Inside this Issue The Crier r Corning Community College April 1992 Volume XXXVII Issue 7 CCC CAREER DISCUSSION PG 2 WHAT'S UP WITH CAMPUS PARKING? PG 4 ALMA MATER CONTEST IS ON PG 6 SHORT STORY REVIEW PG 8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PG 10 WORK STARTS ON THE NEW OBSERVATORY ON CCC CAMPUS Page 2 The Crier April 1992 campus news CCC CAREER DISCUSSION By Ray Vose School is about getting ready for life, and for most, life will revolve around a career. "Getting in, Getting on, and Moving up" was a round table discussion about careers held at CCC on March 23rd. Ronnie Bayer Lipp, of the Career and Transfer Information Center, presented Scott Bloor, general manager of WCU/KZ-106 Radio; Judy Cox, Recruiting Coordinator for Coming Inc.; Laura McGrath, free-lance writer; and Nancy Williamson, CEO of the Steuben Educator's Federal Credit Union. All the round table participants gave entertaining descriptions of their backgrounds and of how they arrived at their present careers. Mr. Bloor said that he landed a job in radio by pure chance, he stressed that an education does not have to identify your future career. All the speakers mentioned that careers should consist of what the person likes to do, to choose a job solely for the amount of money it will pay is a sure recipe for disappointment and eventual failure. A Liberal Arts background will give the community college student the broad base to build a career plan on. Part of that broad base should include communication skills. All stressed the importance of COMMERCIALIZING A POLITICAL PREJUDICE by Glenda Loucks A software computer special-ist in Japan has recently released a video game coincidentally called “Japan Bashing”. It depicts a 3-dimensional view of a map of the United States with an American and a Japanese figure in each horizontal comer battling away at objects (cars, appliances) as they appear on the screen. Hamburgers start flying when the Japanese figure hits a certain object. The object of the game; to end the nonsensical idea of Japanese bashing. The video game costs $68.00 and the maker expects to sell over 50,000 games. The game is not yet available in the United States, as it was only programmed in Japanese. English courses in college to go along with the focus of one's academic planning. The participants of the round table discussion, all successful members of the local community, reflected on their college life as a time of learning how to think, and how to apply the knowledge they were gathering for future use. The Career and Transfer Information Center is located on the bottom floor of the Commons building on the main campus. It offers career information sources, help with resume writing, interview planning, job search techniques, and potential employment sources. For those students planning on transferring, the Center offers resources to help choose the best school to transfer to. GEAR UP FOR LIFE By Bill Barnhill Do you like biking? If so you may be interested in doing something you like to benefit a worthy cause. On June 6 the American Lung Association and the Finger Lakes Region, Inc. is offering the fourth annual "Bike Trek for Life and Breath." Over one-hundred other cyclists would be with you over one hundred forty five miles and three days. The trek starts Saturday morning at the Sampson State Park. It goes on to cross the Finger Lakes National Forest, beautiful Trumansburg, and then a brief stop at the gorgeous Taughannock Falls. It's then time to head off for dinner in downtown Ithaca after a scenic ride up Cayuga Lake. After a good night's sleep at Ithaca College it's time to turn east and follow Cayuga Lake once again to our next stop. Wells College in Aurora. There we will have swimming, sports, and a great dinner. For the final day we continue down Cayuga Lake until after passing through the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge. Then we turn south and return to our starting point. This tour provides not only a great workout for a great cause, but also help on conditioning yourself and your bike for the trip. A wagon will carry your personal stuff and mechanics will be on hand throughout the trek to assist if anything goes wrong with your bike. What do you need to participate? Just a $30 registration fee, and as many pledges as you can raise (that you need a bike goes without saying!). You don't need any fundraising experience and you can be a beginning biker. The trek is done at your own pace. What do you have to do to win? Participate! For more information contact Tobu Gold or Ron Pearsall at (716) 442-4260, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can also write the American Lung Association, Finger Lakes Region, Inc., 1595 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 15620. WEGMANS OPENS WOKERY by Kenneth Yentzer The Corning Wegmans has recently added a restaurant to the store. The Wokery, as it is called, features Thai and Chinese Cuisine prepared by chefs from top schools such as The Culinary Institute of America. The new addition also includes a dessert bar, salad bar, and 300 different kinds of pizza. According to manager of the wokery, Bruce Daugherty, the new restaurant facilities are the biggest yet and are being used as a test program in this area. Daugherty believes the new project will be a boon to the community rather than hurting local businesses. IF YOU NEED AVAN, WE'VE GOT APIAN. The next time you need a van, remember our name. We're your local U-Save Auto Rental franchise, and we rent vans to all kinds of groups: church and civic organizations, schools, ball teams, scout troops, motels and hotels—even large families. You’ll find our rates are low. and our commitment to personal service is unbeatable just like that found at nearly 500 other U-Saves from coast to coast. 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But before you do, there’s still time to check into a great student price on a PS/2.