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Student Run Weekly he Lanthorn Number 12 Volume 12 ALLENDALE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979 Student Senate Refuses Request; WIB Has No Funds for Staff Warming up for the Zumberge Fol- lies? Nope, just rushing to clati. In­ The Student Senate Friday re­ dent Senate gave then $2,500. what the phone number is, and cidentally, the thought our photog­ fused a request from the Women’s Hubbard said the exception to the things like that." rapher was "crazy" for taking her Information Bureau (WIB) for an ex­ wage rule was denied because “by No decision was made pending in­ picture (photo by John Haafkel. ception to the rule which forbids use the time we got the (Student Senate) vestigation of the availability of of student activities fees for student constitution changed, it would be grant money. wages. winter term.” The senate also discussed the The senate also discussed hiring a Hubbard said that the Senate radio task force which is studying public relations officer for itself, and would try to support WIB in other WSRX and the possibility of getting heard a report on the radio task ways by searching for funds outside a national public radio on campus. force. the college and by "lending” Student The senate took the position that Senate President Jeff Hubbard Senate s paid staff to help the wo­ some management positions should said the WIB proposal had been de­ men's organization. be open to students no matter with nied because the senate “didn’t want Student Senate has three paid what sort of radio GVSC ends up to open things up for future excep­ staff members, besides officers who having. tions for other organizations.” receive grants, and Hubbard said that State Fails to A ct on Dome Plans Rules governing use of student these would be available to WIB for activities funds preclude their use for "roughly five hours per week”. The Senate considered hiring The bill they arc supposed to Capital Outlay Bill is the last fin­ student wages. WIB Director Jenny by Dick Shier Wright had requested a “one-time another student worker for them­ consider is Senate Bill 181, the Cap­ ancial bill to be considered and there only” exception because her organ­ selves to do public relations work. Although the Joint Capital Outlay ital Outlay bill. It contains almost is a question how much money will ization has recently lost its other Sherry Hassel, a student represent­ Subcommittee of the Michigan legis­ all the funding for state building be left to fund it. The total value of sources of funding from the now- ative from Kirkhof College, has been lature was scheduled last Wednesday projects including much, if not all, the bill could be anywhere between defunct Women’s Studies Program. serving unofficially as public rela­ to consider the bill containing the the capital outlay for Michigan col­ 17 million dollars and 65 million Wright says that it has been nearly tions officer for the senate. Friday appropriation for GVSC's new field- leges. Among the colleges awaiting dollars, depending on what items impossible to run her office and get members discussed enlarging her house, they didn’t. funds for construction aside from are approved. No one had any idea the fall edition of the WIB Newslet­ role and making it a paid position. The subcommittee was again GVSC are: Tiie University of Mich­ what the chances were for a new ter printed without paid staff. Hubbard said Hassel’s job would scheduled to meet November !4 igan, Michigan State University, Oak­ fieldhouse. Earlier, the senate cut WIB’s be to give the senate "more visibil­ but there was no guarantee they land University, Eastern Michigan If the subcommittee docs meet and allocations request by 20% to ity” by making posters and publicis­ would. The problem is scheduling. University, Wayne State University, approve the bill, it will go to the $1200. A year ago they were allo­ ing senate functions to "let students The Michigan Senate meets in the Michigan Tech, Ferris State College, full Senate Appropriations Com­ cated $2,000. The year before Stu­ know there is a Student Senate and Hubbard (photo by John Haafkel. morning but the House meets in the and Northern Michigan University. mittee. afternoon. There are few times when Senate Bill 181 was introduced at the six members from each body can the beginning of the fall by Senator get together. If they fail to meet DcGrow but according to the secre­ Wednesday they will not have tary for the Joint Capital Outlay Grand Valley Senior Dies in Car Accident another chance for two weeks. The Subcommittee, Amy Schnetzler, there is a chance the whole bill subcommittee chairman, Jerome Bredin, 22, had been married only in '77, as well as field hockey in '77, field as well as in her recreation work could be rewritten. She says the by Suzanne Joseph Hart, is going on vacation. three weeks, and was driving from '78, and 79. On October 25, 1979, with the physically and mentally Marti Bredin, a senior at Grand the Ravine Apartments to her home Bredin was chosen as Lanthorn’s handicapped. Valley State Colleges, was killed in a in Grandville. Laker of the Week for Her dedication head-on collision last Saturday night. to field hockey. She played in * field Besides her husband, she is sur­ Bus Service Adds Runs Bredin was crossing the Grand River A 1975 graduate of Muskegon hockey game against Hope College, vived by her parents, Albin and Nel­ bridge going East on M-45 when a Mom Shores High School, Bredin Saturday, October 20, before travel­ lie Driza, of Norton Shores, three brothers, Tony of Brookfield, Conn., car, driven by Charles Smyth, 26, of attended Muskegon Community Col­ ling to Muskegon to be wed that Jim of Muskegon, and twin brother Grand Valley will begin mid-day be an important addition to mass Holland, hit an ice spot which caused lege before coming to Grand Valley evening to Mike Bredin, also from Mark, serving in the U.S. Navy in bus runs to Holland and Grand transportation at Grand Valley.” his car to go out of control and hit in 1977. She was the director of re­ Muskegon. California. Haven-Muskegon starting next Mon­ Current bus ridership is averaging Bredin’s. This occurred at approxi­ creation for Coopersville’s commun­ Bredin’s body was taken to Lee day, November 19. “Two recent sur­ about 15-20 for the Grand Haven- mately 9:30 p.m. ity education, and was expected to Marti will always be remembered Funeral Home in Muskegon, and fun­ veys conducted by Campus Center Muskegon run and 10 for the Hol­ Also injured in the crash was graduate from Grand Valley in Dec­ by her many friends at Grand Valley eral services were held yesterday at Services indicated support for the land run, which is handled with a Henry J. Smyth, 62, of San Gabriel, ember with a bachelor of science as a cheerful, unselfish person, al­ St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in noon service,” Richard Meh :r, dean van. California. Smyth was a passenger in degree in therapeutic recreation. ways willing to help others. She gave Norton Shores. of student affairs, said. the car driven by his son. She played basketball for GVSC a hundred percent on the athletic Bus service to Holland and Grand The mid-day buses will leave Haven was initiated at the beginning Muskegon at 10:55 a. m. and Hol­ of fall term, with morning runs arriv­ land at 10:47 a. m„ arriving at ing at Grand Valley at 8 a. m. and Grand Valley at 11:55 a m. The Geology Prof Digs Up ‘Geographic’ Bucks evening runs leaving the campus buses will leave Grand Valley at 1:05 shortly after 5 p. m. Most of the p. m., arriving in Muskegon at 2:05 commuters using the service have p. m. and in Holland at 2:14 p. m. Ten Brink is about to begin a one- asked to join a team of archeologists for further exploration. Previously, archeological sites been Grand Valley employees. year sabbatical during which he and going to Alaska. his colleagues from the expedition The research done in 1978 and were selected first auu then evaluated “The mid-day runs are designed n will study the information gathered 1979 represents a new approach to by geologists later. Ten Brink says, especially to serve students who may during the summer. The team will the search for early man. The goal of “looking for evidence of early man is not need to be on campus for the en­ ‘Paper’ Copy use the lab facilities of Southern the team was to use the geological like looking for a needle in a hay­ tire day,” Mehler said. "Students Illinois University. record to find the most promising stack. As geologists, our job is to de­ who have afternoon classes only will According to Ten Erf-.k, one of sites for further archeological explor­ fine the haystacks.” be able to arrive on campus at noon, Due Nov. 30 the results of this summer’s field ation. The geologist is being used to Ten Brink said the size of the Na­ and those who have morning classes work was the discovery of the oldest reconstruct the terrain existing at the tional Geographic Society’s grant is only will be able to leave campus stratified evidence of early man in time the early peoples should have an example of the relative import­ around 1 p. m. Alaska. Located in the Moose Creek been in Alaska. From that knowledge ance that is placed on the search for of the terraih and the archeologist’s early man in Alaska. Although the “The addition of the mid-day runs The Paper the campus wide pub­ region north of Mt. McKinley Na­ understanding of the habits of the earliest sites so far discovered are less should also bolster the morning and lication devoted to works of creative tional Park, the site has been radio­ early tribes, possible campsites and than 12,000 years old. .he age of evening service by adding commuters writing, is struggling to get back on carbon-dated at 11,700 years old. its feet with its first issue of the aca­ The expedition also determined the kill sites can be determined. Those who have been driving because they continued on page 3 didn't want to spend the whole day demic year. However, according to ages of promising sites for further sites are the most promising places on campus. We hope the service will Managing Editor Michael Cooper, the Tan Brink (photo by Dick Shm). study. staff has been thus far plagued by The importance of finding evi­ a lack of contributions. He urges dence of early man in the context of all interested individuals to submit by Dick Shier stratified geological formations is their works. that the strata can give the geologist C C Closes The staff has chosen ideas which The search for evidence of the and the archeologist information pertain to the upcoming decade and earliest people in Alaska is an item of about the conditions that existed at what it may hold in the wake of the high priority to the National Geo­ the time the strata were deposited. fo r B reak '70’s as a theme for this issue. graphic Society. Ten Brink's expedition had a paly- Cooper stressed though, that they Over half the Society’s 1979 re­ nologist to study ancient pollin The Campus Center will close at don’t want to discourage contribu­ search budget was awarded to Dr. found in the strata to determine the 9:00 p. m. on Wednesday. November tions which deal with more general Norman Ten Brink of the GVSC types of plants which grew at the 21 for Thanksgiving recess. On Mon­ topics. Students and faculty are geology department. The $104,000 time the strata were formed. day, November 26 the Campos Cen­ also encouraged to submit poems, grant allowed Ten Brink and a team The 1979 study was a follow-up ter will resume its normal hours. vignettes, and other original works. of scientists and students to conduct study begun in the simmer of 1977 The Grand Rapids Area Transit Works mey be submitted at the geological and archeological field re­ and continued in 1978. Ten Brink Authority and Grand Valley's boa meetings held on Monday at 12:30 search in Alaska last summer. A fur­ said earlier expeditions by ircheolo- service will not be running November in 112 LSH or by dropping them in ther grant of $56,000 awarded to p tu had shown the need for a geolo­ 22 ana 23 due to Thanksgiving The P-p*.!, box located outside the Ten Brink will finance evaluation, in­ gist to evaluate the geological forma­ skylight room in ISH. The deadline terpretation, and repotting of the tions accompanying exploration on Monday. Nov. for the early January imue is Friday, “mawivc amount of data” the expe­ site*. Ten Brink first became involved 26. 30. dition brought back. in die project m 1977 when he was The Lanthorn-November 15, 1979 page 2 Lanthorn Editorials A Letter from the Editor

