The @RITER/ON of JtCesa Gollege Vol. 43, No. 19 Gr.nd Junction, Color.do Febru.ry 22, 1977 Survey shows majority smokes pot By DON OLSEN survey included, " Never!" Which other drugs have you Associate Editor over the list of hard drugs, tried? Six out of every ten stu- "I'm straight!" In giant let- cocaine 30% dents polled smoke marl- ters, and "I'm not stupid" amphetamines 32% Juana at least occasionally, once again over the hard barbltuates or other downs and two out of every ten of drugs. 24% them use the illegal drug on However, some had differ- hallucinogens (LSD, mesca- a dally basis, according to a ent feelings about their drug line, etc.) 28% survey of Mesa College stu- use; "I have to smoke (pot) Which of these drugs do you dents conducted by the Crl· every day to function normal- atlll use? terlon last Friday. ly, .. or, " Whatever's a val I- cocaine 15% Results of the poll also able," written over types of amphetamines 12% showed that 72% of the 473 hard drugs, to "50 times per barbltuates or other downs students who answered had day" written over "How often 7% at least tried pot once. do you smoke pot?" hallucinogens (LSD, mesca- The survey was conducted Fewer women line, etc.) 10% In the hallway of the college Women did not respond as Male students (303) center by members of the readily to the survey as did How frequently do you use Criterion staff. Students were the men. Of the 473 com- marijuana? asked what types of drugs pleted surveys, only 170 be- never 23% they used and how often longed to females. About only tried It 13% they used them. Alcohol was 47% of the women reported occasionally 20% Included in the survey. Over that they had never smoked 1-3 times per week 9% 85% of the students reported pot, compared to 23% of the 4-6 times per week 12% that they used alcohol occa- men. Women used fewer dally 23% slonally and 6% said that drugs overall than men, ac- How often do you UH alco- they drink on a dally basis. cording to the survey. hol? Less Interest Faculty Survey never 10% Mesa students seemed to The Criterion also polled have tried It 1 % be less Interested In harder members of the Mesa Col· occasionally 41 % drugs, although 30% of the lege faculty and found that 1-3 times per week 27% students polled had tried co- of the 33 Instructors who re- 4-6 times per week 15% calne, 32% had used amphe- turned the faculty survey, daily 9o/o tamlnes and 28% had used a only five had tried marijuana, Which other drugs have you hallucenogenlc drug at least and only two of those tried? once. Of those Indicating use smoked occasionally. One cocaine 33% of these drugs, 15% still Instructor also reported that amphetamines 36% used cocaine, 12% occasion- he had tried an amphetamine barbituates and other downs ally used amphetamines, and (speed). 26% one out of every ten students However, 15 of the 33 hallucinogens (LSD, mesca- sometimes used a hallucino- reported that they used alco- line etc.) 33% gen. (Hallucinogens include hol occaslonally and two Which of thne drugs do you LSD, mescaline, peyote and admitted that they used it on still use? STP .) a dally basis. cocaine 18% 'I h Here are the results of the amphetamines 14% Mesa students, according to a survey held last week, are ave to student survey; barbltuates and other downs famlllar with a variety of drugs - Including marijuana and Total atudents [473) 7% alcohol. Some prefer to grow their own - Ilk• this pot plant, SmQ e How frequently do you UH hallucinogens (LSD, mesca- k marijuana? line, etc.) 12% which le over four fNt tall. every d ay t O never 32% Total femalH (170) "ton only tried it 14% How frequently do you UH funct occasionally 19% marijuana? 1-3 times per week 31 % atlll use? normally' 1-3 times per week 8% never 47% 4-6 times per week 6% cocaine 12% 4-6 times per week 10% only tried It 14% daily 2% amphetamines 9% Interest In the survey daily 19% occasionally 19% Which other drugs have you barbttuates and other downs ranged from rather embar How frequently do you use 1-3 times per week 10% tried? 8% rassed glances from students alcohol? 4-6 times per week 8% cocaine 24% hallucinogens. (LSD, mesca as they hurried past the poll never 13% dally 13% amphetamines 24 % line, etc.) 8% ing table to the ill-concealed have tried it 2% How frequently do you use barbltuates and other downs enthusiasm of those who occasionally 47% alcohol? 21 % 1-3 times per week 29% never 18% were obviously proud of their hallucinogens (LSD, mesca See related story on Page 8 drug use habits. 4-6 times per week 12% have tried it 2% line, etc.) 20% Comments written on the daily 6% occasionally 56% Which of these drugs do you """------~ ~,------. How to Pong games Mav cagers cheat at Mesa popular top Fort Lewis
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.. __ _ Page 2 Criterion Tuesday, February 22, 19n Space: the final frontier for man· and mind
Another episode in the christened "Enterprise," a space race has begun with sort of action that has the accent on recycling. been already completed in Interestingly enough, the the future since the Star concept of a reusable Trek series of the 23rd spacecraft was devtsed century is extinct. long before ecology be But it is comforting for came a movement, and this country to again be a long be fore Coors struck part of the space race. Not upon cash for cans. only is a space race seem In the early sixties, the ingly less competitive than prototype of today's shut an arms race, but it is tlecraft was dubbed the often easier to find hope "Dyna-Soar," a name link for this dreary world when ed with the past and the its benefits are weighed age of flight. Now the first against the uncertainties shuttlecraft has been of space. When will NORML be normal? The results of the Crit Neither was there much erion drug use survey and credibility to be found un others like it indicate that til recently from any gov there are indeed many ernment source with re young people exploring gard to marijuana. The "space", the final frontier. scare tactics employed by To observe the wide the government to keep spread use of a variety of kids off the weed were drugs is not especially severe enough that they heartening. But we believe should still be a source of that people will make up embarrassment. their own minds as to Scare tactics proved one what is good for them. And thing to our generation - only in extreme cases is that the use of marijuana drug use potentially de ts linked to a progression structive to the fabric of of harder drug use. Why? "No, Mr. President, the shuttlecraft society. Because "they lied to us would not make It to the moon Which makes the mari about pot being harmful, juana prohibition all the so they're probably lying with 5 cases and Biiiy!" more ludicrous. Marijuana about Junk." Too many tax on the sale of pot lar lawbreakers becoming has not been proven to be minds are not thoughtful tion on liquor - about the time the liquor industry would allow. 