* See what you can do with a PS/2 today—and what it can do for you tomorrow. Page 4 The Crier April 1992 \ editorials___________ CRIER STAFF WANTS SUGGESTIONS FOR SUMMER ISSUE The Crier is trying to start an issue for the summer break with the intention of having it out by the start of the new fall semester. To do so, we would like the input of the student body. The paper’s intent is to help the new and previous students in the procedures dealing with the upcoming semester. The summer issue of the Crier would be devoted to the valuable information of securing scholarships and what to do in order to have a trouble-free start for the new semester among other information The paper would include the steps anew student needs to take. The Crier would also include the process of getting financial aid and include the names of the persons to contact in order to save you the time and avoid a runaround. This publication would also help in the selecting of some of the more popular classes. The paper will have brief write-ups on classes and teachers. The paper will also inform the student of activities that are available such as Student government, WCEB, Criminal Justice Society, ICC, Law Society, Nursing Society and other Student- run Clubs. Each Club has its own activities that involve fundraisers and other such activities. The student- run news paper also would like to receive suggestions to find out what information you are interested in or letters that have valuable information that would pertain to this issue. This paper would love to receive any information that would make life a little easier for the student body. Letters can be dropped of in the Crier office in the Commons Building. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION RESULTS PRESIDENT......... VICE-PRESIDENT.... STUDENT TRUSTEE... SECRETARY......... TREASURER......... AUDITING TREASURER. ..MARKO ASHLEY ...MARY SWASTA ....MIKE SKROCKI ...BOBBI STAGE JASON EMERSON ...MIKE VELTEN CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! memo: A Student Newspaper is meant to convey opinions and issues pertaining to the school and student body. In order to achieve this we must ask you, as the reader, to support your opinions and therefore support your college paper. I ask you to write to the Crier and voice your opinions. Editor-in-Chief — Letters Policy: Letters to the editor should be addressed to The Crier, 1 Academic Drive, Corning, New York 14830-3297 attn. Opinion Editor. Letters should be of no more than 500 words in length. We reserve the right to edit for reasons of space, content and libel. WE COULD USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, ADVICE, INPUT, CREATIVE ABILITY, EXPERTISE, TALENT, KNOW-HOW, WISDOM, DATA, NEWS, INFORMATION, EVIDENCE, FACTS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE! STOP BY TODAY! WHAT'S UP WITH CAMPUS PARKING? by Ken Kildore A number of students have voiced complaints related to campus parking. They may have been ticketed for parking in a spot where they've seen other cars parked unticketed in the past, or perhaps they've actually been blocked in by other thoughtless drivers. The biggest part of the problem seems to be that a number of people aren't aware of where they should and shouldn't park. To help alleviate this aspect of the problem, Lt. Dowdle is preparing a pamphlet to give to all people registering an automobile for campus parking. The pamphlet will be ready next semester, and will outline not only where all the parking lots are (some folks might be surprised at how many there actually are), but also the places specially set aside for faculty staff, the handicapped, and delivery vehicles. "Early in September is the worst time" [for campus parking problems] Lt. Dowdle said, adding "everyone seems to want to be on the campus at that time, and occasionally, all the lots will be filled." Lt Dowdle instructs his officers to "cut people some slack” when the lots are filled, but then it seems that this sense of flexible rule enforcement carries over through the rest of the semester. Thus some people continue to park along the roads, on the lawns, or much worse, and foolish too, they will actually block other drivers in. While the safety personnel write a large number of tickets each semester, the tickets don't seem to have much of a deterrent effect The reason for this is thought to be that a large period of time can elapse between the time that a ticket is written and the time when a student realizes that s/he will have to pay the fines (and penalties), which is when s/he applies to graduate. Not uncommonly students are faced with a bill in the hundreds of dollars at this time. In addition to the instructional pamphlet, Lt. Dowdle, Dean Kelly and others have been meeting on a regular basis to review other possible measures, with both the short and long range view in mind, that might help bring more order to the parking situation. In the meantime, here are some general guidelines: Now that the snow is gone and the parking surface can be seen again, look for the colored lines. If you see white lines marking out the parking spaces, it's okay for students to park there. A student parked anywhere else risks getting his vehicle ticketed. Yellow lines denote park-ing areas restricted to faculty or staff. Don't park along the road; It creates a traffic hazard. Leave for school a few minutes earlier and park over in the gym lot (there’s almost always room over there.) Always park within the lines that designate parking spaces ... parking beyond these can (and has) clogged the entrances/exits and tends to foster consternation, and of course you can be ticketed for that too. If you have any questions about parking procedures, stop in at the Safety Office at rm.C-110 in the Classroom building, or call ext. 283, and the officers on duty will be glad to help you. The Crier April 1992 Page 5 ELECTION FORECAST FROM A CRYSTAL BALL? op/ed APATHY HURTS by Melissa Dewey According to all of the history books and tourist pamphlets, America is a land of democracy, freedom, and opportunities. Yet how many Americans truly appreciate what the U.S. has to offer? The political system in the United Slates is constantly under attack because of the corrupt politicians, pork-barreling projects, etc. To paraphrase from JFK's famous line, however, we should not only ask what the nation can do for us, but also what we can do for our nation. New York State has recently held its primaries, and other states have been or will be holding primaries in