RKCIVED uiki o 81983 Friday - Mostly sunny. High 60 Paradigms lost...... r Y „...... page 2 Gusty SE winds 10-20 Saturday - Cool High 60 The college of your choice?... ^ ...... page 3 Mostly Sunny the prodigal president...... page 6 T h e La w r e n t ia n VOL. XCVII - NO. 3 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY. APPLETON WISCONSIN 54911 FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1982 A certifiable blunder by Martha Girard Education 33 and 34 are the only prere­ Murphy’s law ignities Responsibility weighs heavily. But quisites for Art 45A or that those the question is, upon whom does it courses listed after the headings “Art by Donna Gresser vestigations, may delay Fijis’ return to weigh? In a modern university, where major” and “required for elementary It was 4:30 Wednesday morning when their cleaned house for up to a month. academic endeavors are often expected certification” are prerequisites as well. the smoke detector sounded in the Fiji Meanwhile the Fiji’s have found a new to merge with plans for the future, who Traditionally students have adhered house. Fiji Junior Clayton Funk was the home in the Beta house & they’re prais­ is supposed to check the prerequisites to the second interpretation and have first to respond; he called the fire depart­ ing the University’s handling of the inci­ and watch the distribution re­ considered Education 33 and 34 the only ment and proceeded to successfully alert dent. By 9:30 Wednesday morning quirements: the student or the adviser? necessary prerequisites. It should be his eight brothers. Michael Relihan had Rosemary Raiche, Lawrence housing Certainly it depends partly on whether noted, however, that there are two to make a hasty climb to safety through director, had issued keys to the Beta or not the university has clarified its ex­ distinct types of students who enroll in his second floor window. And Charlie house rooms. John Moder promised to pectations—on the stability of the Art 45A: those seeking certification to Murphy, the Fiji President, was not have the 21 broken windows replaced by department itself. But the education is, teach art and those seeking general awakened until a fireman peered the week’s end and, the Phi Delts after all, for the student and as such is a elementary certificates. Only the latter through his first floor window and graciously hosted their neighbors for personal commitment. group, those seeking general elementary alarmed Tara, Charlie’s dog. Upon lunch. Who is to blame for the recent confu­ certification, were affected by the prere­ Tara’s heroic commotion, Charlie awoke, sion over elementary teaching certifica­ quisite confusion. scooped Tara up and fled from the tion in the education department: the Until this year students’ decisions to house. “My room was so smoke-filled teachers or the teachers-to-be? A look at ignore one or more of the other alleged that I was unable to see my door handle. the Art 45A requirement and the am­ “prerequisites” had been accepted by It was truly a scary experience.” biguities of course catalog jargon both the education and art departments. Given the size of the building, the time reveals the problem. This year, after 45A instructor Mrs. of day and their uncertainty about the Art Methodology, offered this year on­ Case consulted with Department Chair­ size of the fire, the Appleton Fire ly in the fall term, is required for elemen­ man Professor Thrall, the art depart­ Department sent 23 fire service person­ tary certification. A few week’s ago ment decided to enforce the prere­ nel, 3 engines, 1 aerial aparatus, 1 three seniors wishing to be certified at quisites, simultaneously dismissing 17 snorkel truck plus four other vehicles graduation tried to enter the class. They students from Art 45A. To compensate (including a rescue squad car, the Assis­ were told, however, that they did not for the dismissal the Art Department tant chief’s car, an inspection bureau car have the correct prerequisites which are agreed to offer 45A Winter term of and an ambulance). Fortunately, the am­ listed on page 41 of the 1982-83 course 1983-84, allowing three terms for bulance was unnecessary; neither the Fi- catalog and, due to a small printing er­ students to take the necessary prere­ jis nor the firemen suffered from any ror, read 45A: A rt in the Elementary quisites. Unfortunately this decision left smoke inhalation. SchooL Prerequisites: A rt Major, Educa­three seniors seeking elementary cer­ According to the Fijis’ and the fire tion 33 and 34, four studio and two arttification in the cold; they were con­ department’s report, the fire was caused history courses. Elementary certifica­sidered unqualified for Art 45A thus by a smoldering cigarette in the base­ tion: Education 33 and 34, Art 1, Art 3nullifying their goal to be certified upon ment chapter room. Though the flames were confined to the single room, the and one art history course. graduation this June. FAG STARTS FIRE. Printed in this way the prerequisites After much discussion Deans Hittle thick smoke filtrated throughout the appear clear. Confusion arises with and Lauter, Art Professors Case and house, damaging carpets, furniture, kit­ regard to the 1981-82, 1980-81 and Thrall and education teachers Wetzel chen utensils, and personal belongings. As for the financial repercussions of 1979-80 catalogs (those used by and Sager it was agreed that impending Estimated damage has been set at the fire, the University holds a $5,000 students to plan their schedules prior to consequences were severe enough to $2,000 according to channel 11 news, deductible insurance policy on the struc­ and including the 1981-82 academic override the decision for the three although a different figure is expected ture and Fiji’s own chapter insurance year). In these course catalogs the prere­ seniors and they remain in 45A with the once an official appraisal is submitted to will pay for the loss of the chapter quisites for Art 45A appear as: Prere­ option to take the additional prere­ the University (the Fijis’ cited one belongings. Homeowners policies will quisite: Education 33 and 34. Art Ma­quisites third term this year or waive estimate of the damage to the kitchen hopefully cover the damage to each in­ jors: 4 studio, 2 art history courses. Re­them by petition to Dean Lauter. tiles alone at $800). dividual’s personal belongings. quired for art majors planning to teachJuniors seeking elementary certification Dean Agness said there would be a The sentiment among the Fijis is one K-12. Required for elementary education must abide by the decision however, and “thorough cleaning” of the house, of sadness but they did find energy to certification: Art 1, Art 2 or 3, one art fit in the prerequisites before taking hopefully completed within a week. sponsor the First Annual Fireman’s Ball history course. 45A second term of next year. However, the University will be con­ in the Beta house Wednesday night The latter course description can be sidering several cleaning estimates because as Dean Agness said, “We are read two ways. It could mean that continued on page 5 which, coupled with the insurance in­ all grateful that no one was hurt.” Trickling down Sunspots outshine smokestack centers as well as by the slowdown in oil and gas by Clark Stalker hand, there is still potential pressure on In any event, the recession has clearly exploration. Professor LaRocque stated With national umemployment hover­ credit markets and the government con­ touched every region of the nation and that unlike smokestack industries, high- ing around 10% now is a good time to tinues to run on huge deficits. The pro­ nearly all industries. Unemployment is technology industries have extended examine Reaganomics and, specifically, jected deficit for fiscal 1984 is 175 billion especially high in “smokestack” in­ beyond the snowbelt to the sunbelt dollars. Economics professor Jules dustries located throughout the the job opportunities in the upcoming region (Texas, Arizona, Florida, LaRocque noted that “pressures on the snowbelt region. (Wisconsin, Illinois, months. The state of the economy Georgia) and therefore have not been hit depends on whether President Reagan credit market inhibit the investment Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan). The troubles facing smokestack industries as hard by the recession. can implement the policies which he that the tax cut is trying to promote.” In addition to blue collar workers, Professor LaRocque suggested that to today are due mainly to a lack of believes will eventually lower the rates unemployment is also ravaging stimulate the economy, efforts should be foresight years ago, failure to moder­ of inflation, interest and unemployment. managers and professionals as well. For directed toward lowering interest rates nize, and stiff competition from abroad. After taking office, President Reagan the first time, computer programmers initiated a three-pronged approach rather than toward tax cuts. The mountain states are being hit hard by the recession in the mining industry are having “to look for jobs rather than designed to solve this country’s have employers semch for them.” A economic woes. Reagan’s plan involved survey taken by the American Institute making tax cuts, limiting the money of Chemical Engineers revealed that on­ supply, and increasing defense spen­ ly 60% of this year’s graduating ding. These three objectives, however, chemical engineer» found jobs in the in­ conflict with one another. Reagan is at­ dustry. With respect to the market for tempting the “impossible” by trying to lawyers and doctors, Professor LaRoc­ curb inflation, cut government spen­ que pointed out an interesting paradox. ding, and stimulate investment, while If lawyers do their job effectively and simultaneously increasing defense spen­ create a climate conducive to the pro­ ding. Reagan has had some early “vic­ liferation of laws, the market for lawyers tories” in implementing his plan. The will remain favorable. By being able to Federal Reserve has been slowing create more laws, lawyers can sustain or money growth for the past two years increase the demand for their services. If and Congress approved Reagan’s July 1 doctors do their job effectively and tax-cut package. In addition, the infla­ “cure the sick people,” the need or tion rate has been cut in half and in­ terest rates are falling. On the other continued on page 5 Page 2 T h e LAWRENTIAN RrtfJay* October 15,1982

Member of the ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE e LAWRENTIAN PRESS g j Opinion W-'U. • / . * jj- * J , *i (3066Ô0) Vol. XCVIII—No. 3 Friday October 15,1082 Boob tube boobs rebuffed Phones: Office: ext 6768, Business Mgr., ext, 6863. Published weekly during the Ed note: This may be the first in a weekly nouncers is the brand who never fail to school year, except during examination periods byThe Lawrentian of Lawrence column. If so, Henry will appear next weekmake modern athletics and athletes University. Printed by The Bulletin, Inc. of Appleton. Deadline for copy is 8 p.m. with a columnist's photo, just like Russell sound like a miracle of science. One Wednesday night. All copy handed into theLawrentian must be typed, but names may be omitted upon request. Yearly subscriptions $9.00, overseas airmail $21, Baker. would think these men were divine- seamail $8. Second class postage paid at Appleton, Wisconsin. Over the last week and one half the sprung, the product of a union of the American and National league playoffs ghost of a Hall of Famer and a mere mor­ and the World Series have drawn a large tal. Or perhaps they were engineered by percentage of the American Public to advanced geneticists with one purpose: TV screens. In this region of our il­ the creation of a baseball machine. Keith lustrious nation the presence of the Jackson fits nicely here. Factual and Brewers has made the whole shebang a fatherly, he exudes an air of unequivocal view from tlie little more personal (even for St. Louis authority. This brings us to another fans, rah, rah!) Without professional facet of professional athletics: statistics. football my personal attention has been I think it’s wonderful that we have the more closely focused on the games. They resources to keep such close tabs on the are a great reason not to study. The incredible wealth of information that mind is not dead however, just because computers can contain. J.W. Forrester, the body is slothful. Indeed, the pacing co-inventor of the memory-chip, we of a baseball game is verily conducive to thank you. But wouldn’t you say that making observations. One in particular, the use your brainchild has been put to a classic target of criticism, is striking. is slightly off-key? In all honesty, does Without hesitation, play-by-play an­ anyone care what Gorman Thomas’ bat­ nouncers, color men, and the jock de jeur ting average in California was with two assault the aural palet with gibberish outs against a left-hander in the ninth in­ that never fails to inspire disbelief. A ning with a man on third in the rain. I reasonably intelligent viewer who somehow doubt it. One man’s academia ed. note: listens to this drivel closely can only is another man’s trivia, I suppose. As the maxim states, “the word is mightier than the sword.” Often­ stare incredulously when he/she Apparently sports commentators are times, however, it seems to be something more in the order of a switchblade. remembers that these men are the best a necessary evil. Americans are easily Although it may often seem that people cast into the role of editor take in the business. In a recent Brewer unsettled by silence. Perhaps the na­ their position more seriously than it may actually warrant, it must be noted playoff game someone said (and I tional mind assumes that silence in­ paraphrase) “you can’t score a run until dicates inactivity, a blatant offensive that the office does entail an unusual and potent power — one that if ap­ someone touches first.” The viewer against the Protestant work ethic. If so, proached with less than full responsibility may turn into recklessness, and laments, heartened only by the fact that then perhaps this touch of conscience cause unintended — though possibly irreparable — damage. the pain was short and merciful. has noble roots. But the prescription is The temptation towards capriciousness is constant and, worse, conceal­ Afterall, there really isn’t anything, decidedly lacking in virtue or intrinsic ed in the comaraderie of the working atmosphere. When, at 4:00 a.m., an in­ none that could be added to this par­ value. Actually this is not completely side office jokes seems perfectly suited to the empty space on page four, it is ticular statement. Howard Cosell falls true. When the game gets boring, one the editor’s responsibility to consider not its personal value, but its expe­ into this category of professional gab­ can always be entertained by the gaffes diency and its value in terms of the publication. bers, those that consistently and of these national (as opposed to village) Such objectivity — although it may rightfully be expected — is not endlessly elaborate upon the incredibly idiots. always quite as easy to maintain, and just such a lapse of perspective has obvious. Another