to do nothing as a whole about preserving the earth for our children, then Earth Week will come and go as many annual events of the year pass. Or at least until, as Madam
Xenia has stated, we destroy our- you can do, think for once, selves. You may be asking what Happy Earth Week.
Not Enough Done
By ED HERMAN CORNING PROFESSOR
The assignment was "Write an article for the Crier on what you are doing in the field of air pollution.” That’s a very direct and fair question, and the answer is “Not enough." None of us is really doing enough to reverse the trend toward more and more contamination of our blanket of life.
Since coming to Corning three years ago I have tried to influence local affairs with the specific purpose of cleaning up the air in this valley. I have become involved with some groups (Member of Corning Area Environmental Action Committee and Chairman of the Steuben County Action For Clean Air Committee) but have mostly worked as an individual citizen. Specifically what sort of things can an individual do? Here’s a sample of this year’s activity:
Worked with students in Urban Studies on projects relating to air pollution.
Spoke to the Corning Women’s Club on air pollution.
Operated the Corning high-volume sampler for the Dept. of Environmental Conservation. (This device measures the amount of particulate matter in
Earth Week Observance
the air. Operation of it requires a trip to the roof of Corning Hospital once every six days.)
Visited the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center on Whiteface Mountain.
Called and wrote to local industries and state officials regarding the progress of control programs for area air pollution sources.
Worked with students at East High and CFA Junior High to get them involved in the problem.
Spoke to CCC health classes on the physical effects of air pollution.
Attended meetings of the state Action for Clean Air Committee.
Investigated local citizen complaints (Example — fire at Erwin landfill) and tried to get official action to correct the problems.
Attended regional hearings on the implementation plan for the Federal Clean Air Act of 1970. Let me suggest one conclusion that you might draw from reading over that list: if we really are to have decent air for future generations, you and I must be willing to do the many little things that will cause it to happen.
Tiny, Lonely Spaceship
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on a spaceship? What you don’t realize, possibly, is that we are on a spaceship, hurtling through the universe at a speed 600 times faster than the fastest jet plane. It is a rather tiny spaceship, only 8000 miles in diameter. It is also a lonely spaceship, with the nearest star ninety-two million miles away. And yet this spaceship is so superbly designed that it provides everything a man needs for his journey through space.
As lonely astronauts, on our journey through space, what do we have as our basic equipment for survival?
Above us, a narrow band of usable atmosphere, no more than seven miles high, with no “new” air available to us. Beneath us, a thin crust of land with only one-eighth of the surface hospitable to human life. And, around us, a finite supply of “usable” water that we must perpetually cleanse and reuse.
It has been demonstrated in our space program, that in a space-
ship, all systems are related to all other systems. Any disturbance or malfunction in one system has an effect on the whole system. All systems must be “go" before either a successful take-off or landing is possible.
It is now becoming clear to many that systems on spaceship earth are interrelated. So well-integrated are our planet’s numerous systems that the earth functions as a single organism. Man has been tampering with this system, and now, we face the realization that we may have gone too far too fast and too heedlessly-
America prides itself on conquering outer space, yet after two centuries, it still does not know how to manage the “inner” space here on earth. This is the result of a number of factors including, rapid population growth, increases of pollution, excessive consumption of resources, and the deterioration of a land ethic.
The articles that follow, this week, will concentrate on some of the problems of our spaceship earth environment.
NEED PRINTING?
Our presses are at your service. Please call us at
RE 9-7233
HORSEHEADS POST, INC.
211 North Main Street	Horseheads
the Crier/April 21, 1972
page 3
ENTERTAINMENT
Nyberg Receives
Award
A Corning Community College chemistry professor has been notified of his selection to receive a National Science Foundation Summer Fellowship Award.
Mr. Don G. Nyberg, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, was one of twenty-four recipients of an all-expense grant to California State College at Fullerton for a ten - week chemistry institute. Completion of the institute will make him eligible for ten graduate hours of credit in chemistry.
The main thrust of the program will be to introduce the partici-
CROSSWORD—By Eugene Sheffer
ACROSS	47. Nullify	3. Lake		25. Swab
1. Moved	51. Barren	4. Muffle	26. Pronoun
rapidly	52. Choose	5. Regetted	27. Goddess of.
5. Knock	54. Lohen-	6. Candlenut	retribution
8. Ego	grin’s bride	tree	29. Took
12. Rabbit	55. Title	7. Football	umbrage
13. Australian	56. Woo	kick	30. Arabian
bird	57. Close by	8. Sausage	garment
14. Region	58. Secluded	9. Scandi-	31. Corded
15. Operatic	valley	navian	fabric
melody	59. Conclusion	name	32. Affirma-
16. Cooking	60. Sea bird	10. Smooth	tive
utensil		11. Butter,	37. Soaked
17. Linen fuzz	DOWN	lard, etc.	through
18. Sprinkle	1. Fish	19. Proceed	38. Wrath
with flour	2. Young	21. Rodent	39. Compelling
20. Vestiges	salmon	23. Number	42. Note in
22. Long			scale
periods			43. Warbled
24.	Exist 25.	Cry in pain	This week’s		44. Russian mountain
28. Of the			range
third rank			45. Coin
33. Away	answer		46. Facial
34. Twilight			feature
35. Insect			48. On the
36. Serves as	will be		sheltered
chairman			side
39. Headwear			49. Former
40. Conjunc-	found		Russian
tion			emperor
41. Roman			50. Merit
emperor 43. Precipi-	on page 5		53. Play on
tate			words
Preserve
our
National
Wastelands
page 4
TERMPAPERS
Researched,written and professionally typed. All writers have a minimum BS. BA degree. Instant Service.