the months to come. Newspapers have been filled daily with the issues involved in the Presidential campaign, yet many people choose instead to watch only the 30 second "sound bites" on the evening news. As a result, they complain that the campaign is only about mud-slinging and feel too uninformed to vote. So many times I have heard my friends say that one vote does not matter. Maybe so, but if so many people feel that way, doesn't one logical conclusion come to mind? All of these people should vote regardless, and they might be pleasantly surprised to find their vote did make a difference. Look at history for the facts of this argument; everyone thought that Thomas E. Dewey would win the 1945 election (including the newspapers that printed this news purely on speculation), yet the people voted for Harry Truman anyway. As a result, the voters showed the pollsters wrong and Truman won the election. Who says a vote does not count? People love to complain about our political system. The way to change the system, however, is from the inside. This means exercising one's right to vote. How many young people use this right? The statistics say that far too few da Without exercising the right to vote, people are forfeiting their right to be taken seriously by the elected officials as well as their right to complain about the government Don't just complain senselessly about the admittedly fallible American political system. Take an active stand and make those running for office listen to youth and incorporate needed policies into their platforms. As the cliche goes, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. by Ray Vose Wouldn't it be nice to be able to take a peek into the future and see what's coming down the pike? It sure would take the anxiety out of much of life, although I suppose trying to decide what flavor of Snapple to have with lunch might still qualify as a crisis. Well, it’s election time and that is when we usually bring out the treasured crystal ball that has been in the Vose family for decades, and has always been very accurate (unless you count the time after the 1960 election when we predicted that Richard Nixon would fade into obscurity). Our crystal ball is named "Petunia", for great-aunt Petunia Vose who lost 17 successive bids for dog-catcher throughout the 1920's and 30's. Great-aunt Petunia became depressed and lived a life of seclusion after loss number seventeen; she would only eat dog food and eventually met a tragic death in 1949-she was caught in a giant Alpo avalanche at the A&P. After opening a bag of Kibbles and bits, in honor of great-aunt Petunia, and spreading some across the table that the crystal ball was on, it showed me the future. A vision of the Oval Office sometime in late October of this year is what we saw. President Bush was meeting with some of his advisors, present was John Sununu- who was brought back as Special Buddy to the President, General Powell, Secretary of Defense, Cheney, and of course-Dan Quayle. Bush: So, where am I, according to the P.O.P.? (P.O.P.-Presidenlial Opinion Poll) Sununu: Well sir, if the election were held today, you would lose to Elvis. Bush: You mean that dead guy? Heh, heh,...heh. Sununu: Yes sir, that dead guy. Bush: This is not prudent. What can we do? Quayle: Build a golf course? Bush: Yeaaaah, Danny has a good idea. Sununu: Sir! Please! Cheney and Powell: (chanting) We want a war! We want a war! Bush: Oooooh, now that’s a good idea. But who can we be mad at this time? Noriege has bought a condo in Florida, and Sa-damn, hee-hee, hee-hee, is still hiding in his bunker. Cheney: How about Canada? The Pentagon has evidence that the evil Canadians are planning to flood the American market with....broccoli, sir, and as you might recall, Mr. President, your P.O.P. rating was highest right after Desert Storm. Bush: Thai’s true, but I wonder how we will name this one? Hmmmmmmm........., I know! Operation Justin. Powell: Operation Justin? Bush: Yeah, short for "Just in Time for the Election”. Sununu: George, can I borrow the keys to Air Force One? Bush: Sure John, where are you going? Sununu: Back home to Maine. As you can see, old Petunia comes in pretty handy during election years. Too bad it won't forecast the horse races, maybe if I used some Grave Train instead. *** Part of college life, chapter 367.2: getting to school when the old truck does not want to start. Like everyone else, I find myself too busy to do everything I should, when I should-that includes fixing my truck. Wanting to experience all the facets of the college life that I could, I became one of the many students who over the years has stood at the corner of First and Chemung Streets, on the southside of Corning, in hopes of getting a ride up the hill. Of the several days I did this, I actually was quite fortunate and got rides easily-to everyone who picked me up, thanks again. What was notable was the one cold morning when I was standing on the cor-ner-my breath visible with each exhale-three different people recognized me from their warm cars, waved at me, and sped right on by. Makes me wonder what might happen if I stood at that comer with, say, a large knife protruding from my ribcage? Editor-in-Chief Dan Box Assistant Editor Becky Landis The Crier News Hotline: 962-9339 Our. office is located in the lower level of the Commons next to the radio station. Student Gov. Liaison Ray Vose Secretary Bill Barnhill Business Manager Melissa Frost News Layout Editor Advertising Coordinators Ray Vose Kenneth Yentzer Ken Barber Bill Barnhill Features & Entertainment Layout & Design John Spieker Contributing Faculty/Staff Ray Vose Jeff O'Connell Madeline Uhl Arthur Mellin Father Pat Connor Glenda Loucks Ronnie Bayer Lipp Melissa Dewey Photography Sports Dan Box Advisor- Donna Layng Jason Emerson, Editor Staff Jennifer Grace Lincoln Cascio Special Thanks To: Bob Hunter Steve Reynolds Stop by and begin your career as a Journalist... Deadline: Wednesday, May 6 Page 6 The Crier April 1992 student opinion ALMA MATER CONTEST IS ON Dr. James Hudson, our own Professor of Music at CCC, discovered, in reference to a letter in the April 22, 1991 Crier issue, that in 1965, a contest to create the school's alma mater was held. Our