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Volume 13. Number 4 ■ COLLEGE • TAKOMA PARK CAMPUS - TAKOMA PARK. MD. Friday, April 19,1974 Vox Fox Dr. Fox discusses his feelings on his recent resignation with a former M.C. student by Romaine. Blackburn Dr. Fox feels that he was denied released time as an Dr, Fox has resigned as chair­ “economy measure,” at the ex­ man of the Department of His­ pense of the instructional tory and Political Science. program. "It is really an ex­ Division chairman, William J. ploitative demand,” explains Ramsay, requests his depart­ Dr. Fox angrily. “Why should ment chairpeople to take a full the faculty be expected to take teaching load of fiteen hours. pay cuts while the adminis­ Dr. Fox feels that this is too tration remains financially much for a chairperson to carry unaffected?” he ponders. and he resigned in protest. Cutbacks on both campuses “The Association of Ameri­ may lead to the formation of can Professors recommends that divisions with a gradual community college professors elimination of departments. Dr. carry a maximum of twelve Fox wonders if there is a “grand hours. But the chairpeople here scheme to liquidate all depart­ at M.C. are expected to carry ments” which could result in a three more than the suggested more impersonal atmosphere. fphotoby Carl Gordon norm while performing the Division chairpeople find it many other duties which a difficult to stay as well- chairperson must assume—and it informed as department heads, Faculty-Wise, Spring is Here just isn’t right,” insists Dr. Fox Dr. Fox says. They can’t follow heatedly. all the'trends and don’t have - “thank goodness it’s here Psychologically speaking: As chairman he determined sufficient authority and by Romaine Blackburn and I sure hope the students en­ where? I want to throw all my twenty-six duties and responsi­ assurance in every department. joy their vacation—they deserve papers out the window; birds bilities, all of which require a The newly merged depart­ Faculty members in various it. sing, flowers grow, and so on..... certain amount of time. He ment is now entitled “Foreign disciplines were questioned as Mathematically speaking: - Musically speaking: - you get estimates that, all tolled, they Languages, History and to “what happens in the the garden needs working on, the gurgle of streams crashing total 290 hours. This figure Politics,” and is headed by Ms. Spring?” The following are and my bicycle needs oiling. down over miniature waterfalls; does not, of course, include Diane Grey. Though several their responses. Artistically speaking: - “don’t the deafening roar of buds per­ preparation tjme. department chairpeople and Microbtologically speaking: you have the 101 series calen­ cussing themselves out of winter When Dr. Fox was asked to other members supported Dr. - lots of nice students in the dar?” dormancy; the age-old chant of be chairman last spring, he un­ Fox in his stand, no one else class, we have a good time. Politically speaking: - we all small girls singing their way to derstood that he would be gran­ has resigned. - no evidence of change in the think about streaking. 200 consecutive skips on the ted three hours of “released” or “This is similar to high school normal microorganisms exist Sociologically speaking: - the rope; the triumphant cackle of compensatory time. Instead he procedures,” he cries. “It is a around us all the time and we sap is rising. Mike Smelhenison down the was expected to both chair and step backwards, and is not in must not think of them as neces­ Historically speaking: - a street trying out the new 4-tone teach full-time. the best interest of the college sarily harmful because many young man’s fancy lightly turns horn of his dragster; sounds of He submitted his resignation as an economy measure.” “It is have beneficial effects. to love. Varese and Vivaldi saturating as chairman on January 28. the last thing that should be Linquistically speaking: - “a Astronomically speaking: - the otherwise plcbian sound- Though Dean Wiley was reluc­ done!” he states heatedly. verb, a noun??” the ecliptic crosses the equator, scape of the campus as the win­ tant to accept this decision, he - “people get more physical, and the number of hours of dows of the over-heated music finally agreed to do so. but love poets get more verbal.” daylight surpasses the number room arc opened since the first e k f c o e .wmm- of hours of Hours darkness. ot darkness. weekweek ot of October. October.•w Mclntire Takes D.C.Bx Storm by John Earnshawi p s | their home state and/or special Walter Cronkite was read to Marching under the banner of. field of interest-(for instance, restrained applause, and then the “Save the First Amendment, the SCHMITZ for President festivities began in earnest. Freedom of the Air Waves”, they organization set up near the came, five thousand, string, led front of the “crowd,” while the A Warm Anecdote by the indomitable Reverend Dr. German-AnTerican Bund Carl Mclntire, (Mclntire is first occupied a loftier position on Following Mclntire’s final quartered at a rundown the summit, (near the Washington directive to the crowd (“Wave Victorian hotel in Cape May, Monument itself). While taped your banners high for New Jersey - the perennial martial music rasped thru worn the photographers, folks”), a victory marcher’s latest run-in speakers, the crowd milled about Bangor, Maine radio preacher with the Government came last in front of the snowfence which stepped up to the mike to tell of year when the Federal kept those on the platform at a his program’s removal from the Communications Commission safe distance away. At the onset air because he dared to condemn ruled that his floating radio of high winds and decreasing homosexuality. Next came an station, operating off shore from temperatures, the mood of the evengelist from South Carolina Cape May, was not property throng, never jolly, grew sour, who warmed up the audience liscensed, and it refused to and as people began tomove off, with a little anecodote. review the station’s permit). dejectedly dragging their “This colored fella joined “Hurrah for Sam Ervin” and thy army, you see, and in the “ American Awake” placards The Faithful Assemble barracks it was real cold. His behind them, the Reverend took feet stuck out at the end of' So, those Americans whose i the opportunity to thank “all the bed, and a passing political and religious beliefs you good folks for cornin’ down sergeant saw this, said coincide with Carl Mclntire’s DON’T BLAME ME to stand up for what you believe ‘Heyboy, why not put yer met him on the steps of the in” . He led them in chant for feet under the blanket? Nos Capitol and proceeded up “free radio,” while exhorting suh, boss-Ah don’t- want dem Pennsylvania Avenue to the everyone to move to the left of cold things in the bed wif’ Monument grounds. There they where they were' now standing. me!” set up the groups, according to A congratulatory telegram from I VOTED FOR SCHMITZ. See MARCH, p. 2, col. S Light work: Heavy JobI By John Earnshaw A bass chord is heard in the being at a dance-concert as Ambassador’s death hardly background. A melody joins it, beautiful as possible. meant the end for Michael, who building to a crescendo. As this Furthermore, the ‘typical’ light joined with a partner from the happens, the room is filled with show is delightfully theatre venture to take the pulsating shapes, which mingle unpredictable. No two sequences outfit out on the road. They with geometrically interweaving are ever exactly alike: there’s appeared with several popular patterns. The music diminishes, always some new variation on a bands, going under the title modulates to another key; as it previously set theme; ‘Lights by Us’. does, a smoky filament of Mike feels that the light show, whitish light bridges the Developing an Interest with its ability to explore transformation of images into MikC Saaks began to develop different media (photography, another sequence. Monday, an interest iwhat is now his life’s March twenty-fifth’s light show major pursuit after graduating A Broader Perspective gave all a foretaste of what to (he was an art major in high expect visually when viewing the school) from Montgomery Blair, graphic design, chemistry, upcoming Creative Arts Class of ‘63. In 1964, he studied electronics, theatre, etc.,) is a presentation of Gilgomesh. The, with Gloria Montiero at legitimate art form of its own. light show may also have Montgomery College-Takoma “This idea isn’t new,” he says, provided a touch of nostalgia to Park. There, he acted in a play “for Thomas Wilfred, an artist photo by John Earnshaw those who remember the Mike Saaks on the job. given at the school, and acquired and electrical engineer, thrilled dazzling displays of an understanding of the New Yorkers forty years age extraordinary lighting in the slides which he has made-a principles of stage lighting. Mike with his ‘Lumia’ presentations — Mike puts it, “The light show’s techniques, which just a couple major part of the Gilgamesh went on to the Maryland swirling, undulating colors, often potential is greater than ever. years back were considered de light show. His assistants made Institute of Art in Baltimore, accompanied by classical .The light show is now being used rigeur at all rock halls and them doubly fantastic by where he majored in graphics music.” Nowadays, there are a at weddings and religious festival performances. services, at parties and lectures, overlaying (into opaque and illustration. In 1966, while number of active-Nationally, projectors) the clock faces filled Alumnus of the Ambassador still at the Institute, he visited a light the best-known are Pablo in television advertising-why, the possibilities are endless.” with tinted liquids, which If so, this should come as no friend in New York City who Lights and Glenn McDay’s throbbed to the story’s tempos. surprise to Michael Saaks, who Mike has demonstrated this was wording with a group of Headlights. In the D.C. area we Flashing strobes, spots, and not only gave the Monday young people calling themselves have Yorktown,. Proteus, and theory by incorporating his talents into this spring’s color wheels rounded it all out, demonstration, but directed the ,‘Pable Lights’. Lights by Us, among others. All combining to. convey ■ light show, stage illumination, Mike was fascinated by the of these possess at least two production of Gilgamesh (Transforming M.C. Takoma appropriate moods of joy, and special effects results of their multimedia common qualities: Each has terror, and repose. Mike hopes built up its own personal Park’s dusty cafeteria into the 1 accompanying the theatrical experimentation (Pablo Lights that his art would cpme to a work in Gilgomesh. Mike also following, as its methods glistening world of ancient would gain fame later, thru their happy fruition for both cast and become more widely sumer is no mean trick, yet managed and led the light show designs for the. Electric Circus in audience. He should be appreciated; second, all of the Mike handled the job skillfully). at Washington’s premier rock New York, and their tours with commended for his efforts-it’s a showplace, the Ambassador, light shows have diversified, His expertise as a photographer organist Virgil Fox). During his sure bet that Mike Saaks’ future during its six glorious months of moving up out of the and graphic artist came through New York stay, he assisted the is bright! existence. During that time (mid Pable crew, learning from them ‘underground’ into much 1967 to early 68), Mike and his what he could. After his studies broader fields of endeavor. As associates hosted most of the were completed at the Maryland greatest musical acts of the Institute, Mike came back to the ‘Psychedelic’ era: Jimi Hendrix, Washington area, landing a job in -Mad—L i bs- (whose pyrotechnics were advertising design for Giant For those of you who have on the Excalibur for informa­ witnessed by only a handful of Food. Soon he was told of a never before played a mad-lib, tion about social (plural folks in those days). The Doors, place opening locally which here’s the idea: One person, noun) ------which they might Canned Heat, and the rest. Mike would bring to D.C, the sort of having the story in front of him, otherwise (verb) and the others called their outfit entertainment featured at the asks the other person or group Students who'have been at M.C. the ‘Psychedelic Power an;Light renowned Fillmore Auditorium to supply him,with the type of for mote than ---- — (number) Company’, he says. “We wanted in San Francisco. This, of word needed to fill in the blank. years remember the time .for a while to have the course, was the Ambassador, and When the players have filled in the Excalibur did not' publish Ambassador renamed the same Mike left his job with Giant to all the blanks, the first person and everyone missed ------thing, but the neighborhood help launch our town’s first reads the completed story back (celebrity) ’s appearance wasn’t too strong on the idea, so ‘rock palace’. At was at the with the substituted words, to at the ------(place) ’------we didn’t.” At the Ambassador, Ambassador that Mike refined the amusement of his friends. campus. every hand’s performances were and added to his knowledge and Hint: for more fun; Think The Excalibur also prints enhanced by the projection of practice of the light show craft Dirty. (adj.) news items, rhythmic line and color forms of (he also managed the theatre, ****** pertinent - (plural noun) ‘mind-blowing’ proportion. Mike and created many of its posters). .