that copying and handling costs only add to the Pope Politics Last Thursday, one of our reporters went to The college even made the bold move of part­ (inherited) Lanthorn budget problems. Surely, the personnel office and picked up a hefty vol­ ially complying with the new law, without for­ they recognize that they could and should pro­ ume entitled "Grand Valley State Colleges Fac­ mal Board of Control approval. This is not vide the remaining public information to the For Nukes ulty and Staff Salary Information”. enough, however. Lanthorn, free of charge in the spirit of the pub­ It didn't resemble the typical documents we The Lanthorn requested salary information get from the administration (you know, it didn’t for the last five years, hut only received a report lic interest. A year ago, President Lubbers likened a Grand And Socialism have that ‘little piece of the Empire' look). It on the last two years. Salary information for Rapids Press request for this salary information was., 't typed or hand-signed on expensive bond the last two years will not enable us to effective­ to “Big Brother looming in the not so distant paper like Board Minutes, Executive Reports, ly investigate potential sexual or racial discrim­ The Catholic Church is churning upward. The papacy of John Paul II future”, perhaps forgetting momentarily that in and letters from the President. ination patterns at GVSC. Perhaps the adminis­ may bring church power to a pinnacle not anticipated in the recent past. a democracy, press scrutiny of the operations of No, the salary information came in black and tration thought that swift, if grudging, release of Under the guidance of this man the church may make bold moves that public institutions is not in the least Orwellian. white and smudges of grey. No section headings partial information would satisfy Lanthorn cur- It is the necessary norm. Lubbers’ desire to pro­ could affect us all. in Laker Blue. No Grand Valley Seal. No cover. iousity. Maybe they even thought we would tect his administration’s ability to deal with em­ Instead, it was run off on low-grade mimeo abandon or limit our intended investigation. The present pontiff has always been an effective politician. As Arch­ ployees as they please, without independent stock, with lots of grey streaks and lines, a series Of course, salary information from the first bishop of Krakow, he frequently confronted the Polish government on review, more closely resembles Orwell’s notion of funny little rectangles on the bottoms of the three years is not readily through the College’s of authoritarianism. behalf of his faith. On his recent tour of the U.S., he bested many baby- pages that dance around if you flip through with massive computer files. This information will That it took an act of the legislature to get kissing office-seekers with his endless energy. your thumb, and a recurring black blotch in the take time to compile, and may even cost a small Grand Valley to let its employment practices see lower left hand corner that, we swear, looks sum of money to copy and collect. Administra­ the light of day is, at best dissappointing, al­ John Paul 11 wants to retrieve his scattered flock and surely hopes it like a skull. All held together by two clunky tors have suggested that the Lanthorn should in­ will multiply. His political skills have already served him well, and doubt­ yellow clips. cur the costs of administrative handling and though predictable. lessly will continue to do so. We are not complaining, of course. We under­ copying , but we want to remind them (again) stand that the administration isn’t in the habit of that this information should be provided at mini­ We will be interested to see how soon, and in In his address to the U.N., the Pope addressed issues crucial to the cheerfully releasing public information until it mal or no cost to the public. In fact, the what form, the administration provides the re­ church and to those it influences. A strong emphasis was placed on a is forced to do so by amendments to the State Lanthorn should not pay for the disclosure at maining salary information. Perhaps these as yet broadly-based concept of human rights. Recalling the atrocities committ­ Freedom of information Act. After all, this all, given our (inherited) financial burdens and undisclosed documents will come with Seals and ed in his own homeland during WW1I, John Paul explained the need to end information was considered confidential only a the stated position of certain administrators to Laker Blue credibility. Then again, it may arrive "the continuation of those experiences under different forms ’ currently few weeks ago, before the Michigan legislature "close down the Lanthorn'' without hesitation if with that same recurring black blotch we noted extant on the earth. acted to ensure public access to this (theoretical­ the (inherited) financial deficit is not narrowed on the latest documents—marring each lower left ly public) document. this year. Surely the administration recognizes corner with looks like, we swear, a black skull. Without explicitly supporting revolution, the Pope does not reprove those who advocate "liberation theology,” developed in response to op­ pressive social conditions and forcefully employed in much of Latin Amer­ ica today. This thought embraces socialist or Marxist programs as means November 10, 1979 to gain fundamenral human rights, but decries communist ends: the estab­ lishment of 'atheistic states and the abrogation of church control over the masses. Marxism assumes that man is a secular being. The church does The Day Free Speech Ended in the U.S. not.