CALL TOLL FREE
(anywhere in the country for information and rates)
800-638-0852
or
Call Collect (301) 656-5770 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. INC. 5530 Wisconsin Ave. • Suite 1690 Washington, D. C. 20015 ***************
Campus Colloquy: How to Use Yourself
pants to modern techniques and instrumentation. They will visit various industrial laboratories in the Los Angeles area and will survey instructional materials and teaching aids used in chemistry programs.
Prof. Nyberg holds a bachelors degree and masters degree from Brigham Young University (Utah) and is currently enrolled in the graduate education program at Cornell University.
He joined the CCC faculty in 1968 and is presently serving on the Educational Policies Committee.
Editor’s Note: (Lome Greene is one of the most outstanding stars on the television and movie screen today. He is best known as "Ben Cartwright” on "Bonanza”, one of the most durable, popular and successful series in television annals which after 12 years reaches the incredible audience of over 400 million viewers every week in some 83 countries. Mr. Greene has guest starred on a wide range of variety shows, provided the narration for numerous specials, and appeared in many motion pictures.)
By LORNE GREENE We hear much talk today about the need for conserving our natural resources. Yet there is relatively little talk about man learning how to conserve his most important resource—himself.
When I talk about using yourself fully, I mean using the remarkable machine that we call the human body. That machine can be fouled up by any number of things. They’re not all physical. It’s obvious that overeating, lack of proper diet, lack of exercise, etc., things we all know about today, can slow up and hurt your ability to function. But equally as much, if not even more so, are the simple attitudes toward living, attitudes that can spell the difference between a state of constant, utter dejection and unhappiness or a state of fulfillment and grace of mind that allows you to greet each day with a sense of joy.
The truth of the matter is that most of us use only a very small portion of our abilities, physical as well as mental. I belive that while the body has its limitation the mind never reaches its full potential for any of us.
I read not too long ago that the dolphin, an extraordinarily intelligent creature, uses seven percent of its brain while the average man uses not more than six percent. I have no doubt that that is true.
• • • Overpopulation Is Everyone's Problem
Artisan’s Guild
81 West Market Corning
Custom Leather Shirts, Vests, Pants, etc. Ceramics, Jewelry, Imports,
Candles, Incense, Clothing and Other Hand Crafted Items.
tastefully made and reasonably priced
If there is any trick at all to living a full and reasonably happy and rewarding life, I believe it lies in this: use yourself to the fullest.
How many days have you finished work and felt, “This was a great day. I really accomplished a lot.” Why not feel that way everyday? Ridiculous? Not at all.
I have evolved certain philosophical rules for myself that seem to keep my own machine working well, not always to my total satisfaction but at a level that often amazes me. If they operate for me, they can for you.
People are constantly surprised when I tell them—that when I’m working I frequently only get five hours of sleep a night and I get along just fine with that amount. I will put in 12 or 13 hours a day on the set. I get up at six o’clock in the morning and rarely quit before seven or eight o’clock at night. I come home for dinner, and since my wife and I both like to talk we usually sit around —if we’re not going out—and talk or read until midnight. Then I’m up at five in the morning. Obviously. I don’t need any more sleep than that.
I attribute that fact not to some peculiar part of my physical makeup—but to attitudes I’ve
developed toward living.
Among other things I get up each day determined to give that day my best shot. Live each day at a time. I firmly believe that, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”
Yesterday is gone. There’s absolutely nothing I can do about it except perhaps to learn something from it. If I brood about it and spend a great deal of my waking time the fortune I might have made or the pleasures I might have had, what a waste of time.
Tomorrow—what’s the point of my obsessing myself about it? How do I or any one else know whether we’ll even be here?
Today is my obsession, the day for me to be concerned about and enjoy.
Because of my attitude I find I have no tolerance for those people in our business—or any other —who work on the “take the money and run” theory. I don’t begin to understand them. Whatever my job is, I try to bring to it the greatest degree of enthusiasm and excitement that I can. If I don’t, I’m not only cheating the man who pays me: I am cheating myself. For me this attitude toward living makes eminent sense. I hope it does to someone else.
Joy
is the spirit of God in the midst of men
The joy of helping those who desperately need help, the joy of achievement as you watch your efforts bear fruit. That is the earthly reward of the Consolata priest and the Consolata brother, and there are few earthly rewards more soul-satisfying.