50 million law abiding tax especi"lly harmful to the even before they arc dull The mere thought of an payers overnight is part hum?.n organism. For ed by false drugs. lobbyists pressures began to be felt again. The Trea estimated 50 million regu- icularly inspiring. every medical or psycho Another source of cyni sury Department initiated logical report to the effect cism is the circumstances ln~l~-, ,~ ~ ~ ~ that marijuana is harmful, surrounding the original a 8100 per ounce tax on there appears one with prohibition of pot. The ul marijuana. which in itself ~ T/ze equal authority and cre timate authority restrict was an effective prohibi· :,·• @RJTERJON tion on the use of pot. dentials, stating the con ing the sale and distribu of uteesa Gollege trary. tion of pot is the Treasury And if anything will con A recent Psychology To Department. All local and vince the government in Editor •.•..•.•.•.•• , •••.•.••••••• , Jeffrey Frye day article in fact linked state laws aside, the pot Washington to Uft the pro Associate Editor .. , ...... Don Olsen the publication of anti-pot prohi bition was initiated hibition on pot, it will be a Cartoonist •••••.••••...•••.••••.• Dave Morton studies to the prior publi about the time the nation new source of revenue - Advisor ...... carol Edmonds cation of pro-pot findings. was repealing the prohibi- such as a more reasonable Chief Photographer...... Leonard Weddle Entertainment Editor ...••.•.•Vince Freeman Sports Editor ...... ,Dave Casey Advertising Manager•.••••.••.••• Jeff Walthall Advertising Staff,, .. , .•...••..Susan Burleigh Theresa Knlppling News Staff...... Steven Anderson Sharon Cavanagh Tim Leonard Gary Mudry Andrea Papas David Van Dyke Business Manager...... Liz Vaos Office/Production Manager ,Bruce McGregor The Mesa College Criterion ts published each I Tuesday morning. Offices are in the College Center 50METIM£.'i • .JETHRO. I THINI< -nl£~f. MOS r on the college campus. Oplnions expressed in the SE A C"'EANlNu, Al'I OJe:AALL PUIN, editorial columns are those of the editorial staff, FOR AU °" ti.. . and do not necessarily reflect those of the admin- istration, faculty or student body. Letters to the editor are welcomed, it is only asked that they be ' typewritten and signed. All letters are subject to I editing. 1175 Texas Avenue Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 Ph. 248-1255 Page 3 Criterion Tuesday, February 22. 1977 Two hats In the ring Showdown for SBA President Student Body Association only the second SBA Presi O'Connor cited his work President Tom O'Connor has dent in Mesa's history to record as his credentials for announced his candidacy tor complete a full term of re-election. He claimed re re-election. He will be op- office. "We don't want to sponsibility tor an expanded posed by a member of his stop while we're ahead," he intramural athletics budget, and the initiation of such projects as a legal advice serv·1ce free to students and a discount day-care service for students.
Speaking of the contact he has maintained with officials in state government, O'Con nor said, "I think people should realize that we now have our foot in the state government door." O'Connor has, like his predecessor Kevin Burke, lobbied in the statehouse to have the debt on Saunders Fieldhouse lift ed from the student tees. SUtJer Butler says that as SBA President, he would maintain contact with state officials. "I would make it a big part of Legislative review my duties in office," said Burford talks of illegal •liens Butler. State Rep. Bob Burford of Grand Junction noted in a recent legislative report that a newly introduced bill in the Butler said that in spite of State House would make the hiring of illegal aliens a criticism that the SBA is misdemeanor. "little more than an entertain Burford commented that he believes the bill "would have ment committee," he would an adverse effect on Mesa and Delta Counties," especially as SBA President hope "to on fruit growers and sugar beet producers. O'Connor better round out the stu A hearing on the bill was scheduled tor Feb. 17 before dent's social life." He said the business affairs and labor committee at the state capi that buildings should be tol. cabinet, Booth Butler, the said. made more aval lable for SBA Hart wants "clean° automobiles current vice-president for stu The 25 year-old Butler im functions. U.S. Sen. Gary Hart introduced a bill in the S ,ate on dent services. Butler is also mediately squared off In op Feb. 11 to give rebates to purchasers of cars that conform President of the Mesa Col position to O'Connor, label Elections for five SBA Exe to federal emission standards. The proposal states that a lege Veterans Club. llng him ws "more of • politi cutive Cabinet positions will financial penalty would be administered to the manu Announcing his candidacy cian lha-n a student. I doll't be March 8 and 9. Electio,1 facturers of cars that exceed the emission standards. tor an unprecedented second agree with nothing he does," petitions tor President, and Hart, a member of the Senate Public Works Com,:nittee, term of office, O'Connor said .n'ld Boller. Vice-Presidents tor Adminis introduced the bill in relation to the Clean Air Act that under his direction, trative Affairs, Campus Af Amendments. If passed, the proposal would go into effect Mesa has had "one of the Butler declared that he fiars, Student Services, and in 1978. best student governments in "believes In working more Clubs and Organizations, are Hart stated that for years attempts have been made to the state. I don't want to see with the students and the available in the SBA office. employ emission standards on manufacturers, but thus far it end." SBA instead of working Petitions must be submitted they have been unsuccessful. O'Connor claimed to be against them." before March 1 . Of his plan, Hart said, "You could call it a combination of the financial carrot and the big stick." Campaigning for Vet's bill U.S. Sen. Hart recently introduced a bill which would Basketball marathon require Judicial review for the Veteran's Administration, and this month he has called for active campaignimg on the proposal. Hart's