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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. '// fB^lSSSKBQST CSWBUSDed fgW VOLUME 104, NO. 17 NOVEMBER 3, 1977 Atypical Fall weekend on campus By KAREN ROWE Lounge, things went askew. The Longhorns. CBB has the Bates and JOE FARARA tween Earl and Mike. Both dis- weie faced with the seemingly projectionist arrived at 10:30, a Bobcats. We do it best." was played flawless technique which impossible task of selecting a half an hour later than he was their motto. Rhett Boerger was As much as can be expected at amazed the audience. The three winner, but finally decided upon supposed to. Furthermore, he responsible for the artwork. Bates, the first annual "Fall judges, headed by Chuck James. Mike Ginsberg. neglected to bring one of the In place of the food fight, a Weekend" was somewhat atypi- cartoon reels. What was shown, more sophisticated dinner was cal — the whole affair was though, were three Warner served by Commons. Instead of greeted with something other Brothers cartoon classics fea- disguising the food with bizarre than oppressive apathy. How- turing Daffy Duck. Porky Pig. and sauces, the move this year was to ever, one event, the traditional Pepe LaPue. Our correspondent use Halloween decorations — Sadie night food fight, did not was so glued to the screen that he compliments of Woolworth's — to take place as it has in bygone could not recall the number of spice up the atmosphere. Need- years. Instead, a small skirmish people present. A wonderful cold less to say. American Tacky does occurred at Sunday morning's breakfast was served; the tradi- not a good meal make, although brunch with a few scattered tional "dorm breakfast" stand- several students reported the doughnut bits and flying burritos ards. People just couldn't get making the scene. food served was better than the enough. usual Saturday night fare. What did happen started on On Saturday afternoon, the Friday night with a showing of the Bates Bobcats met the Colby Nine o'clock Saturday night film "Z" by Castar-Gravas and Donkeys at for a the Galactic Funk dance. Both found approximately a third of the thrilling game ending with the campus at Chase Hall for the annual Sadie dance. An impro- vised bar was set up in the Den coat room. The drinks, though strong, were substantial and con- tributed to the general good humor of all present. People chugged and danced on the sticky Den floor to the sounds of tapes party favorites. After visiting the Den. people generally drifted upstairs to dance to the strains of John Lincoln Wright and the Gi'na Mean - Capital Campaign Coordinator Sourmash Boys. The uncertainty of dress was apparent. Bewildered guys in semi-formal attire were greeted by girls who favored Capital Campaign Head more traditional Sadie dress, and By Beth Thompson vice versa. All in all. though, the to fill that position. evening went quite well. Thirteen years ago the options How did a young English major open to a female English major become the primary coordinator Sunday afternoon at four, in were somewhat limited, at least of our Capital Campaign? Ms. Chuck James attempts to "sell' ' his men during Sadie call-ups Rand Gym, the first annual Slam- that is what Gina Tangney Mears Mears' career changes para- were well attended. A variety of score 25-14 — our favor. One of Dunk Contest was held. Although found. However, it is almost leled the opening of many careers antennacd creatures frolicked to the highlights of the game was not attended too heavily, the impossible today to see how this for women. Through her past the disco music in Rand's Fiske the banner contest. Although small crowd still came alive with energetic young woman could career she has tried to present Hall. Space costumes were prev- many worthy entries were sub- excitement as the contestants have ever been restricted by new options and challenges to alent at the dance; one person mitted, the judged decided to were narrowed down to five: Mike traditional views to the accepted young women and presently this recalls being solicited for a roll of award the keg to Wood Street Ginsberg, Earl Ruffin, Jay Bright, careers for a woman in the early is still one of her primary inter- aluminum foil for that metallic House. Their banner depicted an Joe Lastowski, and Bill Bogle. 60's. She is presently the Capital ests. Her own career options upon silver look. intricately designed Bobcat lean- The score was tight until the final Campaign Coordinator for the graduation from Sarah Lawrence At Saturday morning's Car- ing against a goal post. "The round when it became apparent college and Bates could not have toons 'n Breakfast in Rand's Southwest conference has the that the decision would be be- found a more enthusiastic person continued on p. 3 X-Country wins Championship by111 fanlPaul Oparowski(tniifiiuil! going into the first.- meet■**- of the >* championship season. The meet The Bates College cross- was graced with perfect weather country team won the 1977 and a dried out Franklin Park Eastern Cross-Country Champ- course, insuring fast times. The ionships held at 's Franklin Brandeis pack broke to the lead Park. The Pack beat arch rivals right at the start pushing a fast Brandeis University by ten points pace. The leaders went through even though the team did not the mile mark in 4:45 and have an over all good day. continued on to the two mile mark Brandeis beat Bates last year at in 9:40. As the race moved into this meet and the Bobcats were the third mile the lead rnners out for revenge. Having beaten began to break up and fall back. Brandeis earlier in the year Bates Bates Captain Paul Oparowski was optomistic but not overly moved into position going up the confident. Brandeis had upset a hill at the two and a half mark perennial powerhouse North- pressuring Brandeis's lead run- eastern at the Greater Boston ner Dom Hint-Ill. Soon it became a meet showing a very much im- race between Oparowski and proved team. Also the Bates team Finelli as Finelli's Teammate had not had a break in com- Buddv Bostick Succumbed to the petition since the start of the school year and was a bit worried continued on p. 3 (L-R): Chris Adam*, Mark Soderttrom, GregPeten, Tom Cloutier, Paul Oparowski Tom Leonard, Tom Rooney, Walt Slovenski (coach). »» »»»M ^^ Commentary *-■» II ii t**A*****^^*i Forum