We administer missionary parishes, schools, and hospitals in Africa and South America. There are 1,200 of us, and we are a happy band of men.
If you think you might like to share our happiness, please write our director of vocations for full information.
CONSOLATA FATHERS
P.O. Box C Somerset. New Jersey 08873_
The Literary Guild
of
Corning Community College
is presently sponsoring an Art and Literature Contest in order to promote interest in the arts among the student body.
The terms of the contest include:
Best Short Story (1,500 wds. maximum) $35.00 Best Long Poem (50+ Wds.)	$25.00
Best Short Poem	$15.00
Best Art Work	$15.00
(1)	Winners will be selected by the Literary Guild.
(2)	Prizes will be awarded at the April 24 meeting of the Literary Guild.
(3)	Winning story, poems, and art work will be
acknowledged as such in the spring issue of the literary magazine. _________________
the Crier/April 21, 1972
Columnal Opinions
Questions And Answers
Column Left! Veteran’s World
B.B. Holmstock
By DR. JOHN ALLEN and PROF. J. F. OSCSODAL Question: How soon can a pregnancy be confirmed?
Answer: Using present day laboratory procedures, a pregnancy test can usually confirm a pregnancy by six weeks after the last menstrual period or by four weeks from the time of conception. This test is performed by using the girl’s urine and the urine should be in concentrated form. No liquids should be consumed after supper the evening before the urine is collected, and a small sample of the first urine passed the next morning should be collected. The test takes a matter of minutes to perform and the average charge for such a test is usually between $5.00 and $10.00. Question: Does missing a menstrual period always indicate a pregnancy?
Answer: No. There are many rea-











Answers to this week’s puzzle
sons for a girl to miss a period other than pregnancy. One of the most common reasons is some emotional disturbance. The menstrual cycle is ultimately controlled by the hypothalamus in the brain. The hypothalamus is the center of control for the autonomic nervous system which effects the internal environment of the body. The hypothalamus sends signals to the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland which in turn controls the menstrual cycle. Thus the effects of emotions on the hypothalamus triggers an upset in the control of the cycle. The emotions of girls leaving home and going away to school for the first time, death of a loved one, fear of pregnancy or any other extremely strong emotion can upset the usual menstrual pattern. These strong emotions may prevent ovulation and thus cause an irregular menstrual cycle such that the girl’s period may be delayed by several days to weeks. The earliest way that pregnancy can be diagnosed as mentioned before is the pregnancy test with a urine sample. If the test is positive, this usually indicates a pregnancy. If the test is negative, the girl may or may not be pregnant. The next step to determine whether or not a pregnancy
by B. B. HOLMSTOCK
Last Sunday, for the first time since the Johnson administration, B-52’s, flown by American pilots, have bombed North Vietnam, specifically Haiphong and Hanoi. To a Dove, this action will seem appalling while to a Hawk, it would seem good and just. I am in the strange position of being right in the middle of both sides and I feel that I am not alone in this position.
The war has cost over fifty-thousand American lives, more than in the Korean War, and for what a tiny country whose main populous could care less whether or not they were under communist control. Probably, right after the last of the U.S. troops leave, the communists will come rushing in. Then again, have these men died for nothing? Have these men been pawns, in a game played by higher powers?
Right now it is impossible for me to take a stand on this issue, and I fail to see how most politicians can take their stands so soon. I will have to see the long-range effects of this action before I will praise or condemn anyone for it. I suggest the same for anyone else.
exists would be to take a hormone medication such as progesterone for a minimum of three days. High doses of birth control pills can be used for this purpose or straight progesterone such as Provera tablets. If the girl is not pregnant, pro-Continued on page 7
SPECIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
OFFER.
CLASS OF 74 ONLY
Scholarship Includes: 2-year tuition...free! $100 monthly. Book allowance, lab fees, etc.
How to qualify:
Just send in the coupon, or talk to the Professor of Aerospace Studies on your campus. (If you're class of '75, next year is your year.)
U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service Directorate of Advertising (APV)
Randolph Air Force Base Texas 78148
Please send me more information on your 2-year scholarship program.
Name______________________________________Birth Date_______________
Address_______
City__________
I I
I I I I I I
|	FIND YOURSELF A SCHOLARSHIP	|
L	IN	AIR	FORCE	ROTC.	J
_Sex_
_County_
-State-
-Zip-
Present College-
-Future College.
I understand there is no obligation.

by MIKE BIRDSALL
During Easter vacation, the New York State Collegiate Veterans Association (NYSCVA) held their Spring Convention. Representing Corning were Tom Salmon and Tony DeBlasio. Election of officers for executive positions took place. Corning was complimented by having two members elected to board positions. Tom Salmon was elected President of this statewide organization of collegiate veterans and Tony DeBlasio as Corresponding Secretary. Rich Pelch of Elmira College won the position of Treasurer.