(noun) ------The Excaliber is the ------admits much of the standard His innovative participation in reviews, and a roster of fourth- equipment required for a typical the operations at the by Kathy Mirin (adj.) ------newspaper of coming ------(noun) ------light show wasn’t perfected in Ambassador helped make it a So Long Candy: C andy Montgomery College’s Takoma games, and it is the only------1967, but the basic concept had landmark in local ‘head’ culture Darling, underground superstar Park campus. It is now in its (noun) ------where students already been established: To long past its shutdown and of many Warhol films, died (number) — th year can find all this. make the total experience of subsequent razing. The March 21 of Cancer and of publication, and is more The Excalibur has a ------(adj.) ------than ever. pneumonia in New York. (adj.) ------editorial ------Every Thursday, M.C. stu­ Candy, who was 26, was born (noun) this year, and we dents ------( verb) ------to James Slattery. are all looking forward to get their copies of the Excali­ Warning: Popper pops blood another year of truly ------vessels. bur. They — (verb) ?— (adj.)- journalism. Treat Yourself at Nick’s: Cousin Nick’s on 14th Street now features steak n’ eggs MARCH, from p. 1 Saturday and Sunday mornings Montgomery College from 2 to 5 a.m... The applause was deafening, at New Club: The Sundown on M. even the Nationalist Chinese Takoma Park Street in Georgetown opened ' Delegation sitting on the Field House Studio recently for drinking,dancing,etc. rostrum enjoyed that joke. This Wednesday, April 24,1974 Todd Rungren Com ing: He evangelist was followed by mnay 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. will be appearing in concert at others just like him, who in turn CHAGALL, BASKIN, ROUAULT, gave the podium to a retired Open Lecture at 1:00 p.m. the Kennedy Center on Monday, DAUMIER, MATISSE, PICASSO April 22, at 8:30 p.m. military man and a Louisiana Congressman, and by the time AND MANY OTHERS. PURCHASES MAT BE CHAR6E0 Sculpture in Library: There is the handful of Listeners were ■ ARRANGED BY a nice piece of sculpture by Anne Frankina on display in remaining hardly anyone bothered to ask the date of next F n l FERDINAND ROTEN GALLERIES our own Golda Payne Library. year’s march. preaches.. AprU 19,1974 Close- AU Work, No Pay; Excalibur Carries On

by Carl D. Gordon editorial staff is also busy. The taking a count o f, how many Editors-in-Chief confer with the 'inches the article is, Many people do not seem to Managing Editor as to how the realize that the process of accomplished by counting every paper should be set up, how four lines as a column inch. The compiling stories and pictures, many pages are scheduled, what and putting together a stories, pictures, and headlines special effects should be used, are then plotted on newsprint newspaper is a very difficult etc. thing to go through. There are sheets called “dummy sheets.” ■ The" dummy sheets have five many steps for the EXCALIBUR Editorial Responsibility columns and each column is 14 staff to follow from assigning inches in length. stories, to “putting the paper to The Managing Editor then When the newspaper is layed bed.” We, at EXCALIBUR, hear confers with each of the other out on the dummy sheets, a many gripes from people as to editors (the Feature Editor, headline type is decided upon Carl and Genevieve making whoopee in the why the paper does not come Excalibur office, as usual. News Editor, Sports Editor, and a headline is written for out more often than it does. It is Copy Editor, and Photo Editor) every article before the “copy” to these people that this article to plan the issue and to find out can be taken over to the printers arrive, there are “flats” already hands. When the corrections is addressed, so that they will how the different editors are which is the Suburban Record, prepared to correspond to every have been made, the flats are know of the many hours and the handling the stories in their located on Dixon Avenue in two pages of the newspaper. The turned into the publishing amount of grief that the departments. The Feature Editpr Silver Spring. Also a cutline or copy is. ready as are the pictures manager who makes the EXCALIBUR staff has- to go is responsible for laying out the caption is written for every and headlines. corrections and turns the flats through to get a bi-weekly feature-length spreads. The News picture. A cutline is a sentence The first thing to do when we over to the press-persons. The newspaper out to the students. Editor is responsible -for sifting or two about the picture as it' arrive at the printers is to cut the finished product arrives early the The first order of business to through the news releases that corresponds to the story. A copy into appropriate sizes and next morning for all the students be taken care of is the initial are received in the office and to caption is a name or short phrase lay them on the appropriate to read it. assigning of articles and pick out current and appropriate underneath a picture in place of flats. This is done with the photo-assignments. For this we “canned copy.” The Sports a cutline. pictures and headlines, and they, get the whole staff together and Editor is responsible for seeing too, are put on the page planned Students Beware discuss the pertinent issues that that all campus athletics for. Then the staffer who is Excalibur In Wonderland are currently taking place on activities have been covered and responsible for a flat, takes his campus. After we have a pretty for the production of the sports After everything is written copy and runs it through a It is Excalibur’s wish that all good idea of what we want to page or pages. The Copy Editor special waxing machine. This those who want to gripe about concentrate on, we then assign and layed out, it is transported is chiefly responsible for seeing over to the printers where all machine coats the back of the the quality or the quantity of the various stories to the staffers that all grammatical and spelling copy is typed up according