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monroe DOCTRINE Vol. 28 No. 12 NOVEMBER 20, 1980 VP Barr resigns Attrition hits student government Ex-VPSA Stephen Barr feels disassociated with the student body. By Peter J. Pavia Stephen Barr, Student Association Vice President, resigned, effective last week. In an interview in his office, a reflective Barr explained why he took the job in the first place. "I felt my experience around campus being involved with clubs and organizations would really help in my role as SAVP. My familiarity with the bur- eaucratic structure would help the Student Association better utilize it's time; meeting stu- dent's needs whenever possi- ble. "I was extremely optimistic, that's not to say I'm not now, but to a lesser degree. Barr pointed out that his resignation has absolutely nothing to do with Student Member, Board of Trustees Tom DeRoller's resignation, "nor any other Student Govern- ment resignations so far this year." The former SAVP then point- and so does rep DeRoller By Lee M. Stasczak Major changes took place in the Student Association Senate recently, affecting not only them but also the Presidential Staff as well. At the Senate's meeting last Tuesday after- noon, Student Member of the Board of Trustees Thomas DeRoller submitted his resignation. Appartently this action took several people by surprise, as one Presidential Staff member mentioned that "It was a shock; I'll be sorry to see him leave." Mr. DeRoller, a former senator, relinquished his posi- Former student representative to the Board of Trustees Thomas DeRoller left the office to pursue full-time employment. tion on the Board to pursue full time employment. He will become a part-time student, which makes him ineligible to hold the office. Also taking place at the same Senate meeting was the selec- tion of a Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson of the Senate. Joanne Borrelli moved up to Senate Chairperson from Vice- Chairperson, while fellow senator Dawn Klafehn took Joanne's Vice-Chairperson seat. The Student Senate shake-up began earlier this semester when two senators, Raj Khani- jow and Colleen Hendricks, left their Senate seats. They were replaced two weeks ago by newly-selected Robert Wheeler and Lawrence Guilford, Jr. Yugoslav agreements signed for educational exchanges By Jeff Yorio Now that the dust has settled from the Yugoslavian con- ference, results are now available. In New York, two written agreements were sign- ed between S.U.N.Y. and the University of Zagreb and bet- ween S.U.N.Y. and the University of Croatia. Next spring, a delegation, representing S.U.N.Y. and the two year colleges that the Yugoslavian delegation visited, will spend approximately two weeks in Yugoslavia to hopefully accomplish specific exchange agreements. As Yugoslavia is in the pro- cess of "reformation" among their two year colleges, they are beginning to institute pro- grams that have been in use for a long time here. It is also hoped that administrators can learn from them to help in- crease student involvement in collegiate government and more programs geared directly by industry. For Dr. Koch, this is the culmination of three years of hard work in laying down the conferences, which have developed a deep spirit of com- radry amongst the organizers of the conference for both the United States and Yugoslavia. ed to a mail folder he had used at a recent out of town leader- ship conference as a physical representation of his feelings at the time. The folder was adorn- ed with a scatological self por- trait and several other negative comments. "At the time I did this, that was the way I felt. Negative," he said. "This is not a spur of the mo- ment thing, I've considered it for many weeks." He cited several independent factors as criteria for his deci- sion. Barr said that he's frustrated because of feelings of disassociation with the general student body. He went on to quote from an essay entitled "The Student as Enemy of the Student" written by Ronald J. Stupah, Associate Professor of Political Science at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. ". . . those who have risen to the top of the student pyramid (the BMOC; big man on cam- pus) though elections, appoint- ments, clubs, and honoraries have not only tended to disas- sociate themselves from the masses of students, they have tended to become even more elite oriented than most faculty members and administrators." "I feel I have succumbed to that," said Barr. "I took a look at myself and said, hey, this is what's going on." "Today, I walked down the hall and the great masses didn't know who I was, they didn't know what SAVP was all about." Barr showed the strains this decision has taken on him. "Look, I want you to get this straight. . . you're someone I knew. . . (and) trust to convey the facts accurately. . ." Barr works at a Pittsford ski shop to support himself and ac- tually needs more hours than his demanding role as SAVP had allowed him to work. "My grade point average has slipped to 2.86, which I know I can improve with more time and added effort. I'd lost my perspective on my educational goals. "I felt that I wasn't helping the students, that the only per- son I was helping was myself. "I wanted to give Mark (Spall) enough time to replace me and it would make me feel better if the position was filled as early as possible. I want someone in this position by the first day of classes next semester. "You can call this my official statement and I really have no further comment other than my official resignation." The process of selecting a successor is unclear. Right now, a Senate sub-committee would be formed to interview candidates and make ifs re- commendation to the whole Senate. Student Association Presi- dent Mark Spall commented in a telephone interview: "I support Steve's decision one hundred percent. If he can't spend as much time academically as he thinks he should (because of SAVP posi- tion) then of course he's done the right thing." He also added further in- sight: I can understand the pressure (within the job itself) let alone all the pressure every student faces. You have to understand then when you go to a meeting and speak, you're speaking for the entire student body. It's a sub- tle pressure that's always there. "It is unclear to me just how the selection (for a successor) will be made," said Spall. "However, I feel the selection should be initiated from the president's office and then ratified by the Senate. "I'm glad Steve realized academics take priority. The ti- tle is Student Association Vice- President. The importance of that prefix, student is what it's all about." The new loan limits for inde- pendent students ($3000 per academic level to a cumulative maximum of $15,000 for the BA, BS degree) will be pro- grammed into NYSHESC com- puters to be effective January 1, 1981. Thus any student who applies for more than the cur- rent loan limits, and whose ap- plication is processed by the Corporation before January 1, 1981 will receive a rejection or reduced loan approval. Appli- cations for supplementary loan amounts should be submitted during late December to avoid this complication. All applications from first- time borrowers for terms on or after January 1, 1981 are being held by NYSHESC. They will be delayed until the revised terms of the loan can be indi- cated oh the approval notice (i.e. 9 percent interest, six month grace period). Any students who are apply- ing for loans with the assump- tion that the funds will be available to pay tuition on Monday, December 29, 1980 (Tuition Due Date) should make alternate plans. Loans applied for under the condi- tions described above defi- nately will not be available. Students applying for loans under the current regulations should expect a minimum processing time of eight to ten weeks. If you have any ques- tions, please stop by the Finan- cial Aid Office (Building 1, Room 203). New NYSHESC loan regulations set maximum now $15,000

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monroeDOCTRINE

Vol. 28 No. 12 NOVEMBER 20, 1980

VP Barr resigns

Attrition hits student government

Ex-VPSA Stephen Barrfeels disassociated with thestudent body.

By Peter J. PaviaStephen Barr, Student

Association Vice President,resigned, effective last week.

In an interview in his office,a reflective Barr explained whyhe took the job in the firstplace.

"I felt my experience aroundcampus being involved withclubs and organizations wouldreally help in my role as SAVP.My familiarity with the bur-eaucratic structure would helpthe Student Association better

utilize it's time; meeting stu-dent's needs whenever possi-ble.

"I was extremely optimistic,that's not to say I'm not now,but to a lesser degree.

Barr pointed out that hisresignation has absolutelynothing to do with StudentMember, Board of TrusteesTom DeRoller's resignation,"nor any other Student Govern-ment resignations so far thisyear."