present-day school song was written by then-students Peggy L.Goodman and Richard C. Hurd, with music by Stuart W. Raleigh, Associate Professor at the Conservatory of Music at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio. The song was officialized in 1966 as CCC's alma mater. Dr. Hudson had rearranged the music and lyrics last year. Now, the '66 model is being challenged by progress. Student songwriter John Richard Hendley III has written a newer, longer salute to the school. What we here at the Crier would like to know is which version would you prefer to have represent our spirit. You make the choice... ODE TO CCC ARE YOU LONELY TONIGHT DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR FUTURE WILL BE? WELL, CHANGE YOUR LIFE - THAT'S RIGHT -COME TO CCC WE AT CCC WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS TO SHARE ALL WE KNOW AND DO MEET NEW FRIENDS LEARN NEW THINGS EVERYDAY ON YOU IT ALL DEPENDS YOU CAN DO ANYTHING - ANYWAY WE AT CCC WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS TO SHARE ALL WE KNOW AND DO JUST COME, GIVE IT A TRY YOU CAN DO IT - YOU ’LL SEE GET AN EDUCATED HIGH HERE AT CCC WE AT CCC WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS TO SHARE ALL WE KNOW AND DO YOU HE DOWN AND DEPRESSED - NOWHERE TO TURN -I’LL TELL YOU THIS COME TO CCC AND LEARN YOU'LL SEE A FUTURE YOU DON T WANT TO MISS WE AT CCC WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS TO SHARE ALL WE KNOW AND DOORS WILL OPEN UP TO YOU YOU’LL BE DOING THINGS YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU D DO YOU’LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF - AND ALL LIFE BRINGS WE HERE AT CCC WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS TO SHARE ALL WE KNOW AND DO I LOVE THIS CCC A LIFE I DIDN'T KNOW EXIST ITS HERE - IT'S FOR ME IT CAN BE FOR YOU TOO- I INSIST WRITTEN BY: JOHN RICHARD HENDLEY III THE CCC ALMA MATER FROM FAR AND NEAR WE COME TOGETHER, JOINED IN SPIRIT, HAND, & HEART. FORMING FRIENDSHIPS TIME WON'T SEVER, WITH OUR COLLEGE LEADING EVER, ON THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH WE START. TO SPENCER CREST AND CORNING'S HEIGHT, WE LOFT HER COLORS, RED AND WHITE, AND WHAT SHE TAUGHT WILL BE OUR LIGHT. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, AT HOME by Glenda Loucks We can’t see them, but there they are: holes as big as continents. Yes, I’m describing the depletion of ozone (03). Ozone is a particular form of oxygen, high in the earth’s upper atmosphere. It is produced naturally from oxygen and protects us from deadly ultraviolet rays of the sun. Chlorofluorocarbon, CFC’s, are atoms of chlorine, fluorine, and carbon that break down in the upper atmosphere, releasing chlorine. Chlorine monoxide (CLO), a by-product of CFC’s, is the biggest factor aiding in the ozone’s destruction. This hazardous reaction affects us all. Skin cancer, eye problems, severe sunburn and early aging of the skin are proven effects of this devastating process also including, but not limited to, the burning of crops, and depletion of the food chain in the oceans. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other scientists from other institutions, it is too late to prevent the damage that will multiply in years to come. Human health, animal life, and the plants that support the food chain on this diverse planet will all suffer long term effects. “We should try to find the cure or a way of slowing the depletion down so we wouldn’t be threatened by dying from it anymore," says Debbie-94' from the Town of Veteran. There are many ways to reduce, recycle, reuse, and restore man-made products, but many of us do not take the time to do it. Why? Cindy-94' from Chemung County had this to say about our future: “You don’t become aware of it (the need to change our lifestyles to belter ourselves and the environment) until you do it. Then it becomes a habit We should look at recycling as a world-wide effort. It gives you a wider view of the real problems of the environment.” With attitudes like that, we may find our environment a simpler and more productive place in which to live in. I urge all of you to think everyday what it would be like to have sirens telling you to get off the streets, because U V sun rays are at their peak. Try to think of what it would be like to stay inside 4 to 5 hours per day to protect yourself from the damaging rays. Imagine telling your children not to look up and enjoy what would seem like a beautiful day. We mean We mean business... And we have the numbers to prove it. Ranked number two in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report, the fourth consecutive year in the top ten. A new $5.5 million state-of-the-art business building, funded by the F.W. Olin Foundation, to open in 1993. 3 Accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Only the top 20 percent of the nation’s business programs merit this distinction. 4 A Dean’s Transfer Scholarship of $1,000 and Transfer Presidential Scholarships of $4,000 to $8,000 are available for eligible business students. Student Leadership Summer Conference August 9-10, 1992 For more information... contact: Activities Office, Commons, Ext. 245 The bottom line Call our Office of Admissions: 1-800-541-9229 It’s an investment in your future. Alfred University Alfred, New York The Crier April 1992 Page 7 faculty opinion President Hangen sees faster pace of change for CCC in '90s Dr. Donald Hangen, CCC president, sees the pace of change increasing as the College moves into the '90s. Hangen cited a recent article by Terrance Bell, former, Secretary of Education, who projects that books may be obsolete items in educational institutions by the year 2000. "CD ROMS, sophisticated programming, encyclopedias — all sorts of things — will be on computer disks, so I sec the pace of change increasing in this next year and over this decade," says Hangen. "That's the challenge for institutions like Coming. How do you keep pace with the change? How can we be inventive and effective with new educational CAFETERIA TIP DISHES, SILVERWARE BEING TOSSED DAILY INTO GARBAGE CANS BY STUDENTS NOT ONLY COSTS MONEY, BUT DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT. techniques, particularly with our limited