Panthers Fall Just Short We're Going Exactly with What Letter to UPB Stated, "Because It Students Want," Pritchett Said
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SA wants schedules at UW, UWM to match by Kris Riegert dent Association should form a recommendation on the student's UWM's academic year calendar behalf. will coincide with UW-Madison's ' 'One of our primary concerns is; next year if a recommendation by the relatively low student input," the UWM Student Association Associate Professor Norman gains Faculty Senate approval. Stewart said. Under the SA proposal, the Stewart said he wasn't sure that academic calendar would begin the SA recommendation was truly before a late Labor Day or after representative of student opinion an early Labor Day as needed to due to the low SA election end the fall semester (including turnout. exams) on or before Dec. 20. "At the very least it's an The spring semester would expression of student opinion; it conclude on or before May 20 and should carry some weight," he spring break would fall in the said of SA's recommendation. middle of the semester during Pritchett said that the surveys either the ninth, 10th or 11th week [Turn to p. 3] of the semester. "An overwhelming majority of students agreed with spring break UPB plans in the middle of the (spring) semester," SA President Larry Pritchett said. for better Pritchett said a survey indicated that although a majority of stu Union life dents favored starting after Labor Day, it was more important to by Dan Muckelbauer Stopped short. The 1984 women's volleyball season ended on a sad note for Maureen Pitrof and the them that the fall semester end by rest of the'UWM team Saturday after losses to Hawaii-Hilo and BYU-Hawaii at the NAIA national Dec. 20. Calendar prefer The Union Policy Board Thurs tournament. Pitrof was named tournament MVP for her efforts. ence surveys, authored by the day passed a planning process for Post photo by Dave Kallmann Academic Policy Committee, were the UWM Student Union with the distributed to 144 staff, 420 stated goal or mission being "to faculty and 274 students. t improve the quality of life at UWM." "It's not 100 percent clear "A formal plan is important," a Panthers fall just short we're going exactly with what letter to UPB stated, "because it students want," Pritchett said. offsets uncertainty and change, by Steve Koenig match, with UWM winning the women, 28-7 going into the "It's (the calendar) incorporating focuses attention on objectives, second game of the best-of-three match, proved to be a tough the most features we can accord facilitates control and economical, St. Joseph, Mo.—A long bus match 15-6. opponent. ing to student opinions.'' efficient operations." The letter trip proved to be very worthwhile Although UWM got off to an At the Faculty Senate Meeting and planning charts were formu for the UWM women's volleyball Southpaws early lead, setting miscues by the last Thursday, however, several lated by the seven-member UPB team, as they finished third in the That evening the Panthers beat Panthers kept N.I. in the game. professors questioned whether a executive board. NAIA national tournament Satur North wood Institute, which had The Panthers were able to hold survey of 274 students truly Manoochehr Adhami, UPB day at the Missouri Western State an offensive attack that consisted them back on game point several represented the 26,000 students president, said in a previous UPB campus. of hitting from the weakside by times and some well-timed spikes at UWM. Chancellor Horton meeting that an overall plan Despite losing for the third three left-handers. The North- [Turn to p. 9] suggested that perhaps the Stu [Turn to p. 3] straight year to Hawaii-Hilo—the eventual national champion each year—the Panthers' third place finish is the highest any UWM athletic team has finished in "Charlie" national competition. "We could've won it" said Head Coach Tom Pleyte. "We Downer Avenue celebrity played with class. The players by Tim Engles handled all this extremely well.'' Pool play for the Panthers When Charlie was put in a cage outside Sendik's, 2643 N. Downer began Thursday afternoon when Ave., some people didn't know what he was. Sure, he was a bird, a they faced Charleston S.C., the big white bird, but what kind? 16th-ranked team in the nation, Several confused patrons went to the manager, Tony Sendik Jr., but unseeded in the tournamnet. about it. They were often surprised, Sendik said, when he told them Charlie is a turkey. Enthusiasitic start "People think of the traditional turkey, like those Hallmark Enthusiasm ran high on the foldouts that you put on the coffee table, but that's a wild turkey. The Panthers when they played the kind you put on the dinner table looks like Charlie," he explained. Cougars. It showed in the early It's true; Charlie is a far cry from the traditional turkey image. His going, as they raced to a 5-0 lead, feathers are all white, he doesn't have much floppy skin on his neck, taking advantage of some shaky and he's missing the big fan of tail feathers. He also looks leaner serving by Charleston. Carol than those proud turkeys with which we're familiar. Charlie doesn't even gobble. The conversations he carries on with himself sound Busche showed the Cougars how more like dove-talk than turkey-talk. serving should be done, and the defense kept the Cougars from And why, some people wonder, does Charlie have to sit out here in mounting an effective attack. the sidewalk in the cold, with not one of his own kind to keep him Maureen Pitrof brought a quick company? Sendik explained the meaning behind Charlie. end to the first game by scoring the last five points, four on spikes "Fresh not frozen" and one on a dink (fake spike), as "When we first started putting a turkey out there in 1977, we sold the Panthers romped 15-2. fresh turkeys. 'Fresh Not Frozen' was our big slogan, and a live turkey emphasized that," he said. The Cougars' blocking im proved a little in the second game, Charlie is the first Sendik's mascot in four years. Sendik has a enabling them to take an early 3-0 friend with carpentry skills who offered to build a new cage. A call to Northland Farms in Baron, Wise, brought Charlie to the sidewalk on lead. But Sue Potochich brought Downer Avenue for $20. UWM back to a 4-4 tie with some fine serves. Some people worry about Charlie—especially whether or not he'll A block by Pitrof gave the be belly-up on Thanksgiving. Bob Reitman and Gene Mueller, Panthers the lead for good. WKTI's morning clowns, have started up a "Save The Turkey" Serving from Busche, Pitrof, and campaign over Charlie. Sendik has been on the air to talk about Charlie recently greeted some passers-by from his cage stationed Darla Wack, along with a pair of Charile, and Reitman and Mueller are demanding possession of the outside Sendik's on Downer Avenue. As far as we know Charlie is dinks from Pitrof, padded the bird by Nov. 21. His fate seems uncertain. now living happily ever after at The Ranch in Menomonee Falls. 4 Panther lead. Finally, a pair of 'Charlie will survive,'' Sendik revealed. " He' 11 be here until Nov. 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Neusen said he saw some benefit Linda Groat, Assistant Profes son started Saturday with an sin Department of Natural Re "This is the first time we've to starting at a uniform time with sor of Architecture, agreed. "It's estimated 600,000 people taking sources. had even this much data, imper UW-Madison in terms of summer premature to suggest there's a to the woods in pursuit of wild Just about all of it is a wooded fect as these figures may be," employment for students. clear-cut preference," she said.