The former SAVP then point-

and so does rep DeRollerBy Lee M. Stasczak

Major changes took place inthe Student Association Senaterecently, affecting not onlythem but also the PresidentialStaff as well. At the Senate'smeeting last Tuesday after-noon, Student Member of theBoard of Trustees Thomas

DeRoller submitted hisresignation.

Appartently this action tookseveral people by surprise, asone Presidential Staff membermentioned that "It was a shock;I'll be sorry to see him leave."Mr. DeRoller, a formersenator, relinquished his posi-

Former student representative to the Board of TrusteesThomas DeRoller left the office to pursue full-timeemployment.

tion on the Board to pursue fulltime employment. He willbecome a part-time student,which makes him ineligible tohold the office.

Also taking place at the sameSenate meeting was the selec-tion of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Senate.Joanne Borrelli moved up toSenate Chairperson from Vice-Chairperson, while fellowsenator Dawn Klafehn tookJoanne's Vice-Chairpersonseat.

The Student Senate shake-upbegan earlier this semesterwhen two senators, Raj Khani-jow and Colleen Hendricks,left their Senate seats. Theywere replaced two weeks agoby newly-selected RobertWheeler and LawrenceGuilford, Jr.

Yugoslav agreements signedfor educational exchanges

By Jeff YorioNow that the dust has settled

from the Yugoslavian con-ference, results are nowavailable. In New York, twowritten agreements were sign-ed between S.U.N.Y. and theUniversity of Zagreb and bet-ween S.U.N.Y. and theUniversity of Croatia.

Next spring, a delegation,representing S.U.N.Y. and thetwo year colleges that theYugoslavian delegation visited,will spend approximately twoweeks in Yugoslavia tohopefully accomplish specificexchange agreements.

As Yugoslavia is in the pro-cess of "reformation" amongtheir two year colleges, theyare beginning to institute pro-grams that have been in use fora long time here. It is alsohoped that administrators canlearn from them to help in-

crease student involvement incollegiate government andmore programs geared directlyby industry.

For Dr. Koch, this is theculmination of three years of

hard work in laying down theconferences, which havedeveloped a deep spirit of com-radry amongst the organizersof the conference for both theUnited States and Yugoslavia.

ed to a mail folder he had usedat a recent out of town leader-ship conference as a physicalrepresentation of his feelings atthe time. The folder was adorn-ed with a scatological self por-trait and several other negativecomments. "At the time I didthis, that was the way I felt.Negative," he said.

"This is not a spur of the mo-ment thing, I've considered itfor many weeks."

He cited several independentfactors as criteria for his deci-sion. Barr said that he'sfrustrated because of feelingsof disassociation with thegeneral student body.

He went on to quote from anessay entitled "The Student asEnemy of the Student" writtenby Ronald J. Stupah, AssociateProfessor of Political Science atMiami University, Oxford,Ohio.

". . . those who have risen tothe top of the student pyramid(the BMOC; big man on cam-pus) though elections, appoint-ments, clubs, and honorarieshave not only tended to disas-sociate themselves from themasses of students, they havetended to become even moreelite oriented than most facultymembers and administrators."

"I feel I have succumbed tothat," said Barr. "I took a look atmyself and said, hey, this iswhat's going on."

"Today, I walked down thehall and the great masses didn'tknow who I was, they didn'tknow what SAVP was allabout."

Barr showed the strains thisdecision has taken on him."Look, I want you to get thisstraight. . . you're someone Iknew. . . (and) trust to conveythe facts accurately. . ."

Barr works at a Pittsford skishop to support himself and ac-tually needs more hours thanhis demanding role as SAVPhad allowed him to work.

"My grade point average hasslipped to 2.86, which I know I

can improve with more timeand added effort. I'd lost myperspective on my educationalgoals.

"I felt that I wasn't helpingthe students, that the only per-son I was helping was myself.

"I wanted to give Mark(Spall) enough time to replaceme and it would make me feelbetter if the position was filledas early as possible. I wantsomeone in this position by thefirst day of classes nextsemester.

"You can call this my officialstatement and I really have nofurther comment other thanmy official resignation."

The process of selecting asuccessor is unclear. Rightnow, a Senate sub-committeewould be formed to interviewcandidates and make ifs re-commendation to the wholeSenate.

Student Association Presi-dent Mark Spall commented ina telephone interview:

"I support Steve's decisionone hundred percent. If hecan't spend as much timeacademically as he thinks heshould (because of SAVP posi-tion) then of course he's donethe right thing."

He also added further in-sight: I can understand thepressure (within the job itself)let alone all the pressure everystudent faces.

You have to understand thenwhen you go to a meeting andspeak, you're speaking for theentire student body. It's a sub-tle pressure that's always there.

"It is unclear to me just howthe selection (for a successor)will be made," said Spall.

"However, I feel the selectionshould be initiated from thepresident's office and thenratified by the Senate.

"I'm glad Steve realizedacademics take priority. The ti-tle is Student Association Vice-President. The importance ofthat prefix, student is what it'sall about."

The new loan limits for inde-pendent students ($3000 peracademic level to a cumulativemaximum of $15,000 for theBA, BS degree) will be pro-grammed into NYSHESC com-puters to be effective January1, 1981. Thus any student whoapplies for more than the cur-rent loan limits, and whose ap-plication is processed by theCorporation before January 1,

1981 will receive a rejection orreduced loan approval. Appli-cations for supplementary loanamounts should be submittedduring late December to avoidthis complication.

All applications from first-time borrowers for terms on orafter January 1, 1981 are beingheld by NYSHESC. They willbe delayed until the revised

terms of the loan can be indi-cated oh the approval notice(i.e. 9 percent interest, sixmonth grace period).

Any students who are apply-ing for loans with the assump-tion that the funds will beavailable to pay tuition onMonday, December 29, 1980(Tuition Due Date) shouldmake alternate plans. Loans

applied for under the condi-tions described above defi-nately will not be available.Students applying for loansunder the current regulationsshould expect a minimumprocessing time of eight to tenweeks. If you have any ques-tions, please stop by the Finan-cial Aid Office (Building 1,Room 203).

New NYSHESC loan regulationsset — maximum now $15,000

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2 November 20, 1980 Monroe Doctrine

Upcoming spring course to study reincarnation

Is there life after death?By Bill Kress

' There's more to look forwardto in the spring semester thisyear than warmer weather andsunshine; The History andPolitical Science department isoffering a new course that willshed some light on some ofyour darkest thoughts entitledReincarnation: a Global Per-spective.

This seminar, which is beingtaught by Dr. Peter French,will look into the phenomenonof reincarnation in relationwith most of the world'sreligions and customs. Rein-carnation is the basis of Hin-duism, plays an important rolein Buddhism and exists inChristianity to some extent,Says Dr. French, 'There is anaspect of reincarnation inevery religion in today'sworld."

French also pointed out thatthis idea of life after deathopens for the scientist,whether physical or social,"possible and plausible alter-natives into the cause of death,"and acts as a compliment to theknown cause of death.

Time is running out

BEOG-TAPIt's not too late to apply for

Basic Grants and TAP, if youhaven't done so already. Youmay still be eligible to receiveFall, 1980 and/or Spring, 1981BEOG and TAP awards. Fillout the Financial Aid Form1980-81 and TAP Payment Ap-plication 1980-81 right away. Afew minutes of your time couldmean dollars for you. DONTPUT IT OFF ANY LONGER!!