resources?” SOME OF THE CHANGES HANGEN SEES THIS YEAR AT CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE: * Hooking the college library on line to the SUNY (State University of New York) system. A major project with the Library of Congress is to establish library networks so libraries will be changing radically. Massive changes will take place with anything dealing with information, and we're in the information business. * Continuing development and implementation of the Tec Prep pilot program, again a very fundamental change of program that addresses the needs of students and industry -- better preparation of high school graduates with teachers from colleges, BOCES facilities and school districts working together to solve educational problems. It's a rather significant model of computerized manufacturing equipment into area high schools in order to encourage an interest in engineering and sciences among students. It will also ensure competency in certain basic skills. * Offering the ACE (Accelerated College Education) program to an increasing number of high school students. ACE is an opportunity for those in the upper 10 percent of their high school class to earn college credit in their senior year of high school. * Continuing to offer specialized services to adults through an "information" office every other Thursday at the Community Service Center, Baldwin Street, Elmira (formerly known as the U.S. Office of Unemployment). Last year, the office handled over 150 inquiries. We are finding that people are changing jobs and will continue to change jobs several times throughout their working career. They need to develop new skills and different skills to advance on the job, and we are seeing more adults with college degrees coming back for additional educational opportunities. * Expanding the Office of New Student Services to offer more individual attention to students. We recognize there’s a great variation and disparity and diversity in the student body from age to needs to preparation. This office helps students be more successful. It will continue to assist students in evaluating goals, directions, career choices, so they have the motivation to achieve. It will help them with that whole decision- making process. reprinted from CCC Upbeat, Summer/Fall 1992 counselor's corner Tioga Transportation Services Fixed Routes Dial-a-Ride and Charter Service Now providing transportation to: Corning Community College Monday-Friday Waverly (Elizabeth Square) Elmira Transportation Center Coming Community College Coming Community College Elmira Transportation Center Waverly (Elizabeth Square) Fares: Waverly to Coming $2.50 or 6O.00 monthly pass. Elmira to Coming $1.25 or $30.00 monthly pass 6:45 2:15 7:15 2:45 7:50 3:20 7:50 3:20 8:25 3:55 8:55 4:30 For further information call: 1-800-388-4881 or (607) 699-3424 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm featuring Ronnie Bayer Lipp If you plan to go to a job interview in the near future, practice aloud with a friend the responses to the following questions. This will surely improve your chances of making a positive impression at the interview. • Tell me about yourself. • What sort of job would you really like? • What are your short-term goals? • What are your long term goals? • What are you looking for in a job? • What can you do for us that someone else cannot? • Do you work well under pressure? • What salary arc you worth? • What are your three most important accomplishments thus far in your career? • What is your greatest strength? Weakness? • What other positions are you considering? • What wore your extracurricular activities in college? • Do you think your college grades reflect your true abilities? • How did you get along with your last boss? • Did you enjoy working for your last employer? Explain. • Why did you want to interview with this company? • What is the most difficult assignment you have tackled? • What is the most rewarding assignment you have completed? • Why should I hire you? • How can a prospective employer help you the most? • What kind of people annoy you the most? • If you are hired for our company, what can you offer us? For more help with interviewing skills, please come to the Career and Transfer Information Center (CTIC), lower level of the Commons. Page 8______The Crier April 1992 short story____________________________ GODS OF THE NOVEL by Ray Vose The following originated as an assignment for English Composition class. We were instructed to write a descriptive essay about someone who had an effect on our lives.. For me this turned out to be more than that; I came to a better understanding of the person I really am. The following is a very true story, it is something that I had never really thought about until Vince Lisella gave my class this assignment. Today I sit in front of a typewriter because of my Uncle Donald. In his seventy-plus years he has seen America from coast-to-coast, but still took the time to show his growing nephew the beauty that was in his own backyard. I discovered my Uncle Don at about the same time puberty began a full-scale attack on me; adolescence was a time to declare my independence and my uncle remains, to this day, the most care-free spirit I have ever known. When I think of my Uncle Don today, I see him sitting in front of his second-hand typewriter stroking the day-old beard on his chin. Even when I was a small child he had a head of thick, graying hair. I never saw him use a comb; my uncle—the aspiring writer— would be at his typewriter, pause a moment, and then sit back in that old kitchen chair and run his left hand through his hair, stroking it away from his forehead. The timing of my own birth prevented me from knowing my uncle as anything but an older man. My oldest memories of him are of a man already over fifty years old. The accumulation of birthdays, however, never prevented my Uncle Don from enjoying things outdoors. Often, as a teen-ager in my first car, I would be driving across our town on the coldest winter nights and see my uncle jogging in his peculiar half-run, half-walk. He would be dressed in successive layers of long-johns, sweatsuit, and flannel, topped off by an ancient stocking cap and a long, flowing, white