Bates College has, once more, witnessed the I questionable relationship between the administra- To the editor: course, but it can be safely said just a stimulating presentation, tion and the student body. Recently, after weeks of that those marriages in which they have, within the member- there is unfaithfulness have a far planning, fighting, replanning, and general Webster's New Collegiate ship of the International Club, Dictionary defines culture as "en- greater chance of failure than representatives of many rich and comotion, Sadie was organized. The culmination of lightenment and excellence of those marriages in which sexual diverse cultures. The Club would all of this work was an added respectibility, of which taste acquired by intellectual and unfaithfulness is practiced. This do well to start to appreciate the the campus seemed to approve. The date was set, the moral training," and "the art of is not an accident, nor is it a 'finer elements of other cultures band hired, but all of the work done by both Chase developing the intellectual and coincidence. rather than making a profit by As created beings, we function Hall Committee and the R.A. hinged on a simple moral faculties, especially by exacerbating the base elements of most successfully when we act as [ultimatum*Word was handed down* that, if the education." By this definition, our own. one can hardly describe the we were meant to act. with the [traditional food fight occurred, there would be no presentation of the movie standard against which our be- ISadie. This "message" was mistake number one. havior is judged being something EMMANUELLE as a cultural * Totally ignoring the ramifications of cancelling Sadie event. beyond the ethical inconsistencies of any group of people, such as Sincerely l(loss of $1000 for band, refund of money, Webster's, on the other hand, the Bates community. In the disappointed dates, etc.), this kind of policy was not describes pornography as present instance, this means that John Bcaman. David Bell. la reasonable way to deal with 1200 college students. "material that depicts erotic be- havior, and is intended to cause we do not regard women as sex Margaret Bell. Dave Bryant. [Granted, a food fight is a ridiculous and immature sexual excitement." We maintain objects, nor do we tolerate the Eileen Cummings. Jeff Down- ing. Steve Fairchild. Richard loccurance, but a dictorial statement such as the one that the movie EMMANUELLE is exploitation of the sexual re- Fipphen, Michael J. Greene. I issued is not the way to avoid it. The Bates a pornographic movie to a far lationship for financial gain. It John M. Gregory. Candis student population has, in the past year, expressed greater extent than it is a cultural means that we do not endorse the Jcllison. Robert Lessig. David event. reduction of sex from the exalted dissatisfaction with many things, such as the McCahon, Mark R. Morehead. We agree that the film does act of marital love to its present freshman center, Chase Hall renovation, and grading Peggy Morehead. Timmy betray a certain cultural back- position of only physical pleasure, system. Each time, the campus seems to have Nash. Joyce A. Nystrom, ground, one of sexual license and and fleeting pleasure at that. Christopher C O'Leary. Jane objected more to the way handled the issue irresponsibility, but to maintain WE, the undersigned, there- M. Owens. Anne Paul. [that the issue itself. This same type of problem that this is a relevant alternative fore, would like to express our Donabeth Pollock. David J. to the monogamous, husband- decided personal dissatisfaction [ existed concerning the food fight. Very few people Powell. Mark Price. Ann wife relationship is to neglect the with the presentation of the movie will argue with the statement that the foodf ight must Prince. Tom Quinn. Nancy L. rising divorce rate and the de- EMMANUELLE. If the sponsors stop, but these same people are not accustomed to Wellman. Alice Winn. clining moral standards in our wanted to present a culturally Maureen Wright. being threatened. Once again, the situation was world. There are exceptions, of stimulating presentation, and not mishandled. With Sadie having come and gone peacefully, it appeared that the student population had shown their maturity by not reacting in a hostile way to the FOOD DAY FAST ultimatum. Mistake number two. The outbreak of the food fight Sunday morning was a pathetic World hunger will be the theme movie is the companion to the the period of the meals fasted. occurance. For whatever reason it occurred (reaction of the New World Coalitions's book, of the same title, which has This will be arranged by the Bates to ultimaturr, tradition, stupidity), all it accomplished annual Fall Thanksgiving Fast. affected a radical change in many Christian Fellowship. was to prove to Lane Hall that Bates' students really November 9 and 10. On these two people's thinking and eating pat- Signups for the fast and for the cannot be treated as mature individuals. days, students will be encouraged terns. "break-fast" will take place to fast for up to three meals. The The Fast will conclude with a during lunch and dinner on The next step is up to the administration. Chase money normally spent by Com- "break-fast" meal. 9:00 PM. Friday. November 4; Saturday. Hall could possibly be closed to all future parties, mons for the meals missed will be Thursday. November 10 in Page November 5; and Monday. Sadie may never occur again, and problems with turned over to NWC for donation Hall Lower Lounge. The "break- November 7. The sign-up table, party rules could be brought up once more. All this is to OXFAM, an international food fast" is designed to take no located at the ramp into the result of a most serious communication gap development program, and to a longer than one normally spends Commons, will also have further Lewiston program involved with in Commons. However, it will information on the OXFAM pro- between the adminstration and the student body. the local hunger problem. also feature: the World Food gram and on the Fast activities. This gap must be closed. The Fast involves more than Game, a short simulation game; a Stu Barton summed up the Fast just skipping meals according to speaker on possible lifestyles for with these words: "What we're RC Stew Barton, key organizer of the confronting the world food situa- trying to raise is much more than event. On Wednesday. November tion; and a short animated film. money, although that's important 'agreed upon by Love Hall and the student 9, the first day of the Fast, the "Hunger." which was the junior too. We're trying to raise the | committees. film, "Diet for a Small Plant" will winner at the 1974 Cannes issue with people that the world by shown in the Filene Room. To Festival. food situation is something in *by a message from the concerned parties. begin at 6:30, right before the Throughout the fast, there will which each one of us is very much Film Board feature, this half-hour be a prayer vigil, meeting during involved."

Barbara Braman - Editor DJ for th David Skinner - Business Manager e w e e Brad Fuller - News Editor By DOUG SCHMIDT you'll have to tune in to his show. ment, or sing. So he accepted the Tory Brotherhood - Arts Editor He likes to play "the platters that offer of album cover, but found it Robert Cohen - Feature Editor The This week's dj is Jose Farara. matter." If you can figure that a bit limiting. When T. Reynolds Dana Forman - Sports Editor Bates sophomore and Adams out, you're ahead of me. Jose approached him about becoming Roger Spingarn • Photo Editor resident (where there IS intelli- does not like requests, but the a college Dean, he replied, "Ex- Betsy Williams - Women's Sports Student gent life). As Jose describes number if 4-9340. Call anyway. cuse me, sir, but obviously you've Dan Griffin - Lay-Out Editor Dick Campbell - Circulation Manager himself, "If I had blonde nair ana Tell him the Gen. Manager sent mistaken me for someone who Staff: Carole Spelich, Lissa Stiles (drawings); Janet Leary, Jim was 30 pounds lighter, I could be you. gives a damn." Curtin .Paula Flagg a Beach Boy." Jose has no great Jose's only complaint about aspirations in life. His greatest A bit of Farara trivia: Chris Bates is that it is too exciting. If thrill is to be like Jack Kerouac. Hillman asked him to play in his this is true for you too, then tune The Bates Student is published weekly by the Publishing dead at the age, of 47. For- backup band, but unfortunately, in to Jose Farara on WRJR, Association, Box 309, Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 04240. tunately, he has many years of he can neither play an instru- 91.5 FM. Subscriptions are $7.00 for the academic year. Printed by WRJR service to go before then. Eastland Press, Inc., Lisbon Falls, 2nd class postage paid at Jose's favorite singles when Lewiston. M<>. 04240. but a lad, were "Suite: Judy Blue • Eyes" by Crosby, Stills and Nash, "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob Dylan, and "True Grit" by Glen Camp- FOR SALE: 1969 4 DOOR PEUGEOT bell. With Mr. Dylan soon rose a fantatical addiction to The Band. Sticker, Excellent Tirei, Sun Roof, Col- Then Jimmy Buffet; and ■ now lectors Object. BEST OFFER Call: Jerry Jeff Walker. Glen Campbell went the way of John Wayne. Mr. Sampson 783 - 3562 If you want to know what Jose's next musical discovery will be.