proposal is endorsed by the National Association of Veterans Program Administrators (NAVPA). Hart listed Set for March 11-12 his reasons tor the proposal: "The Veterans Administra tion has been, for its ent'lre existence, insulated from both public and judicial review. It is the only agency whose For those who would like from a team of small children administrative decisions are not subject to the ind·epen Basketball nuts of all ages to watch the games, admis to city recreation teams. dent scrutiny ol the courts." now have the chance to sion is $1 for the entire He explained that currently, "Veterans who are dlenied enjoy the sport through ac Koiter said that some benefits and who have appealed their cases to the VA have tive participation by forming marathon. teams were having T-shirts no where else to tum." Hart termed this a "denial of due a team to play in the Atten printed up and still others process." tion To Youth Basketball Proceeds wi II go towards were coming up with some Marathon. the newly purchased halfway youth house, which stands pretty unusual names. He next to the established At listed as examples a couple This annual marathon will tention To Youth halfway of team names from a local be in the Mesa College Field house. The new house will bank: the "Fat Assets" and Get ti the tap House for 24 straight hours, shelter short term residents, the ''Crude Liabilities." starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, rather than the longer term March 11. Men, women and residents at A.T.Y. For more information on youth teams are welcomed to DIPIIIIII the marathon, call 243-8195, play, and teams are matched John Koiter, basketball 242-5336, or 243-4759 be Join the Colorado up to play those of equal marathon committee chair tween 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. ability. man, said, "I would like to Monday through Friday. encourage everyone, regard Mountain Men Application forms for en less of ability, age or sex to tering the marathon can be enter our basketbal I mara UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE obtained at Mesa College at thon - not only to serve Contact the Student Center Desk or A.T.Y., but to have a good the Criterion office. They are time." also available at Burger King, STAFF SGT. DAVE COOMBS McDonald's and the City 242.10731, ext 314 For More Information Recreation Office. Deadline He added that there would tor entries is Monday, March be quite a range of teams at 7. the marathon - anywhere Page 4 Critedon Tuesday, February 22, 1977 A bird in hand ·------. Survev reveals cheating ~ prevalent By VICKI FELMLEE you cheat?" Class standings was done predominately in walking down the aisle, suspects of cheating is b,est. Special to the Criterion and grade point averages math and science classes. picked up the calculator and One year, she said, a student ' '-'Cf course I cheat. Doesn't were also requested. The second most common began to admire it. had confessed to her thatt he everyone?" That comment method was buying or copy "This is really nlce," he had cheated on a final exram. was made by a student in a The survey showed that of ing reports for English said, then asked how much it Mrs. Young too.k no ac1tion recent survey on cheating at the students rpolJed fhe ma classes. had cost. against the student. She Mesa College. Of 100 stu j o r i t y of self~confessed Other methods were writ The worrled student stam says, "Young people meed dents randomly polled, one cheaters were men, and the ing notes on hands or pa mered an answer. The teach kindness - they don't meed third said they had cheated. average grade w.as 2.8, a pers, phony references on re er began to play with the the humiliation of being Some of the questions high "C" average. ports, and, in two cases, buttons, punching out fig kicked out of a class." stealing a teacher's key to a ures. After several seconds, test before the exam. he turned it over. All of the 'instf'uctors inter The poll also indicated It is only to be imagined viewed have never gone to that, for the most part, the how the student fell as he the adminJstralion wiilh a average freshman who cheats :was kicked out of the class complainl about _a stu«:lent does it in English. By the and told not to return. who ha-s cheated, nor !nave time he is a senior, though, Orville Boge, a chemistry any ever heard of a stutt:lent he's cheating jn almost every professor, was surprised that being s-uspe_nded from Nft.esa subject - math, scienr."' ~ne out of three students for cheating. English, and social science, polled had cheated. He com mented that he has little Dan MacKendrick, w• h o lf you do cheat, can you problem wlth cheating. He teaches English, sajd it gel caught? Several Mssa did say, however, that when would be difficult to susp>end instructors wer,e intervjewed he does catch a student a student because of the and aJJ said they had at one cheating, he is dismissed legal grievance policies. tlm-e or anolber caught stu from class and told to drop He says, "A teacher would dents cheating. out. really have to document the Some lnstructors stake a cheating ... you'd better be A few years ago, a physics more lenient view of the able to prove the cheatin!g, It student taped formulas on cheater. Math instructor Carl you just thought a p·eJrsan Copying otf another stu the back of his calculator Kerns also feels that cheat was cheating, you'd reall:y be dent's test was the method which he used during a phy ing incidents are .rare in his going out on a limb, mo1rally "1ost used for cheating. lfhis sics test. The instructor, class. When he has caught as well as legally." cheaters, though, he says a Whether a student g1ains talk with the student, "gen anything from cheating re erally solves the problem." mains to be seen. But there's I SH YOU H.AUE Botany professor Joan no doubt, t'hat cheating c:laes REitlfiEO &<'>~Ir .I: JUST DON'T THINK Young also thinks that talk occur at Mesa College, and SKIS FROM T.Mf THAT SXI RfNTAL SHOP SKI S}IOP KNOWS WHAT THE'( ARE ing to a stllelent whom she some get caught. TALKINS ABOUT Dining spots have ·changed