This course will examine his-torical and philosophical viewsand the student will do somefairly concentrated research intheir area of interest. Throughthis, Dr. French hopes to at-tract both those physical andsocial scientists interested inthis study.

French acquires his compre-hensive background in thisfield to his many years spent inAsia and in dealing much withforeign religions. At one time,early in his career, he had alsoconcentrated as a Theologicalstudent. Originally involved inGreek and Roman history,French is now teaching inAsian Studies. Reincarnation: aGlobal Perspective (HIS 180) isscheduled for Tuesdays andThursdays from 11:00 to 12:20.

Prof. Henry French is intro-ducing a course in reincar-nation.

La Boutique feature column

Keeping pace with the changing sceneBy Josephine Lobza

La Boutique is a new bi-weekly column which will in-form you of future fashionsand trends.

I will also be answeringquestions you have aboutfashion. Just drop* off yourquestions at the^Monroe Doc-trine office and they will beanswered in r subsequentissues.

If you know of any upcom-ing shows, drop off all informa-tion about the show at the MDoffice three weeks prior to theshow to ensure publication ofthe material.

Some tips to rememberwhile choosing clothes are:

- don't wear double belts,spike heels, and cowboy hats.

- do wear the basic inch to

one and a half inch width belt,made in an array of colors andstyles made from cloth orleather.

- reduce the height of heelsthis season from three and ahalf inches to a totally flat heel;also try the color gray and apaten leather texture.

For the last two years,fashion emphasis was oncasual wear, especially thecowboy look. This year thecowboy look is toned down tojust wearing the cowboy boot,making way for Indian styleclothes. Try apparel with fr-inges, headbands, andmocassins.

Finally, don't forget to ad-dress all letters to La Boutiqueand drop them off at theMonroe Doctrine office.

Emergency action could save someone's life

CPR course to be offeredBy Lee M. Stasczak

"Quick! Call a doctor - he'sstopped breathing!" Those arewords I hope you never have tohear, but if you did, would youknow what to do? Many hun-dreds of lives have been lostdue to heart attacks, and manyhave died because someonedidn't know CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resusitation), ordidn't give the victim properCPR.

CPR is easily learned; it onlytakes less than eight hours ofyour time to become certified

to practice CPR. . . and that'seight hours of your life wellspent. True, you may neverneed to give "the breath of life"to someone, but just think thatif you did and didn't know CPRand the victim (possibly aloved one or a friend) died,could you live with the thoughtthat they could have been sav-ed by CPR?

Winter is almost upon us -the worst time of year for heartpatients. Please, take the timeto stop in the Monroe Doctrineoffice and sign up for a CPR

course. Since the maximumstudents I allow in a class atone time is 10, and theresponse has been very good, Iwill be teaching at least threemore CPR classes here atMCC, possibly in Decemberand January. Watch for infor-mation on an interest andorganizational meeting forthose who signed up forclasses. If you have any ques-tions, please stop in the MonroeDoctrine and see me or leave anote in my mailfolder.

The EMERGENCY SERVICES

organization (Medical Response Team)presently has six positions open. Thisorganization is entirely composed ofvolunteers.

If you are qualified as a standard oradvanced first aider or a New York StateEmergency Medical Technician (EMT)and would like to assist the campuscommunity in emergency medicalsituations, contact Brian Fredette atextension 6203 or stop by at room6-301B.

Board of TrusteesOpening

There is an opening fora Student Member tothe Board of Trustees.Applications may be

picked up in the SenateOffice. Deadline for

applications isWednesday, November

26, 1980 at 4:00 p.m.Further information isavailable in the Senate

Office.

Winter funr ski excursionBetween semesters, the

MCC Ski Club is sponsoring aweek long ski trip to Mt. Sut-ton, Canada for all MCCstudents and their guests. Thebusses leave MCC Sunday,January 4 and return Saturday,January 10. Mt. Sutton islocated north of Vermont andeast of Montreal. Mt. Sutton of-fers a variety of 25 trails andslopes to coddle the beginner,and challange the expert. Sut-ton has roughly twice the ver-tical of Bristol. Their six chairlifts and 3 T bars virtuallyguarantee no lift lines.

The ski package includes alltransportation, a five day skipass, 20 hours of lessons, sixbreakfasts, six dinners, andseven night's lodging. Depend-ing on the lodging accommoda-tions chosen, the completepackage price is $180 or $215.Equipment rental is availableat the mountain for approxi-mately $35/week. Students de-siring the optional PhysicalEducation credit for the trip

must attend a pre-trip meeting,and complete a take-homefinal exam. There is a $ 10 extracharge for PE credit, providedthe student is registered fulltime for spring.

Non-skiers who would liketo learn to ski will be delightedwith the special beginner's les-sons provided by the mount-ain. If sufficient interest isshown, a special racing classwill be offered this year, in ad-dition to the regular five levelsof recreational classes. Thoseinterested in cross-country willbe delighted with the 21 milesof cross-country trails depart-ing from the hotel.

The trip is open to all MCCstudents, and their guests. Tosign up for the trip or theoptional PE credit, contact theStudent Activities Desk as soonas possible.

Ski Club meetingL ire heldWednesdays in 8-200. "he SkiClub office is located in room3-116a.

The D.E.C.A. club traveled to Toron-to for their annual North AtlanticRegion Development Seminar Nov. 9through 11.

36 members and 2 advisors attend-ing made MCC D.E.C.A. the largestgroup represented in both New YorkState and the North Atlantic Region.

Overall, our group really gainedmuch knowledge about the differentlevels of D.E.C.A. as well as the dif-ferent areas of competition that are of-fered.

Workshops will be set up here atMCC in order to prepare students forthe Regional competition held at Wilm-ington, Delaware in February.

Dick Found, President

The MCC Vets Club in cooperation withThe Marine Corps Reserve Toys ForTots program will be accepting toys forMCC's Christmas Toy Drive. This willbe run from Friday Nov. 21, 1980 toWed. Dec. 10, 1980. The Vet's Club of-fice 3-116E will be open College HourM-W-F to accept old toys. Also SantaClaus will be in the S.A. hallway Friday,Dec. 5, 1980 to accept old toys.

S. Thomas, Vets Club

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Monroe Doctrine November 20, 1980

Women's soccer —'they love the thunder'

By David Rivers;To get it, you must give it

up." That seemed to be thetrend of thought that balancedthis year's women's soccerteam. But don't kid yourself,when they took the field, "theyloved the thunder." Forty-seven goals in eight gamesworth. But to ask the players,they'd tell you that the goalsweren't the most important fac-tor in the Tribune's fine season.

"Winning is number one,"said Amy Measer, "an<assisting on a good play is justas satisfying as scoring one."

If there was any rough seg-ment in the team's season, itcame on their first road swing(Colgate, St. John Fisher, Le-Moyne) where they gave up anaverage of three goals a game,but still won two of three.

Injuries to experiencedplayers (Laura Catracchia-knee, out for season, andClaire Drexler-chipped bone inleft foot, out three games)coupled with inexperience, leftuncovered areas in the defensewhich resulted in most of thescoring. One player who avoid-ed injury and had a good viewof the situation was goalieAleta Maynard: "In the beginn-ing of the season, there were alot of holes in coverage. Peopleweren't covering an area andthere was a lack of com-munication. Michelle DeMar-co was one of the reasons forimprovement. She started toget a good feel for position andas a result, there were fewerareas left uncovered."