scarf. I would never beep my horn at him at those times, for he ignored all toots and taunts by the vehicles he was forced to share the road with. Whenever I was at my grandmother’s house during my youth, it was customary for me to sit on the couch that faced her chair while she —set a good “look” at me. Being the youngest grandchild I was expected to sit and answer all her questions about school, my little playmates, and any other pertinent inquiries she might have. Once the family formalities were done, I was free to roam until it was time to go home again. Almost invariably I would go directly through my grandmother’s aroma-filled kitchen to the unheated area in the back of her house. Just beyond the racks of musty clothes and to the left of the door that opened up to the back porch was my Uncle Don’s room. While the room was certainly not large enough to hold city council meetings in, it handily held a small end table that his typewriter rested on, an old army cot, a chair, and my uncle’s beloved backpack. The room’s solitary window was a small slot that was placed high in the far wall. Uncle Don would have to stand on his tiptoes to open and close it Over the years he managed to cover the walls with things he had found on the road while jogging. It was on one of those walls I had my first exposure to a centerfold picture, Miss February was her name. Usually, when I approached his room I would stand in the narrow doorway while he banged at a few keys on his typewriter. After a few moments he would sit back, run his hand through his thick hair, turn towards me and declare that the gods of the novel were mad at him yet again Then he would almost always have some new thing down by the river he would want to show me. Often, during my boyhood summers, he and I would spend much time down by the Chemung river. We would spend endless hot and humid hours following deer paths, looking for wild leeks for my grandmother, or just sitting and staring at the river in silence while he smoked the cigarettes he rolled himself. It would often be after one of those silent times that he would mutter something about grandma not tolerating him teaching me the ins and outs of being a bum, if it made us late for dinner. We would meander our way through the wilderness until we found our way back to grandma’s house. *** My uncle was many things to me, but to the world today he is only a statistic for the homeless rights advocates. Every few years my uncle would pack up and move from my grandmother’s house back to Columbia, Missouri—his old college town. One Christmas Eve night, long ago, in that cold room of his he instructed me to remember a place called the Stein Club. I was told to look for him there if I was ever Two years ago this past summer I was in Missouri and I decided to drive to Columbia. It had taken me all of five minutes, once I was there, to discover that if a place called the Stein Club had actually ever existed, no one I met there knew of it Not finding his name in the phone book and unsure what to do next, I found myself exploring his old stomping grounds of thirty-five years ago—the University of Missouri. After a couple of hours of wandering the sprawling campus, I ended up in the school’s library. I was ready to throw in the towel and leave. Having exhausted all the resources I could think of, I wanted to give my search one last try before I left I approached the first faculty member I saw, a middle-aged man at a desk full of papers. “Excuse me,” I said. My uncle was many things to me, but to the world today he is only a statistic for the homeless rights advocates. Barely looking up from his papers, he, out of habit, started to point me towards and information desk on the far side of the room. Before he could finish, I interrupted him with the question, "Where is the Stein Club?" He stopped talking, put his pen down, and asked, "What?” From that point I had his undivided attention as I briefly told him my story. He then in turn told me that there indeed had once been a Stein Club in town, but it had gone out of business years ago. He also knew of my uncle; it seemed that almost everyone in Columbia was at least aware of the tall, old man with the long gray hair that would stand on a comer downtown with a bottle of wine. He told me that sometimes he would rant and rave at anybody that was in his sight. From this stranger it was easy for me to see that my uncle had long before replace the gods of the novel with the gods of the vine. The man at the library suggested I go to the town’s homeless shelter and he gave me directions to it. It was at the shelter that I discovered that Don only frequented the place on the coldest of winter nights. They thought he spent most of his time down by the river that flowed through town. I, unlike my uncle, unfortunately, was following the dictates of the rat-race and could not afford to spend and more time. I thanked the shelter workers for their help, left a modest donation, and then got in my car and drove out of town. *** Not finding my uncle at that shelter was just about what I expected. No matter what gods were influencing his life, he always preferred starlight as opposed to fluorescent light. I haven’t seen my Uncle Don in almost ten years, but now late at night when I’m in my apartment, tapping away at my own typewriter, I’ll stop, sit back, and run my left hand through my hair and wonder if it will turn gray. / have thought about my uncle often since I wrote this, and it bothers me that I don't know if he is alive or dead. If my cash flow allows, I hope to travel again to Columbia this summer, find him-if he is alive, and just thank him for those summer days so long ago. 