A smorgasbot'd of dining have gone out of busimess spots awaits the ·Grand Junc and 44 new restaurants Jhave tion diner, who can choose opened buslness in the tast from more restaurants afild ten years. more locales than he was offered a decade ago. That ls ln 1966, most of the res the finding of a comparison taurants were located on College Catholic Mass of restaurants listed in the North Avenue or on "1.ain Grand Junction telephone Street. In 1976, most of the directories of 1966 and 19716. restaurants are located on Norn, Avenue, but they are The 1976 telephone book 'Starting to move outside of has 400 yellow pages and the the city limits towards the 1966 book had 161 pages. airport on Horizon Drive and IS MOVING This is partly because of the out towards the Redlands.. growth in population and The-re were nine driwe-in partly because of the indus restaurants listed in the 11966 trial boom. telephone book as compared In the 1967 telephone book to eight drive--ins listed ini the TO 58 local restaurants were list 1976 phone book. In the 11976 ed compared to 70 listed in phone book thirteen ban[luet the 1977 phone book. rooms were listed as op The telephone directory in posed to no listings ten Immaculate Heart of Mary Church dicates that 32 restaurans years ago. .···········································-· ;. 2342 N. 7th • •... • .. •• .. • ... 12:30 Every sunday • .. • .. ..• .. • .. • Featuring Delicious •.. • ..... • .. EVERYONE WELCOME! NEJf ro•• 8TFLE PIZZA •... NOW OPEN ..• ...."' • 7 SNO TB A •e .. • •...... ·········································~~.. ~
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DWIGHT GAYER "new technology made it He says they attract fewer Special to the Criterion possible for people from all players in the College yame Just before Christmas, a walks of life to play the room compared to other customer walked into Jef games." Makers of the coin games. Keller added that the frey's Toys in downtown San operated games, the first device only offers two differ Francisco and bougtit thir amusement device to go ent games on the screen, teen video games for 69 dol electronic, have already seen pong and hockey, and did a lars each. A puzzled sales a great business potential. moderate busine·ss the first clerk said, "I don't know year that it was on the floor. what he planned to do with them all." But the big-spend But not everyone will Some manufacturers are ing customer had hastily agree. Richard Evans, man now giving video game buy stortked up before supplies ran ager of Automatic Musi.c, a ers a written warning not to out on what turned out to be Grand Junction leaser of use th.e attachments with the hottest new product in amusement games said, their television controls on 'the stores during the last "When you're talking about full contrast or full bright holiday season. video games, you're talking ness becaus-e of possible about junk." Evans said that picture tube damage. The A salesman for the tiran<:l with all the video games he Federal Trade Commission is Junction Montgomery Wards has leased, none have ever looking into ctaims that the store, Lee Fazio, says that paid for themselves. Com vtdeo games can leave a per Wards ran out of the televi mernial video games on an manent imprint on television sion video games two weeks average will cost approxi tubes. The agency has not before Christmas. They had mately $2,500. launched a major investiga sold 125 of the -games before tion yet, but tests are already Christmas -and ttreir whole , being conducted at some stock was depleted for the fr rank Keller, game room retail outlets . Montgomery month of January. Fazio .says direator of the Mesa College Wards salesman Lee Fazio the video games are still in Student Center, did not have says lhis store has received Rlayrng lntll9 a nusAS a college stu short supply. any encouraging words about several tetters complaining ilelilt as lhe ,passes away time In thl! the electronic gadgets elth.er. about _a Magnavox model that P~s'l:I College game 1rcrom The viiteo A chairman of one of 1he Keller complained of the retails for about $50 and has -ganurs, big sellers on fhe market, are game industry's leading -pro great maintenance and repair apparently affected some expensive to .mah,taili'I and repair. -i:rh:e ducers says that in the past, costs for the video games. color sets. d JWh.e offers pong ani:I hoc!key ,games Oontinw ir1g education offered Students can enroll in the exceptional opporturt1ty tor By ANDREA PAPAS class anytime during the any-one." Cl'itecion,Staff _Writer quarter, and G.E.O. tests ar:e Mrs. Martin dropped out of given at the end of each high school at Salida whHe a Though many ;ire unaware month. If a person does not junior to get married. She of it, for over ten years Mesa pass the test, he continues attended the Adult Basic College has offered a general in ctass until such a time as Education class this Novem education class to adult he teels he can pass It. b_er through January, and just community members who School policy s'tates that a took and 1:ussed her G.E.D. have not completed high person can enrdll at Mesa test. She may enroll at Mesa. school. The Adult Basic Edu even if he has not completed Mrs. Martin enjoyed all the cation class, offered both high school, as long as he classes, "especially math ," dayttme and evenings, as obtains his diploma or pas and studied around three or sists adurts in gaining an ses his G. E. D. test before four hours a day. adequate education to pass the end of his first college She advises future takers their general education de quarter. Otherwise, he re of the G.E.D. exam that it is gree (G.E.D.) test, granting ceives no credit for that " tricky, bot a big percent of th.em the equivalent of ahigh quarter. it involves common sense." school dtploma. Judy Stoneburner, coordin Mrs. Martin :said that white · In addition to training for a ator for the class and main taking the basic education G.E.D. test, the course is instructor, said that many class she learned to get back LeviY offered to help those who adults take the basLc _educa into ·the habit of studying cannot read or write and also tion class, pass their G.E.D., and concentrating. "Now I Movin'On· for those for whom English and then enrdtl at Mesa. Jeans With can see what my grandchil European Accents is a second language. "I've had a lot of people go dren ar-e going through!" she The Adult Basic Education from this olass to the col laughed. Tlte,e Levi's Jean~ have is offered to anyone over 16 lege," sh:e commented . Students enrolled each the k an Eur,1peJn who ti.as not completed high Elaine Martin, a grand quarter in the Adult Basic th and moderalely school. It is frcee of charge , mother in her mid 50's, who Education Class range in ed Rared leg you wa~I as it is funded by the State took the dlass after being ·But they've also got ucation level from grade 2 to styling Jctails rhal ,e1 Department of Education and away from school for 38 continu:ei!:I on P4ge 9 them apart from Mesa College. years, said the class is "an the pad Like a curv.:d.stilched saddk seaJ. A contincnlal w,mtband wi th acontra.,1- ~ lllllllllllrllll 111111111 l"UlTJll lllHIUIRRDIIIIIIIIIIORIIUI! fabric insert. And J-pockers piped with !he ~ 2 FOR 1 SPECIAL ::_;=::_- s;1me ,on1ra,1 fahrrc Availahle in a ,•ariety Taco Burgers - 55c -= offahncs and colors. All wu h Levi's famou, q uality. · couro~· GOOD .ffTER 1 p, M. ONLY =~ Expiru F~b. 2.8, 1977 i ~ ru.11w1111111m11111111J11J\WIIWIHlllll"fflllllllHIIIPIIWIDI!~ HOURS: 'Sl.JN.1"1W'RS.· 1 1 ri~~h~