But this tacit endorsement of radical social action bodes ill for those Do you like that head­ to speak. The strength of our system is that Some suggest that the excesses I describe whom it attacks. Perpetrators of political repression must recognize basic line? Neither do I, but I speech is allowed. The reason Nazis and the like “can’t happen here". Try to convince Japanese human rights or face revolution sanctioned by the church, certainly a ser­ fear for our Republic. We fail in this country is that people have rejected citizens who were legally herded into American ious opponent. are facing a major consti­ their doctrine when heard. concentration camps despite the fact that our tutional crisis in this Violations of the law should be punished. If a government had in its possession-and FDR was Further marks of Marxist thought appear in the U.N. address through country right now that person burns the A.merican flag or destroys pro­ aware of-a report that found no basis for ques­ thrusts against the alienation and exploitation of man, common com­ could have far- reaching perty the law will serve its remedy. Individual tioning their loyalty. Try to convince every plaints against capitalism! Furthermore, the role of the church as a war­ implications for free criminals should be punished for individual Black, every Jew, every Hispanic that guilt by rior against these evils is an oblique challenge to communist anticlercahsm. by J. A. Foote speech, expression and crimes. 50,000 Iranian students, however, should association “can’t happen here" for he knows Marxist movements may be forced to regard the church as an ally, perhaps assembly. The issue is not be punished for the crimes of 500. firsthand that it does. resulting in greater tolerance and cooperation from revolutionary regimes. transient, the consequences are not. By law, foreign nationals in this country have The Iranian student is being singled out and rights of speech and assembly identical to those ordered to register today; may he not, as some I #• • ij< • •. i • Let us establish certain premises before our . While John kVul has obviously enhanced the world appeal of Catholic­ discussion begins. (1.) I condemn the seizure of of citizens. While the individual citizen is free to have suggested, be required to show loyalty to­ ism, he did not do as well as expected in this country. Could he have the American embassy in Tehran and the holding urge expulsion of foreign nationals, the govern­ morrow? Our experience with loyalty is a dis­ something more in mind? Recent papal actions point toward a possible of the 98 hostages-66 American and 32 Paki­ ment may not deport based upon dissent. During grace, yet our memories are short. Do any here strategy. stani and Indian nationals; (2.) I reject the de­ a crisis situation, we must exercise extreme care remember McCarthyism when to dissent was to mand that the Shah be returned under coercion, in preserving rights that are fundamental to our be Communist? Do any remember Truman’s Last week the pope convened the college of cardinals to discuss church threat, or any form of blackmail adopted by way of life. Executive Order 1024! where anyone in this finance for the first time in history. Is this democratization of church de­ those in control of the hostages; (3.) I condemn On November 10, 1979, President Carter country could be found guilty if “reasonable cision-making meant to draw parallels to our own political institutions? violation of the law by whomever commits it. issued an Executive Order that all Iranian stu­ doubt existed as to the loyalty of that person to The issue, while related, ihould be dissociated dents in this country must register with the gov­ the government of the United States”? Under Science and its contributions to humanity were also condoned at the from the situation in Iran. The issue is dissent; it ernment and provide information on their activi­ that order 6,926 citizens were found guilty and conference. The body even went so far as to herald the 100th birthday is guilt by association; it is free speech, expres­ ties. The alleged purpose is to remove those in punished in 1953 as were another 8,008 in 1954 Albert Einstein. sion, assembly. It is how our government acts this country illegally and deport them and-if that under Eisenhower’s order 10450. While these regardless of the irresponsible acts of others. is true-I support it. I suspect, however, ocher mo­ applied to government employees, the private In the aftermath of the conference we can view the church in this fas­ The framework of our govemment-in theory- tives. Carter, politically weak at home, needs a sector was not immune. The blacklisting of hion: it is becoming more democratized, a process that we can applaud; promotes open and free discussion of any issue, demonstration of strength. His action will have a scores of actors is but one of numerous examples it accepts science, a faith that could stand some bolstering in the U.S., however controversial The expression of both chilling effect on free speech. The message in­ of the hysteria that swept the country. Modem especially concerning nuclear power. Social stability and the peaceful sides, and especially those of the minority, are terviewed Iranian students received is that, civil-libertarians are quick to deplore these activi­ atom are linked in the minds of many who contemplate the energy crisis, protected by the government in power from in­ “There is no free speech for us in the United ties, but it should be noted these occurred not as and a similar connection may exist in the imagination of those anxious timidation and coercion. In theory, we are a States; in order to get along, one must keep an act of Congress but as a mere executive or- over the decline of the church. country of law, not of men, not of mob, not of quiet.” der-the same type Carter just used. public hysteria. We reaffirmed in our experience If the purpose of this alleged altruistic execu­ What is to prevent Carter or any future presi­ The church has often intervened in conflicts between government and with Richard Nixon that the law is supreme, not tive order were to deport foreign nationals in dent from requiring all students, or all reporters, the public. Acting on the request of Polish authorities, the church asked any one person. the U. S. illegally why were only Iranian stu­ or any member of an unpopular group to register striking shipbuilders to return to work in the shipyards of Gdynia. To a I agree with neither the statements of Iran­ dents singled out? Why wasthereno ringing call and be subject to government coercion? The an­ man, they complied with the call. In the interest of social stability, and of ian students nor completely with those of the for removal of illegal Greek, Chinese, Egyptian, swer is: Nothing. a______....3___ i_____ :...... [ t___i: u _..r Arabia". •iarionals? Any !sw whose intent, either active or passive, gaining auuliici u ru ucaiing With • communist government, the hurch ClllIWUWMaSUWWUU, UUUAni'W| usava performed a function benefiting a system to which it objects. lectuals, but to borrow a page from history, “1 While this order is within the boundary of the is to deprive or discourage free speech should be will uefenu to the death their right to say it." law, it is aiso in my view totally arbitrary aiiu es­ vigorously opposed. The issue of the Iranian stu­ Could the church, acting in the interests of social stability, endorse The test of free speech is not speech one agrees tablishes dangerous precedent that could be used dent will pass; the precedent established by the nuclear power? John Paul II referred to it favorably (for non-warlike with, rather it is whether or not speech repug­ against other minorities. It exacerbates an al­ government, if not challenged in the courts, purposes) at the U.N. How docs the ,'ope develop his opinions on these nant to one’s position can be voiced. It is allow­ ready volatile situation which encourages scape­ could make the headline of this article our matters? Does he rely, like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, on pri­ ing Birchers, Nazis, Communists, Klan members goating and guilt by association. epitaph. vate utilities and the atomic industry for his information? If so, his judge­ ment may be clouded. Letters Whether or not the church advocates nuclear power, he likely desires to Editor: institutions for higher education further his authority in America. The church has always sought to streng­ and certain jobs that blacks could then its influence in the affairs of man, sometimes for good but often to This letter is in response to The Lanthorn J. A. Foote’s October 25 article on not hold. As a result, whl.es had the the detriment of the human condition. Steven Verburg Mike Hubbell affirmative action. After an analy­ opportunity to obtain a higher edu­ cation and needed jobs. Because of EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR Whatever moves are made by the church, they should come under close sis of Foote’s article one can come to the conclusion that he did not know this there is a large number of blacks scrutiny. Bless us, we hope to survive. Joe trrer Warren Pefley what he was talking about. at the bottom of the totem pole, BUSINESS MANAGER AD. MANAGER For one, Foote calls affirmative not because of inferiority but be­ action “another form of racism.” cause they didn’t have the same Nancy Hatton In Webster’s New Student Dictionary opportunity as a white person. COPY ^OITOR racism is defined as “a belief that In the past test and seniority were certain races of men are by birth used as vices for selection, now John Hssfks Rik Hoizgen and nature superior to others." these vices and minority status CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ART DIRECTOR I might be wrong but, 1 don't believe apply to give minorities an oppor­ J. Oscar Bittinger Steven M. Serulla that whites in the near future will tunity not offered before. All in FEATURES EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR admit that blacks as a race are all affirmative action is an oppor­ superior to them. As a result, the tunity. It is a chance for blacks and Paulette Longwell Dale Archer argument that affirmative action is other minorities to have people PRODUCTION CHIEF CHIEF ARTIST a form of racism is fruitiest. working, to have black doctors and Affirmative action is not bong lawyers. It is not difficult to con­ The Lanthorn is the weekly (bi-weekly in summer) used to correct the past injustices demn affirmative action if you do student publication of the Grand Valley State Colleges. but is being used to put the United understand its purpose. I advise any­ Editorials are the opinions of the writers on The States of America in the proper one with views on the subject to Lanthorns staff and do not necessarily represent the perspective. The fact is, Black take a look at it from the other official policies of the Colleges. The Lanthorn is funded Americans do exist and will refuse side of the fence and not to put in part by the Student Senate. to be held down. their “Foote” in their mouth. IS to 20 years ago there were Richard Plosrden