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My friend and I stood in his doorway, as his two-year-old son was at our feet—busy in play. He offered a dry place to wait out the rain, I, as so often before, accepted his kindness and looked upon my altered schedule with disdain. As my friend soon returned to the television in the other room, I stood at the open door... It was then that I remembered the little fella on the floor, He had decided to watch the rain come in too... As I picked him up, a cool breeze touched our faces, and he went, “Ooooh!” I watched him as he —- with big, wondering eyes — scanned the skies as the thunder rolled. And I tried to remember how big the world was outside my door before so much of my time I had sold. With every crash that pealed, my friend’s son pointed up at the dark heavens and shouted with glee..."Thwunder!" And despite all of my education, I looked up at the sky too: and was filled with wonder. All too soon the rain ceased, and I gave the boy a kiss on the cheek and a generous hug, to which he returned the affection by giving my beard a gentle tug. I returned him to his father with a grin on his face, confident that life is so much more than a tally of material goods — at the end of a race. "AND, BY GOLLY, IF I WERE PRESIDENT I'D DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE THINGS" Page 10 The Crier April 1992 arts & entertainment AXEMASTER 101 by Geoff Simpson Hello again perpetual purveyors of picking and plucking. Before we begin, I must apologize for a mistake in the last and first (go figure) run of this column. It seems as if the last 3 bars of the Randy Rhoads solo in the Ozzy Osbourne song "I Don't Know" beguiled it's way into taking precedence over the actual lesson, so the lesson is actually the last line of music in the column. Although it's definitely not a "bad" mistake, I must quote Robert Plant when I say "Nobody's fault but mine". Now, with all that behind me now, let's get the meat Here’s a light and airy riff which uses the open D-string as a nice base for the chords to revolve around and, at the end, a nice suspenseful feeling is created before it resolves back to the D chord. It definitely has a jazzy feel to it but with the recent 'metal-cross-over' trend going on, you hard core thrashers out there can probably find a use for this kind of riff as well. Well, there it is. As always. play hard and have fun. Til' next month asta la bye-bye! Any questions or comments may be made in writing and directed to the crier office. TWO-BIT PERFORMANCE The Swamp Dwellers by Wole Soyinka April 23-25, 1992 CCC Science Amphitheater Brown Bag Forum Speaker: Irene Opdyke Holocaust Rescuer Title: "A Personal Account" Monday, May 4 12—lp.m. Large Lounge, Commons Irene Opdyke saved the lives of 12 Jews by hiding them in the basement of the German officer's villa where she was a housekeeper. She was responsible for saving hundred's of lives and will speak on her experiences in the war and her personal reflections of freedom in America. DRAMA by Brace Sormer The next show on the Two-Bit Players' agenda is a one-act play written by the Nigerian playwright, Wole Soyinka, called "The Swamp Dwellers." Soyinka has been called Africa's greatest living playwright and author. In 1986 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. This play contrasts the ritualistic habits of a family living in a backwater delta village with the "new ways" of city life. The play comes to a rather startling climax when the son of the village barber exposes the hypocrisies of the Priest of the Serpent, the Swamp God. The cast members are Chase Gaylord, Kelly Borden, Sally Howells, Mike Rakaska, and Ken Burdick. It will be staged in the Science Amphitheatre April 23 and 24, Thursday and Friday at 8:00 p.m., with a matinee performance Thursday afternoon. The Crier April 1992 Page 11 MOVIE TALK INSTINCTS Depends on Cheap Techniques by Melissa Dewey Some movies seem more interested in how to get a large audience, and thus large profits, than in how to create a show worth going to see. Basic Instincts, starring Michael Douglas & Sharon Stone, and directed by Paul Verhoven (TOTAL RECALL, ROBOCOP) currently being shown in local theaters, is, in my opinion, one such profit-seeking movie. I decided to brave this one out and found it used lewd scenes and cheap "thrill" techniques to draw attention away from the fact that the plot was unbelievable and lacked a clear ending. From the very first minute of the movie, the audience is "treated" to a very detailed view of first a mad love-making and then a cold-blooded murder. The plot, though potentially a psychologically intriguing portrayal of obsessive personalities, centers much too strongly on sexual scenes merely for the sake of exposing flesh. These scenes add little to the movie's plot, especially considering the frequency of such scenes and the graphic detail involved. The typical "thrill" techniques, done to evict screams of anticipation in the viewers, were disappointingly predictable. A scene similar to the first murder is shown at least three different times filming is done to make the viewer anticipate an identical second killing, which of course never comes. While this thrill would have been okay for one time, its overuse gets tiresome. The plot, once a viewer gets around the point-less sex scenes and thrill techniques, is indeed an intriguing one. The psychological analysis of the potential murderess and subsequent search for facts by the strongly-involved detective are more original. The ending of the movie is almost non-existent, however, and this virtually destroys whatever threads of hope the plot has of salvaging the movie. Of the two women involved in the murders, the audience never learns which one killed the first man and why. This leaves the ending very unsatisfactory and incomplete. While Basic Instincts has potential in its psychological plot it is destroyed by blatant excessiveness of sex, thrill techniques, and an unsatisfactory conclusion that leaves the viewer with a bad taste in his mouth. 