to copy with a sticky wax so that the paper will contact staff and who in turn set up their errors are corrected before the the copy will stick to the flat. members of Excalibur. This way interviews with the people how it is planned, every picture issue is released. Finally, the is “shot” so that it can be you can have an active part in involved. When the interview is All Work, No Pay Photo Editor is directly reproduced in the newspaper, , the production of your school set up the reporter then fills out responsible for all photographs newspaper. The staff members a photo-assignment to the Photo and every headline is typed on a that appear in the paper. special machine that is a cross When the paper is pasted up of Excalibur have long endured Editor who delegates the various between a camera and a onto the flats, the Copy Editor the wrath of the students as to assignments to the people in his Now the Fun Starts typewriter. and the staffers who have the quality of the newspaper, department. On Wednesday, the worked on the individual flats and the wrath of the student The individual reporter then When all the stories are in, the EXCALIBUR staff arrives at the start to proof the copy all over government as to the use of has between a week-and-a-half long hours of planning come printer to “paste-up” the paper. again, looking for errors that are student money. What we have to and two weeks to complete his into play. Each sfory has to be This process takes anywhere made after the copy has been to say is: try it before you have any assignment; that means covering proofread three times by three from five hours to 12 hours to the printers and in the typists’ right to say anything about it. all the angles and making sure different readers. Then the complete, depending on the size that his photo-assignment has articles are sized for purposes of of the paper and the speed with been filled. During this time the “laying them out” which entails which it is finished. 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of dynamic activity. In the mid creased. In another study Ben­ by Tom Purcell sixties there was only one son and a physiologist, Dr. R.K. teacher of Transcendental Wallace checked more than “Transcendental Meditation Meditation in the United States, 1,800 meditators about their makes my life as a whole better now there are over 400 in the use of marijuana and-LSD. Af­ and as my life gets better, my U.S. alone. This tremendous in­ ter 21 months of Transcenden­ basketball playing naturally im­ crease in teachers- only reflects tal Meditation, marijuana use proves. On the court I’ve no­ the great public response and dropped from 80 to 12 percent ticed increased concentration, acceptance to Transcendental and LSD usage dropped from and my mind now stays sharp Meditation, and the public 40 to 3 percent. Benson added through the whole game. I don’t recognition, of the tremendous that similar decreases were get so physically tired, and even value Transcendental Medita­ noted in the use of alcohol and when my body does tire my tion holds for all people. cigarette smoking. mind stays alert.” So says Bill Meditation Walton 1974 Recipient Sulli­ Industry Week van Award “Amateur Athlete of Although Transcendental the Year,” who is the Center of Meditation has spread through The business community has the UCLA Basketball Team. personal endorsements the also been aware of the effects of Richard Polk, Chairman of. the mounting scientific studies Transcendental Meditation. Board P.A. Medical Corpora­ prove its value and enhance its There have been studies made tion says, “At the present time respectability. Studies have that show increased productiv­ 50% of my administrative staff been done that show that the ity, improved job performance at one plant and 100% at the level of rest achieved during and increased job satisfaction other are practicing Transcen­ Transcendental Meditation, is among meditating businessmen. dental Meditation. We have twice that received during Industry Week, a business found that the executives and sleep; and that the physiology of magazine has found that Trans­ Nothing is better for thee than me. the employees are working to­ Transcendental Meditation is cendental Meditation “cuiti- gether more effectively and ac­ completely different from the •vates a high degree of awareness complishing greater productiv­ physiology of contemplation. In or alertness” and that one com­ people are going to be able to other improves. Along with in­ ity with significantly decreased other words just sitting there mon reaction among business­ understand people better, un­ creased evidence of lessening absenteeism. The general at­ thinking with your eyes closed is men who practice Transcenden­ derstand God better, understand use of drugs, this is what promp­ mosphere of the plant has not Transcendental Meditation. tal Meditation is that “I used to the universe better. Father ted Mr. Driscoll to make Trans­ markedly improved, and the There is also a tremendous worry; now I’m on the way to McAllister said “I think so too, cendental Meditation available working conditions seem to be range of effects for those who becoming more relaxed.” A San because it gets rid of tension in his schools. more pleasant and acceptable.” practice Transcendental Medi­ Francisco priest meditates and and anxiety.” Locally Transcendental tation, from insomnia treatment recommends Transcendental Francis Driscoll is a superin­ Meditation has been doing very You too can receive a rest to psychotherapy, from faster Meditation to all his parish­ tendent of schools for the East- well. The Washington area has deeper than sleep by practicing reaction time to reduced use of ioners. He says, “Transcenden­ chester N.Y. Public School Sys­ three major centers; one in the Transcendental Meditation, all. prescribed and non-prescribed tal Meditation is strictly a tem and he has made Transcen­ District and a local Silver meditators achieve this state of drugs. In one study a Harvard natural thing to rest the nervous dental Meditation available to Springs Center, located at 901 rest twice a day. This is Trans-' cardiologist Dr. Herbert Benson system, when I started Trans­ his students because as a result Bonifant Rd., Silver Spring, Md. cendental Meditation a simple found that in his meditating sub­ cendental Meditation, I found of Transcendental Meditation, For any information about up­ mental technique, not a religion jects their blood pressure went that it gave me more regularity his students’ grades improve, the coming