To analyze the situation of having the main governmental officers, in the Corning-Elmira area, cannot be taken as trivial. The N.Y.S.C.V.A. represents 43,000 college vets, which in itself is a powerful political bloc. To have the Elmira-Corning area as the center (political and executive) of this organization, strengthens the academic and political power of Corning Community College and Elmira College as a whole. Students, veteran and non-veteran, will be able to know first-hand all policies and decisions of the N.Y.S.C.V.A.
Geographically, the closeness of Coming in respect to Elmira College in distance, contributes to the consolidation of officers chaotic effects would result if every
officer was in a different county, thus creating a communication gap.
CONVENTION PROPOSALS
1.	14% increase in monthly V.A. Educational Benefits (awaiting passage in the Senate after clearing the House of Representatives.)
2.	Deferred tuition for Vets in SUNY Colleges (Sponsored and supported by New York Jewish War Vets).
3.	Free tuition for collegiate vets.
4.	Increase in the number of Regents War Scholarships (only 600 a year are given monetary value of each is $350.00, to spread out over to 43,000 collegiate vets.)
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!
Your discharge (DD-214) certificate has a number code on it. If you were ever suspected of or convicted of drug use in the service, the number code will read such use. It appears to be a conspiracy between military and employer, and could jeopardize your chances of holding or even applying for a good job. This was pointed out during the convention.
* Any questions concerning the Convention; its proposals, policies, and accomplishments are welcome. Please come to Room N-137 Mondays at 1:00 to direct such questions.
Grappler Wrap-Up
The Corning Community College wrestling team, comprised entirely of graduates of area high schools, chalked up an impressive 14-1 season during 1971-72 and finished the season by winning the Region III tournament of the National Junior College Athletic Association.
In addition, the Barons finished 11th in the NJCAA national tournament and were ranked 9th and 14th in two national post-season polls.
John Polo, the second-year Baron coach, was very gratified by his team’s performances but added that the team’s only loss was by three points and had one match gone another way the Barons would have been undefeated.
“I am extremely proud of the squad and am confident that they put out their most in all of their matches,” Polo remarked.
COUNTRY-WIDE INSURANCE CO.
Low Rates — Very Liberal Underwriting for Young Drivers
Call, Write or Visit
English Insurance
121 N. Hamilton, Painted Post 962-1658 55 E. Market St., Corning 936-4642
Just Lowered the Rates on Low Cost Motorcycle Insurance IMMEDIATE COVERAGE FS1 or FS21
6 Month & Yearly Policies
“Of the eleven team members,” he pointed out, “ten came from Elmira, Corning, and Horseheads schools while the eleventh comes from Bath which is quite a tribute to the talent available locally.”
Coach Polo noted the following team members, their records and high schools for the year:
Dave Folmar of Corning East (118 lbs.) 17-5-1; Dan Bunner of Elmira Free Academy (126 lbs.) 16-6; Pat Barnes of EFA (134 lbs.) 19-5; Tom Mclnerny of Notre Dame (142 lbs.) 17-6-1; Marc Gillespie of Haverling (Bath) (150 lbs.) 31-1; Dan Franchi of Horseheads (158 lbs.) 10-6.
Jim Brown of Corning East (167 lbs.) 1-1-1; Emad Faddoul of Notre Dame (177 lbs.) 24-6-1; Paul Tomkins of Horseheads (190 lbs.) 15-9-1; Mark Donahue of Horseheads (heavyweight) 7-7.
Profs Attend
Three members of the Business Administration faculty at Corning Community College attended a recent meeting of the Northeast Regional American Accounting Association at Adelphi University.
Those attending were: Mr. Robert A. Kelley, Chairman of the Business Administration Division and Professor of Business Administration: Mr. Raymond A. Welch, Assistant Professor of Accounting; and Mr. John Listro, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management, presently on leave studying for a doctorate In accounting and management at the University of Connecticut.
Continued on page 7
the Crier/April 21, 1972
page 5
Editors Notes:
Mind Pollution
By THOMAS MARTIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
One of my most painful and time-consuming tasks as editor-in-chief of this mundane journal is that of perusing countless volumes of snowy propaganda that cross my desk in the course of a week. Publishers seem to enjoy shipping off thousands of literary works to young editors such as myself to read and comment on. I’m sure that this must be a less than pleasurable chore for them, and am positive that it is for me. Although these generous lords of literature have vastly increased my library, they have convinced me that there is no subject, political or otherwise, that some enterprising word-shark can’t pump out five-hundred pages about.
One such masterpiece has enlightened my tortured existence is The Wretching Pinko, a collection of speeches by Abbie Hoffman, edited by Chicago’s Mayor Daley. Daley has selected only the most moving addresses by the spokesman of radical thinking in America. Hoffman scoffs at everything you can think of, and a few things you wouldn’t think of. His candor is raw, and the reaction is, as the title suggests, wretching.