1 5 10 14 15 16 17 18 ACROSS 'Mother__ Mother mother Lincoln's Indian VIPs Jot Geological fault _______thee late a rosy wreath", Jonson (2 wds.) Relating to time Essays Wife to man-eating giant Bobby Burns' uncles Mimic Stitched Mother-(hyph.) Peels Mother to Nero Mother_______ Very dry Swiss city On the 19 20 22 24 25 26 29 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 50 54 55 57 Teenager's problem 58 Before room or date 59 Guts 60 _____up the ball, in golf Mother Seton et al. (abbr.) More mature Mother_______, labor leader Aid givers Poses Lessen Japanese beverage Histories Mother_______ Mother_______ Perfect MOTHERS HAVE IT 1 2 3 14 17 20 24 26 27 28 32 39 47 48 49 54 58 61 18 33 55 56 59 61 Char 62 Scoffs at 63 Goofs DOWN 1 Zhivago's love 2 Newspaper notice 3 Skillful 4 Regarded highly 5 Complained 6 Kilns 7 Wallet items 8 Murder, for one 9 Legal bar 10 The Treasure of the______ Madre 11 Raced 12 Letters in Athens 13 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 35 37 38 10 11 12 13 16 19 31 51 52 S3 Joey, et al. French women (abbr.) Will of "The Waltons" Following Mineral springs Mother_______ Get up Sahara's verdant areas River into Mediterranean On the_______ Mother to Julio Loch or Eliot Grace Mild 40 41 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 October birthstone Funny story Guide Furniture-making woods Smooth Expressions of surprise What Mother Hubbard's dog had ______chance (2 wds.) Belgrade native Cake decorator Unique item Beatty film Agnus_______, prayer classified in the movie, and each time the FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE immediately! Special grants program. Every student eligible. No one turned down. Simple application. Send name, address and $1 P&H fee (refundable) to: Student Services, P.O. Box 22-4026, Hollywood, FL 33022 CHESS PLAYERS — MAKE YOUR MOVE—Join the CCC Chess Club Mect-, ings Thursday 12-lpm. Student Government conference room downstairs in the commons (across from the Student Run BookStore). PREGNANT? The Crisis Pregnancy Center has free pregnancy testing. Confidential counseling. 24 hr phone line. CALL (607) 732-2111. PIZZA SALES now starting. Hot Pizza is now being served by the Tech Guild in the lobby of the Science building, Wednesdays 11-1. Also check out the coffee shop in the basement of the Nursing building 8-4 Mon-Fri. HELP WANTED- We need you! Your ideas can make a difference. We need photographers, cartoonists, writers, poets, and you!! Lend your talent and exhibit your work today! For further information, call 1-800-358-7171, ext 339 or 962-9339. WCEB IS LOOKING FOR D.J.’S FOR NEXT SEMESTER—JOIN NOW! Stop by, we are located in lower level of the Commons or call 962-9360. EARN EXTRA INCOME- Earn $200-$500 weekly mailing travel brochures. For information send a stamped addressed envelope to: Travel Inc., P.O. Box 2530, Miami, FL 33161 STUDENT POSITION—Openings for gymnasium supervisors. Positions start in August, 1992 and go to May, 1993. For application and information see Debbie Ingalls in the gym or call 962-9476. Classifieds are paid advertisements except under special circumstances. Rates are $3.00 for the first twenty words and ten cents for each additional word. Call 962-9339 or come to the Crier office in person to place your ad. Page 12 The Crier April 1992 athletics________________________ POWERLIFTING COMPETITION RESULTS by Art Mellin On Saturday, April 4th at 10:00 a.m., nine men entered the Coming Community College gym. These men were the competitors in CCC's first powerlifting competition. Woody Knowles and Debbie Ingalls were the coordinators and judges. After signing a form and weighing in, the competitors were briefed on the three events. The first event, squat, is a motion where a weighted bar is lowered and raised while resting across one's shoulders. In order to get credit for a squat, one must squat law enough, having one's knees even or parallel with the hips. In the second event, bench press, a "pause" system was used where the lifter had to pause at the bottom of the movement to prevent any bouncing advantages. In the third and final event, deadlift, a weighted bar had to be lifted from the ground to a standing position. The amount of weight able to be lifted is greatest in deadlift, as it involves many large muscle groups that we use naturally every day. In each event, the competitors were given three attempts to lift a specified weight The total weight an individual lifted was divided by their body weight to figure their power index for that event. At the conclusion of the three events, the total poundage was divided by body weight to calculate the overall power index. Trophies were given for overall first through fourth place: First Place: Rick Spaulding Second Place: Joe Behari Third Place: Jason George Fourth Place: Art Mellin Trophies were also given for the best individual event lifts: Best Squat: Art Mellin 350# The squat competition was close between the top four, with a three pound margin of victory after calculating the power index. Best Bench: Joe Behari 320# Joe blew the rest of the competition away with three easy lifts, benching over 1 2/3 times his body weight Be really nice to him Best Deadlift- Rick Spaulding 450# Rick Spaulding is a CCC faculty member whose office is downstairs in the Commons. A 165-pound wrestler, he decided to show up to see what he could do, and he deadlifted over 2.7 times his own body weight Be really nice to him too. Overall, the competition was enjoyable for everyone who participated. If you think you can do better than the numbers you see in this article, make sure you stay posted on upcoming powerlifting competitions. Until then, lift hard because when CCC Powerlifting II comes around, the numbers above will be ancient history. TRACK Those who will be attending CCC next year and would like to run cross-country see John Polo down in the gym. There are runners here who are serious and want to bring the sport of running back to CCC. This will be an opportunity for students and athletes to have fun and get in shape, and will offer a hobby for those who want to stay in shape. Contact John Polo in the gym for more information or see Mike Barton on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays at 11:00 to 1:30, or Tuesdays or Thursdays at 9:00 to 9:30 in the large lounge of the commons. FREE 2 ROLLS 35mm Film Try this Exciting New Film! "Its main forte is color reproduction. You can see the difference between cherry red and tomato red." Photographic Magazine Now you can try the 35mm film Photographic Magazine calls the best 200 ASA print film in the World! To introduce you, we'll send you two tolls Free. Fine grain, rich color, wide exposure latitude—perfect for everyday shots. Shoot in bright or low light—indoors or outdoors. And you can order prints, slides, or both, from the same roll! Try this remarkable film today. 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