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Personnel Office Reveals Salaries

the earlier information was not pro­ GVSC Personnel Officer Rose­ officals said they would not comply grammed into the computer, and mary Alland released salary informa­ with requests until authorized to do tion for all college employees last so by President Lubbers who was in that it would be too costly for the Thursday. The Lanthom was given Washington D.C. at the time. college to hire someone to pull all one copy of the document which When the president returned, he the information out of personnel lists base salaries for the 1978-79 and overruled his vice-presidents and files by hand. VanSteeland said that 1979-80 academic years, while ordered the immediate disclosure of the Lanthom would have to pay for another copy resides in closed reserve the information administrative and copying costs if it in the library. Lanthom Editor Steven Verburg insisted on getting all of the wage said that he was pleased that the data. The information was only a frac­ administration decided not to wait According to VanSteeland, the tion of what was originally requested until December to release the infor­ college's initial hesitancy about pro­ viding the information immediately by the Lanthom- mation, but disappointed that all The release of the data, required requested data had not been made stemmed from the resolution passed by the Board of Control in 1978 re­ under the Freedom of Information available. The Lanthom originally fusing a similar request from the Act, as amended by the Michigan requested base salary data for the last GVSC Bachelor of Fin. Art, student. Richard Holden, begin, to pul. a pnnt from - etch.n Pr« , n ^ legislature rwo weeks ago, was in several years. The Grand Press At the time, college officials Mid doubt only a week ago when college Studio.' print making t a t t y : u.ing a zinc plate, an image i, atoned into t. surface taft ” SEE ARTICLE PACE TWO they were ‘‘protecting the privacy” wiped of excess ink. The wiped plate i, then put on the pres, and wet pr.ntmg p aper, I ,d on th ptat. and Verburg said the recent informa­ of college employees by withholding through th . press. T h . image which i, left on the paper i, called the "print (photo by John Haafka).______tion was useful, but that better the information. In an article pub­ analysis could be done if more data lished in the Forum President Lub­ would be provided. bers likened the Press request n> GVSC Vice-president Ron Van- “Big Brother looming in the not so Gays on Campus Separate from Mainstream Steeland told Verburg last week that distant future.”

Mi No; anything that’s different is now that realize that they have roommate, I was unique; I was the by Darlene Johnson not normal. It wouldn't be ‘normal’ homosexual feelings, or at least only person on campus to admit to be in downtown Detroit with my tendencies; but they don’t know how that I was a full-fledged homosexual. You’ve seen Mick (a pseudonym) shoes off, because it’s just too ‘dif­ to deal with them, unless it’s with D: Do you forsce a successful Gay Ten Brink From page one around campus; he’s male, hand­ ferent’, but it may be normal for someone they know won’t blab it Alliance at GVSC? some, sophisticated, surely a ladies’ me . . . in American society, if you’re all over campus. M: Not anytime soon, maybe in man . . . surely not gay. Mick is a different you’ve gotta try and be like member of Grand Valley’s invisible Ds Have you ever felt any pressure about 10 years. Aside from the benefits this kind D: Why not sooner, perhaps now? everybody else, because if you aren’t man in Alaska could extend back as gay minority. from your roommates or peers; of research has for the school, Ten M; Everyone’s too paranoid about then it isn’t cool; and that’s es­ far as 40,000 years. According to Despite efforts by the Campus do you think that all or most of Brink adds it is an outstanding op­ what others are thinking. If the pecially true here at Grand Val­ Ten Brink, humans could have been Ministry to unify gay students, them were aware that you were gay? portunity for the students who assist straight people know there's a ley.. . but 1 love being different. in Alaska between 20,000 and many, if not all, remain suppressed M: My present roommates know. in the field. He says of four GVSC Gay Alliance, they’ll say ‘Yeah, 30,000 years ago. and separated from a misunder­ One of them is gay also; he’s revealed There is one site that has contain­ students who worked on the project I saw him at the faggot's meeting D; What’s it going to be like for gay standing world; living in fear of their himself to the other two, and we go over the last two years, two were when I went by there . . , and people in the 1980’s; are we coming ed worked bone implements which identity and ridicule from hetero­ out to the bars together. The other predate anything else so far dis­ able to enter graduate school with it’s not worth the hassle. into the age of homosexuality? sexual peers. Mick was at least two are straight, but they’ve even first-hand field experience as well as I): The entertainment world, and M: Yes, and it’s going to get so covered. However, the bone imple­ willing to talk about himself and gone with us. As far as other friends ments were found on the surface and the bulk of their masters’ theses al­ I’m thinking specifically of disco sickening, it’s going to become com­ and roommates, not really. One girl not as a part of any datable geolog­ ready outlined. his life at GVSC. stars like The Village People and mercial. It’ll get just like it was told me that when she first met me, Dr. Ten Brink was originally asked Sylvester, have made being gay al­ during the Hippie era, when it was ical formation. D: Your life on campus as a gay she thought 1 was gay, but she just Ten Brink’s Moose Creek expedi­ to take part in the Alaska research most radical, or psucdo-chic. Do you 'in’ to love everybody, to be gay or person: what’s it like? Is Grand figured 1 was just a sweet guy be­ tion located over a thousand stone because he is a glacial geologist with agtcc with that image? at least bi . . . and it’s coming back, Valley really the 'gay valley’ every­ cause I didn't act macho . . . 1 guess extensive experience in arctic re­ M: Yes, and I love it! The Village probably by 1984. You won’t be flakes, the result of making stone a lot of people think that, but be­ gions. He has done research in Green­ one says it is? What are a few of able to tell who’s gay or who’s just tools. They also found nine projectile cause I’m not sissy-ish they just People don’t mean anybody any your experiences here? points. According to Ten Brink, the land, Baffin Island, and the Antarc­ harm, they’re just having fun, and I being cool! M : Most of the men friends I have say 'Well, he’s different’. Moose Creek site should be excavat­ tic, where he worked as a scientific D: What is the attitude of the gay 1'ke them. They’re not a perfect D: That takes all the fun out of it, are somewhat attracted to me, but ed as soon as possible because it has advisor to oceanographer Jacques community here-are you aware of image, and they certainly don't it’s just like dancing used to be they’re afraid of their feelings inside. provided the oldest stone artifacts Cousteau who was studying the wild­ represent all gays. The Village before disco came along and ex­ Maybe it’s just m e-I am too forward one another’s presence? from datable context to be found so life of the antarctic penninsula. Ten M: No. The only gay person 1 People arc rather feminine, shaking ploited i t . . . sometimes. My roommate one far. He adds there should be no fur­ Brink was impressed with Cousteau around . . . * 1 M: Exactly, it’s going to become a spring, for example . . . knew there know on campus is1 my roommate. as being more approachable than ex­ D: Oral sex is normal in today’s fad. People will be saying, “Sure, ther exploration until all the data could have been something between Everyone else is just bisexual, but 1 pected. He describes Cousteau as “a standards; so is extramaritial sex. I had a homosexual relationship from the expedition can be properly don’t even know anyone that admits fine fellow, whom 1 respect." us, but 1 never put him under any back in ’78,'79; who hasn’t?’ evaluated. pressure. There are a lot of men ATTENTION ALL CAS STUDENTS

The registration days each quarter are a good time to review your overall program. To ensure that all students have gone over their academic programs with their advisors, CAS will use the validation card system again this quarter.

All CAS students must receive signed validation cards from authorized academic advisors before they enroll for classes.

All validation cards must be presented at the entrance to registration: Students who do not have signed valida­ tion cards will not be permitted to enter and enroll for classes.

CAS Advising Days are November 19, 20, and 21. All CAS units wiii provide 9:00 a. m. 5.00 p. m. coverage to allow students the opportunity to contact an academic advisor.

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Advising Sessions should be used to review a!! distribution and major requirements. CAS ADVISING CENTER HOURS Monday, November 19: 9 ;00 a. m.-7:00 p. m.

Tuesday, November 20: 9:00 a. m.-7:00 p. m.