Another noteworthy work is 49 Ways to Make Hot Sausage, a diary of the erotic dreams of a suburban housewife who calls herself simply “L”. Particularly fascinating is Method Twenty-three, a blend of oriental and antarctic techniques that would make even the coldest sausage sizzle. This book is not recommended for the children of your home, but wives should find it exceptionally interesting reading.
Among the most poignant of recent acquisitions is A Cure for Nausea, written by Harold Bates, former national vice-president of Alcoholics Anonymous. Bates is a cleaver writer, but is given to lengthy descriptions of imaginary animals, as he does in chapter four when he describes the heavenly hues of a certain breed of miniature elephants. It is suggested that this extravaganza be read in a well lighted area with ample amounts of chilled wine.
A huge, puffing oracle from Random House is George Wallace’s With a Banjo on My Knee, bound in gleaming white linen. Wallace has the uncanny knack of white-washing all topics. The major thrust of the Alabama governor’s work is the contention that all men are created equal, but that a man is not created until he is “free, white, and twenty-one”. The down-home quality of this book suggests a warmth that Mein Kampf always lacked. Wallace’s most flamboyant chapter is his dissertation on “Kites, Kicks, and Karma” or simply KKK. The hero of the south hopefully will not rise again.
Last on my list of suggested readings is The Life of Clifford Irving, by the mysterious Howard Hughes. In this tongue-in-cheek biography, Hughes shows that his talents are not limited to sophisticated versions of hide-and-go-seek. The multi-millionaire exposes the adolescent years of Irving as a writer of fabricated topic term papers and a signer of false medical excuses. At the conclusion of each of the book’s four parts, Hughes gives a comprehensive rundown of hours and minutes spent writing, what the expended time meant in terms of dollars and cents, and the exact cost of type-writing paper and ribbon wear. Irving has filed a suit against his biographer, deeming the work to be a fraud.
WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN,
I WROTE A POEM AND CALLED IT NOTHING AT ALL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT.
Eliminating The Innocent
By JAMES WILLIS MANAGING EDITOR
The most innocent and helpless of all human beings are the unborn babies. Laws are now being passed that provide for the elimination of these, the tiniest of people. According to these laws, a pregnant woman can, until the sixth month, decide to have an abortion. Some of the reasons are: the child is unwanted by the mother for the sake of convenience; and it is the woman’s right to decide if she should have an abortion or not.
Surely, the mother and her rights are important, but the unborn baby has a very fundamental right as well—the right to live! Our Declaration of Independence bases its validity on the statement that “. . . all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This, in itself, raises a pertinent question: At what point is that which we call “creation”?
Even a person with the slightest bit of intelligence knows that a person’s creation takes place before birth. It begins at the point of conception, when the egg is fertilized. Thus, life has been created—human life! To take that life and premeditatedly destroy it is, by our society’s standards, murder. To deny the equality of life, even to those yet unborn, is to deny ourselves of that same equality.
Those in favor of legalized abortions would like people to believe that a person is better off dead than living in an unhealthy and unwanted environment. Each and every one of us should now ask our parents to honestly say that our births were well-planned and that we were of no inconvenience to their lives.
We human beings have, like all other life forms, been given the ability to create life and, in doing so, preserve the species. From this statement, the pro-abortion groups may wish to argue that in order to ensure our self-preservation, we must reduce the population growth and that abortions provide a means to that goal.
Instead of mass murders, can we not try the other alternatives at our disposal? These include contraceptives, planned parenthood, sex education in our schools, and sound psychiatric counselling for the woman whose opposition to giving birth is so adamant as to create severe complications for both her and the child. Another option is giving the child to an adoption center. Couples who aren’t able to have children and are willing to adopt, usually can’t because the waiting list is astronomically long, and because newborns are practically non-existent.
Finally, the very idea of legalized abortions shoud strike terror into the hearts of every living human being. Who knows what may follow this abomination? What we may witness is a law which states that all those who are over 65, mentally retarded, physically handicapped and/or undernourished are detriments to society and must be eliminated. Think about it. It is my opinion ... and your future.
That the manliest men shall rule: this is only the natural order of things.
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Crier
Published by the students of Corning Community College
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief..............Thomas Martin
Managing Editor ................James Willis
Business Manager ................Anita Gordon
Photography Editor..............Bernie Guirey
Sports Editor...............Philip Schweiger
Layout Editor.................... Judy Thomas
Advisor .....................Henry Bennett
The Crier is published weekly throughout the fall and spring sessions through the Student Activity Fund. Editorials and columnal 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.