neighborhood lectures or a lifestyle, that gives the sys­ down, their heart rate, breath­ to my life.” They say through students- relationships with please contact the Silver Spring tem deep rest which is the basis ing and oxygen consumption de­ Transcendental Meditation parents, teachers and each Center at 384-1221. Questions Poem By Myers Notice Colleges and Universities' throughout the country are being invited to participate in Oh lovely song gifted creature National College “Pitch In!” of nature. Week, April 22-27. About Strings How your tune has open To enter the competition, col­ my steeply eyes. leges or organizations should It’s early send a letter or post card indi­ It’s too early cating their desire to participate By T. Jeffrey Neal The gray dawn to: College “ Pitch In” Week, has barely lighted my sky American Contemporary Radio What are Pickups and what I’m falling back Network, 1330 Avenue of the do they do? Oh lonely song gifted creature Americas, New York, New of nature York, 10019. Pickups are the small rec­ How many different types of Shut up. electric guitar are there? tangular shapes just under the Interested in working on a too many spaces strings on the The wind blows in the Kibbutz in Israel during the Basically, there are only two body of the guitar. Their basic screened in kitchen window summer? types. The Solid Body and the . function is to pickup the sound The trees dance as the wind plays Write: Semi-hollow Body. The Solid from the strings and amplify it; Clouds along the horizon Carl Heit, Body electric guitar has a body then they send the signal to the It’s been threatening Jewish Community Center, made of one solid piece of amp. Each Pickup has its own Come on Mother Nature 6125 Montrose Rd., wood. It has a very harsh, funky sound or tone depending on Either shit or get off the pot. Rockville, Md. where it is placed. -The closer sound. It produces very intense 20852 the Pickup is to the Bridge (the high notes, and has a metallic, place where the strings are at­ wailing quality. Its sound is Waitresses tached) the more of a Treble typical of most Rock guitarists sound the Pick-up will produce. such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hen­ The farther from the Bridge the drix, and Roy Buchanan. SWIMMING POOL JOBS The Semi-hollow body elec­ Full Time-Part Time more .of a Bass sound the Pickup IN SILVER SPRING New Restaurant will produce. Most guitars have tric guitar has a body that is hollow inside somewhat like an “The Brasserie” two Pickups, one for Bass tones APARTMENT COMPLEX Opening April 19, 1974 and one for Treble tones. Some acoustic guitar. It has a softer, mellower tone and a fuller bass No Experience Necessary guitars have three Pickups, one Apply in Person sound. This pleasing sound is Two assistant managers and three lifeguards are for Bass, one for Midrange, and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. one for Treble tone. However, typical of most Jazz and Blues needed. Good pay, should have previous experience. guitarists such as B.B. King, Quality Inn some guitars have only one Call 454-3146 after 10 p.m. for more information. George Benson, and Wes Mont­ 8040 1 3th Street Pickup which gives either a Silver Spring, Maryland Bass or a Treble tone. gomery. April 19, 1974 EDITORIAL PAGE

Spring heralds many changes. Students begin to wind down - GrfiAlS / putting in a last ditch effort to "make the grade" and hanging in there to the finish. The weather, however, continues to wind up, winging ecstatically toward its grand climax — summer. Faculty members are undergoing some radical changes too, as seen in the recent upheaval of the Faculty Senate, and the newly-formed department of Foreign Languages, History and Politics. Spring seems to be a great determining factor in the choices we make. This fits into the pattern of life, for with the rebirth of Nature, we too are ready for creative change. ^OW\AvWi| V. - " Romaine Blackburn A Alii

in the days prior to War One, a lavish "sports center" on the when the posh hostelries and building's narrow plot, is every tenant faced with an un­ The dim indirect lighting salons first clustered near the still illuminates the fluted, Park; when living in the neigh­ certain future. For twelve- plastered Corinthian orna­ borhood of Carnegie Hall year-old Lynnette, and Ler mentation of the block-long meant you were a star, not a niece, who's about half that lobby. Closer inspection , scuffling roomer in a com­ age, Easter weekend was a reveals today's grim picture of bustible scratchpad. About time to frolic about the grimy reality: The baby-blue outer three years ago the Great Nor­ lobby carpet with their friends coat flakes off to show the thern was leased to the City of and relatives. A visitor asked aquamarine layer, which has New York, Borough of Lynnette where she'd be later blistered away from what was Manhattan, for the purpose of on in the month. "In school," once gold-leaf, but is now a sheltering welfare families. she replied, "if we got a place crumbly rust-roach brown. This change of venue didn't to live." Meanwhile, let their The mirrored panels are disturb the Upstairs operations play continue. Nothing hap­ curiously tarnished, the front of the Continental Health pens in a hurry at the Great desk lies unattended, and the Club, or the downstairs Northern—her decline was not marble wainscoting faintly cabaret, with its "exotic Latin swift and just, but slow and reeks of urine. This is the Dancers." Only now, as the agonized, as are the tortures of Great Northern Hotel in the i hotel's titular owner, a man the damned. spring of 1974, and it's come a ;with large holdings in real long way, baby. Come a long estate on the West Side, an­ John B. Earnshaw way from its halcyon opening nounces his plans to construct e x c a u e u R WHICH IS WHICH? The EXCALIBUR is the official publication of the Takoma Park Campus of Montgomery College. The EXCALIBUR is published bi-weekly except for The Editors vacations and holidays. Editorial opinions expressed in Ike EXCALIBUR are those of the Editor. Signed opinion is solely the view of the author. Letters to the editor should be kept to 300 words. The EXCALIBUR reserves the right to edit letters to conform to space and stylistic requirements. All letters mdst be signed although the author’s name will be withheld upon request. The EXCALIBUR office is located in Room 306 Ac, and will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 585-1613. All material to be printed must be submitted Monday noon prior to publication date.

