18 • SIGNAL Monday, September 27, 1976 Hockey Concrete Campus FI~ ...es' Fifth Ice Age

Cometh to ni Next Month Welcometo Georgia State University, the South's most By J. S. Girard game-out finish. Rick Bown eas, Harold progressive urban university. Contrary to what many. of Autumn is six days old Take heart, 0 ye sports fans Phillipoff and Bill Plett, all you might have heard before arriving here, GSU athletics are not in too bad shape. We'vegot a long way to go of today and the battered and that cry in the wilderness. forwards, have an excellent course but at least we're out of the Dark Ages. benumbed Atlanta sports fan The Flames begin their fifth shot at making the squad, as , z., \ The question most often is prostrate from a severe case do defensemen Dave Shand of lose-itis. season billed as Atlanta's only asked by new students at and Rich Mulhern. the "Concrete Campus" is: This year's edition of the winning sports team. Creighton sent 13 players MICHAEL Falcons has looked sus- Coach has a Why doesn't GSU have a down to the minors Thursday, ,OGLESBY football team? Money, or piciously like the previous ten solid core of veterans all rookies. while losing their first two returning in , Rey the lack thereof, is the The Flames have already SPORTSEDITOR' answer. Collegiate foot- games. Comeau, , Eric played two exhibition games, The Braves did improve last Vail and the like, but great . ball is 8 very expensive against the Birmingham Bulls \ .'sportanditcostsaking's year's showing, climbing to hope is being placed on the in Birmingham and the ransom to initiate a team. In fact, the only way wecould only 311/2 games behind the rookie corps in camp this year. in get a football squad is if Howard Hughes or J. Paul Getty division-winning Cincinnati Players such as Guy Lakeland, (Fla.). had left us an endowment in their wills. Reds from last season's 40- Chouinard, Bobby Simpson, The Flames lost to the Basketball is GSU's identity sport. The Panthers joined Birmingham Bulls 7-6 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1963and overtime but thrashed the eight years later became a member of Division 1Last North Stars 5-2. season was the cagers most successful in history. They In both games rookies reeled off seven consecutive victories to open the year and Bobby Simpson and Guy went on to post a 12-11mark-the team's first winning Chouinard played outstand- season ever. ing games. Simpson, in fact, is There are other prosperous Panthers here, also. The the surprise of training camp, women's basketball team compiled an outstanding 12-4 It no a gutty player with goodspeed season, women's volleyball squad was 7-6 8;Ddthe and scoring ability. . women's tennis team recorded a 7-6mark. 1975-76was longer has A third , these three tef!.IDsinitial year of competition. this one for charity, was The soccer team had a school record 12-3season. The played Friday night in The to decide who cross country team was 11-5in dual meets. The swUnming • Omni against the St. Louis • team earned a respectable 5-5 record in its first full season IS Blues. gomg Another charity game will in NCAA competition. The men's tennis team was 8-12and be played in The Omni on Oct. the golf team doesn't really have a team record. to college. 1 against the New York In addition to these squads, GSUboasts a weightlifting Islanders. The already-bitter club, a fencing club, an aikido club, yoga, olympic and Your future no longer has scholarship really starts pay' rivalry between the five-year- bando karate and a nature oriented Touch the Earth to be in the hands of the al- ing off. You receiveacommis- old teams always produces group. All ofthese organizations are open to membership mighty dollar-your dollars sion as an Air Force officer. good hockey, as wellas money by the student body. that is. Becausean Air Force Plus a good job to go to. And ROTC4·year scholarship will a future without limits. Travel. for the Scottish Rite Hospital On the intramural sports level, there are independent pick up the bills. Tuition bills Promotions. Prestige. in this case. and Interfraternity Council athletic leagues in football ...textbook and lab bills. Plus, There are 6500 Air Force The home season for the it provides for a hundred dol· ROTCcollege scholarships in during fall quarter, basketball in winter and softball in lar a month allowancefor you total. Why not see if you've Flames begins Oct. 7when the spring. John Krafka in room245ofthe Physical Education to spend as you seefit. earned one during the last LosAngeles Kings and Marcel And at graduation, that few years. Building heads these leagues. Dionne come into The Omni. As for athletic facilities, the P.E. Building on Decatur Visit or Call: Major Greenberg. 1976-77 Street was completed in 1973at a cost of$6.5million. The Georgia Tech. lyman Hall. 894-4175 building houses basketball and tennis courts, a six-lane HOME SCHEDULE swimming pool with a separate diving well,weight lifting October and gymriastic equipment, racquetball courts, a track and Put it alltogether in Air Force ROTC. Thurs. 7 Los Angeles Sat. 9 locker rooms. Fri. 115 Pittsburgh A validated lD. card will give you the free use of a Fri. Vancouver 22 locker and any equipment you desire to checkout. Atowel November Rich Floyd costs 10cents per day and a gym uniform, ifyou don't have Wed. 3 Washington Fri. 6 Toronto your own, is 25cents a day. INASSOCIATIONWITH Wed. 10 Two 4OQ-footsquare playing fields at Panthers ville are Fri. 12 Cleveland 96 ROCK Wed, 17 scheduled to open in 1977and three tennis courts at the Fri. 19 Indian Creek Lodge are slated for play this year. PRESENTS Wed. 24 Washington Fri. 26 St. Louis There you have a brief outline of the GSU athletic ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~>O~~!!!tI.. Tues. 30 N,Y. Rangers program. The torch has been ignited and oneday willpass December to you. Don't blow it out. Fri. 3 Boston Fri. 10 Minnesota P.S. Dori't buy any pep rally tickets, either. ARLO Sat. H Chicago GUTHRIE WITH GEORGIA SHZ=A=OOAH STATE'S ~iiiiiiiiiiiiiii_O¢¢"""'iiiiiiiii'iiT Sat., Oct. 16 81?M. OWN TOMWEST Fox Theatre $6.50 ADYANCITlCKm A""ILAIU ATAlL T1C-X-NISS OUTLITSINCI.UOlNG: DAVISON'S, SALLI'S."AC"S, OLIOSTllUT, ClAlTlln(N.~. AII.ICOIID 5. RU.·SI ...... "-rill, ...... LIN MUSlCI",""-- _1& CHIU T LS. 118 ,,...... ,.....-- ... ,,-.- c ,-, t- All Seats Reserved Afternoons at 3