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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 5-17-1978 The Guardian, May 17, 1978 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1978). The Guardian, May 17, 1978. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. mt May 17,1978 Volume XIV Issue 107 Wright State University Dayton , Ohio Chapin charms WSU crowd B> R.L. METCALF At several points, the band known ballads such as Taxi. Mr. Guardian Staff Writer members upstaged Chapin with Tanner, and Cuts in the Cradle. various comments; lead guitarist HE ALSO plaved newer story Singer-composer Harry Chapin Douglas Walker actually stopped songs from his upcoming album, appeared last night at Wright the sho.' during Six-String to be released in early June. The State University, in the first Orchestra, backing Chapin's cry Wright State crowd was treated University Center Board-spon- of "Eat your heart out, Eric to a performance of a tunc that sored concert in a year and a Clapton" with some remarkable Chapin had never performed in half. Chapin. who performed riffs lifted from Sunshine of Your public before. It did not seem to here fonr years ago, was enthus- Love. bother his fans that the song was iastically received. AT ONE POINT during the so recently written that Chapin CHAPIN, OBVIOUSLY in good song. Chapin cracked up com- did not have all of the lyrics spirits, proved himself to be pletely. as much caught off- memorized. much more than a songwriter Some of Chapin's stories deal who sings his own material—he guard as the audience. with his personal experiences. is an adept performer who has a Chapin commanded an un- He explained that he wrote one talent for humor as well as for usually large amount of audience such number. And The Baby involvement. He directly re- Harry Chapin performs one of hl» unique story -songs last night storytelling. Chapin kept the Never Cries, about his relation- sponded to anyone in the crowd •I the WSU Pby (ileal Education Building. The three-hour concert audience entertained with im- ship with a young woman who who yelled out a comment, re- was tponsored by the University Center Board, Ita first concert In promptu remarks about the had been left to care for her child music, the musicians, and the quest, or question. He also de- alone, during his days as a over a year. Guardian Photo/Carl Luhrmann audience. manded that the audience parti- hungry young folksinger in 1965. cipate in the concert, particularly OTHER SONGS, such as Bum- on Thirty Thousand Pounds of mer. arc not autobiographical Bananas. a tragi-comic ballad of This song tells the story of a Foundation raises $39,000 the last haul of a trucker. The young black man taught violence By MIRIAM L1EGH ELROD The money could be designat- - • it sounds like everyone contrib- song has no real strong ending, and hate in his childhood and in Guardian Staff Writer ed for specific WSU schools and uted. so Chapin performed all four Vietnam, who is unable to adjust colleges or for the general fund -u is just fantastic. This is the versions, coaching the audience to peace upon his return to the on the harmonies. One grateful Last Friday marked the end of "where the need is greatest." first time faculty and staff in any United States. fan presented Chapin with a the in-house campaign to raise Pollock gave a rough estimate organised way has been asked to Many of Chapin's songs, such banana at the end of the song. $15,000 of scholarship money of the amount of donations from contribute to student scholar- as Hummer, attempt to point out BY THE FINISH of the encore, from Wnght State faculty and each college, stressing that they ships. It's heartening. what is wrong in this country and 411 My Life's A Circle, ihere was staff, and though the final total are not final figures. Nine thou- in the world. He docs not merely no one who haun t been coerced has not been calculated, spokes- sand was designated for the PAT MORAN, director ot protest, however. Before inter- into singing Drummer Howie men say it will add up to more general fund, Busines-.