Wednesday, November 21: The Lanthorn—November 15, 1979 page 4 Hubbell Lanthorn ^ r t c / p j p m g ^ In The Corner Wizards Labor in the Catacombs Insane. Someone will put her in Kick the Pinball Habit by Dick Shier We backtrack to the stairs, pass “It’s done,” she says, exhausted. them and follow a path leading be­ “I hope it appeases them.” restraints very soon. Leave; walk fast; I shoved my quarter into the machine. It ejected one small silver ball. I Touring the basement of Lake Su­ hind. Through another door the Another mystery: who is “them” look behind you often. shot it up into the top of the machine. The ball screeched through the perior Hall reveals an unusual floor- eerie, echoing voice of a woman tells and why does this woman sit here playing board igniting targets and cushions. I win a free game. I am in plan and odd inhabitants. This area us there is a place for those who are amid a pile of pop cans and Frit os pinball heaven. is the domain of the wizards of image Go back the way we came—there Playing electronic games is an addicting pastime. Now 1 know why my and sound-the photographers, film­ must be a way out. Follow the man mother bless her apron strings, always led me (ear first) away from the the makers and audio producers. wearing sunglasses in the gloom— pinball machines. To make a stale story short, I end up here at GVSC, Our first impression of the base­ he’s the most normal person we’ve working next to the Games Room, which contains eight pinball machines. ment comes even before we get seen. He’s carrying a reel of eight- The quarters flew. there. The main stairway has the nar­ millimeter film. Home movies would 1 use to play the "Out of Sight” machine because there were a lot of row, unkempt look of a back stair, be a touch of normalcy in this place. targets to knock down. I also liked the neat painted facing on the ma­ reminding us of the sets of a hundred Let’s watch with him. He doesn’t chine, which illustrated a group of missies flying into a smiling sun. This TV thrillers. The stair is often filled seem to know we arc hcre-probably game is fast, but not very exciting. I’ll give it a grade of B-. with electronic noises. Is it music can’t see us through the sunglasses. Right next to “Out of Sight” is "Blue Chip”. This machine is illustrat­ or a plea for mercy from a captive Still wearing the sunglasses he ed with pictures of men surveying, working with steel, oil drilling, and computer? threads the projector in a darkened even in a chemistry lab. There is also a shiny blue station wagon picture At the bottom of the stair we find room. The film runs through the pro­ at the very top of the machine. “Blue Chip” gives up "one credit” (one a maze of cross corridors and cul-de- jector at six frames per second, one- game) for 290,000 points. This is a good, fast,high scoring game. Ill give sacs. The light is dim. Some of the third normal speed. The film is doub­ it an A- grade, with a D- for appearance. rooms are dark and meant to stay le exposed. A woman turning cart­ The “Jungle Queen” is a four-player pinball machine that offers action that way. It is best not to disturb wheels on a lawn is overlaid with and a variety of obstacles. I asked a Grand Valley student how he liked the inhabitants. They emerge, red­ faint images of cars passing on a free­ the game and he said (with great insight), “It’s a pretty good game. How­ eyed, from their dark chambers, way. The camera seems to be moving ever my favorite is no longer here. It was called ‘Target Alpha . There was clutching their sacred images and in circles. Odd images pass before a few of us that mastered it so they removed it. ” muttering incantations to ward off they can be recognized. The “Jungle Queen” is decorated with a tiger, and erupting volcano, the light. Are the shadows moving? some monkeys, a few explorers, and a jungle woman described to me as “ Less exposure,” they say. “ Have resembling “Mara of the Wilderness”. This game matches a lot and plays to dodge the head.” “into jazz.” She says the place is the bags? How long has she been here Surely we’ve seen enough now- “West End.” long. I’ll grade it B- because it looks too old. We take the broadest corridor to and what strange task did she have to let’s leave. There, we’re back in the The “Duotron" ate my first quarter. 1 had to sign three slips to attain a the left, turning at the end and come The West End of what? complete before she could leave? corridor, this way to the stairs. Don’t replacement quarter. They, the Games Room supervisors, made me prom­ upon a familiar sight. The yellow and The music accompanying her “It took hours to do that com­ trip on that box in your path. Up the ise to use my replacement quarter on one of their machines. 1 guess that's black fallout shelter trefoil proclaims voice is clearly jazz and we open the mercial,” she says. “It took hours to stairs now, quickly. why they paint the quarters blue. It probably locks the door and sets off safety amid the machine noises be­ door carefully to avoid bursting get the music and voice just right— These critters of the darkness may sirens if one tries to exit with the silly thing. Anyway, this “Duotron" yond a locked door. "This door must “into” the music. In front of a con­ not too loud but not too soft cither; not always be as strange as we’ve- beat me so bad that I won’t even give it a grade. I shall avoid it like the be locked at all times,” says another sole that has enough lights and dials they are pic':y about details.” made them seem. They weren’t sign. Is it locked to keep the safety plague. to run a spaceship sits a women list­ “How long is the commercial?” born here and they aren’t trapped, The remaining pinball machines were not too impressive. “Aztec” has a in? Will the first person to reach it in ening to the voice and music spinning we ask. but week after week they’re in the crippled left flipper. My first ball got stuck in the bumper of "Old Chica­ an emergency have the key? from a reel of magnetic tape. “Thirty seconds.” catacombs. go”. 1 tilted the machine rather than get the supervisor to correct the sit­ uation. I knew he would bring his little pads of signature requiring slips Very few true rockers have ever been able to deal effectively with love with him. “Rio” is a wide open three flippered, and short shooted game songs. Rock n’ Roll traditionally deals with lust, not love. Buddy Holly made in Spain. The ball shoot comes out of the side of the table face and knew the difference, Elvis didn’t. On a more contemporary level. The the ball falls down between the flippers. Not real fun. "Rawhide" also Cars’ Ric Ocasek seems to understand, but The Knack’s Doug Fieger, is lacks imagination. It has a sexist picture of a cowgirl fording a stream, a drooling, 28-year-old adolescent, who never will. The Buzzcock’s with simple folks in covered wagons following close behind. The game it­ Pete Shelly understands true love, and Shelly may very well write the best self has five balls (like “Old Chicago") not three like most of the machines. love songs anywhere in contemporary rock. Shelly’s music never gets These last four machines just pass as quarter eaters, and I suspect they coy, however. The Buzzcocks have relentless drive and energy, not to arc under fed. mention a flair for Beatlesque melodies. Of all the survivors of the British I cannot break my pinball habit. I am becoming poor and thin because punk boom, the Buzzcocks have changed the least. They were way ahead of the “Blue Chip” machine. Maybe 1 should cut down on playing time. at the beginning and they’ve only had to refine their style since. Or, possibly I could quit by slowly moving to the less exciting machines, America’s introduction to the Buzzcocks on record is a compilation of until I force myself to play “Rio" (not that!). Hypnotism is my only all their single releases since "Spiral Scratch”. Entitled, “Singles Going other hope. Buzzcock Cut In Steady", (A&M), you get both sides of all the singles, arranged chronolog­ ically on their respective sides. The highlight of the “A”-sides side is O o t> u> i Ham e P o o r . "What do I Get”, a song as steeped in irony as any of the best Buddy I— Holly songs. But picking outstanding songs on this side is next to impos­ M o r e , QynRTErNS ‘Singles Going Steady’ sible. Back to back, these singles add up to one of the hottest hits pack­ P lE te fc .' ages since “The Miracles 22 Greatest Hits". There’s plenty of solid stuff by Steve Aldrich on the “B’’-sidcs side as well, particularly the recent “Something’s Gone T"- Wrong Again”, a pounding piano-driven rocker, that eclipses its “A”-side Talk about contradictions in Rock n' Roll and you’re talking about the “Harmony in My Head”. "Singles Going Steady” is a monster package Buzzcocks. The group first arrived in the initial wave of British punk that’s a must-have item; hats off to A & M for making it happen. back in 1976. When the fashions of the day called for bondage outfits, Meanwhile, there’s a new Buzzcocks album called “A Different Kind safety pins, and spikey haircuts, The Buzzcocks dressed neatly .appearing of Tension” (United Artists-Import). While this new one is much more much like young office clerks. While the majority of the punk rockers solid than its two predecessors, there’s a disturbing undercurrent in this came from tough, working-class backgrounds. The Buzzcocks were stu­ album, as the title might imply. There's only one of the typical Shelly dents from Manchester with comfortable upbringings. While The Buzz­ love songs (“You Say You Don’t Love Me") and the rest of the songs cocks did write songs about unemployment and boredom, just like every­ suggest a break with the past-that his old concepts of love have been body else, it eventually became clear that lead singer and lyricist, Howard shattered. In the album’s supreme moment, “I Believe”, Shelly lays Devoto, was something of an intellectual, and the punk community be­ all his cards down on the table; it’s his “My Back Pages", which finds came suspicious of his motives. Following the release of the excellent all his values slipping away, and at the album’s end, he howls the line “Spiral Scratch” EP, Devoto packed his bags and formed the band, “Maga­ “There is no love in this world anymore.’’. It’s one of the most outstand­ zine”, releasing one brilliant single, ("Shot by Both Sides”) and two so-so ing songs on any album I’ve run across this year. T ______LL ______I_ A « L ____ » 7 ____ alhums, (“ Real Life” and “Secondhand Daylight”, 1 Where The Buzzcocks wiii go from here is anybody’s guess. In the Luncnurtim tsjjers variety in the U.S. by Virgin International) that have more in common with meantime, there’s plenty of catching up to do. “Singles Going Steady” Genesis, than the Buzzcocks. After a re-shufflc, Pete Shelley took over the is a brilliant look back. And “A Different Kind of Tension” offers a ALLENDALE, MICH-Grand Valley present a free concert at 3 p. m., majority of the Buzzy’s singing and songwriting, and its been that way cryptic view of The Buzzcocks’ future. This is one band not to be over­ State Colleges will sponsor perform­ Sunday, November 18, at Stage 3, ever since. looked anymore. ances featuring a mime troupe com­ 72 Ransom N. E., Grand Rapids. pany, faculty string and woodwind Harpist Maria Royce will appear groups, a harpist and a baritone dur­ in the Lunchbreak Scries at noon on TJC Showcase Stunning ing the coming weeks. Wednesday, November 28, in the The Corporeal Mime Theatre, a Calder Fine Arts Center. Royce has twelve-member group directed by performed as a soloist with the Thomas Leabhart, will perform in Corporeal Mimes Defy Gravity Grand Rapids Youth Symphony, the the free Lunchbreak Series at noon lnterlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, by Bob Vance impressive to watch as the more for­ and, as the members explained, “is on Thursday, November IS, in the the Michigan Youth Symphony, the pressively done. Tom Leabhan him­ mal portions of the presentation. not finished yet.” Leabhart explain­ Calder Fine Arts Center on the Plymouth Symphony and the Grand self demonstrated the focus simple The large audience ti u came to­ During these warm-ups (many of ed that since mime is the imitation of Crand Valley campus. Rapids Symphony. props can have by using only the The company recently returned gether in the TJC Commons last which were done while the troups “all things”, verbal sounds could be table and the chair. He performed an from mime festivals in Syracuse, New The final fall term performance in Thursday afternoon discovered that sang “ Frere Jacques”), Leabhan ex­ implemented to increase effect. That eloquent mime of, simply, a man plained and showed the audience the York, and Guanajuato, Mexico, and a the Lunchbreak Series will feature a mime does not always wear white- premise was demonstrated by the thinking. tour of six Mexican cities. baritione Jake Gardner on Friday, face while silently imitating human different aspects of Corporeal Mime. troupe’s recitation, while performing, So truly stirring was the showcase Grand Valley’s faculty string November 30 at noon in the Calder activities or acting out humorous He explained the basic premises: of a rather poetically written mon­ that the audience could not suppress quartet and woodwind quintet will Fine Arts Center. skits. The Corporeal Mime Troupe that “mime is the simplification and tage of familiar and not-so-familiar sighs and “ahhs” in many spots when gave a very successful and educa­ amplication of everyday movements," nursery rhymes. Movements were a particularly eloquent movement, or tional performance that widened that “the mime divides the body into exact and precisc-sometimes group of movements, was executed. Sara's Dance ’ S ta rts the perceptions of those who had parts in much the same way a musi­ so well that the laws of gravity The control and discipline in this held the conception that “mime" cian divides sound into notes,"and seemed not to apply. group is inspiring. ALLENDALE, M I- “Sara’s Dance/* wright-in-residence at the Universi­ last, that “the mime in this type of _____iu.. -i-.. . : -u _ . and “clown” were somewhat synony­ In Corporeal Mime, unlike other A tiioiA m j p a u a k u i g uia. u*w *-»* • ty of Oregon and revised it during mous. movement is using the spine in three forms of mime, facial expression is The Troupe has been with Grand modern “cverywoman" will open a sabbatical in London last year. The troupe’s performance began ways—the chain, the accordian, and not used. The body becomes the Valley for over a year, coming here Wednesday. November 14, at Stage Performances will be held Wed­ with warm-up exercises. Tom Leab­ the sick or bar. From that point carrier, the expressive vehicle for the from Wisconsin to join The Perform­ nesday through Saturday (except 3. hart, the director of the troupe of on the troupe held the audience’s interpretation and performance of ing Arts Center and Thomas Jeffer­ Written by Dennis Kennedy, i r Thanksgiving) from November 14 12 mimes, explained that he wanted usuiviucu attention. any concept while the face is re­ son College They have soured she locate professor in the English de­ through December 1, at 8 p. m_, to familiarize the audience with thi« moved from the realm of emotional country and Grand Rapids area ex­ partment of Grand Valley’s College Stage 3, 72 Ransom N. E., Grand particular kind of mime by showing, Of the half-dozen or so separate content. tensively. Their next on-campus of Arts and Sciences, the play offers Rapids. For reservations, call 895- fir* off, how they begin each class or pieces the troupe performed, the performance will be on Thursday, 6611, ext. 379. The play is sponsored rapid scene changes as Sara searches rehearmL The group’s warm-up exer­ audience leaned to be most taken by Much of the show involved only a N°vember 16th, for the Lunchbreak by Grand Valley’s Performing Arts for meaning in her life. Kennedy cises iwlate each pan of the body a piece called “Nursery Rhyme” few simple props: a chalice, a chair Series held ■ Louis Armstrong wrote the play while he was a play­ Center. and use them w. ways that were as which has taken a year to develop and a table. These were, again, im­ Theater. The Lanthorn-November 15, 1979 page 5