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and gold deserve more credit school has had enough of Letter to the Sports Editor than what space you allow “rinky-dinks” like Wagner and them. Our soccer team is a win­ Peterson. Don Comer is an ex­ Dear Sir: ner and yet it has occupied less ceptional person and a fantastic space in the past than have the coach. He will also act the part which isn’t the case with Bruce In my three years at Mont­ others. Please Mr. Silvers, I im­ Wagner and especially Frank gomery College, I have seen just plore you, give these boys their about everything; from instruc­ due credit. Do you really Peterson. In parting Mr. Silvers, I ask tors trying to purge other in­ believe that these guys enjoy you again; we students are star­ structors to Dr. Strasser trying losing? No sir; they like to win ving for some news, good or to purgé our beloved English like anyone else, but they could bad, about the tennis team department. But the one thing do with a little support from that I have not seen is proper you. which has had only one article coverage of athletic events at Part of the reason for these written about it, and the base­ Takoma Park. I have survived teams, losing, is the fact that the ball team which has had no ar­ through three regimes of coaching staffs are lousy. In the ticles written about it. Mr. “Sports Editors;” Rob Gotkin, immortal words of Jesus Christ; Silvers, I thank you for your Carl Gordon, and now you Mr. “they know not what they do.” time and I hope in the future that you spend it writing some Silvers; and I have yet to see Bruce Wagner treats his comprehensive coverage of the proteges like children and they stories about the Falcons and entire sports scene here at T.P. respond by playing like such. spend less time writing foolish True, the basketball team is a Frank Peterson treats his articles about school spirit. If the Sports department of the loser; true, the tennis team is a players like major leaguers and paper would have some spjrit so loser; and true, the baseball they too respond like such; the would the students. team is a flop; but Mr. Silvers, Texas Rangers. My suggestion seriously, our boys in the blue to this problem is to bring back Anonymous... Don Comer as a coach. This April 16,1974

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NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS by John Earnshaw Socko! enough to maintain .the Forget everything you’ve audience’s interest. These heard about copflix— “the characters all move within their The College Blood Bank has been saved, policeman is brave, courageous roles in a lanolin-smooth man­ and bold- ner, such as was recently but it still needs your support. BLAMBLAMBLAM!”-- that described in New Y ork stuffs old hat. Enter Officer Magazine as being the “New By donating one pint of blood, you protect Frank Serpico: Soft-spoken, York City Method” of acting non-conforming, honest; and Whatever magic the players, surprised to find himself out on both major and minor, employ yourself and your family for one full year, so a limb, in the midst of a to produce such spontaneity on gratuitously crooked police screen, is best expressed by please give in the name of the college, you force. Not exactly Raymond Pacino himself, when as Serpico Chandler, but a good novel all he confronts the series of the same, right??? Wrong. While triumps and tragedies in a will be investing in your own future. slightly condensed, the content thoroughly and refreshingly of the movie Serpico believable fashion. Simply stop by the Silver Spring Chapter of (Paramount Picture^’ latest suc­ In. the film Serpico, tension cess) is based on factual events and excitement don’t always the Red Cross on East-West Highway or call which took place in New York come on with guns blazing. A City over the past five years. good example of the screen­ Thank Sidney Lumet, under play’s subtlety (written by the the Chapter at 588-2515 for an appointment. whose brilliant direction this- award-winning team of Wexler true story (and its protagonist, a and Salt) is the scene where The college still needs your help!!! genuine hero in our age of anti- Frank Serpico is being and non- heroes) has been questioned by reporters at the brought to life. As he has Knapp hearings. It is impossible proved in previous efforts (The not to sense the aura of anxiety Group, Bye Bye Braverman), in the room as Serpico struggles Lumet, a native New Yorker, with inner conflicts as he is has a master's touch when selec­ asked to reveal the names of ting sets and locations in the comrades who’ve been “on the boroughs. In Serpico, Lumet’s take.” Where outright violence sensitivity in his choice of sites emerges (witness the whaling a to fit the mood of each scene is corrupt cop gives a slow-on- always evident. For instance, protection payments “contact” the beautiful, pillared colon­ in a Brooklyn tenement nade of Lewisohn Stadium (now lavatory), it is handled demolished) on Morningside tastefully, with a minimum of Heights, is used as a backdrop ketchup. Not since Little Caesar for a conversation between Ser­ has a so-called “crime Larry's 5e & 10c Store pico (Al Pacino) and Bill (Tony melodrama” delivered such a Roberts). powerful message of one man’s Although Serpico is over two fight against a brutal system. In 10123 Colesville Rd. 11436 Cherry Hill Rd. hours long (unusual, even for the case of Serpico. we have the the crime genre), Lumet grap­ added attraction of finding the Silver Spring, Maryland Beltsville, Maryland ples with the time element like good guy behind the badge for a an expert puppeteer, . main­ change—and yes, as anyone who 20901 20705 taining tension where needed; reads the New York Times allowing for moments of slack; knows, there is a real Frank rotating characters often Serpico. Phone: 593-5330 Phone: 937-2266 Wuv Dat Wabbit