2 THE BATES STUDENT, November 3, 1977 BATES DEFEATS COLBY ^3

* * By BAMBI MORGAN 25- 14 another Bates tally. Five minutes the day was Tom Burhoe, who Last Saturday the Bates Bob- later Burhoe hauled in another scored three touchdowns and cats reached the halfway point to touchdown, catching a nine-yard made six catches for a total of the CBB championship with an pass from the consistently accur- 122 yards. The quick and agile impressive win over Colby Col- ate Colasante. The Bobcats were sophomore halfback Tom Szot put lege. 25-14. ahead 19 to zip at the half. in his usual superb show, rushing The powerful Bates team clear- In the third quarter the Colby 56 yards. A fine performance was ly dominated the entire first half. team proved that they hadn't also given by senior offensive The Bobcats' strong defensive been beaten, retaliating with two end. Captain Steve Olsen, who platoon held the Colby team touchdowns. Colby's offensive caught several key passes to keep scoreless. Meanwhile, the Bates back Joe Ciota scored on plunges the Bobcats' offensive drives offense surged ahead to rack up of two and three yards as the moving. The defense was aided 19 points in the first half. With Bates defensive unit seemed to be by the talent of junior linebacker less than three minutes left in the letting up. Both of the point-after Bob Burns, whose defensive pres- first quarter, senior offensive end attempts were converted to cut ence was felt all over the field. a^B ^^B Tom Burhoe scored the first the Bobcat lead to 19-14 at the Junior offensive end Bob Asensio, touchdown of the game when he end of the third quarter. who kept the pressure on the stormed in on a 31-yard pass from The Bobcats retaliated in im- Colby quarterback, also was a senior quarterback Hugo Cola- pressive form with less than five stalwart on defense. sante. Dan Sommers' kick put the minutes left in the fourth quarter. It was an excellent day for the Bobcats up 7-0 at the end of the Senior end Tom Burhoe made a Bates team. The victory brought I 1 first quarter. spectacular catch of a 42-yard the Bobcats' record to 3-2-1. This After an injury put him out of pass by Colasante, converting it Saturday Bates will battle it out action for two weeks, senior full- into the final touchdown of the with Bow do in on the bear's home KF 1 1 back Gary Pugatch marked his game. territory, in what promises to be Karen Knudten return by rambling 14 yards for The truly outstanding player of another great game. INTERVIEW WITH KAREN KNUDSEN

By PAULA FLAGG Bates guys are not interested in Karen is annoyed with the she was very surprised to find ers are, for the most part being friends with a girl. In image some people have of her — countryside, forests, mountains, Americans and Germans." "It's difficult for me to general- Denmark. I have many male that of a snotty European who and little streams. Still, Karen has enjoyed her ize about Americans because friends. If I want to phone them thinks she's better than the In light of this discovery, Karen first two months at Bates. In fact, they're all so different. It's this and ask them out. I can." Americans. Although some peo- has realized the fallacies present if offered at ticket back to diversity in people." says Danish According to Karen. Danish ple are interested in her because in stereotypes. Similarly, many Denmark tomorrow, Karen student Karen Knudsen. "that students tend to be more polit- she's from a different culture, Americans have a stereotypic wouldn't go. She also feels that makes America unique." ically involved than their Bates many people don't want to know view of Denmark. Karen is even after she has been here for a Sinn- Karen has been in the counterparts. Many Bates stu- her personally. They don't want bothered by the synonymity of year, her view of Americans will Stales and. more specifically, at dents thrust most of their ener- to know her as they know their pornography with Denmark. "I be limited. "I would like to have a Bdtcs tor only two months, she gies into the campus community. American friends. can accept the fact that many true impression of Americans, lock she might have a narrow "There's a genuine sense of Before she came to the States American students know very and not just of American students view of Americans. That is. she is community on campus, almost as her mind was brimming with little about Denmark, but I be- — I'd love to spend some time more familiar with American though Bates were a little city in images of big cities, violence, come angry when students re- with a few American families. I'm students on a campus setting than itself." She points out though crime, skyscrapers, pollution, and peatedly connect pornography to really sorry that I'm here for only with an American family. Conse- that in some ways Bates students big cars. She had never heard of Denmark. The States have just as one year." quently, we talked about the are too involved in their personal before. When she got here much pornography, and the buy- differences as well as the similar- lives. Often they don't seem to ities between Bates and Danish know what's going on outside of students. Bates. Karen first pointed out that Academically. Karen places Gina Mears FROM P. 1 Danish students are more mature Bates, in difficulty, somewhere in male-female relationships, but between the Danish gymnasium that American students seem and university. One noticeable College in 1964 looked somewhat ABC she also acted as assistant development office at Sarah Law- more independent, more sociable. difference is that "Danish stu- director for the ABC summer While the average college student disappointing at first. The three rence College until October 1976 dents in gymnasium spend an basic options for a female English program and had a lots of leaves home at 18. Danish stu- average of six hours a day in when her husband was appointed major at that time were graduate personal contact with the girls Director of Programming at dents tend to live at home longer. class. The emphasis in American school, teaching or publishing. involved in the program. WCBB. "We had been talking "American students get out on colleges seems to be placed on Ms. Mears was reluctantly plan- Ms. Mears decided to attend their own much sooner than work outside the class. In a sense, about coming to Maine since ning to enter the Publishing Harvard graduate school in 1967 graduate school," but they did Danish students. I think this each student is responsible for his Institute at Radcliff when Alice because she felt that "I was allows them to be more in- own education." She also finds not make the final decision to Bovard of the admissions office at setting up programs for students dependent, more self-confident." the course offerings at Bates come until they both had job Sarah Lawrence College offered and felt the need for more offers. She notes that Bates' students are pretty diverse for a small college. her the opportunity to work with intellectual background." She friendlier than Danish ones. "In "Bates' students seem more in- Ms. Mears is attracted to small the admissions office for a year. would have liked to have taken Denmark, you have to break down terested in their studies since liberal arts colleges like Bates This year was very influential in some courses in urban studies or a barrier between people. Here, they pick their own courses; a because she likes "the mixture of forming Ms. Mears' ideas. "I was black history but found that they it's not so difficult to make student's choice of courses is not students from different environ- permitted to try out my own ideas were not offered at that time. ments" and is still very interested friends. In fact, it's possible to really restricted." Too. Karen and she [Alice Bovard] made the Except for some advanced litera- have many friends." believes the grading system at in the options open to young necessary adjustments." ture courses, she really did not women after college. "I am by But Karen does see a tension in Bates is simpler than the system It was during that year that she find what she was looking for at the kinds of relationships between in Denmark. "It's easier to get an philosophy a radical feminist." also became emotionally involved graduate school and eventually Bates' men and women. "Many A here than at home." She regrets that she has extremely in the civil rights movement and began teaching English at a limited student contact and would began recruiting black students in junior high school in Boston. like later to become involved with the first effort really made by Following her two years as a such student activities as Wom- Sarah Lawrence College. It was at teaching intern in Boston, Ms. en's Awareness. Right now she X Country FROM P. i this time that she made her first Mears took five years off to have feels that she needs to devote her contacts with the ABC (A Better two children. She had married time to her family. pace. Through the final mile the team could still win. The Chance) and the National Upward Michael Mears while at Harvard The Capital Campaign is a new Finelli was relentless and won by victory makes the future pro- Bound programs. in 1968. When she considered re- challenge for Ms. Mears and one four seconds. Behind Oparowski. spects brighter. The cross- The result of this contact was entering the job market two years that she feels "the most complex sophomore Greg Peters came on country team remains undefeated her appointment as an associate ago her three major options were and exciting type of fund raising.'' strong in the final mile to move going into the New Englands and director in the program. Her work in admissions, becoming a She is impressed with President past two of Brandeis's runners to Nationals. Coach Slovenski is efforts brought about an enor- Dean of Students for a private Reynolds' ability to understand take third place. Tommy Leonard looking forward to the weeks mous increase in the number of school, or development. She chose the need to raise money and has finished in nineth place, followed ihead saying, "It was a good win economically disadvantaged stu- to enter the development field begun to actively organize the by Tom Cloutier in thirtieth and but we have a lot more things to dents placed into independent because it offered new challenges alumni. It will be officially launch- Mark Soderstrom in thirty- accomplish before the season is high schools. "There could not and because she "didn't feel that ed in 1978, but for now there is eighth. over." The team now sets its have been a better job for a I could adequately be a Dean of plenty of organizing to be done. It was the first time that Bates sights on the NCAA Div. Ill woman in 1964 since everyone Students because I wanted to Gina Mears is finding her exper- had won the Easterns and shows championships held in Cleveland. involved was new." During the commit my emotional energy to iences in Maine and at Bates that even on relatively bad days Ohio on Nov. 12. three years she was working with my family." She worked with the extremely satisfying.