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Beginning tonight in the victim's widow will be Con years ago. The characters, Mesa County Courthouse, nie Rotunda, and the Judge most of whom will be called will be the trial of Karen will be portrayed by Peter from the gallery as witnes Andre, who is charged with Goldthwaite. ses, are students of the murdering her lover, Bjorn The juror~ will be selected Mesa College Drama Depart Faulkner. All of this will be from the audience each ment. evident in the three-act play night. There is no set end The play is being per ·'The Night of January 16th," ing, as the jurors will decide formed six nights, because directed by William S. Robin if the defendant is guilty or the County Courthouse will son. This tense mystery will Innocent. The actors have hold only 150 people. There take place for six nights, learned two separate end will be no reserved seats in beginning tonight, and will ings, and are prepared for the Courthouse, but tickets end on February 27. The de either verdict. can be reserved for a particu fendant Karen Andre will be The names In the play are lar night. Friday and Satur portrayed by Sue Rhinehart fictitious, but many of the day night are already sold of Denver. The two lawyers main characters of the play out, but tickets are still left. will be played by David are patterned after a similar Anyone interested in reserva Cowley and Marc Moran. The incident that occured many tions should call the Mesa College Box Office at 248- 1604. Also appearing in the pro duction will be; Ike Albers, Jim Maccoll, Ann Lorig, Judge William Heath [Peter Goldthwaite] presiding over Cathe Pearson, Nancy Bauer, the events of "The Night of January 16th." Carlene Craig, Karl Heussin, Randy Knapton, Jody Ruch, Debbie Wyatt, Mike De Pinto, Stacey Merritt, Kim Kamas, and Vincent Freeman. (Editor's Note: Vocal audi Happenings tions for "La Perichole" will be held March 3 and 4, in The SBA Showcase Series continues at Mesa College Room 30 of the Walter Walk with "Murder On The Orient Express" this Sunday in the er Auditorium. Director Wil Walter Walker Auditorium. This Agatha Christle 'whodunit' liam Robinson has requested stars Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Michael York, and in that al I persons be prepared her Academy Award winning role, Ingrid Bergman •.• to sing a legitimate song. Lord uurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward will co-star (One that shows your voice in a remake of "Come Back Little Sheba" for NBC. The range and quality.) Be pre original starred Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth • .• pared to sing a second per Dorothy Hamill will have another ABC special on March sonality song. 2. One of her guest will be dancer Edward Villella ••• There will be an accom Harvey Korman will be leaving the Carol Burnett Show panist there, and no one can at the end of this year. Replacing Korman will be someone play for themselves. Also, no who has had years of training in comedy: Dick Van Dyke guitars can be used. All students are welcome to "The Parallax View" starring Warren Beatty will be tele try out.) vised Thursday on CBS. This political thriller was directed William S. Robinson, director of "The Night of January by Alan J. Pakula, who later directed "All The President's 16th." Men" one of this years nominees for Best Picture . . . Norman Maller will be on hand to help pass out the Oscars on March 28. Maller, who has never appeared on the Academy Awards program, will present the award for Best Screenplay . . . Now Appearing, February 22- 26 The company that put together Roots, is now consider ing a continuation of the story where It left off. The story took twelve hours to reach the end of the Civil War and has one third of the book yet to cover. Although nothing is certain, the possibllltles look very good for more Roots ''DOT This Denver-based group offers you This weekend Mesa instructor Dale Lee Niven will take a the best in rock-and-roll and funky group of students over to Denver to view the Paul Taylor STUFF'' sounds. Dance Company • . . F.A.C.-Every Week Drafting Supplies USGS Maps TUESDAY-2 for 1 Day-7-8:30 p.r.~. Surveying Supplies
ASK ABOUT OUR HOURS: 2 p.m.-Midnight, TUESDAY-SUNDAY STUDENT DISCOUNT HOURS: 6:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. sans -·/,~1 :30 p.m.-5 p.m. SQl:J[}Q 2825 North Ave. Page 7 Criterion Tuesday, February 22, 1977 • Streisand dorriinates Star IS Born'
much feeling and pizazz as By VINCENT FREEMAN son are the two lovers in the Streisand is slowly becom women. Much better than she does. Entertainment Editor music industry. ing the Muhammed Ali of the Sissy Spacek's in "Carrie," Whether you like or dislike Barbra Streisand is the silver screen. She knows the Streisand Is a clever busi who was nominated. Al Barbra Streisand, you have to Executive Producer of the audience will buy what she ness woman who can put though Streisand surely does admit that the woman has movie and perhaps it shows has to offer, and it doesn't together a sharp movie, just not need awards, as she had "star quallty." It is impos just a little too much. Al matter if it's a repeat of a because she wants to be the won an Oscar, Grammy, sible to view Streisand, the though her character is very past performance. But don't star in it. In her past movies Tony, Golden Globe, Peo performer, and be impartial. llkable, it is just a touch of get me wrong, Streisand such as "The Way We Were," ple's Choice, Emmy, and You either love her or hate too much Fannie Brice from truly is "the greatest" and no Streisand complained that many others, it must have her. "Funny Girl." one delivers a song with as some of her best scenes hurt when she lost out on Like movie queens of the ended up on the cutting this one. At least she can cry past, such as Judy Garland, room floor. As Executive Pro all the way to the bank. Katherine Hepburn, or Bette ducer, she could call her "A Star Is Born" contains Davis, Streisand also ignites shots. many outstanding elements. the screen and demands the Unfortunately for h er, The cast, direction, and cine full attention of the audience Streisand is not well liked in matography are quite good at all times. Her performance Hollywood. When the Acad for this tory. Although the in "A Star is Born" is no emy Award nominations were movie has its flaws, it is ex exception .