frustrating class of an- -HENRY W. STEVENSON recently brought this lesson home with somber reverberations. In last w eek’s Lawrentian, a hasty blurb — considered simply a filling feature to a time-strapped staff — made tasteless, though seemingly harmless, reference to an individual Lawrence student. This proved not to be the case, as will inevitably happen when a public organ is thoughtlessly employed to private ends. W ith the old purpose given new vision, let us recommence, tempered by Letters that recognition of assumptions which always proves so startling, and broadened by the boon of a lesson learned. Paradigm shift down Kuhn Shagged out...... Rick Moser To the Editor cannot really be characterized as a Tuckered o u t...... Amy Teschner Given a generation in which to effect something. Rather, it is a lot of things Out of left field...... Kathy Doyle the change, individual rigidity is com­ which are part of something, such a Played out...... John Huber patible with a community that can great, whopping something with so Wiped out...... Ann Binder switch from paradigm to paradigm when many consequences that its classifica­ Drawn o u t...... Ted Chesky the occasion demands. Particularly, it is tion as the cause of the demise of your Washed o u t...... John Landis compatible when that very rigidity pro­book would serve only to trivialize it. In­ Zombied out...... Sean McCollum vides the community with a sensitive in­deed, Mr. Kuhn, this something is a Artfully o u t...... Tom Otten dicator that something has gone wrong.revolution. The old paradigm, which in­ Worn out...... Cindy Johnson -Thomas Kuhn cluded such outmoded beliefs as “a Pied o u t...... Tom Skinner Indeed, Mr. Kuhn, the occasion has thing which makes one think is of Shot o u t...... Ted Chesky, Cindy Johnson demanded it. After years on both the greater intrinsic value than a thing New York Times’ nonfiction bestseller which does not,” has been replaced by a Layed out...... Cindy Johnson, Kathy Doyle, Sean McCollum, list and the freshman studies reading Ann Binder, John Huber, John Landis, Rick Moser, Amy Teschner, Chris list, your definitive volume concerning .Mathews. the social aspects of scientific activity Reportedly out...... Ann Binder, Tom Otten, Sean McCollum, has begun what can only be described as Andy Hazucha, Bev Larson, Andy Larsen, Martha Girard, Donna Gresser, a plunge into the depths of obscurity. Dave Blowers, Dave Lawson, Kathy Doyle, Chris Mathews, J.B. Reese, You were, undoubtedly, stunned by the Clark Stalker, Stacey Schmeidel, Jeff Wisser, Andrea Pandazi, Nancy news. Having been told that your Olson, John Huber, Henry Stevenson, Katie Moore, Kelvin Smith, Bill brilliant monograph had been replaced Schoeller, John Landis, Tom Skinner, Naomi Gitlin. by what is evidently some sort of Their business to be out...... Lynn Freiburg, Lavay Heintz farmers’ almanac, you cancelled your afternoon office hours at MIT in order to contemplate the whole affair. You keep asking yourself, “What is the something that has gone wrong?” Here at Lawrence, students, equally Honkies scrub soulstunned and even confused by the sud­ Dear Editor does it not qualify as music? Am I en­ den juxtaposition of paradigms, ask I am writing this letter to voice my countering resistance to this show themselves the same question. The concern over a recent occurrence on the because soul music is most often an ex­ answer lies not in the supposed intellec­ Lawrence campus. pression of black musicians, and tual inadequacies of the incoming I'was a D.J. on WLFM (the campus Lawrence University is a school heavily freshmen for, once again, a majority of KUHN: “you’re absolutely radio station) last year with a classical populated by whites? Would someone be new students have turned down accep­ right, Larry” music show and am currently hosting a offended by this type of music? On a tances at such schools as Amherst and new paradigm. The new paradigm is an show of Broadway musicals. Recently I radio station where classical jazz, rock, Harvard in favor of Lawrence. And, extraordinarily sophisticated one, deal­ inquired into the possibility of attaining and new wave are played daily, why is despite the rumors we recall of pro­ ing with value-judgments in a way a 90 minute show (on WLFM) with a soul alone censored? fessors lambasting your prose, refusing which can only be called revolutionary. soul music format. I was promptly in­ It is ironic that this episode should oc­ to lecture on your work and justifying "A pretty thing,” proponents of this formed that it “couldn’t be done” cur so soon after Dr. Roger Libby came their refusals with such candid admis­ paradigm assert, “is better than an inar­ because the music is considered a bit to Lawrence and spoke on the evils of sions as “I’m not a scientist,” the ticulate thing.” The operative quality “extreme” and does not fit into the censorship, among other things. Let’s answer does not lie, completely, with the here, the quality which The Structure of guidelines established by the WLFM pull together and demonstrate the Lawrence faculty. Even the ludicrous il­ Scientific Revolutions so sadly lacks, is “Board of Directors”. My questions are power of liberal thinking! If anyone is in­ lustration on the jacket of your work eloquence, which can so easily be found these: Does not WLFM pride itself on terested in my cause, please contact me cannot be counted as a factor cor elsewhere. at ext. 6871 or stop by Ormsby 22. the fact that it is a radio station which tributing to its eventual disposal froi There you have it, Mr. Kuhn, reductio offers • “alternative listening”? Doesn’t -JIM MORGAN the curriculum. ad absurdum. soul qualify as “alternative listening” or The something that had gone wror -LARRY LEPORTE

/ Friday, October 15,1982 T h e L a w r e n t i a n Page 3 News Lawrence students: Carleton rejects? by Sean McCollum Schools like Grinnell and Carleton “ Applications are at an all-time high and no importance to the Easterner. We The ailing economy is a given. The share the liberal arts college market everything is going well,” according to need to aim our resources.” baby “unboom” is widely known. with Lawrence but their yields are Ms. Walker. After a prospective’s admission, Lawrence University’s declining slightly higher. At Grinnell 1167 pro­ Lawrence recruiting falls under the follow-up becomes important. It has matriculation has been publicized. But spectives applied with seventy-five per­ auspices of the Admissions and Public become even more important in light of is the latter only a result of the two cent (876) of them being offered admis­ Relations Officers headed by Mr. Busse the lowly thirty-seven percent yield former or can fault be found in the ef­ sion. 360 freshmen, or a yield of forty- and Mr. Ester respectively. The offices figure. Follow-up includes continuing forts of the Admissions Office? one percent, showed up in the fall. When work closely together to handle recruit­ literature, a personal letter from a Numbers reveal the decrease, com­ Grinnell matriculates were asked to ment. Jackie King, Associate Director of member of the prospective’s intended parison yields some insight, but the peo­ rank their preferences before enrolling, Admissions, acts as a liason. During this area of study, Pre-College Weekend, and ple behind the recruitment have analyz­ fifty-two percent chose Grinnell as past year they cooperated in revising phone calls and letters from Lawrence ed the future, are presently amending it, number one, twenty-two percent as some recruiting strategies. They at­ alumni and a current student. "It’s a and looking forward with optimism to number two and fourteen percent as tempted changes in the projected image fine line to walk,” explains Jackie King. the results of their work. number three. of Lawrence, sought ways to improve "We don’t want to seem pushy yet we The statistics look like this: For the Richard Vos of Grinnell’s Office of Ad­ perspective relations through com­ never want the prospective to be unsure class of '86,926 applications were receiv­ mission states that Grinnell has a pro­ munication, and took a long look into the of the possibilities at Lawrence. ed. Eighty-two percent of those who ap­ spective mailing list of 80,000 along future of matriculation. While the matriculation has been fall­ plied were admitted. Of those that were with a successful campus-visitation pro­ The switch in color and format of ing the Admissions Office has neither admitted thirty-seven percent, or 279 gram. He also sees presentations at high Lawrence literature is evidence of stalled nor panicked. Instead they have freshman, made an appearence this fall. schools producing potential prospec­ change. Formerly all illustrated mailers made some inquiries and subsequently tives. He sums it up this way, “The idea had Main Hall in the cover picture with shifts. Two consultants were brought in a red-brown border and backing. This over the summer to make marketing and has now been replaced by the soon-to-be- efficiency suggestions. Now the Assis­ familiar picture of an over-achiever’s tant Director of Admissions, Anne Nor­ desk with the photo bordered and back­ man, is spending eighty percent of her ed in blue. Jackie King also is looking for time doing institutional research to form shift in the format of prospective some sort of composite answer to the literature. "We want to show in­ question; Why do students choose dividuals doing individual things. We’ve Lawrence University.? They also made increased the amount of student pic­ tures in our literature and included brief descriptions of their plans and activities “The feeling in these to give the prospectives some idea of what’s going on up here.” offices is positive; The Public Relations Office will also be reviving the “Outlook” newsletter not Polly anna, after November 1st. “Outlook” runs four to eight pages and consists of per­ mind you - but we're sonal interest stories. “The idea is to < Ls l give prospectives a chance to see not desperate. ” themselves in the picture, ” says King. This figure is down from yields of forty being general recruiting is to start with She adds, "Recruiting is really a team ef­ percent in 1981 and forty-three percent a large enough pool at the front end of recommendations concerning the focus­ in 1980. fort at a school like this, all the hard the pyramid.” Then he adds, “But just work of the Admission staff can be lost ing of finances. As Lee Ester said “You Surveys taken by students who as important is the way we tailor the per­ with a couple negative words from a pro­ can always use more money, but it’s a entered Lawrence in 1980 and 1981 ask­ sonal information.” fessor or student.” matter of finding the best places to ed the matriculates to rank their choice target the money.” ! of schools from one to five; forty-seven At Carleton the picture is a little dif­ Lawrence has increased the size of its ferent because it is a larger school. 2100 The recruiting efforts of the Admis­ percent who showed ranked Lawrence mailing list in the last year. 67,000 applications were received with 512 sions Office may have faltered but they Itli first; thirty-four percent gave it a se­ copies of the introductory magazine for freshman moving in this fall. No yield or Lawrence have been printed. 17,000 are did not flop. And in the face of financial cond; and fourteen percent listed it as college preference figures were given. to be sent to alumni with the remaining and freshman scarcity they have re­ their third choice with one percent each Their mailing list, though, is markably 49,000 reserved for prospectives. The doubled, and streamlined their efforts. going to fourth and fifth. Popular smaller than that of Grinnell with 25,000 mailing list in the Midwest (Wisconsin, Lee Ester: “We’re behind, we’re really preferences were Dartmouth, Carleton, names on the scroll. Mary Beth Walker, Illinois, Minnesota) has shown a 6% in­ behind. We found that we did not have a Madison, Notre Dame, Northwesten and Assistant Dean of Admissions, also crease in names since last year at the large enough pool of applicants so we’re Oberlin. These statistics show a lack of claims an effective on-campus visiting same time. During this period there has making the commitments necessary to “killer appeal; “the ability to create in­ program. “In all our contact with also been a hop of 2% outside the increase it.” Jackie King: “The feeling in terest but not force a commitment. perspectives we try to make it as per­ Midwest. Lee Ester feels that diversity these offices is positive, not Pollyanna, Somewhere between that first letter and sonal as possible.” Carleton is an enigma is a goal for future literature. "We see mind you, but we’re not desperate. first falling leaf Lawrence loses its at­ in the circle of declining enrollments. the need to adjust our literature for dif­ We’ve got some new ideas that we feel tractiveness. we can build on.” ferent audiences. What may be of in­ terest to a kid from Minnesota may have Mortarbored: the candle flickers the National Convention. Ironically, by Solomon Skaleus Lawrence community, why have so resume.” Matheus nodded ardently. Paulsen had not paid her twenty-five Despite the inexcusable ineptitude of many electees refused to pay? These attitudes exemplify the general dollar membership fee and she One excuse is offered by Amy indifference of our best students to this last year’s treasurer, and despite the represented a “non-member school’’-she ridiculous selfishness of the newly- Teschner. Explains Teschner, “Frankly, critical organization. This issue should was a five hundred dollar non-delegate. I was quite surprised, even confused, not be taken lightly-the reputation of elected members, there is a Mortar The Grand Mortar Board Council was Board at Lawrence. The future of this when I discovered that they expected Lawrence should not be tarnished by its not pleased and subsequently Paulsen elitist group, however, remains dubious. me to pay money for an organization to The Mortar Board is an honorary was put on trial. Following several hours of intensive questioning, Paulsen was organization which elects approximately unable to convince the conventioneers of twenty members each year. Members, the existence of a Lawrence Mortar Board Chapter. Help was needed. A phone call was made to the veritable “Why should we pay? Dean Hittle. The call was amplified throughout the convention hall; Hittle We have our explained that the Lawrence Mortar Board did exist, but the treasurer had certificates. It can failed to mail the membership fee to the national organizations. Paulsen was go on the resume. ” allowed to vote on the critical issues which faced the convention. though elected on the basis of service, Why did the treasurer fail to mail the scholarship, and leadership, are necessary check? The answer is simple- threatening the national stature of the there was no money to mail. Many of the University. At a National Mortar Board newly elected members have refused to convention last summer, a gathering of pay the twenty-five dollar membership our nation’s finest students, the fee. This phenomena is difficult to understand. As Mortar Board President Lawrence Mortar Board found itself in THE Founders are not amused. the humiliating position of being the on­ Kevin Meidl explains, "It’s a fair price ly chapter in the nation which had failed with all the benefits it entail»” Indeed, which I was nominated. Of course, I was best students. The pompous attitude of to pay its membership dues. Conse­ each member receives a candle, cer­ honored (that I was asked to pay the these newly elected members cannot quently, the Lawrence Mortar Board did tificate and a Mortar Board newspaper. money.)” Two other Mortar Board destroy an age-old Lawrence tradition. not technically exist. But the National Furthermore, each member becomes members, Chris Matheus and Rick And most importantly, if the members Mortar Board Organization had sup­ eligible to purchase a valuable member­ Moser, expressed similar sentiments. refuse to pay their dues, who will plied Lawrence with five hundred ship pin. With these benefits, and the Said Moser, “Why should we pay? We operate the book board in the union? dollars to allow Pam Paulsen to attend added opportunity to serve the have our certificates. It can go on the