THE BATES STUDENT. November 3, 1977 3 «t\ B uildings- Future Expansion

by Mark Define dent for Business Affairs Carpen- raised in this next campaign. In crcated with the recent purchase of space. ter, major plans have been made previous years, these funds were of land on Central Avenue. With The new complex will include: A topic often discussed by to strengthen these weak points directed towards the expansion of the added space to the campus an indoor collegiate pool, a new students and faculty alike is the in the curriculum beginning with the faculty which the President comes the opportunity of expand- field house, including tennis future expansion of facilities here a major Capital Gains Campaign reports to be among the finest in ing our athletic facilities on the courts and a new track; several at Bates. An examination of our beginning next year. New England, and whose num- other side of Central Avenue new handball and squash courts, Phys. Ed. and Fine Arts facilities Following the college's long bers have doubled over the last thereby leaving additional space and an ice rink. Noticeably lack- reveals the areas of needs and held tradition of operating solely ten years. near the center of campus open. ing from this listing is a new weaknesses. According to Pres- in the black, the new facilities will According to Mr. Carpenter, Plans have been drawn up for gymnasium. Plans are already ident Reynolds and Vice-Presi- be constructed from the funds the new areas for expansion were a new athletic complex by a group made to turn the present field of architects. The complex has not house into the new gym — been designed to replace the including an exhibition court in older Phys. Ed. buildings but the center, and intramural courts rather to complement them by Treat Gallery continued on p.6 providing the most efficient usage By SYNNOVE HAUGHOM Curator Treat Gallery, named in honor New zoning law of George and Elsie Reynolds ('04) Treat, is located in a wing which was added to Pettigrew by Karen Rowe houses. Hall in 19SS. It was dedicated in After examining other cities' 1959. Before 1955 its holdings In the summer of 1976, Bates zoning laws. Bates drafted a good were housed in Coram Library. asked the City of Lewiston to add quality institutional zoning ordi- The earliest dated gift is a marble an additional zoning concept or nance of our own, working with bust of Senator Charles Sumner institutional zoning law to its the planning department of Lew- by Preston Powers, given by the existing list. Bernard Carpenter, iston to put the new law into class of 1883. (Sumner had sug- Treasurer and Vice-President for effect. Mr. Carpenter said that gested the College motto in 1857.) Business Affairs here on campus, the planning department was a A collection of Chinese art and said that this decision was made great help in choosing the appro- furniture was presented in 1944 "as a result of the failure of the priate wording for the ordinance. by former trustee Freeman Hinck- old list to meet the college's Consequently, "the City would be ley. In 1951 and-1955 the College needs." pleased to have this institutional received the Marsden Hartley Divided into five sections, the zone to meet the needs of other Memorial Collection of drawings, old zoning ordinance provided for institutions within the city paintings and memorabilia. Treat the building of 1) a residential limits." Gallery now has a Permanent one-family house. 2) a residential When the dining-hall was first Collection of about 700 pieces two-family structure. 3) an apart- built, there were no zoning laws comprising paintings, drawings, ment. 4) a business and 5) an at all in Lewiston. Bates realized prints, and sculpture exclusive of industrial complex. Permitted the necessity for an addition to the Hinckley Collection and Hart- Synnove Haughom (right). Treat Gallery Curator, discussing current usage in other zones in some Chase Hall recently and "wanted ley Memorabilia. Although the exhibit with interested student. instances did, and in other in- to know beforehand that we could Permanent Collection includes national exhibition. Perceptions to see our exhibits. stances did not. meet the needs of do something." Looking ahead to both European and American art of The Spirit, which opened in Since Hartley was born in this institution. Carpenter ex- the possibility of the building of (besides Chinese) it represents in September and plained. What Bates needed was other complexes on the campus. largely late 19th and early 20th will be shown in Berkeley, San Lewiston and we already have a a defined zone that would fit more Carpenter stated that "it (the century American artists. Antonio and Columbus over a significant collection of Hartley explicitly the needs of the college. law] means that now in long- In 1968 a grant from the Maine nine month period. Fifty-two of materials it would be good to add Previously, we had been building range planning we can develop State Commission on the Arts and the drawings will be shown by the more of his oils when possible. It under the residential two-family our building program in such a Humanities (MSCAH) made it Portland Museum of Art in a is also expedient to acquire work zone which necessitated, of way that we can logically meet the possible for Treat Gallery to Hartley Centennial exhibit during by other local and regional artists course, our applying for condi- needs of future generations of function on an annual basis, December. of the 19th and 20th centuries. tional by-laws for rooming students." remaining open in summer as In the early 70's Treat Gallery well as the rest of the year. initiated student concerts: jazz, Between 1964 and 1970 most of folk and classical. The next tb^ exhibits were rented from performance will be by Ed Glaser institutions which organize travel- ('73) during the marine exhibition I n t erview wi th ing shows. Since 1970 the empha- scheduled for February-March. sis has been on Maine, and art for In order to function to better ByJIMCURTIN swered quickly. I had my story, [aside] HC1 rots the body. Uh. exhibits has been borrowed di- advantage Treat Gallery needs at the dig was worth it. lying around, procreating, and rectly from artists, collectors and least one more large gallery and In this feature section there are "No of course not. I'm a brick, participating in revolts." museums. one more small gallery. This articles about all manner of build- can't you tell? What's with you "Tell me about your music Aside from 19 Mary Cassatt would make it possible to accom- ing and their functions on cam- boy?" interest." prints the most important part of modate one big exhibit or two pus. My editor, needing filler for "Are you talking Mr. Brick or "Well, my favorite group is the Gallery holdings is probably medium sized ones at the same this section, gave me a glass of am I just comatose?" Brick, they've only had two the Marsden Hartley Memorial time while the small gallery wine with some sort of funny "Call me Red, Panama Red singles out but I like them. I hate Collection of 99 drawings, three would house the Hartley Collec- capsule in it and told me to go out Brick, I live here. Watch that Styx, Led Zeppelin, and Iron early oils and an extensive collec- tion. Students should have a and dig for a story. I grabbed my pick, boy." Butterfly. Acid rock really turns tion of memorabilia which in- chance to exhibit in Treat Gallery. trusty pick-ax and left the news- "Wow, a talking brick, uh hey me off." cludes a Mark Tobey tempera. In Adequate storage and work paper's offices in Hathorn. After man. like can 1 get an interview "You said you liked pro- 1976 during the pre-Centennial space is essential. There should two steps I realized my maximum with you?" creating, do bricks have sex?" Hartley exhibition visitors came be one large room for works of art capacity waa going to be about "Boy. 1 tike yotr. you're my "How do you think wc get baby from all parts of the United States and another for equipment dose two more before I would lapse type, stoned, bar, bar, that's a bricks, firing day rectangles? and also Irani Canada to see and to the galleries and with a loading into a semi-coma. Never one to joke, boy. get it, stoned? Well (aside) I'm dealing with a fool study the Collection. More re- dock adjacent. In addition to fear a semi-coma, I turned and anywho. sure, shoot." here. Of course we have sex, what searchers will visit next year. offices a museum shop should be stepped towards the base of "Uh, tell me are you like, the do you think we do all winter, get Bates College has published two provided for books, catalogs and Hathorn. 