by Lynnette Marshall Where has the brightly groggily opened up two Variety Notions streaming yellow mist of the blood-shot eyes and looked so Easter fantasy with the bouncing neat. Bunny Wabbit evaporated for Chaos soon followed, with mature, intelligent adults? Why mad dashes under the couch and Stationary Art Supplies must children today be tossed into clothes hampers for the into the dazzling light to ch e rish e d Easter eggs and perceive that, in fact, the Easter baskets. The baskets were filled Bunny does*not exist? with glossy jellybeans and tiny First, children are hit with foam replicas of the real Bunny the idea that the tooth fairy is that could be propped up on a merely a myth only to prepare table. Sometimes candy was EXCLUSIVE: them for the bigger bust - The found in shoes and toy Easter Bunny is Dead! dump-trucks. The Wabbit had a Gone forever, the terrific imagination. Speedo - White Stag Tank Suits delightful experiences of But, to get to the more sleepless tossing and thirsty, serious point. There has been *Give me a drink of water.’ much discontent over the Bunny nights. The dyeing of eggs and controversy. Some would rather pasting of Groucho Marx noses label his reality as, ‘just a story’, Come in and see our complete and ears that fell off only to be while a small faction remains relicked and patted back into loyal. What is needed is an able place. Remember waking at five leader, like Art Buchwald, to in the morning and shouting into unite these loyalists into a your mother’s ear, ‘Hey ma!’ powerful body of true believers line of everyday useful products. And when she didn’t respond, who could preach the word and shaking her and shouting, ’It’s proclaim, ‘Wabbit lovers of the Easter, common!’, while she world - UNITE!’ ' Spring Faculty Head Quits Post resignation, Dr. Philip by Romaine Blackburn Baldridge of the Rockville Ms. Barbara Masson has Campus as vice-chairman auto­ recently resigned as chairperson matically assumed leadership of of the Faculty Senate of Mont­ the senate. As of April J 6 , gomery College, over what she however, Mr. Robert Laycock terms “petty issues.” of Rockville’s Department of “A philosophical dispute tur­ Business Administration is now ned into a personality conflict,” the Faculty Senate chairman. explains Ms. Masson in sum­ The underlying issue, accord­ mation. “What, line should we ing to Ms. Masson was, how take on faculty concerns? Do does the senate represent itself we ‘work on’ personalities, or is to the Board of Trustees? “Sup­ it issues that should be of posedly, I did not work with the greatest interest to us?” she Board the way I should have, questions. particularly in regards to a These matters remain recent amending of the unresolved, and Ms. Masson minutes,” says Ms. Masson felt that she could no longer act wryly. “ I really don’t know Masson smiles 1_ as faculty head with no what I did wrong,” she ex­ tribulations, resolution in sight. claims, perplexed. my resignation,” she states with Ms. Masson was elected to \ “Five or six weeks ago there a touch of irony. Romaine Blackburn and Linda Figliozzi overlook Program her position last spring and was a rift between the campuses, Masson said that there is sup- groovin’ on tnethe musicmusic, there’ll chaired an assembly which but it was smoothed over, and port for by Romaine Blackburn her among faculty -be a /reecook-out to add to the represents 400 members of both the college is now “as one,”—¡members. and a petition has Program Council has a.line- enjoyment. The ‘eats’ will con­ camouses. Uoan Masson’s except for this small matter oljbeen passed to ‘bring her back. up for the remaining few weeks sist of hamburgers, hot dogs, Interpretive Report of school that packs a lot into a soda pop, etc. During Spring short time! , Week, spontaneous ‘happenings’ are likely to occur on and off campus in the form of field Lively Comings and Goings April 22-26 games; frisbeeing; goldfish Spring Week lasts from April swallowing; hoola-hooping; 22-26 with various planned and phone-booth packing; and Keep Excalibur Moving unplanned activities in the of­ more... watch for details!. fing. by Romaine Blackburn gems of advice Occasionally “It’s strictly fun and games,” Program Council Calendar than another senator storms in- issue forth from his attentive explains chairperson Debbie full of complaints, loud of voice Have you ever wondered audience. Jacobs, “a time for just enjoying May 3 and ready to debate with one Benefit Mixer: Nighthawks what it would be like to work (Then, two hours of class, and all. None other than John yourself,” she adds. on a newspaper? Well, I entered Events include the following: (for Levinson Scholarship • during which I’ll never know Yates appears. Carl tries to the wide and wonderful world Tuesday, from 10-2; continuous Fund), donations accepted. - what happens in the office.) jump him while Marcus attem­ of journalism—and lived to tell cartoons, featuring The Three watch for time and location. pts to trip him. He obviously this tale. One might expect that Meanwhile back in the of­ Stooges, Little