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live withoften decide to take differentlimit routes and Slavic studentsstudents to be allowed to go on the trip. by Ann Binder perspectives, or belief-systems, of those see different cities. On the last trip, Lawrence University, however, loses Picture a student, very similar, say, from whom it came. many buses split up in Istanbul, with money on each student who goes. to yourself. How does the reporter weed out the one traveling straight back to Brussels, Lawrence University has a limited In front of this student sits a book, facts from the testimony in order to pre­ another to Florence, a third to Asiatic very similar, say, to As I Lay Dying. sent “the true story?” amount of money. Therefore, let the number of students who go on the trip Turkey, and a fourth which followed the The book contains a seemingly chaotic The question is perhaps an unfair one, route planned from the beginning. The jumble of facts and events, out of which given the answer: the reporter does not be limited. Many students, however-especially more buses that are available, then, the those who have been on the trip-are op­ more choices will be possible for the posed to the idea of a limitation. Let us students on the trip. call their theoretical stance the ‘‘Liberal One of the larger issues discussed by Arts” stance, as defined by the Univer­ these students is that of, simply speak­ sity’s course catalog (p. 5). These ing, East-West relations. ‘‘Before I went students claim that the Slavic trip is a on the trip,” says a Senior English ma­ liberal arts education in itself, and view jor, “Russia was like a fairy-tale land to the restriction as a restriction upon their me.” Another student adds, “and education. America is like a fairy-tale land to the Here I must defend the extra room I Russians. I would meet Russians and allow for the arguments of these they’d ask me an infinite number of students. Most of us can well unders­ questions about America--once I con­ tand the perspective of the economist. vinced them that I didn’t work for the We have grown up wanting things we CIA. They want to know why we want could not have. But the Slavic trip is a war. And Americans want to know why unique experience, and it is difficult to the Russians want war. The truth is, the understand the students’ perspective more we can talk to each other, the without having gone through this ex­ sooner we will realize that neither of us HUNGARIAN Shephard come to Oconomowoc. perience. wants war. The more students that go These students claim that, to put it on the trip, the more students talk to the student must create a paper. even try. The reporter, as is the case simply, the more students who go on the Russians and show them what we’re Impossible? If one is neither God nor a with, I would argue-*and here I am injec­ trip, the better the trip will be. Everyone really like, and then come back here and professor, how can one be expected to ting my own belief-system--the better on the trip has different experiences, tell those around us what the Russians derive order from chaos? professors, simply presents the different and, as one person can see or do only a are really like...They’re not monsters...” Surprisingly enough, the student asks theoretical perspectives in the best man­ limited number of things, each person this very question of his professor. His ner possible and allows the reader, or the must experience vicariously what the professor has been through all this student, to choose between or among others have done. before. Let us be tolerant, then, and say them. Perhaps it is “all very well and Not only does everyone add different that his patience has been more sorely good” (as a former, and better left experiences, each person contributes a tried than that of a saint. “Theoretical former, president used to say) to say different perspective. “Everyone adds perspective!” he barks at the student. that one must teach values, but not if their own personality to the trip,” says “Use a theoretical perspective!” (If you one wants to be objective. one student, a senior Slavic major. “If want a happy ending, pretend the stu­ A basic assumption of the science of the trip is limited, the people going will dent gets an “A.” Economics is that human beings have be basically Slavic majors, who have Now picture a reporter, very similar, unlimited wants. To this there is a cor­ read a lot of the same literature, had the say, to this one. relative assumption: society has limited same classes, the same interests—and In front of this reporter sits a similarly means by which to satisfy those wants. who perceive things the same way. On chaotic mass of testimony from Therefore, let there be scarcity. the last trip, (with 50 people), we had students, professors and administrators On the issue of the Slavic trip, the ad­ people from all different departments of about the Slavic trip. ministration takes the theoretical stance the university, all different ages...I’d The testimony is not fact. The of the economist. Professor Smalley talk to a Botany major, and he’d tell me testimony is colored by the theoretical would like an unlimited number of about the plants he’d seen, and I’d tell him about the people I’d talked to, and we’d both have a sampling of another view of the same culture...” Another theoretical perspective, so to speak. The form of the gradeThe Lawrence campus itself is enrich­ by Michael Straaton Anthony Roeber, associate professor of ed, it is argued, when many students go The new grading system at Lawrence history, stated that “if one concedes on the trip. “The more people you have University has evoked some strong sen­ that grades are not arbitrary, then one coming back from the trip, the richer it timents on campus. Where a B minus, B, must also concede that there are dif­ makes the student body,” another B plus was numerically equivalent to a ferences between average and better- student says. “If all you have is juniors 3.0 last year, a B minus is now recorded than-average work. Grading is a judg­ and seniors, they’re all going to as a 2.67, while a B is a 3.0 and a B plus ment call, as everything is, and the new graduate and be gone...I went when I SLAVIC trippers visit the Corn Palace. is a 3.33. policy will make that judgment more was a freshman. Now I’m a junior. I talk The majority of the student body precise,” Roeber stated. to so many different people who want to The two theoretical perspectives, seems to agree that the new system is a William Perreault, professor and hear what the trip is like, what happens then-if you have read this far--are oppos­ more accurate indication of perfor­ chairman of the biology department, on the trip. I can sit and tell stories for ed, with one arguing for a limitation of mance, but it is evident that many are stated that “there is a very big dif­ hours down in the Viking room and have number and the other arguing for no apprehensive of the sudden change. ference between a B plus and a B minus, the rapt attention of everyone at the limitation whatsoever. One holds as its Rodney Jamieson, a Junior biology ma­ which should be reflected numerically.” table, whether they’re freshmen or up­ basic premise the limited amount of jor, believes that the “effect of the new Perrault also believes that the new perclassmen.” money available, the other the value of system will depend on the individual grading policy should not create addi­ One student who is a history major the experience itself. But there is a hap­ student, but will most certainly increase tional work or stress for its students says that “other students can learn from py ending to this story as well. The ad­ the stress among the grade conscien­ because “students put most of the students who’ve been on the trip in the ministration and the Slavic department tious. Rodney also added that it is unfair pressure on themselves.” same way that we can learn from our have found a reasonably happy medium to start a new system for students who Donald C. Rosenthal, registrar, has professors. In Russian History, they ask between a limit of eighteen students and have adjusted to the old. “ It should reservations regarding the new policy. me, well, what’s it really like at the no limit whatsoever. Thirty-five have started with incoming freshmen,” The change was not a wise decision Winter Palace?’ ” students will go on the Slavic trip this Rodney stated. Carl Eckner, a senior because the policy will make grading The mechanics of the trip itself, it is summer, and it is a number that, as biology major, calculated the difference and computation more difficult. “We claimed, dictate that a larger number of George Smalley puts it, “we can live in his grade point based on the new have a unique credit/calendar system students be allowed to go. Students with.” system and found that his went down. that graduate schools really don’t While previous grades will not be af­ understand,” Rosenthal said. The plus fected, Carl believes that people think­ and minus system could therefore create ing of professional schools will be af­ more confusion regarding applications fected more adversely than others. “It to professional schools. would be much harder to keep a respec­ The upcoming term will demonstrate table grade point average,” Carl stated. •whether the new system is an improve­ Karen Uselmann, a sophomore ment and a more accurate indicator of economics major, seems to regard the performance. Students who object to the change as an improvement. “Students new system may decide to circulate a receiving a B minus were getting the petition regarding their complaints benefit of a higher grade when they were about the new policy but the petition actually not earning it. Student output must be completed before the end of fall will increase because most students will term. put forth the effort to get a better grade. Perhaps Mr. Roeber said it best. When Stress should not be a factor because asked why A plus's were not numerical­ “you’re always working for your best ly equivalent to a 4.33 he stated, grade anyway,” Karen stated. somewhat facetiously that A plus’s are a The majority of the University faculty “Platonic form of the good and exist on­ seem in favor of the new grading policy. ly in the world of forms, not reality.” Read your Plato. L Present This Ad For A FREE COKEWith Purchase Of Ch ili Friday, October 15,1982 T H E L a w r e n t IAN Page 5 From page 1 Potential teachers perturbed News in Briefs To clarify for the ostensible change in years. If advisers received the memos prerequisites between the 1982-83 from Thrall last year why didn’t they in­ course catalog and previous ones, the form their advisees of its consequences? Art Department mailed memos, last Finally, if students had designed their year, to all advisers informing them to schedules according to what was printed notify students of the necessary prere­ in the older catalogues they would still quisites. However, no students received, have taken the prerequisites sometime word of this memo from their advisers or before graduation; they have always any other source. been required for certification (although WORLD-WIDE The blame for this incident can not be this was not enforced by the Education Poland Faces further U.S. sanctions over the outlawing of Solidarity. placed on any one party. Rather, the Dept.), even if not for 45A. Of course Presidential aides said meetings this week will decide what other steps the presi­ distress and confusion arose from a lack communication problems affect the dent should take after his weekend announcement of the cessation of most-favored- of communication and understanding teaching process; education relies on a nation trade status for Poland. Officials said a trade embargo and reduction in among all those concerned. The Art and clear understanding of both goals and diplomatic ties are among measures to be considered. Education Departments could have en­ expectations. In Rome, Pope John Paul II condemned the martial-law decision, while activists forced the 45A prerequisite in past of the former independent trade union considered protests. Israel and Lebanon held talks on creating a buffer zone, Israel Radio said. Lawrence University The state-run radio said the proposed 25-mile-wide area would be policed by Lebanon’s army to prevent its being used again as a staging site for PLO attacks. Earlier, Defense Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly criticized the U.S. for hindering Course Catalog the signing of a peace treaty between Israel and Lebanon. Beirut Radio said Lebanon's army delayed a weapons search in Christian East Beirut because similar operations in the Moselm west side aren't complete.

West German Free Democrats endured their third consecutive election setback, being voted out of Bavaria’s state parliament. The popularity of the minority party in Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s new coalition earlier slipped when it pulled out of Helmut Schmidt’s government.

Sweden’s 16% devaluation of the krona triggered a charge by Danish officials that the first act of Prime Minister Olof Palme on being sworn in was in violation of Nordic currency rules. Finland, which devalued its markka 4% last week, further cut it 6% and imposed a price freeze.

Swedish air force planes joined the hunt for a suspected Soviet-bloc submarine said to be trapped in Hors Bay near Sweden’s main naval base. Military officials said there had been no contact since Saturday with the sub, or with a second believ­ ed farther out at sea.

Bolivia’s former civilian leader, Hernan Siles Zuazo, was sworn in as president two years after being deposed by the military. He sought to dispel fears that his center-left coalition would nationalize banks and take over the remaining private tin mines. GUILTY Police in Rome searched for five “professional commandos” who killed a two- From page 1 year-old, wounded 37 other people with submachine guns and grenades at the city’s main synagogue. Israel denounced the Saturday attack, and obliquely blames it on the pope’s meeting last month with PLO leader Yasser Arafat.