1 grabbed my pick and only talking brick?" cold? No way!" oooks on the Hartley Collection, cards. Efficient climate control is wailed away trying to dig up a "No, but only some of us "Uh [nervously), well how'd "Ninety-Nine Drawings by Mars- a must. story. It came down hard and fast choose to talk, but all of us hear you do . . . h?" den Hartley" (1970) and "Eight Because Treat Gallery is the right on Hathorn, not in the dirt very well." "Very slowly and carefully, the Poems and One Essay" (1976). only museum in the Lewiston area as I'd hoped. "Yeow, watch it "So the walls do have ears eh? college saves millions. Right now For three years the drawings we try to vary the exhibits, so that Bud, who the hell do you think I've always wondered how they it's Chase Hall's turn to pro- were circulated by the Smith- the community at large as well as you are, damn disrespectful kids knew that. Tell me, what are your create, Adams was supposed to sonian Institution Traveling Ex- the College can benefit. Art stu- nowadays." interests?" go next to have a baby commons hibition Service. Currently four of dents from local schools and "Who me no I, uh, are you a "Well I like music, rock, hard facility but he was still sexually the drawings are included in a artists from all over Maine come Gnome or something?" I an- rock, never never acid rock immature. Don't let those men 4 THE BATES STUDENT, November 3, 1977 at Bates Old gymnasium: A look at yesterday By 1894-95. the need was chased. All of the gymnasium's The old gymnasium was a recognized for a permanent Ath- floors were oiled; the windows "different" college building in letic Director who was thoroughly were screened; and all faulty that it was not made of brick, as educated in that field. Though the apparatus was repaired. were all other buildings before students tried to serve in this In 1900. a new 100-gaIlon and most of those after it, and the capacity, they simply were not pressure boiler and heating range structure was not initially con- adequately educated and could was added to the men's bath- structed as a gymnasium. Rather, not afford the amount of time room, providing heat and hot in the summer of 1866. construc- necessary to perform such duties.. water. A few years later, in tion was begun on the basement The next few years saw marked 1910-11, a new hardwood floor level of the gym and in 1867 the improvements. In 1896-97 the was laid. building was moved to its new gym was furnished with a steam- One danger of the gym was that location at Bates College. The heating boiler and for the first in it were unprotected steam wooden structure, formerly a time since its erection was in pipes. For years, people were meeting house, was described in condition to be used safely constantly being burned by them the Lewiston Journal of July 29, throughout the winter, regardless and reports were made of other 1867 as ". . . an elegant Gym- of how cold it might have been. ailments such as blood poisoning nasium Building 40 by 48 feet and The cost for this addition was suffered as a result of the burns. two stories high" (not including $600. The next year the old This was brought to President the basement level built by the bowling alleys were taken up and Chase's attention and he spoke of College). replaced with a pair of new alleys the problem and a need for a Inside was a bowling alley on at a cost of about $400. At the rapid remedy. the first floor and on the second same time, several new balls and floor the gymnasium proper. Lo- continued on p.6 two new sets of pins were pur- Attempts to save the old gymnasium were in vain coated behind Hathorn on low land and backed by a grove wiili a brook running through, the gym Bernie Carpenter: was afforded a picturesque set- Shhh: Mitchell ting. In its early days, the gym- nasium served many purposes. It The man in charge was used for College functions; possible to make it oetore." By Sandy Patterson Students who wished to live in By JUNE E. PETERSON this type of environment signed Commencement dinners were Carpenter then commented on held there; and the team the modern design of the library, v Quite a lot of attention was up for the Mitchell House experi- Bernard Carpenter, the Vice practiced inside during the winter explaining that he felt the spaces given last year to the housing ment last year second semester, President for Business Affairs of (at the expense of several win- within it not only work well, but situation on campus. The most and with the exception of a few the College, has some very posi- dows each season). As well, it are light, airy, and open. These controversial of the new experi- freshmen who were placed there, tive things to say about the archi- provided for regular gymnasium advantages settle any qualms ments was the Freshman Center all had come to an agreement as tectural work that has been done activities. about 'he architecture. in Smith. Another of the new to what would be involved in the while he has been here at Bates. By 1878. the building was in He also pointed out that the experiments which has not re- existence of a quiet dorm. He is very excited about the need of much repair — the roofs of the buildings around the ceived as much attention is the All reports as to its success are progress being made on the new cornice and leaders requiring library (Carnegie Science and the quiet dorm located in Mitchell very positive. The students who dining hall at the east end of repair, the whole exterior of the gymnasium) have the same pitch House. live there seem to be a compat- Chase Hall. Extensive rain has building in need of paint to as the library roof, so, in reality, It was organized by some of the uble group of people and there put construction two weeks be- preserve it from decay, and the the only real difference in struc- students last year in an attempt to haven't been any overwhelming hind schedule but he says it great amounts of broken glass ture occurs in the last 25 feet of provide a place where they could complaints. The proctor, Mark should be completed by early in needing replacing. After a few the roof. The library rises to a study and sleep without the Price, hasn't had too many pro- the second semester. years of this continual glass higher apex than the others to disturbance of loud parties and blems. Everyone seems to be Carpenter calls the architecture breakage (which was unavoidable stereos. Students who wished to cooperating and following the of Chase Hall "... probably the allow light to come through the because of gym activities), iron study in their rooms could do so general idea of "quiet." How- worst facade we had on campus," top. rods were placed in the window The library was built with the and not be forced to go to the ever, upon investigation, there because it was a series of non- library because of noisy neigh- are some contradictory state- for protection. In this same year, complementary additions made idea of saving money through less the building was repaired and oil consumption, in mind. The bors. Socializing would be wel- ments as to the quietness of the over the years. The new dining partially repainted inside. To building is very energy efficient come, but "rowdy" partying hall addition will change that by continued on p.6 reduce damage to the building, it with less energy being required to would have to be done elsewhere. giving the look of Chase Hall a was kept closed except during smooth, consistent facade. heat it than any other building on certain hours allotted for exer- He is pleased that new dining campus. cises. These measures proved facilities will make seven rooms Speaking of changes, Carpen- successful and broken doors and available for blue slipping, pro- ter says, "The development of windows were thoroughly re- vide 440 seats at four place tables the lounge in Smith probably M r. R. Brick paired. and in general "... make dining made quite a difference in the In 1878-79, a recommendation more gracious than it has been continued on p. 6 was made that the gym be re- furbished and that provision be made for regular instruction. The my brother bricks are still in- running around on Chase's roof following year, this was accepted terned by students who use them fool you, Old Chase is going all and implemented. The gym was as supports for tables and stereo the work. That's the God's honest furnished with suitable apparatus truth." tables. This oppression must and an "Instructor in Physical i "What about that revolutionary end!" Training" was employed. This thing?" instructor, and others who worked with him, however, were students "Well I gotta get going, just whom the College had sent to the '.'Hell of a good time, some kids one more question. VVUai do y'all Harvard Gymnasium to learn how picks you up and throws at the do for kicks, uh I mean Tor recrea- to teach the summer before their fuzz or at another kid and you tion?" employment. Nevertheless, a crash into him and his brains go "Well, around midnight Fri- "marked improvement in the flying, it's a lot like hurling " day, when Chet or Harold has health of many of our students" "Oh. I see. Tell me why are you made his last round, we all get was noticed. To aid this effort, in all red. shouldn't there be inte- stoned." 1891 a $300 outfit of shower and gration?" tub baths with hot and cold "Oh wow, catch you later running water was added, the "Listen boy. we reds were here funny, square being." I turned money for which being given before you, and as far as that away and walked over towards mostly by alumni. In 1894, Mr. integration stuff, well we just home, then I heard a tremendous Horace W. Berry of Boston have an ethnically pure campus buzzing first in Hathorn, then in donated a long-needed piano. here and we wants to keep it that all the buildings, then tiny giggles Used and appreciated in connec- way." and finally silence. I walked home tion with marching and other drill "llh. well if the President says and went to bed still wondering works, it also made receptions it's OK, it's OK. 'Sides, many of about bricks at Bates. held in the gym more enjoyable. Bernard Carpenter exhibiting plan* of the new Commons structure