News Department:
Daniel White, World and National Chief; Bruce Holmstock, State and Local Chief; Dave Neely, College Chief; Dan Gray,	Entertainment Chief;
Vicki Kichman, Features Chief; Diane Liddington, Columnist Chief
Reporters:
Roger Van Houten, Deb Price, Pat Jones, Joan Rozengota, John Hart, Jim Lytras, Richard Smith Columnists:
Jim Jefferies, B. B. Holmstock, Mike Birdsall, Jim Styles, Joan Rozengota, Mark Sulliveres Staff Cartoonists:
Chip Dundas, Barb Semcoe Photography Department:
Doug Ford, John Walsh, Tony King, John Wiggins, George Jones, Dan White, Glen Mathis, Joan Rozengota, Fred Brinthaupt, Doug Hicks Sports Department:
Frank Anderson, Mark Walker, Cindy Ackerman, Marc Gillespie, Tommy Aheam Office Crew:
Ardith Okrepkie, Chief; Hanne Pasko, Sheila Finnell, Pat Jones, Dan White, Deb Price, Mary Hobczuk, Richard Smith, Dan Gray, Renee Park, Kathie Dunn, Dawn Yedinak, Denise Keene
Layout:
Sally Chamberlin, Chief; John Hart, B. B. Holmstock Circulation Division:
Sheila Finnell, Manager; Dan Gray, Dan White, Mary Hobczuk
page 6
the Crier/April 21,1972
Reader
Reaction:
Social Security Benefits for Education
There is a special deal under the Social Security Act that could be worth a lot of cash to you as a student. It is called “Children’s Benefits" and can be worth as much as an extra $210 a month if you qualify.
In order to receive these benefits, you must be a full-time student as defined by the school in which you are enrolled (at least 12 credit hours per semester at most colleges), and one of your parents must be covered by Social Security and be either retired, disabled (as defined by the Social Security Administration) or dead. If your parent is retired or disabled you get one-half of what they are eligible for: that is in addition to any benefit they may be receiving. Your benefit does not get subtracted from theirs. Normally, this means between $35 and $140 a month depending on your parents’ salary level, the period of time he or she was covered by Social Security, and sometimes the size of the family. If the parent is dead, then you can get % of the benefits he or she would be eligible for; this could mean between $45 and $210 a month for you.
Benefits under Social Security are not reduced by GI Bill benefits you are receiving, nor by any
unemployment compensation, welfare benefits or food stamps. However, your income for purposes of determining eligibility or level of payments in either welfare or food stamp programs would be affected. On the other level Social Security benefits would not affect eligibility or the size of your unemployment check, nor would they be taxable under the Federal income tax or most state taxes with the exception of Mississippi.
There is an income limitation: if your annual income (not your parents’) is over $1,680, your benefits will be reduced by $1 for every $2 of income, and if your income is over $2,800 then your benefits would be decreased by $1 for every $1 or income.
One important point: if you are eligible and have been a full-time student prior to the time you apply you can receive retroactive benefits (up to one year). In other words, if you have been a full-time student for 8 months and are eligible for say $100 a month as long as you are a full-time student (or up to age 22).
Check this program out at your local Social Security Office. It may sound a little complicated, but it could be worth a lot of cash.
Open Letter To Students
We are once again faced with the task of evaluating the need and effectiveness of the Mini-Convocation Series here at C.C.C. If we are to have the series next year we have to plan ahead in terms of topics for discussion. Your support in this area is needed.
At this time we are requesting that you send us any comments, criticisms, or suggestions you might have in regard to the series (is it worth having, etc.) and also some topics which you feel would be good to include in the series. We would like this venture to benefit the entire campus and for this to happen we must first have campus-wide support.
We would appreciate any help you can give us. Send all suggestions to the Commons office.
Margaret Caroscio Rose Ann Ewanyk Nancy Andrews
Prof. in Case Study
Dr. Robert T. Giuffrida, Chairman of the Humanities Division and Professor of Modern Language at Corning Community College, is attending a Case Study at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.
Lincoln University, formerly an all-black institution, has invited a group of educators to make an in-depth analysis of it as an institution. This process, which is very important in the world of education, serves as a preparation for accreditation renewal or intra-institutional improvement.
Freshman Appointed
Dan White, a freshman majoring in data processing has been named as assistant reporter for GIGO, a data processing newsletter that is issued to data processing personel. White will be reporting on the computer club’s activities on campus. DPMA meetings will also be covered by White. He will be working with Mr. Ronald Tucker of NCR.
White was recommended by Mr. Barry Passen who teaches many D.P. courses here at Corning. When questioning Passen about the recommendation he stated that White was recommended because of his involvement with The Crier and Mr. White is also a DPMA and Computer Club member.
Backs
To the Editor:
I am in favor of having a pub on campus. I think it could be run maturely and responsibly. However, if I were an uninvolved student that knew nothing of the possibility of having a pub until I received and read my questionnaire, I’m sure I would be opposed to an on campus “Bar”. The con side of the argument is well represented and much stronger than I thought it would be. Even though with a little bit of insight and common sense one could see through the con side of the questionnaire’s arguments, the average, uninvolved, easily swayed student would be influenced more by the strong appearing con points than the pro points. It seems that very little time was devoted to producing the pro viewpoint of having a pub. That is, many good ideas were expressed verbally yet they were not put down on paper where it is really going to count at the time of the release of the questionnaire. The con points of view seem totally irrelevant and unwarranted. The pros are short, to
Rally Results
On April Fool’s Day, the C.C.C. Sports Car Club held a Road Rally. Here are the results as reported by the co-chairmen of the event, Steve Dovi and Dan Deegan.