• released two weeks ago, "A tremely better than "Taxi "A Star Is Born" Is the Star Is Born" won four nom Driver" that was nominated fourth version of a very inations, but not a one for as Best Picture. Kristofferson familiar story; John Norman her performance. It truly was is excellent as her boozed-up Howard, the popular star a slap in the face, because lover, and together they cre who was once at the very her performance was one of ate enough sparks for any top, has let alcohol destroy the best of the year for movie-goer. him, and he is quickly on the way down. But he soon meets Esther Hoffman, a young star on the way up, and together they share hap piness. But not for long. Soon, she surpasses him in stardom, and he can't cope with her success and his failure, and their love ends in tragedy. The previous versions have CWB MEDITERRANEE all been set in the motion MEXICO. picture industry. This time, The "old" Barbra Streisand In "The Way We Were." Streisand and Kris Kristoffer- by Cheryl Wilkinson GO SOMEPLACE WHERE MONEY ISN'T THE ONLY LANGUAGE PEOPLE SPEAK. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 27 After you pay for your air-conditioned bungalow 'Key of Life ' and 3 meals a day at Club Mediterranee in Mexico, here s what you get free. All you can eat at every meal, all the wine you can wins Grammies drink at lunch and supper. free tennis. free sailing, free scuba diving. free yoga. free picnics, free boat rides and Last weekend the National Academy of Recording Arts free nightly live entertainment. and Sciences handed out their annual Grammy Awards. If you'd like to know more. come in and see us Stevie Wonder led the list with a total of four awards, and 6:30 p.m. George Benson and Chicago followed with three awards or call each. Andy Williams was the host of this event, and At Club Mediterranee in Mexico, you can standing ovations were given to Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah not only leave your troubles home. you can leave your Shore, George Benson, Sarah Vaughn, and Barbra Streisand. Listed below are some of the top winners. · money home. ALBUM OF THE YEAR Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of life" SONG OF THE YEAR Bruce Johnson "I Write The Songs" BEST POP MALE VOCALIST Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life" BEST POP FEMALE VOCALIST Linda Ronstadt "Hasten Down the Wind" BEST NEW ARTIST Your Soring Break Headquarters Starland Vocal Band BEST R & B GROUP PERFORMANCE I I For Further Information Call: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. . I I "You Don't Have To Be A Star'' COMING 245-401& BEST JAZZ. VOCAL PERFORMANCt: I El 1a Fitzgerald "Fitzgerald and Past" I Or Mail In Coupon Below BEST FEMALE R & B PERFORMANCE I I Natalie Cole "Sophisticated Lady" ------BEST COMEDY ALBUM Mall to Grand /unction Trawl, 1160 &/ford, GraM Junaion, 81501. I I Please send me ,ntormat,on on the Club Med vacation villages 1n Richard Pryor . "Bicentennial Nigger" Mfooco, and other Club Med villages around the world Th.!. of lhe Best Mov-oH BEST MALE R & B PERFORMANCE I 011974" • :·.·: I Stevie Wonder "I Wish" tlll i. Name----~-~------I I C.l! "HlRIIJ&TONTO" O~------~ I ·- c, I S1ate ______.Z1p ______I I CWB MEDITERRANE.E Page 8 Criterion Tuesday, February 22, 1977 Campus tacilitie.s expanded
SHARON CAVANAGH "The cost is horrendous," the last three"e.ars ramps and are scheau1ea in aownstatrs completion of state--funded Criterion Staff Writer commented Conklin, "the guard rails have been install rooms. 2) the handicapped projects is this September $34,000 will not correct all ed to accommodate the student is carried up the with construction during the Expansion plans for im the defi.ciencies on campus." wheelchair student and the stairs by classmates - the summer. proving campus facilities for county has re.served parking buddy system - to an unac Whether the re;quest for use by the handicapped are Under the Handicap Law of places and installed asphalt cessible a r e a. Although the Houston Hall ~emodeling being planned, according to 1973 the implementation of grades on the curbs to allow Wahlberg has receiv_ed no is granted will not be known William Conklin, director of accessibility to buildings for easier access. complaints from a wheelchair until May or Jun~ of this the Physical Plant. the mentally and physically student about being unable year. If accepted, constfuc handicapped, was coded on - Dr. Wahlberg -explained to make it to class from lack tion wHI coincide with that of The state has allotl!d Mesa a national level. Last year in that Houston Hall, after the of help, the system does not the handicap projects. Wahl -$84,000 for the installation of accordance with the Jaw, the remodeling, will be accessi meet the code. berg explained that such a elevators in Wubben Hall and Colorado Commission of Ed ble to the handicapped. The request is a "fight ~or funds" S a u n de r s . Fieldhouse_; ucation inspected Mesa, and college is requesting 1.4 The dormitories are not between state roads, prisons, $34,000 for minor improve ksted the areas that did not million for that project. equipped for a handicapped and social services. ments such as widening comply with the code. "We try to accommodate student but Conklin said that Wahlber~ said, '"We ne·ed doors, installing grab bars, the s'tuctents who come on if there were one living in the to 1upg-racte our fadilities, but lowering equipment to suit From these initial sugges campus," said Wahlber~. dorm, then adequate prepara once we g-et the projects able heights, and installing Hons, plans have "beeTI drawn adding that "inadeqY,cies re tioFI would be given to plac completed, my perspe.otive is concrete ramps. to improve the buildings. In sult in Inequalities." ing him on the ground floor that they will be p11etty good. Currently wheelchair stu and equipping the facilities Not being in a wheelchair, dents are accomodated in to his individual needs. though, -gives me a different Kayak lessons taught two ways; 1) ,heir classes The projected date for 'ftle oers_peative." ,in Mesa'.s podl Should Mesa throw tin th~e towel on 1p:c,1f smoking?
