THE COWL Issue
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Freshmen THE COWL Issue Vol. XXV, No.» TIIK COWL. SEPTEMBER 5. 1972 Seatrain s Country MEMO FROM THE EDITOR ' Rock Features Frosh Festivity Three years ago I came to Providence College bent on Seatrain, described by the Los receiving a college degree relevant to the world and also able to Angeles Herald Examiner as an tell me what I wanted to do. I was given the same phrases about "act everyone should see." will highlight first week social ac• the importance of a college degree that one gets in high school tivities as scheduled by the Board from admission counselors and guidance counselors and ad• of Governors Lett by the work of two master ministrators and parents, and anyone else one talks to. It's an oft musicians, violinist Hichacd talked about crutch used to give high school seniors an op• Greene and bassist-flutist Andy Kulbeig, Seatrain was also portunity to fool around for a few more years and maybe learn described by the Herald Examiner something in the process. And I was. upon arrival, told to join this as the sound of the future and that and that organization to become involved, and also to study so sound will lie incredible " (ireene oiginally came to Seatrain after that I could get ahead and soon it would all mean something playing with the Jim Kreskin Jug Hand Andy Kulberg was playing bass lor the Danny Kalb quartet which had also spawned Ihe It's now three years later and I'm responsible now for telling notable careers of Al Kooper and you to join this organization and that organization so that your Sieve Katz The Danny Kalb quartet soon changed its name to college experience' will be more meaningful' But it's not the Ihe now lamous Blues Project college degree or the extra-curricular activity that will give you Kulberg who describes himself as or anyone the four good years that you expect and deserve It's never a blues freak decided that his new group was going to be quite the opportunity to talk to people, to get the feel of a city, to fight Seatrain performs Thursday K p.m. in Alumni Hall. different from Blues Project And for something you think you deserve and sometimes get it that so Seatrain came about can make your four years a viable existence and a worthwhile Kulberg views the first album, and I was really missing the ex• Admission is $2 SO and tickets are appropriately titled Seatrain as citement of playing in front of an available at the BOG office one And college can be a means of making your life worthwhile basically instrumental and more audience The alternate choice Tonight Powerhouse, a local If vou make an effort suited for a movie score than a was the expansion of interests group will perform in front of the band It was too intellectual I Several new members were added t'nion from 10 on until midnight telt the musical composition was bringing diverse musical in• Tomorrow Russ Burgess will quite interesting but it was vir• fluences along The new drummer. present his ESP show in the Multi• Michael Donohue tually impossible to pe form live. Larry Atamanuik had a purpose room of the Union. Ac• background in blues Peter Rowan cording to Charley Madieros. bad a Buddy Holly and blue grass major events co-chairman of the background All of these people put Board of Governors. "Burgess together a new Seatrain devoted to promises to present an interesting good-time, electrified, country show. He is well known for his style Folk, Jazz, Rock, and Original Plays rock.' This is basically what and showmanship in the Rhode Seatrain is today. Island area." Kulberg states about the group's On Saturday a Greased Pig music that. "Most of our songs Contest and Frisbee Contest are represent our personal views of the set as athletic activities designed Widen WDOM Operational Format world and how it affects us We like to interest adventurous members to be a little like the minstrels of of the class of '76 These festivities H. Kirk Bozigian and what will be happening in the on your FM dial What this means the middle ages — entertaining the will be followed by festivities of a Welcome back friends and hello coming year WDOM. in case you is that we are required to broad• people and communicating different order commencing with a Class of 76. This column is being didn't know, is PC's own radio cast shows of an educational, something to them." Gay Nineties Party for couples in written to let all of you know just station We are a ten watt cultural, or instructional nature Seatrain will perform on Alumni Hall. An alternate what's been happening to WDOM educational station located at 91 3 Some of these shows are obviously Thursday. September 7th in suggestion is a Singles Dance in the dull, but we have made every ef• Alumni Hall at 8 p m Egg Bros Multi-purpose room featuring the fort to program shows of topical will also perform that evening Hungry 1 interest For instance, this Fall we will be presenting two very in• Kelly Issues Action Call teresting shows dealing with Jazz. There will also be shows on Folk music, original plays, radio serials Aid Community Change and other goodies I'll keep you informed about them in future 820 Enter Class of '76 columns. by Ed Kelly worthless. You'll soon find the President of the social life here to be a bit less than Along with our educational Liberia is One Residence Student Congress you had dreamed of. programming, WDOM also plays a To welcome you to Providence But Providence College is not fair amount of Progressive Rock College and lead you to believe much different than any other Another feature of this column will that all is well would indeed be college that you could have gone to be its mini-record reviews and Approximately 820 freshman comes to Providence College this unfair of me. Because just as at So, what can we all do about the Music Survey so you'll know what students will enter Providence year. most other institutions, there is a situation I've just described? First to buy and what to stay away from College as the Class of '76 arrives Twenty-eight concentrations are great need for change and co• of all don't give up — work toward Our News department will play a on September 5th. available to the incoming student operation among all elements of establishing a community made up very active role this year. There Admissions Director Michael suited to fit most people's interests the College "community". We are of all elements of the College, work will be extensive coverage of the Backes, also in his first year at the from Arf to Sociology. Those in• living in a time when all people are with the Dean to make our courses election with an election night college, issued an abbreviated dicated as the most popular among frustrated with their situations. more relevant and interesting, special scheduled. The News class profile. It lists various this class' intentions include Providence College is no different. help the Vice President for Student department will also be expanded characteristics which show up in Biology, Business, Education, If you expected to come to PC. and Relations and the Board of with the addition of Mutual News. the incoming class and will also Sociology and Political Science. find everything just as you wanted Governors make our social life give new students a general idea of it, I'm afraid you'll be sadly better and life in general more There are a lot of surprises the makeup of their class as a Miss Sally Thibodeau, Assistant disappointed Things that might pleasant here. This is what you coming your way this year from whole Dean wished to extend the offices have sounded good to you when you could do, not what you will do for WDOM so "Listen and Learn." We These 820 freshmen represent 24 of the Deans office to help fresh• first read them in the rule book the most part. I'll grant you that will be on the air October first. Oh, states, predominantly New men with all of their academic will soon sound repressive and much. However, if you do nothing before I forget, we are looking for England and the Middle Atlantic activities She added, T hope that unfair when you see how they — then you deserve mediocrity and serious people who really want to states although California, Texas, they will utilize the personnel of the actually work. Some courses that that is what you'll get because help make WDOM your radio and Minnesota are also listed as Office of the Dean. We are working might have sounded immensely believe me nobody else will do it station so if you would like to enter residences -of members of this to form the best possible orien• Interesting the day you signed up for you — we just haven't gotten the exciting field of broadcasting group. Several foreign countries tation program for all freshmen tor toon will soon be found* to be that community spirit...yet stop down at our studios in the are represented in this class most and we hope they will benefit from ly boring and practically welcome IO PC. basement of Joseph Hall. notably one student from Liberia the program." 1] Page 2 THE COWL. SEPTEMBERS. 1*72 Congress Call the greatness of one man cannot be told in a few words.