THE BATES STUDENT, November 3, 1977 5 Student Center: A personal view

seems apparent. Many students byJiaa test the effectiveness of the "bring your own beer or wine" I suppose the critics of this idea have complained of a lack of center in relieving the above type arrangement with non- will say that Chase Hall is the Bates College has many plans social life on campus since the mentioned problems. We need it alcholic beverages available. The student center of Bates College. for the future, among them are advent of the harsher blue- so that we can test it. If that liter's atmosphere would be For these people. I can not even such proposed buildings as a slipping regulations of this year. doesn't make much st

Smith Hall is now the ex- of the class of 1981 took up did not write that they wanted to perimental "Freshman Center". residence in the Freshman stay there, and 9% couldn't recall Last year the administration an- center. Therfore. since this is in or did not respond to that nounced the experiment, stating fact an experiment, it is time to question in the first place. that the center would bring begin to evaluate the desireability The next question was a academic and social lives together —r> of the experiment. This article difficult one. it read."Do you like into one experience. This was to will attempt to register the living in Smith?" There was —-- * I'M occur by assigning certain pro- feelings of the freshman in the much hedging as to an answer but fessors as advisors to students in center, in a representative finally 72% came to the con- areas of Smith Hall. In addition, sample. clusion that they did like living the administration appointed The first question was about there. 14% did not and 142 did Junior Advisors to take the place primary preference concerning not really know or had mixed of proctors. They would be work- dorm placement. We asked if the feelings. ing very closely with the Fresh- person asked for placement in the The third question dealt with man of their section in matters "experimental" or freshman cen- the effectiveness of the new such as social and academic ter on thier preference list. Junior Advisors. When asked if Mil li » < problems. The plan was im- 50% said that they indicated they they thought that their J.A. was Hathhorn Hall and Parker(old gymnasium in background, right) c.1870. plemented despite a great a- wanted to stay in the "experi- hclpfull. 76% thought they mount of student protest con- mental" dorm when they filled were. 16% did not. and 8% had cerning the matter. It has now out there sheet during the no opinion. been half a semester since some summer. 41% stated that they continued on p. 8

Expansion at Bates FROM P. 4 lreat-Schaffer Complex so as to on either side which could be expansion of our present lab Biology. Also planned with this plans and priorities unchanged. utilize the already present facili- used when the bleachers were not facilities. Present plans involve move is the possible transforma- "Bates will remain," according to ties. Possible hems to be present open. Plans for the present gym the construction of a new Science President Reynolds, "one of the in the new building are a theater tion of Coram into a museum and remain uncertain. Several stu- Center. Into the new center would in the round, darkrooms, ex- gallery. These plans may change dents have suggested turning it smallest New England liberal arts panded gallery space, practice as the needs and priorities do. into an auditorium which could be colleges." The emphasis will rooms, and studios. Through all these physical used for large concerts, convoca- be moved the departments of remain on individuality and aca- Of equal importance as the last changes Bates is expected to tion, and other activities requiring Geology, Physics, Math, and demic achievement with these two projects is the completion of Computer Science. This would undergo over the next five years a large hall, all of which are new facilities designed to better the ground floor of the library, the administration seems commit- presently held in the gym. Also make available additional space serve the college community thereby supplying an additional planned is the construction of six in Carnegie for Psychology and ted to keeping the College's therein. 320 study spaces, greater stack additional tennis courts alongside space, relocation and enlarge- the newest ones and the re- ment of the Audio Center, and the location of the baseball diamond. establishment of a more central Plans for these extensive renova- Carpenter FROM p. 5 and easily accessible Rare Book tion and construction projects are Collection Room in the present scheduled to begin within the Audio Room. Once completed, livability of the living space." He penter states that whatever is next three years. also had no need for the extra the library will be capable of feels that the seminar room is a developed will have to work At the same time the massive space. seating 750 students and will good idea and that given the tight cooperatively with existing facili- Phys. Ed. construction gets under have a capacity of 500,000 vol- constrictions of the building ties. As a first priority. Carpenter way, an equally extensive renova- umes with additional expansion space, good modifications have Another upcoming priority is mentioned a full renovation of tion of our fine arts facilities is space readily available. been made. the completion of the library. An James Bertram Hall. Rand Hall scheduled to begin. A faculty- Among the facility expansion Carpenter went on to point out additional 20.000 to 25,000 square and Roger Bill also need modifica- student committee headed by and renovation planned over the that alterations in classroom feet would be provided. At the tion in the near future. All in all. Professor Lent has been exam- next five years is the renovation buildings are constantly being time of the original construction Bernie Carpenter expounds a ining facilities to be included in of J.B., which the President made to meet new needs. Many the college did not have the very exciting view of both the past the new fine arts building. Tenta- reports to be next on the agenda. were made last year in the money to finish the basement and and future of Bates College. tive plans are to locate it along- The President also sees the need, Carnegie Science building to pro- side of the present Pettigrew- within the next five years, for an vide the Biology department with additional laboratory space. The Geology department is now re- Mitchell FROM P. 5 Old Gym FROM p. 5 questing more space and modi- fications of existing space are "quiet" dorm. One student considerate and will keep it down under consideration. claims that he has had no trouble if they are asked. x All proceeded rather unchanged Hathorn and Parker were threat- Carpenter is hopeful that work studying in his room and hasn't A few students feel stifled, with no major renovations or ened by the intense heat and can begin on a new athletic needed to go to the library for having to keep the noise down at alterations for a number of years. sparks that carried up to half a facility within the next three quiet study all semester. He also all times but they agree that the Students complained of the condi- mile. This danger was so im- years. Plans are being developed said that it is plenty quiet at benefits of the quiet dorm are tions in the gym, and the need minent to Hathorn that a water now for an area to include a night, and has no trouble getting worth the sacrifices. Even the was highly recognized for a new screen was laid on the rear of the swimming pool, squash courts, enough sleep. Another student freshmen who were placed there athletic facility. This wish was building. The fire seemed to have locker rooms, spectator spaces claims that it is the "noisiest haven't found any major pro- soon to materialize, for on June 2, started in the front of the Gym- and administrative offices, (see place on campus especially on blems with living there. Mitchell 1925, shortly after midnight, the nasium Building and spread back- "Future Building Plans") weekends with some of the par- House residents seem to get old Gymnasium Building was ward, but its cause is unknown. A faculty-student committee is ties going on upstairs." The along well, considering that they totally engulfed in flames, and by The College had the $30,000 presently working on ideas for a proctor said that there is some live in the dorm on campus with the morning of the second there building insured for $6,000 which fine arts facility for theatre, art, problem with the noise level, but the strictest regulations. were only ruins. During the fire, was collected. music, and modem dance. Car- that the students are usually