-and Ad- Alumni Affairs, said the alumni mission. Chapin told the crowd of Field, who looked none toe than $39,000. ministration got $4.53b, $3,250 p,,rtitm of the campaign has his work with a group he found- pleased about his sudden atten- Edward Pollock, director of the was collected for Education, accumulated $8,500 so far from ed.. World Hunger Year, and tion. sang the second verse of the WSU Foundation, said, "We $3,600 in Liberal Arts. $1,482 for 5,% aonors. their accomplishments in bring- song, usually performed bv know it will reach $.19,000. I'm Nursing. $8,700 for the School of -Wc s,,|| fec| we wj|| reach our ing the problem of hunger to the scared of predicting anything Medicine, and $5,600 for Science $io.tH)0 goal before the end of pianist Steve Chapin. Harry's attention of politician, through brother. The lighting and sound more; it is higher than I expect- and Engineering. June. lobbying. technicians were brought into the ed. THE WESTERN Ohio Branch "Twelve thousand alumni have HE ALSO 10LD about the act. and ultimately the entire "THERE HAS been tremen- in Celina (WOBC) raised approx- been contacted through the mail, organization's successes—an audience. dous support from the faculty imately $2,000. phone-a-th'ins. and some, very audience with President Carter, and the establishing of a commit- and staff. This means all new There is a small number of little, persona.' approaches. Most Cliapin's reputation rests on additional scholarships," which faculty and staff up there 0f the contacts have been his ability to tell stories with his is good for students. (WOBC). " Pollock commented, through the mail." wings. He petformed his well- (Sec 'CHAPIN,' f>age Jl '.xmt. me. .**•.. ~» Wednesday jj Dayton 'Smoke-In' up in the air By TOM VONDRUSKA Organization for the Revision of Jused to issue a permit tor it weather Guardian News Editor Marijuana Laws (NORML). o*te blocking concession sales and of the rally's sponsors. amplification of music. Cloudy today and tonight with the threat of Negotiations have taken place THE RALLY is being held to This would prevent the five afternoon thundershowers. Highs today will be between the City of Dayton and protest the use of the weed killer bands originally scheduled from in the 60's, with tonight's lows in the 40s. the organizers of the Eastwood Paraquat and to cal! 'or the performing • park Smoke-In about whether or legalisation of marijuana It was "Wc will have a rally but we not a permit will be issued to c-riginauy scheduled for last Sun- .nay not have music." Campbell may daze weather allow the event to tr.ke place this day. but was cancelled because explained. "We feei that having The National Weather Service seems to have Sunday. of rain. At that time the organi- people there is more important caught the May Daze spirit, for the Vandalia "We've met with the city ani! zers said the rally would be thr;i the music." forecasters are calling for sunny skies with we aren't as far along as we rescheduled. THE OSGANKERS ran into temperatures in the 70s this Friday. Lows thought wc would be at this However there are problems. other problems last week when a Friday will be in the 50s. time." sard Art Camp'ocil. The City of Dayton Department 1 (See 'SMOKX-IiV page i) NOWtC s -v** .w. VMriMIXy <6*Er 1W,-^r* / , spokesman for Dayton National of Palis end mitntamencs. re tern of aiding terrorists and deny 2 THE DAILY GUARDIAN May 17, 1978 dieted the budget was "not going ON THE other side of the to fly" in the House. Capitol, the Senate Government- foreign aid. military assistance IN OTHER action Monday, the al Affairs Committee voted to and commercial exports to them. It also would require the admin- House included a ban on U.S. aid impose economic sanctions on istration to list and rate the nationa| — to Vietnam. Cuba. Cambodia and countries which aid international Uganda in a bill that would terrorists. security effectiveness of world The bill would required the airports that serve U.S. airlines Two major bills passauthoriz e almost $3.6 billion for administration to list countries or planes that fly to the United foreign economic assistance for WASHINGTON (UPI)-The Sen- proval of the target federal bud- which have demonstrated •• pat- States. fiscal 1979. which starts Oct. 1. ale has cleared its desk of two get came quickly on a votfe vote major issues by upholding Presi- shortly after House and Senate The House Commerce Com- Pulaski's stamp licked dent Carter's sale of warplanes negotiators completed work on mittee approved a S7.1 billion wide, it is most appropriate that to Saudi Arabia^ Egypt and Israel the package. The outcome in the WASHINGTON <UPI) — A com- House, which votes Wednesday, authorization bill for the Depart- memorative post card honoring we honor Gen Pulaski." said and passing a S498.9 billion ment of Energy for the next fiscal is less clear.