Lowriders Cruise the Tube ‘Video Greece': New Possibilities For Eye

People may be bewildered by Theatre. Mohrc might he composing by Sandy Freed these folks, hut Chuck Furman, an opera on the computer, also WGVC’s Program Director, "was The Lowriders evolved out of the Put down your books and move more than cooperative” in helping Dig Teeth, most remembered tor an over to the TV. Yeah . . . put your the Lowriders produce their show. impromptu concert last spring on the hands on it. Turn it on. Sit down. Since WGVC. is the only broadcast Campus Center lawn. It was “less Turn it up loud! Get set for . . . station with the required facilities, than well received" The Teeth still FUN! “ VIDEO GREECE” is coming! (that would let them in), it was im­ perform, mostly at the Urban In­ “Video Greece” is an ‘attempt to portant for Furman to trust the stitute for Contemporary Art, 71 create a program using images in the group and take the risk. Front St. N. W. Grand Rapids I here same way that a musician uses sound arc concerts and video performances to improvise.’ That is how Walter The program’s unusual style is ex­ monthly. The video performances Wright, the producer and William plained by Wright as he scurries display one person’s work. Resides James College faculty member, ex­ around the Lowriders’ laboratory. displaying tapes by the Lowriders, plains the program. The show was "It is possible to be more convention­ tapes arc imported from New York broadcast on WGVC-TV Channel 35 al hut we wanted to stay away from and Chicago area artists. A New Wednesday night and will be re- using video as a medium for other York artist, Gary Mill, is showing on broadcast Wed. Nov. 21 at 2:00 p.m. art forms." Instead of using TV to Saturday, Nos. 17. The series is sup­ urer’s identification. Their state­ up the audio stew; Dec Todd fed the “Video Greece” (the name alludes the lowest form of technology- usual­ ported by the Michigan Council for ments arc not understood by Ameri­ video feedback; and Rico performed record an art form (dance, music, to the state of classical art) is the ly '69 Chcvys-and make them into the Arts. can culture, which labels them as on the production switcher reaching theatre), they try to create within first locally produced show of its art.” Wright saisl, “It’s a good environ­ weirdo degenerates. Chccch and a peak of patchouli-inspired hysteria. the characteristics of the television type on Channel 35. It is not a Regu­ California lowriders possess an medium (motion, color, sound, visual ment. The audience comes without aura of mystery. Their lives arc ques­ Chong’s characters, Pedro and Man, lar Television Show. There is no plot Using such household items as texture, etc.). For the Lowriders, the preconceived notions." lie is dis tion marks-their value to society not arc comic renditions of lowriders. and the imagery develops out of the hand painted 35mm slides, 16mm process of creating the work is the mayed that there arc no facilities on recognized. What they make is a “People think we’re lowriders be­ particular moods of the Media Low- film loops, video tape loops, compu­ joy . . . The Fun. The end result is campus for multi-media perform­ statement about their role of being cause we hang out", said Wright. riders, the creators of the show. The ter graphics and multiple layer audio unusual because it comes from a ances. group usually works on individual on the fringe of society. They arc in­ different motivation than wc’rc ac­ The Media Lowriders arc loing For “Video Greece”: Walter tapes, “Video Greece” can resemble pieces and performs by combining dividuals looking for a way of ex­ unique things in our visual world. Wright designed the computer pro­ a well orchestrated visual/aural sym­ customed to. the parts to produce a new whole. pression that is unique to their lives. The Lowriders’ future entertains “Video Greece” is one opportunity grams; Liz Wright shot and painted phony. It can aiso he perceived as The group calls itself the Media They find this through their language the possibility of a dual audio synth­ to see Some of the possibilities in­ the 35ntm slides; Terry Mohrc con­ deranged rambling and multi-scn- Lowriders after a West Coast sub­ and their re-painted, re-built cars, esizer concert in Louis Armstrong herent in television. ceptualized the set; Todcl whipped soral spewing. culture. Wright said, "larwridcrs take which arc stripped of all manufact­

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Laker Sidelines Lanthorn S p o r ts With Steve Serulla

If you've ever l>ecn to a Grand Valley football or basketball game and have been treated to the antics of a hclmeted gentleman who leaps out of End Season 4-5 the stands to lead the Grand Valley fans in a cheer > thati begins, "Is this not the winning side", you might be interested in knowing how he became a legend as Grand Valiev’s original super fan. Super fan, a la Bill MacDcrmaid, is a Grand Valley alumni from the Glass of 1972 and is currently working as a social worker for Muskegon Bulldogs Do Snow Job On GV County. MacDcrmaid leaped from the crowd in the fourth-quarter of the Lakers’ homecoming game victory over Hillsdale College a few weeks by Steven M. Serulla (sack and led his famous cheer. While celebrating Grand Valley’s victorious homecoming win at the old GV hangout Ott's (now known as the Kmbassy), the l.jntbom obtained this exclusive interview. Grand Valley football coach J im Harkcma suffered his fifth loss of the year, last Saturday afternoon, as the Lanthorn: Where did you find the aviator's helmet you wear when you Inkers dropped their season-ending lead the cheer? ballgame to Ferris State College, 14-9, in front of 3,209 die-hard fans. The loss drops the Lakers to 4-5 for the year and gives Harkcma his first MacDcrmaid: The hat goes losing season as Laker coach since back to my high school days at coming to Grand Valley before the Northville. I went to an Army 1973 season. surplus store with a group of The Lakers had many scoring school buddies to get some foam opportunities throughout the con­ rubber for a pole vaulting pit test but were unable to capitalize on and we saw this hat. They only their ability to move the football wanted two bucks for it, so I against a tough Ferris State Bulldog bought it. At the time, I didn’t defense. know what it was, but later on Dave Quinley, Grand Valley’s air- found out that it was an original option quarterback, threw for a World War I flyer’s helmet. It school record 348 yards as he com­ has 'Army-Air Corp' stamped pleted 19 of 27 pass attempts. The right on the inside. junior quarterback led the Lakers down the field on four different occasions in the second-half, only to have a costly penalty, intercep­ Lanthorn: Where did you get the cheer "Is this not the winning side?" tion, or fumble halt the drive. The inkers put the first points on MacDcrmaid: A friend of mine and I wrote that cheer in study hall while the scoreboard in the opening quar­ Grand Valley tailback. Will Roach (32), uses a block by fullback Brian Bates (35), to gain part of his 90 yards rushing I was in high school. We had heard something vaguely familiar and elabor­ ter as freshman placckicker Jim during GV’s heartbreaking 14-9 loss to Ferris State (photo by John Haafke). ated on it. The first time I performed it was while 1 was a student at F'lanigan booted a 31 yard field- Northville High School. goal into the wind with 5:10 on the last run went for 28 yards on a changed. Roach plunged three yards Michael Hearing, a 6’5" 220 pound clock. Flanigan's kick came after fourth down and four situation for a for the first-down, however, a hold­ Detroit Pershing High School grad­ lanthorn: When was the first time you performed the now infamous Grand Valley had taken the ball Ferris touchdown. Dclamartcr’s PAT ing penalty nulified the run and uate who played at tight-end. cheer at a Grand Valley game? down to the Ferris State seven-yard was good and the Grand Valley lead Flanigan missed a 36 yard FG at­ Dick Williams, 205 pound guard line. However, tailback Will Roach’s shrank to 9-7. tempt. MacDermakl: I did the cheer eight-yard run