6 THE BATES STUDENT, November 3, 1977 Post Season Action Continues: X-COUNTRY HAS FABULOUS SEASON sixth. Oparowski led the way beginning in 1975. followed by Peters, Rooney, Leon- The final regular season meet ard, and Rose. Chris Adams and was the State of Maine Invita- Rich Gardner placed well also. tional held at Colby this year. The The next race for Bates was the Bobcats had won this meet against NESCAC held in Amherst. As the other three major Maine already stated, this meet is not colleges for nine of the past ten counted on the record of the years. Again. Paul Oparowski led participants. A few unusual the Bates harriers to victory. Tom events transpired during the Leonard collared third place, course of the race. About one mile while Greg Peters took fourth, before the finish, Captain Paul Tom Cloutier was sixth. Tom Oparowski took a wrong turn. As Rooney was eighth, and Chris he later said, "The race was Adams finished twelfth. The final poorly organized, and the course score was Bates 22, UMaine 44, was poorly marked off. 1 concen- Bowdoin 114, and Colby 116. In trate on the race itself, not where short, the Bates Cross Country to go. I like a well-marked team finished their regular season course." In the meantime. Greg with a perfect 13-0 mark. Peters was beginning to start his The outstanding Bates Cross classic kick. He soon took the lead Country team was recendy recog- Once again (!) Bates pack outruns its opponents. Bates runners (LR) Mark Soderstrom.Tom Leonard, Tom with about 200 yards left. With nized and honored by the coaches Rooney, Paul Operowski. his amazing kick, Peters had of New England. The Bobcats By BOB MULDOON 5.2 mile course in 25:54 to win the seventh. The final margin of come from nowhere. Bowdoin were voted the number four team meet and establish a record on victory was Bates 19. Brandeis 60. coach Frank Sabsteanski did not in New England behind Provi- In keeping with its fine tradi- the new course. Oparowski was Amherst 71. and ULowell 88. At know about Peters' kick, and dence. UMass, and Northeastern. tion of cross country in recent followed by sophomore Tom Clou- the halfway mark. Bates' record thought Peters cut the course This is an unprecedented ac- years, the Bates Cross Country tier, senior Tom Leonard, sopho- stood at an impeccable 7-0. (which he had not). The dis- complishment for a small college squad has established a perfect like Bates to be in the company of more Mark Soderstrom, and However, the harriers still had gruntled coach tried to step in his 13-0 season record. In addition. freshman Chris Adams to wrap such large universities with na- to prove themselves against Bow- way to protect his own runner, Bates dominated the New Eng- up the shutout. Sophomore Greg tionally-ranked teams. These doin. The squad annihilated the Bruce Freme, who was in second land Small College Athletic Con- Peters captured sixth place fol- three universities actively recruit disgruntled Bowdoin team. The place. Fortunately. Peters side- ference (N ESC AC) meet against and give scholarships to fine lowed by freshmen George Rose boys in red captured eight of the stepped the coach to nail down a nine other small colleges. This and Tom Rooney. The first UVM runners, whereas Bates only gives first nine places. Oparowski net- well-deserved victory. Mean- would have given the Bobcats a runner came in ninth. This pat- aid on the basis of the PCS ted the victory while Bowdoin's while. Oparowski had straight- 22-0 record, but according to statement. Coach Slovenski and tern of Oparowski leading a outstanding Bruce Freme was ened himself out to get fourth N ESC AC rules, team results are Captain Oparowski feel that Bates varying pack of Batesies was to be second. This week the order was place, just behind Tom Leonard. not to be counted. Bates is now the victory formula for the Bob- can beat Northeastern, and the Rooney, Leonard, Cloutier, Despite the delay, Oparowski, the considered the favorite in the team will be out to prove this in cats throughout the year. Final Peters, Rose, Adams, and Mark defending champ of this meet, Eastern Intercollegiate Cham- the New Englands. score was Bates 15 - UVM 50. Soderstrom. Rick Gardner, Chris was still able to break the course pionships which will be held on The next week saw the key The season is not yet over for Walton. Doug Olney, and Rick record. Cloutier took seventh October 29 in Boston. The squad the harriers. On October 29, the match-up between Bates and Packie all ran well. place, Rooney was eighth, and should also fare extremely well in team won the Easterns. The team Dartmouth. The setting was the On October 4. the well-oiled Soderstrom was twelfth. Oparow- the Englands on November 5 in beautiful Bates campus for the improved on their third place victory machine devoured UMO. ski termed his misfortune as a Boston, the NCAA Division HI Eighth Annual Bates Canadian- finish last year. Congratulations Captain Oparowski won the race; "major disappointment." He had meet in Cleveland on November American Invitational Meet. The Rooney, Peters, and Leonard set his goals for an undefeated continued on p. 8 12. and the IC-4A's on November anticipated struggle never mater- followed. Mark Soderstrom took season. It is too oad that the loss 14 in New York. ialized. Captain Paul Oparowski seventh. Still hungry, the Big Red had to occur under such circum- In 1976. the Bates Cross Coun- won the race in 24:35. a new Machine (no, not the one that stances. As a group, the Bates try team finished the season with course record. Opie was followed sputtered) creamed WPI just four squad dominated the race for the only one defeat which came at the closely by Dartmouth's Jim Cio- days later. The Bobcats would third straight time since its_ hands of Dartmouth. The Bob- ban, but otherwise the Dartmouth have shutout WPI were it not for cats' list of achievements in- squad fared poorly. Freshman the fact that an anonymous Hours: 11-5 cluded the State of Maine Cham- Tom Rooney captured sixth place Batesie runner had to drop out Monday thru Saturday pionship, unofficial victory in the with Tom Cloutier in seventh because his jock snapped. In- NESCAC meet, third place in the place, Tom Leonard in tenth, and stead, the team had to settle for Easterns, seventh place in the Greg Peters in eleventh. Fresh- first through fourth place and also New Englands, and a ranking of men George Rose and Chris number six in New England Adams turned in fine perform- according to the coaches' poll. ances, too. The final score was • Art Supplies The question was "Could the Bates 35. Boston State 54. Dart- school's team improve on this commend- mouth 66. and New Brunswick 71. • Craft Supplies able record?" Both Coach Waiter Thus, the boys from Maine had open Slovenski and Captain Paul Opar- withstood their first major chal- owski thought they could. With lenge. drive carefully <£^ • Custom Framing virtually all the 1976 lettermen The following week, September returning, and a strong corps of 24. the Bobcats entered the freshmen joining the squad, the ULowell Invitational. The now CPRM ANN! S Bobcats were slated for an excel- familiar setting of rainy, cool