Supply side shaftingIndonesian President Suharto is to meet with Reagan at the White House tomorrow, and U.S. officials said the country may get up to $40 million in U.S. ships seem to have a “snowball affect” on the market demand for additional doctors and planes. They also will try to calm Indonesian fears of warming U.S.-China ties economy. will decrease. In other words, the cur­ and an expanded Japanese defense role. rent glut of doctors will be sufficient. Another Business Week analyst con­ cluded by stating, “with the stock and Economists are divided as to when Frozen U.S. aid to California, withheld over clean-air violations, is to be largely bond markets roaring, interest rates economic recovery will occur. restored. In a move seen as gaining political benefits in the state, EPA head Anne dropping, consumer incomes bolstered Unemployment will not abate until after Gorsuch is due tomorrow to announce approval of state air-polluticn control plans, the “bottoming out” of the economy. by the July 1 tax cut, and the leading in­ freeing highway and sewer grants. Since the impact of the recession has dicators up for the fourth month in a row, most forecasters are saying that varied from region to region, economic Tylenol-poisoning investigators traced two extortion threats ever the weekend the long-awaited recovery is now here.” recovery will be uneven. Logically, there in their investigation of seven recent Chicago-area deaths, but the leads proved Although this outlook sounds encourag­ should be a sharper recovery in those frustrating. One was considered a hoax, while the other led to the arrest of a Chicago ing, such statements must be viewed areas hurt most by the recession. For ex­ man who police denied was responsible. ample, a significant amount of Wiscon­ with guarded optimism. The results of the November 2 Congressional, Guber­ sin’s economy is based on “discretionary The National Organization for Women elected Judy Goldsmith president at its natorial, and State Legislature elections dollars” such as those derived from Indianapolis convention, where she pledged to work for the defeat of Reagan and will probably indicate when an economic tourism. The prospects of recovery for “right-wing” politicians. She will succeed Eleanor Smeal, who endorsed her can­ this aspect of the economy look relative­ recovery can be expected. Reagan is didacy and policical activism. ly good. Conversely, “smokestack” in­ hoping that the voters elect a “ friendly” Congress that gives his dustries such as the paper and Collective radiation exposure to workers at nuclear power plants jumped four­ Administration’s policies “time to automobile industries will continue to fold from 1969 to 1980, according to a General Accounting Office study. The in­ work.” face hard times. There is, however, quiry, requested by Sen. John Glenn (D., Ohio), said “serious questions” were raised tremendous potential for high- In conclusion, Professor LaRocque about safeguards at the reactors. technology investment in Wisconsin. stated that the current situation afflic­ ting this country should be viewed as a Likewise, energy-saving industries will Brazil’s planning minister said the country will need to borrow another $3.6 “major economic adjustment rather prosper throughout the country with an billion by year-end, raising its foreign debt to $76 billion. But Antonio Ddfim Netto than a recession.” He added, “Although economic recovery. Finally, through this couldn’t account for a different borrowing estimate of up to $6.4 billion in the rest of period of adjustment, companies may there is no basis for immediate op­ 1982 by Carlos Langoni, central bank president. substitute old white collar workers with timism, the overall economic picture will new, younger white collar workers who probably be better by the spring.” If the command lower wages. economy does respond by the spring, the Moreover, the recent stock market jobs most likely to be available will be surges suggest that interest rates will centered around high-technology, continue to decline. Although unemploy­ computer-oriented industries. Depen­ Hie Committee On Pubfic Poficy Studfes ment remains high, in the past six weeks ding upon the region of the country and Dow Jones stock prices have increased how companies adjust to the recovery, The University of Chicago by 20% and bond prices by 9%. As a lower-level management and other white result, interest rates have fallen and the collar jobs may be available as well. All Two Year Master's Program in economy appears to be on the road to in all, it is entirely likely that most recovery. An analyst for Business Week graduates will not get “ the” job that noted that the stock market has “cor­ they were looking for. Today’s economy Policy Analysis rectly forecasted economic recovery in requires flexibility and versatility, but the four recessions going back to 1960.” then again, that is what a liberal arts col­ Steven Loevy, Administrative Director, will be on campus to discuss the Major stock market surges, therefore. lege provides, right? program and career opportunities. 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Buchanan St., Appleton 731-5563 Page 6 Friday, October 15,1982 Features Mature Jackson moves uptown well. “Take your mind back” croons by Andy Larsen and fear, and on Day and Night these Got to either swim or drown Jackson, “to girls that wore pink/and The night side also features a hilarious New York City is one of the most ex­ emotions always stay near the surface, boys that wore blue/boys that grew up side called “T.V. Age.” Throughout the citing, beautiful, frightening, and ugly occasionally bubbling over into out-and- better men than me or you.” As Jackson album Jackson remains awed by our places in the world. It is home to some of out paranoia. Whereas Joe admits (on observes the rather depressing gay culture’s growing dependence on audio­ the richest and poorest people in the “Another World”) that "I was so scene he shifts the point of view from video technology and on this track ne ex­ world, as well as mo^t every level in be­ low/people almost made me give up try­ first person to third person and occa­ tween. Like London and Paris, it is a city ing” and uneasily chuckles (on presses himself best: sionally adopts a gay persona: “don’t WE DON'T M O V E - of great size and considerable style, but “Chinatown”) “I’m nervous and I’m call me a faggot” he says, adding “not (we send out for food, get the news on more than anything else it is a city of unless you are a friend/Then if you’re ambiguity. This ambiguity has at­ video) tall and handsome and strong/you can I CAN PROVE- tracted artists for centuries and English K r -v? v: ¡W w I1 wear the uniform and I can play along.” (there's no need for movies, we've got songwriter Joe Jackson is no exception. He follows this ballad with “A Slow HBO) With the release of Night and Day on Song” which represents an almost 180 After musing that television might be A&M Records Jackson presents us with degree turn in philosophy since the days an alien mind control device, among his own visions of New York, from the of his self-proclaimed “spiv-rock,” the other things, Joe finally looks to the dark Manhattan skyline on the cover to style of his popular debut album, Look brave new world this will bring: the bright studio of the inside sleeve. Sharp. Here he bemoans the lack of T. V. R U L E S - The songs are divided into night and sophisticated, elegant music in the con­ (pretty soon you won't be able to turn day sides and while Jackson shows a temporary pop field: it off anymore) remarkable number of mood changes on Music has charms they say each, the darkness/light imagery runs ALL YOU FOOLS- (then it'll turn you off - your backs But in some people's hands throughout the whole album. On both It becomes a savage beast the opening and closing cuts of the first against the wall) IN T H E - Can't they control it (night) side for example, we are Why don't they hold it back ? T. V. AG E presented with songs that celebrate Clearly, this guy has gone through some light - but it isn’t the harsh light of the Side two (the day side) continues much changes since his arrival on these shores business day. Rather, Jackson shows us in the same vein as side one. “Cancer” in 1978 as one of the latest British the bright lights of Manhattan at night, lost/and I don’t see too many for instance, is identical in tone to “T.V. punk/new-wave stars. and we escape with him into the surreal restaurants,” it isn’t until the fourth Age”: (there’s no cure there’s no The lyrics and credits end with a Duke paradise of “Another World.’’ On “Step- song, “Target” that he openly admits to answer/everything gives you cancer...), Ellington quote and Ellington is clearly pin’ Out” he uses this world to try and living in constant fear: The other three songs on the side are a strong influence throughout. The salvage a sinking relationship: I'm no one special much more somber in tone, more along album is marked by excellent ar­ Now- But any part of town the lines of “Chinatown.” “Breaking us rangements and a very full, textured The mist across the window hides the Someone could smile at me then in Two” picks up the ambivilence of sound that goes from latin-flavored sw­ lines Shake my hand then gun me down New York life as seen by Jackson and ing and piano ballads to the trendy But nothing hides the colour Jackson continues to stare his fears in applies it to a stagnant relationship. Euro-disco beat of “Steppin’ Out,” Of the lights that shine the face throughout the song and, in­ “You and I could never live alone/but which is destined to become Jackson’s Electricity so fine deed, the album and goes on to sum up don’t you feel like breaking out/just one most commercially successful song since Look and dry your eyes his feelings about life in New York: day on your own.” The less than en­ “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” There are more than a few wicked wit­ Somebody say I'm crazy thusiastic view taken toward heterosex­ Of Jackson’s original band only bassist ches in this Oz, though. Jackson’s songs Living in this crazy town uality here is mirrored on “Real Men,” a Graham Maby remains. He is joined by have always been tinged with alienation I say maybe you're just lazy song that questions homosexuality as percussionist Larry Tolfree and Sue Hadjopoulos, a duo that lends this Lawrentian Exclusive album some unique rhythmic texture. The standout musician is, of course, Jackson. His piano playing-more than anything—steals the spotlight. His sax­ ophone bits are well chosen and ap­ Unamuro begs to be heardpropriately sparse and his voice sounds Ed. note: The Lawrentian has had the his administrative follicles. He felt an ‘Damn, I was sterling,” he reflected better than ever. The overall sound he years later in the study of his eighteenth uncanny fortune of acquiring, through overwhelming sense of self-significance. achieves here is somewhere in between century mansion on Beacon Hill, referr­ disreputable channels, the original He had already made his decision even the tripped-down ska of Beat Crazy and ing not to the color of his hair, but to the manuscript of the soon-to-be-released, then, on that majestic autumn afternoon the updated swing of Jumpin’ Jive. quality of his defense of the liberal ideal. futuristic biography of President of 1982. He would go to Harvard. He Lyrically, he is still the same old Joe Students in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s Richard Warch. Meticulously research­ had to. It was the only place he could Jackson that you used to pogo to, but he rejected Warch’s ringing calls for in- ed and compiled by renowned presiden­think of where he could deliver daily ad­ has matured a bit and moved uptown. dividulism; they rejected his tial biographers Andrew W. Hazucha dresses to somber convocation goers But isn’t that what all New Yorkers do distinguished appearance and firm and Terence P. Moran, the documentlusting after presidentially affirmed in the end? ______verities. He wanted to command presidential handshake; they even re­ respect; he wanted incisive audiences to jected the silvery tones of his presiden­ show him deference. He wanted his tial voice. R ik snappy tombstone to bear the honorific Yet that sterling voice was not to be SOLO words: “He was a silver-haired rhetori­ stilled by mere socio-economic trends; it Warch: cian of most eminent proportions.” was to be radically altered, compromised PIANIST SJtViR' T OMfUCC It wasn’t that the wily Chief Ex­ to the less-than-peer pressure and his ecutive had found upward mobility wan­ own profound need to be in the forefront; ting at Lawrence, it was just that his to be in the vanguard of education, to be orations had begun to lose their monar­ presidential, to be heard. In short, chical punch as of late. Perhaps it was Warch started talking football. that uncommonly banal day in Yes, Football. September of 1981, when he had reached Inspired by the fluke of 1981 at into his sparkling reservoir of erudite Lawrence, he decided that he could lead speeches, only to deliver a bland rendi­ through the great tradition of sport; he tion of tired themes which had been could inspire young men and women to AWW>EW HÄJOCW* achieve something; he could get them to TtBfMCt MO**N enumerated countless times before by lesser orators. Or maybe it was the day listen to him. iliiliiliiiilllllliilliH he had numbed a deferential audience in He tossed around terms like '.viNuiAM mu pècore “character building,"and “the Greek reveals the saucy details of Mr. Warch's autumn of 1980 with the monotonously tradition.” He spoke of promoting “the decision to leave Lawrence in the spring detailed description of a simple sea complete individual.” What he really of 1983 in order to placate his lascivious voyage to Oceania, asserting all along was talking about was winning. GEORGE desire for more notoriety and more that no partying was allowed on the speaking occasions. What follows is anvessel. Maybe it was all of these things Yet here was Warch’s downfall. For excerpt from that document. mixed and gobbled together. through his silvery oratory he had pro­ The silvery unparted mop atop the mised too much. Bowl games in the WINSTON The silver:tongued orator strolled word-manipulator’s head was rustled Silverdome, a sterling silver MacArthur presidentially along the banks of the slightly by a distinguished wind, as he Trophy were simply not to be for the murky Fox, listening to the myriad thought about his stately past. He had Harvard Crimson, and students, faculty sounds that gurgling paper sludge preached intellectual curiosity during and alumni, whipped to a frenzied pitch FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 makes as it is chemically treated and the height of the “Me Generation,” but of expectation by his magnificent Appleton West Auditorium processed into slurry. He gazed upon the his eloquent diction had all-too-often rhetoric, ignominiously bounced him 8:00 P.M. tempestuous waters and unbridled fallen unobserved, unheard by an empty when the team went 0>8 in *92. All Seats Reserved waves, and they reminded him of the chapel vacated because of Wednesday Thus, he had come to this point. Stroll* turbid ebb and flow of human fortunes; Night Drinking Clubs and Thursday mg along the banks of the Charles. “All .1 have left,” he mused, “is my ever* of notoriety and fame which would en­ morning slumber parties. His authority sterling, my profound presidentiality.” dure only as long as an ispiring convoca­ had been challenged by a new conser­ Tickets: tion. He saw his distorted reflection in vatism: for the first time since his early Messrs. Hazucha and Moran are 1982 Beggar’s Tune childhood, the presidential aura he so Lawrence graduates, currently at work Henri's Music the vortex of a passing eddy; he noticed PDQ Food Stores how distinguished, indeed, how very dominantly radiated from the depths of on a double volume biography of Rich Agness entitled:Aggie: the Lawrence presidential he looked when the his very being to the tips of his frosty locks, had completely failed him. Years, and Aggie: the Years at BY JANOUIST molecules refracted the silvery gleam of Lawrence.