was nullified by a Ferris State threatened again with Other fourth period action saw from Jackson Lumen Christi. during my freshman year at clipping penalty and the lakers had 20 seconds remaining in the half, but Grand Valley trying desperately for Jim Plaskcy, 215 pound center who Grand Valley, during the winter to settle for the three-point try. Metz was hit hard by two Laker de­ the go-ahead score, but the Ferris prepped at Royal Oak Shrine High of 1969, at a basketball game. The second-quarter began with fenders at the GV 21, and noseguard State defense met the challenge and School At that time. Grand Valley the lakers leading 3-0. Nine minutes Hubert Massey came up with the kept the lakers out of the end-zone. Joe Bossc, 250 pound tackle out of didn’t have a football team so later, with 6:09 remaining before fumble recovery. Grand Valley’s last chance came Birmingham Brother Rice. I had to wait until basketball half-time, Grand Valley hit pay­ The second-half begat, with an ex­ with 3:54 remaining in the game. season. The first time was at Roland LaBau triband, 250 IK guard dirt again on a Quinley to Clint Nash change of punts, as neither team was Quinley completed three straight an away game at Oakland from St. Joseph. 74-yard record breaking TD bomb. able to get a first-down against passes and Grand Valley moved from University. There were about The Lal"-rs took only two plays to stingy defenses. their 20-yard line to the Ferris State Fred Jury, 245 pound guard-center twenty-five or thirty Laker fans score as they opened the drive on With 10:55 to go in the third eleven. Roach carried twice for five from Holt. who caravanned down for the their own 20 yard line following a period, Ferris took possession of the yards. But, two errant passes, the last game. A high school buddy, Clint Nash, split end from Mt. Clem­ missed 29-yard field-goal attempt by ball at their own 39-yard line. Metz, one off the finger tips of flanker Ijtrrs Biddle, who also went to ens and All-American candidate who Bulldog kicker Dan Delamarter. Will the Bulldogs'workhorse runner, car­ Clint Nash, ended the lakers chances Grand Valley, talked me into holds most of Grand Valley’s receiv­ Roach ran six yards on the first play ried the ball five straight times for for victory. ing records. jumping out of the stands and from scrimmage and with a second 28 y'ards. On third down, FSC quart­ Three runners turned in fine per­ doing the cheer. After I did it, down and four situation, Quinley erback Bill Costner executed the trip- formances in the game as laker Will Ron Essink, 6’6”, 240 lKtackle from everybody liked it, so 1 started dropped back and threw the bomb to ple-option to perfection. He faked Roach carried the ball 25 times for Zeeland. Ron is expected to be an doing it at all the games. Nash, who outran the double-cover­ a hand-off to Metz, faked a pitch to 90-yards. Ferris State fullback, All-American and has a good chance age of the Ferris State secondary. the tailback, and ran the ball 33- of being drafted by the NFL. Ixnthorn: Now it seems as though you do the cheer in crucial situations. Jerome Metz ran for 133 yards on 16 Flanigan missed the extra-point try yards for the score. Delamarter's try On defense, the I-akers will lose When did you start doing it for that reason? attempts and Bulldog QB Bill Costner and the Lakers had a 9-0 lead. for the extra-point was good and added 90 yards in 21 carries. Costner the services of seniors: The Bulldogs took the ensuing Ferris State went out in front for also completed four of five pass Bruce Hendricks, 220 pound tackle MacDcrmaid: I cut back on doing the cheer so often for a couple of kick-off and marched down the field good by the final score of 14-9. attempts for 55-yards through the from Muskegon Mona Shores. reasons. It seemed as though every time I did the cheer, it would get the for their only score of the first-half. Grand Valley threatened to *core air. crowd and the team all fired up and if we were way ahead or way behind K" r*vin Rahricr^ 225 !K t2ck!f frnm Ferris State freshman Lonnie Lykes at the end of the third-quarter as Grand Valley’s receivers had a fine it didn’t serve a purpose. So I started doing it (the cheer) only if the game Muskegon Catholic High School. took the Laker Kick-off at the Bull­ Quinley completed four straight afternoon as Rob Rubick grabbed six was close and if I figured the enthusiasm might do something, I’d do the Mark Szczytko, 210 pound linback- dog seven-yard line and ran up the passes and the Lakers had a first- passes for 106 yards, Mike Woods cheer. er out of Grand Rapids West Catho­ middle where he was stopped by a down on the Bulldog 12-yard line. pulled in five passes for 79 yards. The second reason 1 tut hack on doing the- cheer so often, i» because of lic High School. TD saving tackle by Flanigan, Grand Roach carried the ball three straight Brian Bates had four catches for 51 the strain that bellowing out the cheer puts on my throat. I’m lucky to Valley’s kicker. times for eight yards and GV had a yards, and Clint Nash had one recep­ Mack Lofton, 220 IK linebacker-de­ get all the way through the cheer just once during the game. In fact, the The Bulldog offense went to work fourth-and-two situation on the FSC tion for a Grand Valley record 74- last time I did it twice in one game, I couldn’t talk for two days. 1 must fensive tackle from Dearborn four yard line. The teams switched yard touchdown. be getting old or something. as All-American candidate, Jerome Heights. “Mack" injured his knee in Metz, a6’2"220 pound fullback car­ ends to begin the fourth-quarter and Playing in their final game for the the Western Michigan game and had with the change, the Lakers luck Lanthorn. I notice that you don’t attend as many Grand Valley games as ried the bail twice for 33 yards. The Lakers on offense were seniors: to undergo surgery. you used to in past years. Any reason for the cutback? Intramural MacDcrmaid: Yes! It’s my job. Laker of the Week I’m a social work admi is rator for Muskegon County, and ! have to be out of town for meet­ Calendar Rob Rubick, tight end on Grand ings ail the time. It’s especially Valley’s football team, has been bad dunng basketball season named Lant bo m ’s Laker of the because of the games on week Week by the sports staff for his nights. 1 never know until the by Rhert Stuart outstanding play in the Laker’s last minute if I’ll be able to go to heartbreaking loss to Ferris State, Today’s the day! the game or not. last Saturday, in the football team’s It’s Turkey Trot time. At 4 p.m. season-ending contest. this afternoon all hopefuls are to meet in the Ficldhouse dressed and Rubick, a 6’3”, 220 pound ready to go. sophomore from Newberry, grabbed The IM badminton championship six of quarterback Dave Quiniey’s Lanthont: I know I’m saying this for a lot o f Laker fans when I say this; was played last week with senior Ed (a previous Laker of the Week) I hope you're able to attend as many games as you possibly can and are Schrandt taking die crown by hold­ record breaking passes for 106 yards. able to lead vour famous cheer many times, because it's a pleasure and a ing off junior Tony Diola 15-4*and Under terrible playing conditions he 15-11. was able to pull in some fantastic thrill to watch you in action and be a part of the electricity you generate The I s annual Fc«f tournament one-hand catches, three of them every time you leap from the Rands. also got underway las week. Folf, coining with Ferris players hitting a combination of frisbee and golf, is hun as soon as he touched the ball Mac Do-maid: l hank you! I'll try as hard as I possibly can to see as many becoming a favorite pastime around Rotating ai light-cnu with lcnior games as 1 car. during basketball season. the GVSC campus. Andy Bonczyk Michael Hearing Rubick had a fine tosaed a 59 to take the inaugunl season as welL He pulled in 26 championship, dose behind were passes to tank second on the team to jonny Light (60) and David Cisco dint Naah. who had 33, and accumu­ m ana of ha ux <61X lated 490 yards on those catches. sa in tor tha tackia I The Lanthorn-November 15, 1979 page 7