"We started using the goaliemore," added Karen Francis,"and there was more trust inone another." She continued insaying that an article appearingin the Monroe Doctrine after theLeMoyne game (about thegoalies having no chance)seemed to incite them. Karenset a school record by makingfour saves as sweeper in agame against Colgate. ClaireDrexler and Karen both admit-

ted that Peggy V xe's steadyimprovement helped to turnthe situation around. After theLeMoyne game, the defenseallowed less than a goal a game(0.75).

The midfield (JenniferHaney, Sue Dambrowski,Chris Carlin, Donna Coluzzi,Shaunn Robson, and SueMoon) helped keep a tight sealon their area while dishing out17 assists and netting sevengoals. Their patience and ex-pertise in using the entire fieldkept the grass mowed. DonnaColuzzi, Sue Moon and ShaunnRobson each had three assistgames. It was Shaunn whosealed the victory againstWells College with her twogoals in the second half (within30 seconds) and Sue Moon'sspectacular looping volley overa perplexed Fisher goalie for agoal will be remembered byboth clubs.

The front line (BetsyRichards, Robin Skinner, AmyMeaser, Louise Palermo, andJill Levesque) played basicallythe same all year - superb.The key move here seemed tobe Robin Skinner from rightforward to center forward.

That's where I wanted toplay," said Robin. "Louise(Palermo) and Amy (Measer)were such great players, I justwanted to set them up."

Robin did, however, managesome rebounds of her own, andalthough all* three werefreshmen of the school, theycertainly weren't freshmen atthe game. Both Amy and Robinadmitted to playing soccer forover eight years.

It seems encouraging thattheir first year was such a suc-cess, but it could also be con-sidered a standard year inwhich other teams will bejudged. Even though the teamhas twice as many freshmen assophomores, the sophomoreswill be hard to replace. At anyrate, we'll have to let the futurejudge that.

Amy Measer (left, top) team leader in goals with 16, and was co-leader in assists with10. Shaunn Robson (left, bottom) 10 assists at midfield position. Aleta Maynard (right,top) goalie, had a record 17 saves against Fisher. Karen Francis (right, bottom)sweeper, had record four saves vs. Colgate. (Center) Donna Coluzzi moves in to con-trol ball vs. Syracuse.

photos by Bruce Wang

X-country survives seasonBy Jed I. Master

Prospects seemed bright forthe Tribunes Cross Countryteam this past season: Lastyear's team''had a respectable5-3 record, was second toAlfred in the Penn York Con-ference, and was forth inRegion III and seventh in theState. To top it off, Coach DaveChamberlain was namedRegion III Coach of the Year.Although a few of their toprunners were lost to gradua-tion, the freshmen who wereexpected to return this season,-added with the new influx, theteam seemed ready to toppleAlfred for the Penn York title,and challenge for the top three,in the Region. However, onlyone returned, this season'ssecond-man, Paul Klein. Oneother runner from last year

Shapiro sees Westchester as teamto beat in Central Trust Classic

ByJohnKuehlOn paper, the Second An-

nual Central Trust Classiclooks like a toss-up, butTribune coach Murph Shapirofeels that the club fromWestchester CC is the team tobeat for the top spot. "Return-ing starters and size" are thekey reasons for CoachShapiro's ranking.

Westchester head coachRalph Arietta's feature is lastyear's Region XV TournamentMVP 6 foot 6 inch center AldoRowe. He will be flanked bytwo notable transfer students,both of whom made the "AllNew York City" team, 6' 5"David Crosby and 6' 4"Winston Nicholas, at the for-ward spots. Returning startersKevin Hunt and Jeff Harris,both over six feet, in theback court give Westchester asizable and experienced star-ting five.

However, before handingWestchester the crown, take alook at a very fine, upset-minded MCC squad.

Returning from last year's31-6 Region III Champions are

four players who figure to bethe nucleus of this year's team.The club has tremendousdepth at the center spot withsecond-year man 6' 6" BobSodoma, and Mark McManus, •also at 6' 6", who comes to MCCfrom Madison, by way of athree-year stint in Germany.McManus will add experienceand maturity at the key posi-tion. Other second-year meninclude last year's third leadingscorer, point guard HenryScott, 6' 4" forward Craig Em-merling, and last year's sixthman, Paul Hood. Paul's mainclaim to fame so far is hisstrong performance in lastyear's Regionals, including thewinning basket againstBroome in the final seconds.

New faces on this year's teaminclude Fairport star John Westat guard, and two East Highgrads, 6' 3" forward ToddEchols and, by way of IndianaState, Mike Barkley. West wasthe leading scorer for Fairportand there is hope for more ofthe same on this court. Echolsand Barkley will also addfirepower at the guard posi-

tions.Fine performances are ex-

pected from six foot guard AlMitchum, who made the All-Greater Rochester squad in1978-79, from Jefferson, and 6'4" Caledonia-Mumford pro-duct Jim Dollard.

Pennsylvania's FloydMoreland and 6' 2" forwardRon Young from Bayside, NewYork, round out this year'sTribunes.

Talent off the bench could bethe key to the team this year.

This is the best conditionedsquad I've had," summedCoach Shapiro, "and we hopeto use our quickness andpressure defense to compen-sate for any lack of height wemay experience."

Last year's 31-6 season willbe difficult to improve upon,except in one area — studentsupport. A home court advan-tage means nothing withoutcheering spectators. Helpmake 1980-81 the best seasonever by cheering the Tribunesto the title, beginning with theCentral Trust Classic onNovember 28 and 29.

was ineligible, and two otherswere nowhere to be found. Tomake matters worse, a promis-ing freshman quit the teambefore the halfway point in theseason. The team had beenstripped to a bare minimum offive runners, who were led byfirst-year man Larry Klein(brother to Paul).

Although this brother com-bination placed consistentlywell in races, inexperiencedfirst-year runners could nottake up the slack. Further, in-juries, which seemed com-monplace among all fall sportsthis year, cut away at thealready small force (Paul Klein-ankle, Art Pavone-knee, andWanda Hammond-ankle).

"I was looking forward toreturning this season," saidPaul. "Afterall, I expected theothers to return from last year.The way we talked last year,we thought we might have anoutside chance at (winning) theStates. I recruited my brotherto help out - he had been outof high school for a couple ofyears, but had the experiencewe needed. He's done well inmany road races, and a coupleof marathons. Needless to say,he was as disappointed as I.Then I twisted my ankle earlyin the season, and my timesgradually slowed as the injuryworsened. I probably hadthree or four races this yearwhere I can say I did very well,the rest I won't even talkabout."

The high point for thewomen this year came atAshtabula, Ohio in the LakeErie Invitational. The threewomen (Wanda Hammond,Debbie Pavone, and BarbDOnofrio) comprised the onlyteam in that race, and won theWomen's team trophy. Lastyear, the men placed second inthat race, and this year, theytook last.

One bright spot CoachChamberlain has to work withfor next year, is first-man LarryKlein, who set a school recordof 26:42 on MCCs 5.1 milecourse. Chamberlain expectsto build around him next

season."Larry's in good position right

now to move to the front of thepack in the state next year,"commented Chamberlain. "Iwas debating whether this wasto be my last year as coach, butI'm staying on for another year.I've heard reports of some finerunners that may come outnext year, I only hope it won'tbe a repeat of what happenedbetween last year and now."