Rascals, etc.' May 7 triggers a love-hate reaction ' •the many office hours we put in fice... photographer Christopher Wednesday, all day; baseball Mini-concert: Star Spangled and for a while I wonder if he’ll on ' a paper as small as EX­ Romero checks in, trying once marathon—probably at nearby Washboard Band - 2:00-3:00 survive. Finally he leaves, CALIBUR would be rather again, in vain, to find EXCALI­ JequiePark. Friday, from 11-2; p.m., on inner-campus tennis vowing revenge, and humdrum, and yet..... BUR advisor Krandall Kraus to (the long-awaited) Bluegrass courts. threatening to stop funds for the A typical atypical scenario discuss the rising costs of Festival featuring (the world’s May 11 darkroom supplies. After hastily newspaper. Spring Concert: Leo Kottke,- might look something like this. greatest autoharpist) Bryan It is any Monday, 8 o’clock scanning his mail cube for Bowers, and Hickory Wind, at and Grits - 8:00 p.m., on in­ a.m. It’s time to head ’way up to photo assignments he waves Quiet reigns for a moment Jequi Park. While you’re ner-campus' tennis courts. the third floor of the Academic farewell and is gone. until Mr. Kraus shows his face Building to keep the first of my Co-editor Earnshaw and in the doorway. Everyone 5-10 office hours. cohort Kathy Mirin wander in rushes to ask the. questions But to brace myself for the looking dazed and inquiring, they’ve hoarded since last time long climb up to the tiny office “what’s happening” to no one in he appeared. Once again I imbibe some hot chocolate in particular. They discuss the reassured, we settle down to Career Corrections the cafeteria and as usual, meet latest far-out play they’ve both await further copy or visitors, our efficient and forthwight seen together, and conjure up while our advisor quietly disap­ original ideas for next week’s KATHERINE KENNEDY, managing editor, Carl Gordon. pears into his room and we hear' Department of Sociology EXCALIBUR. the dull clunk of a typewriter at To Sponsor Moderator, Student at the He immediately reminds me of All the while they are sifting work. He briefly reappears with Program On American University Center for my office hours, which began through recent photo and copy the softly-spoken admonition Careers in Corrections Administration of Justice. five minutes ago. I thank him contributions—expressing ap­ that he is ‘not to be disturbed, Tuesday, 2:00 p.m., April 23, All students, especially those for remembering and continue proval or rejection of whatever under penalty of excommuni­ Room 100 Science interested in the social sciences, to nurse my drink until it is just impresses them. cation.’ Again he retreats and The authorities listed below should attend this panel discus­ a little warmer than luke. sion, as careers in the field of Once inside Room 306 I About now, John Leary Earnshaw asks who is going to will serve on a panel to discuss the cafeteria. for all students and faculty the Corrections are opening up rush, without breathing, to slouches in, asking, “Anyone interesting careers that they more and more. This is the kind throw open the windows of the seen Kraus?” No, we haven’t, He and Kathy depart, Carl may wish to follow in the in­ of work — relating to people — small, stuffy-room and drink in and he accepts our reply with an and I leave, and I search for creasingly' important field of that young persons today seem the morning view of the tennis expression of resignation. someone I’d arranged to inter­ Corrections. Students, especial- to be the most interested in. All court, the lower flower-decked Lucy Pichini timidly joins the view. B9)> over shoulder, key in ‘ ly inf sociology and psychology are invited. patio, and the late stragglers to brouhaha and sets about typing the lock, I proceed down the and in mental health, are class. whatever copy is available. Carl hall, leaving the office to its strongly urged to. attend this Carl tosses the day’s mail to teases her and she blushes, own devices ’til the next day. me, most of which consists of program. MONDAYS AT 101: laughs, and continues typing. , JOHN A. CARVER, Director advertisements in need of recycling (via the trash can). The staff jazz guitarist ambles of Planning and Research, D.C. in about now, looking per­ The ringing phone is joyously Bail Agency, “Bail Pre-Trial April 22- The Clavichord plexed and Carl asks if he’s got oounced upon bv Carl as he Services.” his article finished. Jeff feigns aq,d Pianoforte in the 18th HERBERT VOGT, Deputy yells, “I’ve got it!” “Another surprise and promises to have it Chief, U.S. Probation Office, Century, Joan Benson, customer,” he boasts, as he in ‘soon.’ “ Probation in U.S. District displays the new order for a Court.” Stanford University; Just as noon is about to REV.^H. ALBION FER­ half-page of commercial space. strike, Joe miller strides in, full RELL, Vice-Chairman, D.C. April 29- Women In the Sports editor, Marcus Silvers of ideas for next issue, and bounces cheerily into the room suggestions for the past. We Parole Board, “Reintegration of Arts' (Panel Discussion) a Parolee, as a Citizen.” and he and Carl (playfully?) agree to talk it over at a vague JOHN J. HINCHCLIFFE, spar for a moment. He pours date, and he’s off to his next ap­ Special Agent, FBI, “Profes­ out the latest installment of his pointment. No sooner has the sionalism in-Law Enforcement.” romantic joys and woes, while student senate president left SYMPOSIUM

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