Laker Named All-State This Week With the Lakers

FRIDAY Wrestling GVSC at Munn Invitational (MSU) All Day

SATURDAY Cross Country GVSC at NAIA National 11 a.m. Spikers Finish Second Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin The highlight of the tournament by Suzanne Joseph they own now; nine wins and eleven GVSC at Munn Invitational (MSU) All Day- came on Saturday. Wrestling losses in dual match play (not inclu­ GVSC at Muskegon Community College All Day During semi-final action, l-ake Wrestling The Grand Valley State Colleges' ding tournaments). (Reserve Team) women's volleyball team finished At the tournament, Northern Superior defeated Grand Valley in second in last weekend’s SMA1AW Michigan University defeated Grand the first game, 15-2, hut the Lakers (State of Michigan Association of Valley in the finals, 15-2 and 15-8, jumped back to win the final two Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) and advanced to the regional tourn­ games (15-13, 15-11) and advanced Division II tournament held at Cen­ ament this weekend at the Univer­ to the finals against Northern Michi­ tral Michigan University in Mount sity of Dayton, Ohio. gan who defeated Ferris State Col- Loo in c/*mi-final action. Pleasant. If the Lakers had a more respec- Second place is one step higher table overall record, they might have than the third place finish GVSC been invited to go to the regional accepted last year. If Joan Boand tournament as a second place team. plays her cards right, her squad can get their feet back on the ground Grand Valley had an almost per­ and finish first next year. fect day on Friday, splitting with Northern Michigan (15-12, 11-15), If Grand Valley had played as and Lake Superior State College bound and determined to win, well during the season as they did (10-15, 15-12), and defeating Michi­ but they ran out of gas," said Boand. last weekend, they may have finished gan Tech (15-2, 15-7), and Ferris Boand was pleased with the per­ with a better record than the one State College (15-10, 15-8). formances of freshmen Karen Mohr and Mary Donaldson, as they held the defense together with their Do You Remember? “pick-ups”. Another standout for the Lakers was sophomore Pam VanderKolk, who had a hard hitting game consis­ ting of many “kills". Grand Valley headed home with a trophy, and each player received a medal for her efforts. One player in particular returned home with a sur­ prise. Helen Anschuetz, a 5’10” junior from Tawas, was selected to the Division II All-State Team, for her Grand Valley's Marching Band at the G VSC-FSC game (photo by John Haafka) performance in the tournament. This is the first time a volleyball player from Grand Valley has re­ ceived such an honor. GV Band A Crowd Pleaser “This is a real big honor. I was happy to receive it, because it was a Grand Valley State Colleges' band, under the dircct- after each of their musical selections. surprise," said Anschuetz, with a i of Bill Root, performed before 3,200 Laker fans The Laker Band had one of its finest moments at Wal­ smile. "Next year wc’U go all the half-time of the GVSC-Fcrris State College Football do Stadium during the Western Michigan University way, because last year we finished Tie. The GV Band had another outstanding season as Grand Valley football game when U.OOO people gave third, this year second, and next iwds at each of Grand Valley’s home games applauded them a standing ovation at the end of their performance. year first place.”

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