Although the team did notfare too well this year, theystuck it out and pulled throughsome heavy water. As un-predictable as the sport, we'llhave to wait until next fall tosee not if, but how much theteam improves.

Fallgamestourneycompleted

By Joe Laudisi,Rec Room Manager

Trophies and official MCCRec Room baseball caps werethe awards given to the win-ners of the annual Fall GamesTournament.

In the Men's Foosball, thirdplace was clinched by the teamof Jim Dennis and BobDeHaan. The second placeteam of Glenn Stevenson andJim Frey pushed first placefinishers Carl Gurneet and JimMaher into going the distancein order to capture the title.They won the last match 3-2 onthe last ball of play.

The Men's Ping-Pong crownwas won by Hieux Luong. Hedefeated Oula Nahas in thefinals in what was an actionpacked match. Luong s excel-lent serve kept Nahas continu-ally on the defense. Manytimes Oula was eight to ten feetbehind the table hitting hard

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Fall games (conf d)smashes back to the consistentHieux. Luong was like playingagainst a brick wall -everything Nahas hit just keptcoming back. Daniel Ajegdahad a very respectable show-ing for third place.

Lisa Jo DuVernay sucessful-ly defended her Women's8-Ball crown by shutting outRobin Rosenbloom 3-0 in thefinals. This is the second yearin a row Lisa has won the title.

The Men's 8-Ball finals pittedCurt Ehrlich against GreggWaffle. Ehrlich had to defeatWaffle two straight matches,due to the tournaments doubleelimination system. Curt didjust that, 4-3, 4-3 and the matchwas as close as the scores imp-

ly. Both men shot really welland had equal chances to winthe title. Third place went tothe always tough Tim Cassidy.

Because there were morethan 14 participants in thistournament, both Ehrlich andWaffle are able to representMCC in the State Finals.

Each first place winner hashis or her name engraved onthe Rec Room wall plaque,honoring past winners. Alongwith this, each first place win-ner will represent the college atRIT this January in the stategames tournament. They willcompete against other collegesaround the state, with hope ofmaking it to the National Com-petition.

Fall Games Tournament champions.

Soccer takes one step furtherBy Paul Klein

Tougher competition on theschedule, returning keyplayers (including an Ail-American), and a strongfreshmen nucleus figured to beCoach Joe Mancarella's for-mula for winning theRegionals. Key injuries heldthe team away from their goal,as five members were lost withknee injuries early in theseason. Perhaps what hurtmost, was losing All-AmericanKen Wilkens, who was hurt inthe first game against MercerCC. This forced Coach Man-carella to juggle his lineup.

"We added three new teamsthis year to make this thetoughest schedule in 17 years,"commented Mancarella. 'Thishad to be one of the most ex-citing teams I've coached.

Because of the injuries, themen played the best' theycould, and that added some ex-citement."

Some of the bright spots inplayers included Del Smith -high scorer with nine goals, sixassists (15 total pts.); KenDiStefano - nine goals also(but played in only nine gamesbecause of illness); Spiro Gogs- seven goals, seven assists;Gary Pasano - his two goalsbeat Hudson Valley in OT 4-3in Sub-regionals; freshmenMike Champan (from Canada- did a fine job at midfield),Dave Nelson - another finemidfielder who consistentlypushed the ball up offensively,Ron Nettnin - assist on thewinning goal vs. HudsonValley, and Ed Schuler -Coach Mancarella invited him

out from a gym class (he con-tributed a couple of scores).Goalie Marty Pavone cannotbe overlooked either. His finegoalkeeping earned him a spoton the All-Regional SecondTeam.

Although their record was9-6-2, the team should be con-gratulated for fine play, evenwhen they were down. On theunderside of the coin, they hadto play four teams ranked inthe top 20 in the nation forjunior colleges (includingnumber one Morrisville). Theydid make it one step furtherthis year, to the regionals,whereas last year, they lost inthe sub-regionals. Perhaps nextyear, they can take one morestep to the top of the region.

OFC wins second in a rowBy Phil Ander

The OFC Intramural FloorHockey team won their secondchampionship in as manyyears by defeating theCharlotte Islanders, 2-1. MikeShone opened scoring on ascreen shot early in the game.With two minutes to go, JimConaughton made it 2-0 andthen Kevin Yost of theIslanders broke goaltenderKevin Malloy's shutout withone minute left in the game.

OFC was led by a strongdefense of Roger Stein and BillSchemer, and an outstandingoffense of center Chris Uttaro,and wings Chris White, WillKinsella, Bill Henry, Jim Con-aughton, and Mike Shone.STATISTICSOFC 2 - Charlotte 1

3 - Charlotte 56 - Tokyo Bay Strikers 47 - Clarion State 36 - Tokyo Bay Strikers 22 - Charlotte 1

Floor Hockey All-Stars Chris White, Roger Stein, ChrisUttaro, and Mike Shone. photobyS. KaySpeers

The Travel Committee of Student Activities Is sponsoring a one daytrip to Charlestown, N. V. on Saturday, December 6th. The cost Is only$10 per person, which Includes transportation and lunch OR dinner.We will be having either meal In Charlestown or on the way. Drinksand side-orders are your responsibility, however. You will have anopportunity to shop from the time we arrive until 4:30 p.m.

Anyone Interested may begin signing up November 17th at the S.A.desk and will continue until all 22 seats are filled.

For more information please contact Wendy Neale at 442-9950,Ext. 2558 or in the SAPB room, 3-124, or Lee Stasczak, 442-9950,Ext. 2540, or stop In the Monroe Doctrine Office.

There will be an informational meeting when we get all the names.

Meeting of the Dead Fish

The Dead Fish Track Clubwill be holding an information-al meeting on Friday, Novem-ber 21, 1980 (tomorrow) dur-ing College Hour in Room6-207. Everyone is welcometo attend! We will be discuss-ing future events including anultramarathon and fun runs.(Remember — Look for theRED Fish.)

Jessie Watts of Gauss Sporting Goods, representingAdirondack Bat Co., presents Annual Award ifir HighestTeam Batting Average to (I. to r.) Dave Bussey, JimToluba, Jim Smith, Mr. Tom Flynn (VP, Student Affairs),Tom Kies, Rick Colosimo, and coach Dave Chamberlainof the Tribunes baseball team.

Zenith's Hagan namedto assist Shapiro

By Paul KleinFormer Cardinal Mooney

and St. Bonaventure standoutGlenn Hagan has become thenew assistant basketball coachfor the Tribunes. Hagan willalso remain with the Continen-tal Basketball Association's

Rochester Zeniths. An unsuc-cessful bid to land a positionwith the Atlanta Hawks of theNGA has brought him back tothe Zeniths for his third season.Last year he was named to theCBA All-Star first team with a23.4 point per game average.

Christmas offeringsfrom Nazareth

By Lee M. StasczakA variety of festive activities

are being offered throughoutthe month of December byNazareth College of Rochester.

A series of Sunday afternoonconcerts featuring theNazareth College Orchestra,under the direction of Dr.Albion Gruber, professor ofMusic, are scheduled. The con-certs are held at the College'sArts Center, Main Auditoriumat 3 p.m.; admission is free.Concerts start December 7.