UniversHy of Kansas dorm dorm residents to "be sneaky, because hen they supervisors have given up - sneaky," bot she sard that would start to be sneaky at they have given up telling the most everybody is aware that other things, like their students in their charge not pot smoking exists. She con studies." to sm_oke pot. Instead th.e cluded, '11f we can't see them Mike Hemberger, a night new pdlicy is, if you have to or smell them, we t:eave them supervisor in Juniper, em smoke, try to hide it. They alone." phasized that th.ere is a suggest placing a towel up against the door so lhe odor doesn't escape into the hall, according to the Daily Kan san, the student newspaper. There is no such formal policy in effect in 1he Mesa College dorms, but several informal policies do exist. Tom, Gold, floor supervisor in Pinon Hall, says "we're tending to overlook it (pot smoking) a lot more." He ex plained that in his dorm there is too much smoking going on for there to be con Between three and five on for river running." stant enforcement. "We'd be up 24 hours a Monday and Wednesday af A result of student inter day if we went after every ternoons the Mesa pool be est, the kayak program con comes a learning tool in sists of a graduated kind of body," said Gold. Instead, he which interested students learning where "everyone said the supervisors try only take part in a kayak course teaches at one time or ano to monitor those who seem offered by the Outdoor Pro ther," explained Keller. Basic to be getting "constantly gram. skills are practiced in the high." pools such as getting in the Melissa White, a supervi The no-credit, no-charge kayak, paddling and empty sor in -Aspen Hall, says that program started last quarter ing accumulated water from as a rule she tries to leave is according to Frank Keller, the kayak. people alone. "We don't usu "not really a class but tree ally care what others are doing," she said. "But if they form - · a good preparation However, Kathlee11 · Jeffer tough -approach to pot smok Plans for the future inalude blow it in our faces,then w~ son, head resid_ent in Juniper ing in Juniper. Hemberger the practice of acquired skills do make some pretense to Hall, does not endorse a sur says that it is hard to smoke in actual rivers. "We're going enforce "the offtctal no reptious p0licy. "We ask pot in a dorm and not be to try and schedule trips smoking policy." We ask . CLASSIFIEDS them to stop altogether rath noticed. "If we make our every weekend on some them to either be sneaky, or run s every hour, we'll catch river,".added Keller, "like to go outside." er than be sneaky. And t West Water Canyon, and don't anticipate that we Will every bit of It." Ms. Wlirte said there is no Hemberger added tilat 'the NOW OFFERING private piano ,es Desolation Canyon." formal policy instructing ever ask students to be sons. College Credit Offered. 245- residents in his building are 3094 r------.------, good at complyi ~ with the I rules. "We have n0 trouble." · 111Yo ~ STUDENT DISCOUNT! K.G. ENTERPRISE Housing Director, Ray $100 REWARD ottered for return or 1n· I Biggs, said that a "no smok formati on leading to the recoveiy of I :wttenbe..fls ~ "Supplie-i; ing policy" is the official one back pack sto,en at 13th & White ano i for his employees to enforce. contents. which include an H.P 67 I Quality Merchandise At Biggs was not sure whether Calculator No questions asl
It 1s do or die now for is Western New Mexico. The New Mexico and New Mexico first place, and the Maverick Mavericks close out the regu Highlands confront Mesa as RMAC tourney fti,s weekendm lar portion of their 30-game basketball team continued a prelude to Southern Utah their winning ways Saturday schedule Monday night in a T k Ik versus Mesa concluding the night, defeating the Fort contest which could be billed regular season. 00 er ta s Lewis Raiders 80-72. The win as the RMAC championship Mesa's opposition is laying t , secured second place for the against the league leader Mavs in the Rocky Mountain Southern Utah State College. Athletic Conference. In other RMAC action, 1 ·1 ~r~~~r~~:;~;~r~~have to take them one :~;at a wrest 1n The Mavericks used a 41- Westminster lost its fifth g po int second half to pull conference tilt of the season time." away from the Raiders after a to Western New Mexico, Western New Mexico's 35-34 half time lead. 72-68. Southern Utah State Coach Dick Drangmeister Head wrestling coach, Ed university with some excell The game was marred with College won its first of tour was more determined, "We Tooker has his share of ent wresthng programs. personal fouls, with Fort final road games at las hadn't been playing too well problems this year, with in We have probably one of Lewis loosing five players Vegas N.M. by defeatin_g at home, but we thought juries slowing the team down the biggest heavy weights in with five personal fouls each. New Mexico Highlands by they (WNM) were ready to a little and the loss of a few the nation. He's a very imp Greg Rath was the only one :>ne point, 77- 76. ihe ThuA play the road." With a strong outstanding wrestlers.. ressive young man. Greg for Mesa to foul out, but he derbirds are now 14-3 in the ettort to improve their re The Maverick wrestling currently weighs aboUJt 410 still did damage by sinking league. bounding, the Mustangs will squad has had une of the lbs. (he lost a little weight in 10 of 11 from the line and Defending Rocky Mour;itain be trying to dupi'icate their toughest schedules in Mesa the past month - some added five more bucke.ts for ohamps, the Mesa College victory over the Mavericks College history. where in the neighborhood of a game high 20 points. Mavericks, will be pitted earlier in the season. Tooker to_ok time off from 40 lbs.). He's very deceiving The Mavericks now return against current first place New Mexico Highlands his busy sohed1.Jle to give an as far as a big wrestter goes home for their final three guardians, the Southern U.ah University Casey Martinez re analy-sis of fhis season's - he's quick and strong. RMAC contests of the sea State College Thunderbirds. marks, "We are still out to wrestling program and his ''He