/ Friday, October 15,1982 T H E LA W R E M T IA N Page 7 ______F eatures Irving bettered by Bean-coated Goldfish by Rick Moser Coming-Attractions currently under perienced knowledge of these 3. To legislate on non-curricular mat­ Several years ago Irving Wallace took consideration by Leisure and Recreation knowledgeable experiences: ters pertaining to the interests of the a respite from writing novels. While atCzar, Paul Shrode: 1. Alexander the Great community. ^ first these tidings may have seemed 1. Wayne Newton 2. Caedmon 4. To provide students and faculty sanguine to lovers of the printed word, 2. Richard Simmons 3. Geraldus Cambrensis with the opportunity to exercise leader­ they were soon to turn sour, leaving only3. Tom Lonnquist’s brother 4. Henry Bullingbrooke ship in the conduct of Campus Life. the bitter taste of pulp and opportunism.4. Curly’s Hat Band 5. Uther Pendragon In 1977, you see, Mr. Wallace put 5. Liberace 6. Xerxes IX. Professor Goldgar's very own hit list down his half-hearted struggle with 6. Tom Lonnquist’s other brother 7. The Scarlet Pimpernel Bertrand Goldgar, John N. Bergstrom quasi-literature and embarked upon an7. Air Supply 8. Sir Phillip Sidney Professor of Humanities, is not only a even less noble - though eminently more8. Steve & Edie 9. Hadrian noted authority on 18th century suitable - pursuit: the compilation of9. Van Halen 10. Terence P. Moran gossipy lists of celebrity and semi­ 10. Tom Lonnquist’s father. literature, satiric technique and Grill learned trivia. Cashing in on the big letters in which IV. Dressing for success... his name had been wont to appear, and failing Wallace solicited the knowledge or “in­ Hiding behind such inoffensive formed opinions" of scores of euphemisms in­ as “ conservative", dividuals. Many were prominent, many “classic" and “ traditional" John simply notorious - but all were known, Heilshom and Mari Eg gen have led and many more wanted to know what peaceful lives of well-dressed comfort un­ the known knew. Thus it was that The til in this sizzling, name-baring expose Book of Lists and its innumerable off­they tell the real story on Lawrence prep: shoots always managed to sell at least who is. Who isn't. Who tries to be. Who enough copies to warrant yet another cares?se­ And, who wins? Drawing the fine quel, and thus it was that Wallace and distinctions of those who know, our his cohort, son-in-law David Wallechin- panel enumerates: sky, always managed to fill another two A) Pretentious Pseudo-prep (not the hundred pages. Heres a page of our own: real thing): The Lawrentian Book of Lists. 1. Joe Green 2. Greg Leipzig 3. Nina Shephard I. The Wheel of Fortune: 4. Jane McNutt Downer’s greatest hits 5. Melissa Capra Adm ittedly, it's not easy to feed 1200 6. The Troup Sisters hungry young adults on a budget. It is7. Margo Flemma logically impossible, however, that it be 8. Nancy Olson quite as difficult as it appears. Thrift 9. Bruce Leslie need not oppose imagination, and10. Erin Brookshire almost any variation of the bi-weekly cy­ 11. Hallie McNamara cle would seem, not so much an act of im­♦looks best in toga: 12. Elise Tepper- agination, as divine afflatus. Here then man is the menu which we know so well. And B) Proper Prep (The Real Things) remember - you are what you eat: 1. Jill Manuel 1. Hamburger 2. Ann Thomas 2. Chicken 3. John Heilshom 3. Steakburgers 4. Sara Rowbotham 4. Sweet and sour chicken 5. Rik Warch 5. Meatloaf 6. Jim Heinritz 6. Chicken casserole 7. Laurance Clark 7. Ground beef 8. Jim Duncan 8. Boneless breast of chicken 9. Bill Hostetler 9. Salisbury steak 10. Jenna Hall 10. Chicken a la king 11. Anne Wallace 12. Lisa Miller V. Rik Warch’s four titles for the same matriculation V. Our Father who art in Maine... speech And, in a related vein, all those MR. FOOD find fortune Neither is it simple to grind out wise,robust outdoor types wearing Bean residency but, it seems, a discriminating witty and inspirational addresses field coats with knowledge of neither VII. The greatest Aggie-isms radio listener as wslL Sometimes he designed to captivate those same 1200 hunting nor fields: of all time doesn't like what he hears, such as: flatulent and bloated gastric cripples. 1. Ross Hyslop From the rhetorical eloquence of Rik 1. WLFM classical music announcers Nonetheless, somebody's got to do it2. Lisa Miller Warch to the vibrant emotionality of 2. Rotten, ignorant yokels who make and well, what the hey? - a guy runs out 3. Rick Moser George Walter, Lawrence has been grac­ of stuff to say. So you do the best you ed by a host of outstanding speakers. fools of themselves on the radio 4. Nancy Olson 3. Manglers of composers’ names can. You put in some current stats; you5. Patty Quentel* None, however, has made so great an im­ switch things around a bit and you pression as Dean Richard Agness. A 4. Air-heads on the air 6. Sue Quentel* 5. Jennifer, eighth-grader at WLFM change the title. Who'll notice? 7. Sara Rowbotham highly personal elocutionist, Aggie has 1. Unamuno Begs to Differ fully communicated his unique oracular 6. Bubble-gum 8. an unidentified freshman 7. Jennifer’s giggly boy-friend 2. Sailing to Oceania ♦it is unknown whether numbers 5 vision: 3. Bland Ambition 1. “We must be responsible for our 8. WLFM Board of “Control” and 6 are actually two coats or simply 9. Bubble-gum-blowers 4. A Terrible Business. one communal wrapper. responsibilities.” 2. “We need to be aware of our need 10. Campus radio station and its for awareness.” bubble-gum broadcasters 3. “Good Question.” 4. “Be idealistic in college, because X. When in Rome you can’t be idealistic in the real world.” With Elise Tepperman'z challenging 5. “There are too many question new interpretation of the annual Phi marks, and we don’t know the answers Delt Toga party, many people have to those question marks.” become curious as to the antecedents of 6. “Good Question.” this peculiar, though popular, ritual 7. “A ball is a ball until it is a strike.” Stemming originally from a lousy meal 8. “This coffee is so cold, that if you on a lousy day which happened to be the put a goldfish in it he’d have to wear a first Monday in October, the rite of fall ,\ sweatshirt.” has been transformed into the wholesale 9. Use of “im pact” as a verb. flinging of the worst possible meal of 10. “Good question.” which the stewards can conceive. These are the delectables which inspired the V III. 4 Things That LUCC first 5 togas: III. Coming soon at a chapel is Supposed to do 1. 1978-Merrick’s Delight. Named for VI. People That Professor Chaney near you... "The Lawrence University Communi­then-steward Merrick Wells, this slop Knows ty Council, ” states the Student Hand­ consisted of ground beef, noodles and a Ever since The Kind rocked the In the course of his extensive travels reverend rafters of the Lawrence book, “governs most nonacademic mat­dozen unidentifiables. The beginning of and copious studies, Professor William ters. ” By this definition, what it does re­ a tradition. Memorial Chapel last week, students Chaney has amassed a wealth of have been clamoring for yet more of mains to be seen, what it's for, however, 2. 1979-Reuben casserole. knowledge and experience equalled byis explicitly stated in Article One. You Unbelievably enough, just like it these boffo entertainment extravagan­few. In the course of his extensive lec­ zas. The prestige involved in playing a call it- sounds. tures and copious notes, Lawrence 1. To serve as a representative body in 3. 1980-Chop Suey. Extra bad; un­ venue like the chapel, plus this sensa­students have amassed a great tional popular demand, have created a the Lawrence community and to bring cooked rice. knowledge of this knowledge and ex­attention to matters affecting the com­ 4. 1981-Shephard’s Pie. Speaks for climate previously unknown here, perienced in much of this experience. The which big name stars are negotiating for m unity’s welfare. itself. » following are only a few of the personal 2. To support activities consistent 5. 1982-Macaroni and lima beans with the opportunity “Play to Appleton. acquaintances highlighting the ex- Here are only a few of SRO-Knockout- with the community’s welfare. chubs. Toga. »age 8 T H E L A W R E N T IA N Friday, October 15,1982 F eatures------Shopping for the nun who has everything can beat her old man to ribbons. You our thirteen-year-old resident expert in A recent re-reading has revealed that hand lotion and bath oil. would have been very proud to see her the decorative arts, was taken by your Amy Vanderbilt's cultural classic, The If she has an apartment, gifts of china, crystal, flatware, cooking equipment, win this afternoon. porcelain frog full of daffodils. She’s Complete Book of Etiquette is indeed a For a Meal or Weekend been complaining ever since about our timeless work with important implica­ pretty porcelain decorative objects. Dear Margaret, unimaginative table settings at home. tions for our own age. Drawing upon Good-quality a stationery. The most welcome gift a group can We owe you enormous thanks for last We enjoyed the quick glimpse of your long established tradition of noblesse Sunday’s lunch in Lake Forest. It was mother, by the way, who is in such good oblige and Christian humanism, Mrs. give her: a trip to a place she has never the perfect antidote for the children and form. She continues to inspire me with Vanderbilt weaves an intricate pattern been (provided her community allows such travel). ourselves, suffering as we were from city her energy. of the social mores and conventions of There is no question but that you two Gifts for the exhaustion. Neither you nor Horace which our social fabric is fashioned are masters at the art of making your College Graduate could imagine what it meant to us to guests feel at home. We were delightful­ A briefcase or attache case or a desk spend the day at your lovely home in ly spoiled, so thanks to you both from all set for the office, if the person is going that good clean air! into the business world. We all voted your saddle of lamb the four of us. Affectionately, A pocket calculator. best we have ever tasted, and Kathleen. A piece of luggage (ask the graduate what is most needed, don’t guess). Sterling silver pen and pencil set or gold pen. The Who continues Handsome leather-bound dictionary. by John Landis played with typical Who intensity. Stationery die with graduate’s name The Who are a piece of history. For Daltrey’s voice was in top form. Unlike or monogram, and a box of stationery almost two decades they have created a his counterpart Mick Jagger, Daltrey is engraved with the new die. brand of rock and roll rivaled only by the still able to hit his high notes while re­ Set of beer mugs. Beatles and the Rolling Stones. They taining his entrancing lower tones. Ent- Set of all-purpose wineglasses. have recorded countless songs, perform­ wistle’s bass was as punctual and With an eye towards forming truly Set of coffee mugs. ed countless shows, and gathered creative as ever and Jones’ beat was on well-balanced liberal arts men and Set of stainless-steel flatware. countless fans on their journey through the verge of being brutal. women we reprint here some especially Ask the graduate which of these items the 60’s the 70’s and into the 80’s. It The star of the show was undoubtably pertinent excerpts for your edification.he or she wishes most: Stereo equip­ would be easy to refer to The Who in the Townshend. Sporting a tee-shirt, sweat Gifts for a Nun ment, portable radio, coffee; maker, wall past tense. But, as their concert in pants, and head band, he vaulted and Cash—always the best. clock, kitchen equipment, picture frame, Chicago last Wednesday, Oct. 6 proves, windmilled all over the stage, contorting Food and wine. shares of stock, telephone answering they haven’t faded into the history his body to almost every beat. After slip­ If she does not wear a habit, a gift cer­ machine, binocluars. books quite yet. On this, their final tour ping while doing one of his patented tificate to a good clothing store is Gift certificate to clothing store (to of the U.S., The Who are alive and leap­ leaps, Townshend slowly worked himself welcome; so is a gift certificate to a good enable young person to be suitably ing, twirling, jumping, screaming, and I I mail-order catalogue and to local stores dressed when applying for a job). pounding out their rock and roll. ¡¡5 - n specializing in her particular in­ Cash—always suitable, always ap­ T-Bone Burnett opened for The Who terest—whether sports or music. propriate! at the Rosemont Horizon and was I D I A lunch or dinner invitation at an The Impulse Note greeted with less than cordial chants of elegant restaurant. This is the nicest kind of note to write “We want The Who!” and “Who, A play, concert, ballet, or opera invita­ or receive. It is unexpected' it does not Who,...” For some reason The Clash, tion. “have ” to be written. It is not connected who were to be the opening band on the A briefcase, if she needs one in her with any special event, but arrives out oftour, did not perform in Chicago. *-*1: work. the blue. Since itis motivated by a plea­ After a 35 minute set, Burnett fled the into a frenzy which culminated in a deft A suitcase. sant thought, it always brings happiness stage and the audience prepard itself for toss of his guitar twenty feet into the Subscriptions to good magazines. with it, as in this note from one man toRoger, Pete, John, and Kenney. Follow­ air. Membership to a book club. another, or in the delightful “thank you” ing a short delay for sound checks, out Overall, its hard to imagine how The A good TV set. which follows. they marched to the screams of nearly Who could have sounded any better. A portable cassette-recorder-player. Dear Gerry, twenty thousand fans. As the first While the Stones seemed to have lost an House plants for her room, apartment, I couldn’t resist writing to tell you strains of “I Can’t Explain’’ reeled from edge in the quality of their performance or office. that quite by accident I happened to see Pete Townshend’s guitar, the audience music, The Who sounded crisp and very Some good soap; nice-smelling pot­ Rebecca playing this afternoon in the in­ erupted into a tumultuous roar which tight. Indeed, the concert was meant to pourri in a pretty container for her room; terschool tennis tournament. Knowing shook the wooden rafters of the Horizon. highlight the sound. There were very you were at the office, I paused to cast a Playing for about 2 1/2 hours, the few visual aids other than large search critical eye on her playing, so that I band covered all of their 19 year career. lights at each end of the stage and a could report to you. The report is A plus. “Sustitute”, “Pinball Wizard’’, “Won’t single explosion behind Jones. The Who She is an excellent player, strong and Get Fooled Again”, “Baba O’Reilly”, meant to highlight the sound, and, as fast, steady and accurate. She obviously “Who Are You” and “Athena” were always, the sound was all they needed.