A charming, traditional Ger-man gingerbread house displayand workshops on making Ger-man Christmas tree decora-tions are also free. The ginger-bread creations were made byNazareth College's students.The display and workshops are9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Lobby ofthe Otto A. Shults CommunityCenter, December 8.

Special readings "The Food ofLove," from Shakespeare's fes-tive comedies will be present-ed by Nazareth students andfaculty in the Alice L. FoleyLounge in the Otto A. ShultsCommunity Center. The freeprogram runs from 3:45 - 5p.m., with wine punch andrefreshments following. This isoffered December 3, so plan

now to attend!December 1 - 1 9 Nazareth

will host an exhibition ofItalian Christmas Cribs byArchille Forgione, entitled"Presepi Italiani." BarbaraHarbach, instructor of music,will give a harpsicord concertfor the special opening pro-gram, 8:15 p.m. Casa Italiana.

Under the direction of JohnClentano, Professor Emeritus,Eastman School of Music, theChristmas Chamber Concertfor Strings will be performed.Music of Italian Composerswill be included in the show.The guest artist, Maria LuisaFaini, artist faculty member,Eastman School of Music, willbe featured. The event will beheld in A-14, of the NazarethCollege Arts Center at 7 p.m.Admission is free.

If you don't have New Year'sEve plans, make them now! Afive-act variety show, featuringmusic, magic and comedy anddancing will be the fare of theNew Year's Eve Show Decem-ber 31, 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.The gala festivity will be heldin the Main Auditorium,NCAC. Tickets are $15, andreservations can be madethrough the Nazareth Box Of-fice, 586-2420.

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Interested in aprogram change?

By Loretta C. BrownCounseling Center

ARE YOU uncertain aboutyour career goals and programof study at MCC? If so, youmay benefit from career ex-ploration and counseling avail-able through the CounselingCenter. This process may leadyou to want a program change;if it does, here are some thingsyou need to know.

You will probably be askedto attend an informationalmeeting where you will meetwith a counselor and a depart-mental representative from theprogram into which you wantto change. Length of time need-ed to complete degree re-quirements, pre-requisites, joboutlook, nature of the pro-gram, salary and suitability ofthe new curriculum to you willbe discussed.

Applying for a programchange does not guarantee ac-ceptance into the program. Thedeadline for applying for a pro-gram change that is effective

Fall 1981 for the Health Careerareas - Dental Hygiene, Nurs-ing, Medical Lab Technology,Radiographic Technology andMedical Records is December1st. No applications can be ac-cepted during the Springsemester for these HealthCareer areas.

The deadline for making aprogram change for programsother than Health Career areasis also December 1st. Applica-tions for programs other thanHealth Career areas may alsobe made for the Springsemester on a space availablebasis.

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students, please, rememberthat although education is oneof the most significant ways topursue career or personalgoals, it should never encom-pass your entire life. If you'vebeen running yourself crazy byenrolling in three or fourcourses - in addition to youralready full schedules (familyresponsibilities, work respons-ibilities, leisure time), perhaps

next semester would be thetime to cut it back to one or twocourses. Leaving time for "you"is important. In order for youreducation to be most usefuland rewarding, it should berun in easy partnership withthe other aspects of your life.You may find that both youreducation and your life will beenriched if you'll rememberthese thoughts as priority regis-tration and registration daysdraw nearer.

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Don't get caught with drugsBy Gene Powers

Being caught with drugs canhurt the student in more waysthan the person realizes. Ac-cording to Brian Dumka, MCCSecurity investigator, "oncearrested, that charge will be onthe student's record for the restof his life, even if found inno-cent of the charge." This couldlead to difficulty in findingfuture jobs once the employerfinds that blemish on the stu-dent's record.

A more immediate concernwould be the various discipli-nary actions taken by theschool once brought to theDean's attention. These actionsrange from an oral reprimandby the Vice-President to possi-

ble expulsion of the student.It is apparent that the school

will not tolerate flagrant usesof any illegal drugs in oraround the campus. This canbe heard from Dean Gigliottibacking this statement to thefullest.

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How can a biographerlie? — Unterecker

By Wendy Wright"The Biographer as a Liar"

was the topic of author JohnUnterecker's lecture last week.

But how can a biographer, ifhe pledges to write accurately,be a liar? Unterecker arguedthat "the truths a biographergets are peculiar truths," sincehe deals with two types ofmaterials: let ters andmemories.

Essentially, Unterecker saidthat letters and memories arefleeting; letters are lost ordestroyed and memories areoften distorted but Untereckeris "desperately in search of let-ters" because they "capture thestatement of that time."

The University of Hawaiiprofessor wrote a biography onthe American poet, HartCrane, and Crane's letters serv-ed as essays. Unterecker wasobligated to quote from thembecause of that, he said.

Unterecker went into greatdepth about Crane's life, men-tioning various anecdotes,which really didn't seem to fitin with the theme of the lec-ture.

'Kramer' exceptionalbut for screening

John Unterecker, author and lecturer, feels that "thepossibility for immense human relationships exists in allof us."

He told how Crane's fatherinvented Life Savers and"adulterated maple syrup" byadding tremendous amounts ofsugar to it.

Crane was bi-sexual and hada male lover who signed

'Please Posf:a SUNY showcaseThe creativity of the modern

poster-maker will be spot-lighted here at MCC from No-vember 17 to December 12 -Monday thru Friday from 10a.m. until 2 p.m. This exhibi-tion, entitled "Please Post" willshowcase 68 posters from 26different SUNY campuses.

Included in the show arethree award winning postersfrom MCC done by our Publi-city coordinators present andpast, Barbara Kleman-Belanger, Tracy Lennox-Kane,Jean Wilhelmsen, entitled"Art," "Asian Art Exhibit" and"Fools Fire Mime Song."

Most of the posters an-nounce various cultural eventson the campuses, such as artexhibitions, theatrical perfor-mances, music and dance con-certs. Others announce pro-grams of study or promotecampus calender highlights.The emphasis of this exhibitioncenters on the diversity of allaspects of poster-making. Forexample, stylistically, someposters are straight-forwardphotographic images, some areoriginal illustrations and draw-ings, and other are composedof type only. There is also awide range of printing techni-ques used to reproduce theseimages, from silkscreen to let-terpress to four-color offsetlithography. And it is clear inmany cases that the campussponsors had varying resourc-es available when producingtheir posters. Some of theworks in the exhibition arelow-keyed, elegant. Others at-tempt to capture the attentionof the audience by being cam-py or funky. Some works aretraditional, other experimen-tal. The designers come fromdifferent backgrounds andtraining: some are students,

some are faculty, and othersare graphic professionals fromthe educational communica-tions departments.

What these posters have incommon is that they succes-sfully solve the problem of at-tracting and informing theiraudience about a specific eventor program - they "work" asposters and as creative art.

"Please Post" was organizedby The Plaza Gallery at StateUniversity Plaza in Albany,and will tour State Universitygalleries through 1981.

photo by Bruce Wang

postcards "Love and kisses,Emil." Crane did have a femalelover, but even so he jumpedoverboard from a ship and kill-ed himself; "he couldn't facelife anymore," Untereckercommented.

Eventually, Untereckercame to the conclusion thathuman relations are likechemical bonds, since "bondsare different for each person."