THE BATES STUDENT, November 3, 1977 7 >&

Fabulous season for team FROM P. 7

are in order for the squad three years. All-Eastern for two his coach. Coach Slovenski has that always followed Oparowski to Bates' reputation of excellence in members. The neirt post-season years, All IC-4A, and All-New been coaching outstanding Bates the finish line to insure the running is convincing many fine event will be the New Englands England once. By virtue of his runners for 25 years, and he says victory. Each and every one of runners to apply to Bates. Many where the Bobcats are almost twelfth place finish in the nation- that Paul is the best runner he has them proved to be an integral part more years of excitement lie als, Oparowski also was an Ail- ever coached. certain to improve their fine of the team's success. ahead. Perhaps even another un- American. He should increase his Along with Oparowski, the seventh place performance last The future is bright for Cross defeated season. So sit back and list of accomplishments in the nucleus of the team is made up of year. Coach Slovenski and Paul Country at Bates. Along with the relax, but don't forget those Oparowski think that Bates can weeks ahead. He would like to senior Tom Leonard, who has fine corps of returnees next year. finish in the top four in the NCAA running shoes next fall. finish third behind national been one of the team leaders, Coach Slovenski reports that Division III meet which would powerhouses Providence and U- sophomores Tom Cloutier, Greg Mass. The NCAA championships enable him to compete in the Peters. Mark Soderstrom. and Volleyball Division I meet. Perhaps the best in Cleveland is the next challenge freshmen Tom Rooney. George by Gall Rausch for the team. Paul Oparowski, tribute that Captain Oparowski Rose, and Chris Adams. These Bates played their first game The Bates volleyball team Tom Leonard, Tom Rooney, Tom has earned is the admiration of men comprised the famous pack and only victory of the day against hosted an invitational meet last Goutier, Greg Peters, and Mark SMU with the scores of 15-12. Saturday in the Alumni Gym- Soderstrom will represent Bates 15-11. Next they faced UVM. the WRJR nasium. The participating teams in the NCAA. Oparowski won Ail- first place team, losing 15-12, NEWS FLASH: included SMU. UNH. UVM. UMF American honors last year and 15-8. UNH and UMF both won and Bates. First place went to would like to duplicate the feat their matches against Bates with Who says Yankee ingenuity is UVM, followed closely by UNH this year. Finally, the IC-4A's in the game scores of 15-12, 15-6 dead? Not a trio of enterprising and then UMF. Bates occupied New York is the last post-season and 15-13. 15-4 respectively. At WRJR (the voice of Bates the fourth place position with event for the squad. the end of the meet Bates total College) radio personalities. SMU finishing last. record stood at 11-13. Throughout the year, superstar Undaunted by the unexpected Former places Captain Oparowski has led the presence of the Colby radio team. Oparowski leads by exam- announcers in RJR's broadcast ple. The senior has won every booth in the Garcelon Field press Breathing their regular season meet since the one SAVE 40HO/1 OFF box, they brought last weekend's Fragrant pleas against Dartmouth in the early Colby-Bates football game live Into my part of his junior year. He has set from the fire escape outside Helpless senses LEEtMStffWBWIRD countless records on the courses Roger Bill. he has run. During this season, With station manager Doug he set, re-set, set, and re-set the Schmidt at the controls of the I offer record on Bates' new course. In WRJR studio in Pettigrew, sports Artemis the final home meet against WPI, announcers Bob "Turtle" Long One for her he kicked in a fantastic 25:19 and Pat Murphy relayed the play Commentary which broke all his old records. by play directly to anxious listen- This mark will stand as the ers via the 3rd floor pay phone. A She cries too senior's legacy. He has been All- most splendid effort on behalf of For the pain Maine and All-Northeastern for the WRJR TEAM. Ofchangelessness

Survey: FROM P. 6 D. Sensenig Oct. 23,1977 ^K At this point one would think swered exactly the same as their that all these freshmen were well roommates did. adjusted and happy in the center The "mid-term" test is done STUDY WITH THE LEADERS. but, when asked if they would for Smith and it is up to you to rather be in another dorm, 45% draw conclusions from these re- said yes they would, 50% said sults for yourself. More surveys they would not, and 5% had no are needed later to make any kind preference. It was interesting that of proper conclusion. Until then, THE MBA 72% liked it but 45% wanted out. make a friend with a freshman The last question was con- and help our his or her feelings of cerning the allegation that the segregation. freshmen were segregated by WITH AN

class from the rest of the Bates Paul S. Nadler, Ph.D.—New S. George Walters. Ph.O.— community. When asked if they York University. National Au- New York University. Former thority on Banking. Regular top corporate executive, felt segregated from the rest of 0UTSTANDM6 Columnist in The Ameri- leader in Creative Manage- can Banker; Author, Consul- ment Planning, developer of the community the majority, 63% tant and Advisor to banks, the school's unique Inter- State and Federal Agencies functional Management Pro- felt they were, 33% felt they were PHARMACY Professor of Business Ad- gram, author, Professor of not. and 4% had no opinion. It ministration. Business Administration "We Cash Checks" seems that there is some sub- stance to this allegation. 4l7MaiaStnat As a side note, women seemed Phone 783-1115 FACULTY AT much more inclined- to react 10% DISCOUNT negatively about the center and FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS especially the segregation they RUTGERS felt. Men were more in favor of the center, and as a rule an- "One of America's

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