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208 N. Richmond St. SATURDAY" CON KEY 'S 10 oz. Taps — Come See the New Arrivals — * 156-9 Lawrence Mugs and Glassware Friday, October 15,1982 T H E L A W M N T IA N Page 9 Connotations Agness justifies J-Board To the Lawrence Community: J-Board members or the Office of Cam­ by Stacey Schmeidel Most conflict situations can be resolv­ pus Life. You complete the form by Conservatory events escalate to a flurry this week with the first concert in the ed by the help of friends, faculty, and listing your name and address, the name Lawrence Artist Series, and the first ‘Evening of New Music” to be presented this staff when all persons involved confront of the person(s) complained against, the year. the situation promptly and directly and legislation alleged to have been violated, The Beaux Arts Trio will open the 1982-83 A rtist Series with a concert tomor­ ask for assistance in resolving the the time, place, and date of the incident row, October 16, at 8:00 in the Chapel. The program will consist of Mozart’s Trio in dispute. Sometimes, however, all routes and specific details of the cir­ B flat major, K. 502, the Trio in a minor by Maurice Ravel, and the Trio in C minor, of solving disputes appear to be unsuc­ cumstances. The Dean of Campus Life Opus 101 by Johannes Brahms. (For complete details, see accompanying article.) cessful. Then making an appointment and the Chairman of the J-Board, (Jim The Beaux Arts Trio is one of the finest chamber groups around—don’t miss what is with the Dean of Campus Life should be Schmidt first term), are available to sure to be one of this year’s outstanding performances! Tickets are still available at made and formal action may be re­ assist all persons involved in the com­ the Box Office. quired—filing a complaint with the plaint by thoroughly explaining the New music fans will appreciate this Thursday’s ‘‘Evening of New Music,” to be Judicial Board. system. However, they never recom­ presented at 8:3Q p.m. in Harper Hall. Featuring music by contemporary composers What is the Lawrence University mend a decision to the Board. performed by Lawrence faculty and students (a cast of thousands!), the program will Judicial System? The Lawrence Univer­ The Hearing. A time, place and date open with Messiaen’s La Mort du nombre, which will be presented by soprano Mari sity Judicial System is a formalized are set to decide disputes with formal Taniguchi, tenor Kenneth Bozeman, violinst Nancy Messuri, and pianist Elva campus judicial hearing and appeals procedures designed to insure the full Johnson. Flutist Ernestine Whitman and oboist Howard Niblock (what a team!) will process established in 1980. The system degree of fundamental fairness. Basic then perform the Duo for Flute and Oboe by Alberto Ginastera. Closing the first half includes the Judicial Board made up of rights and responsibilities included in will be Ge sang der Junglinge, a work for electronic tape by Karlheinz Stockhausen. eight students—a chairman, five voting hearings are the right of representation, This work is a landmark in the field of electronic music both for its use of the human members and two alternates, an adviser closed hearings, hearing all testimony voice as a sound source to be manipulated, and the use of four-channel tape and four and the President. The Judicial Board and the responsibility to tell the truth. loudspeakers in performance, introducing space into musical composition. Follow­ makes all decisions and the President The Judicial Board will not issue any fin­ ing intermission, new faculty member Rodney Rodgers will perform five of the makes all appeals decisions outside the ding which is not grounded on sufficient Sweets for Piano by Peter Tod Lewis. Then Ms. Whitman will return to perform Board’s preview. evidence. Edgard Varese’s well-known Density 21.5. The program will close with The World What are conduct violations? Sanctions. Actions of the J-Board may Beneath the Sea, by Alan Havhaness, as performed by saxophonist Steve Jordheim, Members of the University community include conciliatory and educational as harpist Elizabeth Borsodi, Timpanist Herb Hardt, vibraphonist Todd Schmitter, have the responsibility to conduct well as punitive measures. In addition, percussionist Steve Ostwald, and conductor Robert Levy. This concert will give you themselves in a manner which does not students can be warned, placed on pro­ a taste of some of the new and exciting things that are happening in the music world- violate the rights and freedoms of bation, suspended, and expelled from -don’t miss it! others. Students may be subject to hear­ Lawrence University. Soon to come-details about the first upcoming General Student Recital. And ing procedures for violations of LUCC Appeals. Appeals are made in writing don’t forget the Lawrence Song Contest.! legislation found in the Student Hand­ to the Dean of Campus Life normally book. Complaints may be filed against two working days after the J-Board has students who are involved in window notified the respondent and the complai­ breaking and other acts of property nant of its decision. Appeals based on Beaux to perform in B-flatdamage, assault, theft, threatening ac­ the availability of new evidence or tion, disruptive actions, misuse of evidence of perjury shall result in a se­ Lawrence University’s 1982-83 A rtist leading orchestras, playing under the University property, unauthorized entry cond hearing by the Board. Appeals Series will open Saturday, October 16, at baton of such great conductors as to University facilities, and other viola­ questioning the decision of the Board 8 p.m. with a performance by the Beaux Dimitri Mitropoulos and Leopold tions including the use of firearms and are forwarded to the President. Arts Trio in the Lawrence Memorial Stowkowski. firecrackers and misuse of automobile Complaints against Faculty and Staff. Chapel. Tickets are available at the Isidore Cohen studied at Juilliard with privileges. The J-Board does not have jurisdiction Lawrence box office, 115 N. Park Ave. Ivan Galamian. He has been concert- Who can file a complaint? A Student, over complaints against faculty Called ‘‘the leading piano trio in the master of The Little Orchestra Society group of students, a student organiza­ members or administration. Complaints world” by The New York Times, pianist in New York, and has held that same tion and Lawrence University can file against a faculty member or administra­ Menahem Pressler, violinist Isidore post with many other orchestras, in­ complaints against a student, group of tion should follow the grievance pro­ Cohen and cellist Bernard Greenhouse cluding that of the Casals Festival in students or a student organization. cedures provided for within the student will perform M ozart’s Trio in B flat Ma­ Puerto Rico. His extensive chamber How do I file a complaint? A student handbook. jor, K.502, Ravel’s Trio in A Minor, and music background includes membership who wishes to file a complaint should see The Dean of Campus Life, Dean of Brahms’ Trio in C Minor, Op. 101. in the Juilliard String Quartet and ap­ the Dean of Campus Life. The Dean will Academic Life and the Dean of the Since its official debut 26 years ago at pearances with the Budapest Quartet review all aspects of the problem and Faculty are available for assistance. the Berkshire Festival in Tanglewood, the and Music from Marlboro. may suggest alternative ways to resolve Sincerely, trio has been repeatedly praised for its Cellist Bernard Greenhouse has won a the dispute. You can obtain a formal Rich Agness, superb artistry. Performing around the reputation as one of the major inter­ complaint form from the head resident. Jim Schmidt, globe, the trio has played more than preters on his instrument, and spent two 4,000 engagements. In addition to per­ years studying with the great Spanish forming, the trio records for Philips master, Pablo Casals. Making ap­ Records and has been awarded many in­ pearances in most of the major cities of Clusen cons constituency ternational honors for those recordings. Europe and America in recital, with or­ Each of the trio members is a chestras and with chamber music To the Editor, for the first time in sixteen years, the respected soloist in his own right. On his ensembles, Greenhouse plays the On November 2 Americans of voting presidential and vice presidential first American tour, Menahem Pressler famous “ Paganini” Stradivarius cello, age will have the opportunity to vote in debates. Perhaps her prime interest in was a soloist five times with the dated 1707. a national election. The 8th District Con­ government has been on behalf of en­ Philadelphia Orchestra and received an Tickets for the concert are $8 and $6 gressional race is extremely important vironmental concerns and energy- unprecedented three-year contract for for adults, $6.50 and $4.50 for students for a number of reasons. Whether or not related problems. In 1978 Clusen was several appearances each season with and adults over 62, and may be reserved one resides in the eighth district, a appointed by President Carter to serve that orchestra. Since then Pressler has by calling the Lawrence box office at member of Congress affects national as Assistant Secretary for the Environ­ appeared with many of the world’s 735-6749. policy decisions which influence ment in the Department of Energy. In everyone’s life. the current campaign, Clusen supports The two candidates competing in the the Wisconsin referendum for a nuclear 8th District Congressional race, Ruth freeze, a stand her opponent does not Winston plays WestClusen and Toby Roth, have opposing take. views on almost every issue. In light of Lawrence students can register and by Tom Lonnquist, 414-739-4300 Winston’s album of solo piano com­ Ruth Clusen’s views and experience, we vote in the November 2 election, no mat­ Pianist George Winston will be ap­ positions, Autumn, was recorded in feel that she will be the most effective ter where their home town is or where pearing Friday, October 22, in the Ap­ June of 1980. The L P’s beautiful and viable representative for this area. they have voted in the past. Anyone not pleton West Civic Auditorium. melodies have been praised by such Clusen finds the present voting in another district is strongly en­ Winston’s long awaited follow up to his noted music journals as Rolling Stone, administration’s attitude towards couraged to register and vote in Ap­ high'y acclaimed album, Autumn, entitl­ Downbeat, and Billboard. The album unemployment and environmental stan­ pleton. We urge you to find out about ed Winter Into Spring is currently rank­ has received heavy airplay on both jazz dards particularly disturbing, and she both candidates and hope that you will ed in the top ten on the national jazz and progressive rock radio stations, and seeks to do her part in changing policy give Ruth Clusen your support. charts. His latest effort illustrates his has become one of the biggest selling decisions. Sincerely, continuing growth as the foremost prac- acoustic LP’s ever on an independent Besides Clusen’s basic intelligence, Pam Paulsen titoner of what he terms “folk piano”--a label. she has a wide range of experience in na­ M artha Girard blend of impressionistic, blues, black Some of Winston’s major influences tional government. From 1974-78 she Wendy Hansen gospel, Latin, and stride piano in­ include: stride pianist Fats Waller, the was the national president of the League John Wiesman fluences. Tickets for the event are late New Orleans blues pianist Professor of Women Voters of the U.S. In 1976 Anne Taylor available at Beggars Tune, Henri’s Longhair, Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, Clusen was responsible for organizing, Paul Bookter Music and all PDQ Food Stores. the late jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, Lynn Westphal Born in 1949 in Michigan, George North American guitarists Alex de Winston began playing electric Grassi and Daniel Hecht George also With apologies to Robert Frost- keyboards in 1967 and switched to occasionally performs on steel-string Stopping in the Quod on an Autumn Evening acoustic piano in 1971. A year later he guitar, slide guitar, and solo harmonica. I throw the thing with all my might recorded his first album, originally en­ Mr. Winston will perform two sixty Whose house this really is, I know. it arcs upward in tumbling flight minute sets for his Fox Valley Audience. titled Piano Solos, for the Takoma label. Dick Agness kicked them all out, though. And shatters a bathroom window The LP was reissued in 1981 on the Lost His appearance is sponsored by Jan- which walnuts hod missed on other nights. quist of Appleton. No one will see me stopping here Lake Arts label, a subsidiary of Win­ To deal this house a nasty blow. Now what respect does anyone owe dham Hill Records, under the title Next week: Winston's latest album to a house which only stands to show Ballads And Blues, 1972. will be reviewed in The Lawrentian. I think the move was pretty queer (as I empty my bottle of it's beer) how much support Aggie will throw and give my head a saddened shake, to a cause which he doesn't like? remembering all the good times here. The glass, it tinkles on the floor h e I pause for a few moments more. T I've seen before how windows break Whose house this is I really know From quad wars, baseballs and earthquakes. Dick Agness kicked them all out, though. LAWRENTIAN The bottle in my hand feels light, Dick Agness kicked them all out, though. Next Week: Staff goes on vacation! y A s good and careful aim I take.______— NAME WITHHELD BY REQUESTJ »age 10 Friday, October 15,1982 LOOK OUT THETA world. Here we come! C-I-N-D-Y- Z-I-M-M-E-R-M-A-N. Quite The 25* Personals s n o r in g ! ____ Love, The Quad Editors Note: Personals are silly, but KATIE S.-N ow I will play for you my Campus favorite song: ‘‘Nowhere Man" Paul SEE THE UNDERSIDE of Paris without lucrative. Thus, we will always accept your stepping foot off of campus...Phi Kappa GEORGE WINSTON in concert Oct. 22. quarters, but will refuse to print those Tau’s LeBrawl...OCTOBER 23!!! personals which are not typed. Contact Mike Purdo X6898 for best seats. WHICH ONE DOESN T FIT? HEY ALL YOU LU M EN-H ave you in Briefs a) Granola STRYCHNINE-HAPPY BIRTHDAY! noticed all of the beautiful women living on b) Late Nights in London Maybe it is a week early, but my informants Kohler 6th and 7th floors? tell me that there won’t be a paper next week. c) Donna Perille In the past two years, two Lawren- Have a great weekend! Love You. P.S. Have "HAPPY’ BIRTHDAY Lisa Muller. d) Prunes tians have won awards while par­ Your buddies from 7th Ave. any fur-balls in your throat? TROUPER—Milan, Brindisi, Athens, or ticipating in the India Studies program ~LASSO YOUR PARTNER and "come on ANNE BEAR...Have a super 22nd Sun Prairie. This weekend it’s your choice. tomorrow. The partying will be non-stop I'm offered by the Associated Colleges of the over to the Colman Corral on Saturday, Oct. ______PQ Midwest. The award, which is presented sure. Have you learned to control your intake 16. Fun’s starting at 9:00 with the band MILLER and MORRIS—Don't ask me; by the University of Poona faculty, is yet?