He maintained that suchbonds are a "private communi-ty," and "secret bonds exist aswell as overt public ones."

Humans achieve "thedeepest bonds with people wedon't know," he said. And thepossibility for "immense rela-tionships exists in all of us."

'The observer alters thingsobserved, and it's the biograph-er's duty "to report the variabletruths about the subject. . ."There are "no objective real-ities in biography," Untereckerconcluded.

It was a peculiar, rounda-bout means to an interestingend.

By Lee M. StasczakThe drama and tension of

divorce and separation filledthe Little Theatre as "Kramervs. Kramer" was presentedNovember 11, as part of theTuesday Night Film Series.The starring roles went toDustin Hoffman, (TedKramer), Meryl Streep, as hiswife Joanna, and Jane Alex-ander as Joanna's best friend,divorcee Margaret. Cast as theKramer's first grade son, Billy,was young Justin Henry. Justinacted the part so brilliantly andwith spontaneity, he capturedand enveloped audiences inthe movie.

Joanna Kramer, wife of TedKramer, who is a very succes-sful advertising executive whojust received the most import-ant account in the firm's his-tory, is having trouble focusingon her own identity.

Meanwhile, Margaret, re-membering how she felt whenher own spouse left, befriendsTed, and the pair become (on-ly) close friends. In fact, shehas a profound effect on TedKramer's life: he is often seenwith Joanna's former friend inthe park, sitting on a parkbench and getting the low-down on other friend's soapopera romances and the bestway to wash dishes.

Joanna gets her act togetherand re-appears several monthslater to claim rights to Billy,only to find that Ted has be-come an accomplished"mother." A sensitive, dramaticcourt scene ensues, and duringthat time we see the true ef-fects of divorce in Billy'sbehavioral change: he ismoody, picky, high strung,frustrated and confused; hesomehow imagines his parents

don't love him and that theirdivorce is his fault.

The ending is a real, sensitiveand very touching scene,which we'll draw the curtain.

Unfortunately, the only flawabout the movie was the pre-sentation. "Kramer vs. Kramer"is a four-reel film; although onemust change reels, the transi-tion is usually smooth. Tues-day evening the movie had tobe stopped three times duringthe first reel alone due to faultysound. All together that even-ing the movie was stopped atotal of four times; the last timewas during an intense,touching scene, and just wheneveryone was reaching fortheir Kleenex tissues, the filmwas halted, the house lightswent on and everyone was sit-ting in the Little Theatre, tearsstreaming down their faces,staring at each other. Havingrun an Audio-Visual Club forthree years while in highschool, I feel qualified to voicecertain observations: regularclassroom projectors were us-ed to show the film, and theaudio system was faulty and indire need of repair.

I have already written a let-ter to Mr. John Trevison,Director of Student Activities,informing him of the situation.Mr. Trevison assured me he isinvestigating the matter of faul-ty equipment and will take ap-propriate action.

"Kramer vs. Kramer" was anexcellent movie all around,and I recommend it veryhighly. It rates five stars.Rating:3 stars: Definitely see this!4 stars: Quite enjoyable3 stars: Gets by2 stars: Go if you must1 star: Stay home!

'Promises, Promises' coining SaturdayThe show "promises" a fine

evening this Thursday, Fridayor Saturday at 8 p.m. in theTheatre: a script by the comicgenius of stage and film, NeilSimon; songs by the award-winning team of BurtBacharach and Hal David. Forthe past two months co-directors David Smith (drama)and Tom Fittipaldi (music)have worked with M.C.C. ac-tors, musicians and technicianson a production that matchesthe talents of the authors.

The story line sketches outthe comic possibilities: a youngman rises in the corporateworld by letting higher ex-ecutives use his apartment fortheir affairs. A young womantrades extra-marital unhap-piness with a top executive fortrue love and a new lease onlife with the young man.(Remember Jack Lemmon'sfilm "The Apartment"?)

Students Tom Giancursioand Kimberley Lowney playthe roles of the ambitiousyoung man (Chuck Baxter) andthe unhappy young woman

(Fran Kubelik). They join in anumber that features theshow's best known song, "111Never Fall in Love Again."Each reappears with anotherhit, Giancursio to sing "Pro-mises, Promises," and Lowneyto sing "Knowing When toLeave."

Several energetic dancenumbers, choreographed byJane Smith, include "WhereCan You Take a Girl," dancedby the executives, led by BrettHawkesasJ. D. Sheldrake, andTurkey Lurkey," a rousing fullcast enactment of the officeChristmas Party.

Tickets for the musical, co-sponsored by the Free TheatreClub and the Speech/Theatre/Music Department, areavailable for 50 cents in ad-vance with M.C.C. I.D., or$1.00 general admission at thedoor. The event is open to thepublic.

Singers a sheer delightBy Johnny Williams

"Superb!" Touching!" "Elec-trifying!" These are just some ofthe comments that echoedthrough the theater Friday,October 24. The soul-stirringMCC Gospel Singers provideda stimulating treat for Christ-ians and non-Christians alike.Mere words alone cannot des-cribe the spontaneous ap-plause or sheer jubilationdisplayed within the theater. "Iam overwhelmed about the en-tire program," commented San-dy Dyer. "I thought the turnoutwas great." I really enjoyedmyself," said Camille

Chandler, the new president ofthe Gospel Singers. Camilletook over office after Sandygraduated in August with adegree in Liberal Arts.

The Master of Ceremonieswas CBN's own Asko Sawyer.Also performing were FaithTemple Full Gospel Choir, andThe Brotherings from the Lillyof the Valley Church of God inChrist. They provided us withglimpses in the past of the goodold gospel times. The programalso consisted of numeroussoloists who expressed theirtalents for this occasion.

In a peculiar way the MCCGospel Singers have provensuccessful after months ofplanning and being frustratedit has paid off. This was the2nd Anniversary of the GospelSingers. However, with theirperformance one wouldsuspect they have been arounda lot longer.

One of the most touchingaspects I witnessed that nightwas watching the group sing inunity. It appeared that out ofall the obstacles they have en-countered previously, onecommon bond held themtogether, love.

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New Systemeases registration

Editorials on top of editorialshave been written about regis-tration — usually on a negativenote - because of registrationlines. But this year the story isdifferent, and the Records andRegistration office should becommended.

They alphabetized the regis-tration process this year toeliminate lines. It has worked;lines have been reduced con-siderably.

One registration staffer saidthat with the old system,everyone came on the first dayto sign up for courses. But be-cause the schedule was brokendown alphabetically this year,there wasn't a rush to be first inline.

The staffer also said that theschedule had to be alphabetiz-ed because of the record enroll-ment of 11,000. Could you im-agine the situation if it wasn't?Lines would probably bestretching three times aroundthe Brick Lounge.

It's just too bad this ideawasn't brought up before inspite of no record enrollment.Students have enough to worryabout in college instead ofstanding in line for two hourswhen they could be studying.

Registration lines are nowone less thing to worry about incollege, but even so, book storelines are the next on the list.Save yourself some trouble andbuy your books over vacation.

NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR M.C.C.Main Switchboard ... 424-5200 Criminal JusticeAdmissions 424-5250 Training Center .... 424-5281Bursar 424-5299 Security 424-5620Comm. Services 424-5291 Student Affairs 424-6520Con. Ed 424-6650 Student Records 424-5280

Tom Wells, meterologiston top of weather

By Debra Anderson"I've taught Metereology and

Astronomy here at MCC forthe past 2Vz years," said TomWells, a member of MCC'sGeo-Science Department. Hehas taught here since 1968, theyear the school opened. "Weused to hold our lectures in thegym, nicknamed 'the barn',with over 400 students in eachclass," Wells said.

Besides being seen at MCC,Mr. Wells can be found onSaturdays at 6:00 and 11:00p.m. on Channel 10 reportingthe weather/

"I started doing televisionback in 1973, and for threeyears I reported on the weatherfive days a week at 6:00 and11:00 p.m. I then quit becauseof personal reasons," statedWells, but in February, 1979 Istarted doing the weather forChannel 13. This October I leftand began doing the weatherfor Channel 10." Mr. Wells alsodoes fill-in reports for forecast-ers on vacation or who are sick.

"Dr. Myron Cucci, the Chem-

Affirmative action programs necessaryTo the Editor:

This letter is in reference toMr. Eric DiLella's letter "Actionmakes for inequality," whichappeared in the Monroe Doc-trine two weeks ago.

I am not usually one to en-gage in the practice of stereo-typing people. However, afterreading DiLella's article care-fully, several times, I believethat it is reasonably save toassume that he is a white stu-dent from a middle class back-ground who, like so manyothers, does not understandthe immediate necessity formore well defined, effectiveand strictly enforced affirma-tive action programs. The needfor such programs is urgent!Not only at MCC, but in bus-iness and institutions through-out the Rochester Community,as well as around the nation.

For this student to suggestthat there is no need for affirm-ative action programs, clearlyimplies that he is unaware ofthe fact that in 1980 we are stillliving in a racist society thatcontinues to systematically dis-criminate against and oppresscertain peoples simply because

of the color of their skin. If heis aware of this, then he mustfeel that it is not his responsi-bility as a human being to helpwipe out all forms of racism.And if that's the case, then howcan he claim to believe inequality? Equality can and willbe achieved only if peoplework to make it a reality. •

DiLella's views as expressedin his letter are very narrow-minded, simplistic and evenridiculous in the sense that heseems to believe that the phen-omenon of "reverse dis-crimination" has developed in-to something concrete and real.Reverse discrimination is onlya racist idea that has been in-stilled into the minds of in-dividuals to promote separa-tion of blacks, whites andothers. If Mr. DiLella is in-terested in learning and trulyunderstanding why affirmativeaction programs are nec-essary, I suggest that nextsemester he might consider ad-ding History 103, Sociology200 to his academic scheduleor any other course(s) that mayaid him in understanding themanifestations of the inequi-

table conditions that exist inAmerica today.

It's really quite understand-able how a student, particu-larly a white middle class stu-dent who does not know or un-derstand the history of blackpeople in America, might feeloffended and deprived by af-firmative action. However,Mr. DiLella and others of hismentality must remember thatblack, latin, native Americanand other so called minorities,even poor whites have beenplaying a game called "catchup" for quite some time now.The problem is that each timewe struggle to make a step for-ward, along comes an idea likereverse discrimination to set usback a step or two. If condi-tions are not created and main-tained which are conducive tothis game, then how can equal-ity ever be achieved? Whenand if it is achieved, your wor-ries will be over because theneed for affirmative action pro-grams will cease to exist.

Think about it. . .Howard J. Eagle

Full time day student ofAfrican descent

Tom Wells, astronomy professor.

istry Department Chairperson,told me about a vacancy for aforecaster at Channel 13, I ap-plied and was accepted. So, inOctober, 1973 I began myweather-reporting televisioncareer."

Mr. Wells taught GeneralScience at Rush-Henrietta Jr.High School before coming toMCC.

"I like working on my car,gardening, anything that keepsme busy," commented Wells,"I'm also involved in the PressRadio Club, which raisesmoney for children's charities,and the Strong Children's Fundthat raises money for the com-munity, to help children." ThePress Radio Club has donated

over $200,000 to the communi-ty over the years.

Mr. Wells is married anddoesn't have any children. Hewent to the State University ofPlattsburg for his undergradu-ate work and for graduateschool he went to the Universi-ty of Houston.

"I enjoy life and my work ispart of it. Whenever I go anywhere I am always introducedas a weatherman, but I wouldprefer to be known as a teacherat MCC. Students come to myclasses thinking it will be abreeze, but I prefer students toknow that I will be a demand-ing teacher." said Wells, "I real-ly like teaching at MCC and Iam very proud to work here."

Sidewalk constructionfinally finished

By Brett HawkesBuilding and repairs on cam-

pus just never seems to stop.The most recent is the tearingup of the sidewalks in front ofbuilding five, cost for the pro-ject is estimated at $9,000.

The reason for this project issafety. It's being done nowbecause the money just camethrough three weeks ago.

In the past, the sidewalks atthe entrance of buildings fiveand eight have been naturalcollection points for waterafter every rain and springthaw. The ponds that resultsoften become ice rinks in coldweather. Though the ice maybe a source of amusement tosome, it is a dangerous hazardfor the unwary and the handi-capped. The maintenance de-partment has been aware ofthe problem for some timenow, but a two year old re-

quest throught the Community. Development Fund was onlyrecently approved by the coun-ty to alleviate the hazard.

Drains are being placed inthe walkways at five and eightto carry off the excess water. Inaddition, these walkways andpart of the walkways aroundbuilding four are being relaidand leveled to provide cleanerdrainage and smoother accessfor the handicapped. The jobwas contracted out to H. T.Marsden, a local constructionfirm two weeks ago and workwas begun last week.

Work on the walkway infront of building five should befinished this week. The workat buildings eight and fourshould be started soon, so thatby the time the iceman comethto MCC, there will be two lessproblems for us to worryabout.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING !

COMINGEVENTS

NOVEMBER 21

SVTV-3Dating Games

CURRENT

"Please Post"SUNY College Poster

Art on DisplayRoom 3-114

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

November 20, 21, 22 December 5 December 2

"Promises, Promises'9

Neil Simon musical comedyThursday, Friday, Saturday

8:00 p.m. MCC Theatre$.50 advance with MCC ID

$1.00 at the door

BAT McGRATHDON POTTER

Tuesday$1.00 advance sale

$3.00 at the door

Tuesday Film SeriesMCC Theatre $.50

"The Black Hole'

Now and Through Dec.

December 4

November 22 - December 6

Reduced TicketPrices

Saturday Promenade SeriesDome Arena 8:30 pm $4.50

Nov. 22 Teddy Wilson - Jazz PianoIsaiah Jackson - Conductor

Saturday Philharmonic SeriesEastman Theatre $2.00

Dec-6 Bella Davidovich -PianoMyung-Whun Chung - Conductor

GEVA - Saturday, Dec. 68:30 pm $4.00 "Hay Fever"

TOYS FOR TOTSMCC Vet's Club

Christmas Toy DriveFriday, College Hour

S.A. HallBring an unwrapped toy or dropoff at Vet's Club Office Nov. 21-Dec. 10 College Hour.

BSUChristmas Food

CollectionHelp us attain our goal of 50 bagsof non-perishable food items forthose truly in need.Drop off at the Senate Office(Room 3-119) or BSU (Room3-116B) thru November andDecember. Help us Help!

Have a fine holiday andcount your blessings !