First place went to Carl Matusyek of RD 1 Campbell, and Theresa Woody of RD 2 Campbell driving a Sport Fury.
Second place was hauled in by two Mikes, Mike Cicora of 405 Fulton St., Elmira, and Mike Martelli of 157 E. Miller St., Elmira. They competed in a Karmon-Ghia.
Third Place was taken by Steve Nurnberg of 919 Fernham St., Elmira and Suzy Grace of Columbia Crossroads RD 2, Pennsylvania. They rode a VW Bug.
One more award was presented to Bernie Buckly of 2D4 Hibbard Ave., Horseheads, and Kathy Schrock of 713 Herrick St. in Elmira. They had a little difficulty in the form of a flat tire. This caused them to override the time limit of the event. Had they not frizzled out, so to speak, they would have placed a strong second. So our April Fool’s Day consolation booby-prize goes out to Bernie and Kathy.
Rallying is a fun sport—a perfect afternoon’s entertainment for a college couple with a car. Come out and help unseat these winners next time. It is simple. Just remember to bring a spare tire, right Bernie?
Booze
the point and realistic. Yet without giving the questionnaire some deep thought the average uninvolved student would be swayed to support the con views. This is unfortunate but true and this biased questionnaire plays on this reality.
It appears to me (no matter how irrelevant this point is) that a vocal minority has once again snowed and beleaguered the silent (unfortunately) majority. Which only goes to prove that with a little bit of organized and determined effort a point can be and usually is carried.
Rich Farr
Black or White?
To the Editor:
As a student concerned with the racial imbalance of this school, it has come to my attention on several occasions about the building of a black center. The administration claims that there will not be one but knowing how the administration works I believe ground breaking will start sometime in the fall. If this does happen, it will show discrimination to the rest of the student body, especially the vets, who have laid their lives on the line for this country. If ground breaking does occur in the fall, I believe that ground breaking should also start for a vet center, to accomodate the returning vets to school. If ground breaking doesn't occur on an equal basis then it is the black’s who are discriminating against the whites instead of the other way around. I don’t expect all of you to share my views, but think about it; who is actually being discriminated against? The blacks have just about everything handed to them. They are not satisfied yet, they want even more. We, as the white majority, do not have the privileges of the blacks. We are the ones who are discriminated against.
A concerned student,
William C. Kern
Bob Taggi
FOR STUDENT GOV’T VICE-PRESIDENT It’s time for a change
Paid Political Announcement
Speaker Postponed
Former All-Pro center for the Botson Celtics basketball team, Mr. Bill Russell, has postponed his appearance at Corning Community College from April 13 until May 4, it has been announced by Dr. James W. Hudson, Chairman of the Arts and Convocation Committe at CCC.
Profs Attend
Continued from page 5
Prof. Kelley is in the second year of a three year appointment as a member of the Association's Program Committee.
Prof. Welch addressed the meeting on the subject of “What Two-Year Colleges Expect (and are not getting) from Senior Colleges.”
Prof. Listro moderated a panel on “Junior-Senior College Articulation in Accounting Education.”
DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL AND GET COLLEGE CREDITS AT THE SAME TIME?
Contact Mr. Oscsodal Commons 208B
Russell will speak at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the College Gym. His appearance is part of the 1971-72 Convocation Series.
Questions and Answers
Continued from page 5
gesterone should produce withdrawl bleeding by three to four days. Such bleeding would rule out a pregnancy. If no bleeding occurs, then pregnancy could be assumed and the pregnancy test repeated. By this time the pregnancy test should be positive. Physical examination for pregnancy is not reliable until after the second menstrual period has been missed. If the pregnancy should be an unwanted pregnancy, early diagnosis is imperative in order to have time to plan options for the future of the pregnancy.
WRITE YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY		
with KOSCOT		FRENICKS
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE AN EXCITING CAREER Where you get to meet new people daily?		(Since 1957)
Where you can set your own hours — Where you have unlimited income potential —		The Oldest College Bar
Where the only qualifications you need are a pleasant personality and the desire to attain personal success —		Where New and Old Friends Meet
IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR—		JOE BAVISOTTO, Prop.
CALL 732-3397		
the Crier/April 21, 1972
page 7
VD Mobile Here
Corning Budget
By RICHARD L. SMITH
On April 12, president of the college. Dr. Robert W. Frederick, had a meeting with Richard L. Smith, a representative of the Crier and Vito Lytras, President of Student Government, for the purpose of discussing this year’s budget. They discussed how and why it’s prepared and the effect on the student. Also discussed was the effect of the proposed bills before the U.S. Congress and the state legislature giving aid to private colleges of higher education and the student attending these public colleges.