______“Stone Broke". Freshmen and Transfers it’s all your dessert. the publication of the student’s Indepen­ Free! BALTIMORE BARBARA-Watch out dent research project. Along with for your secret date. __ __ SUSIE Q—Why do you have seven food SOPHIE—I”11 take you up on that dinner, faces? publishing the paper in India, the stu­ as long as it isn’t ham. Murry HEY B.B.S. —Get psyched for this weekend. Keep a smile on that pretty face. KAREN, Bebbie Tammie.Lori Jo, Nancy, dent may attend and present the paper GET PSYCHED for Halloween at Phi to the annual study group of the -B.L.S. Lisa, Jenny, Katie, Colette, Liz, Allison. Kappa Tau’s Le Brawl! Thanks for the pizza. Very Cool. Chimp Association of Asian Studies. BALTIMORE BARBARA...Welcome to TO SUE W.—I’m psyched for tomorrow! L.U. Get set for a wild Wisconsin weekend. DEAR DAVE PISANI—You can’t smoke In 1980 Dawn Baumann won the Let’s celebrate, okay? We have to uphold the award for her project ‘‘Mysticism: Form TO THE DIVINE Superhuman—Why do me. You can’t sniff me. I cost about 25 theta tradition! Love, B S Gilders. I sure made a fool out of you. What and Function. This project, which you grace us with your presence? TO LS—Congratulations! We have been —Gretchen and the Gang am I? Cardboard & the Gang became a senior honors thesis, was a waiting too long. Are your cowboy boots structural analysis of two different in­ K.B. and S.L.—Godfather’s Pizza and ready?______KEG SIXTH AND SEVENTH Floors-get Silver Jellybeans...Where’s the bucket? Dies cidents of Hindu mysticism. Last year P.S. I’m glad I didn’t put you up for psyched, "...up on the roof...” it travel across campus? It’s a small world Monica McNaughton won the award for adoption! James Taylor after all. Where did you get that dolely robe? her project, “The Status of Working THE SEWERS OF PARIS are still The —Tankyouberrymuch... Women in India,” and Laura Jones was COME ON OVER to Colman and rustle up best place to party. PHI KAPPA TAU’s LE some fun at Bustin’ Out tomorrow at 9:00! ALLYSON, DIANE, SUE—Get psyched nominated for the runner-up position. BRAWL. OCT. 23. ______for Saturday. I can’t wait. A Theta Sis Orientation for the India Studies pro­ GRETCH and M AYNARD-Do my hooks 7th FLOOR—This should be a fun reallyshow??? The Blond Bombshell YOU TRACKSTER Y O U-H ow many ice gram will be offered at Lawrence this year...you're all great. a fellow floor mate cream rolls did you eat Tuesday? spring. Professor of Religion Jack THE SEWERS OF PARIS are still the SANDY—Happy 21st! You’re the best! GET PSYCHED FOR "Halloween at Phi Stanley will be the director of the pro­ best place to party—Phi Kappa Tau’s Le Love you lots. Your Little Sis Brawl...October 23!!! Kappa Tau’s Le Brawl. gram. The director leads the group at FULTON—John Tuner called. He’s the American campus and then takes HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCH! Viv KAPPA TAUPHI announces: LE looking for a date for his mid-autumn bash. BRAWL. the group to India, where he remains The place is his boat. Be there at 9 for 12 IS IT A BUS? It is a plane? No John, it’s a TO THE DIVINE SUPERHUMAN-Be a with the program for three months. fire truck. hours of fun. Nowhere man still hasn’t changed his clothes. pal and take a tylenol. Gretchen Each year the program tries to bring one ALLYSON, SUE, and Diane: Get psyched and the Gang Indian professor over to America for the for Saturday! We’re all so glad you’re ROWBOAT—Have a wild birthday! orientation. While on the India Studies Love, K aty WALLY-BEAR—Happy Birthday! Get initiating! Watch out for the Red Eye at psyched for Bustin’ Out. Lots of love, Bustin’ Out...after a few you might start program, students live with an Indian JES a.k.a. Glenn Brenner—We have to Your Little Sis family for six months, have the oppor­ talking like "Mona”. Theta Love, stop talking like this! Can't wait to see you! tunity to travel extensively, learn Your Sisters It’s only five short weeks. Sending you and ANDREW—Let’s get the hell out of here. Marathi, and work on an independent CARRIE MORRIS (‘‘Finance beach boys all my love. KC We can leave Jill, Elizabeth, Andrea and project. Anyone interested in the pro­ Minister”)—Hophbrauhaus in June: the PATRICIA—What can I say? Stolkholm Sara to be shredded by the massive beast. gram should contact Professor Stanley best! All My Love, Hans to Rome and everything in between. Wish we ______^______—Spark at Extension 6670. ANTONELLA & TITIANA—Come to could do it all again! Antonella CAROL, MARGOT & Johnna—We cannot Kurbit's! The rice problem, brewery tours, TO THE GIRLS in 421—thanks for letting wait. Hope you ae psyched. Love and loyally. On Friday, October 22, Professor scum, neat bum!, Anton, John, & Eddie, "the me be a fixture. KT Your sisters Jaroslav Krejci of the University of Lan­ tent", pastries, money belts, World Cup EH V ALL ACHE—Sorry I can’t give you K A PPA ’s—Happy Founder’s Day. caster will give a Main Hall Forum en­ fever, Festival del Gelato, Balmer’s & October 13, 1870. Rugenbrau—It was the best!!! Love, the Lido again this year for your birthday. titled “The Morphology of Will a shot of “Red Eye” suffice? Well..all is _ Patricia ANTICIPATION...get psyched! 3 little Revolutions.” Krejci spent six years in not lost—only 19 more years until we swore pledges are bustin’ out it’s clear for the day the communist prison-labor camp (digg­ LADY NO. 3—Cafe Tuileries, Dingwall’s, to go there again. Does that give you enough of activation is finally here. We’re set! We ing out coal in the mines) and seven Hippodrome d’ Auteuil, bearded jogger in time to find comfortable shoes? love you all. Three Neophytes years in a half-prison. Since 1969, he has Interlaken, July 14th at the "the club”, ______Happy Birthday! winning 100 F. St. Tropez, trains...Let’s do it HEY PLEDGE MOM! (alias Meuna) Howdy Partners! We’re all Bustin’ Out at had a distinguished academic career in again!!! Your traveling companion Thanks to you, we turned out O.K. England and has published numerous the Theta/Sig Ep party tomorrow night. See PHI KAPPA TAU announced the arrival y'all there, and look out for that redeye. JOHN LANDIS—You make a cute books and articles. of their formal rush party...LE AMY—I’m losing sleep over you. suffering artiste type if ever I saw one. But BRAWL...October 23!!! we’re all losing sleep. JohnL. Sports Netters pass St. Norbert; Putters peter out fail to return against Ripon by Sid School, normally the LU baseball coach, The obnoxious Lawrence golf team had the Vikings prepared for every by Solonge and the rounded out their season this past two match and drove the team van with ter­ Overhead Queen weeks with a seventh place finish in the rific care. Gimbel noted it took the team After an action packed weekend of U.W.-Parkside invitational held October 7 1/2 hours to return from Parkside “total tennis” at the A.C.M. tourna­ 5 and a fourth place finish in their own (located just south of Milwaukee). ment, the ailing Vikette netters were fac­ LU Invite held October 8. In both tour­ Gimbel also praised regulars Howard ed with a tough match against the naments the crude Vikes were led by the Coen, Chuck Rey, Chris Hub, and Scott “green giants” of St. Norbert College. power golf of Bart Ott and the lovable Edwards for their consistent play all Despite Norbert’s outstanding record as personality of captain Josh Gimbel. season. However, he condemned the two time defending champs of the WIC- At Parkside the team played less than lackluster attitude of Senior Paul Smith WAC conference, the Vikettes used all spectacularly, but still managed to and the horrendous golf played by Lan­ they had to push past their competitors finish in the middle of the large 16 team dis. Sited the every-jolly Josher, “We re for a 5-4 victory. Outstanding play by field. Playing on the difficult Brighton lucky we made it through the season number 2 singles player Kirsten Palm- Dale C.C. layout, O tt cruised to a with the likes of those two.” quist and number three Emily Copeland 1-under 35 on the front nine. In the kept the Vikettes in the match. Susie clubhouse after his tremendous front, Lurie, Sarah Pabst, and Heidi Berres Ott’s hands shook as though he had each exhibited exceptional effort but downed a dozen cups of coffee. He couldn’t overcome the strength of their crumbled tb a diappointing 43 (7-over) St. Norbert foes. on the back side. However, his 78 Down 2-4 after singles play, the net­ bouyed the team to a respectable plac­ ters came on strong in doubles play. ing. Through cagey playing and aggressive Ott redeemed himself at the Lawrence poaching, the Vikettes finally saw the Invite, played on the beautiful Chaska light, leaving St. Norbert in the dark. Country Club Links. Sporting his On Saturday the team sped to Ripon favorite Kettle Moraine High School for an early morning match. Due to sweatshirt, Ott cruised to a dazzling 76 miserable conditions the game was and a third place individual finish. The played indoors. Although the team did rest of the team played reasonably well not fare as well as hoped, excellent ten­ except for John Landis, who shot a nis abounded. Palmquist, Lurie, and suicidal 88. Noted Gimbel of Landis’ Leslie Kennedy were all victorious in performance, “He smells.” singles play. It was not enough, Gimbel had plenty to say about the however, as Ripon prevailed 6-3. season. He pointed out the tremendous The Vikettes next match will be Oc­ play of Chuck Sidles in the early mat­ tober 16 at the LU courts against Beloit ches and the awesome golf played by Ott College and U.W.-Stevens Point. Mat­ FABULOUS form. in the late stages. He also alluded to the ches begin at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. guidance of rookie coach Jeff School. 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% Friday, October 15,1982 Page 11 Sports Gene Davis: his past, present and future .by John Landis in swimming at seven o’clock in the mor­ In addition to Wopat, Miller, and On the surface Davis se*ms to worry His office walls are filled with pictures ning and then they came back again in McKee, Davis feels two of his most about very little. He is extremely op­ of past Lawrence athletes. All-America the afternoon. So when I say that guys outstanding athletes were Lance Alwin timistic and has a well-known sense of certificates adorn the tops of file today have better mental discipline, and Mark Frodersen. Alwin won both humor. Numerous athletic banquets cabinets and end tables. And on his desk maybe it's a little misleading. 1 think it’s the shot and discuss in the conference have been graced by his unique brand of rest huge trophies of recent successes. a different type of discipline. I have to meet as a junior and had a chance to humor. Ahmad relates many stories of Behind the desk, in a squeaky leather relate to the guys we have today like the repeat as a senior. Instead, he tried out Davis exploits including one when “...we chair, reclines Gene Davis. One can hear Kent Allens and Housemans and the for the Green Bay Packers and nullified were driving down this highway and in his voice and observe in his manner a Wopats and Millers who go out and do his eligibility. As a sophomore, coach pointed to this road and said man who keeps in constant touch with so much on their own. They have that Frodersen triple jumped 47’9”. Davis ‘that’s the wrong way’. K?"t truned on the past while managing to stay one kind of discipline. Sports have become explains, “Triple jumping was new and to the road, coach didn’t, and coach got step ahead of the present. Coach Davis, much more year round.” coaches were not well-versed. He did it lost. letter he told us he took the tougher like his office, is a fixed entity at Alex­ Davis’ memory of past competitions is on his own ability." Frodersen’s 47’9” is way.” ander Gymnasium, one of many cor­ quite keen. His most memorable ex­ still a school record. Davis’ optimism extends from his nerstones on which the Lawrence periences are numerous. Indeed, he has Always in search of such outstanding thoughts about the athletic department athletic program is built. one for each sport he has coached. In talent, Davis spends a great deal of time to his team’s prospects for the year. He Davis arrived at Lawrence in 1956 swimming it is the second of two con­ recruiting. Letter writing and phone believes the strongest part of the after teaching and coaching at Cuba Ci­ ference swimming championships. I^ed calls are his major weapons. In either athletic department “...is what coach ty High School. He turned down an offer case, Davis asserts that his main ap­ Roberts has done for the football team. from Ripon College and came to proach to recruiting is to sell Lawrence. It’s amazing what he’s done. I can look Lawrence to assume teaching duties as “We sell the fact that Lawrence is a back when I was coaching football with well as assistant coaching positions in good academic school. You can go Bemie (Hesselton), who was probably football and track and head swimming anywhere from here. I honestly believe one of the greatest coaches who I’ve coach. Before his days at Cuba City, that or I wouldn’t have stayed here this ever come in contact with as far as Davis attended U.W. LaCrosse and Ohio long. Everyone out for sports here is out preparation and dedication to Lawrence. State (where he earned a master’s degree there because they love the sport that But Ron Roberts did the impossible. He in athletic administration and physical they’re doing.” came to Lawrence, which is primarily education). He also served three years in Davis’ popularity with those he has academic, and went to a national cham­ the marine corps. He is married and has (and has not recruited is very high. Allen pionship. That’s unheard of.” five children. This year marks Davis’ stresses the relationship he has acquired Davis is also opitimistic about this twenty-sixth at Lawrence. with his coach and junior Joe Ahmad year’s cross country team. He comments Twenty-six years of teaching and term’s Davis a “real nice guy, but, he that the team is “ ...good, really good. coaching is a long time. When asked has a strange sense of direction out on We have a great bunch of people. what things have kept him here Davis the road. He also notes that Davis is Sometimes I just think how lucky I am responded, “There’s so many things. I responsible for the “...only time I ever to work with young people like that.” guess the people are the main thing. saw Leo smile. Leo gave coach this non- Davis notes that the women’s team is When you make a statement like that chewable Vitamin-C tablet and popped extremely tough while the men’s team some people wonder, but, when your it in his mouth and started chewing. He could be hampered by injuries to key talking about people like Ron Wopat, said, “ Leo I don’t think this is a runners. In either case, Davis points out who two years ago competed in Russia, chewable vitamin.’ ” the team’s successes thus far this year and Jim Miller, who still runs in In return, Davis has great things to can be attributed to two very important marathons, well...” say of those he coaches. He also has things: leadership and team unity, “the Apparently, the time has not effected great things to say of the strong par­ team's close because of the people that Davis’ enthusiasm or knack for ticipation in all the sports at Lawrence. are leading them. Look at the seniors. coaching. Kent Allen, senior cross­ He’s optimistic about the future and he Mark Lisy, for example. Although he’s country captain, points out that Davis is THE MENTOR. points out that the increase in en­ not a captain, he’s definitely an in­ the “...perfect guy for the program here. by Peter House, the 1968 swimmers thusiasm and participation is “...related fluence on the team.” If we had some hyper guy, the runners finished 10-0 in meets and won a con­ to the whole situation in the country. Before the season started the team would ju st tell him to crawl off and die. ference meet that they shouldn’t have. For instance, there’s no war. When we spent four days at High Cliff to prepare If we had some highpowered guy, it just Davis pointed out that, “...after we won had that Vietnam thing it was really mentally and physically. Davis reports wouldn’t work. Coach and I have a great the first relay, which we should have tough. Everyone had a shadow on his that the stay was a "great experience. It relationship. He asks me what I think taken fifth or sixth in, it kind of back and everyone was looking around was unfortunate that we had bad and then makes his own decision.” destroyed the rest of the competition. the comer, wondering if they might go weather.” Ahmad concurs, "It brought When asked how today’s athletes com­ Everyone else ju st fell apart. In track over there. It was a bad situation, us together as a team. It was a bitch, but pare to those of his early coaching days, and field, Davis points to a second place everyone was accusing everyone else. I it helped the team a lot.” Davis responds, “That’s really a tough finish in the conference meet a few years think that aside from the economy, the Helping teams has been Davis’ question for me. I think maybe their back. He insists that had star runner times are much better and the situation business for the past twenty-six years. mental discipline is stronger now. Other­ Chuck McKee not been injured and had at Lawrence is better. We’ve made some He enjoys it and does it very well. wise its hard to say. I have to pause a lit­ the meet committee not excluded the good changes. With Campus Life we’ve Lawrence is fortunate to have such a tle bit and think about what some of the low hurdles the team would have won got a good director and of course you cornerstone as Gene Davis. His wisdom early athletes did. We didn’t used to easily. Davis sees the second place finish can’t say anything bad about the presi­ and wit have touched the lives of have a bus out here and they used to as a learning experience. “You learn a lot dent. I guess I can, I’ve got tenure, I’m countless athletes and students alike. It come twice a day. We used to work out by your losses as well as your wins.” not worried about it.” would have been a terrible loss had he gone to Ripon. Women’s soccer makes it in the big time ______• r «i a T 1* it. ______— _1__L . 1_ n airof Am nr

% Page 12 T H E L A W R E N T IA N Friday, October 15,1982 Sports Intensity returns, Vikes dominate Beloit by The Virgin throwing the ball like he is, they just Last Saturday’s football game bet­ couldn't stop us.” ween the Lawrence Vikings and the Indeed, the Beloit defense seemed con­ Midwest Matchup Beloit Buccaneers was a study in cerned with the sole intention of stopp­ preparation. Beloit came prepared to ing Reppert. They limited him to 84 Record: Lawrence: 3-1 St. Norbert: 2-3 stop LU running back Scott Reppert at yards in 29 carries, but, at the same time Common Opponents: none thus far all costs while Lawrence came prepared opened the airways for Ron Roberts Jr. to stop every phase of Beloit’s game. and his talented receiving corps. Strengths: Lawrence: Rushing and Passing offense, improved defense. St. Norbert: Both teams were successful. But, in the Roberts completed 10 passes for 175 Overall defense. Special teams. end, the latter overwhelmingly prevailed yards and 1 T.D. Remarked Schwanke, Weaknesses: Lawrence: Size, and some in­ as the Vikings crushed the Bucs 44 to 7. “It’s hard not to catch a lot of passes experience. St. Norbert: Limited passing and Remarked Murray McDonough, who when they got 10 guys on the line trying ground game. was involved in over 12 tackles, "A lot to stop Scott.” Key Matchups: LU offense led by Scott of times we could guess what they were While Beloit’s tunnel vision defense Reppert vs. St. Norbert defensive line. gonna do before the play even started. was an important factor in the LAWRENCE Lawrence defense vs. suspect St. Norbert of­ We anticipated everything they did.” A whitewash, the LU defense played the (3-1) fense. possessed Lawrence defense held Beloit most critical role. In their first three Players to watch: Number 50 Greg Eiting is St. Norbert’s leading receiver and major to 141 total yards and forced 8 turnovers games the defense appeared tentative, vs. offensive threat. Scott Reppert, no. 34 for (including 3 interceptions by Shawn allowing over 20 points per game. In Lawrence is coming off of one of his only Mclntire). Perhaps the only thing the Beloit, however, the defense was ST. NORBERT sub-100 yard games in his career. Shawn Vikings did not anticipate was a anything but tentative, as they shut Mclntire, no. 28 had 3 interceptions for LU blowout. Commented McDonough, “We down every aspect of the Beloit offense. (2-3) last week, returning one for a touchdown. didn’t expect to beat them that bad. We Defensive end Babbitts pointed out Mclntire has also run back a punt for a TD anticipated a close game.” that the turnovers forced by the defense this season. After a fumble recovery by Mark Bab­ were crucial to the outcome of the game. bitts on the Beloit 42 yard-line, Schwanke concurred, “The offense can’t Lawrence took a 7-0 lead on a 42 yard help but put points on the board when touchdown pass from Ron Roberts to the defense gets the ball like that. I Male footballers victorious Pat Schwanke. Kraig Krueger boosted think that was one of the things that by Michael Razor were short, resulting in many yellow the LU lead to 10-0 with a 42 yard field was missing in our earlier games.” On October 12, the determined but cards. Soon after the half started, keeper goal and a 40 yard touchdown return of With the thrashing of Beloit, the foot­ winless Viking soccer team met St. Colby was given a rest to protect him. an interception by Mclntire upped the ball team seems to have emerged from a Norberts in what promised to be a rough The experienced Stevenson arose to the score to 16-0. Reppert then scored three shell. The offense was able to open up game. Coming off a heartbreaking occasion by allowing nothing to get by successive TD.’s on short dives to move and the defense played an intimidating defeat by the University of Chicago, the his stocky frame. LU out to a stifling 37-0 lead. Beloit brand of football reminiscent of last Vikes prepared to rid themselves of the The excitement continued when left scored their only touchdown with 11 year’s team. The victory moved seasonal “jinx”. Having scored only two winger Chris “slim” Whitman was chop­ minutes remaining and Jack added the Lawrence back into the top 20 for divi­ goals in three games, the team realized ped down in the Norbert’s penalty box. final touches with a quarterback sneak sion III schools. the task which lay ahead. Captain Kirk was given the opportunity with 2 minutes left. This weekend the Vikes will take on With a limited fan turnout, the Vikes to capitalize on the situation, but missed Head coach Ron Roberts seemed St. Norbert’s, reviving a rivalry that has reciporcated by having only seven wide to the left. He blamed this lack of pleased with the team’s performance. been dormant for over 40 years. If the starters at kickoff—a further consolida­ concentration on his poor game of “We really got it together. Everybody defense can remain at their present level tion of true team spirit. Starters Eric Donkey Kong shortly before he arrived played well. They were trying to stop of intensity and the offense can continue Westenburg, Kurt Lauman, Freshman at the game. Pleased with this sequence Scott so much with a 9-man front and to utilize all of its weapons, any amount Dan Browdie, and Chuck Esler arrived of events, “Slim” was again cut down in with the receivers we have and Ron of preparation on the part of St. Norbert fashionably late. Chuck’s extended the box producing the second penalty may be to no avail. “aquatics” field trip to Lake Superior kick of the game. Ryan left no doubt gave him a “legitimate” excuse, but by about this second penalty attempt, put­ games end it was apparent that Chuck’s ting it cleanly in the left side of the net. mind was still in a virgin hemlock stand The score was now 5*2, due to a previous Harriers run amuchsomewhere up north. defensive lapse which allowed Norberts by Todd Wexman mances were instrumental to the first The first few minutes shook the Vike’s a second score. Whitman earned himself It was a dismal day. It was raining place Vike finish. confidence as St. Norbert’s mounted an Emmy for this performance by telling and the team had to wake up much too Once eleven o’clock rolled around and three quick offensives. Realizing they midfielder Razor, “I took a dive. He early to begin thinking about running. the men gathered at the starting line, were in a ballgame, the Vikes awoke in barely even touched my heel.” But this was the Beloit Invitational - the v the wind had picked up and the rain time to mount a counteroffensive. With With a secure lead, Coach Anderson most important meet before conference. began to fall. good defensive play from fullbacks felt obliged to substitute for his starters. The men were about to face a tough 11 The men were looking strong up until Lauman, Alexiou, freshman Sloan, and Mat “speedy” Peterson, T.J. van Haren, team field and the women were about to the fourth mile when tragedy struck. Nicandrou, the Viking offense rose to Wayne Barefoot, and Freshman Bill face an equally tough 8 team field. Disillusioned by fogged glasses, Bob the occasion under the direction of Dan In the past the Beloit English style Thosman, the top Vike runner at the course (contains log and creek jumps) time, stepped in a rut and suffered the has been in good condition. But this year Lawrence legacy - a sprained ankle. As the creek was near the flood stage and some of his teammates passed him Bob parts of the course were very muddy. got up and hobbled to the finish. The By the time the girls race had started Vikes did manage a fourth place finish. the rain had dwindled to a drizzle and Eric Griffen did especially well finishing the sun was trying to clear away the in thirteenth place with a time of 28:43. clouds. Eric and the two other California boys, The women’s team showed a lot of Joe and Cris Berger, show potential and depth in this meet. Along with Julie will be playing important roles in future Wick and Kate Leventhal’s first and competition. second place finishes, strong back-up The loss of Bob for the season is a big performances came from Carol Krasin blow to the team. Bob worked very hard (tenth place), Peggy Keff (thirteenth over the summer and proved that a place), and Elise Epps (seventeenth short little fat kid can be a great runner. place). These strong back-up perfor­ He will be missed at meets as well as practices. BOOTING around the Knights. Browdie and “Captain Kirk” Ryan. Jeruc were given the go ahead. T.J. sur­ Landis’ End Browdie was a goal machine as he prised St. Norberts by streaking down repeatedly burned the rough, but porous left wing to add the Vikes sixth tally of In last week’s View From til« Desk the Lawrentian editors pointed out that the Norbert’s defense enroute to a hat trick. the game and put it out of reach. After start of the term has been a “sound one". Citing student interest and involvement in With this needed scoring confidence, realizing that Esler was in the clouds, such issues as the Selective Service, the Moral Majority, and the Slavic Trip, theBrowdie should figure heavily in the Couch Anderson gave freshman John editors implied that Lawrence students are less apathetic and are, in fact, “stam­ Ripon game on Friday. Kirk played well Zajac the opportunity he has waited for mering” about values. and tallied two goals, one by way of a from season’s start. John said at The “sound start” they speak of has extended to the realm of Lawrence penalty kick in the second half. halftime, “Come on guys, the more you athletics. Women's soccer became a varsity sport, thus allowing the team a well But as quickly as confidence was gain­ score the better chance I have.” Feeling deserved share of the Lawrence athletic budget. Mike Mol has overhauled the I.M. ed, fatigue and confusion set in. By the confident enough to substitute in the and after two weeks things are running smoother than ever before. Par* end of the first half, Lawrence was being defensive line, Anderson put in Scott tion and enthusiasm are up and if the first week of flag football is an indica- beaten to the ball. Not even the brilliant Anderson and “Lefty” Maroulis, M. will be a central activity for many students. In addition, all of the varsity playing of keeper Colby could save the thereby giving everyone a chance to have enjoyed moderate to substantial success. Vikes from being scored upon. Playing play. The search for concrete reasons behind this “sound start” would undoubtedly the angle well, Colby could only watch With St. Norberts talking to be futile. Many factors are obviously involved. In this week's profile. Coach Gene the ball skim in off the right post. Again themselves and Coach Anderson talking Davis points out that despite today’s economy, life at Lawrence is better than dur­Lawrence had to awake from an after­ to his tape recorder the game came to an ing the sixties and seventies. But are the reasons behind the “sound start” that im­noon nap. Luckily, the half ended and end. Not only had Lawrence scored six portant? Isn’t it enough that students are opening up themsehree to the values and the Vikes enjoyed a rare lead. times, but they had broken the winless ethics that President Warch spoke of in his convocation address? The second half started with less refin­ jinx. Without the services of Mark Hopefully the sound start will become s sound year. One in which apathy and ed and more unsportsmanlike play. Washburn and Osei Poku, the Vikes still disinterest are at a minimum lith e first three weeks are any pretext of what’s to Because of the score and what they felt are vulnerable in certain places, but con­ come, we needn’t worry. was bad officiating, Norbert’s tempers fidence is growing steadily.