comes to rus from a son. On Friday, The Mavs It will remain anyone's win as many ball games as wrestlers. junior_coiiege in Washington. will take on New Mexico ballgame as SUSC confronts we can this half of th~ "We have quite ,the soh Greg's baen beaten only six Highlands, Sat.urday night it Westminster, arid Western season. This team possesses edule. Here again I'm young, Nmes in his career. Primarily a lot of hustle and loves to we've lo-st some of our older ft's the phase of wrestling run. It's time we b.egin play fellows.Some decided to go Where you're that big you get ing our style of basketball into 1 he working field. Randy lax about keeping yourself in Levis and not worry about stopplng Blanks got second in the shape. Greg is working and rthe other people." national tourney then he is very dedcicated. I'm look FrtJSh Produce Painter's Pant Mesa College's Coach Har decided _to go to work for the ing for 'big things' from oldson also had same com church. him," Tooker said. ments on. this strange RMAC W.e've got some adequate "The biggest problem we se.ason : "I don't look that far replacemen'ts , they're young :ar::e going to have with Greg ahead and we don't look and a couple years away. is that no one is going to back to past games except to The Air Force Academy is want to go on the llla!t with use them as a learning always tough along with him. He's going to win by experience. We'll be ready for Western State and Adams quite a few forfeits and that's each opponent at tip-off State, New Mexico University time." - we picked up some big corltlnue:d am PcJ"J.e 11 c Basketball touriney on way.•. w %: Intramural results The Mesa College post- the B league with a 5-0 LEAGUE RESULTS en season Intramural Basketball record. Right behind them is A league •.• Tourney will be Sunday Mesa Z ancd the Spudders Funk -N- Co. - 4-0 Marah 13 at 10 a.m. The with 4-1 records. wm1 :euneh - 4-0 en Tourney will be in Saunders Last Ch:ance - 3--1 Fieldhouse. "There will be no The Vets team lea
------Tooker tTalks ...... ,...... contimred lrom P'af98 10 going to hurt him by experi Coach Bergman war instru counters to those counters." ence." mental in keeping my sports weight. The rest of the time "I currently have 5 or 6 of · interest going. From there I we used 190 pounders who the big football players wor went to Western and par did an adequate job, but we king and trading off with t ic i pated in wrestling. It's needed somebody who was Greg which is certainly help been a kind of tradition for big." ing him. He's big but he's me - this is my 19th year in "I have a returnee at 118, got a tendency to h-01d back it. It's unbelieveable some of Alan Abeyta, State Champion in practice so he won't tlurt the young fellows who enter out of Delta. He had a little anyone. It does take a little into the program, progres_s bad luck last year and the bit of courage to go on to with it, and then enter if'lto year before due to injuries the mat with Greg," 'Tooker the real world with a good because he was so small. added. jab. Athletics is one thing This year he's starting to "A good friend of mine is that contriibutes to their su think and due things on the the coach at Columbra Basin ccess in associating with mat like when he was a in Washington. During re other people." senior champion in high L------:-----:~--,.~--~:::=--'-1 cruiting he mentioned he had "I was real pleased last school," Tooker continued, a very good heavyweight. 111 year," Tooker continued, "It "Alan's a real competitor." the past ten years here at was our first year as a tour Mesa, I have had only one year cotlege and we were a "From Central Hi~h Scti. wrestler I could call a heavy- young team. I think we had ool, Mark William comes Here again you have the one junior, one sophomore, from wrestling stock. His young fellow who develops and the rest were freshmen." dad coaches at Fruita Mon his take downs to accomp "We have a real good ument High School. We'll lish his pins. This is a real rivalry with Western State u-se both Alan and Mark at spectator phase of it. The and Utah State," Tooker ad 126. It depends on how well more points you accumulate, ded. our 126 pounders go." the greater +irobability of "Wrestling is a different winning. form of athletics compared ..College wrestling is just a little different than high sch ool wrestling. The matches in college are eight minutes - in high school they are six. The college version is just a little mo(e scientific - the wrestlers have to realty think when they're on ttle mat.
This year our roster will be almost all western Slope wrestlers v,, ith exception of Greg and maybe one other. This shoutd generate a lot of local interest.
This is a completely diff. erent phase of wrestling compared to TV's 'llive pro- 1e-ssional wrestling" with Haystack Calhoun and Killer ONE •OF TOOl(ER'S PU P ILS,'Terry Gdffftlit, ls :an lhis way Kowalski. I like to r-efer to to a Ma~ehck victory here duimg the ·regular _se Ma~trich MESA C OLLEGE STUDENT BODY ASSOCIATION OFFICES Dear Students, What have we been doing with your money? • Just Look: e *We're spend,ng $20,000 on entertainment, which Includes money •~ for the College Center Board, lectures, movies, dances, Homecoming, lO and a major concert soon. I ~F~~ds ($8500) for clubs used for travel, keggen, dances, I and activities. *We lobby at the state and national level for lower tuition and ,. ' "I better education. ~We are wo~lng on a_ "Free to You" legal_Info progra~_wlth I law,en from the area, a discount day care center, and a renten ~ Info program. 0 *We place students on college committees that decide pollcy on dls·clpllne, academics, student affaln, currlculum, and many othir Important areas. E *We are planning ax~_nslon of lntramurals, more lectures, dances and kapgars, and more guidance programs. It II because we carel Be part of us and give a _llttlal Saa ram ~ ~reund, Booth Butler, Tarry Porter, Richard Stein, myself, or your elected repre santatlva. Coma by the SBA office or call 242-5510 for = more Into, ana get with the program. I I ~ Tom O'Connor W. W. Campbell Student Center. 1175 Texas Avenue• ,Grand Junction, Colorado 81501