This year’s budget was prepared using P.P.B.S. (Program Planned Budgeting System). This system uses computers and a systemized program of preparing the budget, the three deans and the chairman of the Faculty Council. The budget is prepared usually with an eye to money first and education second. Using this new system, education is considered first and dollars second.
This involved many times the division chairmen and these chairmen had the alternative to tell their faculty or not, consequently. many faculty do not know how the budget was drawn up this year. This year the college started in the late winter to get the information necessary to start the programming of this year’s budget. Next year, the col-
lege will collect the information in early fall (just as soon as school starts). Vito Lytras, President of Student Government, sat in on the President’s cabinet as they discussed the budget in the fall.
This program gives the school a better fix on high and low priorities. No one recommended firing faculty or staff. It was decided the way to save money was to keep the present staff and faculty, eliminate the teaching positions that are vacated by leaving teachers, eliminate low enrollment courses, and increase class loads. This has led to some grumbling on the part of the teachers because of the increase in class loads.
There are bills before the Congress and the state legislature to give aid to private colleges. We asked Dr. Frederick’s opinion on state aid to private colleges. The following are his remarks:
“Essentially private colleges are in a state of financial quandary. Something has to be done to help them out with this problem. It would appear that aid to private colleges would drain from public colleges.
“The nation as a whole contributes pittance to education. The public schools are tied down to a tax structure that limits what they can do. Such as ourselves.
we are held down to the revenue from the property tax. We need a new philosophy of help to education.
"The private colleges want public monies without accountability to the public. They want to receive public monies with no responsibilities. The monies received by the public colleges are closely scrutinized as to where they go and they are spent. The ratio of students to teachers in private colleges is 10:1 and in our school it is 21:1.”
The state aid to Corning is $586/ student this year. This is the same amount this year as last year. The supplemental budget will ask for increase in monies to allow for normal increase in operating costs.
The public colleges are facing a four prong dilemma:
1)	Finding a decline in enrollment due to tightening of money.
2)	Don’t know how much state aid will be received.
3)	The support from the school district remained the same for three years ($300,000).
4)	Student tuition can be only 33% or 40% if the new law is passed.
Community colleges should be low cost institutions. Yet the state has cut in half aid to the Economic Opportunity Program to com-
A motorized education exhibit is touring New York state combatting venereal disease on college campuses and secondary schools throughout New York State. It will visit Corning Community College on Tuesday, April 25, 1972 according to John W. Kelly, Director of Student Services.
The Medical Society of the State of New York is dispatching its MEDICAL SOCIETY HEALTH SHOWS in recognition of the fact that VD has reached epidemic proportions in the state.
munity colleges and increased it to SUNY, CUNY, and private colleges. Regardless, no teachers have advocated raising tuition. Tuition will have to go up and it will hurt the middle income bracket the most.
The Budget is presented to the trustees in their May meeting. After the trustees approve it, it is presented to the Corning school board for approval. If the school board approves it, it is then presented to the State University Board of Trustees for approval. On April 11 the college received the forms from the state but there were no instructions on the state’s share. Until the state provides the necessary information they can’t put finishing touches on the budget.
Statistics prove 60% of its VD victims are under the age of 25. It also is evident that the disease crosses all social strata.
The mobile van features audiovisual display and poster panels showing the symptoms and consequences of syphilis and gonorrhea.
The majority of New York colleges have now requested a visit by the unit. When it calls, except during inclement weather, it exhibits outdoors reaching students informally during study or lunch hours. The health exhibit will be displayed on the college campus circle or in Rm. 210 if poor weather beginning at 9 a.m. Showing of the presentation will be at half hour intervals during the day.
Henry I. Fineberg, M.D., Executive Vice-President of the state medical society, said venereal disease is spread almost entirely by close (skin-to-skin) contact, and gonorrhea, already a frightful epidemic throughout New York State, is increasing more rapidly in the 15-19 year age group than in all other age groups combined.
New York State law, Dr. Fineberg pointed out, now allows minors to be diagnosed and treated for VD without parental consent, and he emphasized, physicians treat patients with strictest confidence.
The Corning Community College
SPRING WEEKEND IS COMING!
Friday, May 5
TICKET PRICES:
WEEKEND	NIGHTLY
$3.00/single	$2.00/single
$5.OO/couple	$3.50/couple
KEG $1.00 EXTRA
(free pizza, beer, wine, etc.)
Saturday, May 6
SPORTS CAR CLUB
Sunday, May 7
7:30 p.m.	Road Rally!	Gymkhanna!
The Fabulous	8:00 p.m.	(Sponsored by the Sports Car Club)
Ralph!	The Highly-Talented Eddie Kendricks!	
9:00 p.m. The Sensational	(formerly with the Temptations) 10:00 p.m. Appearing at a Keg	
Bullitt!	The Del Royals!	
Tickets are now on sale in the Commons Lobby!
(will also be sold at the door)
This weekend will prove to be an unforgettable experience!
Keg Requirement: C.C.C. College I.D. Card
page 8
the Crier/April 21, 1972